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4 Hint to Bores.

Two gentlemen who were playing cards at the Prince of Wales club re- gently were very much annoyed by other members who stood behind their chairs and interested themselves in the game. Finally one of the players asked one of the spectators to play the hand for him until he returned.
 The spectator took the cards, where upon the first player left the room. Pretty soon the second player followed the example of the first. The two sub stitutes played for some time, when one of them asked the waiter where the two original players were.
 .sThey are playing cards in the next room. , was thewajter's reply. London Tit Bits
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from the face of the earth, , the cantain

from the face of the earth, the captain replied, with sad mile.
 ~ pat are'you gen,g to'do, captain?,, g In hopessof q rise?''
 T ! don't dare 10 hope, but this boat shall be ny home. '''
 Iell me, if l an worthy to be told. where do you get such strength? How can 5ea hear up so well under such mis- fortunes' - 70
 Do you see that woman?o pointing to his wife, who stood short distance away, leaning oL 6 railing and looking out over tie field. T get my strength from her. ;
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heient confidence in you to promote you 10 tl1ls position of trust, so keep a sharp lookout. J :, '''' r
 I shall, captain. ;
 As the old maid at the quilting said. Why so pensive?''
 Nothing.
 Yes, there is something. Come, out with it, my boy. My boy, , again. The young man looked earnestly into the captain 's eyes but saw no glow of unusual tenderness Discouraged, foolish fellow, thinking that the captain should have diyined his hearts secret, he again made an eva. siye reply.
 Come, Henry I see that something IS Indeed the matter with you. Tell me what it is. .
 Can t you see?''
 No. How can F"
 Have you been so unobservant all these years?"
 What do you mean, lad? You are actually mysterious. {"
 "oh, sir, if am presumptuous. for give me, You took me when was home less and gave me welcome full of Kindness. You have educated mel
 And taught yoo to be pilot" ;"
 Yes, taught me everything I know. and It grieyes me to think that have taken advantage of your kindness. ,
 "How?"
 By loving Ida. ,
 You are foolish boy. And is this the weight that expresses you? Why. Henry, when she was a little girl, ;n flowing nightgown, kneeling by hef mother at night, she used to mention your name ill her prayers. She still prays for you. , Henry caught the cap- tain s hand.
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lEish you had. Some of the pas agn have gone to bed. Think I'd la have them aroused.
 Hs turned to go and had taken hold ae doorknob when the boat struck. Agound by all the gods that ever R'Fer waterl" exclaimed the pilot. ae captains face was as pale as a " Still holding the doorknob, he isd a at the pilot and said:
 Ion have ruined me. "
 D@'t think that, captain. She aS very easily. and I think that by aaalhg a few bales of cotton we can hHs her of.
 sptlieb, without replying. went be- me grounding had been so easy lae passengers were not in the algntened, but stood about and 's a;,.,l one man asked the captain why ~ul ssa call his boat the Plowboy Ir,,ssas saO'aef man, a great wag and self Waed ~ wit, said:
 NY %1 cap'n, why don't you call her ssheelbarrow?'
 ieeaase' ssa Gottlieb replied, "she ,s,s rsAo s more than one track before ,S S's out of here. ,
 alght they worked without avail. Ists 4S Ssi uawned upon a scene of dreary srss, lne .i schiller was in a little field |tn Ss ssa,, .wo strips of wood. Hope was ans;a'l nss;aaaaoned, for the water was fall saip,s s's. The pilot kept out of the aa a 2 ~ way, but he need not have ainss. % sOr 'he poor fellow s face show 1I had <. instead of anger. When the shs@d 'tea tea called to be paid off and eb m. 'ne captain said: eBoys. I kba rrs Ts:F you off here, but it can't be 1eaowsda aals field, I am told, was never st s r;.. uelore, and it is useless to Rpasma'ss' l'ss In the river. I have made RB Tbo l" nave this cotton hauled aDetsu.sa tus .passengers will also receive Hrs' 'Ga0n' Where is Mr. Quirmer?,' s spSs ], am, sir. J
 naoneyso soa come up and get sssssassss,, stSsss, sir ! don't deserve it. Aaeundss :, Do you suppose I think Ss ,1aasd but ili this boat purp0sely?S S''''N NY am the cause of it's being and I am the cause of it's being ast th. Well. it was ,asu because soq' T was |ssars. q'.ssr ss1'a seen such another man.
 isvs ass cursed me, but U ',.'1, wo'ld MIatn a1' @tb ; a3lped he from the ,a face ',af af
 would not wipe the boat
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CHAPTER III

