Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 9, 1887, Page 6

o S s ST e A P T COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE, NU. 12, PEARL STREET. Delivered by earricr 1 i partof the city at twenty cents per woek. B, W.Tiuton, - TELEPHONES: PosiNeas Orrice, No, 4% Niout Evrron No. 23 Manager. N. Y. Plumbing Co, Reiter, tailor. Fall goods cheap, H. Friecdman’s opening Monday night. For an elegant wedding present see Chabman's new line of pictures. Artists will be interested in W. W. Chaobman's specia) announcement, The Glenwood peonle ure to have an address by Governor Larrabee to- morrow. 2 Ladies, sec combined writing desk and sewing machine. Domestic office, 105 Main strect. The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Trerst’s buby took place yesterday after- noon at 2 o’clock. A paper is being circulated for the re- lief of John Horton, who is very low with consumption. A bewildering display of milliner; novelties at H, Fricdmann's annual tall opening Monday night. Ozro C. Gaston, Red Willow county, Neb., and May A. Fetter of thie county, have been licensed to wed Permit to marry was given yesterday toA. D. Kingshnry, of Douglas county, and Carrie Walker, of Polk county. The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. B. Rush’s baby touk place yesterday afternoon from their residence on north Sixth street. Have you a picture to frame? Save one-fiftk of your money by accepting W. W. Chapman’s offer, made elesewhere, B The plumbing is about completed at the ch,{ ail, and work will be com- menced Monday putting in the flagging. Council Bluffs will be represented at the annual convention of the Y. M. C, A, % ln%wn, to be held at Sioux City, October In the district court yesterday Judge Deemer was still listening to evidence in the case of Crittenden against Armour, Barbee & Co. H, Friedman. No. 409 Broadway. An- nual fall opening. Monday night. Great- est display of French pattern bounets and fine millinery. ‘'Squire Barncti tied the matrimonial knot yesterday for A. D, Kingsbury, of Douglas county, Neb., and Carrie Walker, of Polk county, lowa. The funeral of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Parker was Leld yester- day morning from the family residence, corner of avenue A and Fourteenth streat, Hanna McLaughlin. an aged woman living at the corner of Seventh avenue and Thirteenth street wandered away from her home Friday and has not been heard of since. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wells died Friday forenoon. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence of the parents, on Plensant street. Charles Shields and H. M. Smith were arrested on lower Broadway last evening for disturbing the peace. They each put up $10 for their nuiuamnco to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock, Lovely. Beautiful. too sweet for anything. To be continued at H. Friadman's millinery openin Monday evening and Tuesday, day an eveniug, October 10 and 11, The Union Veteran Legion of this city will give its annualeupper on the 19th, and have an address by Fighting Chap- lain Lozier, who recently gave so enthu- siastic and entertaining a lecture here. The victims of Fnda{'s sign accident are improying. Mr. Redfield will be some time re, ninlnF his former health, a8 he must wait for broken bones to mend. Mr. Bevill was unconscious for some time but is now considered out of danger. Roger Sittimo is to be taken to the Anamosa penitentiary on Monday. He was found guilty of passing bogus silver dollars, and was sentenced to two years in the prison. Deputy United States Marshal Reel will serve as his escort. Judge Loofbourow has just closed a term of court at Sidney He goes next to Mills county, opening court there to- morrow. Thrce weeks later he will open court here. In FKremont county, where he has just been, there was not a criminal caso tried. This county used to be full of criminal cases, Bluff division, uniform rank, K. of P., of this city, will visit Omaha on the 12th anstant and rurticipnlo m the parade drill which will be held on Monday and Tuesday evenings. 1t is hoped that all members will attend and thus enable the division to make a presentable appeur- ance and become an honor to the city of Council Bluffs. Exquisite. Just el Every one making a cash purchase of 25 cents at T, D. King & Co.’s cigar store fela a chance in the unnual prize draw- ing. Twenty elegant prizes, L Money to loan, Cooper & Judson, —.