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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1900)
The Frontier. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY D. H. CRONIN, Editor. ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Associate. iui/l/i vrr-***-* «aa*aaaaa^ tAAA^j OFFICIAL PAPER OF O’NEILL AND HOLT COUNTY rwvwwwwvi Li yyyyvyYvyW’ The bull finds the boar qtiite ir repressable. The ship subsidy bill seems to hare struck a rough sea. .-»<|M This genteel weather is the very best kind of 8 coal trust smasher. --- Western democrats are not saying much about the candidacy of the Hon. David B. Hill for president in 1904 .. »■»•—♦ No body as yet seems disposed to dispute the proposition that . the twentieth century will begin this time for sure. -... ■» -- The Frontier wishes everbody a merry Christmas, and especially those who are too hard up to pay a year in advance. .-«-»•*-• After all is said and done, the engineer of the household pocket book is the one that is glad when the holidays are over. -- You will find it difficult to spend a merry Christmas without a receipt for a year’s subscription to The Frontier in your sock. — Pettigrew proposes to entertain the senate with a parting salute characteristic of the stormy state from whence he comes. There is a difference of but one letter in the names of Dewey and Dewet, but there is a difference of about a regiment m the men. Mr. Eves of Amelia has not been observed to remark that the late fusion disaster was brought about by colinization since the Nebraska oensus report came in. By a large majority the house of representatives in congress voted to abolish the army oanteen. The ultimate fate of the measure will be determined in the senate. Page upon page of holiday adver ■ tiling indicates that the country merchants of Nebraska are still doing business at the old stand and have faith in printer's ink. An exchange observes that the Hon. Eugene Vox Debs admits that he was overwhelmingly defeated, bat he is unable to invent as many ' exouses for the slaughter as Colonel Bryan. -- . It is talked in political circles that no Holt oounty pop will evermore have the hardihood to declare that he will be elected by the “largest ma jority any man ever got." -: It may be that America has no men of “oonspiouous merit,’’ as the wise gentlemen of England express it, but American money, factory and I mill products are of 8Uch“conspicuous ‘ met it” that the old world is sending here for them. — -- The people of Oaklahoma and Indian Territory are working unit edly for admission to the union as one slate. The two territories have a population of 700,000 and repre aent an assessed valuation of $95, 0(0,000. -- . A study of the career of the class of men who entertain socialist senti ments is interesting if not profitable. We have known men to spend the best years of their lives in public places drawing big salaries and in the years of superanuation they find themselves with money spent and political jobs no more attainable; a sudden desire possesses them tc revolutionize the world, have gov -* ernments take charge of commerce and divide the spoils of wealtl among the people. When Mr. Mullen walks up next month to put on the oflicial robe of county attorney wo hope the proper adjustment of tho garment will bo in nowise affected by the thought that the much expected ‘‘largest ma jority any man ever got” was short several hundred votes. Ex-President Harrison gives as a more or loss weighty opinion that if the Philippine islands become a part of United States territory the Fil ipinos are United States citizens. As a matter of fact there are a whole lot worse fellows right here at home than the Handers. And they are dignified by the term citizen. -- The announcement that Mr. Bryan will establish a weekly paper at Lincoln and devote his future energies to the editorial treatment I of the paramount issues that may attract public attention ought to quiet the mouths that have been so busy telling what the twico beaten candidate was going to do since election. --- The Omaha Bee has been showing that the fusionists of South Omaha perpetrated some rank frauds at the late election. The fusion vote was augmented by fraudulent registra trions and many votes appear to have been cast that were illegal. When it comes to corruption in pol itics and uncrupulous methods to secure office our friends of the re form party are strictly onto the ropes. -- World - Herald: The Sunday question is already worrying the di rectors of the Buffalo exposition half to death. The number of people who persist in trying to compel men and women to observe Sunday shows uo signs of decrease. They belong to a class that would compel people to worship God by legislation aud constables’ clubs. The editor of the World-Herald exhibits good sense in thiugs re ligious if not political. The folly of fools is nowhore more strikingly exhibited than in the modern move ment to forco people to Sunday observance. The only worship than can ever avail at the throne of grace is that of faith. Sunday observance by legislation and constables’ clubs can never be “mixed with faith.” Just us everybody thought that the war iu South Africa was over with victory on the side of Britain, news of a disaster to the English army comes from Magaliesberg, where the Boers have just achieved a victory that is likely to auger well to the South African cause. The news of the event cast a cloud of gloom over the bright sky of Eng land and the feeling at London is thus expressed by Mr. Lloyd Ueorge: “This is one of the most severe reverses suffered by the Brit ish, and it is quite evident the war will lag on for many months to come. Dewet is making England the laughing stock of the world. We have 210,000 men in the Held yet we are unable to protect our selves from disaster at the hands of small commandoes drawn from a pastorial population.” It has been the established habit of English lords to lay the blame of their abor tive crimes in battle to the incapacity of a general. The fall of the Philis tine hosts by the hand of the shep ard lad was not because the Philis - tines lacked in carnal strength. The trouble with English armies is that they