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July 31, 1902 THE NEBRASKA IITDEPEITDEITT. 1876-1901 A Comparison of These Year TVlth ch, Other and With 1874 Have the Rail road Escaped Faying Their 1 -'--' ' Share of Taxes "Based upon present assessed val uation of all property we will increase the assessed valuation of the railroad property of. this state front 26 millions to at least 40 millions of dollars." Populist state platform, adopted at Grand Island, Neb.; June 24, 1902. In order that there might be no mis understanding as to the position of tha populist party on the question of how much the assessed valuation of th5 railroads should be raised, this plank states specifically the, minimum amount which the fusion state board of equalization will say the railroads of Nebraska are worth for purposes of taxation. The republican plank is real ly meaningless. ; It can be construed to suit the wishes of the railroad man agersand it will be If the . republican state ticket is elected. Doubtless a slight raise would be made say a hun dred thousand dollars or such matter but the populist plank declares that the assessment should be raised sub stantially 50 per cent, or one-half greater than it is today. Our former comparisons were with the years 1874, 3875, and 1901. As soon as the board of equalization fin ishes making the levy for 1902, every thing will be brought down to tne present year. The grand assessment roll of 1874, consolidated to make but four items, is 3,8 follows ' ' 11,000,579.5 acres at $3.91. $43,004,800.01? City and village lots 9,941,809.00 1,107.69 miles railroad at $10,095.89 : . 11.183,114.40 Personal property... 16,624,320.7 Total Percentages Acres Lots Railroad Personal .$80,754,044.17 . 53.3 . 12.3 . 13.S . 20.6 100. The grand assessment roll for 1876, similarly consolidated, is as follows: -1.115.467 miles railroad at City and. village lots.... 9,434,420.78 1.115,467 miles railroad at $8,081.55 9,014,706 17 Personal property. ....... 16,026,117.24 Total .i ..... $75,064,529.18 Percentages Acres 54.1 Lots . 12.6 Railroad 12. Personal v 21.3 100. The crind assessment roll of 1901 is as follows: 32.207,201 acres at $2.47. .$79,67F.195.00 City and village lots 34,188,950.00 5.70C.32 miles railroad at $4,630.43 26,422,732.30 Personal property 33,852,218.19 Total $174,489,095.49 Percentages Acres ...... . ......... . ......... 45.7 Lots 19.S Railroad 15.2 Personal 19 3 100. Now, let us first see wnat happened in 176 &3 compared to 1874. We find that Acres Increased 625,183.94, or 5.7 per cent. ' , Put the assessed valuation DE CREASED $2,415,515.02, or 5.6 per cent. It is very evident that the assessors were doing their best to crowd down the valuation of lands. Assessed valuation per acre de creased 42 cents in the two years, or 10.7 per cent. However, in the two years the rail road mileage increased only 7 777 miles (less than eight), or seven-tenths of 1 per cent. And the state board DECREASED the assessed valuation $2,168,408.23, or 19.4 per cent. The assessed valuation of each mile of road was decreased $2,014.34. or slightly less than 20 per cent (19.95 plus to be exact). Now, it Is evident that the railroads got the best of tie crowding down pro cess in 1S76. Each acre of land was assessed on the average at nearly 11 per cent less than in 1S74; but each milo of railroad escaped with a valua tion nearly 20 per, cent les? than In 1874. If the railroad valuation had been decreased exactly in proportion with lands (at 10.7 per cent decline), the railroad assessment of 1876 wouid have been $10,056,537.73 It actually was 9,014.706.17 A tax shirking on $ 1,041,831.58 Suppose, however, we assume that the assessment of 1874 was unjust to the railroads and that the assessment of 1876 was an attempt to correct the injustice what can we say of the as sessment of 1901, made by the present republican board? We find that Acres increased 21,581,437.56, or 139 per cent In other words, the average nearly trebled in the 25 years. The assessed valuation, however, in creased only $39,085,910.01, or 96.3 per cent that is, did not quite double in 25 years. The assessed valuation of each acre decreased $1.02, or 29.2 per cent. But, in the 25 years, the railroads increased 4,590,855 miles, or 411.6 per cent; that Is to say. tnere were more than five times as many miles of rail road In 1901 as there were in 1876. Yet the total assessed valuation did not quite treble; it increased $17,418,- C26.13, or .193.2 per cent. The valuation per mile decreased $3. 