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The independent., 1903-03-26
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.

as II is that of our people in not
taking them. 1t looked then and !
have not changed my mind-that a
canvass of this county ought to place
five hundred cards, with no reform
paper In the county worthy OF the
name. A splendid wheat crop, it looked
like, a missionary field ripe for such a
paper as The Independent, but not 60.
found men all over the county with
cards who stated that they could not
dispose of them. All manner of ex-
cuses were given. The stereotyped
one was, II take more papers than |
have time to read.
The plutcerats are placing their
venal sheets in every populist home;
possibly 25 to so cents is the price,
but in many instances they are sent
free. They even have the gall to
send them to my address. | return
the cards asking you to send statement
of how much ! owe you and | will
at once forward the amount.
No republican legislature in the his
tory of the state has ever been up
against it, equally hard as the pres
ent one. If they can worm through
their dilemma, rendering due service
to their masters and fooling their con-
stituents, "mullet head will be a
mild cognomen for said constituency.
Believing, as they do, that they safe
ly have the state, look for them to
arrange for constitutional conven-
ton to revise the constitution more to
the liking Of the corporations. II this
is done, fight for our very existence
will be on.
JONATHAN HIGGINS.
Cambridge, Neb.
The independent., 1903-03-26
: DLODOO3y SCH. 1t6t.,
1044 0 St. Lincoln, Neb.

press, and also by some men who
were once populists, that the populist
party was wrecked through fusion.
The Independent denies that the par
ty is wrecked, or that any man can
prove that fusion proved detrimental.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | wish to say that il
fusion has not wrecked the party that
it has hurt it like the devil. Your
state may be benefited from a fnan-
cial standpoint, but how is it with
Texas, which polled something like
100000, / believe it was for Kirby for
governor? Buffers grip on one part
and Parker's with the other part,
looks very much like the house is di-
vided against itself; and If SO, it must
fall, if there Is not coming together
soon. My prediction was when Bryan
was nominated, first, that it would re-
quire five years for the populists to
become as strong as they were at that
time, if they ever did. Butler-Allen-
Jones-Weaver-Bryan, ct al, came SO
near wrecking the populist party.
Are any of us sure where we are at?
Oh, my God, look how Tom Watson
was treated. General Weaver after
being egged over in Georgia by the
m ocrats then, well-then, then!
All, that Butler that withheld his no.
tification papers! 1t won't do to say
that the populist party is not hurt,
and bad at that. Who is going to get
it together, and what will be the
strength of the party if it is collected
together again?
I was born in the year 1912, in Ar
kansas at that and l mold that par
ty that is good enough to fuse with
is good enough to vote for. All. look
how the court in Texas treated the
populists. .s
All can fuse that want to, but for
me, l rather stay at home. No fu-
sion, no. G. LIGON.
Graham, Ind. Ter.
The independent., 1903-03-26
Who Gets II?

Editor Independent: Here is a
question | would like to have you
answer through your paper: The re-
publicans say that there is only SO
cents in a silver dollar. Please say
who gets the other so cents.
VIM. B. HAMILTON.
Idalia, Colo.
(Our dollar is the unit of account.
The tenth part of it is called dime.
The one-hundredth part, a cent.
Hence, one hundred cents or ten dimes
equal one dollar. And, hence, the
term "fifty-cent dollar" is just as alb
surd as to talk about an 1S-inch yard
or six-inch foot.
The material upon which govern
ment stamps its fiat may be dear or
cheap. 1t may be useful for, other
purposes after the government stamp
is destroyed, and have a market price
like any other commodity, as in the
case of gold or silver; or it may be of
such a nature as to be practically
worthless for any other purpose after
the government stamp is destroyed
as in the case of paper,
The SIG grain, of gold, nine-tenths
fine or pure, in a twenty-dollar gold
piece can be used for nothing else
than money" without destroying the
coin, and, consequently. making twen-
ty dollars less in the money supply
For example, dentist might use the
gold to fill teeth. The 412h grains of
silver, nine-tenths fine, in silver dol
lar can be used for nothing else than
money without destroying the coin
and rendering it useless as money.
Applying the famous melting-pot test
to the two coins this would result:
Both would be destroyed as money"
the 516 grains of gold would sell in
the markets at substantially $20-be-
cause under free coinage of gold that
wight of gold metal can be converted
into twenty-dollar gold piece; the
412k grains of silver would sell in
the markets today at about Al or AZ
cents, instead of substantially ST.
because there is no free coinage of
silver in the United States and no way
of converting the uncoined silver in
to dollar coin. ......s.. ...
Care should be taken to discriminate
between the expressions, the value"
of gold bullion and the price" of gold
bullion: the value" of silver bullion
and the price" of silver bullion.
price" is "value stated in terms of
money!" The value" of gold bull
lion has declined considerably since
1895 in the United States: BIC grains
of gold will exchange for no more COM
modities on the average than, say, ASS
The independent., 1903-03-26

