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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
July al. 1898
IIAILWAY PROBLEM.
OF IT8 THREE FACTORS ONE 13 NOT
ALWAYS CONSIDERED.
Attempt to Create Antagonism Between
the laborers Who Produce and Thou
Who Distribute The Corporation If the
Moat Troublesome Faetor.
I recently proved to my readers that
there are uo roaaonahlo antagonisms be
tweon the laboring tnuu of thin country
on one aide and the producora and han
dler of commodities on the other. I
bowed that they are the customers of
aaoh other and that the prosperity of
aaoh promotoa tho prosperity of the
others.
fiat nowcoraoa tho taunting cry from
the railway corporation that the gen
trai publio, and especially tho farmers,
on tho one aide and the railway em
ployers on tho other have mntual an
tagonisms which can novor bo remind!
1 They justly atato that the farmers
and general publio want lower ratoa on
the railroad while the men operating
the roarla doaire higher wagua and short
er houra.
The corporations olalm that those do
nanda are on each aido earnest arid per
alatont and at tho name time inoompntl
blo. There ia a plausibility in tho plo
toro, but no actual truth when viewed
from a Just and proper standpoint. Un
der normal onndltiona the diflloulty will
disapisiar. TJio corporation draw us a
picture of "an irrepressible conflict,"
with tho publio, Including tho furmera,
on one aido and their employees on the
other. They would havoua believe that
the people generally aro ongugod in n
war to oppress the railway employees,
and that the war ia merciless and end
loaa. The corporation boldly claim that
any lessoning of the publio bunion by
the reduction of railway rutca must
oaoao a reduction of the wagoa of tho
employ (min.
To thla corporation logio it may tie
replied that under jut management the
oorporation would have abundant mar
gins to pay their men better wugea for
shorter hours and at tho aame timo to
reduce tho ratca on railwaya.
Tho fact ia wo aro dealing with a
problem of three factors, and if we
would correctly solve this problem we
moat ooneidcr all the factors. Tho two
factors thua fur considered are tho pub
lio and tiie railway employees. The
third, and at present tho dominant fun
tor, ia tho corporation manager of the
road. That ia tho important and dun
gorona party that ha been pocketing 1U
thouaanda and millions of dollars
While tho farmer and railway workera
have been quarreling over pennies. Tho
oorporation work with Ilttlo noise.
They lay their plana carefully and carry
them out with certainty and conscieuco
leaa precision, Iawi, constitutions,
court decisions and publio opinion aro
brushed aside as cobwebs by tho hand
of tho giant Tho men oomposing the
oorporation soon become millionaires.
Beginning business without money,
they aro soon able to reckon their wealth
by the hundreda of millions, and it ia
predicted that the coming "billionairo"
la aoon to arrive by rail, ushered in by
the floods and forgeries of bia own wa
tered atocks and frandnlent railway
capitalization.
. Those millionaire oorporationa ac
quire their wealth from the other two
factors of the problem from the labor
ing men who operate tho roads and
from tho general publio who liear tho
financial burdens of tho fraudulent cap
italization, tho enormous oflleiul sal
aries and all the expenses of oistrating
tho roads. The corpora lions crowd their
employees down dowu into tho lowest
possible wagoa and work them the lon
gest possible houra on tho one hand; on
the other hand, they charge tho patrons
of the roads "all tho trafllo will boarl"
They act on the robbor'a rule when he
eta out to gut rich by hia nailing. From
the laboring man they require all that
flesh and blood can stand (and more) at
tha lowest living (or atarving) wages!
Aa to tho public, they "levy tributo at
will on all our vast industries, " regard
less of the financial embarrassments,
biases of boniea or the means of life by
the individuals who compose the public I
Now, tha question occurs about this
way: Pappose the fanners and tho gen
eral publio on one side unite for mutual
elf protection agaiuat the corporate
tmnma who operate the nd for the
million and billions they make at tho
buitnoaa; suppose that we require that
working men lx) paij better wages and
have ebortur houra for a day "a wot It, to
that there may be more men employed
With mora money ta it in the i Imu
ftela of buaiuea That will m. an tllr
prtcoa for farm products and more m
lrlty tu every line of biuiueaa.
