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0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WtlESDAY * _ . _ , _ OCTOBER 15 , 1888 , THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS O1W1OIJ. NO. IIS 1'nAIUj 8TH1SUT. Delivered by carrier In nny part of the City at Twenty Cents per WooV. II.W.TlhTON . " . . MANAGER TKMU'HONKSs UlIfllNFSSOFrtlE NO. tS. Ninnr KDITOII. Xo. gJ. . MKNT10N. N. Y. P. Co. Olcnson coal , Council Uluffs Lumber Co. , coal. Uoston store , the lenders in dry goods. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale , retail , 10 Pearl. P Four Sunday drunks wcro fined in police court yesterday morning. Txvo now diphtheria cases were announced ycstordny nt No. 1103 Avenue li , nnd No. Ill Klil/jo / strcot. Ilornco Holes , of Waterloo , the democratic candidate for governor , will speak nttho cjicrii house nest Monday evening. Walter Williams , a whlto man , was run la last evening for frequenting u den occupied by colored prostitutes. The Dodge Llcht Guards' bnll will bo clvcn on tlm ' . " 'd Inst. instcnd of tlio 23d , ns the types mmlo Tun UKI : stnto yesterday. A Rlrl'a cliu&iwitl bo organized at the Y. SI. C. A. this afternoon nnd ull girls bo- twccn the KCS of fourtosn nnd eighteen years who doairo to Join uro requested to bo present , The flro department hnd'n , long run yester day afternoon to the corner of 'iwentv-thlrd strcot nnd Second nvciiuc. where n Urn in n Biiiiill dwelling created quite a little temporary ary excitement. The Humes wcro ex- tuiRiilslicd , however , before the department arrived. The loss was very slight. J. Chiiso was arrested last ovcmnij by Special I'olloomnii dough. Chnso was charged wall drunkenness , disturbing the iicnco nnd cnrr.vinK concealed weapons. Whuti searched ut the station two wntchca were found upon him , nnd it is believed ttmt they were stolon. His cuso will ho in vestigated. A couple ot follows who cnvo the names of Jnmcs CJrndy and Frank Wilson when taken to the police station wcro nrrcstcd for the larceny of seven pairs of pants , which they tried to got uway with from the tttora of IMetcalf Uro 3. They were discovered before Getting off wltu their plunder , and loclicd up. up.A A small nudlcnco witnessed the ball frame ot Fall-view pane Sunday afternoon between the traveling men nnd printers' nine. Up to tlio bixtli inning it wus ns pretty u fjatnu as vrns ever played in this city. In that InulnR the traveling- men fell on Flshcrandasslstcd by a comedy of errors , nine men crossed the I > lato. U ho score wus IS to 3. About ono hundred and twenty-five rail road engineers arrived on n special North western tram yesterday morning nnd went west en route to the railroad engineers' con vention , which meets in Denver. All tools lircnlcfust nt the Transfer hotel. The con vention meets on the 10th Inst. , ana will con tinue about three weeks. Thomas McOcrtnott , of Ottawa , 111. , as I sisted by the Council Hluffs Coursing club , will conduct a fox chnso nt Lalto Mnnnwn on "Wednesday afternoon , October 10 , at 2 o'clock. ' 1 no fox to be used in this chuso was rila for twelve hours recently at Ottawa before It was captured. The ladles nro in vited to witness this sport , as well ns all other persons. No charge will bo made to any individual for witnessing this amuse ment. No llrcurms will bo permitted on the grounds. Two of the twelve new motors ordered by ? tbo Electric Motor company wcro shipped Iroin Pullman , 111. , on the tlthinst. , and ono V Is expected to arrive hero to-day. They are of Vf' thirty horsepower each ; while the other tou f' will bo but twenty horse po\vcr , the same as Ahosa now In use on the lines of this com i pany. The now motors are llnishcd in mu- Jiouuny instead of cherry , and uro llnoly up- Tiolstered , being much moro attractive in lia- 1s li than the old cars. About 4:00 : o'clock last evening Night "Watchman Paul , of the Milwaukee , was severely Injured by being struck on the neck by a stone thrown by a colored lad who was tlnowinc : stones at u telegraph poio. The missile WIIB thrown with terrillo force uud knocked 1'nul down. He w.is so badly hurt that ho had to bo removed to his homo in a xvngon. Ills injuries nro not regarded as serious , but will disable him forKoveral days. The young catapult w.is not arrested. Get Fountain 5c cigar , next to Eiscman's. Finest mnrkot in city J.M. Sjaulun's. rsf J. G , Tipton , real estate , 027 Broadway' Shoot music lOc , 538 Broadway. Western Lumber aim Supply Co. , 13th and 14th streets and 2d and ! Jd avenues , carry the largest stock of lumber , piling poletieslime , cement mid buildlmr material iu the west. E. W. Kaymoud , manager. Always nn Tune. If you wish tn purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club r&tcs , and on easy term } , then call at once and nuxlcc your own selection at C. 13. Jucquomiu & Co. , 7 Maiu street. Trouble-Homo Injunctions. Sunday afternoon the motor comp.niy put a gantr of men at work on 13ast Pierce strcot to lay tholr track in front of the property of n few panto ? who objected to the motor go r ing up that etreot. There are but a few of the property owners on that street who ob ject to having the motor on that strcot , but thcso few entered a most vigorous protest und threatened to sue out na injunction whenever tlio company attempted to put down its tracks. The Sunday work was done for tbo purpose ot avoiding Injunctions , as Injunctions Jo not sprout , or flourish on tha Sabuath. The tracic was laid for n distance of a half block , which carried it past the troublesome territory. Yesterday a small force was at work completing the switch where the liao loaVes South First street. Work OH the rest of ttio line will bo delayed until material arrives , but. us It Is now straight sailing the line will not require long to complete when the material aoos arrive , Another delay , and perhaps the urincfpal one , will bo caused by sewer work on both Pierce street and IJroadway , as the work Is ordered , and the line will not bo built until after this Is completed , as it would require doing It twlco. Superintendent Reynolds states that work on the Fifth avenue line will bo pushed as soon ns material arrives from Johnstown. On this line u common "T" mil will bo laid below Tenth strcot , but the girder rail , used on the other lines , will bo laid between Pearl nnd Tenth streets. It is expected to have trains running to the transfer In six weeks. The company expects no opposition from the property owners hi building that lino. . Deinpsoy & Uutlor , candy M'f'g. ' ' , 105 Main Flno dressed chickens. G. Mottaz , Tel. 173 , Desirable dwellings for rent at moderate prices. 