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The representative., 1900-12-20
Canniha1isn,.

The custom of eating old and infirm
people is still common among many
native tribes of South Africa. The
Mayorunas do not stop even at eating
their own parents and children. In
deed, they look upon this disposal Of
them as sort of pious duty. Osculati
speaks of finding a baptized member of
this tribe, and weeping bitterly. When
asked the reason of his grief the Indian
replied that in a little while he would
be food for worms, whereas, if he had
not been baptized his nearest relatives
would have eaten him. Clearly he pre-
ferred this method. The Yamnas, of the
upper Amazon, eat the marrow from
the bones of their dead and thereby.
according to their belief, transfer the
souls of the departed to their own
bodies. The Kashibo, on the Pachite
river, apparently combine a religious
rite with their eating of the old. When
an old man thinks his last day is at
hand he exhibits signs of great salts
faction, saying that he will soon see his
old friends once more. Then prepara-
tions are made for big feast and the
old man Knocked on the head with a
club and devoured body and bones, for
even the bones are crushed to powder
and stewed into broth. These gentle
savages never eat the flesh Of women
The representative., 1900-12-20
l.. c. BATEMAN GOES FOR EN-.

There Is No Course Open for the Men
Who Broke with Us but to Come
Back and Behave Themselves.
Editor sentative:-Permit me
to express my satisfaction with that
ringing letter of John O. label to Geo.
F. Washburn, printed in your last issue.
1t was a corker and would cut the heart
out OF a man who possessed any spirit
of manliness. 1t will not be felt how
ever by the political fakir to whom it
was addressed. He is too thick-skinned.
He and his ilk are already planning how
to get the reformers together again 50
they can sell them out once more.
The Nonconformist whines like a
kicked spaniel and says it voted for
Bryan because he had not one single
symptom of modern Democracy What
then, ask, was Bryan in the Democratic
party for? If the Nonconformist is cor
rect, then Bryan is an arrant hypocrit:
If 1t is not correct then the Nonconform-
lst is an ass. We are inclined to take
the latter view
1t is the wounded bird that flutters.
Let the jade vince. The hypocrits and
traitors can never again sell out and
betray the reform forces. The men who
believe in Populist principles will never
again train In a party led by men and
papers of the Washburn, Pomeroy and
Nonconformist stripe. On that point
The representative., 1900-12-20

he exerted upon it the whole of his
brute strength; and, Of sudden, it
yielded. AS 1t flew open the body of a
man lurched from the inside Of the cab,
and before anyone could catch it tum-
bled in a heap upon the pavement.
A low cry of horror escaped from the
crowd.
The cabman's passenger was man
past middle age, neatly but plainly
dressed.
AS DR. Thurston and policeman
bent over the PROSTATE form, the re-
porter shot keen glance in the direc-
tion of the cabman, who stood staring
at the body with look of ghastly ter
ror in his bulging eyes.
Presently the physician started to
his feet with low exclamation of sur
prise.
''Is he dead, doctor?" asked the po-
liceman.
"He has been dead for some time,"
replied the physician. impressively;
''the body is almost cold"
"Been dead for some time?" echoed
the policeman.
"Yes; this man was shot. See there!"
The representative., 1900-12-20
tealing the pine of the former.

stealing the pine of the former. No
government employe dreams of giving
the public the same service in kind or
quantity which he would give without
question were he employed by an in
dividual. No legistator-rather, hardly
any egislator-regards the public fisc
as a trust to be guarded against raids as
jealously as he guards his own, and
there is never a session of congress,
of legislature or Of council that some
one is not before it with more or less,
usually less, plausible plea for access to
the treasury, either. for more than what
he is entitled to, or for which he has
no title. There are exceptions to all
these illustrations, but they are rare
enough to prove the rule. Why is there
this obliquity of morals in this class Of
cases? We pass the question up to the
psychologists.
The representative., 1900-12-20
there need be no discussion.

