THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY OCTOBER 7. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
A Cnrd.
I have just lllcd In the office of the re
corder of deeds at Council UlufTs a plat
of Twin City place , consisting of forty
ncres , which Is the choicest of all my
many holdings on the Council lllufls
fitdo of the now bridge. Itoxtcndsfrom
Broadway south to Eighth avenue , and
is situated nt about an equal distance
from the postofllcos of the two cities ,
within nn easy ton minutes ride either
by carriage or on the electric cars. No
now addition , to my knowledge , has
been laid out In either city possessing
BO many advantages. It has the most
elegant paved street in the country run-
nlnc in front of it , with water mains al
ready laid ; free mail delivery ; electric
street car service between the two cities
with a 5 cent faro to either , anil in close
proximity to a graded school already
established. The distance to this prop
erty from Tin : Bun olllce is not greater
than to the end of the pavmont on Six
teenth street , on the north ; or to the
end of the pavement on Farnam street ,
on the west ; or to llanscom park or to
Vinton street , on the south ; and the
prices asked are scarcely , if any , more
than 10 per cent of the prices in the lo
calities named.
I desire to put certain restrictions
upon the sale of this properly ,
and to make it a place where
pcoplo of moderate means , with in
comes ranging , cny , from $75 to $160 per
month , may acquire comfortable and
tidy homes with no objectionable sur
roundings.
On hist Monday I signed a contract
with a large carriage manufactory to bo
placed on one end of the property. It
expected that the contract will bo let
to-morrow for the erection of one of
their buildings , which alone will bo COx
100 feet , built of brick , live stories in
height.
Twenty per cent discount from the
plat prices , with no cash paj incuts , will
bo offered to persons building the first
twenty-live houses within a specified
time , and 10 per cent for the next
twenty-five. This oiler will not hold
'
good 'after Oct. i'.Oth , the date of the
formal opening of the now bridge.
EKASTl'S A. BK.\MX ,
161 ! ) Farnam btreet.
Mcinborg's music bloro , loin , Dodge
Street has the best ana largest block of
mubic in the west.
AMUHKMKNTS.
The I'rchcott-Mcljonn KiiKngcmcnt at
Uoyd'H.
On to-morrow evening Miss Marie Prcs-
cott and Mr. K. D. McLean , supported by a
good company , will open a season of legiti
mate drama at Hoyd's opera house. Those
t ( o stellar associates have been playing to
ccthcr for the past three years , ana so per
fectly do they play opposite parts in great
roles that their names have become almost
inseparable. Miss I'icscott's name has for
years been associated with the legitimate
stage , and four years ago , when Salvmi so
Icctcd her to play loading parts in his com
puny , It was a great compliment woithlly bo
stowed. Uoth Miss Prescott and Mr. Mc
Lean have been seen in Omaha , and always
created a favorable impression. This time
they coma in n line of plays that will I'ivo
complete test of their abilities. Monday
evening the play will bo "I'.gomar ; " Tues
day evening , "Virginii ! . ; " Wednesday even
ing , "As You Like It. "
The A. M. Palmer Company.
It Is n general benefaction when such :
company as A. M. Palmer's ' takes up the
serious , straightforward , honest and stlmu
latlve plays that need the llnest and strong
cst acting to make them interesting to th
most Intellectual playgoer ; but It serves th
highest purpose "of dnimalic art better when
such a manager prdduces a ploy of the cali
bre of "Jim the P otnan. " It only needs the
name of Palmer to puck the houses from
Boston to San Francisco. There is an eager
dramatic-interest in the play that \vill bo
presented hoi e this week. The habitues of
the opera house will huyo an abundance to
contemplate in a superb company , matchless
play , and splendid stage settings.
Marie Hut-roughs' beauty and dramatic
favor , Alexander Salvini's talent and
magnetism , J. H. Stoddard's finished
art , Mrs. Phillips' ripe experience , Annie
KuHsell's charming ingenuousness , Frede
rick Kobinson's dramatic f 01 cc , Louis Mas-
eon's earnestness , vigor and grace , and the
ninny good ( lualities that were discovered in
Waldcn Hamsoy , down to the most insiguill-
cant member of the company , there
is no one to whom to object ,
and no one who docs not promise
nn excellent representation of his several
roles. "Jim , the Penmen" Is the play an
nounced for all three performances at Uoyd's
opera house on Friday and Saturday of this
week , anu the best people in the company
will bo seen in their strongest parts. The
Palmer company does not come to us every
Reason , nnd ovcrv ono who likes the theatre
is ready to make the most of it.
' Two Old Cronlefl. "
Frank Wills , John Hcnshaw and Mj ftJ , ,
Ten Hroeck play two nights nuff-Saturday
matinco at the Grand operaJi5g0 , October 12
and 13 , in the "Two Old. ronles. " Wills and
Heushaw arc full oj-fun [ , and that is about
Rttrtticy 'UlO-ttt. ' Plots , dull and heavy , they
have no use for , hcnco the "Two Old
Cronies" Is admitted as a framework , pure
and simple , of the class which Huyt has
made so successful , and to such piofltto
himself.
Manager Crawford yesterday received the
following :
Nsw YOIIK , Oct. 0. L. M. Crawford ,
Manager New Grand Opera House , Omalia ,
Neb. : Mrs. Langtry fills all engagements.
