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' ' It now Ili-M between oyster nay
ntul Esopus.
Nebraska IH doing Uor duly liy ibc
crops In u rntlior commendable man-
nor.
It IB now said tlmt from his birth
Jiitlgo Pnrhor wns dlslnclluod to tnlU
much.
If Mr. Drynn doesn't look out ho
will , not even bo iwlioil to innlio cum-
imlgn spooohos.
Mr. urynn and his friends can now
appreciate tbo exact position of General -
oral Kuropnthln and his army.
It Is up lo the sllverltcs to either
vote a gold Htnmlard ticket this fall
or Jlock over Into the iiopullHl camp.
Tlio democrats almost , managed to
linvo the ticket a cnt and dried affair
before tbe time of nomination ar
rived.
Senator Allen beat Mr. Urynn In
with a frank expression on the demo
cratic position as enunciated at St.
Ixuils.
Tbe democratic platform falls to
point out a paramount Issue this year ,
but whatever It may be It IH not tbo
I' * money question.
III i
Mr. Ilryan will not bolt the demo
cratic ticket , but be evidently would
not lie sorry to see It given a severe
jolt In the solar plexus.
I i
I Mr. Ilryan will be anxious for tbe
returns to note whether the rcorgan-
burs have made any better ( success
with the party than he did.
Mr. Ilryan bhould find a very good
r demand for the Commoner next week
If bo speaks out through | ( H columns
JiiBt what ho thinks.
The Great Northern railroad com
pany has taken Inspiration from the
nrmy and tbo summer uniforms of Its
employes will be khaki. ,
It Is all over tbe convention. Tbo
campaign has but just commenced
nnd when It Is over tbo former will
be looked upon as n meie detail.
The democrats favor tbe upbuilding
of tbo American merchant marine ,
but have no patience with tbo party
that would offer It Incentive to build
A north Nebraska paper Is giving
n six mouth's free subscription t
newly wedded couples which should
bo some inducement to old maids
nnd bachelors.
Tbo Houston I'ost has sized up the
fdtuatlon and linils that Nebraska
can churn up more noise and fur
nish as few democratic votes as any
state In tbe union.
It Is not probable that Senator Gor
man , leader of the democratic party
In the last congress , wrote that plank
of the platform referring to the build
ing of tbo Panama canal.
There are democrats everywhere ,
thoughtful ones and those well taught
on men and principles who will not
nee their way clear to support Judge
Parker and the platform that has been
offered.
Mr. Bryan acknowledges the Wall
street influence In the democratic con
vention at St. Ixmls and Is no more
keen than others who have been op
posed to the plutocrgs to see It win
out In November.
Mr. Bryan's announcement of his
position on the St. Louis platform
nnd ticket is easily the greatest event
Bince the convention , but it is not
likely to bo received with any aston
tailing plaudits at Esopus.
There are now eight or ton per
sons registered for every quarter sec >
tion of land In the Rosebud and only
one can draw. The other seven or
nine will need to Invest In Nebraska
realty If they desire to bo numbered
among the lucky.
There are quite a number of demo
crats of the sliver crowd who doubt
less wish that Mr. Bryan bad con
tinned on In silence rather than
speak so decisively his opinions on
tbe gold standard.
Mr. Bryan should have tried this
on ( be St , Louis convention and
I wired It to .ludpe Parker "Thou
xhnll not pretw down this crown of
t hoi us on tbo brow of labor ; Uiou
lt not crucify mankind upon n
proud of gold. "
Good democrats will now take tholr
dictionaries and endeavor to Inter
pret that plank of the platform out
lining the party policy with rofoience
to the Philippines and other acquisi
tions of the war with Spain.
If the telegram of Judge Parker
wan a boom In tbo democratic camp
nt St. Louis , Mr. Bryan's announce
metit of bin position In regard to Ibc
nominees and the platform IB justly
entitled to ho termed a torpedo amid
ships.
The HtioiiB Inlltionco behind the
candidacy of Judge Parker was pow
erful enough to sway tbo democratic
convention , but tboro Is considerable
cimnco for question whether It can
swing tbe country around on such
short notice.
The democrats might have put Infer
for their financial plank an assertion
that the republican party Is , was and
will be righton the money question
and there Is no need of democrats
having an opinion on the subject , and
It might have stuck.
Interest now rests with the popu
list state convention which will have
to say whether they can afford to
fuse with the despised gold demo
crats for tbo campaign. Will they
stand by time-honored party princi
ple or vote for the gold standard ?
