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The Commoner.
VOLUME S, NUMBfiR ft,
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BREIT BUQQY BARBAIHS
We OPEHATE OME or THE LARGEST VEHICLC
FACTOrtlCS IH TUB COUNTRY, wlioro wo mako f.
higher irrado of vohldo work of nil kinds than you can
bur from your dealor at homo, and our prices are about
ona-half tho prico rharKOrt by denloro. OUR FREE
VEtllCLE CAVaLOQUE EXrLAINSOUfT LIBERAL 10
DAYS' PRE TRIAL OFFER, explains how wo ship
bUKKloasubJoct to examination, nay a bio after rocolred,
xpfalns our binding .guarantee, illustrates, describes
and prices at Incomparably low price a biff assortment
of high grado Koad Wagons, ltunahouU, Open Bugglos,
Top (Juggles, Hurroya, 0in1agoa, , l'haotons, Stanhopes,
Wagoni. Carta, eto. Our free Vehicle Catalogue ex
lain how wa maka frclfiht charges very low by
ahlpplngrrom Kentucky. Inclana, Mnneatolls, Omaha,
Kaniaa City or Ooa Moines, the point ncarcit you.
We Illustrate- holow a few of our now 1803 rifts justto
giro you an idoa of the Tallies wo aro oflcring.
tr'll. IIDI ouJ" mi, our
&UiU Boulevard Gtm
Stick Seat Runa
bout, exactly an Il
lustrated, tho latest
Atylo for 1903. com
plcto with hand
fcouio (UHhlon baclf,
(ninocanu sunns,
tho caunl of runs
I uuumold brothers
At about ilounioino price, uurirea Tthitieiauiotaston.
tains so offrrou tlilt and other lingplri that villi aurpiU you.
$25.90 Wtf
eur Empress Too
OU1KA exactly no v
uiuitratoti, aom
jilota with top, full
length ha ok and
sldo cm tains, ctmh
lou In hanlc and
oat, carpot, anil
rstilsr ami i1iftij
tho equal of top
buggies othoru noil
ntn taut douhlo tho
price. Our IVro Vehicle Catalogue shown it big
nnorttuunt of ton bwcetc-t "I wloiihlilrgly low
prices aaJoarrlM with It an offer initio lir no oilier hcui.
Cjn TH ""J nia, our
J)Us Bxt Summer Beauty
Icathor cuorterlopbujMy, tho
Intent 1C0.1 model, complcto
with full length bncknnu tldo
urtnlns, cushion In neat nnd
Mil K,nr ri,iirruru,
untl-rnttlors and
shafts. Our ireo
Vehicle CatB-
i35 FfliL. JIB
4M
r i Yft I A litMil
vmJtiyWM
2MS
logtic snows n Dig
variety of high
griido biiKelra nt
OT ?WiUKSL '
WTwVul V i IL StW--wt vi-W
Mirrpftiinnil Inirlv
low prlccH, and CArricu with It nn olTcr which you
MUST HV.K boforo ordcrluc clicnlirrc.
549,75 ?hui?
eur now 1903
model Family Fa
vorite largo alzo
aurroy or car
rlage, exactly as
Illustrated, com
pleto with hand
Bomo canopy top,
full Icimtli fllllo
andbaclccmtalns,
launs. lariro fon
dors, carpot. antlrnttlors and shafts. Such a surrey
M pthora soil at tOO.OO to 'J0.00. Our Free Vehlelo
uHvaioguo aiiowa tiiio huh ninny olher tinmlsome
aurroya Bt onrrexpoiHltu'cIr low price., nuditmhca
you ah offer YOU CANNOT AFF01U lO MI88.
a BB 531.75 SS'r'n'TO
vqs model, bi(( Road
Kins combination
Hall Platform
Spring Wagon, ox
nctlyasilluttratcd,
comploto with two
teut.H, full sprlnu
cusliloimanil lincks
Mil this s&inowa.-oti at80.00 toJ60.00. Our IrrcVchldc
Catalogue shown this mid ninny other m ojrona nt
eorrcspniidlnxljr low price. If you write for It you
nii-.i.' JlXor. no 0,,OP ,""1S0 w- n"-o you.
RiH? VJtHICLB CATALOGUE IS FREE FOR THE ASK
fiii?' Just ,.,rl !)nS'l card or wrlto a lottcr and tay
"rieaso send mo jour froo Vohlclo CataloRuo" and it
will f-o to you by return mail postpaid. Our low prices,
big assortment, liborul terms or ahlpmcnt and our
jruarnnteo proposition will aBtonlfh you. You will re
coIto a book frco thnt will surprise you. Address,
SEARS, ROEBUCK Ik CO., CHICAGO.
The Ripe Old Arc.
Frederlcktown, 0., Dec. 27.Jero
xnlah Glocaon, porlinps tho oldest sol
dier In tho United States, who is u
veteran of three wars, is today cele
brating his ono hundred and ninth
birthday. Ho is spending tho day at
his farm in Monroe township in this
(Knox) county.
