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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1898)
- - - , , t : . ' -2 411 1 i , r ESTAI LISIT i D JUNE 19 , 1871. OMA.1IA 1VED\TESDAY 1tO11NING E 1 1S S.-TIII1tD SECTION. SfTGLE COPY rI CDNTS , When you come to Ona to visit the Transmississippi Exposition , Open All Day Ned ncscla y , E Y OU $ HEADQUARTERS AT ( Open All Day Wednesdays ) an Aq } . , , Gf W1HRSlSa rc s is 't ' _ iaROPRIETOflS , We invite you to make our establishrnent your meeting place and resting place-your office-yours i. a for any purpose you see fit--your wash up and your lunch room-your package room--your home M. an tl 14 ' during the day-We will flake care of all your things-and check them for you fret ; of charge-- on a w 3 ' N Ll f rot f 0 00 . , - Olfll + lnt > 't , , , . , O WEDNESDAY r neu .m + a THIRD FLOOR FITTED UP ESPECiALLY FOR THIS.WEDNESDAY A WEEK OFT ASTONISHING BARGAINS t 0uen AI { flay WednesdaYt ) Enablin n you to save enou.h oil your purchases to jay the expeases of your trip and more too , ( Open All Day Wednesdays ) , THE CLOTHING SUCCESSOF YEARS This store has been the scene of many a clothing sale. t Wo have often bought out large stocks anti offered them at astonishing S low prices-but never have we had such a sale as that of- , RAi Bought on the at dollar ; , ' f f Now In progress-never tvcro customers so satisfgd-and it's little wonder - der , when the choicest suits of the season are selling at POSITIVELY t' . . s LESS TIEAN COST OF MATERIALS. 4. R 10.00Men s Suits $4.98 tip I 30 styles of nenedict's strictly all wool Suits , to t - plain anti fancy mixtures , all the most desirable . , style : , tco ll made garments , at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / L ' , , $15.00 Men's Suits $6.98 Benedicthalce cheviot mixed tweeds , checks and L plaids and casslmere Suits ; also clay worsted Suits , lined and trimmed as well as any 115 suit , go tumor- 3 l .J . row at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.501Wen s Suits $9.98 Benedlct's elegant serge , cheviot. unfinished worsted , 1 cnssimere and checked and plaid Scotch mixture suits , i t 150 different styles elegantly lined , perfect fitting gar- men's , at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tS $20 Men's Suits $12,50 a Benediet's Custom rl'ailor su rl'S of the finest imported worsteds , Scotch cheviots and silk lined snits , perfect tailor work , go at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } 3.00 Boys' Suits for $ t 50-All the ' Boys' , ' - . , ' dogs' Long Pants Suits $2.50-U1 the buy s floe (3 ( to 8) ) Vestee Suits , elegently trim- , ( Ii' I , mod , and Boys' Double Breasted Suits , 50 and young men's black and blue cheviot and knee pants ( S to 15)-made ) to retail at 4) I a fancy cassimere Sutls , ages 11 to 19 years , } 3.00-go at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.511 - tram the purchase , .go tomorrow . a t. ' at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T Boys' Suits , ages 3 to 15 , strictly an wool } Scotch Tweeds-light , medium and dark colors-3 la galas , richly trimmed with g Boy's Long Pants Suits-Your choice of all : - . , braid , suits that sell regularly at $3.00 ) 1 " ' ' and $3.50 go at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( j I the very finest Long Pants Suits , in sizes 4 to 18 years , in cassimeres , cheviots and $5.o0 Boys' Suits for $2.48-elli the very A\D highest grade nobby and stylish trimmed worsteds a dozen different st y Les to select suns for little fellows , and double breast- - 4 from-made to retail for up to ten dollars- , cd suits for boys from S to 10 years , made ii j v to retail at $5.00 , go at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'W e go at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LESSON 01 ? TILE EXPOSITION As Viewed by Former United States Senator John J. Ingalls. ILLUSTRATES POSSIBILITIES OF THE WEST SF ,1u ImflreNSlre Jiemorlnl of an .ttc 0 1 % 'Illsout l'nrnllel ElMewltere and Never to fib Repealed , J. J. Ingalls in June New England Magazine . F'- _ territories of - - Kansas and NCUras < . . ; were organized sad opened for set. > . j tlemcnt 1n 1S5-1. - I - James A , Garfield , ' : . , - Phineas 1V. hitch- , lock and I were q fellow-students at Wlllimns college , t The names of the stales from which , alnetecu years afterward , hitchcock - - - cock and 1 sat together lu the senate , a were not written on any map. The nation , t of which Garfield was Inaugurated president twentyrseven years later , had a population at 25,000,000. St. Louis , Des Moines and St. Paul were outposts , and Jefferson City was , ) . the