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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-02
Wants a Better Answer

Holdenville, Ind. o.. 20.-To the Editor
of The Independent: l can't see that Mr. Alex
aLder answered my question. / had nothing in
factories, though / thought all factories were
built on land-never heard of one being built on
water.
Can't see why all this rolling on the spool,
instead of coming right to the point and answer
ing a question direct I never Ia e had nv
question answered yet though several have made
the attempt.
There are two classes, the producer and con-
sumner | understand or think do. that all are
consumers while all are not producers, under our
system OF government; my contention is that
the tax in the winding up or the final set
Elements OF debts falls upon the producers I
have seen IL stated that there were 300 900 drum.
mers / would like TO know what they produce
riding on railroad at the expense of some one?
] viii tell Mr.. Alexander what | think about NV
question. and III am wrong would like To know
It. owns factory located on ten acres Of
land for which he PAYS 10 the state $500 sells
to ". Wholesale merchant adj, The $500
to which he pays 10 the state To the goods which
II gets OF him, therefore II pays AS tax n aida
this Same 1900 10 the retail merchant. Including
his own $3.50 to the state making $3.50 n nass
this $3.50 10 the retail merchant whose REM or
tax is Sioo, aaking $3.50. adds thls ESQ ~ hls
goods. making the producer pay the $3.50. sama
may say the doctor the PREACHER ~ M
LAWYER gets goods of c. therefore they nav their
part. ~ '"''F
Now ask Yourself this question: n preacher.
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NOVEMBER 2. 1905

masters get profit from their work II
not they may or must get off the earth. How he
got the gall to make the statement ne made about
the Capitalization of the wealth rs a mystery to
me. l quote from United States labor report
eighteenth volume, pages 5455, Working class
families homes rented S11, free I06, mortgaged
8.3 per cent" Also from United States census
report, volume page 1872, "All families 1890:
homes rented 52.2, free 344, mortgaged 1874 per
cent" In 1900: homes rented 53.5, free 318,
mortgaged 14.7 per cent. These figures certainly
prove something
Brother Gordon says that socialism at best
is but wild dream. Perhaps he knows what
was said about our Savior when He on the
earth and what was said about Columbus and
Lovejoy and mony others of the plan or system
Lovejoy and many others Of the plan Of mankind
| remember of hearing say that chattel sav-
cry was right according to the bible and could
not be done away with, yet the change came
because wage slavery was more profitable to the
L-asters.
Did you ever read of homeless chatte
slave? Was he fed on poisoned food 4or profit?
Were his children worked to death before they
reached maturity? Wa. he compelled to work in
bad air and dangerous places for profit? Were
he or his children starved to death for profit?
Our modern wage slaves often compelled to
bear these wrongs. Think of 81.l per cent of the
working class singing my Country It's of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty" with great pride and joy
in their ownership of as much OF China as they do
of this country.
Trusts like water, fire and electricity
They good bad according to the control
ing power. They are good to those who control
them in their interests, bad to those who have
no control Of them. The postoffice trust is toll
erably good to all the people because we have
some control over it and it also SHOWS the great
saving to the people by cooperating. The oil
trust has showed us what saved by de-
stroying competition. The trusts may cause suf-
fering, misery and DEATH but through this
seeming calamity (the death of competition) we
socialists expect new era to be born when it
will he possible for man to love his eghbor
as himself, when man will not have to struggle
with and fight all other tor an existence
here. Socialists say let the nation own the ma
chimes and the trusts They are great factors in
saving labor.
Brother Gordon asks how much more val,
liable is the labor of the expert inventor over the
mere machine tended ! guess he wants to know
much better wages they would get We
socialists think that from all according to his
ability and to all according to his needs. Ac-
cordng to that motto they would get as much
more of the good things of this life as they need
ed to make. them good citizens. Now Brother
Gordon tell us how much more they neeC than
working man or how much they deserve.
Be careful brother, and don't fall into hole.
d. w. KENNEDY.
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cautioned Dan to be ready to assist
him.
white boy give EN- up or I kill
theml"
The Indian picked up his rife and
brought it to his shoulder, but as the
boys had seen him cleaning it they
knew that it was not loaded.
He pointed the gun first at one and
then the other, but seeing that they
did not scare he lowered the weapon
and with a fierce scowl shouted OUT
go away! Go on! I want nothing
won't you tell us how to get out
of the WOods?"
mol"
'sThen we will leave you, but we
must have our meat
mo can have meat.
Joe had made step or two toward
the wigwam when the Indian seized
him and a struggle began for posses
sion Of the ak
stick him in the legs with the
lance, Dan!' called Joe, and the
younger brother was about to obey
when something happened
The dog that had deserted them
early that morning, and which they
had never expected to see again, came
rushing through the forest with
bark, and, seeming to realize how
things weres he fastened his teeth IN
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him and the open wire mouth took
him in. AS soon as the whole outfit
was in the opening, the wire jaws
closed and spilled peddIer, horse and
cart into big cage just like a rat
Nov" said Dick, 'if you win prom
Use to stop making a noise hereafter
when you peddle, we viii let you go.
But if you will not promise, then
something very annoying viii happen
to you.
The fish peddler answered with
wicked words and refused to make
any promise Of any kind. He said that
the American Constitution was his Ii
cense to make noise and that he
was going to keep right on making it.
By this time whole lot of other
peddiers had arrived and they tried to
catch Dick and his chums, but the
big automobile lodged them all easily
VERY we'll" said Dick at last to
the wicked fish peddler, there goesi"
And with that the blue devil headed
at full speed for a muddy pond and the
next minute the wire jaws opened and
Spat peddler, horse and wagon out into
the very middle of the place. The
wagon was wrecked and all the fish
were gone and the peddler and his
horse were stuck so fast in the mud
that they couldn't get out, but just
stood there, looking foolish.
The blue devil turned swiftly and
caught the apple man, who used to
sing a loud song all the time; and
when he wouldn't promise to stop his
noise, he was gulped in and then spat
out so that he landed alongside the fish
man.
All day long the blue devil went up
and down. Some peddlers promised to
be good and those were allowed to run
away; and all the rest were spat into
the pond, till at night there were about
forty of the worst noisemakers, all
stuck in the mud and all praying for
aid
II will haul you all out if you prom
Use never to go near Simsville again, -
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BILL GoBBLER's DOWNFALL.

