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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02
Wild-Eyed Republicans.

Some one ought to call a halt to
these wild-eyed republicans that have
all at once appeared in such aston
iShing numbers in a dozen or more
states. They have lost their heads In
stead of adopting the conservative and
effectual methods to curb the trusts
and regulate the railroads they show a
tendency to go into the widest
schemes. The Independent doubts very
much whether that Kansas scheme
which, says to a man what he shall
sell his goods for in different parts of
the state, even under the most liberal
construction of the fundamental law
will stand the test A farmer has a
right to sell his wheat cheaper to one
man than another if ne chooses 70 90,
and why not man who sells coal oil?
That scheme looks rather dangerous.
No populist convention ever advo-
Gated so radical and wild scheme as
that 1t seems that wildeyed repub-
lican is about as crazy creature as
was ever seen upon these plains.
The fact that the Standard Oil COM
rany has monopoly in Kansas would
justify the legislature in purchasing
all the oil producing land in the state
If it chose to do so, and then to refine
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02
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Senator Elkins seemed 10 think that
railroad rate bill passed by the house
was poker and he did not intend to
get hold of the hot end of it.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

The remedy for trusts is the estab-
iishment of competition AMI not social
ism. The destruction of competition is
the groundwork on which every trnst
is built.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

Less magnates, fewer panpers and
more honest men. That is The indie
pendent's program.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

Anonymous comm Aicatons viii. not -
soticed. Rejected manuscripts win mt b
seturned.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

The Independent is for competition
and against socialism
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

r. H. TIBBLES, Editor.
c. @. DEFRANCE, Associate Editor.
T.. d. EAGER, Business manager,
The Independent is for competition
and against socialism.
&sS&&$S&&
Less magnates, fewer paupers and
more honest men. That is The Inde-
pendent's program.
Senator Ellxins seemed 10 think that
railroad rate bill passed by the house
was poker and he did not intend to
get hold of the hot end Of it.
&S$SSS&
iishment of competition AMI rot social
ism. The destruction of competition is
the groundwork on which every trust
is built.
&S&S$&&&
The voice of the people may be the
voice of God, but the voice of the cor
porations is the only voice that the
senate ever hears.
&SSSS&SS
1t would seem that plutocracy ought
to be satisfied with making the com.
mon people hew the wood and draw
the water, but it is mott 1t wants the
common people to pay the taxes also.
$4,000
When Senator Elkins saw a railway
freight bill headed for the white house,
he threw himself into the breach with
the courage of an ancient Spartan. Will
he get one of the Carnegie medals for
heroism?
Perhaps this onslaught on Standard
Oil and other trusts in various states
will result in the railroads allowing the
people of Nebraska q greater share in
its government, whether they are pre-
+. pared Tor 1t or not.
&$$S$$&>
The river and harDor appropriation
bill went through the house just as
the committee wanted, without the
changing Of dollar The amC unit the
log rollers got for their creeks and
canals was $17.234,6 S4 Probably all
but so cents of that amount is clean
grating.
SSSS&S&
Notwithstanding dynamite bombs
s. :ld political pulls, Elmer Thomas has
landed Tom Denison in Iowa to stand
trial for the Pollock diamond robbery
If Eglmer finally lands Denison in the
penitentiary, the republican organiza-
tion in Omaha will be in bad fix at
the next election.
SSS>$&SS
Monett, the. Ohio lawyer began the
prosecution of the Standard Oil trust
when the government was fostering the
trusts and the courts knocked him
out. Now the government begins to
make signs that it is against the trusts
and another case has been begun in
Ohio. The courts will change sides.
Monet was downed by Rockefeller,
beaten by the courts, and kicked out of
the republican party. A nod from the
president changed the whole situation
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

The voice of the people may be the
voice of God, but the voice of the cor
porations is the only voice that the
senate ever hears.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

Perhaps this onslaught on Standard
Oil and other trusts in various states
will result in the railroads allowing the
people of Nebraska a greater share in
its government, whether they are pre-
pared for it or not
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

When making remittances do not leave
moncy with news agencies, postmasters. ETC..
TO be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget O. remit different amount than was
left with thens. and the subscriber fails to get
sroper credit.
Address 81 ADMINISTRATIONS, and make al
drafts, money orders, eta, payable to
Che Hebraska 7Ndspsndsnf,
Lincoln. Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

