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The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03

dcadliest foe to good citizenship; hence
the public school must antagonizs it or
be guilty before God and man Of neglect
ing its duty.
How shall we accomplish our object?
By educating public sentiment. "Agi-
tate! Agitatel Agitater' This is the
way slavery was abolished; this is the
way every great reform Is accomplished.
See that in every scboOl-house in the
State, especially in every country
school-house, at least one evening be
devoted to discussing this question, NOT
Temperance in the abstract, nor Prohi-
bition, nor any other of the many vital
issues connected with the subject, but
the simple question: "Ought the State
to guard its future citizens against in
temperance by teaching Temperance In
its public schools?' Devote another
evening to recitations, defamation and
essays by the pupils on this topic and
the effect of alcohol and tobacco upon
the human system; have the question
discussed in the country debating socie-
ties, the local press, the pulpit. Bring
home to the hearts of fathers and moth
ers that it is more important that their
children should be taught Temperance
principles which may save them from
becoming drunkards, than that they
should know the exact number of square
miles in Patagonia, or be able to solve
arithmetical puzzles, whose like never
occurs in business.
Impress it upon the teachers and
school directors that this is what par
ents demand for their children; the
courts have decided that parents have
some rights in regard to the education
of their children, which school-boards
are bound to respect.
Convince candidates for Office that
this is what voters will have, and Sc
cure their pledge to assist in secur-
ing it.
Our feet stand upon solid rock in ask
ing for Temperance instruction in pub
lie schools. The demand is founded on
the principles of the immortal ordinance
Of 1887, our fundamental law; public
conscience is unit in its favor; even
the Legislature which made footballs OF
our petitions for prohibition and wom-
an S ballot, passed this bill in the Senate
and STAYED it off in the House to defeat
it without a vote, because, while many
desired to kill it. none dared face his
record as voting against it.-Mrs. West,
President ". c. 7. y. of Illinois.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
Beyond Control.

Some time ago party of sailors vis-
tied the Geological Garden. One of
them, excited by the liquor he had
taken, and as an act of bravado to his
companions, took hold of deadly SER
pent. He held it up, having seized it by
the nape of the neck in such manner
that it did not turn round to sting. As
he held it, the snake, unobserved by
him, coiled itself around his arm, and
at last it got firm grip, and wound
tighter and tighter SO that he was un-
able to detaeh it. AS the pressure of
the snake increased the danger grew,
and at length the sailor was unable to
maintain his hold ON the venomous
reptile, and was compelled to loose it.
What did the snake then doa 1t turned
around and stung him, and he died So
it is with the appetite of strong drink.
We can control it at first, but in little
while it controls us. We can hold its
influence in our grasp for awhile. so that
it shall be powerless, but afterward +" il
biteth like serpent and stingeth like
an adder"
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
Temperance Items.

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
says the annual grog bill in that city Is
$50. 2 for each man, woman and child
in the city.
BUFFALO On. " liquor dealers have
whatever occupation who opposes their
traffic by heavier tax or legal restriction
and prosecution.
The Chicago Champion, devoted to
me liquor interest, fiercely opposes the
$500 license. because it win close out
! 900 saloons, and every saloon controls
ten votes" Way did not the Champion
add: "And they make fifty paupers
each every year, hundred orphans,
and propOrtionate share of four-fifths
of all the murders committedP" It is
just as well to state this case clearly
Chicago Inter Ocean. a
STOP Now.-Why should men de.
lay to break any bad habit? Everybody
knows that it grows stronger by each
repetition. Nothing Is more foolish
than to say: II know ought to stop,
and will next New Years Day" The
man who can not stop to-day can not
tomorrow The drunkard never re-
forms tomorrow; the spendthrift never
saves tomorrow. The boaster who
, says: II can if will," is the one who
can not Uai, and therefore never does.
There is but one remedy for n bad
habit, and that is to stop the thing noC.
THE sa'oon-keepers of Chicago are
not as smart as the grounding. He
went into his hole and will stay there for
six weeks The aloon-keepers are GO
ing to get chilled through and through
in way that rifle whisky won't warm
them into good humor. The State of
Illinois does not make laws for any class
of men to spit on and trample under
their feet, and the saloon keepers will
find the $500 license is no exception
Their present fight will likely end be-
fore two years in their paying round
81, 200 for the privilege of making pau
pers and criminals. and even then 1t
win be hard bargain for the public. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
THEY tell u.s." said John b Cough,
.'that alcohol gives strength and nour-
ishment No, It does not, IL gives slim
ulus. You sit down ON q hornets nest,
aud it may be quickening but not nour-
ishing. A man once said to a friend of
mine: You are lighting whisky. Whis-
Ky has done a great deal of good. whis-
Ky has saved great many lives You
remind me- said my friend. of boy
who was told to write an essay about .
pin, and in his boyish way he said: "a
pin is very queer sort OF thing. II has
round head and a sharp point, and Il
you stick them into you they hurt. and
women use them for cuffs and collars,
and men use them when their buttons
are of. II you swallow them. they kiD
you. For i've cents you can geta pack
ct of them. and they save thousands OF
lives" The teacher said: What on
earth do you meanp How have they
saved thousands of liyes?" s'By people
not swallowing them" sR<xsrsd tbs
HOY stff
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
s'He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last"

