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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-01
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

Happiness consists in the normal
existence of all of our faculties. Agri-
culture the noblest of all callings has
not in the past occupied the position
it is justly entitled to in public esti-
nation. The erroneous impression
has prevailed that agriculture is lack
ing the interest necessary to impart
activity to the higher faculties of the
mind. Happily, however, this notion
is gradually passing away, and each
year shows increasing interest in
agricultural schools, and greatly in
creasing demand for the publications
of agricultural experiment stations
both state and national.
This is a healthy and reassuring
sign Of the times. Farming as car
ried on, particularly in the west, is
open to criticism because of careless
methods in many important particu-
lars. In several western states the
native richness of the soil, together
with the adaptation of climate to the
production of great staple crops ac-
count in a great measure for the
farmers success, to which only needs
to be added the doing of the right
thing at the right time, and in the
right way, to augment the wealth OF
those states and increase the pros.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-01
THE SENATORSHlP

Announcement is made that Attor-
ney General Norris Brown will not be
a candidate for reelection but will
stand as candidate of the United
States senate. Well, there can be
no harm in the young man aspiring
to fill so high an Office. | suppose
when he was small boy attending
the primary school he may heard his
teacher tell the boys that every one
of them might aspire to the presidency
of the United States. We can imagine
his youthful heart swelling with pride
and ambition at the thought that he
might some day be called to preside
over the destines of his country. But,
under the limitations of human life,
the possibility of achieving the presi-
dency may to his now more mature
mind appear so remote as to sug-
gest that, for the present at least,
senatorship would be acceptable as
starter.
1t is true that Nebraska has honored
men with seats in the United States
senate having as little claim to the
post as can be advanced by the pres
ent attorney general. But is it not
little bit presumptuous to assume
that she will continue to act in such
an absurd and ridiculous manner.
The attorney general is genial
young man of pleasant address, and
tolerably fair mixer politically. His
chance of election to the senate, If
he has any, rests upon what he has
not done rather than anything that he
has done to merit the promotion. 1t
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-01

is true his claim for railroad support
is strong, stronger than Mlllards.
Brown is young man with many
years of service before him, while
Willard is well down on the western
slope of life. While Millard's years
of service entities him the kindly
consideration of the railroad magnates,
yet in the minds of these gentlemen,
considerations regarding the future
always outweigh mere gratitude for
old and worn-out servants.
The railroads profit annually mil
lions through the neglect of Attor-
ney General Brown to do his sworn
duty that of enforcing the laws of
the state. The refusal of the execu-
tive branch of our state government
to enforce the maximum freight rate
law that is on our statute books is
causing the people of the state loss
of millions annually that would be
saved to them if the existing statutes
were enforced.
But, some one will say, the attorney
general did bring suit against the
railroads for the collection of their
taxes. Well. is there anything re-
markable about the performance of
SO plain a duty as this? Because the
attorney general has done this much
towards earning his salary, is he to
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-01

