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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1887)
' riintrii&f'SrMMgPT'tTTi ' . THE OMAHA DAILY BffE : MONDAY. JUNE 13. 1887. A WOMAN'S EYE. How It Helps to IMako Them First- Clnss Detectives. Now York Mall nml Hxprcss : Quo of Pinkerton'a old detectives recently gave ft reporter Homo Interesting ( nets tibout finding persons by description. "Men , " said he , "iw a rale arc not so close observers as women , and do not give what I call detective descriptions of persona. If you nsk a man to describe a person he gives a gonorul description that will suit a thousand or so , having the same color of h.iir and eyes. I re member trying to capture a woman once who was in Icnpuo with some hiding counterfeiters Sev eral men described her in a general way , and 1 watched carefully the tram that she was supposed to come into the city on every day. I found half a dozen on every train that could have answered the description. After a week of failure and chagrin I found a woman who had seen her and knew enough to give mo a de scription. Her description had a strong detcctiyo point , only one , but enough. 11 was the peculiar way the counterfeiter did up her hair. That cue brought mo a success the next day , for 1 arrested the right woman , through a woman's de scription. Another woman whom I ar rested through a description furnished by one of hnr own sex , was rccogni/cd by the way she raised her eyelids. She had n flirty way of looking out of her eyes , and her observing sis ter , of course , noticed that peculiarity at once. The first thing that strikes & woman in another person is almost in variably a salient feature , and one which can bo rocotrni/.ed easily. Salient fea tures are not so apt to strike a man ; he is less observant. Unco I hunted a man with his right thumb oil' , for two weeks. I saw him every day , but he had a false thumb on , so I did not know him. But he was a slick chap and most won derful in assuming di.sgulses. I had him cornered in : i place once , as I thought , when a middle-aged man came out and asked mo what was the matter , and wanted to know if he could help me. I wanted his help , and asked him to stand at a curtain door. That was the last of him that night : ho was the man 1 was looking for and had cleverly disguised himself. "it is easy to find a man when you have once scon him and have his features in delibly impressed upon your memory. Hut in a description you cannot so easily transfer the photograph to another's mind. Only one thing is necessary to say about persons in order to identify them if it is Boino prominent characteristic. If you will study a human face closely you will liiul it has something in it dis tinctive and diirerent from others. The thing is to describe it. Crooks and criminals do not disguise much these days ; their game is to keep concealed out of the way of arrest. In Hussia there is such a system of espionage. Nearly every man in the empire has a correct description written of him and entered upon the books of the police. Kvon with this precaution thousands of Nihlists ns1- capo detection. Stcpniak , the Nihlist , was fully known to the Russian police. Yet ho made his escape and lives hap pily in London. Women in certain de tective work may do very well , but all around a man is far superior. " Genuine and Approved by All. The only genuine porous plaster is Au.cock's and ajl other so-called porous planters are nothing more than perfor ated counter irltants made to sell on the reputation of AI.LCOCK'S. ALLCOOK'S Pouous riaster is the only external rem edy that has the unqualified recommen dation of professional men and the gen eral public. lioware of imitations. A MONSTEH STEAMSHIP. A Crude Built to 1'rotcct Pasneneora Prom Chinese Pirates. Now York Mail and Expresst Advices to the Maritime Exchange of this city re port the launching ut Leith , Scotland , of a beautifully modeled saloon steamer called the Fatsham. She has been spe cial ly constructed ( or the night passcii- 'per service in the Pearl rlvor , between Hongkong and Canton , and la built in a roost unique stylo. She is almost simi lar to our well-known excursion boat , the Grand Republic or the Columbia , a typo of craft that is now in England and China as yet. Owing to the Pearl river having been rendered almost unnavigablo in consequence of the Chi nese throwing largo quantities of stones and rubbish into the bed to prevent the French from invading the river , every thing has been done to insure a light water draft , notwithstanding the im mense size of the vessel , nearly 2,260 tons. To oflsot any fatality should the vessel strand and receive damage to her kcol , he has boon furnished with a double bottom. Pirates swarm about the Pearl rlvor , and to prevent them from invadmp the vessel and massacreing the crow and passengers , the stairs leading to the sev eral decks have iron gratings at the top , which can bo closed down on a mo mont's notice. In this way the rob bcrs can be kept in that part ol the craft which they first favor wilt their obnoxious presence. The sleeping berths of trio ship will accommodate modato about 3,000 passengers , ant a number that will surprise some o : our local mariners who think th < Pilgrim and other Sound boats are st big. The European , Chinese and Par BCD will bo given sopcrato apartments The steering apparatus is worked fron the bow of the craft. This is essential as the navigator will have to bo stationei as much forward as possible to see tin numerous rocks that lay about the watcn of Pearl River. Two | thousand passson gors may comfortably stroll on thi promenade deck at the one time , nnotho ' eye-opener" for our local builders am mariners. The steamer has all the lat appliances , including electric lights. QYoung and middlo-agcd men , suflerini from nervous debility and kindred aflbc tions , as loss of memory and hypo cbondria. should enclose 10 cents ii stamps for largo illustrated pamphle suggesting sure omo. Address , World' Dispensary Medical assoiatiou , Uull'alo N.Y. A SHREWD WOMAN. How Her Beauty anil Winning Manners nors Wore Turned to Profit. Now York Sun. A sun reporter won to East Twenty-third street the other da and asked the keeper of a fashionabl boarding house what she meant by th following advertisement : , Wanted Two boarders ; 812 each pc week ; references from professional men pn ferred ; references irom ruiblMiors and mar nfacturcrs no account JEastTwouty-thlr street. "Several weeks ago , " the lady salil after stipulating that her name shoul not bo published , ' 'afashinonably dressc woman camu here for board. She sal ebo was a widow of means an wanted n quiet homo for a indefinite period. Her beautiti face and rich clothing , as well as her r < fined appearance , pleased mo vary mucl but I asked for her references. Sli named a publisher on lllcuckcr street , t wham 1 sent a note asking if he knew tb lady. I got a cordial indorsement of he in return , and next day she moved i with a big trunk. My servants , who cai led the trunk up stairs , noticed that was very heavy. In fact , it took three t ; the colored waiters to got it up to tli third lloor back room , which the wide aid she preferred to occupy as it wr quiet , was the cheapest room in tl bouse , and I only charged her f 9 n wee for it. "Well. 1 was greatly pleased with m beautiful boardcr.who insisted on payiu mo two wt > uks in advance and taking JE receipt. For the first few daj's she can- dona to the parlor every evening , and I * / ' . . a week knew every gentleman and lady In the house , she seemed bent upon mak ing herself popular , and toward the end of the week she had begun to visit the ladies in their rooms. Well , on Saturday night she asked one lady if she did not want to buy for $7 a book of steel en- grayings wnlch had boon purchased by the widow for 510. 'I found after I got them homo , ' said the widow , 'that 1 had received the identical book from a friend the same day. ' The book was sold. On Stidday the widow came into the parlor with her arms .full of illus trated books of history , and portfolios or engravings. 'She hail thought some of us might like to look over her collection , ' she said , and of course we did not object , although I commenced to think my new lodger was taking a good deal of pains to please the comparative stranger. 1 looked over some them myself and listened to her explain that they were from a collec tion of a dear friend , who had asked her to take them to a socond-huud store the next day and sell them. All of a sudden it struck me as quilo peculiar that every one of those books wore now and had been published recently. More over , they were all published by one man , and that one man was the gentleman who had sent me such a warm commend ation of my now boarder. I shut up the book I was looking at and began to think and listen and watch. The widow by tins time was surrounded by a do/en o ! my gentleman boarders and three or four ladies , and was discoursing on the merits of the books. In ton minutes she had sold a book to every young man there simply charmed the money out of them by the power of her beauty. She 'was so glad , ' t > ho said , 'to think that her dear friend would realize at least a portion tion of what the books" were worth. ' 1 saut nothing , but thought a great deal , and that night , when 1 met the widow coining down stairs with another armful of books , 1 invited her into my private parlor and told her that I would have to ask her to give up her room. " 'Indeed , I cannot , ' she said placidly. 'I paid you two weeks in advance and inv time is not up until next Saturday. ' " 'You are nothing more nor less than a book canvasser , " 1 said angrily. ' "Well , yes , I do sell books some times , but 1 am going to stay here until Saturday. Now , Mrs. Hoardiughpuse- keeper let mo make a bargain. 1 will bo careful not to shock the proprieties any more than I can help in discharging my duty' think of her impudence 'but I must soli my books , and sell thorn I will , and if you interfere with me i will raise a scene , and you'll lose a good many boarders. ' "She said this with exasperating cool ness , but 1 know I couidn t help myself. She stayed hero until Saturday night , and slip sold her whole trunkfuli of books right in this house. She would go to every lady's room night after night , and take up her books until some of them suspected her true business. On Thursday and Friday nights she began to interview the gentlemen boarders at their room doors. Slip never would go into their rooms. 1 will say she seemed respectable and careful of her roputa- ttition , but it certainly was aggravating to me to find that woman talking up her books in every corner of the house. "Shelefton Saturday afternoon and I noticed that her trunk was carried away in an express wagon , while she walked two doors down the street into another boarding house. The next day I learned that she was living there , and went down to see the boarding housp lady , who is a " friend of mine. The widow" brought a letter of referoncco from a Broadway manufacturer and she had a heavy trunk. She had likewise paid two weeks' board in advance. In a few days the keeper'of the house came to mo ana told mo that her new boarder was soiling corsets and dress goods to all the ladies and uocktios to all the gentlemen boarders. "Now you know why 1 want references from professional men , and why I will not accept references from publishers and manufacturers. The professional men have no goods to sell , and therefore they will not supply me with boarders in the persons of canvassers. Good Anecdotes of Charles Rcade. Atlantic Monthly for Juno : Of all modern authors prouaoiy tno most singu lar in his mental attitude toward the per sonages of his romances was Charles lloade. In speaking of the characters he had drawn ho always appeared uncon scious of their artificial origin and re ferred to them as if their reality were an established fact. He did not recognize any particular connection between them aud himself. I have repeatedly heard him discuss the idiosyncrasies of this or that member of his ideal family in pre cisely the tone ho would have employed if they had been independent of him in every souse. When a friend re- ruarKcd upon what ho supposed to be the motives that impelled the heroine of Griflith Gaunt to a certain course of ac tion , Rcado exclaimed hastily and some what warmly , " 1 don't believe Kate Gaunt over thought of such a thing. " Then ho became abstracted and a few minutes after added : "It doesn't seem credible that Kate Gaunt could bo in fluenced in that way. but , after all , who can tell ? " Something was said to him about the ingenuity of one of Mrs. Ryder's schemes in the same novel. "Yes , " answered Reade , "wasn't it clover ? You wouldn't imagine a woman like Ryder up to n dodge of that sort. Ryder had more brains than people gave her credit for. " There was no apparent recollection that her cleverness , whatever it might have been , was his own inven tion. In "Love Mo Little , Love Mo Long" it is related that Lucy Fountain , when ox- pcctccting to bo drowned by the upset ting of a pleasure boat , whispered to David Dodd that she would have some thing to say to him just before they went down. Rcadc was asked what it was she intended to toll him. "I don't know , " ho replied , dreamily , "how should I know ? " And a little later : "What do you think she meant to say ? Nothing important , perhaps. Ah , well , Dodd may know ; she probably told him some timo. " There was not a particle of ailuc- tation in this. Rcade was thii last man to attempt that kind of pretense , and if ho had attempted it ho could no more have succeeded than ho could have flown to the moon. lie was the embodi ment of intellectual candor. But Thou ll'a English , You Know Syracuse Standard ; For several weoka young gentlemen and ladies Heaven bless 'em of the Syracuse university have been walking about the streets with mortar boards on their heads. While they are at perfect liberty to wear coal scuttles If they choose , or to appear in public clad in coats of mail , or while some of the athletic young gentlemen might be excused for bearing their legs and wearing Highland plads , yet such a course might not seem advisable , The mortar-boards is about as well adapted to the purpose of wearing ap > parcl as a toboggan slide. In the lir 1 place , it is a trillo homelier than a map of the Sahara. In thu second place , it ii at the mercy of the wind and leaves tin wearer at thci mercy of the sun. In the third place , it is heavy and hot , and in every other place it is in the way. Mor- tar-boarrts worn with gowns are liked bj some people on commencement day , unt are thought to impart a medieval and scholastic air to the possessor ; but. wort alone and at all times , the ugly piece ol r is about as much in place as t toga in a 'modem ball-room or i Xuln clout at a picnic. One Now Case at Key AVeit. KKY WKST , June 13. Ono new case o : yellow fever has appeared alnce yesterdaj and one patient baa beeu discharged frou the hospital. HEAL ESTATE. Transfers Filed Juno 11 , 1887 , John 0. Morrow and wlfo to John W. houusbury , lot 23 , block 10. llanscow Place , w. d 8 2,000 00 John 11. Orossumnn to Michael O'lJrlenlot4 , block 11 , Patrick's socoml addition , w. d 1,000 00 1'riuik 1) ) . Johnson and wlfoto John H. Fitchett , lot 10 , block 0 , In Newport , w.d -00 00 Charles C&rbett , et at. , to the public tilut of . "North Side addition to Omaha , " beginning on the west line or section 18-10-13 , S'.ars ' feet north of the southwest corner of said section , north 7bS 3-10 foe t easterly 074 , 7-10 feet south ! WO feet , cast 1,015 , 1HOO feotsouth- crnly l.aM fuel , western\y9i \ , 7-10 feet northwesternly to bcKiunlng of dedication John O'Donoheo to Isnnc S. lliis- call , nK block 1 and eW block 3 , In second addition to Mt. Dou- das , q. c. (5 ( 00 Jonas It , llama aud wife to Arthur P. Olnn , lots 15 and 10 , block 4 , Hawthorn addition , w. d 2,000 00 Coirlclia YVllktoand husband to Sabina - bina S. Wnkcley , lot 11 , block : ) , Drake's addition , w. d " 2,030 00 John \V. \ Paul to Charlotte S. Partner , lot 40 In Cunningham & Dronnan's add. , and the east 07 feet of the north 32 feet of the south one-half of lot 1 , bUc S , Prosnnct Place , wd 2,70000 John W. Paul to Charlotte S. Parmnr , lots 47 and 43 , In Cun- ninchnm & Urennan's mid , w d. . l.bOO 00 Isnnc Johnson and wlfo to Georiio \V. hoRan , lot 20 , blk 4 , Hawthorn - thorn add , wd 2,40000 John Morriill to Loitio J. Lewis et al , lots 8 and fl , blk 0 , Newinrt , w d ! 1.C50 00 John H. Kitchett to Suslo M. Burr , lot 10 , blk0 , Newport , wd 00000 Andy P. Grain and wife to Robert S. Colvln , lot 25 , blk 13 , Ouiahn View , wd 1,200 00 Otto Johnson and wife to Charles Johnson , north half of lot 55 , In Nelson's add , wd 1,300 00 D , C. Patterson and wife to An- diew Kfimiioison , lot 5 , blk 0 , Patterson - " - torson I'ark , wd 1,00000 Adolph K. Saimielson and wife to Ueoreo L. Hurst , north 00 foot ol lota 1 aud 2 , blk M , Lowe's add , wd 1,45000 Jeunie E. Stevens to the Plubllc. plat ot Steven's subdivision of lots 13 and 14 , blk 9 , Parker's ndd. Dedication Doooold Doll and wife to Charles Doll , undivided half of SO acres in 24-1S-13 , qc 100 Elllie C Seaver to Alfred K Janes , west X of lot 11 and the east 15 It of lot 10 , blk 4 , Parker's add , w. d. 1,000.00 R C Patterson and wlfo to Silas S Aiichmoedy , lot 0 , blk 0 , Kdgo- wood Park , w d 100.00 Ann M (1 ( McCormlclc et al to Fred Schnrll , lot 6 , bile 3 , in decrpark , wrt 050.00 Clara Ifoeder to the V E & M V It It Co. , 50 feet overtax , lot7' in the sw K of the nw K of 3 , 15,13 , right or way 5,000.00 Wm V Morse and wlfo to the same. 70 feet over the so # of 32.15. W con 2 , IW-100 acres , also 100 feet ever the sw > of the nw X of 5 , 14,13 , being 0-10 of an acrer r of w 10,035.00 John T Paulson and wlfo to same. 100 feet over tha so X of the se > / of 30 , 15,12 , r of w 2,250.00 Isaac S Ilascal ct al to the same , 100 feet over the sw K of the nw } , sec 0 , 14 , 18 , r of w 715.00 Edw Klrwan and wife to the sauio , 100 foot over the nw K of the no K ot 19 , 10 , 12. also additional strln CO foot wide on the north side and 50 feet wide on the south side of said railrsd , r of w 335.00 Henry Kosters et al to the same ; 200 foot over lots 1 & 2 blk5Brigh ton ; ref w 1,250.00 Augustus K. Thomas to the same : 50 feet ever lots 5,6 , 7,8 blk 1 and 7 and 8 , blk 2 and lots 1,2,3 , 4 and i 2 , 3 , 4 blk 5 , Thomas & Sears Ad ; roj w 3,00.00 Oeo. W. Smith to the same : 100feet over the east K of the n wi \ of 31 , 10,13 con 3. oa-100 acres ; also over lot 1 blk 1 Smlthrield Add , r of w 1,800.00 City of Omaha to Lewis F. Hoed ; 14x00 feet bop : at the a w cor of lot 5blkil Omaha ; Q. C 330.00 Max Meyer et al to Chas. Marie ; lot 8 blk 0 Manhattan add w d. . . . 300.00 Arthnr A. Mahar & wf to Olos Hansen - sen ; lot 8 blk 87 Florence ; QC. . . . 1.00 CliftonE. Mayno&wtto CJeo. E. Barker : 9 lots in blk 1 and the north of 07 lots In Orchard Hill elsolotO In Maynes add to Or chard Hill wd 50,000.00 Jos. Barker & wf to Chas. Johnson ; lots30and01 in Bellalrs wd 600.00 U. C. Patterson & wf toV. . Kosher ; lot 10 blk 8 Edcewood Park , w d. . . 100.00 Frederick DrexeKt wf to JasO'Ucrn lot 1 blk 2 in Uroxols sub dlv w d 1,100.00 Chas. Johnson & wf to Solouian Sellgman ; lots 30 and 31 In Bel- lair ; w d 1,800.00 Chas Johnson and wlfo to Otto Johnson , 4x133 feet com 5G feet east of the nw cor of lot 113 Nel son's add w d 450 00 Anna M G McCormlck et al to Peter M Baclc. lot 8 blk 4 Deer parkwd 1,00000 Ed Phelan to W J Wagoner , lot 10 blk 1 Fowler place q c 100 WJWasoner et al to Ed Phelan , lots 20 and 3 blk 2 Fowler place qe 1 00 Frank B Johnson and wife to John Morrell , lots 8 and 9 blk 0 New port wd 000 00 Kufiis B Clark aud wife to Anna M Dolss , lot 1SK MillarcKt Cald- weH'saddnc 1 00 Allen E Tllby ct at to Frank E ( iay , lots 13 and 14 Carthage w d. 1,000 00 Erastus A Benson and wlte to W B Leach et al , lot 0 blk 5 Brigcs placewd 1,52500 Fritz Wohlers and wlfo to the F E & M V H It Co , 100 teet over the north X of the sw,1 of the nel of 30,15 , 13 , ref w 1,300 00 T G Brings and wife to the same , 100 feet ever lot 23 In thono 'of the nwkr of 4,15,13 , con 80-100 acres r of w 5,40000 Filed Juno 10. John U Hamilton to Arthur L Per kins , lot 2 , blk 0 , Paddock place , wd 53,500 Larmon P I'ruvn and wife to ( ! eo H Lyons , lot 3 , Pruyn's subdivision of lot 33 , Mlllard & Calawell's add : wd 3,250 Frederick 11 Davis and wife to John H O'Callahan , lot 14 , Fairvlow place add wd 3.200 John 1 Itedlck and wife to Clltton E Mayn , 80 acres in 32-10-13 , wd 13,500 Clifton E Mayno and wife to Frank B Johnson , n H ot n e K of 82-10-13 , wd . . . . ? 