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THE ITEBBAQIIA niDBPBlTDBITT.
v Chess - y,.
v (Devoted especially to disseminating
a more thorough knowledge of this most
instructive of all games among the
readers of the Independent. Address
all communications intended for this
department to Chess Editor Indepen
dent, 2646 Garfield st., Lincoln, Neb.
. " . KOTES. V'
Problem No. 1, which appeared in the
Independent of February 1, seems to
have puzzled a good many of our chess
friends. It is one of Eeichelm's com
posing and is intended to typify the
strong minded woman (Q) getting the
.upper hand of her neighbor. As a rule
the first movement in a chess problem
.is not a capture, check or even appar
ently a strong move; but where beauti
ful nlav an he hrmnrhfc nut it I some
times permissable to have the first move
either a check or capture.
Dr. A-Ju. Bartoo, Arcadia, Neb., had
the right , idea . but- did not givo the
moves, and failed to see that white can
" not capture the black with the Q with the
Kt. The solution printed last week is the
shortest possible win for white. Will the
doctor fnve notation showing how he
wins the black Q?
An old friend of the chess editor last
Tfcva ocuv iu a ibiiv oiwj auuu a vuoc
ram and the people who played it.
. w - 5 - - tr
but we 11 strain a point and print it
The chess editor suggests that the In
dependent s class play tne came over
and send in an analysis showing where
. black did not play the best, and what
would have been her best 19th move
; Let this be the problem for this week.
A six months' subscription will be given
- lor tne oest analysis.
. . .' . . TADE1XA.
Mr. and Mrs. Tadlla aro a middle
- . - ' a T . . IIT! .
acrea coup;o nvinsr at ureen uay, v is
consin. No children have blessed their
; marriage.-and, although in comfortable
"circumstances Tadella being a pros
t perous hardware - merchant of Greer
Bay they seldom "go out in society.'
Mrs. Tadella keeps no servants b&t per
fcrms all her household duties with hei
.own hands: yet with all she inds time
for considerable study and is regardet.
as one ol the best informed women iv
the city.
A good many years after their mar
riage a new pen "The Tadella" was ad
vertised extensively in tne magazines-
and Mrs. Tadella, always fond of a joko
7 ever afterward in referring to hersell
and husband said "me and Tad." Fi
nally use of the name grew into a habit.
She called him Tad, and he, to get even
. called her Ella, although her christian
name was Sarah.
-Tadella is a very busy man, a hard
worker. Hi3 eyes are not very strong
and this . interferes considerably with
- his reading in the evening for Tadella
is somewhat of a politician, or rather a
student of political economy. "Ella
: frequently reads to him while he lies
upon a sofa with a dark cloth thrown
over his eyes.
The Tadellas both play chess have
played the game ever since they were
r . um-jn i .
, game than "Ella" simply, as he says
because women generally" are not bold
, enougn, and nave not enouga sen -conn
dene to play their best." Flaying chess
by gaslight is nearly as hard on the eyes
as reading, so they did not play as often
as they had opportunity. Several years
ago however Tadella subscribed for the
Literary Digest, and after learning
chess notation took-a great interest in
: chess problems and games between mas
K ters. There he read of "blindfold
chess, or the art of playing chess with
' out looking at the board. Once he said
to Ella Mi believe I ought to learn that
method; its just the thing for a fellow
with weak eyes." But ho neglected
trying it until after Harry N. Pulsbury
had given a blindfold exhibition at
Green Bay, in which he played eight
: games at once without seeing tne boards
winning seven and drawing one. "Be
lieve I'll try that on Ella some of these
evenings," said Tad, and he did. It
was rather slow playing for Tad as ha
- found some difficulty in keening track
of the knights, but it suited Ella very
well she won most of the games. " By
the way, it ought to be stated that Ella
could not always control her tempe
when Tad played a particularly tantuli
zing game ending in a brilliant mate
ana naia wouia "scroogiy tne pieces as
she called a certain performance where
. in she grabbed both hands full of pieces
and no iimned them in the air or threw
them on the floor. After Tad began
playing blindfolded, however, Ella's
nearly all the games.
