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the boats and sledges. but to pursue their
special Investigations in the far north.
Other Norwegians are being engaged by
our agents in that country.
The Expeditions Stanch Steamer.
The Ragnsvald Jarl which we have
chartered for the year 1894. is one of the
stanchest little steamers in Norway. She
Is 100 feet long. 24 feet beam, 10 feet
draught. and thoroughly we'll built and
equipped in every particular. She is rated
well in Lloyd's and was designed and con-
structed with a special view to work in the
ice. For several years she has been en-
gagged in the seal trade in the Norwegian
and arctic seas, and her specially strength
ened and sheathed prov has rammed many
field of ice. Her master, f. Peterson,
Is one of those hardy Norwegian mariners
who do not hesitate to sail before the
winter is over and while the arctic night
Is still on, through frightful storms and
with rigging frozen into ice palaces which
81 PaIl or Quebec might envy. for an early
ttart at the northern fishing.
The Jarl awaits US at the town of Aale-
sund. near Bergen, where she is being over
hauled and QUILTED for our use and where
We hope-but probably in vain-that they
VIII succeed in taking some of the odor of
sea- olubber and fish oil out of her
"eH-seasoned timbers. At this pretty port
OF Aalesund. which the writer visited last
summer while in Norway making prelimi-
nary Investigations and arrangements for
tillS enterprise. We shall take possession
Vi our steamer about the middle of April
i IN days later We shall sail through the
beautiful fiords of the west coast Of Nor
Wy lor Tromsoe. and thence depart, about
May l. for the dominions of the ice king
In the region of the pole.
Three Marvellous Boats.
important TO us as our steamer Is. vital
70 our progress it is to have a stancb.
iee-pressing ship that will. if need be, ram
her way through the ice which sometimes
"eumoers the western coast of Spitzber-
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A SKETCH FROM THE DESIGNERS DRAWINGS

