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THE DAILY BEE-AVEDNESDAiT , FEBRUARY 4 , 1885.
MAXMEYER&BRO
Are now offering
AT
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The greatest bargains ever seen in Omaha
200 ORGANS ! ! 100 PIANOS ! !
FOR GASH OR ON IHSTALLMEHTS
Also great reductions in Diamonds , Jew-
elrv. Clocks and Silverware.
The only importers of Havana Cigars ,
and Meerschaum Goods in Omaha.
Wholesale dealers in G-uns , Ammunition ,
Sporting Goods , Notions and Smokers9 Ar
ticles.
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LEADING
Finest Stock of Real Bronze and Builders'
Hardware in the State.
Largest Assortment ot General Hardware and
Mechanic's Tools in the City.
FIVE KINDS OF ROLLER SKATES
250 page Illustrated Catalogue Free.
1405 Doufflas strost - - OMAHA NEB
OF MI IMMENSE STOCK.
$200,000 WORTH OF
Jewelry , TFatcJics , Diamonds , Silverware , Etc
Will be sold at great reductionat cost and below
cost to facilitate my retirement from business.
Silverware , Roger's spoons and forks , Clocks ,
spectacles , Silver Thimbles , and thousands of
pieces of Jewelry will be sold at half price , All
articles marked in plain figures with former reg
ular and reduced prices. I request all my friends
to honor me with a visit and see for themselves
that the above statement is really carried out ,
Cor. 13th and DouyJas Sts.
RAYMOND ,
yr.
The Jaryestand most artistic assortinenf of
silverware west of Chicayo. Dtiriny tJie
montJi of February , sJiaU se'll Silverware and
ClocJ : # at a terrible sacrifice , Jffnst ao reyard-
Jes of cost. Inspection invited , and see we
jnean business , Cor. DoityJas and I t1i St ,
COUHCILJLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOOAL NEWS.
THE OOUNTY BOARD ,
TUo Probability Thnt They Will C ll
A Special Election ,
The county tojrd of supervisors hold
no rcguUr session yentorday , and [ took
no formal action In regard to the now
court house , but It is understood from
very good SDUICSS that they will probably
call a special election and Bubmlt the
matter to the people. Ono of the great
raasons warranting , In fid donmnil ng
such action on their part , is that officials ,
sworn to look after the Interests of
the county , they find tlut
no facilities nro at present
afTmlod for doing the county's business ,
and no info place is provided for the
records and papm , affecting the title of
every Inch of property in tha connty.
They feel that they must cither
have fire proof vaults or n now court
houao , and that by submlttug the matter
to the people , they will only perform a
plain duty. Another fact stirea them In
the face , and that ii thn < It becomes ap
parent from yesterday's mooting that
Council Bluffs paying two-fifths of the
county luxes , a majority of the taxable
property through its representatives are
in favor of a apeci.il election , and a now
cDUit house. The board is made up of
men of pretty good stuff , and If they are
thus convinced , as they seem to be ,
tint it is their duty , ES well as the will of
the people , to have it spociil election ,
they will surely call one.
A Hush ot BOJB ,
When the recently organized associa
tion for helping the boys was put Into
active operation , it was Intended simply
to provide work or homes for destitute
boys. The simple plan was hit upon of
haying BUCU boys leave their names and
addresses at aomo business office , and
then anyone wanting a boy could apply
there. Jndgo Bond and Mr. Sibley , the
coal man , whoso offices are under the
Citizen's bank , kindly consented to take
the names of such boys. Col. Hogoland ,
In his enthusiasm , however , did not scorn
to make the plan qulto plain enough ,
and the boys getting an idea it was some
sort of a society , and that all who wanted
ribbons and big dinners should go there ,
the opening of the office was accompanied
by such a rash o ! boys as has never been
soon before. Boys of all conditions in life ,
of all sizes and ages , of a\l \ colors
and garbs came otormlng in to got blue
ribbons and join whatever srt of a
"hurrah" there might ba. Poor Judge
Bond was nearly driven wild , and caught
rest by gottlnp oat of the office , after
wrestling with mines and addresses , and
asking questions for a few hours , and
Mr. Sibley , with all his business coolness
and tact , was beaten ont. The press of
the city was appealed to that the ruah
might be stopped by announcements that
only needy boys need apply. The plan
begins to bo better understood now , and
promises to ran not only smoothly here
after , but to result in giving practical
help to those who need it EO greatly.
