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iI REDEIPTION OF TilE PLAINS
AvaIIb1o Man for Banl8hlng the Dangora
of a Drouth
IRRIG\TION \ BY WELLS AND RESERVOIRS
. of Storm Wnrr nnil Tnp1I"
. , Uii.I rgroi. nit 14 t risi rnI , e r I -
. iutiit , IctnohIitrpl ( ( , Their Ite-
, . . JIttbI1It nntt Vnluc.
In the current 1suo of lfarper8 Weeky )
r. 1berL hay rnake a forceful ttud valuable
' contrlbutltii to the dlcuiston of lrrlgttlon
of the arid and nornl-arld west. The sub.
Ict h eunldered In all Ita bsarlng , and the
cncluTtii , tortlfld by experience , arc that
, the livIng 8tteam , iippIemented by twolls
and rustrvoIra for sthrlng storm water will
render rriiltful a large per cent ot the area
flow abaniloned au uecltaa. Mr. hay
4 A part. of the Unhtea States amounting
to nearly one-fifth of the whole area Ia very
, I - . . mpcrtectly understood in the otlicr parta of
the cot niy. It ii , that rogi n teat of the Rocky
nouufalna , otrotchlng to the eaaterfl frontier
. , of the flakotas , east central Nebraska , ICan-
oaa , intl Oklahoma , and lnclLnhIllg a large
Part of Texas. It forms the greater Part
of thu L'OP0 of the western part of the MIS-
oIilppl valley , and hia parts of tile Gulf and
ihi arctic lOhOS. , A large proportion of thIs
greiL urea Ia deflolent In rainfall , and
the whole has beeli condenined as an arid
( ioclt or a semi-arid waste good only for
pastur.ge. if to be arid moans that there
is less than ten lncie ) of average annual
rainfall , then no part. of this region b arid.
i3ut much of It conies near that definition ,
In enJ.ern Colorado , Now Mexico , and WyomIng -
Ing the annual average Is , In large nrca ,
from ckven to fourteen inches , white further
oait there arc limited arca where in 18S2-3
there were not three inches In thirteen
* floflth3 , and in 1894 from four to seven Inches
hi nine month. That there are ucii great
deficiences eomettmes , and yce ihat the
averagt ! lftClS well in tiio teeits and In uoinc
parts vest of the 100th merIdian exceedu
. twenty iliches , Indicates that some ycara
there iii a much greater amount. Thus
fourteen years average at Dodge City , Ican. ,
was a fraction over twenty inches , but the
range in these years was from over thirty-
five to below eleven liuchuca ,
4 "The term semi-arid may ho properly
flhIOS'el ( , then , to describe this region , and
all the deficient years are nuora nunierotia
than those of exceasivo rainfall , as a matter
t of time it may ho conceded that the region
is nicre than half arid. But this is more
than aught to ho said of the whole region.
It. viil be mainly true west of the 100th
nierldin , but east of the 99th neither as a
, natter at time nor area is it correct to aay
, that it ii semi-arid. Crops of sonic kinds
can there be haul three years In fire with
ordinary faNning. The agricultural experi-
, nent utatloius are showing that some craps
are better than maize ac.I wheat , and when
tile lesson has been well learned the strip
between 97 and 100 will cease to be considered -
ored as part of the arid region in any pence.
In tills paper general expressions vIll not
Sncludo anything east of the i9tlu meridian ,
though to some areas aiways , and to other
areas eanletimes , the paints made may be
applicable.
TIIF ARID TERRITORY.
. "The region under discussion in its
widest dimensions is , as already mentioned ,
eueariy one-fifth of the area of the United
States. W'iLli our constar.t ! hncreasing' popu-
hation it cannot ho seriously contemplated
. that tlila vast area shaH be ueod oniy for
; ; 2 a vrccarious pasteral Industry , which will be
Y as dleaotroUsl ) affected by the irregular
, . ' - . Tainfali as would agriculture. In 1880 , and
: .pfl. again in 1R94. cattle were driven over ojue
3luadrcll iuuile ta obtain the grass due to
hoeal sllnwers. rht semi-arid region Is
It figilting ground. The white race L'u lucre
i vi g a 'contest with the fcrcez of nature.
r frito years of abundant rainfall have shawn
S * that the uoil. in color and texture unlike
the soils of other regions , Is of urlimited fer-
. p thlity , yildin , as much as fifty-five bushcl
of wheat to the acre on the 101st meridian ,
4 and other crops in proportion , according to
.r iengthu of season and the altitude of varioua
\ parts. To the writer the issue of this contest -
test is in no vay doubtful. 'flue white man
wili win ! The road may be devious and
utrownith the fallen , but a knowledge of
the comidlttors of the struggle and perseverance -
ance in ibm application wilt make the vlctory
r / LUCo , and that at no distant date. The
. ' etruggle may be considered as having three
- iarts :
. - "a. Acquisition of knowledge of the con-
'I UitIons.
'sb. Utilization of the favorable conditions.
. , ' "C. Circumvention or modification of the
- . liimtavcrable conditions.
Jt.i Mr. hay gIvc a detailed account of the
' topography of time country. the sources.
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, ' 'volume and peculiarities of the rivers. anti
. enmmnr1z's the general facts in these words :
, "Time rc'gion under discussion Is a vast
soiltng plain , rising from it eastern &ovation
: at lesu. ' than 2,000 feet to western altltuJea
of from r,000 ; to 7,000 feet. Deeply trenched
by tim great rivers and omens of the tributaries -
: taries , tile plains are varied by "bad lands"
In diffrPnt parts , and also hr areas of sand
uiilu , The rainfall generally increasing
oasterl. it Is only from twenty to tvonty-
live irchos In time best parts , end in the
1riCr regions drops to twelve or fourtean.
The irregularity of the rainfall is ah'o great ,
4 4 tIme average being everywhere largely In-
creas'ri and ( iluninIsIled , This itregularity
Is also gcatest where the average Is least.
f.Flio n'l Ic everywhere fertile. and thmera
, are grades allited to the climatic conditionS.
Can the reproach of aridity be removed from
this region , or from any large part of 11 ?
Can sumelu a region be outdo to slmpport a
' onse population ? Such are the querticn
, that confront us , An affirmative answer
; 'will b a factor in the prosperity of time
'whole country , a blessing to time rising
enera'lon ,
. PECULIARITIES OF' TIlE PLAINS.
: . . . "There remains to l ) & mnentioimed one otiler
tact in the topograPily of the plains which
hiam a hearing on tile water supply afterward
to lie discussed , It Is that on the imigh in-
. terfiuval opaces-the plsins proper-there
are numerous baslniike deprc.e3ions , varyIng
fn siz from one or two acres to a timousaimfi
. or mra. For long distances tim 'roil'lug'
ornu nf th6 iurface 1.4 nothing but the van-
atian from the bottom to the ilium of sime-
coodiflat hahlow depressions. In vet. seasons
, mummy of theca are lakes. and time cattie-
formerly the lIl'on-tranmp tlmenm. In dry
: seasomis the wind suveeps thorn , anti their
'depth is maintained or rncrensetl. In
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I nortlmwrstorn Nebraska timeco baeimms are a
, con.pIu'9ls ' fouturo : they are n.oticcable in
; Coiora'lo , Kansas amid Texae. They are
, iucmottnies found to form a line In time direc-
$ Aomm of the geperai elope of the country ,
, autb nf east , anti the lowettt ommo has its
* " , lower rim broken , so becommuirmg time head of
1" a drainage chanmmol-a sammdy arroyo , to he-
. V cenue In Its turn a river beth furtimtur down.
Somnntlmnea time highest of a series of basimla
alas its rilu broken by head-water erosion of a
Thvizme having its outlet in time opjosite
V V 'direction. tilus giving one of them limemmonuena
of Inlorlocking drainage. Most of thoac
V basimue luave no sumrfac outlet for the waters
that I hu"y lucy hold in wet seasons , and srnmme
are of great size anti have tiraimmage channels
a rllfllutlI' Into timeni. One. ' th most imotice.
V % , able , is timat merited on time 1mbps near Scott
City , Ken , , Into whiclm the channel of tile
¶ 'mVbitrv.'mnaim ' . , coming 100 miles out of Cole.
