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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26
looking greedily at the dragon.

Hetty, who had as much chance at a
bargain with the peldler as an mex
perienced chicken might stand with q
willy old fox. GIL give you this thing
and dollar for your vase"
couldn't you make it a dollar and a
half, ma'am?" said the map, screwing
his eyes down to mere Sits.
1'se only dollar in change" said
Het.y. "And it's all 1 can afford.
After all, we've plenty of vases, only 1
rather liked the looks of that one"
And she turned indifferently away,
secretly fattering herself that she was
maneuvering to the best advantage
"Hold on minute ma'am," said the
peddler. Il amt done much this
morning, and I'm bound to make q
trade somehow, even il 1 lose by it.
Give us the dollar and the old china
reptile, and the elegant new vase is
yourn.'
And in five minutes Hetty had her
prize filled with rosebuds and honey
suckles, and silvery green sprays Of
Southern wood.
"My frstpurchase in the new house,
said Hetty, to herself. "Won't Cecil
be pleased when he sees it!'
1t wass three days, however, before
Squire Brownell was ablet to rejoine his
young wife; and Hetty, who had no
intellectual resources to fall back upon
who hated prac.icing, and invariably
went to sleep over q bloodhound the
hower-twined cottage dull enough.
But when at last the squire's burly
figure appeared at the garden-gat
Hetty ran joyfully to meet him, her
pale gold hair floating like halo in
the sunshine, and her cheeks flushed
with tie sofest pink that ever painted
the inside of seashell.
"Well, Puss!" said the squire, his
own face frightening up at the idea Of
such welcome on the threshold which
had SO long been dreary aud deserted
$50 you're:really glad to see me!'
"Oh, so glad, Cecil" cried the br ide,
slipping her arm through his, and
mes thing close to his side. Sand I've
been SO dismally lonesome without
you"
"There was that edition of Dickens,
said the squire, patting her check.
"Di ckens is SO stupid said Hetty.
81 ever could understand what pee.
pie see to laugh at in Dickensl"
"Well, DEAR" said the indulgent
husband, "now I've come back, we'll
go out on horseback, and I'll teach
you to drive that pony phaeton, and
we'll sec about remodeling the garden
beds, and all that sort of thing
He sat down as he spoke, on the
veranda, tanning his heated face with
the brim Of his straw hat.
Hetty vanished through the lace
curtains, which were blowing about in
the soft summer breeze, and presently
returned, holding up the gaudy gilt
vase, with its sprawling roses aud big
green leaves.
dive got a surprise for you, Cecil, .
she said Soc what I've bought
The squire winched little. He
was a judge Of ceramics, and this par
ticular specimen affected him in a
startling and unpleasant manner.
',Don't you like it, CecilP Why, I
thought you would be so pleased:
said unconscious Hetty.
Like it, Oh, yes, my dear! I dare
say it's very pretty" said the squire,
obser wing the evident disappointment in
her face "But you'll learn, after
q while, to discriminate between china
and this sort of thing"
dr., ,,,ro H. rosoo ora ham tif,,i -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26
THAT JOYFUL FEELING.

With the exhilarating sense Of renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness, which follows the use of Syrup
of Figs, is unknown to the few who
have not progressed beyond the old
time medicines and cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
by the well.informed. Buy the genuine
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26

medicine and It cured me completely. build.
ing up my health and increasing my appetite.
Although this was ten years ago. have never
yet had sign OF the disease TO return.
w. r. NEWMAN.
Staunton, Va.
1t is like self-destruction to continue
to take potash and mercury; besides
totally destroying the digestion, they
dry up the marrow in the bones, pro-
ducing a stiffness and swelling Of the
Joints, causing the hair to fall out, and
completely wrecking the system.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26

T0CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Outline Tablets All
druggists refond ahe moneyif it fails to cure
e5c, The genuine has L, B. Q. olieach tablet
'.sss....: 4 "a AZ f-''s = asa.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26


their treatment faith
fully. In fact, I seemed
to get worse all the
while. l took aim ost
every social e d bl o d
remedy, but they didnot
seem 10 reach the dis
ease. and had no effect
whatever. | was lis.
heartened. forit seemed
that I would never be
cured. At the advice OF
a friend ! then took
&. 8. s., and began toim.
4.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26

CTEADY lScoMENAT HOME. You can
- make S25 per week. Either sex. I'll
start you in the mail order business day or
evening, No peddling. NJ Young, S68
Henry ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-10-26
Doctors Can't
Cure 1t!