She arrives on S. S. Alaska from Kuiope to
morrow , nnd leaves New York for Omaha
aiiect , Fridny , October 1' ' . Walter Lennox ,
her advance agent , left heui for Omaha to
day. J. P. KKINOI.DS ,
Tor Mrs. Lily Langtry.
lilua Tcttcnboi-n Tn-niuhr.
Louis Koch , manager of the German com
pany at Hoi d's , has succeeded in securing
the celebrated soubrette , Miss Lma Tettcn-
born , who has been known on the English as
well as the German stage She will appear
in the farce coined v "Orel Panr Sohuho , "
( Three pair of shoes ) . Mr. Axtman , the
comedian , will appear in the dual character
of Lohberger and Kuelino.
The Only Dining Car Mno.
The CHICAGO &NOKTHVESTKUN
is the ONLY line with DINING CAR
SERVICE from Council Bluffs on its
VESTIBULE ! ) LIMITED train , which
loaves the U. P. depot daily nt fi0p.'m. : !
in. , with through curs direct from
OMAHA to CHICAGO. City ofllco
1101 Farnam st. , Paxton hotel corner.
W. N. BAUCOCMC ,
General Western Agent.
: iooo
Men's , Itoy'H anil Clilldrcn'ri Oxci-uoatH
To bo closed out cheap at the 1'olack
Clothing company cloning out sale , KilG
Pnrntun bticot.
G. Svitiibou & Co.
I
Merchant tailors , have removed from
their old stand to No. HIS south Itlth St. ,
bot. Farnam and Hartley. A now line
of woolens just rc'colvcd.
Joyce , inillinnrTNo. 123 N. 15th st. ,
H lias upon exhibition bonio of the choicest
if styles of millinery evur brought west ,
und the ladies of Omaha nro cordially
invited to call and examine , whether
wishing to purchase or not.
The Wabash limited for St. Louis
leaves Omaha : : 15 p. in. , arrives nt St.
IouU7 n. in. nc.\t morning. For tickets
ami sleeping car accommodations call
at the Wabash ticket ofliec,1502 Fr.rmun
Btreet , Omaha.
K Cowan buys second-hand furniture ,
iW N. 10th.
What Will 1'coplc Bay
It the new store Is not opened with anew
now stock ? No effort will bo snared to
do the right thing at the right tltno.
Only a low days loft to clone out the
balance of present stock , and go it must
regardless of cost. Wonderful bar-
gains.
10 Inch all wool tricot , 28c , worth Me.
Double fold Cilbort sultlnir , Itlc , worth
! Vk * . l''ancy wool Huiltng , all shadesTie ,
worth l/3e. / 'ill Inch English cashmere.
lUJo , worth ! t"C. M inchnll wool ladies
lothWe. / . worth SSc. 12 inch black and
colored French cashmere , ! 17o to OOc ,
north fiilc to $1.U > . 42 inch black and
'olorod ' French Honriotta in all grades
rom -18o to $2.10 per yard , 40 per cent
ess than value. 42 inch silk warp llen-
iotta in black and colors in all grades
) f elegant goods. They must bo sold.
19 inch strictly all silk fancy plush and
velvets , filtc , positively worth $2.00.
This awful sacritico is made to attract
attention. Gro-grain colored bilks ,
hilly warranted , reduced to 76c , worth
$1.2o. Kully wurrautod black gro-grain
silks nt 7oe , S8c , $1.00 , SI.25 , $1.60 $1.76
and S'.oO. Bring samples and compare
the goods.
Uini'k and colored satins 20c icr yd. ,
worth f > 0c ; silk plush at 44c , KM ) do/on
ladies' sheer luwn , hemstitchedcolored
border handkerchiefs , purchased to sell
it Hlocach on account of slight imper
fections , will bo bold atio / each : 7/5 / do/ ,
wide hemstitched hdkfs. , all white , atflc ,
\\orth 12jo.
Monday morning wo begin our final
tearing sale of ombroldorics , laces ,
veilings , ladies' collars and cuffs , ribbons
bens and notions of ovorv description.
The sale of ladies' and children's clonks ,
plushes , jackets , jerseys , .shawls and
millinery goods is mooting witli great
success. Our prices will bo an advan
tage to any one in need of goods. Bear
in mind the on tire stock is for s.ilo.
Thcrocan bonomistake in buying goods
of us. Our guarantee gees with every
article. There is no wind in our guar
antee. It has a meaning. It means
cash ifou arc dissatisfied.
HAYDKN BROS. ,
DUY GOODS.
Millinery.
Mino. Iliekmnn's.
1114 Douglas street.
Attend night school , OniahaCommer
cial college , cor. loth and Dodge.
ii Buos. . Props.
Tim COUHT8.
Charlie AVonjr AVnntH t lie a Clti7.cn
GriitiH Anks 1'or Holi-asp.
In the district court Judge OrolT heard ar
guments on the application of Charlie Wong ,
u Chinuman , for imtuialiMtion. U'o
showed ho had been a icsident of the United
St.itcs for tea years and of Nebraska two
Ho took out liis llrst papers In Oaiaha Feb
ruary ii.'t. lS.i-0. The con it has taken thoc.iso
under iiclvlsotncnt.
Hudolph ( inius , through his attorney , ap
Illicit for iclcuso from the jail. Ho is one of
the men who bought the Uarncau dlainoniU
of the thief. He was arrested two months
ago , but no in formation IMS been tiled against
linn. Ho was indicted at Council HlulTs but
not tried for lack of evidence. His attorney
asks Ills discharge on the ground Hint County
Attorney Snnernl has taken no steps tow-art
his trial for want of a case against him
Judge Gruff will pass on the application to
morrow.
