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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
Let us look then at the economic
side of this question. The farmers of

Let Us look then at the economic
side of this question. The farmers Of
the country have to compete with the
whole world in marketing their pro-
duce they need never expect any dis
eliminating legislation in their behalf;
this is reserved for those who have
less need of it than the farmer Our
heaviest trade is with England, and 1T
is good policy for the English to buy
of their own colonies. The American
farmer who sells bushel of wheat, or
a pound of beef or pork, must compete
with the farmer of Australia and the
East Indies, or depend on our own
cities and large manufacturing towns
for a market. Whatever interferes
with their ability to buy our products
by just so much is our market injured.
A large portion of our consumers
are wage workers, and if their money
is spent in the saloon, what is left to
buy farmers produce? If all the
money that is spent in our large cities
in one week for liquor was spent fOr
pork and beef, cattle and hogs would
rise cent pound before the week
was over. Some of our wise statesmen
talk great deal about overprOduc-
ton. 1t is undcrconsumption that is
hurting us; nine-tenths of the money
in the hands of the brewers and saloon
keepers to-day ought to be in tine peck
cts of farmers, mechanics, merchants
and workingmen.-HolIis Crocker in
Northwestern Mail.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
"IfI am right, $50, 600, 600 is a suffi-

"IfI am right, $50, OoO,O 900 is sufi-
cient reserve with daily income of
$l,500,000 or more, and if ! am RICH:
in supposing that the legal tender
notes will be just as much sought and
as valuable in the money market with
this $l0O,OOO,OOO of gold paid out as
with il in the treasury, certainly it
seems to me cruel policy to retain
100000, 900 Of gold in the treasury
idle and pay 100000 year to keep
it there Instead Of turning it loose TO
relieve the necessities of the country
and promote its prosperity.
at seems TO me that we have gone
on long enough Furnishing The people
in order to benefit the mOnOmetaiists
and cOntractiOnists, and that the time
has certainly come when it is due to
the people that the Congress Of the U.
S. should take steps to see that the
large sum Of gold should not be re-
,aimed idle in the treasury at the ex-
pense of 100000 year to the peO-
pie instead of being paid out to relieve
their necessities and promote the well
fare Of the country.
at is eleven years and six months
practically. and we have lost, as stat
ed, about SAG, 100000 by keeping this
large amout Of money in the treasury.
We have lost a great deal more than
that. That is what we have lost on
the $1OO,OOOOOO."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
What's the Matter With Brooke?

The Republican, Plat .ldealer Of June
Goth is like city man in the country.
He knows it all, but feels awkward;
for as the blind man decided against
the man in the discussion who got an
CRY first. Now, if the RIP. expects
to pull their men through this fall they
must keep cool Blood OH the face Of
so small a man looks bad. He must
have The nurse spong it off carefully.
or the decision may go against hin be-
fore the race commences. But W,
have seen little dogs before this thai
could not keep still while men were
catching hogs; that's BrOoke's fix.
Too late, Brooke; too late. Boys,go on
with the corraling. FARMER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
The Farmers Side of 1t.

l have sometimes thought that those
who advocate Prohibition think that
its advocates have only one line of ar
gument to follow, and that is the i'm
morality of the traffic, and the evil it
produces Oh its unhappy victims; that
the care-wO wife, the starving chill
dren, the ragged and debased husband
ami father, are the only reasons that
can be urged for its suppression.
would not under-value this argument,
but those who are absorbing so large
a share of the nations wealth by their
wicked pandering to depraved appe-
tite (and the creating of this appetite
forms no small part of their trade) call
it cant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
Fred Douglass ExhOrts.

