Nebraska Newspapers

    WANTED TO BE A MAN.
Trfco Xoong Woman Who Want to Chi
cago In Men's Clothing.
Mis Hettle Dickey, the young lady
from Delaware who recent y visited Chi
cago in men clot ng, ha told the com
plete story of hur adventures. It ap
pears that for years aha haa had an
overwhelming desire to be a man. The
Impulse to see the world aa a man aeea
It grew upon her to auch an extent that
ho finally decided to leava homo. Bho
toreted a ault of her brother's clothes
the woodshed, and toon t ter noon
m March 14 she slipped q1 1 -ily Into
the shed and put as masnullnt attlro.
Thea aha walked calmly out of the yard
at front of her home to tho road lead
ing to Klamensl station on the Daltl
more It Ohio railroad. It was then
about MO o'clock In tho afternoon,
tho followed tho tracks three miles
Without meeting anyone. Then two
Men came In eight, and, for fear of dc
beetles, she turned aside Into a field
and made her way to Newark, whero
he took the I o'clock train for Haiti
aore. Ily this time her parents were
arching the country for her In the Im
mediate vicinity of their home. Reach
ing Baltimore, V o stopped for an hour,
ffhei she bought a ticket to Chicago,
and left on the 7 o'clock train over tho
Baltimore A Ohio rallroed. All tho
money she had en leaving homo was
ISO. Bho reached Chicago en the night
of March 10 with 11 41 In tho pocket of
ker trousers. Iter original Intention
was to go to Denver or Ban ITrsnclsoo.
In both of those plii es she has relatives.
After her arrival In the Windy City
ho was st a loss to know where to lay
ker head. Bho was afraid to go to a
lodging-house, so she concluded to walk
the streets rather than run tho risk of
being detected. For two nights she
tramped the sidewalks of Chicago be
fore finding a place of shelter. At last
he found a big lumber yard near tho
lake, and thre she spent five nlffhts
among tho piles of lumber What little
food sho ate during this time she pur
chased el cheap restaurants. In all of
these sho seated herself at tables along
side men. For three nights she occupied
corner In a box csr standing on a side
track of tho Illinois Central railroad.
One of tho employes discovered her and
femanrird an explanation of her pres
ence. PS melntalned her fortitude and
succeeded In escaping arrest. Bho went
m In this way for two weeks until, over
tome b exhaustion, sho fell III, and
was removed to tho Cook County Hos
pital. The Incessant tramping and tho
Mumslnx's of her brother's shoes caused
overs Injuries to her feet. Upon re
anoval of the shoes at tho hospital flesh
same off wit), them. A diagnosis of her
oaso waa msdo by tho physicians In
charge. While making aa examination
f her lung- ho discovered her sex. Bho
told him her namo was Hettls Dicker
on, but subsequently admitted that It
Was Hettlo Mckey, and that her homo
was In Htenton, Del. After listening to
ker narrative tho doctor notified her
parents. Or, April 24, one month from
iiie lime of her disappearance, sho wrote
to her roobr, describing bar sufferings
and aske forgiveness. Bho r .jhed
kome a week ago, and, with Vm excep
tion of a slight feebleness, sho was Bono
feao worse for tho expenenoo.
LANGUAGE OF THE FLAGS.
What They Arc 8nppnee4 to Repress!
la Death or I.I re.
To "arrlko the flog" Is to lower the na
tional colore in token ef submission,
ays the ihool Journal. Flags arc used
as tho symbol of rank and command,
the officers using them being called flag
officers. Buck flsgs arc aquarc, to dis
tinguish them from other banners. A
"flag of truoe" Is a white flag displayed
to an enemy to Indicate a desire for a
Carley or consultation. The white Dug
i the alga of peace. After a battle pan
ties from both sides oftea go out to the
Id to rescue the wounded or bury
the dead, under the protection of
white flag. The red flag Is a
Sign of defiance, and la often used by
revolutionists. In our serv! It Is a
nark of danger, and shows a vessel to
be receiving or dlschsrglng her powder,
the Meek flng Is the sign of piracy. The
Pellov (leg shows a vessel tc be at quar
antine, eid Is tho slsn of contagious dis
ease. A flag at half-maet means mourn
ing. Fishing and other vessels return
with a flag at half-mast to snnounce the
loss or death of some of the men. Dip
ping a flsg Is lowering It slightly and
then hoisting It sgaln, to salute a vessel
r fort If the President of the United
tatea goea float, the Americas flag Is
tarried la the hows of his barge or hoist
4 at the mala of the vessel ea board of
wkick kc la.
