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i the Nebraska independent DECEMBER 31, 1903. it HT of direct nominations; also one . to Chairman Parker or Chairman Butler to the same effect. If sent Just before the St. Louis meeting, address, "Care New St. James Hotel, St. Loui3, Mo." While on this head, let us make the St. Louis meeting a rousing big one. Don't stay away simply because you are not a member of the. national com mittee. .Come. If your committee man can't be there, get his proxy and act for. him. The size of the enroll ment of the Old Guard of Populism when reported at St. Louis will have much weight in determining whether it shall be a convention or referendum vote. Urge your populist neighbors to send in their names for. enroll ment. THIRD WEEK'S ENROLLMENT. J. R. Sourlin. Curtis. Ala.: farmer. ":! Harrison Bradford, Nashville, Ark,; rarmer. ' - . W. E. Gregory, Alleene, Ark.; farmer. V. li. Huffman. Minnie. Ark.: farmer. W.8. Morgan, Hardy, Ark.; farmer, editor, autnor; real estate dealer: secretary Cincinnati convention, 1891. L. A. Smith. Booneville. Ark.: round house hand; formerly farmer and teacner. J. ALoggan, Ft. Collins, Colo.; gold miner. E. A. Sciple, 1837 W. 39th ave., Den ver; Colo.; editor and manager Colo rado Independent Mark Foster, Washington, D. C; stenographer and clerk. Geo. W. Powell, Fort Myers, Fla.; farmer; county judge. ; M. C. Read, Arcadia, Fla.; farmer and author. J. J. Holloway, Clem, Ga.; merchant ana iarmer; secretary county coin. xatnan Demoulin, Highland, 111.; farmer. E. C. Mills, Salem. 111.: laborer. B. R. Perkins, Park Ridge, 111.; farmer Jackson Wright, Harrlsburg, 111.; far mer, mechanic and gardener. Francis D. Craig, 328 E. Washington st., Indianapolis, Ind.; printer and newspaper man; chairman county committee. Aaron McDonald, Galveston, Ind.; farmer. W. J. Ruminer, Mt. Vernon, Ind.; dry goods and clothing salesman. William Smith, R. F. D. 3, Logans port, Ind.; farmer. John W. Biard, Hugo, Ind. Ty. M. A. Rhea, Yates Center, Kas.; land- lord.- ? . - E. T. Thompson, Smith Center, Kas.; store clerk. -.- S. D. Duckworth, New Iberia, La. T..J. Guice, Longstreet, La.; farmer. Levi W." Smith, Vinalhaven, Me ; re tired seaman; member national com. Paul J. Dixon, Chillicothe, Mo.; edi tor Missouri World; has edited straight greenback and populist pa pers for over 25 years; chairman county committee. T. J. Fleming, Santa Rosa, Mo.; farm er and stock raiser. - - -- D. C. Fuller, Adrian, Mo.; farmer and stock raiser; county judge.-- ' James H. Hillis, McFall, Mo.; farmer and manufacturer; chairman state committee. H. S. Keller, Mountain Grove, Mo. J. A. Scott, Hiatt, Mo.; farmer; sec- Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cure Costs Nothing If it Fails. Any h nest person who suflom from Rhenma tfeiu U welcome to this otter. For year I iearoh ... eel every where to find a owvHk- forKhfunintisn l or nearly 20 years I worked to thl end. At Usf" in Germany, my nearch wan reworded. Hound a costly ehemieal that did not disappoint me a other Hheumatle prew rliitlons hod disappointed phyrtelun everywhere, 1 do not mean that Dr. Shoop's Itheumnfle, Cure ean turn bony Joint Into lUwh Rgaln. That It Impossible. Hut ft will drive from thebloo.1 the iHilMin that raises rain and nwclllnv, and then that In the end of Kheumntlmn. I know thU no well that I will uirnth for a full month my Hheumatle (Hire cm trial. I eannot eure all within a month. It would he unreaxon rble toeipeet that. Hut nioxt enm t will vlcld within W) day t. i trV treatment will ron Vine you that Pr. hhoop a hheumatle Cur In a power anlut Hheiimalltm-a potent htv avalimt dlmnso. that l IrresUilhle. My olHr l made to eonv Inr you of my faith My lalth Is hut the onteome ot eperU ni ef etital knowledge. I KMHV what I ran do A ixl I know thtt to well that I w 111 ftirrtUh nty remedy on Irlnl. Mnudy wrlm me a ihwui ! my tMHk on Hheumailnu. I Mid then armnirtt with a dnieslM In your 1 1. Inliy to that you ran nerure alt tdtlei of tr. Mhi t HI. run. ado t'uro to maka tha tcl. You may lake It a lull month on trial. If It aucrerd, the rii to y.i f UK II II talla, tha im U niltiv and mine alone. Jt will l left entirely to I mean that e. aetly. Il you ay tli trial I tint MtUfiutoij I Uoit it tt uy Itout yu. I have mi aaitii'le. Any int ra awpU that eaii affect ( hrmile HheutnaiUni unt l-r drtmtid i,i the rrn n tlamirr. I u itoiut lidru. for It u ilanterout Jo take ihent, Vou iiuui frt the ill. raw mat