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Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
PERSONAL.

James o'Neill and wife ne at the Ogden
house.
Jacob Sims, Esq. returned yesterday from
Madison, Neb., where he has been on some
business for a client.
b. F. Clayton has returned from New Or.
leans looking none the worse for the talk there
has been about making him the republican
nominee for governor of Iowa, lie says the
exposition is a success, in spite of the reports
to the contrary. During his absence he at.
tended the Farmers congress, and served as
chairman of that body.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

the claim for 81, 200. The council since
then has refused or neglected TO pay the
81, 200, so Mr.. Stewart lues for the full
damages claimed.
j.. +. Green was the name given by a
fellow who yesterday sneaked a pair Of
shoes from Pierce's store on Main street.
The Shots were found in his possession
aud he was sent to jail for five days. He
didn't seem to like 1t because he didn't
get twice that amount of free board.
During Judge Ayles worth's absence in
Des Moines Justice Trainey haI climbed
up upon the wool-,ack of the superior
court to dispose of .he city csses. He
had three before him on charges # being
drunk and disorderly. They gave their
names as John Clifford, Jack DAILY, and
w, B. Robinson, and were each fined q
double dose.
Mr.. Lerche, the erring editor, a day
or two ago secured names enough as
bondsmen to have secured his ~release,
but the slgners leaning that Mr.. Geise
would not promise to drop the prosecu-
tion, scratched their names off. There
was also an intimation made by Mr..
Gresham that If Lerchs was released on
bail on this charge, he would file an in
formation and have him arrested for
some queer work in regard to a check
purporting to be signed by Grassland a
year ago. Lerche will probably remain
in Limbo fer a time, until his friends a
investigate further.
As was to be expected some dissstis-
faction has arisen among the architects,
on account of the adoption of certain
plans for the proposed new court hou.e.
One of the ARCHITECTS who sent plans for
exhibition before the beard, but who
was not here in person, now claims that
his plans were kept In the dark, and
given no fair show. The archit ect has
been misinformed for his plans were ex
hibited fully, and talked over a good
deal. In fact, another architect who
was here with plans, claimed that this
first mans plans we're stolen from his.
The 6r.t complaining architect has been
informed of this charge, and these two
will now probably devote their time to
quarrelling with each other instead of
complaining further against the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
Get Your Present To-day.

We ara sorry to stats tha. the presents
which were to be given away last Satur-
day did not arrive until too late. being
snow, bound. To-DAr bring all the little
and big ones to A. Hoaps's and receive
your present. 329 Broad say.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

T. N. Bray, 102 Main street, offers
RARE BARGAINS in Doors AND SHOES for
the rest of this month.
Womens' kid button shoes, good,
SO so, former price So. 80.
Womens' kid button shoes, good,
1926, fermer price SO.
Womens' grain button shoes, good,
$l.25, former price $1.75.
Womens' grain polish shoes, good,
81, former price 81. so. =
Mems calf to2ts and shoes % per cent
If. / sba remove my entire sock to
Omaha March LIST.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
Real Estate Transfers

The following is a list of real estate
transfers filed yesterday in the recorder
office of Pottawattomie county, Iowa, az
furnished by A. j. Stephenson, abstrac-
tor, real estate and loan agent, Council
Bluff, Iowa, February 20, 1885.
@. r. /. & r. r. Co. to M. Fetzlatf,
swi NED 20 76, 40. $500.
Agnes Folsom to Emily Martin, lot g.,
bl ok 81, Flemming a Davis addition.
$50 IA.
Parmelia Waite to Charles Fem, Ell,
lG, "a, Al. $500.
Sheriff to E. A. Johnson, part block
Sd" Johnson's addition. SIi2. 80.
Total sales, $l,3O3 "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
A BIC CAT .'os..' FREE

Also Ii valuable and reliable re-
cipes (never before published,) any
one of which is worth $I.OO and
from that to $500, and a copy If
the "Cultivator" sent FREE to
any one that sends 8 stamps to pay
postage etc, 3 comic picture cards
will also be enclosed in the pack
age. These recipes are valuable to
the household and any energetic per-
son knowing the secrets they disclose
need never want for money. Please
write name and address plainly. Put
3 stamps in a letter and address it
the WESTERN PUB. CO., box
500. Omaha. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

Before you buy a harnss, call on Beck
man & Co, 525 Main str,st.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

Beckman 81 Co., 525 Main street, will
waeh and oil your harness cheap now.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

