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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT-
May 24,. 1900.
The Markets
Market letter. foraiahHl by IL R.
Pescy & Co, No. 131, sooth 11th street,
ticc4s, Neb.
LkfxtMO. Neb,, Mb? :3. Lhinnjj the?'
pt dc tii prv c4 wneat h Lad an ; Utlaa for an hcur and when they re-fcdTjK-r
of a httieovrr to cent frxnj the . tired theycefused to speak about what
botiii&a gt;re r-corded Ut week. The ; had occurred. ISretary Hay made
dras raa-d principally by crop tne following: statement:
care, whib are at present tLe factor ,
s murmu. a - temaj uiu r u up.
frw Imta them. .It Utrue;tn
uai u crop tmue u ctciararauie o ,
u eiern -cxoa xicni?v, , tt tlie 6Ute department. They were
Indian acd lUixjtx. but the aggregate j f ordially received and remained with
jjtcu-e i o irr that the uatls? tte ffe, retary cf state for more 'than
utttd in thi wu.ia t given but lti t aa tour. They laid before the secre
potc up to th preset time. Now. tiryat mucn :ength and with great
fcorerr tire w u&ines over; enerfDr anJ eloquence the merits of the
srofocscd drouth m e corthwesV. atrorergy la 'South Africa and the
5&nob uiirtin need of capture. !c;ire of ta5 Boer republics that the
TL Chicago trader hare aio giv-o . l n!te:1 states should intervene in the
Kctu0 w rlA cf d.-ni- j Interest of iaee and use its influence
its hisM, ilh U,e new occasions to lkat end with tha British govern
far axxirty. it t col atrnge the pnre jr.ei;t
Lv tortd upward, in p:t of the j " -Y
to f&L However. thj Mr Wesels in his room at the Ar
tyit !rbii ln entirely profe-?,, hole, ma,je tnia statement in
ai. atd thrre u cx i&crrauwof -out- j rd to the effect u the mission Qf
An xscrea-e incoun-jth. comnIssIon of the president's dec-
"r1'. " K.'j---;
dra&ce ai-nff. bat at jre-ect it i Caere-
Ir a MoiiiouJ c&arket.
,1 T .
dere4 a a large tent of the
wsctry 1 iryEd ten day or two
wwkiCMitiKut rats, and an increase!
1- !
M .Ma v w u auc: J
t teg wfcfA; crop, wbich
rith the hole i
wlr wheatlm;
..rricy td in tLe
ate Ljttrt ttitl.ti.dic th bis; !
jieid j.r-3cte is th" outhwet, mq for ,
A01" i
"e i
tis 1 r--f-i:t aJ - r- mul I kept
on
wraiT 10 te tjortxe&t j ' . ., . tvl-r-iniiri wP hnvp 1
It tild Uk the wora possible;, y?' -tlr' responuea. we nave
rrf, t.!J h.rrfTw.r, .' Ju" begun. e are here to appeal to
tie t:r faring a reoord
v,,.-.v.-4 i
Ui.U i a wrir every one Jielk-ve ;
nt& u lurswiL j ne important ;
aasr leatar m that necUoo i not
rfscvj isv unu.wiM eoier.
bii t&skc f grvl
rrcwUi, wtaca good i
4Tr thtUt Kftecc a disappoint-' "ur "ilto,uu- u "ol tum 111
is- yH. L':j -traw and hort -2ad i th interest of any American party; we
are feared taore than acything else. j to aPal to the whole people
Statist.- are t4 ratner a negative ' nd we ani anxious that they shall
characer. Ieipt at primary points1 ct iur half. I am not willing to
tor tXs lat wee have ben Urgtr and ' a" what our Plan Eare or whal PrP
Li;r:u c;r than lat year. Ex-j ion we wil1 subt to the United
rata, t-ver. wre large and the vis- i l2tes 1 cannot talk about our plans;
u pir .h4eia decrea of l,.- VlT might ruin them."
jt Llii, but aJ3tiJTet. the worlds
thipaaecU aere verr large j 11 ls now Eaid that the republican
tmhm a-aist .7M,0uO la. rear, which I tatioaal convention will insert in their
ie54i to keep ftLra i-ncel from ad ! Platform a resolution sympathising
a&-r.g..
