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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

No genuine and permanent reform will
ever be accomplished in this country un-
til the people acquire the power to make
their own laws.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

No political party can be trusted to
govern the people. The only way that
righteous government can be secured is
for the people to govern themselves.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

Talking about party names, is not
Liberty a pretty good name for a party
that plants itself on the principle that
the people shall have liberty to make
their own laws?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02
Women, EefC.

observer of men and things, 'fs her
strength, except when 1t Is a weakness for
being masculine. e."-Detroit Journal
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

Read Bond and Industrial Slavery
and in direct legislation you will find
all reforms.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

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, 1898-03-02

Initiative and referendum will side
track silver In 1900 Read Bond and
Industrial Slavery"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

The Rings steal hundreds Of MILL
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of tho plunder is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up tho
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable OF
eelf-defense. Strike before 1t Ia too
late:
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tive exhibits. and thus the investi-
gators learn at a glance Of the facts
pertaining to the same. And general
statistics of the state, in printed form,
axe seen in various parts Of the ex-
hibit.
Our collections are extensive, con-
sisting Of samples of wheat, oats, barley
rye, corn, peas, beans, millet, field,
garden and forest seeds-the latter at
tract much attention because Of their
beauty and superior terminating quail
tiles, hardness and aptabili;y to
growth in northern latitudes-acorns,
minerals, crystals, bird eggs and
birds nests, large masses OF standing
grain, tall and of good development
from the Red River Valley, etc. Our
samples Of woods in the way Of sections
Of our trees are of good grade, having
won an award at the Great Columbian
Worlds Fair, and awaken not a little
surprise with many who entertain the
erroneous idea that our state is not
habitable because of the absence of
trees, whereas we have near 100000
acres of native woods and near 5000
acres Of domestic trees. and q soil as
we'll fitted to raise trees and forests as
grain, grasses and fruit.
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rAs 1es.hsr.d Hobs.

z&taLULl 49, AVD~ - H. $50
did you sver know that the English
sparrow 10 q tramp" asked Depot su-
perintendent Sanford the other day.
well, he 10, and the worst kind Of q
hobo Recently I have seen . flock Of
them Ay from under the pilot Of one To-
conceive to the pilot Of an outgoing To-
connective. and in that way they travel
ov.ss the country.
.'5harpi Well I should say 60. It's
the brightest bird I know Of, as I have
maintained for . long time"
Mr.. Sanford was in dead earnest, and
the reporter went out to look for him
self at these tramp sparrowA Az he
stood under the sheds at the union depot
. big Missouri Pacific engine came
along pulling In slowly from its long
trip from st. Louis. No sooner had the
train come to q standstill until out
from under the pilot Of the locomotive
hoped . dozen English sparrows. They
looked around ~ il to get their bear
ings, and then made straight for the
pilot Of . Burlington engine. They dis
appeared. and remained there until the
train pulled ont.
Sure enough the English sparrow is
. tramp. Evidently they are sharp
enough to know they will be transport
cd yer the country without exertion.
II may be that they enjoy the rapidly
moving engine at least 1t evidently
pleases them to take q free ride.-Kan.
sas City Times.
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fully urge all persons who feel an in
.terest in the exhibit at Omaha to send
in samples Of these resources of our
state, to-wit: Samples Of the best
grades of different kinds of threshed
wheat, oats, barley want some black
barley in particularly rye, peas, beans,
millet, garden, grass, field and forest
seeds, apples, plums, and small fruit,
domestic or wild whether dried Or green
vegetables Of all kinds, samples Of
grasses and clover, etc. Ali grains and
seeds should be cleaned as far as pos
sible. We also desire a large quantity
OF grain or dried sand cherries, choke
cherries, buffalo or bull berries to fill
different sized jars, according to the
amount Of the supply. Samples of
good wool of fair amount and some Of
our Ignite coal are desired. Good
samples Of the different grains in the
straw, If we'll put up, would be accept
able. Such specimens would aid in
rounding out the exhibit. These sam
pies can be sent direct to the North
Dakota Trans Mississippi exhibit, Ag-
ricultural building, Omaha, Neb., and
freight charges prepaid. But II par.
ties desire to furnish any Of above sam
pies they should address the writer, so
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An Aoeomnodasiss Neirhbor.


