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Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
COMMERCIAL.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, H., December 10.
Receipts Of grain from wagons continns
fair. About 1900 bushels Of corn received
to-day. Farmers find ready sale for eBgs
ut 80 cents.
The two new roller mills are now run.
ming full capacity and turning ont q very
choice grade Of flour.
Receipts Of corn In Chicago tally 29l
cars, q marked falling off from previous
days, and confirms our opinion as before
expressed that receipts at the beginning Of
the New Year will be very light aud that
we will rec better prices for all kinds OF
grain. Farmers will be slow to dispose OF
their grain ut current prices, and AZ q
general thing they are 10 shape to hold
until II Is wanted by ut better
prices. No. 2 corn Is actually worth, In
Chicago to-day. b5 cents per bushel, which
price we expect to see inside Of 80 days.
COUNCIL DLUrFs MARKET.
Corrected daily by j. Y. fuller, mer.
chandise broker, buyer and shipper OF
grain and provisions, office board OF trade
rooms, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
WHEAT No. 2 spring, TOO; No. 8, SO;
rejected 50c; good demand,
CoRN-28c TO feeders and 27c to ship
pers; good demand for shipment.
OATS Scarce and In good demand; 500
SIC.
HAY-4 00@6 90 per ton.
RYE-40c; light supply.
CORN NEAL 25per 100 pounds.
WooD Good supply, prices at yards,
8 O0@6 90.
CoAL-Delivered, hard, 10 90 per ton;
soft. 8 90 per ton.
BuTTER-Plenty and in fair demand;
25c.
EGGs - Scarce and in demand; 300 per
dozen.
LARD-Fairbsnk's, wholesaling at 13c.
PoULTRY-Firm; dealers paying 13c per
pound for turkeys and 10c for chickens.
VEGETABLRs-Potatoes 45O; onions, 25c:
oabbages, 3O@40c per dozenj apples, 2 90
@3 30 per barrel.
FLOUR Best Kansas wheat -four, 2 300
2 80; Minnesota wheat, 2 50@3 so; bran,
zoe per 100 pounds.
BRooMs-2 00@3 90 per dozen.
STOCK.
CATTLR-3 O093 so; calves. 8 0047 80.
HoGs-E situated receipts, 750 head
good demand at packing houses, paying in
car lots, for common, B 4595 55; good
mixed packing, 3 60@5 so; heavy packing,
8 76@5 90; butchers and shippers paying
for wagon lots b 25@5 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
A General

Never was such q rush made for any
Drug store as is now at @. +. Goodman's,
for a Trial Bottle Of DIR. Kings New Dis
ooyery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds. All persons afflicted with Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sevee Coughs, o
any affection Of the Throat and Lungs
can get a Trial Bottle of this gr~eatremedy
rec, by calling ut aboveI named Drug
Store
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
COUNCIL BLUFFS RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.
CHICAGO, ROCK BLAND AND PACIFIC.

CHICAGO, ROCK BLAND AND PACIFIC.
Depart. Arrive.
Atlantic KIT. 800 y m Pacific Ext. :. .9.1b . m
Ex and Mali. .e.25 q IN Ell and Mal.. .6:55 p m
d. Moines ac'..7:ib q m Dcs Moines &C. $40 p m
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY.
Depart. Arrive.
Atlantic Ext. $50 p m Paeine Ext....s:2o . m
N. Y. E1..... 400 p m Neb b Kas Ex. $40 = m
CHICAGO ASp NonrHwKsrsRr.
Depart. Arrive.
Atlantic Ext. .bi6 p m Pacific Ext. .9:15 . m
Mail and Ex.. 800 q m Mai and E1'. .61b p m
Accom-. (sat.). $50 p m Accom-. (Mon.ll:4o p m
KANSAS CITY, st. JOE AsB COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Depart. Arrive.
Mail and Ex... .e:65 . N Express. ISIS p m
Express. .....s:l0 m Mall and Ex.. .6'45 p m
Depart. Arrive.
Overland Ex. 1880 .. m. Overland Er. 400 p. m.
Lincoln Ex. .11:3o q. m Denver Ex.. 500 D m,
Denver Ex.. ZOO p. m. Local x. $3.50 .. m.
Local Ex.....7:25 a. m. EI.....9:O5 .. m.
Enigrant. . . $40 p. m. Ex.....fO0 . m.
WABASH, 81. Loun AND PACIFIC.
Depart. Arrive.
Cannon Ball. 4:bO m Cannon Ball. HOS o m
sIoul CITY AND PACIFIC.
For Sioux City. 1856 . m Firm Sioux C'y.6:5o p m
For Fort Niobrara. Firm Fort Niobrara,
Neb-........7:5 . m Neb. ....... $3.50 p m
For ST. Paul. .7:40 p m From 81. Paul. $50 q m
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL.
Leave Council Bluffs. Arrives Council Bluffs.
Mail and Ex. 1920 q m Mail and Ex. ..-6:b5 pm
Atlantic Ell. 1918 p m Atlantic tx 1910 . m
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND 81. PAUL.
Leaves Omaha. Arrives at Omaha.
Mail and Ex. .'7:I5 q IN Pacific Elk. go. t9:45 q m
Atlantic Ex. 1910 p m Nail and Ex. s7.25 p m
Except Sundays. Except Saturdays. Except
Mondays. tDaily.
Council Bluffs 81 Omaha Street r. R.
Leave Council BLUFFS. Leave Omaha.
8 . m, 9 o m, 10 q m, 8 o IN, 8 a m, 10 . m,
II q m, 1 N, 2 p m, 3 p ii u m, Jpn, Up m, 3 p
m, 4 p m, 8 p m, 6 p m. m, 4 p m, 8 p mi 6 p N.
Street cars run half hourly to the Union Pacific
Depot. On Sunday the cars begin their trips at
8 o'clock q. m, and run regularly during the day
at Q, II, 2 4, 5 and 6 o'clock, and run to city time.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
2-Big Thievss-2