A heavy rain had been falling all day, and reports from above spoke of high water coming down. Although Gottheb had long since lost all hope of ever again steaming down the river on the Schiller, for high banks had formed between his farm and the river, yet he always read with interest accounts of high water. A dark night set in and the rainfall increased in volume. The old engineer raised steam, as usual, and the bow of the Schiller pressed against the edge of her narrow confines. Henry took his accustomed place at the wheel @1 never heard such a rain, :" he unused. Good thing we brought the horses aboard ,
 At a late hour he still sat in the pilot house. The machinery was slowly work ing. ssOld Bob,' he unused, must be industrious tonight, but he always works his engine when the weather $ bad. )
 The captain came up You'd better turn in, Henry. It's getting late. Great Lord What was that?'
 The boat had moved. The rain fell i'll such volume that no rush of water could be heard. Henry's eyes stood out in wild stare. The boat moved, ca reened to one side, steadied herself and shot forward.
 Give me the wheel-giye her to me!'' exclaimed the captain.
 'Get away, captain; you are too much excited. know where we are, going through the Yelling field The water naturally turns to the right here, for the land is low Lightning flashed. Don you sec"
 '.Ged bless the boy"
 Bless us all, " Henry replied. Mrs Langbuerger and Ida rushed into the pilothouse.
 '.Now we turn into Robson s narrow field, :" he said as another flash of light ming illuminated the yellow sheet of water.
 Where can we get into the river, Henry?a
 We go over Jackson's field into Cove creek, and then on to the river I've planned the route many time and have walked over it a hundred times. ;
 Fifteen years since the Schiller came up the river,' the captain said
 ''Here we are, as another fash of lightning lit up with & glare the mighty, rushing ri>er. For a time no one spoke Morning slowly advanced, and when the light was sufficient the Sehil- Ter was landed. A crew was soon formed.
 While the captain was standing on the shorc q mar approached him and said:
 ssYeu deH't remember me, dc you?''
 "Why, Quirmer, how arc you?''
 "You don't know how glad I am that you are again afoat.
 .'Go aboard. Henry doesn't t know the river, and want you to teach him. In other words, take your old place. There, don | mention 1t, but go aboard, for we are going to start in a few minutes. ,
 That night Henry and Ida were mar ried.
 ssWhat boat is that?" asked man at Helena the other day.
 ''That's the Schiller, built by old man Langbuerger. Henry Rusworm is the captain now, but the old man is so full of life that he goes out every trip. '
 THE END.
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The Man Who Knows.

I respect the man who knows distinct ly what he wishes. The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficient ly understand their own aims They have undertaken to build 2 tower and snend no more labor on the foundation than wc.ld be necessary to erect hut. -Goethe.
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| IMPERIAL LODGE. No. 94, K. ot F., meets every Friday night at their Castle Hall, over Citizens Bank.
 Fraternal welcome extended to all visiting knights and brethren. J. ". LANGsToN, H. l. HoLDERNEss
 K. R. and $. c. c.
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'Doa't you l4goep t'ldt Iaeorship yoeF
 in the pilothouse looking out over the cornstaiks that sheeh their SILKS and silvery tassels in the stirring air.
 When Gottlieb returned at evening and came up into the pilothouse where Henry sat i'll his souls own twilight lost in . reverie of sweet content, he touched the young man, who was un- cunsc ious of his approach, and sad .,
 Keeping her well in the channel are you, my boy 4,a
 Yes, he replied, humoring the joke. ,aa s,,f
 Look out for alags l have had sui'
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TlIgB FARMHOUSE,
 Bv oPIE REID.
isos. by the Author.1

