ROOSEVELT'S POLICY Mr. 8chwlr Iodulpt In Some Sarcastic Comments About What Might IIappn In the Not Distant Future EIJtor Independent:;" Not long ago has the pope expressed his opinion, that it Is not good that Catholic princes always inter-marry in their own families, which must have an un favorable effect upon the descendants; therefore, It is desirable that sover eign princesses to regenerate the sov ereign blood. That's a triumph of President Roose velt's foreign policy and now we can understand a good many of his acts, as for instance sending, at enormous expense, an extra delegation in knee breeches to the coronation of King Edward in England, spending $50,000 for luxurious equipment of the presi dent's yacht, Mayflower, and thorough renovation of the White house. We know that the pope has com mission to search for a bride for the Spanish king and as his holiness -wishes to put new blood into that sov ereign dynasty and at the same time to gild over the fading Spanish throne he canot find a more suitable match than Roosevelt blood, a mixture of Holland, Irish, Scotch, English, Ger man. Polish, and Russian. Ass nur coneress has made Presi dent Roosevelt absolute king over the PhiliDDine islands, therefore, Princess Roosevelt is perfectly equal in birth to the young Spanish king as soon as the pope has anointed President Roose velt as kine of the Philippine lsianqs, for that purpose President Roosevelt has to sail with his family, in ine princely yacht, Mayflower, to Rome at the same time the young king of Spain and the Princess Roosevelt may meet there on neutral grouna. Tiv that occasion the pope will decor ate King Roosevelt with the order of the Knights of Christ for his glorious Hinirmmtif' ranacitv. whicn ne shown in settling the Philippine island question. Bismarck was tne oiuy prince who ever was decorated with that order after the glorious diplo matic work he had shown in the Cui- tur Kampf and the question ol me Caroline islands. From Rome President Roosevelt, then anointed king with divine rights of the Philippine islands, will sail to Berlin to return the visit of Prince Henry to the Emperor William who has decorations in readiness for be stowing the degree of the Knights of the Eagles Talons to 300 of our in dustrial barons, whom Emperor Will iam holds perfectly equal in all re spects with the robber knights of the middle age, the glorious ancestors of the living noblemen of all degrees in Europe. As soon as that old mud hole, the White house, will be renovated, so that it is fit to receive royal guests, the young Spanish king will visit his bride, Princess Roosevelt. By the marriage King Roosevelt will give the Philippine islands as a dowry to the royal bride. That is the easiest way for our executive and people to get rid of those islands with their Ao-nJnnMn and friars, together with c.an arbiters. leDrosy, cholera, and smallpox. We can throw cmitv finvprnor Taft and Dewey in in the bargain. That mar riage will be an excellent advertise ment for the pope as a matchmaker. Every prince will envy that Spanish king for having a father-in-law, who has carte blanche for giving out bonds, whenever -he has less than 100 millions gold dollars in his treas ury without even being obliged to give an 'account of what, the money was expended for. A real princely time awaits the peo ple. Every monarch, prince and prin cess will visit this country for the purpose of winning the affection and love of some of our princes or prin cesses of the Knights of the Eagles Talons. What an honor it will be for the people of the United States for being allowed to contribute their mites to the enjoyment of such a nobility which the holy father had endowed with di- General Admiral condemned by the Sorbonne, and fol lowed shortly afterwards by the Mas sacre of St, Bartholomew, - Its prin ciples lived on, they led to the Hugo not emigration and the French se cular dominion of Canada, and but for the weakness of Henry III., who was Grimaudet's patron, it might have ad vanced the Inevitable revolution by more than a century. But its author, tnough not otherwise molested, was cautioned to retire from public life; and the remainder rof his days was passed in literary pursuits, of which the present work was the principal, though, not the only fruit Under the guitrt of a law . book, devoted to the narrow subject of "Payments," or, "In what kind of money a debt may be lawfully paid," the author establishes many of those principles of freedom which flow from the great thesis which he had' announced at Angers. In the mind of Grimaudet, the state (tha4 is to say the people) was always supitme. Not only tne ecclesiastical, but the military, the naval, the finan cial power, were the creation and should be the servants of the state. ' Thf value of money depends upon tho state, which alone has the right to coin it and regulate its value." "The content of the people is requisite in iraking ordinances which alter mon ey." Here is a lesson for our money tinkerers of the present day, who von Id alter the law of money without, con? ent of the people. The same prin