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class goods and of the highest grade qualities. . The prices are unusually low; prices net you a sav
ing of from 20 to 50 per cent. It will pay you to visit this sale often the next ten days.
Tea Kettle
-Royal" Oray Ware
Xo. ; for 3SH:
No. 8 for 4c
No. for 59c
Seamless white lined. Xu. 8 5c
Skillets or Fry Pans
8 and 10 inch aix.--"Acme" 10c
Xo. ? and No. 9 Steel Skillets. . . .25c
Rice Boilers or Double
Cookers
Seamless
1 qt. sue 45o
4 qt. i . 0c
8 qt. Hize 65c
Bread Boards
P.rvad lloards!, iik-olv fiuisned, small size..35c
Large size 75c
Flour Cans
Flour Cans, extra heavy oO pound 8l)c
Flour Cans with sifter $2.25
MILLER
FROM THE CENTER OF THNGS.
Uiu-oin. Xebr Sept. IT (Special
CorresKudence) Mr. Bryan's "foi
lun" continues to work a lot of
.eople. County Assessor Miller of
Lancaster county Is dally in receipt
of letters asking him about Mr.
Bryan's assessment, and he has been
compelled to get out mimeographed
replies lu order to keep up with the
correspondence.. Chairman of repub
lican commit lees are the most nu
merous Inquirers. This year's as
sessment rolls .show Mr. Bryan to be
Itossessed of taxable property in the
amount of $S7.000. About twenty per
cenr of this - is charged up to The
Commoner. The Commoner has no
printing plant. Its tangible property
being confined to a couple of safes,
a doeu typewriters, a few desks and
tables and three or four rugs. The
two automatic mailing machines are
operated under lease. Something like
thirty tons of print and wrapping
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Joe" Cannon's charge that he is a
nuuuuaire wnn mane nis million
tTlin "u fn.t anA Ink lv -at
Olney. Illinois, last week, took the
public into his confidence and told all
about his private resources. He cal
culated that he was possessed of prop
erty worth perhaps $125,000. but in
crder to be well within the mark
aid he would call It $150,000. He
then told how he made it.and asked
Speaker Cannon to take the public
h.io his confidence and explain how
be had become a millionaire on a
oaUry of $5,000 a year every year
since IStJl. with the exception of two
years. It is generally admitted that
t'u mum will be kept busy dodgiug
.Mr. Bryan's speech during the rest
of his campaign for re-election.
The fact that Mr. Taft has decided
to take the stump or more properly
rpeaking. take the rear platform of
a train recalls some of the bitter and
sarcastic things said about Mr. Bryan
In recent campaigns because he make
vpeech-maktng tours. In the old
nays, when the railroads could haul
traiu loads of republicans on passes
to the republican candidate's door, it
was easy to get crowds out to cheer.
Then the republican organs coull
point to these visiting delegations as
evidence of "enthusiasm." That sort
of thing is no longer possible. So it
Is that Mr. Taft has felt the neces
.JtJ' of making a tour. Last Friday's
papers, noting that both Bryan and
Taft were on the stump, intimated
(hat It might yet be possible to en
rage the two candidates in Joint de
bate. With a unanimity that was re
markable the democratic caninaign
managers and the democratic papers'l
welcomed the possibility. But despite
all their boasts of Mr. Tafl's remark
able and hitherto unsuspecttd abil
ities as a stump speaker, the repubV
lican managers sidestepped the sus--stio;i.
The democrats of the coun
try would like nothing bettvr thau t
see and hear Bryan and Taft discus
sing the issues from the same plat
lorni. The trickery of the republican
managers is well evidenced by their
attempt to stem the rising tide of
opposition to Mr. Taft on the ground
of religious belief. While it is ad
mitted that a man is entitled to free
dom in his religious beliefs, it can
not be denied that religious bias al
ways cuts more or less of a figure
iu politics. Mr. Taft is a Unitarian,
and the republicans are scared to
death lest the orthodox churches
throw their influence against him on
that ground. In order to combat this
supposed danger the republican com
mittee Is sending out thousands of
Cutlery
Twelve 3 piece Carving Sets at
one third less than regular.