Woo la Negator Ofdir,
Tho report of Naerullah Khea'a Im
areeeloa that, aa tho first race he saw at
Ipiois wae won by the prince of Wale,
while oa the second the premier wae trl
am haul, they arranfe matters In this
Way on Its turf in thla country seems
to bo bo-e4 from what actually took
place at he races near the monastery
blhe Crimea during tho war there. A
puree waa given by tho executive to tie
run fur by a boroe. the property of our
French allies, Wma fifteen started and
ntah4 ta flit accordance with their
arm reek-loo raco being woo by the
geoerot, II o itanl being ewend aJ
ihc Btajr IMH but the subalterns ao
waereKld 'WM.
i.rf of r.
Coctl Nfcedee ta a waa of very eimple
taewo, rvmaikably naiYwie4, a4
plalaoiMikeoj. lie baa aa Iron UI. but
ta Mtbearted, en J la a phtuihMtie
(reamer aa well as a waa of 44. Mr.
fthuOea vid0 e qwkaljr, sn4
br IHeir iy merely baaing at
maa ew bo Ma auko op bis Mint
what et of a ekatef bo baa to )
wan. Ow fi.4 wrote U aim au
to blea to da ouMtoikiag N a
k imui u ( i (4 .(
Afdva, TM Ktag of Ike Capo rpii4
to thM effveli 't4 oe ka pif tap
4 I It let ba- bt tota-a 04
wsetbee I eoe 4a eajthiag foe bit et
iMt.";,
the rbtakg
Hoeeat oUUsifeo ofco thai Ike UUI
"tokiog p-wee,' ii H k ealW4.
v4 iu mI4 ta KMiMw, e
I tf Ik NU AmevWa,
eaaioly tha fMalrp . ewairee It Pjo,.
aa OMt vattito) all Kvtrvpo, ei)jm
Uat Itrusia. recx teetoo, H.
giam, aa4 too Nelha-taada. all tbo ta
--tMtaiuV mumv owtro bt
SPAlN'8 FEW MANUFACTURES.
They Arc Volaaportoat aad A-o
Grow
log Weaker Coutullj.
No European or American country of
like or similar population baa so (ew
manufactures as Spain. Moreover, the
Spanish manufactures, few and unim
portant aa tbey are, outside of the
province of Catalonia, seem to bo on
tbo decline, and the total number of
operatives In the entire klnjdom la no
larger than in half a doten of the clilef
manufacturing cltlea of New Engl; nd.
With tbe exception of tbo dearth of
eoal Spain baa many natural advan
tages, and It mineral weuh, particu
larly iron, lead, copper, cine, and
quicksilver, Is extensive, but it im
ports from other countries In a year
cotton goods to twice the value of its
xporta of cotton goods and silk goods
In value four times greater than the
silk fabrlos which it exports. Tbmio
exports are chlofly to Spanish colo
nies a market which tin home coun
try has lost In part, and the balance
of which li likely to be wrested from
It soon.
In some European and American
countries manufacturing interests (this
la notable of Oermnny) -e Increasing
In very rapid ratio; in noma Euro
pean and American countries the In
crease Is small, hut sufllclent to be
marked, and In still fewer number
there Is no Increase, but, at the same
time, no decline. Spain Is literally
falling behind, and attention Is called
aa Instance of this to tbo fact that
Seville had 10,000 silk loonm In the
ilxteenth century, whllo at present
there are only 3,000 In nil Simla, To
ledo, famous tor Its swords and cutlery,
lias ono factory with !H)0 workmen. Cot
ton mills were introduced so far hack
as 1789, yet the whole numbnr of opera
tives In this .nduHtry, w, Ida of Cata
lonia, does not exceed 30,000, Few in
number as are tho ninmifiidures of
Spain, their Importance Is exaggerated
by tbe Inhabitants, and It has long
beon a matter of public knowledge that
the government figures concerning
Bpanlwh manufactures puhllNhed in
Madrid are altogether misleading.