ciples which governed the issuance of money, governed also the founding of colonics. America was no part of the Roman domain, the pope had no au tlitrity over it, it belonged to the king who could conquer it, and to the colonies who could maintain them selves against its savage occupants. Th.is thought Grimaudet. These two remarkable works, Hum UA l on "Gold" and Grimaudet on the "Royal Prerogative," are complemen tary to each other and are fittingly united in one volume, wh'h is elegant ly printed and bound in c. h by the Cambridge Encyclopedia Co., of New York," at the price of $1.50 net. Every library should have it, whether public or private. TRUSTS AND TARIFFS SID FOR EE'S GUESS vine rights. Woodlawn, Neb. F. SCHWEIZER. Yon Humboldt and Grimaudet Baron Alexander von Humboldt, concededly the foremost philosopher and savant of the 19th century, wrote a book on Gold which has only recently been published in English. "The Fluctuations of Gold," scarcely conveys a full conception of its contents. The title of his first chapter, "The History and Mythology of Gold." would have been a better title for the whole work. It is a charming essay, full of acute observation, of genial wisdom, of his torical reminiscence, and of the myth ological fancies connected with the glittering metal which man has col lected at the expense of so much hard ship, blood and tears; abounding with practical suggestions and crowned with a prophecy. The same volume contains Grimau det's "Law of Payment" in English, a work of which so little is known, but from which so much can be learned of the mysterious agency affected by mon ey. Francois Grimaudet was born at Angers, in France, in the year 1520. In 1545 he became a member of the provincial assembly at Angers and in 1550 of the general assembly at Or leans. In 1558 he became solicitor for the c!own. The discovery of Ameri ca, which occurred but a few years before his birth, afforded an occasion for the display of his remarkable tal ents. The Latin See had long' laid claim to ecclesiastical and sovereign control over the empire of the Caesars. This included the whole of Europe, Northern Africa, Asia Minor, Persia and the Transcaucasian regions. But here was a new territory, not included in the Roman world, over which tha ambitious See of Rome claimed equal jurisdiction. To this claim over Am erica. Grimaudet, albeit a devout Catholic, interposed a decided objec tion. In 1560 he delivered a speecn at Angers, in which he maintained "that the welfare of the state demanded the subjection of the ecclesiastical to the civil power, in whose hands all the functions of society were legally in vested." The speech was a flame of fle. It asserted the civil power and denied the ecclesiastical. In a few days It flew all over France. Though Clres His Idea of Why Henderson With drewMonopoly Wanted Holes Editor Independent: I see that the politicians profess to be very much surprised at the action of Speaker Hen derson in refusing the congressional nomination ' of thd Third district of Iowa. A great puzzle to them. For their benefit I want to suggest an explanation, and I will venture it as a good guess. Ovei in Iowa there is a democratic boss by the name of Boies who has been doing,, valiant service for the money power lately; he succeeded in controlling the democratic state con vention, and in inducing it to refuse to indorse the Kansas City platform. For which he must be rewarded. Henderson has received a hint from the master manager of monopoly's in terest, to withdraw and leave an easy race for Boles. For the sake of ap pearances they will put another candi date against Boes; but he will be eas ier to beat than Henderson. Unless the plans of the monopolists miscarry, Boies will be elected, as a reward for his treachery to his own party. I wonder if there is no such thing as republicans ever taking offense at the treatment they receive from their masters? Ever since 1900 the monopolists have been making strenuous efforts to get control of the democratic party. They have shown that they prefer the demo crat to the republican party; their enemies to their friends. Because in every instance where a democrat could be induced to betray his party into their hands, some republican who has given lifelong service to them, has been as.-ed to step "down and out" and let this renegade democrat have office and honors. It does seem that republicans would get tired of such treatment after a while but they won't SID FOREE. Plattsburg, Mo. Orer Tlvm Billion of Watered Trust Staek ray Dividends Because of Exorbl- tant Tariffs There is not a man in the United States so well qualified to give infor mation concernig trusts as John Moody of New York, the publisher of the mostj comprehensive manual of corporation securities extant. He gives the list of trusts as 287 incorporated combinations, which have a total stock capital of $5,803,231,600, and a bond capital of $1,169,217,251; total, $6,972, 448,851. Besides these combinations, there exist Innumerable - unincorpo rated associations and understandings for the regulation of prices and out put, such as