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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13
Il WORD no OUR READERS.

We are glad to publish the follow
ing statement from Mr.. B. o. Flower,
editor of The Arena Publishing Com
pany, toward the Typographical
Union. The Arena has done more
good in the field Of reform than all
the other magazines put together.
1t has been great friend to the
struggling masses, and we we're at
loss to understand the difference
which existed between the Company
and the Union. The statement from
Mr.. Flower however makes the mate
ter clear. and exonerates the Com
pany from all blame.
OUR NEW PRINTERS.
(Taken from "Notes and Announcements"
to appear in the June Arena.)
''This issue of The Arena is publish
ed by Messrs. Skinner, Bartlett s. Co.,
we have left the printing firm known
as the c. A. Pinkham Printing and
Publishing Company, and we take this
opportunity to make a statement
which will answer many letters which
we have found it impossible to gain
time to answer, Our contract with
our former printers required the
Union scale of prices to be main
tanned. and that no discrimination
should be made against Union men.
These provisions are made in the ar
rangement with our present printers.
We did not feel that we had any ethi-
cal right to force employees who had
long proved faithful workers, who did
not wish to join a Union, to do so
against their desire.
$50 far as we have been able to en-
terrain, no treat review or leading
magazine in America has granted
these concessions to organized labor,
although we have from the first held
that the union Of guilds to force up
prices and the refusal OF these bodies
to unite with the agrarian population
and others to bring about fundament-
ally just conditions, was in the ma
ture of the case artificial and temper
airy in character. Charges have been
made that Mr.. Pinkham was not
meeting with his requirements, but
our requests for proof that we might
act, have been ignored, and in its
place early in December Topographic
cal paper made an attack upon The
Arena, which as soon as l saw, l sent
for our printer. and asked him it the
statement were true or false. [ de-
manded that full statement be
made to the Journal in question, with
the perfectly proper demand that the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

Fine litographs of the Ohio Ma
poleon are for sale at Denver book
stores. We notice they are labeled
Mckinley and Prosperity" The
people who seem to take the most in
terest in these pictures are the peo-
pie who voted for cleveland and
Prosperity in 1894, then tried "Har-
rison and Prosperity" in 1883, and
then tried another dose of Cleveland
and Prosperity" to top off with. Four
years of Mckinley prosperity is need
ed badly as an object lesson for the
feeble-minded who live on air, eat
scenery and wear hardly clothes
enough to dust fiddle or flag hand
car. BY all means stick to your old
party and vote it straight. Don't
think if you can help it-for thinking
with the head is wearing. Better
wait another four years and do your
prosperity thinking with your
stomach. Avoid doing anything that
will warrant your Office holding neigh
Dor in calling you an anarchist Vote
your old ticket Jus once more"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

during the last fifty years. and to Sc
cure home for each family,-because
the home is the only safe foundation
| on which the Republic can stand
were to ask the government to ad-
vance to every farmer the whole pur-
chase money OF an improved farm;
and to every workingman the price of
city house and lot: and wait even
the half OF seventy-five years for the
repayment at three per cent per an
mum! Think of it! The howl that
would go up, from the knaves and
fools.-of 'paternalism, +" socialism,"
"anarchism," etc.-would be so ire
mendous that the very stars would
pause in their orbits to ask what it
was all about. Ard if we passed any
such law our transcendent supreme
court. (which once held that black
man had no rights that white man
was bound to respect, and now holds
that neither black nor white man
has any rights that capital is bound
to respect, would slash it's head off
inthe twinkling Of bed-post.
But don't let us laugh at these
worthy Irishmen when the bulk of
our own people are binder than bats
at midday.
The people across the water think,
that if they could only fence out.
with a Protective Tariff, the over
flowing miseries Of America, repre-
sented by agricultural productions
ruinously low. they would have pros
perity once more. While the shallow
Mckinley and his followers believe
that if we could only keep out the
overlooking miseries Of the old world
we would be happy. AS we'll might
two sides Of street, mutually af-
flicted with the small pox, try to cure
the disease by building fence down
the middle of the road. The misery
is world wide. The cause is deeper
than tariffs or tariffs. It rests up
on the fact that the money-supply of
the nations, instead of being as ade =
quate for the commerce and the bust
ness of the world as the postage
stamp-supply is for its cOrrespon-
dence, is so deficient that nine-tenths
of the people are paying interest to
O ne-tenth: while the rising value of
money shrinks the value of all COM
modities. Hence the Irishman sells
his pork which cost him six cents to
raise for three cents: and the Mime
sofa farmer does not get back from
his wheat the cash it cost him, to say
nothing of interest on his invest
| ment, taxes, wear and tear of ma
chinery, or his own time and labor.
But what does the money-lender
care for all that? He can live in
palatial luxury while his victims
struggle in sea Of misery. His only
care is to see that the daily papers are
bought up, and the politicians kept in
line, to insure the subjugation of
those who might otherwise redress
their own wrongs and overthrow him,
by their votes, at the ballot box.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13
THE BIJOU.

