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o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o i o GRAND DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY NOVELTIES Articles so Adapted to Xmas Gift Giving. We hare on exhibition the most beautiful array of novelties suitable for X&u prrtnU eteraoira in the city of Lincoln. Sterling silver arid tbuoj toifc-t articles. Handkerchiefs, Jewelry, Gloves, Art Goods, iacludic? the tw cvell fancy Pillows, China Bric-a-Brac, Vases, Ii jue Fi-uress Laa, Cut Glass, etc, e,c. Myriad of appropriate and useful articles. We want you to see our Ijo Ijefor furcbaicff ekwbere and advise all to do their Holiday Lj J J4r.2 a early a ptsible. Lincoln Cferiste Buying Handqusrlers. News of the Week ,ziemni is an uznikijratl falsehood. lint t!.i country Is a Christian nation a ad U pMct is a nit-sber of one cf tJie great cburct-a aad tinder the n.J.!?m lntrr;rctrt:on of Christianity a toicsioa -T-ry-day liar is a very fit prison to j pril"St, H will go over to hi cLurrh nrxt Sunday .and a fdotarratie niinistr will administer to tin 'it- toly roram'jr.ioa. tut the Tzlnii.it-r nill rot rul thut portion oS St. Paul .-; -I concerning the fate of liars 5ir!n th remainder of this iHln'niFtrfrtieu fc-n MrKlnly is ir. thC CtBirlS. Tfc j rf id ct rfcomvnr a hie at and ins array. ship vjbMdy bill, i-nd oii.r thirds J'.on; th lne of the drr.at-J cf p!uttrracy. He wants turds' rivn to the volai.teers whom he av$ sjke-d to tay in the Phi'.'p j artrr tL-:r terms of enlistment ?r:rd. Th?t is a r petition of the l he told vp la Sojth Dakota when fiery ddter who heard htm knew was Ij irsc- Th rclurtwrs nerr trrd to or tc stay in the Phiilrviswf fer their trrrs ot en listmwxt expired and McKinley knows ttey didn't. They ftaic ther because thfy cad to. Aa we raid in the be r'.r.t.ine. the mums te only remark s. !e for its mendacity. Krew'i jo arc y in leaving Pari hzs tea a continual ovation. It fMrftss that the p"Cp!e are with Kruger. but th rotfrtntn are against him. Tie Orrnin IZV: ;rur positively re f ;-.?d 13 rerive fclra. The two legisla te te LrrL-s of the French gov ra rest i -! ti i V::ln r in sympathy with Li a. Mr. Kruer ha gone oa to Tie Harme an' k? tnst h- will m&ke fuller Srt fnr rh a's?3r.c-' of the Graiia . nr:; --it. Itjres"ntative VU:gm.'d ot H lsarur'-tts introduced a rolzU- of yn.; nth v for Kruger ia the hou.c oz list M(saay. Q-iil? a i :. rr:;" '.e in administra tka eirrir- at Wshinstun over a re jwt frr a Mr , rtLvr thct l.v-i Fi'.i pittt t-ira fcd toEf in. surren-!.-- i 2s4 Uki-'i tv uaJh of ailefr iar.fe t e l"r.tetl tstrs. the oath .eir.?: -!r:i.r. !?t-r-d !n a church by a tiit?r-o ijrl-fct Mr.r Arthur idds that rot a lrit!i" rtf e as Kurrende'ed. How much thre i .!t. every man is f - to f m L: oa o? Injoa. The Cxr Sf rrering from his tfock c! tj jd o.d iifr and is norv READ EVERY WORD. HIS OFFER OR. KCEHPS Vf nak UU latrdHc vxl ELECTIdC GEITS T wmkSr Wri fwH. Hi i t 1 1 T f Il ' r tllHIMH aaitnn 1 fiMMliMi er kjeslr. 9v kal 1 impa aa atMMInt fBiliil r-1 hi mum. dMata tM. lljii.iirMlt TS3 BSI u It I tu-ir-! aa.a fwaw aaa i fl MAT! S3W JFemmmlm Cwmmplmimt rmimm . 'Km MmM tm trl da an tat cairaaa. o o o o o o o o o o o o o z o o o o o o o o considered out of all danger. This in sures his influence for peace in China. The situation there is as mixed as ever. Small expeditions are being sent out from Pekin in tvery direction. One of them was reported surrounded and reinforcements Jhad to be sent to ltb relief. The Germans and French have dismantled the Chinese astron omical observatory and were about to send the instruments to Paris and Ber lin when the other powers protested. The burning of villages and general looting still goes on. Sir Robert Hart, who has been in China for twenty-five years, says that the Chinese have the right on their side in protesting against the outrages committed for the last two decades. It was these out rages that caused the boxer uprising. He looks for very serious trouble in the future. CONGRESS IN SESSION Tb Ircrm of th Oppotition After Be ing Knocked Out .They Com up Smiling