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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09


MISS BLANCHE GREY, a promi-
AVA nent young society woman OF
Memphis, Tenn, in recent letter from
TIA Alabama street, says:
ITO q society woman whose nervous
force Is often taxed to the utmost from
lack Of rest and Irregular meals, 4
know of nothing which Is of so much
benefit as PcruHa. / took 1t few
months ago when ! felt my strength
giving way, and 1t soon made itself
manifest In giving me new strength
and health. "---BIanche Grey.
Pernna is without an equal az q nerve
tonic and vital invigorator.
Buy a bottle Of Pcruna. II you do
not receive all the benefits from Pcruna
that you expected, write 10 DR.. Hart
man. Columbus. O.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09

and all populists interested in the
ton, are hereby called to meet in
mass convention, Saturday, June is,
1904, at 2 o'clock p. m, at the Grand
hotel, Lincoln, for the purpose of elect
ing Is delegates to represent said
party at Fremont, June II.
c. G. BULLOCK,
Secretary.
PHELPS-An editorial in the
Weekly Progress, Holdrege, says:
'The peoples independent party OF
Phelps county have issued call for
county delegate convention to be
held at the court house (Holdrege)
Saturday, June 49,"
PLATTE-"Mr. Freeman told
me he would call mass convention
to meet at Platte Center, June 1S."-
X. Y. Lisco.
SALINE--County convention, Will
Der, May "a, elected the following
delegates to Fremont: J. c. Norton,
Dewitt; p. c. Mosier, James Smith,
Friend; J. d. Calkins, Friend; A. J..
Storms, Western; Paul Bankison,
Dorchester; Jas. Gornm, Friend; j..
L.. Lautenslager, Swanton; j. w. By
ers, Dorchester; Geo Ross, WILDER;
Geo. Boles, Crete; Rob. Muir, WILDER.
WILDER Savage, WILDER, chairman,
Fred Her, Crete, secretary.
SEWARD-County committee fixed
upon June Is for convention, but sec
rotary failed to issue call. Live pop
ulists, however, should go to Sew
ard the 18th and help select 7 dele
gates to Fremont-the dead ones
will probably stay at home.
SHERIDAN-The Rushville Stand
ard Of June says: "The populist
state convention will meet at Free
mont at 4 D. m, on June q, 1904.
Sheridan county is entitled to eight
delegates therein 1t is time to call
convention and elect delegates and at
tend to other matters"
SHERMAN-"There will be no dele
gate convention in this county to elect
delegates to 60 to Fremont. AS far as
| can learn the chairman and secre-
tary of our county central committee
have made no move in the matter. =
e. II. Kittell, Rockville. POSSIBLY
Editor Brown is trying to follow the
plan evolved by the amalgamationists
out in Hamilton. He quotes much
from Burr's denunciations OF the
"deaverization" of the party, forget
ting that "burrization" is a piece OF
the same boldly
WEBSTER-Populist committee
meeting, June 4, selected the follow
ing delegates to Fremont: ]. P. Hale,
Red Cloud; F. Houchm, Red Cloud;
r. B. Thompson, Cowles; Frank Stro-
BILE, Red Cloud; VIM. Patterson, Guide
Rock, r. F. D.; Chas Vaughan, Guide
Rock Robt. Damerell, chairman; g..
r. McCrary, secretary.
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and agricultural work.

and agricultural work.
Socialism on such large scale to
insure its success has never been
tried and could not, for the reascL
that the conditions to assure success
full administration Of socialstic IL
dustries and agricultur, did not yet
exist, but capitalism prepares the
ways and means to establish the CO.
operative commonwealth, and while
doing this 1t digs its own grave and
leaves the working people as heirs.
+. d. FESTNER.
Covington, Ky.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09
Answers Gordon