Fred Douglass, the leading colored man
Of this nation, writing to Oscar F. Bled-
so, Esq, of Granada, Miss, on the sub
ject OF prohibition, says:
You could not ASK me to do more
consistent thing, nor one more in har-
mOny with my highest convictions of
truth and duty and the best interests of
the people of Mississippi, than to ask all
the colored voters of that state to sup
port, by voice, vote and cooperation, the
grand Prohibition movement now hap
ply inaugurated in Mississippi and sew
eral other states of the south.
"The colored people of this country
have many enemies, but no one of them
all is so destructive to their best inter-
ests as the whisky drinking custom.
Slavery robbed them of their bodies, but
whisky destroys both body ard soul and
casts them into horrid pit of degrade
ton and ruin. Few things could do more
TOR the elevation and happiness or the
welfare of the colored people than the
Punishment of intoxicating liquors from
the state of Mississippi. Whisky arms
against them the hand of violence. 1t
stiles in the white race all enobing sem
timents of justice, kindness and good
will. The colored people of Mississippi
will inflict upon themselves terrible
calamity if they fail to avail themselves
Of the opportunity now afforded them
to extinguish this foul, haggard and
damming curse from the state. Iowa
Tribune
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

The house don't want to pass the
Wilson anti-original-package bill, but
offers a bill of its own. Should the
house pass pass its own bill, probably
the senate will refuse to pass it. Tie
house bill, however. is better bill
than the Wilson bill, in that it covers
oleomargerine and other articles-it
is not confined to intoxicating liquors.
We hope it will become law.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
Who Fights and Who LabOrs?

IF there is war, send the wage work.
ers to the front; il there is dangerous
work to be done who but the wage work.
ers must do it? If there are laws to gov
ern who should they govern but the wage
workers ?-not the rich men, surely, for
all our laws bear heavily upon the poor
and strew with flowers the radiant path
way of the rich and powerful on their
triumphal march to Heaven on the
backs of us wage workers. their devoted
slaves Birmingeam (Ala.) Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

TIE house did everlastingly knock
the s,ufin' out of the senate silver
bill. Harrison would have vetoed it,
anyhow. Let it be distinctly under
stood that the powers" of this ad-
ministration are "agin" silver.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

HARRISON still insists that he will
veto any free coinage silver bill, and
Dictator Reed is doing great deal of
undetermined scheming to keep the
house from accomplishing anything
along that line. The fact Of the mat
ter is, the head leaders of this admin
istration are gold-bugs or in the pay
of, and in sympathy with, the gold
bugs-the avowed enemies of the
people. Should a reasonably-satis-
factory silver bill be passed by this
congress, il cannot be considered a
Republican victory, for, only by the
combined efforts of the Democrats
and few brave western Republican
members can it become law.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

PLEASE remember that the subscrip-
ton prices of the AaITATOR is 80 cts.
cash in Advance!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28
ONE POWER.
Rum and Wall Street.

article in The Advocate, the official or.
gan of the Kansas Farmers Alliance
contains solid fadts that should be placed
before-the people everywhere:
1.-The headquarters of the money power
is in Wall street. Wall street men, mon
eyed men who have cOrnered the luxur-
les OF civilization and the ease of life, do
not care one iota which political party has
the semblance of power. The essential
thing is for them to retain control of both
parties, and this they do effectually by
terrifying themselves. not only by brib-
cry and the ownership of officials, but al
SO by their management of the general
and popular politics, and this they do by
using the saloon element and liquor deal
er as the recruiting and voting machine.
What is the case in New York city to-
day? Ten OF the twenty-six members of
the board of aldermen are rumsellers.
These willing servants of Wall street are
under the daily supervision of their mas
ters. They dictate the state politics.
They elect their kind to the legislature.
Their influence reaches on and out to the
national congress and the White House.
1t is matter of history that the saloon
is, more generally than any other place,
chosen as local headquarters for rendez-
yous and caucus holding. Especially
was this true in New York and other
eastern states during the last presidential
campaign. This having been tue, de-
cent men, men who would gladly give
their voices and their votes for reform
measures, are practically driven out OF
politics; they have little 10 say AS to
whom shall be put forward as party can
and the sole part which large
of good citizens have taken Of
late years in political campaigns has been
to 60 to the polls Oil election day and rat
ify the choice of the saloon caucus, back
of which has stood us supreme dictator
that great fOsterer and protector of mo-
Wall street. Not only do the
decent and respectable men Of the towns
and cities absent themselves from the
caucus, but they also absent themselves
in large numbers from the polls. In
New York city alone it is estimated that
there are 20, 900 men who habitually abb
stain from voting; while the cohorts of
the saloon, employed and paid by Wall
street tools, float about in blocks of five
from one precinct to another and repeat
their combination rum and money vote"
The above extract fully demonstrates
the fact that rum and Wall street is the
combined power that owns and controls
the old party politics of to-day. 1t is al
so the power that dictates the national
and state Legislation of this nation. 1t
also dictates the ominatiOn and appoint
ment of every officer from from president
down to county attorney. There is no
use talking or fOOling away valuable
time in trying to destroy this power by
only digging at the Wall street root of
this power. Both roots must be destroyed
before this combined power can be per-
destroyed and the nation freed
from its power.
The house don't want to pass the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

