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March 23, 1899 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. CURRENCY REFORM. REAL INWARDNESS OF THE CRY OF THE 8MOOTH FINANCIERS. .aramy b MClerr BUI. Which IU Snpporters Will Rot Dl.cnm. "The Tlsrreea Ilea Com Hack With All Ur Whelp." Senator Henry Wilson. Feb. 18, 1863, referred to the efforts of onr govern uiont. tben in peril, to relieve it finan cial distrww tbrongh the legnl tender net in tbene words, "It is a trnKgl between the broker, jobbers und money changer on the one tide and the people of the United Htates on the other. " HorIi McCnllnch. in bin report us cninptroller of the enrretiey in 1H04. wrote, "Hostility to the government bai been an decidedly manifested in the 1 pffort that bus been made In the com mercial metroM)ll of the nation to de preciate the money mm it bus been by the enemy in the Held. " William Pitt Fessenden reported, ae ecrctary of the treasury In 1804, that "tlilutloa of the problem (tho vio lent flnctnatlom in the price of gold) uiav be fonnd In the unpatriotic and criminal effort of speculators to ralst the price of coin regardless of the in jury inflicted nixin the country or de siring to inflict it. " Thomas Jefferson wroto to John Tay lor in 1S19. "J sincerely believe with yon that banking establishments are more diwgerons than standing smiles.' When Jackson protested in his uies lage of W'i'i against the "cxclualve privileges, which undertake to muke the rich richer and the potent more power ful. ' Nicholas Ulddlo, president of the United Htates bank, wrote "A to the president's message. I am delighted with it It him all the fory of a chained panther biting the bar of hi cago, It ia really manifesto of anarchy, uch as Marat or Hobenplerre might have ia ued to the mob of the Faubourg St Antoine, and my hope la it will con tribute to relieve the conntry from the dominion of thews miserable people. " The United State bark went down under Jackson' attack, but Denton well prophesied from tlu floor of the senate. "The tlgres bus been driven from ber lair, bnt she has not been killed. Hhe will come forfh again anr ronnded by all her whelp, " Tbeaeare the utterance of earlier tatemen who attempted to defend the people against the aggresiiotis of tbosa wbo, aa Jefferson wild lb IHIO, "have an Interest a distinct frc.r that of the community a that of drone I from that of bee.' There yet remain a Democratic party which i pledged to thl work. There are yet nubile men willing to de vote themselves to the aume dcfene of the popular right, even though they realize that there waa no idle threat in tbe utterance of the president of the New York Mate Danker' association, ' April 27. 1805. "The politician, high or low, who today turn from the tralgbt con me of onnd money and the gold atandard alaba dead once for all I bis every chance of political success, eapecially if be want to be president.'' Tbe money force are now organized and have their headquarter at Indian apclia, where the Wall atreet dominion will not be o apparent. They have a large establishment devoted to propa ganda work and, though a voluntary association, bave bad aufilcient influ ence to secure recognition ins special meaaage of President McKiuley to con great. They bave their own represents tive at tbe bead of the United Htatea treasury, whose (pedal mission I dem onstrated by the fact that be was ap pointed by a Uepublican and protec tionist president when he was a free trader and called himself a Democrat. It ia common knowledge that President Cleveland was urged to appoint the same geutlemen to tbe saute place in 1803 What (Secretary Gago's mission 1 be himself ha made clear He call it "currency reform." a euphemism for "currency revolution. " The sum aud substance tf this o called reform a p-pt-ar in the secretary a testimony before tbe banking aud currency committee, the culmination of which may w found In the banking measure now pending before the bouse of representatives (bouse bill No lu.SHtt) Tbia bill proposes to retire all govern ment paper aud to place onr currency system under ths eiclnsive control of the united Isms A the gold standard dtfiudir have dubUi their rninons product "sound money. " so they tmw put forward this t stm lysmal st betoe under the