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    OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONlJlY , AUGUST 24 , 1891. 3 H
THE OMAHA BEE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
OFMf E : - NO. 12 PEARL STREET.
Dollvcrcil by Carrier In any part of the Cltj.
II. W.TILTON , - MANAOKK.
Iluslin-ss Ofllcp. No. 4
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N. Y. P. Lo.
Council Ulu ITs Lumber Co. , co.M.
Craft's chattel loans , 204 Sapp block.
Wanted A trirl for general housowrrK nt
Oil ) liluff street.
If you want water in your ynrd or bouso
go to Hlxby's ' , S03 Morrfnm block.
John Knnc , Jnmcs Quirk , Jntnos Manor nnd
fco l''ot onmn , will come up In police court
this morning to bo trlod on the charge of
highway lobbory.
Uobert Frost died Saturday night nt 10
o'clock of kldnoy trouble , nt the ago of 71
yonrs. The funeral will tnUo place this
morning nt 10:80 : o'clock from his late resi
dence In Unrnor towniulp.
MIrhncI Ollfonthor died ycstcrdny morning
nt 1 o'clock nt his ro ldonco , corner of Thtr-
tuimlh street nnd Sixth nvonuo , aged 70
yciirs , The funeral will tnUo plnco tomor
row morning at 9 o'clock.
II J. Cokor of Fort Scott , Knn. , pro.ichcd
nn Interesting nnd eloquent sermon yoster-
daj iiiornlnif In the Hnoadwnv Mothodlst
church to a largo audlonco. Ho is visiting
the family of Henry Coker.
The trustees of the Chaulnuqun association
will hnvo n mcotine this evening Iu the Hoard
of Trade rooms. The chnnge- " suggested nt
the Inst meeting to be mndoin the constitu
tion with reference to the annual olcutlon of
QfllrorR will bo among the subjects to bo con
sidered.
Fted Hnrtor.WIIIInm Jeffries , . John Sander
nnd Frnnk Jlrnily got Into a light yesterday
5 < fSI j-iiftcrnoon at Blir Lake , and were arrested by
Olllcer Bos wick , on complaint of somernrtlcs
who were witnesses of the trouble. An Information
mation will bo filed In tbo superior couit this
moinlng charging them with disturbing the
iienco.
Some of the merchants of the city nro
r.UhoiJiMrolcss about lo ivlng their front doors
or nt night , A prominent wholesale liquor
ilculur on Main street soft his door open both
Satnidny and Sunday nights , and If a police
ofllccr had not happened to notice It nnd keep
his cyo on the place , theio would probably
have boon another burglary to chronicle.
The cold weather prevented most of the
regular patrons of Mnnnwn from spending
the day nt the lake yeatordny , nlthough qulto
n number resuriected their ovcrcoacs nnd
mnnnirod to spend the nftcriioon there with
out frce/.lng to donth. Most of those who
went n-iywhcro went to Falrmount park to
hear the band concert.
The colored llnptlsts of the city nre mak
ing a heroic effort to ralso money to put their
church at the corner of Thirteenth street
nnd First nvonuo In n hnbltuble condition.
They nro holding n sonos of meetings in n
tent at the cnrnor of Brondwuy and Seventh
'
street , and collections nre' being taken
nightly to belt ) on the work.
AinenKa.si.ayoungnmnfromSyrln.loetured
yesterday morning In the Trinity Methodist
church , on the subject of the customs nnd
- ff religion of his nntivo land. The lecture was
' Illustrated with oriental costumes , nnd the
audience wns given n great deal of informa
tion ns to the manners of this strange people.
The lecture was repeated last evening in the
Congregational church.
Judge MrGco held a special session of
police court ycstordny morning to hear the
cnso of .1. .1 , O'Brion , who was arrested Sat-
whoso frioiids had interested themselves In
getting him out of Jnll. O'Brien ' wns fined
J.10.10 , which ho paid out of n good sled roll
of bills ho had In his pocket , and wns re-
lenscd. The custom of holding police court
is n now ono. nnd will bo apt to moot with
much fnvor from the quusi-respoctablo toughs
who do not like to stnv In jail all day Sunday
while waiting for a trial.
The residence of Hon. Lucius Wells on
Oakland avenus wns entered by ourglnrs
yesterday morning shortly after midnight.
Mr. Wells thinks nn nttompt to burglarize
his homo was made curlier In the evening ,
but was prevented by the return of himself
nnd family from lUnimwii. The burglars
returned nftnr the family hnd retired nnd
hnd began n sj stemntlc search for valuables
but were froiphtonod away n second tlmo by
Mr. Wells coming down stairs. They not
out without attracting his attention , taking
n new nalrof snoos from the dining room-
When the family nroso yestordny morning
thov found several of the doors In the inter
ior of the hou.so that hnd been locked the
night hoforo unfastened nnd nn outside door
stnndlug opon. Nippers hnd been used to
turn the keys In the doors. The only articles
taken were the shoes belonging to Mr. Wells.
Removal sale. Bargains in shoes. L.
Kinnehan has removed from 023 Broad
way to No. 11 Pearl street.
Picnic at Manhattan beach. Round
trip tickets from Omaha , including boat
ride , 60con sale at news stands at Millard -
lard and Murray hotels.
IT'S A GHIOAT SAIjB.
The tioiiNnlloiml Sale of Itlnnkots and
Comforts at the llOKton Store ,
f' Council lilnn'H.
There has been such a suggestion of
cold weather in the air lor tno pabt few
days that people's fancies have lightly
turned to thoughts of blankets , and the
great cost blanket sale at the Boston
Store has been a loading event in Coun
cil Bluffs during the wook. Hun
dreds of pairs of blankets have
been bold , and hundreds of dollars
niivud to the purchasers. Recollect that
the bale only lasts bovon days , com
mencing last Saturday , and that the
largest and finest stock of ( all grades
blankets and comforters over brought to
the city will bo ready for your selection
This sale moans a saving to you of 60
tier cent on every dollar's worth of
blankets or comforts you buy , and you
can buy blankets from 00 cents .1 pair up
and you can got two pair now for what
you will have to pay for ono after the
close of this salo.
salo.BOSTON
BOSTON STORK ,
FOTIIIUNOHAM , WlMTlCLAW it CO. ,
Council Bluffs.
