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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-12-25

Orleans have been largely sent north
ward to the furniture factories. Prop
erly conducted the projected enterprise
should yield handsome returns and
prove an important factor in the pros
Perity Of the city.
The SUMS Washington dispatches
give expressions Of opinion frum Sena-
tors Gorman and Wilson and Con-
gresham Gibson heartily indursing
the proposed erection Of a new custom
house building in Baltimore, and
promising their earnest cooperation
in pushing the matter before Congress
The other members Of the Maryland
delegation, including Mr.. Rusk, who
is already enlisted in the project, will
no doubt lend their most active efforts
in securing the desired appropriation
from Congress, which can not fail to
be impressed by the fact-referred to
by Senator Wilson and Congressman
Gi6sOn-that no city in the country is
more In need OF a new custom house
than Baltimore. With the favorable
attitude Of Supervising Architect
Windrim towards the proposition it
would seem to be entirely practicable.
with united and energetic action, TO
secure this important and much needed
improvement for a city which has not
been a specially favored beneficiary o.
the Federal government.
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TOO MUCH TAX.

The Harrisburg penn Patriot
has been investigating the ques-
ton, and finds that from the year
1871 to the year 1889 the customs
receipts amounted to the sum OF
SIX billions, seventy-eight millions
of cold, hard cash, wrung from
the tax-paying consumers of these
great and glorious United States.
OF this amount but one billion
five hundred and seventy-five
million dollaRs were collected dur
ing the whole period from 1871
TO 1861, or, in other words, s'there
have been four times as much
tariff taxes imposed upon the
people Of this country during the
past twenty-nine years as were
imposed during a period of seven
ty years"
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-Jerrr-RuIltn Houses Of Rome.

On the outskirts of the Ghetto a long
street led to the portico of Octavia, where
Titus celebrated his triumph and Syrian
captives bore the spoils of the temple in
his train. Close by the colOnnade of this
noble ruin, the ancient fish market which
had been held here for centuries, might
still have been seen a year or two ago.
The sight was strikingly picturesque.
The many storied houses of the narrow
street almost shut out the blue sky over
head, and the sunshine streamed through
the meeting roofs on the glitterlng scales
Of fish and the worn marble slabs which
had been in use since the days of the
Casars- A few steps further on was the
theatre which Augustus built in honor Of
the young Marcellus. Here we were met
by another of those strange contrasts
over which Ampere loved to moralize.
Under the Doric arches of the lowest tier
artisans had their shops, and the ruddy
light of the forge glowed upon piles Of
green vegetables and watermelons and
joints of meat which dangled from the
travertine blocks of the Augustan age.
Above the Ionic arches of the upper story
rose the grim walls of the Savelli palace,
built in the middle ages on a lofty heap
of debris within the theatre.
This was the home of Niebuhr when
he lived in Rome as Prussian ambassa-
dor From these windows he looked
down on the fountains, the orange trees
and Towering jasmine of his little gar
den, and far away across the Tiber to St.
Peters and Monte Mario. This district
has undergone q thorough cleansing
The ancient fish market and the shops
have been removed, and the Ghetto lev
eled to the ground. Whole streets were
carted away last year amid clouds sOf
white dust and mortar. Only the for
tress looking walls of the Cenci palace,
the portico of Octavia and the theatre
of Marcellus remain, isolated and
stripped of their surroundings. In short,
the whole of this remarkable quarter has
disappeared TO make room for more bou-
ievards and ''jerry-built" houses.-Nine-
tenth Century.
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There has been so much romancing
about the hysterical grief of King Alex
ander sat not being allowed to see his
mother" that it becomes necessary to re-
call that the king is not mere child,
but full grown boy Of Is, and, indeed,
so precociously developed that he looks
as English boys do at Is. He is of a
calm disposition, bears himself with dig
nifty, and would certainly never ask any
favor of his tutor, DR.. Dokitch, or of one
of the regents with crying or wringing
of hands. Had he manifested any strong
desire to see his mother his wishes would
have been granted, but from first to last
the boy has been in complete understand
ing with his father. He is very fond Of
his father, a fact which many who affect
to pity him leave altogether out Of reclx-
oning. He is also thoroughly imbued
with a sense of his position as king, and
he is old enough to understand that his
mothers conduct may do him politically
serious injury. Vienna Dispatch to Lon
don Times.
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FARMERS AND MECHANICS.

