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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
THE PARASITE MlsTLEToE

ooh. lady. give luekless man
little Christmas giftr'
Thus spake the wand'rer With the can,
Who lsnged to get Z lit.
The lady VS. spinster gay;
Her Wit wns counted keen.
he only save the tramp ispray
o. mistlstos - greenss i =
ssoa. LADY. giss . nan cAancei'
Bewsiled tie vessy vigAt.
sT'd ruth3 hays aspair q pa1ts
Than sny psrsAtsf..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

All time is grandma's Christmas time,
All seasons hers to hear
The echo Of Yuletide chime
rOf voices ever dear,
OF voices hushed to all but her
As through mist of tears ,..-
She sees child faces as they were
In long departed years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
old SAM / A
lis IRE AL
BY HUBERT NoRTHEN
Copyright, 1901, by W. L. Vail.
Copyright, 1901, by W. L. Vail.
BY HUBERT NORTHERN

I. !. /" /. ! { !
NOE clever Boston
papa ceased to be-
NI.@o M lieve in Santa Claus.
W. ISS0 IlWl He had bought
INK AyNEYM slate and pencil and
lsSAszN4lM figured it out that the
YVV sleigh which would
va 2N contain the toys that
come to all the little
kJys'nhd girls in the world would have
10 be as big as house and that the
span Of reindeer that could pull it
4 up the walls of the first house for
the trip over the roof. Many other
strange things did this wise man find
out with the help of his slate and pen
ell. and then he added them all up and
found the sum total to be that Santa
Claus is a myth.
He joyfully told this to his little son,
who was an advanced student of an
cient literature. To his great surprise,
his little son seemed very glad, and
when the amazed parent asked him
wherefore he thus explained:
s'My worthy father. because of GER
tain ocular demonstration afforded by
= surreptitious glance or two into our
kitchen last Christmas eve l was gray
itating rapidly to the opinion that San
"a Claus does not exist. The only ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomenon observed
consistent with his existence seemed
to be that he could at once take the ap-
pearance of yourself, sir, and also of
mamma, in your nightrobes and with
your arms full of gifts for me, and this,
too, while neither of you was in your
own room. l established the alibi for
you by hurried visit. 1t is not to be
marveled at that my faith in Santa
Claus received severe jostle.
But your conclusion revives my an
cient belief and puts it on sure foot
ing. You have discovered that Santa
Claus is a myth. Hurrah for the real,
tue Santa Claus, king of myths! Here
alter l will believe in him, hope in
him. adore him!
You appear astonished, parent, but
perh ps that is because you do not un-
darsrand myths. There is nothing SO
teal as a myth. When say that He
1ios rides across the sky in a golden
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

Or why Little Johnny Green Ate His
Christmas Dinner Standing Up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
copyright, 1901, by Willis B. Hawkins.I

Her Christmas is not like the rest,
Which last single day
Or possibly week at best
And then are put away
To be forgotten for year, FL.
Until good will toward men
Comes round, as fashions reappear.
And is In style again.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

All time il grandma's Christmas time
All seasons hers to hear
The thrilling Of chord sublime
OF voices coming near, e
As in her simple faith she waits
The coming of the morn
When past the open pearly gates
, She'll greet the Lowry Born.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

Yet, though mid shadows Of the past
Fond memories may grope,
She stands in the effulgence cast
By never dimming hope, ...
And, peering through the gathering night.
She views the narrow way
That bridges over to the bright
Eternal Christmas day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

Johnny Green = Pa, !
know why you always
ring the church bells 50
loud on Christmas.
Mr.. Green (the church
sexton,-Do you, my sonf
Johnny Green-Yes. pa.
It's % the neighbors won't
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
A PULL ALTOGETHER

From 1894 to1896 several hun
dred of our subscribers were out
hustling for new subscribers for
The Representative. Large
clubs were coming into this Of
fee every day. The reformers
were full eff enthusiasm, courage
and activity. The Peoples Party
had grown from a few hundred
in 1891 to nearly two million
votes in 1894. We could all see
reform coming with big jumps.
Reform papers prospered and
spread the good work. With
fusion in 1896 came apathy, these
club workers became discouraged
aud the papers fell down.
Reformers have slept for four
years, like the smouldering
fires of the intermittent volca-
noes. Meanwhile beneath the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

An exchange which had evidently run
shy on news dishes up the following
"News news news! It's enough to give
a man the blues, nobody married, no.
body dead; nobody broken an arm or a
head; nobody came in to talk of the
"crap" no one got booty and started a
scrap; no one got run in for taking a
horn, nobody buried, nobody born. Oh,
for a racket, riot fuss! Some one
to come in and kick up muss; some
one to stir up the peace laden air; some
body's comment to give us scare.
Somebody thumped within an inch
of his life; somebody run off with an
other mans wife; some one come in and
pay up his dues, anything, anything,
just so it's news.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
A TOUCHING APPEAL.

