THE " EBRASKA INDEPENDEN1. June 24, 1807 HOW TO KILL USURY. THE GUFRNSEY MARKER HOUSE PLAN FULLY EXPLAINED. Getting Along Without Faying Interest to "Capitalist" Uow Every Locality Can Provide It Own !'ond For I'abllo Im- provetnente. With slightly varying provisions the Guernsey market Iiouho plan can be made to apply to almost every needed public Improvement in the United States ami when thoroughly understood Will doubtless be taken advantage of by many localities. The following from The Kansan, published at Pittsburg, Kan., fully explains the Guernsey plan: In view of what was said last week in The Kantian about the possible build ing of a city ball for the city of Pitts burg on the Guernsey market plan, quite an extensive interest has been created, and we have been urgently requested to restate what is meant by the Guernsey plan. It may not be amiss to say that Guern sey, one of the Channel islands, in the bay of Si Michael, is 80 miles west of the coast of Normandy and 60 miles south of Portland, on the English coast. It bas at area of 16,000 acres and a pop ulation of 80,000. The natives speak the old Norman French to this day. St Peter's is the only town of consequence oo the island. About 100 years ago, when the popu lation of the Island was about 20,000 and that of St. Peter's about 0,000, the burghers did their marketing around the church square, in the open air, but con cluded it would be much better to put up a building that would serve as a city ball and market house. That had been concluded by their fa thers and their grandfathers before them, but there they were, still exposed to the weather in doing their marketing and without any roomy place to bold publio meetings. A bright young man who had studied architecture whiled away his spare time drawing the plan of a possible market house, city hall aud auditorium for St. Peter's and the parish councilors were greatly pleused with it j What a splendid addition such a building would bo to St Peter's and Guernsey. Tho more they thought of it the more the need of such an institution ! grew on them; but, alus, the young architect figured out that it would not 1 be less than 4,000120,000. There was no money on hand. Peter do I'lsle Brock was governor of Guernsey and was a man of great re sources and good judgment He was a descendant of Norman llollo, in whoso beirs the governorship had been vested for 1,000 years. If anybody could devise ways and means to put op a $20,000 market bouse, Peter was the man, thought the people. A deputation of the councilors,, ac companied by several substantial burgh ers, called on the governor, told him what tbey desired, showed him the plan of the proposed market house and asked him what be thought of it. , "I tbink this a very good plan," said Peter. "Why don't you build it?" "We bave no money, and in these troublous times we do not tbink we could borrow it " It should bo remem bered that tho French revolution was under way at that time. "Well, that is rather bad," responded Peter, "but perhaps wo might contrive to get over the difficulty. Let mo see. " And be glanced again at the imposing looking front elovation, side elevations, plans, diugrains aud specifications pre pared by tin young urchitect. "Tell mo," bo continued, "have we the neoessary rook on the island to build this with?" "Yes, plenty of it." , "And bricks?" "We can make them." "Lumber, sand and lime?" "Enough to put up 100 such build ing" "Have we the mechanics and teams and laborers?" "Certainly." "But no money?" "No money." Peter took a few minutes to think, and then in a quiet but very positive tone said: "I think we can ruunage it After all money don't quarry rocks, nor burn bricks, nor chop trees, nor saw them into lumber, nor haul, nor build it is men who do these things, and as you say we have the men and material I think we can manage without money. Come buck tomorrow, aud we'll talk it over again." In the interval the governor hold se cret session with his council, and next day when tho big deputation came he gave out the plun that had been ap proved provisionally by his advisers. It was this: "The market lioust will bo in itself tangible value for all th labor and cost of material. After being completed it will be a source of revenue. In view ci these two facts," said P tor, "we can proved to build it by imuing nmrktt hoas notes to those who furnUh the material and service as the work pro gree. If you take these no Us aud bold them till the market house is coin pleUd, wolhat is IIhmvuik il will r. ceive tlem tn payment for rent and dues from the tuniket house until they are all titki n up, after wliUlt tbe nuir Vti house will t our owu, uverybudjr Will have I - n paid, aud yni will have yon! paving irt rty t turn over la jrvur ihuaMu. lu tot iiHtuttiiuti ym can tm tbe bote fur u-adiug pur,.