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CHINESE BANK CLERKS.


China has a way'O Of getting hold OF
some Of the first principles Of things,
even though she may not have deve-
oped them into elaborate and scientific
systems. The method Of calculation
used In the Chinese banks may seem
primitive to the foreigner: nevertheless
II 10 carried on with rapidly and nc.
curacy. An English officer, staying In
Hongkong, tells Of his visl, to one Ut
the banks.
As an Englishman he was received
with great clvility. "SchrOff" shouted
the head clerk. This word Is not, as II
sounds, German. but Il corruption OF
the Hindu "sarraf," or bankers assist
ant. In response to the call native
cashier appeared. noiseless and defer
entail, with smoOtli-shaven skull, a
fOur-fOot pigtail and spOtless, flowing
garments. lie carried neither paper nor
pencil about him.
With great rapidlty he made the de.
sired exchange OF notes, doing his cal.
culating on an abacus--a frame OF
wire and beads. similar to those used
IN country schools years ago. His
long. 1.-the fingers moved over the
beads more quickly than the eye could
fellow, but there was no mistake In tn,
total.
The officer wanted large piece of
money changed into a small coin. I'm.
stead OF going through the WEAKNESS
involved In counting out the three hun.
dred pieces included In this transac.
ton, a simple, ingenious device was
employed. A hat. wooden tray was
produced containing one hundred re-
cesses, each Just big enough to lodge
one coin and just shallow enough 10
prevent the possibility Of two lurking
together.
The pile of small coins was poured
out on this tray, and with one jerk
Of the clerks wrist the hundred re-
cesses were filled and the surplus
swept of. During the performance the
clerk kept his enormous sleeves tucked
well up, In order to disarm any posi-
ble suspicion of deXterOus offering
The officers change was correct ia
the last penny, and was obtained In
an incredibly short time.
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.RESUl AXIOM IN the LIVING ORGANISM.
~ Or. n. N. France.

r. Self.regulation means the tendency Of living
III organisms to counterfeit by biological struc
l III tura changes. Influences OF destructive de
/ M lleterious nature Some of the regulative phc
| III nomena OF the human organism well known
| and recognized such by science. II is gen
/ orally known for instance. that Precipitation Is a
IN regulatve phenomenon the object OF which IL
GJ to preserve the normal temperature Of the body.
other instances the powerful development of the
ces of the legs In professional dancers bcycsts and
mounaineers the development Of abnoray strong bones
In In the habit Of carrying heavy loads and the
increased activity Of the heart IN OF kidney disease
Several German and French biologists recently have made
careful study Of the subject and gathered deal Of
important material which throws interesting light upon
the problem Of self-rcguatiOn
The regencratve faculty which the human body pos
sesses documen,cd by the healing Of wounds the
alton Of destroyed tissue and the knitting Of broken bones
II developed To much higher degree In animals Of lower
order. The panaria worm quite common In every
he cut into several pieces and each piece will
develop into smaller but otherwise perfectly formed in
vldua Recent Investigations have led to the discovery
that plants also restorative faculties though the
latter strongly developed they in animal
leaf developing from seed Of cyclamen europaeum had
been cut or two leaves In Its place In another
young plant developed three leaves In place Of
the original first leaf which stopped In its growth by
the seed capsule from which It could not free itself.
While most Of the phenomena Of regulation may he
explained purely mechanical OF the self
regulatve faculty Of organisms. there conpi
Gated and clearly to the that many scientists
inclined to attribute them to teeogcal principle Of
pepexing phenomena Of that kind Is the regrOwt Of the
exrpated lenses In the Of the nrva Of ran taena
tus. which observed by Professor G. Wolf In over
100 cases.
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now 70 BECOME INFLUENTIAL IN POLITICS.
sy ArtSur D. Hadiey. President Of Yale {

The quickest way for man to secun, inAu.
ence In politics Is to identify himself with some
party. take Its nomination for Office. and look for
the promotion which Is about as certain 10 follow
In politics as In any other business where a man
accepts the rules Of the game and plays II skill.
fully. The disadvantage connected with this
way OF doing things Is that such man secures
his influence at the sacrifice Of his Independence.
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Easy, Yet Hard.

