W-IJi OMAHA DAILY BBS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9 , 1881
A FAMOUS RELIC ,
A Snuff-Box thai Belonged to
the Earl of Buchan , George
Washington and Com
i modore Decatur ,
It is Now the Property of
Lewis Williams , of
Belleville , III ,
An interesting souvenir is in the
possession of Ltnvis Williams , city
niarflhal of the city of llellcvillo , III.
It is n snuff-box , which , according to
tradition and tlio written history ac
companying it , was made from the
wood of the trco that sheltered Sir
William Wallace after hu and his army
had boon defeated in the tcrriblo Tjat-
tlo of Fnlkirk , Stiilingsliiro , Scotland ,
fought July 22 , 1208. The box , which
has several compartments , is now over
075 yeais old , nnd is inn perfect state ,
with the exceptions of the loss of sev
eral 01 the hinges to the lids.
The wood of which this ancient
multi-box is made no ono appears to
bo familiar with , but it resembles the
chciry of the present day. It is live
inches long and two and throo-foiirt.hs
inches wide , being oval-slmpcd on the
top with a flat bottom. 'In Iho mid1
< dlo of. the box is tho.conipfiilmunt for
tituiir , which is closed byhfclid upon
wliich is a silver pl.ito bearing the on-
muring of the Scottish coat of arms.
The hinges of this lid hive : become
nvorn out from ago nnd use. In each
end there is also aconipartmcntcloscd
irith lids. The hinges of one of these
lids are yet in good condition , while the
others are long since gonof The com-
partnlcnt in onoond is for \vafers wliich
were in general use in those and later
itimcs. The compartment in the other
end is for ink , pens and holder or
< iiiill | , which was moro likely used then.
From this end of the box run two circular -
cular holes , ono on each side of the
box , and nearly the whole length.
Ono of these holes wag for the ink
and the other for the keeping of the
.quill. In 'tho middle of the box and
just under where the lid of the snuff
compartment fastens is another narrow -
row lid. This closes a compartment
which is between the bottom of the c
> box and the bottom of the snuff comn
partment. There is not much room '
in this compartment , and it is for the c
keeping of valuable papers , etc. Near
each cud of , the box is a band oil sil
ver , and around the edges of tho-lids \
of the end compartments there was t
the sixmo , but they are no longer v
there. The box has yet a high polish s
and is good for 500 or n.oro years , c
This box w.is prcsonted.to Gen. Gco. n
Washington by the earl of Buchan , P
> who had received it from Goldsmith's
company of Edinbuigh , Scotland ,
which company , at the request of the '
< carl , consented to its fransfcA'o ' Gen.
"Washington. The box'thon was conp
aidered a valuable souvenir gift on ei
account of its ago and history , and a
was in a manner revered by Scottish si
chiefs and people on account of the tl
event its existence ) commemorated , h
The , tree of which this box W"AS ma'do
washout in pieces and- taken by the :
Scotch soldiers and people and made
into souvenirs to honor and remem
ber the bravo though defeated ,
Wallace and that signal bat ;
tle , in wliich from 20,000 to 40,000 of
Y Wallace's men bit the dust. Although :
Washington in his last will made a
.special bpquest ( Tf the box , in which
ho recommitted it to the earl of ,
Itiichan or his hoiis , it scorns that the )
bequest was not faithfully carried out ,
ns the box went into the possession of' '
Commodore Dec.itur , and was by him
\ presented to Cathciinq Clark , the '
present owner's grandmother , who )
was on intimate terms with the com-
modoie's family. It was in 18tl pre
sented by Catherine Clark in Dela
ware to her son , V. L. Williams , and
the father of the present owner. In
18JO a representative from Scotland
came on this country aiul'asceftain- '
ing that the b6x was in tho'poa-
Hcesion of Mr. V. i L. Williams , ;
of Belleville , 111 , , ho continued his
journey to that place * IIo oflb'rcdMr.
Williams the sum of $000 for the box ,
wanting it to place in the Scottish
museum. Mr. Williams 'dcclino'd ' ' to
take the BUIII , saying that'its associa
tions made it invaluable to him. Tlio
Scotchman then asked what ho would
take for it , and Williams would not
sot a price , as ho would npt pait with
it. The managers of the centennial
exhibition , in 1870 , at Philadelphia ,
desired to obtain it for exhibition , but
Mr. Williams would not lot it go , not ;
being willing to trust it out of his pos
session. A few years ago V. L , Wil
liams died , nnd this interesting relic
passed into the possession of Lewis
Williams , his son , itn present owner. .