Not long back Mr.. K. moved into a
new house. which had not before been
occupied. The bell wires were rather
sti6, and in consequence the bells gave
no uncertain sound. This was particu-
larly the case with tho doorbell. whose
clangor disturbed the whole house.
Mr.. Z. is . man of sensitive nerves.
The tremendous jangle Of the doorbell
made him shudder. 50 he wrote In chalk
above the handle Of the doorpost, "Pull
gently"
About 9 that evening there was q
violent ringing. Somebody tugged at
the bell as il he were going to pull it
ont by the roots. The noise was terrific.
Z. himself ran to the door in . rage
and found his friend z.
"What the dickens do you mean by
ringing that way?'' exclaimed x. indig-
nantly. Don't you Q what's written
there?"
eyes," answered z. "Idosee-that's
why ! pulled 90 hard"
Z. looked at the writing and saw,
"Pull urgently" A passing wag had
added the eur" Z. has now mufled
the bell.-London Telegraph.
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n Horsss q lfaana.

-" ENgEt rE#
Among the Arst things 10 impress q
stranger arc the hofsea. Descendedffom
horses broughtAfum Mexico. they have
become much smaller, while they are
also much more shapely. In fact, Ihave.
never SEEN . better looking breed. There
Il nothing Of the pony in their shape.
though In sire they range between % and
80 inchea At first IL looked absurd to
see them ridden BY big men whose stir
rups hung down to the horses knees,
but I soon found out that they easily
carried . rider weighing 800 pounds.
The foreigners have I jockey club,
which holds two meetihga.a year at the
beautiful turf track at Santa Mesa. To
avoid sharp practice members Of the
club only are eligible to ride. This
ncceasitates . scale Of weights starting
at l82 pounds and rising to l54pounds.
Il demonstrates the speed and strength
Of these miniature horses that . mile
has been run in $40 by . pony carry
ing 100 pounds. Only stallions are
used. Mares cannot even be brought
into the city. Nobody walks; everybody
rides. and on any special fiesta thou.
sands Of carriages I'LL the streets. I
doubt IL there 10 . city In the world
that can turn out half the number Of
private vehicles in proportion to the
population.
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ra,.Afal u.te Death.

On the point Of courage We have not
yet seen In print . very notable instance
that IL current in service circles. It re-.
lates to one Of the numerous heroic but
useless struggles on the northwest from
tier Of India when our men were sent
forward to carry positions that had to
BE- relinquished as o o as occupied.
When the men were retiring. harassed
by the fire Of the hillsmen and bewil-
dered by the growing darkness. a party
Of IS went astray and found themselves
in q position where resistance and re-
treat were alike hopeless. They were
exposed without protection and were
shot down n by n
When their comrades retook the val
ley and discovered the bodies, they dis
covered also the evidences Of a rare act
Of courage. devotion and cool Judgment.
Knowing that their end had come, and,
knowing further that every Lee.Metford
rife that fell into tho hands Of the A.
ridis meant the loss of many English
lives, the men had extracted the breech
locks from the rifles and hurled them
down the ravine, d that the rifles when
taken should be useless to their captors.
London Saturday Review.
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A Forr.tfal b

An English bishop. noted for the
shortness Of his memory, was n day
waiting at a station for q train. Being
In good time, his lordship was indulg.
ing in a solitary trot up and down the
platform. While thus engaged, he came
In contact with q young officer whose
face seemed familiar to him. Meeting
him again, he said Good morning."
At the next ~renconter the bishop stop
ped, saying, "How IL your fatheri''
The gallant soldier replied, HE has
been dead for many years." The bishop
tried again with the query. "How 10
your mother!" "Well." said the ON.
Ger, smiling, II think abe must be al
right, or You would have heard had she
been indisposed."
The bishop walked away, but his
curiosity was greatly aroused. Seeing
the station master, he at once asked
him II he could enlighten him - 70
who tho young officer was with whom
he had been converting. "Oh." replied
the station master, "why, your lord.
ship, that's the Duke Of Connaught."-
Household Words.
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III. Hassr ..d the y.dal..

