July i, 1897
INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION.
How Dolly Madison Savsd It from Cap
ture by British Soldiers.
Clifford Howard in the Lad it Horn
Journal gives tbe following interesting
account of tba saving of tbs original
copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Ht says in part:
"On the twenty-fourth of August,
1814, our national capital was invaded
and burned bv tbs British. England
and America bad been for more than
two years engaged in a fierce conflict.
It was the outcome of British Interfer
ence with our foreign commerce, and tbe
seizure of American sailors under tbe
right claimed and exercised by Great
Britain to search our vessels for men
who bad deserted from tbe Knglisb serv
ice. Notwithstanding these serious ag-
tpavatlon it was with many forebod
ngs and much against his personal lu
nliuations that President Madison bad
signed tbe declaration of war, on June
IB, 1812. He signed it In obedience
'to tbe will of Congress, and to tbs clam
Or of ths American people,
111 aversion to a conflict with En
gland was not actuated by any lack of
patriotism, as was openly charged by
nla political oppoueuts. It was dus to
his solicitous regard for the peace and
welfare of the country, and tbe fear that
war would simply result in a fruitless
destruction of life and property. This
lear subsequent events fully Justified, for
when peace was Anally declared, after a
bloody struggle of more than two years,
tbe question at issue was still far from
being settled. In these feelings the pres
ident bad tbe hearty sympathy of bis
devoted wife.
In the winter of 1818, while the war
was raging in ths northern part of the
country and fanning tbs flams of public
disquietude, there cams to Washington
. the exoitlng news that a large fleet of
English war vessels in command of Ad
miral Cockburn, bad just entered Cbes
peaks Day,
This sudden proximity of the enomy
to the national capital occasioned much
apprehension among the mors timorous
inhabitants who feared that an invasion
of the city was contemplated. Put to
others who regarded the seat of govern
ment as impregnable, tbe possibility of
such a danger appeared preposterous,
"What!" exclaimed Oeneral Arm
strong, secretary of war. "ths enemy at
tack Washington? Nonsensel This
sentiment emanating from so authors
tivs a source, and shared bv the other
officials charged with the safety of ths
capital, quickly allayed ths alarm. Con
sequently when a motion to increase
tbe military force of the District of
Columbia was laid before Congress that
body promptly voted it down, regard
ing such steps as unnecessary,
In ths meantime the enemy appeared
in strong force. The small British
squadron iu the Cbespeake Day was re
enforced by a fleet of twenty-one vessels
under Admiral Alexander Cochrane, A
day or two later there came a number
of vessels bearing several thousand land
troops commanded by Oeneral Robert
Hose, an Irish officer, and one of Wel
lington's most active leaders.
Huddenly In ths early morning of Au-
f;uHt 10, the inhabitants of tbe villages
ylng between the Patuexent river and
tbe city of Washington were startled
from their slumbers and early labors by
the loud clatter of a horse's hoofs, and
the voice of a man shouting in wild
alarm as he sped past in bis onward
flight: "To armsl to armsl Cockburn is
coining" Speeding on the heels of tbe
excited horsemen came the official Intel
ligence that a British force of five thou
sand men, beaded by Itoss and Cock
bum, had oome up the I'atuxent and
landed at a point not more than forty
miles from tbe capital. Instantly a call
for volunteers was sent out through all
the surrounding country. Stirring ap
peals wore made to the citizens to oome
forward to defend the capital, (Jeueral
Winder ordered a large detachment of
the militia to proceed in the direction of
the enemy, whose intention it wusto
overtake and capture Commodore Har
ney. In tbe midst of tbe excitement attend
ant upou these warlike preparations
Mrs. Madison continued quietly with her
usual occupations, without for a mo
ment betraying to those about ber any
diminution of ber accustomed serenity.
Although the president regarded tbe sit
uation as daily g towing more serious
she would not permit herself to believe
that any such calamity as the Invasion
of Washington was likely to occur. In
this she bad the assurance of General
Armstrong, who still Insisted that there
was not the slightest cause for alarm;
that the forces at tbe command of (Jeu
eral Winder were more than sufficient to
defeat and drive back the enemy then
advancing along the river toward the
National Capita).
