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February 7, 1801. THE IH3BBASKA INDEPENDENT. CHESS X Cfceea me A X Xt. IftA Z4Js street. Lis- 2 X is. bru 2 February ?. 1S01. PP.OBLEM NO. 43. A rsl-mat problem by George B. Fp'&cr St- PaeL Mica. White coa j1m llck to cat la thrw move. Tor the benefit cj Independent readers v&o tare fiever solved thla class o! problems, it will b observed tint white ra irate blatk oa the taov :tter by RxKt or Q Q B$; w white prefers an aniatie atilrfde to ft brutal nisrder and be coaspeXa black to cutis tie tite king la thre more. BLACK. JiLaJ IA ; E J i 0 ill LJ L-2 la-1; Lui WHITE. BllQltSpIp4k2PSplRlK 3lilIB2bla2- SOLUTIONS AND SOLVERS. Problem No. JS: By If. W. Barry, llwtoa JplppJBlP kpPSPp :?id:p:iusikpicq. au- tLor's solution. Q It S. etc. But Mr. R. K. Brer found another wij to this problem: be sag- frf.. as Listed lat wwk. R Q B 4 b. Pi It eh must: KiP. and the mte it cot bard to find. It ae-ems that th tlte. Q csixLt be placed at K 2 ana tbcx avoid tbia "cook Mr. C IL Oldham found a daal aa follows: Q-U S. K Q 4; and Q B 3. tutead cf Kt Kt C Salted by C It. Oldham. Mounds Till. W. Va. 0: Rev. J. A. Vounkins. Oakmost. Pa. t: F. Cmige. Wt toro. Mat. i: C. B. Dyar. Newton. Mas. E. E. Armrtrocg. Parry Souai. Oct. ); It. E. Brega. Calla way. Neb. 43; Dr. IL Sleeper. Meri den. N. H. (Cl. ;aklr of "cook" reminds me tbat problem 41. by George B. Spencer, baa at Uast fix different key-move. It 4. Q-K 4. Q K B . Q H S and Q i 5 antwerirj fully aa well a the -".Lor . A t.1 ia this eoncrtloa Her- -rt J. MiTllr-rton is adid tbat Mr. rear's prob'exs is cot an irnpossSble po!tlca, sltbo-aii p-rbaps Tery ini nrobab!. Take tbls petition: JO B p P!.ppRRIPPSS2Pkl3SlK Q 4 B 2: ar.i cow 1. P B . K PiP. 2. P Kt 5. PxKt P. 3. R R (h. PxR. 4. R K Kt . B PxR. 1. P-K . Fx P. - I, Kt B S eb. K PxKt. . 7. Kt-2. P B 2. t B B 2, P R 4. f. Q Q R t. P R 2 and tbe pio- blera poitloa is reached. SOLVERS' SCORES. Old score. Jan. 10. Total. C R Olibara 14 S 23 C. B. Drar S 6 i: Rt. Yoaakins 4 10 n E. Artastronc 4 10 IL E. Brera 4 3 7 F. Gaz&are 0 6 6 Dr. ktwr 9 f C Gasne coepk-ted la M!aslaa!ppl-Ne-braka zsatch. BUY LOPEZ. G. A. Dackoa. Orsaba, wblte. ra. Col. K. V. Bootbe. Vickaburc. black. L P K 4, P K 4. 2 Kt K B 3. Kt Q B 3. 5. B Kt I. Kt B 3. 4. O O, KtaP. 1. rQ 4, B K t. C. Q K 1, Kt Q 2. T. BxKt. Kt Pa B. t. Pi P. Kt Kt 2. $. B K 3 a. O O. Kt B 3, I Q 4. PaP 1 p. Pa P. Q Q 2 M. B B 4. Kt Q Q Q 2. Q Kt K 2. K P.-K. KtiB. QxKL. Kt-J 4. Q Q 2. Kt B 3 CO. Kt Q. P Q Kt 4 (d. Kt K 3. Q R Q (e). K R K B. P Q B 4. Q B 2. Q B 2. P K B 4. Kt Q 4, KtaKt. RxKt. P Q R 4! K P-Q fl. PxP. II. 12. 12. 14. IS. 14. IT. IS. 1 r. 21 24. P B 5. PaP. Awa:ded to black Cel. ia Tbls is tbe reclar attack to lie Berlin defense up to tbls point. Here PilUViry continues t. Kt B O O; 10. R K. R K; 11. Q Q B 4. Kt B 4: and tbea tb attack Is eitber Kt Kt i or B K 3. Tie next rsoTe xnigfct te called pr cc at are. (b Vby not try to Q R Q at tbia point? One trouble wltb white is that be cerlecte'i to bring bla rooka into play until it waa too late. e) White baa been abowins bis ability aa ft knljht player, but to what pnrpoae? 4d This ia pr mature. e Begins now to do what ought to bae beea don six or eight moves aro. (fi PxP. followed by B Q 2. looks better. Cfl Mr. Dbob forteltea tae pme beraesa be bad cm4 more than bis time ilmlt. Ills business duties kept bla es cared tight and day for ft while, and no blame can be laid at his door for forgetting to move within the 72 hour. Black baa no Immediate win. eitber. it appear. Tbe game might proce4: 24. R Q 7. Q K 4. 