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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

ness is to get gold enough-not to use,
but to keep.
This is the whole of the republican
political economy-get gold, keep 1t
and see it shine. The republican
theory of high tariff taxation depends
on this. The use OF high taxes is to
keep imports out. The use OF keeping
imports out is to keep gold in. This is
what republicans mean when they put
their heads together and palaver wisely
over ''having the balance OF trade in
our favor and preventing the drain OF
our gold" They mean that II nobody is
allowed to buy anything outside the
country there will be nothing to pay
for, and we will keep the gold at home.
When good republicans get to Para
disc, as all should cordially hope that
they may, it will be their supreme
pleasure to sit around piles of gold
bullion and see it shine.
The simple and childlike theory of
republicanism is that you get gold
enough you are wealthy, and If you do
not buy anything with It you will stay
wealthy. This is all there is in republi-
can political economy. All it's false
pretences and hypocrisies are merely
the garments with which it clothes this
idea to conceal it's nakedness. 1t is not
an oaiginal Idea. 1t was born in Spain
soon after the Moorish pirates had per-
fected the high-tariff system. Ameri-
ca had been discovered. Spain had
policy reciprocity" with South Amer
lea, where the Pizzarros and other
Spanish ENJOYS extraordinary were
carrying out the republican idea that
the only way to grow wealthy is to get
something for nothing. Spanish states
manship adopted this idea and
welded to it the Moorish tariff
system and the republican financial
policy as it exists to-day was complese.
SPAIN in carrying out this policy, ex-
pected to become the richest country
in the world by prohibiting trade with
Europe so that it could keep in Spain
vast amounts Of gold it extorted from
South America. IT. reasoned as the
radical administration now reasons:
eff we do not allow Europe to- trade
with us, it cannot get our gold Rhd we
will 90 on getting more and more gold
from South America until we Wte the
richest, strongest and happiest people
on earth" The policy was cslrtied out;
and under it, from being the greatest
commercial power of the wosld, Spain
sank to utter insigniiioance and misera-
bic poverty. 1t lost both its trade and
its gold.
But this lesson has no effeDt on the
gold lunatics. They are entirely sim
cere in Loving to see gold shine and
they feel that it is a sacrileye to spend
it. Where the hottest feelings OF their
natures are involved it is useless to try
to reason with them.-Rey<.hlin
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

Ex-Governor Click of Atchison, Kas.,
proposes to raise the necessary funds Tor
the Kansas exhibit at the Worlds fair
by voluntary contribution OF 1000 each
from about sixty of the wealth1est
counties of the state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

CAPT. COUCH the boomer, lost his
life about strip of land containing 100
acres which adjoins Oklahoma City on
the west. His slayer has been found
guilty of murder by the United States
court, sitting at Wichita. The same
piece of land is still bone of conten-
ton. On the night OF March 9th, an
armed body Of men was secretly organ
ganized in the town and proceeded to
take forceable possession of it, andsa
number of houses were built which are
being guarded by guards with Win
chesters. A bloody encounter is looked
for.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

There were three bad breaks in the
Mississippi levees occasioned by the re-
cent high water. The one in ST. James
parish La, has just been closed but
the waters are still flowing through the
other two to the great damage OF the
surrounding country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07
The Leavenworth Boy Is Safe.

LEAvENwoRTH. April Frank
Hunt ir., of Leavenworth, is studying
music with Maestro Vancuni in Flor
ence, Italy. The news of the arrest of
eighteen Americans in Florence as
hostages, which was contradicted this
morning, was of startling import to his
friends in this city yesterday after
noon
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

Gen. Malone and John M. Langston,
the white and colored leaders OF the
republicans in Virginia, have reconciled
the differences heretofore existing be-
tween them and have agreed to pull
together in future.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

CHICAGO property holders are in
furry over the claim set up by the
Harrington family of Crawford county,
Pa, to one hundred and sixty acres of
land in the center of that city. 1t
seems that an old deed has been over
looked and the title 10 the present
possessors is not perfect. 1t is sad
that the heirs will vigorously push the
claim and will employ Col. Bob Inger-
soil to aid them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07
Americans Unsafe in Italy.

