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6 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT February 27, 1902 .a J 'I A POSTMAN'S STORY ! i r. 4 .a .1 3 C. Wi Allen, Thirteen Years in : : the Service, Talks Interest ingly About His Life The postman often has strange ex periences. One of these came recently to Mr. C. ,W. Allen, of 377 St. Albans 8treet, St. Paul, Minn., who has been a letter carrier for the past thirteen years. 1 He Is - 38 years old and had passed the greater portion of his life In St. Paul. Owing to exposure, Mr. Allen contracted a severe case of mus cular rheumatism, which doctors failed to relieve. Hearing pf the merits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo ple, he was persuaded to try a box. His improvement dates from that per iod. To use Mr. Allen's own language. "The first box brought me the first real relief from suffering I had experienced In weeks, the second made me prac tically well again and, since taking the third, I have had no recurrence of the rheumatism, though it has been more than a year since I used Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Why shouldn't I recom mend them?" The blood in rheumatism has an acicl Impurity which irritates the sensitive tissues that unite the joints and cover the muscles,, thus causing those inde scribable tortures ; which rheumatic sufferers endure. Rheumatism is always dangerous, as ,it is liable to attack the heart. Years ago those afflicted were bled; as'Sf taking away some of the Impure blood could remedy the balance. This folly has been abandoned and today physi cians prescribe and druggists recom mend the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, as these mar velous vegetable pill3 go directly to the seat of the trouble, exerting a power ful influence in purifying and enrich ing the blood by eliminating poison ous elements and renewing heallli giving force thus making a potent remedy for curing this disease. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People will not only cure rheumatism, but are a positive specific for all dis eases arising from impoverished blood or shattered nerves. They are sold by all dealers or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price, fifty cents a box, or six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents, by addressing Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y : COUNTY FUNDS 1 Som Needed Amendments to the Present Iaw Recent Decisions bj the Ne braska Supreme Court The populist legislature of 1891 en acted the depository law which, with some slight amendments, remains on the statute books today. There are some defects In this law which should be remedied by the next legislature. The depository law was enacted to prevent abuses by treasurers in car ing for county funds. The law there tofore simply made the treasurer re sponsible for the amount in his hands and control, but "was silent as to the manner in which he should care for the funds. In 'many counties provi sion had been made to create a sink ing fund to meet bond payments and the treasurer had an ever-increasing amount on hand. The almost univer sal custom was for the treasurer to de posit these funds in banks and private ly receive interest from the banks for the favor. The abuse grew to such an extent that the election of a county treasurer was simply a fight between rival banking institutions to seo which should have the use of the coun ty fund3. And the depository law was designed to remedy this evil. Naturally the republican party con demned the law in unmeasured terms. Every effort was made to make it un popular with the people. In many places it was openly violated and scoffed at. But finally the sentiment in its favor became too strong and open republican opposition prac tically ceased. The republican state officers refused to obey the law for a long time and then sought to bring it in disrepute by designating the Capital National bank (with a straw bond) as the first state depository. This was the first state depository bank and in its. failure was lost the $180,000 of sinking funds for which the legislature afterward appropriated monej' from the general fund to "re inburse" the Unking fund; and the warrant drawn against this appropria tion was the one which Bartley em bezzled and for which he was con victed and sentenced to the peniten tiary. -Two cases recently disposed of in the supreme court have a direct bear ing on this law. They really consti tute one case, but were divided so that the separate judgments could each bo heard separately. In the fall of 1895 William Tbomssjen was elected treas urer of Hall county and he was in ducted into office early in Januai-y 1896. Hi3 predecessor in turning over the funds to Tbomssen gave a check for $10,000 against the Bank of Com merce, a Grand Island Institution; Thomssen took the check to the bank and had it certified, but did not draw out the money, and continued to hold the check. Thomssen is a populist; his predecessor a republican. As soon as Thomssen became treasurer the banks of Grand Island refused to be come depositories. Under the law his only alternative apparently was to keep the money in the county, vaults but this was a dangerous thing to do. He continued to allow the $10,000 to -remain in the bank and as collections came in deposited other money in the bank on his own responsibility. On January 20, 1896, the bank failed and went Into the hands of a receiver. It finally paid out $6,415.05 on the county funds on deposit, but failed to pay $9,540.38. ' . Thomssen was re-elected treasurer and upon checking up his accounts it was found that he was "short" $21. 