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-rTV THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , ' MONDAY , APRIL. . 15. 3889. * m j THE MAN WITH THE GRIP , f His Forogrlnntlons In the Vicinity 1 of Omaha. STILL AGITATING THE CLUB. Another Vornlfjrlntt Tourist Kc- turned tlio Cheese A DUncrtntlon on tlio American Bin of I2xnu- ficrntlon Samples. ' Send In Your Stories. The commercial travelers of this slate . Imvo shown their appreciation of Tnu BKB'B efforts to afford themovorv Mon day Intelligence peculiarly Interesting and Instructive to the craft. They Imvo contributed to our columns freely In the | past , nnd during March moro communications - ' cations have boon received for our com mercial travelers' department than \ ever before In a , given timo. There nro , however , a variety of subjects which have not buoti discussed by them in TUB Biu , and there nro h undrods whoso personal reminiscences on the road would make intensely interesting reading. To induce members of the craft to contribute regularly to our columns , It ia proposed to olTcr a thousand milo ticket , good on Nebraska lines , under certain conditions. The ticket will bo purchased by Tim BIK ever the line chosen by the successful competitor , who must either represent a Nebraska house or travel exclusively In this stnto for an outside firm. He must present a letter from .his house certifying that ho is a regular traveling representative of such houso. A thousand-mile ticket will ho pro- Bontod , under above conditions , to the commercial traveler who shall bo first to contribute 0,000 words worthy of being printed iii Tim BliE. Ho can count only that which appears in print. Don't bo afraid that your communica tions will not bo acceptable.Vo want \ the groundwork of your ideas or anec dotes or , biographies , personal possip ( or anything that will interest the craft' ' nnd wo will tone it up if ncccssaiy and put It in proper shape for the printer. The second best man will bo given a year's subscrictiou to the daily. Each competitor must clip all of his commu nications as fast ns they apnoar In Tim MONDAY Bun , forward them to this ollico , and sign his full name and the house ho represents , Nnniinttc. JOHN llECAJf UYAN. O my-bcantlful level My fair Nannottol Tho' the years have flown I can no'er forgot The night of the dance , when ilrst wo mot , When I looked In your oycs of gloaming Jot , And gazed on your regal splondor. And that other time , 'twas a night like this , The stars that night did their matins miss To look upon us and share in our bliss , As I clasped you close with n rapturous kiss , \7hllst your eyes shone , soft and tender. But alas , for the words that wo then spoke , They've ended , as such words do , in smoke , For wo afterwards vowed that 'twas ' all a joke. And kissed nnd parted , no heart broke , ' 1 that small cause for wonder. For my beautiful love , my lair Nannotto , "With her raven hair for a lover's net , Was naught but a guileless , gay coquette Who never was caught , nor in Cupid's debt For dart from his fairy quiver. And I , also , If the truth were told. Was a flirting man , gay in days of old , Merely n trnv'llng man , fresh and bold , To merchants and tnalds nliko singing "sold , " An I floated down Time's river. Englishmen who visit our country and i become slightly acquainted with our people , customs , and institutions , tell us that ono of our most distinctlvo charac teristics is the habit of exaggeration. At the Dolrnonico banquet Herbert Spencer said that wo were in too much of a hurry , that wo seemed to havo. steum and electricity not only in our factories and mills but in the very muscle - clo and brain of our people. Wo admit that both charges are true to some ox- ton t. Wo are in so much of a hurry in our business that wo do not have time to search for the exact facts , and nnd in speaking wo generally make etatomonts long enough and broad enough to compass the truth , the whole truth nnd anything that might bo truo. Wo live in a great country , and a grent ago. Our mountains are BO high , our rivers so long nnd wide , our territory BO boundless , our inventions BO marvel ous and the progress of our towns and cities so rapid and astonishing that the idea of bigness Is born with us. Our sur roundings stimulate our imagination. An Englishman living on a narrow striu of country , out of which wo