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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
February 27, 1902
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C. Wi Allen, Thirteen Years in
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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
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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
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mend the use of Dr. Williams' Pink
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COUNTY FUNDS
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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
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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.
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Editor Independent: I have re
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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.
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TEACHER'S X ,
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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
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bearer. Three cheers for Sutherland.
E. S. ROUSE.
Elmwood, Neb.
From Kentucky
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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
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J. M. DRAPER.
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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.
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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.
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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.
