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The independent., 1907-01-17
The Nebraska Independent

her and the officer who accompanies
her, makes three vain attempts to end
his own life, and expresses regret
because he failed in all three at
tempts.
Saloon keepers in Milwaukee are TAX
ing no chances of violation of liquor
law and refuse to serve all persons
who may not be of legal age.
Important laws to regulate railroads
and other corporations, wide primary
law and other reform measures are
recommended by Governor Cummins
in his message to the Iowa legisla-
ture, which convened at Des Moines.
Colorado state senate at Denver
defends Simon Guggenheim, republi-
can nominee for United States sena-
tor, by voting down resolution to
investigate the smelter combine.
Senator Elkins was nominated for
reelection by the republican members
of the West Virginia legislature,
which is equivalent to reelection.
The president has sent a second
message on the Brownsville affair to
the senate, with report of Secretary
loft, additional evidence and exhib-
it's including shells and bullets picked
up after the shooting.
House committee on merchant ma
rine is reorganized to break the dead
lock on subsidy bill and measure will
be reported.
Minister to Norway Pierve, former
ly assistant secretary of state, is
charged, while representing the Uni
ted States before The Hague tribu-
nal, with acting as counsel forowners
o pelagic selling vessel.
The independent., 1907-01-17
More Money In II

J. II. Hale, the millionaire fruit
grower of South Glastonbury, onn.,
who is known all over the country as
one of the largest peach growers In
the world, is perhaps the only man
in the country who ever turned
down" a unanimous election as United
States senator. Mr.. Hale owns
something like 350,OOO fruit trees in
Georgia. It cost him last year nearly
10000 merely to put his enormous
crop on the market, but he is one
of the most delightefully unastenta-
tious men in onnecticut.
He has always been interested in
movements for the betterment of his
town and state. Some few years ago
he was rendered the election as SEN
ator ION a silver platter" as he aptly
put it. When waited upon by the
legislative committee, Mr.. Hale liter
all held up his hands.
Gentlemen" he said, 81 don't want
to be elected to your august senate.
Really | don't. I'd rather be a far
mer. Besides-there's more money in
it," And Mr.. Hale, who has gained
considerable prominence as a public
speaker, says he is still "close to the
soil. Boston Herald.
The independent., 1907-01-17
Satisfied

In the taking OF testimony, an Irish
man, who was witness, had been
bully.ragged. by the opposing coun-
sci, to the extent that he left the
room furious. and after the meeting
declared "He wud smash the bla.
garrad In tn face
The attorney. whose witness the
Irishman was. mildly demonstrated
aud said why. Pat II YOU would
do that YOU would soon be sorry
for H."
Pat medltated few seconds and
then replied:
"wol. whlnlyer Oh a anything
lolke thot. thot olm sorry for-orm
dom glad Of lt"--I.ifc.
The independent., 1907-01-17
NOT PRIVATE BUSINESS
(From the State Journal.)

Mr. Hill doubtless intends to use
every dollar of the sixty million dol
lars of capital which he proposes to
add to the resources of the Great
Northern in enlarging the capacity of
the system Or in making needed ex-
tensions. 1t is healthful sign of the
times, however, that he is not to be
permitted to make the deal, if the
state of Minnesota has it's way, with
out giving proof of the legitimacy Of
his intentions. The new issue of stock
is promised to pay seven per cent
dividends. This Is over four million
dollars year. One day this might
have been regarded as the railroad s
private business, but il is understood
now thal railroad mas no private
business. The people of Minnesota
see that this four million dollars in
extra dividends must be paid by the
public, and they do not propose to be
saddled with any such liability with.
out first being assured that they are
to get their moneys worth When
people have learned that this right
applies to gas. telephone. street rail
ways. express. water and electric light.
ine companies as well as to railroads.
those able gentlemen who make for.
tunes by halloonlng public service cor.
poratlons viii be forced 10 exert their
genius In some worse paid. perhaps.
but more useful business.
The independent., 1907-01-17
Summary Of News
(Continued)