could make n , nice Indian reservation does not have to strain his imagination to take in his country , or to express ideas suggested by his surroundings. Exaggeration is the chief element in our wit. Statements which transcend { { nil bounds of truth , at wliich n Scotch woman would he appalled , wo call humor. Murlr Twain , Bill Nye nnd Josh Billings nro pleasant oxaggorators. Trim their writings down to truth and they are dull. Ho was u true American who wit nessed the volcauio eruptions of Vesuvius that roado the sky lurid nnd remarked to a friend that "Niagara could put horj out in two minutes. " Our newspapers rolloet our senti ments and feelings. In almost every lieading there is a leap beyond the truth. A grass tire in Dakota becomes "A most destructive conflagration that lays bare the country. Thousands of homos In ashes nnd millions of property destroyed. " An ordinary , killing be comes "A horrible deed of atrocity. " A doxon or two man go to Washington to seek ollico and wo are told of "Tlio most violent scramble for place ever known in the annals of our country. Qho ? city of Washington overrun with patriots. " A little private party is "A pplondld assembly of beauty nnd wit. " " Our merchants show the same ten dency. Where is the sioi-o that has not the largest nnd the cheapest prices ? How frequent are such signs as "Great est reduction in prices ever known. " "Torriblo ulaughtoriof our entire stock. " "Positively soiling under cost. " The elow Gorman soon catches on and tries to Iccop up with the procession , and ever his saloon Is painted a largo glass overflowing with offorvossconoo and under it the sign , "A great big lioor for 6 cents. " It is questionable whether such methods of advertising nro of any value. * Continued ovor- BtaAomcnt becomes weakness. The jnibllo long used to misrepresentations I liavo little faith in the sign of a mer r clmnt that ho Is slaughtering his entire Block at hull cost. The weakest way n fact can bo stated Is to load it down with cumbrous superlatives. Truth IB etroncrest when neatly dressed , but not disguised , by art. I The propensity to exaggerate reaches Its height with the real ost&to donlor His * nrt is to go near without crossing the line where exaggeration becomes humor. It is easy to double the popu lation of n town because very few people know the exact number of residents and every Inhabitant is disposed to bollovo what Is favorable. It is still easier to picture the possibilities of the future , wo have soon cities spring up whore wo least expected n town , and who knows but that Crosby's Cross Roads may rival Omaha , for the rail roads are nondod that way. Kearney is n pluclcy town , with advantages nnd possibilities of which few other towns In the state can boast. Yet there Is Bomothing of the humorous lu the ad vertisements of her real estate ngonts , who parade the fact that Kearney is ox- nctly midway between Boston nnd Sun Prnnclsco. The nrtful association of Kearney with San Francisco nnd Bos ton suggests tho-remark of the rooster picking In the stable with the horses ! "Gejitlemen , lot us not tramp on each other's toes. " Kunopolis , Kan. , wo nro told , is bound to bo n city because It Is the oxnct geographical center of the United States. Mark Twain says Adam was horn In the center of the world bccauso that was a very advantageous place for him to bo born , nnd it cannot bo proved that ho was born at nny ether place. For many years nn exaggerated vnluo has been placed upon Oklahoma and a tremendous pressure forced the open ing. Our people love novelty , license , nnd that which Is forbidden. The de sire Is heightened by mystic orders and BtrnnKO signs. The thousands of people ple who Imvo gone there may in a short time , suy with the pool : "Tho priceless thing so fiercely sought Hath lost half Its value by being caught. ' Uncle Sam will have to open the rest of the Indian Territory to satisfy them. In a school boy's oration wo nro not displeased nt n little exaggeration. Wo expect grandiloquence and wo are disappointed if wo do not got it. Every ono has laughed nt the bri lliant sketch of the schoolboy who pictured the American eagle as the proud bird standing with ono foot on the Allegheny the ether on the Rocky mountains , with one wing dipped in the turbid waters of the Atlantic , the other "n the blue waters of the Pacific , with lor head resting