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. . t i' The Commoner i ?.. j ' : ..- s f .1 " . VOLUME i, NUMBER t :1 &'. r . rj t". H. I il.) if. 1,1 .WHAT DO YOU SAY? Several hundred thousand runners 87 that tbe bestlnvestmenSthey ever made vm When tney bought an Electric taw,JBon Low-wheels, vrde tires tensy-work, light draft. We'll sell you a set or the best etcel wheels inadeforyour old wagon. Spoke united with hub. guaranteed hot to break nor work loose. Bend for our catalogue and sere money. CLKCTRIOWHEEI.COi.Bex238.QulReyall!. TREES ARE FAMOUS ihrvAr nlstnterl? rirn nl anted nvanfwhnrA t refH ard Brown. Free -ii.t aonnt-K fnilna Rlnr.k Ben. King David, Delicious, etc.-StfkBfo'$.lbM.Mc ir UAU HD wanted to travel, dlstributo samplos Mnn Uil and employ agonti Wflllf N oxponsos advanced. and canrassora also. Z1MGLMK CO., 297 LOO0HX UT. 118 a week, Local managor POILADBLl'tttA PATENT BECURI'D OR FIE RETURN KD Free report as to Patentability, Illustrated Gntdo Book, and List of Inventions Wanted, sont free. EVANS, WILKENS CO.,Wahingtou,D.C. M ake Money Mea er women ofmy age caa make big-men ,, ey. we aeg yoa I roe. OI enaBWiaea notue. vvorx tiohnmhle. er and lUbtr at heme. Make $3 to $10 day sore. Write to-day. tjDYAL MANUFACTURING CO. Box 3305 Oetreie. Mkh. YOUNG MEN WANTED To learn telegraphy, wrlto J. B. TIGHK, caro of B&Ht iTe Hallway, Arkansas CHy, KaHsas. ATTENTION of whole country i now turaWdto ,tVxm, Tose-V-UklsT "t"' invest in land either large' or small tracts, write for' v - ' " ' ' '', ?.-'" : ' ' bargains to J. J. HAGGARD, caro of L. A. WUiea & Co., 373 Main St., Dallas, Texas. LIFE: AND SPEECHES President Joseph P. Smith of the Mormon church, has been indicted at Salt Lake City for polygamy. A Chicago dispatch carried by the Associated Pros follows "Admission was made upon the. witness stand to day before the interstate commerce commission that an allowance by a railroad of a certain amount to a grain company operating an elevator, os tensibly for the elevation of grain, is in reality a reduction in the freight rate on the grain. This statement was made by D. O. Ives of St. Louis, traffic manager for. the Wabash rail road, while testifying in regard to an allowance of V& cents per hundred weight said to have been granted the Peavoy Elevator company by the Union Pacific Railway company." Eight men were killed and many Others seriously injured by an explo sion of illuminating gas in the Market street subway at Sixth street, Philadelphia. New Orleans was the center of three violent storms October 6. Six lives were lost and a number of people were injured. n OF - J W. J. BRYAN ,c Illnatratecl ootavo, 465 pages, published In 1000, nothing luter, nothing In print more complete A few cop.ea.last of publisher's stock at greats ly reuueed price. Substantially bound in cloth by mail, postage prepaid. -.1.00 per copy. . G. H. WALTERS 2245 Vin St., Lincoln, Nebraska. An. Associated Press dispatch Under date of Flemlngton, New Jersey, Octo ber 5, follows: "A monument erected liere by John D. Rockefeller in mem? pry of his great grandfather was un veiled here today. The ceremony was witnessed by niembers of the Rocke feller family who came here to attend the annual family reunion. John D. Rockefeller was not present" 'Eleven of the twelve republican nominees for the state legislature In yiuu-na,, nave signed a pledge to sup port "an Omaha" man of integrity and ability" In preference to Norrl's Brown who was nominated for United States Senator by the republican state convention. BURLINGTON BULLETIN OCTOBER, 1008. Watch Tula Bulletin for Special Rates Each' Month, CHEAT ONE-WAY TO PACIFIC COAST, Lnro0"?1"10 San Francisco." nH?Ssol18,mPo,;tland' Seattlo, Tacoma and iin0roaat TerrItry. nearly ono-half rates; S!?ChTP "'way ratos to Montana. Wyo' pv.rtlBil??ri1 aa,n' uttth an1 Western Colorado, daily until Oct. 31,. ROUND TRD? TO THE COAST. toDPacMc Call raie ,n. offect a wter routea. dostlnationa with variable DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO. laS