Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1885, Page 7

THIOMAHA DAILY BEE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1885, ——— s w—— B A S ——— Uiy —— NOTICES SPECIAL TEN CENTS PRIt LIN 1 FIVE CENTS PEL onch eubseqoe crtion, Toave Pearl str ret inscrtion a mentsat our oitico, No. 12 WASE «f 'l“““l\" T y JOOR BENT-A nicely 1 o t room with or_wiihout 0 iemen, P red. No. 5.8 Fir JF Mt FOR SALE -Ava bargain if sold eoon 160 icres, 614 milcs Aouthwest of Omuhu 6 house, excelicnt for oight horses, one for vd wagon housess 10) acres in timothy s ost trees, cotton wood, biack waluui, ash snd muple; good orchard, apples, cherrics, plums, grapes and small frijts. Never fniling 8t0ck water, R. P Orricen, 50 Broadway, Council Bluils, Towa. Wayizo And 1ouse bold goc A ws furnitaro, Vordons not having STHIC will save time by not applying. receivo prompt uitention und will be paid tho Bighest market prices by A, J. Mandel, 82 Broadw denler in new and strictly fiest-class Becond e, e, '—At McMation To buy all tho Arsi-olAsasn s that are ofc carpets, stov ¥ fiEst-clnss o000 Al others will & Co's, T sale or re v st Paper Mill, ing hiouse and three A business property in_Chorokeo, Chorokee cou R Town, will tride for western 1 the town of Hast. anty, lowa, for Nebraska land. s, $9,500 {1—A wood business property and wlso A ood rexidence property in the town of Chenvo feLean county, 111, low down for cash or will exchunge for wistern lunds. —A splendid farm, well fmproved, 810 in_Dickinson county, lowa, joining 'the Price, for & short time acre town of Spirit Lnko, $0 por acre. No. 184 16 187 Phillips o cumbran; four inproved farms in nsas, ench with & small in- uitis will be_exclinnged for a land in Ak, ty, Neb., ANt o ext artly at . big burgnin hangH ndise, fine iwo ktory brick residence, ono 11 ufrs, will frado nhered Kunsis or Nebraska 0, two ofher beautiful homnes ymens will buy At a bargain No. b—A beautiful suburhan location in 0w City, Town, will cxchunge for western lands. Valio, . “The are only & few of our &pe gnins. 11 you've got anything to trade or scll, or want to soll any re or merchundi Writo ns. We have severnl good stocks of goods 10 trade for lands. SWAN & WALKER Council Blulls, Towa. UNION TICELT OFFIE J. L. De BEVOISE, Agent. No. 507 Brondsway, Council Bluffs. Railway Time Table. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Tho following is the time of arrival and dopurture of trains by contral stundard time, at ho Jocal depots. Trains leave transfor dopot fen minutes ourlier and Rrrive ten minites late . Anity CHICAGO & NOWTUWESTERN, d Expross 6:50 modition. al bar- AUKEE & 81 Pross.. 5 EXpress, OHICAGO, BUKLINGTON & QUINCY. -+ Maibnd Expross PAUL 6:50 . M. Express. WABASH, KT, L . Touis . Louis Bx. JOE & 00U --Muil and Express o City it Bt. Paul Expross Denver coln Puss., ... ...Overland DUMMY THAL Leavo Council Blufts — 3530~ nn‘; TRV . Lonve On 1:00 & m: L0 11:10 p. m. Sundays 00--5:00—6:05—11310 p.n m chmgo Walor Kotor Go. 54 DEARBORN STREET. Powor turnished from hydrant pressive for Aviving all Kinds of light ‘machinery, Speciul attention given to church organ blowing. We £ printhig prosses, wont. choppors, foe cronm cz0r8, polishing Lathos, sowing machines, ete, e motor made, Send for clrs 1 Coungil Blufls by hest chi I us oo job oflic Paco & Sol Chicago M Lusizondorfer's M market. L. WILLIAMS, oot 18 Main st, Council Bluifs, Towa, pam St Omaha, Hellinid 11 Kl SANTACLAUS SUPPLIES AT HOMER'S, No. 28, Main Street, - Council lllu| Ohlcago Lumber Co. Wholesnle aud rotail Lnmboer, Lath, Shingles Hush, Doors and Blinds. Sole agents for the celebrated Marblehend Concentrated White ime, L) MACCONNELL, Munager, Tolephone No, _ No. 716 Main Strect. MERGEN HOTEL, Muin St,, Council Blufts, arthe C., B, & Q.3 C., M. & St. T, R L& railway depots, pass the door, iy erything new Class. Opened Dee, 15t PHIL MERG Proprietor and Mana, Ma A B HazeutoN P.T. Mayne & Co, Real Estate Exchange No. 103 Poarl 8 trest , Counctl Bluffs, lowa, Dewlers 1o lowa, Kunsas aud Nebrasks Lands LO! IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND OMAHA A SPECIAL __Real Estate bought and sold. 5. 