The spirit of wild unrest that per
vaded the air, ths tramp of horses, tbe
roll of drums, the hurried arrival of
messengers from the army headquarters,
all inspired Mrs. Madison with a sense
of impending evil, This became more
formidable with each succeeding dis
patch announcing tbe farther advance
of the IJritish, aud the failure of the
Americans to engage them In battle.
Consequently, when on the afternoon of
tbe twenty-second, tbe pnmident' bade
her a sudden farewell and hurried away
on horseback to Join Oeneral Wluder on
tbe field, ber anxiety was indeed very
greatly augmented by a dread appre
eneioi, of dancer.
Scarcely bad the president taken bis
departure when ths inmates of the Whits
House were startled by a dispatuh an
nouncing that the American limit in the
1'atuxeut hnd been destroyed to prevent
its falling into ths bands of ths enemy,
who bad now arrive t a point almost
directly eastof thetl'j, Wild andean
nteting rumors added greatly to the agi
tation lueiiired by this oiuiuou news,
On ths followiug morning i'j thoroughly
affrighted (woide of Waehlugtoa were
thrown iulo the utmost ootiatnrnat'ou
whU'h came from Col, Jauiea Monroe,
secretary of at at, who for severs! days
had been iwonnol taring th enmity with
tien Wlnderi "Tbs enemy are Iu full march
to Uashtugtou, OuHrowpeareretlrtn.
Have the mtrlU irnard tadtrt
ths bride;., You. had better ruiov lite
rerortts,
Tlis startling routmununttion hnd
W ily iitsU known til Mr. l mil
son aud ths head of the dxnrliiianU
iwmre ins news 11 tHiutaiHrt s read liks
wildltr throtift-huut the eity, producing
tliMiMt littfiies eiui)iit, Without
n nmmxtit's il.luv tit rt, i savin ilu
r '(! end pdtilUiiltHuuieitiswss U--uu,
AH that dy and lute lain the nitfbt
try clerk la lb goveraimb r .
was busy removing tbe papers and val
uables to prevent them from falling into
the bands of tbe enemy.
The final engagement took place south
east of the city. With a field glass Dolly
Madison watched the conflict from ber
window.
For two hours tbe fight raged with
ceasless fury, without a sign either of
hope or discouragement to relieve tbe
suspense of the brave watcher at the
White House, Then amid the smoke of
battle, there appeared above the tops of
the trees a cloud of dust, growiug larger
every moment, and rapidly approach
ing the city as though impelled by a
mighty wind, and within the next few
minutes a man, bleeding, begrlmmed,
abd haggard with fright, dashed up
Pennsylvania Avenue on a foaming steed
shouting in a voles of terror: Fly I fly!
the enemy are comingl" Immediately
after him came the secretary of war In
full flight, followed by a crowd of men on
horseback repeating the dreadful warn
ing. "Flyl, fly! the enemy areooming!
On came the retreating, terrified troops
amid a whirlwind of dust, and a wild,
discordant, hideous tumult, more ap
palling than any sound of battle, and
chilling ths heart with its awful signifi
cance, Itegardless now of their homes
or their property, thspania-strlcken peo
ple rushed from their bouses and joined
ths wild rabble on the streets, Scream
ing, shouting, jostling, trampling ons
another under foot In their headlong
flight, the tumultuous concourse of men.
women, children and horses, animated
by a common impulse, rushed toward
the river, and crowding onto the nar
row passageway in a frended, surging
mass, drove and fought their way aeross
the Long Bridge in Irantlo eagerness to
escape from the doomed city and find a
refuge among the woods and bllle of
Virginia. t
In great alarm and amid tbe gloomiest
forebodings, Mrs. Madison awaited the
return of the president, Two mes
sengers, covered with dust and exhaust
ed with heat, arrived at the white House
and breathlessly Informed ber of the fate
that she knew only too well bad over
taken the Americans, Implored her to
leave the place at once, bidding them
make good their own escape, she still
refused to go,- determined to brave her
situation to tbe lost In tbe hope ol her
husband's return,
In tbe meantime she resolved tosavs
the famous life-slss portrait of Oeneral
Washington that bung in ons of the
rooms, Finding tbe task of unscrewing
It from the wall too tedious a process for
such perilous moments, she ordered one
of ber servants to break ths heavy guilt
frame with an axe, and then with ber
own hands removed tbe canvass.
