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PflRT TWO. L OMAHA ! SUNDAY BEE.PRGES 9-16. T TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOllNtNG , MARCH 27 , 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 28-1. Our Low Prices are Drawing Crowds of Economical Buyers to Our Sale of New Spring Goods ! Colored Dress Goods. SPECIAL SALE FOR MONDAY. 10-inch bedford cords , in the nowca Bhndcs , $1.10. 10.inch bedford cords in fancy designs - signs , beautiful patterns , $1.10. 33-Inch bedford cords , lu plain stripes nnd dcllmito shades , 88c. ! 2-inch diagonal stripe , novelties in nil colors , , 81.10. 50-inch all wool surah twill , In nil col ors , only 55e. 10-inch silk finish Gorman Hunrleltn , the best nnd llncst goods tnndo , usually sold tit ? l a yard , Monday only 75c. 60-inch English tweed , makes a Bplondld traveling suit , $1.38. 18.ineh herring bono stripes , all wool , very desirable styles , Monday only 05c. itO-lnch nil wool Gorman enallics , 5Sc. 'iG-inch part wool suitings , 25c. ! iO-inch fancy plnidu , only 25c. 80-inch half wool honrictta , all col ors , Monday only 25C. 25-inch mohair goods , only Soc. Black Dress Goods. SPECIAL PRICES FOR MONDAY. Bedford cords fullIS inch , designed especially for spring jacicota and wraps , mid sold everywhere at $1.85 , will bo on sale Monday at $1.50. This is the very heaviest nnd best quality. Wo shall also have on special sale n very beautiful quality of-18 inch Bedford cord at $1.25 , which has never been isoid for less thnn $1.65. 18 inch Bedford cords nt $1.10 , never sold before for less than $1.40. Very rich Bedford cords at 95c , worth $1.25. A very line Bedford cord , warranted nil wool , 78c ; worth $1. A now and Beautiful line of crepe do Leon , nn elegant fabric for summer drossos. will bo on sale Monday nt 83c ; real value $1. Cordurotts in spring and sum mer weights , 70c , worth 05c. Very handsome diagonal weaves. 29c , worth 40c. Imported cashmere , 33o , worth.50c. Imported cashmere , 25c , worth 37c. A good cashmcro , 12e , worth 20c. Handkerchiefs. 100 dozen fancy bordered handker chiefs only 3c , worth 6c. 60 dozen fancy scolloped handker chiefs , to close , 5c each. 150 do/.on nice embroidered handker chiefs only lOc , wo'.l worth 15e. 200 dozen line embroidered handker chiefs , Monday only 15c , regular price 25c. 100 dozen olccantly embroidered handkerchiefs nt 25o , well worth 60o each. THE FARMER OF THE FUTURE Secretary Busk Talks of the Extraordinary Aclvnucomeut of American Agriculturo. FARMING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A SCIENCE lionWo Will Fecit 200,000,000 People Sixty Ycum lluiico Iinpriivmnoiittt In .Stock llrei'dlng fu\v I/.iiids to Ilo Kccliilnicd Itccliiruulty unit Agrlculturu. WASHISGTOT , March 24. [ Special Corre spondence of Tm : Bii ; . ] I spent an evening this week with Secretary Husk ut his house on Massachusetts avenue. The homo of Uncle Jerry Is ono of the ploisantcst at tbo capital. It U Just off Thomas Circle about foursquares uway from tha White House nnd next to wbero General Bob Sclicuclt useJ to live. Around the earner from It is the homo of Secretary Foster and Just across the way Is the wblto brlok In which Honator Al lison lives. Secretary Husk's ' house Is a big brick pamtoddr.ib and It contains , I judge , somewhere between fifteen nnd twenty rooms. It has two stories and a mansard and you outer it by a wide front door through a vestibule so largo that rustlu chairs are eoatoU on either sldo of it. The bouso is well but plainly furutshod but there Is an air of everyday comfort about It and visitors nl- waya feel at hone : in it. Secretary Rusk spends most of his ovonlnp * at homo. Ilo has a aomostlo nature allied to his sociable quali ties aud he talks best around bis own tiro- side. Ho Is one of the best conversatlonal- nts la public life. HU hc j Is packed full of good stories and bo is Ilka Abe Lincoln in that ho illustrates his points by anecdotes. Ho U Ilko Lincoln also In that ho is a man of tbo pcoplo. There la not aa ounoo of snob bery in his 33 } pounds of Amarloan flesh and ho Is as democratic In his manners today as \vheu bo began life in Ohio us a stage-driver moro than forty years ago. Nccrotnry * Ituik'n lluyhooil , Ho is not ashamed of his stage drlvlnp.and he is not ono of those snobs who think It is a disgrace to have worked for tholr living. 1 asked him miring uutalk about hU boyhood , und ho told mo he was brought up on a farm , nnd that his father bad a half section of land In Morgan county , Ohio. "I was lourtoon years old , " said Gsneral Kusli , " when my fulhar dlod and left mo to matmpo the farm. I had been us.od to horses smco I was a baby , and I know how to drive long before I became canuectod With the stage. At that tlmo the chief travel from the east to the west was by stogo , and I was given a coach which ran "from Hauos. VillotoNowoik. It wa a big Concord coach with four horaoa , and I sat on the box nud drove a four-la-hand. I afterwards owned about 140 mlloi of stage lines In Wis consinand I ran those lines for some yoari. " "It was as a Btago driver that you llwt mot James A. Qarflcld , was It uot ! " "Yes , Gar/laid / was driving a niulo on tbo canal. Hacamo down as far ai Newark with bis canal boat and wo mot a number of * times. I was a good deal of a boy lu those flay , and was very fond of wreatliue. This was tbo chief amuiomont of the boys of ray time , and Uarileld himself had some reputa tion as a wroitlor. Well , whenever wo root \vowrestlcd together , and In this way got to befriends. You don't ' forf - a man after you have wrestled with him , uud neither Dress Goods On Monday wo offer 2 cases full stan dard dress calico at 3ic yard , fast colors. 