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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
THE ISLAND OF sPITzBERcEN.
Il Was Once Famous for It's Whale and
Shark Fisheries.

Spitzbergen has been crossed at last!
From Tromso, Sweden, came the intel
ligence recently that the expedition
organized by Sir W. Martin conway
has accomplished the feat so frequent
ly attempted by others in vain. For
the first time the interior OF this
strange land mass has been explored.
and the data secured will doubtless
make most interesting contribution
to human knowledge. Spitzbergen has
been best known hitherto in connection
with Arctic explora tons and its once
prosperous fisheries.
The fisheries are still valuable,
though not nearly so important as IN
former days. One marine animal
sought by the pelagic hunters Is the
great northern shark. 1t is one OF the
largest of all sharks and is not danger
Gus to man. The liver of single full
grown specimen yields four or five bar
rels of OIL This oil is useful for sew
eral purposes, but it figures in COM
merce most conspicuously as substl-
tute for cod liver oil. Much of the cod
liver oil now on the market Is IN real
ity obtained from sharks livers. SHARK
skin is employed to a considerable e1-
tent for leather, and superior KIND OF
sand paper is made from it.
In the seventeenth century consid-
cradle town was created on the neigh
boring island of Amsterdam, where,on
a broad plain, grew up the astonishing
village of Smeerenberg. Here, within
ten degrees of the North Pole, for
score of years prevailed an amount oil
comfort and prosperity that can
scarcely be credited by the visitor OF
to-day in that desolate Arctic region.
In the train of the whalers followed
merchant vessels loaded with wine,
brandy, tobacco and edibles unknown
in the fare of the hardy fishers. Shops
were opened, drinking booths erected,
wooden and even brick houses con-
structed for the laborers and whale
men. Bakeries were put up, and, as IN
Holland, the sound of the bakers horn,
announcing hot, fresh bread for sale,
drew crowds of eager purchasers. The
Dutch frau was not deferred by the
frigidity of the latitude from becoming
n temporary resident of Smeerenberg.
But the shore fisheries soon failed,and,
the whalers being driven to the remote
and open seas. this strange summer
city fell into decadence and eventual
ruin. Near the vanished town lie to-
day the mortal remains of more than
1000 stalwart fisherp1en.
FroyDnes tggSTergen whale fishery
IIollAyer NIP in a little over a century
ABOUT 80, 100000. The most recent at
:. teponpt to colonize the island was in
1872, when Sweden and Norway pro-
posed to take possession of the whole
country; but Russia objected. In 1868
the Norwegian, Carlson, accomplished
for the first time the feat of circum-
navigating Spitzbefgen One of the
most interesting features of the main
island is an ice sheet 5000 feet thick,
which flows toward the east and pre-
sents on the coast a PERCEPTIONS wall
insurmountable from the sea. Its sea
front presents the broadcast known
glacier.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
Story OF a Great Painter.

Munkacsy, the great painter, is a
man of keen wit. Some time ago a
connoisSeur. whose passion for getting
things cheap equals his love for art,
called on the painter and asked to pur-
chase some of his works at a reduced
price. The painter was at first indig-
nant. and then amused. by all
MEANS" said Munkaczy. Il can tell
you where you can get a great deal Of
work from my brush at very low fig
ure. If you go to my native village of
Munkaczy, in Hungary, you will find
plenty of walls and outhouses there
which l painted when | was Michael
Lieb, painter and glaZier."
The connOisseur rejoined that he
wanted to purchase Munkaczy's pic
lures and the great artist turned on
him in a perfect frenzy of rage and
drove him out of his studio. Munkaczy
never forgets, nor is afraid to mention,
his lowly beginnings. Now one Of the
greatest living artists, he recalls with
pride that at one time he painted out
houses, sign posts and walls, gradually,
by dint of sheer genius, rising to his
present position in the world of art.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
A Useful Tree.

The Guarano Indians are to be found
all over the delta Of the Orinoco. They
eat little and wear less. They subsist
on the moriche palm tree. The tree in
question is, without doubt, an indispen-
sable factor in the problem of Fife. Not
only does it furnish a safe elevation for
a home, but gives nutritious sage, or
meal, from which bread is made. a
tree fifteen years old yielding 600
pounds of this meal. In addition, the
juice furnishes kind of wine, and out
of the fiber is made cord, rope, ham,
mocks and rude species of cloth.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
Shot a Big Blue Heron.

