THE Cm AH A. DAILY BE13t MCXNPAY , NOVEMBER 20 , 180-1 , NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr , and Mrs , Henry Swan Observed. WEDDED FIFTY YEARS AGO YESTERDAY CfllohrnUon of the ICvcnt the Occasion ol Gathering Together the I'nmlly for a Quint Dinner nt HID Homo of the Aged Couple. Yesterday was n golden Sabbath In men tenses thnn one to Mr , and Mrs. Henry Swnn who wore wedded Just fifty years ago. Th occasion was observed by them with thel characteristic modesty , there being simply i family dinner nt their home , CCi Sixth av enue. Their ton , William Swan , ut Evanston with his daughter , Miss Ada , and his son ? George and Henry , were present , but his wit nnd llttlo child were unable to attend. Ther were also present Mr. nnil Mrs. J. I ) . Kd mtmdson , Judge and Mrs. J. II. Heed , Mi nnd Mrs. 55. T. LIndsey of Omaha , thel daughter , Mlsi Georgia I.lndsey , nnd thel son , Hrirry I lndsey. Other relatives wer present In spirit , but were- prevented by va nous circumstance ! ) from responding to th Invitations , which were restricted to the fain lly. Numerous golden gifts added to the ex presslons of congratulations ami well wlshe felt not merely by the favored few scale about the bountiful table , but shared In b a wide-circle of friends , by whom tliU worth ; couple nre so highly esteemed. Yellow tots were appropriately prominent in the decora lions of this golden occasion , and each gues nt the table put on this floral bidgo. Th feast ot good things came to n close by th culling of the golden cake , which was adorne by yellow ribbon , the bride of fifty years ng presiding over It with grace umlltnlulshed b the halt century which had Intervened sine she Musingly cut the white cake ot thel first wedding feast , IH-INMsON I ) I CO ? . / Wonilorful Sale. ' * ' DIICSS GOOIJS AND S1I.KS. For three days only. Sale begins Mondn morning nt 9 o'clock. Overstocked. Our loss IB your gain , COO pieces of fine wool dress goods nt ncarl one-halt former prices. Cost not con tillered during this sale. Our stock must b reduced. Come Monday , you will bo mor thnn surprised when you see the goods. 25c , itu rii'mrjiT ft Ujvool dress goods , a at 15c yard. 50c , GOc , G3c and 7Cq all wool novelty tire ? goods ; also all wool , silk finish hcnrlcttas I sixteen shades , a terrific loss to us. Entlr lot at ono price , come early , 2Cc yard. Sflc , 95c , $1.00 , J1.25 finest wool nnd sll and wool dress goods , will go at G9c yan J10.00. $12.00 and $15.00 Imported novclt dress patterns , for 3 days , $ C.9S per suit. COc nnd 75c china and surah silks , all a ono price , 35c yard. 100 pieces Turkey red figured prints S1 yard. 12'XiC snow whlto cotton baits , 7c roll. 7c white shaker flannel. S c yard. Come In Monday. BENNISON BROS. , Council Bluffs. flrunil Hotel , Council IUitfT.4 , Ucopcncd. Newly furnished. Every modern cor Tenlenc ? . First class In nil respects. Hate ! 2EO to $3.00. B. F. CLAIUC. Proprlctoi Dry pine kindling for sale. Cheaper tha cobs. H , A. Cox , 37 Main street. * Telephon " 48. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for ial I Gas Co.'i office. The laundries usa Domestic eoap , CIIUKCII MIC.MIUCHS ANU WKAI.TII. Dr. Dougherty of ltu.itrlje Polnti Out tb Way for ChrUllnim to Act. Kev. E. J. Babcock went to Beatrice , Neb yesterday to occupy the pulpit of Rev. Rol ert Dougherty , nnd Dr , Dougherty cdlfle the audience at St. Paul's In the afternoo with a sermon , In which ho dwelt wit some emphasis upon the way a good man Christians have of de-voting moro of the time to the pursuit of Mammon than to tl cause they are supposed , to have espouse' ' His discourse was a vigorous nrralgnmoi of that class of Christians , although neil Ing was said to Indicate that he thougl the members of St. Paul's church wer ? i bo Included In that category. "It takes but llttlo time for a man I make a living , " said he ; "ot course , If man Is a spendthrift , or If he Is shlftlei ho may be In want , but ns n. rule inio wl are out of work or who cannot get the mom necessary to provide themselves with tl necessaries of life can hold their own car lessness responsible for that fact. One i the worst features connected with the pa session of wealth Is that a man nevsr knov who are hlu friends. Ho goes into n fltoi nnd buys a bill of goods. The proprleti Is very smiling nnd affable , and tolls hli It doesn't matter whether ho pays for thei now or not. When ho drives down strci in his carriage people- gaze nt hlm nnd If 1 notices them are delighted at the honor coi fcrrcd on them. In the parable Dives represented as having all the friends man could wish , because he had the weall that brings a certain class of friends , whc ho died and found himself In a place i torment he hadn't one. He had to ask fi Homo one to bring a drop of water to co his tongue , but no one came. Wasn't ho foolT Isn't any man a fool who devoti all his time to the acquisition of weall at the expense ot the cultivation ot the mci tal and spiritual capacities ? " Dr. Dougherty spoke nt considerable lengl on the especial folly of church mcmbci claiming to bo sanctified to the work i Christ and then devoting their energies ' the pursuit of worldly wealth. It was , 1 nald , as If a church that had been dcd catcd to the services at Almighty God wei turned over to some ono ns a place to kes etoro In , or as though the baptismal foi were to ba used In the kitchen during tl week. The surpllced choir rendered some exce lent music , the. numlwrs being "Magnificat mid "Nuno Dlmmltlls , " by J. Stalncr , ar "The Radiant Morn. " byUsv. II. H. Wooi ward. runs i ruitH n ruitsm ItpHtoii .Store , Council l > lulT , lo\ru. Largest ttock of furs and muffs In tl tlty. Call and tee our line and conipai prices. Underwear and hosiery at greatly reduce prices. Don't fall to see our stock betoi buying. FOWLER. DICK & WALKER , r , Coppi Cheer unit Herb Tonlo Car * be purchased only of the G. K. Wheeli Brewing company , Wheeler & Hereld , Coui Cll Bluffs , la. Washerwomen USB Domeitlo isap. Itulie If nr Tor , Mid contemplate n.with the greatest sail /action. I * what Hie lady will do who gets tl new $5.09 razor toe shoo for $3.50 at C. I Uyers1 , Eay'e laundry , 724 Droaaway , far fjco work. Tel. 157 James & O'Keefe , real estate nnd linurano Junior Order nt Church. _ Nearly every available seat at the Fin VreTbyterlan church w& * occupied last cvei Ing , The members ot the Junior Order < United American Mechanics [ were out I force , and Rev , Stephen Phelps , D. II preached a. sermon , which was designed c Jieclally for them , After reading from tt ritual ot the order , for the purpose of ehowlr Its purposes he proceeded to lay down tl principles of- the Presbytrrlan church. II drew tb attention ot the audience to tl danger ! that Are threatening tha liberty ol he American people , among them tha li'lnil datlon of voter * , the attempted cor ruption of leglilallvc and cxrutlvi official * , and unrestricted foreign Im nlgratlon being prominently mentioned The members of the order were ex torted to oppose with nit their might thi encroachments ot these evils In accordant with the principles of the organization. IILAMIKTSI ItL.tNKinSI \NKKTH ! Itoftton Store. 10 cases blankets received Saturday , whlcl wo will place on tale Monday at prices thai are bound to sell them , 11-1 grny cotton blanket ! , soft finish , verj leslrnblo for wrappers , worth $1.50 , our prtc < $1.19 a pair. Laurel blankets , In dark brown , good size well worth $1.25 , we offer them at S9c n pair Alt wool red blankets , "our leader1 , " $2.21 pair. 10-4 gray mixed wool blankets , good valm at ? 3.00 , we offer ( it $2.25 a pair. 11-1 white wool blanket , extra weight , we ! worth $1.75 , now J3.50 a pair. SEK BARGAINS IN BLACK DRESS GOODS. TRILBY $1.25. CLOAKS ! CLOAKS ! CLOAKS ! Get our prices on cloaks before buying We can save you money. At $8.75 we show a new line of black nm navy beavar Jackets , 38 Inches long , tlgh fitting , velvet collar and Urge reveres. At $12.00 an Imported beaver Jacket , tlgh fitting , full 40 Inches long ; also a Dolai worsted , lined throughout. These good would bo ch'ap nt $15.00. Wo show nn elsgnnt line of sealettc plus' capes , trlmmetl with black oppojsum , cap seal nnd river mink , actual vnlue $22.50. W offer them at the manufacturer's price $15.00. See our line of astrachan jackets , ever ; garment guaranteed. TRILBY , $1.23. 1,000 cloth bound , 12 mo. , good titles , regu lar price 23c each , for a leader , .1 for 23e. FOWLER , DICK & WALKER , Council Ulurfs , la. _ Stolu u .lag Our lit. James O'Brien was looking last evening fo some ono who helped himself to the rai material for a first-class Jag at his saloon o Broadway near the corner of Bryant streei O'Brien closed his place at 7 o'clocl ; . Whe ho went back a short time afterwards h found that the outside cellar door , whlc was rotten and weak,1 had been pried of The thieves had obtained access to the uppc part of the building through the cellar , Hi Insldo door being left unlocked. The cor tents of the cash drawer , amounting t about $1.SO , were stolen , and so wcrJ tw gallons of whisky nnd n couple ot hundrc cigars. I'oivrrK ! for 'I Iiii We nro now booking orders for chrysanthc mmns , rosea , carnations and other flower : Don't forget to place your order in tlmi Telephone 09. J. F. WILCOX , Florist. At Grind Hotel Postal Telegraph omc shorthand reporter and typewriter will writ letfers , depositions , etc. , very cheap. Minor .Ucntlon. pal Estate agency , 539 Broadwaj DnVO Klpp'i't.y ' ' ' - > . . - ( , r,11y | on f ] , charge of disturbing the peacuT * Good girl wanted for general housewofi Mrs. H. W. Tllton , 527 Fifth avenue. J. C. and W. Woodward , the architect have been awarded the preparing of plan for the Young Men's Christian assoclatio building at Malvcrn. Thanksgiving services will be held nei Thursday morning at 10:30 : o'clock at S Paul's church. Rev. E. J. Babccck wl preach and the choir will render approprlal music. Tlio city council will hold a special meetln this evening at 7:30 : o'clock , at which It I likely an effort will be made to settle tl question of granting a right of way to tl Omaha Bridge & Terminal company alon Union avenue. Ex-Pollco Officer J. A. Wlatt case may possibly be disposed of also. Myron Newman , who lives In the souther part of the city , complained to the police yes terday that he had caught his wlfo In tli act of receiving the affectionate attentions c John Thompson , a neighbor. He swore out warrant for the arrest of both of them an the police were looking for them during tt evening. Fred Westrlp nnd his son William , whos birthdays occur on the same day of tli month , held a Joint celebration at their homi 217 South Tenth street , Saturday aftcrnooi their friends having prepared a surprise ft them. A number of Master William's youn friends were present , and an enjoyable nttei noon was spent In playing games. Lunch vrc served. W. B. Crandall died after a llngerln