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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04

TEMPT than YOU have done in the cases
referred to? Please :ell us what you
have done for the old soldier or for your
constituents. You say, why sir, don't
YOU know that voted for the depend
ent pension bill! Yes. And we know
why you did it. The election was close
at hand and you had to do something so
that YOU could have some grounds to
taffy the people up on and deceive them
them once more. Lincoln once said.
that call of the people could be fooled
sometimes, some of the people could be
fooled all the time, but you can't fool all
of the people all OF the time" And
that fact will be demonstrated at the
next election. Now sir. after you went
back on the old soldiers have referred
to, YOU come out and boast Of your per-
lection. and declare that you have not
made one mistake in anv of the appoint
ments you have made, thus adding in
suit to injury, giving the old soldier to
understand the additional obligations
YOU will be under TO us if we will be
pariisans and tools of IA partisan instead
of being patriots. | see by your letter.
your letter-heading puts you down as
chairman of the agricultural committee,
and YOU claim TO be farmer. On that
committee there are some men who, you
will tell us in your speeches. are Demo-
rats and rebels. You must like their
company, from the great anxiety you
have TO be returned. Was there no one
of the IL wise members of your COM
mittee who did know what was the mat
ter with the farmers when almost every
one of you had the Progressive Farmer,
of Mount Vernon, H., sent 70 you
every week without money and without
price, telling you just what was the
matter, and the remedy? And still you
did nothing but offer bill calling for a
ten-dollar-a-day commission to find out
what YOU had already been told week
after week, and what everybody, even
the Jew Shylock, knew. Did you ever
know of congressman who had to eX-
plain so many of his acts as you have
had to do? Did yon ever kno" or heal
of any other congressman but yourself
that has always been right and never
wrong? You claim that you were right
when you promised everything to the
old soldier for his vote and right when
you went back on every promise you
made him. You claim that yOn were
right when you voted for Sam Reed for
speaker OF the house, single gold
standard man, to appoint finance com
mittee. all single gOld-standard men to
help you put through free silver coin
age bill. You also claim that you were
right when you voted for the house bill
on silver-right every time you voted
your triangle votes on the bill after it
came back from the senate; also right
when you send letters back to your con-
stituents claiming to be in favor of free
coinage of silver. And now sir, my
claims are very modest. l only claim
the right to vote down all such dema-
gOgues as you have proven yourself to
be. | am respectfully,
II. i. PAINE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 70, go.


ED AGITAToR, Greeley Kas.
DEAR SIR: Allow me, through the
Agitator. to congratulate the members
of our order upon the growing impor-
lance and success Of the Alliance live
stock business, and the fortunate circum-
stance of our having been identified with
the American Live Stock Commission
Company. The volume of the Alliance
business with this Company, for the first
three months, was nearly 500, OOO.OO
per month (thls does not include F. M.
B. A. and Grange business), which we
consider very good beginning, although
it is but fraction Of the livestock bus
mess of the Alliance of this market.
However, as fast as our customers are
made acquainted with, and brought to
understand the advantages Of selling
their stock through this company, they
are coming to us, and we confidently eX-
pect, in few months, to be handling
nearly all Of the Alliance stock, very
much to- the advantage OF our customers
as the American Live Stock Commission
Company can easily handle double the
amount of stock they are now handling,
at the same cost and expense to the COM
pany.
When we think of the marvellous in
crease in he productive capacity of labor
by the help of modern invention, and
that there has been II" corresponding
cheapening Of the machinery or distri-
button wiz, commerce), it must be evil
dent that the next step in the industrial
and business progress of the world VIII
be in cheapening the cost of getting the
consumers. This must come through
cooperation. The A l.. :. G. Company
is taxing a long step in that direction.
NJ S. Peters sells the Alliance cattle,
Mr.. VIM. Clements, former salesman of
the Alliance cattle, being transferred 10
the Texas division, and Ed Peters sells
the Alliance hogs. They have years or
experience in the business, and are cap
able, energetic gentlemen, and we can
assure our shippers of good sales-as
good as the very best, and conSiderate,
courteous treatment at their hands. The
A. l.. S. G. Co. have two other statesmen
to sell the range stock in the quarantine
yards, and should the business increase
so that more help will be needed it will
be employed.
find that personal explanation Of
the details of this business is often nee
essary with our members, and [ shall be
glad to attend any Alliance meetings for
this purpose, when notified of the time
and place.
EDWIN SNYDER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04
Omen Letter to E. III. Funston.
HARRIS, KAs., July %. ~