J'K/-.SO.V.I T. I'A It.Hllt.ll'llS.
Mrs. O. O. St. John Is visiting friends in
Ulcawood ,
/ Mrs. CJ. ICc-ll oi Slonx Falls , Dak. , Is In
the city visiting her two sons , U. and Henry
T.'Tlntou Oraff , roprosontltiR the Inter-
Ocean , visited both cities yoitorday. He
wns formerly with Tin : UBB.
Homo Concert.
An cxcollrtnt programme Is nearly com-
plutou for the concert nnd nantomlma to bo
Klvcu on the lawn of the Christian Homo
Tuesday evening , September 1. Several
musical nitracilons uro yet to bo ndtlod. Six
musical numbers will be rendered by
the children of the homo , the bal
ance by talent from this city
nnd Omaha. Twelve beautiful tableaux will
bo Riven from Hunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
ns follows : "Hunymi Dreams , " "Christian's
1'nrtlng" "Christian Ionoatk ) Alt. Slum1
"Christian's Ilurdens Fulls Off , " "Christian
nnd the Three Slnglnp Ones , " ' -The Pillar
of Salt , " Christian and Hopeful Delivered
from the Not , " "Christian nnd Ilo | > oful Meet
Two Men of the Lund of DoUdlah , " "ChrUt-
niti nnd Family Start on the Pilgrimage , "
"Morey's Dieam , " "Jacob's Ladder , "
"Moroy'a Marrlugo. "
Plutios , organs , U. B. Music Co. , 539
Broadway.
Drs. Stewart & Patty , votorluary sup.
T fe'oons , 45 Fourth strcot , Council IJlulTd-
Swiuisou music comniuiy. 33S Broitd-
wuy.
Union Park races , Onuilm nnd Coun
cil BlutTB , September 8-11 , ? 0,600j Oo-
UiJor SJO-22 , $1,000. For programmes
WUrt'bH Nut Brown. Morchauts hotel ,
Oinnha.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Offlcars Finally Ovorlako a Young Man who
Bobbed a Dwelling House.
HE RETURNED A STOLEN WATCH ,
Ilcwnrd of the Vl ll ofn Householder
\Vlio hnii ISccn IlillCl )
\ \ Iilln Away on
a Vacation.
Cnrlos Woods , a voting man who has born
working as stngo carncntur nt the Uroadwnv
theater for some tlmo past , was arrested oy
Oftlwr O'Connell ' yesterday afternoon on n
chariro of grand larceny.
Some tlmo nto ? Mr. and Airs. John Vee/oy ,
who llvo on Williams street , loft ttio city fern
n short vacation trip. During their absence
tholr house was loft empty. W'tion they
returned they fougd thnt thrlr bouso had
been entered and thoroughly rausackca from
collar to garret. A number of articles of
moro or leu vnluo were missing , among other
tilings n line gold watch ana chain , a couple
of rings , a revolver , and several dollars in
cash.
They kept very quiet about It In hope of
catching the thief , and they soon learned
that young Woods had been seen about the
place on the afternoon of the robbery.
Wood * was confionted with the crime , and
finally admitted that ho had some of the
property , although ho insisted that ho hud
not stolen It , but had gotten it from some one
clso. Ho returned the gold watch , and that
fact , Vce/oy thought , was all that was neces
sary to establish his guilt. When arrested
Woods admitted having tiio rest of the
stolen property , and offered to go with the
officer and show where It wns , a proposition
which was declined , for fear thnt the prose
cuting witnesses should decide to drop the
c.iso when they had recovered their goods.
It Is said thnt Woods has been implicated
in several other burglaries , but ho has ulways
escaped prosecution by returning the booty.
lie Is well connected , and his friends uro very
much mortified over his actions. Ho Is now
employed as stngo band iu ono of the theaters
In Omaha. _
The C. M. & St. P. ticket ofllco 1ms
been removed from oOO Hro.id way into
the ole ant now quartora in the now
Baldwin block , 5 Poaii street.
Tin- Other Side.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Aug. 22. To the Ed
itor of THE HUE : For the last three davs wo
have road In the Omivhn and Council muffs
papers articles concerning the trouble bo-
tueon the Omaha Koynl Arcanum and the
management at Lake Mauawa. To ono who
was there and .saw the whole affair these
articles are enough to cause a man to wonder
If there is any truth or Justice in this world
of ours. As n rule there are always two
sides to every affair of the Kind , and this ono
is no exception. The Hoyul Arcanum of
Omaha no doubt is composed of gentlemen ,
at [ oust It would bo Inferred from the char
acter of the members of the Koyal Arcanum
generally , but certainly some of them must
tmvo forgotten and loft their general good
sense , reason and fairness In the lodge room.
perform at Mnnuvta.
The committee It is understood contracted
with Co'oucl Heed for lunch for 100 people.
They were there , nail twenty-live moro of
tho.n \ \ erj thoro. Colonel Heed was compelled
In order to servo the lu'5 guests to close the
regular dining room of the hotel and put his
whole force including himself into the har
ness to wait upon the quests.
Hotel Manuwa is not so largo nor so well
equipped a ; , some of the palace hotels of
Omahii , consequently the service mlpht have
been n little slow , but to one who observed
the party at supper it seemed thnt
they were having a good time
and had no reason to complain.
After suupor the party enjoyed themselves
dancing in the Pavilion until a late hour und
then the committee in charge of ufTnlra
called on Colonel Heed and offered him the
munificent sum of $15 for their oveninir's on-
tonalnir.out. Colonel Heed of course pulled
his silk tile down over his eye and walKed
off. The committee retired and after a con
ference came back with another enlargement
of the heart and offered $25 , which of course
Colonel Heed refused and politely
informed the committee thnt his bill
was 35 cents each for 125 persons.
This bill they refused to pay and walked out
to the motor line and expected to go right
straight home but Colonel Keed ordered the
engineer not to pull out until ho got orders
from him. During the next half or throe-
quarters of nn hour Colonel Heed did his best
to get n settlement out nothing but the worst
kind of abuse , threats of law suits , etc. , etc. ,
fell upon hU ears. Finally Colonel Heed in
order to accommodate the Innocent ones on
board the train ordered it to pull out , at the
same time telephoning to the city to hold the
electric cars for Omaha. To those who were
there and not Interested in the Omaha party
there was hut ono opinion aud that was that
Colonel Hoed acted the part of n perfect gen
tleman notwithstanding the torrifllu abuse
he received from some of the Omaun crDwd.
