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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

crossing a cannon. AS she struggled up the
rocky steep beyond, she suddenly paused, and,
looking back across the chasm, she gave her
last pitiful call for her baby, but it answered
not-'twas dead.
"Skap" said, "She heap cry; no shoot any
more - and didn't.
She passed on out Of sight only to meet death
a halfheuF later at the hands of another hunter,
who, that evening, turned her over to me as one
Of the thirty-six deer which fell to my lot as
the man who, by reason of having killed the
greatest number, was entitled to all.
To-day, our government commissions 24S,-
900, hunters, who, armed with poisonous liq-
uors, waylay, entrap, destroy the mothers boy.
She is confused, dazed-she knows not where
to turn for safety At last, as she sess her dear
ones go down, one by pns, she cries out aloud
in her desperation "Come back come back ~
but they answer not: they are dead. They
have been sold to the Devil for dollars, upon
which is stamped the National lis. Mn GOD
WE TRUST"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

"The most memorable Christmas of my life"
occurred at point west of Coluss, CAL, on the
Pacific Coast Range Mountains, where half
dozen hunters, myself among the number en-
camped for the winter of 1857.
1t was agreed that the man who should kill
the most deer between the rising and setting of
the sun OH Christmas should take all. killed
nine and won the prize. 1t was not because
was the best marksman, for there were others
in the camp equally as good as myself, but it
seemed that ''streak of good luck" fingered
in my pathway during the day.
It happened in this way: started out early
in the morning, accompanied by an unarmed
old Indian, who we had nicknamed "Skap."
We had scarcely gone half-mile from camp
when downed three -pronge buck. A mile
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28
A BAD BREAK.
o.

While we have worked for and with the Pop
ulists in Kansas, we have at all times done SO
with the hope and belief that the Populists and
Prohibitonists would, i'll time, be united and
present a solid front to the enemy; and, with
this feeling, we have done all in our power to
bring about such union. But just as the day
began to break in that direction, and everything
looked bright for consolidation of these forces,
which really ought to have been united at the
beginning, the Prohibition national executive
committee issues an address, which, if the party
don't repudiate it, makes such union utterly
impossible.
If the two old parties, aided by Wall street,
had written the address, it could not have been
more ingeniously worded to prevent union of
reform forces. 1t simply shuts out everybody
who don't gulp down prohibition as the ONE
DOMINANT ISSUE, which is held to be greater
that ALL OTHER ISSUES COMBINED. In other
words, that THAT is the ONLY question upon
which the party is UNITED, and that the divis-
ions on all other questions are so great that there
is no telling what the party would do touching
them, should it get into power.
AS a whole, the address is weak, narrow and
harmful to the cause it pretends to advocate.
Its tendency will be to drive from rather than
draw to the ranks of the Prohibition party 1t
is lacking in political common sense, and, while
the name of Helen M. Cougar is attached to it,
as member of the committee, we are sure that
she is too broad -gauged, big-braihed ard warn-
hearted to ever endorse such narrow, selfish
document 1t may represent the prohibition
element in and about Wall street, but it don't
represent the prohibition element out west:
-
On the other hand we have Populists who
are favor of cutting down our plarform to one
little plank-siver, People who favor this ef-
roneous idea are not confined to any one section
of the country, but the source of the movement
is within the Republican party, and the object
is to prevent union of forces. The fact that
Chairman Taubeneck favors the scheme is proof
positive that he lacks breadth of mind and is
not favorable to the fdea of union of forces, It
is source of satisfaction to us, however, to be
able to say that many prominent Populists-
such as Senator PETER, Governor Lewelling,
Mrs Lease and number of other state officials
heartily favor union, and all have expressed
belief in the probability of a general reorgan=
ization, under new name, with IA platform
broad enough and strong enough to hold all
who favor reforms along the line of the Father
hood of God and the brotherhood of man.
equal rights to all and special privileges to none
And here we take the liberty to publish an ex-
uact from a personal letter received from Mrs.
Lease on the date of this writing:
"For Gods sake, let us unite forces against
any attempt to re-submit question that the
people have voted down for WEARS. A eonsti-
D tdtional convention means turning our state
a into saloon state. The lines are being drawn.
,Ddere party lines are being obliterated, and the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28
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the confusion They did not know what direc-
ton to run to get out of danger, so they repeat
ed the short circle. Another was killed anoth-
e1 another, and so on until seven had fallen.
The eighth, splendid-looking doe, stood there
trembling like an aspen leaf really felt sorry
for her, for the thought struck me that the one
just killed, only being half-grown,. was her
baby. But was anxious to win the prize.
l had already killed nine, and deer were
worth $40 per head in the market; and who
should stop under such circumstances to consid-
er mothers grief, when her baby could be
sold for revenue
So "bang' went my gun, and down dropped
the doe, but had only creased her, and she had
barely fallen, when she sprung to her feet and
dashed down the mountain at frightful speed,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28
BOSTON, STOREz
Formerly "Temple Of Economy"

