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Faillips Oounty , Just Across ttio Line , h a
Great Place to Livo.
LAND CHEAP AND CROPS ARE ENORMOUS
tllii-ii tlin ( llnmlp U
rnilllMn Arn tlin licit , SrlioitU Are
I'lrtltlfill mill 111" IVopIn Arn
( ioiiil fur
Phillip * county Hoi just south of the
Ncbnulm state line and a littlu west of
the ciMiloof tlio state of Kansas cast
nndvr t H IP thirty initcs square and
contains 17(1,011(1 ( ( acres of landwith a pop-
ulntion of "bout 10,000 Tlio nunoral Mir-
faeo of tr " i-ounly presents tlio appear-
nnco of ii gently rolling nrairlo , with a
fjiinill portion' slightly broken or
rough laid bank from iho valleys along
the s'nntns. There are twenty-four
living Htronins of wntor in the county ,
\\lilihnro usually skirted hy narrow
bolt1 * nf iimln r , such an cotton wood , elm.
ash v. In it nnd hex older. Ciond well
water in th - county Is reached on the
bottom 1'ind nl a depth of from ton to
twontv MVO fcot , nnd ou the level divide
or high liuul at from fifty to so verity. Iho
foi-t
foitTh
Th sml of the county Is jnostly a
black i i-'li li.ain . , from two"to six foot In
depth There is very little waste or
worthlo lim-1 in the county. Tlint
portion ton rough for CHSV cultivation
inakcw splendid gracing land as it is cov
ered with n lu.Miriant growth of gra s.
About 11 per cent of the land Is valley
or bottom land.
M'ignesian llmo atone of onrollont
quality exists In gicat ahundanco in
noatly'ovcry pnrt of the county nnd | 8
cxten'sivo'y ' qnarrlod. There Is about
one-third of the county under cultiva
tion at tlio present lime.
Thoio was raised the past Reason in
the county ahout100,000 bushels of
whom , : ! ,7)0,0HI ( ) ( btishols of corn. 2" > 0,00 (
bushels of o'lts , 180.000 bushels of rye
and al o small quantities of barley , Max ,
castor banns , broom corn , Borghum and
potatoes.
The returns of tlin assessors show the
follow ing grain and live stock woroin the
county on the lirst dav of March , 1S02 :
Corn on hand , 1)08,580"bushels ) ; wheat ,
57.222 number of her es , 0fiS7 ; mules.
771 ; iniieli COWH , 7,78 > ; other cattle , It , '
772 ; ilicop , 1.U11 ; swine , 22Sit : ,
I I'tu ( . .ii'nlVlu < iit CiHiiilry.
IMiilHps county is situated in the besi
winter wlK-at ncotion of the state of KIUI
eas as is shown by the report of M
Mohlor. Hocrotary of the State Hoard o
Agriculture. The state Is divided bj
him into three lolis ) the eastern , con
trnl and western. The eastern bol
comprises thirty-nino counties in the
eastern part of the stito , the contra
bolt thirty flvo counties in the contra' '
pnrt of thn state oust and west , ai'd iho
western thirty-two counties in tlio west
ern part of' the stair- . Those Severn"
bolts nre again divided omt : and west
making in each a north and south belt
I'lotn the leportof tno t-ccrotiry on tin
jiold of winter wheat in Kans.is for IS' ) :
the snvoral bolts give the following
yields per acre : North half castor
bolt. Hi SI bushels s uth half oactor
Kit , 11.11 ; north half ecutial bolt,20.iS ( ;
south half central belt. 1H.71 ; north
half western bolt , lo.fili ; ninth half west
ern belt , 17.20.
Phillips county is located in the north
half of tlio C3iitial belt , which gives the
largest \icld of any portion of the state.
There was raised in the thirty-live coun
ties comprising the central bolt , the
middle third of Kansas , over r > 0,57000 ( ]
bushels out of a total yield of winter
wheat in the state of over 70,000,000.
Tlio average yield as figured by the
socretarv of the State Hoard of Agricul
ture perhaps may bo high enough , but
from all reports of yields It seems to ho
too low In Phillips county. The follow
ing are tome of the yields as reported
by different wheat raisers in the county :
'Dilman-i Estop of Logan postolllro
threshed 17 bushels per acre ; Peter
Neal of Logan , ID bushels ; Peter IInn on
of Logan II bushels per aero ; Ira Ladd
of Long Island , -lili bushels ; William
Russell of Woodruff , 12bushels ; William
Itniloy of Agra. i7 ! bushels ; "August
Unas of Agra , ! ! S bushels , and II A.
Solbo of Big ISondlit bushels per aero
on land that yielded the previous year
60 to SO bushels of corn per acio.
( ioud I'riillls'ln I nips.
