6
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
)
Aug. 28, 1902
Hardy's Column
- (Continued from page 2).
r' treetop and steeple ,
' My wail of entreaty ascends;
Red ruin still-runs down the necks of
the people
tCome back and help fight with" your
friends.
The party you train witli is foolish
- and frisky, , ;
Its habit I- know by the smell;
The most of its leaders take mint in
: .their whisky, ,
; Which same , they all guzzle like
; everything. i
" . .. V -- " ' ' J ' '
Come back, Uncle Hardy, and join in
the labor,
, With voice and with vote and with
Pen;
Come back and we both will do bat
tle, old neighbor, ,
Against thi3 destroyer of men.
I don't like your popocrat squlblets and
. quibbles . - ;; .':
I hope my plain words won't of--
fend . -.-.
I weep when you trek, with such trou
bles as Tibbies
And kindred afflictions, old friend.
Come back, Uncle Hardy, the coun
V try's salvation,
Its hope for. the seasons to come,
Demands the destruction, the "pulver
ization," - The "absquatulatlon" of rum.
Come , back in. response to this soul
stirring ditty
To battle that men may be free
And I'll be the happiest man in the
city,
And you'll be as happy as me.
For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow'a
Soothing Syrup has been used by
mothers for their children while teeth
ing. Are you disturbed at night and
broken . of . your rest by a sick child
Buffering and crying with pain of Cut
ting Teeth? If so send at once and
get. a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth
ing Syrup" for Children Teething. Its
value is incalculable. It will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there is no
mistake about it. , It cures diarrhoea,
regulates , the stomach and bowels,
cures wind colic, softens the gums, re
duces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for chil
dren teething is pleasant to the taste
and Is the prescription of one of the
oldest and' best' female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price, 25 cents . a bottle. Be
sure . and ask .'for '.' "Mrs." Winslow s
Soothing Syrup." ' - . " . .
THE STATE DEBT
Hw Nebwika Came to Have a Floating:
Debt of Nearly Two Millions Statis
tics for n Period of Years.
Prior to the year 1891 the law rela
tive to the registration of warrants i
required the state treasurer to exact
a fee of 10 cents for each warrant reg
istered, but there was a provision that
permitted the holder of a warrant to
present it for payment and, in the
event it could not be paid right then,
he could have it stamped with the in
dorsement,, "Not paid for want of
funds," and it would draw interest
fron that date until finally paid. The
essential difference between such a
warrant and one registered was that
the registered warrant must be called
and paid in " its proper order when
sufficient funds accumulated to meet
it; but the other form remained out
at. interest just as long as the holder
saw fit to keep it; there was no pro
vision of law for calling and paying it;
and the result was that large warrants
after being properly stamped were sold
in the east and held there indefinitely
drawing 7, per cent interest.
The populist legislature of 1891 rec
ognized the evil of this system and
abolished it by amending the law so
that no fee could be charged for reg
istering a warrant, and requiring the
registration of all warrants before
they could begin to daw Interest. Time
was given until August 1, 1891, for all
the outstanding unregistered but
stamped warrants to be presented for
registration, and if not so presented,
interest would cease on the date
named. Since that time the unreg
istered stamped warrant nuisance has
ceased.
On May 31, 1902, the total amount of
outstanding general fund warrants
was $1,925,521.22. This is the float
ing debt of the state the problem
which' has been bothering a great
many people, and one which must be
solved in the near future although,
until there is some rational provision
made for better investment of the edu
cational trust funds, it may be just
as well to have this floating debt. The
growth of the floating debt dates from
the close of the biennium ending No
vember 30,v 1886..- At that date there
were less than twelve thousand dol
lars" In Warrants outstanding and t;
treasury had over twenty-two thou
sand dollars of general fund balance to
pay them off when presented. Then
the only state debt was Jn the form of
state bonds. A statement of the
amount of general fund warrants out
standing and unpaid at the end of
biennial periods follows: ,
FLOATING DEBT OF NEBRASKA.
Warrants
Outstanding.
November SO, 18S6 11,943.48
'November 30, 1888 106,265.65
November 30, 1890... . 582,946.08
November SO, 1892 788,795.62
November 30, 1894 577,825.75
November 30, 1896.. .. 1,936,273.47
November 30. 1898.... 1,571,684.01
November 30, 1900 ...1,727,447.72
November 30,. 1901 .. 2,037,460.31
May 31, 1962 1,925,521.22
It is said by the gentlemen who pre,
pare the bulletins "issued under au
thority of the railroads of Nebraska,
that the uncollected general fund taxes
those, delinquent cause the trouble.
