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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
THE ANDERSON LAW.

Our Republican friends are making a
great Growing over the fact that the
supreme court has sustained the Ander-
son law, to tax certain lands of some ct
the railroad companies. Three of the
judges of the supreme court have to
and fourth, Judge Collins) is candi-
date for governor. This is the which
ness Of this thusness
But the law has not yet run the
gauntlet of the United States supreme
court, which will probably knock it
galley west, as usual. And if it con-
firms it, then the question arises:
Does not this act release the railroad
companies from the payment of the 3
per cent taxi"
1t is hard to fight the corporations
when they are 'in cahoots" with the
men who interpret the laws. Read the
following and keep your eyes open:
ST. PAUL, May 13-It was given out By
pretty good authority yesterday that the
railroads interested in the decision of the
carry the case to the United States SUI
p1eme court.
The railroad companies are convinced Of
the injustice of compelling them to pay
a double tax of their holdings and earnings,
and will fight the case to the last resort.
They will first question the validity of the
law, as viewed by the United States SUI
p1eme court. Should the nations highest
tribunal hold that the law is good one
! the railroad companies will attack the con-
stitutionality of the gross earnings law.
The decision handed down in the Ander-
son case yesterday did not raise the poin,
of the constitutonality of the gross earn
ings tax system, but turned down the point
| made by the railroad companies that tho
gross earnings tax a contract which
could not be modified amended, and tina
! the Anderson law did not lnvalidate the
gross earnings law.
The railroad companies in case of an ad
verse decision in the Anderson case viii
attack the gross earnings law SQUARED,
| upon the point of it's unconstitutionality.
| If the gross earning tax is swept away
the people will have to pay about
$1,OOO,OO0 of taxes yearly in some Other
way
| Are we out of the woods yet?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

our ability opposed all fusion or COOP
Grafton with either old party, and still
declare for anti-fusion.
In 1860 thousands Of brave, and hon
est men shouldered the musket to wipe
out slavery who would not vote the
abolition ticket. So today thousands
Of earnest and honest patriots realize
that reforms are hopeless within old
party lines and stand ready to shoulder
the musket If need be in defense Of hui
man liberty but they will not vote the
Populist ticket
Such is the feeling of the Socialists,
the Patriots of America, the Brother
hood of the Cooperative Commonwealth
and thousands of broad minded Demo-
Gratis like Altgeld and Republicans like
Pingree. They stand ready to fight for
our principles but will not join our par
ty Partisanship is the mighty barrier
that trigs the wheels of political ad-
vancement even in our own beloved
party.
That New Deal was proposed not as
fusion with old parties, not as COM
promise with wrong, not as conces-
sion Of principles but with the sincere
hope that it might lift and bear away
that 'holier than thou atmosphere That
dulls the logic and clouds the vision of
honest reformers of all parties alike.
e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

from such counties jealous fusionists
may appear at the June convention and
ask to be seated as delegates on the
ground that no caucuses were held in
their precincts. In every such county
or precinct let the simon pure Populists
be on their guard, see to it that some
genuine Populist Is at the convention,
and on a showing that fusion chair
man has neglected his official duty to
properly post notices of caucuses, the
convention as matter of fairness will
probably seat the Populist delegate. Our
party is Peoples party. The nearer
we get to a mass convention, the near
err we get to an expression of majority
will; so let as many as can of genuine
Populists come to the June convention.
E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

Hon. d. c. Evans, of South Bend.
Blue Earth county, says in private
letter:
l am glad, yea, proud, of the tenacity
by which you defend the principle of
reform in The Representative, and
how clear you show the evil results of
fusion. You speak the sentiment of
every true Populist in this county. The
fellows who talk fusion in this neck
of the woods" are the chaps who can
smell the poi afar off, 1 left the Re-
publican party not for any whimsical
notion, but for good reason. Will men
ton few of the many. The taking up
of greenbacks (no INTEREST,", and our
national interest bearing bonds, and
call that paying the national debt.
Soon followed demonstration of silver.
with continued squandering of the pub
lie lands to dead corporations. (They
are at the same game today.)
D. c. EVANS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
HOW THEY DIVIDE.
Push the Peoples Party-OrEanize,
Organize.

