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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09

restrain clem. Neither 90 they now pr6mrk
~ any substantial relief. They have agreed
together to ignore in the coming campaign
every issue but one. They propose to drown
the outcries If q plundersd people with tie
oproar of q sham battle over the tariff, SC that
capitalists. corporations, national banks, rings,
trusts, watered stock, the decentralization of
silver and the oppression of the usurers may
all be lost sight Of. They propose to sacrifice
our homes, lives and children ON the altar Of
Mammon; to destroy the multitude in order
TO secure corruption funds from the million
aire.
Assembled on the anniversary of the BIRTH
day of the nation, and filed with the spirit Of
the grand generation who established our indie
pendence, we seek to restore the government
Of the republic to the hands of 1.-THE plain peo-
ple,r with which class 1t originated.
We assert our purposes to be Identical with
the purposes Of the national constitutional
form . more perfect Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for tho
common defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves
and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only en-
durs a. . free government while built upon the
,ove of the whole people for each other and
for the nation; that It cannot be pinned tn
gether by bayonets; that the civil war is over,
and that every passion and resentment which
grew out OF 1t must die with 1t. and that we
must be in fact as we are In name. q united
brotherhood of free men.
Our country finds itself confronted by con-
ditions for which there is no precedent In the
history Of the world. Our annual agricultural
productions amount to billions Of dollars in
value. which must within q few weeks or
months be exchanged for billions Of dollars of
commodities consumed In their production.
The existing currency supply is wholly made
Quate to make this exchange. The results are
falling prices, the formation of combines and
rings and the impoverishment of tho producing
classes. We pledge ourselves that II given
power We will labor to correct these evils by
wise and reasonable legislation, In accordance
with the terms of our platform.
We believe that the powers of government
in other words, Of the people-should DO ex-
banded las in the case Of the postal service) as
rapidly and as far as the good sense Of an in
telligent people and the teachings Of expert
ence shah justify, to the end that oppression,
injustice and poverty shall eventually cease In
the land
While our sympathies as . party Of reform
are naturally upon the side Of every PROPOSE
ton W och will tend to make men intelligent,
virtuous and temperate, we nevertheless re-
gard these Questions-imp0rtant rs they are
as secondary to the great issues now pressing
for solution, and upon which not only our in
dividual prosperity, but the very exist ence Of
tree institutions denends. and ne Rsk AL men
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention 81
Omaha, July 4, 1892.


Assembled upon the 10th anniversary Of the
Declaration of Independence. the Peoples
party Of America in tb,ir first national con-
vention, invoking upon / cir action the bless
ing of Almighty God, puts forth in the name
and on behalf of the people If this country the
following preamble and declaration of princi-
Piles:
The conditions which aurround us justify
our action; we meet in the midst of . nation
brought to the verge of moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box, the legislatures. the congress, and
touches even the ermine Of the bench. The
people are demoralized; most Of the states
have been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places in order to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are
largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion
silenced, business Frustrated, our homes cov-
cred with mortgages, labor impoverished and
the land concentrating in the hands Of the
capitalists. The urban workmen are denied
the right of organization for self protection;
imported pauperized labor beats down their
wages: a hireling standing army, unrecog-
nized by our laws, is established to shoot them
down. and they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions The fruits Of the toll of
millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for few, unprecedented In the his
tory Of mankind, and the possessors Of these,
In turn. despise the republic and endang0r
liberty. From the same prolific womb of gov
ernmental injustice we breed the two great
classes-tramps and millionaires.
The national power to create money is ap-
propriated to enrich bondholders; q vast pub
lie debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby
adding millions to the burdens Of the people.
Silver, which has been accepted as coin since
the dawn of history, has been demonetized to
add to the purchasing power Of gold by de-
creasing the price Of all forms of property as
well as human labor. The supply Of currency
is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry.
A vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and 1t Is rapidly
taking possession Of the world. II not met
and overthrow at once 1t forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction of civilza-
ton or the establishment Of an absolute des-
potism.
We have witnessed for more that q quarter
Of a century the struggles of two great politi-
cal parties for power and plumber, while griev-
Gus wrongs have been inflicted upon a suffer-
ing people. We charge that the controlling
influences dominating both these parties have
permitted the existing dreadful conditions to
develop without serious efforts to prevent or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
A Great Mistake.