- among youi ., as viy one I you knows tin y tepKM nt actual value and Will III tlltiu U t . iiumI "lirawl We'll no ll. " And u the glad ord was set t t-vt r tlw Wlaml f UwriHKjr ttltl a Aland ttrW I Jrt.WOU tuaikrt hum was la b built at M. INiUt'a, The ptojur cotumtin wrt point. d ty the (HHiiH'kl, the bright jming arc ht uk I wss gtva ' rl iu)rvWku tif the v.oik, and tbUum islanders were as busy as bees on tbeir new market house. Every Saturday at noon the accounts for labor and material were made np, laid before the council, the notes bearing good, Governor Peter de l'Isle Brock's signature wero issued, anrt everything was squared up. Ther; .rjras a noticeable increase in business all over the inland not an idle or unemployed man on it. Those who had been in debt got out of it, and by tbo time the $20,000 in notes was out there was a feeling of general prosper ity, v The building in all its stately propor tions was finally completed. . The market was divided into 80 stalls. Each stall was leased at $29 a year, making an annaal income of $2, 000. The notes were accepted as pay ment, and in ten years the last one was taken up and canceled. That market house stands there to this day and is still bringing in revenue to the burghers of St. Peter's and Guern sey. It never cost a single penny in what is known as money, . and yet every claim that could possibly be satisfied by money was met No bonds, no coupons, no interest, no taxes aud there yon are. . Does this example of what a few iso lated islanders accomplished a century ago yield no lesson of value to the peo ple of Pittsburg? Can we not build a market house and auditorium on the Guernsey plan? If not, why not? We Are la Jam. When a raft of logs is being floated down a river, there is often what is call ed a "jam. " Several of the front logs become entangled and thus block the whole raft And this is just what has happened to us in business. Our whole country, with its boundless resources and energetic, free spirited citizens, is held back and stagnated and starved by the stubborn greed of a few money kings in New Vork. All the fires, floods, cyclones, ship wrecks und disasters of tho last few J ears are but a fraction of the Ioks we ave sustained through business stagnation. If business were good, we could uf- ford to burn a city every month and till prosper, compared to the present deadlock. All our merchants and business men are frantically clamoring for trade. A frenzy for advertising has smitten them all The most extraordinary induce ments are being offered to customers. Soon every one who buys a pound of tea Will receive a bicycle or corner lot free. Every shop window is gorgeously decorated with showy articles, all to be old "below cost," and every Sunday paper contains acros of amazing bar gains, yet every store in America still contains more goods than money. Ev ery merchant thinks he is not getting his share of trade, when the fact is that there is not half enough business to go around. Our financiers bave legislated most of tbe money into vaults and behind wire screens, and then wonder why tbe people don't buy their bargains. In spite of onr declamations about elf help, bave we not already become a nation of hirelings? Rev. Herbert N. Oasson. Oflle Beckers and Work Seekers. It is said on good authority that there are at least 4,000 men now in Washing ton pressing on President McKinley for jobs in the publio service. It is said on equally good authority that these appli cants for place have caused the president a terrible and oonstuut worry ever since he went into office Well, we just want to call the president's attention to the fact that there are nearly 4,000,000 men and women scattered over the United States looking for jobs, not in the pub lio service, but at anything they can get in the way of honest work. And we would advise the president to take a few days off from the consideration of the 4,000 office seekers' claims and give just a little utteution to the claims of tbe 4,000,000 who don't want offices, but who do want work. These unem ployed workmen will do something far worse to him than office seekers will if be doesn't do something for their case pretty soon. They've got more votes, and tbey will vote them a mighty sight harder next election day. Knights of Labor Journal. AT HIGH SPEED. MOTOR CYCLE THAT OOE3 24 MILES AN HOUR, Why Neit If the government can create money for the bankers, why not for itself and the people? It tbe greenbacks are money, how can the power rt the government cre ate money be denied? If the greenbacks are not money, why did the bondholders ever lend the gov ernment any money, having lent noth ing but greenbacks? If the greenbacks are not money, why have the soldiers ever been paid, having received nothing but grreubacks? If greeubaeka are not money, why have the millions of debts that have been settled with greenbacks ever been paid? If bauk notes are good money, are not the government notes tuudu better? Pilot A Nation's Right, Well ma w in.utra, uty lab'rUt friend 1 hs al irtMU' aUrat, Pur 'ti a v .11 It.s (uUlliug aaA To ruti t vf utr form, T tuk u t. it la ah Ur a ut aitfkt A'l hnt uur l. or lit, mm. W i.t 1 i!.e Hii ttviu'j, frank Aa-t wr our Uutatef vlwitt. t i '..!!? fat to'W aatv4. I'lw a tut.- titan ami U l.la.