Next week at the Bijou will intro
duce the Flour City Vaudevilles, an
organization composed of local per-
formers. The public has but little
idea how much clever talent exists
here and this occasion will demon
Strate the fact that there are a num-
Der of clever performers here. A
special feature will be arranged for
each performance, aside from long
list of clever artists. Sunday matinee
and night Prof. Perry will give some
wonderful hypnotic demonstrations,
including his rock breaking cataleptic
test. On Friday night a grand fiat
foot buck and wing dancing contest
will be given to which all the colored
dancers Of the Twin cities have been
invited to participate in. Prizes will
be given including offerings from the
Plymouth Clothing House, Jacobs &
Co., jewelers. Barnaby s. Co., Haynes,
photographer. Kennedy Bros, Han
nan Shoe Co.. and others. The artists
already engaged INCLUDING Carrie Nil
ward, cornetiSt, Frank De Cameo,
Band, Lizzie McKeever, the child
vocalist, Sydney Ash, whistler, Mr..
Quincy club swinger and others. A
feature Of the entertainme Mt will be
the presentation to some lucky person
Of a Belvidere high-grade 500 bicycle
arrangements have been made with
the New England Furniture Co.. for
high-grade wheel Of this make, and
each person purchasing ticket to
any performance during the engage
ment will be entitled to chance to
receive the same. The New England
Company will guarantee the wheel to
be '96 model Of the best quality and
workmanship possible. Owing to the
immense popularity of cycling, this
offer will unquestio7ably prove
strong factor in the business the COM
ing week at the BijOu.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13
A GE NEROUS OFFER.
BUY A STUMP-PULLER, AND HELP THE
REPRESENTATIVE AND THE PEO-
PIES PARTY,

BUY A STUMP-PULLER,A AND HELP THE
REPRESENTATIVE AND THE PEO-
PIES PARTY.
In another column of this paper is
an advertisement of the Smith Grub
and Stump-pulling machine-one of
the best, If not the best, grub pulling
machine in the market.
The Company in order to help The
REPRESENTATIVE and the reform
movement, will present to any one
ordering one OF their machines during
this month, ten paid up yearly SUBJ
scriptions to The REPRESENTATIVE.
These you may distribute as you see
tit. You may have them credited to
yourself, or you may have the paper
sent to ten friends for one year, or to
20 for six months.
We hope our friends who contem-
plate purchasing stump puller will
give this company trial. They are
thoroughly rella BILE, and ii their gen.
erous offer is taken advantage of by
our friends, it will be of great help to
The REPRESENTATIVE and the PeO-
ple's Party.
In ordering state that you accept
the offer made in this paper, and send
us the names OF the parties to whom
you desire credit to be given.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

f. n. Stacy is mentioned as candi-
date for mayor of Minneapolis on the
Populist ticket. Mr. Stacy is consci-
entiouS reformer, active in the move
ment for good government, and things
would probably run on the Roosevelt
plan ii he should be successful
Princeton Union.
You are right, Stacy would make
things hum.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

With the destruction of the Peo-
pies money goes all mblance of the
peoples government and the peoples
liberty. The man who votes the old
party ticket helps to do it and binds
his posterity in bonds Of slavery
Living Issues.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

