JHE ? DAILY , MARCH 29 , 'ML
Railway Time Table.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
The following nro the times of the arrival and do-
ptrturo of trains by central standard time , kt the
loci ] depots. Trains leave transfer depot ten rnln <
earlier and arrive ten minutes later.
CHICAGO , BURUKarot AND Qtiiiicr ,
LIUVS. ARRITR.
f'.topm Chicago Express S.ioam
B.45 a m Kasl Mall. 7.00 p rr
KANSAS nTT. BT. JOK AND COCXCII , BLOTS.
10 10 a tn Ittll and Express , 6 45 p m
8:25pm : Pacific Express , 6:35 : pm
CHICAGO , MH.WADKKX AXD 8T. PAtH *
E 15 p m 0.40 a m
3.45 a m KiprtM , 0 tS p m
CniCAOO , ROCK ISLAKD AXD PACIFIC.
if 30 p ro Atltntla Express. 0 40 a m
9 Mam Day Express OMpm
7:16 : a in * Do Molnrs Acxxmniodatlou , 4:40 : p m
At IOCA ! depot enl ) .
TABASII , ST. LOUIS AMD'rACIIIC ,
0 65 a m Mall , 4:45 : pm
4 60 p ta Ouinon Ball , 11:15 : atn
At l rantftronly ,
cmcAoo and NOBTIIWMIKH.H.
E 30 m * Express , 6 M ) p m
O.J5 a m Paclfllo Impress , 0.45 am
RIOUX CITT AND rAClHO.
' m St. Paul Express , O'OOnm
m Accommoilatlon , 0.60 p m
BHIOX rAcino.
17:69 : p m Western Express , 839am
l'4i a m 1'aclflo Exprora , 4 34 p in
7:49 : a m Local Express , 0.64 am
12.14 a m Lincoln Kxpronn ,
AtTrnn for only.
DCUtlT TRAINS TO OMAHA.
Leave 8:24-9.24-10-24-11:21 : : a. m. 1:24-2.24-3.31- :
-4:24-8 : 24-0.24-7:24 and 11 04 p , m Surday , 8:24- :
10.24am. l:24-3 : : < 4-5:24-7 : 01 ami 11:04 : ) > . m. At-
live ta minutes bcfure leaving tlmo.
Mrs HJ Hilton M. D.
, , , , . . ,
PHYSICIAN & SUKGEON ,
323 Mlriaia Brn 1v. . Onunntl Blnfla.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO
'Consumers ' of Water I
THE
COUNCIL BLUFFS
City "Waterworks Com'y
AT THE
Request of tlio City Council ,
( or a 30 dtys' extension as evidenced by resolution
pia > cd March 18,1814 , hereby annmncoi that It
will put In ser\Ice pipes ti the curb of the street
on the line < f Its maim , for a'l pattloi who desire
connections nude with the street mains , and who
will unko npp Icitlon therefor to the ciinpany bo
forottn expiration of Bald 39 da\i' extension ,
APRIL 18 , 1884 ,
At tbo following prices , paable In advance :
One half Inch Scnlco Pipe $3 25
Five eighth luchS'rvlcol'Ipn 0 10
Three-quarter Inch Service Pipe 10 76
Seven eight Inch Senlco 1'lpo 13 J6
One Inch Service Pipe 16 CO
These 'prices Include the cost of opcnlne and
closing the street , tapping the strost water main ,
furnishing and putting in extra strong lead service
pipe , furmnhing and putting In curl stop , stop box
and cot er complete , and making all necessary con
nections between the street water mtin and the
curb of the street , which are about one half tno
cost to the oonsuvcr of doing the tame work.
Inlew of the contemplated paving of certain
streets In the city , partloi are recommended to make
application Immediately , at the office of the com
pany , ( .
26 Pearl Street ,
In order to save the necessity and avoid the In-
croa cd expense of breaking up the street after pav
ing has been done.
TTAIUIY BinKINDINE ,
Chief Engineer.