STilEBT GHOSTS.
Jim Kecno Drops Out of Sight Hoiv
Speculators Retrieve Their For
tunes A "Wiser Plan.
Special dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.
NEW York , January 31. The enforc
ed sala of Jainoa R. Koono's last horse ,
and his disposal of his final remaining
share in a largo apartment house , mtrlc
the failure of his latest attempt to recoup.
This has reminded busy Wall street that
Keeuo still existed , but needed some
thing of the sort to recall him to memory ,
for ho has dropped entirely out of the
riaancial world , and is no ruoro a factor
In the making of prices than is any bro
ker's office boy. Yet Kceno had a bril
liant career while it lasted. Bo came on
hero with § 3,000,000 or thereabouts
in his pockets and struct the boom
of 1670 80 , and at one tlmo was
worth not far from 815,000,000 , The
riff raff and the hangers-on and the ad
venturers of thestreec fastened on to him ,
flattered him , told him of Dis mission In
life and his duty toward mankind was to
break Jay Gould , and offered thciradvlco
and influence. Kceno made money fast
as long as prices advanced. He bought
with great freedom and courage , and bis
name was in every one's mouth. But
when the tide turned Keene was loaded.
Ho did not have the oagachy and celerity
of Gould , who has a knack : of turning
oven misfortunes to good accounv , but
kept on getting in deeper until the in
evitable rapped at his door , and ho found
ho had lost all. Eeono's error Eoems to
have been the error common to beginners
in Wall street. He wanted to trade all
the time. The cool-headed operator
waits until the market suits him. Three
or four times a year all hands in the
street agree that stocks are very low.
There has been a Hurry , and prices have
gone down 10 or 20 per cent. ; tlkey ara
sure to react within a comparative short
time. Then itln that theprudentraancomes
to the front with his cash. But the man
who goes down into the street every day
and buys or sells for a short turn feels as
though ho must do something every day
and that kind of trading never fails to
wreck the longest nurse. Keene was
always In the market , and he was always
buying. The sharp sot of fellows who
manipuhted Denver and Rio Grande up
to 110 or thereabouts and sold a great lot
of stock to Kcenoand ho was compelled
to take more to hold the prlco against
their raids when they had sold it short.
Ho never was cunning enough to conceal
his operations , and the sharks of the
street marked him from the first. He
was Indiscreet enough to quarrel with
Jay Gcnl I and to threaten him , and
Gould thereafter did not count him as a
friend. It is very much bettor for a
young Wall street man to have Gould's
friendship than his enmity. And so
Keene floundered until his money was
gone. Ho bids fair to become what the
boys call a ghost of Wall street.
WALL STREET OUOSTS.
That thoroughfare is full of ghosts of
men who have been rich and who now are
ponnllees. They march down to the
street every morning regularly as do the
millionaires and wander from onobroker's
office to nnother , banding over the tape
aud talking all day long about the market
and predicting ita course. Once in a
while they up a $5 bill in a bucket-chop
and strut around like fighting corks if
they increaao it to $10 ; out that Is the
end , for they Immediately stake the $10
and lose It. There are ex-rallroid presi
dents , ex-bank presidents and ox very.
bodys , It la tad to see them aud sadder
to hear thorn talk ; but it is the old story
of fortunes thrown away in gambling
for Wall street operating a. usually con
ducted onjmargin isgamllug aimon pure' '
and you can make nothing clao out of it.
Nineteen ont of twenty of the men who
engage in It leave money. They always
have some good explanation f.f . why they
fail , but the fact remains that they do
fail. And that should ba convincing
and should serve as a warning , Three-
quarters of the Wall street opera
tors of to-day nra striving not to
Increase their fortunes , but to get b ck
what they luvo lost. There is a fascina
tion about winning n few hundred dollars
that over balances the regret . .f . ljiuR , a
few thotmnd. A nnn will lose four
times running and jot go In the fifth
tlmo with an awuranco within him that
ho can win back all ho has lest If he
chances to win § 1,000 after ho has lost
? 4,000 , ho ins antly believes that ho can
make his fortune. Ho never loses tbnt
belief while ho has a hundred dollars re
maining , and when the hundred is broken
ho repairs to a bucket-shop having be
come a ghost of Wall street firm in the
belief that on a cash capital of $10 or
$20 ho will recuperate enough to take
him back Into a regular broker's office ,
where ho will pile up money until ho is
rich again. Aud so ho gambles every
cent on which ho can put hands.
