THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
April 2, 1896.
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Consolidation of the Alliance (Lincoln)
Independent and Wealth Makers.
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best educator on the science of money."
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ME STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
a Llit of the Officers, If emben, and Executive
Conunitte of People's Party of Nebraska.
OFFICERS STATE COM1IITTBB.
Chairman J. A. Edgerton, Lincoln.
Secretary F rank D. Eager, Lincoln.
Treasurer Austin H. Wier, Lincoln.
STATE CXKCUT1VE COMMITTEE. -
First District C. W. Hoxie, Lincoln.
Second District C. A. Whitford, Arlington.
1 hird District O. Nelson, Richland.
Fourth District B. R. B. Weber, Valparaiso.
Fifth District D. S Dusenbery, Nelson.
Sixth District J. W. Ellingham, North Platte.
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN.
County. Kamt. Pottcffict.
Adams J. T. Steele Hastings
Antelope -...Herman Frees.......Neligh
Banner M. E. Shafto. Ashford
Blaine Ezra HoUopeter.-.Brewster
Boone J. A. cairu... ceaar itapias
Box Butte J. K. Neal Hemingiord
Boyd --....'Ed. L. Whiting Spencer
Brown ... George Miles Ainsworth
Buffalo John A. Miller Kearney
Burt E. W Feterson....Teltamah
Butler -..W. H. Taylor David City
Cass....- W. Waugh Alvo
Cedar .............John H. rilber.....Hartington
Chase ...A. B. Sutton ...Imperial
Cherry G. P.Crabb Valentine
Cheyenne ........C. J. Osborne Sidney
Clay G. W. Nagle Clay Center
Colfax U. relson.........Kichiana
Gumming L. Ilewald..... Wisner
Custer C. W. Beal Broken Bow
Dakota... M. B. Slocum........So. Sioux City
Dawes JL 1 Gibson ....Crawford
Dawson .T. W. Hanua Lexington
Duel Jonas Cottman Oshkosh
Dixon .C, W. Schram:. Fouca '
Dodge R. V Kelly Fremont
Douglass - . Omaha
Dundy L. E. Valker Benkleman
Fillmore John J. Burke Geneva
Franklin - J.M. Dimmick Macon
Frontier.. Wm. Reed Stockville
Furnas C. F. Wheeler Beaver City
Gage E.E. Ellis Beatrice
Garfield T. G. Hemmett....Burwell
Gosper S. B. Yoeman Elwood
Grant H. Greatliouse Hyannis
Greely James Barry Greely Center
Hall H. A. Edwards Grand Island
Hamilton F. M. Howard......Aurora
Harlan Theo. Maher Alma
Hayes J. E. Hammond...Hayes Center
Hitchcock Geo. W. Carter.. ..Dike
Holt Ham Kautzman..O'Neill
Hooker W. B. Barnaby.... Mullen
Howard C. B. Manuel St. Paul
jeff.rson Thad Williams....Fairbury
Johnson Fred Kohn Crab Orchard
Kearney j. mcnmona...unaeu
Keith
I. V
heridau....Ogallala
lva Paha .Tnlin F. Carr Snrinirview
Kimball John Biggs Kimball
Knox John T. Lenger...Niobrara
Lancaster C. W. Hoxie Lincoln
Lincoln J. W. Ellingham...North Platte
Logan VV. Ginn Gandy
Loup J. F. Anderson....Taylor
Madison C. D. Jenkins Norfolk
Mcpherson Ben Wilson Tyron
Merrick M. H. Rawlins Archer
Nance Wm. Dawson Fullerton
Nemaha D. J. Wood Bratton
Ninr-lfnls D. h. Dusenberv.. Nelson
Otoe John Willman Nebraska Citj
Pawnee 1- J. rlummer rawnee City
Perkins Frank Coates Elsie
Phelps A. J. ShaSer Holdrege
Pierce W. A. Bouce Foster
Platte John S. Freeman Columbus
Polk ....I.C. Rahe Shelby
Red Willow I. A. Sheridan lndianola
Richardson J. M. Whittaker.. Falls City
Rock W. T. Phillips Bassett
Saline Wilbur Savage..Wilber
Sarpy George Becker Richfield
Saunders B. R. B. Weber Valparaiso
Scotts Bluff W. J. Sentery Gervng
Seward M. D. Carey Seward
Sheridan H. I. Staunchfield.Rushville
Sherman H. M. Mathews Loup City
Sioux. Wm. J. Raum Harrison
Stanton W. H. Porter Stanton
Thayer F. S. Mickey Hebron
Thomas A. C. Avers Thedford
Thurston W. I. Wiltsie...-....Pender
Valley C. A. Munn Ord
Washington C. A. Whitford Arlington
Wayne H B. Miller Winside
Webster H. L. Hopkins Cowles
Wheeler C. E. Parsons Bartlett
York J. D. P. Small York
Homeseekecs Excursions.
The Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain
system will sell tickets on March 10,
April 7, and 21 and May 5 to points in
Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona
and Louisiana at one fare for the round
trip, plus $2.00. Do you want to find
out something about these states? If so,
call at City Ticket Office, 1201 "O"
street and get illustrated and discriptive
pamphlets with complete county maps,
etc. .
For furtjSr information regarding
rates, stop4$"S, time, etc., write to or
call on JtAe&toJ1- ! Cornell.
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Cheap
Outing Excursions.
First For the National Educational Meeting
at Denver, opening July 5th, the rate will be one
fare plus $2.00 lor round trip. Ticket good to
return and time np to and Including Sept. lit.
Second The regular Tourist Car to California
via Kansas City runs once a week, and leaves
Chicago every Thursday at S p.m., Kansae City
at 10.50 a,m. every Friday. Tickets baaed on
second class rate, and car runs on fastest trains,
and known as the Phillips-Rock Island Tourist
Excursions. Car arrives at Colorado Springs
Saturday, 7:86 a.m.
Third Home-Seeker's Excursions to Texas
and New Mexico. Next one June 11th. Kate, one
fare for round trip. Tickets good twenty days.
Fourth For Mexico City the Hock Island
runs a through sleeper from Kansas City daily
at 8:40 p.m. via Topeka, McFarland, Wichita and
Fort Worth and Anstin to San Antonio. Two
routes from there are International R. R. to
Laredo, and Mexican National to the City of
Mexico; Southern Pacific and Mexican Interna
tional via Spofford and Eagle Pass to City of
Mexico,
Connections are also made at Fort Worth via
the Texas Pacific to El Paso, and over the Mexi
can Central to City of Mexico.
Firth Send to address below for a Souvenir
called the "Tourist Teacher," that gives much
Information to tourist. Sent free.
JOHN 8EBASTAIN, G. P. A.,
Chicago.
MONEY TO LOAN on chattels. W. W. Mellck,
Boom 8, number 1034 O St., Lincoln.
WANTED An honest, active gentleman or lady
to travel for reliable established house. Salary
$780, payaole $15 weekly and expenses. Situation
permanent. References. Enclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, 816
Omaha Building, Chicago.
WANTED Several trustworthy gentlemen or
ladies to travel in the northwest for estab
lished, reliable bouse. Salary $780 and expenses.
Steady position. Enclose reference and self-addressed
stamped envelope. The Dominion Com
pany, third floor, Omaha Bldg., Chicago. III. 388
Comfort
to California.
Yes, and economy, too. If
yon take the Burlington
Route's personally conducted
once-a-week excursions which
leave Lincoln every Thursday
morning.
Through tourist sleepers
clean, bright, comfortable
from Lincoln to San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Secondelass
tickets accepted.
Only $5 for a double berth,
wldeenuugh and big enough
for two.
Write for folder Riving full
Information. Or, call at B. A
M. depot or city office, corner
10th and O St., Lincoln, Neb,
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POPULIST PAPEKS.
The follow ing is a list of Nebraska
populist papers that come to this office
It is not all that are published in the
state. Any reuder of the independent
who knows of a populist paper published
in Nebraska, will confer a favor by send
ing the name and location to this office.
We want to Keep a standing aa. oi Ne
braska pop papers so that auy one who
wants one from any particular county
can get it:
Nebraska Independent, Lincoln.
Greeley Citizen, Greeley.
Cherry Co. Independent, Valentine.
Neligh Leader. Neligh.
Clipper Citizen, Lexington.
West Union Gazette, West Union.
Mrnden Courier, Minden.
Central City Democrat, Central City,
lndianola Weekly Courier, lndianola.
Nation, Red Cloud.
Antelope Tribune, Neligh.
Populist, Falls City.
