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Evening journal., 1896-01-04
DEsTRucTlVE BLAZE.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar rire In an
iowa Town.


CREsToN, a., Jan. i.-Firo destroyed q
block OF business buildings, including tho
Summit House. at this place. At ono
time the entire business district was
threatened.
Tho ilamos originated in Horton 81 Dom
aldson's furniture store by an employee
ovorturnng o lamp. The fire got beyond
control in a short time and Villasca, Red
Oak and Corning sent their fro apparatus
In response to calls for assistance
Thirteen merchants lost their merchan-
disc, and two brick and threo frame build
ings wero lost. The total loss Of property
is estimated at 5000, 600, with about S50
600 insurance
The firms burned out are G. A. Allen,
proprietor Of the Summit House; Kunath
81 Huntington paints and wall paper; !.
w. Cherry, drugs; Moulder q Woloh. sa-
loon; Horton a. Donaldson, furnituro ~.
NJ Wilson. confoctionor; Cotton & Black,
grocers, and tho American Newspaper
company
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
THE HUSBAND SHOOTS.
sonsationaI Trngcdy nc Wcstchester cauaod
BY Fnithicas Wife.

by a fnithicsl Wife.
WEsrcHEsTEr, Pn. Jan. 4.-William
Barnes aged 90 years, was shot and prob
nbly fatally wounded by John B. Mcclure.
q well known tailor OF this place. Mo.
Clure IS IN jail
Both men arc fathers OF large families,
and the tragedy IS due TO the faithlossnoss
Of MoCluro's wife. He had spent the
evening at his shop, and returning at
lato hour had just entered his house when
he saw q man slip out the back door into
the yard. Demanding an explanation
from his wife, with no result, no rushed
out and fred at the fleeing figure Of the
man, who was trying TO escape by way Of
the alley.
Barnes, aftor hoing shot, walked fully
a milo TO a physoian's house. where 1t
was found chat the bullet had penetrated
the lung. There is no hope for his recov-
cry.
Mcclure proiessed ignorance Of his vic
TINS identity until 10 was revealed by his
wife Tho woman Is not attractive and
bears bad reputation. Two years age
sho elopod with a young man. but after
ward pleaded TO hc taken back, which tho
husband consented TO do on account of
tho six small children. Barnes has al
ways hOrno a good reputation.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
oarAnnH oaNNor nr ouReD

with Cal APPLICATIONS. as they C an
not rrHch the seat OF the disease IntArrh IS
q blood or clust tutional disc tsc, aud in order
20 cure 70 ou must take iuterla remtdlts
Halls CAtarrn Cure is taken internally. aud
Ertt uire ffy Ol fhe blood ami mucous
surfnC+s. II ATS Cat ilrh Nure IA no Qlack
medicine A. WAS prescribed by one ut he
best hsrIciA1a in i1is country iOr ycars. and
Is lr guisr prescription. 10 Is 60 np sed OF
the bcst t1rice known coinbiued with the
best blood CURRIERS'. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients Is what produces such
won crful results "a curing CAtarrh Send
foI teafimouials. frea.
K. j. CAEfNEl a. CO.. prnps.. Toledo, o.
sold b. Druggists. price 75o.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
Food for Digestion
From The New York sar

From the New York San.
Beyond doubt thsre Is accessible IN
the archives Of Aadiii and Of rhe Hlgns
much sddltio lal evidence relating 90 The
Guiana boundary OF Holland and Spain
from which Powers England and
Vsn'zusla respectively drive the titles
All such aud MI other evidence obtsln-
aole will Of c3urso. b. collected, sifted
and weighed by the commission whic1
Nc Cleveland Is about 60 appoirt for
the purpose of learning whether
Vsntz lela has so strong prma facle
case Es will justify IA ia the eyes Of
postelity and OF those European nations
whose good opinion we desire In protest
ing the soil OF an Anerican Republic
against forcible encroachmsnt Mean
while he London newspapers In stead OF
Inviting US to read Lord ssli5bury's g
dlspstohss, may do well to look ~ the
authorities enumerated above When
they have fully digested these, we may
perhaps deem them qualified to discuss
the Ven lela boundary question.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04


TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVE-
NUE. DEPOT, EAST BOUND.
All trains Illuminated with Plntsch
NEw YORK, weekdays. 'aos 7.so.
$3.50 80 .l0.S5 a. M; 'l2A, lisa 'S.O6,
NEW ''- YORK, sundays. .8os $40.
.l1s5 a. m; sS06 '5.S2. s7.s2, IL p. m.
Hii-lA AND DC HccHfiEEsrNuuTT ssTrRREFETsJ
Weekdays, fS.08 5.55, $40, 'L30, 'l.45, so,
,9l5 80 % loss % nc l9 a. M; = % a.,
is1i sand1ys. daS; =. .sos. 7l5. $50, $40. .ns5
a, m; i2lo 2.2o, 's.O6, 455. '5.s2, $50, 1882.
iiI9, PHILADEHPH1A L. j I, cTwELFTH AND
MARKET STREETsl
Weekdays .&oS. '7-so. $780, 'lO'S'
4 sundays. 1hit VS. .s.o5' .n.s5 a. m; Ta,
cHEs'rER. weekdays. 's.os. 5.55. $40.
'7.SO, 7.45. $50. s9.l5, 1905, LILO a. m;
12.40, '1.59. 22O. S25 AS, '5.S2, $50, 'I.S2,
C 1csiHEsTEPR. Sundays, .s.Os, las. $50.
'11.35 a. m; Y 10, 220, 455, 49,, 6.SO'
'T.32, $50. 10. IL p. m.
M; 'l2.2i, '159. '3.O6 p. m. Sundays 7.4S
CAPE NAY. weekdays. $40 a. m; '159
p. m. Sundays iy9si,i,4 545 l1oTnsrn q; n;
BALTIMSoBSE = AND wAsHiS9gT9sMss, y y 81
ar !9s SIS .s u cS a. .s & IS p z9 mo- O 'O'
Sundays. 200. zO2, 's.4s a m; 'l255. '2.O7.
''i5 BALTiMoRE s;ri SiH' an ASB s WAY STATIONS.
NEWARK. Del. '4.2O. 7.O2, ss.4s, s11.O5 a.
m; 1885, 3.O3, -'4.O3, '525, 7s5, $50, 's.5s.
'i255 sos. '5.25, 7S5. $40. 'S.5S p. m.
PITTSBURG, weekdays, %6.48, a. m.s
's,12 p m; Sundays, 'S.4s a. m; '5.25 ?; an m
CHICAGO, e64S a. m; s5.25 p. m. dally:
CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS, 'l255 ana
'S;5s p. m daily r,,,,,rrr, "a,
Bristol and Chattanooga, .6lS p. m; M Week Week,
days; '5.2 D. m. Sundays. Througn
sleepers Washington to Memphis and
sT sfNGERI..SY Si5ii.S ACCOMMODATION. 7.o2
a. M; s;o5, 7;85 p. m. daily lilo p. m daily
s'1LypS L6pNn nSFFYNgBsisRG SFYgsi ACCOMMODATION.
weekdays, 7.02. 1877 a. m; LOO, DO p. m.
sundays, 1000 o. IN. n ~ ~, z; Pm M srprrr
For New York, weekdays. '5.l5 D. m.
Sundays -5.l5 p m
For Philadelphia. weekdays '7.25 a. m;
davs. 725 n. m; 2O5, a5.15, 9.45 p. m.
For Pi;tsburg and Chicago, daily
For Baitimore. week-days. go a. m;
800 @5.15 y. m. Sundays, "Jl5 y. m.
For Bandenberg and way stations, week
days, 650 1920 a. m; 205, 5.l5 p. m. sun
dT ddss' s'vE 10 iPHiipiikVbi5iERPfiIA = III CTwENTY-
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETs)
Weekdays. s540 8. us. ISIS, $50, 1893
I.3l a. m; 1920, lilo, s1.26, 2, $3.50, 3.35
'415, s4.49, .5.l5 '5.41, 6. ESQ., '7.4S, 's.2
'0iy s9ndnys' disS -i $40 g, sis. Q. n.so a. m.
.1220 1856. o '4.15. s449, G3O ~.f3,
sS23 1910 and l135 p. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA CTWELFTH
AND MARKET STREETS)
Weekdays. $50. $50. @10l6 am; $40.
s7.2l p. m. Sundays, 800 s755 a. m; III
y. IN
Telephone. no 193
Rates TO Western points lover than via
any other line.i
c. o. SCULL, General Passenger Agent
r. b. CAMPBELL. General Manager.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
Canada to Increase Her militia.

