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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-07
Brother Hiatt.

As we stated last week, we will
say a few words about the article
that appeared in that issue from the
pen of Nathan Hiatt.
In the first place, he speaks of the
st. Louis conference being under
the control of the Plutocrats says
our representatives were influenced
to adopt platform that does not
meet the present requirements and
wants Of the people.
Was Bro. Hiatt at that confer
ence If so, did he not see one of
the representative of plutocracy led
out Of Music hall ? Did he not see
several would-be leaders, who may
have been plutocratic leaders, "sot
down on" by the common people ?
There is no doubt that there were in
that meeting several agents, or rep
resentatives, of both old parties and
the money power, who undertook to
sow seeds of discord and defeat the
purpose of the conference but they
succeed only in one instance--and
in that only partially, Well speak
of this further on.
Bro. Hiatt attacks the sub-treas-
ury plan, but offers no substitute.
1t would certainly be difficult to
frame better financial plank than
that adopted at St. Louis. The old
party papers and politicians Gas well
as their echoes also find fault with
the sub-treasury plan, and they, too,
fail to offer anything better.
Friend Hiatt also feels worried
about the resolution which favors
the payment to the cid soldier of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-07

Damage by Stock and Law.

Receltly there was tried, in the
distli6Rsourt, stock damage suit,
the main points of which are as
follows: A large herd of steers
broke out Of the pasture in which
they were corralled, in the night
time, and broke through fence
That enclosed two farms near by.
Both farms were. occupied by ten
ants. One of the tenants corralled
the cattle and held them tor dam.
ages. The owner of the cattle re-
fused to pay damage, and took pos
session Of the herd on a writ Of
replevin. Under our law, as de-
fined by the court, the damaged
party could not recover damage,
unless his premises were enclosed
with a lawful fence; so the case
hinged on lawful fence. Now, it
is not our purpose to criticise the
result of the trial; only it is suffi-
cient to say that the party damaged
lost the case. The party damaged
is poor man, and the loss entailed
works a great hardship to man
struggling with adversely, and there
is grievous wrong somewhere.
If the result is the fault of the law,
the law ought to be amended. =
Under the ruling of the court,
certain facts, that could have been
proven, were suppressed, viz:
That the pasture fence was imper-
feet, and that the herd of steers
were breachy, having broken out of
the pasture on former occasions. !
The court also instructed the jury
that before it could grant damages,
it must find, by the testimony, that
the point where the cattle entered
the premises of the damaged party
must have been a lawful fence.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-07

Now we do not question The fair
ness of the courts instructions to
the jury, cr. the fairness Of the
verdict, but we do most emphatical-
ly protest against law, and a court
procedure, that deprives any man
of damages under the circumstances.
Let us review the case as it
stands, not as it appeared in court,
and we find large herd of breachy
cattle, not restrained by good and
sufficient fence. The herd breaks
out in the nighttime, enters the
premises of a tenant farmer and
destroys his crop, and because he
cannot prove beyond doubt that
the fence surrounding his premises
was lawful fence, he is restrained
from recovering, and must suffer
loss, even though it might have
been his whole crop. The tenant
neglected no duty, SO the raid was
beyond his control.
But leaving out of the question
tenant farmers, and look around
over Anderson county, and we find
thousands of miles of fence not
lawful. We find on hundreds of
farms open gateways and we find
large pastures, here and there, en-
closed with imperfect fences. Dur
ing the time Of growing crops, the
pastures contain, to their utmost Ca
pacity, herds of cattle that might
at any time break out and destroy
crops on the farms near by, and the
law, according to the case referred
to, affords no protection unless the
fence at the point the breach was
made could be proven to be lawful
fence.
Verify, Kansas has more statutes,
and less law, than any law abiding
community in the civilized world.
Doubtless all this will be hooted at
as calamity howl" but, all the
same, the air is full of reaction,
and the next Legislature, among
other reforms, will require that all
owners of stock enclose their stock
in nighttime, with lawful fence,
or be- liable for all damage; and the
aw will be couched in no uncertain
anguage. Such law is only COM
non justice and common humanity.
Think of the millions of dollars IN
rested in unnecessary fences, and
hen take the thought home, that,
lnder our present laws, "a large
of the expenditure is
lseleless For the present, farmers
will work sixteen hours in in day
ime, and stand guard over their
rops during the remainder of the
Plenty of time to
leep in winter.
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the deprecated money in which he
was paid, aud gold The Brother
seems to think that resolution was
introduced by some plntocratic hire
ling for the purpose Of keeping up a
hostile feeling between the North
and the South. Evidently, he does
not know that the resolution was in.
troduced by an ex-Confedcrate, else
he would not have criticised so Sc
verely. However, Bro. Hiatt is
right in one respect. lie says
"This demand to pay the Union sol
der the difference between the price
Of the deprecated money in which
he was paid, and gold, does not ap-
ply to the private soldier alone, but
it applies to all the officers, from
corporal or sergeant up to the great
est generals, which will increase
their pay (many Of them) to thou
sands of dollars Yet, we do not
believe the resolution was intro
duced with view to creating dis
cord and defeating the Peoples
party, but that it was introduced
with the pnrest and best of motives.
Our friend also thinks the intro
duction of the question of prohibi-
tion was "another scheme of the
plutocrats and money power. lie
says, "they Prohibs. will have a
in the race for the presi-
dency, backed up by the great
money power" ETC., "for the pur-
pose of dividing the people as much
as possible and defeat us " Now,
brothers," he adds, "in order to
head them off in that direction, we
must have prohibition plank in our
platform, and give the honest voters
who belong to this movement a
chance to vote with us and save our
country from impending ruin"
Bro. Hiatt is sadly mistaken if he
thinks those Prohibitionists who at
to bring about union OF
reform forces, and to put prohibi-
ton plank in the platform of the new
party, were actuated by any but the
best of motives. And they were
not agents of the plutocrats. They
were honest and earnest in their eff
rorts and desires. Then, is it not
natural, after failing to accomplish
heir purpose, that they should NOM
nate a candidate for the presidency,
md act independent of the other
parties? Every true Prohibitionist
will endorse Bro. Hiatt's suggestion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08