COBNEB PEARL St. AND FIFTH AYE ,
Open 10:00 a. m. , 2.00 p. m and 7,30 p. m. , lion-
. c.ay , Wednesday and Friday e > enlr.gs exclusively
the lyOmpto Club.
/HTMusIo / on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
ADMISSION , S5 CENTS.
No objectionable characters will be admitted.
CHAPMAN & MARTENS , PROPRIETORS
N. SCHUEZ.
Justice of tiio Peace.
OFFICE OVER AMERICAN LXPKESS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , - IOWA ,
THOO. OFFICXU , n. v. ru&ir.
OFFICER & PUSEY
BANKERS.
Council Bluffs la.
Esiabfishea - - 1856
Dealers In Foreign and omcstlo Exchange an
THE DOOM OF THE UNSAVED !
"The wicked shall be turned into hell ,
and the nations that forget God. And
the same shall drink of the vrino of the
wrath of God , which is poured out without -
out mixture into the cup of indignation ,
and ho shall bo tormented with fire and
brimstone in the presence of the holy
angola and in the presence ot the Lamb.
BIBLE.
R. Rice-M. D.
or other tumora removed without the
knlfo or drawing of Hood.
CHRONIC DISEASES " * *
* Over thirty years | practical experience Office No
5 Pearl street , Council Bluffa
liTConcultatlon freo.
W. R. VAUGHAN.
Justice of the Peace.
Omaha and Oonuoil Bluttr.
Real cattle colleo ion agcni OH
'Over eavlnim hanVr.
DR.HORNE'S ELECTRIC BELT
Will euro Nervouineri ,
MiinlmfnUieiini | H in , J'ar
n'VfU ' , fifuralgld , hclatlca
- - < tp i Kidney , Niln | ) inu I Iver
BEfi riil UI > ea nOuut.Alitlilnollart
C/ltUU' ' tlltt-Afu , l ) > iiilMla. Colil
&i | > atluii Krv f | < Wctarih ,
-TT- ' II" . ! "plfe ! i niT..iiniivt | < .nc1
DumbAinie. rrulni iu Ulrrl.rUOnly wlentlnchlto
iria II U 111 Anwrlc * lint M ml the Klrcfrli Ity and Innf.
nrtl.ni tliroiiKh IlinUjiljr.iuiiliuubertcbartcixllniuilir
! ( UU lor till ) jmtdnt.
i i.ooo wouidiNotau : it.
" Da. non I WMB loted with rhsumitlira and
cured by tiling a belt. To any one aftlloteU with
that dltuue , 1 would y , buy Horne'n Electric Belt
Any one can confer with me by writing or calling.
at my store , 1120 Douglas ttreet. Omaha Neb.
WILI.IA1I LYONS.
MAIN OmCK Opposite psatoffloo , room i Fren-
zer block.
t3T tot nle at 0. F.J aoodmaoMDrug ; store , 111
xoam tit. , Omaha.
O U
OPIUM MORPHINE HABIT
PI * . II It. KANE , of tbf
Ilom * uowcfltfiiftlUiav
POTASH I
Jt V A * AhsP AJt
PotaHum Is one of the strorgcst of the
minerals used In medicine , ami JIM produced much
suffering In the world Taken fora long time and
In large doses , it dries up the gMirla JulfM , Implies
'igostlon , the atomacli rcufse < food , ana the pvlent
ilicllncs In health and weight. Person * with llloot ]
or Skin Dlsoa cs should be cnrctul how they take
thcso mineral poison * , as In most Instances the ciTect
of them Is to almost prominently Inip.Mr the conntl-
tullon. 1o take the place of thiso poisons we offer
joit a Mfe , sure , prompt and permanent relief from
) our trouble * . bwlft's Specific ! Is entirely a > cgcta.
clc preparation , and It U easy to convince you of Its
merit.
I hare cured permanently tllood Taint In the third
Melioration by the use ol Swift's Specific after I had
must signal ! ) filled with Mctcury and Potash.
F. A. TOOMKR , M. 1) . , Perry , Gv
A young man requests mo to thank you tor hlscuro
ol Illood Poison by the use ct ) our Specific alter all
other treatment had failed.