Afne organ, half price, at Boards
wall paper store, next to postofice.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NoTICE.-Special . vertisements, suo ne Lost,
Found, To Loan. For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Board.
ing, etc., will be Inserted In this column at the low
ratio Of TEN GENTS PER LINE for the fret insertion
And FIVE PER LINE for each subsequent n.
ertion. Leave advertisements n our ondoo. No.
Penrl Street, near Broadway
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

ENOR RENC-Wew will rent you a lot to build on
i with the priVilage to buy II you wish on very
liberal term'. SWAN g. WALLER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

WTANTSD-To correspond with any nonresident
w owner OF property In Council Bluffs or 4 otta-
Wattsme county, or any one wishing to buy
or sell property in western Iowa, Kansas or Nebraska.
SWAN & WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

TOR ~SaLE-special bargain. AIarge two story |
u fraa Q dwelling, ten ryoms with oil modern i'm.
provemcnts. well located aud almost new. Price
l5;JCo 81 Loo cash balance long time
SWAN & WALKRR.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

LNOR SALE-A 20 acre tract of good land about
L one and q hall n lies from Council Buff, post
office, at q barga!n. SWAN & WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

EoR sALE-Eighty acres uuinproved land in
L. Union county, Iowa, 81 miles south. east OF Al.
ton, the county seat, or will trade for Nebraska or
Kansas land. SWAN g. WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

EOR SAL E-Alarge number of business and resi-.
n dence lots in all parts Of Council Bluffs. See
us before you buy, SWAN & WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

LNOR sALE-I Harrison county, Iowa. 800 acres
grass land, all under fence-a 500 arc farm
with fine improvement. all under cultivation except
20 acres grass-s) acres good grass or pasture land.
and several other tracts of from 40 to 100 acres Of
unimproved land. SWAN & WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21

dor S~5LE-Lands improved dad unimproved.
IL II you want q farm in western Iowa, Kansas
Nebraska or Dakota, let us he ar from you.
SWAN & WALKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
WANTS.

ENoR SALE-A good paying hotel property with
i livery stable, in one of the best small towns in
western Iowa will sell with or without furniture, or
will trade for q small farm with stock etc.
SWAN & WALKER.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
a row AMoNa THR rNeEcrs.

A Hornet was washing his wings in
the Sun when along came an Ant and
called out
How now, UseIessl You neither
Labor nor Produce anything for the Ben
eft Of the World
And your Industry, Mrs. Ant. il
simply an Annoyance To Mankind, put
in the Grasshopper.
The same to you, called the Beetle.
You are Worker, but il q bad cause. y
And never could Understand. OBJ
served the Horse-Fly, awhat on earth
the Beetle was created FOR.
Probably to keep such Trash As You
company, replied Cricket.
The Potato Bug. Mosquito, Wood Tick
and Moth chimed IN, and the Row had
become general, when the Owl came
along and called the Convention TO order
and said
There il 80 little good in any Of you.
according 10 each others charges. that
win take the whole Crowd iii for Dinner. !
MORAL: a Family Row always Fat
tens Outsiders Detro;t IRE Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
AMONG THE PEARL d. / ElsS.


a celebrated writer has said that what
we most desire will come to us in time,
if we only have patience to wait for It.
After long waiting, Betsy and have ut
taincd the acme Of our ambition, having
at last been permitted to 60 pearl fish.
ing. For weeks the insurmountal,le OBJ.
stacle in the way of our desires was that
bugbear, propriety; for in Mexico no
amount of Mother Eve curiosity can ex-
cnse lady for the smallest breach OF
conventional rules But finally the wife
Of our host obligingly consented, though
evidently with doubts and misQivings.
to act the part Of chaperone 20 the ven
turesome Americans who insisted On
joining q pearl hunting expedition. and
50 the propneties were duly observed.
Our boat was eeven-ton affair.
manned By four oarsmen, three divers.
the cook, . telegraph-rope man, and the
ladies aforesaid though the chaperone
can scarcely be included in the count as
At the hrst rolling billow she plunged
into the darkest corner Of the little cabin
and remained hidden, il tears
81 terror, during the re-
maindcr Of the daY. Our divers
were handsome, mahogany hued Young
fellows. but when once inside their GRO
fesQue arnor. with its bullying evee.
they became objects IL terror. tie more
nncannY when seen through twenty
fafhoms Of water. down among the denf-
xens d the Deep No wonder that
sharks avoid them. and even the black
maneakers Zee Is 0ismay before those
sznxeW nntfra FrSe<efsss i eff,s1f os~ 5fsssk<ss*
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
me Ex-presidents.

