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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22
Presidents Message.

The presidents message is very
able document on our relations with
foreign nations, but when it comes
to home affairs, it's ability lies
chiefly in it's silence on many burn
ing public questions. TO be sure.
he family commends the late silver
legislation, and warmly commends
the late tariff act the agricultural
department is commended for it's
success in helping the farmers to
overproduce, and the purchasing
power Of a dollar is referred to as
evidence. Of the happiness Of the
masses. The document is very
lengthy and, has about as little
meaning as possible, considering its
length. The president is silent on,
questions that are being discussed
the whole length ane breadth Of
our land. Can it be- possible that
he is ignorant of the labor agita-
ton, Of the crushing of the masses
by robber combinations, of the fur
Their encroachment Of railroad COM
panies, or does he,purposely ignore?
He is either incompetent OF dishon-
est. g.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22
Reducing the surplus.

One hf the good deeds OF; the ad-
ministration during the past year is
the withdrawal of surplus from ION prrii-
waite banks where. it had been
deposited without interest, and it's
being placed in circulation. 1T Hsthe
billion dollar congress was extraya-
giant in its appropriations there. is
some counterbaIance in. the fact
that the peoples money is in eircu-,
Iation by direct outlay instead OF
banks having the privilege OF loan
ing it to the men from whom it was
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22

obtained, and to whom it belonged.
1t belongs; to Cleveland's admins
tration to set that most vicious and
pernicious of all; corrupt examples,
of boarding the peoples money on
the plea of economy, and letting
the banks have it. without interest
to loan to the people on high rates
OF interest. :: Whatever may be said
of Republican extravaganza, it can
not possibly be more damning than
Democratic economy of the Cleve-
land kind.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22

On the 10th inst, there were ten
mortgages 'paid Off in Anderson
county. The sheriff took hand in
the matter, and in no case did the
mortgagor save his home. t4
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22

The Populist, or Peoples Party,
Hand Book, published by the Vim
cents, is ready for delivery. Call
at this Office, or send, and get one-
Price, so cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22

NE WI - OA- --~
up. in the Daniel business and is
trying to enlighten the editor OF the
Winfield Courier:
"What causes taxes2" inquiries
the Winfield Courier. Well, costly
and senseless legislative investiga-
tions for one thing. That is the
most conspicuous. cause of unneces-
sary taxes in Kansas just now
Evidently the Nenpareil worships
at the shrine Of the ,age-ofconsent
senate, which, in the face Of over
whslming evidence of guilt, acquit-
ted the drunkard, Botkin, for no
other apparent reason than that ne
was Republican judge. To the
Nonpareil scostly and senseless leg
islative investigations" loom up
conspicuously. We have charity
to think that the Nonpareil man
did not think of the action OF the
Republican state board Of equaliza-
ton in making. a sweeping reduc-
ton of the assessment of the
railroads of the state, nor the
amount of corporate property in
the state exempt from taxation, and
exempt, too, under laws passed by
Republican legislatures. The fact
stares us in the face that, if the
people demand an Investigation of
official delinquincies, official patron
age will override the will of the
peoples; and then another class Of
officials will wipe from the tax du-
plicate millions, of the assessed
,, value of the property of great cor
porations, and lay somuch greater
burden upon the great common
people. Read between the lines,
the. faction Of the state. board OF
! equalization says to us, don't at
tempt to investigate. the acts of any
prominent member of the 6. Q, p,
or we will split the assessments OF
corporations and make you pay
their taxes, What causes taxes!
high taxes?- corruption in Office,
and to pay. the devil. # all prop
erty was taxed, and salaries in
keeping with the prices of products
and wages7sif the, rich were made nj q
pay their share, taxes would De
much below what they. are, and the
man of small possessions would not
have to pay taxes equivalent to low
rent. The third party. (and not
the devil either) is after these
things. Jeers, sneers, lies and in
situations will not down the third
party. Joe Hudson and his lick
spittle lieutenants can keep up their
diatribe.. .. Right will prevail. 1t
always has in the end. The fight
will be hard, but success will crown
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22
EXACTLY OF A SIZE.