27. QB 4 ch. K R. 2. R K. QB 3. Ti. BxP. BxB. 19. QaB. RxP. 21. QiKt P. R R S. 22. P K R 3. and blsck has only the passed pawn pisa. CoL Boothe'a 2Td move waa. aa be says, the winning corp. NOTES. The latest vent ere la the field cf efces la the American Chess World, ft pchliratloa intended to fill up tb void "caas4 by the catpnu.on of the Am erkajt Cbeaa Magazine. The pobliah- era Mrm C IL Pratt Jk Co.. 22 Eart l2s4 axxoet. New York city. cTidestl Intend to avoid the rocks upon 'which th A. C. M. went to pieces, a.d while their Initial number is neat in typo graphical appearance and filled with freea chess news, about a dozen well annotated games, and ten problems an end-games, yet there is none of the high-priced engraTing which caused Che publishers of the A. C. M. to loe money on their. venture even at their 12X0 a year rate. The A. C. W. has 24 paes and cover and costs only tl per year. Every chess en tbuaiaat needs it and should subscribe. Mr. J. T. McPeak Is editor and Mr, W. E. Napier, chess editor of the Pittsburg Dispatch, annotates the games. . The big Massachusetts-Iowa match of JO boards is now In progress. We cote that Franklin K. Young, the au thor cf Minor Tactics of Chess, Major Tactics. Grand Tactics, etc., plays white against our own Lee Edwards. Lee must needs beware of Primary Base No. 1 and guard against coming ia contact with the peri miter of Mr. Young's knight. In the Mississippi-Nebraska . match Messrs. De France and Hooker fin ished with honors even, & draw being all that either could make. The posi tion after black's 38th move is Instruc tive. lr61Pp3kp2P2qslp.l QPlp4S2p2P-5PP12RlKL (Mr. De France) continued 33. QxP?. Q Q 5 ch. 40. K R?. QxKL 41. QxP ch. K R 2. 42. R K KL QxP ch. 43. R Kt 2. Kt K 4. 41. QxR. Q Q 8 ch. 45. R Kt. QB 6 ch. 4. K R 21. PxP ch. 47. RxP. QB 7 ch! 45. K R!. QB 8 ch. 43. K R 2 and draws. It may be a trifle late, but The In dependent desires to extend congratu lations to Mr. and Mis. Harry N. FiiLi bury. The champion and Miss Mary E. Bush of Philadelphia were married at Chicago on January 17. Report uas it that the happy couple had been en gaged some three years, which now explains why Harry blushed so pro- fasedly at this place last year when some of us Lincolnites happened to see a charming photo pasted in the lid of his watch, which he had opened osten sibly to learn the tine of day. And it further explains why. in his simultan eous exhibitions, tis attention w.13 given chiefly to capturing hia adver sary's queen. Mr. B. B. Rice of Grand Island now holds the Nebraska association's cor respondence championship for 18S9. Last week Mr. De France resigned both games to him. which left the games between Messrs. D. and Hinman un finished. This week Mr. D. resigns these also, thus nniching tne itw finals. Complete scores will be given next week. The Pillsbury N. C. C. A. nominating committee presented the following list, which meets with the approval of ail members of the association: President. Lee W. Parke. Chicago, 111.: first vice president. Stanley . Chadwick. Brooklyn. N. Y.; second vice president. Herman Helms, Brook lyn. N. Y.: third vice president, E.i- ward J. Napier. Pittsburg, a.;. treas urer. Rev. Myron W. Harness. -D. D., Chicago. I1L; corresponding secretary, G. A. L"hommede. Chicago, ill.; re cording secretary, S. F. Barnett, Chi cago. 111.: tournament director, Will- Urn Dubois, Chicago, 111.; rereree, Sid ney P. Johnston, Chicago, 111. The Commoner one year; The Inde- nendtnt three months; both for only 31.00. Send your order to tne inde pendent Pub. Co., Lincoln, Neb. Whitman's Rids Some of these fellows with "Prof." before their names and a list of cap! tai letters following after, are aDout as erfect idiots as can be found any where. The incidents concerning the Annexation of Oregon and the events connected therewith are about as well settled as that there was a civil war in this country from 1S61 to ISCo. rsOv withstanding that. Prof. E. u. uourne read ft naner on Marcus Whitman which attacked the genuineness of the story of the ride made by the grand old Dioneer to save Oregon to the United States a ride that has become famous in border history, and is as wll authenticated as any event in frontier annals. This paper has called forth a, vigorous reply from President Stephen B. L. Penrose of Whitman col- lege at Walla Waila. wasn.. in wmcn be demoiisnes troiessor wiuru? a .i rnment and convicts him of "astonish in lenorance" of the facts. Presi dent Penrose presents an array of evi dence la rceard to Dr. Whitman's per ilous iourney. his visit to Washington, the effect of that visit on the policy of the administration, his subsequent visit to Boston, his return to Oregon with a train of 200 or more wagons, and