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JL Vi JBTTOl lick
Omaha, Nza, June 4, li
Apmpoaof Chlrman WoltVt pub
s' khed letter conormlng ticket to the
OmahACODTPiito, I 4ire to exi-rvi
my prerctir0 m ft calamity howler,
Md to register my bowl io the Interest
f Independent rUitort to tht boiiUt
fUbwinjr, who oujrM to have what
ever preference it in puawlble to bow.
Tbo nation! committee ha made
and entered into ft written agreement
with the local citizen' committee or
Omaha wherrby the hitter are puaran
teed three thotwand m-il abwoluwly,
and at all erenta, while the national
committee baa contented lt'lf with
taking "whatever U left," to-wit: about
three thotwand three hundred w-ato.
Of thia number two thousand will be
occupied by the delegate, prew repre
aenUUves and notable, leaving only
thirteen hundred aeaU for attribution
among visitor. Each republican dele
gate at Minneapolia baa four icaU at
bis disposal, while the independent
delegates at Omaha will only have
tbree-fourtha of a seat each to give to
their friends.
The three thousand seat given to
this cltizeno' committee will be dis
tributed by Its members as they see fit.
That committee numbers about fifty
men; of that number but two are inde
pendents Paul Vandervoort and V. O.
Strickler. The remainder of the com
mittee are hostile to us in every sense
and have done what littlo thoy hive
done solely in their own interests and
In the business interests of the city.
For this effort they will be repaid
many fold In a buRiness way. It is cer
tain that none of those seat will be
given to independents; what will li
done with them Is not known. They
may be given out to country merchants
and politicians, patrons of the commit
tee; they may be distributed locally to
republicans and democrats of respectsr
billty. The committee has discussed
the feasibility of scalping thene tickets
to re-imburse it for the $10,000 ad
vanced to pay the expenses of the con
vention, after the enterprising fushion
of Minneapolis citizens. And they may
be given out to the leatherlunged hood
lums of Omaha, who, under the leader
ship of a Tobe Castor, may frustrate
our ends and turn the convention into
a howling pandemonium. The suspi
cion is not wanting that the old par
ties will endavor to pack delegations
from remote states and control the ac
tion of the convention or render it
Tidiculous before the country. This
move to control the lobby is the first
confirmation of that suspicion. In the
Interests of fairness, It might be well
to allow this committee one thousand
eats but it Is not entitled to any num-
Tr.
The independent press should bring
the matter to the attention of tho na
tional committee with weatever degree
of force seems necessary, and urge it to
rescind so unfair and perilous a contract
The grounds tor resclslon are fraud and
misrepresentation in that the citizens'
committee represented to local inde
pendents that there would be 12,000
seats in the coliseum, and it furtker
. represented, to the national committee
that there would be 9,000 seats. With
either number we would be in a suffi
cient majority In the lobby to prevent
serious Interruption or disturbance. As
It Is, the enemy will out-number us four
to one, and the missionary effects
which independents have hoped the
convention would leave with us will in
all probability be entirely dissipated.
Elmer E. Thomas.
Strawi Show-
Divide. Neb.. June 8, '82.
The following alio was cut from the
National Tribune of May 10, M12, and is
an editorial:
In some way oranother government
control of the railroads and telegraphs
ii an assured thing in the future. No
government can abdicate it sovereign
ity over its people's highways aod
means of communication with ecah
other. It could with lust as much
reason give over into the hands of pri
ate corporations the administration of
justice ana the maintenance oi me
army and navy."
I also notice in the same paper that
there was a resolution introduced in
the U. S. senate calling for an investi
cation into the cause of the depression
In prices of agricultural products. Such
things are straws that show in an un
mistakable manner which way the
wind is blowing, and coming from such
sources they Indicate that the wind
will soon be stronger, as the National
Tribune is one of the strongest of
republican papers.
M. H. Smith
A Gentle Reminder.
Lincoln, Neb., June 6, 1892
On the eve of our election last fall
The Jour' al printed a double leaded
letter signed by F..W. Little of the
Lincoln Btree: railway company, enti
tled, "Are you for Lincoln." In thatlet-
ter be says:
"Within tne past week I haa visit
ing me here in Lincoln a number of
gentlemen, residents cf the eastern
states, who are wealthy, influential and
widely known. They have assured me
that in the event that Judge Post is
elected, and a rebuke thereby adminis
tered to those who woald repudiate
honest indebtedness, they will place at
my disposal funds for the development
of other enterprises which will be of
great impcrtacce to the citizens of
Lincoln.
