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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
IMPORTANT.

We call the especial attention of
eur readers to our advertisements.
The firms stand we'll and are reliable
We would also call your attention to
the following resolution adopted
unanimously at the State Farmers
Alliace convention:
Resolved, That the state alliance
heartily approves of the work of the
REPRESENTATIVES, newspaper. It
was esta blished by the vote of the
alliance at our last meeting with
capital furnished by the local alli-
ances. 1t has defended the prin-
ciples OF the alliance, it has Afforded
4 means of communication between
members Of the alliance and it has
1abored to promote harmony and
good will in the organization. We
call upon all members of the alliance
to do their best to increase it's circu-
lation. and we would request each To-
cal alliance to subscribe for at least
enc share of stock for the paper.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
POPULIST NUGGETS.

Division of strength means weakness.
Both parties are controlled by monopoly.
Keep thinking as you follow the plow and
harrow.
A foreign paper dubs America the land
Of sheriff sales.
Post yourselves all sides of the question
! we advocate. Take nothing for granted.
There are thousands of useless offices
created especially to provide for political
pets.
What we want is an adjustment so that
everybody that will may have work at good
wages.
The millionaire is more dangerous to the
state than the barons were to the liberties
of England.
Close, political action is labor's only sal
walton. Late judicial decisions leave no
other hope.
Hume says that the disasters of the dark
ages" were caused by decreasing money and
falling prices.
Limit the amount and increase the de-
mand and you raise the price, of course
Money is no exception.
De Witt Talmage says that MONOPOLY has
the Republican party in one pocket and the
Democratic in the other.
Since the characterization of silver prices
have declined on an average of 30 per cent
to the producer without any corresponding
advantage to the consumer
Millions accumulated in the hands of the
few mean national debt. Millions accumula-
ted in the hands of the many means nation
al life and prosperity.
While Republican papers are charging
that the Populists are a dangerous element
we should. like to know what these people
were before they became Populists?
We make no war legitimate banking
1t is a necessary and honorable business
We only oppose the methods that have
been injected into the business by unscr1l-
pulous men.
Archbishop Alison-The fall Of the Roman
empire long attributed to ignorance
slavery, heathenism and moral corruption
was in reality due to a decline in currency
The infringements of the rich upon the
rights of the poor are so gradual, so i'm
perceptble that it Is scarcely noticeable
but nevertheless, each year adds new en-
croachments.
Dewey, Gibson and Aurelian all join in
saying that scarcity of money and usury
were largely the cause of the destruction of
Rome. We may well believe this when we
consider that her circulating medium was
contracted from two billion to two hundred
million
At Pittsburg "a men, handcuffed in pairs.
were sent to jail for 20 days for having no
money. The men who are ENJOYING the
fruits of their past labor are drinking
champagne and having jolly time Equity
would reverse tho situations. Did some
one say something about Siberia?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Helping Our Own Papers.

The following resolution was passed
by the executive committee of Min
nesota State Farmers Alliance, and
signed as appears below:
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee of the State Farmers Alliance
urge all Alliance members in the
state to examine carefully the col
umns of the REPRESENTATIVES,, and
of all the local reform papers of the
state, and to give their trade as far
as possible, to those persons who adj
vertise in such papers; as in this wav
manufacturers and tradesmen will be
encouraged to advertise in such re-
form papers, and thus help the cause
of the people.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
TREMENDOUS.

The public can judge how the REP.
REsENTATIvE is growing when we tell
them that in five days, from June 1, to
9th inclusive, our new subscribers
amounted to ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY-TWO!
Mr.. W. H. Jones, of Glendale, North
Dakota, sends us S., and asks us to
send him as many as we could spare,
each week, for six months; as he pro-
posed to gire them a,cay. We will send
him fifteen copies week. This is a
good way to help the cause.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Secretnrx,s Report.

