-mry&itir r- p"-
TWVftfyT'
"y w-rqm?r-
The Commoner,
u
VOMJMn 6, NUMBER Q
- -"xrt -
l
k
I
I r
i
ft
f
Plush Pillow Top
GIVEN AWAY
Mw 17x17 Inches; aiiulo of boantlful Itcnl Pin ah, In
your choice of Old Gold, Tan, or Light Oiwn Color,
mid plainly ntmpcd with your cholco of Foot Hull
ITU UIAKUU11D UUU1 WfjVil
our big now catalog
(uOBcrlbodbolow)lnto
Hoy or Indian Jlrl
dislcrn o that any one
can burn It with hand-
eorne cuoot. uivon
froe to every per-
bou wuo8onuu
. eta. to pay
COBCOIBPinip-
ing, Blup
ping.otc.
xnu top
burned
CI. 60
tbo bands of uovr
customoralntur-
eetod In bonis
beautifying.
Only ono fre
top
jjA-jib wrv -m .
BSWSSKi
1k3i2s&i
? y'l?ftX.ff J
VfcaBrW5W7?eri:4.V UD l" I
-1b ""ft'T A " jtW V. 5kW ft "P a A.t .4 . a I
4 si 'ivrvar -va -'xy. i wt.'TtAxi-' N,rk -Awirew i
SPECIAL
$(.60
Oar No. 97 $2.50
Outfit, only . .
Thla aIcMd wtflt, shown abort), laoomploto for
baralsg on plush, wood, leather, etc. Includes fine
PlsUtaam Point, Cork Hnadlo, Bibr Tablnci
A5lcyour dealer, or wo will send O. O. D. When car.a f
acoofapanies oruor iur nu.g uuuti no uiciuuc iroo
ear 64-pagt) Pelican Instruction Handbook, (pr loo 36oj,
be moot complete pyregraphy bookpublUhod.
&S&S3& FREE SSS
ninstratkms. Including actress beadit, deRlfcna by
Glbaea or other good artlata, on artlclea of wood,
leatber ajid plubh of erery deeerlptlon ; also oho wa our
extensive iuiq or. J'yregrapfay uauu ana
flnpplle. The Urgtrst jpyrography catalog
rar loaned. Write for It today.
TIIAYEIt b CHANDLER,
1-14 W. Jackaos Bird- Ohlcar.Xn. " ..
Xoi-ges Makers of Pvrography Qood in the W&rld."
TPATP
The Cost
The democratic congressional com
mittee has issued the following bulle
tin relating to the cost of living:
Bradstreet's Index numbers of prices
for October show the highest point
reached since 1896 and Indicate that
tho cost of living has advanced nearly
50 per cent since July 1, 1896. The
advance since October, 1905, has been
3.8 per cent, so that prices are still
rapidly advancing. As the Index num
bers are based on every necessity ex
cept rent and approximately agree
with those issued by the R. G. Dun
Co., they are much more reliable than
the figures issued by the bureau of
labor for partisan purposes,
July 1.
1896.
Breadstuffs ; $0.0524
Live stock 1856
Provisions 1.3619
Fruits 1210
Hides and leather 8250
Textiles 1.6799
Metals 3757
Coal and coke 0048
Oils 8082
Naval stores 0402
Building materials 0726
Chemicals and drugs 6607
Miscellaneous 2150
Total $5.7019
of Living
Tho following thirteen groups of
commodities with tho index numbers
at different dates will be of great in
terest to all, but especially to those
with incomes that do not fluctuate
with prices and aro therefore 60 per
cent worse off than in 1896.
The political significance of these In
dex figures is that this" enormous rise
In prices of nearly 50 per cent has
entirely occurred since the passage
of the present tariff law, with its trust
fostering and monopoly producing con
sequences. And yet the republican
leaders say stand pat and let the
trusts and monopolists continue to
plunder you:
Jan. 1 Oct 1, Sept 1, Oct 1,
1906. 1905. 1906. 1906.
