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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Fourth Avenue is now the
Oak Leaf
The matrimonial market seems
to be looking up.
silly HOMIE Bakery
Lunch Counter for quick lunch.
John McWiliams purchased
the Brigham stock of shoes, and is
closing them out.
M. Quarles has gone to Leaven-
worth to take the Kelley cure at
the soldiers home
Vic Houston made {. business
trip to Paola, Saturday.
Miss May Figley came up from
Osawatomie, Wednesday, for rest
and brief visit
For SILVERWARE go to the
RED STAR.
John Long has been appointed
postmaster at Greeley. We're glad
of it. John is deserving man, and,
besides, he has earned the Office by
hard work.
Miss Myrtle Gehr, of Greeley,
came up, Saturday, to visit a few
days with friends.
Capt Hannum has been on the
sick list for several days.
Mrs. Horace Grant of Greeley,
is visiting at Capt Geo. Hutt's.
The Armory is now "The Audi
torium.'
-CLOTHIWG-big and little
low Price and high price dark
and light-all at the RED STAR
Mrs. j. w. Bronston has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chauncy
Winans. at Osawatomie.
Rev. j. M. Whitehead of Tope
ka, district missionary, will assist
Pastor Walker in a series of meet
ings, commencing Friday evening,
March 3lst, at the First Baptist
church. All are cordially invited.
Buy your CARPETS at the
RED STAR.
Mrs. Lille Cherry has been sent
to Clinton, Iowa, by Chicago MILL
merry firm, where she has charge of
quite large establishment, at good
wages
Emil Barbour has good posi-
tionin Kansas City boot and shoe
house.
Remember, you will find all the
Latest styles of SHOES at the
RED STAR.
. Next Monday is election day.
Very little is being said about it,
and it appears that little interest is
taken in the affairs of our city. We
hope that officers will be elected
,,ho will enforce the nrohibitOry
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-30

Next Monday is election day.
Very little is being said about it,,
and it appears that little interest is
taken in the affairs of our city. We
hope that officers will be elected
who will enforce the prohibitory
law and safely administer the finan-
cial affairs of the city.
Mrs. j. T. Studebaker is visit
ing friends at Greeley.
Those Royal : HOOK Kid
Gloves are dandies. Red Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-02

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-02
senator PETERS Brave Words.

being the bill to compel railway
companies to adopt safety couplings,
Mr.. PETER said
Mr.. President, l do not desire to
take part in the discussion Of the
bill and will therefore not detain the
Senate more than minute or two.
! desire, however, to simply make
one or two observations.
In the discussion of the bill yes
terday some remarks dropped from
the lips of atleast one Senator-and
| refer to the Senator FRI m Colorado
[Mr. Walcott in which it seemed to
me that that Senator criticised rath-
er harshly one or two very useful
and very respectabl classes OF citi-
zens of this country. One of those
classes was designated as "the aver
age granger" referring to the farm
ers of the country, and l gather
from the remarks of the Senator that
he was impressed with the idea that
Senators upon this floor who favor
ed the bill were pandering to the
prejudices and trying to curry favor
with the farmers of the country !;
that, in addition to that, this partic-
ular class of people, designated un-
der the general term, average
granger" is class whose views are
not worthy of respect in this body.
In reference to that, | desire to
say that to the farmers Of this coun-
try we owe about all that we are.
The farmers were they who came to
American shores in the MayhOwer
largely, and about the first thing
the first settlers of the country en-
gagged in was that of farming. The
farmers of this country have cleared
away the forests. they have opened
up the highways, they have estab-
lished commerce, until to-day the in
ternal trade of the United States ex-
ceeds in value and in weight the
combined foreign commerce of all
the nations of the earth. The farm
ers were the pioneers of the country
and to-day they are the peers of any
and all classes of citizens. | am
pleased, Mr.. President, to stand here
in behalf of the farmers of the coun-
try, not especially commissioned to
do, but because happen to know
something about the trials and hard
ships and tribulations of farm life,
and because know something about
what the farmers of this country
have done
Then the Senator in his remarks
referred to another class of citizens
as those who, having no property of
their own, are DESTROYS of meddling
with the affairs of all the persons
who have property. That, as | gath
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-02
Letter from Bro. Taber.


