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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

campfires, glowing through the dark
ness.
Suddenly, across the silence of the
evening, strikes the sound of martial
music, as the stirring strains of Rally
Round the Flag Boys ring out from the
Union banda challenge to the Gray
Quickly the challenge is accepted, and
",The Bonnie Blue Flag" now sweet and
clear, across the waters
But it is quickly answered by the
boys in Blue, and the notes of Hail Co
1umbia,' burst joyously upon the air.
Scarcely, however, has the echo died
away when Away Down South in
Dixie is borne to them from the Boys
in Gray. Then all is silent, no sound
is heard save the cracking of their camp
fires and the ripping of the Rappahan-
nock's waters.
mot the faintest echo answers from the
hills now lost to view,
All are waiting for the answer from
the army of the Blue,
But within one soldiers bosom there is
born a gentler strain,
And his comrades unframed voices Join
him in the sweet refrain.
OF all hail the power of Jesus name.
Soon from across the river came the
sound of voices joining in the chorus,
and from dell, mountain, rock and hill
top echoed and re-echoed the familiar
strains, sung by both the Blue and the
Gray.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
An Appreciative Audience.

Under the old piazza floors the boards
loosened by long usage. and the foun-
dation rotted by years of service, fam
lily of toads spend the summer months
Each evening after sunset when the twi-
light shades are falling l take my banjo
and sitting in the big piazza chair, play
softly to myself.
By and by a head pops out of crew.
ice, two bright eyes look around, and a
big, awkward body follows: another and
another soon join the company, and
there they sit in a solemn row, winking
their black bead like eyes at me-
Night after night the performance is
repeated, and each time the audience is
forthcoming, and sits in silent dignity
to the end of my concert. JEB.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
The Home.
(EDITED BY CLARA STANLEY TwIrcHELL)
Woman's Department.
Two Sinn.Nra

Two Singers.
To a queen in her royal gown
With stately step and pride agleam,
In the deep of her eyes of brown;
And ones was face with a gentler
grace,
And eyes that heart shone through
Eyes that borrowed the schoolday tint
Of little sunbonnet of blue.
One was a singer of great renown,
Now stirring the blood with a note,
Now charming the ear with a cultured
tones
That came from her shapely throat;
And one was singer of songs of love;
And she knew not the ways of art;
But she sang right on past the ear and
poured
Rich melodies round the heart.
Two tributes of song. and one was lost
In the deafening volumes of cheers
And one throbbed on when the singer
was gone,
And the answer was silence and tears
All, many the day that has passed since
then.
And the singers who sang are not;
But memory holds to little song,
And the other forgot! forgot.
-John Howard Todd in Boston Tran
script.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

the honey are highly charged with me-
dicinal properties. For all kinds of
throat and bronchial troubles it is al
most invaluable. Hoarseness may be
completely cured by mixing honey with
lemon juice, and taking spoonful every
hour. This is an excellent remedy for
infantile coughs and colds, and is SO
pleasant that children clamor for it.
HOW TO DRINK MILK.
Sip milk slowly. Take four minutes
at least to finish tumblerful and take
only good teaspoonful at one sip. This
is the ideal way in which to drink milk
When milk finds it's way into the stom-
ach, it is instantly curdled. If YOU drink
a large quantity at once, it is curdled
into one big mass, on only the outside of
which the juices of the stomach can
work. If you drink it in little sips, each
sip is curdled up by itself, and the whole
glassful finally finds itself in loose
lump, made up of little Jumps, through,
around and among which the stomach's
juices may percolate and dissolve the
whole speedily and simultaneously
Many people who like milk. and know
it's value as strength-giver, think they
cannot use it because it gives them indi-
gestion. Most of them could use it free
ly if they would drink it in the way |
have described.
WHAT TO DO WHEN A PERSON
FAINTS.
First of all. loosen every tight thing
around the neck and abdomen-that is
unfasten the collar and undo the corsets.
Allow all the fresh, air possible, do not
crowd round, and if in a crowded place.
close to an open window A fainting
person should always be laid down fiat
upon the back and it greatly aids re-
covery if the head can be placed lower
than the body, SO that blood goes readily
to the brain. The principal cause of
fainting is that the, brain is deprived of
sufficient blood, and if the head is
placed low, the brain can get it's share
again, anu So resume us WORKINGS. Cold
water sprinkled over the face, or the
sensatory nerves excited by the appli-
cation of smelling salts or strong vine
gar to the nose, help to restore con-
ciousness. The face may be also gently
famed. In an ordinary case conscious
ness returns in moment or two. The
custom of giving brandy or other spirits
is quite unnecessary. Allow the patient
to come to, and then let her slowly drink
cupful of cold water. Those who are
subject to fainting attacks must keep
away from close, hot, unventilated
places, either of devotion or amusement.
They should not take Turkish baths. or
even hot baths. In place of the latter,
they may have a sponge all over with
hot water. Heavy and indigestible
foods must be avoided, and also all men
tai and physical strain.-McCall's Maya
zine
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Famous Hymns.

