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Apriil,19oo THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT mm Win Mention the Nebraska pinos and condemnation of our op pressive . course. Neither of the two countries have near as easy a job on hand as was anticipated. It would have been far better to have given the twenty millions to Aguinaldo and let him spend it in the establishment of liberty for his people. 'The republican party is badly torn up .in Lancaster .county at present. 'Thompson seems to be the ring him self, alone, and the old republican ; -wheel horses are entirely ignored. He picked the seven men for nominees to the legislature, all solid for Thompson for U. S, senator, to be elected by the legislature next winter providing the republicans are in a majority. Why it ' Is the republicans do not like Thomp son is hard to tell. . He is a corpora tion, a railroad graduate, and will stand up for railroads first, last, and all the time just as Thurston has. He may not be able to make quite as flowry. speeches but he is a far better caucus worker. But then there is no , need of worrying, Lancaster will give ' Thompson the usual republican vote. It will be urged that Lincoln never has had a senator and it is time she was blessed. Kennard, Hall, Lambert son, Moore, Field, and Wright will all whip in before election day. Two sen ators to elect and their votes may be needed to bolster up the gold stand ard and to lick the Filipinos. 'Then they will urge that if the fuslonists carry Lancaster it will carry the legis lature, then Allen and an Omaha demo crat will be senators and Lincoln left ( out in the cold, as usual. It' is asserted by republicans and $3152 OUR PIASA BIRD SULKT I BsllsMs fisss; f ..' Wfch1l? yfm cbsllsafs T plow rood work. licht draft, handling-, ws h aar plow for iran, omt tbansanda u-ie' of testimonials from farmer. rot on trial, saw Ufaotion traaran. Snd for big free entalog and prices on bossies, hsrneo. sewing machines & MOO other things, 4s, )ierd. Address, Hace4 Plew Co., Bos tts Alton. 111. im VtMm Bem sUfcK liml f t. mm DISC HARROW celebrated Bad lone. Ladas uMm, A1J boxes guaranteed agatnst wear Tor two jrtr, elM Diss (wbi Diss Drill $JS. 3 styles. s (izaa. Wiuti the enty Diss threw lag carte all en way. from factory to fans ; ne ildimn: save H to 1$. Sand for bit cat. free, and pries dellvsrsd st your Station M htir.i.. k ..a r4l900ehr things jwe want. Aditrass Oay a j W wCia gate, mlll stmt to tat .. Th IMPROVED VICTOR Incubator hatches) all the fertile ggn to almrjla. dnrmhls and rasllT oner. ted; 16s pegscataJogue cental n I ne infnrtntlAn mH fawfclmAnl.li eat free. HI. MTtl CO.. QOIMCT, TObaCCO Habit k1" sample sent free Positively Cured nrfi the patient's knowledge. Agents wanted. M.P. KOZMINSKI, Galesburgh. Mich. II e DOCTOR J. Jj. McKEE. . City Block, Cor. 11th and N Sts., LINCOLN, NEB. One of the oldest and most reliable Physicians of the Uriscopian sys tem of diagnosing diseases of the internal organs, is daily treating - the most, severe chronic cases, and - by his successful method has gained v the confidence of the public. Send him a two-ounce vial of morning - -urine by express (not by mail), charges paid, with full name and . age, and you can have the necessary medicine sent you, with a descrip . tion of your 'disease; charges mod erate. Over thirty-five years' practical experience. Our Incubators s ml! tht tatBrtisiBKmmanukarMoIa' st ery )w prices sss rssrss te4 ts please ftr-w cimomt.fes' niu tor ssr laapsfn cstaiif m, woks eoscsissralleeserlDtlsM -aI ssr mess, lis us sills ksw r to raise povltry saeeess fMlja Fhas tm sssHi j ss4 W ai scmms. Dcs Malata licabatar vDas IWflaa,la. . HYPNOTISM . , Learn to hypnotize and Control the minds of others; make people love and obey you : gain the undying Love of whom you wish ' make fun bj the -hour, Pleasb the nlri anrl thm fnnnr w -orcs wimms ana oaa naoits. turerj Known 1 M M P "V inorougwy taught by mail. Large lllus l , fi trated lesson and full particulars for 6c to pay 5 postage. Address all orders to Prof. C E. Wit m, Bo? 913, Lincoln, Neb. We win hew customers to give them the best we can; we win them to hold them. Many of you do hot get to Omaha as often as you'd like, perhaps, but you can buy of us through our catalogue and get just as prompt attention and buy just as cheap as though