Contagious blood poison is absolutely
beyond the skill of the doctors. They
may dose q patient for years on their
mercurial and potash remedies, but he
will never be rid OF the disease on the
other hand, his condition will grow
steadily worse s. s. S. is the only cure
for this terrible affection, because it is
the only remedy which goes direct to
the cause of the disease and forces it
from the system.
was afflicted with Blood Poison. and the
best doctors did me no good though took
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
THANKS.

The POpulists of Eyota, Olmstend
County, Express Their Approval
lists.
EYOTA, Mimi, June 1S, 1SSS.-The
undersigned Middle-of- the Road Pop
ulists take this method of expressing
our appreciation of the action taken by
the Mid-Road delegates at Minneapolis,
the 18th. They gave us a splendid ticket
to vote for and we appreciate it,
v. d. Nixon, George H. Nichols,
Olaf Swenson, VIM. Reynolds, VIM. H.
Davis, S. A. Johnson, John Mcintosh,
John Coon, VIM. r. Delmater, c. w.
Nixon, Lawrence Schmidt, Chris Dub
BILE, ]. B. Washburn, George Smith, H.
Warner, David Matteron, Arthur Pur-
Wis, VIM. Thompson, Dennis Thomp-
scn, ]. Cline, H. L. Nixon, VIM. Busian,
e. Proud, VIM. Fallon, NJ Fleming, Roy
H. Todd, Christ Benken, Paul Busian,
Nj. Foley, Charles r. Nixon, F. j. Len
ner, John Casserly, John Loomins, John
Harland.
To The Representative.
Respectfully, V. D. NIXON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
which the devil has afflicted us for 10

which the devil has afflicted us for 10
these many years.
We can go forward now on our Jour-
ney, with radiant faces and elastic steps.
We are band of brothers-one in heart
and soul; one in sentiment and purpose.
Not jealousy divides us; not corrup-
ton entangles our feet.
1t was delightful sight to behold our
convention of the 18th inst. There were
no ambitions; no contentious; no strug-
giles for Office. Every man loved his
fellow; and in every case the nomina-
tions had to be forced upon the candi-
dates. And such unanimity and en-
thusiasm! 1t was delightful to behold
them in this rotten, cold-blooded age.
Now the Peoples Party lives: Now 1t
will grow as it grew in 1892 Repub
licans will not fear to join IT., for no
man can say that 1t is the Democratic
party in disguise. Democrats need not
hesitate to cast in their lot with us, for
we are the true reform party of the
age, and all the rest are bogus.
up, guards and at 'em!" I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
DULUTH.

We are told that the delegation from
St. Louis county had no right in the
Peoples Party convention of June Is,
that they privately admitted that their
county convention had not been proper
ly called or held, and THAT THERE
WAS NOT A REAL POPULIST IN THE
WHOLE CROWD!
Will somebody tell us all about this?
This is what the Minneapolis TX
Rays" says of Duluths champion bull
dozer:
"The allied reform forces held their vari-
Gus conventions on Wednesday last and
nominated John Lind for governor of Min
The silver Republican and Democratic con-
ventions were harmonious throughout. The
Populist convention. however, elected a
for the place on account Of his dense ig-
norance of parliamentary practice and his
extreme partisanship. One of the first acts
chewing" match between Owen and DON
nelly which resulted in much bitter feeling
among the delegates and added consider
followed. With a chairman of brains and
common sense all of this i'll feeling might
have been averted and split Of any con-
has bolted, and Owen Is politically dead,
while the whole party is torn asunder with
internal dissensions and it's future hard
to predict. All of this on account of the
blind folly of placing an incompetent man
in the chair When will the Pops learn
to exercise horse sense?"
The real Pops did exercise the highest
kind of "horse-sense;;" but the fusion
lists showed only ass sense, aud Judge
Willis has recently decided that an ass
is not horse-and nobody but an ass
would think he was. !. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
Rice County's Action SOlidly Against

