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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 3,
The Commoner.
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as a unit, Is tributary to tho national
republican organization. Through the
party it secures the legislation which
Kives its holders excessive pecuniary
returns. For tariff, franchise, and
otbor monopolies obtained through
republican legislation, state and na
tional, tho beneficiaries in return con
tribute lavishly to campaign expenses,
thus constituting a vicious circle by
means of which the people are ex
ploited and equal rights denied. The
speediest and surest remedy seems
to be for the people to gain direct and
complete control of their state and
national constitutions.
The Political Weekly as an Advertising Medium
(Written by W. J. Bryan for ."Ju
dicious Advertising," published by
Lord & Thomas.)
Tho political weokly deserves to be
considered as an advertising medium
for tho following reasons:
First Such a paper is takon main
ly by thoso who believe in the politi
cal doctrines which it advocates, and
advertisements appearing in the paper
conimond themselves to the readers.
A man's political convictions are, as
a rulo, deep and lasting, and in ev
ery great crisis tncro are innumerable
Instances whoro the individual's views
on public questions are stronger than
family tles. 'lhoso who hold tenac
iously to their x-oliticnl opinions nat
urally prize papers upon which they
can rely for the information which
they need in tne discussion of politi
cal questions, and those who adver
tise In such papers profit by the con
fidence which tho reader hag In the
publisher.
Second Political weeklies are not
read and thrown away like daily pa
pers, but aro laid asido for reference.
The advertising matter Is, therefore,
of lasting value, and it is not uncom
mon for an advertiser to hiar from
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful it is in Pre
serving Health and Beauty.
Nearly every Lody knows that char
coal is mo safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken into
tho human system for tho same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that tho more
you take of it tn better; it is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs tho
cases and .impurities alway present
ir. tLo atomac and 4ntestines and car
ries them out of tho system.
Charcoal sweetens tho breath afrpr
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and othr odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and im
proves tho complexion, it whitens the
tteth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in tho stomach and bowels it
disinfects tho routh and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
ah uruggisis sen charcoal in one
term or another, but probably tho best
charcoal and tho most for the money
13 in Stuart's Absorbent Lozoniw
tbey aro composed of the finest pow
dered Willow charcoal, and other
harmless antiseptics in tablet form or
. rather in tho fcrm of largo, pleasant
taBting lozenges, tho charcoal being
Tho daily use of theselozenges will
, , soon tell in a much improved condi
tion of tho general health, better com-
piexion, sweeter oreatn and purer
blood, and tho beauty of it is, that
no possible harm can result from their
. continued use, but on the contrary
great benefit. '
A Buffalo phypician in snonlrW
the benefits of c-arcoal, says' "i ad
viso Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to
ell patients suffering from saa in the
etomach and bowels, and to clear the
-'complexion and purify the breath
mouth and throat; I also believe the
. liver is greatly benefited by tha iniir
use of them; th cost but 25 cents a
box at drug stores, and although in
ome sense a. patsnt preparation, yet I
believe I get more and better charcoal
.s in Stuart's Absc-bent Lozenges than in
any of the ordinary charcoal tablet -
such an advertisement many weeks
after it has ceased to appear in tho
paper.
Third The political weekly Is grow
ing, and bids fair to occupy an in
creasing place in the field of journal
ism. The daily is becoming a great
business enterprise whose editorial
page is either practically without po
litical color or defends the interests
of the corporations with which the
owner is connected. The stockhold
ers of the great dailies are generally
unknown to the public; neither are
the writers known whose pencils sup
ply copy for the editorial page. It is
impossible that an intelligent and
thoughtful student of public affairs
should pay a great deal of attontion
to editorials written by nobody-knows-who
and often with an ulterior
purpose.
With the growth of the daily it be
comes less and less possible for tho
same person to be both editor and
owndr, and if he is employed to do the
writing, he must write as the owner
desires or forfeit his place. It is like
ly, therefore, that there will be an in
creasing tendency to read the daily
for its news and the weekly for the
thoughtful discussion of the problems
of government. A weekly paper can
bo published without great expense
and can be edited by tho owner. Its
circulation will depend partly upon
tho popularity of the ideas presented
and partly upon the ability with
which the paper is edited.