OTTAWA, Jan. Alt is the purpose Of
the Canadian government to take imme-
diate steps looking to the strengthening
and increasing of the military defenses Of
the Dominion, and a bill authorizing the
necessary appropriations will come before
parliament early during the present ses-
sion. Lieutenant Colonel Lake, quarter
master general left for England, with tho
object Of comforting with the imperial
authorities IN regard to carrying out this
scheme
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
valuable b Peaoe and In War.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Great Britain has access from the
ocesu to the greet lakes for l,s gunboa's
by It's own waterways The United
States has AZ present no means to defend
its great lake cities except by the con
struciion OF vessels At that point where
they are needed. Tails fact points 80
strongly TO the necessity for a canal 70
Pittsburg, the natural centre FOR the
production OF the adj j1ncts OF war that
the Government might reasonably lend
immediate aid TO les construction, II il
does not undertake that construction
Itself With the Pttsourg and Lsks
Erie canal and the New York aud Erie
canal enlarged sufii iently to 0cs mmo.
date gunboa's. our military position on
tho lakes would be impregneble.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

Who says the negro race Is not thriftj 2
George Yarderbilts estate contains
80 COO ncrss. aud be owns all be can see
from his house excepting a little nine
acre lot on which q colorsd man has his
cabin George would Ike 20 own this
but ssmbo appreciates ecod neighbors
and refu1ez to sell for less than $50 COO
cash down Here is thrift for you
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
- slnr.r a Nhnnlnr rrnnhln-

PEORIA. Ills, Jan. f-In the circuit
court bin has hoen filed Tor injunction
by Walter Barker against the wholesale
drug nfm Of Singer & Wheeler, and a mo.
tion for the appointment Of a receiver will
be heard today. The hill alleges that
the company owes between $3.50, 600 and
5000, COO and of this SOL, 200 is overdue
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

be patriotic. and it can therefore be
safely asserted that the people OF the
United States Of T. day prefer death to
dishonor
Congress was led into the war crj
hastily and when it came to think the
matter over concluded that It had
been rather silly in endorsing a Dsmo-
cratic Presidents policy at such short
notice. Il felt the necessity Of roaa
serting itself when the President
offered it the opportunity to DO some
thing By appealing upon it to help
him 10 saving the 6na icial honor OF
tho country This was tbs siraN, mstS
phoricllly speaking, that broke the
camsl's back, and Congress determined to
show It's Independence. aud make capital
for the Republican party by move that
would crush the wicked Democrats aud
strengthen tho lunga Of Republican
honchmsn with war CRY thai had never
been known to fail in the grand OLD
psrty This time it showed It's
hands still moro prematursly and the
shout Of "tarif, especially as applied to
wool, raised conformation throughout
{ he country
There can be no doub. that Congress
now sees it has made d mistake. By aid.
ing the president with bill retiring the
crssnbacks or soms other practical
esirlation, sioag honeIt money llnes, the
Republican uijority would have sho wn
that they were really In favor OF honest
moneys tune they have bssn shouting
ever since they wsrs nomlnsted for cleo
iion--whlle BY pursuing the course they
have they have digusted the business
msn Of the country II has been a hand
showing indeed for them for It has
shown that they thought more Of humil-
iaiing the president. and Of party policy
than they did Of the good Of the country
In ipsakng OF Congress- wa havs
berstofore alluded to the House. but tho
senate has also had q hand showing aud
as result, we fad that that body can be
depended upon 10 vote fos the irao and
unlimited coinage Of silver every tins
The oltuation Is really oomieal, fis we're
rot for its Importance The President
says we have got money enough
bat no, gold enough, aud points
out a simple method OF retaining
. he gold IA the country Congress de-
clares that tho President knows nothing
about It and that we have not got money
enough and the only panRcea for our us
70 to put tariff tax on wool, etc. This
accommodation comes at bad time OF
the year; it Is about ss unreasonable as
tho cool comfort that IL gives Co the
business men Of tho country who well
know the effect OF prolonged tariff
diicussion.
Asuext to free silver. high tariff II the
god Of the Senate, the House has raised
breszs which 70 cannot ossily quiet
Ths manufacturers who want to b.
protected" are alive to ths situation
and the result OF tho Republican polltl-
cal hand showing is terror to those who
m1de IL without considering the re-
suite
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
Your Last ohanoe.

