THE DAILY BEE-FRIDAY ; MAY 29i 1885 ;
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PUNCH BLUFFS
G
ARPET COMPANY
Curtains , Oil Cloths ,
Window Shades ,
Linoleums ,
Mattings ,
[ Etc. Etc.
Rugs , . , .
Careful Attention Given to Ou
of Town Orders ,
Upholslcry and Drapery Work a
Specialty.
Our stock Is the
Largest in tie lest
and ia being continually replenished by
nil the latest and choicest novelties.
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405 Broadway Council Biufis
THOS. OFFICER. W. It , M.
ij Officer & Pusev.
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
Established , - 1865
Dcalora in Foreifp and Domestic Exchange
and Homo Securities.
SZMS ,
COUNCIL BLTJF18 , IOWA.
ODIco , Main Street , Rooms 7 and 8 , Shugart'and
Keuo block. Will practice In Slateand tate oonrta.
SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE. Special a Teitlsementa , lua aa Lost
Found , To Loan , For Bale , To Bent , Wants , Board *
lag , eto. , will bo Insetted In this column at the loir
rate ol TON GENTS PKH LINE ( or the nrc Inuertlon
and riVE CENTS FEIl LINE ( or each eubooqaenl
ertlon. Leave adrertleomonti at ODI offlw , Ho ,
Featl Street , near Broadway
WANTS.
T" ANTED * n t-cla > 8 cook , at the Cicston
T HouseCouncil lilufli.
F I OH RENT IIouso of D rooms , 28 N. ethSt
Apply A. iJoulo , 625 Broadway ,
"TTMIK KENT House , 7 room ! nnd 2 halls , corner
JU Hairnonv and Beaten Sts. Apply 210 Harrison
ct *
OK BiLK AT A IJMtOAlN The donlrablo reel-
J ? dcnco or buslncta property on Upper Broad-
nay , known us the Fovrara place , Apply to Quo. It.
URAIID , 32 Main etrect.
WANTS TO TilADK. Uood Iowa cr Nebraska
land ( or a email etock o ( hardu are or general
merchandise , well located. SWAN & WALKKB.
FOtl SALE A rare chance to get tints , neil lin
proved ( arm o ( 400 acres , within a tow miles o (
Council Blunt , at ft bargain. Low price and easy
torma. BWAN & WALKXB
IpOil a ALE A good paying hotel property with
' llreiy stable , In ono ol the beat small towns In
western Iowa wllUell with or w Ithout furniture , .or
will trade ( or a email ( arm with Etock eta
SWAN & WALKER.
r01l SALU Lands Improved aad unimproved.
J ? If you wont r farm In weltern Iowa , Kansas
Nebraska or Dakota , lot us ho r from you.
SWAN & WALKKR.
'IjMJK 3ALK A loruo number ot business and icel
JD dcnco lots In nil parts ot Council Bluffs. See
us before you buy , SWAN & WALKKR.
HWK SALE 1'artlos wishing to buy cheap lota
build on can buy on icontbly payment * of from
(2 to 810. bWAN & WALKIR
TWll KEN 1 Wo will rent you a lot to build on
JP wfth the prlvllago to buy If j ou wish on very
liberal term * . SWAN & WALKKR.
j'UK HALE 11UU90B , Lots and Land. A. J
J ? Rteptionon , 603 First a\emio.
uouy in Council Uluna o t k < _
Tuillll. red ty carrier it only twenty
a woek.
TJort ociiASdH N. ' . 16 ? , 10,000 , acres hnd ten
JP mlloseouth cft-.lJncy , tub , , lor Ccuncil Bluds
No. 165. A good eteain ( louring mill In Cedar Co ,
Iowa , ( or o Block o ( general mcrclundlso or hard
"are , value tOCO '
No. 169 Hotel property In Tajlor Co. , Iowa , (01
gacd ( arm property , \aluo $4,000.
No. 1(0. Lvid la Hall and Lincoln Cos. , Nob. , (01 (
Council Blulla property.
No 101. line Improved farm ( or cheap western
land.
land.No , 10) . Ono cf the bolt ( arms In 1'cttawtttam !
oouuty , Iowa , 400 acres ( or wild Kancis or Nebraska
land.
land.No. . 100. Hotel In I'ueblo , Col. , worth S9.C03 , ( ot
Iowa , Ktnfa' , or Nebraska land In par and long
time on balinco ,
No. 171. Good ( arm , ( or etock ol good ! or bard
ware.
ware.No. . 172. Wild lands In Hooks Co. , Neb. , ( or stock
ol dry goods.
