THE OMAHA DAILY BEE JANUARY 1892.

''THE OMAHA BEE.

COUNCIL BLUFFS.

OFFICE : - NO. 12 PEARL STREET.*

Delivered by Carrier to nny part of tlio City.-

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I Hunlne-is Odlco. . .No. 41-, HOM-.Sj N.gt| | fem , , ,.. No. gj,

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, Y. Plumbing Co !

Council Bluffs Lumber Co. , coal-

.Croft's.

chattel loans. 204 Sapp bloO-.Matilda

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ICoenlff died at Iho residence ofher parents In Uowls township Saturdaynight , aged II months. The funeral will tokeplace this morning.-

A.

lode| of the Princes of the Orient vas-

Inntutod nt Underwood Snturdny night by a-

pnrtv of Princes who wunt from CouncilBlufM to tnlto charge of the inst'illotlon ox-(Mulsea-

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Hctuo Ifcm ontortalnod a party offriends Saturday aflurnoor. at a card partynt her homo on Willow avcnuo. Prizes wcrotaken bv iho Mlfsos Anna Oberlmltzor andCarrloSpooner.

Lake Manawa Is n pnnulnr resort thcsodays for skaters. For the past thrdo dn s

W* the ice has bcon in line slmpo utul a largolumbar of young people have made the most

of It, Several parties have been organizedfor this evening and the probability Is that Itwill bo a hvoly pluco.

Gregg Saycrs und Ills companions , who am-chargcu with assault with intent to commitmurder , have taken a cbnngo of venue fromJustice Hammer to Justice Cones , and theirbonds have been reduced totflOO cacti. Theywill not huvn n hearing until Peters , theiralleged victim , recovers from his Illtreat-ment

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, so as to bo able to bo present at thebearing ,

A. Anderson Is In jail on a charge of-

drunkenness. . He was arrested fiorao timeago while trying to Kill tits wife and familyIn a fit of temporary Insanity , caused bydrink , and was sent to the hospital for treat¬

ment. Ho line1 been out only a abort timewhen his second lit came on mid ho willprobably be examined again by the commis-sioners

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of insanity.The Grand todgo of Iowa of the Ancient

Order of United Workmen will hold Itsmeeting In this city commencing February 0-

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will bo a large number of dele-gates

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prcsont from the various lodgesthroughout the state , and arrangements arcalready being made to entertain In a tiltingmanner those who attend. The meetingswill probably bo hold In the Hoy&l Arcanum-hall. .

One of the dynamos at the electric lightstation burned out last evening , and as n con-sequence

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u largo number of the arc llphts Inwhat In Known ns the No. 4 circuit were ex-tinguished

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for A time. An accident to themachine that controls the all-night circuithas left the streets and stores which arelighted by this circuit In darkness for twonights , but It Is thought the damage will borepaired by this evening.

The Australian system of voting will botried as mi experiment tomorrow evening at-tbo annual election of the Pottawattamlocounty democratic convention- . Booths willbo fitted up In the city building and will boopen for voting from T to 8 n. in. A. T. Whlt-tlcsoy

-, Charles Nicholson and August PurvisI-

mvo been appointed Judges and nearly alltbo local democratic wheel horses havehad their names put In nomination for thevarious ofllccs In the associatio-

n.Gcsalcr'sMaglotieiiasm

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hcadschesin 120 mluutj ; . At alt druUS-

wunio.i"Music Co. , Masonic temple

Coramorclnl men , Hotel Gordon theboat $ii house In Council Bluffs.-

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! lit OF * .

Me per bushelnt C. O. D. Brown's.

845 B'way , Councilr. i'AK.inu.ivns.-

Rov.

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. L. A. Hall and wife ara confined totheir homo by a serious attack of la grippe.-

Dr.

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. and MIT , . B. I. Wood bury have re-turned

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from u visit of several weoics in Illi¬

nois.Mr.. Hill and Mrs. Dwyer of Kansas City

nro guests of their shier , Mrs. I H. Hill , nnThird avenue.-

Mrs..

. J. H. Wyman of Dos Molnes Is thecuestof her parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. W.Wallace , on Bluff street.

Miss Kato Blaxstm has returned from atwo weeks' vlrlt with relatives in Chicagoand will resume hnr place in the publicschools today.-

Ueorgo.

E. Uago loft last evening for hishomo In Boston. Ho will return next wcoKwith his wlfo. In time for the preliminary ex-amination

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of Kimball and Champ , which issot for next Monday.

' UoWltt' !. Llttlo liarly Ulsers for tbo llvor.-

Drs.

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. Woodburydontistsnoxt to Grandhotel ; line work a specialty. Tele. 145-

.Carman

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Feed and Fuel company ,wholcsalo and retail hay , grain andfeed. Special prices on hay and grainin car lots. 700 Main street , CouncilBlufTs.

Municipal AlfulrH-.Tbo

.city council will hold Its regular

monthly meeting this evening , when a num-ber

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of important subjects will como up forconsideration , among whlcb will bo theordinance providing for a rodlstrictlng of tbocity Into wards. The question of changingthe salaries of the mayor , marshal and treas-urer

¬will also be discussed , nnd the outcome

will bo watched with lively Interest , espec-ially

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by the candidates for those olllcos , who ,

even ut this early day , nro bobbingup from all sorts of out-of-the-way places with lightning rodsIn their hands , sorao of thorn brand now ,whllo others are worn to a deep brown hueby years of steady uso. lly the ordinanceDOW being considered It Is proposed to rnlsothe treasurer's salary from $ UOO to Jl,200 , toreduce the mayor's from $1,500 to a likeUguro nnd to glvo tbo marshal $1 , ! 00 In llou-ot all fees , Tbo change in tbo salary of thelast named oftlclal Is likely to cuuso raoro ex-citement

¬than olthqr of the others , as Ittaices

from him anywhere from 1,000 to $1,000 a-

yp.ir, which ho bos been drawingregularly for the pastllvo voars-or more , and drops It , Into tbocity treasury. An effort has beentnnda to create un Impression that the pann-ing