C'trzx. &lor.g. with wheat ha a! to had
ae tiptisra orrl: from the bottom dur
icg t&e wrek. liat declined ljc on tiie
theory iLt th" firter had by thi time
txripried thetr farsa work and. would
tmat enriet their a valuable corn,
as.d itc?ra-s3 receipts at primary fointn
erid to jawtify it, ep to iL'u txxruicz
L-ee th Ciarket grew trong and show
ed tt. advance f torn La-t eight cioui
The bsg ball trader who got out of
the cr.l latweek are aii to le back
again- The cukT4:et ho evidecce of
bej& ts.410lp4.axl. the July option
EuyrLt easi.' be put toic u th UUl
vtibi wpp'jr after a decrea Monday
cf tM9,!J tns. i hcwn a or.ly about
Ki;!:"- liut it i a qutin with the
trtie who attmr t it, if ther could ret
oui at a f-rtct. wits tie prospect for the
sffijg cri-p to very favorable.
Thf t guod cah demand, though
eaaewfcat 4iodtc, and ca,h market
are L t -
The tr.i' kLifrsect of corn for the
wee were l.V&XM againt i'JCi, lat
year.
liraditrre:" World Viwb Lowed a
dtr-TrM- oii "1 ueeday 4 XiojUX) bu.
Wn Mcrning
Ovr.tati. May -Jl Price Current i
weatJier h favofed crop. Winter
fceal arerage wxireahat reduced from
inc'. .-jjtig wheat relieved by rain-
Chtc Week parkicg hogS03.UX
aJi.t &ujXUitat jear.
Chiiuig Ilt:. recta. 2j.0X) market
ejexU etrcrg. Mixed 6-jX?5iS: gowd
heavy i.: rough t.xUOfjei.15:
li,Lt l-"X Cat tie tteady to ttrocg
tkxg Catt.
Mac City LX00U: cattle COCK.
12.UG0: cattle
SjjX). j
Chiraro Car kt Wheat rm !
tSi ica,-a -1 1 clred nrtly 10c
tie be. tUm.x i.vy. 7i'2.(ii. tTu
tuaied L Ik tc eXrrow. -J UMX
VERY ACTIVE
t mtirt I hr I -aw mt IW frtste. j
- Wiiat h Ijeen kftown as the "Khara- !
Ir.lraurk" have i beee incorporate? I
tsECf r 11 t a c t tLe rtate with a aid
up catl:al ttxrk A Th com
lctfcury and Uj -elraka Schoc4 ol
Ztrism. a&i the twelte branch Kha
ra l.rtcrie in 4i5erect tarU ct ."e
lrka an! Iowa. lrof. Tleo. Khara
jfieat ! the eocipany. l'r-4. H. hi.
rrr, lse-r-iry.
and Fx of. ltucii
A large rrncii ol
what it k&oirc a the " Khars. Syte.
cf StagarLte IIea:icg which i really a
coostricfciioo of a.i the better element
f Vital Mafceti-'23 and 0tupth.
CV&euJtalioa ifree at all Khar of
tor.
News of the Week
The rliit tt th? Boer envoy a to the
Cniie4 Mz'ea has been a catter of
KZlYtntl laterest. They were greeted
ty a hs.-r syts pathetic and enthusias
tic aailesre In New York City unon
their lardlcg and In Washington that
5Tcg-J3 was repeated. Thirty aena
tor xz4 rzz.7 e2greasen were prea-t-zz
la the great andlmc which wel
C3",ed then at the csrtL Congress
ca.3 Eelutr prtaiiM. Invitations
fcae ferea ex tea led to them to vlalt
xzxj et the larce eltlea. There la to
tantt, aa one cotgretmas tald, that
ELir-.!ne tsea st f every hundred
Ja th CaltM caiea aytapathix h
i 1:'iJ ;ri 1 " The American occupy, trenches
t S lvl j rC- cuntiauzlly changing shots
r aSeri ;r?on-svrsS!ss
. . - - T,. ... i. tre needed to control eaca southern
l cem loaa. lr.y cure etery known . rovlnc but thav rannot w S1)ar(,d
.. without drug or mrgery by . " ?not be spared
tL. tiro trae little republics that are
Ztzuug for their lives against the
itast powerful and greedy, land grab
bing nation on s&rth.
