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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
FOR YOUNG AMERICA.
An Abbreviated Manual Of Arms for
WOuld-Be Soldiers.

Young America, brimful of patriotism,
can learn how to be soldier very quickly
If he will examine this abbreviated manual
OF arms. 1t is based upon the infantry drill
regulations Of the United States army
Each squad of bays may select leader or
drill-master, and by observing the following
instructions attain considerable efficiency.
The position Of the soldier at Attention"
is: Heels to the same line and near each
other; feet turned out equally and forming
with each other an angle Of about 60 de-
grees; knees straight, but not stiff: body
erec. on the hips, slightly inclined forward;
arms and hands hanging naturally; little
fingers opposite seams of trouserst head
erect, chin slightly down and eyes straight
to the front.
Order Arms-Butt Of gun rests solidly on
ground. barrel to the rear, touching toe Of
the right shoe; right hand holding the piece
between the thumb and fingers, first two
fingers to the front.
Present Arms-Carry the piece in front of
center Of the body with the right hand,
barrel to the rear and vertical; grasp it at
the balance with left hand. forearm horizon
tai and resting against the body.
Port Arms-Raise piece diagonally across
the body, magazine to the front; grasp it
smarty with both hands (the right palm
DOWN at the small Of the stock the left
palm at the balance. thumb clasping
the piece. barrel sloping to the
left and crossing opposite the juno
ton OF the neck and the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

left shoulder: right forearm horizontal, left
forearm resting against the body; piece
near the body.
Shoulder Arms-Carry the piece diagonal
ly across the body with the right hand.
magnazine to the 'front.' grasp it at the
balarce with left hand, palm up, thumb
clasping the piece; carry the right hand
quickly to the butt, embracing 1t, heel be-
tween the first two fingers the thumb and
fingers closed on the stock, the barrel slop-
ing to the left and crossing opposite the
junction Of the neck with the left shoulder,
left forearm resting against the body the
piece left arm and hand being in the same
position as at port arms. Raise and place
the piece on the right shoulder barrel up,
trigger guard on the hollow Of the shoulder
the right elbow against the side, the right
hand retaining its grasp Of the butt, he
hand directly in front of the elbow; at the
same time slip the left hand. fingers ex-
tended and Joined down opposite the bolt
handle. Then drop the left hand by the
side.
Rifle satule-Being at right shoulder arms
carry the left hand smartly to the small
OF the stock. forearm horizontal, palm Of
the hand down, thumb and fingers extended
and Joined. forefinger against the piece
Drop the left hand by the side. The first
motion Of the salute is made six yards be-
fore passing the officer, holding the hand at
the small Of the stock until the salute is
acknowledged or the officer passed.
Indoors the salute is made from the po-
sition of order arms; carry the left hand
smartly to the right side, forearm horizon
tai or nearly so, palm Of the hand down.
thumb and fingers extended and joined
forefinger against piece. Drop the hand to
the side
The rifle salute is prescribed for indvidu-
al soldiers with arms except sentinels, who
salute by presenting arms.
Gall out, rest and at ease are executed
as without armS)
Parade Restricting at orders arms. Garry
the right foot six inches straight to the rear
loft knee slightly bent. carry the muzzle in
front Of the center of the body, barrel to
the left; grasp the piece with the left hand
just below the stacking swivel and with
the right hand below and against the left.
Charge BayOnets-Being at order arms.
Half face to the right, carrying the right
heel six inches to the rearland three inches
to the right Of the left heel, and at the
same time raise the piece with the right
hand inclining the barrel to the front; grasp
1t with the left at the balance, back Of
hand down. thumb clasping piece. elbow
against the body; grasp the small Of the
stock with the right hand and bring the
point of the bayonet to the right Of the
chin, right hand supporting sthe stock firm
~ against the front Of the right hip the
body inclining slightly forward.
The signals are used alone or in connec-
ton with the verbal commands trumpet
calls.
In making the signals the sword rifle Or
head dress may be held in the hand; when
the sword is used 1t IS In prolongation Of
the arm.-Detroit Free Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