troll in this state, there would be no hope for the
Emancipation of woman, and but little hope for
ANY good"
We quote the above to show our readers the
position taken by leader of the Populists 1t
is true, the letter speaks only of state affairs,
but in an article written for the AGIrAToR by
Mrs. Lease some time ago (Which is criticised
by the New York Voice), she very clearly eX-
presses her desire for union in these words
"The ethics of Christ must be introduced in
the politics of the country, and the best element
of all parties must unite to inaugurate better
form of society. Why should God-fearing Pro-
hibitionists be afraid to denounce the sin and
curse of usury? Why should God-fearing Pop
ulists be afraid to denounce the sin and curse of
the liquor traffic? Why tent in hostile camps
when the enemy of our homes is alert and or
ganized? The time is propitious for action.
The decks of the Populist ship are cleared. The
DEAD will be buried, the wounded cared for.
The Democratic flag no longer floats at the
masthead Let us nail in its place the white
banner of Peace, with the motto: Union of
Reform Foaces.' Good people everywhere will
Join the hosts of Freedom-freedom from debt
slavery-freedom from rum-slavery. And thus
by the ballots of the people, shall come the
year of Jubilee"
There is no doubt that, in the above extract,
Mrs. Lease gave expression to the true wish of
her heart, yet, the Voice feels called to indulge
in the following bilious criticism. Speaking of
her questions: "Why should God-fearing Pro-
hibitionists be afraid to denounce the sin and
curse of usury? Why should God-fearing Pop
ulists be afraid to denounee the sin and curse of
the liquor traffic2" it says;
"Why, indeed? Simply because the Popu-
lists dare not make the fight against the GIN
mills and the whisky monopoly, The Prohibi-
tionists are not afraid to denounce the sin and
curse of usvry, aud to do it in their Platforms
but the Populsts are afraid to denounce the sa-
leons, and, instead, insult the intelligence of
the nation by asserting i'll their national plat
form that propositions which tend to make men
Intelligent, virtuous aud temperate are second
ary' to the almighty silver dollar, secondary
to the snb-treasury scheme, secondary to
graduated income tax, secondary to postal
savings banks. So long as the Populfsts stand
on such an outrageous platform, that intelli-
gence, virtue and temperance are secondary to
coNcLUDED ON SECOND PAGE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

masses are being urged into law:violaters on one
side, where beer and politics are kindred spirits,
and those who, regardless of party, stand for
home and its interests and the rigid enforce.
ment of all laws ON the statute-bbooks. Cannot
the middle-of-the-road Populists and Prohibi-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

tionists hold conference and begin work at
once against this infamous measure of re-sub-
mission, under the guise Of constitutional
convention7 It BODIES no good to either woman
suffrage OF prohibition. With the
whisky Democrats and boodle-fusionists in con-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
extend you our sincere thanks
for your liberal patronage and best
wishes for a happy and successful
New Year. Very truly,
THE BosToN STORE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-28

