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May 9,1901 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. HEALTHY WOHEH. ITary 3. Kennedy, manager cf Ar Bjr Co.'i Exhibit at tha Trans it Uaissir-p Eipoii t Ombk, Nb, write the following of rerun, a a cure ror ton common phase of inmmer ea tarrb.known as Indigestion. MUi Kennedy ssys: I found the flootlnntl 'It ri ebnf of diet Vl igbl yer 'J I traveling con A J 1 lately npnt f rsydlgastivs yttem. Iacon- nlting severs! pbyaiel an tber decided I uffered with fttirrh of tha atoniacn. "Their pre scription did cot seem to help tne ny, ao, reading of the remarkable etzrea effected ty tbnctf FemnI decided to try it si vn fotsrd myself well repftid. i tv now ced Peron for abont i tb r- r-i'-mbt ami feel completely re-. jng to take up the May Century maga-j?venate-i. I believe I am permanently j zine and find it free from any articles rar.i, asi do not hltate to give un- j relating to wholesale human blood- tir.t J r raise to year great remedy, j shed. ,v.r..i It is better yet, in the "Topics of the Tii cause r f rammer catarrh art f;rT.chr-nSe ""hJ d'r"j n-mofth noaifh and liver; third, ; imi'iTt blorid. i frvh l-cias tbe ca anyone who ' knows anything whatever atont the i raii.L 't Ivruna can nndaritand ' vrfay tiii r-raeiy 1 permanent cure for nsnrr catarrh. It eradicate j ehroniceatarrh from the f jtem,invig-1 ort" th tofrah and liver, cleanses th M.oil t all Impurities, and there far prninnUy cure by removing the fijff a hot c-f maladle peculiar to tot weather. The cause being removed tLe iTisptont disappear of themaelve. -Sommer Catarrh" ent fre to any ligious press, preaching the gospel or iJr-i bv Tbe Femia Uediciae Co, the Prince of Peace, sees nothing to Cv.Tr-Ohio. i condemn in the cruelties of war and , j nothing tQ eondemn In the practice of I treachery, forgery, and lies in the i d!jr-tact m largely employed j name of war; sees nothing to con IM.i the tit ny claimed for them, j demn in McKinley's present advocacy V. .all lttr in a gr-at many in- j of the forcible annexation of the Phil iirr t improve the afpUie and j lppines though he has formerly de : ' r 4.TL !;g-stson 1 y n abstemious nounced "forcible annexation" as ; Au'.riii-- in the Kfxl things of the j "criminal aggression;" saw nothing to t ?!. The U .t ar, 1 most rational j condemn in his advocacy of the Porto ?-.!::.. for a ?.r-1 t riin or nerve is I Rican tariff, though he had said "our $ - rrt;: to c fonnd In n t and not S plain duty" was to establish free trade u: !L- a-iciSnHtration of a w-datlve. j with the island; sees nothing to con Tt lt phrflan recognize these demn in the Piatt amendment deprlv frt slt,'1 r--re th pr-jcrSption of j ing Cuba of Independence and sover- :t: - for the far cam-s In which elgnty although by joint resolution of they ire ato!ute!y r-juired. It has congress, approved by the president ,. th- r t tr-at niiny we had said that the people of the isl ri f tl- opium hsh.t in its various J and were and of right ought to be free ft-m.?. ar.1 in or.!y a f-w intancs has and independent. th;e :rs; j-rt;icjou and destructive ! It does indeed sometimes seem as if hat;: h i it orinr. in & ph) sician's the present administration had delib I r- w -rip ws, t .t I ha Men several ; erately adopted the philosophy of thAt -t- d' to f:r,c drag ad- j "The Prince" in its entirety. They . run -J usrr from'- fanciful name. I i eem to think we cannot and should n fitLCf i 4 ty an .-r:jit.er.t ' not fulfill our pledges if their observ- : ircyrr.an v; ' i for many years had j ance seems contrary to our Interest or 1 a drs 1-iT hi catarrh. He de- when the causes which induced us to t,,---i t:.ut I- had err takt-n opium s make them no longer exist. Other a ;, lA I , ; i .. 4 I.- at hc:;t in this statement. i.f h i r.