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The representative., 1901-05-16
HOLD OLD TOM GOT ITS NAME.
Popular Brand of Gin Was Christenetl
in a Peculiar Manner.

Popular Brand OF Gin Was Chr1stened
in a Peculiar Manner.
Itis now 140 years since one kind of gin,
the sweetened kind, acquired the name
Of "Old Tom" 1t began with Captain Dud-
ley Bradstreet, who figured before the mid
ole of the Eighteenth century as a govern
ment spy. In the Jacobite rising of 1745
Captain Bradstreet served the house of
Hanover as spy, fact which we'll accords
with the account of his previous exploits
given by himself IN work published at
Dublin ten years later. 1t was in 1923 that
Walpole's government resolved that the
English people drank TOO much gin and that
a prohibitory tax should be imcored on that
beverage. In 1876 the gin sax came into
force, and there was standing reward for
informers against illicit gin shops. Captain
Bradstreet, being subtle, saw way to de-
feat the law by defeating informers. He
rented room in Blue Anchor court, bought
"a sign Of cat,' and nailed it up against
his ground floor window. Below the cat
protruded about one inch of lead pipe, and
the cat had slot in its mouth
Here, then. was the first nickel in the slot
original "Old Tom" all in one. No paid
advertisement was necessary. The streets
were filled at the time with ri0tOus crowds,
thirsting for Walpole's blood-and gin. A
rumor OF the "Old Tom" in Blue Anchor
court spread among the mobs. The first
man Ct the crowd who knocked at Captain
Bradstreet's window heard a voice which
said: "Put twopence in the cats mouth
and the end of the pipe into your own
BY this means, pouring two penn orths of
gin into the pipe, Bradstreet cleared
very pretty sum within month and then
betook himself to other enterprises But
the name of that dear "Old Tom" lived in
the hearts Of the London poletaria and
lives to this day. Schiedam, the first
Dutch town famous for the product of the
juniper Tin French genievre) Is remem-
bered only among the fastidious patrons
of the dry type Of gin, but "Old Tom is
still the emblem of the London gutter to-
per's nectar.-New York Tribune.
The representative., 1901-05-16

The best thing we can do for labor in
the United States Is to guard and pro-
mote the expansion of those industries
which have demonstrated their ability
to go into all the markets Of the world
and establish permanent outlets for our
products. In that class of industries lie
the greatest possibilities of develop
ment.-Roberts, Director U. s. Mints.
This is good, sound capitalistic phil
osophy, and is applauded by the little
Republican politician and his big
brother; by the metropolitan sheet and
its shadow-the country newspaper. But
is this really the best thing that can be
done for labor? Is it foreign market
we want? Is it good business for labor
to create wealth and send abroad $780,
100000 of clothes and shoes and other
products, and retain barely enough to-
live on? Could this vast wealth not
be used to good advantage at home
Appeal to Reason.
The representative., 1901-05-16

know very little about him. only that
he is one of my disappointed rivals"
And he thereupon related to the re-
porter what he knew of Chatham's
suit.
Sturgis listened with deep attention
tohis friends narrative, and ruminated
In silence long after the artist had
ceased speaking.
At last he started up with sudden
exclamation, and, walking over to the
side of the tank, he looked into the
depths of it's oily contents, as If fas-
cinated by some horrible thing he saw
there.
Sprague came and stood beside him
and gazed curiously into the viscous
liquid. There was nothing there that
he could see.
What is it?" he asked.
Without replying, Sturgis took from
his pocket a bone-handled knife and
carefully dipped one end of the handle
into the fluid in the leaden tank. At
once the liquid began to seethe and
boil, giving out dark, pungent fumes.
II thought So" muttered the re-
porter. under his breath; that man il
truly genius-the genius of evil"
"Who? asked Sprague.
Sturgis made no reply. His eyes
were wandering about the room, as if
in search of something.
"Hand me couple of those long
glass tubes from that shelf yonder,"
be said, earnestly.
The artist complied with the request.
Dipping these tubes into the oily
liquid, Sturgis, after considerable diff
Guilty. managed to seize with them
small dark object which lay at the bot
tom of the tank. With infinite precau-
tion he brought it to the surface. 1t
had the appearance of flattened lead
en- bullet.
what is ?" inquired Sprague.
"Sit down." answered Sturgis, in a
low, tense voice. II bave just found
the last link which completes my chain
of evidence; am now prepared to tell
you such story as you will scarcely
credit, even with the absolute proofs
before your eyes,"
The representative., 1901-05-16
Poor, Foolish Workmen.