Rice COunty's Action SOl1dly Against
Fusion.
The Populists of Rice county have al
ways been famous for intelligence and
devotion to their sense of right. We
take pleasure, therefore, crowded as we
are for space, in publishing the follow
ing:
Donnelly: Deeming you the ''noblest Ro-
man Of them all" l send you by Mr.. Ep-
hard the resolutions adopted by the Rice
I would say that with regard to my res
ohlution, which vas ruled out of order by the
sentea by of the msS p5a
to vote by the chairman, declared carried
by the chairman, accompanied by a decis-
One word in regard to changing names
You must remember that 1t is the votes
that win Tiers are numbers who viii
will stand no more monkeying. A change
of name like fusion would mean to them
that we might as well vote for the old ID par az:
ties. for they have one virtue, If no more,
that is "sticka ativeness, which wins every
E. J. WHITE.
The resolutions inclosed are admira-
BILE. The one that was passed, but af-
terward ruled out by the chairman, was
as follows:
Resolved, by the Peoples Party copven-
ton of Rice county assembled, that we are
opposed to fusion in any form; that any
person securing an election as delegate to
the convention that does not stand square
lyy upon m this re- resolution. shall be deemed in
eligible by the state convention to repre-
sent the people Of Rice county.
Here are some of the other resolu-
tions. They embrace some novel prop
ositions that it will pay to think over:
port is one of the foremost industries Of the
farms of the state, and
Whereas, 1t is Of the utmost Importance
to our agricultural interests that the mar
keting of our cereals be freed from the con-
troll of buyers and combinations of all
sorts,
Therefore, resolved, that the common car
riers of the state shall be required to fur
nish at every station proper facilities for
the storage and loading of all commodities
offered for shipment.
8. Resolved, that we demand that the
next legislature shall place all county Off
GERS of clerical functions under the man
agement Of the county commissioners, to
be let under contract to the lowest bonded
bidder.
4 Whereas, it appears from statement
by the state auditor that while there was
on deposit June l, 1897 in the various bank
ing institutions of the state, nearly $40, 600, =
GOO belonging to depositors, only s., ,000, 600
solved, that laws relating to taxation should
be revised to the end that every citizen
shall be required to make certified state
ment OF all property in his or her posses
sion, and that all property not so listed
and verified shall be forfeited to the state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22

At the June 18th convention the mid
road faction Of our party proposed the
only honorable plan for cooperation
and the fusion convention voted 1t down
by vote of 500 to 396. The plan was
follows, to wit:
All parties drop their names and
unite in a new party under a new name
en- liberal platform and thus divested
of all prejudices now attaching to the
words Democrat, Populist or Republi-
can.
It is true that under the calls the
three conventions had no legal author
ity to form new party. They could,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
STRONGER THAN EVER.
Cleaning the "BurnOus."


The Peoples Party of the state of
Minnesota is today STRONGER THAN
1T HAS EVER BEEN SINCE 1T WAS
FOUNDED IN 1892.
For six years we have had a fire
kindled incur rear in every campaign
Twice attempts have been made to de-
stroy this paper-the only journal Of
statewide reputation maintaining
Populist principles. At every step we
have had battle: 1st, for greenbacks:
End, for free silver; 3rd, for the refer
endum, and 4th, for the very life of the
party.
The Arab of the desert wears a wooden
garment, something like a shawl, which
he calls "burnous." It becomes in
fected, of course, with vermin, which
irritate and devour the poor savage.
At last, when he can stand it no longer,
he goes up to an ant hill, spreads his
infected garment over it, and stands
back, with grin on his face, to see
the savage little creatures eat up his
tormentors. When the last one is gone
he wraps his purified cloak around him
and steps out on his journey-one
tremendous coagulated smile from head
to foot.
The Peoples Party has cleansed its
"burnous.' It has left its tormento1 S
on the Democratic ant-hill There they
sprawl and sprattle'-Owen, Dobbyn,
Lynch, Stacy, Eckford. Aver. and all the
rest of the dreadful catalogue, with
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22

Called to Meet Sept. 4, at Cincinnati
to Organize the Party.