The West Virginia State Grange
Patrons Of Husbandry, in session
at Parkersburg, appointed a com
mittee to wait upon the annual
meeting Of the knights of Labor
of that State, and hold a council
on the advisability of the two or
CARNATIONS cooperating in all
important matters. This move
ment is becoming widespread
From acting together in import
ant matters, should they prove con
genial to each other, only another
step would consolidate them. and
a powerful institution would be
the result. We believe it would
rebound to the benefit of both
parties. The Grange has never
exhibited that interest in its own
behalf that it should, while the
knights of Labor have leaned
the other way. A happy medium
might be attained.
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WHAT PARTY DID 1T?

Editor Meyers, of PENNSYLVANIA,
says that before 1860, the farmers
were, as a rule, prosperous; but
whether prosperous or not, the
power Of the Government from
1916 up to the beginning Of the
war had never been raised against
them, nor had it been used in the
interest of the owners of mines
and mills. There was equality,
perfect equality before the law,
for each industrial classes, and be
cause Of this equality, there were
no millionaire mill-Owners, nor
mine-Owners, nor were there ten
ant farmers, idle seamen, tramps,
trusts, nor plutOcratic tribunes
rolling in wealth and Incidence.
What party effected the change?
The Democratic party was in pow
er before the war-the Repub-
hcan since.
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HARD on THE FARMER.

A well-pOsted authority saws
that of the S46S,I43,944 of duti-
able merchandise which entered
our ports in 1883, the ordinary
tariff tax upon the same amount
to the enormous sum Of $214,5O9.-
500, every dollar of which, with
the exception Of $4,729,OOO duty
paid on wool, was a direct tax in
the interest Of the manufacturers
and a tax upon the farmers. Not
4 dollar Of duty was collected for
the benefit Of the agricultural
class, nor have the people of this
country ever paid as much as the
value OF one cent, nor have they
ever been taxed the value of one
mill for the direct benefit of the
farmers Illinois with its 1924
tenant farmers, Ohio with its
1862, and Pennsylvania with its
1922 tenant farmers, tell the
story Of the farmers taxation.
These three States, rich in mines
and mills and factories, contain
to-day more than one-seventh of
the total tenant farmer popula-
ton in tie States and Territories /:
and they also contain more mil
lionaIre mill-owners and mine
owners than all the other States
IN the Union combined.
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Although there is no more true love
there are still lovers quarrels, and sad
partings, and much irritation, and lying
awake and misery. And when these
quarrels come the man is just as mean
as the woman. They had quarreled
and it was final She demanded all her
presents back, and her letters and hel
photographs. He sent them. Then she
wrote him a note, saying that he had kept
one little tender present she had made
him in the days when she thought he
was good and true and gentleman,
with the gentleman" UNDERSIGNED sew
eral times very heavily. 1t was a lock
of hair, and she could not naturally per
NIT him to keep that. He sent it back
with brief note: at doesn't make any
difference whether l keep it or not. No
body would know it was yours. You
forget you were a dyed blonde when
got it"
at was so mean" she said, "because
my hair had only grown a few shades
darker lately. San Francisco Chron-
icle,
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.'rhs little Brother of the RICH

I notice that "The Little Brothers of
the Rich" are now constantly and famil-
iarly referred to. A great many people,
who make these hippant references do
not seem to understand exactly who the
'little brothers" are, and other people
who understand after a fashion the sig
nificance of the reference, are evidently
in the dark as TO the origin Of the express
sion. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger is to
be credited with having given a distin-
gushing name to a somewhat large and
useful element in our society population;
and she did so at time and under cir
cumstances that indicated that the bon
mot, like all Of Mrs. Cruger's witty say
ings, was quite as impromptu as it was
brilliant. Itseems that with some friends
she went on board the Alva during the
summer just past while Mr.. Vanderbilt's
handsome yacht was anchored in New
port harbor, and on entering one Of the
handsome apartments, of which there
are several in the Alva, and which had
served as a lounging room for Mr.. w. S.
Hoyt, Mr.. Goold Redmund and others
of the party who accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Vanderbilt on their ex tended ocean
trip last winter, she suddenly exclaimed:
'Why, this then belongs to The Little
Brothers of the Rich,'" using the phrase
in contradistinction, Of course, to the
Little Sisters Of the Poor Town
Topics.
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Thlrty-nvo million Visitors.