of tha llo.. My oitu-lj tW that even In the ml dimeull, olxilnale hairureit tit otdeat rar that I ever tnrt au in ail of n. e perlrnee. lu ail of my J.uo w'.i never ImiM another t. oirdr that would rule one ehroble eai In ten. Writ ma ao. I will wndjrvn ih httok, t,r my rrmedv Hr mntb. rr It rau'ihaim j.u nyway. If It fall tha ! U mlue, Addrtta lt, hmp, Uot , raeln. W It, Mild eMa But rhr n'e. art olww rurrl by out r two Udtltra. At all drugiHla, retary county committee. Abram Shufelt, Ashburn, Mo.; la- borer powder plant. - ; Mills Williams, West Plains Mo.r editor and publisher West Plains Quill. ; , . . - F. R. St. John, Billings, Mont.; painter. J. H. Boucher, Columbia Falls, Mont.; deputy state game warden. . C. E. Kinman, Woodville, Mont; . miner. y David Barber, Bancroft, Neb. Richard E. Brega, Callaway, Neb.; lawyer. , . . W..L. Hand, Kearney, Neb.; lawyer; t member state committee.. -Jonathan Higgins, Cambridge, Neb.; farmer and stock raiser. W. H. Kinnison, Angus, Neb.-- E. H. Kittell, Rockville, Neb.; only . member 1903 Nebraska legislature , elected on straight populist ticket, J. M. Knox, Earl, Neb,; farmer. 's, John Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb.; . farmer; county supervisor; (Mr. Scheuneman sends for enrollment the names of his six sons, J. F Wrn., Henry, Charles, . Louis, and : Fred). J. F. Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb. Wm. Scheuneman,, Bloomington, Neb. Henry Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb. , Chas. Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb. Louis Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb., Fred Scheuneman, Franklin, Neb. O. II.' Truman, Fairfield, Neb.; min ister, author and lecturer. H. Whitmore, Franklin, Neb.; lawyer; '. county attorney six years. J. H. Wright, Ruskin, Neb.; member 1897 Nebraska legislature. , W. S. Dean, Delhi, N. Y. John Peck, Naples, N. Y." G. F. Schmidtlein, Woodville, Ore.; farmer and stock raiser; member Oregon legislature. . F. A. Foreman, Upton, Pa.; teacher; Barker and Donnelly elector 1900. Tfcomas J. Thompson, box 115, Hitch cock, S. D.J farmer. Theodore A. Smith, Henderson, Tenn.; physician and farmer; chairman county committee. John W. Baker, Snyder, Tex.; farmer; chairman county committee. J. D. Cady, Llano, Tex.; farmer and stock raiser. E. L. Dohoney, Paris, Tex.; lawyer, author and farmer. Mason Oldham, Graham, Tex.; farmer. C. E. Pegues, R. F. D. 1, Alto, Tex.; farmer. A. F. Slater, West Dallas, Tex.; mer chant. II. C. Warren, Fort , McKavett, Tex.; farmer and stock., raiser,,. ; Edward Clayson,, sr.', 1323 First . ave Seattle, Wash.;; 4 editor' and . pub lisher The Patriarch. A. C. Houston, Pickaway,' W. Va.; lawyer. R. M. Ice, Gay, W. Va.; farmer. Enrollment the third week, 70; to tal to Saturday night, December 2G, 19S. Vocation: Farmers 36, editors C, lawyers 3, laborers 3, authors, miners, merchants 2 each, printer, painter, salesman, landlord, retired seaman, physician, state official, minister, and teacher 1 each, not given 7. Former political affiliations: Demo crats 23, republicans 18, greenbackers 5, populists always 3, not given 21. States and territories represented third week, 23; for three weeks, 36. Cash receipts three weeks, $61.37; expended for printing and postage, ?4S.G8; some printing bills yet un paid. CHARLES Q, DE FRANCE, Assistant Secretary. Lincoln, Neb. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. T. J. Fleming, Santa Rosa. Mo.: 'Enroll me in the Old Guard of Pop ulism. I enclose a dollar to help pay expenses." Geo. W. Towell, comity judge, Fort Myers. Fla.: "I belonged to the arniers' alliance; the Omaha platform :ronght on a hard fight in our county allianro and resulted in breaking It up; but I stuck to the platform and expect to etny with the people's party an long as it remains true to the priu cirles of JefTersonlan democracy.' A. C. Houston, Pickaway, W. Va.: 'I heartily approve of the enrollment of the Old Guard of Populism, Many voimllKt are tb'MHindont have given up nil hop. Many have taWn no Mumt pitpr for yenn. Th!t en rollment, if it roadiea Into the ten of thousand, will feliow them that th?re r vet those (and many of them) who iaw not Ihwi1 the kio- to lit!. The o'oh of a comrade given wonderful encouriteenwtt. 