9S5.61. This was by jeason of the bank failures. An action was brought DON' TOBACCO SPIT and SMOKE Your Llf riwavl You caa be cured of any form of tobacco using easily, be made well, strong, magnetic, full of new life and vigor by taking HO-TO-BAQ. that make weak men strong. - Many gala ten pound in ten days. Over SOO.OOO cared. All druggists. Care guaranteed. Book let and advice FRKE- Address STKRLING against him to recover the amount. As to the $10,000 he defended on the ground that the ' bank's depository bond covered that and that under the law he was not liable for money cov ered by a depository bond. As to the money deposited after the bank had refused to renew its depository band, his defense was that the money was deposited with knowledge and consent of the county hoard and was lost through no fault of his. The' dis trict court sustained his point as to the $10,000, but rendered judgment against him for the $9,540.38 above mentioned. Both parties came to the supreme court. . j, The two principal points decided by the supreme court are (1) That when a bank has been regularly designated as a county depository and given the necessary bond, and county funds have been deposited therein, the bank and its bond are liable for the money until it is finally withdrawn, by the proper authorities; that the certification of the check received by Thomssen did not amount to a re deposit or new deposit of the money;' and (2) that the treasurer and his bond are liable for all money coming into his hands, unless the same be deposited in a depository bank, and that he cannot excuse himself by showing that it was loEt through no fault of his. The depository law should be amended so that banks outside the county (but within the state) may be come depositories. As it now stand3 the banks must pay "interest' amount ing to not less than 3 per cent per annum" on the county deposits, and in many places they absolutely refuse to become depositories and do so, claiming the late is too high. The treasurer should be authorized to ad vertise for bids from banks desiring to become depositories, and directed to accept the best bid,security and rate of interest both entering into the ouestion. In the event that he can not secure a depository, he should be authorized to deposit the money fcr safe keeping in some bank or banks OUTSIDE the county, relieved of any criminal liability for so doing, but not relieved of his civil liability. At present it is criminal for a county treasurer to do anything with the county funds aside from these: (a) Pay them out on warrants legally drawn; (b) deposit them in a deposi tory bank, regularly designated and bonded; (c) keep them in the "vault of the treasurer's department." The law seems to assume that banks will fall over each other to become county depositories and pay 3 per cent inter est on county funds, and makes no provision for rational action by the treasurer in the event the banks com bine and refuse to become depositor ies. County vaults are notoriously In secure. The treasurer must deposit the surplus funds (or most of them) coming into his hands, and he should not be deemed a criminal for doing the best he can under the circum stances. By making it legal for him to deposit in banks outside the county. in the event no bank in the county will become a depository, much of the pres ent under-handed scheming between the banks to get the county money willy nilly, and incur no liability, will be avoided. ARE -jfSj, .g") ANY YOU JJaffTl HEAD ALL CASES OF' DEAFNESS OR HARD HEARING ARE NOW CURABLE by our new invention. Only those born deaf are incurable. HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY. F. A. WERMAN, OF BALTIMORE, SAYS: . Baltimore, Md., March 30, 1901. 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I have been showing them to nearly all the people in this part of the hills and I can safely say that two-thirds of those to whom 1 have shown them admire the policy and the firm stand that The Indepen dent has taken against the undermln ers of our liberty and the would-be dukes and princes. The ship subsidy has no other purpose than to rob the people more and more. Far better would it be to spend that amount of money in relieving the suffering of the hapless orphans nestling on the bosoms of their mothers whose bread winner has by his exhausting efforts been called to the peaceful shore, where no republican senate will ever convene to rob him of his lawful rights. Send The Independent. I don't want to miss a copy, and may the strong arm of justice and liberty shield you in the day of political storms. CHAS. M. ANKNEY. Hill City, S. D. NEBRASKA POLITICS Uncle Jake Gives His View of the Situation. The Republicans TV 111 Vote Their Ticket no Matter Whe Is Nominated Editor Independent: Some one has said that "speech is silver," but that "silence is golden." For fear some one may infer from my silence that I have forsaken the white metal I ask a little of your valuable space to re fute the charge before It is made. While my "say-machine" has been somewhat