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GEBMINAIi , Or , tbo Story of a Great Minow' Btrllu BY KM 1IK XOIiA. 7Viniil < i/rl / from the Vrcwlh HI JIMAIIV or iMiiciiiixn : : CII.\ITII : : > . t Anliiii I.nnHcr , u intclmnif1- , unable to llni cmploMiiciil ul Ins trade lu I'.uN , drifts ltd tlm Interior of Fiance nnd luluii.s up al th Jil < int"fin real mlnliix region , In early cjirlin ; Bclntfulllmnt mouuy In ; ivnully ncwpt.s wori Iu tin1 Vniliiiu iiilmj nnd soon Ijcconu'.s ui i-xpci I v orkuinn. The low waces nf the mlri cr < , u eiHisittut "tiuirirle nuiilnst hunger , tun IhoniiM ruble coiiilltion ot nld aniloiimr , CN rllc.M In linn u lively Intercut und lie IMIII theslud } ol methods lending lo allcvlal their eotidlllon. ( iinduully he Itnpurt.s Id Idenn lo othci.s and rc.idilv secures iho KIIJI port and co-o | > ciallon of tlio jioor , Hlrnir lln workmen , A avhi ! ' fuiiil is.slaitod Jo wlilcl raeli inlurr contributed , lite money Uuis nil tnined lo ho used to support tin ; men In uis Of trouble wllh the coal coiup.lldc.s. Hy tin 1st of November the fund nmotinlod to neou rildi'rahle MIDI , nud the miners , ombodenr ! < hy this fact , di'teimliii'd to resist u nov nu thud < il pa\mciit liilroilitceil liy a iiiaj-irlt' ' of ( he companies , vihlch wus to co Into el fret on Hie lust uf Diceiuber. The ji'iui o the companies \UIH to divide the ten centime iinlil for each car of real , one-half in gi toward pajliiL' tor primping in tin ; drlft.so tlio mlue. . Tlie woikmen , to fortify fiei position in case of luvolt. wet lied llfteen d.iyi under the new s.\sk > m of pavmi'ut.aud roum that It wasan Indirect hut clrectivc method o reducing their waies. ; To slilke wiw the oulj altei native. Meetluus veie he'd ' anil a dele Kill Inn appointed toult upon the nianuu'iii ! illiei'liu ot the mliK.sami ni > before him ( In demands ol' tliemeu thu abolition of tlm nev system of | ni\nient and un lncica.se of nvi centimes per ear. Anton's nblllly and sa'ja elly made him ul once the leader Iu Urn strike y The iiilei\ low of the miners with the main i\- \ per wiis without ii'sult. ' and the men , \\ill veiy liltle boicol ) ultimate success , setllo < down to a IIIIIK and bitter stnigule tlm Mini ; file of povetly aunlnst unlimited wealth. CIIA1TUI XIIII. Al ( lie Pluu-des-Dames , alarguoleariii' Imd been inadu by the felling ot trees A smoolh slope , inclosed by a higl he.dgo , o.\londl ( ! lor MI mo distance. Through the whole forest of Vandami were scut lercd superb beach trees , whili n nuiuber of giuut slumps uro.su fron tlio dead ( Truss , nnd toward tlm left ; heap of cut timber was arranged iu re" nlur order. As night came on the i-oli inoroased ; the fro/.en tno.ss eracki d uiiilei the footsteps. It WIIH vi-ry dark ; tin Jiijrh brunelie.s reached far ui in the pah Bkyshuttiii < T out from view the full moor nnd liltle t winkling stars. Almost ihrt'o thousand ] ieople were a Iho reude/vous ; a swarminjr erowd o nion , women and ehildren rudually lill injr tbo plearinjr , stand uj ? iu groups uu dcr tlio distant , trees , whiio tlm lati comisrs. still urriviniT , udded lo tlmlim of hlmdows spreudiu ; ; out as fur as tin hediro. Iu tliat.slill and fro/.en fore.st , u dull , nimhllii < T SOIIIKJ went up like Uu wind of an approluhiiifr Ihuuuer-slorm Anton , Husseueur and .rouvurino won HUindin on Ihe hill overlooking thu Hlopo. A quarrel arosu , to which the nien Htundin < T near were attentively liHtunin ; Million in gloomy silenooM \ varpio with his hands elo ed. 1'eters turn- In bis buck in despair at hciui ; no lon ei able to simulate a fever ; and there wtir ulso Honnemort and Moipie seated side l > y side ujioii a stump , engaged in med- ilutinir. In the baekii-rouud were Xueli- urie , IMoquet and rome others , who were there only for sport , while on the other n number of women were jmthiirud , looking us solemn as though tliey wer at church ; Millions wife , as < piict us he , HhakliiR her head at Ihe oalhs uttered by Levaniie. Pliilomene % vas coutrhiuK. havin < ; been troubled all winter witli bronchitis. Mo- cnlc.tlu was lau liiiifr , showing her beautiful - tiful teeth , amused at the manner in which ( lie IJrnlo treated her dunghtur , nn unnatural child who bud smit the mother away while she bluffed herself with rabbit and who bad a coward for a husband. Johnnie. Imd pu.shed Lydie upon tlio to ] > of Ihe woodpile , leaving Hubert to follow them , .and these three three children high up in the air looked down upon the people beneath them. The quarrel was commenced by Has- tumour , who wished to proceed regularly - ly by the election of a bureau. His over throw at Iho Hou-Joyeux had enraged him and he swore to be revenged , liat- tering himself his old authority would return when he wus before the whole mining peoplo. Anton rebelled , think ing a burcun foolish iii that forest , It was necessary to act like savages when they dealt with blockheads. Seeing no Hid to the dispute , the young man sud denly took possession of the crowd by npriugiug on the trunk of a tree ami cry ing out : Oomraoes ! comrades ! " The confused noise of those people ended in a long sigh , while .Touvurine ( .topped the protestations of Uas-ieueur. Anton continued in u low voice : "Comrades , when they forbid us to Bpuak , when lliey send the gendarmes lifter us as if we were robbers , il is neeos- Bury for us to sustain each oilier : Here we uro free , we are at homo ; noun can compel us to lie Mleut , any more than they can hush the song of birds or the noise of beasts. " * Thunderingly they replied , witli cries nnd exclamations- "Y"es. yes ! the forest is ours , wo can cpeak here ! " Then Anton paused a moment , stand ing motionless upon the trunk of the tree. The moon , low in the hori/.on , Ehono only upon the high brandies , and Ihe spot whore he stood wus enveloped in f. darkness , lie at tlio tul ) of the hill .stood V out. a black bar in the shadows. Slowly extending his arms ho com menced ; but his voice no longer trembled , lie bad taken tlio cold tone of a simple mandatory of tlio people giving his ac counts lie began li.s .speech where they had left oil1at. . the ISon-.Ioycux , and lie Blurted a rapid history ot Ihe slrlke , speaking fir.sl of his repugnance against tills light Ihe miners had not wished it , , the company had brought it on by their u now tarili'of propping. Then ho reunited L- & the lirst visit of the delegates to the ilirou- /V lor , the bad treatment bv the company , unit , later on , the second visit , it.s tardy concession , the two centimes returned which it had tried to fctcal from them. Next , the saving fund was spoken of : wllh busty calculations he showed how it , and also the aid Kent from London , had been used up. In a few sentences tie excused tlio International , Plneliart , und the others who , in trying to conquer Ibo world , had forgotten them. The Hit- nation was becoming more and more des- | > eruto ; Iho company llirealoned lo dis charge fhem and take some workmen from Belgium ; besides , it Imd been inti mated that there were some cowards among them , men who had decided to KO buck to work. In a monotonous voice lie spoke of tlieir hunger , of the hope destroyed , while courage was fast disap pearing in thai terrible light. And sud denly he began his closing remarks with out otice raising his voice. "Under Ihese circumstances , comrades yon fihould come to a decision this eve ning. Do you wisli the continuation of thiihtrikuY And In that ca o , what doyen yon eohnt on doing lo triumph over the uompanvr" .V profound sllencn fell from Iho starred Bky. In tlm darkness , that crowd re mained silent under these words which had uome from his almost bnr linghearl. and bt'.ueath the tree.a nothing wiis-hotinl lave thu painful breathing of tlioi pcop } Io. ' ' lien Anton continued In a changed FoiCH. It was no longer Hie secretary of thu association who spoke ; it was the chief of their hand ; Iheapost'o ' bringing Inilh , Wore they cowards to break tlieir word ? Wlintiafter siitlering fora month would they rclnrn lo tlm mine witli heads bowed down , and allow that eternal piisery to commence once morev Was u not better at ouco , trying to shake oil' that tyranny from which the workmc wore str.rvin f Was it not foolish t yield before that hunger which , ill th lirst place , had thrown the calmest r thnm into a refill ? And ho pointed ovi that the miners alone were compelled t suffer from the htird limes , without food although the Rtrlko had neeessurily low ered the price of everything. No , 111 now turlir for wood was not acceptable it v. as only a di giiiscil economy ; th company w : hed 1 1 st.'al from each ma an hour of work per day. It was toi much. The time h.ul arrived when th miserable people pushed to an extrcni Hy would h.ive justice. lie lemained standing with oul stretched arms. At the word jii'tici the throng swayed slightly nnd tlioi ' burst out into 'thundering applause while voices cried : "Yes ! It is time for justice. " Little b.lltlrt . Anton had warmed ii- ] Ho did not have tlm easy How of spcec of Hnssommr , Ilo was oftnu utii los foi words , his. sentences coming on with un effort. Only ho was so nil ergelic and so much in curncst thu lie won his audience ; his elbows wer turn-d in ; then doubling up and throw Ing his l ! t forward , his jaw was cvtend cd and his words rung out. They nil sail lie wus not great , but he made ( hem Us t"ii to him. "This paying wages is only n few fern of labor , " said he in a loud voice. "Tin mine should belong to thu miners as tin hen does to ths lishcnnan , as the grouni to the farmer. Do you hear ? The mine belongs to you who over a century ag ( paid for it with blood any misery.11 Then he discussed some obscure rjue.s lions of right , the special luws ot tin mine , in which lie became lost. Tin ground below as well usubovo should hi long to the nation ; it wus wrong for tin state to gho the monopoly to companies as to MouU < on , for instance. Hut ( In mining people must conquer this estate und with outstretched hunds ho indicatcc the entire country beyond the forest. A tlmt moment the rising moon , peepiiif through the high branches , lit up thespo on which he stood. When the crowd still in darkness , pciceived him standing thus us in a hroiid light , distributing for tune with his open bauds , they again tip plaudcd. "Yes , yes , he's right , bravo ! " At this point Anton mounted his fa vorite hohhv , the prerogative of instru ments of