Jos JACOBS , Druggltt , Athens , ( la.
Our troatbwi on Illood and Skin Diseases mailed
free o MIUIIIUUIIS.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.
Drawer 3 , Atlwta , Qa.
N V. Offlro. 15SW.2M St. . between Oth and 7th Am
Theme of the term " Hhoi
SHORT Lino" In connection with thi
: corporate name of a great toad ,
conv cys an Idea ot ust hat
I ft B M required by the traveling imb-
I I IU fia lle a shot Une > Q"lck Tim <
| D W r and the best ol accommoda
tlons all ol which are turn *
( shod by the greatest ratlnay In America.
CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE
And St. Paul.
It owns and operates over 4,500 miles ot
Northern Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Iowa
Dakota ; and as ts main lines , branches and conneo
tlons reach all the great business centres ot thi
Northwest and Far West , It naturally answers thi
description of Short L'.no , and Best Houto between
Chicago , Milwaukee , St. Paul and Minneapolis.
ChlcagoMllwaukce , La Crosse and Wlnonv
Chicago , Milwaukee , Aberdeen and KHendalt
Chicago , MUwaukco , Eau Clalro and Stlllwator
f Chicago , Milwaukee , Wausau and Merrill.
Chicago , Milwaukee , Beaver Dam and Oshkosh.
Chicago , Milwaukee , Wauknaha and Oconomovvoo
Chicago , Milwaukee , Madison and Pralrlodu Chlen
Chicago , MIlwnuKco , Onatonna and Falrlbault.
Clilcago , Dclolt Janesv I'lo ' and Mineral Point.
Chicago , Elgin , Itockford and Dubuqua.
Chicago , Clinton , Hock Island and Cedar Rapids.
Chicago , Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago , Sioux City , Sioux Falls and Tankton
Chicago , Milwaukee , Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Rook Island , Dubuque , St. Paul and Minneapolis
Davenport , Calmar , St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Pullman Sleepers and the Finest Dining Cars In
world are run on the mainlines of the CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
and every attention Is paid to passengers by courts
ous employes ot the company.
3. S. MEHRrtt , A. V. H. OAKPE.7KR ,
Orn'l Manager , Uen * Pass. Agent.
.J.r. .iilS. QGO H. ntAFFOHD ,
Qa
Nebraska Cornice
-AND-
MANUFAOTURERS OF
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES
FINIALS , WINDOW CAPS ,
TIN , IRON AND SLATE ROOFING ,
PATENT METALIO SKYLIGHT ,
Iron Fencing !
Crestlnzs , Balustrades , Verandas , Office and Bank
Railings , Window and Collar Guards , Eta
OOtt. 0. ANDCth STREET , LINCOLN NEB.
OAIRGR. U or
DR. FELIX Lt BRUN'f
I
PREVENTIVE AND CURE.
FOR EITHER SEX ,
Tbo remedy being Injected directly to the Boat ol
the disease , requires no change ol diet or nauseous ,
mercurial or poisonous medicine * to be taken Inter
nally. When used as a pro vent ho by cither Bex , ttts
impossible ta contract any private disease ; but In the
case of those already unfortunately afflicted wo guar
antee throe boxes to cure , or we will refund the mon
ey. Price by mall , postage paid , 82. per box or three
boxes for $5.
$5.WRITTEN
WRITTEN GUARANTEES
Issued by all authorized agents.
DrFelixLeBrun&Co
SOLE PROPRIETORS
0 F. Goodman , Druggbt Solo Agent , for Omaha
Neb mi.e wly
Health is Wealth !
ln li C. WEST'S NFIIVK ASD HKAIN THEAT
KNI , n guaranteed Bjiocilio for Hystorm , Iizzi.
noes. Convulsions , i'it , Norvoua Neuralgia ,
lleauacho , Norroua Prosl ration caused by the nee
of alcohol or tobacco , Wfiknfulncsa , Mental Do-
prosBiou , Boftoning of the Dram nimHing in in-
sunity and lending to miser } , decay and death ,
Premature Old Ago , Ilnrrcnnces , LOPS of power
in either BOX , Involuntary Losses and Bnormat-
crrhcca caused byovor-oiortiou of the brain , self.
abuBO or ovor-indulgonco. 1 jjch box contains
ono month's treatment. $1.00 a box , or six bnzoe
for $5.00 , Bent by mail prepaid on receipt of prico.
