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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-04-12

II you loot your little whistle,
And then lay aside your horn
There is not a soul will ever know
That such q man was born.
The man who ads. in every issue,
And keeps them there to stay;
Hes the man that gets the orders,
He's the man who makes it pay.
London Kentuckian.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-04-12

H. B. HOGG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Richmond. KENTUCKY.
Office No. Is First ST.. up stairs. 3l-30
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-04-12

J. @. & d. NJ. CHENAULT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
RICHMOND. KENTUCKY.
Office on Second street, over Chem
quits grocery.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-04-12
PHYSICIANS.

Ofhce in the Joe &c hins building, rs and 40 Sec
ond Street, over Wnite ; old drugstore. az
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
Will an Italian Duke Succeed Where
Others Have Met With Disaster?

Prince Luigi, Duke of Abruzzi, hav-
ing climbed Mount st. Elias and been
Wrecked in an expedition to Alaska,
lis striving now to add to his reputa-
ton by going in search Of the North
Pole Being only 26 years old, an en-
thusiastic adventurer. yachtsman.
a hunter of big game and a general
.all-round sportsman, the quest Of the
Pole appeals strongly to the magma
ton Of this scion Of the house of Sa-
voy. He is a son Of Amadeo, King
Umberto's brother, now dead, who was
once king of Spain, and the young
man was born in Madrid while his
father still reigned there. Nansen's
expedition and the Jackson expedi-
ton filled the duke with a strong de-
sire to follow in the wake of those
Arctic Adventures. Soon after the re-
turn Of Jackson from Franz Josef
Land the duke announced that he
would fit out an expedition for the
Arctic.
For eighteen months the duke has
been preparing for his trip. He has
bought and fitted out the sailing
steamer Stella Polare, or North Star
in English. The royal explorer seems
to have ordered supplies lavishly if
not wisely. When he left Italy to go
to Norway he left behind 1900 cases
of supplies which he had bought. But
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

and that there may be season in
which the waters which are generally
open may be closed and form a suit
able highway for explorers.
The chances of the expedition reach
ing Franz Josef Land this season are,
unfortunately. slight. 1t is well known
that the group of islands to which this
name has been given are often mac
cessible, and the vast mass Of ice
which this year fills the Arctic seas is
likely to prove an insurmountable OBJ
stacle to navigation in high Northern
ATTITUDES. Up to the present the at
tempts of the Norwegian hunters in
their sloops to gain Spitzenbergen, and
a German scientific expedition to reach
Bear Island have proved futile, all
progress being stopped by the ice bar
rier in 70 degrees SO minutes N. Lat,
necessitating their return to Norway.
So severe has the winter been in the
Arctic that the polar pack was OBJ
served within a few miles of the coast
Of Finmarken, and its range is, there
fore. so exceptionally great that the
possibility of reaching Franz Josef
Land appears to be small.
But the duke has started for the
Arctic, nevertheless, and may be trust
ed to bring up somewhere, even If he
does not reach the North Pole. He is
said to have an income of 100000 a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

which a list of the things provided
for the Stella Polare would indicate
some Arctic experts say that the
young mans expedition is fitted out
not properly. They say he has neglect
ed details too much, and especially in
the matter of food has seemed to think
that it was necessary simply to give a
large order and leave the rest to the
merchant who was to fill it. Another
view of the duke comes from a cor
respondent at Christiania, who says:
During his stay at Christiania the
Duke of the Abruzzi was constantly
engaged experimenting the loading of
the Stella Polare. From his great ac-
tivity and energy, his fixed determine
ton to bring the venture to sue
cessful issue, his quick appreciation Of
every detail connected with the under
taking, there cannot be any question as
to his qualifications as leader of so
great an enterprise. and as such he is
not only fully entitled to the thanks
of the scientific world for fitting out
the expedition, but to the best wishes
of all those who are interested in Arc
tic research"
The principal members of his eXpe-
dition are: Captain Umberto Cagni,
royal Italian navy, aged SO; Lieuten-
ant Franco Querini, royal Italian navy.
aged 81; DR.. Achille Cavalli, aged
33; Sailing Master c. ]. Evensen, aged
AZ, and Chief Engineer Henry Alfred
Stokken, aged "a. The others are
second engineer carpenter and six
Norwegian hands. two Lapland dog
drivers. four Alpine climbers and two
Italian seamen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
in QUEST OF THE NORTH POLE.