Nearly one hundred and twenty years
ago was written the beautiful hymn,
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
In the year 1879, at the age of So.
the Rev. Edward Perronet wrote the
words which were first sung to a tune
composed for them by William Shrub
sole. an Englishman.
But it remained for an American to
give them the musical setting that, when
words and music are taken as a whole.
constitutes this one of the grandest, if
not the grandest, and most inspiring of
Christian hymns. Oliver Holden, a
teacher of music in Boston, composed
the tune. Coronation" in 1892 Per
rOnet's words are inspiring" says Heze-
kiah Butterworth, but they would have
been wingless without the tune
1t was during furious tempest that
Charles Wesley wrote that plea of the
weary, storm-tossed soul, Jesus, Lover
of My Soul. Let Me Hide Myself in
Thee" The words were suggested to
him by little, painting. tempest-tossed
bird that the storm had driven through
the opened window to his breast
Recently | came across a most i'm
rressiye incident regarding this beauti-
full hymn: Two Americans met in the
cabin of an Atlantic steamship, and on
this hymn being sung one recognized
the voice of the other as one he had
heard before. Upon being questioned.
the singer. who had been Confederate
soldier, told this experience Of the war:
"One cold, dark night I was posted
on sentinel duty near the edge of a
wood. | was little frightened, for
the enemy was supposed to be very
near. About midnight when everything
was very still and l was feeling home
sick and miserable, and weary, thought
| would comfort myself by praying and
singing hymn, after which a strange
peace came down upon me-"
NOW, said the other listen to my
story. | was Union soldier. and was
in the woods that night with a party of
scouts. | saw you standing there,
and my men had their rifles focused
upon you, waiting for the word to fire
But when you sang:
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of Thy wing
1 said, Boys, lower your rifles, we will
go home"
Were one to ask, what, of all the
earth's songs is most universally known
and loved?" What answer could there
be but:
Home, home, sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home"
1t has fittingly been called "the tri-
umph hymn of earths divinest love-
Towards the close of a day of weary
marching, during the awful time of civil
conflict, two armies pitch their tents Oh
the banks of the Rappahannock, on one
side the Blue, on the other the Gray. The
softly falling twilight enfolds the scene
until at length nothing is seen save the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
The Care Of Brushes.

