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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-10
The Nebraska Independent


were acting under the stress of a
political necessity, forced upon them
by the president himself. And, hav-
ing no heart in the work they We're
engaged in, sought only to placate
the presidents following in their. re-
spectiye states by making showing
of interest in rate regulation, and of
loyalty to the president and support
of his policies.
The railroad members of the house
Of representatives by a common under
standing, generally voted for the bill,
fearing to expose their hands and en-
counter defeat in the fall elections.
In the senate committee majority
of the republican members were hos
tile to the measure, and it was re-
ported to the senate by the votes of
five democrats and two republicans,
after which by vote, the majority
Of which were republicans, Senator
~
Tillman was authorized to report the.
bill to the senate and have charge OF
it while on its passage.
The democratic senators with but
one or two exceptions, were heartily
in favor of the purposes of the bill
and worked faithfully to perfect the
measure, and to prevent it's emascu-
lation by it's enemies. f
In the meantime the railroad re-
publican senators under the lead of
Aldrich exhausted their resources Of
cunning and deceit to mold opinion
in line with their contention that the
bill would be unconstitutional and
worthless unless amended to provide
for what they ambiguously termed
court review of the acts of the inter-
state commerce commission. They
put forth their big guns, Spooner and
Knox( who regaled the senate and he
country with exquisite specimens Of
sophistry, casuistry and hair splitting
and under the spell created by these
past masters of the art of mystifica-
ton the pretended republican friends
of the bill succeeded in bending the
timorous and unequal mind of Roose-
welt and forcing surrender. 1t was
a clear case of the weaker mind
yielding before the stronger.
This was the first demonstration
that the country had received of the
incapacity of President Roosevelt to
do the work he had undertaken 70
do, and the railroad senators exulted
over what now appears to have been
a we'll founded belief on their part
that Roosevelt would be forced into
an unconditional surrender to them IN
the matter of court review, in the
end.
Now, to the utter dismay of the
railroad senators Senator Bailey steps
into the arena Of debate and in four
hours completely. undoes all that has
been accomplished up to that time
by Spooner, Knox, Kean and others
in the matter of creating doubts and
fears concerning the constitutionality
of the rate bill in the minds of the
lesser lights of the senate and the
untutored laymen OF the country. The
masterful speech of the great Texan
Instantly cloarnd tho intellectual at.
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was concerned the debate was closed.
President Roosevelt recovered him
self sufficiently to grasp the new sit
uation created by Senator. Bailey's. ex-
position of the constitution and the
law, and inspired the friends OF rate
regulation with new hope, by giving
his personal Endorsement of Senator
Bailey's. position and expressing his
unqualified approval, of the amend
ments prepared by the Texas senator
to give force and effect to the; pur-.
poses of the rate bill. ~ - !.
In. view of the foregoing what ex-
PLANTATION can now be given for the
complete change OF. front on the part;
of President. Roosevelt, who has prac-,
tically abandoned his republican
friends. in the senate and his demo-
cratic allies, and has gone over .un-
reseryedly to the, enemy and has en-.
dorsed in their fullness the demands
and claims of Aldrich, Spooner Co.
in behalf of the railroads.
The president certainly cannot long
er. entertain the belief that it was
necessary to yield to the demands OF.
the railroads in order that the pro-
visions of the bill be kept within, con-
stitutional limits. because Senator
Bailey forced the great lawyers. of
the senate who were pleading the.
cause of the railroads to retreat from
the. covert position they had taken,
and, admit the power of congress in
the premises, and to reveal their, real
purpose. which was to insert in the
bill provisions comforting jurisdiction
upon. the courts Ito enjoin, set aside
and. annnl or suspend any order or re-
squirement, of the commission. Or, in
other words to transfer the, whole
question at issue so far as rate making
is concerned from the hands of the
interstate commerce commission to
judges of the circdit courts of the
United States.
The so called Allison amendment
which President Roosevelt now cham
pions is as follows:
''The venue of such cases brought in
any of the United States courts
against the interstate commerce COM
mission to enjoin, set aside, annul,
or suspend any order Or requirement
of the commission shall be in the
district where the carrier against
whom such order or requirement may
have been made has it's principal
operating Office, and jurisdiction to
hear and determine such suits is
hereby vested in such courts.
The surrender is complete, unqual-
flied and undisguised. And Presi-
dent Roosevelt is not only urging
this measure upon his friends, but
in the face of the protest of
considerable portion of his re-
publican followers. and all of his DEM
ocratic allies he is seeking to con-
vey the impression to the country that
the amendment only affirmatively
states what was already in the bill.
In answer to this it is only neces-
sary to call attention to the fierce and
protracted fight of Senator's Aldrich,
Cnooncr Knoy Knan Crane ond oh.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