Push the Peoples Party-Orsanfze,
Organize.
great battle has been going on in
Congress between two classes of states
men. The one class, nearly all Republic
cans, believe in issuing bonds, bearing
interest in coin, to-wit, gold, to pay the
expenses of the war with Spain, pay
able out of the toll of the people, and
for the enrichment of millionaires. The
other class, Populists and Free-Silver
Democrats, say no; let us pay as we
CO. and not make debt for posterity;
and let the weather. classes pay fair
share Of it, by tax on incomes, tax
on corporations, and tax on the lux
uries of life. But to this the Republic
cans reply, "Bonds!" "Bonds!" Give
us bonds" And on this great question
Minnesota is grossly misrepresented.
Both our senators-Davis and Nelson
stand by the rich and against the COM
mon people. q
Then the Populists and Free-Silver
Democrats proposed to issue $50 1000, 900
of greenbacks. They say the green
backs are the best money the people of
this country ever had; that they saved
the life of the nation in the civil war !;
that we have had the use of them for
nearly forty yearA without the cost of
a cent Of Interest," that no man ever
lost dollar by them, etc.
They argue that it. the credit of the
government is good enough to float a
thousand dollar bond, 1t is good enough
to float a thousand one-dollar green
backs.
But the greenback proposition was
voted down in the U. S. Senate, and we
are sorry to say both our senators were
| opposed to it: and Senator Knute Mel
| son made speech against 1t!
Push the Peoples party! Organize
| everywhere! There is no other safety
for the republic. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

1t Is the incidents of war that make
history while the real objects of war
are forgotten. The object of our late
civil war on the part of the slave power
or money power of the South was an
extension of slave territory and financial
acquisitions. The object of the money
power of the North was a war debt and
government bonds.
1t was only incidentally that Lincoln
issued the emancipation proclamation
and greenbacks, but that war has passed
into history as war for the emancipa-
ton of the blacks and the preservation
of the Union.
The patriotic Union soldiers were sat
isfed with the attainment Of these incl
dents. The Northern bondholders were
satisfied with the enormous issues OF
war bonds. y
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
Our Editorial Platform.

We will speak out We will be heard,
Though all earths systems crack;
We will not bate a single word,
Nor take a letter back
We speak the truth, and what care we
For kissing and for scorn,
While some faint gleamings we can see
OF freedoms coming morn?
Let liars fear, let towards shrink,
Let traitors turn away;
Whatever we have dared to think
That dare we also say
james Russell Lowell
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
ELCOME,

We are glad that Judge E. NJ Card,
of st. Paul. heretofore Silver Repub-
lican, has joined the Peoples Party.
He was a candidate in the recent cleo
ton, in ST. Paul, for municipal judge,
he determined to throw his future with
the Peoples Party hereafter.
He is good and able man, and very
welcome. We would be glad to see his
example followed by the other Free
Silver Republicans in this state.
u
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
the SPEAKING DIAL.

A WONDERFUL SCIENTIFIC MAGNETIZED
INVENTION, operated by deviation Tor an I'M
seen force and intelligence, a recognized fact
admitted by the greatest men Of science), has
come to prove Immortality. Gives names, dates.
circumstances, past. present and future, speaks
in various languages, and answers mental Ques-
tons. convincing the most skepticai. Although
only placed the market since March, 1885,
they now in use in nearly every state in the
Union and Canada. Price. $3.50 each, with full
printed directions. Address p ]. Dempsey, In
ventor. 1902 Vine place. Minneapolis. Mimi In
close stamp for reply.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
THE WAR.

They say the war costs the people of
the country one and a half million a
day.
1t would have been cheaper to have
bought Cuba outright from Spain. 1t
would have saved us many millions of
dollars and many thousand lives.
But then there is the glory-And the
taxes!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
FALSE REPORTS.

Special to the Mnnea polls Journal.
Tower. Mimi, May 27.-One million feet
of lumber at Norway. ten miles south Of
here, were burned last evening, causing
a loss of $4,000. 1t was owned by Alex
McLaren, Of Chippewa Falls, and the Nc
Laren mill was saved with great difficulty.
The fire was caused by brush fires which
crept UP from the underground and got into
the lumber before being discovered There
was an insurance Of $50. O0O
Duluth, Mimi, May T.-Threateninr
brush fires are surrounding Duluth and
are reported to be approaching the danger
line in many places
Fires are burning in the brush along
both range roads, the Duluth. Superior
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

by a similar union in the coming DEM
ocratic state convention and Dan Law
Ter, F. w. M. McCutcheon and Judge
McCafferty, who were kicked out Of the
convention in 1896. are to rule the roost
in the convention Of 1898; and free sill
yer Is to take a back seat.
Queer world this.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
MORE TRICKS.

