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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

6hs Nebraska
capital, Nobody sent to jail. The
transactions occurred in New Jersey.
&SSSS$
Senator Cockrell was the man that
! Bryan voted for as the democratic cam
didate for president President Roose-
| welt is going to give Coekrell a soft
snap on the Panam: commission, and
Senator Cockrell now says of the pres
ident Il believe as the people OF the
south get better acquainted with him
they will love him more" How adj
mirable is the loving kindness OF the
republicans toward both wings of the
democratic party!
$SSS&S&&
Nearly all the trust stocks and
bonds have had a big rise lately.
There seems to be no fear of anti
trust legislation or the enforcement of
! the antitrust laws now on the statute
books. The trusts are again starting
out to take ali the traffic will bear.
That is the result Of the landslide.
&SSS&SSS$
The evils of lynching were demon.
strated the other day near st. Joseph.
Mo. A Mrs. Gay was murdered and the
husband and son were arrested at the
cemetery during the funeral. There,
came very near being lynching. The
next day, evidences having been gath
cred to prove that the murderer was
a tramp, the same men who wanted to
lynch the father and son appeared at
the Jail and demanded the release OF
the prisoners.
&S$S$S>&
One hundred citizens of Natchez,
Miss, sent kilograms to Pres dent Fran
els of the Worlds fair, apolOgiziRg and
rcpudiating the l,oorish conduct of
their governor, Vardaman. Vardaman
belongs to that class of negrophobiests
in the south to whom Tom Watson
has been directing some remarks late
ly.
$SSS$&S&
Here is the latest specimen of so
oialism taken from page i6 of Client
Mass and Class: Marriage had its urigt
il. the individualistic accumulation of
property; and thus the most sacre.i
sentiments which have gradually
grown up about our ideas of chastity
and love are the outcome of the desire
of some remote savage to transmit
his overplus of fish hooks and arrows
to legitimate heir"
$S$>SSS&
The London Spectator says: THE
United States senate may be said to
be composed of plutoerats. Justice
Brewer Of the United States supreme
court said in His address to the Albany
law school: mo one can be blind to
the fact that these mighty corporations
are holding out most tempting induce
ments to lawmakers to regard in their
those interests rather than
the welfare of the nation. Senators and
representatives have owed their
places to corporate influence, and that
influence has been exerted under an
expectation, if not an understanding,
that as lawmakers the corporate inter-
ests shall be subserved.'
$$$SS$$$
A number Of papers are never tired
of repeating the phrase: 1.-THE peo-
pie do not want two republican par
ties These writers never stop to
think that people are just as much OPP
posed to two populist parties.
&$$S$$&
There are millions of acres of the
richest land in all thew orld lying west
of Nebraska and the Dakotas on which
nothing will grow but sage brush and
coo+4orod f,,ffc cf huuch oracc with
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
A vast Acreage in Proven Oil Land

We own and control 900 acres of proven
oil land In Mercer county Ohio, and ,040
acres In Park county, Colorado. Ohio Is one
OF the greatest oil-producing states in TIE
Union. South Park will soon rival Florence
Colorado, where one well alone, No 40, has
produced over 81 ,000.0O0 South Park viii
undoubtedly contain "gushers' and flow
ing" wells.
Seven Wells Now. No. 8 Drilling.
SIX producing wells now on the Ohio prop
erty. also pumping plant-one of the finest
in Ohio-tanks buildings, pipe lines, derrick
etc. One we'll In Colorado with excellent
showing OF oil, surface improyem ents finest
In the west. Thousands of dollars already
have been spentin the development and i'm
proyement OF these properties. Well No
Is now being drilled.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
Seven Wells Now. No. s Drilling
Tanks Filling With Oil.

