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10 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. August 23, 1900. Zbt Rebrjskj Independent ZJacgla, r.tlrtstiM retnse eidg, ccrnl vm asd h sts KurrcTrTw Teak -00 P-f? YEAR IN ADVANCE fera-arA! by tLam. TV? fiM!y tcret HJt a taowt tltaa vat Uft wittt ttm,m&& tit RUrtl falLi Lo get CatfX a4tr H rsirtk. aaj tr.al all SsmSim. mmt -r j u C& Tlthrsskm Indrptoitnt, o b to- ! m4 ba ra- traad. LANCASTER COUNTS EDITION ' tver when acquired? , Jibe has con- - AlZ CC:t S AND OTHEk THINGS Ltn3t.tt arflallt, rte has kept pace There baa fc e,.:.cnib grum ftb tl,4. worM hl the manufacture of din over its- prtji-a.i ottxae of ti e u:ot improve! rapid fire guns and in rrj:u tor.t ia Lincoln thi year. riSe. she lias invented rial's of her Tfce nal tnr- hz cot dven! own and applied the foreign Inventions out. bat tsk t,1 tht? who are sup- thm. -an; quantities of Keming . v... ir.u, t-f.in tn ' ton. t.f Mausers and the German arm. to think tVf -will stow rjrty thouued , IctaViUEr. The Hz auegM census of LiBfo'a showed a population of ahoct fifty-live thouaa&d. Th Ftat J-jnroal nctwci2i iUe;f to the public at larcr and a-4ml:a that census to lte ba rtufJedL j Wthioat tcrr-ic; to qu't;oQ the truth of the tAt-iB-nt, whirh Is in tCT.i to tcake the jopulatifm shrink cf Unroia trpar to ! little natter aft-r all. It i aprir-nt to the : rooftt rarle vtltxrr tlai Le sartck are of fifteen themsard zs not all 5n to rtcSn of the Ust preTs fsu-a- i ration of ithabitit. The rrrat bc!k of the rri'.aTinn in I IJccola. like that of tth?r clti-s. is tsjJL np of Uhortcj: ea ar.d wosues. ; Tha 3el4 for la.horT La rors'jsx.tlj . rarrywed for th lautt ten yearr. There fa tot a trale la Uccolc but choir ttia. Take the prtstifiji tnAe aa a aspks. Tea year aro there wre cner tlir ts!rM printer erapIoyM Ja thU city. Tociajr not care than on kalf that Easber t-A rraployment. There are not ha!f a tr.isy bH-ktoa.k- era. There are tot &a many railroad ' Tdra who snake their here, fa try tie of aa eaorrioua irrea la rall- ray bslaeaa. Alrootrt the only bus! cea which ttow in irsaae la the': tractioa Il3e. ' Ta rult cf thia fallis o2 ia op-. jrtssltiea ia what taay rroperly bej ports: temei txdea taa been two-fold nxny workljic raes haTe gone away and taaey znore LaTe faia Into the ras.La erf cosssaoa latr and are ac tively corrpetirx for a place to earn th Tery lowest scale of w-jcea Ihiiisg the past year there La hevn a constant detaand for rts to leave Uncoil; to work oa the railway extea- sl02 ia the west, aad haarKU of Li-j barera have gone. Dartcc two months - laat rprire the shipment of laborers' to railroad work and the beet fields' exoeexSel eight hundred men. and er eral hcts'lrM women and cnrMra went. A large percentage of these people mr pertaaa2tly lot to the population f the city becaua there will be no ia acersert for thera to return to a place from which they were forced la the etrcjcgie to cure work. So far aa Uncola ts oncemed there ha been Co scarcity of help In any branch Jl buiz at any time thUj jear, aad ao marked adrance of wagea j fa the trades or with caramon laborers, j Th daily papers hate not contained j adrertiMFSsecia for kxU help wanted j half a dozea lime, tnu year. Wba t a haadred or more eitr men have I bea wanted on the traction lines, or oa the street itsproverErst. there ha leea no trouble ia Hating them. So isucb for one rea-3s or a decrease Ja population. This decrejue cf population a2TFct ssot only every basinets man in IJa- cola Who baa rrirvls fn Hut ilam -r-.. r,. i aSecta every farrier la Lancaster coua- , m ty who raises crop for the market. The eatire producitg rwpult:ca is af fected directly, aad if the rnloa-Cora- xaercial clab desires to the city of XJacoia grow ard prt?r It mnt turn ita attention to the development of old aad the eftatnhtrnt cf new hnsi XJttM reaturea which wn: er: "oy labor at rezaaaerativ price, and