The envcjs. Messr Fischer "Woi
maraas atd Weasel3 called upon tht
fcescretarr cf elate. There was a .ionful-
-Messrs. Fischer, C. H. Wessels 1
nj A. ij. v. wolmarans. the ceieeates
.vu nnrttrv nf th Smith African
rr publics, called today by appointment
jication to Intervene
"The statement speaks for itself. I
have nothing further to add to it. The
vlf It of the commissioners to the state i
apartment was of a purely friendly
We did not p esnt credelf.
tjajB nd did not scek tQ L2 offlciany
, c ,i . 1 1 " , , Tv,
received . Should we learn that this
government is
willing to act we will
L7Tn lumanaJv
epared to
seem de-
..,!."
Ha run nit fnriKiflAr vnur missinn
ended witn the reply given by the sec-1
relary? Mr. Wessels was asked, !
rnment and to the people toj
take measures to restore the establish-!
I am not willing to say i
m5a 0i ac,e
what nrorkisitions p will submit "
- nrid(int '
vhl preSident'
..... . , .., t
''-'r"
m.
with the South African republics. It
is argued by some of the leaders that
England would much rather have such
. resolution in the republican platform
than for McKinley to lose the election
through the revolt of the whole Ger
man vote. It is altogether probable
that such a plank will appear just the
ame as ore will appear denouncing
the trusts.
The war in touth Africa drars its
low length along. Gen. Roberts is
slowly advancing and the Boers do
i.ot seem to intend to put up any seri
ous fighting until tLe British army
gets In the neighborhood of Johannes
burg and Pretoria. In what little fight
ing that has occurred during the week
tue Boers got the best of it, for they
ambushed one of Bethunes trains and
very tew, 11 any, or tne torce accom-
panylng it escaped.
The English went wild over tne news
that Mafeking had been relieved. The
wildest ana most extravagant perform
ances were Indulged in all the way
from Aberdeen to Hastings oy the Sea.
The uproar finally turned into riots
in several of the cities and the police
and troops had to be called out to
protect life and property. This is a
characteristic of the beef eating En
glish, and the East Indian did not miss
it far when be said that when an En
glishman had eaten a big dinner and
felt particularly good, he would rise
up and say: "Let ua go out and kill
something. Then he would sally forth
nd begin to shoot the rabbits and
.ird that came n his way.
Otis has started for home. The last
thing that he did before going up the
fang plank was to give out an inter
view declaring that the insurrection
was wholly "surpreFsea. The next day
a cablegram was sent which was
printed in tbe paiers under the head:
"Insurgents Active in Southern Luz
jn." Otis had aardly got outside the
harbor before the commander left .n
Large found it necessary to revoke
u:a of Otis' -orders. The cable re
ferred to read as follows:
Manila. May 22. General Bell, com
manding tb- hemp provinces of south
tra Luzon, has issued an order to his
r-
ircers not To attempt to organize the
unicipa! governments as prescribed
i fcy Major General Otis in his recent
i order, oa account of the disturbed con-
cLltions. The Americans occupy a few
txait towns, which tbe insurgents sur
round, conttantly assailing the garri
sons, whic'a are too small to attempt
operation in tne surrounding country.
Major Wit-, vnth two companies, is in
Ijonso!. an important town of Sorso-
rbat cablegram tells how the insur
rection is over. It is the same old
thing that has been going on for nearly
two year and will continue for no one
knows how many, years to come. Now
that Otis haa left the islands the ques
tion will arise: "What will the ad
miaiitratlon do to supply the place of
Philippine liar?" . Much that has been
done In congress and the policy of the
t minis trailer. In regard to "our colo
nies hca heci based on what McKin
ley'a ITainpplne liar has cabled. None
of the general officers left in the Isl
at.ds ar Ilitiy to relifeh the Job and
will probably refuse to perform the
duties of auch a position.
The political contest In Kentucky
ha ended In favor of the democrats.
