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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
SO 1T GOES.
THE COURTS AND THE PINE LANDS.

THE COURTS AND THE PINE LANDS.
We made gallant fight in the Leg
islature in 1893, and outside Of it. as
chairman of committee of investi-
CATION, to put stop to the pine land
robberies, and recover back to the peo1
pie part Of the stolen funds. But we
got what we deserved. We were re-
tired to private life for our labors.
The investigation was stopped, and
the Republican courts have taken pos
session of the matter, and here are
the results:
"The litigation between the state
and the Shevlin- Carpenter Company
to recover the value of logs alleged to
have been cut under state permit on
grounds other than that covered by
the permit will come back to the dis
trict court, the defendant corporation
having determined not to accept the
terms offered by the Supreme Court in
it's recent decision. In prosecuting
the suit the state claimed at first that
the value Of the logs for which restitu-
tion was to be made should be esti-
mated by the value of the logs in the
boom at Minneapolis at the time they
were cut. The defendant company
offered to pay the stumpage value, the
amount named in the permit, which
the state would not accept.
1.-THE Supreme Court in it's decision
held that the defendants were only
liable for the amount named in the
permit, but the defendant company
now refuses to pay that much, claim
ing that it is in excess of the actual
value Of the logs"
Oh! these blessed courts! They will
eventually decide that the state will
have to pay the pine-land thieves
the expenses they were put to in steal
ing the peoples pine.
Not long since Doctor Buchanan,
in New York, being hard pressed
financially, married the keeper Of a
house of illfame; and having got her
property, poisoned her. He was SEN
fenced to death, and year after year,
he was ready to go to the electrocu-
ton chair, but. having wealth, his
lawyers used one legal dodge after an.
other to postpone the execution. But
at last he reached the end Of his rope,
and was electrified into eternity just
as his attorneys telegraphed that they
had taken an appeal to the Supreme
Court at Washington,-and the ap-
peal was left hanging in mid-air, and
the doctor can argue out the legal
questions with Beelzebub. He will
find plenty Of lawyers down there tc
help him.
1t would be good idea if the people
would hang lot of our pine land
thieves, and, after they were decently
buried, let the litigation go on for the
next hundred years. Thus should we
have, at the same time, law and JUS
tice;-rare combination!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
THE MIDDLE CLASS,

THEIR INTEREST IN THIS BATTLE.
DR.. Orlando King says, in the Den
YER Road:
In the United States the middle
class represents 80 per cent of the
population, but owns only rs per cent
of the wealth. Under present condi-
tions, this class is being exterminated
rapidly. In it's ranks are found the
lawyers, doctors and retail mer-
chants.
All these live by catering to the
wants of the producing classes. They
produce little, themselves, but arc
employed by those who produce the
wealth and property OF the country.
II the producers are idle, they cannot
employ the middle class.
1t Is the lack of prosperity among
the producers that is exterminating
the middle class, and many of the IN
are now obliged to seek the already
over-crowded ranks of the producers.
The bankrupt stocks of goods offer
ed at One-third their cost: the homes
sold under the sheriff's hammer, are
evidences that the property Of the
| middle class is being confiscated.
Done legally, it is true, but the pro-
cess ends in determination. If the
rich care, they give little sign. Their
creed is, "the rich is growing richer"
If the poor grow poorer, they give
little heed. If determination takes
tariff act and go over it, item by item,
and make such amendment 70 1t
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
AT 1T AGAIN..
AN AWFUL LIAR.

