THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
May 10, 1900
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ALFALFA EXPERISHTS
ft la ClataMd Sar Tnat ta Cray Ca
ii 'rfilabtr Cra fa Ik
CfBlnl fialnb
-"Tier tss been frrqemt mrnticm se
te tLe imjmctsMce of tLorouf Lly test
frg tle arf ability cf alfalfa toeer
tifa c!Js in MUtourt. Kansas ac! tli
feci, d vtrioes ifcstaace cited bere
It has' teen" grown soree-t-afci'y cm
sail rsle la these states. The writer
was sleaa recently ferf4 tof
Clarletm. ZIL. cwofil fey iln Gs'ff
tit Si4 prcdned three crops of alfal
fa tar e&rh ea for several year.
tiI- feraithit-g cocsideraJW pas
ture during the time. Tbl fle'd b-.da
fair to hold well and prrxiae ttler
WJl4 la tJbe futures. An&tWt 44 is
ffc.gar3e coenty. Ill, eisieil
list yer. It bid grewir-jf jo ll
when st A r. crop f hay atd the
eweer had rot two pood mpm prrti-tt-ay
that -ata. and the seme reaalts
fcad Wa obtained tie t preT;aa
yeer. WH't I do net Iai- that equal
ly satisfactory rvu'ta eaa I - red
in all kiedt fef soil in the state
MttfJ. yet I do claim tLat ! mar.y
te!itties alfalfa ran be grown and
fast ft will j-rova a very pro A table
9rrp. If patieeit ravlntaki?s,g riperi
taeate trr made by fa t tlx f a
tt tcf fa zTj Inetanea a good
tta&d will be ctirei ami tfe rratitta
Via aWtanty rr-mrd tSoa he try
ti. c4 at hers wiU b lodord la da
liirwiM Ti-e rt erprimeote ran
I tnavV apo m scca'.I acal at very lit
II atU easf c-utlav. Land witfc a
trfea rras ttjoil sfcoalj W a4eHl
4 the 1 writ ymfirr4 Low, v(
wr xxxj iJrIl ljusd Ul st d
Ktkrr will It grow well upoa land
tWat ia &drUi'J witk nc rajiall
M tta r&cSc czvmi tr tlu wr
Tl ritf a4rtd a fwat rrood
poi IU farm ! rtrw tIima In
O- jwi4rf IMt, kad It jprrpard fcy
!nag tarf h.!j rw1i aad fcar
wit-s; tk wed alfalfa, wit Ml
r.ie j rilr rrrw wil drtu tb
mrsr hmt tsita was ka la
r4 rttrf It Tra.l tkna ih a.
3sa aJ t&p ert tpricjr td waa
rL2-rM tkla to Sar. Y4 If It
4 s ac,tLr a4 eer
d kw trperai it is eaHjr (riKf aod
CLEAnnrc the plow;
Wr rM-M
M4 wf
ITs Cvfmrtmtmt of ajrri-4tar t Libia
that hris.g a iw cina aad tHytt la
of aefSrirst Smpmtrtarjr t warrast It
la jtlIitir dirrtk jt riaaiaar
H. wLir& will also wrk wU fwrkr
tos!s of iroa or AteL kUwtjr
ka!f psat of a!piarW acd ta oaw qaaurt
tJ water tat-iLLcr !t rarrfalir aad
, atAirii-S- alow.r. aa cvctUrfaU aaat
wiil ra o!t trosm ta auxix ir. Vavea
cod xsc4te& lie aorfar 4 tL otataj
- wita ttia, ax.4 :tea rl?rj, aftr wUcL
ii 2T wjji jjure watar. Tliaappt
ratios aboald a acj arfa Kat
oo bai!jr rastd. Ixt if tfea tocj Itaa
U! SEf inflected it mar raqalra
Baor thmi ote application. Aftrr t&rr
r tt.Circi'a.ljr cieaii-td wa wwald a-
rl a tt-srwaii retail 4- jrrca
f?rr jat:ixf t, aad mhm ti$ trt
taWn vt ta ear rir ihna mmethrr
trrmlz g. ard tfcey will r "W aoraa
rt raairr." aa tha oid faraaar
t aar XX aj-Tit did aftar It kad bm
jsrcprrfr whetted. JTat or 2 J ia It ieada
. ilr fcr ti. taxa tot for tta plsrw j
taan IX ua Jiaw la eirajt ax4 Urif Lt.
aa tLa atLersty w3 s&akea It fct-sdl
Latrd w Wm tL plow Sa raatj..