you were here in person. Our Mail Or der Department is one of the great features of our business. Men of experience in charge, who know to treat you right. Our Spring Catalogue is ready Omaha, Neb. Independent When Writing gold bug democrats, from one end of the 'country' to the other that - the money question Is settled; first by the vote of the people in 1896 and lastly by act of congress and saction of the president. We will see whether the republicans say any thing abut cur rency reform or gold standard in their coming platform. They have not got what they want yet and if McKinley is counted in again the silver dollars will be melted-up and sold1 for horse shoes. They did not dare to pass the law as they wanted it; the presidential election was too near by and Bryans mouth was heard along the Atlantic coast. The gold bugs think they have con fered a great blessing upon the money lenders and corporations, authorized to collect so many dollars for certain services. The increase purchasing power of the dollar will increase pay ment of interest and railroad fare if payment is to be made in farm pro duce. That is what they want, their money to go up and the prices of la bor products go down. That will be the effect of the present McKinley law unless they find double the gold, every year, they have for the past century. The payment of our bonds in gold, is fastened on to us as long as the pres ent judges live, but we can leave bank bills redeemable In gold and issue irre deemable, full legal tender greenbacks. The government can make the banks- hunt gold enough, by presenting their bills for redemption to pay the interest on the bonds and the bonds themselves when they become due. ' The final re $500 Reward. We will pay the above reward for any case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot cure with Liver ita, the Up-To-Date Little Liver rill, when the directions are strictly com plied with. They are purely Vegetable, and never fail to give satisfaction.. 25c boxes contain 100 Pills, 10c boxes con tain 40 pills, 5c boxes contain 15 pills. Beware of substitutions - and imitations. Sent by mail. Stamps taken. NER VITA MEDICAL CO., Cor. Clinton and Jackson Sts., Chicago, III. Sold by Harlev Drug Co., Cor. 11th, and O Sts., Lincoln, Neb. Bee ..SUPPLIES SHIPPED PROMPTLY. CATALOG FREE. BEES WAX WANTED. 13 Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, $1 TRESTER SUPPLY CO., Dept. D. x LINCOLN, NEBR, I Cured at Horn. The only PalnleM perma nent Cure appealing to intelligence En dorsed by a thousand physicians. Bend tic stamp- for Illustrated book. Reference of cures: J. B.Gibbs. Battle Creelr. Neb.; F. H. Trowbridge, Nelih, Neb.: Mrs. I,. E. Babcock, Nelteh, Neb. Ir, .Inn. B. Harris. Z6 Kem per JLane, Cincinnati, Ohio. . Mention this pa per. He's with us. SEED CORN We have won four-fifths of the first prizes at the Nebraska state fair for the past sixteen years. We showed the sen sational corn at the 1899 Iowa state fair, but could not compete as they did not open to other states. For price list and samples address M. H., SMITH & SONS De Soto, Nebraska. SEED POTATOES 50c. per Bushel for, choice seed of excellent varieties early and late. De scription free. G. M. WHITFORD Arlington, Nebr. BROME Bromus Inermis SEEDS RAPE Dwarf Essex Write, stating you saw our advertisement in the Independent, and- ask for our new Mo. 3 Catalogue, which tells all about RAPE and BRUME grass; also Field Grass, Garden and t lower Seeds. STEWART'S SEED STORE, ffi.'Sf 1029 OSTi en cr Our prices are right; our work the best 1029 O street Over Famous, Lincoln, CANCERS D TUMORS Hayd Photograph sult will be the money of the United States will be paper, while gold and silver will become merchandise the same as 4ron. News of the Week The senate has passed the Pacific cable bill appropriating $3,000,000 for the construction of a cable from San .Fran cisco to Honolulu. ' The work of con structing it will be under the - supervis ion Of the Navy department. The Porto Rican tariff biil as amended in the senate patsed the house by eight majority. Eight republican congress men voted against it. As far as the re publican party is concerned it nfitv stands for the imperialism and the hold ing of conquered nations as subjects. The issue is fairly " joined and every patriot is glad of it. On this line we will fight it