The cae was appealed to the supreme
court of the United States and the re
salt of the cccUion is that Taylor has
bees put out and Xteckman acknowl
esgea to ba the lawf ul govtmor, Thi3
whole trouble should be a warning to
the people of these states. The action
of the republicans shows thei tend
ency to obtain and hold power although
their hands drip with innocent blood
while they do it. The democrats have
conducted themselves iii eucb a way
as to commend them to aH thinking,
law abiding persons in th.- United
States Vhen Taylo- b'-ough his
armed and blood thirsty rjtountaiueer3
down to the capitol and sno dot n
cold blood the lawful gove o y he
state, they did not appeal to av. trit
to tne courts Every man 01 uier,
though insulted and provoked almost
beyond human endurance, remained a
law abiding citizen. Men, who under
such circumstances so conduct them
selves, are fit to govern.
It is really amusing to note how every
administration paper and every Bryan
hating democratic paper praises the Cin
cinLati convention and speaks slight
ingly Of the Sioux Falls convention. Of
course, the reason is apparent to all:
Barker and Donnelly cannbt carry a
single state in the Union: they will not
have an electoral vote; they are abso
lutely no menace to the Mckinley crowd
and the Bryan-hating democrats.. But,
on the other hand these politicians are
praying that Barker and Donnelly may
draw away enough votes from Bryan in
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, and a few
other states, to place them in the Mc
Kinley column. But it is a forlorn hope.
Populists desire legislation which will
carry out their ideas "equal right to all
and special privileges to none." If the
democratic party will do this, then every
true populist will say ' God speed the
democratic party.' The populists of
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, and
the great middle west, who know Bryan
best have implicit faith in his loyalty to
the Kreat fundamental principles of true
government and very few of them will
waste their votes on Barker and Don
neilv-
The supreme court of Nebraska does
not expect counsel to grovel before it,
uuunnienus 10 maiuuuu lis ulgun
City Attorney Connell of Omaha recently
filed an insulting and disrespectful brief
in the case of State ex rel Attorney Oen-
eral vs Kennedy et al (the tire and police
commission case) and at its sitting last
week the court ordered the brief stricken
from the file for the disrespectful mat
ter it contained.
Another case is also in point. Attor
neys Alfred D. Eddy of Chicago, and
John M. Thurston, J. M. Wool worth
and Frank L. McCoy of Omaha, repre
senting the Standard Oil Company in
its defense against the state, undertook
to deliver a lecture to the Nebraska su-
preme court by incorporating it in their
! brief. But the court ordered that the
: brief be stricken from the tiles for the
j reason that it contains '-improper and
i offensive implications." Following are
j some excerpts from the brief:
I "The case is before the court under
j unhappy circumstances. For years the
lair has been filled with cries against
trusts, and the Standard Oil company
has been taken as the chief sinner.
The public clamor has made itself heard
in courts, and judges have listened with
approving attention to the violent de
nunciations of these institutions, and es
pecially of the defendant now at the
bar. We cannot express - the
feeling that we are at great disadvan
tage in urging upon the court what we
believe just obligations to the legisla
tion here subject to examination. Forced
to the argument at the bar, without,
what we consider, a fair opportunity to
prepare for the discussion, we fear that it
was thought that no amount of prepara
tion could avail us anything.
"The circumstances are unhappy, not
simply because we may fail in our de
fense of this case, but because the foun
dations of the law are to be unsettled,
and old rules cast aside and - new ones
adopted in order to meet the exigencies
of political and party controversies.'
"It is not for judges to have a policy
to carry out; it is theirs to interpret and
apply the law. It is not the
business of the courts to inaugurate or
assist popular prejudices and popular
theories."
Wharton Barker's account of the
Cincinnati convention has come to
hand and it is rich reading. The re
port shows that there were 713 votes
cast in the convention. How that num
ber of votes was counted up is shown
in another part of the report. There
was one lone delegate from Kansas.
No convention had been held in that
state but a few persons got together in
one of the congressional districts and
sent two delegates. One of them did
show up and the other cast the 86 votes
from Kansas. There seems to have
been three persons present from Ne
braska, Clem Deaver, one Osborne and j
ra man wnom tney caned Vfrot. Joyce. I
They cast the 42 A otes from Nebraska, j candidacy for nomination for state au
That is the way it was from all the ! ditor. Mr. Key - is an enthusiastic
states except those near, or adjoining j populist and is one of those who b
the place of the convention, and even I San tn fight in the early days. "The
ssome of these did not have a man pres-1 Leader" and Mr. Kelly have fought the
ent, notably Ohio, the state in which
the convention was held.