An hour later Taylor was in the camp
the outlaws. When the men learned
that he had been driven out of the camp
below and that he had received minute
particulars regarding the locality of the
cave of gold they extended him q warm
welcome.
"Whar do We make It out to be?"
asked Bob, the leader.
Give miles the other side Of the
wagon train"
"Now
"That's what the hunter said-five
miles to the left Of the peak"
"And this isn't the canyon2"
cit can't be. It's below that camp.
I'll stake my life on it."
"Then, doggone 1t, we've bin wrong
all the time. We located this as the
place. II it's below the camp then we
don't keer a button whether they move
or not, though they'll likely be going up
the valley today. Wed better hitch up
and be going"
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CHAPTER WI

From the same direction taken by
Taylor, but evidently coming out OF 1,
narrow valley bearing oft to the left, an
peared white man with a gun on his
shoulder. lie was in view when half .
mile from camp, and long before he
reached it all the men were watching
his approach.
He was one of the four renegades, and
this was the visit Iarkins had heard
them plotting to make. The captain,
Harkins and Joe knew this, but none of
the others knew that the girl Lizzie was
in camp, she having kept herself secret
ed in the wagon.
The man continued to advance at q
leisure.y pace, and by and by he was
bear enough to the group to call out:
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SJnopsis of Previous Chapters.

