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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

Much travel by the masses would
open their minds to the great truths
you preach. There is nothing so i'm
proving as travel to the masses There
fore why not ring the changes on this
fact: That distance is not a factor of
increasing the cost of travel, and that
had the railways of the U. S. charged
just 40 cents per each passenger last
year their receipts would have been
just the same-in fact more, because
travel must have increased. The re-
ceipts were exactly the number of
trips by 40 cents.-Clark Irvine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
A TRUE STORY.
It Contains Matter for Thought but Not
for Pleasant Thought.

1t Contains Matter for Thought but Not
for Pleasant Thought.
A wealthy man, riding in rich
carriage through one of the poorest
regions of thlclsly populated and in
dustrious city, noticed beggaf, who
stood leaning against the fence OF a
vacant lot.
How ugly! Everywhere that lazy
lot; they poison our lives! Disagree
able!" the thought flashed through his
mind.
The weather was muggy ana cold'
the beggar is scarcely covered with MS
ragged clothes. He looks melancholy,
thoughtful, and shivers.
Perhaps a drunkard," the man IN
the carriage thinks.
At last he takes pity with the beg
gar, pulls out a coin from his purse
and throws it scornfully at the wretch.
But the beggar does not move.
what rascal! Does not even move;
not enough for him; always dissatis-
fied!" he murmurs to himself.
The carriage rolls away. The beg
gar looks on the coin with eagerness;
he wants to bend down and PICK IL
up, but his old sick legs and his broken
body in general don't yield to his wish,
especially when it is so wet and cold.
To-day" he thinks, 81 ought not to
go out at all; but how can l? The
fear of starvation compels me-"
He wants to make start, but the
legs, stiff as wooden sticks, refuse to
obey He becomes paler than hitherto
by the thought of certain accident
that has SO much resemblance to his
present state. He was once in the same
state, was brought to the hospital.
where he remained for over month,
and suffered there much more than at
Ibis home"
But he must pick up the coin. AND
where there is a must there is way,
as the old saying goes. A cheerful
idea strikes his mind; he lowers him.
self down with his whole body, rests
for a moment on the sidewalk, then
stretches himself out to his full
length, his face looking so painfully
wrinkled from the effort he makes;
soon he seems to be cheered up by the
joyful idea that he is now nearer to
the so-much-longedfor treasure; he
needs only to stretch his arm a little
forward and his days sufferings are
rewarded. He does so; he at last
reaches it, grasps it, and has it Sc
cure in his hand. He brings it nearer
to his eyes, carefully examining it,
and all of a sudden he vehemently
Wells out: "Oh, what a rascal! A
counterfeit quarter!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

The locomotives working through
the Arlberg tunnel, on the Austrian
State Railroad, now burn oil entirely.
They are specially designed heavy en-
gines. two-cylinder compounds, hav-
ing cylinders $50 nm. and 800 nm. di-
ameter and 625 m stroke. They have
eight wheels, all coupled, the wheels
being 1900 m. in diameter. The en-
gines formerly burned Bohemian coal,
but it was found almost impossible to
ventilate the tunnel. With the oil
fuel very little difficulty is experienced.
The oil burners used are Of the type
devised by Mr.. Holden Of the North
eastern Railway, in England.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
A QUEER CURRENCY SCHEME.

EX-Gov. Boies of Iowa has come be-
fore the public again with his peculiar
currency proposition. AS stated in the
daily papers, the plan is ambiguous
and lacks the forcefulness of SIMPLE
ity, says the Journal of Agriculture.
We doubt if the governor understands
it himself; or, perhaps, he has become
so accustomed. as a lawyer, to using
language to conceal his ideas that he
finds it impossible to express himself
directly and plainly. Here is the sub
stance of the plan, as stated in the pa
pers:
Establish a reserve of $i50,000, 900
in gold and silver, make all existing
currency redeemable in gold and sill
yer, bullion or coin, currency re-
deemed shall be available cash, daily
purchases of bullion to cover coin
withdrawal; authorize unlimited de-
posits of bullion for treasury notes;
provide for the retirement of national
paper currency and national bank cir
culation in denominations of less than
$40, and issue treasury certificates;
continue coinage on the present ratio;
in securing loans issue redeemable
treasury notes before bonds; make ma
tional banks maintain reserves for re-
demption of their bills"
A reserve is something not in use;
hence we are opposed to large reserves
of capital. They contract the currency
and prevent the free circulation of the
medium of exchange. The object of
every good business man is to keep
his capital fully employed, and gov
ernments ought to be run on good
business principles. All existing cur
rency is now redeemable in gold and
silver. That is the law, and there is
no occasion for the re-enactment OF a
law already on the statutes. What is
needed is power to compel the execu-
tive officers to obey the law. We
heartily favor the retirement of all ma
tional bank circulation, of any and all
denominations, and substitution of
treasury certificates or greenbacks,
free from interest and bottomed on
the faith of the nation-precisely the
same foundation that the interest
burdened national bank circulation
stands on. Daily purchases of bull
lion at the market price, as basis of
circulation, would reduce all our cur
rency to a commodity, and destroy its
real function as money. We might
as well issue currency against wheat
or corn or any other staple.
Gov. Boies has not yet seen the
great light of the true meaning of
money. His gaze has been so stead
lily fixed on barter and trade that he
has been unable to see the truth.
Money is not, or ought not to be, a
commodity. The ideal money of the
future will be simply measure of
values, medium for the exchange of
commodities and property, with no in
herent or intrinsic value whatever 1t
is the bullion, or so-called intrinsic
value of money, that produces panics.
Neither should money, the universal
medium of exchange, be limited to the
amount of any particular commodity
that may happen to be dug out of the
ground. Money should be printed on
paper, issued and guaranteed by the
government. and secured by the faith
and taxable wealth of the nation. That
would be real. absolute money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
A Striking Contrast.

