THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
December 16, 1897
N and 12 th Sfs
Half Block
NEBRASKA'S GREATEST DISPLAY AND SALE OF HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE
"THE BIG STORE" i a scene of beauty resplendent with the most complete lines of Holiday merchandise ever shown in the west. These are but representatives of the values that here await you.
s j. NEBRASKA'S GREATEST TOY DEPARTMENT AND HOLIDAY BAZAAR.
Here we mention bat a few ofjtbe principal linos, as it would be utterly impossible to mention all or nearly all of the thousands ol XMAS articles shown here.
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Dolls,
Top Carpet
Sweepers, up
ward from. 19c
Noah's Arks, upward
from 5o
Doll's High
Chairs 25c
flocking
Chairs 25o
Children's Red
painted chairs
varniMhed, u
ward Iroin.l
e
Ten Tins, upwards
from 25c
Top Whips, with whistles,
upwards from o0
1 i 1 iijuj
t t un n ri n 1 la y
Guns, upward from
Tin Trumpets, assorted col
ors and shapes, upward
from lo
Printing Presses, upward
from 11.00
1 I UT..r.n. h.IiI.
K Swords, upward from lOo
&ffy?!!ffl-fflT$M To C'B,m Mllla, upward
" from 60 Parlor Furniture, up-
Kaleidoscopes, upward ward from ..Co
from 5o "Little Tot" Coffee MIII..IO0
Toy Pianos, upward -iX?t--er I
25c "n
from
China Tea Sets, opward
from lc
10c
Ki tra
Fine
Musical
Tops
upward
from
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Ships, upward from Co
Drawing Slates, upward
from.............
Co
2 Co Motuphones, our
price lOo
LATEST TOY CIIEATIONS-Imported direct from Uor.
5 many. Large IhIm Wood Mansions, Theaters, Stores,
Warehouses, Forts, etc., etc, completed In the minutest
detail. Huethtmi.
Shoo Fly, upward
from
1 1.00 Hook and Ladder and
Hose ('art, each.. COo
UosoCart with driver end
horse , ... 2Co
Sleds, upward from 2Co
Easel Black,
boards, up
ward from ,,.,'J5o
Bellows
Toys, as-
DollCarrlagea, up- jrdsnd
ard fro,u 100 Animals,
Fancy Pewter Doll upward
r.rrin.patf R linil 1 fin frOID DC
innaoocz
Iron Passenger Trains, upward from.. 7c
Iron Passenger or Freight Trains, 2.00 kind, our price
$1.00: fl.00 kind, our price 7Cc; 7Co kind, our price COc;
COo kind, our price 2Cc; 2Co kind, our price lOo
COc
SIB
aaXesMavsM'
Counters, upward frotn.2Cc
Iron Express Wagons. ,0Uc
ft
fee?
Oiu. cloth body dolls, extra
quality, china head and hands. ft
upward from , QC
10 in. felt body dolls, red, blue and
blnck, bisque head and hands,
natural hair, upward from
10
Kid bodies, all sizes and prices ii
In, jointed dress dolls, bisque
heads, curly hair, fancy hat, as- C
sorted colors, each , ,vC
9 In. nursing doll, bisque head, AC
with hair and long hood, such.,,. a tit'
t in. indestructible dolls with
hair, each , , t
10
Esquimaux, Chinese, Japanese, Indian
and Negro dolls In large rarities.
2Cc Toy Banks lOo
Safes of every description.
Good f 1.00
Magio Lanterns
at COo
Mngic Lanterns'
at all prices.
Drums rod and
blue, upward
from T2o
BBS
Diiildingltlovks
and wagons,
upward from...2Co
Imported direot from Germany, the
world's lending doll market. Positively
the finest collection ever seen In Nebras
ka. Note the prices.
Hubbor dolls upwards from 1 Oc
Muskntl dolls upward from... 25c
Doll dresses and underclothing J A
reauy-mudn, upward from., ...1 Vu
Doll furniture patterns, assorted i A
colors, upward a set, from IUC
5 in. all bisque jointed dolls, knit
dress and nut, with hair, assort- 1 A
ed colors, upward from 1 If (,'
12 In. jointed fancy dressed dolls,
assorted colors, bisque bead, AC
with hair, fancy hats, up. lrmn...uQC
Largo line of natural form French
dolls. Every kind of doll mad 3 is repre
sented in our collection.
