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lilll I niillDC All ATUCDC Into Nothingness , and make all
WILL lllf All" ALL III flEnd . other sales Insignificant.
The Cheapest Purchase we ha e Ever Made. NEW
SILKS
ALL THE. . .
All Iho Inillcfl' high smile Kiel Glovs New Chinn Silks ,
from this stock , IneMitllnR 4-uutton nnd
7-liook KiiRllfli reds , now brown * , Inns , of the exclusive stores in the whole state They had their own Striped Wash Silks ,
Miles nnd hlnclM , in plnln nnd embroid This was one finest dry goods . . .
ered back * , nlso 8 , 12 nnd IB button And nil tho.
orcnm nnd white moiiEiuotnlres nnd I for out and asked questions These goods were
button penrl , white nnd Inn and even- reasons selling1 so cheap we 110 unnecessary Kai-Kai Silks ,
sale Inir Phndec tomorrow , worth nt Me. up U J2.50 a pair , on originally bought for the spring trade And the sale tomorrow will eclipse any we ever held. All go lit NINE CENTS A YARD.
All of the Lonsclale , .N , W. Gornar All the Finest
Fruit of tlie Loom anil
Wamsulta 16th am ! Douglas ,
BLEACHED OMAHA. worth All -10c now a yard , go In , rem
nants at 5c a yard.
MUSLIN . . . Worili < 0o
All tlio bright colored double width Plaids.
All the black and white Novelties.
All Black and Colored Henrietta ,
All Colored Bedford Cords ,
YAHD FROM THIS STOCK. YAIU )
All the black and colored all wool
Imported Cashmere
and Henrietta ,
12-in black , brown and evening shades
All Wool Nuns' Veiling
and all the novelty brocades in now shades
YARD. YARD.
46 in wide Henrietta
Windsor Cords.
New Mixed Serges
And 50 pieces Now Spring Novelties
YARD. YARD.
A largfe line of
ELTY SUSTIHSS
French Reps and Serges
7 yards In u pattern , wortli Is u pattern , go
lit a9c a yard.
YAHD. TAUD.
JG-inch all wool very j 54-inch Alolmtr and wove
fine German Henrietta Caterpillar Sorges in
and French Serges , green and black change-
Jacquards Novelty fiRable. . The latest spring
urocl Mohair , Whip whim for boparalo skirts
cords and Armuro. worth 82.25 yard.
YAHD. YAUD.
AN IMMENSE CASH PURCHASE OF
5,000 PAIRS
g tlio entire stock of V. Henry RolliBohlld , sold bv the Insurance Under
writers tu us. Every pair guaranteed sound und perfect.
$1,50 Men's $2.50 Men's $3.50 Men's $5.00 Men's
Worsted Cassimere All Wool Imported , all wool
and Cheviot Cassiniere CiibsJinaro Worsted and
Pants Pants Fauts Pants
n
Worth S1.50 Worth S2.50 Worth $3,50 Worth $5.
GRANT'S ' BOYHOOD VILLAGE
Georgetown , 0. , Loft on tlio Wayside by tbo
Progressive World.
THERE ARE NO MANSIONS THERE
pond of lli - Slcfliy I.lttlo rinec nnil
Ilrt InliiililtiiiilH , TlioiiKli II ' " " -
jorlty < > f Them Invariably
A'o tutl AmiliiHt 111 in.
( Copyright , 1M , by 8. B , McCluie , I.lmltcil. )
It was tike slipping out of the present Into
the past to enter the quaint llttlo car on
the Georgetown accommodation train. The
track was "narrow gaugo" and the car cer
tainly dated before the war an old battered
way-hacked and debilitated coach , so nar
row I could scarcely wedge myself through
between the peat rails ,
A canuon-fihapcd coal stove amidships
trove valiantly to warm the car , emitting
dull thundcrlngs of trouble at Intervals. The
passengers were mainly silent , grizzled , bunt
farmers , accompanied by equally taciturn
wives. There were two young men ono evi
dently a preacher golnu down to preach his
' weekly pennon , the other a college Dludcnt
from the city going down to otay over Sun
day ,
The sturdy llttlo cnclna took the bit In
tils teeth and made off down the valley , and
finding a suitable * gully began to climb to
the summit of the low bluffs. Once on t'to '
upper levels the track \\ouud around among
corn fleldti and stumps and dodged between
farm houses Intuch wayward wlso It required
thought ID realize the onglno vaa not really
running wild ,
I may say , briefly , that we Rtoppd thirty-
five times In going thirty-four mil en and we
ustkl up all tlio tlmo tlit-re waa between 8:30 :
and 12 m. In getting from Cincinnati to
Georgetown and yet no one cecmcd Impatient.