451.12,. or 42.7 per cent. acres of farm lands assessed in 1876 were located in the best part of Ne braska;; and that the thirty-two millions-In 1901 embrace a large amount of lands In western Nebraska. It is difficult to say Just how much has been the Increase in actual value of an av erage acre of Nebraska - land since 1876, but It Is certainly; safe to ' say that the increase -is relatively no greater than the Increase in - actual value of an average mile of railroad. Of course, It Is cheaper to build rail roads today; but we must look to earn ing capacity as our basis of value; and when this is considered, the rail roads of Nebraska have certainly kept pace with lands in actual value." Yet in assessed valuation theyr have - de clined nearly 43 per cent, while farm lands have declined only 29 per cent. If the assessment of 1901 was fair, the railroads have for years" been fearful ly Imposed upon. "' .', ' Populist State Platform It was somewhat refreshing to read Mr. De France's able articles upon the railroad taxation plank of our, plat form, and it occurred to me that our platform Is not being sufficiently writ ten upon by our press. It Is deserving of special notice, I think, in the fact that . it Is specific ; in, every plank.. There can be no lies told by any one as to Its meaning. No intelligent' per son can question its directness. It is decidedly; not full Of high and lofty platitudes that mean nothing. While I do not think that it is as radical as a populist platform ought "to be (and certainly not -near so much so as the democratic platform of Minnesota), still what there Is of it, Is strictly to the point. Why not discuss It? What Is the matter with the plank on the initiative and referendum.which makes a specific pledge that "we will" enact this wholesome reform? What is the matter with the plank stating that "we will" provide protec tion for working people against the inhuman blacklist? - What is the matter with ; its pro nouncement against the competition of convict labor with free labor? -'What is the matter with the other railroad planks, to-wm its' pledge to reduce freight ; rates, passenger - rates, curtail the pass abuse and protect em ployes in life and limb from dangerous machinery? I believe our last platform took a step forward, and it must follow up that step with more of the same kind of "poison" In the future. . There can be no room today for cowardice. If the populist party ana populists gen erally are sincerely devoted to a freer government a truer democracy it must boldly announce its program.' It will never do to simply object to the policies of the opposition. Any aggre gation of Imbeciles can do that, bur duty for the future Is to adopt a con structive policy. Negation will not do. Affirmative, bold, constructive poli cies are what the future will demand. While it is all very well to com plain of certain abuses of taxation and of power, still these are only specks only little fiscal discrepancies. If we are sincere in our determination to give true relief to the people, we will endeavor to intelligently understand the fundamental laws of taxation, and while we may rectify wrongs as we go along, the future will demand that we propose an entirely new system of taxation that will make it impossi ble in the future for wrongs to appear. While we condemn legislatures their sins of omission and commission, we stamp upon our own brows the sign of dishonor and insincerity when we fail to restore legislation to the peo ple through the initiative and referen dum. While we condemn the executive for the abuse of his authority, we place ourselves under the same condemna tion if w fail to make it impossible for any executive to have the oppor tunity to exercise irresponsible power. While we condemn the imperialists for stealing the lands of a helpless people, we prove our own unworthi ness if we fail to restore to the people of our own land the homes and the larms and the highways of which they have been robbed by an Iniquitous taxation system and the infamy of cur public servants tnrough govern mental favoritism. While we condemn those who fear to trust the people, we exhibit our own hypocrisy if we fall to restore to them the right to make their own laws, adopt their own cnarters, devise their own systems of taxation and make it possible for thsm to own and control all public utilities. L. J. QUINBY. Omaha, Neb. Ought