Ulysses Dispatch, Ulysses.
Weekly Progress, Holdrege.
Leader, Fremont.
Sterling Sun, Sterling.
Looking Glass, Monroe.
Seward Independent, Seward.
People's Banner, David City.
Dixon County Leader, Ponca.
Bertrand Times, Bertrand.
Boyd Co. Democrat, Lynch.
York Democrat, York.
Madison Reporter, Madison.
North Rend Argus, North Bend.
People'biSentinel, Trenton.
New Era, Wahoo.
Bugle, Chambers.
' Index, Chambers.
Eye, Burwell.
Custer Cbunty Beacon, Broken Bow.
Beacon Light, O'Neill.
Oakland Independent, Oakland.
News Reporter, Alma.
Norfolk Independent, Norfolk.
Granger, Auburn.
Verdon Vidette, Verdon.
McCook Tribune,' McCook.
Free Press, Grand Island.
Wilcox Herald, Wilcox, Nebraska.
Independent Era, North Platte.
Pawnee Press-, Pawnee City.
Polk County Democrrt, Osceola.
Independent, Osceola.
Headlight, -Stromsburg.
Hickman Enterprise, Hickman.
New Era Standard, Kearney.
Arapahoe Pioneer, Arapahoe.
Rising City Independent, Rising City.
Nuckolls County Herald, Nelson.
Public Journal, Hastings.
Home Rule, Ainsworth.
Trentou Register, Trenton.
People's Voice, Imperial.
Platte County. Argus, Columbus.
Howells Journal, Howells.
Blair Republican, Blair.
Boone County Outlook, Cedar Rapids.
Yeoman, Neligh.
Fullerton Post, Fullerton.
Tribune, Beatrice.
Faber, Stockville.
Exeter Enterprise, Exeter.
Times, Ilavelock.
Perkins Co. Herald Sentinel, Grant.
Nance Co., Populist, Genoa. q
Butler Co., Press, David City.
W'eekly Record, Eustis.
Cherry Co.. Independent, Valentine.
Rushville Standard, Rushville.
Blue Hill Leader, Rlue Hill.
People's Champion, Hebron.
Nebraska F. A. & I. U., Hartwell.
Ord Journal, Ord.
Quill, Schuyler.
Sun, Shelby.
Chadron Signal, Chadron.
Gibbon Reporter, Gibbon.
Hamilton Co., Register, Aurora.
Weekly Arbor State, Wyniore.
Jefferson Co., Journal, Fairbury.
Allen News, Allen.
Hay Springs Leader, Hay Springs.
Index, Petersburg.
People's Poinard, Sidney.
Patriot, Clay Center.
Enterprise, Boncroft.
New Nation, Omaha.
Bee, Benkleman.
Reporter, Strang. ?
Independent, Franklin.
Enterprise, Curtis.
Independent Citizen, Elwood.
People's Advocate, Ewing.
Sun, O'Neil.
Courier, Orleans.
Phonograph, St. Paul.
Stjernen, Danebrog. '
People's News, Creighton.
Progress, Nebraska City
Platte County Argus, Columbus.
Democrat, Humphrey.
Independent Era, North Platte.
Herald, Wallace. .
Loup County Clarion, Taylor.
Star, Madison.
Independent Press, Central City.
Independent, Osceola.
Democrat, Osceola.
Advocate, Bassett.
Independent, Dewitt.
Pritel Lidu, Wilber.
Times, Loup City.
Independent, Bartlett. k
Do Married Folks Look Alike.
Whether you remember it just now
or not, at some time, I doubt not, you
have read long articles or short items
on the curious theory advanced by
some psychologists that married
couples finally come to resemble each
other. Some argue that it is because
they are exposed to the same condi
tions in life; others go further and say
that the influences of minds react up
on each other, which, in the case of
man and wife, brings about a facial
resemblance after years of close con
tact. The Photographic Society of
Geneva, Switzerland, witH a view to
determining the truth or falsity of this
psychological oddity, made, during
1811, photographs of seventy-eight
couples. These were examined by ex
perts in physiognomy, who decided
that in twenty-four of the seventy
eight cases the facial resemblance of
husband and wife was greater than
that of brother and sister; in thirty
cases it was equally as great, and in
only twenty-four cases was there a
total absence of resemblance.
