May 19, 1898
THE NEBRASKA
INDEPENDENT.
5
Nebraska Independent.
You Don't Have To.
A deaf man wroto to us a while ngo and Haiti that he heard
about how ehenp wo wore milling goods. A blind man who
did some trading with uh wrote that hit could sen wo were do
ing a straight business and giving good valuta, Ho Maid ho
wus first told ubout uh by a man who watt dumb and bad
never spoken a word in hip lifo. Thin I a groat etorr , this
Nebrueka. Tim blind und the deuf and the dumb and the old
and the young and sharp trader and simple trudor all got the
Maine treatment exactly and all agroe that we are the groatoHt
houHo la the world (or milling Htuff cheap. Do you know it?
Haven't we told you ubout It often enough? How noon are
you going to And out? We publish a little catalogue with
wimple of the goods we mcII und the way we sell 'em, and we
mind them out Into the cold world to be criticised and tulked
ubout and picked to pieces by everybody who gets hold of it,
dealer rind all. You don't hn ve to send for thin catalogue,
You can worry along without it. All we want to say is thut
we have Uioho catalogues and we aren't afraid to send 'em out.
8fe6Wca
WONATIONSCOMPAK'I
(Continued from page 1.)
and write and 147 per cent of the popula
tion of Spain.
And to clinch the whole question the
average height of the American nmi Ih
0H.1 inches while thut of the Kpanlard In
65.5 inches.
The full story of Spain's downfall from
the proudest and most powerful empire
in the world to her present estate would
form one of the moHt impressive and In
structive histories of modern times. No
historian ha written It. I'reecott in
bin I'hlllip tbtHecond, Motley in hie Rise
of the Dutch Republic. Washington Ir
ving In Lie (Iranuda have each told a
chapter, but the complete account of
Spain's decline and degradation U a
theme that Mt III await the careful and
scientific pen of some Motley or Tree
cott of today. Three hundred and fifty
yearn ago the King of Hpain ruled over
Spain, Austria, Italy, Holland, Helglum,
(Jormuny, part of France, all of South
America except Brazil, a large part of
the Kaet Indies, and nearly all of North
America including this very Nebraska
which hns thin week eent one regiment
to the I'hlllipplnes to take away the
last Hpanieh possession in the Kast Indies
and another to Cuba to flnieh taking
away the last land hold by Hpain in the
woMtern world. The ruler of that spleii
did Hpanieh Ktnpire matched himself
against a monk named 'XafUn Luther.
The ruler had armlee, navies, the wealth
of the world and the land of two hem
isphsrss. Tb monk bad ft fearless
spirit, a new truth and a printing press.
Today the religions descendant of that
monk are stripping the Kingdom of, the
It took seven hundred years of con
tinuous lighting to establieh the modorn
Spanish nation. The period ends with
the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon
and Isabella, of Caetile iirl409 and the
new period of Hpanieh glory begins with
the discovery of America in 1492. The
grandson of Ferdinand and Ieabolla
was Charles the Fifth who ruled over
the great world Ktnpire already referred
to. After him came Philip the Second
who raised the greatest fleet and army
of that age to conquer England and
make it a Hpuuieh province. The pluck
of tjuoai Klicuboth and our English tore,
fathers together with the stormy seas of
their inland home prevented 1'hilip from
doing the Job.
1'hilip the Second tried to prevent the
people of Hollund and llelgium from
thinking for themHelveeon religious sub
jecte. When the people there pereieted in
thinking for themeelves just the same
1'hilip tried to ram the orthodox way of
thinking down their' throats with Are
and steel. This made the long-suffering
Hutch rebel and dually wiu their inde-
itendouee after a forty years war. After
'hilip the Second died in 1S'J7 his son
1'hilip the Third was made King. This
king was au Imbecile or in plain 1-n-glish
a natural boru fool and bis gov
ernment being in the hands of priests
and plunderers who iiiade haste to fin
ish the job of destroy lug the kingdom.