.,,,t. 1896, by the Author.l
 p'''''1sHH 0E CHAPTER I
 ,ss old Mississippi river men
 gd, :, ~ nottlieb Langbuerger. He
 'ai, saoUn as Q cabin boy, indus
 t''' nDs nsDsouomical, and with discre-
 ,'.s, ,Da ,ip ripsned than with most boys
 Fas, ". His faithfulness caused his
 Isus, us,,sncement, and at 20 years |ss aas ras placed at the head of a
 ae bs Sss sast, This, though, was not
 ot his ann lition. He yearned
 psgD' large 2, boat and be in fact its
 " ; Large la boats in those days were
 ts'' .,,.s DlS floating palaces, so unspar- % ''l'sa s1s means employed in their
 a'' uts 'nt and even an industrious
 llpllass.n' U ssoired to the ownership of
 pSav ", 4s mi. realize his ambitious
 'a,a !a p day, Gottlieb married a E'''s s,a lady. a girl, not unlike him. i: 'PI,t Z sturdy German stock. Heart lear sia, ana |lss ',' tssr aaa soon found themselves, in '|'' '''sepss a,,s of . fortunate speculation,
 If sufficient money with ',',a' \ s0 mild their floating palace.
 sa IVY ' Gottlieb was the owner of a
 ipM 'st md. with his wife and little 7 ma " m board, he proudly plowed Eashy uI river. During s an extremely < |'p1 ''n' ia that day, he went 1t, up the Ar
 a far IS Fort Smith, took on a ,hipment of cotton and came Y rith 1 a sweep. With what feel sa elf congratulation did he stand F,stsnd survey the people who rush. Es,m M their houses to watch the Schil- 4 sbe passed, and how his wife, a,s a well his feelings, shared x EsrT Tbey had passed Little Rock and Essd the low and sandy district, N dark night came on.
 |snn't you think we'd better tie up N mnping?' asked Gottlieb of the |ya at all necessary. I know the |s like a book.
 |sys, but remember that the water is sr than you ever saw it before. '' |.gbo ssvs it is?" the pilot answered ,sr sharply. for some river men are rmd their record ill this way and EGss the very mention of recent waters Ip higher than any they have seen lApast.
 Evb, don't know particularly who B f is, but from what I can gather < and there the river has passed her .ist mark of former years. y You are doubtless good authority on { Mississippi, captain, but I don't K you are very we'll acquainted Arkansas. ?
 pAll right, go ahead. "
 IM night grew darker and darker. iatogcrept along the water and rose ahs air. Not q light could be seen Eg the shore
 Wish I had taken his advice, " lM the pilot. Hanged if I thought | . few drinks would make mo 50 1inste. To tell the Gods truth, I lt know where I am. The river k have risen wonderfully, for tho aeeountry seems to be overfiowed. Hand but am afraid. " He strained 'ges and "rummaged" his recollec- ! Gottlieb, with an anxious face, aainto the pilothouse.
 Where are we, MT. Quirmer?' Somewhat near the Giles place; but, hl you the truth. I don't know ex- Fwhere. Wish 1 had taken your ad- 2 for the whole country is over-
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POLITICAL POINTS.
From he Penny Press.)