Illness yesterday morning , at 5:25 : o'clocl aged CO years , at his residence , 90G Fourt street. He was born In Onelda , Madlso county , N , Y. , and came to this city In 18" from Chicago. Ho leaves a wife , Sarah J Crandall , and two children , Ed B. and Mattl E. The latter Is visiting In Waterville. t Y. The deceased was a member of the low Legion of Honor. An Irregularity in the action ot certal Jurors Is responsible for the granting of new trial In the case ot FoedUch agalni the city. The plaintiff lost a lot of tobacc by the turning of water from Indian crec Into his place of business. The negligence i the city In allowing the Northwestern R.nl way company to keep Its bridges so low i to prevent the water from running off In tl usual channels was alleged as a ground < nctlon against the city , but the jury refuse to give the plaintiff Judgment. He thereupc filed a motion for a new trial , alleging th : when the jury visited the spot while trylri the case they heard neighbors make con mcnts on the case which prejudiced the ! against him. The court held that there w : evidence of misconduct on the part ot tt Jury and ordered a new trial. There Is an Improved lot on Broadway. 1 same block with postodlce , 50x192 feet , sout front , which you can buy of us for $0,00 Easy terms. Lougee & Towle , 235 Pea street. _ Bcurlclus * music house has few expense : high grade planes are sold reasonably. 11 Stutsman street. Selected hard wood for heating stovss. H. A. COX. 37 Main street. Tel. II Ground oil cake $1.30 Mid. at Morgan Co.'s drug store , 134 Broadway , Domestic aoap breaks hard water. IVrsoinl I'u ra graphs. Dr. Baker , a dentist of this city , Ieav < today for Brazil. Miss Minnie Unthank Is visiting friends 1 Pleasant township , Mrs. Everett leaves next Thursday fi Kansas City to spend Thanksgiving with hi daughter , Mrs. J. A. Waddell. Miss Guitar , who has been spending seven weeks with her relatives In this city , leavi Thursday for her home , In Columbia , Mo , Oil cake , $1.40 per sack at Davis' . Davis sells drugs , paints and glass cheai Dinustlc coup outlasts cheap soap. Ten per cent discount on nil trimmed hai this week at Miss Ragdale'a. Dr. I. U. Parsons. Archer block. Tel. 211 IlrouneitVhllo Hunting HI * So in. FLUSHING , U I. . Nov. 23.-FrederIck I linker , a wealthy resident , was. drowned I Flushing bay yesterday morning. Ills ser had t > een out hunting nnd Mr. linker bi came anxious for their return , nnd nboi noon went to ne what luck the boys hn < He was seen to enter his boat , but no or saw Mm alive after that. Later his ui turned Ixint , with the boJy near by , wei found.Mr. . linker was one of the \veulthle : stock functers In the east. A flnllnnt Critic. The country editor had been married aboi three months and one day his wife -we talking to him In bis otllce , cays the D < trolt Free Press. "Uo you ever accept poems , Charlie ? " si : Inquired. "I never got but one that I felt perfect ! satisfied with. " "Oh. what was U ? Let me see it , " sli exclaimed. ' "It wns you. my dear , " lie 8mlled."There the looking glass over there In the corner , Oreo If Church Deitlontetl. PlTTSIJUIia , Nov , 23.-Ulshop JCIcholas the Greek church today dedicated the tie Oretk clniroh at Wood's Hun with linprc : slve ceremony. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA People Anin Beginning to Talk About the Question of Annexation , MUCH CHANGE IN SENTIMENT REOTLY Mlkn U'llcrn I'cralnU In Wnlklnc Out nnd KcrphiR Up Stn.tllpox Scare Tlilnl Wurilcr * Conllilcnt of Htrect Cur l.tno ICttctulon , Tie ! editorial comments In The flee In re gard to annexation have caused the subject to bo discussed quite a little of late. There arc many In favor of annexation today whc fought the proposition when It was before the people before. The financial condition ol South Omaha Is bad. It owes the banks thou sand ! ) of dollars , to ray nothing ot the out standing bonds , warrants , judgments and other InJebtedncss. A prominent citizen and a heavy property owner , speaking about annexation to a Dee reporter , said : "While I am not talking annexation , there Is no question but that II Is the proper thing for property owners tc agitate. It would glvo better police and lire protection , decrease our taxes , make us c metropolitan city ot which we could all be proud , and give South Omaha property owner ! a standing with eastern capital that the } can never expect to have until the two cltlei nro mndo one. "In case of annexation I presume thai South Omaha would be cut up Into two wards That would give us four councllmen , wlilcl Is enough. Some people argue that It we on annexed wo will be nothing but a suburb am will never get any Improvements. This seri of talk Is all bosh. Who pays for public I in provemcnts ? Why , the person who owns thi property , of course. The money does no come out of the general fund. The abuttlni property la assessed for paving , grading curbing , sidewalk and all Improvements. Un der the law all a person has to do la to petl tlon the council and the work will be allowet to go ahead without delay. " 1 am certain that tha proposition wouh carry If U was brought up at a special clec tlon , and I think that along In Februar ; would ba a good time to Introduce It. " Mlka Mill Not Mny In. The efforts of the authorities to keep Mlki O'Hcrn from scattering smallpox through out the city have been partially successful The residence has been thoroughly fuml gated and the clothing worn by O'Hern a the pest