One eveniDg Tad lay down on the
sofa, cohered his eyes and said, "Ella,
. let's play a game of chess this evening."
VAH rignt" was the reply, and she ar
ranged the board and pieces.
"Believe I'll give you an Evans' gam
bit this evening, said Tad; "you "know
how the opening moves go, don't you
xaiar.
; . White Tad.
1. PK1 :
2. KtKb4
V- VS. BB4
4. P QKU
Black-Ella.
P-K4
Kt Qb 3
Dli4
JJxKtP
&. f b 3
Where are you going with that bish
opto Rlorb 4?" queried Tad.
"I hardly know," aid EL a, but I
think I'll play 5 B U d.
Then the game proceeded.
; 6. Castles . Kt-B 3
7. P-Q i
, Ella studied Ihe position intently fcr
some minutes. "What are you studying
about? asked Tad. "Why," answered
Ella, "I was thinking of playing KKt x
i p "Yes, you could do that," lemarked
; her husband "but most people castle at
this stage of the game."
7. Castles . ,."
8. P x P KKt x P
9. BQ5
There," said the blindfolded player,
Hi
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you have the choice of playing either'
B x QBP or Kt x QBP. If you play the
ormer I'll give you a lively game.
"I think you're a little too anxious to
have me play B x P," answered his wife.
l ve a good notion to play Kt x utJ
attacking your Q." .
It wouldn t do any particular good,
because I'd reply Kt x Kt, then I could
escape with my R whem you play B x
9. .- .- BxP .
10. B x KKt . BxR - i:
11. Br BP ch ;
"Seems to me you are givme away
our pieces in a very extravagant man-
er," remarked the wife, "but I shall.
a ot take that B." . x -.
11 K-Rsq i
12. KtKt 5 Kt x P
"That Kt doesn't attack any of my
pieces, does itr asked Tad, and taen ne
began mutteriag B 2. Kt 3, Kt 5, B 6,'
etc., getting the knight's bearings.
'tiso; it doesn't attack any ol your
piecos, was the reply.
Q an, K 2, B 3, Kt i, R 5," mumbled
Tad; "guess I'll play 13, Q-R 5.
"iueen takes knight, snapped ii.lla.
"Bishop takes queen," laughed Tad.
What in the world made you sacrifice
your queen?
"iou know well enough
I'd be mated
in a few more moves it 1
hadn't done
that," retorted his spouse. '
13. Q x Kt
14. B x Q KtKt5
15. B-K 4 dis ch Kt-R 3
1G. B x Kt P-KKt 3
"Let's see," mused Tad, "I could play
BxR discovered check, couldn't I?"
"Yes, you .could; and I'd play P x Q."
"Don t be alarmed, sweetheart, 1 am
not hungry for rooks."
17. BxKKtP PxB
18. Q x P
"Pawn to queen four, said Mrs.
fadella.
"I wouldn't do that," said her hus
band. "Don't you see that I can take
juui uciuci lane iuat luuns utui
1.0 r.1-o nxrr. Mr.
18. R-KKt sq
I'll have to save my queen now," said
lad halt to himself. - "JUa, just pull
hat queen back to rook live, will your
19. Q R 5
P-Q 3
"Bishop to bishop eight, dis20vered
;neck, mate, announced . the man on
the sofa.
There was a resounding crash and
iiatter. The pieces had been "scroog-
ied."
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THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT
The Circumstances Under Which It Was
First Adopted In the United States
Upon theories of government Alex
ander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
were always at swords point. - There
was one thing however upon which
they agreed and that was what should
be' the unit of account in the new gov
ernment which they-helped to estab
lish. . ' .
Those .two. distinguished gentlemen
were appointed by the president in
1792 a eommitteeV"s5"tospeak, for the
purpose of seeing what should be the
"dollar of account," what should be
the system of weights, and what of
measurement. With alacrity and great
painstaking, they . attended to their
iluty., and they first established the
yard stick according to the English
rule, adopting tiye old metallic yard
stick, which had been in use long in
England and kept in the exchequer
with gold tips, which, when measured
at-a certain temperature Fahrenheit
ietveen tlie gold, tips, would measure
exactly CG inches. They adopted that
as the standard of measurement.