John Wanamaker presented his
daughter with $4,000 brooch for a
birthday present. That same night a
poor woman who had been making
shirts for him at 37k cents per dozen
died at her table with lot of her I'M
finished work around her. Her chill
dren were starving.-Citizen and
Country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

Small folds and ruffles of pink chif-
fon form the very short sleeves. A
bunch nf pink flowers is worn in the
hair. The gloves and fan are also
pink.
A jeweled chain encircles the neck
The Latest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

Here we have dizzy total profit OF
$1,2S0. 100000, and it was mostly made
by charging all the traffic would bear
of everybody but the trusts. The big
trusts are all side partners of the big
railroad corporations, and their power
to squeeze the people is due solely to
their special railroad rates, which shut
out competition.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

Times are prosperous and present
political policies are good for the citi-
zens and corporations whose names
are here tabulated, and as long as the
workers of the republic are so divided
that money can turn the scale in cleo
tions there will be no change.
PERCY PEPOON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

and are rather full about the Shout
ders, gradually becoming quite tight
toward the wrist. The cuffs are of
lace. A small ruffie of white chiffon
encircles the hand.-The Latest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

An exquisite evening gown is made
of pale pink brocade scattered with
roses. The skirt is quite simple. and
falls gracefully into a demi-train. The
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
Pretty Aftern Don Gown.

A charming afternoon toilet is de-
veloped in pale gray cashmere, over
which is worn low-necked jacket OF
cream-colored lace.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
A YEARS PROSPERITY
IT is A REAL THING TO THE
TRUSTS.

While the Workers Sorambled for
Crumbs tho Monopolies, Millionaires
and Combined Big Industries Resped
Enormous Profits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

There is evidently nothing fictitious
about this era of prosperity, so far as
the trusts are concerned. And We can
count up even larger gains for indi-
vidual millionaires, much of which is
included in the above table of trust
profits. but much of which is due to
rents, usury and the appreciation Of
bonds at the expense of labor by rea-
son of the present gold standard policy.
The profits of certain millionaires for
the wear 1893 were as follows:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
FOR WOMAN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

Some Notes of the Modes-A Pretty
Afternoon Gown of Pale Gray-Pale
Pink BrOcade for the Evenlng-Art
Fabrics Wear Well.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

And a part Of the millions cleared
by the above millionaires is included
in the following table of the profits of
great industries:
Railways of the United
States ......... .... .$46O, 900 900
National and State Banks. 100000 900
street Railways ......... 100000, 900
Gas Companies outside of
New York .............. 15O,OOO,OOO
Electric Light Companies in
the United States ...... 75,OO0,0OO
Shipping .......... ....... 100000
Steel and Iron outside of
Trusts ........ 80. 100000
Flour and Feed Milling In
dustries ............ -. 5o,oOo,O 900
Total 81 SO. 900. 900
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

The jacket ties in front with three
small black velvet bows.
The collar, plastron and belt are Of
black velvet.
The skirt loops up slightly at the
right side, and is ornamented at the
hem with border of lace. -
The sleeves are tucked at the top
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

This year has not been as good as
last year for the farmers of the coun-
try. While wheat has sold high
enough to yield a profit, it's price has
been less than last year, with down.
ward tendency that promises to land
it below the line of profitable produc-
ton next year. Cotton never sold so
low before, and there is no money in
live stock.
In the cities the tendency of wages
has been downward, Notwithstanding
the large profits that favored indus
tries boast of. The average working
citizen knows that he has not been able
to save dollar, and that while he sis
a year older, he is not cent richer
than he was at this time in 1898.
How is it, in the meantime, with the
trusts, the Organization of which has
been fostered by the politicians that
the workers have voted into office?
How have the great railroad monopo-
lies, which control the controlling po-
litical party, Jared in 1898? Has the
original gold-standard advocate, Usu-
ry, fattened?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10

Total .......... 1927, 250, 900
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
Monument to Anthony.

