Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1890, Page 6

THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE. 12 PEARL STREET. Tellvered by carrier in any part of the City, B W.TILTON s MAN AGER TELEPHONES: PUeInEss Orrice NiGnt Evito MINOR MENTION. N. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Thatcher coal, 114 Main street. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl Hus wken five premiums—Angelina flour. Try a sack. James Casey was yesterday sent to Jail for ten days for beating his board bill, Kate Crary will lecture st the Congrega- tional church Friday evening on *‘The Brit- ish Isles.” ity Auditor Hammer yesterday * 1ssued #0,500 in certificates to Messrs. Wickham, Besley and Miller for intersection sewer work. Ider W. W. Blar of Lamoni preach at the Latter Day Saints’ church, Pierce strect near Glen avenue, at 7:4 evening this week Judge Aylesworth has heard argument on a motion for u new trial in the Meschendort and Fearon vs Neal et al case, and has taken the same urider advisoment. The firemen complain that several parties drove over the hose ap yesterday morning's fire. It is some time since any fines were inflicted for this offense, and it 18 ovident that such action in a few cases at the present time would prove beneticial. The following jurors have been drawn for the next term of the superior court, com- mencing Fevruary 7: M. Keating, Josish Dauforth, L. B, Williams, N. E. Uyson, M. A. Moore, Jonn Mulqueon, George Dalton, G Jacobs and W. I, Aylesworth. William Lund, a farmer residing in the Plumer settlement, while en route to this city Monday afternoon lost a pocketbook. It contained a First fonal bank certifi- cate of deposit for §762, a note for 835 and two money orders for §25 each; also several dollars in money. He reported it to the chief of police, to whom the fluder can return the lost package. Hattic Arthur was arrested by Con- stable Covult on a warrant sworn out by Emma Woodward, charging her with keep- ing a house of 1ll-fame at No. 11206 gBroad- sway. She was taken before Justice Bar nett, who released her on her own recog- nizance to appear for trial tomorrow. Shoe snid she was the mother of six ctiildren, and denled the charge made against her, Some time ago a darkey named Johnson, in the employ of Ed. Burke, was arrested for the larceny of some laundry work from a Cascade ‘laundry wagon. He asserted his innocence, claiming he secured the goods from a colored man named Jack Woodin. The latter was placed under arrest, but n heariug in the case was postponed. Justice Sehurz heard finally the testimony, resulting in the dir arge of Johnson, and Woodin re- ceiving a jail sentence of thirty days. Some of the alleys in the business portion of the city have been allowed to remain in a disgustingly filthy condition for 8o long that the adjoining broperty ownors have de- cided that forbearance has ceased to be a virtue. The result is that the alley south of Broadway, vetween Main and Pearl streets, is placarded at_either end witn large cards inscribed: “Committee on streets and al- leys, Lacy, Everett, Weaver.” That alley will'be cleaned up 'before many moons. TLe city council held a short adjourned meeting yesterday afternoon for the pur- pose of pussing the ordinance establishing the grade of Lincoln avenue. As there wero seVeral objectors to the grade as fixed by the ordinance, it was deemed best to let the matter go over until the next meeting, which will be held next Mounday evening. Mrs. Amy appeared before the council with reference to the desired reduction of her a sment. ‘The council bad promised to take some action in the matter whenever all the aldermen were present, and as Alders man Bellinger was absent, they refusea to consider jt. After transacting a little busi- ness of minor importance, council ad- journed. will on each LR G \ew. Handsome New Goods The Council Bluffs Carpet companv antiei "~ patea very heavy trade this season, and ave propared for it. Heavy consignments of new goods were rcceived yesterday, among them some very handsome novelti notably a new Chinese muslin for curtains handsomely ornamented and equal to silk in texture and finish. Also new turcomens, derbys, chenilles and valours in heavy £00ds ana Brussels, tambours, Swiss and Nottingbams in laces. Tho new styles of carpets ure very handsome, LA City Steam Laundry. 84 Main. Tel, 134, — The Guards’ Bazaar. Last evening witnessed the opening of the bazaar to be held by the Dodge Light Guards this week at the armory in the Ma- sonic temple. ‘I'he principal feature of the evening was the minstrel performance given by memters of the company, assisted by Dalby’s orchestra. Consideriug the fact that all of those who took part were uma- teurs, and many of them had never before appeared on the stago, the performance was highly creditabl nd it horoughly en- joyed by the large sudience present. The Kugs were new and were received with firenl appluuse. The s0l0s were well ron- ered, and encores were quite numerous. The the quartette mignt have heen much better, the sing- ers failling to do themseives justico, This was probably owing to insuficiént re- hearsais, which was apparent all through the performance. The banjo and guitar duet by Keating and Michener was vocifer- ously éncored, as was the string quartotte, consisting of Michenor, Patterson, Koating oand Ross, Their selections captured the audience, and were the most enjoyed of any- thing on the programme. The performance closed with an afterpiece entitled *‘The Crazy Tragedian,”” by Huff, Johnson and Bennett. “All in all, the performance was a surprise to those who atiended, and was equal to that afforded by some of the pro- fessional troupes which have played here at regular prices. t will be repeated this evening with a fow changes, and Tommy Keating, the boy phenomenon, will appear iu song and dance. At the close of the programme the hall was cleared and the remainder of the evening de- voted to dancing. The booths, which were numerous and very tastily uarranged, were well patronized. There are sovi articles 10 be disposed of to popular purties, among them & cane for the most popular candidate for city marshal, which will be quite a bone of contention, ‘I'he bazaar starts out in a most promising manner, and the boys will undoubtedly clear enough to take them on tna{r western summer jaunt in splendid style, R ea— The Council Bluffs lnsurance companys' average annual income since organization has been $120,000.00. Disbursewents since organization for losses and other ex- peunditures now exceeds $1,000,000.00. Risks written since organization, $42,770,545.00 Every property owner should patronize this howe institution, and in that way encourage and build up our city. J. B, Allen is the city ‘E"" of this company, and a more honor- able, reliable and “trustworthy man can not found. Tne directors of the company are Hon. W, F. Sapp, E. L, Shugart, F, M. Gault, John Renners, M, C. Brawerd aod J, Q. Anderson, e J. G, Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway. singing of -~ Lawson Talks Back. Mr. Lawson of the school board is not in~ clined to submit in silence to the intimations and Jnsinuations which he deems directed at huw o, various interviews concerning the school board wrangle. He sad: “When the public understand the facts I am willing 10 leuve the matter to the good sense of the people. These gentlemen seem to think 1 have something to deny or defend. My course on the board has been au open book, and 1 am willing to stand on the record. I have nothing to retract or rescind, If there is 80 thing W be churged ageiust me, why don't they come out squarely ana say what it 18, avd not indulge in insinuaticnsi” Mr. Lawson then proceeded to give the interviewer his history of the squabble in regard to the treasurership; **Senator Grone- weg aud Mr. Schoeutgen have bota THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WHEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, made public their versions. I want the public to understand the former course of these gontlemen. Mr. Schoent- gen has repoatedly said to me that when Senator Groneweg was treasurer of the school board the use of the money belonging to the board was worth thousands of dollars. Mr. Schoentgen wanted me to vote for a man for treasurer whom they named, be causo they could again nave the use of the balance on hand. Mr. Schoentgen said this was his mission on the board. told him it should be for the interesta of education, at which he scoffed. I further stated that Mr. Peregoy had made & good treasurer, having kept all the funds in the bank, and I con- sidered it much better for the money to be kept that way, where it would always be available. Heo said if he would keep the mouey in some other bank, or use it in his business he woull not objoct o much. Ho objected to the bank in which the funde wero doposited, and it became evident to me what was the real motive of Mr. Schoentwen aud his partner. He did not in- troduce the resolution to have the money de posited for the benefit of the county until after he knew that Mr. Keller would be de- feated for treasurer. Mr, Keller is recos nized as & worthy man, and the only obje tion to him was the fear that he would be influonced by these men. As to the question of depositing this money so that the district would get the benefit of the interest, wo were all very anxious to do it, and that question was discussed in the board, and the decision of an attorney secured long before Mr. Schoentgen's resolution. Mr, Stewart, as aif attorney, declared that it could not be done legally, and_ relying lurgely on his opinion the board decided. I can't see how Mr. Groneweg can construe it that politics has anything to do with this woney question. I for one will vote at any time to deposit the money in that way, if we have the legal right.” “‘But what about the matter of teacherst” +Oh, as to that, [ am quite confluent that overy teacher now employed in our schools is American born, unls it would be some of the four now employed in the high school, who, [ am told, are all Germans, and came here from abroad, being selected and recom- mended by Mr. Schooutgen, chairman of the committee on teachers. Now as to tno schoois being crowded with Irish Catholic teachers, the following is a list, which U be- lieve to be correct, of the nationality of the teachers now employed 1n our school mans, thirty-fou! Americans, twen Irish Cutholics, eleven; Canadian, one lish, one. As to the religious beliefs of the teachers I Know noth- ing, neither would it change my de- sires for or against them, if I did. I do not know that every Irish teacher upon our payroll was recommended ana voted for by Mr. Schoentgen, except Miss Delia O'Rourke, and of her nationality I know nothing. She is the adopted daughter of an Irish family. She is not a graduate of the Sisters’ school, asstated by Mr. Schoentgen, but of the Western lowa college. Sheis well qualified and experienced. Mr. Schoent- gen stated that he knew