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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08

might make in the interest of his election.
1t IS both fair and reasonable to conclude
that ether railroads had a similar desire.
and that issuing free tickets does not
measure the extent to which these great
corporations went to crafty their desire.
He must be obtuse, indeed. and have a
childlike confidence in the unselfshness
and philanthropy of railroads to believe
that they are not casting anchors to the
windWard'' when they take such active
and potent interest in the election of a
United Statse senator; that they know
their man" when they do so much for him
certainly requires no argument to prove.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
GO TO FARMING.

ENCOURAGE IGRATION-REwARD
OF INDUSTRY.
(Wayland's Appeal to Reason0
Mason City. Iowa, Nov. 21.-Seventeen
crews have been laid Off on the Iowa and
Dakota division of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul road occasioned by far
mers holding their grain for rise in the
price. They claim that the prevailing
price of corn does rot pay them for the
husking and marketing. Corn Is now be-
ing quite generally used for fuel in lieu
of coal.
Yes, why don't the people quit crowdng
into the cities and 60 to farming? With
miners starving for corn bread, and FAR
mers freezing for coal, and the beautiful
private ownership Of railroads and coal
mines preventing them from supplying
each others wants, this is great, glorl-
Gus and free country. When will people
learn that the railroads run for private
profit and rob them into poverty? How
many more years will they submit to the
exactions of robbers for transporting
goods over the highways Of the nation?
Why will man, the animal said to be en-
dowed with reason, submit to the loss OF
his property and liberty rather than give
uu the delusion that the title to railroads
Is sacred in the hands of robbers and
would ruin the people to assume posses
sion of them in the interest of the people?
Suffer until you learn it.
It is said that women who go into
business life have not only greater
chance of marriage than girls who stay
at home, but greater prospects Of
happiness afterward. The reason al
legged is that they make the acquaintance
of the class of men who make, as rule,
good husbands-that is, industrious, in
telligent, hardworking men of business.
Moreover, working with them day by
day, each has a more than usually good
opportunity of discovering the others
real character. so that there is less risk
of disillusiOnment after mararige..
We hasten to congratulate friend Dom
nelly and The Representative upon the
occupation of their new and beautiful
offices in the Boston block Of this city.
We understand our brist!ing contemp-
erary is meeting with much encourage
ment this season. We extend our con-
gratulations at the opening of the new
year, and hope that The Representative
may prove valiant and able exponent
of the cause Of true liberty for mankind.
The Progressive Age.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
Morgan. the Rothschild agent who en-

E111, ds5enC no en-
gineered the last bond steal by which fif-
teen millions of dollars were wrested
from the government, pays tax on only
one hundred thousand dollars. He is
worth fifty millions.-Maine Populist.
1t seems funny Morgan pays any taxes
at all. Being the government (practi-
cally) he should be exempt.-Denver
Road.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08

eye9s yeeS So 5 90 o. q airss Pa
state, county and township: and no.
o00. 900 more annually Of Interest IN
"watered stock" of railroads; usurious
rates on borrowed money; ana through
the Stealings of elevator wheat, lum-
Der. cattle and other rings. Whist 40
the people get for 1t all? Nothing.
What are they going to do abont 1t7
Speak and act. .....-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
REEDS PLOTTINGS.

lie IAIhS Il HE COM IN THE.
INTEREST OF THE GOLD BUGS.
philadelphia American)
Mr.. Reed has accomplished the organ
iZation of the House committees all the
more quickly because he had policy to
carry out. The plan that congress shall
do nothing to restore silver, and as little
as possible to amend the tariff, evidently
exercised controlling interest in his Sc
lectiOns. His ultimate purpose in both
is to advance his own prospects as a can
didate for the presidency by securing the
support of the commercial centers. which
always lay upon congressional discussion
the responsibility for any current de-
preston in business. It is with the same
end in view that each OF the Maine rep
resentatives. as persons in his own fol-
lowing, have been given chairmanshps
OF committees, Mr. Dingley receiving
that OF ways and means. the most impor-
tant in the speakers gift The commit
tees on banking and currency and on
coinage also have been organized in the
interests of the policy of inaction. The
chairman, of the former, Mr.. Walker, of
Massachusetts, who, al the opening of
the session offered a bill to retire the
greenbacks. That of the latter is Mr..
Stone of our own state who signaliZed his
zest AS an enemy Of silver in the last
congress. So far, therefore. as Mr.. Reed
could effect this. the house is committed
to the views of the Wall street magnates
and is placed in as complete harmony
with the views Of Mr. Cleveland as it is
possible for a Republican house to be. 1t
is left for the senate to represent the Re-
publican doctrine of bimetallism, unless.
l. -. L
er that it is more in harmony with the
public opinion Of the country than are he
and his supporters.
This action also leaves no doubt as to
where Mr.. Reed stands on the monetary
issues. He formerly showed a disposi-
tion to hedge as regards silver The en-
emies of that metal however must have
satisfied him that it would not do to
"face East by Vest any longer, and that
the price Of their support must be paid
out of his use of his power as speaker
This leaves the friends of silver in all
parts of the country no choice but to an
tagonize the speakers candidacy, and to
seek elsewhere man who is loyal to the
pledges of the Republican party.
The superintendent of streets of Port
land, Ore, in recent published letter
says, that if an advertisement were
placed in one of their papers offering to
hire one thousand able bodied men to
break rock on the strets, at Is cents per
day of twelve hours, would be answered
in person in "a hours by not less than
500 men, and by the first of the year
fully 1000 would be found working for
such wages An advertisement of that
character would bring proportionate
,,,r, har in cvQrV ciiy and town in tba
country Man is rapidly becoming the
cheapest commodity in this country
Sound Money.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
Circulation Of money for each woman and
child $3.84.