Have you seen sort OF puzzle
They are giving at the store
Two little cardboard pieces,
Three inches long, or more;
So shaped with curves and angles,
Almost any one would swear
That this ticket here is larger
Than it's fellow over there;
But tits simply an illusion
That deceives the best of eyes.
You put 'em both together;
They're exactly OF a size. =
Exactly of size, boys;
Exactly Of a size. ~ 'sn !:
Don't jump at conclusion,
q Nor always trust your eyes;
For, things may seem as different
As solid truth and lies,
Yet be, when put together,
Exactly of size.
You have seen. the two old PARTIES
There is no doubt of that;
The woolly-eyed~ Republican,
And moss-grown Democrat;
With histories so different,
They stand out side by side, ~
One looking pusillanimous,
: The other grand and wide;
But, appearance is deceiving,
.-f And, to your great surprise, .~~, :.
You put 'em both together s
They're exactly. Of a sze.-(C horus.)
These parties build their platforms
OF old worm-eatenrplanks,
Expressing, quite ambiguously, +
Anathemas and thanks r"
, On ill-assorted entities,
From silver down to sin,
All worded most adroitly
+ To draw the voters in.
There seems to be some difference,
But if you're sharp and wise,
You put 'em both together, pa
They're exactly of size. x Chorus
And then, how soon there follow @
The candidates Of each, -
To fill the streets with torch-lights,
The atmosphere with speech,
To tickle all the rabble
With their antiquated straws,
And crack old widowed chestnuts =
Mid the widest of applause
You think they differentiate
Between'their party ties, -,
But put 'em both together, (,
- They're exactlyof size,-(Chorus.)
Is not this the greatest puzzle. M
Yes, the most Satanic game
That things can look so different,
And yet be just the same!
That christians are so blinded -
AS never to compare
:The;license that they, sanction
With the whisky that they share
. Let us leave the league unholy, f
And combat it till it dies -..@'
2 For, youapat 'em bothstogether,
They're exactly of size. -(Ohorus. ;;
r.. ea~ -REv P. j. BULL, in
the Surplus. obtained, and to whom
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
Mortality in European Armies,

Some curious details have just been
published on the relative mortality
among European troops during time of
peace. The Spanish troops give the
highest standard of mortality, and that
not because the soldiers are weakly so
much as that the sanitary arrangements
are inadequate or neglected. The
deaths represent IL in 1000. Russia
comes next; but the interval is large.
The mortality is about 8 in 1000. Their
follow the Italians. with ia. So far
the series is almost what q shrewd OBJ
server might guess it would be. What
follows Is more perplexing and more
interesting. Austrian, French, English,
Belgian, and German-that is the
order. In round numbers the deaths
OF Austrian soldiers are in the thousand
seven; of French, six; of English, a
little over five; of Bel ians, q little
over four, and of Germany, little
under four. The ravages of consump-
ton are enormously greater in the case
of British soldiers than of any other
nationality, and in this case the French
are the most favored.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
A Tattoed Sailor.

A son of Neptune is in prison in
Philadelphia. While his ship was in
quarantine the pest-house physician
ordered the crew vaccinated. One sailor
refused to submit on the ground that it
was barbarous outrage to deface the
human form divine, and he would not
have his person SO marred. They in
sisted, he resisted. He whipped four
men, but at last they got him in prison
and tied him down, when he begged
the doctor to vaccinate him where it
would not show. In searching for
quiet, retired spot, not already pre-
empted, they found tattooed on the
tar's breast, in red and blue, ship I'M
der full sail, the goddess of liberty on
his right arm, the American coat-of-
arms and girl on his left, foul an
Choir over his heart, the American flag
on his back, the signs OF the zodiac
round his waist, and the rest of his cut
ocular territory all bespangled with
stars, crescents, anchors, and mer-
maids. The doctor vaccinated the SEN
sitive sailor Oh the end of his nose, the
only unoccupied place he could find
on his person.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
Use OF Big Words.

