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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1888)
r- 1 * j I 6 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ! MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1888 , THE DAILY BEE , COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE NO. 12 , I'KAUU STHKKT Delivered bycnrrirr In any part of the city nt tents eck. twenty per II. W TII.TOS. . . . MarmKcr. TriM'.l'HONESi rt'Fl.NFFB OrriCK , No. 43. NmilrKlllTOIt NO. 21. MINOR MKXT1ON. N. Y. PlumblnB Co. Keller , tnllur , Fall Kood.s clicnp. Money to loan on improved city prop erty by W. S. Cooper , litOMnin street. Good conl , full weight eunrantcod. C. 13. Lumbet company , OOOMiiln street. The ono mile rnio : at the skatinp rink on Saturday night WUH won by E. M. Kennedy. The Chiiiitnuqua elrcle mcotH this evening in the rooms uver the gaH olllco on Pearl Hlrect. Interest in the revival meetings nt UroadwayMothodist eluireh Htlll eontfn- UOH and it has been decided to continue them during the prenont week. .1. 1'Yax.lcr and John Vankirk , of Silver City , and Ed lienton , are to ship about eighteen ear loads of cattle from hero to Chicago to-day. C. Ilaltlcno now pulls the ribbons over as line a buy team as has lately appeared on the streets hero. They are a reccnj Importation Irom Crawford county. The annual masquerade ball of the Macnnorchor occurs to-night atMasonic temple hall. Arrangements are made for a jolly time in which all who attend may participate. Some time ngo divorce proceedings were begun by Maggie Haylcs against her husband , Abner Saylcs. Saturday the ciiho came up for hearing before Judge Carson and the divorce was granted as prayed. To-day will witness the completion of the court house and the structure will then be turned over to the county. Ar rangements for its dedication are being arranged , but the full details , date , etc. , arc not fully bottled. The police were informed last night that a party of Omaha toughs intended to raibo a row at the Danish church , corner of Avenue A and Ninth street , Olllecrs were sent to the church but the row failed to come oil. The Presbyterian church folks have about decided that they will go ahead this spring with the completion of the addition to their church. A portion of the money is already bccured , and the addition will bo made to complete the building in accordance with the original plans. Ono of the worst mudpuddles in the city is right in ono of the most promi nent places , Broadway and Pearl street. The paving has bottled , mud has accu mulated , and there the water stands , making the passage across the street rather dangerous wilding. A man named Shekel , for several days has .been hanging around a bawdy house on Pierce htreot , and Saturday night stole a revolver from the proprie tress of the place. She , however , re covered the weapon , but last 7iight in formed the police and Shekel was run in. The attention of the sidewalk inspec tor , or some other ollicial , in called to a place in front of Motcalf Bros. ' store where the brick walk is torn up for a considerable space. That , and the pile of brick near it , renders locomotion un safe , especially at night. There are a number of other places upon the prin cipal business streets to which timely attention should bo given in order to se cure personal safety and immunity from litigation. Yesterday afternoon the body of Mrs. Mary Juno Van Pelt was laid to rest be side that ol her husband in Fail-view cemetery. The attending ceremonies occurred at 2:80 : o'clock at the homo of her daughter , Mrs. I. A. Miller , 60-3 Second avenuo. A largo number of those who had known and loved the de ceased during her life attended the ser vices. Dr. Phelps of the Presbyterian church olllciated. If the sickness in Judge Thornoll's family prevents his return from Sidney this morning , Judge Loofbourpw will probably preside in the district court nnd dispose of such matters as cannot ho delayed. The ColTman cato is sot for to-morrow , and Judge Loofbourow is to try that , but the case of Richardson vs. Scott will hardly bo Ilnishcd before the middle of the week , and that takes pro cedure of the ColTimut ciibo. The 1'Yeo Lance , of Atlantic , claims to voice the feeling of Cass county in saying : "Pottawattamio , avaricious though she always is , cannot have the check to ask the congressional candi date this year. That Cass