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Remarkable Epistle ; to
Secretary Gage.
TEOn LILIAN'S PET BAKE.
Brazen Corruption Should
: Arouss the People,
UOTIYE OP TEE IHPEEIALIST3.
fenator Vest Claim tbe Rlht to Ei
preaa Ills Opinion on Qaeatlons of
Pvblle Poller, nd Decline to Be
Xtoxiled Pnblle Docnmeoti Xot
Free Some Cheap Consreismea.
' Special Washington Letter.
On the 5UT day . of June, 1807, A. B.
Hepburn, vice president of the Nation
al City bank of New York, wrote a let
ter to Hon. Lyman J.'Oage. a letter in
which la found the following remarka
ble Langvajre:. f
W hould like to remain a United
Brattw depository, as at present. Of
course the bank Is very strong, and If
you will take the pains to look at the
list of directors you will we'-that we
also hare very jrrent political claims in
lew of what was done during the can
vass last year."
That lener la certain to have a very
large circulation larger, perhaps, than
tsy other ietter ever addressed to a
blgb official of this republic.
It should arouse tuv Awe lean people
like a Ore bell at uiiduigbt. Of course
the secretary could uoi prevent Hep-1
i burn from writing the letter, but he
could have rebuked him and should
have rebuked him for so doing, lie
would have received the hearty thanks
f. every bonest mart' between the two
oceans for rebukiug him, but he did
' aot do so., .lie appeared to think it all
rigbt and eminently proper. More's
the pity. ; ' --
fioea anylnxly believe that any man
living In the days of Alexander Hamil
ton. Albert Gallatin or Salmon IV Chase
would have dared to write such h let
ter, to any of those Illustrious states
men? .' .... . '... t r i-
But Mr. Ilepburn knew hl man. His
. letter gave no orTense to Mr. Gage.
V Ponder these words: "If you" you,
Mr. Secretary Gage, the chief linanclal
officer of the' most.' 'puissant republic
since the -world began "if you will
take the pains to look at the list of our
directors, you will see" what would
Lymau see? "you will see that weajso
have great political claims iu view of
what was doue duriug the canvass last
year 1. e.. In tbe campaign of Ib'Jti. .
. Bunk to Fnrnlih Ooodle.
Evidently Lyman did look at the list
of directors and did see that "we also
bave very great political claims In view
of what was done during the canvass
last year." for be proceeded to confer
the greatest financial favors upon Mr.
.... 1
Hepburn's bank that was ever confer
red upon any bank by any goverument
officer since banks were first instituted
among men.
Gratitude Is said to be a lively expec
tation of favors to come. According to
that rule' the Republican secretary of
the treasury- must be deeply grateful
to. Mr. Hepburn's bank, not so much
for what It did for the party In lSitti as
what IMs '.expected to do in 11XK). If
Mr, Hepburn's bank bad great political
claims on Lyman growing out of Its
action. In !W)8 by reason of the com
paratively small favors he bad coufrr
red.upon I;. prior to June 5. 18U7. what
astounding activity that bank will ex
ercise for Lyman's party this year aft
r being made the ; recipient of his un
precedented and colossal favor! y,You
tickle use, and 1 will tickle you" seems
, to be 'the theory on which Lyman .T.
Gag?. 'Republican secretary of the
treasury, and the National City bank
New York are conducting their nega
flatlons and operations. - Lyman -Is to
zurnisn the deposits or, tbe peoples
money, to the bank, and the bank is in
return to furnish boodle a part of. the
boodle to conduct the " presidential
campaign.' . As this particular bank is1
part and parcel of the Standard Oil
company.' Lyman wiir probably know
where to get some more boodle when
beJbeeds It. . .
irk deposit of f3(K).O0O.OOO Is a nice
T i w m-w w i a v mm f ri l u l ri ill v m w ri w n t
bank, wblcblls the, same, thing. .; It ia
presumable that tbe bank can ltnd that
vast sum at an average rate of C per
cnt, which would bring la $18.00O.OfX)
per annum In interest. It was stared
on. the floor of the house lately that in
the ' recent gambling panic on Wall
street money was loaned at 1SG per
cent. Now. If Lyman's pet bank could
lend this $300,000,000 at that rate It
would make old Crcesus himself blink
to behold -its profits could he return to
earth. -'-. -
Braien Corrnpt Ion iiti.
Lyman must experience a creepy sort
of feeling In the. region of his spinal
chord when so conservative "a gentle
man as Hon. .lames D. Richardson of
Tennessee. leader of the Democrats In
the - house, talks on the floor, of Im
peachment, to" say nothlujr of the fnl
mlnnticns of the more ardent and belli
cose' Sulzer of New York. Not that
Lyman believes the Republican house
would Impeach him oMhe. Republican
seriate' to ;av let him. for he knows that
Ibey, would do no such thing, no niat
ter what he does, but there. Is. a force!
.with which even the niost hrazn cor
rtiptionists fear to deal, anil that is
puMIc opinion.
