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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
position he still holds to the entire salts

position he still holds to the entire Salts
faction of all concerned.
There are certainly but few teachers
throughout the state who merit and enjoy
IN their professional career an. approval Of
equal magnitude
Therefore courtesy veracity and iustice
demand the admission that such man
would, should the people choose him as
tnelr next secretary Of state, make a most
trustworthy and reliable servant of our
commonwealth.
Mr.. Seberger, you may take for granted
does not scramble for the place nor will
he employ any of the degraded but fash
lonaple means to obtain the position. He
VIII not prostitute his manhood, not sacri-
nee MS self-respect as the modern poll
tlcians OF our day are doing. 1t is indeed
astonishing how frequently men are en-
trusted with public positions many of
wnom never were capable Of earning liv
ing, neither by physical nor mental eXer-
uon, simply because they force themselves
ike insects upon and into the skin of the
taxpayers, feasting upon their lfeblood ;
men without any honesty Of purpose and
without any ability whatsoever for the per-
torrance of the services required. Yes,
some are elected or appointed to positions
tor which their mental capacity will ever re-
main inadequate; they are placed at the
pubic manager where public oats are dis
pensed, because 1t is cheaper to let them
be provided for by the county as to turn
tnem over as objects of public charity to
their respective towns or cities
The chief object of this dissertation is
mainly, as the patient reader undoubtedly
mas already perceived, to demonstrate to
Mr.. Seberger that his noble work in our
midst is fully appreciated. Even if he
should not be elected as secretary of state
1t ought to be a most plea sing realiza ton
for him that he has so warm a place in
the hearts of the people at his birthplace
aat +; xr,i{l
newed love for his calling to continue, his
valued labor among us and multiply the
many noble traits of character for which
we already accord him our respect and
esteem. Sincerely,
ECHO.
ST. CIOud Mimi Oct
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
Are We Free:

Crhe following lines fro m the pen of tn
ate James Russell Lowell are so appro
rate to the peresent time that we repro
uce them for the benefit of those who nee
back stay or a kn5e bracer)-Ed.
Men! whose boast it is that we
Come of fathers brave and free,
If there breathe on earth slave,
Are We truly free and brave?
If ye do not feel the chain
When it works a brothers pain,
Are ye not basa slaves indeed,
Slaves unworthy to be freed?
Women. who shall one day bear
Sons to breathe New England air.
If We hear without a blush.
Deeds to make the reused blood rush
Like red lava through your veins,
For your sisters now in chains
Answer. are ye fit to be
Mothers of the brave and free?
Is true freedom but to break
letters for our own dear sake
And with leathern hearts. forget
That We owe mankind debt?
No, true freedom is to share
All the chains our brothers wear,
And, with heart and hand, to be
Earnest to make others free.
They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, SOOTHING and abuse,
Rather than in silence shrink
From the truth they needs must think
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
At the State University.

III the
The Pops will make things lively at the
this fall The first meeting of the Pop
ullst Club was called last Friday. 1t was
booming meeting. Over 20 members
joined the club during the meeting there
by almost doubling the number of Popu-
list workers at the L. Many who joined
bore testimony to having been Democrats
or Prohibitionists last spring.
An election was held at which N F.
Brand was elected president, and A. H.
Lee secretary for the ensuing six months
The club will boom things. Several prom
inent Populists have promised Mr. Brand
their hearty cooperation in the way of DO
litical speeches at the T.
The fight at the U is clearly one between
the Pops and the G. 0. P.'s, as we are
pleased to designate them. The Democrats
do not so much as show their heads That
Populism is rapidly undermining this cita-
del OF Republcanism, is readily seen from
the sudden poisoning of Populist badges
of late. Truly,
7. GRACIOUS, JR
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
AN MOURNING MIND.

One Who Thinks MinneapOIis Has
Done Something for Washburn
To the Editor
I've been hearing so much lately about
what w. d. Washburn has done for Min
neapols and Minnesota. Did not Minneap-
oils and Minnesota do four times as much
for Washburn? If I remember correctly
Minnesota gave Washburn and others the
West Side water rights and they, after
expendng about 100000 in improvements.
sold out to an English syndicate for about
100000, and Minneapolis is obliged to
pay from $4,000 to $4,000 per year for the
use of very small portion Of the water
right given by the people for nothing. Am
1 right? Did not Minnea polls and the towns
on the Minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad
vote enough bonds to build the road, and
did not w. D. w. sell his interest for
$1,500,OOO? l ask for informat ton
SPECTATOR.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

To the Editor.
Will you please let me know If D. NJ.
Clough did not switch cars during the
switchmen's strike in October 1886? Did
he as acting mayor order the policemen
to switch cars? SWITCHMAN
Minneapolis, Oct. G.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
CURRENCY CONTRACTION.
How the Work Ia Going Steadily on
at Washington.