The president has signed the de-
pendent pension bill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

OTTAWA has society under the
title of "The New Crusade."r 1t is
composed of young people, and the
object of the society is 10 make cru
SADIE against all bad habits. They
hold meetings once in three weeks,
and literary and mAsical programmes
are rendered. The society combines
all the benefits of literary society,
temperance society and reading club.
II would be an excellent plan to or
game similar society in each town.
Persons desiring 10 learn more of this
society can do so by writing to the
National Committee of the New Cru
SADIE, 748 Locust street, Ottawa, Kas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

The friends Of silver need not look
for any legislation tending toward
free coinage during this session of
congress. The senate passed very
good bill, whiclA would have greatly
relieved the people had it become a
law, but Dictator Reed is gOld-bug,
and he rules the house therefore the
house sat down on the senate bill,
and failed to introduce one Of their
own.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-28

The rummies are threatening to an
initiate the WOman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Some of the leaders
have sent word to the state officers of
the union that they must cease their
labors for "God and Home and Native
Land" or suffer the consequences; but
Mrs. Rastall and her cO.labOrers are
not so easily scared, and they answer
back, defiantly, that they will not
relax their diligence until our fair
land is rid of the liquor curse-and
not then, but that they will carry the
war into foreign countries. Brave
words are these, from brave women !!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
nYerlY.

VIM. Ray has been in Decatur for a
few days.
Mrs. Rillie Davis was our guest last
Thursday.
Burdette Whipple is in Gliddenburg
shearing sheep
g. Spencer has written To the state
public school for boy.
&. Allen has bought of g. w. Davis
1925 worth of standing timber.
The East Arlington Farmers club
picuiced at Lake Park last Thursday.
For breaking colts to harness w.
Coulson and ID. Davis will take the
cake.
Miss Eva Colburn and Mrs. VIII
Goodrich were the guests of Mrs. Will
Carr last Thursday.
w. Nixon, once a Waverly boy, now
prosperous merchant at Bellaire, is
visiting home and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Adriance, of Paw Paw,
visited their children and grand chill
dren in Waverly two days last week.
We received very pleasant call last
week from John Robbins and wife, of
East Arlington. Mrs. X. was our friend
and neighbor in the days of "Old Lang
Syne."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
Prospect Lake.

Frank Chase lost a valuable mich
COW last week with milk fever.
Charles Christie is remodeling the
Coney barn and will make a sheep barn
of it,
The wheat louise has put in its APP
pearance again, but not in SO large num-
bers as last year, though earlier in the
season.
Harry +. Chase's name is mentioned
as "a possible candidate for prosecuting
attorney of Kent county. Harry is a
hustler.
Children's day was observed here last
Sunday, and was one of the best ever
had here Great credit is due those
having charge of the exercises.
Mrs. Witter is teaching a good school
this spring She inaugurated moth
ers' day for the mothers of the pupils.
All can come and hear the pupils recite,
read and declaim.
Miss Minnie Manley will give lawn
party at the residence of her aunt, Mrs.
+. S Northrup, as soon rs the moon
gctis full again, but none of those in
vited are expected to come full. All
the young people are cordially invited.
The noise of the sheep shearers
shears sound speedy. Sheep seem sud
denly smtten. Some sheep seem sensi-
BILE, some shy, senseless. Some shear
ers shear smooth, skillful; some sloven-
ly, swear, sweat, score, skin, sheep
shorn, slaughtered. SIC pdSStm.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
Gliddenburg.

