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TFIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 22 , IflOl. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL I1LUFFS. OFFICE - - NO 12 PEAIIL STREET Delivered by carrier to any pdrl of the cltjr. II. W. TILTON , Lessee , TniXPIIONKS Ilutlnoa ofllce. No. 13 ; night Editor , No , 23. iiTxtlll Jf/iMJUX A social wag given at the residence ) of C. ! A. Uccbeo on Glen avenue last Thursday evening. The Ganymede Wheel club will take n run today to Glcnwood and return , a distance of forty-flvo miles. Rev. Gi-orgo Muller will deliver the usual address at Liberty hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Subject , "Public Opinion. " Kmll Schurz sued out n writ of replevin In the district court yesterday for the $ . ,0 scttco that was the cause of George Holmca sensation Friday afternoon. George GodCard was arrested In Crcston and taken to Kcokuk for a trial on the charge of counterfeiting. Ho was Indicted by the grand Jury at Its last session. H. L. Smith & Co. will be the name of the firm under which Rlley & Shcrradan's art Btoro will bo run In the future. The new firm has bought the old ono out. The four saloon keepers who were ar rested for an Infraction of the state law by keeping their places open on Sunday have had their cases continued until next Saturday. Ilrlgadlcr French will conduct services at the Salvation Army barracks this evening , assisted by Ensign Glnssay. There will be a presentation of colors to the Council llufin ) army. A boy giving his name as A. Uttcrback was arrested yesterday for passing some articles through the Jail windows by means of a string to two of his friends , Homely Fuller nnd Lewis No.-lcy , who are serving out a sentence. Wlnslow Wllkes came to town yesterday nnd gave a number of exhibition races. Owing to the fact that ho hid his light un der a bushel and studiously retrained from advertising his show an audience of 101 people took it In. Ed Ilabblngton , who was mixed up In a slugging match In the capacity of slugce last week in Ncola township was found lying in the street last evening sleeping oft the effects of n long contact with the cup that cheers , and now occupies a cell In the city Jail. Jail.P. P. Stokcsbury , the Wabash.brakeman who was shot by n tramp several weeks ngo. Is nt his father's home In Red Oak. HJ lias recovered from his wounds sufficiently seas as to be able to walk about , but ono Hide of his face and one arm are partially para lyzed. Two horse traders became Involved In an altercation with ono another last evening nt the corner of Twenty-first street nnd Broadway , and. ono of them pulled a gun on the other. The latter was looking for nn officer during the evening to take his assail ant In tow. Augusta grove , Woodman circle , held n meeting Friday evening , at which the fol lowing officers were publicly Installed : Mrs. M. Cutler , W. G. ; Miss Emma Krecht , E. A. ; Mrs. F. Hitchcock , W. M. ; Miss Clara Kracht , W. T. ; Miss Katie Kahle , W. A. ; Mrs. Hlckman , W. S. ; Mrs. M. S. Benner , I. S. ; Mrs. C. Roth , 0. S. ; Dr. V. L. Trey- nor , W. P. ; C. A. Tlhbltts , Eugene Hick- man and Mrs. Harrington , managers. A number of members of Golden Rod camp of Omaha were present. Refreshments were served after the Installation exercises. For Sale 222 acres fruit land insldo city limits , $300 per acre. Farm loans wanted , lowest rates. Fire and tornado Insurance In best companies. Money loaned for local Investors. Lougee & Towle , 235 Pearl street. Can Ho Seen on Ilroiulwny. The most wonderful offers over made on any class of merchandise Is to bo seen at the Boston Store show windows. Such prlcoi were never heard of. Cloaks at 19c , worth $1.50. Cloaks at 87c , worth $3.50. Cloaks at $1.31 , worth $0.50. Cloaks at $3.48 , worth $12.00. Every garment In our store one-half the original price , nnd some cases even less , as ) bo above list shows. &OTHERINGHAM , WHITELAW & CO. , Council Bluffs , la. P. 8. Don't fall to see show windows. Ornml 1'lnca , I.nko Mnnnira. No admittance to Grand Plaza will be charged to persons who desire to rent boats or bathing suits. lea cream and refreshments served In the pavilion of Grand Plaza. Washerwomen use Domestic soap. 1 .tT. J'Aie.t ( IKAl'llS. Miss Ida Casady Is In Des Molnes. Frank TrlmWo loft yesterday for Denver. W. S. Dlmmock left for Denver last even ing. ing.Mlsa Mlsa Blanche Arkwrlght Is visiting In Avoca. J. P. Grccnshlclds Is visiting his parents In Danville , Canada. I. N. Fllcklnger and family leave tomor row for a Colorado trip. J. II. Slmms will officiate as organist nt the First Prcsbyterinn church this morning. The Misses Grnco Gleason nnd Nelllo Zur- muohlen loft last evening for n Denver trip. John Huntlngton. left last c\cning for n visit of three weeks with friends in New York. Miss Mnmo Stephenson left yesterday for Denver , where she will spend several weeks. Mrs. J. M. Law , Mrs. Eva Murray and Miss Mulquccn have gone to Lake Okobojl for a month's outing. Mrs. A. T , Fllcklnger and youngest son loft lost cvonlntr for a visit at her former homo near Independence , la. Miss Mnmlo Reed will leave tomorrow for Denver and Colorado Springs , where she will enjoy a tow weeks' vacation. Mrs. II. J. Meyer of Sixth avenue left last evening for Hot Springs , S. D. , where she will spend n few weeks In trying the waters. L. T. Gonung of Hastings was In the city yesterday arranging for a whist tournament between a scrub team and the Council Bluffs Whist club. A. W. Rclkman and family have returned from an outing at Okobojl , having been called back by a telegram announcing the Illness of a relative. Helen , little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Jones , on Frank street , who has been dangerously 111 with diphtheria" , Is now pro nounced out ot danger. The Illness of Mrs. I. M. Trcynor has caused the postponement of the visit ot Mrs. McKuno nnd Miss Llzzlo Gortncr of Goshen , 1ml. , to Denver. S. B. Huyck , a Cloarfleld , la. , wheclmin , rode In from his native heath yesterday , a distance of 110 miles , and \vuti the guest of the Ganymedes last evening. United States Marshal Frank P. Bradley and Assistant District Attorney T. U. Cas ady have returned from Kcokuk , where they attended United States court. D. C. Bloomer and wife have gene to the west for on outing at Colorado Springs and other points among the Rockies. J. M. Mnrcy will occupy their residence during thc-lr absence. J. H. Wlckel , president of the Blue Valley bank ot Hebron , Neb. , Is a guest ot W. 0. Wlrt , 716 Willow avenue. He