other incidents that is perfectly convincing all of it substantiated by names of individuals, dates and other confirmatory fa'cts. He convicts Prof. Bourne of want of knowledge or the truth of western history that is un nsrdcnable In ft man assuming to pre sent ft paper to a national historical association. UHtiULN bhUAUu'ASr SEEDER SPECIAL PRICE, 38.75 hm ftttaehd to axrr wheeled vehiel. Bow a cat nu! on tmth sides of the wacon, utur ii ran m tbat oil vbi dpira. bows am rr for mrerr d taue traTld. Tha "cast is tiir prfrrt control of tu operator ; cao be any width duirM. or diaironsUr to ttia rlabt cr left, or diraetlr bsbiad tba viroo. It wiil sow rrf-ty scy quantity to the acre of ta Btaas ol frsin. oats, briy, rye. Dncawbeat or grais Med, rlorar. muiat. timotn Hana-ariaB. etc it will also sow Baz see' bop seed. prat, corn and fertilisers : in fact, aaytbt&ir watch reqatrea broadcastinc, la ax satisfactory naaner. rite lor fall particulars. FARMERS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION 1SS-1313S Jf. 13th SU,I4aeola, Kehr. iieattw "Xkm Indtpaa imm fc. 7 Tres Planting The God of nature governs nature by certain unchangeable laws and consequently to succeed In dealing with natural forces with our own ad vantage in view we must act in har mony with those laws, disregarding which we may not seriously Injure na ture or nature's God, but are sure to bring dire disaster on ourselves. It s hard for thee to kick against pricks s as true now as when the voice was spoken to .Paul when on his way to Damascus breathing vengeance on the Christians. In no case have we had a more simple but striking verification of this truth than in the blind efforts that we have been making in the planting of forest trees in Nebraska. A polar bear cannot be, taken from the ce floes of Spitzbergen to the heated sands of Arabia and be made happy, neither would any of the monkey tribe of the tropics thrive among the glac- ers of Greenland. A cactus from the arid plains will rot and die if trans planted to the swamps of Florida, and were we to see a person transplanting a beautiful pond lily from its native ake to a dry sand hill, we would not cherish a very high regard for. such person s judgment. We may smile at these thoughts as mere platitudes, hut the fact remains that in many of our efforts In tree-planting we have acted as though we were innocent of the knowledge of such things or had relln- gulshed our common sense. The writer confesses to having been just as fool- shly thoughtless as any and - has planted many thousands of swamp trees such as the willow, cottonwood. boxelder and also many of our favor- tes of the east, such as the sugar ma ple, chestnut, beech, etc., and all died of course. Those interested told us we should plant evergreen and - we have planted the fir. Arbor biate, Nor way spruce, hemlock and larch and they all died or look as though they wanted to. "Experience is a dear schoolmaster," and we have all paid well for our tuition, but now after twenty years and since the clean sweep of our groves by the dry seasons of tha 90 e, we can begin anew, knowing that we can have a sure foundation to stand on. We now know that a very few of our eastern deciduous trees win do fairly well here, especially on bottom lands or where partially sheltered from the hot winds, the white elm. black walnut, hackberry and the wild black cherry are among the best, while the white oak is one of our native trees and will grow anywhere in the state, even in the sand hill region. But ours is the country and climate for evergreens, yet how few we have to show the visitor! But in these we cannot succeed with the swamp trees from the east, and why should we plant them when we have millions of our own natives growing in our own state and extending over into Dakota all through the Black Hills. The Black Hills spruce has passed the experi mental stage and it is now known to be entirely at home anywhere in Ne braska, South Dakota or Kansas, and there is no prettier tree for the orna mental, the grove, or the windbreak, ft "is" vigorous,- healthy, has -no insect enemies, is long-lived and grows into a large and beautiful tree. With prop