OMAHA, June 1S.-The so-called national
organization committee of the Peoples
party, Of which Milton Park. Of Dallas,
Texas, Is chairman, and which was chosen
at the Nashville conference of middle-of
the-roaders, July last, about all its MEM
bers being editors OF the so-called National
bolt outright and call for an independent
purpose of organising the Populist Party.
The call was issued last evening. 1t
scores the Populst national committee for
it's fusion record, charges the committee
with high-handedness in its treatment in
turning down the anti-fusfon proposition for
a national convention in March next year,
to reorganize the Peoples Party and out
line its policy for 1900 and repudiate Chair
man Butler, who, as we'll as Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, 1t denounces as traitors to
the Populist cause.
Senator Butler is the S. NJ. Owen, Of
the National Peoples Party, and is de-
termined to sell it out to the Democrats,
in exchange for a reelection 20 the
United States senate IRON the state of
North Carolina. He was first elected
by a fusion with the Republicans; and
now he is trying to win, through
fusion with the Democrats. He would
climb into the kingdom of heaven by
cIambering over the pack of the devil.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22

however, legally refuse to make party
nominations and having so refused they
could come together not as delegates,
but as citizens and take such united ac-
ton as seemed to them as citizens to be
wise.
Such cooperation would have given
neither party any advantage. 1t would
have been analogous to what occurred
when free soilers, wings, Democrats and
abolitionists in 1856 came together,
dropped their respective names and
formed the Republican party. 1t would
have prevented either party swallowing
the other. Neither party would have
to suffer for the sins Of or prejudices
against the others and 1t would have
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
THAT LOVELY FUSION.
How 1t Was Brought About.

Here is pointer showing how the
Peoples Party state convention was
controlled by the Democratic schemers.
When Mower county eleven votes -
was called, man rose and claimed that
he represented that county, and was en-
titled to cast those eleven votes; and
despite all protests he did cast them.
Who was that man?
His name was Robert Eckford
All old readers of The Representative
will remember him as the man who was
formerly connected with this paper, and
who was discharged for drunkenness
and for receiving money for the paper
to the sum of about $1OO, and never ac-
counting for it.
We published at the time a large
number Of letters from subscribers,
showing that fact, giving name and
date, and amount in each case; and
Mr.. Eckford never pretended that he
had paid the money over to the paper.
We could have prosecuted him for en-
UCLLlSIuCuI, IuS PCAdlty AOA WAASA 40
Imprisonment in the state penitentiary
for a term of years. But we were mer-
ciful and let him 60. He then became
"a detective" "shadower' of men
and women; and then he turns up at
the state convention on the 18th inst,
and claims to carry Mower county, and
all it's honest citizens, in his breeches
pocket, and votes them for fusion!
A prominent citizen of the county was
present, and stated on the floor of the
convention that no such convention was
ever held as Eckford pretended. But
of what avail were protests against the
bulldozer who presided over the con-
yention?
We want to hear from the citizens of
Mower county as to this mat
ter. How many primaries were
held in that county? Who attended
them, and was any county convention
held? If SO where and when was it
held? Who attended it and who were
it's officers? Give us all the facts.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Eckford
is friend and supporter of S. NJ. Owen.
Instinct, as Jack Falstaff says, is a
great thing. /. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22

held last week, indorsed Mr.. SWANS
ton should be called under the referen-
dunn plan; and thus avoid the shameful
scenes enacted on the 18th inst.
This proposition was defeated in
that 18th OF June convention by
the Democratic plotters and strikers, led
by p. M. Ringdall, of Crookston.
Mr.. Editor, we have our doubts of the
Populism of any man who viii take
such a course. Respectfully yours,
H. B. FAY, NJ d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
ANOTHER GOOD MAN.

