January 24, 1901
whirl is sot only surprising, but
aJUnaisjc. And yet bow can we expert
to have Itnrialijim and plutocracy
sittbont tb wrfiooay of the court.
When osce we Icare tiie broad founda
tion of political equality, we Worn"
Involved la a never-ending: contro
versy over relative rank and compara
tive importance.
I NTKRESTINO DISCRIMINATION.
A commits ton should be appointed
to definitely fix th amount of wealth
on must poc Lefor- blns elasc4
s a kleptomaniac instead of a thif.
The same commiwdoa could alo fix
th" amount which a man must t-al
tcfore tfctninj5 a NapoIon of finance
inftad of tjeicj: a common embezzler.
Thre Is now o much leay affords!
that th public U often ld to xlv
ryly wrong a man by calling him a.
thif or an cmbetxlcr when In trut.
be Is either a kleptomaniac or a finan
cier. Tfci I berau of not baring a
ieftntte amount fixed from which to
measure judement. This appears to l
oie of the cry Ins neej of the hour.
TORT tf IK INDKKKXS! OLE.
The barn ice of atsotber negro. thU
time in Kan, acain calU attention,
to the tendency to return to the cruel
tie and torture of former time.
Whro a similar incident occurred a
ft-w ek ago in Colorado, republican
papr "ere quick to connect the or
urrecce with a fusion majority la th-
tite. If retaliation were prop'.
,i mo rat ic ropers raSzbt refer to th
fepcUican majority rolled up la Ki?- . ntjc platform; It will lie an unfor
a. ia? November, but the ruhject is , turatr ,:ay for lhf democracy if the
too vrioua to l mi'l' a laeme -r
l.artuaa rostroveray. S'ich atrocitit
lDxrujib. no cutter when or
wa-re they are practiced. Lynch law
unt be condemned an general prln
rlpl because It temporarily suspends
govemmeat and Its enforcement am1!
eciteroeet and without a careful In
vestigation of the evidence often leads
to the doing of gnat Injustice.
The fact tbat good people, arouse! t
frenzy by a horrible crime. fcomf-lin-
lake the law into tbetr own bands. 1.
cot a joucatloa, but simply shows
that strong feeling will oeca&ioaa'.ly
overmaster the r-aon of tbe tet Jf
men. Before lynching can be defended
some tribunal mmt be authorized o
leride wfcen. uadr what irrumstanc
e and upon mbat evbJem-e Individual
revenge should be substitute! for tin
ordinary method of administering
j itice. But even if lynching could U'
defecded the addition of torture is in
irunable. It is an indulgence of pus
Kn. more hurtful to tbo. ho are
cuiltv of it than to their victim.
mi! of leteniiig crime, burning i i
pt to increase it by accustominn the
i;ie to cruelty and by ljen!n
llmr rep"t for human life. Eve;.
iboe who in Kana- and rl?wber-
Lave joind iu the mad try for bbnl
atd exulted la the agaai- of a hunuu
being will, in calm and dispassionate,
momenta, condemn tbe act and deplorv
tbe eakne which temporarily co:i
cir&ed it
An ocatierable argument agaiust
tacb a form of punishment is to be
found ta tbe fact tbat no legislative
uly ia Christendom would delilerat
ty prortd for burning as a penalty
tor any crime.
HAZING SHOULD BE STOPPED.
The Investigation of hazing at Weft
I'oist ought to result la legislation
which will forever put an end to a
practice as indefensible as It Is bru
tal. The Indignities heaped upon new
tudents of the lower tlaaees are nei
ther teceiary for the education of th
ictim cor t-neflcial to tboe who find
drlSght in wounding the feelings or th ?
Kb of other. Tbre t nothing cour-aS-ou.
manly or honorable about bax
itig kr.d it 1 high time the authoritl
ere laying down an inf.eibie rule on
tbe stjtj-t. There U an old ayit.g
that u man i not fit ta command un
til he learn to obey, and oidienc
to an anti-haxins law should rigor
o'j 1 c r a f o reed .
The roverument fcfcoid not -nd out
?nn from West Poiut to of!ir"
ur-ttl they are far enough n-movni
from barbarism to abandon the tor
fire bkb. according to the evidence
are Mratini-s inflicted at the acai-
ray.
AN EXPERT OPINION.
