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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Harry Voorhees, was up
from Osawatomie over Sunday.
Arthur Randall and Will Car
lille were up from Greeley, Tuesday
evening
Miss Myrtle Gehr, of Greeley,
is visiting friends in the city
Fresh Nuts for New Years just
received at the HOME BAKERY.
w. II. Jaqueth was up from
Greeley, Monday and Tuesday, on
business, and called on us.
Martin Woods and wife came
down from Kansas City to spend
Christmas with relatives.
The sort of weather we have
been experiencing the past week
presages good crops next season.
Truman Lake was in from the
Glenlock neighborhood, Saturday,
and made us friendly call.
-Dr. Schoonover reports the
birth of a new son and heir to Jno
Neville and wife on the 2Sth.
delicious Fruit Cakes, Cookies
and other toothsome goodies" al.
WAYS on hand at the HOME BAK-
. cry, South of the square, Garnett.
-Tilson Bros. barber shop will
occupy the basement under the new
Pilkington-Barber building about
the first week in the new year Old
customers and new ones are invited
to'call Oh them.
E. D. Kempton, of Cadmus, one
of Linn county's bright young Peo-
pies party men, called on us, to-
day. He and Miss Nora Hicks
were visiting friends in the city.
Jas. l.. Bell, of Beacon, Iowa,
is visiting his uncle, James Bell,
and family during holidays.
JAS. Bell, the "old reliable, f"
says he is selling more coal this sea-
son than ever before. See his poem.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29
PIT. Barnum ON License.

This is what the Hon. P. 7. Bar
mum told Philadelphia audience he
would do: Il will undertake and
give bond for the fulfllment of the
contract that if the city of Philadel-
phia will stop selling liquor and give
me as much as was expended here
for liquor last year, to run the city
next year, will pay all the city ex-
penses (pause) no person living
within her borders shall pay taxes
(pause); good dress and suit shall
be given to every poor boy, girl,
man and woman (pause); barrel of
-four shall be given to every needy
and worthy person (sensation); and
| will clear halfmillion dollars my
self by the operation (cries of thur
rah')! 1t would be the best specu-
lation | was ever in. Unfortunate
ly they wouldn't give it to me. AS
Benjamin Franklin said: I'VE are
paying too dear for our whistle. ,"
N. S. Risdon and wife, of New
ton, have been visiting friends in
the city.
John Vaughn made business
trip to Kansas City, Tuesday.
Don't forget to write it 1898,
beginning next Sunday.
Frank Bruins came home from
Horton to spend the holidays.
SEND Ten CENTS for bundle OF
Reform papers, for distribution
among your weak-kneed friend
You can make money getting
subscribers for the AGITAToR. We
o.crr for oI,,hc Wrifa
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29
Spring Branch Christmas Tree.

The residents of school district
No. 43 are typical Kansans, when
they do anything they never do it
by halves. The Christmas tree Or
rather modern arch), the beautiful
present that were on it, the way in
which it was lighted by wax tapers,
the program arranged by the teacher
Miss Rosa Brannen, for the enter
tainment of those present, the entire
arrangement as carried out by the
scholars, and committee, reflect
great credit on the whole district,
and more particularly on Andrew
Jackson, who appeared to be very
much interested in making the en-
tertainment an agreeable success all
around.
The older participants were deter
mined not to be outdone by the COM
mittee, as the following resolution
will prove:
Resolved, that we tender our sim
cere thanks to the teacher and COM
mittee of arrangements for the even
ing's entertainment" which was
carried by a hearty and unanimous
vote. The best of feeling and good
order prevailed throughout the
whole evening. In fact the people
were 10th to separate after a motion
had been offered and carried that all
adjourn to meet again next Xmas.
Where such neighborly good will
prevails the writer has no objections
to being present, and wishes for
more of such entertainments and
good fellowship as prevailed at the
Spring Branch school-house Christ
mas eve.
So far, modesty has kept the
writer from saying anything about
the presents that were on the tree
and distributed to the families of the
neighborhood. They were both
practical and beautiful. For the
gentlemen they ranged from the GUS
pidor to the cowboy whip and me-
chanic's tools For the ladies they
ranged from the door mat and the
toilet table to the stuffed fowl ready
for the oven; and for the young la
dies presents, we have their own
language, "they are just awfully
pretty" And those selected by
the teacher for the pupils were prac-
tical, useful and pleasing. May
there continue to be such gather
ings at Christmas time, not only at
Spring Branch schol-house, but all
over the land, is the earnest wish of
the writer. CHRISTMAS w.
Mrs Anna Champe attended
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29

