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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
SOMETHING DOING

There is, after all, to be third par
ty in the field next year. For time
it looked as il the side issues had all
been abandoned, and the voters in 1904
would be called on to choose between
the two old organizations. The simple
question would be, Should the repub-
licans remain in power, upon the
promise to hold things level, or the
democrats be commissioned to set
things to right in their own way?
Some people hailed the prospect with
pleasure and thought it a good sign,
while others took the opposite view.
But the agitators for new things
have by no means been quieted They
are as vocal as ever, and, what is more
are now led by man who in the
matter of criticising established or
der, regardless of what that order may
be or where the responsibility may lie,
has no superior in our affairs. This
man Is ex-senator William V. Allen
of Nebraska, for a long time one of
Mr.. Eryan's lieutenants, and by long
odds his warmest eulogist. AS a
leader Mr.. Allen Is wholly unconven.
tjonal and knows not fatigue, and
there will be something doing wher-
ever his banner flies. Men who flock
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
THE OMAHA PLATFORM.

The pops got together in their con-
ference at Denver and fell back on
the Omaha platform as their rallying
point. They insist on money made by
the stamp Of the government legal
tender, no matter what the material,
gold, silver or paper; on governments
Continued on Page 14.)
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT

ton Of new party, although such a
course was strongly urged by Senator
Allen and others.-H. T. Wilson, in
Gage County Herald (pop), Beatrice,
Neb., July 81.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

The Semi Weekly Times-Democrat.
New Orleans, of the 31st, contained
the full Associated press reports
horribly mangled as to names, fea-
ture of the southern end of the Asso-
eiated press.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
list WHAT TT HAS.

That address to the people issued
from Denver, really seem to have the
ring of old-time populism.-Norfolk
(Neb.) News (rep.).
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

TO his standard will be assured of work
enough to satisfy the utmost cravings
Of their nature.
Does this movement argue that
these friends of Mr.. Bryan have no
hone of seeing him take independent
action next year, or are they encour-
eyed to feel that they are preparing
the way for him? Evidently they are
rot in the humor for another alliance
with the democracy. The rising tide
of what is termed Clevelandism Ill
that party shows them that their in
fluence has waned in that quarter.
And so they have either parted COM
pany with Mr.. Bryan and resigned
themselves to the feeling that he is
going his own gait regardless OF their
wishes, or else, expecting that in time
he, too, will reject the return OF the
eastern wing of the democracy to pow
CT, they are getting a following ready
for him.
The appeal of these men is made In
the name Of reform-a comprehensive
word. The trouble now is not the
low price of farm products, nor the
scarcity of money, nor the alleged
tyranny of the courts. But, as these
men read the story, the times general
" are out of joint, and new party
is necessary to hold the country to-
gether and save American institutions.
And so they respectfully offer their
services Washington Star.
Edward Clayson ST., editor OF The
Patriarch, Seattle, Wash, used the
Associated press dispatches contain
ing the address. He says editorially:
Eve view the name of United States
Senator Allen in the populist confer
ence with suspicion. He will have to
go on probation while longer in the
mind OF The Patriarch. Why? Cain
there be any doubt as to his populismg
Has Mr.. Clayson himself served s'If-
ficient "probation?"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
HENRI WATTERSON TICKLED.

HENRI WATTERSON TICKLED.
The two divisions or the popuiists
are now supposed to be united, and
their first act is to resolve that ex-
perience has demonstrated the flu
tility of any attempt to secure the en-
actment of our principles. either
through the republican or democratic
parties" wherefore the time has ar
rived when the united peoples party
should declare itself emphatically OPP
posed to any affiliation with either OF
these parties" The skies are bright
ening for the democratic party when
it has so far got back to it's old moor
i,.egsss that popalliisst tweedldee no lon
ger recognizes a democrat as tweedle-
charlottesville (Ky.) Courier Jour
nal.
Theodore P. Rynder, editor of the
Erie (Pa) Echo, printed the Asso-
ciated press report containing the ad-
dress.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
A RIGHT TO PROTEST.