What the donee are we coming to
anyway? Who wqs It declared that
Republicans are a baud of brothers a
ataad llkf a stoca wall? If auy
malf
believes that rot, bow will be under
take to explain the amating fact that
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, himself a
full blown expansionist, In open sen
ate characterized the much exploited
speech of the beloved Beverldge on
the Philippines as "base and sordid?"
-Within tbe memory of men now living
such language spoken by one senator
of another would have meant a meet
ing about sunrise at Bladensburs
Uase and sordid" it Is; but, "base and
sordid" though It be. Senator Bev
eridge Inadvertently blurted out th
real motive of the Imperialists gold!
It was blunt and. undiplomatic, but
Beveridge wanted to relieve his mind,
and did It. very much to the disgust of
such a?sthetle imperialists as Wolcott.
Tbe Coloradan wants precisely 'what
the Hoosler wants somebody else's
land and gold but he desires to veil
the great gobbling act under more po
lite language. , ' :
But two and two make four I. e., un
less Wolcott and company have altered
the principles of arithmetic ' while
changing this from a republic Into an
empire." . . . ":; ; .
While the Republicans were wran
gling as to tbe precise terms in which
they will state their freebooting tne
ory. the great Missouri orator ,!. and
statesman. George Graham Vest, made
some remarks which every citizen of
the republic, without regard to. politi
cal affiliations should read and commit
to memory. :.
A Foas7 Poller r
"The friends of the president." said
Mr. Vest, "and I am not his enemy t
assume tnat any remars maue buuui
the Paris treaty or its negotiation is an
attack upon the administration. . This
is an unwarranted assumption.
"On his western tour the president
said the whole archipelago had fallen
like a ripe apple Into our lap. and we
were bound to meet our new duties
as thev-were nresented to us. We're
we to leave them, or were we. as the
Junior senator from Indiana I Mr, Bev-
eridtfe) so eloquently told us the other
day. trUKU'es under God to hold them
as a part of our mission to regenerato
the earth? , . -
"1 hardly know how to characterize
fhe imputation that friends of Agul-
naldo on this floor are giving aid and r
comfort to the enemies of this country. !
I have already said that I consider the
discussion of these resolutions as of no
consequence.' It Is like calling In a
skilletl physician after the patient Is
dead." - ,-':: ' -: . " ' . "
Mr. Vest called attention to the fact
that "no man could make a stronger
statement against the policy of tbe ad
ministration iu the Philippines than
the senator from New Jersey Mr. Sew-ell.-and
he took It for granted that no
body would call in question, his patriot
ism and loyalty ; to bis country. He
cited a sfatenieut to Mr. Sewell In the
senate during the last congress. ' In
course of which he said he had gone to
the president after the battle, of Ma
nila and besought him. for God's sake.
to withdraw" Dewey and his squadron,
nurl lot Hit. PhillrmitiMtf alnna "Vhi
Is the position of the president?" In- I
quired Mr. Vest. "He directed the
peace commission to take one Island
Luzon -and afterward abandoned that
policy.". He has since said the acquis!
t s, m. - n .
tion of the islands was an act of Provi
dence; that we could not leave them
as derelicts. The fact Is, this whole
question Is In a nebulous and foggy
condition.
"1 disclaim now any Intention that
my remarks should reflect upon my
country. But I. deny the right of any
man to muzzle me and restrain my
right to express my. opinion In my, own
way. We have the bubonic plague
added to leprosy, In Hawaii; we have
starvation in Porto Rico; we have un
rest and disquiet In Cuba, and we have
a war of Indefinite length In the Phil
ippines. Is it treason to say this?"
Public Document.
In conclusion, referring to the Paris
treaty.N Mr. Vest said:
"When that treaty was ratified by
the senate of the United States, every
senator knew then, as he knows now,
that we were paying ?20.0UO.OOO for
a war in the archipelago,' the" end of
which mlsrut come In a month and
j might uot come in ten years.
1 simply put before the senate and
the couutry this proposition: Are r we
to remain silent, refraining even from
ordinary crttlclsm as to the conduct of
the war. for, fear that we are to be de
nounced as allies of Aguinaldo . and
opposed '-to the authority 0f our own
country?" ' '. . ;
It appears to .be the general impres
sion that representatives 'and senators
can secure, free, of cost to themselves,
an unlimited number of , any speech,
book' of document published by the
government printing office. This Is
not true. Cf every government pub
lication, exeept speeches delivered ' in
congress, each representative and ser
ator has a certain quota, usually. 20 to
each representative and a somewhat
larger quota to each senator. Wbil
the. proceedings of congress. Including
speeches, are published In . The Dally
Congressional Record free. If any sen
ator or representative wants copies of
his speech or of the speech of anybody
else, he must pay for them. and. what
may appear strange. It costs more to
have them printed In large quantities
at the government printing office,
which alreadyhas the speech In type
as part of The Congressional Record,
than It would to go to a private print
ing office, have the type set up and the
speeches published. ''! '
Of The Daily Congressional Record
each representative Las ' 27 copies,
which are' furnished him free and
which be can dispose of as he pleases.