"My own brother, Matched in the
same broodi, exclaimed Bill Gobbler,
land Directing to give up a paltry
crust that he found just by accident
I'm astonished. Well, Wen see who is
master"
With an extra loud gobbIe he
pounced upon the crust, whereat his
off with it. But Bill was the bigger
and succeeded in renching the prize
away from its rightful owner.
There would undoubtedly have been
a fight had it not been for the pres
ence of the ladies of the flock. But
John Gobbler was too polite-not to
mention the fact that he was the
weaker of the two. So he retired,
muttering like a thunder storm.
Its always like thatl My brother
Bill gets everything, and he is growing
Thin and scrawny and half starved
from the she'll Every day he grabs
half my share of the food in addition
to his own. Why couldn't have been
made as strong. as he, I wonder?.
Mother drew near to her discomfort
ed son, and wiggled the little flag that
waved over her back. (All the turkeys
wore flags SO they should not get lost
in the high grass.)
consO1ingly. your mother has seen
five summers. and she's seen other
things, too. There are worse sorrows
than being a thin turkey. It is No
vember now. and every November in
my career I have seen the strongest
and most beautiful Of the flock cut
down in the midst of their pride and
glory. I'd advise Bill Gobbler to start
in on short rations this very day if I
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peddlers walled and, in short it was
terrible
The boarders growled and com
planned and the mayor of Simsville or
dered the constable to arrest the nois-
lest Of the peddlers, but they said that
the American Constitution gave them
the right to do it, and as there was no
one In Simsville who had ever made
g speciality of studying the provisions
in the American Constitution about
fish peddlers and others, there was
nothing for the justice Of the peace to
do except to let them go; and the mo-
ment they we're free they began to veil
''F-e-e-eshl Fe-e-esh! Appulsl APP
pulls" and all the rest of it. louder
than ever.
Before long the boarders everywhere
began to buy railroad tickets for some
Olner place and there was so much
packing of trunks that the village gen
eral store could not begin to supply
all the straps that We're needed.
Everybody was filled with gloom and
the Simsvillers used to sigh when they
met each other and compared notes as
to how many boarders had given no
tice since the last time.
The family of Dick Slocum was es-
peclally depressed, because the Slo-
Gums had more boarders than any
body else in Simsville and, therefore
they were doomed to lose more. Dicks
father felt particularly bad. because
he feared that he might have to go
to work, ana this was, indeed, a pros
pect that invited sadness and gloomy
thought
Dick SlOcum was good son and the
terrible fear that his father might have
60 work for a living made him feel
that something would have to be dane
At first he and his boy chums planned
20 get lot of clubs and to attack the
peddlersi but when the counted the
NUMBER and saw what big men they
were they decided that this would not
remedy the trouble
So Dick retired to his workshop in
the barn, where he had already made
many wonderful machines. and before
long he had thought out a machine
that was even more wonderful than
any of his others.
Tt was nothing more or less Than a
peddler catcher!
The first thing that he needed was
an automobile and it was easy enough
20 get it, for the boarders made the
people OF Simsville so rich that some
or them used to buy a dozen automo-
Diles Of assorted makes at one time.
DICK borrowed the fastest one of the
lot II was a big blue devil and It
Sould SO nine y miles an hour when it
felt like it.
Before noon Dick had rugged ND a.
Ause wire arrangement IN front Of the
AiAcnlne II was shaped like a great
mouth and it was big enough when It
was opened vide to gulp down a whole
pedulers outfit. horse and all
me very next morning, before dawn.
DICK and three of his chums were ont
on the road waiting for the peddlers
20 arrive The first one was fish
man, and as soon as he came in SIGHT
OF the town he put his horn to his
mouth and began to toot. But he had
hardly sent out the first doIeful note
before the blue devil charged down o.,
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didn't know Z should be wasting my
breath to advise him in anything.
He's so headstrOng."
Bill Gobbler paid no attention to ths
words of his mother. He calmly I'm
ished the crust without even offering
a crumb to the ladies. Then he shook
his red Wattles and gobbled so loudly
that all the young lady turkeys put
their silly heads together and sim
pered: What a man BIZ Gobbler IS
to be surei"
And nobody made any further refer
ence to Thanksgiving. It is an empty
word where turkeys are concerned
Now I don't want to make any one
feel badly, even if. he sympathizes with
greedy Bill Gobbler. but it IS a truth
that on the day before Thanksgiving
there was no Bill Gobbler to interfere
with Johnny Gobbler. and he got his
full share at feeding time and grew
fat and strong and sturdy
The young ladies' forgot the missing
Bill Gobbler Immediately and turned
all their attention to Johnny, and he
became the leader of the flock.
That was last year. I don't know
what may have happened this fan.
Prosperity has many ways Of leading
turkeys as well as people to destruc-
ton. But for John Gobbler's sake let
US hope that he has been dieting Of
late.
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place you would not have been bitten
by the dog. We are going now and
goodbye to you"
They set off in the direction pointed
out by the Indian, but they had not
gone half a mile when the dog came
to a stop and began whining and point
ing his nose in another direction.
why does he act that way?" asked
Dan.
HE seems to want US to go another
way, and think we would better fol-
low him. I have been thinking ever
since he left Us this morning why he
acted SO queer I think now that he
recognized the cave as being near his
home, and that he has been home and
come back for US. That wolf bite on
his hip looks as If some one had dressed
It with oil since morning. He is now
just as full of fun and frolic as he
was yesterday. I would sooner trust him
than the Indian. and we viii follow
wherever ne goes"
That afternoon the boys had a
1aughable adventure. In making their
way along the edge of a cranberry
marsh they came in sight Of a large
bear about half way up dead tree. It
was q bee tree and one found by the
bear himself.
he was up there thrusting his paw
into a hole and bringing out the honey
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the Indians legs and began worrying
him. This was too much for the red
man. He began yelling for them to
take the dog off, but before doing so
Joe gave him a twist that flung him on
his back.
Now. Dan. you and the dog watch
him and I will get our meat and see
what he has got in his wagwam. If
he tries to get up, give him good jab
with the lance"
But the Indian had had all the fight
he wanted. He lay quite still, though
cursing all the time, and Joe went into
the wigwam and turned things topsy
turvy.
Not much was found there. The
redskin had either been driven away
from his tribe for some crime, or had
elected to live alone like a hermit.
He had no provisions on hand, and
only the crudest cooking utensils. Joe
brought forth the meat and wrapped it
up again. and then as the dog was
called off he asked:
''WiH you tell me how to reach the
house of some white man."
''Is white boys lost?'' asked the IN
dian.
yes"
Then you go this way, and in two
hours you reach a house"
IF you had told us that in the first
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..Near the viIIage Of MidvaIe."

