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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Primrose Path For Fiery Duchesses.

"Duchesses to the rescuel' is the cry
of the Duchess of Portland. Her grace
sees in the home rule bill ''red ruin and
the breaking up Of laws" and with this
awful but somewhat hazy vision before
her she urges every man and woman in
England to be ''up and fighting" As
political guides, l hardly recognize duch-
esses. but as social factors they are pow
erful and ever will be so long as they
and flunkies continue to exist.
But apart from funkyism duchesses
are generally pretty women. because the
man who can confer on a woman the
title of duchess has a very wide field of
selection.
would therefore suggest to her grace
of Portland that she should organize a
duchess troop to go about the country
and hold unionist meetings Their
speeches would probably not carry con-
viction with them, but their good looks
would insure attendance.-Henry La
bouchere in London Truth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
War Against the Gypsy Moth.

An appeal is made by the state board
Of agriculture to all citizens, and espe-
cially farmers, fruit growers and horti-
culturists, in the eastern part of Massa-
chusetts to lend their aid in the warfare
against the gypsy moth this year. The
appropriation made by the legislature
for the determination of the moth is not
sufficient to admit of making thorough
search over this part Of the state; hence
this solicitation for assistance. Mr.. For
the special committee having this mat
ter in hand, writes that thus far the
moth has not been seen outside the re-
gion where it was found in 1891, not
withstanding all reports to the contrary
Boston Commonwealth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
suppressing an Industry.

The hard hearted legislature Of the
state of New York threatened not long
ago to interfere with the amusement Of
the innocent maiden who thinks it good
fun to consult the astrologers and for
tune tellers that endow her for half q
dollar, more or less, with rich and ele-
CANT husband and all the other Injuries
of life
A bill was introduced in the senate
forbidding any person for reward to tell
fortunes or forecast future events, dis
cover lost property, or evidence in re-
gard to titles, or information of their fu-
ture affairs in this life in respect to birth,
death, marriage, divorce or other matter
or thing by means Of astrology, clairvoy-
ancy, divination, spiritualism, palmistry,
trance mediumship. the black art, magic,
or by means of any other alleged or pre-
tended supernatural or occult powers.
All such persons the bill provided should
be deemed common swindlers and pun
ished on conviction by fine of $25.
This is hard on an industry which has
so many patrons from the higher walks
of life.-Detroit Free Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Excavations at Tunis.

It is announced from Tunis that excac
vations are now being made in the
famous two headed hill mentioned by
Virgil, which hill is situated about eight
miles from Tunis. Many interesting re-
mains have already been unearthed, and
it is confidently hoped that better will
follow
A temple of Baal Saturn, which has
been almost entirely laid bare, is attract
ing particularly the attention of the
French psychologists because of it's pc
culiarly interesting statues and bas-re-
liefs. The building is situated at an ele-
walton of over 1000 feet, and this is an
other proof that the Carthaginians
practiced their religious ceremonies on
hills.
On all the statues of the gods to which
the temple is dedicated the names Baal
and Saturn are found together. which
would seem to indicate that to fatter
their Roman conquerors the Carthagin-
ians had added to the name of their chief
god that of the highest Roman deity
Chambers Journal
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Trouble With the Lady Managers,

When the board of lady managers as
sembled in the Womans building for the
regular meeting Tuesday, there was a
jolly disturbance, growing out of the
dedication ceremonies. Many of the la
dies were angry with the ceremonies
committee on account of what they were
pleased to call an objectionable slight.
The dissatisfied ladies accused the GER
emonies committee and Mrs. Mary Lo-
gan, as well as the president of the board
in particular. with assuming to run the
woman's department entirely to the ex-
clusion Of the other ladies interested.
The ladies based their complaint on the
fact that none but the favored few met
the Duchess of Veragua.
No one Of the other commissioners
was presented. it is alleged, and it is said
Mrs. Logan took it upon herself to en-
terrain the distinguished guests.-Chi-
cago Letter.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
An Experiment In Daily Papers.