N. B.: We will endeavor to close out our
entire stock of heavy goods, such as DRESS
FI.ANNELS, BLANKETS, COMFORS, FELT
BOOTS, ARCTICS, UNDERWEAR, and, in
fact everything in the line of Winter goods,
and, on many things, cost will not be consid-
cred.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24

Little Bessie was no 'goody goody"
child. but one who would no doubt have
done her share in scrambling for the
front rank in a street fight. or in thrust
ing herself forward when anything good
was to be had. Yet her childish nature
held within it seeds Of heroism and feel
ing Of which many q person more IA
vored by fortune is destitute.
A tenement fire started at midnight
in New York city. and many Of the ten
ants were killed in attempting to reach
the ground. On the fourth door the
hremen found man penned in with his
little girl and helped them to the win
dow. As they were handing out the
child she suddenly broke away from
them and stepped back into the smoke,
which seemed to hide certain death with
in it's folds.
The tiremen returned. and CROPPED
about, shouting for her to come back
Half way across the room they came
upon her. gasping and nearly smothared.
dragging dolls trunk over the floor
''Icouldn't leave it," she said. thrust
ing it at the men as they seized her
My mother
Then they flung the box angrily
through the window. 1t fell crashing on
the sidewalk, broke open. and revealed
no doll or finery. but the deed for her
dead mothers grave. Little Bessie was
only ID, but she had not forgotten her
trust.-Youth's Companion
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24

There is tree in tho West Indies that
the natives say grows Dishes It looks
like an apple tree. They call it the Gala
bash.
1t bears very queer leaves and large
white blossoms that grow right from the
trunk and larger branches. After the
flower comes the fruit, just as our apples
or peaches do. But this fruit is in the
shape Of gourd. only stronger and
much larger. sometimes foot in diam
eter.
Now. see what use the people Of tina,
country make Of this fruit. The she'll is
so hard that all sorts of big and little
dishes and drinking cups can be carved
out Of it. Even pots and kettles are
made and used over the fire. but Of
course they cannot last as long as our
iron ones. Is not this a serviceable tree?
No wonder the natives are proud Of it
Montreal Star.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
MODERN DRAMATIC CHANGES.
Cnfavorabie omparison Of the Characters
s,f thA stare.

Cnfavorable Com parison Of the Characters
Of the Stage.
The other night q man went to the
theater who had not been there for years,
and no couldn't make it ont. First OF
all he missed the simple village youth,
the virtuous hero who was wont to take
the first prize at the Horticultural So
ciety. or else win the guerdon at quoits,
or something or other in the rustic revelS
But worst Of all he missed the dear old
fashioned villain. and although this
play had tremendous villain in il our
friend was not impressed with him
bit He signs thus:
IL came away again, sadly dlsap-
pointed. The play was not what ex-
pected. shall go no more to the play
house. The palmy days of the drama
are over. The theater has fallen into
the sere and yellow fifth act, and there
is no health in it,
1.-The theater has followed the path OF
literature, and the good old things are
changed. beheld lot Of swell people
in evening dress ON the stage. They
spoke quietly to one another. very much
as people do of the stage and in very
much the same sort of language.
This is not what want when l SO
to the theater.
What is the theatrical villain OF To-
day? Is no real. good old fashioned
ruffian? Does no ever drag helpless
maiden from the domiciliary roof of her
ancestors by the hair? No, sir!
Does no ever say to the nero, Say
one word. and thou art food for the
wolves? Does he ever grab the heroine
by the wrist. drag her down the stage
in three long strides. slam her down in
a big chair. bend over her and whisper
fiendishly: ''Sdeath. maiden; but, by
my soul, love thee. Thou shalt be
mine! Yield, or by heaven'-
That's all | know Of that speech.
because by heaven, m is the cue for
the maiden to spring up, and. throwing
tho l2 stone villain half way across
the stage, To say: finland me, ruffian!
And know that rather than mate with
such as thou I'd cast myself from yon
der battlement into the foaming tlood
beneath
And does the villain then say: Now,
by heaven. like thy spirit love thee
all the more for it,
And does the maiden say. 'Merciful
powers, protect mel
And does the door open and the hero
rush in armed with good blunt broad
sword:
And then do he and the villain fence
up and down the stage skies, eishts.
shoulder blows, cut and thrust?
"Oh, no,
These things have given way to
swallowtailed coats and high collars,
and the villain is now Us big swell as
any fellow in the show
''Oh, for the good old palmy days Of
the drama when the broadsword ruled
and there was gore!
The modern drama Is too much like
ice cream after heavy dinner-cold
and unsatisfying "-Pearson' Weekly
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
RIPE AND uNRlPe BANANAS.
rhose Allowed to Ripen On Tree Are Not
the Best Favored.

