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The Progress., 1894-09-22
Becoming a Nation Of Musicians.

Formerly all the mandolins used
in this country were imported from
Germany and Italy; now nearly all
that are used here, and great many
are used, nre made in this country.
In the past year ssnd half or two
years the mandolin has become very
popular here, and it's popularity shows
no sign of diminishing The demand
.Dr mandolins come from all parts OF
the country, and it is so great that
wholesale dealers in musical instru'
ments are not able to keep up with II
promptly 1t is said that we make in
this country mandolins better than
the imported, and the same Is said OF
American guitars Guitars made in
this country are now used throughout
the land, ana they are also exported
to al Spanish American countries
The Progress., 1894-09-22

wrecked on the coast of Corea, to in,
uu;re into the Gen. Sherman affair
and to obtain If possible treaty of
commerce. Peaceful negotiations
however, proved to be impossible.
Asrhe natives garrisoned the forts along
The river and prepared to make things
hot for the foreigners should they at.
tempt to ascend the river toward the
capital, A survey expedition, under
Capt Horner Blake, consisting of the
Monocacy and Palos, with four steam
launches, was sent up the river. When
they were close to Kang-wa island the
Corean batteries, containing some
eighty guns, suddenly opened fire
upon them. The redoubt was in
stantly wrapped in a sheet of flames,
discharging in few seconds about
three hundred shots One account
says that these rasped the water like
hailstorm. The veterans OF the
civil war had never known such rapid
firing. Yet only one American was
wounded.
Fortunately the order to fire had
been given q few seconds late; the
American vessels were already out o.
the line OF fire. and as the guns of the
natives were fastened on logs, they
could not be manipulated and were o
no further use The answering fir,
from the gunboats and launches 500,
cleared the fort Of its defenders and
week later punitive expedition wa
landed in order to teach the Coreans
necessary lesson. The force, CON
pi&ed OF $50 men, was led by Con-
mander L. A. Kim berly, the adjutan
general being Lieutenant Commando
M. Scott Schley, who was afterwar
3 TO win fame as the rescuer OF Lieut.
Greedy.
The first battery, which was a
tackled unexpectedly in the rear. wa
taken without difficulty; the work
we're completely demolished and th
cannon rolled into the riWsr. On th
following day the next Sest-"Fol
Monocacy. as it was chul..ssd wa
cleared by shells frofs sne None
caoys guns and was then dismantle
by the landed troops An al
vance was next made upon the citadt
Or principal fort, which was perche
on the crest OF rocky hill III
Oceans were towering beyond Il
roach OF our gurs in vastly saperis
The Progress., 1894-09-22

the hermit kingdom IN more
than name. The present king
had ascended the throne u couple Oh
vears before, but being rAcre "oN
the government was wholly 'n I'VE
hands Of his regent father VINO
was a bitter hater both of foreign
ers and of change Some French mis-
sionaries, who had braved the law OF
the country and boldly advanced 'h'o
the native cities, were horribly maSSa-
cred in 1866, and French expedition
sent to chastisc the Coreans ascendcn
the Seoul river and attacked several
forts but lost so heavily that the eX-
petition sailed away without having
accomplished the end aimed at, ana
having left the Corean soldiers with
the impression that the foreigner
could not fight, and that the Corean
was invincible.
In the same year an American
schooner, the General Sherman, chart
cred BY British trader, sailed for
China on an experimental voyage o'
trade and discovery. The vessel en-
tered the Ia tong river and never re-
turned. 1t was burned by natives
and those on board were slaughtered
to the last man On the news of this
massacre being received Commander
now Rear Admiral-R W. Schufeldt
visited the peninsula with the wa
steamer Wachusett on mission OF in
curry. No satisfaction, however, wa
obtained, and similar mission. unde
Commander Febiger, of the Shenan
doah, despatched a few months later
proved equally barren Finally, II
1871, our Asiatic squadron, consisting
of the flagship Colorado, the corvette
Alaska and Benicia, with the gunboat
Monocacy and Palos, was despatched
under Rear Admiral Rodgers, 40 &c
rean waters.
It was intended to secure treat
for the protection of Americans shil
The Progress., 1894-09-22
Thunderstorm, Plentiful, and Rare.

