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is 1 V December 19, 1901. i . ! J THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. 3 ' "Ihare been nalua IASCAItETS for Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted for over twenty rears, una I can say thtvt Cuscarets hare given mo luore reljef than any otlier re mo fly I have ever tried. 1 sliull certainly recom mend them to my friends us being nil tUey are represented." Tncm. Gii.lauu, Elgin, 1U. CANDY , TWA OB MARK RfOISTsftED Pleasant. Palatable. Potent, Taste Good. Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe, lOe. 26o. 60c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... ItwHus V.mrty .par, I'Mcigt, MHtfl. Raw T.rk. Jl lfOTD.RAn Sold and tfnaranteert by all drug IIU" I U'DAU 8it to !U UK Tobaeoo Habit" m CHESSES AUV mm Complete Prom Heed ' to Tm la latest Stvle. tVRlTE rOfl SAMPLES mad Me ww seat Blaiiait a genua eoevloB salt made to year cneasara. In the latest Engllahbaclc style, well mads and durably trimmed, such a suit a lome tailors charge.. 80.0& A late oa!ap or fctetsoo block, Derby oi Fedora Mat .77.. .0 80 ApairotstyliebaceS!ioca,tUenewquQcn lart 8.60 A baadsome rncx Percale A'esUa-ea fchlrt with collar ana cuffs attached 1.85 AnmsiiK, neCBUe .60 A pair of fancy Web Klaatlc Suspenders .. .60 rflV08'1 MoaJtercWer. .60 A pair ot fancy Lisle Thread Socks .5 Thoasanrfsof Amorieanettizenepay dally for thti 1305 VT"S1 1"' Li' 11 wuk HEW TAILORING, ciders received for these suits to order for only tlO.OO vii w viaui.-s VI nio complete OUCUC lltE with each order. Actually if S8.00niue for only A 1 0.O0 So introduce and nothing t pay eill after you receive the unit and all and Bad it Just as represented. Bend us , at onoea postal card with yonr name and post odes address, and ws will send you free namoles of oloth and measurement blank for slz of suit, shirt, bat. shoes, to. DO NOT DELAY-after bavin? filled jWWO ordnrs our price for tbese suits will tie (0-00 and The Gents' Complete Outfitting C. X 118 Adams Street, Chicago, HI. LIFE SIZE DOLL eUg" Baby's clothes will IX now fit Dolila.' Girls Can g-et this beautiful Life Size Doll absolutely Free for selling only (our boxes of our Ureal Cold & Headache Tablets at 25 cents a box. Write to-day and we will send you the tablets by mail postpaid ; when sold send us the money $) .00) and we will send you this Life Size Doll which is 2H feet high and can wear baby's clothe!). Dollie has an In destructible Head. Golden Hair. Rosy Cheeks. Brown Eves. Kid Col ored Body, a Gold Plated Beauty Pin, Red Stocking Black Shoea, and will stand alone. This doll is ah exact reproduction of the ftneHt hand painted French Doll, and will live In a child's memory long after child hood days Have paired. Address, NATIONAL, MEDICINE CO.. OollOsDt.27f M, New Haven, Conn TO FUSE OR NOT be Arguments Pro and Cos on That Sub v ject Would 'Refusal to Fsise Have) '..- Created a Great Party y- y . The Independent is glad., ta prinf'the foregoing article, it is the best that has come to this office. There are a few very good men in the state who hold the same views. They have been faithful workers in the ranks of re form for many years and if anyone has a right to be heard it is, such men. Their loyalty and honesty no man can doubt. Neither those holding these views nor those who favor fusion can actually demonstrate that their posi tion is correct. It is a matter of opin ion. 'It has often been submitted to populist state committees and state conventions. In Nebraska these con ventions have always-decided by - an overwhelming majority for fusion with the democratic party and in Nebraska the populist party has had its great est success. Whether it would have succ:?ded better by going it alone is simply a matter of opinion, the cor rectness of which it is impossible to demonstrate. The indictment of the treason of the democratic party to its constituents is correct. Mr. Bryan has drawn such an indictment many times himself. Ninety-nine out of every hundred democrats in this state, Indiana and Ohio would put their names to it. Mr. Bryan, the Bryan democrats and the populists are all' agreed on that . subject. The whole-energies of Mr. Bryan have been devoted to getting the management of the democratic party out of the hands of the traitors who have used it to aid plutocracy and the republica nparty. The or ganization and principles of the peo ple's party has been one of the most potent forces in existence in aiding Mr. Bryan in the work of redeeming ,the democratic party and driving the traitors out of it. It was the exist ence of the populist party that made the nomination of Mr. Bryan possible. The conclusion that fusion with . the democrats is undesirable arrived , at by Mr. Currey and all others hold ; ing