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' J , ' "IC timId region , with its valleyS , ravines
and hatmmz , and its deficient rainfall , Is to
. ' becomna to any large extent an agricultural
p vogioum an'l ' support a reaanmabiy large popu-
I latlon , it Inust ha by inrgaUamm. Time quote-
V lion thcim beeome very pertinent , "Where
V tvihl cu qbt'iIj the watmm' , amid , when oh-
V V ! Itailled , will it be sufficient for a large part
V Of tills area ? " It seems to be a natural
aolutlrn to say that the treamns fed by the
snolteti snows of tlt woatern mountains will
t gtve a large htmpIy , and tills i what is to
, be depeomleti upon for time reclamation of the
, , , 3)lains. . Timla is , however. erroneous , The
t sumpIy of uluoulIltaIn 'rater , though furmmliiuing
t I tue lntmnonse volumes that course down the
' channhla of the lug horn , the Mlsourl the
I ' two riattes , time Anicansas and time Itlo
V . ( Irande is reiatlreiy sniali.'hen it it ,
mull uti'Ized it is tlonbtlnl wimetiler OflJ of It
V 'except in limo mumoulmtaiu , river valleys vtil
1 reach laumia bore than fifty miles front time
I t foQthiIt The usually dry citaimnel of the
. Soutim Platte In Nebraska tHud of the Arkan.
L2 1st Znaag teatlfy' to the amount of yator
usoti f r irrigation In roloratte within 1iort
tiistan' f tao inutiliLitma , The canstruc.
tit.fl Of vist reservoirs in t1i mountain % 'al.
leys anal vast miit"h e Juet east of the foothills -
hills wlii make that r'ion a protitictive Area ,
hut scarcely touclmeA the iroblem of time
piilni , exo'pt to niake urc that no water
of the moumitalna slush be available for in-
rigation of the rlnins proier , "
"For the plains region , then , the problem
It ; timnoc-foki , relating to partp having marked
topographical featuree. Thcsa are time bat-
torn lnnd of time valleys , time slopes of the
ralieya and ravines , anti the rolling praire
of time uplandr. Of the second It may be
50111 that a comoparatively small , ortlon only
will over be irrigated. Thmo more the lands
approach the "baul'land" typo time Ies area
can be utilized ; hiut even here scmno wlhi ho
Utiiiv'd , as we shall see further on ,
TIlE UNDitFL.O\ ' .
"On the upland plains and the emootim riven
bottoana wimat ater i used for Irrigation
u1il moatly conic fromu underground , What
has been called "time mlgimty onderfiow of the
plains" will have to be hup5od aai raiaed
to the stmrtaoe by mechanical appliances. In
the valleys of time mountain rivers ammd also
in those of tIme plains rivers the underfiow
Is a great fact. All tlmer.o valleys , thrommgh
several ulegree.q of longitude , have more or
ios smooth bottom iands , composed of
sandy alluvia , capable of holding a large
quantity of water , and underlaid by beds of
gravel holding much more , Timis water Is
from fifteen to temmty-fivo feet front the sur-
race and extenda dowmawards as much more ,
lit some cases to at dcpth of fifty or tOO feet.
There Ia alno in amany of these valleys a see-
mud bottom twenty to forty feet higher , and
the trater-benring gravel extenals under timis ,
giving abunmiammt amuiuply to pumps at. it depth
of fifty to seventy feet. Practically there Is
water to Irrigate all time bottom lantle of timeco
valleys , Tue Arkansas valley , three to five
miles wide , from Ilutchinson to La Junta
may be came large garden ; the valley of time
Smoky hliii amid the two Republicans each
ton over 100 miles ; and that of the South
I'latte. from Sterling to its ccnflurnce with
time northern stream , may be stripte of green.
cry hy moans of using time ummtheruiow , Manr
smaller valleys tony add to this ecct. This
Is not. a theory based on imnporfect observa-
tines. Its value ilete in wimat has been ni.
ready demonstrated. Near Garden City , on
time Arkansas , 100 pumping plants are now
irrigating orchards , gardens and fields of
alfalfa , In the small valley of time Eagle-
tail , a trIbutary of the Smoky huh , in Wai-
lace county , 1ansas , halt a dozen small areas
are being irrigated in the same way ; and
both In Colorado and NebraFka the Soutim
Platte has illustrated Its possibilities by pro-
dtmctlve orchards and alfalfa fields thus irnl-
gated. In time valleys of the mountain rivers
some of timls undenilow is certainly from
tlmo mountains. In time valleys of time plains
rivers this Is not the case. Time water tans
another source.
" \'est of the 100th meridian , particularly
in the nild-piar2s region-eastern Wyoming ,
emLtltern Colorado , western Nebraska , Kansas
anal Oklahoma , with northern Texas-the
plaine proper , tue roiling uplands vastly cx-
coed n area time valley lands , and It be. .
comneta a mmmcli more important question
wimether any large part of theo areas con be
made preduetivo by Irrigation. In a large
part of time uplande , probably SO per
cent of the whole , there Is a. great sheet of
underground water , or rather serIes of sheets ,
timat in places approacim in thickness ammd
voilmme the underilow of the great river val-
ieye. a
EXPERIMENTS WITIJI WELLS.
, 'It must be remnembored that the whole
of this region has been taken up by Vspttlera.
The dry years have caueeci much of time
country to be abandoned , thousand , ot quarter -
ter section having reverted to the govern.
muent , and mnihhlons of acres going into the
hands of loan companies which do not want
the land. This former settlement Imas rup-
plied evidence that the country can be set-
tied , not temporarily , but permanently.
Timoueands of wells were dug or bored all
over time piaits. It was found that there
was abundance of water below the surface.
The depth at which It is found varies coneid-
erably , but Is practically the sante oat each
lntcrfiuvlal space. That is , the upland between -
tween any two rivers vlll have wells of the
same depth , or they mnay become gradually
deeper as you go cast or vest. 'rhus wells
on the Piatte-Fronchmaml divide in Colorado
and Nebraska increase from a little over 100
feet in the west to over 300 In the east. On
vomno divlde also the welb are deepest near
the north edge of time plateau. as there the
llains marl is thickest over the watenlibear-
ir.g grit. This gives us a region of deep we'ls.
300 to 400 feet , on the north edge of the
table land between the two Plattes. On the
Republican divides wells arc from eighty
to 200 feet deep. The lesser deptlms obtain
between the Smoky 11111 and time Arkansas ,
and again aouth of the latter river.
"Some of thesa wells , 110 to 200 feet deep ,
havIng their water lifted by wind power ,
have for years supplied herds of cattle and
sheep with water. Sante town comnmunities
anal railway division stations have been sup-
plle by steaTflPLmmPS with all the water they
require. These places are scattered Grant
and Imperial in Nebraska , Cheyenne Wci1 ,
Flagler and Holyoke in Colorado , Goodland ,
Sharon Sprlmigs , and St. Francis in Cansas ,
all testify that there is a large supply of va.
to" in the wells of time plains or of the valleys -
leys of the plains rivers.
"Within the last four years the qimestion
lass been raised , cannot this water be used
for Irrigation ? It is being answered In the
affirmative by actual Irrigation. We have before -
fore sad ! timat areas of five to
twenty-five acres are being irrigated 1mm the
larger valleys by pumping the underuiow , but
the mechanical dimaulty is greater on time
plains , whore the water has to bft lifted over
Otto lmundred feet vertically. Yet timere are
no\v hundreds ot farms where several acres
are being irrigated by water lifted over 100
feet. Time eotire problem of Irrigation from
deep wells Is being ravpie witim , and time
succosstui solution hams begun.
SOURCE AND SUPPLY OFVATER. .
"Without going further into details it may
ho affirmed that time vieibio water of the
streams , with the umutlorihow beneath their
beds and under time adjacent bottom lands ,
i jumeient to irrigate In time great valleym ,
of time piaino an area probably larger in
proportion thamu Is zmccompllshed in time in-
rigated districts of California or Utah. and
that witimout carrying time water far. These'
great valleys may become permanent gar-
demms in time desert. This is aloe true of time
smaller valleys to a great extent , Time Running -
ningVator the Chugwater , the Lodgepole ,
tito Frenchman. time Republican. time Prairie
Dog , the Smoky lull , tim Cimarron , tile
ledic'no , th Canadian , and time Red River
wIll all imave long lines of permanent. fertility
anmured by the artificial application of water ,
Much of this wlli be done by lifting time
water with ordinary pumps , centrifugal
pumnps , and water elevators. It is shown
that It can ho done. Timere are examples in
nearly all these valleys , It. ite a marked
feature of time Arkammeas valley in westoram
Kammnas ,
"But the sum total of timeso areas , though
rmeluml > s ammmoummtlng to 25 per cent ( a very
large proportiomm ) of the bottom lands and
second bottoms , reccued thus from frequent
deartha , would be , after all , Ineonaderabie ,
as compared vitim the wimole plains regloam.