with a fixed tenure which will entourage woraia to -Mr.. come nere - , a . f a a I aad bcotae c.rectjy r terete. ja the j Hzation doth git forrld. sometimes on to cpbuildlEJF of the town. I a powder cart." Defeat by Japan was ;o efty ran ever br corse pmaaer:t- taken as a national disgrace not na ly properoc where a majority of the! i&al ha the sense of western people. . . t ... v - but la the sense that a desnlsed for- latereat beyoad a temporary Job which U likely to go glia-.rertsg la twenty foar hour without notite. J. M. flu-:i & Co. are receiving daily eocsi&esaeiit of basket peaches froa their iwge orchard at Wyrrore. Cjrk. Ttiii ftM t'-la rzr 1 Imrarr and the fruit of fine tot. and can be fc4 at 1121 U aue.-t. at 43c for a good alxed Laik-t. 1 " Tor the Nebraska state fair the F..E. & M. V. R.R. will sell rosad trip tlcieu to IJacola and return at oae fare plus 53 ceata for th roud trip oa Septera br I to 7. All tralE top at Fair groaada. SHALL CHINA FIGHT.? . j. f , MILITARY STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. rvrya rations Sine the War With Japaa Materials Imported aaU HaaaUetarea-So Great Armlta, bat rietr "Food For Pnder.M ICopjTlsht. 1K0. by G. U KJlraer.J , II AT is the ex tent aa3 what the purpose of military prepa ration in the Ce lestial empire? For the past Ave year, or s!ncJ the M ar with Ja pan. China, has wen getting ready for some thing. If she Is ambitious to be a military nation simply because -I'.pau is, what tkt- cue iui-ii.i t!o.,vIJi the military the m that proved so fatal in the hinI t the In South Africa, the lanuikht-r. have een lmjorted or suiaufactured. More than a dozen ar-M-naN hare !eea at work for years turning out rifles, and one of these has a capacity of Mausers a year." China manufactures smokeless pow der and eTTythinjr in fact that would lt requiml by land forces except the ammunition for rap5d tire guns. It is a Utth ninsuhtr tlist he should be be hind in the matter of making ammuni tion. The Chinese invented gunpow der, but all th new forms of destruc tive ammunition have been surprises to th-m. While getting ready with their arms aud ammunition the Chinese have been Rioraun; meir anines. nut me laea run to have been to have a few crack corps rather than an Immense army of partly trained men. Attention has Iwen coacftit rated upon an army f "fighting braves." as they are call -L and who are selected for theii splendid physhiue and their high moral and mental characteristics. It Is said that the army around Th n-tsin. nuvu lring about S3.X0 or 40.kJ men, is the mrtrt etSeltnt !n Chiiti. If this i the cae. the result of the fisrhtinir aloni: tLe I'el-IIo will be a test as to the ca pacity of the Chinese for war. If the Chinese lack courage, they have a singular way of showing it. for ln tLe war JaPan they stod DP to slaughtered in great numbers and miralTi jitkI tln rtnrnwt in ifa ho rvro wLea tLe first attempt 6llowed plaInlj tiiat tbey could make no headway. mey could make no headway When aroused, they seem to have an almost fanatical determination to win or die. They died In great numbers. There were G.CTO Chinese killed in bat tle with the Japanese, who lost but 430 killed. Already ln the war with the allies oa the banks of the Tei-IIo tLe Chinese have shown the same physical bravery, charging again and uzs-lo, and apparently unappalled by the awful slaughter suffered from the modern weapons of the allies. IJ Hung Chang offers a hint that in ell the give away game of the last few years China has held a trump card up her sleeve. With the knife at thf throat she has yielded territory to "barbarians." but with the reservation that she would some day take it all back. The powers for their own selfish purposes have played Into the hands of the Celestials by teaching them bow to make implements of war. to train frtldlera and to handle modern guns The purpose of this has been to pre- Ttare the local rovprnment nf Chlnn