GSIIE town was dilapIdatcd. even
disreputahle IN It's neglect As
the stranger stepped from the
ancient cnrryail which he had
hailed and hired from the station plat.
form seven miles away he felt the ut
ter incongruity OF II all Only nine
hours from Wall street, and II mlgh,
be ON the opposite side OF the world.
lie looked about with an air OF qucs
tionlng reminiscence. as though won
dering II he could have been familiar
with any Of this in less critical pc
riod Of hts life.
But the history of II was an open
page. The young blood and thew had
gone IN search Of the car of progress
ana many Of the older people had fol
lowed 10 help or lean on them, The
few left We're those who had neithcL
outside Interest nor inside ambition
lie turned TO the owner of the carry
all, who was still regarding the dollni
given him with pleased interest
Can you tell me where Joseph All
bone livesl' he inquired,
Mono; not round here An still, :"
the mans face wrinklng into intense
thought, "the name does sound nat'ral.
lie used 10 live In that little house
across the street" the stranger said
pointing with his cane. "the one whose
roof has fallen in"
"Oh, them Alibones," with an air OF
relief. II thought the name had some
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

The origin Of the term John Bulw
Is thus explained by London journal:
DR.. John Bull was the first Gresham
professor Of music, organist OF Hero.
ford cathedral and composer TO Queen
Elizabeth. John, like true English
man. Travelled for improvement, and
having heard Of famous musician mt
St Omer he placed himself under him
as novice, but circumstance very
soon convinced the master that he was
inferior to tho scholar. The musician
showed John n song which he had COM
posed In forty parts telling him Mt tho
same time that he defied all the world
TO produce n person capable Of adding
another part 10 bis composition. Bull
desired to be left alone and 10 be In
dulged for short time with pen ana
Ink. In less than three hours ho added
forty parts more to the song. upon
which the Frenchman was 30 much
that lie swore In great ccstasy
be must be either the devil or John
Bull, which has ever since been pro.
verbal In England.
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"Most. but some OF EMS more shy.
The hermit thrush and scarlet tnnager
won't eat less | go deeper Into tho
woods. an sometimes | have 90 coax n
good long spell fore the partridge or
the wood mole viii come out In sight.
But gener'ly we're good friends here In
the woods. Yen learn TO know an like
'em Jest as well as me pretty soon.
yere bound to. ] member ye did
when boy"
"Tbat was long, long time ago,
Joe" was all Tom said. But II was
very wistfully
Two hours later the old men arose
from the log step upon which they had
been sitting. Tears were in the eyes
OF both.
81 am sorry, joe" Tom said. as ho
held his brothers hand. Il had hoped
10 take you back with me. have
big house with servants and carriages.
and was looking forward to you and
spending the rest of our lives together.
But we must see each other often"
"Yes, often" agreed Joe, with voice
trembling. "Ye must come down. An
for all ye've said, II stlll seems to mo
this is the best place for ye TO live.
Money gcttin' has made ye old an
worn out. I've lazed most O my life.
but I've been happy an had good
time. an ] b'lieve I've helped to give
everything roun' me little easier timo
In some way. humans an critters. An
I've kept young don't feel bit
oiuern lid twenty ycurs nsv. Dut.
o. course. amt KNOWN o. your ways.
Yes, ye must come down often"
And 40 they parted, each TO remain
In the path which his life had made.
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hoped to the crook of his elbow and
thrust an lnqulring bin into his blouse
pocket Then movement on the
strangers part caused the bill 10 with
draw quickly and the wings to half rise
But the tips Of Joc's fingers touched
the wings caressingly, reassurlngly.
There, there, Jayblrd," he said
sooihlngly. ",t's all right. That's my
brother Tom, who's comm home 10 stay
with us. You mustn't mind him. Now
go little deeper" opening his blouse
pocket with one OF his fingers; ''ysn'll
find the SEEDS there all right"
The blue jay had cooked bis head on
one side ii m attitude of listening
Now, as though understanding or rec.
ognizing the opening behind the finger
as significant. he suddenly thrust his
head into the blouse pocket, drawing II
out o moment later with the bill full Of
seeds. With thesc he few 10 nearby
limb. Joe t1luckled.
'Jaybird II be back ngin In few
minutes" be declared. 'Iie wouldn't
d left my elbow II ia been BY myself.
But he'll soon git used 10 ye bein here
an mebbe glt to let sc feed him. We
must iill up your pockets With seeds
an ihings" Several odd. impatient
ehi1,s came from different directions,
aud Joe glanced knowingly from one 20
another eJaybird u have 10 hurry"
be observed. ''or thcre'll Dc q iot O bills
geitin IN ahead d him. They'd been
here fore now II Il hadn't been for
stndyin' you have TO I'LL my pockets
bout twenty times a day. An 'tain't
only birds. jest come with me mln'
ute. Tom" He turned gleefully into
The bushes. going aside from the house
path. Tom followed with an odd look
Of amusement on his face.
Twenty or thirty yards on and Joe
stopped beside tiny tneadllke path
which none but practlced eyes wonld