gen, the Ragnsvald Jarl is by no means as
important feature of our project as the
three marvellous boats which we have
built and are now putting the finishing
touches upon in Baltimore. IF We never do
anything more for the world we shall be
entitled to vote of universal thanks fur
having pioneered the way in the cOEstruc-
ton of aluminium life and surf boats. 1t
required nerve, both of the financial and
the other sort. to blaze out q new pathway
IN the construction of boats for an arctic
expedition, but we had il. and the result
surpasses our expectations. Our project, il
should be remembered, is distinctively a
sledsinS and boating expedition toward
the pole. 1t is not an attempt to reach the
pole in a ship. After the Ragnsvali Jarl
leaves us at the edge of the ice pack these lit
tie boats Will be our only craft. They will
De life or death to If they do their APP
pointed work the chances are a hundred to
one that We shall return in safety. If they
fail-well, they can't fail They are the
nShtest and strongest boats of their size
ever built anywhere.
The Metal of the Future
After returning from Europe last sum-
mer the writer determined to embark in
polar explOra ton for at least one year. if
he could carry out his plans. He knew the
ice pack could be traverssd If the weights to
be carried could be made light enough or
the power applied in moving them could be
made great enough. To attempt this feat
with a reasonable chance of success he
knew certain constructions and devices
would be necessary, and the question was
If they were within the limits of practice
in the mechanical arts. 1t was hoped
aluminium, the metal of the future would
solve the problem OF greatest strength
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to show you something 1 did so, and
when we got there he asked me II didn't
want a glass Of wine to warm me up. l
told him l didn't care for wine. but If
he had some good whisky would be glad
to take a drink. As said this he smiled
and he brought me out some of the best
whisky l have ever tasted. President john
son was not stingy man. He paid all the
expenses of the White House stables, and
made me keep account of every cents
worth Of feed the horses ate. He kept
Of blacks, which he bought at government
sale Of horses at the close of the war"
One of LincOln's COachmen.
One Of Lincoln's coachmen is working IN
the War Department. He has been there
for years. and his appointment was secured
for him by Tad Lincoln He had to leave
the White House because Mrs. Lincoln dis
charged him. He had gone away for a few
moments one day when an order came
from Mrs. Lincoln Cor the carriage. She
was told that the coachman was out, when
she grew very angry. She sent for a livery,
and when this man came back he was told
that a new coachman had been employed.
He was a great friend Of Tad's. however,
and Tad got his father to write him a card
asking the Secretary Of War to give him a
position, and he got 1t. One of the most
affecting stories have ever heard was that
of Mr. Pendle, who has been in the White
House for more than generation. and is
now, at the age of seventy, still there.
was writing up "reminiscences of the as
sassination of President Lincoln as he de-
scribed how the news was received at
the White House. and how little Tad
ran in and told him that they had
killed papa. Pendle was appointed by
Lincoln, and though he is now seventy he
still holds his position.
He Was Close to Grant.
Speaking Of the War Department. lIarri-
son. Grants body servant, was on the roll
of its employees for a long time after Gen.
Grants death, and think he has a place
under the government today. He got his
place through a letter which Gen. Grant
had written for him before he died, AMI ne
is a most efficient man. 1 knew him first
when he was with Grant at Mount Nc
Gregor, and saw him there at the time of
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who have known them as only a servant
can know his master. 1 know a number
OF such men. Some of them are clerks IN
the departments; others run little business
establishments of their own. One who was
a steward during two administrations has
restaurant, and another, pernaps the most
interesting of all, drives bridal couples and
tourists about Washington in his public
cab This last man began his life in con-
nection with the White House as President
Pierce's groom. During the latter part of
that administration he was the coachman
OF President Pierce, and he remained at
the head of the White House stables during
the days of Buchanan, Lincoln and John
son.
Gossip About President Pierce.
1 chatted with him one day about Presi-
dent Pierce. and asked him what kind of
man he was. He replied: President
Pierce was the best-looking President
have ever seen. He was a kind master and
so common like that he would talk to me
just as freely as to the diplomats who came
In their royal liveries. 1 always took care
OF his saddle horse. and 1 got him ready
for him every day. He had a beautiful
horse. but she was blind as a stone wall.
though no one knew 1t. His livery was
navy blue. with silver buttons and had
fine suit while he was President. He would
often come into the stable and pat the
horses and say, Now, Thomas, please put
on the saddle and let me have a ride He
would then sometimes walk out toward the
treasury while his horse was being got
ready. He liked to ride fast, and he would
gallop through the streets at night He
was entirely different from President Buch-
u-hn roIo
never came to the stables"
did Buchanan have good horses?"
asked
Yes. but the best of them were ridden
by Harriet Lane He had one % the finest
harnesses that ever came 20 Washington.
1t had buckles heavily plated with silver.
and there were fifty-six silver BIS in diff
ferent places upon it, 1t cost $500 and il
was made by firm in Philadelphia and
sent to him as present He wouldn't take
1t as gift. and asked what it cost. He
was told and he sent over a check for the
money"
A Drink With Andrew johnson.
During another drive I asked this man
to tell me something about Andrew John
son and whether it was true that Presi-
dent johnson was drunk while he was
In the White House. He replied: II never
saw1President Johnson under the influence
of liquor, and though l drove his horses
ard met him every day never even smelt
1t upon his breath. / know, however that
he used to drink a little and that he kept
good whisky. One evening / had taken
him to a dinner and had to wait out in
the cold for several hours for him. When
he got back TO the White House 1 was
early frozen, and the President must
have noticed it. for he said. Thomas. come
up into my room for a moment, 1 want
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absolutely incompa tible, and the search
continued. Canvas boats are exceedingly
light, and may be made tolerably safe for
service in water alone but were out of the
question for use in the ice PAPER boats
seemed promising. man once cruised
from Albany. y. Y, to New Orleans in a
paper boat that weighed only fiftv-eight
pounds. Paper rowing shells have long been
used by the varsity crews A Nassa-
chusetts firm has on the market beautiful
paper boats, the shell being made by past
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Unusual.

Jenkins.-"That was a very peculiar pro-
gressive euchre party at Fulldeck's. wasn't
it,"
Mrs. Jenkins.-"I didn't notice anything
remarkable about it."
Jenkins.-"No? Why, everybody knew
how to plaYI
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ASTOLDBY SERVANTS
Gossip About the Home Life of Some
Noted Presidents.
GRANTS BODY SERVANT
Characteristics of Presidents Pierce
and Buchanan.
THE WHITE HOUSE STABLES
Written for The Evening Star.