to Pay One-Fourth. The railroad companies of Nebraska have prepared a series of tables and are paying cash to country publishers to insert the articles in their papers. The Standard is running the tables as advertisements and, while we are will ing to let everyone have a hearing, we would suggest that these tables prov nothing that is not already known. To study these tables leads one to be lieve that the railroad companies pay an enormous amount of money into tne treasury of Nebraska each year, which they do, but on the other hand they filch from their patrons more than enough to meet all their taxes, over and above what would be double com pensation for their Investments. In spite of these prepared tables the rail road companies pay less taxes accord ing to their wealth than any other property holder in ' the state. Their claim that they pay 15.4 of the entire taxes of the state goes for naught. By rights they should pay at least 25 per cent. Their market value, at the low est estimate, exceeds $300,000,000. Ap praised at one-sixth that amount, they are worth $50,000,000 ror taxation pur poses, but they have been returned for only - $26,500,000. C. L. Mayes, - in Rushville Standard. Now,-If it is admitted that the rail road assessment of 1876 was fair, what shall we say for that of 1901? If the assessed valuation of each mile of rail road had been made on the same basis of decrease as lands per acre (29.2 per cent), the railroad assessment of 1901 would have been. -...j... $32,650,090.84 It actually was 26,422,73230 A tax shirking on........ $ 6,227,358.54 , We know that the eleven million A Date that Will Never be Forgot ten hy One Woman ri will never forget the third day of December, 1897, as long as I live," said Mrs. H. A Fletcher, of NO. 232 West Hancock street, Manchester, N. H-, to a reporter recently. , "For. on that day," she continued, "! received a shock of an apopleptlc character.-It was so severe that the sight of my right eye was affected, causing me to see objects double. I was con fined to my bed about four , weeks, at one time being told by the doctor that could not get well. When I could eave my bed I was in such a nervous state that I could not sleep at night. I would get up and sit on a chair until completely-tired out and then go back to bed and sleep from exhaustion." f 'Nothing seemed to help you?" ven tured the reporter. 'Nothing that the doctor gave me did much good," replied she. , "After being under his care for six weeks and not seeing any improvement, I gave up hope until my sister, Mrs. Loveland, oz verett, persuaded me to try Dr. Wil- iams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I be gan, taking them with the result that I experienced relief the second day. The first night after taking the pills I lay awake only a short time and the sec ond night I rested, well. From that time I slept well every night and soon got well and strong. "My niece has taken these pills for weak nerves and poor blood and found them very beneficial." In order that there could be no doubt as to the genuineness of her statement Mrs. Fletcher made affidavit to it be fore William W. Forbes, a notary pub ic, at Manchester on July 25, 1901, . Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale eople will not only, effect a cure in eases similar to the one above but, act ing directly on the blood and nerves, are an unfailing specific for such dis eases as partial paralysis, St. Vitus', dance, sciaticat neuralgia, nervous headache, after-effects of the grip,. pal pitation of. the heart, pale and sallow complexions and. all forms of weakness n either male or female. Dr. Williams' Ink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price, fifty cents a dox, or s-ix boxes for two dollars and fifty cents; by addressing Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Something: In the Air. Isn't it singular? Just as the i publicans were gleefully chuckling over ' the thought that the populist party In Nebraska was petering out Antelope county, with onrv two can didates to nominate, held one of iw best and most representative conven tions, and the state convention at Grand Island called out over 700 en thusiastic delegates, the best, conven tion for a. term of years. Surely some tarns is in the air. Perhaps w'" .hear It drop in November. James R. i;ary in weiigh Yeoman. DECEMBER T D County Nominations At the time county conventions were held to elect delegates to the state