of the papers trying to explain the
WHY'S and wherefores that one w.
O.. Gresham is a member of the
Cleveland dynasty. The paper for
merly known as the Nonconform. st
devotes nearly page to the subject.
1t will be noticed that the Vincents
are not in it. The Vincents have
got the Non, and the Hoosiers have
got the Conformist. Three of the
big guns of the Hoosier Conformist
exhaust their sophistry trying to
explain or cover up the facts regard
ing the position of an atom of sixty
five million people-Grover's pre-
mier Do Kansas people need an
explanation of what Growers pre-.
mier means? l think not. 1t is
said that the pompous w. @. G.
once Wabashed Jay Gould 1t
must be conceded that he Wabashed
Ben Harrison, and he VIII try to
Wabash the American people. And
thereby hangs a tale: He will be
plutocracy's next Democratic candi-
date for president.
Reader, have smashed your god?
Well, am glad of it. That's my
business smashing gods. The in
dustrious people have been smashed
long enough; give the gods, the
premiers, the high chancellors and
other high,muckamucks share Of
the smashing, and see how they like
it. But, Oh F! all there, now /!
dontcher know that w. @ G.. has
sacrificed his life, worked his enor-
mout brain into seething pulp in the
service of the people, riding on the
shoulders of industry or sitting in
the shade of an Office, drawing a
salary Of eight thousand dollars
year? 0, isn't it just awful,
while you and /, brother farmers
what a happy time we have had
wading to our arm-pits through mud,
slush and manure, carrying swill to
hogs that die of the cholera-and
all for little less than nothing, as
accommodating bonds, growing mort
cages and increasing taxes plainly
prove. But, then, we have no brain
to sour OIL our hands, and our mus
cles would rust if allowed to rest.
Remember, the last campaign was
the tamest, quietest, carefullest affair
of the kind ever known. About six
weeks before election, plutocracy
discovered that their forces were
too much scattered that big Jim
Weaver was walking right into their
center with crushing force, and the
order passed down the lines, "Con-
centrate ~ and w. @. G. was used
as a connecting link to bind together
numb skull Republicans and pig
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-03-02


toll and upon whose daily labor and
upon whose patient loyalty to the
institutions of the Republic we are
to-day largely indebted for much OF
the the things we enjoy. | am pleas
ed also to know that am at liberty
to speak in behalf OF that worthy
class of citizens.
In connection with the object of
this bill, l have received large num-
bers of personal letters and petitions
from labor organizations OF great
many different classes, asking me as
member of this body to support the
bill, calling my attention in pathetic
language to the losses of life occa-
stoned by the railway traffic of the
country, and largely from the want
of proper appliances.
Mr.. President, another word in
reference to the argument that to
comply with the terms OF this bill
would cost large amomnt of mon
ey. What does it matter how much
it costs ? If it is something that
should be done by the carriers OF the
country, it is their business to see
that it is done and if it is not
done, it is the business of the con-
gress of the United States to see
tnat they are compelled to do it.
The life of one citizen, the life Of
one engineer, the life of one brake
man or fireman, the life of one Sec
ton hand, is worth. in the mintage
of Heaven, whole railroad, Mr..
President.
have no qualms of conscience
about commanding the corporations
of the country to obey the law.
They are the creatures of the law;
all that they have the law gives
them and the people of this coun-
try, especially the farmers and the
workmen, have been trampled upon
by these railway corporations until
they arc crying out in dispair al
most, and asking that congress take
hold of this subject and compel re-
spect to the public will. Those cor
porations are not only the creatures
of congress, but they are public
agents. This matter has been de-
cided by the highest tribunal in the
country. They are the agents of the
people for certain specific purposes,
and in that relation to the public it
is time that they were made to feel
the hand Of the people.
1t matters not what the bill costs,
| repeat. If the railroad corpora
tions are not able to comply with
the acquisitions OF the law, it will
appear in due time land those gentle
men who are the managers of the
railways can, without creating any
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
TALKING ABOUT CATS.
One Night on Farm Which Will Not
Soon Be Forgotten.

