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The representative., 1901-06-13
Carries Sharp Reply.

Several invitations of a more or less
farcical nature have been sent to Mrs.
Carrie Nation regarding New York
visitation. The latest was sug-
gestion that she try her hand at re-
forming the Four Hundred, reference
being made to the burlesGue saloon
smashing act at Senator Clarke's val
entine ball. She replied: THE society
people of New York probably need re-
formation as badly as any class of
people in America not excepting saloon
keepers. II they want to burlesque me
when / am trying to save mems souls
I do not care. They had better employ
their time driving vice out Of their own
city"
The representative., 1901-06-13
KEEP UP THE PRESS

Good Advice to POpulists Every
Chairman Mcknight, in the Dalton
Herald, says:
I'VE see Populist principles strongly
advocated in all the cities of the world,
especially is this true in the cities of
the United States. The politicians Of
both old parties, and a portion of the
city press, have been forced to discuss
these principles in every instance where
the people have had an opportunity to
express their will at the ballot, as in
Atlanta a short time ago, they have re-
corded their votes in favor of public
ownership of public utilities-the key
stone of Populism.
But suppose we do as the Greenback
people, the Alliance and the free silver
people have done? When they thought
they had the country educated up to
allowed them to perish and turned their
principles over to the corrupt politi-
clans to be put into practice. But when
these reformers and true friends of the
to their principles among the politicians
they only found traitors and the hired
tools of plutocracy. Their press was
now gone and their organization was
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the old party leaders who would not
allow these reforms discussed in their
press or admit of these principles in
their platforms to be voted on by the
people, and as result of these great
wrongs the people were still held in
subsection and slavery to moneyed
aristocracy.
"Now, If we allow our press to die and
our organization to go down, our prin-
ciples will be ignored and the people
will be deceived and betrayed as the
Greenbackers and other reformers have
been.
I'VE have no excuse to offer for such
a course If we are friends of the peo-
pie and lovers of the principles of Pop
ulism, we will support our press and
keep up our organization.
Let me ask every lover of liberty
and free government to come up to the
support of our true Populist papers,
and do so at once, and see your neigh.
Dor and get him to take the paper also.
"You can do this if you will. II you
do not you Wilt certainly regret 1t when
1t is beyond your power to correct the
mistake. Now is the time to act
The representative., 1901-06-13

for the employed, shorter hours, vaca-
tions, and Saturday half-holidays. Is the
machinist not as much entitled as is the
clerk? But there Is a larger reason,
though one less heard of and one In
which society Is concerned, for the short
er day. The 10-hour day for the man
means 12-hour day, at its shortest, for
the wife. and that reacts injuriously up
on the homes whence come future citi-
zens. Shorter hours for him means
fewer hours Of labor for her, and that
means again better homes, better en-
vironment for children, and, in time, bet
ter citizens for the country
An interesting discussion of the eco
nomic issues involved in the growing
prevalence of the eight and nine-hour
working day is contained in DR.. Sarah S.
Whittelsey's historical and critical study
of Massachusetts, Labor Legislation, re-
Gently published by the American Acad-
emy of Political and Social Science,
Philadelphia. She maintains that there
has been much loose and improbable
debate" regarding the increased efficiency
due to increased leisure. While it is
undoubtedly true, she says, that the
reduction Of excessively long work-days
has told in greater vigor of work, and
while it is also true that in some few
instances, especially in cases where pure
1v mammal 1ahOr wac invo1vod tho f,,13
quota Of work has been accomplished in
the restricted day, yet of all the labor
she consulted, mot one has held that
the ordinary factory operative succeeds
work in 10-hour day, or a 58-hour
week, as he did before in II hours, or in
the 60-hQur week" Indeed, the argu-
ment most frequently used by trade
unionists in their advocacy of shorter
hours of work is that employment will
thereby be given to more men. On the
other hand, continues DR.. Whittelsey:
Every reduction of hours thus far
has been followed Immediately by the
speeding up of machinery; by imposing
stricter time regulations; by introduce
ing special discipline in gang work. so
that time may not be lost to a whole
shift through the fault of single men,
Der, ETC.; eventually, by the replacement
of old machines by new ones Of greater
capacity, and requiring, usually, fewer
operatives to tend them, and also by
such further changes in management or
methods. as can be devised to accomplish
saving. This il the unanimous testi-
The representative., 1901-06-13
When Aguinaldo. in his address to his