3 cases Indigo nluo calico , fie yard. 1,000 yards of yard wide Dutch blue calico , worth lee yard , in short ends , only lo ! yard. The bast bleached or unbloachcd muslin in Omaha only Go yard. 200 fancv chenllotablocovorsfrlngod , at $1.2.5 each ; worlli $2. Largo square horse blankets , Coc each. Special bargain in SO inch double fold dress goods at " 3c , lOc ano 16o yard ; at our wash dress goods department where you find all the latest styles and novel ties. A full line of black sateens. Dress Trimmings. Beaded Trimmings 6c , lOc , 15c , 17c , 20c , 25o , ! ? nc and oOu per yard. Cut jet trimmings lOc , 2oc , 35c , 50c and UD to $ tt nor yard. Uihbon fringe 81 , $1.25 , 81.39 , and SI.US per yard. Braid trimmings In now designs. Buttons , in all the now colors , now shapes and sizes , from 5c per do en to $2 per doxon. * SPECIAL SALE ON Embroidery THIS WEEK. 6000 yards narrow but neat embroid ery at Ic per yard. 10,000 yards Hamburg embroidery , mod him width , only 3c , worth Cc. 10,003 yards fine Hamburg and Swiss embroidery , to close out , ut 5c per yard , well worth lOc. 25,000 yarns line and wide Hamburg , Swiss and cambric embroidery , only lOc per yard , well worth 15e to 20e per yard. Especial value in line tucking's at 50c , C3c , 09e , 70e , S7c , SI and $1.25 per yard. ChilTon , in all the latest entitles , at 19c , 25c , 35c , 43c and 40e per yard. 60,000 yards line hand maclo torchon , to close out , at 3c , 5c , 7c. lOc ana 12Jc , well worthdouble. Fine and neat patterns in chantilly lace at 16c , 20c , 25c , 35c , 43 , 60c and up lo $2 per yard. Ladies' Wrappers and Skirts. 1 lot ladles' wrappers 87c , worth from 81.2 > to 81.50 , all sizes. 1 lot ladies' wrappers , outing flannel , all now patterns , 81.37 , worth" 82 , all sizes. 1 lot ladies' skirts , in all styles , 40c , worth from 75c to $1.50. Garlicld nor myself forgot each other. Whoa L was still driving on the stage , ho loft tbo canal to go to school. Ho entered collage at Hiram , and then went east to Wil liam ? . But I did not see him after I loft him there on the canal until wo met in the army. It was ut Chatta nooga. Ho wus on the staff with General Thomas and I had command of a regiment. During our May here wo mot and recalled old times. Shortly after this Uarticld was homo on a furlough and during this they elected htm to congress. I did not sco him again until I caino to congress myself , and wo served there for some years together. I kndw him very well from that tlmo on till bis death. 1 was at the convention that nomi nated him and had something to do with got- tlng him tbo sixteen Wisconsin votes which started the boom which brought about his nomination. " "How did you coma to go to Wisconsin , general I" "It was. I suppose , " said Secretary Husk , "largely duo to tbat spirit of Younir America which tcacnos all our boys to strike out for u now country. I wanted to got n farm and I wanted to make my fortuno. After ray stage driving oxporlonco I tried railroading for a tlmo and helped to build a road near my homo. As soon as I got to Wisconsin I bought a farm and I own the same farm to day. It contains about 4')0 ) acres nnd I can got moro fun out of It la u weak than I can out of my llfo here at Washington in six mouths. " "I have seen It stated , Konaral , that you learned the cooper trade when you were a boy. Could you rnnko a barrel today ! " "Yos , I could1 replied Uncle Jerry. " 1 think I could make any kind of a barrel or cask you might want. But it Is a mistake to think I was apprenticed to a cooper. All of the furmors In our region made barrels when I was a boy. It was our winter's work and I got so that I could raako six good bar rels any day. I have roudo as high as ten In a day und , aa wo got from > cents to SO cents a barrel , you sou tha work was quite profita ble.1' Our Fnrms of the I'litiiro , The conversation bora turned to tbo farmer and his progress and I referred to our great Increase In population and asked Secretary Rusk whether tbo farmers would always bo able to supply food for our paoplo. Ho ro- pllcd : "Always Is a long tlmo. Dut I thlnit lean speak for a good many years to como. Wo have hardly begun to tup the great agricul tural woaltn of tuo United State ? . It is true that the day must soon COMO when all tbo good public lands will bo taken up. The best are gene now , but after'tbat , modern In vention will