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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07


intends to convey kind of guarantee to the faith
full in pariibus nidclium that hcnccforth their
contributions toward the Peters pence fund will be
devoted strictly 10 the use OF the Papacy. and not
70 the support Of u degenerate Roman aris,ocracy
for which Mgr i.edochowSki, as n foreigner, would
have less pity or compassion than prelate of their
own nationality.
Another reason which renders Cardinal rrLo-
chowski's appointment peculiarly 0pportunc is the
fact that during the past year the Peters pence
receipts have been declining, owing to an imprcs
sion that the fall of Sisnor Crspi and the adj
vent 10 Office Of the present Prime
Minister. the M,rclcsc d Rudn had diminished
the Government persecution of the Vatican and
increased the probability of reconciliation be
tween the King and the Pope. Ii Is a well-estab-
lishrd fact that whenever there is any appea
of an understanding between the Vatican and the
Ouirinal the Peters pence offerings show serious
dirninution If | remember rightly it is just
about four years ago that the Pope became alarmed
by the decline Of the contributions IN question.
which he was quick 10 perceive was attributable
to the growing frcndliness between Church and
State in Italy. Something had TO be done 10
reoct against this Accordingly. ono fine morn.
inc Leo XIII a,tonisled not only tho Italians but
the whole civilized world By the unexpected issue
Of Papal bull restoring TO tho Jcsuts the rights
and privileges Of which they had ocen deprived
by his predecessors. People at the time were en-
tircly at loss 70 understand SO incomprehensible
an act on the part of Pontif who hears the
rputaion Of being the most liberal-minded man
who has ever sat in the chair OF st. Peter and
who had been confidently expected to realize the
reconciliation between Church and State The
newspapers both in Italy and elsewhere in Europe
and America were full OF extraordinary stories rs
to the reasons which had induced His Holiness to
take 50 rcactiopary step. and even the solemn
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14

THE AGIrAroR local edition one
wear, and Scott's Sub-Treasury
Plan and the Land Loan System,
$l.OO. Foreign edition of the
AGITAToR one year, and the above
book, 60 cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14

pTcSSlOI. LIS Wolh idoCSU ioi'J
years. Forty years Of study, forty
years of emancipation, a hero of
God truly.
The perfection or imporfecton of
the Mosaic code we shall not dis
cuss; that he did the work of "the
hour" no one can doubt. He rep
resented right" then. He did all
that could be done with the mater
ial at hand | love and respect that
work. We now make the same de-
mand of the church: that it do the
work of the hour
The church as an organization eX-
lists to-day. 1t makes demand on
our lives, for our money-yes, and
for our respect. 1t insists on hav-
ing our attention We ask, what
is your purpose? TO redeem, to
protect and cherish the weak? to
give God glory and peace--not in
lven-but on earth? What is
your bearing on the times? What
do you propose for the nineteenth
century? If you want our respect,
stretch one hand toward God, the
other toward humanity. Say come,
and we, the people, shall call you
angel.
The church must represent God
that hears the "cry Of His people
by reason of their task masters"
one who cried aloud chooses, Mo
ses, save my eople!' The pulpit
must be fearless one, in which a
preacher stands who is the
MOSES OF OUR TINES;
reformer; a lover Of God and man;
a man in touch with the bleeding
heart of the Saviour and quiverng
heart of humanity; man who will
not sell pews for gold; man who
is willing to preach to the mark,
and will not complain that the peo-
pie can not understand the "high
things" he can invent in his mag
nation. He must be a man who
can stand on the rock of truth and
throw the lifeline of love to those
sinking in the sea of sorrow and
despair; who can hear the wailing
sob Of poverty-the cry from the
lips of "white slaves" and say to
his people, "Inasmch as ye have
done it unto the Lord. "
The cry that comes from Israel
sounds like this: ave toll, with
out recompense. Work. Work!
Work! Bricks without straw we
are COMPELLED to make. We work
for as low as one dollar a week even
here in Des Moines. A factory in
the heart of our city pays only
So so a week to girls who beard and
clothc themselves with it. A large
factory on the east side pays from
So. so to SIS per week. This is the
winter season. The cry comes loud.
Does God hear? If so there is no
Moses to make it known The
officials say, Calls we'll" The
people believe it, and the pulpits go
on discussing to aristocratic ears
"the reforms of the past" the
dead issues'-the fulfillment of
prophecy and list of subjects that
make oman of sense" sick.
Last Sunday night, a few thou
sand people were gathered in the
chnrchnS of Ghicamn To Wnrshin
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14