It is true that if all the - delinquent
general fund taxes could be collected,
there iwould ,be no floating debt; but
In view of the fact that the floating
debt Increased faster than the delin
quent taxes, we are forced to the con
clusion that the legislatures In re
cent years have been appropriating
more money from the general fund
- than Jt would be possible to Praise
under the present grand assessment
rolls and the 5 mill limit, even if ev
ery cent were collected.. The amount
of uncollected general fund taxes at
the "end of different biennial periods
is as follows: - , Uncollected
, . - General
' " : Fund taxes.
November 30, 1886. . 4 . . .$1,577,982.54
November 30,. 1888... 1,921,440.62
November 30, 1890...,... 1,258,324.41
November 30, 1892...,,...;.2,228,940.51
November 30, 1894 2,296,568.31
November. 30, 1896 ....... , 2,307,781.15
November 30, 1898 2,439,069.12
November 30, 1900 . , 2,417,742.63
No figures are available showing
the amount of uncollected general
fund taxes for November 30, lSQl. or
May 31, 1902; but it will be observed
that between November 30, 1886, and
November 30, 1900, the increases in
floating debt .and in delinquent taxes
are as follows: . .
Floating debt , $1,715,504.26
Delinquent taxes" ........ 839,760.11
it
34 44
ifTI emitcy If
a a a tt a $$
Chairman Griggs snid
His Good Luck Pros
perity Which Repub- m
iic&ns Did Not Cause
A J " U
iter, n
it it it it it
Special "Washington Letter.
The difficulty with Senator Ha wley'a es-
; Difference V. . 1 ...... .$ 875,744.15 j
This would tend to show that the j
legislatures . of 1887, ,1889, 1891, 1893, j
1Rf)5'-1RQ7 anfl 1SW flnnrnnrlfltpd - !
744.15 more from - the general fund
than.it was possible to raise with the
5-mill levy and the grand assessment
rolls as they were . returned. About
half of the increase in the floating debt
is due to Increased delinquent taxes,
and about half to the habit of over
appropriation. Nebraska State Fair
All sections of Nebraska from the
river counties on the east to counties
on the Colorado, Kansas and South
Dakota lines will be represented ?.n
the county agricultural exhibits at
the coming state fair. The question
has already arisen with the manage
ment as to how adequate room can be
given in the Agricultural building for
all who desire to exhibit. They have
met overflow conditions before, and
ihey will do it again, but they will
have a greater ' problem to confront
this-year in this line than they have
ever met before. Up to the present
time the following counties have mads
application for space in which to make
county agricultural exhibits: Custer,
Rock, Washington, Howard, Burt, An
telope, Scotts Bluff, Hitchcock, Gage,
Nemaha, Franklin, Kearney, Frontier.
Hayes, Cuming, Saline, Merrick, York.
In addition Lancaster county will
make an unusually large and attrac
tive display. The University State
Farm will make its usual interesting
and intelligent display, only it will be
more complete and elaborate than
ever before. Individual exhibits will
be made in large number,' and the
commissioner of Idaho has asked for
space in which to show the agricul
tural possibilities.
The machinery exhibit at the State
Fair will eclipse anything in its line
ever held in the state. Sixty lots set.
apart for the use of machinery men
have all been taken, and many lots
will accommodate two or three differ
ent firms. There will be much that is
new and novel in the line of machin
ery this year, and a special effort is
being made to bring this class of ex
hibits to the front. The John Deere
company is building its own perma
nent building for use this year and in
the years to come. It is the first
building of its kind on the grounds,
and will undoubtedly be an incentive
for other farm machinery firms to fol
low in the future. In the line of stock
exhibits nothing will be wanting to
make the fair grtater in this depart
ment than ever before. A number of
new buildings have been erected this
year and yet the cry for room goes -up
and overflow accommodations will
have to be provided. In the swine
department alone the demand for pens
already exceeds the number which
the board have to assign, sand the fair
is yet nearly two weeks away.
The means of transportation for
reaching the fair grounds from the i
city will be far more comfortable and i
expeditious than ever before. The j
Burlington at large expense has built '
new terminals inside the grounds, and
has everything comfortable and con
venient for handling a very large num
ber of people. The Lincoln Traction
company is building a new short-line
to the fair grounds which, when com
pleted, will give them not only good
terminals at the grounds, but will en
able them to handle more people in a
shorter time, and more comfortably,
than they have been able to do at any
former state fair. This feature of
transportation cannot but be appre-i
ciated by the thousands who visit the
fair, for nearly all who come will want
to visit the city while here, and if
they can do it comfortably and con
veniently it will be a condition not al
laws existing at former state fairs.
Trust Prices
Protection to our infant industries
makes it possible for the trust manu
facturer of rakes, malleable iron
shanks, to sell a dozen of t.hft . t.en-
inch size to the foreigner for $1.18 j
and the manufacturer gets a profit at !
that price, because he is not doing j
business for his health. But how does !
he treat the American buyer? Well, 1
foreign made rakes are kept out by i
the protective tariff, so the manufac- !
turer makes the home buyer pay $1.50 !
a dozen for them. That is 27 per cent j
greater than the price he makes to
ioreigners.