In the compartment of the box for valuables
'
uables or papers is'tho following , writ
ten on note paper , in the handwriting
of the late V. , L. Williams : "This :
box is made of fie trco that sheltered
Sir \Villiam Wallace at the battle of
Falkirk , and was presented to Gen.
Washington as such. Washington
presented it to Commodore Decqtur l
and Commodore Decatur presented it
to Catherine Cltulc , my mother , and
she to mo , Volney L. Williams. This
box hna , v Scottish coat of arms on it , '
Thete came a man , in 18-10 , on from
Scotland and ofl'orcd mo § GOO for it to
put it in the Scottish museum. But
as I promised my mother to keep it in ;
i-'cmombrancG of Washington , Decatur
, Mid herself , I lofnscd to accept the
cVer. IIo then nuked mo what I
wtuld toke for it and T told him I
wovld not pait with it. " :
[ Signed ] V. L Wuu.uia.
The present owner as zealously
guards and an greatly prizes the an
cient snuil-box as did his father and
would not part with it. ] Io is going
to Jmvo the liinges , which nro gene ,
replaced and the fact noted upon paper
to be in the
per placed proper com-
jittniont of the box U * bo a ] x > rti u of
its history.
Sir William Wallace was burn about
1270 , bcin the youngest BOH of Sir
Malcolm Wallace , of Ellorajio Jlt-n-
in
fimvshiro , Scotland. In J2U5 ho Blew "
( ho son of the English governor of I' '
in
Dundee in a duel , whereupon ho ( led fu
and bt'camo the chief of a band of ad CI
venturers. Aa his fotco increased , hu til
determined to rusoitn hia country fior/i / ni
a foreign yoke , and in J2U7 gained u nidi
victory at Sterling over the uarl of diSI
Surrey , who was in'onseiiuonco oh. ai
ligod to ovaouato Scotland. Wallace ait < t
tliun entered England , recovered BON .lif
> \ick , ami mvtahwl thoiiot'thutncoun. 1M
ties. Edward I , being informed of
this hastened homo from Flnmlcri
and marched towards Scotland , where
ho gained the battle of Falkirk in
1208. Wallace still continued to
harass tlio English people , but in 1305
ho was betrayed into their hands by
Sir John Monteith , in whom ho had
confided. The lung sent him in chains
to London , where ho was executed on
Tower Hill , August 21305. ( \ . Ho
was beheaded and quartered and the
parts sent to the four parts of the
country. His fllory is familiar
to all the world through Miss Porter's
famous novel , the "Scottish Chiefs , "
Mr. Williams has also another sou
venir , which ho greatly values It is
a pearl-handled kiso with Iwnty-four
blades of the common.sized pocket-
knife. The blades are nearly nil
email nnd with the handle bear the
evidence of good workmadship. This
knife was the property of Commodore
Dccntnr , who gave it to Mrs , Clark
when ho presented to her the historic
snuffbox. Mr. Williams takes great
pleasure in exhibiting these heirlooms
to persons desirous of seeing them ,
but would not , on account of their
history nnd the persons nnd events
they * commemorate , part with them for
any sum that would bo likely to be
offered ,
Footling Forty Co lit Corn.
With the corn on hand and cattto
to 1 buy at 811,50 per hundred , nould
you-soil your corn at forty cents per
buslitil 1 , or buy cattle and food them ?
This is about the form of question
put | to us on Tuesday by one of our
extensive farmers nnd 'heavy stock
feeders. I Wo replied that while wo ,
poihaps 1 , wore not qualified to give an
intelligent i opinion on that subject ,
yct wo thought the feeding ot forty
dent corn to c.vUlo , under any circum
stances was somewhat risky.
Corn is selling in this market to-day
at 40 cents per bushel , and dealers aie
offering to contract at that price ,
There is every reason to believe that
the * price will advance with the sea
son , but without considering the
probabilities I of n raise , farmers should
think t well before they invest their
surplus mono- , and moro particularly
before t they invest any borrowed mou-
oy in cattle exclusively for feeding
\ purposes. ' There may bo circum
stances under which n man may feed
cattle on borrowed money , with corn
ivt the price named , and makoa profit ,
but , if so , ho must bo ono of sutli-
oient experience to take every advan
tage there is in the business ,
Our farmers have derived a nice
profit on their stock-feeding operations -
tions iho past several seasons and
wo would very much like to sco this
itate of affairs continue. But "cir
cumstances alter cases , " and they ;
must bear in mind that the ruling
orico for corn now is 50 per cent.
iigh"r than any they have fed for i
ears. It is well enough for fancy
'coders , these who buy their corn and
itock and feed for purely speculative
mrposos , to take- such chances if they
ihooso too , and farmers are too
ipt to follow the example of ;
luch men without counting
he cost or to think that
:
laving raised their own corn , tboy are
iafo enough. But if corn is worth 40 :
ents to the farmer who has raised it ,
tn'd if lirf feeds it to stock and docs
lot got his 40 certts back , together
vith compensation for his time and :
rouble , ho loses monoy. The farmer ;
ind stock mnus.muntionod said to us
hat ho could not afford to feed 40-cont
iorn , and wo have hoard , a number
lay if they had Iho cattle on hand
hey would sell them on"ns quickly as !
ossiblo.