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly:
My Dear Sir-I read with interest the
Representative and your articles on the
currency question. I take the liberty to call
your attention to the shrinkage in the vol
ume of currency during the past four
months, as acknowledged by the financial
statement of the treasury department, as
follows:
During May, as per statement
During June, as per statement
July 1..... Observation-Disclosures. H,5S3, 1859
During July, as per statement
Aug. 1 ........................ 6,4S6, 993
During August, as per statement
Sept. l .......................... IU,SUZ. 100
Total contraction for four months$4S, 091, 500
In the meantime the estimated increase
In population, among whom money must be
divided up, is 367 900. This contraction is
increasing each month, with no plan pro-
posed to put single new dollar in circEia-
ton, which must result in lowering prices
for everything, a further sale Of bonds to
replenish the treasury fund will only in
crease this contraction and aggravate this
growing evil of contraction and lower
prices
The New York Peoples party convention
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
"SOME FIGURES.1
Republican Fa1SehOOds Regarding
Legislative Appropriations.

To the Editor:
In the Fergus Falls Journal of Aug 80
we find an article entitled Some Figures
Which Show that a Republican Legisla-
ture Is Much More Economical That a
cratic-Populist One" and under this
head it goes on to say: 1.-THE legislature of
1891 was controlled by the Democrats and
Populists. The Republicans were in the
minority in both branches. In 1898 the peo-
pie, firing of reform, placed the Repub-
licans in control. Study the following COM
parative table, and see which ran the state
the more cheaply.'
1t then goes on presenting some figures
trying to show that the appropriation of
1891 exceeded those of 1893.
Where the Journal got these figures we
do not know. They are certainly not taken
from the records. If they were, the figures
would show quite the reverse.
One thing, however is revealed by these
figures, namely: That the Journal evident
ly cares little as to the correctness of the
sta tement. The main object seems to be
to create sentiment against the Populists
and the reform movement and in their
zeal to accomplish this they do not stop to
think that some one might look these fig
ures over and show them up.
This is not the first time the Journal and
other Republican papers have made state
ments of this kind about the legislature of
1891 Therefore we do not think it is out
of place to show up the facts in the case
The actual appropriations made by the
legislature of 1891 were as follows:
Annual or continuous appropria-
lions ............ ...,.............. $1O9 O20 90
General expenses for 1892 100, 1876. 90
General expenses for 1893 J........ 423. 724 90
miscellaneous purposes ........... 526, 969. 90
Buildings and Improvements ..... 594 800 90
Roads and bridges ......... 635OO.OO
1otdi Ill 1881 !..... ", 438, 909. 90
The actual appropriations made by the
so-called Republican, legislature of 1893
were as follows: so
Annual or continuous appropria-
tons ..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SLIT 05O. 90
Buildings and improvements 800. 767, 46O 90
General expenses for 1894 ....... All S65. 90
General expenses for 1895 ......... 362. $50. 90
miscellaneous purposes ........... 6S6, 1893 90
1O.e'A ~ 1000 ", 200, I1S. 90
ms SHOWS balance in favor of the
legislature of 1891 of SIG, 10000
Again, take the amount appropriated in
1891, viz, $2,43S,909.oO. From this we will
subtract $l69,04300 which, as shown in the
records, had to be provided for to cover
deficiencies; also the 100000 appropriated
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
Some Tall HustItur

There is a large sized Populst wave
sweeping over the state of Minnesota and
the old party leaders are doing some tall
hustling to get out of the way of tide
troit Free Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

Send in orders for the extra edition
of the Representative for Oct. 81,
with the cash. They should reach us
by Oct. % if we are to address them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

Send in orders for the extra edition
Of the Representative for Oct. 81.
with the cash. They should reach us
by Oct. % if we are to address them.
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Total in 1S9

Harness, $3.47
set up. largest assortment to select
from in the Northwest.
Roberts, $40 Nicollet.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

Cook Stoves Ra to sTle IS % Fa an .iyg
less. Hotel Ranges s25 to $50 less than 9TH
ers ask. All new goods
Roberts, $40 Nicollet.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
j. o. GATOR.

it. Cloud, Mimi, Oct. 8.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

Redwood Falls, Sept. o.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
Characteristic ofthe Man.