Rzroviso straps.
Daw ta Jsa4jr Fwt
A4aaare av4 Mrii
ao mmt
Mam mw U
Attars a a teat piece of timber to the
etuxsa f a
la a rirele
Thea Utcja
chain and twist It around
atil the chain is taut,
a pair ! horses or a yoke
1T
HOW TO BEHOVE STUXPS.
ci cva to the cter ex.d of the tim
ber &d twitt the stump at of the
grt d. I ir-J be swcesry to staod
by itb aa ax and chop ? the roots
aa thr appear when the eserth is dia-
trbd is the twiaticg proeeas, r.nor-
r&otis power ran thus m appJed to
stump, acd for this reason the chains
ad CotWr xr usl be a tout, N. Y.Trib-
ui.e.
Caaflaaa aa raaal far Hera
A rcscy pecjla hsee as Idea that
rtisilsre ia rot a good food for h&rsea.
t will call attestisn to the faet that
tha Vtrgi&Ia iliperixneat station has
been t-atlng it. and they report that
the trocble from its tisa Las ariaea
JZ-XT htwfZ'"a I"1 lLe
: UjaaiBf. ard as the tors iikes It he
is tttsf f ej to -at too rcca 01 it, as xe
tr'gtt cf gre-ea grafca or e!oer. This
It more apt to be tv.e cam when it eon
ta it. . large amcmnt fcf erorn. When
they Wfa by ferd-cg tirt'l quantities
red iserrajed very graduaUy fa the
avxbocnt gives to Jnjcry resulted, and
after they ere well aceuttomed to Its
fer thry woti'd ntft rat too heartily
cf ft. eea wheb g'.ea pporttttity.
CI rest twice cr even once a day
rroch the Utter part f the winter
' liep. aucce'et, rcc-t form a va!oahla
swiitc to tie raticcs cf zch cattia.
ARB QUITE USEFUL.
CartbWrni Prrfsrm L.t f Wrk
Tkal la f Grret to
ra aaal Gtrdtatrii
Tflj lockirg- creat ureal" we ex
claioi ea we tee the earth -worm a
erarlicg about the garden beds in
the earlj morning' or after a rain.
But let tia look upon them with a
more Lltdly eje and consider the
great work they do In the earth.
Darwin and Hcnton hare proved their
Intelligence and their wonderful pow
era of preparicff the earth for seed-
iira.
acale j
would
hear.
Although. not to low in the
a the prevalent euperstition
Indicate, they cannot see or
They how aotne intelligence
In lining- their burrows, usually selz
lag learea, etc, by their pointed ends.
laf ea not only aerre to line and to
piug .their burrow but also for food.
lli j feed, likewise, upon the oj
arani matter ia the ebil. which they
wallow In great quantities and eject
In the form of familiar 'castings."
It haa been estimated that about ten
tona of earth in each acre of ground
pass annually through their bodies in
plaoes where they are numerous. By
thla xueane fresh surfaces are contin
ually exposed to the action of carbon
dioxide and the hutaus acids, and are
thus decomposed and diiintegrated.
Theae worms prepare the' ground
excellently for seedlings. They sift
the soil so that no stone larger than
they can swallow are left ia it. They
tulx it. as does a gardener who wishes
to prepare floe soil for his choicest
plaata. They eorer up bones, etc,
thus bringing them in a more or less
deiayed state within reach of the
rvota. They cover seeds which lie
upon the surface, thus giving the
radicle a leverage, and, last of all,
their burrows facilitate the penetra
tion of the roots.