perity and happiness of their people
many fold.
Intelligence is no burden and en-
tails no wear or tear ID it's possessor
But, 1t spans the gulf between the
methods of civilized man and those of
the Australian bushman or the Hot
tentot.
Compare the leaders of our State
Agricultural societies and the men in
charge of our agricultural schools
with the benighted Mexican who
still tries to pillow the ground with a
forked stick. Yet many who are able
to own as we'll as to cultivate the
richest of our farms are accomplish
ing, through vast outlay of physical
energy, less than half what their eff
forts might accomplish if directed in
diligently.
knowledge is equally valuable in
the matter of tilling the soil as in
the handling of live stock and the
various other subdivisions included
in general way under the name of
agriculture. The agricultural depart
ment of the national government is
accomplishing great good for the
farmers in many ways, and for all
sections of the country, and the
moneys expended in it's support are
we'll spent. The state agricultural
schools are also doing much good, and
as the interest of them spreads and
they receive better support they will
proportionately improve. The future
of the farmers in the west is growing
brighter with time. We know of no
better use that a farmer can make
of his money than to send his boys
to an agricultural school particularly
such as have a farm as an adjunct.
The education he will receive at such
an institution will in all probability
be of greater value to him in life
than any that he could receive in any
other institution.
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and continue railroad government over
our states.
There will be found no lack of
newspapers, Zealously and religiously
devoted to the public welfare and
valiant defenders Of every public in
terest when the public gives it's sup
port to such papers, and refuses to
pay for or read the organs which
monopoly is eager to furnish at less
than cost. The advertising columns
of the newspapers are valuable and
command money in the proportion OF
the number of people that read them.
Many newspapers become organs of
monopoly and oppression, because
their venal owners have accepted a
bride in the form of advertising
or printing contracts. Newspapers
owned or subsidized by monopoly are
often sold to the public at less than
the cost OF raw paper, in order to
acquire large circulation, the better
to serve the purposes of those who
debauch them. Beware of news
papers that are offered to you for
less than cost. They are not gifts
to the readers but investments in their
intelligence, investments upon which
they will be compelled to pay the
highest rates of interest. You pay
for such papers, daily, in the price
you pay to ride on railroad train
their price is deducted from what
you receive for that which you sell,
and it is again added to the price
you pay for what you buy. Intelli
gence prepared for the people by mo-
nopoly and sold to them at a low
price is the dearest article they can
possibly buy What would any man
think of thief who would propose
to sell him an opiate on the condition
that he swallow it for the purpose of
deadening his senses to enable the
vendor to go through his pockets and
rob him without his knowledge what
was happening to him? This is what
every one does who pays for and reads
the organs of monopoly Honest
newspapers at honest prices are
cheap. Monopoly papers are expen-
sive reading if furnished free of cost.
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THE INDEPENDENT,
Lincoln, Neb.
THE NEWSPAPER

The newspaper is the organ of pub
lie. intelligence. 1t is the medium
through which the knowledge and ex-
periences of all are made possible to
the individual. The responsibility at
tached to the conduct of a news
paper is greater than that attached
to any other occupation, on account of
the nature of the functions it
performs as the distributor of
news and interpreter of events
endowing it with a power for
good or evil far greater than is pos
sessed by any other social organ or
agency. Leading thinkers in all coun-
tries assert that the modern news
papers are the power that governs the
world.
Newspapers are conducted as a
private enterprises for the individual
profit of their owners. Therefore, it
happens that we see newspapers rep
resenting anything and everything
that promises to command a consti-
tuency for the publication, and bring
financial success to the publisher.
During the last quarter of a century
many newspapers of high standing,
acquired through years of honest and
efficient service OF the public, have
fallen under the control of sinister
influences and have been debauched
to the services of public and private
plumber.
Thus, in the last analysis it is UP
to the people who read the news
papers to determine the character
and influence of the public press. So
long as monopolies and special in
terests can find readers for papers of
their own making they will supply
the demand, and If possible monopo.
lie the entire field. While they are
able to do this there is little hope
of relief from extortiOn and robbery
While the intellectual dope furnished
by monopoly editors is accepted by
the people as good brain food, mo
nopoly will flourish and extortion will
be rampant. Under such circum
stances we will continue to "stan6
pat" for tariff to enable those en-
gagged in few industries to pile III
scores of millions yearly unjustly
taken from the pockets of consumers
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
READ THE LABEL
Some of the Alum Baking Pow
ders Offered by Grocers

