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Editor Independent: Again I com to
tomes t yoa and your thousand of
reader, and if I fchoolJ fco far forget
trjKlf as to drift into politics, I ak
tardes.
We are fcavie a cise "wet rain and
it i gaakkig thousand of bushel of
corn and tr,"" and sture by the
arre. No doubt tear. 7 will credit it to
Mark and Li man a they did the hot
wind to G rover aii year agx the IMth cf
thi caoath. The ora looked ut a
tic then a it doe d&w and jet it was
aiaam4 a blank. In 1:0 we bad the big
crop that sold for even and eight cent
buhel. and atLl the farmer refused to
be tapy.
While at Lincoln to the convention, 1
went do n t the train to tiit gome
friend whoe I expected a delegate.
WLii Jtir.g, I beard a railroad era
p.e ay be ihed it would rainrain
n-ae republicans, he eaid. and drouth
rti4e fc? of jure be bad read it in
the fjr and kzrm it tu a fact. If
that can exulJ bate beard the great
tribute of He people, C. A. Town, be
oaid bare bad better reason for the
faith lLk.1 a in Lizu.
Ye. 1 down to the convection. I
a la.t eetr year .!d when I
started, bat don't thick I aia ruore tbsn i
mixly now. I ct uh, o many of tie
t4 Lti hor mh't bare txvn
in tie Larr.e fc-r twenty tne year, at.d
jet to i more than eer in ptmeA
I atet tea or more who were at Cincin
nati ia ifJi, J e-e begin to tell cm ome
phykai!y. but rueclaiij they are a de
temited arid vtoru a eier. Among
tbeea wa that old war bore, Allen
liuot, brother If owe, be of the Sarpe
central. Frank Htbiuard. be vt pore food
ncUnrttif ho f.rk without the hope of
np or iticr. L'r-le CVilbj c f VAtin;r
ton county. L'rcie Todd -f Otoe and
brother iieicher. and that old veteran
w ho eesed to tand &iaoi aiooe at one
tin-, J lb Weater. JSiiteeu year ago
be ti telling the people Luw our public
tsocey or rootey in In treasury wm be
inc uJL Socae of our new convert
bare jut g;ol onto it, a the boys ay.
Better late than never.
Throsh the kindne of ke friend
I to permitted to read an Omaha paper,
the True Poulit- I was led to belie re
that I would be a little kceome at the
state cocTention thought perhaps I and
a few state oSciai would be the crowd,
bat I find that D. Clem wobble in that
a he do in oiL.a other matter. Right
bare let ne ay jut a word to ciy mid-dle-cjf-tb-road
friends, and I know there
are aosie of (kxTa nobleroeo among
tiseaj, though I hate cot found one in
Wy county. Would it cot be better
to get alnwt all the reforma we ask for
under the tia decaorrat an to get all
we dont want under the name republi
can? Take the leader of our party and
the adlrer republican party who are wil
ling to aShate with sjjrer democrat,
then take the leader of the xnid-raaders
and compare them and their records.
If you nd a better type f manhood in
the did roader. 1 aay it is your dutr to
go with thea; if not, I ay go with "the
multitude and wis.
It wa ay privilege to read Wharton
Iirer paper three year. I found but
bttie fault with hi writing, but it wa
what he didn't write that I kicked on.
The oty council of ITiiladelphia let a
litti teaJ of 'SJ or 40 million dollar o
through- agaa franchise. 1 think- fr.
iWraer knew nothing of it. or if be did
I failed to find any account of it in hi
paper. He &ay have been out of town
at the tittle. One core request I make,
that yoa trv to rind out where the back
ing of the True I'opulit corner from. I
know that you don't want to be asiant
iJatoerat. and every vote ca-t for Bar
er ia a half rote for Mark and his man;
and every vote cat for your state ticket
ia virtually a half vote saying that you
favor going back to the old time ma
chinethe machine that you tpent so
ix.uch tistie and nooey to retire from ac
tive buine. Vou don't want to gr
back to that od kicg bulk again, 1
know cm dEiL
And now a word to that reformer who
want a dollar here to redeem an
other daCIar with. To hita let te ,ay.
you virtually demand two kiod of
vu'xjfj, one better than the other. Now,
right here I make the aertioa that we
neter bad that kind of a dollar, a re
deemer. otl to a litnited extent, perhapci
a few in the United Hutes treasury.
llmj&r tell us that you intriabir find
the redee&er locked n p. not cccaeatable,
it of aight when wanted.