It has come to light that in several
counties where the chairman of the
Peoples party county committee is a
fusionist, NO notices were posted for
caucuses to elect delegates to our state
convention of June 18th. Accidental
omissions Of this kind might occur. but
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

Let your children find new annual
subscriber for The Representative, and
get Grams War Atlas free Solicitin =
subscription will help develop their
business abilities, and the Atlas is a
beautiful reward, for the little effort
required.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

Coax your neighbor to subscribe one
year for The Representative, send us
his dollar, and we will send you free
Grams War Atlas, containing 16 beau
TRULY colored maps. You need the
Atlas and he needs The Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

Fusion.
They say the free-silver Democrats
have combined with the gold Democrats.
The nomination of DR.. Schiffman,
gold-bug, as the Democratic candidate
for mayor of St Paul. is to be followed
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

DIR. BLY-Specialist In diseases Of women;
all menstrual troubles corrected home for
ladies before and during confinement. Col
lom block, q 4th st S., rooms and 8,
third floor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

Read Bond and Industrial Slavery
and in direct legislation you will find
all reforms.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
WON'T TAX CORPORATIONS.

We have a very merciful Congress.
1t won't tax the poor, poverty-stricken.
unhappy corporations! But the common
people can foot the bills for them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES,

TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS
sale.-In pursuance of ~ decree entered
September the 30th 1897, ard further
decree entered January 2G, 1898, in the
chancery suit of Alice j. Bresin against
Joel Cutchin ct ais, pending in the
circuit court for the city OF Roanoke, Va,
the undersigned trustee and special COM
missioner will on MONDAY, THE 18TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1SVS, at II
O'Clock M, offer for sale at public auction
in front of the courthouse fol- tie city of
Roanoke, Va, the following described
property situated in the city of Roam
oke, Va:
beginning at n point on the north side
of Gilmer street two hundred and ten
feet east of Jefferson street and corner Of
lot of NJ. NJ. Carr, thence with the line of
the said Carr north Two degrees east one
hund1ed and twenty-five feet to IN alley,
thence with snid alley south eighty. eight
degrees east fifty feet to point, corner
of. lot off,. j. Breslin, thence With line
Of said Breslin two degrees west one hun
dred and twenty five feet to Gilmer street,
thence with Gilmer street north eighty
eight degrees west fifty feet to the point
of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: One half of the
purchase price in cash. the balance maya.
bic in six months from the day of sale,
the purchaser to secure the deferred pay
ment by deed of trust upon the property
and to insure the buildings upon the
property and assign the nolicy to the
trustee.
JOEL II. CUTCHIN,
Trustee and Special Con hi issioner.
Boud required by the decree in the
above cause has been executed.
S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
THIS SHREWMOUSg:
Queer Supcrstitions That Hedge !.boue =
HARMLESS L;tIlc AmimnI

The shrcw, or shrcwlnousc, as il l.
commonly called, is found i'll nearly ;:li
parts uf the world. Ii is DISTINGUISHED Nv
an elongated pointed inu2xle. small owes.
plantiGrade, six iced feet and glands tnct
sccrctca 'nuSi:y fluid. Altogether it ci0yol7
resembles Il mouse, hut it is loaliy rot &c
lated To the mouse family.
When At hu:nc, it is either uudcr q ui!o
Of rubbish or in !. holu W hich it has bur
rowed in the earth. 1t is nocturnal in its
habits, bat PERFECTLY harmless; yc5 ut one
tihic 1t Was much distilled and prosecuted
because IL WAS thought To DO IA DANGEROUS.
n1sCElcvol;s animal. Among tho Italians
TIC rotten VS. r2y@lCrt thar the Bite OF Il
shrow WAS c:.t;ciHcly poisonous Tho
French and Tie English believed that if q
sEicw ran oNc! an animals foot the uni
mai felt great pain and eventually became
lnralyzcd. lioIcc ii II horse Il cow or :,
goat became little stiff in its limbs. the
foolish lcoplc at once declared it "shrcw
struck. and the poor shrcws had TO suffer
IN consequence.
OF course the "shrcw struck" animal
had 10 have something to cure it, SO an ash
tree was selected and q deep hole was
bored into its trunk. Then shrcw was
captured, put alive into the hole, tho hole
was securely plugged and tho innocent lit
Ito animal was loft to die of starvation.
The Ignorant believed that, after such
an net, the ash tree had power to cure
"shrew struck" animals, and whenever an
animal became inactive or IL little numb in
Its limbs its owner hurried TO tho "shrcw
ash, cut II switch frcm it and switched
the 'shrcw struck" beast. The smurtinc
caused by tho switching naturally made
tho helpless animal movo about as much
as it possibly could, and in IL short time it
was pronounced cured. ''-Philadolphia
Times
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
Trying TO Wake Tn Wordsworth,