The Pioneer Press is determined to
maintain it's proud pre-eminence as
the biggest liar in the created uni
verse. Here is one of it's specimen
numbers:
Donnelly promptly denies all con-
nection with the Alleged Triple ALI
ance circular advising formers to hold
their wheat for high prices. He evil
IDENTIFY hasn't forgotten what his own
personal "hold your wheat" circular
cost the farmers a few years ago. AID
vice is said to be cheap, but that gra-
tuitous epistle cost those who needed
it some millions of dollars. 1t is safe
to say the farmers havn't forgotten it
And yet the scoundrel who wrote
that knew perfectly we'll that the
Hold your Wheat Circular" referred
to was issued by Republican wheat
gamblers,-itS own dear friends; and
printed in paper hostile to us; and
was denounced by US, and we were as
sailed by the Ring for denouncing it!
1t is the greatest pity in the world
that the precedent established in the
case of Annanias and Sapphire, where
the liars were struck dead instantly,
was not continued as a permanent
part of the Christian dispensation. 1t
is true the United States would not con-
tain more than about ten million in
habitantS; and an area of desolation
would extend for quarter Of mile in
every direction around the Pioneer
Press building; and that structure
would be inhabited by bats. owls and
snakes.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
TIE CAMPAIGN OF 1896,

'We expect to see the Populists carry
the country next year and. we should
not be surprised to see Plutocracy try
to overthrow the result by force"
Our brilliant friend Mr.. Donnelly,
like many another great man. is be-
logged by the enthusiasm he himself
creates. While we would not be ac-
cused of lack Of faith, or fear for the
future, we see no possibility of carry
ing the country next year. We think
it far drawer to fight for principle
than to fight for success, and we think
too much Importance is attached to
winning a political battle. We love
the reform party of this country too
we'll to wish it advanced to power by
political Spasm. When the reform
ers 60 to the White House they should
go as the messengers and representa-
tives of social and political move
ment distinctly defined in the life and
thought OF the American people. To
go earlier than that would be to
march to sudden disaster.
The foregoing is from the pen of
our genial friend, the editor of The
Progressive Age, Of this city.
We must differ from him. Sta tes-
cal affairs and practical results. Its
end is the betterment of the cOndi-
ton of mankind, moral and mate rial
To accomplish anything it must be
successful. Our friend, Prof. Dobbyn,
may have an eXquiSitely INSTRUCTED
and decorated with beautiful carv-
ings; it may be an ideal piece Of work,
for poets to write about and painters
to paint; but if it won't shoot what
good is it? If the Professo r's house
is invaded by burglars, and his life at
stake, he would give two hundred such
adorned inetficiencies, for "a 81 50 old
musket that would shoot. The mo n
key painted his tail sky-b!ue; he pro-
nounced it meat but not gau1y," and
he was lost in admiration as he con-
templated it; but of what earthly use
to mankind was that cerulean appen-
dage? THE man who loses sight Of the
real object Of a political party, in his
worship Of the sky-blue tail-end OF
that party, is on par with that mon
key. We know the Professor is too
sensible man not to agree with us.
For our part we would be glad to
see the Peoples Party carry the coun-
try next year "by political spasm;"
yes by convulsion! The doctor
asked the old woman if she ever had
fit. YES" she replied, ''if you
hold my bonnet 1 will have one now"
We are equally re ady to throw this
whole country into the biggest spasm
that it has ever had if we can only
convulse out Of power the Internal
pack of frauds and shams who are
now running the land. Granted that
the Peoples Party might make some
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

A great many Of the state papers
are roasting Donnelly because of his
opposition to the prison Irvine. Mr..
Donnelly may be somewhat inconsist-
ent in opposing the plant, but it is a
fact nevertheless that some Of the
methods Of the institution are rather
peculiar to say the least. One OF
these peculiarities is the method they
have Of disposing Of the twine.-Bel-
bingham Times.
Very true. The whole thing is rot
ten to the cOre:-porous with corrup-
tion. The spending of the public
money to send John Norrish and his
family to Paris, for a summer trip
ought to drive Clough out of office, I'm.
less he promptly wipes the official
heads off that Prison Board. Will he dc
it? We doubt it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
LIARS.