.. ILK MILLER.
t inde. Neb.
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People's Party Platform
We. the people's independent party of
the state of Nebraska, in delegate con
vention assembled, approve and ratify
the platform of our party adopted by the
national convention at Sioux Falls, and
we pledge our unfaltering allegiance to
the nominees of that convention, W. J.
Lryan and Charles A. Towne.
-We heartily commend our state ad
ministration for its wise, hones and eco
nomical conduct of public affairs, and
we appreciate the faithful service ren
dered by our congress delegation.
"We pledge our legislative nominees,
if elected, to enact a new revenue law
providing for the taxation of all classes
of property upon an equitable basis, and
containing a provision for the taxation
of public franchises in accord
ance with the constitution.
The iniative and referendum are
ba-ie principles of populism and should
be made part of the fundamental law of
the xtate.
'-We are in favor of a law prohibiting
the use of railway passes, or other form
of free transportation by any person ex
cept a bona tide railroad employe, and
providing further that when any public
official accepts free transportation from
any railroad or street railroad company
or accepts a frank from a telegraph, tel
ephone or express, company, his office
shall thereupon ipso facto become va
cant. We disapprove the course of those
officials who have in the past violated
our platform by the acceptance of rail
way passes. While recognizing that the
state legislature cannot vacate the office
of a representative or senator in congress
for acceptance of a pass from a railway
company or a frank from a telegraph,
telephone, express or sleeping car com
pany, still we are emphatically opposed
to their receiving such favors from these
corporations.
We pledge the nominees of this con
vention to exercise their utmost endeav
ors to secure a reasonable reduction in
freight and passenger rates.
The railway employes of this state
have practically no redress for injuries
sustained, and we pledge our legislative
nominees, if elected, to enact a law mak
ing the railway corporations liable for
all injuries sustained and deaths incurr
ed by their employes while engaged in
the performance of their duties and
without negligence on the part of such
employes. -
"We deplore the conditions that have
heretofore permitted fraudulent hail in
surance companies to fatten off the agri
culturists of the state, and we demand
that the insurance laws be so amended
as to give the farmers of Nebraska that
measure of protection to which they are
entitled.
We favor the enactment of legisla
tion requiring mutual fraternal insur
ance companies to make definite con
tracts with their members and prevent
ing them from abrogating or impairing
the value of such contracts by alteration
of their by-laws.
"We are in favor af a re-apportionment
of the state into legislative and senator
ial districts.
"The populists of Nebraska extend
their sympathy to the South African re
publics in their brave struggle for lib-n
erty."
Am lacamuiaBlrallTe Flnarmaw.
Ihd you ever ask a hagin&u a ques
tion about tome other subject than one
connected with the railroad? The flag
tuan. always smoking a pipe, will set
his teeth hard on the stem, will look up
the road, thn down the road, then up
the road aain. lie will not look at
you. For two full minutes be will not
give any indication that he has beard
your question or that you are In exist
ence. He will then look up the road
and down the road again. This time
be may take his pi;e from his mouth,
but he will not look at you. lie will
work the tobacco down Into his pipe
with bis forefinger and look up the
road again. Still be will not look at
you. He begins, however, to give a
faint sign that he has heard your ques
tion. A minute later, looking down
the track, be may ask you to repeat
your question. You want to know
where John IJrown lives. He looks up
the road again, takes several strong
pulh on the pipe tad gazes long and
earnestly down the road. He has not
as yet looked at yon.
That Brown Is it?" the flagman
may then ak.
"John Brown."
"It's Jerry Drown you want?"
"No: John."
"I he wid the Off Four?"
"No."
F:!;i the feuiD ccntlnue to look rp
t!. road and !;tv:; tie road, lie takes
ih: pip'? frf-in !- Hi.. never lookir.jr
at : 'i rwe- ?5'-!r.c 2 that .vxu are
in etMec-. an 1 .;, "If lie Isn't wid
the Big Fonr. bow the mischief should
I know 'inir" India mipvll New a.
Read the revid Ui of -Premiums for
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The reform worker who does not push
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not tsking adrantt.-e of his strongest
Uiens of doing yoou.