A tosixo OAME.
The Wall street game m played at
present is a losing game , and the sooner
n man who is behind the game severs all
connection with it. the batter off ho
will find himself in the Immediate here
after. Jay Gould did not make his
money trading in the fluctuations of the
stocks. Ho did It by buying entire
railroads , reorganizing them , water
ing their slock , consolidating
them , and putting thorn on the
publicatau enormous advance on fitstcost
or cost to himself. His gigantic schemes
have been originated by hint. The tlio-
oiy has been to get possession of bank-
nipt roads and consolidate them and give
thorn the appearance of prosperity. The
Wabash system is made up of some
twenty different roads , not moro than
three of uhich were paying running ex
penses when Gould bought them. Yet
ho threw them togoiher and ran the
price of preferred stock up to 80 , aud the
common stock tip to 00 , at which prices
the public relieved him of them and put
up fiesher jobs , His amalgamations and
his consolidations have been on a most
stupendous scale ; and have demanded
the out-put of millions ; but they have
brought him back tens of millions. The
tame is true , but to a lesser extent , of Van-
derbilt. He has increased the fortune
that his farther left him , not by speculat
ing in stock" , but by solid investment and
by the increase in values of the proper
ties that came into his possession , The
men who have made fortunes through
stock speculations are indeed few. The
men who have lost fortunes in the Bamo
manner are numbered by thousands.
A MIDNIGHT DUEU
Ob Top of the Blito Ridge A Hoof -
of the Imto War.
'There is no doubt , " said an old sol-
disr yesterday , "that many singular
things ecctir as wo journey through life , "
and ho looked as though memory was
struggling with some sad feature of his
existence. Ho sighed as ho continued :
' 1 remember as though it was yesterday
the march of Hill's corps along the wind
ing Shcnamloah up to the famous Luray
gap. Who could ever forget that march ?
The road winding with the beautiful
river , ariU ovcthung with the majestic
chain of Blue Ridge mountains , while
across the crystal lake the magnificent
valley , with its charming cottages dotting
the bounteous land lutn white-like balls
of snow robed In flowers.
But the most engaging and
lovely objest paled into insignifi
cance beside the peerless women ot this
blessed country , and you may well be
lieve that when the camp was struck the
soldiers lost no limp in making their
way to the surrounding cottages. Soon
the music of theiolin was
hoard , aud the shuttling fcot
kept time to the music , while , for a
time , the soldier's face was lit with old-
time joy. At one of these cottages the
belle of the valley rolgned supramo , while
several southern soldiers vied with each
other in paying homage to the cueen.
Among others were two young soldiera
one from Georgia and the other from
Mississippi who were specially ener
getic in their attentions , and so marked
had this bccomo that those present
watched the play with constantly Incres
ine interest , fully believing that both ex
hlblted a case of love at first eight. This
surmise on the part of those present was
only too true , as the tragic event which
followed fully proved. The Georgian
seemed to hive the lead on the Mlasiilp-
plan , and when tbo dancers were called
to take their places ho led the belle of
the valley to a place in the cot. At this
point the Mlssisslppian was teen to approach
preach the couple and heard to claim tJio
lady's hand for the dance. An alterca
tion ensued , but both were cool , bravo
soldiers two of the best ehots in the
army who did not beliavo in a war of
words , So It was ended by the Georgian
dancing with the lady , and the significant
remark of the Missiesipplan that "I will
see yon alter this sat. "
"When the dance was over the
Georgian was seen to seek the Misalesslp-
ian , and together they each called a friend
from the crowd and departed. When
outsldo both claimed that an insult had
been passed , which could only bo wiped
out in the blood of the other , and that a
duel to the death should be arranged at
once. A fnll mooa was just appearing
above the tops of the surrounding forest ,
and this talk of blood in the silence of
the night was anything but pleasant
No argument , however , wcnld
avail with theae XMOT1 B0
It was arranged that the duel should take
place on top of the Blue Illdgo , near the
center of the road that passes through
the gap ; tbat the weapons should bo
pistols at fifteen paces , and to fire at or
between the words 'one , two or three , '
firing to continue until one or both were
dead ,
"Tho point was reached , the ground
measured off , and the men took their
positions without n tremor. The moon
shed its pale light down on a scene never
to ba forgotten , A moment or two and
the silence was broken by the signal :
"One , two , three. " At tha word "one"
the report of two platola rang out on the
midnight air , bat the principals main
tained their respective positions. The
Georgian's left arm was seen to drop
cloaor to the side , but the Mieslaalpplan
was Immovable , , and still hold his pistol
to the front. Again a pistol shot wai
hoird , coming Irom the Georgian , and
the Mlsusjlpplan still held his position
but ho did not fire , The Georgian pro
tested that ho had not cumo there to
murder htm , but no answer was returned.