on an iceberg nt the north polo and fanning with her tail the soft breezes of South America. But , n n grave legal argument anything approaching preaching what the boys call a curl is extremely distasteful ; The peroration of ono of the speeches in the King trial contained moro bombastic , high-down eloquence than any smart school boy would have boon guilty of. It does the jury no credit to say that they were in fluenced by this maudlin sentiment. Wo do not look tori a deep-seated reverence - once for law or n very high estimate upon human life in a now state whore but recently cowboys shot men down on small provocation and men wore hanged to the nearest tree for stealing cattle. Yet the sober BGIIBO of the people of Ne braska will say it were bettor had that jury plucked a feather from the wing of heir sympathy and stuck it in the tail of their judgment. As wo got further away from our civil war the desire to magnify all the little incidents becomes almost a mania , . Many n gray haired veteran wearing badges and marked with wounds , may , under n grim countenance , toll a story that will startle credulity itself. And the story once told around a camp fire loses uono of the particulars. "The flying rumor gathers as it rolls , All who toll it add something now , And all who hear It make enlargement , too" No wonder Gnnoral Sherman said , in a recent number of the North Ameri can Review , that ho had hoard so many stories about what happened in the "March to the Sea , " that ho had begun to think some other follow by the same name conducted that campaign. Wo arc so much In the habit of exaggerating , that an undor-statomont gives us pain. 1 recently purchased ono of Rand & Mc- Nally's guides toJNobraska. They are sold on all trains ana in all book stores. The book contains ns man'y gross mis representations as it was possible to crowd into ns many pages. The popu lation of Norfolk Is given as 1'Jl'J ' , O'Neill is given 18. Chadron is put down as just a postomco. Omahn is credited in black typo with 0.183K. It is stated that the statistics nro based on the last census. It may flatter Rhode Island and Vermont to quote the popu lation ten years ago , but it won't do for a growing state like Nebraska. Can you not perform the ollico of thoLaputan llappor and remind the Rip Van Winkle of this publishing house that it is high time to awako. Toll him that Nebraska now is no moro like Nebraska of ten years ngo than nn elegant dwell ing is like a sod houso. It would bo ap propriate to label this guide "Curious statistics about the early days of Ne braska. " Traveling mon are said to exaggerate moro than any ether class of mon. The charge is true , if it is meant that travel ing men can tell more and bettor stories than ether people. The drummer has n fine sense of humor , and he can ox- nggorato in a way to cause great laugh- tor. But ho does not seriously exug- gorato. Ho is n man of wonderful in formation , derived from contact with the world. He has crossed the Brook lyn bridge , gene under the Chicago river , has heard the roar of Niagara , has followed the Mississippi to its mouth , and has entered the Golden Gate. Ho preceded Captain Payne in Oklahoma , and led the rnilrdaOs in the territories. He has boon in hail storms , bliz zards and cyclones. Ho is acquainted with the great merchants and lawyers of Now York and Chicago , and ho knows the grocoryman at Bom'a Mill nnd the justicool thopeacoof Buzzard's Roost. Ho cannot bo called a citizen of any town or city. Ho is a resident of the United States. Why should ho ox- nggorntoV Does ho not know the truth ? Has ho not heard with his own oars ana aeon with his own eyosV While ether people- may draw upon their imaginations for their facts , does ho not draw upon his actual knowledge nnd experience ? Lawyers , preachers , doctors and editors may learn from the man who carries the grip things not dreamt of in their philosophy. To Contributors , Clip out your contributions as they appear in Tills BKK and save them. When they measure up six columns send them to the editorial department. The first arrlvnl gets a thousand-mile ticket free. Returned the Cheese. A West Point firm , returning some strong cheese to the concern from which they purchoied it ; wrote : "Gentlemen : Wo return this day by freight the cheese you sent us in last bill. If you will consult your own safety you will have