AT LAST.
ni not have her in the house; I tell
Tou I will not h id wita that helpless
tittle baggage wi hing around her too!
Where would be i y quiet and comfort?"
"Horatio Heath!" '
The pale faced woman looked ip one
stern, swift glance. They were a strange
pair, this brother and sister, living alone,
far out from the busy, gossiping village.
There had been a younger brother, long
ago. A fair. haired, blue eyed boy, the
pride and pet of the family, and to him
the partial father was going to leave his
farm and money. The elder brother, Ho
ratio, was strong muscled and miserly.
He already owned a good bit of land and
was claiming his wages regularly every
year.
Hannah, the one daughter, was provid
ed for by being the heiress of a maiden
aunt, and so old Farmer Heath, whose
practical, hard working wife had died
wheu the little Kdward Everett was
born, made an idol of that fair browed
baby; loved and petted him beyond all
reason, had him educated in the best
schools, and, as a crowning piece of ex
travagance and folly, actually brought
home a secondhand piano and would sit
for hours listening to Everett's low, mu
sical voice and simple accompaniments
as he sang and played in the twilight.
Presently the boy announced that he
was going to be married.
Within a year the father died suddenly,
and neither will nor money could be
found in the house. There was a thor
ough but useless search made.
Horatio and Hannah chose the apprais
ers, and all the real and personal estate
was divided into three parts and apprais
ed according to law.
Everett was to take his portion and
leave. And thus it came about that Ev
erett and his young wife were launched
upon the world with only a few hundred
dollars between them and absolute want.
Ten years went by, and a rumor reach
ed the old Heath farm that Everett was
dead and his wife and child were coming
back to the village for assistance.
"I suppose they might come here," said
Hannah doubtfully, and that provoked
the grumble with which this story opena.
They did not live happily together, this
stern faced sister and quarrelsome broth
er. Horatio Heath went down to the long
meadow alone to see if the fences were
in order, so that he could turn the cattle
in without fear of their finding their way
ou to the railroad.
"That pesky wall and bank," he grum
bled, "is allers a-cavin in, and I have it
to mend, for they never think o touchin
it. I wouldn't mind it if it came down
on to the track some day and stopped the
trains for awhile, long enough to let 'em
know their dnty."
Even as he spoke the treacherous bank,
washed by the heavy spring rains, came
slipping down, and a heavy bowlder
striking him unexpectedly threw him on
his face.
"Help, help!" he screamed, writhing
about and trying to rise in vain. "Help,
he!p!" he called again, and a bright little
face peered over the crumbling, shelving
bank. '
"Are you hurt?" asked a childish voice.
"Yes, I'm awfully hurt," he groaned.
Go for help, do, and get me out of this."
"Oh, dear me, there comes the train!
piped the little voice. "I can see it slow
ing up at Meadow station. Where's a
stick?" I must have a stick. Let me
have your cane."
And, snatching off her little red petti
coat, she tied it to the stout walking
stick the farmer had dropped and went
flying up the track in the very face' and
eyes of the advancing engine.
Fortunately they saw her in time to
stop the train, and a strong armed fire
man picked up the little creature as she
stood trembling with excitement and ex
ertion and just ready to fall.
She told them of the caving bank just
around the curve and the man with his
head on the rail.
They soon rescued the farmer from his
perilous position and found that both legs
were broken and his collar bone dislocat
ed. When they were taking him home,
he would have the little heroine who had
saved his life go, too, but she had slipped
away and was nowhere to be found.
Of course in a place like that the little
stranger could not long remain hidden,
and it was known all over the village
long before it reached Heath farm that
Horatio Heath had been saved from a
horrible death by his brother Everett's
little daughter. For Horatio Heath was
raving in the delirium of a fever.
Suddenly waking out of a long, lethar
gic sleep, the sick man, staring in the
doctor's face, asked:
"Where is that child?"
"She is down in the village," said the
doctor soothingly, not quite sure if his
patient was sane even then.
"I have seen her bright eyes looking at
me day and night," said the man. "I
w-ant to see her. I'll give her armfuls of
gold, whole armfuls."
"I'll bring her here if you would like to
see her." said the doctor.
"Oh. I would be so glad so glad!"
muttered the sick man. "I believe I
can't die without seeing her once more."
So the next day the little girl stood,
hushed and frightened, in the sick room.