Para Darwin: "Tbe plow Is one
of the roost ancient axd roost valuable
of man's inventions; but, long before
he existed, the land was in fact regu
larly plowed by earth-worms. It may
be doabted whether there are many
ether animals which hare played f-o
Important a part in the history1 of the
world aa have thes lowly organized
creat urea. -Mature Studies.
PULLHtG FENCE POSTS
a4 m Ta-ry Har Tktas to Do Whta
Oa Cnk!iM Pafieaea wlta
a Uttle laaeaattr.
T&ie the kind wheels axd coupliag
pole of a farm wagon asd a chain
with a ring, r better, a large hook
at one end. Fasten the chain to the
pole In front of the axle In, such a
manner that when it is passed back
over the axle and bolster the ring or
POST.
book will
about touch the ground
a little longer or shorter, according
to the size of the posts to b pulled
up.
Now back the axle against the post,
raiae the coupling pole toward the
post, against which it may lean, place
the chain like a noose around the
post, slipping it dotra until tight.
Jfext bricg the pole forward and to
the ground. This will raise the post
nearly a foot and generally fully
loosen it. If tho pos-t is very deeply
set or hard to pull out it may be nec
essary to repeat the process, slipping
the noose farther down. Back to the
next post and repeat. Orange Judd
Farmer.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Feaeh trees suffer the most from
atacdirg in the think grass, and cherry
axd pear the least of any of the fruit
treea.
The objection to trying to grow
grapes In the orchard among the fruit
trees is that the crapes seed all the
sus shine possible.
Mulching of fruit trees at this time is
a help in delaying blossoming in the
spricg, and in this way injury from late
frocta may be prevented
When an orchard Is to be planted in
the spring It will often be found a good
plan to plow the ground at any time
now when it la cot frozen.
The secret of keeping apples during
the winter is cool storage and thorough
ventilation. Keep them as near the
freezing point as possible.
Most fruit trees thrive best on roiling
land. Fruits are less liable to injury
by frosts en rolling land than on level
land, even thotigh the latter be high and
dry
Jt will lessen the danger of injury bv
thawicg and freezing if a small mound
of ,ATth u drawo up aroune the 6tm of
the tree before the ground freezes.
It
can be removed in the spring.
In nearly all cases large seed are bet
tf r than small ones. They famish more
nutriment x the young plants than the
small ones, which give them a good
atart early In the season, and they make
a Lrtter growth.
Dwarf pears and grapes are the two
fruits that seem especially adapted to
small places, where not much room can
be spared, aad where it is designed to
combine the useful with the ornament
ah t. Louis Sepcciic. -
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HJULDT TO PTJLXi THE
WINE BOTTLE GARDEN.
Very Pretty Way to Make am Old
and L'sly Bottle Qaaiat and
Attractive. V
Dont throw away that old wine bot
tle make it a thing of beauty and
a joy, if not forever, at least for many
weeks to come. Take some cheap cot
ton wadding, soak it in oil and then
wrap a thin layer of it evenly around
V ..lfl!yeSf2K
GARDEN IN WINE BOTTLE.
an old wine bottle, beginning at the
top and working towards the bottom
of the bottle, lie it firmly in place
with a string at top and bottom. Fill
the bottle with water, and then pour
plenty of water over and through the
wadding. Buy some water cress seed
from the florist and scatier ir. liberal
ly over the wadding. Put some twist
ed strands of wool, three or four
strands in each wick, and four wicks
for each bottle, into the buttle, so that
they reaah to the bottom and hang
over the top about three or four
inches. These wicks will draw the
water up and distribute it drop by
drop over the wadding. In three or
four days you will find that your bot
tle is covered with the green sprouts
of water cress, and that these sprouts
grow very rapidly. As they grow
eoaie or long trim with a pair of old
scissors, and ycu can keep this pretty
green ornament as long as you please
if vtu will only refill the bottle with
water whenever you find that the
wicks cease to distribute the required
moisture over the growing plants. Do
not keep the bottle too near the regis
ter or stove, and it will last all winter
with very little care, giving you a nice
greeai, rresn-iooKing ornament ror xne
sitting-room tablti, if set on a plate to
keep the dampness from spoiling the
cloxb. or table. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Electric Whipping Poat.
