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About The independent. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1903)
MARCH 26, IDOi THE NEBRASKA' INDEPENDENT. :M ooooXHoook Jr. Sale. The opportunity is offered during this sale to select the most desirable goods for the coming season from larger and mor'e'complete assortments than we have ever shown, at prices that will not be duplicated. Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Jackets, 5uits, Skirts, ;- : y;-..st Waists, Etc. . Ladies' New Cloth JacketsPrices. fl2.00, 10.00, 8.50, 7.50, 6.75, 6.00, . 5.00 and..... ....,.;..-. $4 50 Ladies' Misses and Children's Silk Jackets-$5.00, 6.00, 6.75, 7.50, 8.50, 9.00. 10.00, 12.00, 12.50, 12.75, 1&50, 14.50, 16.00 upwards to..... .. $35 OO Ladies' Dress Skirts, a moat complete line of Etamine, Voile, Twine weave, Cheviot, Serge, Broadcloth and Silk Net, at prices from 147.50 down to.....;....:.: ....... ...n oo Junior and Misses' Suitst a very complete line, large assortment prices from $12.00 down to.. .1'.'. .......... .... iy. ....... (5 OO Junior and Misses' Skirts, assorted styles Prices from J5.00 down to...... . ........ .. ... 50 Infants' Jackets, in cream corduroy or white pique ages 1 to 4 years, at ;. $2.25, 1.75, 1.50, 1.25 and ............... ....$100 Infants' Long Box Coats in cream corduroy Prices $2.75, 2.50 and. $2 25 . Infants Cloth Coats, ages 1 to "5 years Prices $1X0, 1.25, 1.50 1.75, 2.25, and upwards to.... .. $4 50 I nf ants' and Children's White Dresses and e r. skirts. , .: We have just opened our 1903 styles, a large and very complete as sortment of Infants Long Dresses, one and two-year-old Children's dresses and Princess Dresses for children three, four and five years old. Sun Bonnets Our new line of Sun Bonnets comprises a large assortment of checked Ginghams, Percale, Chambray and calico. . Calico Sun Bonnets, in solid colors or fancy styles, at...... . -25c New Ribbons t XxqmUlt Stylet of Faacy Ribbons, Latest Parisian Effect! ' Pongee Linen Wash Ribbon with silk embroidered dots, the new thing for neckwear No 100, per yard, at . . . . ......... 30c Taffeta Brilliant, No. 100, a demi-soft, durable Wash ribbon In all new shades, at. .. ............................ ..-35c Plaid Ribbons, exquisite line of new styles and colorings, numbers from 7 to 150 Prices from 90c down to Gauze Ribbons, embroidered in dainty effects in black and white, suitable for hair bows, at 15c, 12c, 10c and.. . . . . . 5o Taffeta Crepe de Chine, satin Taffeta and the latest Fancy ribbons in numbers 60 and 80, at .v.... ........... . 20c Fancy Ribbons, large assortment, per yard.. 17 ... . . . .V. . . . .. f . . ... . .15c Books and Stationery ' ' Royal Linen Paper A paper that will please the most "fastidious letter writer, in new size, 80 to 100 sheets to the pound, per lb. ...... . -20o Box of 124 envelopes to match, 40c, perpkg.... ....... , 10o Putnam Bond Paper, one of the new popular papers, for polite correspon dence, in two sizes, two colors and two different weights special price ' per quire, envelopes included, at. ............................. . -25o BOOKS Some recent popular publications: "Lady Rose's Daughter,'' by Mrs. Humphrey; Ward, "Lovey Mary," by author of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," Alice Caldwell Hegan; the master of Warlock," by author of "Dorothy South," George Cary Eggleston; "The Pit," by author of "The Octopus," Frank Norns. ? New Spring Silks, Extraordinary Values ? i Never in the history of our Silk Department have we sold such large quantities of silk as we are selling this season. To meet the demand we offer an unrivaled assortment ol all the newest styles at the following low prices ; '? . . .' ' ", At 55c Black Taffeta, 19 inches wide, good quality special..... ....556 At 65c Black Taffeta, 21 inches wide, warranted; never sold less than 89c specialat. ....... .....v............ .-65o At 89c Black Taffeta, 21 inches wide, very fine with high lustres; guaran teed quality; worth f 1.25Special at ........ V. .89c SILK WAISTINGS An unusual purchase recently made enables us to offer our customers these extraordinary values. Corded Stripe Silks, all desirable shades, very fine quality? would be very low at 75c This week, while they last, at 47o Checked Taffeta Silk, now so popular, in all colors, all size checks, the de sirable styles for shirt waist suits Special at;'.-. . . , . . . .. .. . . ; . .75o Changeable Silks, in- polka dots, very fine and beautiful quality, appro priate for shirt waists, suits, exclusive patterns Special at. . ....98(5" Embroidered silk waist patterns, in white or colors, beautiful assortment, , in the new fruit patterns Price per patterns . .$6 00 5,000 yards.Corded Wash Silks, all styles and colors, including white, your choice at. ........ . . ............ i ............... . . j7o New Foulard Silks in polka dot and ring patterns on navy blue ground, large assortment Special 69o Pongee Silk, in polka dots, stripes, etc.; largest assortment shown in the city, at............................ O8o There is no better bargain to be had than our 45 inch Pongee Pure Silk, extra heavy weight suitable for coats nd suits, at, per yard. ,.