1t would seem that plutocracy ought
to be satisfied with making the com
mon people hew the wood and draw
the water, but it is not. 1t wants the
common people to pay the taxes also.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

Notwithstanding dynamite bombs
and pc.itioa pulls, Elmer Thomas has
landed Tom Denison in Iowa to stand
trial for the Pollock diamond robbery.
If Eglmer finally lands Denison in the
penitentiary, the republican organiza-
tion in Omaha will be in bad fix at
the next election.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

The river and harDor appropriation
bill went through the house just as
the committee wanted, without the
changing of dollar. This amount the
log rollers got for their creeks and
canals was $17.234, 634. Probably all
but so cents of that amount is clean
grating.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

When Senator Elkins saw a railway
freight bill headed for the white house,
he threw himself into the breach with
the courage of an ancient Spartan. Will
he get one of the Carnegie medals for
heroism?
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
ssiir $500 uatb 9eutidlano.

Deutfb amerifaniibe 8eituneen
tDer6en i'm alten Baterlanb NIT gros
Bem Snterelie selelen, neil fie fib
frei ausfpreben unb bdufig pDn briis
ben mebr @euiefeiten unb 9eabri1-
ten brtngen, als Die beutlben 8eis
tungen ielbIt. Die rssreie Breiie fir
Teras" 1T briiben iberatl, pDbin iie
geianot tpirb, Elm iebr germ eefebener
@ait uno fann fib riibmen, Nners
fennung uno 8lroigung gu finben,
tuie aus 5ablreiben 8riefen an mns,
iomie an Dieienigen, tpelbe oas Blatt
an ibre Berwanoten lbtden, berpDr.
3ebt. Wer baber Ieinen Bertpanbten
uno Sreunoen cine Sreuoe ertpeilen,
ibnen elm milItpmmenes @eIAenf
MAIDEN min, Der beftelIe fir iie Die
rSreie BreIie fir 9eras". Das Sn.
tereiie fiir Teras, apie iiberbaupt fiir
ben Staat uno Die @egeno, tpp bic
gertpanoten iuobnen, iit in Deutib.
Lamb iebr lebbaft unb es 1T unrn6g.
lib, in Brinatbriefen eine 10 griino.
lihe Quffldrung uno 8eldreibuna
oes fremoen 2anoes gu eeben, mie
oies bic .Treie HreffeA alm6hent.
lib tbut. Sir ben gerineen Breis
BON So nerienoen mir pDrtofrei mnIer
reihbaltiges 8obenblatt auf elm Sabr
an iroeno cine Moreiie i'm Nuslanoe.
Die ssreie Yrefie fir 1eras 4nbl.
Gumbatth.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
300 8elpnnunaI BOO.

Die eeer oieier 3eitune ueroen fdp freuen gu er=
fabren, oaB es msnigens cine eefhrdtets BRA ltbeii
beilen i'm Stanbe 1T; 9as Ratarrb= b=sur III Die eiil
sige ebt Der dr3fiden Briberf9aft befannte potipe
&nr. Ratarrb erforoert als cine Gonitutionstranf=
belt cine eonfitutioneae gebanoIune. 9a[ps Ra.
tarrb= b=&ur pro inuerlid genommen uno pirft oireti
auf sas 8lut ano bic i6leimiseu OberHdaeu oes
Spfems, oaour4 pie GrunbIage Der 8rantbeit 5er=
f6renb unb Dem Batenten Rrait aebenb, inoem Ns
bic Contribution oes 26rpers auIbant lno Der Natur
In i9rem Derte bilft. Die Gigentbimer brben 10
oiel gsrtrauen Sn ibren 9eiltrdte, oaB e Elm bun=
bert Dollars gelobnune fur jeoen Sal anbieten,
ben ite ~ tnrren oerfehlt 2aBt Guh cine 2iite BON
3en9niiieBlomuten. Man aoreiFre:
s.. ). @benep u. 60. Soleoo, 8
= aS gsrtauft bon alien apotbetern 9reis Is
Gents Die Gloj6e.
6alps aamilien= ginen 6no Die behen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05

Ttmd's 5 Gents nauona.G iearre.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
Gulf gbpre 8abr,.