inuM--iit title "currency re form " In tto IteptiblU-aii nwmr In no alteram o( Mepniilit-au leaders In the lale campaign bus thtre wwo evsn aa iuadveitrut rrfrrnns to Itit banking mil lis siUtnice is Ignored tutd "vurffwy reform' is Its sttn.njtu la tbe mut iiiitaiy iWUi at Pius ba two meutU-r vf lbs Uuklng and mrrviRy cumuli ! of th bne wvrt put Mrt ati Ma KuriiiM-wt t sum of yiwrMr Mrl'leaif. ba bs p-lvs bi name lo the toll and Mr I'uwUl, wboas nsuis lbs bill aluii tiui U l'ndr leNtml rhUgrs and lanul thee Ml in tU bind Ut die tuM Ibeir iweur v M ntblita It Tuat isim fust4 tteet Ski pr4 In lbs rct t.iiliisl rsmpl4 m fbatHpkibs if tkl Usslag ttH.ut a r4 vm tbe lrblua i Utfftu. al thusyb tbalW4 WMS mtX tlvvt iMailt itwi ta ia.btMiiif is- lut tb btll pi4ia Wd CvMiaitS. U UHMbttrtS It 4 )litlif sal itpssMly rg by IWtsHxrsU tkst It s tb H-i4Kn ttts li suiuil tbU r ium tbrvMgb tbe retttpsun wllbtxit lh4H lag the fUpsWiwsit tvsMiiissiKy ul lie tms tl so Itepubtusn , fwrswtn 4 asitspr j14 sfwatl baUuaj a Pm evtMalag tbe bill Yi ('a h'ttlwa m la tbe bwims a mms Mtpt are vsj lag ub tsmUss) wbstbtt tb h(ft 4ii will mU m eiua mml el v- greaa for tbe sole purpose of securing "currency reform.!' Plainly, a matter which is of tufli tient importance to call for an extra session of congress ia of sufficient Im portance to be explained to tbe voter. Vet at tbe end of a congressional cam paign nlnety-nine-one-hnndredth of tbe people are Ignorant of the content and purport of the measure which con atitute "currency reform," in the ad ministration's meaning of the phrase. It ought, indeed, to be apparent now that there was a preconcerted plan to keep the voter in Ignorance of the new banking scheme, and one need not go far to llnd the reason Nine-tenths of the people, regardless of porty, would oppose this measure if they understood It If the bill passes the Fifty-sixth con gress, its passage will be a deliberate deception of the Republican voter, There is no line in the Republican plat form of 18D0 which foreshadow such a measure The treasury is filled with gold to repletion i tho revenue will be ample when the war expenditures cease i the treasury balance Is too large i the gold standard is established to the ut most limit of It devotee. Why, tben, should there be any "currency re form?" They who ask thla question are nnlnstructed. From the very beginning the gold standard ha covered the plan of the bankers to obtain absolute con trol of the currency system of the Unit ed Btotes, Hecrctary Gage is the prod act of that plan, and the president must reckon with hi political obliga tion incurred without the knowledge or consent of the people, The Indian apolia movement Is the money power organized with a purpose. It is "th tigress with all her whelp" come for ber prey, as Denton promised. The charter of tbe Uulted Htates bank was a small matter compared with thl. That bank was one of many; this is a matter of many in one, Our whole currency sys tem is to be taken from tbe control of tbe people, and the united bank are to assume command of it. They propose to maintain the gold standard and gold redemption of their own notes, to regu late the rate of interest, to control the volume of money, and all this without responsibility to the people. This I a stupendous plan, but it can not now be misunderstood. The bouse bill No. 10,280 was framed at request of Hecretary Gage, and the Indlanapoli authorities, in an address to the busi ness men of the United States, say "The recommendations (of this bill) in cludo the features of reform sought by tbe monetary commission in Its report, Every advocate of change in our cur rency law and every citizen and busi ness man who seeks safe and stable things in finance should immediately recognize the vital importanuo of com plete support of the measure." The great banks of New York and their as sociate are after a great prize. The Republican leader see tbe danger of yielding to their demands, and no doubt there will be a contest within the ad ministration rank. We await the re sult. The essential points of the proposed banking measure are as follows: Pro vision is made for a division of issue and redemption in tbe treasury, wblcb is to take charge of redemption and ex changes of money with funds delivered for tbe