FVTypvQ e vi, ! tlmate of Senator Hoar a3 a man who is
LIZENS of New York are be-j ..crazy on the subject of the Philippine
lng taught a trust lesson which r islands is that the acceptance of it im
may be of consequence here-! plies too many men besides Senator Hoar
after mnrallv nolltirnllv nnd f aB m lne BaTne caiesor j . xxr. nuur mm-
nth0rmil 1 ' politically ana Bftlf may be an cnthu8iast whose devotion
otnerwise. The anthracite coal trust ; to his own ideas sometimes runs away
Is the teacher, and Gothamites, without ! with him. but we think the instance was
respect to politics or religion, the vie- ver known before in whiajs they led
ima - "tin.j i n t him away 'from his party. If there were
tims. Hard Coal Advances a Dollar!" t anv : nth.m.m tht was to turn his
1 a frequent newspaper headline. The brain, ; it' would be naturally in thp re
verse direction, 5 But, to return to tne
point trom which we started, if Mr. Hoar
Is crazy here, so. was .President Harrison
crazy; so Is Governor'Boutwell crazy; so
Is Senator Edmunds, late of Vermont,
crazy; so Is Speaker Reed crazy. If there
can be found any four men in this coun
try "Who were -loss likely to have the
soundness' of their intellect affected by
either enthusiasm or brooding than Har
rison, Boutwell, Edmunds and Reed, . we
should like to know them. This is to leave
coal barons may catch it where the
chicken got It in the neck.
If the late lamented Fhineas T. Bar
num, "lord mayor of Bridgeport," own
er of "the greatest show on earth."
etc., could revisit the glimpses of the
moon, he would, unless he has lost that
git up and git which made him both
rich and. famous, hasten to secure the
services of Mr. Babcock, congressman ; out of account the author of the most
from Wisconsin and chairman'of the roagmificent speeches made In the present
Republican congressional campaign j
committee, and would advertise him
as "the greatest living acrobat the
crrefltest thnt vr Htrofl TtnlVn ronpra
on the tariff and trust 'questions have! bands aBd try It' over again
era of the nation's history.
That Herald editorial appears to be
a regular sockdolager on the Nutmeg
statesman." He will have to spit on his
never been equaled since the morning
stars sang together for joy. One of two
things is true about Babr-either he is
a- most uncommon somersault turner or
he is "teched in the head" hard to tell
which.
Chairman Griggs.
Hon. James M. Griggs of Georgia,
Free Advice.
The AtlantConstltution, Democrat
ic, rises to remark:
The Democratic "congressional campaign,
of this year should be a vigorous and as
gTesslve attack on those tariff schedules
that are being used no longer to ward ofT
impossible foreign competition, but to rob
our own people, and build up enormous
chairman of the Democratic congres-; 8ections. The way to kill the trust is to
sional committee, is winning favor kill the special legislation which is the
where it was least expected In the
east. Judge Griggs is bright, amiable,
patient, enthusiastic, capable, ambi
tious and Industrious. What's more,
he's lucky. In speaking to Griggs of
spinal cord of its life. The way to de
stroy the leather trust and get shoes at
fair prices is to repeal the taxes on hides.
The way to destroy the food. trust is to re
peal the food taxes and let the cattle and
fresh meats of Canada, Mexico and South
America come in to regulate prices to a
his election to the chairmanship, Hon. nving ievei.. And so on to the end of the
W. M. Howard, one of the ablest young chapter. -v y
men in the house, said: "Griggs, I be- j That's one remedy and a good one,
lieve now that we will elect the next but it is an old saying that "doctors
house. Your invariable good luck will disagree." In a long editorial on the
enable us to win." Griggs is busy as subject of trusts the New York Mali
and Express, Republican, says:
A more inexorable law than any statute
framed In "Washington is responsible for
the early, demise of these corporations
the law of supply ". and demand. The
American dollar, frames that law. It Is
alert to , opportunity, eager for invest
ment, hard to beat in competition. It Is
at work all the time against the trust
that Inflates ; prlcc3 or seeks return on
watered stock. - And It will come nearer
solving the trust problem than will any
legislation enacted by congress. Congress
can do much arid should do something to
make unlawful come of the present prac
tices of the trusts, but individual Amer
ican enterprise .and capital will after all
prove to. ; be th real . and - vital ,. force
against them. 'ty .