0. A, BEIIEDI(-‘T MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN HAIR GOOD. No. 837 Broadway, Oouncil Bluffs. nd treet car and tirs Ren STAP ",,r NAQK STAR N THADE Free from Opiates, Emetics and Poison. nee 250 AT D) .n' AXD pRALERS, | THE CHARLES A, VOPELE! ©0., BALTIMORE, MD,, | o Prope: or DOCTOR WHITTIER 17 8t CharlesSt., ! m. l.onlu Mo. Sy papers Hervons, Prastration, Debiiity, Mental and Physical Waakness : Mercurlal and other Aflec. fions of Throat. Skin of Bones, Bood Poisoning, 8 Ulcers, ars trosied with nop O oot ies matoy, Privy Ses Arising from Indiscretion, Ex Elvallfla or Indu followi |3 ] A Positive Written Guarantee given Io cvary o9 Pabieonse, Mediciaencatevery whore by mail oF oxprest. MARRIAGE GUIDE, 260 PAGTS, FINT PLATES, ciecan clo ani sfiy 't 600 waer, Over dfy o ihe ol owing Boed. pi Tology of re Scrofula of Lun gs. 1 now 40 yenrs old, and hinve suffered for ours with n lung 1 L s od <o: bt dollars to arr jrary relief was t for any manual N st rec- have spent (hou munrch of this Aise all that T obtnined, Inbor for sovernl 3 ommendad the t Swift'a Spocific 8 8. &), elniming thit he himselt had heen eveatly hene fitod i some Tonx troubles 1 resolved to try it. The results are remnzkable. My cough has Ioft me. my strenth has rotirn sixty pounds more than 1 ever did in- my It s been t vonrs since T stopred the usc o themedicine. but havo no reium of the dis case, wnd there are oo prins or wenknoss felt in my lunes. Tdo the hardost Kind ot mechanical work, und feclus well as | ever felt since 1 wis w hoy. These, T know,nre wondorful statoments to muke, but Tam honest when 1eay that 1owe my eyistenc 4 health today 10 8 8. 8 wonld be rec omy duty T owe toh 1 fulled to hear this_ eV oerful testim the merits of this wonderful medicine T.J. Houn Montgomery, Ala., Juno 25, 1385, Swift's Specifle is entirely vegetabl on Blood wnd Skin Discases muiled fr ., Drawce 3, Atlantu, Treatis) "A FINE LINE Of Fianog and Organs WOODBRIDGE BROS’ </MUSIC HOUSE ()‘\IAHA NEBR \EKA, Nebraska National Bank OMAHA, NEBIMSI(A P CAPITA] Svnervs, May 1, 1855, H. W. Yares, President. A E. Touzar Vice President. W. H. HuaGues, Cashier. W. V. MonsF, 4 H. W. Yares, A. . 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Many a lady owes her fresh- ness to it, who would rather not tell, and you can't tell (H ADRON'S GREAT GROWTH. Ovor Six Hundred Duildings ¥ ~The Most Prominent Bus Magie City of Northwest A Neb,, Doce. 15 respondence.]—Situated in the northwest part of the Nebraska, nbout fifty miles from the famous Black Hills, in a It of country ri ipted to farm purposes and grazing is Chadron y four months the spot upon which town is built was the home of the prairie dog and roaming freighter, but now in their stead is built a town (or eit it ehould be called) containing over 2,500 Buildings have been gapidiy huilt | until they now number over six hundred not like the buildings that ave usnally in fronticr towns—slabsided struc that are hastily thrown up -t buildings that should be, and are, the pride of the people who oecupy them CHADRON 18 THE COUNTY SEA1 of Dawes county. acounty that ated over four thousand feet sen level. It is thercfore a very dry an exceedingly healthy country. Dawes counly was fivst organized last Junuary “The first meeting of citizens w Burr Shelton's store, then bein, is known ‘Ol Town,” and commis sioners were appointed. Mr. Shelton was given the appointment of county judge which oflice he still vetains RATLROAD FACILITIES The F.E. & M. V. R. R, otherwise the C. & N.W. has made Chadron the divi sion of both Tines. That of the one going north to the “Hills™ and also of the one going westward With the prospects tthe town now has of obtaining the Iine