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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04
A Plutocratic Failure.

The great publishing house Of Harper
Brothers has failed. After so years of
apparently successful business it goes
down just when the great wave of uni
versal prosperity is sweeping over the
country. They give as cause for the
failure the present stringency Of the
money market" Can that be so? Is
there stringency of the money market
under the gold standard for which the
Harpers fought. bled and died? In 1896
the Harpers harped on Bryan, repudia-
tion and dishonest 5O-cent dollars, and
just nine days after McKinley's victory
they gave Pierpont Morgan & Co. bonds
and mortgages to the amount of $3,OO0,-
900. This is supposed to have been
consolidation of all debts Of the firm.
That Indebtedness was never paid, and
that is the claim that throws the great
firm into the hands of a receiver. In
addition to this the Harpers owe ST.
100000 of unsecured debts. That
their own statement, but God only
knows how much more they owe. This
unsecured debt is largely held by coun-
try bankers. They thought the floating
part of this princely firm was good
thing to have in the family. Wonder Is
they would not like to swap it off now
for some OF Billy Bryan's 5O-cent dol
lars?
The receiver is going to continue the
ycfv IA -
penses 100000 year by reducing sal
aries. Just think of it! Salaries cut
$4,000 year by gold bug in these
times o. abounding prosperity.
Now what was the cause OF this stu
pcndous failure? Was it caused, as
they say, by the stringency OF the
money market? II it were, who is safo?
And may we not see other firms follow
Ing in the broad way that leads to de-
struction? We have already seen one
other. On the same day the Harpcrs
failed, P. T. George & Co., OF Baltimore
went down to ruin, leaving behind them
$350,0OO of unpaid liabilities.
But why did the Harpers fail? They
wero not spendthrifts- were not
speckiegs speculators-they were not dis
so!ute, men. The founders of the house
built up magnificent fortune; one of
their publications, Harpers' Magazine,
was the oldest and most successful of
that class OF literature; it had an i'm
mense circulation; it sold at 81 year
whom larger and better magazines were
selling at dollar. Then why did they
fail7 This Is not a hard problem to
solve. For 20 years they have been
carrying stocks Of material and books
amounting to millions of dollars. Dur
Ing that time there has been constant
decline In values. They have been slow
~ and surely losing money all that time
on goods on hand. They were the VIC
tins Of the gold standard. President
McKlnley and John ]. Carlisle, when
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04
GREAT CARNIVAL
Great Times In St. Paul Feb. 3 to 12-
Low Rates Over All Roads and the
Whole state VIII Turn Out.

The date for the St. Paul winter carni-
val has been set for the ten days begin
Ming saturday. Feb. 3, and closing Feb.
IL, Lincoln's birthday. Committees hav-
ing the work of preparation in charge,
are organized and the actual work Of
perfecting details is we'll under way.
For every day during the carnival there
will be large events Of interest and Inn
portance, including national skating
curling, hockey and polo championship
contests. Every night during the course
Of the carnival the central event will be
ordered for fire works displays and
parades. Incident to the holding of the
carnival, the national convention of the
Farmers Alliance and the national con-
vention Of the Grain Growers will be
held in st. Paul.
The annual poultry show and bench
show will be interesting events during
carnival time.
The organization of clubs for the
st. Paul carnival goes on apace through
out the Northwest. In st. Paul clubs
have already been formed of lady steno-
graphers, Odd Fellows, Druids, Lumber
men, Elks, Junior Pioneers, Modern
Woodmen and numerous other organiza-
tions, secret, civic and temporary. The
carnival has been dated for ten days,
beginning Feb. 3 and ending Feb. IL.
sOn Tuesday the distribution of badges
commenced in st. Paul. The plan of
sHlacing the badges has been placed in
the hands of 200 subcommittee. These
sub-committees, aided by the policemen,
firemen and travellers out of st. Paul
insures very thorough distribution
The first installment Of badges offered
the public numbers but 5000, but they
will be rapidly followed by others as
fast as the manufacturers can turn them
out.
Winnipeg promises to be largely repre-
sented by carnival snow shoe, hockey
and curling clubs, and the towns in the
northern part Of ,Iinneso,a aud North
Dakota are responding rapidly to the
proposition made by the carnival asso-
citation to send in representative clubs.
The first town In Minnesota, outside the
Twin Cities, to organize a club was
Lindstrom. In St. Paul itself dozens Of
unique ideas have been proposed for
clubs now in process Of organization.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04
CHlYALRIC GIRLS