No. 176. House and lot In Clarlnda Page Co
Iowa , ( or Nebraska , or Iowa linJ ; value } 1C09.
No. 177. Hotel In ona ot Uakota'd bolt towns ,
vilua 39,000 , lor stock of drugs ( or part and hnd
Improved or unimproved.
No. 173. Splondld bargains In Kleth Co. , Neb.
lid land ( or lands In western Iowa , or good stool
ot dtugi or hardware. .
No. 131. A ball Interest In a flnt'Clas $ plow works ,
well located , ( or lands vduod 13,600.
No. 182.00 tcre Improved ( arm la CtssCo. , lowi
also ono la l' li , Alto Co , , of S16 , ( or stock ol goods.
No. 183. More bal.dlDg and stock of general
morobandue , to a Iho western town ( or wetterc
and , lniprove-4 or unimproved , valua ttl OO.
And hundreds ot other ( pedal exchange bargali
or partlcuUis , call and too or write to
wAM WALKIR ,
Council tluff , la.
ONLY HOTEL
InCouno Bluds hiving a
And all tnoJeru improvements , call bells , fire
alarm bells , etc. , is the '
CRESTON HOUSE
Not. 21P , 217 and 210 , Main Street.
MAX MinW , - PROPUIKTOB
N. SOEURZ.
Wee of flu Peace ,
ornoc OTXB AUK&HUH urnEM
COUNCIL BLUFFS. TOE W A
D.TO
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kiUi n dtnwlci ol U 4.
CnHONIC DISEASES
Over lUirtyytari fracttotl iiiirUau COM
I , Ptarl Itrest. OoandllUufli
( in
MONTANA ROUND-Urs.
General Activity on tlxo IlniiRCB The
Cixlt Crop Jjikoly to Do Fine Ono.
Miles City Cor , St. Paul Pioneer Press.
nowwell underway
The round-ups are now
way , nnd there ii n general activity nil
over the rango. The round-up parties
nro larger nud bolter divided , ns regards
districts , this acasan than heretofore , nnd
nre In good shnoo to do first-rate work.
Representatives of the small ownora ,
many of whom do not belong , to the Mon
tana Stock Growers' association , nra also
on the ranges doing what they can to AS-
etat the association ronnd-npa and look
ing ont for the interests of the owners of
small lots. Flnor weather for branding
and altering conld scarcely bo desired. It
is jn t warm enough and dry , excepting
the showots that have fallen during the
last three nights. The fast Is tint , al
though the range is not suffeiing to any
extent , yet the stockmen would bo gtad
to BOO moro showers during the next few
days. Every report thus far received of
the calf crop la good. The percentage of
calves this year will bo better than that
oflaityoar. It seems almost needless
to soy anything about the condition of
Hvo ctock on this range , so much has
been said of the splendid condition that
our llvo stock Is In. Even Texas steers
that carao in last fall are fat enough for
beef , and yon would not recognize states
cattle that were turned looto on this
range last eoattou , they have changed so
much for the bettor. They don't travel
qulto so much as the Texans , and where
tno condition was equal , the states cattle
are ahead of the Texans In the matter of
present condition nnd In beef-making
qualities. Reports from the ronnd-np
parties just received indicate that our
previous report ! of light losies were cor
rect. The losses ascertained era between
two and three per cent-
DISAI'l'EAUANOE OF 1IOII.HE THIEVES.
Reports from round-up parties that
are working the Northern Pacific ranges
show that the horse thlovea have almost
entirely disappeared from that portion of
our territory , a fact partly accounted for
by the vigorous wooding ont that occur
red up there last summer nnd fall , but
moro particularly is it caused by the ex
citement in the northwest territory of the
Canadian Dominion , whereby a largo
number of men was drawn northward
across the line to BOO what was going on
and to take a hand in the racket if there
was a good chance. Among thooo who
emigrated were , it is known , some hard
characters who are always ready for
spoils , and they are bound to bo heard
from during the summer. The mounted
police used to watch them closely , and
will , probably do so again , when wo may
expect to hear of some of the border
outlaws returning with their plunder ,
The north line is a long ono that such
men do not fear to try to croja , and there
Is but little to prevent their reappear
ance on their eld stamping ground , the
Missouri valley ,
BACK TO THEIR OLD HAUNTS.