ton policemen de tailed to moot it nt the depot on its urrlvul , otherwise there is dungor of lie doing much damage iu the city , as it was considerably worked up when it loft hero. Respectfully , etc. , J , S. " BJIOKEN Bow , Nob. , April 10 , 18SO. To the Editor of Tim Br.u : Some time ago I hud a talk with the representatives of several Omaha houses In regard tc merchant)1 und commercial travelers' ' rooms , nnd nil ngreo thnt suoh rooms should bo fitted up , nnd Omaha not bo behind Chicago , Philadelphia , Balti more , St. Louis nnd Denver , In iho mat- tor. It would add greatly in developing Omahn , for there is not n loading hbuso hut would contribute to making this work n success , nnd If properly con ducted by n board of merchants and travelers , say five of each , I nm ccrluln that there would not bo nny trdublo In raising the money necessary. The fur nishing would bo a secondary matter. Wo should bo in n nosition to show the merchants and travelers coming to Omnha thnt wo nro not behind the times. Omahn with Its location nnd increasing - . creasing population nnd business Inter ests should do everything to control the trade west of the Missouri. Her loca tion would make n strong bid if it were shown to the country merchants , there were faculties to sell goods nt Chlcngo prices with freight added. Hoping to hoar from the boys , nnd suggesting thnt nt nn early date n nicot ine bo hold to formulate- plans , I nm , ONIS OF THU BOYS. Samples. The many friends of 0. O. Carpenter will regret to learn that ho has sev ered his connection with Koot , Drlofus & Co. , nnd will represent the Qnrneau Cracker company in Kansas utter April 15. Carp is almost "sho" to succeed. Ed Leonard , with MoBrndy & Co. , says business is bettor than for months past. Ed gets there if anyone does. Jim Slushor bought n dog the ether day. Ho carries it along in his grip. Tom .T. Huteson spent Sunday with ils sweetheart , "Jimmy , " in Omaha. Reliable nnd Always the Snino. BKANDIUTH'S Pn.i.s are the oldest , safest and best blood purifier and purgative known. ' They nro purely vegetable , therefore harm- loss. They are always the same ind always produce the same effect. Other purgatives require increased doses and finally cease act- ng altogether. A course of ono or two of BHAN'DHKTII'S PILT.S taken each night is a Dositlvo euro for constipation , headache and nil bilious disorders. If you can't ' take them l > laln , get thorn sugar-coated. YESTEUPAY'S GAME. The Omnlin Glub Enjoy n Lilttlo llcixltliful Kccrcatlon. ThaOmauas and the Uoacons , the colored team , wont out to the park yesterday to have a little fun with each other. They had it , and a crowd of probably ono thousand people looked on with feelings of Joy , regret und ro- irso confusedly mingled. All thrco of Omahas pitchers took a baud in the game , but \Villis made the best showing of all , striking out no less than six , and not nllow- 'ing Pluminor's pounders a single hit. Once ho performed the extraordinary foot of strik ing out the side on nine pitched balls , everyone ono of which the batters struck at. Coone.v nnd Nuglo took turns behind the plate. In justice to both Prosscr nnd Clarke , it is but fair to state that neither exerted himself In the least. Thcro was no occasion for them to take any risks , and they took matters onsy. It also should bo explained Unit the colored team only embraced four of the Ucacons' regular mon. The score : OMAHAS. Earned runs Omaha 0. Two-base hits Cooney , Proesscr. Three-base hits Crooks , Canavan2 , Proes- ser , Finley. Homo runs Messitt. Double plays Walsh to Crooks to Messitt. Hoses on balls Uy King 9 , by Proesser 1 , by Clarke 1. Hit by pitcher Strauss. Stolen bases Omabas 14 , Beacons 3. Struck out By Proesser 4 , ClarkoS , Willis 0 , King 2. Passed balls Evans 5. Wild pitches King 2. Time of Katne Two hours. Umpire Rockwell. A Ijlfo niiulo Miserable By dyspepsia is hardly worth living. A capricious appetite , heartburn , puzzling ner vous symptoms , increased action of the heart after eating , sinking in the abdomen between meals , and flatulence after , are among the successive indicia of this harrasslng com plaint. Two things only are needful for its removal. A resort to Hosteller's Stomach Bitters , and persistence in its use. Those- remedial measures being adopted , a euro is certain. Taken immediately before or after meals , thin great