The liar whom the editor hates
worst Of all is the man who, when
dunned for years subscription, says
he only received two or three copies
during the year, and refuses to pay
Clarksville Graphic.
Next to, if not above this one, the
editor hates a liar who takes the pa
per seven or eight years, and whe
finally cornered for settlement says he
never ordered the paper at all.-Pike
Co. Post.
But the worst liar of the whole out
fit is the man who takes the paper
several years, then moves away with
out paying or saying anything about
it and yet says he is an honest man.
ElSberry Advance.
Brethren, you all fall short of the
truth. The biggest liar in the lot is
the editor who publishes the obituary
of these aforesaid liars and intimates
that they have gone to heaven-Ply-
mouth Independent.
We have our own especial Minneso-
ia liars Here is one OF them:
NEW RICHLAND, Mimi, Aug. 1.
To the Representative:
wrote TO you once before in regard
to THE REPRESENTATIVE | wanted
you to stop sending it now | will
write again and 1 want it stopped for
l do not like the paper at all it has
nothing in it and you mite as we'll
stop it as do not intend to pay for it
7 do not believe that way.
HENRY GREENWOOD.
wv this fellow owes us 6S cents for
sues Of the paper-that is since
November! And no notice has
erer been received to stop his paper.
We carried him until harvest, think
ing he was poor and honest. He may
be as poor as Lazarus but he is as
dishonest as the devil. His name is
Greenwood" but Beelzebub will dry
him out so he will burn like fat-pine
kindlings. A thousand years from now
he will be figuring up on the ends Of
his burned fingers how much he owes
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
BOOMING.
ESTERLY WORKS SOLD AGAIN.

The Minneapolis ESterly Harvest ter
works was sold second time this
morning under the liens" judgment
for about $4,000, which was secured
last April term. The property was
sold under three seperate descriptions
and the amounts bid about equaled
the amount of the liens. The effect
of this sale will be to render nugatory
the mortgage judgment sale, unless
the mortgage shall redeem the prop
erty within year.
The same paper which publishes
this had a screaming article. with
great headlines, about the return of
prosperity.
On what does it basathis claim?
/. There are good crops in the
Northwest.
1t seems to think that the G. 0. P.
is identical with Providence, rain, sun
light and the revolutions of the earth
on its axis. 1t takes the credit from
God and gives it to Mckinley! But a
big crop of potatoes at Is cents bush
ell is not equal to one-fourth of the
same at 80 cents bushel; for there is
so much more trouble digging and
carting them to town.
2. The anticipated carriage of that
big crop has justified the railroad com.
panies in buying iron to repair their
tracks, ETC., and that increases the de-
mand for iron; and that is another
proof of good times.
But fertiliey is not synonymous with
prosperity. Some of the richest soils
in the world are inhabited by beggars rs.
Prosperity is Indicated by the
amount that remains in the produc.
er'S hands after his debts are paid;
not by the amount he turns over to his
plunderers. Take note, friends, OF
where your crop goes to. Observe how
much of it you have for your comforts
and luxuries. It is yours and you
ought to enjoy it. Do you? If not
who does enjoy it? And what do you
get for it? How much goes to tax-eat-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
thoughts of Wayland printed on them

thoughts of Wayland printed on them
nothing more. But those thoughts
were so original, so penetrative, so
just, that they commanded an audi
ence wherever they appeared, and the
circulation spread like a prairie fire.
until it had attained the extraordin-
airy figure of $4,000. Mr. Wayland was
coming money out OF his little paper.
That money was his. He could have
spent it in riotous living if he had so
chosen, and no one could have said
him nay. But again he wanted to
help mankind; and so, refusing to use
what was his own, he devoted the en-
tire earnings Of his paper to the
building up Of colony in Tennessee,
on sOcialistic principles, and he issued
call to all men to come in and help
him. Each party was to put $500 into
a. common pool, out Of which houses
were to be built for each, and the
large earnings of the paper were to go
to their common support. He still
owned the paper, for his money had
started it and his brains had estab-
lished it;it was part of himself. Among
those who joined the colony there
were some who were unreasonable
cranks, or the paid agents Of Plutoc-
racy, and they stirred up the others.
They said to them:-''It is part of our
creed that the community should own
the means of production'-th chief
means of production is the newspaper;
true it is, Wayland has thousands Of
dollars invested in machinery, type,
ETC.; and he is giving us all share in
the earnings of the paper; but we
want the paper itself. The colony
has not yet. paid for it's land, and its
ultimate success is still problematical,
but we want the paper. We have
not got the money to buy out Way
land,-but we want the paper. We
have lots of men among us just as
good writer's as Wayland. The Yam
kee said, he could write as we'll as
Shakespeare, if he had mind to- but
another observed that that was the
trouble:-'he had not mind to- Now
we have got the minds to- and we
will discharge Wayland"
And so it went. We have received
the last number Of the Coming Ma
tion. It is a body without a soul.
Mere dish-water. AS Hamlet says
words, words. words" Not flash
of original thought in whole page.
The fools have killed the goose that
laid the golden eggs; and the thing
they have left goes around cackling
over its chalk products-very round
and very white and very smooth, but
there's nothing in them
1t is none of our business:-but we
hate injustice with deep and abid
fng hatred. And we hate mfoolery
more than injustice, for, as Napol-
con said, ga blunder is worse than
crime" We don't know Wayland,
never saw him; but we simply know
that his mouth is closed and Plutoc
racy is chuckling over it. 1t may be
that the fools have played into its
hands spontaneously, as fools will; or
it may be that Plutocracy has hum
plugged the fools. Anyway Plutocracy
is tickled all over, and the colony will
60 to destruction; and the Peoples
Party has received indirectly blow.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
balism glaring into the eyes of philan-