Colonel Heed has made Lake Mnnawa what
it is , has built It UD from n resort for tbo
lower classes to one of which the best class
of people from both Council Bluffs and
Omaha are patrons.
Colonel Heed , of course , is human ; ho Is
liable to make mistakes and the writer who
was there and able to judge , confesses that
the colonel made two mistakes on that even
ing. One was to contract to feed 125 f2
appetites for ll. > cents , and tbo other was to
allow the committee who contracted tbo bill
to leave without paying it. XX
Drs. Wood miry , dentists , 30 Pearl
street , next to Grand hotol. Tolouhono
M5. High grade- work a specialty !
IT IS 1)11 ) KUIUiNT .NOW.
Mayor Mnerao's Siiiiiluy
Order IN i o I ; n Hllluaulo is.
There is n great and growing suspicion In
the minds of the public that the Sunday
closing ordinance which was to be enforced
with such amazing strictness about the time
the citizen's ticket wns pleading for election
n year and a half ngo , has been allowed to
full into a state of disuse. For some tlmo
niter the election took place the saloons and
gambling houses wore closed , front door and
back , all dny Sunday , and those few who
had hardihood.enough to keep ojou In spite
of the special orders directed to thorn bv , the
mayor through the chief of police were
brought up with a snap that made tholr eyes
bulge out of their heads.
Of Into , however , It has been different.
Some of the saloons In the business portion
of the city are fortunate enough to huvo
clgnr Ktanas in the front part of their estab
lishments , and us those \\cio not under the
mayor's ban , tholr doors huvo boon allowed
to stand open without niiy interference irom
the authorities. Tholr bins have econ fenced
up with scrupulous cuio each Sunday ac
cording to orders , hut. If Uiostatements made
' by certain well Known and uon-provnrlcatlntr
cltUons are to bo believed , tbo fences huve
not served to keep the thirsty wayfarer from
getting all the refreshment bo wanted , from
the foaming boor to tbo inspiring forty-rod
whiskey.
The business is not carried on with as
much publicity us might bo supposed , how
ever. On the contrary it is nbout as dlnicult
for n stronger to get his swig ns It ever was.
Saloonkeepers and bartenders have had too
much and too bitter experience with "detec
tives" not to have learned that every man
who comes up to the bar and usks for some
thing with a wink In It Is not to bo trusted
Implicitly. Din as it docs not taku the average -
ago bartender long to Und out who are his
true friends , it Is correspondingly- for
ono of tliojo true frlonds to got Just what ho
wants alter having won the confidence of the
man with the white apron.
It Is estimated that at least a dozen sa
loons in the city sot up the drinks as regu
larly on Sunday as on any other day. and
thut half of thorn are within three blocks of
the center of the city.
Gambling Is another thing which it U said
U point ; on dully and nightly without any at
tempt being made at interference. It is done
with oven greater slvnoss than the liquor sell
ing , however , so that it i * not often tbo fresh
rounp man from the country pots done up
for hU roll. There nro olncca , it Is said , in
the very heart of the city whore the whiz of
the roulette may bo heard by any ono who
will take the trouble to sneak up within
listening distance of cortnln window * . Mem
bers of the police force hnvo now mid then
run across quiet games of poker in tholr
rounds , but they have always failed to make
nny arrests , the Riilltv parties taking to their
heels In precipitate Illght nt the first sound
of the unwelcome visitor's approach ,
Buy your furniture , carpoti , stoves
and household goods of Maitdul & Klein ,
Council muffs. Prices very low , freight
prepaid to your city.
Theatrical Affairs.
For the first time In years the sign ,
"Standing Itoom Only , " was hung out nt the
Broadway thentro Saturday night nnd the
henrts of the members of the "Council Bluffs
Theatre company , " who have been dropping
f 10 npicco into tbo slot with monotonous
regularity for the past six months to dofrny
the running expenses of the house , were
correspondingly gladdened. It was the clos
ing tilirht of the Spoonor company , which
appeared In ' 'Uncle Josh Whltcomb. " The
pluy Is old to most thcatto gpors. but the
amusing Incidents were greeted with as
much laughter nnd applause from tno
audience as though they were still now.
The Spooners leave today for Harlan , where
they will nlay during fair week.
The extract dlnarlly good patronngn the
house has had during the past week has en
couraged tbo management of tbo opera house
nnd redoubled efforts will bo made to push It
to tbo front nnd show the public that there Is
no moil for nny ono to lenvo the city to see
coed plays. A number of the finest compa
nies in the country hnvo been booKcd for
next month nnd the fall and winter following
and now attractions are being constantly
added. The prospects are tlmt It will bo a
prosperous year theatrically.
Now fall goods , finest line In the city ,
just received til lleltor'a the tailor's , U10
U road way.
Ijove Aiiioii the SIoiiv.
To me , ono of the customs of courting
is very strangely in keeping with the
wild , vet romantic life of the Sioux ,
writes Warren K. Moorehoad , In the
September L-ulies' Homo Journal. A
young man desiring to make love to the
lad v of his choice , works patiently for
several days and constructs a reed Iluto.
There are live or six holes in the Instru
ment , ana eight or ten note.s can bo pro
duced upon it. The hound Is wlord and
plaintive. Some beautiful moonlight
night , about , eight o'clock , the young
man leaves his lfomoand stationing him
self about one hundred yards from
the houio of his Intended , plays for ono
or two hours at > oricsof strange melodies ,
all of them in the minor key. The sound
floats out on the summer's air , and. per
haps , a prairie dog on the plain near by ,
disturbed by the music , may ralso his
small voice in protesting barks ; or a
great white owl in a scrub oak may hoot
and whoo in derision. The sound is as
sweet to the maiden's ears as the voice
of the lover himself. She listens atten
tively , and when she concludes that ho
has played sulllciontly long to assure her
of his serious intentions she timidly
walks forth from her homo. Throwing
the now useless reed upon the around ,
the young man rushes forth. Then en
sues a scene such as only those who have
been lovers can appreciate.
SMA5III.NU THK KUCOUD.