house burned. Still O'Hern doci not remain at his residence , and there I ; no guard to stop him In case he takes a no tlon to stroll down the street. There was much bitter talk on the street : In regard to his conduct Saturday night , nnd In order to throw off any Individuals win might have been worked up to such a pltcl that they would go to his house and reques him to vacate , the report was circulated tha ho was dead. Only a few believed the report ' -fli-ir'tiim fr-fl , Ihn rnrpn'r for which It wa " " " . - given out. Mr. Tlghe Is nursing the patient nt th pest house and cays he will bo In a condl tlon to be discharged In a very few days This single case has proved quite an cxpens to the city , but the people are very thankfii that the disease did not spread. ICxpcct the Truck to Come. It Is almost certain that the street ca company will extend Its line across the C stieet viaduct Into the Third ward at once The petition which Is being circulated ariioni the property owners asking them to wnlv the cost of paving between the tracks ha betn liberally signed. Councilmcn Conle ; and Ryan have worked faithfully to brlni about this Improvement , and state that th prospects for having the work completei before cold weather begins arc good. Muclu City < ; < > l | > . The city council Is booked , for a meetln tonight. John Owens , the genial private secre tary to Manager Bnbcock , Is all smiles eve the arrival of a son at his home. Councilman Conley and wife chrlstenei their youngest child yesterday. Qeorg Turks stood as godfather of the child. Mr. W. O. Bentley , superintendent of th Indian school at Genoa , Is spending a fev days' vacation with friends in this city. All the directors of the- Associated Char ! tics are requested to meet at the assocla tlon rooms on Twenty-fifth street Tuesda ; afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral of Mrs. James Mangan , wh died Saturday evening , will be held thl morning at 8:30 : o'clock at St. Agnes' church The deceased was a most estimable lady 35 years ot age , and leaves a husband am a babe only two weeks od. ! John and Mike Stepnank were arrcste yesterday afternoon for disturbing the peace The complaint was filed by Joe Humpal , ai ex-pollccman. The row occurred In i Twenty-fourth street saloon. Humpal claim that the brothers committed an unprovokci assault upon him. There was a large attendance at the par lor meeting of the Women's Christian Tern crance union at Mrs. M. A. Truman's rcsi dence. There were several ladles presen from the Omaha union who look nn actlv part In the program , after which refresh mcnts were served. HONORED BY THE JINKS. Itccollcctlons of Dr. Holmes' Election in i Member of n Man Francisco Club. One day recently the flag outside th Dohemlan club swung at half mast , says th Ban Francisco Examiner. The club mourne the loss of a member who had never crosse < Its threshold. Years and years ago , whe : the Bohemian club was In Its infancy , I the days when the members met In the ol Sacramento street rooms , there was "Jinks. " Now a Jinks , especially a Jink In the Bohemian club , Is not conducted o strictly temperance principles. This on was no exception to the rule. Tomm Newcomb was president of the Bo hemlan club In thoio days , am under his supervision the reins of dlsclplln were drawn but laxly. The subject of th Jinks was the then famous "Professors at th Breakfast Table , " Ono member recited " 01 Ironsides , " and a moment later anothe capped It with "The Height of the nidlcu lous. " The "Chambered Nautilus" wa followed by "Tho Onc-Hoss Shay. " An BO It went until some spirit bolder tha the rest indited a telegram to the good gray poet of Boston informing him of hi election to the Bohemian club , with all th privileges appertaining thereunto , and sen It before the more sober members coul protest. Now , Boston Is three hours nearer the rls ing sun than San Francisco. The telcgrai : had scare left the club rooms before som mathematically Inclined member had dlecov ered that It would be mldnlcht or later er the New England doctor and poet would re celvo his notification of election. Judge ot the astonishment' ' of. the rollick Ing Bohemian crew when a uniformed nies sengcr of the telegraph company ran up th stops with the following message , and asked "Is dcre any answer ? " Message from Ban Francisco : Whisper low Asleep In bed an hour or more ago , While on his peaceful pillow he reclines. Say to his filend who sent these Icvlng llnefe "Silent , unnnswerln ? , still to friendship true He smiles In slumber , for he dreams or you,1 OLIVER WENDKLh HOLMES. Boston , Feb. 28 , 1874 , Midnight. And thus was Holmes made a member o the Bohemian club. Founil III ) Mutch , A very bright young man In a neighborly town , eays the Fort Madison ( Iowa ) Gen City , received at a hotel a roast which h merited , and which very properly subduei him , | Ie was at dinner , and wishing to le everyone know how smart he was , com inenced to guy the waller girls. He succeedei In driving several half craiy , but flnall ; made the error of Joking the wrong one "Drive In the cow , " he ald. looking aroum for the milk pitcher. Taking- the man b ; the ear the girl convulsed the guests and a the same time paralyzed the stranger b ; loudly remarking : "Come along , Aleck ; It' easier to trot the calf to tha cow than t drlvo the cow Jn. " Kciult of nn Orcntoio of Morphlno. DETKOIT , Mich. , Nov. 25.