There are more thunderstorms in
Europe. according TO the president
of the French meteorological society,
than in equatorial regions. They
occur in some parts of France every
day OF the year, and in six or seven
months of 1892 as many as 1923 were
counted. But i'll Sumatra, whore
there are storms during the six
months OF the southeast monsoon,
thunder Is never heard, and Peru
has only one or two thunder storms
in century, that of 1877 having
been the only one since 1903 In,
Vcntion.
The Progress., 1894-09-22
A New Invention.

Lying about the weather will not
be so easy hereafter as it has been in
the past. Some ingenious person has
invented seli-recording thermome-
ter, which makes a mechanical record
every day Of the extreme height and
depth OF the thermometer in the
course OF each twenty-four hours.
The Progress., 1894-09-22
Ybe TcutOp Was Impressed.

A young man fresh from colleg.
wore as q scarfpin jeweled gold po-
tato bug. One day he called the at
tenton of an old German bo3aseller
to It, asking:
isn't that pretty, Dutchy?"
"Ja ja," was the reply. ''Dot ish
der biggest pug on der schmallcs,
botato ! laf ever seem"
The Progress., 1894-09-22

Where did you go this summer?'
asked one business man Of another.
I'VE boarded in the country"
WAS it expensive"
mot very. We got good deal
for our money My wife got the
rheumatism. My boy, Tommy, got
his leg broken, and little Mamie got
poisoned with ivy, and all we was
y aid $40 week apiece"
The Progress., 1894-09-22
The Difference.

Iommy-Maw, the teacher wants
us to get tho difference between
"hope" and expect Mrs. Figg--
Well, hope to meet your father in
the next world, but hardly expsc.
10 indianapolis Journal
The Progress., 1894-09-22

T. Conomie--Did you write to that
man who advertises to show people
how to make desserts without milk
and have them richer' Mrs. 4.
Conomie--Yes, and sent him the
dollar. What did he replyP" "Use
cream. New York Weekly.
The Progress., 1894-09-22

NY. Judge--You are charged with
firing off your pistol on Broadway.
Texan-Yes, jedge. ! was just cele-
brating the Fourth of July.
Judge--But yesterday was not the
Fourth of July.
Texan know it, jedge, but reckon
III not be here on the Fourth OF July.
Judge-O. yes you will, unless YOU
nav 500 fine. Texas Siltings.
The Progress., 1894-09-22
illscOyered.

George | wonder why Ethel calls
me her c9ysanthelnlm.
Binks she may have discovered
the fact that you haven't : cent
The Progress., 1894-09-22

The channel Of the Columbia river
ut its mouth. which is constantly
shifting. il now almost exactly where
it was at its discovery 100 years ago
The Progress., 1894-09-22
;,;!h FLAG In COREA'
rue FIRST TO TEACH Ht
COREANS MANNERS,
~ \ or u j. X I y

n @ X u j. r I u
trace the history OF
America s relations
with Corea and the
general opening M
of the country to
the Influences OF
western Civi Ii 4 a
ton, it is necessary
to go back to the
year 1866. At that
time Iorca was
The Progress., 1894-09-22

A fish with head and body re.
sem bling that OF an alligator was re-.
Gently captured ots Sort White, Fla
1t weighed ore arr |. aslf pounds
The Progress., 1894-09-22

The well-known sbipowner OF Ham
burg, Herr Laeisz. has given y Ger
nan firm an order to buila the largest
sailing ship known. II will bo tive
master. OF 6lJt ton. burden. 365 feet
long on deck. b, feet wide In the mid.
do and 81 feet deep.
The Progress., 1894-09-22
People seldom think of good doctor as


Schubert was prccocious. He learn
ed to- play both piano and violin at
5 years Of age. and was under the
care OF the village organist, who soon
said: 81 can teach him nothing.
Whenever wished to give him some
thing fresh he knew it already"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
WOU1du't Talk Politics.,