3 piece Carving Sets
wood handles, a set Lvt
Iron hanile knives and forks "
each Jt
Universal Food Choppers -tn
special Toe, 9oc and l.l"
For 3c Each
Granite Spoons. Iron Handle Knives
and Forks, shelf paper, coat hangers,
toothpicks, Fairbanks Soap, Asbestos
mats, paring knives, etc. Value np
to 12c for, each 3c
Curtain Stretchers
Stationary Pins, set 83c
Adjustable Pins fl.75
little circulars explaining the Unita
rian belief. The first page of the
circular bears the following:
"Should Unitarian belief bar its dis
ciples fromthe confidence of Christ
ian men and women?"
On the inside pages appears an
article from the pen of Dr. John
Chadwick, an eminent Unitarian di
vine, and printed in the Universal
Cy clopedia, page 28, volume 12. This
is the exact way the first paragraph
of Dr Chadwick's article appears in
the republican committee's circular:
"Unitarianism In theology, the
doctrine that God exists in one per
son only. . Ever since think
ing man has been in tne world there
have been speculations about the
cause of all things its nature or ac
tion or the mode of its existence."
Note the asterisks in that para
graph. They denote the omission of
some words. Here are the words
omitted from Dr. Chadwick's article
on Unitarianism:
"THIS INVOLVES THE DENIAL
OF THE TRINITY AND THE DIVIN
ITY OF JESUS' CHRIST."
Cheerfully admitting that Mr. Taf.
and his Unitarian brethren have a
right to their religious beliefs, way
was it deemed necessary to make an
attempt to deceive the people by
omitting one clause concerning the
Unitarian belief that is of most in
terest to the people at large? If this
is not a plain attempt at deception,
what is it?
In this connection It might be well
for people interested in this1 phase of
the campaign to turn to the fifteenth
chapter of First Corinthians and read
what Paul has to say about it.
And of interest in this same con
nection is a little story about the late
Robert G. Ingersoll a true story, be
cause the writer heard it:
In 1876 Col. Ingersoll made a re
publican speech at Champaign, Ills.,
and the next day took a train for
Bloomington on the I.. B. & W. Ry.
It was a local train and jammed with
people returning from Champaign.
Col. Ingersoll sat In one coach, and
iu the same seat with him sat a
Christian minister who was a per
sonal friend. Opposite sat another
Christian preacher and the writer,
then a small boy. Col. Ingersoll and
the minister at his side engaged in
a good-natured discussion of religion,
and as many passengers as could,
gathered around and listened. Finally
Col. Ingersoll exclaimed:
"Now, Elder, let's get right down
pear home. Can you tell me one good
thing that Christianity has done' for
the state of Illinois?"
"Pardon me. Col. Ingersoll," said a
la.ly who sa.t across the aisle, I can
tell you one good thing Christianity
i-as done for our state."
"I would be pleased to hear it.
nadam." said Col. Ingersoll with a
polite bow.
"It prevented you from becoming
governor of the state."
And for the next ten or twelve
miles nothing was heard but the clat
ter of the wheels across the rail
joints.
That religious beliefs always cut a
figure in political results may be
demonstrated by reference to the
campaign of 1S80. Garfield, the re
publican candidate, had been a min
ister in the Disciples church, and while
in congress often occupied the pulpit
in the little Disciples' church in
Washington. Indiana is one of the
states In which this church Is strong
est in numbers. When the demo
cratic committee began attacking Gar
field's character the membership re-
Coffee Pots
Royal Grey
2 quart 2oc
3 quart 35c
Rome-Nickel Plated
3 quart 60c
4 quart 75c
25c Counter
Large Granite Kettles 8 to 12 qt.
size--sauce pans, coffee pots, steel
skillets, dust pans, corn poppers, 3
piece carving sets, values up to 75c,
choice for 10c
Roller Skates, wood wheels, pair, 39c
Iron wheels, pair 59c
Unusual Values in Glassware
One Car Fruit Jars Yet To Be Sold
Mason Jars--Pints, 60c a dozen; quarts, 65c a dozen, gallon, 85c a dozen.
