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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-07
" xAs also VERY Neat sA7y Ro00
Sale OF Collateral Security

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will on the l4th day of
March. 1896. at o'clock p. m. of said day
sell for cash at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at the banking room of the
undersigned. being situated at the cor
ner Of o and Eleventh streets in the
city OF Lincoln. Lancaster county, Ne
braska. one certificate OF stock Of the
Columbia National bank Of Lincoln.
Nebraska, being more particularly de-
scribed az follows: Certificate No. 81,
for 70 shares ofs100 each OF the Capital
stock Of the said Columbia National
bank OF Lincoln.
American Exchange National bank,
Pledge.
March IA
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-07
POE, the photographer L52 H2

Is doing the hes and finest work in the city and his
prices the most reasonable. Call at the studio
and examine tine work and be convinced Remember the
place
1872 =. 18th st.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
POLITICAL DRIFT.

DThe miserable malSeshift at bor-
rowing money TO meet the expenses of
government is a disgrace to American
statesmanship.--N.Y Y. World (Dem.).
ryThe country is very tired of the
kind of financiering that includes the
necessity of borrowing money TO make
n surplus.--St. Louis tilobe-Democrat.
rvThe republican party is in favor of
protection, as IL always has been. That
is one of it's fundamental principles, and
one Of the main sources Of it's strength
and usefulness. But IL does not believe
In duties that foster trusts or make OPP
portunity for any kind of injustice
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
ryCleveland stood up squarely for
the Monroe doctrine and the people and
congress stood with him. Having done
that, he went back TO his mess of per
fldy and dishopor." tariff REFORM"
"plenty of money" and mo need of i'm
creasing the receipts" and thoughtful
people stand Oft and wonder at the par
tisan imbecility of the man.--Chicago
Inter Ocean.
DAmericnn farmers will do wei To
keep this statement in mind. which was
made by Senator John Sherman: Dur
ing the first year of the Wilson law, the
agricultural imports, all Of which are
such as are produced In the United
States, the most common products OF
our farms. were of the value of $107.-
ss2,522. During the last year of the Nc
Kinley law the imports Of the same
farm products were of the value OF
s51.4i4.s44. So under the Wilson law
the imports OF agricultural products,
which we produce in the greatest album
dance. were doubled I'm amount as COM
pared with the amount imported under
the Mckinley law" The tariff for def
lett, no matter what else IL may do. Is
not helpful 10 any American Interest,"
Albany Journal.
r1The republicans will make their
nominations about the middle Of June,
and the people will not even wait for
the democrats 10 make theirs, month
later. before starting the camphres aud
railying around the flag Of republican
lam. SO far from waiting more than
two months after the standard has been
raised, they are already impatient TO be-
gin the campaign. The enormous re-
publican vote OF the city Of Phiiadel-
phia ut the municipal election just held
shows that republicanism is on the In
crease. Judging from that beginning
for 1896 this year will be record break
er in the line Of republican majorities.
Notwithstanding II was only n local
election, and there was no uncertainty
about the result, the majority for the
republican ticket was almost rs large
a. II was AZ the last gubernatorih cleo
ton Chicago Inter Ocean
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
HOW Rallroad Mon Feel.

Railroads are not prosperous unless
communities which they serve are pros
porous. Communities are not prosper
Gus unless employment Is given TO the
day laborer, mechanic and 10 wage
earners in general. Restricted manu-
features mean restricted employ
ment; lack OF employment means dis
aster TO the family; the aggregate
families. OF course. mean the entire ma
ton. IL n small committee were to
look into the necessities of certain
family's case and found that there were
members of the family who were able
and willing TO work, but no employ
ment could be found, that committee
would attempt, l believe, to find the
idle members employment, and II they
were rational men would not begin by
trying TO induce the mechine shops OF
that town TO shut down. The Elusive
thought of benefits accruing TO the la
boring man by his being able TO buy
cheap IN fallacious, for the reason that
idle hands cannot buy.
NJ. j. CARPENTER. President.
Chicago a. Eastern Illinois II. II. Co..
Chicago.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