nothing of the qual- ifications of Miss Kate Morris. This is strange, for she has filled a positi schools for a year, and Mr, voted for her olection. As to the statement that Mr. Stewart would resign should I be re-elected the people need uot fear this re- sult, for Mrs. Stewart was a candidate for a position as teacher before Mr, Stewart came on the board, and was not elected, 1 was in- formed that Mr, Stewart was much offended, and stated that he would be a candidate for membership himself. He was, and was elected, and immediately secured the de- sired position for his wife, It seems to me that he will not hasten under such circum- stances to resign from the board.” p The popular wall paper and decorative establishment of P. Miller has been re- opened with Mr. Miller as manager. The entire stock has been purchased by Jacob L. Jensen, and largely increased by the addi tion of all the latest styles and designs by the best manufacturers. Tha old establish- ment is ready for business again, & fact the public will note with interest. bt The water runs when Bixby plumbs. el o S What the Exchange Wants. The Councii Bluffs real estate exchtuge has become a large and active orgamzation and wants about everything that is neces- sary to build up the commercial and mater- | ial interests of this western Iowa metropo- lis. 1t wanted the co-operation of the west- ern fowa brauch of the Farmers' alliance in the effort to secure the next annual meeting of the National Farmers' congress, and at the meeting yesterday took a very long step towards getting it, when Mr, E. P. Powers of Neola, secretary of the Pottawattamie county Farmers' alliance, appeared and stated that his organization had instructed him to officially notify the exchauge that the association would co-operate and use all its influence 1n the effort to secure the meeting. ‘The board of trade wants the interstato commerce law repealed, and at the last ses. sion of the board passed a resolution in- structing our delezates to congress to work for the repeal of the law, This resolution was presented to the real estate exchange and concurred in and the secretary in- structed to send a copy to Congressman Reed and the entire lowa delegation in Washington, and assure them that it was the desire of the business men of Council Bluffs 1o have the law repealed. L. A. Casper was elected as a member of the exchange. ———— The Ross Investment and T'rust company. - Towa lump coal, spot Council Bluffs Fiel Co. ‘Travelers, Hotel Jameson 1s first~class. $3.50 per ton, el Full line of imported and domestic cigars, Kelley & Younkerman, . —————— We want you to list your rental property with us and we will secure you good, re liable tenants. Rents collected and special attention given o care of property. E. H. Stm;ufu&.co.. Broadway and Malin st., up stairs. —_— 3 The Manhattan sporting headq'rs 413 B-way. it s i) Personal Paragraphs. Mr, D. Hanchett, father of Dr. A. P. Hanchett, is here ou a brief visit, 2 en route to Dakota to look after some property interests there. A. L. Smith of the Wabash freight office is confined to his room by illness, Dr. Gillette, superintendent of the Chau- tauqua assembly session of last year, was in the. city yesterday and met with the execu- tive committee, in consultation as to the pro- gramme for this year, He laft on the even- ing train for De Funiak, Fla., where he is interested in Chautauqua work, Colonel Wells Cook leaves this morning for Colfax, where he hopes to recover from an aggravated attack of “‘the grip.”” Rev. B. P. McMenamy returned yesterday morning from Colfax Springs, where he has beon for some time. His health 18 groatly irproved by his trip, Bartram Zevely leaves today for Des Moines, Elmer and E. L. Geise of Logan are visit- ing in the Bluffs. Hon. J. M. Palmer and wife left yesterday morning for Lattlo Rock, Ark, Miss Della Dohany has gone to New Or- leans for a short visit, County Auditor Hendricks and Superin- tendent Graham left last evening for Des Moines, where they will attend a state meet- ing of county boards. They were joined at Avoca by Supervisor Osler, Miss Annie Hund of Burlington has re- ed o the Bluff: Go to Dempsey Bros. for fine confection- ery, Boston chips, butter cups, etc., 105 Main, —— Dr. H. 8, West, deutal surgery, No, 12 Pearl street, over Tue BEe offlc R Fullline of homeopathic medicines at Ellis' e —— 85, M. Williamson sells the Standard and Domestic sewing machives, 1006 Main st. T An Old Land Mark Gone. One of the oldaest buildings in the oity was destroyed by fire yesterday. The old structure was located at 620 Broadway,'ad- joining the Hotel Danmark, and oceupied as an adjunct to that bostelry, The fire caught 1n the roof and before it was extinguished but littie of ghe building except the frame was loft standing. The force of the water ripped the shingles and weather-boardin, from their ancient moorings aad scatte the debris in a lively manner. The property is owned by W. F. Sapp, Jr., and ho is ex- pected to build o fine structure on the site durine the vear, The old building has some history interest, ason that within its ancient walls nio Kellogg-Bachert first saw the ed her happy childhood as a y-cheeked girl, unknown o the all over the world that have since boen enraptured by hor arvelous voiced powers, Elegant sugar shukes at E. Burhorn's, - A good girl can secure a good situation to do general housework by calling on Mrs, P, M. Pryor, 616 Biuft st, M, it 08 C. . steamdye works, 1013 Broadway - A Farmer's Grievance, The