THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
Apr. IT HZ. i'07.
Spring ftledicine
In thousands and thousands of
homes in cities, towna and villages
three doses a day of Hood's Sarsapa
rilla are now being taken by every
member of the family.
Why euclx wide and general use ?
Because Ilood's Sarsaparilla has proved
laelf the Best Spring Medicine, by its
wonderful effects in cleansing the sys
tem of ali humors, overcoming tliat
tired feeling, creating appetite, clearing
the complexion, giving strength and
animation. -
Orer forty thousand testimonials re
cpived in two years, by actual count.
Accept no substitute for
E5ood's Saisaparilla
Insist on having Hood'a. Get it today.
J& liquid or tablet form. iOO Doses $1.
wind fanned the flames, and when the
tire was stayed it had laid waste
about four square miles ofthecity,
Including virtually the entire business
and manufacturing district.
TIi; exact amount of property dam
age and the loss of life will never be
in curalely known. A common esti
mate of the financial Ions Is between
$300,000,000 and 500,000,000. This
can be made larger or smaller as one
Includes or leaves out the 1 ;sses due
to interruption of business. The in
surahce collected was about $1(50,000,
000. The loss of life is - believed to
have been in the neighborhood of five
hundred in the city alone.
It was the greatest and most pic
turesque disaster in the history of the
nation. The telegraph brought news of
the movement of two hundred thousand
homeless people to the parks and the
sea shore west of the city and to the
Oakland side of lhe4ay. Instantly a
wave of money and supplies set in.
Steamboats loaded with cooked food
arrived while the lire was burning,
and train loads of supplies in a few
days blocked the railroads In all
directions. Money continued to flow
In for months.
In the year following the fire the
organized relief forces of San Fran
cisco received a total of $7,989,337.02.
Of this amount $1,127,211 was spent
In relief for the hungry; $188,420 for
housing; $173,873 for transportation;
$155,761 for sanitation; $138,934 sent
to-. thr -cities; constructing - and
operating relief stations, $106,423; re
lief of sick and injured, $84,
126; clothing $43,160; administra
tion, $35,659; miscellany $24,990; re
organization of city, $24,568; Red
Cross administration, $12,126; reha
bilitation $11,797.
The restoration of hospitals re
quired an expenditure of $355,793.
Re-establishing homes and furnishing
tools cost $2,470,000. Relief camps
cost $465,431, and the work of ..carina
for .the "proud poor" required $279.
580. The most important work cf all,
after the first emergency, helping
people into permanent homes, cost
$1,688,104. The excess of receipts
over expenditures was $550,154. This
together with the $1,458,697 "uncol
lected and held in trust," makes up
the total of the relief fund. It was
the most stupendous sum ever raised
to relieve a sudden calamity and it
has been disbursed without scandal
and without notable lack of effi
ciency. The first, anniversay sees the city
struggling with the problem of re
building, handicapped by a scarcity
of labor and materials and hobbled
by a corrupt city administration. The
handicap has been so great and the
revelation of corruption so disheart
ening that all of the noble plans for
a "City beautiful" have been aban
doned in the effort to save the trade
of the port from going elsewhere. That
effort has been successful. San Fran
cisco will !i'ld Its trade and it will
be rebuilt. Hut the failure to take
advantage of the disaster and build
on new and fairer lines, due largely
to private selfishness and official cor
ruption. Is-almost as discouraging as
the calamity itself.
THE IAH .V i:KTiiat AKE.
I'arthquakes are supposed to have,
all seasons for tlutr own hence the
np!-arance of i violent commotion on
the western roast of A'fxien only a few
days prior to the anniversary of the
Nan. Francisco disaster must le looKed
upon metclv as a eoliu Uh uc. In its
loeutioii thh new earthquake M KtrL-t-Iv
orthodox. It wur n the exact hit.
OAflTOnSA.