Exquisite line of high-class dressed dolls In exclusive styles at prices low
er than you usually pay for the ordinary kind. Prices range, each
10 25c. 50c. 75c. $1.00 and upward to $12.50
We cordially Invite you to come and visit the store, it will well repay you for
your trouble. The most complete showing of holiday merchandise for men, women
and children are here awaiting your Inspection. Hpace will not permit us to men
tion more.
J j Come or Send Your Orders by Mail. j
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Handkerchiefs, Men's Slippers, Furs Muffs, Jewelery and Silverware, Dress Goods, Linens, Gloves, Hosiery, Underware, Umbrellas, Feather Boas, Candies, Perfumes, China and Cut Glass
ware, Art Novelties, Groceries, etc., etc. In fact everything that appeals to the heart of old and young is represented here.
Nebraska's Greatest
Mail Order House.
m mm m am mm mrmm. m m
fii Lincoln, Nebraska
POSTAL TBLEORAPHS.
all
Successfully Optratsd by Nearly
Foreign Governments.
Senator Marion Butler, populist froml
North Carolina, has a bill pending In
the United States Senate, providing for
the establishment and operation by this
government of a system of postal tola
graphs. It should receive favorable con
sideration. In all the countries of
Europe, and in merit of the nations of
Asia, Africa and South America, the
telegraph is operated by the govern
ment as a branch of the post o fflce, or
as a separate department, The United
States and Cauada ace the only import
ant nations in which the telegraph is
still in the hands of private parties. In
those countries where the postal tele
graph exists, there has usually never
beeu any queatiou of the wisdom of the
assumption by the government of this
important function. In this country
when the telegraph was invented, it was
proposed that the government should
assume control and the first line be
tween Ualtlmore and Washington was
Constructed at the expense of the gov
ernment. A proposition was made by
Morse at that time to sell bis invention
to the government lor iOO.OOO, but it
was dcicated in the House of represen
tatives. The Postmaster General at
that tune, strongly favored the govern
ment ownership. Under instruction from
Cong! teased to private parties and
the government relinquished control of
the telegraphs.
TboMwho opHMie government tl
graphs In tbU country, often cite the
riuw of public ownership In KeuUnJ as
sbowiagttmt there will be nti tront
therefrom for there baa beta a d.-nYit
vr sinew the milish government took
rhargs la iM'iU. iut thus bo aru
thus should Bot omlooi (lis liu t that
during that time the teiVgraph rates
bate tn rMiueml from twa and a ball
shillings -f m4Mag in tit wur a r
duetioa tvf Mu r real and bow uhs
raa s. d a aeMsag troot any part 4
Grwat lintaia to auuthef tor llv
eeata. lt ratea bav tv prhrr4
to prulta, A s the tUtUtl bae trnm
mail, o aa grat tv asj atas as
that it tbe Htttn' aertniat la the
I aitej Minvasi,
The taw are alusWblsgiy Wiw la
Kumpe, be toniiar4 wild tbosw la
.tBtt. la nrguUr tave la is
esat a word o asy Mt ul ties re
patdMH as 4 taa leWe are alt the eaae
it lb evatiat Usee ta a tatW
4 Ue atSMt rwMvte wt Wfetftaat la
ItuM wstr K eKkib I ba ba
at.l In vbtata eub 4tsy
MuiiaaO..
vaaea m immmm,wn4mm. X a eea ta
bwi'ftWia4 .. .maw ww. I A. a te
4utft liagrf tim.mwJtl eeata
Great Britain 12 cents
United States SO cents
When the argument is made that the
chnrires would naturally tie greater iu
the United States because of the greater
distances, the advocate of government
(ownership points to the fact that while
the Allograph charges under private
ownership in the United States are high
er than anywhere else the postal charges
here are the lowest in the world. Our
rate is '2 cents for letters, and this is the
usual rate, although in Germany it is
'2 cents and in France .'1 cents. But the
unit of weight in the United States is
twice that in Europe; here we charge by
the ounce, there by the half ounce, which
makes our actual charges for postage
oik -half or less than those in Kuropu.