the anthracite coal pool, the steel rail pool, the Bessemer Iron association ana so on. It is asserted that probably two-thirds of the manu facturing production of the country is subject to the control of these monop olistic devices, and this is quite likely a close approach to the truth. The relation of thfe tariff to these trusts is worth noting. Considering the list of incorporated ones alone, it appears that 168 of the 287 combina tions enjoy direct protective benefits from the tariff, while a number of oth ers rc-ceive some indirect protection from that source. The division as to capitalization between the tariff-protected trusts and those having only an indirect benefit, or none at all, in the customs taxes is thu3 given: Capitalization. Protected trusts $5,906,894,012 Unprotected trust3 1,835,554,79S Which shows that 74 per cent, or about three-fourths, of the trust capi tal of the country is finding shelter under the tariff laws of, the United States. Most of the other trusts find monop oly protection in other ways and do not need that of a protective tariff. Of the 81 combinations not related to the t&rlff in any way, 21 are found to derive strength chiefly from patent rights; 28 are based on municipal or other franchise"?, rights of way, etc., and 1& rest on control of coal and oth er lands, mines and ore deposits. These are either natural or patent monopolies and lie outside of the field of competition, either foreign or do mestic. But the tariff-protected trusts are engaged in businesses normally competitive, and they constitute a very large proportion of the whole number of monopolistic combinations. The tariff does not assure them of a monop oly. It simply affords shelter in the creation and extortionate "conduct of monopolies of a more or less perma nent character, where competition is supposed to govern. The tariff was ostensibly designed to promote com petitive manufacturing conditions in the home market while cutting off or cutting down foreign competition. Cap ital was to be invited into manufac turing in such quantity that, through domestic competition, prices to con sumers would be forced down to the lowest level consistent with the pay ment of living wages and some return upon an honest capital. But now the tariff is plainly being used to defeat these ends and bolster up combina tions in charges against the home mar ket to pay returns upon an enormously inflated capital. It has become a tar iff to kill competition and extend and shelter monopoly, and it cannot be any longer defended except from the stand point of monopoly. decrease In i freight and passenger charges, and : there wa3 such a de- r crease, year after year, until about three years ago, when the great own ers of railways commenced - to parry out the gigantic plans which are rap idly leading to absolute monopoly. Since that time the upward movement in charges to the public has been as steady as the previous downward movement. The political and I Industrial power attached to monopoly of transporta tion Is so great that a "monopoly of that kind cannot and will not be per mitted to. exist by the American peo ple hence comes the adoption by democratic conventions everywhere of the people's party doctrine of govern ment ownership or control of rail ways, and the tendency of republican voters to lean In the same direction. No thoughtful citizen, whatever may be his nominal party affiliations, can contemplate with favor, or even tolera tion, a private monopoly in railways. While . the captains of industry havo been active in these days of big things, the people have been growing equally into willingness and capacity to un dertake big things in their own be half. Denver News. ! . Crops Every Year. Markets Always Good. omeseekers and Investors. THE EASTERN PRESS RAILROAD RATES INGREASE A WONDERFUL CONVENTION Annual Meeting of the Disciples of Christ at Omaha Will be a Record Breaker For the first time in the history of te United States every railroad has made a one-fare rate to a religious convention. The convention in ques tion is the annual international con vention of the Disciples of Christ, which meets in Omaha, Neb., October 15-23, 1902. One fare for the round trip from every railroad station in the United States has been offered. Parties interested should consult the nearest railroad agent. It is expected that upwards of 30,000 visitors will be in Omaha during the convention. Even lower than one fare may be secured from points within 200 or 30o miles if large parties are or ganized and excursion trains run. Try it from your, locality. The convention will be held in the Coliseum, which has been redecorated and refurnished for the occasion. The Coliseum will seat comfortably 14,000 people. Restaurants will be conducted within the building. Rooms may be secured by addressing the chairman of the entertainment committee, care Millard Hotel. The Coliseum was erected for PattI to sing in and 22,500 people heard her. -The first national convention of the people's party was held under its roof. William McKinley spoke to 20,000 peo ple within its walls. The great