The causes which forced Spaiu's do.
cline and full were in operation long be
fore 1'hilip 111 weut to the throne. They
dated buck to the days of Ferdinand
and IsaU'lla. Columbus' discovery, In
deed d America ill 1 19'J gave the new
world to thosu uitinnrt-hs' untion but
Spurn's moral and intellectual obliqui
ties and defects ruilf red the gilt vulu
less. The must promilieitt of these
fttum were t lis Inquisition nnd Hi re
litcious persecution and atroel ties which
It incited, I lis litiiorniico, iiulMS'ility and
barbarity of most o( Spain's nil, and
the hubit which many 0) them had to
beatow power oil Wortiileos and trrts
sHinsibl favorites, th cruelty, lno
kme and lucpli,lnj of moat ul her nl
nVial in ths eoloiiiws, and Ui vApulsion
id til J? Irolll HHIH,
Ths luqulsitioit ts plucl first on Ih
liat Imh'hus It wa th lat'iltug eaua of
lima! l ths uthrf that til tits S4UUtl
ehsrat'ivr whuh h ls titan In itt.nl,
A dieovry, or prlud4 diMtvry,
ol M plot iU'Hl J" sul Jll
vstl la iMsrtbro lit gtttrnmtl 11
r 'rdmaud asd UnU-tl ta ask I'ui Sit'
la IV to rsvta and rttf.tui Ins ln
iiUitoM la PpM, wad, lb apt! twiitat
grtd. II wool Ist't itfaiHia la !i'
la 1 11, l hough it U- ant a wutirljr
r.nuil flhr iknu a istl lrilmi,
ths rtil rrosH i ptisld II i'Hl
ia!, s Wtsd IU work as I r-nUiiu:
ii roUft. I tt hr th tiitwii ivars
adntluitrst'U t rr(4 tu,,i, la
Kiuiiall'tt, t,ssi i.lt m,r
S'i4 lu Hi rtstusa, as I i4, kis sue
?, riutlud b it. lt at
Iks rssr) ol ltorl, lb MitUa i(
lis .ukitMw, as lkuM wt ri
,tir ! ai i4'fi(i(4, II is
if a last U ntlrw an- id lit (S4t4
litta in Ppala, la lh Nvlkt !h U dsnntf
Iks K(mimms rs asd la Cp,i' rwlai)
iit aifss lt'sl as t'Hii
lt iwitaiwl tf any tth Uv Ity I uf
! aatta.
t Ur J ul Ik mum kr atua4
Omaha, May 19, 1898.
Potfdta6a
for Spain's downfall the expulsion ol
the Moors Is often overlooked by writ
ers in citing the reasons of thut nation's
ruin. The Moors were the sciontlets, the
literateurs and the skilled mechanics und
agriculturalists of Spain. The tealots
f erdinanu, isuueiwt. me i nuipsauu uln
ars who bad freed Spain from the pres
ence of the Infidel, robbed it of the ele-1
moot which had developed and diversifi
ed its intellectual aud industrial activi
which hod friren it a olaoe
among the great nations. Wben the
Moors wore mrcea out a gap wa mwn
la Spain's social and Industrial system
which hits remained unto this day. This
Is why there are only two classes the
rich, retrogressive and indolent, who
constitute Spain's aristocracy, direct its
politics and furnish officers for its ar-
roles, ana tne ignorauc ami miuuns
peasants who do the country's menial
unrb ihn nnit.ivntd the soil with the Im
plements of a dozen centuries ago. and
who constitute tne ratiK ana nie 01
Spain's soldiers. Except in a few cities
and industrial conters there is an absence
of that middle class comprising the arti
sans, the skilled workers in tbe various
handicrafts, tbe skilled agriculturalists
and the merchants who constitute the
element of stability, conservatism and
balance in great states. ''
; When all these defects and delinquen
cies. In Spanish character and society
bftvelboen intelligently grasped the rea
son why Spain's magnificent physical
heritage cosnted for nothing, and tbe
causes of ber swift and continuous fall
among the nations became plain. y a
bill ol I'ope Alexander VI, In 1493,
Spain was granted all tbe land In the
new world west of the Azores and the
Cape Verde Islands. Spain eventually
?ot all the rest of South America, except
Irazil, all of Central America and the
West Indies, with Mexico, Fiorina and
(by the French cession of 1708) nearly
all of tbe United Stages which Is west of
the Mississippi river. ,.,,'
The effects of the lollies and vices of
the Spanish character begau to reveal
themselves in the beighth of ber power
aud under tbe greatest of her rulers,
lteverses came to tbe great Charles often
in the closing years of bis reign, and in
despair be threw down the crown in
1550, retired to a monastery and died
two years later, ,
All of Philip's successors, except Char
les III and Alfonso XII, bad most of
these vices, with cowardice, licentious
ness and Incapability in addition, and
nearly all of tbem put unworthy per
sons in charge of affairs and kept compe
tent persons out. Philip bad great war
riors, Don Juan of Austria, Alba and
others, and had capable statesmen.
