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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1897)
Omaha , Sept II , 1MZ. That we have never been so busy in our dress goods department in all our experience , Buy ers who have shopped elsewhere come back to us and say that our styles and prices arc not equaled in this market Popular prices for Staple and Novelty Dress has been our motlo ever since we commenced business. We will be pleased to have you call and examine our goods and get our prices , BLACK We soil u lilirh t'riulo of DRUSS SILKS BluukSlllcsiiturnodor- ntc price Satin Duchesso M.OO. $1.25. $1 50 , $1.75 Pcati do Sole $1 00 , $1.25 , $1-50 , $1.5. Taffetas COo , 7Ec and 85c. Hhadamcs $1.00. Almoa $1.00 olid $1 no. GroH Grains Jl OJ , $1.25 and $1 CO. Armuro 7Bc , $1.00 and $1.25. NOVELTY Wo liavo good reasons DRESS noons for bollovinir Unit you will not match these prices or ( roods anywhere else 2r > styles all wool 25c. 20 styles all wool 27'X.c. 15 styles all wool 28c. 30 styles all wool 30c. 18 styles all wool JOc. 10 styles all wool 50c. MEN'S Tli-y are fresh , now poods , TIES , haiidsoinu colorings , best qual- 50o ity bilk , same as usually sold In higher price ties ; vvo have tin-in In nil sh.ipi's , puffs. toi-K.s foui-ln- liiuuH band bows and strliiK ; tliftu ( ) each. each.Wo Wo also have a choice selection at 25c each. UNDER- For men and ladles. These WEAR ciiilly mornings perhaps make you think of heavier under KaiiniMils ; our slock Is now complete with fnll and winter vve'tehts. Ladies' llecccl Vesta and Pants at 23c , 35c or 3 for fl 00 and 50c eieh Ladles' camel's hair and natural wool Vests and Pants $1.00 each Men's fall and winter weight Ulbbed Hilbrlggan Underwear , regular $1 00 quality S"Jc per garment Men's medium w eight Wool Shirts and Drawers $1 00 per garment. KID CiLOVKS Wcndorfnl value at 91. & 1.OOAPAIR The skins aiocaicfnlly , cho-on and am real kid u ( skins. They arc two clasp and cnnn > In limn , biovvus and ponl.ud ( a now dark red ) . I "Wheeler , sr , David Amleison , H. C. Mc- Mallln , William Snow den. K. L Martin , Dr. , l-tUrf'-ncnner. Dr. George L Miller. I Piosldcnt Kurnaa extended a hearty vvel- comu to the old Ncbraskjns gathered round , bun , ' and said that each year witnessed a thinning out ot the r nks of the pioneers , unlf'that on this account , the frlemHilp of these remaining should be cemented the moro firmly The bpeaUcr extended the hos pitality of the State Uoird of Agriculture to all these attending Nebraska's gi cutest show and then Introduced the orator of the day , Hon. 13 M Pollard ot Cars county. In prefacing his remarks Mr Pollird said that when gazing Into the faces of the state's sturdy pioneers he was alwajs Im bued with regiet that he was not one ot them. Arrival In this world * at a later date hafl debarred him from that honor , but he trusted that as time rolled along he would Bobib ) . day take his position , at least as un ciitlfuslastlc member of a Nebraska Men's club. < J , GOES HACK INTO HISTORY. In touching upon the history of early dajs ho reviewed In turn the formatlo'h of the territories ot Nebraska and Kansas , the Bubjcct of slavery aga eiat which the pioneers fought , riul the events clustering around the first territorial govornnunt To Illus- tratpr the hardships endured by the early settlers , he recounted the experience ot bin falhcr In crossing the plains to the western Kldorado As a member of tne lioston Emigration society he had left his eastern holno In 1J > 51 and traveled with bin family to St. Louis , where he Intended taking a Btoamer for Omaha The forces of the antl-abolItlonlsts had , however , thwarted Ills' ' further advance from the Missouri city , and thru began a tedious return to Chicago The westward1 trail was once moro taken from this point and the Indomitable pioneer at length arrived In Omaha. The teirltory was at that pcilod under going the process of territorial government formation The speaker dwelt upon the of ficial career of Gove nor Hurt and followed with an outline sketch ot the work of his successor. Governor Cumlng. With the lo cation of the territorial capital at Omaha the now region imilu rapid strides In the ml- vancoment ot civilization and the tide ot pro'perlty swept over the prairies , due to the efforts of their tolling owners. The lack of transportation facilities was rapidly overcome by the advent of the Union Pacific road and the territory begun to take on metropolitan airs with thn building of other lines until the magnificent system of Internal communication of today was given a eollil foundation Thu removal of the capi tal to Lincoln upon the territory becoming a state In 1SG7 was described and the address brought down to subjects of the present day , PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS. In reviewing the present prosperity en joyed by tut ) great corn raising region of the country , thn speaker said that Nebrauka would over carry the barner as America's tgrlcultural paimllso , The crop of 1897 would be heralded throughout the world. From the famine-stricken districts of India to the frozen steppes ot Russia the name of the utato would bo coupled with thu words pros perity and happiness , lucky Indeed , aa com pared with the Inhabitants of thu old world , were the pioneers of Nebraska and tholr children. The addrens concluded with a brief com ment upon the slate's excellent bchool sys tem and a few remarks upon the dairy In dustry , The latter was described as In Its Infancy , but It was predicted that In a very few jeara It would rank with the best among the plder states. At the conclusion of the address , Secretary William It , Ilowt'n of the association made a detailed report ot Its financial Htandlng and Cure all liver ills , bilious- neas , hcad.iclusour stomach ach , InillijL'stlon , constipa tion , Ttivjr act cailljr , null out pain or trrlpe. Fold by all ( IruRuliti. 