Then, as to the pound weight, they
adopted that in use in England, say
ing a pound was a pound, whether of
lead or of iron orof feathers. They
agreed as to . these, but uad some
trouble when they came to make
money this dollar, this almighty riol
far, as it is sometimes called. When
they came to the consideration of that
question they invited two gentlemen,
Mr. Itowdrich and Mr. ltittenhouse,
who v;ere practical business men and
understood r.ll the transactions of
every-dny business life. -
These gentlemen were caned in
They sent for an assayer, and finally
decided on getting 1.000 Spanish milled
dollars of different dates of coinage for
an experiment. At that-time Spaiu
was not what she 13 now. Mie was a
great power, was In the vanguard of
nations, and her. money went abroarl
to a greater extent than that or any
other nation. Her money was used in
Mexico and South America, as well a
In other places; hence was current
here; not only so, but the Spanish
ivllled dollar was then the predoml
nant money In this country and had
been in colonial days. , .
It was then agreed, advising with
these eminent : business men, Bowd
rich and llittenbouse, that in order to
arrive at what should constitute a dol
lar they would make an experimental
test. They agreed that they would get
1.000 Spanish milled dollars of differ
ent dates r.nrt.lme them thoroughly
cleansed of all extraneous matter, and
have an assayer take them, melt them
down, and extract all the alloy there
from in their presence. So they took
si thousand Spanish milled dollars thus
prepared and had them melted and had
this residuum weighed. They then di
vided that residuum by 1,000 and the
product ,of that division thus ascer
tained was exactly 371 J 'grains of pure
silver, and they made that 371 grains
the "dollar - of account," and It has
been so ever since.
From the time of the adoption . pf
that standard. April 2, 1792, this coun
try has grown into a vast area, with
untold strength and wealth and capa
bilities aud all that constitutes true
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greatness. Since the 2d of April, 1792,
this dollar has stood the test of the
storm of wars, of politics, and of rev
olution, and that dollar still maintained
its value until the assassin struck It,
by setalth, in 1S7C, and its veritable
ghost has lingered on the stage of ac
tion since and will not down at the bid
ding; and now its former friends, seek
to give it the finishing stroke and put
It out of the way by a statutory burial.
Cost of McKinley's "Commissions"
1. Monetary commission. . . . . .$ 75,000
2. Commissioner to Cuba 10,000
3. Queen jubilee commission. . 60,000
4.
Commissioner of Paris ex
position 20,000
Special adviser on treaties. . 30,000
First Phitlipine commission 200,000
Commissioner to Japan . 15,000
6.
7.
8.
9.
Commissioner to Russia , . . .
Paris peace commission ....
Commission to treat with
Canada
War investigating commit
tee Cuban and Porto Rico com
30,000
200,000
10,
200,000
150,000
12.
13.
mission 50,000
Commission to The Hague 35,000
Commission to Samoa 50,000
Hawaiian commission. ...... 30,000
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Industrial commission (an
nually) 150,000
JNicaraguan canal commis
sion 250,000
Insular commission 50,000
Statistical Expert Porter.. 10,000
20.
Second Fhillipine commis
sion ....
, There's , McKinley Republican-Imper
lansm lor you. root them up and see
how much these silk-hatted commissions
amount to and every penny of the cost,
in the last analysis came out of the coa
digger, the smelterman, the farmer, the
working man.
Who of all those who foot the bills are
benefitted even to the value of a 'cent?
Narrowing Oats
The Nebraska Experiment Station has
found a very considerable advantage to
accrue from the practice of harrowing
the oat field after the plants are up,
The benefit is due to the loosening o
the soil resulting in the formation of
soil mulch. This mulch serves to retard
the evaporation of moisture from the
soil during the period during which it is
not entirely shaded by the plants.