18,000 George Karll to Edwmd T Peterson et al , undivided M interst in lotS.Ken- sliiKton , wd 000 ( ioorio C Hobbto and wlto to Emma O Nelson , lot 17 , bile 16 , llanscom place wd. , . . 2,500 Napoleon B Apple and wife to Wil liam H Gateslot ? , blk 2 , Haw thorne , wd 1,500 William L Beam and wife to Alexan der ( } Charlton , 54KX115 ft com mencing 20 ft sofa o corner of lot 1 , blk 4. Heed's 1st add , w d 1,000 Dexter L Thomas and wlfo to William L McCamio , lots I and 3 , Shiloh , w d 1,025 John F Coad nml wife to George B Dandy lot 1 blk 5 West Omaha , w d 1,00 ( James E O'Brien and wife to John Moldlmbor south halt lot 3 , Barker's allottment of e 15 acres of w 35K acres of s w tf of s w tf ot 00,15,13 , wd 1,500 Gustav B llougen et al to Charles U Woolworth , undivided two-thirds In terest In 44xl3-J ft ot lot 9 , Capitol add , wd 0,13a Howard Uaoclc and wife to Frank L Cottre.ll ct al , lot 3 , block 7 , Shinu'H add , wd. . . . : . 4.BOC GuorcoV Loomls and wife to William E Wright lots 0 and 7 , blk 2 , Ihvht A Lynmn's adJ , w d 2,800 William Latey ft al to Clara M Crwn , 2 xlOO ft of tax lot 43 , w Xof s w } i 10 , 15,13. wd 4.50C Isabelle Stevens and husband to James M Woolwortb , lot 23 , and s 33 ft of lot 24 , Clark's add , w d 11,600 Augustus Kountzo et al to Ed Wlttlg lot 23 , blk 12 , Kouutzo & Kuth's add , wd 1,00 ( Lyirmn Kirhardson and wife to Alvln Saunders , lot 20 block 20 , West End addition , wd SfV. R C Patterson to the public , plat ot Kdgewood Park In SO , 10 , 13 , 79.K3 acres. Dedication. Omaha Real Estate & Trust Co to Win . A. Gardiner , lots 11 and 12 , block l , Catalpa place , wd 3,4X ( Charles C SchaefTcr and wlfo to Man uel Marblc3tont'.44xV.i3 feet ot pub lot 15 In lot 2 , Capitol addition , wd 15,000 jonls Schroeder , trustee , to Margaret insnck , lots 1 and34 , block 11.Brown Park , wd 725 lacob C Usnlso ct al. to James Frascr , lots 4 and 5blk 3 Collier place , wd 2,000 City ot Omnha to Frcdprlcka SUpetiw * horst , 10 2-10 icet by Q feet adjoining ; south } i of lot 9 , block 7 , Kountzo & Ruth's addition , ijcd , 20 Oscar B Selden and wife to Patrick J Kane , lot 8 bludk ,0. Isaac & Sel- den's addition , wd 2,500 Henry B St John aud , wlto to Chas F Goodman , lot 20 , Tuttle's stib-dl- vision , w d , 3,700 iVIIllam V Benson ami wife to James 11 Brown. 2Uxl40 toot ot tax lot 43 , In west half of southwest quarter of section 10 , township 15 , range 13 , w d 0,500 William H Gates and wlfo toJ H Taylor , lot 19 blk 3 , and lot 20 blk 24 , Hawthorne , w d 11,000 lehti U Hungatu. ttustcc , to George Haas , Jr. , lot 12 blk ll.Bedford Place , w d . - COO Jehu U llunvntc. tiustco , to Braytou I Brown , lot 6 blk 11 , Bedford Place , w d C60 I H Hungato , trustee , to Charles G Comstock , lots 4 and 5blk ll.w d. . . . 1,334 ( elm H Hungate , trustee , to John B Ball , lot if blk 11 , Bedford Place , w d 007 J H Hungatc , trustee , to Maria Bur- ham , lot 10 bile 11 , Bedford Place , y | PQy ( > " ' ( " " John K btteustein"n'nd" wlfo "to Charles S Blackmnn , lots 5 and G blk 14 , Patrick's Second add , w d. . . 4,000 SOME BJG GEMS. Beryls , Garnets , Cairngorms and To * imzcs Not AVelghcd lly the Gai-nt. Brooklyn Eagle : It would surprise some people who treasure little chips of sparkling stones in rings or pins to learn low common some of those same stones nay bo and this without reference to he bogus jewels of the shops. The writer ins a bit of acpuamarino cut from a single crystal that weighed four and one- julf ounces , and containing material enough for dozens of gems , but oven this crystal was of small consequence as compared with one now in possession of the emperor of Brazil , for that weighs eighteen pounds , and is of the size aud nearly the shape of a calf's head. Now England , especially the states of Main and New Hampshire , abounds in aqua marines or beryls , and the biggest find was at Grafton , N. 11. , where a crystal " weighing 2,000 pounds was taken "out. This , however , was nearly opaque and was consequently useless for jewelry purposes. Graham & Co. are cutting up a garnet recently found in North Carolina lina that weighed four pounds seven and A half ounces , and another firm of lapi daries has a garnet of nearly the same weight found in a gneissoid lodge in the neighborhood of Weht Seventieth or Eightieth street , New York , although this latter piece is too cloudy and too ; heavily flawed to cut. A Scotchman will show you the cairngorm , or smoky quartin the hilt of his dirK or pin of his plaid and brag of it ii it turns the scales at an ounce. What would he think of the 280 pound crystal and'of'the ' ' bunches of crys tals that aggregate tons in weight , found near the Ticfengletscher and brought down to the lierno mu seum ? Malachite was formerly used for jewelry to a' considerable ex tent , for the largo quarries were , until lately , unknown. It , is recorded of a young fop who visited one of the Roths childs that ho was so proud of his mala chite slecvc-buttous that he insisted on exhibiting thotx to his host , liotlischild looked at thorn and said : "Yes , it's a pretty stone. 1 always liked it. I have a mantelpiece made of it in the next room. " As to the once precious jasper , porphyry and chalcedony one has only to visit the Paris Grand opera house to find them used in architectural material. The bloodstone or heliotrope is a green jasper , flecked with red , that is often used in rings , yet it is discovered in largo blocks in some parts of the world. The royal collection in Paris contains a head of Christ made of this stone , where the rod spots are brought into the artistic scheme by representing blood from the crown of thorns. Unyx is abundant in the west and elsewhere , and the Mantuan vase at Brunswick , made of this mate rial , is seven inches high by two and one- half inches broad. Nero had two caps of rock crystal or quartz , one of which cost him $2.000 , and that , with a charac teristic disregard of expense , ho dashed to pieces when informed that the people were in revolt against him. Topazes are beautiful stones and not very expens ive. They ought not to bo when lumps of thorn