The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902, May 12, 1898, Page 3, Image 3
May 12, 1898 3 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. THE FARMER'S FATE. TOIL AND TEARS, A LIFE OF HONEST LABOR ENDING IN FAILURE. 8nch I the Reward a Great Nation Girt to Thoe Who Feed It Such It the Haven Offered the Shipwrecked Labor en, and They Can't Iteaoh Even That. Special Correspondence.! We are of ten told that the people who live In Blums, aud those people who strike, aud those who agitate for a change, and those who recently oame from some other country are the occa sion and the cause of busiunss depres sion and tbut if tboy would but gut out on the laud and emulate the farmer'1 contentment and solid prosperity the Tils thut came into the business world simultaneously with the introduction of slums, strikes, agitators aud foreign ers would vanish. When a talker thinks of the city poor, be wishes to scattor them over tho land anywhere, but again, when he thinks of the farmers, bo is kguin exasperated. A recent maga zine article by a oolluge professor sums up in these words the result of his long distance observations of a class which comprises nearly uue-balf of our pooplo: "The American farmer of a century ago, if floods destroyed his crops or pes tilonco destroyed his cattle, just saved and worked und practiced self deuiul until he had inailo good his losses. The American farmer of today does nothing of the kind. Ho simply lets his hair Krow long aud starts a now political party." Huch opinions, or rather fannies, are founded, if indeed they may bo said to bave a foundation, 011 tho supposition that farming is a uutural-toall and sure-of-a living undertaking, not re quiring, liko other businesses, undivided attention and skill and experience, and tiie ponderous style in which such fan cies are often set forth, as though they were not merely careless fancies or opin ions only, but incontestable, undisputed facts, and the reputation for superior learning and authoritative character of t!.e publications, societies, churches, etc., which are pleased to become in struments of their setting forth, make tho fancies seem as real, evon to people who know better, as seriously related fairy tules to 8-year-old babies. Pinning together these floating fan cies and some facts which aro (mite ful ly and puinfully realized by many peo ple, we have a curious implication, something like this: A penniless man can buy a farm and keep out of debt. A farm without a pood number of good buildings, implements and stock or for tili.ers in some localities is valueless. But the penniless man, ignorant of farming, ran select the riglft farm, can select aud buy the right fertilizers, which be should be able to judge aro adapted to his soil aud to sell in a vary ing market. While he plows, sows and waits for crops he can, if he has energy, keep his family decently, so that they maybe dressed suitably to go to chu-cb. Energy and large brains aro not depend ent on food, leisure for culture, neces sary rest and an inheritance of such from well fed ancestors. Energy is spon taneous. It is a product of invincible determination itself. Energy all poor people should have, or if it could be admitted that some poor pooplo by some unusual, undeserved misfortuue had lost energy as au effect of chronic starva tion these will bo supplied, after inves tigation, with soup. Then they can get out on the land. If farming ever was a simple muscu lar exercise requiring only a dull head and muscles which could bo traiuod to stand a strain from 12 to 17 hours long, it is different now. While tough mus cles are still necessary, braius must di rect them. But nature unfortunately has so arranged that an excess of mus cular work indisposes to mental labor in fact, it usually makes unusual men tal labor impossible. That is why farm ers habituated to hard toil dislike auy change, Dialing it so diflloult to think over aud learn new ways, aud so a problem which is easy of solution, aud even a delight, to the soientitlo farmer will be evaded by the working farmer, though it comes to imliu the loss of all profits hard work done for no pay. The late Joseph Ileury Alleu, learn ed miiiistur, ouce