The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-31

giving plenty OF evidence OF Its fer
tility, but like the soil Of our own
Keystone state, is badly in need of
rain. The crops and the very earth
seem gaping toward the skies for the
dews of heaven.
There is a custom in Illinois, now
almost abandoned in Pennsylvania,
of grazing horses and cattle in the
fields at night. Their roads too are
peculiar. They are the usual width
between the fences, but tits Hover
grown with heavy grass, except in
the middle the width of the wagon
track. At 7:l5 we reached Elgin,
a great manufacturing centre, where
the well-known Elgin watches are
made. Darkness now closed the
scene, but at ten o'clock under the
light of the moon we crossed the
famous Mississippiriver. The next
morning we awokeat Manila, Iowa.
All through Iowa and Nebraska,
there was plenty of rain and the
crops are good. Through Iowa the
land is more rolling than in Illinois,
but there are no mountains. The
houses for the most part are one
story structures. The wheat crop
was just harvested and it is very
common occurrence to see six, eight,
ten or more stacks ofgrain I'M single
field. In Iowa they have planted
and cultivated groves to draw rains.
Occasionally one sees some beautiful
farm houses and barns, showing the
presence of some Eastern thrift.
There is plenty OF energy in the
West and when properly directed,
shows a nice balance on the credit
side of the ledger. One of the worst
drawbacks to careful farming is the
abundance OF land. Every fellow
wants the lions share Of real estate,
pnd the results that farming is done
in a careless manner as rule.
farming is done here as it is
lone in Pennsylvania, the profits
are enormous, but l do not propose
At present to go into that question.
At 8 o'clock we reached the Mis-
souri, river, which we crossed and
landed in Omaha, Neb. Il"
OMAHA WORTH VISITING.
At Omaha and Council Bluffs we
observed some largeiron frame tow
srs shaped like wind'pump frame,
but 200 to 800 feet high and on the
Top were displayed s ~ 10 largear
electric lights for the purpose Of il
Eliminating the city, This is a new
.heory in stree: lighting, but one that
'eems TO be perfect, success. We
stopped at Omaha to see some friends,
,ut strolling about the city, we were
leeply impressed with the contrast
# Omaha and Chicago. Omaha is
much cleaner, so much better re-
,ulated, and more nicely laid out
hat our attachment for the Nebraska
'ity was very strong at first sight.
'ennsylvanians are favorites at Oma-
Ia and we naturally have a warm
pot for Omaha. The Tenth Penn
ylvania boys will be in Omaha on
saturday and nothing in that great
ity will be too good for our own
lear fighting boys, of the famous
Tenth.
The gates of Omaha's great fair
will be thrown open to the boys, the
itizens will tender to "our boys"
me Of the grandest receptions that
me state can tender to the sons of a
lister state. Excursion trains will
,e run for radius of so miles to
omaha and "our boys" will be the
heroes Of the hour. The great Am
rican Exposition now going on at
omaha, we were told before reach
ng Nebraska, did not amount to
much, but to our surprise we learn
d that this was great mistake.
The exposition is represented by
hose who saw it to be grander and
more magnificent in electrical dis
,lays and illuminatiohs than the re-
ults of the keenest genius whose
,roduct was displayed at the great
Worlds Fair at Chicago. AS Lin
'oln is only SIS miles from Omaha,
We expect to spend day or two at
he Exposition before we return
lone.
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