Time imigim prairie of theinterliuviai spaces ,
notably front time 100th to time 104th mmmorldlan ,
can be supplied with water ommly fromn veils
front eighmty to 300 feet deep. Fortunately
time dIstricts where timoy are oven 200 feet
are not ummammy nor extensive , Timero are
arc.as whore far scores of nmiles the wells are
less than 100 feet deep ; there are others
wimero time depth i between 100 ammO
200 feet. Engineers . of repute conhl.
dentiy state that mechanical difficulties in tIme
way of lifting time water vuhlichemmt for live or
ten acre.i from these deptims are all overconme ,
and timat at a cost Gmat will leave a margin
of proilt ( or time careful cultivator , There
are isolated eximenlmnonte ahowimmg timis in
mnany parts of time plains region , but in time
simacea immciuded butweemm the forks of time
Republican and Its tributaries th'm work done
i a deammommstration , In Simermnan county ,
Kumams , and time neighboring i'artu of Cob-
ratio , there are upward or a 100 arcalo of
irn1gation from a few rods square to several
acres , a few of tomm acres or over , The
water is lifted by wlnmlimummmpo into reservoirs
( remit fifteen to twermty feet In dianmet 'r to
150 feet square. Time reservoir on the top
cat the ground bass its comitentu run rapidly
over one OC two acres , Is reihited , and emext
time La emmmptled 0mm otlmer land , Wimero
the pumup is large. and time windengimie imas
been nmade iturposehy for Irrigatiomm , time no-
suit Iu al.oo large , an pecuniarIly successful ,
Where the pump anti ndmnlIt are wimat
urere imut in xmmeroby for domnestic purposes ,
amid only a gardDmt patch has been irrigated ,
tit result Is aiso lmlgilby satimfactory. In
them dry seammall of ISOI such entail Irrigated
gardens were time sustenance of the famniby ,
Such oxammmimbua have led to a very barge in.
creao in thu numumber of reservoirs pu in
slnlb strong windmills built. The state of
ICAflMPI , by An irrigation comtnlaiton imp-
pointed last year , is platting lit a number of
expenimnent stAtlorma , tmnlmmg different kinds of
putnps , different motive powers-gasolIne ,
steimma , and wind-tn dIfferent situations , with
selba of different mlepths , to carry ftmrtimer
the demonstration already made that a numm-
imer of acres of an upland farm can be mn.
gated from the water that Is beneath It.
PUMPING WATEI1 I'ROFITAIILE.
"Time two qmestions ; lavobved In time irniga.
tion of time piaIn uplands are now prime-
tically answered in the affirmative. Can
water be lifted 200 feet at so bow a cost timat.
It wIll pay to irrigate with it front that
depth ? and Ii tbmero water enough below the
stmrface to irrigate any proper proportion of
the large area of time aemni-anId tmplaumda ?
Saying yes to both these queries , it may also
be cud that where water is even at greater
depths enougim mnay be rascd with comparatively -
tivoly anmahi expense to Irrigate so much
land as in dry years will be a material addition -
tion to the mncans of subsistommee of the
farmer's family.
"The wrIter ha.s no doubt of there being
enomfgh water in time tertiary formations pro-
viousby mnentioned to irrigate & per cent of
the land of large Parts of time wcatern plans.
Time mechmanicai tiovices for raising tii water
are becoming better anti cheaper every year.
Timere was never before such activity among
time manufacturers of water-bitting appbi-
ances as Is the case at the present time.
Time vobumno of water and time mumeano to lift
It beimmg assured , the redemption of time
plains from the stigma of aridity is ait
certain ,
"In saying tImis it must not be tInder-
stood timttt Irrigation of time tmplammtla mmmeans
the Irrigation of large bodies of banmi In
soiil , areas , It is absolutely true timat under
present conditions a famnily camm obtain a
good living from tlmroe acres of Irrigated
mmmd. ir a famIly camm within ltsebf supimby
time labor for tIme irrlgatiomm of team acres. or
cream imire same imeip , comnpetenco and commi-
parative wealtbm wIll be certain lIt a corn-
parativeiy siort period. Time owner of 160
acres , irrlgatlmmg fromum timreo to eiglmt acres ,
wIll always produce a livltmg and somne star-
lltlS , Time rest of his acres for pasture , for
timber , for some grain , will give additIonal
surlmbus In good years , ammO imis funnily wIll
always imavo the means anti ieieimre to give
attentIon to mental imnprovenment anti be
certain of increase of homne comforts and
some of the luxurlom , if lIfe.
"Time positIon and voltmmo of time stmtmter-
ranean waters poInt to time desirability of'
nunmerous pumpIng plants scattered over
time plains-not barge ones witim expc'mmsivo
, mmmaclminery. Wind is time cheapest muotivo
power. It is abummdant on the Plains. Thet'e
facts all suggest timat amnabi boidiamgs , say
time stammdartl 160 acres as a mmmaximuimm ,
worked by tIme owner and imis fanuily , are
timose timat will most economIcally opera.tO
1mm tIme redenmption of ti'e nlains.
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"There is , lmot'ever , rn'tmclm land on time
plaIns owned by great corporations-rail-
ways , mnortgage-boan comnpanies , town-tilto
companies , ammd by indivIduals who imavo
bought tile land for spectmlative purpoces.
It is notorious that mnbst of 'thee would be
very glad of an opportunity to unload. Time
geamerai desire to redeemn the plains , anti
the recent lnvestigatlomas 'and oxperimmiemmts
wimicit imave demonstrated time possibility of
time redemption , give timee corporations
and individuals time opp rtUnity y
site. Timey imavo , however , a ( hmty in the
nmatter. It is tlmeir btmsimmtsa on their own
lands to complete the demonstration. Let
them simov water used for irrigation on one
quarter section , and persons will mmot only
offer for timat land , but' fo'r tile neigimborimmg
lands similarly clrctmmsbtnced , Tiutmo , from
nuclei thus establk'imed ' , irrlgatiomi areas will
slowly extend over all the plains. It is
only fair to say timat some corporations with
enlightened self-immtorest havcLegUfl to work
in this directiomm.
ARTESIAN WELLS.
"In referring to the IrrIgatIon of time plaIns
by water lifted by mechanIcal appliances
I have not been unmIndful oL the desire for
obtaining water from artenan ! wells. There
are areas where the condItIons are favorable
and wimere tue driller Imas been rewarded
by a splendId otmtfiow of water. In the
central part of the Dakotas timere is an area
of 10,000 or 12,000 square mibee wimere , fromn
several hundred f uet deep , water comnea to
time surface with great pressure antI in enor-
mnous volume , formIng pernaammont lakee ,
turnIng milis and irrigating tlmousaVnds of
acres. A sinmilar area of deep artesian wells
of great volume Is found in tim , , Fort Worth-
Waco part of Texas. The Dakota area will
probably be extended west of time Mis'ourI
river , and time Texas area may also have
a western extension , but there seenma to be
no other such aroac on the imlains. In time
valley of the Red River of time North there
are artesIan wells of' email deptim , imaving
their supply of water in 'timo gravels of time
glacial age. In the Yebhowstommo valley of
Montana there are niso np lalow ! flowIng -
Ing wells from sandstones of late cretaceoums
age. In the Arkantus vailey , and also a
little further soutim , near time 102d meridian ,
tlmere ate a few feebly flowing wiis from
early cretaceoun rocks at from 300 to 000
feet deep. There Is also an area'of barely
twenty square miles in Mcadecounty , Kan-
sate , in which a good supply of running
water Is given to a large number of wells
from fifty to 150 feet deep. Time water is
used for irrigation. This is the only arex
so far known where the water VOf thO ten-
tiary rocket of the plains exists in arteolan
conditions. The deeper seated' rocks imave
been driiled to various depths at Olmenilmu ,
Kan. , CimeyenneVeils (1,770 ( feet ) and Akron ,
Cob. , without giving encouragement to time
expectation of finding decp-seatetl arteaian
water on the plains. Time main reliance of
the semi-arid upiandte must b cam punmping
the abimmudant sheet water of the plains tertiary -
tiary formations.
"Wlmere the bopete from uplands to
the valioya are oteep there is almundammce
of material anti numerous sites for the con-
mtructlon of dams to retain water in reser-
veins. Time eastern part of the arid region
imas more facIlities of timia sort titan west.
of the 101st rneridiamm , and the raInfall is
greater. In this regIon the storage of storm
waters in reservoirs wiii be an imnportant
factor in time irrigation of slopes ammO vab-
leo's.
leo's."From these sources of supply and timesa
methods of applicatIon of water-time use
of stored storm water , time use of such mir-
tesian wells as exist or may be found , the
anecimanical lifting Into resrvolre omm time
surfaca of the deep sheet waters of time uplands -
lands , time lifttni of the ummalerfiow of all
time valleys , diversion into ditcheo of time
waters of the springs and streamns-fronm
and by all these as large a imroportion of
the area of the pInion can be Irrigated as
timat of any Irrigated country In the world ,
and so It may support a large popubatiomm
that before many decades of time twentletim
centumrT have rtmn out will be counted by
decadea of millionmi. Timore svIll be prosperous -
perous and happy anti civilized rural comn-
muenitles , many thriving towns an every
merIdian , and e'everal barge cities , In all
of which miii tile forces of cIvilizatIon wIll
imave full imiay , and the states of the plains
will be time focus of time power and wealth
of time count'ry , Time eastern states will not
be less wealtimy or pojmubous tbamm now , but
time western slope of time great central val-
icy will be vastly more so. "
Don't neglect that cough. It ieadmm to con-
eumption. One Minute Commgh Cure possesses
a doubio virtue , It cures aimd cures quickly.
p
'I'mtiimmg Isumimeillmsie 4tctiomm ,
Chicago TrIbune : Mrs. Stronganind ( rkIng
to mnako an inaugural address as nmayor of
Stronghurst-"Ladies ) of the City Courmcib
Called to the imlglm responsibIlity of adminis.
taring time govermmment of timis nmunicipallty I
enter umpon my duties with a full sense of
their magnitude and my own inexperience
In time conduct of public affairs , yet with an
ulmfaltoriu trust in time friendship and. sup.
port of time people uimo have imlaced in immy
hands time reins of office. Wo enter tommlgiat
upon a new era lam time Imistory of our city.