said that il required m grentur variety of knowledge and more native ability tniuakeaautiiieudul farmer than to gain suxme iu auy of the leurnud prof I'M ions. Be that as it tuny, it is now stated by amllUlul exp rimeiiti rof tho.Manw oliuwtH experiment station that the avtmgo .Um buwtu cow is kept at a I ma. lie urges great earn in trending, ) as to raise tmly extraordinary rows, thai m b tu e Ui ai plleil M tlm -ll f"T raiding ( hkU lulled li the eil well at 1 1 the e.uUil lU'tiruiit uu avalUIbi lustrum nu if fd i.t a t Bud i.tily tli Mewl h I'lMiinit nl a jrioe vary, iliivtii tttklutr lut.i . is.mt tti fwtllluiiiit 11 H" a Wi ll a Inn IU i and milk lui 1 1 ttio .nil. r. mi Jihi-i. !U wiUl M Iuimiu UrtiM-M 1 1 ui an il, u lull r mAturf and Hud W4if at1 tin ir ,ui an I milk ! iii.tfk.i m M h It.U.lltl II lf 1" tl' ill 4II I IU4.lt) iii".rv lyl.tti.r . . iliiMitl fv I ! lf II I 'lit til UIIWrlt't-llMI tlltHf lit III It' H t'Mt I if tu 1. tin lit mil i mi uMtf tt k 't I... 1 'u i t ullar i f (tail b l I'tlllM a m I. It. t allt III 4111 J I IU l lit i. tiut U 1 ultiii. I il I' muf 4l Im.I J ill 1 .U wiu I 1 1 i I Ii it-lit. I UutwU and oil !! It I .1 , I Us I 4 v lu lw.lwi lt l-.iitU tiu u I ha a I 4 U ut'IUt I ait f .t tit4 tu t t I tl itk li4 m I Hmv and lh aUY l-.ii U 01 lit I U an 4 tu 1 ef tiia Um ft.tuetft ti4tll4 ruvl lal S.uj fatmatt v!4 kt rltt nit tt Ibeir ( U ltre a I tal 1 1 Uai el alt, M iaaue t4 tt.e ilt tatia illastiUial at l)MiatltMHl UlluM f IU ! Ibl IU NW Vutll apple waa larger, and buyers went there for what fruit they wanted. He who has inherited the best brain, lands, buildings, machines, proximity to markets or money will succeed. But if all were equally well supplied with : these some would be baudioapped by some Blight unfitness because of the working of the laws of competition. It would be interesting to know just what proportion of farmers may be con sidered reasonably prosperous. What proportion are not overworked are able to improve their farms, eduoate their children, give all the children a start in life and save somothing for their own old age. The Connecticut labor statistician in 1888 induced some GOO farmers to keep accounts. About half the acoouuts show ed a small profit and ouo-half a small loss. The question arises, What of those farmors who in 1888, whon competition was not quite so fierce as now, ten years later, could not quite make both ends meet? The commissioner who reported tho account of the 000 farmors advised that Connecticut farmers stick to their own farms rather than go west or into other business, for, be said, "reliable statisticians show that loss than 4 por cont of those who make the vonture" (busiuoss other than farming) "suo oeod." That was wise advice. Those who are experiencing tho fierce beat of the frying pan will not, unless of de cidedly suicidal inclinations, wish to exohaugo their present situations for beds of coals. Iu a certain small town in New Eng land only two adult men died during tho past wiutor. Both wero Intelligent aud very industrious. What had they earned by lives of ceaseless toil und self sacrifice? One, an old soldier, loft to his son and daughter a farm mortgaged for $1,(100 aud au unpaid grocery bill of f 400. Tho farm could scarcely be sold now at any prioo. Tho value of farms which leave industrious farmers in debt after 40 years of toil can scarcely be es timated. Tho otiier man left only bil unsalable farm und personal property, pathetic iu its testimony to rigid ccou oniy. For threo years ho bud attempted to eke out a living by collecting tho town's taxes, sometimes bidding off the work as low as $40 por year, aud an ex amination of tho books after his death showed that he had taken at different times $000 of the town's money. Was this kindly, intelligent man, universally respected, a deacon in a church, a nat oral villain iu disguise? No. This was the only way he suw to supplement the earnings or make up tho losses from his farm aud buy the scant food and cloth' ing actually indispensable to the exist euoo of bis family. Ho had "saved and worked and practiood self do nial" all that it was possible lor a man to do. He was left only the choice of debts that