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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
"THE SPEAKING DIAL"

A subscriber writes us letter of in
quiry in reference to the advertisement
which has appeared for some time past
in our columns, about the Speaking
DIAL" He says he cannot understand it.,
and wants some explanation of it.
1t has been known for 40 years that
there is some occult force in nature by
which ponderable bodies are moved. We
have ourself been one of a half-dozen
men seated upon grand-action piano,
which, without any explainable reason,
went Waiting around two thoroughly
lighted parlors, like an elephant at a
county fair, loaded with children.
There is no doubt of the existence of
this force, but what it is, or whence it
emanates, no one can tell The cele-
brated Prof. Crooks demonstrated, some
years since, that one Daniel Home could
by holding his hand over carefully ar
ranged piece Of mechanism, increase or
decrease the weight IA pounds. In Italy
a celebrated peasant woman, by placing
her hands upon a heavy table, in the
presence of an assembly of philosophers
and scientists, one of whom was the
famous astronomer, Schiaperelli, lifted
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
CRIMES AT TEE CAPITOL.

Continuation of Suppressed News
From Washington by the WASH
ington Correspondent of the New
Time.
Before Col. Tom Ochiltree sailed for
Europe he bid fervent goodby to Abner
Mckinley. they were fellow boarders
at the Windsor hotel in New York City.
With joyous uproar as he shook Abner
with one of his hands and beat him up
on theb ack VITA the other, Ochiltree
shouted: G-aU
with this war coming on and your
brother in the White House, if you're not
worth a million when I get back from
Europe shall despise you as a fool who
couldn't see how to work chance"
Abner will have the million unless
Ochiltree makes a hurry run home. He
is in fair way to get even more. It is
unfortunate for the president that he has
such an acquisitive brother as this rela-
tive of his. Abner has done more to
give the administration black eye
than even Mark Hanna or Stephen Ell
kins. 1t may be that I shall be criticised
for devoting so much space to Abner Nc
Kinley in the discussion or Washington
scandals. It is calamitous fact that no
scandal is the real thing until Abner
mingles with it. The steals and rob
berries never amount to anything respect
able until the presidents brother is in
vited in to split up the profits.
The administration was scarcely a
month old when Abner began his money
getting efforts. He became a broker, a
stock broker, and also an Office broker
Business thrived and Abner, from COM
mercial traveler-he was once lawyer,
but did not like the profession-who had
met with Indifferent success became the
greatest gatherer of percentages on gov
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

Another Endorsement From Michigan.
On Monday, Oct is, the Populists of
the Twelfth congressional district of
Michigan nominated Edwin D. Cox, of
Marquette, for congress, and adopted the
following resolutions:
Whereas, we, the Populists of the
Twelfth congressional district of Mich
igan, in convention assembled, deem it
our duty to make known the reasons
why we severed our alliance with the
Democratic party, therefore,
Resolved, That we denounce the lead
ers of the Democratic party as mere DO
litical schemers, who secured the in
dorsement of w. J. Bryan in the ST..
Louis Peoples Party convention and
then refused to support the nominee Of
the Peoples Party for the vice presi-
dency.
Resolved, That however honest the
rank and file of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties may be, we believe that
the leaders of both parties are unworthy
with few exceptions) of the confidence
of the people.
Resolved, That we indorse the nomi-
nation of Barker and Donnelly for the
presidency in 1900; and we reaffirm our
devotion to the Omaha platform with
the added planks Of the referendum and
imperative mandate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

and thrift, with the laws Of honor and JUS
tice and God. And these leaders of the
church work more hours in the day, bear
burdens, know anguish further justice and
truth. suffering unto blood for social oder
and peace. and their very shoe latchets you
and I are not worthy to unloose. Without
their self-sacrifcing labors this naion
would soon be plunged into social anarchy
and ruin. Surely all who believe in the
sanctity Of property, the permanence of
the home, the Ierpetuity Of free insttu 10 IS.
are under solemn obligation to support
these. who plead the cause of the poor af
firming that there is an unseen God at work
in this world whose power Is mightier tn IN
armies, more omnipotent than kings and
presidents. before whom all the thrones of
earth and it's empires and armies are but
the playthings of child, and who is guild
ing the world upward toward the new tim IS
of social prosperity and peace.
There is great deal in this that our
wealthy citizens will do we'll to pom
der.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
Buzz Saw Splinters.