From he Penny Press.)
There seems to be little doubt that the
Populists will nominate Maj. j. NJ Bow
Ter, of Bird Island, for governor No
other name is mentioned. If he will ac-
cept he will be unanimously chosen.
Some prominent Minneapolis Populists
are agitating the matter of nominating
S. NJ. Owens for con gress in this district
They claim that if this is done the Dem
ocrats, or, at least a majority of them
will vote to indorse Mr.. Owen as their
candidate. Of course, the gold-bug DEM
OcratS would resist move of this kind
but the silver advocates are so largely in
the majority that they would carry their
point in the convention. The result, no
doubt. would be a split in their ranks
and the nomination Of gold-bug candi-
date by the minority.
Mr.. Owen has expressed willingness
ness to accept the nomination if rendered
him. MIR. Owen is firm believer in
and advocate of free silver coinage. If
nominated by the Populists there would
be a strong feeling among the free silver
Democrats in this district in favor of
indOrsing him.
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a TRICK OF THE ENEMY

The evening that Mrs. Lease spoke
here elaborate prepare tions for other
entertainments had been made. There
was grand ball at the Grand Hotel:
Two churches were open to receive
SINNERS and others; d society or two
we're holding NEE tingS, and it was con-
tdently expected by the silk-stocking
element that there would be a slim
crowd at the court house. Eut no;
the court house hall was crowded so
that many had to leave again, while
few attended the ball, the churche,
were pretty lonesome and the socie-
ties were deserted by people eager to
listen to the gospel of truth as ex-
pounded by Mrs. Lease.-Fergus Falls
Globe.
How anxious the old parties are to
prevent the people from hearing the
truth? How solicitOus they are TO
keep them in darkness? If Mrs. Lease
breaches falsehoods why not have enc
OF their leading lawyers, bankers or
clergymen meet her in debate, and ex-
pose her falacies. But whcnc YER they
resort to tricks. like the above, is it
not proof positive. that they know they
are wrong, and that she is right: and
that they can only continue to control
the populace by keeping them in ig-
norance Of the trutho
Mrs. Mary E. Lease is to come back
In June. Let every county in Mime
sofa arrange with her for one to half
dozen lectures. Write her at Wichita,
Kas. Let her make her route so as
to require the lc; st tia |. Tue cam.
paiYn will then I've growing red hot,
and everybody will be anxious to hear
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AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS.

Those only are slaves who deserve to
be slaves. 1t will be an eternal dis
grace il 100000 people sink into
serfdOm at the command Of a few
thousand. Look at Renville county in
this state. The whole county is now
org; n zed, with a Populist League in
every township. They have had a
great corps Of splendid workers, in
Guiding Major j. M. Bowler, Frank
Warner, of Buffalo Lake, the indie
fatigable Hamlin V. Poore, of Bird
leland, and others; and last, but not
least, Mr. J. r. Lowe, of South Da-
kota. Mr.. Lowe sends us in this week
1913 new subscribers, and adds:
During the past fifty-eight working
days l have made tifty-tnree speeches,
organized % leagues, sold 30 reform
books. took 80 subscribers for the
Monthly Sentinel Of Chicago, and 2S5
subscri berS for The REPRESENTA-
TIVE, at a cost Of 1872 per day, for my
work; and done my own collecting.
Have you worker in Minnesota that
can beat that record? 1t has made
Renvile county, safe for the PopuliSts IN
1896. Long live The REPRESENTA-
TIVE; long live Ignatius!'
II we did not know that brother
Lowe was a temperance man we
would set the last outburst of enthu-
siasm down to vinous exaltation. But
1t Is splendid record and we don't
think it can be beat anywhere in the
United States. We are glad to hear
rumors that friend Lowe is about to
establish Populist newspaper at
Granite Falls. More power to his
elbow" We hope the local reformers
will take hold and push such a worker
forward. Energy like that is more
precious than jewels, 1t moves the
world.
But that which has been done in
Renville county, can be done all over
the state. Mr.. Lowe should be kept
going, under Frank Warmers direc-
ton, as state organizer, from county
to county. Now is the time to push
the work, before the bondsmen have
to 60 back to their annual task of
seeding and planting, for John Bull,
and Bothschilds, as Miles O'Reilly
says, should be turned up to the
daisies!''
Let every man be alive, We have
got 'em on the run. Don't let them
stop to blow.
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POURING IN.
l 1"Ds
Supt.

