The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-12-25
NUTS AND NUBBINS.

James Matthews, colored man, was
elected judge on the Democratic ticket at
Albany, n. Y, at the recent election
Down south the democrats go into spasms
over fear of negro domination" North,
they elect them judges
Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska,
is of the opinion that the Populists will
not take much part in the organization
of the senate He prefers that the Pop
ulist presidential convention be held af-
ter the other conventions
If law were passed by which you
were to give fewer days of labor to pay
a debt, your creditor would have kick
coming wouldn't he? You know that it
now takes twice as many days Of toll to
pay debt as it did thirty years ago, yet
some Of you call for honest" money and
low wages by voting for limiting our
money to gold. Are you crazy or only
just fool Tennessee Populisr.
Out in Missouri corn is so low they
have quit pricing it by the bushel. and
now price it by the barrel. They are
ashamed to name the price of a bushel
any longer.
The Populists have elected twenty-one
more county officers in Kansas this year
than two years ago, when the same Of
fees were to be filled.
Failures for the first week in Novem-
Der 2S3 and only 27O for the correspond
ing week last year. Times are "improv-
ing
Henry Bray, the Populist sheriff ELECT
of Wilson county, Kansas is the first
man other than republican to be elected
to that office since the organization of
the county. Thought Populism was dead
in Kansas. See old party papers.
South Carolina means that the dispens-
airy law shall be enforced. The consti-
tutional convention has adopted, Is to SO.
a section giving the legislature permits
son. TO allow the s.a.e TO ask for change
of venue, in cases OF violations of the
dispensary law, where local sentiment is
hostile to the dispensary.
Mr. Rockefeller is gradually assessing
the 100000 that he recently donated
the Chicago University back upon the
public. Kerosene has gone up another
notch. 1t is case in which Mr. Rookie
Teller gets the credit for generosity and
the people pay the Minneapolis
Tribune.
The daughter Of the standard oil
tNliSo IAUCh61SIlCID lids DCcu get
ting married to the son of the McCor-
mick reaper trust. The newspapers are
filled with the usual slush about the won
derful ''trosseau" and 1.-The presents" be-
ing careful to state, after the vulgar
Yankee fashion. what everything cost.
The eyes of the funkies fairly bulged
when they were called on to record the
fortune of the high contracting parties
who represent the richest families Of New
York and Chicago. As the old man gave
his girl little matter of a million in
cash to start on there need be no fear
but what she was we'll fixed for a thanks
giving dinner. John will get it all bacH
by turning the screws on kerosene.
Young Mccormick is member Of the
famous reaper firm which has got enor-
mously rich out Of farmers by selling
them machines at two or three prices
with which to cut their tifty-cent wheat.
So. many of our farmer readers will feel
that they have a personal as we'll as
pecuniary interest in this wedding in
high life" though we imagine none of
them got an invitation to attend.-NOn-
conformist.