Mbfabrt.
Wab 9anernia, Sutberlanb @prinss
Studhale, tdelib, 800 Born.
Nnfunft
Bon Stodbale, SUTHERLAND Springs unb
3anernia. tdQRch. 2:30 NQhm,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05

9ei m 10 eb trieb fie in
B e 3 .. Sn Msmpbis, 9enn.,
nabm fi6 oieier Sage Elm Srdulsin
&oie 5amnel oas 2sben, inoem tie
aarbolidure tranf. Sic mar pon CHI
easo mad Mempbis iibergsiieoett, aber
Der fonnige Siiben 9eftel ibr ni9t uno
oft punf6ts iid bas Mdo6.n na9 Der
9etmatb suriid. Das Seimipsb padte
ote aermfte in ftiner sansen @eipaIt
uno trieb iie i6lieBli9 in etnen friben
Sob.
. ie q men Der sSnfele
CRU pen Der 8alearen uno Der
pitpnfen, Spanien, iino grie6iI6en
uriprungs, unb 5tpur riibrt ole 8es
5ei6nung 8alearen bon Der 9enan6t.
belt Der ureinpobner Der Snieln i'm
S4leuoerlperfen Der, ndbreno Die
Pitpufen ibren RaH1en BON ibrem
aei4tbum an &ieffrn srbielten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
S Of n / f &C.
&uerlei SntsreKantes aus altsrlet Ges
biet-Siir Seben etmas.

y 1e u { 1te " T b :
# d t E Der Welt 1T Die oes Haiab
bon glpar in Der Ndbe Die Ter tnotf9en
@taot.
6 pinnfGben perosn pegen
tbrer auberorbentli9en 5sinbeit 5u
Mifrometern tn opttf9en Snitrumenz
ten beripenbet.
Ste 80nigin BON 9olz
/ AMI . bat $4,000 aur grri9tung
eines 9oipitals fir bertriippslte Sim
Der i'm 9aas gef6enft.
Die Gsbpter fannten i9on
Matrasen NIT @prunefebern, lpenn
lebtere au9 ni9t aus @tabl, fonbern
aus Robr unb palmenaipetgsn sebiloet
tpurben.
8eim leBten @r beb n
in 2abore, sSnoten, iino TN ge5irf poz
lampur ungefdbr 5000 uno i'm 8e5irt
aangra ungefabr 10000 Menfden
umgetommen.
Gin 9uno lebt burnf9nittli9
10 BIB IL Sabre, eine RaBe 8 big 10,
Elm Rantn9en ettpa 7, etn gihb0rn9en
un6 Elm 9afe gesen 8, Elm Bu1s aber
meiit ID Biz 16 Sabre.
Der Sri noer Der roeutf4en
@hule," ipel9e bas laute @pre9en fir
ben ipt1tisiten She'll bes Saubitumz
men>llnterridts bdlt, mar Der i'm
Sabre 1890 in 2eipsis peritorbene @az
muel 9einide.
Sein ganaes Nerm . gen
I'm 8etroee BON 100000 &ubel Il
RubeI glei9 51.5 gents) permd9te Ser
tiir5ltd perftorbene rufiif1e Grob@
grunbbeiiber Miaeislaus Webl Der
@arf9auer pbilbarmonie.
S.be Sremoen, Ser sSa@
pan befudt fdllt es auf, oaB man bort
fait in alien StraBen Der @tdbte ana
gebei3te Oefen finoet, fbp Seoermann
fetn Wiittagsefen segen gntri6tung
zines febr geringen 8etrass beretten
fdnn.
Gin Ser m gen bon 430,@
100000 Rubel Il Rubel eleib 51.5
@ents), pelaes baupt1d9li9 in
@runobefiB beitebt, bat Der ermoroete
@robfiirft Sersius hinterlaHen. 8on
Dem gaa9laKe lpurosn Der Mittpe
100000 Rubel auertannt.
Drabtlofe Selegra m E
an nit Den erfproerlt6en Npparaten
ausgeitattste @9iffe tperoen fortan In
iebem 3eleJrapbenbureau in Oeut59s
lamb angenommen; 20 Gents pro
Mort neroen auber Dem Sag bon Il
Gents fir Sepeiden i'm Snlanb beredz
net t1sroen
STE erfe bsoeuteno
m ttro topi de 6 t.
bedun tit bieienise oes oeutf9sn
Naturfor11ers 9beobor S9pann,
pelder i'm Sabre 1889 bur9 5ablreids
llnterfu9unsen na1ipies, bab ale Or
ganii9en Weien aus 3ellen beiteben,
unb bab Die 3slenbiloung oas semsine
fame gnttDtdlungsprinStp fiir gntz
ftehuns unb Wa4stbum Der Tbiere
unb pflanaen TIT.
Die saufe Der g 9tffe
NIT 90 Elm berubt auf elmer Gttte
aus febr alter 3eit. Menn man ouz
mails Elm Opfer oarbra9te, UNI einem
@olfe Die @Dtter siinitig gu ftimmsn,
pflegte man eine perfon aus5updblen.
BON Der ettpas 8lut an Den Bug etnes
neuen Sdiffes sefpriBt tpuroe. SIN
2aufe Der 3ei. benubte man Wein an
Stelle bes 8lutes, ,ulb biefer 9rau9
bat ii9 Bel jeber feefabrenoen Station
Bis gum beutiaen Sage erbalten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
Nic Eenaa.