"H;pops of an ex-Prldent' is tsi
uzltjrsifiM caption tb Chicago Tri
bute place above an eiiitorial dealing
ith the action of 51 r. Benjamin Har
:ic&. A nTutlny of tb Chicago Tri
bune's fiie for vral year psit will
t--zl that it i an cthoriiy on
top. And by the wni' token, it t
y to -e from pre.ent conditions
tbat the same caption might well lie
aird ujn th- "live rack" for use a
fw year bence hen the Chicago
Tribune acin at literty to ay
ht it honestly believe.
AT LEAST POUR; PERHAPS MORE
The BrlLuh poera no proi-eeutln
the IVr ar may have reached tbe
. occla'c-a that tbe Boer is ubiquitous.
The lker has been to in the habit ol
appearing in the mwi unexpectt-1
place at the root inopiurtune timcts
tbat the Hod. Joeph Chamberlain is
to I excused if he has long sine;
leached this conclusion. But tbe Bor
is not ubiquitous, and in this fact lies
tbe proof that not less than four Boera
mere left under arms not later than
January 7. for on the morning of Jan
uary S Oneral Kitchener in one of hi
trguiar "I regret to state" dispatcher
admitted that on the night Wore hi
titots were attar ked simultaneous
ly at four widely separated points.
ThU itnlil not have happened bl
there been but three Boem left fight -leg
for their lilerty. It must be ad
mitted, therefore, that there are at
?-ait Umr lioers left in rt i e servic1.
And tbe Indicatkm are that four Bo-tp
caa l- active cnoich to make
eral Kitrhener perioJiraHy regretf'il
and caae bim to itttacin that he I
f.shting a foe totwed of soi&e s-
perbuman attribute.
A GOOD OLD CAUSE.
"Where is your good old causae
now? is the qoeation tbat wks put by
republicans to democrats after the last
election. Thomas Harrison was a lieu
tenant under Crommell. He was com
deznned to death. He had been en
thusiastic in his cause, firmly con
vinced of Its righteous nen. As Harri
son talked to the in-a fluid, a byttandtr
tauntingly asked. "Where Is your good
old cause now?"
"It la right here." replied Harrison,
striking his breast with hia fist, "and
I am about to seal it with my blod." '
A mere political defeattemporary,
because it was unreasonable and un
just, can have no effect Epon a right
eous cause. The triumph of a politi
cal party that is committed, to wrong
policies does not disturb the principles
nor destroy the cause, neither should
It furiously discourage the man wbese
heart Is in bis cause. .
Someone, has said (that : defeat Is
merely education. No jU3t cause was
permanently Injured, by political de
feat. - The good" cause as presented by
the principles set forth in the Kansas
City platform yet exists In the hearts
I of millions. of thp American people,
f and the time will come when that
caue will be TinUicated by the vote3
I of the great majority. " . - "-
OUR? ALLIES.
If the . reorganizers would spend
more time opposing republican policies
j and !. time denouncing mc populists
t they would serve the cause better.
Th -populists came to the help of the
democratic party u-hen the reorganiz
ers abandoned ft' aud the latter are
not In a position to boast of superior
attachment to democratic principles.
What Is true of the populists is also
trtie of the silver republicans, who
have for, four years vied with the
democrats in their efforts to advance
th flrw-tHnp &ft forth in the demo-
j boding element on the outside or the
i corporation element on the inside is
able to i-o alter the party creed as lo
f . .
roaKc it less acceptable to our popunsi
and silver republican allies.
REVIVAL THAT REVIVES.
The newspapers of the country arc
filled with predictions made by cler
gymen to the effect that there is to be
a great revival of religion at the, be
ginning of the Twentieth century. An
organized effort is to be made on this
line. An excellent plan, but we also
need a revival that will apply the prin
ciples of religion to everyday life. The
Chinese heathen cannot obtain a very
bish idea of religion when he sees
that that religion docs not operate
upon our army and does not protect
the heathen from the looting process.
We also need at home a revival that
will prevent highway robbery by raon-
otiolies and wars for the purchase of ;
trade.
THE ORGANIZATION.
After the defeat of 18? the gold .
u-miK.rats! met and coiigraTv.'.nLed j
themselves upon their part in the re
publican victory and demanced a re
organization of th-i :arty. A second
; d-feat nas brought forth -mother
f it)Arnu i ' f ritl1cm 'illil ) 1 1 1: Tt"- U (1 1 1 that
tho party management be turned oyer
to those who for the past four years
have held themselves aloof from the
organization and spent their time in
condemnation of the policies indorsed
In the party platform.