A lawyer gave . dinner party. after
which the gentlemen retired 20 the
emoking-room for n weed and chat
Suddenly the host got up. took down
a sword which hung in a trophy. and,
brsndishing II In the air. exclaimed;
"Ah. gentlemen. / shall never forget
the day when drew this blade for the
first time"
"Pray. where did you draw it7"
nsked an eager guest
AT . rafiie," was the lawyers re-
joinder.--Pearson's Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Last year the democratic gift of free
raw material To wooden manufactures
more than doubled our imports Of for
cign wooden goods. as compared with
the average value OF similar imports
during the four years Of Mckinley pro-
lection. The exact increase was $780,
bo9,sl3. II we take one-half of this
amount as the value of the labor en-
ployed In making such goods. then the
loss to American labor employed In our
wooden mills was S15.3oo.ooo in n single
year of free trade in the raw material
OF only one industry.
But the loss to our wage-earners has
been more than. this and for several
reasons. In the first place the imports
OF last years wooden goods, SO called,
very largely consisted of the cheapest
quality of stuffs, in which rags. mungo
and shoddy formed the bulk of the COM
ponent parts. Hence the increase in
value does not fairly represent the in
creased quantity OF goods imported.
Ii was greater than the value Indicates
Another reason - that when the pur-
chaser of these cheap goods begins TO
toihpihiH VI uitih pNu Wtot Ahb iuAAccof
he Is informed that they were American
goods, and that he bad better buy for
eign clothing hereafter. This tends TO
check subsequent demand for the pro-
duce of our own mills, and thus 1t
checks their output and again the de-
nand for American labor.
As the value of labor is so much less
In Europe than here. better grade Of
goods than we imported no largely In
1905 could undersell American goods OF
similar quality IL existing tariff condi-
tions were continued. AS the value Of
labor in most American industries rep
resents more than half the cost of the
finished article, the estimated loss to
labor is greater than we have stated In
the case of last years wooden imports.
Labor in every industry would be Affect
ed, in precisely the same ratio as labor
I'm the wooden mills, IL the tariff In all
industries were on the basis of the
wooden schedule of the Wilson bill.
Hence it Is the duty OF labor to reflect
not only upon its actual position of to-
day, but upon the possibilities of its fu-
ture conditions, should the free raw ma
terial craze be, by any possibility, ex-
tended to every other American indus
try. Labor has had its lesson. Labor
knows the remedy--to vote at every
opportunity, against every candidate
for congress who favors free trade
American Economist
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Mr.. Hendricks had just informed the
minister, who was enjoying . Sunday
dinner with the family, that he rarely
drank coffee. as IL tended to keep him
awake, when Bobby had the following
TO say:
"You drink II late at night. don't you.
PAP"
"Never. Bobby; what put that idea
into your headY'
Il heard ma say that whenever you
came home late at night she made IL hot
for you. and s'posed she meant coffee"
bay City Chat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

DhomoI4 4noooy Cutlery auupIanto the
American Article
The Mckinley protective terif on
cutlery was slashed by the tariff reform
ers In 1894 for the benefit OF foreign PEN
knives. table knives. razors and sells
sors. the rate Of duty being reduced
about 40 per cent on penknives and
locketknives, 20 per cent on razors,
from 10 TO Is per cent on table knives
and about 30 per cent on carving and
cooks knives. The result has been a
lowering of the invoice value Of the
cutlery imported. 20 as TO reduce tho
amount Of duty to be paid on the inn
ported goods az much as possible OF
course this makes IL harder for the
American manufacturers Of cutlery to
retain the home market. But this Is
just what the free traders wanted. The
quantity of penknives imported under
the German tariff Is more than double
what we imported under the Mckinley
tariff in 1902. In imports Of razors
there has been an increase of 25 per
cent. and in table knives. carving and
cooks knives the value of our German
eAti IL III tAe> WIS. % III eehe< tuoto
than in 1892. Now as TO the revenue
end of the tariff for revenue only"
In ten months of the German tariff
the duties collected on foreign PEN
knives, pocket knives and cruisers was
$6U2.65s, or at the rate of $725,0 a
year, as compared with revenue re-
ceipts averaging s735. 900 year In 1892
and 1898. The loss to the government
has here been $4,000 year, but the
loss of trade to manufacturers OF PEN
knives, through the larger imports, has
been at the rate of $3.50. 900 year. In
the razor trade the manufacturers are
losing upward of $4,000 of the home
market year. and the government is
losing upward of $4,000 year In rev.
enue. In the case of table knives,
carving and cooks knives our manu-
lecturers are losing $4,000 worth of
the home market under tariff reform"
but the government has gained little
less than $4,000 year in revenue.
Summarizing the total results OF the
cutlery section of the German tariff.
as compared with the workings of the
Mckinley tariff during 1892 and 1898,
the government Is now losing at the
rate of $4,000 year In revenue, while
tho American manufacturers are losing
$T22 900 of trade in our home markets.
Some of this represents idle labor.
Tariff reform" Is n wonderful animal
In theory, but the more IL Is examined
the bigger ass IL is.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