idle of late, my think ma chine has been working overtime, and I must confess that it puzzles me to think out just where, as a party or a political conglomeration, we are at, and what even the immediate future has in store for us as a party repre senting the common people of the country. But as it is now almost springtime and the farmer is preparing to Insert his plow into his fertile fields to at tempt another crop, or to tempt an other crop failure, and as the repub lican party Is bringing out of the tool shed and trying to scour up every old political plowshare for further political use, it seems to me a good time to begin . to reckon with our friends as well as our open enemies. I am much mistaken if this is not to be a memorable year in Nebraska poll- election will not afford the best op portunity to again retire the repub lican party to private life that will be offered for years to come. The only question is, are we wise enough to embrace the opportunity presented. I must confess that I have grave doubts upon this subject. As far as the republican party is concerned, we could certainly ask no more favorable conditions. The Bartley pardon, the Steufer insubordination and the Thompson dictation have stirred a breeze and omitted a political odor the like of which has not been seen or smelt before in all the political history of the state. But let no one imagine that this, of itself, presages republican defeat next fall. It simply means a wild scramble among re publicans for places upon the ticket, and especially for a place at the head. It means that every faction and every locality will have its candidate for governor, and every candidate will have his supporters and, whatever the result, that every candidate will feel in honor bound to abide by it and help elect the ticket nominated. Can didates for governor are developing now at the rate of about two a day, and by the time the convention meets every shade of opinion will be repre sented by one or more candidates and a ticket will be named. Governo Savage may or may not be named for governor, but no one acquainted with the republican party in Nebraska can doubt that the nominee will receive practically the entire support of the party. It would seem at present that Savage cannot be nominated. So it seemed, and was proven, that D. E. Thompson could not be elected United States senator last winter, but instead of himself being one of the senators he i3 acknowledged now by even his opponents to virtually control both senators elected by the unanimous vote of the republican members of the legislature. History will keep on re peating itself in this respect. But he is not a wise general who looks only into his enemy's camp. What is the fisrhting condition and position of the fusion forces? He is both deaf and blind who floes not near almost daily some discordant note, or read' some inflammatory article against further fusion, or derogatory to the acts of some former fusion of ficial. Just criticism is always courted by every honest official, but false charges are simply damnable. Fusion may or may not have been wise when it was first adopted, but it is now too late to discuss that question. Many very honest people believed it wrong then and believe it so now, but here, in Nebraska, without a union of all the forces opposed to republican ring and corrupt rule success is out of the question, at least for years to come. Between the Bryan democracy and genuine populism on national ques tions there is some difference, but on state issues and local government I know of none, and yet I am aware that there are many populists as well as democrats who are opposed to further fusion, even on state issues. Until this question is settled, and set tled satisfactorily to both sides, the question of candidates scarcely need be considered. We are aware that many, looking only at the distraction and turmoil in republican ranks, think an easy victory is in store for who ever may succeed in gaining a place this year on the fusion ticket. But opposition, or even indifference, on the part of either populists or democrats must be taken into the account. The fusion voter, whether populist or dem ncrnt is an indenendent voter, and must have other reason for votinsr be sides party success. Whether this is rio-iir nr wrniis we shall rot now stop to consider,' but it is to this difference that the republican party owes us greater success. Its leaders may, and do, quarrel over nominations, but when the convention battle has been fsirht, and the winning forces are in the field the bloodless wounds are soon healed and a truce is patched up and on to victory qnd its spoils be comes the one battle cry of the cam paien. The state houpe doors, as well as those of the penitentiary, stand open, and it matters little to them which they enter, for they have friends in both places. What we wish mainly to impress upon the readers of The Independent is not to rely upon the weakness of the enemy, but assert your own strength and rely upon the risrhteous ns of your own cause for success. Nominate none but good and strong men and they can be elected without the help of a republican vote, and yet such a ticket would gain some from the republican ranks. J. V. WOLFE. Eminently Correct The county board has been desper ately extravagant in the last year, and the next levy will be. 15 