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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
June 2
rT!3APlTYS0FEYV0LIEn
Axo Entirely Free From
Pelric Catarrh
JiUs abu CarstaA, Clayton, III.
KUi Ann C arsten. Clay ten. Ill, saya,
'r't-K-r Pmruam did mm mo much good.
M b!Jc e t mboald bare bee a dead by
thim tins bad I oot used It. I mm feel
ing MomreU bow. I bare oot take a may
mediclam tor tour or firm month. J
cma cheerfully recommend Perunm to
my Mead."
Errjwber thm people, ecpeclally the
vosta, ara praUlcg rerun aa remedy
for all torn. cf catarrhal dificultie.
Box TyUr. Vice President of the 1111
noU Woisea'e Alliance, wsitea from 910
Eut Fixtietit street, Chicago, 111., the
following:
Xarl8c the put year I gradcslly loet
Ceah vr4 atre>a until I waa unable to
perforxa icy work prcperly. I tried dif
ferc&t recedies, and finally Penzaa wej
et ted to zae. It gave zne new life
Ad etresgth. I cannot speaJc too hlghl y
fit.
The stress eniltireneee of the mo
eooa iisingr ' every pr fan of a. woman's
body t well known to phy aiclana. This
explaiJe why In pari at least, ao few
voaa are entirely free from catarrh.
Pares rcrei catarrh wherever It la
located.
&ss4 for free catarrh book. Addxeaa
y UAii n nn, t&a quay unia
WAYS AND IIEJUIS COHHITTEE
Hhr CwllssctJoa. Letters Miscarried.
rrwvMUaM CIUirv-CBimlt-iaeaee
Crt4 to Sead la CHmUu
a 4 ytM( Mr trui
After State Cir
ftttlM
- Ilaaoa Turrar (real estate, loans and
f&aarxnc). Fierce, writes: "The early
part cf this oext week I shall remit
worthy people of this town, with eome-
cp th deficiency which everyone ad
zsUt4 should Le paid. ajed. that being
the aw. each eoctrtbutel hit rait to
help adjuai tha financial tnaaera."
Such letter at that tire renewed cour
age to tha ways and zsears committee.
JLrl tier Is a liason Turner In every
ccrasty who night raaka ep his mind
to do the aaise, - There are plenty of
populists ax.d democrats ready-to con
tribrta If the proper xsa will take
Lold cf the work with a will. With
Xxrcii Dtwald la Comicx. Eric John
son aid C JL. "Omar in Saunders,
Joaeph Lanh In Thayer. C A. Whit
ford and the ifarahall brothers in
WastiJXftca. Ou 8. Coasard In Ante
lepe, W. J. Burner la Hall, U. (X An
dcraca la Seward but It Is too big a
task to name thera all mott of the
courses are well represented.
Kcbert Williamson, cf altha. Kaa.,
writ that torn tlra ia May be en
closed a silver dollar and a half dollar
la oa cf cur cola carriers and mailed
y Secretary Fraace. but that he has
aveea ao ackaowledcersest of receipt
cf tha aasae. It did cot reach Secre
tary Da France If any other contri
butor has failed to aea acknow!edj?e
iseat cf his eoatrltatloa la The lade
peadeai. ha should writa at oace coo
ceralraj It. that the xaattcr raay be ln
?tlxatad I termed lately. All receipts
ara acaaowledged la Tha Independent
at tha earllm potiltle raoraeat. If
two. weeks go ty wlthoat ackaowleds
xaeat. Ton rray t-a sura there is an er
ror aoaiewherfe. aai If yoa write about
it, it caa be lurked cp.
Heary A. Tcallaaca. Iletalsgford.
Box Datl. writes: "I&cloaed find 30c
X gave dark Olds, cf this place, &0c a
long while ao. He sail he was tak
lag collection for yoa. lie keeps
prceia'ag to scad it. I gave him the
raoeey as soon as I received your let
ter." Secretary De Fraace has received
atuaber cf letters alxallar to the
above, mad sargetta that collectors
should act Indulge la this habit of
procrattiaatioa too reach. There la
little aaa la holdinx a collection sev
era! zacaths la order to raake it a cer-
tala axaocat. Better acad la twice or
threa tlciea than delay too lor g.
coagratulateS; ths reformers of Thayer
county upoa having t uch a man as
cltttea. ad vlter and co-vorker.
RECEIPTS.
