Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1882, Page 7

b ) B ) | ’ THE DAILY BEE-SATURD Y, . DECEMBER 30 — COUNCIL BLUFES CLEAR THE TRACK. COUNCIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE.—Special advertisements, wuc Lost, Found, o Loan, For Sale, To Rent, ‘Wante, Boarding, eto., will be inserted in this column a4 the ow rate of TRN OENTS PER LINE for the first on and FIVE CENTS PER LINE for each'subsequent inserdlon, Leave adv ertlsements a4 our offics, No. 7T Poarl Streot, noar Broadway. ‘Wants, Competent girl for general housewerk can find employment at 423 South 2nd 8t. Apply atonce, M.s. T, E. Cavto. deceT-2¢ ANTED—500 buildings o move, We make 8 rpocialty ot movlog ‘houses and sates) Address W. P. Aylesworth, box 878, Conneil Bluffs, Ta. ANTRD—Everzbody rriers. | Om cs, No - in Council Blufis o cente per woek, de Pear| Siroot For Bale and Rent 0 RENT.—Fnrnished rooms to rent, with board, at 786 Mynster street, Day board, 43.50 per week. decl8-tf HE bent rostuarant stand on Malo street. Stock for sale, with furniture, etc. Cheap for cash. Write to me or call, J. WINANS, 176 Corner Willew Ave. LD BEES—In packsges ot » hundred a4 25¢ & packaye at Tun Bwa office, No. 7 P:fl b, OK BALE—beautiful residence iote, cach; nothing down, aud §8 permontl only, o EX-MAYOK VAUGHAN. apls-tt Miscellaneous. OUND—A college society pin. Come to the Ban office, psy for this ad, prova property and get the pin. 27 END ORDERS for Cobs to Upper Broadway Elevator, or to N, J. Bond, bynail, d22 1w lery, 100 Main strcet, for hrliday work, gv:n’r"mo ronewed at the Excelsior gal. where you can get civility and fair treat. t, ‘matter of timo, and can cure generally in threo L five woeks—1t makes nc dlffer- co how long diseasod. Will siraighten crose nms, etc., and ton t0 re- aps-# R. W. L. PATTON—Physician and Ocullst. Gan cure any case of sore eyes. I8 is only o8, Operate and remove Piyr rt artificial eyes. Bpecial & moveing tadeworms ¥ BYE A DAR. Dr. Meagher.—Oculist, Aurist. AND SPECIALIST. 1n Chronic direases, offors hls services to all at fiicted with disaacs of thy Ear, or Chronic diseases of any charcter, Warrants cure I 1 Rhepmatic affoctions. Can be consulted by -~4y” ~“maa!l or In person at the Metropolitan hotel, Council Bluffs, Iowa . S. E. MAXCN, LA R OE IIT BIO T Office over savings bank, QOUNCIL BLUFFS, - - - Iowa . FOUNDRY. WINTHERLICH BROS., Are now ready to contract for small sastings of every description in MALLEABLE IRON, GRAY IRON, And any ALLOY OF BRASS, . Bpecial attention is called to the fact that the motals are me ted in GRUCIILES which gives the wvery best castings, . Burning Brands —POR— DISTILLERS, BREWERS, PACK- ERS, CIGAR and TOBACCO FACTORIES, Ete., Etc., As well as Cattle Brands ARE NICELY EXECUTED, ‘Works: Corner Sixth street and Eleventh aveuue, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, ¥HOS, OPFIONR. W. H. M., PUBNY, OFFICER .& PUSEY, B.ANIKERS, Council Bluffs, Ia. Established, 1866 Dealers 1n Foreign [and}/Domestio] Exchange and home securitios, EDWIN J. ABBOTT. Justice ot the Peace and Notary Public. 416Broadway, Council Bluffs, A, W, BTRENY, 7.D. NDMUKNDSON, B, L. SHUGART, President, Vice-Prea't. ' CITIZENS BANK Of Uouncil Bluffs. Organized under the laws of the State of lowa Pald up capital.. # 76,000 Authorlzed capital. 200,000 Interost paid on t posits. te issued L on the principal cities of the United Btatos and Furope. Special attention given to collections and correspondence with prompt returng, DIKKOTORS, . E.L. Shugert, J. T.Hart, J. W, Rodler, L A. Miilex A. W. Btreet, fvidet " NEW STORE. New Goods. NEW YORK PRIGES. ‘For Dry Goods and Fancy Goods go to L. '"HARRIS, 734 Lower J. D. Edmundson, AWallace, Broadway, 900 | Mail and Ex..