The following poetical appeal
won for the author the prize of
81, 900 offered for the best appeal
poem to newspaper subscribers
to pay their dues.
Lives of poor men oft remind US
Honest men now stand no chance,
The while we work there grows be-
hind us
Bigger patches on our pants.
On our pants once new aad glossy
Now are stripes of different hue,
All because subscribers linger
And don't pay us what is due
Moral: Examine the colored label on
your paper and send in the dollar fol
another year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
BENEVOLENT
ASSIMILATION.

A company of the ninth regi-
ment has just been wiped out by
the inhabitants of the island of
Samar in the Philippines The
administration organs hasten to
explain that it is not an incident
of war because the war is over
in the Philippines. It is not a
fresh outbreak of the Aguinaldo
instruction because Aguinaldo
was not in it. Aguinaldo has
been kidnapped by Major Fun
StOn.
It was not organized resistance
to American authority, because
the people of Samar are an un-
organized band of savages, Our
soldiers were not in battle or
actual warfare but only engaged
in civil police duties.
In short the whole affair was
only one of benevolent assimila-
ton. Another squad of brave
American boys slaughtered to
open up an outlet for trust prof
it's squeezed out of labor,
The Minneapolis Tribune
smooths the whole affair over by
the following soothing and self
satisfying language,
There is no organized insur-
rection or pretense of govern
ment there, There are simply a
lot of savage bands, unused to
civil control and accustomed to
ravage and plumber at will for
centuries, which must be de-
stroyedor brought under contsol
before American life can be safe
in these islands. The condition
resembles that which prevailed
in the parts of the West occu-
pied by the most savage and
most intractable Indian tribes.
The military government is
dealing with a problem in these
islands very much like that rep
resented by the Apaches in Ari-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

iona. Each of the three large
southeastern islands is as large
as an American state and the
work of reducing them to order
may be tedious and may be mar
ked with bloody incidents like
the Indian massacres formerly
so sadly common in our frontier
history.
The American people have
been accustomed to these con-
ficts between civilization and
barbarism through their whole
history. The frontier where it
took place has been moved half
way around the world; that is
the only difference. They will
not shrink from the work
though they will deplore the
cost of American life-when they
understand the precise nature of
the task. Our troops in the
Philippines are now dealing with
pure savagery and anarchy, The
political rebellion there has cea.
sed to exist. This incident helps
to explain why it will be needful
to maintain a considerable force
of troops in the Philippines for
long time. They will be en-
gagged. not in war, but in the re-
preston of barbarism and
the police of civilization =
he same work the American
army has been doing for a hun
dred years all the way from the
Ohio valley to the shores of the
Pacific. This is the white mans
burden. Spain lost the islands
because she could not and
would not take it up. Our peo-
pie are trained to it by their
whole life as a nation, We have
taken it up and shall never lay
it down.
When did this countsy
cease to send the missionary
with the story of the life of
Christ as a means of civilizing
these poor untutored savages,
and substitute the sword?
Would Chsist take Mp the
white mans burden.
ION with the dance. Let Joy
(of the trusts) be unconfined :"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
d THE RIGHT WAY.
a.

Secretary Gage will make ap
plication to congress for increas
ing the civil service fund to dis
cover Anarchists plots and pro
tect public offic ials. above all,
presidents, from assassination
Doubtless congress will
grant this cheerfully. This is
the most practical course it can
take to reach the object which
now fills the public mind.-Min.
neapolis Tribune.
Secretary Gage is about to
recommend that a large wad of
the present immense treasury
surplus be paid over to the ship
subsidy Schemers.
The national treasury cannot
be looted without presidential
sanction. Popular discomfort is
quite natural when the public
treasury is being raided by con-
solidated corporations
Secretary Gage has long
head on him when he thus di.
vides the public funds. One
half to the lOoters and the
other half to cover their retreat
and make sure their escape,
who are the Anarchists anyway?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
SOLUTION OF A MYSTERY.
Alarming Appearance Of Words IN
Spider Webs ut Toledo and
/ Their Origin.