turn toward our vast areas of dosortund stvuinp. The Jim will ho Irri gated and the latter will bo drained. The swamp lands of thu south will DO reclaimed and diked. Wo will have a second Holland along some p rts of tbo ( iulf of Mexico and the golden ago of fanning will be nt band. As this goes oa farms will steadily increase in value. They are now a largo part of tbo aggregate wealth of tbo country. Twelve years ago our 5,000,000 fartm were worth f 10,000,000.000 and they produce yearly crops worth more than f 14,000,003,000. Wo talk of the poverty of tbo farmer , but by tbo census of 1SSO the stock on tbo farms alone was worth over fl.500,003,000 and by statistics which wo have over at my department today our llvo stool ; Is worth nearly twlco ai much now. Wo know how to prevent dls. oasoy of stock , and wo have gained also In bettor brcodlng and bettor1 foodlng. Today our best beat Is sold at two years old. It was not many years slnco tbat beef wis not thought to bu beef unless the animal waa at least four years old , and yet the meat of tbo 2-year-old beeves of today Is of the flnoit quality and U surpasses in weight that of the average 4-yoar-old of twenty yean ago. Where beeves win bo turned oft In balf the tlmo , a man can ralso twlco BJ many off the same land , and the early maturity of our mutton und swluo is today as tnarttod us tbat of our beef , It U the same ID all branches of farming , and 1 bsllevo that tha prosperous era of a farmer Is Just beginning. The pjoplo of thin world have xot to bo f od , and their too J uim t come from tbo soil Wo bavo C5.030.000 poo- Reduction in Silk Dept. 10 pieces printed Chinas , now , re duced from $1.10 to88c. 16 pieces printed Chinas , now , re duced from OOc to 4c. ! ) 5 pieces gros grain , warranted , re duced from 81.25 to $1. 6 pieces faille francaiso. reduced from 81. iM to OOc. 0 pieces crepe silk , blue , pink , * * etc. , reduced from $1.3."i to 81.10. 5 pieces bcngalino , reduced from $1.50 to $1.25. Good black surahs from COc to SI , worth "oc to $1.35 , Lining silks at 35c. Towel Sale On Monday morning wo place on sale the biggest drive on towels over olio red in Omaha. I lot of all linen buck "towels , size 22x44 fancy woven borders , only lOc each. 1 lot of largo size unbleaehod Turkish towels , lOc each. 1 lot of fancy striped Turkish towels , lOc each. 1 lot bleached Turkish towels , only lOc each. 1 lot of silver bleached Gorman dam ask towels , tied fringes , red , white , brown or blue borders , only lOc each. 1 lot of all linen twilled towels , lOc each. 1 lot of largo glass cheeked towels , lOc each. 1 lot of Scotch damask towels at lOc each. each.Wo Wo are prepared and expect to soil oOO dozen of thc = o towels on Monday. You will find these towels the bast val ue over offered in Omaha. Examine our towels at 5e , loc , 19c and 25c each. Our Art Department. 100 dozen fine all linen momio doylies , stamped and fringed , only 2c each. 60 do/.cn line linen dresser scaafs , stamped , extra large size , only 25c. 25 dozen drawn thread and stamped momle dresser sc.irfs at 49c , regular price G5eand 75c. 25 dozen morale tray cloths , stamped , only 15c each. 100 dozen all silk plush balls , in all shades , only Sc per dozen. 1,000 lino'si Ik plush ornaments at 20c , 25e , 35c and 50e per dozen. ' We give the llnost embroidery silk in the country for 5c per dozen spools. plo here today. Twenty years from now wo will have 101) , 000,000 , aud in loss than two generations 209,00i.OOO ; Americans will waio up every morning In this United States ua'd cry to the farmers for breakfasts- " The Crops Wll liolUgger. "Tho land will produce moro in tbo future , will it not I" "Yos. " replied Secretary Uusk. "Wo could got 50 per cent more off our lands if wo tunned them in the right way , and if wo did not add another aero to tbo area now under cultivation wo could make our agricul tural production half again as largo as it is. Take tbo matter of wheat alone. If wo were to bring our lands by moans of fertilisation and cul tivation up to the standard of the wheat lands in England or oven those of Belgium , wo would double our average annual wheat crop without Increasing tbo wboat area of a sinclo aero. It Is so with other things , and as the country grows older and our popula tion Increases , we will have bolter farming. Farming Is fust becoming a science In the United States. Tbo farmers are studying moro and they know moro today than ever before. They bavo better advantages for study. Wo are sending out a vast amount of good Information from tbo Agricultural de- partmout and wo roach through our reports and the noivspapnrs fully 1,000,030 families every month. The country Is full of agricul tural books and newspapers and our experi ment stations nro doing wonders. My idea Is tbat Uncle Sam should do the experiment ing for the furuicr , bo should test now grains , should show bow to bring up soils and should provo to him b ° v experiments whether certain kinds of farming uro profit able or not. Wo are doing this thing ut our experiment