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About The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1902)
Aug. 7,. 1902. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. 3 Epworth Assembly u Lincoln Park Aug. 6 to 13ih Lincoln's Progressive store announces the first showing of the NEW FALL? DRESS HOODS Silks: Cloaks, Furs. etc. A errand I display every bright - new novelty on the market. Many things which after sold will not be shown again, giving the purchaser exclusive control of that particular article or grade and style of goods.' IN CONNECTION The final clearing up of.. all Summer Merchandise at prices far below cost of production. Our un alterable rule, not to carry over unseasonable goods offers great bargain opportunities to shrewd buyers. You .should by;" all; means visit our store during these great sale events, arid that as soon as possible. The choicest things and the biggest bar gains are always first selected. The Progressive Store . . . . Lincoln, Neb. ir- - DEL MAR AND DE HART Mr. Ellioffstoii Criticise Their Monetary Views as "Magiao," but Does not Make the Subject Any Clearer Editor Independent: Whenever we find men capable of handling the sub ject of value properly, persistently using the term . money, honesty of treatment is deliberately thrown to the minds, and we can see Magians of Cashgar stamped in their foreheads. Money was a term slipped into the federal constitution for the express benefit of Magianism it is as useless in our language, as is the fifth wheel, to a wagon but as a word to conjuve with it is immense. Del Mar and De Hart propose to es tablish a unit or to demonstrate that it cannot be done reither would suit them equally well providing only thyy may establish it on their lines and make of it the fraud that is enwrapped in the conceptions of money. Money, they say, has its double func tion, "a measuring function and a medium of exchange function." Just think of that compound. The horti culturist sends his berries to market in crates of pint boxes filled with ber ries. The pint box is the measure the berries the medium to be ex changed for that other commodity the Magi call money. The measure ac companies both.- With money it is a function with thei berries, it; is a sep arate measure. The difference is that of honesty in method with the berries a deliberate fraud with the money. "It measures all commodities by giving them a price in the market." What is price if it is the gift of meas ure? Then they compound money with values and conclude that they must be limited three distinct conceptions telescoped into one. How handy, how extremely practical is the lingum that makes such things so easily possible without general detection but it's Magian and why should we feel sur prised. A unit for the purpose of measur ing must be limited truly one in the enumeration table must remain one or cease as a numeral; but why it shou.-i be limited in its repetitions at the 10 or 10 billionth mark is one of those things past all finding out or what effect such limit could possibly have upon the remaining first unit if re duction to onlv that one were nossi- ble Is equally beyond our grasp ?f any. Money the second of the tele scoped bah. Value the last is the thing to be measured, and they say that money not only measures value but all things else offered in the mar ket for exchange. They have succeeded astonishingly well in defining the conditions of things as they now exist. Chaos could not do it better; but they were as suming to define things as they would be when right. It is not necessary they say to have a rare commodity for a monetary unit. Expect not; they are the judges; but when we are to establish a unit for th measure of values, a commodity stand ard becomes a crime. A table of defi nite value units is what is needed; it will not give commodities price in market; it is not its purpose; that is to the buyer and seller; as one bids units of value the other offers units of value; when they agree in bids and offers, price is the result. The exchange is invariably commodities In cluding the money; and here is the rub, when the human being hires, he is sold: a commodity to the highest bidder a crime. H. ELLINGSTON. Minnehaha, JMinn. (i confess that I am unable to un derstand fully what Mr. Ellingston means. What would he U3e instead of . J ti nu , v i u uib woiu muiiey:' as k view it, mosi of us use the word when we mean "coin." To my mind "money" Is a system of accounting, a system of units. A dollar Is one; an eagle ?3 ten; a double eagle is twenty; and so on; but- 9II these are ideal and not real. Beyond -a doubt is would be possible to transact business without the use of coin; bank deposits enable us to do that to a large extent now: but it would be difficult to transact business without money the system of accounting, the