Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1890, Page 3

THE OMAHA BEE COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST, Lelivered by Carrier in uny partof the City, 4. W. TILTON, - - MA Eit TELEPHON Business Office, No. 44 Night Editor, No. 23, MEINOR MENTION Y. P.Co. “ouncil Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal, A large steel boiler s being put into the new Baldwin block for heating purposes. Bert Sargent presented to cach minister of the city a fine turkey for yesterday’s feast- ing. Married-At 721 Willow avenie, Wednes- day afternoon, W. E. Lindsy and Miss Bessie Randall, Rev. T F'. Thickstun officiating. The handsome little dining room of Hotel Gordon was clearod last night and the guests were entertained at a Thanksgiving ball Colonel Daily, Dr. Pinney, W. H. and N. M Pusey had a wolf hunt rday on Mr. Pusey's large farm about twelve miles from th ty. 'Squire Schurz, whols presiding over the lice court in Judge Mcfiee's absence, or- ders that vagrants must either work on the streets or not have any rations. They work. Prof. Hyde of the high school took his chemistry class through the Omaha smelting works the other evening, During the visit Miss DeVol accldentally ot a small pi f blue vitrol in her eye, and she has been since suffering considerably with it. The members of Trinity Methopist church of this city met on Wednesday night last to voteon the eligibility of admitting women to seats in the law making part of the gen- eral conference of the church, Nmteen- twentieths of those present voted toadmit the women, This is a_progressive age and this a progressive church. The second annual bail of the Union Pac assembly, No, 1,300, Knights of Labor, will take place at Masonic tempie on Friday éven- ing, December 12, Dalby's band has been secired for the occasion. There will bea vd delegation present from assemblies in maha, aud the party promises to bea suc- cess, kets are selling lively, A Griswold, Ta., barber named T. Ruther- ford has been copducting a barber shop in one part of a building in that village and an original package joint in another, but th deputy Internal revenue collector has finally” brought him 1o gricf. Yesterday he brought to this city ud taken before Unite States Commissioner Frank Hunter, Aft a brief cxamination he was bound over to avswer to the federal court. His bond was fixed at $200, whizh he gave, and returned to his home, The members of the Council Bluffs ritio club have selected their oficers for the en- suing year and have madeup a stronger o tion than ever. J. G. Tipton was 1 president, A. K. Avery, vice presi- dent; J. C. Hoffmay treasurer; 1. A Sacket, secretary. The executive committee consists of the following named gentlemen: .J. Louterwasser, P, J. Mulholland and W. H. Grandy. Chartie Mattali was chosen captain, ‘Thie members of the association contemplate makine some im portant improv ments and additions to their range in Roh- rer's park during the coming year. An old fashioned parsonage visitation was given on Thanksgiving evening by the co rogation of the Trinity Methodist chure When Rev. §. Alexander, the pastor, and wife returned to their uome from prayer meeting they were thoroughly surprised to find the house in the possession of about sev- enty-five persons, who came with pack: large and small, containing turkeys, ve blos, fruits, sacks of flour, etc., as a don: forthe family use. The ruests enjoy mensely the completeness of their arrange- ments in keeping secret their doings from the pastor and family, and_after a few hours of sociul enjoyment bade their hosts adieu. Some time ugo a man named IKinkannon, who was confined in the county jail, serving & sentence 1mposed by the federal court for boot-legging, became deathly sick. Commis- stoner Hunter was appealed toand Kinkau- non was released. Upon reaching home Kin- kannon told how he had played it on the authorities. This reached tho cars of . Commissioner Hun- ter who investigated the case, and he ascer- taived that Kinkannon had' eaten soap to make himself sick. A marshal was sent to Guthrie county and Kinkannon soon found himself in jail. Yesterday afternoon a trial otice was served upon him that h fe ad commenced proceedings fora divorce. Among the many pleasant events that transpired yesterday was an agrecable su prise for the friends of H. A. Cox, the west- ern sales agent for A. T, Thatcher, the Chi- cago wholesale conl dealer. The surprise was in the shape of his marriage to Miss May Tucker, which occurred at the residence of the bride, 1022 Thirl avenue, at 4:3) o'clock. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. T.J. Mackay. The wedding was private, onl few of the intimate friends and relative the couple being present. Mr. and Mrs. will be the recipients of many warm con gr ulutions. Mr. Cox is one of the most poputar and active young business men in the city, and is in every way worthy of the handsomeé aud accomplished bride he has won, Colonel S. W. Clark, proprictor of Hotel Gordon, is one of theinterested parties whose money Is locked up by the failure of the bank- fng house of Bell & Eyster at Duluth, Minn., which was announced yesterday morning. The first intimation Colonel Clark had of the crash was conveyed by Tne Bee, and when he looked at his bank book he discovered that the firm held over #,00) of bis money. He 1s engaged, in connection with s son, in transacting o large grain and commission business in Duluth, and