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B HSS 5 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , OCTOBER 12 , 1885. AN ONEROUS OBLIGATION , Lincoln Imposes the Missouri Pacific Bonds Upon Itself A Kito-Ilying Scheme. BURPEE'S PROJECTED PARK. Oencrnl Vlf < iiinlnH Tropliy T Government In IjiuienHtei- County Vluillotlvu Hay lliiriierx. TUB KAIUIOAO BONDS rAitiuti : > . The Missouri Pacific bond proposition for $ riO,000 was .submitted to iho people of Lincoln , Saturday , and parried by a very heavy majority. The vote stood 1,7IM ) for and 50 against , making a majority of l,7d'l in favor of the bonds. Kvory argu ment which could be brought to bear , whether trno or spot-ions , was used with the cfTcct of making all voters bollcvo that the $ . )0,1l)00 ) must bo voted , or Lincoln . .would go this same road Hint Nebraska City and other places have gone. It was not for an instance considered that Lin coln , as a tradu center , was something for the Missouri Pacific to .strive for. It did not seem to occur to voters ( hat the Missouri Pacific was the parly which will be bcnelltted by an entry into Lin coln , but trembling with a fear which the railroads of Nebraska ha\e always engendered in the minds of tin ) public , that If they did not Maud and deliver the road would ruin the town for ever , the bonds were voled with a unanimity which will make Jay Could and that director who resigned because the Mis souri Pacilie wa.s coming to Lincoln , laugh to thomsclvo and exclaim , "What fools these mortals be. " A I'/.IIK FOll MNCOI.X. II. B. Durfpc , Ksq. , superintendent and part proprietor of the Capital City street railway , lias a scheme which lie will carry into ollbel next year , that will grea'tly enhance the value of Lincoln as a desirable residence city. Mr. Durfee owns a tract of forty acres about half a mile cast of the present terminus of his line , and ho proposes to turn it into a park something after the fashion of Sliaw'ri garden in St. Louis. The grounds will bo nicely laid oil' into drives and walks , suitable buildings will bo erected , anil kept for tlicaccoinoilation of visitors. The question of using a part of the grounds for a base ball park and organ izing a professional team is being con sidered , and will probably Bo favorably acted upon , as there are many admirers of the game in this city. livery pleasant evening dining the spring , summer and autumn months , a brass band _ will dis count music , and other attractions will iViake Durleo's park a popular place of resoil. A ritt' > r.Nr TO A wouriiv r.r.Ni'i.mf.vx. ( Jon Victor Vifquain returned homo Saturday irom Vandalia , Illinois , where he attended the reunion of the UTIh Illi nois regiment , of which be was colonel during the war. There are 200 surviving members of the regiment , of which num ber 150 wcio present. During the re union his old comrades presented the general with : i line gold-headed ebony cane as a testimonial of their esteem. It is said that the general was one of the best disciplinarians and commanders of the war , and tlicro is certainly no ques tion as to his bravery , as all who remoin- bor the time of his service testify to his intrepidity in battle tind good service the TOWNSHir OOVnilNMinrr. The question of township organization in Lancaster county and the doing away with the commissioners is creating con siderable of a favorable sentiment , par ticularly in tlie county precincts. It will undoiib'tely bo submitted to the voters at the November election and will probably carry Such a course will it is thought and "hoped will do much to break up the present county ring which has such a powerful grasp on tlio funds and inter ests of tlio people , lion. C. O. Whedon ami oilier speakers will canvass the county in behalf of township govern- inent and the canvass will be a lively one , IIAV llUUNKlta AIlHiSTEI : > . Saturday two men who bad been work ing on Hon. John Fit/goruld's Green wood stock farm near Lincoln , went lo that gentleman's ollico and demanded the money due them. The secretary , Mr. Toinp'leton , told Ihom to call at a later hour when ho would pay them. Shortly after the men , whoso names are Nelson Oleson and Errick Johnson , left the ollico , word was received Unit they had burned up 150 tons of hay at the farm before - fore they came lo Iho city. They were arrested , but the motive of their low lived work was not discovered , nrrv JOTS. Louis Boltlicld , of Bennett , slabbed a man last Thursday night during a quar rel. Saturday ho was arraigned before Justice Brown and bound over to the district court for trial. The street car _ track has been finished tO'Antelopo bridge , where it will stop until the bridge is raised to the proper level , when track-laying will bo resumed. J Work on H street is still nrogrossing' Several improvements have lately beou made at the university. Opera chairs htivu been placed in the chapel , and the Hteiuu-hoating apparatus is nearly fin ished. 