stomachic promotes accre tion oftho gastriojuico , the natural solvent of the food. The nervous and bilious symp toms consequent upon chronic indigestion disappear , as the complaint gradually yields to the corrective and invigorative influence of the Bitters. Appotlto returns , sleep becomes - comes moro refreshing , and as a sequence , the body is oftjciontly nourished , muscular power increases und the mind grows san guine. Use the Bitters for chills and fever nd rheumatism. _ The Divided Doomcru. The "spill" of the Nebraska branch of the Oklahoma boomers hold a short meeting yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Kessler's hall on South Thirteenth street. Capt. Smith , the president , acted as chairman. Tim purpose of the meeting was to com plete arrangements for the trip , The chair man asked those present to enroll their names ns members , if they were not already connected with the colony. Mr. Smith re viewed the obligations which the members would bo under , and It was decided that the colony leave Omaha next Thursday for the now country. Over 450 people have Joined the colony , but only about half that number will go to Oklahoma. Those who do not go with the colony will lese their mem bership fees , unless they are old uoldlers , woo can huvo agents to ace as their at torneys. The moating was not largely at tended. Two JLIttlo GlrlH. I have two little girls ona two and the other four years of ago. They were oath very badly afllictcd with eruptions on the face and neck. Sometimes when they would strike the sores against anything , they would bleed as long as ten mlnutos ; they were in fact so painful that wo had to tie up the hands of the younger with soft rags to prevent her from scratching off the flesh. They suffered in this way for about eight months , during which tfmn wo tried several remedies without any relief. Seeing Swift's Spociflo was recommended highly , I discarded all other remedies ana bougnt ono bottle of It. and gave to the children , and it cured both sound and welL and they arc now entirely free from any trouble. There Is nothing us good for blood and akin troubles as S. S. S , Bowling Orcou , Ky. W. L. WOODWAKD. Tlio IMnyor's Moving. Mayor Broutch is moving his former resi dence to mr.ke room for his proposed now houso. In the meantime the mayor and his family will board at the Millard. Starch grows sticky comraou powders Imvo a vulgar glare. Pozzoni's 10 the only Complexion Powder fit for uso. LINCOLN NE\YS \ AND NOTES , ; Important .Problems Before the State Bonrd ofTransportation. . j , t- THE MEMBERS'KON-COMMITTAL. A Mystcrlons Cnno or Plnns fur Iinpriirlnc the I'ost- ofllco Gro'ririUs Sent to Wnstilh'gton. UUIIEAU or THB OMAHA , llns. ) 1029 P STIIEET , } LINCOLX , April 14. \ "What Is the state board of transportation going to dot" This question 1ms been asked wltn wonder ful frequence la Lincoln during the past few days. No ono seems willing to ronturo nn annwor cr oven a prognostication. But the opinion exists that the board Is going to net cautiously , and will not nmko n move of nny kind until the arguments in the Sutherland * Manning complaints have been thoroughly considered , Members of the board are very n on-coinmlttol. The complaints alluded to were fllod against the Klkhorn and heard recently at Tcknmah , As TUB BEP. has already stated , they were made to secure a reduction of freight rates ou coal and live stock. It Is understood that some , If not all , of the member * of the board favor making nn order of reduction on tbo classification as prayed , and that It will bo made upon n digest of arguments , which have Just boon received , the ten days allowed for submitting the same having expired. In Bomo quarters of Lincoln the argument is freely urged that tbo late action of re trenchment on the part of the Burlington will huvo a tendency to raise the fears of the tenderfoot. That is , the road seeks to con vince that it has not been making expenses , has been losing money in fact , and chooses to lop off employes and nccomimodatlous rather than keep up the grind in the old way. Again It is urged that the action of the roads in Iowa in taking oft accommodations because of railroad legislation forncnst their wishes will bo repeated in Nebraska if a freight re duction order of any moment Is made. So it KOCH , mid the state board of transportation is Kept In hot water