The howl about representatives and
senators sell tag 'their books, docu
ment, garden seeds, etc.. and pocketing-the
proceeds Is i5 parts tie arid
une part truth. Occasionally one is
fdund .who does that, but, in 94 cases
out of 100 senators and renresenta-
tiyvs spend more or less of their
their own
-r
money t p&rtzax taesa zssaga rcr
" ..... . . , .
their cezrZtvzis after tbelr quota
are exhausted. Individually, - white I
never kept an account of it, I have no;
doubt that I nave spent close to 91,000,
that way; - I have no idea that I have
spent more than many others. ; Some
bare-' spent . much j worsvc- i v ; f; ,'; 1
Representatives and Benatora ps
quently swap J books,, etc., with each
other always , for the benefit . ot their
conatltuents to secure for them things
that they, want -
1 have thought it meet and proper to
state these facts for the benefit of all
concerned; The vast body of honest
and honorable senators and representa
tlves ought - not. to hare their reputa
tion smirched by the disrepute ble con
duct of a few degenerates. Hpn, J.
Sterling Morton once published a state
tnent that be had positive knowledge
that some "western congressman, de
feated for re-election,"" had ' sold hla
quota of garden seeds for $75, thereby
easting reproach on every western con
greasman defeated for re-election that
year, and the woods were full of them,
for that was the year when lots of. us
made vicarious atonement for G rover
Cleveland's political sins. What Mr,
Morton ought to have done was to pil
lory the congressional wretch by name.
That would have been a righteous and
courageous "deed, a public service, a
Just punishment to the congresstonal
malefactor,' but be did nothing of the
sort."" -' : ' '""'. .. ' ;
The Franltlna; Prfvllesjav
. Again the franking privilege is given
to senators and representatives not for
their own benefit so much as for the
benefit of their constituents. Occasion
ally some one violates It and franks
unfrackable matter, but sucb are tbe
exceptions to the general rule. '
In order to make. buckle and tongue
meet.lt. Is wbl5pend around that our
rtepubllcao friends will report no river
i end harbor bill tula year. They seem
to think, as did Mr. Reed, when he ones
said. "The Missouri river is not navi
gable, and the Misnissippl oughf not to
be."' This fact remains, however if
the; great rivers are kept In a navigable
condition, they act as regulators of
freight rate even though a boat should
n?rer float upon their, bosoms.- ' Keey
them navigable, and the possibility of
their being navigated is always before
the eves of the railroads.
Joe 81 bier.
The other day my good friend. Hon.
j0Seph C, Sibley of Pennsylvania; de-
fenueu the course of Hon. Lyman J.
Gage, secretary of the treasury. J As. I
did. not desire that Mr. Sibley's , d
feuse of Gage should be charged to the
Democrats In general, I made the fol
lowing replj to Mr. Sibley: -
'Mr.' Chairman, -1 remembar a great
day In this' house, when my friend
from Pennsylvania Mr, Sibley did not
bave to go to the other side of the
great aisle for, bis applause, v There Is
not a man In this body for whom I
have more personal affection than I
have for him. But his present position
has put me In an extremely awkward
attitude, for two reasons: In the first
place, the newspaper men have dlscov
ered a vfanclf ul physical resemblance
between bim and me. so much so that
we are frequently mistaken for each
other." ' - -. -" ' . :-'-;"
Mr. Sibley Iet me Interrupt you to
say that a gentleman ' just now, 1 who
was looking for Mr, Clark of Missouri,
came up and addressed me as Mr.
Clark. ': "" '
"Well, that Is precisely the trouble
about it I should bate exceedingly to
have the prsent' speeches of, the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania Mr. Sibley
get orated found over the country aa
mine. But the chief difficulty; about
It is that In wrklng occasionally for
the newspapers.! devoted thretv whole
colUmna net very long ago, before 1
knew of his. change of, base, to urging
Mm as the Democratic nominee for
vice president of the United; States,
and while I do not withdraw my per
sonal affection. 1 wish lu this distin
guished presence to withdraw that
nomination and confer It on my dis
tinguished friend from New York Mr.
Sulxer. who Is faithful to the cause
at all times, in all places and under all
circumstances. - ". --';
' ' ;: ' " Filier'i Coorage. " ' ' ' " '
"I; honor Vvlr. Sulzer for hla courage
and his fidelity exhibited amid environ
ments which would discourage,' dis
hearten and appall q more tl raid man.