Hcarcely had this been accomplished
when ths sound of rapidly approaching
troops was beard, and the same Instant
two gentlemen, bent upon urging her
immediate flight, entered the room, Fly!
fly at once, madam!" they exclaimed,
"Tbe British are upon us." Tbe time
for ber departure bad come; to remain
longer would be useless, "Have that
picture," shs cried addressing her two
friends, "If you cannot save it see that
it is destroyed. But remember.under no
circumstances allow it to fall into tbe
bands of tbe enemy!"
It was at this momsnt, Just as she was
in tbe act of hurrying away, that Holly
Madison was soiled with an inspiration
that will ever cause ber name to live in
the heart of every true Amerloan. Hhe
stopped to tblnk that shs bad packed
up all of tbe valuable personal and offi
cial papers of tbs president. The records
were safe. Was there anything more?
What if the White House should be
burned? Did It contain anything of
value to the government that she bad
neglected? Tbe Declaration of Independ
ence? In a flash she called to mind this
most precious of all documents. Care
fully treasured In a case apart from the
other papers, it had been overlooked in
the worriment and confusion. It must
be saved at all baizardst Without a
moment's hesitation she turned and
rushed bock into the house,
"Htopl for Heaven's sake, stop!" cried
ber friends, vainly endeavoring to inter
cept her, Uegardless of their commands
regardless of danger, the brave woman
sped to tbs room containing the treasure
for which she was willing to sacrifice her
life. Without attempting to open the
glaxed door of tbe case she shattered the
glass with ber clenched band, snatched
tbe priceless parchment, and, waving It
exultantly above ber head, burrled to
the door, where she entered her carriage
und was rapidly driven to Georgetown.
Tbe lastglirnuier of twiligntwas fading
away when into the well nigh deserted
city rode tbe redoubtable Cockburn at
the head of his band of maraqders,
Elated at tbelr decisive victory over a
force nearly twioe as large as their own,
and thirsting for spoils, tbe red-coated
soldiers marched triumphantly toward
the Capitol. Huddenly, from the window
of a house oume the report of a musket,
and the home General Boss rode dro
ped dead, "Fire the house!" shouted
Cockburn, and the next moment It was
in flames,
Heedless of the remonstrances of Oen
eral Itoss, who was averse to such
methods, the Invaders followed ths lead
of their admiral and rushed toward the
Capitol. This imposing pile, standing
upon tbs brow of a hill overlooking ths
city in every direction, was even at that
early period cf its construction a build
lug of unusual magnificence. Discharg
ing their firearms at the windows tbe
reckless solders burst la ths doors, and
with a wild shout of triumph carried
their leader to ths speaker's chair, from
which, with mock gravity, lis put ths
question; "Hhall this harbor of ths
aukea democracy be burned?" A yell
of affirmation mug through the hall,
and without further preliminaries papers
aud other combustibles were piled uuder
ths desks and set on tire. In a few min
utes this noble edltlue, that had been in
course of construction more than twenty
vsars, and containing ths llbrsrv of
ConareM aud vast quantities of otlialal
documents of great historical vslue, was
enveloMHl la a thlug iiihss of flames
that shot up into the sky la unmistak
able proclamation of tbs awful fats that
had mime upon the capital of ths nation.
Now thoroughly aroused to thlr wc.rk
of plunder, a howling rrowd ol thd
iwrat marauder hurried t the Whits
House In ths tutm, Mrehauoe, ol captur
ing ths preeidvitt and wile. Finding Hie
huu ItM'ked aud darted Ihev haltered
down the doors, aud eunsuliiig them
selves forth lt4ol thoir distinguished
raptiVMby nruthhw dmttrui tiou ol ths
lurutttiM, they raided Hi Urdsr aud r
gwWil themselves with a hastily pr rd
mtt iu the stats disiug room. The?
ilrivnt the remaining provisions, and
rnimai fi the -ii from garret to lisse
fount, breaking and mutilating eliaUvvr
they tvutd rd(ly lay fesads on, the;
concluded their visit by setting fire to
tbe borne of the president
American pr.de and determination
built again the city that Cockburn bad
burned, but never could they have re
placed the priceless parchment which the
noble Dolly Madison bravely, gladly
risked ber life to save.
LOOK FOB THE FACTS demon
strated by experience. Thousands and
thmisunits of rwmiln silfferlnff from tbs
effects of impure blood have been cured
by flood s Harsapariiia.