*9:20 a m Whoop la! Bet along! Go! 213 and you may know We're en ronte for the Boston Store, Nothing like it since old " Foar.” Heaved his anchor and left the Shore, BOSTON TEA GO0, 18 Main Street. OOUNCIL BLUFFS RAILROAD TIME TABLE. CHICAGO, ROCK [SLAND AND PACIFIO. Dea Moinesac*.4:40 p m CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY. D. Moines Arrive. Pacific Ex}. Mall and Ex! 9:20 & m 100 p m Atlantic Ex Mail and Ex*. Accom. (Sat.). KANAAS CTIY, BT, JOR 5 Accom. (Mon.).1:45 AXD COUNCIL BLUPPS. pm pm D Mall and Ex.. 9:45 a m Cannon Ball.. 4:50 p m 10U crEY AXD PACTPI, Depart. ForSiouz Gity.7:86 am For Fort. h Neb*.. For 8¢, Py OHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST, PAUL. Leave Council Bluffs. Arrives Council Bluffs, Mail and Ex. Atlantic Kx..,19:10 8 m *Except Sundays. {Except Saturdays. $Except Mondays. {Daily. Counctil Blufts & Omaha Street R. R. Leave Council Bluffs. Leave Omaha. 8am9am 10am,(8am9am,10am, Tamim2'pm3p|ilam,ipm, 2pm,3p m, 4 p'm, 5'pm, 6 pm. |m,4pm,6pm6pm. Street cars run half hourly to the Union' Pacific Dopot. On Sunday the cars bogin their trips at 9 0'clock &, m., and run regulariy during the day at9, 11, 2 4, & and 6 o'clock, and run to city time. D. M. CONNELL, Funeral Director and Undertaker, No. 17, North Main St., Councll Blufts. Calls promptly answered at' all hours, nigbt or ay. New hearsc and Iondon carriages direct rom $he factory are run in connection sherewith, JACOB SIMS, Attorney and Counsollor at Law. OOUNOIL bLUFFS, IOWA, Office—Broadway, between Mrin and Pea treets. Wil practice in State and Yede BATH INSTITUTE, FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN, Corner Bryant Street, One door north of Dohaney's Opera House, where tho-e sufferiig from recent Colds, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumbago and other distressing ail- ments may find relfef in the timely use of either the Thermo-Electric = Kedicated Bath L desiro and hope for the patronage of phys: clans who may wish for their patients this suxil- iary, and will give any so directed every possible htion. | Eesidos my wite, a competent lady, il attend ics. F. M. LOCKWOOD, Proprietor. MAURER & ORAIG, ARTISTIC POTTERY, Rich Out Glaes, Fine French China, Sllver Ware &c., 840 Buoapway COUNCIL BLUFFS MRS, f. J. HILTON, M. D,, PHYSIGIAN AND SURGEQN, 222 Proadwav. CounoillBluffs. SuBivan & Fitzgerald, DEALERS IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Orockery, (lassware, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC Also agoents for the foflowing lines of Steamship Companies : Cunard, Anchor, Gulon, American, snd Blate ‘Steamship Companies, DR AETES For sale on the Royal Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Those wt o intend 40 send for frienda to'any part of Kuropo will 0ud 1t 40 thels nterest o cal! on Sullivan & Fitzgerald, AGENTS, 8438 Broadway, Council Bluffs HEAT YOUR HOUSES Py e vELa ["pooMs 20 Te0) I04] [Wrought or Cast Iron.) MOST POWERFUL! FURNACES,IN THE WORLD, RICHARDSON,BOYNTON & 00 CHICAGO, ILLS, Embody pew 1882 lwprovements. Mor, M foa' uros; ons b0 keop o ?.d";l ‘s loas fuel IWI u".: and a larger yolume of pure R myeiume ¥ p 84 by Plercy and Bradtord, Omaha. | A CHRISTMAS STORY. — ANNIE ROBFRTHON !n{gll. * Oh, joy—it snows!" oried the rich man's plump little girls, popping out of downy beds on the mornicg o Christmas eve, while a handmaiden stood by to deck them in purple and ermine. The rich man's house atood like a winter palace behind maguificent hemlocks, heavy with icicles, and the merry twitter of well fed aparrows on the polished marble ocourt-yard, made one think of bailding time in spring. “'Oh, goody, goody, itsnows! What larks we'll have to-day coasting and owballing the milkmen!” screamed a flock of boya who dashed around the ocorner, all in comforters and jolly big mittens, glad that Christmas eve had had the grace to fall on Saturday. “It anows,” said the postman, blow- ing on his purple fingers, and dread: ing to think of his dreary rounds. He had some dainty little parcels in his bag which wers cortain to make him welcome