Nebraska Newspapers

    TI1K OMAHA DAILY R13M : SUNDAY MAY 1. 1flB2 TWENTY PAflKS
BIG , BUSTLING' BOOffi
Spirited Sketch of ono of the Progressive
Counties of Nebraska.
JUST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE
An Instructive Story of Growth Told in
Plain , Unvarnished Figures.
EARLY STRUGGLES AND PRESENT POSITION
Tortile Uplands and Beautiful Valleys
Washed With Living Streams ,
THE HARVEST AND THE HARVESTERS
, llrler IlloRrnplilrii of tlio Mmi Who Tickled
the hull anil ICuiicil | 111'ull .Mcimura of
Prosperity IMucnllnimli boclnl
unil Othur
noono was organized In 1871 , when only a
baiter's dozen of fronllorsmun occunlca the
land. It Is bounded on the west by Grooloy
mid Wlioolor counties , north by Autolopo ,
cast by 1'lalto and Madison , south by Nanco ,
mid is 100 miles won of the Missouri rlvor.
JnlWOUio population waa 1,170 und In ISM
8,1 ! $ ) , an lncroasa of ' 1,5111 , In ton years. In
iiroalt has 031 square mlles orl)7TX : ) ( ) nuros.
' 1'tioro are slxty-llvo miles ol railway In the
county. The Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri
Valley enters the county at tlio center ot the
east line , making a dovtous course to Albion
mid than runs norlb , crossing tbo line of the
county about the contor. Tlio Union Pnclllu
lias two branch lines , one er.torlni ; about the
center of the south line of the county anu
tormluatlui ; at Cedar Kaplds.lho otbor outer-
ing the county at its southwest corner , run-
jiitiK directly northwest , terminating nt Al
bion , near the center. Thus the Fremont ,
KliitionuV Missouri Vnllby furnishes an outlet
for the rich and fertile Heaver vullcy , which
JHtronm runs diagonally nurrm the county ,
'ontorlnK ' the county exactly at its northwest
'corner ' uml leaving it at the southeast cor
ner. This U ono of the inot beautiful ana
fertile valleys in the state. Tim shorter
branch of thu Union Paclllo tups the Cedar
rlvor viilloj at Ceitar KapiiK For beauty
nnd fertility the Cedar ialley cannot bo ox-
celled. There are other smaller streams
bboll creek in the northeast und Plum crock
between tno liruvor and Ccdur , so that ovcry
portion ol the county is well watered. The
Cedar , which cuts across the southwest cor
ner , is the largest stream , nnd the Beaver is
next. The latter is n swift running , clear
ana spanning stream aud is the most im-
nortant , as it runs dluKonully across the
country. Tlio valleys uro rich and wide and
are llankod by rolling upland pralHu , adapted
to the growth of all crops Unown to
temperate climates. The country is well
adopted tothoraisingandfoodingof stcvk.nnd
many of the most successful fanners never
sell their grain , but ralsu nil they can , and
buy more to food to stocic which finds a
good and convenient market at Omaha. There
wore raised in tbo county In ISO I , acres of
wheat. 12.bUO ; corn , 07'J.rM ; oats , 19,200 ; bar
ley , 900 ; . rye , 1,700 ; llax , 1,51)0 ) ; millet , 1,200 ;
tame grass meadow. 2,800. Wheat In 1801
nvorogod 21 bushels per acre , corn 42 , oats
DO , barley 23 , rye 1U , flax 17. Those are av
erages , cot highest yields , ns many Holds of
corn and oats wont 75 or more oushels per
acre , and it was not uncommon for wheat to
make i0 ! bushels par acre. Uoonu county has
BOVODtaon postoillcos , sixty-nino organized
school districts , 120 teachers. Ibo high
school building nt Albion cost $25,000 , and
the district schools all over the county com
pare favorably with tbo lilijli standard set
up at Albion.
Tbo assessed valuation m 1S91 was $1,425-
000. The estimated real valuation was about
$9,000,000. Total bank deposits in 1S91 was
$271,000 , showing 331.23 nor capita. There
arc six banks In tbo county with an aggre
gate capital of 8175,000 , and. deposits of twice
that amount , most of which Is held by farm
ers , some ol whom cnmo to the
county early , with nothing , and have
become Independent. In Ib'.H the assessors
returned stocu as follows : Cattle , 18,705
hoaa ; hogs , 25,072 ; horses,7lfl5 ; sheep , 1,015 ;
mules , ! ! 5i. ( It Is well known that farmers
nnd foodors.all over the country make it a
point to reduce their stock to the minimum
before April 1 , the dnto sot by law from
which to date assessments , consequently the
number of bond of stock returned by tn'o as
sessor for taxation is always below the ac
tual number at other portions of tbo year.
The principal towns In tlio county are Al
bion , tno county scat , near the center , with
a population of 1,200 ; Cedar Kuptus , in the
southwest , population 700 ; St. Kdwards , in
the southeast , population 700 ; Petersburg , In
the north , population 300. These are all
railroad towns. Albion has throe nuws-
papers , tbreo bunks , five churches , anu one
of tbo 11 n031 high school bullutngs in north
ern Nebraska. St. Edwards has a flouring
mill of sovouty-Hvo barrels capacity , four
churches , a costly high school building and
two grain elevators. Petersburg has ono
bank , two newspapers , three churches ana a
school building which cost ? 7,000. The town
is located in the well known Hao valley ,
which opens in the Beaver valloy. Codur
Huplds hai four churches , a school building
which cost Jll.OOO , two banks nnd two olo-
vators.