"Near the village of MidvaIe"
"Ughi You tell liei"
mo, we don't. We are lost and
want to go home
what you got in that pack?'' asked
the Indian as he motioned toward the
meat.
1T is venison." remarked Joe. as he
stripped the bark off and exposed the
meat.
The Indian picked up the haunch of
venison and tossed it into his wigwam,
and then turning to the boys he said:
"Give me ak and knife"
you can't have them," replied Joe,
as he stepped back and raised the ak
to his shoulder, and at the same time
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CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
The boys crept nearer to the Indian
and saw that he was a surly looking
fellow and quite alone in the woods.
The Wigwam was made of deer hides
and blankets and was a poor affair.
Why the redskiu should be there alone
it was hard to say but Joe finally
whispered to his brother:
He must know the way out of the
woods, and we have got to speak to
him. have the ak and you have the
knife on the hoe handle. Don't be
scared by anything he may say or do.
If he lays hands on US we must fight.
Come on, now"
They had approached the Indian
within twenty feet when he looked up
and saw them. He at once sprang to
his feet, and Joe called out:
"You need not be afraid. We are
two boys who have been lost in the
woods and are anxious to find our
way out"
mo like white folks" grunted the
Indian.
out?''
where white boys live ?"
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THE PEDD1ER CATCHER.
A Simple story of a Wonderful Ma
chine Made by a Mere Boy.