Mueller Music company some time ago sold an organ to a Nebraska farmer, who paid part in cash and gave a note for the remainder. Recently the farmer wrote for an extension and closed his letter thus: Thege is neyer a rose without its thorn, Our joys have all their stings; But the trouble this year with Nebraska corn 18 the beggarly price it brings. The crop was all right, the season just hit, The was snply immense; But w is tho use of us raising it, When it fetches but fourteen cents? —~— S. B. Wadsworth & Co., 207 Pearl street, loan money for Lombard Inv. Co. Prdra Ao The handsomest and cleanest r Ket, beat meats and lowest prices at J. M. canlan’s, ity The Leaders of fine watches and jewelry In the city, and thie place to buy the best goods at the lowest vrices is the establishment without rivals, the most reliable firm of % B, JacquEMiN & Co. - $ Officera of the Uniform Rank. At the meoting of Bluffs division, No. 87, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, held last night, the following officers were chosen: Captain, J. M. Secanlan; first lieutenant, C. A. Tibbets: second licuteaant, Chulmer Lyons; recorder, F. W. Rizenhoff; treasurer, L. Kost. ———— Save S0 per cent on tombstones and monu- ments. Design sheet una price hst froe. L. Kelley, 208 Broadway, Council Bluffs, i e Desirable dwellings for rent at reduced prices by K. H. Sheafe & Co., rental agents, Broadway and Main st., up stairs, - Drs. Woodbury have removed their denta oftice to 101 Pearl stroet, up stairs, s S A Baker's Pare Coa Liver Oil (Known over 40 years) Also Baker's Emulsion for throat and lug troubles. All druggists. — LUCK FOR JUACK TAR. A Saillor in the Navy Falls Heir to a Large Fortune. Probably no enlistea man in the Uuited States navy is so well known as plain John Brown, who, to-day holds the position of coxswain aboard the training ship New Humpshire, stationed here, writes o Newport correspondent. His enlistment record shows his age as thirty-nine. For thirteen consecutive rs he followed the fortunes of Ad- miral Stephen B. Luce, and since the admiral’s vetirement from active ser- vice he has been at the training station at Newport. Brown was born of wealthy parents at Rio de eiro, and early had an inolination to follow the sen. He ran away from a comfortable home, arriving in the United States at the age of seventeen. He worked his way to New Bedford, where he roughed it for several years, and ultimately found his way into the navy. Always a sober, steady man, he pushed ahead, and today holds the confidence of Ad- miral Luce to a remarkable degree. Ior twenty-two long years Brown has held hardly any communication with his relatives, and the news that he is now heir to a large fortune takes bim completely by surprise. One sister and brother are still alive, and owing to their efforts his present location was discovered after a long search. Inan interview last night Brown very mod- estly declined to make a very long statement, as he wished to avoid any notoriety, saying he hoped to make good use of his fortune. He said his firnndlmher, father and uncle, were all ead, and itseemed each had generously remembered him, with his brother and sister, so that each inherited $140,000, and that after a long search they had discovered him at Newport, and all was straight for him to come at once into possession of the fortune, which, with the interest, will make him a very rich man, He intends to apply for an im- mediate discharge from the service, but has not made up his mind as to his fu- ture home. Brown is single, and lives in comfort- able apartmerts on Warton avenue, where his shipmates are calling with hearty congratulations. At the train- ing station his condnct as a petty of- ficer in charge of the launch running between the station and the shore has given groat satisfaction, and his always courteous demeanor has made him a fa- vorite with all hands, from command- ant down to the apprentice boy, all of whom rejoice at his good fortune, which seems stranger thun fiction. R No need to take those big cathartic pills: one of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Pillets is quite sufficient and more agreeable, e L A WRONG TO OUR GIRLS. The Cold-Blooded Wuy in Which Their Charms Are Net Korth, One of the most discouraging social tendencies of the time is that in the direction of mercenary marriages, and one of the most shocking and brutal abuses of type and paper is the fippant and cold-blooded way in which certain newspapers of wide circulation and corresponding influence place the young girls who, from time to time, appear in society upon thoe block and rattle off their personal and material advantages with the glibness of the auctioneer, says the Dotroit Free Press, In no other city is this lamentable class of imported snobbery so prevalent and so offensive as in Washington, which is infested with a class of correspondents who respect nothing in their hungry search for news. Every girl who makes her social debut at the capital is duly catalogued by these reporters, and her beauty, her wit, her breeding—most important of all, her fortune—spread before the pub- lic, accompanied by a portrait, if by any means, fair or foul, a photograph can bo obtained, The vulgar coarseness of some, of these wnewspaper articles is enough to make the b{ood boil, and if they do not bring the blush of anger to the cheeks of those at whom they are directed it will only prove thut public- ity has already had the hardening ef- fect which is its inevitable result. * If