, Ihatt, t the other baud, let It ti
demanded that farmers aud the general
paUlo be aorved ty the rallrvea at a
rate ao ever i 10 -r ru altera the
Suet f service and rvpaire of rmd and
equipment, and ! ha-jette that la all
esMaa the t berg shall tr tue r.i
able hdalloa tu ih t c evnica. If a
oatUdf loud ran im fartiada,.
Ua eituM trout laucwui fit
)A tl saral aaaau ha jut ta chart
M an tha h rd ta the di-
rarlU tad ta UaMMuata Ua,w a
askstaataaai It ta tMry attfttaay M
fcstf . Aat aathWt Wrui 1 aatrua If a
sswkavd of a.tfa fc aaulad fn
ftutata la aualhat Uhfvu M U
fvaasHaiw M ta W41 aad aa- j
tlaaatM Mbfawy 1 faerie $ioo Mi
aaffesat f alfalfa ad frvxa la aat
faiata V tha aataa taaiaat If tjr
tfttvad la m a ear r id tnm
Maw Y v ta Cfcka M l aad.
II axaat aattalaty aa aafalr M tharta
uatlva Aaaatkaaa III Wtwassi laa aaaa
viaaa If tha aUy fraijati a
a aaniad Ua avaragaall aar Uia
favaatrf at !a taaat I taat fwt Mt av
alia. It aarali aae4 U ju4 at ahaiga
Hat fsjvwasaaat N at 44 trnaa aa i.
sWaairytaf Ua l'tlt4 Itataa miU
Tat tfcaaa UaUfal rahaaraala an hat
rUay aiaaagaaaaaa Taa rva-
j bers have the "drop" on the public, and
aa a rule levy tributo at will on all our
vast commerce and industries.
The railway oorporationa having rais
ed rates on one aide nd auppressed
wagoa on the other until the margin of
profit ia largo, then cornea the opportu
nity to swell "capitalization" by the
ale of fraudulent stocks and bonds, on
which dividends and interest must be
paid. To meet the increased demand
railway rates mast bo crowded np a Ilt
tlo higher and wagoa of employees rc-
duood a little lower in order "to provide J
for the obligationaof thecompanyl" In
this way the railway burdens of this
country have grown $11,000,000,000!
One-half water I Representing no hon
est investment!
Now, aupposo we cut down railway
rates in the interest of tho public on
tho one hand aud raise the wugea of
railway employees on the othor (1) in
the interest of the laboring man, (2) in
tho interest of al) farmers and business
men who havo laboring men for cus
tomers and (8) in the publio interest.
In this way the corporations should
reoeivo, aay, about $200,000,000 per an
num lesa than they now receive, and
that incomprehensible sum would an
nually remain in the hands of tho pub
lio and oontinno' to circulate in tho
ohannela of business. There would of
oourse bo less paid on false capitaliza
tion, and railway official and attorneys
would receive loss princely aularles.
It ia thua aeon that the interests of all
laboring men, all furmera, all business
men uud tho gonerul publio aro iden
tical. The prosperity of one aids the
prosperity of all, Tho only wild beast
tho only megatherium in the pros
ent railway wilderness of confusion is
tho railway corporation I He is the third
factor in the problem which insists on
being ignored in ourcaloulutioua. Uo Is
tho quiet, whispering serpent in tho
garden of Eden who la tho cause of the
damage and injustice.
When all tho tailoring men, all tho
farmers and all tho business men un
derstood this subject aa they understood
chattel slavery in the aixtlca and met at
the ballot box intent on justice to them
selves and their families, times will bo
better hero in America. We aro all in
tho same boat. We must sink or swim
together. Divided we aro helpless.
United, onr enemies will disappear as
frost under tho morning sun. Their
power of re istunoe to our will when we
ere united ia sa tho breath of an infant
to the fury of a cyclone. Lot ua study
this problem of three factor and tin 1 to
foraelf protection. John Duviti in Non
conformist. HITS FROM THE SHOULDER.
A Denver Clergymen Who Nays Horn
I'ultiteil Thing to Ills Congregation.
