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Bryan on Pensions.

Mr.. Bryan's utterances about the sol
diers of the Civil War are worth repeat
ing. Mr.. Bryan, as editor of the Omaha
World Herald, passed this Nov. 1S, 1892:
"The next session of Congress will
have to wrestle with one deficiency of
$36, 100000 This is on account Of PEN
s,ions. The appropriation for next year
must; be not less than $150,0p0, 600. 1t is
therefore easy arithmetic to perceive that
the appropriation that Congress must
make must. aggregate not less than $780,
100000. TlHis tremendous sum would
in itself be enough to run a reasonable
government. oipe would not complain
if 1t were an honest debt, but large pro-
portion is not debit because it was new
er earned by any asft. of patriotism or or
heroic service. The government is held
up and despoiled of no mean portion of
this and it seems helplesss to defend it
self. One cannot help beiIng. curious to
know how many more years itSWill take
to exhaust the generation which, feels
itself injured by the war. 1t is safe to
say that never did a generation display
such remarkable longevity"
Isn't it about time that Mr.. Bryan waNs
attacking the Spanish war pensioners?
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CHAPTER Nv.
Cynthia Grows SlSeptical.

Two or three days had passed by, and
the report had been confirmed that Will
lam Mckinley, of Ohio, was to be the
next President of the United States.
Political Simon was able to be "up
and around" as Cynthia expressed it,
though his face was slightly disfigured.
He had stayed away from Boonsville
quite while, it seemed to the people
of the town.
pa" said Jimmie, off you stay at
home much longer people will think
you're ashamed of your face"
"Well, I'm not, my son. Many mar
tyr before me has worn a disfigured
countenance."
''Then you'd better get n move on
you and go down town and pay up
what you bet on Bryan"
"Simon," said Cynthia, "did you bet
on Bryan?"
mot much, Cynthia, but still we shall
feel the loss Of 1t now."
"Well, l am surprised" said Cynthia,
In astonishment. How much did you
bet?'
"Twenty dollars, the money I got for
the old, speckled cow, but you see ex-
pected to get forty dollars back, or two
cows for one."
II hope, Simon, that you have learned
a lesson. Went and took the last dol.
lar we had and fooled it away. What
would you think if l had done such a
thing as that?"
''It wouldn't have been very proper
in a woman, but men, who are sup.
posed to know about such things, often
make piles of money this way"
'Yes, you tell how much you have
made" Cynthia said sarcastically.
Cynthia! Don't be unreasonable
half of the bets made have been won
I just happened to be unlucky, but moi
much more unlucky, after all, than any
one else. McKinley's election will be q
detriment to all laboring classes, and
in regard TO his victory, we may as well
all be considered unlucky."
Simon, they say down in Boonsville
hogs have gone up 10 cents hundred
since last Tuesday election day., and
corr 2 cents bushel, and they say
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"DEAR BOY" 6
Ny Dear Boy:

My Dear Boy:
that "The Filipinos ought to have their
liberty and United States soldiers ought
to be in better business than making war
on an innocent people and strangling the
life out Of new republic"
Since Mr.. Skinner has put in q nutshell
the substance of Mr.. Bryan's speech, l
shall dispose of Mr.. Bryan and the whole
anti-imperialist crew in answering Mr..
Skinner. / know that you have but little
time to read and shall use the fewest
words possible, as l shall endeavor to
give you a clear, intelligent view of the
situation over in our new possessions.
l. Our soldiers are not strangling the
life out of new republic, for the very
good reason that there never was any
republic in the Philippines. A republic
is government by the people through
their chosen representatives. The people
of the Philippines never were consulted
about the so-called Filipino Republic.
Its head was tricky young Tagalog
named Aguinaldo, who proclaimed him
self dictator and endeavored to make
himself so by force of arms. Republics
are not governed by dictator. The form
of government which took the place of a
constitution in the so-called republic was
lengthy personal decree of Aguinaldo
himself 1t was not republic but a
despotism which he sought to establish.
The people Of the Philippine Islands are
made up of many different tribes, Negri-
tos, Tagalogs, Moros, Visayans, and more
than fifty others. These tribes are sep
arate in blood, sympathies, and to large
extent in language. In addition to them
there are thousands Of Spaniards, Ger
mans, Americans, and people of other ma
tions who are resident there, and whose
persons and property are to be protect
ed. In addition to all these are large
numbers Of Mestizos, people whose moth
ers were native Filipinos, but whose faith
ers were japanese, Chinese or Spaniards.
There is no probability that one-half
or one-third of all these vast numbers of
people would consent to be governed by
Aguinaldo and the Tagalog tribe which
he represents. Many of them would GER
tainly fight against it. The abandon
ment of the islands by the United States
army would mean, not liberty to the peo-
pie, but war among themselves, result
ing in either despotism or anarchy.
Q. The United States has never made
war upon the Filipinos. We have not
even been engaged in war, offensive or
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FARMER BRYANS NIGHTMARES
HUGO DENKENS PRUCT.
A Wisconsin Farmer and Ex-Justice
of the Peace to His Nephew.