;Witk taMta to cutoff
itude of Jamaica, where the latest out
break took place, and on the Cordlhera
between San Francisco and Valparaiso.
where the great disasters of last season
occurred. This earthquake, moreover,
Is in a region from fifty to one hun
dred and fifty, mile south and slightly
west of the great volcano of Popocat
epetl. Numerous active volcanoes lie
to the south and southeast. All of the
theories as to the causes of earth
quakes make a disturbance in this
particular region extremely likely, and
as a matter of fact they do occur w:th
so much frequency as to be a cause of
little comment. The present one at
tracts an unusual degree of interest be
cause of its violence and because the
multiplication o seismographs" and
telegraph lines brings more Immediate
and accurate information of its extent
and violence. .
The damage done is probably snrl
because the region is wild and thinly
settled, and because the natives know
how to guard against disaster. They
build their houses of poles plastered
w'th mud and thatched with palms. In
towns like Acapulco the roofs are seen,
but the houses are only one story high
and have mud walls several feet In
thickness. When the ground moves the
walls crumble rather slowly, giving
ample time for the people to escape.
The region to the south of the scene
of the present disturbance is thickly
set with volcanoes. The mountains
rise- abruptly from the ocean shore.
Earthquakes arise then- from the two
most familiar causes, tho choking of
the vents of the volcanoes and the slip
ping of the folded crust of the earth,
due to changes in the pressure on th.!
ocean bed near shore, caused ty the
deposit nf sediment by rivers and tides.
It is likely that when news comes from
the interior it will be found that this
earthquake has extended far into Cen
tral America, but has done compara
tively little damage on account of the
familiarity of the phenomenon and the
precautions taken by the people to
escape disaster.
JKTTIX OUT OF. .DEBT.
The people of Buffalo and other
counties who had the, appropriations
for their state institutions either cut
down or entirely eliminated by the ac
tion of the legislature or the governor
would do well to cease mourning over
that which has already been done and
cannot be remedied, and look to the
future, which Is bright with promise.
There is reason to believe that by
.the end of. the present biennlum Ne
braska's debt, through the medium o?
the Sheldon law, will have been almost
if not entirely; -wipa out."- It' is de
creasing rapidly and if the present rate
Is kept up for the next two years,
which there is no reason to doubt.
there will be a clean balance sheet
when the next session of the legisla
ture convenes. In addition to this, it
is very probable that there will be a
healthy balance in the general fund
for even if the revenues are no more
than they were for the last blennium,
the pruning done in the r-fpate and la
th i ' executive office will place The. cx-
pcnaiuires consmeraoiy oeiow the in
come. Rut there Is no doubt that ho
revenue will be a great deal more dur
ing the next two years than during the
past two. Real estate will be reva'.ue-j
next year, the railroads will certainly
pay more taxes and the assessment of
personal property will undoubtedly be
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
excess of what it has ever been be
fore.
So when the legislators come down to
Lincoln in two years from now. they
win nna an unexampled condition; a
state out of debt and a good fat bal
ance in the treasury. If tjie legislature
is composed of the same class of men
as made up the thhtleth session, and
if the same man is in tho governor's
office, wonderful things, for Nebraska
and the various state institutions, may
no ncecinplishei. And the best part of
the proposition is that it may all he
within ti e constitution and the limits
of sound business principles..
Nebraskans are all proud of their
seluols, their asylums and other public
institution.'-, but how much :notv cause
lor pride will they have In two 5 cars
from now when I hoy can declare that
tha state owes not one ilcllar nnd that
the treasury ctntaus ample funds t3
properly care for all its educational,
loetuosynary aid inal institutions
and do it wllhli. tho law,
And after all, two yt-ais ! hut a. Very
long time.
Sum of the KiiuUsh cotton mills are
tunnlnc night and d ty and making
comfort Int; prohts. The growth In the
use ot totton good und' r normal con
ditions i apparently great enouRh to
prevent any serious overproduction.
The prUe of the raw material stand
up well under a bumper crop hist year
mid .1 good projxp.-el for tliy eomln
year. If the tsouthrti ctaft-.n could
solve their rving labor problem und
turn out alt the. cotton the oilJ would
take wt it fair price, the wraith of thlx
muntry would be vastly Im-rvumtt.