The barkers seemed to have
ft high
old time of it, for Wharton speaks in
his report more than once of "bitter!
personalities." This conglomeration j
headed their platform with the words:
"The Peoples Party of. the United!
States." Further along in the report;
Barker remarks tiiat no action was
taken in regard to changing the party !
name, which from thp way he states it,!
seems to have been a
rave oversight,
There was a committee appointed tojof a great political party, numbering
inform him o. his nomination. Barker among its members governors cf states,
seemed to take that as a big joke fori . . . . ,, . ' . -k.
io Hie v, i and members of both branches of con-
he closes up his report with these
words: "We shall be glad to welcome
that committee in person, together or
severally, but if they find it inconven
ient to pay us an early visit we beg
to assure them that our mails are not
in the habit of going astray."
How the thing was run can be seen
by the following excerpt from Barker's
report written by himself:
"The balloting was then proceeded
with, with the following result: Mil
ford W. Howard, 326 6-10 votes; Whar
ton Barker, 314 4-10; Ignatius Donnel
ly, 70; S. F. Norton, 3. Necessary for
nomination 358; no choice. Immedi
ateely the taking of a second ballot
was ordered, but before the roll began
the convention was thrown into tur
moil by Governor Waite of Colorado
who, angered by J.he failure of tne
South to support Howard, had haetedly
declared, in the hearing of Dr. Crowe,
"Damn the South," which words Dr.
Crowe at once repeated to the conven
tion and which Waite ( adding to them
the above explanation, did not deny
but affirmed. Weller of Iowa began to
talk the convention into quiet, finally
declaring that if tne supporters of
Howard dia not want to place him in
a. false vyosition they would--not con
tinue to vcte for him. The roll call
was then proceeded witn Judge Will
iams announcing that Donnelly had in
structed him to witndrar his name,
and Rahilly of Minnesota rushing to
the platform to declare that he would
not be bound by sucn withdrawal.
Minnesota which on the first ballot had
cast her solid voto for. Donnelly withii
held her vote to the last and then gave
it to Barker and with it the nomina
tion." "
During the week the senate has been
making desperate efforts to get some
information from the secretary of war
about the expenditures in .Cuba. ; So
far the effort has been very much of a
failure the secretary sending in, pages
of figures that no one. can make any
thing out of except some generalities.
For instance it si admitted that over
$4,000,000 has been paid to Cuban
office holders in salaries alone, but the
secretary does not tell Who got these
salaries. The pro consuls are having
a high old time of it down in Cuba,
It is not in the postal department only
that rich things have been found. This
is just what the populists said would
be the result of imperialism. 'The
fruits of that sort of thing have always
and every where been the same from
the days of the Caesars to the present
time.
Senator Bacon made a speech in the
senate that so stirred up the republi
can apologists for Cuban thieves that
they would hardly let him talk. : At
last he refused to be interrupted any
more and placed in the Record the fig
ures representing the extravagancies
practiced in that island. The cost of
governing Cuba last year as given in
the totals from the report of the secre
tary of war was $14,085,805.32. The
senator then compared cost of govern
ing Cuba by pro consuls with the cost
of governing states of the union of
about the same population. It cost
over $14,000,000 to govern Cuba, but it
only cost the state of Indiana includ
ing $2,607,219.57 for education, $5,589.
270.58. In Minnesota. Michigan and
other states of like popualtion the same
disparity in figures occurs. Oh! those
pro consuls of the McKinley brand
are having a fine-time of it down in
Cuba.
Army officers are having their slice
of pie along with the others. Our own
Meiklejohn has been seeing to that.
Here is one of his orders:
"Whereas the collector of customs
for 'the island of Cuba and port of Ha
bana is performing, in addition to
his ordinary military duties, civil func
tions in connection with the adminis
tration of the government of Cuba
which require outlays and expenses to
maintain the proper dignity of his po
sition in excess of the amount of salary
which he receives as an officer of the
United States army:
"Ordered, That for the payment of
the necessary, expenses incurred, and
to be incurred, indicate to his repre
sentative capacity, said collector of
customs for the island of Cuba and
port of Habana shall receive, out of the
customs revenues at Habana, an anoy
ance at the rate of $1,800 per annum,
beginning witu January 1, 1899, and to
be evidenced by duly executed vouch
ers. So much of War Department or
der dated March 1, 1S99, on the rame
subject, as relates to the collector of
customs is revoked.