Under Philip IPs Imbecile son, tbe
third Philip, (1598-1 021), the expulsion
ol the Moriscoes and the thirty years'
war, which started during that mon
arch's lust davs antl ended in the reign
of Philip IX (lOaMUtto), further
weakened Spain. During the latter
king's rule the Netherlands were lost to
Spain forever; Portugal, which was sub
jugated in Philip IPs time (In 15M1), re
guiuiHl its inteHindeiio (1010); Naples
a nd Sicily rose in rcbelllion and Spain
lost three fleets in war and was defeat
ed suiivissiviily by Hutch ami French.
The ill luck continued during the days of
Charles 11 (10i;.V170). Spain was dis
astrously beaten again bv France ami
her armies almost annihilated. The rule
of the house of lliiturg in Spuiu,
which bi'Kuii with Charles I iu K.i'.l. sail
ed with Charles II in l?i, and the sway
ol Hi lWnntioii monarch U'gau iu that
year, and has coiituniwl with two hort
interruption -from Ihuh tu lull, when
Joseph tonimrt whs 011 Ih SpwnUh
throus, and from IMOH to 7.1, hii
I hers was a smtviuiou of military dicta
torship, th brief rule ol Amadeu of
Savoy and Margall's and CnsMar's
shurl-llved republic.
In Ihs war of the Spanish suwessioa
(I Hi-lTU, which rulld Ulur the
rival claimant to Hi throw were ts al
u or had hit ih tMd.wud in which t ug
laud, tlefuiftuy, Holland and otlif e.mu
Irx-, as wU as Spata aud r ram, par
kiMU.I, a4 la Ih thirty io Jar 'i
tfllutt
1'hilip us l titl rUa ahU b h.n
Hltta sufturwl It usual rua l dwaaisf,
I'urum this ton. H('ii lost tiii rsitsr
( 1 7 li, Ih portion d Ih Stf lnu.U
nhk h ruiaiul lo her atur I-'- prvvHiu
rvvtilulioi., al hr lUlt-ta tMWMNMiu
and HardiMta, lliiuma and I las k r.
Philip V Kwlil son, I Umstt l I
(ITH-1-). td an aiMVoslit I ri-u as I
, va.UI ty Itt trils r. I hatt. III
lU'tt-"', ha U on y rvHl
lit nH( smosat Spin' Parbtia mtm
ar tt. ttvpt IUoMt Ml, Ih talk? id
lbs prwal U )tr ul l kiss: IfcarUa
psa.t sowm otwM nl Iimhm a4 m Ik
rknhv tsl sorfaad n ths id l
I tm i ti aslil I slaad and
npain asd k allv wsr JiMitril 4
t atwl. In Ih lr o ts. (U i
lUl, th I'riieia lxr4 llstaaa. V I
sornl IHtitk Was Ih t HMh vttuttHdf
a t Ih Ksftur !. pi.' on Augwsl
U, IJiiJ. mivr a lo n.'ih w, la
lamrkaa alitsl In han lr4
'tsiu, a Mtt ol ti I r. k and ln
disa war U'yrw that ttat and ths ro
lution afterward, was among the Hritieh
forces which captured Cuba's capital.