of the B. & Ir alitics promise to be th st. The railrond company has gone o great building _suitable accommodations for the traveling publie. Over 10,0000 have been expa ,\.M in building alarge commo: dious eating house and the other railroud buildings, such ot, round-honse anid stock yards, certainly magniticent structures for orn town RAPID GROW I first town lot was sold the 10th day August, und from_that time tll now business houses as well as residences have been l-mll 80 that now an castern touri st or land sceker can scarcely beliove their eyes when they first view this city and léarn its o, ys beei the hubit of newsp Ltim tables to give their praise than is justly due them, but when of 2,500 inhiibitants springs up in so short wtime, and when elegant buildings s built, as there are here, the faets should be pliced before the people in- order that they may realize what and where the pluce is PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES 1 cannot do justice to the town without naming some of the leading business firms. Below is given a list of those most promincat Fall & Spargur of the “Elkhorn law, land und eollection oflice,” the lead ing attorneys of the town besides doing the largest” business in the iand oflice, Mr.T. H.Fall is from Washington, D. C. and has lately shown his popularity by being elected county judge. I Spargur is from Ohio and is'a' man of rare ability. R chards Bros. & Brown are the lead- ing bankers in the city and w to start up here in the busing represent a capital of nearly aqu a million dollars, Mr. D.” F. RH']IHI'I. :\ as elected county treasurer last Novem- be: J. Hass & Co., leaders in hardware, B the largest stock of any firm in the Their stock of hardware, stoves and re is valued at $10,000. Mr. Kass lwood, D T d by Mr. F. Sp state of hly ad soul The of last 1pot tinw came to this place from Dy The firm is also represen Poll Burr Shelton, more familiarly krnown as ' is the leading merchant of the town, and was also the first. He came from Chicago to this country over a ago and started store n “Old "T'own,’ few miles, west of this. His goods wereshipped to Valentine, and then were freighted from that place, adistance of over 100 miles. Mr’ Shelton now owns and operates a fine brick store, in which is earried over $25,000 worth of goods. s fo con sists of five esmen. He is also viee president of the Chadron bank and holds the high oflice of county He will soon open wholesale goods store on Engan strect. C. H. King & Co. lmduur-rn.u y i and ing whic groc 000 mul Hw Buflalo rm doing busir r i expense in build wit_ under ground in $15,000 worth of stock is valued at $ rry a hoavy stock at Mr. C. H. King is from Chi |gu and is @ man of superior merchantile ability and well Known throughout the northwest Waller & Lyman lea drug busimess and st store in the county over six thousand doll and have s duplieate of stock in a fire- proof vault Dr. Waller Tately built the finest residence in the northwest, the cost of which oxceeds $4,000. Waller & Orchard are the most sucecssful physi “inns in practice in the city & Soder ar the head in the onery and business and fine stock of goods. They also or sale all the papers and leading periodicals of the duy. The Chapin honse ducted by Mr. G. D. Chapin, and isin deed a first-class he Mr. Chupin is vioneer hotelkeeper of the county, as he came here and started a hotel before the new town of Chadron was platted Mr. (. H. Treat, who is very prominent at his home in Chicago, us well leading man of the northwest fux il contractor for the C. & lus his large supply house e business here is contucted by Mr. Lane, of Chicago. D.J. Devine, ung wan of energy and integrity, has the mercantile depurtuient i the ~u|;pl_) store. Chadron also house and sever \|‘n| rs" worth of goods is _owned and con s n wholesale eigar 1 other jobbing stores. The Chadron Democrat and the Dawes County Journal are two well supported papers published