county will endeavor to scoop in the congressional plum is an established fact. Among the many who have been mentioned we note : Dr. Davis , of Lewis : William Waddell , Hon. L. Young , Hon. Silas Wilson , C. P. Loofbourow , John W. Scott , nnd John H. Wood , of Atlantic. " Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock Mrs. W. H. Woods died at her home after a short illness. Yesterday afternoon the remains were taken to Scdalia , Mo , , for interment. It is there her parents live and but a few days ago she completed a visit with them and returned homo. It is a sorrowful homo-going for the stricken husband , who accompanied the remains. Mr. Woods is foreman of the Northwestern round hoviho. All friends will sympatnixo with him in his afllic- tion. tion.No No pardon has yet boon granted Broadwell , although inlluential friends are laboring earnestly with the gov- orrior. If the pardon does not roach hero within the next week Broadwell will have to go to the penitentiary. There arc several hero awaitintr sen tence , and when the lii > t batch is started over the road lie will bo among them unless a pardon roaches hero. A full Btntcmont of the case , with verifying affidavits , is being prepared , but it will be , several days before it can bo put in the hands of the governor. Lost A thousand dollars on the homo you built by not buying your lot of Tip- ton , the real estate broker. The Police Hound Ups. Saturday night Patrolman Martin took John Fit/gontld from the opera Jiouso gallery to the police station where the ehargo of disturbing the peace was entered against him. Ho de posited $10 as security for his appear ance this morning before Judge Ayles- worth. A little- later Olllcer Rose ran ncross a gentleman wlfo had more time than nionoy to spend. The hotel do police register shows J , Rivers to bo a vag. About 2 o'clock yesterday morn ing a call was turned in from the dummy depot. The patrol resiwnded and Jack Carl was found lying near the track in a state of beastly intoxication. Ho will give the cause of this unseason able celebration to the court this morning. Union Abstract Co. , 230 Main st. E. H. Sheafo loans money on chattel ocurity of every description. Private consulting rooms. All uusiuess strictly confidential. Oftlee 600 Broadway , cor- pcr Main street , up-stalrs. THE DOINGS IN THE BLUFFS , Some Anxiety About the Future of the Motor Lino. SUNDAY SERVICES AND SERMONS Bnenk Thieves IlcooniliiR Too Nniner- otis Complaint of Leaking Dirt AVnRoiiH Tlie Firti IjnclH Called U i > Personals. The Motor Iilne. There nro some quiet moves going on preparatory to the opening of the motor line this spring , nntl the runownl of the enthusiastic rush for Lnko Mnniiwn. The chief cnuso of delay lust season was the lack of crossings at the railway tracks. It scorns pretty evident that the motor line will not bo allowed to cro 3 the trackH nt , Ninth street , without a long and bluer light with the railways. It IB believed that the railwaycom panies will consent to the line crossing tholr tracks at Seventh or Kighth streets , if suitajilo crossings arc put in. It seems that this matter might bo amicably arranged at once , so that everything could bo put in readiness for an actual opening of the line as BOOH as the weather is such as to make it de sirable. If the adjustment of these difficulties is put olT until the weather is favorable for doing the work , delays may arise , as lust year , which would prevent the public from having the needed accommodations until too late in the season to bo of any use. The citizens generally express them selves as ready to give such help as they can to the owners of the motor line if they show an honest disposition to help themselves and do the best they can. The old owners and managers ex hausted public patience by their ro- petitod promises and prolonged procras tinations. Mr. Reed is very reticent and the public is not bored by any boasts or flattering promises. Ho seems in tent on his own business , and those who know him best say ho has both means nnd pluck. As the time draws nearer for the expected opening of the line there is naturally some anxiety and much curiosity. The public scorns to want some promises , and yet has no longer any faith in promises , especially when they concern the motor line. New embroideries just received at Harkness Bros. , 401 Broadway. . P. d'Urro , 828 Avenue A , being about