"Tell the gentleman what your name
Is," said the doctor.
"Lucy Heath, sir." was the reply.
"Lucy Heath! Mother's name! Who
are you?" questioned the sick man wildly.
"It's your brother's daughter," the doc
tor said, answering for the child. -
"Rut your father is dead," persisted
the sick man. "and you are very poor."
"My papa was a teacher, and he's not
dead a bit," was the resolute reply.
But Horatio Heath had met with a
change of heart while he struggled there
between life and death with the horrible
sound of the coming train ringing in his
ears. And he would not be satisfied until
he had brought his brother back to the
old place and shared his wealth with
him. New Yofk News.
Coats tn Fit IlancbTmcka.
A curimis illustration of the advance
of ih cutter's art is shown nowadays
iu llii leaking of cioihos for hunchback
niou. Forty years ag. as middle aged
persons an recall, the cost of a hunch
back man wrs likely to fail more or less
hosely from l im, while now his coat is
made to fit lam, as far i?s f.t prves,, as
well fl any !na:i"s. While the tailor over
co:nes many ordinary defects of man ia
fashiouing his clothes he cannot, of
course, overcome this one, but he can cut
garments that will make the least of it
and will St the wearer with the same ap
pearance of trimnesx as thatwhich char
acterizes every garment designed with
car nrvd that is what he does. Nr
York Soa.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER'S SON:
A strip of land jutting out into the gulf
of St. Lawrence was at the time I write
of known by -the "name of Cape Hurri
cane. A magnificent lighthouse had been
built at the extreme point, and hard by
stood the -cottage of the keeper, an old
seafaring man named Samuel Johnstone.
Besides two daughters he .had four
sons, the youngest of whom, Harry, aged
.14, is the hero of my story. -
One day Samuel Johnstone was left
alone with his little son.
As night approached he perceived that
the sky was overcast by heavy thunder
clouds, that a cold, wet wind was blow
ing from the north, and the experienced
mariner at once concluded that a great
storm was impending. .
'Harry," he said, entering the cottage
and addressing the boy, who was reading
by the open fireplace, "run down to the
cove and pull ap your skiff high and dry."
Along the barren shores of Cape Hurri
cane were scattered the cabins of fugitive
Indians, outcasts from their tribes, and
here and there might be seen the shanty
of some fishermen, who could act also
the roles of smuggler and wrecker when
occasion required. ,
Harry found his task of placing the
Sea Gull beyond danger more difScut
than he imagined. Hence it was some
time before he -was ready to return to
the cottage, and when he turned his steps
in that direction the waves were already
lashed into fury. -
The lighthouse lamp, constructed on
the revolving' plan, now flashed its radi
ance through the intense .darkness of
the night at intervals of a minute's dura
tion. Harry stopped suddenly, with an ex
clamation of surprise and fear, as he
approached the cottage. He crept up to
the window and looked in. Four wreck
ers, awkwardly disguised with masks of
canvas, had -captured and gagged the
keeper, wresting from him at the same
htime the great -iron key of the light
house. ! '
; He crouched down in the shadows un
der the window sill and in a few sec
onds had regained his presence of mind.
His father was helpless. It was his duty
to act to outwit the men to save hun
dreds of lives now at the mercy of the
wreckers.
Harry had not long to wait. Two men
were left to guard the prostrate form of
old Samuel Johnstone, while two others
cautiously left the cottage and ran swift
ly toward the 'lighthouse. The key turn
ed in the lock and both entered. The
next instant Harry had followed them.
Harry quickly removed his shoes as he
gained the entrance of the lighthouse.
The door was left open, He listened.
Both men ascended the stairs. The boy's
heart beat with great thumps against
his side as he felt for the key. If he
could secure it, it would be easy to lock
the wreckers out when they came down
and then to repair what damage they
might have done to the lamp. But the
key was gone. - -
At all hazards he would follow the
wreckers to the top of the lighthouse.
Trusting to his knowledge of every nook
and cranny in the premises, Harry, with
the stealthy, motion of a cat, ascended
the steep, narrow winding stairs. Up
and up he went.; every slight noise send
ing a thrill of terror through him; up
past loopholes,' which now admitted no
single ray of light; up until the second
and last round was almost completed,
and then he stopped.