'I'ho Oberlln , Kansas , branch of the B. & \ \\tiHoponwlfor business Saturday. The programme for the Arion club concert bus been Issued. It cert lo-night cm- braces thirteen numbers , and the selec tions are o\collent. Saturday ( ! ov. Dawes appointed the following gentlemen as delogatcs to Iho Cuttle ( ii-owors1 convo.ntion to bo hold at Chicago November 17 and 18 : William A. Fusion , Omaha ; T. W. Harvey , Otoo county. Claudius Jones , Suwaril county ; and J. O. Chase , Fillmore county. Saturday a horse attached to a car of the Lincoln oily railway company be came frightened and naming ti way broke its log , An effort will bo made to save the animal. The continuous rain yesterday inter fered greatly with church going people. Sunday SerylccH. The dreary weather of yesterday oper ated to keep many people at homo , and the attendance at the various churches throughout the city was not largo. At the First Baptist church yesterday was "Stale Missionary Sunday. " Hov. .1. B. Osborne , state missionary for the denomination , made a powciful appeal for funds with which to carry on the work , and quite a handsome collection was raised. In tlio evening the pastor , Hey. J. W. Harris preached an eloquent sermon of vyhluh the following is a synopsis ! Hebrews llth chapter , 17th verso : "By faith Abraham , when ho was tried , offered - forod up Isaac , and he that had received 'Jin promises offered up his only son. " This world Is not controlled by any ono nmu. Neither is tlio welfare of the human family dependent upon nny ono man , however important a factor somes lion may think that they tire in the great novemonls of history. Our national irospi rily : indc\Kteiicoisnot dependent ' pen " 'V O- " i > ' "lowovor " much ho < nj hu\o " > u'i' | ' ln-il for the nation by his intellectual genius and his com pruhonsivc mind ami eanu-st effort. The success of chrinliaiiily is not de pendent upon any ono man or body of men , even If they have t iken aetlvo part in tlio great movements that IIIIM ; brought about a marvelous civilization. ( ted has not given the whole control of his kingdom to po | > cs , bishops and clergy of any denomination He jcl ioiitrol , although he uses instrumentalities. Whenever He has desired to aecom- pll-h any great work , as In gieat emer gencies , He has raNod up men from mi unexpected source to the particular work to bring about the desired end. end.Abraham Abraham was one whom He cho o in I he curly dispensation for a special work. He was an idolater. His people were not worshipers of the true ( Sod. And .vt the Eternal One culled him from heath enism into His service and intidi ! a cov enant with him thai Ho would give to him and bis children a wonderful land , and that his children would become a mighty people , lie was to be the father of the wonderful family , from whom in after lime the Messiah would come. Wo have no reason then to ever feel that we are of great importance to tin- world , even to the church of ( Sod. Thank ful we ought to bo if He is willing to HM DS as instruments in His hands tor the good of our fellow men. I wish you to notice , also , the myste rious dealings of ( Jed with Abraham the munvjeur.s ho hud to wait for the promised child. And yet he was willing to wait upon ( ! od. His faitli was often ir'u'd as the jcars rolled by. Neverthe less , lie believed Unit God would fulfill the promise. We also luivo had our faith tried by waiting for the promised bless ing in answer to our prayers. After the child was given and he had grown to manhood , there came the next trial , offering the promised child upon tins altar. No reason was given for this strange command , but Abraham obeyed , and the sou was placed upon the altar , hard as it was for ti father to do such an act ; but God had spoken and he must obey. Wo have been called upon to pass through some strange experiences in life , and no reason was pven. A child was taken from our loving embrace , u father or mother or companion. , For tunes that have been made by toil and sacrifice , suddeiilv taken from us , and no reason given. We perhaps will not bo able to know the whv of it in this life , but in another we shall know. The question "why ? " Abraham no doubt asked. He perhaps found out the reason. First , to ivo him an opportuni ty to prove ( tod. ( second , to try his faitli. Third , to bring his will into complete harmony \sith the will of God. No doubt but that this is the "why" of our experi ence Hut lastly , notice that obedience on Abraham's part brought di vine approval , and it will bring the same to us if wo 7mt obey. Itov. J. W. llarslia delivered the fourth of bis scries of lectures on "Common Sense in Ueligiou , " at the Dodge street Presbyterian church last ni'ilit. His topic was "Mystery. " The object of his lecture was to show that people believe many things which arc far more mys terious than the teachings of the Bible. Arguing from this he went on to show that the tenets of the Gospel faith arc worthy of acceptation by all. In Unity church yesterday morning the services wore devoted to a harvest fosthal. The church was appropriately decorated , and a choral service specially written for the occasion was rendered. In the evening , in addition to the choral service , solos were sung by Miss Lorenc Gibson , Miss Patterson and Mr. Kiggs. Hov. George S. I'clton , pastor -of the Third Congregational church , preached an interesting and instructive jcrruoji ' " "Tho , . . Faithful Sajino- . " rrl. * - - - JLIIO i. M , U. A. services at the county jail yesterday afternoon were followed by a gospel meeting at the rooms , which was addressed by Dr. I ! . N. MeKuig. At the Buckingham Homo on Twelfth street yesterday afternoon there was a special gospel meeting led by Mrs. S. M. Henry , the missionary of the \V. C. T. U. , and a resident of Uockford , Ills. Mrs. Henry is possessed of rare en dowments for evangelistic work and an earnest , forcible talker. Her remarks wore directed to showing that the woman's work was auxiliary to that of the church and that the church and the W. C. T. U. associations should co-onerato in their labors. Mrs. Henry will hold