heve. The Journal was first _issued u year ago last November at Old Town before such a booming city us Chadron was thought of. The Democrat has now becn running four wonths and is a first class pa in every respect The editor, Mr, %ml rt Lucus, is Lnu awyer uad has a good practice in the city In the way of amusew now has a variety theaty also afine roller rink. A FINE CHURCH, The good cause of religion has not been idfo, and its workers have erected o fine church edifice ata cost of nearly 2,000. The church is being used jointly by both the Methodists and Congrega- tionalists, but the former society will build a church of its own in the ncar fu- ture. “The Masonic order haye bmlt a large hall, and a society of Odd Fellows or- ganized, WHAT CHADRON WILL BE With the righ, fertile lands, perhaps as fine farming lands as to be !uund in the nts Chadron running and | mile 1 held at | in what | | atall expense in | | to betray | st suiler, atown | | rendy pr | room, ness men, who are aliv tending to make Chadron & modern eity, and with the peospect (besides being & | junction), of more fines of railroad, there | s now no doubt as to the permanency of | the town | What Chadroft now needs is several manufactaring edtublishments, none which have yet boen built, such as wool en mills, wagon shops, etc A fine water ower could be obtained about three s west of i on White river, but these, of course, will come with time, and ¢ many vears have passed away people must not be surpr sed if Chadron | ranks next to Omaha We can only re peat the words of the Cincinnati Com- | mereinl Gazette, and pronounce the town LW estern mar - THE SAD STORY. owful tale of a ruined and de vlin the Beg of the 17th, is but one of thousands, and will bo but one of | many <o I s prople treat such ns the majority of them do to-day. The mosl piteous thing is her account of meeting ¢ destroyer and being ashamed to speak to him. 1t was he who should have been ashanied and self-condemned to meet her whom he had so basely wronged. His was tho lie, the intention- al sin; his was alnost the whole guilt and why shoulii she bear the whole pun ishmenty Wo donot need to lower ony andard of purity, but we do not necd to q»]vl\ it to man as well as woman. Too many people wm the seventh comms ment as though it were followed Oh, woman A lately published book entitled Helen Harlow's Vow gives the story of a be trayed girl who rose above the weight of disgrace and made herself respected in spite of her misfortune. *“The weakness, the tolly of trustin she, “is mine, and I aceept the sutfering that it natural- ly brings. = * No, no, friends. I | meditated no wrong, for I meditated not | Tonly loved—nay, worshipped-— am idol; and how could I worship and suppose that the worshippod one mmm | cotnsel mewrong? Therefore, say, the folly, the weakness, of a child (I wa Shut @ child) wore mine; but the sin belongs to another and [ never will accept it.” That is precisely the position every wrenged woman should take, and society should assist her in laying the sin at th door of him to whom ‘it helongs. Small would be the temptation to a young man a trasting girl if hé know he qually with her; if he knew ble men and wo. cognize him,would draw away at his approach as though fearing contumination, would refuse to employ him even in the most menial of positions, and would lose no op vtunity to speak il of him. » young man would barter away all his futiire hopes m that way, nor would any if she knew that would be the con sequence. But too many of our grls ¢ ill-instructed or not instructed at all on this subject, and their very innocence and trath of heart mukes them the more y to the destroyer. of the woman's punish ‘\ll m‘l‘.x these rood and ur it art, and would vfi.n\ i ain, would do any honest” work to maintain themselves:but, except rarely, ludies, and some of the followers of One who said, “Let him that is without sin cast the first stone,” draw