there need be no discussion.
The predictions that have made in
these columns have now all come true.
Butler, Allen, Bryan. Pettigrew and the
whole mongrel tribe have gone down In
a heap. No matter who is elected to
their places. A yellow dog would be
preferable to those traitors.
The defeat Of Allen alone is enough to
make the heart of every true reformer
rejoice.
II this lesson teaches the people OF
this nation that true reformers cannot
be sold like sheep to train in line with
Boss Croker and Tammany hall, then
the lesson will not have been in vain.
But men of the Washburn-Allen stripe
had better hold their peace. The people
have far more contempt for that gang
than they have for Croker.
L. C. BATEMAN.
Auburn. Maine.
The representative., 1900-12-20

as they consider 1t poisonous, and also
its eater effeminate and cowardly
Among the Batakudos mothers moved
by pure maternal affection eat their
children who have died natural deaths.
When a father has become old and un-
able to follow the tribe in It's wander
ings he entreats the son to kill him.
The son obeys, and the body is roasted
and eaten by the whole family. Her
berg says of the wild tribes Of Caura,
in Colombo, that the husband eats his
wife, the son his father, and the brother
his brother or sister. The view that
cannabalism is prompted by a real lik-
ing for human flesh has been duly
abandoned. Cannibalism is most ram
pant in tropical regions, where there
venge and religious and other sociologf-
cal motives have much to do with South
American cannibalism. The deadly
hatred which exists between different
tribes often impels them to devour their
captives as a token of vengeance. This
custom is said to have been introduced
among the Tupi tribe, who at one time
were not cannibals, by the example of
a woman who threw herself on the
murderer of her son and bit piece out
of his shoulder. The Parentitintius
attack living captives with their teeth
in the same horrible manner. Similar
cases of cannibalism prompted by re-
venge occur among most of the South
Amazon tribes. The Kashibos of the
Upper Amazon are the worst of all
and for this reason they are especially
detested by the neighboring tribes.
The representative., 1900-12-20
A Queer Moral Disease.
(St. Paul DisDatch.)


indianapolis presents a case of very
common but queer moral disease. That
city is within the natural gas belt, and
corporation supplies the city and it's
citizens with this luminant and fuel. 1t
has sunk wells, laid mains connecting
the wells with the city, and installed it's
plant, investing very considerable sum
of money. It's gas costs it nothing, and
1t should declare very handsome divi-
dend on it's capital. Yet it's board of di-
rectDrs not only not pass dividend, but
declare that it is impossible to pay one
because everybody in Indianapolis steals
its gas. 1t is not confined to any class.
says the president, but includes city and
county officers, lawyers, churches, min
listers of the gospel and some of the most
prominent residences and business
houses
The denial put forth is virtual admis-
sion of the statements and lame justi-
fication on the ground that the company
did not give sufficient supply, and peo-
pie had to increase it surreptitiously.
But whatever the merits, the fact re-
mains that eminently respectable people
in that city think it no sin to steal the
gas supplied by the company. And they
but show prevalence there of a disease
of morals that RACES wherever the public
comes into commercial relations with a
corporation, or with that larger corpora
ton, government. The tramp at one
end beats railway out of ride, and
the man of means at the other demands
a pass. Hardly any one feels his or her
conscience prick if he or she can evade
paying street car fare Railway man
ayers have been driven to their wits
ends to prevent conductors from knock
ing down" fares, and the same conduc-
tors would scorn to cheat an individual
of penny.
NotoriOusly men charge the public
more than they do individuals, and think
it all clear gain if they can get from
the public's purse more than they are
entitled to. There is constant warfare
between the federal government and
the state on one side, and lumbermen
on the other, to prevent the latter from
The representative., 1900-12-20
Senator TOwne.

Charles Annette Towne was Wednes-
day evening appointed United States
senator to succeed Cushman Kellogg
Davis, deceased.
Governor Lind, it seems, does not like
Towne, and he rendered the appoint
ment to several Republicans, but they
declined.
TOwne was the logical candidate, and
next to the governor, the ablest man in
the state; and it seems that, as Towne
calls himself a Democrat, Lind should
have promptly appointed him to the
vacancy.
Towne will be senator but few days
or weeks, but he will receive 5000 and
mileage and other perquisities.-Ferg
Falls Globe
The representative., 1900-12-20

The fusion policy having utterly fail
ed, the middle Of the road policy,
adopted at the formation of the Peo-
pies party nearly 10 years ago, will
again prevail. Our fusion friends have
had their way; they have given their
ideas of party campaign a thorough
trial and we presume they are all
thoroughly convinced they have made
a serious mistake. And the Democrats
announce that they have had too much
to do with Populism, which means that
they are done with their fusion policy,
it having served its purpose. So the
Peoples party cannot help but reunite,
and when thoroughly reunited it will
go forward-Missouri World
The representative., 1900-12-20
PrehOstric Dental Work.

