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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-05-25

WE have received a large number
of orders for the "Quadrangular
Debate" but we want thousands
more. The book has been delayed
several days owing to the fact that
Gen. Weaver wished to include in
it his reply 10 the Republican speak
err No Populist can afford to be
without this book.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-05-25

1t only needs very slight excuse
to put down the wages of laboring
men, and when they organize to
prevent it, they belong to the "dan-
gerous classes. Farmers Advo-
cate, Yates Center.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-05-25

ORDER 1.-The Golden Bottle" thro''
the AGIrAroR Price, so cts.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-05-25

THE Santa Fe railroad company is
sneaking outfit. After refusing
to renew advertising contracts with
Populist editors, this company, in
order to reach the readers of those
papers, had its advertisement insert
ed in the patents" or auxiliary
sheets. There is way to head off
the company, however. 1t is this:
Sit down and write the house from
which you obtain your "patent"
that the Santa Fe railroad company's
"ad" must come out If it don't
come out Immediately, drop that
patent like you would hot potato.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25

Stella resigned herself to the IN
evitablc. The letter was gone-no
doubt IL was on its way, even now,
to that far-on Northern city; she must
be resigned. nnd.submit humbly to the
consequences of her own rash act
But Stella WAS destined to retrieve
her error in way least expected.
CHANGING over the evening paper she
saw In the list of letters "held for
postage'-onc addressed to the name
OF her lover. A great hope sprang up
In her heart that 1t might be the letter;
for NO one else in that town corre-
sponded with him, and. in fact, Teddy
was quite a stranger there So, full
of hope, Stella hnstened to the post
Office. She knew that she would not
be permitted to claim the letter, but
only to affix the necessary stamp. In
her angry haste to mail the letter,
which would dissolve all bonds be-
tween Teddy and herself, she had
utterly forgotten to place stamp
upon it. But Stella was in luck again
The postmaster was an old friend OF
her dead father, and to him she told
her story-all, omitting nothing. She
begged so hard to be allowed to claim
possession of her letter, that he smil-
ingly consented; and so-perfectly
happy-Stella carried the letter home.
Once there, the first thing she did was
to put 1t into the fire.
Then she seated herself and wrote
Teddy tender, loving letter. telling
him OF the communication which she
had received from Mr.. Smithson, and
inclosing the letter itself to Teddy.
This time she did not forget post
age stamp. The letter was hardly
mailed when the postman brought her
one from Teddy Daen:
"Dear, have something to tell YOU
(the letter snid). II have secured q
home for us at last. Such lovely
cottage here in w, and have paid
for 1t, too. purchased the property
from Miss Laura Latimer. OF b.
She has long owned the place, having
inherited it from her father; and not
caring to retain any real estate SO far
from her home. she has sold it to me
at a bargain. called upon her sever-
al times upon business connected with
the sale.
by the way. it is said that Miss
Latimer has Tilted young Smithson,
and he has vowed vengeance upon her.
She is trifler and unworthy any
good mans affection.
"And now, Stella, l want my wife.
l am coming to you, darling, in few
weeks, and after that we must not be
parted any more. Your
"Teddy."
So much for rcircumstantial evidence.
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JOKES AND JUMBLEs.

Customer lin book store)-I would
like to get some good book on faith.
Clerk-Sorry, sir, but our rule is to
sell nothing to strangers except for
,ash.
1.-The charter of kennel club should
not be limited for q series of years."
observed Larimer. "Why not?" asked
Dinwiddie. "Because it ought to be
purp-etual."
~ Chicago man met Boston girl
Saturday and married her the next
Wednesday. A little more Chicago
yoahcadativencss and vim in the Bos-
ION youth might reduce the large per-
.entage of unmarried women in Mass.
lchusetts.
"If you marry Grace exclaimed
the irate father to his son, "I'll cut
you off without penny and you won't
have so much as n piece of pork to
boil in the pot" "Well," said the
young man, "Grace before meat" and
he Immediately went in search of n
minister.
Judge-What led you to get drunk?
Prisoner-Your honor,I thought the
bank was going to burst, so i drew
my money out. Judge-And you got
drunk with it? Prisoner-Yes your
honor. Judge-Havc you any left to
pay fine? Prisoner-Not cent,
your honor Judge-Ten days. Pris-
oner, soto voce-Well, if that bank
bursts I'm ahead of it.
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UNEARTHED A CITY.
A Village OF the stons Age Unearthed In
Guatemala