An electrically-operated whipping de
vice has been introduced into some of
the penitentiaries in France.
THE SEVEN CHILDREN OF
Of the seven children of the German em
peror, three by this time are fast leaving
behind them their childish ways. The
crown prince, Prix.ce Eitel Frederick, and
Prince Adalbert have already their position
at court, their special tutors and their pri
vate apartments. Of their rigid training
many particulars have from time to time
been vouchsafed, and very few Engliah
children would care to go through so se
vere childhood. That this training, though,
has been justified by its results seems more
than probable, end happier, healthier chil
dren than those of the German imperial
family it would not be easy to find. The
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PfUNfESa, VlCTORJATDtKSC
frXMCC OSCAR.
reluct WiLLiAM (taoraeg?
bmm t-uofa.irrX,
Boa oJor 'i.'"
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daily life of the princes, big and little, is on
the following linee : They rise at six punc
tually, summer and winter. At 7:30 ihey
have first breakfast, with the empress, con
sisting of tea and bread and butter. At eight
lessons begin, the younger princes having
lessons together and their elder . brothers
alone. This instruction is pretty severe,
all. the princes of the imperial house being,
among other thngs, thoroughly grounded
in foreign languages, particularly French.
At 9:30 comes a second breakfast; then les
sons again, with drill and military exer
cises, until 1:13 lunch time. After dinner
they amuse themselves for a time, then sci
ence and music lessons fijl up the time until
six, when supper is served. After this comes
a final hour of recreation before bed, the
younger children retiring af.7:30, their
elder brothers at nine. The crown prince
and his next brother play the violin and
piato. ' "A sergeant; major drills them; and
BEAR CAUGHT HIMSELF.
Climbed Into aa Empty Dry Gaaala
Boa aad Waa Nailed Down ay
a Bitcalsraav Faraacr.
" Just outside " our - log barn. In the
woods of Michigan; we had a big dry
goods box with a hinged cover on it.
We used to keep1 corn for the horses
in. this box. One winter's evening, aft
er getting out the corn as usual, I for
got to drop and fasten the cover. Per
haps I had done ao many times before
and nothing had come of it, but at
about midnight on thia night the fam
ily were awakened by a great row at
the barn. The horse was snorting and
stamping, the pig la the pen was
squealing, and the hens in the shed
were cackling in affright. FatheT
lighted the lantern' and took his gun
and went out, but for some time he
could not make out what all the row
was about. Then certain queer noises
attracted hia attention, to the corn
box, and he very soon discovered that
some wild beast was inside. The cover
was down, and as he lifted it he found
a full-grown black bear inside. Be
fore the bear could get out the cover
was slammed down and made fast.
It had been an easy matter for the
bear to get into the box, and it would
have been just as easy for him to get
out again if he "hadn't got scared.
When the cover fell down and shut
HOW BRUIN CAUGHT HIMSELF.
him in he lost his wits and never tried
to push it tp. He tried to get out by
tearing the box to pieces, but he did
not succeed. -When we knew just what
we had caught we tied a rope to the
cover and ran It over a log in the barn,
and as I stood there and pulled at the
rope the bear popped his head out of
the box. Father -was ready with his
rile, and as the head came up a bul
let was sent into it, and Bruin sank
down dead. He was so big and fst
that we had to, tip the box over to get
him out, and from his pelt mother had
a fur cape made which she wore for
many" years- after. Chicago Inter
Ocean. -
THE GEKMAN EMPEROR.
an hour every day ia devoted to ridtag.
From their earliest years the children are
put on ponies and iearo at once to mouzit a
horse barebacked. The emperor superin
tend theae lessons in person, as he ia a
moat skillful rider and very devoted to
horses. Each prince has a pony of his own
given, him ou completion of his riding les
sons, and they are taught to stable theit
mounts themselves unsaddle them and rub
them down. The three elder boys are al
ready officers ia the army, with correspond
ing rank in the marines, and the crown
prince is reputed to be "a born soldier.