to mintaIn order in the districts where the foreigners have interests at stake. Lucal uprisings and riots have always been epidemic in China whenever there wa provocation. The presence of the feigner is a constant provocation. ' If mere is a tamine or any other a unc tion seeming the act of Heaven, the people think their gods are angry be cause the "barbarians" are allowed to desecrate acred soil and to ignore customs which are ordained for the faithf uL Coacessions by the. Imperial government mean nothing to the peo ple. They know that they are wrung from the throne by threats, and as the 'and Wlougs to the people, being only . . . . . . . held la trust by the emperor as the viceroy of Heaven, the iowers may en ter into the possession of their prizes la Jun so far as the populace is will- ; Ing. The disastrous war with Japan and the part taken by the European gov ernments in that crisis and afterward opened the eyes of John Chinaman as nothing but a calamity would. In plte of the stagnation and conserv cUmh of the Chinese It may be that witb him. as with other nations, "clvi- I fr" J11"?'. br0UK?rt ancient kingdom tu Its knees. Hatred of the foreigner is Chinese patriotism. They have no flag to revere, no constitution to uphold, but they have customs hand ed down for thousand; of years which no one la China except the foreigners scoff at. The Chinese are very imitative, and j when they saw that Japttn held a place among the powers merely because of j her military spirit naturally they wlsh- et! to how what China can do ln the Mrj!e tin. The powers fostered this pride and sent offlcers Into the prov inees to train the local armies, sent en gineers to teach their art and skilled men to direct the manufacture of rifles i hi ii and caanon, Tbee preparations for the protection of foreigners may easily be turned against them in spite of the Chinese authorities, because no man darin, however powerful, dare go against the will of the people. China in its local government Is the roost democratic country in the world. There is no intricate machinery to de feat the will of the people. The rulers needn't wait to count election returns to find out what the people want. The arms and munitions of war have been paid for by the people, they are in the hands of the people and will beturned against any foe the people wish to de stroy. Since the Japanese was, which closed in 1SU3, England has supplied China with 71 fortification and siege guns, with 2,000 rounds of ammunition; 123 field guns, with 50,000 rounds of am munition, and 207 machine guns, with 4.222,400 rounds of ammunition, and Germany' supplied 400,000 'Mausers, with 3,000.000 rounds of ammunition. Besides this vast outfit for war China has had vessels under construction in different yards and in a dozen arsenals has been manufacturing rifles with up to date attachments. German, French, English mid liussiau officers have beeu training the troops, and all ngee that the Chinese make admirable soldiers.- The military value of the Chinamen as been studied by the ablest western ers in the rar cast, in j&uj one or England's representatives gave expres sion to the following opiirton as to the fiber of the Celestials: The Chinese are a tough and stubborn race. They hold human life very cheap, their own lives as individuals included. They have small sym pathy with that overtrained sensibility, that al most nriorbid humanitarianisra, that nervous shrinking from wounds, suffering and death, which Is a growing characteristic of our recent civiliza tion. The Chinese can live on rations which would starve Kuropean troops and face fatirue nd hardsi'.ip with wonderful patience and en durance. These are invaluable military qualities. The personnel of the Chinese army would be all right and the ranks filled with volunteers who would not expect CHIXESE IMPERIAL GUARDSMEN. to be released at the end of a short term. One of the peculiar institutions of