-t know that the prepara- j r. v:.rh h- had ui mj long, as ! thf'.ht itli much t-neSt, an j I i '.' - fouLii a lady iract'.caN ?arvit.c in driih while s-h- was con- .tz.iti4 Jttle af-r Ujttl- cf a much- ? Of course we should seem to be mer-h- l- i ; r :r-?:4" food, uhich In f cif ul. faithful, humane, religious and t i'..ty ' j-4 of nothing more nor j upright, and should even be so in real-thi-. a rrar-s'igar tirup. For j Ity; but if occasion should require it t?.: h r h-ii.:.i aa payir.g a dollar we should know how to change to the a -".;. mh'-s he might have pur- j opposite. t h--i ti. e am anicle from his grocer i And it must be understood that a tor a f- ctt a gallon. I once knew ! government, especially one that has r-t a f A:r i.o ou!I purcha from a j recently acquired new territory by drt.rrit a niall qiiaijilty of the oil of 1 conquest, cannot perform all those rr.a-ar-l. He would thtn Hak nun- ! things that cause men individually to ro little tit of wrd. aIout the j be esteemed as good, they being often t'z- c-f itrhfj. is the oil and proceed obliged for tbe sake of establishing t the tr- t corner. whre he sold i empire over alien peoples to act con-r-i hi for cents apiece his won-1 trary to humanity, charity and re- .' t discovery of m&gr.etjc or eleo Xrv ood. found hy h!me;f after much pnanon and u2Tering among a tribe ot Srih American In-Han. The pur ii r i advised to introduce the tit cf .ci into the co. when, on its ' 't. :re is rr.z'fx with the mucous he wo-;l i feel the electric- TV hi a guaranteed cure for pendence while pursuing a policy sub 's versive to both, one who Is capable of r.A.-tl citarrh. r.. v r.. has n a halting heart' :l ;!m"'-'l hy the hyjjoder- - v r - hr.ir. to the perform- : - r.rrr.al fun -t:m. and has' f r- 1 r-;.rr u's return to the - ar. i trir. frisciouisne. ; --T f t.- rla?- fr'in th" eye with ' . 'rfrr.s r;f ir.tei;!rer.f-'. .s revdy to -.- jr. ' U'-.it a if "."is g:ft he . i.itf- t'--tT !;.: The .rr. .?.".. man to en who s f 'jrena' ki:t- aoc painl-f ly ' t r-'.tL th lfUri ?-y th hlp of the ! acjt .ths-ia i-i:Td Ly cocaine. ' the r.-:er hand. OI.e Lo frtudies tk it 9 that r '.j!t from the rnor I i.:z.f or cfjcx.itn: hahit : r-ady to say: ; " t d'-rsors the dvil bae turned tre si r.rtr crcs ti. 3iI.cine is a jri c-rd, h-i i-houid be h3i- c '".. !y ' tho" drtl!i la its us-e. 1- r:.as who u-:rrs to live long - i.!:h ar. 1 ha; py whMe he ir the habit of in- .:a'r d:i.z taUsg. h-it will re ,. only ca the preacrip- r ''l:. r"0: re:r.h-r o: i li r t medical profefs sioa he t tir. tft cf them are not crirlag tt :r.any drugs. 1H Trss! H:rja Lssch Hardy do-s &t m to a.jrre ' r is this country who It it the trust Is a hlc-sstcg In - - XOIiOWlSg er..ticerji!s.g the trutta: he trust conttitutea the mrer- - . - . . . . - r. tt;T " pJME! ;rrlrer . - ' . T. " I? - Vr"1 : - rocoer rr wt' o'i- It is & baxdlt of commerce, the vampire of trade,' bow elless and rapacious. "The tru?t is a veritable daughter of the horse leech, and like hfcll and the grave can never be satisfied. The trust in dangerous to national life and de structive of freedom of the individual. Its operations can only be successful through intimidation of the working man, corruption of the preas and con trol of politics. These form the stock In trade of the trust system. England ha found that fact out to her coat through the war in the Transvaal, a war of financiers seeking to secure higher dividends through reducing the wages of white workers and enslaving the black workers. Tart of the means by which these ends are to be secured is the crippling or destruction of trade unions. "Cromwell broke the power of king craft by beheading one of the Stuart gang, and now a power more to be feared than that of the Stuart race is growing up In the midst of us; The old kines claimed to rule bv rleht dl- vine; the trusts rule by the right of Mammon. The capitalist has no na tionality. Acting through the trust, he has no conscience. The world Is his field of operations and every race his victim." REIGN OF DUPLICITY ThU Country Has 1b President McKlnley, a Meet Faithful Declpla of Maehalvelll After the surfeit of war articles with which to many of our recent .maga zines Lave been teeming, it is refresh- Time" to find the editor speaking out forming to the same standards of mor- ality wh,ch requlre COmmon honesty and good faith between man and man individually. "public servants," says the editor of the Century, "should know that the etewardshlp of principle Is vastly more important than the stewardship of property." ims sentiment win mae ntrur Watterson furious if his attention is called to it. but it is nevertheless a wholesome doctrine and it is encour aging to find It in the columns of a conservative magazine like the Cen tury, in