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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , DECEMBER 28 , 1891.
THE OMAJ1A BEE.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS.
OFFICE : - NO. 12 PEARL STUEET.
Mtlhcrcilty Cnrrlcr In cny pnrt of Ilio City.
II.V. . TII.TON. - MANAljnil.
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TH.F.I'llOMSJN | > , ) | t Kdltor . Nftgl
N , Y. Plumbing Co
C. H. Wntcr WorUt , Co.
Ucmovcd to 'M Pcnrl struct.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co. , conl.
Cnift's chnttel lonns. B04 Sapp bloc- ! .
Hurliorn'jdianionds.wfttcho'.liollrtavRoods.
No nrrcsU huvo bscn made by the pollco
glnco 1 o'clock last frltlny morning.
Mrs. E. J. Shubert will Imvo n hcnrlnR
today before Justice Swcarlngon on Urn
chnr'o ( of petit Inrcony.
Invitations nro out for n nartv to bo Riven
bv tbo Lon nlub , fit the residence of Miss
Mndfltno Henley , 'JOS Fourth street , tomorrow
ovonlnir ,
A New Year's wntch mcotlnp will bo held
in Urn Koyal Arcanum hall next Thursday
nflcrnoon nnd ( .veiling by the ladloi of the
Kplacopal church. In Uic evening tiicro will
lie r. dancing partv.
The llro committee of the city council will
hold n meclintr till * evening in tbo council
chninbor for iho purpose of commencing nn
investigation of the causes which led to thn
ilsctiiino ) of Ddl McDonald from the llro
department. Doth sides have been raking
up the ( lend past nnd promise lo make Any
number of sensational disclosures when the
proper time comes.
Mrs. Mnrv Hlshton died last evening nt
RI5 : o'clock nt the reiidcnco of her son ,
Thomas Kishton , UlOtt West Hrondwav , lifter
nn Illness of two weeks , aited TO yours. She
loaves eight children , nil o ( whom were
present nt the tlrnn of her death. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been com
pleted and the announcement of tno time
HIIU plaua will bo made later.
Mothers will Hurt Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth-
inir Syrup the best remedy for thoirchlidicu.
Ki cents u bottle.
Sw urmn Mujb CD. , M isonlc tcmplo
It is a well known fact tint nconlo can
pet bettor fjcodh for legs money ut E.
IJiirhorn's than any othur place in tlio
city. Go and be convinced yourselves.
, Buy your Christmas candy of C. O. D.
Urown. Candy Co , Se and lUjo a pound ,
mix nuts ! / > ( ! a pound , Florida sweet
oranges "Oo a dozen.
The largest stock ot Japanese and
Chinese K < > od3 oust of San Francisco ,
'Frisco prices , at 317 LJroadway.
Candy 5c a pound at C. O. D. Brown's.
fi'AI I'.lllAVIt.tI'llS.
Bert Clough has returned homo from Fort
Kettnrrmin , Mont. , and Is vlsiiinir for n row
days with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. O. H.
Clough.
Miss Grace Osborno has returned from her
school at Schuylor , Neb. , to spend n l\vo \
wrcks vacation at the homo of bar mother ,
Mrs. K. M. Osborno , . on First avenue.
H. J. Josselyn , sec-rotary of Twenty-fifth
Triennial conclave , Knights Templar , with
headquarters at Denver , is in the city mak
ing arrangements for the meeting of the
Knights , which takes place In Denver next
Augnsl. Mr. Josselyn is well known here
and in Omahn , having uuen In the employ of
the Union 1'acillc nt the latter place for n
number of years.
Starch grows sticky common powders
have u vulgar glare. Pozzonl's is the only
complexion powder lit for use.
Holiday Goods.
Remember thnt Delia von has one of
the most elegant stocks of holiday novel
ties in the city. It surpasses all former
years both in beauty and low prices.
Call and see them.
Mandel & Kline will move their entire -
tire stock to Sioux City January ] .
Until that time you can buy furniture ,
Blovcs , carpets , at your own "prico.
Barn for rent , located near court
house. II. W. Tilton , Bnu olllco.
Bir2cst' bur-pains in holiday goods in
the city at li Burhorn's.
Roitor , the tailor , 310 Broadway , lias
nil the latest styles and new winter
goods. Satisfaction in every respect
guaranteed.
Aflldnvlls Filed.
The Injunction iult of L. W. Tulley's
ngainst the Anglo-American Mortgage At
Trust company was to have had a hearing in
tbo district court Saturday , but bv agree
ment it was postponed until next Thursday.
A number of ullldnvits were ( lied by the d'e-
fomtants In support of a motion to dmolvo
tbo injunction which now prevents tho'board
of directors from holding n mooting. Ono of
those was sliMied by Jnmos N. Urown , the
vice-president of the company , nnd In It ho
denies a number of allegations mndo by the
plaintiffs.In tholr petition. Ho claims that
the nicotine which , according to tbo plaintiffs ,
had not been called In accordance with the
provisions of the by-laws , was called proper
ly , ho himself having given the required
r.otlco to all of tbo dhcolors ajtor.I. Mc
Dowell , tbo secretary of the company , hau
refused to no so. Ho claims to hao personal
Knowledge that the notices were mulled In
ilno form.