The bond syndicate announces that
it is under no obligation to protect
the treasury. The only obligation in
the Infamous contract was the obliga-
ton OF the government to issue
bonds.-Voice of the People.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

Ripans Tabules cure bad breath.
Ripans Tabules cure biliousness.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13

anu OuOuU W Uc Utlc gTcdU IndQuIdC-
turing country Of the world.
There are several things to be OBJ
served in these proceedings.
While our politicians are demand
ing a protective tariff against the
pauper labor of the old world. the old
'corld as demanding q protective tariff
against the pouper- labor of the ne,c arorld,!
The Money-power has wrecked all
the civilized races; but the poor suf-
ferers cannot perceive where the
trouble is. II every country separates
itself. by high tariffs, from every 9TH
er country, the walls so erected will
be mere Interruptions Of the free in
terchange of commodities and will
not give pros perity to any section.
You cannot stop the downward rush
to ruin by fencing in the separate
communities. What is needed is leg
islation that will reduce the unnatu-
raj domination Of the money-lenders.
which is crushing the life out of in
dustry, by breaking down prices be-
low the cost Of production.
Another thing is to he considered:-
See how these poor people demand
that the government should advance
"the full amount Of the purchase money to
the landlord" and ,caa seuenty-fre gears
for the purchaser to cork 1t out; the inter
est probably not to be more than two
or three per cent per annum.
Suppose the Populists, in their de-
sire to undo the horrible work Of the
usurers in this country. carried on
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
AN ANCIENT COSMETIC.
The Cool and Healing Cucumber Used ns
a BeRutiner.


The GOODNESS of the cucumber has
been ascertained to be scientific fact.
1t is always considerably cooler than
the surrounding atmosphere. 1t has
also long possessed some reputation as
a cosmetic in the old meaning of the
word, "healer" of the complexion, not
"beautifier." The cream of cucum-
bers is prepared from the pulp of
peeled cucumbers, with mixture of
almond oil and other ingredients. Pur-
chase from trustworthy druggist
four ounces of almond oil, add quar-
ter of an ounce each of white wax and
of spermaceti. Put these ingredients
in jar, and set the jar in saucepan
with warm water reaching up to with
in two inches of the rim. Let the wa
ter boil. n marmalade jar is just about
the right size to use. When the wax
and spermaceti are melted into the oil
add five tablespoonfuls of thick juice
of large, nearly ripened cucumber,
Obtain the juice by pressing the pulp
on a fine hair sieve. Color the cream
with a few drops of spinach green.
Use enough to give very delicate tint
of green. Pour it to harden into sew
eral small jars. 1t is an excellent cure
for sunburn, and is very healing and
soothing to the skin.
Wash the skin at night thoroughly
with warm water before applying the
cream. Dry off all the moisture soft
damask towel will absorb, and rub the
cream of cucumbers gently into the
skin. In the morning wash it off with
warm water, and tone the skin with
bath of cold water to make the tissues
firm.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
Take Care of Your Vein.

1t is great temptation when one
enters the house hot and tired to take
off ones veil and fling it aside into a
crowded drawer, letting it lie there,
rumpled and shapeless, until next
called into use. Nothing is so easily
spoiled, so easily made shabby as the
dainty bit of gauze now universally
worn. To preserve it properly it should
be carefully stretched on the width and
folded, preferably over a bit of card
board or other stiff material.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
MAKING PAPER FLOWER POTS.

opposite margins, and about five-eighths
of an inch from each end, cut radially
half way across the strips, as shown bv
the lines a b in the diagram. Now coil
the strips and slip the ends together
along the cut lines and the flower pot
is complete, as shown down in the
lower sketch. When the seedlings or
cuttings have been placed in these pots,
they should be plunged into sand or
soil until ready to be shifted to larger
pots or to be transplanted. The plant
may then be readily remoy ed without
disturbing the roots, by simply tear
ing off the projecting slip s, and the
paper unwrapped from the soil. These
paper pots can also be used 10 great ai-
vantage in starting young strawberry
plants.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
WOMAN AND HOME.
SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Some That Have OFTEN been of Service
IN Emergencies.