Teutonic Ko Ipscs the Speed of the
Majestic.
New York Timos.Aug. 20 : August hob
boon ared-lottor month for the White
Star people. Never before in the history
of ocean racing has a line won such unex
pected and repeated triumphs within so
short a timo. Bolero the Majostic's
brilliant performance in wresting the
championship from the crack flyer of
the Inman line has ceased to be a won
der , her sister ship , the Teutonic , comes
rushing over the ocean with a record of
five days , sixteen hours and tliirty-ono
minutes. This remarkable run displaces
the Majestic and her hard-won record of
flvo days eighteen hours and eight min
utes from the front rank , and relegates
the City of Paris , the former champion ,
to third place. Traversing a distance of
2.778 miles , the Teutonic cut ono hour
and thirty-seven minutes from the
record time. This is ono mile longer
than the route taken by the Majestic
and ton miles loss than the course of the
City of Paris.
The just completed voyage of the
Teutonic was a wonderful ono in many
respects. The weather was favorable
for a quick run , and no accidents oc
curred to retard the swift progress of
the racer. An examination of the log
shows that the vessel began her record-
breaking voyage with tin ordinary run
of 400 miles for the first day. Day by
day the distance traversed was gradually
increased until the veabol reached on
Wednesday the tremendous speed of 617
miles during twenty-four hours. This
eclipses by two miles the best single
day B run of the City of Paris , and makes
the Teutonic twice a winner.
The now champion U under the com
mand or Captain S. J. Irving. She
began her remarkable trip August 13.
At 4:52 : a. in. thatdiy the vessel dropped
anchor In Qucenstown for belated pas
sengers and malls. About noon all was
ready to wild , and the vessel stood out
to boa. At 2:05 : p. m. departure was
taken , with Daunt's- Rock Light abeam.
From this point the race began.
A htrong westerly wind and'hoad sea
wore mot when the vessel cleared the
land. Nothing remarkable In the way
of speed was accomplished during the
first day of the passage. An appreci
able dccronbo in the force Of
the wind the second day en
abled the ship to traverse 4(5 ! ) (
miles. It was on the last three days
that the lively times came. As nearly
as could bo ascertained the ve&Rol
burned about three hundred tons of coal
per day on this trip. Each day consider
ably lightened her burden and had the
effect of increasing her speed. Thus
Sunday a splendid run of 505 miles was
made. This is a gait equal to about
twenty-throe geographical miles per
hour , and wan made over a sea as smooth
as a mirror. The passengers gathered
about the rail and ga/.cd with pleasure
at the white foam as it rolled from the
bow of the vessel and raced past them to
form a wake.
Variable winds wore encountered the
following day. At ono time it blow In a
strong gust from the eastward , but the
volume of smoke which was pouring
from the smokestacks trailed in a
straight line astern , and literally faster
than the wind the swift Teutonic was
speeding toward this port , Flvo hun
dred and ten miles wore travel-bed that
day , and great was the excitement
among the passengers when It became
known that the vessel had a good
chance to vindicate her former disputed
claim for the championship. When at
noon the bulletin waa posted in the
cabin showing that the unparallod run
of 517 miles had been added to the dis
tance travel-Bed there was a storm of
cheers nnd great enthusiasm among the
passengers.
With undlinlnlshed spnod the vessel
I'eoplu Don't ( Jrow I'aiu im In n Hurry.
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt did not become
known in a day. It took conturioH to
acquire Its present fame , for all dis
eases of the stomach , liver and kidneys ,
nt ) well as in constipation , rheumatic
affections and diabetes , it is without
annul. Obtain the genuine article ,
which must have the signature of "Eis
ner & Mondolson Co. , Agents , Now
York , " on the uock of every bottle.
sped on toward the finlfM/Mid at 1:80 :
o clock yesterday morning the lightship
was abeam and the race agnlnst tlmo
gloriously won. The ongjnos of the
racer were slowed and the ship lolstiroly
procccdod up the rlvoi" to her plor ,
which she reached nbout 0 o'clock.
Following are her dally runs :
Knotn. I V Knots.
AUKiutIT MO
A Mini-1 IS , ' .vi AIIRIIH li * , M7
605 21)0 )
Totnl ! 3,769
Following Is the Mnjcirtlb's perform-
nnco : " "
Knots. , ' Knaln
July .It 4TO Anwinl.1 Ml
Auunst I Ml AtiKUtt i 411
AUHIIH3 497 August * .117
Totnl 2.777
Holow KIO given the dally runs of the
City of Paris on her record voyage :
Knots. Knot *
Auimitn 4.11 August ? ' !
4'.u ' WJ
4'.uMl Auiuet23 ; . . . . . . . . . . . ! Utl
ToUl 2.783
Chief Engineer Hugh Currlo of the
Teutonic yesterday gave the average
number of revolutions as eighty per
minute , The day the gicat run was
made the revolutions averaged eighty-
ono per inimtto. The steam pressure
was IbO pounds and the horse power de
veloped ranged from 15,000 to 20,000.
The vessel's nverngo speed per hour Is
given at 20.35 knots , which is ono-quar-
tor of n knot bettor showing than that of
the Majestic.
The Teutonic brought -178 cabin and
1,028 steerage passengers.
AVIIjLlXG TO I'ljHASH.
The Di'iiK iHt Mad all Kltxln ot I'olHon ,
but Ho Only Sold Gum.
A weary looking young woman came
Into a Second avontio drug store when I
was watting for the shower to pass over ,
says M. Quad in the Now York Evening
World , and plaintively said to the drug
gist :
"I have had another quarrel with
Mike , and 1 do not c.u-o to llvo any
longer. "
l'Yes , just eo , just so , " ho replied as
ho briskly rubbed his hands together.
Anything11 can do-for you todayV"
"I think I will take strychnine , " she
owly replied as she cast her eyes along
ho shelves.
"Exactly , ma'am , finest strychnine in
Now York. I suppose you want about a
dime's worth ? "
"Would arsenic bo better ? " she asked ,
as ho huld the jar in his hands.
"No bolter , but fully ns good , ma'am.
I have a line lot of arsenic on hand just
now , and can warrant it full strength.