day In and day out. "I want to say to you , " said ono of the board to-day , "that I nm getting tired of sitting between two tiros. The claims of the people , brought about by newspaper agitation , on ono side , and the railroads , claiming to bo half fed on the other , furnished a variety that tends to keep us poor devils in n restless .stato of activity. Bled to death on ono baud and half paid ou the other 1 Think of it. Now , the Burling ton fellows are actually bout on lessening expenses by reducing the force of their holu In the various departments of their road. This , on the surface , looks as though their claims were based upon truth. But I got to looking into the receipts of the road , the real capital invested , and I nm forced to ntop and actually exclaim , 'Tlicro is some-thing wrong somewhere. " It can't bo that the road Is not making expenses when not handi capped. The great strike of last year must have something to do with this spasmodic move of retrenchment , and not the possible order of the board for lower rotes on freight shipments. " The board of secretaries returned from their visit to Covlntrton ycstcrda ) . In con versation with Mr. Gilchrist it is learned that the board did not fall desperately in love with the place ; Nothing was done toward adjusting the depot diOlculties there , but during the current week dcilnito action will probably bo taken and findings made. If the town gets the depot relocated it will Do because of the ordinance contract accepted by the road when the track and switches were made and laid qom'o years ago. Valparaiso shippers file complaint against the Union Pacific for\mjust switch charges. Notices of the complaint have been duly served upon the authorities of the road , and the case will bo heard at the regular Juno session of the board. A. Ca < 4O ofMUdnnppliiE. Rumors of n case ol ! Kidnapping are cur rent in the heart of the city. Enough is known to state that such an event took place last night , but this is all. The case is iu the hands of Sheriff MulicK , but ho refuses to talk. There are implications that will causa some surprise m Lincoln and at other places where the parties are known. Names , it is said , nro withheld for obvious reasons. The child is said to bo of doubtful parentage. The Postoflloo and Grounds The plans for improving the po&tofflco grounds , contemplated by the recent act of congress , have just been sent to Washington. On their approval by the supervising archi tect , bids will bo advertised , the contract lot and work will commence. The walk is to bo widened around the square and the rough and uuovon stone replaced with something bettor. The grade on Q street is to bo loweied to a level prescribed by the city engineer , and stone stcds to be buUt entirely across the front of the building. In all , the improvements will cost 5,000. Apropos to improvements it is well to state that the business of the Lincoln postoftlco for the last quarter shows an increase of 10 per cent over the corresponding period of ono year ago. Excluding the money order busi ness the receipts for 18SS were , in round numbers , $70,000. The sum ia not sufficient , however , to ralso the salary of Watkins' suc cessor' , whoever ho may bo , and it will re main the same $3,200 per annum. The prominent aspirants for the postmastership now arc Dr. Gcorgo B. Chapman and Judge Parker , with a growing faith that the former is the coming man. City News and Notes. .Tho Sunday Globe appeared this morning. Judging from the inititial number ttio paper "will fill a longjeltwant. ; " It is a six-column , cight-uago journal and gleams for old and young , both great ana small. Uev , Green , the colored evangelist of the Sam Small order , hold forth at Lincoln to-day , at the corner of F ana Twclftti streets. Ho sends hot shot after sin and holes it to stay. The preacher is a great singer. Arbor day will bo celebrated nt University Place in an extensive way. The village board has issued an order compelling owners of lots to plant trees on tneir property. Failiug , the marshal is ordered to do the work and tax it up against the lot. Arbor day is to continue there until Saturday ovening. Some tinio in the future University Place is to bo a city of maples and elms. Lincoln will not bo without base boll sports during the season of 1SS9. Eaton & * Smith and Mayor Bros , have organized teams and both