W.inter wheat growing is becoming a
grout bud-ess , and with the improved
machinery it can bo proJuced at a verv
small cost per bushel , and moro not
monov can bo made at oO cents per
bushel now Hi.in could have boon at $1
per bushel under the methods prevalent
fifteen yearn ago.
The cvn crop is excellent , and many
fields will make over sixty bushels per
ncro , and is worth at present in the local
inai'Kots ' 2."i to 27 cents per bushel. And
§ 15 to. $ ' < ! per aero for a crop of corn
from land tint , is va'ued ' at only $10 to
$ l"i per ncro is a paying Investment.
Hut the price of land is too low in cen
tral KaiHis and it will not remain
FO vo-v long. The people fiom
lown , Illinois and othi'r corn growing
Rtatt'h wonder why land is ho cheap in
Kai.sas and Nehiaska when it yields an
mil 'h or moro than the land in their own
htalcs. Tlif only reason for its cheapness
it ) hei'auhO thin section is a now country ,
and in a ihort limo valuus will bo many
times 1 no roused over what t ho v are today.
Wise moil will invest in tliot-o cheap
lands now and soil at a big profit in the
near future to their foolish and doubting
llolgh'lOI'rt. '
Mon have made money farming in
Phillips county. A few illustrations
will bo sullldcnt to convirco most men
that Buch is a fact. II. P. Churchill of
PhHlipuburg township came to Phillip ?
county with a v.ifo and four children ;
nnd with a team settled on 1GO acres
four imlori fiom what is now Phillips-
burg , with nothing but raw prairie
around him , and with iiuisclo and en-
nrg ) ho began to make a home Tor him
self nnd family. Ho now has , " 0 acres
of land worth at least $ SOI ) ( ) , and fifteen
head of horses , twenty lioad of cnttlo ,
fortj-fivo head of hogs , 125 acres of corn
that will innko sixty bushels jier aero.
Over 2.1100 biirihuln of wheat in the
gr.inarv and thirty aorcs of alfalfa , the
boat of nil forage for either cattle or
hogs Ho now llvos acomfortablo and
happy farmer's ' llfo.
C on idau Ullis , a vonng single m in. a
resluont of Mound township ,
i-aiiio to the country thrco years
ago with an old team. Ho
rented a farm and the next year ho pur
chased l\\o teams. Last ye.ir ho sold
/i.OOO bushels of corn that ho raised with
the aid of a ! . > > car-old boho hired for
two niiinths. The nroiunt your he has
ever 2,0 ( 0 biihhelsof wheat now throMicul
and in irkotcd , the p -eeds > ofhich 1m
lias applied on Iho payment , of 210 acres
of land whkh ho has purchased at * S.f > 0
per ncro. Ho Mill irm okcr o.OOO bublicls
of corn bfindlng in iho field. Helms
nctualiy purcluiaud the land ho first
rented , and will ho abln to pay oxorv
dollar for it tu teen as ho can marke't
his crops. AH made In t'.reo years.
'Ilifii 'IhinU of tlir rllm.Hi' .
PlillllDJ county not onlv has a good
p-odufttve soil , but it has a flno , health .
ful climate , where the well can nnd will 1
on joy good health , and where the con-
sunipllvo and astluuiUio can breath the
pure Invigorating nlr nnd regain the
buojnncy of joutn Tlioro are but few
damp foggy da > s and llltlo snow and no
mud , llko Illinois or Iowa. The eleva
tion Is not too great bolng about 1,200
foot ahovo the Missouri river on the
cast. The days are sometimes quite
hoi , but tlio nights are always cool nnd
refreshing and the teller can secure
rest from his labor.
The county is well supplied with rail
roads. Throe different lines of
road run through the county from
east to west , lu the south part is
the Central branch of the Union Pacific ,
which is operated by the Missouri Pa
cific Railway coinpiny , upon which are
located the towns of Kit-win , Marvin ,
Big Horn ! and Logan , all good trading
and marketing point- ) . In the north
west part of tlio county the IJ. it M.
crosses the county nnd has two town ,
'
Woodruff and Lo'ng Island. Tlio Chi- |
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad
runs through the center cf the county , '
along which are located the following
cities and towns : Agra , Dana , Stutt
gart. Prairleviow , and Phillipsburg , the
county scat. All of the o lowns are
supplied with elevators and stork yards ,
and furnish good facilities for tlio ship
ping of grain or live stock , lly moans
of these railroad RIIOJ llio markets of
Ioii"or , Punlilo , Colorado Springs on
the west , and these of Kansas City. St.
.loo , Oni'ilni anil Chicago on the east ,
are brought to the clli/ons of this sec
tion of Kansas
Schools are of special interest to all
intelligent and llborlv-lovln * citizens ,
and no community can long nourish
without good schools. There are I.'IO
school districts in Phillips county , all
f which have school buildings snlllciont
0 nvi.ominodnto all children of t-ohool
go. In the chics lliero are guided
chools , which lit pupils for the state
nivorally. Pnill'paburg ' has an excel-
on ! high school. Ktrwin , Logan , Long
stand , Agra and Marvin all have good
graded schools.