When Aguinaldo, in his address to his
people, refers to the American flag as
1.-The glorious sovereign banner Of the
United States," surely he cannot regard
the conduct of the present administra-
ton toward himself and those people
as an exemplification Of anything the
flag truly stands for? II he does then
he comes far short of being the noble
specimen of exalted patriotism, SO con-
sidered. by many. Surely II George
washington had been SO entrapped by
the British and Tories he would never
have been heard proclaiming the glories
The representative., 1901-06-13

| township unions, and these once again
into communal or neighborKood syndi-
Gates. From the highest to the lowest
political unit they are all interlinked.
harmonious and inter-dependent.
As to the advantages Of this vast or
ganization, they are summed up: The
buying by Wholesale Of fertilizers and
farm implements. doing away with all
middlemen; the securing Of cheap trans
portation of all the products at one
time. thus reaching the. most desirable
markets in the best time.
AS to his profit. it is obvious. With
the competition destroyed, the poorest
farmer is on the same footing as the
richest. The prices are never cut. The
society always sees to that.
In regards to specific instances where
the union has received benefit, it may
be mentioned that the ssyndicates of
Brittany and Normandy control the but
ter market of Paris. Its trains rapidly
and expeditiously collect the butter, and
gets it into Paris at very small cost.
The experience of the apricot growers
Of Roquevaire and Lascours is another.
In former years the sale of their output
hardly paid expenses. Since the union
it has flourished. The harvests are all
brought to a place agreed upon and a
sales agent takes charge of them. Chill
dren employed by the syndicates remove
the stones from the fruit which sell for
from $1.15 to $1.93 per 22C.46 pounds.
The stones last year weighed $4,000
pounds, and were picked by $50 women
and children.
The fruit is whitened and packed in
Theoretically sealed cans for shipment
to Belgium, Holland, England, the Unit
ed States and South America. The out
put from the one community last year
reached 100000 pounds. It controlled
the market, and prices were secured
which brought profit to every one.
In every department of agriculture
the result is the same. The farmer Is
rapidly taking charge Of the market and
making terms which prove profitable. No
one outside a syndicate can compete be-
cause the society has all the advantage.
He purchases his supplies cheaper, and
in every way Outdistances his rivals.
This is, of course, known to the farm
ing class as a whole. Six hundred and
f1fty-six more syndicates were organized
in 1900 than in 1899. The number of
It will be only question of few
years when every farmer and farm en-
ploye of the republic will be member
of the trust There will be none to COM
pete with him. He will have a monopoly
more complete than any other in the
world.
The representative., 1901-06-13
JONATHAN AND the
JACK KNIFE

Those who have taken any interest
in the latest proposals from Washing
ton in regard to Cuba will be inter-
ested N. the following story, published
recently III the New York Evening Post:
Jonathan, an uncommonly we'll
grown lad Of IL, one day found his
small next-door neighbor, Juan, fight
ing with Carlos, Q little boy form across
the street, over . jack knife which each
of them claimed. Jonathan, after pre-
tending to examine the grounds of the
quarrel, beloved out that the knife be-
longed to Juan, and, come what might,
Juan should have 1t. Then, as an evi.
dence of good faith, and disinterested
friendship, he began stripping of his
coat to join the fray.
'At this moment along came Profes-
sor Morton and the Rev. DR.. Cabbott
and several other excellent clergymen.
Morton wasn't such a silly old man that
he didn't believe in the strenuous life;
and he actually tried to persuade the
two boys to give up their manly sport
Of pummelling each other, and to settle
their differences peaceably. Professor
Morton was soon reproved for his error,
however, as the Rev. DR.. CabbOtt, with
the approval Of the clergymen explain
ed to him that boy who would fight
for the rights of his little friends had
reached a pitch of moral sublimity
hitherto unknown among boys. The
clergymen, therefore, urged Jonathan
to go for Carlos, and meanwhile they
stood by to watch this sublime moral
spectacle.
1.-The struggle continued until Jona-
than drove Carlos home with a bloody
nose. Then the sublimely moral Jona-
than sat down with little Juan, to put
some court-plaster on their fingers and
wipe the mud OF. In the meantime
I'll hold your knife for you,' said Jona-
than, for l am afraid you'd drop it.
Juan was not over eager to accept the
generous offer, but he couldn't be so
suspicious of the sublimely moral Jona-
than as to refuse him the knife just a
few minutes.
Jonathan turned it over and open
ed all four blades, and examined the
corkscrew and the nail-flle. Then he
remarked with a sigh that although he
couldn't think Of taking such hand
some present from Juan, still Juan
ought to remember to whom he owed
the knife. Jonathan added ingeniously
that a four.bladed knife with a cork
screw and nail-file was the very thing
In all the world he wanted most.
Juan, however, didn't take the hint.
He politely thanked Jonathan for his
trouble, and added that he should now
like to have the knife and whittle a
little
"I'm very much afraid, JUAN, said
the moral Jonathan, very solemnly.
that If you have this knife to take
care OF all by yourself, Johnny Bull or
some of those big boys across the street
will steal it from you. Rather than
have them guilty of theft, and have you
suffer the loss, I'll keep 1t in my own
pocket little while longer-of course
remembering that it's really yours, and
that l must give it back to you when
you're old enough
But you always said you'd lick any
] boy from across the street who inter-
Tered with u. Besides, just before you
The representative., 1901-06-13
o. the British sovereign banner and
calling on the yet unvanquished Of his
people to rally around it.-Weekly Exc
aminer.
One That Would he Fatal.