John P. Ilreen , the Omaha attorney for the
defendants , also Illos an nllldnvlt In which
be stales that ho was present nt a incating of
the company held In the Murray hotel In
'
Omaha , at which L. W. Tulloys , 'J. V. Mc
Dowell , K. II. Walters , and tlio defendant J.
N Urown mndo a proposition to J. Gardner
( .Hark , who was representing tbo eastern
stockholders , looking towards a settlement
of the controversy. The terms of this pro
position were in general that tbo good will
stock held by the plaintiffs .should bo can
celled , nnd the stoak.hold by thn other mem
bers should bo scaled down. Ho also alleges
that the plaintiffs had made another proposi
tion of the same sort a long time before , and
that after being fully discussed It hud boon
accepted by all parties. These aftldavlts om-
braro tlio points on which they base their
motion to dissolve tbo injunction , and the
cnso will bo fully board next Thursday by
Judge Smith.
DoWltt's Llttlo Early Ilisors. Best little
pill ever niauo. Uuro constluatloii every
timo. None equal. Use them now.
Solid silver and plated ware for less
money than anywhere olno in the cltv at
li Bui-horn's , 17 Main btroot.
Vary hnmlsomoChristmas novoltiosa't
Do llavon's nothing poor or trashy.
Walnut blook nnd Wyoming coal ,
fresh minud. received dailx Thatcher ,
10 Main.
Do Haven has his usual stock of beau
tlTul dolls. They are worth soolng and
way down in prices.
Walnut blook coal , $1.23 per ton. Do-
llvorcd anywhere in city. Ca mum's
700 Main street.
Everything now in the line of holiday
goods ut Davis' drug store. Ho has the
largest stock and lowest prices In the
cltv , Ills stock is all now and fresh.
and must bo sold. If you are looking
for holiday goods it will pay you to call
and examine his stock before purchiis-
The only kindergarten In the city is
in the Merriam block , next to the Youni :
Mon's Christian association. K.xpuri-
onci-d teachers anil only oiio-half imml
rates tire oh urged ,
Fresh oysters 25o quart or "Oo can at
0. O. D ? Brown's.
Wo have our own vineyards in Callfor
oiu JarvU Wluo company , Co. Blulls
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
Oraditore Attach the Property of tha Searca !
Family.
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS INVOLVED ,
1-Vnr of huffing TIH | ! Ainniiiit ,
Made That the Do-
Coiitutiiplnto
Loafing Town ,
A writ of attachment has boon fllod In
Justice Swourlngcn'it court against Mllfrcd
E. and Kthol S. So.irlos by creditors , who
illicit ) that the defendants are about to remove -
move their housotiold gooJs from the stnto
and ttms defraud ttiom. Tlio olalntlfTi In the
case nra F.V. . Spelman & Co. and U. S.
Nunns. Both uro merchants doing business
on South Main street. They nro creditor ! of
the defendants and wnntto secure themselves
against lost If possible.
Tlio writ was served by special Constable
Wesley late Saturday night after they were
packed ready for removal and the irootls will
bo held ny him pending an order of court lu
the case.
A few days ago Mrs. Scarles commenced
divorce proceedings against her husband In
the district court , charging him with cruel
and Inhuman treatment , and ashing for the
custody of her two chlKlten. It is claimed
that this was only a "olulT , " and that the
real Intent of the couplb all along has been
to pel away from creditor * . The only object
of the suit , sci allege the South Main street
merchants , was to lead them to think
that , trouble In the Searles tninilv
forced an abandonment of the city and a de
lay on the part of the Scurlcs to pay their
doots. This Is what led to the present pro
ceedings , Messrs. Snclman and Nnnas
claiming that the divorce suit Isonlv n blind ,
aiid that Mr. ahd Mrs. Searles Intended to
get ttiolr possessions out of the roach of Iowa
courts , and then go to living together acaln
in some moro congenial locality. The amount
involved is about $100.
DoWitt's ' Llttlo Enriy illsers ; best little
illsfortl yspopsl a , tour stomach , bad breath
Genuine tortoise shell combs at Dur
ham's.
Jurriswild ' ! the
blaekbsi'ry b3jt >
Carman Feed utid Fuel company ,
wholesale and retail hay , grain Knd
feed. Special prices on hay and grain
In car lots. 700 Main street. Council
Bluffs.
Suspended Hostilities.
The war bitwoon Ktmball and Champ and
tbo men who are turning up in all directions
claiming to imvo boon swindled by them
took a reress yesterday. No new informa
tions were filed , and the victims oftno prose
cution wore allowed tospund the , Sabbath in
peace. The condition of Mr. Champ , who
was too ill to bo talcon from his house
Saturday night , was somewhat im
proved , ho being able to sit up a little while.
ICimball , on the other hand , was completely
worn out bv the worry and exposure to
which holiad been subjected , and is now sick
In bed.