sec tile wild revclry Of Babylon
turned to reverence by the hand
writing on the wall" We under
stand the courage of Daniel. We
thrill at the thought of his reform.
We feel the touch Of Christ's hand
across the gulf Of years, and hear
His voice calling sinners to re-
pentance. St. Paul startles and
awes us while we learn to love him.
Savanarola, Luther, Calvin, Wesley,
all we remember, but what now?
WHO SHALL SAVE IN THE PRESENT!
A Moses in every camp, and the
hosts Of Pharaoh would be driven
from the land as useless chatf driven
by the wind. We must save in the
present. We, every one who can
see and feel, and hear Gods voice
sobhing in his soul, 81 have surely
seen the affliction of my people; |
know their Sorrows" Moses, Mo
SEES, save my people! Who will
respond? Who dare refuse? Lloyd
Garrison called meeting Of minis
ters in Boston early in his career.
They refused to preach for the iber-
ty of the slaves. To-day their
grandchildren are ashamed of their
names, and positively point with a
finger of scorn to the man $50
blind" so "timc-serving" who
dared refuse to preach truth. There
are men in the pulpit to-day whose
memory shall be as black as dark
ness, because they give forth NJ
uncertain sound, aud are as sound
ing brass and tinkling cymbal."
Thank God, there are some who
strike the right key; who stand
under cross whose white arms arc
stretched out to shelter the whole
world.
The Bible is a thing to love. 1t
has life in it. 1t has fair, white
life in it. 1t teaches the truth that
makes man free. pray and long
to see the church a mirror for it's
truth; when it's opponents shall call
things by their right names; when
thieves and and-boomers shall be
disciplined; when gamblers and So
ciety women, who eat up the wealth
of the land but give no equivalent
IN return, shall be barred out; when
the lady in New York city whose
laces cost $l2l, 900 shall be told
how many days the girls in Vienna
worked at seven cents a day to
make them; when Queen Victoria
shall be told that Egypt's slaves
built the pyramid, but that her
crow jewels cost nearly as mach
as the pyramid; when truth shall be
truth, Justice justice and charity
universal the millennium, but
that which can be the moment the
pulpit gives forth the right sound.
People, demand it of your pastors.
Editors, write for it; voice the cry
of Gods oppreSsed-O, fora Moses
to deliver u.s.
God help us to help the poor
7
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14
Practical Christianity.


18th.
The world and the church are to
be congratulated that there is a
growing number Of ministers who
have the spirit and courage to break
away from the cold Journalism of
theology and preach Christ; who
declare that christianity is not the
passive acceptance Of certain theo-
logical dogmas, but the living of a
life. The principles taught by
Christ and the life lived by Him
have been the admiration of all
sincere reformers for 1000 years;
but the attitude of the church,
which should be the constant living
exponent of these principles, has
been unfortunately both for the
world and the church, such as to
ALLEVIATE these sincere lovers of their
fellowmen.
The world has become utterly
nauseated with a Chrstianity-no,
churcAianity which in its greed
for power and popularity welcomes
to it's folds the very men whom
Christ drove from the temple with
whip of cords and against whom
His righteous anger found express
sion in words of bitter denuncia-
tion.-but we did not intend to
nreach a sermon ourselves, but to
introduce a most excellent one, by
Ed Amhurst OFT, professor of elo-
cution in Drake university, deliver
ed in the Sixth Presbyterian church
of this city, in the absence of the
regular pastor, Rev. w. j. Young.
The address is necessarily abbrevi-
ated for publication, a historical
review of Moses being omitted, and
simply the application to the needs
of the present hour taken up.
LESSON, EXODUS 3, LILO.
TEXT, EXODUS 3, ID have sure
lv seen the affection of my people,
which are in Egypt, and have heard
their cry by reason of task-mastcrs,
for know their sorrows"
Moses was reformer of the
fifteenth century B. G. Gods spir-
it has ever been manifest through
the inspiration of genius. The son
of q slave, nursed and taught by
his mother to the age Of twelve, he
is lost amid the perfumed splen-
dor of the Egyptian court; trained
and educated amid luxury and sin
until forty years old, when the cries
of the slaves which were sounding
through the beautiful Nile valley
reached his ears. The echo of that
crv never died. 1t rang in his
heart forty years, and kept his con
science awake while an exile he
lived in the desert. 1t gave him no
peace. 1t was the voice OF Gods
people, the prayer for freedom; that
prayer called to him-the "caH'
which comes to every true man once
in his life-"Moses! Noses" save
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14