1C. H. Shoafo & Co. , rental agents , Uroadwuy and Main streets , up stairs. Attend the W. 1. Hus.collogo.Councll lilulTs , Money lonnod tit It , IJ. C'rnft'a & Co.'s loan nlllco on furniture , pianos , horses , wnBona , personal iiroporty of all hinds , niiil ull otlior nrtlolua of vnluu , without removal. All bubliiosj strictly con II- dontiul. Meschoudorf's popular moat market , fines' ' fa the Twin Cities. &I3 Oroadway. Stoain and hot water heating , flrst-clasi plumbing. Work done m both cities. Johl Gilbert , cor. Pearl st. and Willow avo. Ladles who failed to got a pair of gloves ai tlio great glove sale at the lioston store yesterday torday need not feel disappointed. Althougl every plove in the house of the grailo adver tised was sold , there is yet abundance o cloves of other qualities m which they cai bo suited and which will bo sold at satisfaa tory and liberal price * . The glove sale wai the most uhcnonicuul special sale over boh in Council lllufls and tuaay wcro unable ti pain admittance to the storo. There will b < equally good opportunities during the wecl to get first class goods at prices equally sat Ufuctory to you , FOTIimilNOIUU , WlllTKLAV & CO. , Uoitoa Store , Couucil Ulufh , Ia. IN AND ABOUT THE BLUFFS , The Now QBB Company Gobbles Up All Its Oompotltoro. SUNDAY INJUNCTIONS EVADED. The Electric Motor Goes Down Mnln Street ArRUiiuj the Drunks' Mur- UorCnee Tlio School Board Ac cept * I'vouty'B Resignation. Tlio Spcrry SMIs Its FrnnclitflC. ho recently organized Council Hlufts Mon opoly association , otherwise the Council Bluffs Gas ntnl Electric Light company , now has th4 entire field lo itself. Hon. Ooorgo IP. Wright received n letter yostordny morn ing from Mr. Charles Gregory , representative of the Sperry Electric Light company , ot Chicago , statin ? that tlio latter company had accepted the proposition of the former to take the contract for lighting the city of ! their hands. The letter also contained the transfer of the Sperry franchise- and con- trnct to the Council llluffa Gas and Electric. I ght company. Tins gives the company lull swing In the local gas and clcetrlo light Held , ns they have ohtatncil possession of tlio plants and charters of nil the old companion. Mr. Wright was seen .yesterday regarding the matter , ana tnllccd very freely. "Huvoyou heard from the Sperry folks yell" was the llrst question propounded to him. him."Yes , I received n letter this morning , and thoSperry folks Imvo made arrangements \vlthtimno\v company to light the city for them.1' "Does that mean that , they Imvo sold tholr franchise to the new company and retired from the Held I" "That Is the present situation , exactly. The now company now owns tlio Olllcor olco- trie light plant , the present gas plant , and holds the contract to do the city lighting for the next flvo years. " "Will the company continue to furnish gas under the charter of the company , which ex pires next February , or will it begin to operate ate ntonco under the now charter. " " \Vo will continue ns wo arc for the pres ent. It will talco some tlmo to put in a water gas plant , although the material ior It Is all ordered , When completed , wo will run both plants , aud mix- the coal and water gas , which makes the best qns there Is mnile. It isn't so thin as the water gas ulone. It will take quito n little while to put up the largo brick buildIng - Ing necessary ( or the new plant , but there is ono tiling In our favor wo will not have to build another holder , for that largo ono that was put up last year will answer for some time. It taxes longer to complete ono of thcso plants than most follts suppose. They had that experience in Omaha , where they expected to Imvo everything ready in De cember , but it was May before the whole thing was completed , AS soon ns wo get the nuw plant running , I suppose we will put the price down to Si a thousand. " "You knoxv the contract witb the now company provides that tlio prlco ahnll DO $1,73 per thousand , as soon us the consump tion reaches 75,000 feet. " "Is there any prospect of It ever reaching that Jlgtiro as long as this company holds the franchisor1 "Well , not while you and I wrap thcso suits of clothes. Our present consumption is only about HO.OOU feet , and In December , the heaviest month , it never runs moro than 35,000 feet. So you sec , it would have to moro than double to reach the required amount. Ono thing that cut Into our consumption was the Introduction of incandescent lights. That took quito a number of our customers , but wo have gotten back a great many of them. A number of others wanted to como back , and tried to get us to break their contract with Oflleer , but wo wouldn't do it.Vo told them that the electric light was good enough for them , and to go ahead with it. It wasn't what they expect 3d it to be , and it costs al together too much to suit them. The Ogden housd tried it for a month , and then returned to gas. for it cost about twlco as much ns gas did. The now company will put in the ypcrry light , which is rcallv the Edison lieht , and then there will bo less complaint , although wo do not intend to put in electric lights for what you might call domestic use. Wo dcslro to have gas used entirely in resi dences , for it Is more satisfactory In every way than electric light. When the new plant is In wo will try to introduce gas stoves , and turnlsh gas for that pijrposo nl such rates ns will make competition with wood possible , Tbls can easily bo dono. In the little town of Jackson , Mich , , with about 15,01)0 ) innabltants , there are about ! 