Cleveland borrowing $500 600 900 from Europe time
OF peace; wheat so cents bushe millions of workmen
dle endless catalogue Of defalcatons, swndlngs.
arsons murders and suicides Property cries out for
large standing army; the land concentrating in the
hands OF the few the very OF the Repuhlici In peril
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
THE PRODUCER.
Id Ruled in the Interest of Plutocracy.
Circulation OF money, for each man. woman and
h''d' $67.26.

Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury, in
his report to Congress- in 1861 sad The people are
now comparatively free from debt. There is an i'm
mense volume of paper money in circulation. Trade
is carried largely for cash than ever was
case prior to 1861
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08

Missouri World.-Senator Stewart IA
vors war with England. He says Eng
lish guns cannot kill as many of our peo-
pie as the English money system is now
starving to death.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08

The place for labor to appear organ
lied is at the polls.-Southern Mercury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
RATS STRANGE FRIENDSHIP.
From The Hartford Courant.


George Wilson. a colorcd porter of Nirginian
birth who works for r. Sisson & CO.. is the object
Of tho singular affection OF rat. About two weeks
ago he caught large gray rat In wire trap in
the storehouse and called one OF the firm to see his
catch The subject of dspOsing of the rat by poison
drowning OF by the aid Of rat-terrcr dog was
discussed. and pending decision of the question
Wilson fed the rat in the cage for day and then
left the rodent go.
To his surprise the rat returned 10 the trap the
next night and found the following morning
awaiting Georges visit with manifestations of
pleasure He fed again and exhibited his APP
probation Of his colored preserver's kindness BY
rubbing his hands along the bars. licking Wilson =
finger and acting much cat does when purrlng
forth her affection. Wilson stroked the rat through
the bars OF its prison. gave II more food and let II
go again.
II appreciates the kindness bestowed upon II by
returning nightly to It's cage to be fed A singular
fact is that the calmly ignores the presence OF
any one else and will only arouse Itself and show
delight when Wilson approaches. The rats colored
friend has as yet made no attempt TO handle II Tor
training purposes. but II shows genuine pleasure
when he is around. and yesterday played about the
storehOuse while he NJ work. After being re-
leased the rat usually climbs the wall ana passes
through a convenient hole into "A room above. Inc
llfe OF that is likely to be shortened through
Its singular attachment to its benefactor 49,.
A feature in this connection Is that other duio
animals seem TO be fayorably affected by wilson
presence John j. Marin. the accountant OF me
firm owns a gray riding horse which ne uses ualiy.
The men at the stable where the morse Is kept are
a little afraid OF II and are especially cafeiui now
they approach It's two extremties as II Is rather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
nSiND CTCECPS -