mills on the dollar for county purposes. Several times we have felt Inclined to pro test, but when we remembered with what emphasis the people voted for the luxury of high taxes, we have re frained without a murmur. When the tions at the ballot on the question of taxes, as they did last fall, the man who would lay a straw in the way o! a raise is guilty of treason, and ought to be put to death. Custer County Eeacon. ' ' ; .. A POPULIST FOR GOVERN The Hamilton County Register Hits the Natl on the Head C. J. Smyth is mentioned as a proba ble candidate for fusion nomination for governor. He would make a su perb candidate and a strong race. If any democratic to be the fusion nominee, C. J. Smyth, next to Br an. would receive the hearty support of populists, but we think the unfortunate result of the election last year would show the advisability of selecting a populist to head the, ticket. Our party has yielded leadership in the national affairs to the ally having the largest following in national politics. It would have been silly for us to have expected a populist nominee for presi dent when the partnership consisted of several democrats to one populist. In the state nearly as large a ratio obtains only the populists outnumber the democrats. To attempt to drive all these men to become democrats when so much of, a doubt as to the future course of the party exists would be to so divide; reform forces . thac the state of Nebraska would become a second Iowa. Those dissatisfied would not come out and fight for republican nominees that is not many of them would do so but they would feel un justly used and indifferent and it only requires four or, five votes to a pre cinct to make a big majority in a state. It is a bad mistake to head the state fusion ticket ; with.,, dempcrats so long as no populists appear for president or vice preside;ntj (i on . the national ticket. We expressed a fear at the state convention" ast year that they would fill the courthouse with repub licans in many populist counties and that Hollenbeck would be enthusias tically supported! where democrats were in the majority. The democrats should have two good places on the state ticket this fall, or one good and two minor ones, but the nominee for governor should, as was talked by nearly all democrats last year, be a populist. Just a little friction and dissension between organizations at the next state convention and our nominations, neither state nor con gressional, will be worth having, but by the exercise of a little good nature and good sense we can overcome the Savages and send the (S)teu fers back to private life. Hamilton County Register. "We laugh when we're chuck full of joy and our face is full of grin." People are at last awakening to the injuries done children by the present "cramming" system of education. Even the great dailies are devoting editor ials to the cause of mentally "stuffed" children. It is time. Parents should have the welfare of their children not only at their hearts, but at their brains as well. Educational enthusiasts neel occasionally to be held in check. They mean no harm to the children, bnt sometimes;' their zeal for Imparting knowledge overreaches their common sense as to the fitness of things. Edu cators are extremists in their profes sion, but it Is the privilege and duty of parents to protect their children from these extremes. The knowledge which a man can use is the only real knowledge which has life and power. The rest hangs like a mist about the brain or dries like rain drops off the stones. J. A. Froude. There are places for sun and places for shade. Let us share our sympa thies for sun-starved children of the tenement with our public school chil dren who seek shelter from the sun s hot rays in the shadow of the coal-house. It Is Indeed a pity that both teams cannot win in a football contest, and undivided glory be shed on our uni versities! Instead every contest must end in a defeat which will send at least one Institution of learning into sack cloth and ashes. President Elliott of Harvard may think of some plan to avert these calamities, but so far It looks as if, unless intercollegiate con tests he dispensed with, the disgrace and humility of defeat must be endured. Many have expressed the belli ef that a teacher should be a non-partisan. In fact this idea is quite prevalent. We've heard many teachers boast of having no opinions on matters of state. One might as well say a teacner should be an ignoramus. It Is an absurdity to say a teacher is capable of preparing the young for citizenship who does not care enough for our country to have views, and decided views, as to what is best for her wel fare. RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE Little Bobbie sat near the teacher's desk. He needed to. He was making no disturbance, but again his ener gies seemed suddenly to be seated in his jaws. The teacher showed irritation. Point ing her finger scornfully at the coal- bucket, she said, "Now, Bobbie, what have you in your mouth again?" "Teef," answered Bobble promptly and serenely. The teacher subsided. Per&dlous Albion The Kreuz "Zeitung of Berlin, whose statements are said to be confirmed by the German foreign office, now ad vances into the arena and definitely charges that on April 14, 1898, within about a week of the actual outbreak of war. between Spain and