8. llunmfortl. Whit Cn u, Wis,: "I m imw in mv sHh year. I vcted u IS to for lhrrhon: In Ih'tS for Fro. inont; In SM for Mitcoln (never for Iranti: In S,i fr Cmley; iRTfi fur Pi ter Cooper: for Weaver In Usii t!.2; for Butler In mt; Streator In m; and for Tlrtaa In UV. and m , , I hll feej i ron.! of th tusoda tion to be enrolled in the Old Guard of Populism." W. H. Patch, El Reno, Okla.: "I win never again have any party strings on me; but every time the populists put up clean men and advo cate clean principles, I will be found working in the ranks." John W. Baker, chairman 16th con gressional district, Snyder,. Tex.: There are many - true populists throughout this country and all they need is just a little encouragement. Could send you a lot more names." (Giad to have them, De France.) H. C. Warren, Fort McKavett, Tex "Am still strong in the faith and have opposed fusion, first, last and all the time. Give us a straight ticket In 1904, without any red tape, and we are ready to unfurl the flag and contend for the Omaha platform." Mark - Foster, Washington, D. C: "Yes, sir;-! am just as strong in the faith as ever.. Am glad to - be en rolled, for I think this is the right plan. ; I am proud to be enrolled with that honorable Old Guard. ... In re gard to this name: It is a good thing to enroll right noyfr: those who are staunch populists, under that . name, for there are none now in the party except old-timers. , But I think the name ought to be changed . pretty promptly, 'The Old Guard' is a very honorable title. It belongs only to those who are already in it, by virtue of the fighting they have done. . . , Of course, we want to enroll all the new fighters we can, and will give them all ; respect and consideration; but they have not in fact come all the way over the trail. This new period ought to have a new phrase." (Quite right. For the immediate present it is sufficient to rally the Old Guard. When a sufficiently large number of them get together, we can then for mulate a plan of precinct clubs to take in the recruits'. De France.) J. J. Holloway, Clem, Ga.: "In the language of our immortal Watson, let me say: 'Populists have much to say that the world must heai must heed. Populism will come again.' This is the language of our noblest leader, whom the' fusion deal forced us to work with and yet for our most bit ter enemies. Thi3 being too bitter a pill for the earnest Georgia populists, it caused many to either shelter their votes or choose between two evils and very many preferred the repub lican." , , A. F. Slater, West Dallas, Tex.: "I heartily indorse your method. . . . If it is possible to show -the populists their true 6 strength by this plan, it will create confidence in the party and cause a great rallying. My only hope nowr is that the boys up north west are thoroughly disgusted with fusion; they now know the fruits of it. We should quit using policy in our nominations and instead put up our best timber regardless of locality. ; . . The ticket should be Watson of Geor gia and Allen of Nebraska." P. H. Larey. Cartersville, Ga.: "I take pride and pleasure in forwarding my name for enrollment in the Old Guard of-Populism. . . . Have been an unflinching member of the party ever since the adoption of the Omaha platform 'the second declaration of independence.' In our last state elec tion I was the nominee of the people's party for attorney - general and came out victorious in defeat or counting out! . . . Let the Old Guard go to work in dead earnest as in 1892 and 1894, and the ides of November, 1D04, may revolutionize the American con tinent by the achievement of a victory that will astound the world." L. A. Smith. Booneville, Ark.: "God bless you in the good work." J. H. Hillis. chairman state commit tee, McFall, Mo.: "I deem it an honor to have my name enrolled among the Old Guard of Por'Ulfm. I have felt ah these years while working for the principles of populism, that wi were doing a Christian work, and doing the best we knew how to bring condition?! that would ucomplUh 'peace on earth, pood will to men' In place of the unjust competitive capitalistic hell that ha been and now Is prevail ing. . . . Count me a populist till our irovertunent doe all thi banMtifr and ltiei all the money wiles my lamp UK's out firnt." Dr. W. P. Brooks. Cook, Neb,, offers to pend a conv vf hh htt ttook, "16 to 1 UHcap.'tl CiintinsU to One Vow victlon." treating th liquor (ittoxtlon; and a eonv of ii 4 paRe pamphlet. "Hard Tfrne and the Way Out." treaiintr th financial question, for 7 IV t Hit, th two. On each nalo made he offer to donate 21 cnt to help along th enrollment of the Old Guard of I opullnni. Nathan D moon, n. i. t