;
Wo have no wish to discourage
itock-fecumg , but wo do wish to im-
n'ess upon the minds of farmers the
'act that the present and prospective
rico of corn naturally changes the
conditions , and wo would have them
veil and thoroughly consider the quus-
ion in all its bearings bcfoio they in !
rest. This is the season for buying
n jfho stock , and if they take thisiirst
itop they cannot retreat without loss.
Look the matter over very caiofnlly
xjforo putchasing , and if you decide
b purchase , then go ahead turning
loither to the light'nor the left. Wo
lo not presume to advise ono way or
ho other , but ( present these idenw to
icget thought and agitation of tlio '
iubjcct , and the Pilot would like to
icar the opinions of nny'df our farm- :
tro on the subject. :
.lay Gould Caught for Onco-
Mr. L. Pine , of this city , on one of .
lis recent trips to Cairo in the inter >
est of the Singer company , took their
Chicago attorney along to see that
ho titles to the property purchased
jy Mr. Pine for the Singer company
voro perfect. In the discussion the
luostion of the right of redemption
anne up and ono of the Cairo mil-
.ionnircs declared there wns. no ro- , -
lomption law in Illinois. The
Singer attorney showed him the law ,
but it had not boon enforced for ,
wenty years. lalliday hurried out
uul instructed Ins agents to buy up
ill the second mortgage bonds of a ;
railway company whoso first mort-
jago bonds had recently been bought >
> y Jay Gould. They cost Halliday ;
81,250,000. IIo telegraphed Jay
jonld that ho hold the Bccond mort ;
gage paper and perhaps ho ( Jay
'lould ) had better call and BCO him , :
Tay Gould telegraphed back tlmt ivi !
iio owned the first mortgage paper the
jthor didn't interest him. Halliday
elcgraphcd back that Jay
Mould's attorney ought to post 5. :
liimaolf on the Illinois re
lompti.n law. In a short time n tol- .
jgram was received from Jay Gould
hat hia agent would call on Halliday.
When ho came Halliday nskod an nd-
ranco of § 10,000 over what ho had .
laid for the bonds. Jay Gould "kick-
id,1 , > nd JTnlliday advanced the price
mother $10,000 , and ho proposes to
idvanco by forties until , loy Gould
ionics lo time , which ho will have to
lo or lose hia present investment.-
Jouth Bund Tribune.
DYING IJY INCHES.
Very otton wo BOO a person ( .ull'or-
ng fiom some form of Isidnoy com-
l.u'iit and in gradually dying by
idles. This no longer need to be wi ,
Jiloctrio Hitters will positively
mo Hrhjht'a discaio , or any disonsoof
Iio kidneys or military oignns. They
ro especially adapted to thin class of
woaios , acting directly on the
tomach and Liyur at the same time ,
ml will speedily < uiro where ovciy
thor ramudy has fiiilod. Sold at
fty cimU a bottle , by ] h & Mo-
lahon , cj
A Doiort Reclaimed-
Correspondence ot San tronilKo Chronicle.
"I used to herd sheep all over this
valley , nnd seven years ago there
waan t as much ns a riding switch to
bo found in a day's ride. Fact is , it
was nil dpsort. The grizzled old
rancher who inado the foregoing re
mark yesterday told the trutli liven
yet there nro stretches of countr ;
many miles in extent where not
qrcon spear grows - spoU of gin ,
earth , sparsely covered by dry grasi
nnd short brush , that look ns if tlie
wcio destined never to yield one grai
of sustenance to man or boast
Wherever water has not been force
lo ilow the desert presents the sam
forbidding appearance. There is n
variety of colors ; everything ia gray
with occasionally a slight tinge o
brown. Little birds , known as "chip
pics , " ground squirrels of indnstrion
habits' and sprightly jnck-r.xbbit
abound ; but they so closely icsombl
tluisoil and vegetation in liua thai
their presence could lomiiin unknowi :
if they did not ly ) at man's approach
Herds of antelopea may often bo ob
served , not bee.iuse their bodion nr
bright apots in the landscape , but be
came they nro ulways t a considernbl
distance and the eiinraturo of tht
earth throws their ilemfcr terms ful
against the horizon. Tlie roadi ii
many places lie beneath IODSO sand < v
dust , and so the traveler with hii
horses and vehicle soon comes to lool
like the rest of nature. Jlu has the
gray Roil thickly deposited on hie
coat , his hat , in his whiskers nnd eyes ,
run MtitAfi.c wuornnr nv IUKUIA
TIOX.