Snmn of I In-1.rnilIns 'I owin.
The leading cities In the county are
Clrwin , located in the southeast corner
f the county on the Central branch of
.ho Union Pacific railway. It lias a
opulation of about 1.200. All kinds of
iiisiiiess are well represented. Tlioro
ro two good solid Innks. the First Na-
ional bank and the Traders bank , both
f which are doing a good safe business ,
'ho United States land olllco for this
listrict is also located at Klrwin.
Phillipsburg , tlio county seat , is the
best eity iu the county and the metrop
olis of that section of the state. It is
ocated near tlio con tor of the county.
The site is beautiful ; the surface is gon-
Lle rolling pr.iirio , whilh perfect drain-
ige The city can bo seen for many
niles from any direction and presents a
; nnst atlrnetivo uppearaticIt has
opulation of 1,500. Although the city
quite now. the fine residences , witfi
their fine , woll-kopt lawns , with shade
'ind ' fruit trees surrounding them , gives
t the nnpearnncoof a much older place.
The business houses and bank buildings
would bo a credit to a city of ton times
Is population and ago. The court house
s of brick and cos } about $10,000. The
ligh school building is one of the best
n all northern Kansas. Tlio churches
would ho a credit to any city. 1'lie busi
ness of the city i.s represented by good
ive men with energy and sufficient capi
tal to do business with. Tlioro are eiglit
dry goods houses , thrco drug stores ,
four agricultural implement dealers ,
liuoo cM'luslvo grocery firm" , four
phvs < iciaii , two banks , ono national.
Tlio First National bank , which does
the loading business , and one state
hank , both with SIO.OOO capital each.
There are six law linns , twonowspancrs ,
four blaoksmitliing , wagon and carriage
manufacturing shops , two furniture
.stores , throe livery and feed b-irns. The
hotels are as good as are usually fruml
in cities of 10.000 population. Two of them
havoovory convenience. Tlio city owns a
complete system of water works , ftir-
nisliing an ampin supply of water for
all purposes. Resides being located in
the ccntor of a largo county and being
its county heat , it is also tlio half wav
passenger division on the Rock Tblatul
route between Don vor and Kansas City
and Denver and Omaha. It is also a
freight division. There is a round house
and repair shop where considerable re
pairing is dono. There about 100 em
ployes on the payrolls anil about S-7,000
per month is paid out to r.iilioad men ,
and the city promises to bo ono of
the best on this great railway system.
There are some prospects that the
Rock Island will build from Phillips-
bu g both northeast and southeast.
Should such an event occur it will
greatly add to the business and popula
lion of the city and make it the largest
and most important city in northern
Kansan.
A r.mni rin s uf riil/i'Mi.
The people of Phillip burg are moral ,
temperate and enterprising and have
unlimited confidence and faith in the
future growth and greatness of their
city and ever stand ready to encourage
cauitalists and others to come and lo-
catn among them. These who are
cuoking a new location should
como and see Phillips county , and
'
these who have money to 'invest
will do well to como and investigate
the opportunities for safe and profitable
investment that are here olforod. The
country is good , Llio soil rich and fruit
ful , the climate mild ami healthful. All
things noi'i'ssary for a refined nnd intel
ligent community are to bo found hero.
Tlio price of teal estate is very low , and
being thus situated with sneli advan
tages and surroundings , the city and
county is bound to increase in wealth
and population ,
MM// ; .i/n. % or > ( > / / : .
K PivntUs Riiloy , tlu > editor of the Utica
Observer , h.is lust commenced the fortieth
cunsociitho jiMr of work on thai join mil.
Pasteur "ill lie 70ears old Docpinhpr S7 ,
and on th.it oec.ision he is to receive costly
presents fiom the chief Kiibsi.in medical
IIIPII.
( iciipr.il K ] ' I-PO'S slrn ( iluro is worth $10
In thi'iintogr.iph inarKi-t , r.oaor.il McClc-llan's
f.i and General Sliorman's J.I.