It isn't very often a preacher in a
pulpit has the nerve to striko out from
the shoulder and indulgo in tho little
commonplace practice of bowing to tho
lino regardless of whore tho chips full,
aaya tho Denver Road The Kov. l'asa
more tried it and was put on the eccle
siastical toboggan slide and shoved into
obscurity so dark aud inhospitable aa to
render it beyond the power of mankind
to resurrect him. The following we tuke
from tho Hterling (Oolo.) Newa:
In hia lust tiunduy sermon Hov. Cam
don M. Cobern, pastor of Trinity M. E.
church, Denvor, stood in his $260,000
church, with the $15,000 organ right
bock of him and a $10,000,000 congre
gation in front, and deliberately uttered
tho following: "Eighty-four per cent of
Wo wealth or the United States is own
ed by 0 ier cent of tho population.
Where did they get it? Did they earn
it? Did they bog it? Did they steal it?
"Tliero is an awful criminality going
on about our modern social system and
its business methods. In this city there
are ten men and women for every place,
no matter how poor. And how much
are wages? Of 1,822 women of whom
this inquiry was made, 37 cam $0 a
week, 20 earn $5 a wek, 127 earn $4 a
week aud 634 earn $1 a week!
" What are these women to do? How
can they live? If I can trust tho stories
that came to my ears in tho lust week",
there are burfiuesa concerns in this city
so conducted that if they were dropped
into the midst of hell tomorrow the
devil would not take the trouble to
change either tho administration or the
foremen of tho departments.
"I want t say that I will conduit
an Investigation in which I propose to
dlatovvr thw exact truth of what I hear. "
Hi predecessor, the giftw! Holer t
Mclutyra, onee made a similar break
nd wound up with a similar promise;
but, alas, hiaimweding aeriuona proved
hint to tw a pUin, licrvelcaa, htrtlc
Hat, and m we are afraid, it will turn
out with Kov. (VU rn. if he would ak
htmlf tho qneaiioo, "SVhat would
Jeaua do?" were he the pair of the
biggest chart h and preaching ta the
largest aud uioat Influential tHiugrfg- j
lion tn ivimr and lhit endeavor tu do
what lu his eptulou Jeaat would dv ha
would Uy lr tha slue, tha wrung
the ailwry and wrwkhediteea of Uwr
U the twt 4
ta aMlily aud kvrp
p. Kvwy ittaa aud wtxuan who rare
auawMf aumaniiy tu gfftoral. who
", J,''r' 'l )Uw to the tuaaaaa,
tf.4 l Ud-fa'i Words, kpra
" u t Ua gwd wwk, tat
aay eaa Mte vaa ha will
M
A lw-
Tha wd "dakral" d4 Ht aaaa-
aMt1' lea atra
f1 at daktai
w -aa-talli aa wall aa
awiiy r waiia aaaay wttlta; I.
la ara Ua galaa 4 eWwit
A lKrat U aaa was) Was tcua)
waalia aa a warvaat 4 laatwUhtkitf
u taa nai tatiaatnat a4 ft,
aaiawfiiy, aa4 af wraaaa O.
y a4 rv taa mtw
Taa aa.tlaa M
waiim laa eatat u aKaviy g.
araiaaat aad tha Idiad. aathtaaiag
ratttaaa wavv4aa aadwataa lat Ua
am wit rmad advaa fciUeavf.
lat latatws) ta Ua laaaaaaV ae4 ava
taaaatiala aad aWsraraat feaaMsraa,
sta a aWla
taaaUHL
POSTAL BANKS ARE BETTER.
Would Provlda Loans to tha Gorarnmant
la m Way Hnparlor to "Popolar Bonds."
A Washington correspondent of the
Boston Transcript in a recent letter to
that paper discusses very intelligently
the popular loan which the treasury de
partment is now floating and compares
this method of borrowing money for
government purposes with the postal
savings bank plan. It will cost the gov
ernment, writes The Transcript corre
spondent, more than $100,000 to estab
lish and keop in motion the machinery
of a popular bond issue. A small army
of temporary clerks has ul ready been
employed by the treasury, and the bill
for printing placards, circnlara of in
atruotion and the like will be uo small
aum. After pointing out the relation
between the popular loan plan and the
postal aavinga bank project tkia writer
aaya:
"It is to bo regretted that the postul
bank was not in operation and mado use
of instead of the popular bond Issue, Of
the two the postal savings bank would
be simpler aa well aa cheaper for the
government. Tho educational work for
the popular loan and tho postal bank is
the same, only in the latter project it
would be a continuous thing, while for
the popular loan all tho instructing has
to be done at one sweep. If the govern
mout is to oontinno in tho money bor
rowing business, as now seems likely,
and in the interest of tho toiling mil
lions is to oontinno to make a special
bid for tneir savings, Instead of tho pos
sessions of tho plutocrats, it might be
well to try the postul savings bank
project before another bond issue ia re
ported to."