the United States, the German government re ceived a proposal from England that the powers should send to Washing ton a collective note declaring that Europe regarded America's armed in tervention in Cuba unjustifiable. . This specific statement is utterly irrecon cilable, as any one may see, with the tenor of Lord Cranborne's recent re marks on the same subject in the house of commons... ,.; . ; Its Old-Time Tricks The Standard Oil company has brought its methods home to Central City. After furnishing oil all winter not fit for use, because our local deal ers saw fit to order a car of good oil the Standard has cut prices in the hope of crushing out competition Every one who has his own interest at heart will let Standard oil severely alone. Central City Democrat. Government Operation In 1893 one-fifth of the railroad mile age in the United States at that time was in the hands of United States offi cials run by the government, if you please. These roads were taken in r bankrupt condition, placed on their feet and a good dividend paying basis at public expense, and then turned over to the original owners who had wrecked the roads for the purpose, In many cases, of squeezing the small stockholders out. And you think that the public could not run the railroads? Appeal to Reason. 8 t. THE..... TEACHER'S X , FORUM. J. J 8 ifi . 5 tffi There are teachers to teach chil dren, and teachers to teach teachers to teach children and so on. The mission of The Independent Is educa tional, but It does not claim to have entered the field as an "educational" paper, as that term is usually under stood. It Is always interested in pub lishing matter which will tend to help mankind, but cannot undertake to de vote much space to the mere technique of imparting knowledge to the young that Is the province of teachers' journals. It invites discussion on what ought to be taught but not on the many details of how it should be imnarted to the young. , The items below are from the pen of a bright young woman who is ac tively engaged in teaching. Contri butions are invited from other teach ers. ., There are some kinds of ignorance more harmful to society than illiteracy. Ignorance is at the root of all crime. Society may be . separated into two di visions: criminals and victims of crime. Ignorance works through both to accomplish crime. It gives the right of way and furnishes free passes to the penitentiary. s ;v What is a laugh? ' ; ... .... Don't Despair Any political party that stands by the fundamental principles of this government; that upholds its tradi tions and defends Its purest senti ments has a vast advantage over any party that takes the opposite posi tion. Any political party that can justify its policies by the Declaration of Independence, by, the speeches of the greatest orators, by the verses of the greatest poets, by the admonitions of the most eminent statesmen need not become despondent even though for a time its prospects for success seem to be gloomy. R. L. Metcalfe. Forward to Victory Editor Independent: In looking through last week's Independent I no tice several papers expressing their desire of ex-Congressman R. D. Sutherland becoming the next nomi nee for governor, and will say that the writer has watched Mr. Suther land's growth in the last twelve years, or from the time that he was admitted to the bar to the present time. His growth has not been a mushroom growth, which grows rapidly for a short time, then rapidly decays, but more like the hardy growth of the oak, which in reality Mr. Sutherland is in the hearts of the people. Mr. Sutherland has been thoroughly tried and found as true as steel, and Is a gentleman without a stain upon his character. And if he is nominated for governor he will be elected and will make the best chief executive that we have ever had. And let us populists and democrats march forward to vic tory with Mr. Sutherland as our color bearer. Three cheers for Sutherland. E. S. ROUSE. Elmwood, Neb. From Kentucky Editor Independent: Enclosed you will find subscription for The Inde pendent. I think The Independent is a first-class journal in every respect. I am a populist of the old school of Jefferson and Jackson and believe in the declaration of Independence and the constitution of the United States I can't do much, but will do all I can for your paper. I am sixty-seven years old, hale and hearty and a hard work er, a farmer, a hay-seed. You know that is what we are called. J. M. DRAPER. FroC Parsons Investigations British limb terfas; Foreign Hallway Matt fterrlea During a debate last week In the lower house of the Diet in Berlin Dr. Arendt, secretary of the German Bi metallic league, remarking upon the price of silver, asked how Dr. Barth, leader of the freisinnige party, fared when he went to the United States to help President McKlnley agitate after his election. Mr.' McKlnley, declared Dr. Arendt, almost secured a victory for bimetallism, and if that victory was thwarted when the goal was al most in sight It was simply due to the British ministry breaking ' its word. The doctor went on. to say that Presi dent McKlnley had been elected on a basis of bimetallism, but had been prevented from realizing that policy. That a very large majority of west ern republicans voted for McKlnley In 1S96 in the belief that they were aiding the cause of bimetallism through their