WABASH, Ind, Dec. 12-Dr Carpen-
ter Of Roam, this county, has some
fine specimens of mound builders re-
mains, and on examining the jawbone
of one Of the prehistoric race he was
astonished to find one of the teeth filled
with gold. In another tooth he discov-
cred a silver filing indicating that these
people were not deficient in knowledge
of dentistry. DR.. Carpenter also noticed
that where one tooth had been removed
another was growing.
This is certainly an extraordinary dis
covery. There has been nothing found
like it in the past. If the statement is
true, it proves that the ancient race was
familiar in the higher degree with
metallurgy
1t is great mistake to suppose that
all ancient monuments in this country
date back to the same period of time A
similar mistake made with the monu-
ments of the old world, in the absence
of all historical record, would lead us to
believe that the relics found the other
day in the excavations in Egypt, and
which are admitted to go back 10000
years before the time of Christ, were no
older than the memorials of the Roman
empire, which were as of yesterday, SIM
ply because both were found imbedded
in heTearth.
1t is very probable indeed that some
of the mound builders work is vastly
older than others. Some seems to ante
date the last great cosmical catastrophy.
The Sunday Chicago Tribune of the 9th
inst. gives representation of the great
wall, miles in length, and which has
been used as a quarry, in Mississippi,
and which penetrates under and is lost
in the accumulated deposit heaped upon
it. This wall is made of carefully
squared stones held together by strong
cement. There is no doubt that here arc
buried the remains of some great city.
which probably preceded all our modern
knowledge. Id.
The representative., 1900-12-20
Caesars COlum n.

The Schultz Publishing Co. write us
that they have just issued new edi-
ton of Ignatius Donnelly's great reform
story, Caesars Column" and that
the book in paper binding will retail
at rs cents, instead of 35 cents as here.
tofore From the way orders are com.
ing in,' writes Mr.. Schultz, "the former
immense popularity Of the book seems
likely to revive. The Western News
Co. here alone has ordered $500 copies"
Address orders to the Missouri World.
liver the book will be sont postpaid
Missouri World. =.
The representative., 1900-12-20
The Anderson Law Decision.


The supreme court turned down the
Anderson railroad landtaxing law
Everyone knew they would do that
Not because there was injustice lurking
in its provisions, but because the rail-
roads did not want to pay the taxes.
There never was more popular law
enacted in this state than that same
Anderson land-tax law. And there never
was one more just. But the court cared
not for that. 1t brushed aside the law
on a techincality, the court holding
that the gross earning law bars the
state from levying other taxes on any
of the railroad property in the state
We have had suspicion ever since the
Anderson law was enacted that the rail-
roads were behind the move, as it en-
abled them to bring the question before
the supreme court. And it is we'll that
it was done, for now the people of
the state know what to expect. They
know now that the gross earning tax
is all they will get out of the rail-
roads.
The law was just and it was popular,
apd had it been referred to the electors
of the state for approval or rejection it
would have been approved by a large
majority.
The incident is powerful argument
in favor of the referendum; and it
will do more than anything else that
hasten the time when all matters of
general legislation shall be passed on
by the electors in the state and not
by the courts.-Fergus Falls Globe.
The representative., 1900-12-20
TOWNE TO SPEAK IN SENATE.
Opposes the Shipping Subsidy Bill

Opposes the Shipping Subsidy Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IS
Charles A. Towne, United States senator
from Minnesota, has but few short
weeks in which to make the oratorical
effort of his life, and he will miss no
chances. He will make a speech the
first or second week in January. 1t will
be his first and last.
The subject of his speech will be the
shipping subsidy bill--but that will not
be the theme. He will oppose the ship
ping subsidy bill and denounce the prin-
ciples which support it, but the grand
theme will be the Democratic party and
it's relations to the United States, the
world and Mr.. Towne. He will endeavor
to leave the senate, the Democratic
party and the whole country in no doubt
as to the plain duty of the Democracy
in it's work of reorganization. He will
show the way.
The first question is, naturally: "Will
he speak for Bryan?', Why should he?
shatter the popular delusion that there
can be but one peerless leader" Or if
there may be two,1sone must be an OK.
Mr.. Bryan was perfectly willing to make
Mr.. Towne's past as dull and uninter-
esting as his future. He was willing that
Mr.. Towne's career should abruptly stop
without pension in the middle of one
of his impassioned outbursts of oratory
in the middle of a9prairie. In fact, Mr..
Bryan did not care where the career
stopped, or who paid it's back board.
Such being true to nature and large as
life, Mr.. Towne sees no reason why he
should spend time in designing flower
beds to ornament the pathway to Mr..
Bryan's somewhat uncertain future. Mr..
Towne will show the way, and if it is not
Mr. .Bryan's way that is no ones fault
but Mr.. Bryan's
Besides Mr.. Bryan is going into the
newspaper business, which involves un-
certain responsibilities about paying off
Saturday night, and he has less time to
pose as public man. He may turn out
to be humorist, like Josh Billings or
Artemus Ward, and as such would not
be so suitable as party manager. Any
way, Mr.. Towne will make a speech and
the Times will publish it, and the Dem
ocratic party will have chance to re-
organize.-Otto Carmichael.
The representative., 1900-12-20