farthest western point reached by rail- Of tlfelunborn empire of the norlh- . . west , the ltlis9our ) river was the frontier , soon to be abolished by the vanguard of freedom on its march to the subjugation of the desert. Colorado , Dakota , Idaho , Wyoin ' tog and Montana were unspoken syllables. The statistics of these fertile commonwealths - wealths , 'whose productions of gold , silver , y copper , rattle , wheat and corn have changed f the destiny of nations , were Inscribed in no censtfs tables. Omaha , Kansas City , Denver * anti other opulent titles , as familiar pow to the eyes of the world as London , Paris and St. Petersburg , could be found in no gazetteer. That vast region from the Missourl to the Rio Grande , and + - from the Yellowstone to the Sierra Nevada , was an unknown and mysterious solitude , a land of remanco and table , which tempted the adventurous and the daring ; a terra la - cognila with slow winding streams , stu pendoua mountain ranges and illimitable pasture's , alternately the hunting ground and battlefield of savage tribes who subside d by rho chase and made war their pas ume. No Lauer a Frontier , . For the first time since the Mayfiowe r fit. r dropped anchor in Plymouth harbor Amer Itt tea has no frontier , no western horizon be- ; . woad which looms and beckons the bewilder log mirage of the splendors and glories of a citillzatlon yet to be. Ambitious your h V hereafter will not know the Irreelelble ; al luremeute of the border , the fascination o I its legends and traditions. Its exulting fieo dom. Its jeopardles , the joy of bulidln g states and forming their institutions. Thcs o are godb. Day by day the vagpe limit ha I receded before the axe and plow of the plo weep the pick of the miner , the needle pf th e aurveyer , until there is no beyond Termlaue , the god of boundaries , has set the landmarks of comntpnwcaitha and th o e cornerstones of the continent. The sun that gilds with the rays of dawn the spires of Mdchios sheds his declining beams upon the headlands of St. Michael , where the multitudes - titudes that penetrate the Arctic fastnesses of the Klondike , with Campbell's exile , May hear above the waves' tumultuous roar The wolf's long howl from Con-alaska's shore. Of all those vast movements of the human race In Its westward path across continents and seas , from the Tigris and the Euphrates , around the globe , none have surpassed in dramatic circumstance and immensity of results that tremendous migration , which , 1n less than the lifetime of a single generation - tion , has transformed the dominion of the ( desert Into the garden-ground and granary of the earth. These peaceful hosts , armen with the alpbabot and the plow , have conquered - quered a domain whose extent makes the conquests of Caesar and Napoleon insignificant - nificant Overcoming the obstacles of nature ! with irresistible energy , lacy have added to 3the productive area of the republic a territory - tory greater than that of France and Oer many combined , and to Its wealth and resources - sources an aggregate tint arithmetic cannot compute. Great as are these material results - sults , they have been accompanied by greater achievements In education , benevolence , political - litical order and self-control , which give renewed - newed illustrations of the capability of man for social regeneration , and of the compatibility - patibility of democratic Institutions with the highest Intellectual and moral activity , To celebrate these triumphs , to commemorate - rate an historic epoch , and to inspire msn kind with continued devotion to the ideas 'that have made such annals possible , the people of Omaha have organized the Trans- misslssippi and International Exposition , whose gates wilt. by open from June unlll November of the current year. Upon an elevated table-land adjacent to the city on the north , overlooking the broad , deep intervals of the Missouri , diversified with forest , field and farm to the remote horizon , has arisen an array of domed and towered structures which would ho unique in magnificence II the memory of the Court of honor did not remain , and which will not auger even by comparison with that realization of the hitherto un achicted in transitory architecture. Ranged la stately succession along the sides of a great quadrangle , the colonnades and porticoes are reflected la a Venetian canal spanned by graceful viaducts , with terraces , promenpdes and alleys , shadowed with groves and gay with beds of flowers. Exterior , to the north and east are the buildings of the states , the fields for games of strength and skill , the concessions for refreshment and