AS is we'll known, the laws of most
States require all baking powders
made from alum to show that fact on
their labels.
1t is not always that the manufact'
urers comply with the law. or if they
do in technical way the terms used
are not Ineligible to the average
consumer.
For instance "basic aluminium sui
plate" is nothing more or less than
alum"
The following list of baking powders
containing alum is made up from the
official reports of the Food Commits
sioaers or from the report Of the U,
s. Agricultural Department at Wash.
lngton, or other equally reliable au
thority:
BAKING POWDERS CONTAINING ALUM
CALUMET ................... Contains Alum.
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago
=, ........Co Contain Alum.
Jaques Mfg. Co., Chicago
PALACE ..........Co Contains Alum.
Palace Baking Powder Co., st. Paul
Cameo. .......... ....... 80. CONTAINS Alum.
Cameo Baking Powder CO. Chicago
3 Bot Do' .-.,..............Co Contain Alum
Grant Chemical Co., Chicago
ATLAS ...............C Contains Alum
Reid. Murdoch & CO.. Chicago
CHAPMAN'S lCon+oin A,,,m
CHICAGO YEAST, oo"O"in 1A'uN'
Chapman & Smith Co., chicago
SUPERIOR. Contains Alum.
Superior Baking Powder CO., st. Paul
The housekeeper should bear 10
mind that alum costs but two cents
pound while cream of tartar costs
thirty. The quality of the powder is
therefore usually indicated by the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
Mt. Pleasant

Mrs. Jasper Mccain and Mrs. Ed
King made business trip to Erie
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jim Smith and little son
Claude attended Decoration day SER
vices at Erie Wednesday.
Lloyd ard Lille Chilson went to
Leanna Saturday to visit with their
aunt, Mrs. Anna Blair aud family.
They attended the Commencement
exercises at the Chapel Saturday
night returning home Sunday.
We understand the church people
have been experiencing something of
an Ole time Twister. Mt. Pleasant
can't get along with out twist
occasionally, We were sure it would
come but had set when the repair
work on the church began for the
time.
The Big Creek Commencement
exercises were a success in every way.
Those from here VINO attended were:
Clayton Thompson, Robert, Albert
and Wilbur LEllis, Cora Eastburn,
Frank Singer, Lloyd and Lille Chilson,
Estella and Blanch Deoler, Roy Har-
din, Violet and Lewis Whltworth,
Hattie Dintaman, Ruth, Emma and
John Larue, Goo. Ermey, Will Tan
ner and Miss Winnie Romine, she
being one of the graduates.
d. j. Heaton and family, Gilbert
Shelhorn and family, Mrs. Geo. Taylor
and children, Geo, Singer and family,
I. A, Knox and wife, Sam Trip and
wife, Reece Gard and family and
Grandpa Mccain attended Decora
tion exercises at Shaw Wednesday,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
Urbana
Plenty of rain the past week and the
ground is thoroughly soaked, farm
workro off for a few days.
price.

Plenty of rain the past week and the
ground is thoroughly soaked, farm
work. off for few days.
Gotleib Schmoker is building a
large barn. Sam Ross is helping t.
do the carpenter work,
j. E. Noble contemplates an ex
tended visit. He will start in a few
days and go to Iowa and remain there
until some time in August then he
Will go to Indiana and stay till late in
the fall or winter.
Walt Powell had his house papered
Tuesday. Professional paper hangers
from ChaDute did the work.
R, A. lies went to Parsons for both
business and pleasure.
The drillers on the Anchor lease
struck flow Of gas at less than 300
feet.
The ttlephC p o. e are putting ur
wire this week. They put up some
last week.
Will Meeker was helping Chas.
DOran on his .house Monday.
The railr lad company finished
painting the depot here last week.
j. E. Rogers shipped car of wheat
from here last week.
Mrs. Stimmel and family from Ell
dorado Springs. Mo-, daughter of ]
j. Powell, are visiting relatives here
this week,
The rain Sunday night caused the
childreD's day exercises to be post
poned till next Sunday at 10 O'Clock
a. M,
One day last week W. z. Fulkerson.
burned some trash about their her
house in the forenoon and sometime
that night the hen rhouse was dis
covered on fire and with difficulty
saved the dwelling. The hen house
burned wiah 26 head of full grown
geese.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
W. G. HOShaW 4 Co., Chanute, Kan
Santa Ee Excursions.