A very great number of brushes, both
toilet and household, are actually ruined
by the careless way in which they are
treated. In regard to hair brushes wom-
en- rarely bestow on them even the most
ordinary care, washing and cleaning
them in happy go-lucky kind of man
ner, that generally ends in their total
destruction. Ivory backed brushes, for
example, washed, then left out to dry,
in the open air for hours and hours ex-
posed during that time to rain or dew,
cold or heat, as the vagaries of our
weather may dictate, are not the better
for such treatment, and are apt to show
their disapproval, by either developing
thin but unmistakable cracks in the
ivory or by change of color from white
to deep yellow
Again, when the brushes have silver
backs, careless washing will soon effect
a total dissolution of partnership be-
tween bristles, and cost their owners
some expense to effect reconciliation
Ebony backs are, perhaps, the greatest
sufferers, the damp from wet hand ex-
posture to moisture and such trifles eff
fectually and forever removing the brill
liant polish that was their beauty and
leaving them dull and dreary indeed
Now, as a hairbrush should certainly
be washed once a week at least-and
very particular women, who rejoice in
the glory of their fair hair, maintain
that in order to keep it bright, the
brush used in dressing should go
through the purifying process every day
it is equally certain that if it is to last
any some care should be taken in the
matter True, there are some ladies
who lay out their smart brushes on the
toilet table for show only, and confine
themselves to cOmmOner ones for actual
use. But this does not apply to all.
A piece of soda about the size of wal
nut. or a teaspoonful of household or
cloudy ammonia added to quart of
hot but not boiling hot water, is all
that is required. The brush, when
freed from any hairs that may be about
it, should be dipped in and out, bristles
downward, of course, till it looks thor
oughly cleaned, then rinse by dipping in
cold water and we'll shaken out.
The backs and handles must not touch
the water, and the maid should keep her
hands as dry as possible; moreover, be-
fore leaving the brush she should wipe
any moisture that may have settled on
it's back and handles, but the bristles
themselves are apt to get soft if rubbed
with a cloth or towel and are best dried
in the open air or before fire. Some
people recommend merely busting the
bristles of the brushes with -four, and
shaking it out again. or rubbing it with
the hand till the bristles look clean, but
this seems hardly SO satisfying way as
the use of water with the soda or am
monia in it. Soap, though beautifully
cleansing, has a tendency to soften the
brushes.
The backs of the brushes, if of silver,
should be rubbed every day with
leather, and if this is really done as
regular duty they stand no chance of
furnishing. On the other hand, if they
are only cleaned once week or so, they
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Childre,i's Department.
A Nose Out of Joint
tEDITED BY AUNT CLApA )

4 Nose Out of Joint.
We've got a baby in our house
A perfect little fright;
| think that is the reason
He came so late at night.
His eyes keep shutting all the time,
His head is awful bare;
And he makes SO many faces
1t gives me quite a scare.
Mamma says he is beautiful.
Her precious, darling boy.
Papa calls him his jewel bright,
His life, his light, his joy.
used to have so many names,
l can't remember ALL
But since that red-faced baby came,
I'm plain Samantha Hall.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
What Lincoln Would IN.

Rev. DR.. H. w. Thomas, of Chicago,
in recent sermon, made a plea for the
Filipinos as follows:
Il plead for the Filipinos now, as this
pulpit plead for the Cubans, and l de-
plore deeply the war to subjugate them.
AS Americans, we all love our country,
and are proud to see our armies and ma
vies victorious in battle; but there is
sadness rather than glory in this land
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

can be rubbed with a little whitening
moisture with methylated spirits. This
must be used very carefully and spar
ingly, and not made too wet or messy,
lightly brushed out again, and then fin
ished off with leather polish.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Punctuation.

What great difference in the mean
ing of a sentence misplaced comma can
make! Take the following, for exam
pie:
James, my husband is a very sick
man.
James, my husband, is very sick
man.
The following bit of perverse punctua-
ton was perpetrated by an English COM
positor. What the author meant to say
can be ascribed by a Encouragement of
the punctuation marks:
Caesar entered on his head; his he'll
met on his feet; armed sandals upon his
brow; there was cloud in his right
hand; his faithful sword in his eye; an
angry glare. saying nothing, he sat
down. "-Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Measures