A recent discovery is that headache.
dizziness dullness. confusion of the mind,
ETC., are due to arrangement of the nerve
centers which supply the brain with nerve
force; that indigestion. dyspepsia, neuralgia
wind in stomach. etc., arise from the derange-
ment of the nerve centers supplying these or
pans with nerve fluid or force. This Is likewise
true Of many diseases Of the heart and lungs.
a ane w Hef'9 he sSs seem by the accompanyins
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09
THE FARM AND HOME.
BREEDERS OF COMMON STOCK
SHOULD TEST COWS.
Know Where the Profit Comes From
Keep Poultry Well-Suniower Gull
ture-Grub in tho Head-How Many
Teeth-Farm Notes and Homo Hints.
Test Your Cows.

Test Your COWS.
Professor H. H. Dean of the Agri-
cultural college contributes to the
Canadian Live Stock Journal very
excellent article on the above named
topic. We make the following ex-
tracts from the same:
This matter of weighing milk and
of testing 1t for quality is so impor-
tant that wonder that more of our
breeders of pure bred dairy stock
have not practiced it in the past.
What a great advantage it would be
if breeder could say to buyer:
This cow gave SO many pounds OF
milk last year, containing q certain
per cent of fat" and what additional
value would be given to young stock
or male animals if the owner could
point to an excellent record OF the
DAM think am quite safe in say
ing that it would mean many dollars
tC the breeders of frst-class dairy
stock. What care l If the animal l
thought of purchasing traced its ped
igree back to famous ancestry If the
invidual itself is poor performer
individuality, quality and perform
ance are what we re lui"e in all ami
mails for the dairy, and these points
can only be determined by Placing
each animal on its own merits. Buy
ing COWS without knowing what they
have done at the pail is like buying
a pig in bayou never know what
you have until you open the bag.
Breeders of common stock should
test their COWS. fancy hear some
one say, 1T is all right for the model
farm or breeders Of fancy prize ami
mails to test their COWS, but it will
never pay an ordinary farmer to do
So" Are you sure of thatP No one
that keeps COWS can afford to neglect
to test them, using for that purpose
one or another of the methods in
vogue. You need not go SO fully
into every detail, but you should
keep some kind of record How
many COWS there are that do not give
enough milk to pay for their keeping!
Taking an average herd of cows. l
think | would be quite within bounds
in saying that one-quarter of them
are non-paying, and require to draw
from the other three-quarters that
do pay one-half OF the cost of their
own maintenance and care.
Better keep only five good cows
than five good ones and five poor
ones, or than ten poor ones WhyP
Because the five poor ones reduce
the profits on the FIVE good ones. and
the ten poor ones 1.e continual
source Of loss. 1t takes just about
as much to maintain a poor cow as a
good one, sometimes more; but the
latter gives profit from the food
fed, whereas the former is fed at a
loss. 1t takes about two-thirds Of
what we feed to cow to keep the
body alive, while the milk, butter
and cheese that we get from her
comes from the other third. | am
satisfied that nothing that can be
done would prove o. more value to
the dairy industry OF the province
than the weighing and testing Of
the milk from the individual cows of
the herd. At the end of one or two
years there would be a glut OF cow
4 A.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09

cut. The little
white lines are
the nerves which
convey the nerve
force from { h Q
nerve centers to
every part OF the
body. just as the
electric currenti Is
conveyed along
t he telegraph
wires to q v cry
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fail to
regard this fact;
instead of treat
Ing he nerve CEN
( or the cause
O. he disorders
ar.s,ng therefrom
they at the
part affected.
franklin Miles,
M. D.. LII. B.. the
highly celebrated
specialist and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09