While cunning along the river at
Hallstead, Pa, L. f. Tiffany and S. G.
Barnes noticed large bird fly up from
the willows. They blazed away stimuli
taneously and the bird dropped. 1t
proved to be blue heron, a rare bird
for this latitude. 1t measured six feet
from tip to tip, and when erect stood
five feet high.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incura1le. For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced it incIGa No
Science has proven catarrh to be a,n5ns%itn'
tional disease and therefore reqgtnt, constitu-
ufactared BY F. J Cheney 81 n! y oiedo OHIO
--c..- 49, . constitutional cure on the market.
! Il is taken internally in doses from drops TO
Ia tpaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
land mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars r any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
free. Address
/, +. J. CHENEY e Co., Toledo, o.
GS Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
Glddness Comes

WITH q better understanding q, g.
w transient nature of the men, =, VOC
ical ills which vanish before nror pnls
gentle efforts-pleasant ea Ecs@
rightly directed There Ia comtO...
The knowledge that SO MANY forn. y
sickness are noS due to any actnai n
ease, but simply to q constipated oos cs
ton Of the system, which the nIss".
family laxative, Syrup of Figs nronla
ly removes. That is why it is tbs o, ~
remedy with millions of families ous
everywhere esteemed so highly bn y
who value good health. Its beneS.sTS
effects are due to the fact, that Il i i.
one remedy which promotes intsMs
cleanlinaIs, without debilitatinr ~
,rgans on which it acts. tits tbesa,ss
import INT, in order to get lis hun
"a effet ts, to note when Won mug rr'
icfs> +hatl YOU have the genuine arFo,
;hase,s IA, ,ufactured by the Calico
which ~ 20 only, and sold by ali rsa
tlg SyrEg To-. & is.
stable dressa i oyment Of good heals
ii in the sr is regular, then la,,
ind the systeA ,edies are not nepSa
ives or other rsh actual d;soa neeuS
Il afflicted with au to the moot sta sI.;6 oiI
nav be commended 'eed ed Of r'os ia shlIa
but If inn he best a aa4aaN
hen one should havet wboro' elu wig
he well-informed every, n poe,, eyrnpa
Figs stands highest and \ SAGA v;S ttarge9
used and gives most genera ''Acsl
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

II Dobbins' Electric Soap Is what SO many
insist that it is, you can not afford to 20 with
ont it. Your grocer has it, or can get it, and
you decide for yourse.f very soon. Don't
LET another Monday pass without trying ii.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
WRENs, GA.


}. 4. SHUPTRINE.
Sir:%Havin obtained box of your TFT
Ga, which | used on a case OF itchinr piles OF
five years tanding. | spent $50 for different
kinds of remedies and the skill of doctors, all
for no good, until got the TETrERINE. l am
now well. Accept thank" YOnr.,
w. R. KING.
By mail for soc. in stamps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

In France a man can secure divorce
from his wife II she goes on the stage
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

FITSstopped free and permanentlycured. No
fits after first days use of DR.. KLlNE'S GREAT
NERVE EsToRER Free 81 trial bottle and treat
Use. send to Dr.. Kline. 93l Arch ST.. Phila.- IA.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

The tortoise generally attains the age
of four hundred years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

A man capable of conguering habitual in
dolence cannot be feeble character Maria
Edgcworth.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

Spotted or figured walls are bad for
the sight and should never be worn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums. reduces infama-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. sc bottle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

Piso's Cureis the medicine to break up chill
dren's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ. q. BLUNT,
Spra que, Wash, March 5, ~.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

When any one has offended me. l try to
raise my soul so high that the offence cannot
reach it.-Descartes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

you a1ea dead shot on giving past and future.
R stephens, Game, 40; Thousands testify
sketch Of YOUR life, J.. c. THOMSON. Astrolog err,
Kansas City, No.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

Who viii invent an instrument that
can estimate the depth of water under
q ship without taking soundngs? The
disaster to the Drummond Castle has
awakened interest in the problem
which Sir William Siemens once tackled
and for which he devised an instrument
called a bathometer. 1t was exceeding.
ly delicate, and made very sensitive to
the earths attraction, showing vary
ing record as a ship passed from deep 20
shallow water, and vice versa. But ii
was never perfected. One of the diff
culties Sir William Siemens encounter
ed was the disturbing effect of continent
tai attraction. Now however in this
age of the impossible made possible,
1t would seem that our inventors could
have no nobler incentive than to pre-
vent such catastrophe as happened to
the DrummOnd Castle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
Magnets as Harbor Defenses.