Davis , the democratic candidate
for the vice presidency , Is too old to
speak and chase about the country
In the Interest of his ticket. It Is
therefore suspected that the reason
for his nomination Is that he would
have a barrel on tap for the cam-
palgneiH. v
There Is rumor In the air that the
democratic financial plank is In favor
of thtt free and unlimited coinage of
coper pennies without the aid or
consent of any nation on earth. If
the plank Is over found the people
will be Informed of the exact circum
stances.
If Mr. Parker had been as bravo In
supiK > rtlng bis convictions on the
money question as was Mr. Ilryan ,
ho would have seen to It that the
gold plank was so strongly spiked to
ho platform that It would have
been Impossible for the silver men
to crowbar It out and that before
the convention took any action.
The Nebraska delegation was sol
idly opposed to having tbe conven
tion notify Judge Parker that ho
could stand on a gold plank and
make tbo race if he so desired , but
It was clear from the start that the
Nebraska delegation was not swing
ing things as It bad been accustomed
to do In the past.
Mr. Bryan has always been consid
ered a smooth manipulator of lan
guage that goes Into the framing of
excuses , but he will prove a past mas
ter If bo can logically argue that bo
and bis admirers should support a
gold candidate on a platform that did
not dare to mention the money ques
tion.
Bouestcel don't like the notoriety
that goes with a land rush and a
boom particularly that portion of it
that charges graft and plain
every day robbery. It is all in
the game , however , and Bonesteel
cannot expect to be an exception to
other boom towns when it comes to
stories sent out by imaginative writ
ers.
We'll bet a cookie there was a
twinkle , If not a wink , In the eye of
David Bennett Hill when that trust
plank In the platform was read be
fore tbe democratic resolutions com
mittee , and there would have been
another when the declaration of
principles was read before the con
vention , if anyone had been able to
hear tbo report of the chairman.
If It Is true that the Russians have
blown up thirty thousand Japanese
with mines It would bo a fair return
for the Japs to blow Port Arthur into
tbe sea , although It must bo admit
ted that It is a cruel , barbarous and
cowardly method of warfare to I
net under an opposing force and blow
it into eternity. The use of guns ,
shells and torpedoes is bad enough.
The democrats will not find It more
dllllcult to adjust their differ
ences with the republican party than
It was to settle tbe diverging opinions
between the two factions of that par
ty. To be silent on all questions as
they were on tbe money plank would
make them just as good republicans
as they are democrats and they
wouldn't be much of either.
When Mr. Bryan made the asertlou
that "prices were as certain to fall
mile r ( lie f'u'd Rtandnrl as n nime
thrown Into the air , " he had no numir-
mice that hl own party would unite
In nn attempt to mnko aamirnnco
iloubly sure by nominating a xold-
standard candidate and permitting
him to stand on a llnancltil platform
of lil own
Mr. Bryan's charges that Wall
Bin-el IH the backer of the new demo
cratic ticket cannot bo expected to
irotiHO to enthusiasm tbo men who
have followed him during his two
campaigns in his battles against tbe
plutocrats and tbe wealth they repre
sent. There Is a grave susplclan
that hlH party , likewise , ban entered
upon a campaign to ralso tbo dollars
above the man.
Had Hearst been a little loss vigor
ous In Jits attitude against the trusts
ho might have stood a chance of car
rying away- the nomination. The
trusts can stand a good deal of "jol
lying" and remain friendly , but
Hearst and Bryan kept after them so
persistently and energetically that
the magnates woio evidently of the
opinion that they meant every word
they said.
When a Russian staff olllcor will
say that the poult ion of General Ku-
ropatkin Is worse than that of Lord
Roberts In the South African cam
paign It may well bo believed that
ho Is In a serious plight , nnd Is a
credit to the strategists of the Japan'
ese army. If the Russian general ex
tricates himself It will be a credit to
him , but there Is basis for tbo be
lief that ho will bo crushed.
The spectacle wlllv now lie witness
ed of men who have stood for free
silver and fought for free silver
supiHirtlng n gold democrat and a
platform that speaks more strongly
for gold than It does for silver , be
cause a gold plank was once Insert
ed and then withdrawn while silver
was not given consideration by its
framers. They are gold-plated
platform nnd candidate to say the
least.
It would have been real bandy if
the democratic party could have got
along without a platform. Their can-
illdato has steadily refused to say
[ uiythlng , and If tbo party could have
kept from saying anything on any
subject as It did on the money ques
tion there would have been no
chance for a light at all. It takes
two parties , as well as two people ,
to make n quarrel.
