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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-23
MAN OF SCIENCE TO THE CATS
Bomb Invented by a German for the
Benent of Victims of Noctur-
-' NAN .''"'S, mai C6HcertS. "'1i.r'

Germany has made another i'm
portant contribution to the field of III
,vention. This time man of science
who, presumably, occupies btdrdo2..
in the rear of city house, has iliNCL.S.
bomb to be thrown 'atnocturuai St.I
The bomb is Of about the Size of'a bas,
BALL and will explode with a loud nois
upon forcible contact, but il war.
rahted perfectly harmless. ...
The innovation promises great re-
lief and satisfaction to sufferers. and
mighty saving in books and crockGr!
Many q tooth mug has been shiverc,
into bits on the back fence, and lhrr
are persons who'sare afraid to kce :,
small books in their rooms because q
the tempting fitness Of such volume:
for missiles. APPLIES or orange covert
ly stolen from the dinner table ar,
first-rate ammunition; but, urqucs
tionably, the bomb hlls a long=fcl
want. Even if ones aim is inaccura1~
and one doesn't hit the cat, the bcm.
is bound to hit something and make Il
racket. 80" '@" 7~.' %" .
Pessimists say that after the first
experience the noise will not make the
slightest impression upon the sere.
nader, and that exploding bombs will
only add to the suffering of the neigh
bors. The harmlessness of the bomb
is its flaw, say these viudicitive per.
sons. and the only way to stop a cat
concert is to massacre all the per
formers. But the German professor
insists that his bomb is a boon TO hui
manity and it certainly would provide
more exciting entertainment than the
ordinary missile.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-23
NOT GREAT TO EVERYBODY.

II is comical that Joseph Jefferson
should announce at a dinner in honor
of Tolstoi his entire ignorance of the
writer and his works.
The New York memorial Meeting to
Robert Louis Stevenson was addressed
by men who had evidently read him
but little. Not one Of them referred to
him as a critic and essayist.
When Tree, the English actor, was
6ined in New York the chairman de-
scribed him as about to act in Anne rica
for the Brbt time, the fact being that
Tree had played long engagemshVih
New York the year before. 20
AEdinnerJ IN New York to Anthony
Hope discovered most abnaSinEs VS.
riety Of ignorance % to his work. One
last speaker frankly admitted the
utter blank to his mind that the guest
vas and so show can make speech
about him7'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-23
BIG LOTTERY IN SPAIN.
The Government Will Try to Raise
&1OO,OOO,OOO for Pressing Needs
by the Scheme.

Under the auspices Of the Spanish
government great lottery scheme
has been launched in Madrid, the re-
ceipts of which, minus the prizes, will
be turned over to the government for
its most pressing needs. 1t is thought,
says the New York Times, that by Sep
TENDER the salaries of civil and mill
tary servants recently suspended can
then be made good. Circulars are be-
ing sent out all over Europe, and it is
expected that 500,000,000 pesetas, or
about Size. OO0.UU0, will be Melted by
the government. There are five CAPT
tai prizes Of 100000 pesetas each. The
lottery is not new to Spain, but the
Spanish lottery has never been Lopu-
lar in other parts Of Europe, investors
prefcrriug to take their chances with
the Dutch CT prussian lotteries. The
Spanish lottery in 1897 brought the
treasury 100000 pesetas. In the same
year the Portuguese lottery gained
100000 milrels (nearly $2,OOO.00O).
The lottery is authorized in other
countries Of Europe. In Italy last year
the government gained 62,O00.O00 lire
($12,4OO,OO0), showing that the poor
laZzarone was not without his savings.
In Holland the official lotteries gained
100000; in Denmark the winnings
amounted TO about 100000 more. But
the Prussian lottery, which is annually
oPeSSfed under the direct Authority
Of The state, Is the most po4 1lkr.
There area number Of prizes of 5Oo,-
900 marks every year, and in 1927 the
receipts Of the treasurer amounted to
over 100, o00, 900 marks. -.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-23
POWERS CLAY. BANK.
A Maine Warmer Discovers = oIav
which VIII Net Hin Tea DollA<S
"'"Y q Ton PrOAt. ~ q