Prince Adalbert, who waa placed on the
Bcmt fnai greaa
cjAMvAKrit j9ff
roll of the marines as sub-lieutenant at six
years old, and who ia expected to become
some dar an admiral in the German navy,
is instructed in everything pertaining to
navai matters during the hours devoted to
military studies. Little Princess Louise,
who, with the two younger boys. Prince
Oscar and Joachim, recently accompanied
her father and ' mother to England, ia
brought up in similar practical manner,
though with less regard to her playing any
part in public, for the first essential in a
German woman, be she peasant or princess,
ts that she should be a pattern haus frau.
It'.is even said that one Christmas one of
her p resect was a complete apparatus for
washing, and ironing. little Princes
Louise, the only girf among six boys, is re
ported to be- her parents favorite, ard for
this reason was brought over to be aown
to her great-grandmother, the queen. -
- m:ki ito
Prejudiced" Aarataat It.
Friend Pat, what do you think of
thia new-fangled "absent treatment
that we hear ao much about nowa
days? " .:-1- " ;
Pat Begorry, Oi don't think much
of it. Oi was absint only one night
recently and the tratement Oi .re
ceived from the woife of me buziun
upon me return waa a discredit to the
family. It cured me all roight. but Oi
don't care fer no more absint trate
ment in moine, t'ank ye. N. Y.
World.
Evil Aaaorfatteaa.
T understand, said Mrs. Kostique,
that you have been seen promenading
witfi my husband; ia that true? The
governess drew herself up defiantly.
"Yes, it is," she replied. WelL Miss
Primer, the other continued, calmly,
if you wish to remain here y ouU have
to keep better company. Catholic
Standard and Times.
She aad Reveage.
"Do you know, he said, that every
time I look at you 1 have thoughts of
revenge?
"Why?" she gasped.
"Because, he answered, "revenge is
sweet.
Then she told him she thought to
morrow would be as good a time as any
to see papa. Chicago Times-Herald.
, Pattlner Htm Kext.
Bunco Steerer Ah! isn't this my
old friend, Joshua Squanch, of
hack?
Farmer Horn beak Wa-al, no; not
exactly. But all the same, young
man, you've struck a good thing iu
me if you jest work it up right.
Puck.
Paper for Joker.
Mr. Fuuniman 1 see a kind of paper
is now being made from seaweed which
is transparent.
Mrs. Ftmniman Why don't you get
some of it to write your jokes on, so
that people could see through them?
Yonkers Statesman.
Hereditary Garments.
Tommy Pop, what is ih meaning
of "hereditary?" .
Tommy's Father- Anything that de
scends from father to son.
Tommy Then your old clothes that
ma makes over for me are hereditary,
ain't they? Philadelphia Kecord.
Ho Daag-er of Emerrenelei.
Mother Does your fiancee know any
thing about cooking? In case of an
emergency, you know:
Son Well, no; but she's an ex-college
football player, and could easily
prevent any cook from leaving until we
secured a new onel Puck.
Por Fatherly Consideration.
Tou may find the rount of knowledge.
Yet net know how, to drink:
Too my drtva your son to college.
Though you cannot maka him think.
Philadelphia Press.
BEST SOET OF BYIDKXCB.
Lotta Coyne Clara is a puzzle.
Cuttine Hintz Yes. I know three
men who have given her up. Chicago
Chronicle.
Aa Inquiry.
T!s cn warmth, so we are told.
That friendship oft depends;
Why Is it. tbea. though cash is cold.
It has so many friends?
Chicago Daily News.
A Deadlock.
Thome! Do you think there will
ever bo such a thing as universal
peace?
Bramble) I am sure there will net
be. My wife would never agree to it.
If. Y. Journal.
About Carpets
If you are buying a carpet for a room
that is used constantly, select a small
pattern in subdued colors. It will show
the dirt less than carpets of other kinds,
harmonizes with any kind of furniture,
and if it fades a little it will scarcely be
noticed. Brussels and Moquette car
pets should be swept with the grain in
stead of against it. Dampen bits of old
newspapers, roll them between the
hands until they form little balls, and
scatter them over the floor before
sweeping, which will assist in gathering
up the dust and make the carpet
brighter. Or dip the broom in water,
then shake it to remove part of it and
sweep, dipping occasionaly when
needed. If the water becomes dirty,
change it two or three times during the
sweeping.