CHAPTERS l to 1.-TWO gold hunters
raned lisrEins and Taylor, who are travelling
with party TO the Black Hills, have heard
from dying man tho story OF hidd n cave
Of gold In a canyon In the hills. ltarkins is
accompanied by his daughter Boss. Joe. Blyn,
u brave young scout and ranchmap, Ia the
protector Of Bess while her father is off pros
peCting,
V. VI, VII and VIII-Indsns have way
laid the train, and Joe gets out OF camp in In
dian disguise and brings help from the SOL
diers.
CHAPTER IN-Taylor and Harkins 90 off
together prospecting, and Taylor plots to Kill
his partner and get all the hidden gold.
CHAPTER X.-Harkin3 is mvsteriously
shot at and falls, and Taylor disappears.
CHAPTERS XI to XIV--Harkins rescues a
young woman from party Of desperadoeS,
who had stolen her from passing train.
CHAPTER XV-Taylor returns to the train
md reports Harkins' death at the hands OF
Indians. Harkins returns with the rescued
captive, Lizzie Brown.
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"GTCNt nCGtcnS, bNU tlhut Is mar
The Indians were in truth looking
for the wagons. Both parties had Il
narrow escape Their presence in the
valley had been detected 10y scout or
stroller aud information carried to some
point from which war party of seventy
had been dispatched to surprise and an
initiate them. This party had come in
by one of the narrow valleys and found
the camp abandoned. The severe storm
had obliterated all traces, and the In
dians had gone up the valley to pick up
the trail. AS they returned they were
riding at slower pace, and were spread
out the width of the valley.
Would they look into the mouth of
the canyon?
The query was answered five minutes
later. Three warriors turned their ponies
to the right and rode in to within ten
feet of the stone wall. They rode lis
entire length and halted in the gap and
looked up the canyon.
The men We're lying fiat down on the
earth, each clutching mis- rifle, and horses
and wagons were Just around the bend.
Gould it escape the Indians that the
wall was artificial? Must not their
sharp eyes detect the figures hugging
the earth? 1t did not seem that the gold
hunters had ono show in a thousand to
escape detection, and yet they were not
detected. After a halt of not more than
a minute, though it seemed quarter Of
an hour to each man, the trio of red
skins passed on and the moment Of peril
was passed,
a bit of natural philosophy stood be-
tween the gold hunters and discovery.
The Indians lad turned into the gloom
and shadow from the bright sunshine,
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"Howdy, strangers! reckon I kin
come in, being as | amt hostile In
dian"
The captain returned his salutation,
and the renegade came to a halt in the
camp, looked keenly around him and
continued:
"Come after gold, reckon, and from
the looks O things you've been fooling
away your time fur a hull week. In
course you was green and didn't know
or you wouldn't hev stopped here two
hours"
WHAT'S the matter OF this placer?
queried the captain.
"Nuthin, SO fur's grass and water
goes, but if you want gold you must go
whar it is. Leastwise, the rest of US
hey had to-"
and where is that"
"A matter of twelve miles up the val
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CHAPTER XVI.


The captain was himself on guard on
The other side Of the camp, and he quick
" came up to find out what the confu-
sion meant.
''This girl Is suffering for food and
rest" said Harkins, land must be at
tended to first. Then you shall have
the story"
He quietly awoke Bess, made a brief
explanation. and after Lizzie had been
provided with food the two girls sought
the wagon and Earkins sat down with
the captain and Joe to tell his story.
While certain in his own mind that
Taylor had fired upon him, there was no
proof. Neither of his listeners doubted
that assassination had been intended,
but unless Taylor broke down and con-
fessed it what could they do? Moral
certainty is not proof.
"And what makes the thing more
strange to me is the fact that he must
have had strong motive" said the cap
tain.
"And we can't guess it." added Joe.
Then Harl1ins told them Of tho death
bed revelation of the old hunter, and the
motive was plain. Taylor was deter
mined to possess the secret alone. He
told them Of the renegades and their En-
rand-of the girl he had rescued and
what had happened to her, and of the
eInissary who might be expected to ap-
pear in camp next forenoon. 1t was
daybreak before they were through talk
ing, and yet only the two men and Bess
knew Of the arrivals.
"The first thing is to dispose of Tay-
lor,' said the captain in response to an in
nuiry of what should be done THE
men will soon be astir, and Harkins had
best lie low for d couple Of hours. AS
soon as breakfast is over | shall ask
Taylor to head party to the place he
described. Let us see what he will do"
Harkins sought one Of the wagons,
and when the men reused up, one after
another, not one had a suspicion that
anything unusual had occurred during
the night. Breakfast was prepared and
eaten, and the captain and Joe, who
We're watching Taylor very closely, saw
by his demeanor that he was restless
md i'll at ease. lie seemed to have lost
his appetite, and he glanced around him
rs if expecting some sudden danger.
LESSEE came from the wagon equipped
rs Ior an eApedltloh' ahd' walking up
10 laYIor' she sad:
u am ready we are to hnd and re-
cover my fathers body today"
Eyes, / will send two men with you, :"
added the captain.
81 can't Fo-not this morningr
Bt&mmered Taylor. - IN sick. I'm
almost 100 SICK 10 slt up.
DO you sun say thau the Indians shot
my tather down; demanded less,
"Do Il Oh course do' on al seem
20 be a@ln hIe' 10 you thlhk Killed
nm myself;
"IloW many indians dld you count"
All OF ten.
now uIu lH'y utlacK youf
"Iifed HoIIey ut us and then began
10 yell
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Ought to BE More,

Scene at postoffice stamp window.
Stranger-How much will it cost to send
this magazines
Clerk-Two cents, second class matter
Strapger-But this is first class maya
zine.-New York Tribune
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Sounded Like 1t.