In addition to the criminal cases which
have been commenced against the two men ,
a civil suit has been commenced in the dis
trict court , in which one Joaos , a
farmer llvlne east of the city ,
is plaintiff. Tie mortgaged bis farm
to Kimball & Cnamp to secure a loan , and
the mortgage was foreclosed , A. F. Clutter-
buck being unpointed receiver. Jones { claims
the amount realized from the sale of the
farm was f."jUO moro than enough to pay on"
tbo indebtedness , and ho demands a judg
ment for that amount , together with ? 5,000
damages for the wrongful detention of bis
property. _ _ _ _ _ _
Tlio best medical authorities say tha propu
way to treat catarrh is to take a constito
tional remedy , like Hood's Sarjapanlla.
Death nfJ.uncH Howe.
Bruce Howe of this city received a tele-
grain Saturday night announcing the death
of his oldest brother , .Tames IIowo , at Eddy ,
Tex. The deceased had been suffering from
consumption for a long lime , and ho left for
Texas recently uijxtho hope of bettering his
health. Ho was" hut little benefited by the
change , and it was no great surprise to bis
friends when flioy received the sad news of
his death. Ho wis well know hero , hav
ing been employed for some time as foreman
of the Nonpareil job rooms. He was a half
brother of E. A Howe , the novelist.
Small In size , great in results ; Do Witt's
LlttloEarly ttlsurd. I3o3t pill for constipa
tion , best for sick headache , best for sour
stomach. _
Commercial mon. Hotel Gordon the
best $ - lioiibo in Council Bin Us.
Woodbui-ydontistsnoxt to Grand
hotellino ; , work a specialty. Tele. 145.
Bulk oysters 2 > c quart at C. O. D.
Brown's. _
Jnrvls 1877 brandy , purest , safest , boat.
DKATI1 OF COttpOH.Uj SMI I'll.
Wild Beast and tlio Wounded M.in
Sad Kml of a Soldier.
Detroit Free Press : Just as the sun
wont down wo came upon the camp of
the hostlles and charged it without a
halt. The Apache ? were talcon by sur
prise , as wo nopcd to take them , and wo
ran thorn for two miles up the narrow
valley before the bugle recalled us.
Wo thought wo piokod up all the dead
and wounded as wo ro turned , but when
the roll was called at the campllro Cor
poral Smith of " 13" troop was missing.
There wore comrades who Irid ridden
beside him in the light , but DOIIO who
had soon him fall. The night had coino
down pitch dark and wo could not search
for him. Wo could only hope that , ho
had become separated from us in the
wild dash and would sooner or later
muko his way into camp. If ho did not
como before morning wo could then
solve hib fato.
A tnllo and a half up the valley as
night came down , iv soldier , wounded
and unconscious , was lying at the mouth
of a ravlno loading into the foothills.
It was a ravlno here gloomy and forbid
ding , with a rill of water creeping
along its rocky bottom. Beyond the
foothills , as it drove its way into the
grand old mountain , it was a canon , so
full of gloom and awe , and always so
quiet , and with such a chill creeping
out of the darkness , that a stronir man
chained to one of the rocks would have
lost his reason and become a clmttoring ,
shrleiclng manina in a day.
The wounded soldier is Corporal
Smith ; when the night had fairly settled
down ho slowly opens his eyes and looks
up into the blackness. Where Is ho ?
What him happened ? His thoughts
are confused , am ! it is several minutes
before ho works out the problem to his
own satisfaction. Ah , yes ! tlo was pur
suing with the column wlion a wouldcd
Indian lifted himself up mid fired at him.
Ho was hit in the shoulder , and as lie
reeled about in his saddle his horse
dashed olT to the right. Ho does not
remember falling , but hero ho in , and
all alono. His 'wound ? Hn moves his
arm and the pain umkcH him gasp.
However , a bullet in the shoulder is not
a disabling wound. It Is iv dark night ,
but ho can find his way into camp ,
lie"What's
"What's that ! "
Ho was about to make n movo.to roach
his foot wjion there was n noise only a
few yards away at the entrance of the
ravine. Indians prowling over the
battlefield tn knife and scalp the un-
fortnmvto wounded to mutilate these
who died before the sun weut.downl His
heart almost stands still at the thought.
There It is again a body pushing its
way through the bushes , unmindful of
tire nolso croated. There Is iv heavy
tread the ruttlo sf stones on the brink
of the ruvino , and then
"SnllT ! Snlir Snlirl"
Now ho knows what It Is ! Bettor for
him had tlio bloodthirsty Ap.ichns como
skulking back to use knife and toma
hawk ! It Is a bear n hugo , shambling
grlz/.ly , whoso scent caught the odor of
blood as ho awoke from nlo Bleep in the
dark recesses of the ravino.
"SnifT ! SnilTl SnifT ! "
Ho is only a few feet away , but ho does
not scorn to see the soldier lying among
the low bushes. The light breczo is
strong and circles about , and the mon
ster must wait 16 catch the scout again
and trull It up. Ho is hungry. IIo is
vexed by the delay. Ho growls in a
menacing way and sharpens his claws
on the Hat rocks , while the face ot the
wounded limn grows whiter yet , and his
eyes close us If ho feared to sight the
creature up there in the Inky blackness.
"Growl ! StiilT ! Snill ! "
Now the breeze drops and the scent Is
again wafted to the nose held high in
tlio air. Now the ugly head is lowered ,
the eyes burn and 'glare their way
through the darkness and the white-
faced man hears the heavy tread of the
growling boast ana utters a pr.iyor to
God.
