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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Do We Represent the Alliance,

Do We Represent the Alliance,
The following resolution was adopt
ed at the annual meeting of the
State Farmers Alliance held in Min
neapolis, Jan. 5, '93.
Resolved, That the president of
each county alliance is hereby direct
ed to make canvas of his county
during the winter months, visiting,
if possible, every school house, speak
ing to the alliances already organized,
and establishing new ones where
none exist, and especially working to
raise subscriptions to the stock of
our newspaper and to obtain sub
scriberS for the same.
Resolved, That every local alliance
is urged to work for the same ends
and to do the best it can for the sup
port OF our newspaper.
ROBERT ECKFOKD, q
~ Asst. Secy. of State A liances
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

We are sending out great many
sample copies OF the Representive.
These copies are sent out gratis and
no one need hesitate to take them
from the Office, as no debt is thereby
incurred. We shall ask money from
none save those who want the paper
and order their names placed on our
subscription list.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

Senator Probstfield writes us to ex
press his appreciation of the 'sRepre-
sentative" and to volunteer his SER
vices in it's assistance. Thanks.
Mr.. Ole O. Sjordal, Underwood.
sends in three subscribers to our
paper, and says he will do all in his
power to further the interests of the
paper. Mr.. Sjordal is a business part
ner OF Hon. III. P. Bjorge.
Q. G. Lyman of Sank Centre, sends
in club of subscribers and SAYS he
will act as agent for the Representa-
tive" and do all he can to support
the paper. ..
FROM HON. JOHN B. HoMPE.
DEER CREEK, May %, '83.
Editor Representative:
Inclosed find 81, for which please
send me your valuable Representa-
tive" J. B. HoMpE.
A. S. Edwards, of the Advocate
sends us a club of four subscribers
from Granite Falls, and Mr.. Thyke
E. Ytterboe of Bird Island sends us
dollar for the Representative to
be sent to one of his neighbors.-
Thanks, gentlemen.
J. s. Nichols, of Fertile, and Mr..
Stranded, of Sioux Valley, in Jack
son county, send us each a dollar
for a years subscription to our paper.
We are glad to send them. We hope
to make every new subscriber
centre Of reform thought.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
NOTICE TO ALLIANCE MEN.

MAGNOLIA, Mimi, May O., 1S93:-
III. P. Sayles National organizer of
the n. F. A. & /. q. and National
Alliance Aid, and L. G. Long, State
Lecturer of Minnesota S. F. A., will
speak on alliance matter in the fol-
lowing counties on the dates named:
Brown Co., June Is, 16, and II.
Redwood Co., June 10, 20, and, FL.
Yellow Medicine Co., June % and %.
Lac qui Parle Co., June "a and 26.
Candy, Yellow Medicine Co., June q.
Murray, Lincoln and Lyon counties
will be visited in July. Dates for
these counties will be furnished later
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
The Law of Wages.
TROY, Ohio, May Is, 1892

Troy, ONO, May 70, 1897.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:
/ read with interest your reply, in
the issue of May 10 of your excellent
paper, to the request of P. T. A. for
a Statment of the law of wages in
America and was gratified to see
that law so lucidly illustrated. In a
few words the law of wages is what
labor can produce upon the best land
it can get for nothing; and in this
country, like Ireland, since no land
worth having can be had for nothing,
it is what is left after rent is paid.
1t is the ever rising price of the
planet that absorbs more and more
each year of the products of toll and
crowds wages down nearer and nearer
to the line of starvation.
This truth admitted. the remedy
for low wages is plain: Take all
taxes off of the products of labor,
abolish the tariff, concentrate all
taxation, state and national, upon
the value of land exclusive of all i'm
prOvements; that is take for taxes
that part of wages which now goes
to the land owners for rent and
thereby redistribute it among the
people. No one could then hold land
out of use for speculative purposes,
the natural opportunities of the
earth would be thrown open to use
and occupation. Opportunity to labor
would produce demand for labor
and wages would rise by the law of
supply and demand. All monopolies
rest upon the monopoly of land.
This great octopus destroyed, by TAX
ing it's profits for public purposes, all
the others would come tumbling
down.
In your published list of reform
books fail to find any of the books
of Henry George, and particularly
that book of books, Progress and Pow
erty. Permit me to commend it to
P. T. A. and to all others who
love liberty, and are interested in the
betterment of social conditions.
Very truly yours,
A. F. BRooMHALL.
Without desire to detract from the
force of the admirable statement
made by our correspondent, we de
sire to invite his consideration of an:
other force that appears to effect
wages, under conditions that now ex-
ist, Independent of the law so clearly
stated in his letter. @...
Suppose communicative town.
ship, for instance, in which you live
to possess every requisite for sup
plying it's wants without intercourse
with the outside world, and provided
with supply Of money adequate to
meet all it's demands.
Now il one man we're to obtain pos
sessioR'ofsOne-half OF all the money
1he community rpssessed, what.
would the result be? ~
Would not the community have to
make one dollar do. the work two
dollars did before?
Would they not find themselves
obliged to get along without many
articles they were accustomed to use,
and with diminished quantities of
other necessities?
Would not the manufacturers and
vendors of such disused or diminisha
ed commodities experience stagna-
ton Of business, attended by diff
Guilty in meeting obligations, and by
business failure?
Would not this condition of things
throw many workmen out of employ
ment?
Would not the manufacturers and
vendors, or so many of them as could
keep their doors open, reduce the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
To EXCHANGES.