The Hritieh gave Havana back to Spain
at the end of the war in 1703. In tbe
treaty of the name year, in which France
liave up ull her territory in North
America. France gave Canada and her
territory between the Alhghenies and
tho Mississippi to England and ceiled all
her domain west of the MiesiHslppi to
Spain, la Spain's other war against
England and in alliance with France
(1770-S3), Spain and France endeav
ored to take Gibraltar from Kngluud,
which England had wrested from Spuin
in 1704, but the allies were defeated,
This conflict took place in the closing
years of the war iu which tbe American
colonies secured their Independence from
England. Excepting us It thus indirect
ly aided the Americans during the clos
ing part of their war for freedom, Spain
was neutral through that struggle, 'al
though Hpaln's ully, France, assisted
the Americans from the beginning of
1778 to tho end of tho war for indiqtend
ence at Cornwullis' capture on October
17, 17W1, Hpain, even under tha com
pari lively enlightened Charles 111, forsuw
a peril to Hpauish rule in the new world
through the rise of a great free nation to
tbe east of the Mississippi and hence
Charles resisted Louis A VPs persua
sions in 1777 78 to assist the colonies In
In their war ugainst (Irout Hrituiu. Not
that Charles hated England less, but the
Americans more.
In 1800 Spuin ceded book to France
tbs torrltory of Louisiana, which she ob
tained from France in 1703. and France,
through Uonaparte, sold Louisiana to
the United States in 1803, to the lasting
anger and grief of Spain, which had es
peciul reasons for keeping the Uultod
States from incrnusing Its power.
In 1808 Napoleon Hoiinparte's brother
Joseph was put on the Spanish throne
and held it until fate turned agulust the
great Corslcan in 1814. Then Ferdinand
was restored and through tuony vicissi
tudes of fortune was titular king uiilil
1833. It was during Joseph Hono
r.artit'a imtirnatiou that the risings be!
gan (in 1810) in all that was left if
R . . . i , mi.,.,,,.
npain s territory in Ainanui, uno
were' continued when Ferdinand got
buck to power, and by 18'J5, when
Peru's freedom was made secure, Spain
bad lost all ber once imperial domain in
tbe New World except Cuba, Porto Itlco
and a few othtr Islands. Ferdinand's
daughter, Isabella II (1883-08), wbo
was defective mentally and morally as
Ferdinand or Ferdinand's father, sent
Spuin to a still lower depth in weakness
and degradation, but that country
made a short rally In the reign of Isa
bella's son Alfonso XII (1875-85), He
tween tbe beginning of this century and
the end of the third and latest Carlist
war in 1870, Spain had thirty-nine re
volts, rebellions or revolutions, usually
incited by the mental and moral degra
dation of ber monarcbs.
AT THE SIGNAL OF WAR.
(From the Chlcugo Evening Post,)
It wns 2 by the town clock which
drowsed above the public square,
Around the court house was arranged
a mob of wugons, gigs, buggies and
vehicles of various kinds. Hie soft
spring wind fanned the dust of the
little Illinois town, un tne -common
a group of boys were playing "mum-blciM-g.
The dingy walls of the court
bouse loomed up among the toll, bare
trees, which had us yet put forth no
npprccluble evidences 01 ttie season.
The scdiool house, a building of con
siderable pretensions, with a spacious
yard for the play ground for its schol
ars, stxMxl on the corner of an adjoin
ing street of the public square and
from the open windows fame some
times the sound of childish voices.
In the. court house a case of great lo
cal celebrity was being tried, and the
furmers from the country around were
there in full force to listen to it The
streets were more than usually quiet,
the interest of the town loafers licing
foctiKsed In. the law suit and their lack
luster faees thereby transferred to the
court house benches. At the stores
little business was apparent, two old
Indies pricing calico und a lank rustle
buying a plug of chewing tobacco
comprising' the quota of purchasers.