There are nineteen townships In the
county , all of which are good ,
only a small portion of the
land bolng too rough for farming purposes ,
add a portion of two townships in tbo north
west corner of the county bordering oa the
eaiia bills , There are in the county liO,502 !
acres of improved lands and 211S'il ! acres of
unimproved lands. The average price of
farm laiuls is $20 to ? 25 per acre. Wild land
can bo bought from f5 to $15 per ncro , ac
cording to quality and location , nnd culti
vated and Improved farms from * I5 to fli )
per aero. Nearly 2,000 quarter-sections of
good land nra lying idle in lioono county
awaiting homeseekors. The following inter
views with representative farmers will show
what actual practical faruiors liavo accom
plished in Boone county :
J. i . ( irccn.
The llrst homestead in lioono county was
filed In April , 1871 , and In May following J.
K , Orcon lllon on liio acres two mlloa west of
Athlon , and still lives on it.
Mr. CJrcen snys"Yo.i : , sir , I was ono of the
first hero and began nt the bottom. I ilrst
built a sod house , with dirt floor and roof ,
which cost mo $10 In money besides my
work. I had a team of horse * , but could got
no feed for thorn , so I went to Fremont ana
traded them for oxon. Corn was 70
cent * per bushel and would have to bo
hauled from Fremont and besides
1 had no money to buy with.
Worked hard for fourteen years before I go :
ahead enough to think of buying moro land ,
then 1 bought a forty of raw laud forJ50.
Junior mill 1 Bought another quarter section
of pasture and hay land down on the river
bottom for which 1 p.Uu * J,000 , My place is
well Improved , as you soo. I haVe a peed
house und barns , fifty bearing apple trees
and 150 morn planted , I bavo a row of forest
ti-ooa ck-ni-around tbo homo ulnco and have
fifteen acres of rrovo which furnishes all
tlio fuel and fence posts 1 want. Only raised
forty acres of corn last season. It averaged
flfty-llvo bushels per sere by weight. I hired
U husked so I know oxnutly. 1 had forty
acres of oats that nuulo 2MQ bushels or
seventy busheU per acre , uiia twelve acres
of rye that made tlJO buihols. 1 feud all my
grain and buy moro. 1 have never sold hut
ono crop of grain. The Omaha market gives
us a convenient outlet for tlio product of our
farms. Kama mnn think that because wo old
follows got our land for nothing , ns they call
It , that wo had the advantage , but I want to
toll you that a man can como hero now with
land at present prices and niiuio a homo n
great ( leal easier und quicker than wo did ,
Kvory ono of us who began with nothing ,
nnd wo nearly all did , bad to
work hard and undergo privation
nnd exposure whloli no ono would bo willing
to submit to now , for twelve to fourteen
years before wo began to exist. That is a
long limn for n man to work for IK ) ccra ? of
raw land , Thcro Is only ono class of men
bore who are not contented and happy , and
that is thu mun wbo nro paying interest on
big1 mortgagor , luo Inlerosi koou ; to oat up
most of their Income , but many of thorn nro
slowly and surely paying out. Farm liuid la
looking up now and thuro are plenty of In
quiries. Moro land has changed hands hero
in the last nlnotv days than In the pint flvo
year * .
Ho M { tHtninitpr Now.
Donnls Tracy wni once a renter In Illinois
and afterwards a rontonn Iowa , but ts now
a freeholder in Nebraska. Ho cnmo to Uoono
county in February , 1879 , pre-empted n quar
ter section nlno mlles southwest of Cedar
Kaplds , In the Timber crook country , nnd
had 05 cents lott after paying the pro-otnptlon
fee. To glvo it In his own words , "I first
built n sod house with clay floor nnd roof and
lived In It three years , then built n bettor sod
house with three rooms , a shlnglo roof nnd
plank floor , which still stands. When the
tlmo canio I mortgagoa , my place , paid It
out nnd took n homestead adjoining.
1 still own the 3-JO acres , have barn sheds
ami sixty-llvo acres foncod. I ralso corn nnd
hogs , muKlncr a specialty of hogs. I have
made money every yohr since I came hero ,
nnd nasldcs my land I have ns line n homo as
Cedar lUplJn affords nnd have business pro
perty besides. I have n line orchard of 4'JJ '
trees , small fruit of nil kinds nnd flvo acres
of grovo. I was appointed postmaster nt
Cedar Kaplds nearly tnrco years ago nnd loft
the farm but rent U , and this year my shorn
of the proceeds amounted to $400. In my
Judgment this country boats Illinois or Iowa
for n farming country. To glvo you nn idea
of how wo were forced to llvo nt first nnd to
show how poor wo were 1 will stnto that the
llrst year my wife went to Columbus and
worked out by the week nnd then wont to
St. Paul and cooked In n hotel. I have boon
assessor of my product six terms nnd am ,
perhaps , ns well acquainted with the finan
cial condition of thu farmers as nny man in
the precinct mid I don't know of n single ono
who lias farmed ana attended to bis business
with half the attention n business man Is
forced to pav his aiTalrs , but what has bo-
oomo Independent. The only class of farm
ers in this country who hiivo not done well
aiothosu who stand around on the stnwt
corners or sit on dry , goods boxes talking
politics or complntnlut : of hard times to the
noclect of their business at home. I could
glvo you Individual casoa to provo what I say
but it Is not necessary.
fimirgn A. Teuton.