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, 1892-01-14


no one to cry halt. The Pharaohs
who oppressed in times past were
overwhelmed in the sea. tell you
tonight that, just as sure as Gods
sun shall blaze tomorrow, so sure
it is that great wave OF public
sentiment rising and roaring, like
the French revolution, will destroy
the oppressors Of Gods people. In
another decade the man who refuses
Justice to his help shall be smitten
with curse Public sentiment
will kill him. There are men who
pay as low as eighty cents a week
for child labor. 1t were better for
such an one that ht be cast into the
foaming sea with milestone about
his neck, and that the waves gallop
over his worthless body forever.
Oh! | love the church Of God as
it "should be" home for the OPP
pressed, "city Of refuge" the
champion of the wronged; but as it
is, my God! cold, formal thing OF
stone With music that would
freeze, struck from a heart of stone
by the wand of gold. A paid choir
of society women, who bear none OF
the world burdens, singing the
songs of love to all. Away with
all this Pharisaical falsenessl
There is something wrong in the
atmosphere of the present. Moses
used his education to save people;
we educate some to enslave the peo-
pie. A polite business means big
pay and no useful work. Every
one wants to be in a "kid-glove"
profession. We allow $4,000, 900
to do the work for 65,000,000. Is
it any wonder there are so many
poor, when there are SO many mil
lions striving to live without doing
any of the worlds work? There
are too many task masters in the
land. The spirit of slavery is
abroad. 1t was not buried in the
gulf or at Gettysburs. No slave
master in the south had an annual
income of $40, 200, 900 John Rock
efeler, Of the north, has. No Phil
lips or Garrison complains. Yes, a
few loyal hearts cry out for trnth,
while most of us keep silence. God
forgive our sin, our cowardice. and
our treachery!
Last winter | visited the churches
in New York city. listenad to
sermons that no laborers could un-
derstand. The common people were
not there. The Salvation Army"
alone was doing the friendly mis-
sion of love" There are ] 500, 900
people in that city who live in the
hateful tenement houses, but they
were not in the churches. And
there was little effort made to bring
them there.
They were not wanted. The in
stitution called the church, founded
1892 years ago, was to embouy the
spirit of love, Christ said it was
"easier for a camel to go through
the eye Of needle than for rich
man To enter the kingdom of heav-
en-" Now a man cannot find a
good seat unless he is rich. Christ
preached to the meek" My Wis
it's to churches in many states have
shown me- few of the meek in at
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-14

GET up a club and help along the
good work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
Easily Defined.

Two urchlns were standing outside
a field in RoXbury the other day help
ing each other to read the sign which
was posted on the fence: ..All tres
passers will be prosecuted The
boys were young and found the inter
probation OF the words rather difficult
prosecuted" stuck them completely.
and in their dilemma they called in
the assistance of a third youngster
who CHANGED along about that mo-
mcnt
Say. Johnnie what does prosecu.
tered mean" asked one
Johnnie was older than the others
and somewhat better posted Survey
ing his fellow-samins with something
like contempt for their deep Ignorance
OF the ways of the world. he said:
.Persecuted means showed, o.
course u and having thus delivered
himself, he marched along. leaving
his companions abashed at their own
stupidity and wondering at his superb
or education. Boston Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
signaling Win Mirror.