the same opinion is based -on the following statement; : "The people's party in the begin ning of its history grew like a mush room and had we kept clear of en tangling alliances wIth any party to day we would have been a factor In - politics in many states in the union." - Manifestly, that statement- is not susceptible of proof. No man can prove ', what would have happened if fusion had not been entered into. We know what has occurred, but what would, have' occurred under different conditions "we can only imagine; and every man ha3 a right to his opinion on such matters. , We know that in - a i great many states there has been no fnsion. We know that In four or five states there has been fusion. We know that in the states -where there has been no fusion that the populist party is practically dead as a political factor and in the states' where-there was fusion that there has been a good degree of success. - That Is not a dem- , onstration that fusion was the best policy, but it is strong grounds for belief that it was. Then 'it is a mistake, to say that the first victories of the people's party were the result of a mushroom growth. The first victories came from fusion, not of two organizations, but by five or six. Those who attended the Cin- - cinnati and St. Louis conventions will remember that the whole work of the committees and platform makers was directed to securing fusion fcy theNra- rious organizations there represented.' These j organizations had been in ex istence for many years and all of them had been operating separately. The object of the conventions was to bring about a fusion ; and from that fusion came out first victorious.il The first victories of the republican party came from fusion. The last victory for good government in New York was brought about by fusion, .'All these things are facts and from them we who have advocated fusion ; and still favor .it draw conclusions which are the opposite of those in the following letter: ' ' ,s " - -.'V ; '"' ' -: X'- '"- Editor Independent: In ' your issue of December 5, 1901, I note your re quest for an. expression of the popu lists of this state upon the subject of fusion with the, democrats. , I am and have ever been .opposed to fusion w,ith any party. Notwithstand ing I have worked as zealously for the election, of the fusion ticket as any man in the praty. . ' Still, I am opposed to fusion and will give my reasons why. My people were all of the ; democratic persuasion, hence : In early . youth I Imbibed great pride in the name of democrat. In 1869, the democrat in the west ex pressed themselves as democrats and servants of the people and opposed to measures advocated by the republican party, but when elected . they - voted with the republicans and against their constituents. I then and there left the party and until 1875 was without a party. ' . " i . Then I joined the greenback move ment and so far as the money ques--tion is concerned I am still a green backer, as non-interest bearing gov ernment bonds in proper denomina tions for a circulating medium $s the scientific money which will conserve the best interests of the. people of any "nation, especially a nation with a republican form of government. The democratic leaders from 18,68 to the present time have had no Interest in- the election of their . nominee for president except Grover Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland at that time was scarce ly known outside of New York state. His opponent, J. G. Blaine, had na tional renown and was one of the brightest of the republican leaders, and yet he was defeated. Why? Because it was necessary to the , ostensibly leaders or schemers of both parties to keep the democratic party in organiza tion, and Mr. Cleveland, to their minds, was what they termed a safe man. But Mr. Cleveland was defeated In 1888. Why was this? Was Mr. Har rison so much stronger than Mr. Blaine? Certainly not. But it was needful to keep the republican party in fighting trim, and the time was premature for the culmination of their schemes. In 1890. they gave us the Sherman law. Did any democrats vote for it? Look up the records. But in 1892 Mr. Cleveland defeated Mr. Har rison.' How Could this happen? By no other means under heaven 'than an understanding between .the schemers pf the" two parties. As soon as elected he began his. work for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act-" and failed. As soon as.he;i.was seated the promised object lesson was precipitated upon the country, an ex tra congressional session was called and we "all know the result. Again in 1896 these same leaders put a man in the field to absorb as many Bryan votes as possible, for there was danger of Bryan being elected and they themselves voted the republican ticket. - - Now these