these debutantes of today, the so- cial leaders of the year 1900 ‘and the wothers of the debutantes of 1910, are educated down to the standard of snob- bery which McAllister and the Tuxedo circles sot—if they are taught that re- eponsibility, thought, development and growth in serious things are for the common people—while wealth may pur- chase plenary indulgence for the neg- lect of all the duties for the doing of which God created Eve—then heaven :mlp the society of the twentieth cen- ury. R — ‘Sawples of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervioe at Kubn & Co.’s, 15th aud Douglas, cures Jbeadache, nervousuess, sleeplessuess, neu- Talgia, fits, eto, SOUTH OMAHA“DAILY EVENTS. Talks About Annexation With Several Leading Oltizens. SOME FOR, OTHERS AGAINST IT. o Alpha Lodge Will Give a Valentine Eocial—A Family Quarrel In tho Police Court—COity Noiea and Fersonals. here are objections to annexation and features in its favor,” said F. J. Persons, president of South Omaba's school board, ‘‘but the benefits to be gained by the move, I think, would offset its disadvantages. It South Omaba was a part of Omaha the big- Rer and more influential-city would, 1 think, locate her manufacturing institutions along the railroad tracks that run through our city. I know there would bo plenty of eastern capital invested in South Omaha if we could only conyinco the money lenders and jnvestment scekers that within our midst there is ample security. Omaha property can secure loans rendily while South Omaha property often goes begging. There is not the same feeling of security in our stability, The main objection to annex- ation, and & good one, 1 think, 18 the fear that wo would not got as much in the way of public improvements,but as 1 said before, the benefits would offset the disadvantages.’” County Commissioner Peter Corrigan owns considerable property in South Omaha, He asked about annexation and declared bimself heartily in favor of it. *‘Ihe main objection seems to be the fear of increased taxation,” said Mr, Corrigan, ‘butl fail to sec any difference between a high valuation and a low levy and a high levy and a low valuation. That's the difference between Omaha and South Omaha and under a con- solidated government it would be equalized, Then we South Omaha taxpayers would save the expeuse of a separate city govern- ment and be beuefited in various other ways, especially by Omaba's better finan- cial standing,” “‘I have looked the matter over thoroughly and fairly.” said C. M, Hunt, assistant cash- ier of the Nebraska Suvings bank, “and 1 am of the opwion that South Omaha’s inter- ests would be best subseryed by maintaining a separate muunicipal government. Iam op- Posed 1o it for the present at least and I think the majority of the people of South Omaha agree with m Idou’t think the proposition will carry if submitted to a vote.” Social on Valentine Night. A merry evening is promised at Masonic hall on Friday night on the occasion of the vajentine social to be given by the ladies of Alpha lodwe, Daughters of Rebekah. Each lady will bring a lunch basket with her card 1n it and will lunch with the gentleman who buys her basket. D. F. Bayliss will deliver the opening address. Following are the managers of the affair: Reception—Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gorman and Mr. and Mrs, Witllam A. Anderson. To Receive Baskets—Mr. and Mrs. James and Mrs, H. Heyman. Basket Actioneors—Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Postmuster, Claud L. Talbot. Mail Deliverers—Messrs. Robert J. Pier- son and E. J. Daviel. Music Committee—Messrs. John J. Gor- man and David Anderson. The names of all ladies drawn from the baskets will bo reported to Messrs, David Anderson and Andrew H. Miller., Claud L. Talbot yoo. Wi-Glynu; assistant, Mrs. Just a Kamily Quarrel. Frank McAleer and his wife live in the section of South Omaha religiously or wrrav- erently termed “‘Prohibition Hill.” McAleer is a butcher in the amploy of the Omaha packiug company and his wife has been en- deavoring, she thinks, to swell, the family troasury by keeping boarders, McAleer was of the opinion that he could provide all the necessarios of the family larder without the weekly stipend paid forbed and board. On this point he and hia wife could notagree. Spe had him arrested on a charge of disturb- ing the peace, the occasion being one of their family tilts over the boarding house question. McAleer was released on his own recog- mizance to appear for trial on Friday morn- 1ng. City Notes and Personats. The Richart building on N streot will be replaced by a better structure. Eunon Sharron, accused of disorderly conduct at tho Harris household, was di charged yesterduy morning. His wife will bo arresied und an effort made to convict ber. Ira Miller of Genesea, TiL, is visiting J, D. Jones. J. M. Waugh is in South Omahn visiting his son. The revival meetings in progress at the ‘Methodist church will continue all this week. A fine ladies' brown veil, found by Officer Mose Redmond on N street, awaits an owner at the police station, The South Omaha ofice of Tue Bee is lo- cated in the Nebraska Savings bank build- ing. ground floor, on Twenty-sixth street just south ot N street. Orders for delivery of papers,advertisements, notices of society meeting, personals or other news notes of local interest lefv at the ofMce will receive prompt attention. ‘Che office is in charge of Dan C. Shelley, lessee of the South Omahn circulation, e L ST. VALENTINE'S DAY, lateresting