For the first time we have a mayor and
council comnpceetl entIrely of women. We
have been elected on an Issue of decency and
reform , The people IIl ituid us rigidly to
the pledges mnatle in our piatformim and our
public utterances during the exciting campaign -
paign timat closed witlm our triumnpimant clue-
tion. There ammuat be no halting , no imalf-
way measures Ia the work of refonimu wimicim
hero ammO now we Ilmaugtmrate. Time duty of
cleansing and purlfyilmg time politics of Strong ,
burst presses upon ums. We must face it
t"ltimoUt fear , Tile reforlmus must be radical ,
Llaorougim , and irnmmaediate. There Is mmot a
rnommmeat to lose. JanItor , remmovo the o cusimi.
Ions
"Brown's EironchiaiTroehcs' are widely
known as ama admirable remedy for bron-
claRis , hoaraemmees , coughs , and throat
troubles. sold ouly in boxers.
BIOGRAPhIES ( 'I ' PCIll1IG NEN
Nativity , Ago an Attatnments of Persons
La Oflloli8t1on ,
GENERAL FACTS Ij BEGARD TO THEM
Social nn,1. I'olitl nl tiCOflllItiml Ito-
Ilected lam 'Fimcir1 Ciyeors-Mmmuremmt-
lmc' of 5)111cc-
1molih-r-Imisfsse4fts'e lim t.m.
When men have come Into positions of
prominence and responsibility , my force of
timeir own character and attainments or by
time selection of their flbow , says harper's
Weekly , it Is Instructive and interestIng to
learn general facts let regard to them wimicim
throw light upomu their careers , ammO wimich
aiso serve to illustrate social anti political
conduttona among us.
Let cmi take time president ammd cabinet. first ,
numbering imlne. They are all native-born :
their average ago is about 50 , time oldest
being 65 and tIme youngest 45. Time president
received ama academic almml Mr. Carlisle a
comnmomm school education. Itoke Smnlth was
trained at lurivato schoais ; limo rest are col-
Irge graduates. Mr , Olnoy at hlrowmm , Mr.
Lament ammd Mr. Morton at Union , Mr. lien-
bert at time University of Virginia , Mr.Vil -
sort at the Colummmblan university , Washington -
ton , I ) . C. , antI Mr. llarmnon at Demmnlson
university , Ohio. Two are widowers , time rest
nmarrietl , tlmoso witimout wives beIng Mr. 11cr-
bart and Mr. Morton ,
Time prealdnt ammO time cabinet are all law-
yera except Mr. Lammmommt and Mr. Morton ,
\vimo are edItors ,
We commue imext to time suimnemne cotmrt , con.
statimmg of muimme mncnmbers. Tlmoy are nil na-
tive.b&mrmm ; their average age is 63 , tIme oldest ,
Jtmstco ! Field , beimmg 80 , and tile youngest ,
Justice WImite , 51. Timis average is eigimt
years ialgimer titan time senate or cabInet.
Justice Peckhani was educated at the Albany
academy ; the rest are college-bred-time
cimiot justice having graduated at llots'tioln ,
Justice FIeld at. Wilhianma , Justice Gray at
harvard , Justice Brewer , hirowam antI Simiras
at Yale , the two former imavimmg been class-
mnatea In ' 56 , Simlras graduatmmg in ' 53 ; Juts-
tIce Harlan gratuatetl ) at Center college ,
Kenttmcky , and Justice Wimite at Georgetown -
town college , Dstrict of Colunmbn ! , Tlmey
are nil mnamnied , Timis brings us to the sen-
ate. All btmt six of the senators are natives
of the United Statez. Timleo wore bormm in
England , one in Ireland , one in Canada and
Otto 1mm Norw'umy. Their average ago is a little
over 65. rammglng about wtlt limo pretident
and cabinet. The oldest Is Mr. Morrili o
Vormommt , who is SO. and bias just made a
vigorous speech on limo silver quest'.on , the
youngest is Marion huller , the Imopu-
list of North Carolina , who Is 33.
Timere is no other under 40 except
Pritchard , also of Nortlm Caroina , who is
39. Seven range frommi 70 to SO. Of time
s'hoio number three give no date of birtlm ,
Forty-eight are college graduates. The cal.
legos where mnoro than one aenatqr was edit-
cated are as fclbove,1 Upivorsity of MIcimi-
gan , 3 ; Uratvorslt' of Geogla. 2 ; University
of Virginia , 2 ; UmuiversityV of North Carolina ,
2 ; Center college , Kenttmpky , 3 ; Princeton ,
3 ; Harvard , 3 ; Yale , ' . The others are scattered -
tered among snmailer coiegos. Seventeen
report themselvea a imaving received an
"acadenuic" educati4 thirteen as trained
only in time conmmmiOp sqhoClS. and eleven
give mme educational qata In regard to thoni-
selves. Twenty-timren epni themselves as
unaccompanied by' later , ) mmmd most of timea
presumably have tue wiyes
Time vocations folloisedV by senators are
indicated as follows : Layo'er. ' , Ci ; business
immon , 13 ; farmers , 3 ; r tl'oct , mrs , 1 editors , 2 ;
clergymen , 1 ; mme datt given , 6.
We conmo now to th imouse. Out of a total
of' 365 , all but mainetpet are rttives of the
United States. Of the. foreign-born , Miciml-
gan 'haD ' 4 Wlzccmtsim , 1 ; Minnesota , 3 ; and
IllInois , 2 , making ; ; tim , rest b Ing scattered -
tered among he otlm'cr tates. The average
age of ( ho isV 'year'bhbaw time
senate. The. spenker Is 'Y The oldest is 73 ,
and there are omuly tvo others over 70.
Thirty-one is the lowest ago , and it is n.
ticeablo that Now York sends more yotmng
muon than any other state : Bennet of Brooklyn -
lyn u 33 ; Sulzer , 33 ; McClellan , 31 ; Qulgg ,
33 ; Fairchild , 31 ; . Southwick , 31 ; Foote , 32 ;
and Malmany , 32. Therd are only seventeen
members under 35 , and of timeso eight , or
nearly a halt , are from New York. Massa-
cbusetts has Atwood , 33 ; FItzgerald , 31 ;
and Slmmmpson , 31. Foss of Chicago 23 , awl
Little of Nortlm Carolina and Mczcly of Mis-
noun are 31. The young moum , almnaat wRit-
out excoimlion , are front the citiet. Only
nine fall to give their data of birth , conclusive -
sive evidence of tue absence of female mem-
bare. One imundred ammO sixty-eight are cal-
loge gratluates ceventy-six report themnselves
as having received "academic , " and sixty-
eight common school education ; thirty-fivo
have no data.
01mb probably fairly illustrates the average
conditions. Of' limo senators , ono received
an academic cducaticn , and one was college
bred ; of the representatives. two receive !
academic , four comnmmioma school , anti fifteen
coliego educations. In New York time condi-
tlons are tIme sante ao to the senators , but
not as good as to relresentatiVes , of whom
fourteen are college bred , nine academic
and eight comnton oimOoi.
'rime only states all of wimose senators and
repre.Jontativetl arc college graduateo are
South Dakota and Virginia. Wisconsin imows
one senator and two represenbitives college ,
one senator and two represommtativos acadenmic
and sixteen representatives common school.
The colleges whtre mnoro titan ono repro-
nontativo have graduated are : harvard , 0 ; ,
Yale , 8 ; l'ninceton , 5 ; Uimniverolty of Vir-
glmmia , 6 ; University of Mlclmlgan. 6 : Asbury
university , Indiana , 5 ; VIrginia Mliitary Institute -
stituto , 5 ; Washingtoml and Lee , 5 ; Ilanaliton
calege , 4 ; Center ccllege , Kentucicy , 4 ; Mc-
Kcndrao coilege , 4 ; Umtivrsty of North Care-
llama , 3 ; Georgetown college , 3 ; UnIversity of
\Vest Vlrgami. 3 ; University of Vermont , 3 ;
ijmmiversity of Tenmmeazeo. 3 ; Cumboriand uni-
verdi' , 3 ; Mercer university , 3 ; liampdon.