Q1111 rd Hcariii ; ; Fool , a Kiuiix. IMS been seat
to the National Insane hmplt.il. the first In-
di'in , it is said. o\or sent to that Institution
Whoever jruvo him hisnaia jin.ulo something
ot , i blurt towaid driving him ni.ul
John W M.u-k.iv , when ho < iniiti > d S-m
rr.uK-Isco for I'.iiis , pno tluhoiiso la which
ho had llvrd , fullv and t < li ; : intl.v furnished ,
to an old friend's wife This irii-ad , Cor
nelius O Connor , is well known in sjch-tv .is
well as in business circles Ills oldest
diiiiiilitrr w.is ho id briili-suwiil at the famous
r.iirOtlrichsodiliau ; The O'Connors have
bi-cii bit | > M > d with nineteen ehlldivn , not all
of wlmia , hou'iu'r , iiivlhlin ;
Aivlibiihnp Iri-i.md of Mlniipsu'.i. who Is
about to bo made .1 i-.mlhril. was lioni in
Kilkenny. Ireland ami o.imo to this country
in lsl | ( , whoa liuu.isll , \e.irs of auo. I'.ir't
ol Ids ch-iical ( < ilui-.ition .is received in
lY.imo lie was ch.iil.ila | of a Minnesota
I'LVimcnt diiriai ; the civil war , and his : been
fnivHioit in tiMiippram-o work in Iho st.ite in
which ho icsMos
Francis Murih\ | , the gospel toinppr.inco
ev uiKclUt. h.ih li ( > ( . ' .in a crusulo , ijfiitii.i the
salooas of New York City.
John 1) . Hopknfi'llcr. llio .St'ind.uil oil
imi iriti' . isoai > of the few niillioii.ihv.s who
devote much of thi-ir time to the improve
ment of thu condition of others When not
called aw.iy by sool.il or liusiaess eiurae- (
inpiits jou arc pictli s\no lo find him at
homo oM-nint-'s Mr Kocicofellcr has for
jcurslK-en a luiariv supporter , lla.inclally
and | H'iM > imlly , of foreign inlssion.ir.y work ,
ami no layman , pcrhups , is HO well lafonai-il
I coiici'inliiK the details of it. IIo tin super-
1 Min.il tu'ijii.iintanco \\itliiniiny of the Ic.ul-
i missionaries uf the world , and Ids Now
I York ivslduncu Is frequently the RCCIIO of a
of tht' o workers aiuouij the
ADVEXTURES OFJJTTLE I.OREXA ,
Wnlirn ' 11 ; MM ttlnd-n , agt IS.
'Twas In the year 1810.
There stood on Iho b.uik of the
Colorado river , in Arizona , a snug
lllllo house , where lived an old man
by the name of Captain Gray. His
hair was silvery gray , and fell in heavy ,
long locks on his broad sholudeM. Ills
face wns thin and wrinkled , and showed
traces of many tender cares. Ills eves
were of light blue , and wore very much
sunken. IIo was a rather tall man ; but ,
In spite of his old ago , his form was not
bout. IIo was a man of 77 winters.
His only companion was his daughter
Loronn.
She was a little girl of 10 summers.
Her hair was of golden yellow. It fell
in long , glossy curls down her back.
Her oyoa were of azuo blue , and were as
bright < and sparkling as the ( low drops
on the grass when Iho sun turns his
bright i , shining surface on our terrestrial
ball on a ploasint morning. Her face
was round and f.ill. Her cheeks were
roy , and looked like a full-bloomed
ro o ; and the sinllo that she always were
on her face was consoling o\on to the
little street urchins.
How oft , when in the city , would she
pull her gloves from her hands and ,
reaching into her pocket , pull out a lit
tle purple purse and hand a silver coin
to couio poor , cold , ragged 11'tie ' child.
Among her many friends and admir
ers was one , the truest of all. whoso
name was La Vernon Lvans. Ho was
lior father's only hired help. He did nil
the work there was to be done on the
farm.
After La Vernon had gone to the field
and while Lorena was about her hou- -
vork tlio old c.ipt'iin would stroll along
Iho banks of tlio rivers , who < o silvery
waters glided along between the mossy
banks over the rockv bed until they
came to the gulf. After the housework
was done ho would sit by the fireside
and toll his daughter stories of the days
gene hy , or of her mother who h-ad loft
nor so many years ago for a bettor land ,
only to await their coming.
On ono May morning , when all was
bright and calm , after La Vernon had
gone to his day's labor and after her
father had gene for his morning stroll ,
Lorona donned her hat and started to a
town named Portsmouth. She opened
the door and then she happened to
think of her golden chain , the only
token of love and remembrance from
her mother. She could never leave it
at , the house alone for fear that some
thing would happen to it , so oncii'chng
it around her white neck who started on.
After she had gotten within one-half
a mllo'of town , just before sbo crossed the
largo bridge w hich spanned the river ,
she looked up and saw a band of savages
ravaging the neighborhood , leaving be
hind" them only the r.iins of burning
buildings and the lifeless forms of the
people , some of whom had trio.1 to de
fend themselves , but nil in vain. They
wore cut down like so many beasts.
Portsmouth was nothing but a burning
llamo and a volume of curling smoke.
By her pitiful pleadings they were
persuaded to lake her as a prisoner.
They jounoycd on till they came to the
house of Lorena's father. Again she
begged of them not to disturb her father
in any way , but they were heedless of
pleadings now. They domindod of her
the whereabout of her father , but she re
plied that she knew nothing of him.
