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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT July Ji; 1901 FRED B, HUMPHREY 138 SOU'H 12TM Sr. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA . FARM WAGONS . J We hand the T. G. Mandt . J farm .area, the bt waroa J on tie aarket todi. YLea J you tid a, a;oa like the J 3x.i!;" It doe Its own talk- -iBg-atwi 4te-if besue- it La so many features over any J other toa built- It Las due -proof axles. b-tt and cot Me4 frlloc and .two ,more ( i ' rtpolrs la each wheel than any fc et!sr t:!"L Thes-f are last a fc few of the cany feat area J, about tt "MaadL,"' Corn J and loo this jun orer te fer jou buy or call at our J store a4 get , illustrated cata 0 . lofae. . . " - ; . - FRED B. HUMPHREY 138 South 12th St. liaclasJve Dealer ia all kinds of ve il icics. K'KIHLEY ISFLATI03 par with gold. It is astonishing that anyone with a grain of knowledge could accept such an Incresso of the currency as anything near or approxi mating the demands of "free coinage" of silver, and a government issue of P3per which would not be called out of the channels of trade at the whim of the raoney-monopollsts, regardless of panics and wrecked fortunes and lives. ?fth readtrra otthisppeT-stndT-t Into this matter and see how little of our poller has really been carried out, j and..uiaJie.jjn, their, miid3..that if. we,' can do business and pay debts with coin : dollars -that." re worth-but fifty cents by the republican ' theory, the other half Wing pure flat, than we may i-s well safe it all fiat, and turn the tide of men, who dig-and delve for such precious detalsto do the money function, to the .healthy prairies and blessed sunshine; instead of their mis erable lives amid poisonous Tapors and deadly perils in mint tnd redeem the vatt arid regions which await them and their industry.. What is the matter cf using honest labor to reclaim those v.asfe ands, in stead of pursuing that phantom of ex Iroveroor Dietrich, Tvba. parades: his tultlo scheme in the garb of pailan- thropy" with ai the mock tolictude J imaginable. -;.'. r ------ j Notwithstanding his" fine 'perform- i ante upon the tender chord of sym- ; patty for the "better c Jass'V of crim- lnaia (republican defaulters) it is a j siren song and we may "not trust it j any more than we may. trust the deceit ful currency Inflation ."doled out" by the man of destiny," because it con templates the removal of men con victed in the various" fates, away from the care and authority cf their govern ors,' to district federal: prisons'; under the authority of the administration, to fce guarded" by federal troops. Shall we so soon forget the lesson of the Chicago' strike, and the hi?h-handed act of "the fisher of Buzzards Bay? What an adjunct would such an ag HEALING A BUND Mil Millionaire . Rouss Proxy Says That He Can See. I5-0ABB OF-A-WOMAIT HEALEB. KMlUtk Poper aa4 Miser Iteea Ta ewl4 lato - 4 M" sy f... ikkcuUu Editor Independent: lit turning to K&ox coatty. Ntbraika. far a visit. after a four-years rejourn ia Denver, Coto . I fcaU w;th pkasure the refresh leg BVUer whics mak-a The ludepfn iet tie .ra4 prop it it to our tHrlovd rasiw. I irxl us-iied to say if t"e peoples p&nytXits to secure benefic ial rrruii in this state, it will not L or Uck and a ftaric&j forrrl er con lUht to s-j-.U the faiiLXuS. ft -ni ";o l'' 1 .. . lattb ttat populists atauM ever .conflict, which Is ever one day icir algss if tie eaai. ar t he c t . EfJ,V . . , , . , I z:ir fj . ods aai si4 lur. to the we tremble for the ' finis' , ttal disatrnient cf the prty or- ! cf hos vn1,a,fu Pl08 wbich ?? ! gaslxala. TLat Is the end wusht by x- f11 toPT till HUrtr seems all but , both mrtzzs cf ito-J tat4a.-a vui ' ion -vea now. . i tare, atd alo-.id it traip;re that tlie , The point is well taken-by The In- ; -nars- so I rer :t ta te driver's ! dent that the general xrireulatlon .. .t t ,!cf democratic oreans are shoA-lntr the. i.j imiucc oil . . . . . . .. . prl t j ti. rivals ia iLc t-:in-s a cf Inforwatioi. f KSrtIon of crimlna population be to j eaitas eant cf jssike xd ; f wase4 standing anay. If the ; eribeiftlet With tu a bea- hkf ecutive cho?e to cbnsider it srto ln.s.t " u-naa b.ln; th doasla-iut parti-, ,z 1 jo mill the fartnfis i'iicor that t!