SWretoMatertaIteu tttto Sudls
bancluug.
8roBe IuSmabl BON guutp 8li.
hern aller Nrt, ssancps uno Sport.
Grtitel. Announcements uui ale in.
ldnoiihe Beitihriften prompt belurat,
Die NIT benz @eihdft uerbunoene
U &ccto oena' Druferei fertiat
ale Nrbeiten, @inlaounas- uno @ras
tulationstarten in beioen Sprad,en
an. Spe5lalitat: Druid BON 5ta.
tuten fiir oeutihe 8ereine.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
yaalidle Solrtiten Sdllatmaoen

mad @alifornien. ebenlD nab ct.
2ouis .nia Gera8 & Bacific Balm
Dbne Wehiel. S1reibt an iroeno
einen 9idet Naenten tpegen oieIea
neueH 9ienites uoer an 6. s.. 9ur.
ner, General BaiiaaiersGaen 0al'
faS, Tera8.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05

sg +. 9SadD, Shubmad3er. bes
ebrt fib leinen Sunoen uno sSreuns
ben ansuaeiaen, oaB er iein 8eIh1ft
naf SEQ. 113 Siio.Nlamp' StraBe
oerleat bot.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-06-05
Giieubabn=
5. Il q. u. 8abn.

s. Il q. u. 8abn.
NbfaIbrt.
Nacb allen IprbsS eras< <Bunften ........
., 800 Sor1n
Nacb ct. Souls, Mempbis unb benz
Often. n...................1 llhr nabm
Nab Norb 9eros, &anias gitp unb
St. SDu1s. ................o.l5 10 abenos 8
Nod]IRertfo: ubr bDrnt. u, 10. % abenos.
limit.
8OnSt. Souls unb bem Often 7;30 8Drnt
8on lDcalen Hunften ...... II 20 mittags
Bon ct. Souls unb bem Oiten 955 aben6s
Son 9areoo uno UferifD -. 1910 na6tn.
unb.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1850 abenbS
Soutberm pacific Saba.
Mbfahrt
Wah ysen Orleans, SonIton uno Gal
oefon ta8lib. II. 40 80rnl.
Nab eagle BaB, gl 8aiD. galifornien
Nnfunft.
Bon getp Orleans, SDuftpn unb Col
neitDn tGgltcb.. .35 WDrgenS
unb 600 Nadhm.
Bon 81 BaIo, gaItfDrnten unb Merito
........................S:00 Ibenos
q. u. Il u. Y. 8abn.
Mbtabrt.
9ah guero, guatum, 5pufton uno Sol.
neftcn, taglib. 800 Born.
uno 10.15 Mbenbs
Na6 Corpus gbriiti, 8ofpert unb Bee,
billie td9lid. .............l.35 gsahm.
Rah Borne unb aerrbille, taelieb. 80.
.................... 8Drm.
Mnfunft.
Bon guero, goafum, 9Dufou unb @al.
neitDn, taglicb ..........7.45 Wor9ens
unb $50 Mbenbs.
Son Corpus Gbriifi. STOCKPORT unb 8eee
billie tdgli1b b...............2.15N .15 Nabm.
Bon Borne unb seerrnille. tdalicb. -.
.................... 6 As Nbenes.
~. St. & g. 8abn.
Nbfabrt.
Nab 8aco, Sort 8ortb, Dallas, &auias
9th, ct. 9Duis uno Chicago, td9lic6,
(Suniet Depot) ......8.45 Mbenbs
9ocal5ug pia Smitbbille. .7.108orm
Infun t:
Son Chicago, ct. HDu1s, &anIas 9th,
Dallas, Sort 8Drtb uno BacD, tdglib
(Sunlet 9epDt) )........S MDrQenS,
2ocalaua pia SmithoilIe. :. 905 Nbeubs
Gulf gbore 8abn.
Mbfabrt.
Rad Sabernia, SUTHERLAND Sprinss
Stodeale, taslih, 800 Born.
Gnfunft
Bon Stodbale. Sutherland Sprinas unb
NJ Z Cr1
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-18
Where Titles Cause Trouble.