va ~
Even a plain and simple age could
see the wrong of physical murder; and
they enacted laws against it, which we,
creatures of custom, have re-enacted
in this new world. But the Saxon and
the Norman and the Celt could not
anticipate such complex and universal
schemes of cruelty and slaughter as
Pjutocracy has now invented, and is
spreading, like great, net, over all
the world, and hence they furnished
us no remedy, and it falls to US to de-
wise punishments as terrible for whole
sale murder as for retail; and that is
the task civilization now has on it's
hands. But the murderers are numer-
Gus and powerful and control the
wealth Of the world, and they insist
that the kindom Of hell must continue
on earth; and that to establish the
kingdom of heaven would be most
discreditable species Of 'paternalism."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

Sherburne Advance: Taxes are too
high in Minnesota. There is too much
jobbery in conducting the affairs of
state. The people are becoming alive
to these conditions and there is going
to be shaking up at the next cleo
tjOn.
1t can not come moment too soon.
Think of the million and half peo-
pie Of Minnesota paying thirteen mill
ion dollars of taxes every year! It is
worse than the government of the
"unSpeakable Turk"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
THYME.

Our Irvine business has been a great
success. We have been the means of
selling million pounds of Irvine at
prices away below those asked by 9TH
ers-in some cases at less than half.
Next year the local Farmers Alli-
anceS must organize this business and
see what can be done. "a dollar
saved is dollar earned"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
then the resignation was peremptor-

then the resignation was peremptor-
ily demanded.
The Union was aware Of this Gull
mination Of the dispute, and this
morning. in anticipation Of the de-
mand for the county deposit, failed to
open for business, notifying customers
that the directors had decided to go
into liquidation. The Union held
$4,000 OF county funds, $25, 900 of city
funds and $4,000 belonging to the
state. These amounts are secured by
further personal bonds, SO that there
is not much prospective loss for the
taX-DaYerS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

mantle Of obscurity is drawn around
the presidents crime, and the boy is
as If he was not. Like Piles divorce
suit. that charity (which covereth
multitude Of sins, "-of the tools and
agents of the Money lis invoked
to screen guilt and shield nastiness.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

An English paper estimates the pop.
ulation of hell at 100000, 900, 900. No
wonder the fearful roar Of joy over
came the weep Of the angels at the
condition Of Nicollet avenue.-Ex.
That's a bigger majority than Knute
Nelson had;-and made up very much
the same way-of knaves and fools.
That would be worse region to con-
duct Populist paper in than Mime
sofa.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
We would call especial attention to

We would call especial attention to
the advertisement of F. H. Peterson
& Co., "Spot Cash Bargain House"
They are a reliable firm-which can
not be said Of all such institutions.
Give them a trial. Fa rmers must
economist in these hard times, and
the best way to do this is not by starv-
ing themselves but getting clear of
the middlemen, and cutting prices as
low as possible.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

