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; I. 'j4" - ...... , .... y r THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. Dec. 17, 1896. muium plan 3n pi in Ml Congress Must Besign its Power to Legislate. f n n rx n Warm Prices for Warm Clothing. If you cannot visit the store order at once by mail. Money refunded if goods do not please, . ! ' 1 1 V? ELECTIONS COST TOO MUCH. U UU 1 u M it STM AS 3 r .... IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. Be Oa.refu.1 How "Y"ox Meet it. Your Xmas preparations will not be complete without a visit to THE BIG STORE. There you will find everything that gladdens the hearts of old and young in such' immense quantities and at such low prices that it is almost like finding money to do your shopping a.t the BIG STORE. j Christmas Dress Patterns. We ronsider this a grand feat ure o m as merchandising as many of the patterns are from thel largest manufacturers of high grade dress goods in the world, and to J meet the requirements of every class of purchasers in the commu nity we offer these patterns at prices which will seem to many less than the manufacturers'. "Pat terns come in 7-yard lengths, neat ly rolled on boards, branded with pure silk ribbon and ticketed "CHRISTMAS DRESS PATTERN.' Prices range from 01.75 to 85.00. SKATES. Men's and "boy' steel skates, ner P'n'r 27c and 69c Men's and boys' best nickel plated steel skates, per pair, $1.87 Ladies' and misses' steel skates, per pair, bac and iw: Ladies' and misses' Vst nickel steel skates, per pair, $1.87 -THE BLIND SCHOOL The Purpose and Possibilities of the Blind School. 7 Extracts From Prnf. Jones' Report. The following extracts are made from I the report of Prof. W. A. Jones, superin I tendent of the blind school of Nebraska City. They prove the competency of the jYprofessor. ; We trust that the governor -V and different boards wiJl secure as good men for the heads of the other institu tions. - . "The purpose as I liaya conceived .it tated in general, is to take a blmd child or youth of eithr sex, and so edu cate and train him that hu shall leave the school with a good chhrnctcr, uuod .manners, and the ability and inclination : to become an independent, self support- s . ingcitwen. , I To th vs end the school is organised in three departments, literary, musical and industrial. The purpose of the school cannot be .achieved by giving the pupil a mere , 'vary education. With such education , lie he would be returned to society. I . j.wated, refined, and an agreeable ly , aipanious .pernaps; out incapaDie 01 ? (lenng any service to soeiety oy ; cn ne couia win a living and witn- ,jt the self reliant, spirit whieli should jinate an American ithvn. - It will t ' . j i . i w . i f wiore oe expeeren rnat. every pupn J Vmaster mosie if he has the aptitude: f Jot, that h will master such forms of I pustry as a bliwd mas may success- Ijy follow; so that ontbedawyof bis . laduatton he or site may be fully pre- Vred to win a place in soeiety by virtoe his ability and skill to do some use- S thing. - Whether, when he leaves the ool he shall find some usefal thing do depends 011 the funetions of other titutions than the school. U'he course of study in the literary jmrt.iiient embniws the subjects r- limA tn 4-.ni.rl.. ill til., i.mninmi schools of the state. These have foreed ! . . khe Telegraph System of the body, extending m the brain to every part of the system. I: 68 are fed by the blood, and are, there fore, like it weak and tired if the blood is thin, pale, Impure 4 jsa are strong and steady, there is no I 1 neuralgia, brain Is unclouded if the I blood is rich, red and pure. Lea find a true friend in Hood's Sarsapa- rtitfl, because It makes rich, red blood, 1 ' gives good appetite and digestion. J Garsaparilla (the One True Blood Purifier. AUdrugglsts. t ' n)ll cure all Liver Ills and il COd'S PUIS Sick Headache, iucenta. 1 N i A PAIR OF STEEL SKATES FREE WITH EVERY PAIR OF BOYS SHOES. CHRISTMAS GOODS IN OCR Shoe Department MEN'S SLIPPERS. An entire new line of Men's Slippers i all sizes and latest styles. Men's velvet ; embroidered Everette! slippers, 75c. Men s Dongola opera toe slippers, f 1 Men's Dongola oiiera toe slippers, pat ent leather trimmed, $1.39. Men s ox-blood, opera toe slippers. Sl.4'J. Men s Dongola. turn. Lverette slippers. 