The populists who supported free
silver and other populistlc beliefs
that were borrowed by the new de
mocracy for a term of years , have a
little satisfaction more than the re
publicans who switched off on the
question. They can turn back to
llrst prlnleples and Ibid a platform
.ind ticket awaiting ' their support ,
thanks to the recent gathering of
the party stalwarts.
Senator Allen of Madison usually
talks right out as he thinks and
makes no evasion. He has a right
to criticise the democrats because ho
has trained with them for eight years ,
being n warm admirer of Bryan and
his opinions and policies. Therefore
when he denounces tholr evasion of
the money question as "cowardly" he
speaks tbe sentiments of a large num
ber of voters of the state who have ,
with him , been sincere admirers of
the Bryan wing of tbo party.
It will sound tunny to hear the
editors and orators who have been
yelling their bends off for free sliver
during tbe past eight years , now do
their best In the Interest of a gold
standard candidate , whose position
on the money question they have so
persistently condemned , and there
will be many In Nebraska who will
not do it , but others who will. Any
old flop will be taken by some just
bo they can be assured of a certain
degree of patronage.
There Is no excuse for n person to
be disloyal to his home. He has too
much of n choice of his environment ,
as Is argued by a Texas writer : "The
sorriest fellow on earth Is the fellow
who will sit around and cuss his own
town. If I lived astride the north
pole I would call It home and be
ready to boost It. If I could not say
anything nice about it , 1 would say
that my Ice bill don't come high. I
would not stay In a town I had to
cuss not whllo the world Is as big
as it is now. "
The gold democrats do not like tbo
platform of their party , neither do
the silver men , but It Is just the prop
er thing for that portion of the party
that has no opinions on public ques
tions and do not need such an In-
cumbrance. To those who are satis-
lied to vote the democratic ticl6t just
because It Is the democratic ticket
and without a thought as to who the
candidates may be , but it Is a namby-
pamby , nauseating dose to those who
have formed string opinions on one
Rlo \ of the money questioner the
other during the pant eight yearn.
Those democratic candidates who
are now running on silver plat form > <
made for them In democratic county
and district conventions will cut a
pretty llguro In keeping In touch with
the national party which would have
gold or nothing at all and whoso can
didate Is a pronounced gold man. But
for the fact that some democrats have
proven that they can talk on two
questions at once , face two ways at
the same time and argue for two op
posing principles In the same breath ,
( hero would be FOIIIC opportunity to
express sorrow for their predicament.
Dave Hill Is certainly a more diplo
matic paily manager than was Mr.
Bryan. The latter believed in call-
Ins a spade a spade during his as-
ceiidoney and generally MI called It.
The man who is now In charge Is not
so anxious about a man's principles
and opinions as he is about the
vote , nnd the test of democracy this
campaign will bo only the vote. The
party will endeavor to speak very
softly on questions where there Is a
difference of opinion ninong demo
crats , but will bear down hard on
any point where the republicans are
supposed to be the only strong sup
porters.
There Is n growing sentiment
among the republicans that they will
have the hardest light this campaign
of any since Clecoland was elected.
They are Inclined to fear a power
that can turn a great party wrong
side out , change Its prlnleples and
beliefs and turn out all the old lead
ers. They concede that It Is an In
fluence to be feared and there will
be a lively contest on , beyond a
doubt. Anyway , there Is an entirely
new situation confronting the party
and It will be more or less an open
question as to which side will win ,
during the campaign.
Mr. Bryan's decision to support the
democratic ticket is a' reminder of
that , story of a gang of boys who
were out camping and it was deter
mined that one of their number
should begin to cook and keep It
nil until one of the others found fault
when the job was to be handed to
the fault-Under. One day the cook
prepared a nauseating dose that be
called pie. One of tbo fellows took
a liberal bite of the alleged pastry
and at once launched out with a vig
orous expression of opinion that it
was the "d est pie" he had ever
eaten , when he suddenly recollected
ho consequences and quickly supple-
nented "b-but 1 like it ; I like it im-
Densely. "
The meat cutters are not wise IP
coming so willingly to the aid of the
tacking magnates who have lacked
mthing so much as a good excuse
'or giving u boost to the price of
neats of which their storage plants
are packed full from animals pur
chased at a reasonable price and on
which they can make barrels of
money while the striking employes
ire losing other barrels of wages.
They should have timed their strike
to bit the packers when they were
reaping the harvest , instead of at a
season when all they have to do is
to collect from the people. There is
even a suspicion that the packing
houses managers and owners them
selves were the ones who were main
ly responsible in creating the strike
sentiment.