F. W. Little.
Nov.2,Dl."
The State Journal in commenting on
Bald letter editorially in same issue
calls the attention of the laboring men
ana says to them:
"Every Lincoln working man who
votes with the Independents this fall
votes bread and butter away from the
mouths of Lincoln labor. There is no
fustian about this statement. It is the
cold truth, as Mr. Little's letter will
testify."
Again the Journal says:
"During the last week he (Litt!)has
been busy showing the city and l
commanding commercial position to
small company of influential bankers,
Yesterday he stated to this paper that
he had succeeded in securing a promise
from them that they would invest In
two enterprises that would require a
capital of at least $500,000 and would
lay the foundation for an era of pros
perity such aa the city has never
known. Their promise to bring their
money here within twelve month was
made upon one condition: The defeat
of the independent candidate for
supreme judge."
Mr. Editor, I have a two-fold object
in writing this letter. The first is to
remind Mr. Little that the laboring
men are awaiting very patiently for
him to commence those Improvements
with that &00,000 that was to be placed
at his disposal in case Post was elected.
times and higher wairvs ever ine the
ptssage of tU Mt Kinley bill. Tbey
nave been waiting for Our republican
iriendU stop importing pauper law
to come in competition with
bonrvt home latr. Only a
few weeks ago I law IltWan
el'-aning ouratrwU who had not beeo
in I Jncoln long enough to wear out
their high UH WK'ts or Hurwian clothes.
My other object in writing this is to
how to the people of ibiacily ho des
perate our demo-republican frier.dn
were, hi.w frightened they were. No
aano man believed a word of Mr. Lit
tle's double-leaded letter, or the Jur
nal's editorial comments. Our labor
ing clamea aro becoming too well
versed to be caught with chaff of that
brand. Wo heard the samo howl when
the 'amendment' was before tho peo
ple. Wo were going to have such good
times and so much labor and improve
ments if the amendment was defeated,
especially in Omaha. How is Omaha
to-day or ever since the amendment
was counted out? No deader city any
where. I bojie no man who has horse
aenrw and cn read will ever bo foolish
enough to be caught with such bait.
They are trying "reciprocity," "tariff
and "an honettt dollar'on you in this
camimigo. "Test all things. Hold
fast to that which is good "
Yours.
M. Howe.
In California
Santa Barbara, June 4, 1H!2.
Mr. J. M. Thompson: Your greatly
appreciated letter and also a bundlo of
A IXI A NCE-I N BEPEN DENTS reached me
yesterday. I am delighted with your
paper, and, if I could. I would gladly
put it in the hands of every farmer and
laboring man in the state. Tho demand
on us for reform papers comes up
strong from all parts of the state.
Our work in California is pushing to
the front, and the F. A. & I. W., with
the people's party's clubs, aro rapidly
organizing in the state. I chartered
three alliances a day since the 1st of
January. I have frequently chatered
from five toseven per day. We hope to
sound the duath-knell of the two old
parties in this state next November.
Yours for liberty,
J. S. Bariier.
Sec. California F. A. & I. W.
Dodge Ooonty Independents
Tho Dodge county Independent con
vention met in Fremont June 4th. The
following were chosen delegates to the
state convention at. Lincoln: -T. M.
Cruikshank, G.G. Martin, F. A. Howe,
David Scott, jr.: IUsmus Johnson, E.
II. lioulson, J. Bnnghart. Hugh Rob
ertson. J. V. Scott, F. Haines.
To the congressional convention ft
Norfolk to nominate a candidate for
congress: D. B. Carey, H. Huff, F.C.
Scott. G. L. Torrey, F. Teddy, C. N.
Tompkins,
nrinnlutions were adopted endorsing
the St. Louis platform and against any
fusion with either or any party, and
that the name of 1). u. carey do
brought before the Kearney conven
tion for the office of attorney general.
Kntire harmony and muen enthusi
asm marked the proceedings.
Independent Primaries.
Thn date set for independent primar
ies in the various wards and precincts
of Lancaster county is June 22. The
following is a list of places and hours
fixed upon t y committeemen ior Hom
ing thfse primaries: Lan as'er pre
cinct, at Cotner University at b p. m.