LONDON, April lit is reported here
that a prominent Italian has warned
Americans against the danger OF tour
ing in Italy this year in view of the ex-
element and feeling caused in that
country by the New Orleans affair and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

THE Seventh day Adventists are soon
to commence mission work in Now
York harbor by means OF a boat they
will construct for that purpose.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

TEXAS fever is said to b raging
among the stock in Southern Missouri.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07

NONE of the New Orleans mob have
vet been indited.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
The January Wide Awake.


OF especial interest will be found Sal
lie JOY Whites description of the new
Leland Stanford. Jr., University in Cal
ifornia-that tender and magnificent
memorial by senator and Mrs. Leland
Stanford. Mrs. White calls the article
THE Boy who built a College" and al
though the great school is built as a
memorial it was still SO clearly the
fruit of the dead boys desires that the
title is no misnomer. Molly Elliot Sea-
well has a delightful characteristic tale
Of school-boy life. Two Schoolmas-
ters," and Miss Adams Double Christ
mas at St Martins" is a good story of
boarding-school life. The serial stories
Of Jack Brereton's Three Months
Service" and The Lance of kanana,
striking Arabian story by Add ell
Ardavan. p" already grow absorbing even
in their second installment. The Amer
lean pale-face woman who was adopt
ed by the Seneca Indians, Harriet Max
well-Converse. has another interesting
sketch of Seneca life in The Straw
berry Feast at the Long House. Zitella
Cooke tells charming story of the eel
ebrated Mexican general Santa Anna
and his jealous pet bird; and Otis I.
Mason has something to say of Profess
sor Marshs giant lizards, sixty feet
long. The poems in the number are by
Celia Thaxter and Clara Doty Bates.
Other verses and sketches fill out a
most interesting number of WIDE
AWAKE, which is, as usual, well illus
81 .,
prepare a tempting feast indeed for the
myriad young people who eagerly await
and as eagerly welcome il.
WIbE AWAKE is published at 20 cents
per number. 81. 40 per year. All book
sellers keep it.
ID. LoTHROP Co., Pubs, Boston.
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pa.sinr the Rubicon

A few days ago. Judge Cowing came
very near filming a would-be witty wit
ness twenty-five dollars. The witness
was testifying to the identity of the
prisoner, who. among other signs OF
conviviality, was possessed of what
might be called purple nose.
How did You come to recognize the
prisoner at that distanee?' asked the
counsel for che defense.
Il recognized him by his Roman
nose.
DO you call the prisoners nose a
Roman nose?" continued the lawyer,
pointing TO the nose o. the prisoner,
which was rather of the tip-tinted or.
der.
Eyes, ! call that a Roman nose.
Hasn't iG passed the rubicund?'
IL was several minutes before order
was restored in court-Texas SiftinGs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31