Uoynolds vs. Kddy bccnn suit and attach
ment prooeedings against James E. Storm &
Co. for $4I'J ! for goods' furnished.
Ellen MeDavitt has s > ued Mary Flannory
for apiceo of ground and $1,500 damages.
County Court.
Judge Shields pave decrees for the plain
tiffs in the following cases yesterday : John
JJockhoff vs. H. N. Van Gordon for * 7fi3.j ( ;
on notes ; Davis vs. May no for * 103. 'JT ; Marcl
Bros , 1'icrce & Co. vs. Alexander Pollocli
for $6CO GJ for goods furnished ,
Only half faro to the St. Louis Fair
and Exposition via the Wabash. On
Tuesday evening , Oct. 2nd , Grand Pit
gcant of the Veiled Prophets. Foi
tickets and sleeping car aoeommodi ;
lions call at the Wabash oiUco , 150 :
Farnam street.
See John Ilussio's add in another par
of this paper.
Wyoming oil lands for salo. Claims
of 40 , 80 , to 100 acres now on the mar
ket. Complete abstracts to same fur
nished. J. L. Lovivrr ,
220 So. Thirteenth Bt.Omah.Nob. .
Rlclnrierfr's MiiNlo Store jt
lUtft
is the only . place in Omal . * j
" > ' ilfc * tl vl V > t/U
can get any and mjtff f
picoo ' or , , „
you may wnntv > yjl ( > jj0'deo btl.eotj
Foc-i\ont. Few choice olliccs , fitcnm
Heated and best lighted and ventilated ,
in Kamgo building.
SUEflllOUl ) IXSAN'n.
'I'he Crank \Vlio Negotiated TorIinrgc
HlllH of Goods.
W. T. Shepherd , who bought largo bills of
goods of Max Meyer & Co , , nnd other job
bers and then left the city , was to have been
tried in the district court yesterday , but the
case was postponed to await the arrival of
friends from the east. The evidence is ac
cumulating to show that Shepherd is an es
caped lunatic whoso practices have been of a
Bomewhat extraordinary character. His
homo is at Mcadville , 1'a. , where his father
now resides. Certificates have been received
from physicians east aliening Shepherd's in
sanity and stating that he was coulincd in
nn asylum for two years. It is as
sorted that ho was again on
his way to the asylum when ho
escaped and came to Omaha. His wife
writes that she bad no Ideu of his where
abouts until she learned of his escapade in
tliis city. It is assei ted that Shepherd is an
epllctic and subject to fits every two or three
months , during and following which ho is in '
sane and Imagines himself engaged in great
enterprises. His father writes of several
startling performances of the son. In one
case lie bought a farm woith ( ,000 or fs.UUO
and then contracted for the lumber for
the building of a liouso all without having n
dollar. Shepherd's is evidently a curious
Millinery.
Mine. IlSekman's.
1414 Douglas street.
Wanted Evening employment by a
thoroughly competent book-keeper. Ad
dress P. O. Uox ! ! ( H , Omaha.
Doctor Paisoll , olllce and residence
No. 1715 Davenport st.
See John Ilussio's add in another part
of this paper.
Architect and buperintondont , room
GOo Paxton block. P. J. CUKUDOX.
L. A. Casper , the well known florist ,
bus removed his Omaha branch house
to 1411 Farnam St. . Paxton hotel build
ing. Mr. Casper is the largest llorist
west of Chicago , und his green houses ,
located in Council HlulTs , are second to
nono-in the west. W. W. Houston , the
Omaha manager , would bo pleased to
hnvci a cull fi'omthc many old customers
of Mr. Casper as well as many new ones.
A Dead Knight.
To the olllcorri and members of Omaha
Second Regiment , U. R. K. of P. : You
nro requested to moot at Nebraska No.
1 nail at 4 o'clock p. in. , this afternoon
in fatigue uniform to attend thu funeral
of Sir Knight Goodwin.
Titos. BUKKKLT , ,
Col. Commanding Second Regiment.
D. F. CAUTJJ , Ajt.
Plush cloaks steamed at the Omaha
Steam Dye Works , 1523 Howard.
x ituos.
Great Moving Snip.
This week will bo a week long to bo
remembered by our customers. This
week wo shall give away more dry goods
for the money than any week since we
have been here in business. Wo are
compelled to do so on account of mov-
'ng. Odd pairs of lace curtains , odd
mirs cf blankets , odd dozens of nap-
liiB , odd table cloths in linen , felt , raw
ilk , plush and chamille , remnants of
lanncl. table linen , towelings , shirt-
ngs , ginghams , prints , etc. They will
ill go at the low prices we have put on
hem. In our llannel department you
ivill find bargains in red , blue , grey ,
white , brown , black , pink , mixed , grey-
nixed and plaid and plaid and htriped
llanncls in great variety till white silk
cmbroidord llannel at OK7oc , 8'jcDand
M.UO jnrd ; also llannel skirt patterns in
ill the latest styles at $1.23 and Jl.lS
each. See the red twilled all \\ool
flannel which we will have on
ale Monday at 17e , 22c , 2'Jc ' and
tOc a yard. 5 Ib. grey blankets at
JSo a pair ; ( i-lb drab blankets , 11-1 she ,
it $1.55 a pair ; KM 6-lb red wool
blankets reduced to $2. ! ! ! ) a pair ; KM
ill wool white blankets worth $ .5.00 , re
duced to t.li5 ; ; a pair ; 11-1 sanitary grey
ill wool blankets at S5.00 a pair ; this is
mother bargain you can t match in
Omaha. Bargains in white and colored
bed spreads , from /iSe / up to $1.50. which
are worth more money. Largo * i/o bed
comforts at S7c each. New fall stylesof
dress ginghams , whien arc sold till
around the city at lc ( ) we are cutting at
8jc yard. Compare our prices this week
on canton llannels , muslins , prints , etc. ,
and jou will bo satisfied that you are
saving big money by trading at
11AYDHN 1WOS. .