"Hill" Jepson was shoeing a horse in
his bliu ksmith shop and the Rcroggnn
loys were getting a box of nierchi.n
disc Into their drug store. Vet 110 one
could help being Impressed with the
fact Hint it was a lazy day in town.
"Doc" Strode looked out of his ofllce
mill rioted Unit Uncle Tommy Needles
l ed fallen asleep on the hotel Mrch
niitl the Iiiih was just being driven up
from the livery stable preparatory to
sterling for the train to catch sSHible
transients. A solitary drummer res
plendent ns to iipsirel, dignified the
lintel olllt'e nmi yuwiiingly looked at n
ycktei'tlnv's paper. "Doe" musingly
picked up Mime simts lying on his
ilefck ami looked tlieiu over. They
Mere ciilUtiiic nt Hunks which htuUtccu
lillttl out from time to time
.hire 1 In- lit vhicrs of war hntl
been heard ill the town. None of the
iiaiiiro re rcM ntcd men over UO years
of line. Most of them were young fel
low not mul e I tin 11 23 ami '.' I. They
were all familiar mtniea to him. He
flicked the iodic from his lenk with
1111 empty 1 1 k ti t ulccve nmi shifted his
left littiul Into a tinner xltloii.
War? Yes, wr, would lw a mighty
ti-iiflt I hlng If It titttii', but Illinois
u.ihM fi.icr l.i tin front With her me II
I he aiii lte did In 'rtl, II hud
!m- It pit. ml of tin- trt I he boy lirtd
to -led. It wn I lie. runU-Bt thing lit Ih
oi 1.1 to ft I llit-m In rulUI. llu I nd
i-plitlitt-d thill wur km I he iiomI trf
Inn thini; tin rittth, Sltil that it often
iiiiiinl ilinllt am) I.Iumi tluMi r- tnlv
lory li'tt the lt hii I aimply nal.l
I hilt if nr i. i l i.l Ihry tr lint
011K iltitiif hut irhul lii Kit. Hit ,.v
hii.l ( ilired l.-.i th hi ulnnler
t ni. mil unlit I he in.inlr lifel
(-i.. n I,. ,. f m )ini..li.l Mini t ill
the bhtiika u In lutf tUl out from
1I11 ! it. n I il l "lii " m -iiiiili.
t at h tphiitt ami rir itia on
hi bt .lii.nrf a 11, 1 nt tor h ird
It It Ih air I hrt tm ) mill f
( l of the lnn er ililitutaT id Iu
.l .l-ii.i( Iu khini l-Ul, Sot alln.
lt r hn ilhrr n at iiie of lb
iniiuii' iui'iiiilii tlnf th
I -at. jt. , !. H I- J III k' hi
liata'Sleii out t-ln, ati't It lolhl twit.
tit miim', lrttli htia.lrti.j k i
lUiiifi lout ltiiti, sad whitt Toinitii
1 vaii Itiminl.d th litrt t f i). iar-
tU and iirr H'-il U-vi II. a wttula
h,iHnih fmeea tf t m top f him Ut a
in Utile At-1 It, stlatklitf itmi
Ittnrt; klllel ml ttf th ibms whw
Tommy hollered thut his leg was
broken.
The doctor rose and went t the
door. Down 1 lie street the lire com
pany men were seated leisurely about
the 'entrance to t he engine house,
reiuling, smoking mid talking about
the war. To the north mid nearly to
the other side, of town tho steam flour
ing mill scut 1 1 1 a steady stream ol
in 1 11 ii- from a tall smokestack
The big ls'll fa the near by tower hung
l .1 . ,1. A-..M
listless 111 ine ipru air.
All nt once the bell on the ilourlnff
mill moved, rocked and began Ut ring.
It, was one of the usual slirnuls of Are
In the slceov little town, and immedi
ately the public square exhibited signs
of excitement. Horses lifted their
drooping ears and watched with mild
furiosi tv the various evidences of a
country town conflagration. Tho Are
company with commendable alacrity
(nine ilusli nir bv. and the small boys
left, their inline and rushed after the
engine with wild whoops of joy. Dogs
burked nnd everylKsly on the. streets
anxiously asked where the fire was.