II did not come over on political matters
at all. l came over on fuel business, and
shall not speak a word on politics while
] am in st. Paul" quoth John Goodnow,
of Minneapolis. Just then Hon. Joel Hea t
wole, Republican candidate for congress,
passed by. "Say, JOEL called out Mr..
Goodnow, come up stairs to headquarters.
l want to see you and Tams Bixby togeth-
er for lust a moment
Mr. Heatwole accompanied the Minneap-
oils man to the sixth floor of the Endicott
building. Tams and Joel and John then
locked themselves in private room and
talegraphed Towne, of Duluth, as to the
price of coal; dispatched Jim Tawney to
learn how the market was on hard maple;
wired McCreary, at Mankato, what bass
wood was selling for, and, finally, sent
hurriedly for Col. Kiefer, who, after five
minutes conversation with the trio, rushed
down the elevator, pale and trembling,
with a dispatch in his hand, addressed to
Mr.. Fletcher, in Minneapolis, telling him
the fuel market was in fix similar to one
he was in some 20 odd years ago.
But Mr. Goodnow did not talk politics
while he was in st. Paul, because he said
he would not.-St. Paul Morning Call.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
CORRECTION.
Conclusion of Judge William Walch's
Letter.

To the Editor:
The readers of the Representative will
call to mind the letter of mine published
last week BY mishap, the concluding
two paragraphs We're omitted. The writer
after expressing the opinion that the people
are bound hand and foot in the grave
withes of the monopolists, and that all
peaceable efforts are useless in the endea-
vor to break them, concludes follows:
We are aware that this prospective view
has vitriol in it; but the backward shadow
of the next 10 years paints upon the wall
scenes of frightfu import. Those great
factors in the worlds progress-steam, cleo
trcty, coal and iron-in the uses to which
they have been and are applied, are the
scourge of Almighty God. Inventions
patents extending from IA to IS years, by a
selvile congress-have ena bled the pluto
Gratis to apply to their private use those
wonderful agencies which have revolution
lied the world in its POLITICAL social and
indus trial relations. Without them-or if
kept by the people where organic law places
them as sovereign powers-aggregations of
wealth in the hands of a few would have
been an utter impossiblity. The earth,
have yielded to the use of mankind that
which is now the stolen inheritance of a
few. All would have been happier all
would have been better the skies would
have been brighter as the years rolled on
Would We fight in order to regain usurped
rights? Yes! at the drop of the hat if our
plutocratic masters We're hived up the
Thames as King George was when the In
dependence bell rang out its appeal to arms.
But not now! O! no! are prisoners in a
worse den than We're brave boys at
Andersonyille. \ demand for food and
the order: Charge, bayonets!" rings out
on the air Federal troops, gathered from
d point 800 miles distant: the order to
''March!' transmitted from the commander
in-chief to the officers post, a distance of
5000 miles, in one second. and in 10 hours
the 800 miles are covered by a thousand
Wholesalers. George III needed 60 days
to do that, giving lots of time to the Boston
boys to slick up after. playing "Mohawk''
with the tea. Now that Armour's packing
house business has become interstate COM
merce, and Armour entitled to have his
Texan steers and Indiana hogs protected
by Growers army. we will not fight. The
advantage is all on the side of the steers
and hogs. Instead of eating them up We
should be devoured ourself.
AS a LAST ALTERNATIVE
We would once more appeal to the people
but not later than al the coming presiden-
tial election. If, after that, prospects do
not brighten we would advise every moth
er's of robbed people never to cast
another ballot; secede from a government
which denies to you the equal protection of
the laws. Keep away from the ballot box
it is Il pine coffin where rascals hold high
revels in the name of Liberty. Have done
with the farce-stop dancing to the pipers
and leave them alone. They will not dare
to let you rot above ground a pauper 5
grave awaits you any way.
WM.- WEIGH.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR FORUM.

1t is part of the purpose of estab-
fishing the REPRESENTATIVE to af-
ford a forum, in which the brightest
minds in the populist party and in
the farmers alliance can express and
compare their views. The paper will
not be responsible for the opinions
set forth, but will try to give all
sides of the questions at issue fair
hearing. We would suggest to our
correspondents to make their lette rs
brief and to the point; not to ex-
coed One-Quarter of a column, if pos
sible. If you have lengthy commun-
ication cut it in half and make two
letters of it. Avoid personalities.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say: and let each letter
nave motive and teach something
to the reader. Try to make your
readers better and wiser by what
you write Never mind about the
grammar or the spelling. The prn-
ter will fix all that. Good sense and
an honest purpose are rarer things
than book learning. The EDITOR.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
TO SCANDINAVIANS.
DO Not BE Deceived by Scandinavian
Papers.
Mankato, Sept. q.