three years experience OF dcmocratio
craftsmanship since 1893. What demo-
crat wants to shoulder such a load OF
responsibility? This famine Of states
men" In its own ranks is the cause OF
the great democratic editorial interest
In the ranks OF. republican statesmen
The one receiving the most abuse just
now is Gov. Mckinley. and whenever
democratic editors unite In attacking
any prominent republican IL is sure
proof that they dread his power and
popularity. 4
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
PROTECTION IS NEEDED.
Dscrsas. In values Under the Democratic
Policy.

Decrease In Values Under the Democratic
Policy.
In 1892 the value of the horses owned
I'm the United States was $i,007.-
$4,000. In 1896 It is estimated as $780,
140,is6. In 1892 the value Of mules
thus owned was STA. .070. In 1890
IL Is siO3, 3o4,457. The figures are
taken from n recent report OF the de-
partment OF agriculture.
IL may he pleaded in mitigation OF
this decrease Ia values during an era
of democratic policy, as admitted by a
democratic secretary OF agriculture,
that the adaptation OF electricity TO
the motive force OF street cars and the
infinite development OF the bicycle
have worked adversely TO the breeder
OF horses. The plea has weight, though
II may be doubted II IL IL sufficient to
account for shrinkGge of more than
one-half OF the old measure of value.
But whatever may be said in expsana'
ton OF the decline of horse flesh, IL "
certain that sheep and swine have not
been affected injuriousiy by bicycles
or by trolley cars. In 1898 the value OF
swine in the United States was $685.
C.402. In 1896 10 Is SisG,52o,745. In
1893 the value Of sheep was Si25.000.2oA
In 1896 II Is s65.167.7C5.
Three causes have been at work to
ward this lamentablc reduction OF
&ngriculture values. The repeal OF tho
= ncciproclty clause OF the Mckinley law.
clause insisted upon by the late James
a nIafua s,rorfsrnllv has closed frrent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Bfltlnn BxeWoF1- I%
The New York Times every now and
sgain has dig at the vnfortunute hop
growers. Its latest was as follows:
III the hop grower. % the United etat>s
can sell 17.ooo.ooo pounds in Europt. meet-
Ing foreign hop growers there on even
terms. without any protection whatever.
n n nonsense to pretend that they cannoe
more easily underscll these foreign hop
srowcrs hero At home. either with or with
out the tarin protection OF the present
law"
Nobody ever pretended that the Amer
lean hop growers cannot more easily
undersell these foreign hop growers
here at home" OF course they can.
they can give AWAY their hops II they
want 70. and thus control the bone mar
ket. That would suit The British brew
ers' syndicates which control most OF
our breweries, and, as their dividends
have been pretty low lately and not up
10 prospectus profits, the New York
Times naturally wants 70 help its Eng
lish friends.
II our hop growers did "underse1l
these foreign hop growers here a.
home," would II pay them TO do so2
That is the American point Of view.
We don't want TO see American hop
growers raising their crop just for the
fun of the thing and for the pleasure
Of mortgnging their farms till they are
seized by the sheriff. for the sake OF
benefiting British brewing syndicatesl
Eut the New York Times does want
this. The democratic hard times have
cut down the consumption of beer by,
100000 barrels during the first quarter
os the present fiscal year. and business
Is undoubtedly dull among the British
brewers. But IL has been worse with
the hop growers who have been obliged
10 sell their hops anywhere from two
to eight cents pound without MAXI
ing a cent of profit.
Root up the American hop yards In
the New York Times idea, so that moro
land can be devoted to other crops OF
which we have n surplus, and which ara
rot paying farmers enough for taxes.
The condition Of the hop market wa
well illustrated by the Journal of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin, on the
same day that the New York Times
gave its kick at American hop farmcrss
ss follows:
'Prices (of hops) are still depressed
and the prospects arc unsatisfactory
This meant "unsatlsfactory" to the
farmers who held hops. Having got
them down, the New York Times gave
them another kick. with sort of
''blarst you" expression, thinking how
satisfactory" the hop market news Of
the day would be to the British brew
ing syndicates.
We like to read the "high tariff alb
surdity" of the New York Times, be-
cause IL contains such n lot of low tariff.
| rot
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