His example Is weir worthy of imita
tion by Democrats everywhere, '
"In the Fifty-third congress my friend
from Pennsylvania occupied a position
of exceed Insr glory. - He was nore ex
ploited by Democratic newspapers than
any other member of that body.' I
think nothing more splendid was ever
uttered. In this bouse than the first
speech that ray brother ; from Pennsyl
vania , Mr, Sibley 1 delivered here, In
which he stated. If 1 mistake not, that
he had been ostracized by the pluto
crats of the east in his social relations
and cut In his business relations he
cause, as matter of conscience of
reason, of patriotism and of humanity
he was In favor of the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver at 16 to L We
balled him as a hero and a: martyr, be
cause he was the only congressman
north of the Potomac river and east of
the Allegheny mountains who. In 'the
Fifty-third congress, stood faithful un
der all circumstances 'to the kind of
Verooeracy that we preach in the Mis
sissippi valley. Even the. presidency
Itself was. not beyond his reach that
day.: -f ' ; i"L; ":' ;-':' '
"Now all the applause, that he can
get; is from the rank and historic en
emies of the Democratic party, and my
honest opinion is, without Intending to
be "disrespectful or unkind, .that bis
place In this house, and the place of
those who entertain similar opinions,
is on tbe other side of the big aisle."
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Better Than Advertised Durable; Good Enough for Any
V body Letters From Those Who Know.
For some tirne we have been advertising and selling the INDE
PENDENT SE WIN GMACHINE. A large number have been soJd
andevery machine has given satisfaction. Here are letters from four
persons who have had. the machine in use.. Read them, and if you
doubt the accuracy write direct to. the K parties and satiffy yourself.
When, writing to them enclose stamp for reply, : ' .
pmdent," which I believe to be, a ht?h--adi machine minus. the extra twenty-five dollar coat of varnish.
VLf ancle bonlit an "Alliance"' !n Aohlne vi 1 -paid $i r-i sews a perfectly a when nw and has not civen
an hiwur'a bother or cost five cents for repairs. 1 take pleasure in jfecommending the "Independent to my,
faiends. Yours respectfuliy, - - . - D. E. UUIiKEl. -
' If you need a Sewing Machine write us a postal card and we
will send .you full' particulars. Best machine made and one year's
subscription to the Independent for $1$.50. Address
' 'Independent Publishing (&
I CLIPPINGS I
'-. A number of republic3n , papers are
publishing a statement that Congresri
man Bobinson voted to retain Roberts of
Utah, in bin seat. . It is unnecessary to
state. that the. stateaientii false b,utbere
are the closing words of his eloquent
speech in congress : ';';" - '
"We stand for, republic as a gainst em-
Eire, no matter where the struggle may
a waged; we stand against polygamy
and slavery, ho matter whether, prac
ticed in tho domains of the, Sulton of
ShIu, in the far-off islands of the sea, or
within the boundries of the sovereign
st ate of Utah, aud a hove all and beyond
all, we stand for Bryan aa against" Mc
Kinley."
" PROUD REPUBLICANS.
The McKinleyites have caught Aguin
aldo's baby, his wife and his mother, but
though the army had made these gal
lant captures, of which every republi
can is so proud, Aggie himself and J hi
armies are at" larger and battles occur
every day in sight . of Manila. Dakota
RurHliat " :
PASS THE BILLS
The report of 'the " secretory of the
treasury for December shows the- aggre
gate interest- bearing debt at the close
of the year ; was $1,020,772,320.00. On
March 1. 1803. the time of the lait panic
it wa eia5(8460. Sis yearn of "good
tiaies" has doubled the; interest bearing
debt, It ia priiposed by the new repub
lican finance" bill to place the country
on an absolute cold standard and give
ko the secretary the power to isue bonds
at his discretion without - waiting for an
act of : congref s. The bill ' should be
paswed,, With plenty of rope these
scoundrels will ine sooner bang them
selves. Dakota Ruralist. ? . s;
AS PRACTICED BY GAGE
Suppose the county owned the First
National Bank building and should sejl
it to the bank taking a check for the
amount. The county treasurer should
deposit the check with the bank. No
moDev chanifer hands and there is no
transfer of property. The : bank owns
th building except .when the assessor
comen around, theq it. is government
property and not assessed. In . addi
tion to this the county board orders the
treasurer to turn over ech day all
monies received fto said bank, charging
the bank nothing for the use of it, This
is republicanism as practiced by Sec.
Qage.7Minden Courier. 5
; SKIRMISHES IN AFRICA.
- t
' Speaking of the British loss . in the
Transvaal. Che First Maine heavy. ar
tillery lost seventy-five per cent of it?
men in seven minuter, in the assault on
Perersburg and yet brought off its guns.
At Antietam the FirstTexas lost eighty
two per cent in the, day's righting. On
July 2, 18G3, at: Gettysburg, the, First
Minnesota volunteers in a charge lost
seventy-five killed and-140 wounded,
leaving only forty-seven unharmed out
of 202 officers and men, and yet brought
off its colors. When England gets down
to such war as that even the Boers may
think war is not a picnic. Culbertson
Era. " ' ' r" -v-;; , -
. WHAT'S THE USE?
What's the use of selling to foreign
countries so much more of our products
than we buy of theirs if we . are not to
get any . money for the surplus? r During
the past two years the balance of trade
in favor of the United States has been
more than a billion of dollars. We have
received about one-fifth of. the amount
in ca-ih , and now i the very midst of
the eaon for exporting : merchandise
England is taking oar gold from us.