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. of tno ordinance now pending would be-efrV no avail in cutting of tbo customary fees

' ) from the marshal's onlco , but it is said bytboso who have looked up the law In con-nection with the matter , that the most no-ticeable

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effect It will have will bo to decreasethe zeal of local patriots In climbing onto thepolitical altar , und possibly to diminish thecare exercised in the marshal In tbo matterof collecting lines from tbokoonorsof saloonsand disorderly houses-

.Tbo.

question Is now being agltutod ofmaking a change In the duties of tbo dhlof ofthe fire department , knd a corresponding In-

crease¬

In his salary. The present system ofIssuing building ueruilts Is to a certain ex-

tent¬

a farce, us the luw requiring those wholuuko Improvements to take out building per-mits

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is enforced with great laxity. Buildershave been loft free to comply with the law ornot , as they saw lit , on account of there be-ing

¬no oftlclal whojo duty It Is to look up this

class of oflendors. On this accountthe record ot public ImprovementsIs very Incomplete , nnd the cityfalls to make the sbqwlng It ought to Incomparison with other cities where the lawis enforced with greater strictness. It IsMOW proposed to make tbo chief of the tiredepartment ox-ofllclo building inspector , andglvo him tbo exclusive right to Issue buil-dingpenults

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, making him responsible at thesame time for tbo proper enforcement of thelew. A change of some kind will to doubt-jess found necessary before long IP thismatter , and it U likely an ordinance will bb

drawn up to meet the emergency ,

I'otulouii ,25(1( per bushel

nt C. O , D. Brown's,85 B'wny. Council Bluffs-

.Roitor

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, the tailor , Jill) Broadway , hasall the latest styles nnd new winterfloods. Satisfaction guaranteed.-

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have our own vlnoyards in Callforn-liv.. Jarvis company , Co. Blulla

NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ,

Fatal Collision on the Burlington from aMisplaced Switch.-

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. L VAN WORMIER INSTANTLY KILLED

He Win Thrown Hciinttli UN llnclne bythe Terre of the Shock IH'tnlU-

ol tliu Accident Oilier.S'cHH Nut en.-

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. TJ. Van Wnrnlor , a flromnn In the em-

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of the CtlMgo. Burlington & Qulncy ,

met with n fatal accident yo.Uerduy morningat 11:15: o'clock in tlio company's yard.i nt-

Creston. . Ho wai standing on the platformof bis ciiRlno between tlio engine and tbatender , and bis train was moving rapidly outol tlio jnrds whllo a switch angina was com-

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from the opposite direction. Tuotwo-wcro supposed by tlio mon In each engine to-

uc on different tracks , and it wai not noticedthat tbo switch wns inlsplaeud until theywere wltbln a short distance of one another.-

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was than too late to accomplish much by-

roversinf,', and the engines cnlltdud. VanWornltr was knocked from bis position andfell between tbo bumpers. As soon as posil-blo

-ho was removed , bilt his chest wns foun3-

to bo terribly crushed and un arm was cutoff. Ho was dead wticn picked up-

.Tbo.

details of the affair that could bolearned last meht wcro somewhat meager ,

nnd the above facts wcra all that could bolearned at this end of the line. Tbo lifelessremains of Van U'ornlcr wcro brouzht tothis city on tbo Burlington train Unit ar-rived

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about U o'clock and were takento his homo , 1717 Third street. The deceasedwas 38 years of airo and had lived hero for anumber of years , lie loft for Creston nshort time ago to work for the company butleft his wlfo and flvo children here , Intend-in

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? to send for them ati soon as no couldmalto the necessary arrangements. Thefamily will got some Insuratico money , Ubeing one of the rules ot the Uurliagton roadthat all tbo employes whoso dutiessubject thorn to danger must carry Ufa In-

surance¬

, They will probably rncolvo some-thing

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from the company In the wav pipension money.

The funeral of tbo dead man will occurtomorrow afternoon at U o'clock from tboresidence of his brother , M. W. Van Wornlcr ,710 Third street.-

Sbo

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was G and ho was 7. He wanted herto promise to marry him. Ho offered candy ,ice cream and nuts , but she was obdurate.Finally ho said ho would plvo her a bottio of-Haller's Sure Cure Cough Sirup. Shesmiled , laid her hand In his and said , "Yourstill death. "

Walnut block and Wjomtng coal ,

fresh mined , received daih Thatcher ,10Main.

The only kindergarten in the city is-in the Merriam block , next to the YoungMen's Christian association. Experi-enced

¬teachers and only ono-lyilf usual

rates are charged-

.Jarviswildblackbarrv

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is the boat

"" Dry Hones.The meeting Jot the county supeivisors

today will occasion qulto a rustic a'nong thecounty ofllcluls , Ono of the llrit things to-

bo done will be tbo tiling und accepting of-

tbo oftlclal bonds of tbo men who wereelected last November, arid immediatelyafter tboso formalities arc through with thepresent incumbents will stop down and bandover their ofllces to their successors.

Sheriff O'Neill will rotlro from theposition ho has hold duringtbo last four yonrs , and willmove on to his farm In Vjlloy township.John F. Huzon of Avoca will take his place ,

and will appoint John P. Stuhrof MIr.don ashis deputy at tbo Avoca conn to succeed A.-

H..

. Hooker, whllo Nick O'Brien will succeedWilliam Currio in this city.

John H. Pluraor , the outcolng treasurer ,will continue to reside in this city , but willgo Into the stock business with UeorgoBurke and Frnzlor of Soutji Omaha. W. B-

.Kecd.

wll| take his placo. and will bo assistedby E. B. Bowman and Claude Oyo , both ofwhom have been in the treasurer's onlco forsome time past.-

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. P. Judson succeeds F. Stimson ascounty surveyor and J. 1C. Cooper Is his ownsuccessor as county superintendent of-schools. . Dr. F. T. Soybtrt takes the ofllco ofcoroner, loft vacant by Dr. J. C. Waterman.John U. .Black will sit In tbo supervisor'schair formerly occupied by AlexanderOsier ,whllu Charier. Alexander Keeps bi.s old placo.Who will bo Wallace McFadden's successoras bailiff of the district court has not yetbeen decided , but it is said to bo a settledfact that It will not bo McFaddon.

