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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. Feb. 23, 18 ECONOMIC DISCUSSION. Editor Independent: Id a remit Issueof your paper itrother Johnson ol North Lonp nroced to give at aotn l-ssons on "Hut" money agree with Mr. J. that our nswapupors I nd (waiters have either btun led or drifted away from diicusslon ol thoso esaontlnl (eatiiree of the money qusstlou which Hlooe embody prhiclplos. Hot ball Join Issue with him upon bla treat meat of the question from tho populist standpoint. First I object to bl itatement that money la value. Whenever thin is ad mitted we looee much of the 1 trengtb of our position on this all Important qucs tlonT Then he goea on In accordanca with thla admlMMioo and lurthcr on ! trove our poeitlon by adnilttlnur that there can be money without flat, for he aye: We bad "five hundred million of gold In circulation, fifty million ol wbiuli wu"Hit" and that "bull our llver money I flat," one must Infer from euult statements that the rout ol It won moupy but not flat. 1 should bate to meet an able advocate of the metal idxaniid make such admissions, Nor would I admit that money le value, lt me f(lve you my definition of money. 1 n utter aiieeofth sovereign. Who Is thsov ereltfii? In Itussla it Is tlmcr-ar. In the United HtattH it le the wopla. If only tifty niilllone of our five hundred million of icold Is flat, then we muet conclude lliut 4 Ml millions of irold le tipcwaarv to etprnee GO niilllone of flat and If this le true we could not issua pafwr money inept that It be baeed 00 coin or com modify value. And to declare that money la value irtjie ue In the Name poeitlon and fur nishes our opponent ample grounds to land on to milts tour financial tbeorle. 1st nm again aek and aiieeer the all lin portant question lor upon thla muet reetour weal or woe. What then I money? The voice of the lovereign ut tered. What I it eeeunco or eMeentlal quality? An, Power, authority, (Not value.) I value oeceeeary In money? Full li-iral tender power, (not value) and fully receivable lv the eoverelgn power wnlcli leeuee It. J lie moet bigoted ad vocate ol metal a money dare not de pute my definition of money and the moment he admit It he le defeated. On the other hand we defeat oureelve whenever we admit any of hi metal or valu proposition In connection with money. The lino of flmitiL-lil argument which ba been followed lor the past two year by our politicians and newspapers Utterly destroy and defeats th orhl nal populist position, which account lor our disorganized condition and the Indifference of our voters. It le our own people who are defeating us, those who write and preach must remember that the rank and tile ol our purty are eo well posted on the money question t hat non enee don't go. They know that the whole strength of their position rests In the primary truth wltlirexard to money nd Its control. Home of our statesmen get very eloquent against the proposi tion to glv the banker the power to ieeue and control our volume of money and with the neit breath advocate the coinage of gold and silver which give to them the power ol control just m com pletely a the other. Do not blame me 'that this I so for I did not cause It, but imply call attention to the fact for un leee we heed them we will be swept from eiletence a a party at the nest general lection. W have not got the money to ran an "eipediency" campiugn suewms. fully, the republican can always beat us od that line. Our strength Is in the moral lore ol our position, W must manolpate production and labor from commercial jobbery and financial ex ploitation. Tbl can only be done through a just financial eystera. II. (1. Htkwart. Mr. Stewart mistake Mr. Johnson's position. When b apoke ol f 50,000,. 