1t. LOUIS Republic.
Talking about cats" observed Hyram
c. Catchings last night. ''Pll bet hundred
dollars to nickel that there were more
cats ON my farm one night last spring than
ever congregatej On a forty-acre tract of
land before. My wife concluded TO plant
some catnip last april and sent East for
some of the weed. All right. 1t came and
we set II out. We watched it grow from day
to day, and finally one evening we saw it
bloom. The flower has a special flavor that
can be carried for miles and miles by the
wind. The first night 1t began blooming
there sprung up about dark a stiff sOutherly
breeze. To the south of me there is no set
tement, but to the north for miles ana
miles there are houses located every 100
yards.
Every home has from one to q dozen
cats and they caught the smell. About 10
O'clock that night l was awakened by the
most terrific walls aud cries that l had ever
heard. 1t sounded Ike there were a million
of cats and every one of them had their tails
in a crack. The fence around the garden
was too high and sleep for them to climb,
and there they were on the outside scramb-
ling and yelling and crying as cats never had
done before Finally the wind blew the gate
open and In they came. i looked out OF the
window at them, for the moon was shining
brightly, and such a sight it was. There
were big little, young and old cats-cats OF
all kinds, colors and descriptions. OF
course the one bush wouldn't 90 around,
and each one began to fight to get taste OF
10. Finally II was eaten ~, and then the
most piteOus cries of any that ears ever
listened 10 were sent up. / got ont my
shotgun and dispersed them. When | went
out in the garden the next morning found
over forty cats that had been so disabled in
the scramble that they couldn't get away.
No. shant plant any more catnip next
sprIng"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
Straining Toward the Stars.

Alvin G.. Clark, in the North American
Review, writes Of the possibilities Of the
telescope: when, in 1895, the Dornat re-
tractor of 81 inches aperture was con-
structed it was considered a masterpiece,
and it was considered the limit had been
reached. Guinand, however. had made bet
ter glass possible. and FraunhOfer better
workmanship. AS a consequence there
were constructed in 1916 two object glasses
Of - inches aperture. But this limit was
again surpassed when we succeeded in pro-
curing disks for an 1SA-inch glass, which
were figured and sent 10 Chicago. Then
followed the 26-inch lenses Of the Washing
ton and Mccormick observatofies, the 80
inch Of the Pulkowa, and. finally. the great
36-lDeh lens Of the Lick Observatory. 1t
must be remembered that the ground had
been disputed inch by inch. and with each
succeeding advance the limit of successful
glass melting was thought TO have been at
tanned. Even quite recently a noted optician,
speaking OF the possibility of obtaining
disks larger than thirty-six inches, said it
appeared TO him that the chances of obtain
ingI40-inch disks in the present state of the
art were remote. And yet there are now in
my mandatory two remarkably fine disks
of forty inches diameter ready for figuring.
Who then shall set the limit to this phase
Of the art, considering the great possibilities
of scientific Improvement and advance Of the
present day, in view of what has been
already accomplished
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
FAREWELL, OLD DERELICT.
The Winter Cyclones Have Left the
Wyer q. Sargent Mere Shell.

The American schooner Wyer G. Sargent
has probably ceased her wandering, after
establishing a record that eciDses by many
miles and days that Of any other deTeliet in
the Hydrographic Offices yoluminons his
tory. She was last seen, according to the
latest photographic bulletin, about $50
west-southwest of the Azores. or in latitude
50 min. 20 sec. longitude So deg, by the
American bark Rebecca Goddard, which
rived at Boston from the Azores on Tuesday
last. Herdeeks had been carried away and
ell her valuable cargo Of mahogany logs was
gone. leaving her an empty she'll.
When she was passed on October II she
was in good condition. She was doubtless
caught in ore Of the November cyclones and
her loosened cargo pounded out her decks.
Some of the logs were washed up on the
Azores and sold at auction.
The Sargent has an interesting history,
which probably will be made the subject Of
a special photographic chart. She sailed
from Laguna, Mexico. for this port 10
March. 1891. Her cargo was valued at
$4,000 She became Haterlogged in gale
of Hatteras, and was abandoned on
March 81. She has been drifting bout
the Atlantic, mostly in the weedy region
called the SargassO Sea, the eddying center
of the North Atlantic currents, for twenty
one months. After her crew was taken off
by the American schooner ii. E. Thompson,
on Dcc6mDST Oh, lcSIs tue Sargent uTlIteu
nearly across the Gull Stream. North
easierly gales drove her southwark about
sixty miles. Then she drifted clear across
the stream TO within 25O miles OF Bermuda,
and big ocean tug put out from the island
to pick her up. The tug cruised around ten
days without getting trace OF her, and re-
turned 10 Bermuda. Under the Influence OF
easteriy winds. it is coDjectured, she
drifted back across the Gull Stream and
started with 1t on cruise 10 the northeast.
She kept on its sOutheIly edge until July
10, 1891, when size was whirled into
the eddies of the SargassO Sea. Her track
afterward is represented by many crisis
cross dotted red lines on the photographic
chat OF this month. She crossed her
course six times. and drifted while in the
SargassO Sea about 1900 miles. Since she
was abandoned she has cruised, not allow
ing for her yagaries between the months
she was not reported altogether about $500
miles. 1t is more likely that she has COW
cred not less than 5000 miles. or mole tuan
twice the distance between Queenstown
and Sandy Hook. She has been reported
thirtV- three tines
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
SELECTING NAMES.
Honest Men Are Wanted
in Oakland.
THOROUGHLY IN EARNEST.
Nominations Made by the Citizens
Municipal League in Conven-
ton Last Night.

