SERIOUS AFFAIR
Tkva ftartaaal lb Ir-ei4eat u4Irtf
r iim rikixiia rarauh ia.
fwneaaU to Coag-reea.
A while since the senate of the
felted Futn ake4 the secretary of
war la forward & report of an cSwr
who tad bea detailed to InTestisite
reeetst defalcations of oSwt ap
po'.uZcA by lie pre!3fct to adminis
ter tbe govtrsxaeat of Cub. This re
;stit vii rt'tmd to tte president
and by 3tSta to ft eib!set meeting where
it t d-ei!d that the report should
toe be cirea to the senate. Tbi ac
tion U a of rsore importance than it
ottld to be mt Lrat t'-aece. It 1
a reversal of the practice since this
jpOTertcsesst was fyarsded. Every re
knows ith tst d!cu!ty official rc
fwrt were ottaitl during the lat
race pairs. Tte people were railed
tspoa to Ieci5e the most taomentoai
q&cstfocs by their votes and the in
fomtk:a which woaid enable thera to
caat aa fttelUfest vote was suppressed
cat!! afi-r lb elation. If thit last
KMit!ua of the president is to be fol
lowed we will hate ocljr a mockery
of a free gonerciaeat- The ubj-ct
has Ura tstt.aive!y dieud In the
Mtate, ttit the great news associations
are enraged la the same sort of work,
that of suppressing the facta of Im
portance, ao that we see but little
atsout It la the a'.!y papera.
That the republlran party intends to
alcpt tb'e prortdare ran no longer
ie (doubted. It is another Ion ste?
ad a very eSeetlre one toward im
rr!x!!2L. That 1. it is another de
arie re fro in republican doctrine as
ihwn by a report that was made to
the a sate dcrUg the 19th congress
signed by inch esricent republicans as
Fecators Gkorge F. Kdtaundt. John J.
lr.fi! !. S. J. it. MfMillan. George F.
Hear. Jamr F. Wilton and William
L Evan. In deporticg upon this
ery ;art ion these eminent republi
can a few year ago spoke aa follow:
"The ietportsst Question, then, ia
hrther it ia within the connitutional
rotapteiir cf either house of eon
gre to hare aneet to the oSeial -
per xzi 4oajJ2s:s ia the variou
pcbJie o-rr of the United State
erected y lav enacted by themselves.
It may fully adraitted that exrept
ia respect of the department cf the
trtar-ry there is to statute which
cotacaanda the head of any department
to tra&ssaU to either fcouae of con
gress on its demand any information
whatever coders! eg the adralnistra
tloa of hi !:rttsfrt. tat the eom
cnile belie it to be elear that from
the very nature of the power IntrustM
by the ronstitstion to the two touies
of cosgrcsa it I a te-s&ary Incident
that either houae must have at e.U
time the right to know ail that offi
cially exist or tcke p'ace in any of
the department of the rover r;nt
"So perfectly was propositi an
enderetood tr?r and at the time of
the formal Ids of the constitution that
the couucfnUl congresa. before the
adtptJcn of the present constitution,
ta efctiiiMcg a department of foreign
affair and provldiBg for a principal
officer thereof, thought it fit to enact
that all took, record and other pi
per la that office tbould be open to
the ia;ctioa of any member of con
greaa, provided that no copy should be
takea of matter of aecret natuie.
without tpecial leave of congress. It
was not thought necessary to enact
that th coagresa itself should be en
titled to the production and Inspection
of such paper, for that right wa sup
posed to esist ia the very nature of
thing, and when, under the coastltu
tloc. the Opirtmeat came to be crea-U-d.
although the provision that each
Individual member of congress should
Lave arc to the paper was omitted
evidently for reasons that can now
be quite well usderstoodl. it was not
thought neceiary that an affirmative
provitioa should be inserted, giving
to the houses of congress the right to
know the contents of the public papers
and reerrds ia the public office cf
the cotsstry whose law a ad whose of
e they were to assist in creating.