Is well known la political circles In Nebraska , and Is re garded as ono of the ablest stump speakers In the state , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Grand Plaza telephone 45. Grand Plaza bathing beach. Grand Plaza picnic grounds. Grand Plaza's cornet band beats them oil. Grand Plaza's Una row boats are all the Co. Co.Grand Grand Plaza excursion accommodations can't bo beaten. Afternoon and night concerts at Grand Plaza , 2 to 0 and from 7 to 10. Dysentery and summer complaints surely and quickly cured by Dellaven's diarrhoea mixture. Satisfaction always guaranteed. i\i : > n l.iuimlry Company. (20 Pearl street. Telephone , SVO. Uumlrlca u o Doiueatio soap , . NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Economic Lcagno Will Discuss Ligh ing at Tuesday Evening's Meeting , WILL DECLARE FOR CHEAPER FUEL To Alakn nn liffnrl to Hnvo the 1'rlco of Uu * fur Cooking I'lirpoim Kcdiiceil to 1 Ifty CrntR I'or Thousand. A meeting of the Economic league will beheld held next Tuesday evening at the city coun cil chamber for the purpose of duecuss'ng matters connected with the lighting contract. An effort to Induce the city council to engage - gage the services of an clectrlcan surveyor will be further prosecuted. In case a proper survey Is made as proposed by the leag ic , It Is stated that seven companies stand ready to bid on the work of putting itr a new plant. It Is stated with equal itnpl'usls , however , that these companies will not bid unless a survey Is made. The following communication was received at The Bee office - fico yesterday from one of the "head man agers" of the Economic league : COUNCIL BLUFFS , July 21 , 18 ! ) I.To the Editor of The Bee : Economy In lightIng - Ing and heating are great factors In the prosperity of any town. If the cost of pub lic lighting Is too high the city must bo poorely lighted and the public treasury Is depleted. High taxes for poor scrviec at tracts no ono to the city. If the private consumer Is the victim of extortion lie has no love for the community that gives sanc tion to the wrong. If Council Bluffs wants to retain her population and add to it she must make the conditions that will Invite settlers to her borders. What could bo done In that direction creating more content than cheap light and fuel. A distinguished gas engineer recently iald : "For cooking or for occasional tires , gas can bo used with economy at $1 a thousand ; but the man who attempts to heat a bed room or nn office with It at that price will certainly become disgusted with the whole business and will very properly blame the gas company that Induced him or allowed him to waste his money on such nn cxnerl- rncnt. With good gas nt 50 c nts a thou nnd , all sorts of cooking can bo done with It , and the heating of parlors and dining rooms and those bed rooms that are not used as sitting rooms , during the day , can be done nt a cost so little greater than the cost of coal that people will put up with It on account of the greater convenience ot gas. " He says fur ther : "I predict that gas will become the fuel of the country to as large an extent as it has already been the light. " The committee appointed by the city coun cil Is In possession of data showing con clusively that there Is no reason why gas cannot be furn'shcd ' here for $1 for lighting purposes nnd for 50 cents for heating , and a good round profit made at that. In towns Isss fortunately situated than this those are the prices charged now. In some places the charge Is even less. The cost of putting gas In the holder Is now from 19 to 25 cents per thousand. Is It not n serious reflection upon our capacity that we can see no way to avail ourselves of modern prices ? Wliru to U' < ir lilp. Grace Church Corner of Union and Pierce streets. Holy communion at 8 a. in. Morning prayer at 10:30 : n. m. Evening prayer at S p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Al fred Knoll , pastor. Preaching at 10.30 a. m. by Rev. W. S. Hcokcr. Second Presbyterian Corner Harmony and Logan. Morning service at 10:30 : a. m. Dr. Armstrong of Blair will occupy the pulpit of his son , llov. C. N. Armstrong , Sunday morning. St. John's English Lutheran Church James' hall , 17 Pearl street. Rev. G. W. Snyder , pastor. Services nt 11 a. m. nnd 8 p. m. Sunday school nt 9:45 : a. m. Young people's meeting at 7 p. m. First Baptist Church Corner Sixth street and First avenue. Preaching in the mornIng - Ing nt 10:30 : by Rev. George Muller. Sunday school at 12 o'clock. No evening service. First Presbyterian Corner of Willow avenue and Seventh street. Rev. Stephen Phelps , pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 : a. m. No service In the evening. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Near the corner of Pierce street and Glen avenue. Preaching nt 10:30 : a. m. , subject , "Church Polity. " His torical lecture at 7:45 : , subject , "Those Golden Plates. " Sunday school at 9:15 : a. m. T. W. Williams , minister. Council Bluffs Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Will hold regular services In the Huntlngton hall , 101 Upper Broadway , at 2:30 : and 7:30 : p. m. Rov. A. E. Keables , Dr. Tracey's assistant In the temperance campaign In this city , will address the men's meeting at the Young Men's Christian association rooms at 4 p. m. Broadway Methodist Episcopal Rev. II. P. Dudley , pastor. Preaching at 10:30 : a. m. Sunday school at 12 m. Junior league at 5 p. m. Epworth league at 7 p. m. No preaching service In the evening. Cniiglit in CrnekorH. About all the crackers used In Council Bluffs last week were sold at C. 0. D. Brown's grocery , for the reasons that they were the beat crackers made and were sold at less than a third of the trust wholesale prices. The car load went In a few days , and yesterday another car load was re ceived and stacked up on the walk as high as the building. They will be sold at the same prices : Best soda crackers , 3VJc. Best oyster crackers , S'/bc. I Best ginger snaps , 6c. Best sweet crackers , 5c. / .Marilmll Turluy Demi. Marshal Turley , who has been lying dangerously 111 for the past six weeks , died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock at his resi dence , in Turley's Glen , aged SO years. Ho was ono of the oldest and best kriown resi dents ot this city. Born in Kentucky In 1811 , ho emigrated to Illinois , where ho married the wife who ftlll survives. Three children were born , of whom only ono now lives , Mrs. T. J. Haana of Boston. Mr. Turley came to this city In 1852 , delivering the first lecture on temperance ever given In the town. Ho was a member of the legal fraternity , having been admitted to the bar In Illinois after an examination before a committee of which ono was Abra ham Lincoln. Besides his wlfo and daugh ter he leaves two grandchildren , Arthur Mueller nnd Mrs. Bertha Simons , both of this city. The funeral Will occur this after noon at 4 o'clock at the family re Id e nee , Rov. G. W. Crofts of Beatrice , Neb. , of ficiating. _ TrnliiH for l.nku Miumuik. Leave Broadway : > 10 a. m. . 