these days when even the re nations are as bad as we and will not observe their faith with us, we must In the same way not observe ours toward them; besides we can find plenty of reasons with which to color our want of faith. ligion. Therefore it Is necessary that we should have for our chief magis trate one with a versatile mind, capa ble of changing readily, sometimes peing plain duty in one direction and tometimes. again, seeing It In a direc- tion exactly cpposlte; one who can elng the praises of liberty and inde- changing readily according, as the winds and changes bid him; and while in general, not to swerve from the good if possible, yet to know how to resort to evil if necessity requires it. Have we not indeed in the presi dential chair a faithful disciple of Mrchlavelli? Ithaca (N. Y.) Demo crat. LIEUTENANT FRANK POLK The funeral of Lieutenant Frank Polk of the 3Jth U. S. volunteers oc curred Wednesday; May 8. the cortege leaving the residence of his mother at the corner of Sixteenth and L streets at 3:30. He was accorded the honors of a military burial. The Lincoln com pany of the Nebraska national guard - ror over sixty years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for their children while teething- Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child rt r-' itah' pay- ' aerir.g and crying with pain of Cut h: "ei:"r'r.re with i tlr-S Teeth? If eo send at once and et a oottie oi j-irs. winsiow s aooth- mg bymp tor unnaren Teething. Itg value l incalculable. It will relieve th poor little sufferer immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mifctike about it. It cures diarrhoea, regulates the atomach and bowels, cures wind colic, softens tbe gums, re duce! lnSammation, and gives tonj and energy to tha whole system. "Mrs. wu.!n-. Rrtntnfna- for chil- ! drta teething la pleasant to th taste -. - v v . . . i AlAat aCA Wat fmia rVv m. a ! - - . w - . aLuii 1 n th United Stats., and !i for ! r rui.U throughout" '5 i crld. rriee. 25 cents ix bottle. B ur and for soothing Byrup." 4 Mr. Winslow's DR. J. BOYD Thla la the Gentleman Who la Entitled to all tha Credit for all the Xumeroui Curea That are Being Effected at the Brltlnh Medical Inatltnte at the Corner of 11th and If Street, Sheldon Block A staff of eminent physicians and surgeons from the British Medical In stitute have at the urgent solicitation of a large number of patients under their care in this country established a permanent branch of the Institute in this city in the Sheldon block, corner of 11th and N streets. These eminent gentlemen have de cided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicine ex cepted) to all invalids who call upon them before May 12. These services consist not only of consultation, ex amination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally acquainted with the sick, and afflicted, and under no condition will any charge whatever be made for any services rendered for three months to all who call before May 12. The doctors treat all forms of dis ease and deformities, and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough exam ination is made; and, if incurable, you are frankly and kindly told so; also advised against spending your money for useless treatment. Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also rupture, goitre, cancer, all skin diseases and all diseases of the rectum are positive ly cured by their new treatment. The chief consulting .surgeon of the institute is in personal charge. Office hours from 9 a. m. till 8 p. m. No Sunday hours. Special Notice If you cannot call send stamp for question blank for home treatment. Discharge of Ear Permanently Cared Lincoln, Neb.. April 6, 1901. Editor Nebbaska Independent: This is to certify that I hare been suffering from a discharge from my ear for two years, without finding any cure or relief. I wai cured sound and well by the British Medical Institute, and tbe discharge was completely stopped with one month's treatment. Axel Wedell, Ceresco, Neb. and a battalion of cadets from the university and what members of the old Fighting First could be reached formed the military guard, the whole being under the command of General Vifquain, the national guard under the local officers and the members of the old First under Lieutenant