have noticed Iiut Tom. even oyer tie
forty-seyen years u estrangement
ognlzssd with quick thrill a rabbit
nin.
Bunny, Bunny, Bunny" Joe called.
Bui he was Obliged 10 repeat !, several
times before d s,ft rnstling was heard
Ia tbe bushes aud pair Of biz soft
eyes booked Il them from The foliage.
Tie sees you. Tom" whispered Joe.
''s'pose 81 step back jest iit,ie"
Tom did 70. and moment later saw
Tie rabbit bop 70 joss slde aud raie
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iinn. Z ahcin feel Il my duty 10 In
form you - that your children win
not be holHc or tonight, n least
Mr.. wllici sat down suddcnly and
hard "Atulkyr sbe cried Where is
Aiulkyf"
Alr. Skinner bowed Ia ELIAS diroc
ton 'She has just er.lct ME scc "
He drew ou, hts watch Eyes, her train
Il Just now pulling into Boston"
Eliza threw up both hands and turn
"a pale Unto Boston" she repeated
Ia a weak voice How'd she ever git
there
ny means % ticket" explained
M Skinner graycly and added as u
n sfterihoughi 10 Bctscy, purchased
by your son"
Beiscy suddenly advanced one step
u@ireF Mr. skinner She spoke with
heavy emphasis. MY son got H. did
heY Just wait TN sit holt OF zed."
Mr. skinner smiled blandly. Il fear,
Mrs. Agncw. that you will be obliged 20
forego that pleasure, as he is on his
way TO California"
California; Betsey's voice was
shrll. "It can't be true, 2ed left this
house with just 81 in his pocket"
"He left Auburn" replied Mr. Skin.
ner quickly "with $1,000. the price OF
bis new farm"
i3etseys head reeled. She caught the
edge of the table and spoke hoarsely.
The farm amt his until the weddin'
lay. I've got the deed
Asa skinner interrupted sharply:
Your family affairs are nothing TO me,
madam. The deed OF the meadow lots
10 your son was entered at the office
Of the registrar and recorder last week
Us signed, sealed and delivered. The
farm is now mine called TO get the
keys of the house.
Ten minutes later two very pale and
angry women were looking at each 9th
er silently Betsey was the first TO
speak.
ITO think" she moaned, that ] was
fool enough TO get that deed recorded
Eliza wrung her hands And there's
Atulk run away without Zed after pes
term me nigh to death
She ended her sentence with a sup
pressed scream and sprang to her feet
with the agility OF youth She hurried
across the field and in at her back
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larry prosperous when ! went away
Ana joe always wrote such bright
cheerful lcttrrs. telling bow happy hs
was with his anlmals thought hc
Ind nicc big farm tha, was wei
stocked. He would never lct me bolt
hm lie had everything he needed, b.
wrote. anil more And now this, rcoy
Joe, poar loe, | have bern 10 blame
fdr ! oueht TO have come down anl
seen how things werc going have
been Too busy accumulatiug money
Aal Il was Joey who lct mc have all
his little hoard when wcat away,
How people forEct But he shah ney'
or wan, anything more viii take
him hack 60 The city with me aud lei
him have an the things that money caa
give"
4 man was coming slowly around the
hut. with head bent, mmmiug the air
OF some boyish wood song The stran.
ger sprnng forward. so old aud bent
aa that" he thought Poor Joeyr'
hut as he advanced the man sud
denly raised his head, his shoulders
squaring. There was nothing old look.
Ing about Joe Alilione, Ills complexion
had Tie rnddy color OF It's youth. aud
his hair lad scarcely commenced 10
turn. Force might be lacking In bis
face, but II was a face OF perfect con.
tcntment ~ happiness, gentle, loving,
thoughtful. benign, the face OF poet
and dreamer, Of philosopher, The
stranger gazed al him with wondering
recognition. then opened his arms
Joey! JoeyG Ills voice choked.
"You look just the same as when ! left
only larger"
Al the familiar name Joe Alibone
started, his face kindling, lie had not
recognized the white haired, careworn
figure before But first he carefully
placed rabbit, which seemed 10 bc
hurt, upon the ground. II was this he
had been looking at when he came
round the hut with bent head Then
he caught his brother in his arms, his
face strongly expressive OF the pity
and grief he felt
tom, little Tommy" he said, the
love in his voice mingled with deep
self reproach, II oughtnt TO have let
We stay OFF there so long a-workln' an
a.worryin' | knowed II all the time,
but was easy an You was set, an II
seemed less trouble that away, But
oughtnt, Tommy, poor little Tommy.
was older an should n had my say,
Ye've growed old an tired out, while
I've jest lazed my life away here In
the woods But ye shan't go of any
more, Tommy. There amt no need. It's
nice here In the woods, an there's
plenty for both. an the houses plenty
big Well set on the log step an look
round at the birds an things an talk.
It'll be nice DO We member how we
used to set snnres an climb trees nm
watch squirls2 Wen do II ag'in, only
we won't ketch 'em any more. They're
nicer to look at Law, law, II doesn't
seem forty-seven years ago sence ye
went off, Tommy Ye was thirteen
then an me lfteen'
All the time his hand had been pat
ting his brothers. back as though he
might be boy who needed petting and
after some youthful trial
or an unusually hard days work
Suddenly there was a low whIr OF
wings and blue Jay dropped lightly
upon Joe's shoulder and from there
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