Hect Bine delegates, urani pre
cinct, at Cheney, at Z p. ra.,ioeieci
seven delegates.
TU Jinwapaper I OH.ptrarr.
We think it 1 not too mush to say
that the American people have never
been so badly served by their news
paper press as in the matter of the
news of the great third party move
ment now taking form in tho west and
south, and to a great extent in the
east also. Whether tbe "grcnt pa
pers" of the big cities do not know
the importance of this movement, or,
knowiug it, hope to discourage it by
a conspiracy of silence we do not ven
ture an opinion, but the fact Is. they do
not print tho news, it is not too much
to say that to o:rAmUy muzzled state
press, such as they have in certain
European countries, would scarcely be
likely to venture upon such systematic
suppression of intelligence as the
great party papers of this country
are. whether dosignedly or cot, at
present practising. In the end it will
be that in&tead of knowing what is
going on while the impending politi
cal revolution is preparing, the
readers of these papers will not
know what is going to happen till
after it has happened. The New
Nation.
Some Queer Question.
Who keeps house in this country.
politicians, or the people?
If tlo people are the government,
why do tho polltio'ans want to do all
the governing and got all the profits?
What la tho necesMty of two parties
for tho "bosses" tell us that one is
right and the ether is wrong?
U tbe interests of the people aro the
same why should they not unite under
one banner.and vole tho same ticket?
If it will'ruln the farmers to pay
two per cent interest on land loans as
called for by the Alliance demands,
how Is it with the ten per cent he is
now paying?
Watering- the Desert.
The desert shall blossom like a gar
den. If the civil engineer Holland is
right this prophecy is near ful
fillment. ' Holland has submitted a
report to tbe academy of France upon
waters found under ground in the Sa
hara. ' His examination of the ground
was confined to the region about the
oasis of El Galeah, and proved so rich
a supply of water that he believes the
whole desert can be converted into a
network of fertile oases. He is at
present engaged in preparing a chart
and a description of the region which
will indicate the spot whei-e an arte
sian boring is, in his estimation, cer
tain to bring a voluminous jet of water
to the surface. Such a creation of new
wells the people inhabiting the vast
desert will look upon as a miracle, and
they will be prepared to bow down
before and acknowledge the supremacy
of the worlvrs of such miracles. In
other words, the execution of the
scheme of Mr. Holland will do more to
conquer the desert for France than
any scientific or warlike expeditions
ever could have done.
The Standard: George William
Ballou says that one secret of
France's financial strength Is in keep,
ing money at home. Frenchmen do
not, as American! yearly do. spend
50,000.000 for foreign travel The
French set tbe fashions and we like a
nation of fools pay for the privilege
CtXLIXGf.
The time bM tw wh-o Dwn wlih tt art sod
braiua
M rial rtae ao4 Uk tbe mlixllwtrd relo
i grnrrromtut, t- luce left In tbe bacdx
Of irk ktf awl at tbleres. He bo uoil
Aod aeee tb mlicbtr vrbtrle of State
Hauled tbiuQKb tbe mire to aoiue Itrnottle fate.
Aod make nut ttu b bold protest at be can.
I do A merit an.
Ell Vheeleh Wii.xx.
How doth tbe little bur bee
Improve eaeb ablolntc hour
Aod gather buoey all tbe day
From erery oprnlng Bower.
How doth the lazy Idle dror.e
By anlflre and guile.
O'er reat h tbe little btuy bee
Aod gather up tbe pile' Ex.
The political pot lis getting hot. Yea,
it almost boileth over. Tho candidate
goeth out in the morning seeking votes
and returneth not until nigthfall. In
a few more days we shall know who is
the "lucky man and who getteth lt-f t.
Brown County Blaze.
Tho pople"s party in Texas is giving
tho bosses lots of trouble. Leading
democrats are leaving their old party
like rats from a sinking ship. Tho ef
fort to harmonize about thirteen kinds
of democrats in that state is unsuccess
ful. The people's party is their only
home, and they are flocking to it from
Gog to Magog. It now looks like Uob
ber Queer Mills will not be able to re
tain his seat in the senate only for the
short term. Send the news to McKin
ley and let the country witness another
exhibition of hugging. New Forum.
When you hear an ass talking about
a 70-cent dollar just offer him !fJ cents
for all he has on hand, and see him
turn all sorts of colors as he refuses
your offer, New lforum.