to remove to California , will dispose of ti very line piano worth $350 , by rafllp on March 17 , at the Manhattan. Little Annie Clark of Avenue A. will draw the luckv number. GhrlHt More Thnii aMnii. At the Presbyterian church yesterday morning there was a largo congrega tion. The-attendance at the Sanday service is increasing rapidly , and this is largely duo to the excellence of the ser mons delivered by the pastor , Rov. Dr. Pticlps. His ripeness of scholarship , clearness of statement , vividness of il lustration and his dashes of eloquence make him a strong pulpit orator. Yes terday lie took as his text Paul's words to the Colossians : "For in him dwoll- cth all the fullness of the godhead bed ily. " From these words the speaker Bought to carry the thoughts of his hear ers , alon0r easy lines of reasoning , to a rcalixation of how high u conception Paul had of Christ. Several strong suggestions were made from the study of the original words , and their peculiar significance , when thus used to the Colossians , whose belief was pnculiar. The preacher alluded to the fact that many believed that Christ was a grand man , a moral hero , a wonderful reformer , but this conception ho de nounced as nonsensical , when com pared with the conception which Paul had. If this low estimate of Christ's character was intended , the divine pen went hiully astray. The words meant more than this , much more. There were many gnostics among the Colossians. They believed that God was so great that ho had nothing to do with this earth. There was such tin infinite - finite distance between God and man , that humanity could not reach up to the divine. Between the two was the con dition in which there wore emanations from the deity , and these were called ueoiiB. They gave Christ the jwsition of ono-of these aeons , and thus sought to combine Christianity with gnosti cism. Paul , as scon by the original , clearly touched upon this belief , and gathering up nil the virtues manifested in these aeons , declared that Christ'not only embraced all these , but still more , the fullness of God himself. It was u grand climax , u wonderful conception. Christ could not bo deified by man. There were saints ; there wore wonder ful men who had been canonized , but no worship on the part of man made Christ God. Ho was God , whether man wor shiped him or not. The fullness of the godhead was in him bodily. 'This meant much. Ono might build a mighty cauldron as largo ns the Roman amphitheater and might till it from the sea. It would have the fullness of the ecu , but it would not have all the sea by any means. It would not be the fullness of the sen bodily. No ono man , however grand , could contain God. Ho might bo tilled with God's spiritbut Christ contained the fullness of the god head bodily. Omnipotoncoomniscionco , every power and attribute of God , was contained in Him in their fullness. This conception was beyond human n Comprehension. Whocould answer the question : "What is God ? " The scion- tlbt , the philosopher , the bible student , the angels themselves , veiling their faces in his presence , could not put the answer in language : they could but tell eomo of the attributes , yet all of God was in Christ. Christ was also human. When the birthday anniversary of Stephenson , the great Kngllsh engineer , was celebrated , there was a great crowd of pcoplo. Among the pageantry and brilliant pro cessions there appeared a little band of peasants , humble in mien , poor In purse , who wore given the most prominent - nont place in the great gathering. These were from the quay where Stoph- oiihon was born , and their cheap little banner bore simply the words : "Ho Was One of Us. " So when beyond the river , when all should pnt > s the judg ment sent before the great white throne amid all the golden robea and brilliant crowns , those from earth would bo given a glorious welcome , for "Ho was ono of us. " * If you dcslro to gel n new Hall tyno writer cheap , drop u postal card to H. A. P. , UBR ofllce. A great bargain for the first who applies. Ono thousand head of ono , two and three-year-old steers for salo. Will give credit to- reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Grccnamayor. Re Tor in In Wagonx Needed. The BUK will once more call atten tion to the fact that it is n flnablo offense - fonso to haul dirt upon the paved streets in illy constructed wagon boxes HO that the