The Paris exposition, nearly every one
knows, Is drawing greater crowd than
our own, but scarcely any one realizes
how mUch greater. The centennial had
1857 ,095 visitors; the Paris exposition is
in fair way to have S5,OO0.G00, and has
had g., 900, 900, and it has 100000 exhib-
itors against 90, 900 here. The Philadel-
phia exposition, to the surprise Of every
one, equaled the figures in Paris in 1867.
The next American exposition ought to
equal the visitors of the Paris exposition
of 1889. Philadelphia Press.
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A oEATHsEp MARRIAGE.
A Romantic Incident in the Life Of Capt.
Henry Fr4ngel.

A Romantic Incident in the Life Of Capt.
Henry FTngel.
The serious illness Of Police Capt.
Frangel recalls an Incident In his life
which his intinates have never forgot
ten. It is bit OF romance which he
found much satisfaction in recounting.
I Capt. Ffahgel was born In Bavaria and
educated literally by his parents, who
intended him for the ministry. His IN
olinatiOn was not for a religious calling,
however, and to find vocation suited to
his capacity and inclination he emigrated
to America. Capt Frangel was a very
young man when he arrived in st. Louis.
He occupied several clerical positions,
and at about the time of the outbreak Of
the war was marshal of the recorders
court, which held its sessions in the
building now used by the fire depart
ment at Seventh and Olive streets. One
day while at his duties in the court reg
iment Of volunteers passed going north.
At that time the feeling between the
northern and southern sympathizers was
very strong. The Union party had the
upper hand, but was not without fear Of
attack from southern sympathizers. As
this regiment marched past the record
er's court some one discharged a gun.
Whether a gun had been fired accident
ally in one of the houses near by, wheth-
er some one had fired from one of the
houses of the soldiers, or whether one
of the soldiers guns had been discharged
by its bearer is not now known. The
soldiers believed they were being fred
upon, and without orders fred in every
and all directions. The principal fire
was directed at the recorders court for
some unexplained reason. The fire was
at such short range that windows were
shattered and brick walls pierced. For
years the buildings showed signs Of this
attack. Other balls went as far as Sew
enth and Washington avenue, where
they lodged in the buildings.
Three of the bullets that entered the
recorders court room struck Capt. Fran
gel. Two passed through his body and
one through his legs. Though supposed
to be fatally wounded, he was taken to
the hospital and carefully treated by the
physicians in charge. He was engaged
to be married, and the ceremony was to
be performed in few weeks. The
wounded mans fiancee, on hearing of his
injury, FASTENED to the hospital, where
she took her place at his bedside and re-
manned tenderly caring for him until his
recovery. At irst it was thought he
could not recover, and after a few days
his recovery was said to be impossible.
Then they were married, the nurse and
the dying man. Mrs. Frangel was a
most attentive nurse, and under her
ministrations her husband recovered.
His cure was thought by the doctors to
be almost miraculous.-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
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by hunting experiences have, as a rule,
been very tame and uninteresting, but
had one last month, when ON my Taca-
ton, which think Is worth recording.
/ had been trampfng all day IN tbe
woods about Louis Lake and the little
sheets of water at that neighborhOOd IN
the Adirondacks and had bagged moth
ing Of any consequence. was just
hungering for deer, and just as
emerged from a bit Of forest on the edge
of one of these little lakes my eye fell
upon fine stag drinking from the lake,
but opposite to me and fully half mile
away.
1t was tantalizing, for am not a
half-miIe shooter, and anyway, if I shot
the noble fellow, he would only dart back
into the woods to die and would never
be able to find him. But l was desper-
ate, and raising my rifle I ''binmed'
away at him.
The deer gave bound at the report OF
my weapon and darted into the
woods, while 1 set on my way around
the edge Of the lake. / had not Travelled
more than half mile when l came upon
the dead body of my deer. He had run
a third of the distance round the lake
towards me before falling. ] knew it
was my deer by the popularity Of his
horns.-N. Y. Evening World.
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Afraid Of Darkness.