eighty pounds in weight can bo lifted out of the earth , as was done in Uroddho , Sweden. In spite ot the appar ent abundance of certain gems , however , t'uo glassmaker flourishes , and sometimes ho comes so near to reality that the olcct are deceived , while real stones often sim ulate each other , and can only bo deter mined by tests in cutting. The wife of a dealer in gems has worn a beautiful "steel" topaz for twenty years in the be lief that it is a diamond , and her husband has never deemed it necessary to unde ceive her. Fraudulent gems or "doub lets" are sometimes faced with a thin slice of the stone they imifcito that is made to adhere by means of transparent cement , for this facing of stone will wear much longer than glass the latter becoming - coming scratched and dimmed even by exposure to the dust of our Brooklyn streets. Glass or "paste" gems , however , are usually a little oil'color. The glass amethyst , for example , has a smoky quality different from the royal purple of tnis stone ; the glass garnet 'has not the deep and fiery crimson that flashes like a coal of lire from the face of a true garnet ; the cmorald of glass is colder in color than the native crystal and has not Its brightness. Deceit is not only to be de tected in the color , but by tests with files and acids , by dropping into water , by heat , and electricity. It is said that the quickest way to judge the veracity of a diamond is to drop it into water. If it continues to sparkle it is real ; jf it be comes dead and glassy it is an imitation. All bogus diamonds sold under the names of Alaska diamonds , California diamonds , Hocky mountain diamonds , Parisian diamonds , Rhinestones and the like , are made of the best flint glass , and are cut with the same skill and care as actual stones. " " * No More Si iulj y Dances. The beer gardens and concert halls presented an unusual appearance last night. While at mbst'bf them there was the usually largo-attendance that is noted on Sunday evenings , there was an absence of all muOcj&ancinj. and simi lar signs of festivity. ; This was occa sioned by and order" issnied yesterday by Chief of Police Soavcyprohibiting music and dancing at the va jious halls on Sun- da ' if- The DatiglrW of War. "I should like tUo in that battle again , " remarked InJold soldier Wed nesday , gazing nt a.nicturo of the battle of Mission Ridge , hanging on our ollico \Vlll " " "lius you are crippled , " wo suggested , "and have certainly got enough of army life. Fighting battles is dangerous work. Did you lose your limb in the battle of Mission RidgeJ" "No , sir. " replied thn veteran , while the lire of patriotUin flashed from his steel-gray eyes , "I was run ever by a beer wairon in Des Msines. Newman In dependent. I'OZZOlll. No name Is better and more pleafiantlv and widely known than that of Mr. J , A. Pozzoni. For Years ho has made him self famous by the elegant perfumes and complexion powder that bears his name , the latterhaving found its way to the belles of Paris Germany and Ixmdon , Everybody admire beauty in ladies. Nothuigwill do more to produce or en hance U Uian to use Mr. Fo zoni. ' pre- . parations. A FUUOnu I'ARDOX. llowa Convict Was Almost Itclcaaod Krom Prison. Now York Sun : Ono of the nerviest pieces of work ever attempted by a profes sional crook was that performed by Big Ed Ulcoclphtor ten years ao , he being as sisted In the work by Tom BlRclow of Windsor ser , Ontario. A pal ot Klco had been ar rested In Indiana and sent to prison for at tempting to pass a forced check on a bank. The sentence was for three years and the name of the man was Stetson , More than S 1,000 had been paid to lawyers to prevent his conviction , but It was a clear case and nothing would tiave him. It was claimed It was a case of mistaken Identity and the newspapers discussed the atlatr in a manner to convince many of their readers that Stetson was a much-Injured man. The sentence was no sooner In operation than there was talk that the governor would bo appealed tote to grant a pardon , and the convict had only served six weeks when It was announced In Indianapolis and Chicago papers that the governor had agreed to grant a paulon. This was the sly workot Ed Ulco with newspaper men. He cla lined to be a Now York lawyer and attorney of Stetson. Ulpelow claimed to be a brother-in-law and a Chicago broker. Wh.it was Inserted In the papers after the trial was for the benefit of prison olliclals. It was published only In papers which found their way Into prison , and Stetson took good care that all knew ho was In dally expecta tion of a pardon. He had been In prison about seven weeks , when Hlce appeared one day and stated to the warden that thu governor had Issued and mailed a pardon , and , In deed , he was in the otllco when the mall was received and the pardon taken from Its en velope. The warden was prepared for the reception of the document. He believed that thu governor had been appealed to , and that he looked upon Stetson as an innocent man. The document was In pcifeet foim. the sig nature all right , and but for a trilling Inci dent Stetson would have walked out of prison Inside of an hour. Some one from Indianapolis , who had busi ness at the prison , came In just as the warden was looking over the document and remarked that the gov ernor had been absent from the state for sev eral dnvs past , and his signature could not bo had to several documents. Here was his signature to the pardon attached only the day before at Indianapolis , and the warden would have bcon a poor stick not to see that something wanted explanation. Hico was cool and collected , and had the other party not been a friend of the warden , his state ment would Ime passed for a mistake. As It was , the warden determined to investi gate before giving Stetson 1'ls liberty , and be said to lllce : "It the governor was not In Indianapolis yesterday , this signature was a forgery. It' ho was there , then the document Is all right. " "You can ascertain by telegraph In an hour , " replied Klcc. " 1 have some business at the bank , aud will return In an hour. While I do not sco how this document can bo questioned , I yet desire you will talto every precaution to render yourself sate. " Ho wont out to take a train out of the city and bo hoard of no more , and Inside of an hour It was known that the paper was a forgery. Bigelow had accomplished his part of the work In a successful man- unr , but Itlce had failed through a trilling circumstance. There was an ofticlal Investigation into the matter , or rather one was begun and then zealously hushed np. Tnero was no question as to the forgery of the governor's signature , hut how Bluelow got the blank paidon and seal of state was a mystery. There had