Dry Goods.
THIS couxtv noA.uo.
It Consider * Sheriff Colnirn's Ao-
counts Again.
Hyan & Walsh presented the county com
missioners yesterday with a bill for $ S91 for
extras , and Chairman O'lverfo ' remarked
that the contractors "had a hard row to
hoc. " The bill Is for SI,000 brick and their
laying , which the contractors assert were
not in the plans , hut were needed to perfect
the work. The claim was referred.
The petition of August Hothman for
license to sell liquor at IJoniiington was re
ferred to the judiciary committee with powei
to act.
Joseph Archibald and H. P. Knight weio
approved as securities in the 51,000 bond ol
the Hanobra Flagstone company. August
IJoll and George Schroeder were accepted
for a similar amount on the bund of the Chicago
cage Lumber company.
County Treasuier liolln repotted flCO 01 ol
miscellaneous fees collected lor the quarter
ending with September.
ilium's H. Uruner , suporlstcndcnt of public
instruction , reported the receipts ot the
teacher's Institute fund for the quiutcr at
SM5.iiO : expense of institute , MMi'i.O.'i ; balance
in hand , flltO.Ol.
County Judge Shields reported fees for
Juli , $ - > b'-i'.l ! : ' ; expenses , jltlU O ; fees for Au
gust , t'.H'i 44 : expenses , SI171 OJ ; fees for Sep
tember , f I'iTiJ ; expanses , $ j ? , < . : ) . * > .
Shciift Coburn put in the following bills
For committing prisoners in September , $ ? !
court fees and expenses for May term o !
court , $ " : U 'J5 ; for boarding prisoners in Se ) > -
tcmber , f 0.4 ( ) ; for boarding and commilliiif ,
Insane In September , $2s or.
At a previous meeting the sheriff prescntci
a bill for $14l ! 50 for committing prisoner5
during July and August. The com
mittco figured that ? M ) of tha
amount was for committing city nns
oners , and they recommended the iiaymen
of the chum after deducting $ sO. The committee
mitteo also advised that thcvo bo deductcc
from the sheriff's bill for boarding prisoners
in August the sum of f.Vi'.l.S'i ' , which amoun
is asseited to bo charged for city prisoners
The committee recommend that the balance
of the sheriff's board bill be placed to his
credit as an offset to the claims the commis
sioners have against him. A bdl for K
for handling insane was allowed , but $4'l.a.
of it was for boarding the ins mo , and tin
committee advised giving the sheriff credi
as in the other case. The committee maki
up the following amount against the sheriff
Ii.i1.ince due the county June lO.lb.fl.'JlO . 4 :
To the use of jail in Keeping outside
prisoners 1,44'J SC
To fees in the hands of cx-Couuty
Judge McCulloeh 2T4
Total $3OT'J
The shut ill is credited with the foliovviiifc
items :
Uy boarding prisoners in July ? 705. '
Hy boarding piisoncrs in August . . . 5.V.I.8
By boarding insane < ' . ) . ' . '
- -
s
.7r tvonuT roa\it u oalanco of fl , ( > 0'J.bSduo '
the county. The report continues :
"Your committee would further recom
mend that in the future no claim bo consul-
cicd by this board for the hoarding and com
mitting of Omaha city prisoners , also tli.it
the sheriff bo notttied that on and after Oc
tober 1 , Ibss , ho will be charged . ( . " > cents per
day for each prisoner who is. ictaincd in the
county jail after being convicted of any of-
feiiHU punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary.1'
The report was signed by Messrs. Ander
son and Comgiin , and was adopted.
The sewer work on the McArdlo road , two
miles west of Crcighton cemetery , was
awarded to Alexander McCiaroek at
the following rates : Hriek work complete ,
per lineal foot , i'j.04 ; concrete ( rock ) , per
cubic yard , ; buck masonry per 1,000 in
wall , $15.
A committee recommendation to appoint
John T. Kvans examiner of wards , at rl'JS a
month. In the place of .1 , .1. Points , resigned ,
was laid over for a week.
II. A. Kosters was allowed a claim of
$ lr > . " > b.'i for labor and material in painting
and repairing the couit house and jail.
The following appropiiation bills were
passed : Fiom the road fund , $ .j3.i.r ( > r > ; from
hospital fund , * 10SS02V from load fund ,
f- ! , ( ! t 2J. _
'
Grand Koopcniiii ; oftlic Cuiinlncliam
Hall.
The above hall will be reopened as
intimated , \Vcdncday evening , October -
ober 10. with a grand concert and ball ,
under the auspices of the Irihh-Ameri-
cnn Social club , nnd from what can bo
learned , it will bo the most enjoyable
and bc't arranged social reunion over
held in this city. The various commit
tees are uniting in their efforts to make
this party a grand social success. The
A. O. U. band will bo present and piny
bovornl hclcctions during the evening.
An invitation is extended to all who
wish to attend.
Itallroad Not Of.