comfort , and the contused t medley of amusements , recreations and t diversions which afford relaxation to the studious sad excite the mirth of the rural , Scope of the Exposition , Originally designed by the Commercial congress of 1595 to exhibit the agriculture , commerce , industries and civilization of th e new weal , the exposition has far outgrow the purpose of its projectors and assum ed not only continental but jaterastional pro - portions. Many foreign powers -will b e represented by displays and commissioners , and nearly every elate and territory will unite la friendly emulation to surpass the marvels of Nashville and Atlanta. Tb e government has gluon Its wncUen l0 the l enterprise by the construction of the largest - est building on the plateau , to be filled with novel collections from the various departments - ments , of unprecedented variety and in- terest. This magnificent edifice , not unlike the capitol In its architectural motive , will have many novel features , and the display of agricultural products and developments will surpass anything attempted heretofore. It seems incredible that men are now llv- lag who can remember the time when there was not an acre of grain in the world that was not sowed broadcast by hand amL reaped by the sickle and cradle , nor a bushel that was not threashed upon the barn floor with "the duly thunder of the alternate flail , and winnowed by the wandering winds. The successive steps in the development of agricultural - cultural machinery , by witch , as ex- Senator Evarts facetiously said "farming has become entirely a sedentary occupation , " are among the most marvelous achievements - ments of an age in which more bas been accomplished for human progress than In all the 6,000 years that preceded. It is this above all other conditions that make the empire of the west possible and Justifies the Omaha exposition. had it not been for the steel plowshare , the steam reaper and mower , and thresher , the prairies of the west would yet have been lying fallow , save for the tillage of nature , and not a furrow would have been turned beyond the Missouri. History records the wonders of Egypt , its temples and palaces , its statues , pyramids and cities , its wealth and learning and glory , surviving the wrecks of thirty centuries. These were the result of the labors of a few million slaves , with nude implements , upon the narrow margin of fertility along the Nile and its delta , not exceeding in area one-tenth part of the state of Nebraska. The imagination is baffled in contemplating the future of that region whose genesis will be told by the Omaha exposition , when the loll of intelligent freemen supplemented by machinery and new discoveries and inventions - tions shall have completely developed its unmeasured resources , In addition to agriculture , adequate prep- aratlons are made in noble tenements , for manufactures , mines and mining , machinery , electricity , and the fine and liberal arts , and for congresses and conven- tiona , where the problems of the past and the future will be- treated by the most eminent scholars and thinkers the world. Nothing will be omitted to make the occasion memorable and worthy of the great epoch of which it will be one of the crowning events. Industrial Expositions Modern , These industrial expositions , which are so prominent a feature in our civilization , are of comparatively recent origin , because it le only by easy and cheap transportation that they have become possible , Steam and electricity have made near neighbors of those who would have remained strangers a century ago. The railroad and the telegraph have abolished boundaries and made the whole world turn to the exposition as the mart where states and nations assemble in pacific emulation and friendly rlvalryto exchange - change ideas , to Compare methods , to establish trade relations , to improve in- dusts } , to elevate taste , to stimulate taven tlon and to celebrate the victories of peace. It Is just 100 years ago that the first exposition position was held in France it continued for one week. Thera was one judge , lie awarded ten medals and gave twenty exhibitors honorable meatlan. Y - MILLINERY. C yL , . /41 ( ) The largest varietyof Knox shape ; , , 1 . , sailor ants in while , black. navy and j ; 7/PEII all the new colors , all ribbon trimmed , . rfI't ready to wear , on sale at 51.50 , 950 , - ' - and lOc each. s-1 Ll - ; L59 9ec , e 4 Our iidsullrller i Trimmed Mil luery 1' At special prices for Thursday and all the week. Large fine Leghorn Hats , trimmed with flowers , cliitfon , lace and or- a namenls , over 200 to select from , all new