After a while they agreed to take her
lifo.
. O , the dread and fear that was felt by
Lorona now ; the very blood Boomed to
rim cold in tier veins and her face had
the color of a falling snowlhiko. What
would her father do when ho found tier
lying in the yard with lifo oxtincty
Her head was laid on a largo block
and the leader ; Wabansio , raised the
murderous a\o and with one blow would
have severed her head from her shoul
ders. But when ho looked down at that
beautiful face it made him think of a sister -
tor , the only living true friend in this
wide world , whom ho had loft many
miles behind. So , slinging tlio ax to the
ground ho declared that no ono should
harm her. After the savages had do
pirted an hour the old cant'iin came to
the house IIo supposed Lorena had
gene to the city to do her trading. As
ho crossed the threshold into the sitting
room he noticed a little p'o ' o of pink
paper on the llonr. For curiosity's sal\o
he picked it up and carcfullv unfolded
it. IIo put on his glasses and found it
was a note from his little daughter Lor
ena tolling him of her capture and of
how near her life's end had come.
At this time the Indians were travel
ing at their greatest speed for four
they should bo found by the captain
and Lorena taken from them.
Captain Gray wont to the field and
told LaVernon Kvans of his daughter's
capture. So goinp to the him they
saddled their horses and started out ii
pursuit.
But seldom did they utter a word , for
they were busy thinking of rescuing
Lorona. They found the trail and
started out along the road. They saw
the burning buildings and the lifoles
forms of the people. They traveled
three weeks nnd never caught sight o
the Indians. They finally lost the trai.
arid had to turn back toward homo , to
live in grief and sorrow.
The Indians journeyed on for oighl
months until they came to Hastings
Colo. , where they stayed for the sum
nior. Lorona was now ever 100 miles
from her homo. She spent hotfov
leisure hours ( if so they could bo
called ) in planning escape to got buck
to her aged father. When she was
about her work , Wabansiu watched ho
with his coal black eyes fixed on he
all the time.
The whole tribe had now grown to
love her quiet ways , and they al
looked on her with great respect.
The little Indian children loved to si
around the fireside and hen" her toll o.
her gir.hood days. When the Indian
women went from the wigwam the ,
alwayn felt that they could leave th-
little children under Lorena's care will
safety.
On ono sunny Autumn evening , Wa-
bansio took Lorena out for"a\vnlk. She
had always planned escape , so she no
concealed in her dross a sharp-odgoi
hatchot. They strolled along boneatl
the trees , listening to the song bird
and now and then picking up a yellow
autumn leaf. They walked on until they
came to the banks of the river whore
was moored a boat. Untying the boat
from Its mooring they started down the
river for a boat ride. Tlio waters were
gently gliding along and all was peaeo
and harmony until Lorona snatched
from her dress the hatcliot and cut Iho
fatal gdah in Wahanslo'ti head ,
As the last of life ebbed ho wondered
why it should bo dono. Then all was
darkness , the spirit of lifo had loft iis
hone of clay and taken its flight for
immortal lands.
Lorena now thought what she could
best do. She inu&t not lot the tribe
know anything about the crime. As
quick as a Hash she raised the body
from the boat and pushed It in to watery
grave.
Now was the time for her escape , so
picking up the oars she rowed on , stop
ping only for her meals and night's
lodging. She rowed on for twelve days
before she got wiioro the country was
familiar to her. It had been nearly a
year since she had seen her father. Her
lioart leaped with joy nt the thought of
being homo again. But as she reached
Bolvuo she hoard a warwhoop and look
ing around , what should she see but the
Indians of Wabausio's tribe. They
know that their loader In porno way had
been taken from then ! and thought that
she was the moans , font ho wns with her
when last they saw him , They took her
from the boat and tiodlior to ( ho stake.
Oh , hov long the mljivitoi scomod. She
was trombllng llko an aspen leaf. But
some of the inhabitants , being attracted
by the nol o , rushed in tind rescued her.
The Indians were taken prisoners.
After learning her nrtnjo and where she
lived , they sent a , message to Ports
mouth. I/i Vernon livins was standing
In the loading grocery store of Iho city
when a little brown-haired man rushed
in and spread the news of the rescue of
Lorona Gray.
Li Vernon was so shocked ho did not
know what to do al first , tie rushed
ttirough tlio door and down to the depot
and bought a ticket to BMvuo. Ho had
to wait live minutes for the train. The
minutes seemed hours to him. but finally
the train ( 'row up in front of the depot.
In thirty-live minutes the train pulled
up to the Bolvuo depot.
La Vernon now wont out in scaeh of
his beloved Lorona. Ho found her at
the Bradford hotol.
Ono can imagine the meeting of these
two lovorj. La Voraon hold In his em
brace ono from whom ho thought ho
had been separated forever. They sat
up for hours , telling each other of their
adventures since their lust mooting.