We can furnish the large cartoons
that appear in The REPRESENTA-
TIVE from time to time for $3.50;
small size. 81 90 and $3.50.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

The meeting to organize the In
dustrial' Legion announced to take
place at Henning on Saturday, June
10, was postponed one week, and will
accordingly be held on Saturday
May 17th.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Attention, Advancement!

The national executive committee
of the peoples party has issued call
for great rally of our forces on July
4. We publish the call in another
column under the caption esprit of
TO" Read it and take prompt &C
tion. There are nearly fifteen hun
dred alliances in Minnesota. Every
one of them should hold an alliance
picnic on July 4th. Secure the very
best speakers obtainable to present
our principles. The prevalent finan-
cial condition, with banks crashing
in every state, will force home every
word. Invite your neighbors of
other political faiths to hear our
principles. Reinforced by the logic
of facts, our arguments are irresist-
tible.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

Mr.. J. A. Lennon, the author of
the paper on the subject of coal min
ing, it's cost, and the pay of miners,
in a private note to the editor, says:
II wish / could receive the support
of the miners the same as you do of
the farmers and their representa-
tives. Illiterary is on the increase in
the Mines"
We cannot refrain from comment.
By reference to Mr.. Lemons letter on
page two Of the paper it will be seen
that the average wages, including
miners and laborers is less than
$3.50 per day. Upon this salary he
must maintain an average family of
five persons, or less than 3Oc. each
per day. This forces the children, as
soon as they are big enough to carry
dinner pail to 60 into the mines to
work to swell the family income so
that it will be adequate to keep them
alive. There are q, 900 children under
II years of age employed in the
Pennsylvania coal mines.
These coal mines men and these
children annually exhume from the
earth 44,O0O, 900 tons of anthracite
coal for which the consumers nay an
average Of about $sa ton, or $685. QO,-
OO0.s And the coal Barons stand be-
tween them and the products of their
toll and absorb all but meagre liv-
ing, even forcing the 8-year-old chill
dren of the mines out at and 6
o'clock in the morning to toll in the
"breakers' and then robbing them
Of their pay. 1t is enough to make a
man indeed ashamed of his human
1ty." And what hope does the fu-
ture hold for these people. Glitter
acy is on the increase" and it must
continue to be, until the people
arouse from their criminal lethorgy
wrest these lands from the robbers
and restore them to the people for
whom God made them-or perhaps
the coal barons made the land and
the coal therein contained and there
fore they are not usurpers of a COM
mon inheritance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Alliance Secretaries

Are requested to send to the REPRE-
SENTATIVE a full list of all the mem
bers of their local alliances with post
Office address. This is important,
and your EARLIEST attention is
earnestly requested.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
OFFICERS OF THE ALLIANCE.