It will surprise many people to learn
that the telegraph, although an Ameri
can invention, is less used in the United
Suites than in some foreign countries;
In Great Britain twice as mnny tele
grams nre sent per capita as in the
United States, and in Switzerland there
is au fxcess of Jl.'l per cent per capita
over the United States. In Holland,
Belgium and France the average is the
same as here. To fully appreciate these
fi tin res one must realize that the United
Slates is the greatest letter-writing na
tion, The average number of pieces of
mail matter, capita, carried fu Great
Britain In 10(1 whs 40. In the United
States ll,M0,:rj:i,2t0 pieces of mail
matter were handled, an average ot 1-t'J
pirn's r capita.
MISSTATKS THE LAW
Law Doea not Require the Redemption
ofOieenback in Gold.
la bis
mmsagis President Mckinley
says
T k wfcW nKSi IM utrHt, (.,
hsla Jt4 I' i nisiks suU. is tj
lima asl m tsrl tt4, assd
oubtst ftUsllisl tillN ul J w.
It was eJatmed by the gold rootree
tioaists la tslft that the law required
retlomptloa (4 failed State koi.-a la
gold, w hereupon Coagrvos mmmk a rst
iatioa. baowa as the llths hmda.
thta, by aa tverahliHig aiajortty, d
tlanag that l aiwd KiaWa aolwa aad all
tUr ubiigatioae of tbe ait4 (HM
ere pajrald la silver aa well as sold,
aad that lby wre aot guld ubligattoa.
Mr, M. kiuUf v)ted Kr lbi U. asd aa
lawyer tt rtale baa ititittned tbe er
IwImm ol bie vol, is bie PMNittry bid,
of bia aiwwag the work mI aaotbr?
rUstrvMry t'arlv! did vt prvtead
that te la rqir Ike reWinptHa ul
grvbab la i4. iH tk eoatrarf,
ke lakiar4 tk pabhe ta Trwuary l ir
fular .No. kt "l uitwd Muiva aot
are rWmatW la ewla.' bat mm4 tkal
"w(a Mblisiattotaa il Ike gverast are
rel)e4 ia mM km w kea gU4 kt ta
eaa44. aa4 la aUtr sw dvt la 4e
ataaM," tbenby traekly adatiiiia
Ibat lb aplMi wkleb tigd m ike
gwveraaieat waa earteaderwl by Ibe
lreesr lWttr tawat l weabr hi g04
without consideration. This generosity
to gold gamblers und contempt for the
rights of the people was characteristic
of Mr. t'arnsle, but lie never ehieioi-u
himself from the responsibility as the
I'resident attempts to do by Uevluruig
that the law required it.
Mr. Cleveland himself lacked the ef
frontery to claim that United States
bonds are payable in gold. As proof of
this he had inserted in the l'ierpont Mor
gan ogreement, whereby he solil a little
over sixty-two million of four ht cent
bpuds for four und one half per cent
premium, a provision that three per
cent gold bonds might te) sulmtituted in
lieu t hereof, and uxk Congress to author
ize the issuance of the gold bonds. He
said:
In tlin ntfriwtiiaii! )iit com ImU'il, tho annual
anvlDK In tularmt to the Kovernmrtit, It t.hr
imr eriit sold lionila houll lie iiltiraled fur
(oar par rni coin IioiiiI unilnr the iriMn !
rr, wouiil ! :m,f,u. ninoiiiitlnK lu thirty
yi'Mrn, oral the iiiaiurU; of tlm nun bonilMo
i.i7i,r:o.
The provision iu Mr. Cleveland's con
tract to save sixteen millions if Congress
would authorize the isHiireanee of gold
bouds instead of coin bonds, shows that
Mr. Cleveland was selling "coin" bonds
and not "gold'' bonds, mid that he
could get sixteen millions more forsixty
two millions of gold bonds than he could
for that amount of coin bonds or silver
bonds. If the parties to that contract
had taken the same view of the question
that the Pnwidi'iit does in his message,
uaniely, that our ohliuations nre gold
obligations, tli provision providing for
saving sixteen millions by Iwmiiig gold
bonds would never have beu tliserted.
Ws think w may salxlir stats that Mr.
Mckinley Is the first hih ntllclal who
has atinouucetl thai the law requires
pay men I id coin obligations In gold.
Silver knight.
QOULU WON HIS SUIT.
Nsw Yoik Cou(te( Appeals gaempl
Ilia Lf(cy Kioni Tsislion.