uh. land. 111.: "I Law Wn a populist e wr aloe the partv wan born. Theto wet mant populMa In thU ThluUy. but moat of them returned to the old HOW CLARK BUYS A BOND Which Guarantees His Family an Es 1 tat.e, if He Dies, and Himself a - Home, if He Lives. Mr. Clark, aged thirty-five, is man-i ager of the elevator in the town of Sa-i lem. The. position pays him a good salary, enabling him to upport hh family and lay aside about $200 per year. Though he is now living com fortably, he realizes that he must de vise some way of providing an income for his declining years. . His idea is to buy a farm. During a period of meditation as to whether or not he Bhall purchase a certain quar ter section of land which is for sale at $5,000, he is interviewed by a represen tative of the Old Line Bankers Life In surance company of Lincoln, Nebraska, who endeavors to Interest him' in Life Insurance. Hardly does the agent get well start ed, when he is interrupted by MrClark who tells bim of his--Intention to' buy a farm. He states that he is about to make a small payment on the purchase price and will, if the agent can offer anything better ' be ; an interested, listener. .- "Well," said the agent, "suppose you buy a farm worth $5,000 by paying the small sum of $175.25 annually without interest, for twenty years, the ' con tract for same containing a clause spe cifying that, should you die at any time, the party from whom you buy the land will cancel all deferred' pay ments, ard give your estate a cleat title; or if you live to: the maturity of; the contract, give you not only the deed to the land, but pay you as large a per centage of profit as you could - reason ably expect to make from the property. Would you buy a farm on those terms?" Of couf5e Mr. Clark was Interested, and since the Company secures each and every contract issued with a de- oosit of approved securities with the State of Nebraska, he expressed a will ingness to become a party to such' an agrepment. "Well," continued the agent, "if you -vHl pay annually to the Old Line Bank ers Life Insurance Company of Ne braska the sum of $175.25 they will, if you die at any time, pay to whom you nay name the sum of $5,000. If " you Ive twenty years, they will give you a fash settlement consisting of the guar anteed reserve and' an estimated sur plus! amounting to $5,491.'25. -You will readily see that you receive $1,986.25 more than you pay in, which if? better than four per cent compound Interest. Then, too, having the assurance that,' should you die, you would leave a'corn fortable estate." Mr. Clark bought the nsurance, and what Mr. Clark did you an do. Permit our agent to explain a con ract to you. If you do not own all the land you care to farm, ask for cir cular No. 1 which shows "How Jones Bouhgt and Paid for a $6,000 farm." f you have a mortgaged farm, call for Circular No. 2, which shows "How Samuels Paid a $2,000 Mortgage." For further information address the OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE INSUR ANCE COMPANi, at Lincoln, Ne braska. Join the Old Guard of Populism. parties. Best wishes for the success of the common people's cause." Mills Williams, editor West Plains (Mo.) Quill: "I am still a mid-road populist, but am not doing any work at it at present. However, I am Will ing to do some work whenever 1 no that there is hope of doing any good. I did all I could to prevent the fusion deal of 1896 and spent tine and money in the cause for several years. Tbtn I quit. I am now running nen-panl-san papers, but whenever I think tno reformers have learned enough to quit mixing with the old parties, I nm will ins to do some moro w jik. ' R. K. Brega Callaway, Neb : "I will assist In any way that I tan to bring this part of the country Into line. ... I firmly lelievn that the ,o ple'a party would have been one of the two great pnrtlea by thU time had It never twn; and 1 am aim conll t'ent that If we can ptdad the .o ple that we will utand by our prin ciple' in the future, there h a bright (utur before ihe iople party.' M. O. Bead. Arcadia, Fla.; - vva amonar the flrht to enlist under llm ImtiiH-r of populism and have eer foujsht for th iMindpIr of tin Oust h' platform, and,epi to an oi.g I live." , U W. Smith. Vinalhaven, .Me.; "nueloH.-d find HiioUmeaf and a dol lar for exiwuiKH. i ond.-r it a KM at honor to b rnroiieil a one of the Old Guard of JVpul.mn. -llfv In fluhtln It out on thU line, under the banr of populUni, If it UVra a life time. Tit our only hop