convention at Grand Island, a num ber of counties made nominations to fill county and legislative offices. Ow- ng to press of other matters The in dependents did not get its list com piled and printed at an earlier date. If any have been missed, we should be glad to receive names of the candi dates. For County Attorney-- Antelope, E. D. Kilbourn, Neligh. Boone, E. G. Maggi, Albion. Custer, C. H. Holcomb, Broken Bow. Franklin, W. A. Deary, Bloomington. Frontier, J. H. Lincoln, Orofino. Furnas, Charles Anderson, Beaver City. Harlan, Gomer Thomas, Alma. Hitchcock, C. W. Shurtleff, Stratton. Jefferson, W. H. Barnes, Fairbury. Knox, J. H. Berryman, Creighton. t Nance, W. L. Rose, Fullerton. Red Willow, Sydney Dodge, McCook. Saunders,. J. L. Sundean, Wahoo. . Sheridan, C. Patterson, Rushville. Sherman, H. M. Mathew, Loup City. Webster, John Potter, Red Cloud. For Representative- Antelope (21), J. D. Hatfield, Neligh Boone (22), Iver S. By gland. Custer (56), W; G. Eastman and J. J. Tooley, Broken Bow. Franklin (61), Chas. W. Gishwiller, Wilcox. Furnas (64), Jonathan Higins, Cam bridge. Harlan (62), D. A. Mcculloch. Jefferson (34), W. F. Bonawitz, Fairbury. . Red Willow (65), John Wintjen, Danbury. Saunders (27), C. D. Curyea. Sherman (57), E. . H. Kittell, Rock- ville. . Webster (44), L. Peisinger, Blue Hill. To Fill Vacancies . Franklin, Surveyor, Ed. M. Hui- song. . . Jefferson, Surveyor, w. W. Watson, Fairbury. Red Willow, Judge, A. C. Teel, Ind - ianola. Sheridan,. Judge, B. F. Ray, Rush ville. . For Commissioner or Supervisor Boone (3). N. T. Criss, Petersburg. Frontier (2), Jacon snerer. Furnas (2). J. E. Axtell. r Hitchcock (2), J. N. Balding. J ' Jefferson (?), Alex Shepherd, End U cott. Lincoln (3), McMichael. Red Willow (1), A. Reed, Danbury. Saunders (3), C. T. Johnson. Webster (1) , F. 2 H. Gerlach ; (5), Jos. Fogel. , The Independent will consider it a favor if the state committeemen for each county will make any needed cor rections In this list either errors in names or initials or omission of post office and report same. Enthusiastic for tho Ticket Editor Independent: t ask you for space in your paper for a few lines. I feel as though I should expand ev ery thought I have In the interest of the approaching campaign. " j I believe great problems are before us. We want to solve these problems and in order to do so It will require the assistance of every fusionlst n this great state. Now, my populist friends, the republicans may tell yoa that the democrats swallowed yon whole at the Grand Island convention by the nomination of Thompson for governor. I attended that populist convention myself as a delegate and a more enthusiastic meeting I never witnessed in all my -life. I tell you we are going to have a populist party in Nebraska forever. The populists have had the nominee, ror governor the last four conventions. The demo crats have stayed by us and in thre out of the four "campaigns we hav been successful. Now, it is no mor than rieht that the democrats should have" the nominee this time. Let all populists stay by W. H. Thompson at well as the democrats stay by our nominees and victory Is ours. Let us now i consider the two nomi nees and make a comparison. W. IL Thompson,- commonly called the "Lit tle Giant of the Platte," Is a small man physically, : but : his giantship comes from his intellect; He is an attorney of high . standing .and has always been on the people's side of state and na tional Issues : and ranks among the foremost statesmen of Nebraska. J. H. Mickey, the.g. o. p. nominee, has never been mentioned before in the state. He is a banker; simply a cent per cent man.-;" The g. o. : p. organs tell us he is equally as honest as. our Little Giant, This I do not dispute because the rail roads want an honest man to work 2or them as well as anybody el se. Mr. Mickey is more the nominee of the railroads than the g. o.rp, as he was the railroads candidate at the conven tion and that body simply indorsed him as the nominee of the convention. We will go against the railroads and corporations of the state rather than the republican party;" 5, k We want to elect at the coming elec tion a state ticket that will raise the assessed valuation ot railroads in this state and reduce charges for transpor tation. 