you've got some nice wood over
there in your yard" said seedy-look-
ing tramp to an Austin Avenue lady.
"Yes," said the lady of the house.
II would like to carry it in for you,"
said he.
"My husband intends to carry it in,"
she replied.
WELL" sal the tramp, II will car.
ry it in and pile it up nice if you VII
give me my breakfast.
. At this offer the lady consented, and
the tramp went to work.
After LIE had carried in a couple OF
armfuls the laiy stepped to the door
and found him sitting on the pile with
his claws on h S knees and his face bur-
led IN his hands.
What is the matter?" said she.
"Oh, lady," said he, looking up, al
am so weak, for 1 have had nothing to
eat nee day before ye,terday,' and he
again covered his face with his hands.
This seemed to rou e the lady's SYM
pathy, and she went in and soon re-
turned W tn an excellent breakfast.
After he had swept everything from
the board, he arose and said: Thanks,
my good lady, for this sumptuous re-
past. Now let me give you this ad-
vice Never again let your sympathy
get away with your discretion. I'm of.
Ia, tai" and he walked majestically out
the front gate.
The tramp had gone but short dis
tance when he came back deadly sick.
He seated himself on curbstone, and
a few moments later, having two or
three violent spasmodic contractions of
the stomach, he lost his ill-gotten break
fast. Indeed his stomach would have
followed suit had it not been thorough
ly dovetailed to his diaphragm. He be-
lieved that he was poisoned, and he be-
came very much alarmed. AS soon as
he regained strength enough to get to
his feet, he slowly retraced his steps
and found the lady standing in the front
door.
Madam" he said, in piteous tones.
'my breakfast did not stay on my stom-
ach. ! believe I'm poisoned.
That is not to be wondered at, !" said
she. 81 suspected your little game,
having been caught once before in the
same way. so prepared myself for it
by dosing your eoaee with tartar emet'c.
Now let me give yow little advice:
Never again let your rascality get away
with your hreak asst. To beat dead
beat beats everyth ng. Ia, tat and
she shut the door in his face.
The tramp started sorrowfully down
the street wondering, no doubt, where
and how he could get breakfast that
voatd stay with him. -1eras Sytin3s.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
PITH AND POINT.