National Watchman,
POLITICAL HYPNOTISM
. , There is the vast and unexplored field
of hypnotism. What is the nature of
that potent influence ot the. stronger
will by whioh for... instance, a secretary
of aha treasury ia made to contradict
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'RaACMINE'
ALL RIGHT EVERY WAY. "
. Lebanon, Neb., November 27, 1899. Tb Nebraska Independ
ent: la regard to that sewing- machine that I srot of you in
October. lfivT, it has provJ to be a good machine, and is nice
enough for anybody. It is all right in every way. Yours
truly, - - , 0. A, ADAMS.
- DOES FIRST CLASS WORK.
1 Republic City, Kan.; November 25, 1899. Indenendent Pnb
ishaar Co.. Lincoln, Neb. Dear sir: 1 purchased an Inde
endent fwin machine in October, 1897, and it has proven to
be a first class maajbine. It does first class work in every way.
it has proven Itself far supe.-ior to what was claimed for it,
ind for finish it is afieieelled. I will cheerfully answer all
letters of inqaiiTi ! " O. II. JONES.
QOOD AS CAN BE BOUOHT.
Pawnee City-Neb..-November 29, Ui89. Independent Pnb
lisbins Co., Linoola, Neb. Gent' emeu t After nearly two
years' use our Independent Sewinur Machine has Riven tbe
most perfect satisfaction in every respect. I believe a hotter .
machine aould net he bought anywhere at any price. ,
. . , JOHN M.OSBORN.
t Y. A HIGH-GRADE MACHINE.
Giltner, Neb.. Dee. 4. 199. Independent Pub. Co.. Lincoln,
Neb. The .Independent" Sewintr Machine, after a two year's
trial lias provea to be ALL RIGHT. I caunot under-:taad
why people will pay from i5 to for a macbine which can
not b made to do better work or last lo isrer tban the 'Iiide-
V
himself, to pay interest on his own de
posits, to favor a pet bank, to violate the
law and to rik - impeachment, removal
h n d punishment r without any visible
compulsion put on bim? -New York
World.
" OSTRACISE TRUST MAGNATES
, President Hadley of Yale ,. having ex.
pressed himself as favorable to the plan
to ostracise men who manage the trusts
and refuse them social recognition, the
interview? was shown to Bryan . who replied:'--'
-..,': , ' ''.." ". ' '' '"" '
"The idea is a good one, and should be
encouraged, A man who tries to rob
the public by means of a r trust or by
wrecking a bank or a railroad should no
more be countenanced. by society than a
plain highwayman,, The thing needed
is to awaken and educate the : public
mind and conscience. on such matters.
"I am glad indeed, that college men
who are leaders in education are taking
up the matter for " discussion." It is a
step in tbe right direction, and I have
no doubt that their researches will re
suit in greatly helping to solve the prob
lem. But so far as : ostracism is con
cerned, I do not believe that as a reme:
dy for the trust Vevil it is likely to be
come noticeably effective very soon."
; Dr. Bull' Cough Syrup is the best
medicine for sore throat, laryngitis, quin
sy, or ton sol itis. Every drop of it soothes
and heals. A twenty five cent bott le of
this wonderful remedy will cure a cough
or cold in one day.- '
From Red W.llow County
This county is in the southern tier,
seventy miles east of Colorado. I have
farmed here eighleen years. Crops were
good some years and light others. ' In
1891 crops failed, except - alfalfa., It
made four to fiye tons per acre that year
and sold at $10 per ton. In 1809 it made
four to six tons per acre and sells now
at So per ton in the stack. In 1897 and
1893 wheat madp twenty, to forty bush
els per acre, and corn forty to sixty.
Two brothers raised over 16,000 bushels
of wheat each of those years. In 1899
crops were light, still f some farmers
raised 1,000 to 1.C00 ba.-hels of wheat
and 2,000 to 3.000 of corn. Some raised
but little. One man sowed 100 acres of
wheat and did not get 100 bushels. His
neighbor s$wed" 100 acres and got 1,450
bushels he put his in good, the other
did not4- A good mny came here poor
and now own 160 to 330 : acres, improved
and paid for,: and have good. ; homes.
Some came with $2,000 or more, made a
failure and left. Stock is in good con
dition and has not! been fed any this
winter. I have not fed stock two months
any winter since I came here, The
weather is fine, roads a re d ry a nd smooth.
The soil is' in good condition for seeding
Some farmers commenced last week and
have thirty to fortj 'acres sown already.
; '-'--:' ' Wat' Coleman,
Mc Cook, Neb.. Jan. 16, 1900.