All men are made out of the same
kind of mud.
The man who lives for himself alone
will die unwept.
A self-made man is sometimes
mighty poor job.
are no tramps.
Insist on the other fellow observing
the Monroe doctrine.
Half the men who start newspapers
and families make failure.
1t wrings the heart of the stingy man
to give-even to the Lord.
If you allow your wife to have the
last word the row will soon end
And now the question is, will truth
full man tell how much lie lies.
The man who is the father of a pair
of twins is mighty proud of his misery.
There are men who will beat their
wives brutality that never scratch
ticket"
Wealth covers a multitude of sins;
hell will get the whole shootin'
match
Some men manage to live without
work, while many work without living
as they should live.
Very few men know themselves. If
they did they would be ashamed of the
company they are obliged to keep.
The king is but the man. Strip him
of his clothes and you would not know
him if you should meet him on the
road.
Because the way to heaven is straight
and narrow does not indicate that the
one who travels it should be narrow
minded
"Of such is the kingdom of heaven"
is calculated to render little skepti-
cal the man who has to walk the floor
all night with a bowling kid
There are some people expecting a
pair Of wings after they die that we
will be badly disappointed-or else they
will have to be made of fire-proof ma
terial.
The man who attempts to support a
sealskin wife on a muskrat salary, or
to run six-column quarto paper in
five-column folio town, will fail-unless
he's good poker player.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
FORECASTING THE FUTURE.

Rev. Newell Dwight Hills spoke in
sermon the other day, at Chicago, as
follows:
By reason of the modern social problems
and the strained relations between the
classes also the church has a peculiar c aim
upon the citizens of this era. Our epoch is
characterized by new tools, new social
forces, new forms of wealth and poverty.
Old ideas and old institutions have Slowly
disintegrated. The institutions that former
ly made for social order are dissolvng. All
these things are in a state of flux and no
man can say when shall begin that era of
construction with the new political econ-
omy, the new sociology and the new III o.
ogy. For the moment the battle is growing
hercer Every month is tightening the ten
sion between the classes. The ctasm be-
tween the rich and poor is slowly bro aden-
Ing and deepening. The working as es
once patient, have become iIritated, and
wear brows black with hate. The very re-
straint of the leaders is ominous. Tools ais,
are multiplying so rapidly that society can
not adjust itself fast enough to give en-
ployment to people thrown out of positions
through invention. New instruments de-
yelop so rapidly that it is believed 1000. O)o
men are constantly out of work. Beholding
schools which their children cannot enter
foods they cannot buy, conveniencas their
wives cannot possess, asking only for work
that is denied them. the cry of the poor has
become exceeding bitter.
Well has John Bright said that uni SO
the church can spiritualize wealth AMI
property, teaching the employer that his
laborers are brethren teaching the la sorer,
that the employer has rights, relieving the
tension through the law of kindness and
sympathy, free Institutions are doomed.
And today it is the Christian teacher that
stands between the two combatants. There
are 100, 600 clergymen in the land and il ia
the lot of fully $4,000 of them to work among
the children of the poor. Their average sal
airy is less than $500 year. They seek to
educate children, and visit the poor.
strengthening the weak, carrying Their bur-
dens, dissov;ng their hatred. plying men
with considerations of industry, economy
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
Dank Doors Closed.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-The comptroller
of the currency has ordered the First Ma
tional bank of Flushing, Ohio. to close it's
doors. Bank Examiner J. w. Delay has
been appointed temporary receiver: Dry
rot is said to have caused the failure.
Almost every day brings the news of
the closing of bank in some part of
the United States. These are but the
tremblings of Vesuvius before the erup-
ton comes. However much apparent
prosperity may be created by the dis
bursements of the late war, the demon
citation of silver must work like the
attraction of gravitation all over the
world, drawing everything downward.
You can no more get away from a
great law of commerce than you can
escape a great law of nature; there is
an inevitableness about both.
Here is another news item, one of
thousands, showing the universal pull
downwards:
PHILADELPHIA Oct 27-Nathaniel
Childs press agent of the Way Down East
company, which is playing in a local the
alter, died a suicide today in the Jefferson
hospital He had swallowed morphine. af-
ter which he shot himself in the head
The act was committed Tuesday last, but
through the efforts of friends the affair was
kept secret and Childs was taken to tie
hospital, where he fingered until to a. To-
spondency is given as the reason for the
act.
Chids was one Of the best known men in
the theatrical world. His home was in Pos
ton. He graduated from Harvard in 1859,
and the following year he entered the ne VS.
paper business. For several years he was
editor of the Boston Traveller.
He entered the theatrical profe :sion n
1876, and wrote number of plays. At ore
time he was advance agent for Henry Irv-
ing, and for ten years acted in the same
capacity for Abbel Schoeffel & Grau
The failure of the play, Little Miss No
body in December last. in which he was
interested. made him respondent and h be
gan to drink He was about 90 years OF
age and leaves widow. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
CLEARING THE DECKS.