Moreover, It Is thought needful by
some, Spaniards to augment the Im
portance of their manufactures by ar
tificial rr-nnn. Thus In tho Toledo
weapon factory referred to, stated
bouri are fixed officially for the "ad
mission of v'rltors." Tbene are per
mitted to enter between 8 and 12 in
the morning and 1 and 6 In the after
noon, except on holidays, and there
Is a patrol of soldiers between 13 and
1 (the hour of "quick lunch" In the
United States) to prevent atrangon
from entering, tho assumption of the
Spaniards being that If too much free
dom were accorded to auch visitors
they might not be sufficiently im
pressed with th Importance of the
manufacture of guns and swords. No
satisfactory answer has ever been giv
en to the question, apart from the
eharnctcrMlee of the inhabitant!,
why Spain, 1ieh Is admirably located
for commercial purpores. with a num
ber of sespor's on the Mediterranean,
nd with comparatively little competi
tion from Mediterranean countries,
either In Europe or Africa, has not
utilised the opportunity of supplying
them with manufactured goods.
HB WANTED A UNIFORM.
rerraent Iloy lUe III Tune Cut Off to
On to Wnr.
Since the news of Dowey's victory
reached the green hills of his native
state, the fires of patriotism have
burned fiercely lu the breasts of the
boys of Vermont. Tho enthusiasm of
sacrifice for Uncle Sam reached Its
height the other day In St. Albans.
One of tho boys from that town went
before the army surgeon to be ex
smined, with a view to enlisting. He
was a strong fellow, and tho xurgoon
found him all right till ho not down to
bis feet. There he dlncovered a defect
which mnda him hesitate. The little
toea on both feet were crooked under
io that tu walking the boy's welnht fell
directly on them. "I'm afraid I can't
pasa you with those toes." mM thj sur
geon. "You would find them very
troublesome on a long me-ch. Don't
they ever hurt you In wall Ing?" The
fillnw admitted that they were some
times painful when ho vMked many
miles. The surgeon nhnnk his head.
"Very sorry." he sal.l. "hut I'm afraid
you ran't to." The boy from Dewey'a
state threw bark hi head and his up
per lp stiffened. "IW'n," he said,
"supposing I didn't have (ho toes.
Would you pa me then" Tho doctor
altl he thoush' bo won! ', Thereupon
Ike b 4lVd tivor to lb. tntttl and
told tho houe ur-'Mm It I ho wanted
bit little two rut ff ' ' at ho could
10 to war. Th opn. r was per
formed, and tho braro volunteer bow
Hoc vp at Ihc hAplul with bandaies
areuad kla feet, mtmu too loot, but
full of valor, and determined to wear
tbo uniform uf I'oclo nm, toee or o
toea-New York llrJ4.
Hleoeao.
If ymi bato mih the bt way to
Insure kla fmur vl dt iug It to lave
bin leart eroe regular bulaes or
ftrfupatkm. Ho wh a -. ant as
seeee of llvtag t ino-4 apt ta fvt
ttctlat l tempuiwm. h to well aal4
Ibal "tbo devll o beat uiilep U go
U! krla"-Kof. e I Upmkor,
Ml CfcttotHoM
Wo arc a tbo brart of groalor
ertfW that tlo of htal a teat
Cb'MMaaii- MM'te tJy, ta k fteo
of tbe w4l4. lie otetaal . tUitty,-Ref
tlt't llopbiaa,
Hoe feet
IUk-!ot lowk at Uat baoili
aeaeat flag Tarn me, bt
H1! 1 llttt tmali Ma4-Very fmif,
Vol H I Vaic fw me, Now
Ywl Mctt4
II Tr iff J i Afc II
T was too dark
for him to work
in the middle
room where tho
fire wan, and tho
other roo m a
were so cold that
his finders grew
numb and dropped the brushes. lie
made numerous futile attempts to
warm his hands at the grate and rush
off to paint while the warmth lasted,
but tlioso were slow, discouraging;
result". Holnjf an artist was far from
a Joy-producing condition under tho
oxiatinx c'.rcuin.tances, he rollected.