Previously acknowledged $1,338 48
To Wednasday noon . . 27 10
f ?- I5nt. Blvlier. Thaver. fits-
"Although Thayer county has overpaid
aer :rar oi i:i,ctii to use suuuai
rJ ICS.S. asd laazaiuch as we la this
cccaiy enjoy th proud dittlactloa cf
havtaar aa oaa ex our cmets ana as
raaier cf our organlzatioa a man
wttoa estlrlajr ard aever-swervlce: de
votion to tried and tree populist prin
ciples rausetQ ciax va gave sore 10 uia
triAA Hsa isr other rztn In the state.
a few inora of as herewith hand yoa
en dollar apiece, to still Increase oar
overpaid ataouat- . It Is. Indeed, a
pleasure to give joeepa uds nis run
ga5 cf praise; and The Iadependeat
Total ...11,365 56
BY COUNTIES.
(Coatrlbutloas of 2Jc each, ualess
otherwise specified.)
BOX BUTTE Pre vie U3ly acknowl
edged. 19.08; Henry A. Tomlinson, 30c,
Henilnrford. Total. $'.38.
JEFFERSON Previously acknowl
edged. U4; L: C. Church, $1, Fairbury.
Total, 15.
KNOX Previously acknowladged,
$11.80; Abdo Hasham, BIcKjmfleld. To
tal. $12.03.
PHELPS Previously acknowledged,
$8.25; "Friend of Reform," Haydon,
$1 for Independent corection. Total,
$8.75.
SEWARD Provlouslj acknowledered
$23.25; collection of $14 30 remitted by
U. O. Anderson, county superinten
dent. Seward; (no names submitted).
Total, $37.55. Good for Seward county;
$10.45 more will make her share of
the debt fully paid up.
THAYER Previously ' acknowl
edged. $104.15; collection of $4 by M. C.
Dill, Belvldere, (Clinton Currey, J. H.
Dill, W. S. B. and M. C. D., each $1).
Total, $103.15. And again, hurrah for
Thayer county. The populists there'do
not quit, simply because they have now
paid $70.15 more than their share of
the debt.
WASHINGTON Previously . ac
knowledged. $37.61; collection of $3 by
C. A. Whltford, Arlington, (George
Gllbertson. $2; Nels Anderson, $1).
Total, $40.61. Another county where
:he populists do not rest from their
labors becaus they have done their
share. Washington has now overpaid
$5.61, not to mention a contribution by
Mr. Whitford made juft previous to
commencement of work by the ways
and means committee.
WAYNE Previously acknowledged,
$4.80; August Hohneke. $2.Hoskins;
collection cf $1.25 by D. H. Surber,
Wayne. (A. L. Tldrack, 50; D. H. Sur
ber. 50c; E. R. Surber.) Total. $S 05.
WEBSTER Previously acknowl
edged. $17.15; Ed Coder. Guide Rock,
$1 for Independent collection. Total,
$17.65.
AROUND THE WORLD
ta
Cassis stamped C C C Never aU la talL
ik wort dealer wfea Hcs t atH
ccachte5 fast aa od."
The rlcf of Mn la tha Fhlllppinei,
Chi a, Snth Africa, Europe and the
t'nltcd State
The best Idea of the situation in the
Philippines can be gained from the
following head lines which in sub
stance were found in many of the
dailies:
INSURRECTION IN PHILIPPINES
GOOD AS ENDED.
FIT SHAPE FOR CIVIL LAW.
ONLY 'A FEW LARGE PROVINCES
STILL DISTURBED.
Rebels In a Quiescent State Rather
Than Open Opposition.
There Is to be a civil government in
stituted in the Philippines on July 4th.
Men wonder if a reading of the Declar
ation of Independence will be part, of
the program. When the M'alay hears
the words, "We holu tbes-3 truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they arf endowed by their
Creator with certain . unalienable
rights, that among these are life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness, that
to secure these rights governments are
instituted among men, deriving their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed." he will wink his slant eyes
and wonder whether God ever before
created men equal In hypocrisy to
those who reign over him without his
consent.
The war in South Africa seems to be
waged with more fury than ever. There
have been many bloody engagements
In the last few weeks, one. at Water
kloof. June 20. in which the British
lost eight men killed and two mortally
wounded and had four men seriously
wounded. In addition sixty-six men of
the Cape colonial mounttd rifles were
captured.
The agitation in England against the
war still keeps up. A British subject
from Cape Colony who has recently
been In London says: "I believe the
British workingmen are at least dis
covering that they have been tricked
Into the war. They had to do all the
fighting and all the starving, but are
getting few rewards. South Africa will
be poorer and wages will be lower.
Johannesburg will never see her for
mer days again."