dirt falls out. At the hut meeting of the board of trade that body voiced the wishes of the cltbeiifi nt Inrgo in- domandirig n rigid enforcement of the law in this matter. Notwithstanding all this but little attention Is paid by either the dirt haulers or the police. On Saturday last the reporter inspected a nunibor of wagons that nra being used upon Eighth and Ninth avenues and Broadway. Out of twenty-three wagons noticed , but six of thorn were con structed with any regard to comnlinnco with the ordinance. Several of them wcro perfect sieves , the dirt falling along the entire route. It is true there nro occasional arrests , but they are not frequent enough to opeiato ns n check upon the practice. It is claimed that the ordinance docs not fully cover the ground to bo reached. That it applies to the end boards of the wagons and not to the wagons themselves. If this bo the case the ordinance should bo amended. The reasons why are too many and obvious to require detail here. Cleanliness , health , municipal respectability are Involved. It is earn estly hoped that the city council will take such action , and that at once , ns shall effectually stop this practice. They arc going like hot cakes the lots'that Tipton has for Bale. Grab if you wantono. ' . ( Sweeping Reduction * ) . Wool blankets 20 per cent off , under wear iJo per cent otT , wool goods 20 per cent oft , at Harkness Bros. , 401 Broad way. way.A A fine corner lot on lower Broadway for this week only. Johnston & Van Patten , 8 Main street. Thieves Get In Their Work. Hardly a day passes without the re ported loss of homo article taken from the barns , yards , coal houses and houses throughout the city. Evidently the sneak thief is getting in his work in good shnpo. Ono man complains of the loss of his soft coal , which disappears steadily night after night. Another reports that his coal shed was broken open and quite a quantity of hard coal nnd other small articles wcro stolon. Still another is the case of a lady who put a full strip of carpet upon the back jorch ) to cleanse it. After an hour she looked for it but it was gone. Some measures should bo adopted to prevent these occurrences. The pcoplo of the city ask , and they have a right to de mand. protection to their property. This s the purpose of the police system. Possibly the force is not largo c'nougli to effect this purpose. Whatever is necessary to bo done to secure the de sired end , should bo done without do- Shenfc loans money on real estate. If you want to save money go to Hark ness Bros. , 401 Broadway. Do you want to make money 'f Tipton will tell you how. On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliable and the most popular bowing machine made. The light running Domestic. Oillco 105 Main st. _ If you want to furnish a house go to Harkness Bros , for your carpets , 401 'Broadway. Try I us the Fire Imils. Since the completion of the Upper Broadway engine house Chief Temple- ton has had a desire to see a practical demonstration of the workings of the system. As there have been no fires lately this desire has not been gratified. Ho determined to test it anyway , and on Saturday night , while the boys were all in bed asleep , ho quietly slipped into the house nnd struck the gong. Before the second tap some of the boys came sliding down the polo ready for busi ness and before the alarm was com pleted all the boys were in their places , the team was hitched and all was in readiness for n start. ' Up to this time the chief had kept himself hid , and the boys supposed the alarm to bo a genuine one. They did not make the run , for the chief called to them to stop. Al though no record was made of the time taken to make this Might start , the chief says it was remarkably fast nnd ho is fully satisfied witli the eybtem and his men. _ Travelers ! Stop ut the Bechtelo. Who will bo the next president1 ; No body knows , but everybody knows that Tipton has more snaps in real estate than anybody. - Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. Home sweet homo. On easy pay ments at Tipton 's , the real estate broker. Personal Paragraphs. C. H. Cross , of Auduboii , is nt the Pa cific. cific.E. E. L. Mead and wife , of So ward , Neb. , are in the city. Warren Hough , of Crescent , was at the city yesterday. T. JYMcChesnoy , of Iron Falls , Sun- dayed in the Bluffs. P. H. Herbert , of Lincoln , Neb. , Sun- dayed at the