been no breaking and entering , and those who knew ot the case came to the conclusion that bribery had brought things about. A certain employe ot the state who had access to tlm governor's otllco suddenly left for Texas or somewhere else , and the matter soon died out StetHon served thirteen months for his sentence and then shammed sickness and es caped from the hospital. This same Rice and Stetson did a very bold piece of work In Philadelphia about slx'ycars ago. the lay bo ins entirely different. Rico bad some stolen bonds he was anxious to dispose of. They were the public improve ment bonds of some Ohio city , and for some reason the party loslng.them had not notified brokers aud bankers of their low. Hire , dressed as a farmer , entered a stock broker's ollico and said that ho had taken the bonds In exchange for some Virginia coal lands and was only a few minutes converting thorn Into'cnsh. At the time of his visit a wealthy widow was In the office Inquiring If she had not better sell certain United States bonds and Invest In land mortgages. Rico heard her name mentioned , and he heaid the broker advise her to sell. When shu went away ho piped her home , and that alter noon he called at the house as the conlidentlal clerk of Bond & Co , , looked over her securi ties , and gave her a receipt , and took away with him 314,000 worth of bonds , which were negotioted betore noon the next day. Ho was all alone In both jobs , and now , having about 825,000 In his possession , he determined on a trip to Europe. Ho changed his money to gold and secured a passage for Liverpool. Luck had singularly i'avored him in his undertaking , but now it as strangely deserted him. He desired to keep his money under his own eye Instead of placing It In the purser's keeping. With the exception of a few hundred dollars ho stowed It away In his trunk , and on thu fouith day out this receptacle was opened by talso keys and every dollar taken out. The ship was raided from stem to stern , and people kept under the strictest surveillance , but Rice never received a dollar ot It back. Two weeks after he landed In England the police arrested a swindler with a large amount of gold In his possession , but Rico dared not Beck to identify it for fear of belue arrested himself. UltAZED BY IIAD TEB1PKR. What Ucfcll a Beautiful Mexican Bride. Two Republics : One of the prettiest girls of Xacatecas. belonging to one of the best families In the state , has just been admitted to the Insane asylum In that city , a hopeless maniac. The story of the trouble which wrecked her reason is one of the saddest that has ever been written. Horn the daughter of wealthy parents , an only child , she was In dulged in everything , and in consequence her naturally sweet disposition was thor oughly spoiled , aud whenever an attempt was made to cross her wishes she haa the most frightful outbursts of temper , which al ways ended in all around her yielding and allowing her to carry her point. On the 4th of .March of the present year she was married to a wealthy hacemludo whose extensive place Is located near Xacatecas. The wedding was a grand alfalr , and the voung couple started mo together with the brightest possible prospects. Soon after marriage , however , thcro arose slight dis putes between husband and wife , which ended , as hail been the case all through the ' life In her tavor the husband girl's , , , natu rally a hlghsplrltod man , yielding Invariably betoro her awtul tits of violence. This , finally , however , became unbearable to the voung married man and ho determined to break his wife's frightful temper and assert his manhood , trusting that they would llvo more happily together In the end. So upon the next occasion when thorn arose a dlflnr- cnco of opinion on some trilling matter lin remained linn and utterly refused to yield his point. His wlfo stormed and Hew into a perfect rage of passion , but ho remained un moved , aud ilnally , when the exhibition of temper was assuming a phase where the young woman commenced breaking the breakfast dishes they were at their morning meal when the troubln arose in the Impotency of her wrath , he clutched her tightly by the arm , ami In a rough tone In sisted that she should quiet down , She eave him one awful look , then with n wild shriek she toro herself from his grip , and moving away a few stops foil to the ground foaming at the month. Medical aid was at once sum moned , but for hours she lay unconscious , occasionally struggling violently , ami then relapsing Into quietness again. After a while she opened her eyes , took a long look around upon the people irathcred about her bed , and with a blood-curdling shrink xprang from the boa , and before anyone could pre vent her , was out of the house and racing madly over the littlds. All present gave chase , and after a long , exhanstlnz run , the mad woman was overtaken by her husband , and hold fast until assistance arrived. The best medical aid procurable was obtained for her , but her reason remained In darkness and the physicians predict there Is positively no hope lor her recovery. For Sale 0 South Front Lots in Clif ton Hill. They must bo sold by the liith. For all , $1TOO ; cash f 420 ; balance easy. ' JAMES SrocKiui.E , 113 N. ICth St. Care for the Children Children fed the debility ot the changing tr.isons , even more than adults , and they l > o- come cross , i > cc\l h , and uncontrollable. Tuo Mood should bo cleansed and tlio system Imlgoratcil by the use of Hood's Sarsaparllla. " Last Spring my two children were vacci nated. Soon after , they tiroko all out with run ning sores , so dreadful I thought I should lese them. Hood's K.irs.iparllla cured them com pletely ; and they Iiaro been healthy over since. I do feel that Hood's Sarsaparllla saved my children to me. " lliia , U. L. XUOUTBON , West Warren , Mass , Purif/the Blood Hood's Sarsaparllla Is characterized by three rccultarltlcs : 1st , the combination ot remedial agents j 2d , the proportion- , the protest of securing the nctlro mcdlcln.il qualities. The result Is a medlclno of unusual strength , effecting euros hitherto uuknown. Send for book containing additional evidence. "Hood's S.trsaparllla tones np my nystom. purifies my blood , sharpens my appetite , and seems to niako mo over. " J. r. TuovirsoN , Itegtstcr ol Dcods , Lowell , Mass. ' Hood's Sariapsrllla boats all others , and Is worth Its weight In gold. " I. UAIIHUIUTOX , 130 llauk street , Hew Voi k City. Hood's 7. Sarsaparilla Gold by all druggists. ( I ; six for ( S. Made only by C. I. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Ma3.r IOO Doses Ono Dollar. EVERY LADY who desires a pcifect FORM AND FIT PhOllld WCIlf One. mil not Cobnok nlllf krtntwora. KORCtSTLR CORSET CO. , ! IS and ! ! 