$0.0808 $0.0783 $0.0733 $0.0756
.3036 .8983 .3285 .3180
1.8652 1.7927 1.9297 1.9573
.1392 .1892 .1994 .2507
1.2150 1.1400 1.1900 1.1900
2.5408 2.5550 2.4995 2.4942
.7010 .6300 .7534 .7728
.0072 .0064 .0069 .0073
.2968 .2989 .2895 .2935
.1039 .1070 .0994 .1022
.0803 .0874 .0894 .0902
.6987 .7017 .7083 .7083
.8945 .3467 .2015 .2877
$8.3289 $8.2898 $8.4428 $8.6480
r5g&
Ptf lMMkw WWwa .1W
nTTrrr-1
3.75 BUYS A
JRttfiroaetmaiB '
-ttKd.5tr.BoU4 811T.T.
laa, xtr b.trj, 4 ox. cm,
vUcbU routatcod by th
ruaa&otam town and kMp
bctiuw color uaamcThueiMiiMnir
fcatk uwl mi ImuL dwt d dism imxf.
aa tu a tcearu twin ina ma ivm tn nija tna runj jtv.ua mvTmni.ftiii
it tbertfanl tut U wtuh tat rtllretd tn.n ut Uiom ho nqnlr a lubitintlil
vxub ul tUbl. UinikMpar. Bnd at tblt 4 nd wi will ttki thU wuh whltj
If QuaaUd to lMt fonrtzjmd a "Oold" vktefa ebaln aad ehun. for Frt EiEml.
Btlo and attar jou oxtalnt th. Truth and watan chain at jour oxpnsa n and
9sd It tlM trtateat bupla tt ofT.rr-1. par H3.75 aad upnu har(e aod thty at
7m. AJAK1UOAN JEWCLUY JO.,luU 1 lQ0-i
OCOCOOCOCOCXXXXXXXXDCOOOOOO
ASSETS OF $1,327,179.94
is the Statement of
THE OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE
of Lincoln.
"Salary and commission will bo paid to nn
old lino lifo man of oxporlonco. Addross,
uax iiyo, ljim'oiu, neurasKa.
TARIFF BURDENS
Henry A. Blaclrwell, a distinguished
republican of Massachusetts, recently
registered an eloquent protest against
republican tariff. Mr. Blackwell said:
"Our coal tax Is felt In every house
hold; our lumber tax means higher
rents and poorer accommodations. It
is harder to live than ever before,
although our Imports and exports are
greater, and we are told that the coun
try Is prosperous and that we should
let well enough alone. But this pros
perity is more apparent than real, be
cause the proceeds of our industries
aro not fairly distributed. A few
thousand stockholders in over-protect-l
ftd rnrnoratioTia Eret the lion's share.
Let me ask you, gentlemen, who are
present, a simple question. How many
of you are richer than you were last
year? How many of you have been
able to lay by anything for your old
age? How many of you see before
you any prospect of improved condi
tion? Not one in fifty. Why? Be
cause we are all subject to great mo
nopolies, which by trade agreements
arconi Says!
'Tho reason why I AM CONSULT
ING PHYSICIST of the COLUM
BIA PHONOGRAPH CO. is because
Columbia talking
machines
ARE THE BEST"
A WRITTEN GUARANTEE FOR
A WHOLE YEAR is given with each
COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE.
CYLINDER OR DISC TALKING
MACHINES. FACTORYTO HOME
DIRECT. SAVE MIDDLE PROFITS.
FREE TRIAL! No Money Down!
AQUNUINKCOLUMniAGItAPnOPHONH
postlvoly cm freo trial In your own homo.
" No O. O. D. No guarantee required. If ac
ceptable, pay special holiday price, either
cash or easy paymouts. W1UTU TO-DAY,
Bonding this ad for free catalogno and lull
dotallB of this wondorf ul offer KIUCK.
fll.Ii IN AND MAIL TO-IUY.
COM-11-2
Name.. .
Address. .
SIZ MM
Columbia Phonograph Co.
88 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO.
jir-mmi-'i
have eliminated domestic competi
tion, and by a 45 per cent tariff these
monopolies are enabled to charge con
sumers an advance of 50 per cent upon
almost everything that we consume.
"Our coal duty adds a dollar a ton
to our fuel bill; our lumber tax raises
our rents; our tariff on textile fabrics
Increases the cost of our clothing; our
tax on sugar doubles its cost of im
portation. "In order to keep up these excessive
rates of duty, our government spends
lavlshlyt so that its outlay now
amount to $1,000,000,000 annually. The
Drapers and Whitman have patents
and protection on their products ap
proximating ana exceeding 100 per
cent ine iron and steel trust gets
a profit of from 100 to 150 per cent
Steel rails which Mr. Schwab says
can be made without loss at $12 a
ton were sold week before last to the
Panama commission for $29.50 f. o. h.
at Baltimore (equivalent to $49.50 at
the Isthmus), while a recent sale was
made to a foreign customer for $24
a ton delivered at TamDico. No won-
der the cost of living has advanced
42 per cent! It will go higher. All
depends on tho tariff. Raise It 20
per cent and prices will go up 20 per
cent Lower It 20 tier Rent n-mi Hnoa
will fall 20 per cent Tho exactions
made by the trusts are all paid by
the labor of the country. In the inter
ests of the consumer we call for tariff
revision. In the Interests of manu
facturer and operator and consumer
alike, we need free Importation of raw
materials. Many of our raw materials
come free already. Let us add to
them coal, Iron ore, lumber, hides and
wood pulp. Let us reduce our tariff
on Canadian products 20 per cent and
thereby enable our nelerhhnm f n
more of our manufactured goods."