Sidney college , 2 ; TrinIty , North Carolina , 2 ;
Kmmox college , 2 ; Jefferson college , 2 ; Wit-
tenburg , Ohio , 2 ; Waslmington and Jefferseam
college , 2 ; UnIversity of Kentucky , 2 ; Univer-
ity of' Ohio , 2 ; UniversIty of Alabama , 2 ;
Univortelty of Nebraska , 2 ; UniversIty of
Mimiosippi , 2 ; PennsylvanIa college , 2 ;
Waynesboro , Pennsylvania , 2 ; Western Reserve -
servo college , 2 ; Randolphm-Macomm college , 2 ;
ColumbIa , \Vllilatns ; , 2.
Time most striking timings In connection
with mncn in publIc lIfe , o far aim timeir ccl-
begeu are conccrnetl , are the presence on tiao
supremtmo court of three coon who were In
Yale at time eamne time , 4nd the tact that time
chief justice , time spa4ltcr and the president
pro tent of the semmato ace all graduates of
I3ovdoln ae veil as Miidejnen. Thirty-four
members of the V h rnso give mto
data at to tlmelr , education , One
humndred and forty-tim e ? ae unaccompanied
by ladles , and are dotblcsv ( Jmtost. of tlmonm
without WIVeS. . time p ipo , tion beimmg much
larger than in the senate.1
Time occupations folowe4 by reprecenta.
Where stlie woman
who does nct like to
have her bal.y fat and
chubby anci. cunning ?
And whme is the
woman who does netlike
like to have rosy cheeks
and. plumpness herself ?
Scott's Emulsion of
Cod-liver Oil is for
both , but its merit is
I' peculiar to itself " and
its effect cannot be had
by using any substitute
for it.
tivo , are as follows' Lawyer , , 249 : business
men , 7l farmers , 10' cditoes , 9 electors , 6
IreaelIVrs , , 4 printer , , 3. Five give no data
s to vocation , More than tlmreo-qummrters of
time senate slid lmaoro titan twa-thIrds of the
house are lawyers.
DON'T NEGLECT.
4 % COMMON G.tSIi 01" I'ILIL4 ,
It Mn' I.e-n , ! to Serious flcult ,
When people generally underatmunui that
all sucim fatal diseaset as histula , ulcer of
the rectum , fissures , etc. , almost invariably
begin In a simple case of piles , they mviii
learn time mvsdont of taking promnpt troth.
macnt for the first appearance of the trouble
in this quarter. The l'yrarnimi I'Iie Cure
will certalmmly cure every formmm of piles , itchIng -
Ing , bleeding , protruding or blind plies , ammO
ittmndreds of lives imave been saved by mmsing
this cheap but cftectivo remumetly rigimt at the
start. because at such a time a sIngle black-
ago wIll effect a cure , smimlle in the old ,
chronic , deep-seated cases several packages
are somotimnes mmecest'ary before a lasting
cure is effected.
l'iayslciant are using the Pyranulul Pile
Cure in preference to surgeal operations ,
ammti with unifornm sumecesa , The rcmmmtley Is
prepared by the l'yramnid Dm'ug Co. of Al-
bon , Miclm , , and for mb by drugista every-
wimore ,
Timis firm receives imummmdreds of testimonial
letters fromu cured patients ammO inmbllaim a
froalm list every mvcek. Tlmit mveek we take
pbeasumre in immesenting the following front
Mr. M. A. Wilson , I'eabody , lannas : Your
I'yrammmitl Pile Cure recelvetl , and I imave no-
calved mmtore benefit from two applications
titan frommm all other mmmctllclmmos I imave ever
tried , I Imave beets troubled mu'itim plies for
30 years. Timey would commme clown every
day and imave to be worked back , html have
mmot been dowmm since time first application of
time ryranmid , I amn a comivert to time mnerlts
of the Pyramid Pile Cure.
From C. D. Eulgerton , attormiey-at-iaw ,
Nortlmflold , Vermtmommt : Send mno two packages -
ages of your Pyramltl I'ilo Cure. My
father , mlmo has land imiles for 40 years , says
o'otmr remdy Is time best he Imas found , amid
ito lint tried overythlmmg. Fronm W. II ,
Goodnuan , Greenville , Texas : Gemmtlenmcn-
I imave had wonderful relief frommm time Pyra.
mid lile Cimre. I would not be witlmout
it , Fromn Ira Shockoy , Lan , W. Va , : Thu
l'yrammiid Pile Cure imas cured mite. I have
bemme vating to see time result before writlmmg ,
and I can honestly say I ant well of the piles
and feel nattIer mmtany obilgatiomma to yotm.
Fresh letters wIll appear front all parts
of time 'Umlitad States , all testifying to time
wonderful effects wimich invariably result
wimoro title pbendtd renmdy is mmed , It is
tlmec healcst , safest ammO most eftoctamah pIle
remmiedy over placed before time people , and
if you are subject to piles In any fornu tills
remedy will remove them.
It Is on anie at all drug atones at 0 emote.
Each package also commtaiuus a treatise on
time catmso ammO cmmro of plle , whicim will in-
tereet ammd benefit any ono se amicted.
iH3TOH
r'-
Iervous Chronic
_ .a't2 ,
! t1y and
) ' ' Private Iises3 ) ,
ejjj1f"
Cured for life till ! time pota. tmtorousbly
oftamiied from the cystem. I'mLd5 , FISTUI.A
an ThIOCTAL ULCERS. flYDItOCtLTS AND
VAflICOC1tV'B permanentiy and successfully
cimrt'd. Mttho new and unfailing.
VTLJIPTIIDC AJfl P1 CCT Curoti
sJIlIIUIUlILHIU UL.L.I.I utliomno
lay new metho.i without pain or cutting.
Call on or address % Vmm1 stump ,
l'ir cnivlv' , t. amrla' 110 Ii. 14t013C ,
M. IiidU1llJ UIM&1uj
'm'g..q
A PLTY ;
si td'tlxyyplilmaapermnneaitl , ' cured ill 15 to
eI , 'i5days. You ear. betreatedat homo toe
lc4ittmasamoprivo m'ntie-samo ffuarauty. U
WjJyocpeforto come here ire wIll contmc
to pay railroad tare and hotel m lie , eat' no
ohargo , if we tail to curo. If you lmave taltcn moor-
ctmry , lodido potash , end nCiil imavo aches an
tln , Mucousl'atc'mes In mouth , ttre Threat ,
Fimpios , ( .oppor Colored Hrotim , Ulccr on
m'y partof the body. ! Itiir or EyebrowS fsmnmmg
a U ; , It Is ibis S'pimiIitic BLOOD POIhON Clash
juiam'otateb tdue'SV61flilt time mmmost obteti-
nate cases 40d challenge time world ( or tL
case we eminent e'mrc 'chit. dl'easo has r.lwayta
bellied t ) shill ot tito most cminentpliyai-
ciamm * , 8a00,000 capital ehmnd our umteon'lt' '
t'o'mmml guaranty. A bsol utO p.onfm sent scaled . on .
"sitlnn..4MrC. . ( ( fl5 ( P'Vi"1V1sV 5'
80T MemMoimic 'temniie , CltICAO , II. ! . .
.
V V
' 11ITiI' ! STAlL' LINE.
New , York to Ltverpooi , via Queenstowns.
- JOVJi1YVIINV8DAY. . Sc A. St. ,
Dlsombarmclng pasengema at Itivorside raIlway eta
tlonLts'erpooi , waI1mer , etc. , mtermmttmng , tlmtms
avomdlng tranalter by tender.
The mnagnImicenL twin screw steamers MajestIc
and TeutonIc , the ( jerntmtnlc , newly reuondeied ,
and the long tlpma..tavonito , Britannic , cmpmls'
a Ileet unsurpas.ed for regumarito' of passages
anti excomle4lce of servIce ,
S. TENNY E'nNlr. General Western Agent ,
cli a , Clark St. , Chicago. Ill ,
RAILWAY TIME CARD
Leaves llUlU.INGTON & lImo. Itt\'FIe.jArrlvi
Omaha Unlonflepom , 10th & .Mason Ste.1 Otmaalaa
5 : O ) mu..Denver flxpress. ' . . . .