Some years ago President Mayer of
the Baltimore Il Ohio, became the
owner of eX ensive coal mines at
Clarksburg, w. Va, and wished to
sell the product to the Baltimore a.
Ohio Co., with which he was then not
connected, for engine purposes. The
superintendent of motive power pro-
nounced it an inferior article and con
demned if for engine purposes. 1t
was really a fine steaming coal and it
was intimated that it had been rejected
in the interest of certain other oper-
ators who We're selling their product
to the company.
Mr.. Mayer had confidence in his
coal and insisted that it be given IL
fair trial. He determined to demon-
strate its utility and with that end in
view donned the blouse and ove,alls
OF fireman, went on an engine in the
capacity represented by his "togs,"
and fired the engine all the way from
Grafton to Parkersburg. He shoveled
industriously, kept n good fire going
and when he arrived at Parkersburg,
black and grimed. he had fully shown
the good quality OF his coal With
that practical demonstration back of
him he had no trouble in selling his
coal to the railroad company and it
has. it is stated, been using it ever
since.-Coal Trade journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
GENERAL ITEMS.



The cities and towns that are not
fortunate enough to be near a flowing
stream, or so situated as 20 be easily
reached by coal cars, have another re-
source for power. Artesian wells fur
nish the means. and experiments in
South Dakota have shown that they
are not only an excellent source of
power, but that they are economical
and inexpensive to maintain.
Near the city of Redtield, S. d., what
is known as the Hassell Myers artesian
well has been furnishing sufficient
power to serve the needs for lighting
the city. 1t was originally intended
for irrigation purposes, and the cost
of its complete construction was
$1,000. Sinking to a depth of l,O3O
feet, the well is lined with piping from
top to bottom, while outside of this
siX-inch pipe, extending from the sur
face down through the drift for a dis
tance of l50 feet, is an eight-inch pipe
which serves rs a strengthening casing.
The water comes from Il st,atum of
clear. white sand, and is soft and clean.
The flow is 2,027 gallons per minute,
aud the entire volume of the water is
thrown Is feet above the pipe. From
a two-inch opening the water is thrown
l5S feet into the air. The closed
pressure of the we'll is l65 pounds to
the square inch, and with two-inch
pipe the pressure is 12S pounds, while
with an opening three-fourths of an
inch larger, it is but 95 pounds.
With homemade water wheel 80
horsepower is developed, and the Pei.
ton Wheel company claim that with
their wheel at the 24-inch opening, the
well will be good for 100 horse power.
At the present moment two dynamos
are installed and furnish current for
the city for both arc and incandescent
circuits. The lights are remarkably
steady, and there can be little doubt
OF the experiment, if it may be so
called.
One mile from this well is another
of smaller diameter, but of equal
pressure, The sand formation in
which the water is found crops out at
the base of the Rocky Mountains, and
also i'll the beds of the Upper Missouri
and Yellowstone rivers. If such be
the state of affairs and the beds are
the same t'mtum, the supply of water
would be comparatively iuexhaustible.
Wells could be sunk in hundreds of
places in the vicinity of Redfeld,
and the water thus obtained could
serve as the power for numerous
isolated plants. The wells now in
existence have been flowing for nearly
two years, and no diminution of the
supply is aDDareDt
Here then is fertile field for small
and even large manufacturers, and if
the industry is successfully managed
great inducements could be offered.
The owners of the plant state that it
pays yearly dividend of Is per cent.
on $4,000. The prospect is glitterlng
enough. Who could ask for more 3
Portland (Me.) Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24

Tom jenkins was as great Il Joker
as he was Il smoker. He once got into
Il firSt-claSS compartment in Il railway
carriage where $our-looking old gen
tleman was already seated.
You mustn't smoke here" said the
old gentleman. as Jenkins pulled his
pipe out of his pocket
Il know that" said Jenkins. calmly
lilIing his pipe.
Didn't | tell you that you mustn't
smoke here: It's not II smoking com
partmcnt," said the old gentleman
again.
II know that" said Jenkins. calm-
ly taking out his fuSrc box.
They are Il special kind that he
pridrS himself ON. He calls them his
patent Stinkers." He lii II fuScr. and
now the wrath of the old gentleman
was frightful.
Il tell You. sir. you Shan'l smoke
her.. he Shrickcd.
Il know that" said Jenkins. allow
ing his f,lsee to exhaust itself.
He lit on" after another. allowing
them to burn out. The birthstone was
dreadful and the smoke Suffocating
The old gentleman was coughing and
>pluttcring and struggling for words.
Il say, sir" he exclaimed at length.
smoke. -smokcJsmokr, For
goodncSS' Sakc-Smokc.'
Thanks. awfully" said Jenkins. as
hr lit another fuSer. and this time ap-
piled ii To the eNpcctant pipe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
A REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
How Baron Trenck Escaped from tho
FOrtress Glatz