| grains would command III 1896 these
figures are not intended as accurate,
but only for illustrationt; yet the mar
ket price" of gold bullion is just the
same as it was in 1896 and it never
can fall below the coinage rate (ex-
cept, of course, expenses of getting it
to the mint as long as there is free
coinage of gold. Along with gold, the
value" of silver has doubtless fallen
some since 1896; but its market
"price" has fallen greatly.
Now, the value" of dollar is quite
different thing from the value" of
the material upon which it is stamped
or coined The value" of dollar
is known by what it will exchange for
AS A DOLLAR, and not as SO much
weight of metal. The more dollars
there are and the faster they circulate,
the LESS of commodities each enc will
exchange for-which is only another
way of speaking of nigh prices" of
commodities. The fewer dollars there
are and the more slowly they circu-
late, the MORE of commodities each
one will exchange for-which is only
another way of speaking of low
prices" of commodities. In the first
instance the dollars are Cheap" no
matter what the price" of the mater
ial upon which they were stamped;
and in the second instance the dollars
are dear" regardless of the price"
of the material which carries the gov
ernment fiat.
Nobody 'gets the other fifty cents >,
for there isn't any other fifty cents to
get. Silver dollars coined from bull
lion purchased by the government at
less than $1.29 an ounce would seem
to indicate profit to the government.
but this is more apparent than real.
The fact that the government, uses
such an expensive material when pa
per, at one per cent of the cost, would
do Just as well. would indicate a loss
rather than gain.-Associate EditOr.)
The independent., 1903-03-26
Ask Twice

Editor Independent: quote from
The Independent of February 19, page
13: while most people will take
half loaf in preference to no bread,
yet in asking for bread it is best to de-
mand all you want
That won't always do. 1t will, in a
political sense, land you in the mud
nine times out of ten. The peoples
servants" not having been trained
that way will not respond. During
the training" of them to believe that
doctrine, which is fundamentally
sound, better ask twice-with wait
between-and get two half loaves." )"
You will in substance have whole
loaf--and no one but yourself will
seem to know it!
FRANCIS KEYES.
Longmeadow, Mass.
The independent., 1903-03-26
Prizes For Short Stories

Conkey's Home Journal announces
in it's April issue just out that it will
begin new department of both seri-
Gus and humorous short stories in it's
next issue, and prizes are offered for
the best stories submitted. A peculiar
feature of the contest is an offer of
$40 to the person sending the best
short story clipped from another pub
lication. This magazine has been set
ting a lively pace for it's competitors
during the past year, and now makes
another good move by adding eight
more pages. The April number opens
with five short stories, which are fol-
lowed by several illustrated special
articles. The home departments, as
usual, contain several features OF ex-
ceptional interest to women. A waltz
for the piano is by A. A. Ford.
The independent., 1903-03-26
What Has Fusion Accomplished?

Editor Independent: Inclosed find
10 cents for trial three months sub
scription to your paper, the Nebraska
Independent
Permit me to say, that think, for
news The Independent, general news
l mean, save politics, your paper is
very clever; but If in politics you are
still continuing it's clamor, fusion"
and for fusion" your soul is set, just,
please, Mr.. Editor, take backward
view of your, the fusionists' reward
for their labors for the past six years
what do you find? What have you
accomplished? Knowing and seeing
the result of your efforts as you can't
help seeing, why is it that you con-
tinue floating fusion?
My dear sir, have but ten cents,
not for fusion, not penny, but to
kill the ID enemy of decent politics
have some energy and will deny my
self much to furnish a little of the
circulating medium to help stamp the
cursed infamy from the face of the
earth.
Men are SO very, very little, when
they don't know or rather do know
that they like the principles of the
party-and the name of the other
like Shakespeare, Mark Anthony in
julius Caesar, when he mentions
-; what's the use? of the evils of
fusion you know too we'll.
... F. A. FOREMAN.
Upton, Pa.
when two or more men agree to
do certain thing, they fuse" When
two political organizations agree to
join hands in accomplishing certain
things, they fuse" Cooperate is the
correct term. however, unless the two
organizations become one. What has
fusion" accomplished? Here in Ne
braska 1t gave the people four years
of the best state government they ever
had. 1t took bankrupt state, whose
warrants were being hawked about by
brokers' at discount of to 8 per
cent, whose treasury was robbed OF
more than half a million dollars. with
a bonded debt of $46S, S,267.35 and a
floating debt of $1,936,273.47, and at
the end OF four years could show this
Not a dollar of bonded debt; a reduc
ton OF $209,0O0 in the floating debt.
state warrants at l per cent premium
ana hard to get at that figure. Not
only that, fusion so managed the pa
trlmony of the school children, the
land endowments and the securities.
as TO collect and disburse for the
cause OF education more money in four
years than was ever done in a like
period before or since But because
NEBRASKA has many men like Mr..
FOREMAN, who will spurn everything
that does not bear their party name,
the party that plundered the state is
again in power and running things
with high hand. Fusion has had n,
evil effect in Nebraska except to de-
Velop lot of partisan lunatics in
both the democratic and the populist
party.-Ed. Ind.)
The independent., 1903-03-26
Guessed Too High

