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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
"SLAVES AND COWARDS."

The great mass of American work
ingmen are in abject slavery. A few
realize this and protest-still others
realize it and are content-while
countless mum bers of them are totally
Indifferent as to their condition and
oblivious of their surroundings, and if
they are even one degree above the
beast of the field, or give any thought
to anything, they give no appreciab BILE
evidence Of it. Still my heart goes
out to them in sympathy. | always
think they are about as good as they
can be. They are the victims of CEN
turies of greed, centuries Of tyranny
and plunder, and ii they are sunk to
the level of total depravity, the blame
is not entirely with them. They have
got to be lifted and educated and re-
deemed The process is slow and
painful. Thousands OF them are sat-
isfied to crawl and grovel, and will re-
sist any attempt to lift them out Of
the mire into the sunlight.
If my jail life will help, have no
objection to being shorn of what little
liberty / enjoyed. The future is being
moulded and fashioned in the prese Mt,
and l have perfect faith that it will
be brighter and better.
l wish no political nomination in '96,
nor at any other time. | want moth
ing from the people, simply want
them to do something for themselves.
e. V, DebS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
THE NATIONAL BANKS TO IS
SUE REDEEMABLE CUR
RENCY.
The Impression Prevails in New
York Financial Circles That
President Cleveland Will Re.
new His Old Scheme OF
Retiring Greenbacks.
HE BELIEVE HE CAN FORCE 1T
THROUGH CONGRESS.
Although He Expects Some Trouble
in the Senate.

Special to the Denver News.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 31.-While
E. G. Benedict of New. York disavows
speaking for the president touching
his prUpsitOn to re tire the $346, coo, 900
Of outstanding gree nbacks, the i'm
preston prevails here that Mr.. Cleve-
land in his message to Congress will
urge the funding Of the greenback is
sue, deprive the government absolute
ly of the power to issue paper money.
and allow the circulating medium to
be supplied by the national banks.
BELIEVES CONGRESS WILL PASS IT.
Although several similar PROPOSE
tions were considered and negatived
at the last Congress, the theory is ad-
vanced that the incoming Congress is
likely to be favorably inclined to some
character Of cognate Legislation and
that an accepta BILE bill can be passed
through the house. 1t is possible,
however, that such a measure would
be strongly antagonized in the senate,
especially by the silver senators, but
it is understood that in view of the
passage OF the bill through that body
TO repeal the silver purchase law, the
president is pers uaded that the Sen
ate will eventually acquiesce in some
sort Of compromise bill, by which
government issues will cease and the
circula ting medium be supplied by the
national banks under national super
vision.
THE PA MIXING INFLUENCE
No doubt exists Of the fact that
powerful influences will be interposed
toward securing legis lation which will
restrict the issuance Of paper money
to the national banks. While the re-
tirement of the greenbacks would re-
licve the government Of the necessity
for maintaining the gold reserve for
redemption purposes and by apprOpri-
ate legislation devolve the duty upon
the banks OF redecming national bank
currency in gold, there is no way open
for such retirement except to fund
the legal tenders into bonds, which
would involve the payment Of some
WILL OPPOSE STATE BANKS.
Mr.. Benedict's proposition, which is
believed here to be the reflex of the
presidents financial views, is simply
that the national banks shall shoulde r
the redemption burden of the treasury
in return for the power to issue paper r
money, and this it is understood will
be urged upon Congress by the admin
istration, supplemented by the infiu-
ence of the money centers of the cOun-
try. While efforts will be again made
to repeal the tax on state bank issues,
it cannot possibly succeed over the
opposite of the national banks.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