2 p. m. 5 p. m. And every 22 minutes thereafter until 11:55 : p. m. Parties wishing to spend the day at Lake Manawa take the 10 a. m. train. Best all wool Ingrain carpets , G5c durlui ; July , to make room for new stock. COUNCIL BLUFFS CARPET Co. A nice , cool swim at Manhattan beach , Lake Manawa , Is the proper thing to take these hot days. Second \Vi\rd I ) . The democrats of- the Second ward met last evening and selected the following dele gates to the county convention to bo held In this city next Tuesday morning : First precinct , George Nlcoll , Russell Whlttlesey , Emll SchiiM , John J. Myrtle , George F. Rummcll. Perry Spencer ; Second precinct , W. H. Knepher. W. J. Liuttrwasser , John Hlnklo and M. J. Lynch. Lost , gold plated locket , engraved with let ter "S" . Finder please return to J. Spauld- Injr. 349 Aveniio O. Eyes tested free. C , B. Optical Co , , Schnei der's drug store , _ Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. limtiilmtluii KxrrcUea. On Thursday evening the members of Ktehetuh council. Daughters ot Pocjhontas , met at their wigwam In Red Men hall for the purpose ot Installing their uewly elected chiefs , M follows Poe.ihontns , Mrs. Lynch * nrd ; Wcnonah , Miss Llncbargcr , Powhntnn , II , B. Parkinson ; keeper ot records , Mrs. II. B. Pnrklnion ; fire I scout , Mrs. Lllllo Abdol ; second scout , Mrs. Dell Rclglc ; first runner , Mrs. Alice Russell ; second runner , Mlts Llllle Danls ; keeper of wampum , Miss Nellie Danls. After the Installation speeches from some of the members were In order. Alfarctta council of Omaha was well repre sented , nnd the work was thoroughly dis cussed , after wh'ch nil , with a few Invited guests , partook of corn nnd venison , Etchetah council Is In good standing nnd growing , four moro applications being taken last Thursday , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Now l.lcht' at .Manli.ittan. The new electric lights at Manhattan beach were turned on last evening for the first time. The wires arc strung across the cast end of the lake In such a way as not to In terfere with the sail boats , and the big lights nt the top of the tall masts arc a great Improvement over the old gas lamps. There was one of the largest turnouts at the bench last evening that has been wit nessed so far this season. A tremendous crowd Is looked for today , by reason of the Burlington railway's excursion. Four trains of about ten cars each will arrive this mornIng - Ing bringing passengers from every town and hamlet along the road for a dlstnnca of 100 miles. The train will be stopped on Twenty- second avenue , where the passengers will b ? transferred to the Manawa trains. Xo Monopoly at Ilrnun1 * C. O. I > . But groceries at frco trade prices. A car load of anti-trust crackers , nnd the finest on earth , will be received today and will be sold nt such anti-trust , monopoly-para lyzing prices as these : All kinds ot roila crackers , 3V&C per Ib. Sweet crackers , Be. Ginger snaps , 5c. Oyster crackers , 3',4c. Try a glass of Sulpho-Salinc or Sotcrlnn mineral waters from the famous Excelsior springs at George Davis' , Paul Schneider's and O. H. Brown's drug stores. John Lin- der , general agent. 1'rcp.irliii ; for thci Tournament. The committee appointed by the Ganymodo Wheel club to make arrangements for the coming tournament to bo held In tills city are progressing with their work , nnd the prospects are that It will be a very success ful affair. It will last two days , beginning August , ,21. The merchants of iCouncll Bluffs arc responding liberally with prizes for the various events , and there will bo plenty ot Inducement for the riders of this vicinity to go in and do their best. Corre spondence Is now going on between the com mittee and the managers of some ot the noted wheelmen with a view to having the latter show their paces on the Union Driving park track during the meeting. The Eagle laund/y rvant has been greatly crlarged and improved , and we are now pre pared to turn out a largo amount of strictly first-class work. Negllgo and colored shirts ladles' waists , etc. , a specialty. Wo guar- ai-tco not to fade warranted colors. Tele phone , 157. 724 Broadway. Real estate Is cheap In Council Bluffs. We can sell you a homo , n vncant lot , a fruit or garden farm cheaper than ever. Now Is the time to buy. Day & Hess , 39 Pearl street. Meyers-Durfee Furniture company , 33G-33S Broadway. Bargains In fine furniture. Nabbcil th i.xpiTS : nicn. There is an ordinance now pending be fore the city council providing for the re duction of the license fee for common car riers from $10 to $5 per annum. The pros pect does not seem very glittering for Its passage , but the common carriers of the city have many of them refu ed to take out their licenses until It is disposed of. Yesterday seven of them , Henry Becker , William Martin , W.lllamWelch , A. J. Hutchlnson , W. Holloway , W. E. Armstrong and P. A. Lewis , were arersted. Their li censes all expired July 1 , and since then they have been operating without licenses. The Council Bluffs Art store will make a big cut In prices for the next fifteen days. Pictures framed cheap. Rlley & Sherra- den's old stand. H. L. SMITH & CO. A nice , cool swim at Manhattan beach , Lake Manawa , Is the proper thing to take tlieso hot days. ' For cobs go to Cox , 10 Main street. Tclo- phone 48. I'aRflcil Counterfeit Money. Harry Wcrbcrloskl , who keeps a general store in Shelby , was brought In by Deputy Marshal Richards yesterday morning on the charge of passing counterfeit money. It Is claimed that he passed a bogus dollar on a young countryman In his store , after being warned by a banker that It was not good. Ho was given a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Stcadman and bound over to the grand Jury. Ho gave a bond of $400 for his appearance when wanted. Now drug stors , Dcetken & Whaley , 140 Broadway ; also office of Dr. Charles Dectken. For fine rooms stop at the Victoria house , 326 Broadway , corner Bryant street. Hammocks cheap , Davis the druggist. .Struck High AVutor Murk. The enrollment at the teachers' Institute has finally reached the highest figure It has ever readied In Pottawattamle county. The number of school ma'ams , both male and female , Is now 392 , and Superintendent Bur ton's ambition Is realized. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for sale at Gas Co.'s office. Domestic soap breaks hard water. THE GOLD BEATER. Some Facts About n Itnro but Interesting Trade. "I was In the work shop of a gold beater In Now York recently for the first time In my life , " said L. S. Tomllnson of Chicago to the Globe-Democrat. "Probably less Is known of that Interesting trade than any other ex tant. Ono reason Is that there are so few engaged In It by comparison with other in dustries. I was greatly Interested In the process. The gold Is molted and run Into a small Ingot , making an oblong plate of ab solutely pure gold. This Is rolled In a hand rolling mill until It Is strung out Into sev eral yards of gold ribbon , about as thick as parchment. This Is cut up Into pieces about an Inch square , several hundred are placed beneath leaves ot gold beaters' skin , the whole enclosed In a parchment cover. Then It Is beaten for several hours. The leaves ot gold spread under the beating , and they are each cut Into four pieces. The beating process Is continued , the pieces are again divided , and the process repeated until the gold Is so thin that the slightest breath will blow It away. Then it Is ready for the sign painter , glldar , book binder , etc. I am told that this Is one trade In which modern Invention has made no Improvement. At tempts to beat gold by machinery have ut terly failed , because , the stroke must not bo uniform , but regulated by the striker accordIng - Ing to the conditions. A false stroke of the hammer Is sufficient to undo the work done at any stage , beginning with the melting pot. Only ono substance has over been discovered which will servo to beat gold In. It Is ob tained from the Intestines of cattle and sub jected to a secret process. I am told that gold Is beaten now as It was when Solomon's toniple- was decorated with gold leaf. Some times a crucible of gold breaks , or Is upset ln the furnace. The cinders nnd ashes are carefully gathered , beaten line In a mortar and then washed by hand. Practically all the gold will bo recovered In this way. FlyIng - Ing particles of gold leaf , as fine as dust , tcltlo all over the shop. The sweepings of the shop are saved , burned and the ashen washed , and yield quite a sum In gold an nually. " Iloir I.lKlituniK Sour * Milk. . Milk Is very sensitive to changes of tem perature and ot atmospheric conditions , Klectrclty ll produced by or follows great and rapid meteorological changes. Lightning Is the discharge which conies on account of electrlcil Inequalities , and it Is a well known fact that this produces chemical changes In the atmosphere Thunderstorms represent the greatest activity of electrical phenomena , and the very best authorities give It as their opinion that the electricity generated during the prevalence of inch storms Is absorbed by the milk In such a manner as to cause It to undergo a com- plotu chomlcal change. BORDERING UPON FICTION Slrnuge Coincidenwa jiatbc Lives of Some Famona'Mcn. ' THE ALTAR MENDS TW BREACH OF YEARS Itonmiitlc Itcnrlatloin Iiriuvn from tlio 1'er Roimt ItecollecOiinV of a U'cll Knoun , O mim ' I recall n case of separation of Jovors by an obdurate parent , which , cnilcd as all first- class novels do , with the proper nnd cxpccttd denouement. Karly In the 'CO's , In Ilitllltt county , near Sliopardsvlllc , Ky. , there lived n widower ewer and his daughter by the name of Jojce. A young man , John Singleton by name , was a farm hand and overseer of the farm , ami the two young people after n time Informed the old man that they proposed to marry. The young man was 'driven ' away. Within three years the girl married and with her husband removed to Illinois. The Meeting years were now numbered In the ' 70's , and be fore the old uian dltfd he became Involved ; his negroes had been emancipated , and ho died In debt nnd the plantation mortgaged. In all this time young Singleton had served his three years In the Fifth Kentucky , United States army ( the old Louisville Legion ) . lie was economical , thrifty and In dustrious. The oM Joyce plantation was sold. John Singleton bought It. Some years after ward he was riding Into town , and a middle aged woman was coming down the rovl with a little carpet bag In her hand. She Inquire , ! If Mr. Singleton was at home. He answered "no , " and asked what she wanted with him She said that she heard that he owned anil was living on her father's homestead ; that her husband was dead , and that she was now poor and wanted to go back to keep house for John Singleton. He Jumped from his horse well , we will stop , except to say that ho led the horse Into a fence corner , took IIT up behind him , and Hint day the little towtt of Shepardsvllle was all aglow. They re. turned to the old Joyce homestead , and then well , "the bridge bended and a reality of life was ended. " I'EUUY MOORE. Chief Justice Robinson of the Kentucky court of appeals , handing down the opinion of the court In the celebrated Perry Moore case , used this language : "A very voluminous record of multitudi nous facts , apparently conlllctlng , maxes this case vexatlously difficult , and stamps upon Its face an extraordinary Impress peculiarly dramatic , and therefore , signally Interesting. " William Perry Moore In 18S5 was 18 years of age , living with his mother and step father In Montlcello , Wayne county , Ky. Ho was paying attention to n young woman against the approval of his mother , who for bade him visiting the young lady. Contrary to the Injunction of his mother he called to bee the young lady , and returning home late In the night , ho was given an Igno minious chastisement , whereupon he became so Indignant that he pointed his finger at his mother and declared that she should never bee him again. Ho left homo that night , taking with him , a horse belonging to his stepfather , without 'tho consent of the latter , but which he restored to his possession by a mall carrier and riever again returned to Kentucky. He was 'afterward heard of In Texas and Georgia. ' Hfs rilother offered n laree reward for hlin , aud sent two men to Columbus , Ga. , to see1 him1 ! He admitted that ho knew people In Wriynrf and Pulaskl coun ties , Kentucky , but was so evasive and con tradictory In his stafe'nietHs that his mother could not Identify him. .John S. Moore , the de ceased father