Ihosc Allowed TO Rtpen ON Tree Are Not
the Beat Favored.
Whether for shipment or for home
consumption the banana is cut a. soon
Is it is 'full"-that Is, when it has
reached its adult form and size, but is
still quite green. The plant is cut of
by single blow Of machete welded
by . powerful arm As it falls the
bunch is caught, Topped of and laid
aside. while the harvester goes on to
the next bunch. 1t is popular SUPPOSE
tion that bananas "ripened ON the Urea"
are incomparably superior to those cut
green But, as u matter Of fact, one
never eats them thus ripened in Jamai-
ca. They are said to be not so good. At
all events, one finds no better fruit in
texture and flavor than the best Of our
own markets But every lover Of this
fruit knows that its quality varies ex-
traordinarily as it is offered to us This
is due partly to the different sources
from which it comes
The best that is brought to US comes
from jamaica 1t is also due still more
to the condition of the fruit when cut
Bananas which are perfectly full will
ripen mellow and delicious, but those
cut when immature, as too many are,
will turn yellow. yet never truly ripen,
retaining always their hard texture and
unripe taste. In Jamaica. as elsewhere,
the competition Of buyers leads the tn
scrupulous ones to accept fruit Of any
sort, even when totally unfit, and this
sort Of competition makes all the more
unavailirg the efforts Of honest buyers
to raise the standard and to teach the
people to withhold their fruit until it
is properly developed. Americans can
give more moral support to these efforts
by accepting only such fruit as is ma
ture at any price. A little pains will
soon enable one TO distinguish good
from poor fruit. though it is difficult to
give general statement Of the distinc-
tive differences. But. as a rule, it will
be found that bananas which are lar
gest, deepest yellow and least angular
are the most mature and best.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
AS TO THE FLOOD, DOCTORS DIFFER.
Some Think 1t Local to the Euphrates, 9th
ers the Melting Of the Ice Age,

some Think 1t Local to the Euphrates, 9th
ers the Melting of the Ice Age.
Suess, in ''Das Antlitz der Erde,"
and Neumayer, in Erdesgeschichte,
have attempted to show that the Mo-
sale account Of the deluge was copied
with little from an original Assyrian
version, and that il was a local flood
which took place in the plains Of the
I1grls and Euphrates, not in the valley
Of the Jordan In a recent number Of
Natur Wochenschrift, however, Herr
Richard Hennig tries to prove that
general food took place in the ice age
during the quaternary period.
Many facts, such as evidences Of gla-
citation and lowering Of temperature,
found in the rocks and in sagas and
myths, as we'll as the vast extension of
great lake in the far west Of America,
whose level was 200 feet above that
of the Salt lake, go to prove that foods
accompanied the retreat Of the glaciers
Countries in warmer latitudes-for ex-
ample, the Sahara-were converted into
seas and swamps or were locally food
ed Isolated lands kept clear Of the In
undation-for instance, Egypt-but we
may remind Herr Hennig that, accord.
ing to Herodotus. Egypt was formerly
in great part marsh.
1t Is curious to note, IN connection
with the glacial theory, that an old
Aryan tradition tells Of the "Aryans"
having been driven from their original
seat by the country becoming colder and
the winter longer. The German food
saga tells that 1.-THE foods Of the north
came far from their home and were
turned into ice, and the ice stood still,
and the mist which hung over it froze. "
The sun warmed the drops, however,
and fmir Of Hrimthursen. the frost
giant in the form of a man, was born.
Bors killed the giant, and in his blood
drowned the race of Hrimthursen ex-
cept Bergelmir, who, in a boat, saved
himself and wife, and from them sprang
the new race Of Hrimthursen. London
Globe
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24