OFFICERS OF THE ALLIANCE.
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY, President,
Hastings. Mimi.
A. L. STROMBERG, Secretary.
Forest Lake, Mimi.
HON, 81. P. BJORGE. Treasurer,
Underwood. Mimi.
L. G. LONG, State Lecturer,
Magnolia. Mimi.
VICE PRESIDENTS
LIST Dist. /. VERMILYA.... Dover
I'd Dist.--C. H. JOHNSON. ...PipestOne
Sd Dist.--C. N. PERKINS. Stewart
4th Dist. F. ZatterstrOm, Spencer Brook
9th Dist.-CHAS. y GRAVES. Long Lake.
9Th Dist.-R. J. HAIL.. -. Morris
OFFICERS OF PEOPLES PARTY.
THOS J. MEIGHEN. Chairman
LOUIS HANSON. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Secretary
@. N. PERKINS. Treasurer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-10
C. BREWER & co, I'D

QUEER STREET, Honolulu II
AGENT FOE
Hawaiian Agricultural 20.
Onomea Sugar Co.
HcnomI Sugar Co.
Wailuku Sugar Go.
WRihee Sugar 20.
Makee Sugar 90.
Haleakala Ranch Go.
Kapapala Ranch.
Planters Line San Francisco Packets.
Chas. Brewer & Co.'s Line of Boston
Packets.
Agents Boston Board Of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwri-
tars.
LIST o. O. VIcERa:
Hon. ]. o. Carter, President Il Manager
Georce II. Robertson Treasurer
T. r Bishop Secretary
Col. w. F. Allen Auditor
Hon. O. Il. Bishop
II. Waterhouse Eoq. Directors.
s.. o. Allen Esq.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-10
WELL KNOWN HERE.
Rev. DR.. Il. c. OeeeI Now in
Michigan.

The aulpit of the Fifth Reformed
church, in the absence of the pastor,
was supplied July ID by the Rev.
DR.. E. c. Oggel. This reverend
gentleman was at one time pastor
the Fifth Reformed church of
-.rand Haven, and was called from
there to an important pastorate in
Chicago. While preaching on the
West Side in that city he received
a call to the American Union
church in Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, which he accepted and to
which he ministered three years.
After his return he lectured in this
and .er cities on life in the Sand
islands, and became the pas
tor of the Green Stone church Of
Pullman, Ills. From there DR..
.Oggel was called to the First Re-
formed church of st. Thomas, West
Indies, and remained there over
two years. DR.. and Mrs. Oggel re-
turned from the West Indies in
May last in good health and are
now visiting relatives and friends
n the West. The reverend gentle
IAN who, as will be seen from the
Dove, is much travelled, is ex-
ected to occupy the pulpit of the
fifth Reformed church Sab
oath. Last evening he gave an
interesting address on Religion in
he Sandwich Islands," and will
speak next Sunday evening on
4!Religion in the West Indies" DR..
Oggei during his stay in the city,
8 the guest of his friends OF many
wears, Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman, at
their home No. AZ Spring street
Grand Rapids Eagle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-10
The Illustrated Tourists Guide

That popular work, "THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
Axps," is meeting with steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
oth,.rs visiting these islands should be
in possession of copy Of it. 1t is per-
fact mine of information relating to the
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
.ts rnblication Office, 46 Merchant
atraet. and at the News Dealers. Price
50 eenta,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

THE honest thing is always the
wisest
EVERYBODY admires nature except as
he sees it in q boy.
ONE OF the joys of civilization is q
bursted water pipe.
We never knew man who could not
tell others.how to get rich.
BEFORE accepting favor, inquire
into the string that may be tied to IL.
No BOY believes in soiling a napkin
when he can just as well use the back
OF his hand.
1T is said that every man has his
price, but every one knows of a lot of
men who couldn't be given away.
EVERY old man sees signs in other
old mems faces why they should be pre-
pairing for death and the Judgment.
YOUNG man thinks il would not be
% bad TO have women fight over him
until he has actually had the expert,
ence.-Atchison Globe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
GIRLS DO NOT KNOW.
rbsy Sometimes Reject the Most Bril-
liant and Beet or suitors.