she goes on his own hook" has been
rendered more elegantly. in Difference
to and in accordance with the spirit
of the times, in this manner: He pro-
crosses on his own personal curve;"
and barber in London advertises that
his customers are shaved without in
cision or liberation for the microscopic
sum of one halfpenny." "One might
have heard pin fali' is a proverbial
expression of silence; but it has been
eciipsed by the French phrase, sYou
might have heard the unfolding of
lady's cambria pocket-handherchief;'
md as it is somewhat vulgar to say
"pitch darkness" i. has been 80 i'm
proved as to read "bituminous obscur-
ity." Another polite way of expressing
the fact that man is naturally lazy is
to say that be is "constitutionally
tired;" and Nominate your poison" is
the poetical way of asking, "What will
you drink"
On one occasion, we are told, . doctor
of divinity rung the changes on He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear" He
that is accessible to auricular vibration
said the doctor, "let him close the
gates of his tympana. Then, again,
we have that old-fashioned saying, The
more the merrier," delightfully."- trans
lated in this way: "Multltudinous as
semblages are the most provocative Of
cachinnatory hilarity." 1t is even re-
ported that not very long ago clergy
man spoke of seeing young lady with
the pearly drops Of affection hanging
aud glistening on her cheek" Hemeant
that she was crying. Certain critics,
too. occasionally launch out in SINH
lar metaphorical style. Concerning
young and aspiring orator, ono wrote:
HE broke the ice felicitously, and was
Immediately drowned with applause"
Quite recently literary man of some
celebrity, in letter describing the
early fall of snow in Switzerland, did
not soy the storm abated, but sine
flakes dwindled to hocculi!" and instead
of vulgarly putting it that they had
melted potful of snow to obtain wa
ter, he said that frewood was Tex
pended in rendering its own heat latent
in the indispensable fuid.' Equally as
good was that which relates to o certain
eminent professor, who observed that
| very Wollu6Ilul tuluSS MciS OCCooAoAaA1y
discovered nowadays. He had found
out lately that "Nystagmus, or oscilla-
ton Of the eye-balls, is an epileptiform
affection of the cerebellular oculomoto-
rial centers;;" and he added, Don't for
get in future what sort of thing a
'nystagmus' is. J"
"You have mentioned several times
during the evening"" observed one Of
the audience to lecturer, the word
'periphrasis;' would you kindly inform
me Of its precise meaning?"
Certainly" said he. ut is simply o
circumlocutory and pleonastic circle OF
oratorical sonorosity, circumscribing an
atom of ideality, lost in verbal profund
ity." AS this explanation was received
in solemn silence we trust it was
; deemed satisfactory one. 1t is, how
, ever, recorded that the gifted orator
was not called upon again to explain
for the restof the evening. Chant ers
Journal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

It will be many years yet before
calm, wise justice brings in its full
verdict on the character of this man.
Let us see what some of his military
comrades place on record.
General Z. S. Keyes, q. S. A., in
his Fifty Years Observation of Men
and Events speaks thus: "The oper-
ations of the Army of the Tennessee
under It's new leader were full of yigor,
and in the month of May. 1868, Gen
eiai Grant crossed the Mississippi be-
low Vicksburg, placed himself between
Pemberton, who commanded in that
city, and Joseph E. Johnston, who was
at the head OF an army in the interior.
From the moment L became &C.
quainted with that movement [ con
sidered Grant as one OF the great cap
tains OF history"
To go back to his youthful days:
George Deshon, now Catholic priest
in New York City, who was the class
mate and roommate of Grant at West
Point, said in 1915, only two years at
ter Grants graduation, to Professor
kendrick and q Mr.. Stebbins, Of
Springfield, Mass, that the Academic
Board would some day find that Grant
was the strongest man they had ever
had in the classes.
And even before his graduation.
| James A. Hardie, of the same class,
said to his Instructor:
Well, sir if any great emergency
| arises in this country during our life
time, Grant will be the man to meet it. {"
In his Military Miscellanies, Gen
eral James b. Fry, A. A. Q. U. S. A..
(retired), tells of his first glimpse of
the coming man:
Zone afternoon III June, 1843, while
was at West Point, candidate for
admission to the Military Academy,
wandered into the riding hall where
the members of the graduating class
were going through their final mounted
exercise before Major Richard Della
field, the distinguished engineer, then
Superintendent, the Academic Board,
aad large assemblage of spectators.
When the regular services were con-
cluded, the class, still mounted, was
formed in line through the center of
the hall, the riding master placed the
lea ing bar higher than mans head,
and called out:
Cadet Grant,
"a cleau-faced, slender, blue eyed
young fellow, weighing about 100
pounds, dashed from the ranks on a
powerfully built chestnut-sorrel horse,
and ,gailoped down the opposite side Of
the hall. AS he turned at the farther
end and come into the straight stretch
across which the bar was placed, the
horse increased his lace and, measur-
ing his stride for the great leap before
bin. bounded into the air and cleared
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
The Improbable Ein.l Tower.