Garnett has had four fires within
the past week On Friday, Mrs
Adair's house, occupied by Rev.
Balm and wife, was. badly damaged
by fire, and tneir clothing and libra
ry were ruined by fire and water.
The fire company succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flames. Mr. and
Mrs. Balm were at their church, pre-
pairing for Christmas exercises. In
the evening, fire was discovered i'll
the same house, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Balm were taking supper with neigh
bors. This resulted in the destruc-
ton of other personal effects, and
it was with difficulty the house was
saved from total destruction. There
was some insurance on Rev. Bain's
library.
On Saturday, Houston & Sons
poultry and egg house was totally
destroyed. This building was east of
the Santa Fe depot, and was known
as the "Bee- Hive " The fire laddies
worked hard, but could only keep
the fire from spreading. There was
5000 insurance on the building, and
half that amount ON contents. The
estimated loss is about $1,000.
Monday morning, while I. j.
Sargent and daughter were eating
breakfast, they discovered their
house in flames. The fire company
soon put in an appearance, but were
unable to do effective work because
the hose was frozen and one hydrant
refused to work. Scarcely anything
was saved. There was some insur-
ance, but we do not know the
amount.
Tuesday evening, the alarm again
sounded. This fire was at the old
German House. Much of the furni-
ture was saved, and the "boys" say
they kept good deal of beer from
perishing in the flames. The house
is wreck, though not totally de-
voured by the "fend."
Alex Smith, of Garrett, and j.
M. Caldwell, of Glenlock, were dele
gates to the prohibition conference
at Topeka, this week.
Prof. Ramsey and a number of
the teachers of the city and county
have been attending a meeting of
the State Teachers Association this
week at Topeka.
Tom Vaughn came down from
Kansas City to spend Christmas
with his mother.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29

To the Farmers Alliance,
Old parties as well
If you want to buy coal,
Just call on Jim Bell.
My prices are low,
For coal | will sell.
The quantity excellent,
Low rates will tell.
Buy coal from Bell.
Why will you freeze
With a good coal stove,
You can take your ease.
Now, sensible people,
Why hesitate to tell
You buy at the Office
Of Uncle Jim Bell.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29
>1M0NEY TO LOAN
ON REAL ESTATE.

you money fclass security at IL cent h
2 with less commissions at cent?
with less commission; at 7 IL per cent straight
Special rates to Alliance men.
large loans.
exchange the Union and
to the IL months.
in subscriptions to J. M. NEVILLE
manager Land and Loan department of the F. A. u
One door north of the Bank of Garrett Garnett,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29

You can make money getting
subscribers for the AGITAToR. We
paw CASH tor clubs. Write.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-12-29

Mrs. Anna Champe attended
the temperance conference at Tope-
ka, Tuesday evening and Wednes-
day.
Warmers Home Bakery, south
of the square, near the railroad, is
rapidly growing in favor among the
people, owing to the excellence of
the goods and the courteous treat
ment of customers.
j. w. Hay, of the Bush City
neishborhood, paid us visit to-day,
and added to his stock of reform lit
erature.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
cLEvELAND's WORDS TO FARMERS