We have few copies Of a beautiful
wo'k. handsomely bound, containing stv
eral hundred pictures OF high artistic
uert which will be cold st $l.75 a copy,
which Is about one fourth the publica-
tion price Also some copies OF Rand and
McNally's Cyclopsdia at 81 20, worth
four times the price asked Can be seen
at the EVENING JOURNAL office.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

men have obtained seats In that
august body in the elder dsy2 Not easily.
The preeent Infusion Of young blood may
not prove an unmixed evil. but It Is not
reassuiirg. either for gravity OF council
or for the obtaining Of the highest
lerisi ntive resulis
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
tnILef IL alr aourn.

Distressing kidney a1d blsdder diseases re
iieVcd fn 81 " hours y tfs "NeW Great south
American Kidney Cuce." Thie new remedy
Is q great surprise IN account Of its exceeding
pra-1ptues6 IN relieving Iein In the bladder,
kidneys, hack and every part OF the urinary
passages in male or femsla. It relieves reteu-
ton oi water and pain IN passing Il almost.
Immediately. IT ycn Waot nick relief and cure
this is ygrr remedy. sold IS ]. &. Beeten aud
q. JAsnee Belt, druggists. " ilmlngton. Del
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
IN Eneet Noyembsr u. lsg5.


Trains leave wilmington as follows:
For Philadelphia lexpress), L57, 255, 40,
$50, ZAP. 7.5O, $50, S55 y4S 1905, 10.16, 1125
5.l0, $50, 6.45 7.07, 906, and 9.12 p. m.
Accommodation, 800, 100. SOC, 1O4S a.
m; 1885, z.25, $40, 5l5, 74O and 1875 pm.
For Chester (eXpress) l57, 4.20, 6.3O, 7.42,
7.50, $50 800, loo LIS, 11.45 a. m; 49,,
800, 5.Ol, $50, 6.45, l.OI, and Y.05 p. m.
Accommodation, 600. 100, SOC, 10.4S, lbs
a. m; l2.Sj. z.25, 3.40, OILS, 74O and 1926 pm.
For New York. i.57, 2.55. 4.2O. GsO, 200,
S.5J, DAB, l0.O5, u.4J, am; @l2.l6, l37, 3.O5,
3ll, 5.0i, $40. $50, 7.07, 9.l2 and 1913 p. m.
For Boston without change 1Ol6 a. m.
For the south-southem Railway Ex-
presT, IA p. M, Sleepers TO Memphis and
New Orleans.
For West Chester. via Lamokin. $50
For Newark Center and intermediate
stations, 73S a. m. and 6S3 d. m
Baltimore and Washington, 4.sS. sol, s.11.
1923 ana lleO a. m; 12o5. u. 49, ILL, 1.50,
3.56, 5;23, ''6.O5, Cos, IA, $50 p. m. and
Baltimore and intermediate stations.
24l, 4.43, 6.OS and 1l54 y. m.
Leave Philadelphia. Broad Street. for
Wilmington (eXpress) $50, 40, 725, 831
1920, 1:2S a. IN. 12Og, 1921. liz. 203, sis.
S46 40l, Al, sos $50, 5.5s, GIT, 6.55, 7.4O.
l-l0, lll6 p. m, and 1905 night
Acct mmodation, &C, 7.3S, 9.12, 10.35 a.
m m, Lz' S.OS' 4.OS, 4S1, 622 s.8S, 1908, and
- SUNDAY TRAINS.
$780, S55, 9.43, 1905, Las a. m, i.S7' s.0S''
5Os, Dot 7-6l, l;25, 9.06, and 9.12 D. IN.
LAO, 405, 5.15. and 1876 p. m. '
For Chester (express) 1.57, 40, $50 S55.
lO,V2' LID ~ a. m-' LSb SO5, 5.O4. 500, 707,
ACCOMMODATION. 700. $40 m, 1910.
lao 400, bio, ~, and 1885 p. m.
gis 1865 ms a. s NJ. 1sa I5 so5. @ rs. aSS SSq sSs:
556 7.07, 9.12 and 1913 p. m.
For Boston, without change b56 nm
For the South--Southern Railvav ~
press, IA p. M; Sleepers TO Memphis and
For West Chester, via Lamokin. SIS
d. B..ltimore and Washington. 4ss So1
1923 a. m. 12o5, 1249, l,5O. 5.2s, ''6.O5. al,
$40 y. m and II. "a night
Baltimo.-e and intermediate stations,
sos and 11A4 p; m;
Leave PHI adelphia. Broad Street, for
Wilmington texpress). $50, 720 1l.23 am.
1909 1i2 AL sos, 6.55, 7.40, SIS, lilo, Nd
y. m, and 1905 night
12So, 2O5, 6.1o, S.sS, 1908. and Il.sS p. m.
DELAwARA' DIVISION.
4-so, 6l5, 6.55, g.5l p. m, and 12.10 night
Express for Dover Harrington ana
Delmar S13 u.OS a. m, AT p. m, and
For Harrington and way stations only.
Express for wyoming. s.5s p. m.
Comfort, and Norfolk, n.O3 a. m, and
1901 night.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For New Castle, 95l p. m, and 12.10
night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort
and Norfolk 1901 night.
Fer MlddletOwn, Clayton. Dover, Wy
oming, FELTON,, Harrington. Bridgevilie,
Seaford, Laurel. and Delmar, l2.0l night.
CO Congressional Limited Express
trains, composed entirely of Pullman
Vestibule Parlor and Dining Cars. No
extra fare other than the usual Pullman
charge.
% Limited express trains, composed
Of Pullman Nestibule Parlor Cars, YES
tibule Passenger Coaches, and Dining
Car. No extra fare.
For further information passengers are
referred TO the ticket agent at the sta
ton.
S. NJ. PROVOST, J. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