But thii 'monotony is broken whoi
the vicinity of n canal is reached.
Under the wonderful inHuunco
water all beautiful forms of vegetation
have sprung into Juxutiantgrowthaiid
bloom , just as if the desert had been
treasuring for centuries earth's pro
ductive powers. Onenmongtho many
spots converted to brightness by irri
gation is the Eiscn vineyard , about
four miles from Fresno. In order to
roach this place a stretch of desert
must bo traversed , and the change
from sterility to fruitfulncss is so and
don as to bo almost startling. It is
like the quick shifting of xconos in n
theatre. Ono moment the visitor is
moving along a dusty road among
stunted brush , and the next intsant
having passed the gateway , he is driv
ing through a magnificent garden ay-
Biuie. For half a mile the way is
lined on cither side by poplar , cypress ,
locust , fig , pomegranate and olcamlcr
treos. They grow densely , and their
foliage almost obicures the view of
I'inoyards stretching away from iho
margin of the drive to the boundaries
> f the farm. It is only five years since
ho first little twigs were planted by
he roadside. Now the poplars tower
deft ns if they had bean glowing for
generation ; the cypress trees look
ike patriarchs , nnd the oleanders cov-
jrod with white and pink and deop-
ed blossoms , are no lunger tender
ihrubs , but are sturdy trunks. Bright
roen grasses spring from every .bit of
inbroken soil , and the wild willow
srowds its way into every unwatched
ornor. Beyond the avenue , on both
lides , aic acres ot viiics , ( loaded with
hoico varieties of wine grapes , and at
lie cdgo of the vineyard is a colleo-
ion of cool vaults and adobe build
ups. It is hero that one finds the
rushers , the mighty tanks , the small-
r barrels , the demijohns , the'murky
joblots , * the j half-score of visiting
astern , nnd all the other appurtenan-
ics of a "winery" in successful opera-
ion. It is to these and to many oth-
r evidences of cultivation and civili-
ation that one is suddenly introduced
iom the desert plain. The contrast
ms not been too strongly drawn. In-
Iccit , words cannot make it sullicient-
y apparent. But this case is Only an
llustration of what exists throughout
ho entire district. Wherever water
lows there are oases firmly cstablish-
(1 in the midst of the parched lands
iiirrounding.
LAUOKjfii nuTiu : : TIUCTS.
;
Vntil the secret power of the ooil
vas discovered by the menus of irri
gation , the entire region must have
iresented a dishc.uicning aspect ,
jargo tracts of land were used for
jrazing , but tlio greater part of the :
in summer time cjicatly/rosom- / ;
jlcd the driest , sandiest , hottest por-
ions of Sahara. Of Iho total area of
ho country considerably more than
1,000,000 acres arc susceptible of irri-
ration , and , much of the foot-hill
egion beyond the roach of practica-
lo canals is capable of yielding crops
inder a careful system of dry farming , :
Fho district of country lying between
King's nnd San Joaquin riven , which
ias Fresno for its actual center , com-
irifles at least 500,000 acres of good
amis. Mont of this is hold in largo !
racts , but the ciystem. of col-
mizing , which lion already proron
-ory successful , will noon convoit the
itcrilo ranches into small farms , or-
jhards and vineyards , making"air
tomes nnd producing subsistence and
iVealth for thousands of familes. No-
hing can be done with thcso arid
iolds except by irrigation. In view
f this fact , King's river has been
appod by several canals at convcn-
out points , and already sufficient -
er can bo brought down to render
fertile twice the area iitnv under cul-
tvaiion. King'q river has been the
jnsior yf ncc-ess , but the San Joaqnin
s also being rccjuircd to yield tribute.
Many of the ) prolects are tjio , results
if wonderful skill in surveying and.
annl'building. To a man standing
n the center of a platn it sccnm that
.ho land on all .sides rises away fioiu
itm lovvaidsthohoiizonj therefore the
vator froquenlly hnn the appearance
jf running UD hill. But , though
nnny feats have been accomplished by
.heruchiimerj of the desert , the law of
jiavitution has not yutbconovorcomo.