At dinner party in Washington the
other evening Senator Depew, being in
fine talking fettle, was entertaining q
party of intimates with jokes and
good stories, all the others being con-
tented with listening. Finally the
New Yorker paused for breath, when
one of his friends said, solemnly:
"Chauncey. you might have pneumonia
or smallpox or yellow fever and recover
all right, but II ever you get lockjaw.
b. thunder, you'll bust"
The representative., 1901-06-13
mony Of employers, laborers, and in
sDectors."


Why cannot the state own the rail-
roads? It owns the public highways,
and they cost many times as much as
the railroads and are worth more.
Il costs many times more to keep the
public highways in repair than it costs
to keep the railways In repair. And
the public pays 1t all.
The traffic on the public highways
is bigger than the traffic on the rail-
ways The public highways are q
source of expense; the railways are a
source of income.
Why, then, cannot the state own the
railways?-Fergus Globe.
The representative., 1901-06-13
Just Like = POliceman.

Whats the charger" asked the Judge.
"Impersonating an officer" answered
the prosecutor.
Il saw him helping himself to fruit
and peanuts from street vender's.
stand. d."-Chicago Post.
The representative., 1901-06-13
5 CENT TELEGRAMS
THAT IS THE RATE BETWEEN MIL.
WAUKEE AND CHICAGO.

Result Of an Independent Ldne-The
Chicago and Milwaukee Telegraph
Company Reducing Cost Of Tele-
1raphin9, to European Govern
ment telegraph Rates.
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MONEY IN POTATOES.
A System of Cultivate That Is High
ly Praised by Many Success
full Growers.