HOOD'S PILLHnnt easily and prompt
ly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick
headache. '
EDITORS' IDEAS.
The Tammany organization of New
York City has Invited Governor Hoi
comb to address ths people of New York
on July 4. Tbe governor ought not to
miss so good a chance of exhibiting to
the east a live western governor, a pop
ulist aud a great man. He might with
propriety te!l the east of the great things
populism bos done for Nebraska. Clip
tier Citizen.
Tbe real reason for the annexation of
Hawaii by our government Is because
ths sugar kings demand it. That island
will bs a constant source of ex pense and
trouble to the United Htates for all
time. But King Hprecklee Is pleased,
and since the chief aim of the adminis
tration seems to be the pleasing of kings,
we suppose the common herd ought to
be satlsfled, Papllllon Times.
Henator Thurston is now proclaiming
In oratorical style that Nebraska went
popocratlo last fall "for the first and
taut time." By the way Isn't this the
earns Thurston who prophesied at Ht.
Louis that whoever might be nominated
for ths presidency Nebraska was good
for 311,000 republican majority? It was
a man lust his size and like him given to
oratorical flourish. Antelope Tribune
Populists must keen up their work and
preserve their organization. If democ
racy should abandon silver then tbe
work of reorganization would all have
to bs dons over again, Our party is a
unit on ths reforms we ask for and If a
1,000,000 free silver republicans will or
ganize a new party instead of trusting
tbe democrats why should 3,500,000
populists give up a compact organiza
tion? Stanton Iteglster, m
The lords dukes and airs of England
and tbe apes of America have all con
gregated In London this week to cele
brate Queen Victoria's jnbilee. What a
conglomeration of vanity and snobbery!
The world bas never seen its equal.
With the plain people of England bend
ing under tbe yoke of tax oppression;
with ber colonists In India starving; the
vast amounts paid out In gorgeous dis
play might be put to better use, Adams
County Democrat.
When the Grand Island Republican
and the Kearney Hub run short of ad
jectives In following in J, W, Johnson's
line of argument, that is "lie and fall
back," they slobber all over themselves
In talking about "Henator John M.
Thurston, the young leader of the sen
ate," For tbe sake of suffering human
Ityfthls hot weathor) ft I hoped no one
will take this soft soap seriously about
Mr. Thurston. These two newspapers
all alone, out in the wild and wooly west,
deceive no one with their honeyed words.
There Is government pie at the bot
tom of sucb laudation and not a grain
of sincerity In It. Nw EraBtandard.
Tbe tendency of the hour Is to run ths
government by commission so we have
a civil service commission, an Inter-state
commerce commission, and we are to
have a monetary commission and an
arbitration commission; and if the peo
ple's affairs do not run to suit some
commission, then they are stopped by
an injunction. Now commissions and
Injunctions are mighty poor make-shifts
for self-government, and were never in
tended by tbe fouudere of the republic.
Why not let the people rule directly,
without tying their hands by commis
sions and Injunctions. Custer County
Independent.
Here is an Item from the Tecumseb
Journal that is worthy of more than
passing notice: An effort Is beiug mads
among tbe pop newspaoer to create a
boom for ex-Attorney-General Loose for
supreme judge this fall, We have no ob
jections to Mr. Leese a a man, but as a
matter of right and justice the candi
date for judge shonld this fall come from
the democratic party. We can offer a
candidate for that offlc who is the oeer
ol any man in Nebraska, and his name is
Ju&Vrson II, Broad v. If the silver forces
are to unite against the goldbuge this
coming fall, it will be necessary for the
democrats to have better treatment
from tbe populists than they had In
1HU0. Now recall the facts in the case,
Nemaha County Herald.
Bradstreet has published a table that
will strike terror to the hearts of the
gold advocates. It shows the decline In
prices from 181)0 to tbe present time.
The quotations are on a hundred differ
ent American staple products aud ths
general average of prices are hers given:
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April I, ll..,
Jul I, ll
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list I. Iwf .... T4.ll
To put ths ease plainly ths products
that would have brought flit in 1VH,
now bring ouly 7l, Ths purchasing
power ol tli,' dollar having lcrad
from t. 00 in 1UU to 91.54 in 1HU7.