Thirty or forty families of the North
ern Ohoyonnes have become tlrod of their
reservation at Rosebud and , for a iimo at
least , have moved back to their old quar
ters on Tongao river near the Hanging
Woman. I'hoy don't appear to care a
continental about the reservation at pres
ent notwithstanding the start they have
made there. They llko their old field ]
the beat , it appears. Their evident de
sire to camp on the Tongue may ohango
the plans for Improvement at the junc
tion of the Little Muddy with the Rose
bud , A joint memorial was adoptad by
our late legislature in reference to this
reservation , and it would bo Interesting
to consider its requests , together with
the subject of the lidgoly , but not ag-
groBsivo. Choyonnes.
THE TTELLOWSTONE KODND-U1' .
The Billings Gazette has the following
regarding the round-ups in that vicinity :
"Tho Xellowstono round-up expect to
day to complete their work on the Crow
reservation sldo of the rlvor. They have
had no trouble with the agent , and have
succeeded in driving over three thoutand
head ncroes the river. They expect to
cross over to this side to-morrow , nnd go
as far west ai Duck creek , where they
will commenca the regular round-up. So
far the cattle appear to have wintered
well , and the prospects for n larqo calf
crop are very promising. The Yollow-
ntono round-up found that aomo of the
cattle which had strayed over the river
t" the Crow reservation had been poi
soned by eating the poisonous larkspur.
This weed Is ono of ths first to show signs
of vegetation In the spring. It acts very
rapidly , the nnlmal bloating and dying
very eoou unless relieved by inserting u
kuifo into the paunch to relieve It of the
gases. This oparation is then followed
by bleeding. About tovonty-fivo dead
cattle that were found gave evidence of
having been thus poiioncd. "
In that particular "district , on the
slope of the mountains , the poisonous
herbage Is noticeable. On the greater
pcriion of our range , however , there lane
no trouble from any such cause. I have
never heard any nnfavoaable rsports of
that kind excepting from the locality ra
femd to by ( ho Billings papers.
LIVE hTOCK HECEI1TS.
At the stack yards yesterday were
fourteen cars of eastern cattle for the
lisa Cattle company , and two cars for
Brandenburg and Van Gaeken ; alee ,
two cars of line horses for J. O. Hobbs.
The above were all received yesterday.
Ono thousand head of eastern stock oit-
tlo , brought up by Scoby & Duncan for
delivery to the Concord Cattle company ,
still remain in the care of the railroad
agent , who has htd throe herders holding
tnom near the stock yards. They failed
to come up ta tha contrast , and in con
sequence E , H. Co tries nould not accep
them.
The receipts at the Miles City stock
yards thus far this season has been 232
lo&da of oittlo and 23 car loads of horses ,
or about 6,000 head of cattle and aboul
6,000 head of horses , a good beginning
ot the season. About half of theio cat-
tip have come from tbo west , the other
half fnm the east. Nearly ill of tbo
horses came from the woit.
Klophftnt Quotations.
Speaking of performers , the skill now
displayed In" teaching elephants , writes aNew
Now York correspondence to the Cincin
nati Enquirer , is entirely wonderful , and
a herd of these animals is now necessary
to any first-class caravan. This has led
to an extensive traffic , and the London
Importer sends the following advertise
ment to ono of our leading dailies :
'Burmese Elegbants uealthy young
Burmese elephants for sale ; 4J feet and
and under , 175 each ; over 4 to 5 feet
at 200 each ; delivered in London or >
Liverpool , prices for animals from D feet
to full grown on application , "
The price Is coiUloly reasonable , be-
intjtqual ti $875 for the small elzo and
81,000 for the largo.Vhen one con
siders that this Is not one-tenth the
price often paid for a fine horse ono can
not but acknowledge that It IB clieaf
enough. Barnum has invested more
money in elephant ] than any other pi : !
tate Individual , and ho has
made It highly remunerative.
At ono tlmo ho had ono of those animals
harnoised before a plow and kept In
his field nt Ir niskan. The Boston cars
pas od the place daily and the elephant
became a good advertisement , Barnum
has probably put n quarter of a million
In thii kind of stock , Including Jumbo ,
whoso cost has been advertised at $50-
000. It Is not probable that it was one-
half of that sum. A woll-trained per
forming elephant is worth $10,000 that
is , it will attract enough to make such an
Investment remunerative but show
property Is entirely "fancy stock. "
There Is no fixed valuation. Adam
Foropaugh , Jr. , Is ono of the best ole-
phant-tralnors In the country , and his
skill has enabled him to rival Bnrnnm ,
The latter , with all his genius , never
trained anything. Ho pays good s.tl-
arloR , however , to exports , and before ho
purchased Jumbo ho made on engage
ment rrlth his keeper to accompany him
to America. The man has been with the
famous elephant for nearly twenty years ,
nnd controls him as easily as ho would n
child.