- taat:4 prosperity sf Er.piar William's rri;a is a at d tran.!-.t csc rd Its s jucl will t- a su!n co-.trstioa !aat Oistp-t La th Irlckstrrs' i:ans tae mattiid. 71. e repeat traisattlon white feather, are lax In their duty and ?.!lciance to true democratic doctrine j when they fail to follow up the advaht- j age furnished by "cold facts" at every j turn 6f the situation. Those who sip so contentedly from ' confidence" cup of republican j good times"" should note that present ; quotations of sliver reveal several in Ull Wt U a tae harUnger'cf Jr31 Ttfnt ments In fet r.piotkja ry. I ess editorial First, the price of 1 suver uuinon is rar Deiow its mini-j mum during the years when Sherman j law was in force. Th general 'level ! cf wheat and cotton, too, if I remem- j foer rightly, have not equalled the good i prices following the Sherman purchas- ' if t mo ps.:J of? old mortis res r oi tLe "nave" z lae first lauir?cd -at into crtter speculation r 1 sp-:iE5t a tae strensti of g. o. p. prvmiss. tfcey wiu ytt tarn the &iTzjir ttwt8 r-l roiry and tsj-k istioi. f er. iis irxrafcetj c!r cuUt.sa La cacht the enwary in lis sssre. ' 1 ar. jHbd to se? tat yoi ar drc-et-irc yo-sr readtrs to tne IraJlceat dan ger whUh L--t tae fiuion fc rc-e ard tra L'trji li cf the rrpaMhr; for no sore hsmlui tz.?rzy t'ran half- hrrtrd s-j;-prt-rs ftryan. vno ure his t'sa t'-t for tti&2y co jarir-ss, to ' nttiy and Lr;pt L:s worthy fol- lOTrrt ' - ', Kay I call attfstlca to an editorial frcra it iiit'.r Coutitv lYess quoted ia The K2f p-i.d-r.t of Jcet 13, headed ! JCS"t e t!; it." - ! The xncik -spirited ea.tor of the Press says, la rpeakisg cf the silver policy of j the ; adai.niA.trati;n. "Wty the presi-I dent shoc'.d hate dcae Jut the con- ', v ing act. wages have- not followed prices upward and the whole thing is aj "bank swindle of gigantic " propor-j tier.?. ' -j ;.,-"r;'- I It Is the merest scp to the dlscon-! tented agricultural and commercial in- j terefts. and was meant only to gilnd j the administration ax, bqt none are 10 blind as those' who" will not see. j I hepe In the near 'future to swell ! the subscription list oi The Indepen dent, the,. stalwart ; champion of pure populism. , .':."''' : JJtand by your guns. - MRS. ALLIE I. LUCAS. Denver, Colo. Gocd Advice to Girls Who Travel The young girl who is travelling by herself should seek information from Vn, i. f y the train people rather than from her iTtJTJ :C fln: ! companions on the train:- No girl in TJrii '-l I ' rl3fr- elc' travelling should make confidants of il ilPcxLkt'Ur'ii: m' b". destination or Her family! ti"?'? . ?,S f ' tC.' .-TTUSairs. or maJce acquaintances on the i fore I cz.u t.i oa t! two points it 1 .a- ! attention to a mother, travelling with j j;tlfi children,, amuse a wearied little j or., and politely thank any one who does her an unobtrusive 'kindness. Martaret. EL Sangster, in the Ladies Home Journal for. July. it ticielr to remind cur rrt!iin i fiicrds cf tie howl about "honest ciony"" tiat v. . it up from aJaiSniaua tior bouth-rlftes ecr tisce tae enun ciatlua df tie OaLa pUorra until the ieceat dtpartu.e fxoax a find pol icy cf a iz.u-y famine was itioii Ui&Xci 1 the ruler uf the Pallipplnt. 6w. Int ty wat act of congress is .he ptcide,t utLorix4 to put this polkT- of Uif leendicti J silver coln iMge itto opsrairfjr.. since tfce repeal cf !; p-axchaaliis dsai of the Saerman :w irsuKht iu train of disasters? D;d the cusjjletioa cf the sold standard aydtezs dtxlct ilr. JdciCialeya" first trra carry with It a dxradd sliver o!eae art. providing for redeeraabl ,'- rt ai:rr doilan ? I ucnr tan it !