Men who have repudiated the party
creed and the party candidates, ani
yet pride themselves upon their su
perior democracy, urge a return to
what they call the first -principles of
democracy. Pressed for some definite
statement of their views they either
evade the question or resort to lan
guage too ponderous for the und'er
standing. Whatever differences oZ
opinion may exist concerning the var
ious planks of the Kansas City plat
form, the Indisputable fact remains
that tnat platform embraces the essen
tial principles of democracy as taught
by all the great leaders of the past
and as accepted by the rank and file.
Many democrats who left the party iu
WMl came back in 1&00 and were cor
dially welcomed. While not agreeing
to every policy set forth, they gave
hearty support to the democratic can
didates because they believed that the
platform was sound in its cardinal
principles.
Exact fulfillment of national pledge.3
and adherence to the constitution, per
fect compliance with the spirit of the
IWlaratlon of Independence, firm ad
vocacy of the Monroe doctrine, stern
antagonism to militarism, relentless
opposition to trusts, uncompromising
hostility to an unjust dollar and to a
surrender to national banks of the
money issuing functions of the gov
ernment, strong protest against en
tangling aliance with any other na
tion, vigorous objection to the plan
-j of wasting the people's money in suo
, V i r-idiei to a few individuals, earnest
appeal for the restoration of popular
government and the principles which
h?ve given life and prosperity to the
nation these must represent the fun
damental principles of democracy and
these received the indorsement of the
convention which met at Kansas City.
There is a marked difference be
tween the methods employed by the
democrats who believe in th? Kansas
City platform and the methods em
ployed by thoc who oppose that plat
form. The former htve fixed prin
ciples, state them without ambiguity
dtid invite judgment upon them; the
latter prate about principles, assume
a "holier than thou" attitude and de
claim about national honor and party
traditions, but never put their prin
ciples Into concrete form or outline a
plan for dealing with present political
problems- They are aK'nt the Kan
sas City platform, but what are they
for? They are against the silver plank,
but what financial policy do they pro
pose? Do they favor the national
oank note or the gretmback? Are they
fjr an income tax or against it? Do
they favor the popular election of
senators, or do they oppose it? What
is their attitude on the question of
private monopolies? Wtiat would
they do with the Philippine islands?
How !arge an army do they think nec
essary? What do they think of gov
ernment by injunction?
The party as now organized' has
taken & position on these questions
an i Is ready to defend it. Let the r;
organizers present a statement of their
flews, equally definite and detailed, so
Ihut the voters, or the rank and file,
if you please, may act understanding.
When these self-styled . democrats
left the party they said that they pre
ferred principles to success; now they
jsk those who remaUmd true to the
party to surrender principles in order
io secure success under their leader-
ship and they promise success not
withstanding the fact that the defeat
of , 1894, which came. under their lea
dership, was the most disastrous since
1872, and notwithstanding the further
fact that the ticket which they nomi
nated in 1896 carried but one precinct
in the United States. , i.
If any change in the present organ-
ization .is. necessary it can.be made by
the voters in the'regular wayand at
the proper time.- ' If - in the-meantime
any member of the organization dies,
resigns or is replaced the new member
ought to be in harmony with the peo
ple who select" him for, as a member
of the organization, he acts in a rep
resentative capacity. ..-.:
' The only way to insure this har?
mony Is to insist tbat the candidate
shall be frank and candid-in making
known his views to those, to: whom he
appeals, and every honest democrat
seeking party prominence, with a sin
cere desire to aid the . party will be
willing to make known his views" on1
every disputed question. -Beware of
the man who. boasts of his democracy,
but refuses to define It.
The so-called democrats who .voted
the republican ticket showed ly so" do
ing that they were nearer to the re
publican position than they, were to
the democratic position. : In order ' to
regain their confidence, they must un
dergo a change or the democratic par
ty must move over toward the repub
lican position. As the organizers have
manifested no change of heart the ef fort
to reorganize might more properly
be called an effort to republicanize the
democratic party. To make the effort
a success the democrats must either
be converted to republican ideas, or
be deceived into the support of men
who wear the livery of democracy, but
lean toward republican doctrines.
1MITATION IN CRIME.