HA.Nijt\N'S
Ha Ilcturna Frrtni Australia De
feated. But AlHuont ,
San Francleco Call , May U2.
Edward Hanlan , the ox-champion
oarsman of the world , returned from
Australia yesterday by the steamship
Zea'aadia , nnd la registered at the Palaoo
hotel. A Call reporter , who mot Hanlnn
on Market atrcot last night surrounded
by a company of gty companions , fonnd
the defeated ooullor the reverse of what
might be expected from a man returning
shorn of his laurels , It was a question
whether the beaming countenance of the
overthrown athlete , his glistening diamonds
mends or his shining plug hat was bright
est. ' Ills superficial algns of contented
mind and a plethoric bank account were
explained by his statement of the profits
of boat racing at the antipodes. Although
ho lost bnth his races with Beach the Ca
nadian made a foitnuo from the receipts
of the steamers that followed the race ,
and on which standing room sold for $25 ,
and reserved seats all the way from $75
to $125. Hanlan'a receipts from this
profitable source and the races with Lay-
cock and Clifford , which ho won , amount
to smo $30,000. Thus , in ono year , ho
has made moro , although beaten ttrlce ,
than In the ton previous years , in which
ho rowed thirty-four races without losing
ono. To the Call man the ailluont oars
man paid that Beach Is a wonderfully
muscular man , who greatly resembles
Whistler , the wrcatlor. Beach it 35 years
old , and haj been sculling but a few
years.
"I would have won my first rase with
Beach , " said the Canadian , "but for my
own foollsnoss in celling In tha wash of
a steamer. In my second race ho rowed
right away from mo after the first fifty
yards. I couldn't row a bit. "
"What was the matter ? " asked the re
porter.
"I don't know. I couldn't row at all.
Ho beat mo on my merits. Ho Is the
most wonderful oprsman I over met , and
If any of the men in this country or else
where think differently. 1st them .try
him. "
Hanlan stated further that Beach will
not come to America this year , but will
stay la Australia. Hanlan himself , however -
over , will go to Toronto In n faw days
and commence to train for the summer
regattas. Notwithstanding his easy defeat -
feat , ho is ready to make o match with
any man , and will talk business at ones.
Ho regards Poteisan as the best man in
America , barring himself. Ho will row
Rotorson for a largo stake , or ho wllltako
Poteraon , If Peterson will consent , and
match him against any oarsman in tha
country. Ho will row lu a doable ocull
with the California boy thia summer , if
ho can make arrangements with Peter
son , and trill make a match for $5,000 or
$10,000 for Petoraon and himself against
Ross or Teenier , in double sculls. Ho
intends to return to Australia next year
If ho can organize a four-oar crow in
this country , composed of P. Gaudna ,
ROES , Peterson , and himself. Sach a
crow can , ho thinks , do M big business In
Australia. They can get a couple of four
car races , two big double scull matches
and four single scull races , Hanlan
thinks Australians the best country in
the world for an athlete of nny kindwho
can act In a gentlemanly way , and will
not hippodrome. The races with Beach
were rowed on a narrow tidal river and
against the tide , which accounts for the
slow time mado.
It Bents GUH All Hollow.
Merchant Traveler.
Uncle Davy was giving the boys eomo
advice In their lovemaking ail'tlrs , and
ono of thorn asked him how the young
people did when ho was sparking.
"Them wni eroat times , boys , " he siid m
reply. "Wo didn't have no gas nor no
kerosene. Wo done our sparkin' by a
plain tallow dip ; but most frequently
juat by the firelight. Firelight Iswarmln' ,
boys , and flickers juat enough to make a
girl'd eyes shine. 'It's ' mighty at ft nnd
purty , too , and kinder In a way none of
your gaslights knows anything about.