labor by collectivity , which he repented in a , phrase whose roughness grutcd harshly upon him. At homo ( he evolution wus complete ; leaving ( lit softened fraternity of the cuteehumeiH , ' seokiiig to reform'tlio pay department , he ended in the politic idea of suppress ing it. Since tliu reunion ul lion-Jo.ycux , h s collectivity , still humanitarian und without formula , ha 1 oiirystali/ 1 1 into a complicated programme , of which lit scientifically discussed ouch article. In the first place , he held that liberty could only bo obtained hy the destruction ol the slate. Then , when the people hud the reins in their hands , reforms would commence. Thej would return to a primitive community ; they would sub stitute family equality for family immor ality , and instead of oppression , absolute , civil , political and economic equality ; they would guarantee individual inde pendence , thanks to tlio possession und the en'.iro propuot'.ons of thu instru ments of labor ; and limilly , professional education would bo gratuitous paid for out of the common fund. This involved an entire reconstruction of the old rotten society ; he attacked marriage and the right of making a will ; ho regulated the fortunes ot each ; re-ra/ed to tlio ground the iniquitous monuments of the dark UKC.S , with a grand gesture of Ida urm always the same , the gesture of the mow er who sweeps down the ripe harvest ; and then , with tin- other hand , he recon structed , lie built up the humanity of the future , the ediliue of triisli and justice rising in the dawn of the twentieth cen tury. The excitement of lii.s brain was so great , that reason wavered , and there remained only the fixed idea of the ex tremist. The scruples of feeling and good sense vanished ; nothing could bo easier than the realiitiou ot this new world , he hud provided for everything ho spoke of it us of a machine wliich lie would bring out in two hours , and ncithoi fire" nor blood were worth a thought. "Our turn has come , " shouted he inn llnnl outburst , "Power and wealth are coming to us at last. " From the depths of the forest an acela- malion readied him. Thu moon , now silvering all the. glade , delined in sharp outlines mass of licuds , as far us the dim underwood afar oil' , between the gray truhks. And below were furious faees , sparkling eyes , open mouths , u crowd ol people , men , women and children , fam ished and ready to regain by force the r. ghts of which they hud boon dispos- se.sed. Cold was felt no longer ; these burning words bad warmed thorn through ami through. A religious exultation raised thorn above the earth ; the fever of hope known U ) the early Christians of the church , awaiting tlio coming reiun of justice. Jinny obscure phnises had es caped them ; they understood but little of those technical und abstract reasonings ; hut oven thu obscurity , the abstraction , oulurgcd the field of promises , du//.ling ( lie imagination. Wliut u dream ! to to be masters ! to cease to sullcr ; at last to eniov "That's right : wo'ro with you. Death to tlio people who leave us to starve ! " Tlio women wore especially excited. Mrs. Mahon lost her usual calmness ; sick from liungor.Mrs. Lnvuquosurcumcd with ull her might ; old Itrule waved her w , tch-like arms , and 1'bilomeno wus overcome with a fit of coughing while Moqnctto bccumo so aroused that she cried tender words to the orulor. Among the men , .Malion wus frantic with rage at Peters , who was trembling , and Le- vuque , who had cried out too soon , in terrupting the speaker- , while /uchairo and Moquct , though ill at ease , laughed with astonishment that tlieir comrade hud boon able to speak so long without a drink. , llut , rolmi > . ' , u , on thu woodpile made tlm most noise , screaming ut Hub ert and Lydic , shaking tlio basket in which lay ro ogne. The uproar coiihi not be calmed. An ton rejoiced at his popularity. It was as if ho held his power there materialised in those three thousand breasts , whose hnirts ho could move with a single word. Near him , Jouvarinu had applauded his own ideas assoon as ho recognized them , fomented with his comrade's progress Uiward jiuarchy ; suniciontly pleasou with Iho programme , nxcept the article on ed ucation ; the remains of seiitiniental folly , for holy and salutary ignorance , 'night to be tlio bath for reinvigoratiug inun. But lUssoiienr shrugged his shoulders witli disdain and rage. "Will you allow mo to speak ? " said ho to Anton. The latter jumped from thu tree trunk. "Speak ; wo'll see if they'll listen to you. " Itassoncur hud already taken his place , id , .with a gesture , called for silence. fho noisu did not diminish. His name ran round iimong the foremost ranks , who had recognized him , us fur as the last , lost under the bunches ; and they refused - fused to hear him. lie was an over thrown idol , and the sight of it alone ivas enough now to make Ids old wor ddppcrs angry. Ills easy style , his How ug words and his good humor , which nid churiucd so long , became at this lour only lukewarm , chiefly useful iu ! > uiting cowards to sleep , In vain ho .poke in tlio noise ; ho wished to resume no soothing process , to show thu impos- lihility of changing the world by blows ) f the law ; the