student of nervous diseases. and author
Of many noted treatises on the latter sup]ect.
statement, and his Restorative Nervine
is prepared on that principle: Its success
In curing all diseases arising from oeranee-
ment Of the nervous system IS WONDER
full, as the thousands of unsolicited testimo-
malls In possession of the company manuiac-
turing the remedy amply prove
remedy for all nervous diseases, such as
headache, nervous debility, prostrati9n,
sleeplessness, dizziness hysteria, sexuai ue-
bility. st. vltus dance. epilepsy. etc. II Is
sold by all druggists on positive guarantee
or sent direct by the DR.. Miles Medlcal 20,
Elkhart, Ind, on receipt OF price, u per DOT
tie, six bottles for Is. express prepaid.
Restorative Nervine positively contains no
opiates or DANGEROUS drugs
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09
n HAVE YoU q
Il READ II n

RI a spscisl arrangement with the publishers Of
sCesars Column we can supply this great book,
postage paid, for soc. in paper covers, and el.Se
h sxfrs silk closb bindins.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09
BANKRUPT SALE

At the RED STAR store. Goods
must be sold.
r ) AYREs, Receiver.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-09

ORDER 1.-THE Golden Bottle" thro'
the .AcIrAroR Price, so cts.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

On April 9th the old w. G. L. L., of
Bolton, was revived and Il new set of
officers elected. retaining only the
corresponding secretary, who was
such an efficient officer her resignation
could not be accepted. After Bolton
was made II temperance town the w.
c. Il. L., diSbauded, thinking it II
pleasure to retire upon its laurcls, but
there is II missionary spirit abroad
that won't let these good Prohibition
towns rest with folded hands: the:
want to let other towns into the Sc
cret of quiet happiness, and all over
the State they are awakening to a
sense of personal responsibility, and
the question, cam | my brothers
keeper" is ringing into their con-
sciences. Mrs. Josie Williams was
elected president of the Bolton W. {.
T. L.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

The Union of NickSburg is one OF
the strong arms OF help to the State.
They feel their hands are SO tightly
tied, they cannot wrench the letters
in Nicksburg, but they are anxious to
help in the State work, for their ref
uge must come through State Prohibi-
ton. High license has proved II mis-
cradle failure there. The rat hole is
only gilded little more to entice the
growing boys and young men. The
w. c. L. |. is unreservedly against
any license to any evil. The noble,
consecrated president of this Union,
remarked, 1--WE can only meet here
month after month iii the Crawford
street Church and lift our voices up
in prayer and contribute for State
work, for we cannot remove the brand
from our city, except through State
Prohibition" BE of good cheer, for
the banner of prohibition will soon be
unfurled in grand old Mississippi.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

After many years of heroic and per
severing effort, in the face of the most
stubborn opposition, the Columbus
w. c. +. L. and their friends have at
last succeeded in defeating the saloons
in that far city of Northeast Missis-
sippi and filed petition that will pre-
vent the issuance of liquor license III
any form for at least II months. The
browning effort, however, was not
without its special sacrifice. 1t cost
the priceless life of Rev. Geo. 5. lngc.
one of the brightest and most useful
lights of Christian evangelism and the
temperance cause. Like the brave and
dauntless Knight of the Cross that he
was. he led the last charge against
RUNS besottcd hosts with all but SUI
per-human energy and courage, and
fell from sheer over-cNcitiOn after the
enemy's ranks had been stormed and
taken.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President l.. =. MOUNT, Greenyille.
First Observation-Disclosures. +. =. Clark,
shannon.
Second Vice President Mrs M. QUINCHE.
oxford
Third Vice President Mrs. CHATTIE BEALt.
West Point
FER, Fayctte.
Recording Secretary Miss VI. l.. Montgomery,
StaTkyille.
TreaSurcr-MIss ZELLE MCLAURIN, Mcri-
dian.
state CHARACTERISTICS. VI. +. ERWIN, Miss
BELLE kEARNEN.
state EvangeliSt-MRs. MARY MNGEESSELI.
state Superintendent Of I.'s--MIss BELLE
kEARNEY.
Assistant Superintendent of Y.'s-MIss GRACE
4 Cox. Columbus
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25
W. L. L. L. REMISSNESS.