0 ilarket St. , HAY FEVER. NOTICE All auirorers from liny Fever who will use the Smoke Hull and "Ucbullator"pRck- ago six weeks prior to August 1st , 18HT , nml have the first symptoms or the illsemo upnoar after that dnle , we will KKFUNl ) THE MONEY Last summer this remedy was used by many BtiHorors , and jrave satlsfnction in every case. "Cmbollo Stnoko" jflvos Immediate relief In Catarrh , AstUran , llronclilnl and Throat Affec tions , Hcndachn , Croup , Colds , tiling Uiauusog , etc. , and if taken in connection with our Dotiel- later treatment is warranted to cu i o every caao. A 1'roo Test nt our oilico parlors. Sent by mall on receipt of prlco , t.l. Smoke null , $ . , Uobellutor 11. 11.CAIIIJOUC SMOKE HALL CO. , Room 11 Crctghton Block , Omaha , Nob. A Natural , Palatable , Reliable Remedy In TAIinANT8SHI.iTX.Kil yon behold A cortHln euro tor younKiiml For Constipation will ilupart Anil Indlci'Ktlon quickly stiirt. Hick liouclnche , too. will noon dopnrt. BD TAHHANTSail.T/.KKo.isljei WEAK MENK ! ilUcrvtiitnf ! of fit" * tSrt. * " " * ' - - " ' wr Ul'iRlMTIK TO Itm br tbli Ntw IMpBovrn tlila ip ciflapiirpoieCCXIpr 3gli- _ , _ . teething currtnu of Itjr directly thrnujh all weak parti.r itor- - - B _ < to htalthftrid Vlgorou > Strtngth. Kl ctrlo Currtnt " > * -51-ftU IniUntlv or we furfiit IM.UX ) In cub. Or ttrit Improvement * over alt other btlta. wont cam per * mnnectlycurrtl In three month * , flcalctt rkhiphtet4c. itamn The Binden Electric Co. 169 LiSillc ! . . Chle a Notice. SP.VEUAfj persons ot Into have gotten into trouble train the use o tire hydrants for private use , and wo publish below thu ordin ance covering sucli cases. A cnp was loft oil n hydrant neur St. Mury's uvontie , only n tow days ntzo by some unaiithorlrud person , and It was soon loaded through the no/zie by mischievous boys witli it cow's horn , a Hii'Ko plecu of brick und a stone , Wlion the hy drant was tried by the inspector it was found broken , and causud a largo amount of Jamnno nml annoyaneo to private parties taking water on tills line , und nearly suspending the county court on account of lack or panltnry water at tlm court houso. Tito elilotonvlnoer fools , that unless the abuse bo utmted , Hint a Urn might oeour In some locality where Imlrnntu are out of service Irom some unauthorl/od person using thorn , and either breaking by Ignorance or leaving them in bad condition. OltlJIrJINCK NO. 488 01TV OK OMAHA. An Ordinance to pro\'cnt tinaulliorl/ed use of the flrtt hydrants in the elty of Omnua.or tampering with the same. Ilo It ordained by the city council of the city of Omaha as follows : Soetlonl. It shall bo unlawful for nny per son to draw water from , to open or clopo , or to do any other thing with or about any tire hy drant in the city of Omnha , unless authorl/ed so to do , under the authority of the olllcialsof eutd citv , or of the City Water Works Company. Section 2 , It hnll bo unlawful toranyptir- son to put any nubRtani'o or thlnglnto , to bitch or luhten harsog or other animal * to , or to mcildlu or tamper , In any way. with any such llro hydrants , or to do anything with or itbout the fltuno , not necessary und proper for Its legit- ImiitouBo. election n. Any person violating this ordin ance shall bo guilty of n mUdomnanor. and on conviction thurcof shall bo pttnlihnil by u line not to oxcced tlfty dollars , or nn imprisonment not to exceed tun diiys , or both. Scotlon 4 , All ordinances or parts of ordin ances Inconsistent hnrowltb , are bcruby 10- pealed. Section 6. This ordlnnueo to taho effect Hud be In foreo from and ut'tur its passage. l'a = sod January 3rd , 18W. J9d6t DREXEL & MAUL , Successors to Jno. ( J. Jacobs , AM > At the olUstand 1107 Faruara si. Orders bytolojriph ( : soltcitoU und promptly at tended to. Telephone No. 225. THE BANK OF COMMERCE JO 10 North Kith Street , Paid in Capital , . . . . $100,000 GEO. E. riAHKEH , President. HOUT. L. QAHUCHS , Vlco-rrcsldcnt F.ll JOIINSON.CashlOK DIHEUTOK9 : SAJiur.r. H. JoH.s-FOf , Oeo. E. lUnxta , KOBT. L. IUIILICUS , Wu. fisivini F , II. A general banking business transact * ! . Interest allowed on imo dapoilti. To Wnom It May Concern. - VTOTICK Is hereby given thntthe htidertlifnprf J- > will letHMvo Idds mull 4 o'clock p. in ot Juno 1Mb , lbS7 , nt the ollico of the elty clerk foi the lollonlug parcels of ground ! Description ol strips of land adjoining HOOKS 0 , T and U , Kotint7o > V Hutli's mid I Adjoining lot IbloekUt Ik'Rtiinmg nt the N. n corner ot lot I block ( I , Koiint/e .V Hnth'9 ndd , Ihotieo potith W ) foot , tuonco ca t 17.3 feet , tlionvu northerly 60 foot , thencowest 17.0foot to thoplaodot beginning. Adjoining lot - block 0 : lloglnnlng nt the N. E earner of lot 2 block 0 , lC < nint/e & inith's add , tbi'iico gouttt M ti'i-t , tinmen onjt 17 fort , thence tiorthiuly 60 feet , theuevost 17. ! ) feet to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot ; ) block fl ! Heglnntng at thn N U eornor of lot : i block H , Kountn > v Ituth's ndd , thence south fill feet , thencu ea t 10.7 loot thoticu northerly 50 loot , thence west 17.0 fcot to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 4 block n : Beginning at the N K corner lot 4 block 0ounto | & Kuth'gadd , theneo foutb f > 0 feet , thotteo ca t IB.I loet , thouco northerly M fret , thonoo west 10.7 feet to the place of beginning , Adjolnlim lotntiloek I ) : Ileglnnlng nt flio N. E corner of lot 5block 0 Kountro * liuth's ndd , thence south 60 ftt't , thence oa.it ItU foot , tlumi'u tiortht'ily 50 feot. thence west 10.4 feet to the plaooot ticglnnlng Adjoining lot 0 bloek 8 : Ileglnnlng nt the N I ! coiner ol lot II block 0 Kountro > V Ittith's add , thence couth 50 I eel , thence i > at l.VS leet thence northorlr 50 feet , thence west 16,1 feet to t ho place of beginning. Adjoining lot 7 block 0 : Ueglnninir at the N K corner of lot 7 block 0 Kouut/e A Ituth's add , tboneo south ro feet , thcnco east 150 fuel , thence northerly 50 foct , thcnco estl5.rtfout to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 8 Woeltfl : llpglnnlng nt tlm N 11 eornor of lot 8 uloek II Kountzo Ac Uutb'n add. thouco south 5il tout , thence ua t l&.i ! leot , thence northerly 50 feel.thcneo west 15.5 fcot lo thn plneo of beginning. Adjoining lot Ii block 0 : llrglntiliig nt the N i : corner of lot U block 0 , Kountzo & Uuth'sadd , thence south r > 0 feet , thptica oi < t 14.0 fcot , thence northerly 5ti foot , thence west 15.2 fcot to the Disco of beginning Adjoining lot lu block II : Itoglnnltig at thn N Boomer of lot 10 block 0 Kouumi liuth's add , thence south 50 feettheneo runt 14.6 ( vet , thence northerly 50 fcot , thenoo west 14.0 teot to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 11 block