now supplied, while, in experienced
hands. capsize may easily be pre-
vented by the use of the paddle, where
with oars the KAYAK would undoubted.
ly turn turtle. The weight of each
with its oars, pump and box Of repair
ing materials, is 481s pounds.
The sledges are twenty in number.
They, as we'll as those used on Nor
wegian and other expeditions of late
years, are undoubtedly improved types
of Hunts st. Michael sledge, original
ly employed by the Greedy relief ex-
petition in 1884, and are decidedly SUI
perior to any previously constructed.
With their traces they each weigh 4S1s
pounds. Every sledge will carry eight
aluminium boxes (of which 100 have
been made) to contain pemmican and
other stores, and a canoe will lie atop
Of these and be firmly dashed to the
sledge. AS in former types, the run
ners are shod with Britannia metal,
and have protective, removable wood
en- soles. OF ski there are forty pairs,
of a somewhat new pattern, being
broader than usual, and specially de-
signed for polar work. Forty pairs OF
snowshoes have also been provided.
They are said to be lighter and strong
er, and, though somewhat narrower,
to have greater bearing power than
the Canadian. The dog harness, OF
which $50 sets have been made, re-
sembles that used by the Greenlanders,
but is manufactured of stronger and
better materials. The improvements
effected in the equipment have been
carried out at the suggestion of Dr..
Nansen.
in spite of the excellent equipment
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS
| How the Plutocrats Twist Bible Lam
guage to Their Purposes.

How the Plutocrats Twist Bible Lam
gusge to Their Purposes.
III you make yourself rich today.
you must make others poor. II you
would live in . mansion, you must
compel others to live in novels. The
next time you go into the home Of
man of wealth, go to the window and
draw aside a half dozen lambrequins
and lace curtains and let in some OF
CSd's Sunshine. And when you do 1t,
r-m.nser that every useless luxury
enjoyed by the rich means the denial Of
some comfort to another man. The
TINA may come when we may all en-
JOY luxuries, but today, the luxury Of
one man means the refusal of COM
forts to another. PROF. Heron.
For saying this, a patent truth, the
Republican OF Cedar Rapids. denounces
Prof. Heron. and as clincher in de-
Tending wealth against manhood, says:
THE parable OF the talents has not
been dropped out OF the Bible Of hui
man belief except by few teachers Of
Grinnell and by few politicians who
want the votes Of the so-called poor"
wonder If the editor Of the Repub-
lican ever read that 25th chapter of
Matthew with care? II he had he would
scarcely have used 1t, for the man who
upbraided his servants because he had
not put his money to usury Chat is the
word used) said of himself: Thou
knowest that reap where l sowed not.
and gather where have not 5trewed."
His just servant, who refused to take
usury, knew his master, and said to
him: 81 knew thee that thou art
hard man, reap!ng where thou hast not
sown and gathering where thou hast
not strewed." In other words, the
parable Of the talents says, as plainly
as can be said, that only hard man
and thief desires to gather up more
than they have laid down. And this is
the character that the editor holds up
as a model to be followed!! A Re-
publican editor reads his Bible so little
that it is a dangerous thing for him
to quote. That parable has been
worked very hard to defend usury or
increase, yet it plainly denounces it,
by making the character say of him
self that he is hard and dishonest. You
will notice in the first part of the
parable the words 1.-The kingdom OF
heaven is" are in italic letters. That
is the way compilers put those words
not in the original but what they sup
posed was necessary to make the sense
what it should be. In this they made
heaven as an unjust man, as hard
man, as man reaping where he had
not sown, as man gathering where
he had not strewed, as an usurer! A
perfectly absurd Interpolation.
Emerson, in his work on compensa-
ton, says, "As long as all that is said
is against me, l feel certain assur-
ance of success" Prof. Heron there
fore is meeting with unbounded sue
cess. ]. A. WAYLAND.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
THE BEST MONEY.