1 - - - J, H. Mickey being the nominee ot the railroads of the state will not work much that Way should he be elected. W. H. Thompson Is the kind of tim ber we want in a governor. So far as representative elections or national ssues are concerned there is as much difference between Jefferson expansion and republican imperialism as there s between right and wrong, Justice and injustice, patriotism and commer cialism. - ' -' "V;- ; Let every fusionlst ! take off his coat and go to work with his shoulder against the wheel and we will sweep the state with the old-time victory of 20,000 majority and there will be rein stated another like the patriotic ad ministration of Governor Holcomb. PAUL KINGSLEY. Stanton, Neb. , re ' v ; Terrible Teddy- Young Terrible Teddy, the Oyster Bay scout, Now assures the dear people that with out a doubt. Against the bad trusts he will soon make a dash, And the air will be filled with a hor rible . crash. But, Teddy, "Manana" you know was the cry Of Spain's haughty ?lgnors who couldn t see why Anybody should hurry to feed starving : men " . But they all see it now, tho' they couldn't see then. Now some-foolish people will act- . " ually ask, Why, is.it you put off the trust-smash ing task Until house and senate had both closed their doors . Then filled the air full of your "kill the trusts" roars? For, Teddy, the time' to be chock full of fight Is when the fierce enemy heaves into sight, ot And it won't - do .to skedaddle and then to tell -r. Of the way that you licked them and gave them allwell. We've heard quite- a -. lot from your galvanized jaw, And some think yonre the baddest man they ever saw But it looks very much to me, Meed friend it do, -.:f : That the trusts haven't very much to fear from you. And when nineteen-f our rolls around we will see The trusts spending dough to elect you. , Teddy, For they know when they have a good thing, yes they do And they couldn't do better than re elect you. THOMAS O. CLARK. Baltimore, Md. SPECIAL MARKET LETTER FROM NYE AND BUCHANAN CO., LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MER CHANTS. SOUTH OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Grass cattle comprise the big bulk of the moderate receipts, very few corn-feds arriving. Market has ad vanced for the week owing largely to the fact, that better fatted cattle are coming. We quote choice, fat hay feds, $5.75 to $6.15; range beef, $4.75 to $5.40;- common to fair grades going to both killers and feeders at $4.00 to. $4.60; choice, fat, dry cows, $4.00 to $4.35; butcher stuff . .$3.00 to $3.60; ear ners, $1.75 to $2.50; - best corn-feds, $7.50 to $8.25: short- corn-feds selling poorly and below best grass beef. Hogs have recovered some of the decline, owing to light receipts, but fair to large receipts would probably bring them down again. Range of prices, $7.35 to $7.70. Moderate receipts of sheep brought a steady advance until Monday, when they showed a 10c to 15c decline. To day nrlces are steady at yesterday s figures. We quote grass sheep as fol lows. Yearlings. $4.00 to $4.60; weth ers. $3.90 to $4.40; ewes, $3.25 to $4.00. and lambs, $5.25 to $6.15. The lower range of prices covers what would or dinarily be feeders, but packers have been taking them. There is a growing inquiry for feeders. " rterely as Advertising. Our readers should not for a mo ment get the idea that we are favor ing the railroads In this matter of tax ation, or that we are publishing their statements as news matter. It Is ad vertising matter, and we wish Rhse- water could afford to send his bulle tins out In the same way. But a pri vate citizen cannot compete i with heavy corporations In the matter of ex penditures. The Yeoman believes that every kind of property, whether belonging to Individuals or corpora tions, should pay its just proportion of tax no more, no less; that owners of large property, of whatever descrip tion, should not, as has been too often the case, be allowed to shirk their share of the burden of taxation. Our motto is Equal burdens for all; spe cial exemptions for none. James R Gary, In Neligh Yeoman. It pays to read the advertisements. Tts Tax Levy The state board of equalization has finished its labors in making the state levy against the various counties. Tho grand assessment roll shows an in crease of over five millions, being now above the hundred eighty million mark and approaching the figures in the ear ly nineties. The exact figures for this and last year are: 1901 $174,439,093 1902 180.091.192 Increase ..............