One idea deeply rooted in the brain
of the Union workman is:
81 must keep out of politics, as a
union man. must forbid labor leaders
to engage in politics. must jealously
watch every union man who becomes
conspicuous politically"
In other words, the average unthink-
ing union man binds himself, his fel-
lows and his leaders to make all of their
votes, their only weapons, as useless as
possible.
There is talk of a strike among the
coal miners. A venerable gentleman
representing the merchants of the min
ing regions goes to New York to see MIR.
Morgan. He is kindly, even effusively
received.
Why?
Because the merchants, the respect.
able element, know enough to take an
interest in politics, to stand together
and vote together.
This same Mr.. Morgan, a very intel
ligent and far-seeing gentleman, re-
marks in most casual way that, Of
course, he will have nothing to say to
representatives Of the unions. He will
not see them, will not recognize them,
will not pay any attention to them.
Why?
Because he knows that they do not
stand together when voting time comes
and votes are the only things that In
terests him, Hanna and the other whole
sale financiers whose property is based
on legislation.
You, union men, remember the coal
strike just before the late election.
That Was settled very promptly, was
mt it?
The labor leaders were recognized and
The representative., 1901-05-16

The good people Of Westerly, R. l.,
were much surprised the other day when
they awoke from their peaceful slum-
bers. It seems these conf3ding people
had given to the care of the officers Of
the Mechanics Savings bank of that
place 81 ,00O,0 900. The bank offfcfals con-
cluded to close the bank. which they did
without consulting the dear people or
Offering to return their money. To have
deposited this sum with Uncle Sans
postofice would have cost about s., 900
with the surety that at any time the
money was ready for them. But people
would rather do things in the old way
and lose the million.-Appeal to Rea-
son.
The representative., 1901-05-16

viii increase the tendency toward arbi-
trations between nations, and thus
hasten the time whom they shall learn
war no mora
"A gentleman once asked me. almost
sneeringly, What have you women ever
done for the state that it should give
you the ball0t?' We were In a par
lor with q company, and did not caro-
to be drawn into discussion, but he
persisted, till at last said: Napoleon
realized fully the value Of women to the
state when he said: ''The great need Of
France is mothers!" II women do not
fight, they give to the state all It's
soldiers. A woman gives up her health.
her beauty, her means Of Improvement,
her social pleasures, that she may fur.
nish soldiers for the state: certainly
does as much for the defense Of the
state as the father who buys bread and
shoes for the children
"You entrust your dearest interests to
women-you conflde to her keeping
your honor, your children, the sacred
interests of your home: why fear to
trust her with the ballot, by which she
can serve and defend all these? You
call her the queen of the home, and so
she is; but without the ballot she is an
uncrowned queen. and her scepter but
a broken reed. Call this the home of
the free! So long as its women are
classed with criminals, idiots and pau
pers, 1t can never be free. o, my
brothers! do not your cheeks burn with
shame at the spectacle of what you
have reduced your mothers, wives and
sisters to? See them coming like sup
plants to the polls where questions
most vital to the interests of home are
being decided by the votes OF Tom,
Dick and Harry, and Sambo, to whom
they offer coffee and cake-it Is all
they can do-begging them to vote for
the protection of your homes! Would
not the ballot be as safe in their hands
AS in those Of Tom, Dick and Harry,
and could you not count on it as the
bulwark of home? 1 tell you the time
is coming when home, that little stone
which political builders have so long
rejected, shall become the head of the
corner
The representative., 1901-05-16
The Bad Little Brother Again.

Young Mr.. Pipinhot reading aloud from
the latest revolutionary fairy tale, for the sup
posed benefit Of Miss Elizabeth Sweetbriar,
with whom he was spending enchanted even
ing. As he neared the end of exciting chap
ter. in which Gen. Washington had just thrown
off the disguise Of Capuchn friar, and exhibit
ed himself to the terror stricken plotters little
Johnny Sweetbriar appeared in the doorway.
g AT that critical moment - the reader
what did he do?' piped up Johnnie.
Changed countenance," repeated Mr.. Pipin-
hot.
TO- know what that MEANS" quoth Johnnie
''It means got a face. That's what Sis
there, does. You ought to her face in the
morning, when she's got the stuff washed of IT.
And in his agitation Mr. Pipinhot skipped ten
cages and then went right reading as il
nothing had happened.-Clevelaad Plain Dealer.
a~ Sure of a Visit.
AS q rule. said a prison warden a man Is
In a despondent mood during his first week 8
imprisonment There exceptions however,
as this incident will show
One Saturday. about dinner time, was sud
denly accostsd by Of the new arrivals who
had served the first week Of his sentence.
II say" he remarked, has lady been ask
ing for me at the gate?
told him that II he had been wanted the
governor would have sent for him.
"Oh, very we'll Keep cool!' he SAID This
IA the first time for 10 years I've put in a
full weeks work. and the old woman IL sure
to be at the gate for my wages"
And with grin the cheerful one passed on
London Answers.
The representative., 1901-05-16