Tho writer gives expression to tho
opinion, which must bo generally shar
ed, that tho debt of the United Htates is
likely to grow larger rather than
mailer in the immediate future. 8ince
the passage of the McKiuley tariff act
of 181)0 thero bus been during most of
the intervening timo a deficiency in
revenue Tbia was true not only of tho
timo that tho Wilson law, enacted by
the Democrats, was on the statute books,
but also of the McKlnley law and tho
Dlngley law. This does not mean, of
oonrae, that borrowing will be neoes
sury in order to meet current expend!
tures. Publio ontimont would not ior
xnit that, but it does indicate, no mat
tor bow nuwise the policy may be
thought, that the nation ia likely, aa a
matter of fact, to borrow in order to
raise money for unusual expenditures,
just aa it ha done in the present war
emergency. Tho war, with ita possl
bill ties for more bond issues, ia not yet
over. When it is, thero will doubtless
be a demand for an enlarged navy and
for the advancement of funds for the
building of the Nicaragua canal and a
Pacific cublo. Tho "new nutional pol
icy, "if tho nation shall embaik upon
one, means heavy expenditure, aud,
though it ought not to perhaps, there is
very probability that this added ex
penditure will mean more borrowing
rather thuu tho raising of all needed
funds by means of additional taxation.
The United States oould have estab
lished the postal savings bunk system
for less money than it is costing to float
the populur loan, and after that aystem
is once established it will bo entirely
elf sustaining and no expense to the
government for maintenance. Aa a mut
ter of economy for itself, therefore, and
without regard to the permanent social,
educational aud economic value to the
people, tho government should establish
tho postal aavinga system, so aa to en
ablo it to borrow money from its own
people under the most satisfactory con
ditions whenever the ueod arises. In
stead of allowing attention to be divert
ed from the postal aavinga bank project
by war, therefore, thia ia just the time
when tho government should be consid
ering tho advisability of establishing
the system, for the ueed for it at a time
when the nation is borrowing money is
most appareut and pressing. Chiougo
luxHird.
(tovarainaatal I a fain 7,
This is the plain, cold statement of n
governmental infamy.
lly tha law a proper one in the
atate of New York every caild lesa than
10 yeara old who desire to work for
wagea must produce a certificate from
the board of health that he or aha i
physically tit tu work.
Py an infamous provision of the rev
enue law enacted by tho Itepublicuii
rougrena just adjourned each clul I is
compelled tit buy a 10 cent stamp aud
am II to this mtttlcatis
The ripreaa, railroad and telegraph
cumpaiiitf shift lotiio shoulder uf their
rostoiuera the Ui which the law sought
to Uupoaa uptui I hem. Tha millionaire
brawvrand lohaoHmUl ihrual upon con
samcr the tax which the Uw liupoaim
pun them. Tha mlllt'iiain landown
er, the A.lor t the ItradUy Martin,
living abniad In luxury ua luourydrawu
perhaps fruiit tha liiitut to which
IbMw vry thild( ara aiuaUdljf houaL
pava i't paay of the war lax.
Hat tha lull rhtldreu. whoui aa vu
tighlottua, aaaa Chrulaa aud auajvhUi
aa Ul ajiiviu cu)a to wmk ta Ibait
alaytluta, auast pay 10 te aa. h la
war tataa hf thay taa ac)atr tha
frtlltf id avaa kiwg Wink.
Wa are wait tug fof humautty, bat
wa wttag tha tt d tha war fnaa Ua!
hart id haataaiiy rat alia tu y It
Saw full JviaritaL
Ma Ika t ! aaaa,
Afttf Idt) yaara tf ! I vdaa
tluai aad 4 Utdaatrul tilamha that aia
aairat laa, avaplad with aUladattdiiy
la tfiattihatuig Uia waalU asaally awl-
rao a !., ua taalar; tloiwa a
vaat
aad
tamtaallty al aulra4aa waat
waalU, sJtU latatf aad wfculaaaia
aUMf aUikaavlag lata da pair, while
taae waa Ml Mt tha asay Ua at Ua
at 14 aaewat with a haw Ua try al
thvsat wWa tw at, ta faiaa
afa a aairy aga a gwvaraaaaal ly
Ua aa4 Wa aad with a gvaraaMal
If aMtaxratiwaa, aaxaetaJl, Mtaa aad
laUUaairaaal M. WaaaUa.