-Father.-'1 never imagined that
gour studies would cost me so mu2h
money" Student. -"Yes, and I don't
study much, either. ."-F3te5 eade Bta'-
ter.
1t is about time some one was ap-
pointed to make an investigation on The
subject and see whether the girls nova
davs really have any foreheads, or
whether they have all ''gone Off like
Pats gun, with a "bang!-M T.
Mail.
"A lecture on "The Ten Command
ments" was recently delivered in a
Western town, and the local paper
spoke of it as novel and brilliantly
original code of morals, which VIII be
likely to make a stir in the world when
it becomes more widely known-Bur-
HnGtn Free Press.
My dear, implored husband,
"will you be kind enough to sew some
buttons on my overcoatP They are near.
" all off" II am very sorry," replied
the wife, with look of real regret as
she fastened her bonnet on, ''but the
heather are suffering and haven't
moments time to spare. j am late for
the sewing society as it is Philadelphia
Call.
-''Have you anything extraordinary
on your person by which you could be
Identified" asked an Austin doctor,
who was examining Bill Colbert for
life-insurance policy. Colbert thought
/ for good while before he answered.
At last he replied that he had the re-
quired popularity. What mark is it?
''Fearful cramps when L eat green
corn. "-Chicdg0 Tribune.
"A child who had Mild type of the
Measles invited Number of her Ac-
quantances to Party. Producing
she said: "Behold now an Act of Gen.
erosity. will Take the Sweetmeats,
and you, Unless you immediately Take
your Departure, will Take the Measles"
i his fable illustrates the righteousness
of children.-Erchan3e.
Dip the Atlantic Ocean dry with a
teaspoon, twist your heel into the toe of
your boot, send up fishing-hooGs with.a
balloon and fish for stars, got astride a
gossamer and chase the comet, choke a
mosquito with an anvil, get horse-trot
up herein short, prove all things
heretofore considered impossible to be
possible, but never, never attempt to
please everybody when you edit q pa
per. Detroit 20 {.
You look sad, Birdie; what's the
natter" were the words addressed to
Birdie McHenipin by her friend, Moll;e
Squeers. as they met on Austin avenue.
I'm not feeling we'll" ''Are you
sick?" "No, I'm not precisely sick, but
/ feel tired, overworked." ''Do tell me
about it." "Well, you see our colored
cook is sick, and now poor mother has
to do all the cooking and scrubbing,and
washing and ironing, and 1t makes me
feel so tired to see the old creature
work. She is so slow. ."-1eras Syt-
irgs.
Definitions: A rich Joke the one ]
PLAYED on Brown. A foolish and wit
less piece Of folly-the one that Brown
PLAYED on me. An obstinate cuss-the
man who VIII not yield to me. Proper
and self-respecting firmness-my refu-
sal to yield to him. A well-trained child
tho one that belongs to me. An ill
hammered brat-the one that belongs to
NV neighbor. A crank-the man whose
views do not coincide with my own. A
very intelligent person-the man who
agrees with me in everything. M \.
LIe
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
BY B. T. HOBBS.
rerra-, aza A<avances
pOLLYS ENORMOS VEAL TN.

I'm afraid to ask my Polly
For her heart and dimpled hand.
know my loves all folly
she's the richest in the land.
I'm clerk with meager earnings,
She's a jewe cd lady proud,
And de spite my in a 10 yearnings,
In her presence am cowed,
To te sure. I've saved a penny
Toward the resting-time Of life,
And my own wants won't be many
If sweet Polly IL my wife.
But how dare / importune
Her to trave my simple lot,
When, although she's worth fortune,
cant share the store she's gotl
Her priceless gems are In her face
Diamond eyes and ruby cheeks;
Her hairs her gold. and can trace
Pure silver when she speaks.
Shall dare turn my steps toward
Brisk matrimonv's mart,
And try to buy with my slim hoarl
Her million-dollar heartl
-Hdrper's Bdrdr
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03
THE WEDDING FEAST.

The wedding feast begins in the after
noon aud extends over two or three
days. Invitations have been sent out
weeks before, the guests responding by
forwarding sum of money varying
from 100 cash to twenty ounces OF silver
This is sent the day before the wedding
ami goes to defray the expenses Of the
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-03


Mr.. William Reese, seventy years
of age, living at Grangeburg, S. c., be-
lieves in exercising his authority as pa
rent. His SON Andrew, thirty.fiye years
of age, was a bad boy. and the
old man ordered him down on his
hands aud knees and proceeded to
whale him with a big whip. The boy
endured the punishment until he
thought the old man should be tired.
when he jumped up and made lunge
at him with knife. The spry old
chap lodged the blow and the knife
went into the stomach of John Green.
who was standing by enjoying the
scene, aud killed him. Andrew was
convicted of murder. and sentenced to
life term in the Penitentiary.- CHI
eGgo Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07
PERSONAL.

j. s. Mcintyre, of Clarinda, was Mt the Pa.
cific yesterday.
c. \. Boyd leaves to-day on u two weeks
recreation trip north.
Miss IdaTostcvin left on a months pleasure
trip yesterday morning.
j. i. De Bevoise leaves this evening on a
short visit to Spirit Lake.
Hon. Jim. Stevenson, of Omaha, was n
visitor on this eide of the river yesterday.
Mrs. Wells Cook returned to her homc yes
terday, after spending some time visiting in
the north.
w. L. Grigsby and wife, of Missouri Val.
ley, visited the city yesterday, and dined ut
the Pacific.
Miss Mamie Simpson has returned to he,
position in Braun's restaurant, after an indis'
position of q couple of weeks.
Rev. DR.. Cleland's son and daughter, Frank
and Emma Cleland, who have been visiting
friends here, have returned to their home in
Keokuk.
Mrs. l.. Kuttner, of Des MONIES, and Miss
Fanny Bloom, of Chicago, who have been VS.
iting Mrs. II. Friedman for the past week,
return east to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07
CRoWD[NG THE CITY.
A Suit to Hake IT. Pay Cash for $4,000
In City Warrants.