General Manager Holdrcgc , of the 13. &
M. , and Charles Greene , loft jesterday for
Chicago.
G. W. French , of Kvansvll'o ' , traveling
passenger agent of the Louisville & Nash
ville , was In the city yesterday.
N. Vandcrpool , of Chicago , northwestern
passenger agent tor the Now York Central ,
is swinging mound the circle , und leaves
Omalia for Sioux City lo-duy.
Millinery.
Mine. llickman's.
1411 Douglas street.
Why leave vour music orders with
'
other'music dealers when you can find
what you want right in stock at Moiu-
borg's. 1616 Dodge street.
Everybody will toll you that Moln-
borg's music store , 1510 Dodge street , is
the best stocked in the west.
Mnrriuco Licenses.
The following marriage license ? wore Is
sued yesterday by Judge Shields :
Name and Residence. Age.
Fred L. Llljegren , Omaha 23
Amy G. NolRon , Onioha 25
James Barclay , Omaha , " 7
Clara Gcathart , Omaha 21
, Edward J. Print ? , Omaha 80
I Annlo Lahey , Omaha , i)0 )
Big special sale at Stonohlll's Mon
day ,
* * IIIPII IjB.- *
Hnydeii Hrofl.
lie on hand Monday morning. Prices
will bo cut loWer thnn ever. Hosiery
nnd undorwenr to bo mit on sale for less
than manufacturer's prices. Only ono
moro week before wo move , and we in
tend to ninko this the grandest sale of
all. All prices ndvortiscd in Friday's
Bii : : to be continued on Monday.
1 case of ladies' camel's hair under
wear only 60e each , worth $1.
Special 1 case of Indies' natural wool
underwear only Goc each , reduced
from $1.
Children's undorwenr at less thnn cost
before moving.
1 cnso of ladies' cashmcro hose at 12oc ,
worth 40c.
Ladies' fleeced lined hose at 2oc , re
duced from lOc.
f ? Immense kid glove sale for Monday.
Prices lower llian ever before moving.
HAYDKN BROS. ,
Dry Goods , Sixteenth street.
LIFE IN FLORIDA.
II. A. W. , in Detroit Free Press :
"Seven barrels of hides , about forty
bundles of feathers , a doion hams ,
cloven pounds of teeth and ono eight-
foot 'gator. How does thai strike you ,
sonnoy , for n two-months' take on the
const ? Pretty largo and luminous , eh ? ' '
He stood on the wharf at Baton Kongo
with his hides and feathers and teeth
piled around him.
"Of course 1 had a half-breed helping
me most of the time ; in fact , ho caught
the big 'gator all by himself , lie saw
her joung ones Urst , caught ono of them
and then toled her into the noose. But
ho was working for board wages his
work don't count , and the whole take is
mine.
"How much is it worth ? Well , you
can figure it up for.jom-solf. The hides
will run about ten to a barrel , and will
average $1 apiece ; that's $70 , ain't it ?
The feathers run about three bunches
for $1 , which makes 81. " more. The
hams are worth $ - " > , and alligator teeth
market in the rough at $1 a pound. 1
understand there is a standing order
down here from a New York dealer for
a big 'gator , and if there is , mine will
bring $ : > 0 in the local market. If there
is not , I may sell her for $10 , and I may
have to kill her for her hide. That
makes liTO. and -Mil , and Wo , and 'fll ,
which is $11 ! ) : sure , nnd mity be . * " "
more. Every dollar made in two
months' time by just paddling around
with a gun and a rope on the lower
Bayou la Fourclic. There is another
big industry down there that I did not
touch at all this year and that is o.\ \
ter shoveling. The whole coast line is
a bed of oysters , and the Now Orleans
market is always hungry for the bayou
oysters. But 'gator and pelican lish'ing
is good enough for mo. "
He moved the muscles of bis face into
a smile of simian content , while ho
leaned against a barrel nnd scratched
his bare ankle with oneof hissun-bnkod
big toes. Ho was a member of the
army of nomads who pepper the Missis
sippi and its tributaries with their float
ing homes , socially known as _ "shunt\
boats. " July and August invariably
find them above Cairo , and ns the
weather moderates they follow the sum
mer south , spending the winter anil
spring in the bayoiw or on one of the
southern lakes which teem with over. * ,
species of wild fowl , game and vegeta
tion , takim * their ease in their castle.
As n rule , they toil not , neither do the.\
spin , and it is an undisputed fuel thai
Solomon was never arrayed like one o
them.
"It was on a Thursdaytwo week * ago ,
down near Hurring.s Canal in Lti
Fou"cho Parish , that Peter caught the
big ono. It was nil n now game to mo
and 1 did not believe he could take hei
alive , and told him if ho did he mighi
have my old onc-bladcd pocket knife foi
her. That put him on his mottle , nut
without a word lie jumped into the
pirougo and skimmed across to where !
hummock.lifted itself out of the swamp
I had noticed four or live little 'gators
sunning themselves there ; but I had no
idea what Peter wanted with then
when I saw him catch a couple am
throw them into the pirougo. 'then ho
took a long rope and laid down a ten-
foot noose near a mud hole where the
old lady hud gonn down the last lime
wo saw her. Moating the .rone ; mimi bit
oM.nrlW - k I TfTr * ' "
. . . . . . . . „ , ? nen ne twisted the tails of
the little ones they cried like \oung
pigs , and the next minute the old''tin's
nose broke water inside the noose. Be
fore she could llnd time to swim toward
him , Peter had thu rope hauled tight ,
and then bo paddled like mad down the
b.iypudragging the old one behind him
until she was so ne-irly choked that it
was a very soft snap to tow her ashore
and fasten her down to a board with
ropes across her neck , back and tail.