NYACK, y. Y, Dee. 14.-Richard
Croker, before sailing for Europe, offered
to pay for Il monument to be erected in
Evergreen cemetery to the memory of
Bill Anthony, the Maine hero. who re-
Gently committed suicide. The order for
the monument has been given to c. NJ.
Travis of Nyack. who will have it ready
by Feb. l. The monument will be a
rough granite block, with Il scroll on its
face bearing the following inscription:
The nations hero, Sergeant William
Anthony. Died Nov. n. 1899. aged 46
years. i have to report, sir, that the ship
has been blown up and is sinking tan
thongs warning to Captain Sigsbce of
the battleship Mainc).
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
The Whent CrOn.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The statis-
tician of the department of agriculture
reports the wheat crop of the United
States for 1899 at 54T .3OO,OO bushels or
12.3 bushels per acre. The production of
winter wheat is placed mt 291. 1OO.0OO
bushels and that of spring wheat at 25J,
GOO,0OO. Every important wheat growing
state has been visited by special agents
of the department, and the changes in
acreage are the result of their invcstiga-
lions. The newly scheduled area of win
ter wheat is estimated at 30.15O.OO0
acres. which is about 100000 acres great
er than that sown in the fall of 1888.
The sowing of wheat is still going on in
California and some of the southern
states. and the foregoing estimate is sub
jcct to correction. The average of condi-
ton is 81.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
Estate of Gould 5. Brown.
Notice of Setflement.

CTATE OF VERMONT The probate
= DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. count for the
district of ddison.
To all persons interested in the estate of
Gould 5. Brown late of Salisbury in said dis
trict, deceased GREETING.
BY the authority of the state of Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said probate court, nj the probate Office in
Middlebury, in said district, on the Isl day of
January, A. ID. 1900, ut 10 O'Clock a. IN, to
show cause. If any you have, why the ,count
of W. NJ. Yale, executor of the estate of said
decea sed, should not be allowed, and also
why the residue of said estate should not be
distributed to the parties entitled thereto.
Dated ut Middebury, in said district, this
18th day of December, A. ID. 1899.
so W. IL. BLISS, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22

PALMYRA, y. V, Dec. 19.-Admiral
Sampson was mustered into membership
in James \. Garfield post, No. 1913. G..
A. r., last evening. He promised to join
the local post some time ago, sending in
his application and the usual dollar bill.
Sunday he arrived unannounoed from
Rochester and spent the day quietly with
his sister, Hannah Sampson, at the home
stead After the ritualistic ceremony
there was II campfire and hard tack and
pork and beans. There was large at
tendance of veterans. The dollar bill has
been framed and hangs conspiculously in
the local lodgeroom.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
HOUSE FAVORS GOLD
Currency Bill Passed by Large
Majority.
ELEVEN DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR 1T.
Every Republican voted For the
Measure - The Speakers An
nbuncement of Committees
Gave Few Surprises.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The cur
rency bill was passed by the house by q
vote of 100 to 800 1t had the united sup
port of every Republican in the house
and of IL Democrats, Messrs. Clayton,
briggs, Fitzgerald Levy, Rupert, Scud.
der, Underhill and Wilson of New York
McAleer of Pennsylvania. Denny of Ma.
ryland and Thayer of Massachusetts
All the other Democrats voted against
the measure or were paired against it eX-
cept Mr.. John Walter Smith, governo
elect of Maryland; Mr.. Stalings of Ala
bama and General Joseph Wheeler of
Alabama. Mr. Stallings of Alabama ha'
not been present in the house this session
owing to illness, and one of his colleagues
announced that if present he would have
voted in the negative. General Wheeler
is serving in the Philippines. Mr. Smith
is. therefore, the only member of the
house who did not go ON record upon the
bill yesterday.
When the speaker announced the result
of the vote, the Republicans chccrcd lus-
tily. That was the only demonstration in
connection with the vote.
After the vote the speaker rather unex
pectcdly announced the committee selec
tions, and the reading of the list was
followed with intense cagerness by the
members whose opportunities for distinc-
ton depend so largely upon their commit
tee assignments. The only incident in
connection with the reading of the list
was Mr.. Bailey's interrogatory of the
speaker as to whether General Wheeler's
name had been placed upon the commit
tee on ways and means. Speaker Hen
derson responded in the negative.
There were very few surprises. as
the speaker preserved the time honored
custom of following precedent as to old
members, leaving them to their old chair
manships and places and gradually adj
vancing them rs vacancies occurred. The
important new chairmanships are those
of Mr.. Brosus of Pennsylvania chair
man of the banking and currency COM
mittee: Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman
of merchandise and fisheries; Mr.. South
ard of Ohio, chairman of coinage, and
Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin, chairman of
the newly formed committee on insular
affairs.
The new members of the ways and
means committee are Mccall and Long,
Republicans: Newlands, Silver, and Coop
er, Democrats. Appropriations and for
eign affairs also get n considerable
amount of new blood. Military affairs
has the largest new membership, six Re
publicans and three Democrats. The
membership of the insular committee is
notable in being a committee of chair
men," the heads of ways and means. APP
preparations, foreign affairs, commerce,
postoffices, etc, being represented also on
this committee.
The new members of the house receive
full consideration from the speaker. al
though. following custom, they necessa-
rily take the lower places on committees.
The announcement of the death of the
late Representative Bland of Missouri,
which occurred last summer, was made
by Mr.. De Almond of Missouri, and the
house, out of respect to his memory, inn
mediately adjourned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
Faithful to the Peoples interests.
AN ABLE, mi ERESTING JOURNAL
ESTABLISHED IN 1924 BY SAMUEL BOWELS