He recognized the wreckers. One was
an Indian, the other Miles Graham, a
white man, and both suspicious and dan
gerous characters.
"Ugh!" exclaimed the former as he
paused on the last step. "Me hear um
noise. Sa!" -
The brave boy never moved a muscle,
but the beating of his heart was painful
in that awful moment. Two steps to one
side, and either one of the men would
have trampled him where he lay. Would
they strike a light?
"Go on, you coward!" Graham cried
impatiently. "There ain't no human bein
but them in the cottage within miles of
us. Go on, I tell you!"
Soon their echoing footsteps died away
in the distance, and Harry rose with a
prayer of thanksgiving on his lips, for
the danger was passed. Quickly he ran
up the last flight of stairs, and one glance
showed him all. The wreckers had not
extinguished the lamp, but simply broken
the revolving apparatus.
In another lighthouse farther down the
coast the light was stationary. Pilots
therefore would naturally mistake one
for the other and run their ships upon
the rocks.
Harry, however, was equal to the occa
sion. Closing the heavy door of the little
circular apartment, he bolted and barred
it firmly. Then, standing on "a stool, he
found that he could reach the lamp and
move it easily with his hands.
"One, two. three, four, five, six, he
counted with the regularity of a clock
until he reached GO, and then the bril
liant light flashed out upon the darkness,
and many a pilot miles away upon the
bosom of the stormy gulf saw the well.
known signal and steered his vessel ac
cordingly. The infuriated wreckers, vowing venge
ance upon the person who had outwitted
them, ran up the narrow stairway and
flung themselves again and again upon
the stout barrier which separated them
from the heroic boy.
Amid the howling of the storm, the
curses, threats and pistol shots of the
baffled ruffians five feet away from him
Harry calmly continued counting the
weary minutes of the long, terrible night.
His arms ached, he was almost overcome
with fatigue, but he never flinched.
The wreckers, who had made their
! cape before daylight, were afterward
captured and punished, as they deserved
i to be, by imprisonment for a long term of
i years.
The little fellow received a bronze med
; el for heroism from the government and
I later a rich office, in which he was con
i firmed for life. London Evening News.
) . A Self Conaclotit Youth.
i "I'm sorry about this war in Soath Af
; rica." said Willie Wudungton.
' "It doesn't affect you personally. 4
1 "Yes, it dfwi. Half a dozen girls have
j told me it was going to make diamonds
! more expensive. Maybe it was my cgv
i tistic imagination, but every cne of thora
! seemed to have a 'now is the time to buy
i engagement rines' look in her eye.
i Washington Star.
Hard to Understand.
can't understand Humpkin's
"I
Ger
man friend at all.
"Why?" ? -
"Because 1 don't understand German."
Philadelphia North American.
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Aug. 2, 1900.
VOTES.
The game Hammond vs. Biddle, a
Philidor's defense, in the finals of
the Nebraska Chess Associa
tion, resulted in a draw after 35 moves
moves on each side.
The standing of players in the finals is
as follows: Hammond, 3J to Biddle,
2 to Hinman 0 to 1; Rasmussen, 0
to 4; and Rice and DeFrance have nei
ther finished a game. The indications
are that Hammond and Biddle will have
a neck and neck race for first place.
Geo. E. Lundberg, formerly of Bloom
field, has removed to Lyons, where he is
opening a general merchandise store.
For a short time he desires to lay chess
aside.
William J. Duffy, 99 Cross street, Law
rence, Mass., is interested in correspon
dence chess. Perhaps some of our class
might play him a game or two.
Sand the chess editor ' 15 cents in
stamps'f or a three months trial trip to
the Independent,
SOIXTIONS AND SOLVERS.
Problem No. 23. (Forsyth.) 8. 5Pk
kt. 8. 5 K 1 P. 2 B 5. 8. 8. 8.
C. R. Oldham, Moundsville, W. Va., D.
F. Logan, Norton, Kan. and R. E. Brega,
Callaway, Neb., send solutions. Mr. Old
ham is quite sure that K-K5 will win
against Black's best play; Mr. Logan has
no choice between B-Kt3 or R2; and Mr.
Brega pins his faith to B-Q5. Probably
all three are right. Mr. Logan says "the
idea is to keep Black from capturing the
BP, as the B and RP cannot win." Mr.