Yes, Jonathan, that Indianapolis
speech as you say, is very fine and lots
Of it. Mr.. Bryan is schmart man
enough, but l kvit him for the sake of
his sixteen to one" humbug, and the
demonstration at Indianapolis makes me
kvit him more. He says he was right
then and the people wrong, and that lie
is right now and the good people must
now apologize by electing him President.
The other fellows in the convention ut
Kansas City have not so much faith, but
they have hopes, so they compromise
with Mr.. Bryan and raise a crop of ca
lamity imperialism mixed with the six
teen to one" old seed, saying to them
selves, "Where one don't grow the other
will"
Did you ever try to drive in the barn
with your hay-load too big on one side
too much haw on one side and too much
wheels on the other? Yes, you did; and
you didn't say, "Uncle Hugo, we needn't
unload, all we do is to back out and
paramount another big lot of hay on the
other side; then we drive in the barn all
right"
l will tell you little true story which
reminds me of this loading up at Kansas
City with the reafiirmation business and
the paramount imperialism" on the top.
GERMAN INDEPENDENCE.
A very nice talking man called on my
father one day to enkvire for sheep and
calves to buy. They soon struck a bar
gain in which he was to pay twenty dol
lars for two calves and six sheep. That
was before greenbacks. He offered my
father a twenty dollar bill, but as he was
afraid of wild cat money" (there was
plenty of it in those days. my father said
he wanted hard money. After much nice
talk from the man my father said: mo,
rather have the sheep and calves"
Then the man went on with his fine talk
and complimented the Germans, saying
pleasant things about the German indc-
pendence of character"
So they were about to part on friendly
terms when the dealer took an awful
kvick fancy to one of our horses. Pretty
soon bargain was struck for one han
dred dollars. When the buyer came to
\pay, however, he pulled out eighty dol
lars in silver and gold and that same
twenty dollar bill. Then there was talk
till Jyou couldn't rest, but my father said
at last: mo, l rather have the horse"
T|he stranger answered.: "Well, 1 give
you my note for the bin," but my father
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defensive, against the Filipinos as a peo-
millions Of people and two millions Of
men capable Of bearing arms. If they
were united in war against us, the little
army which we have there would scarce
ly be a circumstance in their way. But
the majority of the Filipinos are quiet,
docile people, not disposed to fight and
not engaged in the insurrection now prac-
tically quelled. Aguinaldo had compar-
atively few supporters outside Of his own
tribe, the Tagalogs, who comprise prob
ably one-tenth of the whole mass of Fill
pinos. He, in his mad effort for abso-
lutte rule, attacked the forces of the Unit
ed States, and we were compelled to quell
the insurrection.
3. The United States troops are in the
Philippines for the protection of the peo-
pie from murder, rapine and misrule, and
for the preservation Of law, order and
property rights. For many years there
have been robber bands in the mountains
who would from time to time light down
upon the villages and rob and murder the
people. The Spaniards paid no attention
to the interior, but protected only the
coast. Last spring one of these bands
attacked a Filipino village and, in addi-
tion to the robbery and killing, carried
away thirty Filipino women to the hills.
Two companies of United States soldiers
pursued them, attacked and dispersed the
band and restored the women to their
friends. We are bringing to these islands
true liberty, Liberty protected by law"
4. The possession and control Of these
islands came to us providentially, unex-
pectedly and unsought. They are ours
by treaty, and a treaty which Mr.. Bry-
an approved. We are responsible to the
nations of the earth and to the Judge
of all the earth for their care. We ac-
cept the responsibility in the fear of God
and the love Of humanity. I may not live
to see it, my boy, but if you live twenty
years you will see the most marvellous
development in the worlds history in the
Philippines. Good roads, good schools,
the development Of agriculture, manufac-
lures and mining, the introduction of
American push and energy among the
people, railroads. and hundred other
means of transformation. You will see
there twenty millions of contented and
prosperous people who will rejoice in
their liberty and their privileges and be
proud of their relations to the greatest
of all nations, the United States of Amer
lea. And then, my boy, every Democrat
In America will swear that he always
was in favor of that thing and that he
was ever an expansionist of the first
water. YOUR FATHER.
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replied: mo, money not good enough to
buy sheep won't buy horse; perhaps you
pay your note with such bill"
Well, Jonathan, think of that cattle
dealer whom read what Mr.. Bryan says
of the independence of the German vot-
ers in his recent speeches, and especially
when his subject is sixteen to one" and
the sturdy independence of the German
voters.
COUSIN GERTRUDES YOUNG
MAN.
Perhaps you don't remember, Jonathan,
when your cousin, my Gertrude, used to
have calls from dandy young man. He
sometimes sent her fine roses by his little
brother from the village. 1 got suspi-
cious of that young san, Jonathan, and
by and by he stoppeq all at once coming
to see Gertrude. You want to know
why, Jonathan? Because one day he
was driving by, down the road, and said
very kindly and sociable like to him:
my young friend, l guess you needn't
trouble to bring or send any more roses
to Gertrude because she says she likes
'em fresher than when you send 'em-
she has permission to help herself"
You see, watch that young man when
he goes home late one early morning, and
l saw him steal my roses on the way out
of the front lot, and in the evening next
following he sent 'em to Gertrude. If
he only keeps the roses for his partikler
friends in the village it wouldn't so much
matter; but when he steals them to make
himself solid with my little Gertrude, he
reminds me of Bryan quoting from Abe
Lincoln's speeches to try to make the peo-
Pile think how much his party loves the
people-when all the time before, the
Democrats had no use for Mr.. Lincoln.
Lincoln was a great Republican, whom
to love is fashionable, even with Demo-
Gratis now. But when their great man,
Mr.. Bryan, offers Republican voters
roses out of Lincolns garden they nat
urally feel like Gertrude-they like 'em
fresher, and they have permission to help
themselves.
ANnEDCnN
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A STORY OF COUNTRY LIF
CHAPTER III.-(Continued.)