* * f *
Three of us , who have boon searching
for Corporal Smith sitico the sun came
up , sit on our horses and lee it down at a
great bloodhpot in the bushes. There
are a saber , a carbine , scraps of leather ,
and shreds of bloody clothing. Wo
gather up the arms , turn with horror
from the bloody bones , to which feet
ro still attached , and ride tuv.iy to re
port.
port.Dry
Dry sermons nro bad onouch , but for the
minister to preach them through his nose is
Inexcusable. Dr. Bull's Cough Sirup will
save both minister and sermon If taken in
time. Price li" ) cents.
When vou go to tno seashore take along a
bottle of Salvation Oil ; It kills puin. " 5
cents.
A xj-iir runt's : > Jtntv.
Kyle Dallas in New York
Ledger : How merry New Year's day
used to bo in the long ago , when every
one Kept open house from early morning
until midnight ; when your acquaint
ances came down upon you in armies , on
foot or in sleighs , if there happened lobe
snow upon the ground ; when anyone you
had ever been introduced to might call
upon you ; when old beaux reappeared
and recreant friends hud only to smile
and hold out n , hand to bo forgiven ;
when the ladies received the gentlemen
in full dress , or something very like it ,
at high noon ; when your butcher , baker
and candlestlckm-.tker might drop in
with no other claim on your hospitality
Hian the fact that , you dealt with them'
when , in f.ict , every man you know was
sine to call.
CJTired ? Oh , yes , every one was tired ;
but faho who could exhibit UOO cards
the erontlcmon always brought their
cards was very happy.
How well I remember dressing in my
first long dross , and sailing up and down
before the glass to make mire that the
train swept urncefully behind mo. Ned
Palmer had said ho would be sure to call
on me , and I was as happy as a girl can
bo. Ho did come , of course , and ho
whispered sweet words in my ear as he
eat the sweet calco ho was young
enough to enjoy. Ho staid full
fifteen mi nut os an unprecedented
length for a New Year
call and the rest of the day I was
happy in consequence ; though , for the
matter of that , I was always happy in
these days. Looking back , 1 fancy that
the skies were bluer and the grass
grnener when I was sixteen ; that the
moon oitcner shpno , nnd that no one hud
so little trouble ; but I suppose that is all
fancy , and it was only that I saw the
world through rose-colored glasses , as
most people do in their teens and , then ,
there is nothing that can over come to
one in this wicked world half so delight
ful as being a pretty yonng girl with a
handsome young lover who believes you
the only perfect thing in the world.
Talk of wealth and fame and honors
and dignities , and all these things
that usually como with gray hair and
crowsfeot. Bah ! I snap my lingers at
them ! One kiss , such as ono and twenty
gives to sixteen , is _ worth them all ; and
a queen in her power and pride might
envy a peasant girl walking through the
clover with an arm about her waist and
a whisper in her ear. After all , there
is not much to toll of that joyous time
that began for mo , except that Nod and
I loved each other ; that ho put a ring
upon my linger , and that wo vowed to
bo true to each other forever and for
ever ; never to change never , never ,
never , while wo lived ! Wo wore quite
sure wo would die on the same day , and
in heaven wo would go about hand in
hand , listening to tlio music and the
voices of the angels crying forever :
Love ! Level Love !
Wo wore so sure of everything ho
and I ; happy youth always is. Another
Now Year's ' .lay , and pur wedding was
close at hand ; and wo were as fond of
each other as over. But I think wo
were too happy. I fancy Satan begrudged -
grudged us perfect nnd sinless bliss ;
for that very day a word was said , a
thing done it does not matter what
a trifle , a nothing ; and yet it grow to a
great thing in my mind and his. Wo
had a quarrel , a little lovers' till , it
sooir.od. I wept ; ho was like ice in his
great dignity. And some ono who
wished to part us took advantage of the
fact. Ah ! how could any ono wish to
miiko two young souls suffer so ? And
at that time there was trouble in the
land.
"In sixty-one the war bosun ; In sixty-four
the war was o'er , "
says the , rude rhyme that keeps tno
tluio in mind.
There was a chance for any ono who
was In despair to Illng his life away. I
said the bitter word he could not boar.
I took his ring from my linger and
tossed it to him as though it were a
thing that had no value in my eyes ; and
ho loft mo In wrath. The next day they
'
told mo ho had enlisted , and I 'heaid
them speak of his patriotism as great , ,
nnd pralKo him for casting nw.iy pros
pects such as his for tlio sake of his
country. Hut I I know that patrito-
Ism did not move film ; that ho
would never have loft mo for
the sake of any other thing , and
that lie had simply gonu to seek
death because ho believed that I no
longer loved him. But I did oh , I did !
Aml-
Aml"To
"To bo wroth with ono wo love
Doth worlc Ilko madness oa tin ) brain. "
Well , I was not the only unhappy ono
in my little world. Women wept us
they never wept before. In these four
years , all over the country , from. .Malno
to Georgia. Tlio boys in bluo. and the
boys in gray , alike , were loved nnd
grieved for. Widow * there were , orphans
everywhere , and girls whosQ lovers
might never return to thorn. Can all
the good that any war can do ntoiio for
all tliu misery It causes ? Ol > , fqr the
time when there ihall bo no battles
fought no lives sacrificed qithor to
kings or causes ! It will como , for mind
is ut the helm everywhere , mid the
days of gunpowder are fast following
the days of the sword out of existence.