35 renti. Tht ( yily J'.IU to tuki ) wlili Itixxt't t riaurllla. | Tso Soft Glow of the Tea Hose ti acquired by laJluu who use CoupujcioN PowobU Try It. HANDIt's n vvondor whom nil KKRCHIEFS the handkorchies go to , 25c HACK yet folks never pot quite enough. Opportunity for cheap handkerchief buying won't be quite so plenty after this stock runs out. All our ladles' 60c embroidered Hand kerchiefs will be placed on special sale at 25c each. NEW COLORED Our assortment of now SILKS Fancy Silks is Jar bet tor than ever before. You should see thorn boftiie you buy. They range In prlca from 7Ec to $1.00. ART Wo carry a beautiful line of OOODS Stamped Linens and all the materials to work them. NOTIONS Ladies' Pearl Shirt Waist Soln at Doc per &et. Lidlca' Silk Watch Guards with silver slides at 25c and 33c each. Silver Thimbles -at 23c and fJOc each. NEW CHIFFONS Ask to see the AND MOUSSELINE now styles in em broidered Mous > - seline , both in blade and white grounds. The prices range from $1 23 to $ G 00 a yard lain Moussellnc , 45 Inches wide. In white , black , cardinal , niv/ , Nile , light m > r- tle , jellow , gray , helitropc , brown , j palo blue and pink , ! > 3c and 90c yard. Urocaded Chiffon , 21 Inchej wide , In black , white , Nile , hellotropa. jellow , pile blue and pink 75c a yard. Tinted Liberty Chiffon , 21 Inches wide , in black , white , Nile , yellow , palo bluu and pink 75c a yard. CLOAKINOS Just tceeived the largos and finest line of Cloak- iii s over Miovvn In the city. If yon want to save money and i't the new , btyllsh goods , don't lull to examine our stock. membership The roster of the association showed 553 names enrolled This is the largest thus far reached in the history of the orpanbatlon. The expenses showed a sMqht deficit and the question of whether the Initiation fee should bo raised was dis cussed It Is probable that the blight deficit wilt bo wiped out by general subscrip tion , ami also that the fee will bo raised In the future. h OK TUP. M11IIISICV SOU , . \VIil > llniiKc of i-vlill > llH Sfi-ii III the VivrN'iilllirnl Hiillillntf. The apparently unlimited resources of the state ot Neb-aslta , In quantity of the yield and diversity of the product" , as exhibited In the Agricultural building , draw forth plaudits and egressions of wonderment fiom all who vlalt the buldlng To a great major ity of the people It is conslderablu ot a sur prise 'to sec the great variety of exhibits Many had cultivated the belief from reports given out that Neb aska was given over com pletely to the producing of corn , wheat anJ such cereals This condition was doiibtle s true a few years ago , but that time has passed It Is very doubtful If any state In the union can show as many different prod ucts , tequlrlng dlfle'cnt methods of culture , demanding different character of ellm-itc and weather , and needing so many different dc-1 groes of care in the cultivation , as are shown In the Agricultural building , and which were raised In Nebraska. These who have been living In the state have In a measure been prepared for this re markable unveiling of the resources of Ne- bra ka , but to the o from outside the state the display has been an eye-cpcner They have little knowledge of the Improvements which have been made In the methods of agriculture In this portion of the west , and no Idea of the system which b gradually being adopted by the farmers of the state Nebraska farmcia have passed thiough some severe trials lu the years that are gone through their devotlnn to the methods of their forefathers In agricultural pursuits , and these experiences have been the rigorous lorsons which have taught them to study the condi tions sunnundlng them nd to drift more into the channels of scientific anil diversified farming The vvldo range of the exhibits In the Agricultuml building Is the result of this change ot Ixise , and there Isn't a farmer who visits the building who is not Impressed with the valuable lesions taught. It la true that In thu make-up of this diversified display there are many products which have been produced as u side Issue with the farmer , and which at this time represent no source of prollt to him It shows , however , that the articles can bu pro duced of a sitUfactory quality and In a suf ficient quantity to bo profitable to the n < i- ducer If a market was convenient This U the case with a number of thu counties which are situated a long way from beet-sugar fac tories , making It unprofitable for them to raise the beets , but they raise enough each year to show that they can produce u sails- factory article , trusting that some time a factory will be built nearer to them. It Is al o true of the chicory beet , hemp , castor beans , buckwhmt , and ever so many other things NKIIUASKA ITSELF AGAIN . The counties which have taken part In the exhibits this ) tar.havo struck a good thing When ono understands the condition now existing In the atate and remembers what It haa been , It la a surprise that more coun ties did not take advantage of thu oppor tunity offered by the State fair to advertise their localities Especially when nearly ovcry county In the state has so much which la good and worthy of exhibiting There haa nu > er been a time when there were bo many Inquiries concerning the countleo which have exhibits as there ate this year. This la particularly noticeable from those who visit the fair from outside the elate It has become generally known that Ne braska U Itself again , and there Is consid erable anxiety to learn Ju t what It bus done In the way ot farm products during the present beason. It Is no exaggeration to Hay tlmt the men lu charge of the exhibits now displayed In the Agricultural building are moro than satisfied with the results so far shown of the energy they have manifested lu bringing their louutltt * to the front as thuy have done. Neither Is It an Idle gue&s to say that these counties will receive many good returns from the advertising they are now rcuelvlug. A miniature t > od house labelled " 1877" and a pretty little frame dwelling , two VEILINOS Dotted Voilinp in s lid black , black anil white , all white , white with black dots or black with colored dots , and other desirable styles. Illusion Veiling In black , white and colm.s. I'lnln and dotted Hiu els Net \ ellliif , ' . Silk bordered Veils In black and cream. Bordered Wash Veils a complete as sortment. MUSLIN L idies' Cambric UNDERWEAR Gown * ext tv long , and wide very band souu'ly ( rimmed with embioldeiy at Bile , 7.e > , Wc ) , * 1.0t ) , ? 