G. D. MEIKELJOHN,
Assistant Secretary of War."
That this order is in direct viola
tion of law did not trouble Meiklejohn
a bit. The law ant. the constitution do
not apply to Cuba. The-law says:
"No officer of the army on the active
list shall hold any cviil office, whether
by election or appointment, and every
such officer who accepts or exercises
the functions of a civil office shall
thereby cease to be an officer of the
army and his commission shall be
thereby vacated."
All this gives an inkling of what is
coming in the future when McKinley
is re-elected president of the United
States and imperialism becomes the
settled policy of this government. Let
it be remembered tac the transactions
in the Philippines have not been heard
! fro 5"et. If they have done these
i tnings in Cuba adjoining our shores.
who call tell what tfiey have done in
the Philippines, 7,000 miles away.
Mr. R. D. Kelly, publisher of "The
j sooa ngnt m b remont and Dodge
county and his promotion to a position
in the state house would be a just re
' ward for meritorious service.
Mr. J. H. Edmisten, vice-chairman
of the Peoples Party National Commit
tee has taken up his headquarters at
the Lincoln hotel in this city and be
gun the work of organizing for the
national campaign.
vThe unselfish devotion to principle t
f exemplified by the national convention
gress, in ratifying, in advance of the
Kansas City convention, the democratic
candidate for the presidency and se
lecting from the ranks of the silver re
publicans its brilliant leader as their
candidate for e vice-presidency, thus
setting the pace for a grand co-operation
of all the political forces who are
opposed to the monopolists, trusts, and
imperialists, is in striking c-ntrast
with the sordid considerations that
hold the republican party, the party
that once boasted of its moral purposes,
in the service of greed and permits
corporations and monopolies to dictate
its candidates for the presidency anu
fill cabinets and congresses with its
paid , attorneys and servile tools.
At a time when the moral atmos
phere that pervades our politics is
poisoned and corrupted by the usurpa
tion of power and contempt for the con
stitution and the mbral law by the
party in power whose treasonable and
dishonest deeos" bring the blush of
shame to the face cf all loyal Ameri
cans, the exaniple of lofty and unsel
fish devotion tothe highest ideals ia
our national life afforded by the con
vention at Sioux Falls breaks upon the
nation as a surprise and a delight.
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OPTION Instead of Coin's book vre send
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FABRICS FOR GRADUATION GOW!
SILKS, WOOLEIIS, AND WASHABLE GOODS
Cream and white Habutai wash silks, fe. ; , , . QFifi
, ' unequaled values, upward per yard from 49c to U J u
Cream and white brocaded wash silks, ' . . . , 7Ca
22 inches wide, new and stylish designs, per yard. ................ I ub
Cream and white Taffetas, rich and soft finish, Ol
" per yard.".. .. .,62c, 85c and 01
All wool cream Albatross, 33 inches wide, RflO
per yard . . . OUU
Fine quality all wool cream Henrietta, ' RflP
- 33 inches wide, per yard U U u
Best qnality cream Henrietta, silk finish, " 7Rp
46 inches wide, per yard .V. . ... .... I do
Superior quality all wool French serge, fiflp
33 inches wide, per yard 4 0 U u
Elegant quality all wool cream cheviot y , '. Q
50 inches wide, very stylish, per yard..... ..., ..'.....01
WASH GOODS Wash chiffon, white, 48 in. wide, per yard 50, 60, 65, 75 and 80c
This is a beautifully fine and sheer material and will wash as well as muslin
Fine Persian lawns. 4 RMf
per yard, 25, 30, 35, and up to J . . QUI
Persian lawn," 48 inches wide, , Rf)p
per yard 30, 40 and.... .J ..wUii
India mull, a very soft goods, 33 inches wide, per yard 40c, ' C ftp
46 inches wide ". 1 J U u
India Linons at 10c 11c, 12Jc, 15c, 18c, Rflp
and up to dub
I inro TDIlIallunO rfillO llUnrniflllOl IMP ' Handkerchiefs Etc.,
LAUCu, 1 niifimiFioo, taiio, unucnmuoLino for graduate5
The newest things in Fishus, made of lace net, liberty ' ' C R
and mousseline,cprices range $1,50 to 00
FANS An exquisite showing in fans, including the very latest creations,
most of them made in France and Austria, chiefly cream and white.