That old expression about the side
walk coming up and hitting a main In
the face takes on an actual expression
the first time one sees the bascule
bridge over the Gowanus canal IN op-
Grafton. ON approaching the bridge at
q moment when some barge or schoon.
er Is about 10 pass through II one sees
tie gates swing 20, and then suddenly
the roadway rises NJ and stares the
wayfarers ia the face. tracks and all.
remaining there until the vessel has
passed through, when the whole tliori
omghfare drops back into place again,
The operation Of raising the wings OF
the bridge Is performed 10 quickly
that the surprise Is all the more sud
den.- New Yotfs Press
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20
A Kings Rebuke.

The queen of Wurttemberg was one
day walking in the streets of Stuttgart
attended by maid of honor, when she
met body of students who refused TO
make room for the ladies', and thus
compelled them TO walk In the gutter
The queen reported the matter to the
king, and the next day the captain OF
the corps Suevla was summoned to the
palace. A servant led him into room
where there were no chairs, and there
the unfortunate student had to wait a
full hour. AT last the king appeared
and finally the young man was dis
missed by him thus: Il cannot demand
that every student should know my
wife, but do demand that the Corps
sueyia give place In the streets TO
ladies.n
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door, closely followed by the breathless
and astonished Betsey. Up the stairs
went Mrs. Willet and with trembling
hands threw open the door of the guest
chamber, where the wedding fnery had
been laid.
The room was empty. SILK, chiffon,
skirts, wells. gloves, hats, scarfs and
all the toilet accessories, which for
weeks had been draining Mrs. Willet's
purse, had all disappeared.
The two women gazed at each other
and at the empty room by turns.
MY stars, Belts, how did she ever
manage III" walled Eliza, Immediately
adding, "And she's Of age todayw
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s~i /
RAlNF
The Processes of Nature by which ID
IL Produced.