his last one being s2O,OoO He was known in
the ANARCHIST case and had voice in the
great Cronn trial. In all Of these his abil-
ity commanded the respect of the court and
his brother lawyers
Notwithstanding all this he appeared in
a police court on the South Side one day
last week to pOsecute an old Irishman who
was charged with stealing watch. The
watch by the way, belonged to an intimate
friend of the attorneys wife, and it was
because Of the latter that he took the case.
After badgering the old fellow on the
stand, and getting sharp answers to the
questions put, the lawyer remarked:
Come, let's get through. Answer my
questions straight now; we've taken up
enough time
Yes, that's the charge agin me, 1 be-
lave-takin' time. Onyhow. it's timely
topic" replied the witness with q grin
Yes. and it's my intention to make you
do time before I am through with YOU"
well. it wouldn't make much difference
these hard times" replied the old fellow,
calmly twirling his torn cap in his hands.
You art smart, amt your" fairly roared
the disciple Of Blackstone as he leaped to
his feet, shaking with anger.
"Well," drawled the prisoner witness. "if
1 wuzzent under oath l would pay you the
same compliment
Further wOrdy warfare was stopped by
his honor, who discharged the prisoner.
there being no evidence 70 convict.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
TESTING COAL BY X-RAYS.
Density of the Shadow Shows Quantity
of Ash Per Ton,

(From the Globe emocrat)
The method Of testing coal by x rays is
being employed by many manufacturers.
who state that 1t makes a considerable diff
ference In their fuel bills 1t Is found that
by turning the rays on the coal they can
tell how much of it will remain as ashes
after it is burned and how much will escape
gas. This is manifestly Of the first i'm
portance to all users Of steam power The
lowest priced coal Is not necessarily the
cheapest The percentage Of ash Is one Of
the best Indications Of the steam making
qualities Of COAL A coal which leaves
large amount of ash has, of course, a rela-
lively small amount of combustible constit-
uents, and vice versa.
The shadow produced upon the Horoscope
by piece Of coal of a given size and thick
ness is apparently dependent for its relatives
Density upon the amount of ash-producing
material in the piece Of coal. A number
Of samples Of uniform thickness Of various
kinds of coal having known percentages of
ash are prepared. The density Of the shad-
ow cast by these in the Horoscope is COM
pared with that OF the coal to be tested,
and the quantity Of ash per ton in the sam
pie under consideration is Immediately
shown with considerable accuracy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
Read! Read! Read!
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Government Ownership OF Railroads.
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President John Smith. by L. U. Adams .
Story of the Buttons. by Prof. A. ).
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Peril Of the Republic. BY Clark Erwin.
Stockwells Bad Boy. :. .............
The Dogs and the FleaS..
Scientific Money. by Jas. Taylor Rogers
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Points for Thinkers. by l.. A. Srockweli
Rachers PitLful History. by Mrs Mar
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St!,i the Word Goes On. By S. +. Nor
Melrie England. y Blatchford..
Condition of the American Farmer, Tho
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Imperialism, Its Rise and Progress. BY
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American Peoples Money. BY Igna-
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
MONEY!!
The PopuIist Standard Authority.
OUR MONEY WARS
By SAnUEL LEAVlTT,
Author OF " cTATOR GRANT" and "PEAceMAKeR
GRANGE:n and Editor Of PAtat CoonAt,s Adr0c1ke
By SAnUEL LEAVlT'

monument OF learning. One cannot but
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mire the immense industry.-N. O. Picdyune.
valuable for purposes OF reference He is not
unknown to us. for we happen to have read his
"Peacemaker Grange" ETC. Quite worth care
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OF the facts that he has dgested and arranged.
SAM. Chronicle. An epitome Of information.
Leaves none Of his facts unverihed. Elk.
ceedingly useful. Unquestionably right in
many Of his arraignments-Sdn r. cal. Dir.
(Coin) Harvey was Joined in his denial by an
other financial oracle who was visiting him at
the time; Mr.. Samuel Lcavitt author OF Money
Wars,' an encyclopedia on the money ques-
ton Chicago Iatsr-0cean. The hnancier Of
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]ost.-Gen, A. j. Warner. 1t is valuable COM
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