stations and tbo results are closely watched. " "Is not farming moro of a profession than over before f" "Yos , indeed , " replied the sccrotarv , "and the farmers consider It so. In the past , when a man failed In any ether business , ho wont to farming , and tbo soil was BO rich that If you scratched it and sowed seed it gave good returns to tbo worst treatment. That day has pussod , tbo cream has beoa suunmcd off of tbo lop of the soil and if you want to get crops now you buvo got to learn botv to fer tilize and cultivate thorn. You , have got to know the soil and to put back every year In gredients tbat will supply what wus lost. You have tj treat It Ilko < i man aud keep U up to luvorR by good foodi and tonics. It requires brains and study to do this and in fact I know of no place or profession wbero brains pay so well in a modest way as in farming , " ' llnyi mill City I.lfo , "How about our farmers' boys ! Will they continue to 1-mvo the farms for the city ' " "I think not , " replied Undo Jorry. "Tho boys of tbo country will soon see tbat they can make moro by staving at homo than by running off lo town. I'lie farm Is a far hotter - tor plaoo than lha city and tbo farm of Uio future will ba coveted by the paoplo of tbo cftlos , Ai It Is , our farmer * ' bovs , If they will USD tbo sumo study , brains and energy which enable thorn to llvo from baud lo mouth , a ? it were , in the clty.on a farm , iboy cau make a success of it uud can grow up into a irto of Independent manhood that they can bavo nowboro olso. Tbo farinor of today has most of tbo advantages of the city , He llvos bettor than his city brother unit with hU boous and his papers ho has tbo leisure to llvo an Intellectual Ufa which his city brother cannot bavo. Fanner * In I'ulltlci. "Tbo now organizations of tbo farmers , " continued bccrotary Husk , "bra an indica tion of tbo growth of tbolr Intellectual llfo. They aretbtnklne for themselves and tholr ideas show that they areawaifo and that they ' 'aro studying tholr own interests , I am glad to see It. I think the country U t3 ba con gratulated upon the awakening Interest which they have In political affairs and I bc- llovo tbat they are by tholr numbers and thior peculiar position , especially well-titled to servo as a balanoo-whool In political matters. Extremists may he found In tbolr ranks as in tbo ranks of all other classes , but In our ( uturo the capitalist will learn to trust the OVERSTOCKED IN THE Cloak Department. Being overstocked with our new spring wraps , wo wlllmiikonn early sac- rillco , malting a special reduction in this department , the goods being of the new est and latest styles and best manufac ture. ture.Ladles1 reefers in all the newest fab rics and latosj , styles , ranging from 816 , $18 and $20 , will bo eold at $10.50 , 30 and 32 inches long , satin lined. Ladies' Marguerite capes , in black , 40 inches long , 84.50 , reduced from $8. Ladies' Marguerite capes in tan and gray , 40 inches long , 87 , reduced from 810. , , Our Marguerite capns , ranging from 820 to 825 , reduced to $15. Ladies' and misses' ' military capo ulsters , in ado of all wool herring bono cloth in tan or gray 88.50 , reduced from $12 and S15. Our ladies' and misses' reefers , all now and vory'stylish , reduced from 810 to $7.60. Ladies' reefers in nil the latest and most popular slylcsi 85 , reduced from 88. Wo aio showing , the largest line of children's recforsnnd Jackets in Omaha , nnd at the lowest prices. Buttons. * ' -r The latest novelties just in , nnd will be sold nt surprisingly low prices. Cut jet beaded goods nt 5c , 7c , 10e,12c , 15c , 17o , 2oc , usual prices 16c up to 50c yard. Silk gimps in blacked now shades at ICSR than import cbstr- Exquisite novelties in fine and me dium priced dress buttons , ranging in price from 2c dozen.r ' Dressmakers' supplies ; of all kinds nt special low prices. Embroideries : and Lacesi " i > , f , , * , - , " Hamburg ombroidoriOs at Ic , 2c , 3c , 5c , 7c , lOc , 12c and 15cactual .value 6c up to 50p yard. jRiho : Swiss embroideries at equally low pi-jcos-j Chantilly laccs'in new patterns fine silk goods , at lOc , 12c , ISc , 17c , 25c up to 35cpositively ; loss ! than import cost. Chantiily lace , demi flouncing , at S75c , 50c , OSc and 76c , . worth 65c to $1.25. All other laces at equally low prices. Special sale on veilings , handkerjhiofs , ribbons and notions. farmer as a man who owns property and can never bo u communist ; and on the band , the laborer will bavo a confidence in him as a working man who will never become a mo nopolist. I &o not apprehend that tbo farm ers will ever bo a' political party of them selves In the United States. Their intercuts nro wrapped up In Ihoao of tbo rest of the country and theirsuccoss'fotrma the founda tion of Ibc success of all classes and all in dustries. Thov will continue to support such great Ideas and public questions as como bo lero the country nrid the differences of opinion will bo us great among them as among tno n.ombors of Iho ether classes. They are the most