"It's all wrong" said the old man
from the country. "Young men now
adays spend too much money on the
young women In whose eyes they arc
anxious to find favor. Courtship In al
togther too expensive"
"On the contrary" returned the man
of the world, at Ia comparatively
cheap"
Comparatively"
"Yes. it's lot cheaper and more sat
isfactory than paying alimony."-Chi-
cago Post.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

In 1890 the shipments of tin plate
from Swansea. Wales. to the United
States were 32i.l0o tons. In 1891 they
amounted 10 325. 143 tons. In 1895 they
were only 222.oo1 tons, a falling of Of
100000 tons since the tin plate indus
try was established In this country by
the Mckinley protective tariff. Had
the Mckinley bill done nothing else for
the United States but build up this one
American industry II would merit oil
honor at the hands Of Americans.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
Ana she believed Him.

she--I don't see why you keep on
paying Is cents for cigars when you
can get one just as pretty for five cents.
He--I know they are just rs pretty.
but those fve-cent ones are cigars that
have soured. You wouln't buy sourcd
fruit just because II was cheaper,
would youP--Indianapolis Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
A oreat PolitIcnl Fnct.

"Grandma," asked Johnnie Charlie.
"are all presidential candidates musi-
cians?"
mot that / know Of" replied the old
lady. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh, because heard pa say that they
all had organs" was the response
Texas Sitter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Papa (busy with his accounts) -
wish you wouldn't read aloud. Rachel.
You disturb me.
Miss Rachel-This Is the morning
paper, papa. I'm reading Notes on
Society"
Papa-So am j. child, and I've got
some here that are awfully hard TO
collect.-Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
A Genuine blessing.

Green Ito Black. who is preparing
for continental trip)-How do you get
on with your language, old fellow?
Black-Capitally. Why, I've got so
far now that can think in French.
Greenwich, that's blessing, for
it's more than you could ever do In
English.-Tt-Bits
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Desire W.. Capacity.
Mr.. Callipers-What kind of boy
is Willie Wiggles?
Little Clarence-He Is liar, pa.
Mr.. Callipers-You shouldn't talk so
about one of your playmates. Clarence.
Little Clarence-Well he is, pal Why,
at tho church supper the other night,
when one of the ladies asked him IL
he had eaten all he wanted TO, he told
her: Eyes. ma'am," instead of saying
that he'd had all he could hold.-Truth.
Nodded with n Cast.
She wounded mems hearts In q way that
was strange:
Her method but few could descry.
The truth was she managed this wonderful
change
BY the cast In her beautiful eye.
IN. X. World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
Business IL business.