selfsame schemers want to reorganize the democratic party, knowing full well that reorganization would split the-party and destroy any danger 'of reform from'that source for years, if they can keep the republican vote in line. , ' The press, at the behest of these schemers, has been so very careful to inform the country (all meant for the republican voter) that the democratic party had swallowed the populist party, teeth and toe nails. Why so much of this swallowing cry ; simply the oiooay snirt wavea in another form; the object is to make it appear that the populist party has gone to the democratic party, and by this means they are and will be able to keep republicans from joining us. The civil war wa3 fought between the democratic and republican parties; the schemers had the bloody shirt waved to keep up partisan hatred, and it has been imbibed to such an extent that, metaphorically speaking, the nation is drunk with partisanism. The populist party, in the beginning of its history, grew lihe a mushroom and had we kept clear of entangling alliances with any party today we would have been a factor In . politic in many states in the union. But in stead of this we have lost strength, certainly through some cause. , ; Is it because the people have become ac quainted with , and understand the principles . we advocate and , are op posed to them. No. Many repub licans say our principles are all right if they could only be enacted into law. When urged for a reason , why our principles can never be enacted into law,- either plainly state pr in sinuate that we are a part of the demo cratic party, and for prdof they point back .to '96 and 1900 democratic treat ment of the populist party. . In convention we laid aside all par tisanism and nominated a democrat for president and a free silver repub lican for vice president two as good men as could be found in the nation. The pair represented, three, parties How did the democratic party act in convention for a party v that wanted their nominee elected? Just as any intelligent; schemer vould do who wanted the ticket defeated. , By a ma jority vote in . their convention . they wilfully slapped their allies in - the face, and yet, in spite of their Villain ous treatment by these saintly demo crats, a large percentage of the popu list and free silver "republicans sup ported Mr. Bryan loyally. ; Had , the democratic leaders wanted Mr. " Bryan elected they would have left Mr. Towne Educate Tour Bowels Willi Cascarets. : Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10a, 25c ' It C. C- C. fall. drupJ.?ts refund money- on the ticket. And the 'possibility, tn fact the probability, is, had Mr. Towne been renominated by the democratic convention the democratic ticket would have been elected. But these schemers knew "what they wre about and by. their treatment of Mr. Towne they made possible the Clem Deavef' epi sode and the defeat of Mr. Bryan-In his ; own state, the very thing they desired, whether Mr. Bryan believes it or not. In our own state, and only a few years since, one J. Sterling Mor ton was candidate for governor in the interest of the republican party, and this was done in the name of the democratic party. i r : u As to fusion in the future, I would say no. A thousand times no. Let us organize pur forces anew to battle for the right, for the principles are right, and sooner or later they will prevail. Therefore let us not be dis couraged. We " sometimes think that we will never be :able to accomplish" anything in the way of reform. Don't be discouraged, brother; we have sown a crop of seed that will never be root ed out. We must bear up the , banner, with the principles we advocate In scribed thereon or it will trail in the dust. The; teachings of the populist party forced the democratic, party, in 1896, to adopt what is known' as the Chicago platform. B"ut how about that platform? In the year 1901 has it not been repudiated or ignored fn many states,? A few days ago, in Washing ton, did not the democrats in jtheir caucus haul out their same platform for ,the purpose df slicing it, up and throwing itover the wall, and would have been successful if its friends had not come to its rescue - and saved it Taking all things into consideration, I am firmly convinced that the best thing for the populist party to do is to stand -on and labor for its platform of principles, sink or swim, forming a nucleus for the gathering together of all the dissatisfied of both of the old parties. For just as sure as ' the sun shines the bosses are not going to be able always to keep the people blind ed and in leading strings. The ad missions made of late on the tariff question will produce skeptics. The recommendation for an asset money issue by the banks instead of bond secured money is opening some