could never be paid, theft, or to seo his family starve. Whether the choioe was wise or not is not pertl nent to the present discussion. Weaken ed bv crln the nreceding winter and warned by his physioian to be very careful, he worked in the woods days and applied mustard plasters nights to still tho pain caused by overwork and exposure. Tho conviction is growing that over worked neotilo who cannot got the means for a respectable living aud poo plo who can find no work to do are not deserving of the treatment they are got ting from society in this ago of marvel ous development and great opportuni ties. We may bo growing long hair. That is a matter of tasto or perhaps even a matter of economy in barber work and oertaiuly exclusively our own business. Wo are uot starting uow political par tios whenever floods or pestilence trou bles us. But it will bo well for all the Deonle if farmers, laborers and would be laborers will swell tho voto of some party which would make all joint own ers in those monopolies which are now niakinu a few people rich aud insolent at the expense of many. Evla. OllMBBT. New Salom, Mass. Problem to Flgnr Out. Acoording to Carroll D. Wright, United States labor commissioner, real estate mortuaites in the United Statos amonutto 1 12, 004, 000, 000; annual in terest on the same. 1840,000.000. Bee oeusua report. The total money in circulation, accord ing to the treasury report April 1, is l,?fifl.0oH,64ft. )f IhU amount more than half is held as bauk reserves as required by law. Were it all iu circulation there would be eunuch to make two payment of in teret 011 real e.uta iimrtKagi'S alone. t)tlm debts mt secured by real ciitato dout'tb amount niiiurlliuii H'i.OOO, UIHI.OO), but, leaviug llifin out of the question entirely will somebody please tljiurn out how the re. u lielet lliii, t urid by iuitti, is l be paid While the trul. uilrin U and high Inn am atiMrt iin( all tur Iu rluo ti,m til ov a I itru liviiirf, i II any wm I. r In ii ili.iti.ui'U am o iii Itiiliuit lii.il niu.li.iii.il ir rilntt'U U U' iuy way ut' t'lii. rf i I i liu. Hilar . Iioiiioli uU a i nii'l".y al'il f r tiiui.it. nnin in. 11 i r luiUi 1 1 tnl a in) tr t wait tibit 1 !il L. 1 tin ir l. u lt .li, a!' it u l 1. i u I Kin. Mlvi If I lull u.i I I Hi. 11 Hetud.tvt I ..4.1 .iliu tl 1I I tk 'I til. Urn litil tl ml (4 I II t?l. I. iil nur l.ll! U I Ml. u irt i : 1 nlf tw . Ilxtf l It II uujul Inlll if tli.'i.i I ur Iiikv. lh 11- f 1 1 411 i4l Hnu.ti-t ( at ) uli l, latiUi,H mi end l !. I i.ij!ihi.i. 1. iu t?.i I roid II .,i.. i.iuf l. r, il "tdr. u kiAluii f . tu. ult ' S- ti Ut vltmvt uwil t j :i Mm "Uttjr u tiiiia 1 1 l t iu. it u.WHM.ur Ii m liti-i lj 4t 4 ui.i)M the tfct a au4 mi, rtiv fi, I aiH rtu4 tl l ei Uv umiil ttiH are t.uUl u v t'titM N ti.r in iiit4tii 4tft Ute lh nisli' a tut It l . I fW.liiiliV Mll.ffturf. JhH IU I Jauvtiuai t ny (Ke I TtHe. RUBGE Largest Furniture Market in the OFFICE AND ENTRANCE No. 852. Handy, noiit combi nation book case, (10 inches high, Mi inches wide, French plate mirror 4x12 inches made of oak, nicely carved und fhiislmd.clioap QQ No. 1077. Our loader. This white iron Hod can't bo excelled. Lurge iiosts, brass knobs and top rail, finished in first class manner, our tfJ it price IP" No. 050. A handy cupboard nice embossed door panels and ton ornament, with per forated ends. Is 4 feet high and three feet tfQ RA wide, our price.. ..IpU.uU Mitel No. 051. Cupboard Safe large size, top ornament, ends perforated, two good draw ers, all nicely 11 11 is 11 en Our prico is only Nebraska state Insurance Association. For Fire, Lightning, Cycloncs,Tor nadoes. and Wind Storms. Lo cated at Fairfield, Clay County. Nebraska. CorrMpond.nc conducUd by J. M. SanforJ, (lenernl Manaffiir. The above named compuny Is one of the most successful mutual insurance companies in the state. On Docember Jllst, 1S9C, we numbered 20 from the top as to the amount of insurance in forco, and on December 81, 1897, we were number 9, having: passed twenty other insurance companies in the year as to the amount of insurance in force. In other words there were only three other mutual companies in the state that wrote more Insurance than this company did last year, and there is only three mutual companiea in the state be sides our own company that wrote more itiHurane in the whole year of '97 than we have written in the first four months of 'DM. This company is the rlittttent mi 4 lxt company in the atata for tire, lightning, ryclotm, wind storms and tor undo.. This conipaur givwi t prit ual in.iiilrliip lee aud iiuiues a prwt. unl policy. never charge lor making mu.t rhaugee 111 said poliry providml the hi miranw U not lncresd. We never i'hari for enucellatioti. II you havs inurel vuur proirtj bv tlr In noiiie utock company. 