Editor Independent: In recent is
sue appears an article, written by r.
G. r. Gordon, Reading, Mass. in which
confiscate the little farms. Now, that
Is matter OF pure speculation or inn
agination as to what may be done
after socialism has been fully estab-
ished.
Any man with his eyes open can
clearly see that under capitalism most
|of the small industries, including
farms, are confiscated, or taken In pos
session by big capitalistic concerns.
Even In such cases, where the farm
ers still own the property, the own
ership is merely nominal and the farm
ers must work with their families al
most day and night all the year
through to fill the pockets OF the CAPT
talists. To. such owners" it would
be relief If their little farms" were
conflscated by socialistic admins
tration-not "government'-which as
sures the former owners a good in
come for their labor.
Moreover, it shows great ignorance
or stupidity when man says that
under socialism all would have to toll
10 hours day to live, because pro-
duction would be SO low" child
can readily understand, that If every
person able to work is employed at
useful labor, and unnecessary waste OF
time and labor abolished. also labor
saving tools and machinery used to
greater extent than under capitalistic
rchistic-production where hui
man lives and labor is regarded cheap
er than the use of tools and machines
that under such conditions it would
not be necessary that all must work a
longer time than at present On the
contrary, the employment of all work.
ers at useful labor would lessen the
time OF each person, and at the same
time The income of every employed
person would be much larger. because
idle rich and unemployed poor need
not TO be supported by the products OF
the workers.
The mention of the so-called social
list colony at Topolbamro, Mex. as a
proof OF the assertion. that under
socialism men and women cannot have
enough to eat o. wear, although work
ing hard and getting full product Of
their labor, proves only that as long
rs the capitaliatlc system will oxlst,
we must work under and accept the
conditions which prevail under that
system. Therefore II IL very far
fetched aud Illogical assertion made
only % prejudice against socialism.
but Il was not necessary 10 40 so. lar
aud proof could have been found
nearer 10 Reading, Mass. that owhol.
over tried II WAS a miserable failure
70 make an honest man out of i cor
fupt CRATER. no matter II the trial was
made IN the interest 10 socialism 81
popnliFm. because capitalism under
mlnca and destroys the small fund ~
honesty q man may possess HAT IA Il
uudetmlnca aul dealrofs TIE hontst
Efforts of many people IA earn nv.
Ting BY their labor. la the lnduslrial
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
The Lick Observatory.

Atlantic: 1t is the equable climat,
of d-California that has justified
Mt. Hamilton's distinction as the site
of a great observatory. Lifting far
enough above the populous valleys to
escape their dust and smoke, it vet
avoids the rigors of greater attitudes
and their varying extremes. over il
domes a sky like Italy's, sparing of
rain, prodigal Of sun, where by lights
magic heights of blue grow depths of
~blackness, and reach beyond reach the
far stars shine we cannot number. This
u"ntroubled atmosphere has kept the
Lick telescope, no longer the largest in
the world, still king in lis realm, and
has drawn to the wilderness a group
OF men who count the heavens a re-
compense for the loss OF the world:
men who are willing to give their lives
to the working out of problems that
may take a llfe's time to solve. For
discoveries of sudden or startling facts
and phenomena, in which the Lick OBJ
servatory has had it's share, are usual
ly incidental, things picked up by the
way In the prosecution of long inquiries
such as only ~observatories OF pure re-
search may undertake. The patient
saving of detail, the persistent follow
ing of uncertain clues, the applying OF
mathematical tests, the Interpreting of
mathematical prophecy, the handling
of machinery, the designing of delicate
instruments, and the making and care
of them-all these things make up the
ronome workaday life, but are
hardly guessed by the visitor who IS
entertained of a Saturday night with
a surface view of results, and the look
of the stars through the telescopes that
James Lick willed should be free to all.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
ODE Black sza
VOLTS Breed
c..r,.N,ls ., @ 3, Herr. Dickson
Copyright 1899