Hut un'oriunutHy Ji "nuner" que,
tion cm to Htand li the w ay of any
H-cftdy olutl'n of tho trouble, and
rjicn'MU.f r"?H'Htlej ft rfit sr n?
lowftt to H dormant.
AM EARLY VOYAGE.
Just seventy-four years ago this
week the steamer Yellowstone, first
steam vessel to navigate the Missouri
river its full length, was slowly work
ing Its way up along the shores of
Otoe, Cass and Sarpy, counties, stop
ping every day to cut wood to feed its
furnaces and sometimes stopping on a
sand bar. Among the passengers on
board this vessel -was Prince Maxi
millian, a German nobleman of wealth,
culture, scientific taste and a passion
for travel. -At his own expense he had
fitted out an expedition from Germany
having fn the company artists and
scientists, to paint and classify the
then unknown wonders of the great
west. The results of his travels In
this region were two large illustrated
volumes and an art book of steel en
gravings published at Coblentz, Ger
many, in the year 1839. The. Nebraska
historical society is translating that
part or the German text which re
lates to Nebraska. It contains come
beautiful pictures of spring time in
this state three-quarters of a century
ago, one or two of which may be
given here. The scenes described are
near the mouth ot the Platte and at
Bellevue:
"A great flight of more than one
hundred pelicans passed over the
steamboat, flying north. In the twi
light our men killed a flock of wild
turkeys. Flights of yellow headed
and red -winged blackbirds swept over
the surface of the stream. The bald
eagle and raven flew about us. In
the morning the neighboring bushes
upon the river bank -were vocal with
the soft, low songs, or rather prat
tling!, of a multitude , of little birds,
whose concert reminded the traveler
that at this season of the year the
thickets of Europe were also filled
with bird life. The fox colored thrush
(Turdus Rufiw)-sang from its favorite
seat upon the Cottonwood. Its song
resembles that of. our singing thrush,
(Turdus Musicas) but has not so
great variety of note. The red gross-
beak and the blue bird . were also
heard. At the mouth' of the Platte-a
great volume of foaming waters
freighted with drift wood ..swept out
Into the Missouri. The sandbars were
crowded with swarms of wild geese,
cranes and pelicans. At two -o'clock
in the afternoon the steamboat reached
the residence of Fontanelle, which
stands near the shore of the river.
surrounded with beautiful corn fields
and picturesque wooded hills in the
background. The land here is extra
ordinary fertile and a poorly cultivated
acre of land yields a hundred bushels
pfco.ro,.,. Cattle,, also, thrive and give
great quantity of milk, but must oc
casionally be salted. Mr. Fontanelle
thought he would have in a few years
5.000 head of hogs, if the Indians
didn't steal too many of them. The
hills back of , the landing were blos
soming with a mass of beautiful, blue
nhlox. with the numerous branches of
the three-leaved Pimpernuss (Staphy
lea Tri folia ).'.';,..
LEGAL MOSSBACKS.
Once on a time, relates one of tho
spring's poets, a calf in pensive mood
walked home, as all calves should,
njHKing a crooned trail an all calves do.
iexi oay a lone dog followed the
track, then a bell sheep with all trie
flock behind. Soon men began to ue
the path, though thev cursed it for
its crookedness, and when, a couple of
ceniuncs later--a-cKy grew -up along
the trail that crooked path was Ir.s
main street, whereon daily a hun
dred thousand men trailed in and out
in the footsteps of that nrimeval calf.
That came of ancestor worship, love
for the good old times, devotion to
precedent, and such other element?? in
human nature as make a thing good
tomorrow because 'twas good today.
io apply trie moral to the present
prospect or another trip through the
sewerage ot the Thaw murder trial
Is dangerous for a legal layman, but it
appears the layman will have to do
it if it is done. The last case of a
kind with the Thaw case, the" N'an
Patterson trial, Involved three fiascos
like this one. ending in the woman's
dismissal but not acquittal The fam
ous trial of labor grafters in Chicago
last fall and winter ended first m a
hung jury, after the trial had cost
A fabulous sum, nnd on a second trial
ended in acquittal. After llstcnmg
in-nry day nnd weary week to tn
diFcursions of experts relative to
Thaw's insanity, tho opinions invar
iably according vslih the interests of
the side employing the expert, n Jury
man tells that in trying to arrivo at
a vcnuei we paid no attention to
the alienists," Despite the ho heapmr
proofs that our machinery of JusUco
Is In the uirtdilp stag-, while even im
movable John Hull Knlff ut our iuodh
back method of criminal procedure.