EDITORS' IDEAS.
Why doea the United States pay such
small waitee to its soldinra. Our people
are not mercenary, but the wax should
not te less tliun is neceesary to keep
family. It seems to us that the mini
mum should be $25 per month, That
would be little enouKh for a man who
leaves his business uud hoins and nrob
ably gives up hia life. Stanton Register,
Ibis fall a campaign means a great
deal to the freeeilver forces. William V.
Allen, who has so ably represented the
iieupie in neoraica in toe senate, must
be returned. Even republicans admit
the fuct that Allen Is a statesman and 11
friend of the common people. This must
oe, as nas neen sum, "an Alien cam
paign." If there ever was a lime when
unity of action by those favorim a irov-
eminent of the people, for the people end
by the people was necessary, it is now.
Cluy Center Patriot.
Our goldbug friends say they must re.
deem Nebraska next fall. Itedcem her
from what, praj? From the hand of
honest officlul to deliver her again into
trie keeping ol defaulting Mooree,
Moshers and Hartleys? The goldbug
idea of redemption seems to be the
wrecking of the school fund, the stealing
01 trie insurance luiiils, the pillage of In
aimousyluiiis, und tho transfer of tha
treasury funds to the pockets of the
politicians, from all such redemption,
good Jvord deliver us 1'upilliou Times
Secretary of State Porter has made a
record that he and his friends have a
right to leel proud of. Huch on official
Is decrying of the thanks of th people,
and Mr. Porter may feel assured that
the people of Nebreska will not forget
turn at tue polls, Howell Journal.
The People's Champion of Hebron
sevs that Hardware Is as necessary an
food for building purpose. Kilitor
Mickey probably has an Iron constitu
tion.
A IMa;arous Symptom.
"When one of the tubes on th Vesu
vius Is discharged," remarked the Mud
no press censor, "it merely gives u
slight couch." 'Yes," replied the assist
ant gravely, "but there are clrcurn
stances under which a slight cough ia h
mighty dangerous symptom, and this Im
one 01 them. Washington Slur.
Trans-Mississippi Exposit'n, Omaha
HOMK COMINO HI'KCIAI. DAY.
A air. 4 Stenoirniiihers Dav.
9. Iowa KnixhUof Py th laa Day.
in, ited Men's Pay.
11.
15.
Tennessee Ked Men's day
St. JoHeph day.
ISii.iiiiH-t and fraternal asso
eintiou day.
Texas day.
Sioux Oily day.
Hoheiniaii day.
MiHMOiirl diiv.
18.
2o.
27.
.'ID.
1.
Sept. 1. Kansas day,
,1, Editors day.
Ti. Labor day.
0. Colorado day.
Koesy rord Melon day.
Port Arthur day.
Fraternal Union of Am. day.
Lumbermen's day.
Woodmen of th World day.
New Mexico day.
National Shriner'a day.
New ICiiitland day.
7.
H.
9.
10.
14.
IB.
10, Oklahoma day,
18 19. Modern Woodmen days.
20 21. Iowa days.
24. Commercial Travelers day.
Oct. 1. Chicago day.
7. Knox College duy.
17. I. 0.0 F. day.
18. TeniifHHHe day.
Other special days to be announced lat
er. (JorKeous electrical Illumination ol
the pram! court. Unrivaled show
features on the midway. Iteduced
ruteson all railroads.
for Weak (Den
Who Are Willing to Pay When
Convinced of Cure.
A scientiflo combined medical and
mechanical cure ha been ducovered
for " Waaknasa of Men." Ita lucccas
baa been ao atartling that the proprie
tors now announce that they will Bend
it on trial ramadiaa and appliance
'f74t aJvam. fjymtnt to any boa
est man.