A singular experiment has just been
made in London in an entirely new direc-
ton. An endeavor has been made by
tinting the paper of the latest evening
journal to enable it to be read with COM
fort in bad light. The tint which has
been selected is green, but rays of this
color are not present in abundance in
most artificial lights. AS a result, with
the bad, smoky flame generally met with
in English omnibuses and railway cars,
the paper seems to be of a dirty gray
color, and were it not for the excellent
quality of the paper and typeit would be
very difficult to read.
It is found that under the electric arc
lamp the green color shows up, and if
the electric light were in as general use
in England as it is in this country the re-
suit of the experiment would doubtless
be more satisfactory than at present it
appears to be.-Cineinnati Enquirer.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
TlAs Biz Fair q Night.

A sight more beautiful than jackson
park at night cannot be conceived, 90
liberal il the use Of electric lamps and so
artistically are they arranged. For illu-
minating the grounds and entrances to
the buildings lamps to the number Of
1850 are placed at intervals Of from IS
to 70 feet, except at the extreme south
eastern part Of the grounds, where dis
tances between some Of the posts are in
creased to 1875 feet. Around the main
entrances to the principal buildings clus-
tiers Of lamps are placed. The arc lamps
employed for exterior illumination are
supported on ornamental posts designed
to receive one, two or three lamps and,
where expedient, have arm-supporting
incandescent lamps of high candle power
inclosed within colored glass lanterns
that afford richly decorative effect. A
problem of different character was pre-
sented when the question of aisle light
ing with arc lamps came up owing to
the varied nature of the exhibits, the
character of the Enclosures, tho height of
showcases and proximity of supports.
round numbers) 1900 were assigned to
the Manufactures building, 500 to the
Agricultural building and annex, $50
to the Transportation building proper;
Horticultural building, $50; Mines and
Mining, 200; the Fisheries. so. and the
Illinois building 81. These are all sup
piled with current by the exposition
company from the power plant, as are
also some $50 arc lamps required in Ma
chinery hall. Chicago Times.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
A New Fashion Coming In.

Those Newly ork youths who dearly love
an earl have received another shock. Here
is his lordship of Craven, who, though
attended by a valet skilled in all body
servants accomplishments. yet shaves
himself. The fact came out through a
wound received in the act of stropping.
Now may the BARRIERS who have been &C.
customed to belather the shorn faces of
our golden youth look out. If one who
keeps man profess to manipulate the
steel himself, how much less should he
who pays for each operation indulge in
tonsorial aid? To shave at home may be
expected to become a fashion among
those who recently and suddenly devel-
oped fancy for pink bosomed shirts
and tho othe. pcculiarftfes Of certain
wardrobe. So habits as well as fashions
are made.-New York Evening Sun.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Dead Timber at the Capital.

It has become plain to the employees of
the government that it is the intention
Of members of the administration to give
the various departments a thorough
cleaning and to set the stump pullers and
scythes to work as speedily as possible.
Yesterday conversation between chief
and his subordinate is an instance in
point.
"Who is this Mrs. So-and-so? l see
by the rolls that she has been drawing an
annual salary of $1,000 for five years."
''She is not here much of the time"
''What does she do?"
'tShe dresses nicely"
"Why is she not discharged?'
Eve would have row on hand. She is
the sister-in-law Of Congressman Blank. :"
''Mark out her name. She would have
to go if she were the sister-in-law Of
Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson
rolled into one. The people employed
in this department will earn their money
or be given chance to earn it some
where else. Washington Letter.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
THE REPRESENTATIVE WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1898