000 flat in the gold In circulation, he waa showing that Irom the gold stand ard argument a used by themselves they could not escape the coucl union that there was 1 50,000,000 ol flat In the money that they worship, while all the time they were denouncing flat money, Dot what kind of thing money that bad BO value would be, is beyond the 00 m prehenelon ol the editor ol the Inok pendent. Honey I not wealth, Mouey baa, II paper, no utility and it gold or silver very little What I value? The eeouomlo definition Is: "Tower In exchange." Mouey ha power In ex change. "Value in human estimation placed upon desirable objects the quantity ol which I limited". If money had no value, no one would dtwlr It, yet all men desire it, Uoubtlsaa Mr. Htewart nwaas to eay that touy has uu utility or that it is not with. Ir. Hall's Cuufh Njrsa Invariant eur promptly an catarrhal mIWimiis. This aomhriut uieduiue rf.ru t.xluf aad baa iruiriiM la the mm! tilten tiify , the ihtel mrva ul cold ia the thrift, rnt aad laugs. HOW IT COMPARES, tlrrlng. ,rk, VU, I, NvbrstW n.U'ui, iuvii,t b, hr inn t punned ,t4 k thrvufcU uur tMjur, u rs pii mtwr. if the hti Lu.i )im rwimtnHliM i )unr hiji i'1!h tne i1.h-h, eut, I itetr VvinM the It jmps wsrteol.t HU 11 ll. ! r ut I hi fur juh to . hi ihy ta4ke tale U tihi r vUiit wby tHV W'"'t, I h kt tl MM U itinera, I U Ins hit .;- IM'l.t. It fHl Hut, ft I thm ti t( v ih kiue, I Ulk tHvrt Is at l-t t tf .rik I !. the! WvHtKi ur h t S Wi. Uw ttf Ihrv Ium ti the Mivr ) tfetntyM it a wn the aw they aad h It. tl Keaf fre au m rfi4 tki t rrwis trtiy geTTogetTTer lUltar ta4f4Miti MsNtUoVa U tk iltietk. taewast lU ea4ss fmm ttf, e My ), weevee !, aa4 let's w , M wesees) ks la To etobnnse for Nobraaks laud propnrty. Forty aorea In prune anu on ret oniony. Sixunxi mil. from den. ITIdwsirs fruit farm, ttia lrirt In California. Is bormeuW Vttllry whera no irrisatluu I nardfld; wltiiisstnlli) from n gooa town end railroad dapot, and nmr lbs center ot a vary Urte fruit oolony. Cllmata s good anr in ttia 1 atste. ana witter ths Uel In tits stitie. Cn ovar T.i elar anil tlili) perfnut. Will bear thla rear. Orchards In uui oondltton, bay Ins bian well cared fur. Inoiwhtand plantad aula propartj tat my fu'urs !, St s ohan ftinjifanUr pravanta movlii. The iroMri iis be flivlSad. Ad.irw Dr. T. at Trlpistt. UU)0 Pan'") Naursasa. lorte, I sincerely beiieva the emlmg under three party banuiTs U the prune cause of ths defeat ol H-imtor Allen, flrt owing to a falee confidence lufuwd into many ol our workers, second a spirit of mutual Jealousy. Such a eyettm woiili! create lastly the Inomtlve itgftvetlie opposition to appeal to the purmm shin of He following, near as we are together, It Is little abort of criminality forietty jealousy to keep the leaders apart, when the people have so much at a take. I would suggest people republican de mocracy as a suitable name for the new party lu contradiction to Mark llanua republicanism and (Jrover Cleveland democracy. II the populist mey have t m lull 11L Ire And referendum and our contention that all money be a legal tender without other redemption than the receipt olenitis by tb government in dues, I think we can readily forego everything else, And by the way. would It not be well to Ihmus all money through labor only, I, e the government employ all thesurplns labor, the farms, factories, railroads etc., that we utilise at so much a day In legal tender treasury note re. eel vable (or the customs, and subject to retirement upon audi presentation, Would this uot make labar master of the situation and make it totally Initios- sible for banker to control the volume ol money. II the legislature desire to do the right thing In making the highest education both accessable and free to all pupils alike, they will transfer all school taxes from all sources, railroad etc., Into one common or general school lund, build higher school In the centre ol each township, compel each district to tax Itself to a certain limit for teachers wage and make up the deficiency If there ba any out of this general fund for teiohers wages for all know that parents a a rule are neither able to send their children to the county seat, high schools or the state univereity, ObJtion may be mad to such a system 01 taxation, but It should be borne In mind that both the rullrond taxes a also the license comes Indirectly from the body of the people. Agitate, educate and demand our rights. THOMAS A. DONAIIOK. Wood Ulver, Neb., Feb. 6, 1800. Editor Independent! I m In the last Issus of your paoer the following editorial: "How a union ol forces is to be effected In the next cam paign Is being dircuesed more or lees in all the populist papers. The Indki'Kn- uknt calls attent ion tq one ol the moet practical plan yet suggested which Is outlined In a communication by