A well-known scientific expert has
conceived the idea of magnetizing large
bodies of iron, such as WORKOUT can
non. by means Of powerful electric
current and using them to protect sea-
ports from belligerent battleships. A
wire leading from the shore to the can
non would communicate that current
when it was needed, and as soon as an
enemy's ironclad attempted to cross
turned on. AS the ship steamed over
the invisible magnets the two nearest
cannon would rise and cling to the yes
sel with such force as to stop her en-
TirplV
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

Am. N, U. No. 80. 1896.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01

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c,,ccessfullv treats, at office or BY wv
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-01
Why LetYour Chickens,
Hogs Cattle and Horses Die?

tuEuTrN YOUNG MEN AND DIES TO LEARN
WAN I'll Telcgraphy for positions on railroads.
DALLAS TELEGRAPH coz
LEGE, Dallas, Texas.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08

rim facts will touch responsive choro
with the majority OF the American Vo-
ters remains TO be seen. Bryan in his
speeches is assiduously avoiding the
tariff issue, practically setting that
aside as something for which the
Cleveland administration is responsible
and he like Mckinley stands on plat
form that repudiates the Cleveland adj
ministration. He poses as a new Moses
who will lead the people out of the will
derness under the banner OF free silver,
and in keeping the popular eye upon
that banner and keeping UP the enthu-
siasm is his only hope for success.
Mckinley is broader gagged in his deal
ing with matters of public moment than
his opponent and TO the thinking class
es his. utterances will have more
weight than any speech to which the
Democratic nominee has thus far given
voice
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08
McKINLEY's LETTER.

The latest item of interest in the
American politics is Governor McKin-
ley's letter in which he formally ac-
cepts the nomination rendered him by
the Republican party. In that letter
the issues of the campaign are clearly
outlined in McKinley's usual careful
and straightforward style. Perhaps
the most interesting feature is the
prominence which he gives the money
problem and his demonstration of the
fact that free silver is by no means the
great panacea for the financial woes of
the American common people. His let
ter also indicates that the Republicans
find they cannot make the campaign
fight on the tariff as was undoubtedly
their desire and first intention to do.
The silver craze has assumed such
shape that it is impossible to avoid it.
McKinley's letter which is practically
an address to the people shows conclu-
sively that the so-called crime of 1879
had little or nothing to do with the
financial troubles of 1893 and the de-
preston in trade that has followed
since that time. 1t also demonstrates
the impossibility of keeping silver at
par with gold by the simple declaration
by the government that given num-
Der OF grains of silver shall have the
value of one dollar
As might be expected Mckinley at
tributes the financial depression to the
departure from the protective policy
which gave to the United States the
most prosperous years ever expert
enced. While there is chance for wide
diversity of opinion on this point, it is
certain that a protective policy and the
continuance of the present monetary
standard win do more to bring about a
return TO former prosperity than will
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and further reduction of American
tariffs If, when the Democrats came
in power in 1892 they had gone about
the work of reducing the tariff more
intelligently, it is highly probable that
Mckinley would not have had the same
damaging figures with which to attack
the tariff reduction policy. 81
Whether McKinley's position of "a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08

troll of the rate OF wages, state pro-
vision for the unemployed, and free
transportation on the railways, which
shall be maintained by tax on land,
personal property and incomes. This,
of course, is socialism, pure and simple,
and the Labor party is honest enough
10 admit it. The gains which this party
has made in the past adds new inter
est 10 the more recent radical depart
ures which will attract attention among
the laboring classes outside the con-
fines of Queensland. 1t is also note
worthy as showing that the laboring
classes are not inclined TO be satisfied
with their lot for any great length of
time Whether the socialistic ideas
prove TO be in the interest of national
progress remains TO be seen.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08

In Lord RusselTs speech on arbitra-
ton before the Saratoga convention ne
spoke of the large sums of money now
being expended to increase and Improve
the armament of the nations of the
world There is indeed a peculiar IT.
regularity in the common place asser-
ton that the day will soon arrive when
arbitration viii take the place of set
Element by force of arms. when in the
face Of the theory practical facts prove
quite the contrary. Great Britain is
today as proud of her powerful navy as
she ever was. and every Power on the
globe is doing its best to keep up with
the strong adversary. European ma
tons are spending millions TO keep up
the armed forces and the border lines
bristle with death dealing weapons of
the most destructive type. Certainly
there is not much of the spirit Of arbi-
tration in this International Jealousy
is as strong as it ever was, and the
only hope held out is that the arma-
ment will become so formidable that
nations viii be more fearful OF going
TO war International fear may thus
lead TO international peace.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08