&Urpre?t4 thus. IK tho? tLickalled admirers of the royal inciialnt at ahinton think it if a xtxictlyjrhcjifret dollar"1 that ls tourht on the market for-liO certs la gold, while It is ia bullion,, then paid o-:t as a dollar on obligations of the forernoent or In appropria tions? Does congress by any act au thorise eura coiaare or i it a case similar to the tariff echedule. wticii tae president and cabinet oiScera are -jsasr:i3g to rrdeitakc for the PhiIIi pineef It w'gi tj me It is a low order of sagacity that cannot dlsctra why. the financial policy of the government embraced aa enlargement of the "Ir calatieg tnsiua; it was plain nothing ele wonld trtsg the activity -which they ha-d promised the country, and never could be accomplished aceord Inr to the contraction fallacy which they epn!y defended on the stump and la the press. I, for ore, see no very satisfactory ecaseTuencea to congratu late ccrrtlrts upon, ror reason to ad mit that by so doing tte g, o. p. has enact! the better part of our pol;cy. ss th editcr cf the Press haatens to aaare as. They have given na a make shift to p'Il the wocl over the eye of the hort-sighted and burdened reaves and th tnTcesary sad scheming ones ere helping with the process' cf spread ing th!r fabric of errors. Bach coin age cf silver does little to compel Eng land tn pay the rightful value of s'Jvsr !a th N't Tork markets, hecsuss the gtyverameat U a competitor, forcing silver to tske a commercial price as tullioa !?:stel cf the oil-time consti- r-sl ntoney value cf 11.23 per -vjt5 way to keep It at Ssyeh Denoniinatrans in a Wedding! "The college ' roommate' of a1 friend ' of mine was engaged to a" lady in New j York." writes the Rev. D. It SteeleMn ; his article on .-gome People" I Have TsrHr1 Iritli Ijr!Js- Hnm' Jniir- cal for June. - "His people ari Congre-gatlonalisti.- butwhile at Yale he be came a Unitarian. - Her parents are Roman Catholics, but she was a mem- Ijber of the Ethical Culture society at Carnegie - Hall; in compliance witn her "mother's Vlsh he asked five differ ent priests to marry theraj out all-re-jfused.. In despair he came for me, I married them, an Episcopalian, with the ritual service in a Presbyterian chapel. ' The Roman' Catholic hrother cf the bride and the Congregational sister of the groom were p:esent..This j sister acted as witness; , the other wit ness was a Jewess." " fry r- ftl-n.- on . Wlioee JEyee , tfsar Exitert-.. acnti Were Made ReeoT crlna HI ilght Laaghed When -ll-a CTltnrcli III OCcrtd to Cue Ulm Xow Jkbl to Walk Without Oaide. :r1 John F." Martin, helpless and blind, on whose eyes those who hoped they could cure Charles i Broaihvay Rouss first experimented, says he can see. According to Martin, Mr. Rouss beard the other day. that his sight was being restored, and he sent his coachman to the little room at 192 Elizabeth' street In New York occupied by Martin to in quire If the reports were true. Martin has been blind for 14 years. Charles Broadway Rouss has walked in darkness' more years than that, Martin is poor, but Mr. Ronss Is rich rich enough to offer $1,000,000 to any one' who will restore his sight. It was that offer that brought Martin and Mr. Rouss together. Thousands rushed to' the rich man with suggestions and of fers of healing. He hired John Martin, the drug clerk, to take his medicine for him. , . . -If you cre Martin," he said, "I will let you try it on me." April 6, 1800, Martin began to take the medicine for Mr. Rouss. He sub mitted himself to every sort of torture. Ills eyes were taken out and scraped. They were rubbed with fiery liquids. Nikola Tesla submitted him to 100,000 volts of electricity. The only result was that the blind man lay unconscious for an hour. " There came quacks, fakirs and real scientists. ' Among the scientists were Ppmer'oy, Knapp, Agnew, Bohn, Mit tendorf, Janeway, Professor W. G. Morton and Professor Edson, and still Martin could not 6ee. Treatment of so many kinds ruined his health. Acids ate his stomach through, nis strength left him. When Mr. Rouss gave up hope of recovering his sight, he had no more need of Martin's