FourthThe political weekly has a
wider field than the daily can possibly
have because a daily published in one
city .cannot hope to invade the pre
cincts 01 anotiier city, but a weekly
published anywhere in tho United
States can find its way into every
viuugu auu namiet or the country. Its
contents are not valuable because of
their freshness as news, but because
of their pormanont usefulness in the
consideration of questions of moment.
E if th Tho political weekly is inex-
ijuuaivo aa compared with ho Ann,
reaches thoso who would nnf fooi
to pay tho nrice nr n rtniur t
v- 1 n -fcAjr 1 JL !,
uo conimenuy expected, therefore
and
able
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best that mmtj an dun, ti
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Sulky Plow $M
Dung Plow $M
IM?. sWkXJTW Outer Coal-
11 Th 1 ii ' TUTroiiTf tor with
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Sf improTod rR(klnrdiltlTitor,4i hprelim Improted Biding DIso CaUhrator. 6 DTee,
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HAPGOOD PLOW CO., 148 Front St, ALTON, ILL.
(Onlr plow faotorr in tho United Statea tolling direct to f armsr at wholwala prlcaa.)
NO AGENTS
NO MIDDLEMEN
am waai it meant.
M-Tooih Iioyer Harrow ta.u
lxoo(ajjOTer u $12.45
ll.ln.Imn. LI BUr $17.75
Aim. onuy
. IilBterf!l.M
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Sewing Machlno 19.00
eat Hflwlnt? Martilnt I
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Steel Itangu with Hos, : 19.70 1
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Juftt -what you kayo been loekltir for. A watch that wlllkwp
perfect time and make a blsc show for tho tnouoy. It 1b eqnal la
appearanco to tho gonulne 17 jeweled adjostod watches that &ii
sold overy day at prices ranging from $i!5.00 to $60.00. It hu
doable damaakeened plates In gilt and nickel with raised gold
fowoled BOttlnRB. Locomotive handsomply ongravod oa ths
plates and artistically painted on the dial, atampod on nl&tet
17 Jowoled adjUBted. It la a genuine American mado watch and
nothing llko It has ever boon offered boforo at this prlco. It ti
guaranteed a perfect timekeeper and positu
iprlc
tho
very heavy and solid through and through. It is hotter thu
solid coin silver for it will never tarnlRh. It !b screw back and
screw betol and therefore dust proof and damp proof. Justthi
?ratch for railroad men, mechanics, farmern and those whs
equiro a substantial solid heavy watch and a reliablo time
keeper. It is stem wind and stem set and absomteli
Guaranteed for 80 Years, both caso and movement,
$EEINQ 1$ 8EUEVINQ 9iKA8e?a3
express oillce address and wo will send tho watch to yon brp
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ana u as representee pay express agenc our oarRam b.uo
IB.25 and express charges and IMs yours, uraor to-aay m wu
and If as ropresentbd pay express agent our
(ROR nml .vnMioff nfidMit. .nil UUnt1M. ft
adrortiBBmont will noaltivelr not SDoear acaln. AaareM
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Fire,
Wator and
Lightning Proof
iiiitiii mmi
New Steel Roofing and Siding
Complete with nails and painted red on both sides at
92m00 Per 100 Square Feet
Most durable and economical roof nnvflrlni? mnfln f-ir hnnona ctrtroa Viarn. nhpds. cribS,
poultry houses, etc., and a hundred other purposes for inside or outside use; cheaper and
mu wiai,.umur man any otnor covennar. Sheets aro 0 and 8 feet long.
We Pay the Freight
to all points cast of Colorado. This roofing at 9.00 por squaro is our No. 10 grade. semMiardoned. Very easy
leoiiiatcnei or Hammer tno onlv tool needed. Comes In Flat. Oorrutraicu,
nil tnflilrwl Iil1lnn Ol.ll Tn. .W..1... o.. ... J.... ii.ilnv todllT
for immediate shipment. Writo forionr cataloeuo No. an on furniture, bulldlnir materials, wire, plpo,
to layj requires no oxperloneo: hatchet or hammer
Crimped, llrlck Sldlngr and Bended Gelling f
for immediate shipment. Writo forionr cata
piummns; materials and snnmles of all kinds. Wn li,,v a ui.ifr o .o.tvW i.