4opan.mllk. mullma , Stont , & i'tmga't tntl Ex , I Opnm
4:3pol..Denver : IOxpreias. . . . . . . . . . . 4opan
IOmm.NeIraska : Local ( except Smmnhiny ) . , 7:4nm :
. , .Lincoin Lal ( except Surm.ltmy ) , , .1m:2aamm :
2:4mamn. : . . mast SimmiitrJ.ineolndalmy. ( ) . .
r"aves ( ChICAGO , Imurtr.lNcoroN & C ) . I.rrIvea
OtnammaUnfolmLep4tiOtIt& ) Masan Sis.i Omaha
OOpm..Cmicage : Vestibule. . . . . . . . . . seam ;
9lSanm..ChIcago : 1xl're'- . . . . . . . . . . . 4matmn ;
7:5)pm. : , , Ctmicngo & aft. LouIs ixpress , , , sotam :
htlam..I'aoilIc : .iummctlon . . . . . . . . rionpmn :
act Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:10pm :
Lcttves CIIICAOO. MTI. & s'r , IAUb.l/trlivea
Ounaima Union DepOl , lOtIm & Mason His. ) Oaamah
6:00pm..Chicago : Limited. . . . . . . . . . . 8:00am :
tOO5amim..Cmalcago : Uxmreas ( cx. Sunlay ) , . . 3OOmmn :
Tc'aveim CII ICAGO & conTIl\vEsrN. iArnives
Omaha Union Iepol , 10th & MaSM1 stBI Olmmaila
11'Oam ) , , , , , , , , . , . Eastern Express . , , , , , , . , , , 3lCpm ;
4:43pm'estlhule'l : LlmItetl , , , , , . , , .
7OOaln..Carroll : Pasaenger . . . , , , , , . . iO:4Opm :
0:101)01 : . , , , , , , Omalma Chicago Special. . . . . . . 8lThimn :
4Opni : , , . , . , . . . . . , , Ito.no Local . , . . , . , , . , , ,
. . , . , , , , MIssouri \'ailey i.ot-ai. . . . . . . . IaLlmmm : )
Leaves lemficAnO , P1T& l'ACIF'lC. iArrlvei'
OnmalmajuntonDepl , 1011 * & Mttajn Sts.f Onmalima
I0AST. _ _ _ _ _
iGO0anm : , , , Atiantic Expree3$4iSunday ) . . .
: . . . . . . . . . . . , I'xpress , , . , . . , , , . , ,
4OOplmt.ClmicitgO'estlbuleti : Litniteti , . . , I : OGprn
4:0patm..St : , I aul VestlbuIeI I.lrmmlted. . . , t:3.pmn
.
. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Vh\.iST , _ _ _ _ _ _
G45pmnOklaiiomna & Texas Ux. ( er , 8uiTioitml : ; ;
* :40pr : _ . . . . . . . . . nlornao Llmriltc.I. . . . . . . . . . 4:0)mnn : )
Ives I c. : 'r. I' , , at. & o. ' ArrIves
Ontahaiflepot , 11th and \'ebsier Fits. Ontmtma
htltamn..Sioux City dtcctmmotation , , , , . 8ttpm :
iOllimmtSloux- : Ixpresm ( ex , Sun.lI ) OOUln
: ) . . . . . . , I'aul Iirmtiled. . . . . . . . . . 9l0snm :
G:1pnmSlctux : CIty' Acufm'n ( ex , liun , ) , .
tVOlVC5 1 ' . . F. & MO.'AIdti' , lArnives
Omaha Depot , IStim end Webster lits. I Omnaita
5Iim'm : I'ast Slali mmii iixpress. , 53pmn ;
2msm'm : , . ( ex , Sat. ) Vyo. 1x. ( ox , MQO. ) , , 5mr'm ; '
'ZrAtmam , , Norfolk lOxpress ( cx , Hundsy ) . .11:205111 :
: . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul kxmreste. . . . . . . . . . . 9ioanm :
Leaves Ic. C' . , ST. .1 , .tc C' II , Arrives
(1mmmiaa Union lepoi , lOtim & Masmm Ilts. Omnjlta
9Oarn..Kaneaat ; CII' Day Express , , , , , 5OOpmmm :
9lIpm.K. : C. NIgImLEr.iatj' . Trans. 7:00am :
Ll'avi'tJ MiSiOUliI I'ACI I'IC. Arrives
Otnaliu flepct , 20th end VcbsicrStsOmaha _ , , ,
I0ltaan : . , , . . . , , . lit , I.ouls mxpreas , , , , , , , , . , 6:00am :
: . . . . . . . . . . ' . I.omils lmroa.m . , . . , , , , . . 5Z4mumi :
.9O0almm
1avt'sHIQiJX CITY m'ACIFI ( . lArrive ,
Omaha 1pt , 15th nt WebslerVSts. I Omnalta
! 1pttt..lit. l'aul Llmamlte.I. . . . . . . . . . . 11:10am :
r.saves $ IOI1X'I2'Y 45. i'AC1FlC , ArrIves
Omamaha Iepct , 15th ntt 'ebsier Hts. Omtmlaa
7O0amn . , , , , . . , iUuua City Pas.ienge . , . . , , . . 1olopln :
S:05pmmt. : , , . . . . . .ilILmm
' ' " "
I'CIFI ( ' , jArnlves
OrnalialtlmmlonDepol,10lIm _ & Mason SILl 0105115.
9:30am..Kearney : Express . . , , , . , , , , , 4:10pm :
8Sdamn..OVCrhllal : VI , IlmlItei , , , , . . , , , ,
a1Upmtm.Iieat'ce & ltromab'g jx. ( cx l3utm ) , ltlbpemm
r:41ptnUranti : Immitmami . Extaress ( cx , Sun.00pm ;
: _ . . . . . . . . . _ ! _ . , . . . . . . , . . . . 8:40am :
Leaves I W'AibtSII RAIiWAY , fAralvea
Omslmaltynion Depot , 10th&iamn _ _ $ ti. Onmalma
4)0p : , , . , , , . SC , Louis Carmoomm . . . . . . . ) :
I
Lcacltiig Business IVIcii of Grnil Island , Neb ,
A I1STIIAC'I' 0 ! ' 'l'i'rri.
% 'In , Prnlc , lk'mltIe 111.1g.
lilt I lmlI'lI ) , t l'tMni , 5re'ii ri t' flu ix.
. ( 't'IlI'iT INUILtNliI.
EuitlitltlIe il. A. As's'tm , A. I. , Mlme'eis , ; ( so ,
A ltiCt'i.TUhI ' A i iai i'IiIM ls'i'I ,
IiiermImnhl .t ; ! , 'ist'r , I'll , , ' $1 ,
.tT'iOIIMIUI.
ii. It. lion ii , Mceumrit' Ill stir ,
v. A. i'rimt'e , mIlolmolsomm's bIlk ,
R. 11. 'i'isommilson , over 1 sI Nnt'L. lnmiic.
( esI. II. 'I'imnimsmml , , I , hinnisimig 111.1g.
J. IL , % ' , , m'cr ( . I. illtikimtg Co. .
I1lliItllS ,
TIme 'ienmmam , 1(11)-i I I N. Iocmlst St.
IlA. % L $ .
ilimmmk of Cnmnmnerce , S. " , V , Cur , firti it
Senmmmnre Sis.
tnlr.t Nmitimmatl. ilimmuk , I II V Itt' , ! St.
CilIzen' Nattlnmmmal , ii. : mi. Vs'stcr'clI , ,
C , . C I
trn , mi Islai mmii hat nlLmmg Ct5.1 Cor : lrtl it
SIsrulcu VS1t
li.tILiiIViitS ,
C. 1. flne. , Cur. 1ctsst .t 8rd Sts.
J. : t , ilrutlm'CN , I ID N. I'Immc St.
S. V. .h.plmitsnm , 212 11. 8ril St.
v. C. Nolseim , h'ambsmmor Itnilsi' ,
P. , A. l'hllllps , l ( ) ii. Eril St.
0. II. Tr1lc3 , 11 iloor , , S. ICot'imlcr lintel ,
IIATIIS ,
C. fl , Tins , . , Cur. lncmpt nimil lbrd Sts.
C. A , I'lmIiliii , . , 1U 11. : lr.t St.
II I CYCZIOS
U. hti'mmIelc , I 12 N , Iuumst St.
ilt.tCIgSMl't'iI ING .t V.G0NM.t1CINC' .
iCroil & III'Ilklmmmml ) , Cer , Q it Lsemmst $ tn
Ii , ( ) , ' , , , , 011)1 N. l'immo St.
M. C , Sitotl.mmmmintt , Scnmmmnre St.
115)01(5 ANI ) S'I'ATIONIIlIY ,
( lean 1)nI Stnrt' , 1 12 first Ifi ,
j. It. Mmmiliai , AO'I' . 111110 , iit : V , fled St.
110(3'i'S ANI ) $510105 ,
Ie'cgm fur & Iluglem' , I I I ) 10. 8rl St.
II. It , (1.ver , 2I-.i4)S ( ) " , V , lieu St.
% % 'olf I.cIoyjls , 111) Id. 8ri St.
Son , , ; , 'im .Z Prl'ul , I. lirsi St.