The next morning thev boarded the
train fo * Portsmouth. Lirona was glad
to got homo again. The father was in
unboundablo joy. IIo was so shocked
that ho took sick , and in three days
there lay the lifeless form of the old
farmer.
Lorena was now loft alone. Captain
Gr.iy's o.d maid sister from Ohio came
to take care of her. But in three years
Lorona was made the happy wife of la
Voiron lvansand ] they live'd on the old
farm of Lo-ena's father. They were
the parents of two little bright-eyed
children , Luclle and LMna.
In the year 1870 the family were
stricken down with fovor. The angel
of death entered and took from this
world the spirits of the two parents ,
leaving the llttl-j children orphans , but
they are uow the happy wives of two
jounu men who live in Glonwood , fif
teen miles from Portsmouth , the homo
of their mother.
oin : rni : oi.tt rir.iits inn : .
Yi > , CM ! ) llio poor Old Year Ids duo
Iti'fmi' uo loll bis knell !
lli-'i lifcn a faithful ft h-iid to us ,
And vi MM ! us IOIIK iinilell. .
O , \\us It not Ids Iniml Ilial liiuunlit
The spi hnjt line's woallh of Hit-on ,
And limn ; Into the hip of May
I'll uai lands foi u mu'i-n ?
And llionu'h unions tin- blossoms fair
Hi1 il topped some spile's of me ,
We'll take him bv Hie Imml nnd tflvo
Tin ; pool Old \ eai hisduu !
Whi'ii siimmci held hljjh rnmlvnl
Amoim her s ) | \in lionets ,
Was not Ills band the one to strew
llei onwaid inthvltll llowets ?
Anil wlicn. In hllln\\\ . lin\est llelds ,
The i ea PL-IS' MIIIU went loitiul.
Did be not lollei on INMiy / ,
Till all tinsieac | - , en- bound ?
And If among the bernilt'd f-M.ilii
Some. blUhted stalks Iheie Blew
We'lllnnim out tlipsulil and K'VO '
The jood Old Yeai-ldsduo !
All ! as be not out runitade still
'riuiiu''h nmny a Kl.nknnd \\old ,
Wlii-n all the autumn U.cestiiu . gowned
In ei Imson , dun and nld ?
And uben Ids ha ! rand tu-aid grew uhito
With Hakes uf nlnl'ir'Siiiiw ,
Did he not bilm ; the I'lislmas jojs
To set out he.il t's HHlo\\V
And If the htlmmlniiciip lie held
Was mixed \\lth soiiojv , too.
We'll drain It to the nress and she
The kind Old Year lilsdui- '
IN THE SANCTUARY.
A .Small Hey Gro\va Wonry lit the. Spriiuin
nnd s.ij'iho.
Chicago Tribune : Willie ( in a whis
per , after two consecutive minutes of
laborious silence ) Mamma , what kind
of ( lowers has that lady got in her
bonnet1 ;
Ills JMamtna You mustn't talk so
loud , dear , you'll disturb the congrega
tion.
" I'hoy look like Johnnio-jump-upa ,
dent they ! "
' 'Hush , dear. Listen to the sermon. "
( After a prolonged stilniess of ton seconds
ends ) "Aro they real ( lowers , mamma ,
or only make boliovo'J"
"They are artificial , 'Willie. Bo a
good boy now , and don't whisper any
more. "
"Yes'm. ' '
( Says nothing for at least half a min
ute. )
"Mamma ! "
" 'rili. Willie ! What is it ? "
"When ilohnnio-jump-ups are growod
up. do they got to bo jnmpin' jacks ? "
"Listen to the faormon , dear ! "
"Vcs'm. "
( Another period of silence. )
"Mamma , the preacher said 'thirdly. '
Uow many morelys will ho - "
' 'Hh , Willie ! "
"Yoi'm. But I'm getting awfully
tired. "
"It will only last a little while longer ,
dear. Bo quiet. "
" ' * * *
"Yes'm. Mamma
, can a
woman bo real pious if she wears a
stullod hummin' bird on her bonnet ? "
"Willie , if you don't hush I shall have
to punish you ! "
"Higlithoro ? "
"No ; after wo get homo. 'Sh1 !
( Another pause. )
"Mamma , teems to mo that I've buen
'sh-lng a mighty long time ! How much
longer is ho go to - ' '
( Growing desperate. ) "Willie , if you
say another woid I'll take you right
out of church ! "
( Apparently struck by an idea. )
"I won't say another word , mamma , but
I'm getting just horriulo tired , and I
don't boo how I can set still another
minute , and I wish he'd quit talkin'
ain't you tired 'most to death how much
longer is ho going to kcop on what's the
use o' bringing mo huro anyhow - "
And Willie's mother takes him out.