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Gataffh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrfi Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi-
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligatipns made by their
firm. ~
West 6 Truax. 3 Wholesale Druggists,
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Druggists. Toledo. %. 3.
Halls Catarrh Cure, is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surface of the system!' Testimonials free.
Price 75e per bottle Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The representative., 1901-05-16
Baby,s Costly Luncheon,

The little granddaughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Brown swallowed $50 bill few days ago.
Mrs Brown had received two $50 bills in q
letter and had laid them q table by her
while she read the letter The little girl came
in. picked up one OF the bills: and began to
corner on which the figure so was stamped.
This was taken to = banker to see what could
be done to get new for II, but he said
nothing couid BE- dome, a. the g0vesnmsnf -
qllired the ugmber of the bilI-Emporia (Kan.)
Galafte.
The representative., 1901-05-16

From Ottawa comes the story of the
consolidation of the Canadian railroads
into one big company. This is the first
act in the comedy drama which will lead
to the public ownership by the people
Of Canada of the railroad lines as
national property.-Appeal to Reason.
The representative., 1901-05-16

J. Pferpont Morgan has purchased
$1,000 dog in England. He buys thous-
ands of American workingmen cheaper
than that. But the workingmen set
their own value upon themselves. The
dOgD don'tWorkee,
The representative., 1901-05-16
CALL

A call is hereby made for represent
ative or mass convention of farmers Of
the state of Minnesota to meet at Cen
tury hall, in Minneapolis, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of June, 1901, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, for the purpose of do
ing business along the lines above sub
gested. Five delegates will be recog-
nized from each town in the state, and
all railroads will sell tickets to Min
neapolis and return for regular fare one
way.
Tickets must be purchased June to
10, and are good returning to June 18.
These half-rate tickets are issued on
account of Modern Woodmen conven-
ton in st. Paul, and will read to St.
Paul.
C.. H. HOPKINS,
Prest Minn. G. G.. Assn.
The representative., 1901-05-16
GIVES UP WIFE no ANOTHER.
Kentucky Minister Releases Mother
of His Children to q Younger Man.

of His Children to q Younger Man.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio.--Thirty years ago
the Rev. J. T. Rhodes. at that time
young man just entered into the ministry
of the Methodist church, came to this city
to make it his home. Here he met Matte
NJ. Buckner, 16-year-old girl, and after a
courtship, made her his wife.
The happy young couple moved to South
Portsmouth, KY. Amid beautiful sur
roundings and perfect domestic happiness,
seven children werd reared by their
parents into steady sid industrious young
men and women. FdH s. years the family
The representative., 1901-05-16

down. And It's all done by simply con-
trolling the volume Of money.
Every nation that ever rose, flourish
pd and fell since the birth Of history has
been crushed by the avaricious. greedy
and ambitious men getting control Of
the money; that is. its volume. and
Mhen this control is secure. the rest is
easy. the destruction Of the nation is
rs sure to follow 40 night follows the
day.
written by a prominent attorney and
clerk of the United States cOurt.-Ed.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

1t will be seen from these figures that
after every apportionment in the his
tory of this country, with one single
exception. occurring more than half a
century ago, and for which the Senate
Of that time was responsible. there
has been an increase in the number of
members in this House, in order that
it might, in some measure. keep pace
with the increasing numbers and
needs of the people. In no single in
stance, however. has such an in
crease been made when it failed to in
woke the frantic objections of men
who conjured up all sorts of buga boos
that were to come from it. Some of
them have even gone so far as to pro-
fess to see in such increase of popular
representation grave dangers to the
Republic! How absurd those needless
fears, that uncalled for and foolish
distrust of the people, appear today
when read in the light of history, The
verdict which we pass upon them
now will be the verdict of the future
upon the arguments of those who now
seek to stay the progress Of this
House in its efforts to keep abreast of
N'iN ,'o""'i - 6ic" vi anu Ieeus', IL tfle
substitute measure reported by the
minority of the Census COMMITTEES
shall receive your sanction.
And what are the arguments ad-
vanced in the majority report of the
committee? | find but two, namely
economy" and dispatch of bust
ness. 1t scarcely seems possible that
anyone will seriously contend here
that the small additional expense that
would be occasioned by the increase
OF membership contemplated by the
substitute bill. should constitute an in
superable obstacle to giving the p4o-
pie of this country the representation
in Washington rendered imperatiyelv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