—— Street Cleaning Needed. Yesterday’'s ramn demonstrated the mecessity for some system of street clean- “ ing. The paved streets were so covered with mud as to make 1t very disagreea- ble to get about the city. Had the streets been cleaned at regular intervals the rain would have caused the paving to have been washed clean, instead of serving to make mud. Another needed impfovement, to which fresh attention was called yesterday by the rain, 18 in Bayliss park. There are many people who would pass through that park aaily, 88 a shorter route into the Fourth ward. In rainy weather the walks are so muddy that the temptation is irresistible to diso- bey the rules of the park, and take to the grass. In this way the grass gets cut up, and damage is done. ‘i{hc walks shuu“ be high cnough, and should be so graded 88 to be reasonably dry. ——— Dr. J, T. Van Ness, physician and sur- geon, oftice room 3, Opera House block, will attend professional calls day or night. Residence corner Eighth ayenue and Fifteenth street. ——— Sunday Services. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. at the Presby- terian church by tho pastor. Strangers and others cordially invited. Services in the Cunfi:ugntiunnl church this morning, The v. Prof. D, D. De- Lang, late of Lebanon (Pa.) college, will preach the sermon, All are cordially in- wvited. No evening service. ‘There will be services at St. Paul's Episcopal church this morning at 10:45 o'clock, The evening service will be omitted. All young men are invited to attend the young mens meeting at Association hall this afternoen at 4 o'clock. Subject, “What part am [ to take in the conver- sion of the world.”’ Special attention will e shown to strangers. Morning preaching service at the Over- ton Mission church, between Fourth avenue and Seventeenth etreet, o'clock this morning. Sunday 8 o'clock this afternoon, and evening ser- 'flfil every night of the week. ——— ForSale Cheap—Lots near the bridge, to parties who will build at_once. Ad- dress or call on_J. R. Rice, No, 110 Main tareet, Council Blufis, HE SUNDAY BEE.|THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS, Republican Oancus Pass Off Quietly and the Delegates Selected. MORE ABOUT THE CHAUTAUQUA, The Meeting to Be Held To-Night and What Has Been Accom- plllhed—!}reet Cleaning Needed—Brief Itema. Republican Primaries. The caucuses in the varions wards passed off quietly last evening, the list of delegates having for the most part been previously prepared: First Ward—J. Cromer, chairman;V. L. Keller, secrelary; daelegates, R. C. Hubbard, L. Sherwood, J. Cromer, A. B. Howe, J. Sims, V. L. Keller, E. B. Gar- fl{:mr: central committeeman, E. B, Gar- ner. Second Ward—C. S. Hubbard, chair- 5 secre tary; dele- en 4, larl, Ed. , C. S, Hubbard, Spencer Smith, P. Wind. No committemen was ciosen. The delegates were instructed to cast tho full vote of the ward. Third ward—Captain D. B. Clark, chairman; H. P. Warren, secretary; del- egates, John Lindt, R. k. lmirnhnm E. K, Fonda, W. F. Sapp jr., L. k. Briden- stine; central committeeman, John Lindt, The delegates were instructed to vote for William Arnd for auditor, and to use all honorable meansin their power to secure his nomination, Fourth Ward—Hon, Joseph Lyman, chairman; J. W. Merrill, secretary; dele- gates, D. Dailey, 1. M. Treynor, Henry Lefferts, Walter I. Smith, Dr. Barstow, Frank Cook, C. Medlar; ward committeeman, A. T, Flickinger. g, Chautauqua Meeting. A meeting in the interest of the Chau- tauqua assemply will be held at Do- hany's Opera house this evening at 7:30. Revs. B. P. McMenomy, T. Mackay, G. W. Crofts, 8. A. Phelps, D. H. Cooley and W. H. M. Rees, of this city, and Rev. D. D, De Long, lately president of Leba- non Valley college. Ia, and Mr. Jop- lin, of Omaha, will unite 1n presenting its many excellences and 1mportance to the people of this vicimty. No sub- sciption papers or contribution boxes will be presented that evening. The. meoting is free to all and all are requested to come. The church choirs are invited to come to the stage. Each person will please bring his Gospel Iymn book. Questions have been frequently asked concerning the proposed location of the Chautauqua assembly, how the grounds were chosen, prices asked for same, amount needed, etc., all of which the public is entitled to know, as it is solic- ited to aid in its purchase and improve- ment for the assembly. After several weeks of search, the committee ap- pointed to look up grounda and receive l()rouonlionu reported that the land nown as the Garner property was con- sidered as possessing the most advan- tages with the least objectionable fea- tures. A proposition was made by owners of the property to let the assem- bly have 100 acres or less for the purpose of an _assembly at $200 per acre. In addition the owners of the property would subscribe £5,000 to the stock of the assembly. It was voted to secure that tract if suf- ficient money could be raised, a comittee of solicitation was appointed. There have been pledged to date by those directly interested in the grounds and those in the immediate vicinity about $7,500, and those a little more re- motely interested about $2,000 more, making over $0,000 already