back their garments aud pass on the other side Their poor sister in too vile even to serub in their kitchens, and so, refusing her hon- ble labor, they leave her only the choico between sin and starvation, And some, w despair, have en_their own lives to escape the horrible life. Ther are some noble-exeeptions to this rule but many of our ladies are well deseribed by the Rev. SumJones when he s some women goto perdition bee are afraid of overstepping the bonndsloF propriety. That woman must possess small amount of virtue who is afraid of injuring he by ministering to the wants of 1ple suffering sister They forget, perhaps, "that Christ ace ept- ed and rewarded homa from one of the lowest of these women, One would think that an exception to cruelty might be made in the case. of one mothe s from childhood, but it ms itisnot so. In the nume of heaven, let us not appropriate so much merey and charity to our own cuses that there will | be none left for this elass of sinners. And | let us go farther, and when, we have the power give material aid, and by our ree n and encouragement set upon It will sorted g that heneed men would Tiils pieture ment is not too strong. yoor givls are: roully again all whoso desive putations, if we. stimate the g their fe not hurt our own r any, and who can humanity? And, above all, let us refuse to recognize the wreteh who betr whatever, his social position, und be long these sad stories of woe will ¢ \l" LB, AL He Was the Fifth, Detroit Freo Press: A Mich avenue groeer whose family occupy rooms over the store w: fumigating some bedding the other day in a vacant and after a time the smoke hegan to pour out of o broken pane which h had overlooked A pedestrinn saw the smoke and did not .h.um that the place was on fire. [t was a good chance to emuinte the nonehalance of Mark Twain, and he suppressed his desire to yell and turn in analar and entered the sto 1L chair by the stove and ealmly re re in the weather® ““Don’t look so much like an open win tor as it did?” “No.” “Trade pretiy goot Well, tolerably fair.” ‘s would be a bad morning to hurn *1t wounld that.” “1 suppose you are insured 2" “Not fully, hut shall be to-morrow “I'm sorry that you delayed 50 lon I came in 1o tell you that your whole stairs has been on five these last ten m , thank you, Willi sir,” responded the elerk another mark on the chee Lhis is the ifth man who has cime in with the sime old guy this morniv and Lexpect at least half a dozen more.” SBut [ tell you I saw smoke pouring from the window!' protested the stran Let Ler pour, T'm fumigat anger entered the store h vif. When o camo out ho inehes and was still shrink and such @ look s he carvied on his | would Ly frightened « hitching | had lost tiv ing fud post L-— e Good O1d Name of Suiith, The Lynchburg Virginia defends the nume of Swith stoutly. 1t suy Virginia was founded b, Do OELG govarnae. havo Doos Suithe nul one of them was governor twice “One of the signers of the Declaration ul Inde, vndvm » was o Smith, have been nine Swith nited States “*A Swith was appointed to the supren beneh of the United States “A Swmith was the flrst attorney eral of the United States, then se of the navy, and afterwurd secre state “Eight of the were Smiths “Swith 15 one names in England, nished Adam Swmith, cconomist the Smiths.” Swith in the gen ary ry of confederate generals of the most illustrious und Scotland fuy the great political So there is no discount on —— nioves | tion with our Arct | last stes that | | reference ol peculin - | officer | Schneider did not | a5 to the | carols | feclings could not go but to those we Ste ch grows sticky, and common pow- state, thut abound in the surroundin) country, and with the wide-awake bu-f'J ders nave a vulgar glure. Pozzoni'’s is the only Powder tit for use. OUR FIRST OHRISTMAS IN THE AROTIO. [BY LIEUT. A. W. GREELY, U tho our sl day technically, wa no means tho darkest at Fort Conger. For a portion of the day