Wesk wilted republicans evidently
think the people are fools or silly, oth
erwise they would occupy their time
and newspaper space with something
more reasonable than arguments on
the tariff trying to prove that the
blamed thing always rides what the
producer sells and always dismounts
from what he has to buy before the pur
chasePeople's Poniard.
The School Apporf ioninent.
The school apportionment for 1892,
which is now in the state treasury, is
JC119.283-6". This has been apportioned
by State Superintendent Goudy among
the counties, and as the whole number
of children is 333,115 it makes a rate of
per scholar of 95 cents instead of 82
cents, the rate at the last semi-annual
apportionment. The following table
shows the amount each county is en
titled to receive:
Counties. Amts. Due.
Antelope $ 3,0! 3
Adams 5,583 14
Banner 15!) 12
Roone 3.021 13
Blaine 302 88
Buffalo 6,807 1 2
Box Butt3 1,304 4ti
Brown 1,63 02
Burt 4.048 til
Butler 5,43 33
Cass 7,389 17
Cherry 1,388 84
Cheyenne . 1,544 11
Chase 1,17 42
Cedar 2.702 91
Clay 5,644 48
Colfax 4,117 63
Cuming 4.483 12
Custer 6.691 14
Dawes 2,524 63
Dawson 3,526 25
Dakota - 1,874 78
Dixon 2,983 74
Deuel....' 802 25
Dodge 6,481 23
Douglas 31,721 82
Dundy 1,144 44
Filmore 5,856 31
Franklin 2.696 30
Frontier 2,571 60
Furnas 3.064 26
Gage 9,942 30
Garield 467 74
Greelv t
Gosper !,;! ;()
Grant 140 90
Hall 5.461 41
Hamilton 4.939 99
Harlan 2.664 58
Haves 1,186 60
Hitchcock 1,689 80
Hooker 81 4
Holt 5,079 94
Howard 3,518 57
Jefferson 5,265 87
Johnson 3,855 96
Kepa Paha 1,168 39
Keith 639 30
Kearney 3,395 89
Kimball 254 96
Knox 2.347 31
Lancaster 17,956 14
Lincoln .
3,275 1 3
Logan
Loup
Madison
MePherson.
Merrick
Nance
Nemaha. . . .
Nuckolls . . .
Okie
Pawnee. . . .
Perkin3
Phelps
Pierce
395 85
462 95
4,804 R-
80 2o
2,980 50
1.759 77
4,572 90
3.6M 26
6.9!
3.652 35
1.084 04
3.079 59
1.985 9'
Flacte.
5,244 99
Polk 3.640 30
Bed Willow 2.914
Riehapdson ' 6.505 20
Kock w
Saline 7.262 22
Sarpy 2.341 5
Siunders 7,921 8:
Scott's Bluff 448 5
Seward 5,029 1."
Sheridan 2,300 10
Sherman 2,330 06
Sioux :64 ;4
Stanton 1,68,5 01
Thurston 383 39
Thayer 4,536 48
Thomas 145 69
Valley 2,368 40
Washington 4.481 84
Wavne 2.046 36
npktt.r 3.857 8'
Wheeler 564
York 5,919 56
Total..
....$319,28367
Feat lb America.
Peat beds are commonly supposed to
be peculiar to Ireland, and few people
know that they are almost as abuudant
in this country as on the Emerald Isle,
There, are many large beds in northern
New York, while in Iew; England and
Pennsylvania they are also common,
and are found in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Minnesota. Extensive peat
tracts exist in Canada, Labrador and
Newfoundland, and the island of Ami
cost!, in the gulf of St Lawrence.has
the largest peat bed in the world. It is
over eighty miles long and from two to
seven miles wide, the thickness vary
ing from three to ten feet, lhe peat
is of the best quality, but owing to
the cheapness of coal is very littls
FOB THE Y0U50 FOLKS.
(NTERESTINQ READING
BOYS AND GIRLS,
FOH
A Billion Dollars Car Dispen
sing Justloe A Dangerous
Tiger Fun Making- Ac
quaintance -- M:s
arranffsmant. A Billion Dollar.
I woe reading in a paper the other
lay that if a billion dollars were
placed on the ground edge to edoe,
they would extend to a distance of
21,674 miles, nearly all tbe way
around the earth at the equator.