MONG THE MOST
| n ( ere S + ing lien
about Washington
are those who have
worked for Presi-
dents. ] don't mean
the men who have
helped to run admin
istrations. nor to
make Presidents. i
refer to the servants
of the Presidents Of
the past. who have
lived with them in
tho NThit.a Ena,So anl
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TO THE N0RTHPOLE
Preparations for the We|Iman
Arctic Expedition
OVER THE ICE FIELDS
The Three Aluminium Boats Ex-
pressly Built for the Trip.
THEY ARE LIGHT and COMMODIOUS
The Weight and CIumsiness of the
Boats of Former Expeditions.
THE BOATS AS SLEDGES
The Three Aluminium Boats Ex-
pressly Built for the Trip.
THEY ARE LIGHT and COMMODIOUS
THE BOATS AS SLEDGES
written for The Evening Star.

HlLE 1T Is TRUE
one does not often at
tract the attention of
the world by telling
what he IS going to
do, but by doing it,
We have been sur
prised at the extent
OF popular interest
alrcady manifested In
our expedition to-
ward the north pole.
Our plans seem now
to be we'll known on
both sides of the At
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The Charge.


From Truth.
Leeds-'Gilmore went i'm a side door the
other day to get a drink, and was arrested :"
Mansfield-"What was the charger"
Leeds-"Impersonating an officer
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers are urgently re-
Quested to hand In advertisements
the day prior to publication. in
order that insertion may be as
sured- Want advertisements win
be received up to noon Of the day
OF publication. precedence being
given to those first received
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them. The weight of our heaviest boat will
be only 40 pounds, and four men will be
able to handle her in the toughest ice.
boats of Other ExneIitiOnS.
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POPULIST MEETINGS.

pomeroy's school house, Monday, Oct. 3
8. Thursday, " %
Sunbeam school house, Monday, Oct. 8.
Lone Elm, Tuesday, Oct. y.
Westphalla, Tuesday, Oct. U.
friday. Oct. ~.
Maple Grove sch' h., wednesday, Oct. 10
KIncaid, wednesday, Oct. III. -,
Hickory Grove. schl h., Thurs, Oct. III.
coiionwood schoO, h., Thursday, Oct ii
GlenlocS, Friday, Oct L.
Selma, Friday, Oct. Il.
SettlemenI school house. Monday. Oct.io
Mont Ida, wednesday, Oct. IL.
Saturday, Nov. 3.
Mineral Point, wednesday, Oct. II.
Cedar Ridge school Thursday, Oct. ls
Iantbe school house, Thursday, Oct. IN.
Bush CITY, Monday Oct 10 10
sugar Valley school h. Tuesday, Oct.2S.
Greeley, wednesday Oct u r.
colonv. wednesday, oct. "a.
weIda' wednesday, Tuesday, Oct. y.
Washington school h., friday, Oct. 10.
East Scipio, Thursday, Oct. %.
Round prairie school h., Friday, Oct. 10
GaIlIa school house, Tuesday, Oct. ~.
Monday, Oct. 20.
Cedar Head school b.. Tuesday, OCT. ~;
Cherry Mound sch'l h., wed'day, Oct. u.
.Jnnction school house. Monday, Oct. ~.
svast Seipio school h., Tuesday. Oct, 30.
Cleveland school house, Monday, Oct; ~.
Buffalo school house, Tuesday, Oct. ~.
Realer school hoase, Tuesday. Oct. ~.
MaIle school house, Thursday, NOV. 1,
Central city, thursday, Nov. 4,
sugar Valley, friday, Now; Nou
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the ear. Theie is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
coused by an inflamed condition OF the mu.
cons lining OF the Eustachian Tube. when
this tube gets infamed you have rum:
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed deafness is the
result, AID unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube r. stored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an IN
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY & co.
n1 Sold by druggists-75 cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12

--Livc-and-letlive prices on
Ladies' and Misses Hats at THE
ARCADE.
For Notions of all kinds call at
THE ARCADE.
Always ask your grocer for
Home Bakery goods, and keep your
money at home, besides supporting
home industry.
Every farmer should have a
Eureka Fence Machine Come in
and see us about one when you
come to town, or write us about it,
Remember, the price is $l2.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
what You Don't Know About
California