The New England farmer who owns
bank Of white aluminous clay that is
free from grit, and capable of being
ground to n fine mass of white powder,
has no need Of going to the Klondike
or seeking other fields for wealth, be-
cause the paper makers will tuke all
the clay he can produce and pay him
$40 to S12 ton for the same and thank
him for the privilege. Henry Powers.
OF Camden, Me-, who owns a small
farm near Mount Megunticook and
sells picking cucumbers in the Boston
market for one dollar q barrel, thinks
he has discovered one of these much
sought clay mines at the back end of
his lot in damp. DOGGY place. which
will not grow cucumbers.
1t was the desire for more cucum-
bers that led TO the discovery. Bowers
was ditching his bog land to draw off
the water one day In June, and when
he had gone through some three feet
OF black muck his spade ran deep into
a hard white clay that was tough to
cut and which shook like jolly when
agitated. Having worked in a paper
mill in Orono for two winters and
knowing that the makers of white pa
per used about So per cent. of Ger
man clay in their stock, he took some
of his mineral hCme and dried 1t in the
oven of his cook stove. When the
water had been dispelled he ground the
mass in the family c,free mil! and sent
a few pounds Of the powder to a large
parer mill in Berlin Falls, Y. II. Ir
about a week he received word that
the sample he had forwarded was as
good ms the best that could be had in
Europe, and that the company would
pay him $12 n ton for all he could
produce. AS the total cost of digging,
drying, grinding and boxing the clay
does not exec - Two dollars q ton. and
as there are 100000 tons Of it ON the
Bowers place, the finder has high hopes
of becoming millionaire. and will at
once start in to build up his fortune.
Until four years ago agalite was the
only, clay material that could be EN-
ployed in making white paper. Later
a deposit Of white clay was found in
South Carolina which has been largely
used as substitute for the import ed
article. The South Carolina product
sells for eight dollars ton, while
agalite commanded SIS. AS the Cam
den clay is said to be as good as the
best, it will no doubt come int general
use. Both the Camden and the South
Carolina ,products are composed of
lime and alumlna- and contain no sand
OF any kind. The clay found in Camden
is much the whittier, making it very
valuable to paper makers,-N. Y. Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-23

Glasses Fitted to all Eyes
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14

ceeded to answer by giving an outline of
the proposed publication, and proceeded to
ask the opinion of Populists generally to
give the committee their Individual opinions
on the subject. The only object I had in
the matter was, first to get an official publi-
cation where the state central committee
especially, and Populsts generally who be-
longed to the Mid-Road organization, could
present their views as freely as possible,
and second, to distribute the publication so
Systematically and thoroughly for the next
two years that before election of 1900 at
least 100000 voters of the state would get d
copy of 1t and through it see our plan of
organization, the Omaha and Cincinnati
platforms, and to keep every member posted
On exactly what We were doing or wanted
to do. AS to the phase of the subject "how
Will 1t effect the Representatives" had not
given serious through, simply because 1
did not think 1t would effect your valuable
and greatly esteemed newspaper in the least
10 It's detr1ment, on the contrary, believed
1t would help your candidacy for the vice.
presidency, by Strengthening the party and
welding all of our forces into one solid
phalanx ready for the fight I believe Mr..
roster Is as earnest as 1 am or as Mr..
Will it eect the Representative" I had not
Twitchell is to build up our organization.
certainly do not wish to hurt the Repre-
sentative financially would sooner prefer
to throw help to it if possible. Now, if
arrangements can be made with you so
IN size, and two or four pages placed wholly
In the hands of the state central committee
in which to publish such matter as the
committee chooses, and an agreed price
fixed for extra papers at so much per 1000,
the objects 1 am after would be attained
and as increased circulation to the Repre-
sentative of from 1000 to 5000 extra a week
for the committee would be needed, you
would be benefited to some extent. Please
let me know by return mail what you think
of this solution of the subject and name a
price per LOCO for the extras The committee
will pay for all type-setting and press
work for the extra pages, also postage
and work of mailing. AS nothing will be
done in way of getting out the extras until
$1,000 is in the hands of treasurer Capt. A.
H. Nelson, none of us need fear financial
loss.
An early reply will greatly oblige. as I
wish to present this whole subject carefully
to the state central committee at it's next
regular meeting. Dec. Z. Trusting you will
meet us in this matter as fairly and un-'
sefishly as the proposition is made, I re
main as ever. your friend and supporter
ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
MOVING IN MONTANA.
Reorganization for 10OO-A Peoples
Party Meeting CalIed-We Have Re.
ceiyed the Following Call:

Reorganization for 10OO-A Peoples
Party Meeting CalIed-We Have Re-
ceived the Following Call:
without organization it is not possible to
accomplish satisfactory results in the fell
of politics, and in view Of the results Of
the campaign just ended it is imperatively
demanded in Dawson county. With prac-
tically no organization We poiled very
satisfactory vote showing that large and
respectable portion Of our people desired TO
act with the party.
That our party has already accomplished
great good in the state and nation no think
ing man will for moment deny, the chi
cago platform of the Democratic party be-
ing conclusive, in this, that the only Nv
ing, positive declarations and principles
therein contained were taken from the Oma-
ha platform Of the Peoples Party without
credit or apology, and the live leaders of
the Republican party adopt our planks on
the government ownership of telegraph
lines postal savings banks and the income
tax.
This last campaign has proven beyond
doubt that the people Of this nation Will
never trust the Democratic party under it's
present leadership, and with it's present as
pirations, in times of peril and danger 1t
has proven that that party can carry to no
successful conclusion any great reforms In
the interests Of the common people. 1t has
proven by the declarations Of it's managing
leaders that 1t Is incompetent to direct the
destinies of this imperial republic in peace
or war; and the great high court Of the peo-
pie so declared on the Sth day of last No
vember.
In view Of these facts the members Of
the Peoples Party and all who desire to
Pact with that party are invited to meet In
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
/. Also a final board OF all the