system of units. The coin I3 the physical representative, a concrete representation or tne aostract unit or of some multiple or fraction of it. In the abstract, the number of units is unlimited, certainly, just as the number of abstract ones is unlim ited; but there is a limit to the num ber of things to which the term "one" may be applied. Now, asking that the amount of money Is limited, simply is an other form of asking that the num ber of coins shall be limited the physical representative of the mone tary units. : ' - ' :v -' -r: :, whole number of coins constitutes the unit, does not change the principle. Adding to the number of coins con stitutes the unit, does not change the principle. Adding to the 4 number of coins would increase the ;size of the unit, and as the unit is equal, in value, to all other things for exchange, an increase In the size of the unit would mean an increase, in the size of the, price of other things. 1 cannot wholly agree with this reasoning, although it is certainly a fact that an increase in. the number of coins must result In an increase in the price level. If it were not for debts and taxes, there is no pressing need for coins to represent the money units, f The use' of these coins in making exchanges docs away with much bookkeeping; but ?t would be possible to transact' all bus iness exchanges on a plan similar to our banking business by the use of checks, drafts, credit slips and. th like. But the money unit is used right along, nevertheless; it is expressed in words and figures on every check' and draft. Our courts are obliged to com' pute all damages in money (that is to say, in "dollars and cents") and noth ing but legal tender coin (the term "coin" including paper representatives of the money unit) is sufficient to li quidate the damages assessed by a court: Our taxes are also due in thia legal tender representative of the money unit. We cannot paytaxes and judgments with anything 'else thart these' legal1 tender "representatives of the money unit. Hence, the necessity for some token, some counter, some coin, some concrete expression of the abstract unit. C." Q. De France.) More Than One Root Some leading newspapers are ad vancing opinions in regard to the trusts which are actually socialistic. They say, for instance, that the trusts should be made to divide their profits with the people. Why not strike at the root of the evil and reduce the tar iff schedules which enable; the trusts to practice extortion? No equitable redistribution is possible. Titusvills (Pa.) Courier. The Courier is right in one partic ular "redistribution" is an iridescent dream. It is correct in asking that tar iff privileges be taken away from thj trusts but the tariff is not the only root that needs striking at. How could a tariff schedule be arranged to kill off the Standard Oil trust? Would putting meat on the free list' kill the beef trust? The fact is that railroad discrimination is nearly if--not quit's as potent a trust builder as is the tar iff. And any plan of clipping the wings of the trusts is incomplete if it does not include such control of the railroads as will absolutely prevent discriminations in freight and passen ger rates. Of course that sort of con trol means public ownership and oper ation none other will do. GRAPE GROWING "Let Well Enough Alone" The above is a cry of despair and a groan from the politically lost. Let us see if things are "well enough" for the great army that compose the, mili tant republican-democracy; the wealth producers and wage-earners of this mighty land. , The Sugar trust holds the legis lative branch of this mighty gov ernment in the hollow of its hand and levies unearned tribute from every table in every state . and territory in the union. Keep on letting well enough alone. The Beef trust has made the .din i ner pail look like the "shadow of a shade." - , ,'? Keep on letting well enough alone. Strikes are' on the increase In the great coal regions, and coal Is selling at nine dollars a ton. Keep, on. letting well enough alone. ' The Ice trust puts the price on every pound of ice. and knocks off weight on every ton. Keep on letting, well enough alone. r . The. Grain and Flour trust have 1 made bread hard to get. and grata -; is always high when "the farmers have got none to sell. Keep on letting well enough alone. A republican president fought the war with ; Spain with' demo cratic sailors and generals, yet Dewey, Schley, and Miles have been contumed and slandered,! . while Crownihshield and Corbin have been honored and condoned. Keep on letting well enough alone. : The Declaration of Independence and the American constitution have been revoked and trampled under foot. ;; Keep on letting well enough alone. And so on to, the end: so just keep on letting well enough alone. Demo-j Mr. Stephent Gives an Interesting Report