Now that our local contest is over
and the battle for the spells has ended,
we will be able to turn with a renewed
spirit to the great national questions of
the day.
Long before 1900 we shall have sep
arated the sheep from the goats; those
who are really in favor of the Peoples
party and prefer it to any other organ
ization in the world will get together in
solid phalanX.
Those who think the Democratic
party fills the bill'' will join it.
Then we will not have in every eau
Gus or convention a lot of men pretend
eddy with us, but really plotting and
cOnniving to destroy us. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

wv SAAS
floor. and i'll thi4I tbsition it was pho
tographed, thus proving that the effect
was not producehI II mental illusion or
hypnotism.
There are those who have urged with a
good deal of force that this power is an
emanation fromNour own physical sys-
tens; others claim that it is caused by
the spirits OF the dead; and still others
that we are impinEing upon another
world, existing sin "a fourth form of
matter" We know of three forms of
matter, solid, liquid and gaseous, as
represented in water, ice and steam; but
it is claimed, not without reason, that,
in the bOundlessness of Gods universe,
there may be other forms of matter, as
attenuated, compared with gas, as gas is
compared with water.
Forty years ago science settled all
these curious questions by simply turn
ing up its nose at them, and denying the
existence of the phenomena. A society
was started in England called the Society
for Psychical Research, with intention
to prove that there was nothing in Gods
universe but matter, and that spirit was
a dream of fools and fanatics. They have
been working now for number of years,
and they have established the reality of
that which they set forth to disprove.
They have clearly shown that the mind
of man can go out of the bone-box in
which it is enclosed, and communicate
with another mind, even at long dis
tances. They have established mind
reading, mind-transference, hypnotism
and spiritism; and they have proved that
these curious phenomena are as we'll
worth the study of the scientists as the
material things Of this brick and mortar
world of ours.
In answer to the question of our cor
respondent we would say that the
Speaking Dial' is simply the old table,
tipping, with a dial and finger so ar
ranged as to spell out long sentences.
Whatever the thing is that works the
finger, by tipping the table, it is GER
tainly intelligent, with fine sense of
humor, a wonderful amount Of informa-
ton, while it is a tremendous liar! AS
source of amusement to the inquiring
mind, We can recommend it, but we
would not like to see any of our readers
take any stock in it's statements. We
heard of a case in Indiana, not long
since, where party who were communi-
eating with the spirits, by some such
mechanism as this, were told to make a
wooden image in the shape of man,
and that the spirits would put a soul
into the figure, and it would become a
great leader of reform in the world The
poor fools made their manikin, but have
been waiting ever since for the soul to
manifest itself.
Those who desire to pass away the
winter evenings with merriment and
laughter, would do well to purchase one
of these Speaking Dials," enjoy CONVEX
sation with their alleged friends and
ancestors, but should not take too much
stock in anything they are told, unless
strongly corroborated by mundane tes-
timony.
That there is such a force is beyond
question. What it is, is a vast problem
I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

tees make the Representative their es-
pecial ward and it's influence would be
many times multiplied. Let its in=
dividuality alone until such time as that
man appears who can show more sue
cessful newspaper record in an equally
barren field. Don't try to resurrect and
substitute in the place of the live Rep
resentative, the defunct Eagles Eye.
E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
MADELIA, MINI