1t is brUeied that there U no in
stance of civilised governments bavins
tjodies representative- cf the people
or of state ia which the tight and the
power of those representative bodies
to obtain ia one form or another com
plete Information aa to every paper
aad transaction ia any of the execu
tive departments thereof does not ex
ist, even though such papers might re
late to what is ordinarily an executive
function, if that functloa Impinged
upon any duty or function of the rep
resentative bodies.
-A qualification of this general right
may ender our constitution exist in
case of calls by the house of represen
tatives for papers relating to treaties,
etc. under consideration and not yet
disposed of by the president and sen
ate. "The committee feels authorized to
state, after a somewhat careful re
search, that within the foregoing lim
its there is scarcely In the history of
this government until now any In
stance of a refusal by a head of a de
partment, or even of the president
himself, to communicate official facta
and information, as distinguished from
private and unofficial papers, motions,
views, reasons and opinions, to either
house of congress when uncondition
ally demanded. Indeed, the early jour
nals of the senate show great numbers
of instances of directions to the heads
of departments, as of course, to fur
nish papers and reports upon all sorts
of a3 airs, both legislative and ex
ecutive. "The Instances of requests to the
president, and commands to the heads
of departments, by each house of con
gress, from those days until now, for
papera and information on every con
ceivable subject of public affairs are
almost Innumerable, for it appears to
have been thought by all the presi
dents who have carried on the govern
ment now for almost a century that,
even in respect of requests to them, an
Independent and co-ordinate branch
of the government, they were under a
constitutional duty and obligation to
furnish to either house the papers
called for. unless, as has happened m
very rare Instances, when the request
was coupled with aa appeal to the dis
cretion of the president in respect of
the danger of publicity, to sen ! the pa
pers if. In his judgment, It should not
be Incompatible with the public wel
fare. "Even in times of the highest party
excitement and stress, as in 1S26 and
1844. it did not seem to occur to the
chief executive of the United States
that It was possible that any official
facta or Information existing, either in
the departments created by law or
within his own possession, cculd, save
as before stated, be withhehld from
either of the bouses of congress, al
though such facts or Information
sometimes Involved very Intricate and
delicate matters of foreign affairs, as
well aa sometimes the history and con
duct of officers connected with the ad
ministration of affairs."
When this position, taken by the
authorities in the republican party, is
compared with that taken by them
now. no one ca fall , see the vast
change. that party. There Is no
oncer that cuch men ts Teller has
abandoned It and there can be no
doubt that it is the set purpose of the
present day leaders to change our
form of government and put In place
of it a despotism by the rich while
still calling it a republic. With the
control of the telegraphs, the great
news associations, the great dailies
and magazines they are not satisfied.
They are also resolved to cut off the
sources of Information at the fountain
head. It is not to be wondered at that
the most conservative senators look
upon this new development with great
concern.
Division of Offices
Editor Independent: Since there
has been a proposition that the pop
ulist party abandon their own paity
and join the democratic party, this cer
tainly would be a good time to discuss
that question. The tendency In 1895
was evident. To the ordinary observer
It was evident that the populist party
could never become a dominant factor
In national politics. This question, If
discussed, should be reasoned on 1U
merits and not from prejudice. Men
usually differ on questions, but there
It no doubt in my mind that had there
teen but one reform party In Nebras
ka we could have carried this state
with more ease than we have dene.
There Is hardly a county In the stats
that has not been In a turmoil on tl.o
division of offices. This 13 the most
harmful thing about it. The populists
feel that the democrats haven't treatea
DR. EL J. ANGLE.
Prrtk Liauiedl i tit tet eat f
Sib and Gizhfrtrizirv
DISEASES.
utjOSt. Lincoln, Nebr.
rUlLTttt JM HAKE..
f-ir l.ftrt-a 4 KrrS Kock. male mmi
fraias at rnMuU ftriic for coed toc.
fjr&un few fci bee4 w. Kic t-l-tTr4
tmlg-M 4 lot G. M. V. K nyo&iK
ArUturtocu Nh.
TREES and PUWTS&?&
hl Lr e4f of SMALL FHUIT-.
7 Sm S&-nfecjTy Flw 50 Bot Sort.
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tX'J O fr. Iwcoia. Jfbr.