Horace Wigent will soon move to
Cadillac.
Burt Whipple is shearing sheep in
this vicinity.
There has been some talk of the
farmers shipping their wool.
The aphis avena, or grain louise, has
but in its appearance.
Dell McCollum and little girl, of
Athens, Pa, are visiting friends here.
VIM. H. Clark and wife of jackson,
are visiting in this vicinity.
Orson Smith and wife of Kalamazoo,
are guests of Harvey Clark and wife.
Miss Nellie Martin has been visiting
in Antwerp for the past fortnigt
Mr.. Cook is quite sick ut the residence
of his son-in-law, Isaac Monroe.
Children's day exercises will be held
at the school house next Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Chas. Smith has gone to New
York to see her mother, who is quite
sick.
Prof Il. b. Marsh and wife, of Dowa-
giac, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Sheldon, one day last week.
The pathmaster is trying to convince
the boys that they are twenty-one, and
good for days work.
Chas McCollum sold four Mccormick
binders last week.
Alfonso Cross and o. d. Martin are
having hay sings put up in their barns.
No more pitching over the big beam
now.
The Young Ladies' club, are to have
an ice cream social at John Hulberts,
Thursday evening Everybody come
that can buy dish, and in so doing
assist in obtaining some chairs for the
school house.
John McCollum and wife of Dowa-
giac, are spending few days here with
their old neighbors. John has sold his
interest in the photograph gallery and
expects To go into the business at
Decatur. He is a good photographer,
as his work will show
Myron Sanborn has lost thirty-six
hogs out of drove of forty eight He
says it is cholera and has done nothing
so check the disease as yet. 1t would
be just as well for the health of the
community if the hogs were buried
before the bacteria terDiO begins to work,
and few moments work with spade
might be cheaper than throwing the
carcasses into the river.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
csOibtey0iIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Harmon returned
from their visit Saturday.
Everybody eats strawberries and IL
most every one goes fishing now, and
all have good luck.
Mrs. A. w. Myers went to Hastings,
Saturday, To visit her sister, Mrs. +. w.
Myers, of that place.
Jud Hyames went To Ithaca, Gratiot
county, on Monday, June ., in the in
terest of the Kettle Cover Holder bust
ness.
The band boys social on the lawn at
ID, Wise's, Monday evening resulted IN
nice time aud 81 for the boys 10 buy
music with.
The cake and coffee social for the
benefit of the Baptist Ladies' Aid. We'd
nesday night, netted the society So.
Mrs. ID. ID. Wise drew the quilt that
was given away.
There was no preaching ut the Free
Baptist Church Sunday morning on
account of quarterly meeting at Convey
Hill, which the pastor and a goodly
number of the members attended.
The freight train going west We'd
nesday morning on the X Il 5. IL. R.R.,
was thrown from the track at Hopkins
station by sand and gravel washed on
the track by the heavy rain the night
previous. The engine ran into the old
depot building knocking it about ten
feet from its foundation. All escaped
unhurt except the fireman, who was
slightly injured in the back, he having
jumped from his engine. All trains
were delayed several hours The en-.
CINE was quite badly smashed, but the
n1rnl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
c. n. AvERY--DRY GOODS.

Over Purchase,
Combined with a back
ward season, has made it
clear in our minds that a
arked reduction in
prices Unnecessary. Hav-
ing arrived at this conclu-
sion, we herewith note a
few of the many and
sweeping mark downs:
Scrim Cloths reduced
from Sc. to &c. Brocad
ed Suitings &c. Pink
Prints &c. Challies sc.
and up. Lace Curtain
nets at 10c., 124c. and
14c. show unusual values.
Special line of white
goods marked down from
16c. to 124c. Do not fail
to see them. IL mo.
cloth Bound Books clos
ing at 19c. each. We
can not replace these for
less than 21c. each. Cor
sets in all grades, rang
ing from 25c. each up.
Yours,
@. e. AVERY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
Glendale.

Mercury registered 1909 on Monday
last.
ID. NJ. Allen is quite sick; have not
learned the cause.
Mrs Lizzie Adams sprained her wrist
quite badly last week.
Mrs. Martha Shears and daughter
Lulu are at Allegan this week.
Uncle Congdon does not visit the
post-office as often as common; greater
attractions at home we guess.
james Shears, who has been laid up
witt a worse than broken arm for some
time, had the misfortune to hurt II
quite badly on Sunday last.
D.B. Molby and wife, Chas Molby
and family, and Frank Pratt and wife
spent Saturday and Sunday last visiting
friends near Grand Junction.
The children of Pat Stanley have
been called to his bedside, he being
much worse. Fears are entertained
that he will live only short time.
The sheriff, H. r. Nc, passed through
Glendale Monday morning. Perhap:
his good wife broke Jail, and being out
of a Job he gave chase and was on hi:
return home Weguess he knew where
to find her Cat mother's).
Mrs. Bush and husband, DIR. A. X
Bush. of Montesona, state of Washing
ton, gave Daniel Congdon, father Of
Mrs. Bush, surprise last week. They
were accompanied by j. ID. Congdor
land daughter, of Chicago, Ill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
I.acOta.