learning that policemen or Butte,
Mont, planned to rob it's wagons, hire
armed guards.
Virtually nothing is being done to-
ward counting the votes cast by pol
York and Mutual Insurance compa-
nies, although the expense to policy
holders is heavy daily.
Capital stock of the Standard Oil
company, an afficial says in New York
may be increased to figure more
in keeping with the dividends, and
it is believed the stock may be raised
to $6OO,0OO,O00.
The headless and armless body of
a man dug up from the East river,
New York, may lead to the discovery
of a murder.
Felix Adler in lecture in New
York says philanthropy does not OBJ
viate the evils of surplus wealth, the
holders of which have no right to
distribute their rcihes according to
their judgment.
An invalid New York child of two
years is cured by the removal OF a
rusty nail from his bronchial tube.
Some women in st. Louis society
I are eligible for membership in the
"Ananias Club" says Postmaster Wy
man of that city when told invitations
to a reception were lost in the mails.
Members of the conference of for
eign mission boards of the United
States and Canada at their meeting
in Philadelphia, draft petition to
President Roosevelt and King Edward
asking them to right the wrongs in
flicted on the natives of the Congo
State.
Oliver and Bangs the lowest bid
ders for constructing the Panama ca
nal, present strong Endorsements for
their ability to do the work.
House committee cuts ten per cent
the amount of the appropriation to
pay the railroads for carrying the
mails.
Friends of reciprocity plan to seek
Endorsement of their views at the ma
tional convention for the extension of
foreign commerce at Washington
James J. Hill in a letter to Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota, declares
that the railroads must spend $1,100,-
000000 annually for five years on new
tracks to handle the business now in
sight, and raps public hostility, which
frightens investors.
The Standard Oil company, John d.
Rockefeller Fl. III. Rogers and others
are indicted 939 times by a grand
jury at Findlay. Ohio. for conspiracy
in restraint Of trade. and may be
fined 5S million dollars.
Justice Leventritt of thu New York
supreme court orders Attorney Gen.
feral Jackson to give back the ballots
case In the recent mayoralty election
aud wbfsh ha aaisod last xv.al t,t,.
The independent., 1907-01-17
LINcoLN'S FAMOUS PHRASE
Known for Over Five Centuries, and
Used by Many Men


speech" Lincoln declared that the
men whose monument they were then
dedicating had died in order that
government Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people should not per-
ish from the earth"
Like lightning the phrase electrified
the nation, and from that day to this
it has remained the most celebrated
saying in the most celebrated speech
of modern times.
But fame always has to pay big
price for itself, and repeatedly since
Lincoln's brief, but immortal, address
was delivered it has been intimated
that the martyred president was a
plagiarist, having taken from another
the most striking phrase in his speech
without making any acknowledgment
of the fact.
To these intimations have come the
counter claims that Lincoln's cele-
brated phrase was strictly original
with himself, and that to Lincoln alone
belongs the honor and glory Of having
coined it.
About the fact that the phrase in
dispute was in existence long before
Lincoln spoke it at Gettysburg there
is no room for doubt.
Five centuries and half before
the day of the martyr president there
lived in old England one of the stanch-
est democrats that the race has ever
produced The name of that old dem
ocrat was John Wickliffe, the celebrat-
ed theologian.
Now, in the preface to Wickliffe's
translation of the Scriptures 1924
may be found these words: "This
Bible is for the government of the
people, by the people and for the
people," which is identical, word for
word, with the famous expression
from Lincoln.
In the year 1880, at public meet
ing held at Often, Switzerland, a
speaker named Schinz, in the course
of his address, used this language:
"All the governments of Switzerland
must acknowledge that they are SIM
ply from the people, by the people and
for the people,"
In an address before the Anti-Sla-
very Society of New England, Theo-
dore Parker, the celebrated Unitarian
divine, on May 20, 1850, used these
words: Democracy is government
of all the people, by all the people,
and, of course, for all the people"
To go great deal further back than
we have yet gone, we find Greek
demagogue, of the age of Pericles,
Cleon by name, saying, about the year
420 B. c.: "Men of Athens. ! am in
favor of the democracy that shall be
democratic. that shall give us the
rule which shall be of the people, by
the people and for the people,
The similarity between all these
phrases is perfect. and 1t goes without
saying that Mr.. Lincoln could not.
therefore. have originated the famous
expression as found In his Gettysburg
Grafton.
II does not by any means follow,
however that Lincoln was conscious
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
FREIGHT RATES INCREASED.
ADVANCE NOW EFFECTIVE ON
THE PENNSYLVANIA.
Revenues Resulting Will More Than
Balance the Recent Increase in
Wages.