SAUK CENTER, Mimi. May Sled
Representative-The following is a report o
all moneys received by the undersigned a
secretary Of the State Farmers Allianc
since his last report:
1894.
May 3, S. p. Owre, Lake Lillian, Kan
diyohi county dues, Alliance No. 1888. 81. A
May 3, H. v. Poore, Bird Island, Rem
vile county, dues 1893, Alliance No.
7S4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia
May 3, H. v. Poore, Bird Island, Rem
vile county, dues 1895, Alliance No.
1873 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia
May 3, H. V. PoOre, Bird Island, Rem
vile county, dues 1893, Alliance No.
May 3, H. V. Poore, Bird Island, Rem
vile county, dues 1894, Alliance No.
7S4 Observation-Disclosures. "a
May 8, H. V. Poore, Bird Island, Rem
vile county, donated balance of or
uer ...................... .................. 90
May S. John Haga, Granite Falls, AL
lance in Chapman county, dues 1894,
Alliance No. 9OS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie
May Z, Samuel Coombs, Hawley Clay
county, dues 1884, Alliance No. 1093. 1.6
May 9, T. o. Mosjo, Rothsay, Alliance
in Ottertail county, dues 1894, AL
linace No. 1876. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO
May 9, VIM. Hodgdon, Olivia, Renville
county, in fees, Alliance No. 1436. 80. 20
May 10, c. Waldo, Olivia, Renville
county, in fees, Alliance No. 1437..... 3.2
May 10, N. P. Peterson, Olivia, Rem
vile county, in fees, Alliance No. 1888 81
May TO- o. A. Norman, Olivia, Rem
vile county, in fees, Alliance No.
1889 Observation-Disclosures. rs
May 10, Geo. Mehlhouse, Olivia, Rem
Vile county, in fees, Alliance 1440.... 2.5
May II, JOS. Onfer, Olivia, Renville
county, dues 1894, Alliance No. 1881. lie
May II, w. M. Hubbard, Claremont,
Dodge county, dues 1894, Alliance No.
a
May II, o. G. Brandt, Aastad, otter
tail county, dues 1894, Alliance No. 391 4.C
May 10, Herman Peterson Stod, otter
tail county, dues 1894, Alliance No.
324 Observation-Disclosures. SO
May o. A. Jonson, Evansville, Doug
las county, dues 1894, Alliance No.
639 Observation-Disclosures. IA
| May %, j. A. Wegdahl Rothsay, all in
| Ottertail county, dues 1894, Alliance
NO l3o OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ia
| May %, ]. A. Stein. Holdingsford,
Stearns county, dues 1894, Alliance
No. Ill Observation-Disclosures. IL
| May "a, Chas. B. Field, Pomme de
| Terre, Grant county, dues 1894, Ali-
May 49, j. S. Anderson New London,
| kandiyohi county, dues 1894, Alliance
No. 81 Observation-Disclosures. &c
| May 81. e. j. Butler Hector Renviile
county, dues 1894, Alliance No. III. Ia
| May 81, Gilbert Hove, Twin Valley,
Norman county, dues 1894, Alliance
No. $50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
| May 81, James Love, Sank Center,
| Stearns county, fees and dues, Alli-
ance No. 1913. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Total .s5s. G
A. H. HENDRICKSON,
Secretary NJ S. f. A.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Take Notice.

When you have finished reading
your REPRESENTATIVE hand it to
your neighbor, Gf he is not a sub
scriber) and let him read it. He may
want it sent to him regularly there
after. Spread the light all you can.
If you know of leading man any,
where not a Populist, but who is open
to reason, send us his name and 25
cents, and we will send him the paper
for three months. This will cost you
about One-fourth Of a cent a day and
1T may do great good to the cause.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Jerry Simpson Recovering.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Representa-
tive Jerry Simpson of Kansas, who was
critically i'll few days ago, has been
steadily improving since he passed the
crisis of his attack and will leave for
Berkeley Springs the last of this week.
God bless, Jerry Simpson, and give
him health and long life. Let not the
utterance of the poet prove true in his
case:
''The Good die young:
While those whose hearts are dry as sum-
mer dust,
Burn to the socket
All the Populists of America pray
for Jerry Simpsons complete recovery
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
The Right Thing.

Mayor Smith has decided to appoint
M. J. Costello, editorial writer upon
the Dispatch, as his private secretary
st. Paul Globe.
An excellent appointment. Mr.
Costello, is very able, public-spirited
man; republican,-but Mayor Smith
is broad-minded man, and believes in
stepping across party lines when he
can get the man for the place. The
appointment reflects honor upon both
the Mayor and his private secretary.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NOTICE.