1.50. Men's seal 'goat, narrow square toe, turn, nlinpers. l:iO. Men's Dongola, Romeo, turn "slippers, Men's Dongola French toe, turn )ip pers, $1.49. Men's Dongola, Brighton slippers, medium square toe, XL. 4 o. Men's ox-blood slipper uew square toe $2 25. Men's Dongpla, Domeo slippers, nar row sqnaTeto, turn ?2.'25. LADIES' SLIPPERS. Ladies felt Romeo slippers.fur trimmed pointed and new coin . toe, $1.47 and $1.50. Ladies too slippers, fur trimmed, pointed toe, $1.25 and $1.50. their way into (he school curriculum because they lie at the basis of our industrial and aocinl system. To them are added the system of point reading and writing of numbers and language. In addition to these subjects of study are added in mathematics, algebra and geometry; in science, ' the elements of mineralogy, geology, physics, zoology and botany; sociological, elements of psychology, ethics, economics, institu tions of society, ancient and medieval history. In language Rhetoric, Eng lish literature by study of some of the masterpieces, two years course in Latin and coustaut practice in writing themes. MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT. To the blind person wo has talent for music, his endowment is of the highest value to him as a means of livelihood if he will make himself a. master of the science and art of music. .INDUSTRIAL .DEPARTMENT. This includes broom-making, ham mock and net-making, cane-seating of chairs on the part of the boys. For the girls it includes bead work, sewing, cro cheting and knitting; The relation of this department to the aim of the school is of fundamental importance. It should be, in my judgment, developed far be yond its present ticope. it has been cus tomary iu the oast, and the idea still peraints, that the mind, taste and char acter of the pupil are formed by the school of literary abudi's. and that industrial' pursuits iiid industrial okill are purely utilitarian and vulgar. This is un an cient Men. which .has come down to us through fn of social organisation. I11 ancient times the state was com nosed of slav-owning citizens. The part of the people who produced labored were thewHeJve property slaves. . ,'r'. In uedeival times the state was the feudal lords, the producers serfs. It was divine to gtxera, vulgar to labor. Lib eral scholarship and high character were b-titting the governing classes. A peaceable tractable class contented with the station to which (Jod had appointol tlietn was the ideal social condition of the producing class. These things have passed awuy as soeiui forms iu our coun try, but their spirit still lingers iu our literature, hubits of thought, feeling and action. It has found expression in high pi nee m recently. I would urge the exten sion and developement of such forms of industrial training as a blind person may pursue uot only on the ground of bread winning but also on the ground that Industrial training and habits of industry in the pursuit of a useful voca tion are essential to the best develop ment of mind and character. Such train ing is effort to gain power of selfex-J pression, self-realization. The i" an who makes a broom ex presses his thought as well as the man who writes a newspaper article. The man who can design and make a loco motive engine expresses himself his thought as well as the man who writes a tragedy or who paints a picture. There is 11 young lady now u pupil iu the musical department, who last year did the house work for a family of five acceptably to all the members. I should not fail to mention typewrit ing as an attainment of special import ance to the blind pupil. It U the med Other styles in felt slippers at 47c, 75c and $1.17. Full line of toe suppers lor evening wear, upward irom $1 to fa.ow. LAMB'S WOOL SOLES. MeW25cann 85c; r Indies' 15c, 256 and 85c; misses' 20c, children's 1 5c. Ladies' 7-button overgaiters at ivc, 50c and 75c. Ladies' fine Jersey leggins, above knee length, $1.50. Lengths below knee, 7ac and 1. Misses' leggins, half and all bntton, fl.OO. s Ch Idren's leegiiiB. hair and all Duttou, j Hoc.',... . .. . .