\VK GIJAKAXTEE SIX BOXES
To euro nny aso. With each order roooivoa ny us
for BIX boxes , accompanied with MAX ) , wo wul
send tlio i > iircliuBcr our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment dooa not effect
a euro , ( iuanmtoos inwiouonLyrw
O. F , OOODMANN , Druggist Agents , for Omaha ,
Nth
Thl DFLTor neponera.
tor l iniidvni Miy for
the cunof cUrangemt-ntf
of the KineratlvitorKuni
There Is no inUtatu about
thlH Instniment , thn rnn-
tlntioUH f > trtaiil nf M.FO-
TltlOITV , rAlM-a
tlifouali ( he imriA rntint
ruturo Ilit-m tn liejitW
mlluii lu not fMinlotiM
llm wltli Hi-ctrli ; lu-'M '
mltertliuMj tn run * All Hl
rromhcaillotiwi It In for
ih.iviu viiiui tliuONRtixflnu punv
or iinul.irnKivnit { lull InfonnmionucldnuiClu
- -"i JMt ( n . li * Wuhlnirian ft. , rl < < - " "
V.
V.MANUFACTURER
MANUFACTURER OF
GALVANIZED IRON ,
CORNICES
WINDOW CAPS , FINALSETC. .
aio xatix fiitxroot ,
MJLHA , . NKBRABKA
ALONQ THE LINE OF T1IK |
Chicago. . St. . Paul , Minneapolis and
OMAHA RAILWAY.
The new extension of thU line from WakeBeld up
the
BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of the QAN
through Concord and Coleridge
Reachu the best portion ol the Btate , Special ex
cursion ra'oa ( or Und teekeri over this line to
Wayna , Norfolk and Hartlngton , and via Illair to all
principal points on the
SIOUX OITY & PAOIFIO RAILROAD
Triloi over tht 0. . St. I * . M. & O. Railway tn Cor
ngton. Sioux Uty , Ponca , UaitlnKton , Wayne and
Norfolk ,
CJo2a.a3.oot * vt 331ra.lx *
For Fiemoot , Oakdi.e , NelUb , and through to Val
entine.
tSTVot rates and all Information call on
F. B. W1I11NKV , General Acent ,
Btraaz I BulUlcK , Cor. 10th nnd Farnara Bti ,
Omaha , Neb.
t TUKit rn DO secured it Ucpst , comer Iltb
Di
COUNCIL KJIFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NB > VS.
A OOON HUNT ,
Items for ( lie Itcnilcro nf
The Itcc.
COON HAI-IDS , la. , March 20. On
liwt Suturxlny Perry Wright post , Q. A.
H. , of Ur's place , with their friends ,
gnthorod around the camp Tire nndato
bnkcd bonus nnd hnrd-tnck. In the
evening a full programmo was given ,
comprising addresses , music , tableaux
and camp sconos. The ontortaiumont
was a success in every particular , nnd
will enable the post to uniform , that being -
ing the object of the entertainment.
Mr. M. D. Daily has gene out of the
implement business in this plnco , having
disposed of his stock to Kridlor it Tay
lor. A man of Mr , Daily's energy will
not long remain out of business.
T. J. Chittendcn has ruturncd from
Wisconsin. Wo have not learned
whether or no ho will again go into busi
ness this plnco.
A public library association has boon
fonnod and subscriptions are coming in
rapidly , so wo may hope to have a libiary
soon.
soon.On Tuesday evening there was given
in Cook's hall , n musical cantata by our
homo talent nnd as usual every body
wont , expecting to bo bored , but camd
homo in ecstacy and over what was uni-
vorsnly termed a fine performance. It
was a diflicult cantata , but the music and
acting was suchjas won repeated applause.
Wo do not wish to encourage amateur
theatricals , but if wo soil n good thing ,
wo like to say so.