"Fire hunting at night is the best
plan , and the one most followed when
hides are the object. The lire in the
bow of the canoe lightsup the shores
and blinds the pyea of the 'gators so
that wo can paddle close to them and
put a ball into one eye without trouble.
The big beast ahuiys throws himself
ashore and lashei about among the
reeds with bis tail , after an eyeshot ,
dying in about live minutes. We novel-
stop to pick them up , but keep on down
the bayou until wo have killed half
a do/.en or moro , and the next day we
bunt thorn up. strip oil the skins' , eut
out the jaw bones and sometime- part
of the tail , which is as good eating as
pork. After being buried a week or so
the teeth drop out of the jaws , and are
i emly for market.
"Now about the feathers. You want
to know what they are. Tlioj are peli
can feathers. I'vory pelican bus a bunch
of these line , hair-like feathers in each
wing , and each bunch is worth about
thirtv-live cents. The simplest way of
catching them is with a hook and Hue
baited with a minnow , winch is kept on
top of the water by means of a lloat.
The pelican sails elosoto the water , sees
the minnow , Mvoops down and is
.hooked. It wants to bo a stout hook
and a strong line , or the big bird will
break it away , and you will IHH only
lose your seventy cents' worth of feath
ers , but your tackle as woll. "
ToiirltitH in
London Illustrated News Correspond
ence : As I was sitting in the rending
loom of the llolel do I'Huropo at St.
Petersburg , a few weeks nto , smoking
miserable Russian cigarettes , and rest
ing from the fatigue of the dreary
journey from Berlin , my attention was
attracted by an American voice speak
ing words from Murray's "Hand-book
for Hussia. " "Moscow"said the voice ,
"is spread over a circumference of about
twonty-livo miles , its greatest length ,
from southwest to northeast , being nine
miles , and its maximum nreadth , from
east to west , about six miles. "
" miles ! Great
"Twenty-live Scott !
Wo shall want a week to see Moscow ,
then ! "
"Tho profusion of churches and chap
els nearly four hundred in number"
resumed tno voice of the reader.
"Four hundred churches , Gcorpo !
I'm sick of churches ! " struck in a fem
inine voice. "I only wish I could llnd
a decent candy store in this city ! '
"Woll , if you did llnd one you
wouldn't know what to ask for , Jnno ; to
you may us well help us to lay out this
Moscow trip. "
'Yon can see MOSCOW in two days
easily , " piped a sharp-faced American
from another corner ol Uic :
pity ot his countrymen , who wore per
ing over the guide-book. "I have just
come back from thoro. Very little to
sec. Best hotel is Dussatix , where
they speak English and take Cook's
coupons. "
"Did you get any buckwheat cnkos
there ? "
"Thoro nin't no buckwheat cakes in
nil Moscow , " wns the reply : "nnd if yon
nsk mo my real opinion , I'll toll you
that Moscow and Kussia is no country
for n white mnn ; nnd I'm just going to
take the express to-night , and I won't
get olT them cars till 1 am on the other
side of the frontier , out of their blessed
bird-cage. "
"Have you not had a good time in
Russia ? "
'Can't have no good times when you
can't read even the names of the sta
tions " the "Havo
, was peevish reply.
to have chump-headed guides attached
to one's person all the time. No ; I toll
you I'm sick o' Russia , and I have not
had a slnglo cocktail since I left Berlin
three weeks ago. This is no country
for a white man. "
"Have you got your passport vised ? * '
"Yes. Had to wait over a day to got
that done. The olllcialsaro in no hurry
here. What a system ! My passport is
quite spoilt with their stamps and im
prints , and in fees and what not it has
cost mo over $20 already. "
Wo need not give the conversation
further. The above citation sulliees to
show that the tourist , and especially the
American tourist of the cheapest kind ,
has at last penetrated into Russm. In
Juno , July and August St. Petersburg
and Moscow arc now-a-days visited by
belweon two and three thousand Ameri
cans , and by a small sprinkling of Eng
lish , nnd for the comfort of these trav
elers certain arrangements have been
made. In some hotels at St. Petersburg
and in one at Moscow the porter speaks
Knglish , and some of the waiters com
prehend more or less. French and Ger
man nro moro widely understood nnd
spoken , but it is useless to disguise the
fact that the language of Russia is Rus
sian , and without , at least , a little Rus
sian the" tourist must , as the American
said , have a "chump-headed guide" at
tached to bis pot-son. St. Petersburg
and Moscow are both vast tow ns ; the dis
tances from point to point are enormous ;
the squares are .so broad that one can
hardly think of walking across them ;
the streets measure miles in length and
furlongs in width. The consequence
is that in Russia nobody walks ;
even the kitchen-maid , who
goes to market to buy a cabbage or a
water-melon rides in"a swift dioshkn.
Now , these droshkns are subject to no
llxed taritf ; in real Oriental fashion you
must bargain each time you hire one.
That wonderful writer. Baedeker , tolls
us , it is true , that we mayand ought to ,
abuse and even maltreat the droshkn
driver , who will never lose his good
temper : but how can you abuse him if
\oueannotspeak his language ? In the
museums , the churches , the public
monuments , and the shops this same
dilliculty of language stands very much
in the way of the tourist's comfort. The
'
veracious'guide books allirm that in the
best shops in St. Petersburg and Mos
cow French is spoken currently , and
jptl remeniberone day visiting thitreen
cigar shops in the Ncvsky Prospect , the
Regent street of St. Petersburg , and in
not one of thorn was tliero a soul who
could understand German or French ,
much less English.