What He Said in His Messages About
the Tariff and the Farmer.
Our farmers and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
who from the soil produce the things con-
sumed by all-are perhaps the more
directly and plainly concerned than any
other of our citizens in just and careful
system of federal taxation. Those &C
tually engaged in and more remotely con
nected with this kind of work number
nearly one-half of our population.
None labors harder Or more continuously
than they. No enactments limit their
hours of toll, and no interposition of the
government enhances to any great extent
the value of their products.
And yet for many of the necessaries and
comforts of life which the most scrupulous
economy enables them to bring into their
homes, and for their implements of hus-
bandry, they are obliged to pay a price
largely increased by an unnatural profit
which, by the action of the government, is
given to the more favored manufacturer.
Message to Congress, 1886.
Our farmers, long suffering and patient,
struggling in the race of life with the
hardest and most unremitting toll, will
not fail to see, in spite of misrepresenta-
tions and misleading fallacies, that they
are obliged to accept such prices for their
products as are fixed in foreign markets,
where they compete with the farmers of
the world; that their lands are declining
in value while their debts increase, and
that without compromising favor they are
forced by the action of the government to
pay, for the benefit of others, such en-
HANGED prices for the things they need that
the scanty returns of their labor fail to
furnish their support or leave no margin
for accumulation.-TariffM Message, 1887.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
Two Tariff Trusts.

The New York Merchants Review saws
that the recently formed Rice trust has adj
vanced the price of cleaned rice and re-
duced that Of the raw material. Thus the
duty of two cents pound on cleaned rice,
which is pretended to be part of the so
called farmers tariff" IS used by a trust
to squeeze the farmers themselves. and is
made to do them more harm than good.
The same thing las happened in regard
to cigarettes. Mckinley raised the duty
on cigarettes, which was equivalent under
the old tariff to an ad valorem duty of 113
per cent, to figure equal to 1873 per cent.
This also was for the farmer; but what has
happened? The American Tobacco COM
pany, otherwise known as the Cigarette
trust, was organized in 1890, the great year
Of McKinleyism, with a capital of $25, 0OO,-
900, and includes 95 per cent. of all the
cigarette manufacturers in the country
In the fall of 1891 prices were advanced to
the dealers in cigarettes, and a system
of rebates" was instituted which puts
them under the power of the trust.
But worse than this, the trust has re-
duced the price Of tobacco as bought from
the farmer. The particular kind of to-
bacco used in making cigarettes, that
known as bright leaf" Is put on sale in
the large tobacco warehouses of Virginia
and North Carolina, and the agents of the
trust, appearing at the daily sales and
finding few bidders besides themselves, get
the farmers bright leaf' at about two
thirds of the former price.
And yet there Is a duty Of thirty-five
cents pound on leaf tobacco to protect"
the farmer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

In reporting Mr.. Rankin's speech,
The Tribune says:
To the question, why is it that ma
chimes and implements Of various
kinds of American make are exported
to foreign countries and there sold at
lower prices than at home, the answer
is pertinent and amusing. In the first
place all, or nearly all of those pro-
ducts were prOtected,n by any tariff,
but by the patent laws of this country.
In the second place, as those know
who are familiar with the facts, those
machines, etc, thus sold at much re-
duced prices are always of Anticipated
or imperfect pattern, or of inferior
quality in some way, and have been
superseded by more recent patents, etc.
This is what The Tribune calls
amusing. In the sense that whatever
is ridiculous is amusing, the argu-
ments of the high takers are generally
very amusing indeed. But the above
is in no sense Joke: it is downright
falsehood. In the first place, high tar
if taxation does enhance the price of
agricultural implements, inasmuch as
it protects the steel trust and other
trusts in charging exorbitant prices
for the materials out of which they are
constructed. And in the next place
the very best machines are sent abroad,
where competition is lively. This is
attested to by the advertisements of
the very latest improved American
machines in Australian and other for
elgn papers. This question was pro-
pounded to Mr.. Rankin by a republic
can farmer, who also asked him to tell
why it is, if the tariff regulates the
price of labor, that wages are higher in
low tariff England than in high tariff
Germany; and the truth is that Mr..
Rankin was unable to make salts
factory reply to either query.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
M'kINLeys "BALANcE OF TRADE"