One Hundred and Twenty Of Them Go
One hundred and twenty girls, en-
ployed by the Union Horse Nail Co.,
at West Twenty-second street and Ash
land avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, went on a
strike to secure a 10 per cent advance
in wages for 80 men who were working
in the factory with them for less pay
than the girls were earning.
The latter were working at piece-work
and were earning from so TO- ~ q
week, while the men received Sits per
day
The strike took place at noon and all
the demands of the girls were granted
after a conference of less than an hour
The 200 employees returned to work
at 1 o'clock after a hurried luncheon.
The girls demanded nothing for them
selves, except that ten of their number
who were working by the day receive an
advance from $1.25 to $3.50.
Girls receiving $3.50 per day were Of
fered an advance of 10 per cent along
with the men, but declined the proffered
advance, saying that it would be better
to give the extra pay to girls receiving
only $1.25. This suggestion was accept
ed, and uniform wage scale for the
girls was established at $3.50 day.
Edward Ryan, John Flynn and James
H. Payne, of the Federation of Labor,
who addressed the meeting at which the
demand for an advance in the men s
wages were made, said in an address to
the strikers that the demand of the 120
girls for an advance of wages in which
they were not to participate, was the
most chivalrous act of trade unionism
they had ever witnessed.-Labor World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04
Is it any wonder that men refuse to
serve the Iii. yra tRTHl nernleo

Let it be remembered that the bill es-
tablishing the national banking system
was rushed through congress and il
ten days from the time it was introduced
in the senate by John Sherman it had
received the signature of the president
and had become a law. Beware of the
financial measure that is now being
rushed through congress.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04

We hear laboring men and farmers
extoling the virtues of a gold standard
system of finance. If laboring men,
to hard thinking, they will find that the
gold standard system of finance is made
for the benefit of the rich and not for
men of moderate means, nor for the
poor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04

BOer.
BY Monssini. Read st. James, 4, II.
Shall war and conquest never cease,
And earth be blessed with love and
peace;
Shall man 'gainst man in deadly strife,
Deprive his brother of his life?
It this what Christ, our Savior, taught,
Who with his precious blood us bought,
Who peace declared to all mankind,
The virtue of Christian mind?
But, see how Christians love to gore !.
A Christian brother, all the more,
With Lyddite's bullets poisoned breath
Who is not shelled is choked to death.
And this both hypocrits and fools,
OF royal rank and army tools,
Are more intent to see succeed
Because it suits old Dives greed.
He is the cause of all our wars,
The cause 'gainst Philippines and Beers:
The cause that curses God and man
Since time our earthly race began.
He first his brother, Abel, slew,
And then from that merchant grew;
He built city, owned it all,
He does today by greed and gall.
He steals our land, he steals our cash,
For which we take his notes and tr4shs
He gives us work, only that he
May grow to be more rich and free.
So war for him is naught but fun,
To show his gunboats and his gun;
He never goes himself to war,
But reaps the profits aft and fore.
This man of sin must be put out
Who like lion goes about,
Making us believe he means 1t vel,
While turning earth into hell.
His father spied out Paradise,
Says he: "Tll have it by my lies =
"And since old Birthstone sold them ~
Most devilish sells have been the g."
Chorus.
IF you belong to Gide0n's Band,
Why here's my heart and here's my han1
Looking for home" as
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co.,


GROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERS
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYH
and BOURBON WHISTLES, from the fol-
lowing we'll known distilleries Graft q Co.
OF Ohio, Boone County Distilling Co., Of
Kentucky Monticello Distiliery, Of Mary.
land, and ". +. Gray, Of Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergnef q Engle Lager Beer
They also offer staple and Fancy Groceries,
Agricultural implements Seeds, Guano, and
Cement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

bomlardmrut If Fort Pulaski ana. as
aid dc.caup of General Met lcllan, was
present at .tlo battles OF South Noun
tain and AnIrlam He was appointed
lieutenant colonel of volunteers IN 80
yembor. 1862 and as chief topographic
cal engineer and Inspector general of
the Army of Che Tennessee took an
active part iu thc siege of Nicksburg
In lsG3 hc became captain OF cugi-
nccrs and brigadicr general Of yolun-
tpnrs and vrae pna9erd ina fine opprg-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