300 gas stoves , and you must remember that that is in a wood country , where wood is a great deal cheaper than it is horo. Wo ought to find u largo number in this city who would use gas stoves , as n maT who illuminates with it would bo very apt to use it for fuel if furnished at a reasonable ratn. Goth the gas and electric light plants will bo rim ns heretofore , for a while at least , until ar rangements can bo completed for the pro posed changes. The city lighting will also continue as at present until the old contract expires , which will bo on December Win. " "What Is your opinion , Mr. Wright , of tuo present system of city lighting ! " "I think it Is uboininablo. Wo have the most poorly lighted city on the continent , but wo do our share towards illuminating th e heavens. The lights uro altogether too high , and the streets uro loft in almost abso lute darkness. There is comparatively little driving In this city in the evening and it is bccauso the streets uro so dark that it Is dangerous. Nearly-all of our streets nro paved with blocks , and a horse makes very little noise , sn that there is great danger of n collision unless ono drives very slowly and exercises the utmost vlgllanco. This would not bo the case If wo had low lights , suspended at the alternate street in tersections , where they ought to bo , and evening pleasure driving would increase very rapidly. It would not take such a great number of lights to Illuminate the city In this manner. At any rate , ono in every mile would light the city bolter than It isat , prcs- cut. Thcso tower lights do not amount to much for lighting this city , aud I want to sea it change made that will glvo us as well lighted streets as other cities havo. We never will have them as long as wo iopond on these towers to do it. " O. B. P. Co , , Stephen & Ilarmcr , 83 Pearl. Swansea Muslo Co. , 333 Broadway. E. II. Shcafo fc Co. give special nttcut ante to the collection of rents aud euro of property in the city and vicinity. Charges moderate. Oolco Uroud'.vay and Main streets. Dwelling for aaio'oii easy payments. Also Dulhllng lotn at lowest market prices. Call and examine our list. E. H. Shcafo & Co. C. 11. steam dye works , 1013 IJroadway. Lot Kasmusscn beautify your house iu besl style and cheap. 1'J North Main. "Tho Famous" cash bargain house , 200 B'y Slni tint ; tlic Motor on Main Struct. The antiquated mule and the bobtail cai have outlived their usofulncm so far us the Pearl and Main street line is concerned , nni have given way to the rapid transit cars ol the electric motor company. Thocunngo took pluco ut 4:110 : yesterday afternoon , when tlio llrst electric motor wont ever the line , Several newspaper men accepted the Invlta tlon of Superintendent Uoynolds to take the initial trip ever the lino. In tbo parly wore also Messrs. Wright and Evans , of the motoi company , Electrician Lovott , Messrs. B. li Shugart , Lucius Wells , J. A. Churchill , Leonard Everett , Dr. li J. Woodbury anil Bovcnil other prominent citizens. Aside from its being the llrst run ever tbo line , the trip was made without special Incident , as everything worked very smoothly , remark ably so , ia fact , considering that it was o new line both as to track and wiring. The tracic was rather dirty , which pru verted the motor from Retting the full effect of the cur rent , but u few trips over the line will re move that. The round trip , from Hroudway to the Mtlwauhea depot , was made in a little loss than nineteen minutes. Nc schedule time card will bo gotten out for o while , out a ten mlnuto service will bo put on , the cars running to tbo Methodist churcli on Ilroadway , Two cars will DO run , tbli bulntf sufllotent to glvo a ton ininuto service , Single cars will bo run , there being no ne cessity for a longer train on this line. Trans fer checks will be f urulshed which will be honored on the park or main lines. When the Plotco street loop is completed the Main street ears will run ever it , but for the present the cars of this line will run only from the IJroadway M. li. church to the Milwaukee depot , i Bixby has removed lo Merriam block. Tlio IJrnoK 4 Cusp. The Hrooks murder case will probably bo submitted to the jury this evening , as the nvidchco Is all In , and the arguments have been partially submitted. The dofon a began - gan introducing testimony yesterday morn ing' , and Iho defendant was put on the stand. Ilia testimony was , In substance , OA follows : DcOoodo and Guanolla wcro quarreling , and finally blows were struck. Hatcher , the bartender , ran between Uio two , and DcGoodo Btruui : Guanolla several times ever his shoulder , and Gunnulhi finally asked : "Arc you going to BOO mo done up ! " At this ho ran up to tnom , put his handkerchief In his overcoat pocket and foil the revolver ; drew It out and struck at DeGoode , hlttlnt ; him on the shoulder , and the weapon was discharged , and It fell out of his Imiul at the snmo tlmo. Did not know the weapon was loaded , and did not Intend to shoot UcGoodo. Had never scon DcGoodo before , nor Imd any dcallnna with him. Just before the quarrel Guanclln and DcGoodo had been shading dice. Did not tnko part with them. Had only bcon In the saloon IIvo minutes. On cross-examination ho said ho had the revolver with him that day. Got itthoiusht before from Ida Molvllla ; was living with his parents ; hud bcon a bartender , when ho worked , the year prior to the shootlne ; had no other occupation : hnd had glove contests and sparring matches for money ; did not Intend to shoot DeGoode ; struck at Do- Ooodo's head