There is plenty of evidence on every
hand that a real war Is being waged
and that it Is not an affair of guerilla
bands roaming over the country. The
Boers are occupying a considerable
portion of British territory. One dis
patch said that the trenches around
Cape Town were constantly manned
night and day. The London Times,
apparently for the purpose of allaying
alarm, describes the defends that
the British have erected to defend
Pretoria. It says:
"Heavily armed block-houses have
be-n erected on an inner circle and in
such positions that every inch of spare
ground can be swept by guns and
rifle Are. All except the four main
roads leading to the town are closed
and commanded by the defense, and
each lins of fortification ia guarded by
an encircling labyrinth of barbed wire.
And the wire entanglements are
charged with electricity. Behind these
fortifications most of the detachments
actually sleep in gun emplacements
fully dressed and with their small
arir.s at hand." And it ends by as
suring ths British public that "Pre
toria Is absolutely safe."
It Is clear that the war in South
Africa Is still a war and a very danger
ous as well as a very expensive one.
The casualty lists made tublic by the
English war office continue to show
rather severe fighting in various parts
cf South Africa that are not reported
la the ordinary dispatch ea. This is
noticeably so with regard to the .Zeer
ust position in Cape Colony. It also
Inspires disquietude, which is added to
ty repeated looting of j8.mestown in
spite of the proximity of strong; Brit
ish force at Aliwalnorth. It appears
that. Including the Boer prisoners and
those la the concentration cam pa, tha
cost of anpportlrg eighty thousand
BARQAIN COLUMN
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bring mora and quicker returns for tha .money
paid than any other nevrtpaper in Nebraska.
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Sealed lists for stamps. Star Norelty Co.,
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CClin me 25 cents for: raceipt that will pre
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Cnlrer, Kansas. .
nnilJT Buy inlc. Send 25c for sample box.
UUil I Harrison's Ink Powder makes 75c
worth of excellent writing fluid. No better ink
for fountain pens. Once used always, used.
W. I. Harbison, SistersTilie, W. Va.
Boers is today falling upon the Brit
ish taxpayers. ; '
A Russian military officer In deliv
ering an address to a scientific so
ciety in London said that j with long
range repeating rifles, using smokeless
powder, in the hands of a brave and
determined people, a war of ; conquest
was sure to end .in failure. He de
clared that military, formations : aa
taught in modern tactics were utterly
useless, and that the keeping up ; of
large standing . armies was folly, . for
no nation could, since the modern,
rapid-firing, long-range, guns had come
Into use, wage a successful . war - of
conquest. '
There was a terrible flood last week
in West Virginia.-The Associated press
with Its usual accuracy sent out - dis
patches ' to the effect that 600 . people
had been drowned and - $10,000,000
worth of property destroyed. The lat
est reports give the following esti
mates: Dead, estimated, 60 to 75.
Property damage, $1,000,000.
Number of houses carried away
bodily, 300.
Number of miles railroad track de
stroyed, 30.
Bridges swept away, 20.'
Number of towns injured severely,
13. Number of people homeless, 5,000.
Laborers at work repairing . rail
roads, 3.000.
POSTOFFICE CONSPIRACY
A Series of Attempts Have Been Made to
Discriminate Against tha Local
Weekly Papers '
There is "some motive back of the
attempts that have been made by the
postofflce department during the last
four years to increase the postage on
weekly newspapers and otherwise dis
criminate against them. Desperate ef
forts have been made in congress to
get laws passed -to "this end, .which
happily have all failed of passage.
When a law could not be secured, then
the general postofflce department un
dertook to issue a dictatorial order,
not sanctioned by any law, but as plain
an .act of usurpation ,as was , ever at
tempted by any South American mili
tary governor, which would exclude
from the mails certain classes of week
ly publications, including, all those
that offered premiums to secure sub
scribers. All this was done upon the
plea of. economy. But the latest re
turns show that" the postofflce depart
ment is now self-sustaining, notwith
standing the' enormous bonuses . that
are given to the railroads for furnish
ing mail cars and carrying the mails.
That excuse can no longer be made,
but the attempt to suppress the week
lies still goes' on. '
Last winter an attempt was made to
smuggle a' bill through congress under
false pretenses and by absolute false
hoods spoken on the floor of the house
by the gentleman who had the bill in
charge. The bill , was very .voluminous
and covered all the. postal laws and
regulations from the appointment- of
postmaster-general down, and made
but few changes from present laws. It
was recommended by the postal com
mittee of the house of representatives
as making no changes of importance,
and passed by the house with that un
derstanding. After reaching the senate
and being referred to the committee on
postofllces and post-roaas of that body,
it was discovered by several newspa
per men that by the simple omission of
three words "Other than weeklies"
all weekly periodicals published in cit
ies and towns having the carrier, deliv
ery system would be compelled to
stamp every copy sent to local sub
scribers with one. or two-cent stamps,
according to weight. On learning this
a few publishers in Boston, New York
and Chicago authorized a gentleman
about to visit Washington to repre
sent them in an effort to have the
scopo of the bill fully understood by
the postal committee of . the senate.