Old-Fasnioned WFrench Ceremonies Connected with it, The, good saint whose day the churches will celebrate next Friday is in no sense responsible for the custom of valentine sending that adds such in- terest to the modern celebration of his fete day. Good old St. Valentine was neither addicted to marrying nor giv- ing in marriage, and the whole of his amatory correspondence, if all put to- gether, would not cause a smile or raise a laugh in one of our modern breach-of- promise cases, says the Globe-Demo- crat. The true origin of the custom observed on this dny is to be found in the relics of nature-religion, n pagan- ism that prevailed in northwestern Europe long before the age of chivalry was invented to poetize the too utterly natural ways of some of our love-lorn ancestors. The, custom of valentine **selecting” in its original form had nothing S ip common with the nineteenth’ century opera- tion of visiling a stationer’s shop or fancy swoke for the J)urpuue of buying some prefty emboszed curds, or hand-painted card, as a love token. The lads and lasgies of Maine and Lor- raive in Francegas well as the people generally unwedded of Scotland and Eogland, had a certain custom dating back certainly tonthe seventh century, of holding ‘“‘lottéries of selections” of young mates of ‘énch vear. Names of young people of,both sexes were written out and put into froper receptacles, and drawings wok pliade in which each sex could secure a pavieer from the other, and it was cusigmary for the senti- mental bond set wp:by the selection so made to inure for one year and no longer, unless, as a sarcastic bachelor observer, “'terminated by the marriage or death of the parties.” During the year each stood to the other in the re- ation of chavalier and lady of beauty, the knight being bound to the honor and defense of his fair one, for which she repaid him in smulesand silk favors, when silk was obtainable, and too much good-natured encouragement was not strictly forbidden by the par- ents and guardians. Both sexes were privileged to draw for sweethearts in these lotteries, so that a gentleman might be sought by a lady he sought not, and a lady draw a gentleman whom she did not desire, In relation to this feature of the play—for it was after all but a pastime and in the main & harwless and innocent one— lelon. & noted traveler and witty Manafacturers® General Agents for Full Line of Farm Wagons, Spring Wagonf; BUGGIES, CAR RIAGES, EG,, ETC Agents Wanted in Every Town. Correspondence ’ Soliciteat THE WAY TO GET TO THE LARGEST IMPLEMENT HOUSE IN The following tes Thave given the ilack Peerless Coal a thor- ough test, and am satistied it is tne best coal 08 in the western market, and [ ve burned thousands of tons ot all kinds of 1 V. W. BieoLe City Steam Laundr We have heated our mammoth dry goods house with Black Peerless Conl and are thor oughly satisfied with it m point of leat, e omy and cleanliness, 1t gives off little Smake, leaves little ashes and few ciinkers, HENRY EISEMAN & Co, We have used several hundred tons of Bluck Peerless Coal during the winter for boiler and B¢ muvass o Loy Guira THE WORLD BLACK PEERLESS COATL. imials from large consuniers of fuel, who have given wil kinds of coal practical and crucial tsts, are the best possibie ommendations that our celebrated Black | orieks i3 the hest conl for all purposes on the market: | Kitchen u | makes tho and wonld nave St 8 gives tho greatest of haat of any conl Wo hiav e used, aud 18 by far tho cheap st and cleanost fuel it the market, HOLST & SPETA AN, Kivl Hotel. no_oth and © n ixclusively by SAPP & KNOTTS, 33 Main St., Council Biuffs. GAS FOR COOKING AND HEATING. author, says: *“The man variably stuck faster to the valentine that had fallen to him than to her by whom he was chosen.” At one time it was cus- tomary for both sexes to make each other presents, but latterly these obli- gations scem to have been restricted to the men. During the fifteenth century this amusement wuas very popular among the upper classes and at many of the Iluropean cour and during the reign of Charles II. many are reported as ‘‘having marriea as well as they chose.” Later 1n England and Scotland the festival ceased to possess the grace- ful symbolic meaning it formerly and became something of a nuisance. At the present day the valentine is merely a pretty epistolary method of communicating the preferences of in- dividuals, Some of the favors are v handsome, but more often they consist of the male or female figure with a verse of alleged poetry beneath. St. Valentine’s day—the 14th of Feb- ruary—became the festival of early love and youthful promise rather because of the season than from any devotion of the saint. The connection of this cus- tom with St. Valentine is purely ac dental. In the legends of the different saints of that name no practice peculiar to that date is found. Dounce in his illustrations of Shakespeare suggests that the custom descended from the an- cient Romuns who, during the Luper- calia, celebrated in the month of Feb- ruary, were wont, among other things, *‘to put the names of young women 1nto a hox from which théy were drawn by the men as chance directed; and that the christian clergy, finding it difficult or impossible to extirpate the pagan practice, gave it at least a religious as- pect by substituting the names of par- ticular saints for those of women,” and it is now, to a gneat extent,a usage, more.or less extended in the Roman Catholic church, to select, either on St. Valentine’s day