If not all that ia claimed all you
wish send It back that end it pay
noiaiugi
Na aaah arTar waa avar ataxia (a ga4
faith hafotei e haliava aaatkar taw
ad ald tiaad aah a lt-
thia fUMbtaad tiaatmaal nttaaawh
tr, taitfHi(hlr aad Mavai ail (davit al
early avU haalia, lata' ea.aee. over
woik, warry, eta, It aiaataa Malta,
attaaglh, aiiality, atuiaiag aara
aad iMtaaaa waah ad aJUfad
isMtloaa ta aetata) diataatKm aad
Aay aaaa wtillag la aaraaat will ra
aaiva daattaiaa, paiiWulaia aa4 raf
ara,Ha la a liaia iaaiad taahpa,
PvWaaabaalawaSJaata, HadaptMMi
a laaauaitiaa a aay aatara, A aa
Iweal ivpaletkta haaat Uia edtf. (Cat
at aad eeed thla awtka, af waathM
par.) Addma
FieelflicalTrfialieD
Inaa yne Mtv la aa aatgkh,
(Vtaaia aa aUI aahacnaa.
IHTERESTIHC CDRRESPDHDEHCE
Independent Sewing Machine Indorsed By
All Who Use It.
For some time the Indkpkndknt has been offering to ita readera a sewing ma
chine and a year's subscription to the paper for 119.50. The machine is war
ranted first-class iu every particular. All who have purchased these machines are
pleased with them.
A lady in this city desiringto purchase a machine called at the Indki'KNDemt
office und uked for the names and addresses of parties who bad purchased
machines. She stated that she wished to write to them und learn if the machine
was "exactly aa advertized." She waa given the namea and ud dresses of thirty
liersons from which she selected seven, to whom she wrote a letter similar to the
following:
LINCOLN, NEB., March 1, 1808.
Mn. 8. Walkoiw, Vesta, Neb.:
Deur Sir 1 hear that vou have received one of the "Independent" eewlnir ma
chines, advertised in the Nkimiaska Inijkpkndicnt. As I am thinking of purchasing
one 01 tnese machines I write to you for
compare with the Singer, White, Wheeler
niceiy mushed; is it supplied with full set
head; Is it easy running and of si in old
claimed for It In the advertisement, and Is there any additional expense to the
receipt of it not outlined In the advertisement of the machine? Will you be kind
enough to answer these questions und give me your Opinion of the machine? Aa
early reply will greatly oblige. iiespectfully,
XI 1 10 ltICLJLIIM.
The replies which ehe received to tho seven letters wore as follows:
VESTA, NEIL, March 3, 1808.
In reply will any tint the machine referred to, is all that the advertisement
guarantees. 1 inely fluishod, aud in all
it.
Etta Sakkkh, Lincoln, Neb.:
In answer to your letter wa received
sewing machine, I can say 1 like the machine very much, It doea good work. I
nave nan my macrons three week and
neighbors had it Singer aud last fall uot
great deal the same. My mother also
the attach men ts and find mine equal to bers and also a full set. The woodwork hi
nicely finished. It is high-ariti and easy runninir. I think It is all that is claimed
for it In the advertisement. There is no
nope you will be as well pleased with the
M lis. A. L. SCOTT.
OAK, NEB., MAICCIIB, 1808.
Miss Etta Ha men, Lincoln, Neb.;
In regard to your letter of March 1st, I would soy that the machine Is just as
described ia the Inpki'Kmiknt. We are perfectly satisfied. It has full set of att
achments, and is liiuh arm. It is noiseless, birht runninir and a perfect machine.
The woodwork is highly polished. It will
if. 1 he machine Is all the advertisement claims, and more. There In no addi
tional expense to the receipt of the muchlue. Yours respectfully,
Miss Etta HArricK, Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Mndum: Your letter received,
machine will say it is something like the New Home machine. It is a very good
-axy riinnig muchlue, does splendid work and has a full set of attachments every
thing that is needed in that line. The wood-work is nicely flninhed. I believe it Is
is kooiJ as any High priced machine, it
-n't any more ex ixmse to it only what is
not expensive, aud is a very good machine. We have hud ours eight or nine
months and are greatly pleased with it.
I have hud two machines before this one,
run as eusy as this one.nor they didn't
very nice. 1 nun t think there is any fault
I am sure you Will be well satisfied with it
chine you can get. Well, 1 think I have
1 neeu to. muoereiy vours.