Such being the ease in the capitals , 1
what must be the state of affairs in
minor towns ? How delightful is the
situation of the tourist who starts on a
seventy-hour railway journey , in the i
course'of' which he may have to change
trains four or five times , drive across '
towns from one station to another
explain to pot-tors , ask. information
from station masters or train-conduc
tors , who understand nothing but the :
language of Gogul and Pouchkine. Re
member , too , that the tourist who ar
rives unprepared in the country cannot
lead even the names of the stations , !
which are inscribed in Slavonic letters l
only. In the hotels the bill of fare is
unintelligible , and communication with
the waiter can only take place through
pantomino.
On the other hrnd it must bo stated
that in a first-class carriage on a Rus
sian railroad you never fail < r ' '
t\ms M , vit'iinJ-i , . , 1V " "l,1
. .TfSsuiiJT wiiii speaks French , and
the educated Russians never seem to
tire of showing kindness and courtesy
to foreigners , and piloting them
through traveling ditlieulties. Never
theless the tourist who ventures outside
the great towns , like St. Petersburg ,
Moscow and Wai-saw must Know the
Russian alphabet and a few necessary ,
phrases the more the bettor other
wise he will be so worried that bis jour
ney will be anything but pleasurable , or
else bo will have to hire one of thoio
"chump-bonded guides" who nro to be
found in limited numbers in St. Petcrs-
burir and Moscow.
In re-ility , the si ream of tourists the
vast majority of whom nro Americans
'
scarcely How's beyond Moscow , for the
present , at lon-U. Russia does nothing
to attract tourists or to facilitate their
movements. To say , as American
friend does , that Russia Is "no plnco fern
n white mnn , ' ' is , poi . .ps , excessive ;
nevertheless. I hnve met few tourists
who were not glad to tret out of it.
Ono note to conclude. Few foreign
journals reach the Russian reader with
out several columns having been oblit
erated by the censorship. A few weeks
ago I noticed half of Mr. James Payn's
genial paragraphs in "Our Note-Hook"
cruelly obliterated. As for the present
series of observations , they will inevit
ably appear on the tables in Russian
rcnding-rooins as a dismal blaeU-ink
smudge. T. 0.
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I'ersonnl l'nrncrn | > ttfi.
Cnnor Pntcrson is seriously 111.
U. M. Hsuuls mul wife nnd Mr * * . L. M
Cook , of Lincoln , nro Mllliirdnctts. ( .
N. 1) . Allen , of the Patrick Lund Co in-
pnny , left lust evening for Kniisns City.
Mrs. A. K. HnifKrnv " and Mrs. J. II.
Fuwcll , of Lincoln , nro Murray guests.
Prank C. Abbott , of Columbus , mm H. L.
Kilwnrds , of Hustings , iiro lit the Murray.
W. H. Harrison , of flriind Island and John
Watson , of Nebraska City arc t the Paxton.
A. H. Hloom and wife , of Grunt and W.
T. Canada , of Nebraska City are 1'iixton
guests.
F.V. . Harclnv , of Hcntrli'p , W. 1) .
Mntliows nnd wife , of Prcinont nnd U A.
Urown , of Nebraska City , were Ouiiilii vis
itors yesterday.
P. M. McKilllp. of Hartley , Mr. and Mrs.
II. M. Mcyurs , of Lincoln , S. K. Davis , of
Hcntrico , F. G. Humor , of Kenrr.o , ' , and
Ambrose- . Luc , of Waterloo , were In the
city ycstei dny.
D. P. Kiniball. of Hoston. M. L. Sykcs. of
New York , nnd Albert Keep and Marvin
HiiKliitt , Chicago & Not-western in ignatcs ,
are at the Paxton on their return from n trip
over the ClHhorn.
Joe lletislmw , otic of the old time hotel
clerks nf Omaha , is at the Millard. Ho
ofllciated behind the desk at both the Millartl
nnd ut the I'niton Ho is in the cltv for n
few days among old time ft lends , and on his
return to Chicago will take a place in thu
Kicheliuu.
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Big special sale at Stoiiehill'a Mon
day.
Auction nt I
1012 North Ulith , M/mday at 10 a. in.
We will sell all the elegant furniture of
above residence , line upright piano ,
parlor furniture in silk brocade , hand
some bedroom suits , carpets , dining-
room and kitchen furniture , pictures ,
lace curtains , stoves , &c. ; also 1' ) vol
umes American Kncyclopedia , leather
bound , and other valuable hooks.
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OMAHA AVCTION' & Sroit.voi : Co.
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS.
The Hoards of
They will meet , in the several precincts of
the city October 'J5. Voters should bear in
mind that they must register nnow , no matter
when or how often they have registered bo-
fore. The registry now will do for live years ,
but unless legistercd now one cannot vote.
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Flambeau Cluh.
The republicans of this city nro earnestly
invited to join in the formation of a Flambeau
club. A meeting lor this purpose will be hold
at the headquarters of the club on Tuesday
evening next. Let tliero bo a grand turn out.
Shutting Off \Vntir.
The water was shut off from Uayliss park
yesterday for Ihu winter , to avoid thu freez
ing nnd bursting of pipes Considerable ex
cavating had to bo done in order to accomp
lish it , ns the stop connections are located
under the sidewalks put down the past sea
son. Chnnifes will be made so ns to avoid the
necessity of tearing up the grounds here-
after.