conservative element of tbo United States. They do moro bonost thinking than the people of the towns. They gcnorato pub lic sentiment and the majority of thorn are seldom wrong. " Oar I'orolcii Markets' . "How about our foreign markets , Secre tary Huslti Are they growing and will they continue } " ' . > > "Our foreign markets pro ono of my hob- b'.cs , " snld Gonorul Husk. "I don't ' know that 1 can'say anything about them that I have not already said. I bollovo that the Agricultural department should study the markets of all the countries of the world.and that It should show JuSt-what each country raises and what it is obliged to import. It should lot tbo farmers know just what prices they can got for -tho things they send abroad , and It should keep thorn posted as to how to ship thorn. I believe wo should sludy the wants of foreign -countries , ana wo are experimenting all tbo time to Increase the variety of our produces , not only with tbo view to the foreign markot. but to supplying our homo markets with'everything that can bo raised on our soil. As to the foreign trade this year , tbo market for grain IB , you know , excellent , and our shipments will steadily lu- croaso. I don't ihlnlr wo export by any means as much as wo should to other coun tries. Wo have , until lately , not paid sufll- clent attention to our foreign trado. Our homo demand has boon eo.largo that wo have not , needed It , and as U Is wo waste enough right along to focd ono of the ether good sized nations. LOOK at It. Our 05OOliOJO- eat moru than any 100,000,000 In any ether part of tbo elobo , and you could , I venture , food tbo wbolo lKW,003Ou3 , of India on what our farms produce in aXalnglo year. Jl you could take the products * of last year and pllo thorn up mountain hlzh.and gather all iho mon , woman aud children in iho United States around thorn 'ni d. bavo a t'rand divis ion , every man , woman and child would get ilfty-tbroo bushels of grain. Everyone of them would have " 00 pounds of moat , and they cojlei spread th.c\r broad with sixteen pounds of buiior apiece.- Our foreign market- is nothing to our uomjir market , and etlll It ought to bo qultoin daiDortant and it can bo made to grow. J Boatii man to Germany last year to Introduce our-jcora moal. The Ger mans wore aurprlsediBi Jlnd that It made ex cellent broad. Thayl'oro ' now considering iho advisability uf using It in tbo German uruiy In connection with other Hour , and It Is being sold fit tliq baker ehops of Berlin. They mlx.tbroo parts of corn monl with two parts jofrya and ether flour and llvo pounds of tai zmxod bread can bo sold for Ibo same pricy us tbrco pounds of rye bread. Tho.Vfeall it "Murphy Brodt" after iho name of the man I sent ever to in troduce It. And then as to the matter of pork and our meats. , Tbo Germain know that they are all rlgbL and through the Inspec tions tbat wo bavo Instituted our meat ship , meats to all parts of puropo have Increased and. the result Is. } bat porJ ) Is worth at least a cent moro a pound than it was before the Inspection began , ) ' ' ' Itccipruclty ami Agriculture. "How about reciprocity-feueraU Is it go ing to help the farmer ! " ' ' "Of course it will , " /rophcd Secretary Rusk. "Tho trouble with us in tbo past has been that wo ba.yo not pad ) any attention 10 colling all w.0. ciould for 'what wo gave to ether nationsVo \ have.boon about tbo only nation in the-world who has not run Its busi ness on bualno , principles. I don't bollovo lu giving something for nothing and 1 am for that jcltad of reciprocity tb&t will benefit the largest parrot our poojilo , Thlnit what wo might have bad from Brazil. Wo gave up to bor the duty oa coffee. Wo Import about Watches , Watches , Watches. The greatest bargains ever offered In watches. No need to bo without n watch at thcso prices. Gents' stlvcrino stem wind nnd sot watches , 81.75 , jewelers' prices $5. Gents' American stem wind and set watches In dust proof cases , S3.25 , jew elers' ' prices $8 to $10. I Gents' gold llllod American watches , hunting case , stem wind and sot , $5.05. I Gents' solid gold hunting case stein I wind watch with Klgiti spring orVal - thnm movement. $18.05 , jewelers' prices 8-15. I Ladies' solid silver hunting case stem wind and sot watches , S1.-15 , jewelers' prices $10 to $15. Ladies' gold llllod hunting case atom wind nnd set watches SO.76 , jewelers' ; prices $15 to $25. | Ladies' boss filled satin finished hunt ing case watches , sot with jewels , Elgin , . Springfield or Wallham movements , 1 $13.50 , jewelers prices 835 to $10. Solid gold baby rings lie. 1-i-karat bolid gold wedding rings 05c. Solid silver thimbles 13c. Nickel alarm clock 55c. Rogers' knives or forks $1.25 per set. Rogers' A. A. tea spoons 85c. All goods warranted as represented. Why pay fancy prices to jewelers ? Furniture Department. A visit to this department will con vince you that wo carry a first class line of furniture made by the best mamifac- turies in the county , and wo can com pete with any house in price , finish and style of goods. Full line