Winnie walked in by her fathers bed
side.
"Vinnie," he said, 81 don't want you
to ever speak to a Harrington again
as long as you live. You will probably
meet him at school this morning, but
l don't want you to ever speak to him.
l want him to know that you uphold
me in the fight with his father. Do you
hear what say?" But before she an
swered the patter of horses feet and
the shouting Of mems voices were
heard.
"Hurrah for Mckinley, the next Pres
idept of the United States!' rang out
upon the morning air.
''What's that they're shouting? I do
wonder If Mckinley is elected" said
Simon.
''It may be so," said Cynthia, "but
don't worry about it, Simon. l guess
if we work hard we can keep our souls
and bodies together, if he is elected"
Just then their neighbor, Mr.. Blank,
appeared at the door to find out how
Simon was feeling, and to bring the
glad news that Winnie was elected.
"Who's to be President?" quickly in
quired Simon.
Mckinley" he said.
81 don't see how it could be possible, -
said Simon. providence has always
been on the side of right in the affairs
of this nation"
$50 it has, Simon, and 1t has not yet
forsaken u.s."
you'll repent a thousand times of the
way you cast your ballot before anoth-
er four years of hard times rolls
around" said Simon, who knew Blank
was Republican.
Just then Johnny came in crying.
"What's the matter?" said Jimmie.
"That Reynolds boy was just goin'
by, and he said Mckinley was elected,
and that it served my pa right to get
licked. l wish I'd have licked him
ooo-hoo!"
"Well, why didn't your
"He's bigger than 1 am," Johnny
whined.
"Ohoy said Jimmie, laughing. That
don't make any diff. Old man Harring-
ton amt near so big as pa, but he licked
him just the same"
Jimmie" said his father, "march
out Of here, just as quick as ever you
can; do you hear?"
Cant we have any more pie and
cake to eat, ma, If McKinley's elected?"
he added, as he proceeded to obey his
father.
"No, darling. We shall have to live
very economical"
Winnie now started to school, and
Jimmie watched her as she walked
away.
"'Pon my word, pa, If Glen Har-
rington hain't come to meet her. Here
he is now, and he's congratulating her
for defeatin' him. Listen" he said to
Johnnie. "Vinnie is telling him that
she is sorry she had to defeat him in
order to be Superintendent. BY golly!
If they hain't locked arms, and walk
ing to school together, when pa told
her not to even speak to him."
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WILLIAM E. ANDERSON
Gold supply Nearly Doubled.