Editor Independent: The time has
long passed when should have re-
ported upon Liberty Building cards
sent last June. To tell the truth. l
feel ashamed of my mistake in be-
lieving that could dispose of so
many. 1t is not so much my mistake
The independent., 1903-03-26
Is Agin' Fusion

Editor Independent: Some weeks
ago you said that the assertion is
made continuously by the republican
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15

The. PEOPLE of Columbia are a mix
ture of races. At tho time of tho Span
ish conquest the population Of Columbia
was estimated at eight million. Whole
sale butcheries and ensayement IN the
mines reduced the number IN a few gen.
crations to less than million. Most OF
tho natives were too helpless to resist,
but some retallated and In the Anllo-
Gula district poisoned the salt springs
so effectually that they remain poisoned
TO this day The present Columbian
nationality Is fusion In varying proper
tons Of the aborignes with the whites
from various .. rts Of Spain. including
considerable l.umber OF baptized Jews,
Il his Hebrew element Is quite notice.
able, especially in the province of Antlo-
aua, which Is tho wealthiest and most
prosperous of the departments OF CO.
lumbia There Is also a considerable
African element In the population.
Columbia, exclusive Of Panama, Is as
large as tho two States of California and
Texas combined Three high mountain
| ranges cross the republic from north TO
south. making high table-lnnds between,
| where the days the year round are
scarcely hotter than those of n temper
| ate zone. On the Bogota table-land The
| glass oscllates between 50 degrees and Is
degrees Fair, while the annual rain
! fail rarely exceeds 40 inches, In tho low
lands, Of course the tropical sun beats
down with an intensity that makes those
sections uninhabtable by the white man.
Columbia has more than ten times the
population Of Panama The last census
4 was taken 80 years ago; but an official
estimate made in 1881 give her about
100000, not including the people Of Pan
anna, Columbia has no army to speak
| of, no ships, no money, only few miles
OF railway, and hence no means of send
ing a good force against Panama.
Bogota, the capital is called the Athens
Of South America. and has population
Of $4,000. The national university is To-
Gated In the city and thcre is a valuable
library OF 5000 volumes. and obserya-
tory, picture gallery. and several learn
ed institutions,
An intending visitor to Bogota Is land
ed at Barranqulla, at the mouth OF the
Magdalena River; thence he proceeds by
steamer up the river for 592 l-2 miles
to Honda, then by rail % miles TO La
dorado, then by mules IS miles to Faca-
tativa, and thence by rail "a miles, when
he finally reaches the Columbian capital
" takes u days to get from the coast
to the capital.
Columbia has great wealth lying un,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
A Card From Miss Whitt1e.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch; Z
Slr,-A reputation for lnaccuracy is so
easily acquired. SO difficult to get rid OF
and SO destructive to the value and inter-
est Of all that emanates from its possess
sor that ] was startled by "Senex's''
statement in your Sunday Issue. tnnt
my account of Richmond homes .reGu!rfd
some corrections and not little ro-
licved to discover that It was based upon
the single and comparatively unlmportant
Question as 10 whether Miss Randolph
was tho daughter or granddaughter OF
Mrs. I3rOckenbrOugh
before writing the account referred to
] took great pains to inform myself ana
the statement at issue was copied verbal,
i'm from n letter (noW In my p9ssesslon)
Written by one who kindly assisted me,
and whose reliability and knowledge Of
The situation are alike incontroyertible.
In regard to the COMMISSIONS" alluded TO-,
"senexh is doubtless unaware that
through syndicate OF thirty newspapers,
scattered from Massachusetts to Texas
and reaching as far West as California,
| address a promiscuous audience, neces;
stating the suppression of much that
would be OF great local Interest
Thanking him for supplying my def
Very respectfully.
GILBERTA S. WH1TTLE,
Richmond Va, Dec Ii.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
ANOTHER VICTORY.
Attorney General Wins Second
Suit in Supreme Court.