the air was filled falling spicule frost, which was suflicient to prevent a view of Ihe outlines of Protens Point, f¢ of a mile distant, conld be seen My journal eays, December 21st, 1831 ‘We have long looked forward to the coming of this day, and its advent is a + of blossing and relief to me. It ve all fear that the winter may not safely and comf and so s my heart and mind mate The blessings of continual health oxemption_from serious accidents, in " Gardiner’s case, should cau ngs of gratitude to spring up in our 18 towards that Divine Providence which has us all in His keeping. The sun to-night turns northward in its conrse, and in a fow days darkness will give place to returning day, which, as with many her blessings has never been fully appre ciated until it took tlight." It appeared surprising that the mcre 't of the sun having commenced its northward |uu||u-% should have such a marked effect on the spirits of the men as was visible in the days immediateiy fol lowing. 1t was the most striking illus tration of the many instances in connce expericnees as to the mm.n..\ influence exercised over the al conditions of the body by the ex mental conditions. The solstice {, the attention of the expedition was drawn to other consider- tions incident to the the most important of which were the pro for the proper celebration of the Chr 1= holiday It was fortunate that the preparation for Christmas entailed cer tain work and physical exertion on_the of some of lln party, nard, who had systemati men at usual lubor, comple 1y outdoor work on the 224, when the ofticers' quarters w mmphul\ banked ap with snow. This labor, with the ordinary routine, sufliced to keep the men from g too much over the coming and past C niristmases, and yelkept their niinds Inulllllu”\ on the pleasure of the holidays. The preparation ner was commenced vance, as from much a labor was entailed upon | erick, who was the extra cook. Unfor trnately Iw burned his arm quite bad the 22, but, dispite his condition, re quested that he be permitted to- compiete his tour of duty. = Long, who was ¢ sidered the especial_eook of the party with his customary cheerfulnes Frederick in the preparation of this im- yrtably most and exeept feu { the Christmas din several days in | portant mexl The capucity of our excellent cooking range, with its large ovens and hot water boilers, was thorotizh]y tested on Christ mas day. Wh n Frederick, the cook, had planneil out . place for cooking the many dis RB 10T Litieron I nGE il slovas thrown into a state of disi on learn- ing that plum pudding had been added to the list. He eame to me, saying that he did not see how he cook thiz'dish, as s range was taxed to its utmost; and he much relieved to learn that Mrs sent a ¢ udding as a present for the expedit > quarters thoronghly ¢ caned, Ser- ants Brainard and Rice took upon themseives the task of elaborately rating the quarters with such dmh nd other articles as could be used and ornamenting. T re- 1 visiting the men’s room, u mas eve I was notifled th desired, and on_entel ing I was g ly delighted with tl ehianged appearance of the general quar ters. The room, low studded and painted had never presented a_cheerful aspect cven in our days of sunlight, and during the winter season the accumulation of soot from the soft coal burned in the quar- ters had given it an air of gloom and darkness, which was largely enhanced through the subtle influence of associa- tion by the monotony of the long day: passed” within it. The room was now well Jighted, and with its elaborute trim- 28 ve n gay and lively app nee not unfike that presented by army quar- ters in the far west on like oceasions. I mude a fi-\v remarks suitable to the fostiy brate, and with situation, apart from and yet a part of the great civilized world. I had assigned to Sergeant Rice th eful tusk of distributing the Christ- ts, add he performed his duty with vh 1 and well received remarks be Ihlm"(hv