Letters were also sent to senators from
various states, acquainting them with
the serious and unequal burden to be
imposed on weekly periodicals by the
proposed change. By these efforts the
bill was stopped in the senate commit
tee, and failed of passage in the Fifty
sixth congress. . - ) ; .
As a whole the bill is important, and
has cost the officials of the postofllce
A NEW CURE FOR
K ID NEY and BLADDER
Diseases, Rheumatism, Etc.
Disorders of the Kidneys and Bladder causa
Bright's Disease, Rheumatism. Or&veL Pain in
the Back, Bladder Disorders, difficult or too
frequent passing water, Dropsy, etc. For these
diseases a Positive Sf pacific Cure is found in a
new botanical discover-, tha .wnndarfnl Km.
Kava Shrub, called by botanists, tha piper
tJHcum, irom the Ganges River, East
India. It has the extraordinary record of 1,200
hospital cures in 30 days. . It acts directly on
the K idneys, and cures by draining out of the
Blood the poisonous Uric Acid.Urates, Lithates,
etc.. which cause the dian. . .
Kjv. John H. Watson, testifies in , the New
York World, that it has saved him from tha
edge cf the grave when dying of Kidney disease
and terrible suffering when passing water.
Mr. Calviu G. Bliss, North Brookfleld. Mass.,
testis 9 to his cure of long standing Rheuma
tUm. Mr. Joseph Whltteo, of Wolfboro, N. H. at
the age of slghty-flve.wrltes of his cure of Dropsy
and swellingof the fet, Kidney disorder and
Urinary difficulty. Many ladles, iaoladlng
T'Pu' r?,ler Locktpwn, N. J., and Mrs,
SaraU Tbarp, Montelair, Ind, also testify to its
wonderful curative power in Kidney and allied
disorders peculiar to womanhood.
That you may iadga of the valn of tble
Great Discovery for. yourself, wo will send yon
one Large Case by mail Frae, only asking that
when eured yourself you will resommendlt to
others, It III sure JSpeelfta and cannot fall.
Address the Church Kidney Care Company, No.
007 fourth Arena, Nsw ftrk- City. 7 !
department, several years 6f labor.- It
will undoubtedly bp: presented to the
Fifty-seventh ewagress ror adoption-
; It should be borne in mind that this
attempt to make v publishers put a
stamp upon weekly.-newspapers ia not
confined to the cities,, but. extends also
to the rural- mail, delivery routes as
well. The farmers who live along these
routes would have to pay from 52 cents
to.- $1.0iamore .for; their, papers than
those who .were under the old system.
Nearly .alL weekly periodicals, are. pub
lished - on ; a very small ; margin and
could, not endure ven the expense of
handling ; each copy , and attaching- a
stamp : without , raising the price, and
aa. prices . in: most cases; could not ; be
increased, - the " result would be . that
many of these publications1 would of
necessity have to stop.
This whole scheme is wrong in prin
ciple and against good public policy.
It is a. reversal of the policy of every
state in the union i which spend ; mil
lions upon schools and universities, for
it is a tax upon knowledge and relig
ion. .Just when all Europe is begin
ning to acknowledge that the wonder
ful productive power of the United
States must be attributed to the educa
tion of the people, making it the most
formidable power of the world, some
interest shows itself in congress which
is determined to stop - the,: spread - of
intelligence. Who are these men and
what is their ultimate purpose? .
; It t has ; been r announced that - there
will i be a bill introduced - in congress
to reduce letter f postage . to one -cent.
Why is that proposition presented at
the same time an "effort Is made to In
crease the postage 'on weekly, papers ?
The plea of economy cannot be made in
regard ; to . reducing postage on . letters.
Do you want to give up your weekly
paper and rely upon the fakes, sent out
by ? the Associated r press for your " in
formation which will . be delivered to
you without any increase , In postal
rates even , on the rural delivery
routes? If any one knows what great
interest is at the bottom of this fight
against the weekly newspapers, The
Independent would be glad to get the
information. . Such schemes as. that
are never put through congress unless
there is some great Interest behind
thfcm. Is it the. express companies?
No doubt such a law would throw an
immense amount of business now done
by the postofflce department into their
hands. . In the large, cities It would run
up into the millions. ,
THE SCHOOL FUNDS
Tha Tremendous Advantage That tha Chil
dren Received . from tha Populist
Managemeat of the School
.,IatdB
A populist editor in one of the west
ern counties writes as follows: "By
reference to my patent (ready prints)
l tee a statement that the recent
school apportionment will exceed eight
out Of the last twelve. My attention
was called to this by one of my republican-readers.