party is beyond dis pute. In no other way could a repub lican victory have been made possi ble except as it was done a declara tion that the republican party was friendly to the white metal. A decla ration by the republicans in squarely for the gold standard would have resulted in their overwhelming defeat. Yet no sooner was the elec tion over than the leaders of that party boasted of their success as a gold standard victory, and so devoted ly has the rank and file clung to the old party that they have lost sight of the transition that has taken place in its principles one of the greatest of which Is the attempt to entirely destroy the money functions of the white metal. The German diet seems to have another guess coming on the real attitude of the party In power. , Prof. Frank Parsons, one of the most celebrated economic writers and thinkers of the country, has lately re turned from a tour through Europe in pursuit of a study of European rail way systems and their workings. Mr. Parsons issues the following condensed statement of the cost of carrying the mails in European countries, which will be an instructive lesson to those who know the cost of such service in the United Statts: "In France the railways carry the mails free, with the single exception that where the government runs a postal car of its own the railway re ceives 2 centimes per kilometre, or about 1 cent per car mile, which Is so near nothing that the railway officials, when questioned about the mails, usually make the broad statement that the government pays nothing for the railway carriage of the mails, and it takes a cross-examination to bring out the fact of the 2 centime special charge In case of government postal cars. The free carriage of the mails is a part consideration for their f ran chises. "In Switzerland the minister , of railways, in answer to my question; said: 'On the great railways the gov ern, mt pays nothing for the malls; their concessions require them to carry the mails free. On the small lines, if the dividends fall below ZYz per cent, the government pays the fair cost of carrying the mails; when the road attains 3 per cent it must carry the mails free.' This is the law relating to private railways. All the railways of Switzerland are private as yet. The transfer to government management, under the provisions of the referendum vote of 1898, has not yet taken place. "In Germany the mails go free on the railways up to one car per train. If a second postal car is needed on any train the government pays 5 pfennig per axle per kilometre, or 10 pfennig if the car belongs to the railway. There are usually two axles per car, sometimes three, so that the outside charge is 8 to 12 cents per car mile, and this only for extra mail cars. The great bulk of the' mail goes free and the excess beyond one car per train pays merely the actual co3t of haulage. This law applies to both public and private roads, and was in force long before the government took over the leading railways. "In Austria it is provided in the railway concessions that the letter post shall be carried free, and that all mail shall be free up to one car per train. Beyond this the railway re ceives 18 heller per axle, or 10 to 15 cents per car mile, which is Intended to cover the cost of transportation of the excess beyond one car per train This is the law in respect to the Nord- west, one of the principal private sys tems of Austria, and is a fair example of the policy of the company In re spect to railway carriage of the mail; the theory being that the roads should carry the mail as part return for the franchises given them by the state, In Italy again the minister of rail ways tola me tnat tne government pays nothing for the railway carriage of the mails. , It is so provided in the railway contracts. In Belgium a similar policy pre vails, and even in England, where the. house of commons Is crowded with railway directors and others more or less under railway infiuence even in England with the postoffice carrying a large part or tne parcels tnat go by express in this country even In England the postal payment to the : ailways is only about one-ninth of the total expenditure, Instead of one third as in the United States." This country pays the railroads $34,000,000 every year for carrying the mails, .and this, added to the cost of rental for postal cars amounting to $3,000,000, makes a grand total of $37 - 000,000 a year. In this enormous ex pense will be found the real reason for our postal deficits, and the chief ob stacle In the way of penny postage. With a reasonable compensation paid to railroads for mail carriage the revenues would provide sufficiently to maintain the efficiency of the service, even with penny postage. The rail road is one of the greatest monopolies of the age and the people must under stand that its excessive profits come from the privileges they have votod to railroad corporations and denied to themselves. ' ; ' ! f When the Danish West Indies shall have come under the sovereignty of the American flag the record of purcnasjs amount paid for each, will stand as follows: Louisiana purchase (1803) . .$15,000,000 Florida (1819) 6.4S9,7f.$ Mexican cession (1848).... 18,250,000 Purchase from Texas (1850). 10,000,000 Gadsden purchase (1853) . . . 10,000.000 Alaska (1867) .............. 7,200,003 Philippine islands (1899).. 