it was for the pur- pose of conducting this business that the money was deposited in the insolvent bank. The tubilitics were§750,000 and the assets are represented to be $1,200,000, so he naturally does not feel very uneasy. The bank only has @ worlking capital of $100,000. Louls Ottenhelmer has just removed to 414 Broadway witha full line of clothing and furnishing goods. ———e Hotel Gorden, The finest hotel in Council Bluffs, Every- thing strictly fivst class, Sample room in* connection with the house, for commercial men. The great blow about heaters our would-be competitors are making, Have you scen @ better stock of heaters and lower prices than 8t M. & K.'s, 820 Broadway. e PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Charles S, Squier, a banker of Kansas City, Kan., is visiting relatives, Mr. E. M. Bunker and family, at 816 Third avenue, Colonel George Rudio has returned from one of his soap vending western trips improved the opportunity of wilnessi ghost dance from a safe distance and ning over with stor A Christ What shall we bu for the holidays? If this puzzles you conio inand seo our holiday attractions; brilliant diamonds; gold and silver watebes and chaius; quaint, novel, new {allllvruml jewelry, rings, bracelets, neckiaces, ockets; gold-headed canes; solid silver and plated ware: too many novelties to name; you must sce them to appreciate them, they are so artistic aml beautiful; visitors wel- come to see our display. C. B! Jacquemin & Co., No. 27 Main st. g The Catholic Bazar. The bazar and entertainments iven this weel by the ladies of St. Francis Xavier church are proving very successful, The in- terest is belng maiutained by new features hightly, Tonight thero will be a grand promenade concort at the Masonic temple iall. Tomorrow evening will be the closing night. A variety of valuable articles will bo disposed of, & lob i Morning Side, fne curviage, a hall tree, Jersey cow, lady’s gold wateh, ete, Tho Manbattan l;)orunl“ headquarters, 418 Broadway. Scott House. Best $1.00 per day house in the city. —— This week will be a memorable one in the heating stove trade. Wo justreceived another car todd of the Peninsular stoves and will guote bottom figures to purchisers, At M. & K00 Hroadway, " : e Sowe vemarkable cures of deafness aro re- corded of Dr. Thomas' Electrle Oll, Never Jalls to cure earache, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, FR AY, NOVEMBER 28, 1800 THE NEWS IN THE BLUFES. Oouncil Bluffs Feasts, Worships and Passes a Qenerally Joyfal Thanksgiving. UNION SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES. The New Twenty-Five Cont Water Gas Company Will irrender Its Charter—Minor Mention —personal, A brichter, sunnier or more genial Novem- ber day never dawned in Towa than that which broke in sunshine and continuea with- out a cloud yestor The dry, warm air had just enough of coolness in it to make it invigorating and give zest and appetite for the bountiful dinners under which thousands of tables groaned. It was a genuine Thanks- giving day, and nature joined heartily with her children in making it joy ful. Business throughout the city was sus- pended, and the streets assumed a peaceful Sunday appearance everywhere except in the vicinity of some of the large buildings and public works in process of construction. The work was too important, the day too pleas- ant and the certainty of blizzards in the near future too great to permit the contractors to knock off work, and the workmen only knew that it was Thanksgiving day by the extra good dinners they ate and the genoral sus pension of business in other lincs. No previous Thanksgiving day scemed to be so generally obs all social gath- erings and private parties were being enjoyed in alm ry home in the whether it bore the distinetion of being a'mansion or was marked by the badgo of humbleness or even poverty the dinner table was spread with extra care and covered with extra v is and surrounded by happy faces and glad hearts. The people of Coun- cil Bluffs have much to be thankful for and they are thankful. Oncof the features of the day wero the number of lawn and crojuet parties, a pleas- ant novelty seldom enjoyed in thas latitude on the days of an expiring November, In n all of the churches regular Thanksgiving services were held and the attendance was larger than usually occurs on a Sabbath da Union Vi were oeld in the First Presbylerian church, very seat being taken and a few chairs being called into use, Upon the pulpit plat- @ were eight ministers, Rev. Mr, ch of the andinavian Baptist church, Rev, G. W. Croft of the First Con- gregational, Rev, Dr. Stuart of the First Methodist, Rev. Dr, Phelps of the Presbyte- i Mr. Alexander of T'rinity Meth- odist church, Rev. Mr. Brewer, the new pastor ot the Fifth Avenue Methodist Rev. T. A. Lewis of the African s scopal church, and Rev. Mr, vices opened by the nrge congrega- tion rising and joiniug in the singing of “Praise God from Whom all Blessings ow.” They remained standing while Rev Alexander offered an invocation. Then as sung the hymn, ‘Joy to the World," which was followed by scriptural reading by Rev. Hall, who selected the 103d Psalm and the 12th chapter of Romans Rev. G. W, Crofts read the president's proclamation, and offered prayer. Then the lll_\'mn was sung, “Awake my soul to joyful ays." The sermon followed. Stuart. He chose as his text the word L) at shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits to «ds met I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord; Iwill pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His people.” The sermon was far different from the old- time Thansgiving sermon, so much dreaded by the children, and notaltogether conducive 10 the good nature of the hungry listener and the anxious housewife. It had™ tne unusual merit of brevity, it being about thirty min- utes in length, It had still greater merit of being full of fresh thought, clearly and forcibly presented. His introduc- tion was explanatory of the views of the psalmist, who looked at (iod as the source of all good. It was true that evil existed, but God's primary purpose was the good of man- kind, "Evil came not from God. In fact evil was the perversion of good, the misuse of that which would otherwise prove a blessing, Then there were many things considered which v i from the an standpoint, which as viewed from the divine standpoint might be truly blessings. He then proceeded to direct attention to many of the blessings of life as causes for thankfuiness. Among these were the tem- poral blesswgs, which men were wont to ac- cept without auy more thought than they give to the air or sunlight. It was true that in some places there was scarcity, but in no place was there such scarcity that it could not be readily supplied from the super- abundance which was to be found in other parts of the unation, Then there were the political blessings, The government was far from perfect, but it was the best of which the people were capable, and would improve as the people becamo more ele ed. With all its imperfections it was a government which brought blessings cnjoyed by no other people on the earth There was a unifving process going on, s tionalism was fast disappearing, tional prosperity was due to the foundation resting upon the bible x The social “advantages, homes, the hterary culture, were special blessings to this nation. The plebian in this land could forge his way to the front and even jostle those who claimed to be of society’s four hundred, The work- ingman of today could by economy provide his home with comforts which even the Father of his Country could not possess one hundred years ago. ‘There were moral and spiritual blessings. There wore more churches than 1 any other nation; more Ch jan institutions and ad- vautages than anywhere else, For all these blessings there was a special obligation of gratitude. Many who would scorn to be ungrateful to a fellow man never gave a thought to God for His bounti God intended that men should not only be- come beneficiaries of His kindness, but in turn should become benefactors, In this way alone could oue receive the best part of the blessings sent by God. Union services were also held in St. Paul's church. They were of a beautiful nature, The comgregation was large, members of St. Paul's church, All Saints' and Unity mis. sions being present. Services opened with the boy and girl choir coming n in pro sion singing hymn No. 422, “Songs of prai the angels sang.” The rector then began the morning service, the order being the morning prayer. This was followed hg' a Thaunksgly- ng anthem, plain chant; Te Deum, Parry [n 3 Jubilate deo, plain chant; hymn ise, O praise, our God and king. " Then followed the Thanksgiving anthem, C. L. Williams : It was by Rev. Dr. the Christian and all that, 305, To thee, O Lord, our hearts wo raise In hymns of adoration, To thee bring sacrifice of pralse With shouts of exultation. Bright robes of gold the fields adorn The hills with joy are ringin Tho valley stands o thick with ¢orn Thateven they are singing, O blessed 18 that land of God Where salnts.abide forever, Where golden fields d far and broad Where flows the crystal river, The strains of all its holy throng ftu ours today ure blending, 0 blessed 18 thut huryest song Which never hath an ending, The solo part was beautifully taken by orge Duquette, whose voice is of rare urity of tone and with cultivation he would ecome a remarkable solo singer, The cho- rus part was well sustained by a full choir and showed careful training on the part of Mr. Bert Simms, the musical director and organist, Rev. C. H. Bowen's sermon was one ad- mirably adapted to the occasion, setting forth the duties of thanksgiving. The recessional hymn, * Pleasant Are the Courts Above,” closed one of the most pleasant Thanksgiving services ever neld in St. Paul's parish. T‘(m offertory is to be devoted to charitable purposes. Quitea handsome sum was raised. The rector, Rev, T, J. Mackay, appointed as & committce Mrs J. E. Stewart, Mrs. 8. A. Pierce and Mrs, J. W. Laing, who areto have charge of and see to the distribution of the same. The children of the Christian home were given a feast, and have additional reasons for feeling thankful that they live in & charitable Chrls| country. Wagon load after wagon | that it | and load of stuff that had been contributed by a generous public was taken to the home and received by the youngsters with every mani- festation of delight. They were given a royal feast and pleasant holiday The sufferers at tho Woman's Christian hospital were also given occasion to recollect was Thanksgiving day,sand were treated to a splendid feast Tui the general feasting and enjoyment the | prisoners in the city juil were not forgotten. After they had enjoyed a turkey feast pro- vided by Marshal Templeton they were treated to a genuine surprise in the sha an order from Acting