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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

century, but that thing happened out
in Colorado the other day.
| According to the revised figures OF
Ellis H. Roberts, United States treas
| urer, there has been added to the vol
ume of money during the last year
$50 100000 of gold, $29,415000 of sill
yer, making an addition to the cur
rency of 500, AIS, 900, besides the enor-
nous increase of national bank notes.
Still Wall street bowls for more
| money
All Europe is pokipg fun at the
trusts. Leroy Beaulieu, the French
economist, in a recent article in a re-
view, speaks of them as follows: 1T
can hardly be doubted that the result
will be a resounding crash in good
part Of the trusts. They are mere
excrescences on body in an excess OF
health, and Europe troubles it's mind
entirely too much with what they may
hereafter do. The truth is, they do
rot play, meyer have played, and in
our opinion never in the near future
will play, any such role in the devel-
opment of American industry as is
popularity ascribed to them. With a
few exceptionsLthOse comprising COM
panies, like the standard Oil, which
deal with quasi-natural monopolies-
they are ephemeral organizations,
founded on shocking abuse of paper
credit, with feeble power for resist
ance in adversely, and with creative
force much more apparent than real"
1t seems that some of the dailies are
getting tired Of the talk of republican
leaders who continue to chatter about
our duties obligations" and IRE
sponsibilities" to the residents of the
Philippine islands, and have the inn
pudence to ask what those duties, OBJ,
legations and responsibilities are. So
far, however, it has been impossible
to get any of the imperialist statesmen
to even attempt to describe them.
The Panama canal treaty is dead and
the Colombian government shows no
signs Of making All attempt to nego-
tate another. The readers of The In
dependent will remember what it has
said in regard to an isthmian canal
ever since the matter came before con-
gress. The way to get an isthmian
canal is for the government to take
over the railroads. AS long as the
railroads dominate congress there will
be no isthmian canal.
Macedonia continues to he the most
miserable place in all the world. There
is more sorrow, suffering and death
there than anywhere else. Think of
imperial Macedonia when its king
wept because there we're no more
worlds to conquer. Imperialism has
its punishments, though centuries may
elapse before they are administered.
When the phalanxes of Alexander
forced their way over all ASIA he lit
tie thought that the day would come
when the hordes of Asia would devas-
tate, burn and murder over the whole
face Of his own land.
Henry d. Lloyd, an able writer and
for long time an active worker In
the peoples party, is dead He was the
author of many works, all advocating
the principles of populism. His visit
to New Zealand resulted in the volume,
"a Country Without Strikes" He
was man of most lovable character,
and the editor of The Independent, al
though he has me- Mr.. Lloyd but a /
few times, with thousands of others,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

will mourn his death as that of per-
sonal friend. Mr.. Lloyd was man Of
considerable wealth, but he devoted
i and his time to the cause of the
common people.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

century, but that thing happened out
in Colorado the other day.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE & BUCHANAN CO., LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS, SO. OMAHA,
NEH

Cattle receipts are again liberal here
|'contrary to the expectations encour-
aged by heavy run and bad market
last week. Fat cattle prices arc a lit
tie lower and feeders from 20 to 30c
lower than week ago, except on the
heavy ones. Prospects are good for
the corn crop and the feeder market
cannot go much lower. Now is the
time to buy feeders.
We quote choice corn-fed steers $5.25
to $5.4O, fair to good $4.75 to $500,
heavy western beef steers $3.75 to
$500. Choice high grade three year
Odds $3.50 to $3.75, younger, high grade
$o.15 to $3.45, common down to $2.15.
Cow stuff still low. Best $3.50 to $500,
stock heifers $z.z5 to 500. Steer
calves $500 to $4.00, veal $500 to $500.
Grass bulls $500 to $275.
Sheep receipts liberal and the mar
ket slow and 20 to Csc lower than a
week ago on fat kinds, but about stea-
dy on feeders: We quote as follows:
Killers. Feeders.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

The other night the lights burned In
the office of j. Pierpont Morgan, at
Broad and Wall streets, until after I
o'clock. Behind the drawn curtains
could be seen the silhouettes Of several
persons. A policeman guarded the
front entrance and carriage stood
solitary and alone near by. There
was evidently long conference being
held Nevertheless the next day steel
stock showed a new low record.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

Things keep happening in this coun-
try that never happened before. A
civil court in which half a company of
soldiers with bayonets fixed, standing
around a judge who was to render a
decision in habeas corpus case, has
not been seen even in Europe for a
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

The military satrap out in Colorado
who filled the court room with soldiers
and then marched away with his pris-
oners after the court had ordered their
release, thought better of it before the
next morning and released them. But
he has been making arbitrary arrests
ever since and at tn present time has
several of the citizens of Colorado
locked up in his "bHll pen"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01