to hit him , but struck him on the shoulder. The cros > s-exnmlnntlon was very searching and occupied over an hour. Brooks was the only witness introduced for the defense , which then rested its case. The first witness called in rebuttal was Richard Bakor. Ho said that shortly before the shooting ho passed up Broadway and that Brooks drew a reviver on him. On cross-oxnmlnatlon ho said ho and Brooks often "poked fun" at each other , but tliat Brooks never poked a gun at him before , and ho drew the line on that kind of funny business. Lars Jcnsnn was recalled. IIo said ho saw Baker on the street before the shooting and saw Brooks have a revolver In his hand , untl tell Halter to go on or ho would shoot him. This concluded the testimony , and court adjourned for dinner. In the nftornoon Prosecuting Attorney Orcun ocnnd | for the stnto. The entire afternoon was taken up with the arguments of Mr. Organ and Colonel Dailoy. and the latter gentleman will not conclude before noon to-day. Mr. Organ has the closlngand it Is thought that his closing argument and the charge by the rourt can bo finished this afternoon. The case has already occupied four days , aud has been tried for u'.l there is in it. Personal Paragraphs. Mayor M. T. Rohrer loft last evening for Avalon , Mo. Miss Katie McDortnott , of Stanberry , Mo. , is visiting in the city. "C. C. Despaia has returned from a flvo months1 absence in Missouri and Nebraska. Miss Minnie Hhcem , of Hamburg , la. , is in the city visiting with her cousins , Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Dietrich. , T. C. lletzul , of Avooa , was in the city yesterday , on route to Clarinda , where ho is a delegate to the Odd Follows1 grand lodgo. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hoist leave this morning for New Orleans , and will bo absent about two weeks. Mr. Hoist coos as a delegate to the railway mall service con vention. Mrs. Cora A. Smith , Mrs. Belle Bartlett , Miss Emma Bartlett , G. M. Smith and wife , Anna L. Strong and Florence Winters were received into full membership at tlio First Presbyterian church Sunday. Mrs. Henry Dulo leaves this mornincr , lor St. Louis , where she goes ns a delegate to the national W. C. T. U. convention. She will visit relatives In that vismity for about thrco weeks before returning homo. L. Bledcrmnn , grand warden of the lown grand lodge , I. O. O. a\ , George F. Smith , of Council Bluffs lodge , No. 59 , and , T. F. Soare , of Hawkeye 'odgo ' , No. 181 , leave this afternoon over the Wabash for Clarinda to attend the session of the grand lodgo. U. V. King , government pension ox- aminor. from Now York state , succeeds O. S. Cowles in this city. Ho occupies the pen sion ofllco on the third floor of the postolllco building. Ho is well pleased witli his ofllco and the city , and will probably Imvo his family join him hero in the near future and uiuko this place his homo. MOUAND DANCING SCHOOL , Royal Arcanum parlor , Council Bluffs , will commence - menco Wednesday , October 10. Children , liO : p. m. ; adults , 8 p. m. Terms , 13 lessons , 18. All tbo latest dances taught iu one term. Hoard of Kducatlon. The school board hold a special meeting last evening with a full board present. The report of the committed on letting coal contracts was received , and the contract lot to the Carbon Coal company at the figures quoted In their bid , and the president was instructed to procure a bond of the company in the sum of 51,000 and sign a coatract with them for furnishing the coal. The committee on teachers submitted the following report regarding the resignation of Captain H. M. Prouty , ns second assistant principal of the high school : On September 27 your committee re quested bccnnd Assistant Principal H. M. Prouty. by letter , to hand In his resignation as teacher in the high school. The motives which prompted the action of the committee originated from n pure sense of duty only , which the directors of the district ewe to tbo people aud taxpayers , as custodians of the schools , seeking only their constant pro motion , good and high educational standing and general welfare. Insubordination , In- compctcncy , neglect of duty , ns well as disre spectful conduct toward his superiors , constituted a scries of charges which , nec essitated the stop taken bv us. In compli ance with the request made on Him , Mr. H. M. Prouty , on tno 80th day of September , tendered his resignation to the secretary of the board , and this resignation , gentlemen nf the board , is before you aud awaits your final action. JOUX SdllOKNTCIEN1 , F. M , HUNTKK , Committee. This fully exonerates Superintendent McNaughton of the charges made to tlui effect that a personal mutter between him and Mr. Prouty was rcsponslbld for the change , when , In fact , ho had nothing with the removal of the latter. 'the reporter tbo committee was accepted and tholr action approved , and the resig nation was accepted , the resignation to lane effect on tha data on which It was tendered. September ! ! 0. The contract for grading the iCIghlh avenue - nuo school grounds , was let to P. Sweeney , at'J0.il cents per cublo yard , ho to flnlah the work In sixty days , and IMo a bond of $300. The request of Mrs. I. F. Ware for o leave of absence during the Illness of her brother was granted. The board then adjourned until the regular meeting next Monday evening , b'nothoH and Hralw , Santa Abio soothes and heals the membranes branos of thn throat and lungs when pals' oned and Inflamed by disease. It prevents night sweats and tightness across the chest , cures coughs , croup , asthuiu , cnlds , bron chitis , pneumonia , whooping cough and all other throat and lung troubles. No other medicine Is BO successful in curing nasal catarrh ns California Cat-r Cure. The enor mous and Increasing demand for thcso stand ard California I'omcdlcaconltrin their merits. Sold and absolutely guaranteed by Goodman . , at $1 a package. Thrco