Alfred Tcnnyson : larGcncss of mind and
of heart was tuuchingly illustrated by his
reverence for WordSworth's poetry, not
withstandiMg that the immense merits lie
recognized III il were not, in his opinion.
supplemented by Il proportionato amount
of literary skill. lie Was always glad TO
show reverence 10 the "old poet. ;"
NorlSwowh' he said TO me one day, sis
staying AT ii"imlsic;,d III the house Of his
friend, Mr.. lloarc. 1 must go and see
MIN, and you must come with me-
rs we walked back To London through
grassy fields Tennyson complained of the
ola poet col;nCss. lie had cndcavorcd to
stimulate some latent ardors by telling
Wordsworth of IL tropical island where tic
trees, when they first camo into leaf. were
u VIVID scarlet; every ono of them, told
nm. Is flush all over the island, the color
nf blood! II would not do. could not
influence his imagination in the least ~
" Memoirs OF Lord Tcnnyson"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
MaSSie's Pharmacy, Roanoke, Va.
SUGAR EATING NATIONS.
Figures Tint Indicate That Maritime Peo-
pie Excel In Its Consumption.

The sugar crop Of he world amounts in
normal year 80 about 5000, 900 tons, Of
which tie lu.sur part, about t 800, 600
tons, comes from bects and the balance
5000, 600 tons, from sugar cane or tho
latter the largest proportion comes from
the west Indies and Il large amount from
the island of Java. Among tho countries
producing beet sugar Germany comes first
with about oncthirl of the worlds crop:
then Austria with about as much, and
then France Russia and Belgium and
Holland together, with substantially tho
same quantity.
Among scientists the opinion has been
general that Il moderate amount of sugar
llkc Il moderate amount of salt should
enter INTO the dietary of the people of each
nation, but it is only when the figures OF
the consumption Of sugar arc examined
that it is seen that the quantity consumed
varies radically, and it is II curious fact
that i'll those countries in which the mari
time spirit-thc spirit of navigatiun con
lncrcc travel and cnlonizatiun-is strong,
there is II very considerable consumption
of sugar per capita, whereas in those coun-
tries i'll which these qualities are not urc-
dominant among tho inhabitants the con
sumption is smaller. In England first
among tho maritime nations of the world
tho consumption Of sugar is ST pounds II
year for each inhabitant In Denmark it
is 10, in Holland 81, in France 30 and in
Norway and Sweden -, whereas in Rus
sia it is only 10, in Italy :, in Turkey T.
III I'rcccc and i'll Servia 4. The cunsump-
ton OF sugar seems to have very little con
ncctiOn with or relation to the production
Of sugar for in Austria, the sugar product
of which Is large. the average cons,mption
is only - pounds, while in Switzerland,
i'll which there is no production to speak
of, it is III. And another curious phase of
the matter is that there is Il great disparity
in the consumption of sugar in the two
tea drinking countries, England and Rus
STA. The large amount of sugar CONSUMED
in France is attributed in part To the .act
that the Frcnch cOnfectioncrs and candy
makers, and more especially those doing
business in the city of Paris, Use in their
trado enormous quantities Of sugar in !;
year, adding abnormally to the average
consumption Of sugar in the French re-
public.-Ncw York sun
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15

TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE-By virtue of II deed of trust dated
November IS, 1891, from Louis y. Scholz
to undersigned to secure unto James +.
Hodgson the payment Of $500. default
occurring in payment of said debt and
being requested so to do nv said Hodeson,
will on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
1898, at II NJ, in front Of the courthouse
IN the city OF Roanoke. Va. proceed TO
sell at public auction 10 the highest bid.
der, that certain parcel OF lana lying on
the southwest corner OF Wise and Snitb
streets, in said ci,y and known as lot No.
II, section =, map OF Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company.
TERMS: Cash MS 10 enough to pay
costs OF thus sale ana the said sum of
5000, with interest from November IS
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15

COMMISSIONERS SALE-By virtue
of decree Of the hustiDgs court for the
city of Roanoke, entered at its October
term, 1897, in the chanceIy cause of the
National Mutual Building and Loan
Association, OF New York, vs. B. A.
Rives ct ais, the undersigned. as special
commissioner appointed by said decree,
will offer for sale at public auction in
front of the courthouse nc IL O'Clock on
the 23D DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898. the
following described parcel of land
situated in the city of Roanoke:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
Patterson avenue and WEIGH street,
thence north degrees 30 minutes
west 100 feet to an alley, thence south 81
degrees east 60 feet toa point, thence
south . degrees 30 minutes west l3g feet
to Patter son avenue. tbauce Forth 20 de.
grees west IS feet 10 the place of begin
ming.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the
amount due to the complainant. together
with the costs of sale, nSgregatipg about
$l.GOU, and the remainder upon credit
of one, two, three, four and five years in
equal instalments.
JUNICS McGEHEE,
Commissioner.
Bond in the penalty OF $1,000. with
approved security, has been given by the
commissioner in the above cause.
:. ). BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
". 1. WATTS, Anctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE.--BY VIRTUE
of n certain deed of trust executed TO me
by r G. Hardy and others, and recorded
on page 391 Of deed book - in the Hust.
ings Court records for the city of Roam
oke, to secure certain periodical pay
meuts therein provided to he made
and upon which default has been
made, at the request of the bene-
ficiary | will on SATURDAY., THE
5TE DAY OF MARCH, 1858. NJ II
O'Clock Il. M, on the premises, offer for
sale Mt public auction for cash and sub
ject to prior lien of $l,4S0, that cert ain
parcel of latd with improvements thereon
bounded and described as follows, to.wit:
beginning at the northeast corner OF
London and Second streets; thence in n
northerlv direction 1870 feet to an alley:
thence with same in an easterly direction
l0V feet toa point: thence in II sOuthcrly Iii
rectlon 100 feet TO London street; thence
with l.Oudon street in II westerly lircc-
tion 100 feet TO Second street, the place of
beginning, ana known as lots 9 and 10 III
section 81 OF the Rogers, Fairfax n lIous-
ton addition tn the city of Roanoke as
shown CT their map recorded in deed
look rs at page l52, and containing two
substantial dwellings and other improve
menJ. Amount due 50. IFS. ns Of dry or
sale. ii. s. TROUT. Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15

BY VIRTUE OF 4 DEED OF
trust from :. s. Christian and George b.
kuhns. dated the 9th day OF September.
lS90. and recorded in the clerks office of
the hustings court for the city of Roanoke
in deed book lG, page Gi. for the purpose
of securing ID the Roanoke Building AS
ISOLATION and Investment Company GER
tain Indebtedness therein set forth, and
default having been made in the terms of
said deed, nud heing requested so to DO
ny the beneficiary therein secured the
undersigned will oiier Tor sale ut public
auction At II o'clock ". in front of the
courthouse on the 26rH DAY OF FEB
RC AIRY. 1888, the following described
parcel OF land situated in the city OF Roa-
noke. Va:
Beginning ata noint ON the east side of
belmont boulevard and 40 feet south of
the southeast corner OF Bullitt avenue and
said boulevard, thence east $50 feet to an
ley.thence with said alley south 10 rect
TO point, thence west 1870 feet to said
boulevard, thence north 40 feet 10 the
place Of beginning, and known as lot No.
in section 26 Of the map of the Belmont
Land Company.
TERMS OF SAFE: Cash as to the costs
OF sale and the sum OF 1852 OF with inter
est thereon from the 9TH day of Septem
Der, lsD0: and as To the residue, if apy.
upon credit of one year from the day Of
sale. IItCIAN II. COOKE
Trustee.