colors , on sale at $4,9S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over 100 trimmed hats , all 'styles , short back sailors , shepardess , ett. , trimmed with q f chi0'on and other light s' nmer materials and ! lowers , formerly } 5 , reduced to $1,9S. . ® The most a5t01115hIi1ja.tldleS Suit , Sptrtte ; Skirt laid Cape selling sesrl fur ve tt s , Stuts , Shirts and Capes of all dcsei'lptlons , nil Buttcriais , ford in et cry sty'lu For less than ztttt.tl cost of material. Exquisite tailor-made suRs'made of all tiool l f . cvert cloths , English { , ' 3F2 " mlyaures , in fly front reefer styles , ail worth t , , ' t-1. G rcat varlet } o [ leash suits ' * in lawn , pignc. duck and i . ' man ; of them worth 19.94 , 50 .f , r K bttt tram p le stalls at 1 r1. . . . ! r t jt , , C.n fauns , blazer and , , j snl.1 : , all sizes , t alb par suit . . . . . . . . . . i & . , , tlrcat variety of Duck , Crash and Ptque 1t le Separate Skirts at k w _ ' - , , e 49c , 98e , $1.50 $ and $5100 t ; t $15 silk brocaded skirts -large and small de- -'Il , 4 . slats , also Bayadere eftucts , at special price Great special sale oof high class shirt waists , all styles , striped , plaid , checked pnd plain , in madras cloth , gingham , percale and lawn , go In two lots at 41c and 75e each. From .this humbleigerminntlan expositions positions have expanded dntll they have become - come important events n the history of Halloos. , , R'hlle the Tranemississippl Exposition at Omaha will not reach the ) proportions of the World's fairs at Paris , Vienna , Londoa and Chicago , it will in roma ° respects be ) pore tnteresting to .mericapl , , because it wlll present an hdpressh'e memorial of an age In our history which Is without parallel elsewhere - where and can never be repeated. because there Is no theater upou which the great ' drama can be reproduced. It will afford an unrivaled opportunity for cultivating better - ter acquaintance with thv manners and customs - toms of that gigantic generation which laid the foundations and establiIhed the institutions - tions of the empire of thq west. The future triumphs of the English speaking - ing races are , to ha w oa In the valley of the Misslsslppi , and note on the shores of the Thames or the Iludsron. Miraculous as has been the growth in wealth and numbers of the transmtsslssippl rc'jiton , its capacities are but imperfectly suspected , even by those who have been boldest In their predictions. It will support a populdtion of 250,000,000 without taxing its resources to exhaustion , and by the close of the twentieth century its possesstons will far execpd the assets now inscribed upon the natlonal'ledger. Science will discover new applications for overcoming - coming the obstacles of nature. The inventions of Edison will replenish the treasuries of the worldwith the gold of its mountain ranges , and' the discoveries of Tesla may convert thp waated forces of its winds and rivers into applied energy that wlil carry on all the operations of industry - try without the Interven lon of human labor , f ' This is the Instructidu , ofj the Omaha ex- position. Its mission la tocammunlcate to mankind the imDulseslt ' which it owes its origin. Its result w 3)l b' to extend the boundaries of knovlrllge , o increase the opportunities for ha insa 1 to stimulate patriotism , and to giv o thb world final tes- ttmony of the value of ee institutions , and of the capacity of too tmerlcan people liar self gorernmeat. A Tomorrow Begins the Great Sale of CIRPET AND MATTING All the WIIton , Velvet and extra Velvet - vet Carpets that always sell at $1.50- we offer tomorrow in n choice line of patterns , as long as they last at t:7c yard All the Brussels Carpet from the great \V , .t : J. Sloane purchase , sold at wholesale up as high as 75c yard , we otter tomorrow In a beautiful line of patterns at 49c yard All the $1.10 , $ LU and $123 Moquette and Axminster Carpet , with and without - out borders , in all the new and handsome - some patterns that can only be pro. ( laced in this weave of carpet , we viii offer to sell tomorrow at S5c yard . . . . . S'rlclly all wool Ilnrttord ingraiu Carpet. Thl4 well known and tgnslar brand la scillnp right hero l , Oaur- ht , as a bl bargain at 75c yard. We otter it in a very choice lute of pttteruv ; at 50c yard. o catcst Matting ao in Omaha On sate tomorrow for the first time the finest - est line of Straw Matting ever brought to the west-thrv go at 10c , 121te , 15e , the , 2e and 39c yard. . There are many extreme novelties In this lot worth up to SOe yard. O1 f [ > 1IIE1 TILE CONVENTION CITIf I Long -List of Great Gatherings Meet Bore This Season. - MODERN