Colonel Eager. Lieutenant Polk was the son of Colonel Polk who served during the civil war in command of an Ohio regi ment. He died some years since and this son was the only hope of an aged mother. A very pathetic thing was to see the only Filipino in Lincoln with sad face also marching in the line. One man, as he saw the corpse being carried out, remarked: "This is only one of the six thousand and more of Americans who have laid down their lives in this war of conquest. Thou sands of other homes are, or have been cast into mourning just as this is on account of it.'" A large number of carriages were in line and every mark of respect possi ble was shown to the dead soldier as well as heartfelt sympathy for the lone and bereft mother and other rel atives. Lieutenant Polk died of lung fever upon his arrival at San Francisco and h's body was forwarded to Lincoln for burial. They Work While You Sleep. While your mind and body rest Cas- carets Candy Cathartic repair your digestion, your liver, your bowels, put them in perfect order. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. J, B. Romine J. B. Romine, who has long been em ployed in the advertising department of The Independent, died at St. Eliza beth hospital, Lincoln, last Friday, af ter an operation for an internal can cer. He was one of the old populist workers and will be sincerely mourned by hundreds throughout the state. He was 61 years old. He was born in Virginia and enlisted and served in the confederate army through the whole war. At the close of the war, he counted the cause for which he had fought as lost, and instead of in dulging in bitter memories, accepted the inevitable as cheerfully as he could and came to Nebraska to start in a new career. It was not long before he discovered the plutocratic tenden cies of the democratic party as it was managed in this state and left it to unite himself with the greenback movement. From that day to this he has been an active worker in the cause of reform. In the early days of the movement he had a practice of writing out his speeches, though he never read them to an audience, bnt spoke offhand. His sons cherish the speeches and pre serve them. This writer looked over some of them last summer. Consid ering the time when they were written they were certainly remarkable, for in those days he had to think out these economic questions without the aid of books. One by one the men who began this fight in the support of Peter Cooper are passing away. They have made their mark upon the gen eration in which they lived and their memory will be held sacred by many thousands. Prominent among them was J. B. Romine. JACKSONVILLE BURNED Tha Most Disastrous Fire That Erer Oe curred In the South Loss About Fifteen Millions The city of Jacksonville, Fla., was almost wholly burned on May 3. Cor respondents say that the disaster is incomprehensible and Indescribable. A dispatch of May 5 says: Six thousand destitute were fed to day by the relief association. Governor Jennings has perfected the military government of the city by a general order placing Colonel Lovell In command and making Major Maxwell provost marshal, The receipts by the relief association and other agencies approximate 50,000 tonight. Ten car loads of supplies were received today from Charlestown and one from At- &&tkwiKQi YIAY SALE OFFERINGS THESE ARE M AY Suits, Waists, Skirts, Wrappers SALE 5 Women's Jackets, in tan and gray only, worth up to $6.00, May Sale, each. New Shirt Waists, with Sailor Collars, upward from . 25 Taffeta Silk Waists in assorted colors stitching and bishop sleeves, we fit 20 Golf Skirts, worth $8.50 to $10.00 and in one lot for the May sale, each. Wrappers of good quality percale, in dark all sizes, with nounce, each May Sale Shoe Department A lot of infant's fine Kid Shoes in good good wearers, regular 50c goods, May A lot of Boys' Shoes, odds and ends in sell regularly at l.oO, f 1.75 and $ H.UU, May Sale, a pair. A lot of Women's Fine Shoes, good assortment to select from, cloth and kid tops, stylish dress shoe, none in May sale, a pair May Sale Cotton Challie, 25 inches wide, for summer house gowns, dark, medium and light Our best 36-inch Percale, worth 12i and 15c, mill ends, May Sale, Silkaline, 36 inches wide, new designs, worth 12ic and