We have only room this week to say
that the new subscribers are pouring
In las ter than ever. And the best of
1t we are invading that which has
been Darkest Africa" for the Peo-
pies Party heretofore From old
Goodhue Mr.. G. Edison, cousin Of the
great inventory, sends us Al new sub
scribers; while Fl. A. Sparrow Of Kas-
Son, sends us 81 from Dodge and Ohm
stead counties; and Judge Ives Of
Crookston, sends US 200 from Clay; and
Mr.. Lowe 1913 from Sacred Heart. But
we will give tabulated report in our
next issue. Rush the work, brethren.
Daylight is dawning. We hear that
in Renville county "Dar" Hall, ex-
Congressman lis swimming all alone in
an ocean of Pops" and struggling
hard for breath. His supply Of pigs
has given out and our supply of facts
ID arguments is just being tapped.
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ELEANOR G. DONNELLY.

In all her blushing beauty's smiles and
tears,
When to thy bosom she is, rapturous, lifted,
And borne aloft to higher, purer spheres
. Christian Orpheus! look not back pray
thee,
Let not thy glances seek a sensual Past
No lure should tempt-no obstacle delay
thee
From speeding to thine eyrie free and fast
Onward and upward! Death and He'll be-
hind thee
May clamor for their prey-Albeit bap-
With fire thou shalt fear naught-on chain
shall bind thee,
No bounding demon ever track or find
Henvns victor thou shalt be, since tits as
signed thee
To hail the Drama pure and spiritualized!
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THE STATE LEAGUE.

A meeting Of the executive com
mittee of the Peoples Party State
League was held at the office OF Mr.. l..
NJ. Aver, in Minneapolis, on Monday
Of this week, and plan of campaign
was decided upon by which active
work was begun in organizing every
county. ward and precinct in the
whole state
Mr.. Warner, the state organizer,
will open up his work in Ramsey
county next week Mr.. Warner will
yet his appo;ntmcnts through TIE
REP The Third ward
will b. reorgan ned on Monday, 18th
The place will be psi East Sth street.
The Ninth ward will be organized
on Tuesday the 18th. at 1O1 Cayuga
street. Good speakers will be attend
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NO RESEMBLANCE.

Uncle Shelby Nj. Cullom has struck
his favorite-son attitude ard is doing
some Of the ablest smiling of his life.
Chicago Tribune.
And this is about all he is capable
of doing. His stock in trade is that
he looks like Abraham Lincoln; but
the reese blance does not extend in
side his hide. The wrinkles of his
skin may remind you of the great
Liberator, but in the convolutions of
his brain he is no more like Lincoln
than the gray-matter of chimpanzee
is like that of Sir Isaac Newton.
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THE GOOD TIMES.