Ignatius Donnelly announced Thursday
afternoon to his convention that Major j.
NJ Bowler had withdrawn from the allied
ticket.
Maj. Bowler said last evening: II have
not withdrawn from the ticket I have not
accepted the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor yet, and have placed myself entirely
at the disposition Of the state central COM
m1ttees. If they can find ANOTHER GOOD
II not, will run. l am not going to back
out by any means. minneapolis Times.
Pray God that there be not another
"good man" in the state, like J. M.
Bowler! If there is Minnesota might
just as well return to a territorial con-
dition at once. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
OUR NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

For the Information of our readers we
give the kilograms received from the
Associated Press as to the meeting Of
the national committee of the Peoples
Party at Omaha 1t looks as If the
straight Populists had gained sub
stantial syietory.
OMAHA. Neb., June 15.-The regular ma
tional comfctttee Of the Peoples party held
a meeting here today and has fight on
it's hands to keep out the middle of the
readers who at Nashville last year organ
tied the separate Milton Park national
committee. Many of Parks anti-fusion
regular committee, and all summer through
Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia they have
been working hard to secure proxies.
schemes of the middle Of the readers
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
THE FOOL, COWARD OR KNAvE,
NEVER BOLTS. .

before? Has not the gentleman been bolt
ing for the past twenty-five years? Bolted?
ture and profession. 1t is Dornelly's way.
It may not always be clear what he is
boIting, but Of this the public may be
his history is the history Of bolts. Like a
skittish horse he SHES at every fence rail
middle Of the-road at a bound and bolts
into the ditch.
Whenever one hears reports concerning
Minnesota politics. he hears simultaneously
the personal and social news that Donnelly
has bolted. This Is to be expected. This
Is the natural course of events. Boiling
ana political parties inelined to be be l. sensi.
tive. and to resent personal reflections,
again st him. It is only Donneilys ae sa!siS Way.
They should rather regard each new bolt
properly conducted. and that all is we'll.
For this is regular and accustomed
Is ko'f Times 1msn when Donnely
No man ever became Populist who
did not do so by boiling one of the old
parties. Populism is in itself an Or
ganized bolt against the oppression, the
economic error and the corrupt machin-
cry of the old parties. Populism bolts
CSCAy patty ldSIl, IL UOlIS eEEOT 10 SuS.
tain the right; every step in human
progress has been bolt from prior con-
ditions. The man who has not bolted
during the last twenty-five years from
the nature of the case, is today Hanna
Republican or q Cleveland Democrat
Bryan Democracy is a bolt from Cleve-
land misrule. The more intelligent
man is and the broader his statesman
ship, the sooner will he discern the line
between right and wrong, and bolt the
wrong to defend the right.
No higher compliment can be paid
man than to show him fearless of the
party lash, and possessed of sufficient
intelligence to head a successful bolt.
There are three classes of men who
never bolt.
The fool who is a servile follower of
corrupt leaders.
The coward, who cringes under the
party lash, and
The knave who for personal gain is
a willing tool of oppression.
1t is the spirited horse that SHES. The
jack ass never SHES. e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
Todd COunty's Action.

Following Is correct copy Of res
olutions unanimously adopted at the
Peoples Party convention held in the
Village of Long Prairie, on the 7th
day Of June, 1898:
We, the Peoples Party, il convention
assembled, hereby resolve that we re-
new our pledge to the principles set
forth in the Omaha platform.
serve the best interests of the people,
and our party, we should keep up sep
arate organization, and not fuse with
any other political organization.
Resolved, That our nominee for
congress shall pledge himself to oppose
the issue of all interest bearing bonds,
and that he should work for the speedy
enactment of the postal savings bank
law, whereby millions of dollars might
be saved to the working people,
Resolved, That we favor the use Of
the initiative and referendum on all
important questions, both state and
national.
Further resolved, That the delegates
to our state convention be hereby in
structed to vote against any move
ment that favors fusion In any form.
Respectfully submitted, this 7th day
of June, 1898.
FORGER BJERKAW,
j. H. LACKEY,
H. F. TRACY,
Committee.
Countersigned:
CHRIS HERMANN, JR.,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22

My Office, 'tis of thee
Jingling with cash for me,
OF thee I sing
Place where my fathers filed,
Richer than the fields they titled:
Right through for them I'm billed,
Sing, brethren, sing!
I love thy cash SO bright;
I love thy labor light,
Winter and spring.
For thee l sigh and pine;
Let but thy chair be mine,
I never will resign!
Sing, brethren, sing!