of Hie VI tit to the Chautauqua Grape Growing Beglon In Xeir Tork Editor Independent: The writer has recently visited the fruit growing dis tricts of northern Ohio and western New York. In Chautauqua county, New York, on ' Lake . Erie; long known as a dairy region, the most successful farmers had built up their eomfortabla homes and had achieved their pros perous i condition by dairying. The first efforts made in the growing of the grape In ' commercial quantities were a partial failure. Growers now reason that in their former work the vines were not planted deeply enough to have, the roots withstand the ex treme cold of trying winters and fre quent failures were met with In the first plantations. The varying ex perience of a large number of plant ers ultimately led to the selection of such soils as were best suited to grape production and to such meth ods of planting, cultivating and train ing the vines as led to the successful growing of the grape in commercial quantities. . Not all of the soil, add really but a small portion d the land in Chautau qua county is suited to the profitable production of the grape. The best soils are gravel loams. . It is a com mon saying that the grape succeeds as far from the lake as you can see the lake, that is, the influence of the lake Is felt from the lake out to, and on the sides of the Chautauqua hills. From the hills to the southward, the ameliorating influence of the lake be ing cut off, grape growing is not suf ficiently successful , to. justify large planting. In selecting vines for planting the first class yearlings are preferred. The' plant Is cut back to three buds. A vine of that ' character has two sets of roots; it is planted at such a depth that the upper set of roots should be six inches below the surface when the vine is properly established. The viu-3 is planted below the general level of the soil. Cultivation the first season earths up towards them, so that, re the end of the first summer the up per roots are sufficiently below the sur face not to be injured by winter's cold. Cultivation is such as shall kee? the soil loose and open during tho growing season. Trimming is a modification "of the Fuller and Arm systems. One cane is trained each way along the Iowor wire; buds grown from these arms am trained and tied to the upper wire. To a western man the pruning looks to be very short; leaving less wood than our growers are in the habit of leaving, yet at the end of the season the wires are reported as well cov ered with canes, and foliage. The ut tent in trimming is to have the larg est number of pounds that can be an nually grown oh each vine in the smallest number of bunches. , The average annual product is from 10 to 12 pounds to .the vine. Excep tionally favorable land combined with very careful care sometimes increases the average yield, of ,6,000 pounds io the acre to as high as 10,000 to f 12,000 pounds per acre; this, however, in extreme and exceptional cases. The picking and packing of more than 5,000 carloads of grapes in Chau tauqua county alone requires a great many more people than reside within the county. For a hundred miles around many families . regard the grape picking season as the one outing of the year; whole families move to the grape growing districts; many of them are accommodated in tenant houses, some in temporary shelters, others in tents. Each individual grower, whether he has 5 acres or as many as 300 acres, endeavors to keep in touch, through the year, with as much help as he will require; and long in advance, to ar range for their . assistance ' at the proper time. In each neighborhood there Is likely to be dancing floors erected, attracting the young people. They work in the vineyards through the day and are drawn by the imisic and jolity to the dancing platforms im til midnight. It is not possible to keep any domestic help during the plckin;; season in Chautauqua county, since no girl in domestic service can resist the temptation of earning larger wages in the picking season and of engaging nightly in the fun and amusement in progress. The -average cost of picking and packing the grapes is from one to one and a half cent per basket. The larg er portion of the grapes are picked by the women 'and girls. The packing of the baskets is by the piece. A skill ful packer can pack frm 120 to 200 baskets per day. Green and defective grapes, that is, such as are burst Iy sap pressure and accident, must be re moved. The grapes carry better and keep longer if they can be wilted for 24 hours. Wilting lessens the weight, toughens the stems and the fruit stands up better. Each basket to pass inspection must contain 8 pounds of fruit: the basket weighs one pound, Until loaded in the car the fruit is kept in cool packing houses. From statistics supplied by Capt. E. H. Pratt of Fredonia we note: Lands well