The stockholders in the Eiffel Tower
enterprise are feeling blue just now in
consequence of the steady diminution Of
their receipts. In the season now clos
ing 665, 900 francs were taken in. The
cost of keeping the tower open was
$1,000 francs, and 300, 900 more we're
spent for repairs. Next year the small
profits OF this year will be wiped out, it
IS expected, and considerable deficit
will appear in place of it. In view Of
this probability, 16S, 900 francs were re-
served TOR future use from the profits OF
the exhibition year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

the regiment. Wandering around in
search Of the command, darkness over
took me, and I knew not which way to
go. Finally the light of many camp
fires in the distance attracted my at
tention, and I turned my footsteps in
that direction. soon came across one
OF Co. "!A's' boys, who, like myself,
thought the far-off campfres were lit
by our troops. The fact was soon
proven to US that we were sadly mis-
taken, as we shortly came upon the
rebel pickets. Peering through the
darkness, [ caught the glimpse of q
man at the foot of large tree,
dressed in gray uniform, with q
gun in his hands, who approached
me and seemed as much bewildered
as ! was. I said to him: Hello,
what are you doing here?" He
replied. "The Yanks captured me to-
day, and l am afraid to go into camp
BY myself, but if you will go with me
l will undertake it. Just then I saw
a rebel sentinel on his beat, and
coming toward me, whereupon I bid
my rebel friend good night and struck
out i'll an opposite direction as fast as
my legs could carry me. After meet
ing with many naishaps, the worst of
which was falling into ditch about
ten feet deep, which fortunately had
no water in it, but obliged me to walk
back about one half mi e to get out, I
at last reached the Chattanooga road,
and after wandering around all night
came upon the regiment early in the
morning. My company was drawing
rations, and I made the ninth man
present out of thirty-six. who went
INTO the battle two days before. It is
needless to say that was glad to get
back to my command.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

the bar, CARRYING his rider as ii man
and beast had been welded together.
The spectators were breathless:: >,
very we'll done, sir" growled old
Eelshberger, the riding master. and
the class was dismissed and disap-
neared; but Cadet Grant remained
living image in my memory"
In the same article General Try
II was in General Grants room in
New York City on the 18th OF May,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
Cured of a had Habit

In sleeping car between Buffalo and
Philadelphia man snored so long and
loud that some aroused sleeper threw a
boot at him. 1t struck him in the face
and broke his nose and the doctors
guarantee that he is perfectly cured of
very annoying habit. He is so I'M
grateful, however, that he is going to
sue some one.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

together again in the same car going
uptown about p. m, and again /
seated myself OF his side. After few
minutes of gloomy silence, he said:
We will not have the meeting we
fixed for tonight. I have bad news
replied, Why, General, I hope ii is
nothing serious YES he said, the
Marine Bank has failed, or is about to
fail: 1t owes our firm large amount,
and l suppose we are ruined. When I
went downtown this morning thought
was worth a great deal of money;
now don't know that have dollar,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