-. Tt t-m taw a all l u4 altfhW t't v t4 Mill Wa. fr:.v ', niurtr. kl at4 lr 1 :., vdiM. BM aru) Uia ftu, t..o. iMna t lUtiH tiira. IV r4 Ut an aiM a, . sue (1m ..UtMi ait ttu rwsla. ui 1 inlv O w Ui tvr Wtat A bo.. u at it a, tia4 ta ifc J)rtm4 if Jwilkl . AUrm4 1". V)uu4 ta kMSi Kt4WM Tbe Sael la liencine Eaaily Controlled, Tboroogbly Comfortable and rieaaaot to Rido A 8pec-liueu Waa Recently Seen In Town., O P the motor cycle described in a re cent number of the Scientific Amer- Kil fcan, la a lair aam .A W-i pi of the wheels upon which our German brothers and sisters are ia the habit of chas Ing pleasure through their parks and boulevards, they are certainly a step or two in advance of us. It is by no means as light as one of our stonier American road racers, but what would you care, when, without tbe least effort in the world, you can skim the surface of our fair earth at a speed of twenty-four miles an hour? The machine described was purchased in Munich by a member of the staff of the periodical mentioned, und was, after some practical use on German roads, brought by him to this country. It is, perhaps, not so much a bicycle, as we know that captivating mechan ism In this country, as a sort of in dividual road locomotive, and so It is in fact called by Its owner. It la liter ally a motor cycle. There la much In thlg machine to In terest the practical mechanic, because tie motor, which Is run by common benzine, bas novel qualities whose technicalities would not be read with profit or pleasure by the uninitiated. It is enough for most of us to know that such a wheel would enable its rider to laugh at the best of our crack bicycle "cops!' on the Western boule vard, or would carry him over ordinary good roads to a distant town, without exertion to himself, at tbe speed of an ordinary accommodation train. To start the cycle, which, by the way, Is fitted with the finest of pneumatic tires and is as thoroughly comfortable as any bicycle, It is necessary first to partly fill the reservoir with benzine. The rider then opens a door in the igni tion box and Inserts an alcohol torch which In a few moments makes the Ig nition tubes red hot. Then a lever which lies alongside the right handle bar Is pressed and tbe ridr walk alongside his machine, pushing it slow ly, till he bears a slight explosion. This only requires a few steps, and the explosion means that the engine bas begun its work. Immediately the rider mounts to the seat and off he goes. He is sitting on a comfortable saddle, his feet are on tbe broad, comfortable toot rests, his hands control the direc tion of bis course as perfectly as If he were seated on his American bicycle, and a brake is directly under his right hand. The speed of the wheel is regulated perfectly according to the wishes of the rider, except that he cannot move at a rate less than three miles an hour. The proportion of explosive mixture sup plied from the tank to tbe explosion chamber regulates speed, and this i perfectly under the control of the rider through manipulation of a lever close under his right band. We quote this description of narts from the Scientific American: 'The engine cylinders are 3 9-1S Inches In diameter, with a stroke of 4 Inches. The supply and exhaust valve apertures ara -inch in diameter Tbe benzine reservoir Is 13 inches long and 7V inches In diameter, and the guiding wheel is 26 Inches In diameter. The pneumatic tires are made specially large and heavy to support the weight of the machine and rider. The tread of the machine is' 4 feet; weight when. In running order, 115 pounds. "The reservoir contains a supply of benzine sufficient for a run of twelve aobi. Tne macnine is aoie to run ai a speed of from two to twenty-four miles per hour." Producing Rain. A simple experiment in producing rain may be made by the us of a cylinder of glass, about four inches in diameter and eight inches high. This Is to be half filled with 92 per cent alco hol. A china saucer is placed over the cylinder, which Is then put Into a hot-water bath and heated quite hot, but not to the boiling point for alco hol. Then the cylinder, still covered, Is carefully and quickly placed upon table In a cool portion of the room. Very soon vapor will be discovered 00 pie under side of the saucer, clouds will form and from them little drops fall down upon the alcohol. This minia ture shower may last for an hour or more. The top part of the cylinder clears directly so that the condensa tion Is seen midway between rhe alco hol and the saucer. It U a curious and Interesting sight, the water below the clouds and th? clear atmiihera above. If Immediately er removing the cyl inder from the hot-water hath a cold ianevr repi n e I he hot one, itorm currents are rtUeernlble. tf tort tho currents will e ml upon one ni lt of the cylinder aud dm. end upon the Other. Conducted upon a ii!iiwbt larger anile, ttits rp.