pledged for the location near the new Parker mills, There is also reasonable assurances of further pledges that will probably swell the amount to $10,000. J. E. HARkNESss, Cor. Sec. A Sensational Disappearance. Joseph Tayon, a laborer in the em- ploy of J. R. McPherson, the Pierce street gardener, disappeared Friday morning. He started out to work on a iece of new ground about a mile from Mr. McPherson's place, and has not been heard of since. An axe and spade were found at the place named with several blood stains upon them. A young man by the name of Ikloyd Smith, recently discharged by Mr, McPherson, was ar- rested Friday night, being suspected of knowing something about the matter, but was releasce last night, the evidence not being suflicient to warrant his being held. At present the foul play theory is not generally credited, although the dis- appearance 1s stranded 1n mystery, —_———— One thousand head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sale. = Will lxlve credit to reliable parties. Enquire of A. J41Greunamnycr. 623 Mynster st., tele- 211, e Police Court Business. Business at police court was rather light yesterday morning. George Rob- inson and Mike Smith were discharged after receiving some fatherly advice. John Langson, a Swedish blacksmith, was fined §8.10 for drunkenness. —— Personal Paragraphs. J. D. Haskell, of Modale, Neb., is at the Pacifie. Will Summers is again in the Bluffs, after an absence of several months. S. 8. Hays, representing a St. Louis tea house, was at the Pacitic yesterday. Mrs. 8. 8. Stevens and daughter Carrie have returned from their visit to Cali- fornia. Mrs. George Shoemaker has gone to Malvern for a week's wvisit to friends there, Mrs. Lu Hammer and Mrs, E. C. Ben- nett haye returned from the carnival at St. Louis, William ¥, Butler, of Red Oak, and Edward Mills, of Elliott, dined at the Pacific yesterday. Mrs. Dr. Green was reported as much better yesterday, and itis believed she will speedily recover. Mr. and Mrs. George Champ have re- turned from their European trip, which they enjoyed heartily, E. M, Ford, general passenger travel- ing agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, was at the Pacific yesterday. Frank Northrop, an old-time commer- cial tourist, representing a_ Chicago to- bacco house, was at the Pacific yester- day. J. A. Gorman has gone east for a short trip to visit his children, who have been with relatives at Rockford, Ill, and Janesville, Wis., since his wife's death, J. C. Mitchell left last evening for Marion, Ia., where his wite and daughter are visiting relauves, They will return during the early part of the vresent week. sl Fnde, Special Announcement, For ten days, commencing Monday, October 10, I will make a special redue- tion of 20 per cent on all frames made to order. Those desiring pictures framed should improve this opportunity, Ten days only. V. W. CHAPMAN, 107 Main street. e To the Ladie of Council Bluffs and viemnity: You are cordially invited to visit us at our annual fall opening to-morrow (Monday) even- ing and Tuesday, day and e\-eninfi, We will exhibit for your inspection the very latest ‘novelties i our various depart- _ THE ments and promise you real bargains. Thanking yol:l for ‘y"o favors and desir- ing your continued patronage, we are, very respectfully yours, H, FRIEDMAN ol e Freaks of the Camera. W. H. Gilder in New York World: One might nnturnll,{ supposc that no evidence that could be brought before a court of justice could equal in value that of an instantaneous photograph taken at the moment of commission of the act under investigation. Yet there are those (the writer among the number) who could not accept such evidence unless supported by other testimony. The rea- son for this lack of faith in the infalli- bility of the sun as an artist on the spot arises {rom convincing experience on more than one occasion. Though not yet arrived at the dignity of being an amateur ,iho(onrnphor,l have provided myself with an elaborate outfit and have practiced a good deal in order to have the means of sccuring bet- ter pictures of interesting places and people, when traveling in out-of-the-way portions of the globe, than I could get with a pencil only. Three times during the course of my practice in exposing and developing dry plates I have made negatives that startled me, for, if not supernatural, they at least bordered very closely upon the miraculous. Twice within the last month I have endeavored to photograph a handsome collie dog, the household pet of afriend whom 1 was visiting. In order to bring the dof; more con- spicuously in the ficld of vision I placed him upon a rustic seat on the lawn, and, when a restful moment on his part ar- rived, exposed the plate. On the ground- lags of the camera the scene was per- ect, the dog’s body reaching from one arm to