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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
PROSPERITY.

prosperity is manifesting itself unmis-
takably in Ohio. Up to Nov. l. 20 900 more
mortgages have been recorded in the state
than were recorded last year The coils
are Tightening and soon the end will come
Let 'er come!-Southern Mercury
There are many things which make
it look as if the bubble of pretended
prosperity was about to burst. We find
In the current news of the day reports
from all parts, showing serious failures
on large scale. Here is one item:
MANKATO. Mimi, Nov 9-John A. Will
ara maze voluntary assignment to GEORGE
II. Clarke late yesterday afternoon for
the benefit Of his creditors Although tho
papers were filed yesterday, the fact of
the assignment was not given to the public
until today, in order that duplicate copies
for filing might be sent to counties in
winch Willard owns real estate
Mr.. Willard estimates his direct or ner
sohal liabilities at about $3.50, 900, practically
all more or less secured with what at the
time the loans were made, was believed to
be good security. He places his indirect
liabilities, that is paper Endorsed by him for
concerns in which he is interested, as con-
slderably larger than his direct liabilities.
How far these will affect him cannot now
pc known. In regard to his assets Mr.
Willard Will give no figures but SAYS that
they consist largely of real estate, especial
~ in Duluth. and that 1t is difficult to esti-
mate their value at present sale. He states
that his entire assets, before the deprecia-
ton following 1892 set in, were at least
three or four times his direct liabilities and
that their present value is more than these
liabilities. For several months he has been
endeavoring to get his creditors to ex-
tend their claims until 1900, and most Of tha
direct and a very large portion Of the in
direct creditors have consented
Mr.. Willard has long been considered
one Of the millionaires Of the state: he
has been leading advocate of what
they call Sound money" and has WELD
ed considerable influence in the politics
Of southwestern Minnesota. This ar
ticle shows that his failure has been
caused by the depreciation in value of
property, continuing up to the present
time. And yet we have had it dinned
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

attending II. And no man ought to re-
fuse to attend unless he has made up
his mind to abandon the Peoples party
and go over to some other organization.
And all this feeling against Foster,
Dukes and Hanley, which we hear so
much of, is uncalled for. We are in
clined to think that If God had conde-
scended to consult us. when he made
those gentlemen, we might have sug-
gested some very material improvements
in their makeup, and we are quite GER
tain that If they had had a similar op-
portunity when we we're created, they
would have greatly improved the editor
OF the Representative. But that is
neither here nor there. These abused
men are at work, doing something, at
their own expense oorresponding, hold
ing meetings, forming clubs, pushing
the good work. For Gods sake, don't
throw any more rotten eggs at them.
1t would be better for you to improve
your breath by eating the decomposed
AOh-1i ult Cldu W lIILoTfupt Cuo ldUOIS
of those who are really trying to do
something for you and your children. If
they are making mistakes let us talk
it over, as friends, at the January meet
ing. They will doubtless be amenable
to reason.
Let all this pulling at cross-purposes
end. When an idiotic newspaper, like
the Progressive Age. tells us that the
Populists ought not to meet as usual,
but slump" down quietly into an Gin
nocuous desretude," and dry rot-at the
very time the Peoples party is being
butchered all over the union-we all un-
derstand it. The paper is either bought
Or it has the soul of an assam abon,-
Unable, unmitigated ass.
Close up the gaps and stand shoulder
to shoulder. THE PEOPLES PARTY
WAS BORN TO LIVE AND NOT TO
DIE! Imbeciles and traitors must be
relegated to the rear. The work done
at Cincinnati and Omaha must not be
thrown away. The wheels Of time must
not turn backward. 1. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
people, for their benfit. That is the

people, for their benfit. That is the
whole story.
Show this article to all your friends
and neighbors, and get them to come in
and help us fight this demoniac conspir-
acy against the rights of mankind.
The civil war is nothing compared
with the battle the people now have on
their hands. 1t will determine the fate
Of free institutions in the whole world,
forever
We are few in number; therefore let
every man become a missionary to
preach the gospel among his friends,
neighbCrs and relatives.
Strike for your affairs and your fires. "
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
SENSIBLE.