F.yerj mortgage has increasm! projmr
tlouately, Y,rr d lit lias swelled more
tf nn &0 per cent, Kvery go vera meat
bond, state bond or inuii ipat bund hits
had a eorreepoadtug increase in value.
Labor loot the bill. For sterv dollar
loaned by the money shark iu tiM, the
detur must pay ba fl.M ieid the
interest, It tiki-s that imn ti mors of his
Ulmr or prottmta lioi the toll
A Mure dunatvbl aal outrageous
tyttoto d robbery w avr csiuir"l
la th intii l of ntttit ttiftit lid Mtm id
euitMtiiiti.-rtua b ttl'ousty Jouraal.
PLAY ON THE E00F.
NEW SCHOOL WITH ALL THU
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.
THE
To Kp Children Off the Street Hay
Wire Cog That Wilt Protect the
PoopU Who Are rive Slorl Below
The Largest la th Country. Q
eT.ei. M
AYOR STRONG
surprised some
persons in this
town, when he
ia 14, in his second
message to. the
board of aldermen,
that the new school
on Henry street,
between Oliver and
esA Catherine, would
S be the largest
school building fn tbe world, says tbs
New York Press. Members of tbs
board of education who completed sr
rangements for the new school bouse,
and even tbe architects who bad
band in drawing the plans did not fully
realize before tbe magnitude of the
undertaking.
Charles U. 3, Snyder, superintendent
of school buildings, thinks thr, tbe
mayor Is not fully posted on loreign
school buildings, for though he Lfmself
Is an expert on tbe subject, Mr. Snyder
will not ad.nit that the Henry street
chool fs as large as Mayor Strong
seems to make ft appear.
Tbe new Henry street school bouse
will be, however, tbe largest school
building In tbls country, and this Is
enough to be proud of. It will tower
In tbe air 108 feet, while the roof play
ground, the first of its kind anywhere,
will be nearly 100 feet from the street
level, Tbe building will cover tbe
whole of tbe Henry street side of tbe
block, making tbe length nearly 200
feet. Its depth from the street will be
about 100 feet. Tbe building will con
tain five stories, not counting the play
ground on tba roof,
The figures giving the general di
mensions do not convey much idea of
what tbls new school building really
will be. In several respects, even be
sides tbe Innovation of the roof play
ground, the building will be a note
worthy addition to New York's col
lection of model school buildings.
Besides forty-eight cl rooms, giv
ing accommodations about 8,000
children, tbe building will contain a
large assembly halt, a commodious
gymnasium, a cooking school, a car
penter shop, a library and a kindergar
ten. . With all these departments an
abundance of room is left for other ex
periments that future boards of edu
cation may see fit to Introduce.
Besides the playground on the roof,
the whole of tbe first or ground floor
will be used also as a playground or
recreation hall, as teachers nowaday!
prefer to term ft.
, With these conveniences for the
amusement of tbe young East aiders,
It Is likely that school buildings with
such playground attachments wilt be
kept open .after school hours In order
to take tbe children off the street, but
as yet no definite plans in that direc
tion have been announced.
Of the Ave stories tbe first will be
used as a play room, with possibly bath
rooms to come later, Tbe Aext three
stories will contain tbe forty-eight
class rooms, tbe fourth being srransed
so as to tons an asseuioiy nan eats
needed. The other floor will be given
up to the carpenter shop, library and
other extra rooms.
The roof playground, being the first
of the kind in this country, is natur
ally the most Interesting feature of the
structure. The new school, officially
to be known as grammar school No. I,
will be a mixed school that is, the
studies wf) be of the grammar and
primary grades, for both boys and
I Iris, The roof garden, la consequence,
will be divided Into two sections, one
tor boys and the other for girls.
Tbe roof playground will be Inclosed
In a huge cage.
The floor will be concreted, so that
It will be as pleasant; for boy and girl
games as an asphalt ntreet Tbe upper
portion of tbe manaard roof of the
building will form a coping of about
three and a half feet In height, extend
ing all around the playground. Best
ing on this will be tbe huge wire cage,
supported above the roof by light steel
trusses, so that no posts or girders ex
tend to the floor of the roof,
Tbe top of this cage will be about
sixteen feet f'om tbe floor of tbe roof
playground. This means that ths net
work above tbe coping will he about
twelve and one-half feet high, The
object of the wire cage will be, strange
s it may seem, to protect persons on
the street more than for tbe safety of
the pupils.