Detroit correspondence of The Chicago Record
As the steamers pass along St Clair flats be-
tween Lake Huron and the Detroit River. the pas
s"ngers numbers Of old hulks anchored off I'm
shallow water. and invariably ask the steward or
one of the deck boys what they there for Tho
answer always Is given in n gruff and contemptu-
Gus tone. rs If It wore fools question:
They're sand-suckers"
whats a sand-sucker?'
"Old tubs that suck up sand"
How do they suck up sandT'
Then the oracle looks at you and grins He
doesn't quite know whether you're n farmer your
self or are guyinG him. and II takes Il great deal
moro questioning to find the fact that a new
industry has been found to utilize ancient and
leaky hulks that are MT At to go 10 sea.
The bottom of Lake ST. Clair and the flats that
and these boats 20 out every morning anchor in a
favorable place near the channel and drop over
board large hose pipes of canvas rubber, with
iron tips which sink OF their own weight. Then
they the pumps going and suck up the sand,
which brings a good deal of water with IT,. and Is
deposited in the bottom OF the boat The sand
sinks and the water rises TO the surface and re-
turns to the river through holes pier ced for its
commodation. Thus before sunset the matches are
filled with pure. clear sand at a nominal cos l.,
which is unoaded on the docks at Detroit and sold
for building purposes
In carly days there was a community OF French
men who made n business of gathering this sand
and hauling il TO the city. but they had to work
very hard because Of their ignorance of hydraulics
and their lack OF boats. They poled and rowed up
natboats which they would fill by jumping
board in shallow water and shovelling in the sand
They would work a month with the water up to
their waists and not get as large cargo as mod
ern sand-sucker, operated by two men, can pick up
in a single day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
cRoss-sEcTION OF BAzTN's BOAT.

seen the model boat that 1t presents a fine APP
pearance It is also asserted that the con-
vexity Of the wheels the latter present
but little resistance to side wind. A headwind has
n free course underneath the deck.
But the chief merit which this novelty In marine
architecture Ia supposed to possess IL economy in
power required for propulsion Compared with
boat Of substantially the same capacity. NJ. Bazin
estimates that he get higher speed easily
reaching thirty-one or thirty-two knots. yet
curing only one-third of the amount Of coal. Adj
miral Coulombeaud of the French Navy. who Is
great believer in this scheme is reported as
having computed that only one twenty-seventh Of
the power is needed TO drive a Balm boat that IS
consumed by an ordinary vessel OF the same size,
brief account Of some Of the inventors pre-
limnary experiments may not be out Of place here
1t will show how painstakng and logical is his gen
eral method, II he is too sanguine about the
result Of his venture. Having placed q hollow
wheel in a tank Of water, NJ Balm found that il
voluntarily assumed upright position. and was
submerged TO only one third of its extent Then he
spun It around without showing it forward. 1t re-
volved easily without much friction. but did not
spontaneously advance The counterpart OF that
test was move the wheel forward, without rotat-
and left "A trail OF disturbed water behind. Besides
the wheel made little progress Finally the IN
vestgator impaired both rolling and progressive
motion his disk, and then, to his delight and
prise. II travelled the whole length OF the tank
without disturbing the surface sensibly He thus
found. he believed how to reduce the resistance
ferrng further 10 these researches says:
Two sticks were placed in the water. and disk
was propelled horizontally on meeting the sticks
the wheel pushed them forward few inches and
then stopped Repeating this experiment with
revolving disk the wheel passed the sticks.
which sank under the wheel and rose at the den-
teal place while the disk continued its course TO
the end Of the tank After thus proving that tho
wheel must have beth revolving and n forward
movement NJ Balm soon found that nothing was
10 be gained by revolving the wheel too quickly.
and that IL merely necessary to do this I'm pro-
portion TO the propelling force OF the Too
much power the wheels would be likely to cauje
a certain amount OF friction Under these circum-
stances the relative power upon the propeller and
the wheels would have to be calculated with n
tnin nicely. as the disks would have TO turn In
act proportion TO the distance covered by the boa
This fact having been settled NJ. Bazin procecde
10 demonstrate the stability and speed Of the
wheels framework carrying six disk wheels
three on a side. placed in the tank A cord
was attached 10 II and drawn up over n pulley. Ii
carried a weight OF POO grammes. which represent
ed a certain propulsive force. The frame was
sxullcd bac TO one end OF the tank and allowed 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