1.1 > 0 ami ? 1.IS each. Ladles' Skirts umbrella ruflle tucks and hemstitching at $1.00 and $1 35 each. NEW CAPES Genuine Harpains in AND JACKETS NowCipcs and Jack ets for Winter Wear. We me now .showing the fiieatest awe ; nation of winter C.ipi's and .Jackets ever shown In Omaha. A careful inspection will convince .von that you can pin chase better ai incuts at a less pi Ice In our .stoic than anyvvli-'ie In the cltj. We have a splendid wearing lllack Cheviot viet Jacket half lined , 2S Inches long a regular $ jacket our price ? 0 00 BLANKETS Everybody is after jrood Blankets. We have them A juice list that covei.s eveiy pulse and not an unworthy hl.inUet In the lot all wool , p.nt wool and cotton allhoiiKh the last two aie In the minority. 11 we tell you that a certain blanket is all wool , you can icly on it being so. It isn't always so everywhere. COMFORTS A perfectly assorted stock- to make your tolection from cheap cotton tilled ones up to the ilnest down tilled , covered in e'tlier c.il- ice , s.ilin , sllkoline or bilk. Try us for a comforter. stoiies high , with an ell , labelled " 1897. " Is a feature of the rillmorc county exhibit which stops the crowds , as thuy pass mound In the Agriculture building It Is the most unique display and the out fullest of meanIng - Ing In the category of county exhibits This display is in charge of John Mills , , George R. Klnley , W. R Houchln and W. R Diown A largo sign , "Flllmoro County , " In the center of the exhibit is made ot the heni'a of wheat and oils , bhadcd with cane seed and bordered with golden rod , the Nebra&ka flower There Is also a township map of the county made of the bceilg of small grains and grasses , which Is a very pretty piece of work In the exhibit Is a first and second cutting of red clover hay for thlh season , a sheaf of rye seven feet high and seventy varieties of grasses. There Is a cut ting of timothy which was planted In 187S , and which has been cut ovcry year hince , thu mmplo from the crop cut this your be ing four feet In length. There aru nine varieties of potatoes and a section of the soil of the county , showing Its character for two feet In depth. In addition to thess there Is a largo exhibit of grains and veg etables of superior quality The Frontier county exhibit is In charge ot L II. Cheney , L. M. Graham. S. W. Stewart and M C. Tumbleson One of the first things they will call vour attention to Is a sample of wheat raided by M C Mitch ell of that county , who sowed hKtccn ' bushels and harvested 4DI bu hols. Aaothci fciture Is an exhibit of broom coin , which 1'as a twenty-four Inch brush , grown on soil ground There Is n simple ot buffalo griss sod In a frame , bordered with tame grass vvhpru the quality of the two may bo com pared They have n nampln of alfalfi with the root attached , of three years' growth the root being four feet long A thlr 1 cutting of this crop for this su-son Is shown , which is four feet and five Inches long There Is a sample of wheat v.hUh produced thlrty- noven bushels to the acie , and the wheat crop of the county Is said to equal that pro duced anywhere There Is rye with heads flvo Inches long and standing GCVC.I fcrt , high There Is n goal display of apple * and j I vegetables , although the latter ciep U said I not to be so good ar It vias last yeir Simwneo county Kansas , has Its fifth an nual exhibit at the Nebraska State fair , In charge of N R Dartholomow Tie exhibit this year Ii rulpj out of competition with Nebraska counties , as on these collective ex hibits It has bcin held that the fall should bo limited to Nebraska counties The Kansas inhibit embia < es all kinds of grain , tame ana wild graw > es vegetables , melons and squaOiis very tastefully arranged y\LINU'S GHRAT RXIIIIllT. "Saline County , Sure Rnough , " Is the banner which Is mounted over the exhibit from ono of the bo > t and oldest counties In the state The exhibit U In chaigo of'wil- llam James and wan arranged by George W Mono , anil It U Intended as no discredit lethe the many other excellent exhibits when It Is bald that Sallno county has the most attractive - tractive ariangvmont of Us dliplay In the building. In the center at Ihu section has been constiucled a rostrum four feeV from the ground It has a canopy of elicit grain , jin top of which is pel chad a crow The bil- uatrjiln Ii formed of sheaf grain and kaf- flr corn. Looking out from tils observatory will bo FCUII on the opposite wall a large star made of bearded grain , In the center of which Is an old white owl , and below It the vvoids. ' WD never sleep " The alar Ii Hanked on either aide by a large crescent , In each 1 of .vhlih there la a hawk sitting faced toward | the owl. Ofei thi > entrance to the exhibit an eagle Is mounted apparently on guard. I On thn left of the star Is nrranged the cul- ! tlvited grasses , on the right am thu wild grassrs while at the extreme right Is a mammoth horn of plenty made of straw and filled with fruit The horn Is ten feet long