The merchant was booking an order
for customer whose name he had en-.
tirely forgotten. He tried to get the
name without betraying himself. and
made mess Of 1t. as Is usual In such
cases.
LET me see." he said. "You spell
your name the easy way. don't your"
Eyes, replied the customer. II sup
pose 1t seems easy to most people, but
It's really Hard"
This did not help the merchant any.
II beg your PARDON" he confessed,
but l shall have to ask you how 10
spell It,"
"Oh. It's quite easy to SPELL"
"But didn't You say a moment ago
that 1t was hardT'
Eyes; and 30 1t IL. But It's easy,
too"
How do you make that outf'
Because It's Hard-H-a-r-4
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between capital and labor. and there
Is no marked tendency toward social.
ism.
Two.ffths of the Porto Rlcans are
colOred. either pure negroes or mulat-
toes. a proportion which IL trihe
larger than in Cuba (one-third), but
much smaller than In the sugar pro-
ducing British West Indies Islands.
With low rent. light cotton clothing.
charcoal for cooking. ana no heating
problem. abundance of cheap native
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to the teachings Of all history philosophy and religion is
the idle woman.
think every one will understand that my nifty IL for
all iders make no exception. understand how
either possession position Of any can justify hu.
man being in leading Idle life I'm the sweat Of thy
brow thou shalt eat thy bread s the divine written
In every atom OF mans being Our faculties quick
ened strengthened. perifed perfected by use but they
must all he used God designed being brain
work exclusively and another for hard exclusively
Neither has he intended that few should ha
no more trying occupation than to Toll around absolutely
lost In slough Of sofa pillows wondering what they shall
buy next and. add has wisely provided that
this sort does not cmber the ground not of the
kind that obeys the Scrptura injunction multiply and
rcplenish the earth
Relieving In unity. In democracy In Christianity, I can.
not understand how be true those ideals and hold
any human being In a mental relation. place nv finger
on this rs the most spot In American cvxa
ton We have social peace political Justice
80 long as we burden democracy with this
heritage Of arisocrncy.
The highest title that be conferred on me 10 that
OF man Than that no should seek a higher Yet
what do we see on side Of in this democracy
Out there on the street passes NO. No some one
hasy and kind enough to inform That IL the agov.
ernor. SENATOR and Soand-so Ibis royal highnpss
Prince SOandso Is there anything Wanted democ.
racy so utterly Inconsistent and wtha completely dis
gushing? And yet is habit that s apparently ingrowp
In the grain Of the American people, this habit worship
Ing place or position money.
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INCIDENT 6v NATURE.
Thousands of Porto Ricans Live Like
the Poems Of Mexico.

Thousands of Porto Ricans Live Like
the Poems of Mexico.
Nature has put premium upon in.
dOlence In Porto Rico. writes John Ball
Osborne In the Worlds Work. for as
an American official has remarked a
native. while lying In his hammock,
can pick banana with one hand and
at the same time dig sweet potato
with one foot. The natives are never
theless warm-hearted. law-ablding and
intelligent. honest and capable in bust.
ness, public.splrited. and appreciative.
for the most part, Of the blessings be-
slowed by their new government. Race
prejudice and religious strife hardly
exist. There ID no alarming intemper-
snce. There ere no serious disputes
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Is far from satisfactory. Thousands
are upon level with the poems Of
Mexico. They are anemic In appear
ance; they live In squalld and vermin-
haunted huts, constructed Of cane or
boards, with front and rear doors. and
a shutter window, and often with a
dirt floor. They dress scantily In the
cheapest cotton stuffs, while their chill
dren below the age Of 7 or 8 years run
naked. They use primitive household
utensils. and cook with a simple char.
coal outfit: and ut night their only
light Is the tallow candle. though, be-
Ing unable to read, they have little use
for better. Such, then. are the masses
of Porto Rico, whom the Americans
have begun to uplift to a higher sta.
tua
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measures and men. When he Is in full sympathy with
what that party Is doing he should identify himself with
II as prominently possible When he thinks s doing
badly he should keep out Of those Offices where he will
be forced to support measures which he dsapproves We
attach ourselves to party when believe Il is doing
good and as long have sympathy with its general
aims ana purposes and believe that IL doing good
than ha there Is no obligation upon 10 separate
selves from 1t because there within pale whose
conduct we dsapprove articles in its Platform
ing which we feel some doubt
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fruits and vegetables, fresh fish on the
coast, and the dried. sailed fish In the
interior, and with temperate habits,
the Porto Rican labOrer finds bare
subsistence easily assured unless he Is
handicapped with an .unduly large and
unproductive family. Fresh meats are
too expensive for him. however; he re-
lies for food on bananas. beans and
rice. In fact, 30 bananas Or plantains
are frequently accepted as the equiv.
alent OF days wages Of about 80
cents.
This condition Of the laboring class
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The under craft this
hope that might protecting the warshps the
bringing
hOated In the
bring quisIon
which a
the Ice block
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the only solution should be granted yet severng
the marriage bond permitting rcmarriage. The separa.
tIon the Latin phrasng might be from bed and
board. hut from the chan-no.
1t be long before the Views have expressed obtain
general practical acceptance Yet they true,
convinced they the time II hound to come.
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the IDLE MAN A PiIlABlE OBJECT,
~ 3. n. Jones. Mayor