E. H. FUNSTON, Washington, d. c.
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 10Th inst.
is before me, thanking me for the sup
port have given you in the past and
asking he for my support ar the prima-
nv. You saw YOU will be under addi
tional obligations to me-" In reply will
saw that am an Abraham Lincoln Re-
publican. am an old soldier; gave
three and one half years OF the prime of
nv life TO pcrpetuate our form or gov
eminent. [ lived in Missouri in the
jefferson City congressional district,
where it took nerve, and tried mems
souls'' to be Republican. am now
an old man and have to work hard and
live poor--economse every way L can,
and then your party leaders tell me that
am extravagaDt and that is all that is
wrong. have been trying for a pen
sion for long time, and believe l de-
serve it. Two years ago, when you
spoke at Harris, my heart was made to
leap for joy when you told us what Il
great friend you were TO the old soldier;
how hard you would work for service
pension bill, and What great enemy
ClevelandIand the Democratic party were
70 the old soldier. took you at your
word and resolved that | would watch
YOU. voted the Republican ticket
straight and worked for the ticket with
ali the energy and ability | had, and
now find that all my hopes and expec-
tations have been scattered to the '1our
winds" Instead of your working for
service pension bill, you actually oppos-
ed il all YOU could, and after it was kill
ed YOU sent word back here that 1t did
liot suit you, but you we've going to get
ND a better bill, but failed to do any
thing Of the kind. Why did you go
back on the. old soldier for postmaster at
Westphalia? Why did you go back on
the old soldiers petition and the old SOL
,,ier for postmaster at Greeley and APP
point a young man who was scarcely out
of his swaddling cloths at the time the
old soldier barred his breasts to the dead
ly missiles of the rebel horde of the
south? Was that discharging the obi-
cations Won were under to the old SOL
dier for giving you lift, as you say,
and looking after your interest at the
primaries and for voting and working
Tor You at the elections? Why did you
not appoint one OF the four old soldiers
petitioned for at Mound City? You had
four to select from, either of them WAS
Ms competent as the stripping of an edit
or Won did appoint. and more so. Could
Cleveland or The Democratic party have
treated the old soldier with greater con-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKETS
KANSAS CITY, AUG. 8, 80.

KANSAS CITY, AUG. 3, 80.
Reported by Edwin Snyder, Alliance
representative with American Live Stock Com
CATTLE.
81 900 cattle on the market here this week,
exceeding the receipts any other week in the
history of the yards. The market is broke as
well as the record.
Dressed beef and shipping steersS3 90 TO SO. IS
Butcher steers S<.oO W 9o. y
lows. ......-........- p 20 10 = <.oO
Bulls... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 to S1.7O
Heifers......... ...............S 81 90 to s.. So
StOekers and feeders. 49,. Sl.T5 to S2.SO
HOGS.
Receipts of hogs footed up 100, 900 for the
week. The large receipts of inferior stuff from
the drouth-strcken regions demoralized the
markets for thin hogs. Singers are now at a
discount of 2Oc to SOC instead of a premium
they were week ago.
isange... '..-.-......- ....-.... Sz.oO 10 So.oo
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04

FARMERS, you can help to make the
AGrTAToR interesting. Send in short
letters or items.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04

The money will be collected and
placed on deposit with the treasurer
of the fair association before the fair
and the successful competitors will
receive their money as soon as the
contest is decided.
Care will be taken in the selection
of judges to make the awards, that no
one who is interested or biased in any
manner shall act as judge. Every
thing will be conducted fairly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04

"1he decdlogue and the golden rule
haze no place IN a politicoI campaign.
The object is success. John j. In
gals.
Christian friend, read that again.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-04

SEE OUR CLUB RATES.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FEEDING THE NATIONS.

tTune, Marching Through Georgia.
On the rich and wide expanse of Uncle Sans
domain
Farmers till the fertile soil and raise the
golden grain, 41s's." 0
And from the hillside in the East Is well as
Western plain,
They are now feeding the nations.
- CHORUS: us
Hurrahl Hurrah! The farmer is the mani
Hnrrahl Hurrah! Deny it II you can, z
That In life's great battle here he ever leads
thevan -
For he is feeding the nations. 'S'
From the pine-clad hills of Maine to Cali
fornia's shore.
From the lakes to Mexico, one thousand
miles or more,
Honest farmers willingly the soil keep turning
DER,
Still to be feeding the nations
CHORUS
Though the crops one season fail and profits all
are blue,
Thousands on the earth below would not
know what to do,
But the farmer willingly begins his work anew
Still to be feeding the nations.
CHORUS
When the dark days approach and the light OF
hope grows dim,
And the merchants far and near are making
profits slim,
The dependent millions then must put their
trust in him
Who is still feeding the nations
CHORUS.
Honest farmers, do not fear the work you have
to do, E
But while toiling here below just keep this
thought in view:
That there is better life when earthly cares
are through,
And you quit feeding the nations.
Ohio Farmer,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-20
= THE GROW FAMILY.
Some Of tho Pseeliar Traits ofsthe Noisy
" n BlAck-Plumed Tribe.