and not part Of it. passed the islands
in the outer bay. Whatever Notifications
the Spaniards had there were abandoned,
and the guns and munitions were trans
.erred to Cavite. Commodore Dewey took
advantage Of either the strong flood tide
or strong ebb tide to go in because if there
had been any floating torpedoes they would
have been discounted by the tide, as was
the case in Mobile Bay in the Farragut
fight.
Il believe that the American fleet took
position in front Of the Spanish squadron
and forts, and that Dewey adopted the tao
tics of Dupont at the Port Royal fight. He
moved his vessels in an ellipse and pounded
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May Rear Ad-
with Dupont at the naval battle at Port
Royal a part of American history, has
given his impressions OF the plan of bat
tie at Manila. Admiral Irwin was once or
dered to Manila and afterward ordered to
Honolulu by President Cleveland. He is q
warm personal friend Of Commodore
Dewey.
HE handled his fleet magnificently," said
Admiral Irwin. He is a COOL daring and
at the same time judicious officer; and these
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

fleet and batteries as the vessels passed in
front. After the action had continued four
or five hours Dewey retired. not behind the
foreign ships, as stated in the Spanish dis
patche1, but to the McCulloch the dis
patch boat. and to the collier, which were
safely In the rear Of the American squad
ron.
This gave the Spaniards the impression
that the fleet had retired to land the wound
ed. The wounded were taken to the Nc
Cullocl.. After the vessels and men. had
been put into shape again the fleet ad-
vanced into their original place and scene
of action, and the fight was then fought
out to the finish as described"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

N. B.-Parties desiring to buy cheap
Railroad LAM, will be supplied with
maps and pamphlets upon applica.
ton to above. The Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres OF tho
Riches, Farming Lands In Minnesota
for sale at low prices. Terms of pay.
nent reasonable; six per cont interest.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

are the qualifications which made him a
commodore a few days $50 and a hero to-
day in the eyes Of the world. He has done
and executed with dash, lbrilliancy and his
torical effect only what was expected OF
him by all Of his friends In; the American
navy.
His victory has lost the Pacific to Spain.
She can no longer fly flag there without
base, and since the humiliation of Monte
JOS fleet, Spain has nothing In the Pacific
worthy the name of war vessel. Spain
Numbered inexcusably in the fact that she
did not reinforce the Manila squadron,
knowing the result Of it's defeat.
The whole American fleet, in my opinion
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
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HAD A READY ANSWER.

Famous Lawyer Is Radgered In q PO-
lice Court.
The proverbial ready wit of the son Of
old Erin was amply illustrated several days
ago in one of the city's courts.
The attorney prosecuting the case is one
Of Chicagos leading lawyers, ana is not
otter in these late days OF his prosperity
that he deigns to grace police court
Some 20 years ago, however, he was only
too willing to take any sort of case, from
one of clothesline nature to that of a sen
sational murder. And. too, the defendant
a rule was allowed to set the amount Of
the fee
This is all changed now. The lawyer in
question is recognized as one Of the ablest
criminal prosecutors in Chicago, II not in
the United States. His fees are enormous
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
WHEELMAN AND PEDESTRIAN.
Different Attitudes of the Same Man
on and OF q Bicycle.

1897.-Jenkins afoot. Never rode a wheel
and tries to cross the avenue-I believe
would be justified in shooting that
scoundrel! He came within an ace of run
ming me down. The law gives the Internal
puppies too much latitude. They think they
own the streets and that pedestrians must
get out Of their way. Damn the whole lott
1S9S.-Jenkins has bought a wheel Tries
to ride up the avenue-Get out of the way
there, you crazy lubber! Do you want to
get run over? Why in thunder you cussed
fools can't keep on the sidewalks, where you
belong, nobody knows. Hanged If 1 don't
ride down the next chump that gets in my
way if 1t costs me a header. The insane
idiot! They don't want to leave us Wheel
men even a strip Of asphalt-New York
Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
x. L. ARMSTRONG

Kindly mention The. Representative
when writing to advertisers and If you
do not receive prompt attention please
let us know.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

The initiative and referendum will be
the national issue in 1900. Bond and
Industrial Slavery" will be the compaign
text book. Price Is cents
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

Read Bond and Industrial Slavery
and in direct legislation you will find
Ill reforms.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
naval EDUCATION
DETAILS OF THE SPANISH SYSTEM
AND RESULT OBTAINED.