4 Chicago View Of the Naval Display.
New York has celebrated. In . dxix-
xling rain, under soggy awnings, with
flags clinging dismally to their stafs
and with the red on cheap printed cot
ton running in CORY stripes across wide
expanses Of dirty white into fields Of
grimy blue many thousand inhabitants
Of New York have stood for day on
Sinking wharves to view the maneuvers
Of q few ships Of war and few excur-
sion boats monopolized by milionaires
and exclusive society people.
The vessels thus under survey by the
assembled toads Of New York were from
one to two miles from shore, which is
about as near as the mob in New York
ever gets to any scene of Importance,
whether it be wedding or naval re-
view.
They were such vessels as may be seen
at almost any time in almost any port in
the world. Most Of them have been seen
in New York harbor before now, but on
this occasion New York, big with expec-
tation and self consciousness, imagined
that it was celebrating; that in some
manner it was putting an extinguisher
upon Chicago; that in few dreary
hours of rain and fog and powder smoke
along the Shiny docks of the North river
the majestic festivities of the entire Co
lumbar year were to have their begin
ming and their ending, and that when
New York's celebration had closed moth
ing would remain deserving the atten-
ton of mankind. Probably the world
never saw and never again will see SO
colossal and yet so pitiful an exhibition
of impudence, ignorance and folly.-Chi-
cago Herald
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Price of Peanuts and the Big Fair.

Price OF Peanuts and the Big Fair.
The statistician has not yet attempted
to say how many pints of roasted pea
nuts the vender st the Worlds fair will
have to sell in order to make comfort
able profit on his investment. He has
paid over $4,000 for the privileges of
the grounds. It was believed that some
shrewd speculator would try to corner
the market when the sale of the privilege
was announced, but nothing has been
heard of such proceeding. The crop
of peanuts last year was over 5000, 900
bushels-that is, the American crop,
which is grown principally in Virginia,
the Carolinas and Tennessee. But there
are hundreds of thousands of bushels
grown on the western coast of Africa,
and they might be imported in case of a
scarcity at Chicago. The price of pea
nuts is likely to go up before the fair
closes.-New York Tribune.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
The Cost of Giving "Art'' Performances.

The Cost of Giving cart Performances.
There are rumors that the New York
Theater of Arts and Letters has been
losing money heavily, the total expendi-
ture up to date being figured out as
amounting to some $45, 900. Of course
no one could have expected that the re-
cent tour" to Boston and elsewhere
would be success, because the number
of those who want to see dull plays, even
for arts sake, is limited. But $45, 900 is
an enormous amount to lose, especially
in the case Of a company where the ex-
penses could not have been very heavy,
and there are still debts, it is said, some
of the actors not having even yet re-
ceived the salaries due them.-New York
Cor. Providence Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Ocean Travel In View of the Fair.

Ocean Travel In View of the Fair.
While the great Worlds fair will nat
urally have a tendency to detract from
eastward travel, the falling off in the
latter will be more than compensated
by the westward rush from all parts Of
Europe. The early date at which the
fair opened will prove good thing for
the steamship companies. It gives the
usual European tourists time to see all
that is to be seen at Chicago and not
spoil their European jaunts. A canvass
among the agents of the transatlantic
lines shows that the first part of the sea-
son will be an average one" for east
ward bookings, but what contingencies
may arise to divert eastward travel is
hard to predict now.-Steam and Sail.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Neither Dry Nurse Nor Hospital.

It is not the mission of the American
nation to conduct founding asylum
for derelict countries. We cannot un-
dertake to dry nurse abandoned national
infants. It would be gratifying to Amer
leans if every adjacent country were or
derby, prosperous, well policed and free,
but if any of them is not we cannot stop
our business to set it right That
would be carrying paternalism rather
far. It would assume that the United
States are clothed with duty which
they could not properly fulfill without
neglecting more imperative duties at
home.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
IN. relepnone monopoly.