Mrs. S. j. Lull is visiting friends in
Ohio
Frank Maybee, of South Haven, was
in town Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Ayers,
June 10, girl baby.
o. S. Hoag is pronounced a hustler
on the census business.
James Jelly and wife, of Jackson,
have been visiting with friends here.
Rance Chappell has just completed a
large barn on his farm north of town.
Mrs. r. G.. Myers and Rose Bliss, of
South Haven, were visiting friends here
last week.
1t was Children's day here last Sun
day and IA very good programme was
rendered.
Yves. Heron and Pussy Pratt were in
town last week talking the farmers
blind on machinery
Thomas Hancock has secured work
in South Haven, and drives back and
forth each day from this place.
Porter Il Dohey, proprietors of the
brick and tile industry here, are doing
a good business; the clay they get is of
the very best.
Leland White attended field day eX-
ercises at Albion last week and won the
gold medal on turning hand springs.
He can clear II feet at one spring.
The great attraction for the majority
of the people in this vicinity last sun
day was the camp meeting of the
Saints, near Bangor; they draw as well
as a circus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
AIuleua.

Frank Failing drives to and from
school now.
Mrs Sarah Burns returned from her
visit west last week Monday.
Burt Cornell and daughter Kittie Wis.
tied at Miles Beebe's last week Monday
Mrs. Charles Thomas has been visit
ing her many friends here the past
week.
Mrs. Geo Miner, of Chicago, is visit
ing at Mrs +. Miners, and George is
expected soon.
Volney Smith drove over to Marcel.
lus, Sunday, and Mrs Mary Russell
came back with him for short stay.
Mr. and Mrs Harley Ayroo, of Cass-
opolis, visited their parents, VIM.
Brown and Mr.. Masters people, last
week.
Wallace Hipp, from New York, and
Hiram Hipp, from Charlevolx, came
last Wednesday 10 visit their brother
Burton. The brothers united ages are
100 years, and only one pound differ
ence in their respective weights.
We, the "Old Folks" of Almena, have
again held very pleasurable meeting,
Mother Failing being the honored
hostess. Time has dealt wonderfully
with her in the ninety years of her pill
grimage, the pleasant smile and wei
come evincing the true enjoyment the
presence of SO many old friends afford
ed her. We were favored with the at
tendance of many young people, who
proved invaluable in their assistance
and for whose help we are very CRATE
full. Friends from Paw Paw also con-
tributed much to the entertainment by
speech and song. Many thanks are
due to Mrs. Gilman for music and reel
tation SO finely rendered, and also to
b. +. Heckert for words sympathetic,
loyal and true.
Elder PalIister seemed Il necessity
for the hour, SO apt and cheering were
his words, and we would say to all
such: come again, you do us good.
The number present was about $50
Much credit is due Mr.. and Mrs Reed
for their hospitality and untiring eff
forts in conducting to the comfort and
happiness of their guests.
Mrs. +. g. MINER, Sec.
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Oningdale.

Miss Lena Lane is visiting friends in
Kalamazoo.
+. Stinson is the possessor of fine
new carriage.
The Milkmaid's convention was re-
peated last Friday evening.
Mrs. Starkweather and daughter are
visiting relatives in the state of New
York.
A number of our citizens attended the
campmee ting, near Breedsville, last
Sunday.
Mrs Ida Kline, of Englewood, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lackey,
last week.
Misses Kate and Hattie Van Kirk
visited relatives in Chicago and Oak
Park last week.
p Pearce and family are enjoying a
visit from their friend Col. Bliss, of
Cleveland, Ohio.
The children's temperance concert,
at the NJ. +. church last Sunday even
ing, was quite largely attended and
was a dec ided success.