JUSTICE is not, as laggard in England
as it is here. Little over month ago
the body of woman was found in Lon
don, and it was at first supposed that
Jack the Ripper had claimed another
victim. Later it appeared probable
that the woman had been murdered by
a mistress OF her husband. There was
an investigation, arrest and trial, and
the next day the guilty woman was
sentenced to be hanged. This would
have been sixsmonths' or years case
in the United States.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

In London there is man who follows
the business of tattooing. The major
ity of his patients are men who have
designs of naval character pricked
into their skin, but there are also a
great many women who employ his art,
lift may be termed such. With them the
decoration is usually bee, butterfly,
o spray of flowers or monogram.
These ornaments are worn inside the
wrist, so that they can be hidden by
the glove if necessary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

HILE we believe i
old soldiers will
never tire of talk
ing or listening
about the old COM
rnander, just now
the movement in
regard to change
of location for per-
M ane Mt entomb-
mento Of his remains
makes matter in
reference to him
r,,orointaroafipp
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

QUEEN V1cToR1A's family now num-
bers no less than fifty living descend
ants, including sons and daughters,
grandsons and granddaughter, great
grandsons and great-granddaughters.
She has also four sons-in-law, four
daughters-in-law, five grandsons-in-
law, and one neutrality-suspicious.. Ii
all the descendants We're living, the
immediate family would number seven
ty-four,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

The library of the Seventh Regiment
of New York City contains new
treasure. 1t is an album of about
seventy-fve Photographic views taken
along the. line of Sherman's march
through Georgia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

THERE are in the United States
thirty-fve or more colleges OF phar-
macy or departments of pharmacy OF
universities or colleges.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

WHEN an Elizabeth was on the
throne ladies in waiting had duties to
perform. The young Victoria found
women of the bed-chamber so neces-
sary for her comfort that ministry
was thrown out because it proposed to
dictate their politics. The number OF
household servitors has not diminished
with time, but their services are not in
demand Nineteen gentlemen ushers
draw thousand year or SO from the
taxpayers of Great Britain for being
simply on her Maiesty's household list.
They never perform any duty what
ever. 1t was doubtless of such as
these elect that the poet wrote, "they
also serve who only stand and watt
for the paymaster. A radical member
of Parliament is going to ask that their
unearned increment shall be cut off.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

The pumice stone was a writing ma
terial of the ancients; they used it
to smooth the roughness of the parch-
ment or to sharpen their reeds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

The Adams Express Company joins
the United States Company in obeying
the postal laws intended to cut Off the
supplies OF the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany. In refusing to carry its letters
or packages these express companies
have badly crippled the great fraud. 1t
is considered certain now that the
charter of the company will not be re-
newed, and its death will save the peo-
pie of the whole country many million
dollars per year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

The Thomas Cot. a weekly paper in
Thomas County, Kansas, emitted its
last despairing howl short time ago,
and its bones lie bleaching on the great
sandy desert that lies between Vol. L.,
No. 1 and success in journalism. Its
nine lives were not enough.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09
The advent OF winter is not cheer

The advent OF winter is no. cheer
full outlook to those whose business or
pleasure compels them to travel on
roads where the cars are heated by the
deadly "car stove" Noswiths
the numerous railroad accidents which
have been intensified in horror through
the agency of the car-s:ove, railroad
companies in many cases still persist
in pracsicing economy at the risk OF
the lives of their passengers by retain
ing the stove instead of heating the
cars with steam supplied by the en-
gine. New York, New England, and
Canada by legislation and the force of
public opinion have almost abolished
the car-stove, at least on all "impor-
tant" lines. But no train that carries
passengers is unimportant, and every
State throughout the West should
compel railroad companies by law to
adopt the safer and in every respect
better way OF heating passenger-coach-
es by steam. The initial expense to
the company will be perhaps 500 or
more per car, ba. the change once
effected heating by steam will be found
to be more economical and far more
safe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-09

funded bonds shall be sec lred by the
customs receipts, and it is expected
that their market value will soon rise to
within 10 per cent. of par.