village OF the Stone Age Unearthed In
Guatemaia.
A buried city has Just been discovered In
Guatamala upon the estate OF Don Manuel ]
Alyarhdo, at the foot of the Volcano de Aqua,
about milo and half to the eastward of the
present village OF Santiago de los CaballcrOs,
On seyerai occasions, says the New York TEL
gram, the proprietor has noticed articles hav-
ing strong resemblance 10 the domestic
utensils Of the North American Indians at
the period OF the discovery OF the new world.
He finally decided on an excavation, and, al
depth Of from two to iiyc meters, he un-
carlhcd a number Of interesting articles, such
us domestic utensils, faience vessels, engraved
and fancy painted glasses vases and kitchen
pots, all in good preservation. Also onyx
axes hammers. swords, knives and lance
heads, in fact, the whole series OF weapons in
use in the pre-Columbian times was fully rep
resented.
Along with these were n great number OF
painted clay idols, fine pearls, turquolses and
other precious stones, Among the latter was
one OF a magnificent green color. called by
the natives chalcuiytl worn only by princes.
One OF the glasses was urnamentcd with col
ors. The statues, carved in black bnsalt, dis
played great artistic skill, and are the more
remarkable from the fact that their sculptors
had only stone implements So far, at least,
no trace of metal has been found in the cxca-
walton, SO II is probable that the buried city
pertaiued to the stone age.
At depth OF only one and half metres
the workmcn came on the walls Of the houses
of the buried city. At the level OF the hoor
of those they discovered confused mass of
human skeletons-some In sitting postures,
some on their backs, some on their faces,
some of The skeletons showing the inhabl-
tants to have been giants. The positions OF
the skeletons and in fact, the whole coudl
ton OF the ruins point to the conclusion that
the city was suddenly swallowed by an earth
Quake
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THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
Hopeless ConditIon OF the Psasants and
tho Causes which Led to 1t.

tho Causes which Led to 1t.
In order to get q correct under
standing of how the peasants OF
Russia have been reduced to their
present hopeless state. says writer
In the Century. 1t is not sufficient to
know that there has been series of
bad crops The land is Impoverished
and often the peasants sell their
manure for many years ahead at
ridiculously low prices. 1t has been
shown that the recent droughts were
caused by the cutting down OF tho
forests. When it rains floods wash
away the black soil, making the land
as barren as desert
A few estate owners, who irrigate
their land and carry on agriculture
on u rational plan, have had good
crops during these bad years The
intelligent and thrifty Mennonites,
who likewise cultivate the soil In a
rational way, also have had good
crops, and mono among them has
suffered from famine. This alone is
enough to prove that the terrible
famine was not caused merely by the
last failure of crops.
When we consider the cruel way
in which the authorities extort
enormous taxes from the poor peo-
pie, 1t is no wonder that the peasants
1--we constantly on the verge of fam
inc. i have myself seen the tax
gatherer take the cow OF poor
widow because her taxes had not
boon paid. Informed OF his coming,
went to the izba of the widow, and
found her in the yard with her arm
about the neck OF her only COW. The
tax-gathcrors frequently have the
muzhiks beaten with rods until they
promise to produce money in somo
way or other for the payment of
taxes.
A prominent Russian lawyer told
me OF newly invented Gas yet not
patcnted) beating machine. Tho use
OF this machine has many advantages
over that OF the knout and the rods
Among other things there is no dam
ger of the machine feeling any for
hidden sympathy with the victims.
and the force of the blows can be
regulated according to the strength
OF the patient and tho will of the
| IclEtSeu tuIlNeS Vi inc government.
These cruel extortions on the part
of the officers of the government
seem to breed the same heartless
rapacity among the people. 1t is
not only the mobiles. but merchants.
kulaks, and upstarts OF different
kinds who oppress the peasants.
Most of the loans are taken in
January, February, and March; in
January because the taxes are then
gathered; in February and March
because then the provisions of the
peasants run short, and all kinds of
eatables used by peasants go up in
prices until they reach the climax in
April. From April the peasants
begin to earn q little, and the loans
diminish until August After that
they rise again because after the
crops have been gathered the
peasants begin to pay their debts
with their harvest. so that they
themselves are soon without provis-
ions and must take loans again. Some
times the interest charged on
peasant loans amounts to 800 per cent
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BANN PUBLISHING.
Announcements of Intended Marriages
That Have Been Interrupted.