Big Stone County Contention.
Notice is hereby given that a county con-
vention of the Peoples Party of Big Stone
county will be held at Clinton, Saturday,
June 3d. A. d. 1894, at 10 o'clock a. M, for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention to be held at Minneapolis,
July 10; also to elect a delegate to the
Seventh congressional convention, subject
to call, and delegates to Fourty-nnth SEN
atoral convention, also subject to call. The
bases of representative is to be one at
large one and for every 20 votes or major
fraction thereof, cast for Hon. lgnatlus
DCnnelly in year 1892.
A. S. STEPHEN, Chairman.
VIM NASH Sec Co. Cen. Com.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
VOX POPULI.

The excellent cartoon-"Uncle Sam 8
Crown of Thorns"-which appears
elsewhere in this issue, is furnished us
by the new st. Louis Populist paper,
" For Populi;" tirst-class, 16-page, il
Illustrated journal, to which we would
call the attention of our readers. 1t
aspires to be more to the Peoples
party than Puck is to the Democratic
party. Price $3.50 per year. We will
furnish the REPREsENTATIvE and the
TOr Populi for 2.67 for a year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Half Price to Clereymen,

We don't want to be less liberal
than the railroad companies. They
give clergymen transportation at half
price. We will furnish the REPRE-
SENTATIVE to any clergyman, Of any
denomination, for fifty cents a year,
or twenty-five cents for six months.
We will furnish the paper at the same
rate to libraries.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
NOTICE..
Annual Meeting of the Polk County
Alliance,

Annual Meeting of the Polk County
Alliance.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the Polk County Farmers Ali
ance will be held at the court house in
Crookston on Wednesday, the 9th day of
June 1894, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for
the election of officers and the transaction
of any other business, for the good of the
order.
Each local Alliance is entitled to send
three delegates and the officers of local Ali
ances are hereby requested to call meet
ings at any early date, and elect delegates
The annual meeting will be of importan-
ance, among other things the Saltwater
Irvine question will be discussed and full
information given lin regard to terms etc.
E, E. LOMMEN, President
], D, KNUTERSON, Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
STILL THEY COME.
Another Convert

CENTERVILLE, S. D.. May 2S-Edmund
Slower, of this city, who has been a Demo-
crat for years, former member of the
legislature, lately surprised his many
friends by announcing through Demo-
cratic organ of this county that he was a
Populist and henceforth his fealty would be
given to that party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
NOTICE.

A Good Speaker for July 18th.
Any Alliance ot1Peoples Party club
in the counties Of Cottonwood, Blue
Earth, Waseca, Steele, or Dodge, or in
counties bordering on these, that want
a good Populist speaker for the 4th of
July, please correspond with this Of
flee.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Same Sfnrx

The town of Linton, Greene county, Ind.
at the recent election voted thus on mar
shall: Republican. 1S9; Populist, 1913; Demo
Gratis, 70. This has been a Democratic
stronghold and the organ, the BConville
Democrat, was so disguised that it refused
to publish the Populist vote. The town of
Montgomery, in Daviess county, elected an
entire town board of Populsts
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Correction.

The Peoples Party of Rice county,
will hold convention, on the last
Saturday in June, to elect delegates
to attend the 3rd Congressional dis
trict convention to be held at Nor
wood, Carver county, July 9th, and
the State Convention in Minneapolis,
July 10th. In a former issue it was
stated that caucuses would be held,
which was an error.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Kelly's industrial
army was visited by at least 10000 people
at their camp today. Gen. Kelly spent the
morning making his men comfortable for
their stay here, which will be until Friday
next, when they will continue their journey
to Washington via the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. About 100 members We're recruited
TODAY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Notice.

NOIICGe
Notice is hereby given that the Peo-
Piles Party committee of the Second
Congressional District, will meet at
Hotel Marshall, Lyon county, Mime
sofa, on the 18th day of June, 1894, at
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for a convention,
and other business. Let each mem
Der be present.
JOHN J. MOONEY,
ac Chairman of Com.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
18th of July.

