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SEPTEMBER 21, 1905
H&6 Nebraska. Indopondont
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
ESTABLISHED 1889
GEORGE W. BERGE, Editor and Publisher.
FREDERIC O. BERGE, Business Manager
Published Every Thursday
1328 O Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Entered at the postofllce at Lincoln,
Nebraska, as second-class mall matter,
under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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MEN and MANNERS
The proper study of mankind is man.
Pope.
There is violent opposition among
Canadians to the erection of a
monument in Quebec to the memory
of General Richard Montgomery, the
American hero of revolutionary fame.
Even the crude board sign erected
three-quarters of a century ago near
the cliff to mark the spot where Mont
gomery fell, has been ordered re
moved by the military department of
Ottawa.
lowed day with no effect other than
tired legs and feet aching from con
tact with unaccustomed pavements.
Finally, with his last quarter in bisj
noeket. he found a 'boy wanted" , sign '
in the window of a dry goods store
and went in. Fortunately the place
was open and the manager promised
to give him a trial for one week at
3 per week. "Report 'tomorrow
morning," was the cheering dictum,
but hardly uttered before the young
ster had hung his cap upon a con
venient hook. "If you are willing,"
he said, respectfully enough, "l would
rather begin now. I don't charge you
anything for today, but I don't want
to take any chances."
The lively and very readable "Per
sonal" column in Harper's Weekly
tells an entertaining story about
George Ade in the current issue. In
1852 George Ade's father, it appears,
started a bank in Morocco, Indiana,
a place of seventy-odd inhabitants.
He called it "The Bank of North
America." When Ade went out into
the wilds of Chicago to seek his for
tune he had to borrow some money
from his parents. After a time one
of his plays succeeded, and the father
surreptitiously went to see it. Final
ly, Ade returned to the paternal man
sion and, after supper, took a roll of
bills from his pocket and proudly an
nounced his intention of repaying his
loan. The old gentleman looked at
the bills a moment, and then said:
"George, how did you get that
money?" "From my plays, of course!"
"Well," slowly said the father, "you
can keep it. I don't wan't it."
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Theodore Wallace Todd, 80,
more than fifty years head of what
is said to be the oldest business es
tablishment in New York, died in that
city recently. The firm of which
he was the head until he retired five
years ago was established prior to
1790. Mr. Todd belonged to one of
the oldest New York families. His
people have been prominent in the
social, business and religious life of
the city for two centuries. , Among
his numerous surviving relatives is
President Roosevelt.
A Blenheim spaniel that had been
the pet of General Daniel E. Sickles
for three years, died of pneumonia
last week, and had a ceremonious fu
neral, being buried in an oak coffin
with silver handles, and a silver plate
on it bearing his name, "Bo-bo." The
general and he were the only dwel
lers in the house, 23 Fifth avenue,
except the servants, and Bo-bo went
with him everywhere, having his call
ing card always attached to his mas
ter's by a narrow ribbon. The card
was inscribed "Master Bo-bo Sickles,
assistant alderman," for he attend
ed the sessions of the New York board
of aldermen, General Sickles being a
member thereof. Being so much talk
ed to and petted, the tiny creature de
veloped much intelligence, and he was
devoted to his master lie would not
eat if the general were not able to
come to the table, but his appetite re
turned when his master's did. He
wore a gold collar in which a ruby
John D. Rockefeller has purchased
a wig. He. wore it at the Euclid Ave
nue Baptist church recently. With
his altered appearance he was scarce
ly recognized. At the door he was
welcomed heartily, as all newcomers
to the church are, ana the invitation
to attend the services was almost
completed before it was discovered
who the eminent personage with the
steel-gray hair really was. Mr. Rock
efeller took the matter with a smile
and seemed not the least bit abashed.
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A Word With Yob About
Subscription Cards
During the month of May we arranged for a clubbing rate
whereby five new subscribers could get The Independent for one
year for $3.00. This is only 60 cents' for each new subscriber,
shortly after arranging this clubbing rate many subscribers wrote
us and suggested that five cards be sent to each subscriber, as
both time and expense would be saved in that woy, and everyone,
would then have an opportunity to help in the good work of ex
tending the circulation and influence of The independent. Ac
cordingly five cards were sent to every subscriber.
At first August 1 was fixed as the limit when we would receive
these cards for yearly subscriptions. Then by request of many
of our readers the time was extended to September 1. Now we are
receiving many letters asking whether these cards will still be re
ceived. Also we are asked whether two or three cards or less than
five will be received at the rate of 60 cents for each.
The letters are too numerous to give individual response to and
further we'must treat all our subscribers alike. We could not give
one a better rate than another. We have, however, concluded that
any or all of the cards now out we, will accept at the rate of 60
cents each. We will do this whether we receive them in clubs of
five or whether we receive them singly. This, however, applies
only to the cards, sent out under our special offer heretofore and
will not apply to cards sent out hereafter. Those sent out here
after will be 60 cents on condition that they are returned in clubs
of five. It costs us about 60 cents for each subscriber to publish
the paper. But we are not after large profits. We want a large
circulation. (
We hope, therefore, to receive air the cards that are out with
the names of new subscribers on them. Send them along as fast
as you get them. The winter months are coming on and all your
neighbors will want to read The Independent. We will send you
sample copies upon request. Send us the balance of the cards
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There may be more versatile edi
tors in the world than Henry La
bouchere, but there are none better
informed in the matter . of doings to
day in London. . As the famous editor
of "Truth," Labouchere is both feared
and admired. He writes away repu
tations the bad ones with a single
scrawl of his pen. He denounces no
one until he has air the damaging facts
in hand, very frequently backed up
with affidavits. He "Lawsonized"
certain stock jobbers and financial
fakirs of London before the Boston ad
vertising man was heard of. He has
brought about more actual, needed re
forms in England than any other sin
gle individual; he, is a wholesome ter
ror to evil-doers in society and has
out-Sherlocked Holmes among the
lowest types of London crooks. All
the while he writes the purest Eng
lish in a fascinating fashion ' and
makes his weekly paper almost a nec
essity in every cultivated household
in the British empire. Everyone calls
him "Labby," and the nickname is
given him more In admiration' than in
ridicule. Metropolitan Magazine:
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BRER
Physician and Surgeon
, Captain -Commanding Hospital
Corp Nebraska.
929 O Street, ' Lincoln, Neb.
Thomas F. Ryan, who paid $2,500.
000 for the privilege of trying to re
establish the Equitable Insurance
company, was a lad of 14 living with
his grandmother in Virginia when the
civil war ended. The estate had been
devastated and there was not enough
hoe-cake to go around. Consequently
the boy had to go forth after the
American fashion to seek his fortune.
The great city in his imagination was
Baltimore, and thither he journeyed
as cheaply as possible. Having no
friends or letters to friends of friends
in the city, there was nothing to do
but find a job for himself. Day fol-
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