Sometimes the fire abinod up a little too
powerful In places , and tbo young mau
would git up without sajin' anything and
put a shovelful of ashes on it. Then he
would cuddle up to the girl in the shad-
owe , and she would cuddle some , too ,
and it really didn't saem Ilka there any
thing else in the whole big round earth
to be wished for. Parly soon the fire
would git obstreperous again , and the
little flames would twinkle in and out , as
if they wanted to see what was goln' on ,
or had seenand was laugbin1 and ; winkln1
about it , and bavin * some fun' too * and
tbo yonng fellow would reach for the
shovel and the ashes and cover the brlghf
blazes all up. And sometimes remember
ber , now , only sometimes the girl would
get up and put ashes on , and then well ,
boys , when the bluebirds cama in the
spring , and the fiihin' worms crawled
out of the ground , and the boys set on
the green banks of the little creek waltla
for a bite , and the Johnny-jump-up nos
tied In the sunny places , there was i
woddln' In the old houio , and when the
winter come again they sot by their own
fire , and the shovel and the aahes were '
out of a job. "
Having a tUasuloR Good Time.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Hollo , Brlggsl you're back from Now
Orleans , are yon ? "
"Yea ; got homo last night. "
"Havo a good time ? "
"You bet ! Yes , vra had a dashing
good time. I toll you , It'fl n place where
u man can keep his eyes busy , "
"I'va hoard there was lots to see
thera , "
"See ? Well , I should aay 83. Before
I'd been there two hours I taw a przs !
light , two funerals , nine spotted dogs , a
lot of Indians , Buffalo Bill and a foot
I race. No , tir ; it's not a place for blind
Ipjople , ai anre as yea live. "
DISHONEST rO3TMft.SinK,9.
Only n Very Bmnll Proportion of the
Ofllclnla bftlcl to bo Recreant
to Their Trusts.
Washington Post ,
It ha * been stated ( hat qulto a number
of the postmasters recently removed were
dismissed bocauio of defalcations. "Ion
must not Irasgino , however , " said a
prominent poitoflico department official
to n Post reporter who sought enlighten
ment on the subject , "that the postal
employes are as a rale diihonoat. I think
they nro remarkably honest. It Is quite
true that wo oftener hoar and road of
arrests among them for sins of dishonesty
than among any other class of govern
ment officials. But the reason Is not far
to took and is perfectly simple when
found. There are 52,000 postoflicos of
nil classes , nnd consequently 52,000 post-
masters. No matter bow email his office ,
each postmaster must have at least ono
ntiistant. Add to these 104,000 post
masters nnd assistant postmasters all the
clerks employed in the various ofllcoi ,
and the 5,000 clerks in the i ail IT ay mall
service , and you will have a grand total
of about 200,000 people employed in the
postal service , outsldo of the general de
partment in this city.
"Iho number of custom hpnso or in
ternal revenue officers is insignificant in
comparison. No wonder then that there
should bo actually moro dishonest officials
In the postofllccs than in any other single
branch ot the pabllo service ; but the pro
portion is certainly not greater and prob
ably loss. The percentage of dishonest
pojtofljca omplojos will astonish you. I
do not mlnimlza It in placing It at little ,
If any , above 1-5 of 100 per cant. Thia
Is the moro remarkable when it Is con
sidered that postollijo clerks hava special
opportunities , aad therefore special
temptation to steal. They handle not
cnly the funds of the government , but
everybody's money , and under circum
stances which raally justify them in
fooling that a misappropriation will not
bo detected. They are not required to
glvo rcoslpts , as the very few custom
house officers through whoso hands money
passes are obliged to do so.
"I have no hesitation in saying that
the government loses less by the pecula
tion of its postoffico employes than do
private business firms employing an
equal number of clerks. The fidelity
with which the work is done Is ovldonced
by the fact that the amount charged to
'bad dobU' and ' '
'compromise' on account
of balances duo by postmasters , which
accrued from July 1,1877 , to Sop tomb or
30,1831 , a period of seven years and
three months , was only a llttla over $22-
000 , to which should bo added a further
estimated loss cf § 5,000 on account of
balances in suit , making a total loss of
$27,000 , or about ono tcath of a mill on
every dollar cf revenue collected. The
losses were only $1 out of every $9,000
of the revenue. "
"How do defalcations generally
arlss ? "
"Tha usual way is when postmasters
are In some pinch for fands nso the post
oflieo money , with foil intention of re
turning it. But having used it , they find
it easier to go deeper otill than to save or
procure the moans of balancing their ac
count. And then they go from quarter
to quarter , ooncoallng the deficiency as
best they can , nntil eomo postoffico inspector
specter drops in npen them unawares and
lots the secret out. In most cases , if
the postmasters have an Inkling of the
Inspector's visit , they continue in some
way to obtain the money to make their
acounts square. Tno inspector on find
ing a deficiency , simply BBJS : 'Mako this
good or I shall go to your sorotles , ' and
In nearly every ooaa ho has no occasion to
carry out his threat. Thus it happens
that the government seldom suffers loss. "
' /In what classes of poetoffices do de
falcations oftencat occur.1'
"In the second class. These are paid
all the way from a thousand to two thou
sand dollars. They go to n class of men
who desire to lire well , but have not po
litical importance enough to obtain a
postoflico of higher grade. The salary
is not qulto sufficient to meet their wants ,
and so they are led into , misappropria
tion of the money intrusted to them. The
fourth-class offices pay very little and are
generally doalrod by men In small bual-
ncssasn sort of advertising adjunct , and
consequently few defalcations cccur. The
offices of the third class are held in
small town where n modest ilylo of living
prevails , and ara , also , usually filled by
men who have other businass. The first
class ofllooj , of which there are only
eighty-one , pay well , nnd go to men of
public and established reputation , and
in consequence , it is very rare that a do
fftullor is found among thorn. "
Il\HE CHANCE FOR A tjUACK.