Ho wanted toflnlnli the picture he was
doing a mere aomethlnfr which would
contribute to keep tlio kettle almmer
ln while ha a- Hed develnpmenta In
other directions -but somohow tho
task was not easy. Ills frlund Pratt
had been more than kind to house him
gratia ao many weeks, but Pratt waa
only a olerk inhabiting a cheap apart
ment from which ho was absent all
day, and it was too bivl imposing on
his .food nature, Weatherly, as dusk
came on, folt that terrifying aenso of
desperatlo? that coinoi over all umbl
tlou young artiitU when thev have
to confess themselves defeated by
inertia or lack of Inspiration or even
unrroplilous surroundings. Re
curring on this liitaitt no -anion it slcic
ened him almn.b beyond enduranoe.
He put away his brush with a sav
age movement and throw himself
down In a roclth.g chair bef rn l'rutt'o
pleasant (Jro. Moodily regarding tho
Qtful flame ho aNkud himself if It were
not folly to continue the struggle.
Hut now? Well, ho wlnliod that ho
had never loft the trotilca to come
North for tho great expnmt.lon, What
had ha ga tied by co i ing? A little
moro knowledge of art arid of misery.
What had ho nuhieved7 T ud hand and
foot by luok of mouev; fro.un in body
and stagnant in mind; his ideas dulled,
hta Ins' irallon doud.
A door opi.ied and shut; a voice,
common place and contented, urousod
blin.
"ITo, old manl CJottlng warmel up?
I tell you this is da .Jy cather for
the coal barons. Guois my ears are
froon, after all. May, what do you
think bus hap'ienod? They'll be call
ing 'extras' a '.I night. Wh a cr nk
has ahot the governor. In broad day
light getting out of his curriage on a
public htreet.
Weatherly started, with a choked
cry. ' The goTornorl My Godl Is ho
-dead?"
"Died instantly."
T.ie nrtUt groaned, got up and
walked into tho next room, camebaok
and groaned again. "I wanted to call
on him; I wanted to talk hi a on a
subject of immigration restrictions.
I had some suggestions to olfer him;
(know ho would have listened they
wero ab ut diverting the immigrants
off to lb j tropl nov it li too late!"
"Too bad," said Pratt, in a final
way. "I tell you this fire feels good.
A OUANT ATI' A RITIO.t.
rm glad to got home to it. Reea
doing a lot on that picture to-day,
Clvdo?"
Weatherly looked at him unsee
Ingly. "Aorthiug wrong?" asked the clerk,
atretchlng bia long limb, comforubly
and throwing buck his b oml, neat
head.
la a mirror aero the roo n tho
erlUt eaught sight of lu own eon
tratiag UiUovolinl b'a. ' I ioU and
hollow eyvs la acleur-cui meiaachoiy
fOi
"No," ko answered, slowly. Nolh
lag wrong. Things mo eiotvly ta
my lino that's a t 1 h.n are a great
mmt kiaderaaeoa Had a U.t4 sort of
light to-day aoJ I didn't get on very
tak I'll make ttui.irrw -I'll
work oa tkoso poo and Uk drwmH
I'ratt Uugbed ll y la tho ore
Ufbk "Tbat'a r gbt N-ver 4 a Mle
who b4 moro Iroos lit tbo Br Yau'll
triko moll woe of tbeo 4ay. Kick,
t koim oa Dt I yo have tone 4ta
or, or aball I go tl ! boy tko
thtaft I tkiak IdlUo a lutioooV
4m toa."
"N I batoa't itaed. I broagkt a
Mroot. but wo mitt ai Maooot
too. I'm aftaU iot tl Ia4 i pretty
kttioe O0UI4O.
It ia't ko ea "
Ho kr4ly aale4e4 tko air tbt ttaof
kw fvrko4 aa4 ao-W-4 ka otkec
tetUr aa ko kartlol otoe to tko
awoot ker tko ttoro were. Tbo U4
oei ol tbo aowtamyt tof rriaf l
ka kto car.