Colonel Bryan's protest against the
pronunciamento of the reunited pop
ulists shows what kind of thanks the
populists have to expect for coming to
the rescue Of the democrats when the
latter were almost extinct as a party
in the western states. Had there been
no fusion in Nebraska the democratic
vote in 1896 and the years Immediate
ly succeeding would have been SO RI
diculously small as to put the selec-
ton of presidential candidate from
this state completely out of question.
Of the 10000 votes polled by Mr..
Bryan in Nebraska not over 10000
we're contributed by the democrats, yet
he intimates that the populists are the
debtors in the alliance. When the
populists go it alone, as they say they
will, the paucity of the democratic
following will be uncovered. Colonel
Bryan has right to PROFESSIONALISM
Bee (rep).
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

At the Denver conference of pop
ulists it was generally agreed to not
affiliate with any old party. The only
effect that agreement will have will
be to give certificate of character to
those professional reformers who
made anti-fusion an excuse to get
close to the overflow from Uncle Mark
Hanna's frying pan.-C. D. Casper, in
Butler County Press (dem.), David
City, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

Wahlquist Bros, in the Adams
County Democrat, Hastings. Neb., is
sue of the 31st, said: 'The effort to
unite all factions of the populists
seems to have been successful, in Dem
yer, this week. The conference was
Tot large, but enthusiastic. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted"
Quoting the address,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

The conference at Denver has been
held and the straight populists and
mid-roaders kissed and made up. A
manifesto has been issued to the peo-
Ile, but no action has been as yet de-
termined with regard to the forma-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
MIGHT YET ACCOMPLISH MUCH
GOOD"

A few of the old line pops met at
Denver last week and reaffirmed their
allegiance to the fundamental prin-
ciples." Many of the principles advo-
Gated by the porulists are now indorsed
by majority of the members of ev-
cry party. Among these might be
mentioned the election of United States
senator's by direct vote, municipal
ownership, against alien ownership Of
land, fallibility of courts, against the
substituting of foreign ships, postal
savings banks and reformation Of
tariff schedules. These are not all en-
bodied in laws and a reform party
might yet accomplish much good and
not necessarily entagonize the present
or any other edo right" administra
tion.-Dow Busenbark, in Eskridge
(Kas.) Star.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13
EVERYONE PLEASED"

Contrary to the popular impression,
the populist party is not dead. 1t SO
announced at Denver, adding that the
factions within the party had decided
to bury the hatches, sever relations
with the democrats, and renew their
fight on platform demanding the is
suance of all money by the govern
ment, government ownership Of rail-
ways, telephones, and 'telegraphs, and
9land for use rather than speculation
Everyone is pleased by the decision of
the united peoples party to flock by
itself. Democratic editors assure it
that it's determination inspires feel
ings of the profoundest gratitude,
while such republican comment as we
have been able to find on the Denver
pronunciamento expresses the COM
forting reflection that such strength
as the populists have will be drawn
from the democrats. But no one be-
lieves that it makes much difference
what the populists decide to do. They
no longer figure in the political equa-
tion.-Public Opinion (plutocrat), New
York.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

The Minneapolis Journals cartoon
list tried his hand at picturing "Har-
mony in the Populist Party" An old,
long whiskered farmer sitting on a
dry-goods box. bow in hand playing a
harmony" on his reform whiskers,
which he uses in place of a violin. The
music rack is labelled Omaha Plat
form" Hat, "Pop Party"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

The populists, at the conference in
Denver this week, resolved that al
factions within the party should "bury
the Ratchet" and present a united
front. james H. Barry, in The Star
San Francisco, Cal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03

gate clicks they come rushing around
from the back yard with wings out
stretched and Tapping, looking for
a fight. 1t is no use to say "Good
doggy, nice doggy" to them. They
cannot be fattered or eajoled. Eoral
suasion falls futile.
The average burglar who dears
about Huebner's geese win doubtless
be Of the idea that one has only to
say "shoo, chicky," to send them
scuttling. ANY burglar who knows
about geese win know better. A big
gray gander isn't afraid of anything.
These two win attack anything
that comes in the front gate with the
savageness of a bulldog. And they
are able to do about as much dam
age. They take flying leaps at the
intruder, beating him about the head
with their wings and punching him
in the face with their bills.
All the time they keep up such q
Kissing and honking that the noise
IS enough to scare away the stoutest-
hearted burglar.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
COVE Is VICTORIOUS.
'ew Obstacles Can Thwart Cupid's
Well-Laid Plans.
phonograph RAYS Important Part IN
the Romance Of MIR. ana Mrs.
Bush-Marrinse Service by
Telephone.