bowl of his pipe, preparatory 10 re-
lighting that 'speakin' of ten
derfeet reminds me of one | knowed
oncet, sence which time / have ben
whole lot more respective in speakin
of 'em.
Twas in the summer of IS. |
was then workin' fer Ole Harvey Skier
rett, who KEEP store an run ranch
down at Three Forks, in tn foothills.
Near Skerrett, bout two mile away,
Ole 81 Hendershott he'd a ranch. lie
likewise he'd bout tn purtiest an
incest darter tibet ever wore millinery,
an 81. he was proper proud of her, you
bet. Moreovermore, ali of us galoots
round Three Forks was up to our back
hair in love with her-plumb, tearin',
vide-awalIe mashed as I've heard say.
But il didn't do none of us no good
leastways, only one of rs. That was
Perry Roane, young rancher from
down tn creek bout ten mile. Perry,
he cut us all ont, 'thout half-tryin'.
cause he was big. han some cuss, an
well-fixed, besides havin' been { school
lots when kid So he went in an
winned-almost That is / say, he
froze ms out an KEEP regular comp'ny
with Hetty. | guess twas all settled
that they was { be hitched some time
or other, when. bout May. along come
Teller from Boston, with letter to
Ole 81 from some relation o his'n, an
les eamped right at Sis fer tn sum
mer lie was one of these here artist
ehumps-not a real genooine fotty-
grapher, but one of tn sort that carries
lot of paper, an pencils, an colorS,
in little lead skuirt-guns, an draws
red, white, an blue sunsets, likewise
funny-loolxin' trees an powders. He
talked like book an called all tn
boys mister, besides sayin' beg
parding if he didn't hear what We said
first time.
"Sure 'nough, we guyed tn chap lots
at first-but Spenceley-that wuz tn
tenderfoots name-was so dog-goned
nice an pleasant, an took a joke SO
easy, we all got Z lillIn' him tiptop.
All kept Perry Roane. He hated him
lots, soon's he seen him. Cause why?
Jest cause Spenceley was under the
same roof with Hetty, an he knowed
that it might turn out kind of bad fer
him, specially as he knowed right then
which nobody else did-that Hetty
| want much stuck ON him anyhow, an
had only promised t marry him Z
| please tn ole man. Ie see, Perry was
a good deal of bully, an drank con-
| siderable, can then there was an ole
story bout his havin' skipped from tn
| states, leavin' wife that died. little
| later. But this didn't cut no fgger
| with ST lie had his eye on Perry's
pile, an was willin' t take chances on
/ maxim Perry treat Hetty first-rate.
/ cause tn ole man was toler' BILE dan
| yerous cuss himself.
We'll, tn artist Teller got I feelin'
sort of soft on Hetty, himself, an most
ev'ry day they'd go wanderin' round
IN country, DRAWN. an fishin', an 50
on. an in tn evenin' when Perry come
| over L set awhile he'd find Mister
Artist there in tn settin'-room cool as
A cucumber, an polite as polite, him
not KNOWN that Perry had first film
On tn calico An lletty, jest like any
woman. 'njoyed it all immense.
But Perry wasn't tn chap t stand
/ This very long; so one in, happen
| in { be at tn store, an meetin' Spence
icy there, ne walks up an says Z him:
See here. my pale-faced an weak Keyed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
ABOUT SODA WATER.
The Manufacture of Distinctly American
beverage.


beverage.
Soda water is an American drink. Ii
is as essentially American as porter
Rhine wine and claret are distinctively
English, German and French. The
most interesting fact in the manufac.
ture of soda water is that il contains
no soda. The prominent ingredients
are marble dust and sulphuric acid.
neither of which is regarded as health
full nor palatable when taken separate
ly. Moreover, to render them so in
combination requires a pressure of at
least hundred and fifty pounds
to the square inch-a condition
dangerous to life and limb except
under proper safeguards and with the
strongest machinery. The generator
is. in fact, made of gun-metal iron
tested to five hundred pounds to the
square inch. Into this is put the mar
BILE dust, to which, from another strong
chamber, is led the sulphuric acid.
Then the two are Graded. and the gas
generated is passed into steel fountains
lined with block-tin, two thirds full of
the water to be charged. These fOun-
tains are then securely fastened, and.
like huge bombs in size and almost as
destructive, are carried in wagons
through the streets, TO be stored under
drug store counters. Surely in all the
history of fairyland there is nothing
more marvellous than the escape of this
sparkling, bubbling. foam-erested
liquor like an enchanted prince from
the gloomy death-chamber. TO delight
and refresh the world.
Whiting formerly was used to furnish
the carbonate, and whiting and chalk
are still used in England The use OF
marble dust, under .the pretty name of
snowflake" is peculiar to this coun-
try. We produce our own marble.
moreover, and whiting comes under the
provisions of the Mckinley bill. The
chips of the marble cathedral on Fifth
avenue alone supplied twenty-five
million gallons of soda-water; thus
economically we drink up unavailable
bits of buildings public and private).
tombstones and monuments.
Except in the improvement of ma
chinery and in its methods of distribu-
ton. the manufacture of soda-water re-
ploved by the distinguished engineer
Bramah is still in use. The man, in
fact, whose name is most prominently
identified with the national drink in
this country was an apprentice of
Bramah. and has developed his method
here That form of concentration.
moreover. that all sorts of enterprises
now take was long since feature of
the saltwater industry.
Formerly the actual process took
place under the drug stOre counter.
No one has yet estimated the decreased
percentage in loss of life since the drug
store boy ceased playing with the
vitriol, carbonates and forcepump as if
he had a squirt-gun in a hogshead of
water under an cave trough. Explo-
sions of soda fountains do now some
times occur, but they have ceased to be
national feature, as on reading old
English catalogues of rival manufac-
lures they seem once TO have been
Harner's Weekly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
THE FROZEN MlLL-wHEEL