An Alabama Diploma Going for
Twenty-Five Dollars , With a
Kcstlon as to How tlio Pur
chaser Blight TJUlix.o It
Thrown In.
Now York Sunday Mercury.
The following advertisement appeared
In a mortiing pjpor last week nndor the
general heading "For Sale : "
DIPLOMA-FOR SALE CHEAP , A
Doctor' * , etc , , diploma. Address
MIX , Box 290 , uptown.
The boldnoea of this advertisement was
well calculated to excite surnri * " espe
olally In view of the exposure of "Dr. "
Buchanan , of Philadelphia , and his man
ufactory for the turning cut * and sale of
bogus medioil diplomas , and the shut
ting up of a "collono" in New YorTc on
the ground of similar practices. The
boldness of the advertiser in this case was
no moro to bo wondered at than the
reckless Indifference of a paper that
would insert such a notice for the sake of
forty or fifty cents. It la Impossible to
calculate the number of lives that might
be taken and the injuries inflicted by
some unprincipled and Ignorant scoun
drel who was thus furnished with
chance to hgally practice on the
H 1IVE8 AND HEAtTH
of a community. A letter WAS addressed
to "Nix , " at the address given , making
tmqulrlcs abont the diploma and asking
for the addrets of the advertiser , whi
further emphasized his boldness by an
swerlng on a postal card. Tbo card read
NEW YOBK CITY , May 19,1885.
DBAS Sin Your letter received In an
ewer to advt. Full Information in regard tc
the D furnished on interview.
JACKSON , Artist.
Oill before Friday , between the hours of 9
n. m , and 9 p. m.
AiwsT JACKSON'S M.AOE
was fonnd as Indicated. Heavy curtains
shaded the "studio" behind from view
and at the sldo of the door was a little
cfiico , A dark complextoned man with
clean shaven face and about thirty-five
years of ago occupied the onice , Ha aaid
JIB WAS Mil , JACKSON.
"I hive called to eoe you regarding the
diploma which you advertised for sale , "
the visitor slid. Mr. Jackson at once
reached up to a ehelf and took down a
parchment roll done up in tolled paper.
But when the soiled paper was removed
a tolerably clean piece of parchment was
revealed. It was headed in largo plain
letters , '
"MfiOICAti COLT.KOE OP THE STATE OP
ALADAMA ,
at Mobile. " Underneath was an engrav
ing of a largo , plain building of the edu
cational typo of a century ngo. Thi > pa
per purported to bo , nnd perhaps is , n
diploma granted to G , H. Jackson , to
practice medicine and surgery , and was
signed by n number of names to repre
sent the faculty of the college.
"Tho diploma is genuine , " Sir. Jack
son remarked. "It belonged to my
brother , who is dead. Of course , the
person purchasing it would have to bo
careful and not nso it in Alabama or
Mississippi , as ho might bo discovered ,
my brother having boon well known
down there. But in the western states
or up hero it
GOULD BE XISEU WlTli SKCU1UTY.
Of course the transaction is n peculiar
one , but I am all safe. It ia the party
who would purchase and nso it who would
have to look out and take the risks. "
"But would not the party using it
have to take the name of Jackson ? " the
visitor suggested to draw the man ont
further.
"No , not nocots-krily. The name could
bo blotted ont by the aid of chemicals
and nny ether 1111113 desired put in its
placo. '
"How much do you expect for it ? "
"Well , I should think it would bo
cheap at $25. I have boon offered a
hundred several times , but would nor/
soil it for $25 ,
Aiiour mn IECIAI.ITY or Tun SALE ,
It Is my property and I can dfspsso of it
as I ploiso , If you want a diploma , I
think you had better take it. It may bo
a long tlmo before you got such a chance
again. " The visitor said'ho would think
the matter over nnd call again.
