The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

$i.GO a year in advance
iERMS' Six Months, 80 cents.
ally some cottages are scattered, for
this Is the famous blue grass stale.
Then comes, perhaps, little church
(before which is a flock of gtese and
q couple of jolly little pigs), some play
fnl children in primitive toilet; q stout
negro in wide linen trousers with q
broad hat on his head, or woman of
the same race with picturesque head
dress and figure in the style of
Reubens.
The Horse and the Mammoth caves,
are not far from there, about which
many interesting and tragic stories
might be told. A town worthy of
mention is Smith Groves; from the
country around there come many of
the government mules, n ,te for their
size and strength, and stubbornness.
Smith Groves is perhaps fair repro
duction of the tow n where the Roman
soldiers paused and the lad gave the
cooling cup to Ben Hur. There is the
ancient public we'll with it's stone curb,
upon which children play and old men
bask in the sun, while water-carriers
of every line and form come with stone
jars and b. ar away the llmpid, spark
ling water which would satisfy the
most exquisite thirst, even when the
old wines of California fail.
Were you evec thirsty? Most people
just think they lave been. When one
gets thirsty they see vast oceans Of
water, on tie bosom of which floats
warships, merchantmen and large sail
ing vessels, sometimes called merchant
laddies; over 20 the left perhaps is q
beautiful lake surrounded by green
sward, dotted here and there with mag
nificent flower, the heavy foliage of
cooling shade tees shut out the fierce
rays of the sur, while a river, hear
overfiowing it's banks, winds its way
down to the sta. You awake then, SO
to speak, and gasp for breath which
st ars your parched thr. at like a red
hot sword blade would.
But let us return to civilization. If
one should try to strike the center of
the United States he would, without
doubt, land in Nebraska. Omaha is in
Nebraska--if the gentleman who
threatened to throw it out has done so
on the western bank of a sbaky river
bearing the name OF that state which
produces people who have to e shown.
And by the way, Omaha is the city
that can show them. In the year 1893,
during the first Omaha exposition,
party of youngsters including myself
came up from Kansas City to view the
exposition, all wearing on the lapel OF
our coats small badge bearing the in
scriptlon, "I'm from Missouri, you'll
have to show me-" Before we had So
jouIned in the exposition city many
hours we had our badges exchanged for
new ones, inscribed, "Omaha showed
me-" After that conducted a thriv-
ing business in Omaha polishing fancy
leather aid distributing evening Bees
aud World -Helalds among those who
liked to read. At this time the whole
sale price for papers was twenty-five
cents Per dozen, aud they retailed at
five ceats each, and that was great
advantage over selling cent sheets now
adays. Omaha, for the laborer, is one
of the best cities in the country, and
why not in the world? since it is in
this country which is the best county
in the world. A silver smelling works
Which turns out more silver bullion
than any other works of its kind, is in
Omaha: also OF e of tt e largest stock
yards in the world which supports five
great packing plants and some other
smaller ones.
r Omaha has four large breweriee, but
, of course they are not to be compared
! with those of Milwaukee, but there are
/ twelve railroad lines connecting to the
q city. one having double tracks, which
q is above those of Milwaukee by quite {
. few. Omaha high school is one of tht
q most beautifully situated, being righ,
in the center of the city, on top Of 3
great hill which slopes down from i
three ways, and the view from tn,
!. ! tower is very good. On this same bill
;, is Creighton college, built by John d
!. Creighton, he also erected large thea
!, ter and medical college in the city; ant
it boasts Carnegie public library.
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