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The WIFE. Allowance.

Few husbands realize how mean n
-Ees wife feel to be obliged to ask
particularly when she real
les that her husband In utterly blind
to the need which prompts her to be-
come suppliant In the home he
never notices that the plates set before
him are beginning to show marks of
hard usage, that the spotless linen has
been darned in several pieces or that
the children's shoes are shabby. II the
ensemble Is comfortable he is content,
and wonders why In the world his wife
wants new china, table-cloths or any
thing else. The very man who grum-
bles when he gives his wife S. for
new pair Of shoes frequently has half
dozen pair but little worn standing On
the floor Of his closet He couldn't think
or wearing shoe with a patch, but Is
horribly put out when his wife in
forms him that the single pair she has
been wearing steadily for six months
must be replaced. He doesn't intend
to be mean. He can't help his lack Of
observation, and in consequence the
wife feels like some guilty thing when
she only asks him for money with
which to buy the necessary food or
clothing.
We feel inclined to shake all those
women who do not at the outset OF
their matrimonial career insist upon
an allowance for their household ex-
penses and definite sum to be used for
their own wardrobe. II the PROPOSE
ton is placed before q man In busi-
ness light he will undoubtedly see its
advantage over the old way, unless he
is one Of those born Turks who enjoys
seeing his wife In the role OF slave,
and then he will probably contend that
such a course would make her too IN
dependent and should therefore be Ia
booed. Independence is just what he
himself demands, and he would feel
highly indignant II places were re-
versed and he had to ask for his car
fare or money to buy a new neckde.
Moreover, he likes to have his home
and his wife and his children appear
pleasing in the sight of the world, and
IL he did but know 1t the allowance
plan would work a long way toward
achieving this end. Economy would Do
the outgrowth OF such a scheme, for,
knowing that so much could she have
and no more, the wife would prove her
own cleyerness by little saving devices
that would make the money go much
farther than when she gets II In drio-
bles, for which she has to offer explana-
tons largely out Of proportion to the
sum given her. Insist upon an allow
ance. old wives and young wives. II is
a big item Of matrimonial happiness
which, once commenced, will win ap-
probation from all whom 1t concerns
Philadelphia Times.
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see whether I fulnIled an SAe eay6k
Hons Of the wager. This ave M
courage, and with a supreme ecfore-s
began mseling. Slowly, SLOWLY. II
back turned to the cross. What karf
pened then defies human language to
describe.
There, right In front OF me. ALMOST
In reach OF my hand, a Rrinnin9 skuII
giared at me with hollow ewes. and
horror Of horrors! 1t came toward me
with irregular movements. Gatherinf
al my remaining strength and cling
ing with all my energy to the cross be-
hind me, I tried to draw back, wttsn I
felt myself violently seized by the hair
by something like q gigantic hand
armed with q million sharp nails I
uttered O cry OF anguish and lost con-
sciousness."
The man with the tuft Of white isair
relighted his cigar and smoked with
more vigor than ever.
And after thatT we asked.
After that? / no longer remember
what happened. During eight Yang
years I had no knowledge Of ANYTHING
that happened. Then 1 awoke as from
long dream. l learned of the death
Of my mother, who did not long sur
vtve the shock which the loss Of nv
health and mental faculties was to
her.
Physicians advised my father to
have me travel, and after a long resi-
dence In European countries, where I
was treated by the best medical sci
entists, we returned to America. We
settled In New Orleans, where my
health became by degrees re-estab-
lished, and where / now practice law.
Now, gentlemen, have ended hope
without wearying you too much"
But the tuft Of white hairy asked
with curiosity still unsatisfed.
"Ohi forgot. That is precisely the
spot on my head where / felt the
strange hand Of which / spoke mo-
ment ago. The hair has ever since
been perfectly white"
what a singular delusion," ali de
clared.
"Dausionf Not at all, sir. All I
have told you happened exactly as
have related It. The skull which
moved toward me simply had a frog
beneath IL. Those claws which seized
me by the hair were nothing more than
the burs of the burdock. The flowers
which we called caps, in our childish
Language, have a pretty purple corofa.
And as, thanks to the numberless
sharp points with which they arc Gov
cred, these flowers or burrs adhere
strongly to one another, the little girls
used often to make crowns and crosses
Of them, which they hung upon the
wooden crosses so numerous In our
Canadian churchyards. That II all
the mystery"
Just then the steamer whisued.
"soreir' cried Capt lie Bale.
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Fat Thursday" In Italy.