Dyspepsia and debility are two big
thieves; they creep in and steal our health
and comfort before we know It,. Let US
put q stop to their invAsiops with . bottle
Of Burdock Blood Bitters, to DO had at any
drug store.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
Worked Wonders.

my daughter was very bad off on &C.
count Of a cold and pain in her lungs. DIR.
Thomas Eclsctric OIL cured her in twenty
four hours. One of the boys was cured of
sore throat. This medicine has worked
wonders in our family" Alvah Pinckney.
Lake Mshopac. N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-30
Tn. Trav.lltnp saIesmnn

Is an irresistable fellow, brim full of
stories, Jokes, courage, self.assuranoe and
grit. He Is very taking withal. Burdock
Blood Bitters are q very taking medicine;
they take everywhere, and are sold every
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Her Two Hanniest Years.

Here's story told me recently
About 80 years ago Judge Cincinnatus
Peeples-bless his genial memory
found it necessary to order tanner out
of his law office in Hall county. The
tanner was poor shiftless fellow named
Wilson, and shortly after drifted to
Atlanta, where he secured work at so
cents day. In 1868 Judge Peoples
went to New York on important finan-
cial business for the state. He was d.
rected to the great banking house of X.
L. Wilson 4 Co. He sent in his card,
and after waiting q while was ushered
into an elegant Office. A fine-loOking
man introduced himself as Wilson, and
reminded the judge that he was the
poor tanner he had ordered out of his
Office many years ago. Judge Peoples,
thoroughly astonished, never dreamed
that this eX-tanner was the head of the
bank. but thought he was probably re-
lated to the proprietor and had secured
a clerkship. Mr.. Wilson invited the Judge
to dine with him, and at o'clock the
Judge found himself in one of the finest
houses on Fifth avenue. While await
ing his host superb lady entertained
him. and Judge Peoples was overwhelm-
ed with the consciousness that the day
laborer had really become the great
banker. He then became uneasy for
fear he should drop some allusion to the
humble origin of the husband of the
splendid lady to whom he was talking.
At length she said:
Judge Peoples, where do you think
l spent the two happiest years of my
life?'
The Judge thought of Saratoga, and
Venice, but was hesitatiug, when Mrs.
Wilson said:
"Why, at Papa Wilson's log cabin in
Hall county, where my husband took
me when we were first married. "-Ne,o
Orleans Times,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Truth About Skobelef.
He Is Killed in a Drunken Brawl.