Col. T. Strickland Fisk of Fairmont,
Mimi, the celebrated Populist orator,
will speak on the Fourth at Emmetts-
burg, Ia. The people of that town
are fortunate; they will have a treat.
We learn that Col. Fisk, will take
an active part in our campaign this
fall. Parties desiring a frst-class
speaker should correspond with him.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

We are glad to see that The Representa-
tive. organ of the Farmers Alliance and
Peoples Party of Minnesota, and edited in
large part by Ignatius Donnelly is greatly
extending it's light and influence ANY
paper edited by the great literateur must
build up a large subscription list. Last
week a special edition of 100, 900 copies were
printed from new type and sent out from
its new office in Minneapolis. The office
of the paper has just been removed from
st. Paul to the greater business CENTER
Wealth Makers, Lincoln, Neb
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Keep Your Papers,

We would suggest to our subscribers
to keep their copies of the REPREsEN-
TATIvE, and have them bound at the
end of the year. They will contain a
mass of facts and statistics that will
be invaluable. Don't waste so good a
paper as this,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
REMEMBER

The Date of the Peoples Party State
Convention.
1t will be in Minneapolis, JULY 10TH,
not June 10th, aslsome Of the papers
are printing it. Look out for tricks.
JULY 10TH, that is the great day
Make your arrangements to be there
and to stay to the Grain Growers Con-
YentiOn July 18th.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Here's Your Chance.

L. @. Greene, of Renville, Mimi,
an ardent Populist and able man, will,
II desired, speakanywhere on the Fl. &
ID. Division of the Milwaukee Railroad,
ON the 4th of July. Write to him and
secure good sneaker.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
THANKS.

Mr.. p. }. Dale, of Willmar, sends us
in club of twenty-seven! All in
Kandiyohi county but one. Very
many thanks. This is the way to cleo
tioneer. $50 thou and do likewise"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
TAKE NOTICE.
Third District Conversational Conven-
ton Call.

BY order of the committee of the Peo-
pies Party of the Third congressional dis
trict there will be- a convention of the Peo
pies party of the Third congressional dis
trict at Norwood, Carver county, July 9,
1894 to place in nomination a member of
congress for the Third district, and to per-
form such other business may come be-
fore the convention. The representation will
be as follows: sOne delegate for each coun-
ty at large and one for every so votes or
major fraction thereof cast for the Hon.
F. Borchert for congress in 1892
GILBERT FISH,
Chairman Third District Committee of Peo-
pies Party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
7. METCALF.

SAUK CENTER, May 31-To the Editor
of The Representative: Find enclosed 81
for renewal of subscription to The Repre-
sentative for Josiah Cooper and D. Cleve-
land.
We are well pleased with it and are
aware it is doing a great work in the line
of reform. May God speed it, for it is bad
ly needed. Yours respectfully
D. CLEVELAND.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Gaining Ground Every Dny.

LAKE BENTON, Mimi, May 26-To the
Editor of The Representative: 1 inclose
herewith a call for the Lincoln county
Peoples Party convention, and resolutions
respecting the time of holding the state
convention, both of which please publish.
Populism is gaining ground here every
day, and there is no doubt of the result
next November.
Truly yours
T II
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
A Great Speaker.

Mr.. Willard J. Hull of Buffalo, New
York, spoke at Labor Temple, Mime
apolis on the 23rd ult. He is a most
impressive speaker. and first-class
vote-maker. He called at the REPRE-
SENTATIVE office, and promised us to
attend the Peoples Party State Conven-
ton, July 10th, and he will give us a
speech that will be treat. We hope
our friends, after hearing him, will
arrange state campaign for him this
fall. He will do good work.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
EDWARD P. HARNISH.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 28.-The Repre-
sentative Publishing Company: Please send
The Representative to Hubert Cans 701
Ninth avenue north, for year. 1 wish
to get a few more subscribers, and will
try to get time to make canvass in a
few days. The May End issue was a splen-
did number but those that have followed
have been equally as good. 1 have heard
many good words for the list of May issue
from intelligent men of both the old parties,
and one has told me that he was Populist
from now on. He never had had an OPP
portunity to hear the Populist side and
consider it until he received a few copies
of the Representative. It's a vote maker.
Yours respectfully,
P. ]. SEBERGER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
RenVille County

Renville County Sure for the
POpulists.
Hamlin V. Poore writes us, in a
private letter:
II tell you the farmers around here
are aroused and mean business. X
/ have no doubt but that Renville
county, will give large majority for
the Populist ticket this next cleo
tion."
Good. The same kind of news comes
to us from all parts of the state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

Minneapolis business men made a good
move when they secured the removal of
me Representative to that city. The
Representative isn't exactly our tone in
politics. but it is a readable paper and has
Il large circulation; consequently, it can do
much toward influencing trade in the di-
rection of Minnea polis-Swift County Mont
tor
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
PETER SKOGLUND.