bV 3 y. Jones, Mayor Of Toledo.
1t Is sad reflection that present day civil.
cation Is largely poisoned with the idea that an
Idle life Is desirable fe and that this delusion
should enslave the American mind or indeed that
1t SHOULD find a dwelling place among us at all.
Somehow. some way. some time we must grow
out Of this stupefaction. for all the deplorable
things. of all the pitiable objects that incumber
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THE MARRIAGE TIE SHOULD &c INoIssolUsle.

" Rev. DF. David H. 6reer.
I recognize the necessity at times for a sep.
aration where. for any OF various reasons the
home ia impossible. Never however. should the
separation carry the privilege Of remarriagc In
the lifetime Of both parties. because marriage 10
an indissoluble relation to be broken only by
death. Even before separation be granted every
other means should first be exhausted. but II by
reason Of brutality or other cause separation 10
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He large bound by the platform Of the part,
which nominated him to Office Seeing the evil which
suits from this Of independence some inclined
to 70 to the other from party orGan
xatons altogether voting for the hest and the
best men without regard to the question which party sup
ports them Those who hold this view say that
small minority Independent voters could force the
lar party organizations compete for their approval and
thus compel those do better things for the
country than would otherwise he probable.
believe It Is possible to take middle ground between
the theories Of the partisan the hand and
those Of the extreme Independent the other In taking
this middle ground should advise not into poll
tics until he had Independent Of support su
Client to keep him and his family from starvation upon
which he could fall back II he defeated for Office
should advise him himself with the party whose
attitude the whole meets his view Of what the
country is going need In the long In the way Of
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08
All Wool Suits $3.50 and $40

That is about the cheapest we
ever sold suits, unless it was a very
few garments in broken sizes. This
is the remnant line from very
large spring purchase. There are
all sizes included from SO to Al in
mixtures and solid colols. They
are all Elton jackets with walking
length skirts. Although they are
not fall orders they are good styles
and just what great many people
will wear.
The $50 Suits are worth $40 to
SIS. The $40 Suits are worth
SIS to $50.
FIdnneletteS dtIUC, ,l5C,l6sC
They make the prettiest, warm
est dresses, waists, sacques and
wrappers of any cheap material we
know of. The printings and weaves
are exact copies Of the finest French |
flannels and challies. The colors
are fast and they wash like Calico.
There is every color you can name
in Persian all-over designs, stripes,
polkadots, floral patterns, etc., and
hundreds to choose from. They |
are warmly fleeced on either the up
per or under side or both. Heavy
German fannelettes, csc yard.
Dress Goods
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Ohio Populists