party, of course-that is, there will be
if that Sibley- ewart-J ones coterie of
cranks hangs together until next
year, and there will be Populist par
ty, but these cabals will have no more
effect on politics in the conditions
which will prevail next year than will
the Prohibitionists, the Woman Suf-
fragists, or the Single Takers. In or
der to make his vote count and to
keep up living connection with
things the Republican and the Demo
crat will have to go with one or the
other Of the two parties which will
stand on the same side of the vital
question OF the day, and he will be ex-
ceedingly likely to stick to his own y
There you have it, the program to
be pursued in 1896. The free silver
Republicans are to be crushed in
the Republican convention, and the
free silver Democrats are to be out
witted in the Democratic convention.
This point" says the CD "cd n
safely be considered settled" Not
that the silver Democrats are not in
a majority but "the other sort have
the brains, the discipline and the
courage That's pretty hard to take
but it is deserved. The silver Demo
VI q Uo diC ny UIlIS L
ic paper, that has never lost an oppor-
tunity to praise Cleveland and Car
lisle, as ignorant, disorganized mob,
and towards. That's right, rub it in
And these ignorant, silly, cowardly
Democrats and Republicans, when
they get whipped by minority in the
convention, will have to go right on
and vote the ticket like little men.
OF course they will. They always have
done it. They voted for Grover, and
would do it again if he was the noml-
nee. Have to do it, you know, when
the bosses say SO. Have to lick the
hand that strikes them. Have to get
down and crawl on their bellies before
the machine. They know it is con-
trolled by Wall street, but they must
stick to the grand old p-a-r-t-e-e. OF
course. They would not be party
slaves if they did not. They want to
be slaves. They want to vote for
what they condemn. They want to
continue to help Wall street ruin the
republic. If not, why do they vote
that way? They ought to kill fish
worm and get its backbone. That is
all they need. They are well meaning
fellows, but they haven't got the
backbone to vote for what they want
unless it is in the party that owns
them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
OUR DADDIES' OLD DOLLAR.

How dear to the eye is the old silver dol
lar,
Whenever debtor presents it to view;
The head of the goddess, the neck with
out collar,
And other odd emblemS our infancy
knew;
TIL American eagle blow it, barbed
arrows,
The wreath, and the fiat the words there
on told;
Decree of our fathers, for which we now
sorrow,
Dishonored by Congress-dlscarded for
gold:
Our Daddies' old dollar, the old fash
ioned dollar,
The old silver dollar, discarded for
gold.
That old silver dollar was hailed as a
treasure,
And often at eve, when the days course
was run,
The workmen who earned it, received it
with pleasure,
AS full legal tender for what they had
done.
The old dollar unit, decreed by our
fathers,
Was never once questioned for eighty one
years,
1t passed around freely-more freely than
others
And only bondholders expressed any
fears:
Our Daddies' old dollar, the star span
gled dollar,
The old silver dollar, lived eighty
one years.
That old silver dollar-how easy to earn
it
Was full legal tender for all debts and
dues,
Till national bankers conspired to spurn
it,
And plutocrat papers all helped to abuse,
The Forty-third Congress Cor was it bad
whisky?
John Ingalls, once said. "They were all
hypnotized.O
Drank something so freely that Shylock
got frisky
And our silver dollar was demonetized:
Our Daddies' old dollar, our national
dollar,
The old silver dollar, was demone-
tiZed
All national dollars should be legal ten
Though printed on paper, on silver or
gold;
Each one a redeemer, and ready defen-
der.
OF promises standing by debtors untold.
No bonds, bearing interest, to prey upon
labor
And no specifying this dollar or that;
But each to pass freely from neighbOr to
neighbor.
Each equally bearing the nations fiat:
Though printed on paper, on gold or
on silver,
A dollars dollar. The Nations Fiat
"A. j. Williams.
New Albany, Ind.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
PROF. BEMIS' SECRET is OUT.
1t is all out now.

1t is all out now.
There is no room for doubt that
Professor Bemis was forced out Of his
chair at the Chicago university by
corporate influence for teachings hos
tile to their purposes.
Not long ago prominent officer in
the gas trust, already controlling the
gas supply Of over forty cities, said to
the professor: "ProfessOr Bemls, we
can't and don't intend to tolerate
your work any longer. 1t means mil
lions to us, and if we can't convert
you we are going to down you"
How did the corporation proceed to
down him? First, by refusing to
grant customary reduction in gas
rates to the university SO long as Prof.
Bems was with it. Now, by securing
call from the subservient admins
tration for Professor Bemis' resigna-
tion. The gas trust, by common re-
port, is being sustained by the Stand
John d. Rockefeller, endowed the
university. Mr.. Rockefeller and his
business associates have the right to
establish a school to teach whatever
they like, and to have any professor
| fired who doesn't suit their views,
But the public will know what to
think Of such school and how to dis
| count all its teachings on subjects
| allied in anyway with the monied in
terests Of its creators. 1t can still do
splendid work in teaching the Ian
guages, abstract science and higher
mathematics, but when it comes to
| political economy and social science.
the world now knows that the stamp
of monopoly must hereafter be upon
that sort Of teaching and upon the
| professor. whosoever he may be, who
consents to fill the vacant chair. He
will forfeit at once, by that very act,
all claims for independence and sim,
| gle-minded devotion to truth.-NewI
York Voice, August %.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