Miss Helen Oofl and printed In this isue of the paper. The Indei'Kndknt would like to receive oommuuioitions from the old and tried werkers and the new recruits a to their opinion ol the efficacy ol such a plan, if a platform were adopted In the making ol which all bad due repre sentation, one ol the difficulties would be out ol the way. It will be pretty bard to get togother II any on ol the plat form eontaln a plank that either ol the other parties believe to be funda mentally wrong. That was tbe trouble last time." 1 see that we have got back Into the same old question that set Wharton Uarkeron hi ear. Ignatius Donnelly weutto piece over tbeeame thing. Beiug that these middle-of the road fel low have deeerted their company. I suppose that leaves us free to do what we would consider beet for the welfare of tbe party and the mhuIh. It always seemsd to me that It took a cbrouio otfloe seeker to make a good middle ol t byroad populist. It was supposed, that at the organisation of the populist party the popU bad become tliml of r- uttllcao politics asd tlevelandiem and bad corns together to organise a party that would represent the inhipK When this oiganisation was effected, It was the policy of the new party to advocate thediidntegration ol tbe old parties. we said that It should not be the policy I a man to vote a ticket regardlne as to whom was placed on that ticket. We went etui lurtber and said that a man should not be tied down to a Party, Now we advocate tbeee thinirs becauae It would ba to our benefit. I do not mean ae a party, bat a a peo,ts llvlug under the law. We advocated tl.l doe triuethat we might have better men to Oil theoltlciM ol both the state aud na tion. It could elect bettor meu to ottloe, (hen we would expect better regu lations In ths I'nltod Htatee, and ths diMHilntlon ol the combination Had truat, ow Kit was the poliev ! ths populist party lodu hU It t ,i lor t lie lu ur eal ol the iwupta, aed if neevwutrv to dw solve party liees, why do at th pre eat time stand tn tbe middle of tbe road and eay that w da hot n as alliance wtthauv other party, We are nulla the middle ol the road, but we are the aetl thing tit it, rue a Imuoa baois, Nowldit aot axMia tt eay aMtnlng bout lu.l.m b-ftuMi I waatn lavortd theeadofaene-et mI brvaa. IWua, as Meg we b.v it. will I trouble m . and weeaa erv as Miaey otaa k-Mt'tal raa a I tats. at tt -uhl aal have J mm ww Mlw M ii'U a wkib and e U' as I am efttvm.-. tt Ve gt ilvmo. MORE KILLED. aJkiii.i. ltd. .Mtrl IX i ls abl -4 sa Ml, ". IVb. M,- AdJUt t.erL ttltlf tMl t SXlliHI i aktfMtUli Utiwa 3.UrM i I UUt M.HIlK V MUI U iuivaii: titiu.t; amkw, VwtHMi A, WMoeWd la thk, fuv m asd kfrae. Jil Ut aWst, VttH M U ItUste ldwsr-1 swe A. StNtl. atr. IHiiat t katW II I'atk, eHis I. ts"t tuitffc, ngfcl. Mt Jt Sa WtilKtaia. evtiAMy U, CALIFORNIA FRUIT FARM left) ellHvv, eevcrc, tSergeunt Wiibnr K. Camp, Comiiany U, left thigh, sllgtit. First Hergeu int Williiuit F. Cook complin J, nwk, severe. (,'uptaiu Albert II. J foiling worth company (', thigh, eevcre. Hecmul lileiiteuant l!ert T), W'hedon com puny ('. right Milgft, se-vcre. TWKNTIKTH KANWAS WOUNIHD. J'rlvate Frank 1). Hillings, company I, whot tli rough knee yesterday, n!cl- (Ie 11 tel. serious, In 1he cable of February 11, In, the llt of First Montana wounded', James W. Kennedy anirl WlWInm Kennelly compnny O, are identical, the ratte. name Iwlng on error, ahot right, thigh severe lieutenant flnrdenslilre, First Montunn, wounded, Is VVlllluin (Jam hlre, formerly private, company (I. OTIS. HUMPHRbY BRO'S. SALE, The Ifuinphrey Ilrothers Hardware Company ol Lincoln, Nebraska, will sell the following article on the (lust. Lar son farm three and a hull miles norih. west of Davey, February 28, 1800 Horse and carriage, cultivator and other siiiull articles, A BROAD PLATFOTM, Our I'latform Covers the rield asd Offers Itellefto tlie Many of the 1'reaent, Tbe now quarterly called Justice, re' oeutly started and publlsted at lODcy street, New York, ha in it first Issue a vast amount ol sound and solid reading, The following Is clipped from different portions ol the mugixlne. Thus It Is that we find society more and more divided into but two classes, compared with which, all former class distinction were merciful. Met ween the lord and his serf, between