Attorney General Anderson has received
notice from the clerk of the United States
Supreme Court OF Appeals. announcing
that an opinion had been handed down,
sustaining the Circuit Court for the West.
crn District Of Virginia. in refusing IN
injunction asked for by Tho Douglas Com
rany vs.. the treasurer of Smyth county,
Virginia, involving the collection OF taxes
upon certain real estate OF the the Doug
las Companyin Snlyth county The de-
cision Of the appellate tribunal susta!ns
and atrms the decree Of the late Judge
John Paul, and imposing the costs therein
incurred upon the appellant, the Douglas
Company. 4{5
This was, d suitsin equity instituted by
the Douglas Company. asking the United
States Circuit Court for the Western Dis
trict of Virginia Ito enjoin and res train
the treasurer Of Smyth county, Virginia,
from selling standing timber on the lands
Of the com panY5ss4o sni'seY q cl"'~s eor
State taxes, due upon the land in question
The appellant So. Tins case as cp O.
scented BY AttorneyorDanlel Trlgg. OF Alb
4 lngdon, and their contention was that tho
timber SHOULD not Ee sold, because tho
taxes were not assessed against the real
1cwncr Of tho land when such taxes were
assessable, and that the company did not
The court sustained the States conten-
ton that the taxes were assessed against
the land, and the successor in the owner
ship Of the land had ID pay The amount
OF such taxes Is two or sthree thousand
collars. q
Thls is another distinct victory for the
attorney general in tho highest court Of
the land and the second such victory at
this term Of the court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15

attend celebration Of the Lords Sumner
to be held next Sunday. December goth.
at the church on Seventh between Broad
and Grace Streets.
The annual meeting Of the George WASH
ington Memorial Association held at
Rauscher's. in washington, D. c.. yester-
day was attended by Mrs. Decatur Axtell,
the chairman Of the Richmond committee
OF tho association, and Mrs. Charles
Washington Coleman, OF Williamsburg,
Va,
The old board was reelected, and the
corporation of the association with the
Columbian University met with favorable
consideration.
Nothing further can be altogether de-
cided until plans arc more fully develop
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frazier will cnter-
tain Thursday from to in honor OF
their daughter, Miss Gladys Frazier, a
debutante Of this season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
BLOW FROM DARK
MAY PROVE FATAL \ |. 4 !.
Young Physician Struck OIL l.l. the
Head BY Unknown Mai, WHO 10
Made His Escape.
,speclr,l q .rho Tlmos- Dlspntcl,s)

fspecinl to Tho Tlmos-D lspntcli.)
lrRI5D VA, Deee emp,
E14..-Dr. Lloyd Norand. a young phS isl.
cian Of Port Royal, Caroline county, Wa y 3
victim OF an attack d few nights az =
which might have resulted fatally. tie :.
was called to the door Of MS o.tlce, anu
as he opened II he wns struck 2. stu u, ~ \
blow on his head causing h nl,, =, ,9or an,
lientllong into the street. ,I me pctsoh
who struck lilrnF Disappeared. .h,.,,
Dr. Norland fired his pistol twice, winch =
attracted the attention OF the peopilfe. ~ ~
the hotel and by the time they nrr i,n,a
ne was nneoseors Dr. Nora egso named
5 Dabney. Suspicion pointed to Dubney ana
two Of his brothers, There was, however,
no direct EVIDENCE Citizens gag,e ca ,e tho
4 thorlties arc now on the, lookout for
thsm Ine negroes Eye pr Norand
for some time before ho, regnin 1t,1, COB COP
seriousness. and his condition IS SUI CRIT u;
ical.
Lodge No. q Of Masons Of this city, LETT
to-day for Mount Vernon to pia aHTsa III !,
the tSmh Of da1rs9 ss WhfeR is Me
nua Gv custom to o comme s e the annyer
sury Of Washington's death. a member
Of AeXandra-W washington No Lodge = no !, =, ~
5q'nsed h he q
evergrecns deposited on the tomb.
: Mr.. Benjamin. Rawlings OF Orange
Injured IN the wreck on the Southern
Railroad at Springfield, Vas, July !, 2Sth I
last. has entered suit against the railroad
for $4,000 damages for Injuries receiver
In the collision.
Twcnty-two Of tho twenty-five candl-
dates Int The recent election IN orange cou a !.
ty, in their statement Of expenses. say
they spent nothing.
Mr.. T.yv. 1errey,. Of Stafford county
Ing saturday,,&is Improving:
Miss Mary Gordon WALLACE. daugh,
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. wallace. Of
this city, will be married on Wednes-
day, December Goth, at the home Of her
parents, to- Lieutenant Robert s. Knox,
son Of Treasurer Robert 7. Knox. Of this
city, now Of the United States army.
DR.. Claude L, Smither, Of Saluda. Mid.
dlesex county. and Miss Olive Sewe!l
Somervell, Of Calvert county, Md, will
be married at Christ Church. in that
county, on Thursday. December 18th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
in the Masonic Temple, of Norfolk, and
was a very smart affair, indeed.