Eghty-seven out of the ninety delegates
Sc ected by the Citizens Municipal League
party of Oakland met in convention at
Hamilton Hall last night. Together with
these there were a large number of in
terested spectators, filling the hall TO its
fullest capacity.
President Giles II. Gray called the con-
vention to order and Ed S. Finch was
elected secretary. with George Flint as as
sistant.
Mr. Gray stated the object of the con-
ventiOn in preliminary speech. He re-
ferred to the ncn-partisan nature Of the
convention, and stated that honest men
were TO be nominated. who would give the
city a clean, business-like administration.
Nominating speeches were limited to two
minutes, and nominations for Mayor were
called for. The name of George c. Pardee
was presented by Professor Inskeep and
seconded by j. West Martin. Frank &. Jor-
Gan and others. Nominations were then
closed and the choice was made unani-
mOusly amid a scene of wild enthusiasm.
The nomination of Il. w. Snow for Au-
dtor followed in Ike manner, L. 5. Finch
presenting his name.
For Treasurer the names of Z. T. Gill
pin Uncumbtnp, David Z. Bortree (his
scented. MIR. Gilpin was nominated by 46
votes, against 80 for Bortree and for
Tompkins.
Nominations for Councilman-at-Large
came next. The names of j. w. Nelson,
c. L. Lloyd, r. B. Smell, G. b. White and
John TOwle were presented. Four were to
be selected and j. W. Nelson. John TOwle,
4. CapelI and r. Is. Smell were nominated.
For School Directors the following re-
ceived the nominations: j. c. Rued, Sam
nel Swift, James q. Chestnut and Ii. j.
Todd.
For Library Trustees-at-Large the follow
Ing were nominated: a. a. DenlsOb. w. u.
ATmes. Professor Inskeep and George
Flint. Others who were placed in nonlna-
tion declined. After these the nominations
were closed. Mr. Pardee appeared and was
escorted in a storm Of applause TO the
speakers stand. He said:
1t Is time Tor action not for talk. Our
people desire good government for the
future, and If | am elected my utmost en-
deaY0r Will be TO that end. | regard a
nomination at your hands as the greatest
compliment that could DE bestowed"
The nomination for Ward Councilmen
was then proceeded with.
On motion OF GILES II. Gray it was de-
cided that each ward delegation report its
nominee for the Council and that the con-
vention confirm the same. A few nominees
for COunciimen by wards were reported as
1ONoMs: tHSt W ara, ii. /. D0uItoni sec
ond Ward, c. X. Marshall; Third Ward,
Walter g. Manuel; Fourth Ward, Thomas
Agnew; Fifth Ward. Arson Barstow !;
Sixth Ward, Patrick a. Murphy; Seventh
Ward. W. 4. Dow.
The SchOol Directors were nominated by
wards as follows First " ard. T. L. Wal
colt; Second Ward, DIR. A. Ii. Pratt; Third
Ward. Charles e. Reed; Fourth Ward. DR..
w. 4. Southard; Fifth Ward. +, B. Clement;
Sixth Ward. T. Il. Boswell; Seventh Ward,
j. ". Evans.
Tie convention then adjourned with three
rousing cheers Tor the NOn-Partisan candi-
dates.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
PECK SMITHS PROVERB.
His Dad Hailed Its Utterance as Evil
denCe of Genius.
ST. Louis Republic.