services. Martin, destitute, on Feb. 14 last was living with friends in Brooklyn. Miss Llda A. Churchill of New York heard of bis plight and sought him out. Miss Churchill professes ever since girlhood to have possessed a wonderful power of heaiiug, a natural gift to restore health and to cure infirmities by the laying on of hands. "It is a God given thing that I pos sess," she said recently to a New York World reporter. "I never cared to flaunt It in. the faces of people, but I have cured many." And then the reporter went to see Martin to learn what truth there Was In the claim of this frank faced, gray eyed woman of SO to the power to heal by the laying on of hands. "When she came to me and said she would cure, me, I laughed," said Mar tin. "1 did not believe her. 'What are you going to give me?' I asked. Noth Ing, she said, but that night she strok ed, my eyes for an hour. I felt the mys tic power from her finger tips. I have been getting better. At first my eyes itched a good deal. One day I found I could see houses. Then people walk ing were visible. And the next day I saw an automobile for the first time In my life. It was a great Joy. 1 "She is taking no pay and has no agreement with me. Mr. Rouss has withdrawn his offer, so she is not working for that. She is not rich. She works hard for her salary. But she is paying for this little room for me. She does it out of the kindness of her heart. "All the others were working for Mr. Rouss' millions. They tried to bribe me, Into getting well. This little woman tells me that she does It for the sake of Christ. She is slowly regenerating me, br ly and soul, and it will not he long, I aru sure, before I am a well man. "I lie on my couch for an hour at night while she rubs my eyes and talks to nie. I go to sleep at once and wake refreshed. She says she Is simply help ing nature help itself. Every day I can see better. 1 1 walked over to Brooklyn without any guide the other day." In proof of his statement Martin counted correctly the number of fingers held cp. before him and went through other simple tests successfully. , - ' . ! (GREAT u CLE RING SALE In rder to reduce bur immense stock $10,000 during ttijs sale, we have made immense redLuctionsn price . : 20 Per Cent Off f ON "WHITE G66DS;.:.LAfeES' EM " BROIDERIES SUMMER CORSETS, . MUSL.n3f UNDERWEAR.1 LACE -CURTAINS, PILlJbw SHAMS and ,H AMMbcKS" Jt -ll . -'r";f 7 I PILES I pvrm-iirutJr cared. W can itti(ul promis roa an ab uiut -er &o matter wbat roar Cfuuiition for External. lulioi. tiiind. Ble4tag or Itching- Pilei. C hroi.c or Jt-enct. w iUtuut nadergoing' anjr argrical operation or iuWrrnptio ot bostaess. I kuaaa4 cured who bad glTen up in despair ol a-r if-ltJCtT reijf. WUt tUMIUE TO SUrrKBT It ea -thine: to try ant lratunt. Sample ax.d trtieolars maiad S'r-e. Uom.si. L liRAOLki. Parte, HL. writes: "I aa cu&-i-e4 that yon know yoar bueines and can eura vbwt all other faiL I have doctored tor Use tor tare yeri with no b netictel re nltt. and yoar treatment ha cared in in a few day. laaCoantr Jndjre of E4-ar County, iUiso.. and will be iad toaseitou in spread. in-1 font remedy. ToartrnJy, S. I. HgADiEt. Uk. Eowtto Somkkb, Caetletoa. IlL, etxffered with blaedina. ewpllin and pro trading File for thirty yer doctora tied given up his case a incurable, he was Completely cured by our treataaeet ia thre weeks. M. Ja.. M.Ot, Coca ae, Kansas, Captain Co. A. Fif'.U'.a, Indiana Infantry, writes: Hermit EeesedyCo.1 Lesr8lrs 1 have doctored for Itiea since the Clril Var - tblrty-six years and am now clad to report that, after mine fow treatment for a fw weeks, lam complete ly cireo. i oeueT yo snaa eria sot ft in a much wo tfca l was and Use. and lam duly srtcrni to jftt. Yours respectfully, if. McCov. ?rws3aads of Pile sufferers who had gtreanp adeprof ever belna eared fears written us ieiurefaliet (rat ttde after sing . oar rem. edie for a tbort time. - Yott eaa have trial m;le a si ltd gUJLK by writ In us fall particu lars of remr rase. - - , ' HKKSTTT