What competition will do when con-
trasted with trust methods is shown
by the firm of Branch & Miller Co. of
Lincoln. This firm puts up combina-
tion grocery order including almost
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

which punctuate the holiday week, the
smart girl who has made her prepara-
lions ahead has provided one or two good
lace blouses, these to be worn with her
dressier separate skirts; or, If the lunch
con be of a more formal character, then
one Of the lighter weight voles or sicilien
mes will be in order, these being made
somewhat deliberately. The new printed
velvets. too. are to be much favored for
luncheon and afternoon gowns generally,
the metallic effects being especially well
liked by the younger portion of society.
But. after all. it is in her dinner and
evening party frocks that the Christmas
belle will look her very prettest and
brightest self; and now she has made a
new distinction in her frockS for wear
after dark in that she declares for long
sleeves In her dinner gowns. while those
for dancing and formal evening wear have
only half sleeves, or perhaps a drapery
from the shoulder, which will do duty for
| a sleeve.
And if the gown be of the 1880 period
which furnishes the inspiration for so
! many of the modes of the moment-there
must be a pair of real lace mitts Of a
length sufficient to met the sleeve, or
whatever fancy does duty for one. The
foreign fashion of wearing gloves for din
ner is one that has never obtained here
very much. but the quaint lace mitts have
been adopted for evening with a no.
ticeable degree of enthusiasm.
o. all the seasons fabrics, however. the
one that appeals most to the feminine
fancy is velvet. And such a variety of
velvets as this season has brought forth
! There is the thick. heavy pile velvet,
which, however, comes to us now with a
Inousseline finish and is just about the
same fabric that Paris raves over as We
lours souple. The chiffon vevets, with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
COLLEGE UNJUsTLY BLAMED

The public has a misleading way OF
confusing faults of temperament and
training and charging them indiscrimin-
ately to the college account. Somebody
knows of college girl who comes home
and makes life miserable for her much
enduring family, says Good Housekeeping.
She turns established customs topsy
turvy, rides over her mother, frowns down
her father. patronizes the children and
renders herself generally disagreeable
The college type declares the critic,
with pursed lips. She never happens to
remember that her daughter called this
particular girl "bossy'' in her llindergar-
ten days, nor to reflect that II she had
stayed at home, she would have reformed
not only the household, perhaps, but the
womans club. the church and town as
we'll. Much of the criticism directed
against the col eye girl is of the same sort.
Some one meets serious young graduate
who wishes to talk Plato at an afternoon
tea and Immediately labels her the typi-
cal college girl, tho even before she went
to col eye she used to discuss the state OF
her soul between dances.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

- HE Christmas belle is one Of the
newest addition to our ca .endar
of fascinating girls, and coming
"a as she does at the close of the
year she seems to have taken to
herself all Of the destinations of all Of the
girls who have preceded her in our affec-
tons OF course, as she is girl who loves
parties and making and jolity gen
orally. there is sure to be place for her
in all Of the holiday festivities, and since
she IS mindful of her supremacy she Is not
going to leave any means untried to MAIN
tain it. Naturally she depends more than
a little upon her pretty frocks and frils
and accessories generally to aid her in her
campaign, and such small accomplish
ments as she may possess she does not
neglect to rub up so that she may do her
share Of the Christmas entertaining, and
add to her popularity as belle.
OF course, house parties whether they
consist of friends or of relatives exclu-
sively. are coming to be one of the recog-
nized ways of spending the Christmas
holidays, and every girl who is lucky
enough to receive an invitation, whether
to the city or the country, hastcns to
accept. .-'
A glimpse at her preparations dscloses
the fact that she includes a smart tailor
! made costume for morning wear, this with
tie skirt to clear the ground all around
For wear with the simple morning tailor
made there are some very fetching blouses
in the new silk flannel, soielaine, ma
terial which has all the softness of the
one and the warmth of the other, and in
the more delicate tints. when finished with
the Bulgarian enbroideries, they take on
an air of expensive smartness which is
| fiatteringly deceptive.
| OF course. for the many luncheons
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
MONUMENT. AT PORTLAND
TO COMMEMORATE SACAIAWEA
Author of THE Conquest Head of Association Do Honor the
Memory Expedition

