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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-22

never break down. One of the latter
species is the terror Of lot of women.
She will turn off SO many cuts of cloth
or do so much work of a given kind that
the difference between the amount she
does and that of other women supposed
to be working under the same conditions
is too noticeable. The overseer and sec
they can out of the operatives under
their charge. They go to some of these
half sick women and say, eff you can't
turn off more cuts shall have to give
your looms to somebody else," and the
women make an extra squirt. and it means
SO much more WEAKNESS The cotton is
poor and it makes poor yarn and poorer
warps, the weather hot, and sticky ma
chinery is balky, and when those women
finish days work, in the summer and
fall particularly, there is not one atom
of strength left to carry them home.
And the next day and the next the same
thing must be gone through with
One of the women said to me: lis it
to be wondered at that when we know u
glass or two of beer will put new life
into us and make us forget our weari-
ness that we are going to stop before we
reach home and take those glasses?
A prominent labor leader, who is best
qualified of any one in the state to talk
Understandings of operatives lives. in
dorses this statement, and he says, more
over. that what with speeding up ma
chinery and driving operatives so mill
men are responsible for three-quarters
of the drunkenness in mill towns. And
this terrible speed and pressure tell
most on these married women They
earn, if work is steady and the mill it.
self fairly decent one with modern
machinery, sufficient to take care OF
themselves and their children. They
get better wages than the average shop
women, and although the girl behind
the counter looks down on the, women
behind the loom. there is just as much
true womanliness in the latter as can be
found in IL similar number of the former.
The married mill women Of Fall River
and New England are classes seldom
mentioned, Tut they constitute an i'm
portant element, and, as eX-President
Cleveland said when these facts were
told him, There must be something
radically wrong in system under which
such things have to exist
Boston K l.. MCGUIRE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-22
MortCaged Farms in Canada.

Sir Richard Cartwright delivered an
address before the farmers of Yelling
ton county in the city of Guelph recent
ly, in which he said:
Now, although the population on the
farming lands had diminished from one
end of Ontario to the other, there was
one thing that had increased. and that
was the mortgage debt on the farm
lands. While the population had di-
minished. while the value of the farms
had decreased. the mortgage indebted
ness had increased with great rapidity.
Sir Richard next told how in the olden
times in many districts in Canada when
a farmer had farm to sell he was pur-
sued by two. three or four buyers. all
anxious to get it: but how was it today?
Why, in many fertile districts if you
were to put half a dozen farms up for
sale YOU would break the market, and
find yourselves utterly unable to get pur-
chasers.
Many facts and figures were cited by
Sir Richard Cartwright. showing that
while an increase of wealth had taken
place in one or two favored localities.
and certain favored individuals had been
enriched enormously at the cost of the
bulk of the people, the net result of the
adoption of the policy Of the past ten
years had been that at the very best
1000, 900 or 5.OOO.0OO intelligent, capable.
industrious people in as fine country as
the sun shines upon. taken collectively,
had made no progress at all During
this time the federal taxation had in
creased many millions of dollars year.
and 50 had the public debt. the provin-
cial debt and the municipal debt of Can
ada.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-22
The Grange in PeLnsyIvania.


In his annual address to the State
Grange of Pennsylvania, recently con-
vened at Harrisburg, Worthy Master
Rhone carefully reviewed the work OF
the organization. He claims that all the
important legislation in the interest OF
agriculture for fifteen years has been Sc
cured through the non-partisan influence
of the grange, namely: The correction
of the extension Of patents on sewing
machines; curtailing the powers OF
transportation companies by making
them subject to the control OF the gov
eminent: restricting the sale of oleo-
margarine by national law and prevent
ing its manufacture and sale In this
state; the driving out of this country OF
alien labor; the passage of the interstate
law; the establishment of the agrlcult-
ural department ut Washington; the
increase of the appropriation to public
schools from S1.000,000 to $4,000 900,
and the procurement of many important
changes in the state revenue law.
Also the creation of the state revenue
commission, which has just closed Its
report to the state legislature, and the
establishment Of a cooperative trade
system through which farmers can pur-
chase direct from manufacturers and i'm
porters.
Mr.. Rhone adds that through. the
grange tariff currency questions will be
settled on just and regular basis. and
continues: That the agricultural class
of the country is sorely depressed, large
ly the result of pernicious legislation.
greatly regret. is only too true: it is in
deed solemn fact. That real estate has
been on steady and rapid decline in
value from the same cause is equally OBJ
vious. The depression is so great and gen
eral that not per cent. of the farms OF
the state are holding their own and pay
ing interest on the investment" Speaking
of the alleged discrimination in the tax
laws against. real estate. Mr.. Rhone says:
1.-THE injustice of legislation which per-
petrates such glazing frauds upon the
agricultural class is too apparent TO re-
quire comment"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-22
SAPFED BY THE LOOM.
HOW THE STRENGTH OF THE MILL
WOMEN Is EXHAUSTED.