011 u. eo 11 u I ol a imirttfaa:. ill tnur yn iiumimt rrlone, wind lorius and toriuidoa n i linp, or heir than any ..l.p .1.1. 1. lull,. 11 V It. I.IPW Villi III ,urs B.k ,n,e j r MKHnu Inr I on lit th tWl.l, In i A Id. '" i lt niteB of our la your Llii writ lor an ni'iu j lor y unroll or r uuimkii.I uiiim hii lite umu. K lr J. 1.11, ti li. fl l mu.t f . I wilful I. Nvti. I VliMl I;" VII U tl. INM U N V' m I VlloS. t I tllil U I I'. M It. l H.!" Kun IIkI llo IU u! I.1.I and ri'y itoittil l4il i..rw n.H.j.i.r Ik4l k t 1 .itl a tM I iw la j (ft! Ittt' It I14 tea leu ;ii4 i k.i Mi l l U. la IU 4 i a ti 1... at, ). 1 ri li-d I i .a i' iu4 Im lit Ik pwler kold-f. W o. U aala m tU vi I eiiH m M iIm Im m tk etdiliif id alls ' riaels ead date vu foalr! ue et ihi Mttte eat4 ek ere ii i.ly ird.r e4il'' 1 , aerate ere M e. eUrl 1 4 vwaalMe In the tlate. Ik Ul rtl & MORRIS 1118-1126 N St., 1113-1117 O St. Acre Floor Space. U22 N ST., LINCOLN, NEB. TAKING GREAT CHANCES Is what people do when they buy their CiirjM'U from a firm thut has no stand ing. We have the largest, stock of Car pet h, Hugs, Matting and l)niierleH iu this pii rt of tho state. We lire cheerfully attending' to the want of our customers, always giving them the iH'st goods at, the lowest poKsihlo prices. Nearly nil kinds of goods are ml vii uelng in price, but our stock was bought before the new tnrllT went into ell'ect nnd before the war began. We have not inlviiiH'ed our prices, A dol lar buys more In our store today than It did 11. yenr ago, Bend for Maniples iiikI prlei'M of CiirM'ts. No. 85,1. Another combination Book Case and Writing Desk. Mirror 10x12 luclicH. Can bo (iiriiiHlind In antique oak, finely finished, 08 in. high, UN inches wide, 0 A rjC for &1U.0 We Furnish Your Home Complete From Cellar to Garret. No I070.-Clover Loaf Iron Hod, any size, brass knobs. Just what you want, strong and tfQ RA ueat, yot clioup, only...ipO.JU THE HOUSEFURNISHING QUESTION I'IikIm it most favorable solution In our m( ore, The Hat,lnfii'tion obtained in buying here. Is contagion--it bus Npretiil ninny new fai'ca U us bow deep it him "struck in." April was a memorable month, May will be more ho. Our (irund Spring otTerlngs are drawing the crowd, getting tho busi im'hh, keeping things lively, daily ilemoiiKt rating to scores of new la- Hwp, im yj' IHII frons that IT PAYS you hnv o a lM'tiny niture, whether you just, ho, ilon t KM'iul it until you lnive Hen our Kpring colleetfoii of lioiiKe hold neeeHHitieH and luxuries. If you en 11 not visit the store send for our $5.00 cutnlogiie. us from both local and general hiiil storms that sometimes run for 100 miles and from five to ton miles wide. In fact if a whole county should be hailed out we can pay the same. Your otily safety is in a company thut does a business in all the cultivated counties in thentate. We are doing a good hail insurunce bus inims at present, notwithstanding it is only the first part of May. We want a good agent iu every towu ship in Nebraska where the soil is goner ally well farmed, for which we will pay the best commisniou. This company hoe no salaried officers at present for all salaries are set after one years' work is done, by the board of directors, at what they think is reasona ble for the work done. This association lost year had a branch ofllce at Lincoln, Nebraska, conducted by J. Y. M. Hwigart, but said branch office proved unsatisfactory and was therefore discontinued by the members at the an nual meeting and we now have no con nection with any Insurance companies doing business iu Lincoln. Agents want ed iu every towuship that have not now an agent and a good commission will be given on all work done. For agendo write to J. M. Han run n, tiunernl manager, Falrlleld, Nb.. ANOTIII.ii KI.OMHKI HISASTF.I1. Sun FraneUeo, Oil.. May ! 