George A. Fonton came from Connecticut
to tno Codur valley tnlrtoon years aio and
secured n homestead and tree claim near Cedar -
dar Hapids. Said ho : "Aftor I paid the fco
of SI I each on my two pieces of land , 1 had
Just n * 1UO bill loft. Then 1 bought Nil ) ncroj
of railroad land of Adam Smith for which I
agreed to pay ftVIO with interest on long
tlmo. I paid $10 Interest in advance and the
SlOi ) and then vorked for enough more to
pay for a loam , which took the lust cont. So
I bad thrco quarters of a suction of land nnd
not n contof money nnd owed & 510. I built n
sod bouse on the homestead with n dirt roof
nnd broke ton acres and unproved tbo tree
claim as required by law , mid then traded
both quarters for the same number of acres
adjnlnlnir and got $1,000 In cash to boot. I
then tr.ideil ono quarter of that for another
and cot ? iiOO to boot. I now own ! 120 ncros
with bettor than the average buildings , nnd
have from ? 1,500 to ? ' 2,000 worth of stock but
I ewe Komo on It. And right lioro lot mo say
that tbo high rate of interest us farmers nro
compelled to pay Is the worst nnd only b.td
feature about far mint' in Nebraska. The
country Is all right , in fact there is no place
in the world where the natural advantages
are equal to those of Nobraska. I have boon
in twonty-ono states of the union and I never
saw anything bettor than Nebraska , but wo
have the ono drawback named. If capitalist )
could only bo induced to lower the rates of
Interest on those old obligations , especially
inco money has become cheaper it would
; lve poor farmers who are m debt u chance
.o pay out and would bo better for the capi
talists in the long run. This country
would outgrow any one in the world
this was dono. Last season
had 40 acres of corn that averaged 50
bushels per aero and 35 acres that wont a
'Ittlo toss. I do n general farming business ,
also corn and hogs , but have from the start
ricd to establish myself in the dairy bust-
ICE ? . I have read with much interest the
ntorviows published in Tin : 13BK , but bavo
tot one's - in the
soon nny experlonc-o dairy
justness. Tim Bus is acquainted with my
lirand of butter and I am now shipping to
Council Bluff : ) . .If l could sell the quarter
lOcliou which has no buildings at$10 an
icre , 1 could pay every dollar I ewe and have
all the rest , stock arid all loft. You can say
that ir.y interest , has , some years , cost mo
moro than my. living , nnd that is the only
him ? I have to complum of , but I am making
t loss every year.
HUH It I.unicd.
A.j. . Sterling , formerly from near Avoca ,
n. , has 350 ncros of Sam Allerton'a laud
rentud four miles north of Cedar Hnnlds.
Atlerton owns eight or ton sections there in
ono bouy. nnd about twelve sections ten
idles farther west , all in Boone county. Mr.
Sterling raised last season 200 acres of corn ,
averaging 40 bushels per acre ; 100 of oats ,
averaging something over 50 bushels per
acre. Ho fed in all ubout 125 steers. Mr.
Sterling gives one-third the gram for the use
ot the farm , Allerton buys the other two-
thirds and pays his tenant for feeding It to
the cattle. Mr. Sterling simply farms the
"and , gives one-third of all he raises , has a
market on the place for what ho has to sell
and gets paid lor feodinc cattle besides. Hu
claims that bo can make moro money In that
way than ho could if ho owned the laud.
Ono of tliti First.
Michael Trafz is ono of a quartette of
homoscokers who came to Cedar Valley in
May. 182 , being tbo Una settler in Lioono
county. The entire party nro still nelghDors
and all are in good circumstances , although
there was but little money in the crou'd
when they squatted. MrTrafz kindly rolntod
his farming experience to Tin : Bui : man the
other day. Ho sold : "I cnmo hero with a
teem , six cows , eight sheep , und $ IUO und
took u liomeiload n short distance west of
wuoro Cedur Hapids now stands. Nearly
all my JHOO went for farming tools and n for/
things to hvo on. 1 lived in a tout the first
summer and then built a log house covered
with soil. I mudo some money the first winter -
tor trapping which helped mo out vary much.
There was plenty of doer nnd antelope to kill
for moat and I got my shuro of thorn. To bo
brief , I prospered after the tlrst fuw years
nnd made tbo best Improved place in the val
ley and It still holds its position. I lived In
the log house until 1SSI and then built n
frame house costing 1,200bosidos a good
barn. The following year , 18s5 , I spin , the
place for&il ! per aero cash , but think no\y
that I had better kept It. I wont to Wash
ington , Oregon and California , but finally
came back hero and bought an eighty ncro
farm near my old farm which I still own and
nn which I livo. Have put lots of mouuv in
improvements , luwa two sets of buildings ,
200 apple Iran and small frill Li of all kinds
My corn last your averaged flftv bushels
acre nnd oats sixty-eight Lmnliols , Land
Eor
i raising in prica hero now. I think a man
can make n start in llfn hero now much oaslor
than when I caino , | whether ho
has money or not , because ho can got work
at good wages , n thing wo could upt
do. Good unimproved farm land
can bo bought for from $13 to $15 per ncro ,
and improved farms for $ ' 5 lo ; t ( ) , according
to locution. Laud Is comparatively cheap
and this is as good farmlucr country as there
is in the United Stale * . Wo hnvo the Uniou
Pnclllc road which gives us nn outlet to tlio
Omuhn markets and have all the conveniences
unjoyod by older states. The soil is rich and
easily worked. There M no sticky soil und
the latest improved farm machinery can bo
used on any of our farms. Kv'en the vacant
praino laud is improving every year , ns wo
can cut ha ; on land now which a few year *
ago was baro. If those eastern fellows will
coma hero they can farm easy ,
A Xiimlxtr of Olliorn.
The attempt to give In detail the experi
ence of even a tltho of the successful farmers
of lioono county would tilt a paper mnch
larger than Tar. BIK : A few more tuttmphis
in brlof and wu will close the list.
\Vitllam Uob.iou was ono of the first men
in his precinct , llvo mlles west of Cedar
Itaplus. Ho own : a line farm of U20 noros , Is
worth $15,000 , hat lots of stock and his farm
well improved , und had uoi u dollar to start
with.