For washing clothing , and all laundry
and cleansing purposes , JAMES PVLE'S
PEARLINE Is a favorite compound. It
does not Injara the fabrics , and saves a
great deal of labor' Sold by grocers.
A BmUoman'a Flyjlng Leap.
Chicago Herald ,
"It'n wondoifal what practice will door
/or a man , " tatd the brakoman. "I used
to run on a freight , and for years I wan
jumping on and off cars every hour of
the day. Had a good deal of practice ,
you soo.and being naturally pretty quick
I got to bo a regular export. Ono day I
wanted to jump aboard a freight train
that was passing. . It was going about
three times as fast as It ought to have
been , and some of the boys yelled to monet
not to try It. I never taw a freight
tialn go so fast in my life It was like
the limited. But 1 wasn't going to back
out and so I made a run along the plat
form and grabbed ono of the hand
rails on the side of a car. I had a good
grip , and the great speed drew mo up on
the side of the car with my head toward
tbo oDglno and my feet toward the ci-
booso. But just as I was congratulating
myself that I had made It all right that
infernal hand rail broke equaro off , 1
could feel myself going through the air
and it wasn'c pleasant , either , 1 can tell
you. I dropped the hand rail end
clutched at the air wildly , It happened
that the next three cars behind the ono
I had caught hold of were flats , and I
soon saw that I was flying beck over
those flat cars , or rather they were flying
along under me. In about three or four
seconds I had reached the next box car.
I grabbed for the hand rail , and as luck
would have Ir , I caught hold of ono. It
hold mo safely , and in ten seconds moro
I was standing on top of the train. That
has been passed around among the boys
as the most wonderful jump-on ever
made. "
Editorial reference is made by a New
Orleans paper to the wonderful restora
tion to health of Mr. T. Posoy , druggist ,
225 Canal street , that city , who some
tlmo ago wai prostrated by an excruciat
ing attack of sciatica. After much suffer
ing his wlfo applied St. Jacobs Oil , which
cured him promptly.
J. L.
No. 507 Broadway Council Bluffs.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
The following are the tlraoaol the arrival aad do.
partnro ol trains by central standard time , at the
local depots. Trains Icavo transfer depot ten rain-
atos enller and arrive ton mlnutos later.
DEl'ART. ARIUVB.
toioAoo and NOurnwuTUX ,
D.23 A M Hall nnd Eipross fls.'O'r M
12:40 : r N Accommodation 4:10 : F M
6:30 : r u Express 0.05 A u
CI1I010O AHD BOCK ISLAND ,
0:25 A M Mall and Express 6:63 : r M
7:26 : A M Accommodation 6:16 : r M
6:30 : ) M Kxprois Bco : A u
OrjIOAOO , UILVAUEII AND ST. FACi.
8:20"A : M Ma'l ' and Express t1CO P M
6:26 : Iu Kxprcai 0:06 : A
cinoAoo , BUBUsaroir AKD QUIMOT.
0:50 : A M Mall and Express 7:10 p u
31 r Accommodation 2:00 fM *
; 15 i- Expretu 8:60A : H
VABASn , 8T. MJ01S AHD fACinO.
1 ! : < 6 p M tioul St. Louis Express Local
1:30PM : Transfer " " Transf r 3:20I'M :
O'SS F ii Local Chlcigo & Bt L Exp Local 8:55 : A u
17:10I'll : Irantfer " " " " Transfer0:10Ati :
KAMAS CITT , IT. JOI AND OOCBOTL BtUm.
IOOS A Mall and Express 6:40 : F U
8:16 : F x Express 8:26 : A u
KODX cm ASD rAomr.
7:20 A u Mall for Sioux City 6:10 : r M
70 r M Express for Bt Paul 8:60 : >
* UKIOX pAeiric.
11:00 : A u Dinrer Express 4:35 : r u
1:06 : v H Lincoln Fata O'a & R V 2:35 : r u
7:65 : r u Overland xpresa 8:50 : A x
BUMMT TRAINS TO OUAHA ,
Leave Council Bluffi - : B5-7:65-9SO-loao- : :
11:15 : p. in. j Leave Omaha 6:25 : 7:25 :60 : 10
11:15 : a. m. 13M-:00-8oo-ioo- : : : : :
11:10 : p. m.