Wi And tho special custodian of the
lasv in very legltdaturc stanomig out
nsainht ny important chumie. Tho
lawyer ar dfUrmlned to follow th
calf. It aceni the reat will have to
follow th tulf willy hilly or part com
pany with tho lawyers.
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A Woman's Back
tas many aches and pains caused by
weaknesses and falling, or other displace
ment, of the pelvic organs. Other symp
toms, of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, Imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw
ing sensation in stomach, dragging, or
bearing down in lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs,faii t spells with general weakness.
If any considerable number of the above
symptoms f re present there is no remedy
that wTSsg! ve quicker relief or a more per
maient than Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescjs&ef&HSU has a record of over forty
year? of curesW It is the, most potent
Invigorating tonic and strengthening ncr?
vine known to rajpdical science. It is made
of the glyceric extracts' or liat'ive medici
nal roots found in our forests and con
tains not a drop of alcohol or harmful, or
habit-forming drugs. Its ingredients are
all printed on the bottle-wrapper and at
tested under oath as correct.
Every ingredient entering into "Fa
vorite Prescription " has the written en
dorsement of the most eminent medical ,
writers of all the several schools of prac
ticemore valuable than any amount of
non-professional testimonials though the
latter are not lacking, having been con
tributed voluntarily by grateful patients
in numbers to exceed the endorsements
given to any other medicine extant for
the cure of woman's ills. ,
You cannot a ilord to accept any medicine
of unknown composition as a substitute,
for this well proven remedy of known
composition, even though the dealer may
make a little more profit thereby. Your
interest in regaining health is paramount
to any selfish interest of his and it is an
insult to your Intelligence for him to try.
to palm off upon you a substitute. You
know what you want and it is his busi
ness to supply the article called for.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original "Little Liver Pills" first put up
by old Dr. Pierce over forty years ago,
much imitated but never equaled. Little
sugar-coated granules easy to take as
candy. .
AMERICAN I'RKFI'MES.
If anybody retains the impression
that the perfume bottle has gone the.
way of the autograph album the meet
ing last week of the American associa
tion of perfumery manufacturers will
disabuse their minds. Autographs, com-.!
and go, but' perfumes are' no su;'h
ephemeral things. Gifts of delicate
perfumes were tokens of respect and
homage before Joseph was carried
down into Egypt ,and the people of the
United States to this day spend ten
million dollars a year for musk, civet,
castor, ambergris and tho myriad other
natural and artificial odorizing agents
that fill the market It has been iho
belief that real perfumes of orange
blossoms, volets, tube roses and cassia
could come from ' nowhere but the
orient, and American labels may in the
past have reflected this notion to a
degree. The American manufacturers
refuse to acknowledge that the per
fumers of France cr any other coun
tries can produce a better article than
they. "Our tendency to follow Europe
is wrong,", said one speaker. He would
make American perfumes so ' good
that they would set the. standard for
the world. '
STILL UN Ml 7,7. LKI.
The publication of the decision of
the supreme court of the United States
in the case of Editor Patterson of
Denver indicates that much of the
newspaper comment on that import
ant matter has been based on a" mis
understanding of the real meaning, of
the findings. The court in fact em
phatically and broadly confirmed the
right of the newspaper to criticise
judges, only insisting that the criticism
be offered after a decision is rendered
in the matter at issue, and not before.
In the majority decision Justice
Holmes points out that under our sys
tem of legal procedure, decisions are
to be reached by evidence and argu
ment In open court. "Vlu-n a jury U
deliberating, for example, it is con
tempt of court for a newspaper to
publish matter Intended to iufluence
the verdict. He holds that this rulo
obtains when the court itself is de
liberating: What Is true with reference to a
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