necessity of leaving to loelul evolution time to work itself out. I'liuy made fun of him ; they mocked dm , ids defeat at lion-Joyciix was worse low , and becoming irremediable , They nded In throwing hamlfitjs of fro/.cu no * , at him. A wonnm mi'd , oluvlly. "Down with thu traitor' " ! lie explained that the mine could not fi mV r"- irir become the projvrtj' of the minerIho should prefer to participate In Iho hem lils ; the workman then uucamo the chil of the hou o "Down with tlio traitor ! " rnpentcd hundred voices , while stones commence to fly. Then he grew pale , nnd de puir flllci his eyes with tears. This wus the end o all , twenty years of ambition < comrade ship hud given way under the iugrutitud of the muss , lie Mopped from thestuni ] with heating heart , unable to continue "Thutmikos you laugh , " ho stum mered , addressing Anton who liui triumphed. "Very well , 1 hope this wil haupeii tojroti too. " And , as if casting of1 ! nil responsibilit ; iu tlm uuhappincss which lie forsuu with ti great gesture , he started oil'al alone across the silent und white conn try. try.As they were hooting sifter him , the' ' were surprised to sue Honnemort stand ing upon the stump , trying to sneak ii tlm midst of the tumult. Up to that tiliv he and Mount ! hud been reflecting in tlm spot which m'might the past up so vivid ly bo ore them. Then ho was tukei with one of the sudden fits of loquaeit ; which at. times stirred up the past si violently us to cause him to talk fo hours. A great silence fell , they listened to thi old man , pule as a spectre , in the moon light , and when 1m talked on of thing : not pertaining to the discussion , a rumb bling talk which they did not under stand , thu dee ) ) impression increased Next he spoke of hisyouth. the death o two uncles crushed in thu Vulture , thin of flip consumption ; which curried ol Ins wife. However , lie did not abandoi his lirst idea ; they had not made mucl progress , nor never should. They hai ujl met in this forest before : when tin king did not wish to diminish thu hour- of work. Then , though out of breath lie commenced the recital of othei strikes , for ho had seen many such. Thc\ hud ull met under the.se trees , either here at. the I'lan-des-Dames , there at the Charbomilcro , or still lower down al the laut-du-Loup. Sometimes they fro/.e , wh le at other times it was warm , ami once it had ruined so hard they returned homo without hoingnblu to say a word , while anothi r night the king's soldiers had arrived and driven them back with tlieir guns. "We've raised our hand like this ; we've sworn not to go down ag.iin. Yes ! I swore , I swore. " Tlio people were becoming weary , when Anton , who hail been watching them , again leaped upon thu slump , keeping the old man at his side. lit ; hail just recogniv.ed Chaval among th first row. Tlm thought that Catherine might ins there filled him with new ardor and a wish to speak betorn her. "Comrades , you have heard ; hero is one of our old men telling us what he has sullereil , and what our children will also sullcr , if wo do not end these thefts und tortures. " He. was terrible : never hud lie spoken so violently. With one arm he supported old Honuomort. showing him us an ox- aniplo of misery and grief , crying von- gynco. In rapid sentences ho went buck to the first Millions , pointing out that entire - tire family , devoured by the company , in worse circumstances after having worked a hundred yeur-i. Then with them he compared the own-rfl , who for a pentury had been nursed in luxury. Was it not frightful for men to starve at the bottom , front father lo son to pay for the iiiinistjr's wine und Iho fetes of the rich ladies and gentlemen ? Ho hud been studying tlio diseases of miners ; they all died from some terrible disease , the scrofula , the black bronchi tis , tlio asthma , which snilbated them , uid the rheumatism , from which in the cud tmy | were paruly/.ed. These miser able people were worked like machines , edged like beasls , the great companies nid subdued tlie.m lilllu by little , threat- oiling to form them all into regiments , nillions of arms lighting for tlio fortune ol a thousand idle ones. Hut the miner was no longer un Ignorant brule crushed under the eurln , an army pushing on ward in Hie profoundness of the night. Tluiy were a crowd of citizens whose seed had taken root and would spring up and bring forth in a day of great prom ise. Alter forty years ot service they had dared to offer to an old man the pension of ono hundred und forty francs , a man sixty years of ago whose lungs were coated with coal dust and whoso limbs were crippled from tho. water in the drifts. Yes , work would demand some account Iro'n the capital , from that om nipotent CioJ. unknown to the workman , who wus crouched somewhere iu the re cesses of his tabernacle , where he asa - a sted in st irv ng those who worshipped him. They would do well to see his lace in the llg it of incendiary tires ; they would have the blood of that impure hog , that monstrous idol gorged with hu man flesh. Ho became silent , hut his arms were still extended , designating tlio home of their enemy somewhere in the distance. This t me the noise of the crowd wus so gruutth.it the wealthy people