HomeSeekers tickets will be sold LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays May to November
inc, rate one fare plus 81. maximum
20.00.
Louisville Ky and return II s0home
coming week for Kentuckians On sale
June IL u - limit Sune % Tickets
may be extended.
Denver and return 16 Is acct annual
meeting grand lodge of Elks On sale
July 10 IL u 10 II II limited to return
Aug 20 06
Summer tourist rates on sale daily
from June lst to Sept. 30, limit Oct,
81. Eenver and Colorado Springs
slS.25, Pueblo SlS.15. Salt Lake City
U tab $3I.25.
Bosten, Mass, and return one fare
plus 81. Date of sale May 81 to Juue
. inclusive, limited to return June 81.
Can be extended until July 10.
Pittsburg and return 81 % by P. U,
annual convention. On sale June II
II l3 limit June 18th.
Topeka and return s4.15 for Populist
state convention on sale July 2, 3, 4
limit July 9Th.
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
San Diego and return $50, On sale
June lst to Sept. l5:h final limit Oct.
31st.
Spokane, WASH, and return 5000
on saleJune 1st to Sept. 10 final limit
Oct. 3lst.
Helena, Mont, and Butte, Mont,
and return 5000 on sale June 1st to
Sept. Is final limit Oct. 3lst.
Prescott. Phoenix, and Grand
Camper, Ariz., and return $50 on sale
June Isl to Sept. 18th final limit
Oct 31st.
Portland, Org, and Seattle, WASH,
and return $50 80 on sale June 1st 10
Sept Is final limit Oct. 31st.
Liberal s.opovers.
All particulars see
II. NJ. ERHART, Agt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
M. K. & 7. Excursion Rates

| Home Seekers excursionst to the sou and
west. on sale the first and third Tuesde VS. o.
each month until further notice. Rate one
fare plus 50 limit 80 days.
Home seekers rates to colorado Idaho, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Oregon and Washington. Rates
vary, but practically all points one fare plus 81
for the round trip. On sale first and third
Tuesdays until further notice.
Louisville. KY, round trip S17.SO on
sale June II to 18th inclusive, final
limits June % with privilege of ex.
tensve account home coming week
for Kentuckians. Final limit 80
days.
Homeseekers rates to AlabaD q,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LOUISE
ana. Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia.
On sale every lst and 3rd Tuesday of
each month final limit 81 days. See
the Agent for rates.
Pittsburg and return $2.05 annual
convention of B. Y. P. u. of Kansas.
On sale June 9, 10, II. limit June 18th.
Chicago and return $21.4O, On sale
June ], to Sept 3Oth, limit Oct. 3Oth.
ST. Louis and return $l3 80, on sale
June 1st to Sept. 30th, limit to Oct.
31st for return.
San Francisco and return S52, Los
Angeles and return $52, on sale June
25th to July inclusive, limited to
return Sept. 10.
Chicago Ills. 81, 40 round trip on sale
daily Jnue l to September 30. All
tickets limited TO Oct 81. Tickets good
via Kansas City Or St. Louis.
Summer tourist rates to all simmer
resorts Cd sale June to Sept. 80, linn
tied to Oct. 81. We have rates far be-
low anything ever offered the public
before.
St. Louis Mo. $50 round trip, on
sale daily June TO Sept. 30. Ali lin.
tied to Oct. 81, The Katy Flyer beats
them all.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
Austin

Lulu Cowen spent Sunday with the
Lawrence girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McLeland visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Coulson Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hanks spent
Sunday at Mr.. Fred Flottmau's.
Several from here attended the ball
game at Urbana last Sunday, between
the carlton boys and The Urhana
team. The score was 13 to in favor
of carlton.
Claude McLeland has been visiting
with his nncle, Mart McLeland of
Parsons.
Mrs. M. a, McAtee, Mrs. Mary
Stark, Myrtle and Maggie Coulson
spent Sunday at Mr.. Geo. Myers.
A few from hera attended the
Commencement exercises at EarltC n
Friday night.
Mrs. Webb and children from Miss
ouri are visiting her nephew, Geo.
Webb.
Claude McLeland is going to EN-
poria to attend the State Normal.
Grover Hobert, who has been work
ing for M. A. Coulson, is visiting with
his parents at Kincaid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08