somewhere; but, alas, he had aloo a few black-bordered letters to deliver which would sadden the ready aching hearts dreading to hear his ring at the door. How strange it is that grief should come to visit grief, snd happimess to joy! The dalnty parcels were for those who needed nothing on this glorious Ohristmas eve, while the mourning envalopes were for the poor who already had too much black around them, ““It snow anows,” sald the mer- chant, rubbing his hands gleefully, as he saw the coal black horses dashing down the street jingling their silver harness, while the smoke of their nos- trils congealed in a little flimy oloud like & mufiler on their will bo an idesl Ohristmas, 4 enough; people always buy plentifully o m | when the snow f; “'It anows,"” sald the farmer, jogging to town behind a fat grey horse with a monstrous load of turkeys and geese, whose pleasant voices hlg all through the happy autumn days hailed his a vent into the barn-yard clamorously, How could they toresee this oruel time, when cold and starks, ‘‘browny” and “whity” and ‘‘speckle,” lay with glazed eyes upturned to the thick grey can stand out for my own price in such weather as this,” said Farmer Jacks, with a satisfied smile, “‘and I reckon mother’s mince meat will go off slick enough, too. Git up, Jerry! You're a tarnal sight lazier'n you was in flytime. I shan't git to town till the market is glutted with fowls, like a8 not. I'd oughter started at four o'clock.” Away went Jerry at a shambling trot down the hill, past dozing farm- houses and snowy hay-ricks, under the shelter of which a few ferlorn tur- koys sat looking with tearful efes after Farmer Jacks and their murdered kinsmen, “It snows,” said the widow, as she sat by the barren hearth, wherein lay smouldering the embers from her last fire,. The wind, which whistled so merrily through tops of the naked maples, blew bleak and chill through the crevices in her hovel; the door rattled on its hings and the windows trembled at every gust. The wan light which passed through an open- ing cloud felF on an empty cupboard and shone plaintively on the meagre- ness around. ‘‘It snows like all pos- sest,” said the big policeman, pausing at a windy corner, where instantly the heavy flakes settled on his bulgy col- lar and giant arms, until he looked like a funny scare crow with a very red nose, “‘There hain’t been such a deep snow for ten years or more at Christmas time. This'll be a tough night for old Mother Casey and a few of her kind. I hope I shan't meet any of 'em; they puts me clear out of all patience with the blesaed yarn about their son in the hospital, and no light or bread in the house. 1t's the moral truth that them jolly thinks a policeman’s pay ought to go their corner grocery. I'm blestif they don't, Ireckon I'll bave to step around ameng 'em though to-night and leave a few things. T couldn't sleep last night for thinking of ’em. Lord, Lord, if the rich people what's down yonder this minit a buying big cakes and diamond necklaces could juat take a nice little walk with me to-night to- wards the river, I don't think they'd have the heart to shut themselves up in their carriages and roll away to their grand suppers and their flowery boodwolrs without laying out a little money for the poor. They'll be to church on Sunday and Christmas morning at that, and will look that sanctified 28 you would think they was ready for heaven afore they died, and all the time the church bells are ring- ing in the very ears of poor dying sioners, actually perishing for vittals and drink, It's a queer oneven world, this here is—-it gets worse every Christmas, More dlamonds up town and sealskins, and more hunger and dipthery down town.” ““What are you standing here get- ting frostbites and lecturing me for?" said the street lamp, flarltg up in a spurt of yellow flame, which gave his oue eye a sinlster expression, ‘I aln’t got lnythlng to do with how