Walnut block coal , 4.25 per ton. De-livered

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anywhere in city. Carma n's700 Main street.

Jar vis 1877 brandy , purest , safest , best.

THE VAOAKIES OF FORTUNE.

She Smiles on Her Votaries and ThunDeserts Them.-

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difference of but two in the up-turned

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dice dots , but each dot repre-sented

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8:12,000: , and the winner wasmade that much richer by his singlethrow. The details of this occurrence ,recalled in contemplation of the fast de-parting

-traces of other and bettor days

in the town whore it occurred , may be-ef interest , says the PhiladelphiaTimes. *

From the time of its first importanceas an oil , Petroleum Center , Pa , ,was known as a famous place for gam-bling.

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. There was , however , no nar-tlcular

-place in which this gambling

was carried on. An engine House ,saloon , olllco or private room any plaroserved the purpose , and a rickety table ,a greasy writing desk or a board laidacross the head of an oil barrel an-swered

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as well as the equipments of agambling palace.-

In.

18158-0'J' the vicinity of PetroleumCenter wua the richest in the oil region ,and one of the richest in the world. Thelands all about the town were makingtheir owners rich. Among those piecesof property was the Woods farm , lyingupon the hillto the west of the placo.Its big prduction at that time was sell-ing

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at from $J. 00 to 5.00 a barrel.Samuel A. Woods was the owner of

this rloh deposit of oil , and his royaltyfrom it yielded him a princely income ,

lie was then about Ufl years of age , andwas as full of fun as he was of business ,

lie drosbcd'well , wearing daily diamondsworth from *5.0uO to $8,000 , lived highand wns foremost in all the ontorpribea-in oil developments. In 18G8 ho builtthe largest and ilrst complete iron tank ,40000.barrels , then alonirOil Crook , andinto it his farm poured its liquid wealth.

Woods had a noted fondness for throw-i ng dice and was usually lucky. Ho washandy at anv time to throw for stakesranging from $ "

> 0 to $100 , WOO or $1,000-.It

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was seldom ho would throw for losslinn the llt-Ht named sum. Ono night in

the winter of 1808-C'J' ho was spendingan evening with n party of friends inthe Rochester house , at Petroleum Cen-ter.

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. Among the party was ColonelBrady , another rich producer , nnd uman who had earned his title upon thebattle Holds of the rebellion. In thecourse ( it iho evening Woods said tohim :

"Colonel , I'll toaa the dice with youfor MO. "

"All right , " was the Colonel's promptreply.

The Ilrst throw Brady won , continuingto do so until ho had won $050 of Woods'-uioney. . This trllle just whetted theirappetites and the chance contest thenbegun in earnest. The amount of thesuket * was increased from time to lime ,and Woods' losses rapidly crept into thethousands. Luck was ugalnbt him , butas ho waa perfectly sober and the friend *prcEont know he would regard aa little

less than nn insult any .suggestion thatit wns time to quit , feeling abundantlyable to pay nny amount ho lost , all theyhad to do was to watch the two men withincreasing interest.-

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pass on from the process to the re-sult

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, when one of the morning hours wasushered in Woods had lost :I2,000 , tnd-Brndv held hie chock for that sum. Atthis Juncture Woods Bald to the Colonel :

"Now I am willing to double the amountand lot each of us take hut one throw ,nnd the highest take the stakes. Youalready have my check for $112,000 ; if Ilose I will write "you another for the fullamount hero to-night , and it will bocashed at the bank to-morrow. "

"All right , " again replied ColonelBrady ; " 1 necopU' '

The interest of the bvstnndors wasnow worked up to the highest notch.The dice wore produced , and Woods hadthe Ilrst throw. Eleven spots turned upI-

IH his count. Colonel Brady then throw ,

and hut nine black dots turned up to bo-

counted. . Woods , therefore , saved a-

goodsized fortune on the throw , for hadho lost that $04,000 would have boonpaid with as much promptness as thoughit had been part of a legitimate trans ¬

action. Woods then proposed that theystart in-anew , with $10 as the amount ofthe stakes. The Colonel ro'tdily res-ponded

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, nnd soon all the cnsh ho hadwith him about $200 was transferredto the poclcots of Woods-

."Hero.

, colonel , " said Woods , "is $20.-

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can't see a man go away dead broke. "And bo the greatest game of dice onrecord in the oil regions came to a close.

Petroleum Center has gradually falleninto decay , until but a few scatteringbuildings are all that is loft of what wasonce a nourishing oil town of fully 600-

Inhabitants. .

Samuel A. Woods , too , is gone fromthis life , with a host of others who worehis associates in the p-roduction of oil ,and who , with him , made many a nightmerry a quarter of a century ago.

THE TOCCI TWINS.-

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Most ItcnmrlmMn Pair That Have KverApproached Muturit3-

'"Tho Toccl twins , " says the ScientificAmerican , "aro probably the most re-markable

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human twins that have overapproached maturity. They recentlyarrived in this country. They areknown as the brothers Giovanni nnd-Giucomo Tocci. They wore born onJuly 4 , 1876 , their mother being 19 yearsold. The mother's maiden name wasAntonitv Mexv.ano. Their birthplacewas Lucona , Turin ( Italy ). The samemother has had ninochlldron , all strongand well. The twins are connected fromthe sixth rib downward , nnd have butone pair of legs nnd a single abdomen.The spinal columns are distinct untilthe lumbar region is reached.There they unite at an angleof 120 degrees. The sacrum seemsto bo a single bone. They have twodistinct stomachs , hearts , and pairs of-

lungs. . Tno nrtcrfal and respiratorysystems are qulto distinct , the heart-beats and breathing differing often inthe two individuals. At the ago ofthirty days they weighed eight pounds ,

and in the next thirty-ono days- gainednearly three pounds. It- was at thisperiod of their lives that they wore firstsubjected to critical examination.Their lives are distinct. They have re-gions

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of common responsibility , and ofpurely individual sensation. Ono oftensleeps when the other wakes. There is-

no direct correspondence of their appe-tites.