13ut , alas ! ulusor ! the woo that I ro-
member , the faces that tpj-ppd palo and
grow old before tholr tlme the mourn
ing throughout our land ! , < ,
I liven that was over. At last pcnco
, rolgnod nguln. Once , jnpro a Now
Year's day came on wluqty thoughts of
i fe.illvlty scorned in place , und I said to
my Hlntor , with whom I liv.ud :
i "Now Year's day agiilil , my dear.
Only one must send cards"iow , they say ,
or no one will call. " \l \
' Yes , it Is moro formal , ' my sister
said. "Hut if you wjll gopit | to order
the cards this morning there may bo
time to send them yet. "
And I went cheerfully. - ' And why was
I so anxious to keep Now Vcnr's day , you
ask ? Was my grlof quite over ? Oh , my
dear , it was only part of the old story
the old , old tale , that will bo told ever
and ever again until the world is blotted
out and there nro no young hearts to
boat and no old ones to break.
I hnu heard that Ned Palmer had re
turned ho was Colonel Palmer now
and I believed that if we sent him cards
he might understand with what feelings
I inclosed mine , and return to mo. Yes ,
return to tno. Wo were young yet. Wo
were , perhaps , moro sensible. Every
thing might bo explained. If I could
but lure him back , so that I could ook
into his eyes , I felt sure that ho could
read In mine that I was stllllruo to hitn.
I had no longer any pride about it ,
Tin watching and hoping and fearing
of the war-dnys hau broken It
quite down. If ho would return
to mo , I asked nothing else of
heaven ; and lie would oh , I was sure
that ho would. And what pleasure it
was to make tlio < : ako , hoping ho , would
taste it ; to remember that ho was fond
of chocolate ; to think of all the pretty
things that wont to the dressing of the
table as things that ho would look upon.
And Now Year's day or not , and no mat
ter how many there were there , I would
got him away to some quiet corner , and
let him ask my forgiveness ; or , if itcamo
to that , I would ask his. Oh. mj
darling ! Just to see him again ! Just
to tool his hand fold itself about
mine again ? Just to look into those
eyes these great , beautiful oycs , that
could have tola a love story without
words. And some day oh , swno day !
ho would kiss me again as in the days
when wo were first betrothed. Oh , ho
would como , ho would surely como , for
my heart told mo that his still throbbed
for me. that- absence and distance and
oven the belief that I was false to him.
hud never changed him. Yes , ho would
come , for now ho hud my card.
On New Year's morn I looked in my
glass , Imping that these four years had
not altered mo much , or. if they had ,
only in a way that would tell him I had
grieved fur him. Ho would rather see
that in my face than not , and my dross
became me , and ah well , it would bo
all right ; and when the boll began to
ring and the door to open and the rooms
to fill. I gave smiling { > roetings to all ,
looking the while for him. Ho would
not bo amongst the earliest comers , of
course ; ho never had lj64Jn. It was not
quite clogant , ami ho''was ' always elo-
gant. And so , when nbon-timo camo. I
said of course the afternoon - would
bring him , and stele a. few moments to
muko myself frjsher , and to add some
trifle to my dross.
Still the guests caiho : the words of
greeting and adieu " we're spoken. Boys
with bright faces rushed in and out
again. Middle-aged mon bowed for a
moment , and were gene ; elderly men ,
prone 'to linger a little about the grate ,
stayed longer. It was a dry , bright
day , without a cloud in the sky ;
the voices In the qtreut sounded clour
and .crisp ; fresh , "sw'qoVuir came in at
the door with every now' caller 'and was
far from unpleasant. The crowd in
creased in the afternoon , but still Col
onel Palmer did not come , and I said to
myself that I would not expect him un
til evening. IIo would como in the eve
ning , because it would bo moro natural
and oay to have our talk. Ho would
desire that as much as I possibly could.
I felt his heart calling to me. O , T was
sure that in spirit ho was with mo wo
hud had the fancy that that could bo
in the old days. While away from
him , ho would bond his minden
on something and will that I
should think oil it also , and I al
ways did. Now his heart was calling to
mine , calling , calling. I know the old
footing woll. At every moment I turned
expecting to see him enter the door , but
he did not come. No , no , ho did not
como after all. At midnight , a prosy
old man , who had tasted too much wino
and was bewildered by it , maundered on
nbo.it a thousand things , while my sister
wont to sleep behind her fan , and I said
"yes" and "certainly" at intervals , and
at last oven ho took his departure , and I
felt that the dream was done , the hope
ovor. Ho would not como , no would
never come aeraln And yet , what did
this inexplicable fooling mean'1 !
"Go to your children , dear , " I said
to my sister. "I'll see to ovorvthing. "
"Oh , thank you , " fho replied. "I
never was so tired. That frightful Mr.
Potter how ho prosjd good night1' !