S. N. W'oihmmli , 101-t05 IV. find 54 ,
lIlLOIClOitS.
r. . c. llrnwmm , 10. : ir,1 St.
1)111 ltlmMtnlm , 107 V. : IrI St.
Get ) . I ) . ltet&el , 10 $ N. LoetmMt St.
llIiIlIIrcfl & LOAN ASSOCIA'I'iON.
'rime llqmlltniio , : t5) , 8rt St.
IIUSINIOSS COLLEGE.
Gratmm.l Isbnmmsi Nortmmnl ztn.t JlmIsirmcs
Cii1Ieg. 807 'mV. : tri St.
1IUT'l'idit , lOG GS & I'OIJL'I'1tY-VllO 8.10-
SAI.10.
VntunmL , t Cammmmplt'iI , 11)1) ) " . 's' . 2mm,1 St.
CltitlS'I'IAN $ CIF1NCIi IIIOAIING.
C , V. ilOImtie , C. S. , suIt. ! 3Irs. ' .l. . tO.
Bentley , C. S. , ' 108 10. rti St.
C I G A itS.
JOlLt * Gramlnmclu , l'aslmmmer Itemise.
CIGAR MANVIACTOICY.
qrnmu,1 Islnimi Cigar Cam. , 105 Y. 8rii St.
J. II. Yolgt , 108 U 8ri St.
it. J. l'iss , 811(1 ( ' , Y. : Ird St.
Ct.O'VItlNC. .
VOlf Lebo'itz , 111) 10 , 8i'il Si.
Samrlnmeim .t I'rk-mml , 10. 8rd St.
It. Simlmm , 1 1 7 N. 1.oeimst St.
S. N. VilmmCIi , 101-11)5 ) fl' . : im'si St.
t'eiistemii.,1ni & Ste-rime , 117 ' , Y. : ird St.
CO , % 1. .
C. It. Ilogu , ' & Co. , ' 5th lmmmd I'Imie $4 , , .
Clilcemiro Lummmiper Co. , Cur. Front &
Scammimore Sts.
F. Coillims , 11g'm' , , 11. & imt. Cool YmrI , ,
% Y. II. liarrisoim , N. lOimmi St.
Limfe Myers , Siprimee St.
Vaii. WLtVMiltCi' % 'n1mmnt & .4th SIN ,
COLLECTIONS ,
JUN. 11. VOl)11e ) ' , o'er G. 1. Ibaimikimmg Co.
COSFIOOTIONIOILY , FILUIT & CIG4tIIS.
lt.mb GedIs , ii I "iS' . liri St.
% % . 11. QuilImmu , Ill tO. : irl St.
CItOCICtOItY & GLatSS'S'A1tI0.
11. ' 1' . I'rltclmnrI , 191 10. .ir.l St.
t ; . 'lct , 1M ) tO. 3rd St. 'rt no.
DAIRY ,
Jtmrvis Eros , , West Lmimi'mm ,
1) ENTISTS.
L. S. Moore , D.U.S. , mmmmIcr Town Clock ,
lEI'AIt'1'MIN't' STORE.
II. II. Glo'cr , S. % V , Cor. Locumat .t Ermi
Sts.
DRAY LINE.
S. I' . I'etcrsomi , : ui.z w' . 1st St.
1)1t1 GOODS.
Ilaydemm lire , . . , I I ( I 10. : tn.t St.
Clover & I'ihc , 2t)1-5) ) v , ar.I St.
i. N. VolbltClm , 1 ( > 1-15)i ) tv. : irit St.
lItUGS.
A. \ Ylltmeliei 1 , 111) y , 3rd St.
Chris Ijsefl , 21 $ % V. : mrd St.
A. J. ' , 'llcov , Cur. : lrd & l'imic Sts ,
IONPRIOSS COMPANY.
i'iicIlLC 10mress Co.
FLOUII & FlOEs ) MILLS.
A. I ) . Seilrs , I I 1-118 Smrliee St.
I. . A. Ytimi'asI.ier , Olmi.1 St.
FIt U 1'l-V I I 0 LIOSA L10.
lolnms Fg'mmlt Ca , . , i.i21 V , 2ii,1 St.
F'LIICNI'I'UI' 10 & tJl'liOl.STEItY.
1 , . C. flm'osi'ii , 21)2 ) 10. 3rd St.
, I. C. 'I'rner , aun iy. lird St.
.Joeiili SouiIcs'lammlmm. liii V , Eri St.
C ILOCIOICIIOS.
C. F. Ilnamek , Opera Ilotao lUlL ,
11. 10. McICcmlzIe , N. w , Cor. gj
I'Ismtmt St14 ,
1. . Neummlmm'r , i0S % V. 8t'i .St.
J. OIsemm , Cor. 4th & S'czssmmore Sf ,
ltoctlsL'r & Co.
II. ' 1' . l'rltcImnriI , lt)1 10. 8rd St.
L Volt , 120 10. 8riI St. 'i'.i , ,
GUNS .0 : ; St'OlL't'ING GOODS ,
tIeIimeIe & Co. , : ioa Y. EnS St.
SI. Itemilcl , I li.I N. Locust St.
lIAR IIVAICId , S'I'OVES .SO TINV'AflE ,
Y. It. fleImm , 11.1 iChsimlomli Ave.
lluiimtlec , Co. , 808 \ ' , : ird St.
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Nebraska City's Leading Business Men '
ATTOICNEYS.
.
li. . P. Irelsmaitl ,
' 4. .0. . ' 4tt''iml4OIm ,
.1. t'ntsoji ,
a : . p , Vzmri'eti.
.1. A. Itoomie.
IIANICS.
F'ns'mmiers' llzmmmJc.
Storclmnamts' Na.tiommgm I.
\elrulti Cur Natlonti )
Otaic Comiit' Nlitlommjil ,
JIARUIORS ,
C . A. SmIler.
A. Illilimigs ,
I1OILIOItMAICIOItS.
1. . If. J1iirjv"ooI ,
IIOOIC STOILLO.
v. S. lI't'r.
II. U. YouimW , ,
IIOTTLING VORIC5.
.
IIUTCIIEItS.
5 , W , 'mull.
hOOTS ANI ) 8110105.
Nelsois urns ,
CLOTI1IfG ,
1. , Gtolmiinim ,
' 4. ( , i.llerg.
.1. SIclil.
COAl. AN ! ) WOOD.
Jjlmiismi Cemill Co.
U. ' . Unite it Co.
HI1AIN , . 1
'nl , Vumsmier , Saml mmiii & .1 4 Ii SI ,
" I ) . SeIlele , I I i.118 Sin'mSoe SI ,
t1lt.mi ) lSi.ANI ) (101.1) 0111110.
I , . M. llr3'sII , 5ir. , North Sisle ,
1I.1iNl0S5.
A , I ) . Sours , IH'I V. $ ntI St.
IlOTl11.S.
TIme Itoclilor , .1 , Il , Iloqutect ,
I'am Imimi's' llnmmse' , . % ' , 5 , Snftcr ,
Nelson Ibommse , 10 , lromtt St.
I SS U It A V 10 ,
S. .1. lIlitemnahl , Fire .t . LI f ,
C. ' , V. llrlnimmger , 824) S's. . 8ril St.
VIim , Cornelius , Sci-urit , ' Ilnnk lilmig V
1)111 .t ItIstOhI , 107 V , first St.
1nriimer , ' t'msinmu Iii , , Co. , 0. L' , Vnton ,
I'rc'i. , Glum , , iese , As't. Sec. , St.
csmrit' hIltmmlL lisml 1,11 nix.
Vmii. l'i'mim1 , lictitle illuig ,
( act , , 1) , lfi'tel , I US N. lsi'ne.t St.
C. II , Mt-mack , City lttiiI. V
tell VlIl0tM SALOON.
11(11 , fle'dI , , I 1 1. fl' , 8rl St. V V
1011 il0.tl.I0lI. . V
this iCociale'r , IC.ieliber ltouo , V
.3 i0S'10l,1iItS.
5Icl0lmiii lire's. , 1it 'mY. : Irml SI ,
F , 11 , Ml'imt'iluml. 15)01 ) % % ' , 8rl St.
It , C. liclil , 107 V , Ilnit St.
V
II. Smnimm , I IT N. loi'IIst St.
aol ) I'IIIN'I'IXU.
St'tle 1' . M.i1ilu' ' & Sister , Sci'uirlty IlImlE
TilL. ImmIi.pcmmIi.nt , Cur. flr.l . 'Z l.ooimNt ,
i..1J"4lit I $15. $
Abexmmiler SImms'ti , 1 iS 10. Q $4 ,
V
in. 'ogei , l.'rummt St.
llVlOiti' S'I'AlllIOS.
Cuirkimi , . ; Ce , , 85)0 ) 10 , 8i'I St.