Just make a ham sandwich and bprcitd
on about 15 cents worth. "
"Mobbo , " she drearily replied as lie
waited , "irobbo Rough on Rats would
bo better. "
"Justis you think , ma'am. Give you
a selection from two do/.eu boxes , all
fresh stock only yesterday. It's a little
slower than the other poisons , but per-
liaps you won't mind thnt. Can besprinkled
sprinkled on bread and btittor or taken
in milk. Ono box , ma'am ? "
lie took down a box-anil hold it ready
to dump , and she looked .around the
btoro , wiped a tear out of her left eye ,
and asked :
"How long does It take paris green to
kill ? "
"Not long ma'am only a low hours.
Many prefer it to any other poison , as
they want to write a farewell lottoraftor
taking it. I can warrant my stock as
perfectly fresh and pure. Should it fail
to kill , come right back and your money
will bo refunded. My object is to satisfy
customers. Half a pouud , ma'am ? "
She wiped her npse. Then ehe signed.
Then she fished up two pennies from hoi-
pocket , walked over to tno chewing gum
machine and dropped them in. and as she
stuffed two sticks of gum into her mouth
she turned and said :
"I guess I won't tano any today , but if
Mike comes in toll him I was hero
inquiring for poibon. "
"Certainly , certainly , with the great
est of pleasure. Nothing else today ?
Please call again. "
Hunting Guinea Eggs.
Harper's Young People : To find a
guinea neat was the very poetry of egg-
hunting , The creatures are half wild
and feed far afield The bush pasture
was their chosen haunt and had such
store of hidden nooks , such clumps of
brake and brier , such ateop grassy banks ,
such tangle of sedge and dewberry and
plum thicket , that wo would never have
found an egg but for the bird's queer
habit. When the hon goes to her nest
her mate stands guard over her on the
nearest bare spot and fills the air with
his harsh buzzing cry.
, Following the sound , wo came upon the
pair. Madame chooses her homo daint
ily , and deeply holloWs the clean dry
earth of It. Flowers often nod above it ,
grass is sure to spring greenly above the
odge. Overhead is always shelter of
some sort , for the maker knows Instinct
ively that sunshine will nddlo her
precious eggs. Her small cousin , the
partridge , so admires Ii6r taste then
bometimos she decides to share the nest.
Sometimes , too , a hen of independent
mind comes a-grasshopping into the
bush pasture and putnlior eggs into such
shelter. Very often wo found forty eggs
to the nost. And when wo took' thom
out it was always with a silver spoon.
Black mammy taught us , "Ef yer pull
him' in dar do guinea'll smell it , an' quit
do lies' . " Whatever the reason , the
fact was none the less fact.
Violating the Propi-lntlcn.
Boston Courier : In the good old city
which has been immortali/.od In story as
Rivormouth it chanced that a couple
who did not move in the most exalted
society circles and from whom the most
refined sentiments might not have boon
expected wore united in the holy
bonds of matrimony upon the
day which followed the funeral
of the first wife of the groom. The
conventional sense of propriety in
the neighborhood wAsr shocked by.
Mils haste In furnif-hlng fjirth the mnr-
rlago tables with tho. , iuiioral baked
moats , and upon the night oi the wed
ding a company of bens of Dollal gath
ered thonibolvos thomrfelvcs together
and wont to soientulo 'the bridal pair
with horrid uproar of hprns and puna
'
and guns. V9j
The charivari was a.\Jfa \ height , and
all the region wan .avouscd by the
hideous noise , when thunbrido appeared
darkly at the window rvbovo the riotous
crowd and with supi'6mo fooling ap
pealed to their delicacy1 ;
"Ain't you ashamed , " she ( cried in hot
indignation , "to comqibro , ) making a
disturbance like this when wo had a
funeral only yebtorday ? "
Hovlno
Down In Texas a farmer recently sold
to another farmer one-half of a cow and
then refused to divide the milk , main
taining that ho Bold only the front half.
The purchaser was required to provide
the feed the cow consumed and com
pelled to furnish water for her throe
times a day. Recently the cow hooked
a man , and the boiler made the pur
chaser pay the damages claimed bv the
man hooked. This IB ti case to bo
ruminated upon.
\Vrnt of Money.
Ono of the greatest miseries Is a want
of money. It is wretched to have to con-
f.out a just and oft-repeated demand ,
and to bo without the moans to satisfy
it ; to deceive the confidence that tins
boon placed m you ; to forfeit your
credit ; to bo placed at the poivor of an
other ; to bo indebted to his lenity ; to
stand convicted of having played the
knave or the fool , and to have no way
loft to escape contempt hut by incurring
pity. The suddenly mooting a creditor ,
on turning the corner of a street , whom
you have boon trying to avoid for
months and had persuaded you wore
several hundred miles off , shatters the
nerves.
Sink or Swim
Peck's Sun : "III , there ! Those eggs
don't swim , " exclaimed a man In a Mil
, waukee restaurant ono day last wook.
Ho had boon trying to float some soft
boiled eggs In a glass of cold water ,
"Thoy don't swim ? Well , supposln'
they don't ? " replied a waiter who had
coino to find out what the man was yell
ing about.
'That's what's the matter ; supposln'
don't. ' what's the
they . I'll tell you
trouble pretty quick. Do you notice
that egg ? It sinks to the bottom kor-
chug when put Into cold water. Now ,
my wife Is just as good a cook as there Is
in this town , and she says that an egg
that will sink in cold water like that
after It has been soft boiled Is just about
ready to hatch. Sh ! Can't you hear a
peep ? "
The eggs that could i.ot swim wore
exchanged for others that wore fried ,
while a number of other customers who
had soft-boiled eggs spoiled ghibses of
cold water to find out whether their eggs
wore sink eggs or swim eggs ? .
lloSi-t 'Km Up.
A group of young follows sat around a
couple of ndjoinin < r tables In a St. I'ntil
cafe , when , in a short pause in the con-
vet-ballon , ono of them said to another :
"I was right , Jim , about that subject
wo wore arguing over the last time wo
mot. "
"Come off , will you ? Indeed you were
not , " was the response. "I looked the
thing un nnd found you wore dead wrong ,
as u-nial. "
"What are you two follows squabbling
about , anyway ? " asked a third. "Lot's
all hoar and the majority can decide. "
"What wo woio arguing about , " re
plied the first speaker willingly , "was
the proper translation of the ( Joi-man
sentence , 'was wollon sio haboni" ' '
"Why , that's ' simple enough , " replied
the third man , gratified at the oppor
tunity to show his linguistic accomplish
ments. "It's 'What will you have ? ' "
"Beer ! boor ! boor ! beer ! " came In
rattling chorus from all the company ,
and the wise man footed the bill.