TiKMEOr CO. "Z& Ad ni Zxpeees Bulidln, CMaro, JUj, FOR A SUCCESSOR TO DIAZ. Dr. Wsyl Says Transfer of Power 'Would Strengthen Confldenoe, An Interesting report on the status and future prospects of Mexico, is pre sented by Dr. Walter E. Weyl, who has recently spent six months In the coun try on some special work for the de partment of labor, says a Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Dr. Weyl Is satisfied that Mexi co has reached a position of political stability "which will not be Impaired by a change In the head of the govern ment, lie sajT8 that when the country was the theater of frequent pronunda mentos and revolutions there did not exist the present means of prompt com munication by railway and telegraph. The influx of American capital and the manner In which It is concentrated in the hands of a few great railways and banks also make for order and the permanence of existing Institutions. The peaceful transfer of power from President Diaz to a competent success or would, in the opinion of Dr. Weyl, tend to strengthen confidence In the fu ture of Mexico rather than to Impair' it The election Is made by congress, thereby avoiding the strain and excite ment of a popular rote. The choice for the new president will probably lie be tween Llmantour, the present minister of finance, and General Reyes, the head of the war. department. Llman tour belongs to the old aristocrat stock. Clearance Sala ; in Shirt Waists IN FOUR LOTS. Lot 1, 50c and 60c Waists, at..-. 39c Lot 2, 75c Waists, at, each. . . . . . 40o Lot 3, $1 and $1.25;Colored and " . White, each QQc Lot -4, 1.50 and $2 . Colored; and t. , White, each... .. .v: . . . . '. . '.. . 25 1-5 off on Black Lawn and Satine Waists. ' . - "."'"' .. V, ' One-Fifth Off WORSTED DRESS GOODS, DRESS AND . WALKING SKIRTS, " SILK MITTS AND GLOVES, UMBREL LAS AND FANS J "J r Domestics 5c Shirting Prints. at per yard -3c 6c Turkey Red and Indigo Blue Prints, per yard;.;... .....I. . 4Kc 5c Thomaston LL Muslin, per yd 34c 6c Admiral LL Muslin, per yard. 4C Special Discount on all Prints, Mis lins, Ginghams; Percales; Denims, Tickings, Shirtings, Towelings, Table Linens, Napkins and Bed Spreads. . Sun Bonnets and Hats 25c Ladies' Bonnets, sale. price. Qc 25c Misses' and Children's Percale Hats and Sun Bonnets, sale pricX5o Wash . Goods All our 5c Wash Goods, yard. ..254c All our 6c Wash Goods, per: yard 3Mc All our Sc and 10c Wash Goods, ; at, per yard . . : ............. . All our 12Hc, 15c and 16c Wash , - Goods, per yard. ............ 9c All our. 20c Wash Goods, "at, Tyd. 12&C All our 25c, 28c. and 35c Wash . , Gods at, per yard .......... 18c All our 40c Foulards and. Wool . Challie, at, per yard . . . . ..... . 25o All our 60c Silk Waist Goods, , ' per yard. 39c One-Fifth Off ON STRAW HATS, BOYS BLOUSES, . WAISTS, KNEE PANTS.1 MEN'S CASSIMERE, COTTONADE, JEAN , AND CORDUROY PANTS. Clearance in Man's Negligee Shirts. 1 lot 50c and 73c Shirts, at each. 3Qc 1 lot U and $1.25-Shirts, at each69o 50c Unlaundered Shirts, white, at each... 37c 35c Men's Working Shirts, each. 23 C 50c Men's Double Front and Back Shirts, - each. 38c Special Discount on our Entire Line of Shirts, Overalls and Jackets. ; Underskirts IN TWO LOTS. Lot 1, $i and. $1.25. Skirts, clear- . ing sale price.. j. 1. 1 ......... 69c Lot 2, $1.75 and $2.25 Skirts, clear- ing sale" price. v. .".v.v. . . .'. . $1 37 Special Discount on. al Skirts. , Clearance In 'Hosiery . 1 lot of: lOcCMidren ;HoseI' if"- ' 4j per pair.. .... '"..r...r..,." ,Jq l lot of 15c Children!s Hose, at per palr.rv 'i.'.n.t ..'I. .Qq 1 lot of : 25c and 30c ' Children's , -: Hose; at per pair......T......" I'Xo l lot of 15c Ladies' Hose at v . per . pair . 'l i 7. .'. . i . . . 10o 1 lot of 30c, 35c and 40c Ladles' . Hose, at per pair..,.......VJ.. 23o 1 lot of 16c Men's Half Hosei I I at per" pair . . . . . .'VC . .". lOo 1 lot of 25c Men's Half Hose, 1 at per .pair............ X7o Special Discount on all Skirts, , Children's and. Misses .1 Shoes; and Slippers Infants' Shoes, black" and tan, -1 to 4, at, per. pair 1.. -....".... 25o Child's Kid Button Shoes, wine and black, 3 to 8, regular 60c and 75c, Clearing Sale price, per. pr 49o Misses Lace Shoes, black and tan, " ' to 2, regular price, $1.25 and :; ! $1.50, Clearing Sale-price, pr.. 98c Children's Oxfords and Strap Slip pers,. black and tan, broken lots, but good styles, to close out pr "79 o Boys' Shoes Boys' Shoes, lace and congress, 12 to 2 and 3 "to 5, regular $1.25 .' . and $1.50, Clearing Sale price, t per pair 95c Youths Shoes, black and tan, vici kid, Kang. Cf. and Crome stock, . all sizes, regular $1.50, ,$1.60' J ,.and $1.75, Clearing Sale price, at per pair.. .........$135 Youths Lace Shoes, black and tan. Kang. CfNand vici kid, 2 to 5, . regular $1.75 and $2, saleprice$l 49 A special discount on all shoes and slippers. '- ' " Women's: Shoes and Slippers A lot of Shoes and Slippers," odds r, and. ends, mostly small sizes, wprthup to' $1.75, Ciearlrig Sale priced . '. . . . . ... 98o Patent Leather Oxfords, welt sole, this season's goods, 4,to 7, reg- ular price $2.50, Clearing Sale s price... Sl,.87 Kid Shoes," lace and button, light and -heavy sole, worth up to $1.75, Clearing Sale " price, pr$ 35 Kid lace tan Shoes, a shoe that will give you satisfaction for wear, '? sold regular for $2.50, Clearing . - Sale price, per pair...... ...... $1;79 Brown's, "fine kid shoes for ladles, ' turn sole, this season's produc tion, all sizes, BCD and E widths, regular $3, ' during this : sale, ;per pair.........,... $2 48 A Special Discount on all Shoes and Slippers. ' i ; . ::r r Men's Shoes Men's" grain buckle Shoes, 10 and 11, to close out at. Per pair..,.. -75o Men's lace and congress Shoes, plain and cap toe, light sole and tap sole, good solid shoes, all sizes of the different kinds, reg- ' ular price $2, Clearing Sale price, ...... ...I........... $1 45 Mens lace and congress vici kid, colt skin, satin cf. also low con gress Shoes in black and tan, regular $2.50, Clearing Sale price per pair 95 Vici Kid vesting top and wine col ored Russian cf. the newest styles,. 6 V4 to 9, regular $3.50, sale price... ....,.'... ..... $2 89 Special Discount on all Men's Shoes. RED SGHM DT & 917 and 921 O Street. Opposite Postofflce. Lincoln, Nebraska THE- AMERIC AH SAILOR -- - " : Although Paid Higher Wag-as Ho la the - Bloat Kfficient and the Cheapest That Satis tho ' Ocsjm The Independent' gave to its readers not long agby an account of the sailing of a sea-going vessel from Chicago to Liverpool Through the lakes and the Canadian canal system. The ship land ed at Liverpool the other, day. The ship and its crew have been an as tonishment to the English. Every pa per In Liverpool and for that matter in Ihe ' whole kingdom had long ar ticles concerning If- The papers de voted to the '"shipping : interests had columns ahoht 'it ? ' In one article the Liverpool Journal of, Commerce said: "A closer inquirymade on board, is convincing of the fact that everyone of the hands is perfectly happy and con tented, that each and all do their work in a whole-hearted and efficient man ner, and : that comparing the system adopted in hep-with that obtaining in vessels of her class tinder the British flag, the American method of dealing with ships' crews is faraway ahcd of the course adopted In ships xf our own nationality ' -: - ' " "First-in importance, we consider Is the matter of food on the Northwest ern. - American ships proverbially' Hvo well, but. 