A very Intelligent old lady of st. Paul
said, the other day, to a member of her
family:
well, I am no partisan, and do not
understand public affairs, and Of course
l am a Republican; but something is
Wrong-very wrong. The times get no
better, and the suffering among the peo-
pie Increases, and the prospect is very
black. l cannot tell what is the matter,
but-SOMETHING is WRONG"
A great many are thinking these
thoughts. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:


Cne year .-..........'....... 20
AAree Months 1900
fhe bes wav In which to send your SUD
scription money Is by rostotilce money o.Se
or ~ registered letter. one or the o'h-.
United States. Express money ORDERS are
also cheap and convenient from Tue lai sSi
places. Bank bills sent in ordinary le.tcts'
while commonly enough are ,
ally lost, hence subscribers SO seiiuihs -,
remember that they do at their own i4sn.
In changing the address 10 "hlch d pap
Is 10 be mailed. ii is absolutely q.
mat the subscriber should give MS oiu -
well the address. OTHERWISE 'ne
change cannot be made.
The receipt OF subscription money Is AZ
ways acknOwled oy the change oL
pIation date the address label NO osns s
receipt lie necessary. II this change Oh ua'e
Is not made within two weeks from the ''iie
The money was sent. inquiry should theh De
made by the subscroer .
STOPPING THE PAPER-The publisher
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scriber wishes che paper stopped. net I'm,
ing paper or refusing to receive ~ AA0A
your postmaster VIII not answer.
The law is that every newspaper supscr iper
Is held responsible until all arrearaSes are
paid. and then the paper may be ordered uiscon
tinued
In order to reduce complaints to the mini
questions:
Does your paper come regularly! :,
Is your name correctly spelled on our mar
Ing list?
Arc you getting more than one copy!
Does the date the label of your paper
this week agree with your last receipt:
II not notify us and we will rectify matters
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
IMPUDENCE.

And now the southern bankers have
met at Atlanta, Georgia, and resolved
that the greenbacks must be wiped out,
and 1.-The government go out Of the bank
ing business" They propose, however,
that the banks shall continue in the
governing business.
The government is not in the ''bank-
ing business" The banking business"
consists in receiving other peoples
money on deposit, and lending it out
for profit. The government is doing
nothing of the kind, and never has done
1t; but these scamps try to bewilder and
hunrbug the people by such phraseology.
The only monetary business the govern
ment is engaged in is providing the
people with a necessary circulating
medium. and this the constitution of the
United States requires them to do. If
the issuing of the paper money is to be
left to private parties, called a banking
corporation, why should not the issue
of the gold and silver and nickel coins
also be left to private parties? And
why should not the establishment of an
army, for the preservation of the peace.
be also farmed out to a CORPORATION
And why should not another corporation
take charge Of the government, select
congressman and appoint the president?
It may be said they do that now: but
such is not the theory of our govern
ment
This whole business is rank impu-
dence and should be stamped out by
an indignant people, Why don't the
liquor men meet and tell the government
what to do? Why don't the lottery men
assemble annually for the same pur-
pose? Why don't the wheat-gamblers
assume control of the reins of govern
ment? None of them has the imperti-
hence to try anything of the kind.
But it is not vanity that actuates the
national bankers. It is unlimited greed.
# Is their purpose that not a dollar of
money shall circulate in this nation that
does not pass over their counters, and
extort revenue out Of the pockets Of the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
"THE TEN CENTERS."