Certainly 1 was not , for I was trying to ac
count for the land , 1U people and Us archi
tecture , It was not New England nor west
ern , nor Dutch nor southern ; but It had
ciggeslona of each of tlieto meltons. These
lltllo hnmlels. draggling along winding roads ,
were like Now Kngland , but the brick houses
vere I'wuibylyanl' , the cabins recalled Vir
ginia and the people looked llko the people
of Iowa ,
Georgetown tttclf was a * much of a puzzle.
It Is built round the court house In the manner
of loutheru towns , but It * house * ktand bioudr
Me to the street as th y do In Vermont. It
VM quaint and quiet \\lth few brtaJ ecu-
'wmf ' The streets
- swarmed
surrounded , ? , a"a a llollow E'luare ° 1 'cams
the
court house.
WAS GIIANT'S BOYHOOD TOWN.
> ant. 1 ? , always "PO' ' n of as a native
or j'olnt
Pleasant , Clormont county , and so
ho was , but Georgetown Is his boyhood's
town. Hero his parent3 came when he was
but a year old and here he lived for sixteen
ycr.Sl , , u ls u' ' ° tow" ho nrst rfa y saw.
His birthplace was not In n village , at
all , It was an Isolated cabin on the
bank of the Ohio river about forty
miles from Cincinnati. Georgetown has
about 1,800 Inhabitants and Is the county
FROM THE '
Dreyfuss Stock
Cheaper Thau You Ever Saw.
New fancy figured Taffetas dark colors ,
22 inch JAP. SILKS ,
22 inch ALL SILK CREAM AND
BLACK CHINA SILKS , worth 59c
VAItD
An immense lot of silks , worth a dollar a yard ,
DRESS SILKS and small figured
DRESS WAIST TAFFETAS , 27-inch all silk
JAPAN SILK 1"llncl , : am'colors ' and two toned changeable
YAH I ) .
$ 1.00 and $1 , 25 Qros Grain Silks
Now Pckin stripes , TaiTotns , chancct.ble effects in Brocade
Waist and Dross Silks , Black and Colored Gros Grain and
Faille Silk , 30-inch wide heavy Jap Silk , on bargain
square .
$1.25 and $1.50 Persian DRggZN Silks
Including the very latest stvles , largo figures , geometrical
effects. Waist Silks and Now Greens , Blues , Reds and Black ,
with Colored figured ; new Black Tultotus , Brocades for o
tunics and fancy waists , go at C'Jc and 75c
50 Pieces $2.50 and $3,00
Silks at 98c Yard ,
Including all pure silk imported Lyons Brocade , Satin Duch-
esso , in now extreme patterns , nnd fancy Brocades and novel
ties , with tinsel cfTccts ; all worth $ 'J , go at 08c .
o-inch wide best Crinoline
Dress - , -
Liningsoinch
_ oline foe sleeves 3 0 yard ,
All 250 fancy twilled Silesias , ice. All colors ' z finch wide'
Velveteen Skirt Facing , 8c a bolt. Moire rustle Taffeta
Skirt Lining , ; c yard. All pure linen Canvas Skirt Facing ,
toe yard. . "
THE ENTIRE BANKRUPT STOdl <
of ono of the finest and mcsv oxciusivo retail
in Boston. This stock includes
Reefer Suits , Middy Suits , Jtiifior Suits
Sailor Suits , JBton Suits , ib Q.