Since the abduction of ' the Cudahy
boy at Omaha, rogues in various por
tions of the country have given imita
tions of that crinie. In Alabama a
boy was abducted and demand for ran
som made. In Illinois, a well-to-do
farmer was notified that unless he de
livered a large sum of money under
certain condition his home would be
destroyed by dynamite. Similar hap
penings have been noticed in other
portions of the country. It is interest
ing to observe that in each instance
the plans of the delivery of the money
have been similar to those adopted in
the Cudahy case. This forces upon the
public the thought that it is of the ut
most importance to every community
in the United States tbsC the abductors
of young Cudahy.be arrested and pun
ished. It is to be hoped that no effort
will be spared by the public officials
throughout the country to capture
these rogues. Their arrest and prompt
punishment will do much to discour
age the terrible crime.
MR. GRIGGS IS CONSISTENT. -Ia
his argument before! the supreme
court, . Attorney General Griggs de
clared that courts may enact one tariff
rate in the states and another in the
territories. Considerable surprise;. is
mainifested among eminent lawyers
that the attorney general, should hav&
gone so far,' and yetMr.' Griggs was
c onsistent. If congress can give one
tariff rate. in the states and another in
our so-called colonies there is no rea
son why the same discrimination
should not be possible with relation to
our territories. It is possible, how
ever, that the application of this, dis
crimination to our territories would
arouse some otherwise indifferent peo
ple to the iniquity of the discrimina
tion against our colonies.
The foregoing is the first, issue of
The Commoner complete and in the
order appearing in that paper with the
exception of a number of clippings
from other publications. (Ed. Ind.)
DESCRIPTIVE NAMES
What People io Various Parts of the
Country Think That tbe State Jour
nal Should be Called.
In answer to your application for a
name for Gere's Gasoscope, I send you
the following: "Nonsensical Nonen
ity." "Plutocratic Panderer." "B. &
M. Crosstie." "Legislative Investor."
"Railroad Factotem." "Flamboyant
Flimflammer." "Daily State Weak
ling." "B. & M. Microbe." "Trust-full
Plutogogue." X. Y.-Z.
Lincoln, Neb.
I suggest the following names for
the State Journal: "The Prevaricat
ing State Scandal." "The Mullet
Head's Organ." "The State Tory Jour
nal." L. E. S.
Chadron, Neb.
I would suggest that the State Jour
nal be called the "State Jumble."
J. E. HILL.
Sawyer, Neb.
4
In talking with a neighbor .this
morning we both concluded that a
good name for the State Journal. would
be "Father of Lies." S. S. LEE, Sr.
Chesterfield, Neb.
I suggest that the State Journal be
called "Satan's sAdvocate."
J. H. BEBOUT.
Nebraska City, Neb.
I think that the proper name for the
State Journal would be "The Pluto
cratic Sham." AUG. BENGTSON.
Shickley, Neb.
You ask for a descriptive name for
the State Journal. I suggest: "T'K'S
of the Plains." T
WALTER JQHNS0N
I suggest the following as descrip
tive names for the State Journal:
"Mullet Head's Adviser," "Judas'
Mouth Piece," "Nebraska Imperialist."
"Voter's Misleader," "Hireling Steer
Puncher," "State Fool's Journal "Big
I Scribbler," "Mombastic Hypocritical
ist. R. ROWLAND.
Bartlett, Neb. ; ,
A Russian View !
M. de Witte. tho Russian tainiiste: of
finance, points out that the present aud
imminent industrial ills of Europe
"come from the war in the Transvaal
and the disturbances in China.' Capi-
tal that should be employed in jndua
try is being shot away by f. men wfc j
should also be employed, in industry
Militarism has ' filled ' up. the ' cup . of
European calamities: These two dis
turbances are sufficient to ; make it
run over. .- ..-.:;,.:,
! .That - is the -t sensible view; to take,
but the republican ; party, has 'alto
gether; differenVviews. It holds that
we can get rich and prosperous by es
tablishing large .armies, building big
navies d carrying (on- wars of con
quest. J The" republican view!; is" that
that was entertained ' by the most en
lightened -statesmen of the dark ages.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
The Independent is the Ablest Reform
I Paper That ! rvblisked in the
r i :r. ;,"17iUd' Stateev. - .' v-I
V - . ' -- .