lection. Also a final board OF ali the
state, to be composed OF seven, and
they be subject to majority vote from
the different stations. America is de-
parting from the customs OF olden times
and insists on not only build
ing monuments to her illus
trious generals, but is going to
build a great monument to commence
rate the private volunteers in the late
strife to liberate four million slaves. 1t
is noble monument, Having been one
of the volunteers very much appreciate
the motive. But, kind reader, did you
ever stop to think OF the condition OF
those slaves and the slaves of today,
and the coming future. 1t was to the
interests Of the slave owner that they
should be well fed, clothed and housed,
and taken care of. The same as we do
our horses today, These slaves, after do
ing hard days work could go to rest
with a clear conscience; they had
wronged no one, and their sleep was
sweet. How is it today with us? The
great mass of people do net know how
long they can keep atioat, laying awake
nights worrying over how they Will
meet their obligations and live. If the
farmers will again build up the price of
the products of the farm to Offset the
trust prices of manufactured goods, they
would make America the Garden of
Eden, and the up born millions that shall
come after would build them a monu-
ment dedicated to the greatest cause
that ever pertained to man. Will you
do it? Come to our Alliance and |. u.
meeting in St. Paul Jan. 3, and let us
reason together. Respectfully yours,
G. H. HOPKINS,
Vice-President Third District.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
An Official Organ.

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly:
Dear Sir-From the tone of Mr.. Twitchell's
article in your issue of Nov. 9, it is very
apparent that he wholly misunderstood the
real gist of my circular letter of Nov. 4.
relative to an official organ for the Mid
Road Populist Party.
In the first place. the circular stated
fact, that a majority of the executive COM
mittee Of the state central committee was
in favor of an official organ, but did not
say that the organization committee, of
which Mr.. Twithchell is one, had formed
any opinion even, on the subject, from
which omission I naturally supposed every
one who read the circular would Instant
ly ask, what kind Of an organ;" mean
ing shape, size, when issued, how man.
aged, ETC., ETC., all Of which at once pro-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
November 30. 1898.

There is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio is the Only
constitutional cure the market. It is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
Mr.. DOnnelly's Books.

We are receiving so many applica-
lions for Mr.. Donnelly's books that we
have concluded to keep supply of them
on hand hereafter. and furnish them di-
rect to applicants.
Atlantis" 48O pages, illustrated ;. $500
"Ragnarok," 452 pages, illustrated 200
Great Cryptogram," 1913 pages, il
Illustrated 1886
Caesars Column" 367 pages, in
paper so cents.
'Dr. Huguet," 3O7 pages, cloth 80. LOO
paper rs cents.
Golden Bottle 313 pages, cloth LOO
paper IS cents.
american People Money" 1856
pages, cloth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
paper Is cents.
The above prices include the postage
which on the Great Cryptogram" Is
36c. Address: "The Representative"
care of Ignatius Donnelly, Hastings,
MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
PRESS COMMENT.
Fusion and COnfusiOn-Stand by the
Flag.