- ..... -:. "i. Special Holiday Events. Santa Claus Chimney. . This chimney is built of bricks, each brick containing one pound of fine mixed candy. Secure your tickets early as the supply is almost exhausted Tickets for bricks now on sate at candy counter at 10c each. Bricks will be distributed Wednesday, December 23. , JAPAN TEA ONE 0ENF A 0UP. We serve hot Japan Tea at 1 cent a cup In our Japan department during the holidays. ium of communication between the blind person and the seeinar world. The mother of a blind pupil recently expressed- her delight that she could read a letter written by her own son and not by a third person. Of the three forms of mechanical production, handicraft,- manufacturing and "modern industry." "machani- facture." to coin a word, the blind per son may be confined to the handicraft forms of production. He may become the master of a tool if not the servant of a machine." Profesor Jones' report discusses every phase of the education of the blind. It is a masterly production and should be read by all interested in this kind of work. .; Wifo Wanted Age 40, one who has room and plenty for the husband she loves. An American widower, no incumbera nee. W. W. Price. Central Cify, Neb. ONE TIRED REPUBLICAN. He is Weary of S anderiag his Neigh ' bow.. Hon. J. N. Ury of Fort Scott, Kansas, has become disgusted with the contin ued assaults made upon the character and honor of populists. Iu a recent in terview he says: "I have been a republican all my life, and I expect to die a republican, but I want to go on record as Having that the abuse which certain republican papers and - politicians are heaping upon Kan sas simply because the state has gone for the populists is aspecies of scoundrel ism which should be denounced by every citizen who has the welfare of the com monwealth at heart. "The legislature this wiuter will', in my judgment, compare favorably with the legislatures of the past, and i look for conservative action throughout. I am personally acquainted with the pop ulist senators and representatives elect ed in my part of the state. They are good men. all of them. They are as honest as I am; some of them a heap more so. It. makes me tired to hear 11 few sap-headed republicans say these men will bankrupt Kansas. Such re publicans nro a disgrace to their party and a detriment to the state. "Iam a loan agent 1 have been in that kind of business at Fort Scott for years. When it was known that the populists had carried Kanxas the east ern financiers with whom 1 have dealings refused to grant any new loans or ex tensions on old ones, I asked the reason and they said they feared the populists 1 would pass laws for the repudiation of debts. When I attempted to explain. they began to send me clippings from Kansas republican papers in which tne populist candidates were charged with being anarchists and repudiators. This was a great deal to contend with, bnt I finally convinced my people that Kansas securities were as sbuud as they ever, wereand they are letting go of their money again." Fred's Place. 146 South 11th street for hot lunch every morning; soup from 12 to 1; cold lunch a la carte. 31 The Meaning of the Late Indianapo lis Move. Put Congress out of the Governing Bni- , v: ' Incus, The dear dollar men are on a new track. They have long since tireV) of republican institutions and methods. They have built their systems on mon archial ideas, and to have to work out and establish such a system with demo cratic tools is sadly trying on their store of patience. To get a people to voluntarily sell themselves , into bond age is no easy matter, aud after they have once sold themselves into bondago, illimitable tact and eternal vigilance is needed to keep them there. And this is just the task that has been set before our dear dollar men. To iasien ineir system of an appreciating I dollar on our people they have had to ' Ruin tha Biinrmrf nf iha vnrv man nr nl. least of the representatives ot the very men they have plaunetl to despoil ot the fruits of their toil. And to maintain their system they have had to keep the support of the very men upon whom they have laid an exacting tribute. Many ure the arts ond great the expense they are put to in getting the many to vote themselves into poverty that the few may gain. This aggrandisement of the few at the expense 01 the many, this despoil. ug of the producing classes that the few may wax fat, is the foundation on which is built up despotism and oil garehy. Dut in a democracy we do not expect to find such conditions. When the people are entrusted with the mak ing of their own laws that they may pro tect themselves against injustice, we do not expect to find the many paying an unearned tribute to the few. Yet this is just what we do find in our country to day, this is just what we have brought uboutbythe establishment of the sys tem oi the