A suit has been commenced against the
city of Council Bluffs, by Mrs. A. M.
Wilson, in which 5000 is claimed for
city warrants held by her, which she has
bought in from time to time. The war
rants are of all dates, from 1882 up to the
present year, and were issued to various
parties on different accounts, the parties
receiving them selling them at a dis
count for cash. The petition
sets forth that payment has
been refused by tho city, and now iudg'
ment is asked with interest. 1t has been
the avowed policy Of the city to transfer
cash from the police fund to the general
fund, $500 at a time, to call in and pay
old outstanding warrants in the order
of their issuance, but it seems the city
has not caught up yet, and so suit Ia
brought.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

supposed to be on it, and as his old beat
was quite quiet under his oversight, 1t is
nrobable that he was called elsewhere by
other duties.
The report reaches here that a young
man from this city, who has been rusti-
eating at one of the popular summer re-
sorts with a lady friend, came near meet
ing his death as the result of a lovers
Quarrel. in which the woman shot at him,
the ball just grazing him, but inficting
no wound. 1t is to be hoped, for the
sake of the young mans family at least,
that there is no truth in the report, but
if true it may wake him up to the fact
That he ought to be carrying himself fer
different from what he has during the
past year or so.
Messrs. 2. Jones and L. Landsiedel,
West Side %soloonists, are In trouble.
Their stocks of liquors were seized last
Friday by the town authorities. Num-
erous kegs of beer and bottles that
smelled like the "biggest distillery on
earth" we're found. A portion of the
c~ontraband goods is thought to be the
property of private citizens, who bought
the liquor for medicinal and culinary
purposes" 1t Is a cold day when a West
slider gets left on q snake bite, or has
no beer to put into his apple pies. The
merit of the case will be tried August
9th. -Crawford Co. Bulletin.
Deputy Sheriff Clatterbuck leaves to-
day for Mt. Pleasant, where he takes
Mrs. Mcintyre, who has been adjudged
insane. He will also transfer a number
of incurables from Mt. Pleasant to the
asylum at Davenport. 1t seems that the
Mt. Pleasant institution is crowded, and
as this county has its full share, it must
care for some of its patients elsewhere.
A plan is being talked of for caring
these incurables at the poor farm, thus
the county some expense, az the
fees amount to quite q heavy sum, which
might be expended at home, provid ed
good care could be given the
patients.
From the West Side Dispatch we CLEAN
the particulars of two distressing acct
dents in that locality. Last Wednesday
Mr.. John Campbell was thrown from the
seat of a self-binder and his leg badly
wrenched and knee.joint misplaced. He
lay helpless in he field for two hours
before his condition was discovered by
friends. Opiates were necessary to re-
lieve tho pain. Three miles south Of
West Side, Mr.. George Doerr, in the
employ of Mr.. Peter Arnson, attempted
to remove a bunch of weeds which clog
ged the self binder and assist it to de-
liver the bundle, when the Irvine shuttle
went through his hand, crushing the
bones and permanently gripping that
member. 1t vas with great difficulty
that he removed his hand from the ma
chine.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

Nothing in Gown beats the 3 cent
Cheroot, at the opera house cigar store.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07
THEY DON'T like IT.
W0rkingmGn Who GrumblG Because The
City Does Not Pay Them.
How They We're Served.