the master and bis slave, there was room lor the feelings of pity, of kindness, and even ol regard. Hut no suori feeling 1 there to soiten tbe relation between tbe owner of the great corporation and the toller In It employ or tbe public wbocontrlbote to Its gains. Hetween them stand tne soulless mons ter Itself. deaf to all appeals, and to every consideration of humanity; and we sin labor reduced to the lowest extrem ity, and worse, turned out of employ. ment, a machinery doe more and more the work. Almost the first step taken by the trust upon It formation I to shut down a nuniber ol plants, and turn the laborer adrift: reducing, at the same time, the wag of those remaining. Its next tep, 11 Indeed, not It B rut, is to crush out all competitor into the already overcrowded rank ol labor, Then turning It attention to the public, it reduce tbe price ol the farmer's and other labor products, and raises tbe price ol all supplies, until like tbe laborer reduced to the woret straits, these, one after the other, lose their (arms and places of business, and join the army of tbe unemployed. Four million tramps we have already, and we can surly ex pect their numbers to Increase. ' Politic Is Inlected with these condi tions; wealth and corporate Influence control legislation. II laws are under taken against them, I it but to satisfy popular clamor, and such law are not, nor Intended to be, effective; while on the other band, the most vicious legisla tion In their Interests can be bad when- ever desired. The courts having dis solved tbe railroad trust, the most Iniquitous ol them all, it promoter make their open boast that they are "waiting lor legislation." And well they know they ean procure It; tbelr hench men All the halls ol legislation, many ol them in tbelr service as paid counsel, their pocket tilled with railroad passea, and not beeitating at more open bribes. Political bosses, in city, state, and na tion, amass tbelr mysterious millions, while our law seem to have no other end in view than that to enrich and pan der to great corporation. Ibe citizen has, somehow or other, come to feel that when he cast hi ballot, it I not for himself. He transfers bis suffrage regu larly Irom one party to the other, in tbe vain hope that each will prove more sin- , or I Mia diahoneet, than the last; yet eo lar aa be can see, It is but a choice ol political evil, in which after all, be ba little ooncHrn. These are not tbe con ditions ol freedom; they art tbe symp tom that were present In ancient repub lics, when they bad ceased to be such except In name. Well might tbe great Lincoln, bl brow yet saddened, and hi heart wrung, by tbe awful havoc of our civil war, cry out In aoguiah ol spirit that not all ol that dire ooufl wt, uot all of the thick gloom and dreadful uncertainty of It worst day, had ever tilled hint with uch ap- prvnausoa aad dread a tbea couditious wuicb be so clearly foresaw. Tbe toiler ol the world enn. many ol them, recall the day when their lathers, by tbe hard toll ol their bands, with but ths rude! implemeuM ol industry, yet lived in plenty, Inelarmer plantlana cultivated his eora with hoe aud shovt-l plow; be eowtnl tils wheat by hand, harveal4 it with hand sickle or cradle, aud thresh lit situ tne flail of by the crude treadm td burs, IttsgtMut houaewiie, too, apua asd wove the Uurle lor the clot slug w Ibe laauly wild spinning wheel and head loom, aud made the emitting, baitir Ibe day td tbeeawtug utseblue. sub eiut nioa kevtile and thread, let, II It all ism duMtdvestegve, and brf Ibe railroad brousM ta wuitd'e Mtrkta lu aia dttor, be tutea tid bis btrnt lnv ol Iim u m br ., wU an Veil, was lure-kani-tt, aud ! tidi. Hut the ptiu uwm are every! king I Boml , why, si mm fctr iw.tt.Mi Hif has iMcrataed ea attorm ta' Ijr, tiw- it nut brttt- teem tf Wapuud lg rttir. ( bis -! sow rt Hi vva(t is ewry HM id Ml. in, t att-r all, Ust 4 ahkh the rl WR il lha wi-fld iKiwautla. It ts tkt tttr hit h ai all sutvtsg, ktth tssbW alulivelw exutri, or ti h td hit WMNta 4tritMa aa4 daath Is IhtroHtee, I, ta.)lat at a wbx exliie, t tt k 4,ia mi Uiaeeeid wuhtett Ps ai l, l auJ ta HMsa 1 skua 4 rita ta liMMtai as as- a tw wta' a, H tsftul lalka rwKHtal !