Tha MUsieeipplan's second approached
his principal and found him dead , shot
through the eye on tbo first ditchargo of
the weapons. Death it seems had been
Instantaneous , to much ao as not oven to
dlaturb his equilibrium. I may forgot
some things , but the midnight duel on
the top of a spur of the Blue ridge , with
its attendant circumstances , la not ono of
them. "
OAPlTAtj PlllKK $75,000
Tickets only $5 , Sharon in Proportion
Louisiana State Lottery Oompauj
" ff de Arrtip eiTHry * ot u mrftriid at f
tantttnenti for all thr JfcnfMy ami SiwMnmn
Dtatnngi ef t\e Loutriaru State Lottery Coin ; n.ij
imtinrerion manage ant control the Driving
lAftTU.'lrM , andItof ( Adorns are conducted \iiti
konttly.fnimin.and in gccd/aitk toward oJlpjir
fiM.aml uiauthora theenrpany taai tMnu
KAtsti , iHa/.jj-timiJfj c/ our lifnuturtt cttj < Jt *
< n ( < xlwriirp nfi. "
Commissioners ,
Iacotpor l J la 1S9S lur st jtttl by lha leftilitsit
f i fdncatloaM atl ch rt ! bla pnrpom hh A uy
IUI of tl.CTO.OCO ko which lojarrt rand o ( CT
HSC.CCO hoi tint * bo n Udod.
lljin overwhelming pupa'ai ' rct Its Jrtnchlie
wu m ds put * of tha rrw.nl ititi oocrtlloUoi
ld DUd Deojntwr id , A. 1) . 1879.
Thoonly lottery ever voted on tad endorsed by
the people of any state.
It tioct ecalcs or postfonct
Ita grand single number drawing ! Uki
place monthly.
A SfL NDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FOK-
TUNE , SECOND Oil VNl ) U1UWINO. CLASS B. IN
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC NK.W OULKANS ,
TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 10,1SS5. , 177th MOMIILY
DIUW1NQ.
CAPITAL PRIZE , 875,000.
100 000 Tickets nt ? 5 each. Fractions , In
1'iftha in oportlon.
tlET OF PHIZES.
1 OAPITAi FK1ZK _ . . . . 75.WI
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604 do E0. . . . _ 25 CXK
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Application for r te ! lo clnbl should ba cude onlj
o the offio of the Company In Now Orleans.
Tot farther Information wrlto clearly giving full
address , POSTAL NUT 3 , Express Money Orders , 01
Nw York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by Express ( all suma of $5 and upwards at our expense
ponso ) addressed
II A. DAUPHra ,
01U , A. DAUPniN , New Orleani n ,
C07 Seventh Dt. Washington D. a
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BezUtcred I/otters to
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together with a VALrjADI.BTKEATISK on thli dlleafe
to anjauflTerer. GlTerxprrlltntir O address.
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For the Cure of all diseases of
Horses , Cattle , Sheep
DOGS , HOGS , POULTRY.
Used successfully for 20 years by Far
mers , Stockbreeders , Ilorso H.K. , &c.
Endorsed & used by the U-S.GoTernni't.
j3tS"I.inijiIiels ! A Cliarls sent free. " ®
HUMPHREYS' MEDICINE DO ,
100 Pulton St , NbwYortt.
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In fl nso 30 y "an. The only urcf Mful remedy ft
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D. 0. BRYA.KT , M. D.
1224 Farnara Street ,
Corner 18th St < Office hears 0 to 12 a.m. , ! to 4 p.