General Surgery
Specialist and dieaes
( of Women
First cU fcorp'.ti! facilities.
IVoempeners Drug
DRUGS.PAIHTS.OILS.GLASS
A full Una of Perfumes
and Toi-et Ood.
139 Scctb IOlh St.,esiw!2nO&N,
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mtTRKISH LOST MANHOOD CaP-
JL mie. tbe only positire care for
xal vstknnt, nicht losaec, nerrout
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foaiuiiu lauiscr.itciii s. i . reiuuu
rnfjr ia erj c&s br not perfectly
only make you foel pood, bat develop J
T part to normal coaditioo. Vritatody V
Q far full tiartir nliri. Fall and rjovitira V
fuarantea to cure vritb erary SS order
iz bosea $5. Sincia boxe $1. Goods
aaat ia plain wrapper by mail.
HAHWS PHARMACY,
1H& Faroam St., Omaha, Neb.
? SeldbyB.O. Kottk a, Lincoln, Nebr. $
LSCU3A10HS ani BROODERS
From fJX cp. Frst-claas in every rs-
pect, s-od fully g uaranteed. Large Cata
kqps ft.
The IVIonitor Co.
Cox Mt Mood us. Conn.
is
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Feed Cooker
GUARANTEED IN EVERYTHING
IT WILLeook a barrel of fed
la twenty minute-whola arain in
taaainotea. XI' WILL beat water
for batcheriog. thaw ice oat of tank
and warm tte water. ITS USE will
keep the brood rows in food condi
tion, kaap at) oats tbrirty and makes
a boa- at be yy at 7 to 10 month as
tbar nally aatia 10 tOiZ aaontna. ITS USE ii
proiitabi it pays for itself ia afewfOQ fin
anoatha. Special price to intro4o.ee. .v&UivU
Wru for roll particulars.
FARMERS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Ita.tSO.13S 2f. 13th St, Lincoln, Nebr.
Mntirn Th Independent.
Vhl!en the Teeth and
Sweeten the Breath
Try a Tooth Wash raada by a
Lioeoln Dentist Ask for a
8ampls Bottle.
Dr. F D.SherwIn,
Dentist. :
OS9 Ikwwra f toll M 1 to S. Seooad Flowr
ismrr Block. Cor oar room.
LINCOLN - - fvERBASKA
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I
rrmiw. ax mt las. lags am, ai: C&tahia, Loeort.
lrrj-..Kh)ra4tJff tr.scur;lo. pricM. OaUUoa fra.
4ASSJUI aC&SKSvlXIs Ux a rerry, Jiea.
them fairly. It may be that they have
not.' There Is. one thing certain, tho
democrats would welcome the popul
ists Into the democratic party. That
means that they would have an equal
voice in the affairs of the party. Th
idra that the democrats will modify
their platform in the future cannot be
well taken. Certainly it could not bo
modified if the populist party were to
give their assistance.
. WALTER JOHNSON.
' North Loup, Neb.
The Sure Hatch Incubator is one of
the surprises of recent years in the
poultry world. Its inventor, Mr. M. M.
Johnson, ia a practical poultry-raiser.
In designing this Incubator he was
guided more by practical common
sense than by theories. The Sure Hatch
is built-of California red woodthe
only thing which stands continually
the heat and moisture needed for per
fect incubation, without cracking,
warping or pulling apart. It has cop
per tanks guaranteed for 20 years. Tha
ventilation and application of moisture
follow the natural method of the hen;
the lamp is the famous hydro-safety
with a water jacket, which prevents
all danger of explosion or smoking;
the water regulator is as certain and
as positive as a thermometer. The Suro
Hatch has three walls and two dead
air spaces, being one more wall and
one more dead-air space than any oth
er incubator in short, from first to
last, there is not a point overlooked
which will contribute to its success,
durability and ease of operation.
The same company make the cele
brated Common Sense Folding Brood
er, which meets the needs of poultry
men who haven't time to teach chicks
to climb a ladder.
The guarantee under which the Sure
Hatch is sold is one of the strongest
that it Is possible to give. One trial
is all they ask it must out-hatch oth
er machines the first time, not aftsr
the season is nearly ended.