the other of the bench, where he stood motionless during the exposure, which did not exceed half a second of time. On development [ had, indeed, a complete picture of the bench and the landscape, but no sign whatever of the dog, not even a haziness as 1f he might have moved during the exposure. The plate used was a No. 80 Cramer, size 5x8, with a Wales lens of most excellent quality. There were several people pres- ent at the time observing the operation or engaging the attention of the dog to keep him quiet. All could, with the clearest conscience, make legal aflidavit that they saw the dog on the bench all the time, and yet there is not the slight- est trace of him to be found on the plate. E\'err portion of the bench is distinctly visible, notwithstanding that the dog's body Intervened between it and the camera. While taking the plate-holder into the house to develop the picture I accidentally moved the side a little so that the very sensitive plate is much fogged, but I did not think it had been opened far encugh to allow the dog to escape entirely. Again, a few 8 later, I had absolutely the same experience in pholugruphin;: the very same dog on the same bench, ‘The bench was completely delineated, but the dog gave no evidence of having been present. During last winter, while at York fac- tory on Hudson Bay, my ho of the Hudson Bay company were interested in my camera and themselves readily to the scrutiny of my portrait lens. One Sunday, just before my departure for Fort Churchill, T at- tempted to photograph the pretty little daughter of the master of the factor: The child’s mother, a strict Scotch Pre: byterian, did not hesitate to express her disapproval of doing such work on the Sabbath. The father, however, pre- vailed upon the mother to give her con- sent, as I was going away the next day, and they were very anxious to avail themselves of a privilege so unusual in that part of the world to secure a por - trait of the little family idol. The child was posed, standing upon the seat of an old-fashioned, high-back chair, stufled and quilted and with black buttons to hide the stitches that dented the hair- cloth covering. Whenall was ready and the child stood motionless, leaning against the padded back of the chair, [ made the exposure and waited until night came to develop the plate, perfectly con- ent that [ had secured a good portrait ast. When the image came upon the plate, under the direction of the pyro- gallic developer, there was a perfect pic- ture of the chair, every button, and apoarently every hair of the covering being distinctly drawn, but no more sign of the child than if she had been made of thin air. 1 was greatly mystified, but the father was awe-stricken as well as disappointed by the result, and whis. pered in an impressive but husky voice: *“I'he good wife said no good would come of photographing on Sunday, and she was right. Tam glad it is only the pic- ture that is lost.”” I confess my total inability to acccunt for this singular phenomenon, but by 1t I am convinced that the testimony of the camera may well be a subject of doubt. If any of the re: f the World can explain this dematerialization of the dog and the child I will be most glad to be enhghteped upon tne subject. 1t may be, though, that the cause would be found a very simple one when discovered. I have a friend who also amuses himself with photography, but for a long time was lmlllerud with a ghost of the subject pio- tographed that mysteriously but regu- lnfiy appeared upon the plate when de- veloped. Sometimes it was near one corner of the picture and sometimes near another, but there it was invariably. Its presence was for a long time unaccount- able, but at last a thoughtful sitter sug- gested that there must be some local cause for it, either in the tube or the camera itself, and a careful search at lust revealed 1t. The wooden slide, to which the lens is attached, and which is reversed when the camera is packed for transportation, had at one time stuck in its place, and my friend inserted a screw- eye to assist in pulling it out. When the screw-eye was removed it left a minute hole in” the front of the camera, which admitted the hght and cast ashadowy image of the subject upon the plate, to be afterwards brought out in the devel- oping dish. When this hole was discov- ered alittle wooden plug from the end of a match put an end to the mystery and the ghost of the camera was laid, ——— How to Have Gooa Teeth, The Paris Figaro says that if you want your children to have pretty teeth you must begin with the second dentition to vress back with the yngerevery morning the teeth which have a tendency to press forward and to pull forward those which tend backward. As a wash, boil in a tumblerful of water a pinch of quassia wood with a pinch of pulverized cocno. 