There is socialism enough in the
Omaha platform, if speedily applied,
to set every man at remunerative Ia
Dor, make every woman the mistress
of her own home and take all the
children of the land out of the mine
and workshop and put them in
school. Considering present condi-
tions, is not that a sufficient reform
to gather to it's support every true
lover of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Silver
ite.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
TWO TALES THAT DON'T TALLY.

Prosperity is stalking over the land,
seeking whom it may devour.
So say the kilograms sent out by
the subsidized news agencies.
So also say the editors of the parti-
san press.
An so say all the politicians who
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

Be governed by your interests rath-
er than by your prejudices in your po-
Ii tical course, and you can hardly re-
main in either one Of the old parties
Be governed by the higher motive Of
love to your fellowmen, and you GER
tainly annot.-Star and Kansan.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

hold or expect to hold nice, fat office.
Huntington said it would come.
Armour, and Gould, and the other
milliOnaires said it would come.
And now it has come, and no SEN
sible man retires at night without
first looking under the bed.-Ex.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
over the Hills and Far Away.

Over the hills and far away,
A little boy steals from his morning play,
And under the poisoning apple tree
He lies and he dreams of things to be:
OF battles fought and victories won,
OF wrongs o'erthrown and of great deeds
done,
OF the valor that he shall prove some day
Over the hills and far away
Over the hills, and far away!
Over the hills and far away,
It's oh for the toll the livelong day!
But it mattereth not to the soul atiame
With the love for riches and power and
fame!
On. man! while the sun is high
On to the certain joys that lie
Yonder where blaZeth the noon of day,
Over the hills and far away
Over the hills, and far away!
Over the hills and far away.
An old man fingers at close of day;
Now that his journey is almost done,
His battles fought and his victories won,
The d-time honesty and truth,
The trustfulness and the friends of youth,
Home and mother-where are they?
Over the hills and far away
Over the years. and far away!
Eugene Field.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25

her JOY that church is out. When told
to sing she commences a something in
the dog singing line, which might be con-
sidered a burlesque of the dead march in
saul" One Of her most fetching tricks
is when she poses as ashamed. She puts
her two black paws up over her nose,
shuts her eyes and looks for all the world
as if she had been doing something she
was ashamed Of. Then her master says.
well, what have you been doing now?
Have you been doing something naughty
in the house? Never mind. I'll forgive
you" At the words 'I'll forgive you"
Vidocq runs to her master and jumps
joyfully around him. expressing in her
dumb way how sweet tbs to be forgiven
for all offenses.
The trick which cost him the most time
and patience, for it required vast
amount Of patience. was a trick in which
the dog poses as blind beggar. Vidocq
jumped up in chair, Mr.. Mentz puts a
ticket on her neck, upon which is printed,
''Please help the blind Underneath
this placard is a little tin box in which
the pennies of the generous can be
dropped This box the dog holds be-
tween her fore feet. She shuts her eyes
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
How to Lose Flesh.