AoMiato4l Tko ffroal ao4 UboaV
mia44 fwetaoe tbl dowat Waa
Uae. aae ko katop Uky k4
act oao Woa ikeo t eutaa
oUo tbo wa4seo4 ka4t Mo 4
ko 4 tV-ko, if oa y fio ko4
votakMt tkat k tkoa!4 ko at tk ipok
Lika ao oleotrlo fastaay the scene
Sashed through his brain and woa
beheld by his soul's eyes. The dis
tinguished man stepping from hi
sarrlago with perhaps a alngle attend
int; the assassin at ono sid, silent,
betraying no purpose; then suddenly
the qu et drawing of tho weapon, tbe
deliberate aim but even at that mo
nent the darting movement forward
)f another human shape, that flinga
.taelf upon the assassin, and wrenches
ind scuffles with bi n to tbe earth. In
'.ho terrlblo struggle of those few
leoonds the discharging of the deadly
weapon, but, thank Uod, only into
empty air! Voices and faces closing
sxcitedlv around in an impenetrable
wall; shouts of couratre and splendid
presence of mind; tho word berol It
was the chanco of a life for fame
tud fr ends!
Clvdo Weatherly stood in the email
grocery, gazing vacantly at the white
iproned clerks. Perspiration wis
Hurting from every poro. Ho had
Iroppod back to earth from a momen
tary heaven of imagination. Tho
;hanoo of his life had not yet come to
him.
"A pound of your best coffee," ho
laid, falntlv, "and you may grind it, if
you please."
e o e o
A fortnight had passed. Tho young
trtlet seemed to walk in a dream.
Die cold had lossene I, and by day he
went constantly about the streets.
I ho picture on the easel h id been
hurriedly finished; ho had not begun
mother, but worked only at bis pen
md ink drawings by gaslight through
tho long evenins. To his friend
Pratt he appeared moody and queer.
lhe clerk at length questioned him.
"I say, old follo v, anything sorious
occurred? You don't seem quite your-
elf "
Weatherly looked at blin with
bloodshot eyes.
"I am waiting for something tho
;hanoe of my life. It comes to evory
human; it's got to come to me. If it
loesn't oome between now and tho
New Year I'll give up. I won't wait
my longer."
I'ratt looUod puz.!od, bat said no
more.
Hut tho artist went on walking the
Hreots. It whs not utterly now tho
fantastic desire, thi frenzy of ex
pectatl m. From early youth ho had
ireamed vague dreams of dis lngulsh-
Ing himself, of leaping to sudden
glory by a single unhesitating, herolo
ieeiL Down thoro in the tropica It
had come to him at odd moments la
cloudless af ornoons, when ho had
tought to catch tho tint of the en
shantlng mountains' ha,u and fix It on
his canvas. Porhips it had oven
lurked am n ; tho pi ins that had led
him baukto the North. Hut never
with anything like the dofUiltiniw of
now. For n iw It was n i lonrer tho
pale phantom of a desiro, but rather a
something certain in tho nur future.
The clian 'e of his Ufa would soon ar
rive. And thus It was ho walked tho
street in the bitter Ducombar
weatlier, hollow-eyed, gaunt, with scri
ms, atm st frowning brow, but ever
tlert of bearing. Waiting, watch-
In r I
The clerk'a curiosity was a grain too
strong to be auppressod one morning
when he saw the other breathing hard
over a paragraph in the newspaper
ust brought in.
"Whit is it?" he asked, and
Weatherly atam nered to ne half-
coherent re j ly about "d tnger" and
"protection " Later on Pratt waa
surprised to find his frienl had bsea
exciting him ol f over the rsport that
well-known millionaire of this city
had been visitul by a strnoor of
seed nspect presuinibly I irmk
who h id Ui-clinod t w.ilt or Kt.ito his
business. Weatherly next starilod
hnu by inquiring the
the house of the
nearest way to
millionaire la
the year had
a single day.
question.
The last week of
ll mod awny all but
With his sons at home from siliool on
their holiday vac ation tho milll inairo
was loo .ell occupied t) think of
danger to himself. Nor had tho
servants' eves for an forlorn fiaruro
n slub'.i- vreoat passin and ro-
pussiug in loo avenuo. It was a oold.
dull day, there was not eveu snow.
Pratt h id gone to tho ofil io with
Just a ting i of uiieislnoss In his men
ial condition. WoAtliorly ld showa
him a revolver the night before,
n'wly purchased, it apptured
An I when hi had ventured ta ask
what it meant, Uu erliil had replied
rravely that tramos mid murderers
weie 0 unuilling eriaies every vhero
i nd that li t house seemed sooara
' What II he alio aid me.o almdeT'
tho giHid hearted fellow asked himsol (
"lie has groxru so dtnpoiiiloob I'll
e.ms him tn put It aside to night, whea
I have a ihanoe."