John Maxwell lives In the same section
with Dobson , came nt the samu tlmo , has the
same amount of land , a half section , oognn
with the same amount of money , viz. , noth
ing , U worth abaut thu same amount
of money , $15OJJ , and his place nicely 1m
proved.
Hubert Hold corners with Maxwell , owns
n section of land highly improved , heavily
stocked and U worth at least $18,003. Ho be
gan with $ .250.
A. ( ' . Casper lives in the same neighbor
hood , has 320 aero * well Improved and
stocurd and is worth about $10,000. Ho
began with WOO.
David Primrose came at tbo same tlmo
with nil the auovo mentioned men , had noth
ing to start with , now has U20 urres highly
improved und Is worth $10,000.
Isaac N. Smith came to Boouo la 1879 aud
bomostcnded m the Timber crook county , six
mlles southwett of Codnr Hapids. Ills little
farm is handsomely improved , peed build
ings , orchard , erovos , oto , Is worth nt least
frt.OOO.nnd don't ewe n nickel.
Satnuol McWIlliams , living near Smith ,
came In 1377 , hat 100 acres which ho keeps
In n high stnto of cultivation , Is worth $0.000
nnd Is out of debt * The above men nil homo-
slondcd and nil began without tnoani uuloss
otherwise stated.
A llonno Comity N urn cry.
O. A. Hoborts , the pioneer nurseryman of
Boone county , was visited nt his hnmo n half
rnilo west ol Albion. Ho was very busy with
n number of hands , lining orders for trees ,
butstolo tlmo to stnto the following facts ,
which will go to show that the day for
swindling Boone county farmers with nursery -
ory stock has cone by. Mr. Hoborts said :
"I came hero from southwestern lown nlno
years ago and began brooding line stock ,
cattle and bogs. I bought an eighty Just
west of Albion. Six yonrs ngo 1 closed out
most of my stock , but still keep a row reels-
lered hoga. I saw that the time had como
when fruit raising would become general In
this part of the state , so I laid the founda
tion fern nursery. It took several years of
hard labor to cat started , but this year I
bnvo sold 27,030 npplo trees alone , besides
chorrloj , plum ; , ponr.s. small fruits nnd or-
nnmontnl stocks , Including 400,000 forest
trees. I llttod out ono fl ftoon-aero orchard
In ( Irooloy county thl yonr. Qtooloy is
planting sixty-eight ncres "of orchard from
this nursery this spring. Whnt varieties do
I recommend for this soil nnd climate i
Well , in npples the Jonathan , Bon
D.wls.Wnio Sapp.Jouncting.Mlssourl Pippin
Wnllbrldgo Mann , U. O. Pippin nnd some
others. POUM do line hero and wo consider
tbo Kolfer , Bartiott and Idaho the bc.st
varieties for this country. Plum * , Pottnwnt-
lamlo Minor nnd Wild Goose. This l.s n great
cherry country. I hnvo sold ! ) ,000 cherry
troas this season. The English Morrollo and
Early Richmond nro tbo surest , I hnvo ncres
of orchard nnd ntn planting twelve moro now.
To glvo you some Ideii of the extent of our
plant I will state that I nm planting tlilJ your
150,000 grafts. Last spring Ib.MO. Have
now n bed of 4,700 two years old. These nro
all apples. My trndo extends to ndjolnlng
counties , although 1 have barely made u start.
I know this is u good fruit country nnd ns
tnrmors llnd that they can got healthy trees ,
true to numo , there will bo hundreds of noros
of orchard planted In thlsscctlonof | the stato.
Hon. r.ornn Chirk.
Wlulo Mr. Clark Is not n farmer now , ho
was n ycnr nco , nnd besiuns ho nnd Mrs.
Clark together homestoadcil the land n portion
tion of which is now occupied by the county
scat , Albion. Mr. Clark came to Boone In
1S71 and secured n half section , as stated
above , nnd in 1S73 laid out the town of Al
bion. Ho has slnco been Identified with al
most every enterprise connected with the
growth of tbo city and In fact , has reached
out over the couuty and adjoining counties.
For the first nine years Albion had no rail
road and Mr. Clurk lived on his farm nnd
cultivated It for ten yoars. Ito recently sold
out his lumberyard , but owns elevators and
continues in the grain business. Ho is n
stockholder in thu Albion National bank , ami
while the growth of Albion has made some
of bis wealth , it was all built up on the
homestead foundation by- hard work nnd
close economy when all men were poor alike
In this portion or Nebraska. Mr. Clark Is
not nn enthusiast , but ho predicts great
progress for lioono county in the near future
aud thinks it is a good place for homcseokors
to como.
First .Mini In thu County.
Albert Dresser was the flrst man to settle
in Boone county , except , two or three who
came with him. In spaaking of bis experience
ho says : I came here in 1871 , from northeast
ern Iowa , nnd located a homestead n halt
unlo east of the present , site of Albion. Of
course then ) was nothing hero then , and It
did not look as if there over would bo. I
have never bought nny moro land , but I
hnvo made a good living oft of my farm
besides improving it , Have n good house nnd
barn , an orchard und a grove of bearing
walnut trees. I bad but little to start with
and never bad nny boys to help me. The
grasshoppers were the worst thing wo ever
had to contend with. Last season a year
ago was the lightest crop wo ever had , but it
vas fair. That is the only season that
Ironth seriously hurt the crops stnco I have
) eon hero. Tame grass doos'woll. Wo have
tot mndo much of a success at raising
orchards , but I nm convinced It is moro the
'ault of nurserymen than of soil Or climate.
Traveling agents could always sell us adozon
or moro varieties out of the same bunch , and
sometimes the root and stalk of the trap was
dried through when delivered. Wo now have
a good nursery at homo , and a great many
oung orchards nro being planted. Small
'ruit yields abundantly aud is easily raised.