Mary Wood Allen. VI. d.. in Union Signal
suppose | ought really to omit the
letters G. i. L for the fault am
| thinking of is not confined to the
whitc-ribbon sistcrhood. | refer to
the discourtesy of not answering
when spoken to. and it prevails every
| where among those not educated i'll
business ways. And the strange part
of it is that the ones in fault do not
recognize it as II discourtesy, cspec-
Tally if the answer which they would
give, if they spoke truthfully, would
be negative one. "Why,' they say
in apology, IL did not answer because
| could only say no.
Is it not many times us important
to say mo as to say eyes? Sup
posing you were to go to the store and
say to the clerk, 81 want to look at
some black silk" and the clerk were
to walk away without Il word. and
when accused of impolitcncSs We're to
apologize by saying, "Well, why
should answer? We had DO black
silk. Or, suppose You were to meet
your friend on the street and should
say: "COme over this afternoon, there
are some matters pertaining to our
club that would like to discuss witl,
YOU; and your friend, after mo-
ments silent thought, should walk
away without areply, and excuse her
self afterwards, if taxed with discour-
tesy, by saying, II did not see any
use in replying, | could not go" Or
if you should knock at your friends
door and ask for her, and the servant
should look blankly at you, and close
| the door in your face withOutssi word,
eXcusing herself by saying: "Weli,
Mrs. Brown was not ut home, and it
was none of my business what the
caller wanted, that was 'her affair"
Could these excuses be valid? The
question arises in my mind, Is it less
impOlite to leave Il written question
unanswered than Il verbal Ones Every
superintendent of II department. of the
w. c. I. U. will appreciate that ques-
ton. Listen to the reports ut cOnven-
tons: county, district, state, or ma
ti0nal. The superintendent says; ~
cannot give IL full report, for although
sent out twenty, fifty, an hundred
letters, received only four, dozen,
twenty replies" If the unions are
taxed with fault in the matter, the re-
ply usually is: "Well, we did not
write because we had 10 report to
make. We have done no work in
that line" That is to say, you did MOI
answer question, one of importance
to you, and the general work, be-
cause yOur answer must he negative
one. GLOW many unions have you
orgaDizedF" "NOne," therefore we
give no reply. We have no black silk
"HOw much work have yOu done in
jails or at fairs?' ~ did not see any
nse in replying, i could not go"
'1HOw many lectures have yoH bad
along certain linesw ave have had
letters from several lecturers saying
we could have their services, but we
did not answer them. II was none of
Our business whether they secured Ter,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

y Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was recently organized in
South Nicksburg under most tlattering
auspices. A full membership and Il
coterie of efficient officers, together
with the helping hand of the Niclls-
burg w. c. L. T., insures its success
and growth. Rev. Ira ID. Robinson is
IA moving spirit in the Union, as
well as in all lines of Christian work.
May the seed sown down by the river
side on April 4th bear an abundant
fruitagc in the coming years.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

There is no doubt about Bolton be-
ing IL Prohibition town, but a repre-
sentative of a certain wholesale whis-
key house in Vicksburg wishes that
eggs were prohibited there also, but it
is universally conceded that this man
received eggs-actly what he deserved,
and something more was promised if
he returned. Bolton is determined to
have Prohibition, and all whlskey
houses who desire to send out walking
advertisements had better skip Boil
ton,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

Clara Drake, our former supcrintcnd-
ent of Cnfcrmcntrd Wine, aud the
gifted author uf "Thc Overthrow of
King Alcohol" is a recent acquisition
to that Union. \ gold medal contest
was held there OH Friday, April l4th.
The Demorcst medal contest work Is
receiving much attention from that
Union, aud may the w. G. +. I. at
Edwards he u resource of strength to
the State w. G.. +. L. in any time of
need.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

Madison Station is small PrOhibi-
ton town that has felt the good in
tluerce of "nO whiskeyn for n long
time, and they are willing to help 9th
er towns enjoy the same blessed priv
ilegc. On April 10th Union was or
ganized there with Mrs. r. S. Stewart,
president; Miss Bessie McAuthur,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. H. l..
Norton, recording secretary, and Miss
Estelle Stewart, treasurer. May this
home mission work grow and be us
dread cast upon the waters" Rev
ii. l.. Norton is strong temperance
worker, and gave valuable aid in Or
ganizing the Madison WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25
THE COMING STATE CONVENTION.
4 Message to the Unions from the State
Officers.