After much study and looking about
she determined upon a regimen. She in
stantly gave up sugar in tea or coffee,
and milk at any time. For two months
she took for breakfast, luncheon and din
ner only beefsteak and toast, and now
and then spinach and lettuce; always
oranges-oranges in plenty. She drank
with this clear coffee or tea. Sometimes
she took claret She limited the amount
of water taken through the day to one
quart, or at most three pints. Some of
this she drank hot before or after meals
Often she squeezed the juice of a lemon
in it, When the two months were over
and the flesh had begun to diminish she
ate other vegetables and fruit, corn,
peaches, celery, but never any vegetable
that grew underground potatoes, onions,
parsnips, turnips, or beets. She never
ate-and this was the most important
rule-she never ate anything fermenting
in character, any pears, plums, grapes or
sweets. Because bread has fermenting
quality in it, she always toasted it dry.
Pudding she never touched, sauces nor
cake. If any food led to fatulency in
any form she knew at once it was food
to be avoided. By-and-by, after the first
few months, she allowed herself now and
then an occasional sweet or an ice, but
never as habit.-Harper's Bazaar.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
Fox Terriers and Rats.

r. #. Mayhem, one of the judges at
the annual bench show, and an expert
in wires and smooths-that means wire
haired and smooth-haired foxes-said
yesterday that one of the noted artists of
England is painting picture of six dogs,
ferret and a rat that will take a place
on the line at the next salon. The dogs
were mere pups, 5 months DID, but they
had been perfectly trained to ferrets.
A dog trained to ferrets, as I understand
it. is one who stands to one side and al
lows the ferret to hustle the rat out Of
his hole and kill it, after which act of
charity he skips around lightly us if he
had done the job himself. On this par
ticular occasion ferret chased a rat
out of hole in bank and the two fell
headlong into a depression nearby. In
stantly the six pups sprang forward,
eager to join in the fray, as it looked as
if Mr.. Rat were going to get the better
of Mr.. Ferret. "Histw cried Mayhem,
whose dogs they were At the word of
command the youngsters halted, their
nerves at tension, their heads down
within few inches of the combatants
and their mouths open for a grab. Then
the artist happened along, and said it
was the most beautiful exhibition of in
telligence, desire, anxiety and perfect
self-control he had ever seen.-New York
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
Premium for Economy.

The Philadelphia Record says that an
item in the salaries of Pennsylvania
railroad engineers and fremen, which is
not generally known to the public, is
so-called premium on coal. On all the
runs a generous allowance for coal per
mile is made by the company, and what
ever the fremen and engineers save
on this allowance results in a premium
for them A portion of the saving goes
to the company and the remainder is di-
yided between the employees on the en-
CINE. One material drawback to this
system is that engineers frequently run
slowly on up grades and in going down
hill they shut off the steam entirely and
let the train go for all it is worth by it's
own inertia. This severely racks the
engine, but the company keeps a strict
tab by watching the time between sta
tons, and a perfect knowledge of the
grades on the road shows pretty clearly
when the engineer is abusing his en-
oino
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25

and sits there begging until her master
says, ooh, | do not believe that dog is
blind. This is only a fake" Then
vidocq opens her eyes and fairly grins at
the joke she has been playing.
To be "Just Like Grandpapa" she sits
in chair, a pair of spectacles over her
eyes, pretending to be reading the Ea-
gle The captivating feature about this
trick is the way she looks up over the top
rim of her spectacles, SO like an old per-
son.
Again, Mr.. Mentz will say, "Now,
Vidocq, you and | have every reason to
be thankful that we live in a place in
which we can get Sunday morning
shave and haircut. We will do that lit
tie job for one another. I'll commence
with you. At the word next Vidocq
back and lets her face be washed.
Vidocq is very. friendly dog and is
apt to jump i'll the lap of any caller, but
as soon as her master says, "Well, are
you everybody's dog?" she jumps down
and no coaxing or bribing can bring her
back.
Vidocq's puppies are Hector. Fido,
Bruno and Venus.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
TRICKS IN HIGH DIVING.
The Secret of Dropping Safely Into Shall
low Tank of Water.