Is told in d beautifully illustrated
and entertaining book entitled ITO
California and Back" Ask G. 7.
Nicholson, G. P. A, Topeka, Kas.,
tor copy. 1t is free.
The San Francisco Midwinter
Exposition will attract tourists to
the Pacific coast this winter. Write
to above address for pamphlet de-
scribing the Worlds Fair, Jr. The
unexcelled climate, cheap lands and
sunshiny skies of all California are
attractive every day in the year.
Low rates via the Santa Fe route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
Do Won hear the children weeping,

Do you hear the children weeping
Oh, my brothers,
Ere the sorrow comes with years!
They are leaning their young heads
against their mothers,
And that cannot stop their tears.
The young lambs are bleating In the
meadows,
The young birds are chlrplng IN
the nest;
The young fawns are playing in the
shadows;
The young flowers are blowing
toward the west
But the young, young children oh'
my brothers,
They are weeping bitterly.
They are weeping in the playtime o.
the others,
In the country of the free.
They look up with their pale ana
sunken faces,
And their look is dread to see,
For they mind us of their angels III
high places,
With eyes turned on Deity
GLOW long," they say, chow long,
Oh, cruel nation,
Will you stand to move the wor'd
on a child's heart,
StiHe down with nailed heel its pal
pitation,
And press onward to your throne
amid the mart :?
Our blood splashes upward, On
gold-heaper,
And your purple shows your path
But child's sob in the silence curses
deeper
Than a strong man in his wrath. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12

Following are two w. U. L. u.
convention notes which were acct
dentally omitted last week:
Mrs. Jessie Carroll, of Kansas
City, Kas., sang twice, at the re-
quest of the audience. She sang
"The Bird with a Broken Pinion"
and "If l Were a Voice" Her
singing is inexpressibly sweet, and
it was a rare treat to have her sing
for us. She was one of the conven-
tion's PRETTY women, and as bright
as pretty. She is a thinker, also,
and is taking up the Demorest con-
test work among the railroad folks.
Mrs. Emma Sells Marshall, one.
time Colony girl, and another pretty
woman. by the way, was one OF the
working delegates of the eonven'
ton, and is the Garden City super
intenendent of Demorest contests.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
lrGrown I'm Texas. It's Good.

The Texas c6ast country vies
with California ia raising pears,
grapes and strawberries. The 1898
record of II. NJ. Stringfellow, Hitch
cock. Tex, who raised nearly 50, coo
worth of pears from Is acres, can
be duplicated by you. G. 7. Mich
olson, G. P. A., Topeka, HAS, will
be glad to furnish without charge
an illustrated pamphlet telling about
Texas.
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KANSAS AerrAToR. GARRETT KANSAS OCT. 70, 1894.

debts, both public and private. Not
a promise of this kind made by the
party was ever kept, nor
was it ever intended to be kept.
The object, from start to finish, was
to farm out the Peoples money OF
this country to the capitalist, the
banker, the money shark, the New
England coupon, clipper, Wall street,
New York, and Threadneeile street,
London. This was the mission OF
the party that was founded by Lin
coin, and whose president mind en-
bodied in his message the miserable
condition Labor would occupy to
Capital in the near future unless
certain conditions be laid down
were complied with. The condi
tions he condemned were put into
active practice less than ten years
after his butchery in Ford's theatre,
Washington, D. c., and you can
look out and see it's blighting infiu-
cnce on every hand, to-day.
But the point | want to make here
is this: The Republican party
started out in 1878 to turn over the
money of this country to the money
mower. we will call it for short, and
they did it. After doing it, they
were too cowardly to back it up be-
fore the people, and commenced a
system of lies and makeshifts to
conceal their work until the money
mower found a man who had the
sand and the greed to carry out, to
the letter, the contract the Repub'
lican party made in 1878 to drop
the silver dollar from the mintage
bill, and do away with silver in any
other capacity than that OF subsidi-
ary coin-and that man was Grover
Cleveland, and he was backed up IN
his dirty work by almost every Re
publican in congress. Or, in a
word Cleveland finished the job
that Wall street had laid out for
Harrison to do, but Harrison only
lacked the sand to do it. He had
the will and the intention, but he
was too great coward to act
Now, this action alone has killed
the Democratic party, although
there were fifty Democratic con-
eressmen who could not be bought,
and who worked for the remonetlza'
ton of silver, where there was one
Republican. Now, the Republican
neutrality-suspicious. par
tv proposes to build again on the
carcass of the Democratic party.
This is the exact truth in the
nremises, and the deeper these old
nar,ies are buried by the people, the
more safe, tranquil, happy and pros
perous will our beloved republic
become.
But, am trespassing on your
snace GEO. w. COOPER, M. ID.
Peoria, Ill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
First published July 20, 1891
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To
THE CONSTITUTION.
Substitute for Senate Joint ResO-
buttons Nos. I and 2.