of the waViderer , had left a very largo estate nnd tuVee ' other children , all girls. In 1854 the wdrtflerer died In IJaltl- moro , leaving a wldo\v , 'hnd. two daughters , who were named after 'two of the sisters of the wanderer , Sarah Adelaide and Alary Eva- line. When a boy IheVanderer , by falling from a cherry tree , had broken the corner from one of his front tealh and had received a blow on the forehead which left a scar and caused a slight future ot the bone. On his deathbed ho disclosed to his wife his identity , and requested that after his death she should go to. Kentucky and claim her share of the estate , giving as his reason for never returning the oath that ho had taken the night that he had left home. The widow with her two children appeared In a few months after his death and claimed his share of the estate. A sister of Perry had married Mr. Dahoney , who was United States marshal of Kentucky during the Duchanan administration , and they had tw9 daughters about the same age , who were named , strange as It may appear , tl0 | same as the wanderer's children. Now , the whole vexa tious fact presents Itself. These four chil dren , who were about the same age , could bo dressed alike and across the street the parents could not tel ) their own children. In I860 , six years after the Beginning of the suit , the skull ot the wanderer was ex humed and Introduced In the testimony , the broken tooth and the Indenture on the forehead being the silent and ghastly wit nesses that at last gave the wanderer's heirs their dues. I would suggest that any at'orney desiring to obtain , the best Ipterprotatlon of result ing trust can , by consulting this case In Duvall's Kentucky report , volume 2 , page 125 , find the best defined and cleanest Interpreta tion of that oftentimes vexatious and per plexing proposition. OME'R D. CONGER. This Interesting episode In the life of this eminent citizen of our republic was partially published In a Washington City paper which I thought I had among my clippings , but I fall to find It. The latter part of this drama came under my own observation. Omer D. Conger was In 1850 at Canfleld , O. , a Journeyman carpenter , and was trying to study law , and on all Important occasions , or when opportunities prcseired themselves , ho was present , and being naturally a ready debater would take the stump. He became acquainted with the daughter of Judge Humphrey vllle of the common picas court and they were supposed to be engaged. It be came a subject of common talk that a domes tic was about to charge Conger with pater nity. This rumor appears to have reached the ears of the young lady , according to the reports of that date and place. The next visit of Conger to the lady was qulto curt. She met him at the door , and the door was shut without exchange of ceremony as well as without passing the compliments of the day. Ho drifted olt Into the pineries of Michigan , and In time accumulating wealth , was elected to the Michigan legis lature and other Important state olllces and began a national career by being elected to four different congresses , and finally "to the United Slates senate. Ho had married and had three children. The eldest , Frank O. Conger , was postmaster of Washington City Just after the latter part of this episode. Miss Humphreyvllle "had married the cashier of a bank In St. Paul , afterward he became president of the bank and was good enough to dlo and leave her Childless with a mil lion. The , widow wont to Europe and spent several years In Spain. Mrs. Conger had been dead some years. The widow returned from Spain , and It became necessary for her to visit Washington In the settlement of seine affairs of the , natUnal bank of which her husband had been president , and some how she heard that Omer I ) . Conger was a member ot congress.1 Slio visited the galler ies ot the house , heard the sweetheart of her youth make one of his characteristic speeches , always full of wit and humor , and at once recosnlzcd him as the choice of her young womanhood , She sent him her card. I saw them many -times afterward at the dinner table of the National hotel , with Frank. and his brother nnd sister. The last time I saw Senator Conger was with the choice of his youth driving up Pennsylvania avenue In Washington and the buggy was lop-sided. The senator was high up on ono side , and Mrs , Conger so much outweighed him that her side of the buggy was slightly lower. I Judge she was hotty to the extent of 2.5 avordupols. JOR GAUTHEE. In this Instance I have changed the name and the locality for the reason that the man of whom this Is written , la now a man of wealth , Inlluence , and has a grown up family , who might feel humiliated to read that their father In hlu youth had suddenly and for fifteen years lost himself and his Identity. It was during tha war In Indiana , about 1S63 , the widow Garthee lived on her farm only her son , Joe , and the farm Lands , One morning In June , 1863 , Joe was up eirly as was his custom , being about 17 years old , went out to the well , turned th wind lass , drew up the dripping bucket , hung his hat on the nail , washed and dried his face and hands on the little back porch and started out to the stable. His mother's bed room was on the side viewing the stable , and slio saw Joe going without coat or hat towards the stable. llrcakfas was ready , Joe was called , but no answer , and ha came net , Search wus made , btit Joe was "non cst Inventus. " The. neighbors searched , but no tidings of Joe. Tlio whole county as sembled on the premises , and every * lnk hole , every hollow log , hollow trcs and every brush pile was searched. The creeks and ponds were dragged , but the mystery of Jcc's disappearance could not be sohed. Some ot 'he ' moat loyal said ho had volunteered , others cald no , he was not In favor of the war , whilst the most superstitious rolled up their eyes and with raised hands said , "He went up In the air. " My relatives In that county sent me the county paper with the ac count of his disappearance. In 189' ' , the first time In many years. I visited there , and asked about the disappear ance of Joe. "Why , " said ono of them , "ho came back In 1S7S , nnd his Is n wonder ful story. " I went to see him. He told me how , when he went In o the barn , that hi * was taken with n sudden and uncontrollable - able Impulse to wade down the creek back of the stable ; how when he became tired he lay down In the woods and went to sleep ; then getting on n freight train , tlm on n steamboat nml landing after awhile at New