or some other, a patron saint for the year, who is termed a val- entine, Valentines are now used to an enor- mous extent, and though a few years they rarely exceeded in size a sheet of common letter paper, they are now much larger. They are very handsome, and the best ones are ornate affairs of plush, cardboard, painted satin, em- bossed - work, illuminated lottering, costing as high as $25 apiece. In the trade many valuable paintings on silk, plush and satin have been especially mounted as valentines to the order of wealthy people. Many of them are whims costing a hundred or more dol- lars, but these faucies are rarely in- dulged in. The manufacturers of Christ- mas and Kaster cards supply most of the hundsome valentines, many of the speci- mens being beautiful. The commoner varieties come from Germany, and in Cincinnati is a factory that turns out millions of the caricature valentines that are sent broadcast over the land, and that retail from 1 centto 5 cents each. Valentines made up with real flowers are more popular than the painted scenes, birds and angels. The flowers are imporfed and ave nearly all Alpine plants, including - rare dwarf ferns, the edelweiss, a lovely sterluted wax-like blossom, now very fashionable Then there are dwarfed roses, daisies, immortelles and varieties of clover, one of which is identical with the Irish shamrock, Handsome plush books are given as valentine favors, Poems in actual flowers, hand-painted panel-work screens, photographic gems, faced by pansies, are now all the rage. Like Christmas and Easter cards, valentines of meritare very expensive. . —es Salbhid An Absolute Cure. The ORIGINAL ABIKTINE OINTMEN I is only put up in larse two-ounee tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for all sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and ull r tions, Wil positively cure all kinds of pil Ask for the ORTGINAL ABIETINE OINT- MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at 25 cents per box—by wail 80 cents, ———————— CHINESE WIT, Sample of the Jokes Printed in Their “Book of Laughter." The Chinese have a large called the *Book of Laughter,” contains of full selection of anecdotes and jests current in the middle king- dom. General Chen-Ki-Tong, charge d’affaires of China at Puris, has recent- ly published a translation of some of these Chinese jests, Many of them are very comical, possessing, even in trans- lation, a péeuliarly dry humor, and some of them prove that jokesand anec- dotes well known in the west are also classic 1n China. i There is, for instance, the very famil- iar story of the nervous man who lived between the two blacksmiths—only in this Chinese version one of the men is a coppersmith, The nervous man tries to induce the two noisy artisans to move, and one day they announce that they have made arrangements to do so. Overjoyed, the man treats him to a magnificent dinuer, and after $hey have urtaken of it the blacksmith informs Rim that he is going to move into the coppersmith’s shop and the coppersmith into his. Less familiar is the story of a worthy old gentleman who was unmercifully beaten, at regular intervals, by his un- dutiful’sou. This cruel treatment did not prevent the old man from lavishing caresses upon his little grandson, bring- ing him presents and indulgiog all his caprices, ne day the old man was asked why o was b0 vory good to the child of the undutiful gon ‘who beat him 80 cruelly. “Sh!” said the old man, "'I'm spoiling him, so that he’ll beat his father when he grows up.” According to another story & miser volume which* The ideal fuel is gus. good steak unles Tt gives the greatest degree of heat. control and is absolutely without dust ana there ciin be no nce entific investigations have shown that food cooked by it more of its nutritive propertics than if cooked in tha old wa you have tried one cooked by gas. ysunde bm its use ver cen You never ate a The Council Blufls Gas and Llectric Light company have made it desirable in point of economy to use ga3 for cooking and heating. EVERY DESIRABLE QUALITY. ECONOMY, GREATEST H ABSOLUTE SAFETY, ELECTRIC L T C . AND No- 210 Main St, COUNC It will pay vou to ivestigate this. heaters.and cookers are the greatest success os modern times. IXTURES O MERRIAM BLOCK. Their new gos They combine READIN SATING S FOR USE, APACITY, NO LOST HEATD ALL KINDS, EXAMINE No. 211 Pearl St, FS, IOWA. 'HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA ORANGES DUQUETTE & CO, ——WHOLESALE—— Fruits and Commi sion, 347 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia C. A BEEBE& COMPANY, Wholesule and Retail Dealers 1n FURNITURE, Largest Stock and Lowest Prices, Nos. 205-207 Broadway, and 204-206 Pierce St., Co Dealers, send for Catalogue, cil Blufls, Ia. had three sons-in-law; one was a tailor, | another a jeweler and the third a spend- thrift, who did nothing at all. Oneday the miser called the third son-in-law in and said to him: “'See here, your two brothers-in-law are thrifty men, and are gradually add- ing to the family fortune, the tailor by cabbaging a little of his customers’ cloth now and then, vou know—bless you,they don’t know it?