How Baron Trenck Escaped from the
Fortress Glatz.
One of the most remarkable cases of
escape from prison was that of Baron
Trcnck, who, for a political offcnsr
and out of personal enmity, was i'm
prisoncd by King Frederick the Great
in the fortress of Glatz. Tho baron
was hardly twenty years old when his
imprisonment began. The first time
he escaped he cut the bars of his cell
with knife, of which he had made Il
toothed saw, and let himself down
from window by rope made ot
strips of leather from his travelling
bag and pieces of sheet. He fell
into bog that surrounded the citadel
When he had sunk in the mud up To
his lips he had to call the sentinel.
and was taken back to cell
Eight days later he seized the sword
of the prison inspector, fought his way
t" rampant. and jumped to the
ground without injury; but in his
flight he was caught by the foot in Il
palisade long enough to be recapturrd
He was dragged back to prison. pierced
with bayonets and half dead. but had
hardly recovered from this adventure
before he made another attempt
He and Il companion cludcd their
goalcrS and jumped from Il rampant
His companion broke his ankle. In
Trcnck's delicatc>looking figure were
the muscles of an athlete He took
the disabled man on his shoulders
and ran with him for n quarter of an
hour. He crossed Il stream and wall
derrl about Il mountain in the snow
I'LL night. He thought he was far from
GlhtZ. and his heart sank when he
heard the clock strike four
However, he was not discouraged
He seized two horses from a peasant.
and with his companion, rode away ut
gallop until they reached Bohemia
and safety.
Eight years afterward Trenck was
imprudent enough to 90 to DanZig on
business. He fell into the kings
hands. and was hurried away to
Madgcbourg prison. This impriSon-
ment was more terrible than any of
the others. His cell was Il mere niche
in the wall. 1t was almost pitch dark.
He was given just enough bread and
water to keep him alive.
The horrors of this captivity drvrI
oped his ingenuity and perseverance
almost incredibly. He broke one of
the bars of his CELL and cut Il hole in
the wall. He succeeded in concralinS
the hole from the goalerS. The debris
made by the work he crumblcd t."
dust beneath his feet. or made into
balls which he blew out of the loop
hole through a paper blow-pipc. 1t
was a work of infinite care and pa
ticncc.
At the end of six months the hole
in the wall was large enough for him
to escape through it. Then it was dis
covered. The night on which Trenck
expected to escape he was transferred
to Progue. where he was given his lib
erty by order of Frederick. He was
married happily in 1863. and devoted
himself to literary pursuits. He ira
yelled largely, made money in trade.
and after the death of Frederick his
estates were restored to him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
Ten Days Trip to Washington.

Everybody expects TO visit Washiuo.
ton some time IN f,ct il j. :, ant~ III =, i,
every ono owas to L;n,,olf Wh,+
T'ers one owes 10 h'mSelt. What
no'he WAS 10 every soldier OF the
G"apii Gm.p,re; w, ,S,,; Mia. Athens was TO the
uleeh' aSn''iSaoi Is anu Sh"uid oe TO
ie'y h;s ,,on v..'"I, VI ;1 ;1e Eh'ied States
h;' i;s 10Y m ms prlue' ms ihherltance'
MS eS;a'm.a n;a"en nTiongS 10 nm. an Its
ti si,'i:e'ce: az 'tS siory' All itS fame.
,a ,.t puo,,' ."i,u'.isS' ,'I' ns paintings IT'S
;tS Ill.,, IT,, ,'H monuments l's Saroehs,
nl -, ,''I. ".,J.' us ii'uNeo'l's, ''S streets
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
His Name s,ampedcd The Conv-n ion.