Broken into three parts, the line
would form a solar and an equatorial
axis for the globe, with a spare one
left over in case of accident. This is
very startling, but I do not believe
that most boys and girla know how
startling it is. You are not very
much interested in solar and equa
torial axes of the world, because you
haven't half of you any idea as to
what solar and equatorial axes are;
indeed, I don't really think that
even your fathers, in spite of all they
know, could intelligently describe to
you the difference between the solar
and equatorial axes and George
Washington's little hatchet.
And so, of course, this wise item
about a billion dollars does not con
vey much of an idea toyour minds as
to what a billion of dollars really
amounts to; but look at it in this
light: If a billion dollars were to be
expended in tarts at five cents apiece,
you would get twenty billion tarts,
and if you ate a thousand of these a
day it would take you twenty million
days to get through with them, and
twenty million days would be very
nearly fifty-five thousand years, by
which time the last million tarts
would be extremely stale.
Or suppose you are fond of canary
birds ol the most expensive kind the
five-dollar kind that begins to sing at
three o'clock in the morning, and
keeps it up until eight o'clock at night.
A billion dollars would buy you two
hundred million of these birds a
number for which, I have a strong
fear, your father would find it diffi
cult to provide room, especially if you
live in a small city house.
The same amounttof money would
buy ten million hundred-dollar dogs-,
or twenty million fifty dollar cats,
and if each cat had five kittens, you
can easily see where you would be in
the cat way after a while, it you were
so foolish as to spend your money
entirely upon them, and when you
think of the amount of milk it would
take to feed all these cats and kittens,
1 am sure you will hesitate before
making any susli investment.
I mention these things just to snow
vou what a terribly large sum of
money a billion dollars is. I have
such confidence in boys and girls that
I do not believe they would ever
spend as much money as that in the
way I have indicated, but it is
just as well that you should learn the
value of money now when your savings-banks
hold not more than half
that sum. so that when your billions
are completed, you will know what
not to do wit h them. Harper's Young
People.
CeBsar Dispensing Justloe.
Csesar, our great Newfoundland, had
a very friendly way with small dogs,
because he was used to them, there
being always a few house-dogs in the
family, but he showed a decided pre
ference; for although he would permit
Juliet, a small Scotch terrier, to
make his broad side her place of re
pose when she was out-of-doors, and
seemed to like it, yet if Romeo, her
mate, only a few pounds heavier offer
ed to loiiow ner example, anomimoua
growl warned him off.
One of us children had to go every
morning to the baker's for fresh rolls,
and Caesar carrieU the basket. Un t lie
square there was a tailor's establish
ment kept bv a man named Gain,
who owned a little reddish brown dog
which had arrived at old age without
either its wisdom or its dignity. He
had a bad habit of flying out at every
dog which passed, even though the
dog might be attending strictly
to his' own business, but he never
meddled with Cirsar, unles he had
his mouth too full to resent such im
pudence. Une morning 1 was accompaniea Dy
an elder sister one who had a very
high spirit, and who could never bear in
justice in any form and when the lit
tle cur had mode his usual attack, she
remarked, in low tones, "Caesar, put
down the basket, and teach him a les
son."
Caesar needed no urging, very oe
liberatelv he set the basket down,
picked up the small red dog by the
skin on the back ot his neck, ana oe-
ean to trot on witn nis lormeior
danclins from his mouth, in a very
6hrunken ana scarea conanion. v,a;sn.r
soon broke from a trot into a run,
and in much less time than it takes to
tell it, he had sped around the square
with his odd-looking burden, and re
turning to the starting-point, dropped
him from his mouth, very mucn terri
fied, but entirely unhurt.
The dog lost no time in getting in
side the shop door, while Caesar picked
up his basket and walked prouaiy
awav. never aeain to be molested by
Gain's cur, for if he caught a glimpse
of Caesar coming, he would disappear
as if bv macic. and he was much more
careful about attacking other dogs as
well.
Fun.
"What is it?" asked Miss Sandferd,
as Wallace Smith raised his hand
"Tpmmy Dunlap is Bticking pins
into me!"
"Why do you do so Tommy?" said
his teacher, reprovingly.
"Oh, it is fun!" said Tommy, with a
grin.
"Is it?" asked Miss Sandford. "Come
hr and let me see: I enjoy fun as
well as anybody."