Slop Mix lllf I'lillKll ,
Now York Ilorald' , "Why don't you
stop that hiccoughing'1" ; bald a gentle
man to a friend , who fur Bomo moments
had boon subjoclcd to the annoying con
vulsive movement of the diaphragm.
"I wish I could , " giispcd the victim ,
"but it's no go. A follow Iried to bcaro
mo 8'iid my coat wiis on lire know it
wasn't swallowed nine times nine swal
lows of water no go fool llko a washed
out hand engine. D. . those things ! "
ho ejaculated , angrily , having told his
woes in disjointed utterances and
between coughs.
"Woll , you are a chump , " remarked
the first speaker. . "Como with mo , "
and ho led his friend1 into an aujolning
saloon. ' '
"No , not here , " said tlio other ; "peo
ple will surely thinkT'vo been drinking.
D n these things ! "
Hut his protests were in vain. Ilia
friend led him to the bar mitt ordered a
heaping bar spoonful of powdoied sugar.
"Como , ' ' ho s-iid , "nwaliow this all at
once " The victim did so shiwlv , and
found to intense surprise and relief
when the operation was completed that
the hiccoughs had vanished.
"Now , " remarked the first gentleman ,
"for teaching you thai remedy I'll take
juat ono with you. It IB not a part of
the procobs , but it's worth the price ,
isn't It ? An for tlio sugar I have never
known it to fail to euro even the most
stubborn case of hieoouglis. "
Sliii'o Sir William Cumming pa vo up bac
carat he baa taken lo i cat Ing bulls and was
ono of the most prominent exhibitors at the
rei cut nirmiiiKhuni cattle show Ladj Cum-
ining is at pn.-M.-ut ou a visit to her homo in
this country.
Recognizing the fact that the Holiday trade will soon domruul great quantities of goods in
our line , being heavily overstocked and wishing to give our customers the benefit of low prices
a t a time of year when our goods are most in demand , we have concluded to CUT PRICES
all to pieces , without regard to cost of articles mentioned. The goods offered at cut prices are
the same quality and purity that we have always sold , and we guarantee their absolute purity.
We handle no imitation goods of any description. A glance al the prices given below will con
vince customers that we have done as we said , viz : CUT PRICES ALL TO PIECES :
-WE. QUOTED
WINES ,
Pn re California Sweet Wines ,
Regular prices. I0clOc ! and 6c ( ) per
quart ; $1.W , 81.50 and 81.70
per gallon , |
Port , all now reduced to i
"oc per qt ; DOcporgal. j
Sherry , all now red need to
-oe porqt ; OOe per gal.
Angelica , all now reduced to
-'oc per qt : 00c per gal.
Muacatol , all now reduced to
i2oc per qt ; ! ) ( ) c per gal.
Blackberry , all now reduced to
2oe per qt ; OOc per gal.
Sweet Calawbaall now reduced to
"oc per qt ; OOc pur gal.
Madeira , all now reduced to
'J"e per ql ; OOc per gal.
Malaga , all now reduced to
25c porqt ; OOc per gal.
Toicay , all now reduced to
i3c ! per qt ; OOc per gal.
Pure California Sour Wine' ' .
Regular prices , UOc , "JG and -10c per
quart ; GOc , SI and 81.125
per gallon.
Claret , now reduced to
1-ic per qt. 4oc per gal.
Ziufandol , now reduced to
120o per qt ; 05c per gal.
Riesling , now reduced to
lUjc per qt ; IHc per gal.
Sour Catawba , now reduced to
HOc'per ql ; 03o per gal.
Pure California Brandy ,
Regular prices , 75c , SI and 31.25 per
quart ; $2.75 , $11.25 and $ aOO
per gallon.
All now reduced to OOc per quart ; $2.80
per gallon.
Imported Port Wine.
Regular prices , 75c , $1 and 81.25 per qt ;
J.'i.GO per gallon.
Now reduced to ( Hie per < | t ; S2.30 per
gallon.
Imported Suerry Wine ,
Regular prices , 75c , 81 and $1.25 per
quart ; Sli.fiO per gallon.
Now i educed to ( We per quart ; 52.30 nor
gallon.
Imported Three Star Hennery Brandy ,
Regular price , $1.50 per quart ; $4.75
per gallon.
Now reduced to SlOc per quart ; $3.50 per
gallon.
St , Louis Export Beer ,
Usual prices , 250 per quart.
Now reduced to 12jc per quart ; packed
in plum box , 1 do/.on quarts to u
box , 51,50 , packing charge
25c ; total , 81.75.
Meflford anl Jamici Rim ,
Regular prices , $1.25 per quart ; $ , ' 5.50
per gallon.
Now reduced to OOc per quart , $2.25 per
gallon.
Gins.
Regular prices. Tom Gin , $1.00 ; Ho
Kuypor , $1.25 ; Crystal , 81.-10
per quart.