out. . The regents of the . State University elected E. Benjamen Andrews, ex-presi-dent of Brown university and at present superintendent of the Chicago public schools, to the office of chancellor. Pres ident Andrews has a world wide reputa tion as an author and administrator of educational institutions. The two re gents voted against him claiming- that it was bringing politics into the university and this was a partisan appointment. As long as the university was wholly re publican, it was out of politics. The total cost of twelve campaign sub scriptions to the Independent is $4.20. The watch which we offer as a premium for the club would cost you more than that amount in aay retail store in the state of Nebraska. For severa4 weeks there has appeared in the Independent an advertisement of Tucker Brothers new store. They ad vertise goods at prices that should inter est all readers of the Independent. Their plan is a commendable one to sell goods for cash at the minimum margin of profit. Your attention is called to their interesting advertisement in this week's issue. Note the prices and write them for what you want. It appears that the Sound Money League, under the wise guidance of President J. Sterling Morton, had accu mulated about $10,000 in "honest money" over and above its expenses in dissemi nating a lot of insane twaddle about the gold standard, "measures of value," the Gresham law, etc., etc. Morton thought the time had come to discontinue the league and proposed to rake in that $10, 000 of filthy lucre in part payment of a series of sound money articles he con templated publishing in his Conserva tive. But a majority of the executive committee said, "nit," and the Sage of Arbor Lodge gathered up his "doll rags" and went home much grieved. The political significance of city and village elections in Nebraska is a hard thing to figure out. In more than two thirds of the cities and villages this year the contest was waged on the license question. If a majority of those elected on the winning ticket were republicans in national politics, the republican papers claim a republican victory; if a majority were fusionists, then fusion papers are apt to make similar claims for their side. Out of G9 cities and villages which held an election the 3d of April, in 43 the issue was squarely on the license question; in 31 of these the license ticket won, ten were anti-license and two were a tie. Six cities' had no issues except the per sonality of the respective candidates. The republicans won in 13 cities and the democrats in 7. It is well known that Nebraska cities and villages contain the bulk of the re publican vote of the state, and that few cities in the state are other than republi can politically. The only real victory the republicans can claim is in South Omaha, which is usually a democratic city; but local conditions there rendered it almost a fort gone conclusion several weeks ago that the democrats could not win; but a good, strong independent ticket could almost have beaten both the republicans and democrats. One year ago Gen. Otis declared that he only wanted 30,000 troops to con quer the Filipinos. Sixty-five thousand were sent him and after twelve monms of hard fighting and heavy losses, he asks and is granted permission to return home while every one of his commanders in the field are making urgent appeals for reinforcements and saying that they cannot hold their po sitions unless they get them. Condi tions there are just what the Inde pendent said they would be when Otis and McKinley were declaring that the war was over. There are even worse, for Otis has been adopting the old Spanish methods of hanging captured Filipinos. Some of his subordinate commanders are following his example and it is now said that Funston, the Kansas pet, has outraged decency in such a manner by hanging two help less prisoners, that other officers are calling for his court martial. There are constant skirmishes and fights reported and the lists of killed and wounded and died of disease are growing longer week by week. Not many months hence we will have no army in the Philippines unless a new one is sent there to take the place of the one that has disappeared from the face of the earth. It is becoming more evident every day that there are no Filipinos who are friendly to McKin ley's plan of benevolent assimilation, and