Then the bell in the lluptlst church
steeple rung out so strongly and sud
denly that everybody paused and
looked at his neighbor qiiestlonlngly.'
Then the bell In the Methodist church
iinswcdeil sonorously, und finally all
the bells in that ouiet hamlet ranir a
stentorian, message of Iron significance
Unit swept through tne air vocireratr
ng 111 strident chorus, "war, war,
war."
The Are engine hurried lswk to tho
engine bouse nnd put up their horses
and ran the hose cart Into it place.
"Doe" Strode shut up shop and rushed
down street toward the drug store.
The judge adjourned court and the
entire audience, witnesses, litigants
nnd spectators jioured exclknlly into
the streets. The gray haired judge
mounted the steps of the eourt nouse
and began U harrangua the crowd.
Ami from the ground and from the
country roads came the volunteers. It
seemed as if the sound of the bells had
otMMied the gntes ut patriotism and
that a million men went inarching
past. The volunteers gathered fast
under the trees where the old judges
fiery words were echoing and there
were tears on many checks as the boys
lined up to listen to the eloquence or a
man whose services on many a bloody
field entitled him to respect In that
hour. ,
"Doc" Strode was everywhere. He
had the comnanlea form in military
precision and stand at attention, In
the midst of the oration that came
from he court house steps there came
a sound of music. Away down the
slret, faintly at first, but growing
clearer and clearer, came the shriil
squeal of fife and challenging roll of
drums. Then the blare of tho brass
Instrument added to the volume and
the strains of "The Star Spangled Han
tier" rolled gludly along the streets,
and a hundred flags blossomed from
windows nnd roofs. On and on the
band came, while cheers followed and
almost drowned the music. Men with
empty sleeves stood side by side with
men whose first baptism of war was
yet to be. Women mingled with the
crowds, and the words of the venerable-judge
rose higher and higher and
nior vehemently as the enthusiasm
waxed greater.
It seemed ns If the entire country
side nod been sleeping on IU arms,
for from, every road that led into town
etimo the volunteers hurylng to Join
their comrades. Headed by the band
the boys marched up nnd down tne
public square to the cheers of men
ami women ami the waving of flags,
The 'firemen marched with them, the
citizens after the fire company and
evca the women and children, enthus
iastic Ut the cull to arms, followed the
rest. All stores nail Keen closed ana
flags were flying from every corner.
On the liberty iiole, where every 4th
of July the "big" flag flew, a greater
spread of stars and stripes than ever
before seen was- slowly being pulled
upward, t he cull lor troops had been
made and the question asked of the
iK-opie, and gludly hail the call been
answered, and ' answer of the peo
ple was Yes.
And more than all else, deeper than
the clang of iron bells aud keener
than the sound of piercing fife or re
sounding drum, wns the voice of eter
nal Americanism speaking from the
past; "1 sin ttbe spirit of your
lathers thut walked with them at Val
ley Forge mid fought with them at
t om-oril mid Hunker Hill. I saw the
field ut ClicruhuKco ami San Jacinto.
My presence graced the Alnmo, and
bule or grey 1 wns known of men nt
liettvsburg mid In the Wilderness. I
kIimmI with Custer on the knoll of the
l.illie Hig Horn, and my blood was
cite with lieotur mitl John I'ltul
.liiiies to dye the salt sens. And with
me will come the farmer 11ml the artl
Kan, the clerk and the scholar. And I
ttill keep the heritage given me of old
ami with right ami iiilKht hohl fast
the banner of Utterly so loftilv that
nil 'he win Ul limy see. h. M ti.
Swollen Neck
Alio Had Great Difficulty With Her
Heart - How Cured.