Ogden. J. F. Stone nnd family of Missouri Valley , arc at the Kiel. George Hill , of Fairflcld , la. , Sun- dayed at the Kiel hotel. T. F. Ratchford , and W. H. Caboy , of Vail , Sundayed at the Pacific. L. Wohmoyor nnd wife , of Dos Moines , spent Sunday at the Kiel hotel. W. H. H. Colby , of Fort Dodge , the well known horse man , is at the Pacific. M. Shoemaker and D. J. Carlisle , of Tcmplcton , wore in the Bluffs yester day.F. . F. E. Pike and wife , of Peru , Iowa , were among yesterday's Pacific house guests. ' Mrs. B. Pottibono loft yesterday for a prolonged visit with relatives in Miles Grove , Pa. John Powers , an extensive cattle dealer of Blanchard , la. , spent Sunday in the city. R. B. Sinclair , of Dos Moines , spent Sunday nt the Pacific , and is looking after his trade hero. W. II. Stevens , who travels for Mc- Clurg , came in from off the road Satur day night , and is at the Pacific. J. Byors , Dos Moines ; J. D. Warren , St. Louis , and George 13. Jordan , Kan sas City , registered at the Bechtelo yes terday. The Rov. Father O'Shea is visiting with his friend , Father MoMonomy. Ho preached yesterday morning at the Catholic church and delivered a very interesting lecture in the evening. J. B. Christian left yesterday for his homo in Hamburg , la. Ho will make a purchasing tour of the southwest before no returns. Ho is contemplating mov ing his family to the Bluffs within a short time and will make this city his future homo. Wanted A good , first-class harness maker. Must bo u good cutter. Ap ply to Strohbohn & Vogelor. Four girls in one family at Atlanta , GIL , Imvo ono after the other eloped to got married , THERE ARE MILLfoN IN OIL. Vast Fortune * Mmle alul'I ost' In the I'cnnsylviinln Flettlw. Oil City Letter : It hn cost ? 60,000,00 , : ) to pay the storage and 'cUntylng charges on the stock BUICO Jrtihiifry 1,1881 , or very nearly twice what the entire amount of oil on hand would bring if sold at present prices. The annual lo.-s to oil speculators on tho1 fluctuations of the market has been aiOWK,000 ) , or n tntnl of $70,000,000 since Jan. 1 , 1881. Tliis estimate of the annual loss may seem larco , but promlnontbrokcrssay it is not large enough. One broker said his customers alone lost $ 'i000'000 ; in 1882 and $1/100,000 in 1884. It has taken about $21,000,000 , to nny the brokers' commissions since 1881 , making u total of $141,000,000 , which loss has been car ried by speculators in bo.vcn years. Is it any wonder that most of thorn have lost nionoy'r1 If a man' is going to take a llyor in ol'l ho-had bettor take it on the producing side of the business. Few men have gone into producing oil but have made money , provided they con ducted tholr business in a legitimate manner nnd did not try to capture the whole world. Since 1859 there have been drilled abouf7,000 / wells nt a total cost of $200- 000,000 , These wells have produced : ioO,000.000 barrels of oil. which have been Hold for $576,000,000 , leaving a not profit of $375.000,000. The three largest companies engaged in the oil business nro the Forest Oil company , the An chor , and the Union companies. All these pay good dividends , the Forest paying 12 per cent a year. Oil producers are divided into two clasbcs ; ono is the daring wildcatter , who , going far from other fields , leases huge tracts of land nnd tests them by drilling several wolls. If ho is lucky enough to strike n good well his fortune is made , The other class , as conservative vative as the wildcatter is reckless , go about the thing in a business-like man ner and buy property where it has been proved that oil exists in paying quanti ties. They have the business down so fine that they can toll you almost to a week how long it will take to pay for their property with oil at a certain price. There are any number of men who , boginninc with a few hundred dollftrs , have made $50.000 , $100,000 nnd $200,000 in the last few years. The oil fields of western Pennsylvania are the richest in ' the world , and'thcro is more money in oil producing than there is in the United SUites mint. Pence on Earth Awaits that countless army of martyrs , whoso ranks are constantly recruited from the victims of nervousness and ncrvousdiscnscs. Tl\eprieoof the boon is a systematic course of Hosteller's Stomach ach Bitters , the tinest and most genial of tonic.nervines , pursued with reason able pcrsibtoncc. Easier , plensantor and