-inu,ut would ho of rel Uitereat, to el.it i.f tu,uts. It Is not an ; nhe one, and Is tvry aatir managed tvwii by atnitmr, A tiUl I'Mlal kettiett Wall," Mid tint tr Wv(iii j 4,Ke 10 fjtm tofwntan of In Jury. "Well. at honor," filUd Hoeho Dob Ve didn't hta th ia. fur tt that. IHU w'v t vi vote an cualuiu4!y aimd that tha gavsra (tent tide of the cam h las bMi law fer," Washington frsr. EDITORS' IDEAS. Thw Indians call a stove pipe "De-yeh-noub-e-dfli-iv-ha-da-tera-etera-u-ta-kwa.". Wonder what they call it when it falls down? Chicago Dispatch. It ia hecmninir vnrv uviAent. that. Kor-ra- ' - --- j - . - - - - tary of the Treasury Gage is already doing something along the line of retir ing tbe greenbacks, by locking them in a vault an they come in, and not reissuing them. It in reported that there are al ready $00,000,000 tied up in this man ner Ord Journal. Ia Austria the goverment owns and operate tbe railroads. You can ride from Vienna, the capital, 750 miles in a luxurious corridor express car for $4.90. In America it would cost you $23.50 to ride that far. The difference is in this country, corporations own and control the railroads and the government also. Custer Connty Beacon. David Bullhead Hill, ex-senator ol New York, in a speech recently, referring to VV. J. Bryan, he termed tbe latter a "crank, a demogogue and a political adventurer." That is about tbe most intelligent argument any goldbug bas used vet in referring to tbe foremost statesman of the American continent Grand Island Democrat. Tbo treaty by which the islands of Hawaii are ceded to tbe United States is ready for ratification by the United Hfatea and that will follow. The United States will do well to keep clear of secur ing possession of outside the present territory and thus bave weak spots where it will have to defend in case of foreign war. We want no more terri tory. Schuyler Quill. Mr. Arthur Sewall of Maine, who ma terially assisted in preventing W. J. Bryan from being elected president of the United States in 18'JG, is once more painfully injecting his peculiar personal ity mm uih puunc eye uy uangiii on 10 Mr. Bryan's coat-tails at Washington and sundry other places. We have but onrf thing to say to Mr. Sewall of Maine, and that is, scat! I Journal of the Knights of Labor. The '.'international bimetalliste" should tender Mr. Bryan a vote of thanks for helping them out. He is now lecturing on bimetallism in Canada and it is said that he will make a tour of other foreign countries for the same pur pose, ilryan propoes to convert the people while tbe other fellows are monkeying with the rulers. Coleridge Ulade. Why not be honest about it? Where is the business man who has not lost confidence entirely in the promises of the republican party? lou know tbey lied durincr the campaign, promising to do do what th,y knew they would not. Are ynu still silly enough to believe In them? We hope not" We bope not. Use your reason and common sense. Dont think because these words are uttered by one of "the average popocratic papers" that it is not true. Ills not said for politi cal effect, but for your own good. We can have prosperous times In this coun try if tne people will only take tne scales of partisan bigotry from tbeir eyes. Do it once. Saunders Co. Journal. A number of papers in the Fifth dis trict are talking Hon. W. E. Andrews for United States senator to succeed W. V. Allen. Hayes County Republican. The republicans need not worry about who shall succeed Senator W. V, Allen. The people have already made up their minds that the bat of tne present senior senator will iust exactly fit the new sen ator's head and, while Nebraska can furnish brains for tbe nation, there are tew men in the state of which the same may, in truth, be said. Tbink bow An drews would look in that bat! Why, man, his feet wouldn't be visiblel Stockville Faber. The populist party is the parent of bimetallism, free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Two years ago tbe democratic party foresaw the handwrit ing on the wall and inserted in their platform this part of the populist doc trine. Had tbey not done this there would today have been only a small sprinkling of people clinging to the wrecked, frame ol tne once powerful democracy. The rank and file of that party would have joined the populists bad the leaders nof stole this plank from our platform. There are many other reforms advocated by the popu list party that the democracy will bave to inoculate into their platform if they expect the confidence of tbe people. Ne braska City Dimetallist. Do any of tbe republican statesmen imagine that tbey oan distract atten tion from their internal and infernal do mestic policy by bringing forward the mildewed old scheme ol Hawaiian an nexation? Do we really need to go 5,600 miles away for another rotten borouub? Have we not difficulties enough in as- similatlnir our immense imiuifrration from every quarter ol the globe without taking in the mongrel population of this remote island In the racitlcr llcwaii is too insignificant to serve as a diversion. As a natiouat policy an nexation is absurd. New York World. Tbe state printluur board are tebe conuratulated over their success lu re duciug the price ol the state printing, the contracts last week being at lower ritfurtm, by fur, thau ever before coa traded for in the past history of the tate, taring to the tax payers thous ands ol dollars. While on this subject we would coll atteution to an action of the late repttblieau utale printing board wherein tbey exceeded tbeir authority, and thtr action, as to the futim, can iimmI tUMuredly Im abrogated und set ntd, Wt ruler to the action w'uerein they let the eon tract lor printing the tipmins court riHirt lor nine years (ty annulling the unperformed rt of Una contract at let f 5,MH ran U saved. A rvpiitmnthl publtahinir hint imnirvd s tbey wu ibl I glad to do tin prtiitititf lor a rtnlueitou on lbs price ttOwpwM, that would aave the state that iiuotui la cold cah. 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