purpose by the secretary of tbe treasury. All obligations of the govern ment are to be paid in gold, and even the 400,000,000 silver dollars are made redeemable in gold by the treasury on demand. It may be noted bere that the clain of relief to tho treasury from the so called "endless chain" of note redemp tions must be stamped aa a mere pre tense, when one of the first provision of tbe bill is an addition to the govern ment' redeemable obligation of silver dollars amounting to more than the total of the United States note aud treasury note combined Tbi first step, then, increases from 1445,000,000 to the enormous total of fUOO.OOO.OOO the liability of tho treasury to redeem in gold. It will be found upon critical exam ination that the alleged retirement of th United State note is really ouly a aulmlltutiou of other notes, identical with the old note, wl th the simple ad dition of a bank's promise to redeem j the notes on demand in gold. If th bauks should be unable or unwilling at any time to redeem these substituted notes, thry will I thrown npou th government treasmy for redemption, jtmt a the I' til ted Htate Dote may now he prm ntt'4 The note so imtted a a substitute for the United r Isles note is railed a "na tional rterv" note, t-1 utlt-t in form is lib the i.uUik. but tuuUilblog the promise of the national Una towhli h the note i lit4 tu pay tbe same In gold on demand The "rrve" note are issued tu th batik In eiibang tor a like amount of United Mstr ttotra. delivered by lh bank t the treasury A 4 per i b I fund U dplM by the banks to ui the r4iiptu of tbe "ttwive ti u l U spparvul lust IUU uUlltHtl. U a nirf subuifutfa. a tb govra Meat r inatus liable tot lb tdiulMi -f all U !! aie tf I ha tank ta e In rLM Ibaia) A nb Mal Would M-vur al y lime bm gold is the t'tiuhl would U tout llU.t 1m swum II liability si ib Woitl Uaalbl MU.t ti4 sab at I ub a Due wouM U l a tfcs sa4 pfbi suRUiowl g4! r uld ! Iht be uMaihad at ear MittlW Al lb a sue tluie tb iuditlag Uak roU Ihftiw wtvvf mim lb rirfcutl to l.tllk 1ba In Ike Mai saaljsl lb gotaiMl iwsl Mi-!Mi ttt tW44 mmtily lVH.Mw) in hot U ! In a HaHlliy l iJmp lia ioi mv in a Uasevl ai4 IhIb Tba sim rsat bsa lb ihiumiII i4 Mil )l the tw la be JaM I Ike The baabe in m rtt lb MiMlsgv el hMiiag 14 Nf fkl el I be aasssaal wl Ul eapikal ! tMea at4 tl b tbe assets of the bank. A D per cent "guarantee fund" for these so called "currency" notes is deposited in gold la the treasury, but as tbi fund i only applicable u;wn default of the bank to pay gold for it note sucb a deposit cannot be called "security. " Ills mere ly a stored asset of the bank, to be ap plied to the note in process of liquida tion. Other banl(s may be assessed 1 per cent in a single year toward this security fund, bnt in case of a general suspension of gold payments by the banks sucb a levy would not raise an appreciable amount toward the redemp tion of tbe hundreds of millions of un secured bank currency. It should be said in passing that the present bond secured note is to be con tinued for a time, bnt a the bond se curity may be entirely withdrawn in eight years, such a temporary provision is not worth discussing in connection with tbe ultimate and permanent con ditions, In concrete form the note issuing power is as follows: A bank with 1, 000,000 capital may deliver to tbe treasury $400,000 in United Htutes note and receive f400,000 in reserve note, It may then have 800, 000 in circula tion notes and operate with 11,200,000 in' notes, together with its remaining capital of 000,000, a total of $1,800, 000. Their $1,300,000 of notes mast be paid on demand in gold. If sncb pay ment be refused, the bank is to be E laced in liquidation, It Is apparent, owever, that no such process is possi ble In case of a general suspension of gold payments, as the concurrent liqui dation of all the bunks, when the money of these banks constituted the nation's currency, would create widespread ruin, The limit of unsecured circulation, not subject to special tax, is 80 per cent of the bank's capital The present capital of the national banks Is $040,000,000. Dut state banks are invited by tbe bill to enter the system ftneb bank bave a reported capital of $Ufl,000,000, thus presenting a capitalization of nearly $1,000,000,000 and note issuing power of $800,000.