Orleans. Ho said ho had forgotten who ho was or where he came from , only that his name was Joe. He was at work fifteen years after In the parish of Caddo , Louisiana , and was overseer of a plantation where sugar and molasses were manufactured , and he was known as "Crazy Joe. " One morning , In the spring ot 1S7S , he started out to the sugar house , and Just as suddenly as he lost his Identity It re urncd to him. He Immediately went to the owner ot the plantation , received his pay and started for home. Ho arrived at the station nearest his home , about eight miles , at 2 a. in. Ho saw no one he knew and con cluded to walk out home. At the breaking of day he was In front of his birthplace , but Uio old rail fence had been replaced by white paling ; the old windlass was replaced by a pump ; the faithful country dog. though ho had not known him , looked quizzically , reached out his nose and Instead of sound ing n danger alarm wagged his tall In friend- bhlp. He hung his coat nnd hat on the pump , washed his face and hands , dried them on the rolling towel that hung on the satna old roller he thought he wouK'l wait until they were all up nnd not wake them. He started , as he said , to the barn , to sec If any of the horses were there that were there when ho left. The pumping had awakened his mother. She did not hear the honest watch dog's bark. She knew none of the household were abroad , and the doc trine of "metem psychosis" seemed to per vade her , and she soliloquized , "I wonder If that Is Joe ? " She raised herself up In bed ; ilio was watching , waiting and listening , and as Joe passed the same window there was a scream and the mother cried out , "My Gc < I ; there goes Joe , Just as he did this morning fifteen years ago ! " LA FAYETTK FOSTER Nigh on to five and fifty years ago 'here lived In Connecticut a poor young lawyer , but educated , refined and very promising In his future. His genius nnd acquirements gave him first rank socially and profession ally. Early In his manhood he married one of the most accomplished and wealthy young ladles In that state. He rapidly took rank with leading politicians and members of the bar. This man v.as La Fayctto Fos ter , who was state senator , member of con gress and United States scna'or for fifteen years , and after the death of VIca President Henry Wilson of Massachusetts Foster was elected vice president pro tempoie and served ou' the term. There were two children , the boy aged \ and the girl 2. On the Ith day of July , 1852 , the greatest rall- rcad accident up to that date occurred , by n heavily-laden passenger train falling through the bridge at Norwalk , Conn. Mrs. Foster and her two children were on that train. Some fifty lives were lost. Mrs. Foster had ono cf her limbs broken and a cut on her right check , and when 1 last saw her over twenty years ape the scar was percep tible. The car In which she and her two children were fell Into the river and ca reened to one side , so that when they were rescued she was standing In the water above her waist holding up ono child in each arm. During her disability and con valescence she Invited n niece to visit her and remain until she recovered. The re covery was slow , during which time the nurse reported to the madam that all was not right between fier husband and nlcco. Mrs. Foster doubted and re fused to believe. Ono day after she had so far recovered , the nurse rushed Into her room and by the assistance of the nurse , hobbling along on her crutches , she saw them "flagrante dcllctu. " Separation followed. Settling her affairs she went to Europe. The children were told their father was dead. She had no correspondence but with her agent ; heard nothing , nor did she know of the rlso and progress of Mr. Foster. The mother and children were In Europe for fifteen years. When they returned with other parties , leaving the vessel at New York , they visited Washington. When they were seated In the gallery of the United States senate , the mother slttlifg between the two children , Mr. Foster was addressing the sen ate. As soon as she saw him she hastily looked at the capltol guide and saw that her husband and the father of her children was a United States senator from Connecticut. She said In a husky whisper to her son , "That man speaking Is your father. " The young man bore his father's name. Ho wont Into the lobby , sent In his card , and when the senator looked at It he stroked his eyes and forehead , and tremblingly walking to the messenger and with the tears forcing themselves down his careworn checks he asked , "Where did you get this card ? " He pointed to his son with the answer , "That young man sent It to you. " They looked at each other with wonder and amazement. The senator , between his sobs , said"Where Is your mother ? " The family was united after so many years and Senator Foster died only about four years ago. PATRICK O. HAWES. TEACH CHILDREN TO SWIM" . Timely Advice that Parents Ought Cnro- fully to Consider. In view of the many and harrowing deaths by drowning that are always among the distressing incidents of the summer t > cason , It would seem as though parents would con sider It far more necessary to huvo their chllron taught to swim than to spend so much care and trouble on accomplishments that are of no earthly value to any of the latter who gets Into water over his or her head. This little preach , says the Phila delphia Times , Is not meant In any way , to run down the advantages to be- derived from the highest mental training , but what good will diplomas nnd honorary degrees bo If In a moment ot Impulsive recklessness , or owing to some unforeseen accident , the students learns alas , that It Is sink or swim , with nlno chances out of ten In favor of the former. If there has never heretofore been given , along with the other thought to bo necessary lessons , a single ono of the most Important branches ot human education ? lloys and girls alike should bo given In struction In this branch. Parents would feel highly Incensed If some outsider were to ro- marlc that they cared more for the mental health of their children than for their phys ical welfare , Yet In many cases this U true , though perhaps unwittingly so. Out side of the fact that a knowledge of swim ming may some tlmu be the means of saving life , Is IB a most ) healthful and delightful exercise , even though never put to any more. exacting purpose than to pass away pleas antly a few hours at the natatorlum or In the surf. In giving children as many of the pleasures of Ufa as llo within the power of their