when straightened , out. On the extreme left and near the lop of the wall U a crayon portrait - trait of Secretary Kurmm trimmed with as- parsgiH There Is a section of a tree con taining a bees' nest , which was cut fifty tent fiom the ground Adjoining It la a house made by other bees Thu framu work was prepared after the style of a mould and when the honty has been put In place by the bit's the outside frame was removed Ono of tlie.se Is railed tin home of the uneducated and the other the home ot thu educated bee There are excellent cample ! of the golden rhino vvktermolon , a new spectra of this product , twenty varlotloa ot potatoes , a stalk ot coru containing seven par * , a stalk of sugar c&nu seven feet hleh and vegetables of every kind u1 description In Urge quir Tli.eje.Ara yielded forty-e-lgrlt bushels to the acre and oats which are rfnl\t ( \ to liavo no superior. There U i illflplaV'N > ! l ten-gallon gourds and snnko cueumbersl'thrie ' feet long. Hed WITTow , antfttigr county down on the Kansas border , hns/nn excellent exhibit In charge of Wlllla.nl i-Hltch , William MeCool and .Stephen Howl's.'Tho ' ' exhibit partakes ot no special fertttirn , but Is designed to show In the cleanisti possible manner the re sources ot the coanly which lies so far west , There arc thirty1 Varieties of corn , seven- teci > of wheat anH others In proportion There arc four cirtfngs { of alfalfa , each sized up alongside the .UtVrr to show the growth nt the tllno the ( cutting was made There nro samples of cort.which ) will yield sixty- five bushels o t.acre ( ' , and wheat that nveragcd from fitvon to forty-flvo bushels. They have potatoes which weigh A pound nnd n half each ; samples of npplcs , pears and plums grown In the county , samples of golden and German millet with heads as largo as a popcorn cob There Is a creditable dlsplav ot sugar beets , the managers stal ing that these were raised In compliance with a promise of a factory If It was shown that beets of good quality could bo pro duced In the artistic line there Is a picture of a burro made on canvas out of seeds and buffalo grass. The alleged mammoth sugar beet of three years' growth Is shown here , and for the Information of a curious public the oillclal statement Is made that the beet Is n buffalo sqtiosh , supposed to bo utilbcJ by Indians as an ague cure. Kearney county's exhibit Is In charge of n. 11 Trough , George Hakcr John Duncan , James Newbold aiiil Thorwald Olson , the lat ter having charge of the nrrangcments. die mapped out his design on paper at homo nnd pri pared Mi material for the exhibit accordingly with the result that the showing Is a very pleasing one , and ono which at tracts considerable attention In the center of It Is a wheel , with a small pumpkin for a hub small sheaves ot barley straw for the spokes , and sections of corn In the ear for the rim They have watermelons which tfhey assort are the largest In the build ing Tour ot them weigh over 200 pounds. They have an exhibit of onions which seem to be premium takers Sixteen ot these fragrant vegetables wcUh twenty seven pounds. There are samples of wheat which yielded forty-one bushels to the acre , and forty varieties of corn. They have 135 varie ties of garden seeds grown In the county and which nro exhibited In bottles. There are elghty-thrco kinds ot grasses , samples ot suimr cane , large and smooth sweet potatoes , and all other vegetables In at- tiactlvo form. The whole exhibit Is freely decorated with the Ak-Sar-lcn ! colors. ritUITS OP IHIUGATION. Daw son county has an exhibit In charge of .1 L Mi Minn and C. D. Johnson. Here will bo re-Mi one of the fruits of irrigation , and especial attention Is called to this fact by those In charge of the exhibit. All of the exhibit was not raised on Irrigated Und , however , and that which was not looks Cully as well a the other. The ex'ilblt con- tilns twenty-four kinds ( ( sheat wheat and fifty-three varieties of small groin There are samples of lirlgatcd corn which will produce seventy bushels to the acre , and wheat which thrasliDl forty-four bushels to the acre. There are samples of sugar cane with the sorghum manufactured from some of the crco There Is a choice lot of bunk- wheat which Is said to bo the best pioduced In the state There Is , of course , the usual c-xhiblt ot alfalfa , and the managers My It Is ruling out the wild hay in the western part of the state for feeding purposes , they asserting th.it even hogs will cat It. The vegctible display Is flrat class and the quality nnexcellel "If a body kiss a body coming through omc cf the lye" In Thayer county the e \.ould be no need for the lassie to cry , for the baney down there , , o a largo per cent of It , glow to beVen feet and there was no dangur of the parties being teen Some of thlb rye is incorporated In the Thiyer coun'y exhibit , which is'In ' cfrarge of C C , M M anil Herbert Push , 0 P Hendcrshot an ! Mr. Iloyes The1 exhibit Is coveied by a canopy of kafll- coin , iwlth a frieze of small sheaves of wheai'In lattice work , and the whole supportol by flv'e columns seventeen . 