$ 5,652,097 Over half of the total increase comes through the increased assessed valua tion in Douglas county the result of tax reform , agitation in that county. As a reward of merit to Douglas coun ty, the board made -the rate of levy 4 mills as against 7 last year. This will-mean a substantial decrease in the tax levy , against Douglas. The assessed valuations are: 1901 $22,381,792 1902 25,391,833 Increase $ 3,010,043 The board has not . yet finished ex tending the tax, but It is almost cer tain that the total levy will be less than last year. For a number of years the practice has been to levy 5 milH for general fund purposes against each county, and . attempt equalization by shifting the rate on .the school tax alone. This year the board has levied less than 5 mills against a number of the counties. Even at 5 mills on the entire 180 minions, the general fund tax (if ev etf cent should, be paid) would be only $900,000 and that is considerably short of being one-half of the appropria tions made by the legislature of 1901 against the general fund. All of which means that the floating debt of the state will go still higher. It is now at the two million mark. Without some intelligent action it will reach $2,500,000 within the next ; twelve months. Committee Meeting At a meeting of the populist exe cutive committee and the candidates, held at the Lindell hotel Wednesday (July 30), Chairman Nelson handed in his resignation," stating that when he had accepted atthe prior meeting he had not given" the matter due consid eration, and that now he felt, being an officer of the supreme court, he ought not to cbntinue as chairman. His res ignation was accepter, and B. R. B. Weber of Valparaiso elected in his stead. J. R. Farris was elected secre tary,1 upon nomination of Chairman Weber; and Elmer E. Thomas of Oma ha named as treasurer for the ensuing jrear. Early next week Chairman Weber in company with Chairman Hall of the democratic committee will visit Omaha and select the rooms for headquarters, after which the records will be moved to Omaha and work will begin in earnest. Among those present at the meeting were W. H. Thompson, nominee for governor; E. A. Gilbert, lieutenant governor; John H. Powers, secretary of state; C. Q. De France, auditor; Dr. J. N. Lyman, treasurer; J. H. Broady, attorney general; H.. E. Dawes, J. J.- Points, F. M. Howard, and Cliff Frank, executive committeemen; John S. Rob inson and Gen. Patrick H. Barry, nom inees for congress; and Eric Johnson, Wahoo; E. D. Johnson, Lexington. We have heard a great dear recently from the railroad tax bureau about comparative railroad taxation in Penn sylvania and Nebraska, but the bur eaucrats have forgotten to mention that the Tax Reform league of Penn sylvania is calling attention to the fact that the farmers and home owners of Pennsylvania are paying $16.50 in taxes for each thousand In value while the steam railways pay but $2.75, the street railways but $4.75 and the tele graph and telephone companies but $3.20. These figures would indicate that there is need of supreme court intervention against lop-sided taxa tion in Pennsylvania as well as in Ne braska. -Omaha Bee. Rouse all Right. The following letter, which appeared in the Saunders County Journal, Ash land, last week is self-explanatory. It pleases The Independent to print the manly outspoken words of one of the old populist wheel-norses of Cass county: Alvo, Neb., July 5, . 1902. Editor Journal: In the Alvo items which ap peared in last week's Journal I am quoted as being dissatisfied with the ticket nominated at Grand Island. Now Mr. Editor, I do not know who yoar correspondent is, but Twill venture to say he is a republican and was short on items. , '' - Had the ticket been left to me to name, I could not nave named ona which would have given better satis faction to myself and all other fair minded populists throughout the state. I did speak my disapproval of the harsh and uncalled-for remarks of one J. J. O'Connor, of Omaha, but we often come across a wolf in sheep's clothing at these conventions. Now I wish to say to the candidates: I will support the ticket from top to bottom, and from start to finish, and do all I can from my humble position to carry the state of Nebraska, and again restore it to the rerorm parties, who gave it six years of the best gov ernment it has ever had. I want to thank your correspondent for giving me credit of proving true to populist principles. I have advocated those principles for thirty years, and should my lease of life extend thirty years more they -will