( tdeneWly Mta a ld I ts as tt hi .ultam, thst ewtt t. la Im tuaad, Km Sm atmi ) f.ir t.k I k sm Hh piJmm as thy sea. iMMtti 4 -esl UililiMNSt, uf 11, ts ss,y aagta eMai, htky the ataitfce 1st, tvs atlvv. M ehst ait, mati0grvie4 Intat the atsitt. Ie wa, levi UN we , Ylkist mi Isasla I ha, taJ the earesl t I a IheUt adoption; for the advocate of each will give no real or lasting support to aov partial platform which does uot include 1 he issues tbemeelves regard anirapor tent. Any platform, to meet wKh gen era) acceptance, must- then, satisfy the views ol all, and embody every needed at-peet to reform, In accordance with the above conclus ion the editor treat of the extreme ol wealth and poverty, trusts, railroads city franchises, banks, land monopoly inheritance and In fact all the distinctive principles of tbe populist party. The populist party has never been a one Idea party, but It broad platform in eludes the remedy for ail, or at leas most of the present evil from which humanity suffers, AceMeni In a Qurrsy . Omiiu, Neb., Feb. 17, 1800,-John O'Connell, 2217 Pacific street, this city, wnile work ng in n. stone nnurrv. pa. eel veil a bad cut which refuaed tn haul until he began taking Hood Karen par- 111a ana used Hood' Ullve Uintment, wuinri cured mm. HACU1FICKI). It I with great regret we note the death of (Jiiy Llvugston at Manila. killed in battle, (Juy whs one of Nebras ka's brluhtcst, best and most promising young men, We have no doubt that be was foremost in the charge. The whole of the Philippine is not worth 11s much to this country a (Juy Livingston was. He graduated from Urn University In the law department, and hi future waa verv bright, yet It was sacrificed on the altar 01 imperialism, Crete Democrat. WATSON UPHOLDS JOHN LAW la His story of I 'en nee lit- oius (lie l iirri-ney ftut-allun, It Is the history of France, written from thn point of viw and wfth the polemic pun of Fi.pnlistn. Mr, Thomas h, Wubion believes in John Law's theories of money. 110 inns ironicnuy writes or tne re ception at first given to that idea: "lie wa an expert mutlmuiatldan and an cntlinslust on flnundul subjects, tjclloving, as ninny other well meaning entbtislasts have done, that ba bud tM-iietnitml the mystery of the money qnostlon. Ills theory was that the clr dilation slionld bo increased and that the true basis of money was the credit of the nation. Hit formulated bis plan of a bank and bored pooplo by talking about it, becoming almost as great a imiwiiice nsColiiiubiisdbl when be went wunderitig about Kuropo tiegging kings to lend tit 111 money with which to find new world. The inventor of now things are terribly tlrowoino treat nn-s, Had NajHdeon Is-en able to listen more patiently to itols-rt Fnlton, ho might iave realized that tbe idea of tbe steam boat, propifly opplbsL would have swept the wisslen sailing ships of Eng land oil the seas and sent tbe liritish empire to reck and rnin. "What wus the fainon 'system' of John Law! In a nutshell it was this: To imrrcuso the money supply of the nation so that circulation woo Id be quickened, business unconragod, enter prise stimnlatcd, labor employed, prod ncts multiplied, prices raised and debts more easily paid. "This shrewd Hcotchmun aaw that tho world wa chained down by silver aud gold. He saw that commerce tried in vain to spread her wings for a bolder fight Ue realized that tbe world' stock of the precious metal was too small to supply the needs of mankind for money. Therefore he proioe4 that in addition to the metallic money coined the state should issue a pajwr currency based upon tho pnblic credit 'When this suggestion was first mado, it was laughed out of court. Even now there are well meaning people the world over who have a anix-rstitious reverence for the old orthodox doctrine about money, John Law, having a pair of eyes, dared to use tbom, having a mind, vontured to think for himself." After very Interestingly recounting the fact of Law's stupendous specula tion Mr. Watson finds cause for blam ing him only in the fact that be iwrmit ted himself to ba somewhat diverted from bla original achetne. He sees nothing nnsonnd in the "Mississippi Bubble," but on the con trary cite the present wealth of the great American states which have lxn sine created out of Law' grant, as bowing conclusively that bla enormons stock lasnea, based npou what was then a wilderness, were Pot excesslva. He wrtteei Had not a wild erase for speculation suddenly broken out and wrlcd all be fore it John Ijw'b tympany would proUMy bave added as much to the grandeur and tit hes of France's the tlaat India company brought to Ureal llritsin. Titer was nothing chimerical tn hop lag thai dividends ctiuhl U paid iiau am U a sum. The more the syateut of Law 1 studied tbe leas vtlravsrisut U will appear Hi bank was 4)(sitUto upon ptwimly the sum pitm I plea wbUh bring pttans-rity li tha Nuka -f our mwu time. 