We are told by the gold advocates
that we, the people OF the United
States, and especially the laboring peo-
Pile, should have the very best
money" That the "best money" is
none too good for "our working peo-
ple." Then they assume that the best
money" is the money. that will buy the
most food and the best clothing That
is the dearest money-the costliest
money-the money that will buy the
most products Of labor or the most
labor, is the ''best money"
Yet these same inconsistent politi-
clans tell us with great glee that the
prices OF products and wages are ris-
ing-that is, that dollar will not now
purchase as much as it did three or
four years ago. If this is so, money is
depreciating-it is not the "best
money"-not as good as it was.
History tells us that at one time in
EHSlduI dllel CdSSdI udu luNdueu lUS
island, and taken away nearly all their
gold and silver, that money. was SO
scarce, and so near being the best
money" that man could be bought
for less than SIS; horse for less than
IS; COW for 50; sheep for 5 cents
and goat for cents. OF course that
was better money than we ever had.
Just think how happy "our working
people would be if they could get to
work for that kind of the "best
money!" Would they not pay off their
mortgages and taxes in jiffy? Then
surely confidence would be restored!
So you see we are long distance yet
from having the best money"-ac-
cording to these wiseacres.
j. P. ROBINSON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

year, which he inherited from his
time that he had made fortune in
yhe Klondike, but that afterward was
denied. However, he is in comfort
able circumstances and has spent
money lavishly on his expedition. 1t
would be a joke on the Northern ma
lions which have for SO many years
been searching for the Pole if an
Italian prince should succeed where
they have failed. Needless to say, the
Arctic experts do not have much faith
in the success of the Dukes trip, but
strange things happen in the Arctic.
The duke has fitted up his Stella
Polare comfortably but not luxurious
ly. There has been built on her
deck house which contains the cabins,
saloon, officers mess, galley and mess
room for the crew. The fittings
throughout are plain. The walls and
ceilings are painted white. The Off
GERS cabins are small, the dukes diff
fering in no respect from the rest.
The seamen's quarters are comfort
able, consisting of two cabins below
deck, one for the Italian, the other
for the Norwegian portion of the crew.
The ship is provisioned for five years
and the outfit generally is admirable.
This includes sixteen KAYAKS, almost
similar in construction to those used
by hansen and Johansen on their
famous journey. but slightly improved,
fitted with rowlocks and provided with
oars instead Of paddles. This is pos
sibly mistake. as the paddle Is far
handler and more serviceable. in
canoe, besides being far stronger than
the slight oars with which they are
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

ties. II is the stepping stone to every
reform which can command a major
ity Of the people. 1t Is pure democra-
cy.-Oregon City Herald.
Bimetallism will raise the levd OF
prices In the countries where our
wheat, cotton and meats are sold. This
would enable our farmers to pay their
debts, improve. their farms. and pur-
chase the products Of manufacturers,
thereby furnishing employment and
labor and prosperity to the whole
country. This is democratic doctrine.
The republican party talks about pro-
te.:ion and at the same time is SEEK
Ing to force the American farmer to
compete for gold against the ryot OF
India. the fellah Of Egypt. and the
coolie Of China. Which do you pre-
fer?-National Waterman.
1t is evident that the president Tin
wanting more soldiers) doubts the
press reports of the countless thou
sands of Filipinos we kill to every man
or two Of our own that we lose. Nc
Kinley had better look out. The first
thing he knows he will have the Asso-
ciated Press down ON him.-Jerry
Simpsons Bayonet.
A Michigan man has been telling
How to Enjoy Country Life" It's
easy. Let the other fellows owe the
amount Of the mortgag es.-Augusta
(Ga.) Herald.
Government ownership of railroads,
or railroad ownership of governments.
Answer! Please use arguments. The
people are tired of your stock in traue
Islander and ridicule. Qll.)
X Rays.
Direct legislation means the unre-
stricted rule of the majority of duly
qualified electorate. Who can 1sk for
more than this? He that does is par
tisan, bowed at the shrine of party SUI
premacy, and seeks party rule rather
than the rule of the people.-East
Texas Reformer.
1t is a pertinent question to ask
workingmen if there is any consistency
in striking against the tyranny of an
INSCRIPTIONS employer and then sup
porting the same employers candidate
at the polls?-Metal Polishers' Journal.
1t would be far better for the peo-
pie of the United States to have free
competition with the people Of Asia
on everything else than upon gold if
that metal Is to be made the sole pric-
ing instrument of American products.
National Waterman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