1 1 wa past nooo w hen tko mlllloa
lire aal his handsome sons cane
o. a the great tluao tlepa uf tko maa
..oa 'it 'a going W snow, buys,'' said
he folaer. 'I a a sorry wo dlda't
Ave the larrlatf, after a I Hut wo
ha I n4 H akrelUsi go tajk for
Urn "
He eialercd vat toward tko ark,
ornel aa I l"Wd city word daw a tko
.tea Itebiadkto. eoldeatyeslt
eeo wot l tko fruaea oa lb, a waa
, r4 h4. At tbo tight fooUtep tbo
tt.l.i.MK'o faeol akktat aal au4
'ixii ni l A gat apjiariilia. wlik
til l. aota cfea, li jul tbo sao
f a oeM4, ieeeiod a pistol at kt
Tbo acat lastaet tko apiae
Ma a otboc area k4 el at, bed tbouaa
tH keid tbo totolvo. Tko
gat itk Itoo'll ltk kaada wcra
i no oa tk'oat, eboktof Itsoil,
hi a a kaoko, 4opa itag pry let
kelp taao from Its llpa la ta
ihce Ustaat oa-ae a lak tad a lo4
vt Ibo btefHof If are tali bo
kbo eotk.
lie wot 4oa4 U tko tteag ft tko
k4 kooa 4tookafo4. Tbo
eo of k tile kt4 ooo koa Cy4
Weatkeftf k4 fa m4 bt moat IV
IHItHtbllllb LUItltLarUFIUtHLL
(nrlpnpndpnt Sewiiifr Machine Indorsed Rv
aa w vf vaawvaa w wit " ""Qj
All Who
For some time the Ikdkprndbnt hoe been offering to Its reader a sowing
chine and a year's subscription to the paper (or f 10.50. Tbo machine is war.
ranted tint-class in every particular. All who bar purchased these machines art
pleuscd with them.
A lady in this city deslrlngto purchase a maoblue called at tho Imdxpendxst
office and asked (or tbo names and addressee ol partieo who had purcliosnd
machines. Sho stated that she wished to write to them and leurn II the tnachint
wae "exactly as advertised." She was given tbe namce and addresses of thirty
pontons Iron which aba selected seven, to bom (he wrote a letter similar to tho
allowing:
LINCOLN, NEB., March 1, 1808.
Mb. 8. Watronn, Vesta, Neb.i
Dear Hir 1 hear that you have received ono of tho "Independent" sewing mv
bines, ndvertiiwd In the Nkuhamka Isdki'Icndint. As I am thinking ol purchasing
uie ol these machines 1 write to you for Information concerning It. How does i
'(impure with the Hmger, White, Wheeler and such machines: la the wood work
licely finished; is it supplied with lull set ol attachments; Is it high arm and drop
Head; is It cosy running and of simple rnechauisin; Is the machine ail that it
'Inlumd for it in the advertisement, and is there auy additional cipense to the
receipt of it not outlined In the advertisement of tbe machine? Will you be kind
enough to answer these questions and give me your opinion of tbe macbluu? Aa
-arly reply will greatly oblige. JleHfieciliilly,
ETTA UAFFKR, 829 North 18th Bt
1'IIIG lilCl'LIICM.
Tbe replies which the received to the seven lettors wero as folio wot
VESTA. NEB., March 3.1808.
In reply will any that the machine
giiaruutueM, Finely fluisued, and in all
it.
Ktta BArrutt, Lincoln, Neb.i
In answer to your letter we received last evening concerning tbe "Independent"
ewing machine, I can say I like tbe machine very much. It does good work, I
have had my mnchlue three weeks and like It better all the time. One of oar
neighbors had a Kinger and last fall got an "Indendciit." Hue says they work a
nut deal the same. My mother also bos a 105 Hmger and we have compared
he at Inch merits and Oiiil mine equal to hers and also a full set. The woodwork Is
ilcely tlnlshed. It Is high-arm and easy running, I think It is all that is claimed
or it In the advertisement. There is no additional expense to the receipt ol It. I
nojie you will be us well pleased with the machine us I urn. Yoiir'e truly,
Midi. A, L. HCOTT.