They hesitated and consulted to-
gether In a low tone; L saw my oppor-
tunlty 10 press their indecision.
what excuse can you make and
what authority have you for hating an
officer of the king with dispatches to
the king? With M. Jerome de Greville
10 stand between you and harm II was
dangerous enough; now it is a matter
of hanging
But M. de Greville is not dead" they
protested together, I'VE left him a few
minutes since alive and WE'LL" 1 seized
pom the vacillation manifest in their
voices and proceeded with confidence.
Then how think you l came along
this road? Think you M. Jerome
would let me go so easily? You know
his temper too we'll. Does he change
his imind like a woman? l turned about
to take the nearer path, n see, his
blood is not yet dry upon my sword"
w do not believe you. 1t is some
trick"
IF you will but move this way and
give me clear passage to Versailles, l
will go and say nothing. You can then
return and minister to your master"
Nay, We'll hold the road an hour,
which gives him time to come up. An
hour gone n you may pursue your
journey"
Then, forsooth, one of you can make
HIS peace WITH IOO. Ill SnOOI your
stoutest bully and try blades with the
other"
l raised the pistol which had been
concealed unknown to Jerome, and to
say the truth ii looked formidable
enough all a-glitter beneath the rising
moon, though ! doubted much If /
could strike my mark.
AS | started resolutely onward |
warned them: Pull your nags off in
yonder level space, leave the left fork
free, or by the gods, you burly black
haired rascal, I'll take the first shot
at you, you make the fairest target.
Way there, in the kings name!"
As is ever so with low-born churls,
and no gentleman to command, each
looked to the other for some act Of
heroism, and each sought his own
safety
They stood their ground only an in
slant, then pulled aside as l had hidden
them. AS soon as / passed them q
decent distance as if l had no fear, l
put spurs to my good steed, and,
breathing more freely than | had done
for many days, heard the merry pound
ing Of his hoofs upon the open way to
my missions end.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
How Roses Grow on Wire.

Leslie's Monthly: The star does all
the line work of the place. and always
has more to do than she can accom-
plish. because there are one of the
other forty workers competent to lend
n hand, She makes her So to sos a
week on pieCework all the year around,
and hasen't taken so much as a lady's
vacation for two years. The other girls
make 50 a week, and that for only six
or eight months of the year.
I'VE don't make many Of the finest
kind here in the country, though said
the star rose maker. They usually
nave to import them. They haven't
enough skilled workers here TO supply
big orders, and 1t doesn't pay the man
ufacturerS to do special orders. This
sort" picking up a small June rose.
this sort a fairly good worker can
make a gross Of in one day and two
hours Of the next. | have made other
kinds, though. where five were consid-
cred a fine days work They had IT'S
pieces, though, with Is different shapes
and sizes of petals in each rose, and
every one of the lis had to be put i'm it's
proper place or the whole rose was
ruined"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
FORCE OF HABIT.
How to Awaken C~ountrymen in the
Morninu.


How to Awaken Countrymen in the
Morning.
New Orleans Times-Democrat: II made
a little experiment the other morning
which shows how strong the force of habit
is" said the night barkeeper, "and l had
a world Of fun out of il, and met a scri-
Gus business emergency at the same time.
The night before the reunion opened up
Il great many strangers who had not made
arrangements in advance were forced to
lodge anywhere they could get foot room
for the night. / had probably a dozen
countTymen in my place. 1t was all right.
We didn't mind ii at all. But when the
time rolled around to clean up, along
about the time that the east was getting
gray, | was confronted by 4 problem. All
the old fellows were asleep. They were
sleeping in chairs, on kegs and any other
old place they could find. / had TO wake
them up in some way. | knew they were
all from the country, and having lived I'm
the country, / knew what would rouse
them. | am pretty good when it comes to
initiating the sounds of fowls of several
kinds. ] can convince any countryman on
earth that daylight has come by Tapping
my wings and Growing like Il rooster.
That's exactly what / did. 1T was anus
ing to watch the old fellows stir, stretch
their limbs, rub their eyes, yawn, get up,
walk to the door, and look toward the
east. My experiment was a success, and
I have been growing every morning since
that time, because five or six of the old
fellows slept in my place every night
while the city was crowded. | never had
TO crow but two or three times to wake
them up. OF course, l would conceal my
self so they couldn't set on to the decep-
ton, and one Of the fellows actually COM
plimented me on the fa~ithfulness OF my
rooster. burned f he dom beat these
city clocks all hollow, he said TO me while
l was mixing his mornings teddy for
him"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
Free to Twenty Five Iadies