Papers.
To the Editor:
Inc edltor of Amerika published in Chi
cago) hitherto fearless critic of both the
Old parties, is now vehemently opposing the
Populists. Commenting on Knute Nelson's
speech at Argyle he says: Now great
political speech is liable to create a commo-
ton in the minds of many, and the Popu-
lists have proved themselves to be in pos
session Of such a temperament that it
would be surprising if they did not fly
off the handle more easily than other peo-
ple.'
But the most wonderful of all is this,
that simply the governors speech at Ar
gyle alone brought their temper to a boil
ing neat. The speech was unusually free
from all that which generally arouses the
Ire OF political opponents We have read
the speech carefully several times and find
no praise words of Nelson's own party.
Not once does he point with pride at his
party's great achievements. Not once does
ne even suggest that his hearers vote for
knute Nelson because Grant and Lincoln
were Republicans. He does not say that
his party is the friend of the poor and
down-trodden Knute Nelson confined him
self to facts alone. And it is these facts
which have made Minnesota Populists flu
rlous. They could stand derision and sar-
casm-for the party has within it's ranks
quite flock of self-constituted martyrs,
They seem to regard facts as personal
foes
This is enough 1 shall quote no more
OF this rot, although there are columns of
IT, one redeeming feature of the above
quotation is the fact that Nelson's speech is
praised because it is very anti-Republi-
can. Mr.. Nelson INDUCES in no appalling
falsehoods: The does not say that his party
is the friend of the poor and down trod-
den.' No, thank God, we hope Minnesota
contains no person so deeply sunken in
atrociouS lie.
Scandinavian voters of Minnesota, be-
ware! Don't be deceived by these DOODLE
bought publications of Chicago. The Scam
dlnavian press of this country was former
ly clean and truthful. 1t is such no more as
a whole
Probably the most corrupt paper pub
lished in the Norwegian language is
Skandinaven, Of Chicago Even the news
columns of this paper are unreliable, to
say nothing of it's lying. silly and mislead-
of Chicago has been commended by the
money power to poke it's foul proboscis in
to Minnesotas affairs and cheat the state
out of an honest government. Will you let
this be done? Certainly not. Rally around
the Populist flag. Show up all kinds of ras-
Gals and Donnelly will promptly bury
them alive. A. T.
Castle Rock, Sept. 81
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
NATIVE AND REFERENDUM
How These Reforms Work in Switx-
erland.

To the Editor:
Carl Burkli, citizen of Zurich, Switzer-
land writing of one of the benefits result
ing to his native canton frcm the adoption
of the initiative and referendum system
of direct legislation, made use of these sug-
gestive words: The plutocratic govern
ment and the grand council of Zurich,
which had connived with the private banks
and railroads, were pulled down in one
great voting swoop. The people had grown
tired of being beheaded by three officehold-
ers after every election" With reference
to the same subject another writer said:
''And politicians and the privileged classes
have ever since been going down before
these instruments in the hands of the
people
If such are the results of the initiative
and referendum system then of all re-
forms proposed in this hour of general
distress that would seem to be the needed
one. The words of Carl Burkli show that
Zurich had fallen into the same corrupt
condition politically in which America suf-
fers In this country the government which
was intended by it's founders to be gov
eminent Of for and by the people, and to
be responsive to the popular will, has be-
come and is largely and VIGOROUSLY the
instrument OF q vast, unScrupulOuS and all
devouring money power. Our plutocra tic
government. be it said with shame, has
connived with private $50 called nationaD
banks and railroads to such extent that
stranger might be excused If at first
blush he supposed our government to be
government of the banks and railroads.
for the banks and railroads and by the
banks and railroads. This first impression
might even be retained after investiga tion
1t may now be safely said, 1 think that
our American people are tired of being
beneaded by the officeholders after every
election" But why do the people in their
WEAKNESS with the corrupt and successful
methods of monopoly, submit year after
year to robbery by the privileged classes ?
The reason is that they do not know the
remedy, and have been foundering about
in search of it. The Peoples party comes
as new doctor with new but we'll tried
remedies. The initiative and referendum
Is one of these, and the other parties be-
Ing, like the government, under the control
of the plutocracy, reject the remedy and
refuse to let the patient try it.
Now what is this initiative and refer
Rndum by which a plutocratic government
Ehich has "connived with the private
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
JOINT DEBATE.
l.. c. Long Does Up c. l.. Smith at
WOrthingtOn.