Jelly Glasses, covered or uncovered, each 2c
Thin Blown Tumblers, Cream Dishes, etc., 6 for 23c
Stem Glasses, fine cut Star Tumblers, Ice Cups, etc, choice for 12jc
Glass Oil Lamps, Glass Water Bottles, Gas Globes, each. 10c
8c IP A IIN E
sented it as an attack on one of their
ministers. The result was that In
diana was carried by Garfield, and the
Disciples' vote is what turned the
scales.
The Nebraska republican state com
mittee has arranged to have Myron
T. Herrick of Ohio speak In Lincoln
soon, and his speech will be devoted
to opposing the bank deposit gnaran
tee plank of the democratic platform.
As soon as the announcement was
made the democratic state committee
arranged to have Senator Owen of
Oklahoma speak, on the same day if
possible, in support of that policy.
It is in no violation of confidence to
say that if the republican committee
wants to make it a joint debate be
tween Herrick and Owen there will
be no difficulty so far as the demo
cratic committee is concerned.
On Labor Day 3,000 union working
ingmen in Lincoln paraded the streets.
When the parade passed under the
Taft banner on O street there was not
the ghost of a cheer. But when the
parade went by the Lincoln hotel, the
front of which is ornamented with a
huge portrait of Bryan, the cheers
were loud and long. Several unions
paused in the line to give "three cheers
for the next president."
Of course this is only a straw.
At Youngstown. Ohio, one of the
chief centers of the Steel trust and
the Tube trust, 10,000 steel workers
paraded before Taft, But the steel
and tube mills declared a holiday "on
pay" and the employes were given to
understand that they were expected to
parade. At the central point of the
paraae an enthusiastic republican
spectator shoute4: "Three cheers for
Taft!" But the cheering was desul
tory. Then some one in the line
shouted: "Three cheers for Bryan,"
and Immediately thousands f men
were cheering, waving banners and
flinging their hats in the air. The As
sociated Press did not report this, but
the local papers did.
First, the republican managers de
rided Bryan because he dictated some
speeches into a phonograph. Then
they quit deriding him because Mr.
Taft proceeded to do the same thing.
Then the republican managers de
clared that Bryan was "playing the
demagogue by appealing to the church
vote with his lecture on 'The Prince
of Peace' and his letter on 'Missions.' "
They soon quit that, for Mr. Taft felt
called upon to dictate to a phonograph
a very nice speech on "missions."
For a long time the republicans
"pointed with pride" to the fact that
their presidential candidates were dig
nified and remained at home instead of
gallivanting about the country and
denounced Mr. Bryan for his "rear
elid harangues." They have changed
about, end now are boasting atout
how Mr. Taft is making good as a rear
platform orator.
For a long time the republicans
pointed out that Mr. Bryan had had
but little legislative experience and
was therefore without the experience
necessary for a chief executive. They
suddenly quit when it was pointed
out that Mt. Bryan had twice as
much legislative experience as Abra
ham Lincoln had before he was elect
ed, and that George Washington had ab
solutely none before he was elected.
The hot liner from Mr. Bryan's bat
in the direction of Joseph G. Cannon
has already been scored at republi
can headquarter as "too hot to
handle."