Ill Good E4
T. Walkei' , Cleveland , ( ) . , wrjleu ; 'Tor
ho last twolvd months ] Juvo ufcr6d }
vltli Jiunlij , ' < > nnJ Utncial debility. J
lomuicncid tnkluu I'UiJoik ] ! lood liittcrn
iboutHls wctk ( , ' ( ) , and notJiaxo gitnt
iliMisiiro In dtathiK that J ha\o iccovcrctl
ny niijiotito , my coinpli'xioti liai grown
iiddy , nnd I feel lictter ultoactlitr , " 1'rlco
il.OO , trial M/e 10 cento. ' "
M. H. CLAHKSOX. i. 0 ,
Clarkson 5. Hunt ,
finuceaw" \ IlUiardj 4 Hunt , 'I
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAV/ , 'In
H lltfcStrcct OmtaNob.
Edward W. Simeral ,
uf
-AT-LAW ,
SELTZE
Ab d brcftlhmij result from ftoMltvof tl :
toin-vcli , or from hlllomncM. n dthcr ( . .io
few iloscs of
Tftrraut'aSultzor Aporiout ,
oilmlnlntcml Acconllnpt to illrcctlom , ll | s\\\ \ \
t > likiit tli < < iin ) > lciMnl roinnnlon | ulth n tun
atnl lieAlllidil one. It Un mime oorrvill\i' ,
cKHv stiltiblo for Mixrm wo-Mlior , ntnl lo.Mi'i
i > .ttciii stronjr to do Hi work of rcctipcrultm ,
SOI.t ) I1Y AM
There exists a menus of securing -
curing n soft nnd brilliunt
Coinploxion , no inniior how
poor it may imtunilly bo ,
JLipn's Magnolia JJiiIm is a
ilolicato and hnrinlcss arti-
effects that its use is
suspected by anybody.
No lady has tlto ri ht < o
present a disHcrnred lace in
society when tlio Magnolia
JJalm is sold by all druggists
for 75 ceuts.
No Changing Cars
Whore direct connections nro miilcuti ! Thrnuiih
BI.EKPINO CAIl LINES for
NEW VOHK , ROSTON ,
PIHLADELPlirA.
WASIIINOTON'
AND ALL EXSTEIIN ITJE8.
The Short Line via. Peoria
Kor INDIANAPOLIS , CINCINNATI , LOUIS-
VILLE , and nil poiHts in t/ > *
TUK DI'-II MM
For ST. LOUIS ,
Where direct connections arc nude In the Union
Deixt ith the Tlironch Hli plnt ; Car
Lines lot ALL POINTd
S3 O TCT * 3 ? 3SI .
LNE ! > DESMOINES
TUK FAVOIUTJ5 ItOLTB FOU
Rock island.
Tlio uncq\T.lcd Induccanunll oHerud by this line
o tra\ulora and lonrihtn aio ixj.follona : ,
The cclebrati-d PULLMAN ( lGuhcoTALACK
3LKEl'INa OAKS run only on this line a , II.
fc < J. PALACE MtAWlNU IIOOJI OAKS , with
llorton'a llceliiiln CImlra. Ho extra charge for
scat * In Piccliijing Chairs. The fnmoniU , , H. k
3. 1'al.ico IlnliiC ! M , GorjfeofW Sinol.liy Cars
littcd with elegant hlKh-bavknl rattan ro\olilii <
Uilre , for the exclusive use of Ilrat-cllaj jiaison-
cra.
Steal Track and eupcrtyr tqnlpraont " combined
with their L'Joat through car arrinrcinc"iit , m krx
this , nboxo 'all others , the fa\orlto route to the
EMI , South and South < ust.
Trv It , ami ) ou ulll Und traveling a luxury in-
itcad of a dUcoinfort.
TliroiiKh tlclatn \ lo till ? celobrntud Una for ealo
it nll illces In Iho United SUteaanJ Canada.
All Information aliont ratfs of faro , Sleeping
Car tccDiinnoilatlonn , Tliuo Tables , etc. , will be
hcoifully fe'lieu by appljinir to
PnilCflVAL LOH'HLL ,
Oencra.1 Pausoiiircr AKcnt , ChlcoK'O'
T. J. POTTER ,
Ohlcasro.
880. SHORTLIHE. 1880.
KANSAS CITY , \
St Joe &Gouncil Bluffs
IB TUK ONLT
Direct Line to ST. LOUIS
AXDTHUIIAST
From Omaha and the West.
No change of cars botutcn Omalia and ov.
and but one butwecn OMAHA ouj J
wr.w YOIK. :
Daily PassengerTrains
EA9TKUN AND W > : STiiItr : CITIES with LESS
CHAItdKS and IK AliVANCE at ALL ]
OTUUU I.INK8.