Mr.. Bryan said in 1896, 1--WE want the
free coinage of silver because there is
not enough gold in the country to run
the finances" When he said this the
amount of gold In circulation was $49S,-
449,242. Since then the amount of gold
in the country has increaserd to $914,-
063, ,155 in May, 1900, and is almost dou-
bled. Is this ''enough" for Mr.. Bryan,
or has free silver some peculiar super
natural power over human aaffirs, that
Mr.. Bryan still insists On the Accent
dollar? A cloud with a silver lining"
still befogs bis brain. 4,..f
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that party have nothing in common, and
the history of my country shows that its
power and its croaking prophecies of evil
have been disregarded, defed and spurn-
ed by the chivalrous spirit Of Anglo
Saxon blood, manifest destiny, American
progress or whatever you may choose to
call it.-Daniel w. Voorhees, of Indiana,
Democrat, at Washington, d. c., Feb.
Ia, 1850.
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While wish Mr.. Bryan no i'll fortune,
/ deem his election as President would
be a misfortune to him and to the coun-
try under present conditions. If elected
he would have such a heterogeneous
massAof discordant Democrats, Populists,
free silverites, greenbackers, anti-expan-
sionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied do
nothings to contend with that no harmo-
nious or settled policy, legislative or ad-
ministrative, could be established.-C
Geo. w. Warder, Kansas City, Mo-, a
Democrat who voted for Bryan in 1896.
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Imperialism is no issue at all. There
is only one issue in this campaign, and
that concerns the business interests--the
pocketbook issue. While the people are
threatened with another financial panic
and business depression their thoughts
are not going to be concentrated on any
cry of imperialism. tits folly to assert
that a little war over in the Philippine
Islands is of more Importance to the peo-
pie of the United States than their indi-
vidual and collective interests at home,
There is nothing like Imperialism in the
policy of any political party in this coun-
try, and, therefore, it is an impossible is
sue.-Dr. George l.. Miller of Omaha, a
sound money Democrat.
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railroad building Is Active.

We built 800 miles of railroad in the
United States in the year ending June 80,
1900. We built 1850 miles in the year
ending June 80, 1895, when free trade
had its disastrous trial. -. go ~,
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Our Foreign Trade in Corn,

Total exports of corn to all foreign
countries were, in 1906, 99,092, 1876 bush
els; in 1899. 174,080,094 bushels. The
following shows the value of the exports
of beef and hog products in 1896 and in
1899:
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Whoever attempts under whatever pop
ular cry to shake the stability of the pub
lie currency and bring on distress in
money matters, stabs your interest and
your happiness to the heart-Daniel
Webster, in the Senate Jan. 81, 1884.
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To China, Japan, Asiatic Russia, Aus
tralia, Hawaii. and the Philippine Isl
ands, exports Of the following two corn
derived products were in 1890 and 1899
respectively in value:
1899. 1890.
Provisions .S906,7T5 S51S, 100
Fertilizers .......... 736,531 114,9S9
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"Militarism," "Imperalism," are terms
forms to scare the people and catch
votes. They are weapons-utterly
groundless ones of the most demagogic
import-used to stir the people which no
well-balanced statesman or newspaper
will use. There is no more danger Of
either condition in this great intelligent
severity million freemen and great aggre-
cation of States fortified by those States
rights recognized by our constitution and
sustained by our courts, than there is of
England becoming an absolute despotism.
Canton (Miss.) Times, Dem.
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We alK know that there has ever been
a party in this government since its foun-
dations were first laid at Bunker Hill
and Yorktown, opposed to our territorial
expansion and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. With
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All the incidents Of the past prove that
the army will never have the disposition
to jeopardize the free institutions of the
country. Our nation would be safe in
deed for all time, did the mass of its cit
liens place upon its institutions the same
intelligent appreciation as that in which
they are held by the army, and were
honor integrity and respect for the laws
as much the rule among the people as
they are in the army, which has given too
many proofs of heroism, of integrity, of
devotion to the country, to be regarded
as a source of danger. On the contrary
he who understands its history must re-
gard it with pride and satisfaction as one
of the chief ornaments of the nation as
a school wherein are taught and prac-
ticed the virtues of valor, self-denial,
obedience and patriotism, and as an in
stitution which has never called the blush
81 shame to the face of an American
George B. Mcclellan, Democrat, and
nominee for the presidency in 1864.
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There are 0,000 people connected with
the glass business in Indiana alone and
their votes will make the State go for
Mckinley. We are only protecting our
interests. Our wages have been raised
is per cent in the past two years, 8 per
cent last year and { per cent this year,
just restoring the cut that was made un-
der the Democratic administration in
1993.-William Peck, Glass Workers
Union.
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The Republican party in Wyoming is
in excellent shape. The State is quite
prosperous. This is particularly true of
the wool industry, which has been stim-
ulated by the tariff and the general bus
iness revival throughout the country.
The wool growers all realize that their
future depends largely on the continu-
alton of the prosperity which now pre-
walls and believe that they, to man,
will support Mckinley. Our people are
paying little attention to the so-called
imperialism, but are content to think Sc
r~usly of the financial and tariff ques-
tiShs. Wyoming will give handsome
majority for Mckinley and Roosevelt
Il A Slack. CHEYENNE. Wyo.
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Bryan's name is household word in
every Philippine hut. They are thor
oughly familiar with his anti-eXpansion
views, and in him think they see their
"deliverer." His nomination and candi-
dacy alone mean the loss of much prop
erty and many lives, for it will infuse
new life into the insurgent cause and
cause them to break out anew.-R. NJ.
Shearer, Inspector of Customs, Mauban,
p. r.
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$496 20
Council Proceedings.

