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8 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. October 3, 1901. THE HOMEHAKERS. A Settlement to be located inTdaho on the UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. if. Mr. II. M. Greece, president of the rijtc.ox.rh colony la Idaho, made us a very pieatant call during the past week Tfci colony if located la the finest fruit country in the world. Commissioner Barrett has favored us ith a brand new map of the state of Idaho for which we extend our thanks. The map la exceedingly valuable in raaey rpecta. It thows la different colors the location of mining: districts, timber belts. Irrigated and Irrigable lands, summer and winter ranges for stock, forest and Indian reservations, sections where rainfall Is sufficient without Irlgatlon. together with all the railroads of the state up to date. The snap is made from oflcial data and is accurst. , J, , T. V. Hartley; state fish and game warden. Moscow. Idaho, writes: "The governor and all of us are very anx ious to bare your party (members) come and settle in what we think Is thi best state in the union, and if I raa be of any trice to you In fur cisLisg Information, I will gladly re rpond to any calL I Irarei all orer ttie state and know lis resources very well. as.d do jiot htitate to express my epl&ioa that all who coxae here will find ample opportunity for InTestment. Lorn and labor at good wages. Our crops never fail, and our climate is good, much better than any part of yoar state. We raise all kinds of trains, rege tables and. the finest fruit la the world." Mr. hartley was for two tenas cousty attorney of Garfield ecunty. Neb., and la 1'jI was the pop tiUst nominee for judge of the district court la the Grand island district. say, do so at once in order that we may make proper provision for you. We have remarked on a former occasion that some will delay and put off send ing in their applications until It is too late. Some seem to labor under the impression that they can join later on. Such is not the case. We have now sufficient members to close up, and will only hold -the books open for a short time until, we arc ready to begin, the survey and allotments.-. , N . , t -'t ? . ' "No more . Rjng descriptive articles will appear In, The, Independent regard ing the Upper Snake Hlver Valley. We have covered thev-subject thoroughly In numerous. fdr-Ter issues. AH read ers of the paper Jaxe. thoroughly posted and for those nob regular readers we cannot repeat the, master. The adden da it sued by us gives, a full description of the country and location,, just as iff appeared in The Independent some weeks ago. To keep the matter stand ing in the paper takes too much space. The week has brought a large num ber fit applications from those who have been holding off till the last mo ment. There are quite a number we know off who will have to get action onto themselves this coming week if they expect to become members. There is no use waiting longer, this matter is ready to close and will close. Mr. W. F. Shelloa cf Idaho Fails writes that the L'rper Snake Iliver VaISy li a the eve of a boom. That the taSsx of settlers Is very Urge, ev ery train bringing score. We are glad to hear this as It will be cf great Talue to cr members as well as to the com pany la adrancisg land prices. We wre satisfied prices mould advance, bet did not look for it before spring. Zuring the summer large numbers took advantage of the low rates and in spected tils famous valley and re turning reported to tbir friends who ta turn became Interested and so the aire sa cf home-seekers increases and kreps oa Increasing. By the time rpring cotoes there will be a rush to the Snake River Valley, Idaho, such as there was to Oklahoma a year ago. The Heme Makers Company has done much to attract the attention cf bome eker to the grand opportunities of fered ra Idaho ta general. We have presented what we knew and honestly believed to be true. We have spent each time and esosry to get at the truth and then presented It as we found it. Our settlers will be located in as fine a country as it is possible to find la the whole Inter-mountain country. Everyone cf them who will prove in dustrious will shortly be la comfort able circumstances. They will not 4 live ia anxiety for fear f possi ble lots cf cropa which is more than can be said of many other localities. We are ia receipt of a letter from a man who stales he is ready to joia the Home Makers and take forty acres of land, but before doing so writes to inquire as to the truth cf a statement jnaie ty a friend who otterred irriga tion errled 02 ia Colorado last sum mer and saw the Irrigators up to their knees ia mud during the operation. Such and thousands cf similar ques tions are aked us. While the above Is aa exaggeration, yet the man who expects to farm and not get his shoes soiled kad better remaia where he Is. He will be out cf his element as aa agricultural! t. The farmer has no time to spend on keeping his - foot gear polished. The curtions asked by son border a tie ridiculous. Don't put any credence in what you may hear derogatory to the