New England Mothers Who Drudge in
the Factories to Keep Life in Them
selves and Their Babes-Wasted by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

ssscoar .easc Of family scales svstsr our easa-
~ 81 ye- r,k~ Gems and hpSehod srf,ciss
cr vacA AGENTS eherx The
r<s arc accurately Std 4di<sd warmed
IA re-sct
10 al c,ass 10 fsD.ie scods On
@ar.sr ore
rss q scales ss, ~ a,,sw 700 s,e paid
4. T. EyisS CO.. ls3sE La sta8e - CHICAGO, IGk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25
The Single Tax Theory.

Henry Georges idea of a single
tax, to be imposed upon lands only,
is receiving the approval and en-
dorsment of the Knights of Labor
and Farmers Alliances all over
the country, and many eminent
statesmen and philosophers of the
world are advocating the scheme.
1t is now the leading question of
the day, and bids fair to force itself
into the halls of national legislation
and secure action on the subject at
an early date. This is claimed to
be the only way to check the ac-
emulation of lands in the hands
of capitalists and wealthy corpor-
atoms, and in it alone is the hope
of future generations to own their
homes and farms. Recognizing the
Importance of this subject, and be-
ing favorahly impressed with the
idea that it viii reduce the taxes of
the working farmer and increase
the taxes of the land Spectator, we
propose to do ali we can to inform
our people on the great question
at issue. Looking 70 this erd, ar
engagements have been put on foot
to have two columns of matter on
this subject published each week
on the inside of the CHRONICLE. |
These articles viii begin to appear
about the first of March.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

"Anotlier wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in this
country. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and>f for seven years sine with
stood its severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three mouths
she coughed necessarily aud could not
sluep. She bought Of us a bottle of
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption and was SO mucI, relieved on
taking first dose that she slept all
night aud with Que bottle has been
miracul0ussy cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz-" Thus write W. G. Ham,
rick e. CO., Of Shelby, N. C.-Get a
tree bottle Mt c. c. Nash's store. 2
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25
Vigorous Kickers.

| The kicking of our two CORE
spondents below is more vigorous
than graceful. The time for them
to have made their break" was
last summer when the people of
various wards were holding meet.
ings, in accordance with advertised
notices, and making these same
districts about which they are max
ing SO much fuss at this late day.
The ignorance of "Rigolette" on
the subject is almost objectionable
Ito say nothing of his unjust per-
sonal aspersions) as not less than
three or four meetings were held
in ward two before the matter was
finally settled, and every man,
woman and child that can. read in
the ward ought to have known all
about it. The school board has
acted in strict accordance with the
law, 80 Far as they are able to con-
strue it, and with the advice and
assistance of the majority of the
patrons of the schools. We advise
"Rigolette" to read the school law
on the matters he gives such an ex-
tensive dissertation upon, and then
give us his ''opinion" again. Mr..
Curry is somewhat pardonable for
his gall" as it is the outcropping !
d zeal in behalf of his college; |
any one who will read his
etter cannot fail to see the incon-
'istency and slim ground of his
complaint. He wanted about 25
children districted to his school.
nd because the board has given
Oh children the right to attend, /
nd agreed to pay for them, he is
about It'll
MONTGOMERY, La. Jan. 10. 1890.
difor Ceyar Chronicle: II
Just wait until j ask you to use /
Frant parish funds to sustain our {
chooI, and then it will be time for II
on to refuse. However, / would ! i
aggest that If you still continue to '
ave your school districts as large t
icy are at present, you appropriate u
'ore money TO your half paid o
achers, and appropriate money to \
I'VE your school houses made larg- O
!. There are lob children in the j,
trict in which ] live, and what / j,
ked your honorable school board a
do, was to district about one f
urth Of those children, who live d
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