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. Ono muy bo hungry while theother is fast asleep. In their generalappearance there is nothing repulsive,They have bright, intelligent faces , notof the peculiar cast common to cripples ,They are educated and writetheir names as souvenirs forvisitors. They are able to stand ,

hut have not yet succeeded in walking ,

ns each log is governed by itsowo brain.The want of correspondence has provedfatal to any attempts in this direction.They can stand quietly , so that it is notonly a question of strength. At theirhomo they spend most of their time onthe lloor , using their inner arms for themost part , crawling and tumbling aooutand thus gelling a, certain amount of ex-orcise.

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. They can dross and undressthemselves. Giovanni drinks beer in-

considerable quantities. . The other ,

Giauomo , not liking beer , drinks mineralwater in its place. Giovanni is quitefond of sketching , and draws with somespirit. He ro.sts the book or paper onhis knee. Sometimes his brother , whois more 9f a talker and more volatile in-

disposition , finding some fault with thedrawing , will kick the drawing olt hisknee. All this in good purt , forthey live on excellent terms witheach other , and seem unconscious ofany misfortune in their condition. Theyare disconnected as regards Illness.Quito recently one of them had a cold ,

while the other was .sutroring from ubilious attack. The Siamese twina , Engand Chang , who died in 1874 , within afew hours of each other , at the ago of 00years , wore very celebrated. They woref.ir loss completely united. A thick ,

lleshy ligament connected the lowerends of their breast bones. They woreof a good degree of intelligence , con-versed

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with visitors , nnd seemed reason-ably

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well contented with their lot. Hadthe uniting ligament been purely mus-cular

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they could , doubtless , have booncut apart , with survival of both persons.The possibility of doing this was oftendiscussed in their life. But on post-mortem examination it was found that aprocess of peritoneum extended fromone abdominal cavity to the other. Butone or two cubes are on record of thesevering of such a ligament at the timeof birth , with survival of even a singlemember of the pair. "

Tint Soclill Economist.The 'Social Economist , under the abla

editorship of Messrs. Gcorgo Gunton nnd-

Staar Hoyt Nichols , is keeping fully abreastwith the times. It is invariably loadeddown with thoughtful papers on llvo topicsnnd amoug Us numerous contributors can bofound some ot the deepest tblnkors andgreatest writers of the day. Published atthe Institute of Social Economics , 1 20 EastTwenty-third street , Now York.

Not In NIiupu to Tight.J'littaiMiihtnuiufw. .

Whatever happens , lot us hope Chill willpostpone thrashing us until wo get over tbo-grip. . _

ICO.U.I.V-

.U'oimm'ii

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H'mito.From heaven to earth a star dosconaod-

By( guides celestial attended ; ,Predestined to a som bianco human ,Still half divlno It changed to woman ;The nzuro from the halls of spaceU still retained within Its faceThe vestal tuauty of tbo skiesWas mirrored In Its faultless eyes ;The splendor of tbo sunlight thereBut changed its halo Into hair ,While rose and Illy both combinedThe bun of lip and cheek designed ,So typical of all that sheMost beautiful In both might bo,

Hf.liKl'-

Kllen M, II. Gatti.Sleep sweet within this qulot room ,

O thou , wboo'er thou art ,And lot no mournful yesterday

Disturb thy peaceful heart.Nor let tomorrow scare thy rest

With dreams of coming HI ,Thy Maker Is thy changeless friend ,

His love surrounds thce still.Forgot thyself and all the world ,

Put out each feverish light ,The stars are watching overhead ,

Sloop swcol-UooJ nlglitl Good night

STORIES OF FRONTIER LIFE ,

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Pen Sketches of BrownyiHOn Its Swad-

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Olotheft; |(

PETE WHITLOW AND 111 $'

"PEPPERBOX ,

llowthn Claim Clnl ) ( if ItclloMir Adminis-tered

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.tuitlcr Trrrnrl od byStorm TinI'rulrlrs

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.Brownvlllo

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was famed from Its earliestsettlement for the good order und de-

corum¬

of Its citizens , but old settlersromotnbur n few scrimmages wherewhisky wns the "csiuso of the war. "

In 1857 tv fight took plnco between S.-

R.

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. Summers , a man of middle ajfe , and n-

roystoring young follow niitnod PeterWhitlow. The latter named took hlawhisky straight und often , nnd Imd n

habit of carrying1 a revolver , nno of thepattern known as popper boxes. Sum-mers

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was not a drinker , and was notedfor grit and norvo. One day , in front of-

I. . T. Wliyto's store on Main street ,

Peter , being full of whisky , forced tv

quarrel on Summers , and after a fuwwords drew his pepper box , thinking toscare Summers andcaupohim to retreat.-Tito

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"old man" reached for a convenientpickhandlo , and before Polor was awareof it Summers tapped him on the headand lot out some bad blood. And thensuch a racol Not Peter after Summers ,

but Summers after Peter , until ho finallyhid in the brush. "Dung it , " said thehero , "I wouldn't took the piukhandtotothe drunken cuss if he hadn't drawed hisd d old popper box on mo. "

In the early days , when the court de-

cisions¬

allowed slaveholders the rightto take their "property" to the terri-tories

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, and John Brown of OssawiUto-mlo

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had his line through Ncmahncounty for conveying slaves to Canada ,

the question of the rights and wrongs ofslavery was an all-engrossing topic.The people wore divided into two par-ties

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, the Miamis and the Missourians.The flrst named wore anti-slavery peo-

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from Miami county , Ohio , and theothers pro-slavery from Holt county ,