A carpet usually becomes soiled in
spots after using while the rest ' of the
carpet is comparatively clean. Prepare
a suds of warm water and Pearline and
scrub the soiled part with it, using a
common scrub bush. Rinse with, clear
warm water and wipe dry. . The work
should be done quickly so the carpet
wilL not be wet through. Do not use
the room for a few hours until the car
pet is dry.
Matting is an excellent floor covering
for summer. It is cheap, and, if a
closely woven piece ia chosen, is dur
able. It is cool and easily kept clean by
sweeping it with a soft cloth, wrung
from warm water, every two or three
weeks. Nothing looks better in warm
weather than a floor covered with mat
tins? and a few rugs scattered about.
E. J: C.
"Procrastination is the thief of tune.
Is your subscription past due? If so
well you know the resi.
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Lucas County, j ,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney Jt Ckx, doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of one hundred dollars for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 6th day of December,
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skai. Notary Public
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Sending Independents East
Editor Independent: The watch
came through all right. It was ticking
when we received and it keeps good
time. "Many thanks.' Husband has
handed in three names of friends to
James R. Cary's club. We will send
in a club by and by, then we hope you
will be able to put better paper in your
paper as it grows.
The Independent is such a good paper
that one likes to lend it, or send it east.
Before you can read it, the paper is
worn out. - You have our best wishes.
Mrs. Asdrew Rick.
Neligh, Nebr., May 3, 1900. .
Magnetic Healing Pays
The Kimmel Institute of Magnetic
Healing at 318 So. 12th St, is having weU
merited success. Diseases of eyes, ears,
bronchial tubes, heart,, lungs, liver,
stomach, kidneys, bladder, uretha,
spinal and nervous troubles, yield read
ily to the treatment; while the Doctor's
reputation as a teacher and the hearty
indorsements of - his instructions, with
his offer to start all his graduates in a
lucrative business, is bringing new stu
dents every Monday. Teaching and
healing by mail a speciality. Call or
address J.W. Kimmel,
Lincoln, Nebr.
318 South 12th St. 1516 O St.
Nebraska Insurance Report
The annual report of the insurance
commissioner is now ready for distribu
tion and for all the heavy losses by fire
the report shows a large gain for the Old
Line Companies. After deducting the
amount paid for losses it leaves a net
gain of premiums over all losses amount
ing to 1 74L6SL00 and still to hear the
Old Line agent talk his company is pay
ing out more money than received. But
the above figures show just who is money
out. Certainly the ones who are paying
these enormous premiums to cwell the
income of the Old Line companies are
not benefiting themselves any by the
enormous profits these companies are
making on their money. There is, how
ever, one gratifying thing in the report.
That is mutual companies operated at
home keeping every dollar at home have
made another great gain in the - amount
of insurance in - force as compared with
the report of 1838. All mutuals showed
amount of insurance in force January
1st 1899 amounting to $65,000,000, while
on January 1st 1900 they show a trifle
over 530,000,000 in force. This is cer
tainly a good showing. - The cry that
comes forth from Old Lines that Mu
tuals cannot pay heavy losses has also
proven itself .' The largest amount of
loss paid by any one company in the
state was paid by a Mutual only organ
ized January 14th 1899, only one year
old. The largest amount paid by any
Old Line company was $56,909, out of
an income of $124,918.00, while the
United Mutual Hail Insurance associa
tion organized January 4, 1899 paid
losses amounting to $62,974.00 ana on
April 18th paid an additional cum of 6,
767 making a total of 69,741 out of an in
come of $95,376 which shows that a Mu
tual with an income of $29,542 less than
the Largest Old Line, has paid $12,832
more losses than the Old Lines. The
above figures are absolute proof that a
well managed Mutual can pay and does
ay a larger percentage of money col
ected from its members than any Old
Line company.