Mr.. Arthur is in the prime Of life, and
enjoys at his age-hity -four years
vigorous health. If the careers OF the
majority Of his predecessors 90 for any
thing he ought to live to q good old age.
John Adams lived twenty live years after
he left the White House on the crisp
March morning of 1926, and died at the
ripe age Of ninety. jefferson passed
away on the same day seventeen years
after the expiration Of his presidential
term. He was eighty three years old.
Madison was eighty-six when he died,
and had been an ex-president twenty
years. Monroe survived his retirement
six years, and died at seventy.
two. John Quincy Adams attained
the age Of eighty, and finally died at
the post of duty il the capitol eighteen
years after the termination Of his presi.
Dental service. Andrew jackson lived
to be seventy EIGHT, and died in 1916,
eight years after his departure from
Washington. Van Buren, and Tyler
were eighty and seventy-two respect
lively when thay were called hence, the
former having been an ex-President
twenty-one. and the latter seventeen
years. Franklin Pierce died twelve
years, and James Buchanan seven
years after leaving the White House
the former was sixty-five and the lat
ter seventy -seven. Fillmore was
seventy four at his death. and
lived twenty-one years after his
presidential term expired. Andrew John
son was six years an ex-President and
died at sixty-seven George Washing.
ton and James X. Polk were the only
Presidents who died very soon after
their return to private life; Washington
living less than three years and Polk only
three months. The former was sixty
eight at his death and the latter fifty
four. Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln and
Garfield died in Office. Harrison was
sixty eight, Taylor sixty-five, Lincoln
fifty-six. and Garfield fifty. Grant is
now sixty-three, and it is eight years
since he was President; Hayes is sixty
three, and has been an ex- President four
years.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
Amcrican FABLES.

A Lamb who was Pursued by Wolf
sought the Protection of the Elephant.
but the Great Behemoth, while Assuring
the Fugitive that he should be Protected
at any Cost Of Blood and Treasure, Accl.
dentally trod upon hin and Inflicted
Fatal Injuries.
Alas y gasped the Lamb. as he yielded
up his life. it would have been no worse
had the Wolf eaten mel"
MORAL Our Friends sometimes do
us More Damage than Our Enemies.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06

ducs pearls lhat ere partly artificial 81
s. vel known, the pearl oysters s. Ger.
tain seasons Of the year congregate ID
considerable numbers on the surface d
the waters, where they open their shells
I'd enjoy the influence IF the SUM- 1t
this period, from time immemorial, the
Chinese and Japanese fishermen have
been ia the habit Of throwing into the
open shells strings Of tiny beads formed
Of mother f-pearl, which, becoming en-.
crushed III the course Of few months,
present the Same appearance as real
pearls. When the curious process il
supposed to have been completed the
oysters are drawn up from their beds and
robbed Of their pearly treasures. The
truth Of this statement Is not only con.
firmed BY the testimony Of travellers, but
BY the result Of many experiments. Pro-
lessor Fabricius tells Us that he saw
several Chinese chamae. then In the
possession Of Sir Joseph Banks, the shells
Of which contained iron wire covered
with pearl. These wires had once been
sharp and evidently the sagacious
oysters. to secure themselves against the
intrusion Of such unwelcomc visitors.
had encrusted, and thus rendered blunt,
the points with which they came il
contact. Fannie II Ward, ia Nesp York
Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
a RINKULATroN.

A RINKULATIoN.
Hear the rumble Of the skates,
Roller skates.
What tale Of jolity their deNotee relatesi
How they rinlle, rinkIe, rinkle,
Ger the hard and glossy floor
As the girls they wink, wink, Wrinkle,
And their bright eyes twinkle, twinkle
twinkle,
On the outward rolf once more
Always on the roll, roll, roll,
Never giving toll, toll, toll,
As the rinkle, rinkle, rinlxulate
On the hard and glossy floor.
Oh, the skates, skates, skates, skates,
Roller rinldng skates,
The rinkle rinlulation of the skates,
Roller skates Hartford Post.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
SONG or THE SKATER.

D0N& VT 44An SkAAA hkbp
FALL fall fall
On thy cold hard floor, obi rink,
And would that my tongue dared utter
The thoughts that wrathfully think.
Oh, well for the maiden fair,
AS she gracefully circles around;
Her beautiful, sunny, golden hair
Too soon will wipe the ground.
And the merry skaters glide
Across thy cold hard floor,
They soon viii long for bottle Of balm
TO rub on some aching sore.
Crash bang Thump
That dude wa o'ertaken BY fate:
lie lies for moment. then slowly gets up
And sighs "Aw-haw- iawIy toslatel
Chicago Ledger
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
SELECT sIFTINGs.