. You have been very lenientwith me,
but. I have beeruvery hard run. I have
pot been t vyaiting. for that , wave of
prosperity fori knew that it would not
come except to. the' rich.;' I think that
your paper-is one of the best. All th-j
people ought to read itr but. they will
pot. Prejudice; and - Ignorance : keep
them in. the. darkness that they may
believe a lie and be damned;. They
act as if they were hypnotized." They
have the nightmare and . can't .' be
awakened. They go to mill Horseback
with tbe grain in one end of the sack
and a stone in the' other just because
their fathers did. J. B. HARRIS.
" Lexington, Neb. . - - .
I received your statement. I thank
you for the kind letter you wrote me
and hope that .The Independent will
ever; prosper. I could not give, it up.
I get more satisfaction reading it than
in all the other papera that I-take. 1
like the stand you took about Bartley
in the pardon case. B. B. YOCUM.
Tekama, Neb. ....
I received your statement of my sub
scription account. I w-ould like to
have the paper continued for I think it
is one of the best educators. T3very
one ought to have it in the house. 1
will try and secure some new names.
Success to your paper. L. E. RUE.
Brock, Neb. ' ; .
; Having rounded . up those whom I
got to subscribe for The Independent
last fall. I. have three renewals, two
for a year and one for six montlis,
and also " send - in my - renewal. I
wouldn't give The Independent ; for
all the other papers, in the country, . It
goes to the bottom of all the questions
that are. of importance, to the 'people;
and argues them out to a "logical con
clusion; - ..' - B.;M: CLEVELAND.
Fremont, Neb. . .. . - .-w -. ,
; ! herewith enclose $1.00 for a year's
"subscription to The Independent and
Wood's Natural: History. I cannot get
along without The; Independent- I
think. lt is the most able exponent of
the people's cause. . " J. E. HILL.
; ' Sawyer, Neb. : "
Mosquito Ordinanei
. .The Veopie of Winchester, ;Va., have
accepted the medical theory that ma
laria is conveyed by. mosquitoes only
and nave acted promptly upon it. The
town council has passed an ordinance
for. the .extinction of mosquitoes, which
requires' the owners- 'of property to
pour-crude petroleum' - upon all "the
stagnant ;water; ;;in the : vicinity
of; the, place, rand every.; household to
place a tub" or other large vessel filled
with water, with the surface covered
with oil, under any trees' or bushes or
vines which may . happen, to be in his
yard. . This ordinance was passed last
summer and the effect was immediate..
Before that time the people of Win
chester had been grievously troubled
with .mosquitoes, but in a- few weeto
after the ordinance .went into effect
they disappeared almost entirely, and
before the summer was over there
wasn't a mosquito in the place. The
abatement of the nuisance is believed
to.be entirely due to the remedies de
scribed, which were comparatively in
expensive. A few dollars and a little
trouble- was all it cost to -get rid of
the malaria and the annoyance of the
mosquitoes. , - '
PROFESSOR ROSS
Hi Forced. . Resignation From 'Stanford
University IA Becoming a Nation
al Oueatiou..
Champions .of Professor Ross are
appearing where least expected. It is
well known that Prof. Small and oth
ers of the faculty of the Chicago uni
versity . are defending him ; and now
comes the Outlook, one of the publica
tions that one would . least expect to
come to his defense, making it one! of
the leading features of its: last issue.
The Outlook says:- r ,.', .
; .If the . telegraphic reports are ac
curate, Professor ' Edward A. Ross,
head of the department of economies
in Leland'-Stanford ' university, has
been , forced to . resign; because he be
lieves in the Restriction of -immigration
from Asia and in the ownership
by municipalities of public franchises.
The offending ' professor 'is - a- young
man who has received recognition for
original .work in his department. He
is . a man of prudence , as .well as of
courage, and "in no ' sense ' an agitator.
Four. years ago lie w-as a silver repub
lican, but his course at that time was
'conspicuous, not only for its frank
ness, but also for its consideration of
the interests of the university which
he represented. He has contributed
to the literature of social discussion a
number of very, thoughtful and thor
oughly . rational papers, ' and he has
long been at work on a book" on the
subject of Social Control a study o
methods and forces soon , to be pub
lished, which is said, by those who
have read it, to.be conspicuously sane
and temperate. . His statements in re
gard to municipal ownership-of fran
chises are said to .'have been- discreet
and moderate; his views are shared by
many of the most conservative men in
the country, and the changes which
he advocates are in operation In some
of the foremost cities of the old-world
The remarks in regard to immigration
from, Asia, and especially from Japan,
which have given offense to the au
thorities of the university, were neith
er extreme' nor ' revolutionary; and
RERUHA '-'PROTECTS Ml
Coughs and Cplds.X
The Roberts Family, of Falls City,
No man is better known in the state
of Nebraska than Mr. Carl T. Roberts,
contractor and mason. A typical Amer
ican active, shrewd and full of busi
ness sagacity. He is not only a provider
for his family, but a protector. In a
recent letter to Dr. Hartman he writes,
among other things, as follows:
"Our boy, James, had the membranous
croup, ana after be recovered he was
ubject to repeated attacks of lung fever.