Iteady for Another Kftund. Washington, D. C, Nov. 30; 1900. It is rather a shock to the republican members to find that the democrats are coming back to Washington in good spirits and as ready as ever to fight schemes which would enrich the few and tend to bankrupt the country as a whole. The republican press thinks the democratic members ought to be muzzled. Chairman Jones of the democratic national committee outlines the demo cratic program as follows: Determined opposition to a large standing army Opposition to the TIanna ship sub sidy bill and similar schemes. Rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Watchfulness in matters of appro priation especially thoee for the pro motion of imperialism. Reduction of the war taxes. The redemption of the solemn pledge that Cuba shall be independent. Enactment of a re-apportionment bill that shall deal justly with all states. Solid rupport for a Nicaragua canal built, ovrned, controlled and protected by this government. Thi3 program Indicates that the democrats intend to watch the inter ests of the people and that the recent defeat has not t?.l--en heart or cqurage from them. A good deal can be done In the way of checking dangerous leg islation. Various rpcclal interests are vexed Bra Your First smd THIS LAST OPPORTUIIIH U rood for 813.34 if sent with an order for a $20.00 Belt, not later than thirty days from date of this paper Dec. 6, 1900 l'orlt-iinowBd DR. iioniiE-s S20 Hoatito Doit iof only 06.66 18 GOOD FOR 30 DAYS 01ILY Spe! FapraMdentcd Offx tr Onloklv Obtain A-tmtm la imw locaUtiea. 4 Mth ati m m but mw laealitlM u hbIUi iit tWlricUUi snii ActJiu n. w kT deidd to bUMlittKU Iaaka kt MmU for vrr pxa mr!fiirthii MKIiWiCMrMtrittMtMnedMKfc Tr la Uh ills. f al thlatattaiaacaaariM. .t Wclwv Out it a hnt a Celt m aiuhiu mil ,.11. .uilwmwwiaa wacM.pa tagatana. iwaMMMMiwiwaaoatttatMjy h aar Wa. Dr. Haraa' J.tw i Mt iMin txit (0 aw ar wra. H adjust aw m m an If r tf tta Jiail j. 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CrF8E3 TUB Al CPPCITCRITY CF YOUR Utt sl aa;l ml yaa aaay fca aor-y for it. as wt shall nawrr agaiaagar uala-n(tirna Hmh aaadkaa t say t mm ara sastauiinf a loss oa raory townjuiia ahaia . irnstt ia Wr ta iatradora than isatwlo to HailimliiiSM ta as. It yaw wast ana at CXJT otrr courow Uidwaiaurwati4acas M acata. Itoat daia. Ordar today if " . ataarwaaa ya saay fceest at. . Da. KonHE Electhio Belt a Thuss Go. JKiT. Li ,CHICAI3.llL.0.t.A. t'BnSMat to acaaa aats lb T know, wfca at tsot an.yiaa- (aod health. Eydotnc (UHidliMlula. awaatardaaatt.aaery locality to whom w aaa rtomay ami i ) aac VaaaJy aa(Uy Uw wha hava aaad aar Beits aiaiaDMranii -uaaaataad ar sail this adrer- to war tafcalOity wa rr ta aa y Knras CosBDaoy. ana tea saaay tliaasaats aU aw tea Vaitad Statoi wha na ana acrilnnaas innti ta Kama 9ft .. r a . ti' i -a A m ,..:... .V" that they had to wait until the short session and are Insisting that their plunder be delivered at once. The ship subsidy bill with its $0,000, 000 annual appropriation will probably go through this session and will pave the way for much larger subsidies. .The firm of Cramp Bros., which will be one of the principal beneficiaries under this bill, is flooding the republi can press with cleverly written let ters, claiming that great beneflts will accrue to this country if the Industry of ship-building is subsidized. Such firms as the Cramps will certainly ben efit much, but industry in general not at all. Secretary Root; has just returned from Cuba and sadly tells us that he fears the Cubans are not at all ready for self-government. The lion never likes to think that the lamb can be content out of the reach of his paw. Cuba has no prospect of independence under republican administration. EVA'M'DONALD VALESH.. The flarkets CHICAGO GRAIN. Cash quotations Wednesday: Flour Dull and steady. Wheat No. 3 spring, 6770c; No. 2 red, 7274c. Corn No. 2, 3737c; No. 2 yel low, 37 c. Oats No. 2, 23c; No. 2 white, 26c; No. 3, 2526c. . Rye No. 2, 4950c. Barley Malting, 6057c- Flaxseed No. 1, $1 671 68; No. 1 northwestern, $1 71. Timothy Seed Prime, $4 104 30. Pork $11 1211 25. Lard $7 207 22. ' Short Ribs $6 506 75. Shoulders 56c. Short Clears $6 556 65. Clover $10 00. Produce Butter, creameries, 15 24c; dairies, 1320c. Cheese Active, 10ll'c. Eggs Active; fresh, 24c. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cattle rNatiyes, good to prime steers, $5 45 6 05; poor to medium, $4 005 35; selected feeders, $3 75 4 25; mixed stockers, $2 253 25; cows, $2 602 75; heifers, $4 60; can ners, $2 002 60; bulls, $2 604 50; calves, slow, lower, $3 505 25; Tex ans, receipts 350; fed steers. $4 00 5 00; grass steers, $3 30 4 15; bulls, $2 253 25. Hogs Mixed and butchers, $4 60 4 9j; good to choice heavy, $4 60 gT 4 92; rough heavy, $4 454 55; light, $4 604 951 bulk of sales, $4 754 85. Sheep Good to choice wethers, $4 00 4 40; fair to choice mixed, $3 75 4 05; native lambs, $4 00 5 50; west ern lambs, $4 755 55. SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Cattle. Representative sales Wednesday No. A v. Pr. No. Av. Pr. Beef Steers. ,. 720 $2 60 1.... 900 $2 75 .1090 3 60 30.... 1050 3 70 .770 3 85 1.... 740 4 00 .. 892 4 10 10.... 1169 4 75 Cows. ,. 995 $2 20 2 950 $2 50 ,.996 3 55 3.... 943 2 60 ..1060 2 70 2.... 1100 2 75 Stockers- and Feeders. .. 770 $3 00 2 675 $3 50 ..593 3 50 4 785 3 60 ..750 3 65 25 829 3 70 ..591 3 75 14.... 627 3 75 Heifers. 1.. 2.. 1.. 22.. 4.. 13.. . 1.. 1.. 8.. 3.. 6.. 3.. .. 816 S2 65 2. 500 $3 00 35 75 00 00 Hogs. Representative sales Wednesday: No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 350 $4 77 12., 58.. 10., 84.. 70., 51., 85 $4 10 56., 46., 75., 67., 83. 50., 101 94 244 212 302 4 20 4 15 4 77 4 77 4 77 329 175 258 232 308 4 75 4 72 4 80 4 75 4 82 Sheep. Quotations: Choice fed wethers, $4 004 20; fair to good fed wethers, $3 85 4 00; choice grass wethers, $3 75 3 90; fair to good grass wethers, $3 653 75; choice ewes, $3 253 50; fair to good ewes, $3 003 25; choice spring lambs, $5 005 25; fair to good spring lambs, $4 755 00; feeder ewes, $2 253 00; feeder wethers, $3 50 3 75; feeder lambs, $4 004 40. Representative sales Wednesday: No.. ' Av. Pr. 206 Wyoming ewes.. 105 $3 35 48 Nebraska fed ewes.. ...101 3 40 53 Colorado wethers 92 242 Nebraska fed wethers.. 108 3 85 3 90 4 10 4 75 221 Nebraska fed wethers. . 90 61 Wyoming buck lambs. . 80 CHRISTMAS OF THE RICH AND POOR. "We have an idea that Christmases as they are celebrated in homes of great wealth must be ideal." writes Edward Bok in a jlea for a simpler Hie a simpler celebration of Christ mas. ""?et often, as an actual fact, no more lonesome Christmas days are spent anywhere than in these homes of plenty. Riches on Christmas are often like sweet bells out of tune Nothing was simpler than the first Christmas day, and its strongest ap peal to our natures, although we do not always know it. Is because It was so simple. Nothing is so fatal to our deepest and ' truest enjoyment as the realization that we can have whatever we will simply for the wishing or ask ing, ah vaiue is lostrtnen. it is a hard truth for those who have little to believe that the greatest happiness of life is with them; that it is not with those who have abundance. The more we have the less we actually enjoy it There is a law of compensation that comes in there. The lives ef those who have abundance are vastly more complicated than are the lives of those who have little. We are wont to say, 'Oh, well, I'd like to try once having all the money I wanted.' Thousands have said the same thing only to have their wish come true, and to realize that happiness lay not along the way they, thought. It is strange how the poor envy the rich, and then to . see how the rich envy the greater and full- 7.... 651 3 05 8.... 966 3 Bulls. 1.... 930 $2 20 1....1440 $2 2 1240 2 65 1 1040 2 1 1270 3 00 1 1360 3 Stock Calves. I.-... 290 $3 80 2.... 440 $4 Stock Cows and Heifers. 1 530 $2 50 2 690 $2 1 800 3 00 4 619 3 Calves. 1 300 $4 25 3 303 $4 Stags. 