Tommv walked slowly up the aisle,
He did not know what Miss Sandford
was going to do. He was afraid she
wnnld nunisli him in some way, and
her ways of punishment were so queer,
and never acieeablo to naughty boys
"Stand here beside me." said his
teacher, centlv. "Now I am coins to
see if Bticking pins is really fun," and
taking a pin from.her desk she pricked
Tommy snRna nguiiy.
The boy winced, and drew bis
hand away.
"Why. ft is fun isn't it?" f v& Miss
Fandford, and she pricked again,
harder this time.
"Ow!" t ried Tommy.
"Oh, what fun it is'." said his teach
er, giving Tommy a third prick.
"O-o-w!" screamed Tommy.
"Don't you like it?" asked Miss
Sandford. "You told me it was fun!"
"Well, I don't like to be hurt!"
whimpered Tommy,
'"Ah, that is the trouble with this
kind of fun, it always hurts some
body I Wallace does not like to be
hurt any better tan you do, and
what was fun toyou was pain to him.
Remember, Tommy, that tbe lun
which hurts a person, or dog, or cat,
or bird, or any living thing, should
never be indulged in. Next time that
you want fun, stop and ask yourself
whether it is going to cause pain."
Dangerous Tiger.
A well-known student of the habits
of wild animals, writing of thestealthy
and dangerous character of the man
eating tiger, mentions a casethat hap
pened a few days ago in the Napper
district in India. A tigress had kiiied
so many people that a large reward
was offered for her destruction. She
had recently dragged away a native,
but being disturbed had left the body
without devouring it.
The shikaris believed that she would
return to her prey during the night, if
it was left undisturbed upon the spot
where she had forsaken it. There
were no trees, nor any timber suitable
for the construction of a mucharn.
It was accordingly resolved that four
deep holes should be dug, forming the
corners of a square, the body lying in
the centre.
Four watchers, each with his match
lock, took -their positions in these
holes. Nothing came, and at length
the moon went down and the night
was '..rk. The men were afraid to go
home through the jungles, and so re
mained where they were. Some of
them fell asleep.
When daylight broke three of the
shikaris issued from their positions,
but the fourth had disappeared; his
hole was empty. A few yards distant
his matchlock was discovered lying
upon the ground, and upon the dusty
surface the tracks of a tiger and the
sweeping trace whepe some large body
had been dragged along.
Upon following up the track, the re
mains of the unlucky shikari were dis
covered, but the tigress had disap
peared. The cunning ifrute was not
killed until 12 months afterward, Al
though many persons devoted them
selves to the work.
Big Fish Stories,
Perhaps the largest fish ever taken
by a rod and line was a tarpon "chut a
lady captured in Florida about a
year ago. This aquatic monster
measured 7 feet 3 inches in length and
4 feet in girth, and his weight was 205
pounds. The same lady caught sever
al other fine specimens of the tarpon
weighing from 175 to 145 pounds. It
seems as if the gallant fish could not
resist the bait that a lady dangles be
fore their noses, for three other ladies
are mentioned as having landed big
fellows weighing from 100 pounds up
wards. Of all the tarpon caught with
rod and line at Fort Myers, Florida,
last season, no fewer than 11$ weigh
ed upwards of 100 pounds each. One
- i i . :e i'L i
inclined to wonaer n ine angier
would not soon tire of such heavy
sport. And what can be do with so
many monsters l
The German Imperial Train.
The German Emperor's imperial
train, which has at last been finished,
cost altogether 875O.00O. Its con
struction occupied three years, and is
a very elaborate example oi rauroaa
luxury. There are twelve carriages,
all connected by "corridors," which
presumably are vestibules, and they
are ail magnificently upholstered.
The library car, for instance, is hung
with clowing tapestry, and the draw
ing-room is furnished entirely in white
satin. Two of the carnages are for
the sole use of the emperor s children
and their nurses.
Mlsarrangements.
A house was built by a mason of
brownstone. Wanted, a room by two
gentlemen 30 feet long and 20 wide.
Wanted, a young man to take cnte
of horses of a religious turn of mind.
Wanted, a woman to wash,iron, and
milk one or two cows, i or sale, a
handsome piano, the property of a
lady who is leaving Scotland m a wal
nut case with turned legs.
One Birthday In Twelve Years,
There are many people now living
who will have only one birthday to
celebrate for nearly 12 years to come,
t his strange circumstance is due to the
fact thatnhey were born on teo. uw,
and to the further fact that the year
1900 will not be a leap year.