L, the restoration OF the McKi nley
tapf is tobs made by the Republicans
the issue before the people this year. It
ssems logical that Governor Mckinley
aud not Thomas B Reed should be the
candidate and 70 Is said Thomas Is bs.
ginning TO end this out.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

PENNIKs AID SMALL OBArep oAH
BIN HAD AT THE COUNTING ROoM.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

Leave Philadelphia. Broad Street, for
Wilmington (express) $50, 40, I25 831,
S.46, 4.0l, Al, sos, $50, 5.59, 617, 655, 740
lilo, 1l.l6 p. m. and 1906 night.
Acct mmodation, GO, 1893, 912, 1035 a.
lbs u. m.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

Schedule IN effect December ], 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVE-
NUE. DEPOT, EAST BOUND.
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

las, $50. s9.40, s11.35
.O6. ass. '5.s2. $50, 'Z.S2,
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
DELAWARll DIVISION.
SUNDAY TRAINS

For New Castle, 9.51 p. m, and 2.1I
night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort
and Norfolk, 1901 night.
Fer Middletown, Clayton. Dover, wy
oming, FELTON,, Harrington. Bridgeville
Seaford, Laurel. and Delmar, 120l night
Evening journal., 1896-01-04

sundays, 's.Os, z45, $50.
0, go. 455, '5.S2, 6.S0'
Evening journal., 1896-01-04
SUNDAY TRAINS.

For Philadelphia (express) 1.57, 255, 40
S5o' e:55, 9.4S, l9.O5, lL45 a. m, 1.s7, 2O5,
5.Of 5.56, 7-Jl, 7.25 9.06, and 9.12 d. IN.
Accommodation, 100, $40 &. m, l2.l0.
LAO, 4.O5, 5.l5, and 1926 p. m.
For Chester (express) 1.57, 40, $50, S55.
1902 40 a. m, LS7, 3.05, 5.O4. 500, 7O7,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
FALSE TEACHINGS
Answered by a South Dakota Thinker.


Editor Representative.
John F. Townsend. President Of the
Bowery Savings Bank, New York, in the
North American Review for March gives
an article to show that gold is the only re-
Liable money that is honest and safe, but
the arguments which he presents are with
out any reliable basis.whstever.
He says that the deposits in the savings
banks in the eastern and middle states
amount to j$9.57S,352, 72S,4O, deposited by
more than 100000 depositors, an average
of about $34O each, and that the coinage
of silver would tend to. depreciate the
value and purchasing power Of every one
of these dollars. The reason for this he
states Is. that it Is not possible for paper
dollar or a cheap silver dollar to equal. a
gold dollar in value, and the depositors.
would suffer by the losses that would fol-
lew such money legislation. because there
is no real money except gold money and
to legislate for any other money would be
a crime Mr.. Townsend does not attempt
to show how much Of this large amount
Of deposits has been made IN gold or how
much; IL any, these banks expect to be
called on to pay in gold, neither does he
divulge the fact that 1t would be entirely
impossible to pay even 10 per cent Of the
deposits in gold IL they should be called on
to do so. His article Is written SO as to
convey the impression to the four million
depositors that the gold Is on deposit in
the banks ready for them at any time.
This must certainly be misleading as there
Is not as much gold in all the civilized
world as would be required to pay them.
Can 1t be called honest for him to make
this .pretence that the banks expect to nay
seut gold to these d0positorS, when he
knows 1t would be an impossibility? And
again. why should he express 20 much
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22