of bed room suits from S10.50 to15. . Extension tables $3.45 up to $10. Sideboards from $13 to J30. Lounges from $5.59 up to $23. nil styles , single and doublo. Elegant line of chairs and rockers , bookcases and desks. Easels 50c and 75c. Fine line of pictures. Trunks and Bags , Spring sale on trunks nnd bags now in full blast. Wo can save you money. Trunks from $1 up to $38r Bags from S5c up to $8. Baby Carriages 9 100 slyles of the "Hoy wood" carriage , the best made , to choose from , prices from $1.06 up to $25. S75ODO,030 of coffee cvory year and when wo dropped the duty , Brazil ou lolly put on an export duty ana tbo result was that wo Just gave $17,000,000 to that country. It is the s.imo with hides. .Now in these things wo might hava gotten a trade to the advantage of A mon can flour and American meats. Yes , I think reciprocity is a good thing if It Is rightly managed. " "Who are err chief competllors In tbo wheat markets ! " I naked. "f suppose you mean with Europe. India is raising a great deal of wheat and It Is slowly Increasing Its wheat area , though the indications are it will soon reach its limit. Australia raises a great deal ana wo hava some competition from New Zealand. " "How about stock farming la the United States , Mr. Secretary ( " "Our stock Improves right along , " replied Secretary Husk , "and tbero has been a won derful advance In the last ten years. You will now Und the finest of breeding cattle from Maine to California nnd tbo best of im ported stock is used. Farmers are learning what Idnd of stock is best for the dairy and moat marltots and tbo tlalry Interest Is ono of the biggest farm Industries today. Thrro are now between sixteen and twenty million cows in tbo United States und wo produca now in iho neighborhood' of a billion and a half of pounds of butter a year. Wo send awny n largo amount of cbooio nr.d wo turn out nearly half a million pounds of Ibis ovnry year. There are great tracts of land lu iho United States which will always ba devoted lo dairy funning and some of the unused lauds of Iho United Slates will hi Ibo future bo used for grazing. " The South and Its Worn-out "How about tbo south , Mr. Husk ? What is its fulurc ? " "Tbo southern states will eventually con tain us fine farms as any part of the country. There Is a great area of land In Iho nouth which Is well adapted to farming and which needs only proper cultivation tu make it pro duce great crops. As fo the worn-out lands , .boy will , I believe , by studv ana Iho use of proper fertilizers , bo reclaimed. Tbo south ought to diversify Its crops and It ought to produce inora of the necossarloi of llfo upon Us own lunds. This would reduce Iho cotton area and It would keep at homo Iho money which it now sands lo other sections of th ? country for products which It coula just as wall produce Itself. The southern states should erow all tholr own corn and ralso their own bogn. Many sections of iho south ore admirably adapted for mutton-raising and I believe that good borsos can bo raised in almost all the southern slates. Dairying and beuf-rnhlng would bo atloudod with some dlfllculty in some parts of the south , but evan in these lines some of the land would Co very well. " rimnuiV Villages. "Will our farmers ever llvo In villages as they do In Europe. General Huskl" I utlccd , "I think not-mid 1 don't believe It would bo as well lor our farming If tboy did so , The best man uro for lands Is Ibo fool of tbo owner and Ihoy would not ultond lo their fields so closely If they were far away from them. I believe Ibat iho average size of our farms will , however , ba loss In tbo future than they are now. but wo will never got down to iho Inslgnlnuaiit patches which are common to many of iho sections of coalmen' tal Europe. Tohro Is no reason for iho vlN lagosyglom with the social facilities offered by modern Invention. Tbo application of olectriclly to locomotion and to all means of communication will bring the farmers nearer together. The day will como when every farmer will have bis lelnphono and when ho oiu discuss mailers with his neighbor * with out going out of his parlor. His advantages in tbo way of keeping pace with the tiracj and with tbo other classes will increase from year to year and our fanners of Ibo future will be a sturdy , intelligent and independent yoonionrjr and tboy will never degenerate Inloa moro pcajanlry , " The Ideal J'uruior of Iho Future. "Glvo mo a picture of the Ideal farmer of the fuiuro , General Uusk , " I askod. "What muU ho do to succeed t" "Tbo only hope of the American farmer will bo la hU brains , " rophou General HUSK. "Tho crop competition between sections uud Groceries. Pail jolly , -JOo. Strawberry preserve in sugar syrup , 12jc. H'tspborry preserves. 