-Wlllan Parker , head of the firm of Parker , Web ! & Co. of this city , and an old and promlnen resident , died thin evening nt Hi hmana. Mk'li , from the effsrts of nn uvrrdose of morphlna administered UidJilmself. The Iccensed Is believed to hare become ills- traeted through the physic InllrmUles ot WE'RE QROWIffOi FAT. Corpulency the I.ntlcr-i\ay. . Tendciiey of In nuny ways we are' liiado aware that we live In an age when men tend to adl- IOSQ tissue. The Rdveftlement columns n our newspapers , says thd llaltlmoro Sun , jear constant witness to the fact tint anti- rat rem'edles arc In large doniand. Until within ten years such advertisements were rarely seen. The evidence % t our eyes as we walk through the business streets ot any ot our large cities assures those of us who are old enough to reclll the business i.-ien of the preceding generation that the American citizen of Eo.d. .circumstances Is moro literally a "solid man" ' today than ho used to be. A glance at the [ irr traits of the whole line of our presidents confirms the belief that our national physical typo Is becoming moro liortly. The post-bellum presidents have been weightier men than their predecessors. Abraham Line In was the last ot our chief maglttrates who In any way justified the traditional Uncle Sam , tall , angular nnd spara ot flesh. All who have followed him have been men cf good avoirdupois. Grant and Hayes were the least corpulent of them , nnd they were both men ot ample Rlrth and weight. . Garileld ml Arthur both made formidable Impressions on tha scales , and Mr. Cleveland Is cast In the same massive mold. Most of our cartoonist have taken the hint and no longer present Uncle Sam as a marvel ot length and leaness , but as a gentleman of well rounded term whose food obviously agrees with him. So marked has the Inclination to obesity become among us that we are constantly hearing of prcmlnent citizens who feel con strained to undergo vigorous courses of dieter or training to rid themselves of superfluous flesh. The normal weight of a man whose height Is flvo feet six Inches Is fixed at 115 pounds , nnd If he Is a slx-footcr at 178 pounds. Allow abJut six pounds. mori > or less , for every Inch cf Increased or de creased height , and the normal weight can bo ascertained. Nevertheless , many men , and probably the majority , csrry more than their duo allowance of tissue , and unless the excess Is very marked they do so with out discomfort. It may , Indeed , be doubted If the fad of "training down" Is not In dan ger of being overdone. A moderate store of fat , according to t-xcellcnt medical au thority , tends to reduce the wear nnd tear of the nervous system and acts also ns , a sort of savings bank of vital power , to be drawn upon In an emergency. In confirma tion cf this view of the matter it Is often said that atheletes have failed In severe com petitive tests because they were "trained down too fine. " There Is nn unfounded popular notion that obesity of body and obtuscness of mind go hand In hand. Literature Is full of prover bial and epigrammatic sayings at the ex pense of fat people. Charles Dickens' fal boy Is continually chlded by liH master for his tendency to sleep and ba stupid. Shakes peare , as Senator Hill lately reminded us , makes Julius Caesar say : Let me have men about me that are fat : Sleckhcaded men and such as sleep o'nlght ] Yond Casslus has a lean and hungry look ; He thinks too much ; such men are danger ous. The term fatltted , signifying mental dullness , is derived from the same genera ! association of corpulsnce with Inferiority o ] Intellect. Nevertheless , It Is a matter ol history that not a few ot Jhe most brilllanl men have had very corpulent bodies. Epami- nondas , the Greek states.nia'h and general was so fat that three men co'uld not encircle him with their arms. 'Etfols VI. ot Franct was so excessively fat that'h'a was Biirnamei ] "Lo Ores , " but he was one , Of the ablest ol Franch monarchs. Dr.-'lldhnson was cer tainly not dull , but he V.'as 'Extremely corpu lent. Napoleon the OrWt Whs by no mean ! a stupid man , but ho wvas excessively obese David Hume , the famous Eligllsh historian Sidney Smith , prince of humorists ; Jnlef Janln and Sainte Bauvl , keenest ot critics the elder Dumas , Balzac Urirt Eugene Sue , al three brilliant romancers , 'wro ' all very fal men. 'i' > > Many and cm lous havpnikeii the antl-fal remedies employed In dlfflrant ages ot tin world. Men have been -bled and blistered b ] some physicians , purged.1 starved and batliec by others , and dosed wlUKilruga Innumernbli by ifctlll others. Dr. \V1lllam Wadd , ur English expert on obesity ? who published i work on the subject In 1S1G , enumerates the following among the absurd remedies then It use for the reduction of tut : Pricking o ; the flesh with needles , walking with ban feet , the removal ot the fatty tissue by tin scalpel , long sea voyages , deprivation o sleep , emetics , digitalis , salivation by mer cury , Inhalation of oxygen gas , preparation o : bromine and Iodine , and the free use of soaj as an article ot food. Just at present there Is a crusade ag.ilnsl corpulency in which a variety of new ex pedients are employed. The favorite anti- fat formula appears , to be that for -whlcl Prince Blemarck set the. fashion a few yean ago copious drinking of hot water and ar exclusively lean bjef and dry toast or zure- bach diet. Leading physicians , both Ir Europe and the United States , have wldelj recommended It. But for the average mar who enjoys good health , even though tin scales