Some dollars and much gratitude
will be the portion of that writer who
produces a standard brochure on how
to properly address exalted persons
from foreign lands as well as native
officials and dignitaries. Even men
supposed TO be wellinformed frequent
ly are embarrassed because they do
not know the correct procedure.
In Washington there are half doz-
en- different rules covering this mat
ter, and much confusion Present
usage makes 1t correct to address the
Chief Executive as MIR. President"
AL :he Cabinet officers are called Mr..
Secretary" Mr.. Attorney General"
or MIR. Postmaster General" and the
same holds true in regard to the JUS
tices Of the Supreme Court and the
heads of the two legislative bodies.
Officially. the Ambassadors and Min
listers are dubbed plain "Mr. Ambas-
sador," or Mr. Minister" though q
few individuals who like high-sounding
appellatiOns insist that Your Excel
lency' is a more elegant and polite
LitIhOu vi duultSSlAS lue NtueTdDlo
me mbers of the corps.
When foreign princes visit this land
of freedom the State Department mail
Is swarmed with cries for help from
Governors, Mayors OF cities, and even
from private individuals who would
like to extend hospitalities. But the
most amusing appeal came to the Sec
retary of State when the Archbishop
of Canterbury and Mrs. Thomas Da-
vidGon were visiting this country. 1t
emanated from woman of Boston.
WHO represented powerful church
association which wanted to honor the
helpmate of the prelate She asked
specifically how she should word her
invitation and just what women would
say on being presented.
Some OF our ladies maintain" went
on the letter, that 1t would be correct
to say Your Grace, since she shares
all her husbands honors Others as
sert that it should be Mrs. Archbishop.
while a number agree with me, that
it will cover the entire premises to
say I am honored to meet you, Madam
Canterbury :"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-18
HEALTH RESORT FAlLAcIEs.

1t is no infrequent thing says q
writer In Journal of outdoor Life.
OF Saronac Lake, N. Y, for physicians
at health resorts to get letters with
passages In them such as this: The
man has no money but Is strong and
fully able to work. He would like to
get some light work out-of-doors and
would even be willing to work for =
time for his board" II is astonishing
to see how sick man can be and yet
consider himself and be considered by
others as fully able to work." In
some instances he has high fever and
should be at rest In bed; but he and
his friends think he could drive an
express or delivery wagon or do some
other light" work. In most instances
such light work is all that is neccs-
sary to insure for him long months of
convalescence from few weeks or
even days of over-exertion.
There is no question but that every
patient is better off, no matter how
slightly his lung may be affected. II he
can by any means whatsoever avoid
WOTklUS lOT lUe uTst lWO VI lnTe6
months spent at health resort II
is a curious thing, but when a patient
does this. in the majority or cases
some avenue seems to open by which
he can obtain sufficient means TO en-
able him to remain idle sufficient
length of time to insure restoration
10 a certain amount of health. The
darkest time is usually just before
dawn and this seems to be true of the
obscurity which overhangs many in
valids.
Another point which many seem to
forget Is the fact that easy positions
in all health resorts are quickly filed
by those who are on the ground. II
is no eXaggeration to say that in the
average health resort there are ten
applicants for every position. A new
conner thinks, of course he has little
or no trouble. He readily imagines
that all people in health resorts are i'll
and much worse than himself and that
ne alone is able to work. He little
realizes that there are many already
at the health resort who have been
there years and have been trying to
get a good, suitable position, and have
been unable to do SO.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-18
Slaughter Of Squirrels In Scotland.