(100 The surplus and un divided profits of such bunks now amount to over $500,000,000, which may be capitalized Thus $1,000,000, 000 of note issuing power may fairly be contemplated, Furthermore, it is familiar that the process of attracting money by raising tbe rate of interest meuns only a reduc tion in tbe price of good. Tho our staple industries must pay the cost of tbe needed gold In product. Dut if this process were otherwise possible it is only conceivable when tho banks of the coun try are combined into a practical mo nopoly, Thousands of banks, acting in dependently, will destroy any interest rate. If they can bo compelled to con form, sucb controlling force is the real ization of a banking trust Much indeed seem to be tho necessary result of this banking measure, if It is not its main purpose. Tbe bill provide for the establishment of branch banks, It is clear that sucb a provision is a roving commission of piracy against tbe small bank. They must obey tbe order of the master banks under pen alty of competition from the latter, with their large capital and deposit to back them. The very authority to enter any community with a branch would give tbe great bank tbe power speedily to convert . tbe small banks into branches. ' Another provision of tbe bill is equal ly efficacious. Each country bank is compelled to have a redemption agent In tbe clearing bouse city of its district, and its notes cannot be paid over tbe counter of a bank In another clearing bouse district unless the issuing bank has a redemptive agency in the district Thus, if a local bank desires tbe gen eral circulation of it note in tbe coun try it must through its own clearing house bank anenre agencies throughout tho country. Its nctca will thus remain In general circulation and in bank re serves in ordinary time. Dut if any bank should offend the great bank it note could be collected at once and sent In masa for redemption This would be an instrument of ruin. It Is also apparent that the city banks will hold the bulk of tho gold fund, while the small bunks will issue most of the "currency notes." These will then lie deNiideut upon the great banks for their very solvency at all time As "currency" note are legnl tender between banks, the city bauks could compel tho country banks to receive hank iiote In payment of their debts and In returning their reserves, and the country bank would have no power to command gold for redemption purpoae ith all these h-ver under the small banks their depriideuc I ansiirinl aud a banking monopoly U certain t re sult Hut h a moiioiMily will be nior stupendous lu It powr thau any which the world ba m-n or the mind of man foiutlvrd Th comptroller of the cur- rrucy bs shown that tbe lukiiig puw rr of th Called Mat I neatly ott third if the World banking powr Tb political Itittneiue of ub a money trust would be so vmI. It control el lunula and nirrtbsnt would ! m com UK Oiti attUi may tll Item bll III lpevtof (1Kb aVolMUUI hialloa Hal th wi polsl. aft. all, I lb haKMlofcuual ta lb bahk of the two l ia s tivta powsf tutvaii u wl iumay It b pwf u ta ti lb bask. tb may a wll bave all by ttvtMsM f -r lb iMiuali v U ia bir ol ktutftabd Hifotb4V guard l tb ulfsa pott! uf Uaulhg two bus allotbot In all tharotiiptvMia Utada by lut hsn b ttilb tK ir woi t luia ptmivga h avr I) ylld4 iim wbtlbrf wkt gov tait will give ap ibt por tl U rNlala that II Ut ! U uYm tbtougb a 'puU vl l i .ly be eonstuiMiM u im Hsiiita riy b m laf rMt ISlHlof ai-lUllll d4M iaaiim a h )IM tbie gtsal povr ta lh Uhksi. IM aly wiiteoul twl niuwitb but taliiy Ih le kuoflt will vl a vM tuafoitly i avphs Uei4 ft) illisiMa Ml Aruav ACME OF VILLAINY. THE TRUST WHICH CRUSHES BOTH PRODUCER AND CONSUMER. Hew It la Hatched aad th Dastard. If llalbod br Which II Thrives. Itemadleal'rwpoaed to R4 thaCoan try of This Past. Do yon know what a "trust" 1st Tb comic opera definition of mascot is, "A mascot Is a mascot " And w are usu ally told that a trust is a trust. Selfish schemers are shrewd, even to the choos ing of names. Hence the "goody goody' name "trust" was chosen tut tbe acme of villainy A "trust" Is a combine, This combine Is entered into to crush competition, sustain prices and cheapen production, Competition is crushed In this way Tbe