Police Judg directing that they all be discharged prisoners complied with the order alacrity and for once In a long the corridor and cells were all va- cant. Acts of charity were nu- merous and generous. Tho case of extreme destitution called attention to by Tue Ber yesterday morning, inwhich Mrs, and her mother, Mrs. Boler, and ¢ two children were the sufferers, was thoroughly investigated by charitable people the distressed family given abundant son to be thaukful, and’ to bless the com- ing of the daugbter from Hamburg, whose weary search for her mother and her pitiable destitution attracted publicattention, The entertainments that were provided for the evening were numerous and pleasant There were a score of entertainments dur- ing the evening. Allwere of a plea t char- acter and drew large attendance, o mem- bersof the Roval Arcanum gave aturkey party to their friends in their hall and pre- sented an evening of pleasunt entertainment to them. The rooms of the Young Men's Christian association were crowded until nearly 11 o'clock and a splendid _entertainment provided. An elegant banquet was spread and a musical and literary programme ren- dered. At the Catholic fair additional interest awakened by a Thanksgiving hop. A1 was appropriately leaf and dumb festivities were mot concluded the pupil's hour for retiring ar 1. At 0:30 in the morning the children were assembled in the chapel, ana Prof. Wyckoff, principal of the educational depa ment, gave them an interesting descr of Thanksgiving. Until the dinner hour the pupils were given the liberties of the build- Vhen they were called to dinner there 0 no disappointed faces. The tables wero handsomely decorated, and were groaning with their loads of turkey and other delica- i Prof. Hiram Phillips inyoked divine blessini in the sign language. No limit was placed upon the appetites of the children, and they enjoyed the feast to the fullest extent. There were many guests present, among whom were Resident Trustee Flickinger and family, k. H. Rothert of Des Moines, oldest son of ‘Superintendent Rothert, and his family and nephew, After dinner each child was™ allowed to select the enjoyment most congenial to its tastes, The day closed witha party for the children, at which Prof. Barrett, assisted by Waldo H. Rothert, gave a ve creditable exhibition of magic lautern views, the pictutes being the result of their own genius as photographers, and the scenes being all of & local *character There was nothing but happiness ever where, and the parents of the childrén throughout the state can feel assured that they enjoyed the day in the hest possible manner. with time 3 observed at the institute, The until A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. We Have One to Talk to You Abous BUSINESS FOR_YOU AND BUSINESS FOR US, Expericnce has proved to you and us that the time to make hay is when the sun shines. ‘The sun is shining for the buyer this season and the seller has to come to time and sell his goods In the season they are bought for. We have an overstock of goods and right now is the time to sell it—we kiow it! The weather I unfavorable for the dry goods trade, but we propose to sell our stock, if low prices will doit. - We will offer tomorrow and during this week such attractive bargains in cloaks, jackets, wraps, misses’ and children’s cloaks, underwear, and all heavy clothing at cos that it will pay anyone who conomy to lay in their goods for the season. Ourstock is all fresh and of the latest and best styles. Our holiday departient, which is the ac- knowledged center of attraction, will be open to the public after Monday. It takes up our entire third floor and consists of the latest, choicest and rarest novelties that the Amer- ican and European markets produce, A trip through our house and the various depart- ments will convinco every loyal citizen of Council Bluffs that our institution is not be- hind the times, but the leader of all estab- lishments in the nortnwest. Everybody cor- dially invited. Call and see us, Hexny Bisesax & Co., Broadway and Pear] street, Council Biuffs. bty Buy your coal and wood of C. B, Fuel Co., 539 Broadway. Telephone 136, e J.C. Bixby, steam heating, sanitary en- gineer, 943 Life building, Omaha; 203" Mer riam block, Council Bluft: aDr. Seybert. Res. Ogden house, Tel, 140. Got Drunk and Stole a Horse, James Johunson and Charies Killion were arrested last nightand locked up on a very serious charge, Henry Cofeen owns a valuable horse which he keepsin Harl's livery stable. Yesterday afternoon his brother John and a' friend took the horse and droveto Omaha. 'I'hey stopped in front of a saloon on Ninth street, hitched the horse and went in to get adrink. When they came out the animal was goune. After hunting around fora long time they notified the Omaha police, and veturned to this city and acquainted the oMicers here with the theft. The horse was well ‘known to the oficers and readily recognized by the description given. About 7 o'clock last eveniug Sargeant Safely saw two fellows drive the rigup Broadway and stop in front of John Dunn's saloon and enter it after leaving thehorse un- hitched, He calied Officers Kemp and John- son, and placing one of them in charge of the team went into the saloon and arrested the two men. Both were ina state of maudlin intoxication, and the patrol wagon had to be called to convey them 10 the station. They were unable to give any account of themsclves or state how the team came into their possession. Later in the evening they were identified as two laborers who have been working for Contractor Huber on the Indian creek ditch. All they could tell about the transaction was that they went over to Omaba and got drunk, and when they got ready to come home concluded to ride and appropriated the first, buggy they saw. ‘The horse had been shamefully abused and over driven and it Is feared ruined. A chargg of horse-stealing was placed agiinst them, o Ourline of cook stoves and ranges, from £1.50 to #45 gives you the greatest variety to select from, at Mandel & Klein's, 820 Broad- Way. Money toloan at straight 5 per cent per annum, E. S, Barett, agent, (Great bargains in bedroom suits at Mande & Klein, 820 Broadway. Scott House. 