A Moscow dispatch to the London
Telegraph says the details officially pub
'iShed concerning the manner and place
II his disease are said to be absolutely
false.
The facts are as follows. The even
ing before the Generals death he was
IN his usual health and spirits. and dined
heartily with some boon companions ut
one OF the best restaurants in the town.
After dinner the party proceeded to the
Ermitage Gardens. a place of entertain
mcnt in the envrOns Of Moscow, Of the
same character as the CremOrne Gar
iens used to be in London. More friends
were met ut the Ermita1e, and after
lively evening the party returned to the
town, Skobelelf inviting some of the
company to join him ut supper at
small hotel Of indifferent repute. in the
Petrovka street named Hotel IL Angle
terre. In this hotel and in this society
the General died.
Skobeletf had numerous enemies, and
by many it is believed that he was a VIC
tim OF foul play, but those who knew
his character, and who also know who
were in his company ut the time of his
death. consider it far more probable
that he was killed by one of his male
companions in a drunken brawl. l,
myself, Immediately on hearing of his
disease, sought information at the Ho-
tel dAngleterre. was refused admit
lance, and when attempted to ques-
ton the proprietor he declined to reply.
He "had never seen General Skobeletf;"
he did not know he was dead, and he
did not know why asked him about it.
Other inquirers were in my presence
similarly refused information. The
Generals body was at night secretly re-
moved to the Hotel Dusaux, where the
next day it was given out that Russia's
greatest military chief had suddenly ex-
pircd from heart disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Jersey 'Skeeters.

The Jersey mosquito has long fur
nished excuse for wild flights of fancy,
but he has never before inspired any
body quite as thoroughly and over
whelmingly as he did the cactain of the
British bark Emanuel S@'edenborg,
who has made affidavit, in the ordinary
sailor fashion, that off Cape May he
sailed into Il vast army of mosquitoes.
ravenous from their long flight, which
took complete possession of the vessel
and all on board. In five minutes they
had drawn as much blood as ever an
old-time doctor drew from fever pa
tient, and within half an hour they had
succeeded in boring through the cap
tain's thickest winter Overcoat. II was
driven almost desperate" he declares.
land / climbed up the main-tOp. think
ing to escape the ferocious animals.
You may know how glad l was when |
found that they had not got up so far.
The first mate called to me TO know
how it was up there. l told him to
come up and to bring as many of the
men aloft as could be spared. This he
did, and there we stayed all night.
When supper time came our Chinese
cook went below and filled basket
with cold victuals, which we hoisted up
to our perches in the shrouds. The men
took hour-turns in going down on deck
and managing the vessel. We slept
aloft, as we feared to venture on the
deck. About 4 o'clock a stiff breeze
sprung up, and the mosquitoes began
leaving us. Many of them stayed on
the boat, however, until we reached
Delaware. At. the Breakwater l at
tempted to send dispatch to the con-
signees in Philadelphia, but my hands
were bitten so badly that | was unable
to write, and had to get the telegraph
operator to pen the message" When
the captains British friends hear of this
they will have a worse opinion than ev-
er Of New Jersey.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Rest at Last.

Hurry and worry kill their tens Of
thousands of busy women. There comes
before my mind, as / write, the care
worn faces of many disheartened house,
keepers. Day after day passes, but
still there is plenty of work on hand
that ought to be done; in fact, it always
seems to be increasing. The house
must be kept perfectly clean, for dirt in
the house is q sin (O. The children
must be kept looking 'as well other
peoples" The husband is too poor to
hire help in the house. and ten chances
to one the poor wife has to bear burdens
that rightfully belong to him to bear.
He does not mean to be unkind, but he
does not know the pain she suffers in
silence and he cannot realize the weak
ness which makes her work burden.
And so the years glide on, until mind
and body can bear up under the fearful
strain no longer. Then the toil-worn
hands are folded, the throbbing, burn
ing brain becomes cool, and the sufferer
is laid to rest-rest at last Why do so
much unnecessary work. 1t is wrong to
waste strength and time thus. There
is o great deal of work done which
never ought to be; it may seem nsces-
sary, but experience will teach you, If
YOU will allow it to, that it is not. Con-
stantly dwelling upon the one subject
of house-wOrk, the mind becomes NOR
bidly sensitive, and tritles will rear them
selves into mountains. This is fact
experience has taught me. The more
work YOU do the more you will see to
do. The more you brush and scour the
more dirt you will see. There is time
to stop. and happy are they who know
the time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
A Brave Recrnit.

Tom was very good boy, sharp and
intelligent. but had the reputation of be-
ing q coward. Almost anything would
excite his nerves of timidity. But he
got patriotic when the war began and
entered i'm the three months service.
He was in the skirmishes on several Oc-
casions. but was in no regular battle.
He behaved splendidly, and almost blot
ted out the reputation he had at home.
The boys in his company had all conf
dence in him. When Tom returned
home he knew more of the world than
lie did when he left. Some of his old
chums who did not 90 to war edged
around him to hear him talk. "BOys,
you may laugh aud wink" said Tom,
'.but you don't know what hard times
is; you couldn't spell it in less than
three months"
"Tell us, Tom, how it was"
swell, sir, for whole week at a time
we had nothing but hot biscuit, butter
and chicken and all such light diet as
that to live on. It's no wonder am
weaker"
"Well, Tom, how about the fight
ing?" .
"rll tell you; according to my record,
l killed as many of them as they did OF
mer'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