above the level Of the but the new Channel
boat Of course. will be considerably lower. While
designed primarily for passenger service. vessel
OF the Balm pattern would be capable Of carrying
a big deck load.
Stability in rough weather is Of the great
virtues which NJ. Bazn expects his boats to dis
play Referring to experiments made by him
with model about sixteen feet long In large
tank. The Engineer" Of London said In one OF
its issues about three months ago.
THE motive power supplied by dynamos, one
working the propeller and four others turning the
floats (or disks. Upon the connection being made.
the propeller revolved with great rapidity. and the
wheels turned slowly. and after a few seconds lost
in getting under way. the model sailed the whole
length OF the basin at great speed. To show the
conduct of the vessel In rough weather. the water
was agitated TO represent waves on the same scale
as the model. of five to seven metres Sixteen to
twenty three feeD in height. and. though rolling
slightly at her moorngs, the model behaved spen-
didy when in motion The miniature waves rose
nearly the level Of the deck, hut the model rode
steadily In the previous experiments. 1t is
claimed that in the toughest weather the passen-
gers would feel very little movement Of the vessel
I'm the experimental boat being constructed
the steering is done with ordinary rudder but
II is proposed to steer the transatlantic vessels by
means of a column Of water forced out of the stern
by pump so that instead OF the progress Of the
vessel being impeded by the resistance Of rudder.
1t will be assisted by the water thus expelled at the
stern. On the boat taking up its berth it may be
driven by the steering alone. and this acts 1t
is alleged. so eficacousy that the vessel be
turned round its own length"
Another advantage which is claimed for the disk
wheel steamship is that II would be practically
sinkabe. Each roller would be n water-tight com
partment distinct from the others Even should
one or two be punctured by collision, 1t is thought
that the vessel would sink only very slight dis
lance. In one Of his experiments with eight
wheel model NJ. Balm pulled out plugs from two
disks. As soon the water entered 10 a certain
level the disks turned around as TO bring the
aperture top. This suggests the probable
with which. in actual experience repairs could be
made In the wheels
incidentally, 1t is remarked by those who have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
A QUEER STEAMSHIP.
1T RIDES ON GREAT HOLLOW WHEELS.
HIGHLY ORIGINAL SCHEME WHICH HAS BEEN
CAREFULLY DEVELOPED BY LONG



One would imagine that after the thousands Of
years during which men have experimental with
shipbuildng the general shape OF arine craft had
been pretty we'll fixed. But highly novel Ideas
have recently been advanced by Ernest Bazin. n
Frenchman, and they are receiving exceedingly re-
spectful treatment from experts on both sides Of
tho Atlantic The designer has been able to COM
mand tho capital wher with to build vessel OF con-
siderable size in accordance with his Ideas. She
about ready for launching at last accounts
and 1t is intended TO put her into service on the
English Channel II everything goes well.
NJ. Bazins plan is to mount long. fiat frame
work or deck upon three or four axes terminating
with enormous hollow wheels. These wheels should
be water tight and give buoyancy to the ship Oh 1t
may be called. While propulsion is effected
principally by means Of submerged screw. like
that of ordinary steamship, yet the big side
wheels also to be relied upon to help the craft
aong and they therefore to be rotated at rate
carefully adjusted to the speed of the screw.
For transatlantic service the inventor would have
vessel something like 400 feet long. with four disk
wheels a side each measuring about eighty feet
from edge to edge, and having a thickness near the
centre of thirty. But the boat now under con-
struction is much smaller 1t has only six disks.
whose vertical diameter is about 80 feet. Presum
ably she Is 80 feet long The displacement
will be about go tons. and engines of $50 horse
power will be ploycd to propel her.
Cabins, engne-room. pilot-house and other super
structures will be erected at a proper elevation
above the deck This in a transatlantic vessel
would doubtless be from twenty to twenty-five feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
THE NATIONAL BANK or NORWAY.
From Tit-Bits.

Probably the most Independent and aris,ocratio
bank In the world is the Norges. or National Bank
or Norway II seems 10 BE- wholly Indifferent 10
doing business OF any kind. and what IL does do IL
insists upon doing I'm its own deliberate way.
Socially the bank Is of considerable Importance.
The directors meet twice week. and these friendly
gatherings are said 10 be most ENJOYABLE Affairs.
versation. No loan or discount be made without
the approval OF three Of the directors
Suppose the directors hold n meeting on
Wednesday, and you want TO borrow fl 600 Mon
day You apply TO Norges Bank and told that
the matter Will be taken under consideration at the
directors meeting on Wednesday, and YOU may look
for answer TO your application by Thursday. IL
does not matter In the least that you want the floo
on Monday and not Thursday. you simply have to
wait.
The origin Of this institution was as peculiar as
It's management is unusual Soon after the nominai
union Norway and Sweden in 1914 the latter coun-
try began feel the need Of greater money facites
TO- demands OF the rapidly -increasins COM
The problem OF securing the necessary Up
ital for a great national institution was very SIM
ME one for the Norwegian Government .
II raised stockholders for the bank JUST as IL
raised soldiers for It's armies. Every well-to-do
citizen was compelled 10 take so much stock. He
uas always at liberty to take more II he chose. but
was made easy n principle. In accordance
with which ending In other figures than nyc
and zero were To be excluded from the books.
This national bank ~ also national pawnshop.
II Is authorized by law TO lend money any nom
pershable goods. provided they be deposited in
the bank and kept under lock and key. For this
service II charges rather less than the usual pawn
brokers' interest which may, perhaps. account for
the rarity OF private pawnshOps In Norway. In the
regular loan department the curious rule Is enforced
for more than SIX and only for sums OF at leaS