appreciating dollar, which subtly, but surely, takes fro.n the indus trious the fruits oftheir toil and gives to the idle. The building np of an oligar chy of wealth, in effect if pot in uame,is the result. That democratic principles should not be imbedded in the natures of those who profit from the establishment of such an undemocratic system is natural, mar they should fondly dream of the over throw of tlte republic and the establish meat of a governmental system more in accord witli their cardinal talent, that the many should be the hewers of wood and the drawers of water for the few, is uot surprising. Rut such fond dream I has seemed to them to be an Utopian hope, they have regretfully regarded the republic as an evil to be endured, they 1 have striven to reconcile themselves to the great periodical inroads that they a pa nrYAitraA M maVa nil f ho tpihiltu v. acted from tfie producing classes in order to beguile such producers into voting continuance of the payment of such, o an even heavier tribute. So, democrat institutions are yery unsatisfactory to onr dear dollar men, for the necessity of controlling elections so as to enable them to carry further and to complete ness their schemes of self aggrandz ment, or so as to at least guard asrainst the overthrow of the system so dear to them, subjects them periodically to heavy tax. But as unsatisfactory our dear dollar men have found th tools of democracy with which to build up an oligarchy, they have felt oblige to put up with them. Get rid of such tools they would if they could. How to get rid of them has been the unsolved oue8tion. But at last they have struck a brillian idea. Bv Gradual decrees thev will cir cumvent the difficulties they meet with in republican institutions ana metnoa They will, step by step get democracy out of their way. They will take from the people the power entrusted to them to protect themselves. They will reduce democracy to the mere shadow of name, so that the people shall have no say in their own governing. They see the means to accomplish this, at least possible means, and they will try it on at once. And now how do they propose to go about it? By vetting congress to abdicate its legislative tuncttons over one matter after another. I? nt abdicate to who? To special commissions ap pointed by whom they do not much eare, only so the members are amend able to their commands. And where would they commence, from what sphere of action do they ask congress to step aide for a commission to step in? It is as to questions relating to matters of financial and tariff policy that they want congress to declare its incompe tency by stepping aside and virtually surrendering to a commission the power co legislate for it on such matters. In the future, eongtess is simply to ratify the findings and recommendations of cornmiHsious appointed in fact, if not in name, by the monied interests. Such is the dream of the dear money men, such is the key-note sounded by the so-called monetary conference held in Indianapo lis this week. The finaadal and tariff questions must, we are told, be taken out of the sphere of politics. Questions of monetary and tariff policy must not be left subject to changes after every re curring election. In short, if the people see fit to change either monetary or tariff policy established in the interests of the growing oligarchy of wealth they shaP not be free to do so. A commis sion must bs now entrusted with the framing of currency laws so as to for ever keep the question out of politics and insure a permanency of financial methods. Such currency laws estab lished in this way the people's repre sentatives shall not be free to change. Our currency system framed to despoil the many and enrich the few must be so firmly planted around with safeguards that it cannot be changed in response to any "pussing whim" of the people. The people's representatives shall not be left free to disturb such system. Changes in ucb a system must tie placed beyond Men's soft finished black Cheviot DIs- tfQ IP ters, reduced from $0. 