There has been
much comment on this throughout the
state, and if fusfonists are making a
charge that cannot be sustained,- they
ought to be set right." And the worthy
brother" Is eminently correct.' '
The statements true, but mislead
ing. The inference intended is that
this - republican"; administration has
done something-wonderful in piling up
the school apportionment, whereas the
apportionment f s- -Very commonplace
and not up - to the, standard set by the
fusion administration.
r' Why. was it necessary to say that it
is ;larger than eight ' out of the last
twelve,' when, as a matter, of fact, it is
larger than 23 out of 29 preceding it?
Why not say that only two apportion
ments ever' maderby republican state
officers exceed this one of M'ay, 1901,
which was $350,353.30; the two being
in December, 1892, $358,126.43, and in
May, 1893, $852,184.07. "
Here are the figures for the last thir
teen apportionments, including the one
in-May this year: '
May, 1895 . . . . . ............ . $256,996 42
December, 1895.... 216,336 33
May,. 1896. 260,410 12
December, 1896.. 231,958 30
May, 1897. . 362,226 03
December,. 1897 . . 377.365 90
May, 1898 . 430,695 9.8
December, 1898 300,816 63
May, 1899......1........... 332,111 15
December, 1899 i . 292,883 59
May, 1900 . . 400,321 99
December, 1900,. ". 307,830 "54
May, 1901. .... .... . . . . ... . . 350,853 30
It seems hardly necessary to state
that the eight, beginning with May,
1897, and ending with December, 1900,
were made by fusion state officers
' A - glance at the table will show
that May - apportionments are, as a
general rule,- considerably larger than
those made in December. A little com
putation will show that the eight ap
portionments' made under fusion ad
ministration amount to the grand total
Of $2,804,251.81. V
The four May apportionments made
by. fusion officers amount to $1,525,
355.15, an average of $381,338179. Here
Is a fair comparison. This republican
apportionment of May, 1901, lacks $30,
485.49 of equalling: the populist aver
age for May apportionments.
But this Is not all. From May, 1886,
to December, 1896 the state was un
der republican control insofar as re
gards the management of the school
funds. The 21 school apportionments
made in this period amount to $5,874,
62.87, or an average of $279,722.04
each apportionment. , .
. The eight ' populist - apportionments
averaged $350,51.47, or $70,809,43
greater- than ths republican average.
That, means that- the cause - of ' educa
tion received' $141,618.86 each year, on
the. average-, more iinder populist gov
ernment . than . under republican mis
management, j ' --r ,
; There is only one reasonable ex
planation to make regarding this dif
ference:. The school-lands and funds
were managed better by the populists.
Any ; other explanation will not satis
fy, .when it is known that the income
from lands and Investments ought to
have been even; larger. in 1888 than at
present,-. because -the securities held
then drew a much larger rate of. in
terest (some oven as -high as .ten per
cent), find there was a larger-acreage
of school lands not deeded, which,' un-d(r-
proper management, could have
yleWM a handsome Income. But there
were too many political pets to be re
wardtd,.and the state did not receive
pay for all Jhe sehooIJands occupied
by republican : politicians. )
i i ..."
The May, 1901, apportionment is bet
ter than is usual under republican ad
ministration.. The present republican
officials j compare all their.-, acts with
those of their fusion predecessors and
are content if they. can. nearly ap
proach populj3t excellence. But they
have no "Uncle Jake! to look after the
school lands, no Meserve to look af
ter, investment of the Idle permanent
funds, and they Vfall - down" in attempting-
to keep up the pace.
; Just paste this, in your hat: That
this much , talked about apportionment
made by republican officials in May,
1901, lacks $50,000 of equalling the
populist apportionment of May, 1900,
and that . it lacks $30,000 of being as
large as "an average May apportion
ment made ; by populist officials. .
v Cost of Impirlalisin
The official figures of the cost of the
South African war from 1899 to 1902
are given by the British chancellor of
the exchequer as $714,035,000. The
war in China from 1900 to 1902 is es
timated to cost $28,300,000, the aggre
gate of the two wars carried on at the
same time with $24,250,000 of interest
added being $766,585,000. This does
not include the cost of two other
"small" .wars begun,, and ended while
fighting. was in progress in South Am
erica and : China namely, the formid
able war, in Ashanti and the military
expedition j in-Somaliland. These to
gether, can hardly have cost less than
$9,000,000. From which it ; appears
that the burden .imposed 1 on British
taxpayers by actual . fighting in three
years . is . over $775,000,000. Empire is
doubtless a brilliant thing, but it comes
high at this price.