Missouri. One day. in the fall of 18-57 ,a man named Archie Huudley. wholived two miles south of town , came to-

Brownvillo and reported that throe well-armed negroes had passed his housecoming north. In those days all negroesfound traveling in strange places weresupposed to bo runaway slaves. Asthere was in Missonri a standing re-

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01 $100 for each slave returned tohis owner , all strange C9lored men weresupposed to bo fair game for pro-slaverymen fond of hunting. Instantly all wasexcitement among persons willing toearn money in that way and "main-tain

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the majesty of the law. "Horses and mules wore mounted ,

ravines and thickets were examined.Finally Hamiloy and a rmm named Clarkof this county and Williams and Meyers-of Atchison county, Missouri , went intoa thicket of willow noar'tho river belowtown , and had penetraVod but a fewyards when they came upon the negroesresting upon a log. Few- words worepassed ; weapons wcro 'drawn on bothbides and a rapid fire k'ppt up for a fewminutef , which resulted ! ln one of thenegroes being i-hot in theorist. Myerswas mortally wounded. . ,Handloy , Clarkand Williams retreated in disorder. Thenegroes gathered up the hats and gunsof their foes , mounted three of the ani-mals

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and leading the fourth trav-eled

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up the south Brownvillo Hollow ,but when they got to Kelloy'shouse , west of town the wounded negroDoing faint and sick from loss of bloodwas loft there , and his comrades takincrall the spoils made thoi ? escape. Thewounded man was brought to town , Drs-.Ilulladay

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and McPherson amputatedhis wounded arm and ho was placed in-

charpo of Bon Thompson who w.is dep-

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shot-in" , for safe keeping. The affaircaused ijitonso excitement. Many Mis-

sourians¬

came across the river breath-ing

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throatonings of vengeance againstthe negroes and cursing the abolition ¬

ists. It was in vain they wore told thatno parson was to blarao. except the per-sons

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engaged in the fight. They worehorrified that a negro should dare to re-

sist-

a white man. They would hang thenegro and drove out the abolitionists.-At

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night they wont twice to the Ameri-can

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house , where Thompson was keep-ing

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his prisoner , and demanded admit-tance

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, and when Thompson refusedthey swore with horrid oaths that theywould break the doors open. Thompsoninformed thorn if they did there wouldbo several funerals in Missouri withinthe next few days. Then they wontaway to wait for mora men from Mis-souri

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, and wnen morning came the ox-cilemont

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increased until the free statemen became alarmed for thotr safety ,and quiot'y' armed to protect them ¬

selves. Judge Wheeler wont to Rich-ard

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Brown and told him the riotousproceedings must bo stopyod ; thatthe free state men had bornyenough , and that they wore rondoto defend themselves. Dick Brown , al-

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a slaveholder , did all ho could toallay the excitement. Toward eveningthe Missuurians rocrossod the river andall became quiet. The wounded negro'smaster was notified as to his wherea-bouts

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, and when his master learned howho had boon wounded ho swore terriblyand did not seem to bo gratorul becausethe darkey had been stopped. It so hap-pened

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that on the dav the excitementwas the highest John Brown of Osswatlamio

-was encamped in South

Brownvillo with about thirty men whomho was taking over to Kansas , and hadthe Missourians attau (< ed the free stalpmon , Brown would have made it livelyfor them. i

March 10,1853 , the territorial legisla-ture

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passed an act to prevent the manu ¬

facture-nnd sale of. ,ljxtiors for ovoumedicinal purpofacs. The winter of 185G-7was the co dost over known in Nebraska.Sunday , January 18 , 1&> 7, the thermom-eter

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indicated !lbolpw zero. An in-

cident¬

will Illustrate tlo) severity of thewotither. During tliia , morning someBrownvillo invalids , feeling the need of-

n tonlo or stimulant , crossed the Missourirlvor ton point knowruisCook's landing ,bought liquor by thotppund , carried Ithomo in sacks and pookot handkerchiefs ,thawed it out and (1 runic it , It also illus-traloswhat

-the earlysettlors endured to

Sot liquor to satisfy th'elr appetites.-

Karl

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}- DUJH In llullt'Viic.Many good stories concerning events

that transpired in early days at thisplace whoii Nebraska was still a terri-tory

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are occasionally related by some ofthe old pioneers. There was very little ,

if any, law in the territory at that time ,

save that which was adopted and en-forced

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by organizations of settlers knownas claim clubs , for their protection , ascircumstance and necessity required ,whllo the mode at administering justiceand punishing offenders was bometimourather severe , and upon -joino occasionswas the moans of liilliotlng punishmentupon innocent petitions. Yet with itsdefects it had some redeeming qualities.For It is a well known fact that one doseof the punishment u od in those dayswas a great plenty and never had to boadministered to u person a second time :

In those days claim jumpier was prac ¬

ticed by a qortim class of individuals tosuch tin extent that it became the causeof much trouble and annoyance to thesettler *. And against HUH nefariouspractice the efforts of the Claim clubswore especially directed. Whenever an-olTenso wao committed against nny of itsmembers the olub would bo called to-

gether¬

nnd u number of men detailed toarrest the person or persons chargedwith committing the offense. Whowould bo brought hoforo the club fortrial the captain of the club would netas judge , nnd if upon the evidence theoTenders( wore found guilty ( and theygenerally wore ) , the punishment wouldbo prescribed nnd a detail made to carry-out the decree. The punls'unont gen-erally

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consisted of so many stripes laycd-on the bare back , a coat of tar and feath-ers

-, or a trip across the river with the

strict injunction never to return. Onsome occasions the whole dose wasgiven. Captain II. A. Longsdorf tollsof an instance , however , in which thesentence of iho court was not fully ex-ecuted.