y g Black-Piumed Tribe.
Multitudes Of crows often congregate
In the woods and swamps. Wilson says
that the most noted crow roost he ever
saw in, his life is on an7island in the
Delaware. This island to use the
words Of this eminent naturalist, 'some-
times goes by the name Of the Pea
Patch. Il is only : little raised above
the surrounding water, and is covered
with thick growth OF reeds. The en-
tire island is destitute Of trees, and the
crows alight and nestle among the reeds
The noise made by the birds, in their
morning and evening assemblies, is al
most incredible. Whole fields of corn
are sometimes laid waste by thousands
alighting on it at once, with appetites
whetted by the fast of the preceding
night. The utmost watchfuluess is nee
essary on the part of the farmer to pre-
vent his field from being plundered.
The character of the crow is here in very
bad repute. To say to the man who has
lost his whole crop of corn by these
birds that crows are exceedingly useful
for destroying vermin would be just
"Ooue 90 SohSoAAAS 40 ~ WOu1u Uo W. bcll
him that fires are excellent for
destroying logs when he has just
had his house burned down by
the flames. Some years ago a sudden
northeast storm came on during the
night, and the tide, rising to an uncom-
mon height, covered the whole island
The darkness of the night, the violence
of the storm and the suddenness with
which it came on, it is supposed, so
frightened the crows that they did not
attempt to escape. At any rate, nearly
the whole Of them persisted. Thousands
of them were seen the next day floating
in the river, and the wind, shifting to
the northwest, drove their dead bodies
to the New Jersey side, where for miles
they blackened the whole shore. How
ever, it was not long after that before
the island contained as large a popula-
ton Of crows as ever This race of
BIRDS the writer thinks, must have a
great affection for the Pea Patch.
A crow once attempted to carry off a
young chicken or two and got himself
into trouble by this means. The chick
ems clustered around the parent hen and
she defended them with good deal of
heroism. At last she drove the enemy
into an apple tree and fought him til ere
so furiously that he was soon glad to re-
treat and give up his chance of getting
dinner in that ouarter.-Balt:I ore
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the. design OF going to India In par.
ticular, but in my then state Of mind I
cared not whittier / went One resolu-
ton I formed. that / would prove BY my
conduct that your apprehensions were
ill-founded. got into profitable bust
ness. In time I married-not that 1
had forgotten You, but that was soli-
tary and needed companionship. I.had
ceased to hope for yours. BY and by a
daughter was born. True to my old
love named her Hetty, and pleased
myself with the thought chat she bore
some resemblance to you. Since then,
my wife rs died, misfortunes have
come upon me, and found myself de-
prived of all my property. Then came
yearnings for my native soil. I have
returned, as you see, not as departed,
but poor and careworn."
While Nicholas was speaking, Hetty's
mind was filled with conflicting emo
tions. At length, extending her hand
frankly, she said:
81 feel that was too hasty, Nicholas.
should have tried you longer But,
at least, may repair my injustice. l
have enough for us all You shall come
and live with me-"
81 can only accept your generous offer
on one condition." said Nicholas.
''And what is that?'
THAT you will become my WIFE"
A vivid flush came over Miss Hetty's
countenance. She couldn't think of
such a thing, she said. Nevertheless,
an hour afterwards the two united
lovers had fixed upon the wedding day.
The house does not look so prim as it
used to. The yard is redolent with
many fragrant flowers; the front door
is half open, revealing little girl play
ing with kitten.
'Hetty," said matronly lady, "you
have got the ball of yarn all over the
floor. What would your father say it he
should see it?"
Never mind, mother; it was only
kitty did it,
Marriage has filed up void in the
heart of Miss Hetty. Though not so
prim, or perhaps careful as she used to
be, she is good deal happier. Three
hearts are filed with thankfulness at
every return of Miss Henderson's
Thanksgiving day.-Yankee Blade.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-20
Saving the Lambs.