the world goes on; why don't you hire a hall and tell them all about it, and much good it would do and many thanks you'd get from all classes? Don't they want to cut down police- men's wages and charge you for every day you're sick? You go and harangue corporation's officers and lot me go to sleep. I've half a notion to go ont and have the city down on the gas company. A great howl about bad gas and water in the meter—that would be fun!” YT know what I'll do,” growled a surly voice at the policeman’s feet which made him jump, at which two ugly demons shrieked with laughter— *‘What right bave they to have a fire- plug 8o exposed to the weather—1'll just freeze up, and there's sure to be & fire in the next block before morning, and the wind is rising; then you'll see dancing, I like a bit of excitement, myself, it's as a country churchyard here except when Kelley beats his wifé, or Mrs, Carter’s baby cries from sheer hunger, Why don't you go into Madigan’s grocery, officer, and warm your toes? You might take & hand at the raffle, and if you win the turkey go and put it that Oarter baby's stock- ing, if it owns such & thing. Isaw a good natured man offer a car-driver & drink of brandy awhile ago, and he re. fused it point blank, beoavss thought the man was a spotter, devil, he hadn't ween fire since he crawled out of his bed at 3 this morn- ing, but he dassent go to the fire, as it would only make it worse for him, and the bitter cold harder te bear. I know my taste Is open to oritioism, but I'd rather be a fire-plug or a street Inmp than a oar-driver in this weather, An for the horses, poor dumb things, it makes my heart ache to think of the: “‘Well; you've got nerve, I think! A fire-plug talkiog about his heavt,” said the lamp poat, apattering frightfully in a fresh gust of wind. “‘It was only yoaterday you got out of order and wouldn't work at all and poor old Aunty Simons’ little bakery burned up entirely, and no insurance,” “‘The sasay thing! and you went out last week and loft us all in utter rkness and that poor young letter oarrier was robbed and beat over the head with a d the police. an, jumping away briskly, “If I stay here much longer I'll hear some other horrid tale. I quess I'll try my luck at the reffle. I'll bet a dollar Jimmy Monahan's in there, and his beat is further off than mine,” “‘Well, it snows,” said the cash boy, half orying with fear and cold. ‘‘It ain't no use looking for that dollar bill now; the snow has covered it up. I guesa they 1l dircharge me and keep my week's wages, too. Oh, I don't nee how I could &' loat it " ““Wha the matter, my poor child?” asked a kind hearted girl go- ing to a great house with a bandle— & moat beautiful white satin dross, embroidered in pansies and moss rose buda for a fair young debutante to wear at her first ball. ‘‘Lost a dollar! Don't ery; that mall matter; of course, it's not to you, though; wait until I ran Into iss Woolton's with this party dress. I'll give you a dollar. I made it all myself, and mother and I are going to buy our winter's coal and a Ohristmas turkey with the momey. I did it cheaply, too; but the bill is high, I fi t least they alwaya pretend s out of forty. The boy dcied his tears and took up s Christmas dream of three dolla and what he could buy with {t, whis ling until the girl came down the walk bitterly weeping. “I can't help you any; they said I was late and the work looked horrid, and that they should not pay me now antil after New Year, because I was not there at 4 o'clock, It is only a trick to keep me out of it. What shall Ido? We have depended on this for two weeks, and I have worked night and day, scarcely stopping to eat or sleep,” Into the curtained recess of an arch. | i way two waltzers atrayed, panting for breath, their happy hearts beating high to the pulse cf the muslo, while the perfume of dying roses pervaded the atmosphere, “How lovely you are, Miss Wool- ton. What