With the exception of few advanc-
ed rates, which will go into effect May
10, all the higher freight rates arrang-
ed some months ago are now in effect
On the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is
admitted by railroad men that pracu-
cally all classes of freight rates have
been advanced during the past two
months, which will mean millions of
dollars in additional revenue to the
railroads.
1t is estimated that the revenue re-
sulting from the advanced freight
rates is greater than the general in
crease in wages announced some
months ago by the Pennsylvania. At
that time it was announced that
freight rates would be advanced to
meet the additional expense, but the
executive officials denied that freight
rates would go up. Probably the
most important of the freight rates
is the advance of five cents per ton on
coal. 1t was first thought
best by the officials to advance the
coal rates to ten cents, but finally it
was decided to announce a five cent
increase ut the present time and five
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
TRAVELLERS LEAGUE
HELD ITS RECEPTION
Incidents and Readings of
Travel Were Given.
POEM BY JOHN FINLEY.

CenteryilIe, Ind, May 3.-The Tray-
elers' League met last Wednesday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. Helen Y.
Austin, Miss Martha Peele presiding.
Impromptu incidents and readings of
travel were given, and a poem by
John Finley entitled, Coronation ad.
dress to the Queen of May at Center
vile, Indiana" was read John Fin
ley occupies warm place in the
hearts of all true Centerville citizens
as he was connected with the official
and social life of that city in the early
days. Mr.. Finley was at one time edi-
tor and owner of the Palladium. Ap-
propriate to the great jamestown ex-
position being given at Norfolk. Va,
readings were given on the travels
and discoveries of Sir Walter Raleigh
and Captain John Smith and the En-.
glish settlement at jamestown in
1907. Mrs. Austin read a communica-
tion from the Womans National Press
association, of which she is a member,
that it would meet at the
Inside Inn at the jamestown exposi-
ton on June 3.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
Relief From Rheumatic Pains.

'I suffered with rheumatism for ov-
er two years." says Mr.. ROLAND Curry,
a patrolman at Key West, Fla. Some
times it settled in my knees and lamed
me so 1 could hardly walk, at other
times 1T would be in my feet and
hands so l was incapacitated for duty.
One night when 1 was in severe pain
and lame from it my wife went to the
drug store here and came back with a
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
was rubbed with it and found the pain
had nearly gone during the night. l
kept on using it for a little more than
two weeks and found that it drove the
away. l have not had any
trouble from that disease for over
three months" For sale by A. G..
Luken e Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
SYSTEM A STUPID ONE.

