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"Pl irra The Commoner DECEMBER 11, 1903. 13 UP L.V44JL! Jfl .. BARGAINS IN LADIES WEAR. SMSBiirethtsSkoe. ! I Ol jkM! imadooC :Donaela . a .....I .!. a.,.... im. ...,... feMlrta ! Kll. IU1U HtV BUIC9 (.UUUIWOf IUUH CTVUiW BUi heewftremadeetflolld leather. The last la 10 or. tae isteet, neMK ana mosc rtjium shape.", bat at the Bnifr time conforms to an tBerHiestoreaaeanacoiHiorx. miters will cuargo you ez.w or morororajs boe of lees value. Sizes Itf to 9. This la bat one or tae many styles, kinds arid vartetlca of ladles shoes contained la our lartro goncxai catalogue Ladles lace Stitched Hose Only 16c No more beautiful, mora dressy ormoro valu able stocking baa erer been offered to tlio read ers oC this paper. Beautiful laco front, and Kuarantoed fast black In color. Seamless throughout and soft and easy to tne root. Bites 8)4 to 10. We have ovory kind and description of ladles' childrcn'aand Infants' tocklnK, In cotton, balf cotton, all wool andmorino. AH at prices that will saveyeu money. Jgc for This ladies' fcUbbcd Vest. It Is made or heavy ribbed cotton, and while It fa warm and hear y ltxnctr bo worn wltk comfort by the tnott tender skla. Crocheted and tapedneck and front. Kotoc 'sold anywhere for less than 96 to 49 cents. Our biff catalogue contains all kinds oC slniclo pleco underwear and unionsultafo? lad cs.childrcnandlnfants. Frlcemayba Judged by tho abovo rare bargain. l Bnys Splendid Walking Skirt This garment Is made of high grado Melton Cloth, dark steel praylncolor and will plvo unusual wear. Six rows of tailor stitching around bottom. Jtaired ecnms, double in verted, plait back. Nicely tallorodover the nips. Bizcs, watec Z3 to au menes. iengtn as to 42 Inches. Walktnfranddrerseklrtxof every kind, color, material! etc In our big tvirnintriin- Ladies and Hisses maeKmiosnci 2S m sir and Bain CoatSa i We havo these in creates!) stylo and variety andcangfvayoua nettor coat for less money t&aaany houpo in tne country, our pcii Woman'sSlngleBreaated Automobile Mackia teatiCaatatsj24lSiaBpec1alvalueaud a rare bargain. Hard twiateu eovori clotn, iaa una Oxford pray in color. Neat and natty la stylo . and best rubber trater-prootlng. Velvet col- ' lar and raglan pockets. In orncrinjr Rive 'hnatmcaauroaud f ulllemrth wanted. Lengths U,60,58,0and621nchca. This Is but one ol the hue rasa et aaaiiirau. Kineeeiiaaiaawi.riii. our -., Illuatrated catalogue. Write usa letter or poiul card saying, "Sand me your Lerao llluatraled Catalogue, aad It wilt go to you by the very next mall. UNITED MAIL ORDER COMPANY, t Retailors of everything et whelesale prleea, 535 Delaware St., ' .Kansas City, Ma. Incubator. OLD TRUSTY 30 Days Trial. If you want to know about tho chicken business, write for John eon's catalogue. Great 910 oiler this year. Write and find out. M. M. JOHNSON, Clay Center, Neb. Man pin's Book It's a good book Mnupin admits it. It has 277 pages, printed from clear type on gdod paper, cloth bound, with gold side and back, stamps, and "Foreword" by Mr. W. J. Bryan. The book is worth a whole lot more than the price asked, which is 51. Whether Common or Not That's the title of the book. It contains prose and vorse selections contributed bv Miiunln to The Commoner and other publications. The book was published because Maupiu wants to make a little money on it. Between Rockefel ler's oil and Uaer's coal, the author needs all ho can get. You send a dollar and get a book-that will moko you iorget tho cold. Mr. Bryan Says. Mr, Will Jr. Mnupin, whose literary produc tions fill this voluino, has been a member of tho stall of Tho Commoner during its more than two and a half years of existence, and I tako genu ine pleasure in commending his work to those who enjoy innocent fun, delicate humor and philosophy seasoned with sentiment. His tables, dialogue and paragraphs are to tho point, and the wit is made subservient to the argument ho presents. He is especially happ in his verse when as ho often does he deals with the ten der attachments ol the iamily and the homely virtues ot evcry-day life. Tho moral in his writ ings is always apparent and paramount, and I (ontrlbntethls foreword in the belief that the book will benefit those who aro led to peruse it. W. J. BRYAN. Order tho book now, and you'll like it so well that you'll order more as Christmas presents lor your friends. Tho faster you order tho better J'liristmas Maupin will have. See? If