Hail Insurance as Compared With Other
Claasea of Insurance on Farm
Property
The United Mutual Hail Insurance
svMtirn with 23 056.924 at risk suf
fered losses amounting to $76,600, while
the largest Farm Mutual of state with
$34,417,808 covering fire lightning,
cyclone, windstorms and also covering
loss to live stock by fire, lightning and
cyclone, suffered loss of only $33374,
being only one-half the loss on combined
insurance on all other kinds of farm
property, with eleven times the amount
of risk, so if there is any kind of prop
erty a farmer should carry protection
on it is certainly on his growing crops
from destruction by nan storms.
She Was Too Fat
Ada St. Clair, the actress played lead
ing lady parts from 1890 to 1896, when
she became so stout that she had to leave
the stage, ,
She tried many medical remedies and
nostrums without avail. The more anti
fat remedies she swallowed ' the fatter
she became, and in July, 1896, she
weighed 205 pounds.
One day she found a perfect cure, and
in two months thereafter she. appeared
in a high-class young girl part, weighing
just 123 pounds, and the reduction in
flesh was without the least injury to her
health or purse.
What she did, how she did it, and
what she used, and how the same treat
ment has cured many men and women
since, Mrs. Lafarge will tell you, confi
dentially, in a letter, for the small fee of
one dollar. There is no other charge
hereafter. You can buy what she pre
scribes from your own druggist- The
cure depends more on what you do and
how you do it. No violent exercise, no
starvation diet, or anything of that sort.
You can follow instructions unknown to
your friends, and during a month you
will get rid of from one to two pounds of
useless fat every day. If you think such
a result worth One Dollar to you, send
that amount (in a $1 bill or stamps.) '
Address Mrs. Louise Lafarge, Station
E, Daffy Building, New York. If you
find this treatment not based on com
mon sense, and find it doesn't work she
will send you your $1 back. If you ques
tion the value of this treatment, ask any
proprietor of a first-class newspaper.
Tbev all know Mrs. Lafarge and what
she has done.
WATCHES FOR EVERYBODY
Guaranteed Time-Keeper Free as a Prem
iam for New Subscribers -
With the object and for the put
pose of putting the Independent
into every populist home in Ne
braska and adjoining states, and
into the hands of thousands of con
scientious but doubtful voters wo
have made arrangements to give a
GTJAKAXTEED WATCH to every
man, woman, or child who will as
sist in increasing the circulation.
The watch is a nickel plated, stem
wind and .tem set, complete in
every s particular, guaranteed for
one year. It is a watch that re
tails at all jewelry stores at from
six to seven dollars. We can make
the liberal offer we do only because
(in connection with another pub
lisher) we have bought ' them in
lots of 1000 watches at a ' time.
We could get a cheaper watch than
the one we offer, but we -prefer to
give A GOOD OM; OK NONE,
To make a long story short, it is a
splendid watch, neat in appearance,
a perfect time keeper, satisfactory
in every particular, guaranteed one
year.
TERMS.
Ko. 1. For sale, each - $2.00
STo. 2. The watch des
cribed and the Inde- '
pendent 1 year to a
new subscriber , - 2.50
jSx 3. "To all subscribers
on the list at present -
(who pay up all ar
rearages) we will
send the watch and
the Independent for
" . another year for..- ,-, 2.25
N. B- This is a special offer to present read
ers ot the paper to encouragre payment of back
accounts and renewals and cannot be taken ad
vantage of by those who are not already on the
lift. -t
No. 4. The watch free as
a premium for 12
CAMPAIGN SUB
SCRIPTIONS at. 35
cents each ----- 4.20
20. 5. To those who can
not get as many as -twelve
campaign sub-,
scriptions we will
send the watch for 5
campaign subscrip
tions at 35 centa
each, $1.75, and an .
additional $1.25 in
cash - - - - 3.00
We believe that we have -placed
this elegant premium within the
reach of everyone. There will be
much of interest during- the com
ing campaign. 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 a vast 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?
Zht Hebraska Independent,
Lincoln, 12br.
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