A millionaire, who has just died at
Vienna, had such an antipathy TO dark
ness that he has actually left instructions
in his will for the illumination of his last
resting place. An electric light is to be
kept burning in the vault during a whole
year, and even the interior of the coffin
is to be electrically lighted. The ex-
penses are to be betrayed by special
bequest of 10000 marks.-San Francisco
C1l,onicle.
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Public Clocks.

The proper authorities of Berlin, Prus-
STA, have resolved TO set up clocks, after
Mayrhofer's system, on seventeen public
places in that city, the places to be des-
ignated hereafter. The cost per clock
has been fixed at 1900 marks, and its
attendance 279 marks per annum. The
gas for lighting the dial, as well as the
water necessary for actuating, will be
furnished by the city free Of charge
Jewellers Circular.
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"Wen. my son." asked Jimmy Turf
boys mother, "are you satisfied with
your Christmas"
Yes, ma'am, replied Jimmy, "only
Che skates amt nickel plated, and dad
said he'd buy me a double ripper, an
didn't see it.
But I am sure you have been happy
ali day, James"
y wesn't going to let the fellers know
how bad felt. '--Exchanee.
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Sn4dse4 Print


Little Mary is a good little girl nearly
5 years old, but possessed of a poetical
genius which runs rather too strongly
toward paraphrasing. She has done a
good deal Of composing during her brief
existence, but mainly in the way Of
words substituted for others, which left
her open to the charge Of plagiarism.
She is also possessed Of a fund Of humOr
which would not be expected in one so
young. Mary's father the other day, by
way of breaking the child Of her fault as
a poet and testing her capacity at original
composition, offered her as Christmas
present the largest and best picture book
that could be found in Chicago if she
would make up piece of poetry which
would not resemble any other that she
had ever heard. She was given two
days to complete the task, and yesterday
morning sang the following as her origi-
nal composition:
Hang up papa's stocking,
Be sure you don't forget;
II Santa Claus can fill It,
Wen all be wealthy yet
It is needless to say that Mary lost the
prize, her father pronouncing the pome-
let a parody, and one which showed
reckless disregard for the truth on the
part Of the child.-Chicago Herald.
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The Democrats of Shelby county
have nominated Mr.. j. c. Beck
ham for delegate to the COnstitu-
tiOnal Convention. They no longer
have that trouble upon them.
while other counties have not so
much as thought of the matter.
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Jessie Don't you agree with me, Mr..
Doodleigh, that Miss Jiltem is the most
artless Of girlss
Doodleigh Gan unsuccessful wooer)-
Certainly. Awfully artless. Soto yoce.)
But spell It with an h. "-Pittsburg
Bulletin.
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Too Near the First Of the Month.
Zone thing I've got against Christmas.
"What's that"
at comes too late IN the month"
Glow does that affect itg'
"Why, when q mans wife gives him a
splendid present the bin is sent to him in
about week. Il would be better II he
had about three weeks 10 get ready for
Is - Christmas.
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An Excuse for Not Giving n Present.
Clara-MOther, Charles was very rude
last night.
MOther-Well, don't you know what
it means2
''No, don't"
"He is trying to pick a quarrel with
you so he can get out Of giving you any
Christmas present know these men.
Exchange.
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Over one hundred little children al
Fort Madison, Ia, are in tears. A
burglar broke Into the Methodist
Church at that place and stole from
Their "litile mite jugs" every peuI
They had been saving for Clf
The total amount taken va
A ccuutryman we2
Aorgantown, ". Va All
purchased a kero ns maj
the first one o. tHeul bat ever
come 70 my houss 81 remarked
candles vas al:us good enough for
marin and me. but darters get a bear.
and ihinks We OFT 70 put on leeue
sl5is.7
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Democratic Ticket.