OF all the quaint and curious holiday
times Of the children Of all countries
there is none more punctiliously kept
to this day than the Fat THURSDAY
of Lent, in Italy. On "Gioveda Grasso'
or Fat Thursday" which occurs In the
middle of the Lenten season, the young
people burn the old woman" This is
the way it is done, as Marietta Ambrose
tells the story:
Almost every house has a courtyard
surrounded with balconies; we tie q
rope to each Of these balconies. and In
the middle we hang the "old woman"
Sometimes she is accompanied by her
"old man."
To make up the "old woman" we take
an old undershirt, drawers and stock
ings: we stun these with rags, paper
aud straw, and with this stufing we put
lots of firecrackers. We put on for her
head a grotesque mask, a good wig
made Of fine paper or shavings.
Then we dress her up with some old
clothes and paper skirts. Her hands
are made up with pair Of old gloves,
and on her feet she wears real boots.
She has a parasol in one hand; In the
other she holds a nice paper-lace hand
kerchief, and a good poke-bonnet Is
on her head. Then we place all the rest
of the fireworks on her parasol and
around her petticoats. We let her hang
there all day for the children to come
and see her, and meantime we go
around to the courtyards to see the
others.
We all arrange the time to fire each
old woman" of, 30 that we can all
manage to 60 and see every one. That
night we are free to 60 into any court
wards. As we meet around the fence
a fellow puts a match to her, and up she
goes; first in a little fame, then fire
cracker explodes; now, her hand that
was holding the paper handkerchief
goes OF with a bang. Pretty soon one
Of her legs begins to tremble, and, as
you watch IL, 1t flies OF with kick; her
parasol was tied very well on her other
arm, so it holds the longest, and from
that you see the fireworks start up.
After that we children start for the
other places. 1t is about midnight
when we 20 home. After that hour
every kind Of enjoyment must stop. as
Lent begins again.-Jenness Miller
Monthly.
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MORE About DAIRY.

Mary had Q little lamb.
One very small-sized slice.
AS usual" she thought. 81 an
Obliged 10 order twice"
Then to the walter did she bawI:
Here, sir, some more Of thati
! feel that I could eat II ali,
It's very nice and fat"
oh, Mary. dear, how can you eat
That tender little sheepf
An act 70 cause all lambs TO bleat,
And make the angels weep.
When you recall your childhood pet
Do you not fear Its ghost
May reappear 70 haunt you yet
For eating lamb on toasti
II. Frank StephenA
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Ants on the LAWN.

Professor Snow OF the Kansas university,
one Of the most eminent entomOlogists Of this
country. writes to a Denver inquirer that q
very simple way to destroy the ants which
lnfest the lawns Is to punch q number Of
holes In the nest by means Of pointed stick,
pour q teaspoonful OF blsulphide Of carbon
down each hole and then cover the whole
nest with q damp blanket for few minutes
The blanket being removed the blsulphide
mouth OF each hole by means Of q light on
the end Of a pole. The light explosion drives
the poisonous fumes down through the tun-
nels OF the nest. killing or the ants In enor-
nous numberA
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

Champagne from Apples--It h TO
ported that the Germans, who recently
made heavy purchases Of American sp-
pies, intend to use this fruit In the
manufacture Of champagne BY an en-
tirely new and secret process whether
this be true or not. the American apple
n gaining q firm footheld In Buropsas
usrksf4
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Misintsrpreted

naris, your father must liks me;
he lent me twenty dollars"
mo, Charlie; he told me he expect
ed 1t would cost him something to
keep you from coming here 20 often !"
Chicago Record
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Rom. WASH, HUN, In . DAY.

Neither are the obstinate maladles. 10 the
removal Of which the great corrective. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, IL adapted durable
In an hour. To persist In the use Of this
standard remedy h no more than Just. BIZ
iousness. constipation, malaria. rheumatism,
kidney complaints and nervousness are
among the complaints which II eradicates.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01
The Costly Carbon.