When the present city administration
was begging the suifrages of the people,
the plea was made that it was a work
ingmen's ticket" and the mayor particu-
larly laid. stress upon this, hired bands,
and made speeches for workingmen's
meetings-so called-and made a great
hurrah. A delegation of workingmen
called at THE BEE office yesterday, and
asked that publicity be given through
their favorite organ to what they deemed
the unjust and t%reacherous manner in
which they were being treated. 1t will
be remembered that in response to the
demands and ~pleadings Of many citizens
who were suffering in purse and in health
on account of stagnant water, the mayor
decided to set men at work digging
bitches, and clearing out the creek, so as
to give at least temporary re-
lief. Mr.. Hathaway was made
foreman of the work, and it is said that
his instructions were to get men at 81. rs
a day, il he could, if not to pay SO, as
the work mutt be done at once. These
men say that about thirty men were thus
employed, and that before going to work
they were informed that they would get
81. 70 per day in cash, and that they
would be paid off at the end of each
week. With this understanding they
went at it, working in the mud and water
day after day, a hard, dirty, and by nc
means healthy employment. No pay
came, either in cash or warrants, and
yesterday they wore told they need work
no longer. Still no pay. They were
told that the city would have to pass on
their bills, and that no warrants could be
issued to them until Mayor Vaughan's
return, and as he had gone east, and
there was no telling when he would re-
turn-perhsps by the l5Lh-and he had
left no blank warrants signed. They
were told by their boarding
house-keepers that they could pay their
board IN warrants at sixty cents on the
dollar, which would leave them 81. O5
tor a days work, which considering the
character of the work done. But
what is even worse than all they
cannot get even the warrants to dis.
count. They say they want to go to st.
Paul or somewhere and hunt for work as
they can got no more here, and yet they
cannot go elsewhere to seek work, but
must wait here on expense, and as they
say, be liable to be run in as vagrante.
1t seems as if the city ought to provide
for it's workingmen in some better way.
and If anybody has to wait for pay, let
It be sonle Of those who have means and
business
Five or six of these men went to
Munster * Adams office to get hem to
sue the city, not knowing that MUNSTER
was n of the alderman. MUNSTER was
away, and Adams wisely informed them
that it would cost more to sue than what
they would get. He hunted abouttown,
%ho~ever, and got an outside party
nnally 10 advance 90 per cent of the face
value Of the time checks they held from
the foreman and retaining five per cent
for his trouble it left the
men 10 cents ON the dollar. The
men concluded they had better take this
than nothing, and 80 pocketed it, but
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

A fresh shipment of cheroots just in,
Best in the city-5 cent each. Opera
House Cigar Store.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07
Try May Qucen-Opera House.
COMMERCIAL,
COUNCIL BLUFFs MARKET,

COUNCIL BLUFFS MARKET.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, August 6, 1884.
Wheat-No. l milling, 75@SO; No. 3 $50
20; rejected so.
Corn-Local purposes, 4O@45.
Oats-For local purposes, 35@40.
Hay-$10 0O@12 0O per ton; baled, 5000
Rye-4O@45c.
Corn Neal so per 100 pounds.
Wood-Good supply; prices at yards, 6 COG
700.
Coal-Delivered, hard, II so per ton; soft,
8 90 per ton
Lard-Fairbank's, wholesaling OF 9ac.
Flour-City -four, l COOS 80.
Brooms-2 95@3 90 per doz.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butcher cows 3 5O@4 90. Butcher
steers, none In market.
~Sheep-3.50.
Hogs 90.
AND FRUITS.
Quotations by j.. M. st. John & Co., com.
mission merchants, 53S Broadway.
Poultry-Live old hens, &c; spring chickens,
2 25@3 90 per doz.; live turkeys, &c.
Peaches bus. box, / 90.
Lemons-6 90 per box.
Bananas 00@3 90 per bunch.
Butter Creamery, zoe; rolls, choice 9@10c.
Eggs-12a per dozen.
Vegetables Potatoes, l 50t32 90 per Dbl;
onions, Toe per bu; cabbage, Doc per doz.; eating
apples, 1-3 bu box, Soc, choice per Dbl 325@
4 90; beans, | 50@2.25 per bushel.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

May Queen Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
at Opera House Cigar Store. Try it.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

they grumbled a good deal, and instead
feeling grateful, expressed themselves
as thinking that when Alderman Myns-
ter returned he would see that those who
bought the checks shall get pretty near
face value for them. If the city credit
has sunk 80 that a w%orkiDgman can only
get sixty cents on the dollar, it is time
that the present administration got out
from under its present heading, Work
ingmen's Ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07

Chew May Queen. It's boss. Best
in town. Opera house cigar store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-03-22
Truth for John SAsruan's Digestion.


Justice Miller IN rendering the
decision Of the Supreme Court in
the Marlborough Kuklnx cases, last
week, said: IF a recurrence of
such acts as these prisoners stand
convicted of are too common in a
quarter of the country, and give
omen of danger from lawless vio-
lence. tie free use Of money in
elections, arising from the vast
growth of recent wealth in other
quarters, presents an equal cause
for anxiety" This is emphatiealIy
true. Elections become mere far
ces where voters are bought or
are coerced by any of the more
refined methods of intimidation.
Ii, In some States, physical force
Is used to prevent every voter
nom casting his ballot as he sees
1T, he is threatened with discharge
from work or bribed in others.
In either case the result is the
same. There is no real election.
The right of suffrage is denied.
Many men who properly rceoil
from "Kuklux'' methods at cleo
tions, do not consider that in o
quieter way just as great a wrong
is perpetuatsd. As Justice Mil
Ter says, the latter fact 'presents
an equal cause for anxiety."-Ex
change.