LET US STRIKE BACK
National Bank Notes Are Not a teal Ten
der Except to tho Oovernuieiit of
'' " ; tn United State. " """'
Editor Independent I am constrained
to advise our reform . brethren , to strike
back against Ihe dastardly blow aimed
at the industrial classes of our country
in the "AUantic: City Money Bill" now
pending in congress. The said bill de
stroys the last dollar of legal paper mon
ey and gives oationaL banks . the privi
lege . to . issue 4 their notes to the full
amount of the par value of their bonds,
said notes to be usod by. said banks as
money, to loan or to buy more bonds
wirh which to increase their bank stock
(which they can do, as the government
agrees to accept them in payment of all
dues to the United Slates except duties
on imports and interest on the public
debt). Now this is all for the benefit; of
the ring who want to loan their (debts)
notes to people who want money to do
business with, at their own set price of
interest. And then the borrowers will
be compelled to pay back the amount of
their obligationin gold. ,
.Now, I am not, very strongly in favor
of retaliation as a rule, yet we are some
times obliged to stand in self defense,
therefore I say let us strike back, as I
believe we are now in a position justify
ing such action, so I submit my plan for
the earnest and candid consideration of
my worthy aud patriotic , reform breth
ren every where.' My plan is to boycott
the national bank notes.v!. Let every man
who has produce of the soil ; or labor to'
seU, or who has any money due him on
contracts or obligations of any kind, re
fuse to accept any nofce3 of the national
banks at any time, or under any circum
stances in payment of such obligations.
If only a few men in each community
adopt this rule and stick to it, the great
men at the - head jof our government
would clear y see that their system 'is
rotten, and that their single gold stand
ard could be maintained but a very
short time, for as the bank notes are not
money we refuse ; them and demand
money. As there is no money, except
gold and silver, they will be forced to
understand the difference between notes
and money and between so-called cur
rency and legal tender, and even be
tween legal tender money and gold and
silver bullion.. . 1
There is nothing money but that
which is declared to be money and a le
gal tender by act of congress in these
United Slates.
The mullet heads would begin to in
quire as to what was the matter with
the money, and they to would be forced
to understand something about the
meaning of the word "money." We, old
cart hon-es of the financial reform move
ment, fully realize that not more than
an average of three in , ted voters under
stand the meaning of the word "money'
But this plan of boycott will force them
to see, anu when they do see and under
stand the truth I believe " thousands of
them will be with us demanding taoney
to do business with and an American
financial or money ; system adopted to
our advanced and progressive civiliza
tion independent of any other nation,
or of any bank' ring, or organization.
As it is a legal fact that national bank
notes are not money; are not legal tender-
we are not obliged to accept them
in payment of any dues whatever. Let
me admonish you one and all to adopt
the rule of accepting no national bank
notes in payment of anything, but de
mand money every time, and you will
see it will prove the. greatest e,o-opener
yet devised. Men who have never given
the question of legal tender, a thought
will be inquiring about, it and will have
to see the naked truth. Give us your
views on this question, and hurrah for
the boycott. J. M. WOODCOCK,
S. Sioux City Neb.
We sell "all kiuds of coal" except poor
coal. '" '
If n ntTTCUtNS k II T ATT.
Fa i r b u ry N u rs e r I es .
25 Apple Trees for.:
-,S1
25 bud'ed petc-h tre
25 CENTS FES....
Oar descriptive cata
ogne and dne bill for
25 cents sent free to
any address.
..We Pay Freight
5t Concord k- ape viti v
Our trees bave bon in
spected, are healthy. w'l
rooted and seat to oar cus
tomeis true to name. d
d -es C. M . Ji n lb a 1. M arr .
Fairbury, Nebr., Box Dj
sy. 1
iAt Cut this ad. out And send to us, :
mrmivm n. sui, BiAte your niin,
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wahtt Hmt to nUB tit iklrt, slat
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t&ad yon this WATJfcf'J'GCf
l., ui!jjtt tx-auialh.n. 2
mi Jt, (,
mine and try it on at yon
nearest express oe and 1.
y-:4
and thetmifH va'ti jen w
aw, pay your eir.rf tpeB'
eua sfesui m;cc $3.75.
let tbe i.i, or . It a.cd es
TJIIS Bl ACSnTfrSH i:
mad of bi&ck or Wile pen
irw WILCWX J XillfH t8.
SEHE WiT'STI'SOny ttOTb
tmmej plaM lijilr.f. ,Im( f a.lar.
double dlaciiabl eape, fu).
sweep ear and ulrirt, iaCt
style and fnrattaUor Kade.
BuataU8tal.
KE5 aad .Bl.i t las oroar for ftatcriiraaf barmen ta.
ea'a HactUtoshea tJ.OO ap, t6lt' HrkSowh
Sa.&Oaa, bairuau liprf from tt.ii a. WE fURNISK
avbljf tKHikof iamuti and oomplvte onif.t. With
Mit previous spcrlenoeyoQeaa taai$6.00l f .
,rj day ta thayrar. Wilte for full partlCHlara. A4Brh'
DUNDEE RUBBER CORPORATION, Chicago.
Tblaflrm IsthoTourhlyreliable. Editor. 3jyj
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took at This!
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fto fahnm Pow4rw 1
l Pink ham b Vaceteble Cprtjeonnd...