1 950 $3 00 1 1500 $3 er happiness of those who hare less. The woman of simplest means is the happiest woman on earth, if she only knew it. . She is happiest because her life is simplest, and, therefore, truest." Organized Charity On November 30 and December 1 at Topeka occurs the first annual meet ing of the Kansas association of char ities and corrections. The program consists of three sessions, one Friday night and two on Saturday. This so ciety is working for purely charitable purposes without pay. Its object is to discuss the bes. and most humane methods of dealing with the state's unfortunate, the employment of such means as will accomplish most for the subject and for the public. For the matter of handling the criminal and according penalties is treated the same as that of irresponsibles. Of course the question of reforming the laws of the" state that deal with these matters when they are weak or per verse Is one of the subjects' which will receive attention.' : Removing the management of the charitable and penal institutions entirely from tha domination of party politics Is one of the objects of the association. An effort will be made this winter to get the Nebraska legislature to take this matter up. The Lincoln charity organization has appointed a commit tee, of which Chancellor Andrews is chairman, to draw up a bill and pre sent it to the legislature. The time was when we had no need of charity organizations in this country when we never saw a beggar on the streets but that time has passed. If this country insists on having multi-mil-lionaires it must take action to pro vide for the paupers. They increase every year and science should con tribute to the alleviation of the great public distress. Plutocracy does not object as . yet to professors in the universities giving attention to this matter and making their views known to the public concerning the depen dent, the insane and the criminal classes. How soon it will no one knows. DECISION AGAINST TRUSTS Standard Oil Company Must Show Its Books Attorney General Smyth Scores a Victory In the Supreme . Court. The case begun by Attorney General Smyth was brought to trial in the su preme court and the following sylabus of the case was handed down: "The action provided for in section 4 of the 'antitrust law,' to prohibit for eign corporations from doing business n this state, in contravention of our aws. is a civil action both In sub stance and in form. , "A foreign corporation by reason of having done one or. more of the crim- nal acts mentioned in sectfon 2 of the anti-trust law may be injunction or quo warranto be excluded from the state. ; Tn construing an act of the legisla ture all reasonable doubts must be resolved in"5 favor of its constitution ality. Sections 3 and 4 of the anti trust law?roviding for ousting cor porations by civil action, from the ex ercise of powers and privileges which hae been y'abused; Is declaratory of the common law. 'Foreign ' corpora tions do business here not by right, but by comity. And the state may at pleas ure revoke the privilege which it has granted sucrcorporatios., The revo cation of the privilege given a foreign corporation1 to do business here is not the infliction of a penalty. "A foreign corporation doing busi ness in violation of the anti-trust law may be required under section 394 of the code of civil procedure to furnish evidence against itself in action brought to exclude it from the state." This will end the efforts of Attor ney General Smj'th. He has made a most gallant and able fight against trusts and if the po.licy he has persued could be continued in the future, the trusts would find Nebraska very un productive soil. But the people of this state have voted for the trusts to con tinue and it shows no evidence of the gift of prophecy to say that the books of the Standard Oil company will nev er be exhibited in the supreme court of Nebraska. The people of the state have said that they want one attorney by the name of Prout to take charge of their affairs and he comes Into office the first of January. Want a Printer? An all-round printer would like sit uation on country paper. Good habits; small family. Recommended by the foreman of this office. . Address, "Printer," cara Independent, Lincoln, Neb. Senator Charles A. Towne Governor Lind of Minnesota has tendered to