that eVery town must be garri soned if it is to remain under our control. That means a permanent standing army in the Philippines of at least 100,000 men which must be re newed every once in three years. That is the price we must pay for our experiment in imperialism In the Phil ippines. During the week the British have fared still worse in their attempt at imperialism in South Africa. The Boers have been victorious in several engagements and have captured and killed more than a thousand English soldiers besides capturing large amounts of stores, amunltion and guns. The latest dispatches are to the effect that in the trap which was mentioned last week, the Boers captured eleven guns instead of seven - and ... carried away 362 prisoners, while their own loss was two killed and four wounded. In the fight at - the Bloomf ountain waterworks, the Boers captured 450 prisoners, and a large quantity of am-i unltlon and camp stores and inflicted ft very heavy loss on the British. In another fight five companies of British soldiers were surrounded, and captured with all their equipment. A glance ,at the map when reading the dispatches shows that the Boers are all over the country in the rear of Lord Robert's army and that hjs4 com-1 munications with his base are not only in danger, but the railroad on which he depends has been in two instances torn up. The ' effect ; is that Lord Robert's whole army are pretty much in the same fix that the British were in Ladysmith practically beseiged. Even the military critics in the Lon don papers "acknowledge that it is im possible for Lord Roberts to advance and the army of Buller is in the same Ax. - (Continued on page 12.) The Markets Lincoln, Neb., April ll.-r-The past week's market in' grain has been exr ceedingly strong. Wheat has held eteauy not only on account of the strength in corn, but in expectancy of the government crop report which is sued yesterday, showing a per centage of 87.1 against 77,9 a year ago. On the opening this morning this report tend ed to have a bullish -effect as it was expected this month would show about i 95. But after prices ranged 3-4c above last night's close they fell off 7-8c and closed for the day only 1-16 above yes terdays close. The export demand is of a discour aging character. There is now on ocean passage 43 millions bu. of wheat against 28 million a year ago, and the world shipments are In excess of Europes estimated requirements. The visible supply will probably still be above 50 million May 1st. Farmers are delivering large quantities of wheat, and these deliveries are con clusive evidence that the farmers in the wheat belt are satisfied with the outlook. Corn seems to be the prin cipal feature In the grain market. Early in the week May corn sold up to 42c from which price it broke rap idly to 39 3-8, and since then has had only a fractional range from 39 3-8 to 40 5-8. Bradstreets Worlds Visible which came out yesterday and the gov ernment report on wheat caused corn to open up practically 3-4e this morn ing, but on account of free country offerings the market could not hold the advance, declining again 39 3-4 at which price it closed. - Farmers did not seem any more dis posed to sell corn, with the May rrlce in Chicago at 41 to 42c than they were all season with the prices much low er. The receipts last' week were 800 cars less than they: were a year ago. There was an increase in clearances of 4,360,000 compared with 3,193,000 last week and 3,725.000 a year ago. The Liverpool market ' responded quickly to every days advance,- Under such conditions it woud seem that the price of corn was not ,any too high. The close approach of May and the strong bullish sentiment which exists generally and the facility with which a squeeze might be . engineered in .the market makes traders cautious about putting out short lines of corn. The market therefore promises to-be ner vous.' But, it is likely that the receipts will increase quite a good deal next month as the May receipts are always larger than in April. It is worthy of note, however, that increased receipts do not always decline prices, as, in 1898 when receipts in Chicago swelled to 20,778 cars against 8,157 in April the range of prices was 1 3-4 to 3 l-2c higher dur ing the month of May. That oficourse was during the Leiter corner In wheat, but there has not been a