From 1887 to 1892, span Of five years,
the American Bell Telephone company
raised its capital stock from So, 802, 100 to
81 500, 900, or nearly doubled it. It has
issued g, O0O, 900 debenture bonds and it
has added $1.615. 1853 to its patent ac-
count" In this five years, and these the
last years of its chief patent. it has added
Gil ,314 .O63 to the capital on which it col
lects money and takes in profits from the
public. It has added So per cent to its
net earnings, which have risen from g.
21O. 500 in 1887 to $3,411 $40 in 1892, and
its dividends, which were 81. 56S, 1858 in
1887. were $2.919.090 in 1892. or nearly
doubled.
Now, the American Bell Telephone
company holds one-third of the stock of
the local companies and charges them a
royalty for the telephones into the bar
gain. By this ingenious plan every man
who pays $3.50 year for the privilege Of
saying Hello" first and later using
stronger language pays the American
Bell Telephone twice. He helps to earn
one-third the dividends of the local COM
paid and by which dividends the Bell re-
oeived 81, 422 .048 in 1892 against 81 ,013,-
086 in 1887. and he pays his share of the
t8.303. 753 received for rental of tele-
phones in 1892, one-fourth more in 1887
when 81, 1923 was paid.
The local company makes money, no
doubt of that. but by the time it has
paid over dividends on one-third it's
stock. paid the rental Of it's telephones
and met the charges Of new plant and
20 on in putting its lines under ground,
It is making great deal less money than
the large charges would appear to indi-
cate. By this double arrangement the
real offender. the American Bell Tele-
phone company, is screened from the
public which uses its telephones, and the
real cause and source of high charges is
efectually concealed and protected
Philadelphia Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
A Vision of Heaven Before Death.

w. H. Gaines, an old colored local
preacher of Cambridge, o., awoke his
wife Tuesday night and told her he had
vision of heaven. The angels who
gathered around him assured him he
would enter paradise and be with them
April %. at o'clock in the evening. In
spite of his friends ridicule the old man
made his preparations accordingly.
Though he insisted his time was at hand.
there were no signs of coming dissolution
until just before the scheduled time.
when he quietly lay down and died.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
UNEMPLOYED of Chicago.

Isaac Trumbo, western mine owner,
who was in Chicago recently, said to a
representative of the New York Press:
Chicago is overrun with idle men and
women, some of whom are starving to
death. The prospect of employment
that the Worlds fair would prove to be
an Ell Dorado for those seeking employ
ment-has drawn thousands Of single
and married men to that city. They had
very little money, which they soon spent.
and now they are suffering"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
spiritualistic seances Are ..shov.. /,

Judge Thomas of the District Of Co
lumbia supreme court has delivered an
opinion to the effect that spiritualistic
seances must be placed in the category
of theatrical shows and entertainments,
and that therefore they are subject to
the imposition of license tax. The
ground for this opinion is said to be the
fact that small fee is charged at the
door Of the halls where these spiritual
jstic seances are held, the assumption
being that the gatherings are for money
making purposes. CHICAGO Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

Turkish newspapers have received the
sultan's permission to recommence pub
ication in the morning. Orders that all
journals should be afternoon issues were
recently issued, because, it was surmised,
morning issues required the press censor
to arise too early or else sit up too late.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Deliberate Suicide by a Dog.

A dog died Tuesday with full evidence
of intentional suicide. The dog was a
collie owned by Frank Austin, a prom
inent citizen of Eckerty. It seldom left
home-never without him, and he never
without it. But he had business in
Louisville. The dog followed him
despite his efforts to drive him back.
When the man got upon the train, the
dog ran to and fro along the track and
at last sat down and cried piteously.
This was continued until another train
approached, when he laid his neck upon
the track, and the head was severed
Cor. Indianapolis Sentinel.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Give Them Plain American Welcome.