FOR COUNTY JUDGE,
JOHN Z. CHENAULT.
FOR COUNTY CKERK,
l.. w. HILL.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY,
J. A. SULLIVAN.
FOR SHERIFF.,
J. w. BALES.
FOR JAILER,
JOHN F. WAGERS.
FOR ASSESSOR,
JOEL T. EMBRY.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS,
MRS. A. T.. MILLION.
FOR SURVEYOR,
]. A. q. WILLIAMSON.
FOR CORONER.
B. DUD MILLER.
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Election First Monday in August, 1890
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An Unnatural Mother


Il believe I've got the meanest ma IL
Texas"
''What did she dor"
"Jnst before Christmas she put me
into long trousers. She did that 80 l
would have to wear short stockings that
COULDN'T cost 50 much to fill What do
you say to that for meanness2 She'd
make a nice stepmother, she would. -
Exchange.
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FOR CORONER.
3. DUD MILLER.
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FOR SURVEYOR,
J. A. @. WILLIAMSON.
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FOR COUNTY JUDGE,
JOHN Z. CHENAULT.
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FOR SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS,
MRS. A. 4. MILLION.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-07-26
solid for Gen. Allen.

FARGO. N. D., July 23.-There was meet
ing Of the friends and supporters Of Smith
Stimnel, in connection with the nomination
Of 4 republican candidate for governor, and
the result of the conference was the resolve to
drop Stimmel and stand to a man BY Harrison
Allen. Stimlnel will not be considered fac
tor any longer in the contest In Cass county.
It is now practically solid for Allen. This
consolidation was brought about by tile fact
that while Allen all along has been considered
very much the strongest candidate, It was dis
covered that Stimmeps candidacy was merely
in the interest of Fancher. This solid front
presented for Allen, is regarded as settling the
fight for the nomination, as it is generally un-
derstood that the state would c0ncede the
gubernatorial candidacy to Allen II endorsed
by Cass.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-07-26
Page Ball Game.

A game that was game; a game long to be
remembered In the history Of the little town of
Page. On Saturday last the bard hitters from
Hunter drove into Page, feeling confident
that they were going to win the game. The
grounds were in fine condition, and the Page
boys with tho little twister from Caledonia in
the box and Miller behind the bat had an idea
that they could do 'em. About 2:S0 the
game was called With the hard hltters to the
bat The first ball that was thrown was bat
ted, and for whileit looked as If the hard
hitters would pound the little man from CAL
edonia all over tho field. Four scores were
made in the first, then Page went to bat, with
Dock, whom Hunter calls a good one, In the
box. Page famed away until the third in
ming when one was scored BY Farris, and Mil
ler and Murphy scored one each in the fourth
inning. Then Hunter with Campbell, the
double back action pitcher, catcher, and all
around athlete (whom tho hardhitters think
jeweD doubled himself up like an animated
pretzel, then strengthened out-and tho ball
shot from somewhere and whistIed over the
plate, while Page freely famed the air for five
innings, making but one score.
To give further account Of the playing
would be cracker to both teams, az tho play
ing was rotten and the errors too numerous
to deserve room for mentioning. It IL said
that had the game been close one, Mr.. Wa
ner, the gentleman and all around player
who twirled the ball for Page, could have
kept the score Of the visiting club down. But
as 1t was, a number Of the Page boys famed
the humid atmosphere, and the side was given
two goose eggs, and Hunter allowed to run in
1S tallies while Page scored but four. The
timely and fair decisions Of Mr.. Smith, the um-
pire Of Page, were well appreciated. and, with
tho exception of an occasional kick, the game
was peaceable one, and Page was compelled
to give up the bat 10 tho visiting team.
Boys, have always upheld you, shouted for
you, and stuck to you like q brother, and tried
to make folks believe that you could play ball;
but you have been playing all summer and.
haven't won but one game. And now I must
confess that you can't play little bit Well,
boys, pull of your uniforms and pull for the
hay fields, or try some other honorable occu-
patton. MRhrTABLB.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-07-26
K. H. BRUNsDALE, Secretary.

The large, new locomotive, '"rhs Baldwin" !"
arrived at Fargo few days since. The boil
or Is six feet In diameter and about thirty feet
long; the cylinders are 22x23 inches, inside
measurement; there are ffty-inch drivers and
ten wheels, and the weight 10 $50 tons. It is
said tv be the largest locomotive in the world.
It was taken out on the Rocky Mountain divls-
lou Of the Northern Pacific,