may tell him that He Is twenty pound ! over the weight Justified by his stature , then Is much wisdom in lettlqg well enough alone awsic\ti stxn IIU.I.W.ITJV. Alexander Salvlnl is going to attempt "Ham let. " His first appearance In the role will bi at Louisville , on February 1 , The acme of reckless acrobatic sensational Ism Is reached by Farnam and Seymour One of them turns a backward somersaul from fifteen chairs piled one on another. The new version of Steele Mackaye's pop ular drama , "Paul Kauvar , " was presentei last week nt the People's theater , New York by Eugene Robinson's company , an organlza tlon of capable and talented players , .1. K. Emmet , Jr. , better known as "Fritz,1 was married the other day In Davenport , la. to Miss Mary Haggln Stevens. Under tin name of Emily I.ytton , this young woman hai been for several seasons the leading womai of Mr. Emmet's company. Miss Lytton wai named as co-respondent In the suit for dl vorce brought against Mr. Emmet by hi : first wife. The decree was granted Octobei 18. Paul Dresser , who played the plumber Ir "A Tin Soldier" ; Barry Maxwell , for fiv < seasons the tramp In "A Hole In the Ground" Lole Arnold and Vernon and Hawthorne travesty artists , also for years with Charlei II. Hoyt , will form a strong comedy contln gent in "A Green Goods Man , " which wll open the season shortly. Layman , the mai of a thousand faces , Is a European Importatloi for this play. Sir Arthur Sullivan has now definite ) : promised to compose a new choral work foi the Leeds triennial festival of next year , pro vlded ho can secure a satisfactory libretto and ho will , of course , again be conductor In-chief of the festival. 1t'rU also announce < that Dr. Hubert Parry ha agreed to wrlli a choral work , M. Mass fiet an orchestra piece , which ho hopes to go to England ti conduct personally , and.Mr. Edward Oermat an orchestral suite In Uva , . movements , Thi guarantee fund for the festival already ex cecds $100.000. „ , Sol Smith Russell has been acting for thirty one yean , and yet he Is only 45. He was i drummer boy in war ttmcsj ajid found hlmsel In Cairo , III. , where he dofrcil the stock com pany of the Defiance ( theater In 1862. Hi played utility parts , sang songs between act : and played the snare druinlln the orchestra all for $ G a week. Then Russell went to Di Bar's theater , St. Loulstat a to Nashville , am to other stock companies. i < A few years latei he joined forces with thd Dcrger family , dolni monologue sketch and ccngs , A good man ; people think Sol Smith Hussdl was developei from the raw material 'by"this organization He wasn't. He was an a ctor of experience but of pronounced youthfulness , before that. The splendid orchestra of the New Yorl Symphofly society , under the superior dlrec tlon of Mr. Walter Damrosch , will give It first concert in Philadelphia this Beaten B the Academy of Music on the evening o December 10. The performances of this grea orchestra are always counted among the chle musical events ot the season. . Special Inter est , however , will ba attached to this con cert , from the fact that the sololit will b the great Belgian violinist Izaye , , and that' ' i considerable portion of. the program will \i < devoted to the memory of his great Husslai composer. Tschalko\YRky , and will Include thi grand "Symphonle Patlietlquo , " the score o which he sent to Mr. Damrosch only a fev days before his death from cholera last year IN LOCAL GERMAN CIRCLES Interest in tlio Work of the Turners Con stantly on the Increase. . WEDNESDAY EVENING'S ' ENTERTAINMENT Grcnt Thing * Promised In the Way of Itoinu ThrntrlrnM nt Turner Hull Next Sumlny A I.tttlo Orlst iif The lively Interest exhibited at present In turnvereln matters was ngaln reflected last Wednesday evening at the hall. As already known , this Is the time when members ot the bear division or senior class meet to transact the business pertaining to this Insti tution , which is ot n serio-comic nature. Invariably the program Is closed with "gemuethllchkclt" n word which the English language cannot express and which signifies sociability , ease and comfort , all In one , From eighteen or twenty people who used to put In an appearance on such occa sions , progress was made to forty and fifty , nnd for the last two evenings this number has swelled to n hundred and more. The gymnastic exercises preceding the order ol things were also witnessed by a respectable number of ladles , who showed the greatest Interest In physical culture. When under present conditions the malt members afterward retire to their cave It I : obvious that the architect who designed the den committed some Brave- errors It dimensions , for the capacity of the apartmcnl Is wholly Iir .0 to accommodate thost who appear Wednesdn .1 c a number of candidates foi bear honors .vcre duly Installed , with ac companying ceremonies , and christened will appropriate or Inappropriate appellations , a ! the case might strike the more hoary grlz zlles. Indiscreet parties , who had dlvulgci dates of their birth , had observed the anciem custom of providing n collation to be digested afterward amid fumes from fragranl Havanas. Among these celebrants wa ! Herman Beselin , nnd It may be said thai they acquitted themselves well , The "canons" had likewise been prt pared , standlhg ready to pour fcusteunnci which went Into absorbing depths. The las vestige of refreshments of nil charade disappeared under comic recitations and gen eral Jellifying , so