She mudo her way sleepily upstairs' ,
and I Hung myself intoachalr and wopt.
"Novor again , never again ! ' ' I sobbed.
Then I thought I heard a sigh , and
looked up. The door in the hall , which
I had clofed , was opening slowly , inch
by inch. Some ono seemed to
bo ontsldo , who was afraid to
outer. I watched the nporturo in
crease in she , and now I saw the figure
of a man standing in the shadow ; a
moment moro and I sa v that it were a
uniform ; the next and I know Colonel
Palmer. IIo was paler and graver than
of yore , but ho smiled us ho came toward
me. Now all day long I had thought
that when ho-cumo I should greet him
warmly , showing all my feelings in my
manner , but now that ho was there I
could not rise or oven speak. I seemed
turned to a woman of stono. I
could only look at him while my heart
gave slow , heavy throbs , ono after the
other throbs that I Boomed to hear ;
and ho onmo on slowly. IIo seemed tome
'
mo to bo weak and ill' , scarcely strong
onoumi to stand and still I could not
npoak to him. Ho I'aMio close , closer ;
his lips parted ; and h'ow I thought that
his emotion overpowered film. I
longed to stretch my'tirms ' toward him ,
to cry : "Como to me1 , for I love you
moro thiin ever ! " fWt I could not lift
them. "What must ho think of mo ? "
I asked myself. I could only hope that
ho understood tlwtr * Vt was excess ot
feeling , not luck ofIt , that hold mo
poworlobs. Hocamoi'elosor ' , as though
ho did. lie
Your card " IftHjdd , faintly. "I
received it , and I Ini'ow that you for
gave " _ _
And suddenly myfitrongth returned
to mo.
"Oh , It Is you who must forgive ! " I
cried. And would huvo thrown my
arms about his nock , but though I saw
him still I felt nolhlpg. I grasped the
empty air.
"In hoiivon , " I heard a voice whisper
and his fuuo faded as ouo does in a dis
solving view , and I was alono.
I rushed to the door and into the hull.
The outer entrance was looljod and bolt
ed , us the -orvant always loft It at night.
I rushed upstuiis , and I sobbed ut my
sister's door.
"Como to mo Anglo como to mo ! "
And she came.
"Ned was here just now , " I said ,
"Whore him ho gone ; ho scorned to molt
into air , where in lib what is ho ? "
'Hush ! " wild Anglo. "You Imvo boon
dreaming. The door has been locked
for moro than half an hour. "
"Ho came ! " I inoanod. "Ho cixmol"
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They put mo to bod. I romombo
waking from ono troubled dream only to
fall into another , all night. But I was
able to rise in the morning and go to
the late breakfast.
Letters lay beside every pluto. My
sister had ono from her husuand , who
was in Europe , and rejoiced over it.
Meanwhile I opened ono which bore a
black seal and had upon it a stamp I did
not comprehend. There was something
folded in paper in the envelope. My
heart told mo what it was , but I did not
touch it. I was reading tills :
"Dear Lady : A sad duty has become
mine. A friond. to whom you sent a Now
Year card , died In my arm * last night. It
was Colonel Edward Palmer of the th
infantry reirlment , New York volun
teers. Ho died of wounds received
m buttle. Ho was very brave , and
much beloved by all who know him. When
ho received vour card ho smiled and kissed
it. IIo could not inovn from his pillow. But
n little later ho wandered , and said often :
'I must call. She will expect mo. ' IIo died
at midnight , nnd Oofore ho passed away ,
drew this ring from his-finger , pointed to
your card , and said : 'Send it to her. ' Then
ho took the card and laid it on nis heart. It
lies tlioro now , with hit hands folded over it.
I3ut let mo not forgot that ho spoke once
again , saying : 'In heaven. ' And if these
tidings bring you woe , dear lady , as I fear
they must , remember these two words , the
last bo uttered : 'In heaven. ' Tnoro all
tears will bo wiped away. Wo have His
promise to whom only wo can turn for com
fort In such moments.
"I pray for you. Asx C UIFQIIII.
"In Religion SI TKU l''uiscis. :
" Hospital. "
I unfolded the paper that lay beside
me , and found within my betrothal rintr.
and put it upon my linger. It shall
never leave it.
They tell me that I only dreamed a
dream that Now Year night so long ago
oh , so long ago I I lot them say what
they please. Does it matter when I
know that ho came , and bollevo that I
shall moot him in heavoni1
( Josaler'sMagiaclojlisas vVafora.Ourai a
headaches In0 mlnuto3. .Vt .ill drug Uti
IIo Wasn't I'lvrt.
Our trunks hud been burned with the
car , says the Chicago Tribune , and
when wo got to Cincinnati , an ollicinl of
the railroad company desired each ono
of us to give him our statement of loss.
A tall and bolomn looking young man
came to mo as 1 was figuring away , and
wanted to know what sum i was going
to name.
"Woll , I think my loss is at lo'ist $00 , "
I replied.Vus vour trunk burned
too ? "
"Yes. "
"Got your loss figured up ? "
"Not yet ; and I wanted to ask you
about it" Can I talk to you in confi
dence':1" :
"O. yes.