he did take along an automatic piano,
and thousand bottles of wines and
liquors. The young duke sailed the
other day from Christians in the Stel-
la Polare, but so lavish had been his
orders that the ship was libeled by
tradesmen, and the royal explorer had
to bond her before he could clear. 1t
ia supposed that the ship will touch
at Archangel, and then try to reach
Franz Josef Land.
Previously to the sailing of the
Fran last summer on her second Yoy-
age to the Arctic, the duke, after va
rious conferences with Captain Otto
Sverdrup, determined on making
Franz Josef Land the base of his OPP
erations, and adopted the plan formed
originally by Jackson of laying down
depots of provisions along the route
that was to lead to and from the Pole.
Sver6rup being of the opinion that if
the conditions were favorable the Pole
could be reached in sixty days, and
the Journey to and from be accom-
plished in four months. After jack
sons three years experiences in those
regions and his discovery of vast
open sea to the north Of Franz Josef
Land, which with it's tides and cur
rents so seriously affecting the ice con-
ditions as to preclude, apparently, the
possibility of any journey due north
over frozen ocean, it is only bold
man who would follow in Jackson's
wake and attempt to advance where
the latter was baffled. But the decision
to adopt, practically, a similar route
has evidently been determined by
6verdrup's saving eff" for 1t is known
that there are exceptions to every rule.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

One of the profoundest problems that
the United States was ever forced to
grapple with is how to make 5000 pow
erty struck Cuban soldiers accept SIS
a head in gold as a gift. Several hun
bred representatives of Cuba libre have
so far marched up to the captains Of
flee and with tears in their eyes taken
the money. The rest look on with con-
tempt. AS Uncle Sam is bound that
these men shall be helped with cash,
or he will know the reason why, some
effectual method ought to be adopted
that will save time. How would it do
to shoot the gold into them with rapid
fire guns ?-Alameda Encinal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
Now Annexationis Is.

The multi-millionaires of New York
are simply dying with a desire to ape
nobility. They even sell their daugh-
tiers to pinky doodle counts and dukes
with doubtful titles. We would not
be surprised to see New York yet lead
a movement to annex New England
and New York to Canada in order TO
satisfy their craving for titles
Georges Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
BLICHTED BY A TRUST.

The Indiana Wire Fence company OF
Charlottesville has been absorbed by
the American Steel and Wire company
and its buildings now stand deserted.
| The fence factory was Charlottesville
chief industry. The products became
known all over the country, and the
demand increased so that the factory
was enlarged almost weekly. There
were regularly employed about seven
| ty-five men, sometimes more than that
| number, nearly all of whom had fami-
lies. The pay rolls for labor alone
amounted to nearly $4,000 a year.
about every dollar of which was spent
in Charlottesville.
But the steel trust began to note the
Charlottesville plant. An agent was
sent to the company with proposition
to buy, but the offer was declined. The
agent talked bluntly. Take a little
time to consider and 1 will come back
and see you" he said, significantly, as
he departed. The members of the COM
pany did take time to consider. They
found that every factory, every jobber,
every dealer from whom they would
have to secure material with which to
carry on business, was controlled by
the steel trust. They could not get
pound of iron except the steel trust
was willing they should have it, and
at prices that would prevent a profit
to themselves.
Suppose" said the Indiana Wire
Fence company to the steel trust, that
we decline to sell you our plant"
I'm that event." replied the steel
trust, 1--WE will send our agents into
your territory"
The meaning of that was plain. The
trust would cut prices so low that the
Charlottesville concern would be
forced out Of business, or would have
to operate at a loss. There was moth
ing to be done The sale must be made
and Jan. %, 1899, the plant passed to
the control of the steel trust
Then the blow fell upon Crawfords-
vile. The men were thrown out of en-
ployment. Most of them had gone into
building and loan associations. had
borrowed money, and were building
themselves homes. They could not
meet their payments. their homes were
taken away from them, and they left
the city. Clerks and statesmen lost
their positions because business fell
off. In fact before long every branch
of business felt this blow. A few of
the men are still here, but they are
idle except as they can get few days
work at odd jobs.
The county auditor told me that.
while he had not yet seen the appraise-
ment of property for this year, he I'M
derstood that real estate in the vicin-
ity of the wire factory had deprecated
40 per cent since the industry closed
down. A number of small merchants
In that locality have been compelled e
20 out Of business, rents are almost
nothing, and yet tenants can not be-
secured for the houses. Correspond,
anca Indianapolis NewA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