My ituhir hail s awullru nrk and
klu hsnrt irouhl. Alur lit lt rtloa
th would Lrraln u haul ah rotdd l
hrafd all uwr li riHiut. bh riiuld Bitl
l Ih flor or veu. ni v lui trtu
without sft'stiu Iter hatt. Hit HinU
wr U.lljr Moid, lUr fthr luUt4
(liat tb Htual l IImsI rrrUla,
kllj W ga U't sUtuttU UAItvWi WvU
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mnch. Wa bar th machines direct from
world at factory cost, and w offer thtm to our subscribsrs at an icsptlosallf
low pries, and all wa want In addition is On Subscriber. Our "Indspsadntr
Machine Is a thoroughly flrst-class Family Sewing Machine, and Is retailed nadar
IU original nam at 105.00. Our arrangements with tb manufacturers will sat
allow us to us tbsir nam, but Instead w call it "Indepsndsnt."
HIGH ARM: HIGH GRADE.
SELF-THREADING."
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EVERY MA0HINE wiHEAWTBD.-Aj written warranty accompatkii " 1
each Machine. All parte art interchangeable, and w can supply dnpkV
cats at any time. Each part of tb Machine is fitted with such axaoV
ns that no trouble ean arise with any part, as new pieoe eaa b
supplied with th assurance ol a perfect fit.
Our "Indepsndsnt" I a strlotlr hlgh-grad Sewing Macbin. and finish
throughout In th best possibl manner. It posswise all modern ImproT
men ta, and its mechanioal construction is such that in It are combined simplicity
with great trsngth, thus Insuring ease of running, durability, and making H
impossible for the Machine to ns put out of order. It sew fast and make
perfect stitch with all kinds of thread and all classes ol material. Always ready,
for us and unrivaled for speed, durability and quality ol work.
Notic tha following points of superiority.
Tbe II kid swings on patent socket hinges, and is firmly neld down
by a thumb screw. It is strong, substantial, neat and handsome la
design, and beautifully ornamented in gold. Tb bed plat baa
rounded corners and is Inlaid or countersunk, making it flush witb
th top of tha table. Hioiikbt Ann The spac under the arm kt 5&
Inches high and 9 inches long. This will admit tb largest skirt,
ven quilts. It is Hblf-Thiikabino There ar absolutely no hole
to put th thread through except tb eys of tb needle. Tbi Shut
TLB is cylinder, open on ths end, entirely self-threading, easy to put
In or take out; bobbin holds a large amount of thread. Tbi Stitcb
Heodlatoii is on the bed of tbs Machine, beneath th bobbin winder,
and has a seals showing ths number of stitches to th inch, can b
chauged from 8 to 3'J stitches to tb inch. Thk Feed is double and
xtends on both sides of th need lo; never fails to take tb good
through; never stops at seams; movement is positive; no springs tw
break and get out of order; ean be raised and lowered at will.
Automatic Itonui Windkb An arrangement for filling th bobbla
atitoniatlcal'y and perfectly smooth without holding ths thread.
The Mahiu does not run whils winding th bobbin. Liubt Hus
pixoThe Maehin is easy to run, d not fatigu th orator,
makes little noiss and sews rapidly. Tin Stitch I a double-lock
stitch, the same on both sides, will not ravel, and ean b changed
without stopping ths Marhine. Tiik Tension Is a flat spring tension
and will admit thread from 8 to 150 Voolcottonwilhoutchanglng,
Never gets out of order. The Nkkulk is a straight, self-sat ting
needle, flat on on side, and raunot b put lu wrong. Nrsui.i Ilia
is rouutl, mads ol rass hardened steel, with oil eup al bottom to
prevent oil from getting on ths good. Aiuistablb Hbaminos All
bearing are ea-hardud stmt) and eaa b vastly adjusted with a
screwdriver. All lost motion eaa b takn up, and tbs Machine will
last a Id time. Attaciimksts Kach Machine I furulabsd with th
billowing stot btstsl attachment rase; On Fool Hammer
Kllr, ou I'arkag of Ndla, ail llohhln. on VY reach, ons Here
Irtvr, on Hhnttl8erw Hrlver, ons l'resr Pool, on 1U-H and
llmtk, on tul t'aa filled with oil, on Uauga, one Uaug Screw, oa
tjuitter, and on luatruotion Hook.
J. UO.OO MAOUIND FOIl $10.00.
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