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The Commoner.
VOLUME. 9, NUMBER 9
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A "Tested -Out"
Threshing Machine
Tlio "New Hubor" Thresher Is built on
correct mcchnnlcnl principles. Every part
19 nccurntoly ntljustcd to every other part.
Itlso Bubstontlnl nmchlnc. Tho cylinder
hnn crcat cnpnclty and Is placed In a most
rlcld f rnmo. Tho conenves and tho cylinder
teeth nro hard cnoujrh and touch cnotiRb to
stand any Btraln. All Internal moving parts
nro built nnd mounted to give tho longest
posslblo eorvlco. Tho. Now Huber"
threshes easily. It's a hurry-up worker.
It has no equal In separfttlncr tho crnin
from tho straw. saves every kernel. No
korncla aro ground or broken cither every
ono whole. Tho boaters, choffer, riddles,
Inns and all other parts aro adjusted for tho
thorough and careful separation of tho cram
from tho chaff and straw, ns well ns for tho
greatest economy of labor and power.
Let us send you tho "New Huber" cata
logue It Illustrates details of our Thresh
ing Machinery and Traction Englnos-tclls
how they savo money, and why. It Is
rXfTt Tf iron nrr. lnfr.rn3P(1 in thin GIUKS
of machinery our catalogue will bo valuablo
to you. Send lor it today.
The Huber Mfsr. Co., Dept. 8 .Marlon, O.
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Tho Nebraska' houso of representa
tives In committee of the whole
recommended for pascage a guaran
teed deposits bill as printed in last
week's issue of The Commoner.
AOKNTS 1SA11N $76 to 2W) n month scllfiifr
Novoiy IOiIvpa Blndcs, razor stool. Six months'
Kimrntitoo. lfnmllcs decorated with name, address,
loilo oinbleniH, trndo designs, personal photo, or
pictures of Ujiyan and other colobrltles. Great
Eollcrp. Biff commission. Wrlto quick for territory.
Novelty Cutlery Co., G06 Bar St., Canton, 0.
&IQPNTQ POnTRATTBSCcFltXMEBlBe,
l shoot pictures la, torcoBcopo'.S6c,
Views lo. 90 days arodlf Bample V Catalog Free
CMMlldaUA I'srlralt Co., tW-uo TT-Uwa BUiCaUat
Dr. G. C. Throckmorton, 65 years
old, living at Piqua, Ohio, beat, on
Arnmii 1 Hm mlllbirv ride of Presi
dent Roosevelt of ninety-six miles,
military gait. He rode three horses
in relays from Sidney, through Piqua
to Troh, twenty miles and return,
three times, 120 miles in all, in
thirteen hours and forty-five minutes.
John K. Richards, judge of the
United States circuit court of ap
peals, died at Cincinnati. Judge Rich
ards was solicitor general of the
United States under President Mc
Kinley. A Washington, D. C, dispatch car
ried by tho Associated Press follows:
"Tho heroism of a little girl in sav
ing the lives of nine children will
be recognized at the capitol on
March 18, when a gold life-saving
medal will be presented to Miss Mary
McCann, about to be graduated from
the Florence Crittenden training
school of Washington. The present
ation ceremonies will take place in
the speaker's room and the speaker,
the vice president of the United
States and Representative Goulden
of New York, win ue present, it,
was nearly five years ago that Miss
McCann, then only a little girl, dis
tinguished herself, She was conval
escing from scarlet fever on North
Brothers Island, N. Y., on June 15,
1904, near the place, of the destruc
tion of the steamer General Slocum
Tho river was filled with human be
ings, and little Mary McCann, dis
regarding her own illness, Waded in
to the water and rescued nine
children."
E. G. Baldwin, known as "Lucky
Baldwin," died at his home at Ar
cadia, Cal. He has been called the
world's most famous turf man.
Thirteen members of the Tennes
see state senate left the state in
order to break the quorum. They
have been located in Kentucky and
say they will remain away for an in
definite period. Their absence blocks
all legislation. Dispatches say that
these senators desire to force com
promises with other democratic sen
ators who are in favor of state-wide
prohibition.
Irrigated Semi - Tropical Lands
La Lomita Tract 27,000 Acres
These landB, now selling at from $50 to $100 per acre, are
producing crops of Alfalfa, Sugar Cane and Cotton during
the summer months, and crops of vegetables during the
winter, netting more money per crop, than the land now
costs, per acre.
In addition to the foregoing, there are wonderful possi
bilities for the production of Oranges, Lemons, Grape-Fruit,
Nuts and Vines, which promise to rival the immense pro
duction of California.
A climate tempered by the Gulf Trade Winds, making a
delightful spot for an all-the-year-around residence, or an
ideal location for a winter home, free from snow and ice
fully equal to the most favored portions of this or foreitm
countries.
We have here, the unusual combination of:
The most fertile soil.
Abundance of water for irrigation.
A climate unsurpassed.
1 he cheapest labor in the country.
These four conditions exist only in the two counties at
the southern extremity oi : Texas,-f urther south than any
other part of the United States.
Lands under less favorable conditions are readilv selli
at $500 to $1,000 per acre in Washington and cSiffif
Wd therefore confidently believe that, in the near futoe
in'the Unbny command a hiShei Price than any lands
We cordially invite your correspondence and investigation
CONWAY & HOIT
Mission, Hidaldo Countv. TWa.
W VAUS
William D. Crum, collector of cus
toms at Charleston, S. C, resigned.