safer this than to swash the victuallins department with pseu'do-tipnics , alco holic or the reverse , beef extracts , nerve foods , narcotics , scdtttivesnml poisons in disguise. "Tired Nature's sweet restorer , balmy sleep , " is the providential recu- pcrunt of weak nervrs' , anil this glo rious franchise being usually the coiibe- qucnccs of sound digestion and in creased vigor , the great s'tomtichic which insures both , is productive also of repose - pose at the required time. Not unre- frctihcd awakens the individual who uses it , but vigorous , clear headed and tranquil. Use the Bitters also in fever and ague , rheumatism , kidney troubles , constipation and billiou'sness. Clever Parisian Swindler. A gang of clever swindlers have iust been captured at Pari . 'i ' The loader , ono Collet , used to buy out business es tablishments nnd manage to get away with the goods and custom without pay ing anything for them. Ho gave satis factory references upon members of the gang , who routed ofllccs for no other purpose. He agreed to pay half cash , whichby Paribian uspngemcans cloven days after publication of the legal an nouncement of the snlo nnd transfer. These eleven days of actual possession Collet employed in learning the work ings of the business ; that is , ho sold out as much of the stock as ho could nnd made new purchubes to replenish the stock , which he sold again at any price he could obtain. On the eleventh day , when the former proprietor came for his money , he was given nn order on Col- lot's moneyed agent , whom ho had to look up in a saloon in Belleville , the most disreputable buburb of Paris. The ngent pro fessed to have been left without funds ; Collet maintained it was a mistake - take and produced a pass-book showing n deposit of sulllcicnt size. In that way the creditor was sent to nnd fro for days until ho got oxaspercd nnd threatened legal proceedings. "All right , " said Collet , "I shnll await your summons. " And after that ho declined paying , but insisted on waiting to bo summoned. The suit required not less than two months , during which Inrge quantities of goods were bought nnd never paid for , but sold for cash at nny price. On the day preceding the granting of the war- runt of execution Collet sold out his store to ono of his accomplices , whom the former proprietor was now compelled to sue again. In spite of all the warn ings issued by the police , Collet con tinued to find ready victims all the time , and could not have boon stopped but for the fact that ho forged bills of ex change and was imprisoned on that charge. A search of his dwelling on Duris street disclosed immense heaps of pawn-tickets for goods from any number of stores he hnd bought and letters showing that he had been soiling forged bills to a number of provincial cities , amounting in ono case to upward of'$10- 000. * The Michigan Central's Niagara. The Michigan Central does not as sume the ownership of Niagara Falls , but it does offer to its passengers from its station at Fallb View , the grandest and most comprehensive bpectnclo that the great cataract affords. It is the only road that runs directly by the falls , nnd from this pointulhpnrts of the cataract , the angry rapids above nnd the boiling caldron below , are in full view. At this season , when thu-clilTs are hung with gigantic icicles , and the trees nud shrubbery covered witljcuijiouB forma tions of frozen spray , the scene reaches , in the Inngungo of Bayard Taylor , "tho climax of beauty. " Talked With Her Dead Husband. A special to the NovV York World from North Adnms , , Mass. , says : "Mother is dead ; come nt once , " was the message telegraphed by * Doxtcr M. Bishop , of Rendsboro , Yt. , a few days ago. The message hnd to bo contra dicted , for Mrs. Lois M. Bishop , aged eighty-six , had not died. After lying unconscious for hours , she revived nnd is npparontly restored to her foi-mor health. Mrs. Bishop says that while she was unconscious she heard a voice wiy , "Mother , " nnd she recognized it as the voice of her oldebt bon , Franklin Sylvester , who died fifty years ago. She also recognized the voice of her hus band , who died thirty'tivo years ago. Ho asked her what she wanted , and if she was coming to him. nnd she replied , "Yes , William , I have been in great nffliction. " After having seen and talked with her dead husband and bon , the old lady Hays she doesn't want to