suited to vineyard work are worth $100 to $150 per acre. Vine yards planted, trained and in bearing are worth $200 to $300 per acre. Dur ing the fall of 1901 the average price received, for the crop was 10 cents per basket. . In picking and packing the fruit only the better class of the grapes are packed In baskets for shipment; the second grade is taken by the wineries. In the fall of 1901 5,095 cars of fruit in baskets were shipped from ; Chau tauqua county; In addition to this nearly 10.000 tons of grapes or nearly 800 carloads were converted- into wine and grape juice. The grapes sold for wine are sold by the ton, the buyer furnishing the crates, and paying an average of $14 per ton for the first quarter of the season and from that to $25 to $28 per ton at the close of the season. About one-fifth of the grape juice expressed is for unfer mented wine. Recently improved pro cesses, notably the Gleasons, enables the manufacturer to express the juice from the grape without its coming in contact with the air; - it is stored in sterilized carboys, bottled In steril ized bottles without the mixing of any salicylic acid as a preservative. This grape juice Is absolutely pure and Is rapidly gamin Its way for use In hoa 4.7. grape juice handled in this way must be within the reach of every one and furnishes a way of working up and making useful a large portion of fhc crop. These methods when more widely known and utilized will fur nish an unlimited market for the grape grower. The use of the surplus grapes for such purposes gives steadiness to the market and has helped to place the planting and growing; of grapes on a solid financial foundation. One aged, wealthy grower who now has a num ber of farms all earned within the county, declares he - can make money in growing grapes at 7 cents per S pound basket. - . ! .u Western growers with our more fer tile soil, needing little assistance from fertilizers should find the growing of the grape for our western .markets much more profitable than the raising of ordinary farm crop3. The skillful care and cultivation of the vine is not so difficult as to be beyond the attain ment of any bright and active farmer. The vineyards in the Missouri valley may be increased many times and yet find a growing and remunerative mar ket. E. F. STEPHENS. - . Crete, Neb. -...... ' ,? . Our Buggies will stand the closest inspection. Bug gies and Harness at Factory Prices. DESCRIPTION OF OUR Special High-Grade Standard Buggy No. B367. No. B367. has leather quarter top, with genuine leather, broadcloth, whipcord or fancy 'plush cloth cushion and back. Price, only . . . 1 . . . . . $44.50 No. B369 has 'rubber drill top, with imitation ; leather ctishlon and ' back only. The balance of the description is the same. Price,, only. . ..., . .$39.50 WHEELS. Selected; hickory; 3-4, 7-8, or 1-inch ; bolteti between each spoke; Sarven pattern. All 1-inch wheels are built. 40 a$d 44 inches high; 3-4-inch wheels, 36 and 40 inches high, but 7-8-inch wheelsman fie furnished either' 36-40, 38-42 or'40 and 44 Inches high. .. ': , - ' TIRES. One-quarerv' inch thick, round edge; Bessemer steel, , AXLES. Finest - tempered steeJ ; double collar. We use the celebrated one-piece axle, 1 Inch square. This axle has no weld in the center to' break or give down, and is far superior to the old style. that is welded, in the center. Can give you arched axles When de sired; no extra charge. '. ; GEAR : WOODS. Selected second growth hickory." We . do not use elm or other white woods, as do some of our competitors. r All scrolls hand cut. SPRINGS. All' springs made of highest grade spring steel, tempered in oil. . - FIFTH-WHEEL Celebrated Day tOn wlroel, which has a woria-wme rep utation. The kingbolt Is in resj- of 1X1 6 CLIPS AND BOLTS., Of finest grade wrought iron; no malleable used. BODY. Finest yellow poplar panels, with ash sills, thoroughly seasoned, screwed ' and - plugged; 53 inches in length and either 1719, 2 or 24 inches in width. SEAT. Full width, for two persons. TRACK. Either; wide, which is five feet one .inch or narrow, which, is four feet eight inches. Always men tion which is wanted. Do not order standard, there is no such thing as a general standard tracK. - BODY LOOPS. Full , length, ja panned. PAINTING. In ' painting we excel, as we use the highest grade of paint on the market, putting ten -coasts of paint, on the body and five on the gearing, applied by the highest grade of skilled labor to be obtained. The body .is painted a jet black and the gear can be furnished either dark Brewster green or carmine. SEND 10c FOR OUR CATALOGUE OF BUGGIES AND HARNESS. Lincoln Supply Co. 120, 122 North !0th St., Lincoln, Neb A HINT TO JO COOL COLORADO ' THE PLACE TO GO. , Think of a round-trip rate of only $15.00 to Denver, Colorado Springs (Manitou) and. Pueblo. On certain dates in