MADELIA, MINI.
Carl l.. Stewart Lumber Co., Mime
apolis Mimi:
Gentlemen: I have had the pleasure
Of working on the lumber you recently
sold to G. r. Pew, of this place, and
am we'll pleased with the quality and
dryness Of the lumber. I enclose a bill
for barn that I am bidding on, to be
built next month on the farm of Mr..
Topper. Yours truly,
IRA e. CHASE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09
sAvAGERY OF A CLERGYMAN.
Vicar of Ruyton and His Wife Barbar-
ously Maltreat Children.

Ously Maltreat Children.
LONDON, Oct 22.-The town Of
Shrewsbury and vicinity has been great
ly excited over the trial of the vicar Of
Ruyton and his wife for cruelty to two
orphan nieces who had been left in their
charge
The children had been reduced to the
position Of drudges, their clothing was
ragged, and they were fed from a pig
tub. The elder child, it was alleged,
was stripped and beaten by the wears
wife, and was then kicked by the vicar.
Both of the accused were sentenced to
four months Imprisonment at hard Ia
Dor.
Dense crowds surrounded the court
house during the progress of the trial,
and threats were openly made of lynch
ing the prisoners.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

1t costs us to pass the contribution
box to our subscribers a penny each and
some will take our paper two years and
never contribute even a pants button.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

1t isn't the elections that worry us,
but printers bills and postage on cir
cular letters to delinquents who side
track the circular and forget they ever
got one.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

Pluto papers are run for cash and Pop
papers run for glory, and sooner or later
the Pop papers nearly all reach that
destination.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

We have just sent out over 1000 mod
est limitations that about this time Of
year we could find place for a little
cash.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

Don't say you never got that circular,
for the postal department never falls to
bring us that dollar when you send it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

be not discouraged but send us in that
dollar to help do the plutes in 1900.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

Harvest is over and we have with the
greatest courtesy and our most polite
bow asked you to remember our needs
in this season of your plenty
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

It causes Dandruff, Gray and Failing Hair.
Dandruf precedes Badness! Prof. J. H.
Austin, the eminent Scalp Specialist of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, offers to deliver to
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-19

Notice Ia hereby glvan that by virtue
% a warrant Tor tho collection VI a de.
lnQuont Nsrcepncnt Tor the imprNN"cnt
IN the city Nt Astnrla, oregon towit;
Road slrcot trVm forty.uecenl To fnrly.
ntth etrcet, duly lasucd, hy the auditor
aud police iudge VI said city, hy dlrcc'
ton W thu common couA'll ~ said city,
stid Warrant boiling dated tho lith day OF
October lNN, to- mo dlrv'ted, ana he
assessment cn whlch rncolllcd am2untlnE
to SAM with intcrcut thereon ~ tho rate
~ per cent per annum fr0m tho Sirt day
Ot March. iNld and being againH, the
following named persons tVwiC
Marion and H. Mccormack
owner ot tho following dcacr,vVu real
property, tOwit lot iA hluck ), NA sub
divided In tho Fort ot Upper Astoria,
as laid cut aud N'cNr,icl by sohn Adalf,
and also aEams, said dcscrlbcNl property
and which warrant commands mo TO
make levy upon and sale W said DC.
scrihcd property tn order 10 satisfy said
warrant aud said assessment and to-
grther with tho in,crcat thereon and ,hg
costa and expenses " said sale, ami
pursuant to said warsunt ami tho com
Wauds therein contained l dld. on tho
18th day % November. iNN, duly lcNy
upon tho above described rrul rropery,
and Wall on the 10th day of December
lorvnoon ~ said day at the court house
door, towlt. the .cn,runcc Or said court
house on Eighth street IN the civ ol
Astoria. county of ClaiHup state ~
orvgon sell said described real property
az public auction 60 the hlghrs, bidder
for cash, Ia a. = gold eolu, tn satisfy
said assessment, the INTEREST Ihcrvon amt
tho costa and expenses OF aalc ~
tfOrvsald and the accrulng costs
DATED az ASTORIA. oregon, the lIlh day
10 November lSN
y TAttoIk
chief ot Police OF Astoria, Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-19
CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.