China is the profession of soldier. The best of the active troops are born In the camp and never know any other life. To supplement this element the government has planted vast military colonies, where all the males expect to be called into the ranks in time of war. Custom rules in China, and the men go to military service without question. Taught to hate war, they have no jingo spirit, but when the emergency arises the man to stand behind the gun is there. Contrary to common notion the Chi nese fight well. It has been demon strated already on the line of the Pei llo that the Chinese have some of the imported modern guns in the field, that they know how to use them and that they stand up to the work like the best of the fighting races. Cowards do not get near enough to the danger point to be hurt. In the war with Japan there were seven Chinamen killed to one Jap. On the naval vessels which fought the Chinese sailors were the pride of their leaders. Over 50 years ago the American general Ward drilled some Chinese troops and said that he could take them where no whites would go. Chinese Gordon used natives in aiding to suppress the great Taiping rebellion. Lord Beresford. who went to China to Investigate her military resources, pays tribute to the prowess of the rank and file. His view Is that, properly trained and led. they make splendid soldiers. In the Japanese war General Tso was found dead with the bodies of hun dreds of his braves where they fell around him. England has tested their lighting powers again and again, and the French have . won no laurels In their many contests with the Celes tials. China has no national army trained for battles In open field. The depend ence of the imperial government is a body of troops chiefly of Mantchoo blood, which garrisons the great towns. With war practice these men would be efficient soldiers, as they are of good physique and very intelligent. They are hereditary soldiers and have military traditions to uphold. Leader ship is the necessary thing for these troops, and China does not produce na tional leaders. The armies of the provinces outnum ber the Imperial battalions, and In them Is centered China's military strength. Each province maintains and controls Its own army. In the north, especially In Shangtung and Chi-li, the training and equipment are the best and the men of the first quality. In a war the provincial troops stand by their provincial leaders, except in cases of fanatical uprising, when they fol low clan leadership to certain extent. In numbers and toughness of fiber lies China's great military strength. Want of a national organization and lack of experience must prove a weak ness In combating with warlike pow ers George L. Kii.mkb. lie FARMERS LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Within the last few years the practice of buying good.3 by "mail orders? has grown, rapidly , in popular favor. Large sums of money "are sent out from Nebraska and other western "states ' each month to supply houses in Chicago and other eastern cities in payment for goods and merchandise to be shipped to the various stations in the west. In every instance the western farmer or purchaser pays the freight, figured at local rates. To avoid this enormous loss to the consumers in Nebraska and adjoining states THE FARMERS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, of Lincoln, has been organized and is putting in one of the largest supply houses in the. west. In the stock will be found everything that a farmer needs from a needle to a threshing machine. Everything is sold for cash at wholesale prices. Everything is of the best quality and fullj-warranted. Comparison is invited and your patronage solicited. Long Tug Wheel Harness Set $1.50, Bodiea $12.25 No. 1060 Bridles I inch, pigeon-wing blinds; Lines, 5-inch, 14 feet Jong, snap ends; Hames, wood, painted black, with red tops, iron bound; Collars, full metal seamedv split leather rim and shoulder, imitation Kip Face. Traces, H inch double and stitched, clip cock eye ends: Back Bands, har ness leather; felt lined, 1 inch lay; Belly Bands, 1 inch, flat riveted; Breeching, 1 inch single strap, 1 inch turnback, S inch hip straps; Breast Straps, li inch double and stitched, with slides and snaps; Choke Straps, Straps, 1 inch. ,. 