DafiiiM Cannot be Cured
by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an Inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube, When the tube Is Inlt imed yon have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and unless
the tnfiamation can be taken out and the tube re
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but the inflamed con
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (catii-cd by catarrh I that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars
free
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.,
t3f Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Bend us 15 cents and we will send too
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i a copy oi vows r inanciat ecnooi.
FORTY THOUSAND.
THAT'S THE MMKER OF PIIISI-
CIANS WHO USE THE .NEW
PREPARATION FOR MS
I'EPSIA AND WASTINU
DISEASES
They do to Because It is not a Secret
Patent Medicine.
And Because Tbey Know it Cures Every
Form of Indigestion and Stomach
Trouble.
It has been recently stated that not
less than 40,000 physicians are using or
indorsing the new discovery for indiges
tion sold by druggists under the iiuiiih of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Dr. Tomliii
son gives the following reasons why
physicians regard this uew remedy with
so much favor, SSS
First, because it is not a secret patent
medicine but a scientific combiuation of
vegetable essences, pure aseptio pepHin,
free from animal impurities and of very
high digestive power, bismuth and golden
seal.
It has been tested repeatedly'and the
experiments have proven that one grain
of the digestive principles in Stuart's
Dyspepsia i ablets will digest three thous
and times its own weight of lean meat,
eggs, oatmeal and similar wholesome
foods.
The tablets act wholy upon the food
taken into the stomach, digestiuf it
thoroughly no matter whether the
stomach is in good working order or not,
and cure all forms of dyspepsia umi
stomach troubles on the common sense
plun that they nourish the body and
rest the stomach at the same time.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
upon the bowels like the old-fashioned
alter dinner pills; nor are they an art ifi
cial 'stimulant like "stomach bitters,"
nor are they in any way sumlar to so-
called pre-digested foods, which consist
of ; per cent, of "glucose," the stuff
that cheap candies are made from, but
Stuart's Dispepsia Tablets do what none
of these do, they act wholly upon thefood
eaten aud digest it completely and
the cure of ndigestion is
an assured tact, because the
the food being promptly digested, it can
not he for hours in the stomach, ferment
ing, decaying, filling the system with the
germs of disease, but is assiraulaterl,
nourishing and invigorating not only
the body aud brain, but the Btomncli
itself as well.
The tablets are absolutely harmless
and can be given and are given with
benefit to littlechildren and infants suffer
ing from indigestion, as shown above
they contain no mineral poisons, nor
anything in any way injurious.
Dr. V uertli says he hasnoticed in many
cases that the tablets not' only cured
the indigestion, but that a very notice
able increase of flesh resulted where peo
ple who used the tablets.were thin and
run down in flesh before taking them,
and it is not at all surprising that such
sould be the case when it is remembered
that most people are thin because their
stomachs are out of order, and when per
fect digestion is brought back an increase
of flesh is the natural accompaniment.
Within the last six months many
thousand cases of stomach trouble and
dyspepsia have been cured by Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets and their convenience
and popularity is such that druggists
everywhere are now selling them. The
price is 50 cents per package and if your
druggist has not yet ordered them he
will get them fot you from his wohlesaler;
they are manufactured by Stuart Co.,
Marshall, Mich.
Your druggist, if he is honest, will tell
you that Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets is
the only preparation now befor the pub
lic recommended and designed solely for
the cure of indigestion and stomach
troubles, no other claims ara made for it,
it is not claimed to be a cure-all.
THAT GREAT WAVE.
How the Bi-Bonds-Chlorlde Cure is
Progressing.
Days, weeks, and mouths have gone by
and that great wave of prosperity has
not reached us yet. The bi-chloride of
bonds was a fine thing for a few, but
rather rough on the many. The great
statesmen said that the common people
would feel the great benefitsat once, that
business would revfve, failures cease, and
everything would boom.
Here's What R. G. Dnnn & Co., say
now:
"The returns of failures are somewhat
disappointing. Several of magnitude
were mentioned a week ago ana they
have swelled the aggregate of defaulted
liabilities for three weeks of March to
$12,383,614,. against $11,271,121. last
year. A heavy failure in Texas will swell
the aggregate of returns for the past
week, which includes 259 in the United
States against 234 last year, and thirty
nine in Canada against forty-two last
year.
This shows an increase of twenty-five
failures as compared with the same last
year, and an increase in liabilities for
the first three weeks in March of more
than a million dollars. Such things are
worth thinking about.