a beautiful dress, Pressed flowers, are they not, or painted, per- f = ——— 1 THE OTTAWA CYLINDER CORN SHELLER, ART IMPL SHUG eat on Christmas eve. Oh, it maddens | mel" He covered his face with his hands and wept as only a strong, desperate man can, “‘And do you think I would ask my father for help when he has never sought us or spoken to me since our marriage, and Janey is eight years old, Oh, Charley, we will starve to- gether.” Janey ran as fast as her fat little legs could oarry her to the poor woman, and then the giare of the shops oaught her eye. The electrio light way down the street shone out like & moon, and it gave the snowy streets a sort of unearthly beauty, A little way she ventured, and then as she drew.nigh the plate-glass windows she wandered on and on until she no longer thought of home, and the sol- emn qulet there, but of sre-t. tall Christmas pine trees, and frosted oakes and dolls as big as herself, and play-houses and toy furniture. She was only a little girl, you see, and she hoped to meet Santa Olaus. She saw a fat old gentleman squeezing in to l‘u':&k at the silver slne in » jeweler's dow, and she drew nearer, Ob, what a jolly red face he had, and red mittens and snow-white hair, Per- haps that was the very old gentleman, Bhe grew bolder and pushed her tiny hand into his, looking lip into his face innocently. *‘Please, sir, aln't you Santa Olaus? ‘Won't you buy me romething!” “‘Well. if I ever; here's a protty state of things; every young brat in the straet begring for trash and frip- peries. No, I'm not Santa Claus, Miss, and who are you, pray?” “I'm Janey, and I'll go home now,"” said the brown-eyed baby, whimper- ng. /I thought you was him, and I ain’t had no doll for ever so long, nor no oake nor anything.” ‘‘A pretty how-de-do when every young one in the street is taught to expeot presents. Upon my word—a nioce state of soctety, It's no use ask ing this creature her condition. She'll hape?” “No. It is embroidery imported from Naples; the poor nuns in the convent there do such work beauti- fully, but at fabulous prices.” And the great, good God sits in the high heavens and sees and hears it all, On, waltzer, in the mad'ning crowd, While sound the timbrel and the fife, See'st thou the grave, the worm, theshroud? I pray thee liye another life, “‘It snows fast now,"” said the burly landlord, drawing on-his mittens and turning up his velvet collar, as the snow drifted into every nook and cor- ner, and likes nothing better than to got down the shirt collars of fat land- lords, *‘It snows, and all my tenants will be whining horribly about the high rent and no work, but that is nothing to me, out they go, every blessed mother's son of them; before the new year if they can’t pay. Do they take my houses for charity inati- tattons, I should like to know? I've made money; nobody ever gives it to me, and I'm goicg to keep it, that's more. 1'm too lenient, that's what L am. I'll just stop and get me a Tom and Jerry. It's bound to be an awful night; I'm nearly frozen in this ulster, lired with a blanket, and sealskin gloves, 1 wonder the carmen dont dle; but, pshaw! they get used to it.” Ah, landlord, so they do, and they get used to lying in paupers’ graves, where corporations and fat landlords have driven them, Think of this as you sit toasting your feet to blazing fires Christmas eve, when the angels are chanting in the skles aud the chimes are ringing in the church. Think of the April grass that shall spring and grow on the graves of hard pressed ocreatures driven by stony hearts into the eternal peace and free rent of the church yard, If you do not think of them now you will when ou lie, remembering all the sins you Lve committed, in that hour when all your millions could not purchase one poor little moment of time; and all the solfish past rolls away like a fitful scroll, and the inaccessible wall of the yet to be rises before you, “‘It