Our tanks are filling with oil and the STAN
dard Oil Company takes all OF our produc
tion on the property az market price now
81 .02 per barely plus lie for pumping. Our
present production enables US to guarantee
divident OF per cent on 40 shares starting
January 1st. 1908. Think what l0O wells will
pay! Put your money where the dividends
are already in sight-you can't live on hopes.
You get your first dividend check February
LIST, 1905, and we've got the oil in our tanks
now to back up this promise. March LIST you
get your second dividend check. By Janu-
airy LIST, 1906, we will undoubtedly have
enough wells to pay you / per cent per
month on Dollar Shares. This is no bluff
It's facts, every word.
Six to Ten New Wells Every f1onfil
Arrangements are now being made to drill
100 new wells as fast as men and money can
do the work. We intend to put on several
more drilling plants and complete from six
to ten new wells every month. No risk in
this venture. We're operating on proven
ground, we've got the oil. we know every
we'll drilled will produce oil aud we're abb
soIutely safe In going ahead.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

terms bring it within reach OF everyone. Whal
We need to drill wells is money; yours vii
help just as much as miilionaire's.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

The American Mating Co. with $780,
O00,O00 of Capitalized prosperity" is
III trouble and judgment of s1,400,000
has been obtained against it. 1t paid
Z per cent dividends for three years
while it was floating a mortgage bond
issue for 100000. Now it turns out
that those dividends were paid out OF
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
December 10th, the Last Day.

All orders for 15c stock must be mailed on
or before December 10th, as on that date the
advance to zoe within ten days. This stock
is good enough for the rich but our tfberal
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
What loo Wells VIII Do.

The following table will show you what
100 producing wells in this field is going to
mean Tor Illinois Colorado stockholders.
Total mum her oi wells Including
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

3 per ce mt discount for cash In tul) or
25 Ger cent cash with order % per cent
IN thirty days, Is per cent In sixty days,
and 70 per cent in ninety days.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08
100000 Shares At 15c

Realizing this fact, our Board of Directors
has decided to sell enough Of our treasury
stock to carry out this great project, and to
snails pace for W. What the investor OF to-
day wants Is quick returns. So do we. Price
OF treasury stock Is now 15e per share; will
be worth at least 40c per share by February
lst, because January dividend will be paid
on 40c shares. Help us carry out our plans
and we'll make more money for you than
you've ever made ba1prp
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08


There are millions of acres of the
richest land in all thew orld lying west
of Nebraska and the Dakotas on which
nothing will grow but sage brush and
scattered tufts of bunch grass with
out a government license. When that
license is given, and it always carries
with it an appropriation to put water
on the land, then crops are raised such
as the world never saw before. A man
can hardly believe his eyes when he
looks at them, whether the crop is ap-
pies, peaches, grapes, prunes, potatoes,
wheat, oats, rye or alfalfa, the porduct
is so enormous. Issuing such licen-
SEES is far better than building warships
at the cost of 100000 each or trying
to make a world power" by conquer
ing islands 10000 miles away, inhab-
tied by Malays. 1t will add millions
to the fighting force of the United
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-08

The London Globe says that ''in
Yorkshire generally and IN Sheffield in
particular, that wife selling is so gen.
eral and is still so firmly established
that it has little less force than local
law. In addition to those northern
counties many a wife is sold today in
the east end of London" And the
English send missionaries to Japan
and India by the hundred to convert
the. people there to Christianity.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07
AWAKE We WORKERS!