Hclen-IIaye you made leap-year
proposal TO Jack yet?
Ethel-Yes. indeed.
Helen--What did he say?
Ethel--He sent me beautiful print
ed circular saying that he reserved the
right 10 reject any and all bids. -
Judge.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

There was Kiri In our town
And she was wondrous WISE
She kissed n man with a week old beard
And scratched out both her eyes.
And when she saw her eyes were out.
IL gave her 40 great pain;
She went and looked for another man
To scratch them IN again.
San Francisco Wasp.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

She was ''swagger' and bold. she was
hearticss and cold.
An Amazon. body and mind.
He white-iivered youth. fuzzy-lipped and
uncouth.
or the goody-good. mammals boy" kind.
She was laying her plan 10 annihilate man
And build n new world. but one day
He said: "Will you wed?' and she pill
lowed her head
On his vest In the oid-fashioned way.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Mr.. Wynham-Do you like the young
man who IL paying attention 10 your
daughter Mary?
Mr.. Warrington - What difference
does thnt makc2 Mary does.--south-
bridge (dass.) journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

"Er--l suppose, doctor, there II some
chance of saving him?'
Absolutely none; he will die wheth-
er operated upon OF not
swell. what are you doing IL for
then7"
-For s35o."-Life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Agitnted Young Bridegroom Gimme
diately after the ceremony)-Serena.
shall shall I--shall we-shall we
kiss2
Self-Posscsscd Bride Qt being her
third experience)--It Il nay usual GUS
tom. William.--Bcl Air Democrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

IL Ia evident. from recent trade fall
ure announcements, that people with
low wages, OF no wages. are unable TO
afford the luxury Of pinnos.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

what IL the amount Of the poll-tax.
John2" asked Mrs. Cawker.
Zone dollar" replied Mr.. Cawker.
"Whcn we women get the ballot
we shall mark IL down TO % cents."--
Harper's Bazaar.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
THOSE "oooo TIMES" AGAIN.
The Kind That tho Gorman Tariff IL Re-
sponsibIs For.

sponsible For.
We are indebted to Dun's Review.
February s. for the following remark
able exhibit of the "good times" that
the German tariff Is bringing TO Amer
lean manufacturing industries, and. in
cidentally. to American labor employed
therein:
JANUARY FAILURES OF MANUFACTURERS.
January. 1896. January. 1895
Liabfli- Iiabils-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

81 don't know" muttered Rivers,
picking himself up from the sidewalk
and moving on with a perceptible limp.
whether there is any such thing as n
bicycle face or not. but am thoroughly
convinced of the existence OF the phe-
nomenon known as the banana skim
Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

The official record of the entire II
months of the German tariff shows q
deficiency of s74.104,2 oe. The details
are M follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28
Total man'rg. .gls ss.5s5.6s5 assT ss.scs,so

Total manfg..JlS so.oo0,oso loi DO
In only two of the above industries
were January failures less than year
ago One of these, cotton manufac-
turing. broke the February record.
These are "the cheering facts" Why
not make the country ring with the
announcement of these statistics"
through the untruthful columns of
democratic papers?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

A FAMINE IN THE LAND.

I. X. = Famine of Statesmen I'm the Dom
ocrstio Ranks.
A Famine of Statcsmen.--N. Y. EvenS
ing Post, January rs. 1896.
OF course there's "a famine of states
men" in the democratic ranks after tho
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

Though life's Tight for daily bread.
This much all surely know:
IT'S not so hard TO get II N
You've only raised the dough.
IN. Y. World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

She--And what would you be now
II IL weren't for my money?
He--A bachelor.-Collier's Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28


Democratic Tariff.
Every American wage-earneT. whether
worker In a wooden mill or not, Is d.
rectly interested In the result Of last
years experience with free trnde In
wool. Precisely the same effect would
follow In other industries II the tariff
on the manufactured article were placed
on a. low an ad yalorcm basis as IL has
been in the case Of wooden goods. Hence
u In the earnest duty of every wage
Garner 10 study the following state
ment Of our imports Of foreign woolens
during the four years of Mckinley pro-
lection to wool and one year of free
trade In that raw material:
IMPORTS OF WOODEN MANUFACTURER.
CALENDAR YEAR. Value.
.csA ssss.-sss....s...s..sss ~. vlvt4o
tsSe .....sssss..........s Aluminium. Wsoib 80
100 ..sss-s.sss... ....s.s............ ~. ztty1
Ao~s lo,ootzls
Protection average. SIS. 654 52s
1b95......... 60. 254,3 l1
Free trade Increase. so. sss. SIS
ioss 10 labor rs. zee GOT