The frozen froth Of the mill-race binds
The head of the stream with an icy wreath,
And the mighty wheel OF the old mill hangs,
White bearded 10 the teeth.
flushed is the voice that was won't to send
Through the woods its deep. melodious
And the brook beneath is tranced and still,
AS IL it would wake no more.
And the miller's cottage, above the mill,
Is silent, too. these wintry days,
Since the sweet girl-beauty, its flower and
pride.
In the distant city stays.
For thither her opulent cousins take
Our country bird ere the last leaf fails.
That her pure young beauty, with health and
life,
May freshen their stupid halls.
But like bird in gilded cage,
know that she pines for he melting days
That shall loosen RE voice OF the old mill
wheel
Through all the Woodland ways.
Haste, haste. o sprlng. o. the swallows wing
From emerald glade and south sea shore,
And snap the chains of river and race,
And let the mill wheel roar,
That over the land, by tower and town.
Through the city that sits by the white sea
foam,
Its echoes shall peal, like a passionate prayer
To call our wood bird home
The flowers will flush into leaf she comes.
And the glad streams shout as she passes
them DER,
Till the rapturous voice of her fresh young
soul.
is mixed with the mill-wheers roar.
N Y. Ledger.
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consumptive. Dye know whose toes
you've been steppin' on?
"Spencely looked at him kind OF
queer. but said he didn't know as he'd
hurt any body.
Well says Perry. it's my toes,
an it'll pay you { climb from under.
fore somethin' draps on We. Dye know
who has tn first claim on Miss Hen
dershott's company? Better find out,
an take care of yerself' An Perry
started { go out, swaggerin', but tn
artist says. real sharp: Mr.. Roane.
wasn't aware that / was interferin'
with YOU If l am, however, an you
don't like il. I'm sorry; but | wish you
Z understand that nyther you mr. any
other rowdy can bluff me one bit
Dye understand?'
Perry turned like he'd ben kicked.
1t was tn S-st time we'd ever heerd
him sassed. an we was lookin' fer tn
artist Teller L get bruised whole lot
But he wasn't-not any. Perry looked
at him a whole minute, an seen there
was no scare there, so he jest turned
an walked out, grumblin' an cursin'.
somebody, hid, took a shot at
Spenceley few nights later. but he
never kicked none, only come up { tn
store an blowed hisself in fer a forty
four an took shots az a mark ev'ry day
-ies' fer sport, he seq: but / kinder
s'mised he was 'xpectin' Mr. Roane
an hind hev trouble in tn near foo
chur, which was erect.
''0ne day, not long arter this, some
galoot brung word tibet tn 'Paches was
out 'thout muzzles, an was chawin'
ev'rythin' in sight-an'. moreovermore,
comm our way, an not fur off, nuther.
Nope. we didn't wait none. Men tn
ole man jes' TUX all tn dust in tn box
hid all the stock we could, nailed mp
tn shop-'twas stone-an' lit out fer
Hendershott'A t tell them. Thar Skier
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
DEAD MANS TREE.
Its branches Have Been the GaliOws OF
Many a Horse-Thief.

