'Cbc Conservative. THE \VAY TO GO TO CALIFORNIA is in a tourist sleeper , personally conducted - . ducted , via the Burlington Route. You \ don't change cars. You make fast time. v You see the finest scenery on the globe. Your car is not so expensively lur- nished as a palace sleeper , but it is just as clean , just as comfortable , just as good to ride in and nearly $20.00 cheaper. It has wide vestibules ; Pintsch gas and .high back seats ; a uniformed Pullman porter ; clean bedding ; spacious toilet rbqms ; tables and a heating range. Being strongly and heavily built , it rides smoothly ; is warm in winter and cool in summer. In charge of each excursion party is an experienced 'excursion conductor who accompanies it from Omaha right through to Los Angeles. Oars leave Omaha every Thursday afternoon , arriving San Francisco fol lowing Sunday , Los Angeles Monday. Only three days from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast , including a stop-over of 1 % hours at Denver and 2i hours at Salt Lake City two of the most interesting cities , on the continent. Write for folder giving full infer mation. J. FRANCIS , .Gen'l Passenger Agent , Omaha Neb. NebrasKa City Manufactories The following list of the more important manufacturing plants in Nebraska Oity will be a standing advertisement in CONSERVATIVE. Persons addressing any of them , because of seeing this , will please mention THB CONSERVATIVE. United Starch Company , Nebraska City Iron Works , Dullenty Plow Co , , King Press Drill Co. , J. 6 , Kees ( Trunks and traveling bags ) , Tank Building Co , , Paul Schminke ft Co , ( Flour mills ) , Mattes Brewing Co , , . Chicago Packing and Provision Co , , Nebr , City Packing Co , , Nebraska Cify Cereal Mills , Nebr , City Canning Co , , The above named make the best quality of commodities. Their trade ifl oon- gtautly increasing. All their patroni are plowed. Try them L Incorporated 1849. Charter Perpetual. SPRINGFIELD Fire and flarine Insurance Co. Of Springfield , Mass. Annual Statement , January ist , 1000. Cash Capital , $1,500,000.00 Reserve for Re-Insurance , 1.476,584.2 ? Reserve for all unsettled Claims , 245,262.45 NET SURPLUS , 1,685,092.34 ' TOTAL ASSETS , $4,906,939.06 The Springfield has continuously transacted business for fifty years , and has disbursed for losses over $26,000,000. It has borne its share of the burdens imposed by the great conflagra tions at Troy in 1862 , Portland in 1866 , Chicago in 1871 , and Boston in 1872. It is one of only three fire insurance companies -that have been repre sented in Chicago continuously since 1851. It has never failed to promptly meet its just obligations with 100 cents on the dollar. It stands today in the front rank among American underwriting insti tutions. It insures against fire , lightning and tornadoes , and has agencies in all prominent localities throughout the United States. A. J. HARDING , Manager , Western Department , Chicago , 111. N. S. HARDING , State Agent , Nebraska City , Neb. HNS ; ROOFINGS PURE ASBESTOS NO COAL TAR WATER & ACID PROOF REQUIRE NO COATING ONE QUALITY MANY STYLES LOW PRICESl APPLICATION SIM PLE & INEXPENSIVE IASBE5TOS ROOFINGS * - FULLY GUARANTEED H.W.JOHN 5 M'F'G CO. NEW YORK-CHICAGO PH ILADELPHIA- BOSTON MAK RS OF ASBESTOS MATERIALS , LIQUID PAINTS & STAINS ( PIPE & BOILER COVERINGS ELECTRICAL MATERIALS