fl : Beginning at the N K corner of lot 11 blocK 0 Kountro St Kuth' Hdd.thcnuo south 50 loot , thence east U.il foot , tbenco northoilv50feot , theneo west H 0 foot to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 12 block : Ileglnnlng ut the K K coiner of lot U block (1 ( Kouiitro & Hutu's add , theneo south 60 fort , thence en t 14 fl toot , thence northuily 50 feet , thence west 14.3 feet to the plncu ot beginning. Adjoining lot 13 bloikfl : Ilogtnnlng nt thn N K corner of lot 1.1 block n KoiinUo & Kuth'g ndd , thence south 50 loet , thence oust 13.7 feet , thence northerly .Vlfout , thence woet 11 feet to the n I ceo of beginning , Adjoining lot 14 block 0 : Beginning nt the N K corner of lot 14 block 0 Kount/o and lluth'l mid , tlienco Hoiith4H tcot , thence east ! ) , : feet , thence northerly 13 foot , thence west 13.7 feet I to the place ot beginning. Adjoining lot 1 block 7 : Beginning at the N K corner of lot 1 block 7 Kount7o\ Ruth's add , tlienco south 50 fcot , theneo oust 12.6 fcot , thcnco northerly , " > 0 feet , thonoo west 12.85 foot to the place ot beginning Adjoining lot 2 block 7 : Beginning nt the N B corner of lot 2 block 7 Kouutzo A : Kuth's add , thcnco boutli 50 feet , thence east U.li foot , thence northerly M Inet , thence west I2.fi foot to the iilnco of In ginning. Adjoining lot ! 1 block 7 : Beginning at thn N 1" eornor ol lot II block 7 Kountzo > V Ruth's add , thence south 50 loot , thence cast ll.n foci , thcnco northerly 50 foot , thcnco west 12.2 foot to the place ot beginning , Adjolninglot 4 block 7 : Beginning nt the N R corner ot lot 4 block 7 Kountz.o .V ( tilth's add , thcnco south 60 fcot , thence east 11.a feet , thence northerly 60 feet , thence west H.U feet to the plnco of beginning. Adjoining lot 5block 7 : Beginning at the N K corner of lot 5 block 7 Konntv.e & Kuth's ndd , tlienco south 50 foot , thoneo onst ll.lt foul , thence northerly 50 feet , thence wcbt 11.0 feet to the place of beginning. Adjoining lotO block 7 : Beginning at the N K corner ol lot 0 block" KountvoA : Kuth's add , thence south "ill feet , thence east 11 feet , thence northerly 50 lect , thence west 11,3 feet to the plncu of beginning. Adjolnlmrlot7bltiok7 : Beginning nt. the N K corner ot lot 7 block 7 ICount/.o & Ktith'B add , tlienco south 50 leot , thcticn oust 10.7 fott , thence northotly m tent , theuco west 11.0 feet to the phicoof beginning. Adjolninglot 8 block 7 : Beginning at IhoN K coiner of lot H block 7 Kount/o A. Kuth'tf mid , tlienco south 50 foef , thence oust 10.1 fret , thonoo noitherlv 60 feet , thenoo west 10.7foot to thu plnco ol beginning. Adjoining lot llbloux 7 : Beginning nt the N R corner of lot n block 7 Kountro A' Kuth's ndd , thence south 50 foot , thence on t 10.1 toot , thence nottherly 50 tuet , thence wobt 10.4 foot to ihu tilnoo of beginning. Adjolninglot 10block 7 : Beginning nt the N E oornor of lot 10 block 7 , K untzu & Ituth's ndd , thence south 5' ' ) foot , thence east t'.B foot , tlicnco northerly. foot , thence west 10,1 fcot to the place ol beginning Adjoining Jot II block 7 : Beginning at the N 12 corner of lot 11 block 7 Koutit/.o & Kuth's add , thcnco south 61 feet , thenro ont-t .B feet , thence northerly 60 feet , thence wont 9.8 feet to the place of beginning Adjoining lot 12 block 7 : Beginning at the N K corner of lot 13 block 7 Kount/o A ; Utah's ndd , thence south 51) ) foot , thence oust 0,2 foot , thence northerly 50 foot , thence west 0.5 foot tothoplacnot beginning. Adjoining lot 13 block 7 : Beginning at thn N B eornor of lot 13 block 7 Kount/o & Ruth' ndd , thoneo south 60 foot , thcnco 8Bt 8.9 fcot thence northerly 60 foot , thence west 9.2 fee to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 14 blauR 7 : Beginning at the N 12 corner ot lot 14 block 7Kount/e * Kuth's add , thence fiouth 48 foot , thcnco east 8.5 fcot , tboneo northerly 43 foot , thence w o. t B.fl teet to the plnco of hnglnnlntr Adjolninglot ] block 14 : Beginning at thn N K corner of lot 1 block 14 KounUu A : Kulh'rt mid. thence south.0 foot , thcnco cast 7.7 feet , thoneo northerly 50 ioet , thenoo west 8.0 fcot to the place of beginning. Adjoining lot 2 block II : Beginning at the N n corner of lot 2 block II Kount/o .t Kuth's add , Ilionco south 60 toot , theneo onst 7 4 foot , thoneo noilhorly 60 loet , thence west 7.7 teot to tbo place of beginning. Adjolninglot : i D lock 11 : Beginning utthoN K co i nor of lot 3 b'ocKM KounUo Ailluth's add , thetico south 60 feet , thoneo east 7.1 foctthonoo noithorly 60 leot , thouuo west 7.4 feut to the pluoi ) of lieglnnlng. Adjoining lot 4 block 14 : Beginning at the N E corner of lot 4 block II Kount/.o S Kuth's add , tboneo south 50 foot , thence east 6.8 foot , thence northerly 50 feet , thoueo west 7.1 foot to the place of hou'lnnlng. Adjoining lot S blo k 14 : Beginning nt the N I ! eornor of lot fi block 11 Kount/.o i Kuth's ndd. thence south50 fcot , thouco east (1.5 ( foot.thenco noithorly M toot , thence west 0.8 foot to the 'place of beginning. Adjoining lot 6 block 14 : A strip of land C.5 foot wide at the north line of lot Ii , and 6.3 feet wide nt the U. I' , right-of-way adjoining lot 6 block 14 Kount7c & Kuth's ndd. No bids lornn amount loss than the appraised value will he considered. The city council reserves the right to rojeo " ' ' t"d3' nnrjeHrd"'t' J. It BOUTIIAHP. Clly Clerk. ' Notice. MATTCK of application of Cnrr Ar Biggins for Ilijuor license. Notice is hetobj given that CurrA Hlggitu tid upon the 3rd dayof June A. I ) . 1887 , Illo their application to the mayor and olty council of Omitliu , torllcennK to sell mult , spirituous ami vinous liquors , nt Walnut street , In 1'iiik Vale , Sooond ward , Omunn , Neb , from thollthday of April , IH87to tbn lllth day ot April , lt 8. If thorn bo no obloetlon , remonstrance or piotest filed within two weeks from .luno 3rd , A. I ) . 13i" , thosuld license will bo gran tod. U.uiit & Uinin.vs , Applicants. J. B. feou-iIIAUK. City ( Jiork. J3-I1 AUCTION ! AUCTION ! Of House Furniture , every Wcdnchduy and Saturday nt 507 S. 18th St. , nt 10.1. m. SECOND HANI ) FURNITUUB UoiiKlit and sold. Furniture sold on tlmn payments. Choapcst plnoo to buy furni ture and household poods in the city. A. W. COWAN & CO. Union TrustCo ttOH S. 15til M. , Olliullll , Nell. Capital , - $300,000 IjOiuih Hindu on Itcal IXnlc. School , County and Municipal IJomls Ne gotiated. WM. A. I'AXTON , L. n. WH.LIAMS. I'rosiijont. Vli'H I'rc-8 , UOUT. L. UAIUHICS , 1' . U. JOHNSON , Secretary. Tirasurur. imiKCTOItS : U'il. A. I'AXTON , HlI.N'IIV T Cl.tllKB , W O. MAUf , . IIt. . Wll.MtMS. UOIIT. U OAHMOIIfl. 9. II. .lOIINbO.V. If , . JOIl.NSOH. ii. u. ittmitcr. Funeral Director & Embalmer 11IN. lOthSt. Telephone No. W