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House that Ward Built
Business is brisk. Fall orders are coming in heavy and
everybody is busy. Have you given any thought yet to your
Holiday purchases ? We want our patrons to "come early
and avoid the rush. " We can take care of everybody nicely ,
but why wait until the last moment. Look over our catalogue
now and see wnat you'll need in the next 3O days. You can
save SO to SO per cent by ordering all your supplies of us.
If you haven't our catalogue and don't know how to get it , ask your
nearest neighbor. If he doesn't know try the next. Something is
wrong in your community if you can't find out without asking more
than three people.
D'O YOU NEED GROCERIES , HARDWARE OR DRY GOODS NOW ?
Christmas goods can be shipped at the same time , thus saving
freight charges. Order blanks or any information desired
will be promptly sent free of charge. .Address
Montgomery Ward & Co.
Michigan Jtvenue and Madison Street
Chicago
The House That Tells the Truth and Sticks to It
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way of five to 0110 , 20 per cent of the
population of this city is railway em
ployees nearly 15 per cent of Omaha ,
Council Bluffs and South Omaha.
In short , it is the railways which
made the sale of all these millions
of acres possible in the time designat-
! i ed , and made the men rich who
bought them.
It was the railways which built up
and made this city. It was the rail
ways which opened up avenues and
means of distributing the commerce
from this city to every population
center in the west and northwest and
south , as well as the east. It "was the
railways which conquered the Indian
and overcame the impossibilities of
the Rocky Mountain impediment to
the Pacific coast trade.-
It was the railways which makes
possible access to the oriental
markets , as well as to the Atlantic
cities and Europeand there is no city
in the United States which has a
more perfect radiating system of rail
way connection with the" surrounding
world than this city of Omaha.
They have practically made the
city , and to a considerable degree are
supporting its local markets. And while
the railways are proud of , and love
Omaiia as practically their own crea
tion , Omaha is not far wrong in being
proud of her railway systems which
center here.
THE COUNTRY BOY.
No boy need ever regret that he was
born in the country and reared on a
farm. He may lack the keenness and
polish of his city cousin. He may
be embarrassed by his own awkward-
ness and feel that he is at a hopeless
disadvantage in the race ; but the
country boy has the advantage of a
wider range of practical ideas.
From the very first his little services
are in demand. He becomes at once
a part of the force that is making for
homo comfort and prosperity and
feels the independence of one who is
helping to support himself and add
to the general store.
The country boy is likely to regard
his life as one of drudgery , and such
it may be if he loses interest in his
surroundings or is pressed with a
continued round of duty.
There is something heroic in the
country boy's struggle with the ele
ments. Rain and snow and sleet only
brace his courage. The garnering
of the crops , the housing aud feeding
of the domestic animals , the gathering
and preparation of the winter fuel ,
give a purpose and zest to his toil.
Then there is the long tramp , some
times of miles , to the district school ;
lessons learned before and after long
hours of labor. Is it any wonder
there are keen wits developing all
outside of graded systems and in defi
ance of pedagogical order ? It is the
intensity of purpose with which the
mind acts under the influence of
vigorous health and the conscious
value of time that accounts for these
results. So from the farms is being
supplied a stream of active world
workers men not afraid to do their
duty and bubbling over with energy
and ambition.
From the little red school houses
come into our colleges and schools of
higher grade , aspiring youth , Some
are seeking an education as a means
of emancipation from the drudgery
of labor. Others come with a true
thirst for knowledge. They find their
way into the professions and business
world , but few go back to the farm.
What an ideal thing it would be for
the young men trained in science and
holding the key to nature's mysteries
aud beauties , to go back to live broad ,
cultured , and quiet lives in the midst
of the most delightful environment
in which God has ever placed man !
Touch the country-bred boy , now
the merchant prince or the successful
professional man , and how responsive
he becomes to every suggestion of
rural life. The same cannot be said of
boys reared in the midst of any other
surroundings. It is the contact with
nature that makes the indelible im
pression upon his life. No greater
gain could come to the country at
large than to promote the love and
appreciation of rural life. Health ,
happiness , purity , and peace are the
natural inheritance of those who
dwell surrounded by fresh air , beauti
ful scenes , bright skies , and pure
social influences.
The invitation extended to President
Roosevelt to attend the Charleston ex
position and his acceptance , indicates a
disposition on both sides to be friendly
and conciliating and to forget the Book
er Washington incident and the need
less agitation which it created. The
war has been over thirty-seven years ,
and it can be of no possible advantage
to anybody to revive the bitter asperi
ties which it engendered. Let us have
peace. Kansas Oity Star.