1t strengthens the gums and whitens the teeth without injuring the enamel which covers the bone.” Wash the mouth after each meal with 1 rm boiled water. ——— The number of nightmzres which Mr. Richard Mansiicla has bred in the contiding bosoms of the women who have been to see him as Dr. Jekyll ana Mr. Hyde is far greater than hé or anyone else will ever know. iyde's hideous personality has lurked in the dark corners of many a New York household since 1ts once peaceful- minded d aw him on the boards, His shaegy head, erooked ehoulders and cruel claws have haunted the pillows of many timid and delicate women, A costume for antumn walks and excur- sions in the country shows a plain full skirt of dark blue and brown plaid crossed with heavy lines of gold with a hair line of Floren- tine red close beside it, The skirt is pleated toa belt with most of the fulness at the back, 6 open jacket of the same has a Charles X. revers "collar, which is one that does not nmeet in front. Beneath the jacket is a vest of brown rep, braided in colors matehed to those of the plaid. ~ The collar and cuffs are similarly soutached. e .— A bee trec which contained 600 pounds of honey was recently discovered near Truckee, Cal. Three hundred pounds of sweet were obtained, the balance of the honey being aestroyed by an accidental . fire, eller: ) culuris s crank. WBREARER Attempt to Violate VANDERBILT'S ELDEST SONS, Murder as a I"rorejm---ulnhn Jacob Astor's Sick Wife—The Countess of Dalhousia—Clara Belle's Iamsr NEW York, Oct. 6.—|Correspondence of the Bre.|—~Well, some of the veriest swells are getting caught ai law breaking. Belles traveling thither from Europe are making a tremendous fuss over the searching of themselves and their trunks at the custom house. Formerly they could smuggle preity much as they pleased. This year it is all changed. It is impossible that a woman in the position of inspector, earning a small salary, un= able to hang diamonds 1 her ears or spread Russian sable on her back, should seé without envy the treasure of her richer sisters. The contents of a trunk recently vacked in Paris or London seems to unseat their reason. They are filled with all uncharitableness, The one panacea for the covetous gnawings of a jealous spirit is to find a weak spot in the worgeous armor of the voyageur,and, oh! how closely they look for it. So the fair smugglers are caught, as of course they deserve to be. But the inspectors do their duty in so aggressive and offensive a manner, that they are pronounced “‘just too awful” by every woman unfor- tunate enough to fall iuto their merciless hands, They literally take the clothes off one's back. A woman came off a French steamer. She had been seasick all the passage. She was timid and modest. A big bear of a feminine inspec- tor overhauled her trunks, turned things topsy turvy, unrolled every pair of stock- ings, uncorked bottles and ran hatpins into medicine phials, “What on earth do you expact to find 1n bottles?"’ nsked the exasper ated lady. “I have found diamonds before now,"” was the rejoiner. “Well, I am a reputable woman,'’ said the traveler; “I give you my word I have not a diamond excent those you see. have not a single contraband "article. am very nervous and ill. Be so good as to satisfy yourself without unrolling stockings or ‘prodding bottles. I cannot be delayed in this manner.” “You just come this way,"” said the official. She took my unhappy friend into a room and nearly stripped her. A draught blew through the examining apartments and the poor culprit stood in under gar- ment while the examiner felt of her cor- sets, pried into her bustle, dnd scrutinized every rag she wore. Only one dutiable thing was found and that'a few yards of linen in which a dress had been pinned. The voor traveler went home and to bed 80 111 that she is not yet out of danger. But who can blame te customs people? On this same steamér was a French woman who had three pairs of ear-rings which she desired to get through, and how do you suppose she did it? A man aboard had curled black. hair so thick and massive that the jewels were hooked n among his ambrosial locks, a curling ring laid over each, and successfully they vassed the Rubicon. But he was not ex- amined by a wowman, who would have toyed with his curly hair until she dis covered something, What has for months been a very quict rumor in a few ftnancial circles proves to be a fact. William Vanderbilt has resigned the Vanderbiltey to Cornelius Vanderbilt. These two “elder sons of William H. Vanderbilt were left in posses- sion of the bulk of the estate and the con- trol of the Vanderbilt rairoads. In a business transaction, which your corre- spondent saw in the original papers, a power of attorney was shown under which Cornelius has perpetual and irre- vocable control of tbe entire railroad properties. Willinm K. was