GHrite J. Gouid has won his suit In
Ike Sew Vwik Courl ul apt.! la ti
entpt Irom Uia the Vihhi.imhI Ml
hiut by bte talker for maaaging Ihe ba
m tltirtug Iks laal Bits year ol bte bi.
Sarrttgais litiserald ilwi M IaJaly
that GiHiras U.ai4 earasd Ihe mossy,
and Ikal ihvrvfore it waa stviupl froat
lakcrtlaae laxalioa. Krn thia Ike
stale as eily eomptrttlWr ai Hkl I.
la kie a'aasat oa bkall id the
b4ra Judge l'illua eoatt4 ibat tb
legacy Iu UMtrg J GouU la eaiie
Ut Uua ol a ilmkt a4 lks a biadisg
iililtgalHi agaiaat Ikeealale, asd
stitM ! Ik lakwileant tat. lie to!4
wl lee eeeviwe Ike sua ba4 rader4 bve
Urlkee M leefve yr ! i Ike
Uiw i latb, lor wkkb Ibe Wy was
Made ta UH aa.tw.ea ,
JJr lllua 4wiare4 Ibal the a
vses wre ul eark a ebaraeier Ikal lbf
x(4 kt bave la rWf4 eeVieally
be aaruaa A o b4r ealae Jav
UaI4 oa4 bava tbe beat at4 aly Ml
twwsaa n4 bawi.
IbeeCsetaltbsi tVa'tseoab) bar reava
Ing. The millionaires of Now York, can
state in their wills, as Jay Gould did,
that the money or prosirty left to the
Iwilru Iu In lin eonuidiiPHil ns cniniiensa-
tion for their services in assisting In the
management of tho business anu tnus
avoid the pnymeut of tho inheritance
tux.
Keep up ths Hitttle.
The reform pajsirs of Nebraska should
uot lie sntisfled with tho great victory
jmit recently won, and let their interest
for the great cause of bimetallism lag,
for be it remembered that in less than
twelve months there will be on election
of far greater importance to the people
than the oue o! this year. Next fail
there nre six congressmen to be elected
in this state beside all the state officers
mid memlsirs of the legislature. "Ktern-
ul vigilance is the price of success." Let
every true friend of the silver cause keep
constantly on the picket line, and be
ready to meet tbe enemy in the great
battle to be fought at the polls next November.
FEDERATION OK LABOR OPPOSED.
Hawaiian Annexation Tantamount to
the Admission of a Slave Stale,
The American Fedrntitn of labor in
scsaion nt Nahvtll, THiiiieaMt, has de
clared ngiiliiat the proposed annexation
ol the Hawaiian islamls. 1 n ecommiue
on resolutions, reported the following
which wrw adopted.
Whereas, There Is nt present (lending
in ths United Htatesssnal a treaty pro
viding for the annexation ol the Hawaii
au islands; sod,
Whereas, That auuexalioii would lie
tantamount lo the adiuiasioa of a slave
stae, the raprwwntatlvea ol which would
unxMarily wttrk and vote for the en
slavement la gurel; therfor, be It
lUwolved, By Ihe American federation
of labor, that we disapprove id annot
ation; and
lieaolved. That we urn the United
Mlaiv svaats lo r-rt ths treaty ul as
kexattua aa4 to take aura oilier elep
as mat be ry tu maialaia ano-
able relations aiib Hawaii,
-ALL TJMIC OUIt-
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CHRISTMAS
PRESENT
W Urge varWly 4 HUprwr aa4
ibewa ta esieel trust, twee asd e aa,
WEBSTER & ROGERS,
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You nro puzzllnK your head,
4 4f. 4 4i 4 perhaps, ns to whnt to
buy for Christmas,
Mow wen) I a I'rvss ('altera saitT
Mar be a I'aa or a Paras would ka wore aervplablef
Iwks are aleava awplalde. Iur sloth Is large, war prWee small.
la Kairb kaa ke we bare trttb lr blaaWanag, vat Ulaa IWitia, Travellag
ri uk etimpMe -ts t. Udire or aiWne.s, aa Art Iwpat luteal, eeaa4 loi
aoa. ts, Uiuvva, lr? G.k.1 tsd.1, ol all blade.
Aa4 eeti Ikisg gaaraaMed.
Tbe tooasy gita bab aa rbeertally a lake it are tut aalieM.
Sond us your mail or dor a.
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co., '
1505 to 1500 DouglM Btrcot, Omaha, Nebraska