fpr frU.50. Not I'lcnmmt Illdo. Two Now Yorkers who rode across the continent to San Francisco on horse back are reported to have euld that n stack of ppld bars as high as the .Sierras would not induce them to make the return trip in the same manner. Chamberlain' * Cnllo , Cholera and Dlarrlioua Hcmcdy. This medicine can always be depended upon , not only in the milder forms of fauinmor complaint , but also for malig nant dysentery and eholora infantum. The livea of many persona and especial ly children are saved by it cauh year. _ . . . _ WEATHER PREDICTIONS. A Kansas ProlW qr Mnkcs n forecast Prof. 0. O. Ulntfo , of t'lfs city , says the Topokft Capital , 1ms comp'.otod Ills "Annual ot Woalhor Predictions for 1890. " IIo BtatcS Umt next your tliovo will bo great oxlromos of toinpornturo , oxccsslvo rains , WHh floods , awl also pretty cxtcnslvd drouths Ills aim 1ms boon to noiittout tjio tlmca and plucos where thcso will occur , and to glvo advice - vice to farmers , so. thai they may llmo tholr work in sucli a. way as to avoid both the rocks of Scylla and the whirl pool of Oharybdls , and thereby rntso inuuh bolter crops than they otherwise could , If every ftirmor In Kansas would send for a conv of this boolc It would add many million bushels to the " crop of 1890. "Undoubtedly Kansas has produced much moro wheat , oats , corn and potatoes this year on account of Prof. Blake's predictions last year , than she would have done without his predictions. It vMbo romumborod that a year ago horpubliBhod articles la this p\por : urging farmers to seed with winter wheat as extensively as possible , saying that the winter of 1888-0 would bo mifd and the crop largo. Many fol lowed his ittlvlco and reaped a rich har vest. Also , ho said that this year would bo a wet one In Kansas , part of Nebraska , and in the southern suites ; but that It would bo dry in many of the northern states. This prediction has been vorllicd by the wet season here and in the south ; and by the drought in Dakota , Montana , Michigan , Ohio , and part of the season in many other north ern states. Prof. Blake's ' work is very important in connection with this deep water movement. When good harbors arc provided upon the Gulf of Mexico , and our trade is intimate and extensive with all parts of South America , as well as Europe ; when the Nicaragua canal is finished , and wo have u direct water route and extensive- trade with Australia , Asia , Mllancsia , Java , Sumatra , Bornea , the - is lands , Japan , China , India and cast Africa , ' these western states will bo as much the ' 'Hub" as Boston , Now York " Liverpool or London will "bo. In fifty yours from now there will doubt less bo over fifty million people living in happy , temperate , quiet and fruitful homos between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. Prof. Blake has shown that while the topography of the country remains as it now is , there is not much that man can do to increase the annual amount of rainfall upon this eastern slope of the Rockies , but ho has shown that with the planting of trees and sub-soil plowing the rain which docs fall can nearly all bo retained where it falls and thus double the pro duction of the soil. In addition to this ho has positively demonstrated for many years that it is possible to so cal culate the forces of nature that the wet and dry years can1 bo so predicted for a year or moro in dvance. What ho can now do approximately others will do moro perfectly in' years to como. Sup posing llfty to one hundred million people - plo were living on this slope and a crreat drouth should swoon over the land , en tirely destroying the crops , what would bo the result'A famine would ensue equal to th so which occasionally occur in China. But this can be entirely averted by knowing in ad.vanco that the drouth is coming. In that event the people would hold over from the years of plenty enough to last through the drouth ; reservoirs would collect all the water possible in the wet seasons and hold it for irrigation during the drouth ; artesian wells and windmills would be worked to their fullest capacities for irrigation during the drouth ; the sub soil plowed hinds would hold all the rain that mipht fall , and Prof. Blake nas shown that with a full knowledge of the coining drouth , such crops could be sown at such unusual times as would make fair yields , notwithstanding the drouth , and thus avert the impending famine to millions of human beings. The price of the book is $2 , which would bo high for an ordinary work of this si/.e , but Mr. Blake and several assistants have put twelve months' work upon it , and the figures , formula and logarithms used would fill a largo ledger. _ _ Visor and Vitality are quickly given to every part of the body by Hood's Sarsaiiarilln. That tired feeling is entirely overcome. The blood is purifiedcnriclicdand vitalized , and carries health instead of disease lo every organ. The stomach is toned and strengthened , the appetite restored. The kidneys and liver are roused and invigorated. The brain is refreshed , the mind made clear and ready for work. Try it. BOSTON'S PERFECT ENGLISH. A Distinguished Englishman's Iin > prcssion ol' Things About , "tho Hub. " Cambridge has a distinguished visi tor in the person of Sir Edwin Arnold. The Kontloman who is famous over the civilized world as author of ' 'Light of Asia , " is now on his first tour of the Unittul States. For a week or more friends and cullers have found him the guest of President Eliot at Cambridge. To them and to all who know him , Sir Edwin seems quito at homo in the shade of Harvard. As an Oxford man , ho re gards the younger vnlversity with feel ings of the warmest friendship , says the Boston Ilerald. It was the alma mater of his father-in-law , and is further en deared to him by intimate personal ac quaintance with professors who teach within its wnllt ) to-day. "Now that I think of it , " said Sir