er . care in taking up, shipping and transplanting it will grow as surely as the willow. These western trees have wood of hard, close-grained and tough fiber and will bend to the earth with out breaking under hte weight of snow and sleet. This seems characteristic of all the trees native to the semi-arid regions, made so by the dryness ot the soil and atmosphere. Next in value for Nebraska come the cedar and pine natives of our own state and the Black Hills a little more difficult to transplant, but will never die from drought after they get started. You can all get these trees. There are a dozen nurserymen in this state handling them successfully. Some of the mistakes which were first made in packing and shipping have been corrected and they can now be deliv ered in any part of the state in perfect condition for planting. Should any one wish for further in formation regarding the native ever green trees, I will cheerfully answer any letter addressed B. ROOSA. Stromsburg, Neb. HUSTLING YOUNG MAN. Hustling young main can make $60 per montn and expenses. Permanent position. Experience unnecessary. Write quick for particulars. Clark fc Co., 4th & Locust Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Storage Reservoirs The benefits to be derived from 'the construction of reservoirs for the stor age of water for irrigation are strik ingly brought out in Bulletin No. 92, office of experiment stations, irriga tion investigations, soon to be issued by the department of agriculture, en titled "The Reservoir System of the Cache la Poudre Valley." It was pre pared by E. S. Nettleton, under the supervision of Elwood Mead, expert in charge of Irrigation investigations. This bulletin describes the Cache la Poudre Valley; traces the history of its development; discusses the water supply and methods of irrigation prac ticed; describes in detail the various storage reservoirs which have been constructed in the valley, and points out lessons taught by experience there. "The average flow of the Cache la Poudre river for the- month of July for fifteen years has been 840 cubic feet per second. The duty of water assumed in water-right contracts in this section is 80 acres to 1.44 cubic feet per second, or 55 acres per cubic foot per second. On this basi3 the av erage flow for July will irrigate 46,200 acres. The investigations of the duty of water, made last year under the di rection of the office of experiment sta tions, show that in the localities hav ing the same general conditions as this valley, the average depth of water ap plied to the land irrigated is about 3.25 feet; that is, the water entering the head gates of the canal where measurements were made, would cov er the area irrigated under these ca nals to that depth providing it all reached the land.; Assuming that the length of the irrigation season in the Cache la Poudre Valley is four months and that the average flow of the river for July is the average for the four months, the natuial now of the stream '. - a . . would cover to that depth 62,945 acres. But the area actually irrigated by ca nals from this stream is at least 140, 000 acres. The profitable Cultivation of this area is made possible largely by the system of reservoirs and the e - change of water which has been de veloped in this valley. Ten years only have been required to build up the most complete storage in the United States. This has not beer, accom plished by a large expenditure of mon ey, nor because of unusually favorable locations for reservoirs, nor was it wholly by accident that the people of this valley took up this line cf irriga tion development; conditions forced them into itJ They did not wait for the general government or the state to build reservoirs for them, nor did they wait for the people of some other locality to demonstrate their practic ability and financial success. While this system is by no means completed, the owners have already reaped much larger rewards for their labors than they expected, reaching into the mil lions of dollars. "Although the necessity for storage reservoirs and their utjlity and bene fits are generally recognized, but few people outside of northern Colorado