victim Is chosen, and bis trade is located; then ruinously low rates are offered to bis patrons below cost production if necessary until the victim's trude is demoralized and bis patrons all taken from him, The trust being, strong and powerful, can con tinue this programme until the individ ual manufacturer is ruined or forced to sell his plant to tbe trust at only a fraction of its value, Then the price of the article goes np again, higher than be-1 fore, end the former patron of the rain-! ed producer must begin to pay tribute to the monster, j Dut all this time the prices bave been high in other places. Ho, while tbe trust was losing temporarily In one place, it was getting abnormal profits in other daces, so it could bave con tinued this warfare indefinitely, and the individual operator was doomed to certain destruction sooner or later Thus one by one the victims are marked and exterminated. If tbe good are a kind that can be shipped to various parts of the country, the victim's wings are clipped short by discriminating freight rates, and in many instances this is the only weapon that tbe trust needs. For a graphic presentation of this feature of trust operations read Henry D, Lloyd's great book. "Wealth Against Commonwealth. " On account of tbi great public evil law was passed establishing the in terstate commerce commission, to make transportation rates uniform and pre vent discrimination. The commission has been In existence a number of years, i'et in its recent report it says, "There s probably no one thing today which dees so much to force out tbe small operator and to build np those trust and monopolies against which law and public opinion alike beat in vain as dis crimination in freight rate. '' Competition being thus crushed, prices can easily be raised and sus tained. It I impossible for "haid time" to come to a successful trust Necessities, a sugar, are usually chosen for trust operations. The people must bave necessities, and they must pay trust prices for tbe articles governed by trusts. This makes the trust safe, whatever may be tbe price of wbcat, corn, cotton, wool, etc, it is right to sustain normal (not abnormal) prices, if they are sustained all along the line, so that all producers will get tbe benefit of tbe same. When tbe farmer prosper, manufacturers prosper, for farmers are able to buy, Tben also there is plenty of work at good prices for mechanics and good buaincss for the merchant Dy a proper solution of the money ques tion the normal prices of all staple products would be sustained. Tbe sus taining of prices of staple products would assure normal prosperity to all producer of tbe same and consequently to tbe masses of people in genera L Dut the sustaining of trust prices of trust products beueflts only the few who are in tbe trust and makes the masses of ILe people culilrlbuloi tu the ptuspeilty of the trust We have now soen bow competition Is crushed and prices advanced or sus tained. Production is cheapened by tbe concentration of production in tbe most favored localities, use of tbe latest and best machinery, eta This is economical ly correct, but it entails much hardship by the closing of many factories, thus throwing many operative out of em ploy men t Thus, at the expense of labor. the monster a profit are enhanced A to remedies, the most sweeping one I for all the people to tie in the trust. Tben ecouomy of production would be a virtue, Utsum all would be benefited Impartially by It However rational and complete thl remedy may be, we are not ready fit it. aa II won Itl put Intu th hand of th government many aud various etite prise. At tbe present time the government rtmld not stimwuftilly conduct these enterprise It should bcglu wltb tbe distinctly pub lit enterprise, as th telegraph, rail foada, U Dul there Is another rruisdy that would be ttit t tTectnal, and II I en tirely fts.il d A protective tariff, I aid to U for tb purisMM of prutiHiion of AuieiUaa tabur, but I bave Bsver known th moat vittviu prole l Ion Ut claim Ibat It should ptu'evl AiusrUan Wu.ta Vsl. when rWnator Vlllrw i(Ti rt an uUtrul aiusadmanl la tbe iHuxUr l III lira II was peinlluf I tb vesta, not usUln4 by Ibe par ly tlisl ba alwsjr dfil a tariff for lb pn tIU it of AmwiUaa Ub How (, a ibis (at day, tb t'btUJsli hU