That the increased yield occasioned by
such treatment is considerable is shown
by the result of experiments in 1898 and
1899, when from four to seven and
half bushels were added to the crop in
this way.
The results were as follows:
. Yield per acro in bushels
Oats not harrowed 24.7 32.2
Oats h arrowed 32.2 36.2
Gain from harrowing 7.5 4.i
University News-Letter,
Concentration ot Wealth
George K. Holmes who was connected
with the last census declared in an ar
tide in the Political Saience Quarterly
some timo in 18rJ3 that 9 per cent of the
lamiiies 01 me unite a states own 71 per
cent 01 ine weaim ana mat tne remain
ing 29 per cent is distributed among the
remaining wi per cent ot tne families. A
later authority on this subject is Chas
B. Bpahr. who m a work entitled "The
Present Distribution of Wealth in the
United States" says that one-half the
lamiiies in America are without prop
eriyi Bcyeu-eigms 01 me iamiues own
A . t A. . ...
but 1 per cent of the national wealth
while B per cent of the families own 99
per cent.
Clippings-
We have several times heretofore re
marked, thr-t the war of. conquest In
the Philippines has already cost mor
money than would have been needed
to irrigate and make accessible tn
American labor more square miles of
arid lands In the western states, than
the total area-of those islands. - It is
one of those pregnant facts which we
are fearful lest you forget, lest vou
forget. The Bayonet. . "
Hanker Hepburn's , letter to Secre
tary Gage, Wall Street's near, ally and
active friend, is to have such circula
tion as its author never dreamed of.
Ten million copies are to be scattered
broadcast over tho land by the Demo
cratic National Committee. That's for
a stfirter merely. Other millions, will
follow. Not since letter writing be
icame an art has there been produced
a missive l which gave such solid en
couragement to v the opposition. It
proves' more things than one. Where
fore It is meet that the -American
Electorate should have in blnck and
white this- campaign document. It
shows thr.l the administration grants
I financial aid by favor; that party Work
and boodle campaign ; contributions
give .open-sesame to the strong box
of the people; that Lyman Gage, Chan
cellor of. the Exchequer, is wholly di
rected and controlled by Wall Street's
coders, and that the president is quick
to respond to the button's touch, when
at the other end there sits the Stand
ard Oil And kindred allies of the octo
pus. Verdict.
The argument made for Imperialism
some of its advocates In congress
would astonish the angels in heaven
ard provoke a smile on the face of
sal ah; Here are a few sentences taken
from the speech of Hon. Henry R. Glb-
"I am one of those men who believe
n providence: i ao not Know wneiner
gentlemen on the other side believe in
t or noti and I do not know whether
everybody on this side believes in it or
not, but I believe in It. I can not un
derstand history any other way. I be-
ievc there is a providence in this mat
ter."' .
"Force rules the world, and all our
rights are based 1 on force, which is
only another name for law." -
"we are .the preachers . or a new
evangel of government; we are the
missionaries of a new and higher civi-
izatlon: we are " the apostles ; of the
New World to the Old, and a part of
our mission is to evangelize Asia and
the islands of the sea.
MULLET HEADS ASTONISHED
They Can't Understand Why Exporting
More Wealth out of the Country Than
ia Brought Back Make Us Poorer
Editor Independent: I am. in receipt
of numerous letters making lnqulnes
about and ; objections to some things
have written on the subject of 'trade
with foreign countries. I have said
that since 1860 our national wealth
has not been -a increased by foreign
trade. On the contrary, our foreign
trade reports indicate a large loss, al
most all of which has occurred since
1873. I insist that the excess of ex
ports shown by the trade reports is
the measure of that loss. I insist that
the debta, at present held by foreign
countries against the government and
our pfeople, make the measure of an
additional loss, that we must suffer
in the future. These assertions astoc
ish many; .who. have given the subject
no considerable study, and , some of
those who have. They are the basis of
most of the inquiries and objections
that I have received. The fact that
a part at least, of the excess of ev
ports, month by, month, shown in the
reports of the treasury department, is
paid on debts held abroad, appears to
be confusing, and I am asked how J
can regard, what is applied in pas
ment of debts, as a. loss.