There is considerable anxiety in GER
tain quarters as to how we are to treat
the lords and dukes and kings, etc., who
are visiting or are about to visit u.s. Let
us give them hearty American vel
come and let it 60 at that. When an
American travels in Europe, he adapts
himself to European etiquette. When a
European comes here, let him conform
himself to our social standing. Boston
Globe
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

Not q white saints without Z blot
We celebrate the deeds they wroughA
For they were made Of average clay,
AZ mortal men are made today,
For always In dark hours Of need
A man IL furnished for tho deed,
And always when the stormclouds lower
Strong men are ready for the hour,
And thus from earth's most common breed
Spring heroes at for every need.
These men were common men. tits true,
Just common men like me and you:
The plain man is the basic clod
From which we grow the demigod.
And In the average man Is curled
The hero stuff that rules the world,
And 80 we deck on hill and glen
The hero graves Of common men.
Plain common men of every day
Who left their homes to march away
To perish on the battle plain,
As common men win do again
To lift . CHASTITY, glazing eye
Up through the belching battle smoke.
Whose continental thunder broke
Like rhythm beats Of destiny
To lift CHASTITY, glazing eye
Up to lurid, stranger sky.
Until it sees painted rag,
Au0 Sauo OH COIumOus SQau&leO nag
And then to die and testify
- all the ages far and nigh
How commonplace it is to die.
It is not merely now and then
We find such hearts in common men.
Such hero souls enwrapt away
In swathing folds of common clay,
For. standing face to face with fate.
All common men are always great
For men are towards in the gloom
OF their own little, selfish fears
Not when the thunder steps of doom
Stride through the trembling years.
And in an open fight with fate
AL common men are always great.
Sam Walter Foss.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
In q Very Bad WAY.

Mrs. Mort-Gage-My dear, the girls
want you to go to Europe this summer.
Husband-Impossible! couldn't pay
passage for one of you.
Saratoga, then?"
"Pm too poor
"Well, some quiet. retired coun-
try
'Pm too poor"
Eve must get out of the city. It
isn't respectable to stay in"
II am very sorry. Isuppose might,
on pinch, get you and the girls admit
ted for the summer to some rural poor
house, but the trouble is I'm too poor to
pay the car fare. New York Weekly.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

The most important thing to make =
visit to the Worlds fair q complete sue
cess is to study up things beforehand.
Make out q programme before you come
of how much and what you viii do each
day, allowing yourself plenty Of time for
rest as you 60 along. Chicago Letter.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
wealthy People Tired Of Plain Name.

Wealthy People Tired of Plain Name.
Residents Of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, are
tired of that euphonious title and in
tend having the name changed. The
name is derived from the fact that Jere-
miah Dobbs, q Swede, who was fisher
man and lived at Willow Point, near the
southern line Of the village, added to his
meager income prior to and during the
revolution by ferrying occasional travel
ers across the Hudson.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
"Ladies'' Fight . Duel.

A pistol duel has taken place between
two ladies near Berlin, four other ladies
acting as seconds. The ladies were not
amazons, and owing to their awkward
handling of the weapons the incident had
no evil consequences, but it illustrates
the progressive spirit Of the time for
women thus heroically to avenge their
wronos-Exchanoe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
building Inspectors DOME Inspect.

bu1Id1ng Inspectors Don't Inspect.
The falling of buildings in the various
large cities is becoming more and more
a common occurrence. Building is now
reduced to an exact science, and when
ever structure falls, except from tor
nado or an earthquake, it is through
criminal carelessness and nothing else.
st. Paul Globe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

If the smallpox epidemic reaches this
country from Europe, we shall not expect
it to spread extensively, for the laws re-
speeding vaccination are intelligently
carried out. Still, the largo Immigrant
population will need looking after, and
lodging houses will need rigid inspection.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

George Haywood was recently elected
to the.office of town clerk of Concord,
Mass, for the forty-frst time. The rec
ords of that Office have been in charge Of
the Haywood family for more than q
century,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

Jesse Padgett, aged s. years, and
Nancy Tate, 60 years Of age, both in
mates Of the Douglass county (Ga. )alms-
house, were married in that institution
q short time ago.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

Albert B. Osborne, the new mayor Of
CORY, Pa, is but 26 years old and is
probably the youngest mayor in the
United States