never sold for less, May Lap Robes, linen and fringed, for the May bale, each May Sale Women's Cotton Hose, double heel and toe, a pair . Children's Cotton Hose, spliced heel and toe Women's Cotton Hose, spliced soles, seamless, May Sale, a lanta, as well as many other small lots. Perfect order prevails. The work of rebuilding has commenced. Insurance adjusters continue to ar rive, but no concerted plan of loss set tlement has been arranged. The following official statement was issued at 10:30 tonight. "To the People of the United States: The relief committee having received many inquiries concerning the situa tion here, desires to make the follow ing general statement: "The city of Jacksonville, on Friday, May 3, was visited by one of the most horrible and appalling calamities that has ever happened in any community of modern times. About noon of that date a fire was discovered in a small palmetto fibre factory in the extreme western portion of the city. A high wind was then blowing to the east ward, carrying the flames over the heads of the firemen. The fire spread with such rapidity that our citizens had great diSculty in leaving their homes and places of business. In many cases they barely escaped with their lives, and we regret to say that a number were burned to death or drowned in their efforts to escape from the flames. The number at this time we have been unable to ascertain, al though five bodies have been taken from the ruins and ten to fifteen thou sand people are homeless. The burnt area extends east and west about two miles and north and south varying from one-half to three-quarters of a mile. In this area was situated the oldest and most populous portion of the city, embracing all classes of peo ple, high and low, rich and poor. The flames carried before them homes, churches and all the public buildings save one. More than half of the busi ness section was also consumed. The property loss aggregates from $12,000, 000 to $15,000,000. "All contributions of money should be sent to A. M. Ives, treasurer, and all other supplies should be sent to Jacksonville relief association." This is signed by the Jacksonville relief association; S. E. Garner, presi dent; J. E. T. Bowden, mayor; T. Stockton, special committee. Chicago Degenerates The degeneracy that takes place in a great city is manifested in the follow ing item taken from the local news column of one of the Chicago dailies: "From the second story of a build ing in Madison street, between La Salle and Fifth avenue, a ladder stretched to the ground yesterday, making an arch over the sidewalk. "Hundreds of pedestrians were pass ing, but not one of them would pass under the ladder, though they had to crowd and jostle on the curb and dodge teams and cars in getting around it. "The ladder remained in its position for about half an hour, during which time the casualties among the' super stitious were one sprained ankle, any number of torn skirts and sprained shins, resultant on the crowding at the edge of the curb, and a Job lot of badly damaged tempers. "One man defying these demons from the vasty deep who are sup posed to congregate about a' ladder passed under it. Just on the ether The Big M SOME OF THE VALUES STILL ON $1.97 Q7n ..........UIU and styles; black withgilt hem- OK these without extra charge, each, .i ynuu $12.00, $6.00 65c colors, Styles, ...35c $1.25 $1.97 sale, a pair kid and calf, sizes 12 to 51; they every pair fully warranted, the lot worth less than $2.&0, Domestics ...5C ...8 ..9C 57C colors, per yard . per yard Sale, per yard . A Hosiery 6hc 8C !0c pair. LINCO L N side he was seen to stoop and pick something up it was a five dollar bill. "Is there or is there not a hoodoo under the arch of a ladder?" FILIPINO WOMEN They Mak m Pltoons Appeal to General MvoArthor to Release Their Im prisoned Huabanda The following items of news are taken from the columns of The New American, a twelve-page daily pub lished at Manila: Miss Constancia Poblete and Mrs. Filimena Luna led a procession of 500 Filipino women, who are members of the Woman's Peace league, in a proces sion to the Ayuntamiento, yesterday morning, and presented a petition to Major General MacArthur asking for a release of prisoners of war who were friends of the women who formed the column. The