a series of gospel meetings every night this week , at the Buckingham especially intended for ( lie lower classes of that de graded locality , though all will bo wel come. There will be a gospelservice at :5 : o'clock every afternoon , and a song ser vice at 7 p. m. Come and bring your Billies and song books. The First Baptist church has raised $700 out of a needed $1,200 for a now mission chapel to bo erected on the cor ner of Sanndors and Cuining streets. Ijliiks From tlio K. or P. The local lodges of the Knights of Pythias are making great preparations for the session of tlio grand ledge of the state , which meets in Lincoln Tues day. There will probably bo a delega tion of fifteen , or twenty from Omaha in attendance upon the session , including the past chancellors and nast grand chan cellors of the four lodges m this city- Nebraska No 1 , Myrtle , Omaha No. 20 and Planet lodges. There is every pros- poet that the mooting will bo the hirge.st and most enthusiastic convention of Pythian Knights ever hold in tlio state. Apropos ot Nebraska Pythlanism , the following items lira taken from the semi annual reports received at tlio ollico of the grand keeper ot records and seal for the term ending Juno UO , 1885 : "Total membership in Nebraska July 1 , 1885 , 1,095 ; not increase during the year , -11 ! ) . Of the net increase in membership in lodges organized prior to July 1 , 1881tho two American lodges in Omaha have con tributed 51 per cent. The largest not in crease iu membership is shown by Myrtle ledge in Omaha , which has gained 57 members , being an increase ot 1HJ per cent. The second place belongs to Ne braska lodge No , 1 , which shows a net gain of U' ' members , or an increase of 43 per cent. The four Omaha lodges con tain more than 21 per cent of the aggre gate membership in the state. " Myrtle Ledge , 1C. of P. hold an inter- cstingand enthusiastic ) meeting on Mon day night , Chancellor Commander Crowell in the chair. Two now mem bers wore proposed for the llrst degree , while ono was ready to bo worked in the second and Jive in the third. This was too much for one night's operation and the second and third degrees wore not worked. This lodge is progressing greatly and though very young is one of tlio liveliest in the state. Myrtle Divis ion No , U , Uniformed Hank , K. of P. is likewise prospering. It now has more than sixty members iiicludini representa tives from Garliold Lodge , ot Blair , and Uellovue Ledge , of Bollovuo. On Wednesday evening , Nebraska ledge held its regular meeting with fiiirnttondunco , Chancellor Commander Willox being in the chair. The first degree was conferred upon six cundi < dates. The uniformed rank of the lodge which has been recently instituted , starts out with u full complement of members , and under most favorable auspices. The olllcora are Gco. 11. Leslie , Sir Knight Commander ; II. Crager , Sir Knight Lieutenant ; John llayward , Sir Knight Herald ; Chas. J. Johnson Recorder ; II , 1C. Burke ! , Sir Knight Treasurer , It has been about decided to call the division Lily Division No. 0. Tlio Knights of I'ythlns begin their se ries of winter parties on the evening of October HO , at the Metropolitan hall. The Musical Union orchestra has already been engaged , and a brilliant affair is in preparation. A . r. AA . M. Capitol Lodge , A. F. & A. M. , held its regular communication on Monday evening. The business meeting of Covert lodge took place on WedneMiuv evening , Wor shipful Master J N. Wostberg on Iho east , and S S. Ailehmoedy , S. W. , on the we.il. Three applications for member ship were received and balloted upon. This lodge , according to a card recently put foith , has 115 members in good standing , and is next to St. John's lodge , tin' largest , withal the .Mnnigest , in the city. Us regular communiealions arc hold on'thi' first Wednesday of each month. St. John's Lodge , A. V. & A. M. , hold its regular meeting on Thursday nlj ht , when onii initiate "rode the goat. " This lodge is building up surely , but surely . Witli a membership of Id ! ) it is now the largest in the city. Omaha Lodge No. 2 , L O. O.K. , initialed - itialed one new member last week. DHebekah lodge , I. O. O. F.isnowdoiifj ! some of the "beautiful" or modified work recently introduced in eastern , as well as soui" of the western states. This work is dlU'erent from the old in that it embodies several new modes , characters , etc. It is meeting witli no little favor. At the recent session of ( lie sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows in Haiti- timore , it was decided to institute a now and improved uniformed degree. Tlio local degree is to be known as the Patri arch Militant. It will be neiiossaryto proem e a charter for this degree which will cause the uniformed degree now ex isting to be merged witli the new one. (10AT ( II A I IIS. The Omaha assembly No. : ] , ! " I. K. f L. , will hold their lir.st annual ballon Thursday , October 15th , at Little Casino rink. rink.The The grand assembly of the Knights of Labor lias been in e > sicm in Hamilton , Ontario , duritg tlio past week. The fol lowing figures , taken from the report of the grand secretary and treasurer , \\ill interest Omaha members of tint order : The increase in membership in Ameri ca during the past year was T.'i per cent. Following is a statement of the growth of the order for the yeor ended Juno KD , 18s5 : Assemblies organized , 7,011 ; roe- ognizcd , il ! ; lapsed , Kit ; district tissom- biles orgaui/od , U ) ; lapsed , 2 ; local as semblies in good .standing , 1,010 ; mein- ber.s in good standing , ? OIUI0 ! ; in arrears , 7i- ! . ' ! ) ; total , 711 , : ) , * ) . The balance sheet shows the following : Total receipts , Sl,781 ! ) : total exponilitures , ! = . : ! ! ) ,5lr ) ; bal ance on hand Juh 1 , &VJ70. Grand Lecturer P. P. Ellis , A.O. U. AV has returned to Nebraska , nm \yill at once enter upon his work of building up the present lodges of the order and in stituting new onc.s in this state , lie is at present the guest of Dr. S. H. P.ittcn , Fremont. Deputy Master H. H. Volton who is in the city orguni/ing a lodge of the new order of the Modern Woodmen of Amer ica is meeting with good success. T he following are some of the charter mem bers : MTPurr , John N. Wcstberg , C. B. Brown , Silas L. AueliMoody , John II. Butler , A. W. Kiliuiston. Geo. S. Meek , C. P. Heliley , B. H. Ball , J. C. Drexel , Geo. S. Colt , Jerome It. Coulter , M. O. Maul , Wm. Cell , I ) . N. Miller , M. H. Puritto , Alfred Vinly , J. It. Weir/lor , August Honzon , J. 11. Grillin , II. J. Ful ler , H. J. Seannell. A Itiii-glar Cttpturcd. William Hughes , well known in yolicn U * Ullieer Mnrplry as a suspicious olmraotc-r The arrest was made on information given by a young man known as "Pretty Jack , " who told the officer that Hughes had offered to sell him some knives which ho thought were stolen. Ho pointed Hughes out to the officer on Thirteenth street , but when Murphy was about to arrest him he started on a run. The ollieer gave chase , and succeeded in overtaking and capturing him. He was taken to police headquarters and when searched live new knives and two razors wore found on his person. They are sup posed to bo the properly of Mr. Scott , of Council Bluffs , who-e sfore was burglar ized Satui day night. Hughes is a hard character and has been arrested a num ber of times in this city , once for high way robbery. The charge , howcer , was not proved , and he escaped punishment. Ho recently served a sentence of thirty days in the comity jail for vagr.mcy. IMIjEK ! ! riljKS ! ! P JJKS ! A sine cine for 1)11 ) ml. Bleeding , Itc-liiiu ; and Ulccinlcd Piles 1ms been discovered by Dr. Williams , ( an Indian icincilv ) , called Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment. A slnglo box has cured the \\oist elnoiilc cases ot ti5oi 30 yc.iisstandim ; . No one need Miller live minutes alter applying this womieiful sooth Ing medicine. Lotions and iiistinmontsdo uioie harm than trood. Williams' Indian I'ile Ointment absotbs the tiimois , allajs ( lie Intense itcliini ; , ( itaitluularly ; it niu'lit atter KCltiiiK wai in iu bed ) , acts as a poultice , uhcs Instant ii'liel' , ami Is ] iiciuml ] only lor 1'lles , Itching < if private nails , and lor nothing else. SICIN JHHKASKS CUIIHD. Dr. Fraxier's Jlnulo Ointment cuies as by imuic , Pimples , Illat'k Heads or ( iiubs , Blotches and Kitiptlons on the face , leaIng the skin clcarand beautiful. Also cines Itch. Salt Itlietuu , Soie Xi ] > i > lc.s , Sore Lips , ami Old Obstinate Ulceis. Sold by ditUj'gist.s , or mailed on icceipt of 50 cents. Jtotailcd by Kuhii & , Co. , ami Srhroeler & Uechl. At wlmles.ilo by 0. V. Cioudmtui , AVith Stealing. Walter Pentium ! and J. II. O'Ncil , waiters in Iliggins' restaurant , were arrested late Saturday night by Oflleer Bellamy , charged with stealing. Mr. Iliggins had missed tv number of arti cles from his place of business and , sus pecting tlio two men , placed a wutoh on them. It was ascertained that they took the goods to the house of Pearl Brown , on Eleventh street , and sifter their arrest a warrant was issued and the place searched. In the girl's trunk worn found a lot of knives , forks , napkins and other table ware belonging to Iliggins. She was accordingly placed under arrest us an accomplice of the men and was con- lined in the city jail. Personal. E. I ) . Lord , of Fremont , is quartered at tlio Millard. W. E. Beach , of North riatto , is a guest nt the Millard. C. C. Valentino , of Lincoln , is in the city , stopping at the Paxton. A. A. Thompson , president of the Car lisle Cattle company , of Carlisle , Pa. , is lit the Paxton. Ho has a laiwo consign ment of cuttle at the stockyards from the company's ranch at Hook Creek , Wyoming. The many friends of Miss Goniovo In- gorsoll will be pleased to hoar that she la meeting with that success which her tal ents so much merit. She is still with the Janlsch troupe and has boon advanced to a-moro important role in the drama , "Ansclma , " m which she began the sea son. When I ! by iru tick , we Te her CutorU , When the WM Child , the cried for CMtorU , When the became Ml , ( ha clang to CMtorU , Wh u iho ! ud Chlldtto , ( he C TO them CMtorU , GOLDEN WEAlTIi OF KEITH , The Heart of the ! A.lle cd Deseit Bursting With golden Grain , GENERAL THAYER JOURNEYING Amoiijv MIC l nrmeV'S of Western No liraska Tli/Tii'rlvliiji / Town * fWmrrnx ron Tin : llit.l : : A few weeks ago I hud an opportunity to be enlightened as to Iho existence and growth of agricultural pursuits in west ern Nebraska. My observations at that time were limited to Clieyonno county , being our westernmost county , bordering on Wyoming territory. I now propose writing something about Keith counly , which lies directly cast of the former and adjoining it , for 1 have just had the opportunity of seeing with my own eyes in that county rosnll-sprecisely .similar to those described iu my letter regarding agricultural development in the county of Cheycnuo. A drive into the country of six miles from Ogallala has furnished mo with the most