Hut It Dutn'lorlc. .
Detroit Free Press : The street car
was very crowded. All the men woio
hanging on by straps and the seats wore
filled by women. A woman squeezed in
and stood up with the men. Ono of the
mon said to the well known Mrs. ,
who occupied a seat :
"I believe , madam , you are a woman's
rights woman ? "
"Yes , I am. But that's no business of
yours , is it ? "
"Certainly not , madamo. I only
wibhod to know if you believe in apply
ing your principle to practice. "
"Of course I do. What of it ? "
"Oh , nothing , except that in that case
I think you should got up and offer this
lady your seat. "
But she didn't.
Up to Snuff.
Boston Transcript : Proprietor of Dry
Goods Store If a lady , after examining
a piece of drcbs goods , had expressed her
satisfaction with it , would you ask her
how many yards bho dobirod ?
Applicant No , indeed. I should ask
her whore she would have the sample
sent.
sent."I
"I guess you'll do. I see you've had
experience. "
Both Drink In a 'Men mi re.
Now York Herald : "This follow
makes mo tired. Ho preaches temper
ance and drinks like a fish. "
"No , ho doesn't. "
"I toll you ho does. I've soon him
drink whiskey by the quart. "
. "Yes ; but , you know , fishes drink by
the gills. "
The Pool Killer.
Munsoy's Weekly : First Passenger
"Well , is this hot enough for you ? "
Second Passenger "No ; I'm never
happy until the thermometer roaches
100 degrees. "
"What do you do then ? "
"I go around slaying all the men who
have previously asked mo if it was hot
enough for me. Your card , please ? "
THE UUHEAu"\NI )
Shiirkn Indignant BeouiiHci They Lose
Their Innouent Victims.
During tbo past month the Examiner Bin :
BUIIKAU or CIAIMS has boon in receipt of a
number of letters from clients enclosing
threatening and argumentative circulars
from attorneys formerly employed , and ask
ing If the assertions therein made were true.
The said clients are parlies who have been
previously robbed by claims agents , eagerly
grasped the opportunity for relief by trans-
ferriug their cases to this bureau' when con
gress opened the door by anuu'iing ' previous
contracts.
The establishment of THE BEB BLMSIMU or
CI.IIMS has proven a God-send to the unfor
tunates who buvo long bud claims agalust the
general government. Those claims they had
edged with professional claim ugnuts who
hnvo hold thom pigeonholed for vo.irs. With
these agents , the clients entered into a con
tract which was raado generally m the Inter
est of the sharks. Nothing could bo done by
the agent and the client wus at Inuirvnls
compelled to Keep the agent feed while the
latter appeared to bo taking Httlo or no In
terest in the matter.
So many evils grew out of thU custom that ,
at length , congress annulled the contracts
leaving clients to again sock the collection of
tholr claims In what manner boovor thov saw
lit. These clients como to TUB Bun BUIIKAU
CLAIMS and this fact has caused the Ire of
the agents to arise.
Now , the nforosaldclulm agent cormorants ,
foaiing they may bo balked in the robbery of
the prey they huvo so lung entangled In tholr
meshes , have begun to flood the country v.lth
circular letters in which thov constantly
harp on two themes , vu : Tlmt congress bus
no power to annul private contracts , and that
their powers of attorney are lirovocablo be
cause coupled wlta au Interest , numoly , a
01 -11 111.
Wo do not propose nt the present tlmo to
advertise the munusof these parties who now
masiiorudu | undur the cognomcuof attorneys
though strongly loin pled to give thom ttio
celebrity tholr ( juast-lltorury-legnl endeavors
so rlcbly merit. Ono In particular ilotmvos
HARMLESS.
TO ASSIST HATJJRB
the body is the great mission of SWIFT'S '
BPE01FIO. Jllcrohl cnuuot- exist In the
blood [ GglSISE 's ' properly taken , ni
it promptly ISSSElQII forces them out , and
cures the patient. It has relieved thousands
iu n few days who had suffered for years.
Jilt. F. Z. NEI , ° ON , a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Fremont , Nebraska ,
Buffeted for years with SCROFULA , and
It continued to grow worse In spite of all
treatment. Finally , J 'o * Jlottlcs of
ijcurcd him. Ho writer "Words
"
"aro inadequate to express my
gratitude and favorable opinion of
Slf'JFT'ti SrKQlFIC.
Treatise un Illood aud H'.tn Dlmitcs milled free.
BWUT Si'JiCIFIO CO. .
Driirci St Atkau , OIL
i
special recognition , that of a maudlin com-
inuulc.itioa of eight p- geIn which bo ] iini-
blesusi'less facts with fanciful theories , gar
bles ludlclal decision- ) , and so Inextricably
ontnngles hi * words that In many instances
the closing pnrt of his sentences have no ap
parent connection with the beginning.
To nny one \eracd la the huv of tno laud ,
such Idiotic letters nro n matter only of ridi
cule nnd amusement. Hut when wo consider
Hint the nvernsjo claimant in the west Is nec
essarily Ignorant of the law govering the
iirosccutlon of claims in the city ofVat > h-
incton , we are prone to treat the matter more
criousiv.
The question of extent to which congress
may go In Its Interference with private con
tracts , Is undoubtedly one on which some of
the most eminent loirul minds have dilTorod ,
and it R'oro easy to write a volume on .Minor
sido. However , the philosophical nnd po
litical arguments pro mid con nto something
with which wo nt present have no concern.