be my political guide. And I hope to live to see our principles triumphant and the hand of imperial ism stayed. J. P. ROUSE. their devotion to principle, and as for himself, he said he would take a back seat to no one ; in his efforts to elect Mr. Sutherland' Many thought he was talking to the galleries, bat he proved true to his word. He was a potest factor In that campaign, the fusion ele ment was united and the ; victory was easy. In " every emergency he h is proved equal to the occasion. Always willing to sacrifice personal interest for the common good. This is the ma terial that heroes . and .patriots are made of and this is the reason that he Is so much respected and honored at home. All classes at Grand Island, religious, political and social, rich and poor, "learned and unlearned, respect and admire W. H. Thompson. G. J. Richmond, in Minden Courier. Binding Twine. , "While as , a general principle we are opposed, to the competition of con vict labor with free labor, neverthe less, since there is no binding twine manufactured in Nebraska and the binding twine sold In the state Is the product ' of the : trust, we, therefore, favor the manufacture of , binding twine by, the convicts at our state penitentiary the same to be sold ;to the farmers of the state at cost of pro duction.', v"; ' The above is an extract from . the populist platform which every farmer should bear In mind as he goes to the polls to vote in November next. Ev ery state senator and representative nominated by the fusion .forces will be pledged to support the plank and ev ery nominee for a state office is bound by it and has promised to use his In fluence to bring about the result. The binding twine trust nov has our farm ers in its toils, here is a practical method of relief. This one plank Is sufficient reason for any consumer of binding twine to vote the ticket from top to bottom. ; " i We hope that every reader of the Times ' will ' discuss this matter with his neighbor. The repuDilcan plat form offers no relief nor Is any to be expected from that quarter. Times Independent, Loup City. , ' - Wasting Their Breath. Republicans are wasting their eff oits when they talk to people about a dem ocratic governor giving- all the places to democrats. This sympathy is not wanted. The populists are not looking for appointive places and if they were the trouble-expecting republicans could do them no- good. v What the pops of Nebraska want Is an honest, economi cal government, increased railroad as sessment and a reduction of freight rates. With Thompson as governor they will get the honest government and appointees who will be business like In their administration of public funds. The pops are going to vote the fusion ticket for by so doing they will get what the taxpayers want; They'll get gold-bricked if the republican state ticket is elected. Alfred Pont, In Stanton Register " . Were It not for, the evident good in tention manifested, The Independent would be unqualifiedly of the opinion that Gen. Patrick H. Barry Jtias a good cause of action for damages against Bro. Manuel of the St. Paul Phonograph-Press for perpetrating the fol lowing atrocious pun, as well as the outlandish -spelling of ' the general's name: - "Just as we go to press we learn that General Pfl HA Barray of Greeley Center has been nominated: for con gress in this district. The nomina tion is a good one. General Barray is a soldier of the civil war with a good record, and the record of his public life is equally good. The general, we predict, will Barray (bury) Moses in the land of Moab, but his .resting place will be easier found by the Inscrip tion, 'Three times and out." i True Blue. The populists who were at the Hold rege congressional convention in 1896, when R. D. Sutherland and W. H. Thompson were candidates, and noted Mr. Thompson's effort In that cam paign to elect Mr. Sutherland, will not hesitate to give him a cordial support thfs year. It was a bitter fight and one which apparently engendered much Ill-feeling. And when Mr. Suth erland was nominated it was the gen eral opinion that a majority of the democrats would oppose him, but when Mr. Thompson came to 'the front and made one of the best speeches of his life, urging the democrats to stand by the nominee, to show their meta. i , Judge Broady For Attorney-General The old settlers of Nebraska will have an opportunity this fall of dis playing that; spirit of pioneer friend ship for an honored member who is s'i loudly declaimed at pioneer picnics. Judge Broady, the fusion nominee for attorney general, is a typical pioneer who is never more at home than when mingling with the plain-going old- timers of the state, and as he is the peer of the purest and brainiest of the legal lights of the state, partisaniam should be set aside in his case and his vote in Richardson made unanimous. Dawson News Boy,. i Doesn't Really Mean It. The Omaha Bee doesn't really mean It or it wouldn't support Mickey. Its fight for equitable railroad taxation and support of Mickey, Prout and the rest of the ticket is proceeding very easily understood.