A young miss of eight summers was
asked about her brother, who was i'll with
the fever. The doctor had taken his tenn
perature just before she left home and
found that his fever was net nearly "a
high.
"Oh, Brother Franks better" she an
swered the questiouer. THE doctor took
his diameter this morning, an it's much
smaller. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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"You know the law OF the plainsl"
said the captain to Taylor IN q finty
voice. The man who murders a COM
rade must die himselfv'
"I-I didn't murder himw
"No, you did not, but the man who
attempts murder must be punished
You must go! In one hour you must be
out of camp, and should you return you
will be fired upon"
To turn man out in that locality was
giving him up to hundred perils, If not
to certain death, but Taylor eagerly
caught at the opportunity.
"Tll wi ely CO." ne replied. en-
deed | doi want to stay. You are all
agin me an CO ant be easy here. l
can take all my APPS, reckon%
'Certainly.'
Taylor had a horse, blankets, spare
ammunition, spade and pick and cook
ing utensils. These articles were packed
up and strapped to his horse and he was
given food enough to last him week.
His truck" had been stored in the rear
end of wagon owned by another, and
his going simply decreased the strength
OF the party one man. AS he was ready
to ride away the captain kindly said:
Its hard lines, Taylor, but it's the
law we all live by. Harkins had the
right to shoot you the minute he entered
the camp
Eyes, | reckon he had, though he
made a big mistake in accusing me-"
81 hope you'll keep clear Of Indians
and meet with good luck"
"And l."
land L."
"And r.
Even HarlIins echoed the sentiment,
and with wave Of his hand Taylor was
off. He rode straight up the valley, and
as he went he smiled grimly and
chuckled to himself:
"Its your turn this morning. Tomor-
row it may be mine. Yesterday !
thought had to kill but one. Today
I'm planning to wipe out the whole
pack Not one of you shall leave this
valley aiye!"
Half mile to the east bend in the
valley hid him from view. He rode on
for about a mile, and then discovering
small valley leading off at right angles
he entered it, followed it up for forty
rods and then dismounted and prepared
to camp.
LAS for Indians" he unused, as he
looked about him, Il don't think there
are any left III the hills. They have all
gone forward t. FIGHT off the rush. and
before summer IS over the rush viii
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-----.--,:---
$50 vou're got gold IN the 1rdgon2"
The next three days were full of
strange events. The party which set
out from the wagon train to hunt for
the canyon We're certain that the one
near which the rcnegades had enCamped
was the place they We're looking for.
Taylor and one of the renegades pros
pected down tho valley and found
canyon which Taylor was sure con-
tanned the cave and its treasure.
Both parties were working in the dark,
but the wagoumen had the advantage.
They knew the renegades for what they
We're. and also discovered that TAYLOR
had joined them. Some of the men were
for attacking them and wiping out the
whole five to revenge the murder of the
emigrant and his wife, but this the cap
tain would not approve. He would lose
a manor two at least, even if he won
great victory and he did not forget that
the Indians might make their presence
known at any moment.
At the second visit paid the canyon
above the rene%adcs the waGonmen
penetrated far enough to be certain that
this was the one described by Saunders.
They would have investigated still closer
btt 1or the approach OF storm winch
maze lhein anxious 10 reach the shelter
Of camp.
Strangely enough, the other party was
just as hrmiy convinced that the other
canyon was the .iS"C one amt on me
forenoon OF the thliu DAY 1t was decided
t'l''U 'h'y sAoU4N move bop had toId
hlS story 10 get the olhcr party or up
me valley ana Us l-'N hGd not moved
t"e reheSadeS dlu NOT EhoW what to
MAKE 81 H. ne couiu not see why they
FhouId question ms NeiaclIy' put IaNlor
lhaut me Si' ,G'u'H pam Wheh ne Hald;
"14arHIhS mas no doubt toId them OF
the cave, ana they are making a stiil
h!'AC lor IT, depend upon II, ne mas
gwen lHe secret away anu lhey divide
u, 'He sl',ll II lAey ma II.
IL was decided 10 Aitch up and move
Gown me Nauey III once IL would not
GO Tor Taylor to De seeh' ana he was to
niue AVA! III ,hc wagon BOD cooked
, up WIZ" 1 G My pl1ustnie
to Ina Iool.ioy IN the v,lIav sdw tba
WAGON y ,ni]e AWAY. Tba rescued girI
was at once hidden from si,bt and rLo
sovon mon in +bo ro,n,, ni,io+1,, ,nodo
ready to meet an attacl5
The WAGON came on. three Of tbo rene
,,odo. ridi,,, +toi, bo,.os and +l,a f',,,.tl,
d,.ivina w.I;Ia tha ho,..es 81 tha 1a+to.
and no oro l.lnugino - Ta,Ior ca
Io,,.aI tho ,,.,,,n, No ,oLioIa oo,,11
b,,.o' ra.sod tI,e comn Nv. irt,,,,ard, Lrt
i d,.,,.o ,,,,.o,,l L,ltod ,,.;,,& +o, o,,d
Bob called out;
"Hello, to all of We again. recl,-
cned ve'd he I'M at the dio,inos Inv this
time but va don't seem to l,oar fo,
cold come ont TO puide tbose hovs
who hey made their nile and are now
headed for Brule. Didn't see anvtbing
of the lost cal yet?"
heco,t,iu 6eino absent with y Marty
Joe took il mon himself to answer
"NVe sboU uobablv NOVA tbis after-
noou Tho ,,noons had to be o,,or,,,,,Iol
md fvod So vou'va rot cold in tbe
,yaao,,.o
nGal1 ,.,ec 10 Observation-Disclosures.
f,i -. ,,.o oa,,,t ~. 1914 ~
49,. ~. l.;'...,1 ~ f,,w ~ Soo 49,
&c. ' VS.. I,aI. ,'a+15 'N' ''"' my
.,I' Guy -''eA II,l,o,., ,,i7
ho,.J'"S va e0' ''''''
~ ', ,.,', i;.+ ,,oir +o'os,. 80 ;sho1
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Two Gases Just Alike.