With Forty horse Power.
Organize organizework work. Don' t
growl at each other but see which can do
the most for the cause. And when you
come to make nominations give the
fattest offices, not to the fellows who sat
on the fencecomolaininflrof someone e se.
but to the chaps who sailed iu with forty
norse power. 1 be uepresentative.
Populist Gains.
From every town in Maine where the
populists had a ticket in the spring elec
tion comes the report that immense
gains were made. In Ellsworth we tied
the vote of the twoold parties combined.
Maine I'opulist.
Chicken In China.
The keeping of poultry of some kind
pr other Is almost universal in China.
The poorest householder has. wherever
practicable, its pert cock and three or
four lean hens, which stalk in and out
31 the mud shanty in search of any
thing eatable that no one else of the
amilv mavhaonen to be able todbrnat.
Delinquent eubscribere most pay np, at
least In part.
A CUNNINQ ELEPHANT.
Caa Kan a renny-ln-t he-Slot rinslnees,
But Cannot Count,
The tricks of the marvelous per
forming elephants exhibited in London
a few years ago seem fairly eclipsed
by the feats of the elephants at the
Belle Vue Qardens, Manchester, of
which, by way of an example of the
intelligence of brutes, Mr. George
Fremantle has sent an account When
penny is given to one of these
animals it puts the coin into the slot
of the box, where, as it falls, it releases
a biscuit, which the elephant takes
with evident satisfaction.
Some of the visitors occasionally
give the animals a half penny, and as
experience hits taught them that this
coin is of no value for the purpose of
obtaining biscuits, it is generally
thrown contemptuously b.vk to the
giver. A more marvelous fact, how
ever, is to come.
One day a visitor gava tlv) "baby"
elephant a number of half p.iaives in
succession, each of which wa i thrown
at him again as sooa as received. The
visitor then gave the animal two half
pennies at the same time.
The animal's demeanor imm distely
changed. For more than five minutes
he held the two coins in his truak.rub
bing them together, now roolcinr from
side to side, and presently SMs.ning' to
be pondering deeply while purfectly
still. At last he dropped the two half-'
pence in the box together, with the re
Bult that their combined wight gave
him the desired bisjuit, at which he
gamboled about in a nnner which ex
hibited extravagant duligM. As yet it
appears that the baby e' jphant has
not yet learned to hold oni half-penny
in reserve until he gets a uLher. "In
other words," says Mr. Frocmantle,
"he has not yet learned to c unt"
FAME IS EXPENSIVE.
Why a Poet Waa Obliged Iu Iiciert the
Muac.
There were quadrilles danced by
women only to a mixed chorus, with
out instrumental accompaniment A
young girl sang entraii"in,'ly a ron
deau, which must have bc;;ed for Its
pitiful rhymes; a young girl recited an
ode wherein, the rhyme rang like bells
of gold.
"You wrote beautifully then," said
to a poet a woman in white s lk, whose
chestnut colored hair was streaked
with golden locks, "a"d doubtless
write beautifully now, but I have not
seen a new poem by you for a long,
longtime."
I have ceased to write poems for
lack of money," he replied, simply.
"Oh!" she exclaimed witn unfeigned
surprise. "I supposed mat. poetry ana
money had nothing in common."
"They haven't," he sa d. "When I
wrote poems I lived with 15100 a year.
I was wealthier than Astor. and would
buy books bound hv the Samblanex-
TSeekesser, but since I byemna famous
beg your pardon for tins expression
I became a poor man. I nad to fur
nish a bachelor apartmer X to buy sil
verware and the rest, and in order that
I may keep these things I ain com
pelled to write articles for j;uide books,
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and novels
published in newspapers that, for
tunately, no New Yorker ever reads.
I am bound by contracts signed and
sealed for ten years. Then I will have
forgotten the art of the rhymster. In
brief, I ceased to be a poet the day that
I became celebrated as a" poet."
A MYSTERY OF THE DEEP.
Beienen Respond to HfD'li, But Find
no One to tiv ,
A singular story of the 2ft; fat told by
Captain Collier, of the WitlshMeam
ship Rock Light, now ly (.? at jfciila
delphia. While in mid-0C4-ttn signals of
distress were seen flying (from a bark
evidently in a sinkinjf conVUfyon, The
Bock Light bore down ,lo rescue the
crew of the sinking craft.