Its Branches Have Been the GaliOws OF
Many a Horse-Thief.
One mile north of Noche Buena. in
Sonora, little to the left of the Lerdo
and Yuma wagon road, stands an i'm
meuse mesquite tree, which from its
size attracts the attention of the tray-
eler. The tree is deserving of atten-
ton. 1t is not only prominent land
mark but is closely associated with
tragic memories. Different from the
trees which grow near by, twisted,
crooked and stunted, this mesquite is
straight as an arrow, its branches reg
ular and massive, the trunk thicker
than anv to be found i'm the Colorado
valley And yet if legendary tales are
to be believed this particular tree
should he crooked and ugly in the ex-
IRENE. for it has many times been used
as an instrument of death and from its
stout branches several men have hung
until life had long left their bodies. II
is known as dead mans tree" to Mex
leans. and whenever they pass it q
prayer is quickly said and their foot
steps hurried to get by the accused
spot as soon "a possible. During the
many years that embarrassing has
been one of the chief industries of that
portion of Sonora adjacent to the Col
orado river it became necessary for the
stockmen at various times to take the
law into their own hands ana send cat
t.e-thieves to their ''long rest with
out due sentence of courts. which were
too distant from the scene of action.
The last cattle-appropriator executed
was one Sanchez, about fourteen years
ago. since which time it has not been
necessary 10 use the rope route. The
mesquite stands prominently forward
in its graceful beauty of verdure and
will be pointed out 10 travellers through
that region for years to come, and its
stories of death by violence will be
repeated again and again. Yuma Sen.
4
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
QUEER DISTINCTIONS.
a PRACTITIONERS That Varies with sur
roundiuUs.


roundings.
People do draw the most ridiculous
distinctions sometimes" said the man
from the suburbs who always smoked
a pipe on the ira a. For instance, il
friend asks Won for a postage stamp,
and you give it to him. he becomes in
dignant when you de:uur to accepting
the two cents in payment He as
sumes highly virtuous air and insists
that he is always very careful in small
matters. 50 you take the two cents.
Yet, offer him cigar or ask him to
take a drink with you and he exhibits
no scruples, but accepts at once. 1t i
entirely possible, too, that il he Dor
rowed five dollars from you he would
forget to return it. but when il is a
question of two cents he is punctilious
Ia degree.
Here is another example of queer
sense of what is right. People in the
employ of the government who use
official franked envelopes for private
correspondence are usually careful ia
cross out the printed warning against
misuse of the envelope. They paste a
stamp i'm the corner and mail the letter
with satisfied feeling OF having over
come a temptation and of having done
the right thing Yet, il it is wrong to
cheat the government of two cents,
is it not equally improper TO cheat il
of the fraction of cent which the
envelope COSTS There is difference
between the two transactions. but it is
one of degree only."-N. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-31
NOT TO BE FOOLED WITH.


Trifie Like That.
She wore a blue calico dress and had
rosy checks. She stood for over an
hour shyly walking up and down near
corner letter box on Ninth avenue
yesterday afternoon.
By and by the letter carrier came
along, and she seemed to breathe cas-
Ter.
Can | have it back?" she said.
blushing furiously.
Have what baclx?" said the carrier.
with look of deep interest in his sad
eyes.
''why the letter ! just mailed to
John"
''Ah, John is your beau, eh?"
who told you?" she asked, blushing
like a winter apple.
lyon live in the big brown stone
house,"
ugh. ugh"
And get all those letters with the
pink envelopes"
"Yes-yes, that's the kind John
uses"
And notice that lately-ahem-th the
letters have suddenly dropped off.
did ever! But, say, you letter men
is smart now
"Yes: well, you probably had little
spat, and"
go away"
And You sat down to-day to bring
John to time and wrote him a sassy let
ter Am | right?"
'That-that's just about it, she said
slowly. her face on fire.
And now, ahem, you've suddenly
changed your mind, and
''Oh, have now, really"
"Ah. yes, and you want me TO give
you that letter back so that John won't
break away entirely?"
.That's-that's it, sure pop, now"
well. its agin' the rules of the de
partment and don't see"
''Shucks on the postmaster! This is a
case of true love, say | don't pro
pose to lose John that way, not after
leadin' him on all winter an only hav'
in one tiny little spat. Have you a
heart to feel for poor hired girl?
If you have hand over that pink envei-
ope addressed in red ink. Mr.. John ii
Griswold. or Ill throw hot water all
over you the next time you call at our
house. tell you true love is not to be
fooled with
She got tn. Y Recorder.