"Well. I don't suppose my things
were actually worth ovo'r $12 , but "
"Gut you'd like to get WOV"
'
"That's it exactly. The railroad folks
seem willing to nay whatever is nskcd. "
"Well , then , whv not make $50VI
"Wouldn't it bo cheating'/ "
"That's a mutter you must settle with
your own conscience. "
"Yes , I know It is , and guul durn my
buttons if I don't hope somebody will
kick mo all over this town. "
"Why , what's the mutter ? "
"Mutter ! " Why , instead of being
ready to scoop this railroad out of $40 or
$50 , I've got to take $10 or $12 ! I've
boon studying to bo a preacher for the
last six months , and blast my old hat If
I dast to toll 'em a Ho ! That's ullus the
way of it. I'm never fixed to lilt any
thing good which comes along ! "
Van Houten's Cocoa Send for a can. So
udvts.
How Illsninrok I'rop iHod ,
At the time of her marriage the girl
who is nowBlemurok's wife relinquished
a , immo which would not have misbe-
como the heroine of u Muo Hulludvon
Puttkummor , writes the C'ountcbS Wil-
holinimv In u sketch of the Princess His-
inurck in the December Ladies' Homo
Journal. The Frauloln Johanna was a
most charmingly sweet and modest
country maiden in spilo of her name
wlion at the wcdulng of ono of her
friends at which she was bridesmaid ,
she mot young Herr Otto von Hismarck ,
a strapping , dissipated , high handed
young dandy of ill , with u reputation
for llro outing and flirtations which
would scarcely have disgraced a Ken
tucky colonel of twice his yours. These
two young people , us Rosalind says , "No
sooner met than they looked , mi sooner
looked than the loved. " Honeo it
was that immedlutoiy on his return
from the wedding young Otto wrote to
the parental Pultkuminors , with whom ,
by tno wuy ho had not iho slightest ac
quaintance ; demanding the hand of the
l-'rauloin Johanna in nrirrliiga. The pa
ternal Puttlfummor booms to have boon
somewhat of u diplomatist , for without
committing himself to either u consent
or refusal , after learning from Ills
daughter tjuit she cared for young Otto ,
ho wroto. inviting that estimable voung
gcjitlomun to visit him. Preparations
were mudo to huvo his reception one of
becoming solemnity ano dignity ; but the
cjToct WHS rut her spoiled by young His-
inurck the moment ho alighted going up
to his swcothourt und kissing her sound
ly in the preaonco of u number of guouti
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Bluffs and 1321 FnrnainSt. , Omaha. Dye , clean and rofinlsh goods
of every description. Packages received at either ol'fico or at tha
Works , CorAve. . A and 26th SU Council Bluffs. Send for price list.
Merchants who Imvo shop-worn or soiled fabrics of any character can huva
them redyed and finished equal to now.
BED FEATIIEUS RENOVATKD AND CLEANED BY STJCAM , with the
nd most approved machine 'y.atost at loss cost than you ever pat-l bof j.-a.
OF COUNCIL BLUFF3 , > ON\ .
Pulil Up Capital $100,03J
Olden om nUoa bmk Hn tin cltr. Foreign nut
( lomeuio excliima in I ojil cuairltDi. KID mil
attention pMil to colluctloiu. Aoonnti of Intlrla-
uali , bunks , b.inkuri unit corporation ! lollcluj.
Corrcjpontldnco In vita 1.
UBO. T. SANFOUK , I'rotlJont.
A. W. IUKICMAN. Onlilor.
A. T. UlOlf , AuliUnt Cajhlar
The immediate effect of this embarrass
ing und shocking behavior was the
prompt announcement of the bethrothul ,
which was followed a year later by the
marriage.
Constipation poisons ino uiooJ ; OoWitt'a
Little Enrly Risers euro constipation. The
cuuso removed , tlio disease is
Census statistics show that Uioro are
ever 4,000,000 red-horded people in the
United States.
Philadelphia is pre-eminently a city
of homos. It has Ui."j,000 ; houses , as
against 128,000 for Chicago , 1H.W8 ) for
Now York and 52,51)9 ) lor Boston.
The English walnut-ib said to bo Iho
most prolitnblo of nil nut-bearing trees.
Wlion in full bearing they will yield
about 'iOO pounds of nuts to the tree.
.cKsop's fables were not. written by their
author. They were minted and bunded
down until the fourteenth century , when
they were collected and published by a
monk.
An increase of $70,000,000 in Texas'
assessable values this year , show that
the Toxuns nro getting nlong pretty
comfortably in the matter of worldly
woulth.
The battered hull of Nolson's famous
Mngslrip , the Victory , which will bo ex
hibited at the World's fair , is 120 years
old. The exact spot where Nelson fell
is marked on the deck.
A thief in Musbiichusotts entering the
room of u man who only hud ono log ,
lirst took tlio prucaiition to pos-ioss him
self of his victim's urtlllciul Umb , und
then coolly ' wont through his pockets ,
securing about -ibO.
The stuto of Virginia owns about
1,500.000 acres of oyster lands. The
question of munaging these oyster buds
so that they shall yield a proper ro ve
nue to the state is to bo taken up by the
Virginia legislature , now in pe < Hon.