eyes, and if congress acts on the suggestion it will breed discontent in the repub lican party. Let us then get ourselves in shape so they will not be, afraid to join with us to help to fight such measures. Respectfully, ' ) G. S. CURREY. Orleans, Neb. - , ;; ; ! .'; Studying Science - , A soldier in the Philippines who had been detailed to teach , school writes home to his' friends some queer stories, among which is the result of his thUik ing, and - investigation of the subject of "heredity." : He says: "A. day laborer- in the states is a nobody,' but here he is ; less than a nobody.; -The "f churches r own about everything in sight. I have been hav ing some experience in evening school as teacher. The class I have been teaching consists of boys whose ages range from 9 to 14 years, and for brightness I will put them against any like crowd. I American boys. . I have always held' to the idea that we are the product of but factors, 'heredity, end 'environment and have been in clined to place "a goodly share, of the credit to heredity, but must now con fess it was mistake, . Environment does the w6:t nearly. One evening, just; before the close of school, two policemen uaixie Into my room to wait for the dismissal. : They' told me they had been v sent- there to - protect the girls from insult as :,they- left the school. I asked who had been insult ing the girls, and his reply was, . 'The Americans, of r course.'" . - The Combination Oil Cure for Cancer Has the indorsement of the highest medical authority in , the world. It would seem strange indeed if persons afflicted with cancers and tumors, af ter knowing the facts, would resort to the dreaded knife and burning plaster, which have heretofore been attended' with such fatal results. The fact that In the last six years over one hundred doctors-have put themselves t under t this , mild treatment shows their ,,cofi fidence in the new method of treating those horrible diseases. Persons af flicted will do well to send for free book giving particulars and prices of Oil. Address Dr. W. O. Bye, Drawer 1111, Kansas City, Mo. : HEADACHE mmmmm At ail drug stores- 2 Doses 25c Future of Populism; A great deal of nonsense is being written . these days about, the future of populism, or perhaps it might be bet ter to say the future of the populist party. Even some populist editors, iylRpu cmfwyp cmfwypapjapjapjapjai having lost a little county printing, see nothing ahead of them but a cavern of gloom. There is no call for" sorrow. The populist party was organized to sustain certain principles which are fully set forth in the Omaha plat form and to advocate certain reforms, the necessity of which is more gen erally recognized than ever before.' The government ownership of pub lic utilities is advocated today by a majority of the people of1 the United States, and yet no party but the popu lists sustain it or stand for it. No other party demands a graduated in come tax, to make property pay for its own protection instead of taxing labor t oprotect It. These are only a few tenets of populism, and as long as these and other questions exist the populist, party will have to live. While skies are clear the ship of state gayly rides the waves, the spray at her bows dissolving the sunbeam into rainbows. But when the winds blow .through her bare rigging , and the waves roll in mountains against her battered sides, there will be a rush of fair-weather passengers for the popu list life boat and there is no danger butMhat it will be found hanging in its accustomed place. Geneva Ga zette. , ! Happy American Homes ' Editor Independent: There has been much misapprehension as to the na tional irrigation movement and what it purposes to accomplish. In a nut shell, the . central and controlling mo tive and object of the national irriga tion movement f is to create millions of happy I nad prosperous American homes in parts of our territory now utterly desolate and uninhabitable, and to do this in a way that will, beyond all question,, benefit every class of our people and every section of our coun try. If we are to accomplish . this the public lands must be. reserved for actual settlers and homebuilders. Its further absorption into large holdings by speculators must be stopped. Every objection which has been raised in the past to the national ir rigation policy is clearly shown to be untenable. GEORGE H. MAXWELL. ' :. Chicago, 111.; " Conviction Before Trial We sometimes wonder what sort of a genius , the man is that presides at : Uncle Sam's postoffice department building in Pawnee City; also what sort of ;;men are at the head of The postonlce in Washington. The Chief, a Democratic newspaper published at Pawnee City, appears to have incurred the displeasure of his royal highness who is paid a monthly salary to sell postage stamps, for the government at Pawnee CftyJ The Chief is entered at . the postoffice as second class mat ter,1 at least until It is shown not to be entitled to. .this privilege. The post master, and tLe postal authorities have set themselvesMp as prosecutor, judge and jury and have compelled the Chief editor to pay one. cent postage on every paper.