MR. BRYAN'S ITINERARY
Mr. Bryan put In October 25, 26 and
27 In Ohio, speaking in forty-seven
5J 01i 1G trIp 0ctoDer 25 he spoke
at the following places: Montpelier.
Wauson, Napoleon, Cecil, Paulding
fr 0 V"""' I'lnaiay, Carey,
Upper Sandusky. Forest Kenton, Mar
ion. Gallon, Mansfield and Wooster.
On October 26 ho spoke at Millers
burg, OrrviHe, Leetonia, Salem, Alii
ance, Canton, Valley Junction, Canal
Dover. New f!nm rvtarmnt,.. mi
iZanegvffle, Malta and Marietta. On
THE SOf"
Or THE
BECK-IDEN 1D3pe-!!?
WITH Mvend Uses lbs ItlnmlnaUnr power of city gu or
clrctrietty, acetylene Mpht U easy as daylight to tht
yea. Tha new Bcck-IoW to lha perfect acetyfena lamp.
8imp!e, dean, without wick or chimney, dorlera and ioaoke.
leas. It burn Un boon with on GIllo;, at a (1 ccat of
about one cent as hoar. No other light at good.
Made of braai and finely burnlehed, aad flnkhed la broma.
urfeht IS tncbea froea base to burner.
Ifyour dealer doea not hare thto laajp write us for complete
AOETYINE TiAMP CO.
00 University Place NEW YORK
tr'l' 'rtol
THE COST OF A PIANO
should not be reckoned entirely upon what you
pay to get It. A very important factor, as the
years pass, 13 what you pay to Iteep it In order,
and more important still is the length of servico
and the decree of satisfaction it elves you.
GABLER PIANOS
while neither the highest nor the lowest prices,
are unsurpassed by any instrument made in
America or Europe in the service and satisfac
tion theyjrive for each dollar expended. Tho
"GABLER TONE" is famous, and the no-less-famous
"GABLER WORKMANSHIP"
makes that tone permanent through generation
after generation of use. A Gablcr is cheapest
BECAUSE BEST. Investigate
ERNEST GABLEJT& BRO.
ESTABLISHED 1854
BOO Whitlook Ave.. Bronx Borough. N. Y. Oltr
Grow Mushrooms
ie2-22
or Big and Quick Profits
Small Capital to Start
A Safe Buelnoaa
IPTHI
txmm
I am tho largvrt crow or
tn America. .Ten yean' ex
perience cnablee mo to jIto
practical Instruction in the
business worth many dol
lars to yoo. Ho matter
wbat your occupation U
or where yon are located,
ban I, in BDnortanitr to
acquire a thoronph knowledfe of thU paying basinets.
Send for Free Book tiring particular and information,
ttnwf y anat( mlt. LAArttMM
JACKSON MUSHROOM FARM
Dept. 84, 3843 M. Waalora Ave., Chicago, llllnola
C -PATENTS that PFJOTECT i
Our 3 books forlaTentorasatJledaBrreelptor Cou. stsmps I
n,S.& A. D.UCEY, Washington, D.C. Estab. 1869.
iii i - - --
Faint Spells
are very often attributed to biliousness, and
the stomach is treated to cathartics.
That's wrong.
Paint spoils are often accompanied by bili
ousness, but you will also notice shortness of
breath, asthmatic breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest, weak or hungry spells, which are till
early symptoms of heart weakness.
Don't mako the mistake of treating tho stom
ach when tho heart is the source of the trouble.
Dr. Miles'
New Heart Cure
will strengthen tho nerves and muscles of tto
heart, and the fainting spells, together with
all other heart troubles, will disappear.
.Four years ago I was very low with heart
trouble, could hardly walk. One day I had a
fainting spell, and thought I would die. Soon
after I began using Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, and
after taking three bottles I feel that I &
cured." MRS, EFFTJE OLOUQH. Ellsworth
Falls, Maine.
The first bottle will benefit, lit not, the dro
gist will return your money.
-. -t H t