William Booth was born in ls3 He
se.ms to have been fortunate III LIS p'iV'''
age His tiugtapaer says, nus nio',-,'
was OF So amiable a disposition anu s'''','''
a character that he regarded her a. 'I'
nearest approach to human perfection WIN
which he WA, acquainted" At Il William
became a local preacher. A' to rn'trlns
the ministry, he had grave doubts on az
rnnnt Of his health Tie underwent exam
nation by IL skilled physician, "ho pfv
nouuced him totally unit Tor the STRAIN u
a Methodist preacher life and assured aim
In, 10 month, Of 10 wuuld lAud him Ia the
grave and send him u the throne u Cos
to receive punishment tor suicide
Ia the light OF after events this seetn'
very surprising. No man has done harder
work than " lillian booth or dohe IT Tor
longer time. lie has never spared htthsel
or allowed ANY one to suggest us thaoilttf
TO Keep it up indefinitely Ne" YORK Her
add
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT ACT
To Suppress Fraudulent Advertisement
of Worlds Fair Awards?

To Suppress uduIent Advertisement.
of Worlds Fair Awards
Letters from both the Chief OF Awards
Ion Agriculture at the Chicago World's
Fair, Mr.. j. 5. Browning, and the Judge
OF Awards on Baking Powders expose
the falsity OF the claim made in behalf
OF Chicago baking powder that it re-
celved the highest award for leavening
power, keeping qualities, purity and gem
eral excellence.
The Judge Of Awards says that this
claim IS false; that no such award was
given to that baking powder.
Mr. Browning in his letter already
published also shows that there was no
award given TO the Chicago com pany for
the best baking powder.
IL now appears further that the analy.
ses OF the powders exhibited showed a
baking powder made in New York alto
gether the superior Of the Chicago DOW
der in both purity and strength.
The government has prohibited the
use Tor advertising purposes Of the med
ais awarded by the fair. It would be
great protection to the public il the gov.
eminent would also prohibit the publ
cation oil false claims, such as those that
have been exposed in relation to such
awards.
The only official competitive test of a
national character, from which consum-
ers can obtain the actual facts as 10 the
relative values Of all the principal brands
OF baking powder OF the country, is that
made by the Agricultural Department at
Washington, ID. G. 1t so happens that
this was conducted by the same eminent
chemist who acted as Judge OF Awards
at the Chicago Columbian Fair. As has
already been published, at this exami-
nation the Royal Baking Powder wa.
found to be the superior pow Itr and
highest in leaveniDg strength.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24

l know Of nothing that has given more
pleasure to number Of children than n
jar OF mixed dried beans, from lirnas to
the smallest bean; few dried peas will
help to shape and color. Empty the con
tents Of the jar on the table. Each child
selects particular bean and picks out
all OF that kind. 1t is we'll to have twice
as many Of the larger kinds. as they are
90 easily found. Arranged fat on the
table the beans are formed into squares,
triangles, etc. The children delight In
calling the shapes by the proper names,
and it is quite as easy for little one to
say triangle as to call it a box with
three corners" Placed in lines Of five
tens, etc. each, numbers are easily
learned Also arrange the beans to form
letters and words
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-24
Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
A Dug With Eyegla~ses.

Pedestrians ON Market street the 9th.
Or morning jostled each other to see a
novel sight A huge dog. with q sleek
drab skin and a generally contented
look. plodded along the thoroughfare
wearing spectacles Of large size astride
his shapely nose. The dog was not at
all Inconvenience seemingly. and ap-
parently was not aware that he was do
ing anything out Of the ordinary. as he
critically surveyed the public through
the spectacle glasses. The spectacles
were much too large for any human be-
ing. and probably We're made with
glasses without magnifying power. at
the order Of some waggish owner.
Francisco Bulletin.