The policy of the republican party
has been for progress and action
during Its entire fifty years of exist
ence. Never has it advocated turnIng -
Ing back from any step in the direc
tion of development of country or
Its resources , but has helped and
urged the country on toward a des
tiny that is broad and inviting. The
present prosperity of the country
its foremost position among the na
tions of tbo world , Its high intellec
tuallty and Its bright future are mat
ters of pride to all loyal Americans
The republican party may not have
the credit for the general result , but
it cannot bo charged with ever rais
ing a hand to stay the" development
along healthful lines , while it can lie
shown that the party has , In many
Instances urged progressive actioi
when opposed by odds that have
seemed hopeless. As long as this Is
the policy of the party it will have
friends among the voters and It will
more frequently than not , bo giver
in charge of governmental affairs. U
has nothing to bo ashamed of In
this connection , and It has every rea
son to look for and expect the sup
port of fair-minded and progressive
people.
Remember that your neighbor Is
constantly taking an Inventory of
> our blessings , and wondering what
you can possibly have to worry about.
Think what the farmers' wives suf
fer these rainy days ; the men folks
sitting around the kitchen stove ,
grumbling.
ROSEBUD LAND SEEKERS HAVE
THEIR EYES OPENED.
ABUNDANT CROPS ARE GROWING
They Leave Home With the "Great
American Desert" Idea Still Cling
ing to Them and They Discover In
stead a Veritable Garden of Eden.
The crowds of people from eastern
and southern states who pass dally
through Norfolk to Bonesteel and
Fairfax , are having their eyes opened
is to north Nebraska. Many of
them nei'in to come with the "Great
American Desert" Idea and are sim
ply amazed at the magnificent pro
ductiveness of the Elkhorn , Norfolk
anil Ponca valoys as they travel to
ward the home of free lands. The
fact that this section is one of the
most productive In the United States ,
has never had a crop failure but once ,
and that only partial , shire the set
tlement of the country , Is nothing
now to the people who live here or
who are familiar with It , but these
strangers who come from the stump
districts of Illinois and Wisconsin ,
the stony fields of Maine and New
York , or the red clay sections of the
south , never realized until they had
seen the rich , level pralrio now
burdened with a crop that promises
an abundant harvest , what a fertile
country this IH.
Being unused to a class of farmIng -
Ing that does not have 'some draw
backs in the way of hills , stumps ,
stones or swamps , but whore prac
tlcally every acre is tillable soil and
where great yields can be raised at
the least possible outlay of labor and
expense , nearly everyone who conies
seeking free land has resolved that
If ho does not secure a farm in the
drawing he will return and Invest
In Nebraska soil. As many are seek
ing and few will be lucky , It may
be figured that north Nebraska will
be a great gainer by the opening of
the Rosebud. This section of the
itate is receiving a practical adver-
isement such as it never had before
and which will result in the greatest
advantage In an influx of new people.
Not all of them will come this year ,
but they will come as fast as they
can close out their holdings In the
east , and the next few seasons maj
rightly be figured as the most pros
lerous In the history of the country
Not only will there be a house on
every quarter section of the Rosebiu
lands , but north Nebraska will rap
idly become thickly peopled as the
result of the excursions now being
run to the northwest.
Battle Creek.
The Baptist Junior union bough
a nice new carpet for the pulpit plat
form in their church , costing nearly
$10.
Chas. Praeuner had his brick resi
deuce in Hogrefe's addition pante ! <
this week.
Frank Plouzeck of Emerick and his
Mm , Mike Plouzeck of this place
went to Bonesteel Tuesday to regls
ter.
Ex-Treasurer Win. Steffer of Wes
Point , was transacting business here
Tuesday and Wednesday , at the same
time renewing acquaintance with oil
time friends.
Ed. Romig of Petersburg Is visiting
here this week with relatives.
Monday night Marshal Flood dls
covered that Dr. Morris had no
locked the rear door of his pharmacy
But burglars wHl not go into an opei
building , because they think there i
already someone ahead of them.
Wm. Barnes , who is employed In
a printing ofllce in Emerson , Iowa , is
visiting here this week with his par
ents.
ents.Mrs.
Mrs. Joe Durphy , daughter , Miss
Belle , and son John , and Miss May
Durphy , daughter of Frank Durphy ,
of Schoolcraft , departed Tuesday for
a six week's visit with relatives In
Virginia. They will also stop off at
St. Louis and take In the sights of
the world's fair.