Here is q story that tho late Freder.
ick Douglass used to tell about himself,
says the Buffalo Express. Once when
he was in Dublin he felt very lonesome.
He was wandering about the streets
when he was attracted by two violihs
in the window Of q secondhand dealer.
Frederick entered and asked the price
Of one Of the instruments
Give shillings, sor." said the Irish
dealer.
Frederick tuned the violin and began
to play Rocky Road to Dublin" Soon
the %proprietor's wife heard the music
and entered the rear door. Then Fred
erick started in On 1.-THE Lish Washer
woman, and the couple began to dance
for dear life. When the music and
dancing stopped, Frederick rendered the
desler s shillings, but his performance
On the violin had greatly enhanced it's
value in the mind Of the storekeeper.
and ~ he hurried away to a place Of
security he exclaimed:
"If . black nagur can GIT SIGH chunes
ont Of that fiddle, III never sell It at
any price, p~egoerahP"
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Glare. the display is certainly most
.creditable to North Dakota.

clare. the display b certainly most
creditable to North Dakota.
The great pressing and absolute need
1t this time Il money with which to
carry onsthe exhibit, the expenses Of
which arc being kept down to . Low
figure. The exhibit is nov in the i'm.
mediate charge Of Miss n. E. Ford,
who is doing Almost mcient heroic aud
valuable work in behalf Of North Da-
kota and 10 deserving Of the sympa-
thetic cooperation aud material sup
port Tor her services. Of. the people Of
II state. Can We Of North Dakota
afford to let the exhibit and the adver-
itisement OF our state be brought to {
close for want Of money to defray the
expenses?
All communications In regard to ex.
htbits aud money should DO addressed
to w. w. Barrett,
Supt. N. d. TRANSMITS. Exhibit
Churchs Ferry, N. D..
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Each state prides Itself not only upon
its resources, bat upon the originality
of its displays. And it is granted that
in point of originality, novelty. in
%struction. symbolic, representation,
artistic basic thought that prompted
the display, as well as its beauty, North
Dakota must be counted ms o.e of the
foremost. Many of our exhibits have
not an equal OF u counterpart. / will
name a few: The oil painting, .Farm-
ing In the West;" the photographs of
"Old Abe" the Wisconsin War Eagle;
the sRustic Barn" filed with forest
seeds; the Katie's Grain Tower; the
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.Nsa.y D...y..

In his Highways and Byways In
Devon and Cornwall Arthur II. Nor
way tells Of . fragment of antiquity
that still '.lingers In the neighborhood
Of Redruth. where the country people,
when they Gee . ghost. say, Mummy
dummy " and he adds, 81 leave the
riddle to be solved by any one who ID
curious enough to undertake . useful
piece Of practice in unraveling the cor
ruption Of language"
The phrase IL probably . corruption
Of sin nomine Domini," the Latin for
''ln the name Of the Lord" "a phrase 70
familiar in the devotion Of the middle
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NoRrH DAKorA,s HxH1B1r.