Home Makers' location. When you have traced such statements down you will find they are the words of the ever present "knockers." There Is a mo tive behind it. The intention is to divert you to other parts. Any amount of misstatements . and prevaricating will be resorted to, to accomplish it. One party reports that he talked with a man, who had met another, who claimed to have been over the Home Makers location and that it was abso lutely rocky and stony and unfit to lire on. but that this party kad lands to sell In Wyoming, which could sim ply not be equalled. . So there you have it. Members will not for one moment believe that the company whose compensation depends o?i the prosperity of the settlement would se lect inferior lands. We expecced just such nefarious work, in fact, looked for it, and are therefore not disappointed. Those of our readers having friends who contemplate becoming members of the Home Makers and who are not readers of The Independent, are re quested to Inform them that the mem bership Is now closing and for them to make their application at once. This great home-making enterprise is being conducted under the auspices of the Nebraska Independent, the greatest weekly newspaper in the west. All Interested should subscribe and keep in touch with the progress being made. Hand the paper to your friend, he may become interested. During the coming week we expect to close the final details In connection with the purchase of the Home Makers 5ttlmnt land and then proceed to plat the same and begin allottments. It ts hopM that before the end of October we will be in shape to permit those who 4 ire to remove to their lands, to do so, la the meantime we ask all to be patient, we are doing all ia our power and with as much dispatch as is eontiitat with safety. While these matters are being attended to we will continue to receive applications for membership, after the aiiottment be gins no mere will be taken on the terms tow la force. Anyone desiring to take advantage of the benefits to b had may do so by sending in the ad vanes payment necessary for the desir ed amount of land, the balance will not be r5uird for some time and may possibly not have to be paid before De cember 1 Those desiring to locate on ta lands Immediately after allott usenta have been made will be required to uay balance oa subscription before doing so. Each member win receive due notice la ample time. After having carefully studied our plan of Home Making and are in need of a home, and desire a location where crops never fail; where the climate is healthful and mild; where all the nat ural resources exist to make a country prosperous, and you find that our plan offers you benefits not obtained by settling by yourself far from neigh bors: where you have the advantages of school and churches from the start; if you desire to be surrounded by a class of industrious neighbors who will Improve their lands and thereby add value to yours, then don't delay an other day but immediately send in your application for the amount of land you desire, iou will be treated fairly and honestly and will receive a choice and well located piece of land in the aiiottment. FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEM BERS. Excursion and freight rates to the proposed Home Makers Settlement, via the Union Pacific Ry. On every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month until further notice the rats to Idaho Falls will be one fare for the round trip, good for 20 days from date of sale, no stop-over privileges en route. From Lincol - the fare is $32.50. Should you decide to make the trip inform us of the date of departure. Take receipt for ticket purchased and mail it or the form and number of ticket to us. It is of no especial ben efit to us. except will aid in our efforts to. secure benefits for our members in transportation and freight when ready to move to the settlement. Success has crowned our efforts in this grand enterprise. We have ex pendad much bard labor and put forth considerable effort la bringing together a good class of settlers. Great care was extrei4 la selecting a good locatioa !a which we succeeded better than hoped for. We hardly expected to get so near railroad and other modern conveniences as are at our disposal In the locatioa selected- No misrepresen tation has beea indulged la nor tolerated- The facts have been presented In a ylala manner so that everyone cos id understand. The membership obtained consists of boiacst and Indus trious people not afraid to work and with the natural and artificial advant ages at their command in the Home Makers Settlement they will all pros per and soon live ia comfort. To those who contemplate becoming , xatshers- cf cur Home Makers let pa FREIGHT V RATES" ON EMIGRANT , MOVABLES. From Sioux City, Omaha, Council Bluffs. St. Joseph, Leavenworth or Kansas City, or any point in Nebraska or Kansas to Idaho Falls, 50 cents per 100 lbs., .minimum weight 20,000 lbs. Tbr Will b 500 Public Meetings Held . . - - . : Denouncing:' the Boer War At last the English people are re volting against the horrors and the cost of the Boer war. It has been