Ee Carte Utile Uft Pilla lH
tl Ayer Hahr Yior..... ...
"16c Boschnei Oennan Syrflt '
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Maltea uuk
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SOc 8hik.b Couaumption Cnro.
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1 s.8.8 ............. ?
I EmuUlon Cod Liver Oil W
1 BenVIron end Wfre Toole J
2:c Cri: Glrcerioe Salve.... ,...-.lU
2Qray Tea. ....... KW
$VMib Nervine JVl
(1 I'aines Celery Cowpotmd
) Eil rr Bvamp Root.
55c Castor! a . . ' ..........t& .
1 Plerc ravorlte Prenociptloa... 1e
o Bet Tonic
All Other $1 lat nt BJdlein-a......
All Other 30c Patent M'ficln..,...........3fl
AUOther25c Parent Modicittfi 0e
Fine Machine Cnstr Oil, per (fl. ....... ....!,
Fine Machine LubricatiiiaT Oil, per cal......t5a
Fine Machine Blank Oil
Anti JP'ly Dove, to keen off flies oa home
ahd cattle, per sraf . 41 .M
Lowest price Drug Store In I' net 4 a. Neb.
20 year experience in the Drug Basinets. TbaJ
meant aomethiug. ; - . :.
Riggs' Pharmacy,
rDN KE OPERA BOUSE, 18th an O 818.
Tbe Rocli Islavad Wall Map ef the FkI1
Sttea
Is the best offered to tha public It u
very large and especially adapted to
school purposes. Every teacher f geog
raphy and every business office ahouii
have one. It will be sent postpaid ta
any address on receipt of fifteen caata if
postage stamps or com.
Address, John Sebastian, G. P. A. Chi
RAgo, 111, 8 a
tl.75 BOX RAIN COAT
1'KOOF 3tAC3it.M48n lf af V
SEND NO MONEY,
tat roar hattat aa4 va!at. UM aaWrai
loenat arwuai aoaj ai araaai, iu ,m
at aaaor aaat, ctaaa aaOar ami, and
ve will send you Ihisecat by esprea,
CO. P., aajt I axanlaaUiM. tX
auiiue and try it on at your nearaal
exrircsH ofllea. an4 tf hand asaatl
aa rearaarated and (a neat aoaaarna)
,alua roa rr aaw or kad aa4
axtuiil ta aaj a yaa eaa ey tm
a.M). nay the exnrea arent Oil
gpttur. Of K rates, S2.,
v rrar-''haa.r-irf
THIS MACU13'rOHlUtatIil
mm
atvle, easy ftttino;. mm rn aaai
iratrinir, (aa raloe, (eaolna Bara0a
C'othj (ll lenotb, double a
6per vulval cottar, faucy plaid linl
vnteiwoot sowed Mtiat. smltaala to
tioch RpIr ar 0art, and varaaU
ClRKal ta.T taUIK avar efterad by a Ot
an v other house. For Fife CtMti 8ajil
or Mea'a Maokln1olj up to cava
and MiuJe-to-Meaimra Hlfctnd 0r
coat at from & iW.i, tt
FRKK aaMMJIi UOOK jfa. M.9 AMtaaa.
SEARS, ROEBUCK 4k Co. MriO. CMICAOO
(Sear, Koiburk 1 1. am iMnfrlT m'UMaKtfta
$19.75
QHE00LLAR
cot taU mi oat aa4 aca4 H
aa, aud wo wiU spnd you
CUTTI2, f-7 treiht sX
O. DK autyaet ta aiaatlaa
tloa. - You can umiilk
It at your freight depol
aoauronailatMai la aa
anttar yaa rap ay via.
wara at all rK aM
. SOKE HONEY, and one Of the hanoaaaiaat, aroeraai aa4
nastctrilnh cafUra you ever snv. pay tho freight aireat
C'JS SPECIAL erf ES PRICE, SI9.75, aad fralgM .a
leas the al.ee seutMlin ordar. or'llS.Taapii fre'srht
TtU U (he LATEST STIi.a I I LL 81ZI POHlXtS I) f I'Ttta.
GEAR made from selected secoid growth hickory
ironed throughout With Jsat SDnraylroo, HS$jc!a fctal
arade hardened atl ebora. BODY made of bet air
eeaaoned cutter etocfc, aotld paceln, all joints iruuUj
fitted, Rlucd, screwed and plupsred. PAINTED in beM
posslblo mannar, thoroug-hly rubbod on wl(h pnmie
: etne,hi!JhlyTollshed, neatly etripad and orr,meaitel
CPHOLSTKRKD in finest style, full r-riniT romovabW
cushions, heavy dark groen hody eloth.- HHLiTS v. ali
trimmad and flnished. Weight about 17Mba.
OrtDHFt HOW. DON'T VAIT FOR SNOW,
Only a limited anaber cub b kc' J at 519.73.