'deep water' ships under the stars and stripes "do -not live just as they do on the steamer now In Liver pool from the great lakes. On boa.'d of her, captain, mates, 'lookout men, 'wheel' men,-engineers, storekeepers, greasers and cook, all. mess at one ta ble, wnile the deck hands' and the fire men are supplied 'with the same food exactly, but they partake of It In a very comfortable messroom- not r their sleeping apartment by themselves. "The arrangement Is, according , to the unanimous - testimony. , of all on board, excellent . ; , Nothing better ia asked, and as for growling, such as is the comonest. form pf Insubordination on board an English ship, it is unheard of.. In fact, such a contiilgency Is placed quite out of the bounds of pos sibility, for the only one qualified to complain -of the Jood is the captain, and he doubtless will be ready enough to make -Is wishes known on that matter It the food is cooked or served up in anything but the best form. " 4 "The captain loses none of his In fluence over each member of the crew, from the chief officer down, through this arrangement of dining with his quartermasters and engineers and oth ers in the one saloon and It is a de lightful cabin, too, furnished fn pol ished oak and glinting with glass and silver and white linen. No, he enjoys to the full the respect and honor due to his position as supreme in command. As for the chief officer, he enjoys a po sition superior to that of the chief of ficer of great" steamship lines, for he is truly the captain's deputy, and what he pleases is the will of the captain, for these two "gentlemen work hand and glove - in this 'cross-between-a-fresh-and-salt-water-craft. ' "The pay on board the ship now re ferred to is of a standard to make Englishmen stand agasp. The chief officer gets as much as the junior cap tains in our lines, whilst the quarter masters and lookouts get the wage of the senior officers in many British ships, namely $45, r'" "It Is the cook," however, who fares well, for he draws $65 a month; but it is earned, as Is all the money that goes for wages in this craft. It is cheap to get" a good cook at any wage, and the American sees this and acts accord ingly. He not only saves .food, but he gives satisfaction keeps the crew pleased with themselves and everybody else, -for It is a true . saying that the way to a man's heart is. through his stomach! ' . " : " . "And here lies the secret of the bet ter service on American vessels. The men are expected to work; and must almost slave at times, but they are well fed, and woe betide the cook if a valid complaint gets aft respecting the meBS. British ships lack In , thi3 . essential and loss thereby." This testimony from an English rival is the strongest proof that the. theories so Ions adveca-.ed by The Independent are the basic truths upon which all advancement of mankind' must bo im posed. It is well .pald and intelligent workmen that make a nttlon. It was recorded In the Montreal ; papers that when this ship reached that port it laid up there for a Csxj or tP-"o. The crew put on thcr Sunday clothes and went ashore. Th-?sc 'sea dogs" want to church, bougit newspapers and read them or small souvenir triffies to send Lome and acted as 'lavellers usually do to the immense surprise of the offi cers and crews of the , ships . ly'ng alongside of them. A captain of one of . these . ships came aboard of the Northwestern and made the rumd ef the whole ship , before making , him self known.; He could scarc-il believe the evidence of hia own eyea He said that if he gave the crew of his ship blankets and pillows, they would trade them for whisky at the first port that the ship entered Nothing could have better .shown the. difference in the quality of the men. He acknowledged that such treatment as vhe crew of the Northwestern received would fet the very best men. Nowhere in all, the world have nen been treated as men, without respond ing in the most noble manner. On the other hand, where men are treated aa brutes and paid a salary hardly suffic ient to maintain life, they begin to de generate. The . Sampson idea intro duced Into the American merchant ma rine and United States navy would bo the ruin ..of this country. Intelligence will conquer the sea just as.it con quered the land. - Build up the schools and the universities and the American citizen will need no subsidies to meet either the merchant marine or the na vies of the world. : LET US 60 AHEAD Work la tho Cans of Social, Economic and