The slaughter of 3,9SS squirrels by
the Ross-shire Squirrel Club during
the past year is part of the war that
has long been waged in various parts
of Scotland. At one time the squirrel
bade fair to become extinct in that
country, but the afforestatiOn of the
latter part of the eighteenth century
saved 1t, and helped it to develop to
the proportions of a plague. The
squirrel has passion for the young
shoots of trees, and its nibbling Is
apt to stunt the trees growth, fir buds
and bark suffering particularly. And
30 hearts are hardened against the
squirrel, in spite of its pretty ways
and name-which, literally, means
little shady TAIL" being a diminutive
of the Latin "sciurus," which is sim.
ply Greek Latinized. The Greeks
called the squirrel SHADY tail" just as
they called the cat "wavy tail'-ail.
ouros.-New York Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-18
WarSaW's Woes.

Warsaw has been having an eXcit-
ing time of late, but, according to
what is written, Warsaw ought to be
used to it,, for that city has expert
enced many doleful time in it's long
and checkered history. That history
reaches far back into the mists of
medieval centuries. A certain Duke
Conrad erected a castle on the site
of the present city in the ninth CEN
tury. Since then wars and battles
have been plentiful thereabouts. War
saw is beautifully situated in gently
undulating, fertile plain, for the most
part on the left bank of the navigable
Vistula river, 404 miles cart of Berlin.
1t is defended by nearly twenty de.
tached fsrts. The main city lies close
to the river and is closely built The
streets are regularly laid out, except
in the old city, where its ancient
houses are quaint and its thorough
fares are crooked and narrow. There
are eleven gates, beyond which lie
the new suburbs. The old Polish no.
bility loved display and there are
more than lG0 palaces, of which six
ty have been confiscated by the Rus
sian government.
Today Warsaw is a big town. In
1897 its inhabitants numbered G3S,-
20S, about one-third being Jews. Ger
mans form a considerable portion of
the population and the Russian garri-
son comprises over 10000 soldiers.
Although Warsaw has lost it's politi-
cal Importance, it is increasing it's
prestige in all other directions 1t is
still the gay, active metropolis of Pc.
land, whose literature and art it DOM
mates. Warsaw's industrial impor-
tance, though considerable now, is of
comparatively recent growth 1t has
hundreds of establishments employ
ing thousands of men. 1t is a great
railway center and the chief distribut-
ing point for vast and fertile dis
trict. Warsaw's artisans have always
been keenly alive to their national
wrongs. They are most patriotic as a
race and the result has been success
sive outbreaks against the rule of Rus
sia. There is turn have brought about
successive and wholesale deportations
of the workers, which have tended to
retard Warsaw's growth, but have new
er been able to stop 1t.
In 1863 the Russian government I'M
dertook to crush the spirit of rebel.
lion that permeated all classes of So
ciety. Executions, confiscation and
exile to Siberia were in order on an
unheard-of scale. High schools and
scientific societies were closed and
the monasteries and nunneries were
emptied. Hundreds of Russians were
called in to fill up the vacant posts
and the Russian language was made
obligatory as far as was possible.
The very name Of Poland was expung
ed from official writings and Russian
tribunals administrative institutions
were introduced
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-18
The Mexican Cactus.

The most hated cactus in America is
the cholla. The Mexicans say that II
a person goes near a cholla Joint IL
Will jump at him. Certainly il one is
touched it will stick and when you try
TO free yourself it will pierce your
other hand as we'll Each pendent
Joint seems to reach out for the pass
erby and the ground beneath the
broad cholla tree is strewn with fallen
fragments, many of which take root
and grow. After one has felt the
sharp spines through heavy boots and
seen their needle points, 1t Is a source
or continual wonder to see the wild
cattle of Arizona quietly browsing in
chollas. During the years of drouth
thousands of cattle carry themselves
over until the next grass by eating
chollas. With ther leathery tongues
and lips they strip the spiny Joints
from the trunk and leave the wide.
spreading cactus bare and woody
skeleton.