UKLAY A DA If. WrtM for Free Cntu;rCataIofcTue flS.J!
ta37.60. SCARS, ROEEliCK & CO. (Inc.), Chicago,
I Sear. Roohock m Co. are tharaushlr rliiiblev I".f itar. t
SEND OME DOLLARS
Cut this ad. ont and aend to us and
we will send you tiile HlftH KalK
ACMEI'OO-lV. Ft.il KOK31 hCii.Kby
rieint, 'J. O. !., subject to exami
nation; von can examine mat your
freight depot and if found perfecUy
aatiafactory .exactly as reiiresenttd,
and equal to scales that retail at
625.00. pa tae railroad agent aar apeelal
prie. $7.75, leaa (he al.OO, or
56.75 and freight charKOB. The
BUiiipiuK wel Ut i 35 Itw. and the
freight will average 75c for each toil
miles and tre guarantee tale delivery.
XnK ACSe lor
farm, atora or
warehaa In he
PUTF0ft!VI
SC&LE MAi). :
guaianteed 1M
years and will
Will vreiarh 600 lbs. by wsingr aU waig-hts fwrnlabad
Brass beam we1h60 lbs.,tia 8leaa' Iiraaa SUdlaj; fa La
Platform is iftiJ inches, retinflr on adjuatabla call
bearlnars, has Denton steal pivots moat EecAitlvf
accarate and durable acata made, mounted on fwa
lariye whfels tbey are nlirrly palnfed and oroaunentat
and bantlfdlly flnlhed thronfrhit. Every farurt;
will save twice the cost lu one ntaon by weighing ta
praln he Fell and buys OBIHtH T trSfS bfre thi
p.lce is advanced. Catniouo of scales free for ths atli
Insr. Address, Sear, Roebuck & Co. (Inc.) Chlceoo.lU
ICteara, Koebnek A tis, sn thoroaaUr ri.tlaVa.IWltar.)
ONLl'S276
SEND NO MONEY. Cutttf
ad. iut, and aeud to as, stai
your welybl aad avirh(, airo no
her of inches around bed; at ba
ai.u arra ,niia we wu, Rem
8EAUTIFJL f UA TNlMKtD t
CiOIH CAFE toyob hyej
Cu.it.. auLject to examlr
and ark 'a ita we will semi t(t
ttAVl
exfirtfS
ilnatioi
iou cai. examine and. try it e
at vour nearent express o
hoe ard if found awrfeet
sa(iaiaeiry, xaet'y aa ra
rxaentea a thaaaa
wpailerfDl a!aa ja
ctrr aai. ar aaard
psy th eiprei
a rent anr epeel
aU'cr prl S 2.75
and ai raa liartai
ltxpresi rbrr
wiU a-vera iO
C xnts for afl
100 nii,. TMfc
CAPE IS LA
TEST 8TYLI
FCR FALL an.
WINTER. iiiJX
from on rxir Saa aa
aTTll h4 a'alkarMa
a-entilne 1,'urlton lim
wr C? inchM loner, vrrv full wbjj. l-Moch apt
'ane, . xtra full, litr t.-fe aad larrr ttaria uiUr, beaut
fijiiy triiMiJod wiisi hwt hib ami fn Mpocr cap
THmrad vfj'ch tV.tee row aTd collar wiiih two rows
ae oin.air tinldi cii-th buntn ornaments. This mI
nillr uxiii i'-oti hunt aud ejnnl to I'apefl that eelit
wit tha 'i dmiti thepri'.-e. HiHi f.r (n i ta.k (,uiir
eSAfr3, ROEBUCK & CO., CHICAGO
'Sei". f - , '-' " i .i-liatilatdtior. J
The Way to go California,
is in a tourist sleeper, personally ooi
ducted, via the UurlincU)n Route. Y01
don't change cars. You make fast tirni
You see the finest scenery on tbe globe
Your tiar is not isoexf;nUveJy furnish
ed aa a palace sleeper, but it ia just Sj
e'ean, jut a comfortable, iut as goot
to ride in and nearly SaO.OO vheaMr. I
has wide vesiibules; Pintch gas, blgl
hnctk seats; a uniform Pullman portei
clean bedding; spacious toilet room
tables and a . heating ranije. Beicj
strongly and heavily buili it rid
smoothly, is warm in winter and cool ii
summer.
In charge of each fvrurfon prty t
an evpe! iencjd excnr-i.o cnlucJi'r-hn
acooiiipBDies it riht tLrouii . to La
A"glen. -- .. . i. -..
Cars leve Omaha, St. Joseph. Lircoh
and Hasiinjs every Thursday, arm icj
San PrHncisco folioin Sunday, Los Ac
gei. Monday. Only three dy from thi
Missouri fliver to the Piitic" CoasU in
eluding a stop overf li hours at Dnv
and 5i hourw at Salt Lake Citytwo o
the most interesting cities on the couti
nent.
For folder giving full Information, etl
at any Burlington Iloute ticket oiHco, a
write to J. Francis.
Genl Pass. Agent, Omaha, Neb,
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