That Is onlynotber way of stating
the warcry of Hon. "Sereno E. Payne,
"Let Tvell enough alone!" or Mark
Hanua's improvement on Payne, "Keep
Senator Marcus A. Hanna savs that ' n" letting well enough alone," to which
the Republicans made the present every trust and criminal in the land
prosperity. Let's see. One of my con-1 wI11 a most fervent and hearty
stituents, J. A. Norton, of St. Charles "Amen!" There Is no sort of doubt
county, one of the richest agricultural that the suggestion of the constitution
counties in the world, has just har
a bee in planning the campaign. The
New York Times says:
Mr. Griggs, chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee, is a man of
sense. He announces that his committee
proposes to conduct the campaign for con
gressional candidates this fall chiefly on
the issue of the tariff. He reports an
urgent demand from all parts of the Un
ion for "literature" on that issue.
If the Democrats are prepared, as Mr.
Griggs proposes, to wage the fight this
fall on the tariff issue and if they will
put up candidates for the house and for
the senate who will not regard their elec
tion as license for peddling their votes to
the tariff beneficiaries, they will deserve
to win. In many districts they will have
a fair chance to win, and even if they do
not secure a majority in either house they
will lay the basis of an honest and sub
stantial political organization that will be
worth working with and for.
Republican Prosperity.
vested 70,000 bushels of wheat from
his own farm, the crop averaging
thirty-five bushels to the acre. Did
Republicans cause his prosperity? Did
Express. Horace Greeley said, "The
way to resume is to resume," and the
way to bust the trusts is to bust them.
It ia true that individual enterprise
Mark sow that wheat, water it, make ! endeavors to bust them; but, as a rule,
the sun shine on it and harvest it? Go j they bust individual enterprise. If the
to, Marcus Alonzo, with such rot! M. and E. would give a complete list
Another of my constituents, W. S. of the private enterprises crushed by
Nelson of Lincoln county, made last the Standard Oil company, It would be
year $84.90 net from the milk of a valuable lesson.
one Holstein cow, th6 glory of which The president and the Trusts.
perrormanco benator Hanna would Individually I am inclined to give the
Zi !wPf partT"The ' President credit for honesty in his
tn the cow would have crusade against. the trusts. ft Js Baid
given the same quantum of dulce lac v u , ,r T..A1 .,, .
if there had been a Democratic nresi- I ft h!.ha sele5ted Mr'. Littlefleld of
u -Maine to introduce and manage an
s
dent and congress in Washington.
Another of my constituents, whose
name I have forgotten, but who lives
near New Florence, in Montgomery
antitrust bill. The Washington Post,
Independent and high tariff shouter,
Is a doubting Thomas as to what a
TAnK14nn : lit 1 X Jt
county, raised ginseng worth $125 on lZS. Si . 7 1
about one rod of gi-ound, which, of tbe tTusts' The Post 13 on the ound
course, is proof positive that Mark fn,d Poises unusual facilities for
makes it rain. Information not only as to what is
A" over Missouri the corn is from ten UOIi? aBa. ier? "naone, But also as to the
to twenty feet high, potatoes are big as i
motives of the actors. As to the Roose-
ostrich eggs, the earth groans beneath jelt-Littlefield pronunciamento against
the weight of a most bountiful harvest j "r usl8 discourses m tnis cynical
of all cereals, fruits and vegetables;; n:
consequently we all ought to go down ' . 11 aPPars that an administration antl-
on our knees to Mark, provided he M thbirJLto K,lnt7dc;d,II ?4ngrS9
.... . . ... j " on the reassembling of that body in De-
made the rain to fall and the sun to cember. Hitherto executive activities In
shine. But. query: If Mark makes behalf of antitrust legislation have been
Farm Bargains
160 acres Dasture and srsas innd in
Howard county surrounded by nice i
iarm lana. Jtrice, $i,&00; easy terms.
160 acres near Wolbach; 80 culti
vated, 80 pasture and hay land, run
ning water, good soil, new house, '24x
24 barn, room for 6 horses, granary,
good well. - Price, $3,200.
32S acres, 250 cultivated, 70 meadow,
180 acres fenced. Good soil, good
frame improvements, near market,
near 'school. Price, $6,000.
Large list of farm .bargains free
for the asking.
VAN DE CAR & BRADLEY,
' S Paul, Neb: '
. . . ; Trust Prices.
Remington typawriters want one?
This is pot a free ad., but a tin as to
how you can buy best. Paint your face :
a dark brown; claim to be a visiting ,
Abysinnian. The trust will let you
have a Remington machine for $55 if
you satisfy the management that you i
want to use it. in the? wilds of Abysin-
nia. If they suspect, however, that ;
you intend to use it in Philadelphia, :
or Omaha, or. Lincoln, you will be held ;
up for $100. You must pay $45 bonus
for being an American citizen and us
ing an American typewriter. The re
publican protective tariff decrees this.
Vote 'er straight.
It seasonable this year, why didn't he
make it seasonable last year? Does
he cause it to rain only in election
years? People ought to have informa
tion on this subject, because it is Im
portant, don't you know.