Our boy, Charlie, was also subject to at
tacks of pneumonia and pleurisy. Our
third boyj John, was subject to. fever
and ague (malarial) and liver trouble.
Your remedy, Pernna, cured my boys
entirely, and now I have three of the
healthiest boys in the state of Nebraska,
Which I attribute to your medicine. My
Wife had stomach trouble which Peruua
SULPHO-SALl BATH
I I ! I ' "'. Ill
DRS. M. H. AND J. 0 EVERETT, MANAGING PHYSICIANS
Ever Done Bussiness
With Us?
We Are the lowest in price
" aud the highest iu quality.
The JOHNSON DRUG STORE,
Mi South
they were based, on the necessity, from
Dr. Ross'' point of view, of preserving
the American scale of living. With
the anti-Chinese agitators Dr. Ross
has notiiing .in-common; nor has hc
anything in common with destructive
views of any sort, political, economic.
or social. As a teacher, his work has
been . notable for thoroughness, intelligence-,
and dispassionateness. His
zeal ..' for the. institution . has been
shown by the doing of extra work,
and by the quiet acceptance, of condi
tions which, at times must have im
posed very heavy tasks upon him. In
other words, if the testimony of those
who know him best is to be accepted,
Prof. Ross is a fine example of the lib
eral. onftn-minlel. nroffressive teacher, t
scientific in his methods, catholic in
his temper, and entirely free from the
vice of the, agitator or the lack of bal
ance of the fanatic. '.""
Professor Ross has - been forced to
give, up his position because Mrs. Le-land-Stanford,
the widow of the found
er of the university, .and herself a
donor to the institution on a very gen
erous scale, entertains opposite views.
Professor Ross will have the sympathy
of all those who care for the interests
of education in this country, and his
removal will arouse the indignation ot
those who believe that colleges exist
for free, investigation-and free teach
ing and not for the purpose of repre
senting the views of teaching the op
inions of 'donors and founders. When
a change was made in the faculty of
the university of . Kansas by pressure
brought to bear by a "populist legisla
ture, the Outlook condemned-the ac
tion in' unqualified terms; it is ready
and eager to condemn any interference
with ,the freedom of teaching, without
reference to the views or opinions of
the teacher .whose freedom is inter
fered with ; ; for freedom of investiga-tiori-
and -of teaching is fundamental
not only in our educational, but, in
our. civic life. Oue of the dangers of
democracy; that is to say. of the gov
ernment of majorities,-is the tendency
to 'crush the man-who differs from the
majority., , It is this , tendency which
has furnished a, basis for the criticism
that democracies level down instead
of lifting up and by compelling men
to' accept what is popular rather than
to. follow . what is true, destroy dis
tinction, both intellectual and moral.
Distinction, that is, a high degree of
individuality, is - secured and emphas
ized by allowing men the broadest op
portunity for free developments What
.we want in this country, if it is to be
great, is not a" dead level of universal
agreement, but a citizenship rich in
Neb., Are Healthy and Happy A Rare
"we Tmntmuna Is The Greatest Medicine
also cured. Altogether for my whole
family we have used nineteen bottles of
Peruna, and have thus saved $500 in
doctors' bills. I am a contractor and
mason by trade, and am known all over
Nebraska.' I have had a stomach trou
ble which has been greatly relieved by
your remedy, Peruna, for which I am
still taking it. We think it is the great
est medicine on earth." C. T. Roberts,
Falls City, Nebraska. '
Mr. T. G. Walker, Carneiro, Kansas,
writes: "It is with pleasure that I re
port that I am better than I have been
for . many years. I believe i Peruna is
without a doubt the best medicine that
was ever used in a family. It has cured
my nervousness, with which I had been
afflicted for a great number of years."