—and the jeweler by— well, by debasing the jeweley just a little, don’t you see. "But you,” ex- calimed the miser, *‘what do you do?” “Father-in-law,” said the ne’er-do- well, “you say well. Giveme a crowbar; I will go out, and watching my chance, I will break in merchants’ doors, open their tills and bring you back thousands of pieces of silver, where my brothers - in-law bring you only ) ins.” “What! How?” exclaimed the miser in terrible anger, ‘‘can it be possible that you would actually be a thief?” —————— Where Pumice Stone Comes From, We often hear it remarked, and par- ticularly after an eruption of & voleano, that pumice stone ought to be plenti- ful and cheap, as quantities must have been ejected during the volcanie dis- turbance. As a matter of fact, however, none of the white stone 1n general use is obtained from activé volcanoes. It comes from deposits of the article dis- covered in one or two quarters of the globe, the best of which is at present to be found in the Island of Lipari, situ- ated in the Tyrrhenian sea. The island is mountainous in character,and con- ists of tufls and lavas and of highly il- liceous volvanic products. The district where the stone is found is called Campo Blanco or Monte Petalo (1,500 feet above the level of the sea.) After riding a considerable distance, partly along precipitous paths sufli- ciently dangerous w be interesting, and partly through vineyards and over grassy plains, one almost suddenly comes upon a seemingly snow-clad, narrow valley inclosed by hills, also quite white, aund the whole glaringly bright on a sunny day. Into these hills workmen are ceaselessly digging deep burrows, working within by candle light. In their excavations they come across many lumps of pumice stone, which are placed in baskets, subse- quently being conveyed along the val- loy to the seashore, where small boats are loaded and sailed to the seaport near by, where the stone is sorted, packed and shipped to distant parts, either via Messina or Leghorn. 'SPECIAL NOTICES, COUNCIL BLUFFS, A P ollel P mill for sale. Capacity of roller mill, fort. Darrels daily, Will sell farm in connection wit mill it desired. (Good reasons for selling. Al anquiries in regard to sald property sent to tne Tolowini address will recelve DPrompt atten. ton: C. . Reel, keols, In. ANTED—(G00d 1ive men in every town 10 ) tie great American Pluying Card ¥ 11 on sight. “Send 25 cents for sample, yas returnable it not sold and your rotunded, ioberts & Co., K hirty street, Chicago, [l ED-A housckeeper to go out tarm, Addrcss T, A, Pilling, T NIMPROVED Tows i 1o e Jstack of groceries, boots ana shoes, or horses and cattle. Address T, P, Bpeucer, Randolph, Ia, i HAVE several houses and lots to_trade for Couneil Bluffs or Omahs unimproved prop- aty. C. B. Judd, 006 lrosdway, Council Blufrs, TrORBX0or 400 you can buy 2 nice, new clean stock of hardware, stove and tibshop iu one of the bust locations’ in western Lowa. Ifyou wanut @ hardware business would be leased to refer you to rellable parties that Eulow ah atiout our businoss. Vory satisfacto reasons for salling. - [+ will pay you to {nvesth -luflmu. Address B 6 office, Councll utts, IOR SALE—My residence, 553 Willow av- enue, on south side of Baylisy park, ‘Heated by atearn, lignted by electriclty aad containing all moderu improvements. Lot 100 by 200 feet. Also will sell or exchange for improved city property, my farm of 570 _acres, ten miles eas of Council Bluffs, N.M. Pusey, Council Bluffs. JTORE—For ront, No. 108 Brosaway, Peterson W block; splendid focation for dry goods, boots and shoes, Tuquireof J. F. Peterson, QUNCIL BLUFFS property for sals ut groat bargains. The following, among the mosg beautiful hoinesin the city, will be sold g great bargains, on moathly payments, or terms to suit: "Throe new 8-room housss on Lincoln avenue two blocks from electric motor lme. Two new 4-room houses four blocks from olectric motor line cn North Seventh strest. One new i-room house four blocks from elec~ tric motor line on North Seventh street, Three new 5 and 6-room houses one blocl from electric motor line corner Avenue A an ‘I'welfth strect. RBesides the above T have houses and lots in allp hand furniture, stoves and fundel, 3% Broadway. TRUAL RSTATE —ttougat and wolt an1_ex- changed. Bpacial attontion given to exame ination of titles. W, C. J No 10 Poarl st. JiQRSALE or Rent—Garden land with hous by J. K. Rice 102 Main st., Council Bluffs. OR BALE—00xI% fest on Glen ave, I. P Ofticer, 12 Main st. 4 Drovod real estato to trado for unim @ Omuhin or Council Bluits propercy 000 ISroad\way. —THE— J, A Murphy Manufacturing Co. 1st Avenue and 2l1st Street. SASH DOORS AND BLINDS, Band aud scroll Sawling, Re-Sawing and Planing. Sswing of allKinds, Poren Brackets. Kindliug wood 82.50 per load’ delivered. —Clean sawdust by the barrel Zic, All work to be first-class, Telephone 224, _“Your Patronage Solicited. S. E. MAXON, hrchite t and Superintend.nt Room 281, Merriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, - IOWA., 11108, OFFICER. W. T M. PUSEY OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, QOUNCIL BLUFFS, 1I0WA, Dealers in forelyn and domestic exchange Collectionamiade aad faterest paid on tims posius. J. D, EDMUNDSON, E. L. 8HDGART, Pros, Vice Cuas, R, HANNAN, Cashior, MTITENS OTATE CITIZENS' STATE BANK, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, Pald up Capltal ... .$150,000.0 38,000.0! .338,000.00 1, A. Miller, F. O, Glesson, E. L. art, J. D. Edundson, Chas. H. koneral bauking business ! iran rgent caplial wud wurplus of auy banc i hwestern lowa, luterest on time " F. M, ELLIS & €O, ARCHITECTS AND BUILDING 8UPERINTENDENTS, Rooms 430 and 432 Beo Bullding, Omana Neb., fnd Rooms 244 and 246 Merriawn Block, Councl Hannan, Lary Nos BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND BUPERINTENDENTS. y- Room % Opera House Block, Councll Blufts, 4 Wi