A Dlfferenoe,
Mamma. "Come, now, dear, it's
getting dark, and time you were in
bed. The little birds have gone."
Dorothy. "es'm: but the little
birds got up at daylight, and I didn't."
Making Acquaintance-
Marvin to strange boy. "Are you
the new boy who lives next door?
StranaeBoy. "No; the new boys
only thtee months old. I m the old
one."
So Rollo Thinks,
Aunt Phcebe. "Your brother Tom
grows much taster tnan you ao,
i ii a
Rollo."
Kollo. "Well, he'll get old before J
do, then, auntie."
"This, Then. Is War".
A Prussian grenadier gives, in the
"United Service Magazine," a couplt
of anecdotes about the Crown Prince
of Prussia-afterwarde Frederick III.
when the battles of Koniggratz and
Sedan were over. The first is how, he
exchanged pipes with a private, after
soliciting a drink from the flask ol
another; the second tells how, when
all was ended with the Imperial army
of France, the Prince dismounted,
and, holding on his knee the head ol
a. flvino Pole from Thorn, received the
poor. Fellow's last breath, when he
laid the corpse down, saying, "Good
bye, my man; you have got over it
all," Then he added, "This, then, ie
war again, and all this misery, all
this trouble through a few strokes o'
the pen; it is terrible."
PUTTOElf A5D ADDRESS 01 THE
HDZPEJTDE8T PASTY.
Adopted at Et. Louis, re.rnary 24, 1892.
"Tbl. tbe flrat great labor conference of
the I'Dl'-ed HtaU-e aod of tbe world, represen
ting all dlrUkont of urban sod rural orrao
Ud i ad net rjr, aeeeai I led I n naUonal eon r reea.
Invoking upon Its action the bleeame and pro
tecttan of Almlrbtr Ued. puU forth to and
foe Vt producers of tbit aatien. tbl declara
tion of uatoa and IndependesM
Tbii conditions wblc-a surround us beat
Juatifyour oc-operatlon. We meet Io tbe
mult of a nation brought to the Terire f mo
ral, political, and material ruin. Cerruplion
dominate tbe ballot box, U legislature, tbe
ontrTe, and touches even tbe ermine of tb
beach. Tbe people are demorallxed. Many
of tbe state Uav been cain;eiled to lauiatc
tbe voter at tbe pulling piece in order to
prevent universal Intimidation er bribery. The
neeapaperaareaubtldlied or mutzled, publto
opinion eneoced, business prostrated, our
home covered wltb mortgaa-ee, labor Impov
embed, and the tbe land concentrating In ta
band of capitalist. Tbe urban workisen are
denied Ike right of orgaafzatioa f er aoif-pro-teotion;
imported pauperized labor beat
down their wae: a hireling itacdlng armf
unrecognized by our law. 1 established to
hoot tboia down, and they are rapidly de
generating to European condltlen.
"Tbe fruit of tbe toil of million are boldly
stolen to build up ooloMal fortunes, unprece
dented In tbe hlstcry of tbe world, while tbelr
possessor despise the republic and endanger
liberty. From the lame proline worn b of go v
ernmental injustice we breed the two great
classe pauper and millionaire. TLe na
tional power to create money is appropri
ated to enrich bondholder; diver, which haa
been accepted a oolndnoe tbe dawn of his
tory, ha been demonetized to add to tbe
purchasing power ef gold by decreasing
valae of all form of property as well a hu
man labor, and the supply of currency 1
purposely abridged to fatten usurer, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry. Avast
conspiracy agalnit mankind ha been organ
ized on two continent aad 1 taking possc
ie n of the world. If not met aod overthrown at
onoe it forebode terrible social convulsion,
tbe destruction of civilization, er tbe estab
lishment of an absolute despotism.
"In tbls crisis of human affair the latell-
Sent and working people, producers of tbe
uited altate,bave come together In the name
of peace, order and society, to defend liberty,
prosperity, and lust ice.
We declare our union and Independence.
We assert our purpose to vote with that po
litical organization which represent cur
principle.
"We charge that the controlling Influences
dominating tbe old political parties bare al
lowed tbe existing dreadful condition to de
velop without serious effort to restrain or
prevent them. Neither do they new intend
to accomplish reform. They have agreed to
gether to ignore, In the coming campaign ev
ery issue but one. They propose to drown the
outcries of a plundered people with the up
roar of a iham battle over the Uriff; aa that
corporations, national banks, rints, trusts,
"watered stocks," the demonetization of sil
ver, and the oppressions of usurers, may all
he lost sight of.