procession formed at the Poblete home in Quiapo and marched over the suspension bridge into the walled city. They carried an American banner, and many "vivas" were given for everything en route. When the column arrived at headquar ters all the women assembled on the plaza, and Miss Poblete, as president of the league, and Mrs. Luna, as sec retary, proceeded to the military gov ernor's office, where they were given an interview with the general. The petitioners stated that many of the names presented were those of men who had been in prison many months, and who did not know why their liberty was taken from them. They were the only support- of many of the women and their families, and their imprisonment was a hardship. The procession was quite a novelty to the Filipinos, as it was the first time that Filipino women had ever at tempted a display of this kind for the same purpose. Their efforts in this direction had never extended beyond church processions. IT CAN'T BE DONE Selfishness, Greed and Legal Theft Cannot be Made a Working Part of Chris tianity For many years the church sought in vain to Christianize slavery, and found at last that there could be no slavery without sin. We are now be ginning to realize that our present in dustrial system is in direct opposition to the social law of God. You cannot Christianize selfishness, strife and theft. No observance of Sunday ser vices, or pronouncing of benedictions can hallow or sanctify greed. Get ting all you can for as little as possible is not Christian teaching, which says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Christ's law of Love is plainly violated in a world of palaces and hovels, millionaires and paupers, wealthy idlers and underpaid toilers. The two "rules of the present game of business are: "Every man for him self." and "What Is legal is right." Every Christian business man feels the necessary antagonism between the SALE, STILL SURVIVING THE BRISK SELLING OF THE EARLY WEEK May Sale Dress Goods and Silks Splendid quality satin striped Challies, 30 inches wide, in dainty . HQ a colorings, for the May Sale, pet yard Z O 0 Fine quality French Challies in stripes and polka dots, strictly all pure A Cn wool, light and dark grounds, specially desirable for waists, per yard tUu All-wool granite cloth, 38 inches wide, a splendid quality, cn. fifteen different shades, best value we've aver offered, per yard uuu Fine quality Silk Mull, 46 inches wide, in cardinal, pink, mais, baby PC. blue, lilac, black aad cream, for the May Sale, per yard Dull 4Q4nch fine quality black silk Grenadine in Pekin and cluster stripes, Q E n fT5ri!ua8, for the May Sale, per yard. U J U May Sale Linens v. India Linon, worth 8Kc, , . . - May Sale, per yard..... 0C Half bleached Table Linen, never sold for less than 50c, Q7ft May Sale, per yard Z I u Half bleached pure Linen Table Damask, K7n worth 75c, for the May Sale, per yard 3 I G All our pure linen, bleached, 22-inch Table Napkins that sell regularly at $2.25, $2.50, and $2.75 in one lot for the May Sale (we do not 0 I 00 . cut the dozens), per - dozen v I iUU May Sale Men's Furnishings A lot of Men's Fanev Rocks in thA two red and blue, made of a very fine, soft, two-thread cotton, sizes 91 to 11, Q n our regular 12c goods, for the May Sale, a pair , Oil A lot of Men's Fancy Shirts in a great variety of styles, soft or stiff fronts, attached or detached collars, our regular 65 and 75c goods, May Sale, choice A lot of Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, fine thread, well made, liberal size, a good 50c garment, May Sale, per, garment May Sale Wash Dress Goods 100 pieces Belfast Dimity, 28 inches wide, sold regularly over our Rin counters at 9c, for the May Sale, per yard U Batiste Organdie, 29 inches wide, fine and sheer, medium and light Ran colors, and good goods at 10c, for the May sale, per yard. u ' A 30-inch Dimity, dark, medium and light colors, in. for the May Sale, per yard , I Uu Nainsook A. Fillet, 29 inches wide, checked and striped cords, washable, Qn solid colors and figures, sell regularly at 20c, for the May Sale, per yard.. I Uu N E B B, A S K words of Jesus and the business sys tem whose laws he is compelled to obey. "I detest the methods of my business," said an employer, "but un til capitalism is