Brega thinks "the secret is to take the
waiting move with the B. Mr. Oldham
thinks it is "quite a puzzler, and I am
not surprised that the game was declared
a draw as there so many opportunities
for a stalemate." Mr. Oldham shows
this win with the RP:
1. K-K5 Kt-Kt4
2. P-RGch K B
a K-B6 KtxP
4. P-R7 Kt R
5- B-K6 Kt-B2
6. B KU KtR
7. B R5 Kt-B2
a K-Kt6 Kt-R ch
9. K-R3 and wins.
Messrs. Brega and Logan are practi
cally a unit on several variations, one be
ing as follows, the words in parentheses
being Mr. Logan's moves:
LBQ5(R2) Kt-B
2. P-R6 ch KxP
a K-B6 Kt-R2 ch
4. K-K7 K-Kt2
5. B K4 (Kt) Kt-B
& B-B5 Kt moves
7. BxKt and wins.
GAME STUDIES NO. 15.
In chess, as in any other kind of fight
ing, defense may be divided into two
kinds protection and counter attack.
For example, the moves L P-K4, P-K4;2.
Kt-KB3 have been made; White has at
tacked the black KP; Black has now the
choice-ef a number of different ways of
"defending" the pawn; he may play P
KB3, a 1 move considered inferior, to
which White will probably reply KtxP.
and if Black takes the Kt White forces a
win in short order: this is known as the
Damiano gambit. Black may play 2. P
Q3, which marks the Phihdor defense,
again protecting the KP; this defense is
also considered weaker than some oth
ers. He may also play 2. Q-K2 or B3
still protecting the KP, although neither
of these are in general favor. He may
also play 2. B-Q3, another weak move.
If a protecting move is desired, there is
none better than 2. Kt QB3, but this
gives White the choice of a variety of
continuations, any one of which Black
may desire to avoid. For example, a B-
Kt 5 n arks the Ruy Lopez, which we
- i-j - i i ,
j nave siucuea scruewuai in use past, ana
which undoubtedly gives White a longer
I and more persistent attack than any
J other form of opening. Or, a B-B4 ma?
; b.ryed; now lilck may desire toavoid
j ,t!lf Giuoco Piano or Uvan.-- pambit, in (
hkh he wul refrain fromrepmng a V
B, but will play a Kt KB3, giving the
two knights defense. To avoid ell the?e
openinsrs, Black may resort to a counter
attack, instead of protecting his KP, by
playiagr - Kt-KBa which marks the Pe
troff defense,-. or Russian game, and
which our class will now give some
weks of study.
Freeborough, in hi ""Chess Openings"
thus introduces the Petrotf : "This coun-
! ter attack is an attempt on the patt of
the second player to equalvze the game
by oriniug aoout a similarity -oi posi-j
who get up clubs. See
constantly pushes ahead into new fields off
tions. It dates from the Gottingen Ms.,
1490. Walker, in 1841, describes it as
'a counter attack but a bad one.' It was,
however, revived by the Russian player,
M. Petroff, and carefully analyzed by M.
Jaenis-h who, in the, Palamede, 1842,
considered it the best reply to 2. Kt-KBa
It has since that time been adopted in
several, correspondence games, but has
not held its ground in public estimation,
and is now rarely played." ,
Since the Paris tournament this year,
however, where Marshall, the young
Brooklymte, made such a wonderful
showing against the world's masters,
adopting the Petroff counter attack on
nearly every opportunity, it is highly pro
bable that this defense will again leap in
to popular favor.
Free borough continues: "The first
player may, if he pleases, turn the open
ing into a lively gambit attack by 3. Kt
xP, P-Qa KtxP, KxKt, etc; or, as rec
ommended by Mr. Steinitz, he may play
a P-Q4; or he may transpose the game
into the Boden-Kieseritzky gambit by
a B-B4, KtxP; 4. Kt-Ba If le play a
straightforward game, the position be
comes one that may occur in the French
defense (L PrK4, P-K3; 2. P-Q4, P-Q4),
where the King's pawns are exchanged
early, and ,4he bishops and knights
brought gradually into action supported
by the rooks. This slow development
permits considerable variety in the order
and selection of -moves. ' Exhaustive
analysis is impossible in such positions,
and all that can be done is to indicate
the general tendency of certain lines of
day which have been selected . by ana
yists and players as the strongest on
both sides." . ' '
This latter thought, it should be re
marked, will apply to all study of book
play. The objeat is not to memorize a
replying move to every possible move
your opponent may make, but rather to
learn the general style of an opening
and be ready to take advantage of any
weakness exhibited by him.