The Defiance Starch Co.. will Civ,
% ladies n round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies'
In each of the following states: ILL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send In the largest
number Of trade marks cut from a ten
cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your w home, any
where in the above named states.
These Trade marks must be mailed to
ana received by the Defiance Starch
Co, Omaha, Nebr, before September
list, 1904. October and November
Will be the best months TO visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
IS the only starch put up in 16 OF. "a
full pound) TO the package. You get
one-third more starch for the same
money than of IN other kind, and
Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets TO the Exposition will be
by registered mail September
9TH. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
ONE DOLLAR WHEAT.
Western Canada's Wheat Fields Pro
duce It-Magnifcent Yields Free
Grants of Land to Settlers.

Western Canada's Wheat Fields Pro
duce It-Magniicent Yields Free
Grants of Land to Settlers.
The returns of the Interior Depart
ment show that the movement of
American farmers northward to Can
ada is each month affecting larger
areas Of the United States. Time was.
says the Winnipeg Free Press, when
the Dakotas. Minnesota and Iowa fur
nished the Dominion with the main
bulk Of its American contingent. Last
year, however, f~orty-four States and
districts were represented IN the Off
Cial statement as to the former resi-
dence Of Americans who had home
steaded in Canada. The Dakotas still
head the list, with 4,006 entries, Min
nesota being a close second with 1887,
but with the exception Of Alabama and
Mississippi and Delaware every State
in the Union supplied settlers who, in
order to secure farms in the fertile
prairie country of Canada, became citi-
Zens of, and took the oath Of allegiance
" NV b'llllillolls Lust tdI III HISS
than 11,S41 Americans entered for
homestead lands in Canada.
From the Gulf to the Boundary, and
from ocean to ocean, the trek to the
Dominion goes on. Not only the wheat
growers Of the central Mississippi val
ley, but the ranchers Of Texas and
New Mexico, and the c~ultivators Of the
comparatively virgin soil of Oklahoma,
are pouring towards the productive va
cant lands of the Canadian Northwest.
1t is no tentative, half-hearted depart
ure for an alien country that is mani
Tested in this exodus; it has become al
most 4 rush to cur possession OF
land which it is feared, by those i'm
perfectly acquainted with the vast area
of Canada's vacant lands, may all be
acquired before they arrive. There is
no element Of speculation or expert
ment in the migration. The settlers
have full information respecting the
soil, wealth, the farming methods, the
laws, taxation and system Of govern
ment of the country to which they are
moving, and they realize that the OPP
portunities offered in Canada are in
every respect better and greater than
those they have enjoyed in the land
they are leaving.
Canada can well afford to welcome
cordially every American farmer COM
ing to the Dominion. There is no ques-
ton but that these immigrants make
the most desirable settlers obtainable
for the development of the prairie por-
ton of the Dominion. Full informa-
ton can be had from any authorized
Canadian Government Agent, whose
address will be found elsewhere.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
TAFT CORRECTING MISTAKES.
Then coiored Messenger Was Afraid
He Told Too Much.

Washington Post: Secretary Taft
came TO the capitol n day on some
very important business. He went TO
one of the committee rooms where he
was expected, and was soon in close
conversation with the chairman, who
gave strict Instructions TO the colored
messenger that nothing was to be said
OF Taft's presence. But a newspaper
man learned the secretary was in the
committee room n boldly asked the
messenger what he was doing there.
He amt in dar," declared the man.
But / saw him going in" asserted
the newspaper man. working q bluff.
Now, tell me what he is doing"
WELL" said the messenger, uneasily,
he Is jes' correcting mistakes he made
hen he was before de committee de
las time"
Correcting mistakes, is he?" asked
the newspaper man. Then he made
mistakes when he was here the last
time, did hep"
II doan mean dat. He's jes' reading
over what he said befor' when he was
here" replied the darkey, thoroughly
alarmed.
That's all right for this time" an.
swered the newspaper nan You said
he was correcting mistakes. I'll lei
you off now, but don't you ever lie tc
me when l come around here again"
AND he has that darkey on his staf
through fear of that unfortunate re.
mark about Secretary Taft's mis-.
takes
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
The Japanese Will Grow Taller.