Ed- v.'in , in a recent interview , "there is , perhaps , the same tendency in manners as that which finds its expression in language , and above nil in the language of the American newspaper. There is so much to bo done and so little time to do it in , that you are forced , in spite of yourselves into cut habits of speech ; you shorten wordapcut thorn into halves , and the frngmquts pass unchallenged because they nro suited to the quick , feverish life of the street. It would bo a pity if oven on this vust continent , with its important future our grand old mother tongue should bo perma nently mutilated. But it is premature , I should say , to1 suggest such a thing. You have among you these who use the English language in its native purity. THU liOSTON IMCOl'LK , for example , sponk as wo speak at homo. Why , in the case of Englishmen Intro duced to mo hero , I have moro than once until my mistake was pointed out treated them as Boston itvu a. " As a London editor Mr. Arnold knows American newspapers for they are de livered at his sanctum daily as well as if ho had spent his life on tuo'continont which produces them. IIo finds in thorn much that is suggestive of originality and enterprise. lie is struck with the almost boundless effort and ingenuity devoted in this country to the obtaining of the news , ana feels that the journal which ' 'gets tUo news" exists because people want it. But in admitting this ho is fur from accepting the popular American view of English journalism. "Our London newspaper , " ho said , "is far from being dull ana ponderous. Wo take great pains to give it interest and variety. The news wo oltor is of weight. Almost as much care is devoted to the preparation of a leading article as to the writing of an essay for an encyclo pedia , turn the care is expended , not in mnkhift it heavy ntul unreadable , hut la Riving it elegance ns well as in- loroat , plcluresnuoncssas well as power. And our method of doing these things ia so characteristically English so rooted in the conditions of Uugllsh journalism that I do not regard change ns oven possible. Experiments nro inndo from tlmo to llmo , ami enterprise may carry certain newspapers in now di rections , but the great English dallies are Hkoly to remain substantially what they aro. " In further conversation , President Eliot's guest preferred perhaps , ns nn editor , already surfeited with the sub ject-not to make any extended allusions to British politics. Ho regrets misrep resentations that have bcon made re garding the condition of workingmen in England , nntl views Iho outlook for labor in Great Britain as hopeful. On Thursday Sir Edwin was conducted through the university by President Eliot. Yesterday ho expressed in warm language the delight it had given him to meet so fine a body of students , add ing : "What else could I expect ? the manliest and most ciiorgoclio of vour youth , gathered from all parts of "this broad country. " Sir Edwin Arnold lectures at Har vard on iho evenings of Tuesdays and Wednesdays next. Later ho will cross the continent in order to proceed via San Francisco to Japan and China , Thirty years ago Isaac Cook started his celebrated extra dry imperial clmmpanno. They now make 10,000 bottles u day. * llcinliilacniicpH of 18112. Men working in an old collar on Lnrncd strcot , Detroit , dug out several cannon balls. The place where they were found was near the slto of a fort magazine during the war of 181L' . An Absolute Cure. ThoORIGINALABIErfNE OINTMKMT is otilv put \\f in largo two ounce tin boxes , and Is an absolute euro for old sores , burns , wounds , chapped hands , and all skin orup. tlons. Will positively euro all kinds of pllos- Aslc for the ORIGINAL ABIETINK OINT MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at 25 cents per bos bv mail 1)0 ) coats. Its First Coat In n Century. The friends' mooting house at Woods- town , N. J. , which has been built 104 years , has just received Us first coat of paint. HorsforcPs Aclil I'nosplmto , For Indigestion , Dyspepsia , and diseases incident thereto. Electric Trusses , Belts , Chest Pro tectors , Etc , Agents wautea. C. B. .VUI > D , THE RED CROSS STOVES , It Is conceded to bo the best made nnd most ndmliod htovo on the American continent. It is conitnictod on the most approved scientific principles , to develop the greatest ilugreo of heat with the least amount of coal. It is the only stove In which the system of. circulating iluosls petfo't taklnu tlio cold nir from the lloor and lieutlns it. KVorycstovo Is convertible Into u double hc.itor to warm tha rooms above , wltn no ilinicultyor exi)2nso. Another point their favor , is the tact that they uro cheupor thun uny other llrst class stove on the market. For sale m Council Itlnirs only by 8IIUUA11T & CO. 11 Main Street. SPECIAL NOTICES , COUNCIL BLUFFS. FOR SXI.E ANO RENT. ' 7jOIork horses for sale ; will take pay Jn grading und lllllng. or in cliopplngand haul ing wood. Apply to Leonard Kveretc. T IIAVK two elegant houses on ( Itli avo. , one J-bloct from motor. Lnrgc lotn. Mouses now , Mend 11 rooms each ; modern Improvements. For B.Uo on paviaentH tn Miltpurchasers. These are line barKnluH , splendidly located nnd cheap est property In Council IHuffa. J. 11. Judd , OJd iJronnway. J FINFJ houses on Mncoln avo. , 8 rooms , mod- Oern Improvement' ) , nil new , S lots MX HO each nnd tno other 70x115) . This property Is finely located In the natural paric portion of Council Dlnlls , U blocks from Omaha and Council Ulna's motor , C. II. Judd , WO Ilroadway. LIFU INSURANCE nt actual cost. Address A. K. Daughorty , Cunning at , , Council mulls. B AIin.HNSln allpirts ot the city. N. C. I'hllllps , room 5 , livarett block. " -story C-room houses on North 7th st. X 3 blockx from poitolllce. city water , only f..lUJ each. Tcimd to suit , C. II. Judd. 000 jlroadway. IF you have any lots or other property that you \\lnh lo trade for a house and lot , call