SimsviIle was a town that was stu
ated near a large lake in the interior
Of an eastern state. In fact, 1t was
one Of the Middle Atlantic states so
from this accurate description any one
will be able to tell just where it is.
However that does not really make
any difference.
Simsvllle was a pretty town and all
the citizens were very quiet persons
and. as nobody was poor, they did not
get up so early IN the morning as they
do In some towns. They were paFuc-
ularly lucky in Simsville, for the rea-
son that the town was q great sum-
ner resort in the summer and great
health resort in the winter, so almost
everybody had boarders the year
around and, as everybody knows,
there is no surer way to get rlch Ihan
TO take boarders.
The boarders who went there in the
winters always wanted lots of rest, and
for this reason the town was kept very
quiet. None Of the tradesmen ratified
through the streets in their wagons the
way they do in other places and the
boys used to play all their games in
vacant lots away from the houses.
This made Simsville so quiet that
more and more boarders went there
each year until the year about which
we are going to tell, which, by the
way, was only last year. so it was not
so long ago.
1t was then that SimsvilIe began to
suffer from pest of peddlers. Where
they came from no one knew. They
would drive into town early in the
morning and rattle up and down,
bawling and ringing bells and blow
ing horns. The fish peddlers footed
and the ragmen jfngled and the fruit
peddlers ehanted and the vegetable
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of which you must know Bruin is very
fond. Pretty soon the angry bees came
yet got his new coat for the winter,
there were many places on his body
where they could thrust in their
stings.
He whined and whimpered and
growled and stood it as long as he
could, but by and by the bees came so
thick that Mr.. Bruin let go his hold,
dropped to the ground and went off
through the brush, whining and
complaining at every step.
(To Be Continued.)
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(Brother turkey visits Him.

Shall I destroy you on the spot?
Did I not see you do your best
To eat my brother. legs and breast,
Till you were stuffed so full with him
But now things are the other way,
There'll be no more Thanksgiving Day
We gobblers have it in our view
To turn about and gobble you"
With that he puffed and puffed until
He grew as big as any hill
So big the walls just burst apart,
And Peter woke up with start.
With trembling voice he sighed; "Oh
deari
Turkey is bad for me. fear"
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Peter had scarcely closed his eyes
Before his hair began to rise,
For who should be perched on his bed
But BarHyard Turkey. fierce and redi
Peter" he roared, II saw today
You looked at me as if to say:
Aha! You are so fat and fine
On Thanksgiving I'll make you mine!'
Don't say you didn't for / know
Y our greedy nature makes you So
oh sir" cried Peter that must be
Some other lad that looks like me;
am not greedy sir, at all;
In fact my appetite is small"
"Fibberi" cried BaFnyard Turkey.
What
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Solution to Last Sundays Puzzle Of Is
It Morning or Afternoon

The time of day as shown In the
picture printed last Sunday was late
afternoon. How could that be seem
Easily enough. The clock in the tower
showed that it was o'clock. OF
course this might have meant morning
or evening had it not been for the hay
wagon. This wagon was loaded and
this made it very evident that It was
not morning. for it would not have
heen loaded so early
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said Dick; and as the men were cold
and hungry and miserable they yielded.
So Dick threw a rope to them and they
made it fast ali around and then he
started his blue devil at top speed
They ran away and nobody has ever
troubled Simsville since then. The
boarders all unpacked their trunks
again and the grateful village gave
Dick a fine medal.
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THE rolling stone gathers no moss. -
quoted the man who had never been out
side his country home.
TRUE rejoined the globe trotter. but
it acquires an enviable polish. Chicago
News.
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Fax-There's a man who is learning
self-denfal by correspondence
Sax-Ey correspondence
Fax-Fact. His wife is down south for
the winter, and he has two sons at col
-lege-Iife.
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IT wish were a night Waterman"
'tWhy2"
II could sleep all day and save my
board and work all night and save my
lodging. ''-Cleveland Leader.
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