This is a good country to live in. The
xmntrjr rends are tbo best natural roads I
lave ever soon. Our schools and churches
compare favorably with older counties. The
cllmato is healthy , and adapted to farming
ind feedingoperations. . While lands are no
ongcr cheap , good improved farm land can
jo bad reasonably.
nought Itnllroail I.aml.
7 . A. Williams is one of the rustlers who
ias fought his way from poverty to aflluonco
on n Nebraska farm. Ho came to Boone
county in 1831 without a second suit to his
back and went in debt for 1UJ acres of rail
road bind , for which he promised to pav $ t
nn acra on ton years' time , and ho paid'it ,
loo. Ho sari : "I wont in debt for mv llrst
liorses and wagon as well as land , and ss
soon as I got fairly started was taken sick
and my wlfo was also taken sick and dlod.
1 paid out hundreds of dollars lor doctors'
services , but I never cot discouraged. I sold
my quarter section of railroad land and in
vested the money in draft horjos. which I
still deal in. Bought n stallion today weigh
ing 1,800 pounds and paid $1 a pound for him.
I have on band twenty head of horse , all ns
good as can bo found. I built a sod house on
my llrst farm and lived in it Hvo years. I
only own eighty acres now , but I farm my
father's place of 100 acres. I have twenty
head of oattlo , among them a luirham bull
which is considered thu best in the county.
The poorest crop of grain I cvur raised was
twenty-live bushels of corn per ncro and same
oi oats , which wo call a failure horo. I nave
uovnr seen the time after tlio llrst thrco or
four years tbatl could not pay cash for what
1 got , mul 1 know that an actlyo man can
come here todav without a rag and go right
to making money not a moro living , but luy
up money. 1 know this , because I havogono
through it nil when the conditions were not
as favornolo ns they urn now , and I never
had any windfalls except adverse ones. "
It is known by u few persons that Mr.
Williams has rocontlv put about ? J,000 of
cash into securities which he failed to men
tion.
w. ir. stout ,
Ono of tbo man who came to Boone in 1871
with Mr. Dresser was W. H. Stout , who
secured a homestead , which is now about
naif covered with the town of Albion. Mr.
Stout's resilience stands Just outside the line
of tlio Incorporation. Ho has slnca acquired
a half section tlm-o miles east of town. The
town has never drove him from his favorite
pursuit of farming nnd loodmg stock , which
has made him plenty ot moiiuy. Ho is onaoi
the hard working , successful farmers who
thinks that farming pays In Nebraska.
wo.vurTIIU f.inir.n.
Mo ono ever saw a perfect man , but every
man who Is really in love knows ono porloet
woman.
Wattoau. pleats nro soon everywhere , but
with somfilhing of an improvement in tholi
arrangement.
Tbo man who trio * to make his borao happy
boldom has logo to the club to Hint a little
happiness himself.
Ono of tuo now French bonnets in blask Is
merely a very lurgo butterfly of real laeo ,
pair of spreading luce wings lying Hat upoi
the waves of hair.
The man wbo Is perfectly satlstlad with
the llrst proof of his plcturo that tbo pho
tographer sends homo Is the man whom it Is
safe for the landlady to luke to board.
From Paris comas the rumor that shorter
sleeves are to be worn in day dresses , fin
ishea with flowing rutllos oflaco , and shorter
skirts are made for walking gowns.
Dotted Swiss muslins with lloral printings
are among thu summer novoltlos , and uro
made up ever colored slllcia or ChnH so silk
linings. Lace nnd niolro ribbons nro the
trimmings most used.
Now cashmeres are shown with printed
designs ia colors , something dociaodly now.
Soft shades of gray or dove color with quoin
little markings in dull blue or black muko
charming House droisos.
The pnneoiso gowns open at ono sldo to
show an underskirt of JitToront color , und
the bodices and sleeves urn slashed with
pufllugs of the same color , or opened in some
odd fashion aud laced across with cord.
New pins are In the form of small bunchoi
of violets tied with ua ouamcllod baby rib
Jon. This rlbbon jewelry Is shown In charm *
ng little bows auQVaots for the hMr , collar.
watch aud fan oh&Yoldlnos , and girdles tlod
n o bow. | |
Some very chic round hats In Gainsbor
ough style nro tAftdti of n soft crinkly flbro
.vhlch . many suptijjsS to bo manufactured of
India grasses or c'f/rllmp palm loaves ; but
they nro In reality itlio unlrpo cover to the
maize. ,
Hocont patents Mr"antod " to women Incltitlo
a erass-cntchlng 'nUnohmont for Inwn mowers -
ors , n lloxlblo HiQcjonpo Inddor , a roln sup
port , n mnehlno for. hanging wall paper , n
'oot support for tclogruoh poles nud street
swoopor.
A velvet bodicoiWvlo slightly open nt tbo
hront , with ol bow/sleeves / also slightly open ,
s n most useful addition to n woman's wnrd-
obo. Not or Uco sleeves sot In lull below
ho velvet sleeve can bo changed nt will to
natch various styles and tints of nock-dross-
iff.
iff.Silk
Silk orgnndles , gauzes nnd crinkled cropo.
looey ns a summer cloud , with dots and
ozongos of lloworottos or pin point spangles
ire shown In n profusion and variety which
s bewildering nnd makes ono long to bo n
ashlonnblo butterfly ud bavo forty summer
rocks.
The pretty cnpos to bo worn nt the soasldo
nnd In the mountains this summer nro ns n
rule tnndo of French camel's hair , very light
mid soft to the touch , but slightly rough In
npponrunco. The handsomest of these capos
nro Ituod with shot silk and trlmmod with
Ilk cord pasjomonlorlos.