And now the young man whu cannot
hit the side of n summer hotel , thinks
that all ho lacks is adoublo-barrollodshot-
gun and n pair of waders to bo n modern
Ninirod. Wo have some such man in
our town nnd six of them wont together
to hunt ducks the other day ; they wore
gene all day , caught out in a heavy rain ,
wnlkcd homo after night , nnd the only
ono who got a shot was Ed Dale , and ho
missed the duck , and nccidontly killed n
fragrant animal well known in thcso
part. They came homo and said they
had lost all the game in Willow Crook.
MORE ANON.
Hoods SarBaparllla
Is designed to inept the wants of those
who need a medicine to build thorn up ,
give them an appetite , purify their blood
and oil up the machinery of their bodies.
No other article takes hold of the system
and hits exactly the spot like Hood's
Sarsaparilla. It works like magic , reach
ing every part of the human body through
the blood , giving to all renewed lifo and
energy. $1 a bottle ; six for $5.
To 1'aronts ,
The rector of St. Paul's church will
deliver a special lecture to parents to
morrow morning at 10:45 : o'clock on
"Tho Degeneracy of Our Youth and its
Cause. " All interested in this subject
are invited to attend. The evening
lecture will be on John "Wesley.
"Over tlio Hills to the Poor House , "
A parson with impaired or imi > o\orishod
blood is on the road to physical bankruptcy ,
llnnlocl ISlood Jlliters strengthen and enrich
the circulation , repair the tissue , and build up
the entire system.
IOWA NEWS.
& Lemurs has 3,592 population.
The damage from high water at Hock-
ford is placed at $25,000.
There wore several indictments against
saloon men in Delaware county.
Street graders in Sioux City find frozen
ground four foot in thickness in places ,
The city marshal's salary in Dexter
has been reduced from $20 to $15 a
month.
There are tivonty-sovon bald-headed
men out of a total of fifty in the state
senate.
Hon. Wm. Halo , governor of Wyom
ing territory , has been at homo in Glon-
wood. His health continues very poor
The bogus b'ond scheme was used to
confidence ' 'a gentleman from Freoport"
out of $800 at Dubuque the other oven
ing.One
One of the indictments returned Una
week by the Woodbury courty , grand jury
is against John Chambers for stealing his
son's team.
The Davenport Trotting aataociation
will have $4,000 in purses this year. Tlio
date of the first trot"of the season has
been fixed for July 15,10 , 17 and 18.
Dubuque , on the first of .April , at the
city election , will vote on. a proposition
to issue 875,000 in bonds to pay off
the present floating indebtedness of the
city.
Bishop Honnessy , of Dubuque , who
has boon reported very ill and likely to
die , was well enough to preach a vigor
ous sermon in tHe Catholic cathedral in
that city last Sunday afternoon in opposition
'
tion to the Bills bill.
II. 0. Kellogg has his valedictory in
the last issue of the Cherokee Free Press.
Ho took tlio editorship temporarily ,
pending the finding of a man , and is now
succeeded by 8. L. Wilson , late of the
Manning Monitor. Kellogg proved him
self equal to fho situation.
S. P. Adams , Esq. , of Dubuque , is in
receipt of a letter announcing the death
of his client , Mr. Justus Stocking , who
recently obtained a judg ment against
that city. Mr. Stocking was about 89
years of ago , and leaves no family to in
herit his largo fortune.
A. W , Dunwator , a young Englishman ,
died of pneumonia on Saturday last at
Captain Moroton's place near LeMars ,
Ho recently returned from England. Ho
belonged to a very wealthy family , and
had a largo income on his own account ,
though not yet of ago.
Detective J. G. Shattuck , alleged to
bo now of Chicago , who has been en
gaged in deep detective work in Dela
ware county , has sued the Western
Union Telegraph company for $2,000 for
"exposing to the public view a telegram
addressed to J. Q. Shattuck. "
The Burlington Hawkeye puts a touch
of irony to the following item : "About
$205 has boon raised by the soliciting
committo in aid of the new railway from
Burlington to Muscatino. It has
boon incorrectly stated that the full
amount asked , $300 , had been nearly
secured. "
Throat HIHCUBOH commence with a
Cough. Cold , or Bore Throat , "ilrvwn'i
J front hW Tro-kef glvo limiiodlato relief ,
iVW only in { wci. i'tlco 2
AVImt Tlicy Hit In IIio Spring.