a Good Display. Of the states Re-
sources At the Omaha Exposition.
To the Editor: The North Dakota
exhibit Is located in the Agricultur al
building Of the Trans-M Mississippi ex-
hibition, Omaha, Neb. It is flanked by
two main passageways, one of which
opens directly upon the main court.
It 10 we'll lighted and all the exhibits
are arranged in such . manner as to.
produce the most favorable effect upon
all classes whether. OF an aesthetic or
practical turn Of mind. The scene
presented from all points OF observa-
ton Is q fascination Of pictured beauty
with 9 harmonious blending Of the
products Of nature from her cultivated
or wild state, which are still more at
~tractive than the artists skillful crea-
tions.
The walls and supports are adorned
with pictures Of the highest grade with
here and there q banner furnished by
the ladies, the pictures representing
farm scenes and school houses in vari-
GUS counties Of our state; our govern
ors and historicalscenes or events; pic
/ lures Of the fish and all the wild ami
mails Of North Dakota, etc. "Farming
in the Vest being q realistic view of a
farm scenei in Richland county, is an
oil painting 6x15 feet, executed by the
noted artist, Carl Guthez, who sold the
work, 1t is claimed, for $4,000 to the
u 8. government. 1t is conceded to
lie one OF the very best paintings to be
found in the entire exposition and 1t
teaches many lessons Of farm life in
/, the west, and is typical Of the wonder.
full progress made in cultural pursuits
N:ince even the old wooden and sheet
iAon strapped mold board pillow Of our
fathers.
The grains of North Dakota are
made the most conspicuous Of the en-
tire display. Our mo. 1 Hard" wheat,
the chief production of our state, is
seen in the form Of a pyramid, the
Nraih being held in place under glass
This symmetrical device occupies a
central position on an elevated base
on the steps OF which are arranged, in
large glass jars. the other grains and
seeds Of our state. This display, skill
fully and tremendously combined, /,
not only admired by the many bul
looked upon as a most instructive OBJ
ject, teaching, as it does, tho wonder
full produotiveness Of our soils il
quantity and in quality unexcelled
Statistics are placed upon tho respec
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as to avoid too much of a supply Of
any one kind.
The Trans-M Mississippi fair is next in
Importance, beauty and attractivcness
to the Worlds Columbian Fair, and
the attendance is large and Oh the
increase. Many persons from cur state
have thus far attended tho fair making
their headquarters at the North Da-
kota exhibit.
When it is remembered that our
state made no appropriation for the
exhibit, the intelligent persons viewing
the same can see at a glance and SO de-
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NorthSUakotA Rustic OAken Chair, .
seat madegb excavation from Gsoction
Of . Red River oak tree(the only one
Of the kind at the entire exhibition) Ia
constant use BY the sight-seers;
the "Wheat Pyramid, J" the only one in
the whole fair; the glacial rocks with
out q duplicate in the extended exhibit
ton; shafts OF woods Of the various
states aud nations Of the world; the
Sylvaton diploma and bronze medal
given BY the directory Of the Worlds,
Columbian Fair ii commemoration
and endorsement Of the Sylvaton idea,
the enlistment Of the school child.
rem of the state in the practical Develop
ment Of trees and forests In the COM
monwealths, provinces and nations Of
the world, q system that has the fullest
endorsement Of the leading men and
women Of North Dakota, and other
divisions of the globe.
Many valuable additions have been
made Of late to the North Dakota ex-
hibit, new %accessions coming from the
new harvest. Ed. Pierce aud farmers
in Sheldon have sent in fine samples
and most valuable specimens of stand
ing grain. and soils were received Of
late from the experiment farm at
Fargo. Daily we receive praise and
communication from the most thought.
full and intelligent for the excellence
and beauty OF our exhibit. Numerous
editors Of South Dakota expressed
themselves to me in this manner and
said: sYou Of North Dakota have q
right to be proud of this exhibit, while
we Of South Dakota made no display
whatever, except some minerals in the
mining building. Your exhibit is q
success and most commendable."
The exhibit is under the general
management of the North Dakota
Trans-Mississippi commission, most Of
the active work being done by Col. G
A. Louusberry, but the immediate
management and prosecution of the
affair has been done by the writer, as.
sisted by Miss H. E. Ford, the score.
tary OF the commission. The work
done will bear inspection. We have
been c%easelessly engaged in presenting
to the throng OF sight-seers and land
seekers the great resources, develop.
ment and advantages of North Dakota
The press of our state has been sup.
piled free Of charge with articles treat
ing of the exhibit. Our literature fur
nished by Commissioners Thoma.
through the Record office at Fargo Ii
hrst.class In every way and has beer
extensively and judiciously distributed
from day to day.
l am now engaged in making new
J collections for u exhibit and repect
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ARTILLERY Terms.

All artillery may be divided into two
main CLASSES, heavy and light. Heavy
artillery is called also garrison artillery.
Heavy artillery guns are placed perma-
nently in forts, and the men who handle
them form foot ARTILLERY batteries and
regimenta Light artillery refers to
guns not permanently emplaoed-that
ID. light enough to be taken from place
70 place BY means Of horses and ma
neuvered by hand. In our army the
light artillery gunners ride on the cais-
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Nepa.rfal ripe pi,ia...