.1 , S. 1CmmoaIei , l'vomit & St'm.imIore Sti ,
.1 , 0. l't'teron , 8ml .t lCIms.IstlI Arc.
I , , A. 'omi % 'smMmner , uimsl St.
0. \'eitmtti , , 2o-4) ( ) : ) 8 10. 'lIlt St.
V IOANS.
V. It. McAllister , ilIlelmelson Ililc.
1,1JM 111011.
Chlcaigo 1imimmI'r Co. , A. ( ' , uIou ,
Mire. , li'rmmmt it : S'emlmlmore lits , V
s , H. Ilnrriumn. iv. 1011mm Ml.
( it.o. A. Ilimtgiamill , Ii , ( ; .elirimmg , lflgr. ,
N , lOimmi St.
LI I'll S'I'OCIC.
s. , V
U. u. Stocit Yair,1 , , 1. it. .titcr , Iesee. j1i ?
iUiOItCli.tN'l' 'i'AlI.OItS. , ,
'a % lllmmllik'r . 1irslmm , 10. A. P1.11.
III ) , , Agt ,
Nu1W'SDlLt 1.10115.
Joimmm Grmlpmlm , .tGION'1' 111010 , l'amlnter
lloime.
, I , II. ilitmlllmm , 118 'IV. Rrl St.
Ni0'SI'AI'lOfl-1)A ILY.
'I'le Ims.li'ieimdV'l I , Geildes . ilneolLier ,
Cur 8r.l & Itcimst. V
N II W' S1'A P tO ItS ,
'I'lme lLemulIIcmmm , Sccnm'iIlillir ,
OCIJLIS'1' & AUILIS't' ,
Dr. Simmmmmier Imi'Is.Loemmst , A 8r.l SI , .
l'iI'SICIANS & SUutGIOONS.
Dr. It , I ) . lioylt'mm , over llasmmk of Commi-
mmmc re it
lm' . J. II. IIZLfl'lC , iSilebielsoma 111k.
v. n. home , 31. 1) . , over lio.1emm' , Irumg
S 4 ore.
(0 , Itoelcr. M. I ) . , Cor , fird .t 1'lme Sta ,
S. Sadler , 5I. I ) . , Smilillet' , ' house.
I'ltTOGICl'lIIOltS ,
11. 1' . Cimristeiasen , 117 W. liril ht ,
I'IJMI'S . .cVINI ) illI,1S ,
I , \'smliromm , Ccr , : irtI & Vu1mjimt Stq.
ltAIL\'AY $ .
II. & M. 1t' . , 'Ilium. Coimmor , Agt , , V
St. .Joe .t ( Iraimmil Ini'u1.
, Uumioms PmiciIIe , V
V
ICEAL ESTATE.
C. Y. Ilrlimimmger , 821)V. ) . 8r.I St. I
1)111 & Ihiuston , 107 IV. : tri SI ,
\'Jim. Fruumuk , Ileulde lllIar ,
Gito. 1) . IJeizel , 10 $ N. Iteui , ' . . St ,
\v. It. lSIeAliIlcr , lSlleliclemi hue ,
uIos'rAIIRAN'j's ,
'Flue'lcmummn , Callatlamims & Seiiuhl' , 103. .
111 N. 1oemist St. V
SADDI.flitYWltIEStLtO ,
A. 11. Situms' , . , Si'csmrIt lImmlI.1Ijg. V
SI0S'ING MACIIINIO AGIONCIES AND ' V
SUI'I'IIIi ,
.r. , p. MelClimiie3' , lot 10ast : IrcI srcet , 'V ' V
I . J. flulils , 215) 10 , 8rl St.
'lIIOIOaIAuCiOlLS ,
VVmml. Axt , 124) S. Loi'mmst St. i
l'etei J limin,111 , 1110 W' . 8ru1 $4 ,
10. 1) . Ynmi Caim.mjp i1re ,
, , Eomm ( St. j ' . V
S11JOTiN ( GAIdloIty.
158. Iteumlek , 112 N. Locust j ,
C'- . .
SPECI.tLlST , 14V V
Dr. 11 , fl 1io'deim '
, e'e , esmr , mmoa0 nmsq
throat.
SECOND IIANI ) GOODS ,
1. . C. llr.mm'mm , 21)11 ) 10. : ii'iI st , -.j V
, it. legmi , 1Itl IiiJmmImill A'e , V
It. Somiims , 117 N. Loeut St. Vt
TlIltlOSIItNG MAChINE PIOtODER , L %
Gmm SeIf-L'i'eIer Co. , fl'mmm. i'cnmmij Mgr
Ca' . Frommt & Clark SI , , "
UNDIOII'l'AICING .
. E3IIIAL3I1NG , 5j
w. . it. Stevemm , , : l2 Y , 8rd St. VJ
J. C. 'I'ioer , : i.ni v. 8m'I St.
Jo501115 Somm.lt-rmiammm , ho % y , 3rd 54 , 1 '
UI'IIOLSTiOILINJ ASh ) ItE1'jIItING. I
Tro'er & Semi ,
\VINES , LIQIJOILS & CItZAILS.
P. Ium.mmIi , , Cor. Front & l'J S ( ,
Claims Eggers , IE-1 10. 8rl St.
Juts. 11. F.l.5' , l'iI \ % V.8 , . .1 St. , V
Gums. ICocimlem' , ICoi'l. icr lie tel ,
Icreil ItotIm , log N. IcnHt St. V V
Itcmmry A. Slevers V
, Opera ltojio Bile.
DRUGS ,
.
Ii. . hI. Ellis ,
llleCmmrtmmey 4 : ; hiromvn.
SeJti'iikc' Jrmmg Store
DRY GOO1)S.
lIlrkty & Jlurcimer , ,
\Vesoi. .
,
IIOvIt MILL.
I , , SclmmnInJe & Co.
' ' '
1'IJltNI'1'U1t10.
.1. V. Iluti.
V GRAIN JOLIOvA'ron.
31 , 10 , lumtl' ,
GRANITE ANTI MAILIJIJO ,
Nelilimart & ForJos ,
GIttGJOJIIIOS ,
Jr. Lortomm it Co.
\v. F' . ltotli'tmhruok ,
$ tulhmit t Ileebhmse ,
1.IFIO INSURANCE.
Geom'g'e' B. Hmmtler ,
LI VERY ,
Levi lIre , . .
lIitlt'iiiVAItI
% 'nm. lilselmOf.
I I OTIO his.
hotel Vatsoui.
Grstulsi I'ni'lIIc ,
Atllimmtitm llommse.
JIOWELILY ,
A Ii'xnmmlt'r Ctimmmelet ,
.1 , 0 , CoiIey ,
.lumiies 'L'llOmimllSOfl ,
Cl3I1SSION ,
A. P. Staifforl , 4J
VV
I.tJMliEfl ,
Ii. Ii. . Ccrumntt ,
H , 1' , ltojf Co. t
TAILOICtI ,
.7. it. Nelson , 'z
N10'S JIOALIOItS ,
Nchrsskmm City Nevs C. , V 4
NOTIONS.
IInm'rIos , & Sons. 5' ) 3
k.r
PIIINTERS. e.t
Nom's l'riimtimg Cu.
I'IIOIUCIO ,
hhmaglacyfleCualig ,
RES'I'AUILANTS , V
C al I am gnu s m"N.
Jaimsit IIatlmm , .
1tOLIliiL 5111.1.8.
Simir Mills ,
SALOINS ,
111(1(15 , Illilmer , VV
.1 , Jul. ' 1' . SelimmeltIer ,
Gi'o , 'I'iioimiams ,
'l'lmli.Is' F'ulselatu * ,
' 1' . S. . VIalteJa&li & ,
V
SECOND UANI ) STOItIOS.
211. ihaimammmguirteas.
V
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0
V
Depends
Entirely
OntheDog- . ---q t1 V
The can ntl the string are umecossary dI I You have a nice stock-Just what people
junot.e-bul toensure a rattlIng good thus I want-but goods won't sell unless you
Push the Dog Ptisli the Business '
TRY ADVERTISING IN THE BEE. -
.
REETO11
r
VIGOR V
1 dmutt whim Is us. ( it I4uvo..s Det.flls , L.oi ef huumI Pgi. , ta citiasi'
$51l , Impeisoc' , Aliophy. ' &ulcocl. an4 c4teI wsst.ac , , , , , 4am , say ccii. , ass :
liaIse rum , . Otilas ehsck and fill ilga , q..lukly gaimta.d. If siglurmud ,
uem.s gush ( ililly , assamad sisal. . , , , scalid , ( as Sm.eom S .cs. ( a , Sea. . mm '
Sc. , , $5V ardei . gle. a 1.411 EULSS Is eus 0 , 11(5151 lbS uaone , , :
rnRMAN a McCONNELL DRUG CO. . 1312 Dodgs etrest , Omaha ,