Largo rovers nro still appearing on ovcry
clnd of oostumo. Tuo sketch shows n pretty
vav to make n summer silk or cropon uross ,
vlth largo rovers faced back with whlto silk ,
n chemisqtia and cravat of whlto guuzo or
silk and n wldo bolt of the dress goods
vrlnklcd around the waist.
Basques nroqalto passe nnd coats of the
snmo mate-rial ns the dross little worn , but
all and stalely women are wearing blncic
satin coats with Wnttau designs over plulu
ilack skirts. The coat * hnvo no cross seams
-at the hips , but nro cut in prlncosso style ,
nnd so long us to roach qulto to the knoos.
Shoo buckles and garter buckles are In-
iludod in the dressy outllt of the little beaux ,
juculed suspenders uro worn ever her picturesque -
turosquo dross by the stylish little lasslo ,
and thu belt and bonnet of every fair ladv
are resplendent with buckles of gold aud
silver , even of diamonds und ether precious
stones.
Most of the bodices for slonuer , youthful
women are sharply pointed , and nro still
nado to fasten under the arm or else nt tuo
jack. On othur corsages , passomoiitorio
.rimmlnga cover the darts , or clso the bodtco
luing nlono bos datts , with the outside luid
u close surplice ploats. The sleeves are
very full , but not excessively high.
There is n sort of witch air to most of the
now hats. The peaked and "Welsh" round
crowns , combined with the "poko" brims
and nodding plumes and feathers which ac
company thorn , have much moro snap than
.ho little crowned haU with their wreaths of
roses , last year , which wcro moro suggestive
of ballads nnd shepherdesses than of Mephis-
tos nnd witches.
There is a practical vnluo In the millinery
.his season. Every ono may be her own mil-
luor if she would bo economical. Thu straws
ire so hnndsomo in themselves that they re
quire almost no trimming , and the shupes arose
so varied and so ornamental that u few bows
and some pretty bunou of. tbo mvrmds of slllt
Jlosjorns in the showcases nnd "u Hhinostono
. .ucklo is ult tbo trimming necessary.
The jacket with double rovers is n very
laudsomo coat. Tno body of the coot Is of
ight bolgo colored cloth. The effect of an
under coat und n top coat nro simulated by
having the under Kivors of bolgo , while tbo
second ones turn bnuU over them aud are of
n soft , harmonizing shnco of terra cottn. The
effect of un under Cbat is cut down the front
also by a second l\m \ < jit belgo cloth allowing
beneath. Lurgo p3lutod , gauntlets trim the
sloevcs to correspond with the nook.
DoWltl's SnrsanariUa aestroyn such poi
sons as scrofula , skin , disease , cc'/oma , rhou
matisrn. I ts timely lls'p saves many lives.
siioimipj ) LESSON ,
ifJ JV
Kay to writing oxorclso In Lesson 0.
" 3 CIIIC'I.K ATTACIlnil TO N-IIOOK. "
When the N-hook is attached to straight ,
characters , the S-circlo may bo added by
closing tbo hpok so as to form n circle.
When tha.N-hook is attached to curved
characters , the S-cirulo may bo written on
the iusldo of the book. ( See line 4. )
"woilu-siOsa. "
\
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Line 1. Observe oration fnshlon--whot-
ovcr vi hiohover condition compassion
different objection moutlon generation. 2.
Poverty representative constitution
man upon taken como conoral phonog
raphy. 3. Where with him well special
next defendant nonce necessary
kno'vn. 4. Utins loans canes turns up
on bis generals fomns rains Hainos.
Care should bo used to thoroughly master
thu word-signs. They should bo reviewed
every day until thov are so thoroughly mas
tered th'at they can bo written without u
particle of montnl effort.
Ilrantlly Kunil Homos ,
May is proverbially the month in
which to ntlorn and beautify country
and suburban homeBnot only by iho plant
ing of trees , shrtibi and llowors , but in
the making of other Improvements. A
few llov/ors , plants and shrubs will often
do moro toward rendering u homo no.tt
and attractive than many limes thuii
cost oxnondcd in tiny ether way. Hvon
the building of now or repairing and
paintingof old fonwjs. trellises , itrboi-d ,
ote , , adds greatly to the surroundings of
n dwelling , especially if it bo n rural or
suburban residence And miroly most
people hnvo littlowQ. iiiso for living in
rough-looking , cpeloHS ) | homos , when
they can so oaslly 'u'd ' cluwply bo made
pleasant und onj pyablo to both nccu-
pants nnd visitors/ / - well as beautiful
in the eyes of pjisajjijj strangers. A small
outlay , with u liwlo judicious planting
nnd fixing , would Boon transform many
nn ordinary appoi ta ; country , subur
ban or village liou0jluad | into onowliioh
would bo noted byiail observers for its
lovolincss and tlffkgi tlio most favor-
nblo HOUHOII ta wtluti etiuli a dosirrblo
transformation , tonly few tastefully ar-
ranijud lloworn , sl tjbs , crooumtj vines ,
und trees , with nftiAi pallnjrH and tha
llUo , would so Iitfprnvo and ornament
many a ropulblvaj ipldnK1 place as to
fjlvo it a chunnfiif , ' appearanro. Thorn-
fore , while not noljrtrctliif , ' Btioh Import
ant porinanunt Jin irfeVomonts us may bo
required on your farm such ns better
outhulldiiigb nnd fpnc.es , a now orclinrd
planted or an old on'o grafted , draina < ; o ,
the convoyintr of water ithrougli pipes
or lojjrt ) to bai-n anil house , and the ar
ranging of convenient watering places
for stool : do not omit to muko your
dwelling nnd its fcurroundlngrt pleasant
and attractive lor youroolf , family nnd
visiting aequalntancori.