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0 , II. BIIOLKS , Council Uluffs
Agent for Western low *
(
MANDEMAKERS & VAN ,
ARCHITECTS ,
CONTRACTORS
AND BUILDERS
No. 201 Upper Broad way , Council Blnffr ,
THE CHEAPEST PLAGE IN OMAHA TO BUY
One of ho Best and Largest Stocks in tlw United States
To Select From.
NO STAIRS TO CLIMB.
ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEYATO
WHEN SOMOIT131) TO INSUKK IN OT1IKU COMPANIES ,
Remember These Important Facts
CUNOKllNING
The I uiii a I Life insurance Company ,
OF KTEW YORK.
1. It i the OLDEST aotlvo Ufa In uraoco Compiny In thli country.
2. It Isllio IiMtOKST IJfe Insurance Company by many millions of dollars In the woild.
3. Its ratoa of premiums tire LOWKH than 1)1090 ) ol any other company.
4 It has no " tockholdors"toelalm nny part of Ha iiroflti.
6. It offota no SCHCJIES under the name of lusuranco for speculation by incclal cltssos upon tha
millottunc9 of rach otr cr.
ft Its present malUblj CASH IIKSOCUCKS exceed Ihoso of nny othof Llfo Iniuttnoi Company In tha
It hag received In oath tram ill source * , from February. 1843. to January , ISfR , f270fOStS-l'.OC.
It h a returned to the peoi.le . , In cash , from Kobniaryi 1SJ3. to January , 1SS5. S21C.03J.Sll.OC.
Its cash Assets on the 1st ol January , 1885 , amount to'uorc than
W. F. ALL13N , MERRILL & FERGUSON ,
Gcnornl Apcnt for Gen , Agts. for
Nebraska , Dakota , Colorado , Wyoming ixnd Michigan , Indiana , Illinois , Wisconsin , Iowa
Ulnh. nud Minnesota.
Office Cor.Pnrnnm and 13th SbOvcr IstNat'l. Detroit , Hlchignn.
Bank , Omaha , Neb M. P. ROIIREK.
Special Agent for Iowa , Council Hinds , Iowa
G. B. GREEN. GEO. BURK
( Will pay customers Draft with Bill of Lading attached , for two-thirds value of stock , )
GREEN & BURKE.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCE'TS
UNION STOCK YARDS
HKFKIIKXCEB : f\ . _ _ l _
Merchants & Farmer's Bank.David City.Neb. \J 1713 , Hcl ,
Kearney National Bank , Kearney , Nob.
Columbus S'atoBank , Columbus , Neb ,
McDonald's Bank , North 1'latto , Neb.
Omaha National Bank , Omaha , Nob.
Grand Opening of Robinson's
204 ff. 16th St , Cor. Capitol Avenue.
NOTICE ! NOTICE !
There are already a nnmlicr of crockery houses in Omaha and I will have io make a nnmo
for myself , bnd to accomplish this end , I Intend to offer to tha public n complete line of
goods At such Low Prices that I cannot fail to soon obtain an equal footing with any house
in Omaha. Just Rive mo a call and I will convince you that my goods are lower in price
than anywhere in Omaha.
J. ROBINSON , 204 N. 16th Street.
Horene & Landstrom ,
Suits to order In latest styles at cheapest possible Prices.No.
No. 205 Main St. , Council Bluff * .
AND "THE ENGLISH " KITCHEN.
SOB Broadway , - - Council Bluffs.
The cnly nil night house in the city. Everything Herved in first cites style and on ahor
notice , Hot nnd cold luuchosnlwaya ready.
And other wares. Attend the
GREAT } i SALE !
At 28 Main St. , Council Bluffs.
Ono tot handled caps and saucers 38c
One sot knives and forks 680
Ono bowl and pitcher 08o
Ono 5-bottlo triple plkted castor 1 08
Ono sot Ilogeratriplo plated knives 1 08
Ono decorated tea set (50 ( pieces ) ' , , , , , . 4 08
Ono decorated dinner set (08 ( pieces ) 13 08
Ono decorated dinner let , [ 131 pieces ] 1 ? 08
Call and see : Yours very respectfully ,
HOMER , THE CHINA MAN.
SI. _ F _ ZtTILIES ,
Ixa.
, Qlldlng , 1'ipcr Hanging an J Frescoing , 110 llaln St , Council Bluffi.
Sold by the leading dealer in every
city and townt
E : Burhom ,
17 Main St. , Council