In the spring tha gooditlfoV fancy lurni to
thoughts of cleanttiK home ,
In the rpHiiR tlio dainty maiden dlgRcth
prcons and entoUi KOUJO ;
In the opriiu ; the young man thinkotlivoiih
I hn.l n llttlo wife !
But ho ccontcth not the troubles Hint must
married life ,
Chicago Sun ,
IN A BALLOON ,
'
Translated from the Trench of Joicph Montost ,
Loud acclamations loapud from a thou
sand throats. The balloon had just
started.
Like a falcon , the oycs of which the
hunter has suddenly uncovered , it lied
straight up into the imiro space , berne
away with lightning speed. Now the
honds of the two aeronauts could barely
bo distinguished at the edge of the car.
Loaning over the slight osier side , they
watched diminish and fade from second
to second away below "thorn the forms
and dimensions of terrestrial objects.
What was that > ague white and gray heap ,
streaked in every direction by black lines/ /
Was it Nnplos ? Yes , Naples that they
had just quitted n city reduced to the
proportions of a boo-hivol But to the
tight , to the loft , before , behind , what a
marvelous horizon ! Vesuvius was there
sleeping its alarming sloop ; then , further
away , the jagged line of the Apennines ,
nnd on the other side , as far as eye could
roach , the sea , the vast blue sea , spark
ling in the broad sunlight.
Suddenly , amid the profound silence of
tlio azure apace , n woman's voice resound
ed , clear as the tinkling of crystal.
'Oliver , " snid she , "your handl"
"Hero it is , Leal" answered n man's
voice. .
"Thank you , " said the woman , who
straigtoncd herself up , closing her eye
with a shiver.
The man raised his head ana glanced at
his companion , who , very pale , had seated
herself upon a light bamboo stool.
"What is the matter with you ? " ho
asked ,
"I was nfraidl" said sho. "I felt diz-
zincss seizing upon mo. But it is over ,
added she , passing her ddicato gloved
hand across her eyes.
"Do you regret your vhim ? "
"No ; certainly not. But a first experi
ment may unstring the nerves. Oh , I
will inure myself to it ; rest easy on that
score ! "
The man , standing erect , contemplated
her. She was charming thus in her
close-fitting tourist costume , with the
jaunty masculine hat coquettishly placed
upon her golden hair , fastened at the
nape of her nock , and the dull pallor
that increased the brightness of her black
eyes.
eyes.Tho young woman also contemplated
her companion , whoso visage that had a
musing expression and a manly tout en
semble was enframed by a thick and close
ly-cut blonde beard. As she saw ho was
frowning she _ said to him in her turn in
her musical voicp :
"And you , Oliver ? Why have you that
gloomy air ? "
Ho did not answer the question , but ,
leaning n trifle over the edge of the car ,
said :
"Wo are ascending too rapidly. " And
seizing a rope that hung within roach
of his hand , ho gave it a pull. Almost
instantaneously the young woman felt
the balloon slacken its speed , then stop ,
and finally move in the opposite direc
tion.
tion."Aro
"Aro wo descending for good ? " shb
asked.
"No , " replied Oliver. "Presently wo
shall ascend , again. "
. "When ? "
"When I wish. I have only to close the
valve that controls the gas. Do you see
this rope I hold in my hand ? It regulates
our course. "
"And if it should break ? "
"Itwill not break ; it is strong. But if ,
by a sort of miracle , it should happen so
disappear , we would bo lost ! "
"How ? "
"Tho balloon is sufficiently charged
with hydrogen to carry us to the regions
where the air cannot bo breathed. Wo
would bo asphyxiated. "
"Hapily it would take two miracles , it
seems to mo , for the rope is double , is it
not ? "
"It appears to bo double now , but in
reality there is only a single ropo. Lean
over the edge of the car a little. Do you
see that ring up there ? The rope passes
through it , and its two ends I hold in my
hand. They are tied together , but a cut
from a knife will suflico to separate thorn.