'eet high and nvulil ot oat straw There are flftj-fcur var'etlcfli of corn , some of it avcl- aglm ? seventy-five bushels to the acre If no bid luck comes to Uic crcp. They have- wheat which averaged fifty bushels to the r-cre and weighs sixty-three pounds to the bushel There arc 121 wild grasses and twenty-'our tame , four cuttings of alfalfa mil all ot excellent quality ; a "ample of hemp eighteen feet hlsh. and which just , now is rilsad In that county for chicken feed ; ar.d aats whlcn weigh forty-two ppuuds to the bushel There are lots of vegetables and watermelons largo enough anils tempting en ugh to steil It may bu safely said that Merrlck county Is thu home of the squash , but this does not Imply that it Is not also the home of all o'hcr kinds of products It has a leputation for siuashea hov.evor , which extends across the continent , because at the Centennial ex position In Philadelphia the county had a squash on exhibit which weighed 1C ! ) pounds , and at the State fair two years ago there WPS unothcr from the same county which balance ! the scales at 204 pounds For this icvson theic is more or less discouragement on the pari of the managers of the exhibit , who are W II Crltes , H. V. Persons , A. Tunks and Hills Walden , because the largest squash they have on exhibit this year only weighs HO pounds Hut to offset the disappointment In this direction they have hi ought down a great many other prod ucts which are worth Inspection They have branches of plum troecs from that county which are hanging so thick with the fruit that the plums chafu their skin rubbing against each other. They have what they Jllose to bo the largest potatoes on the grounds ; lirgo pciches which are ho.mo grown , and many flno apples , twenty-eight Kinds of grasses taken off of ono farm , sam ples cf alxty-buslicl corn , twenty-bushel vvhut nnd tiixty-bushel oats. Chief among the exhibits Is a large display of sugoi beets This county Is fortunately situated In be ing convenient to a factor > nd It is esti mated that 200 acres of i > jets were culti vated there this year Famples from the piodnrt tc.itoil the hlglust of these .sent to the factory from all ( sections of the mate. They consider thin their guatest crop The mc'i'jtoiiy of the display Is broken by speci mens of evergreen trees fiom the county and acacia fcrnn anil u cotton tree with the balls about ready to open THUvvrr.iis OK MIIUASIV\ . ( in-ill rxiillill Minlc l ( InriNli.Tl , - * of IhiSlnic. . Thu flsheilcs exhibit , which under the direction of Commissioner W. L May am. ' Superintendent W J O'Drlen , has come to bo a recognised and popular feature of Ne braska Statu falls , Is on a similar scale to that of a year ago The same general plan of giouplng the varieties Is followed , but the expert anglers who know n healthy fish from a sltk onu can see at a glance that the general cliatactor of the specimens Is much Improved There a.rpalbo tn number of now varlotliH shown , , of which tbo apoon-blllcd cat and the urotlban * brown trout are par ticularly notlccahlu , 1'hls is thu fourteenth exhibit of thu Nebraska Klsh commission and It Is vvorthyibf mention that Nebraska ban the only Status-fair at which such an ex hibit la a regular , feature. It Is probable that not one In fifty of the thousands of vlsllpjx who admire the big collection ovcry year has any definite Idea what the exhibit wajlv rupments The Ne braska risli commission haa been dolug buslnes t > lnco 18791 and from R very small beginning It has , bncomo an Important branch of the Ktulo , govcininent , with a national reputation for enterprise and suc cess In Intioduclug new fleli to native waters CommlEsjpnir ; May Is the only member of the original tommUblon who Is still Identified With' the w ik and It has been mainly duo1 Id his painstaking and en ergetic service that the Nebraska Institution has. attained the enviable prominence that It enjoys The reputation which Mr. May hatt acqtilied among llsh men In Indicated by thu fact that he Is president of the Ameri can rish commission , and commissioner of the Department ot Klsh and Fisheries of the TransmUsUslppl Exposition Ills pres ent colleague * , on the commission are J H. Klrkpatrlck of Lincoln and Robert S , Ober- folder of Sidney HATOHRIUES ARK PRUFRCT. The hatcheries of thu commission at South Bend .are considered the most per fectly equipped In the country and the com mission has been exceptionally successful in losing only a Scry trifling percentage iof th- > cggDa an Indication of thu work that ! being donu throughout the state It may be mentioned that during the last year 4,24 ! gold fish 3,815 channel cats , 2,025 striped porch 9,170 croppies , 10,000 brown trout , 81 C10 br"ok trout , 152 600 lake trout , 238,600 rainbow trout and 10,025 German carp were planted In the various lakes , rivers and reservoirs of the stato. In Addition to this , Important Improvements hftvo been made In the waterways to promote the free pastago i of the fish and much moro would have been accomplished had the commission had the protection of n law that would enable It to effectually put n stop to seining , which has nullified a great deal ot Us work In addition to this the annual contribution that 1ms been made by the department to the attractions of the State fair has been In lt ult a sufllclcnt excuse for Its'existence. . U has bocoino more popular with rnlr visitors every year and no building on the grounds Is filled with a moro Interested crowd of sightseers The display now at the fair grounds Is excu > - tlonnlly good and particularly so In the qual ity of the specimens. The show of German carp Is the best that has over been made and the same Is true of the 2-year-old black bass and the- spotted catfish There are also morowalleyed pike , ringed perch nnd pick erel than Imp been showed before nnd the'e Is also an exceptionally fine display of Iweed- Ing goldfish One aquarium contains a lot of six months old bass that are among the best that have ever been raised at the hatch eries end the displays ot brook and rainbow trout. 