It is a fact of ever-increasing astonish
HOUSE & SANITARIUM
- All forms of baths Turkiih, Russian, Bo
uan, JSlectric with special attention to the
application of natural salt water baths, several
tlmjii st:Fnn.r than bm w -a. Phaiimafi'im
bkin, .Blood, Catarrh, btomacu, Nervous, and
u . j : . r : i n i j a ' i
diseasesCT Woif rod cbxoric ailments treated
iucces?fullT. A separatic: '"ment, fitted
with a thoroughly aseptic wa1'u'Hi -r, V.
rooms, offer special inducements to
cases, and all diseases peculiar to women.
Drugs,
Paints,
Oils.
9th Street, .Lincoln,. Nebraska,
T. J. Doyle Attorney at Law.
NOTICE.
1'ntliA District Court of Lancaster County. Ne-bras-ka.
in the niattor of tlje estate of Mich
ael Mnilli, tlecpased.
This can.-e cainoon for hearing upon the pe
tition of .Mary Smith administratrix of the es
tate of S'ichnel mi;h. deceased, praying for
license to. sell the i eersinary interest sub
ject to the life estate of Mary Smith in the
west one half of the uoutli west quarter of sec
tion Xo. s-ix, (t5) in township No. ' ten, (10)
range six. (t) east of the Sixth Prin
cipal Meit'lian in Lancaster county, Ne
braska, and the sor.th-east quarter of section
thirt)-six in tvnship No. e.'even, range live,
east of the sixth P. M. in Lancaster county,
Nebraska, or a snflicient amount of the same
to bring $12."U.ClO for the purpose of paying debts
allowed against said estate and the cost of ad
ministration, thore not being sufficient person
al property to pay thed-bts and expense of a(j.
mlniitration. It is t he relore ordered that all
persons interested in sajd estate appear before
me. tbe undersigned, at the equity court room
at the court hcise iu the city of Lincoln, county
o f Lancaster, state of Nebraska, on the 9th day
of March. A.D. lOo'clock a.m. of said day.
to show cause why a license should not be
grauted to said adm inistratrix to sell so much
of the abore described real estate, subject to
the life estate of Mary Smith, widow of said
defeased therein, as shall be necessary to pay
said debts an d expanses. It is further ordered
that notice of this order be given to all persons
interested in said estate by publishing this or
der in The Nebraska Independent for four con
secutive weeks. Dated this 19th day of Janu
ary, A. D. IfcUl. EDWKAD P. HOLMES,
Judre of the District Court of Lancaster Coun
ty, Nebraska,
strong personalities, fertile in men
who hold widely diverse views and
hold them with absolute, security. But
there ' can be no individuality in a
country which draws any lines of re
striction, other than those which are
imposed by intellectual sanity, around
its teachers. Freedom of thinking and
freedom of teaching go together; they
cannot be divorced; and without free
teachers and free thinkers there can
be no free country; for a country can
lose its liberties , under a democracy
as truly as under a monarchy.
If the facts are as reported from the
Iceland-Stanford university, it is to be
hoped, for the good of that very prom
ising institution, that a sharp issue
will be made. Universities can afford
to lose donors; tbey cannot afford to
lose independence which is at the root
of all real intellectual life and of all
genuine teaching; nor can they afford
to lose the respect, of the country. It
is of prime importance! that our uni
versities should be kept intact from
even the suspicion of being under the
control of . organized wealth or organ
ized labor, of republicanism or dem
ocracy. They are to be free, and they,
are to make men free.
Thf Pnmmnnpr and Tho TnrlpnpndnT
for one dollar
Address Independent
Pub. Co., Lincoln, Neb.
Milt
Grip and Catarrlb.
Sight in These Days. They, Say,
On Earth."
ment that so many otherwise sensible
and provident people will, for the
neglect of so simple a precaution as to
have a bottle of Peruna at hand, bring
upon themselves the needless suffering
and foolish expense that a practitioner
of medicine is forced to witness every
day. J j
As soon as the value of Perun.t is
fully appreciated by every household,
both as a preventive and cure of these
affections, tens of thousands of lives
will be saved, and hundred of thou
sands of chronic, fingering cases ot
disease prevented. Peruna is a house
hold safeguard,
A complete work on chronic catarrh
sent free to any address by The Peruna
Medicine Co.. Columbus. Ohio
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128-130-133 N. 13th St., Lincoln. Nabr.
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Grinds ear corn, shelled corn, oats, ' and all
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In this mill we offer to the farmers and stocfc
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Feed Cooler
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IT WILL cook, a barrel of feed
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