85 ct. weals, 25¢, See our new full patterns of _ecarpets, rugs, shades at all prices, AtM., &K.’s, 520 Broad- way. —_— The New Gas Company a Go, The report that was in circulation yester-, day afternoon that the Iowa fuel and power company that obtained a charter a short time ago will surrender it, is emphatically contra- dicted. Omneof the oficers was in the city lust evening and stated that every condition of the charter would be complied with, He also deniea the rumor that only $4,000 of th #10,000 asked for had been subscribed. More than halt the wmount has been guaranteed, and the era of cheap gas in Council Bluffs is assured, He says the company does mnot wantto conduct an experimentat the ex- pense of local n'n)u'illhls, but only asks for the investment of enough local capital to create an interest, and for the $10,000 asked they will invest over $200,000, e res catarrn, Bee bldg. e Damaged by Floods, Canisia, . 27.—The damage by floods is enormous. Hundreds of shopkeepers are ruined. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be required for public repairs alone. A terrific storm is ragiug on the Black sea, Dr. Birney Van Houten's Cocoa—Eure, soluble, ecot | uomical, ‘the full-arm THE ART OF THE DEAD SHOT, Some Famons Feats of the Buokskin-Olad Hunters of Old. THE RED MAN'S GET-THERE METHOD. Style is Good in Its Place but Discres tion and a Solid Rest Bag More Game—Fancy Shots, There are no such rifle-shots nowa- days us there were in the time of Daniel Boone and Natty Bumpo, writes Allen Kelley,in the San Franciseo Examiner, Nothing is done 80 well by the present generation as was done by our grand- fathers—let our grandfathers tell it. Philio Jacoby, Dr. Carver and Gus Zim- merman can handle the modern breach- loader pretty well and do some ¢ shooting, but they wouldn't be in it with old Leatherstocking, who used an an- cient flint-lock muzzle-loader and shot the eye out of a gullsailing two hundred feet over his head, and that nothing He used to shoot at two potatoes thrown in the air and hit them both with the same bullet. Dr. Carver frankly admitted to me once that ho didn’t think he could make that shot. And then think of the marvelous eye- sight of those old boys, We have all met the old-timer who owned a rifle so notoriously accurate that he was barred out of turkey shoots in his part of the countr His favorite distance was “forty rod,” and he consideved it mighty poor shooting if he didn’t put six con- secutive bullets into the same hole, The degenerate marksmen of this age are not fitted with eyes keen enough to seo a bullet hole in a plank at the distance of an eighth of a mile, and the gun- makers of today haven't succeeded in turning out either barrels or ammanition that will drive six bullets through the same hole, even if the rifle be screwed intoa vice. But grandfather could do it with a Kentucky flint-lock or a Mis- souri Yagor without turning a hair, Heo says 80 himself, It might be unkind to accuse Cooper of drawing the long bow, but it would be heresy todoubt the traditional skill of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, but I’'ve a sort of anotion that the Injun or other varmint, 200 yavds away from the muzzle of u Kentucky pea-shooter, was tolerably safe. Those old vifles were long and very heavy, and the pic- turesque man in buckskin who packed one of them generally rested it over a log or against the side of a tree when he shot at any thing. 1f nolog or tree was convegient he stuck one end of tne ram- rod in his belt and used it as a brace for his left hand and the . rifle barrel, That sort of a brace is not allowed in off-hand maltches today. The nearest thing to it is the hip-rest,but in that the marksman has no artificial rest. He rests the point of his elbow upon his left hip, and sup- ports therifle upon the ends of histhumb und fingers, That position is very good if the wind is not blowing strong, and it is adopted bya great many first-class riflemen, but it has its disadvantages for all-round shooting, The marksman has inferior control over his weapon, and if the wind is blowing theleverageis all against him, Advocates of the hip rest doclare that they can shoot better from that position than from any other, but tis quite certain that no wing shot would think of holding a_gun that way. For shooting at a fixed mark it may be all right, but one trial will convince anybody that the hip rest does not per- miteno ugh freedom of movement for shooting at movingobjects. Kvery trap shooter knows that he has best control of his shotgun when he extenas his left arm full length and grasps the barrel well out from the fore end. The hip rest woula”put him in a constrained