ar ranged to hold 500 public meetings in different parts of the kingdom during the next few weeks denouncing it. In calling these meetings the following proclamation was made: ' ' "All over the country one imperative demand is becoming articulate that this long-drawn-out agony be ended. An honorable peace is the supreme nec essity of the moment to shattered South Africa, to the overburdened pop ulation at home and to everyone throughout the empire who values its honor and prosperity. The whole sit uation must be reconsidered, for the iberals cannot afford to stand im passive while the very foundation on which our colonial empire rests is undermined. "The government has lapsed back a century and picked up the broken thread of tpry policy which was lost n 1775 when the United States was goaded into rebellion. It is impossible that any solution should be satisfac tory that attempts to :place the heel of one race on the neck of another. "Only a broad policy that recognizes the magnitude of the issues at stake, places the races on a footing of real equality and insists that representa tive government of the freest kind be put within reach of all parts of South Africa can hope to succeed. "Therefore let the liberals of the country, mindful of the glorious tra ditions of the party, rally as one against the impotence and folly of Downing street and save So. Africa to the empire." BOWELS If kr,n t a rerolar. fce<br moremrat of tha bis ry you're III c-r will be. Keep your lwii(ieii,ull welL Fcrc. In tho ahapeof no it py ! pill poion, l 'Janrerous. The smooth. t,etit, not! prrt ect way o( keeping the bowala cia&r aaa ci m 10 ta&e CANDY CATHARTIO fob EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY g ieaai, - 1 ev vw vvv v Stvr StcKMi, Va;n. or iirip. 10, 2A, and 60 rents sevsttvn t wm wnT rn PAST. f'HITAGO r SItT TORI. KEEP. YOUR: BLOOD CLEAN All weight in excess of 20,000 lbs. 50 cents per 100 lbs. Will pass one man in charge one ' way If car contains live stock. All freight charges must ? be prepaid. There are no iron-clad rules imposed on members as to the time they, are to move upon their allottments nor as to improvements to be made. Members may remove at any time after allott ments have been made. They can con sult, their own convenience and cir cumstances. We aim to sell to persons only who Intend to make their homes on the land - and are perfectly well aware that they will do so at the earl iest possible moment. . -J Address all communications and make all remittances payable to the . INDEPENDENT HOME MAKERS COMPANY, 1245 N St., Lincoln, Neb. UPROAR IN ENGLAND . Belligerents (The proclamation of the British government banishing for life from their native land all leaders of armed bands in South Africa, which comes into effect from Sept. 15, is practical ly a denial of belligerent rights to the burghers.) Are these men not belligerents? They curbed our legions in their course; They fought our soldiers one to ten; They checked again, and yet again, Our armies in their weight and force. With rifle bullets, son and sire, They silenced our artillery fire, And drove us back, in frantic rout, With broken ranks and panic-shout. Dyeing the earth with dreadful stain, Leaving our wounded and our. slain. Reeling and crushed across the plain, By honor, by our bloo'd and pain, These burghers are belligerents. And yet they're not belligerents, Since pity spared a fallen foer . Upon the red Tugela's banks They saw our shattered, routed ranks, And at Colenso let us go. Their gray old leader gave the word: "Be Thine the victory, O Lord!" , And, scorning triumph or disdain, He checked the cannons' iron rain; He stayed the rifles' storm of lead Which swept the bloody river bed, Choked with the living and the dead. "It is. not human," Joubert said. Ah, no! They're not belligerents! Bertrand Shadwell, in Chicago Post. BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARRH -THAT CONTAIN MER CURY as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be ' used - except on prescriptions from reputable phy sicians, as the damage they will do Is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blcod and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Ca tarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, O., by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, price 75e per bot tle. . . Hall's Family Pills are the best. ; Sure Enough, Why Hot? The establishment of cable communi cation between Palanoz and L6gasi com pletes the last link in cable and land communication in the Philippines. There is now an unbroken service from the ex treme north to the extreme south of the archipelago. And this system all belongs to the government, which is independent of corporations, foreign or domestic The authorities probably congratulate themselves upon their fine telegraphic equipment. But why should not what is good for the Philippines be good elsewhere. If we can have government cables all through an archipeligo on the other side of the Pacific, why should we not have a government cable connecting that archi pelago with America? . If we can have government land lines in the Philippines,-why should we not have a government telegraph system in the United States? It is cheaper to send telegrams in Lu zon than it is in New Xork. Our govern ment seems to be reserving ita best gifts for its new subjects. The same old cor porations' are good enough for the citi zens at home. Chicago American. 