parents to grant , lessons In swimming should be among the first thought of , for the pastime , unlike many others , serves a double purpose that may tome day prove Its practical usefulness. The 1'owor of lli Court' . Indianapolis Journal : "We are likely to have a tornado In two or three days , " said weather to his assistant. " ' the man . "You'd better run down to the court and got an In junction. " "Do what ? " "Get an Injunction. Isn't that what In junctions are for to restrain the lawless elements ? " If his Job had not have been a federal one the assistant would have resigned , WHAT THEffiSSTEM OFFERS THE LOWEST CHARGE EVER KNOWN FOR EXPERT MEDICAL SERVICES Clirontr niiemtt < it n l.iltlrVcfMfo 11 .Vonf/i with .Iff Mctttrhifi fYcn IIVij/ rin/itrt < iiiiCtitl II " .I ( li'itint 1'i-iifltfiil lliuiKiiiIti/ . " The ccntrnl Idea of the Copeland nml Shepard medical enterprise la Unit the sick must not polish for want of tiitHllc.il cure. The golden rule niul golden principle ex- cmplltird In this practice Is that no stricken liuiniui being , no broken-winged bruthrr or sister , limping ntul tottering under chronic Infirmity , must be debarred from treat ment by the ilnmnable Inhumanity of pro hibitive fees. The main thing , however , la that the Copeland and Shepard tieatincnt , while In expensive , Is honored nml hiutolrtl for superior excellence. It has become cele brated for IN telling rillcacy In elironle maladies where the old school method.- * do lumentftbly , notorloualy and habitually fall. Leading speclulUttH admit till" , nnd I arc today proolalmlmr their adoption of that belter system , while limit oils of people ple lnn\vn to the entire country are bent1- Ine like testimony ftom experience. The point li ) .simply that the C'opeland and Shi'ptml tivatnunt , IliHlead of being slouched tuul degraded Into a "cliurlty treatment , " piopcr because humanely placed within the moans of all Is In teal- fty exalted and perfected Into the distinc tion of belli ) ; everybody's * treatment , be cause It l.i the system best adapted to our common humanity. While UH benclHs are so fieely e.stduled to the poor , It Is at the amo time the treatment that Is chosen by men of money nnd eminence and learning by those who want the bent skill ami to whom the low fee or the high fee cuts no llgure whatever. CAITM : > iiv CATAKUH. llronchltls , II < Mi < l-'aln nnd Deiifiim * , with Iloilil ) I'riMlriitloii. Mrs. T3. McMillan. 2W D.ivenport street , well .mil favor.iblj known by uviny Uinahu people , MHS. K. McMILLAN , 200 < i Davenport St. "I have been taking a short course of treatment with Dr. Shepard for a e.iturrluil trouble which 1 had been suffering from for the last two years. I will say that I AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Young Woman Uses a Horsewhip Well After nn lusulting Remark. ADEPT IN THE ART OF CHASTISING .thill Cnrrlcrfl KntiTtuIii Tlinlr llrrtbren of Oiu.ilia at n Hall anil ll < incii t N .Street Property Ounera Want AKiiliult. Blanche Williams , a young lady who Is employed at Grant Sweeney's confectionery stand , horsewhipped Tom Ward on N street about 10 o'clock last night to a finish. Ward had been drinking until he became reckless In his remarks. He made a re mark about Miss Williams which she took as an Insult , and the woman resented It by slapping the fellow In tlio face. IIo struck back , and had no sooner btruck the lady than Grant Sweeney , who Is the head of the family , landed in Ward's left Jaw. Whllo the little melee was going on Miss Williams rushed into the store nnd secured a horsewhip , which she applied to Ward In the most approved style. Ward rushed out through the alloy with Blanche close behind him , striking him at every bound. The racket created con siderable excitement , and thu woman was applauded for protecting her dignity. There were no arrests. Car icrs Kntcrtiiln Carrier * . The mail carriers of Omaha came to this city last evening In n body , bringing with thorn their own band , and were royally received and entertained by the local mem ber ] of the Mall Carriers' association. The reception was given In Ancient Order of United Workmen hall. It was an Informal affair , but was ono ot the jolllest receptions that has been given here for some time. A-slstant Postmaster W. II. Iloscncrans , Dllly Morgan , C. W. Miller , John Gammlel , llert Osborn , M. A. Martin , B. G. Ilozellc. and , In fact , all ot the South Omaha postolflco department turned out to give the boys a hearty welcome. At the ball C. W. Miller presided as chairman and called upon Hon. A. L. Button as the first speaker. The gentleman welcomed the guests in a speech that was filled with ap propriate remarks. Then followed music by the band , quartets , solos , recitations and refreshments. D. W. Tlllotson , president of the Mall Carriers' association , made a brief address , In which ho thanked the South Omaha boys for their hospitality , and In cidentally mentioned their excursion and picnic which takes place on Libor day. A feature of the program was a Gorman song by Mr. Wilson , assisted by his "German band. " Messrs. Kvans Tracey. Geason and Tracey sang splen didly. Everything was gotten up In a hurry , but when taken altogether It was a big success. The South Omaha mall carriers ore gentlemen who never attempt to enter tain In a small way. Will I'avo with AHplialt. The property owners on N street from Twenty-ifourth to Twenty-seventh held another meeting this morning to listen to the report of the special commlttse. The gen tlemen who were designated to go to Omaha and Inspect the different kinds of pavement reported , recommending that nsphaltum bo used. The report was adopted and a com mittee Is around this afternoon with n peti tion for signers In which It Is recommended that asphaltum bo laid. The center of the street will bo lowered six Inches , so the slope will not bo so ex- trcmo as It now Is. The street car company will bo required to lower the tracks to con form with the six-Inch cut and the whole matter will now bo pushed until the street Is repaved , Magln I'lty < ii > nlp. John Mullen l under am-st on the charge of being a confidence man. Mrs. Thomas Whlttlesey and daughter. Hattlo , have left the city for a visit near Chicago and along the shores of Lake Mich igan. igan.Miss Maud Good , who was visiting with friends In South Omaha and Council Illuffs the past two weeks , has returned to her homo In Clarlnda , la. A Doctor' * nili'innm. A bachelor physician , who maintains a splendid establishment In Philadelphia , U In a , dilemma. Ho bought the house