Minister Willis prompt denial Of the
Haiulani rumor was by no means un-
expected, and the public has now to
wait for the next idiotic canard which
the rumorologists OF Honolulu are such
adopts in creating. An attempt is be-
ing made now TO show that Minister
Willis in replying 10 the query used
the prerogauve of a diplomat but no
sane man has toshink twice in decid-
ing that question. The tactics now
being used by the parties opposed TO
republican, inst Htieus are fast ap-
preaching the ffnseCle stage if not al
ready arrived at that point. Failing TO
find any sound facts or principles on
which TO base their arguments, they
grasp at self-manufactured straws and
build upon the weak structure bal
loon shaped castle of hopes filled with
windy ideas. II only requires a slight
prick with the pin of truth 10 bring the
edffce down upon the ears of the dis
gruntled builders.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Miss Pauahi Judd will open her kin
dergarten next Wednesday morning al
F. S. Robertson's residence, Emma
Square.
The Government schools opened yes
terday and so did the vaccination pro-
cess on the school children. The i'm
patients are all doing well.
Commissioner of Agriculture Mars
den received in the neighborhood of 100
California bats from San Francisco on
the Australia Saturday morning. They
were released in Emma Square early
Saturday evening.
Marshal Brown did not return from
Hawaii yesterday. He took the Kinau
at Kawaihae and then came down to
Maalaea, Maui. 1t was given out before
he left that he would be back yester-
day, but it seems he had his mind
made up to go to Maui when he left
Honolulu. He will be back on Sunday.
Old residents of Hilo say that the
recent rains in that place and vicinity
have been the hardest felt for great
number of years and are in the very
same nature as what was known as
''Ualanipili,p when the torrents came
down for many days without even a ray
of sun.
Hortsman of Dormund, Germany
who made a bet for 10000 marks 49,
OOO) to travel around the world on a
bicycle in two years, TO start without a
cent in his pocket and to earn money
enough on the road to pay all his ex-
penses and have 81, $50 left, arrived by
the Australia Saturday. He was to
have given an exhibition at Kapiolani
Park yesterday, but this has been post
poned until later
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08

When the reports came that Mr.. An
dree had abandoned his balloon trip TO
the North Pole, for this season al least.
there were many, who had been watch
ing his antics, inclined 10 the opinion.
= told you So. Andree's season pass
ed in waiting for a favorable wind TO
blow him on his course demonstrates
that baiIoonisJs who place a value on
their lives must play a waiting game,
and also serves to lessen what little con-
fidence the public have gained in the
practical possibilities of any kind Of
air ships. Andree could get along all
right providing the wind blew in the
proper direction and there were no
counter currents. otherwise his ma
chine would be like a rudderless ship at
sea, and as liable to land at the South
Pole or the bottom of the sea as any
where else.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08
FLAT FOOTED DENIAL.
Minister Willis Say No" to Kaiu-
LAM RumOr.
He Heard II First in Ronolulu-Xhole Thing Is
a Canari-Without an lota
of Faith.

The Honolulu correspondence of the
San Francisco Chronicle under date of
August 20 contains the following:
United States Minister Willis has
resumed the duties of his office. A well
defined rumor has it that his recent visit
to the United States was for the pur-
pose of comforting with PresideIE
Cleveland on an annexation policy. AS
a result of the conference it is said
that Willis was empowered to enter
into negotiations for either annexation
or a monarchical form of government,
with kaiulani on the throne, or an AM
erican protectorate-the choice of eth
er form of government to be left to a
vote of the people.
Nothing definite will be known re-
garding Cleyeland's intentions until the
return of President Dole, who is on the
Island of Maui at present.
AS these rumors have been circulated
very freely about town of late, an Ad-
vertiser representative called on Min
lister Willis last evening to inquire
whether or no there was any founda-
ton for the story.
Minister Willis gave very prompt
denial, and stated that there was abso-
lutely no truth in the statements made
Since his return, he said, he had heard
the rumors, and that was the first he
had ever heard oft. There was moth
ing in his instructions or in his talk
with the officials here or in Washington
that touched upon the matter or con-
templated any such action. In closing
his remarks Minister Willis said:
The story is not true, and have no
idea how it started