81. Louis Republic.
''She was bright young Yankee school
marm," said Thompson II. Herndon. "She
came highly recommended to prosperous
and artlstocratie neghborhood not far from
Little Rock. few months ago, and was n OF
long in building up good school. Time
wore IN and her pupils advanced wonder
fully in their studies. She conceived the
idea few weeks ago OF giving an exhibit
ton of her most proficient class, and in
vited all the neghb0rs to come to the little
schooihouse on Friday evening, that they
might see and hear for themselves the
progress that had been made by her teach
ings. There was good crowd present.
She bad all the little girls and the little
boys to stand up. She questioned this one
about one thing and another about some
thing else. Their answers were gratifying
TO the pretty teacher and TO the parents of
the children.
Now, she said to them toward the close,
1 want each one of you to repeat some old
proverb.'
said Johnnie: All is not gold that
glitters.'
Very good said she, very goo6'
BE virtuous and you'll be happy said
Jimmie.
That's splendid. Why. you boys re-
mind me so much of school / once taught
in Boston, responded the fair teacher.
TIE germ of ambition is the chrysalis
of WISDOM. SAID Willie.
and so on down the class she went until
she git TO Peck Smith. He wasn't very
bright. and she intended to skip him, but he
seemed anxious TO say something, and she
asked him If he knew any old proverb. He
did.
"A stumped-tailed yaller dog is the best
for coOns' was his answer.
'Peck's father grabbed him up joyfuliy,
and before he left paid years tuition for
Peck in advance"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
BAD VENTILATION.
The Need of Fresh Air in Order to
Insure Good Health.
New Y ork sun.


The heavy and dull feeling caused by a
stay of any time in close room has prob
ably been experienced by every one, yet is
surprising that all but the best architects
still neglect to provide any means of venti-
lation for dwellinG-hOuSes. although some
kind Of yentilating apparatus is generally
used in the large office buildings. 1t is pos
slble that the defective plans adopted in
some cases when the Importance of the
subject was just coming into prominence
may have cast dSeredit On ventilation in
general. Now. however. an architect who
neglects 10 provide for an curly supply Of
5000 feet Of fresh air for each person in the
dwelling he is designing Is not considered to
make the proper provision for the comfort
OF the inmates. although in the lSe OF large
audtOriums like theater, which are Occu-
pied but two or three hours day, 2500
cubic feet is considered enough. BraTlng
in mind that 5000 cubic feet OF air is needed
for each person. it is now easy 10 see why
drauGhts are apt to be felt in a small room
which Is not permitted TO contain polluted
air.
For example, the Education Department
of England requires each pupil n the public
schools to have $50 cubic feet OF space In
the room where he sits Hence this rPguIa-
ton requires that 80 cubic feet Of air per
pupil. assuming that the schoOirOOm is
crowded to its legal capacity. can be fur
niShed twenty-thTee times in the course Of
an hour. rate OF supply which requires
careful planning to avoid draughts.
Again, heated air IS often oyerdry and
unhealthy, and in large towns needs TO be
freed from floating particles before it Is in
FL condition 10 breathe In the Victoria
Hospital in Glasgow there is a system of
ventilation in which the air is forced through
hanging screens kept saturated with run
ming water The sanitarian also has to deal
with another branch of ventilation, that Of
sewers, and the work thus far accomplished
in this line is less satisfactory than with
buildings. We are all familiar with open
mauhole covers and the Odors sometimes
given IF through them. These OdOrs, are
of course, due to a lack OF ventilation.
The underground sewers and drains have
been compared to a great barometer and
during certain states of weather the Air is
thoroughly impregnated with tie filthy en-
anatiOns from the sewage within. Then
comes a change of wind, a surcharge Of
moisture and Tightening of the atmosphere,
when from every manhole and grating the
sewer air steals ont. Various remedies
have been tried such as tall chimneys draw
ing the air from the sewers. smaller Chin
news ike lamp post. up which the cir is
sucked by gas jet, and ventilating shafts
up the fronts of buildings, but no entirely
successful system has yet been devised
which will cover all the cases that arise.