Editor Independent: The Ohio ma
tional committee members met some
thirty independent Bryan democrats,
populists and union reformers Five
old mid-road populists, present, fav-
ored voting the socialist ticket. After
lengthy debate the result was a
unanimous vote for an electoral and
state ticket.
A committee of five was appointed to
canvass the returns from congressional
districts and the result was that seven
teen districts had candidates for cleo
tors. John Seitz and Dr. Reemelin
were the unanimous choice for cleo
tors at large.
The state ticket on which there are
five officers to nominate; all but one
had recommendations, an oversight on
the part of the writer, in responding to
a referendum letter sent out by the
committee. Some 200 letters were gone
over by the committee, which were al
ready compiled by the secretary. The
meeting developed in general love-
feast and jolly time-speeches ga
lore.
r. M. Blair of Tiffin reported that
the Thirteenth district nominated ].
III. Rhodes OF Clyde, Sandusky county,
for congress; Sam Beaver OF Nevada.
Wyandot county for elector
DIR. r. II. REEMELIN.
Columbus, Ohio.
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His political equilibrium must have
been disturbed by witnessing two re-
markable shows or exhibitions while
he was there, viz, the democratic con-
vention and the Igorotes' war dance.
Mr.. Bryan is excusible, if he got the
"goldbug dance" Of one and the "im-
perialistic" dance of the other SO in
terwoven as to confuse him in his
plans of reorganizing his party.
He has certainly lost his head. and
don't know where he's at" il he
thinks he can reorganize party that
has reorganized itself on 'irrevocably
established" gold standard and on sir
revocably established imperial policy
The events of the past four years
convinced Wall street and scramblers
for Office that reorganization was
again necessary, else there would be
no chance for spoils. The reorganiza-
ton has been effected upon basis
really in harmony with the policy of
the republican party. Let the demo-
erat who denies this proposition show
any material difference. He may make
assertions and play OF words. but
show nothing definite that is material
TO the country.
The new. recognized party's only
real object Is to reorganize the run
ming machinery In personal way
not In any way material To tho inter-
ests OF the public. A party that has
to be rcorganized every four years Ii
n four-years-party. and only applies
for new lease under the old corpo-
rate name. with a new leader.
II Mr.. Bryan wants 90 organize n
new party under his former personal
Views, coupled with his late cffuslon
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on government and municipal owner
ship" he can do something. He can
organize a strong and invincible party
that can and will antognize the re-
publican party and its policies Such
a party will be a genuine democratic
party = progressive party which
would annihilate the present retro
gressive party. Mr. Bryan evidently
believes that the party will be in
gloriously defeated, hence his early
democratic declaration of government
ownership" Mr. Bryan is reformer,
but he has positive evidence that his
services are not desired by the Wall
street crowd, and he ought to know
that all efforts to reform the demo-
cratic party will be loves labor lost.
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He stood at the door of the demo-
cratic national headquarters. There
seemed TO be traces OF recent demen-
tia on his troubled conntonance. but
he showed signs Of returning reason
and betrayed no symptoms OF being
about to break up the furniture or
smash the windows. lie was harmless
He trembllngly inquired: lis Safe and
Sane Democracy wlthin?"
II don't know" said the guard. owhn
are YOU IN ser"
"oh. just tell Safe and Sane Democ.
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MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN.
The populists of Michigan have is
sued powerful manifesto, calling the
pOpulists of the state to a state con-
vention to be held at Lansing, Thurs
day, September Is. 1904, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Round trip rates have been Sc
cured at one fare plus % cents. Tickets
on sale September IA and early trains
of 18th. returning the 10th in the lower
and 18th in the upper peninsula.
James e. Mcbride says: I'VE want all
have a big meeting"
MONTANA.
The state convention of the peoples
party is called for Butte, on the 18th
of September, and there are already
number of calls out for county con-
yentions. The party is beginning to
take on it's old-time yigor and the in
diCatiOns are that it will have very
fully attended convention.
The county central committee of the
party for Cascade county met at Great
Falls and was attended by nearly
every member and made selection of
delegates to the state convention. The
committee will issue a call for a
county convention in couple of days.
All of the populists who left the
party eight years ago and have since
that time been Bryan democrats, are
back with the old party and are more
earnest and enthusiastic than ever.
They could not follow Perry Belmont's
presidential candidate and his gold
standard telegram. There are also a
great many democrats who will vote
the Watson Tibbles electoral ticket as
the only means they have of casting
their mite towards the defeat of Par
ker and the establishment of Bryan.
SALEM, ILL.
The peoples party county conyen-
ton is called to meet at Salem, ILL.,,
September II, 1904. The call is for
all reformers who are in harmony with
the Springfield platform to assemble.
ODIN, ILL.
The peoples party convention for
the Forty-second senatorial district of
Illinois is called to assemble at Odin,
ILL.,, Sept. %, 1904, for the purpose of
nominating one candidate for the state
senate and one for the lower house Of
the legislature.
NORRIS COUNTY, KAN.
The peoples party convention of
Morris county, Kan, was held at Coun-
Gil Grove August 20, and was presided
over by G.. Bill Coffin, the Kansas hui
morist. The resolutions endorse Wat
son and Tibbles and denounce the east
ern wing of democracy who defeated
w. J. Bryan in two campaigns. The
following ticket was nominated: Rep
resentative, H. /. Bryant; county clerk,
A. G. James; treasurer, Henry Gentes;
sheriff, S. L. Karr; clerk district court
Robert Adam; register of deeds. A. E.
Afford; attorney, John Maloy; probate
judge, Thos. Johnson; surveyor, L.
Mckenzie; coroner, G. W. Burlington;
comm issioners, NJ Brown and John
Oberg. 1t was the largest conven
ton ever held in the county.
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Embroidered Waist Patterns S