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO., 35th and Iron Sts., Chicago
that political weeklies will increase in
muiuubi, m circuiation and in influ
ence and the value of an inch of ad
vertising in such a paper will approxi
mate the value of like, space in a
monthly magazine of like circulation.
W. J. BRYAN.
Humor of th Departments.
One of our .exchanges tells of some
"i uie queer letters that are received
by the various departments of the
government. The following is an ex
tract from a letter received by the
miarior uepartment from a man who
was trying to help a friend to obtain
a pension. No one can read tho let
ter without recognizing that the per-
wwn nuu YV1UIU It WHO fining i.i
best,
Dear Sir: Please ask your WIFE, DAUGHTER
or SISTER to Read MY FREE Offer.
WISE WORDS OF SUFFERERS
From a Woman of Notre Dame, Ind.
I "vvill mail, t reo of any charge; tnis Homo Treat
ment with full instructions and history of my own
case to any lady suffering with female trouble.
You can euro yourself at home without the aid oi
any physician. It will cost you nothing to plvo
the treatment a trial, and if youdeoide to contlnuo
it will only cost you about IS cents a week. ItwiU
not Interfero with your;work or occupation, i
havo nothing to sell, Tell other sufferers of 11
1yy.sTallIask. It cures all, young or old.
via if you feel a bearing-down sensation, senw
of impending evil, pain In tho back or bowels,
creeping feeling up the spine; a deslro to cry fre
quently, hot aaBhes, weariness, frequent desire w
urinato, or if you have Leucorrhea (Whites), Dis
placement or Falling of the Womb. Prof ase, Scanc
or Painful Periods, Tumors or Growths, address
Mrs. M. Summers for the Free Treatment and Fu
Information. ThmmnnfloVinalfloafrlviaAlfhftVOCUrCU
W PfATIlnni. - - . f)lAmoAlnnn ..t.i. il v .. a ii. t.. -llfMTMinnflN.
Effectually cures LeucoS HS J $11 iPln a simple Home Treatment whioh speedily nd
wner troubles to others PimnnS0 of e ona save your daughter the hum!
Whartwnr vn iu. t .i?; -t:iumpnoss and health aiwavo o,,i? vnrn u ,,co
4nd wlliBiadly tell anv S.,iffJ55 XSHS. i! knw.n ladies of your own State or county who know
our delicate female organism thZmSw omo atment really cures alldlseased conditions u
dsplacement. and malSwSn W
IMiMlrTi iili ri vK0m:"m
MP . KrJ
although the humor of ii JnZ . fe1?8' ft"l save you anSeSSSIS11688 and Palnful or Irregular' Menstruation in young
nrof," !im , f ll Prol)ably im- troubles to othSrspKZn
nrm h , S QS aeepfy the
affliction described:
" bui aiseased in his nlDea nnrt iTn- ": " uuu maKe3 women well.
wuen nis nines wnROnf " mrr
A "By the use of JZTr Wdte .wWBBB'ra" ,
displacement, whioh had? SSsed SSohmSriS17? beon oured ot congestion, inflammation ; and
sea mucn srinf 'om nervousness, headache and backaohe.''
t I bad Inflammation of thw . SS LAURA WORTH, 618 Monroo St., Quinoy, "!
tored in vainvSur two months" feato&i? umors ot tue womb s onJ d
a weatment has made me sound and well." , .,,
7 used your treatment fn,, v. MR3, J0HN w HAINLINB, Minior. II
SSSJIy entirely cured of a severe caae of tUceratig
known a well day for tenJSui PSSS ia2 rnnflny8088111 W at the Pe08 1 ha
UU was COnQned tO thO hfirl mnsf. nr tVio Hma
I MRS. M. SUMMEs;xliTE48Damerin