Hon. Charles A. Towne, who was the nominee of the people party tor vice president, the appoint ment to the United States senate to fill the vacancy caused by the oteath of Senator Cushman K." Davis, A dis patch from Duluth, the home of Mr, Towne, states that he will, accept the appointment and leave . today for Washington. There Is great satisfac tion in Duluth over ' the 'appointment irrespective of party lines; The silver republicans and populists all over the country will honor Governor Lind for the recognition he has given' them by this appointment. " . - ; Must Produce The Books The Standard Oil company must come to the terms of Attorney Gen eral Smyth and submit its books and papers to his inspection. This was the decision of the supreme court Wednesday. In a written opinion by Judge Sullivan, Chief Justice Norval taking no part, the court assumes jur isdiction in the suit of the state to oust the company for violating the anti-trust laws of the state and sustains the motion of the attorney general to require the company to submit its books to investigation. Before filing this motion the attor S1I7R BUYS THIS Swlld ttsk. Goltiea Flalaa Karker. Sat- asutcilon fruaj-antaea. uuior mnuwni equally low. You can (ret everything" tor the bourn and farm from The House that Savee Tot Honey." tag Cata.lo(fu FRF.E. Send f or it today. (IT See our hpr ads in thie paper. WESTERN MERCANTILE COMPANY, n . . I KT V. WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT. SEARLES & SEARLES Main Office Lincoln, Neb. SPECIALISTS IN . 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LI1NCOLIN NEBRASKA ney general informed the court of his fruitless attempts to secure material testimony from various people con nected with tne company, of his in ability to find witnesses anywhere in the country and even of his failure to ascertain who is secretary of the com pany. Two referees appointed by the court, A. S. Tibbets of Lincoln and C. C. Wright of Omaha, made similar statements to the court. Oom Paul Kruger flade flore of a Sensation in France Than in South Africa THE FRENCH PEOPLE WELCOME HIM Is Received With Open Hearts and Ex tended Hands and Shouts of Exultation. The great reception accorded the exiled president of the Transvaal is not often duplicated even in mercurial France. Not in a generation have the ffceople of the polite nation turned with one accord to welcome an expatriated foreigner with the "Marseillaise" and all the panoply of war. The heart broken old man appreciated the kind ly manifestations of interest shown him -by the great European republic, but HIS SOUL PROBABLY WEPT bitter tears in private, however imper turbable. may have' seemed his counte nance as he passed through the cheer ing crowds. There is something gen uinely pathetic in the history of the South African republic and a heart of stone would melt at its story of dis appointment and disaster from the lips of its' sturdy Dutch chief executive. 00l PAUL IS NOT INSURABLE because he has passed the age limit. His personal career, however, illus trates the uncertainty of human pros perity and the necessity of proper preparation for human adversity. No man lives for himself. Those depen dent upon him have a right to expect him to make such reasonable provi sions for their comfort as good sense and opportunity make possible. FAR-OFF SOUTH AFRICA arouses the interest and sympathy of scores of good Americans whose purse strings gave cheerfully to funds for various worthy purposes in that dis tant land. The same good Americans overlooked some conditions quite as interesting to philanthropy. It is so, however, in everything. THE BANKERS RESERVE LIFE of Omaha is in our midst doing vastly more for the city and state than any other single corporation of its age. Yet many good Nebraskans send their money away to New England and New York for insurance neither more re liable nor more profitable, forgetting how important it is to build up home companies. i B. H. ROBISON, PRESIDENT of the Bankers Reserve Life Associa tion, Omaha, invites correspondence on the subject of home life insurance. Write him for an agency