Plenty of rain at present and fail
prospects for more.
Well No. was shot on the Nary
Burghart farm last Friday evening
and it proved to be good one as 10
IL minutes after the explosive was
discharged the oil had risen to a
depth of 49, feet. 1t is said by the
developers that 1t is as valuable well
as any on the lease.
A Mr.. Hurt from Chanutc is work
ing at the Rollin refinery and Is
boarding with Albert Burghart,
Strawberry time is almost past.
Quite numder of our young people
attended graduating exercises at the
Chapel Saturday night.
Mrs. Jno. Cow who has been away
on visit for some time returned
home again.
DR.. Wellman has new buggy but
he says people do not seem to notice
him as much now as they did when he
had the buggy he could not put out OF
gear.
One of the Roliin ladies says that
whenever you hear noise behind you
that sounds like some one coming
wearing silk dress you had better
be a going for it is sure to be a rattle
snake.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
Market LETTER.

| Kansas City, No., June 4, I8 9
Live stock receipts at Kansas City
last week.
Cattle receipts fell short of 10000
last week for the first time this year,
but owing to the agitation about the
unsanitary condition OF packing houses
consumption Of meats fell off sharply
particularly In the east, and this was
reflected In a smaller demand from
packers. a decline of 10 tie 20 cents In
prices, and generally dull market.
While the outlook is unsettled, aud
commission men are unable to advise
shippers intelligently as to future
conditions, it is believed that the full
publication of thr Government report
concerning the actual conditions at
the varions packing houses, rumors
about which IRE .ipitated the present
agitation will do much to clear the
atmosphere. 1t is conceded that the
articles published against the packers
mainly by sensational papers, are 80
much worse than the actual facts as
set forth by the government report
that when this is given out it will 81.
lence the public clamor against the
packers, aud restore the cOnsumptive
demand to somewhere near its 5000
head here, including 1000 in qnaran-
tine division, market steady some
sales shade higher, hopeful sign for
the present week. Feeders cannot
hold their cattle very long with safety
for the grass cattle will begin to come
In rarge numbers before many weeks,
generally followed by declining mar
ket. Average quality has not been as
good lately as short time ago, tops
asst week at $535 to $50, top toda,
So As, bulk of steers 1850 to 5.15, best
steers and heifers mixed AIS to $50,
heifers 3.75 to AIS, COWS % to / 80,
bulls 2,75 to 400. veals so to %.
Stockers and feeders are 10 higher TO-
today, range 800 to 60.
Hog receipts were II ,0O0 last week,
and prices declined Is to 20 cents fol
the the week. Run is 5000 today,
market steady with Saturday, 5.25 to
5S5. The run last week was 10000
heavier than same week last year, but
it included several trains of hogs pur.
chased at up river markets by pack
ers for slaughter here, as not enough
came here for their needs. Demand
is phenomenal, as shown by contin
ued range of prices 80 cents to LOO
above year ago.
Mutton receipts have been enlarged
lately by more general movement
from Texas and the southwest, and
prices are little lower than a week
ago. Supply today is 5000, market
steady. Heavier receipts are predicted
with weaker prices on grass stuff,
while fed stuff is expected to hold up
as it becomes more scarce, Best
wooded lambs last week 7.45, very few
coming; spring lamos 6.75 to I 80,
clipped 600 to $50, grass muttons 25
to $50, best fed yearling 600 to 6,25,
wethers $50 to 5.S5, ewes 4;75 to 60,
killing goats 3.75 to 800, goats for the
country 3.OO.to $50.
A. j. RICKART,
Live Stock CORRESPONDENT