MECCA FOR All ORGANIZATIONS Wnrnr Welcome and Cordial Ilos- pltnllty Is Assured to Visitor. of All Crced..nud All CIIISNCN. MAHA will be the great convention city of the United States - vn _ + ( e ' ' , _ during the exposition r t 1 . , z season. When itbe - ' " 1f. , AiL came a fact that an ' exposition of international tional proportions would transpire in this city during the summer of 1898 , efforts - forts were begun by local members of state and national organizations to bring the 1835 conventions of their respective bodies to this city. The special inducement was that the exposition would offer an added attraction - tion to those desiring to attend a gathering of their particular craft or calling. and as a complement of the conventions would make their visit doubly valuable and entertaining. Theao efforts have bean so unusually suc- cesatul that more than 1(1' ( ' ) national bodies have settled upon Omaha for their meeting Iplace this aummer'a larger number than have ever met In a single city during a aimi- lar period. Many of these conventions rank among the most important in the country and they will be welcomed with the bos- pitaltty for which Omaha has gained an enviable reputation , Elaborate preparations for their entertainment have been made by the Commercial club in conjunction with the exposition management and various local organizations - ganizations , and they will find suitable ac- comrpodations awaiting them. The first convention of national interest 4 FROM TILE PERISTYLE , 1 1'a . 'a l JI J r1A IN THE DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. One immense lot of Tapestry Portieres , go -f fat at $1,98 pair-this is an exceptional bargain One very big lot of odd Lace Curtains , one and two pair of a kind , as long as they last go at SOe each , many very high class curtain - tain 1n this lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00 LACE CURTAINS A'1' $2.50 , One immense lot of line Nottingham anti Imitation Brussels , worth up to $5.00 , over 5D 50 styles to select from , Including many heavy cluneys , ml.ny soft , Incey lints. eels effects , nil in one big lot at $2.60 pntr. . Special l3.trgnins in Saint ! 1)rapery Fixings- The NEW COT'rAGE CIYItTAIN POLES , lOc each , worth 25c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ( Qc DOTTED SIViSS , 30 inches wide , at S ? c Lard , worth 2So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAC - Brass Extension " ' Ruc Fringe , all hods , Sc each . . . . . . . . . . . L.C wool , Sc yard . . . . . . . . . . 5f' FELT WINDOW SHADES , 12ke , worth up to 2bc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1210 Fine all silk SOFA PILLO VS. with frill all around , SOc each , worth $1.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 c Our entire stock of be , 12c ? and lIe Slika- 7 Imes go at i7c ? yard . . c Plain colored Drapery Denim remnants , extra heavy quality , plain coors only , go tQ at lOc yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s Extra ! Extra ! Spcia + 'a ' BANKRUPT r r e . ' ' 3. , l SHOE SALE , nipietc ShY9 _ Stocks--bran new , sty- - lisle shoes , for men , women and children- Nearly ) Eyery kind , color and style of shoe now worn-all sixes. 30 salesmen iIl this department t0 wait on you. The biggest shoe bargains ever seen 1 scheduled is that of the Travelers' Protective association , now in session. June will be concluded with the important gathering of the Transmisslsslppl Educational convention , which will impart nn educational flavor to the month , and is expected to attract an attendance - tendance of not less than 5,000 people. The notable gathering in July will be that of the National Republican league , convening - ing from July 15 to 17. This will bring to the city many of the hest known political leaders of the United States , and its sessions wtll be regarded with interest fa every part of the country. The assemblies in August will partake largely of an athletic character , and among these the National Bohemian Turafest will be prominent , which is sure to give a decided - cided impetus to gymnastic work among the local turners and will be an event of more than ordinary importance to those interested - ested fn athletics. September will be introduced by the labor congress , which opens on Labor day and continues one week. It will be followed by other congresses , mostly of a religious and educational character. The month will be notably concluded by the Ak-Sar BCn festivities - tivities , celebrated with more than the usual ceremonies. The program of conventions and similar gatherings will be interspersed with special days at the exposition for states