Some That Have often been of Service
IN Emergencies.
We often laugh at old-fashioned peo-
pie who keep a regular stock of rem
edies, and seem able to offer a cure for
almost every ill, but these same home
ly medicines have often done much
good while waiting for physician, or
in case of an accident when to wait
might have been fatal or have caused
permanent injury.
The following are only few hints
whose merits are known to the writer
and may be of service in any emer-
gency:
For a cold, for hoarseness, or when
pneumonia is threatened, take equal
parts of dried hops, pennyroyal and
sage, place in kettle and pour about
quart of boiling water upon them;
let these boil for few minutes, then
stop up the spout and place cloth
about the lid, opening in such way
that it can be brought up over the pa
tents face; let the fumes be inhaled
as hot as possible. When not using it,
IL should gently simmer in the same
room, and will make the atmosphere
moist and grateful to the sore lungs.
AT the same time the chest and soles
of the feet should be rubbed with tur-
pentine and sweet oil alternately.
For inflamed eyes take piece Of
nlum and with it stir the white of an
egg until it becomes a creamy con-
sistency, then spread between a fold
of thin linen and lay upon a hand.
kerchief, after which bind it over the
eyes.
For burn take one part fresh lard
and two parts baking soda, mix to-
gether and spread upon pieces of white
or cream tissue paper, lay these gently
upon affected part, and bind on with
muslin strips. While waiting for the
lard and soda the burn should be
bathed with witch hazel.
For earache or toothache put large
cup of salt into a skillet, and heat it
until very hot, stirring all the time.
Put it into a cloth and tie with string
into a loose bunch. Hold this as hot as
can be borne over the ear or cheek.
Ii covered with a thick piece of flannel
the heat will be retained longer.
For q bruise or sprain, battle with
hot water and afterwards bind on
cloth saturated with hot witch haze.
These remedies are so simple and
harmless in their nature that they can
be used by anyone, and are sure TO
help, if they do not always cure
Workman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
An Every yday Scene.

Observation-Disclosures all that fuss
about in that house-wedding?
Resident-No. A new baby arrived
last night, and all the women in the
neighborhood are going into ecstasies
over it.
"Who is that tall man all the women
are crowding around?"
HE is the minister, come to fix a date
for the christening"
"And who is the short man who at
tracts so much attention."
''IIe is the doctor"
"Ah! see. That no-account fellow,
who is pushed out of the way or run
over, is the hired man, presumed"
mo; he's the father."-N. Y. Week
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
Has whiskers at Fourteen.

Ed Jenkins is 14-year-old hoy liv.
ing in Garrard county, KY, whose
claim to distinction is based on the
fact that he has fully developed black
mustache that many a man of 80 would
be proud to boast. The boy was hardly
ten years old when the fur began to
sprout on his upper lip. Contrary to
the usage of boys he did not encourage
its growth by surreptitiously shaving.
He never put razor to his face, but
the hair needed no encouragement but
continued TO grow and become darker,
until the mustache was thick and long.
The remarkable feature is that che boy
is not particularly developed beyond his
years in any other way. He is not
above the average in height or weight.
He still wears knee pants, and it is a
queer sight to see the kid fumbling
at his mustache and curling the ends
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
CHILD INVENTORS.
History of the First Telescope and tl
ArgRnd Burner.

History of the First Telescope and tho
Argand burner.
That many children have great in
genuity of mind in fashioning toys of
various kinds is well known. That
they have very frequently turned this
quality to good use in the invention and
construction of some of our most use
full mechanical appliances is attested by
the following instances:
The children of Dutch spectacle
maker happened to be playing one day
with some of their fathers glJsses in
front of the shop door. Placing two
of the glasses together they peeped
through them, and were exceedingly
astonshed to see the weather cock of
the neighboring steeple brought within
a short distance of their eyes. They
were naturally puzzled, and called their
father 10 see the strange sight.
When the spectacle maker looked
through the glasses he was no less sur
prised than the children had been. He
went indoors and thought the matter
over, and then the idea occurred to him
that he might construct curious new
toy which would give people good deal
of amusement. Not long after the tele-
scope was an accomplished fact.
A poor Swiss, named Argand, in
vented lamp with wick fitted into
hollow cylinder, thus giving a supply
of oxygen to the interior as well as the
exterior of the circular flame. At first
Argand used the lamp without glass
chimney, the invention of which inn
portant adjunct would doubtless have
been delayed for some time had it not
been for the thoughtless experiments of
his little brother.
One day when Argand was busy in his
workroom, and sitting before the burn
ing lamp, this boy was amusing him
self by placing a bottomless oil flask
over different articles. Suddenly he
placed it upon the flame of the lamp,
which instantly shot up the long
circular neck of the flask with increased
brilliancy. Argand did not allow such
suggestive occurrence to escape him.
The idea of the lamp chimney almost
Immediately came into his head, and
in short time his invention was per-
fected
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