One OF the most successful potato
growers in the country is an Ohio man,
who recently gave his methods public
ity before meeting of horticulturists.
He claimed that by turning under two
or three clover sods, and thus securing
a large amount of humus in the soil, he
could grow crop of potatoes with out
the aid Of drop of rain from planting
to harvest. He grows only medium
early sorts, thus enabling him to SOW
the land to wheat after taking off a
crop of potatoes. Paintings are made
four inches deep, in drills 80 inches
apart and from IL to Is inches between
the pieces.
Before the potatoes are up the soil
should be worked twice with a smooth
ing harrow to loosen the surface soil
and kill starting weeds. AS soon as the
rows can be made out cultivator
should be used, the teeth being run
four inches; but when the tops are four
to six inches high the cultivation
should be about two inches deep. At
least once week-and as soon as the
ground is in condition after a rain
a shallow cultivation should be given
up to the time the vines cover the
ground. Much of the cultivation may
be done with the weeder, thus keeping
the weeds down as well as giving the
necessary cuItiVation=Nat Land
journal.
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from the time the box was first sent, it
was back to the donor.
To say that Prof. Spencer was amazed
does not express the feelings he ex-
perieneed on opening the box. st is
SO unlike her he thought; what can
she mean?'' He knew there was mis-
understanding somewhere, his mathe-
NAUTICAL judgment taught him that
and with a determined air he made
his toilet.
He was always particular about his
attire, which was faultless on all oc-
easions, and this evening spent more
time than usual dressing. He had adj
mired Clarissa for many years, and aft
er her fathers death his respect grew
into something more substantial, but
he watched her career with no little
interest and when she went to teaching
as means of livelihood he knew that
her character was not weak or fimsy.
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that, but even patience ceases to be
a virtue" sometimes, and so it was
with her.
Tim Sage, the youth of whom mem
ton has been made, had a superb
bundance of spirits, and one day they
overfowed. Clarissa reprlmanded him
quietly several times, and finally
when he created sensation by pro-
ducing angleworms from the depths
of mysterious pocket, with which
he frightened the girls, she took the
youngster in bard.
'.Tim,'' said she, sternly, you may
remain after school"
1t was then that a settlement took
place, and being of sullen disposi-
ton he never forgot the punishment,
which, after his reign of terror and
of being allowed to do as he pleased,
was rather humiliating. He said
nothing, however, and Clarissa con-
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them into the spaces, one at the
front, tie other at the rear. When
finished, the under side of sash should
fit close to the edges of frame, box
and fillets. Sash should be six feet
long AMI wide enough to cover the
plant box except ~ inches at each
end. Fit on the ends two pisces 21s
inches wide, same thickness of sash
and 5H feet long. These will leave
two inches open at each corner for
gas and smoke to escape, as shown
in figure C. Plant box should have a
tight bottom and about five inches
of rich, mellow soil on it. An opening
must be made at the rear, as at b,
and the soil dug out at d, to make
room for the heater. The opening
must be well closed up except
small ventilator to supply air just be-
low the burner. Two inches below
the center of plant box hang with
wire piece Of galvanized sheet iron
about three by five feet; the length
should go from front to rear. The
iron is to spread the heat, so as not
to overhead the center. Any size
wanted, either for outside or house
use, may be made from description
given. The best lettuce for forcing
is Gardeners Favorite OF Grand Rap
ids. Temperature to grow good let
tuce must be low the first six weeks,
not much if any above so degrees
S. II. Mitchell. in Farm and Home.
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CHARGED WITH TREASON.
Robert W. wilcox, Delegate to Congress
from Hawaii. said to Have Aided Aeni-
naIdo and His Followers.

Washington, Feb. IA petition con-
tanning charges was submitted to the
house committee on elections against
Delegate Robert W. Wilcox, the Ha-
waiian representative in the house of
representatives. The charges are
made in writing by George d. Gear,
of Hawaii, who submitted letters pur-
porting to be copies of letters written
by Wilcox to Filipino officials. The
alleged letters are of highly sensa-
tional character. The petition of Gear
recites that: Wilcox was and is guilty
of treason against the United States
in that he did, as petitioner is in
formed and believes, since the annex
alton of said Hawaiian islands, write
and send through the United States
mails certain letters highly treason
able in their nature wherein he did
counsel and incite others to engage
in open rebellion against the United
States and did offer his services to
Gen. Aguinaldo to go to the Philip
pines and fight and engage in open
rebellion against the United States:
copies of which letters are herewith
fled -
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CARE OF DAIRY COWS.
The Animals should Be Kept In CIean,
Dry Stables and Fed Well
and Regularly

Whenever cow is kept for milk there
are few things that should never be
lost sight of. To the man with a few
cows and little money they are more
important than to the rich man with
many COWS and more money. 1t should
always be the aim Of the owner to Sc
cure the largest possible amount of
butter fat (because this is the only
true measure of the value of. milky with
the minimum amount of expense, in
Guiding time, food and capital invested.
The cows should be comforta bic,
healthy and vigorous. able to consume,
properly digest and assimiIate food for
her support and a large surplus for
milk. The profit in dairying is always
measured by this surplus. Moderate
exercise, under favorable conditions,
will contribute to the desired result;
but every effort of the COW beyond that
viii detract from the profit. All the
energy used in warming up ice-cold wa
ter, every moment she shivers in the
cold wind, lessons the surplus of the
milk pail. Cold, damp, dark or dirty
stables are not comfortable; therefore
in such quarters a COW WIZ not do her
best.
In the exercise of my dutiesas dairy
inspector 1 have visited every class of
stable, from the best to the worst, those
that were dry, clean, light and we'll ven
tiLated, down to those that were dark,
damp and filthy beyond description.
Hundreds of times have been met with
the statement: 81 would like to keep
my COWS clean, dry and comfortable,
but [ cannot afford it, In these in
spections we note the kind and amount
of feed used, the cost, etc, and also the
amount of milk produced. This gives US
a reliable basis from which to deter
mine the kind of care and feed and the
character of stables that bring to the
owner the largest returns for the time,
labor and capital and brains invested.
Right here it might not be amiss to
mention that it has often seemed to NE
that a great deal of time, much hard
disagreeable labor and the interest on
considerable capital were wasted
Midland Farmer
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WINTER PLANT BOX.
lettuce Is Stored by Using
Common Lamp.