The Republican was established 10 years ago
to publish the news fully, fairly, truth
fully, and to sustain and extend democratic
principles. 1t is still faithful to its original
high mission.
The Republican gives the news Of opinion as
well as of fact in IA broad and catholic spirit
1t presents all of its news In attractive, con
venient and interesting form. 1t carefully
studies and. conscientiously serves the in.
terest of its readers.
The Republican firmly believes In the Amer.
lean principles of government and society.
II does not doubt that through democracy
are the people to attain the largest practi
cable measure of happiness and well being;
not alone the people Of the United States,
but gradually, ultimately all the peoples of
the earth. 1t is opposed to imperialism and
militarism, to the domination of wealth
and aristocracy. 1t sees in the purchase and
conquest of the Philippine islands new
evidence of the unceasing effort of incor
porated and syndicated wealth to conduct
national affairs in the selfish interest of n
class at the expense of the great body OF
the people.
The Republican has profound faith that a
larger prosperity, greater power and
wider influence are to he attained for the
United states by n strict adherence to our
traditional principles in The home govern
ment and in foreign relations, than by an
imitation of the policies ana methods of
the European monarchics 1t believes in
the expansion of our commerce every
where, and of our domain over contiguous
territory, by peaceful and natural pro
cesses. To the advancement of these ideas
The Republican dedcates itself anew In
this time of the republics peril from mis-.
guided foes in Its own household.
The general features of The Republican are
interesting and valuable Its editorial page
is strong, progr essive and cOmpI extensive.
Liberal attention is given TO lite nature. The
special correspondence is of high charac
ter. The Sunday Republican Is especially
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special articles and miscellaneous reading
of excellent quality. 1t Is in effect first
class weekly magazine as well rs II superior
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ana general features from the Daily and
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cannot take the Daily.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
A CLEAR KEEN BRAIN.

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tion or business success depend largely
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brain, high ambition. a % cent box
will make you fell like a new being.
Sold by w. ii, Sheldon, Druggist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
Se9al Votices.
Estate of Sylvia l.. Drake.
NOIice Of SettItment.

S,TATE OF VERMONT, The probate
oDIsrRICT OF ADDISON. court, for the Dis
trict of Addison:
To all ps T. ons interested in the estate of
Sylvia l. Drake, late of Weybridge, in said
district, deceased. GREETING;
BY the authority of the state of Vermont.
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said probate court, at the probate office in
NIiddlebury. in said district, on the LIST day OF
January, A. ID. 1900, at 10 O'Clock Il. m, to
show cause, If any you have, why the account
of 4. ID. willard. cXecu' or of the estate of said
deceased, should not be allowed, and also
why the residue of sale estate should not be
distributed to the parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Mddlehury, in said district, this
ll'h day of December, A u. 1895
80 W. IL. BLISS, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-By direc-
ton of the president Major General
Leonard Wood, United States volunteers,
has been assigned to the command of the
division of Cuba, relieving Major Cen
eral John r. Brooke, United States ar.
my. Major General Wood will, in addi.
ton to his duties as division commander,
exercise the authority of military gov
ernor of the island.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22

Joseph X. Emmett, the actor, is bank
rupt, with $1,000 in debts and no assets.