400 OF THE BEST f, In Nebraska Constitute the Advisory ' Board oi Nebraska's Vigorous f and Successful Young Life Company, the BANKERS RESERVE LIFE ASSOCIATION. They Are a Guarantee of Good Faith, Good Management, Safe Risks and .Rapid Growth. ' . ALREADY-the Bankers Reserve Life Association takes rank with the strong est of life companies. Although less than four years in active existence, this vigorous home organization writes ev ery week "more business than its strongest alien competitor. . BUILT upon; sound principles, econ omically conducted, conservative in all things, its growth has been phenome nal. No other company " in America of its age has. a larger proportion of as sets to liabilities and no other company has had a smaller death rate. ,; v THE SECURITIES of the Bankers Reserve; are. deposited' with the ; state auditor. Every .honest death claim is promptly paid. Every business obliga tion is met when due. THE OFFICERS of the Bankers Re serve are well known business men of experience, integrity and energy. THE POLICIES of the company are thoroughly up to date, liberal, scien tific, clear, complete and reliable. None better in the world. THE BUSINESS AT RISK is the best which ' experience, conservative management and careful investigation make possible. Any so-called "Old Line" company would gladly reinsure it at our terms without medical re-ex amination. THE AGENTS of this company are writing the business under the direc tion of the management with the aid of the Advisory Board and are select ing the best men in Nebraska. THE ADVISORY BOARD, composed of 400, is made up f com the best class of our citizens and it is a part of their contract to assist the company in ex panding its business and protect the company from imposters. B. H. ROBISON, PRESIDENT, Oma ha, Nebraska, is in need of more agents to push the good work forward. Ex cellent territory is open for good men at remunerative . compensation. Ad dress, . BANKERS - REff 'RVE LIFE. TRUSTS AKI TARIFFS They Hm Jieejlj iialaed the Trade of Germany And , Same Fate A waits . ' Their Evil .nfluence In the , - -. United States If economic forces when policies were changed followed immediately, it would not; oe difficult to instruct the people in political economy. But they are slow in ODeration and it some times takes years for their full force to become apparent. Years ago this writer pointed out just what the ef fect of high tariffs would be in tne lone run. When an enormous duty was put upon sewing cotton the de fense made for it was that it wouu nrevent the imnortation of English snool cotton which would all be manu factured in this country to our great advantage. Writing then upon tne tariff it was insisted that that could not oossiblv be the result. The Eng lish manufacturers would simply es tablish plants nere, brings over tneir workmen, take advantage or tne nign nrice that would result from the tar iff and the profits would all go back to England. All that Americans wouia eet out of It would be the paying of twice as much for cotton thread as they ever did before. The editor of The In dependent was denounced then as an enemy of the country and an advocate of British r interests. No effort was ever made to answer the argument any more than there has been maae to answer the argument for the quan tity theory of money. But what was the result? The Clark and Coats com panies came and established big plants in New Jersey stnd eisewnere, maae most of the snool cotton consumed in the United States and American house wives and dressmakers have ever since been navine tribute to build up two Of thfi ereatest fortunes In all England, that of the Clark and Coats families. The foolish idea that by means of tariffs and trusts we can make raids on other countries that the foreigner pays the tax has received a complete answer In a consular report recently lifter ' showing that the high tariffs and formation of syndicates or trusts have thrust the German empire upon the verge of disaster, tne consul-general says: 1 "There has been -a remarkable In crease in the number of Industrial en terprises, the result of which was fresh and more work for great and small industries." The other resulted from the formation of numerous syndi cates." As this country is the land of trusts, so Germany is the country of syndicates. There is scarcely a rami fication of trade the members or wnicn have not combined for the regulation and control of prices, and even the quantity of output has been regulated by them. Protected by ' tariffs the syndicates have " been enabled to in flate their prices to that limit which just renders foreign importation and competitions; impossible. Another means of preventing foreign competi tion Is that the syndicates refuse to supply any customers who purchase similar articles from foreign manufac