Although her eyes were diamonds,
His mercenary soul
Was chiefly touched to notice that
Her hair was black as coal.
Washington Star
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

The New England Conservatory Of Music
In Boston. Mass, has furnished instruction
70 over GOOOO pupils since 1853, and Its pop
ularity as an Institution Of the highest ex
cellence Is constantly Increasing. Its curric
ulum Is not confined to music alone, but Or
atory and Modern Languages have finely
equipped departments and the best instruct
ors money can procure. Special attention II
also given to instruction In planoforte tun
ing. The charges are low when compared
with those Of other musical schools. Pros
pectus mailed free on application
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Stockmen's Saddles and Harness.
Manufactured by the old, responsible nrm OF
HERMANN Fl. HEISER.

1928 and 30 Blake Street. Denver, Colo.
Are unsurpassed In quality. Parties In need
Of Saddles and Harness goods. will ind the
above nrm prompt and reliable In every re-
spect Prices are the lowest In the state.
quality OF goods considered. Send for their
new Catalo0ue
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m-thed An Her Madness.

.Just Issen to that hen crow" said
the city visitor. what makes her do
ashe wants 20 make folks think she
"a tough" said the tarmer.-IndisnA7
obs Journal
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

This summer marks the twenty-nfth ami
versary Of President Julius ID. Dreher's con-
nection with Roanoke college, Salem, Vlr-
gtnia, and the board OF trustees have marked
the event by adopting q series Of compli-
mentary resolutions.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

SO many men are wearing uniforms now
that the surest way to attract attention IL
not to wear one.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

"Mrs. DeBiIliOns don't you z, tired of
tomatoes when you begin eating them 90
earlyr' ''oh. no; we always stop getting
has them"
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

The market man puts the largest berries
at the top because he has heard that there
Il more room there
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

pT0-An Fits stopped free By DR.. X lines Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits AFTER the 1rst days use.
Marvellous Treatise and - trial bottle freet1
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

For lung and chest diseases Piso's Cure Is
the best medicine we have used.-Mrs J. l.
Northcott Windsor. Ont. Canada.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

"The Goldfish" said the professor. "lays
considerably more than q million eggs" cit
Il mighty lucky for the Goldfish that she
the student who came from q farm
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

n the Baby IL Cutting Teeth,
Bs sure and that old and we'll tried remedy. Ma
WINDOWS SOOTHING SYRUP for Children TsstAing.
The broad ax., 1896-08-01

"Nan, what do you do when another cir
snubs your Il snub the next girl meet .
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laughed MaglOire. I have gained my
.srhis decided me, and the next In
.+.nt was wading through the tal-
1900 grass. climbing slowly over tne
,nounds scarcely daring to look aroeDo
ns All this happened twenty yeai
80 and vet when / recall the terrlnie
aec,rrences of that fatal evenIpk,
trembIe from head to foot.
90 advanced and felt the M
,.sino silence and solitude OF deetn'
t-icht 9ained upon me. Inc Iomo-
ata1es seemed 50 many phantoms, rs
81 10 bar my progress, the Church
Mss.dows were gigantic eyes Shnne
y. ne With a threatening air. ! coulo
.worn that the great black eress
nav. whIch 7 was going leauea 10
49, me hold,ng out It's long; pe
WaIu - enfold me In a horrible em
Snce Everything 1 saw appeareo ~
prAce IN a thousand frignnu ano
De cIo. Ie forms. / seemed to near
~ Tnurmuring In monot0ne
VoicSS S lad do not rsturni Inc oeao
s.nrnr The noise OF ny steIs
90 no. raeuely with the VOICES, nc
mine., ,n1 Of the grass benesta NJ
tine Ln5ed IKE q monstrous ecno =.
feet s9un ssrcastic laugh. ror Inc
Maglo,r OLE IN nv life was afrAio-
nrst un reached the grave ny me
Wnen thought Of lying on tn,.
cross a ho seixed me and i should
tomb, s :. terror, but. turning Lw
have nsu vsII a dozen heeos Ma
above the TS % hateful Masioirs xss en- 70
Ing me. h upon the wall, the better %
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22
WHEN A DEED IS DONE FOR FREE
DOM"