Look, Foster" rs he sprcau ont the
remnant, ~ greenback bill us I'm q
captain! Here, you little scamp! how
did you come by this? Have you any
moreP'
''Oh! yesr' said Tobey in all simplici-
ty. Then he told the story of how he
came by them. the officers listening like
statues Of attention. When he had fin
ished they turned and stared at each
other, pulling their moustaches very
hard. Then the captain said mildly,
''Come To the camp with me and ri
give you some better pictures. These
are all alike. You may just hand them
over to me-"
Tobey relinquished the bills, not SO
crisp and fresh rs they were. but worth
quite us much, while bis captors grew
almost speechless with establishment rs
they SAW the value the notes represent
ell. They were careful not to enlightcn
Tobey, however, rs to the value of his
treasure trove. and ho was sent of COM
plctely happy with silver dollar and
o pile Of illustrated newspapers. Uncle
Sam got his own again, for the officers
were honest and loyal gentlemen. As
for Tobey-he never knew that for two
whole days he had been rich enough to
buy out Holly Springs. or to found an
orphan asylum, or to run race horses,
or to own yacht, or to start daily
paper. Aunt Betsey never knew-Jim
kinkle never knew, or, l fear, like GER
tain old heroes in Roman history, they
would have died of modification. To-
boy to-day thrives in the ignoble state
of barber, supporting his mother. who
has grown too fat even to waddle, and
his father, who is almost too lazy To
breathe Sherwood Bonner, IN orr
Continent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Putting Up a Job,

Each new conner at Paris art studio
is put through "a course of sprouts" be-
fore he is admitted to full fellowship.
The latest practical joke is as follows:
The newcomer on entering the studio
and proceeding to select seat is in
formed by the senior of the corps that
he has been made the subject of an i'm
portant wager.
what wager?"
"A bet has been made that you will
not open Your box of colors. / have ia
ken it because am sure you will"
"But why did they bet l wOuldn't?"
THAT | can't say, but they say you
darsn't but know you will"
"Pll soon show you that l will"
draws key from his pocket and APP
proaches the box. The others start
back anxiously.)
"What have you fellows been putting
in this boxp"
(No answer. They slowly retreated.)
u know you are only trying to fool
me-"
He thrusts the key into the key-hole.
With wild shrieks of alarm half the stu
dents throw themselves on the floor, and
the others dash to the door and fly
down stairs.
The novice drops the box in panic,
and flies after them. AS soon as they
have all reached the street he is inform
ed that there was nothing in the box
NJ Y. World.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Origin Of the Egyptian Troubles.

The origin of the present troubles
in Egypt was speculation Of Ismael,
He paid 100000 into the hands of
his friends in Cairo, with which they
were to buy support for him. Two
negro regiments were purchased He
was to land, and these regiments,
with Arab at their head, were to de-
clare for him. After he had spent
his money his heart failed him and
then Arab determined to act without
HIM. He at once turned to Constan-
tinople, and promised large sums of
money If were supported. Then
commenced a series of intrigues into
which the French allowed them
selves to be drawn. When Dervish
was sent 10 Egypt his mission was.
ii possible, to patch up some sort Of
an apparent reconciliation between
Arab and the khedive, which would
have been followed by the deposition
of the latter. The sultan, however,
when the crisis came, was afraid of
discovery, and in the end Dervish,
acting under his instructions, urged
Arab to act with moderation. But
Arab knew with whom he had to
deal, and he declined to put himself
in Turkish hands; in which, perhaps,
he was wise. for he would have been
strangled or poisoned as an incOnven-
lent and compromising associate
London Truth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
An Exemplifcation.