If there were plenty of opportunity
for all men to work whenever they de-
sired, and to receive the full product
of their labor, you would never see 4
body of men struggling with another
body Of men to keep them from work.
ipg.-New Era.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

Measures rather than men, principles
rather than parties. This should be
the motto of all reformers. With d.
rect legislation in our state constitu-
ton. the people would suffer but littlo
evom either politicians or political par
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Dollars up and commodities down in
price; indeed this is the era of repub-
lican good times.-Centralia Qll.) K
Rays.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

And that is not the worst of it. The
worst Of it is that the same absolute
power is being enforced by regular
army bayonets in Idaho. 1t may be
any other state next, and you and l
may speedily learn how Cubans and
Filipinos feel under military despot-
ism.
DEDOv DrDnnNr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-22

Depue; mothers work, Mrs. J. B. SAN
tee; sacramental wine, Mrs. Alice Har-
rey. The session was then adjourned
the visitors being entertained with
supper In the church parlors.
Mrs. NJ. w. Vaughn presided over the
evening meeting. The Green Ridge
choir provided music and MIR. and Mrs.
Beveridge also sang. Rev. J. b. Sweet,
OF the Simpson Methodist church,
offered prayer, and Rev. r. f. Y.
Pierce of Penn Avenue Baptist church.
gave the address Of the evening
Mr.. Pierce illustrated his clear and
earnest remarks with drawings, using
white board" instead of q black one
His talent in this direction is remark
able and his cleverness in combining
a few colors in pretty effects, making
them give striking Illustrations of his
subject, was exhibited to the great sat
isfaction of his audience. The final one,
of fort which he built up stone by
stone and surmounted by the cannon
of liquor traffic aimed at the homes,
the schools, the churches. the mills, was
exceedingly well designed
Rev. w. J. Ford offered the closing
prayer and the session concluded with
the benediction by Mr.. Pierce
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-22
MEMS UNION MEETS.
Court House Repairs Main Topic of
Discussion.

The Mems Union of Green Ridge held
their first meeting last evening after
the close of the usual summer inter
mission. The meeting was one of
especial importance being on "Poli-
tics"
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by the president, Attorney
George e. Davidson, after which a
short talk on the past, present and fu-
ture of Cuba was given by NJ. y. Bar
retto. a former resident OF that place.
The music of the evening was under the
direction of Prof. q. +. Whtemore.
After few remarks by the president
on the theme which would follow, ne
introduced A.. f. Kefer, one Of the
county auditors who read the report of
the auditors on the repairs of the Lack.
awanan county court house. After read
ing the report Mr.. Kiefer explained She
items, r work TO date he said cost
S3i ,54e06 for extras which We can
not find any contracts for, and the to-
al amount Of bills paid TO date are
lia.jl5,40 and the pointing up OF the
walls which is still undnne would cost
i2550, The cost of decorations on in
,erior was Sl1s92,13, which We end by
consulting experts could be done for
HuCH less
After Mr.. Eicfcr finished Mr.. Giles
Roberts called on Architect Lacey to
explain some Of the bills for extras
which he did and which resulted in a
slight tilt between Mr.. Kiefer and Mr..
Lacey over the means employed in
auditing the accounts. Mr.. Lacey say
ing that the bids not accepted were re-.
turned with the certified checks at
tached and Mr.. Kiefer said when he
called or the bidders they had received
their checks back but not the bids.
Attorney Hannah, who was present
questioned the right of the county
commissioners TO go 10 the expense they
did and quoted several acts Of assem-
bly, which call for the authorization by
one grand jury and one quarter session
court of such work where no money is
borrowed but where money is bOr-
rowed, two approvals of successive
grand juries and two quarter sessions
courts.
All three OF the county commissioners