rbsy Sometimes Reject the Most Bril-
liant and Best OF suitors.
Rejected lovers may find consolation
from the knowledge that some of the
cieverest and handsomest men have
been refused, and that they have never.
theiess managed to live on and win
lame and fortune, says the Brandon
banner. Shakespeare is credited with
considerable knowledge Of humanity
and It's ways, and he describes Romeo,
the prince of lovers. as being rejected
by the fair Rosalind only just before
Juliet fell In love with him.
A certain John Scott once proposed
TO a Miss Allgood. While smartino
from her disdain he happened to enter
a village church during divine service
ana there, for the first time, he saw the
pretty Miss Surtees. He wooed her and,
as the father would have nothing TO say
TO him, he induced her to elope, and
this though three wealthy suitors were
already at her feet John Scott lived
to be the earl of Eldon and lord high
chancellor and never regretted the day
Miss Allgood rejected him.
Byron was refused several times. He
proposed to Miss Millbankc, a great
heiress, and was rejected, though the
lady expressed wish to correspond
with him. He then proposed TO an
other lady and his suit was rejected.
too. Nothing daunted, he renewed his
proposal to Miss Millbanke, and this
time received very fiattering accep
tance. They lived together. however
very unhappily.
One of the most persistent suitors
who ever proposed and was rejected
was the eccentric Cruden, compiler OF
the concordance TO the Bible. Miss
Abney, who had inherited a large for
tune, was the subject of his attentions.
For months and months he pestered he,
with calls and letters. When she left
home he had papers printed, which he
distributed In various places Of worship.
asking the congregation to pray for her
safe return, and when she returned
home he issued others asking the wor.
shippers to return thanks. Miss Abner
never became Mrs. Cruden.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10

sAcHErs are embroidered with the
scent OF hower--rose, heliotrope. or vio-
let, as the case may be.
FRAME for bride or debutante's
picture IL of cream or ivory-white satin
thiekly padded and embroidered with
orange blossoms or rosebuds.
A BRACELET, recently patented. fits
the edge of the cuff like a binding, or.
Tor evening wear, adjusts itself and fin.
ishes the rim of the glove at any point
on the arm with a selvage of silver or
gold, as desired. There are times when
one feels that inventors, like immi-
grants. should be restricted.
In London novelty has been intro
duced In the way of ''lad;es' bandn
that may be hired for entertainments
They are dressed uniformly in white
Greek dresses, and play only on
stringed instruments. IL is said that
the effect is exceedingly pretty. and
that their music is quite "up to the av-
erage."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
UNIQUE SAYINGS.

REPosE is the mother of activity.
THE chronic fault-finder has a devil
ish spirit, whether he knows it or not.
To BE cheerful giver means some.
thing more than being free with money.
LIGHT shines, but the brightest paint
has nothing to say for itself In the
dark.
THE woman who marries a man IN
reform him is anoble example of wasted
effort.
The only opinions that weigh much
are those we have the courage to ex-
press.
, BE little cautious about going Sc
curity for man who takes no nepspa-
per and keeps two dogs.
THERE are people who want to do
good until they sit down and count the
cost. Then they back out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD.

AN acre grows five hundred mulberry
trees; each tree has twenty pounds OF
leaves; from twenty pounds of leaves
one pound Of cocoons is produced.
CRIsFIELD, Md, Is interested in the
operations of stranger who has
bought seven islands to raise delicacies
for market-fish, soft-sheli crabs and
perhaps terrapin among the possibil-
tiles.
AN immense walnut burl, weighing
over five thousand pounds, was discov.
cred in Grundy county, Mo-, recently.
The finder expects TO get big price
for 1t. The burls are sliced into thin
sheets for veneering, the beautiful
markings of the wood making 1t espe-
cially handsome and valuable.
SEVERAL. large cargocs of raw cotton
grown In Russian Central Asia were re-
Gently shipped at Odessa to German
ports. The Russians are sanguine that
there will be vigorous development OF
the cotton-growing industry there in
the near future. The quality of the
cotton so far, however, has been in
ferior.
A CONTRACT for the cutting and haul
ing of two hundred million feet of fir
timber was entered into at Tacoma
by mill company and a railroad
company. The former Is TO cut the
timber on its lands in the interior. and
the latter TO haul IL TO the mills. It's
the largest logging contract ever made
in the state. and viii take five years TO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
Pontiac Road Hearing.

The finance committee Of the House
gave a hearing lay upon the PROPOSE.
tion to expea d $4,000 on the Pontiac
road leading to the state institutions.
The members Of Cranston Town Council
Hnu the Tax assessor stated that the
state Institutions constitu ed one-
fourth OF tue taxable property of the
town AMI yet were not taxable But tbe
safe Institutions used Pontiac road mora
man all the townspeople. The town is
Ml,nhg 70 bear its part OF the expense
Du, uues not feel that it ought TO be asked
10 keep mp road which h wbollv nseJ
oy the state that Is not taxable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10

CHARLES ARNOLD BURIED.
He Was an Odd Fellow aud a Member ol
the X. Of T..