Awake! awake! ye sleeping millions,
Brush the cobwebs from Your brain.
Break the chains by which you're anchored
And be like men again.
Why beg and crave like eriugins towards
What you should like men demand;
Why not use your heads little.
Why not rest your weary hands?
Our fathers fought and bied for freedom,
And wrenched il from the tyrant's hand;
Shall we see u taken from US,
And like towards humbiy stand?
Shall we. who by our toll produce
All things. both great and small.
Submit 10 see the parasite
Reach out and take il ALP
Or shalt VT. like o6f fathers did.
Smite the oppressor's hand,
And by our united efforts
Drive him from the land.
Shall we stand TO see our children
Toll In factory. mine and mill;
While the useless parasites
Do no useful labor stiii7
Are those who are possessed Of riches
Made Of better, bner clay
Than they who do the useful labor,
And toll for bread from day to day1
Were some put here 10 slave for others
While they In iordiy mansions dwell2
Don't you think to change the system.
And make them work. would be as we'll?
| The money graspers OF this nation
Have no respect for Young or old;
In fact, throughout the whole creation.
Gold Ia God and God IN Goid.
Shall we help TO drive opr daughters
Into lives OF sin and shame;
Or shall we by our future actions
Break up this un-Godiy gamer
Are we really the descendeuts
OF that brave and dauntlss- band
Who for years Of deadly struggle
| Fought 10 save this bounteous land7
Or are we Just a set Of CRATES,
And fools. and knayes, and such as thatl
The thought would almost cause one laughter
For that Is what the most are az.
But bark I think ! hear the runbies;
| Yes, hear the distant roar
| OF the m llions who are moving
As they never moved before.
Awake! awakei we Rip Van Wrinkles.
| Take brick and pound your head:
Stick pin into your carcas.
| Aud sec " you're alive or dead.
JOHN BRAcl
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

A female inmate of a Minnesota
insane asylum has won a prize Of
fered by a Boston magazine for the
correct solution of a rebus and a
short essay on the topic. The prize
was sa5o or a trip abroad, and the
woman has asked the state board in
control of the asylum to allow her
to take the trip. The case is a pc
culiar one, and the authorities are
in doubt what to do.-Helena Inde-
pendent.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

A dispatch says that Commits
sioner of Corporations James r.
Garfield, acting under authority OF
the law creating the bureau of in
corporations, has ordered an invest
igation into the affairs of the Stand
ard Oil company. 1t is hardly pos
sible, however, that the head of the
oil octopus is losing any sleep as to
the serious effect of the investiga-
ton. 1t is another blaff to calm
the people who are looking for old
party dope.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07
pie to pay dividends upon it.

Now, while this enormous invest
ment made by the farmers is an
actual investment and yet does not
bring them as a whole one cent of
income, the railroad and manufac-
turing capital is expected to pay
two profits, one on their bonds and
another on their stocks. These
stocks, which, in the case OF the
railroads, according to good author
ity, never cost the original investors
ten cents on the dollar, serve the
purpose first, of holding the titles to
the properties; second, to draw div
idends on; and third, to gamble
with and unsettle the rest Of the bus
mess of the country to the loss of
everyone but the gamblers.
| think these facts are the most
appalling that | have ever dug up.
Nothing within the whole range Of
facts concerning the condition of
the American farmers equals them.
Here we have the very institutions
that are chiefly instrumental in the
impoverlshment of the farmer reap
ing two profits on both their gen
uine and bogus capitalization, while
they have robbed him of every part
icle of profit from his enormous in
vestment
Now, what do you think of it,
Mr.. Farmer of America?
Is it not an appalling state of
facts1 Does it not show that we,
{ / am farmer myself. are reduced
to complete state of slavery? from
which we cannot hope to escape
under the present system1 Does it
not show that our ownership of our
farms is only a nominal ownership,
and that the real owners are the
railroads and combines? We hold
title deeds, to be sure, but we are
only tenants of the railroads for all
that.
If railroad stock, or any other,
did not produce profit it would be
valueless for any purpose but to
hold the nominal title to property
with. Its value depends wholly
upon the profits that can be realized
from il as an investment. 1t is the
same with farms and other invest
ments. The railroads can and do
FIX the amounts of our incomes, not
only from our investment, but from
our labor as well, and so can make
our farms valueless at will, and they
have done so already as l have
shown.
It's a mighty cunning scheme on
their part to leave the nominal own
ership of our farms in our hands.
1t saves them the necessity of max
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