This stock , In fact , embraces the finest line of Boys' and Children's Clothing over
seen or put on sale in Omaha. Thay go tomorro at
Those Suits are all wortli from 85,00 to 312.5O.
paddle-wheel rather than to the clanking
rush of the locomotive.
Notwithstanding all this , Georgetown has
Ita glory and Its message of repose to the
rest of the world. It Is a remarkable town.
It la astonishingly homogeneous. It Is native
and American. It has no discoverable for
eign population. I have never been In a
town which was so distinctly American In
every name and In every accent.
It waa settled from New York , Now Eng
land , Pennsylvania. Virginia and Kentucky.
There are Scotch-Irish names and occasion
ally a name of Dutch origin , but these arc-
THE GRANT IlRSIDBNCn AT GEORGETOWN ,
feat of Drown county , the next county east
of Clermont.
It Is a town and section left behind and
upon ono sldo by the railroad * . Until about
ten years ago Its only connection with the
outalde world was by Mage to towns on
the Chesapeake & Ohio road or north to Sar-
dcnla on the line from Cincinnati to Ports
mouth , This remoteness left the town to
develop new Ideas elowly and make It a
sort of Sleepy Hollow , wherein traditions
of old day a and clmplo kindly manners and
cimoina clung llko the smell of cinnamon
and muhk in n family bureau.
The cauto of this Itolatlon U rlmple. To
the south the Ohio river makes a wide
loop with Cincinnati at one end and I'ortt -
inomh at the other , A line of road naturally
cutti acrojii this loop , leaving Georgetown In
tbo middle of the enclosed space. It was
U3ttlcd at a tlmo when the Ohio river was
the- great highway , and now wlicn the rail
way makes the river too slow , Georgetown
finds herself tlmvd to the revolution of tie
only traces of ancestry not of present differ
ing habit or character.
It Is democratic. There are no mansions.
The town ha ? never had a boom to enrich
the few at tlie expense of the many. 12ach
rnnn Is called by his most familiar name.
"Undo Jimmy" Is really a Judge. And
Cl.llt" has been Btato ernator , Judg * and
congresDinan. There Is an expression of
suavity on the faces , even of tlio poorest of
the laborers , which Is a Joy to ono who la
accustomed to the knotted brows of uneasy
city dwellers.
U lina a mighty war record also. It lias
not only furnlrtied the United States army
four geneial olticcru Aid ono colonel , but nine
gcnorals and field ofllcers of volunteer forces
and nlao uevcral naval officers and two cap
tains who served In the Mexican war. And
last It wag General Grant'j town.
GRANT LOVED GEORGETOWN.
I bad no realization of what this meant
until I upsnt aorao days In the village. The
great captain loved this village. He came
back to It again and again' , hi person and a
thousand times In thought , . In the hours of
twilight , nt the whlto lious , when the busi
ness of the day was over. ) He wa.i rooted
here. Hero was homo and ; boyhood and the
men and women who had known Ills mother
and who called him "Ulysses" oven after
he had taken rank with-Caesnr ( and Na
poleon. These people never flattered him ,
novcr lied to him , and their presence was a
homely restorative like Glnneng or Liver
wort.
, t
I went among these { simple , kindly
oo ulj ! and listened to their talk of
"Ulysses. " There were slow-galled old
men with white hair getting thin , who
had skated and coasted withhim , and picked
paw-paws , and gone swimming In "White
Oak" and helped him pound bark In the
mill In his father's tannory'nml remembered
him BO. with the vividness with which ago
recalls Us youth.
I sat In a attaint little eltllnc room , on
old hair-cloth furniture , i while gentle old
ladles told with halting voices of sleigh rldea
with "Ulysses , " and their ) voices were full
of feeling as they bald : "Hpjwas u good boy.
Hens the eoul ul honorand he had no
enemies. " (
One old man was at Mqnterey In 184G nnd
saw Lieutenant Grant do tome marvelous
riding under the cannon' ' liw of the enemy
while directing Ills ambulance corps.
OFTEN VISITED GEORGETOWN.