\ Message to the Unions from the State
Officers.
The Tenth Convention of the Wo-
man's.Christian Temperance Union of
Mississippi will be held at Greenville
May 9Th to Sth.
The Unions are urged to send full
delegation, the basis of representa-
ton being " the President and one
delegate for every local Union, and
one delegate for every twenty paying
members"
Mrs. a. f. Hawkes., of Greenville,
should be addressed in reference to
homes.
The railroads have granted rates of
one-and one third fare, on the certifi-
cate plan, to delegates and visitors.
Mrs. L. S. MOUNT,
President.
Miss NJ. l.. MONTGOMERY,
Recording Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

lures or not. OF course il was imrUr-
tant to- them To- know our wishes: hUt
as we did not know them, We did not
think it worth while To help ill., M.
ranging dates 10y telling them So
The w. G. L. /. IS in most things
very good at playing the game of
"Follow your leader venture tn
say that no one uf YOU has ever adj
dressed query tn Miss Willard, no
matter how trivial, that it did not re-
ceive a prompt reply, If she received
it, for she knows the importance of
answering letters. And who among
YOU is So ovcrburdcnrd with commu-
nications as she! Many of them, no
doubt, contain queries of no real i'm
portance. but they seemed of impor-
lance to the writer, therefore it was
courtesy to answer them, just as if
they had been verbally made.
The queries sent out by Superinten-
dents of departments are of great inn
pOrtancc To the work. We cannot
know what we are doing, nor what
needs to hc done, if the negative us
well us the Affirmative answers are
not given. What delightful sur
prise it would bc to the National SUI
perintendents if every letter sent ont
for reports were to he promptly and
accurately answered, SO that ut the
National Convention we might know
just exactly what is being done along
every line And this cannot be un
/ less every local union sends its report
| to its proper officer. The w. e. I. t..
has done wonderful work in educa
/ ting women along business lines: if it
should succeed in training all of its
members to promptness in replying to
/ letters. it would he the crow ing mir
! aclc. 1t is not the busiest woman
who is M fanlt Busy women. us a
rule. have time to answer letters. |
have never been more impre ssed with
that fact than in my dealings with
Miss Grace Dodge. who, rs you all
know, is overwhelmed with work, re-
! formatory, educational. philanthropic
and social. All letters are answered
promptly, and not only that, but she
finds time 10 ~I;:r personal. graceful
notes of recognition for services cen
dered, even if they have already re-
ceivcd the substantial recognition of
q pecuniary rccompcnSc. Let me, as
a closing suggestion, mention the fact
that the w. e. I. t. women of Cen
trail City, Nebraska, have agreed
among themselves to answer allletters
at once, even if they must send Il neg
atiYr reply.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

There is but one town IN Madison
county where whskey is sold and that
is Canton. But on the 18th of April
strong, earnest w. c. Il. T., was
organized at that point, and it will
seal the death doom of the traffic in
Canton. They are determined to cap
ture the town, and with the assistance
of Rev. l.. 5. Jones, of the NJ. +.
Church and Rev. Mr.. Bennett, of the
Baptist Church, two consecrated
Christian men, who are unequivoeally
on the side of temperance, they will.
All the Christian people of Canton
say the saloon mnst go. God says it
must, and the end is near at hand.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

Flora is now a dry town. The first
week in April was a glad we elk of
victory to the temperance people of
that place. One by one the counties
and towns fall into prohibition line.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-04-25

Holmes county will soon have a
"wet or dry election, and this grand
old county will fall into line with 9TH
er prohibi ton counties.