Subserviency to Trusts.
confined to recommendations In the reeru
lar annual messages. President MeKinley
called the attention of congress to this
subject and expressed the hope that a
legislative renledy.for the evils of monop
olistic combinations would be devised and
applied. President : Roosevelt in his mes
sage to the Fifty-seventh congress last
December treated the trusts In a con-
The Washington Post, independent, as an important feature of remedial legis-
goldbugglsh and high tariff shouter.
gives this solar plexus, blow to the Re
publicans in this congress for their
subserviency to the trusts:
It is not very improbable that, the R-
publlcans in both houses will be ready
lation. But neither the recommendation
of .MeKinley to the Fifty-sixth congress
nor of Hoosevelt to the Fifty-seventh con
gress fructified in any antitrust enact
ment." Indeed, there was no feature of the
programme of the Republican leaders in
both of these congresses In the Fifty-
to vote for one or two carefully drawn Elxth throughout its life and in the Fifty-
antitrust measures when congress con- ; "ey!fntn throughout Its long session more
venes. They are hearing and will con- i fxii1 than their" determination to avoid
tinue to hear from the people on that sub- ! lnrtTence with the trusts in any way.
Ject- They will know a little later, if thev in tho "Fifty-sixth congress the
do not already realize, that there is wide- ! h,oue of representatives did make a far-
,nai j j ji..n...ti ... I Clcal retensa of nttmrtlnEr an Attack on
aim UCru uiaoauaiai:iiuil Willi TnplF . , - w
subserviency during the Fifty-sixth nnrf
the long session of the Fifty-seventh con
gress to the interests of monopolistic in
dustrial combinations. Whether they come
back victorious or defeated, they will
come to face a strong pressure for anti
trust enactments. And it will not be
strange if they yield to this pressure
As to Craziness. ' -
General Joseph R. Hawley, senior
and senile senator from Connecticut,
has declared that Senator George Fris
ble Hoar, the old man eloquent from
Massachusetts, is -"crazy" because of
his attitude on the Philippine question.
On Hawley'a characterization of Hoar
the Boston Herald, independent, re
marks: ' V
trusts and, combines. Assuming it to be
a ract that the president has requested
Representative Littlefleld of Maine, whose
name fills seventh place on the house
Judiciary committee, to prepare the pro
posed administration antitrust bill, we
are moved to remind that gentleman of
the existence of an antitrust measure that
was prepared by that committee, was put
through the. house almost. If not quite,
unanimously and Is" now In .a pigeonhole
in the room of the senate Judiciary com
mittee, the identical place for which it
was originally Intended, the restful abode
toward which It was intentionally directed
by Its framers and promoters. Mr. Little
fleld was even then, although new.ln con
gress, a member of that Important com
mittee, but he was not credited with or
suspected of the authorship of that
measure, yet it would be far from credit
able to bis intelligence and sagacity to
. suppose that be did not have a full under
standing and keen appreciation of the
farce which his committee was perpetrat
ing. It was a two act production, IncludrJ
ing oesiaes mat lamous antitrust bill, now
entered upon Its third year of unshaken
slumber, the still more widely famed Bry-an-Naphen-Jenkins-Ray
committee's antl
just amendment. Fresh as he then was
in.' the councils: of the nation, the new
"man from Maine" brought with him a
keenness of perception and a ense of
.humor which must have heightened , his
enjoyment of that racy farce comedy.
That' bill, although intended to meet
.death In the process of parturition," was
printed, and several copies of it are In ex
istence. Possibly Mr. Littlefleld has one
of them. At any rate, he can readily ob
tain one, and he may find it edifying to
jnake a careful study of the means which
such distinguished statesmen as Messrs.
Ray, Jenkins, Parker, Overstreet. Alex
ander, "Warner and others recommended
for the suppression of evils incident to
monopolistic combinations. ,
But if in the course of his investiga
tions of the operations of trusts and com-
:blne it should happen to occur to Mr.
Littlefleld that some of the mo3t extor
tionate and exasperating of the monopo
lies are, sheltered by tariff schedules
which are not needed for protection or
revenue, what will he do then?
That article is about, as scathing as
anything written by Junius or spoken
by? John Randolph of Roanoke. It
knocks the bottom clear out of the pre
tensions of the Republicans as trust
fighters and pillories Ray & Co. as fa
kirs. Of course everybody with any
sense knew all the time that the bill
, spoken of was cheap and bold dema
gogy, but nobody has so tersely and
mercilessly exposed it as does the Post
In the aforementioned editorial. Such
organ grinders as the Globe-Democrat
make a show, of believing that Ray
and his. pals were in earnest, but they
only excite the derision of honest men.