Even the most experienced and
hardened traveller must feel the grim
shadow of the custom house creep ov-
er his soul every time he approaches
a home port Thousands of people now
know what it means to go through the
custom house, where hundreds knew
about it only a few years ago. And
ii is an experience which, once under
gone, is never forgotten. If there is
anything that can make patriotic
man ashamed of and angry with his
country. it is this custom house buSi-
ness Every one knows that, even
from a protectionist point of view,
our duties are levied on commerce
on goods brought here in course of
trade. The idea that passengers
should be held up on the dock and
made to account for every little pur-
they should be taxed on their own
wearing apparel-in excess of $1O0-
is preposterous. The man who is COM
PEELED meelkly to open his trunks and
sachels, TO knock off the lids of any
packages he may have with him, and
TO stand by while an inspector is
turning his belongings upside down in
his endeavor to find something dutia-
BILE, is not in a very pleasant frame of
mind. What the poor, helpless foreign
er, who has never been here before,
thinks of the stupid system it would
not be well to inquire re.-Indianapolis
News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
They Stand Alone.

Standing out in bold relief. oil alone
and as conspicuous example OF open,
frank and honest dealing with the sick
and afflicted, are DIR. Pferce's Favorite
Prescription for weak. over-worked de-
bilitated. nervous, ~run-down,- pain
racked women, and Dr. Pierce's Golden
for weak stomach, indigestion. or dys.
Pepsia, torpid liver or biliousness, all
catarrhal affections whether Of the
stomach, bowels, kidneys. bladder nasal
passages, throat, bronchia. or other mu-
cous passages, also as an effective remedy
for all diseases arising from thin, watery
or impure blood, as scrofulous and skin
affections.
Each bottle of the above medicines
bears upon its wrapper a badge of hon
esty in the full list of ingreGsenrs com
posing it printed in plain English.
This frank and open publicity places
these medicines in q class all By them
setres, and is the best guaranty OF their
merits. They cannot be classed as patent
nor secret medicines for they are neither
-bcf1tg Of k7lo1UT, composition.
DIR. Pierce feels that he can afford to
take the afflicted into his full confidence
and lay ali the ingredients of his medi-
cines freely before them because these
ingredients are such as are endorsed and
most strongly praised by scores of the
most eminent medical writer's as cures
for the diseases for which these medi-
cines are recommended. Therefore, the
afflicted do not have to rely alone upon
DIR. Pierce's recommendation as to the
curative value of his medicines for Ger
tain easily recognized diseases.
A glance at the printed formula on
each bottle will show that no alcohol and
no harmful or habit forming drugs enter
into DIR. Pierce's medicines, they being
wholly compounded of glyceric extracts
of the roots of native, American forest
plants. These are best and safest for
the cure of most lingering, chronic dis
eases. DIR. r. V. Pierce can be consulted
FREE, by addressing him at Buffalo,
n. Y. and all communications are re-
garded as sacredly confidential.
1t is as easy to be we'll as i'll and
much more comfortable. Constipation IS
the cause of many forms of illness. DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. They are tiny. sugar-coated gran
ules. One little pellet is a gentle Taxa
tive, two a mild cathartic. All dealers in
medicines sell them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
FIGURING ON CARS.

The Pennsylvania is still figuring
with car manufacturers for steel pas
senger coaches of which about 200
will be built under the initial order.
Despite the fact that it was announc-
ed several weeks ago, that the COM
pany would not order any steel cars,
or make any big improvements this
year, it has developed that the Off
cials have decided to place orders for
steel passenger equipment. just as
soon as they are able to agree with the
manufacturers regarding the price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
NO EXCURSION RATES
FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Comes as Result of TWO-Cent
Rate Law.
PENNSYLVANIA'S ATTITUDE.

The announcement has been made
at the local Pennsylvania station that
no reduced rates under the regular
two cent fare will be granted for the
May music festival in this city. The
statement was made that the Pennsyl-
vania is giving excursion rates every
day in the year since the Effectiveness
of the new two-cent passenger rate
law, and the road cannot afford to cut
under that rate, under present circum-
stances. The Pennsylvania will ad-
here strictly to the two-cent ruling and
reduced rates will under no circum-
stances be granted except on popular
Sunday excursions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
WEIGHING OF THE MAIL
1t Still Continues to Be Ardu-
GUS Task.
NO STOP ORDER RECEIVED.