The handsome catalogue profusely
illustrated and containing a vast futI
of poultry information, will be seDt
to any of our readers free. Ask for It.
Address Sure Hatch Incubator Co.,
Clay Center, Neb., and mention this
paper.
APPEAL TO MULLET HEADS
A Few Simple Questions Asked Which a
Correspondent Wishes Some of
Their Number to Answer.
Editor Independent: Do any mullet
heads ever read your paper? If any
do, I should like to ask them a few
questions, and, perhaps, assist them
some in finding answers thereto.
It ought not to be necessary to ask
these mullet heads if they believe
"that all men are created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights; that
among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. That, to secuie
these rights, governments are insti
tuted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned." Neither should it be necessary to
suggest to these mullet heads that the
constitution of the United States of
America was ordained and established
to "establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity'
Suppose now, for the sake of argu
ment, we admit that gold is "God's
money, honest money, melting-pot
money, money good In the markets of
the world," etcetra, and will any
mullet head have the hardihood to say
that our gold circulation should not be
supplemented by some form of cur
rency? I take it that even the most
lunk-headed mullet head will admit
that we need some sort of currency in
addition to gold he has learned that
from the national banker, that foun
tain of knowledge of things financial,
whereat the average . mullet head
drinks in a little dangerous learning.
But in what way shall this currency
be injected Into the avenues of trade?
If issued by the government Itself,
"how are you going to get it circu
lated?" sneeringly asks the national
banker, that self-appointed repository
of all learning respecting money.
Before answering this, let us ask
how national bank notes get into cir
culation? On the 1st day of December
last year there were $332,292,300 of na
tional bank notes performing a part
of the duties of money. How did this
enormous sum pass out of the hands
of the issuers (the national bankers)
and into the hands of the people? In
one way only. The people borrowed
every cent of it. The national banker's
note carries no revenue stamp, earns
no interest for the holder, and has
your Uncle Samuel for indorser and
surety; yet it is a debt of the banker,
nevertheless. He is quite willing to
"swap" it in exchange for the promis
sory note of John Doe, which must
carry a revenue stamp, bear interest
at the rate of 'steen per cent, and be
indorsed by men of undoubted means,
or secured by ample collaterals. Let
us be conservative: suppose an aver
age rate of 5 per cent was paid by the
people for the privilege of using the
national bankers' I O U's; that would
mean $16,614,615 per year a tax paid
by the people for the privilege of sup
plementing the gold standard with a
necessary currency. At an average o
8 per cent the tax would amount to
$26,583,384. At 10 per cent, it would
be $33,229,230. We need not quarrel
about the exact figures; it ia certain
that the national bankers charged
SOME rate of interest, and ANY rate
whatever is equivalent to so much of
a tax which the people pay for ne
privilege of securing a circulating me
dium. Whatever else may be said
about the gold standard, this is cer
tain: no interest tax was paid to get it
into circulation.
Lest some mullet head may misun
derstand, ho must be cautioned that
any intermediate borrowings or loan
ings have no effect. What must be as
certained 13 found by answering the
question: What was the first step tak
en to place the currency in circula
tion? The original power of gold bul
lion may perhaps sell to a bullion buy
er, who in turn may take it to the mint
to have It coined into eagles and dou
ble eagles, which, , when he receives
them, he might loan at interest. But
the miner of gold has troubles enough
of his own without engaging in the
money loaning business, and it may be
set down as practically correct that
m RiBINeGUI-TIVATORS
AGRICULTURAL IMTLEMENTS lake s LO W B.I.
of ftolfht ud th trftuportetloa chtrtc, wUlba'a ,tn,U
B,tt,rbM mpinl witb what w. ynm tu PRICE
" Lincoln M No. 5.
We know there is not a Riding Cul
tivator made that has as many fine
points of actual merit in its construc
tion as this tool has. The following
are its principal features:
Parallel Ganrs keeping- the faee of the
shovel in perfect line ot draft. The fall
beauty of this morement has often beea '
demonstrated.
balance Sprlnga that support the Gangs
make them raise easy in transporting and
handle easy when at work in the ground. ,
Adjustable Shorel Standards admit the
setting of the shovels at any angle desired,
and also allow dirt to be thrown to and from
the plant as desired. -
Adjustable Arch to accommodate any
width of row.