-sent out pending a final hear ing in Washington. If this is not a Cony iction fbef ore trial we wish some-.: one would explain what it is. York Democrat,)! f . : : ' Weak Men Is your health worth a 2-cent stamp? If so, then write us at once for our ABSOLUTELY FREE OFFER. We will send absolutely free to all who write us before Feb. 1. 1902, our PERFECTION ELECTRIC BELT, the most unique and perfect Electric Appliance in the market for the cure of nervous and sexual diseases. , . This offer is made in goods faith for the purpose of introducing and adver tising our methods of treating all chronic diseases. -..;- ' ;'." - DON'T :; ,:: . allow this opportunity to escape you of regaining the health and vigor, which your: early 'follies and dissipa tion have sapped away. PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Should Change His Names Philander C. Knox," attorney general of the United States, "should make ap- plication to the district court to have his name changed. Philander is a Greek word and signi fies a "lover of men," but Mr. Knox's official acts all go to-show that he loves the trusts and monopolies more than he does his fellow .men. ; He should hunt up some Greek' pro fessor and get him to find him a name meaning ."lover of trusts" or ''lover of monopolies" and then he would be more consistent. D. J. WEISS. No Santa Claus "A Christmas Carol," by Edmund Rostand, published in all the Paris newspapers, is, an appeal to the chil dren of all 'countries to contribute a part of their Christmas gifts to be sent to the Boer mothers and children in the concentration camps of South Africa. ; The poem contrasts the hap piness of the. readers with the misery Of the Boer babes, and, says: " , s "Their Father Christmas- is not ah old man with kind eyes, but a spectre. i j.".He" brings j not ,in his ; transparent hands boys' toys and sweetmeats," but little coffins of different sizes." : He Was Right The Supreme Court, by its recent de cision, proclaims 'that we were , right when we contended that the president was emperor of the Philippines and not; president. And. that the poor de luded blatherskites of republican edi tors were wrong when they ridiculed our remarks, We were speaking as a patriotic citizen, they were obeying the dictates and decrees of ignoble poli ticians, as nearly all of .the repub lican papers ,are compelled to do. Lyons Mirror. . ;, o r 06 z o 1 A CHRISTMAS GIFT WORTH HAVING AFTER LIBERAL ALLOWANCES, ITXOULb SEEM THAT $100 111 Earn 1 1 ,000 in One Year! FIGURE IT FOR Y OUR SELF. Our Gusher will surely produce a daily average of 60,000 barrels this is a con servative esti mate. Suppose we should only sell &th of our OIL AT 20 CENTS PER BARREL - -:. . Z ; ' . T ' : a; 'rV The Resorted Price la a Five Million Barrel Pur ' .; chase of Beaumont' Petroleum. ; Beaumont, Texas. Dec. 10. John D. Cameron, the local representative of a St. Louis oil com-. , pauy. received a telegram from St. Louis last night stating- that the company had disposed of 1 ft million barrels of Beaumont oil to St. Louis . men, the oil to be used in St. Louts. The tela tram states .that the price paid was twenty cents a barrel at the wells, output at 20c per barrel, in less than one year we could, have ; l,OOO,OO0j dollars, or more than a thousand S dollars for every nunarea aoiiars invested. : Because Our Total Capital Stock is only $85,000 We have never promised or expected such results, but why not if others get them ? Remamber you deposit your money in your own bank until a Gusher is ready to deliver, together with all oil and mineral rights on 1,000 acres of land. ' SHARES ONLY JOc; EA0H FOR A SHORT TIME Today is the time you should confer with or write to . WILLARD KIMBALL, local agent at Lincoln, Neb., for the ' '-.''''