attitude and he could not swing his piece with any steadiness or accurncy. Ior all-avound off-hand rifle shooting position seems to be the best, although target practice is a case of every man to his taste, and scores count for more than theor The first requisiteis a firm and easy pose upon the feet, no matter how the rifle is beld. The marksman’s left side should be toward the target,and he should plant himself squarely upon both feet, with his weight so poised that he can rise upon the balls of his feet without effort. In aiming the body is turned slightly toward the target from the waist up. The butt of the rifle should be held firmly against the shoulder, not against the biceps muscle, particularly if a heavy charge is used, and the right hand should take firm grasp of the stock. The left hund supports the weight of the barrel and does all the work of guiding it. A slightinward pull with the left hand, not strong enough to put much strain upon the muscles of the arm, as} sists in keeping the butt firmly against the shoulder. It is a mistake to hold either vrifle or vevolver with a strenuous grasp, because any musular tension in excess of mere firmness produces tremor and dis- turbs the aim, The novice inshooting can be distin- guished from the old hand by his man- ner of holding his weapon, Usually he does not balance himself well, but bends his knees and back. Instead of holding his right elbow above the level of his shoulder and at about the height of his right ear, he drops it at his side, and so gets the butt of his rifle against his arm, where he will feel the kick for all there is in it. It goes without saying, or ought to at least, that the rifie barrel must not be canted to one side, but must be held lovel. A Tittls list to port is as bad as a hind sight knocked three points out of plumb, The most important thing to be learned in shooting, supposing these re- marks to be addresséd to u green hand, is how to pull the trigger. The forefin- ger must be traiged to keep a firm, steady pressure jus short of the force required to release the nammeor, and the final pressure must be applied with- out any jerk or flinch, Presuming that a man has good eyesight, firm muscles, stendy nerves and a fair share of gump- tion, 1 shooting is all im the ||v|\‘1. Nothing but practice will teach a ma how topull a trigger properly and train his finger to work in harmony with the eye without conscious effort. One of the hardest things to overcome is gun-shy- ness. It is usually asortof instinctive recollection of provious whacks and bruises, and it pops up just as one pulls the trigger, One may shoot at a target all day without being able to control that nervous flinching from the gun, und if he is shooting heavy amunition the more he shoots and the tenderer his shoulder gets the more he will flinch. The best cure for gun shynessis a fai chance at a fat buck or an experience meeting with a lean and evil-tem pered bear. Under such circumstances the Kkicik of an express rifle is a trifle not worthy of notice, A sling-strap ona vifle isa very handy contrivance and o grent help in taking aim when one is tired or blown with hill- climbing! It is but an instant’s work to throw the left elbow under the strap,and if the strap is kept the right length i makes the firmest kind of a brace, The lower part of the strap, when held that wiy, comes across the breast and acts arecoil spring. I one uses a rifle carry ing the heavy government cartridge,the strap brace is a good trick to know. When a1 Tias been tramping up and down hill allday he is linble to be- come alittle trembly in the legs, and if is out of breath he cannot hold a rifle i Under such circumstances the rules of the range for off-hand shooting don’t go, and the bestthing he can do, if he sights game, is to plump right down in the dirt—-taking proper precaution to id Spanish bayonet and prickly pear and get as many points of support for This rifle as his anatomy affords. Both olbows rested upon the knces make a very good brace, unless one 80 thor- oughly tired that his legs won't stay still inany position, in which case he had better lie down and take a restover arockor lump of earth, It is a mistake toneglect advantages, X of that kind for the sake of style. Tlost u big, fat bear once by being too proud and haughty to let an old Siwash see that I was so played out with mountain climbing that every nerve and cord in my body was quivering like a telegraph wire ina gale. 1might have lain onmy stomach and bored holes in that bear, but 1 stood up, in carele off-hand fashion and plowed up the dirt under his nose. And then the Siwash swore scorn- fully about me in an unknown but none the less insulting tongue. Old hunters and plainsmen have no fads about off-hand shooting, Give them halfa chance and they will drop to one knee and tuke n rest if the game isn’t a hundred yards away, Their main idea seems to be that they went to hit what they shoot at. The Apache, when off the reservation, has about the right idea of the art of rifle-shooting as applied tothe serious affairs of this life, He lies down behind a bush, takes a dead rest and no chances, and pulls the trigger when he can count the hairs in the other fellow’s head. He doesn’t wait to count them before pulling the trigger, but goes out from behind the bush immedintely afterward and secures the hairs,so that he cun tuke them home and count them at his leisure, “Lhat is plain, business shooting