are forever battling for wrong principle. — A favorite aunounciation of the present day alarmists is that the number of men with millions has increased to an “alarming extent the last twenty-five years.” The point that is not exactly clear to us is how an increase iu the number of people of wealth is cause for alarm. Surely better a community of men with millions than a community of paupers. The happiness of life depends more upon material wealth than we are sometimes willing to acknowledge and notwithstanding tl^e infinite platitudes of those who taMt the dream of the great majority of men is wealth: not necessarilly in the form of millions, but if only deliverance from the strain and per plexity of the struggle for bread. Owing to liberality of government this struggle is greatly simplified in America, where any person of the most ordinary ability can win a livli hood with comparitive ease while men of capabilities aud energy naturally accumulate wealth. That the Americans of millions were mostly penniless boys is the most I convincing evidence that everybody has the same chance, although 6very body hasn’t the same ability. In Europe the examples of transition from poverty to riches and obsecurity to prominence are scarce. Men are born to wealth aud nobility' as they are to poverty and peasantry, and European government molds the social system. All that human gov ernment can do is to protect the natural right of man; one of man’s natural rights is the pursuit of wealth, and wealth will accumulate according to men’s ability and in clinations to exercise that right. That men of genius and keen calcu lation do pile up millions is but the logical result of rights exorcised that are guaranteed by a free gov ernment. STATE PRESS COMMENT. Springfield Monitor: While the state hoard for the examination of Nebraska barbers has been in existence lets than two years, yet the members have the buisness thoroughly learned already. The receipts of the board were nearly $5,500 and not a cent was left in the treasury, all but a few dollars going for salaries. Printers got $0.10 out of the amout collected. The board thinks it has done a great deal of good for the people. __ Kearney Hub: The State Agricultural society will ask the incoming legislature to appropriate $50,000 for use of the state fair during the next two years’ claiming that the appropriation is made necessary by the action of the last legislature in permanently locating the fair at Lincoln, that action contemplat ing the purchase of a site and the erect ion of substantial buildings. This is an indication of the exorbitant demands that are to be made on the incoming legislature. These demands are all im portant, in the e> es of those who make them, but members of the legislature will undoubtedly have to practice on the trick of saying “no” very generally and pretty extensively. Hebron Republican: The policy of Governor I’oynter in making his state appointments was ttie adoption of the populists idea that they should be, and were, political rewards. The fitness, or unfitness, of his appointees was de termined in very many cases only after their trial in office and in some cases absolute unfitness was shown, to the great scandle of the governor’s administration. With all their profess ions for clean officialdom the populists in their greed for political pie made it next to impossible for their governors to have a clean administration. The in coming republican governor, seemingly mindful of some aforetime republican remissness and admonished by his own good sense of public responsibility, is evidently seeing to it that known fitness counts in his appointment-making along with claims for party reward. We fix 'Em Watches Clocks and Jewelry REPAIRED & GUARANTEED W. M. LOCKAKD With GILLIGAN «fe STOUT Square meals at all hours. Candies Fruits Cigars O. W. BAKER pie'Across street from I’ostotflee. al ’ ROUND OAK AND-W~= RETORT OAK STOVES THE BEST ON THE WORLD’S m MARKETS m For Sale at McCAFFERTYS Let Us Help You MANY people don’t mind the expense of a Christmas present for a friend if they only know what to buy that would be acceptable and within their means. Much money is spent ev ery Christmas for presents which convey the good wishes of the giver without being of any use or val ue to the recipient. Let us help you select presents that will do both, and besides being a token of friendship will be of use* either as a handsome ornament for the home or person, or something that will contribute to their comfort. Look over this list and if you don’t find something that strikes you, come in and we will find it for you. For Ladies—A stylish cloak, fur collarette or scarf; handsome dress or waist pattern, fine silk or flannel waist; gloves, slippers, ties, pins, cuff buttons; fine linen sets; curtains, rugs, art square, carpet sweepers; rich cut glass, beautiful China, lamps, pictures, bricabrac and toilet articles. ,For Gentlemen—A stylish suit or overcoat, fur coat, dress shoes, slippers, hat, cap, gloves, muf flers, handkerchiefs, scarf pins, cuff buttons um brellas, traveling cases. Come early, and get the best selections. There are many goods we do not carry in stock on account of being too expensive and we will be pleased to order them for our customers, give them to them as cheap and often cheaper than they can buy, saving them the trouble and responsibility. J. P. MANN ••e»M4444444444444+44' REAL ESTATE ; CATTLE AND I SHEEP RANCHES : GRAIN AND HAY FARMS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 : For Sale 4+ and Lease PRICES LOW AND TERMS EASY . M. LYONS EMMET, NEB. IRgafc Sams, Eisb, Eowls, Bard, EIg. Hidss and Eurs Boagbt Traduce taken id « 4£*4£* ExGbange 4£*4£i* 3'o H« UNION PACIFIC <^Vpicto^v Tiijie is Moijei) THE QUICK TRAINS ARE VIA The Union Pacific Missouri River To Salt Lake Citv Ten Hours Quicker Than Any Other Road. Missouri River To San Francisco Fifteen Hours Quicker Than Any Other Line. y Missouri River To Portland Fifteen Hours Quicker Than Any Other Line. Buffet Smoking and Library Cars, with Barber Shops and Pleas ant Heading Rooms. Double Drawing Room Palace Sleepers. Dining Cars, Meals a la Carte. 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