Announcements OF Intended Marriage
That Havs Been Interrupted.
A few years ago ludicrous. albeit
vexatious, incident occurred at q
church in Larkhall. A rustic couple,
after having had the banns ublished
the prescribed number OF timos, pro-
ceedcd to the church to be Joined in
holy wedlock. The service was con-
Quoted without hitch until the
clergyman arrived at that part
where he asked. William Wishsr,
wilt thou have this woman to be thy
welded wifcP' when tho bridegroom
replied with some astonishment, that
his name was not William Wisher
The ceremony was, OF course. sus-
pended and, on investigation being
made as to the cause OF tho mistake,
it transpired that the bridegroom
had writton to tho sexton of the
church. requesting him to havo tho
hanns published, and concluded his
letter thus: $50 no more from your
Well Wisher and Mary Williams
Tho sexton. supposing that William
Wisher was the name of the intend
ing benedict. published the banns
accordingly and the disappointed
couple were compelled to await the
publication OF tho banns in their
proper names.
The preceptor of country parish
church near Arbroath one Sunday
announced from his place that there
was solemn purpose of marriage be-
tween Alexander Sphinx OF Fishers
Loan, and Elspeth Hackctt of Burn
Wynd," when the parish beadle. who
was something OF character, sud
denly rose and unce enormously in
terrupted the proceeding by exclaim-
ing: That's wrang, that's wrang
It's mo- Sanders Sphinx o. Fishers
Loan, that's gaun to marry Elspeth
Hackett, but lang Sanders Sphinx O.
Smiddy Croft" The name OF one OF
the parties had boen wrongly stated
in tho proclamation paper and this
vas the way the beadle took to cor
rect it
Some years ago a middle-aged agri-
cultural laborer called upon the ses-
sion clerk of Alloa and asked him
what the charge was for publishing
the "cries"-i c.. banns of marriage
three times on the same Sunday.
"a pound" replied the clerk
AYE" said the other. "an' what
dye TAX when ye TAX two Sundays
to doe't?"
"Half u guinea" was the reply.
"An' what dye charge when ye
TAX three Sundays tot?" was the
rustic's next query.
"Seven and Six" answered the
clerk, with an amused air.
"Aye. man. rejoined the querist,
II see the langer ye TAX to dae't til Q
cheaper it gets Just cry ava till
ye pay yersel'!"
And he took his departure with
out more ado.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25
August
Flower

| Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. l could not
speak aloud. Everything that took
Into the Stomrch distressed me.
could not sleep. I had taken all
kinds of medicines. Through o
neighbor got one of your books
procured a bottle of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. am to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best Of health. August Flower
saved my life and gave me my health.
'Nrs. Sarah ] Cox, Defiance, o. 6
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Lassoed n wildcat.

Among the visitors at the Office of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday was John Brlce, n
iiftcen-year old boy, who is herdlng cattle a
few miles below the city. Master Brice's
purpose In calling was to claim the bounty on
wildcat scalp which he had brought with
him. and, to show the scalp was genuine, he
also brought along the skin from which the
scalp was detached.
Day before yesterday, while riding across
the range, he discovered the cat lying in the
shade of n tree, asleep. He rode up to it
without waking it and struck 1t a stunning
blow on the head with the butt of a heavy
whip. The blow served only to inaugurate n
fight, aud the boy compelled to give the
cat wider berth He was unarmed and so
depended on his lariat. He made several
throws, which the cat evaded, all the time
approaching the horseman, who was more
than once disposed to give up the fight. Oc-
casionally the cat would seize the lasso and
tear 1t viciously. AT last a successful throw
fastened 1t, and the ferocious animal WAS
dragged to death. 1t was magnificent
specimen and weighed fifty pounds.-IhGnir
Repubiicnp.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25
Gold Fish,