Joints are Long and have good bearings,
that cramping is impossible, and makes
sndling with the feet extremely eas .
so that cram
handling
Steel used entirely in the construction,
except where the malleable iron is neces
Lincoln No. 5, Combination, 4 Shovels, Weight 540 lbs, Price, net. .... .... ....$22.20
Lincoln No. 6
5 This Cultivator is
Fitted with Shovel Gangs.
N Spring Break pin if desired.
A FEW FEATURES
A PERFECT spring that will balance the
gang at any point. -
A DROP HITCH insures direct draft, no
- weight on horse's neck.
A HIGH ARCH, allowing late cultivation.
ADJUSTABLE handles, enabling you to
raise. them for a tall man or lower them,
for a small boy. They can also be set so
as to allow you to walk between them when
cultivating close to the plant. These are
-. great features and will readily be appreci
ated, GANGS are made of Channel Spring Steel,
thoroughly braced, giving great strength.
SHOVELS are Soft Steel, the highest
quality steel made for plow purposes.
If you are looking for a perfect cultivator
buy oar LINCOLN, NO. 6, 4 shovels,
price..;.......... $12 GO
Harrows
Our Spring Steel Smothing Harrow. This harrow is
one of the strongest and most substantial harrows
made. The bars are of angle spring steel, giving the
greatest strength. The teeth are steel and adjusta
ble, so that either edge can be turned to the front.
The levers allow the setting of the teeth at any anle
desired. Only steel and malleable iron used in its
construction. Each section contains 30 teeth. The
teeth are adjustable and can be lowered as fast as
worn. Eveners furnished with 2 and 3 sections.
PRICE LIST
0 SO
2-section Harrow, 60 teeth, price set complete
8-section Harrow, 90 teeth, price set complete 14 40
4-section Harrow, 120 teeth, price set complete 19 20
Weight of Harrow per section 30 teeth, 122 pounds. Our U
bar Harrow spring steel. The strength of this style of harrow
has long been demonstrated. If you desire a drag for heavy
work a U bar in K-inch tooth is what you should have. The
adjustments are the Bame as our angle bar. the teeth can be
set at any angle desired. This Harrow is only made in 30-tooth
sections. One set of eveners free with 60 or IK)-tooth Harrows.
60-tooth. 2-section, U bar, with one pair eveners,
weight 235 lbs. price ...$10 20
90-tooth, 3-section, U bar, with one pair ereners,
weight 850 lbs. ; price $15 90
TUC CADMCDQ QIIDDIV AQQ'M 1 28-1 30-1 32 North 1 3th St., Lincoln, Neb. Wholesale and
I nt rrinlWUnO OUrrL I HOC N Retail Supplies and Furnishings tor Farm, Nome and Individual.
every dollar in gold bean circulation
without exacting tribute before it
would circulate. The national bank
note refuses to, circulate until some
one has borrowed it.
"The government cannot consist
ently issue its notes for circulation as
money,' says the national banker,
"because the government has no re
sources of its own it is simply k ma
chine to carry out the will of the sov
ereign (the people); but the banker
or haf9nso his Tint a is his debt, and
he has resources to protect his note3.
Very beauuiui in tneory. - -
The 55th congress appropriated more
than a billion and a half, as also did
the 56th, to defray the expenses of the
"federal government. How is this to be
n- toTotinn "Yes: but in what
UCL1U . - J - ' ,
way? Well, by tariff taxes, internal
revenue and various minor suur.
ir rrA isjrrar suntiosft that each
CI JT foVJVVA. , r -
a.1 it i Comnai enlist iin nis hired
man and distributes pay-envelopes
among them, in each are found neatly
printed notes which bear substantially
the following legend: "This is to cer
tify that the bearer has performed
services for, or furnished supplies to
the United States of America to the
value of This note will be re
ceived at its face for all dues and de
mands owing to the United States.