gift and the person receiving it. We had uneglected to provi our- selves with o Christmas tree, and our new country afforded not even the sem- blance of a Shrub, the t plant—the Arctic willow—heing about u and not over an inch above the of the ground. In consequence, were spread out on our lurgest til on Chri my presence v »’41' thonghtful eonsideration of o few friendsand well-wishers of the expedition, some of whom wvere personally unknown to any of us, had resulted in the donation of mun, ticles both valuable and useful Evyery ofticer and man received a pac addrissed to him personally, and were sent for distribntion it the tion of the communding oflic iden was @ most happy one, and it have done the gencérous donor goold could they known how much pleasuro tlicis gifts made in the hearts of men who received them A number of the men, who had live lives marked by neglect and indifferenc on the part of the “world, were touche en to tears, although they strove man- like, to conceal them, Thé commanding received o fan—not needed for Arctic use—and Lieutenant Kislingbury w small dog, whieh excited the more amusement when he turned away the ridicule by ealling out, Ol Schncider don’t you want to buy a dog oot hear the, last of it for soveral days. The prosperity of the jok Iny in the fact that Schneider had for many weeks devoted his W we time and attention to the suecessful raising of our Arctic fn(]-mm These gifts were suppli mented by a number from ghe command ing oflicer, whieh wi distributed by lot, some of value and others of an am character. A plentiful supply of egg noge, and the removal of the festrietfon lour of retiving, made the even ing a delightful_one, and long after the Nabbath d Christmas came together the quarters resounded to hymns, chants and sentimental songs Christmas morning came cleay cold, with o tempeature of fi mereury, which moderated later day. Th Im air, unstirred with mide exercise tolerable, and all the harbor floe for a 1ong walk, iu hoy of a marvellous appetite At 10 a.m, the Psalms 10 were read to which I added priate the second tion, ol the 180th and 140th Psalms. This read ing was supplemented by the singing of u hymn and the doxology, led off by Licu tenunt Kislingbury. I'remember no ser in all our Aretic experience whieh s affected and impressod the unless it was that at our first burial iu the winter at Nabine, Our thoughts wnd tenderest hag left behind, with doubts and fears as 1o whether it fared well or ill with them, never distrusting but their hoarts were with us in our Aretic Christma Christmas fallmg on Suuday, no amusements of any kind were-attewpled but eyery one waited with interest, and « certuin impatience, for the dinuer, which some liscre The would much in the wind Christmas as appro | TEzE cx: CATFESPLACE IV OMAIIA TO BUY FURNITURE IS AT DEWEY & STONE'S One of the Best and La st Stocks in the U.S. to Select fromn. No Stairs to Climh. Elegant Passenger Elevator M. BURKE & SONS, LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS, GRO. BURKE, Manager, UNION STYOCK YARDS, OMAHA, NEB. RS ‘olumbus State Bauk, Columbus, Neb.; National Tiank, Omaha, Neb, Merchants and Farmors' Bank, David City, Nob.: Kenrney National Bank,Keae McDonnld's Bunk, North Flatte, Omaba Will pay customurs’ draft with bill of Isding attached, for two-thirds value of stock. a8 o elaborate as our stores would mit The menu tor the dmner was as follows Mock turtle soup, salwon, fricassoed guillemot, spiced musk-ox tongue, crab Salad, roast becf, eider-ducks, tenderloin musk-ox, potaloes, asparAgus, grec corn, green peas,cocoanut-pic, jelly-take L'“"" pudding with wine-sance, sever inds icc.eream, grapes, cherr pine-apples, tigs, nuls, candics, coflee, chocolate Jggnog was served to the party in moderate quantities, and an extra allowance of rum was also issued in celebration of the day candies, plumpudding, the most appreciated, not atisfaction they aflorded the taste, but