OAK, NEB., M AliCil 6,1808.
Viiss Etta fUrriui, Lincoln, Neb.;
lu regard tu your letter ol March 1st, I would say that tbe machine Is Just aa
lescribiiii lu the Inoki'k.voknt. We ure perfectly s'ltiMlled. It bus full set ol at
achments, and Is high arm. It Is noiseless, light running and a perfect machine.
I'Iim woodwork is highly polished. It will compare with any other machine 1 know
(. The machine is all the advertisement claims, and more. There lu no addi
tional expense to the receipt ol the uiuuulue. Yours respectfully,
O. M. JONES.
vims Etta Hirrxn, Lincoln, Neb.i
Dear Madam: Your letter received, and In regard to tbe "Independent" sewing
midline will say it Is something like the New Homo machine. It Is a very good
a-y run nig machine, does splendid work and has a full set of attachments every
thing that is needed in that line. The wood-work is nicely Hni-lied. 1 believe it Is
in Kood as any high priced machine. It is high arms but no drop bead; 'uud there
n't any more expense to it only what is mentioned in tbo advertisement, so it le
not expensive, and is a very good machine. We have had ours eight or nine
Months and are greatly pleased with It. I have done a great deal of sewing on it.
I have bad two machines before this one, both expensive ones, but neither ol them
uu as easy as t his one.nor they didn't look any better to look at, as this one looks
very nice, 1 don't think there is any fault whatever to be found with this machine.
I am sure you will be well satisfied with It if you get one. It is us good as any ma
idiine you can get. Well, I think I have answered ull your questions, and said all
I need to. Biucerely ours, t
HUB. ALFRED PETERSON. '
LEBANON, NEB., March fl, 1808.
VI iss Etta FUrricn. Lincoln, Neb.i
Deur Madam I will say in regard to the machine that we have, that It Is
ornplcte in every respect; It Is all It Is claimed to be; it is nicely finished; tbo wood
work is onk. I do not think it necessary to answer all the questions you bave
isked, for we think It a grand machine lor the money flO.oO freiKbt paid. No
xtrn charges in any way, 1 think il you purchase one of these machines you will
urely be pleased with it. Respectfully yours,
MRS. C. A. ADAMS.
OILTNER, NEB., March 5, 1808.
vims Etta RAPrr.n. Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Madam Your letter of March 1 received; and In reply will say, that wo
iiivh had the machine only a few weeks. Did very liitle sewing with it. Hut I And
t a very HKht running nnd neat appearing machine. The only machine I com
pared it with was the Sinner, "latest improved." The wood work is as nicely
'Inislied as that of the Hmger, the same kind of wood. I have the light color. Its
nacliarilHiii. in general, is as simple, and in some respects more so than that ol tbo
-iinuer. Perhaps the only possible advantage is that the Kinuer has the droD
iiend and the "Independent" has not.
lie Suiter, and u lull set of attachments, except etching and Kensinntom em
broidery at tuchmeut, which Is 7.ric extra. There is no additional expense on re
eipt of the machine. They send a certitlcnte of warranty Rood lor ten years.
Yes, I think it is all that they claim it to be. And I am of tho opinion that
he "Indeiiendent," with proper care, which
long and do as trood work ns tbe machine which I just compared it with, which
would cost me l&o casn in Aurora, Keb.
Viiss Etta HAKrra, Lincoln, Neb.:
Dear Madam Replying to your Innulryol tho 1st Inst., revardina tho "Inde
iieiideut" Sewing Machine, I will eny: It comperes very favorably with the Singer,
Inch we have always considered the "liest." The wood work is nicnly finished. It
is supplied with a full set ol attachments;
truct ion; easy to run, ana is an me advertisement in tho inhspknukst claims for
it. Tnere Is uo additional expense to me rwipt or it, eioept what le Indicated la
tbe adverlievineat. Very rvapootlully,
If yoo aeod a Rowing Machine yon will
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8, WOLFOIID.
DAVEY. NEB.. March 8. MH.
DAVEY NEB., March 4, 1808.
"Independent" has a hluh arm the same as
all machines should have, will last aa
lours reepectlully,
D. B. ItUKKET.
PAWNEE. CITY. NEB.. March 0. 1808.
Is hiuh arm; drop lent; simple In con
JOHN M. OSIIORN.
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