When the devil , sets about putting out
his fire, the Republicans will bust the
trusts and not before.
tr Tii r.ii.in
The New York Evening Post, Inde
pendent, founded by Alexander Hamil
ton and for years edited' by William
Cullen Bryant, author of "Thanatop
sls," makes the following satirical re
marks touching the presidential - mid
summer trust hunt:
We would not be thought to speak flip
pantly of the president's plans. He Is, no
doubt, in dead earnest. His sincerity in
the position which he has taken on this
subject is as unquestionable as his cour
age. We cannot, however, blind ourselves
to the fact that a long range summer
fight with trusts Is a very different .thing
from coming to close grips with the mon
sters in the winter at Washington. From
such a hand to hand contest the president
and his party have Just emerged, and the
trusts were not the ones to come out of it
"considerable shuck up like" and "per--mlscuously
chawed." The truth is, as a
careful study of the habits of the trust will
show, that animal is what may be called
an estlvating instead of a hibernating
species. It sleeps peacefully tho summer
through, caring not for the loud cries of
its assailants on stump or platform." But
when the winter comes," with an actual
bill In congress, like Mr. Littlefield's of
this year, then ? it appears all teeth and
claws, and by the time the trust gets
through with that bill its own father
would not recognize it.
Another Witness.
The Chicago Record, which support
ed Mr. MeKinley in 1890, thus ex
presses its opinion of the president's
antitrust crusade: - -"The
most important observation con
tained, in the president's Pittsburg ad
dress is that in which h declares that
new legislation is needed on the subject
of trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and Industry.
Probably 99 per cent of the American
people will agree with the president on
the proposition that there should be addi
tional legislation relative to the trusts of
the criminal variety, but most of those
who are in earnest in their hostility to
such combinations will not support him
in his assumption that that legislation
should be in the line of regulation and
control exclusively.
The kind of legislation which would put
most of the great commercial plunderers
out of business could be effected by an
honest congress In a few days and In a
few words by placing the products of ev
ery lawless trust on the free list.
Mr. Roosevelt adheres to the policy
which makes" trusts. He has no particular
regard for a policy which would unmake
them.
A La Silas Wegg.
Readers of Charles Dickens of bless
ed memory will remember that at ir
regular and frequent intervals Silas
Wegg dropped into poetry, a pleasant
if Bomewhat inartistic performance on
the part of Mr. Wegg. Some anony
mous writer, following Mr. Wegg's ex
ample, tackled the Philippine problem
in this wise: 1;.
Spain once had a tiny lamb, the meek
est lamb around. She sold the lamb to
Uncle' Sam for twenty, millions' down.
Then Sammy took it by the tall to lead
it home, you, know. The mutton rare
turned but a bear,, and Sam can't let 'er
The poet, whoever he. was, just about
exhausted the subject, with which ora
tors, statesmen and editors have been
wrestling for more than three years.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
. 1 ,-..,..-, , : . 1
Fall Term Opens September i.
PS Caialo Free
HI
1 7lh& Dooglas Sts
ROHRBOUGH BROS., Proprietors.
FALL TERM Bfgjns Sept. tst. New classes in all Department. "
. COUKSE OF 8TUDY Regular Business, Preparatory, Combined, Normal. Ctril Service
Telejrraphv, Shorthand. Typewriting. Elocution, Oratory, law, Physical Culture and Penmanship.
WORK FOB BOAUU.- Any Htudent will be given a place to work for board while attend
ing the Collejre. Write us about it.
GENERAL INFORMATION The College wa moved Into new quarters March tst
Many additional facilities and equipments have been added. Over one thousand students en
rolled last year. The Omaha School of Law in now con necUd with the Colhrge. We have a Co',
lege Band, a College Orchestra, a Literary Society, a Lecture Course, a Series of Public Kntertam
meats, a Board of Trade and many other feature not common to the ordinary Commercial schooN
We have accommodations for over six hundred rupils at onetime. Positions for gruduaes ar
always provided. It will pay you to attend the Omaha Commercial College this year. A Cata
logue will be sent free toany address.
ROH RBOUGH BROS; Proprietors.
COURSES. Business, ShOrthead, Typewriting,
and Common English.
TEACHERS. , Men of successful business ex
perience and recognized teaching ability.
EQUIPMENTS. Excellent. Evary facility for
the rapid advancement of students.
EXPENSES. Very reasonable.
Catalogue and , beautiful souvenir of Lincoln
FKEE. Address. . "
(Established 1881) . ,
ADVANTAGES. 1-Individual instruction wh-n
, needed.
2 Students permitted to advance as rap-
idly as ability will allow.
' 3 Classes for those of limited as well a
advanced edaoat ion. ' , - - . -
4 Assistance rendered in scurin em
ployment.
5 All advantages of a Capital City.
LINCOLN BUSINE5S COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEB.