In which ho lives several years ago and made a ten-year contract with a widow , with children , to furnish the house and board him and his man servant for the frco IIBO of the * dwelling. Since then the widow has married. Now the doctor wants to wed. The erstwhile , widow refuses to vacate the house ; the bride to bo refuses to move In until thu other woman moves out , and thu doctor Is boarding elsewhere , whllo thu man servant and widow are In supreme IKJtuession. The contract has five yearn to run , and the doctor muat cither get au- founit the treatment to be exactly what f needed , nnd tliut It soon brought me relief nnd n , cure. i " , ! " , ! > tll.cr Nordp , peaking from my own ndlvldtml expei Icnce , I rettim ! the Cone- bjml nnd Hliepiinl xvxtcm of tieatment for uhronle allmenlM to be well worthy of the warni | praiMo In-Mowc'd upon It by all who give It a fair pernomil trial. And as It la very Im-NpoiiKlvi' . costing only a little sum for a whole inuniira ttentment , Ineludlnc the medlelni" , II Is en y to Imagine the nmnimt of Rood It Is doing the community. "I Mot oxei heated while at work. There mv tioublo bikini. l 'lrst the bronchial lube * felt sou- , and 1 took a. eoilRli that Inmir rlnht on. It wii worse mornlngx , and I WIIH Hiiro to vomit thon. My hcurlnir , falliMl , I foil a In i lido distress over the i-yoi and n weight nn the 1UN , ni If I could not lift them. Along with the distress my lueath win short and the heart was weak , IIH If ll might stop at any lime. I wuuld nut take a thou.sand dollar * for the bcni'ilt Or. Hhepaid has given me , ami without it 1 do not believe 1 would be liv ing today. " TRIAL TREATMENT FREE , SuffrroiM from any chronic disease who may yu di-siro will bo welcomed to n trial treatment fieo on applying In person. 111:1.1 : * roitMMHV. : . MM. Kaiali Click , Illveitoli , Neb. , an es timable lady , writi'.M an follows : "After years of III health 1 am pleased to wilte joii that your treatment Is re storing me rnpldlv. At the time I began with you I could hardly walk. My limbs , from my kwot to my feet , swelled with ilrup.-iy. Mv healt tluobbed nnd beat so haul that ( t Kept me In a. tremble all nver. Whenever I wotked or exercised a catairh of the hcnd gave me great dis tress us If 1 was eairylng n heavy load on , top with a sore and tender scalp. Your mild lemi'dli's have otuod me. 1 warmly thank .MHI fur your efforts and your kind Intel est In my case. " U'KIII : rou A > X Itl.ANK. Mr. Ward IMit Sn mill l < Unrnil Nnw lln \\iintH ( Inn tor Ills Daughter. Mr. William II. Ward. Cedar HapldR , Neb , n. substantial faimer , writes : l Vou have ruii'd me at home of a bad cauirrb and bionrbltls. Hvcry ilny'H tientmcnt helped me , and I don't NCU how I could MUMS done any better If 1 bad been nt your olllce. Si-mi n question blank for my daughter. You must euro her , too. " DRS , COPELAXD & SIIEPARD , ROOMS 311 AND 31Z NHW YOUK LIFE llim.THNU OMAHA. NKII. OlUce llouis 9 to 11 a. in. ; 2 to C p. m. Evenings Wednesdays and Saturdays only , 0:30 : to 8:30. : Sunday 10 to 12. Stonm nnd Hot Water Honlln ? for Roslcloico3 and Buildings. J. C. BI.XBY , 202 Muin. 203 Pearl Streets , Council BlulTs , Iowa. REAL ESTATE , Piro , Tornado and Accident Insur * anco Agency. The stronjjost and most popular com panics in the world. City property and farm lands bought and sold. JAMES & O'KEEPB , 17 Pearl St. James Block. COUNCIL BUUFFJ : GUANOING LOCATIONJ. . IHIOWN OV- fcrs for snlo all of hlfl r < > al estate anil bUHl- ni'ss property In Council liuIn | , InohiillnK Ills leslilencc * , cor. of Ctli uvenua anil 7th street , with or without cor IK r lot , with laino barn adjoining. Also : Tin ; Hi own liiilMInt , ' , fronting on Main nnd Pearl BlicctH , 3-stniy lirlck , strum licated , cle- vnlor , etc. , all In llrst-cluaH condition uml oo cuplcil liy Konil tenants. Ills four Imslncm xlorcs nn South Main street , Itnnwn IIH Hi own block anil Centiul block , all well rnntfil to Boml tenants. Anil- Two mint ileslinlilu lota on Koulli corner oC 7th Htrcpt and Cth avenue. Al u "S Iota In IllKhlanil 1'Ince , UVst llumilivay , all la the city of Council IIlulTK. Kor fuither imrtlculnra apply to J. J. llrown. 2JC .Smith 7th uticet. city. nn.Movii > . VAtJi/rs CLIJANIID , l.'il llmkp , at Tayloi'u Krocuy , 010 Uroadwuy , WANTII > , TO ntJY ouTUAnn ron eon nccnml hand otllcu denl ; . L > . C' . Dale , Council lllulTs. other house , another woman for a wlfo , or. buy the housekeeper off. BIlOKE THE RECORD. I'rUiito John Allen Touched the Gruvorlnn runny Ilium. Ileprcsentattvo John Alien ls a modest man. He Is n conscientious representative of the Interests of his people. IIu attends regularly the sessions of the house , and now and then , when Important questions llko the tariff , the frco coinage of silver , or the repeal of the state bank tax , ques tions that nro worthy of Mr. Allen's thought and study are up for consideration , ho Is \\ont ttmporarily to assume the leadership on behalf of the democratic party. When ho has safely guided It out of the mud upon drv land ho modestly KiirrtindcrH his guard ianship and allows Mr.VIIbon , or Mr. flland or Mr. Springer to go on tholr accustomed ways without creating the slightest friction. As a result of his modesty , says tlio Wash ington Post , Mr , Allen has captured compara tively few of the good things dispensed at the plo counter. As ono of the leaders against the repeal of the Sherman act ha unintentionally subjected himself to the dls- pleamiro of the administration. Whllo ho lias liberally Indorsed his constituents for every otllco from gaugcr to ambassador , the commissions that have been Issued from the white house at Mr. Allcn'u request have been gruesomely tow so few , Indeed , that Mr. Allen can sum them up In ono flguro repre senting u largo geese egg. Llko other men of wealth nnd Influence , Mr. Allen hau his poor relations. Hut , unlike most men of wealth and Influence , ho docs not turn Hum down. One of them wanted to get an appointment and ap pealed to Mr. Alton to xecuro It for him. Inasmuch as ho had been uniformly suc cessful In having his Indorsements Ignored , he concluded It would do no harm to say a good word for his worthy and eminently retmcctable relative. Going to the whlto house ono day lasL'week ho shook hands with Mr. Cleveland. "Mr. President , " ho said , "you have povor appointed anybody 1'vo asked you to appoint , and I have never asked you to appoint a relative of inlnu ; now lul's both break the record. " "All right , John , " said the president , l Intf , "I'll inako the appolutmeuU"