Fourth-She procured for them food and horses
when destitute of both
Fifth-She saved their Journals and valuable
papers at the risk of her own life.
SiXth-She was the only one of the party who
received no pecuniary compensation for her
seventh--While enduring hardshins and suffer:
ing she administered to the necessities OF
Eighth-she welcomed with intelligent appre
citation the civilization OF the white race.
Ninth-Over million dollars will be spent
in hOnOring the memory of the heroes of the
Lewis and Clark Iarty and not a cent of 1t
has been appropriated to the only heroine.
cross the Rocky mountains and carry her baby
into the Oregon country.
Sacajawea was found by the explorers
during their winter camp among the Man
dams. She was captive in the tribe and.
altho but 16 years old, was the slave wife
of a. French halfbreed interpreter. Char
bonneau, whom the explorers engaged to
go with them. When the expedition moved
west the Bird Woman. as her name is in
terpreted, accompanied it,, bearing on ner
back her tiny pappoose. She soon showed
herself remarkably efficient, intelligent
and deeply interested in the success of the
expedition, whose import she seemed to
grasp.
When the party arrived at the gate of
the mountain and was obliged to abandon
the canoes, they could get no horses, for
the Indians fled from them. Sacajawea
efforts the Indians were brought back. At
a council she discovered her brother and a
firm friendship was established that re-
suited in the expedition being passed along
west from tribe to tribe. She not only
rendered countless active services, but the
presence of a squaw and pappoose reas.
sured the timid Indians.
. On the return Sacajaweas wonderful
homing instincts and keen observation en-
abled her to find the way when the party
gave itself up as utterly lost.
1t is a. humiliating side of the picture
to learn that this brave, patient. faithful
woman received no compensation for her
aid, not even her freedom and that she
was left to struggle on hopelessly in he1
hard lot when she had shown such APP
probation and power of assimilation OF
civilization. There is but one record OF
her after the return OF the expedition. II
1911, Breckenridge. sailing up the Missouri
met her and found her still attempting te
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

salad forks until they were used at din
ner, and the new books were put around
on the tables as tho they had always
been there.
1.-The Grants are going to have an auc-
ton and everybody will be given ,,.ty
beans. and Mr.. Grant will sell the pack
uges all tied up as they do at the express
office. and you buy by intuition and get
fooled. Last year they had an imitation
express office in the library and sent no
tees out Of the arrival Of packages by
the younger members Of the family, and
had to be identified and all sorts Of things
before they could get their presents
A bran pie is a familiar substitute for
the tree. but a wooden shoe such as is
used by the children in Holland is some
thing newer. A big stocking from four tc
six feet long, decorated with holly anC
mistletoe, is sometimes more fun thar
the individual stockings. and verse may
be written and fastened to the toe an.
nouncing that Santa Claus tried co-opera
ton to save time. Individual Christmas
trees are borrowed from Germany, but a:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
A NEW CHRISTMAS GREEN
Holly
Bulky


f. b : e =
was almost unknown in the north but I
was reading yesterday that last year TO-
900, 900 leaves were shipped all over the
world from the mountains Of North and
South Carolina. The mountaineers gather
the leaves, sort them according to color,
and sell them to the packers, who in turn
distribute them thru Europe and Amer
lea"
THE galax wreaths are much hand
somer than those of holly and have the
extra merit of being uncommon, and you
know that means lot to some people.
The shades of bronze and green found in
the galax leaves give a beautiful variety
of color and when tied with the bow Of
red ribbon are as much handsomer than
holly as holly is more beautiful than
ground pine. Last year I carried a very
small stock of the leaves and sent to Chi
cago to fill orders, but this year there has
been such large request for them in adj
vance that I have enough to furnish a
couple for every Christmas package
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

W CONNECTION with the plans for
the Lewis and Clark centennial ex-
position at Portland there will be an
interesting and important csmmemo-
ration of the valuable services to that
famous expedition of woman, SacajaWea,
a Shoshone Indian. The commemoration
will take the form of providing monu-
ment which will be placed temporarily on
the exposition grounds and later find
permanent site in one of the parks.
The work of securing this monument is
being carried on by a special association
Of which Mrs. Eva Emery Dye is presi-
dent. This is peculiarly fitting. as it was
her narrative of Sacajawea's labors on the
expedition that first brought this worthy
heroine to popular notice. The picture
presented so attractively by Mrs. Dye in
her work Of fiction is fully confirmed in
all of it's details in the recital of the events
of the expedition found in the journal Of
Lewis and Clark the recent edition of
which was edited by Dr. J. X. Hosmer.
The association is Differed entirely by
Oregon women, with Mrs. Sarah A. Evans
of Oswego as secretary, but the member
ship of the association extends. to all of
the states traversed by the expedition.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Montana, Da-
kota. Nebraska. Utah and Colorado.
The plan proposed is to erect a bronze
statue of heroic size at a cost of not to
exceed $1,000. The sculptor selected is
Miss Alice Cooper of Denver. The, statue
will be the first erected to an Indian wo-
man, and. indeed. one of the few erected
to women in the United States The claim
Of the association that next to Jefferson,
who sent them, Sacajawea, who guided
them, deserves to be eulogized with Lewis
and Clark, is generally acknowledged by
historical students to be an altogether fair
and reasonable estimate Of the importance
of her services There is small question
that without her aid the expedition would
have failed.
The Sacajawea association has taken
It's motto from Virgil, 4Dux Femina Facti'
"a woman led the deed) and has forniu-
lated the following ten reasons why the
women of the northwest should erect this
statue:
Eirst-Sacajawea was the only woman to ac-
company the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Second-She was their guide and interpreter.
Third-she protected them when threatened
by hostile lndians.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