The flags which toid the story, ac
cording to the international ' code of
signals, were flying from the mizzen-
mast, and preparations were made for
all hands to join in tli-j rescue, but, to
the astonishment of aH, no one was
seen on board. Whistles were blown
and halloos shouted from all, but the
skipper never came from below.
There was no sign of lifo on the fore
castle, while in the galley everything
was in perfect order. Even the pots
and pans were as bright as silver. A
black cat skipped about the decks, but
soon disappeared below when she
heard the steamer's shrill whistles.
A short detour of the vessel proved
hef to be the Norwegian bark Supreme,
lumber-laden from a Southern port,
but the fate of the crow remains to be
solved.
,
Meaning of the Word "lilt her."
The legal meaning of the word
"either" has been gravely argried in
an English court of record. A certain
testator had left property, the dis
position of which was affected by the
"death of either" of two persons. One
lawyer insisted that "either" meant
both, and in support of his views he
quoted Richardson, Webster Chaucer,
Dryden, Southey, the story of the
crucifixion and a passage from
Revelations. The judgu sug
gested that there was a song in "The
Beggar's Opera" which took another
view, "How happy I couid be with
either were t'other dear charmer
away." In pronouncing judgment the
court ruled that "either" meant one of
the two, and did not mean both. He
said that it might have that meaning
occasionally in poetry, but never in an
English court of record.
What Kid Gloves Are Made Of.
Kid gloves are not all made of kid;
in fact, few of them are. The cheap
ones are not kid, and neither are the
dearest ones. Ladies' gloves that cost
under $1.50 or $3 a pair are all made of
lamb skin. It is likely that gloves
paid for at a higher price than that
will be of kid, but the very best and
most expensive kid gloves are made of
the skins of young colts.
ARMAGEDDON.
The new industrial aud political song
book.
It contains 150 pages 7x9 inches size.
Splendid new words and new music. Pro
nounced by all incomparably superior to
any book that has yet appeared.
H. K. TaatMweck wtyi of It: "It la the bekt
hour book yet pnbllslid. Introduce
it into every liuuantiuiil iu tUo t&ud. Our luval
enmpitlun fpenkero and committees ought to aae
Hartford City Arena: "Any mm elub applied
with it will com maud the crowds."
Hnckv Mountain Newi: "Beat of anythlnK In
top Una that we have aeon."
MiMonrl World: "It fills a Ion felt want."
Un. Van Durvoort: "I congratulate too on
your trreut work. The wbola country will alng
thla music. .
New York Voire: "A collection of aonga for the
times, with bright, catchy worde and good atlr-
rinK manic. i
The Sledge Hh miner: "Every one of theaonga
agent. ro than lu ine wnoie dook.
MiirMhnlltown (lowal Populist: "Should be In
he hand of everyone who wlatiea to mttka a hit
durlnic the campaign." .
Prof. Oaurve U. Horron: "I believe yonr book
of Miiugft will be of linmenanrable and divine aer
vice in (julekenlng nnd pervading the great move
ment tor the noclnl change which ia manifesting
Itself every wh"re among the common people. It
will Inspire the people with courage and cheer
and fellowship In the great atruggle that fa he
re them.
I'rof. W. M. lions of Indiana, the great aolo
aluger of "The Van Dennett Nationals Team."
uvh: "Have taken pains to run through the
work aud pronounce it a grand collection of a
worde and a high order of mueic"
The Farm Field and Fireside aaya: '-It has
been left to Mr. Ueorge Howard Olbsou to Intro-
dura a new tone Into the songs of the party, and
to write a aeries of patriotic aonga wnicti are
hardly aurpassed by any In onr literature for
loftiness of motive and real merit from a literary
point of view, while at the same time they are not
at all lacking In the muskal quality uliicli mnet
neceaaurlly be present before any song touches
the chord of popularity. Tbey are remarkable
for their fervid patriotism and broad humanity.
In fact, if the People's party rises to the patriotic
level of them songs, we have little doubt of Its
ultimate success us a party. The aongi strike
the whole octave of human sympathy. Spark
ling humor, keen wit and biting sarcasm, aa well
aa the loftier patriotic, themes, are touched Id
turn by the talented author."
Copies of Armageddon for sale at this
oflicc, will be mailed to any address at
30 cents each, or $3.00 per dozen.
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