!' IowaNebraskaBeaumoiit Oil Company . Youngerman Building, DesMoines, Iowa. . . ' 4 r rn o C' A C H R I ST MAS GIFT WO RTH H A V I NG 11,1 most unpleasant portion of a Nebras ka winter and enjoying in its stead the delights of a semi-tropical country will appeal to' everyone who has the money and can spare" the time to make an extended pleasure trip. A handsome booklet, -giving details of the excursion will be ready for dis- tributibn about January 1. Write for a copy. J. FRANCIS, Gen: Passenger Agt., Omaha, Neb. 1 CiericallPermitlli' Applications for clergymen's half- fare permits for 1902 should be filed at the earliest possible date with the local agent of the B. & M. R. R. . J. FRANCIS, ; General Passenger Agent. SjJ 5 PicTO Soed Corn For Sate ; I have a fine lot of yellow seed corn of this year's growth raised on my farm on the , little Siota bottom, '3H miles from Union, Neb., which I will sell in quantities of 5 to 1,000 bush els at $1 per bushel, f. o. b., sacks ex tra. Address L. G. Todd, sr., or L. G. Todd, jr.; Union, Neb. vAn Educator Enclosed find the subscription price of - the Nebraska Independent and Commoner" for ' one year. ' These are two able papers that I hope will always be going. -1 wish every populist would take your ! paper, -for the reason that most of our local papera j print little or 'nothing concerning populist prin ciples. As educators of the people they don't amount to a hill of beans. Members of the populist party should read populist papers and read them all the year,?but populist' papers must be educators.' A skinflint editor who will not "Use populist ready ; prints ought to be fired out of the . party. Some were educators at first, but for the last two-years nothing but "hash" hunters. " They cut down editorials to a small space" in order to get in more advertisements. N. H. BLACKMER. Alford, Neb. - s , ' : Excursion to "Florida The Burlington Route is organizing a personally conducted excursion to Florida and Cuba, to leave Nebraska points, Wednesday, January 29. The route will be via St. Louis, thence to Jacksonville, Fla., through scenes which have been forever made historic by the. dramatic events of the civil war.-; "' "'Nr " An exceedingly low ' rate has been made; and members of r the excursion have choice of several attractive trips after they arrive at Jacksonville, i v This opportunity of escaping the J QUICKER to CALIFORNIA. 'J tfi f$ s5 ejt aC $C fcS at sC aC a f$ ej s et t$ et tt ft tt d& eC SjftC yf t v 7 .S a a at) aj af e C 6" w7 ; 8 a8 ft aft -J TIME eC t5 ts ur j . S The Union Pacific has recently 'J t reduced the already fast time time between Lincoln and J t California, making the run t t several hours quicker than J ever before. Leave Lincoln 7 a. m. daily, except Sunday, connecting & with "The Overland Limited" J 5 at Fremont. 5 6 Leave Lincoln 1:45 p. m. daiy, ' connt:ting with "The Call- s fornia Express" at Fremont J S For full. inforfation call on S J or address E. B. SLOSSON, J 5 Agent. 5 : .-".: : ; DEFICIENCY BILLS The Extraragance of the Republican State , Government Cannot be Covered up by That Flea, . . That an enormous and unconstitu tional debt will rest upon the tax-, payers of Nebraska at the close of the present term of the "redeemers" can no longer be .denied,- so the republican apologists try toescape responsibility by raising the5 cry of deficiencies. Very great stress is laid upon the term "de ficiency," but the average man cares little for the nice distinctions between "deficiency" and an ordinary "miscel laneous claim." Each is a debt against the state for some 'service rendered or merchandise delivered to the state be fore the legislature made the appro priation to pay for it. To illustrate: Suppose the legislature of 1899 appro priated $12,000 for fuel and lights at the hospital for the insane at Norfolk for the two years beginning April 1, 1899V an dending , March 31, 1901, and that this amount was found to be in sufficient to furnish the asylum, with its increasing population, with heat and light; that the entire $12,000 was expended for fuel and light and in ad dition thereto the state authorities con tracted with the Glen Rock Coal com pany for $467.20 worth of coal for which there was no appropriation to pay. , Now," when the legislature of 1901 comes to make an appropriation of $467.20 in -favor of the Glen Rock Coal company it is technically a "de ficiency" appropriation. But suppose the legislature should submit certain constitutional amendments to the peo ple, and require the same to t e pub lished a certain number of times in various state papers, but should make no appropriation whatever to pay for such publication. When the next legis lature should meet, if it appropriated money to pay these papers for the publication, such appropriation would be merely, a "miscellaneous claim," because no appropriation had been exhausted-none had been made there fore. The distinction is rather too fine to be adhered to strictly,, and hence . the classification . heretofore made will be followed. Now, what do the records show ? Probably the best way of discussing the matter will be to present figures in the form of, tables. We shall take the lact four legislative sessions and analyze the appropriations mude by each:, .. : . ; TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS. Ses- . -: sion. -: Politics, " 1895 Republican 1897 Fusion ...... 1899 Republican. 