The village counsel met in regular
session Friday evening. All men,
bers present except Councilman Goff.
Minutes of last meeting read aud ap
proved. Bills allowed. Petition
was presented for putting in water
main from the Intersection of 10th
street and 7th avenue, down 7th av.
enue TO 11th street then TO 9th avenre
then down 18th street. The prayer
was granted. Water works Question
was discussed but no action taken.
The south end of 10th street sewer
will be extended few hundred feet.
Policemen were authorized to order
what articles they needed to protect
themselves, the public and handle
all kinds of people. II was decided
to enforce the fire limit ordinance. It
was thought best to publish notice
to bicycle riders to comply with or.
dinance regard riding on sidewalks
complaints being made to members
Of the council. =>
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Org.

Little Arthur King was taken very
sick on Wednesday evening and DR..
Petit was called from Rushmore TO
see him. He seems to be improving
now.
The rail saw arrived in Org, on
Wednesday morning for three
months work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lore's little boy,
Howard, has been quite sick for sew.
eral days, but is reported to be i'm.
proving.
John Oliverson il at work at the
rail saw.
Quite number of farmers deliv.
cred hogs here on Thursday to A
Obermsn.
Org is not to have a school house
: Miss Martha johnson returned
home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. johnson has quite q numbe,
Of borders. Several are also board
ing at Chas. King's. .... ...,......... -.
Gardening and house cleaning an
Ill the go.
w. E. Deyoe 10 dring new team
Mr. Fletcher of Sioux Falls was q
business caller on Wednesday.
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Barn Struck and Two Horses
.S r.. Killed. 81

Thursday evening about eight
O'Clock, during the heavy rain storm
lightning struck the barn of j. D.
Pratt in the north part Of town and
killed two horses out of five that
were in the barn. ...:.. r. ~ Z
The bolt struck about the middle
Of the ridge pole running along .
rafter, which was shattered all 70
pieces, took a course down a stud.
ding in front of the horses. Nj.
Thurston's horse was struck n tte
head, burning quite spot, then ran
down the head and down one leg
burning the hair 90 the streak could
be followed. Thsre were three of
Mr.. Thurston's horses standing to-
gether; one was found lying down at
the time the dead one was discover
ed. This one and the other one are
both deaf. - =
Geo. Lewis had a team in another
stall and one OF these was killed.
No marks were found where the
lightning struck it. There vas no
fire set.
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Married..

Jas. H. RAIDER and Hattie Barry,
Thursday, April 18th, Rev. Carl a.
Anderson officiating.
The ceremony occurred in the ev-
ening at the parsonage.
The bride parents reside in Green
view, III. She arrived here Thurs
day afternoon from Iowa. The groom
has been here Z short time and Is en-.
.ployed a. painter with A. j. Kannal.
They will occupy rooms II The
Brown building opposite Harry
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