with- out any frills, and it is a great deal more difficulty todo thoroughly and certainly than thé fancy kind in which the target takesno active part. Many of the So- called fancy shots ave pure fakes, so far as difficulty is concerned, and striking only because of the queer positions nssumed by the marksmen, Shooting at a mark behind one’s back, taking sightin amir ror, is the simplest trick in the world- The marksman gets a perfect rest over his shoulder and only has to get the re flected sights and mark in line in the glass, It is much easier than shooting with the rifle held at arm’s length. Holding the rifle upside down, the butt resting on the head, is another fancy shot and a very easy ove to muake at short range. At 100 or 200 yards the sights would need readjusting. But all that sort of shooting is useless and good for nothing but amusement. The really useful rifle practice is range shooting at 100 and 200 yards oft-hand and up to 500 yards witha'vest. After acquiring skill at that, it is good for amanto go out upon mountaing, prowl about in the chapa and learn how easily he can miss a six-point buck on the jump at 100 yards, LLEN KELLY. A Stated by H. B. Cochran, druggist, Lancas- ter, Pa. Have guaranteed over 500 bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia, sour stomach, bilious attacks, liver and kidney trouble. = DO Small Pox scare on a Train, Savr Lake, Nov, 27.—There was great ex- citement on the east-bound Oregon Short Line train yesterday after leaving Pocatello, when it discovered thata man in one of the coaches was sick with small pox. He had been on the train some time and the train hands had passed and repassed through the coach, Besides this there wero twelve other passengers in the coach with bim, The car has becn side-tracked at Bryan with the sick man in and the passengers who rode with him were taken to Green Ri in another train for examination by a surgeon, - Albright’s Choice, —_— Dangerous Women Drivers. Of thirty pedestrians injured on the streets of Cincinnati in one month twenty-five owed their injuries to the carelessness of female drivers, and asa result there isa call for an ordinance to prevent any woman from driving horses in that city. terms. — - Albright’s Choice, payments to suit. —— Railways Blockaded. Nov. 27.—There is severe frost and heavy show throughout Burope. In Paris the snow is several inches deep. Many railroad lines in Austria and southern Russia have partially suspended operations because of snow blockade e Albright’s Choice, the besttrackage, — Snow in the Channe'. Loxpoy, Nov. There is a heavy snow- storm in the channcl. A large steamer is ashore at Folkestone, Pears Soap has been established in London 100 YEARS both as a COMPLEXION and as a SHAVING SOAP, has obtaned 19 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, and is now sold in every city of the world. It is the purest, cleanest, finest, The most economical, and therefore The best and most popular of all soaps for GENERAL TOILET purposks; and for use in the NUKSERY it is recom= mended by thousands of intelligent moskers throughout the civilized world, because while serving as a cleanser and detergent, its emollient propertics revent the chafing and discomforts to which infants are so liable, EARS’ SOAP can now be had of nearly all Druggists in the United States, BUT BE SURE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE, as /kereare worihless imilations, | from the dining A Vegetarian Cat, The vegetarian propaganda is making headway, savs the London Field. The latest convert to the cause is Demon, n young cat, black as night, who shows a remarkable preference for vegetation and farinaceous over carnivorous diet, Not yet schooled down into honest we he wis discovered dragging in telumph yom a large cucumber, in preference to a lamb cutlet which lay equally within his p had fixed mushroon the wine-cctler and forgotten the circum- stance until Demon, having slylya panied me there, was found devouring a fine mushroom, stalk and all, with much avidity, Raw potato is preferred to meat; the hard crastof dry toast is edup with gusto, and 1 found him the other morning crunching and enting an egg shell, There are no mice about; but Demon neither starves nor thrives. R X— A New Theory of Seasickness. A new theory of seasickness has been recetly oftered by M, t, an eminent rench physician, unts for 1t y the disorder brought into museular contractions through not being used to such sudden sments as those of ves- sels, M. Rochet’s advice is not to look to anmsthetics soothing drugs for relief, butrather to musculur excitants, and, above all, to seck in voluntary mov- ments a compensation for the reflex movements which are not produced. He recommends strychnine, trine* ergot of yer and drinks charge with carbonie acid, She Looks Familiar. It is related that a famous college pro- fessor was in o book store one day deeply engaged in a search for a particular book. There were many customors pr ent, and, before leaving, he shook hands with a few friends, Last of all he ex- tended his hand to a sweet-faced lady, saying, “Good morning, madam. Your face looks very familiar, but T am un- ableto recall your name.” Absorbed in thought, he passed out without awaiting the lady's reply. She was his wife. - Australia’s itabbit Plague. The Australian vabbit post does not lessen, although fmmense numbers of the prolific rodents are killed daily. As many as 15,000,000 rabbit skins have heen exported from New South Wales in ono year, and the number instead of dimin- ishing is i wsing by let and bounds. culated that three years two pairs of rabbits have increased to 5,000,000, such is their extraordinary focundity, A Boiler Explosion. ScotrANp, Ga., Nov. 27.