12c. } California pitted plums , 12JC. Evaporated apples , lOc. California evaporated peaches , lOc. Salt Lake puaehcs , 'lc. Pitted chorrics , 15c. Evaporated raspberries , 17jc. , Imported French pruncb , lOc. Common Turkish prunes , 5c. California apricots , 12Jc. Raisins , 2jc , 3c , 3jc , 6c , Sic , lOc , 12Jc. Soda crackers , 5o. Oyster crackers , 5c. Imported cho\v-chcw \ , per quart , 15o. Mixed pickles , per quart , 15c. Potted ham per can , 6c. Potted ox tongue , 6c. Devilled hum , oc. Picnic ham , 6c. Sugar cured ham , Olo. Uonelcss ham , 7jc. IJolognaBausagc , 6c. Liver sausage , fie. Head cheese , 5c. Suuoliu , 5c. Harness Department. Wo are showing the largest and most complete line of single and double har ness , ladies1 and gents' baddies , bridles , whips , cu ry combs , brushes , straps of all kinds , buggy cushions , collars , axvoat pads , halters and numerous other arti cles belonging to the harness line , and our prices the lowest. It will pay you to examine our stock before btiyinirelse where. The demand is increasing for our harness nnd siddlcs , and wo are re ceiving now goods daily. Don't fail to give us n call and secure some of the special bargains this woo * . Butter. Country butter , IGc per pound. Nebraska creamery for lOc per pound. Wo received 100 tubs of ibis butter from our Dodge creamery anil will sell you tinor'buUcr for 19c 'than you would pay 25c and 30c for. Don't miss this sale for Saturday arid Monday. Wisconsin full cream choose 15c per pound ; brick cheese , 15c ; best Imported Swiss cliccbe , I6c ; Mcssinia lemons , 1-io per dozen. Remember we are leaders in first class goods at lowest prices. countries which will bo Induced by Increased facilities for transportation will stir the ag riculturalist up to tils best efforts. His chances of fortune making will bo great but bo will have to bo prepared to light tbo battle of competition for tliom. IIo must bo sutll- ciently well ouucatotl In sulouco as far ns it is adpllcablo to ncrlculturc , aad bo must bo intelligent enough to to study his surround ings and to apply bis knowledge to the con ditions about him. Ho will bo able ta moot his fellow cllUons on an equal footing , and his brain will command fromjhis class In Uio Industry which ho roprcsenta , the rospcct and consideration which ho deserves and ho will glvo ether classes and other Industries due respect in return. The farmer of the future will boa business man , able not only to compel hts soil to do Its best in the matter of production , but to study the markets and know what , will sell tbo best ami what will command the blgnost price. The farmer will kept , his accounts ll'uo any ether busi ness mon so that ho map know exactly where bis profits ere and whore have boon his losses , Tbcso nro strong quullIlciUlons , but they are essential to the farmer wbo would do bis business on a broad plan nnd wbo would succeed. As to the question of bin ed ucation when you consider that ho must Imvo n knowledge of all the principles of ani mal and plant life , that ho mint understand the constituent clotncnts of soils and ferti lizers and that ho must have some knowledge of metorologv , chemistry and tha other sciences closely connected with crop raising , you will see that the ideal farmer of the future turo will have to bo uot only a brainy , but a well educated man , " CAlll'BSTf.R. ( iOTMMOtr AlM.V/f/JW. AnuteL , nralanrMjtl-iN' V. Sffiool Tcjclicr. To hts mother , fnlrBoth-sheba , Salomon the \VIso 'said he : "Adonljib , Hagcllh's fiou , Hath uono evil unto me : "For as wo were playing now Just outsida the city wall , Lo. bo knocked mo down , and did Mo a sneaking rascal call ! " "Did you plvo him blow for blow ! " Hath-sheba the Fair , ald she , "You Just bet your Ufa I aid ; llo'll not lord it over mo 1 "When be hit mo- , called mo names , I stopped not to make reply ; from tbo shoulelnr deep I hit out , Giving him a block eye ! " Very grave was then Bath-shcba , As she Hudly ubook lior head ; "Only brutes rjsort to blows , Solomon , my BOO , " sliu said. "When again ho ptrlUolh tbeo , Bo uot hasty , choclc tblno Ire ; Thus , on bh unruly head Shalt thou heap up coals of fire , " Rolomou the Wise but smiled ; "Guess I'd bettor go and sou If ho'll KIVO tboso rnarblos back That ho won from mo , " said bo , "Marbles I Did you play forkeopjl" Crloa Hath-sheba , shrlett on shriek , And she caught bar recreant sea Ere ho bad a chance to spoalc ; From her foot her sandal drew ; Took him there across her knca , And tbo way she Hocrgcd tbo lad \Ya a sight for men to sac. Solomon lh.o YYUo was mute , Till ho was well out of reach , Thou ho said : "Oh , mother , why Don't you practice what you preach 1" Try Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Cbampatrno. There is no foreign iviuo that has its bouquet or any that Is as puro. A minister's opinions do not nocnssarlly have wolcht because ho makes his heavy. House Furnishing ; Goods , Flint tumblers , Ic each. Can openers , lecaoli. Screw Drivers , lo oauli. Tea strainers , Ic each. Teaspoons , 2 for Ic. Toothpicks , lo per box. Goblets , 2c each. Muullago. 