June; July, Aug ust and September, via the S8f Write for books entitled "Camping In Colorado," ! "Fishing In Colorado," and "Under the Turquoise Sky." The Camping book tells how, where and at what cost parties of two, four and six can enjoy an inexpensive vaca tion In that delightful climate. E. W. THOMPSON, A. G. P. A., Topeka, Kas. - . JNO. SEBASTIAN. G. P. A., " J fm wn Til Mr. Bolt Discusses Some or Jo Parker's Ar gument la the Southern Mercury Editor Independent: I received a sample copy of the Southern Mercury, issue of July 19, 1902. I had read of Jo Parker, in the columns of The In dependent. I was glad to have an op portunity to study the doctrines of any man or set of men who could not accept; the teachings of the greatest leader the democratic party ever had or any .other party In the history of this nation for that matter. 'The first, thing that caught my aye was an article showing that all union wage-workers by an investment of $13 a year received an increase In wages equal to ten or fifteen times the amount of money paid out, and short er hours . of labor, there is no direct appeal to non-union men to join any union, but they are asked to "get in line and assist and strengthen the movement of labor." There is no doubt that the figures are practically correct. In another column union workers are given a fatherly calling down for not patronizing union labor, by buy ing only goods marked with the uniun label. It does not seem to have oc curred to the writer that union-made goods usually sell at a higher price than non-union-made goods, on ac count of the higher wage paid to union labor, and the purchaser, of union made goods pays a price in an exact ratio to the wage paid the workman who made the goods, therefore the high wage paid to union labor is offset by the high price, they pay, for goods, If they patronize union' labor. If non-union labor, should organize and force their scale of wages above the scale of unions that are now in exist ence the members of the older unions would be at a disadvantage as they would have to pay a higher price for goods than before without any in crease in salary. There are so many sides to the question that one could hardly discuss them" all in one life time, but I have been of the opinion for some time that labor leaders were going at the problem backwards and consequently in the hardest and slow est way. '".'' " I would suggest to Jo Parker and his followers that a study of the question, how to get rid of non-union competi tion, by giving every one work at good wages, instead ok denying them work under undon protection, unless they are willing to begin as apprentices :t ridiculously low - wages. And after denying . them work at reasonable wages letting money sharks and cor rupt corporations shove laws through our legislative halls that leave them at the mercy of these legislative cormor ants, might be productive of good ro-; suits and might; lead to the convic tion that the quickest 'way"' to attain the object sought is by co-operation with some old party that already has more followers that are working for the same result that Jo Parker and his followers are striving for than Jo could muster in a hundred years. Per haps If Mr. Parker . would give, the subject a,' little attention he might come to the" coticlljsion that thf money question "is of; just as .much import ance to workingmen as" it '4s! to hank ers, it might break through his cran ium that the increase in the production of gold is a good thing which may not last always and the good results might be supplemented with equally good results by an increase in the coinage of silver,., and in the event that the production of both metals shouhTfall short of the requirements of our increasing population and com merce, greenbacks might prove accept able especially when we shall be com pelled to use large sums of gold to re tire maturing United States bonds and state bonds (instead of- reissuing them for generation after generation) there by reducing the amount of interest taken from the pockets of consumers every year. GEO. B. BOLT. St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska State Fair. QENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Better Than Speeches Editor Independent: I realize that if we could put such a paper as The In dependent in every house- that .would do greater work towards reformation than all the speakers combined. Of course, there are republicans so radi cal, so saturated with the idea that a republican administration makes tho good times and is all right, that they would not only refuse to read it, but would immediately burn such a paper as ours if it should accidentally get into their hands. . H.J.MASON. ; Fuller ton, Neb. I have taken its very first Powers took - Editor Independent: The Independent from publication. , John H. my name