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NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE
j rmMUi ) > i. McItKV.soi.ilUnniiReis. .
I Tno Nights and Satnrdn } Mnlincc.
Friday and Saturday , ( let , 12-13
I
Illi : THIO OF I'L'N MAKKKS.
i Wills , Henshaw and Ten Broeck ,
Accompanied by n Judlcloi'sly Selected Cunt of
A i tort ) , \ oinlUts ami Comedian- )
VO-7JV ALL 0
Presenting the most Laughable Operatic Et-
tra\agana yon o\ei i- .
"TWO OLD CRONIES. '
- ToT.0- " ' . For Sal'Jo "UfW.'iv An ay.
If Von Cant LaugliW.-'J"iiinn ! at tntr (
< J > EDEN MUSEE ©
Another Great Week.
BABY GULNARE ,
A CHILI ) SIX .MONTHS OU > AND WKHJII-
JNG IH'T A I'OL'NI ) .
The Phenomenon of the Age !
Ntw Objects In Cnrlo Hull A New Com-
jinny In thu TluMtorium.
A Dollar Show for n Dime.
DOORS OPEN FROM 1 to 10 O'CLOCK P. .
Merit And
Moderate Prices.
Nicoll's Tailoring is anchored to
thcsu
Large buying and selling for cash
wide assortment superior work
a moderate price , producing a rea
sonable profit on the lowest possible
co4.
Twenty-live years they've been
tested and growing , till they've es
tablished Nicoll\ name and stores as
First for Tailoring in nearly every
principle city in America.
Many imitate , n few follow , but
Nicoll leads , and comparatively tliero
is no second.
Fall stylus are numerous and new.
You can see a thousand styles in as
many seconds.
You'll have an easy choice and the
best at saving prices.
Trousers from $5 to ? 12.
Suits from 820 to $30.
Overcoats from flS to ? CO
Visitois may leave their measure
free of Charge. Samples sent to any
address.
Advanced Styles.-
TAILOR
1409 DOUGLAS ST , , OMAHA ,
P. S. Come to the New Tailoring
Store full of ! signs of prosper
ity full of captivating prices full
of tailoring ability.
OLM3N EVEX1NGS.
Notice.
Sonled piopo iils will ! received at the ofllco
of the county clerk , of DouulnM rnuiilv. Ncl > . ,
untiln.in. . Suturilny. October 1 lth , 18S8 , fer
remoN Ing 4KH ) ciiWr j iirds , more or lens , eartn ,
on county road. In M'l.tionlU. ' ! ] > 18 , north H. 14
1 ; . . tliosuino lichiK known us Outer Street , In
iiKliorn : Million. Certltleil check of K to ac
company each bid.
Thebonnl reserves the right to i eject any nn < J
all bills.
l'iollleand upcclflcattons In County Sm veyoro
olllce. Uy onlor of county romralsMioni'rs.
M. U. ItUCIlU , County Clerlfc
oldr.'teom to 13
AMUSEMENTS.
fjotp's
AN IMl'OUTANT DKAMAT10 EVENT ,
Friday Evening , October I2tji.
TWO NIOIITS-Saturdny Matinco.
t Vlt Is mincci'i'mry to comment further lf * ( > ofl
this ( -iiKUKemi'tit. the Importunce ot which luuet
bo nppi > rt nt to every natron of this thi-nter.
' 1 liu Itepresemutlve TOrnmtttlc UrgauUatloa Ot
America ,
Mr. A. M.
PALMER'S
Entire Company.
Direct from the Madison Pquare Tlu-ttter. New
Vorl : . under the direction of Mr. AI , IIATMAN ,
for thu Hist tlmo In Omnlifk , Hli-
Brent success of two continents.
PtNMMN ,
THE COMPANY :
J II Stoddait , . Mr . . . n . J . . I'hllllpi.
A Sahlnl , Malic HiirruiiKhu ,
I'rrdeilik Itonlnson , AiitlUi Ittl'iseli ,
I.ouls Miis'-en , May llrook > n ,
I' M Holland , VliKlniu lliicliunun ,
Walden llamsey , Clara Unman ,
( ' ! Klocklon KntoMaloney ,
HcrlicU.MIIluanl , Annlo Iloman.
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Ilarrv llolllduy , I.tttle ( lertlollolmnn.
( ieoJbte\ens ! , J U Hollls ,
fi W I'rcsbrey.
Pilces Ite'.erM.d seats to nil parts of the
house , f I.M ( : admission 7fic nnd fl.W ; KUllTy. 2ic.
The halnof M'ats for this eiiKaKt'ineni 111 coiU
inencuThuiadi } meaning at u o'clock.
BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE ,
Three Nights , Commencing Monday , October 8th.
THE
ArtistfcJJveot ! els.
LEGITlSfE * *
NEW ant ! POWERFUL
* * * TRAGEDY
COMPANY
AND COMEDY.
Ol-1
Unequaled Scries of Repre
sentations. Metropolitan Actors.
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MARIE XV.X ) .
PRESCOTT AND McLEAN ,
THE TWO GREAT SOUTHERN STARS.
Monday Evening - - INGOMAR
Tuesday Evening - - - - - - - VIRGINIUS
Wednesday Evening - - - - - AS YOU LIKE i
Box office open for sale ef reserved seats Monday Morning. Regular prices.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JOHN WIIITELEY.