The Secret of Dropping Safely Into a Shall
low Tank of Water.
What bothers most people who think
anything about the subject" said Kear-
ney p. Speedy, high diver, who began
his public career by jumping head first
from the St. Louis bridge four or five
years ago, lis how a dive of so or 80
feet can be made into q tank of 3G inches
of water. You see, they confuse diving
with bridge jumping quite q different
thing. Bridge jumpers are neither jump
ers nor divers-they' troopers; that
is, they reach the lower rods of the
bridge truss and drop feet foremost into
the water The trick is to maintain the
perpendicular. They must have plenty
of water under them, too. The high
diver, as you have seen, makes clear
dive, head first, just as boy does from
a springboard in swimming. do it in
very shallow water / weigh, stripped,
$50 pounds, and never do any training
/ have been diving from the top of a
circus tent all summer into tank but z
feet wide, and into water but 3 feet
deep. The shallow dive is possible from
the same principle that cannon or rifle
shot meets the most resistance the more
powerful the impact. You see, give my
body and head a slight inclination up
ward at the instant I strike the water,
which causes me to pop out as a board
would do or an oar on the feather. |
learned this trick in the st. Louis nata-
forum when a boy, practicing in shall
low water and from a greater height.
Then there is a certain elasticity in the
water known 10 the high diver, but the
trick is in the strike and turn, for water
will break bones and crush chests. as
many man knows."-New York Her
a
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25

Harsh and fulledup aannels are entire
ly unfit for baby, and there is no need
of having them, if the proper care is TAX
en- in washing them. Use soft water
and have it as warm as you can bear
your hands in comfortably. Shave
little ivory soap into a basin of boiling
water, and when entirely dissolved pour
into the other water. Immerse your
white flannels in this, having them well
covered, and let them lie five minutes,
then rub gently with the hands until they
are clean. 1t will seldom be necessary
to rub soap directly on the fiannels. If
very dirty, wash through two waters.
Have another tub ready with an ample
allowance of soft water, heated just
like the first, with very little soap in
it. When a piece is washed, wiring,
shake thoroughly, and rinse in the sec
ond water The secret lies in having
the washing and rinsing waters the same
temperature, the soap dissolved in the
water instead of applying directly to
the flannel, and doing the work quickly.
Never allow fannels to lie after they are
wet, but get them on the line as soon as
possible If they are hung out SO that
a gentle breeze will blow through them,
they will be softer and nicer than if the
day is perfectly still.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
BUILDING A 2oo-FoOT PUDDING.
How il was Made ON Savage Island in
the Village of Liku.

How il Made Savage Island in
the Village of Liku.
I had been ten years on Savage island
and meant to come to England on visit,
to say 'good-by' to the people. We had
been three weeks from home when we
got to a little village called Liku. The
evening after our arrival there was ter
rible cOmmOtiOn-men, women and chill
doren were running about-some carry
ing sticks, some logs of wood and some
big stones. The men began digging a
pointed sticks. The boys brought big
stones and firewood. These were piled
up all along one side of the trench.
The wood was then set fire to and was
soon blazing, while the stones on the top
were getting hot. While the fire was
burning one side, little bundles of some
thing white and soft were being undone
from the clean leaves that contained
them. This was the paste out of which
the pudding was to be made. There were
no flour, suet, eggs, milk, plums or cur
rants in it. 1t was the paste of native
vegetable called tarO, and old cocOanut,
both grated very fine and mixed to-
gether. A long pudding cloth was laid
along the side of the trench, and in it
the pudding was carefully wrapped. It
was not calico or linen, but nice, clean
DdAdAd 4C6tNC0s ofCA Ills AOAS SOSO0AuC
leaves were plated. When the stones
were hot enough, some were quickly
laid on top of them, and then some more
stones at the sides and on the top. Some
girls had brought heaps of leaves to lay
over the top to keep the heat and steam
in, and the earth which had been dug out
of the trench was thrown over the top.
The cooks and puddingmakers all went
to sleep and left the stars to watch their
cookery. Next morning at the whole
village was astir, men, women and chill
dren, all in holiday attire.
1t was soon uncovered, and was found
to be well done. Long poles were
brought and laid the whole length.
These were fastened to the pudding by
small vines, canes, etc. 1t was then
rolled out of the trench on one side;
short sticks were made fast crosswise to
the poles, and all was ready for taking
up. About 100 men and boys then
raised it on their shoulders, and, with
one tremendous shout, started toward
my house, accompanied by the whole
village. / measured it before carving
and found that it was 200 feet long
two feet longer than the monument Of
London is high. It measured thirteen
inches in circumference. 1t was soon
carved into pieces four yards long, and
these were distributed all over the land,
men carrying as much pudding as their
strength would allow to distant villages.
Spokane Review.