20,000,000 Additional Philippines (1901) 100.000 Danish West Indies (1902). 5,000,000 Total $92,039,768 To this list must be added Texas, acquired in 1845, Oregon territory in 1846, the Hawaiian islands In' 1897; Porto Rico and Guam annexed in 1S98, and one of - the Samoan Islands in 1899 for none of which a direct money consideration was paid. The aggregate area' of territory added to the United States by purchase, cession or con quest, or by a mixture of purchase and conquest as in the case of the Mex ican cession and the recently ac quired Insular holdings from 1800 to 1902, .. inclusive, is 2,971,376 square miles. The territory over which the stars and stripes floats, in both hem' spheres, exceeds the area of all Europe by about 235,000 square miles. The young republic Is fast becoming an old landlord. H. W. RISLEY. Save Money Prudent people buy their drugs and patents here and save money. . Here are a few prices: 51.00 Peruna 65c $1.00 Miles Nervine 65c $1.00 Pierce's Remedies 65c $1.00 Hood's Sarsaparilla 65c $1.00 Palne's Celery Compound. . ..65c $1.00 Wine of Cardui.....: 65c $1.00 Stuart's Dyspeptic Tablets.. C5c $1.00 Pinkham's Compound 65c $1.00 Kilmer's Swamp Root 65c $1.00 Scott's Emulsion 5c $1.00 S. S. -S. ............... ....... 65c Syrup of Figs. lyc Meadows Malted Milk 33c Castoria, Dr. Pitcher's Formula 13c To each purchaser of $1 worth of goods we give a substantial present there is no prescription too difficult for us to fill and we'll save you money. Come In and get acquainted. Add 25c for boxing where goods are shipped. Cut Rate aa Pharmacy 12th and O STS., Lincoln, Neb. m Low Settlers Rates During March and April, 1902, the Northern Pacific will sell ONE WAY SECOND CLASS SETTLERS' tickets from eastern terminal points St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland, Duluth. and the Superiors at greatly reduced rates to nearly all points on its main line, branches and connecting lines, west of North Dakota. These tickets to Northern Pacific points will be good for stopover west of Hope, Idaho. For further detailed Information about these rates call upon or write to G. D. Rogers, D. P. A., N. P. R.. Des Moines, la., or address Chas. S. Fee, Gen. Pas. & Tkt. Agent, Nor. Pac. Ry., St. Paul, Minn. . , Some of the important valleys reached by the Northern Pacific are the Yellowstohe, Gallatin, Madison, Deer Lodge, Bitter Root and Clark Fork in Montana, the Palouse, Big Bend, Colvllle, Clearwater, Walla Wal la and Yakima In Idaho and Washing ton, the Puget Sound and Britsh Co lumbia regions and the Oregon coun try. It is a vast empire , where climate soil and other advantages make of It a favored lan 1. The Humphrey Hardware Co. NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is hereby e-lven that the undersigned hare formed a corporation under the laws of the state of Nebraska. 1. The name or the corporation is laa HUMPHREY HARDWARE COMFANY. 2. The principal place 01 transacting tne business of the corporation is the city of Lin coln, Nebraska. , a. The general nature of the basinees to be transacted by the corporation is the buying ami eelllnr at wuoiesaio ana retail uruwir i every lcind and description, tools, implements and cutlery of every sort, grain and seed of every description, carriages, buggies, wagons, and all manner of vehicles used in the trans portation or conveyance of persons and prop erty. The doing and transacting or a general storage business, ihe purchasing, owning ana leasing of such real estate and personal prop erty aa in the judement of the board of direc tors of said corporation, or the general man ager of its business, shall be necessary or expe dient in the transaction of its business, and the sale, conveyance or other disposition of any or II tf mniti nronertv. 4. The capital stock of the corporation is thirty thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. The stock is to be paid in full at the time the corporation is au thorized to commence business, 5 The corporation commenced on tne 10th day of February 1902 and terminates on the 10th day of February 1923, unless sooner terminated by the action of a majority in numbers and amount of its capital stock, or by operation of law. . 6. The highest amount-of ladebtednesa or liability to which the corporation shall at any onetime subject itself shall not exceed one half of its capital stock. 7. The affairs of the corporation are to be condactsd by a board of three directors, and its officers are to be a president, secretary and treasurer. Dated this 10th day of February. 1902. SARAH M. HUMPHREY. JULIA IL HERRICK. CORA H. WHEELER. 5 & it COLONIST EXCURSION RATES. Every day during the months of March and April, 1902, the UNION PACIFIC will sell Colonist Excursion tickets at the following one-way rates: LINCOLN to Butte, Anaconda and M Helena, $20.00. to Spokane, $22.50. to points on Great Northern Ry. Spokane to Wenatchee. inc. via Huntington and Spokane, $22.50. to points on Great Northern Ry.'west of Wenatchee via J Huntington and Spokane local over Winatchee, not i to exceed $25.00. to Portland, Tacoma and Seat tie, Ashland, Ore., and In termediate points, lnclud- O ing Branch Lines on S. P. Co. south of Portland, via Portland, $25.00. Corresponding low rates from Intermediate points on UNION PACIFIC. Write for rates to points not given above. . E. B. SLOSSON, Agent.