contract or a policy, or both. , Christmas in The Old South Christmas day ushers in Christmas festivities, for a whole week, from the 25th of December until New Year's day, is given over to fun and frolic. No work of any kind is done; a south erner does not even let the thought of work Intrude on Christmas merriment. The children cf the south look eager ly for Kriss Krlngle. As soon as they begin to prattle, the first story told by the old black mammy is of Santa Claus. There are wonderful tales of his arival the night before Christmas loaded with gifts for good children and at Christmas all children are good. The wide chimney is a place of mys tery, . and the rows of stockings are hung about the tall colonial mantel by the little folks, with eyes that shine and hearts that. beat. Every old homestead is packed from roof tree to front door. There are family reunions as thfTNew Enslanders keet Thanks giving, and the day before Christmas every train and boat brings an addi tion to the great house party. The children and the servants vie with one another as to who shall be the first to claim "Christmas gift" from iTiR other. Thev stealthily creep into the chambers in the early morn ing till one after another is waued ny thfi rrv. "Christmas eift." "Christmas erift : " Soon sleeD is murdered, for the dawn ushers in bedlam the hooting of tin horns, tne Dooming ot cannon and enins thp snlutter of fireworks and the crackle of "baby wakers." The blackness of the early morning is II lumined b,y Roman candles and rock ts nd a northerner can fancv him self awaking to gree the Fourth of July. Whpn thp hniiKfihnld and euests as semble around the blazing wood fire In thfi hie living- room, everv eirl wears her prettiest frock, the young men. their best, clothes, and the busy CATARRH ii KINDS WE CURE all forms of Catarrh of the Head, Nose, Bronchial Tab, Lungs, Ktoinaoh. Bowels, Kidneys sad Bladder. AU curable oases of CATARRH CURED PERMANENTLY. A perfect cure cruaranteed in erery case we ac cept. Medicine and treatment only $5.00 per Month. BLOOD POISON SmsSSSSSi from the system. 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The first refreshment of the day is the historic eggnog, made in a great bowl which is never used except for this famous Christmas ueverage. Around the eggnog gather black and white, and healths are drunk to a con stant accompaniment of "Merry Christmas." This famous decoction of old Virginia is made of twelve eggs, four glasses of gin, five of brandy, four of sherry and two cups of sugar. The liquor is poured on the yolks of the eggs and t'ae sugar, which are beaten together till thoroughly mixed. Then are added the whites of the eggs, well beaten, and milk enough until the taste is agreeable. So religiously is this custom of the ggnog drinking observed that Judge Garnett of Mathews county tells a story of rushing in on Christmas morning to warn his father that the house was on fire. The old gentleman first led his son to the breakfast table and ladled out his glass of eggnog, drank one with him, then went to care for the burning building. The Christmas breakfast is always the moSt elaborate morning meal of the year. Then are served the plump-'! est chickens, the crispest of rolls, muf fins, corncakes and pancakes, the most delicious fish, fruits like amber and rubies, and oysters freshly raked from the sea bottom. Such coffee, such cream and such waffles accompany a Christmas breakfast, they live in one's member till the next December. , Good Housekeeping for December. (The Good Housekeeping Magazine, Farm and Home and The Independent, all three for one year for $1.25.) A Christmas Suggestion. Why not get ' one of our premium watches for a Christmas present to your boy? Here is an opportunity that is worth your attention. We propose as a special Christmas offer to renew your subscription one year, regular price $1.00 Send The Independent to your neighbor (who will subscribe if you ask him) for one year, reg ular price.. 