Then ! Bedonin lady marries her hus-
band tattoes her chin.
BY the Venetian law, giving love po-
tions was held highly criminal.
The Romans believed that the genius
Of death announced his approach BY some
supernatural warning.
The smallpox was such terrible
plague in old times that its name was
used IS an imprecation.
When the thermometer IS fifty-eight
degrees below zero cats ears become very
brittle, and are often broken of.
Invalids ore now fed on baked milk.
Tie milk Is put In glass jar, covered
with paper on top, and baked ten hours
n the oven.
A large amount Of oil exists in the
stormy petrol, and when fat, according
to the Brunnich, the inhabitants Of the
Farce islands use it as lamp, obtaining
their light from a wick drawn through
the birds body.
Some teachers Of penmanship now
teach their pupils to write with both
hands. The method Of instruction is to
make the pupil write his name in pencil,
and then 90 over it with q pen held in
bis left hand. Constant practice gives
proficiency.
Oliver Cromwell prohibited all persons
called fiddlers or minstrels from playing,
hddling or making music in. any inn,
hlehouse or tavern. If they proffered
themselves or offered to make music,
they were adjudged to be rogues and
yagabonds, and were to be proceeded
against.
The heathens regarded the number
seven Of great efficacy in religious cere-
monies. An ancient writer says: De-
sirous OF purifying myself, wash in the
sea and dip my head in the waves seven
times, PythaQoras having thought that
this number is, above all others, most
proper in the concerns Of religion"
IA writer Id the atlantic for March,
speaking of the righteousness Of the
knocking bird, states that If young birds
are placed in cages where the parent
birds can have access to them, they will
feed their offspring regularly for two or
three days, and then as If in despair,
will poison them, giving them the berry
OF the black ash.
Some years ago travellers in Dalmatia
noticed large tracts Of land covered by
q wild Hover near which not sign OF
insect life was visible. The bloom was
the pyrethrum, whose odor deals death
TO the lower forms Of life, and whose
powdered leaves form the basis of in
sect powders. The seed Of this flower
was distributed in the United States,
and q Dalmatian has been growing it
with great success in Stockton, Cal.
IN 1895 brigantine from Madagascar
came to anchor of Sullivan's Island, in
Charleston harbor The governor went
on board ct tho invitation Of the captain.
and received from the latter bag Of
rice, with information OF the methods Of
its cultivation in Eastern countries, and
Of its suitableness for food The COVER
nor divided the grain among bis friends,
who made experiments with it in differ
emit soils. From this small beginning
arose tile cultivation of this staple OF
South Carolina and Georgia.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06

AAEE&
each diver, when about to plunge, seizes
one Of them with the toes Of his right
foot, while with the other foot he sus-
ponds his network bag. With his right
hand he takes hold Of another rope, and
with his left be keeps the water out Of
his nostrils, fights his deaD-sea enemies,
and fills his rack with shells On no ac-
count must bis right hand LEI 20 Of the
rope, for By il only can he signal those
above to pull him UP when the unnatu-
raj element can no longer be endured. Al
similar process is made use Of in the
pearl fisheries Of Ceylon, and so dexter
Gus do the divers become IN the use Of
their feet that they employ them for the
most common purposes, IS others do
their hands 10 ID said that they can
pick up the smallest sfraws ard pebbles
with their toes, and thread needles with
them, and play cards, Or beat the drum
with their feet These California Mexi-
cans. who have been accustomed 70 the
water from infancy. like their fathers be-
fore them, appear To have acquired ID
nmphiDions nature akin 10 thnt of the
South Sea islanders. who IRE such expert
divers Tint II nail Or any piece of iron
IS thrown overheard they will instantly
plunge in6o the sea and recover t.
Though the pnano- digging Cinnamon
Who swarm Upon the island of tie Cali.
icrnia gulf ere not courageous enough
~ make successful divers. they afa
much given u The secret practice 0g
many in9e ous tricks ~ which their
couniH rnea 81 Tho EloweF3 kingdom pro-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06
cRAoKED e gAw BoNE.