live nny longer , but wants to go to them. She has no doubt thtil it was hu'uveu where th y we're , with nil its glories nnd bright ness. Just before she wns laid on her bed her hands became ( HIrpin nnd the coloring crct ) nearly up to her wrists , and then nearly the whole length of her arms. Hqr feet became icy cold and the same purple coloring began to show in the body. While this dit-color- ntlon was taking place Mrs. Bishop called each of her three daughters , her son , Dexter , her win-in-law , Truman Grecdslet , and her ton grand children and gnvo them a fnrowoll message. Soon after she was dead to all nppcnr- nnces , and the fact of her death wns communicated to the neighbors. The story of her coming to life reached the village of Rcadhboro , nnd curiosity- seekers arc coming in force to boo hor. Jewels and Gold nro not to bo compared in value to n good memory. By Professor Lolsotto's famous ' system , a now discovery , en- dors'cd bv Professor Richard A. Proctor. Hon. William W. Astor , Henry Guy Carleton , lion. Judah P.Benjamin , and hundreds of other celebrated men who have been his pupils. The poorest memory can bo trained to bo quick and lasting. Prospectus free. Address Prof. A. Lolsette , 2I7 ! Fifth nvenuo , Now York. Taught by corrcspomlpnco or by lecture. . < $ Rntn War. St. Paul Glebe : A railroad cut-rato war is something like a bear sucking his paw for subsistanco during the win ter season. If bruin is able to got out nt all with the opening of spring ho comes out in a terribly emaciated con dition. A cut-rato war is of no boncllt to shippers and terribly damaging to the railroad companies. Shippers are not substantially benefited by the cut rates , because there is no certainty of their continuance , and men with busi ness instincts do not buso their opera tions upon uncertain conditions. The railroads not only lo o money , but they demoralize the transportation business to such an extent that it takes months after the war is over to get their affairs straightened out again. Why men with the business qualifications that rail road managers are supposed to pos sess should over adopt such unbusiness like methods to meet competition is ono of the inexplaiunblo mysteries of the railroad problem. They do it , never theless , and it is such a frequent occur rence Mint the public mind is beinp1 im pressed with the belief that the opera tion of the inter-state commerce law will have to bp extended bo that in the regulation of inter-state trnflle a mini mum rate will have to be fixed ns well ns a maximum. It will come to that sooner or later. The public interest will require it , to say nothing of the protection it will afford to the i-ailroad- business of the country. The peonlo are only interested in securing fail- rates. It is not to tho-public interest that the the transportation of the coun try shall bo done on a losing scale. \Vhile it is desirable that the public shall bo protected against extortionate rates , it is equally desirable that the transportation busincbs shall bo done at compensating rates. There is always n happy medium in everything , and if the railroads do not strike of their own ac cord , they will have to bo legislated into it. Lcland hotel , Chicago. OnHtroiininlu Notes. Henry Guy Carleton in Now York World : Terrajiin bhooting in Chet > a- pcako bay is a noble and exciting pas time. The terrapin burrow in the mud and the sportsman digs thorn out.with a long-handled shovc , and either im merses them in a private stow or sells them for $00 a dozen to persons not gifted with much intelligence. It is biiid to be very difficult to prepare ter rapin for the table. The chief object is to completely drown the natural fhivor of the reptile in n rich nnd fruity wine , nnd when this is successfully done the cook is ut once entitled to a blue rib bon. Canvns-bnck ducks nro more cnsily cooked than the terrapin. Merely heat the kitchen up to 85 degrees and carry the bird slowly through. Many persons claim there is no difference be tween the cnnvns-back and the red headed duck. . There is. The simplest wnv to tell a canvas-back is to look at the bill of faro , whereon you will bee his name in largo , full-face typo for $4 , and many men prefer the red-head , which only costs $2.50. Jay Gould has for nineteen years abstained from canvasback - back ducks and terrapin , and he is now beyond want. 1 repeat that I will not go