1.00 Send Farm and Home one year (to you or your neighbor, as you may desire) regular price 50 Good Housekeeping Magazine one year (to you or your neighbor, as you may desire) regular price 1.00 Premium watch to you, real value, 2.00 Total value $5.50 Our special Christmas offer is to send the above $5.50 worth for just one-half its real value. You send $2.75 "a 3F 1 .1 I Full stock of Pur and Plush Robes at Wholesale Prices. These prices are retrular wholnat prices that appear in our large catalogue. Refer to it at all times. If you are one of the few who haven t a copy send for same at once. We Can Save you 10 to 40 per cent on everything you uJ n the different lines we handle. See other special advertisements m this paper. Address The Western Mercantile Co., Iept. 5, 1206-1208 Douglas St., Omaha, Neb., The Hyue that Saves Yon Money. . For Get a First-Class Range One Our Steel Plate Range large oven 2 O inches square with high closet, complete this week $32. , V Heating Stoves $3a50 to 50. We will suit your requirements. , Double Roasting Pans 50c, 60c, 75c and $1.00. S HALL, 1308 O st. RHEUIMTK CHRONIC or ACtrrE, IUftCULAR or AR TICULAR, Enlarged and Stiff Join, Lumba ro, Intercostal All cases that can ite cured at HOT SPRINGS cau be cured AT HOME. Our combination of Medical and Electrical Vapor Baths will cure all curable cases. , The Combined Treatment of t ie Great CURATIVE POWERS. Science; Medic'ne. and Electricity, Properly applied, cures Chronic, Nervous, and Prirate Diseases of . Men and Woman. When nerres need toning fire them natural electricity. N r ... ..DYSPEPSIA CURED Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, ilour Stom ach, Nausea, Sick Headache,GastralTia,Cramps. Worms, etc., Electricity with Medicine) enables us to guarantee to cure all cases cura ble of the Nose, Throat. Chest, Stomach. Lirer, and Kidney Diseases. IMood Polaon Briht's i Disease, Diabetes, Bladder Troubles. Nervous I Diseases St. Vitas Dance, Epilepsy, Nervous Dyspepsia, Neuralgia, Heart Trouble (sympa thetic). Palpitation, etc. Ecsemst, and all Skin Diseases. f Examination and Consultation TREE. Treatment by mail a specialty. Call on of address with stamp. Box 224. , DRS. SEARLES & SEARLES, Main Of flea: Rooms 217-220, Eichords Bloek, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA BgTMENTION THIS FAFER 9 and we will renew your, subscription one year, send The Independent to your neighbor one year, and send Farm and Home and the Good House keeping Magazine for one year either to your address or your neighbor's address as you may desire, and will send the premium watch to you. If you will invite your neighbor to do so he will gladly pay $1.75 for The Inde pendent, Farm and Home, and the Good Housekeeping Magazine, all three for one year, your renewal is worth $1.00 and you will receive the premium watch free for your trouble. When sending do not fail to give your name and address and the name and address of your neighbor, correctly spelled and plainly written. i P. S. This offer it not open to tfwo persons who are already subscribers to The Independent. One or both must be NEW subscribers. Governor-elect Dietrich hus named M. C. Walker of Norfolk to bj steward at the Norfolk hospital, and Dr. II. S. Bell of Kearney to be phj'sician at the Kearney industrial school for boys Reports from the. Registrar of the university of Nebraska show that the attendance now numbers one; hundred more than at this time last year. The total registration la3t year was 2,209, and at the present rate of increase the attendance for 1900-1901 is expected to reach 2,500. ' ' . ' Prof. H. B. Hutchins, dean of the college of law cf the university of Michigan, has accepted the invitation, to deliver the charter day address at the university of Nebraska on Feb ruary 15, 1901. Money Saving Prices On Blankets and Robes $3.00 Good square blankets full size 72x7'2. 3J pounds, only 05c $3.20 Large square blanket 76x80, gray border, extra strong 5 pounds, $1.15. $3.27 Extra large 84x90, square bl anket, one of the best, 8 pounds, a snap $1.75. Bridgton blanket, 10 oz. burlap; a good one 72 in. 65c Dudley, brown shaped stable blanket; best brown ribbed, wool lining, 72 inch, $1.45. Maj estic Size $28.O0. Gem" :