year from the past six when prices were not on an average of 2c higher in May than in April. The market in hog product with the exception of pork has held strong with a higher level of prices. Only a. few weeks ago the July op tion in pork was 20c lower than the May option, but during the past week there seems to have been a transfer ring of accounts from the May to the July vhlch has placed the May price from 10 to 12c under the July price. This Is considered unusual as there Is generally an apathy to getting lines of July pork on account of the "June Run" in hogs. However. July pork continues strong, yesterday having made record of highest prices of sev eral years of $13.15 per bbl. The July option in lard and ribs also doing the same, both selling at $7.10. The Visible supply: Wheat increased 1,203,000. Corn Increased 1,461,000. Oats decreased 82,000.. ' ' Total Visible. April 9. April 2. Year ago. Wheat, 55,407,000 55,412,000 30,413,000 Corn, 23,019,000 23,019,000 31,761,000 Oats, 6,817,000" 6,817,000 11,825,000 May wheat in Liverpool is 18c high er than Chicago price. Car-lots in Chicago: ' Today. Last week. Wheat 52. 66. Corn ......310. 362. Oats ........156. 224. . Liverpool Cables: Opening wheat l-8d higher; corn l-8d lower. Closing wheat and corn unchanged. Pans wheat closed 5c lower. Flour 2035 lower. Hogs: Receipts "at Western points (Chicago, K. C. and Omaha) 732,000 against 743,000 last week. -; Cash prices in Chicago: April 11th. Wheat: No. 2. red, 69 70;. No. 3, red wheat, 6769; No. 2, spring, 6768; No. 3, spring, 6366; No. 2, hard. 67; No. 3, hard, 6166. Corn: No. 2, 39; No. 2, white, 39 40; No. 2, yellow, 3940; No. 3, 3939; No. 3yellow, 3939. Oats: No. 2, 24 ; No. 2r white, 27 28; No. 3, 24V2; No. 3, white, 27 27Vi; No. 4. white, 2727. Hogs This Morning . , Chicago, April 12. Hoes Receipts, 26,000, Omaha Aril 12.7-10,000" Market opens weak to shade lower. , Kansas City, April 12th 13,000. Heavy 545 to 565. i . , Light 530 to 552. Sough 535 to 540. . ixed 540 to 563,- Agriculture shipments This week 2,276,000. Lastweek, 1,680,000, Last year 2,94,000. A STRONG OFFICIAL REPORT The Bankers Better ve Life of Omaha ' Makes a Remarkable Showing. 1 . FACTS AND FIGURES TELL THE STORY Official Examination and Audit Made" by -. Insurance Department of State of I Nebraska, March lOtfc, 1900. Lincoln, Nebraska, March 12, 1900. . . Bankers ' Reserve Life Association, Omaha, Nebraska, Gentlemen;, I here with hand you official report of State Examiners J. C. iMcNemey and R.M. Taylor, made to, the Insurance depart ment of this state, upon completion of their examination and audit of your company. 'J: I congratulate you upon .the splendid condition of the company, its rapid growth and substantial progress; and more ; especially do I congratulate the policy holders upon the most excellent business-like and economical manage ment shown by this report. Hoping that the people of Nebraska will ' fully appreciate the Bankers Re serve Life Association, its excellent poli cies and plans, and wishing you every success, I am, very respectfully, John F. Cornell, Auditor of Public Accounts. , State Examiners' Report March 10, 1900, Hon. John F. Cornell, State1 Auditor, Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Sir: In compliance with your letter of instructions we have made a thorough examination of the records and affairs of the Bankers Reserve Life Association, of Omaha, and beg leave to report as follows: Beginning with the first original item of record, we have verified each . and every item of receipts and disburse ments as shown by the cash and voucher books, and policy registers and from the original record books covering the period April 10th, 1897, up to and including February 20th, 1900. System of Accounts. We consider the system of accounting adopted or originated by the officers of the company a most excellent one, furnishing a complete' and comprehen sive system of check as to absolute cor rectness of the books, which was demon strated when we had completed the check of the business from its inception, April 10, 1897, to February 20, 1900, almost three years of business without finding one cent in error. A brief mention of some of the strong features of the system, we think, will not be out of place here: One is the method of vouchering for all expenditures. f No matter how small the