An editorial in an exchange says
that the New Orleans women have
solved the problem of retaining
their cooks in service. 1t is by fur
nishing the cooks matinee theatre
tickets. Pretty good however, even
though slight, it shows that capital
ism must concede more and more
to the wage slave to keep him slav-
ing. After awhile he will awake,
and then matinee tickets and other
delusions will not go. He will
demand the full product of his toll.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

Following is the text of circuar
letter that has been sent to the sec
retaries of the Socialist locals
throughout the country. 1t sounds
the first slogan of the campaign that
the employers association and cit
liens alliance are going to wage
from now on against the Socialist
movement.
Mr.. Parry wants every Socialist
to subscribe for his paper in order
that they may see the other side of
the Socialist question. But he pre-
sents the other side" in such a
poor manner that a Socialist can get
very little information or satisfac-
ton out of reading it. 1t is filled
with the familiar down with organ
lied lawlessness" rot, and TRADES
against what he imagines is Social
ism.
To give our readers an idea OF
the character of the publication, we
reproduce below the letter a few
paragraphs from its pages.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

A laborer is one who does any
thing for the benefit of society,
whether by brain OF Drawn. When
we speak of laborer always bear
in mind that a farmer is as much a
laboring man as is the fellow who
works for wages in the mill, mine OF
smelter, and that the professor in
the educational line is also la
borer.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07
Good Suggestions on
Organization for State.

Livingston, Mont, Dec. 3, 1904.
To the Locals of Montana.
Comrades: The results of the cleo
ton just past are very gratifying to
us. We have made a gain of at least
100 per cent over our vote of two
years ago. The democratic party
is utterly routed and if we attend to
business they never will have the
opportunity to rally again in Mon
tana.
The republican party, intoxicated
with victory, will become careless
and arrogant, giving us greater adj
vantages of attack. To be equal to
the opportunities we must thor
oughly organize our party in every
county and precinct in the state.
The past campaign saw us with tick
cts nominated in fourteen counties,
an increase of five over two years
ago, and organizations in eighteen
counties. We polled about the
same percentages in all counties in
which we had tickets nominated,
with the exception OF Yellowstone,
in which we made no gain over our
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

1t is reported that a meeting was
recently held in Red Lodge by
workingmen to create enthusiasm in
the Miners union. This is a new
one to the writer-attempting to run
a union on enthusiasm. 1t has al
ways been supposed that unions
were run upon a unity of brother
hood forced by economic conditions
but possibly they are to be run on
enthusiasm after an election, and
just before on booze and smokers.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

Owen Burns, of Butte, who con-
fessed in court to voting marked"
ballot, has set an example that
might be followed by others; j. e.,
those who were implicated in the
same criminal work, only at the pro-
cess of buying votes instead of sell.
ing them.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

James Derham has opened an
Office at No. 10 Edwards ST., where
he can be found for the sale of
Wyoming lump coal and Black Dia-
mond coal. Jimmie" is known to
have the right goods and will de-
liver them as he agrees. Union
Coal Co., James Derham. Mgr, Of
flee No. 10 Edwards ST. Tel. I49.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

= On December Ist, the appellate
division of the supreme court of
New York in a decision declared
the CLOSED shop" illegal. This
sustains Roosevelt on his open
shop" scab policy.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

subscribers are plainly written out.
Make all remittances payable to In
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Stamps accepted.
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indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 20, q