A farmer in Clay county, Ia, has a
bin containing about 800 bushels Of
wheat. a little over a month ago he
proposed to market the grain, but on
going to the bin he discovered that a
hen had established her nest on the
wheat, was sitting there and that to
remove the grain would break her
up" He decided not to disturb her,
but wait until she came off with the
chicks In the meantime the price Of
wheat advanced until the farmer dis
covered he had gained over 800 by
allowing the hen to sit it out.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

CONVENIENT FOR SKIRTS AND SHIRTS.
on the wall or other convenient sup
port. The board is Of very simple con-
struction. as a glance at the picture
will show. there being one leg TO rest
in a slanting position on the floor, with
a pivot pin at one end Of the board. in
which the upper end Of the leg is
fastened The leg projects above the
board and is formed into jaw, which
grips the table or window sill, the
board extending horizontally from the
the underSide Of the support to form
the other side of the grip 1t can be
readily seen that the Jaws will adjust
themselves to a board Of any thickness
and the grip Of the jaws will retain
the board perfectly rigid. The main
advantage of the board. however, is
the readiness with which skirts and
other circular garments can be placed
in position for ironing. the free outer
end Of the board allowing the skirt
to be slipped into position and re-
vOlved to smooth all sides without
the necessity Of lifting the board
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
PE0FrE0F THE
Rrlgndler Gonernl Iames |

Brigadler General James r
who has been sent TO China fro
Is especially noted as cavaIr.L
but he is an all round good NA
Besides this. he knows China and the
Chinese General Wilson was born at
Shawncctown. Ills. Sept .. 1897, and
WAS graduated at West Point in 1850,
and assigned to the corps Of Topographic
zeal engineers. lie took part in the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER IS 1000.
THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Teaching Household Economics - A
New Ironing BORrd-TO
Can Peaches.

Household economies are taking a
prominent place In the educational
movement of today. Marietta college,
in Ohio, has a cOmmodious house built
expressly for the household economic
class. limited to - in number that the
course may be thoroughly practical ana
not oyercrowdcd. Ii las normal
course OF two years for those who
wish to bee teachers and a shorter
course for those who wish the In
struction merely for personal reasons.
The summer school of the University
Of Minnesota has a large class in
domestic economy, and. indeed. col
leges and public schools all over the
country have the household economic
course in some form. In many high
schools, as well rs in the grammar
schools, cookery Is recognized study.
and in Binghamton. y. y. household
sanitation is added I'm Utica, y. Y,
cooking is obligatory for girls I'm the
seventh and eighth grades and elective
I'm the High school The High school at
Warren. Pa. has graded course of
three years. which covers marketing.
serving aud the chemistry of foods. in
addition to cooking In Pueblo. Colo.
hygiene and home nursing are taught
also. and i'm the state Normal school at
Greeley. Colo. the domestic science
work includes sanitation, economic
botany and bacteriology as it relates
TO domestic economy. Denver teaches
in the Manual Training High school
ventilation. sanitation and general
care of the house, as well as cookery.
The domestic science department has
been for II years conspicuous feature
of the Chautauqua scheme.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
To Can PencheA.

An easy and wholly satisfactory way
to can peaches, according to the wo-
man who describes 1t, is as follows:
The fruit is peeled, halyed and pitted.
Then, If the peaches are rather sour,
glass cans are filed, with little sugar
laid in the bottom and again half way
up the can. Afterward the cans are
set, uncovered, in a pan of water in the
open oven and allowed to heat slowly.
When the contents have sunk perhaps
an inch, the cans are taken out filed
with hot sirup and at once sealed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
Dreamed Green Corn.

A very appetizlng way of serving
green corn is to cream It. Cut the corn
from half a dozen ears, or, rather.
scrape it, using the back Of the knife
for that purpose. Mix with the corn
half cupful Of bread crumbs. Beat
up one egg and mix 1t with one table
spoonful Of butter, reduced to cream,
and a teaspoonful of sugar. Add
half cupful Of milk and salt and pep
per for seasoning. Add this mixture
TO the corn and crumbs, mix well to-
gether and put into little baking
dishes; add layer Of seasoned crumbs
TO each and bake 20 minutes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
SUNNY W0Eg EM.