False Claim That Money from Europe
Is Flowing Into the Country.
Governor Mckinley in his recent speech
in Nebraska spoke with contempt of the
well known economic law that imports
must be paid for with exports. The man
ner in which he sought to prove the falsity
Of this doctrine is an excellent illustration
of his unfair use of statistics. He pointed
triumphantly to the fact that during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1892, we ex-
ported nearly SOC, 000, 900 more than we
imported. "This sum-" he exclaimed,
has been paid us by the foreigners, and
we have it right here in the United States
in circulation among the people"
This was pretty piece of deception to
palm off upon Nebraska farmers, who be-
lieve that one of the greatest needs of the
time is more money in the country. This
deception might have worked with his
hearers at the moment, since they did not
have the United States treasury reports in
their hands to verify his statement. These
reports absolutely overthrow McKinley's
preposterous claim that there is now nearly
500, 100000 more money in the country
than last year. The monthly reports OF
the treasury, which are accessible to every
body, show that the amount of currency
OF oil KINDS In circulation on Lee. l, lod1
was 81 ST., OOO, 900, and that on Aug. l, 1892,
1t was 81 600, Co., 900. Here is an increase
of only 500, 900, 900, which is more than ac-
counted for by the issue of treasury GER
tificates for the purchase of silver bullion
under the law Of 1890.
But there is still more conducive proof
that the Mckinley law has not caused
money to "flow into the country" Along
with the yearly report of exports and i'm
ports Of merchandise the treasury depart
ment publishes statement of the move
ments Of gold and silver coin and bullion
between the United States and foreign
countries. This statement shows that we
not only did not get back McKinley's $780,
100000 balance of trade" but that we
actually sent abroad 81, 351 900 more in
gold and silver than we imported.
Governor Mckinley will doubtless re-
peat this attempt to delude the people by
his talk about balance of trade" and
about his tariff law increasing the circula-
of money in the country; but before he
goes any further he ought to have the
treasury department suppress its reports.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
Mckinley Opposed to Free Sugar

The Republicans are trying to make
much campaign capital out of the reduc-
ton in the price of sugar caused by the
removal Of the duty on raw sugar, and
this low price of sugar is even paraded be-
fore a gullible world as a Mckinley
price" Everybody knows that the re-
moval of the duty has reduced the price,
but Mckinley himself deserves no credit
for this result, for he was opposed to put
ting sugar on the free list. When the
tariff bill was under discussion Mckinley
said, II would have preferred, Mr. Chair
man, if the article of sugar could have
been left upon the dutiable list"
Did he foresee that cheap sugar would
prove the greatest object lesson of the CEN
fury in teaching the people the effect Of
the tariff
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

John w. Taylor of Linden is a
Republican who has not yet been re-
constructed on the Bennett school law
issue. In the last number of The
Adviser he says:
1.-The Bennett Law was a compul-
sorry school law, with a provision
making it obligatory to teach English
Tor as much as twelve weeks in the
school year in schools conducted in a
foreign tongue. OF course by neces-
sary implication the State in the de-
gree mentioned assumed control over
the parochial schools. No candid
American, of any school of politics it
would seem, could take any exception
to such a moderate provision"
The Adviser also reprints the follow
ing plank from the platform adopted
by Wisconsin republicans last spring.
1--WE regard the educational issue
OF 1880 as permanently settled in this
State, not to be revived in any of its
phases by the Republican party or
under its auspices; and this being true,
we deprecate and denounce upon con-
siderations higher than party, as harm
ful IN tendency, any further agitation
OF the subject, or any attempt by any
one or by any party, for any purpose,
to create or foster division among our
people by reason of it, upon lines of
reilglon, education, or nativity.
Upon which The Adviser comments
in the following vigorous style:
The like of the foregoing plank we
have never seen equaled. It is the
quintessence of demagogism. 1t is an
advertisement of political harlotry. The
writing of it would have put blush
on the face of Simon Girty, the dis
tingushed renegade. Who wrote it we
do not know. We only know that the
present candidate of the republicans
Tor governor was chairman of the CON-
mittee which reported it as part of a
platform for Wisconsin republicans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
A Leader.