In his. recent speech in the commons
in defense ' of his tax , proposals Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach gave his idea of
the meaning of the, present conflict,
which implied a "dig" at Mr. Glad
stone and his "magnanimity" in 1881.
"We are now," he said, "suffering, for
the mistake of Majuba and repairing
the loss of prestige due to that ignom
inious retreat. As soon as the recent
ult'matum was delivered it was clear
that a question which was solved the
wrong way in 1881 had to be solved in
the right way, lest South Africa should
be lost to us and the disintegration of
the empire should begin." The official
view, it thus appears, was that the is
sue raised by the ultimatum was larg
er than South Africa, Involving the
whole empire. The United States may
find in this recital good reason for
avoiding the entanglements of extend
ed empire. Baltimore Sun. .
The Redeemers
Now is the time for republicans . to
rise up and be consistent. Last year
they did , some tall moralizing and
blustering because the populist board
of equalization did not assess the rail
roads high enough. This year it is in
their own precious" hands and they
lower it $44,000 lower than the pop
ulist ' board made ' It last . year. Be
tween cutting down the school money
$50,000 and lowering the railroad's
assessment $44,000, the redeemers are
getting wonderfully proficient as finan
ciers. St. Paul Press. -
HOMES IN WASHINGTON
President of Homemakers Co. Tells of His
Travels In Search of a Suitable
' .Location
Entering the state of Washington
near the southern corner, and proceed
ing northward from .the thriving city
of Walla Walla, one traverses a roll
ing and hilly country, yet very little of
it but what is cultivatable. The soil
is very fertile, and produces large
crops of wheat, to which this section is
almost entirely given up to. The prac
tice of diversified farming has appar
ently received slight attention up to
this time. Next . to wheat and the
smaller grains, the country is well
adapted to fruit raising.
As the journey is continued north
ward,, the general aspect of the coun
try becomes more rugged, until the
Snake river is crossed and left behind,
when the famous Palouse country, is
entered. This stretch of country is
named after a tribe of Indians who
were its . pioneer inhabitants. The
Palouse river with tributaries drains
this severely undulated region, and
empties its waters into the Snake river
to the south. The Palouse country is
famous for its immense wheat fields,-is
anything save what one not familiar
with its topography -would expect. In
stead of being a large level plain or
valley, the country is hilly, and while
of considerable heighth, their long
slopes permit of successful cultivation.
Farms . range in size from 160 up to
thousands of , acres, almost wholly de
voted to wheat raising, and produc
ing an average of 25 to 35 bushels per
acre. Many orchards are planted, and
the country is already becoming fam
ous as an apple producing region. . This
section of the state, has a considerable
net-work of railraods,' affording ready
outlet for ' its" products. Along these
lines are located " thriving towns and
cities. Farther north the hills begin
to be covered with. timber, which be
comes denser as the city of Spokane is
approached. - Much of. this timber
country is being cleared and made in
to farms.
, Spokane, the eastern metropolis "of
the state, is a ebautif ul city, located on
the banks of a river bearing the same
name. Spokane has all the modern im
provements of older cities of the east,
has magnificent business blocks,
churches, , schools, and broad, well
kept streets. ., The splendid vwater
power as yet but partially developed
gives Spokane advantages for manu
facturers few cities enjoy. .
Crossing the Spokane river and pro
ceeding westward, we enter ,upon a
comparatively level, , treeless plain
which continues, with occasional stony
sections, until the Columbia river is
approached, where it is practically all
rocky ; and unfitted for cultivation.
This v section is ' known as the Great
Bend country, the Columbia river mak
ing a great" circuitous sweep around
its northern and western boundaries.
The eastern portions of this country is
well settled, and has cities and towns
of importance. -Here also wheat forms
the principal product; .but farther
west as the elevation increases and
rainfall decreases. . stock raising becomes-the
more profitable occupation.
To successfully " carry on farming in
this western part of the Bend country,
irrigation is necessary, which is, however,-
impracticable except in an occa-
sional coulee or valley. . The valley
of the Columbia to the wefet is narrow
and: rocky, and. but.. little, cultivatable
area is met. Where such is found and
irrigation can : be 1 applied, some fine
orchards have been planted, and their
fruits owing to their exceptionally fine
flavor are sought after, and bring top
prices in "all the Puget Sound cities,
besides finding their way to eastern
markets.