Make the box frame of good size
and pace in a sheltered sunny spot,
on the south side of the building if
possible. Make of inch lumber a good,
tight frame 6x12 feet outside measure
and two feet deep at the north side
and ~ feet at south side, to give
pitch to the sash. Then make box
to grow plants in (a) the same shape
as the outside frame but two inches
smaller, so that when placed in the
frame there viii be an open space,
b, of one inch all around the plant
box for heat to pass around. The
south side of plant box should be ten
inches deep, north side 16 inches deep.
Raise the plant box up flush with the
frame, put in two fllets II feet 10
inches long, 1 by ~ inches. Nail
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ADJOURNED IN HARMONY.
Porto RicO's First Legislature, After a So
Day Session, Return to Their Homes
HarbOring Kindly Feelings.

Washington, Feb. Gov. Allen. of
Porto Rico, has reported by cable
to the state department. that the first
Legislative session ended Friday night.
Both branches adjourned harmonious
y and with good feeling and members
from outside retired to their homes.
The session occupied so days, with
two or three meetings each day dur
ing the past three weeks. Some So
bills and resolves were enacted.
among them one providing for trial
by jury. Important tax laws on prop
erty and for internal taxation, which
it is thought will supply ample rev
enues for the next fiscal year, and
other important measures were en-
acted. The session is considered as
a great object lesson in civil gov
eminent to the people.
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cLARIssA OPENED ONE AFTER ANOTHER

While walking towards the Roberts
cottage his heart warmed toward CIar-
issa, and in spite of her rebuff he made
several resolutions.
AS he neared the house he saw a
pretty little domestic picture, for
Clarissa with a colony of kittens in her
lap and their mother at her feet, was
enjoying it, unconscious of an audi
ence.
Mr.. Spencer felt guilty, but he could
not help gazing at the tableau before
knocking. Mrs. Roberts admitted him,
a trif1e coolly, he thought, and Clar-
issa's manner was even more frigid
than her note had been.
He forgot all about the ''exer-
cises," but Immediately launched in
to the subject so near his heart.
Miss Roberts, you will pardon me,
but could not understand your note,
and 1 am sure there is some mistake"
The tones were calm and courte-
Gus, so Clarissa controlled her emo
ton and said: ''After your letter, Mr..
Spencer, I think it is not necessary
for me to explain.
''My letter." said he in amazement.
Eyes, your letter. responded CIaris-
sa coolly, Gin your handwriting and
signed Valentine
''Nfiss Roberts, allow me to say that
have not written you a word except
ing the message inclosed with the
flowers
''But I received letter." stam-
mered Clarissa, land it certainly looks
like your writing
MAY I see it, please?" asked Mr..
Spencer.
CIarissa produced it somewhat re-
luctantly, and the former assured her.
that he was the victim of a practical
| joke.
The poor girl covered her face and
cried: 'FWho could be so cruel?"
Then it was Mr.. Spencer's turn to
play comforter.
do you feel so very badly, Miss
Roberts? '' said he. 'Part of the note
at least is true, in regard to my feel
ing toward you; but it seems some
one has got ahead of me, and paved
the way roughly
It is needless to go into details. The
| tangle adjusted itself easily and Mr..
| Spencer and Clarissa arranged matters
very satisfactorily; so much so that
when another Valentine day came
they were married, thanks to Tins
inimitable copying. AS no one ever
| sco1ded the incorrigible boy, he
| thought the joke was too tame and
| therefore was Disguised with himself.
It is needless to say that Prof. Spen-
Ger and Clarissa never took the trou-
| BILE to correct him.-Louise E. Dew, in
Ohio Farmer.