Many of the inquiries come from per
sons, wno ao not appear to have seen
my summary, of vthe treasury reports
published last year ln which this qui
tion was considered , s Or. It Is possi
ble, that in trying to be brief, I have
failed to be clear. I want it observed
that I say,; "measure of that loss.' In
the consideration of this subject, there
are certain fundamental facts and
propositions that must be remembered
and the full import or which must oe
realized. .
l. juercnanaise. . gold and silver are
the only subjects of import and ex
port. There is no possible way by
which wealth can come Into or go out
of the country, except in one or more
of these three forms.
2. When a debt is contracted, It is
for something the debtor receives. If
the debtor receives nothing, then the
debt Is without consideration. If a
debt without consideration Is never
paid, the creditor loses nothing, and
the debtor gains nothing. If such a
debt is paidf, the debtor loses and the
creditor. gains the amount, .paid on the
debt.
3. If a de"bt Is contracted by our gov
ernment, or by any of our people, in a
foreign country, and our nation re
ceives any consideration for the debt
so contracted, that consideration must
be represented by an import. If it is
then paid, it will be represented by an
export, and the payment would not be
a loss. If there has never been any
import as a consideration. for the debt
contracted, and the debt is paid by an
export, that export will measure the
loss of national wealth, by the tran
saction. , '
4. There Is a large debt held against
us In foreign countries, at this time,
variously estimated at from five bill
ions to ten billions of dollars. One
of two things must be true. Either
this debt represents what we have re
ceived from foreign countries in mer
chandise, gold or silver, or, the debt Is
without consideration. Whatever wo
received is - Included in the treasury
report of imports.: ;
5. There can be no question, that the
debts held in this country against fory
elgn countries are, very small in com
parison with debts held In foreign
countries against us. This, I believe,
no recognized authority dispute?.
What, then, ought to be the relation
between our Imports and our exports?
Clearly, they ought to show that out
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tnports of merchandise, gold and s:l
ver exceed our exports iy a large
amount. If it be true that the imports
do not exceed the exports, then the ex-
sting debts held in foreign countries
represent an equivalent debt con
tracted at some time, for which there
8 no consideration whatever accruing
to us as a nation. ;
6. rrior to 1860. the debts held in
foreign countries against us or held by
us against foreign countries was very
small, practically nothing, xsow, as al
ready stated? the debts held in foreign
countries against - us in, excess of the
debts held in this country against them
s very large. The reports of the treas
ury department show, that from June
30, 1800. to December. 31, 1899, not
only is there no excess or imports to
account for this enormous debt, but
the excess of exports of merchandise,
gold and silver exceeds all Imports uy
$3,925,161,124. r
7. The conclusion , follows, witn iue
certainty of a mathematical demon
stration, that every dollar or tne ex
cess of exports over imports since 1860
measures a . loss of national weaixn.
The conclusion is equally certain, that
the debts held aealnst us in foreign
countries, less the debts held against
foreign countries by us, Is the measure
of the additional loss that we win
hava anatniriMi when those debts are
It is not necessary, in snowing rnw
a loss nas occurrea. 10 expwm ju re
tail how it came about. It; may be
impossible to do this with complete
accuracy. Some very important fact
ors, however, mat be mentioned.
1. The sale of our national Donus at
an nr,n ai-rtv tonta on the dollar, with
mntitniiintinnA that have raised the
Price of these securities to a premium
2. K-orelirn eflnitai invested m oui
local enterprises, and then stocked and
bonded to five and ten times the
amount actually Invested, the. differ
ence between the capital Invested and
the stock and bonds being represented
hv our franchises that cost the manipu
la ton nothiuc. these bonds being held
bv the alien owners of the captial In
vested.
3. Alien ownership of land by which
is taken away each year a large pari
of our agricultural nroducts, for which
nothincr ever comes back to us.
A careful consideration or tnese racu
and propositions, it seems to me, ought
to settle once for an tne explanation
so frequently offered to account for our
excess oi exports "
fiiow mca nnld imon the debts we owe
In foreign countries. ,
Much confusion has been caused
X.' .
in
the public mind W repeated references
In the public press to the importation
an A PYTkortation ol mercnanaisse.