Toledo's wonderful spider web mys.
terry has at last been cleared up. Sew
eral days ago thousands of Toledo peo-
pie focked to point on Canton ave-
nue., near the courthouse, where in
plain letters on a spider web appeared
the words my Jim" and Murder"
What made the denizens of that local
ity shudder every time they looked at
it or thought about it was the fact
that the web was spun at the corner of
a house in which Jim Lee, a coIored
man, had been murdered day or two
before. The letters were of white,
while the web appeared a few shades
darker. Yet it was the belief of ev-
erybody who saw it that it could not
have been the work of human hands,
reports Toledo correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Names appeared on other spider
webs, but the mystery remained I'M
solved until a Mrs. Leggett, who
came here from Detroit, said her
husband made the letters. She made
the admission to ease the mind of
servant girl who had shown signs of
insanity because of the web on the
house where Lee was killed. Mrs. Leg
gett said her husband makes the let
tiers from fibers he takes from spider
webs. Armed with a string of letters,
he has but to put them on a web that
strikes his fancy. The letters are
slightly moistened, and then Leggett,
+ III hov
the web, and they cling there as
though placed there by the spider it.
self. OF course, stirring breeze soon
destroys the letters or blows them to-
gether. He does it so deity that no
one, unless cog9izant of the method
employed, would suspect the decep-
ton. He spread the names about to
call attention to his invention, expect
ing to use it for advertising purposes.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

The best way in which to send your
subscription money is by postofice
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One or the other can be obtained at
every postoffice in the United States.
Express money orders are also cheap
and convenient from the larger places.
Bank bills sent in ordinary letters, while
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ly lost; hence, subscribers so sending
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In changing the address to which a
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necessary that the subscriber should
give his old as we'll as the new ad-
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made.
The receipt of subscription money is
always acknowledged by the change of
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other receipt is necessary. If this
change of date is not made within two
weeks from the time the money was
sent, inquiry should then be made by
the subscriber.
STOPPING THE PAPER-The
publisher must be notified in writing
when the subscriber wishes the paper
stopped. Returning paper or refusing
to take it from your postmaster will
not answer.
The law is that every newspaper sub
scriber is held responsible until all ar
rearages are paid, and then the paper
may be ordered discontinued.
In order to reduce complaints to the
minimum in future. we desire to ask the
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Does your paper come regularly?
Is your name correctly spelled on Our
mailing list?
Are you getting more than one copy?
Does the date on the label of your
paper this week agree with your last
receipt?
If not, notify us and we will rectfy
matters.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
GET UP CLUBS.
Clyde, Sept 26, 1901.

Clyde, Sept 70, 19Ul.
E. A. Twitchell, Ed. Representative.
Dear Sir: The Representative came
to hand last week and it really was
alike the return of one of the family at
ter short absence. It was great treat
and pleasure to peruse it's columns
and note with new courage the official
paper of the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union and the advocate of in
dustrial, economic and political reform.
Now is the time for the farmers to
organize, LET US ALL TAKE HOLD AND
SEE WHO CAN GET THE MOST SUBSCRIBERS
TO THE REPRESENTATIVE.
The writings of Casca st. John Cole,
author Of sCold Facts" who is associa-
ted with E. A. Twitchell will make in
teresting reading for the millions.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

surface of current events the
principles of Populism have
been permeating the entire body
polite.
Today it is probable that more
than half of the nations voters
stand for and endorse the princi-
Piles enunciated in the Omaha
platform. This is trae of two
thirds of Bryan's followers it is
true of all who were everavowed
Populists and the Socialists differ
only in demanding more than
the Populists. The mind of
every reformer is today directed
toward some movement that can
unity this sentiment Iand bring
all these reform elements to-
gether to act as one body. The
Buffalo conference of 1898, the
Detroit conference of 1900 and
the recent Kansas City confer
ence were all expressions of
this general desire for unity.
Unity of purpose and of action
is coming. The Socialists are
today the workers in the reform
movement, These old time Pop
ulist workers should again a.
rouse themselves and be once
more active in the propaganda
work. One worker is worth a
thousand dreamers. Populists
and Socialists are fast getting
together. The Populist move
ment finds it's greatest strength
in the country. Socialism flour
ishes among the laborers of town
and city. Populists were first
to declare 1.-The interests of rural
and civic labor are Identical. -
Let Populists stand by this de-
claration and cooperate with the
modern American Socialists.
Public ownership to take the
place of private greed is the end
and aim of both Populists and
Socialists. Direct legislation is
with both parties the means to
that end. Let animosities go.
The Socialists are at work,
Let Populists again push their
cause. Send in clubs to the
Representative. In each issue
will appear matter worth a full
years subscription.
Farm and Home and Home
made Contrivances will still be
sent with the Representative
for 81, 90 subscription paid in adj
vance by either old or new sub
scribers.
If you was a worker and hust
led for subscribers in 1891 to
1894 will you not try again.
Work will bring greater results
now than then.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
Western, Wash. Sept. 81, 1901