Political Reform Must go on The people's party is composed of men who believe in what they teach, with a whole heart, and with the gen uine populist, office-holding Is a sec ondary mattec a means to an end. Office is a mere agency by which a ser vant of the people carries out their will if he is true and faithful to his trust. Our pioneer work In the cause of so cial, political and. economic reform must and will go on. We can fight and fight effectively in the. middle of the road, if need be, for the cause of reform. Gradually - the principles, we represent have gained adherents and the work of enlisting recruits will go on. The march of progressive thought cannot be turned back.. It is gather ing and will continue to gather force till its momentum is irresistible. Good results have come from our third par ty organization. -We combine true Jeffersonian, democracy with genuine Lincoln republicanism. Our ranks are filled with men who left the Cleveland Hill democracy. 'They are not going back to it. Republicans who left the corporation and trust-ridden republi can party see nothing in the Hanna brand of republicanism to draw them thither; and the old-time greenbacker may the Lord bless him and his tribe increase is not sighing for, the flesh pots with its Egyptian bondage. ; We still believe in clean men, clean methods, clean principles and a clean conscience. V We cannot desert the stand we have taken, nor forsake the ground already conquered. We are sure we are right, and let us go ahead. The people's - party . county central committee of Franklin' county recently met at Ottawa, and among other good resolutions, adopted the following: "Resolved, That as the people's par ty was born and held its first election in Franklin county, that we believe the time has not come to abandon its or ganization and substitute any other vi sionary new party therefor, but we pledge the cordial and earnest co-operation of the people's party to the doc trines of the parties as proclaimed in their platform of 1896 and 1900.'! . r The Republican sheets that pretend to believe the pops are all - dead and their party organization collapsed will find their dreams disturbed in the. fu ture as In the past by the fear of po litical judgment to come. Kansas Commoner. "'" ;'" - - , ' ANOTHER OIVOHCE. . The "Republicans Don't Propose to Jt the ' Socialists Got Ahead on .llroroea Aay Mora Than tho Theory of Ovsrprodactloa 1 Editor Independent: Please call at tention of your readers to the way the republican, press is writing up Prof. Herron, a leader of modern socialism, and the way they excuse Editor Howe of the Atchison Globe, also to the way that they cover' up tfce suicide of Adal bert Hay. Where stands Roscoe Conk linr whd broke up the home of Gov ernor Sprague; where stands Grover Cleveland, where stands Senator Diet rich who Is charged with a score of such indiscretions? J. BRUN. Ohiowa, Neb. The following , press dispatch was enclosed: " ' - Atchison, Kas., 'June 21. Mrs. Ella Howe was' today granted" a dtoorce from her husband, E. W." Howe, editor of the Atchison Globe and author of "The Story of-a. Country Town," and other novels. The grounds on which the divorce was granted were desertion and abandonment. . The court allowed Mrs. Howe $15,000 alimony, and Mr. Howe voluntarily, aave her n rvaiiior,,.! valued at $5,000 The petition was filed late yesterday afternoon and'wjthin a few- minutes after., the case was called this morning the divorce was granted Only two -witnesses testified Mrs! Howe and James P. Iowe, her son. They .have ..... three cfmrtroti James P and Eugene . Ho weC The first : i-u re oagev;,The: divorce was simply an amicable separation be tween Mr. and Mrs - Mr. . ... , . . ,..vuv,nuu UttVtJ in reality lived apart for many years. On the lots occupied by the residence wmcu-waa awarded Mrs. Howe is a small frame dwelling In which the edi tor orthe Globe has lived by himself Mr. Howe has always provided well f orchis family and is an affectionate