The comparisons afforded by these
figures are certainly striking. We
have been so accustomed to think of
our land as the home of liberty and so
gradual has been the official usurpa-
ton of popular power, that it is some
what startling for us to come face to
face with the fact that there is not to-
day single constitutional monarchy
in all Europe whose people do not en-
joy vastly more power in national
legislation than is possessed by the
citizens of the United States. Take q
member of the English House of Com
mons, member of the French Cham
Der of Deputies, a member of the lower
House of the Spanish Cortes and a
member of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies. and their combined constitu-
ency is but 226.347-only 17,479 more
than the bill reported by the gentle
man from Illinois purposes to give to a
single representative of the great
American people,
The House of Commons. it will be
seen. has a membership of GO, repre-
senting a resident population of 81
SSS, f39, less than One-half the total
population of the United States and it
stands before the world today as one
| of the most incorruptible legislative
bodies on the face of the earth. amply
| justifying in this regard the encomium
of Sir William Blackstone in his mas
| terly Commentaries. For more than
| 600 years, almost, in fact, from the
days of Magma Charta itself it has
| been the recognized bulwark of Eng
lish liberties. 1t is not the movements
| towards Democracy which our country
need fear but rather those that tend
| to rob the masses of the elements of
| sovereignty, to take from them little
| by little, as the ma jority bill reported
| from the census committee purposes
to do. their representative strength,
and gradually concentrate in the
hands of the few the power that be-
longs to the many. During the first
| session of the 4Ith Congress when the
apportionment bill based upon the 10th
census was under consideration, Rep
resentative Tillman referred to this
tendency towards the absorption of
power in our own country as compared
with the growing democracy of the
countries of the old world. in language
which the conditions of today merely
emphasize and which is as applicable
to the present discussion as to the one
of which it formed part. He said:
Resides England there are three 9TH
er nations on the continent that enjoy
and have long enjoyed constitutional rep
fesentatlVe government most of the time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
IN NAMES BEHALF.
Continued from page ~

this ratio to the several states in the
manner already described. it Is found
that Nebraska and Virginia are the
only states having majority fractions
which fail to secure additional repre-
sentation therefor A Representative is
therefore accorded each of them. and
thus full and substantial justice is Sc
cured to every state in the Union upon
the broad basis of equal rights.
The table which here submit
summarizes the general results aimed
at in each of these pending measures.
Table Showing Appottionment Proposed by
the Majority and Minority Bills and The Gain
CT loss under Each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
Population Population

invite special attention to the
totals here shown. 1t will be seen that
the total increase of population for
the decade in the eight states which
the bill reported by the gentleman
from Illinois purposes to deprive of
present representation is 1.57l,G05.
which is nearly one-eighth of the total
increase in population in the whole
country during the same period.
Never was a measure presented to
the consideration of this Housc moro
unwise in it's policy. more needless,v
unjust in it's provisions or more
''rpitfafy IN It's purpose than the one
now pending for the further concen-
trat.on OF official power in the nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAh

rske Laxative Bromo Quinins % h ~
All druggists refund the monsy rta q =
20 cure. E. w. Groves signs ~ n r .
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-16
HEART DISEASE.
Some Facts Regarding the Rapid Increase
of Heart Trouble.

Heart troubles at least among the
Americans, are certainly increasing
and while this may be largely due to
the exciten emit and worry of American
business life it is more often the re-
suit of weak stomachs, of poor diges-
ton.
Real organic disease is incurable. but
not one case in a hundred of heart
trouble is organic
The close relation between heart trOu-
BILE and poor digestion is because both
organs are controlled by the same great
nerves, the Sympathetic and Pneumo-
gastric.
In another way, also the heart is af-
fected by the form of poor digestion,
which causes gas and fermentation
feeling of oppression and heaviness in
the chest caused by pressure of the
distended stomach on the heart and
lungs, interfering with their action,
hence arises palpitation and short
breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood,
making it thin and watery, which ir-
ritates and weakens the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and
to insure the prompt assimilation of
food.
This can be done by the regular use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and
effective digestive preparation, like Stu
arts DYSPEPSIA Tablets which may be
found at n ost drug stores, and which
contain valuable, harmless digestive ell
ements in pleasant convenient form
1t is safe to say that the regular per-
sistent use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's at meal time will cure any form
of stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
Full sized package of these tablets
sold by druggists at so cents. Little
book on stomach troubles mailed free
Address F. A Stuart Co., Marshall,
Mich.
tato starch and boiled rice is added to
the -four in making bread to make more
bulk. as these enable the -four to take
I'D more water. This bread retains the
moisture longer. Potato starch is used
with the supposition that it is more ia
vorable to the promotion of the yeast
plant than wheat starch. But potatoes