and cities. Among those arranged at this time June 14 has been dedicated to Nebraska , June 17 to Wisconsin and June 21 to Illinois. Varrous college alumni have also applied for special days to devote to reunions of former schoolmates - mates throughout the country , l.lst of Conrentlona. The list of conventions , so far as dates have been definitely arranged , le ; May 31 to June 3 , Travelers' Protective assoclatlon. June 7 to 9 , Association of Retall Liquor Dealers ; Superintendents and Master Mechanics - chanics of the Burlington System , June 8 to 9 , American Association of Nurserymen , June 10 to f1 , Western Society of Wholesale - sale Nurserymen. June 12 to 13 , National Reform Press as- soclatlon , June 13 to 15. Danish Lutheran Church of America. June 14 to 16 , Nebraska State Medical society , June 11 , 15 and 16 , hallway Special Agents' association. June 13 , 14 and 15 , United States Military Telegraph corps ; Old-Time Telegraphers' association , June 15 to 16 , National committee populist - list party. June 15 to 17 , Interstate Grain Men's association - sociation , June 14 to 16 , National Association of Postal Clerks , June 14 , Nebraska Veteran Free Masons , June 15 , Nebraska Masonic grand lodge. June 18 to 19 , convention of General Federation of Women's Clubs , June 20 to July 5 , National Congress of Music. June 21 , Eclectic Medical association , June 22 to 25 , Grand Chapter of Nebraska. Order of the Eastern Star , June 22 to 24 , the Gulf and Interstate Transportation committee. June 28 to 30 , Tranemississippl Educational convention. June 23 to bog America JaUtute of / . k'-- " , Homeopathy ; Nebraska State Homeopntl lcal Medical association. June 21 , Swedish Epworlh league. June 28 to 30 , Congress of Child Study ; Transmisslsslppl Educational convention , July 5 to 8 , American Institute of Electrical Engineers. July 12 to 13 , Nebraska Funeral Directors' association. July 15 to 17 , National Republican league. July 18 , National Alliance of Theatrical Stnge employes. July 10 , Interstate convention , Independent - ent Order of Foresters. July 25 to 31 , Northwestern Cricket association - sociation , July 27 to 28 , United States League of Local Building and Loan associations. August 16 to 19 , Society of American Florists ; Nebraska State Photograph association - tion ; the Tranamisslssippl Convention ei Photographers. August 19 to 21 , Nebraska Saeagerbund. August 22 to 27 , National Congress Retail Liquor Dealers. August 28 to 30 , Western District Bohemian tournament. August 29 , Nebraska Dental association , August 30 to September 2 , National Dental society. September 5 to 10 , Labor Congress , September 2 to 3 , National Association of Dental Faculties , September 5 to 7 , Nebraska Slate Pharmaceutical association , September 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 and 13 , national convention of Charities and Corrections. September 12 , 13 , 14 and 15 , Sons of Veterans - ans of the United States , September 12 to 17 , Association American Cemetery superintendents , September 23 , Western Travelers' Accident association , September 19 to October 1 , Nebraska Poultry association , October 18 to 25 , the Liberal Congress of Religion. October 26 , Aracan - Association of Fairs and Expositions The exact dates for the following have not been specified ; Nebraska State lion- ! cultural soclety , Congress of Christian Activities , Congress of Social Economics , State Federation of Women's clubs , National - tional Household Economic association ; National - tional Live Stock exchange ; American Maize I'ropoganda , and National Council of 1Vomen , Library Congress , Monetary Con , gross , ESPOSi'I'ioN ' ' MI'L'ES , Nearly one-third of the entire expoeltioq grounds has been Improved by the landscape - scapo gardeners , and over twenty acres either sodded or sown with grass seed , There are 50,000 square yards of brick pavement around the lagoon , in which ' OOOV00 brick were used. Nearly 100,000 wagonloads of gravel were required for the walks and avenues. There have been numerous calculations of tha amount of water that the lagoon will hold , but owing to the irregular formation of the excavation no two of them come within several million gallons of agreeing , The lagoon le 2,200 feet long and from 100 to 400 feet wide. Its greatest width la at the west end and it ! d narrowest next to Slier. man avenue , It Is about 150 feet wide for a couslderabe distance through the ecu. ter , As the water ranges train a foot or two in depth at the easb end to eight feet in the Mirror the task of computing the actual volume woud require an exteasivi calculattau ,