you don't think the book is worth the dollar, send it back find Jlaupip will return your money. That'a "dr. Sent postpaid on receipt of price, 81. THE BOOK IS READY Parties who havo already ordered may now remitfastho bookia ready for delivery. And u 3 a model of typographical elegance. Address the perpetrator. WILL M. MAUPIN, 03 j So. i7th St. Lincoln, Neb. The President's Message. (Continued from Page 11.) of the consular service amounted to $26,125.12 as against $96,072.50 for the year ending June 30, 1902. Gratification is expressed becauao of the great development in the rural free delivery service concerning which tho president said: "No govern mental movement of recent years has resulted in .greater Immediate benefit to the people of tho country districts." In this connection he took occasion to express sympathy with tho policy of building good roads. A good word was spoken for the Louisiana Purchase exposition at St Louis and attention is also directod In a favorable way to the fact that the centennial of our establishment upon the western coast by Lewis and Clark is to bo celebrated at Portland, Ore., by an exposition in the sunimer of 1905. Special legislation for Alaska was recommended, also various internal improvements were suggested for that territory. It was recommended that an appro priation be made for building light houses in Hawaii, and taking posses sion of those already built and. that the territory be reimbursed for what ever amounts it has already expended for lighthouses. It was also recom mended that the governor, of Hawaii be empowered to suspend or remove any official appointed by him without submitting the matter to the legisla ture. Referring to "our insular posses sions, the Philippines and Porto Ri co," the president said: "It is grati fying to say that their steady progress has been such as to make it unneces sary to spend much time in. discussing them." He said that the Philippines should "be knit closer to us by tariif arrangements." He said that "scrup ulous care haa been taken in the choice of governmental agents and entire elimination of partisan politics from the public service" and concludes that "no one people ever benefited another people more than we have benefited the Filipinos by taking possession of the islands." Referring to the fences about unlaw ful enclosures of public lands, tho president said that nearly 2,000,000 acres so enclosed have been thrown open on demand, and that the work will be vigorously prosecuted until all unlawful enclosures nave been re moved. He recommended a revision of the public land laws, saying that the rapidly increasing rate of disposal of the public lands is not followed by a corresponding increase in home building. He pointed out that there is a tendency to mass in large hold ings public lands, especially timber and grazing lands, and thereby to re tard settlement. Ho recommended that the remaining public lands be hold rigidly for the home-builder and announced that he has appointed a commission to report upon tho oper ation of the present land laws and on the condition, disposal and settlement of the public lands. Referring to irrigation, the presi dent said that tho work of reclama tion of the arid lands of the west is progressing steadily and. satisfactorily under the terms of the law setting aside the proceeds from the disposal of public lands. He admitted that the reclamation law is not ideal, but said that it appears at present "to answer the larger needs for which it is de signed." Emphasis was laid upon the import ance of preserving the forests and he suggested that all matters pertaining to forest preserves except those in volving or pertaining to land titles be consolidated in tho bureau of forestry In the department of agriculture. It was suggested that congress en act such legislation as may result in protecting the cotton growing states from the weevil that has done much damage and threatens the entire cot It was recommended that the ben- oflta of our patent laws on Inventions and the Hko, where In return tho ar ticles will bo patentable In tho for eign countries concerned, bo extended to tho subjects of other countries where an American could got a corre sponding patent. Attention was directed to tho "wido spread illiteracy duo to tho lack of public schools in the Indian territory," and it was recommended that Indian agents bo not dependent for their ap pointment or tenure of office upon