The gold fish. which is distributed
over nearly all parts of the world, is
one OF the most interesting members
of the fnny tribe. 1t apparently is
susceptible to atmospheric changes,
and anyone who takes the trouble to
noto its actions in an aquarium will
be astonished to find that the beauti-
full little fish Is true prophet in
matters relating to changes in the
weather. When an area of lower
temperature with rain or snow. is
approaching. the gold fish, remains
near the surface of the water, while
il clear, sunshiny weather Is ex-
pected they will almost always be
found near the center OF the reser-
yOir
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25
KNOWLEDGE

1Finq comfort and improvement and
tsnds 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
Tor than others and enjoy life more, with
Len expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence Is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant y the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ativa; efectually cleansing the system,
dispslling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met With the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 60c and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufac.ured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25

DrGGED so HARD FOR THE LETTER.
her modest bank account. She knew
that he was shrewd and keen, IL fine
business manager and, as far as she
was aware, II gentleman. She felt
that his letter was entitled to consid
Grafton ut least. For what object
could he have in deliberately misrep-
rescnt,ng and attempting to make
trouble between her and Teddy?
Yes, it must be true, poor Stella
could not believe otherwise. Laura
Lai;incr was an animated fashion
plute, soulless woman, who de-
lighted in angling for mems hearts,
aud entering into engagements, Just
for fin;" engagements which she had
not the slightest intention should cul-
inmate in marriage. She was too
fond of her freedom, she was wont to
say, And so she went on in her game
of i;curts, aud more than one man had
.cs ned to slespisc her.
To 5tslia Lorpe who knew all about
her, though personally stranger, the
v.ry sound OF her name was sufficient
to arouse nll the worst attributes OF
lpr nature. And now to read in q stran-
gers letter tho shameful announce
ncnt of Teddy Danes falscness seemed
mora than she could bear Soon after
the letter from Mr. Smitlson had ar
rived Stella had seated herself Mt her
lcsa and there she had written few
-caihing lines to Teddy (true and
faithful, she had always called him),
and hal coldly broken the engage
mcnt between them
Mature deliberation has convinced
me thut VIC should never be happy to-
ge,her." ESQ she wrote), "and 1 there
fore cancel the engagement between
us. You will find sweet consolation
in Miss Lutimer's affection (while 1t
lasts), and I-well, no matter about
NC, good-by."
And il that wns not cruel letter,
then am no judge.
And now the letter was mailed; was
safe in Uncle Sans letter-box, and
Stella was home again. But somehow
the spirit of defiance and anger which
had upheld her during the entire epi-
sodc, seemed to have deserted her
now. Across her memory some words
of 'rcddy's crept with slow and mo-
potouous footsteps-words which he
Ind spoken to her bcfore he returned
home
II trust nothing on earth, circum-
stantial evidence or anything. will
change you trust you WIN my
very Soui. 80.
through her brain, ringing like death
bells; she felt strangely unqu!et. Had
she betrayed his trust9 Might she
not have been too precipitate, after
nil? Il trust you with my very soull"
The words chased her about like tor.
menting demons Was she worthy Of
his trust?
Oh. n she only had that letter back
from the mail cold, doubt
inr. scornful letterl She would think
twice before she would send It But
she could never get II back She knew
better than to cherish any such hopes.
once, q wild temptation ussatled hcr
TO appeal to the postman-a PLEASANT
| faced young fellow. who was never
100 fstigued or busy-even In his
| long ead wearlsomc rouuds-to oncr
: uheery srseting. Then eho rSc.
sltee.si he inpossibility Of his gfant-
l;!ss - ~ p = e e 8 ssss1se's ~
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HE WAS MISTAKEN.
She Was Not tho Person He Originally
Thought sho Was.