Tli ! xfHro line Ii erUli | > n ( l with Pullman'
Palace Slooiiliijf Carj , J'nlaco Jay t'oacliw , Jllllir'i
fl.ifttv I'tatlorln ami Coiij.liir , and the celebrated
tlmt your tltkU rcadi VIA nANHAB
GUY , ST. JOSK1MI k t'UUKUUi ULUITS 1UI | .
rend , \ la bt. Joncpli and Bt , Ixill > .
TIcKctii for ualo at all toupon ttatloiu In the
Wut. J. 1' . HAHNAHI ) ,
A . DAWKS , Oen. Hupt. , fit. Jowi.li , Mol
Gen. 1'c.n. and Ticket Axt. , Ht. Josoiili , JSlo , J
i Asi/r / llOKUKN , Tlcl.ct Auont ,
VI M rarnham ttrcct.
A , n , M > RMIIJ : > Ouicrol Aiccnt ,
OMAHA , HK
6IBBETT & FULLER ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW ,
/ V'JD CITY , WEB ,
Special attention ( / ' * n to collations In Butler
rnupl- " ' 1-iiiO'fltil
GItANI ? Ol > ENINa !
I'fofciHor I'Mioi , ( ffpiH Stul ) I ) nrlii' ' Ac-
Kloniy. htan.Urd lljll.c.'T. I KtcMitli ; HK | j'arii *
liaui , ' 1 uciji ) oinliv , B < | 'tcinlji/ttli. ;
I'liunlay iMiiln ioitvmlior ] Clli ; civrfom for
Uliion and Jlaiters , coiiiiuuiiciii batiirtla/ullur-
ti'joti at 4 o'clock , C'la - > un lor F.iinllkv , will Uu
irraiifml to > ult thu huiiorablo jutroiil , A No
lialUt d.iiicln mil bv taught.
Tunm | lli ruland ] wruu > nul r tlon ( o Khol'
MI atthu Itaiicln Auuliun ) or ut ( ho tv M ( KQ
the patroni.
I'rhato cirJ r < nnj bu K-ft it.Maj ,
Bro'e. A
.c't.r ' ! l > cin * lho M0 t ditwt , rrnicKeM , urn
nr t line coniipetln , : fro cront MclrmoJH , CHI
CAJ10 , anil Iho i\srrn.i : , NoRTii.Rmmn , WTI
ami SotTH.K.iitims I.INM , which terminal * there
llll KANftM Cltr , I.KAVRNWORTII , ATnilSOX
Cot sen , liurrs niiil OHMU , lho COMHXTICWI
CitMKM from which mcliate
EVERY LINE OF ROAD
lhat pcnctrntci the Continent from the
Kl\cr to tlio Pftdllc Slopo. TOc
OIIICAGO HOCK ISLAND A PA
OIFIO 11A1LWAY
In lho only line from Chimp ) o nlnR IracH Into
haiiHv , or which , liItj own rovl , n xchM th
iwlnts alxo nvnnl. Xo THAMn-rnn IIT U.inniAoK
o MiHiixu n ) > Mtmo\8l No liiulilllnjr in 111
rrntlhlrtlor iincUftti cAr , IM o crv ivwsLMiiffr li
cnrrlcd In roomy , rlian and \cntlhto > l coadid
.
DvvOMisohmrl\nl I ,
. Al.\rx Sunnsa C\us , nnd ourmjn world f.i > noi
I > IIIMI CAIIS , iiiHin M hich iiicali nre HPH cl of im-
mmnvwixl CM iiu nro. at the low rite of SRVKNTT.
inv. CrRACii , Mlthnmplo tlmo for Im-xltlirul
I'njojmcnt.
Tliron > ; h Cnrn lictween C'hlcnst ) , Pcorh , XIII
i \ukiio anil Ml-woni ! Ill * or rolnt * ; and clojocon
uttioiu nt nil iwliits ot IntcrntctloiiUtli other
ends.
Wo ticket ( do not forjri't thli ) dlrettly to o cry
'hoc of IniimrtAiiro In Knn < w , Nelinvikiv , Ilhck
llllsV.omIn . , ' , Utali. Idaho , Noinda , UnlltornlA ,
iivfon , Ww.tiliitnn ) Territory , Colorndo , Arizona
ml Kc Mexico.
Ajlt licral arraiiKcmcnt rcpirdinif InRjpxsro M
ny other line , nnd mte * of fire ixhrajB nsi o\v M
oinpotltortiho fnriiUh Imta tlthaof the com-
ort ,
lp nnd tncKlo of | Kirt8men free.