Noucr ls hereby giyvn that by virtue
of "a warrant FOR tho collection OF a dc-
linIueHt assessment for tho in'prcvcf.s ~
IN the city of Astoria. Or 'gon. towit
NTH street. duly issued by tho auditor
and police Judge of said city, by dlrcc-
ton OF tho common council Of said city
s.lid warrnut bclns dated tho ilth day ~
october. lSS. 10 mo dircctrd. and the
Assessment Oh which Hpeclnei amounting
TO t19O with Interest thereon At tho rate
OF per cent per annum from tho 1iAt day
OF March. iSd and being against the
following named persons towit:
r. Marion and H. Mccormack.
owner OF tho following described real
property. tOwlt lot u. bloCk =. as sub
divided In tho Port OF Upper Astoria.
ls lald out and recorded by John Adair
ana also agains, said described property
and which warrant commands me 10
make levy upon and sale OF said dc.
sCripcd proucrtv In order TO satisfy said
warrant and said assessment an, to-
gcther with the interest thereon and the
costs and exDcnses OF said sale. ana
pursuant TO said warrant and tho com
mands therein contained, did, on tho
nth day OF November, lb9s, duly levy
upon tho above dcscrtbod real property.
and | vail on the 18th day Of December
1905, at the hour OF II o'clock In the
forenoon OF said day. at the court house
door. towlt: the entrance OF said court
house. on Eighth street In the CITY Of
Oregon, sell said described real property
at public auction 10 the highest bidder
for cash. In U. g. gold coin, to satisfy
said assessment. the interest thereon. ana
tho costs and expenses OF sale as
aforesaid and the accruing costs.
Dated at Astoria. oregon, tho l7,h day
" ' Il. HALLoCK.
Chief Of Police OF Astoria, oregon.
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amman nr rnllrr aAl.n.

Notice II hereby given that hy virtue
% warrant for the rnie ton ~ dr
llna4ont apaeahmpnl Tor the mplO inntnt
" the city or Astoria, oregon, towitl
hrln street duyS ipsuSd 6y' Tho ~ nUd' tSr
anu ppllee Judge ur said city, by dht0.
Unn of tho common council Of naid CITY.
aald warrant belng dated tho lilh day ot
uctoner, l@s, TO me dlrrctod ANA the
tQ $40 with lniercst ikercSn at IL" fNtc
oI \ per cont per annum from The alat day
ot March, ING and being against Tho
following named persons. towit,
H. Marion and H. Mccormack.
owner ot tho following described runl
pr0pertyi towlN lot H. block s Ra sub
MNlleI IN. the. Port OF upprr Astoria
~ laid out and rncOrdrd nv John Adair
amt 0leo qEalns, said dracrihCd property
and which warrant commands mo ~
mako loNy upon and Halc Or mt,d dp
aoflnrd nrOngfty IN order to satisfy nni,
warrant aud said ppncasmcnt and To-
ooata aud expenses oi said Nnlr and
nWHQant to said wariWnt and tho rom
mnhua thcfpln containrd, | dd ON N,
lllh daY " November. iSps, duly lrVy
upgn, tho, above dcscnhcd real property
and ! VIII on tho 18th day pf Hucumbrr
lAsA at tho hour 0l II n'clock la IN,
forenoon OF said day, at tho court nous,
door, towlti tho entrance Of said cuurl
house ON lNghth street In tho city vi
Asser,a' NHunH ot Sla'gop, state ~
~ public auction to tho hlahcul hlddrl
Tor cash. IN IT, y, gold coin, tn
eald hhHrusmenl, tho Interest thereon. nm,
tho costs and expenses ut sale h,
aISreaa'd, and tho agcrilns costs
y, uAtI.oCK.
Chlcr of Police ot Astoria, oregon,