Suppose the south omit erect;nO
congresses and erect cotton mills
all over the South-spin and weave
our own cotton and thereby save
$42O, COZ, 900 made by ENGLAND -
manufacturing and handling Amsr
lean cotton, and at the same time
save the millions Of dollars Il costs
to transport American cotton h;th
er. When we do this the Question
of tare will not be one of further
Observation-Disclosures Newe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

The backbone of the movement
for sectional election law is brok-
en-. All four of the Missouri Re-
publicans in the house ara against
any tampering with the fedral cleo
tons. Those are most opposed
who have a large proportion of col
ored constituents. The hostility Of
the southern Republicans may be
due to any one of several causes.
They perhaps dread recurrence Of
scenes of violence, and those who
represent mixed constituencies feel
that such a law would sol;dify the
white element and thus weaken
their own hold on the party. At
any rate, with the exception of
Houk OF Tennessee, the southern
Republicans are not enthused over
he proposition to change the law.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25
FAX. GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1890

public school or the pro rata DOR.
ton belonging to the children of
that district? Whether he only
takes drink when someone treats.
or whether he or she buys his or
her own whiskey and occcasionlv
takes on q little too much"
In my judgement the school
board has not any right to lay ON
the table or reject q petition for q
school when the money is there to
pay for it or a portion of 1t. How
do we know when there is money
there? We cannot tell, only We
know that the tax collector is always
ready to collect and does collect:
and the law makes it obligatory. on
him to pay the same to the parish
treasurer at the end of every quar-
ter. and it is the duty of the parish
treasurer to make q written report
to the school board on the first day
OF their meeting on the FIRST Satur-
day of each quarter, stating the
amount received, paid out and on
hand. / see no such report, nor
any explanation of it.
One more question and I am
through. How is it that ward one
has three members on the school
board and the other wards one
only? / see by redistricting ward
one has GIL children and ward two
636, and / know ward two is about
three times as large as ward one.
she has not as many good
mathematicians in it as ward one.
Yours truly, RIGoLErrE.
Under Sec. 3 of the school law
the board might be all taken from
. single ward and yet be legal. |
Sec. IL provides for the division of !
the parish into school districts. |
Sec. Ii provides for children at |
Eending school in adjoining dis
riots. Sec. As requires that teach !
BIS shall be of good moral charac-
er, and gives the parish superin-
endent authority to revoke certifi-
;ates and dismiss teachers.-Ed. I I
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mo. H..

Mardi Gras this year comes on
February 18th. Already the Of
fcers of King Rex are making ar.
rangements for his reception.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has favor
ably reported Senator Gibson's
bill to purchase a site for a new
public building at New Orleans At
. cost not exceeding $4,000.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25
Fall and Winter Goods!
New Stock just Received by
B. TURNER,

Pfnevf1le. La,
who has recently returned from New Yorl
Boston, Cincinnati and other cities, where
he purchased q Large Stock Of GOODS
suited to the wants Of his trade, which be-
bought at reduced prices and is now offer.
ing at small margin Of profit
The public are invited to call and exam
inc his large and well selected stock of
DRY GOODS.
consisting Of Dress Goods and Trim mipeS.
Fancy Goods, White Goods. adies' Cloaks
and Jackets Jersies, Hosiery. Shawls and
Hoods. Balmorals, Jeans, Cassimeres aud
F'annels. Linseys. Blankets, etc.
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies Trim
med Hats.
a large stock of Boys aud Mens's CLIO
THING. Special bargains are offered In
Boys and Mems JEANS Clothing, which
were bought at a sacrifice.
tine assortment of Boots and Shoes
saddieEy, Crockery. Hardware, Groceyies
Plantation Supplies. TRUNKS. valises,
Towers celebrated '.Fish B. andv of Slick.
RS, and FURNITURE.
All of which were selected in person
With great care, at low figures, and will
" sold ut rock hottom prices.
Gall and examine for yourselves.
Highest market price paid for Cotton.
Hides snd Beeswax.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-25