Class Lines Are Tightly Drawn in Sc
Letting Cadets-FamOus Schools at
FerrOl, Cadiz and San FernandinO
Naval Officers u Type of the High.
est Glass of the Spanish People
The RiEidity of Other Nations is
Sadly Lacking.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-09
Capt. Gen. Blanco reports that Ger

Capt. Gen. Blanco reports that Ger
tain Americans in Havana are likely TO
foment anti-Spanish riots.
From San Juan, Porto Rico. comes
word that the .ntire autonomist min
istry has resigned.
The body of Engineer Merritt was re-
covered from the wreck of the Maine in
Havana harbor.
Spanish soldiers have destroyed 81
farms, n sugar cane mill, a coffee plan
tation, some barracks and two hospitals
in Cuba.
KarditZa and TZortZis, who attempted
To assassinatc King George of Greece
and his daughter, Princess Marie, on
February &c, were both found guilty
and sentenced to death.
Capt. Gen. Blanco has Used decree
revoking the RECOMMENDATION order in
Havana, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio and
Santa Clara, the four western provinces
OF Cuba.
The court of appeals in Paris says
that Emile Zoia, sentenced to 12 months
imprisonment. shall not undergo any
punishment.
Americans in Havana are leaving that
city as faS: as possible.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-09
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad
THE NEWS FROM ALL TIE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.



In the senate on the 2Sth the report of the
Maine court of inquiry was received In n
message from the president and read and
referred to the committee on foreign af-
fairs. Senator Money (MisS) spoke upon
his recent observations in Cuba and said
the time for diplomacy had passed. In
the house the message from the president
containing the court of inquiry report was
received and read and referred to the com
mIttcc on foreign relations without de-
bate.
Senator Allen (Neb) introduced a resolu-
tlon In the senate on the 10Th recognizing
the independence OF the Cuban republic,
Senator Rawlns CUtam proposed rcso-
luton declRDinE war on Spain, Senator
Foraker COD introduced one providing for
armed Intervention in Cuba, and Senator
Frye (Mc) introduced arcs0lution demand
ing that Cuba be made free. Seventy-four
private pension bills were passed In the
house number of Cuban resolutions were
introduced, among them one by Mr.. Marsh
Ull) declaring war on Spain.
A resolution was reported in the SEN
ate on the 30th requesting the president
TO send to the senate all of the consular
correspondence relating to the conduct of
the war in the island of Cuba, the condi-
ton of the people and other matters re-
lating thereto The bill for the civil gov
eminent of Alaska was passed and the
sundry civil appropriation bin was report
cd,...ln the house several reSolutionS were
introduced to recognize the independence
of Cuba and the naval appropriation bill
was considered.
A discussion on the Cuban question took
place I'm the senate on the 3lst ult., after
which 80 pages of the sundry civil approprl-
alton bills were disposed Of. Senator Lodge
(Mass) introduced bin for the acquisition
OF one or all of the Danish West India
islands--St. Croix, st. Thomas and st, John
as a coaling station. In the house Mr..
Wheeler (Ala) introduced a bill appropri-
atlnS 100000 to feed the cuban noncom-
batants who have been concentrated In
cities. and Mr.. Hull UaD introduced bill
Increasing the medical force of the army
by the addition of - assistant surgeons
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Anton l.. Seidel, aged as, the cele-
brated musical director, died suddenly
in New York of poisoning, probably
resulting from eating fish.
Mrs. Nancy Degrafr Toll, reject of the
late Phil II. Toll, died in Monroe, Mich.
aged 101 years.
The fusonists in Kansas have nom
mated II. NJ. Veatch (dem.) for congress
in the First district and &. NJ. Donald
son (si!ver rep.) in the Second district.
Illinois populists will hold their state
convention in Springfield May II.
Mrs. Rose Bunker died in st. Louis,
aged 10i years.
Minnesota democrats will hold their
convention in Minneapolis June Is.
Hon. James l.. Wolcott, former chan
ccllor of Delaware, died at his home in
Dover, aged So years.
John u. st. John, of Kansas, the pro-
hibition nominee for president in 1884,
has renowned the cold water party and
Joined the populists.