ih1 ?iu.8 'i2,00 round trJP. October isth to 16th, inclusive, limit October aist. TO THE EAST AND SOUTH. ifVcPr l0Vf. Horaoseoker8, and Winter Tourn &mX,clr8,on8 . ihroxiBh the Autumn and the south? Vari0Ua d0?t,naon8 thSSt t- riflIT TUB OLD HOM8. ' n0hit ix?Sfsl,Jn .rate8 to the old home SffiJSft.W.WIwqn-ln.. Missouri 9th and C vwuv2f. aeBtinatlons, Oct. thirty day!? ' NoV 13th and 27th- "mit HOMESEEKERg' EXCURSIONS brSk2UacJi ,nth to weste?k Ne dS Sand flVnS50?0'.?31 Hom Basla, Be6tlo?S. farm,n deaUnatlons or irrigate wu KEE KOOCAID I,ANDS. nXiS tt D' Cl0m Deaver, Agoat Burllnsr. toni8 iIoio8oekors' Information Bureau It ho?J ?rar-am St" Paa. about Kttlnr 22 a .0? a fres section of Klnkaid Ibbj, nbn1 ,1 rea-ed to the public domafa and B86Unlt J1!08."81 .Burngton Ticket Agent JSJropSed'tffir hB haS avatlablefoJ !. W. WAKKLEY, G. P. A. Omaha, Neb. Washington dispatches say that At torney General Moody and Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will retire from the cabinet within a few months'. Mr. Moody will be succeeded by Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte. ,. , The pension roll shows a net de crease in the pension rolls during the last fiscal year of $12,490, due chiefly to death. Charles E. Magoon, former governor of the Canal Zone, says that he does not consider coolie labor desirable for digging the big ditch. A Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch follows: "Mayor Johnson's three-cent fare street railway won a big victory today by the decision, of Judge Beacom in the commpn pleas court. For two months the Cleveland Electric railway has been trying by every means pos aiuie io prevent tne low-rare company from running its track through "Frank lin Circle, a, small park which is planned to be the centering point of all the new railway's west side lines. The mayor's company was first en joined from usmg the streets leading to the park but the mayor won in ooui-t and the injunctions were lifted. inen application was made for an In junction to prevent the new company from bulldhig through the park, but Judge Beacom's decision nullifies thi proceeding. The mayor had a large force of workmen on hand, who began excavations In the park as soon as the decision was handed down before any further obstacle could be placed in the way." William J. Conriers, of Buffalo, ha been chosen chairman of the. "demo cratic state committee for New York. President Roosevelt has removed V. J. Fagm, United States marshal in Ohio, and B. F. O'Neal, United States marshal In Louisiana. Fagin Is said to have levied political assessments, and O'Neal waa removed on general principles. American newspaper' publishers have submitted a brief, opposing the Increase in postage rates and blam ing the periodicals rather than the newspapers for the heavy loss in the handling of second class matter. The United Irish League of America met at Philadelphia. The convention sent the following telegram to Mr. Redmond;" "United Irish -League of America assembled in convention in Philadelphia sends heartfelt greetings to kindred in Ireland and to leaders of the Irish parliamentary party. We pledge united and hearty support of this organization to the, pledge-bound and the united party working for Irish national self-government" The report of Secretary O'Callaghan stated that the pledge made by the organiza tion at Its convention In New York two years ago to raise $50,000 to aid Mr. Redmond and colleagues had not only been fulfilled, but that upwards of $7Q,000 has been sent "to sustain the national war chest in Ireland." Seventy-five men were entombed in a mine near Pocahontas, 0W- Va. At least fifteen lives wer.e lost . . The state election for Qeprgia was held October 3. Hoke Smith for gov ernor, and the entire democratic ticket were elected by large majorities. President Roosevelt delivered an ad dress at the dedication of the new state capital at Harrisburg, Penn. Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, was thrown from an automobile in Italy and had a rib broken. Newspaper dispatches from Havana are already beginning' to say that "an nexation sentiment Is booming at Ha- llne and all looking for positions la the chorus, and nearly every voice wan below the standard, which waa very disappointing, and the manager got to be very irritable as we got to the last of the applicants, who was a very melancholy looking man. As he came to the piano he attempted to make some remark, but was promptly cut short by the manager, who said 3 'You will omit all preliminary re marks and get 'down to business! Try him,' he added, turning to the direc tor. "The latter began the accompani ment to a popular song, which, with some hesitancy, the applicant for a job attempted with what voice he had. His effort was about as bad as it could have been. "'Look here!' cut in the manager, after the singer had cleared his throat for a second verse, 'that will do! You actually have the nerve to ask me for a job?' "'Certainly,' replied the sad one In an Injured tone. ' " Why man, you can't sing a little bit!' "1 don't claim to be able to sing,' calmly responded the man, 'and I don't want to sing. I am a stage carpen ter. I was only singing to please you people-you seemed to be set on It' Ex. vana: A committee appointed by the New York Chamber of Cdmmerce reports that there is great need of "currency reform." The committee wants either a. central bank of Issue or asset currency. ASTONISHED THE NATIVES Harry Bulger tells the following story at the expense of a New York theatrical manager to whom he Was under contract not so many seasons ago: "We were engaged one morning testing voices for a summer produc tion, the manager, musical director and myself; therj was a rather long SERMON BY TELEPHONE The Rev. George C. Houghton, pas tor of the Little Church Around tho Corner, in West Twenty-ninth street, whither Cupid has led so many couples, Is determined that all In his church, shall be able to hear his ser mons. Hence he has installed auro phones 'in the pews. Hanging, to hooks on the backs of the pews yesterday were small re ceivers which can be concealed in the palm of the hand. Thejr are connect ed by hidden wires with a transmit ter in the pulpit, and' caught every word the clergyman uttered, even to his low tones. Those who have heretofore had diffi culty in catching the, sermon were able with ease to hear that of yester day by using the instruments. In Dr- HoUghton's church are several mem bers afflicted with deafness. A Mrs. Murphy, who has a pew in a distant part of the church, declared yester day that she. had heard the sermon throughout for the first time in years. The aurophone, it is said, Is to bo Introduced in a number of other city churches and attuned to suit the ac coustlc properties. New York American. Why Don't ypu give your heart tho -same chance you do tho other organs? Why? Because when any other organ la In troublp, It refuses to work, and you has ten to ropair It . Tho heart, the ever faithful servant, never refuses as long as it has power to move, but continues to do the best It can, getting weaker and weaker, until It Is past repair, and then stops. It la just as sick as the other organs, but because It will work you let it. However, It's not too Jate for a ''change of heart," so remember Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will give your heart strength and. vitality to overcome Dizziness, Palpitation, Short Breath, Faint Spells, Pains In Heart and Side, and all other Heart aches and difficul ties. "My heart would ache and palpitate terri bly, and at tlme1 could hardly breathe. Dr. Miles' .Heart Cure has restored me to perfect health, and I am very grateful." MISS EMMA J. BARTON, No. 1 Sill St., Watertown, N, T. The .first bottle will benefit, If not, tfce) draggiat will retarn yeur money. r"ktaiv 26JT r " ?trr'.'-, . -trirai tr ''''"' " ''--'' -. - iiL.B r,i '. -' '..,(:. , . Lfl. ... . . 'i . 4. ., i fl - - . jvni.i ipi , , r. ..r',-nv-fT... 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