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Hume size but more finely finished than No. hd;j, only No.1075.-Our boat low priced White Iron lied, best material, brass knobs, nieolyornamontod.well made tfQ 17 C full or three-fourth sizo,only..iPui I v mi 1 lf,"w MMJfjt ' ti iw.'Mi'jma to trude here. If to spend for fur nre rleh, jwwir, or No, 050. Handsome wardrobe, well finished, ful tep, well made and namental, 7lt4in. iiign, wide. Worth 7.50 our price is only.... To Parrot Bound mad Alaska Poleta. The Northwestern-Union Faciflo la the direct route to the Paget Hound and Alaska points. Morning and afternoon trains make direct connection at Fre mont with through tourist sleepers and free reclining chair can to Portland. For correct Information call on A. 8. Fielding, city ticket agent, 117 south 10th St., Lincoln, Neb. ). H. Trenholm. A. Vancil, New 2d Hand Store 330 P Street, north ol Poatoffloe. New goods exchanged for old. Highest cosh price paid for all kinds ol Stoves and Furniture Give us a Trial Trenholm & Vancil DR. McCREW IS TSB OJll.f SPECIALIST WBO TIUTI A IX Private Disease alMHllhlk.il MEN ONLY VI Inn a (wins ml IU Ihii IB IHMkhtV ltma fnm, t'niiMilte- tl. Im. Itui ia,w It tk a4 rruai 61a. UMAIIA, HIVM. TURKISH FEMALE TONIC A Neceolrt Is WmIi Wumem ft)Ml7 Ot nty utility etuvefl FtMiV SaeMM mim ItwitiM Inn 4i Mt4 i'.4 u4 njlnftn4n4Miih i me Itae buii nrwt4 j'rk It ln'Mi aMauMaSSn. i f w ii. M4.4. eve Meluiu Nas4 liiarKiaiT eli 4oo000000000000000 I Do You Want lo Sell Your Farm, A your r.vnth, uw l.unl. mill, factory, town or city jrow A my;, tu Muitf tmr vititi th' TranvMUtiui L a iHiitionr If ao,srnl U th Homt wkrr l.iunl to,. X Onulu, Ut lbukil icrilion; till it out ami rrturn Y una it will lr Uct-t in thrir Unl c.U.ilue, huh Y will tap ri .tily fur tlittrittotion whnt the LK)tition Y cprn. I hit Comjany will tunl you a buyer. 4 1 ooooooooooooooooooooooocc FOR THE ASKING; FREE. Our new illustrated catalogue, and if you can't find what you want in it, write to ub. Visit our store when in the city. We take pleasure in show ing1 our stock. Ilemember we pay the freight one hundred milea on our out-of-town orders over $5.00, and we em ploy a city buyer who wu. buy any thing in other lines for you and ship with any goods you may order. We solicit a trial mall order from out-of-town cuutomera. No. 855. Htlll better and turgor. 72 In. high, 81) Id. wide, beveled uiirror 12x14 in. a handsome piece of furniture, very ornamental, tf f A AA and only tyli.UU hum j MUimirMi $12.25 No. 1070. A bargain In an iron bed. Hrass knobs, rails and rings. Strong and durable, a handsome piece ol fur niture, worth fl2.00, our - C A AA price only wViUU 1 Antique No. 057 Antique Oak Tron Wardrobe, liandMoniely carve( and nicely finished, two draw ers at bottom, same size as No. 05C, our tfft Ef price pUslll beauti very or S"l $6.00 Jilt 4in. MKVr TODUI8T OAB LIMB. Wkly Parsonally CondeeUd Bxaonte to FortUnd, Or., via SarUataai Bout. On February 17. and every Thnndaj thereafter at 6:10 p. m., Pullman lonrlw sleepers, la charge of onr own eieBrelai conductors, are scheduled to leave Lb coin for Portland via Denver, Leadrilki Bait Lake City, Ogden and the U-egoi Short Lino, passing through the grand est scenery of the Itockiee and toppinj eeveral hours in at Salt Lake City to low a visit to the m any point ol Intern them. Birtha. tickets and full inform tion may be obtained at B. ft If. depc or city ticket offlee, corner ol O and lOt atreeU. uio. w. oomki, C V. T. A. Certificate of Publication. orrici or Auditor of Public Accou StMtt ot Nebraska. Lincoln, May 6, 1898. It is hereby certified that tht DesMoines Life Association of DesMoines, in the State of Iowa, baa roinnlied with the Insurance hi of this nUW and la authorized I Imiiiuct the btmlnesa of life insuran In this state for the current year. WiiMBrluJ ! tk al lk MI al -Iim imuu ( ajr V mtLt l-e . xiaKUU si I A.4iif r AML'al. LU UTT. I.. Pi. TURKISH TAR3V I04PENNYR3YAI PIUS DAMN'S teMARMAOVi nltae' la vr advettire r ? lii