TteLctR. main nml foMors at all principal' ! o
nicL In the 1'nltod yutci und CinnJx
1 > M It I III 11 r mt * A * '
it. n. CAIII.I : , ST. JOHN ,
'Iio 1'rcs't & ( len , Oon. Tkt
Jlanaecr.
Sioux City & Pacific
St. Paul & "sioux City
RAILROADS.
THE OLD RELIABLE SIOUX ICITY , ' HOUTB
3LOO UlLKS SHOIITKR UOUTE 1OO
FROM
COUNCIL BLUFFS
TO ST. PAUL , M1NNKAPOL18
DUI.OTII Oil niSSIAUCK ,
ndall | wlnti In Northern lou-a , Minnesota and
iikott. Thla line t/i ciiulppod h the linpro\ed
'estliiijlioinc Automatic AlpliraKo and Miller
latforin CoimlcJ anil Under ; and for
Sl'KEI ) . SAKCTY AND OOSIKOUT
8 uninrpiuued. ElcRant Drawins : Jtoom and
Iccpln ' C'nre , onncd and controlled liy the com-
tiny , nm throiuh WlT"otrr U1IANOB lioUoon
Inlon I'nclilc 1'rnnsfcr . .cpot at Council lIluUs ,
ml St. Paul.
Trnliis Iwno Union Pacific Translor depot a
ouncll lllultsat 0:15 : u. in. , reaching Sioux City
110iO : . m. and tit. Paul at 11:05 a. in. making
EN 1IOU11S IN ADVANCE OF ANY.OT1IEB
ROUTE.
Kcturnlntr , Icnro St. Paul at 8:30 : p. m. , arrhlng
Slon\ Cit > 4:4S : a. in. , and Union PaUllc Trans
r df | f , Council lllultn , at 0:00 : a. in. Ho
ut jour tickets reid \ln "S. 0. Ii P. U. U.
K. 0. HILLS , SuiKrlntcndcnt ,
T. E. nOllINSON , Jltssourl Valley , i .
At-st. Ud Pans. Ajciit. .
J , It. O'DIl AN , Pan-'OKcr ARcnt. '
Innnnll lllviffn , low *
KENNEDY'S
EAST - INDIA
ILER & CO.
SoleMiinufacfcurers ,
"o Nervous Sufferers
THE GREAT EUROPEAN REMEDY ,
Dr. J. B. Simpson's' Specific
It liatiOBtiioeiiro | forHpcrinntairhca , Somln
VcokiiLSt. InijKiUiicy , and all dltcasun ru ultliig
an Mental Anxiety , Lo 9 <
ciunry , I'ulnn In the Hacli or Side , nnd
that leail to
Coiuniinptloii
Insanity and
Tha Specific
Modlelne Ii
uicd
H Itli wonilcr-
ful tucceai.
Painphlcta
lout trt-o to nil. Write- for them and get full par-
llcuhn.
I'rlcn , SMiclfio | , ? 1.00 per package , or ilx pack' '
\Sit ( or 6(1.00. ( Adilrt'H.1 all onion to
II. HIMSON JIIUIICINK CO.
K04. IDI and 100 Main Ht. llulfalo , N , Y.
Sold In Oinaluk liv U , f. Uooilinan , J. W. Hell
I. U lull , and all iiruirjfUtsoi crywlicro.
Geo. P. Bemis
IEAL ESTATE AGENCY ,
ICth and DodjoQt . , Omaha , Neb ,
Tills agency iloig bTliK.-n.Ta brokerage builncis.
) OUH not hK. < nhtu , wtlitrcforu \ any liarpiliif
n Itn liooki nrt > Iniured to Its tntrout , Iimtcad
[ Will ? folililmi un liv Ihn oi'orit
Bishop Simpson
Idrcmlnx the ttmlcnts n the National School of
llocntlon nnd Umtory n.-xiil , " 'Ilio law of culture
9 apldlculile to the hinn.iiioliu r. to tlio hand ,
ml if the hand thonld liotralnidvj' ) ; notmiuh
ic oltu. " The Nntlona Echool of Elocution
nd Oratory , ustaMltlied In lb3 , charteri.il In
S7ft , nltordi thu most ainplu facllltitH for iiucli
ultiiru. Mlnctorn Teacher * and I.ccturcru ,
peclnlltts In theirtoicral dcpnrtincntii. Buni-
VcrTcrm , July G. Fall term , Oct. 3. Huia
I'roupcctin lo
4thUdw J. II , llKOiri III , , Rccntnry ,
1 IlU and 111H C'hfBtnut Ht , , I'lilladcli'lila. '
PROPOSALS FOIl HAY.