inconlestible evidence iu support of what I have written , and what I shall write , in regard to the farming interests of Western Ne braska. There \\ero soon the visible , tangible evidences of the wonderful things accomplished since 1'isl March. Unbroken prairie which , on the lir.st day of April hist , had never seen the keen edge of the plow , is now , in the bright , mellow days of October , bearing heavy crop- , which have matured be.unul the roach of frost. Had anyone foretold to me on th.it day that 1 should see in Keith county , in the next October , that which 1 did see there three dij.s : ago , ho would have bicn significantly asked if he did not suppose I realized' what day of the month it was. I readily recall the time in the'early \oars of Nebraska when we did not bo- ( ' % that agriculture could be made sue- ccsuful as far \\cst as this county of Hall , and when il did bein ; to develop hope the most hopeful did not look for its growth beyond Kearney Junction ; but it has now reached the Wyoming line. Us existence as a factor in Nebraska's prog- re-s is no longer an undetermined ques tion. _ All doubt has been roimned ; the question has been solved. Successful tarnihigin Western Nebraska is now an incontesliblc fact. K. M. Soarle , K q. . of the firm of Searle iV PetiT'-on , of Ogallahij has resided ill that jjoiul , and at Alkali rt.ilion , for the last eighteen year * , anil is thoroughly acquainted with that .section. Ho drove me lo several farms on the south side of the Platle , Keith c'oiui'ry ' lying on both sides of the river. I will mention one as a sample of the rot , that of Mr. Charles 11. Brown , v , ho took up a homestead of 100 acres , and aNo a limber clain adjoin ing , a year ago last March. He now has over 100 acres in cultivation. We walked through a eornfield , where the sod was turned last spring , and also when- w.is turned the year belore. Two Kansas farmers wore there , looking for land ; they declared as tlicirijiidgnieiil that the Hold of hod corn , wo wore looking at would average thirty-five bushels to the acre. This tact Was apparent i both . . * * * - ( j | mat sou corn there is all of si\ty pur cent better than sod > corn in central and ouston ) Nebraska , where it is cut up for i'Odder only ; while in ( lioso counties the fjrop of sod corn , with well filled earn of good si/.e , is nearly equal to corn raised on old ground. His corn raised on giomid plowoy a year ago last spring would average about forty-Jive bushels to the acre. Mr. Brown dug in my pres ence , potatoes , which , without exaggera tion , were the handsome- . ! , largest pota toes I ever saw , and which would average - ago hard on upon 00 bushels to the acre. ills Jield , aj-o , showed a remarkable \iold of turnips , and of a very superior Kind. While looking through his vegeta ble patches , Mr. 15. said. "See liere ; 1 will show you something that 1 don't be- lit'M1 vou can tell what il is , " as he point ed to the vines running along on the ground looking like cucumber vines , such vines as 1 had never seen before " ( iive it up , " said I. Gathering a hand ful of the vines , lie drew them 'from the ground , anil there were clinging to ( lie roots large clusters of peanuts , nearly ripe. J will confers my ignorance by ail- milting my boliet always to luncheon. that peanuts grew on top of the ground on small trees. I have since asked about a do/eu persons about where peanuts grow ; about half answered , "in the ground. " the other half , "above the ground , " so I was not not alone in my ignorance. There were growing on thai place , thrifty callalpas and boxelders from HID seed planted a year ago last spring , Ihey showed n growth of over three ieet this season , anil many of them were an inch through at the butt. A threshing machine arrived while wo were there , from a neighboring farm , and sot to work threshing out Brown's oat stacks. The manager o'f the machine in formed mo ho bad Imvhcd out oats , in that county , raised oil ground where the sod was turned last spring , which aver aged forty bushels to the acre , This threshing machine is the only one in that county at present , and is kept busv on its rounds irom farm to farm threshing out grain , the products of the < e hitherto valuolois plains. When it was first land ed in Ogallala , the cowboys wondered what that blankoly , blank thing was. Well , they have learned that it is the successor of the bullalo. Mr. Brown was born and raised in Newport , It. F. , fanned two years in 1'einbroke , Mass. . in sight of Daniel Webster's ' farm in Marshliold , served through the war , a union soldier , farmed eighteen years in Illinois , and came to Nebraska to better bis condition. In three years time ho will have a magnifi cent farm. He has a one story , triune house , painted white , with a well of ex cellent water , and in providing his place wile outbuildings 'as ' 'his ' circumstances permit. ' The next day , Hugh L. MeWilliams , Esq. , a banker at Ogalhila , drove me out six miles north of the I'latte , to the farm of Aaron Fihhor , who siYttlod on il it year ago last spring. Th/jie / ; J witnessed results similar , , to , those scon on the farm of , Mr. Brown. His sod-corn was equally as good as thai of the former , lie , hail , every kind of vegetables growing hugroal ammdanco. His small melon patch had yielded him this season considerably over one hun dred dollars. J nimumred one of his squashes and founiMl to bo six feet and two inches in circumference ; there wore plenty more of a similar si/.e. He pulled up