1901 Republican It will be observed . e Amount appropriated. .$2,784,684.60 . 2,335,843.40 . 2,591,373.60 . 2,875,289.51 that in total amount appropriated the; republican legislatures always lead. i 1895. Extraordinary items ' , Purchasing Dorgan's con tract . $ 35 ,000 . 00 New buildings 98,000.00 Relief drouth sufferers. .'. 50,000.00 Seed and feed, needy farm ers 200,000.00 Maximum rate cases. ..... '21,648.75 To reimburse sinking fund 181401.75 Deficiencies and miscel-v , laneous claims ....... Legislative expenses . For ordinary expenses . 104,362.21 f 690.112.71 125,000.00 1,969,571.89 Total appropriations ...$2,784,684.60 . .. 1897' . Extraordinary items New buildings ..,.;.$ Trans-Mississippi exposi tion Investigating committee Deficiencies and miscel laneous claims .......... 80,000.00 100,000.00 10,000.00 Legislative expenses For ordinary expenses:. , Total appropriations.'., 1899. - Extraordinary itenis New; buildings V. .:.-.! Executive mansion . . ... . Site S. and .S. home, Mil- ford.... B'ounty on wild animals.. Deficiencies and miscel laneous claims 114,643.40 $ 304,643.40 130,000.00 1,901,200.00 $2,335,843.40 Legislative expenses For ordinary expens&s . , . t 284,000.00 25,000.00 13,500.00 60,000,00 92,370.32 $474,870.32 130,000.00 1,986,503.28 Total appropriations . . : . $2,591,373 . 60 .; 1901. - . , Extraordinary items New buildings (a)....;... $138,000.00 Site state fair. ............ 35.000 .00 Site Beatrice institution.. 15.000.00" Pan-American exposition. 10.000.00 Return or First Nebraska. 47,370.75 Miscellaneous claims...... 33.623.92 Deficiency claims (b) . ... 149.112.05 Legisltaive expenses.,. For ordinary expenses., f 428,106.72 133.000.00 2,314,182.79 Total appropriations . . . . $2,875 289 . 51 (a) Includes $3,500 for the famous Joe Burns' well at the state capitol. (b) The republican legislature of 1899 appropriated only $1500 for offi cers' fees and expenses taking ; con victs to the penitentiary other legis latures usually appropriated just ten times this amount. The above "de ficiency" items include some 200 items,' ranging from $1,150 down probably over $13,000 of sheriffs' claims which were not paid under the fusion administration, beeause $15,000 of claims is hard to pay with only $1,500 appropriation. Yet this is a sample of "fusion deficiency." A recapitulation of the next appro priations for the current expenses in maintaining state government follows: ' . NET APPROPRIATIONS. 1895 r. . ; $1,969.571 . 83 1897 1,901.200.00 1899 1.986.503.28 1901 2,314,182.73 A glance at this last table will tell most of the secret of the $310,000 in crease in the state's floating debt. The republican legislature of 1901 appro priated for ordinary current expenses to be used by republican state offi cers about $413,000 more than the fusion legislature of 1897 appropriated for similar purposes to be used by fusion state officers. It is morally cer tain that this administration will spend every dollar It possibly can of appropriations and that will run the state deeper into debt to the tune or over $400,000 in two years in the mat ter of current expenses actually paid.' And it is quite as certain that many of the state Institutions will create "deficiencies" in fact, the peniten tiary is even now about on its last legs, most of its $35,000 maintenance fund being already expended. In ad dition to this the board of public lands ; and buildings Is creating a debt in the way of erecting public buildings with out an appropriation' to replace some: of the havoc done by fire because of the craelessness of republican officials. A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT Is the Work the British Doctors are Doing at the Corner 11th and N Sts.. Sheldon Block, by Giving Their Serv ices Free of Charge and Thus Dem onstrating Their Ability to Cure Many Maladies That are Called Incurable Owing to the large number of a vallds who. have called upon the Brit ish Doctors at their office, corner Elev enth and N streets, Sheldon block, and who have been unable to see them, these eminent gentlemen have, by re quest, consented to continue giving their services entirely free for thre months (medicines excepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treat ment between now and January 7. : 4 These services consist not only of consultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical opera tions. The object in pursuing this fcurse U 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 January 7. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the 1st interview a thorough examinaton 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, catirrh 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 8 p. m. No Sunday, hours. 1 . 7 Special Notice If you cannot call, end stamp for question blank for home treatment. !