expect to stand at the head of the State league at the close of the season. It is said that the management has secured "timber" that will make old professional teams onvlous when records nocomo known , The mooting of tho' Oklahoma boomers at Fitzgerald hall lust evening was an enthusi astic success. Centers' of this organization are located ut St. Loiils , Kansas City , Omaha and Wichita , The purpose is to locate town sites una gather riches off the trees that are planted lu the territory on Arbor day. Lin coln's ' colony decided to join the "Nebraska branch of the Oklahoma colony. " They pro pose to start for the now TSldorado on next Friday or Saturday via the Union Pacific. H. C. Barnes nets as director and S. C. Rob inson as secretary. The mission at the pro-cathedral closed to night with a lecture by Father Coglan on the subject of "Modern Infidelity and Morality. " Services were held at St. Theresa's four times each day throughout the past week. They were well attended. Tho'mission fathers dcoart to-morrow for other fields , accompanied with the best wishes of many whom tuoy brought back tea a sense of religious duty. The society event of the week will bo the marriage of Senator Taggart to Miss Lulu Williams , which takes place Tuesday even ing at the First Presbyterian church at 7 o'clock. After the reception the bridal party will leave for the east over the Bur lington on an extended wedding tour , The cards rena "At homo to friends Juno 1 , nt Hastings. " EX-SEOKETAHV USHER. He Was "Well-Known in Omnha and Once a Frequent Visitor. The telegraphic dispatches in TUB BED of yesterday , from Philadelphia , contain the announcement of the death , at that place of John P. Usher in the University hospital , Mr. Usher was well-known throughout the United States by reason of having been ap pointed secretary of the Interior by Presi dent Lincoln in 1E03. Ho was well-known in Omaha , and in years back his countenance was familiar to the major portion of the rest * dents , His son , together with n Mr. Russell , established n foundry hero which was lo cated at a point which is now termed "Bed ford Place. " The firm of Usher & Russell conducted a good business nt the start , and among Its patrons was the Union Pacific. After the latter established a plant hero of its own the business of Usher & Russell was somewhat curtailed and the firm finally closed out. It was durinc this period that ex-Secretary Usher was a frequent guest of Omaha , and at ono tinio was considering making this place his permanent homo. Hood's Sarsiyimrilla is peculiar ? o itself and superior to all other pro para tions in strengtheconomy , and modioa merit. _ Eustor market. An Easter market will bo nold at the Woman's Exchange , 1015 and 1017 Farnam street , on Tuesday , April 10 , when there will be displayed choice Easter novelties , ( lowers , fancy work , and Easter eggs n specialty. Sale tables will bo presided over by Mrs. George Tildon , Mrs. John M. Thurs- ton , Mrs. Dr. Van Gicson , Mrs. P. H. Jgo , Mrs. D , J , Collins , Mrs. J. H. McDonnell , Mrs. Cadet Taylor and Miss Margaret Boyd. A choice .lunch will bo served during the afternoon and evening by the young ladies interested. _ Advice to .Mothers. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should al ways bo used for children toothing. It soothes the child , softens the gums , allays all pain , cures wind colic , and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 2T con ts a bottle. 9 Fair white hands.-1 Bright clear complexion healthful skin. 11 PEARS'-Be Great EngHsfi Coiplnlon SOAP , Sold Eveqwliert. ? VInMCVandttlurlnarT | troubles easily , quick M Un CI ly and safelv cured byUOOTtfllA Cap BUles. Beveral cases cared In seven days. Soul 11.60 per box , all druggist ! ) , or by mall from Doc. tira Jlfg Co.'lLJVuTt < t8t. N.Y. Full directions. urner * cured , SO jeers' iperUmx , > u Knife. Hook GANGER free. L.D.UtMlCIUEIB.o. Cklcjo.lII. DlVOllOBS-A. UUODHIOU , ATTOIINEV.AT-LAW mUearDomBu , CUiovjoi aarlcelruai ti jmn it > crleaco ; biuiuej * quloUr ana liumij trinustol fMrii t. Mfmlt n . Special EasterO fferings , Thia is tlio week for Boys Clothing and wo propose to make it memorable. You should see our goods before you supply your boys with an Easter outfit. Wo never had such a big slock , never named such low prices , nor over displayed such 'beautiful styles. Suits in all the