We lose a great many lambs. We
lose seventy-five per cent more than we
ought to lose. But when the loss of
lambs is great the trouble Is that we do
not clock the door until the horse Is
stolen" We have practically, if not
really, q dead lamb when it is dropped.
The seeds of death are planted in the
little creature before it sees the light.
The eve has not been properly cared
for. She may have been underfed. II
SO how can it be expected that she can
furnish the material for the healthy
growth of her lamb and the preserva-
ton of her own functions? She may
have been overfed, and in that case the
system is clogged and the organs can
not properly perform their duty. If
abortion is escaped, garget will likely
result, especially if the overlooking has
been upon heating, fattening food, and
the lamb has not fair chance for its
life. Many lambs are actually starved
to death because they can not get milk
from an lnflamed udder, which has es-
capped the notice of the flockmaster. II
the eve is SO fed and managed that her
digestion is impaired or she becomes
feverish, the lamb will have trouble.
Prevention of trouble lies in proper
management-West Rural.
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its own came fully freighted both in
side and out. There were children and
children's children, who, in the pursuit
of fortune, had straved away from the
homes where they first saw the light
but who were now returning to revive
around the old familiar hearth the as
sociations and recollections of their
early days.
Great were the preparations among
the housewives of Castleton Hollow.
That must indeed be poor household
which, on this occasion, could not boast
its turkey and plum pudding, those
well-cStablished dishes, not to mention
its long row of pies-apple, mince and
pkin-wherew with the Thanksgiving
board is wont to be garnished.
But it is not of the households gem
orally that | propose to speak. Let the
reader accompany me in Imagination to
rather prim-looking brick mansion
situated on the principal street, but at
some distance back, being separated
from it by front yard. Between this
yard and the fence ran prim looking
hedge of very formal cut, being cropped
in the most careful manner, lest one
twig SHOULD by chance have the pre-
sumption to grow higher than it's kim
dred. 1T was two-story house, con-
tanning on each story one room on either
side of the front door, making, of
course. four in all.
Ii we Fo in we shall find the outward
primncss we'll supported by the appear
ance OF things within. In the front
parlor we may peep through the door,
but it would be high treason, in the
present moistened state of our boots, to
step within its sacred precincts--there
are six high backed chairs standing in
state, two at each window. One can
easily see from the general arrangement
of The furniture that from romping chill
dren, unceremonious kittens and unhal-
lowed intruders generally this room is
most sacrediy guarded.
Without speaking particularly of the
other rooms, which, though not fur
nished in so stately manner bear a
family resemblance to 1.-The best-ro om,"
we will usher the reader into the oppo-
site room, where we will find the own.
er and occupant Of this prim-looking
residence.
Miss Hetty Henderson is maiden of
some thirty-fve summers, attired in
sober-lookin1 dress of irreproachable
neatness but most formal cut. She is
the only occupant of the house, of which
likewise She is the proprietor. Her faith
err, who was the village physician, died
some ten years since, leaving to Hetty,
or perhaps / should give her full name,
Henrietta, his only child, the house in
which he lived. and some four thousand
dollars in bank stock, on the income of
which she lived comfortably.
Somehow Miss Hetty had never mar
ried. though, such is the mercenary ma
tura of man, the rumor of her inheri-
lance brought to her feet several suitors.
But Miss Hetty had resolved never to
marry-at least, this was her invariable
answer to matrimonial offers, and SO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-20

is obtained to every pen. The floor is
divided by strong partitions, four feet
high, into six pens of nearly equal size,
ell connecting by gates with the central
area Each one has a sleeping-place six
feet square, divided off by low parti-
ton only high enough to hold the bed
ding. The dotted lines represent two.
by-six inch pieces spiked to the floor.
If these are provided the occupants OF
the pens will keep their sleeping and
bedrooms duly clean. The troughs
for feed adjoin the side next to the
central area. Over each trough is
hinged panel, which may be swung in
ward to fill the trough, and then
brought out again when all is ready.
The hydrant connects with water sup
ply which should have sufficient head
to throw stream through hose to fill
the feed-troughs and wash out the pens
when desired. Each pen has an outer
door opening into the yard, AMI gate
communicating with the central area
The latter furnish facilities for chang
ing pigs from one pen to another with
out gates directly between the pens.
No estimate Of cost is given, for it
must depend wholly upon the style of
construction and the local prices for
materials. 1t may be built very sub
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-20

A first-class whitewash for the poultry
house, and, in fact, for any place, is
made as follows: Put two pailfals OF
boiling water into tight barrel; dis
solve in hot water one peck of common
salt; add one.half bushel of the very
best, well-burned, unslacked lime;
quickly add the salt water and cover the
barrel tightly to keep the steam in
while the lime Stacks; when it is
through Stacking. stir until we'll mixed
together, and, If necessary, add more
boiling water, leaving the mass like
thick cream; strain through a sieve or
coarse cloth. Soak a pound of strong
glue in cold water over night; cook
three POUNDS of rice, without scorching,
Until thoroughly done as for thin starch.
and to this add the glue; also add
two pounds of whiting, and stir we'll.
Add the entire mixture to the lime
wash. and enough hot water to make
the compound proper consistency, stir
thoroughly and keep hot while apply
ing. Six quarts of the mixture will
cover about one hundred square feet Of
surface. and is very durable. It mHy
DO eolored any shads II 50 desirsd.-
Orange Judd Farmer.