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30 Cnnrm-Preparatory, Normal, Collegiate, Buslines,
Shorthand, Telegraphy, etc. -.Strictly lirst-clasa. jsoaml
upwards lor board, rooni, and tuition 4S wee its. rRI.i
tuition to one irom eacn county.
to 1 100 miles. Fall term opens Aug. lo.
We pay your car f sre up 1,3
Catalog t ree. y
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The Lincoln Academy.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. '
PREPARES FO COLLEGE, TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
ACCREDITED
by the State Universities of Nebraska, Iowa, and sit other colleges.
. .- TEACHERS
all specialists, college graduates, holding Master's and Doctor's degrees.
$1,0O0.00
in chemical, physical and botanical apparatus. ?
Athletics, literary and social clubs, splendid library privileges. New
modern building. Tuition, 820 a semester.
REFERENCES. Chancellor E. B. Andrews, Hon. W. J. Bryan, Er
Governor Poynter, Editor Nebraska Independent.
T. M. HODGMAN, Prin. and Prop.
ASSOC. PROF. MATH.
ffiiriTiUffisa
UNIV. OF NEB.
wmmihw .'.mm turn
ChlUlcothe Normal School
I ChlUlcothe Commercial College
cmiiicoine bnonnana uouege
Chilllcoths Telegraphy Colleeo
Chiuicotno pen-Art eoine
ChUUcothe School of oratory
Chilllcothe Musical Conservatory.
Last year's enrollment 729. $130 pays for 48
weeks "board, tuition, room rent, and use of text
books. For FREE illustrated Catalog address
ALLEN MOORE, Pres., Box 21, Chilli cothe, Mo
SEVEN
GREAT Y
SCHOOLS )
Tlie . Hcaltby Savaire.
f It is a question whether any purely
savage peoples were subject to epidem
ic diseases before they came in con
tact with civilized nations. The prob
ability is that they were not so, as the
universal practice of all such peoples
was to destroy weakly and diseased
infants and also to kill off aged peo
ple and those who had contracted any
disease. This would have the effect
of ; producing an absolutely healthy
adult population, among which epi
demic disease, unless introduced from
outside, would never be able to gain a
footing
Of civilized peoples the Scandina
vians have during the period covered
by history been most free from epi
demics, although an apparent excep
tion is to be found In the comparative
prevalence of leprosy. But this can
hardly be described as epidemic, as it
is almost entirely due to the eating of
stale and imperfectly cured fish during
the long winter. This has been as
signed as one of the causes of this dis
ease, but It has not been absolutely
demonstrated, and even If. It had been
It would be rather a disease of acci
dent than an epidemic,
1022-24 Farnam Streat
Business. Shorthand, Tjpewrltlnsr and Enellsh.
Students who desire It are assisted to positions to earn
board while attending. Send for catalogue.
D
ON'T Set Hens the Same Old Way,
and let lice kiii tnem on me nest.
TUIanv's Store Death to Lice Powder,
will kill all vermln.and your hen will brine
herbrood off free from lice. Tlflany's Para
gon Lice Killer "Liquid," guaranteed to kill
all lice and mites. Instantly kills lice on
colts, calves, and hogs. By nsing our Sprayer a very
ntt le goes a great way. penetrates ail crac its. epray
bottom of house for spider lice. It la powerful ditin-
fectanU 1 per gal. can; 600 K gal One gallon and
Sprayer, f 1.50. . Can get It free wo re no agents by a
little vorV for . Tjix Tijfany Co.. Lincoln, Neb.
For Sale
Good farm, 1 miles to station, Fill
more county, good 8-room house, barn,
granaries, hog house, 130 acres under
cultivation; price till August 1, 1902
$35 per acre. Anotner nearby, in
York county, at $31.25 per acre. Sev
eralvery good farms in Harlan, Fur
nas and Gosper counties at $12.50 to
$15 per acre. Lancaster county, $30 to
$67.50. Gage county, $42.50 to $45,
nearFIrth. Four hundred acres near
Endicott, Jefferson county, $16.50. Two
very fair farms in Hall at $22.50. Sev
eral in; Buffalo, $10 to $25. Ranches,
all sizes, some for trade, in Holt, Rock
Brown, Cherry, Sheridan, Keith,
Blaine, -Custer and other Nebraska
counties. Also some very cheap prop
erty in Colorado. I When writing say
what you want and how you want to
pay for it. LAWS & DOLAN,
Lincoln, Neb."