Western, Wash. Sept. q, 1901.
Ny Dear E. A. Twitchell: Enclosed
find money order for one years subscrip-
ton to The Representative. Glad to
get The Representative once more, twice
glad to know that you have secured as
associate editor, G. st. John Cole. He
is all right on the political issues of the
times. I can not see any other place for
true reform as the parties stand today
outside of the Socialist party. Pop
ulist principles are all right but fusion
stencil drove them out of existence. The
Socialist party will never die with fu-
sion stencil and don't you forget it.
Yours truly,
n. WORRIES.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
MARION TODD.
Free Evergreens

Start a windbreak now. Just
to get you interested in trees, I
will send you one dozen pine tree
seedlings free If you will send
stamps to pay the postage, 8cts
a pound. Little pines from 8 to
"a inches high will be sent you
for 50. so hundred, $50. a thou
sand, G. 0. D.
G.. B. MABEN,
WealthwoOd, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
THREE sUGGEsTIONs.

Patronize our advertisers and
they will continue to patronize
your paper.
Read the number on the color
ed label of your paper and it will
remind you of our needs.
Circulate the good things you
always find and never miss an is
sue of the REPRESENTATIVE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
Bids Us God Speed.

Springport, Mich, Sept, %, 1901.
Editor Representative: | was delighted
to discover thht your paper had NOT
gone the way of all earth. l feared this
was the case and was about to write
you concerning it, when it came in a
new dress or style at least. We cannot
spare the Representative. God speed
the day when such papers will not be
needed to expose fraud since there will
be none.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

Two federal departments disburse
aamost exactly the same amount in
salaries, the treasury department and
the interior department., in Washing
ton, $4,000, 600 each. But the treasury
department has 400 more employees
than the interior department, the
average rate of compensation in the
treasury service, in which there ara
many women employed. being less
than in the other. 4
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

I22 B St..N E., Wash, d. c.,
September rs, 1901.
E. A. Twitchell.
Not since about the time of the earth
ly demise of its illustrious founder have
my eyes been gladdened with the sight
of The Representative till today.
Glad to see that you publish conspicu-
ously Carroll D. Wright's able article on
"The Economic Trend Toward Social
ISM"
Pleased also to note that you have got
firmly established by association with
the Gold Facts" man. Find subscrip-
ton. Will increase it soon.
Fraternally,
V. FELL, M. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
Benxal Hay.

The greatest bay on the face of the
earth 10 that of Bengal. Measured in
straight line from the two inclosing
peninsulas, it's extent is about 42O, 900
square miles, or nearly double that Of
Texas.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

The present attorney genera
of the United States drew a Sald-
ry from the Carnegie Steel 20.
of $25, 900 a year, He now gets
S., 900 year. Patriotism?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

| have been confined to the house the
past eight months, but still want the
good, reliable paper while l live.
Address A. u. FERRIS,
Pipestone, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
John r. Campbell.
Likes The Representative.

Pipestone, September 26, 1901.
E. A. Twitchell-Dear Sir: Enclosed
find fifty cents in stamps. Please send
the Representative six months.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

The Iowa Site Register. Des Moines
says the strike situation is Favorable to
the MASTERS" The masters! And we
are told that htere are no classes in this
country.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

Now is the chance of lifetime for
the farmers of Mimi, to redeem them
selves and If We will not defend our
rights we will and ought to be slaves.
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
Does Him Good.

122 B ST., N. E., Wash, D. c.,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-04
THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS
Of the Church of the Redeeme,

Of the Church of the Redeemer.
 All the members and friends of the adult Bible class of the Church es the Redeemer are invited to lawn party tomorrow evening to be given by the class leader Moses c. Sweezy, at his residence on Washington avenue, West Haven. very large attendance is an ticipated
 MT. Sweezy has been connected with this class over thirty years, good part of the time as its leader. It meets in the church every Sunday Immediately after the morning service MT. Swae.y has recently instituted a course of half hour lectures, which are given at the opening of the class studies. These addresses are by different gentlemen who are we'll known in religious and business circles. Two Sundays ago the address was by ex-Lieutenant Governor James D. Dewell. Last Sunday Flor. N. D. Sperry spoke on missionary work both as an incentive to church work and great benefit to the busi- ness Of the world, bringing the differ ent nations of the world in closer re- lations as they became Christianized
 Next Sunday noon Joseph Porter, of the firm of Sperry & Barnes, will enter tain the class with brief address. MT. Porter has had considerable experience in church mission schools etc., and his remarks will no doubt be evry interest ing. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend theee class meetings.