They all agreed tha General Grant never
forgot an old friend , no matter how humblo.
"Ho ulunya visited all thq old women in
town at each rcturn. He , cut across lots on
foot through the cockleburra , and Iron weeds
and called on Harriet and : Luclndy and Tilly
and Aunt Sally nnd Undo , Jed , wha was
getting too leeble to ba out.
"Ho sat right there , " said ono o ; his old-
time schoolmates , pointing to a queer old
easy chair beside -her Franklin grate lire ,
"Just before he started , tu go round the
world. " It was a eearchlng comment upon
the character of tuo great general. It
shewed his simple unspoiled nature.
It was like Napoleon sitting down to eat
with a Corsica ! ! pcafant. U was like Ceasar
In the hut of a Teuton Ijerdsman. No , It
was not I It wag finer than that , for there
was no condescension In * General Grant's
visit. Ho was a neighbor. He apsunud
nothing. In a midst of his high offices and
bis world-wide honor , he'remained simple ,
direct , unassuming. Ho just dropped In to
see how the folks all worb and laughed or
grew sad In reminiscence , vilko any common
body. "
His visit Just after the'dote ' of the war
Illustrate ? hU simplicity of'manner. . The
people of Delliel , where hl father had lived
after Ulysses entered tho'aj-iiiy , hoard of his
coming , and accordingly hired a band and
carriage and were ready to meet him In the
way of country villages and do honor to uiin.
CAPES , JACKETS ,
SUITS , SKIRTS , WAISTS ,
ITCC lads' fancy dress waists , inado
in th o laest styles , with extra largo
sleeve ? , in the latest Rob Roy plaids ,
beautiful stripes and plaids , new crcpon
ellcots and plain colored all wool llau-
nels , just the thing for
spring wear. They are
ono of the most extraor
dinary bargains wo ever
had , They would cost
vou everywhere cl o from
* 2.50 to $3.50 n piece ,
wo sell them tomorrow
at 75o etioh.
NEW SPRING DRESS SKIRTS
Ladies' 7
gore sepa
rate skirts , fancy
brilliun tine lined
throughout , worth
$5.00 , go at $1.40.
Ladies' 8 gore separate skirts. 5 yards
around , made of fstncymohalr _ , _ brilliantine -
liantino , 1 i n o d
throughout and fac-
cd with velveteen.
Worth S7,50 , go at
$2/ >
Ladies'I ( and 7 yard separate skirts ,
matlo of all wool serge mohair , sioilmn ,
Gianada cloth und cropon eiTccts , all
lined throughout , ff >
stilTcncd and velvet jf )
eon boundnow ripT
po ! back , wortli
$10.00 , go at $4.98. . .
Ladies' Norfolk Suits.
Worth Fifteen Dollars , go at
$7.50
These are the latest style of ladies'
Norfolk Suits , made nt all wool Scotch
mixtures ; the sisirt is all lined and ex
tra wide ; the jacket is trimmed with
buttons , and a beautiful gold belt ROCS
with the Suit. It is really worth $15 ,
but our price is only "J7.50.
Men's ' Shirk ,
750 dozen of thorn in
laundered percale ,
and highest grade
of white laundered
shirts , every ono
worth $1.23 or moro
Tomorrow we close
out all the men's
that became wet ,
at 150 a garment.
Hosiery , Corsets ,
Underwear ,
Handkerchiefs ,
From the Dreyfuss Stock.
5,000 pnlrs Indies' , misses'
nntl children's line RIUIKO
plain nnil 11I3AVY nillUHD
HOSE , worth up to 20o a
pulls
Five caseH ladles' Imported J fa *
Runtilno Horinsdoif FAST S& I * *
BLACK HOSt- : , with lilnh B s
spliced heel nnd double
sole , worth See a pair
Fifteen cases ladles' early
spring UNDERWEAR , long
and short sleeves , In slllc
ribbon trimmed , go at lOo
and 19c ; worth COc
Ladles flno MUSLIN DRAW-
pair EUS , with tucks , 12c a 12c
Ladles' embroldcrey trim
med CORSET COVERS , 10 IQc
cents
33e Ladles' each HUBBARD GOWNS : 35c
10.000 nil kinds of plain
white nnd' colored border
hemstitched HANDKER
CHIEFS , worth up to 10 !