of Mont- son heard of it , und went to listen at their windows , uneasy , filled with fear of some terrible accident. Night birds wore flying ubont under the pale light of thu now dying moon. "Comrades , what is your decision ? . , . Do vou vote for a continuation of the filnkoy" "Yes yes " screamed the many voices. "And wh.it measures do you propose ? Our deleat is sure if the comrades do- Kooud to-morrow. " The voices resumed with a Irumpet-llko blast : "Death to the cowards. " "You decide then to recall them lo duty , to their sworn faith. That is what you wish U ) do , we will present ourselves at the mines , bring back ( lie traitors by our presence , siiow thu company that we are all in accord , and that we will die sooner limn yield , " "That's it , to the mines ! to I lie mines ! " Wlulo wo were speaking Anton had been looking for Catherine among the heads before him. She was notthero , dc- oidodly. Hut he saw Chayol , who was laughing and shrugging his shoulders , devoured with jealousy , ready to sell himself fora little nopularitv. "Ami , " continued Anton , "if there are uny spies among us , comrades , any men whom wo mistrust , we know them. Yes , 1 see the coal men of Vaiidamo , who have not-left their mine. " "Is that meant for mo ? " demanded Uhuval , witli an air of bravado , "lor you or any other. Hut since yon Inivo spoken yon should know that those who have plenty to oat should have nothing lo do witli those who are liungry. You are working atJoun-Hurt. " A voieo interrupted hint. "ll'i\n \ work ! no , ho has a wife who works for him. " Chaval swoiu and his face reddened. " ( Jood ( iod ! is it forbidden to work , then ? " "Yes ; when tlm comradosaro enduring misery for tlio good of all , it Is forbidden tor anyone to go over on the side of the nviiurs. If the strike was general wo ivould ha ; u been musters long before ibis , Is it right for a single man of Van- lame to go down when all Montson has itoodbUlK The great blow would be struck if work was to stop from one side if the country to the other , at M. Deneii- ill's mines , as well as hero. Do you iear ? There uro traitors in the drifts of lean-Hart. You uro all traitors. " Around Chuvul the crowd was grow- ng threatening ; fists were raised , while iries broke forth : "To the deathl to the leutli ! " ooinmonced to spring up. He uid grown p.ije with fear. IJut In Ids inxfety to .triumph over Anto'n , an Idea mum to him.and ho cried in a loud voice : "Listen to mil , now ! ( 'omu to Jean- larl to-morrow and o < | j > 1 work. Wo ire with you , they have sent me lo say o. Kvoii t i miuhinery' will have to lop , for oven thu machinisla are going to join the st Ikoi Tt will bo all the bp tirif the pin jpsnru stopped ; the watu will burst int ) th6 mlno , and rnln oven thing. " i J Ho was jfnrjtMisly applauded , eve Anton bccamo excited. Speakers fol lowed cae.li other , gesticulating in th nolno , making wild propositions. It wa a moment of blind madness , the blood thirsly iinpatlenco of a fanatioal seel whirli , weary of Wailing for an oxpe.ctci miraclejit last determined to face th event. Tlieir souses distracted by him ger , pictured sanguinary visions dreamt of lire und blood , from whlcl rose universal Ijappiuess , in an apotli eosisof glory. .u'lio silvery moon bathe * that multitude In peaceful light ; thedcc | forest absorbed its profound silence Ilia cry of slaughter. Only the frozen nios crackled under their feet ; while tin trees , standing Up in their strength will tlio delicate tracerv of tlieir hranchc : dark ngiiinst the white sky , neither per ceived nor h'eard Ihe miserable creature ; who were exciting themselves at Ihul feet. feet.As they pushed each other in Un crowd , Mrs. Million again found hersul close to her husband ; and both , lesiii { their good sense , carried awav by Ihw ex asperatiou to which they had been slowlj wrought up fur months , applauded Lo vaquo , who repeatedly demanded tin heads of the engineers. Peters hai disappeared. Honnemort and Moque both speaking at tlm same time , won uttering wild and violent thoughts wliicl no one understood. In derision Zacharii demanded the destruction of the church while Moqnet. who had kept his mallet boat thu ground lo inereaso Um noise The women were mad with excitement , Mrs. lvaquo especially , who , witli iiei hands on tier hips , was Irving lo quarrel witli riiilomeiie , whom sao accused ol laughing. Moquottu was also excited , while old Undo screamed the loudest ol any perceiving Lydic without her basket she boxed her ears and continued to pout out curses upon I lie absent masters. Johnnie was frightened for an Instant , Robert having learned from another hey that Madame Hasseneur had seen them sleal Pologtio , and that they were search ing for them ; but when ISobcrt desired to return and secretly lav the rabbit at the door 1'Avaiitago , Johnnie howled loudly und opened his now knife , brand ishing tlio blade in a threaleniug man ner. Tlio wild clamor still continued , while the thin lips of Jouyanuu , calm iu tin ! midst of Um turmoil , parted iu a smile. "Comrades ! comrades ! " shouted An ton in u lioarsq voice , frying to obtain a moment'rtol silence , for the purpose of arriving at something delinito. At length