The first player need not accept the
proffered pawn, but may transpose it in
to the KB opening, by a B-B4, or into
the three or four knights' game by3. Kt
QB3. If White play a KtxP, Black should
not immediately capt're his opponent's
KP; the following scores show why.
1. P-K4
,2. KtrKBS
a KtxP
4. Q-K2
5. QxKt
a P-Q4
7. P-KB4
8. Kt-QB3
9. Kt-Q5
10. QPxP
11. PxP
12. B QKt5
P-K4
Kt-KB3
KtxP
Q-K2
P-Q3
P-KB3
Kt-Q2
QPxKt
3-Q3
PxP
QQB3
QKKt3
ia QxQ ch
PxQ
14. KtxP ch with advantage for White.
But on his th move Black could take
Kt with either QP or BP; suppose
8. .... - . BPxKt
9. BPxP PxP
10. Kt Q5 Kt B3 . -
11. B-Kt5ch P-B3
12. KtxKtch4 PxKt
laBxPch K-Q
14. B-Q2-with advantage for White.
Or, ia this latter variation. Black may
vary at his 11th move thus:
11 K Q
12. KtxKt PxKt
ia PxP PxP
14. B-Q2 with a like advantage for
White.
PROBLEM-SOLVING TOUR LA ME NT.
The Independent this week adopts the
continuous tournament idea, belie ring
that to be the best way to keep up in
terest in problems and end games. Each
problem or end game solved will entitle
the solver to credit for a given number
of points. When any solver reaches 50
points, a suitable prize will be awarded,
his score cancelled and ' he may begin
anew.
SYNTHETIC PROBLEM SO. 1.
This style of problem is a favorite with
the Boston Post. In analytic problems
the positions are given and the solver is
expected to discover the proper moves to
give checkmate, in synthetic problems
this is reversed. The pieces employed
and the moves are given, and from this
the solver discovers in what position the
pieces must be piaeed on the board.
Tiio pieces are:
Mate is as follows: Key-move, 0-K4.
If 1. K-g; 2. Q Kt7, K K2; a lit-KG,
mate. K-02
If 1. K-Q2; 2. Q-Kt7, K-K2; 3. Kt-K6,
mite. 1k-0
If 1. K-B2; 2. Q R7, K-K2;a Kt-KG,
mate. JK-li
If 1. K-B; 2. Q R7, K-K2; a Kt-KG,
mate. . rv rs
From this data given you are to recon-
a. 1 s a . rr
struct tno prooiem. xnere must oe no
other key move. If any piece mav stand
on more than pne square an not afecttbe
mate as given above, the fact should be
noted. Three points for solution.
"Premiums for Every-!
PROBLEM NO. "20. '
An end game illustrating the power of
a Q. Single handed the white Q, with
'the move overcomes all obstacles and fi
nally mates the black K. A point for
each move in the score for shortest solu
tion. White to play and win.
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Populist State Committee
The following is a list of the new state
committee.
Adams
.Dr. J. E. Steele, Hastings
. ..O. S. Gossard, Oakdale
Antelope . .
Banner
Blaine,
Boone
Box Butte...
L. W. Campbell, Albion
V. M. lodence, Heminrford
Boyd
Brown ...V
JP.W
Km
Jpseph Knkac, Butte
G. A. Miles. Ainwworth
Buffalo
Bart
Butlers u.-.;
Peter O'Brien, Kearney
John F. Kessler, Berths
,.i:;;.E. W. Hale. DayidCity
. ...i ....... .J. P. Roti9e. Alvo
u..J. H. Felber. Hnrrinirton
ti. ..
Cedar
Chase ....
Cherry ...
Cheyenne
Fred Horlmeister, Imperial
....J. a. uuiarlev. Valentine
...... .. ..John Miner, 8idnyf
r .xr i.,t.. i ' l r"... -.s
r
Colfax ....
Cuming ...
..rranic a,, Lemon, iscnuyler
L. DeWald. Wiener.
. ...J. R. Dean, Broken I tow
M. R. Sli-kiMlm Rn KiAt,T(l.
Uusler ....