$2 00 J Wool Dress Fabrics We have just received from a New York importer at a remarkable price con- '' cession 1,200 yards of the newest and most beautiful silk and wool mixed dress goods. The entire purchase is here and will be placed on sale Monday morning. ; . ' ' t At 89c This line including the newest ' effects in polka dots, aeolian dots and plain colors in pink, tan mode, reseda, etc.; 44 inches wide; never told less than $1.50 Special at ... , ... ............. . . .... .890 At 50c Plain Mohair, nothing more popular "for spring wear than these beautiful lustrous fabrics Special at...v. .... .......... ....50o At 98c New French Voiles, latest Spring colors and new knot effects Special at ....... r. ... . , .1 ...... . ...... .... .... ..980 At 98c London Twine, 46 inches wide, very sheer and pretty; the newest effects in green and white, black and white, tan, etc. Special at. -98c At 98c New Granites and basket weaves, all the pretty shades, including black Special price...... ...98o At 98c Venetian Cloths, 54 inches wide, all wool, all desirable shades and black; suitable for tailor-made suits Extra Special at......' Q8o Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications. Send for samples. Mention this paper. . LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. law, which enables our merchants to know, exactly, how far it will go in paying debts in the locality. This is all the difference there is between gold and silver on the one hand, and other commodities, on the other hand. They are not money in ternationally, whatever they may be locally. Money is whatever is used as such by law or custom. To say that any thing shall be receivable for taxes Is almost equal to saying that it shall be money, because anything that is receivalle for taxes will be received for any other debt . Under our law gold is not money, until it is coined, because it is not a legal tender for debts until it has been put into coin at the public mint But the coins are not money though a letral tender, unless they come up to the standard weight . Nobody is ob liged to receive a gold coin for a debt, If it is not up to the standard weight . The result is, that)inage, standard or legal weight, and legal tender are nec essary to constitute or convert gold into money in the United States; and I believe this is the law In England. , Previous to 1666 the value of mou sy In England depended not upon the quantity of metal In the coin, as now. but upon the number of coins put in to circulation. There was no free coinage previous to 1666. The king oi other ruler coined a.s inuch or lit tle money as he pleased; paid it out for supplies and received it again for taxes. Thus the king created the money. Its value depended upon the quantity he put into circulation and not upon the amount of metal put in to the coin. The kings of England re duced and raised the amount of metal in the coins as they pleased, without changing the names of the coins. Henry VIII. reduced the metal in th-t coins to almost nothing, but, if he did not increase the number, he did not lower their value. Elizabeth, his daughter, increased the metal in. the coin3 very much, so that the silver in twenty English shillings was equal to $4.44 of our money. But, if Eliza beth did not increase the numbers of the coin, she did not change their value. After 1666 the value of the money of England depended upon the quantity of metal in - the coin, because coin age wa3 "free," Anybody could take their gold and silver to the mint and have it converted Into coin at the public expense. This removed all lim it upon the numbers of coin; and, con sequently, the value of coin, depended upon the value of gold and silver be- Jfore they were , coined. It was im possible for a coin to be any more valuable than the metal, out of whlcl: It was made. From 1666 to 1816, one hundred and fifty years, there was a constant bat tle between gold coin and silver coin, because, when gold and gold coin fell in value, there was a tendency for gold to drive silver out; and, when silver and silver coin fell in value, there was a tendency for silver to drive gold coin out But by closing the mint in England in 1816 to "free" coinage ,of silver, the long battle of the standards ended. Gold was su preme. It might change in value, but it could not change in price. JNO. S. DE HART. Jersey City, N. J. (To Be Continued.) 'Federation" Idea (J ro wins Denver, Colo., is to have a new charter, and there has been organized a citizens' league, .composed of Ave delegates from each ct the many lo cal civic bodies. This is another il lustration that the federation idea is growing. Through the election of dele gates from the existing organizations, their entire strength fs exerted for aa up-to-date city chirler. ,The same principle applies to the securing o majority -ul Dy organ izing a federation : for majority rule, composed of delegates froui .ac.'". of the non-partisan organizations of the city, state, and nation, the entire strength of the existing bodies is ex erted for freedom. In this way the referendum and initiative were in stalled in Detroit, Michigan, and To ronto, Canada, and there exist the To peka federation for majority rule, the Kansas federation for majority rule, the Michigan federation for majority rule, and the Texas federation for ma jority rule. These and others have been organized under the leadership of the national federation for majority rule. Every non-partisan organization in the country believes in majority rule, except the trusts and other or ganizations of monopolists. It is the monopolists versus the people, and the people's organizations are federating, which insures success in the near fu ture. A constitution and call for es tablishing, a local federation for ma jority rule will be sent upon applica tion to the National Federation for Majority Rule, 38 Bliss Bldg., Wash ington, D. C.