After cutting through nearly 200 foe
of snow and ice , the Swiss engineer
Imfeld , fails to lind rock foundation for
the great observatory projected on
Mont Ulunc , There are ovorlustlng
snows , It seems , us well us "ovorlustlng
hills. "
The shortest will on record Is ono on
Illo In the otllco of the register of Lu-
zorno county , Ponnsylvuniu , It was
written with u loud pencil on n half-
shoot of note paper , and Is UK follows :
"Emily U. Minor is my heir. Sunih 1C.
Minor. "
There were produced In the United
States lust your Ml , 229,51 ! ! tons of coal ,
of which i/i.duOYIHT / was anthracite. All
of the unthruolto , except / > ; i.r)17 tons
from Colorado and Now Mexico und
L',000 tons from Now England , cumo from
Pennsylvania.
In ( Jalvuston , in sinking an urtosian
well which is no wU.OIO. font in depth ,
gray und green clay mlxcil with wood ,
Mine concretions and pubbles wura found
at u depth of 1,510 fool. Tlio ago of the
wood is estimated ut 200,000 yours by
Pi of. Slngloy , and in the stratum , which
is 100 foot in thickness , lie found seeds
re to ; i u bl Ing upplo und blackberry nooild ,
IJoWltt'k Little litrly UUor * for tuo livor.
"Absoliiteiythe Best Made , "
"A Delicious Medicated Con
fection" for the relief of Coughs ,
Colds , Hoarseness , Sore Thront , nnd
for clearing the voice. I'or sale by
all Druggists and Confectioners.
I'ackcd in full two ounce packngcs ,
Trice 5 Cents. If you arc unnble to
procure the Pomona Cough Tablets
from your dealer send us 8 cents in
stamps nnd receive n box by mail.
Mnde by the manufacturers of the
celebrated Pomona Ifru it Juice
Tablets.
DUQUETTE & CO , ,
Council Bluffs , la.
CITIZENS STATE BANK
Or Council Bluffd.
I r \ . STOCK $ 150,03 J
SURPLUS AND PROFITS 70,003
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $225,003
DIIIECTOIIS I. A. Miller , R O. Olcnson , E L
HliuirnrU I'l l II rtJ. a E Imnndson. Ohnrloi
H. Illinium. . Transact Kunur.tl li.inklnit uusl-
nuiis. Iiriit : ! L'uplUI und nurpln ur uay baui
lu boutlnvusturn low.i.
TE.REST ON TIME DEPOSITS
COUNCIL 1JLUKFS
Galvanized Iron Cornice Works
U. UltAIII , ft SO.V , IMUl"d
1O1B nncl 1O17 Bt'oaclwatj.
KHllmnU'a nmilBlii'd on all kinds ul ( inlvutUzeil
or Curiilco Work , ( run Iloatli K. Moro Front * and
Open Work Arlinin Work u npiTlnltr CorreiH
iKiinliMR'u ftoiU'ltod from points U.H ) mllua frum
Council IIIIHTH nnil Oumhn.
SPECIAL NOTICES ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
VV ANTKD-Iinmodwtely , A hey with Homo
' < uximrlunuo In shoo liislnm.
.Main Ntruul.
VVTANTKD I'luln suwlnu mid dioiiiuukltiit
i T In families ; cmicomo well rucuiiiiuundud ,
Addruss IttS : td Avc.
iriOU HKNT Sulto of four plu.tsunt room *
J. siikublo fiirllilit ; liniiHukuupliif ; . aia Oro-
mloN , huud of Uuldnnd Avo.
DXclntiiKD , i in1 res of Innd In Hontli
Cliluuua Niiltiiulu for pluttln , ' , for Oiimha.
l > iu | > rly nr clrar NunrittUu liind. Aitdrcm ut
nnt'c ! ' , ' 'J lluo , ( 'ouncll Illnllj.
WANTKD-ltullnuln ; u.'onti lu ruprtisuut
HID KniUiriml Invosiiiiunt iiHboulutlon ,
L-'diiudl ItlullH. lii. , Nc. 4 I'uari uuot.
_
FOK UlINT Clood barn , nour court houso.
_ AliU'-L9j'ul1 ' '
G wiillto at --'I Huillli Huvonlll 8U
_ _ " 5llr.liUyj ! > roqiilrnd. _ _ _ _ _
' SAIjK or iixclunxo .0 uuros Improved
; ili mllus from pn tT1lo. ! . Will tuko
vucunt pronorty. UrcHiislilulilx. Nicholson It
Co. , ( Ill ) llro.idwuy , Council Illnirn.
_
JWANT lo Ijiiv itoulc of Kioc ritd ! "r l' ° ° t *
and blioi'H , win pay purl cusli ami part by
u 6 room honsu inul lot In Oniulm. 0 v8 lied ,
Council IjjufM. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COM I'f.r.Ttt ontdt lur fixturcH nnd two pool
turili'N for sulo nnil unliaiiiK for ronU ( food
locution , U II. tihuufu , ever ulllcor & I'uioy'i
bunk .
T71AUMB , K.irduu InniU , IHHIHUK , lot * utxl
-L bunlucn hlocki for * ale or runt. Day St
II oss. 19 i'carl ulreel , Uouncll