in the Masonic Temple, OF Norfolk, and
was a very smart affair. indeed.
Mrs Henry venabie. who has been
visiting friends in Richmond. has re-
turned to Norfolk.
Miss Lucy Mason. who has been visit
Ing Mrs. Alexander II. Sands. and IS now
in Petersburg, will return to Richmond
for tho Christmas holidays,
MIR. Clarence L. Chase. Of Nashville.
Tenn, is the guest Of his aunt, Mrs.
James B. Elan, of No. 2o6 West Main
Street.
On Friday December 18th. at o'clock.
in the lecture room OF Christ Church,
silver tea" will be given by the vestment
department Of the Chancel Guild to rais"
money for vestments, a silver Offering
will be received at tho door
Every member Of the First English
Evangelical Lutheran Church is urged TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15

"a e. ID .'f1s
.tts ofr 20 Up to him and stroke him.
Just as he would q cut Or dog. h, 1, 4. !.
"a sol, of Wiley Smith, who (. l \ YES,
city, GpHS reaf s tic sahgamoti bottpm shot md
Crippled him last fail and took .! hir
III, son Berry brougtt hin 10 nnvnta
But. as that was too small and , he
Wings Ind bctr shot Smith hnd The
business men and county officers giy se
enough to build Gng ;st n n IT.. ~ be eet
I Mr.. Dntnarn fed and tanned him; lie
had d stump Of d tree pitt III the large
clgc, and tho eagle stays oh that 4 tree
nil tho tiino when not flying or walking Inf
AS The ctge was still not large enough
to let him N.Y. they, took the cage away
e give him his liberty. But The bi l!,1
Or liver or, live rabbits.-B Bloomington Gid
sEantagrnph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
DAILY FASHION HINTS.
LADIES' DRESSING SACK OR 'KIrlONA.

No, 61o9.-Never has there been a season
when handkerchief played so important
a part in women's dress. We have hand
kerthief blouses and handkerchief lin
ccrc but 1t is in the dressing sacque
that it shows of best. Almost every woman
has a few of those pretty, bright colored
Japanese silk handkerchief, and with
oniy six small ones she is able to fashion
garment that is equal to the most en-
pensive importatons. The figured SIX
handkerchiefs are not the only. kind that
may be used. Many cotton 'bnndana"
Hhandkerchiefs have pretty designs. and
the coiors are not hurt by frequent hand
ling,
bordered handkerchiefs, those having
polka dotted border being especially
pretty. The pattern may be made In
either Of two ways, having plain front,
simply trimmed, with border, or having
a box pleat In front as well as back. 1t
is not necessary to use handkerchiofs.
ANY square will do a red china silk
sacouo set together with cream lace IN
scrtion, or red cashmere Joined with
beading, run with black velvet ribbon,
would be particularly pleasing.
Sizes small medium and large.
On receipt OF 10 cents either Of these
patterns will be sent to any address. All
orders must be directed to THE LITTLE
FOLKS PATTERN CO., No. IS Fifth Ave
nue. New York. When ordering, please.
do not fail to mention number.
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Methodist Schools.

y a .
The regular meeting Of the Methodist
Sunday School Society, was held Sunday
at Laurel Street Church. H. G. Ostcrbind,
president: F.. w. Stiff secretary,
The following programme, beautifu NY
rendered. was CREAMY en'oyed Dy the large
. Prayer BY Rev. D.5#B Betty
Recitation, "A Free Seat by Myrtle
Duet, "christ. the Good Shepherd" by
Evelyn Pace and Ruth Hung E !, y.
kecltation. "our Nelghbors' Call" by
Solo, ' "My Mothers Prayer" BY Wanda
Song give the Boys Chance BY the
Recitation. what I'd Like TO Be- by
eight girls.
Solo, IF I Were a Sunbeam" by Mabel
Address by Rev. T.. Mem, Simpson on
'The Growing Importance OF the Sunday
School" 5ss
:" Reconciliation nv Rev George FL Wiley,