they listened to him. "Comrades ! to-morrow morning al Jean-Dart , is It agreed ? " "Yes , ves , at Joan-Burt , Death to the traitors. " The thunder of throe. Uionsand voieos Tilled the air and died away in tlio pure lighlof the moon. [ TO KB CONTINUKD. ] Robbed nnd K < ; turned. Gottfried Schmidt , n farmer who for years lias lived near this oily , recentyl sold of'Iris ) pr pc ty , a d after boarding at the CrestonJiouso in iliis city for some weeks , couolnled | , . to go back lo Ihe old country , and pulling most of his money in loiters of-cn < Uit ; he took the rest in cash and left. On stopphig over in Ohio to see friends lie was waylaid one night and robbed pf his cash , hut not , of Iris certificates , , ahd kwas seriously hurt , so Itiat for a fowMays thnre wore fears as to tim result. He has siiHieienty recovered , however , to travel , and having changed his mind about jjoing to the old country , lias come buck Iforo , arriving yesterday , and is now Ht nujjig at the Crestoji house . He lias Severn"find'wounds ! on his head , which have not healed , and is still suffer ing from the effects of Ihe assault. IVi-sonnl Mrs. J. M. Ward and her two daugh ters. of Keokuk , are visiting with Mrs. J. W. Kodefur. who is si sister of Mrs. Ward. 13. W. Hurnbam has boon spending a few days' hunting at Modulo. D. W. Smith , of the Culjforniu house is spending a week on his farm near Mo- dale. J. W. Horgor , who is noyy in the insur- siuce business in Topeka , is hero for u lew days' slay. Victims of youthful indiscretions , suf fering from nervous debility , luck of self- iidcnce , impaired memory und kindred .s.ymptomsslionld send 10 cents in stumps for large illustraled treatise , { riving t < "itimonials. Address World's Dispen sary Medical Associalion , 003 Main Street , iiuffulo , N. Y. The Misses Oiccn , of Atlanta , 'Indies of liler.iry anil artist iu culture , um making a collection of nc io son s and setting them to music. The uiiisli : is composed as tlioi sonus sire SIIIIK by old-fashioned darkles , and will perpetuate uqoiunli'ly ( he stiange ami wleid melody of tlio old plantation. lj COMI'IjAlNTS cured nnd pre vented hy Duri'-v'H I'niu . .MAI.TVnisiuv. : . Ucrniiiiiicndi'd hy leading physicians. Kolil by druggists and mocers. Sir Clunles Ullkc Is not iiiakiotc himself prominent iu politics Just now , but he is quite comident that ho can curry Chelsea anil dead sure that lie can lake the Widow I'atti- son over to Paris , whuie he proposes to muiry her next month. All the Concord Kind-sous will sojourn this week at Plymouth , where Mrs. lt-i ( | > h Waldo Kmerson was born and whcrovlio will ceh- hrato the fiftieth aiunversaiy of her inarilago to the poet-philosopher. On the .Sly. Cunning , deceitful , Ireiiclicrous and tly are the attsioks of malaria. It lurks in thu stagnant ponds or works ils way up through imperfect plumbing from unwholesome drains. Many miserable nelims of malaria sit down in their Urief , thinking nothing can bo done for them. Hrown's Iron Hitters can restore them. Dr. J. L. Myers , of I'uirfield , la. , says , "Hrown's Iron Hitters Is the best iron preparation I have known in my Lliirty years of- COUNCIL BLUFFS ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS. < 3ettltiK KcnilsHit - Winter. Ono of tlu busiest places In tlm clt , just now is tlio liouso furnishing store o A. ,1. Miimlul , on Hronthvay. As th chilly wuntlHT warns people of approach iny winli-r , there is n rash to get i'liun ; o made in tlio furnishings und arrange incuts of the homo , and tlio ollluo , and o all places In tlio city this sunns to lie jus tlio ono for such to go to , for ho not onl' ' lias uvcrything for coiuploluly fnrnishiiij u housu from buscnnmt to parrot , hut tin customer lias thuchanco to pick out goot socond-litind ftirnituruo , Moves , carpets etc. , almost as good us now , and manj limes just as good , and save great Hums Mr. Mandol also soils I'liliroly new goods and these he puts at very low prices. Hi nlso buys mich goods as one dc sires to sull , und ho always pays a bettei cash prlpo tor good wconiNiatid good ; than Ihoso can pay who Inivo a oheaei ] class of trado. lit this way anybody li dealing with him nan make it great snv ing In litting up for the winter. Mr , Mandol has boon in liusiuoss hnro foi nearly ton years , and ho has by fair dual i g. hy popular jiricos , and by his well known polioy of making every business transHutiou satiifuclorv to his customer * whether at a personal loss to liiuiHclf ui not , put himself in the front rank ol ineiT.hautsliere , anil has gained tlio pub' lie confidence so that all rely on his rep- rcsuntatlon of his goods being fair , and his prices lmne t , and his deal square , This accounts for tlu > rush at Mandcl's , oven when others are coniplainingof dull trade. ClIpltl'H CuptlVPH. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Alva 11. Cook and Miss Lillian Jackson wore happily joined in matrimony at. ( ho residence ol the bride's brother , on Vine street. Tlio parlors were well filled with friiinds/aiiil the ceremony was performed in their presence by Hev. T. J. Mae.key , rector of St. 1'aul'schurch. Congratulations were hearty , ami presents numerous , and many elegant. Mr. Cook is cmiilo.yed in the headquarters of the Union Pacific in Omaha , and is a young man who has many friends in business as well as social circles. The bride is a young lady who has lived hero for i curs , and who has all the needed accomplishments and womanly qualities to make M > worthy a young man a worthy wife. The happy conijle started on an eastern trip , ex pecting to vis't ' friends in Illinois , and on their return will make Council lllnll'H their home , where they will meet with a hearty reception. SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICI' . Ppoolal ndvertNdinnatA , such us Lost , Found , To Ixiini , For Halo , To Hunt , Wniils llonnlliiK' , etc. , will liu infoMiid In tills column at the low rate of TUN CKNTS 1'Klt LINK for Iho Ih-bt Insertion nml FIVE CUNTS 1'Hll I.INi : fop ouch subsequent Insertion. 1/eiivo udvortlso- mcntsiit our olllco , No. IS Pcuil street , nour llioaiUvny. WANTS. : > ( ilrl to do tfeuornl housework. WANTii Washington uvonuu. FANTED A ; rood girl lor ( roncriil liouso- W work ; No. 10H Uanorott. Htniut. WT PO KENT A now Bovou-room liouso. Knqulro T Hun Olllco. KENT A Fix-room lioiiFo , ton rnlnutps FOIt Irom bui.lnno.scity wnter , wull uad els- turn. For runt clieup. Foil Itr.NT No. 133 Ilnnlaon fltioot , tln-oo rooms. JIcMAHON&Co. , 4 1'oiul street. FOIt SAI..K , 1'OK UKNT Oil UNO HANOI ! . BIO.53 For Fiilo or rent , on very lltinrnl terms , til The Council HlulTB 1'itpor MIH.complnlo , with the htr o lioardlnf IIOUM ) und tluoo ucrus of ground. No.ii A hnslnops propnity In Cherokee , Choiokco county. Iowa , will trudo for \\uatiirn Iniiild. Vnlno. nboiit $4.000. No. ! ll A beautiful homo In tlio ( own of Hust ings , Mills county , Jowii , lor Nohnihku hind , Vnliio. SWW. No 41 A KOOd tiiiRlnesH property und ulso n Hood lu idonco property In the town ol Chonvo , McliGiui county. Ill. low down for culi or will mchiiiitro lorI MUI-U luudH. No. 1711 A t-plondld fitriu , well Improved , 40 ncios Iu DIcUiiMin county , loivn. joining tlio low u of Spirit I.ulco. li leu , lor u Hhort tinio , tT > purlieu : . No. im to Ik' Aio four Inpiovod fiinnn In 1'hilllps uiiintv. KIUI UH , uneli with u unmll In- eiimliiiineo. Thoomntus will ho o\clmiKOd ) lor unlnciimhered wild mud In NuImiHkii No. 1M ! 4so acres In Holt county. Neb. , Improved , ut u bit ; burtfulu. Wanl.i to utc Jor iiK'ichmnll-o Nn. M A line two slory brick in ld < inco , onu of the hi , " < t locutions Iu Council llluriH. will Undo lor ( rood imlnuimhoiod Kunxus or Nohrasltii lands. Vnlno. Slu.UIU. No. M und 11 Am two otliur Ix'Uiitirul homos In Council Illuirc , wlilt-h ciiHli pnyincnlH will buy nt u biu-Kiiln. No. fi l A bountiful Piihui ban locution In Iowa ritv , Iowa , will i\clmnio ! lor lui.Mein liunH. Vnhio , $ flXn. ( The aiiovo uro only u few of our Hjioclal bar- fitlns. II yon'voHOt anything to tiiuloor Full , or unlit lo hell miyit'ul oiluto or nioiclmiicllMi , wrlloiis. Wo linvo t-ovciul uood stocks ol needs to triulii for lunds. SWAN & WAUvKIt , Council IIIullH , Iowa. A M IT S E ME 1ST T S. Dohany's Opera House ONE NIGHT ONLY. Tuesday October 20. TH'E COMEDY COMPANY. The lnrw ( " t , fumikHt nnd mont foMKiiv ItiiOM iu oxNumco , nppoiirliij , ' boforu Lull houses imi-ywiciL' ) . ROUTE- ; nouncll Itluirtf , Oct. SO. Mncoln , Oct.S-j : ) iiuiha , OcU''l. NiduiibkuUlly , Oct.UI I'latthinnntli , Oct. Si. tit. .UiMipli , Oct.-'j R. RICE , M , D. or other tumors lomovod wlihout thq kulto or druwliiK of blood. CHRONIC DISEASES r mi knm. Over thirty years' prnc'tical oxpoi-luuco. Olllou , No. 11 I'cml Sueot , ( , 'oinicll illuirn. * JACOB SIMS , ATTORNEY AT LAW Pnictlcen In Htato nml I'eder.il eour't ia 7 a. il a , S hu0Mit Jli-im TUB CHEAPEST 1'LACB IN OMAHA TO 1JU1' IS Stone's One of tlic Best and Largest Stocks in , the U. S < to Select from. No Stairs to Climb , Elegant Passenger Elevator , M. BURZE & SONS , LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS , < ; ID. : nuitiu : , UNION STOCK YARDS , OMAHA , NED. nill-TUIINTI'.S ! MrrcbnntA nnd I'm inert' IJnnk , Dnld ; Oily , Nob. ; Koariioy Natjounl tioy. Nob. ; ( "olunitniN Sltilii llnnlC'olunibui , Neb. ; MoDoimM's Hunk , North 1'liUtu , Nob. ) Omuhn Nnilonul Hank , Oiiuihii , Nob. Will pay customers' ilratl with bill of hulliiff uttavhed , for two-thirds value of atoclc. A. TUI.IIOCIC , Ktiir. and SupU U. 1N. . SADDI.Utl , Asst. II. W. DIAMOND , Asst. Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron works , OFFICE AND WORKS LEAVENWORTH , KANSAS , M\NUv.\rnmr.iia xxn intiniim : off Wrought iron , Stool , Howa TI-IIBB and Conibluntloii J $ R T J ) G E S Kot Hnllronud mid 1 1 iKhroad . Tur" Tables , Draw Spans , Rock Trusses , Piers and Substructures - structures , | l ISSLEY , SHIRE & TULLOCK 1" * " " ! * , , , , .TJ us word of all biidyo work to lot. Coi-roipoudonco willollol Irom oiijtlnOora un brldpo mininls-slonora. HOME SEEKERS ATTENTJON. or Full Particulars about Free and Cheap Lantfs in Western Nebraska. Address PATTERSON & WHITE , flea/ Estate Agents. North Plutte. Nebraska. E } ao Growers of Iiive Stock and Ofcliers. WU CAI.ti YOUIt ATTKNTION TO It In tlio liott nnd cheapest food for toolc ofnny kind. Ono pound la e > i\ial to tlirou iiouii'Is ot corn. Klock Ted wlt'i ( Irouiul Oil Culto 111 tlio VM und Wlntor , Imto.vl of rmmlnjr do.vu , will lu- f-roiiRoln wolRlitund bo In freed iniirlcnUililocxiiidlllon In thosprlnir. Diilrynion us well us others , vlio IIHO it , can lustify Ui ! m imirit-s. Try Itnnd JIIIIRU for youwolvos. 