To the Editor.
Our candidate for congress, L. c. Long,
had a debate with c. l.. Smith, of Mime
apols, at this place last night. Our con-
gressional committee had sent bills on the
18th for Longs meeting, but they were not
received by the local committee here, but
were found in an out of the way place
afterward.
This is the hotbed of Republicanism, and
in undermined iniquity and pure cussed-
ness they surpass the tools of the slave
ocracy before the war. Mr.. Long did not
know that Smith was to be here until he
arrived and found his bills in every Win
dow Neither did Mr. Smith know that
Long was to be here When Long took in
the Law of the land he said: LAS it is the
Gentle and not the Christian we wish to
reach, the only way is to challenge the
mighty debater and silver tongued orator
to joint discussion.
The Republican committee fought shy, but
Smith could not afford to risk his reputa-
ton by refusing to meet the old clod hop
per of Mobiles county Gin this he is different
from McCleary), so arrangements were
made to the satisfaction of both parties.
The Democrats and Populists all say that
Long more than held Smith level. The
Republicans who up for office felt blue,
and were sorry that their crowd Of 400 were
allowed to hear the powerful arguments
of the peoples champion. When Long in
laundering tones quoted extracts from the
speeches of patriots in the Republican
party in the past, such as Lincoln, Chase,
Plumb, Logan and o. P. Morton, and COM
pared their Republicansm to that taught
by Smith and the hirelings of plutocracy
in general, the comparison was hardly sat
sfactory to the government pap seekers.
Mr. Smith took up most of his closing
speech in complimentng Mr.. Long, and ac-
knowledgeing that the Republicans had
made mistakes, but that the Populists were
little too radical. Both acted the gentle
man and parted friends. POPULIST.
Worthington, Sept. %.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
BurX Ii Deem.

It's growing old and feeble now, it's teeth
are falling out,
And much whiskers have grown on it.,
long and gray:
Ii totters as it wobbles, and can hardly
creep about,
And its days on earth are numbered, peo-
pie say.
rs knees they knock together as ii passes
down street.
And it trembles as it bends its aged head
It's breath smells rank and musty, and
there's bunions on its feet
And its ghastly look reminds you of the
dead
They can't use it any longer, those moss
backed Democrats.
Nor Republicans about its virtue rave;
And the people wink and whisper when
they see il coming, Rats"
It's the Tariff Humbug, lettering to it's
grave.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03

people and his unsupported statements ere
ated very little enthusiasm. In enumerat-
ing the laws passed by the so-called fusion
legislature" of 81, the governor forgot to
say anything about the establishment Of
the Irvine plant at Saltwater, which has
reduced Irvine from IS cents to 61l cents
ana mas thereby been and will continue to
&c saving of millions of dollars to the
farmers. In enumerating the things raised
by the farmers the governor made the re-
mark that farmers sometimes raise hell"
Tne farmers of Blue Earth will raise helr'
on election day. The governors speech,
IKE discouraged egg," looks very nice
10 an uncritical observer but when you
break through the shell you discover an
ABYSS OF rottenness. Very truly,
H. c. HARTY.
MankatO Sent
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
Wbx They Join 1t.

New York Charter: Said Republican in
our hearing the other day, What in the
devil does it mean that SO many of the
old soldiers are joining the Populists?"
Well tell you what it means. The old
bows in blue are patriotic; not OF the
spread eagle, Fourth of July kind but the
sort that faced the music of war for the
old flag They fought for justice and
equality, and they joined the Republican
party because in those days that seemed to
he and in fact was the exponent of what
they were fighting for. Now these old
soldiers are rapidly learning that the Re
publican party has strayed far from the
faith of the fathers of Republicanism and
have gone off after strange gods. AS rap
idlv as they learn this they seek a new
political home They turn to the Demo-
Gratis and find them no better. Then they
turn to the Popusts and find in their plat
form genuine Abraham Lincoln Republican
ism and Jeffersonian Democracy, which are
alike as both taught equal rights to all
and special privileges to none Justice and
equality, and the greatest good to ALL
Here the soldier patriot feels at nome, and
to the camp of Populism the old soldiers
are fiocking by the observation-disclosures
News.