2 , 3 and 4 years old exhibit reun k- ably attractive spcclments or the e especially handsome varieties A new acquisition Is the Ruropcali brown trout , the eggs ot which were Imported from Km ope since the previ ous fair. This Is easily recognized as a species of trout , but Its peculiarity consists In the well marked brown spots on Its back and sides , from which It takes Its name. It Is a very pretty fish ax viewed through the glais of 'the aquariums and attracts a good deal ot attention from anglers. IN THE WAY OF NOVELTIES. The big ( ( loon-billed cats are also seen for the first tlino and constitute a great attrac tion for the children. There are three speci mens , each of which Is nearly four feet long. They are more properly a species of sturgeon , but they arc colored llku a cat and arc commonly called by thnt name Their dis tinguishing feature la the long snout which protitides fully ten Inches from the upper lip , which Is shaped very much like a piddle. The flah arc common In some ot the southern rivers and their flesh U very highly esteemed by the down south colored people. Among the novelties on exhibition Is a smaU but perfect specimen ot the octopus , o ? devil llsh , which Is preserved In alcohol W. J. Hcsser of Plattsmouth has contributed n display of young alligators which attracts much attention , and Just at the right a small aquarium contains a very young gar , scaicely larger than a lead pencil. H. 1" . Hake of Omaha Dhows a big chunk ot whale bone Just as It came from the head of the vvhnlo and Henry Rlcke of Douglas precinct haa a remarkably fine display of Germau carp In the i enter ot the building there Is the usual exhibit of the various varieties of shell fish and canned llsh by local Jobbing houses The building Is appropriately deco rated with Ak-Sar-Hen coloib and the wnlli are also hung with engravings showing the vailous varieties of American game llsh and stereotyped cuts of salt and fresh water varieties The exhibit Includes the following varie ties German carp , four years old , iock stuigcon , buffalo , eels , short-nosed gar , long- nosed gar , shovcl-noficd sturgeon spotted cat , bullheads , channel cat , hickory shad , brook trout , two , three and four yeais old ; rainbow trout , two , thrco and four ycais old ; brown trout , two and threu vears old ; fan tall gold fish , silver fish , yellow catfish , spoon-billed cat , red horte , pickerel , two nnd three years old ; croppies two and three years old , black bass , two , three and four years old , rock bats , black bass , six months old ; tench , one year old ; gold fish , six months nnd three and four years old. This Is exclusive of the exhibits of varieties of tut ties , crabs and the numerous novelties. rins CVTUIIP.S Tim rrvi vi.i : K\K. IJiiiisiinllj rimDlsilii | ) In ( ho Textile HnlldliiK. The Textile building Is a great center of attraction to the women visitors at the State fair There are also numerous articles there \.hich attiact the youngsters , for the Omahi public schools have a large exhibit In ono corner. A weilth of rich coloring strikes the sightseer's eye , upon cnter'i g the building. This is due to the celling decorations , which consist cf a large number of silken quilts The coloilngs are of every hue Imaginable and make a most artistic draping when used In the manner described Under the direc tions of Mrs M. M Preston sup ° r i tcndent of this department , the exhibits have been rapidly placed Into position as fast as re ceived As a result the Textile build ing was among the first on the grounds to be thrown opcn to the public The multi tudinous , articles have been bunched into lots : i d In this manner all confusion has bcrn avoided The first exhibit noticed upon entering the main door is that ot rugs and carpets. Here la shown every grade of floor covering from the homely but serviceable rag carpet to that formed of silk. These products are ot home manufacture , and show a wonderful amount of inventive ability upon the part of those who wove them. Among the ex hibits In this class a sectlcn of carpet end several rugs made by Mrs. Guy McCandlcss of Cott wood Palls , Kan. , are worthy of special mention. The sofa rlllow department Is replete with new designs both In silk and worsteds. A bewildering combination In yellow formed out of silk tobacco ribbons Is ono of the inlque pillows en display. It Is the work of Mrs Mattlfc Younger of this city. ADMIRED BY WOMKN. The sllk"H pillow of Bulgarian design by M's M M Iliinlln of thh city Is worthy of moro tlun pas Ing notice , and has received many compliments from those versed In fan"y vvorl ? . The Persian sofa pilllow by Mrs A I Hot Is alEO quite neat In the fancy linen depinment an umiKUil number of exhibits have been received. The embroidered handkerchiefs and neck scarfs by Mrs M M McLaln show her to bo an expert In till * particular line Rome skirts of soft material , daintily picked out with twin- IllB How en with different colored silks , H tin work of Mrs. II. L Day of tills city She haa also on exhibition some children a clothing , which show the tame care In trcit- nivnt. The ne\t department Is that devoted to the olftvrts of children under 14 years of ago. So many exhibits are on haiirf that It becomes Impiitvlble to mention each In detail. A com plcto pink checked dress , the handiwork of Hlancho Hoe of this city displays the best form ot hand sewing. Kllzabeth Shortllft also of this city has a number of dollies , cen ter pieces and other fancy articles which exolto considerable admiration Pearl Younger ot Geneva Is also among those who have meritorious displays ' The old ladles" corner Is full of Interest Tor every one The odor of the homo circle pervades the whole display HIIRO nnd lace work , mlltrns and socks , comforts and caps are some ot the useful articles manufactured by the exhibitors. The hearth rug made by- Mis , George Hendco of Omaha and a quilt 128 years old , the property of Mrs Matilda Murray , are object * of special Interest The knitted bed spread , by Mrs. Charlotte Par kins ot Omaha , Is also well executed. AX AHHAY OF FANCY WOHIC. Lot 10 comprises the rope silk and Per sian embroidery department This cvhlblt Is undoubtedly the most beautiful In the building Hoses and ninny other brilliantly colored flowers