Crum is the negro whom Mr. Roose
velt appointed collector and whose
confirmation was fought by Senator
Tillman and others. Dispatches say
that Crum resigned to Roosevelt be
cause he knew Taft would not ap
point him, it being Mr. Taft's policy
not to appoint negroes in- southern
states.
A Pittsburg, Pa., jury returned a
verdict of guilty against, three coun
cilmen charged with graft. ' '
The supreme court of the United
States reversed the decision of the
United States circuit court of appeals
for the second circuit directing the
circuit court for the Southern dis
trict of New York to hear the case of
J. Wilcox Brown versus the Equit
able Life Assurance Society, Involv
ing charges of mismanagement. The
wuiu uuun dismissed tne case on a
demurrer.
The Kansas legislature has nassed
a guaranteed deposits bill and the
governor will sign it.
Ten persons lost their lives in a
tenement house fire in New York.
The Indiana state senate refused
to repeal the county option law. The
vote stood 26 to 2a AifTinno-ii
qounty option repeal was endorsed
by the democratic platform so many
counties have gone dry since elec
tion that the senators refused to re
peal the law.
"Delicious"
J The Perfect Apple
write to us for our Twiiiflfi
book.The Apple Stark "Delicious "
4-allinn oil nkn(. 4.1.!.. . .'
ww""5 " .wvut luia wonaenul
uppie r-eriect snipper Surpass
ing flavor Strildnp- Annonmno
Sells for 25 to SO per cent more on
all markets than other varieties.
Theso trees bear ypungr and bountlfuliv
In any climate whore an applo can be
grown. Blsrmqney maker in any orchard.
Send For Tills FREE
. " Book Today
.Largo stock of Delicious and other
loading varjtlcs ready for Spring delivery
all of flrstauailty-lh Stark kind that
live and bear inasmlflccnt fruit.
Our prices aro lowest on earth for hleh
est quality trees. Complete lino of gen
eral .nursery stock lucludlncrcrapo vines,
tosos, ornamentals, etc., 84 years In the
business.
Gctan early start by writing us now
before you forgoHt.
Stark Iras. Nurstrtes ft Orchards Co.
B-C 45i LOUISIANA, MO.
OPDSEEDS
EBESTiNTHEWORLD
PffiCESIELOW ALL OTHERS
I give a lot of new sorts for
rial with every order I fill.
A Grand Big- Catalog- pnpp
Illustrated with over rWEK
700 engravings of vegetables
and flowers. Send yours and
'vour neighbors' addresses..
R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, Illinois
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Of AU tho BOOKS That Tell of
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
at half the usual pikes, toy new 18th Annual Cat.
Iogue Is most uniaue. ComDlete with all latest
and Civoritevarletles. hardv. northern crown SP-RDS.
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ow ready ent FREE. Also for 6c and the addtcssei
ottwofiower-lOTing friends, I will send a packet of
Burhank's srosa Poppies
one of his new. most .wonderful nrodnctlons; a fine new
Strain of the Donular Shirlev. Unsurnassed In solendor of
color variation: Detals beautifully crlmned. Or a Dickets
for 10 cents. A. for t cents: and a conv of VLOK1L
CCITURK. Send TODAY. Address Table 138
Mis C. H. Llpplneett, TktPientcrSetdrteomanofAmtrk
602-604 10th Street. ., 138 Minneapolis, Minn
TREES THAT GROW
.Apple 7o, Poaoh 5o. Plnm lOo, MM
"Homr, i70 orapos $2.50 per 100.
JJUJ Graf tod trees, not seedlings. Wo par
r " tho froleht. Full lino o nursery stock
I gd, J50?1?- xrga Illustrated catalog froo.
I Wrlto today.
I GEBMAN NIBSEMES, Box 77. BEATRICE, NEB.
9 ft BUDDED PEACH TREES f I
faViP Concord Grape Vines 91.00. 8 Budded S
Cherry Trees $1.1)0. All healthv. vigorous.
readv to nor. Free ItKn ilnx.Mll with frm
catalosr. Write for it now andraake selections early.
xiuiuuiy nunwai, jiox , jrairDHry, ew.
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The appropriations for the session
of congress just closed is the largest
on record, exceeding even the. Si
008,000,000 spent at the , tot session;
$ Hill, formerly governor
of Maine, has been chosen chairman
?n th reSucaa national commiUee
to succeed Frank H. Hitchcock
the1 Mted68011 Wa.s Elected to
tne united States senate by the Wis
consin legislature. As soon as the
result of the joint ballot was an
nounced Senator Blaine, who was
a"thr the charges against Sena
tor Stephenson, entered a protest
against the election on the S52SS
ground that Stephenson nad vSlatod
the corrupt practices act He sSS
that he did -not make it as a motton
he simply wanted to have It Sered
It Is tho best policy holder's com
pany in the United States.
ASSETS, 2,000,000;
Twenty-throo years old. Write
The Old Line Bankers Life
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jolmsoxi Says: I ?,nd YoF
Tell iny old and now frlonds that niv I Nam toJ??
now iw Poults BookiBreyT Ov I BOOK READY
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M.M. .inuucnu
InoubBlor Man, Clay Canter, Nah
Jahnaan
Pays the
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our B rl6v
Illusirated
Poultry Book
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aiO-llKK Inonbator. a 10.00.
i?0-MKpInonbntor, 8 7.50.
iSyofc Outdoor Broodor,
5.50. 100-Olilok Indoor
Broodor. $4.00. Why pay
uopblo theso prices for ma
ohluoa that aro no bottorf
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