The members of the school board
organized Monday night. C. E. Han
son was elected president , S. H.
Thatch was elected secretary and
Henry Massmnn re-elected treasurer.
The other members are .1. E. San
ders , O. H. Maas and F. II. Palmer.
.1. B. Wltzigman , assistant cashier
of the Valley bank , and Fritz Werner
returned Tuesday from Bonesteel ,
where they have registered for a
chance on one of Uncle Sam's quar
ters of land.
Mrs. Dr. II. O. Munson returned
Monday from a week's visit with her
parents at Coleridge.
The Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Praeuner was christened
at the Lutheran church Sunday morn
ing.
ing.H.
H. S. Overocker , our oculist , has
been sick with sere eyes this week.
John Dlnkel , who has been danger
ously 111 with pneumonia , Is reported
on the way to recovery.
Albert Hoffman , son of Rev. Hoff
man , and n student of the Teachers'
semlnery at Addison , 111. , is playing
the pipe organ Sundays during the
absence of Prof. Doerlng in Missouri.
Alviu Maas , youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. II. Maas , has been un
der the physician's care this week.
A new brick sidewalk Is being laid
in front of the Neuwerk property In
Highland Park.
Dr. E. Tanner bad his office build-
ng on west Main street treated to n
ew runt of point.
Dick Richardson , the 12-year-old
on of F. W. Richardson , was manlpu *
ntlng acalibre revolver Friday
ml accidentally the weapon was dls *
barged , the bullet going through his ,
mud nedr the little finger. A physl-
Ian treated the wound and Dick feels
s well as before the accident.
.1. W. Rodgers of Norfolk , was hero
Saturday In the interest of the Os-
ionic harvester.
Sherman Cassaer of Tlldcn was
Isltlng relatives here Friday.
Ernest , Lydla and Oscar , children
of Prof , and Mrs. Hy. Cutofsky , of
\Meslett , Minn , are hero on an ox-
ended vibit with their grand parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Massman. Some
ears ago Mr. Cutofsky was head
eacher in the Christ Lutheran school
n Norfolk.
Fred Koester , clerk In n drug store
it Genoa , Is visiting hero with his
uirents.
Goo. Xlles , of Meadow Grove , was
Isltlng hero with his parents Satur-
lay.
lay.Lee
Lee Hal&oy of Tlldcn was visiting
'rlends hero Tuesday and from hero
10 went to Bonesteel.
The business men will oiganlze for
he benefit of Battle Creek this week.
F. P. Hughes , who has been sick
for years , is very low nt the present
Lime and there are little hopes for
tils recovery. The old gentleman ,
who lives five miles northwest o
own , Is one of our pioneers.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications , as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the car.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness , and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
Inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustnchlau tube. When
this tube Is Inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing ,
and when It is entirely closed , deaf
ness is the result , and unless the In
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition ,
hearing will be destroyed forever ;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh , which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. ,
We will give one hundred dollars
for any case of deafness ( caused by
catarrh ) that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu
lars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. , To
ledo , O.
. .Sold by druggists , 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
Treat Your Kidneys tor Rheumatism.
When you are suffering from rheu
matism , the kidneys must be attend
ed to at once so that they will elim
inate the uric acid from the blood.
Foley's Kidney Cure Is the most ef
fective remedy for this purpose. R.
T. Hopkins , of Polar , Wls. , says , "Af
ter unsuccessfully doctoring three
years for rheumatism with the best
doctors , I tried Foley's Kidney Cure
and It cured me. I cannot speak too
highly of this great medicine. "
Sold by Klesau Drug Co.
An Atchison woman who has a
mother , five aunts , four sisters , three
brothers and two cousins , has joined
a lodge "so she will have someone to
take care of her when she Is sick. "
HOSPITALJSECRETS ,
A Nurse Says : "Pe-ru-na is a
Tonic of Efficiency , "
< > frs. Kate Taylor , a graduated
nurse ot prominence , gives hereX'
i perlence with Peruna In an open
; ' letter. Her position In society and
, professional standing combine to
\glve \ special prominence to her
1 utterances.
CHIl'AGO , ILL.127 Monroe Street.
"As far as I have observed , Porun *
Is the finest tonic any man or woman
can use M ho Is weak from the after
effects of any serious illness.
"Peruna seems to restore vitality ,
increase bodily vigor and renew health
and strength In a wonderfully short
time. " MRS. KATB TAYLOR.
Address The Pernna Medicine Co. ,
Columbus , Ohio , if you clcsiru free llUr--
litre on catarrh.