Few people understand the differ
ence between a heliostat aud hello
trope The former is mirror moved
by clockwork in the patch Of the sun
so as to throw reflections in desired
direction. The latter is field mirror.
The most remarkable thing about
both is the distance which the flashes
may be thrown. A mirror. of ons
inch in diameter is distinctly visible
without the use OF glass at the dis
TANGO of eight miles, while two miles
away it looks like very bright star.
With either the heliostat or the
heliotrope it is possible to signal from
one mountain-top to another 20 or 100
miles distant and in fact expert
ments have shown that signals may
ba transmitted from one mountain top
to another in the Rocky Mountains
without the least difficulty. distance
OF 80 miles Globe Democrat
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05

mand a ready sale have demon.
strated this in my own case so that
speak from personal knowledge.
There are four factories in Carver
county. which turn out many thou
sand gallons each year. The success
OF these works proves that the indus
try has passed the experimental stage.
IT will pay anyone who contemplates
starting the business to visit some sue
cessful works and learn what he would
need. ana how the plant should be ar
ranged The usual plan is for the
owner OF the factory to look up pure
seed for the growers of cane, The
seed grows on Il stalk full of juice
and If not dried with the greatest care
it will heat and that ruins it. 1t is a
good plan TO test it some time before
planting Seed deteriorates in this
cold climate, and should be renewed
by changing. The cane ought TO
average l60 gallons per acre. or one
gallon to n square rod of ground
The seed should be planted in moist
earth, one inch deep. from May 10th
to Juno LIST; three and one. half feet
each way. and thinned 10 six or seven
stalks to the hill when four inches
high. Planted on the highest land it
is less likely to be injured by early or
late frosss. II the leaves are Killed the
stalks should be worked as soon as
pcssible The past season nearly half
the crop graduated into sugar. it
needs pure seed to get juice that will
make good granulatlon.
The great states of Iowa Wiscon-
sin and Illinois all have factories for
working up sugar cane. yet,herc is no
difficulty in selling it. and the more
sirup made the greater will be the de-
mand The sugar OF 1890 tested. by
Prof. Harper, OF the Minnesota state
university, 97.1 pure sugar.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
AN AMERICAN OAK.
The Curious story of One in tn. Garden.
81. Heter,hNrr.

~, Petersburg.
j. X. Rull says in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat: The newspapers re-
Gently stated the fact of the presence
OF an American oak in the Imperial
gardens of s. Petersburg Concern
ing this tree curious story was tod
many years ago. apparently with an
solute veritcation. When Mr.. Dallas.
afterward yice-president. was in St
Petersburg as American minister he
was one day visited by a tall. awkward
Yankee who being requested to state
his business Immediately said that ne
wanted to see the emperor He was
assured that obtaining an Interview
with the emperor was no easy task,
but not being disposed to take re-
fusaL he was requested To leave mis-
name and return in about a fortnight
when his application would probably
be considered and determined A
week or two later the American min
lister was surprised by visit from the
tall Yankee. and beginning 10 assure
his visitor that an interview could not
De obtained. the Yankee responded
that he had already seen the emperor
and mad Just called in at the embassy
for the purpose OF saying good by. as
he was on his way home. Mr.. Dallas
was dumbiounded, aud inquired nlo
the particulars when he found thas
the man actually had. by sheer force
OF brass succeeded in passing the
guards at the palace and seeing the
emperor. 4 gave him a presen.
too What was it'' inquired Mr..
Dallas An acorn from Mount Yer.
non from tree that grew over Wash
inston's tomb The emperor planted
1t in the garden with his own hands.
l followed him out and sax him plant
it Strange as the story was it was
true and the oak now growing in the
Imperial gardens at St Petersburg
sp.ung from the acorn carried thither
as Il present to the emperor by the
long. awkward American.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
A HUNTING PARTY.
Some Things Which 1t Is Just as Well
Not to Know