when deed is done for freedom.
through the broad earths aching
breast
Runs a thrill Of joy prophetic, trembling
on from east to west,
And the slave, Were'er he covers feels
the soul within him climb
TO the awful verge Of manhood, as the
energy sublime
OF a century bursts full-blossomed on the
thOrny stem of time.
Through the walls of hut and palace.
shoots the instantaneous thrOe
When the travail of the Ages wrinss
earth's systems to and fro;
At the birth of each new Era, with a
recognising start
Nation wildly looks to nation, standing
with mute lips apart.
And glad Truths yet mightier manchild
leaps beneath the Futures heart.
Count me DER the earths chosen heroe
they were souls that stood alone.
While the men they agonised for hurled
the cOntumelious stone
Stood serene and down the future saw the
golden beam incline
To the side of perfect justice mastered
by their faith divine,
By one mans plain truth to manhood and
to Gods supreme design
By the light of burning heretics Christ's
bleeding feet l track
Toiling up new Calvaries ever with the
cross that turns not back
And those months of anguish number
how each generation learned
One new word of that grand Credo which
in prophet hearts hath burned
Since the first man stood God-conuuered
with MS lace to heaven upturned.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22

the world Does Mr.. Aldredge pre-
tend that the United States voluntrily
demOnetiZed silver? Does he prete nd
that the people Of the United States
knew when silver was demonetiZed?
Does he not know that every man who
has borne testimony upon the sub
ject, except the author of the crime,
has protested that he was ignorant OF
the fact that the codiication of the
mint avs demonetiZed silver? He says
yer was demOnetized after hundreds
Of years Of testing its courage. Will
Mr.. Aldredge point to single in
stance during the hundreds Of years
while gold and silver were coined on
terms Of exact equality that the coin
age OF silver ever injured any conn
try? Can lie point to any instance
where the coinage of silver was not
beneficial? Can he point to any ex-
ample where the single gold standard
has not brought in its wake contrac-
tiOn, falling prices, hard times and
misery?
He contends that the West has been
benefited as much by the low rate Of
interest as it has lost by the demone-
tiZation OF silver. What made inter-
est low? Falling prices and the de-
structiOn of industries have destroyed
security and made the use Of money
Improbable But what the money
loan anerS and owners Of bonds have los
by the low rate Of interest has been
made up ten-fold by the increased
purchasing power Of gold prod by
the contraction of the volume OF me-
tallic money. 1t is not surprising
that the Bankers Association should
rejoice in the legislation Of Congress
which doubled the value of their
money and which gave them hun
dreds Of millions in subsidies under
the national banking system. 1t is
natural that an association of men
who count their fortunes by thous-
ands of millions should be satisfied
with the fraudulent legislation which
tunes have been created. Mark the
bOundlesS fortune Of the National
Banking Association. and then mark
the poverty and distress of the pro-
ducing classes of the United States
and say: Have the laws of. the coun-
try been equally kind to both? Why
has the wealth Of 10000, 900 of people
been concentrated into the hands Of
few thousands? Why are milliOnaires
multiplying while poverty and want
have become almost universal? We
say that it is by the manipulation of
the currency Of the country. We
maintain that the crime of 1873 is the
primary cause Of the rapid growth of
the fortunes Of the money changers
and the gradual. but certain, decay of
the industries Of the American peo-
pie.
Let the Bankers Association con-
gratulate themselves on their ill-got-
ten gains. Let them boast of their
wealth and power. Let them organ
ize to more completely control Con-
gress. But we protest against their
vile denunciation of the honest VIC
Tins Of their avarice. This same
Bankers Association now demands
the absolute surrender of the SOW
ereign power Of the government to
coin and issue money to an oliGarchy
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22

of bankers. It demands of the gov
ernment the right to furnish the peO-
pie money or rob them of what they
have. 1t demands the right to ex-
pand and contract the volume Of cir
culatiOn to suit their schemes Of
speculation and plunder, and in doing
this they have the audacity to de-
nounce those who protest against this
wrong as demagOgues and dishonest
crankS
Perhaps we owe an apology for mag
nifying this man Aldredge by our no.
tice. We know nothing of him as an
individual. We speak of him as the
mouthpiece of an organization that is
making war upon the people of the
United States, and as vindicating the
English gold standard and advocating
the commercial supremacy of Great
Britain over the great Republic. We
speak of him as the tool of the Bank
ing Association, which is directed by
the brains of the Rothschilds combi-
nation. We speak of him as repre-
senting an association of men who
have abandoned the legitimate busi-
ness of banking, and are now engaged,
and have been engaged for many
years in the business OF controlling
and directing the legislation and ad-
minis stra tion Of this government un-
der the direction and control of the
Rothschilds combination The rant
ing and frothing of this man Aid
redge can only be excused by attri-
buting to him a desire to crafty the
avarice and encourage the passion for
robbery and plunder for which the
gold organization eXists.--Silver
kight Was hington D. G.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22
WELL SAID.