Do you believe, can any mullet head
believe, that the holder of one of these
notes would experience any difficulty
in exchanging it ior
purchaseable he might desire? Every
national banker knows that these
notes would circulate and perform All
the functions of money, except the pro
tection of one's property against the
lew of a judgment execution, and by
making them a full legal tender, they
would pertorm every .
m??Ltyiv-. k.nVAPq'wnuld lose $15,000,-
000 to $30,000,000 a year in tribute
(which, of course, me vv
rlave) and that is why the bankers edu
cate mullet heads through the me
dium of sheets like the State Journal
and Morton's Conservative;
VVny SUUUiuu v.auv
f raving governmental expenses pro-
iiuyiu6 ew ,.. Will annia
mote tne general wKuaio . -
mttl,et hc$5fefflls pop. ;
TREES FOB PRAIRIES
game Souad Advte to Western Farmers to
" JCnabla Taem to Avoid tha Mla
. take of thai Faat. .
Washington, D. C Jan. 30. Inter
est in scientific forestry is rapidly in
creasing in the south.: A preliminary
examination has been made by the di
vision of forestry of the U. S. depart
ment ot agriculture of the large forest
in Polk and Monroe counties. Tennes
see, owned by Senator George Peabody
Wetmore of Rhode Island. The ex
amination has established the suitabil
ity of this tract to be handled under
practical forest methods. . Work will
now begun and pushed in making
a working plan for the forest, which
contains 84,000 acres, of hardwood
timber.
The division has also received from
the south two other important re
quests for expert assistance in forest
management, both from owners of pri
vate tracts. The first is from the
Okeetee club, which owns 60,000 acres
of shortleaf pine land in Beaufort and
Hampton counties in South Carolina.
Mr. Overton W. Price, superintendent
of working plans in the division , of
forestry, will make a preliminary ex
amination to ascertain whether a
working plan for the tract is feasible.
In addition to shortleaf pine, thl3
tract contains' cypress in the swamp
lands, and also some hardwood timber.
The Oketee club's tract borders on the
Savannah river, with markets by wa4
ter and rail at no great distance.
The other request to the division for
assistance comes from northwestern
Georgia, where a preliminary examina
tion of 16,000 acres of shortleaf pine is
wanted. . ,
The division of forestry, through its
section of tree planting, has succeed
ed in arousing widespread interest in
the subject of tree growing on the
plains of the upper Mississippi Valley.
An agent of the division has recently
returned from that region, and reports
that the farmers in the territory west
of the Mississippi and north of the 40th
parallel of latitude are awaking to tha
importance of planting trees, especial
ly for economic purposes. The planters
of this section are anxious to avoid the
mistakes made during, the operation of
the timber claim act. The groves now
being planned are designed to be per
manent features on the homesteads.
To that end, the farmers will use a
greater proportion of long-lived, slow
growing species than formerly. The
demand for such hardy, drouth-resisting
species as the Hackberry, Green
Ash, White Elm, Bur Oak, Red Elm;
Red Cedar and Western Yellow Pine
(Bull Pine) promises to be greatly in
creased during the next few years.
The greatest present difficulty with
which the prospective tree planter has
to contend is the fact that commercial
growers of nursery stock are not sup
plied with this kind of material. Tha
nurseries still carry large quantities of
the short-lived kinds, such as Boxel
der, Cottonwood, Maple and Willow,
but are short on the more valuable
species. ; ,
The planting of conifers on the
prairies of the west during the past
has not been attended with general
success. This is owing to the use of
eastern and introduced kinds that are
not adapted to the country. There Is
abundant evidence, however, that the
Red Cedar, and Western Yellow Pine
(Bull Pine) will thrive throughout
this section. The desirability of ever
greens for wind-breaks on a bleak
prairie should lead Owners to turn
their attention to these hardy native
species.
Who Did It
The love of the fusion reformers for
union labor, so ardently professed
when every , campaign is on, always
breaks when subjected to the test oC
legislation demanded in the Interest of
union labor. The labor people should
mark down for future reference the de
feat of the union label bill at the hands
of fusion opponents. Editorial col
umns, Omaha Bee.