Who has not known the won an whose
disposition is described by that one word
SUNNY" There's always a laugh Turk
my ON her lips Her checks are ever
ready to dimple in smiles. Her house
hold influence is as frightening and
stimulating as the sunshine. Nothing
can De cuclcr than 90 have this sunshine
blottcd ont by disease. But this is a
common cruelty. The young wife who
was the sunshine of the home becomes
its shadow. Every young wife should
know the value of d. perce's Fayorlte
Prescription in the protection and pres
cryation of the health II promotes
regularity, dries The drains which cnlee-
bile body and mind, and cures iuilamma-
ton, liberation and female weakness.
It nourshcs the nervous system and
gives TO the body the balance and buoy
ancv of perfect health. II is a strictly
Temperance medicine.
~ can saw that your medicine cured me
writes MIS- Maud p-afce oi r.uui.si,ic. Fair
held Co.. Ohio nI bad suffered about twelve
years from female week.-mrs. aud bad almost
given up. thinking there Was uo oHfe ior me.
thought ! would try o. anl can -1v lI1t seven
bottles of your Far1ritr irc.. ipuNu made me
we'll 7 ann now able q. faur own homework
took about twelve h0tiit- iu lil of ur prrcr's
Medicine Took rom. of thr Golden Medical
Discovery Favarite Prescription aud some u
the Pleasant Pellets.
Dr.. Picrce's Pellets cure constipation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

The housekeeper who is looking after
the health of her family as well as
their pleasure should give considerable
Of her attention in these days to the
vegetables. Every one Is better for eat
ing plenty Of vegetables and they are
so plentiful and look so inviting that it
does not require any effort to follow
this rule.
If you do not care how much your
market bill amounts to, there are all
sorts of comparatively high priced deli
cacies, and then, on the other hand. if
you want to be economical you will not
find it difficult to do so and still have
plenty Of good vegetables.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

Mothers OF children affected with
Group or a severe cold need not hesitate
TO administer mberlain's Cough
Remedy 1t contains no opiate nor
narcotic in any form and may be given
as confidently to the babe as to an
adult The great success that has at.
tended it's use in the treatment Of colds
and Group has won for it the approval
aud praise it has received throughout
the United States and in foreign lands.
For sale by NJ. NJ Lewis. druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
A New Ironing Board.

The object of this invention is the
production Of an ironing board which
can be detachably secured TO the edge
az a kitchen table. window sill. cleat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
lFrom the MINES. HiIIstilIe, va. }

/ suffered with diarrhoea for long
time and thought was past being
cured. / had spent much time and
money and suffered 90 much MISERY
that had almost decided to give up all
hopes Of recovery and await the result.
but noticing the advertisement Of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhae Remedy and salso some testimo.
malls stating how some wonderful cures
had been wrought by this remedy, /
decided to try IL. After taking few
doses I was entirely well Of that
trouble, and wish TO say further to my
readers and fellow-sufferer that am q
hale and hearty man 10 day and feel IS
we'll as ever did ia my life %. r
Moore. Sold BY NJ. n Lewis. druggist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
A CnHeennt For snIezn.

Queen Victoria has presented TO
Saleza. the operate tenor, a complete
silver coffee service in appreciation of
his singing for her at Windsor. At
the time of the performance he had TO
leave the palace to take his role In the
opera toe soon to make his wishes
known as to the nature Of the Gus
tomary present and was requested to
tell a messenger sent to him. When
the queen learned that he wanted a
silver coffeepot for his new house in
France she was so pleased that she
cont him whole service.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15

Miss LitAlAH 'i.A i'.' JEWELL
violence The report that an organ
izatlon Of whites in New Orleans had
offered $4,000 for her head turns out
to have been more Of hoax than any
thing else, although Miss Jewett seems
to have considered II I'm a serious light.
Her ambition appears to be to pose as
sort Of Joan Of Are for the colored
people of the south.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-15
A WONDERFUL CUBE OF DIARRHoEA

A Prominent Virginia Editor Had Almost
Given Up, But Was Brought Back to Per-
feet Health by Chamberlain Collie, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy-Read His
Editorial.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
MINNEAPOLIS BREyITIEs.