Rsnmed that where there is a large
of exnort of merchandise over
the imports, that our products and our
Vmalnoaa ia belnc oenemeu u.y
in rce Rales. The impression is left up
on the nubile mind that we must, tnere
fnra us a nation. UB increams out
r-uv. h. tliosA nnlea. It is forgotten
ihoro n two other items m-
volred in foreign trade, gold and silver,
and that they must be included in the
calculation. If. by an export of mer
chandise, we ; are , increasing our
wealth, that increase must be repre-
othiner that can be Im-
ported. Flavious J. Van Vorhis.
Indianapolis, Feb. 6, 1900.
A Mock Governor
His barricade Is the laughing stock
of the hour. But that is the merest
bagatelle. His blocking of the pursuit
nteV murderer until it Is per
haps too late to apprehend and identify
him, and his failure whilst Issuing his
proclamations dispersing legislatures
and terrorizing law courts to make a
show of offering some reward for his
arrest, have filled the public with hor
ror, Yet not one human being In Ken
tucky would lay the weight of a finger
upon his person. It is sacred. It is
sacred because the whole warp and
wopf of the democratic heart is law
and order. It is sacred because every
democratic interest is arrayeu upon the
side of protecting him against harm.
Above all, it is safe, because, when
all is over and he is down and out, he
will be wanted legally to account for
his criminal acts. Courier-Journal.
, $100 lie ward $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there ij at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a consti
tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the founda
tion of the disease, and ' giving the pa
tient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. V
- Address. P. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
3 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
For Making Greatest Horse Exhibit
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25c. .SAMPLE BOTTLE lOOa
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flow bmg Have You Read About "5 Drops" Without Ming Then?
' v X?o'yoa not think you hare rasted precious time and suffered enough? If
0i,; then try he::5 Drops' and be promptly and permanently curea or
yonr aQictions. "5 Drops' is a speedy and Sure Cure for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Sciatica, Lumbago (lame back),' Kidney Diseases, Asthma,
May, Fever. Dyspepsia, Catarrh of all kinds, Bronchitis, La Grippe.
Headache (nervous' or neuralgic). Heart Weakness,. Dropsy, Earache,
Spasmodic and Catarrhal Croup, Toothache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness,
Creeping Numbness, Malaria, and kindred diseases. 'S Drops" has cared
(TRADE MARK. " more people during the past four years, of the above-named diseases, man
X -, ' V all other remedies known, and in case of Rheumatism is curing more than
all the doctors, patent medici nes, electric belts and batteries combined, for they cannot cure Chronic
Rheumatism. Therefore waste no more valuable time and money, but try "5 Drops" and be
promptly CU8LD. - "5 Drops" is not only the best medicine, but it is the cheapest, for a $1.00 bottle
contains 300 doses. Price per bottle, $1.00, prepaid by mail or express, or 6 bottles for J5.00. For
the next 30 days we. will send a 25c sample FREE to anyone sending 10 cents to pay for the
mailing. Agents wanted. : Write to-day. v-.,..-.'
SWAN SON RHEUMATIC CURE' CO., 160-164 E. LAKE ST., CH1CACO.
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A perfect machine
at a popular price....
$19
'i'5.0 with all
jr.
Why pay three times as much in order to secure a popular name? When you
buy some machines you pay 75 per cent
chine. We sell you a Sewing Machine that will sew, and charge you nothing fojr
the name. If you do not like the name "Independent," paint red over it and call"
the machine what you will. We are doing
much. "We buy the machines direct from
world at factoby cost, and we offer them
low price. Our "Indeprndent" Machine
Machine, and is retailed under its original name at $65.00. Our arrangements
with the manufacturer will not allow us to use their name, but instead we call it
"Independent. ,
High Arm, High Grade, Noiselei
Light Running, Self-Threading
. . . . . . . . SEWING MACHINE
Awarded the Medal Premium
at the WorId's!Columbian Exposition
at Chicago in 1893. H-.