Sealed buU " 111 ho rccchcd by ) ho
d up to TucnUy , BcptOllllcr Olh , 1SS1 , nt Itf
'clock noon , h > r furnUliliii ; klxty ( COJ ton * of
lay , inoroorIM \ , for thu nsu of Ilio ( Ire ilipnrt-
lent during the lalainu of tlui present flmol
( or. Anyliifoiiimtlon muled lll ho fiirnlshwl
it J. J. ( Ullli.'uii , clilcttnylnecr.
Ihurltflit ImuKCrxd to reject unynndnll hlilH.
l.'i.Hlol ncontJtlnlntf | ) roi > onJU anull bg murk-
il "I'ropowl * l r ruriihhln , ' Il } , 'uiid bo ud-
rcm.wl In the un
,
utilO fit City Clerk ,
D , b. BENTON ,
ATTOENSY - AT - LAW
AR11ACII UWUK ,
Cor. Pout. M inHllUhMH. Dmnhn Ki'li
C. F. IVlanclerson ,
ATTOEHEY - AT - LAW.
2 Kitiilwm St , Oninh * Neb ,
fTHIS W37W AJID CORRECT MAP
Jjflasitt l'ro cs jcj-ond any tcaionnMo question tlmt tlm
CHICAGO & ' NORTH-WESTERN R Y
Is by all ( xIAs tlio bcs. roftd for j-ou lo tatto when travcllnj In cUhor illtcellon between *
r Chicago and all of Iho Principal Points In the West , Norlli and Northwest , '
THE CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY ,
IMSSiM
The Imperial Palace Dining'Cars.
i SrH T " "iJte ftYMieJUfc-
S s
, . . , ' . "u" , , "tt'PllOISM . llllbUllllOl.l . " "MIlniUIKPO. . . m Annortn . * .
> r r.i/ ii M. VV ii i > iw J.iiio.- tlrcott IIvft I.iltn uperor T .io. >
r. Slila ! . mer thls road nto * ula by IlU Ckiui * llckot Agcuta fu the Un&totoJn&l
. v/v''nrnmtlask / forTlckcts via thisrond.liosuro they rcnaovwlt.nml t.ilco none other. .
KAKJIS UCUlUn , Gon'l Manager , Ohlcago. tnV. . IL SIEXXnTrUcu'l I'MS. Apnit , Clilea 0b , .
HAIIUV P. DUEL , Ticket Aiont 0. & N. W. llnllnay. lltli and Pajnham utroctu.
I ) . K. KIMHAr.L , Assistant Ticket Aeont 0. & N. W. lUllwny , 14th and Farnharu street *
J. DEM. , Ticket Agent C. & N.V. . Itallway , U. P. H. K. Depot.
. . . .
8AMRST. UI.AKK Ocncr.il Arcnt.
ADVANCE OF THE SEASON !
Goods Suitable for the
COMING- WEATHER
-JUST RECEIVED AT-
Guild & Mclnnis'
And will be sold at our ushal extremely
Blankets and Comforters , Flan
nels and Shirtings , Cotton Flannels - ' "
nels and Sheetings , Muslin and ; ;
Calicoes , Dress Goods , Silks and
Satins , Black Goods and Cash
meres , Hosiery and Underwear ,
Corsets and Gloves , Ribbons and , i
Ladies' Neckwear , Cloaks and Dolmans a j' '
mans , ' Table Linens and Napkins , If
Gent's White and Colored Shirts ,
Waterproofs [ and Flannel suitings ,
Denims ahd Jeans.
Our Blue Checked Shirting at IB 2-3c , Soli
Everywhere else at 20c , .
You will SAVE MONEY by Buying YourGooda of
603 N. 16th St. , 2nd'door N. of Gal. , E. Side ,
Max MEYER & CO. ,
Tobacco from 25c. per pound Upwards.
Pipes from 25c. per dozen upwards.
Cigars from $15.00 per 1,000 upwards.
THE CHEAT WESTERN CLOTHING HOUSE.
HELLMAN & CO
M. , ,
Spring Suits ! All Styles !
IMMENSE STOCKfAT WHOLESALE AHD RETAIL.
The Largest OMMng House lest of Chicago-
A Department for Children's Clothing.
Wo have now anlnssortmont of Clothing of all Jciuds , Gonfa
Furnishing Geode in great varietyimd a heavy stock of Trunks ,
Valises , Hats , Capo , &c. These goods nve fresh , purchased from
the manufacturer , and will l > o sold at prices lower than over
joforo made.
We Sell for Cash and Have but One Price.
A largo TAILORING FORCE ia employed by na , and worn
SUITS TO ORDER on very short notice.
o-QuK 'Jc. : arEro : s-saxa TCTS.
1301 and l303FarnhamSt.cor. ISt'h