: Land, owing to, its limited area, is
held high, in some cases as much as
$600 per acre being asked where the
fruit trees are in bearing. From the
Columbia river country westward,
with the exception of occasional nar
row Talleys . along ' the course of
streams, becomes mountainous, and
the climb to the summit of . the Cas
cade range begins. , In passing over
this range of mountains the traveller
is offered the finest panorama of scenic
wonders on the continent. At times
the view is from above clouds which
partially obstruct the tree-covered
mountain side and the raging torrent
and cataract far down the broken dale.
Onward passing through tunnels and
over trestle to dizzy heights covered
with perpetual snow, through one more
long tunnel ' and the opposite side of
the crest is reached. From now on the.
descent to tide water is rapid. The
engineering skill displayed in building
the line of railroad across these rocky
barriers, is .nothing short, of, marvel
ous. With perfect safety and comfort
the. traveller Is conveyed in the luxur
ious trains of the Great: Northern rail
way over: a- range of ; mountains whose
height and magnificence of-scenery Is
unsurpassed in all the .world. After the
downward journey is begun, one is Im
mediately attracted : by ' the dense
growth of timber covering every pos
sible vantage of the mountain sides.
These trees are of great heighth and
dimension. ' Interspersed herb ; and
there, and overtowering all others, are
great firs standing as silent sentinels
In this magnificent -forest fastness.
The rainfall on this side is very heavy,
causing a heavy growth of moss to
form and adhere to the trunk and
branches of the trees, and together
with the density . of the trees, permits
little penetration of sunlight. Here is
found the ideal region for lumbering.
Much skill and large, powerful ma
chinery Is required to bring these
monarchs of the forest to the mills and
reduce them to lumber. The trees are
clear of knots and blemishes, and are
not uncommonly two hundred and
over feet to the first limb. The very
finest lumber obtainable in America
is turned out by the mills of Washing
ton. This great forest Is continuous
from the mountain crest to the tide,
and of its contents in measured feet
man knoweth not. To remove this tim
ber from the land and clear it of its
stumps is a considerable task, but
the sturdy husbandmen are doing so,
and are rewarded from a soil whose
productiveness is unsurpassed. "
The city of Everett is the first place
of importance reached on tide water,
being well and favorably located near
the northern end of Puget Sound.
While not yet the equal in its shipping
Interests; to Seattle, its citizens are of
the opinion, owing to its location on a
more direct line to ocean and rail
travel, with equal harbor facilities, to
soon be second to none, if not first in
importance of the cities of , the north
west. Much building and improvement
is under way, and every indication
points' to Everett becoming a leading
city. It is located on the western ter
minus of the Great Northern railway,
which road with its line of Pacific
steamers landing at Everett will save
7iooi.
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SEARLES & SEARLES
Main Office
Lincoln, Heb.
. SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous, Chronlo aad
Privata liisaasaa.
WEAK MEN
AH private dissases and dis
orders of men. Treatmei.1
by mail ; consultation free.
KrpulUa cared for l!fe.
All forms cf female wess
ness and Diseases cf Wo
men.
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snaoies as o guarantee w ,TV. kii
-of the nose, throat, chest, stomsc1-. liver, blood,
kin and kidney diseases. Lost Jaanhood, iigtl
Emissions, Hydrocele, Varicocele, Gonorr&es,
Oieet, Piles, fistula and Ittetst Uktrs, Diabeie
and Sright's Disease, 1CO.OO for acasa c
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LINCOLN NEBRASKA
considerable distance, and it is thought
by many that this company is behind
many , of the extensive Improvements
now under way and in contemplation.
Farther up the Sound lie the thriving
cities of Seattle and Tacoma, the
former of which is now the principal
port for our export trade to Alaska,
China, Japan and the Pacific islands.
The country is blessed with a rich
productive soil, plenty of rainfall, nnd
an almost inexhaustible supply of
timber. Farming, dairying, lumbering
and fishing are the principal occupa
tions. The country is fairly well set
tled, but has room for thousands more.
Many tracts are held In large bodies,
and can be purchased at fair prices;
but as stated In my former letters, for
our Home M'akers it would offer ob
stacles not encountered elsewhere; For
individuals with the proper amount of
means, opportunities are open which,
will no doubt prove advantageous.
The Home Makers Company has
about determined on Its location, that
is, the state in which we believe it to
the best Interest for us to locate. To
announce the exact location in thla
state would not be advisable at thi
time, as it would cause prices of land
to be advanced. We can, however, of
fer this assurance that it will not only
be productive soil and good climate,
and no great distance from the rail
road, but of such a nature that when
once occupied will command high
prices. . Equal land under cultivation
and water, no . better situated, brings
today prices ranging from fifty tOj one
hundred and fifty dollars per acre, and
even higher where planted to fruit.