Our ten cent subscriptions are pour-
ing in rapidly. Among those sending in
clubs are:
VIM. Thomas, st. Paul, MINI.
j. w. Hegeman, Maple Ridge, MINI.
d. Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, MINI
A. Benson, Alta, MINI.
John Grady, Duluth, Mimi.
Marion Hanson, Minneapolis, MINI.
c. H. Sanford, Fertile, Mimi.
j. A. Barnum, Sank Rapids, MINI.
James B. Irwin, Galatia, Ill.
T. Costello, Kellogg, MINI.
F. X. Remey, Moorhead, Mimi.
The single subscriptions are innumer-
able. and from all parts of the country.
If all hands will take hold we will
have that list of 100000 subscribers be-
fore the campaign opens in 1898.
Push the work, friends. THAT Is
THE WAY AND THE ONLY WAY TO
CONVERT THE STATE.
Winter is the time when the people
read and think on public affairs. Let
them read the truth.
SALLY OUT AND SOLICIT SUB
SCRIPTIONS.
Get all you can to subscribe, and then
invest dollar of your own for eleven
copies for three months, and give them
away to the old "hard-heads" who won't
subscribe; and they will EITHER KILL
THEM OR CONVERT THEM.
They will begin to read with their
noses in the air, and before the three
months are up they will have their fists
in the air, and be demanding in thunder
tones "Why will the American people
stand such Internal, Id rascality?"
PUSH THE TEN CENT SUBSCRIP-
TIONS. THEY WILL OPEN DOORS
INTO THE HOUSES AND THE MINDS
OF MEN.
We will give them a chance to pre-
sent contrary views. We want free dis
cussion and the ascertainment of the
truth. An open fight and no favors is
our motto. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
IGNORE FREE SILVER,
The Democratic congressman Ignore
the Great Issue of the Last Cam
paign; and Then Want to Swallow
the POpulistS.


WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 14.-Tne cau-
Gus Of Democratic members of the house
of representatives, tonight resulted in the
adoption of resolutions defining the party
policy on the questions of Cuba, finance
and bankruptcy. The caucus was largely
attended. 101 of the 125 Democratic members
being present. Representative Richardson,
of Tennessee. acted as chairman.
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, took the initiative by
presenting the following series of resolu-
tons:
being present. Representative Richardson
Resolved. That it is the sense of this call
Gus that the Democratic members of the
house of representatives. ought to resist all
efforts direct or indirect. to retire the
greenbackS and treasury notes.
Resolved. Second, that we are opposed to
and will resist all attempts to extend the
privileges Of national banks. or to reduce
the taxes which they now pay.
Resolved. Third, that we favor the early
consideration and passage of the senate
resolution recognizing that a condition Of
war exists in the Island of Cuba between
the government of Spain and the Cuban
people.
Resolved. Fourth. that we favor the early
enactment of a just and wise bankruptcy
law. (Adopted)
1t will be observed that there is not
a syllable here about the free silver
question. Greenbacks, national banks,
Cuba and a bankruptcy act are all
pronounced upon; but in the whole
gathering there was not man who
had a good word to say for the white
metal. What was the matter? Could
not the East and West agree? Did the
shadow of Tammany lie heavily upon
them? That ring tailed, streaked Tam
many cat has already left his huge
tracks all over the Chicago platform.
E. A. II.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
TAKE NOTICE.

Note the call for county mass meet
ing, in Renville county, on another
page, to send delegates to the Alliance
meeting in st. Paul sin January. This
is a good example and should be fol-
lowed all over the state.
Stop growing at those who try to do
anything and go to work yourself
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
DON'T FORGET.

That by sending a dollar for the Lease
fund you can, while the supply lasts,
get copy of Tom Watson's famous
History Of France" free. He donated
100 copies to the fund. Get us I'D a
club of your neighbors for the same
fund to pay for the soft snap" Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
HARMONY. PROLONGED HARMOyy

Til new fusion sheet, The Free Press.
of Minneapolis. is trying to harmonic
the different elements of reform To
do this it declares that ''the Democratic
party is good enough for anybody" and
then calls those who propose TO stand
by the Peoples party ASSISTANT RE-
PUBLICANS!"
Such pleasant amenities as this pro-
duce harmony-of course they do. Loud-
Ell on the harmony! Where is the fool
killer? IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
DON'T PIGEONHOLE 1T.

POpuliStS denOunce congress for
pigeon holing every good bill that would
benefit the people. Loyal Peoples party
men on principle disapprove the pigeon
hole practice, and when they receive
good bill from the Representative they
should stand by their principles and pay
up with no pigeon hole. Z. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
A CORRECTION.

In the list Of subscribers to the state
central campaign fund last week the
name Of an excellent friend, William
TeW," of Dundas, was misprinted ''Wm.
Ten He is one of the best Populists
In the state and we cannot afford to
pass by such blunder without correct
ing it. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
A SUGGESTION.