snows very fast, dear,” said little Janey's mother, tying an old shawl about her ears aud giving her a kiss on the red lips. ‘‘Run fast with your basket and when you've given it to poor old Mrs, Holland come home a8 quick as you can; I shall sit up for ou,” “‘Will Banta Claus be here then, mammaf”’ asked Janey, with the light of expectancy in her dark eyes. “Iden’t know, my darling; I am afraid not; Santa Claus never comes to poor folks, you see.” ‘‘But Santa Claug told you to send this basket to Mrs. Holland, the washer woman, aud she's awful poor,” “There, run along, dear, it is get- ting so dark,” “0Oh, I wonder If Charley got any work to-day; he had such high hopes, a8 thp chops needed extra hands, but he is so weak from his long illuess, perhaps they would not take him, I }mvu divided my last crust with that poor woman; if he comes home with- out money, what shall we do?” The door burst open aud Janey's father stood there, covered with snow, & haggard look of misery in his pale face #Oh, Onarley! You are starved and frozen! You are unsuccessful, I know.” “Nobody wanted me, Olara, and could not stay out and tortare you. I have not tasted food slnce this morn- ing. You had better take Janey and g0 back to your father, To think of no fire in the house and nothing to v tell me a pack of lies of course. She ought to taken up., Officer, what ought to be done with her? She has eyidently got no home, Well, never mind’ I'll just humor her; it will be better than looking In a windows, Oome in, Janey whatever-your-name- is, and plck out your doll and what- ever jim-cracks you want; something for your ma, too, and we'll get a wagon and take them home.” “‘Oh, what a darling old man! Oan I kisa you juat oncel” asked Janey, gravely holding up her little brown face. ‘‘Mamma said I musn't kiss gentlemen, but you ain’t a gentleman, are you?” “No, I'm a brute an old wretch, my darling: that's the plain truth. I may have somewhere a little grand- child like you, but I don’t deserve to have her, and nobody has wanted to kiss me for a great many years.” ‘I think you are nice,” said Janey, holding one fat finger in her chubby hand. “Don't anybody love youn?” “‘No, I guese not, Janey."” “Then I will, and mamma will, too.” By this time the bundles had grown 80 that the big, old gentleman called a carriage and put them in, although Janey’s wax doll could hardly be per- suaded to lle down on the front seat; even then her blue kid slippers stuck against the window and the paniers of her Jress were frightfully crushed. There were just plles of pretty things, furs and cloaks and shoes, warm dresses and turkeys, oranges and lots of good things; in fact, everything one could want on a Christmas eve. ‘‘“We mua'n't ride,” wsaid Janey, stoutly holding on the fat finger, “‘I'll lose my way if Ido, I never rode home from ncwhere in my life. Lets us walk and let dolly and the turkey ride. Goodness me, I hope she won't grease her ball dress.” “If she does, got & new one,” said the gay old man, trotting along with Jauey through a poorer quarter of the city than he knew. otill fell steadily and piled up ol terraces, fences, barberry bushes and hung in beautiful wreaths from the trees, that stood whispering together about Janey, who looked like a llttle live snow ball—with legs to it, holding on to a live Santa Claus, in & long, grey overcost and fur tippet. By and by they trudged up a long, white hill, the wind talking to them as they went, but no echo told of their footprints in the deep snow. Janey kept bliuking her brown eyes every moment, becagge yon see the tiny snowflakes crept in and felt so queer, Now some big tull things stuck up throngh the suow and Janey kunew them--they are her lilac bushes — changed, thouzh, Now she saw & faint light in a window, aud a wee little thread of smoke stealing out of the chimney to wsail away over the great city and hear all the secrets. There was uo sound