The mesh of the wire network that
forms the cage will be so small that
stones, balls and other objects that
hoys and girls delight to 'brow when
at play will not go through and fall to
ths street below and lu.".r persona
who happen to pas near the school.
The wire cage will be string enough,
moreover, to stand a good deal of a
vaulting. Bugs may play baseball on,
ths roof without fear of losing the
ball 4y balling out boms run while
the ball Is failing five stories to (be
itrt.
The We tlopofwl.
"I ud to put powder ou my hair,"
remarked tbe gntitlemsn with the bald
hssd,
"la that what made It go oft?" In
quired the youkg hopfuL Yuuhsre
truiMiMsn,
Wh bilious ur esiire,et faeearst
aud WklkwrUMure gMaraaleed.lOslfte
Ths Imisrssmsr gives alt the aevs,
all Ik tuns, Btd It,
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inches high and 9 inches long. This will admit tbe largest skirts,
even quilts. It is 8Ktr-TaiiKADiKO Tbers are absolutely no boles
to put tbs thread through except tbe eye of tbe needle. Tug Shot
tlb is cylinder, open on tbe end, entirely self-threadisg, easy to put
in or take out; bobbin holds a largs amount of thread. Tbb Stitch
IteoutATon l on tbs bed of tbe Machine, beneath the bobbin winder,
and bas a wale showing the number of stitches to tbe Inch, can be
changed from 8 to 82 stitches to the Inch. Tbb Feed is doable and
extends on both sides of tbs needle; never falls to take the goods
through; never stops at seams; movement Is positive; no springs to
break and get out of order; ean be raised and lowered at will.
Automatic Booms Winder An arrangement for filling the bobbin
automatically and perfectly smooth without holding tbe thread.
The Maehlne does not run wMIe winding the bobbin. Light Hon-Ni.vo-The
Machine is easy to run, does not fatigue tbe operator,
makee little noiss and sews rapidly. Thn Ktitch lea double-lock
stitch, the same on both sides, will not ravel, and ean bs changed
without stopping the Machine. The Tension is a flat spring union
and will admit thrsad from 8 to 150 spool cotton without changing,
Never geu out of order. The Needle is a straight, self-set ling
needle, flat on ons side, and cannot be put In wrong. Needle Bar
is rouud, mad of case-hardened steel, with oil cup at bottom to
Crevsut oil from getting on the goods. Adjustable Brakings All
earings ar) case-hardened steel and .um be easily adjusted with a
screwdriver. All lost motion can be taken up, and tbe Maoblns will
last a life time. Attachments Each Ma bin is furnished with the
followiug set of best steel attachments FREE: On Foot Hammer
Keller, one Package of Needle, six Bobbins, one Wrench, one Screw
Driver, on Hhuttl Screw Driver, one Presser Foot, on Belt and
Hook, om Oil Can filled with oil, on (Jauge, one Oauge Screw, one
Quitter, and oue Instruction Book,
jk. tVtta.oo jvxAoxxxTtfxa anon. 010.00.
OUR OFFERS
riltNT0 "ladp4ot" gewleg Machine as above described
aad Nebraska Independent on year the $10. BO,
ECONI-Oar "ladepndsat" iewlng Machine given sea pre
ntlaiM absolutely free efooet for a Clabof BO absorlbora
atflooeaub.
TIIIUIOur "Independent Dewing Meohlnn ror$H.OO cash
ana aUnborat nat'sorllHir at l OOeaoh,
FIIEIOHT r A Hw-AII m'bla shipped direct from feUry at Chicago. Freight
charg prepaid to any lut lu th 1'uitwl rltat tu a railway, twpl lo
tHiiaU Is Washington, t'sliloruia, Nevada, Ontfun. (Worndu, New UstUo,
IJauo, I'tah, Moutana, Anion and Wyoming, to whktt state w will prepay
nil freight charge for f :l 00 additional.
Persons ordering Machine nill pleas slat plainly th pole! to whkdi th Mm hit
is to tie shipped, a wll a In posUtttto th wf i to b at Ur. I) it ship.
pisg p. iint a lt as postoltu nddr, aud both Mnrhiae and lpr Nill be
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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING CO.,
Lincoln, Nobraska,