1t was Il funny circumstance" that
caused Brriah wilkins to be nominat-
ed for Congress the first time. Th"
convention had involved itself. in II
deadlock. 1t seems Il. Mr.. wilkins
made II speech pointing the w;fy out.
At any rate, his full name. Bcrah
wilkins. was mentioned. Il was II
plain. honest name. and the first part
of il especially attracted attention by
it's homely and fetching qurlily. \
delegate who was struck by III" ap
propriatencss of his action and rlSn by
the picturesqueness of this Mr.. WI
kinS' first name, arose and nnm'n ltc.l
him. The name was rcpHnird.' ami
caught up and re-echoed. The cnthu-
siasm for wilkins spread like II prairie
fire in that convention. II WIS stam-
pcded. wilkins was nominated fnr
Congress. He was triumphai.:Iy urct-
Washington Capital
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
BUILDING BLOCKS.

''hildr"n both. they build their II"ckS
Shuttle Shoon and Amber Locks
Sit tog"'hrr buili'ng blocks:
Shuttle Shoon is old and gray
Amherlorks n it'll" child.
But together nj that play
Ag" and youth ar" reronCilcd.
And with sympathetic glec
Build their castles fair to see.
when grow Ia h" u man
So the wee ones prattlc ran
81 shall build II castle so.
With II gateway brond and grand
Here Il pretty vine will grow.
There a soldier guard shall stand
And the tower shall be- so high
Folks will wonder wand by
SHUTTLE Shoun uuuth: YES | know
Thus | buildcd long ago
Here II gate and there wall.
Here window. there II door.
Here Il Ste"pl". wondrnuS tall
Rising ever more and more:
I;ut the years hav" Icvried low
What | buldcd long ago.
So they gossip AT their play
Heed cSS of the ticcting day.
one speaks Of that Long Ago.
mere his dead hopes buried lie:
One with chubby checks agI"w.
I'rattlcth of the by and BY.
Side by side twin castles grow
l;y andBy and LongAGo
I.onG-AS" aud by and By
All. what years h-iw"cn them Ne,
Yet. oh. granlsire. gaunt and gray.
by what grace art thou cngulfrh
That thou SharrSt in the play
OF that litlI" liSping child:
Children both. they build Their blocks
Shuf"- -Sh"on and AmbrrL"rk
Eugcn" Field. in Ladies' HON" J"urna
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24

\ prominent manufacturer of art
fetal eyes has unburdcned himself -
what he considers Il grievance II
says thai the public. and therefore %,
ticiHnS, will no longer pay the price f,n
Il good and well-mHdc article. and that
tn" market is being flooded with 'chca,'
foreign rubbish He alleges that the
cheap eyes crack after very few weeks
wear Pursuing the subject further
we are informed that summer time is
the best season for the sale of arlt,
fetal eyes. People are at tha, tim"
of the year more particular as t" thri,,
appearance, and discover more readily
that the artificial eye is beginning To
los" its pristine perfection. Another
point is that there are many people
walking about whose outward appear
ancc suggests that they are in full pos
session of both visual organs. hui have
NOT even one. 81 have fitted" said the
manufacturer. scores of people with
tW" glass eyes The innocent d"cel,-
tion is the more successfully carried
out owing TO the fact that the blind.
from force of habit. no doubt. look. or
appear to look. one full i'm the fac.
when talking. Daily News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-24
What Goes to Make l'apcr.

Paper can be made out of almp~i
anything that can be pounded To y 4
Over fifty kinds of bark are employ"
while old S;lckiny or bngging m1kcs :;
good article. Paper is mId" olll =,
banana skins. from bean stalks. y :;
vines cocoAnut fibre. clover and tim
thy hay. straw. frcSh-walcr weeds y,
weeds and more than 1m diff rr
kinds of grass. Paper has been ma
from hair fur and wool. from aSh"S.u
which furnishes an article ind >tr,'
bic by fire: from hop plants f."
huSkS of any and every kind of g,
Leaves make Il good strong n.rnl
while The huSkS and stems of In Il /
corn hav" also been tried. and nlmu>
every kind of moss can be made int
paper" There are patents for maxi
paper from Si.wduSt and Shnvin%
frGm thi>tlrS and thiStlcdown. from
bacco stalks and tanbark II is i,
that there are over two thousand pa
rntS in this country covering the ninnI
faciurr of paper No matter what IT,
substance. the process is suhStantiail,
the same: The material is ground /"
pulp. then spread thinly over II frlil
and allowed to dry. the Sub<e,nrli
treAtmcn, depending on the kn =
paper to be madr.-St. Louis ENchHn-