They proposn to sacrifice our homes and
children upon the altar of Mammon, to de
stroy the hopes of the multitude in order to
secure corruption funds from the great lords
ef plunder.
" We assert that a political organization, rep
resenting the political principle herein stated
is necessary.to redress tbe grievances of
which we complain.
"Assembled en the anniversary of the
birth of tbe illustrious man who led the first
great revolution on this continent against
oppression, filled with sentiment which act
uated that grand generation, we seek to re
store the government of the republio to the
bands ct the "plain people" with whom It
originates. Our doors are epente allpeints
of the compass. We ask ail honest nsento
join with and help us.
"In order to restrain the extortions of ag
gregated capital, to drive the money
changers out of the temple; to form a perfect
union, establish Justice, Insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense,
promote tke general welfare, aid secure the
blessing of liberty for ourselves and our pos
terity, we do ordain and establish the fol
lowing PLATFORM Or PRIDCIFLXS:
"We deolarethe uulon of the labor forces
of the United States, this day accomplished,
peimanent and perpetual. May It spirit en
ter into all hearts for the salvation of the re
publio and the upllftlngof mankind.
Wealth belong to him who oreatesit. Ev
ery dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. If any will not work
neither shah he eat. The Interests of rural
and urban labor are the same; their enemies
are identical.
DEMANDS' INUMIRATID.
"1. We demand a national currency, safe
sound and flexible, issued by - the genera.
Sovernment only, a fall legal tender for all
ebts, publio and private, and that without
the useof banking; corporations, a Just, equit-
reed i per cent as set forth In tbe sub-trea
urypianor tne fanners Alliance, or aume
better system. Also payment in discharge of
lbs obligations for publio improvements.
a. We demand tree ana ununited coinage
of sliver.
3. we demand that the amouat or circu
lating medium be speedily Increased to not
les than tfiO per capita.
i we demand a graduated income tax.
&. We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as possible
la the hands of the people, and bance we de
mand that all national, and state revenue
shall be limited to the neeeeeary expenie of
the government, economically and honestly
administered.
. We demand that postal saving banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the earnings of the people and
to facilitate exonange.
"I. lhe lend, including? all the natural re
source of weaith, 1 tbe heritage of all the
people and should net be monopolized for
speculative purposes, and alien ownership of
land should be prohibited. All lands now held
by railroads and other corporations in excess
f their actual needs, and all lands now owned
by alien, should be reclaimed by the govern
ment and held for actual settlers only.
"8. Transportation being a mean of ex
change and a publio necessity, the govern
ment should own nnd operate the railroads
m the Interest ef the people.
"9. The telegraph and telephone, like tne
post office system, being a necessity for the
transmission of news, should be owned and
operated by the government In the Interest of
the people.
STATE LECTURERS DATES.
Pres Powers' Appointments.
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announcements for May and Junr, and will
be in the counties on aulas no Died. Local
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they bave not a. ready done to.
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II . McPadoVn brldee anon Deer L'rrk
tt-llon line kuero tr. 'i and 15, Toan
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between the S.W.i of Sec. 6. range 2b fcberman
precinct and Uie .'.) of Sec. 31, range -.3 Wil
aonvlile precinct
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town kill ti line on the north eat onaru-r ..f th
ouOi earl quarter ol bee. J4 ,towuui range
J. B. Carnes bridge arroxa &anra cnvlr n.
tlon I In between sec Id, town 1, range 21.
O. H. lit aver bridge arrow Sappa creek on sec
tion line between Sec. a III town l.aud Sec. i!4 in
Uwn 2. Also bridge acroita the Sappa creek on
section line between See. 4, town 1 and Bee. aa
town 'i, range 21.
J. F. t'luph bridge across Beaver creek oa
range line between range Zl A 23 ou Section
line between Kef lion ltt .1 24.
James Browbanl bridge across Sappa creek on
range line between Kichmond and bpring
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Ira French bridge across Dry creek between
Sec. I and l. town 4, range
AIko a baidge across lhe Kepsbllcan river at a
point near the town ef Oxford. Tbe exact loca
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hundred feet long.
Bid received on both comb nation and Iron
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A. 1). mi.
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Hokeoyi Falls. N. T.
Your box of 196 "Mcney Monopolies" just
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