There are more ways than one of get
ting married, and that is said without
reference to the different customs pre-
vailing ia different countries. There
are more ways than one of getting
married in this country, where the ap-
pearance of bride and groom before a
minister or justice with a marriage Ii
cense is accepted as the proper way.
Accident has stepped in to prevent
some Of the weddh,ss in which the
persons chiefly concerned have refused
to be delayed by circumstances and the
marriage services have proceeded un-
der difficulties and in strange forms,
but still being marriage ceremonies.
OF all these, one Of the strangest is
that Of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Bush. They
were to meet in a city where the bride
had friends and were to be married
the following day. Both carried out
this part of the agreement, but two
days before that set for the ceremony
the bride was taken i'll with diphtheria.
The house of the friend with whom
she was stopping was Immediately
quarantined and the bridegroom was
refused entrance That looked like a
postponement of the wedding but the
bridegroom thought differently He
set his wits to work and hit upon
plan.
Two monographs were secured. So
were a marriage license and a minister.
Two cylinders were used. In one the
clergyman propounded the questions
to the bridegroom and the man gave
his answers. The other cylinder was
left untouched.
Both instruments then were taken to
the brides sick room by the nurse
They were placed on a table and the
wedding began. One phonograph
spoke the clergyman's questions, giT-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
FREE BED FOR CATS.
Endowed by a Servant Girl who
Died In philadelphia some
Years Ago.

In an animal hospital in Philadel-
phia there is a free bed for cats, en-
dowed by a servant, Ruth Darling, who
died in that city some years ago. She
had always liked animals, and the
Philadelphia Record says that during
her last illness she said to her employ
er:
81 have little money saved, sir. /
should like to do something with it for
cats. Cats have cruel, hard life. I'd
like to found bed in a hospital for
them, so that when the misera bic crea-
lures are sick they can be taken care
Of"
"Well, Ruth, the idea is a good one, "
said the woman's employer, "but such
a bed would cost money"
81 know it, sir, and I've got the mon
ey,m she returned. "Look, sirl" and
the young woman took from under her
pillow a handbook.
The book showed to her credit a sum
more than sufficient for the establish
ment of the bed And accordingly there
is now in the Maher Animal Hospital
a commodious iron cage with the in
scription, "The Ruth Darling Bed" on
It in gold letters.
Like a popular club, this bed has al
ways a waiting list, a long line OF
wretched and suffering cats waiting to
be treated without charge Last year
SO cats were cared for.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
GHOSTS LACK ORIGINALITY.
All sDooIks Have Fixed Habits ana
Adhere to Time-WOrn Ira
ditfOns.

When you read one of these sto-
ries you have read them ALL Al
though the behavior of ghosts may
appear eccentric when judged by the
standard of conduct prevailing
among the living, their habits are,
in fact, more regular, they seem to
possess little character or original
ity, and probably their ideas are very
limited, says London Truth. Some of
them walk along the passage or up
the stairs; others knock on the walls
or furniture, ring bells, slam doors
or break crOckery; now and then
you come across one sTho shrlekes;
and there seem to be a few stray
specimens who appear land disap-
pearl. But their faculties do not go
beyond this A very remarkable
proof Of their limitations, or their
slavish adherence to tradition, Is
that, though / have before me at the
present moment a dozen authenti-
Gated ghosts who have been heard
walking upstairs, there seems to be
no case on record in which a ghost
has been heard walking down. Why
anybody should think it worth while
TO chronicle the movements of such
uninteresting creatures / cannot un-
derstand. An account of the days
dnings of flock of sheep would be
very much more exciting.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
ROASTED MEATS RARE.
a Philadelphia chef Says That Roast
ing IL Almost an Unknown
Process.