1 RANGE No. 212 High shelf, closet and reser voir. Dimensions: Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top 29 x 43 in., 4 holes; High closet, 13 x 30 J x 9 in. Regular price, $69.00. Our price S34.50. No. 214 Plain with back guard. Di mensions: Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 30i in., 4 holes. Regular price, 42.00. Our price, $21.00. No. 216 With high shelf. Dimen sions: Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29x 30i in., 4 holes; High shelf, 16 x 13 x 30i in. Regular price, 48.00. Our price, $24.00. No. 218 High shelf and closet. Dimen sions: Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29x30i, 4 holes; High closet, 13 x 30 x 9 in. Regular price, $54.00. Our price, $27.00. No. 220 Plain back guard and reser voir. Dimensions: .. Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 43 in., 4 holes. Regular price, $57.00. Our price, $28.50. No. 222 High shelf and reservoir. Di mensions: Oven, 15 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 43 in., 4 holes; High shelf, 16 x 13 x 30 in. Regular price, $63.00. Our price, $31.50. No. 224 High shelf and closet. Dimen sions: Oven, 17i x21 x 13 in; Top, , 29 x 33 in., 4 holes 8 in., 2 holes 6 in. High closet, 13 x 33 x 9 in. Regular price, $60.00. Our price, $30.00. No. 226 Reservoir and back guard. Di mensions: Oven, 17i x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 45 in., 4 holes 8 in., 2 holes 6 in. Regular price, $63.00. Our price $31.50. No. 228 Reservoir and shelf. Dimen sions: Oven, 17i x 21 x 13 in. Top, 29 x 454 in., 4 holes 8 in., 2 holes 6 in ; High shelf , 16 x 13 x 33 in. Reg ular pTice, $69.00. Our price, $34.50. No. 230 High closet and reservoir. Di mensions: Oven, 174 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 45i in., 4 holes 8 in., 2 holes 6 in; High closet, 13 x 33 x 9 in. Regular price, $75.00. Our price, 137.50. No. 232 High shelf and reservoir. Di mensions: Oven, 194 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 48 in., 6 holes; high shelf, 16x13 x, 354 in. Regular price, $75.00. Our price, $37.50. No. 234 Hot closet and reservoir. Di mensions: Oven inside, 194 x 21 x 13 in; Top, 29 x 43 in., 6 holes; High closet, 13 x 354 x 9 in. Regular price, $8L00. Our price, 40.5a S S UPP DOUBLE A Harness for Small Horses Set$22.00, Bodies $16.00 No. 1076 For small animals Bridles, I inch, boss blinds with winker stays; Lines, t inch, 14 feet long, flat; Hames, wood, painted red, iron bound, Collars, No. 93, split leather rim and shoulder, imitation Kip face: Traces, li inch, double and stitched, cock eye ends; Back Bands, single strap, shaped 1 inch lay, billet riveted; Belly Bands, 1 inch, flat, rivited; Breeching, folded, 1 inch lay, 1 inch turnback, f inch side straps; Breast straps, It inch, double and stitched, with slides and snaps; Choke Straps, 1 inch. SINGLE HARNE No. 1000 Single Buggy Harness Camp bell Lock Stitch. Regular Price $9, Our Price $6 Bridle i-inch over check, flat winker stay; Breast Collar, folded with layer; Traces, 1-inch double and stitched to breast collar; Breeching, folded with layer, side straps -inch, hip strap tj inch, turn-back i-inch, folded crupper; Saddle, 24-inch No. 100 iron jockey, enameled, cloth lined; Belly Band, flat cart; Lines, f inch to loop in. No hitch strap, made in XC only. If this harness is desired with collar and hames, order No. OOOX. No. 10 Single Buggy bell Lock Stitch. Harness Canip- Reg-ular Price $12, Our Price $9 Bridle, I-inch overcheck, box loops, round winker stay; Breast Collar, fold ed with layer; Traces, 1-inch double