Philadelphia Press: Even IL they
should lose the war and haven't that to
make them feel big remarked the faG-
tor, "in all probability the next genera
tion-or tho mex but onc-of the Jap
ancse will be as tall as the average Amer
lean or European.
1T Is the custom OF sitting on tho an
klcs on the floor-instead of on n chair
as we do-that explains the shortncss of
tho Japanese leg. The arteries are kinkcd
by the cramped position and are there
fore not properly nourished. AS a matter
of fact, however, the Japanese spine is
just of a length with the average Ameri-
can or European one-indeed, we all diff
fer In height rather by reason Of leg
han of back, and the spinal column is
slngularly constant among various indi-
viduals. Now the chair has gained a place
in Japanese life and soon the length Of the
Japanese leg will become normal"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07

fering and many deaths from kidney
trouble, but l have suffered myself.
At one time thought I could not live.
My back ached, there were frequent
headaches and dizzy spells. and the
kidney secretions were disordered.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me from
the first, and soon relieved me entirely
of all the distressing and painful symp-
toms.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
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Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists; price so cents
per box.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
HOW'a IhlaN

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Halls Family Pills are the best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
Economy in Threshing.

The fact that there is more grain put
into the straw stack than there should
be, is something that merits the earn
est attention Of the up-to-date farmer.
Is it not possible to save the wastage
of grain and time which attends the
use Of old-style machinery? This is
something that should command the
careful consideration of every farmer.
In line with the thought we call at
tention to the ad. of Nichols & Shepard
Company, Battle Creek, Mich, found
in another column.
1t would seem that the time has
come when this great channel of vast
age on the farm should be eliminated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
His halcyon DAYS,

Harper's Bazaar: 'Of course" said
the reporter to the man who had been
across the Atlantic twenty times. you
have had some remarkable expert
ences?'
Yes unused the great traveller. as
he gazed into the past: ION one oc-
casion | sailed on the same steamer
that carried Mr.. Morgan"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
SoIvino the Probler.

New York Weekly: George-women
are still pushing their way into all the
Industries.
Jack-That's so. / have just been dis
charged to make way for a woman.
You have? Well! well! What are you
going 10 do now?"
II am trying to marry the woman
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
The Wronn Door

New York Weekly: Girl ~Ooklngly)-I',
like a place where I'll have everything /
want, nothing to do, and no one to boss
me.
~Clerk-This, miss, Is an employment Of.
nee, not a matrimonial agency.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07

New York Weekly: First Judge Cbaby
show)-Who is the mother of that squally
brat?
Second Judge-Mrs. Uppish, / think. ]
heard her speak OF him as cunning
cute" and sweet"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
An Artist in His Line.

Atlanta Constitution: Oars one thing
/ likes about ole Satan"
Tell me dat"
wen he roasts n sinner, nobody in dc
settlement kin complain dat he amt we'll
DONE
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07

I can recommend Piso's Curs for Con-
sumption for Asthma. 1t has given me
great relief.-W. L. Wood, Farmersburg,
Ind, Sept. 8, 1901.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07

The average old-style small cylinder
thresher wastes enough grain and
time to pay your thresh bill.
Why not save the grain ordinarily
put into the straw stack? Why not
save the time which the ordinary
threshing outfit wastes for you.
This can be done by employing the
RED RIVER SPECIAL.
1t has the Big Cylinder, with lots of
concave and open CRATE service.
1t has the Man Behind the Gun, that
does most of the separating right at
the cylinder.
Besides these, it has all the separat-
ing capacity of other machines.
1t run right along, saving your
grain and saving time, regardless of
conditions.
There has come improvements in
threshing machinery the same as in
1~verything else.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
III. Mind on the Market.

Detroit Free Press: What have You
there?" asked the magnate OF his ac-
complished daughter.
"a recent compilation of selected
quotations. It's fine"
Heavens! And I overlooked It..
Turn to S and see how steel preferred
is quoted"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-07
Lucky Preacher.

Tit-Bits: See here. young man. saio
the minister, you never paid me that
fee for marrying YOU"
You're mighty LUCKY | haven't sued
YOU for damages.