Be it resolved by the legislature of
the state of Kansas two.thirds
of the members elected to each
house thereof, concurring therein.
SEXTON |. The following propo-
sition to amend the constitution OF
the state OF Kansas is hereby SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors of
the state for their approval, or re.
lection, namely: That section one,
article five of the constitution of
the state of Kansas be amended so
that the same shall read as follows /:
"Secton /. Every person of the
age of 81 years and upwards be-
longing to the following classes,
who shall have resided in Kansas
six months next preceding any elec-
ton, and in the township or ward
in which she or he offers to vote, at
least 80 days next preceding such
election shall be deemed qualified
elector. LIST: citizens of the United
States. I'd persons of foreign birth
who have declared their intentions
to become citizens of the Uni -
States conformable to the laws
the United States on the subject
naturalization"
Sec. 2. This proposition shall |
submitted to the electors of thi
state at the general election of tn
representatives to the Legislature ii
the year eighteen hundred and nine.
ty-four, for their approval, or rejec-
ton those voting in favor of this
proposition shall have written or
printed on their ballots "For the
suffrage amendment to the coustitu-
ton !" those voting against the said
proposition shall have written or
printed on their ballots Against
the suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution !" said ballots shall be re-
ceived and such vote takeh, count
ed, canvassed and returns made
thereof in the same manner and in
all respects as provided for by Law ;
as in the case OF the election of rep
resentatives to the Legislature.
Sec. 8. This resolution shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication in the statute book.
hereby certify that the above
resolution originated in the senate
January 10, 1898, and passed that
body February s. 1898.
PERCY DANIELS,
President of Senate.
w. L. Brown,
Secretary OF Senate.
Passed the House March |, 1898.
GEO. L. DOUGLASS.
Speaker of House.
FRANK l.. BRowN,
Chief Clerk of House.
Approved March 6, 1898, $3.50 pm.
L. d. LEwELLING, Governor.
STATE or KANSAS,
OFFICE oP SECRETARY OF STATE,
/, r. S. Osborn, secretary of state
of the state of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of the original en-
rolled resolution now on file in my
office, and that the same took effect
by publication in the statute book
May Is, 1898.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have
hereunto subscribed my name and y
affixed my official seal.
Done at Topeka, Kansas, this 25th
day of July, A. D. 1894.
r. S. OSBORN,
TsRn1 Secretary of State.
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POPULIST TICKET.

For ssociate Justice,
GEO. w. CLARK.
For Governor,
L. d. LEwELLING.
For Lieutenant-G Governor,
d. l. FURBEcR.
For Secretary of State,
j. w. AIMS.
For State Treasurer,
w. II. BIDDLE.
For Auditor of State,
VAN B. PRATHER.
For Sup't of Public Instruction,
II. N. GAINES.
For Attorney.General,
JOHN T. LITTLE
For Congressman-at-Large,
w. A. HARRIS.
For Congressman, I'd District,
F. A. WILLARD.
County Ticket.
Representative D. W. RAMSAY.
Clerk of Court j. j. ANDERSON.
County Atty. G. T. RICHARDSON.
County Supt. W. j. BRINcKLEY.
Probate Judge J.w. Miller.
Commissioner End Dist A j. Vaughn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-10-12
FARM FOR SALE.

Your attention is called to the
farm | IL miles southwest of Bush
City, that is to be sold to the high
est bidder, Thursday, Oct. Is, 1894.
w. L. TvYLoR.