2c per bottle. Carpet Tacks , lo per box. Wax Matuhes , Ic per box. Paring knives 2c each. Potz pomade , 2c per box. Door scrapers , "coach. Bread Toasters , Be each. Soap hangers , ! ! ( . each. Glass butter dlshos , 4c each. Glass spoonholdors , 4e each. Glass sugar bowl , 4c each , Glass creamers , -Ic each. Copper bottom wash boiler , 69.J. Iron fiamo wringers , $1.75. The Western washer , S3 50. Cups and saucers , 2c } each. Dinner plates , 2le each. Salts and poppers , 25c eacli. Solid btcel axe , f > Cc. Solid steel hatchet , C3c. Plato handles , the hitest novelty , lOc. Wash bowl and pitcher , -9e } each. Chambers , 28c each. Wash boards , Oc each. All colors of fancy shelve paper , 24 shcel3 , 5e. A new line of dinner sets just in , 100 pieces , including 2 covered dishes , * 7.05. Toilet seta , big variety of docora Lions and colors , $1.03. Wooden bowls , 3c each. Folding ironing tables , OSc. 0-foot , iron bound , hard wood ( stepladders - ladders , 75e. Scrub brushes , Sc. ColToo pots , Sc. Tea pots , 8u. Garden trowels , fie. Gardo-i rakes , loc. Square r.nu round shoulder ehovo'.B and spades , 3'Jc. ' ' Hand saws , F.oc. Ilea'yy hammers , lOc and 16o each , Hblr'curlers. Sc. ' Inter-locking tumbler jail padlocks , with 2 keys , flo. Tack pullers , 5c. Best sperm machine oil , 5c bottlo. Kochoblor jr. , night lamps , 75c , reg ular price $1.60. XHI.11.S UF H.l.VltK/M. The Dllllcnlty < > f DiMiMKulbliliipj Ilrtwcon J'niucU : m < ( III" Ilonuiit. Ex-Congressman Henry Clay Evans of Chattanooga. Tonn. , tells of tbo smooth man ner In which an expert bank r.rook at Cin cinnati raised a draft from $18 to 81,800 end bad it cashed at a bank in I'orltopolls , nnd then ropcated the operation for other amounts , till ho had a small fortune In bis pockets. , after which bo slipped uway. Mr. Evans I * an old banlccr , a man of largo means Mid business experience. "You can pretty generally , but not always , , toll a fraud stranger who asks to have a piece of paper cashed by his manner , " said , Mr. Evans. "I do not think there was any thing in either the manner or looks of the dratt raiser at Cincinnati which would havo- put u toiler'or olshler on his guard. The- names of the odlcors of the bank upon wbch the drafts- were drawn , his own namoolso across tho/bach of the drafts , bad' the cool manner in which'ho stood and counted tho- money over after It wus handed out to htm , nil tended to confirm the good Judgment of the o nicer wbo had cashed the paper. 1 hod. nn experience at Now Orleans many years ago , Involving my own Idcntillcntlon , whicu I ahull never forget. I had been la Santiago- on a trip to close out an account with one of the largest commission merchants. As I wai about to go aboard the ship upon my re turn tbo merchant said ho would e'vo ' mo his check on Now Orleans for- the balance duo. It was $330. Ha wrote out the choeit very hurriedly , handed It to tuo , extended his hand for a good bye , and bade mo hurry aboard , I pushed the chock into my pocket and did not look at It till a day or two altorwards , when , having nothing bolter to do on the ( .hip , 1 began to look ever the accounts which I hud Just soul I'd In Santiago. When I took out that check 1 BUW that it was a blnnlc check , addressed to no one , out properly tilled out as to dulo and amount. It simply paid 'Puy tq Hour ; Clay Evans $500. ' I was 'up a stump , as wo say when pui/lcd as to what to do. H would toke a lone time to send tbo chock back to bo properly ad dressed , I mentioned the mistake to the purser of the slili ) . who said ho know the merchant very well. 'Ho is as good as old wheat , ' Eul'l the pur or. 'ami If yon can bo properly Idontitlud ut Now Orleans I have no doubt one of his bankori will caib tha chock. Ho has accounts at two of the ban Its at Now Orleans , naming them. "I knew no ono In New Orleans at that time , " continued Mr. lOvans , "but I thought 1 would call upon ono of the bankers where my friend did busmojg and got his ndvlco a * to what I should do In the promises. When I upproachod the cashier ho simply smiled at my predicament and referred mo to the president of the bank , in tils private room. The old gentleman received mo cordially. Ilo was unporturbad whoa I told htm my bust- ness that of Uiivlug cashed a cbock upon a man faraway , whom ho probably did not Inow , and a check not addressed to that bautc. The president took the check , read it hastily , and at once dropped Into a coavoraa- tion about the drawer of the paper , his buimoss nnd Santiago , I talked frculy , and tbo conversation IODK a wlJo range , Not K ulnglo ruferor.co was mnde to the check or my busluosj. Wo tallied mostly about banking ana general affal-J. Finally the old banker saw that I wat growing nervous , nt.d lo my sururlso ha toucboi a bell which summoned tha casblor. When that officer appeared the president simply threw blra my chock and told hltn to glvo mo tbo cash for It. I was amazed. Only my name an- pared ou the hack of the cheek , and i could not sea how the bank could take the risk. While I was UmtiKmc tbo president for hav ing saved me tuucn delay and trouble ho simply said , 'It Is a common mistake for that man to make1 Win. Sprague Bmltn , I'rpvldenoo , H. T. , writes ! "I IIml IJrudycrotino always cuios headache , "