by his father eft in equal interest, and it was the dead millionaire’s intention that they should divide the duties of management. But ounger man has decided to lead an asier life, and will hereafter have noth- ing to do with money-making. On the other hand, Cornelius Vanderbilt is am- bitious to become the Vanderbilt, and his now clear to do so. Willie, s his friends call him, has gone on a steam yachting tour around the world, and, as he has hired the Beaufort castle in Scotland, not for a season’s xtu,". but for five ars. He lately wrote that he was negotiating for a place in southern France. It is understood to be his plan h residences in half a dozen ctive regions, so that he can shift his family from country to country as their whims may dictate. He wili aim he rest of his life to enjoy himself o Cornelius Vanderbilt is therefore left the successor of his father and grand- father as the Vanderbilt. With Chauncey M. Depew as a lieutenant, he is actually the head of the railroad system which the family owns, and he is no whit behind his ancestors in strenuous effort to multiply the $80,000,000 which they gave to him. But he has a higher ambition, and it is to be a philanthropist. Within a week a medical college and hospital, endowed by his father, has opened an annex at a cost to Cornelius of $1,000,000; the Rail- road Men's building, a sort of club house for his employes, has been maugurated at an outlay of $100,000; he has given l-l\t);l,ulm to build a new cancer hospital, an IS SMALLER BENEFACTIONS have included a goodly gift to the Church of the Strangers, which the Commodore originally bought for the Rev. Dr. Deems. He is a man of virite intellect, decidedly rehigious, and looks so much like a Van- derbilt that, twenty years hence, he will robably be able to sit for a portrait of his father. He does not livain the famous brown stone square of mansions occu- pied by the widow and her two married daughters, but in a much handsomer and more ornate house a httle further up Fifth averfue. This is regarded as the finest residence in Amgrica, Said a frien “‘Cornelius is not only bound to be ‘Mr. Vanderbiit’ distinetively, but he means to conquer popularity in spite of his wealth.” s While such luxuries of living, and of benefaction, come into view, 1 have stumbled on a curious attempt to make a business of murder. Suicide and not homicide was contemplated, however, and the man had no idea of being a criminal. A Wisconsin friend sent to me a printed circular in which the means of killing one's selt comfortably and quickly was offered at $10. The singu- lar operator said that he believed in sui- cide as a sur of sorrow, and that he had long deplored the cruel, painful methods commonly employed. Drown- ing, shooting, stabbing and most poisons were denounced by him as barbarous expedients, He was a chemist, he said, and he had made a _study of the subjec: of suicide, He could guarantee that his customers would, if they desired, take their own lives without a shadow of un- certuinty or a single twinge of suffering. This knowledge he was willing to mail confidentially” on receipt of _#10. By the md ot the New York ostal officials and the detective police, rhnvu learned that the sender of the cir- He isa tormer drug . (b SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 0. {S$fTWELYE PAGES. clerk, now living at 20 West Ninety-first street, named Ernost Van Orden. Ho is not erazy, and _until lately he was em- vloyed in a pharmacy, where his skill and reliability was not questioned._He I something of & scientist, too, and Pro- lessor Ogden Doremus says that he has considerable attainments as a chemist. T'hie police do not feel that they have suf- ficient evidence on which to act, but the ostmaster will not deliver his mail any onger, and so readers who would like to test his discovery are without hope. 'The belief is that an ‘instantly DEADLY POISON 18 what Van Orden recommends, Two magniticent big black horses prancing in front of a carriage in the polisned panels of which the pedestrians saw themselves as in a looking glass. A driver and a footman seated high and stift in front, with no speck of dust on their blue and drab livery. The equipage was all that fashion prescribed for mil- lionaires to ride in, It rolled down Fifth avenue, which was suitable enough, it turned eastward at Fourteenth streot, which indicated some particular errand in an unaccustomed part of the city; and then 1t rumbled through a number of thoroughfires in a great tenement house rezion, until it stopped at the portal of Ludlow street jail. An old woman and a young one emerged from the vehicle, whose doors and curtaine _ had been closed during the ride. Were they on an errand of charity? No. The; were themselves pitia- bly in need of what nobody could give to them—lost happiness. They were