for The Alliance and I have followed it ever since through thick and' thin. G. W. DOXTATER. Panama, Neb. T I like The In- Editor Independent: dependent very well, but don't see ho7 the populist and democratic and re publican bosses can all fuse together in your state. It is people's party and democratic party in my state, Th3 bosses of the democratic party, or a great many of them, will vote the re publican ticket against Jeff Davis and Clark; but the slower, element of the republican party will . vote for Davis. It was the first time they ever had a chance at selecting the governor. This time it was left to the primary and, everybody voted. Before it was left to the convention and few attended. The . people had a whack at it th's time and the bosses got left, and now a great many of them will support the republican ticket. W. H. BUDYSHAW.. Jonesboro. Ark. am. " w. k . -. ..,. . " a - By legislative enactment tbe NebrntV State Fair is permanently located at the city of Lin coln, the capital of tbe State. The Fair Uronndi adjoin the city on the north. From the city of Lincoln the grounds are reached both by steam railway and electric car lines, running inta the Fair Grounds erery fire minutes. - . . ', . , " The late legislature appropriated money to purchase grounds and equip them with all modern improvements. - All lire stock is provided for in new, commodious barns. KailroadAonreniences and. accommodations are complete. Lincoln is a western railroad center. All western Tailroads center there. . , " 1 All exhibits are unloaded and reloaded immediately at the Main Entrance gate. Steam rail way and motor passenger trains run into the grounds. ' ... Pare water in abundance from the city water works, in tanks on all parts of the grounds. Two thousand dollars for County Collective Agricultural Exhibits. No charges to exhibitors for railroad switching. . , , , . . ' . All entries except speed are free, with few exceptions stipulated in the body of the Premium List open to the world. ' , , , ... All buildings, halls and other Improvements on the grounds in complete condition. Provis ions ample, in all respects. , , ... , . '".- 1 :,' ' , ", The Premium list has been carefully revised and prepared to meet the wants and pleasure of exhibitors. Every effort will be made on the part of the management to please and benefit all who will exhibit with us, as well as patrons who may visit. - ' ... ... The state capital has been found htretofore a most advantageous point at which to hold Nebraska State Fairs. All conditions and environments for the Fair of 1002 are most propitious, warranting the belief that all who exhibit or patronize can and will be greatly benefited. The Fair dates are August 29 to September 5. The fair proper will open on Monday morn ing, September 1, at 8 o'clock, precisely, at which hour all exhibits must be in place, or they will receive no attention. From Friday, August 29, to the opening hour will be devoted to pre paring and placing exhibits. , , ... ',.' ', . . , Blanks for making entries will be furnished on application. All entries except livestock and speed can be made at any time not lster than 8 o'clock Saturday evening, August St. After that hour positively ho entries will be received. Exhibitors at their own risk, can har place and space any day of the week preceding open ingof the Fair, September X. - t ; , . ' i; Hotel accommodations at Lincoln aru ample la all respects, and no extortionate rates will be eAIrrule'and regulations made by the management will be Rigidly enforced. This Is but lust to all concerned. j " . . . . ' " , It will be the continued aim of the Board to make this Fair superior to any of its predeces sors, and to please and profi t exhibitors find patrons. . . Premium List and speed program will be furnished by the Secretary on application. The office of the Secretary will be at Brownville until August 20, when it will be removed to Lincoln, at Lindeli Hotbl, until Friday, August 29, when it will be removed to the Fair Grounds..- " ' .' '','.. Live stock entries close August 28. All other entries close Saturday, August 30, at 8 o'clock p. m. Editor Independent : Allow me to take this method of acknowledging receipt of The Independent.: I find it to be the very1 paper for the masses. In my judgment it is one of the sound est democratic-populist journals pub lished and should be widely circu lated. HENRY E. ELLIS. Good Hope, Ala. V Editor Independent: You say truly that I am - an old ; subscriber to your paper. I was a subscriber in the days of Burrows, Powers, Root, B. F. Allen. Horace Armitage and hundreds of other workers 15 or 20 years ago. H .B .McGAW. Hastings, Neb. the last of the Liberty Building card3 you sent me. r would do a great deal for your paper for it 'puts forth the right principles to maintain a , re public. I have voted the greenback ticket ever 1 since Mt started up to William J, Bryan and would vote for him again, for I think h would live up to the platform made at Chi cago, though it does not go as far as the populist platform does. JAMES McGRAW. West Almond, N. Y. Editor' Independent: I don't mean to flatter you, but The independent is the best political paper Kthat comes to Ord. I would - rather go hungry two days than to miss one Issue of it. Keep on exposing republican rotten ness. J. O. SMITH. Ord, Neb. '".'