U'oconllno ourselves to the cold , hnrd logic
of facts. That the Inst congress did speclll-
cnlly cancel nud annul nil oxlstiiifr contracts
between cUimnnts nnd nttornevs In the In
dian dcpicpntion act of March ! < , IMH , Is n
fact which not oven srjulrmlng claim ngents
deny , and which anyone Interested m.iy read
for himself by npplj Ing to us for n copy of
the law. Possibly the eminent constitutional
lawyers and Jurists In the senate nnd house
of representatives should hnvc consulted
those obscure claim agents before passing
the act which so seriously cur
tailed their Shylock in-opo unities
Uut wo apprehend thnt more rellnnco wns
plnoed upon there cent decision of the United
StnteH supreme court , case of Mitchell nn
clerk , reported In 110 United States report ,
page li. < y , where in the highest tribunal In the
Inml assorts ' -no ptovisionof the constitution
prohibits congress from interfering with the
vnlidlty of contracts. "
The second loz l problem involved Is
that of revocation of powers of at
torney. When and under what cir
cumstances the claimant can recall
an existing power and employ
another attorney f Our eight-page frlond
leads oft with duo solemnity bv quoting
JudgoStory : "When nn authority or powo
is couploil with un interest it Is from Its own
nature and character in contemplation of law
rrovocnblo ; " then proceojs to argue thnttho
remitting of nn attorney on n contingent fee
is equivalent to coupling llio power with nn
Interest. This is absolutely fnlso from a legal
standpoint , but it Is nn nssoi lion well calcu
lated to mislead the ordinary render. What
is really meant by an "interest" is au Inter
est or ripht in the thing itself. Thus. If an
estate Is conveyed to n trustee , with power
to soil , this power cannot bo revoked because
the trustee has an Interest In the estate
itholf : ho holds the legal right to the
property. Again. If the owner of a patent
assigns one-tenth of It to n second party and
gives him power of attorney in connection ,
said power of attorney cannot be revoked oo-
cause the nsilirnco has an intciest in the
patent ttaetf. But If a claimant gives u power
of attorney to nn agent to prosecute his claim
for n contingent fee this poucr is not coupled
with nn Interest nud can bo revolted ut the
pleasure of the cluimant. When the ngcnt
agrees to work for a contingent fee ho nc
cepts n very serious part of the "con
tingency , " the possibility of having his
power revoked. And a fee contingent on the
successful prosecution of n claim can , m no
way , bo construed ns an "interest" In tno
claim which would render n power of attor
ney Irrevocable.
Indian Depredation Claims
BIUTJUCE. NOD. , Aug. 7. [ Special to Tim
BEE.J Hon. L. W. Colby , assistant attorney
general of the United Stutes , In charge of the
Indian depredation claims department , hns
been hi the west taking depositions In cases
before the court of claims for the past two
weeks. He was found by Tin : Bnn repro
soniatlvo nnd nskoa to give the status of the
suits that have been brought , nud any ether
nmttcrs of general Interest.
Ho said : "The next session of the court of
claims will bo tbo most important in number
of cases slnco Its organization. In addition to
claims under the French spoliation nnd Dow-
man acts , the court now has tbo Jurisdiction
of clulms brought for dumngcs to cltUcns for
Indian depredations , under the act of March
11 , 1S91. "
"Aro there many claim ? on file In the de
partment ! "
"Since the passage of the act , up to Aucust
1 , I have docketed , in my oflice , 8MO ( cases
brought for Indian depredations hi the court
of claims , nnd under the law about llvo hun
dred of those are entitled to priority of con
sideration , under the provisions of the net ,
and will como up for hearing ut the next term
of court. "
"What Is the nature of the claims that the
act tnkrs special cogni/nnco of I"
"Tho terms of the act provide for the ad
judication and payment of claims arising
from depredations by Indians upon the prop-
01 ty of citizens of the United States , nnd con
fers the power of settlement upon the court
of claims. Regular suits have to bo brought
nnd petitions lllcd by claimants as < n ordin
ary cases. "
"Is the method of procedure different from
the consideration of claims before any ether
of tbo national departments ! "
"The ordinary rules of practice have been
adopted for Indian depredation cnses , as far
as applicable. "
' It appears that n Inrge number of cases
have begun since thopa > sago of the net. How
do vou account for It I"
"Tho largo number of cases commenced
since thu passage of the act may bo attributed
to the clause which forbids the exclusion of
claims not previously presented to the secre
tary of the Interior , or olhor department olll
cer , with the exception tlmt no Jurisdiction Is
granted Iu cases whcro claims have accrued
prior to .Inly 1 , 1WB , unless disposed of or
pending previous to the passage of tbo net ,
before congress , the secretary of the interior ,
or homo nL'cut or commissioner nuthorl/ed to
Inquire into SUL-II claim" by the government.
No claim * , however , are permitted for dopro-
datlons committed after the pnssngo ol the
not. "
"When does the court of claims u nln
moot ) "
"Tho court of claims convenes In October
neyt , and nt the rate of tiling the number of
cases of this class will irach live or six thou
sand by that time. "
"What Is the of
average amounts repre
sented Iu the clnlins now flledi"
"The oases i-.iugo In amount from n few
hundred dollars to SJ.V1.000. Thu laraest s ill
yol brought is In t'.uorof the legal ropro-
i aontutivciof lion Halllday , the old ovcilnnd
stage muu. "
1 \Vlmt \ U the limit nf tlmo that claimants
| ha\o to present tholr claims ! "
I "lUnlmauts have three yonn > from the
I passnirool the not to pinsunt their claim , so
thoru Is plenty of tlmo for uvory one to huvo
hU day In court. "
"Are there any special features of the law
Involving the L-overnment's liability in these
cases that aio of general Interest ! "
"Tho law Involves many now and Impor
tant questions an to the liability of thu gov
ernment hi special cases , nnd the rights of
thu parties , thulr helrt or assigns to the rem
edies provided lor. The act U one of un-
usunl Interest nnd affects n large number of
cltucns In the states und territories wust of
the Mississippi river , from Dakota to Texas ,
and including Iscbraska , Kansas , Colorado ,
ST. FRANCIS ACADEM
Itll A It DIM ) AM ) HAY SCHOOL.
FIFTH AVFNUE AND SEVENTH ST.
Cnn bo reached from nny of the depots on
motor.
Conducted by thoSlstnrsof Charity , II. V , M.
TlIUMi' I'or lioard nnd tuition , einbrni-liiK
till branches nf n llnlsheil niluoatlim for young
Indies. * 7. " > for stmlim of tht > months , i-om-
iiiunclin ; llrst .Monday In i-ontrtiubcr nnd 1'ub-
ruary. respectively. Tor further piirtloulurs
ml ( I res" .
sisrnu sui'niuou.
bt 1'rancls Academy , Council ItlulH la.