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 90, 'o4.
Dear Sir:
As secretary of your Socialist
local, we take pleasure in sending
you herewith copies of the first two
issues of the Industrial Independent,
containing the initial installments Of
ID. NJ. Parry's story, The Scarlet
Empire" Those who are interested
in socialism by all means should
read this story. Mr.. Parry is
thorough believer in full public dis
cussion of all important economic
questions. He holds that if Social
ism is right, then no harm can come
to it from a thorough examination
into the arguments for and against
it; if it is wrong, that one certainly
does not want to put his faith in it,
since in the end we are all American
citizens and desire to do that which
is best for the country and humanity.
The Industrial independent will
also contain much other matter that
will Ger -ainly interest you. Frankly
the paper will be staunch defender
of the individualistic form of gov
ernment We are contemplating
for the near future in the columns
of the paper a high-class debate on
socialism, between Mr.. Parry and
one of the leading Socialist expon-
entS of the country. AS Socialists
may wish to be informed as to this
debate in which they certainly will
be interested, we ask that you bring
this matter up before your Socialist
local. All Socialists should be SUBJ
scribers and readers of the Indus
trial Independent
In order to reach the Socialists
we make the following subscription
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We propose to be perfectly fair
in the discussion of public questions
but at the same time earnest and
aggressive in setting forth our intel
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claim that their position is invulner-
able, but we believe that there is an
other side to the story, and there
fore we think that the Industrial In
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cialist students.
In order that your local Socialists
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at once, as the October and Nov
ember issues are almost exhausted.
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served.
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hear from you promptly, we are,
Sincerely yours, The Industrial
Independent Publishing Co.
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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

To say how long a man shall work
and how much he shall do is prin-
ciple of Socialism pure and unde-
filed.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07
.Parry's Taper
VS.. Socialism

subscribers are plainly written out.
Make all remittances payable to In
dustrial Independent Publishing Co.
Stamps accepted.
To say how long a man shall work
and how much he shall do is a prin-
ciple of Socialism pure and unde-
filed.
Danish the spirit of hostility and
hate from your heart 1t is hurting
yourself most. 1t limits your capa-
city to think about your work or
business. 1t exhausts your nervous
energy. Don't hate anybody. 1t
isn't Christian and it doesn't pay.
The employe can work for him
self best by working for the success
of the particular shop or factory in
which he is employed. If, through
his efforts, the productive capacity
of the shop is made larger the en-
ployer can afford to pay him higher
wages.
The present-day worker thinks
he is free because no one owner
sells him to another. He is COM
PEELED to sell himself to the capital
ist class for the opportunity to live.
ST. Louis Labor"
If you mean by this that every
man has to work for a living, we
agree with you.
The struggle is now between the
capitalist class and the working
class. Platform of the Socialist
party of Missouri.
How much must a man hsve to
be capitalist? How little must he
have to be of the working CLASP
Let any one of our readers try to
draw a line between the capitalist
class" and the working class" and
see how easy it is to do.
The army and militia of the
United States, which, some foolish
labor leaders have it, are mere ms
titutions of the capitalists to hold
the workingman in subsection, be-
long as much to the wage Garner as
to the capitalist. That is to say,
the army of the United States be-
longs to neither; it belongs to the
government that protects them both.
Restrict the output and you in
crease the cost of output. Increase
the cost of output and you lessen
the demand. Lessen the demand
and you limit the opportunity for
labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

Restrict the output and you in
crease the cost of output. Increase
the cost of output and you lessen
the demand. Lessen the demand
and you limit the opportunity for
labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-12-07

Continued on page ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Chinese Nature Story.

Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, Chinese
Minister to the United States, has not
yet joined the ranks Of writer's on ma.
ture' for the magazines, but that he
has the qualities for some Of them is
attested by dog story he is credited
by the New York Tribune with having
told in the metropolis.
A New Yorker who frequently re-.
lates an incredible dog yard had tried
his story Oh the Chinaman.
"That reminds me-" said the minis.
ter, "of Chinese dog story. There
was once in China man who had
three dogs. Returning home at the
close Of day, he found them asleep on
his teakwood couch, and beat them
and drove them forth.
Next night, when he returned
again, he found them on the floor, but
feeling Of the couch, he discovered
that it was warm, so he beat them and
drove them out again.
con the third night he returned a
few minutes earlier than usual He
found the three intelligent dogs seated
in row before the couch, blowing on
it to cool it."