Every Machine Warranted:
Every machine warranted' A written warranty accompanies each "machine.
All parts are interchangeable, and we can supply duplicates at any time. Each
part of the machiae is fitted with such exactness that no trouble can arise with
any part, as new pieces can be supplied
Our "Independent" is a strictly high-grade Sewing Machine, and finished
throughout in the best possible manner. It possesses all modern improvements,
and its mechanical construction is such that in it are ' combined simplicity with
great strength, thus insuring ease of running, durability, and making it impossi
ble for the Machine to be put out of order. , It sews fast and makes a perfect
stitch with all kinds of thread and all
and unrivaled for speed, durability and
NOTICE THE FOLLOWING POINTS
The Heap swings on patent socket hinges,
strong, substantial, neat and handsome in design, and beautifully ornamented in gold. The f-ed
plate has rounded corners and is inlaid or countersunk, making it flush with the top of the -bI.
Highest Abm The 6pace under the arm is 5Vi inches high and nine inches long. This will ad
mit the largest skirts, even quilt3. It is Self-Threading There are absolutely no holes to put
the thread through except the eye of the needle. Thb Shuttle is cylinder, open-on the end, en
tirely self-threading, easy to put in or take out ; bobbin holds a large amount of thread. The
Stitch Regulator is on the bed of the Machine, beneath the bobbin winder, and has a scale
showing the number of Btitchea to the inch, can be changed from 8 to 32 stitches to the inch,
Thb Feed is double and extends on both sides
through ; never stops at seams ; movement is positive ; no Springs to break and get out of order ;
can be raised and lowered at will. Automatic Bobbin Winder An arrangement for filling the
bobbin automatically and perfectly smooth without holding the thread. The Machine does not
run while winding the bobbin. Light Runkiko The Machine is easy t run, does not fatigue
the operator, makes little noise and sews rapidly. Thb Stitch is a double-lock stitch, the same
on both side, will not ravel, and cau bo changed Without stopping the Machine. Thb Tension
is a fiat spring tension and will admit tbread from 8 to 150 spool cotton without changing. Never
gots out of order. ; The Needle is a straight self-setting needle, flat on one side, and cannot be
put in wrong. Needle Bab ia round, made of case-hardened steel, with oil , cup at bottom to
prevent oil from getting on the goods. Adustable Beaeixgs All bearings are case-hardened
steel and can be easily adjusted with a screwdriver. All lost motion can be taken up, and the
Machine wiirjast a life time. Attachments Each Machine is furnished with the following set
of best steel attachments fees : One Foot Hammer Feller, one Package of Needles, six Bobbins,
one Wrench, one Screwdriver, one Shuttle Screwdriver, one Preiser Foot, one Belt and Hook,
one Oil Can,filled with oil, one Gauge, one Gauge screw, and qullter and one Instruction Coolu
A $65.00 Machine for $19.50
OUR OFFERS....
, , FIRST ur "Independent" Sewing, Machine as above described, and Ne
braska Independent one year for 819.50.;
.SECOND Our "Independent" Sewing Machine given as a premium abso
lutely free of cost for a Club of 50 Subscribers at $1.00 each. , '
Persons ordering machines will please state plainly the point to which the
machine is to be shipped, as well as the ppstoffice the paper is to be seat to. Give
shipping point as well as postoffice, , address, and both machine and paper will be
promptly sent. , , , v ..' ':' . -1 :. ' . '
22? ADDRESS ALL ORDERS OR APPLY FOR INFORMATION TO
IMepm
dent
Lincoln,
FOR NEXT THIRTY DAYS.
EWING
MACHINE
attachments
for the name and 25 per cent for the ma
the advertising, and it does not coat us
one of the largest manufacturers in th
to our subscribers at an exceptionally
is a thoroughly first-class Family Sewing
'with the assurance of a perfect fit. .
classes of material. Always ready for use
quality of work. v
OF SUPERIORITY:
and is firmly held down by a thumb screw.
of the needle j never fails to take the goods
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