cents
500 dozen Indies' Imported A / ? * + . 1 fj
Swiss embroidered nnd puro/a Jf II'
linen hand embrnlderoil Inl-
tlal HANDKKHCHI13FS ,
worth COc , go ut lajic
1,000 ladles' extra long waist ,
lace trimmed , drab and ecru
CORSETS , 3Dc a pair
r ,000 chllton novelties in
i Indies' pure slllc cmbrolder-
i-reil CHIFFON NECIC-
WKAH , black nnd all col-
I afio \ at 9o each , worth
I 75 cents
The judges and politicians ratio out to meet
lilm and escort him Into town.
They met a intddlc-agcd , cnre-worn man
driving a team of horses hitched to a surrey.
He was Jogging along quietly with a cigar
In his teotli , looking llko a country merchant
out for a drive- with his family.
The leading cltl7un called to him ,
"Didn't hear anything of General Grant
coming along this way , did you ? "
The stranger nodded. "Yes. He's on the
road , now. "
After the middle-aged man drove on ono
man Bald to tliu-rcyt.
"I bellove that's Grant himself. "
Men's
Laundered
Colored
SHIRTS
Worth a dollar ,
All the Men's
Heavy ribbed and
medium weight
all sound and perfect
" 'Twouldn't do no good If you did , " was
the sturdy last word of the old-tlmo demo
crat , who believed there was only one true
fulth , and that Ulysses was leading the people -
plo astray.
The town never voted for Grant. It was
grimly democratic throughout all changes ,
standing like a gray granlto boulder In the
swash of reversing ballots , and the general
knew the Georgetown men too well to ex
pect anything else , and ho hold no bitter
ness , though lie used to ask wistfully of
eomo trusted friend : "Do you suppose So-
nnd-So voted for inej"
WHERE GRANT WENT TO SCIIOOI *
Such was hU manner always In George
town. Ho put up at the rude little country
hotclo , he visited the llttlo stores and uhook
hands with Ilia clerk. lie mixed with the
fanners on the street , this captain of a
million men , as simply as a country doc
tor and yet deep do\\n there was a feeling
of awe of the man , a perception that they
were only seeing a small part of him. Ho
was plodding up the road on one occasion
to vUlt an old friend of his mother's , when
a neighbor overtook him and recognized him.
"Why , how do you do , Ulyasesj won't you
get In ? "
"I believe I will If It don't cost any
more. "
"Costs Just the eomo. "
He clambered In and they talked politics ,
and the old farmer disagreed with the gen
eral lustily , "I can't vote for you on that
ticket , Ulytset.1
"I'm not asking It , " was the general'a
quick reply. "I've never asked a man to
vote for me yet , and I'm not uolng to begin
on you. "
After Ulyescs went to West Point Jessa
R , Grant and his family moved to Dethel.
twelve miles nearer Cincinnati , and lived
there several years. When Grant came IfCmo
on his vacation ho always apent part of U In
Georgetown , He cared much less for Uetliol.
Ho used to dash over on a splendid yoinm
horbx ; , riding HUe the wnd | , for ho wna a
superb horseman and knew how much a
horse could do without being harmed , The
old ladles remember him particularly on
tlii'E'j trips , ho was to handsome and merry
and rode so well ,
LEARNED TO DIBMKE REGIMENTALS.
He tells In his book of tlifr distaste for uni
form which resulted from a boy's Jeering
cry In the streets of Cincinnati , and also by
reason of a joke which the young fellows
played upon him In Bethel. They Induce , !
the hostler of the Ucthel hotel to "tula- off
Ulysses's uniform. "
The general tells It thus ; "Opposite our
houee In Ilothel stood the old stngo tavern
where man find beast found accommodation , <
BARGAINS
IN BASEMENT ,
Short lengths ftl/
VERY FINE PFOLE
Best Standard Ol/
PRINTS d /
All new Patterns
15c Scotch Gingham. .