Weighing of mail at the local trans
fer station at the Pennsylvania depot
still continues to be a most arduous
task, as the mail transferred at this
point is much heavier than when the
weighing first started. Local weigh
ers have not yet been apprised of the
date on which the work will be stopped
by the government, but it is highly
probable no such order will be re-
ceived until the latter part of the
month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ARRANGED
New Paris High School Alum
nj Reception.
OCCURS SATURDAY NIGHT.

New Paris, o., May 3.-An excel
lent program has been arranged for
the reception to be given by the alum
nj, Saturday evening. The following
is the program to be given:
Duet-Miss Mccoy and Miss Sam.
uels.
Address of Welcome-MabeI Pence
Response-Maud Brown.
Solo-Miss Kimmel of Eldorado
Recital given by Miss Anna 10y
May of Dayton, assisted by Mrs. Hahn
Mrs. Penland, Miss Kirkpatrick and
Mr.. Kilbourn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
RaicE BAKING POWDER co.
CHICAGO.

The Empress Dowager of China, says
4 recent Pekin decree, finds TO her
sorrow that of late there has been no
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03

Lieutenant II. Ekelund, of Jonkop-
ing, Sweden, claims to have made an
important invention in fuel saving.
According to his method peat is used in
the shape of powder and is said to
give sufficient heat to use steel in
furnace without the use of coal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
News of the Railroads
Local and General.
ent increase six months hence.
EARNINGS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

The gross earnings for the entire
Pennsylvania system for the month of
March, were s13.224.s04 an increase
of s63o.100 over the corresponding
month last year. The net earnings
were $3,211, ,519. The record is one of
the best in several months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03

TO seek merely to make things look
we'll on the surface, without paying at
tention to the quality Of the sub.
stance"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
SHAW MADE SECRETARY.

The local offices have received no
tice of the election of A. H. Shaw to
the position of secretary of the Penn
sylyania lines west, to succeed T. w.
Connor, division passenger agent, re-
signed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
sHRINERs GOING THROUGH.

Almost every through train going
west through this city and to Chicago,
is now carrying Shriners bound for
the national convention, which will
be held soon on the Pacific coast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03

The owners of coffee houses in Buda
Pesth have decided to employ no girls
belonging to trade unions The lockout
affects more than 5000 young women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03

It's too bad to see people who go
from day to day suffering with physi-
cal weakness, when Rocky Mountain
Tea would strengthen them. Tea or
Tablets, 80 cents. A. G.. Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03

Nine. Patti is said to prefer to sins
to a small circle of friends at her owr
home rather than to large public
audience
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-03
MASONIC CALENDAR.

Week Commencing April 20.
Saturday-Loyal Chapter o. E. S.
Work in the degrees.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878.
7 IHIUtI LdHui NV OuHO % IV'Vs
Roseburg, Oregon, Nov. 10, 1906.

Roseburg, Oregon, Nov. 10, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in compli-
ance with the provisions of the act OF Con
sress OF June 3, 1878, entitled IAN act
for the sale OF timber lands in the States
OF California. Oregon, Nevada, and
Washington Territory" as extended to
all the Public Land States by act OF
August A, 1892,
OLLIE f. MAJOR,
Of Placer, County OF Josephine. State OF
Oregon, has this day filed in this office
her sworn statement No. 1909 for the
purchase OF Lots 5, 6, and SCI OF NWi
Section No. in Township No. IS South,
Range No. 5 w, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more
valuable for it's timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish
her claim TO said land at this office
at Roseburg, Oregon, on Wednesday, the
10th day Of April, 1907. She names as
Witnesses
Henry o. Williams Of Placer, Oregon
William 7. Turnhsm OF Grants Pass
Oregon; Henry II. Conger Of Placer
Oregon W. A. Long OF Placer, Oregon
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above described lands are re
auested to file their claims in this ofiic
on or before said 10th day OF Apr
1907. BENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.