31 Ton years experience Can speak German.
ant SLdly.
Private Lessons
IN GERMAN !
/"i IVEN Day or ctcnlng. Terras very moderate ,
UT Call on or address ,
F. U. WEISSQEHBEU ,
Omaha Commercial Collcjo , 1114 & 1110 Karnam St
NURSEEY STOCK
Those desiring Fruit or Onvimental Trees ,
Vines , Shrubs and Plants , will consult their
own interest by calling nt the real estate office
of E. L. Kmery , 130U Uarney St. , or 2200
Farnain St Orders for spring planting muat
bo RIen soon.
PHOTOGRAPHER
213 North 16th Street.
Old Bee Hire Btand.
The present cropiletor wishes It understood that
all photographs are made catlefactory before being
dcluered from this gill try. Tbo old management
retires and Mr. U , E. Qray succeeds.
Omaha National
U. S. DEPOSITORY-
J. H. MILUARD , WMftWAULAClE ,
President .Caahlei
CAPITALZ SUEPLUS
$500,000.
Fire and Burglar Proof Safoa.
For rent at from I to IM ) p r innum
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c'sacthity ,
curciliu [ > otcucv ,
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OHAS , SHIVElilGK ,
UPHOLSTERY AND DRAPERIES ,
I'ASSKNOKU KLBVATOR TO ALL FLOCKS. I 1 . 1103 ami 1810 Farnun St. , Omaha , No
1409 and 1411 Dodse St. { c&t ± ttutrnouuhcd , } Omaha Ne
And Don't JLose TItis Chance.
The best opportimity over olTi-red to try your luck in these hnrtl tltnles.
In orclur to give the public in general the advantnqoHi \ n small turn of money , to } > ar
ticlpato Inn rent German Money Lottery , Runrnutoetl and sanctioned by the Goiinan go\ern-
inont , wo oiler five whole orlgn.il tickets which wo have inndo Into Id ditlorent iniuibcrs of the
2S7 , llnmburg Lottery , In club plays and Bell pnino for the emnll sum of § . " > na lone na wo
have BOtno on linnil. Thcio tickets are Rood for the last three principal drawing which com-
mince March 11,1885 , and terminnto on May 13 , 1885. _ Thta Lottery haa been for over 143
years In existence ; has ono hundred thousand tickets pud fifty thousand 600 winning
numbers uhich is u\or ono lulf the nctunl amount of tickets. ] 'ach holder of tickets receives ,
after the dnuunpa , the Orlpin.il Lists , ulso the nmount of the priro if won. _ Wo hope , na wo
give 10 different number * , that o\ cry ticket holder , on receipt of the winning lists , will ba
satisfied with the result The capital prices are mark 500,000 , SOO.OOO , 200.CCO , 100.0CO , 00-
000 , 70,000 , 50,000 , 30,000 , etc. tbo smallest being 115 mark. It is of Interest to t-.ich anil
everyone to invest as soon ns possible before the tickets are all sold. Remit either by 1'ost-
ofDco order or draft and tickets will KO forward at oneo. Original tickets of the llnmburg As
Brunswick and Saxon , constantly on hand. C. F. SCHMIDT & CO. ,
C2 Congresc Street , Detroit , Mich.
( SUCCESSOR TO FOSTER , & GRAY ) .
LIME AND CEMEHT.
RICHARDS & CLARKE , W. A. CLARKE ,
Proprietors. Superinnnden
U. P. RAILWAY , 7TH & 18TE fci
MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN
WATER WHEELS. ROLLER MILLS ,
ill end Orain Elevator RHachinen/ / !
MILL FURNISHINGS 0 * ALL KINDS , INCLUDING THE
Celebrated Anchor Brand Dufour Bolting Glofcls
STEAM POMPS STEAM WATER AND GAS PIPE.
GOODS AND PIPE FITTINGS
ARCHITECTURAL AND BRIDGE
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We are prepared to furnish plans and estimates , and will contract fcB
the erection of Flouring Mills and Grain Elevators , or for changing'
Flouring Mills , from Stone to the Roller Syfitem.
{ [ "Especial attention given to furnishing Powder Plants for anypnr
pose , and estimates made for some General machinery repairs .attended
promptly. Address
EIOHABD & CLARKE. Omaha.Neb
; om Flour
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