The Nonconformist.
Editor. Noncomformist: / never vot-
ed any other ticket but the Democratic,
and now l want to say l am ready for
the third party. l can anticipate what
the next Democratic platform will be
like. 1t will differ from the Republi-
can platform in this: 1t will contain
an anti-imperialistic plan, and this will
be the only difference between the two
platforms. Now, as labOring man, l
want to examine the merits of the above
named plank and see if there Is any
good reason why laboring man, who
has always been Democrat, should
continue to vote the Democratic ticket
on account of the above named plank.
Suppose this government did become an
empire? Well, what Of it? What do
we believe in? The government con-
troll of public utilities. Well, now, let
us compare this republic of ours with
some of the foreign governments call
ed kingdoms, empires, etc., with regard
to the control of public utilities. Ger
many, Austria, Russia and England are
far ahead of the United States in the
government control of railways and
telegraph business. The laws of those
countries are more favorable to city
control of such utilities as gas plants,
water works, electric light plants,
street railway service, etc.
Now, l don't call attention to these
things as an argument in favor of an
empire, for it's not necessary to change
this government into an empire for
the purpose of taking control Of pub
lie utiities-that can be done without
taking such a step. But l. call atten-
ton to these things in order to show
that anti-imperiahsm has not meat
enough in it for anyone, who believes
in the government control of public
utilities, to be sufficient reason to
hang onto the Democratic party.
Republic! Empire! What's in a
name? "A rose,, says Shakespeare,
would smell as sweet by any other
name" And so it would. And l will
venture to assertion that those cities
of the empire which have free bath
and free water works smell sweeter
than do some of our American cities
where the people must depend upon
private concerns for water and pay ex-
tortionate prices for the same.
Therefore it's not the name of the
government, but what the government
does for the people that should con-
Germ the voter. It's not the name of
the government but what the govern
ment does-it's what the government
does-it's what the government does
it's what the government does-its not
the name-it's not the mane-it's what
the government does that concerns our
welfare w. w. SHEARER.
Pendleton, Ind.
The representative., 1900-12-20
EDITORIAL. COMMENT
-ON-
"The Pioneer Limited"

Nothing richer has ever been pro.
duced by any railroad
81. Paxl Pioneer Pvess
'It's world beaten" 81. Paul Gzo5<.
"The best thing the railroad world
can produce. So. Paul DistateA
''Prominent and discrimin ating people
marvel at the creation of elegance and
comfort wrought by modern car build
ers." -,1vy-,soys 7r;1,,,.
"The PIONEER LIMITED stands TODAY
perfect in construction, gorgeous in finish
and the acme Of luxury and comfort y
Indianapolis Journal
'The closest inspection bewi1ders and
takes the breath away, for the magnifa
icence and beauty of it all is simply tre
mendous. -N;uneasoh, n,1,
The PIONEER LIMITED leaves Mime
apo1is at 7:3O and St Paul at $40 every
evening in the year for Milwaukee and
Chicago, via Chicago, Mi1wau g. St.
Paul Railway. mo extra charge on
this train.)
For tickets, berths or information, an.
ply to any ticket agent, or address.
J. T. CONLEY,
Ass't Gen1 Pass. Agt..
st. Paul. Nina.
The representative., 1900-12-20
Good Times Coming.