WOODFURY'S FACIAL SCAT
K' > rlha Skin , Scalp aiU Cuntpluxtun.
TU * result t > f SD ytnrl vip-cilence.
I At lllMiiB' ' * * " * * ru ( lijr IUM | |
| CUo. A tt-i'IlliW t'AU ttil.t IK | .fK1
i llunk on U jrnmU'loifjr n I Hiutuij.
\ IlluvlraltKl , * * u tiklusralii , Korvou *
F ami lUiHMl JX AbVl Ji4 tl-l / tiDAt *
infot , Milt M'ftliHl. S0 * * i H flkrur -
-jpiit * . Clrtli Mtki. Molc , Wane , ImllA
Ink KUd rn il jr liitrkt , Kcari. ritlitiiit
_ . .edtio t of NOM * . Kupcrll'ioiu lUlr , 1'lm *
it , etc. , remorfel. Cyn oltfttlonfrtf , nt uiAtour kjiuail.
JOHN H. WOOODURY , Oermaolog ( < cal Institute ,
JU5 AVcitASoU Mtrecl , Aew VurZt City.
a
GRAND MAY FESTIVAL
Commencing Monday morning , May 2 , and continuing throughout the
entire month , at CORNER FARNAM AND i6Tll STRlvKTS.
Admission Free
REFRESHMENTS.
This is to he a I'KAST OF BARGAINS , such as the Omaha public has
never indulged in. DIAMONDS will be served on STERLING SILVER
PLATES , with n SOUVENIR SPOON thrown in.
DIAMOND FIN'GHR RINGS , solid gold mountings , from $2.50 up to $1.000.00 each.
DIAMOND STUDS , solid gold mountings , from $5.00 up to Si,200.00 each.
DIAMOND LACIi 1MNS , solid gold mountings , from $7.50 up to $1,500.00 each.
DIAMOND liAR RINGS , solid gold mountings , from $10.00 up to $5,000.00.
Our superb stocic of Diamonds and other precious stones must be seen
to be appreciated. Visitors arc always welcome whether wishing to purchase
or not.
One Thousand Fine Watches
TO BE SLAUGHTERED FOR THIS FEAST.
Ladies' or gents' fine solid gold American stem-winding jeweled watches ,
warranted , at $25 , $30 , $35 , $ . } o , $50 and upward to $500.
Ladies' or gents' fine gold filled American watches , from $10 upwards.
Silver watches , all kinds , from $5.
Big cut in the prices of Clocks for this sale. Styles
are too numerous to mention in detail.
Latest spring novelties in rich jewelry , gold and silver headed canes ,
umbrellas , fine stationery , etc. , etc.
Our Optical Department
Is one of the ( eye ) sights of the city. Practical optician in charge ,
EYES TESTED SCIENTIFICALLY FREE.
NOTE PRICES.
Solid gold spectacles or eyeglasses , from $3 up.
Finest steel spectacles or eyeglasses from $ i up.
Colored glasses for shading- the eyes from 5oc up.
Opera and field glasses , and all other optical goods.
ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED
1866
Parnam and 16th Streets , Omaha , NBb.
ElI'lIT 9
FITS !
Wlion I Bay euro I < lo not nionn mcrelto stop thi-m
for a lima and then have them rotum again. I ino.m a
radical nro. I hare undo the iliwano of TITS , lU'I.
LI'.PSY or 1'AIjLINO SICKNKS8 a life.long study. I
warrant 107 remedy to euro the nornt cases. IlecauMi
others biro failed U no raason for not now recoifitiK s
euro. Send at occa f or n troitise aud a 1'roo Bottle ot
my Infalhblo remedy. Glvo Jliprosn nd I'out Office.
JI. G. HOOT , HI. C.i 183 Pimrl Ht. , N. Y.
Worth of rare , valuable information scut
to any address
FOR FOUR (4) ( ) CENTS
This wealth of knowledge , this KoKlen
treasure of helps to health is contained in
u now , ably written ami handsomely illus
trated
BOOK OF 120 PAGES
which has just been issued for the benefit
of suiTeriiiK hmn.mlly , by these eminently
successful and popular physicians aii'l
surgeons.thoso KINGS OF Jsl'EUKVLISTd ,
Drs. Betts & Belts
With the aid of tuis vnlnr.blo and inter
esting work , entitled "Know Thyself , " its
readers are enabled to adopt the best , safest
and surest methods for the preservation of
thfir health in they alllii'ti'd
: or , case are ,
Ihey aie fully informed as to the nature
and symptoms of every disease. They can
at oui'O deciilo what particular form of
Nervous , Chronic or Private Disease
tholr malady has assumed , whether it bo
i'l/i/iHI / . Uanorrlwcn , ( ilcct , Stricture ,
IIlKlrocclc , Varlcoccle , 1'ilu * , Hlnwl or
Skin l > tnaien , Uvcr , Kldnni or Urlnnni
Tinublc , or any of the thousand ills of 11
kindred nature. , . .
KUTV man i l every woman Miould
rcail this book , which to tin , allllcted is
worth its weiKlit in K l l. alul tcnl to Ml'S
adiln-ns for 1'OUU CKNTb.
Call upon or address
Drs. Betts & Bctts ,
10 South llth St. , N. K. CornoiJIUi
and Douglin Sti.
Omaha , Neb.
U Freqiser ntly want
a now
IDEA IN ADVERTISING.
Address suddenly , without notice ,
Oinaliii Ailrrrtlihid llurrau. If. Y. J.lfi.
CRIPPLE GR !