.' - - . ' , . ,.j: ' Editor Independent; Your paper "to me , isMike whisfcy was to Pat. Pat, you know, said, "Bread is the staff of life,' but whisky I3 life itself." So the paper is life Itself but death to some of the leaders of rings and cliques. S. W. HUTCHINS. Villa Park, Cal. j : v: Editor Independent J I am very much pleased with The: Independent. It i3 the best paper I ever read, andl think if I read it a year I shall be a pop ulist. ALLEN J. CLOUGH. West Canaan N. H. y Editor Independent: Send me a block of five and I will place them a3 soon as I can. Our work means ev erything for the good of country and race. Probably a hard fight pos:sibly a long campaign and a1 severe one I fear, but here is with you until I am mustered out. J. M. SNYDER. Loup City, Neb. PILES Editor Independent: The Indepen dent is the best investment at a dol lar a year that a man can make. I couldn't sleep well if I paid less for it. MILLARD PUTNAM. Turner,' Neb. Editor Independent: I have been a constant Teader of The Independent since 1890. Although it has changed names a few times, the principles ad vocated are the same. The principles will never die, and I heartily wish the editor of The Independent could live long enough to see these principles become laws. J. W. TALBOT. Giltner, Neb. v- ; ; s- : Nebraska Volunteer Ffreman's Tournament Tenth annual event to be held at Grand Island, August 5 to 7. Half rates from all Nebraska points via the Burlington Route. The Nebraska State Volunteer Fire men's Association has arranged to hold its annual tournament at Gran I Island. Nearly $1,500 has been ap propriated for cash prizes, in addition to many valuable medals and trophies, for exhibition drills, contests and races. Firemen will attend from all parts of the state. For this : occasion the Burlington Route has made a rate of one fare for the round, trip. 'Tickets on sale Aug ust 4 to 7, inclusive, good returnins until August 8. , Ask the Burlington Route agent or vrite J. FRANCIS, Genl Pass. ' Agent, Omaha, Neb. Fistula, Fissure, all Rectal Diseases radically and per manently cured in a few weeks without the knife, cutting, liga ture or caustics, and without pain or detention from business. Particular of our treatment and sample mailed free.. ' - Mr. W. G. McDaniel, railway engi neer, writes: Hermit Remedy Co. Dear Sirs: I have doctored for bleed ing and protruding piles for fifteen years, the trouble becoming worse time went on, until I was laid up sick in bed not able to attend to my du ties. My wife came to your office to get treatment, one Saturday, the fol lowing Monday I was able to goto work, and in thirty days I was com pletely cured without the loss of an hour's time. Several doctors told m that nothing but an operation would relieve, and I think the cure In my case, In! so short a time,, la wonderful indeed, and Is , most gratefully ac knowledged. Very truly yours, W. G. McDaniel, 367 Milwaukee ave., Chi cago. ". , ' ' : We have hundreds of similar testi monials of cures In desperate casta from grateful patients who had trle.l many cure-alls, doctors' treatment, and different methods of operation without relief. , . Ninety per cent of the people we treat come to us from one telling the other. You can have a trial sample mailed freo by writing us full partic ulars of your case. 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COrnstock pur chased at private tax sale of the treasarer of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the following de scribed property, all situated in tha city of Lincoln, County of Lancaster and Stat of Ne IbrfisUcA Lot 17 of Eddy's Sub-Division of Block 11 Hawley's Addition to Lincoln, Nebraska, for ihe delinquent County, State, and City tazes for the years 184. 1SV5, 1897, li'JH and tha city taxes for the year 1893. Lot IS of Hddy'a bub-Division of Block 11, Hawley's Addition to Lincoln. Nebraska, for the delinquent County, titate and City tasea for tha years 1894, 1&95, 1H97, 1698, lsi'J and tho City taxes for the year 1W6. Lot 2(1 of Eddy's Sub-Ditlsion of Block 11, Hawley's Addition to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the delinquent County, State and City taxt for the years 1894, 1S93. 1896, 1897. ItsOx and J vlt. All of said lots being assessed in the name of Job P. 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