See ! Now the two ends are freo. I have
but to pull ono ot thorn when thn rope
will slip through the ring and fall at
ray feot. and wo are off for the grand
voyage ! "
Ho had suited the action to the word.
The rope had fallen at his foot Ho
coiled it about his arm and hurled it into
space.
The young woman had arisen , tremb
ling , with a frightened look.
"Oliver , " cried she , "what have you
done ? Are you out of your senses ? "
The young man looked her full in tlio
face , and said , ill a very calm tone :
" 1 am not out of my senses. "
"Then , what do you want ? "
'I want what is going to happen. I dp-
sire that wo shall die together , hero , in
the broad heavens , far from that earth I
have cursed since you there appeared tome
mo such as you are , since the mud of
which it is formed bespattered the idol
my superstition adored in you ! "
The young woman stared at him in
amazement and terror.
"Oh do not protest ! " exclaimed Oliver.
"Every feint is useless. In a word I will
convince you of what 1 say. For two
days past I have known you were deceiv
ing mo ; that you wore listening to another
suitor. Yes , a fool , n fop , that Count
Moreno , who followed us _ from Venice ;
whom wo found in Milan , in Florence , in
Homo ; whom you jcaunod mo to receive as
a traveling companion ; to whom I have
daily extended my hand , imbecile that I
am , nnd who must have had many a
hearty laugh with .you at my innocent
confidence. Yes , f know all this ! How
did I discover it ? You care very little ,
no doubt. IChow that I had followed
you , that 1 have acted the spy upon you.
The confession does not humiliate mo in
the least. It was imperative for mo to
know , and I do know with such certainty
that I cannot doubt ; with such certainty
that 1 fool my eyes burned by the fiery
points of the evidence ! "
"And it is you who have done this ,
you , nobilitv' , purity , the ideal oven for
yea wore fcll that to mo and you know it
and more , if possible ; a sort of divinity
before whom knelt my respectful and
submissive love ! for I loved you thus ,
to the point of sacrificing everything to
the absolute worship I had vowed to you ,
everything ! But what need have I to
repeat all this to you ? Do you not know
' it as well as I ? Since wo left New York ,
six months ago , have I not been devoted
to you , have I not bocn constantly the
submisiivo elavo of your will , of your
caprices ? " You wished to wait , you oaiu ,
until the period of mourning for your
dead husband had expired before bestow
ing upon mo your hand in mnrringo. And
what hns boon the result ? You have deter
mined to break our engagement , to cast
mo off nnd become the wife of an Italian
nobleman !
"Your role has boon diflicult to play ,
but you have filled it like n consummate
actress I you , for whom love was but
poetic aspirations , ethereal dreams , soar
ings into the azure simcoj you , whoso
'siren voice , with its vibrating melodies ,
sang to mo the delights of an infinite
ecstasy , of an ideal ( light into the blue
heavens like the ( light of the swallows
nncHho eagles ! Yl , your dream is
realized , nnd you nro goinj to live it out
until it kills you ! You are caught in the
trap of your own whim , for it was you
who yesterday took the notion of buying
this balloon from the aeronaut who was
going to ascend in it and of departing in
it with mo. Seasonable caprice , wns it
not , to worthily finish the Neapolitan
carnival ( U was my vengeance yon
pllorcd met I seized it. And now it
is to another vcngoanco 1 deliver you ,
to that of the azure space jeered nt
by your pootio falsehoods , to that of
the heavens mocked by your sacrilegious
, ronyl
"Ah ! they avenge themselves cruelly ,
those impassible judges ! Do you know
what punishment they will inflict upon
you ! Ono day n couple of adventurers
uf the air , too ra h , made the experiment ,
They wore found in their car , rigid nnd
cold , their visages swollen , the blood hav
ing flowed from their oars , their oycs nnd
thtiir mouths ! Such is the end that awaits
you. Soon a rod foam will heighten the
carmine of your lips and red drops will
hang like coral pendants from your deli
cate oars , while your beautiful eyes will
weep tears of blood ! "
The young woman had straightened
herself up , seized upon by n convulsive
trembling.