and stitched to breast .collar; Breech ing, folded with layer; side straps f inch; hip straps I inch; turnback f inch; round crupper; three ring stay. Saddle, 24-inch, No. 101 strap, iron jockey, harness leather shirts, enamel ploth bottom; Belly-band, flat cart; Lines, i-inch. to loop in; No hitch strap, XC or Jap. trimming. Wholesale prices to consumers. All Goods guaranteed of best quality. . Comparison and patronage invited fte Tamers S LV. ASSOC HARNE Long Jug Lead Harness Set $22.5,- Bodies Including; Everything . Except Bridles, Lines and Col Jars $14.75 No. 1082 Bridlesi inch boss blinds with winker ' stays: Lines, 1 inch, 18 feet long --snap ends; Hames, wood, painted red, iron - bound, plated' ball tops, three . loop-tugs.- Collars, Imita tion Scotch, medium heavy; Traces, 1 inch, double and lock stitched, clip cock eye ends; Back Bands, folded, li inch layer; Belly Bands, folded, li inch billet; Turnbacks, li inch hip straps li inch with trace loops, folded docks: Breast' Straps, li inch with slides and snaps; Choke StrapjJi inch. Regular Price. $13.50. Our Price, $10.00 No. 2 Single Buggy Harness Camp bell Lock Stitch.., Bridle, I-inch over check, box loops, jound winker stay; Breast Collar, folded with 1-inch layer ' box loops; Traces, 1-inch raised, double and stitched; Breeching folded with 1 inch layer ide-straps i-inch: hip strap -inch; . turnback l-inch; round crupper; 3 ring stay; Saddle, 2i-inch, No. 77 strap, iron jockey, harness leather skirts, leather bottom; Belly ' Band, folded with Griffith Buckle. Lines, i-inch checks, 1 inch hand parts, with hitch strap; XC or Jap trimming. Regular Price $20.00. Our Price $14.00. No. 20. Single Buggy Harness Hand Made. Bridle, I-inch overcheck, box: loops, round winker stay; Breast Col lar, folded with 1-inch layer; Traces, 1-inch raised, double and stitched; Breeching, folded with 1 inch layer, side straps i-inch; hip strap I-inch; turnback f -inch; round crupper; three ring stay; Saddle, 24-inch, No. 77 strap, iron jockey, harness leather skirts, . leather bottom; Belly-Band, folded with GrifiBth buckle; Lines, i inch checks. 1-icch hand parts; with hith strap; XC or Jap. trimmed. ft Uppif M Lincoln, IATI0 DOUBLE SPRING WAGON HARNESS $21, No Collars; $23.85' With Collars. CAMPBELL LOCK STITCH. Bridles, l-inch-box- loops, flat reins and , round winker stays, patent leather sensible blinds; Hame Tugs, box loops - No. 175 XC low top hames; Pads, No. swell, inserted housings, leather bot toms, skirts single, bearers double and stitched;. Turnback; i-inch with lay er; Belly-Bands, folded; Traces, li-in., 6i feet double and stitched, with cock eye; Lines, 1-inch; Neckyoke Straps li inch; Choke Straps li inch; No Hip : straps; Collars, No. 7 coach. No hitch straps. This harness made in XC only. Regular Price $16.00. Our Price $12.00 No. 40 Single Buggy Harness. Camp bell Lock Stitch. Bridle, -inch over check, box loops, round winker stay, nose band; Breast Collar folded with 1-inch layer; Traces, 1-inch double and stitched, raised round edge; Breeching, folded with 1-inch layer; side straps i-inch; hip strap I-inch; turn-back i-inch; round crupper; 3 ring stay. Saddle, 24-inch, No. IX strap, patent leather jockey, harness leather skirts, leather bottom; Belly Band, folded with Griffith buckle; Lines, I-inch checks, 1-inch hand parts, with hitch straps; Nickel or imitation rubber. $t;.00'o Collar. $18.4 O With Collars No 338 Double Buggy Harness. Camp- bell Lock Stitch. Bridles, I-inch box loops, overcheck, round winker stay; Hame Tugs, box loops, 71b, iron hames; Pads, straight, enamel drill bottoms, skirts single, bearers double and stitched; Turnbacks, i-inch, scalloped; round cruppers; Belly-Bands, folded; Traces, 1-inch, 6-foot 4-inch, double and stitched; Lines, 1-inch through out; Neck Yoke Straps, 14-inch; Choke Straps, i-inch; Collars, No. 11; One hitch strap; Jap. with imitation rubbei fancy trimmed pads. ss;n, SS