onC. It. Jndd , IX (1 ( Ilioadwny. _ I IIAVKhousesund lots tn nil parts of Coun cil llliiirrtrromS ) ) toJJ.Ui , that I ran sell on monthly payments , or nny terms to suit pur- dmsiTri. This is of particular advantage to Omaha merchants , clorka. mechanics , or people who deslro a home near tlio iitimness editor of Omaha wlthoiitbtJluu compelled to pay oxorbl taut prices. U , II. Judd , GU llroadwnv , Council IJliina. _ _ Tl1' YOU buy n house und lot of O. 0. Judd nnd JLnfterwnrdd conclude lo move away or In any 1 other way not being desirous of keeping thu property , I will sell It for you free of chnrgo nud property unsold I will rent sum" ) without cost to owner. _ " \\rAItltANTl' deeds given on all property sold by C , 11. J udl when tharo Is a fair payment down. TOTS In Central BUD cheap. HuHy terms. N. J JC. 1'hllllpK , room r > , Uverett block. "IK5IiMlliit ; ; that I own my own property. J-t and conscqently can inaKo terms to suit the purchaser , who is uot ruijulrod to deal with ma ihrougli an fluent. C , It. Judd , 000 liroadway , CoimUl Uluira. ( \DEMj JlltOS. Is CO. loan money. The most Vyiiucral terms oirered. m I'oarfet. . than a savings ban * , flay a house BKTTF.H of ( } . II. Judd on monthly payments , and by paying from ti 10 5 moro a month than rent In a few years you will own your homo true of debt , which is bound by that time to be worth more than donbla wliut you pay for It now , U. U. Judd , GOO Uroadwuy , Council Ululfi. THE TO COAL PUBLIC. OCTOBER 4,10QO. The mlvortlsomont of sovornl roltill clorxlors , under the form of a communication na It npponrs In THE BEE of thiatlato , ia uot Imsocl upon the truth , and the pnrtlos Blffiilngr tlio snmo nro well tuvnro of It , na the following ronsona from tholr own standpoint will testify : 1. Wohavolmtlnppllcfttlonsfromfonr of tlum , Individually , to bo tafcrn In out of the ctilus In otlioronln , It t nor sold coal nl our prices , would wo allow them thocnitngp , tacli pnrty pledging himself to keep suictly "muni , " so fnr ns his neighbor wns concerned. 2. Wo Imvo had oflTors from the onmo parties , bnsod on the follow ing , to-wlt : . A. Under wlmt conditions would w retire from the rclull mislnoss , they guaranteeing us A certain tonnngo for the seasons ot issv. iKMnnd 1891 , nndllmllngn market for our cool , t . UnilorwhiUcondltlons wouid wo rcmnln mtm > retail mislnes , they guaranteeing us a certain toimagons before mentioned , but wo agreeing to maintain pi tecs. From the forogolnpr incts , I think the ponorous nnd fnlr-mlndcd publlo will ngroo with mo that any further remarks are unnocoBsary. H. A. COX , A. T. THATCHER , Council Bluffs , In. , Brown Building. Chicago , Ills. TO THE Coal Consuming Public The coal dealers of Council BUilTa would most respectfully say in explanation of the reduction in price of coal made by A. T. Thatcher , of this city , that Mr. Thatcher 1ms heretofore claimed to soil coal by wholesale only , and that many ot us have purchased coal from him at the market prices , and would still continue to do so , If wo could fjot a ( jootl article of coal that would please our trade , bub with coal bought from Mr , Thatcher wo have had a urcat deal of trouble and complaint , and these of us who have handled his coal have been diged to Withdraw Our Orders rom him or lese our customers. To resent this and coerce the dealers into buyinp nn inferior article ot coal Mr. Thattihor has como into the retail trade , and is now olTorliiR his coal at a lesi price delivered to consumers than ho charged us for it at his yards , and ulso at lower uricos than wo could purchase Murohantilu Coal elsewhere. Wo are prepared to furnish ti statement fully vorillcd. as to the correctness of the above explanation : Snapp & Knolls , E. E. Msivno , D. E. Glcason , Win. 'Welch Carbon Coal Co. , J. E. Moyors , N. W. Williams , F. B. Marklo , Council Ulufjs Lumber Co. , T. L. Smith , Sackctt & Preston , L. M. Sllubort , ,7os. McWilliams. TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS. The Host Equipped Ksttbllahment la the West. Does Dyeing and Cleaning ot ( iturnouts nnd Goods ot every description nnd material. Dry ClcnnltiK ot line Garments a Specialty. Out of to\Mi orders by mall or express , \\lll receive prompt attention. Works on Motor Line , Corner 26th St , & Ave. A , Council Bluffs OMAHA OFFICE , 1521 FARNAM STREET. G1CO. SOIIOKDSAGK. DON'T ' BUY SHOES IN COUNCIL BLUFFS I'ntll you have visited 1TO Main street , the oldest nnd heaviest stocked establish ment In the city , uliuro goods nro Bought direct from nunufactiircrs nntl Riven away to cusionu-rs without inlddlsineii s profits. Every class of footwear from thu worklimman's heavy bent to the lluest laily's shoo Is cheaper now than over betoro nt the factories , mid establishments that liny direct and In lurK < > quantities can Blve the customer n maruln that will bo un uxtra Inducement , nddoit to the bast Roods sold nnd warranted oy reliable men.Vo do this , fall nnd bo convinced. S. A. PIBROB , 1OO Main st. , Council Bluffs. GIL BLUFFS FUEL COMPANY , Tills Is as onr yards nnpecrod Uoforo the lln > , wliich loft in "flllKlilly disfigured but still In tlio ring , " with plenty otnlcolrcshconl oil track. Lime , Cement , 1'lastur nnd Stucco. KW Telephone WO. T71OH SALK On easy terms , ctioico rcslaenco -I ? lot. ( Jiahani avo. , on motor line. Tor Snlo bo ncro fruit nnd vogctablo farm lj miles cnst ot Clinutaiinua grounds. A gi-oat bargain. Ka y terms. Only J.j ) per ncre. Tor Sale 10 acres adjoining cliy limits ; with 2-.story frame house , lur e barn , wood and coal sued. well , cistern , etc ; 40J be.irlnc fruit trues , grapes and berries. I'rlco Jj.OJO. The bare land Is worth the money. For Snlo 8J ncres ! 