turers. The retailer must obtain all his goods from the home manufacturer or be boycotted. The result of this in dustrial despotism is that the retailer is considerably limited in the choice of his source of 'supply, while the .for eign competitor finds no marketSfor his goods. Another serious phase of the situation Is that the home retailer - - I discovered that, while he was paying tremendous prices for his goods, the same articles were being placed upon the foreign markets at a ridiculously low figure, which absolutely precluded the manufacturer from reaping any profit. In short, the retailer was not only paying dearly for his goods, but he was also paying for the loss that the manufacturers were incurring In the foreign markets. Such, a condition "of affairs could have but one outcome. The inevitable result has ensued. The manufacturers, secure from foreign competition by the protective tariffs, have increased their prices to such an extent that now they have attained an unenviable and ab solutely untenable position. The re tailer refuses to pay the exorbitant prices, with the result that the demand has considerably decreased. The com mercial depression which at first was considered to be only temporary ; in character has now - developed into a matter of grave importance. In the early part of 1900, it was impossible to obtain sufficient labor to cope .with the orders in hand., Nov it is. difficult to find- adequate work for the laborers. Some industries, such as coal mining, are. still , fully occupied, but others, such as the iron trade, are experiencing serious times. ,. The tariffs are being considerably reduced, and wages are declining. Unless something unfore seen happens in the near future to re vive the prosperity of .the country ser ious situations will develop. The un--employed problem will become acute. The government has endeavored to save the situation by levying new tar iffs and increasing old ones, but re prisals from other countries are prom ised if such drastic measures are en forced. And for all this the syndicates are entirely responsible. Had they not assumed such an intolerably despotic attitude no such crisis would have de veloped. Money has become sp dear that it is impossible for any profits to be made. The first industry to suffer from this tendency was the building trade. Builders were unable to raise on mortgages at b rate that would leave them even a small margin of profit. The result was that work In this line came to a standstill. Cessa tion of work in this trade affected the iron, glass, cement, stone, and cognate industries. Once the canker set in it has rapidly spread, and all efforts to stem the tide of depression have so far been completely nullified. The public have now painfully realized that the syndicates have failed to bestow those benefits which for times of trouble had in theory been anticipated, and their power and influence on the markets is now regarded more as an evil rather than a blessing. The consul-general opines that the high-water mark of German prosperity has been attained not by chance, but systematically and scientifically, and he states that Germans may well be proud of what they have achieved in comparatively so short a span of time. He advances, however, a word of warn ing. The increase of the tariffs will re sult in the absolute exclusion of the foreigner, while the syndicates will take immediate advantage of the aug mentation of the customs to increase their prices. The British exporters have felt the effect of the tariff consid erably, but they are now surmounting the difficulty in the only possible man ner, and one that is likely to affect the syndicates very severely. Several Brit ish manufacturers who cannot manu facture their goods in England to sell them profitably in Germany are estab lishing branch works in Germany. They can there compete with the syn dicates upon their own ground and upon the same terms. The English manufacturer now undersells the syn dicate at a price which is highly profit able to himself, and since he has to re coup no losses incurred by forcing an other or foreign market, it cannot be described as unfair competition. Al ready several British firms have branch works in-Germany, and, owing to the success that has attended this policy, several other firms who have hitherto had an extensive trade with Germany, but which has been killed through ex cessive tariffs, are emulating their ef forts. When this competition becomes sufficiently powerful the syndicates will experience serious times and will eventually be crushed. The English firms may suffer somewhat in the out put of their English factories owing to the establishment of such branch DOCTORING FREE The British Doctors are Doing This to . Introduce Themselves. Three Months' Services are Given Free to all Who Call at Their Office at the Corner 11th and N Streets Sheldon Block, Lincoln, Neb. 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 for treatment between now ar.d October 10. These services consist not only for consultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally ac quainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any ser vices rendered for three months to all who call before October 10. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the interview a thorough examination is made, and, if incurable, you are frank ly and kindly told so; also advised against spending your money for use less treatment, Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also rupture, goitre, cancer, all skin diseases and all diseases of the rectum, are positively cured by their new treatment. The Chief Associate Surgeon of the Institute is in personal charge. Office hours, from 9 a. .m. till S p. m. No Sunday hours. Special Notice If you cannot call, send stamp -for question blank tor home treatment. j 1 ' 11 WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT Ik? SEARLES & SEARLES Alain Office Lincoln. Neb. SPECIALISTS IN Nerroua, Chronle and . Private Diseases, WEAK MEfl All priyate diseases and dis orders of men. Treatment by mail ; consultation free. Kvphllis eared for life. All forms of female weak ness and Diseases of Wo men. . ElecfricitYuedfeiu Enables as to guarantee to core all cases cvrable ef the nose, throat, chest, stomach, lirer, blood, skin and kidney diseases. Lost Manhood, Night missions, Hydrocele, Varicocele, Gonorrhea, Gieet, Piles. Fistula and Rectal Ulcers, Diabetes and Bright' Disease, lOO.OO for a case of CATARRH, RHIUKATI SM. DYSPSP8IA r SYPHILIS we cannot care, If curable. Strictures Gleetmawi?h0ontVaTaeoT tatthtK. Consultation FREE. Treatment by mail adtreas with stana Mala Office Drs. Searles & Searles I l:rri:'iz. L-IINCOL-rV NEBRASKA works, but it will enable them to direct their attention to new markets, where there is no opposition by heaVy pro tective tariffs. t The consul-general strongly con demns the policy of organizing indus tries into syndicates or trusts. The home country must be the sufferer in the long run, as Germany has now found out to its cost, and eventually such combinations will be killed, and the home trade pass more completely into the hands of the foreigner. Irrigation Possibilities' A report has just been made to - the Agricultural department by El wood Mead, soon to be published as "Bulletin INo. 100, omce Experiment Stations, which deals with the agricultural possi bilities of California. Speaking of the great interior valley of California, Mr. JMead declares that the water supply available there for irrigation without injury to navigation ought to make of it the Egypt of the Western Hemisphere. "Within a radius of five miles," he says, "I saw every product of the temperate and semi-tropical zones wnicn 1 could call to mind," and continu ing, he observes that there are more acres of irrigable land in the San Joaquin Val ley than are now watered in Egypt from tne JNile, wnere agriculture alone sup ports 5,000,000 people. The irrigated lands along the Nile, he says, support 543 persons to the square mile, while on a 35 mile drive in the Sacramento Valley. over what is potentially one of the most fertile and productive agricultural dis tricts on this continent, he saw only-two schoolhouses, attending which were only 15 children. Just before taking this ride he had been for a distance of fifteen miles through an irrigated district in Utah, where there was not a farm of over 30 acres. The average population of the Utah district is over .300 to the square mile, that of the California district 10. "Every natural advantage is with Cali fornia," he continues, "but the Utah dis trict is irrigated, the other is not. The Commoner. (Mr. Bryan's Paper.) The Commoner has attained within six months from date of-the first is sue a circulation of 100,000 copies, a record probably never equaled in the history of American periodical litera ture. The unparalleled growth of this paper demonstrates that there is room in the newspaper field for a national paper devoted to the discussion of political, economic, and social prob lems. To the columns of The Com moner Mr. Bryan contributes his best efforts; and his review of political events as they arise from time to time can not fail to Interest those who study public questions. The Commoner's regular subscrip tion price is $1.00 per year.'' We have arranged with Mr. Bryan whereby we can furnish his paper and The Nebras ka Independent together for one year for 1.50. The regular subscription price of the two papers when sub scribed for separately is $2.00. McKlnley's Will EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASH INGTON, D. C, I publish the following as my latest will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills. - To my beloved wife, Ida S. McKinley, I bequeath allof my real estate, wherever situated, and the income of any personal property of which I may be possessed at death during her natural life, I make the following , charge upon all of my property, both real and personal: To pay my mother during her life one thousand ($1,000) dollars per year, and at her death said sum to be paid to ray sister, Helen McKinley. If the income from the property be insufficient to keep my wife in comfort and pay the annuity above provided, then I direct that such of my property, be sold so as to make a sum adequate for both purposes. What ever property remains at the death of my wife I give to ' my brothers and sisters, share and share alike. . My chief concern is that my wife from my estate shall have all she requires for her comfort and pleasure, and that my mother be provided with whatever money she requires to make her old age comfortable and happy. Witness my hand , and seal, this 22d day of October, 1897, to my last will and testament, made at the city of Washing ton, District of Columbia. (Seal.) WILLIAM M'KINLEY. The foregoing will was witnessed by us this, the 22d day of October. 