Dakota....
Dawes.....
Dawson ...
E, Randall, Chadroi
...E. D. Johnson, iexingtot
A. F. Maloy, Oehkoslil
......C. A. Kingsbury, PoncnJ
.... . N. C. Abbott, Fremonii
Herman Cohen. Omaha!
Deuel
Dixon
Dodge
Douglas...
Dundy
Filmore ...
Franklin . .
Frontier...
M. M. Chase, Haiglerf
i. aroma, jr., ueneyol
..E. Bower, Bloom ina-toif
TXT T - - 1 -. liii fc
veeu, oiocnTUii
. W, J. McKinnie, Arapahoe
Furnas....
Gage
Garfield...
. ti. Craig, Beatrio
R. L. Miller, Burwel
W. B. Miller, El woo
Gosper ....
Grant
Greeley....
Hall
........P. H. Barry, Greele
. J. E. Hanna, Grand Islar
....... 8. li. Barton. Anrn
Hamilton
Harlan............' George H. Cleaver, Alt
Hayes.... ..
Hitchcock , K. I. Evans, Trentc'
Holt ....M. H. McCarty, O.iNei
tiooser...
Howard . .
Jefferson.
Johnson..
Kearney..
Keith
j.. ..F. j. Taylor, Bt. Fa,
....F. A. Carmony, Fairbu-
.............. W, G. Swan, Tec u mi
.....W. j. Dnngan, New
urrin Kreed, Ogah
....... ..C. E. Lear, Spring-yi
Key a Paha
Kimball
Knox
Lancaster..., ..
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
Madison
McPherson.....
Merrick
Nance
Nemeha
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins
Phelps
Pierce
Platte
...M. N. Lawrence, Weigri
..4 A. H. Weir, Lincoh
.B. Buchanan. North Piatt.
w. murris, umavf
....,.
.J. B. Donovan, Madison
. .. Senator Farrel, Chapmai!
W. P. Hat ton, J'ullertoti
iEdgar Fernaa, Auburn!
.H. A.' Lapp, Nelsoif
...,.J.L. Williams, Palmyr;!
T. J. Plnmmer, Pawnee CitJ
J. T. Montgomery, Grant
. .....W. A. Garrett, Holdreg4
. w. n. messing. 1'ierc
Polk.... ......George Horst, Osceol i
itea mow
Richardson
A. D. Hum burger, Falls CifA
W. T. Phillips. Basset I
Rock
Saline
Sarpy .......
Saunders ....
Scott's Bluff
Seward
bheridan....
Sherman ....
Sioux ,
James Smith, Friem
W'. D. Shaw. SDrinirrUlit
....C. M. Lemar, alparais J
.. .D. D. Remington. Sewtr
..H. K. Wasmuud, Kushviilf
A. lirowu, Loup Cit
Stanton A. Pont, Stanto
Thayer...
.Vf. J. Long, Hebre
Thomas
Thurston....
Valley
Washington
Wayne.......
Webster....
Wneeler....
York
T. H. Graves, Pendr
.C. F. Smith. Or
l ri.:.r i -i: .I
a. n luuui u, An UK1'!
H. B. Miller, Viiwid
.R. D. Bradford, Red Cloui
.A. L. Bishop, Bartletit
a. u. i ruin, lor
Docking nones.'
Dockinjc horses took its rise in the da','
days when bull and bear baiting rvl
honored Ly a place in the .category c
sport, rightly now, relegated by. law t
the catalogue of outrage. Tuis .euston
of docking was once generally applied 1
English rondsters. hunters and harne'
horses. The only useful purpose it evj
served was in the Peninsular war. win'
British dragoons could be most enil
distinguished from French by their i-ock
tails. - It fell into disuse with the det-Iiu
of road coaches, aud we owe its.nuwe
come revival to their partial restniutior
it is senseless, narhnrous and uisiiu'f
in?; t inujets needless sunermg up
brood mares and horses turned
grass. deimviu2 them of their
out
nat'i
defence against flies, besides the mi,
pain and shock ennsed by the op
Itself. It should be discouraged in '
possible way by influential ; person'
those who lead the fashion in such i
and acrieoltiiral societies should br
ed to refuse prizes to exhibit which
undergone this mutilation. Black woe