COUNCIL l
Galvanized Iron Cornice Works ,
It OUAIII , .1 SON , I'UOP'S.
1O1B nntl 1O17 BroncKvntj.
Rillm.itoi furilMifM nn nil klmlt of ( InlvnnliiMt
Iron furnlra WcirW. trim ItoofliiK , Mtoro Fronts iinJ
Oippi'r Work Artlitlo woik ix poi'lnlty Corrm-
poiuliMico soliclloil 1 rum points .WJ nillus from Conn
ell nlulTsaml Oumlia.
COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS ,
All kinds of lvolneiiidC'ciiilni ) : ! ; done Inthq
highest style of the art. Paded and Malned
fabrics made to look H tfood ns new lied
fcuthrr- , cleaned liv stciiin In llist-el.i'-s man
ner. Work pi tunpt y done and delheied In all
purtsof the cmniliy S'md for price list.
C. A. MAC'llAN. - - PKOl'Uir.TOK.
10KI ( { roadway , Ni'nr Norlhwes orn Depot ,
t'OU.NCII , Hl.UKFS , IOWA.
CffllfS'STATEBANK
Of Council Bluffs.
CAPITAL STOCK $150,000
SURPLUS AKD PROFITS 70.000
TOfVL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $225,000
DIIIECTOIIS I. A Miller. P. O. Olcuson , E. I , .
Plinviirt , 1C. 1 , . U rt. J. I ) . Kdmiindson. Cliailcs
K Ilaiinan. Translet general blinking busi
ness. Iarrest capital nnd surplus of uny Lmnlc
In Soiitliuesturn Iowa.
INTEREST ON TIME DEfOSITS.
GASllEATING STOVES.
NO ASHES. NO SMOKE.
.lust the thlnu for bath rooms tied rooms , eto.
U til nnd see our lurtro nssoi tmcnt.
C. B. Gas and lilcctric Light Co. ,
211 I'onrlnndaiO Slain Street.
FIRSTMTIONALBANK
OF COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Pttiil Up Cnp till $100,030
Oldest nrxnulrc'it bnnk tu llio city. Kurdicn and
ilonioitlc oxchiiriKO niul local Hocurlllos. Kapeolal
Btlenllnn p.ilcl to cnllrctlimi. Accounti of Individ-
nidi , bnnlt ) , b.iiikura nud corporations solicited.
Currv'punilcnca Invltoil.
( ii : < ) . 1' . SA.S'HHtl ) , I'rrililuiit.
A W. UIIIK.MAN , Cmlilor.
A. T. HICi : , Assistant Cnihlor ,
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
fllAICKN Ul'-A brown horse about 5 ycur *
J- old , with black points , b.lnd In onuycur
und about 5 hands hlk'b. Taken up by I'o-
llrcmnn Mai tin and loft at my stable. W. A.
Hayes.
AOl/iAU : J4.000 louafaim to oxchiiiiKO for
Omaha res deuce. Will assume small en
cumbrance , Johnston ti Van 1'ntton Council
IllllltB.
_
TTOU SAI-n-SsTcloli pedigree light Hrali-
-L1 inns for $1.00 eueh ; score IU',1 ' toW ; line
birds. A so Incubator and brooder , good us
new ; vei y clicap If taken at onee. Add less or
eall on V. S. S\vlek. stKi Avenue 1) , or Jolm
HUIIO& Co , , Council muffs.
GOOD paying dairy for pain nt n great bar-
CHU | I/taken ul on o. Inquire of John
son & Van Patten , Kverett block.
WAIsTHI ) to Trade I''lvo-room ' house , full
lot In Oimilia for house and lot In Council
11 Inffi. . I ) . Brown , Ulii lliondwny.
Ol.AlltVOVANTniul HVcliomotrlc , or char
acter readings ; also diagnosis of dlnmuo.
ncnd lock of hair for roadlnt-M by letter. Hun *
bay and ovoiuriKS. Mra , M lloopur. 142 ! Avo-
d no 1C , near lornnr 15th street , Council 11 1 u IT * ,
Terms , V'o and JI.OJ.
MAGNIFICENT acre property In llve-noro
tracts located : ; " , miles from postoflloo ,
for sale on lensonablo terms Homo line ru l-
dcnco property for rent by U.iy & lloss.
or Unnt Oardaa Und. with
bom * * . Uf J. U. uia * , i J it , OouoeU
Bluff *
Wyoming. Arbonn , California , Oregon ,
WashitiKton and Montana. "
"Do not some of the clulms dnto back a
number of years I"
' Yes , Most of the claims dnto onck
twenty or thirty yours , nnd some of them
oven forty veurs. The claims In Nobraskn ,
Knnsns nnd the Dakolns nro routined inmnly
to between 18(10 ( nnd 1870 , nnd to the Sioux
orsomu trlbo of the creatbloux nation. "
THU ItUltl-UU'H AIM.
It liitoriils to Souiiru n .JiiHt HonrliiK
For MM PntroiiH.
When the S.in Francisco Kxiunlnor estab
lished Its cluhn bureau It printed the follow
ing prospectus ;
Tlio Kxamlncr h\s received so many com
plaints from Its subscribers Iu various locali
ties on the co.ist of the dolny , extortionata
clmi'Kcs niul unsatisfactory work performed
for them by the varloiu ulullil HKCIIIB tlmt It
tins decided to establish In WnshlnKton a
bureau for the collection of nil legitimate
claims nvnlnst the government or Its vnrlous
dcpuitmotils. This bureau will bo In cnargo
of Its Wiuhlngton corruspondutit , who tins
hud much experience In tno prosecution of
claims ujMltist the various departments of
the unvoriiment. rjhnrtroH for scrvleos per
formed by thU bureru will be nominal and
designed to cover only the actual cost of the
work nnd such ICKU ! services na may banocei-
enry In order to properly present clulms to
the heuds of the various dcp.irimonts and tha
court of clnimn In the supreme court.
lor i\n -il Bolillnrx
btrango as It tuny appear , there are thou
sands of veterans of the rebellion , who are
old , weary , In linn and beyond the skill of
physician or sui-goon to restore to health
Many of these lire Incapacitated became of
exposure or Injuries sustained In the Into war
nnd yet , many of luuju aio unprovided with
pousisuu ,