the wife and daughter of Jake Sharp, the convicted briber. Awful punishment has fallen upon the Sharps, no matter whether the old corruptionist goes to Sing Sing or not. *‘Well,” I'remarked to a mutual ac- quaintancd, “those servants show a good spirit in sticking to the service of the disgraced family. Some lackeys would have deserted them as soon as'the disas- ter fell, “Don’t waste your admiration,” was the reply. “Every servant connected with the Sharp household is getting ex- actly double wages. Faithful? Not much, Every one would have quit, but Mrs. Sharp kept them by doubling their pay. She wi neither the fret nor appearance of a break up of the retinue."" The wife of the present, John Jacob Astor, has been brought home from Newport very il of gastric fever, which means that lier stomach is out of order. “Aha," cries the cynie, ‘‘she 1s paying the pnnnlti of hugh living.” Nothing of the sort, Mrs. Astor has for the last ten ears, for a fact known to me, and much onger according to her old friends, lived moderately on plain nutritious food and drank very little wine. Her establish- ment has had a skilled French cook, at $7,000 a year, to set out with the most elab- orate and intricate of viands; but for Mrs. Astor’s own eating especial dishes have usually been prepared by a negress —a typical old aunty trom Maryland, It has, for a long time, been this woman's sole work to cook simple American things, from the fried chicken of her nati ate to the apple dumplings of Vermont. 1don't meun to say that Mrs, Astor’s indigestion is not a result of bad diet; but the bulk of the food has_been such as the farmers’ wives of the United Statet live on, and not the costly con- coctions of French chets for million- aireism. On the Fifth avenue promenade I saw an elegant and very handsome woman, She wore a costume of PALE GRAY SILK, with draperies of Irish lace, and on her head was a_bonnet of gold-colored tulle, trimmed with white tulle and Irish lace to correspond. It was a rich but simple and becoming toilet. This was the Countess of Dalhousie, our newest aristo- crat from Britain. She was walking the hundred feet or so from a store to a car- riage. Along came a common looking sort of a swell Enghshman, on whom no- body thought of turning their eyes from the pretty woman. That was the Duke of Marlborough, whom we have been abus- ing or coddling, as fancy took us, for his notorious r abroad. What struck me as interesting in the momentary en- counter was the recognition between the two titled persons. The dukeseemed in- clined to stop and warmly greet the countess, but she barely inclined her proud head in an incipient bow, without a glimpse of & smile, and coldly passed away. It was substantially a cut direct, Winter before last it was the swell thing for the fine ladies of a certain so- clety s 10 make up parties to go to Beefsteak John's, There they sat around the old stove with chunks of steak on slices of bread end drank ale out of bat- tered pewter mugs. Last winter it was ‘slumming, s they called visiting the dives of New York. ~ But those places got so decent under Mayor Hewitt that there was no fun in them after awkile. During the summer, at such times ns tho ladies got into town, they had a mild sort of an outing on top of the new Fifth avenue stages, This fall the fad of these folks is to go to the fortune tellers, I'hey make up part and visit half a dozen of an evening. A girl told me she bad heard from fate by cards, palmistry, by spiritual mediumship, by astrology, and by ateacup. She thought the revelations of the tea were the most wonderful. The woman told her she was engaged in something s secret as the but v ing. od, “Why, it is too good to keep to myself,"’ rattlea Miss Bonton. *‘How the woman found it out I can’t say. You know 1'm engaged to Archie Vivant, and there are queer stories in our set about Archie. It oceurred to me that [ might as well get better acquainted with the gentleman be- fore I went any further. So [ just wrote him a letter, and told him I was a young married woman who had fallen desper. ately in love with him, and desired above all things to meet him. If he would promise never to try to sce my face, but would allow me to wear a thick veil, [ would make an appointment with him. Oh! the scheme suited him. He wrote directlv. He met me the same evening. I've been out riding with him repeatedly and even SUPPED AT A HOTEL out on the Central avenue. How he did beg to see my face. Well, it's awful fun und Archie to keep it up wears a mask now. When I jumped into the carriage, the other night, he fairly startled me, for he had on a crimson domino, and said if 1 hid wy face so would he. “When was this®” asked I. ight before last.’” This struck me as strange, as Archie had sat in front ot me that evening at the theatre, 1 went next day to