-D. T. Corcoran in York Democrat HEADACHE ns mill; I Al S drug stores. 2S Doar 2Sc - Two Rare Farm Bargains. " Best and cheapest . alfalfa, cattle ranch in the Republican River Valley 851 acres, highly Improved 110 lu alfalfa. Price only $17.50 per acre. This Is the chance or a lifetime. ? Highly Improved 240-acre upland grain and stock rancn. Timber and water. Price only $12.50 per acre. Both must be sold this month. Ad dress at once, JAMES HUNTER.' Republican City. Neb, 6? S AlIDlIDn fP MORSE COLLARS FORBIDDEN FRUIT $fr&SLl exactly forMddpn fruit but kium people say shey woman -i give n 10 cuna 10 reaa. ui course not. It was never intended as a jurenllu or Sunday school publication. Breecy stories and fearlessly worded articles are what It contains. Subscription $1 a year. Special to new subscribers, 25c, for 6 months. Vouagt A THEATRE FOR I Ob To Introduce our novelties we will send prepaid, our Midway Theatre which shows original, life-like move ments ma pieases young ana om, with our circulars, showing how to make money- for only 10c A snap! Send today. Address Santone Mfg. St Supply Co., Box V wis, ru auKjuu, jiexas. NOTICE TO REDEEM. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I Notice is hereby given that on the third day of December A. D. 1900 W. B. Comstock tnr. chased at private tax sale of the treasurer of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the following de scribed property, all sitnated in the city of lancom, iouniy oi .Lancaster ana state of Ne braska. " --- Lot 17 of Eddy's Sub-Division of Block 11 Hawley'a Additiou to Lincoln. Nebraska, for the-delinquent County, State, and City taxes for tne years lasa, lew, lfaa, and the city taxes for the year 1S9& Lot 18 of Eddy's Sub-Division of Block 11, Hawley'a Addition to Lincoln. Nebraska, for the delinquent County, State and City taxes for the years 1894, 1S85, 1897, 1S88, 1899 and the City taxes for the year 1&96. , Lot 20 of Eddy's Sub-Division of Block 11, Hawley'a Addition to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the aeunquem tjounty, tate ana Uity taxes ,..,k. ..... IfiQJ ItttMC 1 Qfia lOtfl . LifG M -,.. lur uw jniv iwi, wwi joou, josi, low ana 19v. All of said lots being assessed in the nam of jou r. auuj wiju xm iug uvutiiui if e OI llms and is a non-resident of the State of Nebraska, the said taxes for which said -lots were sold being ail the taxes then delinquent against said lots, and on the first day of November A. D. 1901 the aaid pur chas sr W. B. Comstock sold and assigned tor a valuable considers i inn u of the above described certificates of purchase to Anna R. Hammond, who ia now the legal holder and owner of the tame, and that the time for redemDtion of said nronertv from .. tax sales will expire on the fourth day of De cember A. D. 1002. Dated at .Lincoln ..Nebraska, thia 31st dar of ANNA U. HAMMOND. OUR PEAUR TOSH BEFORE. YOU BUY. AHu FACTUR&D BY HAlfPHAM BR0S.C0. Lincoln. Neb. D' ON'T Set Hens the Sam Old Wy. ana let iioe kui uuun en uie neat. Tldany's Mure DeotH to JUem mirr Will kill all vermln.ftud your hn will bring her brood off free from lice. Tiflkoy's Para gon Lice Killer "Liquid," guaranteed to kill all lice and ini4. InstauUr kills lice on colts, calves, and hogs. By using our Bprayer a very Utile goes a great way. Penetrates all cracks. Sprar bottom of house for aplder lice. It ia a vourfU d.u- JtctanL fl per gal. can; 65c gal. One gallon and Sprayer, 11.50. Can tret It free where no atrenU hr a Uttle woxlr for ua. T Tirrixr Co.. Lincoln. Neb. FARM FOR SALE 280 ACRES OF LAND.... , ... acres under plow, rest ' ' , good pasture; all under fence. ; . Good tmildings, three-fourths " mile from good school, two miles from good town. Will .... . . give possession at once. - Price $10 Per Acre Cash. 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