of baby volces or laughter in this house—only & woman’s sobs now and then, “That's mamma—she thinks that I am lost,” said the contrite Jauey, hug- ging s Christmas cake to her breast. Now the slick grey horses, looking like ghosts, had pulled the dolly and turkey and other things up the hill and they were stopped with a loud whoa! at the lilac bushes. The door flew coen wide and some- body grabbed Janey up and smashed the handsome Christmas cake into little bits. *'Oh, you broke it! Here's Santa Olaus, mamma, I brung him with me and now you can have every- thing you want.” “‘Oharley, come here, it 1s father!” e : EMENT CO., GENERAL AGE} Lands an ot s MONEY TO LOAN AT LO NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COUNCIL BLUFFS - - TITLE ABSTBAGT COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0WA OFFICE it and Sold. RATES. CONVEYANCERS. - I0WA. ou MRS. D. A. BENEDICT, THE LEADING DEALER IN EHEAIXRXR GOODS, 837 Broadway, Oounocil Bluffs, Iowa. A E. MAXYNE & CO. (Buccessors to J. W. Rodefer) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN LACKAWANNA, LEHIGH, BLOSSBURG AND ALL JOWA ~ COALS| CONNELLSVILLE COKE, CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, ETC. Office No, 84 Pearl Street, Yards Oor. Highth Street and Hleventh Avenue, Oouncil Bluffs. ‘‘Yes, Olara, my darling daughter, do not let us speak of the foollsh es- trangement. This little angel has bridged the old gulf. She found me wandering through the streets to- night, wondering what I should do with myself. It was I who was lost, not she, I felt the need of you and little children more than ever in my life. My heart was just breuking tor some one to Javish caresses and glfts upon when she poked her little hand in mine. She is just what you were at hor age, only she Is bolder and stronger. And now you avd Charles get on your things; you are going back home, The gaunt old house is warmed and |jghted, waiting for its Christmas gif®--come, This shall be » happy time,"” After Janey had examined the gorgeous silk hangings, the velvet sofas and gleaming marbles, she fell asleep in a great high bed, with her dolly pressed to her bosom, mizing her prayers with the ‘‘dingle dong, dingle dong” of the Christmas bells away up in the sky, where the frost people live, and -i{en(ly they tossed down thelr white snowflakes, which fell on Janey's lilac bushes and cov- ered thom all over. Never mind, she did not need them any more. God nad remembered her, as He does all His little children at Christmas, The Travelling Salesman Is an irresistable fellow, brim full of storion, jokos, courage, sell:muranco und grit, He in very taking wit Burdook Blood Bitters are very taking medioine; thhsy take everywhere, and are sold every- ‘where, - COMMERCIAL. CounoiL Brurrs, Is,, December 29, Reoceipts of grain from wagons continne fair. About 1,600 bushels of corn received to-day. Farmers find ready sale for eggs at 30 cents, The two new roller mills are now run- ning full capacity and turning out a very cholce grade of flour, Reocelpts of corn in Chicago tally 201 oars, a marked falling off from previous d confirms our opinion as before that receipts at the beginning of the Year will ga very light aud that weo will see better prioes for all kinds of grain, Farmers will be slow to dispose of their grain at ourrent leuu, and as 8 general thing thi{ are in shape to hold until it is wanted by consumers at better prices, No. 3 oorn is sctually worth, In Chicago to-dwy, b5 conts per bushel, which prioe we expect to see hnl‘de of 30 days, COUNCIL BLUFFS MARKET, Corrected daily by J, Y, Kuller, mer- ohandise broker, buyer and shipper of grain and pruyl-}lfind yflice board of trade uf rooms, Cou OWR, Wiikar ~No, 2 spring, 75c; No. 8,63; rejocted 50c; wood demand, CorN—28¢ to feeders and 27¢ to ship- pers; good demand for shipment. OArs —Scarce and in good demand; 30@ 82, Hay—4 00@6 00 per ton, Ryk—40c; light