Ptt, bub ba ai; I") i4 lb Wading vtia fof rwlvllve tar til, say TVta m kmikm l vtauraiMi, k lit atsiiMi lia awaaHMtsa aalu iHtwMtM . avl M to tltefc suairMtilw, at uil lt .U ISMI k4 Mm 4ka4a fct pUiw llM Mwlvktita ttta a.tM4 M IM fcl tot thMS t4tMH r.4 aMMna, a tfeiMal oirK ISal km ! w amtittN4 k hm taieiaal twa, tti M4,tlliM aul aaaMi bw t 4a ia rM at taa tta p Im4 m 114 taa tbaasSwtaMM a4 la MMtba st aswa tsa Mttiatat haft latM, hnsaav Wl ta allia m (nawt M ia Ml fels art4 tta SMisla.ti Is sua Satis etaa tiwtMl Mlnm. last if Ikts wroM at taw.ts4 b a ai t ail ta bat iMswtii v a tal poratlon oolther ohjcot of th daty will li schierod. Prlcus will out bu reduced, and a-ages will nut ba nslntslnad. Under this conditions tba lnovitsblestap most be to spvlj tompHtitlon from s broad bjr rsduclns tb doty, fernovlns It or entablUhlng spaelal rela tions wtib soius country bl to supply fr raw uistMrlal or tba flnlshad produnt or both. It the Tla flat trust advances tb price of tin plat, as It has began to do, tba duty on tin plate will be pat in tbe most serious peril. Tbla daty wss linposod to ornate competitive domestio Industry, not to enable a trust to aura money on s rspltul of ISO.OUO.OOO. Bo wllh the Pupnr trust, in the last fiscal year, 1MM, the m ports of printing paper war 107,405,4WI pounds, worth ti,Hrl,m. An export of tbi piiinnltuiln shows tlist paper can be made at bmst as ohusp here ss sny where slsa, yet even with these exports, as long ss domestio com petition exists, the duty is valuable to main tflln Ibis oompetltton. The Iniernslionsl Pa p-r oompsny lias destroyed thlsdotiiestloeom petition. It Is imposing on all consumers of paper th burden of paying dividends on nnpllul of I50,,UW when it plant eould b rs placed for flft.UUU.UUV. Tb first step under these conditions ouht to be to admit (insdhin puper and paper pulp free in the trusty now under nesollstlon wllh Canada, If this doe not gtva the nwded competition, psir snd paper pulp should ko on the free list, and for slxn sommitltlon should rnplnee ths domestic eompetitton duslroyed by the i'uper trust, The extent to which trust ore grow ing I becoming alarming They seem to multiply in both bard times and good times. There has not yet been found a way for farmers to form a trust to sustain normal price for their products. Farm ers are at the mercy of railroads and of competitive prices in a world market The prices of farmers' iroducts are de termined in Liverpool minus the freight charges made by combined carrying companies, farmers are not protected by cither a tariff or bounty, yet for what be buys be must pay trust prices, and these trusts are protected by our tariff law. Our etiormou exports that we have been boasting so much of for tbe pust few year and which give a heavy "balance of trade" In our favor are made up very largely three-fourth or more of agricultural products Yet we grant the furmer no protection, either directly or Indirectly (except on wool), and muke him pay trust prices for most that he has to buy, as our tariff laws protect the trusts. We have a law against trusts, but we have never yet bad an attorney general wbo would Indorse It, It is said thut the attorney generals under every recent administra tion bave been corporation or trust at torneys, At any rate tb antitrust law is practically a dead letter, for these illegal organizations thrive and multi ply in spite of it, We want just and equitable laws And equality under tbe law. Wben will we get such simple tustlc a this t Dr. C. F. Tuylor'a 'Monthly Talk" in Medical World WANTED-. k''U to travel for tbe Nebraska, independent. A. G. M UTZ, nWIerhes Grower of general Nursery Stock Apples, Peaches, Peart, 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, TWO WEEKS' MEDICINE AND TREATMENT FREE! Dr. Shepard snd g ssocUtes, of the famous Shec.rJ Medical Institute, New York Life Building. Omaha, specialists In all chronic diseases. 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'-Is th ibr nt ilr In the mornlnuT" "rs yos loslna roar senss ol taster "lio yon slep altb your month op.nt" "boss yonr sose stop op towanl nlabtT" aLTmaVltoSHEPARD medical Catalogue Fruit, and Ornamental Trees, Vines and Shrubbery, Roses, Shade Trees, Etc., will be mailed you free upon application to Marshall LJros., Arlington, Nebraska, Proprietors of the Ar- I ImaIah rVT, (rta nl T7m. . 