1 0 6.00 to Men's 'extra quality soft wooly Shetland O A A ulsters, dark greyUiUU color, worth 9, at Men's extra fine Eng glish Clay worsted dress suits, sack or C "1 CO frock, a hummer f.wll at 110.00, now Order today' and dress up for Christmas. We guar, antee to please you or return your money. their control. Such is the plan seriously proposed by the confractionists to de stroy our republican institutions, we ave grown accustomed to the senseless cry of "put the government out of the banking business." We are now to have it varied into "put congress out of the governing business." -The American. THAT SUGAR BOUNTY. Can Farmers Raising Ten Cent Corn Py a Sugar Bounty? Central City, Dec. 5, 1896. Editor Independent: A good many republican papers throughout the state are beginning to lobby for the Oxnards, fearing that the incoming administra tion of Nebraska will knock out the suo-ar bounty. I wish to give ft farmer's idea about the matter and nope tnat others who pay taxes will write what thev think of this, and for you to pub lish their letters. If I could hear anyone give a good valid reason for a bounty on sugar, or in fact any article produced, I m urht hesitate about writing in oppo sition to the present bounty law But why should we legislate in favor of sugar instead ot neei ana ponu n would be folly tor Mr. wooster me rep resentative front Merrick county to in troduce a bill to give a bounty of one cent per pound for every pound of beet and Dork Mr. Hoad the ranchman of Merrick county would grow. But Mr, Hoad buys of us farmers nearly one mil lion bushels of corn, and pays now two cents per bushel more than we can get in surrounding towns. He feeds several thousand cattle and hogs and em ploys a large number of men on bis three ranches My friend Wooster would be called a crank, fool and many other pet names if he thought of such nonsense, for I was called these pet names myself Jor jus suggesting the thing to a good republt can. I thought that with cholera aud blackleg, to cut off our surplus herds, it was as hard to grow a pound of beef or pork as to grow a pound of sugar. And with ten cent corn we farmers cannot pay the other fellow a very large bounty on any crop, and become a bloated bond holder even with the McKinley pros perity that is coming. It may be pros perity tor the other fellow, but the farm ers around here are not rolling in wealth. Notlong ago I purchased a sack of sugar, SanFrancisco brand, and a neigh bor took a sack from some grocer the same moment 1 took mine. We paid the same price for each sack,' my neighbor s sugar was branded Grand Island: mine was freighted 2,aUU miles, tne otner miles. The man over the line in Kansas, Dakota or Iowa can buy sugar just as cheap as we can and we pay (75,000 bounty tax. These men from other states may sell their beets for same price we do. Can eny lover ot the sugar bounty answer these three assertions and say that they are fair or just? No man will say that a bounty tax on any article is not class legislation and Blaine calls that "legalized robbery v" - D after seven years' trial we cannot grow beets at a profit, without giving a bounty to the fellow who sits on the fence, theu let ns drop the thing altogether, There is too much of this "legalized robbery." Every corporation, trust r combine is made possible by tariff legis lation. What would the people of the United States think of our Senator Allen if he should introduce a bill in congress to reduce the mortgages on all the farms in the United States 50 per cent and give us 50 years to piiy up and cut the inter est down to 2 per cent? Senator Thurs ton's U. P. Funding bill is of this nature, only it helps the rich man. His excuse is that the railroad cannot pay the debt with its earnings. How many farmers in Nebraska ore paying their debts wjth their earnings? 1 Oh! we are only poor devil farmers and ought not to run into debt, to not pay our debts is repudia tion, but for a great money lord to get congress to pay his debts is statesman ship. We poor fool farmers cannot grasp these great questions, we can only rub np alongside of snch great ideas ns the Thurston bill. What do you think of ths sugar bounty and the U. P. Funding bill brother laborer? We pay the freight. M. M. Ualleck. NEBRASKA'S BLIND INSTITUTE. After Years of Rough Sailing it Secures " Good Anchorage. - NeuraskaCity, Neb., Dec., 14, 1896. Editor Independent: Having had occasion to visit Nebraska City in a bus iness capacity, and having a desire to Men's heavy dark grey Shetland ulsters reduced from f 7 to 3 05 Men's extra heavy v brown mixed, f IO4 Irish Frir ze ulsters, 6R Men's extra all wool Clav worsteds, Prince Albert, f 16.50; suits, SIO see and learn something of the history and of the present and past manage ment of the state