Bryan Thurston debate was held there, and 25,000 people crowded in. Its accoustic properties are unexcelled. It is an ideal convention hall and three lines of street cars are within three blocks of it, The Disciples of Christ in the United States number 1,300,000. .They have 6.500 pastors, 10,000 church organi zations, 9,000 church buildings, hun dreds of schools and colleges and numerous missionary stations In for eign fields. For full particulars of convention address C. S. Paine, chair man, Omaha, Neb. 1 Combination Now Pfc ar Completion Will Make a Great Railroad Trust Com bining all Trackage in the United State Official figures compiled by the in terstate commerce commission show that the gross earnings of the rail ways of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1901, were $1,588, 52t,037, an increase of $101,481,223 over the previous year. The tonnage carried was 1,089,226,440 tons, a decrease of 12,453,798 ton3 as compared with the previous year. The money collected by the railways from their patrons thus was 7 per cent more than in the previous year, while the quantity of goods carried was less. Corresponding figures for the twelve months ending June 30 last have not been completed, but partial figures show that during the six months end ing June 30 the gross earnigs on 155, 000 miles of railway aggregated $670, 000,000, which was $39,000,000, or 6 per cent, more than the earnings of the same mileage during the first six months of 190i. This increase in gross earnings was recorded in spite of smaller grain, cotton and live stock movements and the great coal strike whicn began in May. In a word, tne railways are increas ing their rates and are making more money than they ever did before out of a traiiic smaller than that of last year or the preceding year. Henry Clews, the New York banker, says that these figures are "a very clear demonstration of the potency of the community of interest. This policy has wrought a revolution in railroad affairs more far-reaching indeed than prosperity itself. It is this policy Which the railway magnates are seek ing to crystallize from a mere idea into some fixed legal form of owner ship." This means that the consolidation of most of the railways of the country into the control of a handful of men has been accompanied by an increase of charges to the public, and that the next step will be to organize the roads into four or five groups, in companies modeled somewhat on the Northern Securities company, so that the pro cess of increasing railway income and decreasing railway expenditure can be continued. With practically all the railways in the hands of four or five holding companies, dominated by a few men whose interests are identi cal, the transportation facilities of the United States will have become in fact a gigantic monopoly untempered by even the vestige of competition. The movements of the railway kings are not secret Their purchases and consolidations are made in the public eye. The justification for consolida tion has been that it caused a steady Debased Beyond Description It Exists for Pennies Its Character Is Ordid and Avaricious With a press such as exists in the eastern states there is little hope for reform. When a full acquaintance is made with it, one is not surprised that every now and then some one of the ten righteous in that modern Sodom sends a piteous appeal for The Inde pendent to move down there. The democratic press with two or three exceptions is the worst of all. The plutocrats who nominated Gaston as the democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts, had little trouble in purchasing the democratic papers. A Bostor correspondent prints the fol lowing letter received from one of the democratic weeklies: "It Is a waste of printed matter and postage to send political matter to this office. for publication unless the same is to be paid for. It matters not whether it comes from my own party or any other, it must be paid for in order to be inserted. If I can consistently indorse the views expressed in a paid article, I will do so in my editorial columns, free of charge; if not, no un favorable criticism will be made." The correspondent then makes the following, comments: "This patriotic utterance was writ ten on a letter-head at the top of which were the words, 'Open to all; influenced by none.' He indicates in what way his 'cols.' are open, but he did not get any money in this instance. This incident brought out the charge that the weekly press in the state has degenerated to a ,venal condition in many instances, while the weekly suburban press around Boston was characterized by the words, 'sharks and, iobbers,' and names of papers which had attempted to extort money so as to deserve, the epithets were given. .') "These indications show the great benefit of money and certainly indi cate how rapid is the demoralization which money brings, considering that men are supposed to be working for the good of their party and of the people as a whole; Military patriotism requires a man to endure all sorts of hardship and to be shot to death, if need be, for