1897. at the request of the testator, and his name signed thereto in our presence and our signature hereto in his presenoe. yj. li. CORTELYOU, CHARLES LOEFFLER. TOTAL OF THE ESTATE. It is given out on authority that th McKinley estate will total 1225.000 f250,000, including life insurance of f fTJ . 000. Aside from the 167,000 mentioned the estate consists of real estate here and contiguous towns and deposits in Wash ington banks. TUB BBAUSTIC SOHOOt- f . From Leslie's Weekly: Vivian's , j residence Is much In the way of book agents, itinerant tea and coffee mer chants, enlarged-photograph artists and lmproved-sllver-pollsh philanthro pists. Every historian is influenced to a greater or less extent by his personal surroundings and the things of his own times. .For example: Vivian was reciting in exceedingly new words the old, old story of Peter's release by an angel from prison. All had gone well and glibly up to the point where Peter had found his way to the house of a friend. "Very well. What did he do then?" inquired the listener. "He he rapped at the door." "That's right. What next?" There followed a somewhat lengthy pause. Then an inspiration came, to the triumphant young historian. "Why, I guess he asked 'if the lady of the house was in " or COURSE. He Dafs . hl comb on top of his head. She My! An' dose udders Is his side combs. Wot? " "Willie," said mam ma, 'didn't I tell you to wash your face?" "Yes, mam ma," Willie replied, "and I did wasbj it." ' "Mamma," piped little Elsie, who had Just been vaccinated, "perhaps he did do it, but It didn't 'toe' the first time." NEW FIRST READER. Why is the farm er's wife mad? Because her son did what she told him to do. 'What was it? She told him to draw a hogs-head-ful of wa-ter. See the man. , What Is the man do-ing? He is hang-ing the pic-ture. I don't 6ee that he is hang-ing It. Of course you don't, but you can hear him. PAN-AMERICAN ROMANCE. The tall, dark young man and ths short, - blonde young woman had acci dentally met and became acquainted while on the way to Buffalo. ' nri i j A . . . . the Court of Fountains at the exposi tion and renewed the acquaintance, and every day thereafter for a week, they met at the same place apparently by accident and strolled through theu grounds together. But the last day allowed by his ex cursion ticket had come and he could stay no longer. , "It has been a delightful week," h said to her. ' She murmured an assent to the prop osition. "And I have come to know you so well that I hope you will not thinU me presumptuous if I ask you a ques tion." "What is it?" she asked, with down cast eyes. "Will you please tell me youj name?" GOT WHAT HE DESERTED. ' "You know Throggins? Smooth fel low. ... Great Jollier. . Tries to keep oa the good side of everybody. Well, h went to church last Sunday morning and slept through the whole sermon. Then he had the gall to tell the lie Dr. , Fourthly, after the congregation had been dismissed, that he had nevet enjoyed a discourse so much in his life, and he would like to borrow the man uscript of it and take it home with him, so he could read it again durinf the day. What do you suppose th doctor did?" "I can't imagine." "Well, sir, I think he'd seen Throg. gins nodding, and knew he hadn't : heard a word. At any rate, he took- 1 Throggins by the arm, led him into hif study, made him sit down, and then he read every blessed line of that ser mon over again to him before h would let him up. O, you don't gel ahead of Dr. Fourthly not much!" ALFRED ATRES CONFOUNDED. Victor Smith : in the New Yors Press:1 Alfred Ayrea, who Is such I purist regarding the use of the Eng. K.V 1 1 J gamed as a crank, wandered into tin office of the Appletons, his publishers, C the other day, and inquired for Colonel I Appleton. ; :- , "He flew, the coop I guess," said oni of the young men. "What?" - ' ' J ' "He' flew the coop."" "Oh! If you had said he has flown the coop, young. man, I might hav understood you," and Ayre3 stalked away. T , . . VALUE RECEIVED. "I suppose," said the man who had Just been accosted by Meandering Mike, "that you think yourself nerfect. ly Justified in taking money from m witnout rendering an equivalent?" "Don't saydat, mister," was the re Joinder. "Don't say I'd take it widoul an equivalent. If de hard-luck storj I've been tellln' you ain't fuller of im agination an graceful embellishment! dan any of dem books you've paid 51 cents apiece for on de train, I'm readjV to give up me chosen profession an' quit panhandlln' fur life." Washing ton Star.