people have silver and other favorable le-
gislation. The only chance for silver vo-
tiers Is to concentrate their votes on the
same candidates. and the only ticket on
which they will concentrate their votes Is
q union ticket on which independent sill
yer Democrats, Republicans and all other
II neither party, old or new, will give us
this ticket, then the voters should give It
to themselves: fer 1t Is the only ticket that
will win. If there is not time for nation
al convention after we see what the parties
90, we can put out a union electoral ticket
made up Of Independent silver men, Demo
Gratis, Republicans and others. and let the
successful electors meet and nominate q
President after the election, to be support
ed at the state capitol. l am not sure but
this would have been the best plan at the
start. Every state can also put out
union congressional ticket. to suit its con-
ditions.
This union ticket is what l understand
Populists and silver people are striking at.
Only they propose to nominate the nation
al ticket before the election. and that will
perhaps answer the purpose II as fair dis
tribution Is made to parties and sections
as Is possible under the circumstances.
or course no man will have position on
any union ticket unless he pronounces
for silver is to /, and independence of old
party conventions and caucuses, If they
pronounce for gold and against the people
as they have steadily done for so years.
When voter, who looking out for the
interests of himself and family, is asked to
vote for man, his first question is, is he
silver man and friend Of the people?
His second question, do you propose to be
governed by party convention and caucus?
If his answer is yes, the third question is,
how will the convention and caucus de-
ciGe? The chances are that he must say,
for gold, or that he does not know. Your
fourth question would be, why should I
vote for a man who for all practical Dur-
poses is a gold bug, or for man who does
not know what he will do. And the vo-
ter's decision should be, not to vote for
any man who is not silver man, and who
will not pledge himself to vote for silver,
despite conventions, caucuses. the world
the flesh and the devil In such times as
these the voter can't use in his business
congressman who does not know what he
is and what he will do at Washington.
The voter can't afford to not know what
he Is himself.
F. J. RIPLEY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
FROM OLD MEEKER.

Editor Representative:
After spring work is done you may ex-
pect a great addition to your subscription
list from this part OF the state. l shall get
bicycle and canvass the whole county.
: and think 1 shall meet with success. as
the majority Of the people have come to
the conclusion that there must be some
thing rotten in Denmark
Cosmos is the banner Populist town OF
Meeker county; and we are traInping on
ward right in the middle Of the road. with
that old war horse, Daniel Jackman, In the
van. ~
sincerely hope that your project of is
suing a Scandinavian edition of The Rep
'resentative will be carried out; 1t should be
the duty of every Scandinavian Populist
In the state to further the project to the
utmost of his ability. Scandinavian
edition Of your valuable paper would be
power in the state. l do not wish to be-
little the efforts Of the Scandinavian Popu-
list papers IN the state, though much OF
their time and labor Is spent In petty per-
sonal quarrels between their respective
editors; Scandinavian Representative
would go into thousands of homes where
the English language Is not known, but
where the honesty, experience and vast
abilities Of its editor are we'll known and
appreciated.
am Norwegian myself, (not Knute
Nelson Norwegian, however0 and you may
notify me when necessary, and IS Will be
forthcoming. to help in carrying out your
noble and patriotic project.
/ happened to see a dunning notice the
other day which partly read as follows:
with the crop harvested In your section
Of the county this year, you can have no
excuse for not paying this note" etc. No!
OF course not! With wheat at 40 cents, oats
at 10 cents. potatoes at cents and every
thing else in proportion, we cannot possi-
bly, invent an excuse for not meeting our
obligations!
The old party papers tell us that pros
perity is coming Well as it has been COM
ing at a headlong speed for several years,
it should have arrived. by this time.
Wishing yourself and your valuable pa
per unbounded success, am yours very
truly,
c.. o. RUUD.
Cosmos Mimi