The pattern consists Of q yards
of very fine white Persian lawn with
a handsome wide embroidered band
for the front and narrower bands to
match for collar or cuffs. These
make beautiful waists and if you
cannot use one this fall it will pay
to buy one for next season. The
regular price is $500 each.
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racy I'm a Bryan Democrat"

II think he's too busy, but I'll see. .
replied the guard as he vanished.
After waiting three hours and a
quarter Safe and Sane Democracy
came and called out: "Well, fellow,
what do you want?"
Excuse me, SIR said the Bryan
Democrat. timidly, Il know I'm an
abandoned and disheveled wretch and
filthy and contemplate, and only fit
to be spit upon. But | couldn't help
it. I've been with lunatics for eight
years., 100000 insane people--but I've
escaped from them, and I've come
back think I'm cured At least I'm
no longer dangerous want to show
my repentance. I'll sweep out the Of
fice for you or do anything, If you'll
only give me another trial, and let me
convince you that I'll never do wrong
again."
Well" answered Safe and Sane
Democracy, "I'll consider the matter.
We might give you trial. but of
course you'll have to start at the bot
tom. You see fellow who has been
in the condition you have been for
the last eight years Is not the kind of
person we care TO have ABOUT The
only thing for you and your associates
to do Is TO prove your sanity and
safety by supporting the ticket. After
that you may be considered"
And the Bryan Democrat felt fiat
tered. ONE OF THEM.
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& PAINE
Lincoln, Nebraska

MANNlSH WoRSTEDS,,> navy
blue, brown, black, royal blue, wine
all mixed with white, s6 inches
wide, SOC yard.
Brown, wine, navy and royal with
a small white check, SO inches wide,
SOC yard.
Fine suiting navy, green, garnet,
brown and black all mixed with
white, SO inches wide, s5c yard.
BRIGHT PLAIDS for women's
waists and children's dresses,
Scotchy combinations in eight diff
ferent styles, SO inches wide, 45ca
yard.
Bright plaids with blocks Of clear
color and tiny seeds of white, blue
and gold. red and blue, red and
black, etc; 81 inches wide, SOC !.
yard.
CHECKED SUITING for dresses
or skirts, small checks in red and
black, brown and red, blue and
green, etc; SO inches wide, 45ca
yard.
HEAVY SCOTCH MIXED SUIT
ING, tan, brown and oxford, SO
inches wide, SOC yard.
ZlBELINE is very warm winter
material and to be worn again this
season. Plain colors, navy, garnet,
brown and black. Fancy Zibelinss
with brilliant hairs of contrasting
color, navy with gold, green with
red, etc. Rich underplaids with oc-
casional white fakes and hairy fin
ish Any of the above SO inches
wide at SOC yard.
ALL-WOOL TRICOT WASTING,
II plain colors, 81 inches wide, $50
! yard.
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The country republican press don't
seem to like Mickey's style of oratory.
The Cambridge Times has the follow
ing account of the speech he delivered
there:
III may be an honor to entertain
the governor OF Nebraska at a gather
ing such as our reunion last week but
the kind OF a speech the governor
made was not enjoyed to any great
extent and won him no honors. Poo
pie do not come 10 reunions on hot
days to hear essays read. and the gov
ernor made a mistake In trying to en-
terrain the people with a big bunch
OF manuscript comprising an cxhnus-
Five review OF great historical events"