I hftiidlo the CRIPPLE CREEK
MINING STOCKS , nnd cun Jill tolo-
Rrnphic orders on short notice. My
list comprises the following Cripple
Creole stocks.
Anaconda , Bull Mountain ,
Cold Kinsr , Beuna Vista ,
BlueBeli ; Work ,
Alamo , Washington.
And nil other rollilo : ) htooUs , of thoio niliirs.
sis wull as miny : stocks of tlio Lcaclvlllo , As-
pun .mil Crocd mlnns.
MunyoMhe t'r nliiCieuk Mnukq hnvn inoto
tlinn doubled within three months. Tlio Aim-
vondn Htoc-lc sold tour months uzo : it ID cunts ,
and aulis now for ever $1 iicrsliaio. Other now
mines uroopt'nliiK ovcry fuw days with just as
( jood prospects.
A cnntli nriii of Council Hind's lioiiKht some
of this stock ut : ( . " ) conts. the hitu.T imrt of
MniL-li , and hns Inco refused * 1 for It. In-
vcstiiiunt.s niiiduat low nitus. All uorruHpou-
duiico promptly aiihworuil ,
J. S. GIBSON ,
10 i'iltcs PcuU Avenue ,
Colorado Springs , - - Colorado
This latlio.Tolint J.I-Mit IlnadstPr ulilcli solla
at * I"J. . We will Mill ilium for sixty dnys at
f ) . " > , UU. It has ' ; Inch cushion llic-f.ls full hull
lioiirlns and all drop forslnK < - u'nt < ' O. 1) ) .
on lociilpl of ill ) . Wu also Mill tlio C'oliiinlila ,
lluilfoid und Victor. Cntalojuo frco.
A. H. PERRIGO&CO. ,
1 100 DOUCUC b'J'KISl'JT.
1'ENIiTUATES
STOPS PAIN
WOOD'S
PENETRATING
PLASTER
PAR IN ADVANCE OF
ORDINARY POROUS
AND OTHER PLASTERS
Solil by DniKUists lery l lierc
> Jc York Ijot l fi IVilUua biicct
TRADE MARK.
.4
DB. J. E , McGKEW ,
THE SPECIALIST
IN THE TREATMENT OF AI/LKORM3
OF PRIVATE DISEASES GONOR
RHOEA , STRICTURE , SYPHILIS ,
GLEET AND ALL WEAKNESS AND
DISORDERS OF YOUTH AND MAN
HOOD. IMMEDIATE RELIEF WITH
OUT LOSS OF TIME FROM BUSINESS.
Wrltu for circulars.
N. li Cor. Uth and Pirnam St , , Omaha.
Wo fwnrt thn nmrrolnuii . _ . . . _
Hcmc.ly CALTHOS fn-f , nnit i > [
losalRuar.inU'ullmt < 'Ai.iiioswlJI |
RTIII' Dl.rlinrzM A. KinU.lon. . I
Ct'HK ' MniTnmtnrrhrii. Vmlrocrla I
uilMUNTOm : l.iut V'cor. |
In it anil fay i/satit/int.
AillrjM , VON MOHL CO. .
HJil Amrrlr > n < i-nU , tlnrlomll , Illilo.
BY
DR. SNYDER ,
THB SUCCESSFUL Oocsur SPECIALIST
Mrs. U'ta ilulllcau , brforn < in.l after treatment by
Dr. riiijclur.
' AH Is neil known to n liirxo ntimljur ofour
! r un'H ' wo IniM ) liccn iimlur tlio treatment of II
O\v ! ' hiD'lur.ilioujluu-itili.'iililHmf ' U noirp
ulniotli" Ibtli of Jnnuury , IrtJ , ' , for otiosity , wild
very trnlirjrML'ru | iilta , 111 Ilio fullowliiK Btatamuilt
of Hflnht iiinl iiiu.isiirunionU liafvru anil uflurUl
iluyn truntnii'nt will 0liu\ri
llufuio After. I.oiv
Welxlit Jl. > pmimU. . S'J IMJIIIUH ft ] ixiunili
Climt . 4Ma Inc'lic's. . . 41 llnhea I Hi lucliui
VVnl-t . M'st ' Inclnu. . . 4" > Inulios l. ' > ' luchui
IPin U ! Incliut. . . . HI Inulios 2J Incliui
All tlm tliuu wu Invo iiiiuinlol to our rtx 'ir '
tiiifeluoi , kiiirdr tl no Incouvonlu.'iuu whufuvura'i'l '
Imvulici'ii liiiprovlni ; ovury Utjr. Wu would ailvUu
nil iillllitcd ultli olietlty to wrllo to lir hiiylurV. .
will nu pluviail tu niiiwur nil Ji'ttor * of liiqiilrr
whrru tauii | h Inclosocl. " Itlcu I.uku ( > VI ) Tlmti
April I. IMi
PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL
Conl..l.ni'il ' Ihrmlf. nii.l llii .t r > u ( 1111 mmiwnrf flltt
tO.i r < r inrtli ubr c n ii 'U ' M " > l iii4.
DR. O. W. F. SNYDER ,
MOVICKER'S THIiATRD I1LPG , , CHIQAGO
K t * * Ifc *
YOURSELF ,
_ Auk your l'"KhDk lot a . '
' boltlo ulliK ( < i. 'I ho only
/ neil jioiMoniMi rumedy lur nn
J the iinnuturol UltchurB nnil
g nrlvutc illki-fhti o ! men und the
I ( UhilltatliiB utnVntM prrullar
I to vonivn. It dirt * In n lew
Ida ) * without Iliu aid or
nulillrlty ot n doctor
I'nhtnnl Amtriwn Curt.
Mnnufiiclnred "
" " s EVSES Obenie
CINCINNATI , O ,
U 8 A.