that nothing conducive to good fellowship was left except "kraut1 and "kolbcn. " Bear evenings have come ti be more and more appreciated' among Ger mans. I'liiycd by Home Talent. On the stage at Turner hall Dcembor ! will be produced " \Vcnn Frauen Welnen" b : well known home talent. Including the Mrs dames Llndcmann and Merges , and Messrs Herbert : ; , Stoeckcr and Altstadt. This Is t be. followed by n finely executed dude dance presenting ten ladles from the turn class dressed in gala costume for the occasion They are now diligently rehearsing for th purpose under Director Altstadt. The stag program Is to be closed with the "Musterlni of Recruits , " a tide-splitting burlesque , de plctlng the various subterfuges resorted t by his majesty's subjects In order to cscap army service. The comedians Dcttcrbcch Schuctt and Allstndt have agreed to prodnc these roles. The play gives promise of pro vldlng tlio best of entertainments ' at Turne hall this season. I.oe.il Herman Notov. Llederkranz membsrs and their /rlcnd ore looking for much enjoyment from thl evening's entertainment at the society' hall at Tenth and Farnam streets. The Tyrolean Warbler quartet , whlc made Its debut hers several days ago , form n great attraction for a motley crowd ever afternoon and evening at Wlrth's hall. Wit splendid voices and clad In their native cos tunics these Tyrolese make' a most pleasln effect. ' The elghlh anniversary celf-bration of Her man lodge Ancient Order United Workmc which occurred nt Turner hall last week wa an enjoyable affair. A lengthy program , i which music played a prominent part , wa carried out , to the delight of hundreds u people. Joseph Mendllk , Instructor of physical cul ture In Prague , nnd a recognized authority I Bohemian gymnastic circles , has been vlsltln the Nebraska Bohemian turner clubs. Edward Maurer and George Krug left o a business trip for St. Louis yesterday after noon. Prof. F. M. Stelnhauser , the well know musician and local composer , received nc tlco yesterday ot the death ot a slster-ln law In Germany , and with It the Intel ! ! genco that Mrs. Stelnhauser had fallen hel to 25,000 marks. For the purpose of col lectlng this Inheritance the professor Is sal to be contemplating a trip to the scene of his childhood nnd later life. Henry Kummerow , Instructor of physics culture In the Omaha turnvereln , reports th number of his young pupils , boys nnd glrh as 120. L ? than one month was necca sary for Mr. Kummerow to get up this larg class. He also reports enthusiastic turner among the many ladles. Vl.ii'JU Slt'IXlH.KttN AJIIIKSTKI > . Chasnd from Nebraska to the IC.ist 1111 Finally Iliiu to Kurth. LANSING , Mich. , Nov. 25. Detcctlv Savlllo of the Philadelphia Plnkertons mad a most Important arrest here In the pel son of Hobert 11. Harvey , who posed a Rev. Charles O. Gibson and has conducte swindling operations under no less tha twenty aliases In different sections. Unde the. name of II. D. Baer he bought a sma fruit farm at Vlneland , N. J. , whcro h took his wife a year ago , and from whlc point he operated. He broke jail at Bel lalre , Md. , October 7. where he- was detain ? on two charges ot forgery , securing $3GO from the Hartford National bank of Bellalrt Ho served two years for embezzlement 1 Santa Clara prison , California , and thrc years In the Albany penitentiary for severs forgeries at Washington , D. C. The de tE-ctlvo has been on his trail since his escape cape from Bollalre , going to Nebraska.bac to New York , thence here , where he foun him living quietly under the above allot Ho Is not known to have committed an depredations here , but assumed to bo a prt htbltlon orator , and canvassed for advertise mcnts In a religious hymn book. Loaded Too Heavily with Flour. Joe Peterson , Willie Haley and nee Yntea are the names of three young tough who were airested laet night. Their age ramjo from 12 to 15 years , yet they hav each been In Jail u number of times. The were arrested last night for having In thel possession two Hacks of Hour which the were trying to sell. They mild that the ; obtained It from aonic other boys , but th police .think they .stole It from Evans' grc eery store near Twenty-fourth and Sewar streets , which was robbed of J1U worth v flour a few days ago , CnlUoriiln'8 New Industry. SAN DIEGO , Cal. , Nov. 23 , Ararngemenl hnvo been made by the rancherb of thl vicinity for the planting- canalgre on i large scrile , nnd n company has been organ Ized to handle the product. A tannery I to bo erected In thin city to cost $10,00 : nnd the plant will be extended us rapidly a the supply of cannlgre Increases. The root grow wild In lower California , but It Is be CURES THE SERPENT'S STING. HEALS SORES. RUNNING S loved the output can bo largely Increased by cultivation. q- Qt-KRH H.tLl.VCl.\ATIO.V , Son of n Iln'ilrcsr , Neb. , I.nwyvr t.nsci HI Mlnil In llrnvrr. DKXVI5II. Nov. M.