Miss Etta Sakker, Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Madam I will suy in regard
complete in every respect; it Is all it is claimed to be; it is nicely finished; the wood-
worsisons. 1 ao uoi mm, ii necessary to answer an tne questions you have
asked, for we tblnk it a grand machine for the money $19.50 freight pold. No
xtra charges in uny way, 1 thiuk if vou purchase one of these machines von will
urely be pleased with it. Respectfully yours,
Miss Etta Baffeh, Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Madam lour letter of March
have had the machine only a few weeks.
t a very lutht running and neat appearing machine. The onlv machine I com
pared it with woe the Singer, "latest improved." The wood-work is as nicely
finished as that of the Singr, the same kind of wood. 1 have the light color. Ita
mochauism. in general, I as simple, and ia some respects more so than that of the
Singer. Perhaps the only possible advantage is that tho Sinner has the drop
head and the "Independent" has not. "Independent" has a hiuh arm the same h
1 he Sinner, and a full set of attachment,
broidery attachment, which is 7.1c extra.
eqir 01 nie mucuine. 1 uey semi n cfruncate 01 warranty good lor ten years.
Yes, I think it is all that they claim it to lie. And I am of the opinion that
the "lmlcendeDt," with prosr care, which all machines should have, will last aa
(inn anil 00 as irooo work as tne machine which 1 Just compared it with, which
would cost me f 55 cash iu Aurora, Neb. Yours respectfully,
D. E. BL'RKEY.
PAWNEE. CITY. NEB.. March 5. Inos
Miss Etta SArncn. Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Madam Replying to your inouiryof the 1st Inst., reirardinir tha "Tnita.
pendcut" Kewiwr, Machine, will sny: It compares very favorably with the Singer,
which we have always considered (he "leat." Tha wood-work is nicely finished. It
is annulled with a full set fd attachment; is hitch arm; drop lea': simnlH Inrnn.
otruciion; euay to ran, and Is all the advertisement in the Inhki'k.shknt claims for
it. Tmhth ia do additional expense to t he receipt of it, except what is indicated n
the advertisement. Very respectfully,
If you need a rWing Machine you will
factory Id every particular. Il'a a bargain.
RELIABILITY
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rwl a jfejt tlei! for tempoury sensation.
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Use wet of Till KtCOKD rests ujvn its reliability.
It prints the news all the news and tells the truth
atvut it.
It is the only American rvewspiper out?kle New York city
that has its on exclusive dispatch tvat smke anj its
oars stall cixreporwlenti anj aittsts al the front In tvth
henmrhetes.
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"Wc read the war news In the other papers,
then we turn to TUG CHICAGO RECORD to
tee bow much ol It Is true."
ti4 tf Matdatkifl tatfha aa4 NtMriBikMt imu4
V V an r"l.'i" aJaiatt 111 UliCU MCUHU, u,
Mia Hi Ml tautta.
Information concerning it. llow does It
and such machines; la the wood work
of attachments; is It high arm and drop
mechauism: is the machine all that Is
KTTA HA b I' Kit, 825 North 10th St.
reepecte complete. You are aufe in buying
Yours.
S. WOLFORD.
DAVEY, NEB., March 3, 1808.
lost evening concerning the "Indeoendent"
like it better all the time. One of onr
an "Independent." She savs they work a
has a 105 Singer and we have compared
additional exismse to the receipt of it I
machine as 1 am. Your truly,
compare with any other machine I know
. O. M. JONES.
DAVEY NEB., March 4, 1808.
and In reirard to the "Independent" sewinir
is high arms but 110 drop head; uud there
mentioned in the advertisement, mo it Is
I have done a great deal of sewing on it.
both exoeus.ve ones, but neither of them
look any better to look at, as this one looks
whatever to be found with this machine.
if you iret one. It is as urood as anv ma
answered all your question, and said all
MUS. ALFRED PETERSON.
LEBANON. NEB.. March 8. 1898.
to the machine that we have, that it is
MRS. C.A.ADAMS.
GILTNER. NEB.. March 5. 1808.
1 received; and in reply will sav. that wa
Did very little sowing with it. But I And
except etcbinsr and Kensimrtom m.
Thore is no additional expense on re-
JOHN M. OHIIOIIN.
And "The Independent Machine" aatla-
See advertisement page aevau.