Rain Is, as we all know, the moisture
OF the atmosphere condensed into
drops large enough TO fall with per1
ceptiblc velocity to the cnrth. The va4
Ration In the sizes Of the drops IL do
pendent upon the difference In tha
height from which they have fallen
and TO the amount Of atmospheric dis
turbancc present ut tbb time. II they
fall from great heights tho drops sur
fer gradual division into smaller and
smaller parts until they are at Iasr
converted into mIsts. In calm weather.
with the clouds near the earth's sur.
face, the drops are apt 10 be largo
and heavy. The formation Of rain Is
IN general continuation or an en-.
largcment OF the processes by whiclS
clouds and fogs are formed. The dep
osition Of moisture depends upon tha
cooling Of the atmosphere. but concern.
Ing the precise process by which tbs
cooling IL effected various opinions are
entertained even among those wins
have made meteorology life study.
In considering the matter we have de-
daced our reckonings from what IL
considered the best authority on tho
subject Prom this Il appears that fsa
temperature of d given mass of warns
afr Is lowered 10 tho ordinary courses
of atmospheric phenomena BY one o.
ihc other Of the processes mentioned
IN tlIe following: by radiation TO tba
cold sky. by radiation 10 tho neighbor-
Ing masses of clouds or the coIJ
ground, by mixture with cool air or ~
the absorption Of heat in the expaD.
sion u ascending columns of air.
Whatever The process may be. oDs
thing is sure the cooling must take
place before the moisture viii c0liecG
into drops of sufficient sizo 70 CAUSE
them 10 fall from the mass of yapos
In which tho constituent parts hAya
been floating
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itself upon its hind legs. feeling About
Joe with ltA nesc, Hut II dld not At.
lnmpt 20 reach the hlouse pocket that
contained seeds, as Bunny dld no,
carr for seeds inelcad Il nokcd lls
nose into capacions lower pocket
where thcrc wcrv pieces Of apple and
lettuce leaves and green vegetables,
which were more 20 its liking When
Il became satisfied and oturnei 20 tho
bushes with 4 large lettuce leaf In It's
mouth Joe rclolncd his brother,
"Do all the wood creatures know you
like that. JocT Tom asked. almost en-.
vlously
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

""IIERE ain't a better manager
in the county than Betsey
Anew" said her neighbors
and Immediately added, but
may the good Lord deliver me from
being managed by her" Those were
also her son Zcd's sentiments, but
Providence had NJ far turned deaf
ear 10 Zed. Indeed. Il seemed 10 de
lived him still further into her hands
after she aud Eliza Willet laid their
heads together for the fourth time.
Mrs. willet was apprehenslve as TO
the successful outcome OF this fourth
interfaniily campaign. Mrs, Agnew
was hopeful with the hope OF one who
has unlimited confidence IN herself
"But. Betts,' argued Eliza Wills4,
"the others want so contrary. |
can't do nothin with Atulky She
won't hear to reason, and Zed amt no
better, Is heT'
Mrs. Agnew clicked her teeth and
her knitting needles simultaneously
Her tone WAS decisive. "Elizy Willet.
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Yes" admitted the drummer. there
ire great many SKINS In my bust
less'
What is your liner asked the port
iy passenger
Leather" answered tho drummer as
he lighted fresh paper colin nail
Chicago News
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All Rirlif Nnu

Il hear, Mulllgan, that your sister
Mary Is going to marry Patsy Ola
gan"
"She is"
Il thought you and him was Inc
mics"
"We was. but we've had our fight
Chicago Record.Herald.
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JansoD tsenteDtiousIy) All. my boy.
there's nothing like ffiegd IN needb
sanson~f don't agree with you He's
generally laundering nuisance, for,
hes snreto want 10 borrow something.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

That new farm haDd Of yours used
p be a boalkea7,ef."
How do sou knowfN
Every tire be- STOPS work for a min
ute be tries % put the i,lfchfork behind
bis ear. Fliegende Batter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-20

n could take you Into my large
fact torses at Brockton. Mass. and show
YOU how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their SHAPE, III better,
wear longer. and are OF greater value
than any other make.
whsfsser ySu use. reu CO Obtain ". l.
fssustns ssc<s stss nssns ard price h sssmrsl
ca tse s.osfesn. ~hkrh rroseets y'es against bigh
rstcos sn1 insx~tsr shees. 7ake no 90 hsfk
sass. Ask yesr ae~l<r ~ " /. l. Des Ssas sksss
snd sast.t sg,sa hssing then.
sesf c1sss fse1tfs ssess tree as8 saf t,Gssn.
Wrlts tof fliussFsfrd Cstsisg "A Fall Sfyt<s.
~-AN. l. pVyULAs, bsvStt>o. nan,
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Men ought to calculate lie both 40
II they we're fatei 10 live long and q
Short tlme.-BiAs.
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Mothers
WooinS
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oopynshL Do, ay Alice Iouiss Leo