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A party of claim jumpers , includingn father 'and two sons , had jumped aclaim belonging to a member of theclub , nnd , us usual , the matter wasbrought before the club and several menwore ordered out to arrest the jumpersand bring them in for trial. The partystarted out to make the arrest and motthe jumpers coming into town. Theywore commanded to surrender , but re-

fused¬

to obey the command , and a debtensued which resulted in one of theClaim club members , Mart Blower by-

name , being shot , aand the father of theclaim jumpers receiving a broken leg.Reinforcements arrived and assisted theclub members to make the ar-rest.

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. Just at this time HenryT. Clark arrived , armed withn butcher knife , and learriingthat Blower had been wounded , insbtod-on administering thopunishniot withoutdelay. Henry was admonished to lotthe club dispose of the matter , which hefinally concluded to Jo. but declared byall that was great and good that if MartBlower died his slayer should not go un-punished

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if ho had to follow him to theunexplored depths of the hot placo.They wore taken before the club , trioJ ,

found guilty and sentenced to receive acoat of tar and feathers and a free rideacross the river. A feather pillow wascontributed by one of the ladies of Belle-vue

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, but no tar could bo procured in thecity. Soon , however some active mindhad hit upon a plan and proposed thatthey mix lump black and lard as a sub-

stitute¬

for tar , which was accordinglydone. Captain Longsdorf and severalother members of the club wore detailedto execute the sentence. Lho prisonerswore led down to the old ferry landing ,the father being compelled to hobblealong on his broKen log. and were fol-

lowed¬

by a curious crowd of men , womenand childred , numbering 100 or more.They had scarcely roachoo the landing ,

however, when the sun , which had boonshining brightly all day , disappearedfrom view and the sky was suddenlyfilled with a dark and threatening massof thunder clouds and the entire artil-lery

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of the heavens seemed to have beeninstantlv and continuously exploded.-Toarifio"

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flashes of lightning dartingdown here and there and dancing on thetops of huge waves that rolled along be-

fore¬

n terrible. The sudden and terribletransformation sceuo seemed to striketerror to the very heart of every personwho witnessed it. , The prisoners fellupon their knees and begged for mercy.The mon who had been chosen to exe-cute

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the sentence , though s rorn to do-

thsir duty , hesitated and seemed att'raid-to commence their awful task. Theawful storm seemed as a special warningof Providence to stay their hands andsuddenly the fooling overspread thethrong that the hand of Providence wasstretched down to interfere in behalf ofthe prisoners. Cries of "stop , for God'ssake ; don't do it , " wore heard on everyhand. The captain of the club then ap-pen red and commanded the men to de-

sist-

from executing the sentence untilthe club could bo called together andtake further action , which was imme-diately

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done. The matter was- rcoon-sidoro'd

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and the sentence modified , thetar and. feather portion being counter ¬

manded. The prisoners wore escortedacross the river and have never beenhoard of since , but the event was neverto bo forgotten by those who wit-nessed

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it y-

Nclmiftkii us Seen In 1850.From the diary of an early settler is

quoted the following vivid descriptionof the appearance of Nebraska in 1830 :

"I first came to Nebraska in 1830 , andthe rolling prairies oxistiogbetween theBig Sandy and Fort Kearney had boonburnt og , so that as the caravan withwhich 1 was traveling passed along , nwide waste of desolation mot the eys.The surface of the earth was black as-

charccal and hero and there was spottedwitli the bleached bones of buffalo , oxenand woluos. It seemed as though noth-ing

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could live in that forsaken lookingcountry : and yet I thought then thatwhore that black , charred surface wasthere must have boon long blades ofbrown and yellow grass before the fireswept tlfom out of existence.And I thought , too , the grassmust have been beautifully greenin the ppring and summer time , and Ihoped to see the summer bloom for me-again. . When I approached the Plattevalley from the hills which skirt it , myeyes wore delighted with the sight thaimet my view. Near by , lay that beau-tiful

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country , its land us level as a floor ,and its dense groves of trees stretching-out as far as the eye could soo. It was agorgeous spectacle , and it seemed to mo-no valley on the earth could surpass it-in agricultural possibilities. During thewinter of 1850-57 I journeyed on to FortLuramio. The point at which I struckthe Platte must have bcon 250 milesfrom its mouth. From there to FortLaramlo was about ! 175 miles. I , there-fore

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, traveled fully 875 miles , so that myopportunity for judging of its extent andgeneral features was of the best , al-

though¬

it was seen under most despar-aging circumstancesThat was a terrible winter. From Octo-ber

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to May snow was on the ground. Onthe last day of November our party ar-rlucd

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at Ash Hollow , returning fromFort Laramio. The snow was a footdeep at the former placo. That nightanother storm came on and continuedfor several dnys anil nights. When itwas over wo wore snow-bound. Wo re-mained

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there two weeks and then movedon to a village of Ogallala Soux[ In-dians

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, whore wo remained more than amonth and wore kept from starving bythe kindness of the Indians , who gaveus all the buffalo moat we needed for ourfood. From this village to Fort Kear-ney

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wo journeyed on tin. ice of thePlatte , On the land iho snow lay twofoot deep , while the valleys were filledfull with drifting1 snow , For monthsnothing was to be scon hut thedazzling whiteness of the snow. Wowore aixloun days in going from AahHollow to Fort Kuarnoy , n distance of1 > 0 milts and necessarily encounteredninny hardships and privations on thewuy. A fuw days after our arrival atthe fort another bovoro storm came onwith strong wind * . This lusted severaldays and completely burled the onestory house ? of the fort in the drifts.Barracks , ofllcnrs1 quarters , stables allwore covered , nnd trenches had to bo-

tlujf around haystacks to prevent cattlefrom walking on top of them. Cuttingsworn umda from door to door of thehouses' to allow the inmates to go In nnd-out. . The season was terrible , but It

TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS ,G. A. Sohoodsnck , Proprietor , Orricos 021 Broadway , CouncilBluffs and 1S21 Fni'nani St. , Omaha. Dye , clean nnd roflnfsh goods

of every description. Packages rocolvod nt olthor office or nt thaWorks , Cor. A.VO. A nnd 28th St. Council Bluffs. Sand for prlco Hat.Merchants who have shop-worn or soiled fabrics of any character can have

them redvod nnd finished equal to now-.BED'FEATHERS

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RENOVATED AND CLEANED BY STEAM , with thend most approved machineryutoat at losd eojt than yo t ever pii 1 bjfo M

general throughout the northwest-.It

.was an unfavorable time to form an-

opln'on of the region , but I nevortho'.ess-rjsolvod to mnko it my future homo. Iknow that the snow would finally dis-appoir

-, and so it did. In Juno the

valley of the Platte was decked withliving green , the trees were rich withfoliage nnd birds chirped forth theirsongs of joy.1-

On the afternoon of Novombor,2 ,1830 , a furious snow storm prevailedover Brownvillo. Hugh Baker , ono ofthe ferrymen , crossed a passenger in askiff to Missouri shore. Attempting toreturn , the wind being in the north andthe cold becoming intense , ho struggledagainst the lloating ice and currentuntil his strength was exhausted. Hodrifted on the head of a sandbar in themiddle of the river opposite the foot ofMain street. His shouts for help worenot hoard until about dark. A canoewas carried up from the lower island ,shoved over the bar , and Baker rescuedwithout serious .damage. Although hohad been for four hours exposed to themost terrible snow storm that had overprevailed in Southwestern Nobnlska.-

A

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CHOWN OP DIAMONDS.

Ail iqulslto Ornament for tlioVlfo of-Maryland's Governor.-

A.

Baltimore dispatch to the Globe-Democrat says : A beautiful tiara , orcrown of-diamonds , has just econ com-pleted

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for Mrs. Frank Brown , who willwear it on the occasion of her husband'sinauguration as governor of Maryland-.It

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is ono of tlio handsomest pieces ofjewelry of the kind over worn or madein Baltimore , and is an exquisite pieceof workmanship. The crown is com-posed

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of a slender band of gold about athird of an inch wide , and long enoughto extend nearly around the head. It is-

porfor.itna at the ends with small holes ,through ivhich hair pins , or a rubberband may bo woi n to hold it in placo.The ormontation of the tiara consists offive largo stars , attached to the front ofthe gold bairn , and forming a half circleof diamonds about the head. The cen-tral

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star of this twinkling constellationmeasures two and a half inches in dia-meter

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, or from point to point , and theremaining stars are graded in size , de-creasing

¬slightly as they extend from

the central ornament. The diamondsare sot in platinum , which makes tin ef-

fective¬

background for the sparklinggems. There are 350 stones in the fivestars , olfflity-six in the largo centralono , seventy-six in each of the adjacentstars , and fifty-six in each of the small-est

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ornaments.-e

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From the big solitaires forming theenter of each star down to the tiniest

gems that outline the slender point: thewhole forms a group of Hashing loveli-ness

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, from which i . thousand rays scin-tillate

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in the tiny shimmering sparks ,

whoso licrht seems to bo created withineach jewel's depth and clothed in all thecolors' of the rainbow. In the center ofeach star the largo solitaire is elevatedabove the surrounding rays in a crownsetting , encircled by smaller stones sim-ilarly

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sot. The diamonds in the fivepoints of the star nnd in thesmaller intervening points are em-bedded

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in the platinum , whore theyare so clOKoly sot as to form an almostunbroken diamond surface. Tlio starsare fastened to the gold band with pinsrunning through tiny golden tubes ,

from which they can bo readily slipped ,

thus making the ornaments detachablennd suitable for use us breast pins. Con-cealed

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in the too point of each star is apendant which gives it another use us anornament for the nock or to bo combinedin a beautiful necklace of diamond stars.Ono of the stars , made by the same firm ,

has boon in Mrs. Brown's' posscsion forhomo time , nnd has boon often worn by-her..

llmv to Malte u Good Town.-Vtimsbttm

.( IK. Va. > Beacon Llultt-

.Grit..

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Vim.Snap.-Push.

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Energy.-Schools.

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Morality.-Harmony.

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Codiallty.-Advertising.

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Talk about it.Write about it.Speak well for it.Help to improve it.Advertise in its paper.Help good mon to olllco.Patronize its merchants.Good country tributary.Honest competition in prices.Make the atmosphere healthy.Faith exhibited by good works.Fire all loafers , croakers and dead-

bouts out of the town. Lot your objectbo the welfare , growth and promotionof your town and its people ; boom yourown tort'n and your own business onevery occasion ; speak well of the publicspirited mon anil bo one yourself andour town will boom.

- KIIMHIIH Allliuiro Afnild of u TriiNt.The Alliance Advocate , the state or-

gan¬

of the Kansas Fur in era alliance ,charges that National Union company , a-

New York concern , with a capital btouk-of $20,000,001)) , which is trying to getcontrol of the alliance business of thestate by uniting all the alliance stores ,

thereby lessoning the cost , of goods tothe farmers , IB nothing but a brunch ofthe jute bagging trust , and that it wasformed with the express purgoso ofgaining control of the alliance biiBlnesa.The Advocate warns the farmersagainst it.

Kutlrely Deuil ,

While Iho gentle falling rain was do-ing

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the beat business that could bo donefor San Diego county today a group of-

oldtimers gathered in an uptown olllcoand fell to tolling old-time storlqs. Onoof the stories told wus in the form of ajoke on Julian , as .lullmi waa In the oldtimes , of course , says the San Dlugun-

.An.

old minor named Tim wua found

CITIZENS STATfi BANK

Or Council Bluffs.-

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V. STOCK. $150,00)SURPLUS AND PROFITS. 70,003

TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS . $223,033-

uiKCTiiin I. A , .Mil or. K. O. Oleason. R UHliiu-iirt , E. E. II rt, J. IX 1! Imiindion. tiliarlatK. Ilitnniin. Transiiot Konor.il b.inklir hint-noas.

-. ly.-vrieslcupUU uu.l suryUiiof any ban c-

InSoutliwustorn low.i.

INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS

FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF COUNCIL BLUFFS , ION-

1'nld

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Up Cnp'.tiil. $100,035-

Oldoit organized bin * lln th ollr. Foreign mildomaitlc cucinruJ un I roil 50irltli. Kiauutattention paid lo cotloctluni. Aeoounti ot InllTll-Ball , b.iuki , baaken and corporation * JOHoltJl-

Corrvtpoiulanco In Tlla.1.-UKO.

.. 1*. BANFOUIl. I'reilJant.-

W..

. IUUKMAN. Ctialtr.-A.

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. T. lllOU , Anlil - Ctihli-

rW. . C. ESTEP ,

FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER ,

14 N. Main. , Council Bluffs.

SPECIAL NOTICES.COUNCIL BLUFFS.

Aaslstnnco of coinpcti'iit M. D. :must tr.irol some. Good position to rianti-

niui. . Adlics( 4 Cll , Itco. C'otinull llhiir.i.-

"ITP

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ANTED Hy an experienced clcctrluUn.-IT

.si Hltmitlon. Have liaii six yours In oloo-

trie-

light AUilrois V 311 , Ilco , CouncilllUilTa-

.T7UIl

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oxchanzo'J acres of land In South-L ( Miluavo , siillatilo for phiUhn , for Oinulia-.propi'rly

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or cluar Noiirailca land. Address ut-onuo K.J llL'o. Ominull UlnlTs."171OK SALE or ovclmniro .0 acres ImprovedJC In ml : IVJ miles fron; pnntofllco. Will takevacant property. UreonshloUls. Nicholson &Co. , U1U Broadway , Council IllutT-

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WANT to buy stock of ({ rocorius or boot *nnd shoos : will pay part cash anil p.irt by-

a .' roo.u honao und lot In Omalui. U ; 3 lluu ,CoiincUJl ulT-

s.OO.MPLKTEoutfit

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b ir llvturcs and two poolbuilding for rent. Uood-

location. . E. II. Shcafo , ovur Olllcor i t'uioy'abanK.-

T71AHMH.

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. pardon lands , honssi , lots and-L business biooki for sale or ronU Day il-loss. . 1.0 I'earl street , Connull ItlntTs ,

dead in his cabin ono morning , says tno-storyteller. . Tlioro uppeuiod to bo alingering idea that something oflleinlought to bo done , but nobody know ex-actly

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what until a stranger in cumt ) saidan inquest ought to bo hold to deter *mine whether the man was dead or not-

."But.

how shall wo lind that out ? "asked the justice of the peace , whosoposition forced him to the front-

."Whv.

, by holding a regular inquiry , "was the answer-

."All.

right , " said the justice. "We'llhold n regular inquiry. Bring in thebody. "

The body was brought in and thecourt was called to order. When every-body

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was quiet the justice rose withcommendable dignity , walked over to theside of the deceased , and , leaning down ,shouted in the dead man's oar :

"Say. Tim , come take a drlnlc. "Of course there was no answer.The "inquiry" was repealed throe

times.The justice rotiirned to his bench to-

mai.o his announcement.-"Wo

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lind that Tim is dead , " ho said-."Any

.man in Julian tnat won't got up.

and take a drink when he's asked to is-

doad. . This inquiry is closed. "

Iliiviimi .Murl ut Ituvlow.HAVANA , Jan. .') . Tlio sugar market wo-

qulot this wool: . Holders wcro hl lior nndonly a small business was dono. MolassessuKir , good polarization , W.OO @2.1C;! ; weldper quint id. centrifugals 95 to 1110 polarUa-tlon

-in hogilioads , bu s and boxes , J'J.U.'I ®

y.lSli. Stocks in warehouses at Havana undMalunzas twouty-olRlit boxes , 191,000 hags.108 hogsheads. Receipt H of the weak ID.OOubags , exports ot the week , '1,500bays ullto tboUnited States.-

HACON.

J9.00 gold per cwt.-JlUTTiMi

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Superior American , &3.00 goldper quintal.-

PLOUU.

American , $ li.r! 0 gold per bbl.-

JRIIKKII.

HIIF: : J&.UU told per quintal.HAMS American augar cured , JI.'I.W ) cold

per quintal for northern and f17.00 for south *

ern ,LAUD In Uogs , 3.50 gold per quintal ; Id

linn , $ I0.7 !> .I'OTATOES AmericantJ.oO gold per bbl.-

LUMIIIU.

: Nommut.-HIIOOKS

.Nominal-

.Hoom.

Nominal.-HIU.NS

.White navy , tl.Tft gold per quintal-

.JmviN.

< ] TOIIACCO 21,00 gold per quintal ,FHISIHIITS Dull.-K.XCIIANOE

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Qulot.-Sl'A.NISH

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UOMI U-

4Vnn Houton'aUoacu "Onoa trbl , uj oi-always. .

Ilfcil of an JIIMIIIO .Hun.-

GUKBNVII.I.E.

, Mlub. , Jan. U. Jamej Taylor ,ODD of the best citizens of the town , becamesuddenly Insane and attacmod bli wlfo witha razor, cutting u K&ili from tlio loft earalmoattotliarlghuhoulderbludo , bolnif aboutsuven luchoi lonir and deep enough to hold afolded towel , Ho wa * only primmtoil frontHilling hur by the Intervention of neighbors ]

There Is but llttlo chunco (or bor recovery.Taylor was formerly an mmato of an Insaneatylum , but was discharged aa curca throemonths after his Incarceration ,

iplouiaii of Mlddlotown ,Md. , celebrated the lUOtb anniversary of herbirth December 1'J , In thu liouio which BU-Ohna occupied olghty.llvo years. The wbolfttown turned out to do honor to "Aunt-DoUy. . " Thcro wus u procession , headed bythe toivn brass bund , which the old lody re*vlowod from tbo porch ot her homo , Ho *friends bad dccornlou tbo mi tire front of tboold houio with Hag * una ovonrrtens , andAunt lluuy wore a now black silk droia.