considerations of partisan politics. Congress was congratulated ior hav ing enlarged the safety appliance law and it is said that "with tho Inr.rcaa- I ing railroad mileage of tho country, uio greater number of men employed and ilie uso of larger and heavier equipment, the urgency for renewing the effort to prevent loss of life and limb upon the railroads of the jcoun try, particularly to employes, is ap parent." Referring to pensions, it was said that during the fiscal year ending July 1, 1903, the pension bureau set tled 251,982 claims. Referring to tho civil service, it was stated that during tho year end ing June 30, 1903, 25.5G6 persons wero appointed through competitivo exam inations under the civil service rule. This was 12,672 more than during tho preceding year and 40 per cent of those who passed tho examinations. The abnormal growth Is attributed to the extension of tho classification to the rural free delivery service and the appointment last year of more than 9,000 of rural carriers. The president said that a very gratifying spirit of friendly co-operation exists in all the departments of tho government in the enforcing and uniform observance of both the letter and the spirit of the civil service act. Reference is -made to the reports of the board ot charities for tho District of Columbia. Referring to the army, the president said that tho effect of the Jaw provid ing for a general staff and for tho more effective use of the national guard has been excellent snd that great improvement in tho efficiency of tho army has beon made in recent years. Ho suggested a method of promoting- from grade to grado in which the opinion of the higher officers of the service upon the candidates should be decisive upon the standing and promotion of the latter. He recom mended some such system as that which now obtains at West Point, and said that "until tho present system is changed, we cannot hope that our of ficers will be of as high grade as we have a right to expect from tho ma terial upon which we draw," pointing out by way of illustration that "when a man rendered such service as Cap tain Pershing rendered last season in the Moro campaign, it ought to be possible to reward him without at onco jumping him to the grade of brigadier general." Referring to the navy, the president congratulated the congress upon the steady progress in building up that arm of the service. He says that "we cannot afford a let-up in this great work. To stand still means to go back." He recommended tho estab lishment of a naval base in the Phil ippines, suggesting Subig Bay as the proper place for the purpose. He ad vised a naval general staff on lines similar to those of the general staff lately created for the army, saying: "We need tho establishment by law of a body of trained officers who will exercise a systematic control of the military affairs of the navy and be au thorized advisers of the secretary con cerning it" Nearly ono-third of the president's message is devoted to the isthmian canal. The history of the Spooner act authorizing tho president to enter Into treaty with Colombia is set forth. Re ferring to tho provision in that act giving the president authority to have recourse to a canal through Nicara gua, the president said that "it has not been necessary to consider this alternative, as I am enabled to lay boforo tho senate, treaty providing for tho building bf the canal acrona tho isthmus of Panama." IIo said that this was tho routo which com mended Itself to congress and that wo can now acquire it by treaty; that tho question has boon definitely and Ir revocably settlod, but rather whether or not wo shall havo an Isthmian ca nal." Ho said that tho essence of tho condition of our proposed troaty with Colombia "referred not to the govern ment having control of that route, but to tho route Itself; to tho territory across which the roujo lay, not to tho -Send No Moneys I m1mm But let ftrrnt you our jt mmt I rrtm Kmmmjmmmmjmmmmi mtmmVt'imWMjmmmmm m MAIlKALMVOOl, ML 1 1, guaranteed 10 ill, lor only.....,,.,, I- ( ( I) . (ultfi tihllrrc of riimlni. lion) provide) yi wllOiand 011 cirri. Un. utdiilct and ftiecltl offer to ten men who tti your Judg ment will I Interritftl In trat TslUrMudc Hull Offer. Sand u your name exprcif office, amltheMloatn tneuuretnenlt, CImiI (arotuul body oter tr it efrie to ttmi) flleete (ImMe leatn.t Waitt (over ranti.) 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