Extra heavy
DU
Worth luc
Drapery Sateen
Worth 250
Lace Striped Lawn
Worth 250 yard
New lot very finest
White Goods , Dimities and 7c
L-UVIIS , worth 25o .
NOTION BARGAINS
Best Grade Ol/ a
Embroidery Silk. . . . 52 doz.
Machine Thread 1
A Spool
200 yard
Basting Thread , a spool
500 boxes Writing Paper
and Envelopes per box. . .
Best Grade Envelopes f
a package | | |
Best Picot edge all ) 2 ydslft
Silk Baby Ribbon ) for \\j \ \
No. 5 All Silk Ql
Satin RIBBON. . . 0 ,
For Monday ONIA'vc will place on
special sale :
Crystal Cream , the world renowned
complexion cream , 75c bollle for 39c ,
only two botles to a customer.
Lloblg'K I5eef , Wine and Iron , $1.00
bottle , : ) ! ) ( . ' .
Kola AViuc nnd Iron , the great tonic ,
$1.00 bottle r 0c.
U.le hot lie Machine Oil , lOe.
Wood btiry's Facial Soap , 17c cake ,
oOc box.
IJesldcs giving these low prices wo
Kive you a'eoupon worth 10 per cent of
amount of purchase.
Two-quart Fountain Syringe , GSc.
The stable man was rather dissipated , but a
man of some humor. On my return I found
him parading the streets and attending la
the stable barefooted , but In a pair of sky-
blue nankeen pantaloons Just the color of
my uniform trousers with a Btllpo of white
cotton sheeting sowed down the outeldo
scams In Imitation of mine. The Joke was a
hugo ono In the minds of many people and
was much enjoyed by them , but I did not
appreciate It so highly. "
There Is a llttlo ncruel | to this Joke which
the general did not relate. The name of the
Jocobo stateble man was Hurrleon Scott , and
during the war , after Grant had captured
Donclson and Vlcksburg and was recognized
an a mighty commander of men , ho was
riding along the lines one night hearing ab
stractedly the roll call ,
Suddenly tjio name "Harrison Scott" wa
called and a voice answered , "Hole. "
Grant pulled up hlu horse. The captain
saluted , The general faced the company.
Ills low voice was heard by every man.
"Harrison Scott , step forward. "
The man came forward brUkly but nervously
The general's low volco seemed menacing'
as ho said :
"Harrison Scott of Bethel , 0.7"
"Yes , sir. "
"Report to mo at headquarters tomorrow
morning. "
. Harrison was too scared to reply or ealute
and the general rode away.
"You're In foi It , my boy , " was tlio un
feeling comment of Harrison's comrades , and
It certainly looked llko It , H'H a case of
court martial and a ball nnd chain. That
little joke of yours which you've bragged
about lias got Another end to It. "
The hostler had strong thoughts of de
serting , but concluded to face the music.
The next morning he walked nervously
Into the gcnei-al'H tent. Grant looked up ,
"Sit down Harrison , When did you leave
Dethel ? How aru all the folks , " and be
Inquired minutely about all the people of
lU'lhel and Georgetown and together they
laughed over the Joke about the cadet uni
form.
At the close the general said :
"I'm glad to see you Harrison , When
you write , icmcmbcr mo to the folks at
Uetliel. "
Thin Is the tule they tell In DctUel to tuii
day ,
It was a curious study to me thin vil
lage estimate of a great general , These
people had changed m lltllo , he so much.
Their lives we.ro EO italic his so dynamic ,
and yet they did not liealtato to estimate
his powers and to condemn or praise with
Instant readiness. He wuu only their llko ,
uplifted and aggrandized by clrcumttancpi.
Tboy were all little Napoleons In ( heir own
right. They had small perception and no
knowledge at nil of the talent , the deepbld
powers which nude Ulysaes Grant of almost
UmltktB rekouix'ts tit time of need.
1IAMUN GARLAND.