'Mr, Wlm m.vs that while "papa Utaiey U a kI Ihta, as rain U U I IftMklble bt beta t iuw h pa r Hehef, at It la KMit.b It gvtft valaittltiius vi la l Mitt " Itttl he dKitaes ta lt.tr lbs fcstai-f 11km wleiUdivve IH4I the pUa t4 1UU44 g.veritititl lUt aua .v wvxtld b la ty day taaay nk !( IU it ynf W asid tUt whet ba etntMht i U .wy i-f ttruu4 t- . willaUata itte .mImuU. T ttitsU tt ta Ktlhg thai w siatHottts ate e-t At ta g"t II ths ixtitiH tt Is t l latttl ths .wrf .i Uv 1 U haw tM4WV w-bllats hail MtMpsM th amy, Ww Htuy leali kali tt tMt U My, WmW lusay h si 14 ftlta, vwtWtw keaav it.-ft.- atasl lsll.tos, lhlhtitM a4 UhyivU tw ahdl !, why as it fcvt !) lattastml SUI the wwef 4 4 aldiag Kww titatk twty lht sball hwl At a asiM t4 f. Jia Uw'atheut t4 m4il kuy b U mIvsIUsx vt tha vtKCMi wkUa NvtUtkl feMtata" THE DINNER TABLE. Fvery good housewife take a pride In having ber table set with a pretty cloth, fine china, and sparkling glass; and our husbands and brothers enjoy it a much as we do, only they do not often men tion the fact. This doe not necessarily Involva A lurira nnMuir tnr mnnv nl thn cheap table linens have beautiful designs uuu wnen sept epouessiy cieun Will look better than more expensive piece that are not well cared for. It is not consid ercd necessary now for everything on uieiauieiooeoitue same pattern and design. Pretty piece af china and glass ware mav be tilircbiiNed from flma tn time, and will help tbe appearance of the tauie wonneriuuy, ana the amount they cost would scarcely be missed. A silence cloth save the linen and deaden the sound of ' the dishes. Two or three thicknesses of an old white wool blanket will answer the purpose, or if necessary to buy the material, the white couon oiankct wnicn are thick and oft, will be as Inexpensive a anything and will do nicely, Hpread It smoothly upon the table, turn the edge under and tecs 11 aecure v to keen ir irmn a nn im. Colored damiialt will do fur nthur but let the cloth used on the dinner table be white, with no color unless it is it border of pale blue, pink or yellow. Cen ter nlecea and Hollloa uli..il. t.l.,1., n elaborately embroidered, are not only handsome but economical as well, for they save the tab en loth end Iteno ir cloau. Kmbroldery silk In delicate col on stlOW the work to better wdvutilii.ro than pure wbit, and If one will use the proper enre in lauimering tnerti they will retain their linunlifid iast. Heat the wator until it Is luke warm, dissolve a lit Liu IKia-di.rndl.ni.il In it. and enouurn soao to maka a irrwi.i suds, Hitch articles should never be washed aud boiled with Mia nlhnp tvhir.. clothes, as that would ruin tbem In a short time, wash them lightly between a M' ,T PMUU'U UtfU UU UIH7IJ long enough to become so badly aoiled the' hard rubbing I needed to get them clean, llorax la the beat aud eafest article known to Molten water, making very little rubbing necessary and does not Injure tbe most delicate colors, and lor that reason a little borax should be added tit tha mutur In urlili.h nnv em broidered piece or delicately tinted fab ric are wanned, inns through two water, adding a little boiled starch to the second. Vev lirt.la atiiri.li la as they should not be made etiffler than new linen. Press the embroidery on the wronir aider then Iron IIim rxifiMlmlur of the linen on the right side to give it the aloes It should hnva. Thla aivum tint embroidery a raised effect and makes it show plainer. K, J, C, CamblsalloB ma 4 Trasla, If yon Inquire carefully yon will dis cover that yon can scarcely make a pur chase in which the price i not dictated by a combination over which tho mer chant yon deal with ha no control Nor doe the process stop here. Tbe very newspapers, njKin whoso Independ ence and honesty the people depend for their instruction