CRACKED his JAW BONE
A talkative barber named Spear,
The rollers put On without fear;
He fell like . stone
And cracked his jaw bone.
And be won't talk again for . year.
Boston Courier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06

TWINKLE, ROLLER SKATE.
Twinkle. twinkle. roller skate,
Morning, noon, and often late:
when You give some one q tumble
Some one may b heard to grumbIo.
Chicago Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-06

STRUCK OUT.
want to be q skater,
And with the skaters glide,
A pair OF rollers On my feet,
a sweet girl By my side.
he tried to be q skater,
And bravely be struck out.
The doctor says: In three months
Again hen be about"
-NorristoUn Herssd
ACCIDENTAL
Roller skates,
Pretty girl;
Crack in floor,
Giddy whirl.
Dun thud,
Broken arm;
Anxious parents;
Much alarm.
Bones set,
Many hoIIers:
Doctors bin,
so.
Marquette MIning Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14
salmon Csn.tns In Oregon.

Tho salmon canning industry in Orego,
In attributed altogether to suggestion Of
that queer genius, George Francis Train,
Some years ago Train was to deliver lee.
lure In Portland, and in the afternoon be.
fore no was to speak engaged in salmon
fishing. He met with great success, and
was amazed at the quantity of the great fish
in the river He could talk Of nothing else,
and begged the lecture committee which
had engaged him TO allow a substitution OF
salmon for the subject Of his address IN
place Of the one announced. This the com
mittee would not agree TO, and Train began
the speech announced in the advertisements.
He got along very well for half an hour or
80, and then the attraction Of the theme up.
permost in his mind proved too much for
him. He left his original subject and be-
gan to talk about salmon. He drew o sal
mon on the blackboard he declared that
The people before him were neglecting a
mine of wealth close beside them he told
them that they ought to begin salmon-can-
ming at once; that it was the coming great
industry Of the region and that If they did
not move quickly In the matter others
would come in and seize the prize. He be-
came eloquent, and the lecture ended in a
grand, wordy panorama showing n salmon
colored future for the country. One or two
men in the audience, though discounting
Trains prophecies, were impressed with his
ideas, and resolved to carry them out in a
practical way. They organized company,
md the mon-canning industry was begun.
Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14
MINERAL WOOL.
The Strange Substance That Has Boon Pat
ented by Pittsburg Firm.

ented by n Pittsburg Firm.
A, firm of iron manufacturers in Pitts
burg have just been granted a patent fol
the manufacture of mineral wood. The
invention, they claim, will revolutionizt
the use of mortar in certain branches oil
of building. Besides this, it insures in
sulation of heat, deadening of sound, pro
lection against frost, preventing the spread
of fire, and freedom from rats, mice aud
insects. All this is accomplished by WOO
made by blowing steam or air through
molten scoriaceous substance, such as the
Stag of blast furnaces which are thereby
converted into fine fibers. The wool can
neither rot nor burn, and is Indifferent to
atmospheric influences. The transmits
sion of sound is prevented by filling OF
mineral wool, because Of its inelasticity
and want Of solidity, as 1t crumbles In
the hand like snow when pressed together
The glass fibers cause irritation to insects
and vermin, and no animal life will re-
main In the wool. It Is q non-conductor
of heat, because 1t contains great guam
tity of air.
One Of the gentlemen in charge of the
furnaces took piece of the wool and held
it over o burning gasjet. 1t became black,
but would not burn. The weight of tho
wool is eight pounds to the cubic foot.
Great quantities have been shipped West
to be used for building purposes. Con-
tractors have already begun to bid upon
filling walls with the stuff. The batteries
of the boilers at the furnace are covered
with 1t, and a person can walk over the
top of them without experiencing any in-
convenience from the heat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14
CHAs. E. GREEi

The little town of Plymouth has been
summing up the cost of its typhoid fever
experience through neglect of its water
supply. The Price in human lives was
107. There is no way to equate that
in terms of money The cost in dol
lars was nearly 5000 in extra OK.
penditures, and about the same sum in
loss of wages from enforced idleness
among the sick and those who had tc
wait upon and nurse the sick-in nj
about $120, 900. Costly experience thai
for little town like Plymouth but
the remaining consideration is: Will the
people there profit by it ?-PhiLa. Ledger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14

The New Jersey Central Railroad Com
pany's books show that engine No. I21
made 6,080 miles in one month, burning
1873 tons of coal and using 81 gallons of
oil to keep it in smooth working order.
The life of locomotive is but little
more than good work horse, but costs
more to keep it. An average days work
is 100 miles, at an average cost for men,
fuel and repairs of some $13.