—The boiler of Ackers’ saw mill exploded this morning, kill- ing three men and injuring four. We Believe That S. S. S. is without an equal as a remedy for mala- rial poison. It cleanses the system of all impurities. TSUFFERED FOR3 YE WITH MALARIAL POISON. MY APPETITE FAILED, AND 1 WAS GRI SDUCED IN FLESH. I TRED TVE NERZURY AND POTAH TREATMENT, AND CONTINUED To GET WORSE UNTIL LIFE HAD LOST ALL CHARMS 8, MADE A COMPLE AND PERMANENT CUKE, AND MY HEALTH IS BETTER NOW THAN IT EVER WAS. J. A, RICE, OTTAWA, KAN. Bock on blood and Skin diseases® freo, The Swift%peific O At'anta, Ga, SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. . -y 0R RENT-G00d farmof 18 ac o Council Bluirs, Everett, FAOR SALE block I 5 miles Apply to Leonard i u‘d\\u ‘ Altl( lT-: NG Wanted—Lot 12, Detween 16th and Apply to Leo THOR SALE chenp. A good office desk, nearly uew. Room b, Brown bullding. nt position; E3 duy. S, 607 Willow avenue, Coun- cil Blaifs, MEYR tation. ANTED-200 R, work fn Wyonir LT Bray, Scott st 1d teamstors free transpo; il B s, D of horses to exchange forcle reity property. Johnston& Van v Everett bloci 40 l‘.“\.““; Johnston & An unusual offer ~the one that's made by the propri- etors of Dr, Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. Unusual, but made in good faith, It’s a reward of #£500 for an incura- ble case of Catarrh. If you lave one, the money's for you, But you can’t know whether you have one, till you've tried Dr. Sage’s Remedy., What's incurable by any other means, yiclds to that. By its mild, soothing, cleansing and healing properties, it cures the worst eases, no matter of how long standing. That's the reason the money can be offered. There’s a risk about it, to be sure. But it’s so small that the proprictors are willing to take it. The symptoms of catarrh are headache, obstruction of nose, dis. charges falling into throat, some- times profuse, watery, and rid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody, putrid and offen- sive; eyes weak, ringing in cars, deafness; offensive breath; smell and taste impaired, and general debility, Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. " BLAKE, BOISSEVAIN & C0, London, England. ADOLPH BOISSEVAIN & CO., Amsterdam, Holland. BANKERS. Buy and sell Amerlcan sccuritios on commisston myLondon and on all Continental markets. Negotlations of new loans & epecialty, L. G. Knotts t'uel - Merchant All kinds of the best and cleanest fuel in stock and under sheds People who desire cheap and clean fuel for cooking will find it by ordering a load of cobs, I have a large supply thatare clean and whole not broken up. Good hard wood cheap, either in cord wood lengths or stove wood, delivered promptly. All sizes of hard coal, clean, bright and well screened, The black peerless lump coal coninnes to be the favorite for domestic purposes. No. 29 Main Streets Call Telephone 203: =:- ATTEND Strictly to business” 15 a splendid motto. Ruceess in line of human_ energy | reached by bim who holds o somo adopted specinlity, WESTERN Pe ple are progressive, full of enersy, and mousy making schiemes. They need spocial tralning for Dt 1OWA Leads 1n popular education. Hor public schooly are doing grand work for her nereasing mtllloas Westorn lowa, COLLEGE, Commences fall torm Sopt. Ist. Sho solaty thy really practieal for her Stiteits. Nocmil Busl ness, Sk parso s wall or ganl nd Bua fonty may enterat any tine. Writo for further particily 13 W. 8, Paulson. Councierrluffs. lowa. CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Council Blulfs, The high | PAID UP CAPITAL. SURPLUS AND PROFITS LIABILITY TO DEPOSITORS. .. . Ml t . 50,000 +.. 350,000 Dine ar, D. 1 bauk in Southwestern [owa, INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, i ~hurness and wagon for salo on it year's tne. Johnston & Van Putten, Everett block. RS AME MESR —— Q —Justice of the Peace. Office ovey N. Schurz—Riatas " exorom ©'No. “@l Broadway, Council Rlufrs, [owa. Al rent; Omaha y TER § WA ™, Marcns block, ctions, typewritin g, 025-5th ave. MO SALE—Leaso and furniture of Scott House, Council Blufs, 25 rooms. Chenp; & bargain Jordan, Council Blufrs. OR RENT — Th ahan three-story brick block, No. 15 st, with elevator J. W. Squire. OR SALE-Complete set of t andsmall stock of tinware atu bargain! Inquire at room 318 Merriam block. OR SALE or Rent—Garden land, with housos, by J. R Rice. 102 Main st,, Counoll ALL COAL UNDER COVER. DRY AND CLF —- i ; ~Attorneys at Law. Prace Sims & Saunders—feemevn i, T federal courts. Rooms 8 4 and 5 Shugur Beno block, Council Bluifs, lowa. — OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dealers In foreign und domestio exchan Collection mude and interest pald on tine Aoposi ts, AN AT ALL TIME: CARBON COAL CO. Wholesale and Retall Dealers in HARD and SOFT COAL The above cut shows our new self-dumping retail dsliver: wagon, by which three tons of coal can be unloaded in a minut and carried into the cellar or coal house if it is 20 feet away. coal left in the wagon. clusively by us. None scattered on the ground, >d ex OFFICE, 10 PEARL ST. Yard, 16th Ave & Fourth St J. H, B, CLARIK, Manager, COUNOILL BLURFS, la. Telophones: . ce, 800, Yard, 840,