Now rodndcd as follows :
Hooth To in Cin ! 70c per quart
Po Kuypor Gin SOo per quart
Crystal Gin OOc per quart ,
Tom Gin $2.00 per gallon
London Dock Gin 2.20 per gallon
R.o . Malt Gin 12.30 per gallon
Cherry Bounce , Apple and Peach Brandy.
Former price 81.25 per quart ; SI.OO
per gallon. Now all reduced to 70c per
quart ; $2,50 per gallon.
Imported Bass Ale.
Dog Head Brand , 20c per pint ; * 2.00
per do/on.
\Vhtto Label Brand , 25c per pint ;
$2.25 per dozen.
Imported Dublin Stout.
Dog TIcad Brand , 20c per pint ; $2.00
per do/.en.
Imported Rhine Wines.
Old price 81.00 per quart. Now re
duced to 50c per quart.
Imported Claret.
Old price 81.00 per quart. Now re
duced to 50c per quart.
Imported Champagne.
Pommory "Sec. " $1.50 per pint : $2.75
uor ouart.
" Piper Iloidsieck "Sec , " $1.35 per
pint ; $2.45 per quart.
Dry Moiiopole , $1.40 per pint ; $2.55
per quart.
Mumui's Extra Dry , 81.15 per pint ;
$2.05 per quart.
California Champagne.
Kelipso Kxtra Dry , 70c per pint
Grand Vin "Soc40c ! per pint ; 75 per
quart
Golden Gate "Sec , " 50o per pint ; OOc
per quart
Imported Ginger Ale.
15o per pint ; $1.50 per do/.on ,
Venezuela Bitters.
COc per quart ; 51.75 per gallon.
Key IM Clear Havana and
Key West Cigars ,
RI/o.
Regalia Graciosa , per 50 box $5 2" >
Rothehild 4 75
1'anetella 4 50
Concha Uspceinl Kxtrn 4 00
Concha I'.spccial ' t 05
U. C. Hspecinls ! 55
Regalia Uelnii , Extra line H 05
Albortas 4 55
Clear Hayana ,
White Seal , per 50 box $2.25
Domestic Cigaw ,
Grand Royal , per 50 box $27/5 /
I'nro Slock , per 50 box 1 75
Wo _ handle the Genuine Nevada ,
BUO Nevada I'orfo'-los , nor 50 box 3 40
WHISKIES.
Here is Where'We Do Cut Prices ,
Washington , per gallon $1 40
Adams , per gallon 1 50
.hilTorson , per gallon 1 75
Klkhorn , per gallon 2 00
Glonmoro , per gallon 2 25
Pop Corn Whibky , per gallon 2 25
Imperial , per gallon 220
Athorton , per gallon 2 CO
Monarch , per gallon 2 2.5
R , P. Popper , per gallon 200
T. n. Ripy , per gallon 275
Monogram , per gallon 3 00
Kentucky Club , per gallon ! ) 25
Hell of Anderson , per gallon 2 50
Boon it Knoll , per gallon ! ! 50
Old Taylor , per gallon 4 00
Kdgowood ( old ) , per gallon 4 55 j
W. J. Fra/.ier , 187 ! ) , per gallon 0 10 J
American Club , per gallon 200
Old Pioneer , per gallon 2 23
Tea Kettle , per gallon 2 00
Silver Wedding , per gallon 1 7-3 I
V/liiskies / in Quart Botllcs , i
Cut to Following Prlcoa. I
Hermitage , per quart , 1880 7oo
O. F. C. . per quart , 1H80 7f > ! >
Monongahola Rye , per quart 76 < !
Maryland Rye , per quart , 1870 75o
( Juckonlioiinor , per quart , IS78 75o
Hluo Grass , per quart , 1871 75o
Oscar Pepper , per quart , 1880 , , frJ5o
Gibson Rye , per quart 40o
Jockey Club , per quart f > 0n
.las. B. Popper , per quart , 18faO 7oo
Bond i Llllard , per quart 75o
XX Private Stock , per quart GOo
Instructions to DUt-of-Town Customers :
We assort bottled goods , putting in just such an assortment as you may wish.
We do a strictly cash business.
Do not send in an order without money remittance , as goods will not be shipped until money
is received.
In sending money to us remit by postoffice order or bank draft. Personal checks will not
be accepted.
Express companies will not receive wines or liquors for shipment C. O. D. So to avoid
delay send money with order.
We make the following charges for packing : Each package of one dox.cn bottles or one
gallon jug , 250 extra over quoted prices.
IMPORTANT From until the of February out-of-town orders
now ist our - - arc very nu
merous , and while we try to pack goods and ship promptly , we are sometimes so crowded that
orders are delayed ; hence we advise customers who contemplate ordering from us to order a
few clays ahead so goods will be sure to arrive when wanted. No attention paid to orders un
less money is remitted.
1313 FARNAM STREET ,
OMAHA , NEiB.