Mr. Taft declares that some of the
Dingley schedules should be revised
Laundry Supplies
Horton Rotary, $6.50 style 14.95
Monarch rotary, $10 size, for. . .$8.95
Wash boards. 10c and 25c
Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, a set 95c
Iron Frame Ringers, special. . .$1.45
5-year Guarantee Wood Frame
Ringers, 5 grade for $3.45
$10.00 Economy Fireless Cookers
for $7.95
Ten Cent Counter
Granite Sauce Pans, 2 qt. Buckets,
Kettles, Water Dippers, Pie Plates,
Soap Dishes, Iron Fry Pans, Coal
Shovels, Butcher Knives, Alumin
um Mugs, Wire Strainers, Salt and
Pepper Shakers, etc. Values tfr
to 30c. choice for lUw
upwards. The sugar trust has just
added another twenty cents per hun
dred pounds to the price of its pro
duct. Presumably the sugar trust has
seeii to it that its schedule shall be in
cluded among those to be "revised up
wards." The way to get rid of Cannonism is
to get rid of Cannon.
Before Illinois could get rid of the
infamous Allen law, Joe Cannon and
his brother grabbed off a rich slice of
the pickings that the Allen law meant
to provide.
The way to get rid of Cannon is to
elect a democratic house.
The Financial Age, published in
New York, says of the guaranty of
bank deposits:
"Mr Bryan's financial scheme of
guarantee of bank deposits which is
not b's originally, but an appropriated
idea is doubtless good in times of
piping peace in country districts, but
it isn't of great consequence as an is
sue, for any state has a right to adopt
it, and while we don't think much of
it as a panacea of banking ills, the re
publican party will no doubt accede
to the wishes of the people if they
ever demand it as a large majority."?
Bui how big must a majority be be
fore the republican bosses acquiesce?
Does anyone doubt that a huge major
ity of the people have been demanding
tariff revision for six or eight years?
Does anyone doubt that an overwhelm
ing majority of the people demand pop
ular election of senators? Yet the re
publican bosses have steadily refused
to even consider tariff revision until
"after election," and the republican
national convention by a vote of ten
to one turned down a plank favoring
popular election of senators. The party
dependent upon the protected trusts
for a huge portion of its campaign
funds will not revise the tariff in the
interests of the consumers. And na
turally that same party's bosses will
be a long time in seeing a majority in
favor of a law that is opposed by
the great banking firms whose mem
bers are inextricably mixed up with
those same tariff protected trusts and
industries.
NOTED PORTO RICAN DIES.
Francisco Mariana Quinones, States
man is Mourned by Populace.
Francisco Mariana Quinones, one
of the leading figures in Porto Rican
history, died at San Juan Monday.
He was born in 1830, and after hav
ing traveled and studied in Europe
for a number of years, took up his
residence in New York, but remained
there only -a short time. He returned
to Porto Rico and showed such deep
interest in the welfare of the island
that his name obtained prominence
in the black list of those whom the
Spaniards considered "suspicious."
Notwithstanding this, he was one of
three commissioners at a conference
in Madrid in 1866, in which he strong
ly urged the abolition of slavery,
which result was attained in 1873.
Senor Quinones was elected a mem
ber of the Spanish cortes and after
ward was president of the provisional
autonomous government. After the
occupation of the island by the
Americans he was elected to the legis
islative assembly and was the first
speaker of the house. Later he was
elected by both houses historian of
Porto Rico.
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac
turer, he is. without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
194 Fifth Ave., Chicago. I1L. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A small story and a half or cottage
house of five rooms is shown in this
plan. It is 22 feet six Inches wide by
30 feet in length, and may be built
with or without a cellar or plumbing.
However, at the time of building, a
cellar under a small house like this
does not cost a great deal and no
modern house these days should be
built without water and gas pipes and
electric wireing.
Gas is being carried in pipes along
thickly settled roads in the country.
Almost every village having an enter
prising population has a gas plant and
many country homes have private
plants of their own.' Improvements in
the manufacture of gas have gone
ahead so rapidly of late that it is not.
necessary for any person, no matter
how remote from large cities, to do
without this wonderful modern con
venience in housekeeping.
You can have a good satisfactory
water supply both upstairs and down
by simply putting a good force pump
In the well, or cistern, with a little
piping and with a tank sufficient for a
day's supply. You can have a more
elaborate system for more money, but
the point I wish to make is that no one
need do without a water supply under
pressure If they really want it.