The beet SaIve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt RIeun,.
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands.
Chi'blains Germs, aud all Skin Emp
tions, and positively cures Piles. ar ~,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

ways had full tail and naturally carried
it well raised. His neck was not always as
long as fashion dictated; but his head and
cor and eyes were SO pleasant, bold and
fearless that the shortness of the neck was
invariably forgotten. The Morgan was one
of the most obedient horses ever foaled and
If treated with kindness would do anything
you required him to do. If you abused him.
the true Morgan would invariably reseu~it
His temper was equal to that of the finest
steel; if therefore, you set it vibrating too
swiftly, its pendulum would swing little
swifter than was sometimes advisable But
he was an intelligent animal and could be
reasoned into doing anything within the
bounds of reason. Another thing you
could rely upon the Morgan was always
possessed of good stomach. 1t is the
stomach which converts food into fuel, and
fuel makes steam to keep the wheels in mo-
ton. Here you are, seated behind horse
that looks well and acts well, under any and
all circumstances. You are behind horse
that is afraid of nothing, is mindful of
your minutest wish, is obedient TO bit and
voice, and rs enduring as animal life can be
made. What better can a man do to secure
horse for family use, than to breed the old
type Morgan? lie is noC always as large as
fashion requires but he can be made large
enough aud beautiful enough to meet fash
ion moro than half way
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30
Things That Are Told.

Rural New Yorker says Leggy. drawn
tomato plants viii bear late. When set
out in the open ground they cannot stand
the exposure as stocky plants do They
are fecble-sick, as one may say-and
require a couple OF weeks TO recover.
In looking about Colorado says Mr.
Branson, an eminent poultry breeder of
Michigan, Il have noticed that the white
and brown Leghoms and barred Plym-
outh Rocks are the popular breeds
When a breed becomes popular il usually
indicates that it is considered the most
profitable in the section in which its
popularity lies
Wheat and oats should be given alter
.ua-ely 10 The hens-oats always dry:
wheat either dry or cooked. We have
invariably had good results from feeding
sound wheat boiled to bursting, says
Field and Farm.
Ducks can be raised proftably On dry
ground, without pond or brook
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

Thequestion of women hcipin apiaries
was discussed at the recent Ohio state
convention.
Dr. Mason would rather not have the
women around, while T. A. Eaton can
not get along without the help of his
wife. as She viii do the work up in bet
ter shape than he can. While he is
doing the heavy work his wife puts foun-
dations in sections, and does great deal
of other light work. H. I" Moore finds
that women are the best hands to keep
things in order DR.. Mason knows that
women are wonderful help, but, to be
serious about it, many men are killing
their wives to keep from hiring, and he
thought too much of his wife for that
except, perhaps, at sWarmirg time. DR..
Miller said that if he goes to an out
apiary without the women he cannot
find anything, and when he wants to 20
home all the tools are scattered around
the yard. Women straighten things up
better than men do, and keep them in
bette shane.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

1t one Of the New York farmer in
stitutes ". l. Tabor made the following
sensible remarks on manmes:
We should use chemical manures
when we have not enough home made
manure on the farm. buy city stable
manure at %L50p ton. tits worth. It's
said, 50 per Ton. The hauling and spread
ing cost MS much more. add CONNER
cial nauures TO this. and in this way get
the best results. | would combine the
two with such thorough tillaqe as to in
sure the largest crops. By this intensive
system l have produced 421 bushels of
potatoes to the acre. Three tons OF sta
bic manure viii supply all the nitrogen
needed for 100 bushels of potatoes and
tops. This leaves to be supplied in chem
icals GO pounds Of plosphoric acid and
100 of potash. 1t takes eighteen tons of
stable manure to supply this necessity.
l recommend concentration OF effort and
manure and growing more upon an acre.
Why cultivate so many acres and get no
more than few acres would produce
better tilledY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

The trench method of planting pota-
toes as practiced on The Rural New
Workers. grounds, is briefly as follows:
The trenches are made with "a shovel
plow An ordinary plow run both ways
in the same furrow would answer. The
pieces of potato are simply dropped into
the furrow and covered with soil. Quite
number Of farmers harrow potatoes
until they are three inches high A
light smoothing harrow is dragged on
the field, up and down the rows This
keeps the soil loose and mellow, pulls up
the weeds, and does very little injury to
the potatoes.