institution for the ed ucation of the blind, I made it conven ient to call at and visit the school. The institution was established in the year 1875 by Professor Samuel Macon (himself a blind man.) Professor Bacon had quite an experience' as instructor . and superintendent, naviug nuea xne office of principal of instruction in the institution for the buna at .lacKsonvuie, Illinois and be also filled the same po sition in the state of Iowa, previous to the establishment of jtho institution at Nebraska City, Nebraska. His first re-, Dortns superintendent of the Nebraska institution was made to Governor Gar- ber, December 1st, 1876. Profesaor Bacon continued to act as superintend- entofthe institution from its founda tion until Nov,, 22, 1877 at which time he was succeeded by J. B. Parmelee, ho held the position for more than 14 years. During his administration the east wing of the building was constructed ana also the main central building. Mr. C. D. Rakestraw was appointed to the r.uperintendency by Governor Boyd in April 21, 1891, and took charge May 4,1891. He was ousted by the then acting Governor Thayer on the 15th day of February, 1892 and Mr. Parma lee was again placed at . the head of the institution. Mr. Parmalee was again , deposed by Governor Royd and Mr. Rnkestrnw reinstated. Again on April 10, 1893, Mr. Rakestraw was deposed and Mr. William Ebright, placed in charge by Governor Cronnse. Ebright hold the plnce against all comers until October 5. 1895, on which date Dr. D. Neal Johnson of Lincoln was placed in charge by . Governor Silas A. Holcomb. Sometime in February, 1896, Dr. John son tendered his resignation as superin tendent to the governor to take effect March 1, 1896, at, which time Professor W. A. Jones of Adams county, the pres ent Incumbent, was appointed superin tendent. In 1S95. the west wing of the building was built, and at present, the capacity of the institution is about 100 students. TIipv now have enrolled about 80. During the last five years this in stitution has had five changes of super intendent. From the above facts it ia plain to be seen that the institution has been a political football, and I am cred ibly informed that nt tho time the pres ent superintendent took charge of the institution he found it in astateof chaos. Taking the institution during the last quarter of the school year and in a sort 01 quasi organized condition, rvquinnK great deal of trimming in all its branches and showing in all its departments the sad effects of the many changes through which it had passed during the last five years. The first, thing which suggested itself to Professor Jones was to reorganize as soon as possible but it was evident to him that little could be done until after . the school ear closed, there was nothing left to do at the time ot his assuming charge except to pnll the fragmentary organization together as best he could under the circumstances nntil vacation. Now in the closing days of the first ter of the school year, Professor Jones has the institution well in hand and everything is running on a plan, quasi military in its disipline and order. As a. eitizen of Nebraska and one who is in terested in her welfare and the prosper ity of all her institutions of learning and charity, I desire to offr my testimony in behalf of the management of the in stitution for the blind, ns conducted by Prof. W.'A. Jones. It is my best judgment that the institution will reach a much higher plane of usefulness in the future then it has in the past. Yours for the good of the state and her institutions. J. M. Doyle. A BUSINESS MEM'S GOVERNS! KNT. Business men must run the govern ment. No other class of citizens should have a hand iu it, is the claim long put forth and long acted upon. Now here is a specimen of the way they do business. A federal building is to be erected in 1 Pueblo, Colorado, a state full of rock ribbed mountains, and stone quarries without number. Rut the "business men" at Washington have ordered it built of stone taken from quarries in the state of Indiana and hauled across three states, to where inexhaustable amounts of stone, just as good or better, are neat at hand. The ''business men" are only looking after the interest of Dan Voor hees' stone quarry and the railroads. That is the way the "business mesr" of the gold standard type run the govern ment. We are told they are the only ILincoln., Nebraska. ,men who know how. "T'"