A Christmas tree is Jolly enough
IL ~ where there are plenty Of
~ small fry in the family" de-
a IA cared a rosy checked darnSel
on Nicollet avenue the other
day ''but where there are only grown-ups
to gather around the festive evergreen,
the gathering rather lacks novelty ! nave
adopted the suggestion of an eastern cous-
in for our tree, and every package on it
will be numbered AS the people gather
in the room each will be given a number
and will receive all of the packages bear
ing the corresponding figures. If there
are six parcels labeled IS. they will all
go to the one who holds the number. Those
parcels will be by no means suitable to
the holder of the number. and if she is
a girl and the gift should happen to be
a shaving mug, she will try and trade it
for something more appropriate. My
cousin said they had 4 jolly time at their
Christmas trading party, for as soon as
the owner of any article found that 1t was
wanted. the value advanced and some
times three of four packages had to be
traded to secure possession. Mollle had
to trade a paper cutter, a book and pair
of cuff buttons before she could call a
string of coral which just matched her
pink waist her own. The plan mas the
exceptional merit of leaving you with
lust what YOU want if you are a good
trader, and I think we will get lot of
sport out OF it.
I'VE tried something new last year.,
added a second rosy checked damsel'
whose arms were full of Christmas parcels
'"rhere was nothing on the tree but bags
of candy, and each bag contained note
that told the receiver that his gift was
hidden in certain place in the mouse
When we reached the designated spot
there was another notice directing US
farther. We forfeited piece OF candy
for every minute it took to find the gift
of haoS empty Wn6n We
at last unearthed it,
Over at Norrisses they gave their pres
ents as courses at breakfast. There were
small gifts in the followed orange skins
which were served before the real fruit
and the cereal dish was full of packages
underneath it's cover. Some of the pack
ages were jokes and some real gifts. and
they said they had lots of fun with them
Nell Smith said they put everything
where it would belong and let the recip-
lent find it. Her opal ring was in hel
ring tray until dinner time before -shs
saw it, and that cunning Japanese kimona
was hung up in her closet until she went
to bed. Her mother didn't receive the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

" T IS almost Impossible to slip a spray
j of holly in the Christmas packages
which must go by mail without break
- ing the berries and leaves and yet
parcel does not seem to carry the
Christmas message unless it has a bit of
greenery tucked in the knot Of red ribbon.
Last year few wise women used galaX
leaves. the beautiful waxey leaves which
come in bright green and deep bronze and
this year all of the Nicollet avenue florists
have provided generous supply Of the
new greenery. The leaves come in punches
of a dozen and cost but % cents a bunch
50 that they are not an expensive addition
to the package as two leaves, one in each
color, at the most are used.
''Calax is a hardy little perennial that
grows in the southern Appalachians and
no place else in the world" said one of
the florists Yesterday. TT has almost
taken the place of ivy with the florists, as
it is easier to handle and the leaves are
of a brighter color. Until 1890 the galax
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
THRIFT OF LABoRERs' WIVES
Woman's Journal.

However much truth may lie in the as
sertion that society women spend extrav-
agantly the money their husbands earn,
saving Is the peculiar province of labor
ers wives. Most OF the prosperity among
Individual Immigrants VINO rise to prop
erty may be traced TO the thrifty women
who manage their households and spend
their wages, says the springfield Repub
lican. 1t lis generally conceded by the
labOring men of foreign blood, in, practice
ii not in theory. Only shiftless or vicious
men fail TO bring their wages on pay day
TO their wives, handing over to this house
hold bank the entire amount and receiv-
ing back for personal use a regular sum
to be spent in tobacco and beer, while the
bulk OF the money is left wholly at the
feminine discretion; and only spendthrift
and vicious wives regard this arrangement
as other than q safe business one, to be
administered for the good of the family.
Always the thrifty householder plans
for the family's good; she saves for pur-
pose. The family must rise in the word
By the time she is middleaged she hopes
her children, hard-worked and hardly
treated now, will feel the benefit Of her
stinting and labor The Italian dreams
Of returning to Italy to abide in splendor
among less fortunate bide-at-homes; the
German and Hebrew plan to remain here
and own property, to buy the tenement
they now rent. or another a trifie better
to set up a business in a little shop, and
to have parlor furnished on the INSTALL
ment plan. And these things the hard
working man who has good wife accom-
plfshes. His children's children find life
easy, and are bored by their pleasures,
because of all this labor and self denial of
the immigrant laborer and his woman