are aware of what ha. been acorn pllshed in that locality by the utiliza tion of small things or of the Ingenuity displayed in making the most of them. There are other localities, not only in Colorado, but in nearly every one of the arid states, where the work of these people can he followed with ben eficial results." , JThis system which has been possible to the country described by the use of private capital is utterly impossible to many larger areas which must be re claimed. If reclaimed at all, by the government taking hold of the matter. The Immense profits of the storage system is, however, abundantly proven. - , : : In Five Languages If was a- happy, thought years ago that suggested the name "Successful" to the Des Moines Incubator company for their standard machine, a name fully deserved by its ; record. With commendable enterprise necessary ad ditions have been made to their fac tory from time to time, and to further facilitate the 'handling of their im mense business, they have now added a large storage warehouse. It is lo cated directly upon railroad tracks, so that carload shipments can be made with ease and promptness. A recent shipment was a car loaded for O. Row land, Montreal, agent for the Des Moines Incubators in Canada. This is only one Instance of the large foreign trade the Des Moines people have built up and which, his necessitated their printing catalogues in five foreign lan guages. We believe they are the only incubator manufacturers who have had . to do this- Space will not per mit any extended description of their machines, but their large and con THE LINCOLN DISK At isU Cl n n PTn . - f ' . . . ... ... Sizes Six, Seven or Eight Foot. 16 in.. OUR LINCOLN Lever Spreader Cultivator WITH BRACED HANDLES. The growing demand for this attachment has in duced us to perfect what we consider the best of its kind. The frame has the two side bends so as to make all teeth straight, and rights or lefts. The principle of our spreader gives great leverage with short throw, and allows the closing of the side frames very close together or expand full width. - It is a PERFECT TOOL and we will warrant it superior to anything of its class in finish and con struction. We can furnish any kind of a blade de sired in width or shape. ;. Price, only . . .... ,l .... ; . ...,... . . . . $4 25 Same cultivator, plain, without wheel or lever.price, only,.... ........ ............ 2 50 THE CflPElCDQ QIIDDI V AQQ'M 128-130-132 North 13th St., Lincoln, Nob. Wholesale and I HC rflnmtnO: OUrrLi nooM Retail Supplies and Furnishings for Faro, Home and Individual. stantly increasing business Is the best indorsement they could have. The Successful" is their leading machine, but the VEclipse" and "Crescent" are thoroughly dependable, and are most excellent value, at the price asked. Careful readers may remember very remarkable hatches made by the Des Moines company at several large poul try shows last year, incubation being started at Des Moines and timed to bring out the hatches during the ex hibits. While being incubated the ma chines with their precious contents were shipped almost 1,500 miles by ex press, were several times transferred in open wagons, and all without di minishing the high percentage of chicks hatched, for which the Des Moines machines are famous. No oth er explanation of these remarkable feats can be given other than the great care taken in the building of these incubators and the correct and scien tific principles "upon which they are made. Readers of this paper who con template purchasing an incubator, will certainly serve their interests by send ing for the company's new catalogue. Please refer to their ad. elsewhere In this paper and note the conditions un der which the book is sent. It cost the company a great deal of money to compile It, and it should on that ac count find a permanent place in every poultry breeder's library. Address Des Moines Incubator Co., Des Moines, Ia., and kindly mention this paper. "Mr. Hardup must have used a great deal of flattery to win the heiress." - "No; he simply told the truth." "Indeed?" - . "Yes, he said he couldn't live with out her." Tit-Bits. FARMtrS ttuuu attfctr FEED MUX Grinds ear corn, shelled corn, oats, and ail kiads of small grain. Sjteel ballbearings. Has improved double cob or ear crusher, and im proved grinding rings making it superior to any other made. Adjustable force feed grind ing, to any degree of fineness. A. fast and rapid grinder. Light running, substantial, durable, and large capacity. Largest and best sweep mill made. No ckxrging. Burrs 30 inches in diameter. Burrs self-sharpening-. Weight of mill 650 pounds. , In this mill we offer to the farmers and stock awia . 