The following measures Of capacity
may be found useful to hang in the
kitchen for easy reference:
even teaspoonfuls liquid equal 1 ia
blespoonful.
even teaspoonfuls dry material equal
l even tablespoonful.
16 tablespoonfuls liquid equal cupful.
u tablespoonfuls dry material equal l
cupful.
cupfuls equal l pint.
cupfuls equal / quart
cupfuls flour equal / quart or 1
pound.
cupfuls solid butter equal 1 pound
cupfuls granulated sugar equal /
pound.
21s cupfuls powdered sugar equal 1
pound.
pint milk Or water equals 1 pound
I dozen eggs should weigh w pounds
Skim milk is heavier than whole milk,
and cream is lighter than either, whole
pure milk is per cent heavier than
water.
The following table of proportions is
also valuable. Use
l teaspoonful soda to / cupful mo-
lasses.
/ teaspoonful soda to pint sour milk
teaspoOnfuls baking powder to l
quart flour.
~ cupful Of yeast or "A cake COM
pressed yeast to 1 pint liquid.
1 teaspoonful extract to 1 loaf plain
cake.
1 teaspoonful salt to quarts -four.
1 teaspoonful salt to 1 quart soup
/ scant cupful of liquid to full cupfuls
of flour for bread.
l scant cupful of liquid for full cup
fuls of -four for mullins.
l scant cupful of liquid to 1 full cupful
of -four for batters.
quart of water to each pound of meat
and bone for soup stock
Butter the size of an egg" is a very
indefinite mode of measurement, and
more satisfactory way Of expressing the
same amount is to say "a heaping table
spoonful" or one-quarter of cupful
A tablespoonful of melted butter means
a tablespoonful Of butter after melting,
while tablespoonful of butter melted,
means a tablespoonful measured before
melting.
Sugar, salt, -four, soda, spices, and
mustard especially, should always be
sifted or stirred up lightly before meas
uring, as when packed they are COM
pressed to much less than their rightful
bulk for measuring.
An even or scant teaspoonful means a
spoon filled lightly and leveled with
knife to the surface of the spoon, while a
heaping spoonful means all that the
spoon will hold Of any sifted material.
In using solids, especially butter Or lard,
a knife should be employed to deity
even off the superfuous amount
An even" cupful of anything means a
cup full to the brim, so full that only the
steadiest hand can carry it without spill
ing. A 'brimming' cupful as it's name
indicates, is cup running over A
scant cupful lacks quarter or half inch
of reaching the top of the measure, while
a solid cupful is something packed as
firmly as is possible.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Not the Way His Father Said 1t.

A clergyman visited one of his parish
toner's, and, having stayed some time, his
hostess invited him to stay to supper
When it was ready, being the fittest per-
did SO, but the youngest lad, when he
had finished, looked at him in astonish-
ment and said: That's not how my pa
says grace" And what does your pa
say, my little man." inquired the clergy
man. ooh" replied the youngster; my
pa looks at ma and says: Good heavens!
what support!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Occult In II uence.

do you like your new clergyman"
Chicago Record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

Paradoxical as it may seem, a sin thai
troubles one should reassure one-that
is, the fact that it does trouble the soul
is proof that the sinner has begun the
struggle to rid himself of it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Home Remedies.

THE MEDICINAL VAUE OF FRUIT.
A very excellent authority says: 1T
is fact that such fruit as the apple, the
pear and the plum, taken when ripe.
without sugar, diminish the acidity of
the stomach rather than provoke it. The
vegetable juices contained in these fruits
are converted into alkaline carbonates.
which tend to correct acidity A good
ripe apple (raw) is one of the easiest of
vegetable substances for the stomach to
deal with, the whole process of digestion
being complete in IS minutes" In the
French hospitals an apple poultice is
sometimes applied to inflamed eyes. 1t
is probable that such fruits taken as food
also serve as allayers of Inflammation in
the stomach and other alimentary or
gans.
HONEY AS A SPECIFIC.
The value of honey as a food, espe-
cially for children, seems to have been
recognized few years ago, and it would
be good thing if an appreciation of it's
value were to be revived. Few people
seem to know of the benefits to be de-
rived from moderate use of honey as
a food Saccharine matter, as a rule, is
apt to affect the system injuriously, but
if taken in the form of honey, it at once
becomes valuable specific. The fruit
juices derived from flowers contained in
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

"My grandpa had a perplexity fit yes
terday,'' said little Bessie to her play
mate
"Perplexity fit.' exclaimed the other
Il guess you mean stroke of parallel
don't you?'-Louisville Post.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
Answers to Puzzles in Representative
of May 10.

Answers to PUZZLES in Representative
of May 10.
1. When he has lost his front teeth.
2. Because every cook can make gin
ger snaps.
8. Because they make such personal
remarks.
T. Because he has had deal of ex-
perience with shouts.
s. Because he would make Door
wife.
Rebus-If the CRATE be empty put some
coal on; but if the crate be full stop.
Horseshoe Puzzle-By cutting off the
upper circular part containing two of
the pins, and by changing the position
Of the pieces, another cut will divide the
horseshoe into six portions, each con-
tanning one pin.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

Little boy Ito his mother, after pater-
nal discipline) Ma, I'm afraid we made
a great mistake in marrying pa.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18