New York, Jan. 3l-Bradstreet's re.
view tomorrow will say: "The fea.
lures of the week are continued re-
tarded demand for merchandise and
| checked industrial operations. Least
satisfactory is the waiting attitude of
some of the more important ind US
tries. Shoe factories at Philadelphia
are shutting down or running on part
time: cotton goods makers regard the
outlook for their product unprOmis-
ing: there is reaction in the price of
steel blllets; among fifty pig iron fur
naceS In the PittSburg and Shenango
districts fourteen are idle. and the
position of wooden goods manufac-
turers is shown by the fact that for
cign wooden goods are relatively most
active.
General trade at the close of Janu-
airy proves disappointing. particularly
in Central Western, Western and
Northwestern states, where the move
ment OF merchandise from jobb ers
has been slow and unsatisfactory. it
being only fair at Il few points. The
volume OF spring goods distri buted
from Chicago in January falls behind
expectations, although larger than in
January, 1895. Some traders in terri
tory tributary to Chicago are making
orders small owing to having carried
over large stocks, and to desire to
conflne pure Uses to actual require
ments. At St. Louis the spring de-
mand is slow and general trade is
characterized as only fair by the most
sing:ine. The condition in the
Northwest is such that grain moves
freely in some regions, irrespective of
low prices. A result of all that is
shown by the cuts in New York. Chi
cago and st. Louis jobherS in prices of
standard cotton goods which democrat
iZe he demand.
Business failures throughout the
United States this week show another
large increase, not only as c compared
with last week. but as contrasted
with TIL" total for the fourth week In
January, 1895, 1894 and 1898. The total
IS o93: last week it was BAL: last year
BIZ: in 1854, $40: in 1893, 271 and in
1872 it was 20. There are So bust
ness failures reported from the Do
mInion Of Canada this week, an excep-
tl"naliy large number. The total last
week Was %; one year ago it was Sc: in
1894 it was Al, in 1893 it was 81, and in
the corresponding week Of 1892 only
81
BradstTeet and Dun have done all
in their power to lift prosperity out of
the mud by pulling on their boot
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USURY.

A writer in the ''Silver Knight
one F. R. Ringsmuth, puts his finger
on one of the crying and colossal evils
of the age, as follows:
Wages are continually growing
smaller and farm produce cheaper
Why?
Because towns, states, and the ma
ton are sinking deeper and deeper in
TO debt, paying more interest, be-
cause corporations are continually in
creasing in number which also run
into debt and counting the interest
as expenditures, by so much compel
the people to pay higher for their
goods. And so that whole mountains
OF Indebtedness, public and private,
lie upon the shoulders of the COM
mon people, whose wages are con-
stantly curtailed that the Unsuitable
Moloch be satisfied.
Usury, yes, uSury is devouring us.
1t was usury that compelled the
government to introduce the single
currency. 1t is usury that declares
our silver and paper money not trust
worthy. 1t is usnry that calls for
more and more certificates. Usury
introduced the wage slavery, usury
made Justice blind, usury plots bloody
wars, usury has undermined our ma
tional prosperity. 1t has enslaved
Europe, ruined India, harrassed the
life out Of Egypt, and strangled our
national liberty.
Moses was great lawgiver, but he
is guilty of one serious error. Instead
CT the Ten COMMANDMENT he should
have engraved in stone:
Thou shalt not take any usury"
What is the remedy? To prevent
the money-lenders from contracting
the currency to make it more valu-
able; and then let the government is
sue an abundant supply of money, so
that it will be cheap; and mans labor
and its products will be dear: so that
the people can get out Of debt and
stop borrowing.
Usury continued long enough would
devOur the universe.
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HERE is IANCE--CORRESPON
WITH MIR. STEWART.
Hon. Ignatius Donnclly:
Dear Strive would like to estab-
llSh PopulISt paper at Redwood
Falls, and believe we could offer fair
inducements to good true man who
is a rustler., Have you in mind such a
man. or do you know of plant for
sale at figure consistent with these
times. Things arc coming our way.
the logic Of events is going out into
the highways and hedges aud com
polling them to come in Yours
truly. A. d. STEWART.
Redwood Falls. Mimi, Feb. ,.
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HURRAH, HURRAHI

THE NINTH WARD HOLDS THE
BANNER.
At their last regular meeting Feb
ruray s. the Populists of the Ninth
ward voted So for one hundred copies
OF TIE REPRESENTATIVE, to be dis
tributed throughout the ward. The
Ninth ward therefore holds the ban
ner.
Now let the other wards do like
wise. II they do we will come back
and rout them horse, foot and
dragons. Let us hear from the Sixth
ward and Fourth ward.
Let US vie with one another, and see
II we cannot hold the banner for
time at least with the other wards.
ID. FITZGERALD.