as being gifts from thoughtiul friends. ‘The eigars came from an laddy who knew the weakness of the r and file for the consoling weed, and the candics were from w leading confectioner of New York City On the 26th the men we preparation for a variety was set for that evening had fallen on Sunday. ‘T Club announced that they would torm B DR GHiTa O ReFOEe for one night only, and that dog-chariots could be ordered at 10 p.m.. The ad missionfee fwas in tobacco, the current com ot Grinnell Land "he first act was a representation of an Indian ¢ which ended with a war- dance. Nine of the party participated in this scene, which v admirably ren- dered. Most of the actors had served in the far west, and some had spent months continuously in Indian camps, and so were thoroughly familiar with the parts they portrayed. I doubt ve much if a more realistic representation’of the wild red-man was eyer presented in the Aretie Circle, if elsewhere A female mpersonation followed, by Schneider, weich afford, musement for the party, but particularly so to the cimos. Schneider had provided him- self at the Greenlund ports with the en- tire costume of the imo belle, and be- ing u small man was able to squ him- sclf into the garments. As he appeared on the scene with his elaborate muke-up and closely-shaven f. one wis struc by the excellent resemblance to the Innuit belles whom we had secn in lower latitudes. In his ‘|mm)( or woman's hood, he brought the largest of his churges, one of the Grinnell Land pup- lm's who was nearly frightened to death the applause which greeted his first mhent into polite societ, Excellent comic songs by Henry weré followed by equally amusing imitations of a well- known mil mr_) character by Connell. The entire party were prepared for a delightful and interesting literary treat from Sergeant Jewell, who nnnnunml that he would give a select reading. proved to be a well-received jest, whivh ended the entertainment for the evening. , and, after elaborately ar- ing and opening a large volume, carefully hung up an aneroic harometer and made _« special reading of it for the metcorological information of the party. “CANDEE” ARCTICS ~—WITH— DOUBLE THICK BALL. 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LINE, via Seneca and Kan- £ ks been opened betmeen 2'inille United Blates and Canada; oF hy ad- dressing. R. R. OABLI E. ST. JOHN, Pres't & Gen'l W', Gon'l TL & F CHICAGO. Railway Time Table OMAHA, Tho following is the time partiie of traing by, Central Stundurd time. at toedocal depois. Trains of the St. P, M. & 0. arrive &nd depart from their depot. corner of Hth and Webntor stioaia; traing on' the 1}, & L, C, B &Q., and K. (0, 8t ). & C. B, from the M dopot; all others'from the Union Pacifio depot. BRIDGE TRAINS. Bridgo trains wil loave | 78500540~ 825014 10 - ) 500 4:00-5 00~ r Omalia & Ag't of arrival and de- ECTING LIN e of il b ns from the X ARRIVE, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN, - Muil and Accomn Exir CHICAGO & KOCK ISLAND, Matil and Expross, Accommodation Expross )y MILWAUKES & R1, \dution ON & QUINCY. Muit wnd Express o WIS & PACIY Louis kxp forBr. Louls Ex KANSAS CITY, ST, 10K Muil ani Exp: Expross MOUX CITY & TN foux (ity A i R, Paul EXpross Deva SSTWAICD, UNION PACIFIU o Express v Exprose 3P, VALLE Muil and Express. | B & M.IN NEB, Mail and Express, Night BOUTHWARD, SSSOUKE PACIFIT, Diy Expross. [] NIt Express Jo& C. 1 \m Plaltsmouth Zx xx EZxR REZ Trunster, 3. NCIL BBU) | i Dot PR 10idha (e ! 72000 Arrive, AL b 000 2208, 8 oy Dopat AN TN LB M. & O §ia 5 lixpross 62400 Ouk Acconimod'n 0o Depait ASTWARD, A 1N C, 1K Q A LB Vin Patsmouth.. | 920 STOCK YARDS TRAINS A emve U, P depot, Guib, W5 1005w i 2k 00 i Icuye Slock Ykids for Outin. b {1200- 120 4340507 6:20 . m "Rotk- A rnin: duilys 1, daiy sxcept Sundays :‘,ulml) excopt Suturduy: D, dully except Mons iy, Man and Beast, Mustang Liniment is older thag most men, and used more and Wore every yeal.