amount a voucher is made which must be approved by at least two members of the execu tive committee before payment is made, and when it is paid the receipt is pasted on the back of the voucher. From the stub of the voucher the expenditure is journalized. ' No claim is paid, however small, from the cash drawer, but . in every instance a check is drawn and it is paid upon bank through an approved voucher. The checks have also to be signed by the secretary or assistant secretary, and countersigned by the president or treas. urer before the bank will pay them. To guard against the entry into the books of anything in the shape of a journal entry, not properly authorized by the president and secretary, a system of bookkeepers' vouchers is used, and all matters not covered by cash or cash ier's vouchers, are entered upon a book keeper's voucher, after the same has been, duly approved by the president. Economy of Management. For the amount of work required to perfect the system, and run it as it has been so . accurately, and the volume of business done, the expense and salary expenditures have been remarkably low, and as in other branches of the business, shows the watchfulness of the interests of the company by those intrusted with its management. i Thorough Business Principles. " After the thorough examination we have made of all the details of all the business methods of the company, (much of which knowledge we have acquired by personal observation since we have been in the office), we can but say that we doubt if there is another business insti tution in the country that can excel the Bankers Reserve Life association in the thorough business principles applied in running its affairs. Death Claims. ALL DEATH CLAIMS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADJUSTED, AND PROMPTLY PAID, except one for 92,000, suit upon which is now pending in -the courts. The com pany is defending upon the ground that proof of cause of death was not furnished as required by the terms of the policy, although the specific proof was demand ed, and on the further ground the action was prematurely brought, having been instituted within ninety days following the submission of the only proofs offered, while, by the terms of the policy, the company had the full ninety days in which to oppose or reject the claim, The proof submitted 'shows that the assured died of consumption within eleven months of the date he took out his policy, and all circumstances con nected with the case, so far as we have been able to learn, seem to justify the company in contesting the suit. Reinsurance. f ' ' The company's risks are well distrib uted. No policies are written on any one life for more than $5,000, and in all instances where the policy written is for more than $2,000, the excess above that sum is immediately reinsured, the total reinsurance now in force being $313,000 on 105 policies, making a double assur ance for the policy holder and an effective asset for the company to that amount. Policies. All forms of policy contracts issued since incorporation are based on the Actuaries,' or Combined Experience Table of Mortality and 4 per cent inter est. The premiums are payable in ad vance, are plainly stipulated in the nolieies. are based urjon armlifrant.'s aca at entrv. includa full mortality atamAnr. an expense loading, and- an Insurance Fund or surplus Keserve f una for the security and maintenance of all policies. . Forms of Policies. The forms of policies issued include ten and twenty year renewable term, whole lift, continuous ! premiuins, and ten, fifteen and twenty-year . limited payment plans. - V ' . ; The term policies provide for payment at deathviTheii5an?ertible term and life twenty .year term policy provides for the return of any accumulation at the completion of the twenty-year term. The new whole Ufa continues premiums and ten, fifteen;an47enty -year limited payment' policies provide - - for option for option values after hree full, year premiums have been paid. " . The options include paidup, extended insurance, cash and loan values, for return of. the advance insurance fund contribution or element of premium. " ' The option values are plainly Written in face of policy. All policies written since October 18,' 1899, embody, and are issued subject to the privileges and re ' quirements of section 85-A, chapter 43. Compiled