"You will not do that , Oliver ! " she
cried. "It is too horrible ! I do not want
to dip that frightful donth ! "
Oliver had crossed his arms upon his
breast ,
"If I wished to prevent it 1 could not
do so now , " said ho.
She sprang upon him nnd torp from
him the knito that ho yet hold ' in his
hand.
"But with this , " cried she , "I can cut
open the balloon ! "
She raised her eyes to tlio round bulk
of the aerostat
"Try , " said Oliver coldly.
She grasped the ropes , put ono foot on
the edge of the car , and strove to roiso
herself by the strength of her wrists. But
dizziness overcame her and she fell back
wards , breathless. The knife , escaping
from her hand , went whirling through
the air.
She remained a moment as if anni
hilated.
"See , " said Oliver in a mocking veico ,
"tho scorching southern sun is heating
the balloon and dilating the gas. Wo are
making very rapid headway. "
Ho looked upward , contemplating the
azure heavens with an osctntic air.
Suddenly , while ho was speaking , the
young woman uttered an exclamation of
joy , and a flash of hope illuminated her
visage. Slowly , quietly , she put her hand
in the pocket of nor dross , drew from it
an object that she concealed , then abrupt
ly raised her arm and two explosions re
sounded.
"You have reckoned without your
host ! " cried she , with a laugh of tri
umph. "A true American woman never
travels without her revolver , and she is
rightl"
Out through and through by the two
balls the aerostat was already beginning
to descend.
Oliver loaned over the edge of the
car.
car."So bo it ! " said ho. "Wo nro over the
opou sea. Blue for blue ; wo shall still
die in the azure ! "
The balloon was visibly collapsing. Its
speed became terrible. Oliver himself ,
choking , closed his eyes , and amid the si
lence ot the empty heavens the aerostat
pursued its dizzy descent.
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NAVI.KH , February 28 , 1884.
Mv DEAR OUVKU : 1 sent to inquire
about you this morning. They informed
mo that you were hotter. I am delighted
to hoar it. I also am hotter. You cer
tainly will learn this with pleasure. I
have given a few bank-notes to the fish
erman who picked us up and took us
ashore in his boat both in a swoon , as it
appears. Hero is a poor follow who can
say , without speaking metaphorically ,
that fortune foil down to him from the
heavens ! Traveling in your company.
my friend , is decidedly too dangerous. I
begin to believe that ono day or another
you would bring mo bad luck. Excuse
this superstition , hatched in my brain in
this classic land of the Jcttatura , and
permit mo for the future to pursue alone
my journey in the country of romdnco.
My dear assassin , 1 am , without too much
animosity , yours , LEA.
The People
Many people are astonished when they dis
cover the wldo circulation of Tlwmu' hclcctric
Oil. There Id hardly a drug house In the
country that does not have this remedy upon
its nhelvos. The public have found ft In a
good thing and stick to it.
Frank W. Gould , administrator of Melville -
villo Madden , sued the Chicago , Burling
ton nnd Quinoy for $20,000 for the careless -
loss killing of Madden , a looomotivo en
gineer in the employ of tbo company ,
and running between Burlington and
Ottumwa. The jury gave the plaintiff a
verdict of $5,000. _ _
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The Iowa trotting circuit holds four
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at Cedar Raoid , Juno 10 , 11 , 12 and
13 ; then Marshalltown , Juno 17 , 18 , 19
and 20 ; Council Bluift , Jane 24 , 25 , 20
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Mr. James Murphy , of Cuba , Fulton
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As the through train wns leaving the
Sioux City depot forSt. Paul on Tues
day midnight , A. II. Stafford discovered
that hispockot had boon picked of a wal
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Mr. Stafford had sold all his earthly pps-
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toPorloy , Wis.
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30 BULLS AND 15 COWS , FROM 1 TO 3 YEARS OLD ,
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