It may be better times in other places.
and better times for other folks But
here everything is duller than dirt. The
gold standard and national banks are
getting in their work. And to crown the
work the money is being heaped up in
the public observation-disclosures Falls
Globe.
The representative., 1900-12-20

Wisconsin Attorneys Will Care for
INDECENT Of Profession.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 12-Articles of in
corporation were filed at Madison, Wis,
today for lawyers home for the care
of INDECENT, homeless and aged lawyers
and their wives. The home, which will
probably be established next spring,
will be especially for Wisconsin lawyers,
but attorneys in need from any part
OF the country will be welcomed within
The representative., 1900-12-20
w heat
Lands

There is more money
raising wheat at the present
time than you can dig out
of the ground in Alaska.
The Great Northern Rail
way has 100000 acres of
the choicest wheat lands in
the United States. These
lands are situated in the
Red River Valley of Min
nesota, in Wilkins, Clay,
Norman, Polk, Marshall
and Kittson counties; they
will average about $1,000
per acre in price. For
maps and terms address
Land Commissioner, Great
Northern Railway, St.
Paul, Minn., or the Land
Agents named below;
George Purvls,
CrookstOn, MINI.
G. H. Carey,
Breckenridge, Mimi.
o. A. Robertson,
Campbell, Minn.
6. j. Wright,
Fergus Falls. MINI.
The representative., 1900-12-20
TIRED OF POPULISM.
TOwne Will Work With Democrats
While in the Senate.

While in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Towne left his Populist hopes at home.
He will be full-fedged Democrat for
the brief period he is in the United
States senate. He will act with the
Democrats and go out of the senate more
of Democrat than Populist.
This reads rather curiously with the
report which comes to Washington to
the effect that Lind is to gradually
change over and work with the Repub-
licans of the state. He IS said to be
tired of fusion and not disposed to traffic
with the Populsts any longer.
The representative., 1900-12-20

LlNIlNNAlf .AIfUkM
The Peoples p1 = BIZ the United
States, assembled tional conven-
tion this 10th daj a May. 1900. at
frming our unsh e belief In the
cardinal tenets 81 tho Peoples
party. - net fo the Omaha
platform. and X ng ourselves
anew to continued = IfDcacy q th0so i
grand principles human liberty
until right shall selk,t - over might
and love over efeed jdo adopt and
proclaim this declaration OF faith:
l. We demand the Initiative and
referendum and the imperative man
date, or such changes OF existing
and fundamental and statute law rs
D. will enable the people In their sover-
eign capacity to propose and compel
the enactment OF such laws as they
desire; to reject such as they deem
Injurious to their interests. and to
recall unfaithful public servants.
2. We demand the public owner
ship and operation OF those means of
communication. transportation and
! production which the people may
elect, such as railroads, telegraph
) an Telephone lines. coal mines, etc.
3. The land. including all nat
ural sources of wealth, is a heritage
OF the people, and should not be
mOnopolized for speculative purposes
and alien ownership OF land should
ne pl lolibited. All land now held by
railroads and other corporations in
excess Of their actual needs, and all
lands now owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
4. A scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation, not re-
deemable In any specific commodity,
but made a full legal tender for all
debts, and receivable for all taxes
and public dues, and issued by the
government only, without the inter-
vention of banks. and in sufficient
quantity to meet the demands of
commerce, is the best currency that
) can be devised; but until such a
financial system is secured, which we
shall press for adoption, we will ia
vor the free and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold at the legal ra-
ito of 16 to /.
5. We demand the levy and col
lection of a graduated tax on in
comes and inheritances, and a con-
stitutional amendment to secure the
same, il necessary.
b. we demand the elect1On OF pres
ident, vice president, federal judges
and United States senators by direct
) vote of the people.
Z. We are opposed to trusts, and
declare the contention between the
old parties on the trust and monop-
} oily question Is a sham battle, and
that no solution of this mighty prob
} lem is possible without the adoption
, of the principles of public ownership
) of public utilities.
The representative., 1900-12-20

it's doors. There is no capital stock
and as soon as officers are elected popu-
lar subscriptions for the establishment
of the institution will be started.
The representative., 1900-12-20

Health for 10 cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bill
BUSINESS and constipation. All druggists.
The representative., 1900-12-20

Leaving st. Paul p. m. and Minneapolis
$40 p. IN. Saturday, Oct 13th will run
only to Haakinson. N. d. See 500 Limo
Agent about change In time Sunday. Oct
18th,