"a good part of the DYSPEPSIA that
prevails in America" said the chef Of
an exclusive hotel to a Philadelphia
Record writer, sis due to the custom OF
baking instead of roasting meats. We
say we roast our meats. We talk glib
lv of roast beef, roast chicken and
so on; but what we should say is baked
beef and baked chicken, for anything
cooked in an oven is baked. not roasted.
We don't talk Of roast bread, do we2
Yet we cook our meat in the oven as our
bread is cooked.
"To roast meat you must cook it
on a spit before the FIRE You must
turn It constantly. Every little while
you must baste It, It is in every way
better than meat baked. IT is tender
er, sweeter and more digestible. Also
its appearance is more appetizing, and
the appearance Of Wand has a tre-
mendous effect on its digestibility.
"Experiment-actua experiment
has shown that the sight of an appetiz-
ing dish starts the gastric juice to flow
ing instantly, and that such dish di-
gests much more quickly and thor
oughly than an unappetizing one. Al
together we ought to go back to the
genuine roasting process Of our ances-
tors, and our health would improve,
and there would be less talk about veg
etarianism.
"Of course, I, and all good chefs, actu-
ally roast meat. But roasting is with
the average cook in the average Ameri-
can household an unknown process"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
ou1ER rH1Nes ABour soNea.
Some weil-ISnown ana Even popuinr
NOW Dnfc Back 10 Time Of
Crunndea.

Martin Luther was not the FIRST to OBJ
ject TO Letting the devil have all the
good tunes" The bishop of Ossory in
the fourteenth century used such tunes
as "Do, Do, Nightingale, Sing Eull
Merry" in compiling @ book Of hymns.
Mr.. L. C. Elson, in the international
Quarterly, states that the song of De-
borah and Barak in the Scriptures,
with its extemporization its clapping
of hands to mark the rhythm, its al.
formation of solo and chorus, would not
be unlike the singing at a camp meet
ing on a southern plantation"
The drum major of military band
IS survival of the champion who
strode, twirling his sword, at the head
OF an army in the old days, challenging
the champion of the other side to com
bat.
eve Won't Go Home Till Morning"
has more interesting history than
any other song. Itwas first sung in the
Holy Land in honor Of n French cru
soder named Mambron The melody
was caught by the Saracens, and is
stillsunin the east In France the name
'AuhAhA NAA was NNllN uIANN hANEINuNNa
altered TO "Malbrooke," derisively ap-
pliedto the duke Of Marlborough. email
brooke he went to war''-the words ft-
ted well enough. The further state
ment, true of the old crusader, "he's
dead and buried" was applied in the
spirit of hope to the victor of Blen-
helm
'Du Maurier in "Trilby" makes great
use Of "Malbrooke," as he does of "Ben
Bolt" Beethoven used the theme in
an orchestral score, "The Battleof Wit
toria." In England the song is often
est fitted to the words, 'For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow"
Scottish folk songs are most difficult
TO initiate. Mendelssohn did it so sue
cessfully, however, that most people
who sing "Oh, Vert Thou in the Cauld
Blast?' take it for an old native air.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
pARRor rA1KEp Boss.
owner Beiieves the bird Must Think
90 study This pnrticuiar
Eject.