1 1 ' T feeders of the country the only sweep mill that will handle ear corn and all kinds of small grain equally well. . Write for full particulars. -PRICE ONLY $23.75. FARMERS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION 1S8-130-132 If. 13th St.. IJaoola, Nebr. Mention The Independent. HARR017 Furnisnod 16 discs, 16 itches discs. .Prices pf cut ont THE LINCOLN STALK CUTTER. WE contend that there is not better stalk cutter made than the ''Lincoln" single row. It is thoroughly and perfectly balanced, there being no weight-on the horses' neck when it is in use. , ' ; THE KNIVES are of the best tool steel they will carry ft good edge and give satisfaction. , , v THE STROKE is ft chop, which is acknowledged to be the only way to successfully cut stalks. . , THE FRAME is all steel. , , " THE WHEELS are steel, and high, making light draft; they also have adjustable boxes. . " ' V ' WE'OUVE A DRAFT EQUALIZING SPRING, the pull , comes on this, do there is nq jerjk caused - by. the .striking motion of the cylinder. THE HOOKS for raking the statka to Jine are made of spring steel, and raise automatically, every time the" cylinder does. ' ANY TENSION DESIRED can bei given to 'foroo'V.Under . down, by. collar on raising lever rod. ; r XIJ.CJ , j X JJlliiyuik uuaxvinua sit wot ; nvwtreu num dirt, dust, etc, by adjustable boxes and bands Stalk Cutter, weight 488 Our Own Emepror Little by little McKinley continues to usurp power. He Is going along the same old beaten path trodden by so many who have finally overthrown free governments. The last act was to refuse informatiyn asked for by the senate of the United States. Such an act of kingly authority was never be fore attempted by any president. It has always been an accepted principle that even the voter, who has been the real sovereign in these states since the government was founded until Mark Hanna and McKinley took charge, was entitled to all the facts so that he might cast an intelligent, ballot. No one ever-thought of denying the right to information to members of con gress who must have it before they can intelligently enact laws for the government . of the - people. Now comes this emperor of the Philippines and denies information . and refuses to forward to the senate official re ports which it is necessary for . that body to have to enable them to per form their duties as -the law-makers of the United States. The majority of that body as meekly submitted to the snub as ever did a Roman senate to th authority of & Caesar. A ew of the minority protested. One of them said: '." - . As a co-crdinate branch of the gov ernment. It Is our right to know what has been done and what is being done. We ought not to be required to glean our information from a partisan com mission, whose members merely obey the . orders . of the administration in promulgating an opinion which . suits the particular political exigency of the case." Cong. Rec. p. 2023. The administration has not only re fused to give the senate necessary in-, formation once, but several times. McKinley refused to forward an offi cial report of General Mac Arthur as well as the report of the officer inves tigating recent stealings In Cuba. Af ter the army bill was passed he flooded the senate with documents which he refused to give out before. This act of Cacsarism has not been noticed in any of the great dailies. They seem to act on the principle: "Our emperor can do no wrong." . V Populist Legislation r There are forty legislatures In ses sion at the present time and in nearly all of them there, are earnest efforts being made to enact distinctively pop ulist legislation. Some