ne was IN Odd Fellow aud Member ol
the X. OF T..
Charles Arnold was buried from his
late residence on Linwood avenue this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Ar lold was a member of Elmwood
Lodge, knights OF Pythias, and Pilgrim
Lodge. 1: q. q. r. The first named So
ciety had charge OF the funeral.
The services at the house were con-
Quoted by ihe Rev. M. III. Bixby. AT
the close OF the ceremony the mem bers
OF both societies ami a large delegatol
from the Union Railroad Company (by
whom Mr.. Arnold had been employed
Tor many years. Joined In line, with j.
Etchei' as marshal, and proceeded TO the
Elmwood Cemetery, where the burial
ce emony OF the order was performed
under the, supervision of Brother
GEORGE =. Clapp as prelate.
There were many beautiful floral Offer
ings. among them being a shield fro n
Elmwoon Lodge, three links from Pill
grim Lodge and a handsome tribute
from his late associates in the railroad
company.
The bearers were Horatio Clarke and
M. n. Newcomb from Elmwood Lodge.
Noble Grand q. L. Butler and Treasurer
Albert Fenner from Pilgrim Lodge.
Thomas ii. Haskell and r. e. Thomp,
kins from the Union Railroad Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
Other Bills Acted Upon.

III judiciary committee reported and
reco' mended an act authorizing the citv
W ions lcket TO expend 81, 400 for ssr.
vices rendered to said city. IL was passed
IL concurrence.
lhe committee on engrossed acts ro-
P.r'e TIE DIS 10 incorporate the WhiIa
II SC "nuiacturibg Company AMI e.
su'horlEe the Insurance commissioner %
hlre additional help in his ofiife a, = -, ~
not 10 EXCEED 500. ~ 0ost
rsso. utlon To pay the town Of War
w 4 the use Uf the town hail a.
th DIS rict Court 2, ON. RefsrraJ
10 JOINT tonmittee on accounts nd
claims. anu
An act introduced by T.. II VIII.
relating To lotteries aud DO lev iotteria.
was referred TO the clmmi ttee on al;
clary. "A &C: TO validate the reco.9t ~
The plat 81 the Ho.ne Investment can.
pany "as passed. The judiciary com.
mittee reported an act empowering 80.
city OF Newport TO contract with 80
Newport Water Works for a water sn,,.
ply. and " was passed.
,. w. Il. Allen introduced an act An.
tnorizinx the town OF East Greenwich a.
construct sewers. Referred To committss
on Judiciary. 1he acls amending m
Pawtucket Hair Cloth Company ana ,o
T. corporate the American Hair CIo,b
Company were passed. TIE latter
company has authorized capital of sGoo
W. lhese companies Will combine the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
THE HOUSE.

A reso luton, was presented by Mr.
Kay authorizing the committee of inves-
tigatiou into the Soldiers Home TO en-
ploy counsel and stenographer.
Il. II. Wilson moved to amend the reso-
luton authorizing the committee to 81,
during any session or recess of the Cen.
eral Assembly.
Mr.. owen wanted to know whether tho
counsel was TO be hired TO prosecute or
uetend the state board OF soldiers re-
lief. ie
Mr.. Ray said. For his part he was n a,
sure .nat counsei was needed, but he
wanted one authorized In case IL vas
needed. tie had been served with n No.
tlce u az counsel would appear before
the COMMITTEES in behalf OF the plaintilrs
aud II one was needed he wanted one 10
ask advice Of "' w
Mr. Brown referred to the inyestip n
tlou OF the state prison wher, no counsel
was employed. IL there was n necnniaru
interest Of the sta e involved he wouid
advocate the eaplo. ment Of a conn sci
put thls was simply qdrstion of tbe
management aud not que .tion of dol
lars and cents. and no counsel was
nee ell WIS
l.. II. Wilson referred 10 the ;nvos,,oa
ton OF the State Home aud Schoo1
where counsel was employed.
Mr. owen explained that he had nm
leu Tor time To appear before tie con-
mitter. not as the paid attorney of anv
Que. but because he WAS Interested i'm th,
investigation. IL the committee wanted
a pros ecutinRi attorney they " uould proba.
Day l"u him on hand aud he would readily
assist them. But il they wanted a coun.
Sci ior their own side ne was nerfectIy
willing that they should have one liz
Thought tney woul nesd one.
ihe r. 'lution was passed. The act
empowering cities TO hold "A lien ~ ,he
property OF all tax payers who paw tayes
Dy c"eck T. K ten days after payment was
assed AZ Recommended by the Judiciary