1'ihsj ? > ! ! | > ur toll. No cliurKO for sucks. Addioss WOODMAN MNSiii : ) Ollj WOKKH , Onmlm , Nebraska. TO Commencing to give iiwuy Watorhnrry Watches , from October 1st until Janua ry 1st , to every purchaser of $10 worth of goods. ELGUTTER'S ff1M TH OLOTHi O HOUSE , 1001 Farmim Street , Corner of )0lh. ) CHARLES SHIVERICK , UPHOLSTERY AKD DRAPERIES , ovator to nil floors. 130(1 ( , 13 < n und 1 10 Farnnm Htroct OMAHA. NKIIUABKA. Omaha , Council Bluffs And Chicago. Tlio only rend to tnkii for Dos Molnoa , Jlnr- rhallioun.CodnrltapIdHClinton , Divio , Chicago , ItlllxvunkiKiitnil ull pohilNiiiiHt To the people of Nobi-Hhka , ( Viloriulo , Wyomliifr , Uliili. Idulio , Noviula.OiKjronViinliliiirton tind Cnllfnrnlii It niroiMUipor or iidvuntiiKObiiot poc-blhle by any otlior line. Aiuontf a few of tlio mimnroiia iiolnlH of supo- ilorlty enjoyed by the pnlroiiH of Dili joadlio. twoon Onmim tinil ChiciiKO , uio IH | two Irulni u diiy of DAY COACIIKS whlcli 1110 the Iliio-t th-il liUMiun url tinil Intrfiiiilty ciiu uruittu. Ita l'AI < - ACM SIKii'IN : ( ! CARS , which urn ino'dnN of romfoi- | und ck-irniiro. * ItH J'AltiX ) ! ! DKAWrNO KOOM CAKS , iiimimiHi-Mnl bv any , und UH wldo- ly eidobialod i'AI.ATIAr. DlNINl CAltS , Iho txjinil of which eiinuot l > u found uNuwhui o. At Council llliitrM the tridns of the Union i'ucl- flo Hy. connect in L'nlon Demit with thufn of the Chicago & Northwestern Ity. Iu ChiciiKO the tniliiH of this line inaliii cloao coiinevllou with thocoor nil cnclcrii HIKM , For Doti-olt.Coluiiiljim , IndlanapolN , Cincln- null , NliiKiiiu I'uIN , Illlllalo , t'lllhhiir , Toi-onto , Monliciij , Ilof-lou , New York , i'lilliidulphlii , Hai ti IIHI re Wa hliifl"ii ( mid all polntH Iu thu cithl , usk the tlckot n/cnt for tickotx via the " ' ' " "NOItTII-WKS'J'KltN1 , If joil wisli thu bust uuuommodullous. Alt tlckot itKdiitH Til llekut.i via tht.i lino. w. HUfJiirrr , n. H. IIAIH , Oononil .Miiiinxer. Ucn. I'asa. Atfcnt. L 1 I I l M1 l\t W. N. IIAIICOf.'IC , Oou. Afcnt ! , 111I'n run in Kt. , Ouniliu , Noli. Hu\viitcoii VvuiH1 Hvporlonco , HAMBURG -AMERICAN S'aclcet A JHIUIOT UNK FOIl England , France & Germany. The htcmiiilp4 | of thlii Mull known llnu aiuall ot lion , in miter tl ht i-om.urimuniK ) , nnd ro- lurnlHhe < l with ovorylliliiK to nmko ihu pa atfn Ixith halu nml aiweulilo Tllet cuiry Hid rnned hlatchiiiid Kuiorean nmllti , und huvoNuw York 'rlnnNlnjHiiud hatiiulujri lor l-ljaiiinili , d.u.N'- DON ) . C.h ( > rhouir.tl'A III ri mid HA MIIIMllii. Hatuh-rirbt cabin , { UU-tlUU. blcurauu tu Voik. P. BOYER & CO. Hl.Al.hllSIN and Jail Work , 1030 1'iirmuit Street , Omuliu , Nub S. H. PLATTSMOUTH , NEB , nrcedorof Tliurniifrlibrod mid High fir ado and Jersey Oaiiio ! And Dinoo und Jurooy Itutl tiwlno. Chicago , Milwauk & St , Paul Tlis Sliort'liine aud Best Houto From Omahato the East. TWOTKAIN8 DAILY lrWBI3N OMAHA AND .Minneapolis , Mllwimkoo , HI. I'aul , Coilur HapliH Havouport. ( .Union , DiilHupio , Itot-kford. lUnlc iHliind , J'HIOOOU , .lunosyjllu. ii : lu , I.'ii'C'nibbo , Jiololt , AVInonn , And all other Impnitnnt polntH H.ist , Northuiut mm Soiulio.tbt. Tlckot olllco ut IIUl l-'arnum Htroot , ( Iu I'uxton Iloub , mid at l/nmii I'ucil.o Dupot. 1'iillniiiu Hluopoi-H mill 1110 FinoU DinliifrOaril Iu the \Vdilu um inn on ilm imiln llncu or the UiiLA < ; oMii.n.ua.i.KvKT. Iui I , lUir.tVAYuutl every alumuon IH puld to pimsongurH by courtu- OIIH u.npliiyob of mo couipuny 1C. -Vlii.i.i.ii , Uumirul AlaniiKir. t .1. K , 'i iiiiKxii , ArtJlntaiit ( Junural A. V , II. UiiiK.s run , Uo.ieiiil I'l TicKut Aimu UM ) . i. . ( U.Afroiui , AMlfttunt Ounorul 1'iuuou- KOI- unit 'J jc-'Hut f * A GREW MFDim WOUK OK MMOOD I'jrlinoHtivi VI."IT v r i , . < i - . I l"i . | < -.l | ) niii | Itr IVMin'Mr * P' * " ' 't In Mini Krr..n flf Vo'ltll , mill l ) | liittul'1 ' nil or'p ' * rnilili / ffiij In | i rrotlnn nni | T en" " ' " * A liMnk for ' Ti'rv in in vnimi/ , , , I'lltviiuo'l H'uloM II c'li'iuilm l"i nrf Tiull'irn for nil iK'nUjnn'l ' rhrnnlo lU'roivf1 * * n"l' ' n.io i ' li'- l | l ' 'iviihmtitM. Ho . fii'iiifl ir Mio 'i-iUmr * * > i i * t'iorin.fJnr ' \ y < v'iri Ii " 'fli n nr l * . ttlv 'inr r lt fnr fHI l ilhi * Ion of fi'if pliirlrlHiiH" imvi . | m " ' 'I In luiiuUt il fro-l"li in H- r,1 , pti | ( f ) n. Ioif I r" * full fll ( < , > i ir inti'O'l ' ti , itr1 n-Hnnr work In < > vi r ii tni > < - ' ' . " | Utrrirv nml t 'r ' " flnniil-tlnn HHV nt'icr ' ' 'niH Iu llil I'nintri fnr'-.YI. or Ilif 'TI-ICV will lie r < ifi | 't | u ovMry iiniM' i | ' I ' imlv f | lr iiviU , , i < in.ii | . | l | ' irfii.'il xunitilo iviu H nil no-v fiolil MIII litlJvvnrlii' I'm ' 'inllior ' iv thu V | . ll""il Mnllcal An -lHtiti | | , to | lie nUlccrsof wliluli hil rofi'n * . 'Ilm Vclorc .if I.lfo KlioiiM lii riuid liy Hie ynu flf : Imlriictloiiiiiiil l > | Hit' ulllctivl { of riilloi. H will tilHll 1/HHlOII IJIIICII. > 1 Hie > .KIII or un on er pin i. . u KiicclullV Hill1 i ! tio'ttod ' ' " * " ' , - \\iilifiut mi iM-mwo ; ' | UV |