duck-shoot ing until the marguerites blow , the song of the bulbul is heard in the blos soming copse , and some other song in the municipal cops. By that time the dunks will bo in Alaska or the Fiji islands , but I have a reckless nature and do not care. Men who carry a heavy insurance and are otherwise weary of life may find relaxation in pampering a young and industrious case of chill- blnins , rheumatism and galloping con sumption , but as long as this present weather lingers I prefer hunting my canvas-backs at homo with a gold cer tificate and a bill of faro. Dead fish by the thousands are float ing upon the surface and lining the shores of Couch Lake , Oregon. It is supposed that they have been smothered by the ice excluding air from the water , which is very shallow. The same thing happened three years ago. Mile. SchaefTer , nn actress from the Paris Conservatoire , recently refused to appear at a Itouen theater in tlfihts , Sim did not care to Houen her reputation , so to speak , and brought her case before a' court of law. The court pallantly exempted Mile. Sehacffer from playing In pieces in which tights are re quired. They nro complaining In Now York that in a Wagner opera ono of ( ho actresses cnmu twice out of a tomb in which she Is supposed to bo dead , to bow her acknowledgments to an audience. What could bo inoro absurd than such n proceeding ! This whole prac tice of calling actors to make acknowledg ment while u play is in pi-ogress is inartistic , and ought to be reformed. The objection to it is that it interferes with the illusion of a piny tloKtro.ys it indeed and in the illusion Is ono of the chief charms of acting. In the earlier clays of the drama in Hoston , at least aetors were not called before the cur tain before a play was over , and to ask acknowledgment of them when the rccna was on , except at their entrance , would Imvo been hissed , ns it ought to bo now. SPECIALNOTICES. _ NOTICE. advertisement ! ) , such as Lost.round SPECIAL , Kor Hale. 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Accommodations First Class , Rates Always Reasonable MAX MOHN , Proprietor. DR. S. STEWART , HOSPITAL AMI OFFICE 45 FOUltTII ST. , Council IllnlTM , In. Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty , Star Stables and Mule Yards llrotulway , Council Bluffs , Opp. Dummy Depot. Horses and mnles constantly on hand , for unlo ut retail or In cur lonil lots. Orders promptly fllluil by contract onsliort notice. Stock Hold on commission. _ . . , Telephone 114. BCII MITCH H UOI.BY. Opposite. Dummy Depot , Council llUiffs. OGDEN BOILER WORKS 1'ron's. CARTER & SON , Manufacturer. All Kinds of Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron Work Orders by mall for rcpurs piomptle attended to , Hatlsfactlon Kuarnnteed. 10th Avenue. Ad- drebs OgUeii Holler Works. Council IllufTn , Iowa DJ1. McDAHELD & CO. , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. GO and KSMnta BtreetCouncll lllutls.Iow * . THE TROTTING STALLiON Standard No. 40W , chostmit stallion , fouled i April II ) , 18&2. Hrcd by U. J. Jlumlln , HufTiilo , N. Y. , sired by Almoiinrch ( record ilM9 ! : { ) son of Almont , first dam , I-iiii'.v , by Humllu's Piitehiu , 8 1 ro of the dam of Hull Ilmnlin ( record Siiajf ) ; second dam by Kysdyk'a Hamblctoniiin. Norway stands ICJtf1 luituls high , and can trot better than L'tO. : ! This stallion will bo permitted to servo a few mures at $15 the season from March 1st to July 1st. For particulars owiuiro of WADE GARY , Council Bluffs Driving Park , or No. 417 South 14th St. , Omalin. TURNED OUT By Our Crank MKAS Imported hero from China , Coffees COASTED , none aru dner , K The best RO f Flour , ploasobear In mind , Those at TUOf r.Lli HIIOS1. find , X * Here wo I1AV * the best of fruit E Everything we'll BUI , | to suit. L And save you DOI , IIS. too , L to boot If yon have to H UV nt all B BcyourOItDK f large or small R t ] Comnand get your UU V CIJHIKS , > O Surely you know whore the pla-o 1 S 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 20. Council Bluffe , Iowa. GREAT DISCOUNT SA LE OF SO FKK CENT ON HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH. 1514 DOUOUS STREET , - - - OMAHA. WM. WELCH , Carriage and Express Line , OH-'lCK-Oin UAI.N STRUCT. , Telephone No , .U , The finest line ot Landaus. Coaches and Hacks in the City. ' The only line authorized to uDnweff calls turned in to Am , DUt. Tel. Co.