Daintily decorated, plaia and lace applique. Prices range 25, 47, 60, Q I fl
75; and 89c, $1 up to ... 0 I U
We are showing the latest styles in Galoons, Laces, Insertions, and all-overs
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR The latest creations in dainty corset covers,
Prices range from 50c to
White Skirts richly trimmed,
$1.25 to..
HANDKERCHIEFS Swiss mull handkerchiefs,
Trimmed with handsome lace, each
Sheer linen hadkerchiefs with lace and insertion,
fancy scalloped effect, upward from 35c to
Real duchesse lace handkerchiefs, a broken lot, to close at about the manufactur
er's price.
GLOVES FOR GRADUATES
Washable snede gloves in white and colors
at.
An excellent value In white, gloves, three very handsome pearl clasps,
the latest stitching (both gloves fitted) a pair
Real kid gloves in white and colors, two clasps, equa
to any SL35 glove, our price
Better qualities in kid gloves,
white and delicate shades .
Kayser patent finger tip silk gloves in white, clasp fastener,
a pair 5C
Lisle milanaise gloves in white,
clasp fasteners, upward a pair from
Then we have Shoes, Hosiery, Millinery in fact everything necessary to
complete the graduation toilet. OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE who cannot pay the
store a personal visit are assured perfect satisfaction through our mail order dept
N and 12th Sts., Half Block.
A Tale of Hail
Ye farmers bold of every nation
I'll tell you a tale of an Association
That will protect your crops from hail,
And pays its losses without fail.
It is known 1.3 the United Mutual Hail
And from its Agents you need not
quail; '
They are honest so do not fear
To tell your neighbor far and near
Of the wonderful good that you may
gain
By insuring your crops 'gainst hail and
rain.
Its officers are modest and its force is.
rather small
For they're saving up money to pay
you in the fall;
And tbe Secretary is the best of any
that I know
And P. F. does his level best to make
the . business grow
The book-keeper is an expert, the
. steno is a gem,
You'll have to get up early to get ahead
of them.
Their furniture is modern their vault
is up to date
You'll find the force is always there,
And none of them are late.
And now I have told my little tale
I'm vry nearly through
The" moral of insuring will be pointed
out to you
By any of the Ouice Force, if you will
only go
To the third floor in the Richards
Block Corner 11th and O.
LOUISE SINCLAIR.
Arbor, Neb.
Totals of All Farm Crop.
A further publication of agricultural
returns, just issued, show tbe totals of
all crops for the first time. There are
reductions of area uoder wheat, rye,
peas, turnips and swedes, clover and
rotation grasses and bare fallow, and
Increase in barley, oats, beans, potatoes,
mangels, cabbages, permanent pasture,
flax, hops and small fruit. The total
acreage under crops and grass in the
United Kingdom is 77.675.572 acres.
The great increase is in permanent pas
ture, which "promotes permanent pros
perity better than cultivated crops, and
especially wheat, under the world's
competition; the total is proportionate
ly very large, 2S.100.672 acres, against
27,913,400 last year. Clover and grasses
under rotation, not for hay, show in
crease, with a decrease of hay area.
Wfarat Consumed Each Year.
Few people realize how closely the
wheat crop is consumed each year. Ac
cording to the statistician of the United
States department of -agriculture, the
world's total production of wheat in
1S&7 was 2.226.745.000 bushels not
enoughj by millions of bushels, to sup
ply the world's food demand and fur
nish seed for crops of another year.
Consequently, countries of the earth
"rLere the crop was light were visited
by wast and high prices, in India the
need even touching the point of famine.
McClure'a Magazine.
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He Knew the Sex.
"I understand you bave consented to
your daughter's marriage to that
young Swift pac." said the old friend.
1 have," replied the father.
I guess you don't know the young
man," suggested the old friend, point
edly. ,
On the contrary, I know all about
him." answered the father, "and I also
know all about my daughter and a few
things about the sex in general.. If I
had refused my consent ten to one sho
would have married him anyway, but,
having given it, the odds are easily tea
to five that she will tire of him and
throw him over before they have even
set the day for tbe wedding." Chicago
Post,
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