Next week (I will give a more de
tailed write-up of the state referred
to. The Company is greatly encour
aged, and judging from the already
satisfactory membership, is certain of
the early filling of the required num
ber. There is certainly no better op
portunity offered to secure a good
home at such small outlay. Present
members ' can render much assistance
by giving a little time towards secur
ing others to join, and thereby hasten
the closing of the organization.
FRANK L. MARY.
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24.
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LINCOLN, NEB.
All forms of baths: Turkish, Russian, Boman and Electric, with special attention to the
application of Katural Salt" Water Baths, for the treatment of all acnte and chronic non-con-tagreons
curable diseases. Rheumatism, Skin, Blood and Nervous Diseases, Liver and ludney
Trouble, and all forms of Stomaeh Trouble are treated successfully, atarrah of the Stomach and
Bowels, Heart Disease, acute -and chronic, are all greatly benefitted and many permanently
cured by taking the Natural Salt Water Baths (Schott Method as first iven at Nauheim,
Germany. A separate department, fitted with a thoroughly aseptia surgical ward and ope r ating
rooms, offer special inducements to surgical cases and all diseases peculiar to women.. The
Sanitarium is thoroughly equipped for treating all diseases by modern successful methods. It is
managed by physicians well trained and of extended experience, specialists m their several
departments. Trained nurses, skillful and courteous attendents. Prices reasonable. Address
Lincoln, Sanitarium
Lincoln; n e b r a s k a
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later than thirty days
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THIS OFFER IS GOOD FOR 30 DAYS ONLY
We make tfala Special Unprecedented Offer to Quickly
To qniekly introdnee sad obtain Menti in u mn jr nw loulitlts as pouibln
for Dr. Home's ITw Improved Electric Belt and Appltancee, we have decided
ell for SO dare only, our No. 4 Dr. Home's Kew Improved Refular S 20.00 Elect ri
Belt for only S3. 60, a price that will make it possible foreverr peraon readinethii
advertisement to gtt one of ear best Belts at a nominal price. Keter la tee Hie
Urj ef ear baelaeea bave we ffered to sell tble Belt at each m price, but we want
an agent in your locality, and we behove that if you buy a Belt you will be 10 well
pleated with it that you will either act at our afector help u to get one.
- Bemmber, the Belt we are offering you for only t.66 ii enr No. 4 Dr. Home's
New Improved Kegular 920.00 Combination Belt for men or women. It is adjust
able and can be worn by any member of the family. Suspensory free with every
sale B U It is the best Belt we manufacture; in fact, the Beet en Earth, and we
make so exception to this .taiemeiit We have told hundred!, yee, thousand, oi
them, op tofiO.OO. There is not a family but what should have one of these Belts,
ai it is the best and cheapest doctor, and you do not have to go out of the house to
get it. It will last yon for years with propereare, and will save itself in doctor bills
ten times ever. These Electrie Belts have eured thousands and will cure you if you
will only givs it a trial, as the many testimonials which we publish in ourcatsiof us
will prove.
t00 RUM NO RISK IN DEALIXQ WITH US.
We 4e net ask yea to eesd any money la advance. If yoa want one of these
belts wo are perfectly willing to send it to your nearest ex. ess office, C. O. D., so
that ynu can see and examine it free of any cost, just the same as it you came into
our office or go into any store, and if you ae perfectly satisfied with it, pay the ex
Eress agent the price cf the Belt and express charges and take it; otherwise it will
e returned to us. Can any fairer offer be made you than this f We are the only
manufacturers of Electrie Belts Who send Belts C. O. D., without asking ona eent ia
advance. It you wish to send cash with order we will prepay all express charges
and guarantee the Belt to be exactly as represented, or forfeit $100.00.
WE HAVE MOW OFFERED Y00 AN OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFE
J? Jf. 7" io oot ccPt ' y011 "T be sorry for ft, as we shall never again offer
this Belt st such a price. It seems needless to say that we are sustaining a loss on
every Belt we sell at the above price, but it is cheaper to introduce them in new lo
calities in this way than to tend traveling men to do it for us. If you want one of
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. ipfci tment ive , CHICAGO, ILL, U.S.A.
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taetnent to some ona thai you know, who is not enjoying good health. By doing
this yen wiU favor them and na. We want a good agent in every locality to whom
we can give steady employment. We only employ those who have used our Belts
sad can speak of their merits from personal experience.
BLiuuiu.-uio our reuaomty we refer to any Express Company,
any Bank m Chicago, and the many thousands all over the United States who
nave hot pur uecxns celts ana Appliances dnr;ng the past SO years
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