Statutes of 1899, are based on the actuaries' table of mortality and 4 per cent interest. The first year being annual term insurance, the premiums are credited to the general or expense fund and all death losses occuring first year are paid from general fund. Thepolicies issued prior to October 15, 1899, provide for payment at v. death, with provision for adding any surplus contributed in event of death after ten year premiums had been promptly paid. The first two years premiums belong to the general or expense fund, and all deaths occurring . under ' these policies within two years are payable from this fund. '. Standard Premiums. ; . The premiums of all policies issued are legally adopted . by resolution of the Board of Directors, are scientifically con structed in accordance with the usages of standard life authorities and in con formity with the law of its incorporation. Respectfully submitted, J. C. NcNSBV K7, R.M.TATLOB, k State Examiners. United States of America. - State of Nebraska, Bcrkau or IVSCRAirCB. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1, 1900 It is here by certified that the Bankers Reserve Life Association Insurance Company of Omaha, in the state Of Nebraska, has complied with the insurance law of this state, and is therefore authorized to transact the business of life insurance on the stipulated premium plan in this state for the current . year, nineteen hundred. , Witness my hand and official seal the day and year first above writtea. (Signed) John F. Cornell, : (Seal.) Insurance Commissioner. Its policies are not excelled in the world. Write for circulars and terms to B.H.ROBXSOK, ' President Bankers Reserve 14 fe Asa'n, Omaha, Nebraska. The subscription blank inserted, in your paper this week Is an invitation to you to get up a club of campaign sub scriptions. We'll prove our appreciation by sending yeu a durable watch, a guar anteed time keeper, as a premium for twelve. " ' ' 1 A HARD HIT A Deadly Parallel on Georgre III and McJ Kinley Printed in theCongrress-.' ' ienal' Record One of the hardest blows that Mc Kinley administration has received was in a parallel that Senator Proctor had printed in the Congressional Rec ord, He said; V In this connection I submit, in par: allel columns, the statement of the pur pose of the measure taxing the colonies and the disposition of the proceeds, and that of our bills in regard to Porto Rico. The statement of the act of King George is an extract from Lord John Russell's Life of Fox: The bill "impos--' Under our ing duties on cer- measures Porto tain kinds of mer- Rico is to be chandise, when taxed, and the is- imported into the lands pays both colonies, required . ways on merchan- the payment of dise which they such duties to be ship to or receive made in gold and - from this country, silver, and or and we have pro- dered them to be vided that; the paid into thev ex- amount hereto chequer, where, fore or hereafter with the produce so received "ahall of all fpriner par be ' placed at the liamentary duties, disposal - of the they were to be president v to be set apart as a sep- used for the gov arate fund, to be ernment now ex applied under the isting or which disposition of par- may hereafter be liament for de- established in fraying the future Porto Rico, for charges of nro- t the aid and relief tectlng, defend of the people ing, and securing ; thereof, and for the colonies." public , education, RusteW Lifc- of - and -other govern Fox. . volume 1, mental and public page 45. purposes therein," until otherwise provided by law. Seed Sweet Potatoes.' From Muscatine. Iowa trrown from seed only. Yellow Jersey $3. per barrel, Vl.Zd per bushel, Yellow Isauesomond same price. Gbiswold Seed Co., Box A 1500, Lincoln, Nebraska. Greenbacks vs. Mullet Head Editor Independent: What Is the difference between a greenbacker and a mullet head? Answer The green backer gets his money without 'inter' est. The mullet head pays from fifteen to twenty per cent Interest. Therea son is the mullet heads are more num erous. Suppose Uncle Sam pays Sen" ator Allen his salary in greenbacks. He comes home, to his farm and hires the greenbacker, to plow corn. Ha pays him in greenbacks. , Now there has not been a cent of interest paid in 'this case. v But suppose that. Uncle Sam . pays Senator -Allen his salary in bank notes and , he brings them home