Not to Know.
was jogging along the road ono
day in the rough country about the
headwaters of the Cum berland river
when ] came upon raw boned native
sitting on the fence with Winchester
lying across his knees.
How are you?" said as pnlled
up.
How d'y' he responded.
How far is it to Mud Run, "a
CURED.
About four mile ridin': three
walkln'.
Much obliged. " said and noddlng
at his gun asked if there We're bear
about the mountain
Not roun here ! reckon"
ANY deer?'
None a. know on"
'Squirrclsg"
faint time fer EN-"
Rabbits
Nav. and his tone was not "a a.
Bile
Well what are you hunting
insisted, for there was something old
''Ain't huntin' at all he SAID.
Jim Cooper's huntin'
What's he hunting | asked with
more curiosity than ever
Me = he answered with u hard
laugh. IN I'm wlitin' fer him TO ind
me | reckon he went on more Pc.
litely IF its Jist the same to you.
you better be gitlin along toards
Mud Run fer faint agoin Ter b. pleas
ant in this neighborhood when Jim
roams up this er way.
] took his advice ana got a!org
rapidly and a. the mountains IN their
oppressive silence hlng over me and
the deep shadows ofthe hoi!ows seemed
to come forth and datken the daylight
of the early afternoon, it occurred 10
me that it was just as well that one
halt Of the world didn't know how The
other hail lived-or died. -Dctroi,
Free Press
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
FRENCH FEMALE convrcrs.
Husbands Are Given Them from Among
the New Caledonia Conxictk

French female prisoners and con-
victs are treated with more kindness
than persons of their class in Eng
land. Their matrons and mattresses
are Augustine nuns, whose rule,
though firm, is gcntler. more merci.
full and more steadfastly equitable
than that of laywomen could be. The
female convicts are allowed the same
privilege as the men in the matter of
earning money and buying things at
the canteen; those OF them who are
young also enjoy privilege not
granted to female convicts in other
countries-that of having husbands
provided for them by the state-only
these husbands must be convicts.
Every six months notice is cir.
culated in the female pcnitentiaries
calling upon ali women who feel in
clned to go out to New Caledonia and
be married to make an application 10
that effect through the governor.
Elderly women are always very
prompt in making such applications
out they are not entertained. The
matrimonial candidates must be young
and exempt froiu physical infirmities.
Girls under long sentences readily
eaten AT this method OF escaping from
the intolerable tedium OF prison life
and the pretty ones are certain 10 be
put on the governors list no matter
how lrightful may be the crimes for
which they have been sentenced
The only mora! qualification reaui-
site l. 10 have passed at least Two
years in the penitcn;iary. The Sc
iecieG candidates have to sign engage
mcns promising to marry convicts
and 10 settle in New Caledonia for
the remainder of their lives On
these conditions the government trans
ports them gives them decent out
tit and a ticket o. leave when they
land a, Noumca, Their marriages
are arranged for them by the governor
OF the colony. who has i selection of
we'll behaved convicts ready for them
TO choose from; and each CIR. may
consult her own fancy within certain
limits, FOR the proportion OF marriage
able men to women is abou, three to
one. ..,-.
Of course If the girl positively de-
clares that none of the aspirant bride
grooms submitted to her inspection
has met with her approval says the
Boston Lance, the governor can only
shrug his shoulders in the usual
French way. 1t has happened more
than once tina: pretty girls have been
wooed by warder> free settlers or
time expired soldiers and sailors. in
stead OF by convicts. In such cases
the governor can assent to marriage
only on condition that the female con
vict's free lover snail place himself in
the position of a tic iet-ot-!cave man
and undertake never TO leave the col
ony. Love works wonders and there
is no instance on record OF n man hay
ing refused to comply with these con
ditions when once he had ialien in
love