two parsnips which measured over two feet in length , and some boots which were as handsome ones as one would wish to see. A largo quantity of cauli- Jlowor was growing in the gaiden. Mr. Fisher had farmed in Illinois sev eral years , and ho also came to Nebraska to better his condition , Ho and Brown agreed in the opinion that , for small g rains , the Keith county lands are pre f erable to lands in Illinois- , and that one year's cultivation of them puts them in as good condition as Illinois lands are found to bo in after three years' cultivation. We saw other farms in our ride similar to the ones already described , but a re port of one describes the rest. Water is reached iu that section , on high table lands , at a depth of lifty to a hundred and fifty feet , tindof anoxcollontqnallly. Lands in Keith county can be nought for from $41.50 to $7 per acre , do | > > nding on the location. $0 peracro is an average price. nu.u.t.Ai.A Tins town is the county-se.it of Keith county , situated on the Union Pacific road. One oar ago last spring there were only about sl\ty inhabitants ; there are now hard upon iWO. There Is a good school and one church , Congregational , which has erected a house of worship. The people there have not committed the folly of moit new towns In the west of starling a half do/en ditlercnt churches , \\ith the usual result of not one of them being decently sustained. Two paper ? are published there , the Kellcetor , republican , by Mark M. Keeves , and the Keith County News , democratic , by William 11. Mullane. both more devoted to the development of the country than to politics. There are three banks in Ogallala , the Keith county bank , under the management of 11. L. MeWilliams , president , and .1. A. O'Brien , cashier ; and the Hunk of Ogallala , under the management of ( ) . T. Carlson , cashier , and L. A. Brandhoefer , assistant cashier. There are three saloons , each paying into the school fund a license of $800 a joar. They close at II o'clock at night and from that hour Saturday night remain closed till Monday morning. The ordinance governing them is rigidly enforced. The government of Ogallala is vested in a boaid of village trustees , and their edicts are law unto the people. For years the town has been the noint in Nebraska to which the great cattle drives from Texas would poinl their way , and there persons who wanted to purchase cattle would go. In former years the cowboys frequently made the town lively and the report of a pistol was not an unfamiliar sound. Some fifteen or twenty of them are now taking IhcirJaM sleep in the "cowboy's rest" on the hillside in sight of the town , victims of a too free Use of lirearms and whisky. But those times have passed , and to-day it would lie dillieult to lind a more peace able , orderly , and law abiding commun ity than is found in Ogallala. Louis Aiifdcngarten settled there .seventeen years _ ago , starting a very small trading establishment , and has continued there ever since. His dependence for business was the cattle drives. Ho has just com pleted and is moving into a handsome , commodious hou o , with all the modern improvement * and with extensive grounds dotted with trees. His house will compare favorable with any house between Omaha and Denver. Ogallala and Keith comity certainly have a bright future before them. Mr. Hearlo informed me he had observed a steady increase of rainfall from year to year. Motcorologiu and climatic elianges nave been going on. Man hiimclf has been unconsciously the inslrumentalit.v in effecting changes in the operations of nature which are now imparting mois ture to the willing soil , and milking it bring forth abundant harvest- . The building ot the railroad , the running of trains , the c\aporation of steam , the turning over of the sod , and the planting of trees have conduced to this result. Away out towards the mountains people ple for years have been digging irrigat ing ditche , and turning a portion of the waters of the J'latto , which , for ages , have been flowing uselessly to the sea , into tho-e ditches , and then causing Ihem to spread enl over hitherto barren plains , and converting them into frultfid ticlds. While laboring for their own beneljt , they have , unquestionably , sent benefits to us. Spreading out the area of moisture over such a vast evtenl of terri tory , western Nebraska has derived advantage - vantage from the eliuuilj gluijiiroj ' " " dueed iln'rpby. ii " < * - \ . i--0" f 4. . . J . . . increased moisture , , . . . .0 atmosphere , resulting in enlarged rainfall. These elianges cannot be re- veised or recalled , any more than the laws of nature can be reversed. As the area of sod-turning increases , ju l so surely do the rains come , and th'e dew.s tall , and agricujtnrc can be carried on under Ihe operations of immutable laws. [ predicttliat , not very far in the future , the now treeless plains of Wyoming will bo converted into fruitful fields. And I pre dict also , without fear of having my pro phetic sagacity called in question , that , in Jive years , Keith and Cheyenne conn- lies will , in agriculture , compare favor ably with the best counties in central and eastern Nebraska ; probably not in acre age under cultivation , or in value of buildings , or in amount of timber planted , bul in quality and quanlily and in productiveness of soil. 1 have no interest in Keith county went there unsolicited , to see for my.solf what was being done , and to learn the result of farming thus far ; and the re sults seen , and the informaiion obtained , are given in this letter. My object is to aid , in my humble way , the progress of agricultural pursuits m western Nebras ka , and to make known to parlies of slen der means where they can obtain good larms and homes witli little outlay. JoiiNM. THAVKI : . ISLAND , Oct. 10. I OST PERFECT SVA00 ) I'rcp ired with ppcclul regard No Ammonia , Uiuiior Alum. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. , CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. 1IY E.oyal . Havana Lottery ( A ( ) OVIII.NMINT : : Drawn at Havana , Cuba , Every 10 to 14 Days. Tickets In I'lltlis. WlioliM , * " > . Knu-t long pie rat a. Huliject to mi manipulation , not uintrolloil liy the pintles In Intoiosi. U If thg talic-t tlilnir In tlio iiiitinnot ulmncit In cx l-'ur lleUotK npiily to Hllll'rfllV , t CO. , 12PJ III oiulu-uy , N. Y. Ht > : M. OTTKNS & , CO. , IU Main Uc.'Ot , Kansas City , Mo. S. H , ATWOOD , PLATTSMOUTH , NEB. lircedcrol' Tiioioiiglibml mill lllgli ( iriulo Hereford and Jersey Cattle ! And Duron mill Jmity Hc < l Hwlnu. Many a Lady is beautiful , all but her skin ; and nobody has ever told her how easy it is to put beauty on the skin. Beauty on the skin is Magnolia Balm. WHAT Tllh JlIXliRS DLMAM ) , The Men nt Rook Springs StatJ Their Grimncos and What They Want. Nrxv.-iand Xntcx ( 'Yum Unllfoiul llcml- A lilvoly Tlinn AVIlli The Minors * OoiimmH. ( ii-iiernl Manager Callaway , of the Union Pacilic , received last week a de tailed statement of the grievances of the minors at Louis\illo , who wont out on a strike about two weeks ago. The state ment of grievances and demands was ac companied by a letter from W. F. llawes , of Denver , \ \ ho says : "I herewith hand you grievances of the men at Iho Louisville minus , which 1 re ceived this morning by mail from Mr. Welch. If the llrst three clauses are grievances of the Loliis\illo men they should also apply lo all other miners in the state. What ( hey moan by "whllo Chinamen" in the fourth I do not mi- derstaud , unless they refer to Mr. Welch and Bovan , who have been more strict in enforcing or requiring the day men to do a full day's work , and keeping the work in better shape since the discharge of Simpson ami Carlton last spring. 1 have hoard lately I hat the nion say that thodo ; \ not IUINO as easy times'since. Bovan and Cumniiskey have had charge of the underground work ; that is , they arc required to do a day's work , which I am led to believe they did not do before. In the fifth they also make Hock Springs their cause , and the sixth , as 1 wired joti on the 2th of September , is for Mr. Lewis benelit. " To L. J. Welch , Ksq. The following is a lisl or grievances which the Louisville coal miners desire lo have presented to the Union Coal company : First We want entry price for "turn ing" of "rooms'1 and "driving" of 'cross-cuts. " Second We want for all .screened coal init upon mine cais no more twenty-one hundred restriction , but we will allow the company the right lo put up gangers for protection of their cars. Third The company must place 11 necessary limbers m , or at , the working faces , not places , ot the mines , or pa.\ minors tlio sum of $1 per lineal yard ex tra for the placing of timbers' in or at said faces. Fourth We demand the discharge of the "white Chinamen" of the mine , a list of whom will be given the company , when they reaucst -etllenient. . Fifth No local settlement will bo made , but we demand a general settle ment of "Hock Springs1' grievances , as well as of Louisville. Si.xth All grievances now existing , or that may hen-alter arise , to bo settled by iho "conciliatory bo.ml , " the decision of which will bo binding upon minors and company alike. These remarkable demands arc signed "Louisville Miners. " Three men. John Parker , H. Wiggins and Charles ( ) . Smith , styling themselves an arbitration board committee , at Car bon , have sent to Mr , Mevcr , suj/crhilon- ilont Of the coal 'i j-YtTaem at llmt place , mo lollowiiig : f'Al a meeting ot Pro gress assembly , the following resolutions were passed : "That the workingmen of Carbon do not go to work until every Chinaman along the U. P. road is dis charged , and also , that every while man who is not found guilty of any crime against Iho laws ol Wyoming territory shall be reinstated ; also that the Union Pacific sever all connections with B. Q. and company ; also that we. demand Iho discharge of James Tisdoll. " II is also stated that at a mooting held bp the workmen of Mine No. 5 , at Car bon , a demand was made that the Chi nese iniisl go Irom the employ of the company and J. M. Tisdel and W. H. Gardner and all white men that there is no charge of misdemeanor against , got their work back. Mr.Cnllaw.iy vtnniglyintimal * " ) thai thu liiiion I'.ieilic will uolaeeoilt- Iht'so de mands. lit * thinks that the minors are inclined to hi * a Irillo lee Ulllll-iHUl Mllttl'lM. "Theiv it iKit'ii'ig ' o-tp-c'ially now about the w1thdr.nv.il of litU. . & M from the transcontinental tiool , " said ( Senoral Manager lloldregi' to a reporter Saturday. "Tho It. IY M. has given ilnn notice of Its withdrawal from tin * pool and propii-cs to stand 1 > \ It Wo am perfectly jtHlllod in taking the t-oursti wo did , as our draft was made upon thu Southern Pacilie upon the basis of the apportionment drawn up b } Central Agent Cannon " Uallroad tm-n hero are inclined to bo- Iio\o that tb- action of Iho I ! . tV M. will without doiibl load to Iho ili < olnlloii of Iho pool. It is further intimated that Ihu Southern Pacilio has got IU back up and propse * In go into the business of dishon oring drafts in wholesale style. Nl > ri > AM > I'KltsilNAI.s. Mr. Thom.iMlIeiinrssv , assistant freight , agent of the Krlo railroad at Must mif- fiuo , N. Y. , is in this city on a visit lo , rciathos and friends. : The Union Paoitto has niado 11 schedule of rates on cert iln articles from Omaha to Helena , as follows ; KirM-ehis * goods , if1.1 per hundred ; second-class ! jl.7o ; third- ] clis : > , $ l.ii ; ) , fourth and lifth-claxM" . , $1.50 ; in oar loads Charh's Ogden , local attorney for the Chicago , SI Paul , Minneapolis Ar Omaha railroad , Friday received from ( ! . A. Hamilton , the local treasurer of thai road , a ohoi k for $ t 1,71)1) ) ) . in pa.incut for it- lands condemned lor railroad purposes. itIK The chock is made payable to Judge Mc- Cullocli. mid was delivered Saturday. Wright Nichols has gone lo Salt Lake to take the position of cit. > ticket agent lor the Union Pacillc. A NIW : Tin.r.r.uu-n wiur. J..L Dickey , superintendent , and II. Jcnnison , foreinuii of construction the new hard drawn copper invention , and is the lir.st of its kind west of Chlea go. Copper possos-cs conductivity seven tunes greater than iron , but the softness of the metal , which permitted its easy parting under its own \\oight , has rcit dered it impracticable for telegraph pur- pi sos until the now hardening process was discovered. The wire affords bolter facilities and is more economic than ironer or steel. A Ijlvcly MiUlitfp. There was a lively time in Jndgo Wakeley's residence on North Nineteenth slroot early Friday morning. It was about two or three o'clock in the morn ing that Mr.s. Wakeley woke up and heard a burglar stumbling about the rooms on the lir.st floor. She at once awoke her husband , and grasping an old shooting iron that happened to bo handy hurried to the point of attack. Shi > caught a sight of the burglar , and.raising the pistol snapped it vigorously. But tlm thing absolutely refused lo go ofl' , though .sho niiidu repeated oll'orts to dischargis. it , .In the -.tofr.oTi Ulu ' . . .muter , feiieakcd around to the trout door an J : made his escape. Jusl u iow iiiomouts before tins , William Vrakeley. who is something of auuthlulir ami ] ) ridcs liimsolf upon bis miibcular y rowiiss , hearing - ing the alarm dotermini'ii to do his shunt toward laying out the burglar , anil' hastily grasping an old dumb-boll , hur ried around to the back stairs , intending to head ofl' the intruder should ho retreat lo the roar. Ho made an unlucky misstep , however , and down stairs he tumbled , dumb-bell and all. Fortu nately , however , barring a few slight bruises ho wa.s uninjured , and rogi. toriug a , mental vow never to attack a burgler with a dumb-bell again , ho retired lo his conch. So far as known , the thief did not so- euro any plunder for hi.s pains. 13th St. , Cor. Capitol Avc. Pof the Treatment of all Chronic and Surgical Diseases , DR. McMENAMY , Physician and Surgeon in Charge. Particular attention paid to Jeformitie.a , Diseases of Women , of the Stomach , lAvcr , Kidneys and Jtlood , J'llcs , Cancurx , Tu mors , JSi/u and MaiDlscaKcs , Catarrh , Itronchitls and LnnfJlscanun treated & / / Medicated In halation. SEND lOJt INHALKK. Write for Circular on Deformities and Braces , Diseases of Women , Piles , Tumors Cancers , Catarrh , Broncliitis , Inhalation , Electricity , Paralysis , Epi lepsy , Kidney , Ear , Eye , Skin and Blood Diseases , The Only Holinblo Medical Institute milking n opccloliy of Private Diseases of the Urinary & Sexual Organs causer ! ly OVJWVOHK. \VOHItY. . the JNDISOI1UTIONS 01' ' YOUTH " KXCI'SSfH ' or of rlntr f ears . rcxbati , or whiitutcr , > , nay tcml to lowci iho touo of llfo'u Utul force * . cauVliiK' ir"ouVm -.liyVirsI . dcCll { ty. loniimlimlwcakwi > HorJiicoiillnmM l.y . the lung truln of Miiimoms lutli tlio iiffcrcr kuouii'liut ' too wtll curlil l"y tri-atincnt , Guilty anil i our uw riitorutlva < runewliiB yltor , and Kelorlni ; vital plijiilcaluiiil iiK-mil iioww Tlio trcalinciit of IhU Hues of dliioittM lm nunnery rlct.iiily been 1 nca ecu by nclcntlflc jihytlciaiH , OIK ! hat ) btcn In thu ImniU of 1'utint JIcillcliio vuiiloru auil Ig lorant . ilmlif' . educated ouomctlldnu llmt was a HH-cllloiiiutHoHia euro uuryc use. i tntn bimuuii , . m uavo \VeUiiow Unit thoiiHaiuliiBUlIi'rlii'lliucIfct ( ( of iieeovlcpslm | * been dUniuiolntdl no ottt-n llmt ! ! : suio ? lrsv & nuil no onu rcni'-dy CUT Ima litiu or t cr IHII be iirtirarcil to lutct 'tlin ' ( ? ' ' ' ' ? ! Ii inndv B wtfui , j .lv of li-'tf tll- i ( In all t'nIr ' > arou | , fori. . i nu.l . "on. . , ral ins , ami with the 1 of n SR , " ta\llutt \ { y fullcdf P"US 'rtStmC'"t' ' ° lndl MMl o Vi5bW ! ? \V'o were among tiiQfiret tomftUen pccInliy and Btutly of tliUclaeeof Ul pafc ' ami to trcnl them upunhcientiflc nrliiuimd Weulwo trtat Htrlci'iica Glut niul VnrUtrcic AI r r'nvrPAfmnu AKTIV WXS AM , cmiMDNiUATJi'ifh ' ' ' CONKIDIiN'l'IAU Call umlconault u or icml name and noH-olllc * BIB ASrH Ol'TIIK ( JI-NITO UlilNAItY OKOANS orfrml hlitorrVify ur 'for in ' JVNinisuimbutoiliilt im muy t > c iiiutul nl Unlr homi-n. by oorripnndinf ilcdlciiM and . n.t u-ieni.Bcntly I ' ' ' ' I'lioil ma or ospmn HECl'UKU'I'.M'KKI ) ' OlIHllltVATmN , 110 m tii ta lmllr tucniii nt otrcniU-r One pcrwinal iuttnlcw pruft-rrrd It couu-nlcut , I'lfiy rooiuu fur tU " 'TA'I'u ' { to1 ? H'H'i' ' ! ' ' ' ' " ' "ndaltcuaantpBtnatouiWeiiui. * * AUinilr * ! Al < U I < lil1K1H TO Omaha Medical ana Surgical Institute , Cot' . 13th St. and Capitol Aw. , OMAHA , NUH.