In another column will be found an
advertisement of the Minnesota State
Fair. With our big crops it ought to
be made great success. The Secre-
tary, E. w. Randall, is capable man
and is doing good work.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

"Hutchinson's Times" is the name
OF a new Peoples Party paper recently
started at Austin, MINI. 1t is bright,
newsy and geographically a credit to
the large and increasing list of Mime
sofa papers advocating the peoples
0Ause
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

ers for which you receive little or moth
Ing? How much for watered stock
Tor which you have had nothing? How
much for over charges On the neces-
saries you buy? Figure it all up and
let us know the result.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

There is a rumor that Plutocracy
has tired of Piles and are about to
ship him to Jackson'S Hole-where
the Indians are killing the settlers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12


The New York Times reports that
Policeman Logan OF that city, saw a
man lying intoxicated on the pavement
and went toward him, meaning to wake
him. AS he drew near, however, he
saw a brindle bulldog standing beside
the sleeper, and as the policeman leaned
forward TO shake the man, the dog
growled and showed his teeth. Logan
stepped back for fear of being bitten.
The drunkards name was Collins.
Hey there" said Logan. Collins
woke up.
Tell your dog to let me arrest
you.
Collins struggled to his feet and said
to the dog, Come on, Bully, We're
rested. /"
The dog ''heeled'' obediently, and
the policeman took them to the Thir-
tieth Street station house. There was
no reason why the pup should be locked
up, but it was plain that he intended
to stick to his drunken master as long
as he could, and he was allowed TO oc-
cupy the cell in which Collins spent
the night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12

The Hawaiian Consul az Chicago Thinks
an Organization Is Beiug Formed There
to Go to uatvnii.


Ihe Hawaiian Consul at Chicago Thinks
an Organization Is being Formed There
to go tn HawRii.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept Sired W.
Job, the Hawaiian consul in Chicago,
is very much worked up over the dis
covery OF what he thinks is we'll
organized regiment of filibusters, who
are only waiting tho word 10 go to
Hawaii for the purpose Of fomenting
another uprising which shall have for
its purpose the re- establishment of
Queen Liliuokalani on the throne.
Ii is said that az ex- Confederate
general, whose home is at present in
Chicago, but whose name the consul
refuses to diyulge, is appointed by
some of the leaders of the filibustering
movement and offered commission
if he would enlist in the undertaking.
The Confederate officer not only re-
fused, but Immediately called upon
Consul Job and informed him of what
was taking place. y
Mr.. Job at first could hardly believe
that such move was on foot, but after
investigating was convinced that the
report was not only true, but that the
movement had progressed until every
thing was in readiness.
II was said that the company already
numbers between 400 and 500 picked
men, and that they have succeeded in
arming themselves without attracting
attention.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12

Homer Barry, printer and publisher
OF sl3 Shipley street, has Just issued
from his press the new 1885 Directory
for the city of Hazleton, Pa, of which
the Hazelton "Plain Speaker speaks
as follows: "The new city Directory
for ls05, published by Homer Barry of
Wilmington, has Just been issued.
This is the largest and most perfect di
rectory that has yet been published,
1t is necessarily the largest because
Of the greater amount OF general in
formation included in its pages. Ii
contains about 10000 names and in
cludes the names Of the residents of
the various suburbs as well us Free
land. The book also includes a hand
some map of Hazleton, and the usual
resume Of general information as to the
city, State and national governments.
The book is a handsomely printed
and bound volume. 1t is OF excellent
paper, printed in clean, clear type and
is conveniently arranged. The diroc.
tory is bound in leather and cloth.
MIR. Barry has also secured the publ.
cation of the Newcastle, Pa, Directory
for 1880 From his press he also issues
the Directory of the Builders and
Building Supply Dealers Exchange,
Rochester, n, y, and a directory of
the Master Builders Exchange, Lowell.
Mass. lie has also secured the puhli
cation of two city directories in the
West. - II is Mr.. Barry's intention Il
establish here directory publishing
house, the equal Of any in the United
States