Bob, the friend of Archie, and 1 sud to him: bosom | HARKNESS BROTHERS, - Fall Goods, NEW GOODS, BEAUTIFUL GOODS, GOOD VALUE and CHEAP. CALL and SEE THEM We havenow in stock our new purchases in Silks, Dress Goods, Underr wear, Flannels, Domestics, etc., etc. Headquarters for CARPETS And OIL CLOTHS We have the largest selection and finest patterns of carpets in the city or the west. They comprise Axminster, Moquettes, Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels, Three-ply Ingrain, Matting, Rugs, Etc., Ete. We shall be pleased to meet and showour customers these new and choice fabrics. Do not forget the place. HARKNESS BROS,, 401 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. “‘What 1s this I hear of Archie riding out with a veiled lady?”’ *‘(zood mercy, " said he, ‘‘you don’t say that's got out? It's some foolish romantic girl. She's young and awful nice,though none of us have seen her face.” *None of you,” 1 exclaimed. “Why, yes; you see she's gone on Archie, but Archie hus passed her around. She is all tied up ina vell and lace things. So Archie got a mask, and she thought that was very interesting and all the jollier. Soit1s the expart for every fellow in the club who is Archie’s _size to wear that mask, and go_riding with that irl, Oh, it's a great kidding we're giv- ing her.” I wrote to Addie next morning. [ don't think she will mention this little enterprise to Archie after they are mar- ried, and the boys of the club are sorry that the veiled lady has disappeared. CrLARA BeLLe, e A woman in Dalton, Ga., has a breast- pin containing a lock’ of hair which is smid to have been cut from the head of George Washington. The pin is oval m shape, of old yellow gold, and within & circle of diamonds is the lock of hair, The *'Passion” play at Oberammergan will not be performed till 1800: but duri the last month the villagers have been gl a series of dramatic representations in theater, and the prince regent of Bavaria came from his hunting-lodge in the vicinity tosee the performance of Muller's drama, “Emperor Otto, the Great, and His House,” in which the part of the emperor was taken by the carver Mayer, the Christ of the *‘I’as- slon" piay. . The costames and acenos, all of which were much admired, vainted in the village. e A good farmer I8 better than a poor doc- tor, and a good horseshoer is better than a were made and Vacant TLots, Lands, City Residences and Farms. Acre property in western part of city Al sclling cheap. R. P. OFFICER, Real Estate & Insurance AEOI“, Room b, over Ofticer & Pusey's Bank, Couno Blufts, OFFIL'I'I;: & P UsE"Y. BANKERS 500 Broadway, Council Bluils,Towa. Established 1567, EST BY TELEPHONE ! SPECIAL NOTICES. OTICHE. Special aavertisements, such s Lost, Foand foLoan, For 8ale, To Rent, W ants, Boarding, icingorted in thiy column at the low 'EN CENTS PER LINE for the first inser- fonand 1ive ‘ents Fer Linefo. each subsequent insertion, Leave advertisements at our office No. 12 Pearl street, near Broadwuy, Council Blufls. WANTS. F0 EXCHANGE—For Council Bluffs or Omaha property, a retail stock of boots and shoes, amount £4,000, Cull at store No. 6% liroadwny ddress' R, Martin, Cof Bl wo unfurnishod roor Some weeks ago, between No. 11 Pearl and sSeventh avenue, & book, “Vade Mecum ot Nature.” Finder pieaso leave it at No. 11 Pear st, and be suitavly rewarded. w ,2) A ncres of ash trees in thrifty growing condition, Prico 81,600. Terms ensy.” Address Churlos H. Wilson, Oxford, Neb, INT—Four furnished room & huif blocks from dummy Quire at 5 Main st. i’rfm-r )—A competont aining room gir at Mrs, Woirich 112 Fourth st. (01 SALI—N roperty cornor 8th st Fino &-room house, two lots, the corner one vacant. Uity water and Gewerage, £00d birn, carringe house, ote. A bargain if taken soon. ' Apply on preinise or at No, 14 Poarl st, Council Bluffs. 8, T, French, TJ(OR SAL m very chieap, 62-in an HRENT-An one and cpot. In- hund_Columbia bioyele , nt Beo office. io Tiouas very comvenient, withi hlocks dummy depot. [nquire of W, H. Wure, over Savings bank, Council Bluffs. 100,000 to loan on roul estate and chuitcls by .. Day, 80 Poarl st B ULLDING lots and woro propurty for suloby FJ. 1 Peurl st. NTFD A gl wenoral Small twmly, handy kitchen, J 'O SALE OR TRAT v Conncil Bluffe sroperty 40,000 ncres of Towa nd Ne- hnuh Tand, 'R Rice, 110 Main St. Counell luffa. IV o FINE MILLINERY. New Fall Styles Open. 1514 Douglas §t. OMAIH A, Neb, A. H. Hello, Central! Give me the Council Biuff: Carpet Co, No. 408 W. Broadway. 0.0 *phone. Can’t; sixteen ahead waiting for their A. H. What's the matter? Anybody killed there? C, O. No. Three woman fainted in the crush-A w- ful crowd getting their fall carpets. everybody says. A.H. Guess I'll go dowu and not wait for the phone. Big bargains C. O. Better do thatif you want to reach them . |teday. NXIOUS HUSBAND,