Daniel j. Sully has a great fond
ness for parrots He collects data in
proof Of the intelligence Of these
birds, says the New York Tribune.
"a cotton grower down south" Mr.
Sully said the other day, "has
sent me an amusing story about
green parrot that he owns. This par
rot, il seems, began as soon as it was
bought to learn to mimic the voices
of the household of my friend
"It mimicked the contralto voice OF
the mistress, the treble voice of the
young son, the soprano voice Of the
daughter and the Irish voice Of the
cook; but the heavy and deep bass
voice Of the master it was quite un-
able to cope with. It would practice
for hours at time, but 1t could not
produce from its throat the deep,
hoarse sound that It desired.
Therefore the family was aston
ished one day to hear the parrot
mimicldng the masters voice exact
". They sat i'm the dining room. Dis
tinct and loud the sounds came from
the hall to them, a thunderous and
rolling bass voice saying:
"'Bring me the evening paper
"some one went out and looked at
the parrot. It's head was hidden in
its seed cup. and it was making its
voice resonant by speaking from
within the seed cups hollow.
"And always, now, when it wants
60 enesls in bass voice 1t puts its
head in its seed cup. Isn't that proof
of the almost human intelligence OF
tbe hird9n
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03

The preliminary moves to take up
the question of the Nicaragua canal
has apparently brought Columbia to
her milk. At any rate advices are
now received from the Isthmus that
the interests which have heretofore
been violently opposed to ratification
are now gradually undergoing a
decided change in sentiment.
CATER hardstruggle, tariff reform
is directly before us. A reduction of
tariff changes upon the necessities of
life will bring benefits palpable and
substantial, seen and felt by thous-
ands who will be better fed and better
clothed and better sheltered" Grover
Cleveland in 1898. And we all
remember what happened.
And so the Iowa democrats have
deserted Bryan. Same old story of
rats desarting a sinking ship, etc.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
ing at the same time the bridegroom's
answers.

ing at the same time the bridegroom's
answers.
When the clergyman addressed the
bride, through the phonograph, she an
swered into the cylinder of the unused
one. When he asked questions of the
bridegroom the answers were given at
once through the phonograph.
The minister and the bridegroom in
reality were sitting below in the parlor
of the house, probably smoking cigars
and wondering how the ceremony was
progressing upstairs.
Finally the nurse brought the two
instruments downstairs and they
knew that the service was over. They
knew that the other cylinder con-
tanned the brides answers and her
final Eyes" The clergyman shook
hands with Mr.. Bush and congratu-
lated him on being married man.
Any time Mr.. and Mrs. Bush wish
TO hear the wedding service repeat
ed all they have to do is to set two
photographs to going and the whole
affair is gone over again. That is
useful institution to have in
household on wedding anniversaries
and the like.
Miss Agnes Charter was a telephone
girl. She was engaged to marry a
Kansas man and the wedding was
to take place in her home town of
Denver. On the day set for the we'd
ding several of the telephone girls
we're taken suddenly ill, and Miss
Charter was obliged to work.
Charles Carver, the bridegroom,
was a travelling man. On the morn
ing Of the day set for the wedding
he was ordered to take a train for
Omaha in three hours. 1t admitted
Of no delay. The two were confront
ed with the necessity Of finding some
way of holding the service or Of post
poning it for month.
Miss Charter could not leave the
office, but Carver thought Of q plan.
e,placed the minister at telephone
and himself stood at the side. The
minister went through the essential
portions of the service rapidly. Miss
Charter gave her answers from her
seat in the telephone exchange and
he from his position beside the min
lister. The minister, with the receiver
in his ear, heard the answers Of both
bride and groom. The bridegroom
had to take the word OF the minister
for the fact that his wife had ac-
I cepted him.
The short rervice over, the BRIDE
] -,r.oor, toll fba fa1anhoua told his
wife to take a train as soon as she
could for Omaha, and then left the
city. She joined him in two days.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
GEESE AS wATCHDoGs.
Humble COttnger in CaIIforn Ia Takes
nm Idea from Ancient Rome
aud Is Quite Happy.

Having discharged the family
watchdog in disgrace, j. d. Huebner,
a Los Angeles cottager, has installed
two enormous gray geese as guardians
of his home.
They are two shades more efficient
as sentinels than the best watchdog
that ever lived, he thinks. In addi-
tion to which they have the follow
ing points in their favor; They do
not BOWL at the moon; they do not
max, friends with visiting burglars
and bite the parson; they do not
transform the front lawn into a de-
posjtory for ancient bones.
Like most big ganders, they are
belligerent. The minute the front