THE CITIES AGAINST US.-WHYs
The towns and cities, as a rule, are
dead against Populism; yet Populism
says to the merchant. ''you are en-.
titled to the use of Governmen mon
ey on the same ter ms as the National
Banker
Democracy and Repu blicanism say
to him, "The National Banker has a
perfect right to Government money
at one per cent on the dollar, and he
has right to make you pay him eight
per cent"
And the said merchant vigorously
damnS the party which says he
ought to have money as cheaply as
anybody else gets it, and clamorously
supports the old parties which tell
him that the National Bankers ought
to enjoy seven cents advantage over
him on every dollar that goes into his
business. Tom Watson's Paper.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22

many such distinguished silver men
as Bland. The fact that the gold men
will not compromise makes a union
of the Democratic party for silver i'm
possible. What is more, a large num-
Der of the leading Democrats of the
South are constantly declaring that
they will support the nominee of the
Democratic convention, although he
may be gold man.
Continued on Page Five0
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Years ago an old hard-shell preach
er, who lived on the border in the days
when the Indians were at war with
the whites, was making pre- par ations
one morning to go to his church, miles
away, through country infested by
savages. He was carefully loading his
old flint-lock rifle to take along, when
a friend present remarked:
What are you going to take that
gun along for, old man? Don't you
know that if it is foreordained for the
Indians to kill you the gun won't save
you?'
That's very true,'' said the old
man, as he deliberately rammed the
ball home, "but suppose it is foreor-
dained that the Indian shall be killed?
Now how would the good Lord carry
out His purpose if | didn't have my
gun along? 'sThat" closed the de-
hate
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TOO NEAR THE FIRST OF THE
MONTH.

"One thing I've got against Christ
mas"
whats that?"
SIT comes too late in the month"
''How does that affect it?'
"Why, when mans wife gives him
splendid present the bill is sent to
him in about week. It would be
better If he had about three weeks to
got ready for it.'-Rural Centre.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22

The people Of the United States use
on the average 12,00O,0O0 postage
stamps of all kinds each and every day
10 the year, or a total of about 4, $780,
000, 900 per annum.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-22

The Rings steal hundreds of mill
IONS annually from the People. One
tenth of the plumber is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up the
leaders of the two old parties, to
oarken intelligence and make the
voters poor, blind and incapable of
Sel1-defense. Strike before it is too
late.
Milford chronicle., 1896-12-25

THE Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety will hold its annual session on
January 9Th, Tth and sth, in new
Armory Hall. Milford. This Soci-
ETY. is attended by most of the prom
inent fruit growers of this Peninsula
and their discussions on farm ques-
tions are highly interesting to far
mers. The farmers should attend
these meetings generally, and next
week we shall publish the subjects
TO be discussed and names of those
who will take part.
Milford chronicle., 1896-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Dec. Il, !.

Washington, Dec. Fl, 1896.
There is great danger that the merits of
the Cuban question will be entirely over.
looked in the wrangle that is likely to fol-
low the extraordinary position taken by
Secretary Olney, that Congress has moth
ing to do with the recognition of a new
State, the power being vested in the Pres
ident alone. Mr.. Olney first publicly took
this position in a discussion with the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations, before
that committee had decided to report the
Cameron resolution for the recognition Of
the indepence of Cuba After the commit.
tee had decided to report the resolution to-
day, Mr.. Olney went great deal further,
by making statement through the Press
Associations, saying in effect that the Pres.
ident would veto the resolution if it was
adopted and that even if it were then re.
adopted by the constitutional two thirds.
of both branches of Congress he would ig-
more it and treat it simply as the personal
opinions of those who voted for it. If il
were not that this administration had such
a short time to run there is reason to believe
that if Mr.. Cleveland dared to maintain
this position, the country would see another
Impeachment trial in the U. ). Sunate, and
even as it is it may lead to serious trouble,
This question is higher than party politics
or than the Cuban question. If the PTesi
dent hss~ 20 over