are worked out upon cloth In such a natural 'manner that nl a shoit distance they may almost bo taken for the genuine artlclo. A bunch of American Heauty roses , worked upon soft material In silk , occupies the post of honor. H Is the work of iMra. Trunk Leslie. The center pieces ot Mrs J r. King ot lleatrlco are unusiiallv handsome , as are nlnn thnait nt Mra .1nalt VV'tlLmt r\f ll.l , * city. Anna it. Harris of Hod Oik , la. , his n number of tidies on exhibition , and the dollies made by her are also worthy of more than n passing Blanco. The next department Is devoted lo knit ted silks , woolens and linens Thn hood * ore shown by iMrs ( Koblilns of MeCool Junc tion. The hose and mittens by ( Mrs. M. T. Paynes of Palmyra , and the crochet and lace work by.iMrs. C. H. Shcller of Omaha are worthy of special mention. Lot 12 Includes embroidery * of any kind of materials A wide range of articles are Incorporated In this display. The afghans , plllmv shams , head rcsls and cen ter pieces , by Mrs. H. S. Murdock and Mrs. R. H. Hill , both of DCS Molnes , la. , are very handsome and will undoubtedly prove prlro winners. In the lace department some very hand some specimens of the ncedlo are seen Mrs. C. A. .Mansfield . of this city has several pieces of point lace which would bo hard to exccll Mrs C. J. Crooks of Lincoln displays several collars and a Honltou lace fichu which are among the be < t to bo seen Tlie next display Is of cut and drawn work of the lace variety The specimens by Mra. Caroline Mclchlvc of Omaha nml the dresser scarf by Mrs Schlckley of Geneva are among the best. USHKUL AND OHXAMUN-TAL. Thn discretionary lot Includes a little of everything which Is useful oinamental and stylish A hand painted book'cover by Mrs W H Mornnd Is notlccablo on account of its excellent execution , and the artltlclal ( lowers by Mrs U U Smith of Omaha arc- also very pretty A iialntcd chamois table cloth bj Mis McLaughlln of PlattMnouth anil some silk cocoons , home grown , by Mis H L Illodgett of Omaha are features of thu display. 'I ho adjoining exhibit consists of lamp shades made by Mrs K. C Ilarr of Omaha and hair flowers by Mrs. Llrzle McHudy of Omaha. The Mexican drawn work by Mrs George Tolamatrce of Hlk City completes the display. In the southeast corner of the building a big section has been devoted to the drawing classes and also to the manual training sec tion of the public schools. The manual training section Is under the personal mipirI vision of Prof J R WIgman of the High school. A large variety of articles Includ ing card receivers , cups , Indian clubs , dumb bells and gavels , all of variegated colored wood , are displayed A hpeclmcn of wood carving by Ilcrt Stilts stands out prominently and the checker board table by William Slevers Is a thing of beauty A table sei complete for the serving of dinner has been evolved by John Kerrigin , all the articles used being of highly polished wood. The other exhibits which should be mentioned are those of Thomas Hoffman and 1'red Allen | In the drawing department , under Miss Ilitt. many pictures and designs ot gmt merit arc displayed. In the black and white sketches those of Blanche How land and Florence Lewis are excellent. The pen and Ink work by Scott Hoss. of a child sitting In a chair. Is pcihaps the best In the ex-I hlhlt. It Is far above amateur woik. A charcoal - | coal sketch of the Venus of Mlle by Jeanette Miller , a bushel of potatoes , crayon sketch ' by M. McMillan and the pen and Ink sketch of"Who Stole My Watermelons , " by Lulu Hooney , are very good In the map work the names of Pearl Younger and MiHIo Drown should be mentioned for excellent w ork. > otr of lluSlnto Piilr. "Wheat twenty-live bushels to the auo on $10 land , " Is the significant , and volume- speaking sign attached to an exhibit mads by one of the counties. The Nebraska State Poultry association will hold Its annual business meeting for the elc"- tlon of officers in the Poultry building , Thurs day afternoon. President Lewelllng will have charge of the meeting , and all mcinbcrn are Invited to be present. O. M. Cosgrove , a director In the State Hoard of Agriculture of Minnesota , was In the city yesterday , and visited the fair grounds. "I think the Nebraska display Is magnificent. H beats anything II have wit nessed for many years This Is particularly true of the agricultural oxblblt , which shows Nebraska to bo the banner crop producer of the entire country , " ho said. A number of the members ot the State Iloird of Agriculture of Iowa visited the fair , grounds yesterday Those who attended vvcio-j Vice Piesldent J. Cownle , Director L. II Plckard , Henry Jones of the machinery de partment , and Secretary P. L Fowler. All cxpro'sed themselves as much pleased with the show and admitted that It surpassed any fair ever before held In this section. C. H. Searle of Edgar has In connection with his exhibit of Duroc-Jcrsey hogs a largo banner heavily covered with premium ribbons bens which his herds have taken at different fairs during the past live years In a frmno he has twelve ribbons which were awarded his Block at the World's fair , and in another frahio he has BX | silver medals received at the State fair In the past few years Ho Is about an proud of thcso souvenirs as ho Is of his stock. At the business meeting of the Nebraska Territorial Planters , held yesterday , It was decided to raise the price of Initiation from lllicutvmtlim Cure i movei nil forma of HhcumntlMMChronic Mti culnr and Sclatlcn. With NournlcIA Cure It will quickly 1 remove nil RHE forms of bodily jtnln Munyon's Homcdles , n. U MA CURES for ench illi"T I Ci IWI ense. for sale I * - ' ' nt all ilruggNtu Mostly 23c When In doubt vvilto to 1'inf. Miinyon , 1MV5 Arch street , Philadelphia , 1'n. , for free medical nth Ice. 60 cents < o lThanks \ vv'cro rcturno < l to Hon. K. M. IMllitrd tor his clopuont address. It was decided to hold the next meeting ot the. association In Lincoln. It will bo hold In conjunction with the meeting of the Sttta Hoard of Agriculture , which takes ( > Uce the first Tuesday In January. It Is probible that the society meeting will be held the day before - fore that of the board. Oeoigo Ulchnrdson ot York county Is on hind with an exhibit of sheen , thlrt bolus the eighteenth year ho has brought Ills flocks to the State fair. Mr. Hlchimlson during all this time has been a reader of The Hee lie came to York county direct from IJngland n quarter of n century ngo hnd belleVcs that county Is one of the best In the state , If not the vary heat. Ho Is HO * tompanlcd by his son , A. J. Ulchnrdsou , also of York county , who likewise has an ex hlblt of sheen. W. SC. Taylor of Culbcrtson. ono ot II1 men In charge of the Hitchcock county ex hibit , has lived In that county for very nearly twenty-flvo years. The first time ho over met Secretary Furnas ot the State 1'nlr board was whllo the latter was governor e * the state , and presented Mr. Taylor with t proclamation organizing Hitchcock cour. Mr. Taylor was ono of the organlrcrs lit served twelve years as county clerk of Hi county nnd also served In the leglslatur Ho claims to have built the first frame lion ovur erected In thu county. ' William Kltch of McCook Is ono of the met In charge of the Hcd Willow county cxhlbl' , Ho Is another of Nebraska's frontlcrsmi havlikK gone to that county twenty-nix i ago anil resided there until the present tin ] llo helped organize the county , nnd fervl nlno years on the board of county comin sloners. Ho siys ho built the first frail house In that county , and that the tiherll has not yet taken It in spite of drouth am. hard times. He hauled the lumber fron which It was built from Lexington , which was then known as Plum Creek Ono of the counties has on exhibition what appears to bo u mammoth sugir beet It Is about three feet long , about tun Inch In diameter at Its thickest point , nnd Is covered with wilted tops which arc yet green On the beet Is a sign which Biys It Is of thrco yeais' growth An attendant will kindly In form you that It has no value for sugar manufactuilng purposes , but If hu Is asked It the thing Is real and not nn Imitation , he will at once try to attract the attention ' of the Inquirer to some other feature of the county's exhibit ! II V Persons , ono of the men In charge of the exhibit from Merrlck county , de serves to bo known ns something of n phil osopher Ho has n farm of an even section I of land which ho considers ono of the best , In the state. Of this section he sets aaldo four acres to the culture of watermelons , which grow out there like tumble-weeds In the Band hills He cultivates this crop solely for his own use and that of his neigh bors He sends them Into thu harvest field Instead of the tempting and anguish-pro ducing Jug , ho allows them to bo can led I away by nil filends He bays hu has found I but few boys attempting to steal the melons. I When the boys feel the Impulse to pilfer coming upon them they have been so ti allied i I by Mr Persons that they come to his house at thu hour usually selected for mich adventures - | ventures and rout him out. In nearly every | casu Mr Portions has retired , but hu con I siderately breaks his rest and joins thu boys I In a raid upon his own melon patch Ho [ says this Is the source of one of his great est pleasures In the year , and that It pays , him well for the little troublu It requires to raise thu melons. Mr Persons located In Merrlck county twenty alx years ago , his trip from Venue nt to Council Iluffs being his first ride on a train. Hu crosecd the Missouri river to Omaha on n feiryboat , but remembiTH very llttlu of this city at that time , as he only stopped over night , pulling out In the morn ing for what1 was then an awfully long dls- tanco to the west. He has 300 acres of Ma farm In corn this year and ho says the crop Is the finest hu ever saw. A fact often ovet looked , or not always understood. Is that women suffer as much from distressing kidney and bladder troub les as the men. Thu womb Is situated back of and very close to the bladder , and for that reason any distress , disease or Incnn- vcnlcnco manifested In the kidneys , back , bladder or urinaly passage Is often , by mis- I take , attributed to female weakness or womb trouble of some sort. The error Is easily made and may bo as easily avoided by setting urlno asldo for twenty-four houis ; a sediment or nettling U evldcnco that your kidneys and bladdur need doctoring If yon have palji or dull aching In the back , pass water too fre quently , or scanty supply , with smarting or buinlug. thcso are also convincing proofs of kidney trouble. If you have doc tored without benefit , try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot , the great kidney remedy. The mild and the extraordinary effect will surprise you. It stands the highest for Its wonderful cures. Jf you taku a medlclno you should take the best. . At druggist * ! fifty cents and one dollar. You may have ! a sample bottle and pamphlet , both sent ) free by mall. Mention the Omaha Dall ; Hco and send your address to Dr Kllmc & Co. , Hlnghampton , N. Y The proprle tors of this paper guarantco the genuine ness of this offer DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY All Druggists. WISITORS to Omaha this week are cordially invited inspect our new store the most handsomely appointed establishment in the city. I shall be pleased to take your correct measure dec oi chargefor future reference. - - - Samples mailed at any time. - - - Trousers Sder ? $4-$5-$6-U8. $ $ $ $ Suits % ° rder $15-J23-S23-$30. $ 209 and 211 KARBAGn So. 15fh. BLOCK.