Fusion and COnfusiOn-Stand by the
But the best news for true Populists
everywhere is that from Nebraska and
North Carolina. Senators Allen and Butler,
the two greatest traitors to the Populist
cause that have ever been honored by Pop
ulist votes, have both been defeated for re-
election to the senate. From the hour
these two men reached prominence in the
party management they have resorted to
every possible trickery to deliver the party
Understanding Democracy. Butler
has had taste Of his own medicine, while
Allen has been sQuarely repudiated at the
polls in a state that normally would be
immovably Populist.-Girard (kas) World
Now let the Populist party get together
once more on every plank Of it's platform.
Profit by the disaster that accursed fusion
has brought upon us, and once more enter
the arena with the determination Of fight
ing it out that line. We are willing to
let by-gones be by-gones, but you will find
first, last and all the time for straight
Populist principles and holding to our as
sertions that there is no difference in the
Democrat and Republican parties, and that
you can no more mix them with Populist
principles than you can oil and water
Oklahoma State Register.
Let US forget all that was unpleasant
and profit by our experience. The future
is always before us. The contest for right
and justice should be renewed with vigor,
and at once. There is no time to weep.
Conscious of our own desire to do the right
and to promote the common welfare, let
every Populist resolve to be more diigent
and more faithful in the work. Defeat
should strengthen our purpose to continue
the unequal, but righteous, contest.-But-
Ter (Mo.) Free Press.
One good result that comes from the
election is that it announces the end Of
fusion in Kansas. There should and will
be a complete and compact organization
of the reform forces of 1900. but there
should be no quibblng and halfway BUSH
ness about it. There is no excuse for form
ing separate organizations 1t is perhaps
better that fusion has been killed by the
election than that it's end should have been
brought about in an unfriendly way during
the session of the legislature, or at a time
when less time would have been given for
preparation for 19OO.-ExSenator Pfeffers
Paper, Kansas Advocate.
The Populist vote will be. We think, from
two to five thousand in the state. This is
a brave little band that can rally and
hold up the banner Of their righteous cause
If they will let the work of OrganZa ton
for the national campaign of 1900 begin at
once, and by close, patient work, we can
accomplish wonders in building up our
party In the next two years.
The true Populists are more determined
than ever, although our fusion friends are
falling away from us one by one, but we
gain by their loss.
The action of the Cincinnati convention
will save our party, and Popultsts in our
state are inspired with new vigor and by
the next presidential election we will be
felt more than ever misunderstanding
CTenn,) Seminal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
Tourist Rates south.

The Monon Route are now selling tick
cts to Florida, Cuba and all Southern
winter resorts, good until May 81. Also
homeseekers' tickets to points in Ten
nessee, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Lou
isiana, at very low rates. For map,
folders, rates and other information, call
or address L. E. Sessions, N. w. Passen-
ger Agent, 403 Northwestern building,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14

mass convention at Glendive, on Wednes-
day. Nov. Goth, 1898, al o'clock p M, at
Joseph w. Aliens office, at the corner of
River avenue and Benham street, for the
purpose of choosing a new county commit
tee, designating member of the state CEN
trail committee and transacting such other
business as they may deem fitting.
JOSEPH w. ALLEN,
Chairman of the Peoples Party County
Central Committee, of Dawson County,
Montana.
JAMES A. SAW YER,
Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14
The Smith Grubbera

Are considered to be the best in the mar
ket. We have one of these machines,
which will be sold and shipped direct
from factory for a very low price, as we
need the money. This is golden chance
for any one of our friends who needs
a grubber, and If that means you, don't
let it pass by. Address
THE REPRESENTATIVE
Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14

Read our advertisements. The prices
quoted are for reliable goods and we
know it will pay you to compare them
with the goods and prices of others be-
fore you make your selection.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-14

SIS years, but among the artisan class it
only amounts to 20 years. AS compared
with the gentry the workers lose so per
cent of their life time, and % per cent
of their children"
Thomas Brassey, a member of the
British parliament, in his book, Work
and Wages" says: "In Russia the
peasantry begin to work in the summer
at 2 a. NJ, working for themselves, and
finish at p. M, with intermittent pc
RODS of rest equal to three hours, leav-
ing Is to II hours work per day.
From abject poverty the Russian
women are compelled to share unceas-
ingly in the outdoor labor of the men.
The infant mortality in Russia is appall-
ing"
In the United States the usual hours Of
labor are 10 hours per day. in Great
Britain ten to twelve, in Germany,
France and the continen. generally the
hours OF labor are longer than in Great
Britain.
What is the effect?
Says Mr.. Brassey: 1.-The number OF
males at the age OF five years In proper
ton to the total number OF the popula-
ton is ~ 34 per cent less in Russia
than in Great Britain, France or Bel
GUM. The short duration OF the aver
age life in Russia is equally lamentable.
In the Northwest provinces the aver
age limit of life is only between % and
q years. In the Volga basin and south
east provinces it is ~ years; in Viatca,
Perm and Ozenburg it is only Is years!
In Great Britain the number OF men and
women between So and To out OF every
10000 people averages 548, in Belgium
SIS, in Russia 265!
Where the average work day is fong-
est the average life time is shortest, and
conversely where the average work day
Is shortest the average life time is
longest"
No one can dispute the right of any
legislature, municipal state or national,
to fix the hours OF labor within the lin
it's of those preiods, which experience
has demonstrated both shorten and de-
stroy the lives and health of the people.
Now, during the winter, is the time to
acquire good college education, which
is so essential to every young man and
woman. BY coming to the Twin Cities
you will also form a good idea of what
business life is, and that alone is of
great value wherever you wish to To-
cate.
We have one scholarship yet to the ST.
Paul Business College, one of the Oldest
and best schools in the country, that we
have decided to sell surprisingly cheap
for cash.
Here is the choice Of your lifetime to
get six months instruction in one OF
the best colleges in the land for almost
nothing. Write or call.
The Representative Publ. Co.,
Minneapolis, Mimi.