his country, but civic patriotism seems to want its conven tion expenses, paid." ft s i 'r V s Last week we called your attention to the wonderful opportunities offered the Cache La Poudre Vallev in the famous GreeW district at Fort Collins. Colo. There is no question of the richness and fertility of thd soil in, this, -alle n oi appij n has been permanenl one needs but to see them to know that they will stand as long as that valley is farmed. I he largest of these is Fossil Creek reservoir, a part, of which is shown in the accompanying cut. This is the largest and best reservoir in the state of Colorado and was built under the inspection and approval of the state engineer. The dam whicli holds this reservoir is 200 feet in width at the base, three-quarters of a mile in length and 58 feet in height, and has cost the com pany $175,000.: There is. a natural escape for the water 600 feet in width when the water comes within 12 feet of the top of the dam, which is ample protection for any pos it is constructed so as to receive the waters from three streams during the flood season so that there is absolutely no question about water supply. An' man wishinp- to change his location or better his con- uiuou win ouy tnese lands ir ne win go and look at them. They are all in crop, many of them with good building improvements and possession can be had after November 1st if desired. Prices from $35.00 to $65.00 per acre according to lo cation and building improvements. Other improved lands owned by farmers cannot be bought for less than $100 to $200 per acre where their water is secured through the reservoir system. We will furnish you with a one-fare rate ($18.50), for round trip any day from Lincoln to Fort Collins, which will be refunded if you buy. Let us know when you can arrange to go and one of us will go with you. For further par ticulars address ..... vv II pible rise d urine: flood time. tl A number of stockmen came from Ardmore, S. D., the forepart of the week with a special train of cattle. All of their number except Mr. J. C. Christensen were boasting of the big price they expected to receive. The latter did his boasting on the return trip, as he outsold them all, and cred its his good sale to the well-known firm of Nye & Buchanan Co., who handled his shipment. HANEY'S FLY CHASER The Greatest Discovery of the 20th Century It protects the cattle and horses from flys, pests and vermin. A sure preven tive, perfectly harmless, easily applied, not expensive. This article is a sure preventive that kills and drives away the worst of all pests, the Texas, buf falo and horn flies. We can show posi tive proof that this fly chaser will do just what is claimed for it. We can add no stronger argument for its use. It is a liquid and may be applied once c twice a day which will be found to be amply sufficient. By using the sprayer, the application is thoroughly made in a manner that is highly satis factory and inexpensive. It takes less than a minute to spray an animal. This will last 24 hours. Haney's Fly Chaser is for the destruction of flies and lice on cattle and horses. Its true mer"':s is found in the absolute effec tiveness under all conditions, yet it is perfectly harmless to man or beast. The flies at present are very bad in all sections of the country. Fly time worries cattle and horses and al together is a season of considerable loss to the farmer in a financial way as will as loss of temper. Every farmer in the state , should have a package of this wonderful article and a sprayer on hand during the summer months. A gallon can and sprayer will be sent to any address, freight prepaid to your nearest railway sta tion upon receipt of postofflce order, draft or express order fo $2.25. Deal ers should handle this article. Manu factured only in the United States by THE HIGGASON REMEDY COMPANY , Marshalltown, Iowa. OS vestm Burr Block. Lincoln, Neb. we A re lor women BEST ON EARTH LINCOLN STEEL RANGE Made of Rocky Motintain Steel and lined with As bestos. Most Hconomical of Fuel. Best b.iker and cooker, largest oven of any range. Top polished like a looking glass. Grease will not stick to it. No blacking required. Always polished. Can be delivered anywhere in United States. 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Chicago, Illinois SEVEN GHEAT SCHOOLS ) iChllllcothe formal School (.hilltcotlie commercial Collsjn Chtllicothe shorthand Colletre r thllltcutho telegraphy ( ollcjta t hillicotho Pen-Art Collesre biilicothe school or Oratory hilticutae Jiusical Conservatory. Last year's enrollment 729. $130 pays for 48 weeks' board, tuition, room rent, and use of text books, tar b'Utll-J lUutairated Catalirj address ALLEN MOORE, Pres., Box 21, Chillicothe, Mo Home Visitors Excursion to Eastern Points The Missouri Pacific railroad offers 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 on October 3 "to 6, inclusive, to all points in Central Passenger association ter ritory, some including Illinois, Ind iana, Ohio, etc. , Tickets limited 0 days for return, but not later than November 3. 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