We hope every man who attends the
two conventions in January will bring
us in a big club of ten centers," and
liberal contributions for the Lease home
fund, and will talk to his neighbors and
collect all the arrearages due us in his
neighbCrhood. In this way he will, as
the Dutchman said: kill two stones
nit vun bird" And we will rise up and
call him blessed. ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

cret correspondence, to pack the Janu-
airy gathering of Populists and resolve
for "all marching under the same ban
ner," or some such tom-foolery. We
hope that all those who believe the Peo-
pies party should stand on it's own legs
will be on hand to head off these
schemers. "a word to the wise is sufIi-
Gent Id
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
PROSPERING.

The Minneapolis tx Rays" continues
it's amusing ''ohronicles of fusion" Send
and get copy. The paper is now pub
lished in English and Norwegian, and
we are glad to see that it is prospecting.
It shows up the apostles of pie" in fine
shape, especially Sidney, the Smooth"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

SPREAD THE LIGHT. GIVE US 1OO,-
900 TEN CENT SUBSCRIBERS AND
WE WILL CARRY MINNESOTA! Take
off your coat and go to work America
expects every man to do his duty.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
WE HOPE NOT.

Just as we go to press a report
reaches us that the men who desire to
"fuse" with the Democratic party are
quietly laying their wires, through Sc
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
THAT'S THE POINT.

What do we care for offices?
We had better be without them for a
century than sacrifice great principles
in a shameful attempt to obtain them.
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

FARM FOR SALE-16O or 800 acres
of land near a thriving town, rs miles
from Minneapolis Address Box 65, Buf-
falO Lake, MINI.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16

About the middle of the century, Lieu
tenant M. II. Maury, tho American hydrog-
rnphcr and meteorologist, advocated a
theory OF gravitation as the chief causo of
ocean currents, claiming that difference
In density, due 10 difference In tompera-
ture and saltness, would sufficiently &C.
iount for the oceanic circulation. This
theory gained great popularity through
the wide circulation of Maury's physical
Geography Of the Sea, which Is said TO
have passed through more editions than
any other scientific book of the period, but
lt was ably and vigorously combated by
DIR. James Croll, the Scottish geologist, In
his Climate and Time" and latterly the
old theory that ocean currents arc duo TO
the trade Winds has again come into favor.
Indeed very recently model has been con-
structed, with the aid of which 10 IL said
TO have been demonstrated that prevailing
winds In tho direction of the aotual trade
winds would produce such current as
the gulf stream.-H. s. Williams, M. d.,
IN Harper's Magazine.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16

Mr.. Charles T.. Hill writes for st. Mich
olas an article on "The Perils of Fire
mans Life" After speaking Of the back
draft" that is responsible for many
deaths among flremen, Mr.. Hill says:
Another kind Of back draft that Is
greatly dreaded takes the form of an ex-
plosion, and Is usually met with in fires
In storage houses and large warehouses
that have been closed up tight for some
time. A fire breaks out in such build
ing, and, as rule, has been snoldering
for some time before 1t Is discovered. The
firemen are summoned, and raising lad
der they pry open an iron shutter or break
In q door to get at the fire. The combus-
tion going on within the building has gen.
Grated u gas and tho moment the air gets
to this, through the breaking open Of the
door or window, the mixture ignites. An
explosion follows and q portion or the
whole of the front of the building Is blown
out. Several accidents of this kind have
occurred In New York, one In storage
warehouse In West Thirty ninth street q
few years ago, when the whole front was
blown out, hurling the flremen from the
ladders and severely injuring large num-
Der. Another accident of the same nature
occurred shortly after this, In large
wholesale flour warehouse down town. In
this case it was supposed that particles Of
-four In the air inside the warehouse be-
came ignited and exploded, but it was
practically another case of the back draft.
Several flremen were MANNED and injured
In this case.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16
She Would Not STAY.