newest patterns of ohoviots , cassimoroa and worsteds. To give an idea of the values wo are offering , wo mention the following lots , whio will be on sale to-morrow : Boys' darkblue flannel sailor suits , blouses with embroidered collar , and knee pants sizes to 10 , at 75o. Boys' good , strong Union Cassimoro Suits-coat nicely pleated and of neat appearance sizes 4 to 13 , at 95o. Boys' strictly all wool cheviot suits of a nice , stylish pattern , with pleated coat and well made up , sizes 4 to 13 , at $1.60 , This is an extraordinary bargain , as we are positive suoh a suit has never been offered for less than from S2.50 to $8.00. A largo variety of handsome jersey suits at $2.50 , $2,95 and $3.25 , actual values $4.00 , $5.00 and $6.00. Equally astonishing values will be offered in long pants suits , of which we have an immense assortment. All the approved styles in cheviot , plaids , etc. , for spring wear ( We have long pants suits from $2.50 upward. OUR KNEE PANTS' SALE. For the past few seasons it has been our custom to appoint a certain day on which we almost gave away knee pants. Thousands of our customers remember these 'sales and thousands are eagerly watching for the day. We shall have another such sale on TUESDAY , APRIL 16 , On which day we shall offer 2,000 pair good strong knee pants at 15c a pair. They arg actually worth 50c , and 110 house would think of selling them for less. We will sell only two pair to each customer and no mail orders can be filled on this lotj , DON'T FORGET OUR NEW SHOE DEPARTMENT. Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets , Omaha , T. E. GIUPIN , FIRE INSURANCE BROKER , Room OS Tradora' BulliUaj ; , CHICAGO. VI 4XJI W * * * V * I11U4 * Mr Ult1ULt A No.4 11:50 : a.m. ! A No. 5 Wil.la. m. A No.B . . . . 'fl:55p. : m , A No.8 0:30p : , m. Except Battircluv. JExcept Monday. C111UAUU & NOHTHWEaTEllN. No.O UilOn. m.lNo. 7 Ui : > a , m. No , h 415 { p. in. No. II 000a. ; m , No.4 fl i top , in. No. 0 oslip. m. All Trains Dally. CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE &ST. PAUL. A No.8..9:40a.mA : ! No , 1 n:50am. : A No. 4. . . . .7:00 : p.m. ' A No.il 7:10p.m. : KANSAS CITY. ST..1OHBPH & COUNCIL A. No,2 Ditt'ia. in.lA No.3 fiilOd. m. A No.4 Uw : : p.ra.U No.l Oifflp.m. . , 810UX Ul'l & PACIWO , A No. 10 7:05 : a. ra.lA No.O 8:53 : o. m. A No.w 7Ojj.m.A : No.n 0Wnm. : OMAIfA &HT. LOUI8. A No,8 4:3Jp.m.lA No.7 13:00 : m. A dally : 1) ) dally except Saturday ; Ouxcopt Bunday ; D except Monday : fast mall. Ttio time elven UDOTO Is for Transfer , there being from live to ten minutes between Trans. or and local uepots. Wyoming Oil Lands LOCATED , And all necessary papers filled , W , E , HAWLEY , Civil Enginosr , CABI'EIt , WVO or OMAHA , .NUIJUA8ICA WEAK Vilna fmrn Ih. cf. Tfl MirK.1 . ; ! I U . . m Ea B V ruri. > Arly Uu-ny. lo t snunlioCK ! f etc. 1 wlU Mtiu * % ulunbl tm > UM > ju-kd > conululne full "pjutlcuiafs fur Uomo cure , rc vt ch rtAildreu , PROF , r , O. FOWLER , Mooduii Conn. 8UUUUDAN TKA1NS. Went W ! ( ! . Running between Council Bluffs and Al- bright. In addition to tlio stations mentioned , tranis atop at Twentieth and Twouty-tourtn streets , and nt tno Summit In Omaha. EtiHt wnrcl NBUVOU8. CIUIONIC nnd PHIVATH 1)18BA81C9 ) Ot MKN and WOMUN luocuBSfullr treatoJ. YOUNG MEN Sitatorlnc from the effocu of inntlilul folllci or Indli crutlpni , or aru troubled with WimknoM , Korvoui IJoLllltr , [ x > sj of Memory , Dinpomlimcjr , Aversion to boclotjr , Kidney Troubleor nnjdlsoana of tbo Uanl. to-urlnnrir OrKunican lioro llnd tt iafo and ipoedr cure. Clmrxca reuiouablo , eipeolallr to tUo poor. MIDDLE-AGED MEN Tlicronre rnnnr troubled with lee frequent erncim ( lorn or tUo bladder , often incuuiimiiled by a tlliiut ( inarthig or ImrnlnK loiiBatlon , and weakening of tUa yttem In a mnnnrr tlia pitlont cannot account fur. OiioxaralDlnntlie urinary depoilu n ropy ( oillniunt will often be found , anil someiliuei particles of nlbu * line , again cIianglnB to a dark or torpid apuimranco. Tlioro are ninnr men who die of Ihli difficulty , iL'Uor- nnt o : tbo rauio. which is the second ttaiie of eral. nalweakneii. The doctnr will Kuaranteo ft perfect euro In all ucn catot , and a hoiiltliy ruttoratlonot the Biinlto-urlnnry orgnni , Consultation freo. Bond " ' DB. SPINNEY & CO. Main and 12th St. .Kansas City , Ho. rvueiillon tbli paper. a > Meoobiu d. uuwinuiatli 1 \ "