what he had done to the horror-stricken
group below.
1t was a crowded district and the dan.
ger was indeed fearful. Many of those
who heard him rushed out into the
street shouting the alarm, and general
panic ensued. A frightful catastrophe
seemed imminent.
There was, of course, one way-one
only way-in which the disaster might
be averted. 1t might be several minutes
before any spark fell from the wick;
there might still be time to lift the
burning candle from its perilous rest.
ing-place. But who dare undertake the
taski
Happily for the community, there wa
one man among those who heard the
words of the affrighted boy, whose
nerve was equal to the emergency.
While the others fled for their lives, he
CROPPED his way through the dark pass
age-way and up the narrow stairs. In
far corner of the big loft he perceived
faint glimmer, and made his way to.
ward it through the piled-up bales and
boxes. The lads story was only too
true. There was the candle, stuck aslant
among the deadly black grains. the
wick already burned and dropping
downward. There was not moment
to lose.
And there was not moment lost.
Quickly, but with steady touch, the
brave man caught the candle between
his clasped hands, sheltering the flame
with his palms. AS he lifted it out OF
the powder, the wick sputtered and
glowing fragment dropped hot upon his
outspread fingers-but that was all. The
town was saved.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A vExEo QUESTION.

[ went in the schoolroom. one morning;
My two little girls were there,
And over their atlas bending,
Each with a puzzled air.
Mary glanced up as 1 entered,
And said, with an anxious look:
Mamma, perhaps you can help us.
1t says here, in this book.
That we bought Louisiana
From the French. Now that seems
queer!
For Nellie and don't understand
How they could send 1t here.
Whoever brought the land over
Must have taken so many trips.
Nell says they put 1t in baskets;
But l think II must have been ships"
ELLA johnson Kerr, in St. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
BIRD SHAvES ITSELF.
The Bearded vulture Is an Adept at tn
BARRIERS Art.

INC DeHEueu au ttuepU at the
BARRIERS Art.
The lammergeyer, or bearded vul-
ture, found throughout the whole
mountain chains of the old world,
actually shaves himself. The expert
barber who has for his customers the
Fifth avenue millionaires could not
ply the keen-cdged razor to the stu5by
beard of his particular patron more
deftly than the monarch of the III 3nn-
lain tops prunes his own bristly beard,
The head of the vulture is clothed
with feathers, end from the sides of
the under mandible proceeds row of
black bristles. From this peculiar pro-
lection of feathers the bird derives its
name. A layer of similar brietles be-
gins at the eye and covers the nostrils,
forming a tleecy mustache.
With his strong and sharp claws,
which act as the razor, he begins to
trim his fibrous whiskers with great
care and dexterity. He does this with
great regularity, and soon the dowEy
beard and mustache give way to iull
growth of bristly feathers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
Legend of solomon,s Rine.

The Talmud tells some curious old
legends about Solomon. One is that he
had ring on the possession of which
depended the keeping of his kingdom.
Once Solomon went into the bath and
left his precious ring on a shelf, when
Il concubine of his, Amina, stole the
ring and the fiend, Sakhar, fiattered
Amina and wheedled her out of the
ring, and Sakhar took the form of King
Solomon and ruled in his stead. Poor
Solomon was put to it to regain his
power, but he raised such a frst-class
incantation that Sallhar got.afraid and
threw the ring into the sea and fish
swallowed it, and fishermen caught the
fish and found the ring. 1t was re-
stored to Solomon, and with it he recov.
cred his kingdom.