After the opening formalities at the
morning session Representative
Sprecher arose to a question of priv
liege and asked for permission to have
the clerk read a quotation from the
Bee's report of the previous day's pro
ceedings. . He said the fusion, mem
bers had been charged with opposing a
measure to require the union label on
all state printing and insisted that iho
representative of the newspaper had
violated the law of courtesy and did
not deserve the privilege of the floor.
The bill referred to was postponed
in committee of the whole by a viva
voce vote and Sprecher this morning
demanded a reconsideration, for the
purpose of allowing all members to
have their desire recorded. Represen
tatives Loomis and Taylor joined in
the request and the roll was called, re
sulting in the defeat of the motion to
reconsider by a vote of 41 to 44, a
two-thirds vote being required. News
columns, Omaha Bee, same issue.
Looks like the Bee's editorial liar
ought to exercise a little better censor
ship over its news mattr. The house
has a comfortable republican major
ity. By a viva voce vote the committee
of the whole postponed the union la
bel bill. Both republicans and fusiou
ists are responsible for that. But when
Mr. Sprecher, a fusionist, believing
that the house had erred, moved to re
consider, then the republicans flatly re
fused to do so.
This is a republican legislature. If
the republicans really wish to enact
any laws in the interest of organized
labor, they have the power. It Is
surely beneath the dignity of a great
paper to indulge in such petty lying.
One might expect it from the State
Journal, but the Bee surely ought to
do better. .
A Book on Corn-growing ;
Messrs. J. R. Ratekin & Sons, the
well known seed corn growers at Shen
andoah, Ia., have just issued their il
lustrated catalogue of seed corn for the
year 1901," containing flf ty-two pages,
with large four-page supplement,
which is devoted to corn and corn
growing. ".The senior member of this
firm has had fifty, years' practical ex
perience on the farm, seventeen of
which has been devoted to the grow
ing of seed, corn as a specialty, and
the best he knows has been put Into
this book. It therefore not only calls
attention to the "Pride of Nishna."
"Ratekln's Gold Standard," "Ratekin's
Queen of Nishna," "The Iowa Silver
Mine" and other improved strains of
corn which this firm grow and are of
fering to the corn growing public, but
it also gives hundreds of hints about
preparing the land, cultivation, har
vesting, saving fodder and other
points in regard to profitable corn cul
ture, from which almost any corn
grower, however experienced can de
rive information and instruction.
Many valuable points in relation to
wheat culture, the growing of oats,
rape, - sorghum and grasses are also
given, and the best varieties of. these
seeds which Messrs. Ratekins are list
ing and handling. We advise every
reader of this paper to procure a copy
of this "little book on corn growing"
and read it as a part of his prepara
tion for the beginning of the coming
season's work and farming. Send for
it at once , in order that there may be
ample time to study it, and In the light
of the information it furnishes, to send
orders for seeds needed in the spring.
It will be sent to any and every reader
of this paper who- will write Messrs.
Ratekin & Son for it, enclosing four
cents in stamps with which to pay the
postage on it, and on two samples of
their seed corn, by. mentioning thia
paper., See their advertisement in an
other place in this paper, and write
them at once. 1
The British Emperor :
The following is what one of Eng
land's most distinguished subjects has
to say about his emperor: ,
"The title of emperor is borne by
the British monarch in respect of the
Indian empire alone. It recalls the
military despotism under which Rome,
through her lust of conquest, fell, and
If extended to the entire dominion of
the British crown it would put the
British and colonial freeman on a level
with the bondman ot Hindostan. Per
haps this verbal crux may lead im
perialists to meditate on the real com
position of what they choose to call
an empire, though the term is proper
ly applicable only to the masses of its
subjects who are bondmen, and would
be insulting if it were applied to those
who are free." . . .
Our emperor of the Philippines
comes under the same description and
some of us are not any prouder of him
than Goldwin Smith is of his emperor.:-
: .. . . ,
California Orchard to Trade
Two 20-acre orchards in Sacramento
Valley where no irrigation is needed,
clear and Just beginning to bear, to
trade for farm land in Nebraska. Real
bargain. Address Fruit Farm Ne
braska Independent, Lincoln, Neb.
"Give full description, title and prico
of property offered.