Debtor-Iou can't collect that from ma
sir.
Collector-Noe
Debtor-No. You can't get blood out OF
a turni?.
Collector lin disgust)-Apparently not,
Neither can you get money out of dead
beat.-Texas Siftings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08

/ have oft heard people say,
"Oh, wad some power tho Eiftie gle u.s.
Quoting from an Old Scotch lay
"To sec oursel's as ithers see US"
But ! would far more happy be
II some fairy, witch or elf,
Would make the other people see
Me just as | see myself.
IL. Dodge Tichenor in Life.
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"Why have you named your dogGie JscA
after Jack Henderson when you say YOU
don't like Jack Henderson, asked Whit.
TVS Uncle Tom.
"'Cause ! don't like the doggie ethcr,'
replied Witty -Harper's Bazaar.
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Tho Only Reason.

Her voice is low, Let go my hand
He does. and wonders why:
But soon she makes him understand
"Soprbody's coming by"
New York Herald
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ness reigned again, the captain soids
~Mcn, we have q treasure here. Elk.
anime that wall and You will find an
opening TO a cave behind it,"
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With betting men you will observe
A difference immense.
The man who loses says bad luck"
The winner calls IL sense"
--WasLington Star.
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A Cold Weather Change.

In summer time no shut the door
And brought tho anger to your brow.
Ee changes, and you chide the more;
lie always leaves it open now.
Washington Star.
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Great Forethought Exerci,ed,

"Why did your nurse leaveY'
''1he baby came down with the mumps
and it seems the policeman had never had
them. Puck.
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l went to last

Wife-Tsn't that play you went to las,
night unusually long,
Husband-Yes. In the second act the
star has TO put on her loyes.-Exchange
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08
The Catch of tho Season.

Belief don't know what you see in Mr.
Colin Wood to marry him for. He hasn't
CLEAN Of sense.
Maude--No but his father keeps cosl
yard.-Iife
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History Repeats Itself.

=
Mary, Who owned the little lamb,
Is married nov, sou know.
Her flrstDOrn son Is ten years old,
And ne to school does go.
He oft oxcites the teachers ire
BY fracturing the rulc.
Then, as OF old. the children laugh
To sec the lam" at school.
Detroit Free Press
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Didn't Want Perfection.

ado you ever make mistakes," she
asked OF her best young man.
Il try to-" lie responded frankly, and she
took him in.-Detroit Free Press.
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An Appropriate Toast.

At dinner Of fremen recently the fol.
lowing sentiment was proposed:
The ladicsl Their eyes kindle the only
fame which we cannot extinguish, and
against which there is 10 insurance.
change.