She Was Not tho Person He original, i,
Thought she Was.
"Niiss Jackson" he began, as he
removed his hat and scraped his foo
as they met on the street al dur
hab de happy facility to meet up wild
you do odder night at tie cake
walk. ="
"Yes, sah," she loftily replied.
What fust distracted my alton
shun to yo' was yo'r purtiness," he
continued. alt was de ginoral opin-
yum dat yo' was de handsomest gal
in de hall. In fact, yo' outshone de
shiniest of dat vast aggregashun OF
sinners"
She bowed her thanks.
"What next distracted my at
tenshun was yo'r clothes and style.
One glance prognosticated de fact
dat yo' was BON lady. l felt dat
me an yo' was two eagles 'mong a
lot OF crows. Does yo' anticipate de
suit of clothes had on dat night:
Made to order an cost me seben
dollars Coattails had do regular
New York droop, an dat celluloid
collah Jest frowned all do mashers
down. Moro dan 100 pussons called
me SWELL"
She bowed again.
Perhaps yo' percolated de remem
brance dat squoze yo'r hand. Miss
jackson, an yo' must have observed
dat it was my intenshun to ambu-
late few remarks when interrupted
by dat very common and undis.
tinguished pusson known as"-
"My husband, sab" she icily in
terrupted.
"Fo' de Lawd, Miss Jackson, but
yo' hain't dun married to Moses
Phillips?"
1.-TWO weeks ago. sah!"
"An' yo' hain't Miss jackson no
mop"
"No mo-, sah!"
"Hul Scuse me, please. Reckon
l made MISTAKE, see now whar it
was. l got yo' mixed up with
Evangeline Thompson, dat purity
stylish young lady dat was de belle
OBJ de occasion an called fo'th de un-
disguised admiration OF the gigantic
assemblage Yes. l reckolect yo'.
Yo was walking around on the elbow
OF Moses Phillips an people was a
sayin' dat yo' had u bombazine dress
dat b'longed to yo'r grandmother,
and dat Moses dun had par O
trousers made out of q blanket! Good
day, Mrs. Phillips. Scuse my bein
mistook.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-25
HUNTER AND GAME FROZEN.
The Singular Discovery OF a Man and a
Deer In Block of Ice.

The Singular Discovery OF a Man and a
Deer In Block of Ice.
James Smithers, an English resi-
dent of Halliburton, Ont, while out
hunting with party of visitors from
the old country recently, met with a
singular adventure, which also led to
as singular discovery. A band OF
moose, the first seen this far south
for many years, had been driven
down by the scouts of the expedition,
and Fit was while in full chase OF
these that the others swept on, leav-
ing Smithers to follow. Wishing to
overtake them as quickly as possible
he took u short cut across the coun-
try and was astonished all at once to
find himself sinking. He fell about
six feet, but owing to the descent OF
the loose earth with him sustained
no injury. lie was amazed to find
the bottom of the pit composed OF
solid ice of brackish taste. and
evidently of untold age. Walking
about the pit Smithers made out an
object protruding from the icy foun-
dation and, with his short hunt
ing ak, cut away the sur
rounding material until he saw
that the object was a human
hand holding spear. Further exca-
walton revealed the entire figure of a
man clad in fur garments and per-
fectly preserved by his cold bed.
Near at hand were also tho remains
of deer. which the hunter had doubt
lessly lost his life in pursuing to this
treacherous spot. The frozen man
was an Indian of noble build and
wore chiefs amulet about his neck.
That he died by cold was to be
plainly seen by his expression, which
was the placid one of persons who
die thus, The skin of his face and
hands was drawn like parchment,
but that protected by his clothing
was firm and natural as If death had
come within the hour. When found
by his friends Smithers was trying
to renter the corpse in order to pre-
serve it, but the Gction of the air
had already begun and the body soon
wasted away in rapid dissolution. 1t
Is impossible to say how long it had
lain buried in tho natural icehouse-
perhaps before Henry Hudson sailed
the bay to the east; perhaps when
Christianity was dawning on earth
Or the pyramids in course of con-
struction,