The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
NyEIS ELOQUENT.
He Loves Nature Next to
Natures God.
A Bit of Hystcrical Word Painting.
How the Western states are
BOaRdcd--Legends Of
Missouri VAL
lev.
West of the Missouri, }
and still doing the
Westward Ho' A. of \
Written forthe Plain Dealer.

Written for the Plain Dealer.
There are no palmettos in the
state of Nebraska, but there are
fora, such as corn, beans, succo-
fash, wood cOFdwood and live stock
in great profusion. The first pal
metto ! ever saw was at Columbia
s. c., in November last. 1t was
situated near the state house and
filed me with wonder and admira-
ton. The odd endoginous trunk,
with its deep scars, and then above
and crowning all the delicate tluted
dark green leaves, through which
the gentle breezes were almost
constantly engaged in soughing.
i looked at it Il long time in sill
ence and wrapped in profound ad-
miration. Then went away and
got a friend to come and assist me
in admiring the delicate beauty
and subtitle perfume of the tree.
"How wonderfully" l said, "are
the works of the Creator. Who
could fashion the fronded palm or
paint the delicate fringe of foliage
that crowns the graceful palmetto ?
Man may strive to do it but he
will never succeed. How beauti-
full, how wonderful are the works
of the maker?"
ayes" said q low voice which
emanated from full set of rank
whiskers near by, "but you are mis-
taken about the name of the maker
of that tree. 1t was made by the
Columbia iron works of this place"
now decide to abandon the tree
and admire something else.
The Platte river is queer
stream. 1t has very large circu-
Iation, but very little influence. 1t
covers a good deal of ground, but it
Is not deep. In some places it is a
mile wide and three quarters of an
inch deep. 1t has a bed of quick
sand which assists very much in
drowning people. The Platte
makes very little fuss about it but
succeeds in being quite fatal. You
might cross the river without even
getting your hose wet and then
again you might find that in cross
ing the stream you had struck an
entirely new country from whose
bourne no traveller returns.
Nebraska is bounded on the north
by Dakota, on the east by Iowa, on
the south by Kansas and on the
west by Colorado and Wyoming.
The chief productions are fruits.
inclpding Usage, orange and lima
bean. Cereals Of all kinds abound
here, including maize or Indian
corn in great profusion, broom corn,
sorghum and Percheron horses.
The chief industries include agri-
culture, running for the Legislature
and ship building.
Nebraska is a very rich state
with resources on every hand,
which as yet have hardly been
tried or fairly started. Coal infests
the bowels OF the earth. Bound
less areas of rich farming lands
await onl.; the agriculturist hum
orist, who is supposed to tickle
them with the hoe (the westward
ho) In order to make them laugh
forth heartily with abundant har-
vests. The air is pure and whisky
is abundant. Hostile Indians are
now quite scarce, it being almost
impossible to get enough for a
mess. Wild geese, water cress,
pizen weed, politicians and the Sal
walton army thrive well here.
Farms in Nebraska are very val
uable, especially those on Farnam
street in the city Of Omaha.
Omaha was founded by Ferd Nye
at the close of the war Nye, who
is Spaniard by birth, with rich
CASTLE blood in his veins, discov-
cred the site of Omaha by accident
and Immediately started paper
there which was followed by the
arrival of several thousand people
who who came to subscribe for the
paper.
After fonndin the paper and
building Court House, Mr.. Nye
became the head of what is known
pll over the civilized world as the
Nye family. From Omaha this
hardy and energetic family moved
eastward, and with its refinement
and cultivation soon made itself
felt in Boston and Skowhegan, Ne.
Everywhere the name became the
synonym for remarkable strength
and rigid integrity. Manly beauty
characterized the males, and female
beauty seemed to confiDe itself
mainly to the won Ell and girls Of
the tribe.
In 1891 Messrs. Lewis q Clarke,
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