on public alTuirs. have combined, primarily to "Vbcapen the cost of collecting the news, intoaglgun- tio news trnst, called the Associated Press, which, controlled by a few men at Chicago, ha been able to distort tbe trntb in many prominent instance and to poison with such distortion tbe very fountain of popular Information. Gov- j ernor Pingrea A. C. MUTZ, rr&ft Grower of general Nursery Stock Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums. Strawberries and other small fruits. Can ship on both 13. & M. and Mo. Pacific railroads. Write for prices or call at Nursery Headquarters, Auburn, Nemaha Co., Nebr. ejys4ea)th ejajl you want one of our "Three S'cs".v QH AW America's Greatest Piano, Oil A TT greatest in the world. SCHAFFER lity, Clfll I CD good PUno at a price that OIliaULfaUiA will come within your reach Sold on easy terms at cash (rices by the MATTHEWS PIANO 00000000000000000000000000 B E GOOD New "wwf tf Bktkl 11 i 1 1 A Gaveramaat Telearwpkt- Congressman Corliss of Michigan has Introduced in the house a bill for the laying of a telegraph cable from somt. point on the Pacific coast of the United Htatea to Hawaii and thence to the Philippine and Japan. Mr. Corliss, it is understood, has long favored a postal telegraph for our own country and therefore this wise and businesslike move on his part will bo no anrprlso. As waa pointod out in these columns mouths since a coterio of capitalists has obtained from the local Hawaiian gov ernment certain concessions for the lay ing of cables, subject to the approval of the American secretary of state. We hope that this approval ha not been and will not he granted Tho achemo contemplates a auflicicnt subsidy from this government to maintain and oper ate tho linn. No proposition of such a nature should be entertained at this tlnio. The country ha the benefit of ono experience of that kind already. Tbe first telegraph lino in tho world was bnilt under a congressional appro priation. In less tliun three year it was surrendered to a private corporation. Tho blander was a most costly one for the people, for they have bad to puy for an inferior service hundreds of millions of dollars more than it wonld have cost if the telegraph had remained under pnblic control, besides building up one of tho most rapacion monopolies the country is cursed with. For mora than a third of a century there ho been an incessant demand for a restoration of the telegraph to the Sistal service. Therefore this move of r. Corlisa is in tho right direction and wa pledge bhu tho support of our order in making it a complete success. Knights of Labor Journal. When answering advertise ments mention Independent. , A athr rurln to Hat Hprlnn. i, II, Those who And it Inaonveninnt nr Im. possible to leave home during the sum mer month will be Interested In tbe announcement that on tbe '2Hth ot February, the llurlengton Jtoute will sell round trip ticket to Hot Springs at half rates, Tickets are good for f hirtv rbiva from date of issue long enough for visitor to reoefve substantial benefit from a course of treatment at the Horlners. Hot Korinirs laru-eat hotel, thn Uvnna. as well as its prldclpal bath bouses are open throughout, the year. Hot Hprlngs climate, even In midwinter, I clear, dry snu sunny, not neany a coin, a a rule, m that of Nebraska. For tiekttta and fnfnrmntinn nhmif. train service, apply at li. k M. Depot or City Office, Corner 10th and O Hta. U. W. HONNICM,, V. P, X T. A. CHEAP LANDS-CHHAP IIOME- BKICKKIW EXCUiUSION, To enable Interested people to in vestigate opportunities to get good farm land, cheap, the Elkorn line will on February 21 and March 7 and 21, sell ticket to point In north ern and western Nebraska and part of Wyoming at one fare, plus $2.00, for round trip; minimum fare 19.00, For particular call on A. 8. Fielding, C. T. A., 117 Houth Tenth street, or depot, corner Ninth and 8 atreeta. IF YOU WISH V fit To purchase a piano and wish to get the best val ue for your money the beautiful case desle qua- ns. CO., "iWJLViW1 TO YOUR HOME. BUY A Lincoln Steel Range as l aeyi.ar At aita aad famWv Wrtsi tea t rt.t eMalaa at.tve as .id, w a aa , r. U did HW4 Miiat WvM alavt, an. I )Ua wri lUsge ana e.l-aUx aa. !(, Ki.H maV It lu.tl,i ia aatPrattt !. 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