Uncle Jerry was born in London
derry, Iroland, Docomber 27, 1793. At
the ago of 20 ho came to this country
on account of tho oppression of the
Irish by tho English. At this time
Ohio was considorod far west in tho
littlo constellation of states which
then existed. Ho at onco became nn
enthusiastic patriot and such love and
devotion as Glooson showed for hii
adopted county is rarely exhibited
oven by a son of our own soil. Com
ing to Ohio, ho at onco settled on
tho farm which he still owns.
When tho war with tho Indians
GonLl1 li'';Uncl0TJry" f0llt undo?
General Andrew JacVson, to whom ho
boro a strong resemblanco. He be
came Gonoral Jackson's friend ami
their friendship lasted unt 1 they were
"wESF th0 (lea.th 0f th0 SonS!
When tho war with Mexico brol
?UJ' C"eo!on enlisted under Gonoral
John O Frnmont and served d,S
tho entire war. Ho then wenf
.California Vith a partyof JSS'aSS
THE EXISTING CONDITION OP THINGS.
t, i '
A Case for the Humane Society.
ers and is said to have been the only
man who ever returned from the
"Pegleg" gold mine alive.
During tho lato civil war, Undo
Jerry onco more took up arms for
his adopted country, serving threu
years. After the war ho again sought
the quiet of his Monroe township
homo, where ho has since resided. Ho
is a prominent member of tho Mt
Vernon, 0., post of the Grand Army
M' the Republic, and on Decoration day
and other special occasions, Gleeson
will dress himself in his army suit
and proudly march with tho veterans.
Bvory year Gleeson celebrates his
birthday by inviting a- few of his old
friends. Some time ago doubt was
expressed concerning the extreme old
age which he claimed to have reached.
His friend3 communicated with his
old parish in Ireland and received n
teply stating that he was as old as "ho
claimed.
Uncle Jerry has six children, four
Rons and two daughters, all of whom
are now old. His wife died in 187G
of old age.
Undo Jerry is a democrat and ex
pects to live until Bryan is elected
president Exchange.
An Interesting Parallel.
Governor W. H. Taft, in his report
of affairs in the Philippine Islands,
made public on January 4. 1903, says:
"Conditions in tho Philippines havo
made it necessary for tho islands to
buy about $15,000,000 worth of food
on which to live The bane of Phil
ippine civilization in tho past was
ladronism, and tho present conditions
are most favorable for its growth and
maintenance. Were thoro inducements
to agriculture, wero there prosperous
conditions in the country, it would
not be a troublosomo matter to deal
with; but when want and famine aro
staring tho people in the face, tho lifo
or the free-booter forms to the des
perate and tho weak a very groat at
traction. Tho natural discontent with
tho government when suffering is at
hand, promoted as it has been by tho
cholera restrictions and tho hich
prices of rice and other commodities
which have been greatly enhanced by
tho depreciation of silver, might well
havo caused a new breaking-out of the
insurrection. ... It may be that a3
tho conditions grow worse for they
are likely to do so before they grow
better it will be necessary in a pro
vince like Cavito, where ladronism
seems inbred in the people, to pro
claim martial law and even to call in
tho military finally to suppress it; but
it is still hoped this may be avoided.
. . . On the wholo there is before us
a year of tho hardest kind of work
relieving the people from the hard
ships and suffering likely to follow
the failure of the rice crop, and sup
pressing ladronism and other disturb
ances duo to economic distress.
In his speech at Arlington, May 30,
1902, President Roosevelt said:
"Whenever in tho Philippines tho
insurrection has been definitely and
finally put down, there tho individual
Filipino already enjoys such freedom,
such personal liberty under our rule,
as he could never even dream of un
der tho rule of an 'independent' Aguin
aldian oligarchy."
The president, in his speech at
Memphis, Tonn., November 19, 1902.
said: '
-"The progress of tho islands, both
in material well-being and as regards
order and justice, has been astounding.
. . . The islands havo never been as
orderly, a3 peaceful, or as prosperous
as now, and in no other Oriental coun
try, whether ruled by Asiatics or Eu
ropeans, is there anything approach
ing to tho amount of individual lib
erty and of self-government which
our rule has broughkto the Filipinos."
In his annual message to congress
on December 2, 1902, President Roose
velt said:
,, l'Ef Pino enjoys such rights to
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi
ness as he has never before known
during the recorded history of the isl
ands. ... No policy ever entered into
by tho American people has vindicated
itself in a more signal manner than
tho policy of holding tho Philippine?
. . . Taking the work of the armv inri
tho civil authorities together, it may
bo questioned whether anywhere else
in modern times the world has seen a
better example of real constructive
statesmanship than our people have
given in tho Philippine islands"--Eychango.
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