Since it's first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor, until now it is clearly in the
lead among pure medical tonics and
alternatives containing nothing which
permits it's use as beverage or an in
toxicant. it is recognized as the best
and purest for all ailments of the
Stomach, Liver or Kidneys.-It will
cure Sick Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation, and drive Malaria from the
system. Satisfaction guaranteed with
each bottle or the money will be re-
funded, price only SO cents per bottle.
Sold by w. Fl. PrideauX.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

Mr.. Rankin, the advocate of high
tariff taxation claims that the Mckin-
ley law has lowered the price of tin;
but local dealers fatty contradict him
and say that a box of tin plate which
two years ago cost them $1,000, now
costs them $3.50. And were it not
for the large amount of tin-plate i'm
ported in the interim between the
enactment of the law and the time it
took effect, the price would be still
higher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

Every dollar appropriated for sugar
bounties by the late congress was voted
against the tacit protest of Democratic
representatives, who had opposed the
bounty system. But the bounties had TO
be paid under the Mckinley tariff, and no
blame for the appropriation of $40, OOO, 900
for that purpose this year can justly be
laid upon the Democratic house. 1t should
be added rather to the censure under
which the Reed congress sank out Of sight
Albany Argus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

FOR Governor
GEORGE W. PECK, OF Milwaukee.
For Lieutenant Governor
CARL JONAS, Of Racine.
For Secretary Of State
L. J. CUNNINGHAM, of Chippewa.
For State Treasurer
JOHN HUMMER, of Eauclaire.
For Attorney General
j. l.. OCONNOR of Dane.
For State Superintendent
OLIVER Z. WELLS, of Outagamie.
For Railroad Commissioner
THOMAS THOMPSON, of Trempaleau.
For Insurance Commissioner
WILBUR NJ ROOT, of Sheboygan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

Mr.. Rankin and other high tariff
idoliters say that protection lowers the
price of the protected product. Is
that why the Mckinley law imposes
high duties upon farm products.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

The industries which are peculiarly
American are those for which this
country is naturally best adapted, and
which can be carried on here at a
profit without governmental aid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

The Tribune says that Mr.. Rankin
showed that the fact of farms being
covered with mortgages is an evidence
of prosperity, From such prosperity
farmers may well pray to be delivered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

The new edition of the School laws
Of the State, issued from the office of
the State Superintendent is meeting
with great favor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

If the benefciaries of high tariff
taxation believed that import duties
really lowered prices, they would be
rampant absolute free traders.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

If the foreigners pay the tariff tax.
what becomes of the good old doc
trine, no taxation without representa-
ton?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
BeuuS' Little Giants

Are the most effectual pills IN the
market. Safe, sure and certain. Sold
and warranted by w. 81. Prideaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
One Million Votes Stronger.

Mr.. Cleveland received 627.216 more
votes in 1888, when he was defeated, than
he did in 1884, when he was elected. But
this, although fattering, is not a sure in
dication of the rate at which his popular
strength increases. The events of the past
two years make it likely that the returns
of the great Democratic victory next No
vember will show that he is at least 1,OOO,-
600 votes stronger than he was in 1885,
Brooklyn Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
CIeyeIand's Popularity.

an advertising agent VINO was IN oyra-
cuse last week, himself a Republican, but
going to vote for Cleveland, mentioned a
little straw showing the direction of the
wind. Il was on the boat going to Sea-
bright the other day." said he, land
CHANGED to sit on deck near a group of
seven prominent business men of New
York, all Republicans. They got to talk
ing politics, when it was discovered that
every one of the seven was going to vote
for Cleveland One of the group, he
added, is an employer of 1880 persons, 1,5OO
Of whom are men, Like ''sttaws" can be
picked up almost any day.-Syracuse Cou-
rier
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President
GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF New York.
For Vice President
A. Il. STEVENSON,
or Illinoig.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

A full report of the democratic state
convention appears on page six.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
Farm For Sale.

1 will sell my farm, consisting Of three humid
red and eighty acres, situated in the town of
Mineral Point, 81 miles from Mineral Point and
3H miles from Dodgeville. Said farm is well
watered with plenty of running water. Will be
sold as one farm, or as two, to suit purchaser,
there Is two good dwelling houses and good
outbuildings. Will be sold on reasonable terms
with low rate of interest IL necessary. For par
ticulars, apply to owner on the Mineral Point
road. WILLIAM HOSK1NG.