supply. CorN MEAL—1 25per 100 ponnds, Woon ~Good supply; prices st yards, 5 00@6 00, Coar—Delivered, hard, 1000 per ton; soft. b 00 per ton, Burres—Plenty and in fair demand; 25, Kaos —~Soarce and in demand; 800 per dozen, Larn—Fairhank's, wholesaling at 13c, Pourriy—Firm; dealers paying 130 per pound for turkeys and 10¢ for chickens, VEGETABLES —Potatoes, 4 nion: oabbages, S0@40c per dozen; apple @3 50 per barrel, ¥roun - Best Kanaas wheat flour, 2 80@ 2 50; Minnesots wheat, 2 50@3 50; bran, 70¢ per 100 pounds. Brooms—2 00@3 00 per dozen, BTOCK, OarrLe—8 00@3 50; calves, 5 00@7 50, Hoas—Estimated receipts, 760 head; good dewsnd at packing houses, paying in car lots, for comwon, b 45@hB55; geod ixed packing, b 60@b 80; heavy packing, 5 76@b 95; butchors and shippers payiog for wagon lots b 25@5 50, - .- 2-Big Thieves 2 Dyspepsia and debility are two bij thisves: Lhey oreop in and siehl our health and con fort before we know it Let us put @ stop to their invasions with a bottle of Burdook Rlood Bitters, to be had at sany drag store, “““THE BAD CARPENTER. He Loved too Unwisely and Now is to be Sent to the Penitentiary. The trial of Harry Oarpenter, the bigamist, came to an end yesterday noon in the district court. The wit- ness examined in the case were the Virglnia wife, the Council Blufis wife and Carpenter himself. The Virginis wife testified to having been married to him some years ago, and produala her certificate. She also testifled to his having deserted her and her four children nearly three years ago. The defense tried to break the foroe of her evidence by causing her to admit that she had & child since his depar- ture, and of which he was not the father. The Council Bluffs wife, a girl of only fittean, also testificd as to his marrying her only a few months ago, and that he had deserted her, invlng her in a delicate condition, The young man only tried to explain that he had heard his first wife had got |a divorce from him, and then on learning that she had not he left his second wife until he could get one from his first wife. The jury promptly and justly returned a verdiot finding Oarpenter gullty of bigamy, andin a few days he will receive his sentence, Carpenter's mother, from Virginis, was present and sat beside her soa during most of the trial. The two wives sat beside each other and seemed quite friendly, and while the jury was out the prisoner moved over to where they were and chatted with them for some minutes, Much is felt for the women have been the victims of knave's villainy, while equall; universal feeling pparent that the full extent of the law will be too little punishment for such a rascal as he has proved to be. Another chapter has been added to Oarpenter’s history, It is claimed that when he left here he was in com- pany with a crook, and that they com- sympathy who the f | mitted a burglary in the eastern part of the state, for which his comrade was arrested, and & warrant issued for Carpenter's arrest, also, Carpenter’s al, who is known as McCOrea, alias enry, is also wanted here for seduo- ing l‘xlred kirl and, after getting her money as well as her honor, skipping away to commit other deviltry, e ———— A—aneml Btampede, Never was such a rush made for any Drug store as is now at C, F, Goodman's, for a Trial Bottlo of Dr, King's New Dis- covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, All persons afBicted with Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Seves Coughs, o any affection of the Throat and Lungs can get a Trial Bottle of this greatremedy gne, by calling at above] named Drug tore Worked Wonders. “My daughter was very bad off on ac- count of & cold and pain in ber lungs, Dr, Thomas' Eelectric Oil cured her in twenty- four bours, One of the boys was cured of wore throat, This medicine has worked wonders in our family,” Alvah Pinckney, Lake Mahopac 'y MBS, E. 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