overthrown I am pow erless." So long as God hates robbery for a burnt offering, restitutional char ity is not sufficient; it is rather twice. crust, it curses him that gives, and him that takes. There is a Christian way of earning money as well as of spending it. It is of the very spirit of Christianity that we should live and work for others just as much as for our own interests, and in the world of business that is today impossible. Competition is war; Christianity is peace. "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." In short, capitalism means, I myself; Christian socialism means, we all. Christian socialism says, "Love seeketh not her own." Herbert N. Casson. Changs of Policy Now since the American China De velopment company has sold its Chi nese concessions it will not be surpris ing to learn of the administration adopting a pacific policy in the Phil ippine islands in the near future. While the multi-millionaires, who forced us into the Philippines so as to have a base for the American army and navy in the Orient, intended to pursue their plans of exploitation In China, they preferred war over peace in the Philippines, because it furnished an excuse for maintaining a large army and navy in that quarter con venient to China. If, as now appears, they have abandoned their schemes of Chinese exploitation," its effect ought to soon become noticeable in a modi fied policy of the administration in those far-off islands. McKinley is a tool -of the multi-millionaires, and obeys their every wish and command. National Watchman'. THE OLD ESTBBLISHED LINE Between Omaha and St. Paul Is the "Nerth- Western line Rates to the biennial meeting Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America have been announced at one fare, plus $2.00 for the round trip. The railroads of Nebraska connecting with the North-Western Line at Omaha, are THE UNION PACIFIC, MISSOURI PACIFIC, ' C, R. I. & P., and the road connecting at Missouri Valley is the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo. Valley. Delegates and their friends from all points in the state can therefore secure the best accommodations by buying through tickets from their home towns via the most convenient road to the Missouri River and the "North-West ern Line" beyond. TWO THROUGH TRAINS DAILY. Lv. Omaha, Union Passenger Station 7:53pm Lv. Omaha, Union Passenger Station ; 6 : 55am The night train has modern broad vestibuled coaches and Pullman sleepers. ; , The day train has modern broad Tfrml v nnnnlir n1nra .50c 39c A vestibuled coaches and observation buffet parlor car. We note the fact that "M. W. of A." always want the best when they can get It for the same money. The motto of the North-Western Line is "The Best of Everything." J. R. BUCHANAN, General Passenger Agent, . Omaha. THOUSANDS GOING TO CALIFORNIA & Everything points to the extreme likelihood that at least 25,000 people will take advantage of the low rates to San Francisco which have been made for the Epworth League meeting in that city In July. Never has a better opportunity of visiting California presented itself. Think of it! For $45 you can buy a ticket that will take you from Omaha to San Francisco and back again, giv ing you a chance to see the wonder ful mountain scenery of Colorado and Utah, all the famous cities and resorts of the west, at the time of year when they are at their best. Correspond ingly low rates from all other points. Write to J. Francis, G. P. A., Bur lington Route, Omaha, Neb., for folder giving full information. It's free. ONE FARE FOR TBS ROUND TRIP VIA The Union Pacific FOR Annual Meeting German Baptists (DUNKARDS) Lincoln, Neb., May 24-31, tool. From points east of Denver, Cheyenne, and in Kansas and Nebraska. In order to give those attending this meeting an opportunity to visit points of inter est, an open rate of one fare, for the round trip, will be made to all points In Nebraska from Lincoln. For further information call on E. B. SLOSSON, Lincoln, Neb. BEST LINE TO BUFFALO You can leave Lincoln at 9:15 a. m. and arrive at Buffalo at 7 p. m. next day only one night on the road. Com pare this time with other lines. Round-trip rates are: $28.20, good for five days; and $35.35, good for fif teen days. City ticket office, 1039 O st. F. D. CORNELL, P. & T. A. V