Such houses as this may be built
for very little money. It is difficult to
estimate for different localities be
cause prices vary more than half, but
I have known just such houses to be
built for $1,000 and finished up in a
way entirely satisfactory to the owner.
You can make it as more elaborate as
you want to, but generally the object
in building a small house is to make a
comfortable home for a small family
at a moderate cost and that is what
this design is intended for.
After you become thoroughly tired
of paying rent and decide to build for
yourself, if your family is small and
you can manage with two bedrooms,
then study this plan over carefully. It
is very compact, has three comfortable
rooms down stairs and two good well
Firsts Floor Plan.
lighted bedrooms upstairs, with a
bathroom between them opening off
from the hall.
You can have as many clothes
closets as you want by building them
under the low part of the roof in the
sides of the bedrooms, in space that is
not otherwise utilized.
In designing this little house the
cost has been kept down as much as
possible by making it very plain and
leaving out all unnecessary furbelows
that cost extra without giving propor
tionate returns.
Such houses are very much in de
mand on large farms. If farmers would
build houses like this and place them
In nice locations near the highways
they would have less difficulty in se
curing good farm help. One reason
why men object to farm work is that
their living accommodations usually
are about a hundred years behind the
times. Shis is unnecessary. It is
time for farming communities to wake
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V2A.RADF0RD
EDITOR
up to the demands of modern civiliza
tion. Houses built after this design look,
very well when made of cement and
it often happens that a cement house
can be built In a village or country:
place as cheap or cheaper than wood;
When sand and broken stone can be
easily gotten together the cost of mix
ing and putting the materials together
in the mold is often less than the car
penter work on a frame house, bnt this
Second Floor Plan.
again depends a great deal on circum
stances. It is often desirable to build the,
cellar wall of cement whether the
house itself is built the same way or
not- The lower part of the wan may
be built without an outside form if the
ground is firm enough to maintain a
perpendicular cut long enough to mix-,
the cement and shovel it in. In such
cases it is only necessary to pnt np
temporary boarding to form the inside
of the wall np to the grade line. Then
stakes may be driven and boarding
placed inside of them to bnild the
wall from the grade line np.
When this upper portion of the
mold is boxed in it is easy to tack in
mouldings to give the cement ans
markings desired. In such cases the
cement that goes next to the outside
planking is made a little richer, and is
sometimes plastered on with a trowel
before the backing is filled in.
Cement construction is gaining in
favor very fast and there are men now
in almost every community who have
at least a working knowledge of how
to put the materials together and to do
a satisfactory job. A foreman with;
two or three unskilled helpers will
soon build a good cellar wall of con
crete that will harden and improve
with age.
Painter and Millionaire.
P. A. B. Widener, the Philadelphia
capitalist, in whose gallery examples
of the painter Sargent's best work are
to be found, told at a dinner In Devon
a Sargent story.
"A millionaire of coarse extraction
went to Mr. Sargent's Tite street stu
dio," he said, "and had his portrait
done.
"When the portrait was finished, the
millionaire looked at it closely, and
then said with a frown:
"'Not bad, Mr. Sargent; not at all
bad. b. you've left out one most es
sential feature.'
"Mr. Sargent bit his lip to hide a
smile.
" 'Excuse me, sir,' he said, "but I
thought you wouldn't care to have the
er er warts reproduced."
"The millionaire, purple with rage,
shouted : ,:
" 'Confound it, sir, I'm talking about
the diamond rings -and pin not the
warts.' " Rochester Herald.
Stopped in Time.
Little Bob, who for some months
had" invariably ended his evening
prayer with "Please send me a baby
brother," announced to his mother
that he was tired of praying for what
he did not get, and that he did not be
lieve God had any more little boys to
send.
Not long afterward he was carried
into his mother's room very early in,
the morning to see twin boys, who had
arrived during the night. Bob looked"
at the two babies critically, and then,
remarked: "It's a good thing f
stopped praying, or there'd been three
of them." Delineator.
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