-Wn1ter R Hall , Men- ogrnpher In Judge ailpln's court , nfter tak- OB the Kecley cure , relapsed Into his for- mcr bibulous Imblts , ami Ills frlcmls Imve noticed of late Hint Ills mind seemed to be affected. One ot Ms hallucinations Is that ic In n pltiRle mnn , nlthoiiRh he has a wife \ni\ child llvliiK nt llolyokc , Colo. lie became eriRnged to Miss Mntttc U Mil- nr In this city anil the marriage was to iinve taken place Inst nlKht. .liulRo Olynii ? ot wind of the affair nnd nnlved at the House of Mrs. Millar Just as Itev. Mr. Kerr II. Tupper was nbout to pronounce the wonln that would have made Hull n lilKamlst , Tin1 ceremony \vns stopped and Hull was nrresteil. He Is a son of \ \ * . I' . Hall , u prominent hiwycr ot lloldrege , Neb. , and Is a col logo graduate. Iinnno U'nimnr * llrlof Mllinrty. Mnry Ferguson , a crazy woman who Is living at the poor farm , yesterday afternoon escaped from that Institution , but was later In the day recaptured. She had torn n. couple of blanket * Into utrlps nud made n rope by tylns the strings toRcther. One end slio lied to n bed nnd threw the other end out of the window. She wild half way down the rope , when phe lost her hold ntul fell to the Krotind , Injuring her buck , but not seriously. Khe made oft tinil was cap tured about nn hour Inter by Olllcer licit- feldt and returned to the poor farm. Di'trnlt'n Olllccra Kcfulvpil lijr Itiifnlt.r. MADllin , Nov. M.-Commnnder William II. lirownscn nnd the other ollleers of the I'nllcd States ship Detroit were today jilvon an audience by the queen resent. Her majesty expressed her ailmlrntlon nnd her gratitude for the reception Kninted DIP In fanta Kulullc on the occasion of the bitter's visit to America ns the representative of the queen regent. Her majesty also said she greatly appreciated the respect shown for Spain at the Chicago Columbian exposi tion. DrmlHO of u llurao I'mirlrr. NiW VOllK , Nov. ' . ' 3. James Stewart Cushman , forinprly a well known Wall street operator nnd owner cf Kingston and other well known race horses , died suddenly tonight on a street car of apoplexy. HELP FOR A GOOD CAUSE Where .lien 1'lnil n llofoinc from tliol'crlll Tlml Thrriitrn Thorn. Keen observers say that the practice of hard drlnklntr I * growing steadily loss among' Intelligent , self-rocicclliig | men , who , while not ttoslng as apostles of re form , sec the folly of excess , nnd govern themselves nccordltiRly. Yet the time when people can get along without nn occasional stimulant Is ns distant as ever. It may come when disease Is binl ; 0ioi\ from the earth ; when the body wonv with , work nnd pxposuie , nnd threatened by In sidious perils , shall need no help In p-'Mnfl back all the old-time elasticity nnd vigor. It will not come before. The season of snow and slush and Icy winds Is not far nwny. It Is the time when the human system Is cruelly tried by changes of temperature from overheated rooms to the piercing outer air. Whatever braces the body , tunes the stomach and keeps the blood stirring naturally will do better than cure colds. It will prevent them. In Duffy's 1'ure Malt Whiskey nre found the qualities necessary to produce this rc suit. It hns kept many a man on his feet and nt his work when , without It , ha would hnvo been proitrnted nnd helpless. Nobody familiar with the properties ol Duffy's 1'nre Malt ever conf minis It with the whiskey In common use , for It Is not n bevernge , but a medicine. As pueh , It has n place on the house * keeper's slu-lf ot family remedies , nnd tin broad-minded physician orders It for tha patient whoso store ot vitality Is low. Where disease Is nccompanled by a wastq of tissues , a stimulant Is always recom mended , for It gives the body a chance ta build up. Duffy's I'urc Malt Whiskey does this wuilc peifectly. QUO. P. SANI'Olin. A.V. . niOKMAN. 1'rcslilcnt. Cashier. of COUNCIL BLUFFS , ( own. Capital , $100,000 Profits , 12,000 Ono of ( lie nMcit Kink * In the elate ot Iowa. We rollclt your ImsliicM nntl colli'ctlomWi pay 6 tier cent en time dtp'Kll * . W will tx I'lcastd ' to fee and tcrve you. Custorln i3 Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants nnd Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphlno nor other Narcotic substance. It is n harmless substitute- for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil. It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years * use by Millions of Mothers. Castorla destroys "Worms nnd nllays fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castorin relieves teething : troubles , cures constipation nnd flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food- regulates the stomach , nnd bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. " Cantoris Is nn excellent medicine for chil " Castoria H BO well adoplc d to children that dren. Mothers hao repeatedly told mo of Ha I recommend It as superior to any prescription good effect upon their children. " known to lac. " Dr. . Q. C. OSOOOD , IT , A. Ancnun , If. D. , I/u'.vcll , Mass. Ill So. Oxford St. , llrooklyn , N. Y. " Casterla Is the Ixvt remedy for children of " Our physicians In the children's depart , which I nm acquainted. 1 hope the day Is not nicnt bavo spoken highly or their experi far distant when mothers wll ! consider tha real ence In their oulslJo practice with Castoria , Interest of their children , r.nd use Castoria In- and although wo only biro unions our stendcf the vnrlousquack nostrums which nro medical supplies what is known as regular destroying their loved ones , by forclnsoplnm , products , yet wo nro frco to confess tiart- the morphine , soothing syrup nud other liurtful merits of Castoria has WOP " to look with agents down their throats , thereby sending favor upon It. " them to premature graves. " UNITED HosriTii , ixs PisrcNaiirr , Jn. J. F. KIXCHELOE , Boston. Mass. Comvay , Ark. ALLEN C. SurraVs. . , The Contanr Company , 17 Murray Street , Now York City. WEI DON'T SAY MUOHt . . . . . . . , A . 'I IIIU itin mnc ot. 10 f -M. a Udy our Warranty Goes with Each Machine. 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