"The situation of your house suits me,
num-" said Norah McCarty, who had
visited the home Of Mrs. Tenspot with q
view of inspecting the inducements offered
for her to assume the position Of help lady
in the household.
= ~ am glad you like It," replied Mn.
Tenspot, with becoming humility.
"The pay you offer 10 sati6sotory. too,
and the number Of people in the family.
The room your help lady occupies 70 pretty
good, too, but must ask you few more
questions before make up my mind to
remain in your service"
Certainly" replied Mrs. Tenspot hum
bly,. ASK all you like"
"Do you ride bicyclei"
Eyes"
"Mr. Tenspot too'"
Eyes"
"Do you provide bicycle for your
cook?'
"Yes, certainly. We have one for her
exclusive use."
II am glad Of that. Some people seem
to think that cooks ought not to ride a
Wheel
"Oh, we would not think of depriving
our cook of that privilege"
what make Is tho wheel?'
"The same make as Mr.. Tenspot's and
my own-the Ripsnorter.
"Thcn, ma'am, I'm sorry, but can't
come"
why not?"
II don't know that make. I couldn't
think of ridin anything but the Jimdandy
make Of bicycle. Goodby, mum. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16

why IL Had 10 Give Way 70 the syvtsu
Now Used.

Thcro IL a story In Plutnrch which must
convince every reader that ono myth at
least relates 70 nm alteration made In tho
Egyptian calendar 70 extend the length Of
tho year from $50 days to 865. A year of
900 days existed in Egypt ut an early perl
cd, and may possibly have been arrived at
IN tho way suggested by Mr.. Y. l.. Griffith.
The lunar month, from now moon to now
moon, being 29H days In length, the con-
senient round number OF 30 days was tax
On ss standard, and l2 months, Of 30
days each, made up the year. Tho solar
year IL moro difficult TO observe than the
lunar month, the intervals being longer,
and year OF 800 days was . very con-
venient and reasonable approximation 70
10. AT any rate, the year Of 300 days come
into use, and curious custom At Acan-
the, near Memphis, seems 70 Aliude 20 Il.
"A perforated vessel was hlled with water
by 300 pr4osts on each day Of the year. In
the Island OF Phile, again. 800 pitchers
were placed around the tomb OF Osiris,
for making funeral libations, and were
dllcd every day by the priests With milk.
With 800 days In the year. the ,Scliptio CIR
ele OF the heavens, a. represented In tho
charts. would be divided into 500 equal
parts, and we must regard u as relic Of
Shis tims that the circle 10 still made to
oonsist Of 800 degrees. "a Aut % erroneous
an estimate Of the length Of the year would
soon be oorrected by experience.
1t Is evident that In about ~ years .
cycle would be accomplished In whioh the
New Years day would sweep through all
the months, remaining only six years In
each. The same month, 90 far a. It's name
was concerned, would now be In the inun-
dation time, now In the season Of sowing
and anon In the time Of reaping, and tho
agriculturist must have been perplexed.
A text In the papyrus Anastnsi makes ref
erenoe to such porplexity, and may receive
its explanation here Goodwin trenslated
It: MAY Amen deliver ms from the cold
season, when the sun does not shine, the
winter comes instead Of the summer, tho
month Is stormy, the hours shortened. +"
Similar confusion would overtake the re-
ligious festivals, the New Year, for exam
pie, coming i've days before its proper
time, and then ton days before, and 20 on,
and IL might be thought that its observ-
anoe at the wrong season would displease
the gods. The year of 500 days had to give
way and ultimstely did % in favor of one
Of 865 days. The precise date Of the change
is not known. but 10 is referred to In In
scriptions Of the time of Amensmha
(circa 9400 b. CO., and may OF course
have been introduced much earlier. When
this was done, the original months were
not altered, but q 'little month" of five
days was interpolated at the end Of the
year between the month Mesori Of one
year and the Thoth Of the nexA-West-
minister Review.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16
SYMPATHY.

We are 90 harps that vibrate TO . touch
From stranger hands, unconscious Of The
strings.
While the souls slumbcrfng echoes wake TO life
Fsw are the Davids 10 these hsrps of oursI
Few learn the cunning Of tho instrument
And those TO whom ths gift has been denied
Arc oftcnest those with whom our lives are
spcnt.
But Gods large gift Of lov6is showered around.
Iet us 10 thankful. Earth were too like heaven,
II. with the power Of loving deep and long,
That other gift Of sympathy were given.
Hamilton Aide.