M
FAT TO FAT
Keopie
'Reducto'
Reduce your
Weight With
Beduce your fat and be renned. Kt;fln your
fat and he reduced. "Keducto" Is a twrft-cUy
harmless vegetable compound endornd by
thousands of pUyslclans and pwnln who bav
tried H. we send you tlie f ormula, lua
"Kcducto" at homn If you dfslrc. you kn
full well the ingredients and thf-rcfor nrrd
have no fear of evil etfix'ts. Nnd fl.w for re
ceipt and Instructions everything mailed in
plain envelope. Address
Ginseng Chemical Co,,
3701 S. Jefferson A v., St. LouU, Mo
now
li'riliwiiS
Wanted For U. S. Army.
Able-bodied unmarried men between
ages of 21 and 35, citizens of United
Stages, of . good character and tem
perate habits who can speak, read an 1
write English. For information apply
to Recruiting Officers, Postoffice Build
ing, Lincoln, Neb., or 16th and Dodge
sts., Omaha, Neb.
THE JEW MODEL SUSPENDER
Is a new invention that promises to revolutionize
the Suspender trade. The
web is of the best quality;
the notched tips are of firm,
oak-tanned belt leather;
the fastenings ot first-class
calf, very sott and flexible.
Adjustable front and back,
they will not slip off the
shoulders or tear off but
tons. There is no hietal to
rust, break, or cut the
clothing the only abjust
able suspender made with
out metal. It will outwear
&ny suspender made. While
for men of heavy work it
has no equal on account of
material and wearinsrqual-
r ities, yet it is dressy enough
tor anyone, making ita ae
sirablc suspender for all
classes. Less value is re
ceived in the purchase of
the-, ordinary . suspender
than in any other item of
dress. The best js the cheapest.
".; ' Ask yonr Dealer for
"THE NEW nODEL"
and take no other, or send CO Cents and we
will mail you a pair postpaid. Regular lengths
31, 33 and 35 inches, special length made to order.
Give length when ordering. I, -
All of these goods are made out of th e very
best material. We believe the people vWll ap
preciate the value they get at these low prices.
; Meserve-Edgerton, Mfg. Co.,
LINCOLN, ' - - - NEBRASKA.
GREATLY REDUCED RATES
...VIA...
Wabash Railroad,
Half Rates Round Trip (Plus $2.00) to
Sandusky, Columbus, Toledo, Cincin
nati, Indianapolis, Louisville and
many points in Illinois, Indiana. Ohio
and Kentucky Tickets sold
tember 2, 9, 16, 23.
Less than half rates to Washington. IX
C. aud return. Tickets sold October
2, 3, 4, 5.
Half Rates, Round Trip, to IJuffalo, To
ronto, Niagara Falls, Fittsburg, De
troit, Cleveland, Columbus and man
points in Michigan. Indiana, Ohio,
Pennsvlvania, West Virginia and Ken
tucky.' Tickets sold October 2, 3, i, .".
Half Rates Boston, Mass., and return.
Sold Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Long lim
its and stopovers allowed at Niagara
FalLs and Detroit on above tickets.
For rates and all information call at Wabash
New City Office, 1601 Farnam St.. or vrit
Harry E. Moores. Gea'l Agent. Passenger Leit-.
Omaha. Neb.
v ' GraYB Monuments
If you are looking for the best
workmanship and most durable ma
terial for a grave monument and
prices that are reasonable write to
Kimball Bros.; Lincoln, Neb., for il
lustrated catalogue of tomb stoheij and
monuments. All their work is ' first
class and their terms are easy. Men
tion The Independent, .
Home Visitors Excursion to Eastern
Points
The Missouri Pacific railroad offprs
to its patrons the exceptionally low
rate of one fare for the round trip on
September 2, 9, 16, and 23, to certain
points in Ohio and Indiana and o'i
October 3 to 6, inclusive, to all points
in Central Passenger association ter
ritory, some including Illinois, Ind
iana, Ohio, etc. Tickets limited
days for return, but not later than
November 3.
This will be. your opportunity m
visit your old home and friends, aud
the Missouri Pacific, with its splendid
road bed, its fast trains equipped with
all the latest and advanced improve
ments and conveniences, takes you to
the "Gate-way," St. Louis, the WorU's
Fair City with its magnificent Union
station where direct connections ar
made for all points. Pullman Sleeper?
from Lincoln to Kansas City daily.
For further inf6rmation, call at city
ticket office, 1039 O st.
F. D. CORNELL. P. & T. A.
The Handy Pocket Account Book
A pocket account book made more useful by
its containing INSTRUCTIONS for keening
private accounts in bookkeeping form : r.L5l
NESS FORMS,many useful RULES and TAtiLfc'S
for reference; and practical hints on LETTER
WRITING. Above in three parts 32 pare.
Part IV consists of 64 ruled pages, heavy paper
for accounts.
SIZE. 6x35 inches, firmly bound with rocket
and flap. Price 50c postpaid. 1 and "Je stamp
accepted. Agents can return books unsold.
Money refunded. Address F. O. Johnjon. Pub
lisher, larion, Iowa.