The new pendulum chronoscope ID
aid to be the most wonderful timing
instrument in the world. It measures
accurately down to the one-thousandth
part Of . second. Il can be used with
the quicknes Of . stop watch. and nei-
ther electrician nor mathematician ID
needed to operate the instrument, which
is mechanical, with simple electrical
attachments. The speed Of . cannon
ball can be determined BY the new
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A Feature Of the street Fair.

A Feature OF the Street Fair.
There will be features OF the Grand
Forks FREQ strpst eair this year, Dot. s,
6, I, that will even eclipse those OF the
big Minnesota state fair. The mer.
chants Of the Forks are this year ex-
pending several thousand dollars for
the entertainment Of tho visitors and
will undoubtedly be at least 5000 peo-
pie more to visit the city than last
year. The great attraction will b
Paine's famous "Fall Of Santiago, and
the Capture Of Cervera's fleet,n put on
by the Minneapolis Fire Works com.
pany. In this connection will be used
q large. battleship representing ahe
Oregon, ITO the size Of the original
Its length is 1872 feet, and from hull to
top is 81. The Spanish fort to be con,
structed is from COO to 700 feet. away
and is 36x50 feet. Two torpedo boats
are also used which move on the water
One Is sunk during the conflict and
the other Is beached ON the shore. An
exceptionally large amount OF dyna,
mite will be used which will be fired
by electricity, both under and above
the water. Over n thousand ok,
rockets will be used In connection and
when the Spanish flag falls from The
fort, the Stars and the Stripes will b.
lifted, and three brass bands will play
the "star Spangled Banner"
The battle will take place on th,
picturesque Red river, where 1t may b,
witnessed from elevations on all sides
A tine line of wedding stationery jus
received at this office.
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sons and gun carriages. In horse artil-
larry the gunners ride horses, so that q
'horxe artillery battery has a great many
more horses than q light battery. We
have no horse batteries in our army. A
Held battery is flight battery. A flying
battery 10 . horse battery. Siege guns
are between heavy and light artillery.
They are intended to be placed perma-
nently for the time being and are
brought to their places by teams, but
they are not m~aneuvered a light guns
are-New York Sun.
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whers III Got Them.

WheF0 Got Them.
But" said the inquisitive bachelor
after the baby had been carefully
placed In his arms, where does sho get
her blue eyesi Yours are dark and 30
are her papa'A"
"Oh." the fond young mother ex-
planned, ''she inherits them from my
aide Of the family. Ny brother Wills
wife has Just such eyes exactly. -
Cleveland Leader.
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A Painters cosseisaes.

In the course If some reminiscencss
lot Sir Edward Burne.Jones . cosEe.
lspondent Of The Westminster Gasette
lFemarks: Those who are not offended
by the paradoxesof Charles Lamb would
have delighted in Burne.Jones' play Of
humor and Imagination. Let me justify
my reference to Charles Lamb.
once returned to Burne. Jones some
books which he had lent me 80 years
before, writing to him to the effect that
Hf it was base to keep borrowed books
20 long it was heroic to return them aft.
'sr such long possession 40 might we'll
breed the sense Of ownerahip. In reply
he said:
1.-THE return Of those books has sim.
ply staggered me. Il has also panied
me, for IL seems to raise the standard
Of morality in these matters and per.
haps to sting the susceptible condolences
of book borrowers. I have many Dor.
rowed books on my shelves. I would
rather the owners should die than that
/ sbould have to think about these
things and return them. l have two
costly volumes that were lent to me be-
fore that little incident Of ours, which,
you may remember, was in Red Lion
square. I hope the owner 10 no more,
for I simply will not give them up.
And you have made me uneasy aud
have helped to turn an amiable rascal
into a confirmed villain. Your afIeC.
tionate NED"
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thine IL precious" rsnazksd IL
minister.
1T Il indeed" replied the man d
business, land I've wasted lots Of Il"
"By INDUCING in foolish pleasures ]
SUPPOSE said the good man.
"No," replied the other. II lost Il
BY being punctual in keeping my sp-
pointments with otherA"- Chicago
News
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Davsspsrts New HANK
Tho State Bank Of Davenport has
been organised at Davenport. Cas-
county, with L B. Hanna . pssss.
dent.