1 A T7mm IaIa J i M 4t. - I J I .iiivi.il. Avi.iikB.iiK.iB miiu . . . i . t u L.f i it .... nrt ...... v . . , . - - " ' iruii Dctis oi inc Btdic. i tier pay tne ireigm to your town, so you know just what the goods will cost you. Their iruits re- ( ceived the gold medal at Trans-Miss. Expo, in Omaha, 1898. MERCHANT'S DINING HALl 1042 P STREET. Opp. Capital Hotel, Lincoln, Neb. FIRST-CLASS MEALS 10 CTS. 1 WARREN'S I I MOflEY . . . I CHART. Vni Son.8 of .triors r.:at$., t v I t i i f -lii- Dr. Bull's Cough Syrnp will Cnre throat and long trouble without fail. For grippe, influenza and a deep seated mlin,MiM tslatha heat remedv of- fered to tbe public. Tbe doses are small and a bottle costs only 25o. ATTENTION, FARMERS! Do yo desire o ssrar bnsdreds of ism pis oplee of aurlenlturaJ Journals, nssnloiis, sews papers, books, eataloiros aal elroalnr of tb rsts.tlmproTsdlaraiiniplsRi.nl sad nmcbla srr, aad be kept posted on Improv.d sssOs and stork for two years or tnoref II so, ssnd ss yosr asm e-ltb ten seats Is silver snd as will lossrl th same I the Amsiicao grnir' Ulrsotory, wblcb sroes wblrlla all over tbe United Htets to poldlsbers, m-rotosuie snd nianulantarsrs. Yoe will set mors sod resiling matter tban yo could parens tor meo Mia tb small cost of t.n cut. W want ry former's asm. la tb Pelted Stats In our lnrttctnrt at one". Address JUKUKUH DIKKCTOKT Co.. iisp't 133, ilirmlugbaio, Ala, NOTICE. In compliance with tbe statutes of the state of Nebraska, ia sucb cases made and provided, notice is berebr given that sealed proposals will be received at the ofllue ol tb Commissioner of 1'ubllo Lands and Huildlne until 0;il'J o'clock a. m April a, 1801), for furnishing aup pile (or tbe quarter ending Juae &0, 1 80U,!for the Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln, IlaatingM. and Norfolk, the Htate Industrial Kchool at Kearney, the dirls' Industrial Kchool at (Jenevfl, the Institution for Feeble Minded Youth at Beatrice, the Holdiers' and Bailors' Homes a t Grand Island and Milford, tbe Home of tbe Friendless at Lincoln, the Woman's Industrial Uomeat Milford and it. LJ . A. ft. ...I. Al A f I 1.1. .Li iue niaie i euueuiiary at liiuuoin, jvsh- mates and blank proposal may b had j upon application to tbe suprlutendent "f of th various Institution. A bond for M a aiiievi n it I t hA mfwrut atltull . company each hid. All bids to be made ia duplicate, No proposal will be re celvod unless In t he ofllue of tbe Com ails sloner of l'abllc Lands and Kuilriiugs on or before the day and hour above men tioned. Tbe original of eaeb accepted proposal must bear a DO-ceot revenue stamp, wblcb may be affixed after tbe award I made. No bid ia wblcb samples arecalled for will be considered unless tbe samples are submitted. Tb board reserves the right to reject Any and all bids, J, V, WOLFH, Secretary, incoln, Neb , March 10, lHU'J, CHEAP LANDS CHEAP IIOME 6I212KEJUJ' EXCUItfilON. To enable Interested people te i veatlgata opportunities to get good farm ' land cheap, tba KJkora line will on February 21 and Maroa 7 and 21, sell tickets to point In north ern and western Nebraska and part) of Wyoming at one fare, plu $2,00, for round trip; minimum fare $9.t0, For particulars call on A. 8, Fielding, C. T. A., 117 South Tent street, or depot, corner Ninth and 6 streets. "Hare yoo a eonahf" "sreyoa losln DexbT" . "Do yo vonsb at niehtT" "Hare yon a pals la sl,.f ' "Ho yon taks sold easllvr" , "Is your appstlts rarlsb sT "Hare yon ttcba la si,T" "Ooyon eonsbantll yon ?" "Do yon ralsstrothy matprisIT" "Do yon eousb on aolna; to bMlT" "Do yon coukS In tbe morDlnvf "Are yon low aplrlled at tlin'S?" "Do yon spit up .i low mstiprT" "Is yosr eousb short and bs. klnef" "Do yo spit sp Hi tls i himur Inmpaf "Ha, yon a dl.snstfor lit foolf "Is there a tl-klln behind the palat, V "Do you lel yon are rowlo wnk rl" "Is ibsre a burniss pils In the tbroaif" "Hare yon a pain behind tb. brensibonst" "Do yon sough worse nUbi and mornlssr INSTITUTE, "wJ3S5A,.rWtDa' giving: a description of all the leading classes and varieties of nursery stock adapted to the west, consisting of in. ,,H mrn ill iirir ih an as an, r rm w, v. 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