He was one of those opinionated men
who are especially pleased to express
their views i'm public places; the CONVEX
satiOn had turned upon a recent bold
robbery, and he had just fixed the at
zion of all the passengers in the car up
on demure looking young man who
sat next to him, by addressing him sot-
to voice: SNOW. I'm detective and you
stole that money"
AS matter of fact, the young man
had not stolen anything, nor was the
older man accusing him; he was SIM
ply about to explain to the unsophisti-
Gated youth how detectives operate in
running down criminal. He was
playing detective and had cast the
young man as the thief, just for in
stance, you know. and, warming to his
subject, feeling that he had his illustra-
ton splendidly in hand, the old man
settled right down to business.
"You stole that money" he repeated,
"and I'll show you how easily you trip
ped yourself up"
Everybody in the car became intense
ly interested.
Last evening"" continued the old
man, "a person answering your descrip-
ton was observed by several parties to
pass and repass the scene Of the rob-
berry,"
Here the lady who sat next the young
man left her seat and stood up in the
far end of the car.
Footprints made by boots exactly of
your size were discovered i'm the yard
and on the roof of the veranda, where
by your entrance was effected, and a
piece of the very goods from which
your clothes are made had been torn
out and was found adhering to sharp
point of the iron work."
About this time the young man be-
came conscious that he had for some
reason been singled out by the passen-
gers as an object Of great interest, and
it suddenly occurred to him that they
might think the old mans remarks were
personal to himself. He endeavored to
get in a word or two, but the old man
would brook no interruption.
'.But that's not ALL" he went on; "a
servant girl discovered your presence,
the alarm was given, q shot fired at your
retreating figure which penetrated your
hat"
Here the passengers noticed pair Of
clean cut holes in the young mans hat.
The evidence was complete. Murmurs
of What a pityr' $50 young. too!'
"The little scoundrel! greeted the young
mans ears.
Crimson and speeches., in his morti-
fication he fled the car. followed by oil
of the passengers but the old man.
''Going to let him get awayp" asked
the conductor.
YES" responded the old man, keep
ing up the joke; II pity the poor boy"
swell, you'll have to pay his fare,
then. l didn't get it." And that's
where the joke turned on the old man.
Cincinnati Saturday Night. I.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Utilizing the Earth's Internal Heat.

Scientific men in Japan are now dis.
cussing the possibility of utilizing the
internal heat of the earth. At re
cent meeting of the chronological
society, John Milne read paper, in
which he said that the fact that there
was an unlimited supply of energy in
the interior of the earth had been
generally overlooked, although por-
tions of it crop out in countries like
Japan, Iceland, and New Zealand, in
the form Of hot springs, salfatarus,
volcanoes, etc. He stated that there
is an unlimited supply of water in hot
springs within a radius of one hun
dred miles around Toxic, and that
the heat of these springs could be
converted into an electric current and
transmitted to the town. Mr.. Milne
Was on the COmstock about a week
ago, on his way home to England. on
leave of absence. lie was much
interested in the heat of the lower
levels, which he went there to study.
He is also good deal interested in
earthquakes, and in Japan has been
conducting a series of experiments
upon the vibrations of the earth at
the time of earthquake shocks, and
also the vibrations of artificial shocks
produced by the explosion Of heavy
charges of dynamite. The delicate
instruments used gave the same re-
suits in both cases,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Done into English.

Ambulavit in litore-"He went out
on litter" Ergo Iris devolat ct supra
caput Therefore Iris flew down
and stood upon her head" Sectam
Epicuri flagitiorum magistram esse-
1.-THE mistress of Epicuries was cut
through with faults" Qui debit ergo
tribus patruis aconita-''Who gave poi
son to his three fathers" Bari in tumi
facundia Pano-"Eloquence is rare in
their hands," Tiburno in gurgite merg-
is mara caput histerque-''Soak your
head in the Tiber two or three times"
Instruxit triplicem aciem-"He drew
three aces" Contraria tellus pubibus
assiduis pluviisquc madeset ct austro-
''The spunky earth got mad at the nib
bling asses and the austerc plover.
NeW York World.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
Her Match,

Little Flossie was five years old. She
had little brother Johnnie, who was
two-and-a-half years old. They were
playing party. Flossie had eaten all
her goodies; seeing Johnnie's spread
out before him in most tempting array
she raised her large gray eyes and said:
Johnnie, play you said, Sister. won't
you have some O. my goodiesr"
Little Johnnie, looking as grave as a
Judge. replied, "Flossie, play I said 81
shan't do it,"
Flossie dropped her head. feeling she
had met her match.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

A Syrian convert to Christianity was
urged by his employer to work on SUM-
day, but he declined. ''But does not
your bible say that if man has an OK
or an ass fall into pit on the Sabbath
day he may pull him ont? said the mas:
ter. EYES," answered the convert; "but
If the ass has a habit of falling into the
same pit every Sabbath day, then the
man should either fill up the pit or sell
the ass
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
She Mistook the Signal.

A prominent Lowell bicycler was
riding down Lawrence street the other
afternoon, and came near running down
q porlly old woman with 4 basket on
either arm, who monopolized most of
the space between the fence aud the
curbstone. He had sounded his signal
bell several times without effect, and
Just managed to get by her after a cry
to "look outr' She staggered up
against the fence, and when she had re-
covered her breath managed to articu-
late, ..Arrah, an it's icycle, is it? Be
the powers. an thought it was scis-
sors grinder" Citizen.