5 mile from city limits. Only JIO' ) per ncro. llasy terms. For Sale -II acres cuolco grove Kinds on Grand avenue. Only $ M ) per aero. Tor Sale ISO ncnw , good house , barn nnd out buildings , l.OJO f i ult tiees , four miles from post- otllce , only $110 per aero , easy terms ; also 'Ji ncrea adjoining , well Improved , at $30 an acre , ono-thlrd cash , balance on terms to Milt , For Sale-Lot 4 , block 8 , Hnnscom Waco , Omaha on 10 years'tlmo at 7 per cent. Vf. C. btacy Koom J. Opera lllock. T71OU SAM ; An old nnd well established -L ? drug store , Oitabllshod In 18'3. ' ! Co.sU inquired - quired , 4.1,7) ) ) , balance real eatato. Address A S , lice. Councinilulls. TTtoTFTlUNT 3l lcely urnlahoil rooms , well JJ lieated , airy , all conveniences JJ block from electric motor line , ( iood l-oard next door , new modern house" . No. 17 North Madison .st. BAHO AJ.V1 lots In Kiddle's sub' , on Hth ave , Grading nil paid. * 1JJ each. N.C. I'hllllps , room fl , Kverolt bloc ! : . OTSTn "TenviUTgers adit M"i each. N. 0. I'lillllpa. room fi. I'.vercU block. OTS In'nn Brunt & Itlco's add 20. . Ilnsy terms. N. C. I'hllllps , room " > . Kverott blK. UAHGAlNln West Uroadwny property. N. . .0. Phillips , room ii , Kvorott block. JOTS In Terry addition. Monthly payments N. C. , I'hllllps , room B , Rverctt blocx. ANDS for Bale or exchange. N. C. Wiiillp room 5. Kvorett block. I s7pHO"\rr.l ) farmTin Iowa and Kansas for esclinnco for rlty property. N. U. I'lillllpa , roomS. Kveiettbloct. L OTS on Uh uvo. and 10th st. very cheap 'Snaps. ' : Deiison to Sliopherd , 'J Main st. r OTS on Ilroadway , nny\vhero between Conn- JL/cIl llluirs aud Omaha , liensou to bhephord , S ) Slain st. VENUIJ A lots , corners , great bargains , A' llcnson & Shepherd , 0 Main st. A'LOT on 4l\i \ avenue , Vun Ilruut k Itlcu's HUD. , LOT . Hanson & Sliophord , U Main ht. \X7ANTKD A neat young girl to help In gen- Tl oral house work. .Mru JMcob fclmx , UltJ I'latuerbt. 1ST ! corner on Ilroadway , opposite power B liouso * loiiion & Sliepherd U Mnlu at. JOTS on Ulen avo. . genuine snaps , llenuon k Shepherd , OJlalnst. LOTH on Maiiaw.i motor line , corners. 10 c-nsli , Imlunoj 110 per month , llonso te She nlienl.'UMalin.t. KSTATJJ-lloiiBht anl sol't nntl ex- RKAIj . . Hporint attention Klvuu to exiun- inatlonot tltlus. W. 0. Jamas. No. IU 1'aarl at. * SAMi Aero lots In Orchard placj. This FOH 1s located In the Itico nursery. Bnntliof tno main part of thn city. 15 ! tnllu * from court hous ( JcaMutcnir _ , , IJ 1'earl Bt. ' lots ; tlQl'cash , JWl cash. JO HOlTSKKuml cash , balance easy. Hanson A : Snophor.l 0 Main st , HUM HAM5 On easy terms , some of the best -L' urraiit-'od modern liousos mew ) In Couucil Illuitu. All modem I inurovcinentH , . .n , . . located , Cull on H. K , Muxoii , M'Mrlnm block. . SlllDKNTOl'K , Itenl Katato. Special attention given to examination and cor- lection of Utle to lands and loU In city and county. No. . North Main at. IOTri In .Mnllln's sub , 110 cuah , balance $10 per Jmomh. llensou &tiliephutd , UMnin Ht. ; iOK BAI.i : or Kent Garden Und with hounes , ? by J. II. Hlco.lU- ; Main at. . Council . . . BAI < K Wincro farm In Jasper county , X' Iowa , located near rout iiilnuj that are in operation , There Is a live foot vein ot coal under the farm. Oco , Motcalf , No. 10 1'earl at. locations or. Main and Ilroadway BUSINESS bargains. Uoo. Mutcalf , No. JO 1'earl 8t. ANTIID Stock of furniture , crowrfes or hardware In exchange for land and city property. Will pay some cash , Addieu W , W. Houston , SDJ Ilroadway , 'nWHBAI.K Improved and unimproved prop -K erty in every pan of the city. Hard oppor tunitles for Inventors who seek : speculation * ; uplendia opporttuiltle * for tliosowho dojiro homes , ( ieo. Metcalf , No. 101'earl st. OK BAI.K W feet luke frontaijo located ba tween 0 II. boat IIOUDB aud Munawa tieacli Also a number of choice lots In HvgatU place Ueo. Mctculf , No , 10 Pearl et. Flower Pots. Something entirely new , and the handsomest articles of the kind that ever udoinod n bny- wlmlow or conservatory , nro our now painted and ornumcuced Klower 1'ots nnd Vnsea loi- house plants. Tuesogoods ure entirely now and are sold exclusively in Council llluir.i by u ? . Tim Itiistlc 1'ots nro hlphly ornninuntal nnd will beautify any bouse. One ttrndo Is umootlily painted Iu bright colon ) really for decoration , by laities who paint. Thcso hnudfcomo goods are hold at pitcos commonly nskod for plain ; Ccforpalntod pot nud saucer , nnd plain nt cor responding price * ' , LUNF ) HUSH. , ! SI atnin EOtrcot. THE LADIES Of Council niulTs and Omaha , and surroimd'npr ' country will Und it to their advantage to deal with mo vlien they want any kind of HAIR GOODS AND ORNAMENTS. Two months ncjo r determined to close out my slock nnd quit business , but ihostocK was too Inrco to bo disposed of , and I will continue tlm btixhiL'bS with moro goods than ovi-r , llvory- tliluijls llri > t class and made up In latest .style. Slall orders receive prompt attention. MRS. C.L.GILLETTE , No. lil ) Alniu St. , Council Incorporated Nov. 1,1B70. S omlwest Coiner Ilroadway nnd Main Strccti CAIMTAI. $150,000. OmrKHS N , 7" . Dodge , 1'rcsldont ; John llercKliulm , Ylco I'icsldont ; A. W. UicUinan C'mhlor. Diiir.c-toiis N. I DoilKO. .7. Horoshelin. Ooo. Kri'linu Ij. Blow artV. . \V. Wallace , ( J , M. 'Jno3. Oriiur.it. W , U. M 1'usiiv OFFICER & PUSEV.I . BANKERS. Corner Main nnd llroauwny , UOUNUIh IlIjUIWH , IOWA. Dealers In foreign and domestic oxi-lianno Collections uiuilo and Interest paid on tlmo do. poslis. J. M. PALMER HAS TUB CHOIKST r.ot oi1 SUBURBAN & INTERIOR PROPERTY In tno city. Gilt edged opportunities to liuino- dlato invu tois aim Homo svckuiri , 1) , J , KL IUM > SOV , 1 ! . SIIIKUIIT , I'ri-g , Vke I'res. CIIAS. Jt , HANNAH , Cashier , CITIZENS' ' STATE BANK , OICOUNCIIiiuifra. . Pnlcl up Capita ) $ IOOooooo Surplus , 38,000,00 Liability to Dopoaltora..335ooo.0d DiiieCToiiH T. A. Miller , I' . O. ( Jloi'.uon. K , i , Rlmuurt , K.K. Hurt , J. 1) . Kdimdton. Clius , li Hiiunan , Transact general bunking buslne g l.argi'ut capital mid nurplUM of uny bank i * Aortlitt3Urn Iowa. Interval on tlm dtpo