FELTON,, Del, May 2S.-Editor Repre-
sentative: Posters received and posted. 1t
is a good campaign document. Enclosed
find 25 cents in stamps to help you circulate
them God bless Brother Donnelly. "a
Genius True and Great" 1 would delight
if he ever comes East to hear him address
large meetings in misguided state of
Delaware, for his majesty could shake the
stuffing out of our demagogues and sham
| CT
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

j. F. Shoemaker, of Crowley, La, sends
us 50, and says: Il take three dailies and
eight weeklies. 1 get more truth from The
Representative than from all the Others
At times 1 feel blue and fear that Mr.
Donnelly's dream of Caesars Column is
coming true. but shall hope that his teach
ings may bring the masses out on solid
footing"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Sipcerely. MARION TODD

We suggest to the labor leaders of
Minneapolis, to correspond with her
at once, and persuade her to deliver a
speech in Minneapolis, while here. 1t
will be we'll worth hearing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

John D. Bateman, of Little Valley, Mimi.
subscribes, and says: II like the paper
first-rate. I hope to be able to take it all
the time, as 1 am in the fight for the
right"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

All our readers should remember that we
are continuing to furnish The Representa-
tive, the big improved and stalward Peo-
pies party paper, Is weeks for 25 cents.
1t is brim full of Ignatius Donnelly's and
others brilliant and aggressive IDEAS
Freeborn County Standard.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
Mrs. Marion Todd Coming

This distinguished authoress and
orator, whose graceful and charming
style has made her name household
word everywhere, writes us:
Hon IGNATIUS DONNELLY:
| am to be in South Dakota, to de-
liver course of lectures during the
third week in June, commencing the
18th. l shall start from here so that |
may have day to rest in Minneapolis.
l thought it would break the trip, and
not be so tireSome. If come that way
L will give the REPRESENTATIVE a
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

OFFICERS OF THE STATE ALLIANCE.
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY, President,
Ryan Hotel, st. Paul.
A. II. HENDRICKSON, Secretary,
Sank Centre, Mimi.
r. NJ. PROBSTFIELD, Treasurer.
Underwood, Mimi.
L. C. LONG, State Lecturer,
Magnolia, Mimi.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

This is to certify that the Minne-
apOlis Tribune Publishing Company
has contracted to print every week
for THE, REPRESENTATIVE regu-
lar edition of 5000 copies.
w. j. MURPHY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

Nels A. Draston. of Grove City, sends us
in club of eight from Atwater, MINI.
Many thanks.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

Hon. S. NJ. Owen, will address the
Scandinavian Good Templers of Min
nesota, on July 4th, 1894, at Midway.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06

D. D. Bradahl, of Valley City, Mimi, re-
news his subscription, and says THE
Representative is the best paper I have
ever read" We are pleased to know the
paper suits you.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
GRAND WORK,
Tventy-thrce Subscribers in One
Hour.

Hour.
June 1, 1894.
Ed. Representative: Dear Friend-Inclosed
find money order and list of % subscribers
the work of one hour in the village of
Waverly. God speed your good work. l will
try to get more subscribers for your good
paper. E. d. MCDONALD,
Waverly.
We thank Bro. Mcdonald for his grand
work, not only for the Representative, but
for the cause of reform, and we assure
him that we will do our utmost to educate
our subscribers along the lines of REFORM
(Ed.)
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-06
STYLISH SHOES EREr

Remember, that when you deal
with our advertisers you help us to
more advertising; and thereby you
help the cause, which you have at
heart. The prices are away below
what you can get at home. ALWAYS
mention the REPRESENTATIVE when
you write for goods or prices.
Ignatius Donnelly, President.
A. H. Hendrickson, Secretary.
r. NJ. Probstfield, Treasurer.
l.. c., Long, Lecturer.