"Your cook is very handsome girl. !"
"She is. She mashes the potatoes by
simply looking at them"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18


ing for their liberties, some of them with
only bows and arrows, are cut down by
our artillery and fall before our trained
soldiers with repeating rifles They are
men and women, fathers and mothers,
brothers and sisters; they love their
homes and their country they are our
brothers; and this land will not be guilt
less before Cod if, led on by dreams and
visions Of wealth and power, it treats
them unjustly. Were Lincoln living on
earth today, he would plead for his party
and country to be generously good to the
Filipinos; he would plead for the rights
of the poor in this land. The memory
of his whole great and good life is and
will be a plea for humanity
What George Washington Said.
My first wish is to see this plague to
mankind WAR banished from the earth,
and the sons and daughters of this world
employed in more pleasant and innocent
amusements than in preparing imple-
ments and exercising them for the de-
structiOn of mankind"
Love of His Master.
During Gen. Forests brilliant and
memorable movement in the American
civil war against the flank and rear Of
Col. COburn's regiment at the battle of
Thompson's Station, Tennessee, he was
n 70 70
says the Philadelphia Inquirer Desir-
ing to press the enemy from a strong
position across an open field, he ap-
peared upon the flank of one of his regi-
ments and ordered it to move up. The
men leaped to their feet, and with loud
cheers dashed forward under a hot fire.
The general, attended by his son, Lieut..
William Forrest accompanied the charge
and, in the conflict which resulted in the
overthrow of the enemy. Roderick was
wounded in three places. The general
dismOunted and changed horses with his
son. charging him to lead Roderick to
the rear and have his wants we'll at
tended to- On reaching the hostlers,
Lieut.. Forrest had the horse stripped of
saddle and bride. supposing that he was
too badly wounded to attempt to get out
of the way. But Roderick, as soon as
he was set at liberty, began to nose
around. evidently in search of his mas
ter, and when Gen. Forests voice clear
and unmistakable, was heard in the dis
lance directing another attack, Roderick
instantly pricked up his ears and neigh
ing eagerly in answer, dashed away be-
fore he could be intercepted, guided by
the sound of battle, which at that mo-
ment broke out afresh. Lieut. Forrest,
fearing his fathers displeasure immedi-
ately mounted, and with several attend
ants gave chase, but Roderck out
stripped his pursuers, and when found
was following quietly at the generals
heels having leaped three fences in his
progress, besides getting another wound
from which he was bleeding freely The
general was in great wrath over the
supposed negligence, but when the case
was explained to him he burst into tears
and threw his arms about the horse 1t
was the last time he caressed him. for
little while afterwards the old horse
died. His love for his master had killed
him-Buffalo Horse World.
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What George Washington Said.
mankind (war) banished from the earth,
and the sons and daughters of this world
employed in more pleasant and innocent
amusements than in preparing imple-
ments and exercising them for the de-
structiOn of mankind"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31
AUTUMN SONG.

The stubble fields are growing brown,
The leaves are falling, falling.
And In the edges of the wood,
The quails are calling, calling;
The oak Is scarlet on the hills
In autumn's dreary weather,
And bonfires Of the golden-rod
Light up a leaf-besprinkled sod
Where asters, hazy as the skies,
To low. still winds lift dreamful eyes,
And russell ferns are whispering low
To all the fading things that grow
In wayside hooks together.
The rlpened nuts are dropping down
In slow and tuneful patter,
And all through woodlands ways we hear
Brisk squirrels chlrp and chatter;
They watch their harvest as II fails,
While plaintively the plover
Among the stubble seeks to find
Something that summer left behind,
And bluebirds, from their empty nest,
Make little flights to east and west,
And seem to sing of falling leaf,
And summer, with a reign too brief,
Among the dry brown clover.
The flowers Of happy summer days
Are dead by roadside hedges.
Save some belated daisy blooms
Along the meadows edges.
Oh, sad, sweet season of the year,
In springs bright balmy weather,
When larks come back 10 build and sing,
And high in heaven the bluebird's wing
Is flashing In the sun, as he
Drops down a ripping melody,
with all sweet things that disappear
At this still twilight of the year
Come back again together?
-Eben E. Rexford, in Golden Days,