of these legis latures are republican, some fusion and some democratic, but populist principles have become so popular that whatever the political complexion of the law-making body may be, the politicians find that; it will not do to fight them. . ; ' A brave effort Is being made In the Illinois legislature this winter to win for the people of Chicago vhe right and power to own and " operate "tieir street railways and other public utll- - J viitli Evonor. Tferes Sets Hird Wcci Ciirbs ea Eadi Hard service and severe testa have, demonstrated the , value of hard wood bearings, and they are far less apt to cut out than chilled iron bearings used ordinarily in disc .-harrows. A PERFECT OILING DEVICE. Oil tubes extend from bottom o weight boxes, through the hollow steel stands to the wood bearings. This affords easy access to them, and alack of oil is inexcusable. NO WEABINGtOP BoXES. f Heavy friction bumpers take the end thrusts causing no friction in boxes. This insures light draft and durability ' The scrapers do their work nicely and are easily oper ated. This disk is . absolutely free from neck weight, a feature due to having the seat weight attached where it properly belongs, and a t the extreme end of the pole. There is no stronger or better disc Harrow made. A: prices? " 14 discs, 16 inches......;......... ........$24 0? Jill 51 14 discs, 18 inches....................... ........ 20 2( 16 discs, 18 inches. 28 6( discs add ff i to the above prices. pounds, net.... $24 50 Ities. Of course this effort Is being re sisted to the uttermost by the corpont tibns, but the fight goes on and the people of Chicago are behind It. Another no less splendid and earn est fight is in progress in Colorado, in behalf of the city of Denver for similarly enlarged municipal powers, which' has been contested by corpora tions, trusts and syndicates. The pros pects for the success of the people at this moment are favorable. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania are giving thought ful consideration to municipal legisla tion of the kind here andlcated.' It is rather strange that in the two states where these principles were first advocated nd which advocacy has brought them to the attention of t'tie whole country) that the legislatures are now both republican and will have nothing tb do with them. -No legisla tion' of the kind - indicated will pass either the legislature of Kansas or Ne braska. A prophet is not without hon or save in his own country. f BRIDGE NOTICE. Sealed bids with plans and specifica tions will be received at the office of the county clerk of Sherman county, Nebraska, at Loup City, in said county, on or before noon of the fourth day of March, 1901, for the , building of all the bridges that may be required to be constructed by said county during the term of one year from the letting of the contract for the construction of 8 aid bridges, such bids to be by the lineal, foot and contract to be let for the building of such bridges, as tc&y be required at a specified - sum per lineal : loot, plans, specincations ana bids to be made on wood bridges, on low water bridges and, on high water bridges. Plans for low ; water brid&ea to be prepared to suit quick and heavy currents, to be 16 to 24 feet long, find the high water bridges to be spans 24 to 40 feet' long, with suitable approach es. All bridges to be set on good long oak piling and span timbers to be Hull length of span. Bids also to be filed for replacing spans in' Loup river bridges in said county, that may re quire replacing during the term of one year. The county board reserves the right to reject , any or all bids. . Dated at Loup City, Nebraska, Jan-, uary 22fc 1901.; JOHN MINSHULL. ; 'i County Clork. An Exceptional Offer : r "The Commoner" one year, and The Independent three months, only $L00. Send in -your : order today and bogin with the first issue of Mr. Bryan's pa per. , Address all orders to the Inde pendent Pub. Co., Lincoln, Neb. i:.-. 1 ... r Combination Offer Ho. 7fi Jj Tha Independent 1 year, Farm and Horn's 1 year, Wood's Natural Histpry, Good Houseseeping magazine 1 year. all for $1.50. -Address Indepen ent Pub. Co., ljincoin, sseo.