The Fire Department Relief associa-
ex-Assistant Chief Peter Kenney. dating
from his retirement, Feb. 1. 1895.
Members OF the Hennepin Bar assocfa-
ton are preparing for a dinner to be
giveen at the West hotel on Wednesday
evening, Feb q.
Emil Gustafson, a groceryman, was at
tackled by three youthful highwaymen
late last night within few doors of his
own home, 1906 Columbus avenue. Gus
tafson succeeded in beating the thieves
off before they secured anything of
value, himself receiving several severe
blows in the face with the butt end Of
revolver
tenement row, at All Fourteenth ave-
nue. southeast. was slightly damaged by
tire in the basement yesterday afternoon.
Some excitement was caused when the
fire was discovered. as a house in the ex-
IRENE opposite end of the row is quar-
antined. The fire was quickly extin-
guished, however, without any material
damage. fl
H. c. Burlington, father of Kate Buff
ington Davis, and for twelve years a res
ident of Minneapolis, died of la grippe
Friday at Macon, Ca, at the age of
eighty-four. The interment will be at
Macon, where Mr.. Buffington's wife died
twelve years ago. Mr. Burlington was at
one time United States consul at Chat
ham. Ont, and until twelve years ago
was editor and proprietor of the Macon
Republic. His grandson. Walter Vroo-
man, established Ruskin hall, in Oxford,
Eng
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
RL0BE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
u 90 WASHINGTON Az SOUTH.
ephone-Main 2o13 Advertising
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The Pittsburg Plate Glass company was
visited with $4,000 fire at it's building
at Third street and Fifth avenue south,
last evening. The stock in the building,
as estimated by H. L. Gray, the local
manager, amounted to about $150,000, and
this is probably damaged to the extent Of
100000. The building, which is owned by
Clinton Morrison, was damaged $1,000 or
$4,000 worth. The loss on the building
was fully covered by insurance, and there
was from $4,000 to 100000 insurance on
the stock.
The fire was discovered on the second
floor of the building, In the rear portion,
at about s o'clock, but 1t had obtained a
good start before the department got any
water on it.
The fighting of the fire was made un-
usually difficult, on account Of the fact
that the glass was set upon edge through
out the building, and prevented the fire.
men from reaching the fire with the wa
ter. The fire was, however, finally
drowned out, and the main floor of the
building was practically saved from IN
Jury except from water.
The building was a two-story brick
structure with wooden interior construc-
lion The roof was totally destroyed, and
The greater portion of the second floor
was destroyed. The second floor of the
building was used by the company for all
Its loaded glass work, and for the stor-
age of most of its fine glass. A large
portion of the plate glass was on the
first floor, but this was rendered prac-
hcally worthless by the fire, and all the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

sprang out of bed. grabbed his pistol and
started for the office. AS soon as he ap-
peared in the doorway one of the soldiers
opened fire on him. Blacker dropped to
his knees and at his first shot the negro
staggered and ran out, closely followed
by his companion, and the entire squad
left on run.
About twenty shots In all were fired.
Stewart was shot twice through the
lungs and died at 7 o'clock. A trail Of
blood leading from the station was fol-
lowed, and half a block away the dead
body of a negro, shot through the breast
was found. The dead man clutched his
gun in his hands. Another rifle and
traces of blood were also found, which
indicates that another of the negroes was
wounded.
Officers Blacker and Scott pursued the
fleeing soldiers, but were unable to make
any arrests. 500
The company stationed at Fort Bliss is
Company z, Twenty-f1fth infantry.
Posses are out looking for the ma
RAIDERS. though at the post it is claimed
that the only missing soldiers are the
dead man and the two prisoners in the
police station.
The police have learned from the two
prisoners the name OF one of the soldiers
who did the shooting in the station Office,
and the civil authorities have demanded
the surrender of the man from the COM
mandant of the post. The latter has
given assurance that he will lend all pos
sible assistance In bringing the guilty
men to justice. and 1t is believed there
will be no further clash. The entire po-
lice force, however, has baen mounted
and armed with Winchesters, to be In
readiness for any emergency. Feeling
here against the soldiers is very bitter,
and many citizens have offered their
services to the civil authorities.