to his farm, and hires the mullet head to plow corn. He pays him In national bank &te:whteh are weighed uown With interest sadukHlvon the people In the shape of Interest on the bonds and Interest on the bank notes at the rate of not less" than ten per cent and some times twenty per cent. All this hap pens because -the. mullet heads, are more numerous. . JOHN BATIE. ElginNeb, ' ' WATCHES FOR EVERYBODY Guaranteed Time-Keeper Free aa a Prenr ' ! ' lam for New Subscribers With the object and for the pui pose of , putting the Independent into every 'populist home in N braska andt adjoining; states, ani into the hands of thousands of coa scientious but .doubtful voters wj have- made'arrangements to give n GUARANTEED WATCH to ever man, 'woman , or child who" will a? -gist in increasing; ; the cfrculatioa. The watch is a1 nickel plated, stem -wind and tern set, complete h i every particular; guaranteed fo r one year. It is a watch that re tails at all jewelry stores at from six to seven dollars. We can male the liberal offer we do only becauss (in connection with another pub lisher) we have 4 bought them i i lots of, iooo watches at a time . We could get a cheaper watch thai 1 the one we offer, but we prefer ft give A GOOD ONE OR JfOXll. To mate a long story short, it is .1 splendid watch, neat in appearance, a perfect time keetr, satisf actor1, r in every particular, guaranteed one year.- ' V Ko; 1, For sale, each - $2.00 KO. 2s The watch dcs- ' cribed and the Inde 5 . pendent 1 "year to ' a new subscriber -' - 2.50 USTOs 3s r To all subscribers on the list at present (who pay up all ar , xearages) - we will . v , send the i watch and the Independent for another year for ; - 2.25 N. B. This is a special offer to present read ers of the paper to encourage payment of back accounts ana renewals and cannot be taken ad vantage of by those who are not already on the list,: - '.- ' ". . uSTo.' 4. . The watch free as a premium for 12 CAMPAIGN SUB r SCIUPTIONaat 35 cents each - - - - 4.20 !No. 5. To those who can not get as many . as twelve campaign subscriptions - we we will , send the , watch . for 5 cam ' paign subscriptions . at 35 cents each, , $i75 aQd an addi tional $1.25 in cash 8.00 We believe that we have placed this elegant premium within the reach of everyone. There will be muchof interest during the com ing, campaign, i No one will regret the payment of so small a sum as 35 cents for the Independent .from now until November 6. It will contain avast amount of ..informa tion that cannot be obtained in any . other paper. It is the most fear less champion of the rights of : the people to be found in the west. It is first in the fight for ' 'equal rights to all and special privileges to none." Why not take advantage of this liberal offer to secure a valu able premium for yourself or your boy,and help. to increase the circu lation ,and influence of such an ex cellent paper as the Independent? Cbi HtbrasUa Indtptndtnt, Lincoln, nbr. Republican Prosperity Editor Independent: We can see no cause for any great number of republi cans to raise such a howl over the Porto Eictn tariff measure. It is one of the pet theories of the republican party that taxation makes people prosperous, and as it is admitted that the people of Porto Rico are in a pretty hard row of stumps, it is but meet that their god father, the - republican administration, to seek to alleviate their financial suffer ings at once. What more proper than to place a 15 per cent tariff on their pro ducts? ' The only mistake in the . matter that we can see, viewing the question from the administration standpoint, is making the tariff so low. Qf course a 15 per cent tariff will get in its work in the course of lime and make the Porto Ricans ' immensely prosperous, but to have 'short service' upon them and made them realize the great benefit of the republican .prosperity theory, the rate should have been doubled. There Is nothing like having enough of a good thing all from the start, which would make those poor Porto Ricans love their god-father more and more all the time and make them a happy people by the republican prosperity. v W. M. Xjakxn, Aurora, Nebr. Do you need a sewing machine? I f you do it will pay you to read the adver tisement of the Independent machine ou y ge eleven. Durable machine, elegant J finish, warranted ten years. r v 1- .",;