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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
INDUSTRIAL LEGION.
The National Order to Meet nj
Kansas City, Feb 22.
OMAHA, NEE, Dec. Is, 1894.

OMAHA, NEB., Dec. rs, 1894.
The meeting of the National In
dustrial Legion will take place with
the Reform press association at
Kansas City, Mo-, on February
22nd.
All recruiting officers holding
commissions from headquarters, all
state officers of every grade, ex-
ecutive council and one delegate
from each legion will be admitted.
We earnestly hope the utmost en-
ergy will be shown in organizing
legions. We should have thous-
and new legions before that date.
The legions already organized who
have not paid dues will confer a
great favor on me if they will send
me as large a contribution as posi-
BILE to pay printing bills and other
expenses. have borne the burden
long enough and shall be compelled
to lay it down, unless this is done.
A small sum from each legion will
DO a great help.
PAnL VAN DERvooRr.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

All indications now point to the
fact that one of the main issues in
1896 will be the question of the re-
tirement of the greenbacks. The
bankers laid the blame on silver;
got the Sherman bill repealed, and
yet no relief! Now the greenback,
that fed, clothed and armed the
boys in blue and helped them to
win, is the cause Of the present
business depression, and for the
same reason that silver was demon
etized the greenback must be re-
tired. Will the people say "Aye"?
Ottawa Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

At the dinner celebrating the
126th anniversary of the New York
chamber of commerce, President
Orr of that body delivered an ad-
dress in which he said: II cannot
help believing that the paramount
menace of the present day to the
growth, prosperity end happiness of
this fair land of ours comes from a
growing tendency to venal and IN
competent legislation, both national,
state and municipal, which tends to
paralyze the moral forces of the ma
tion." Truer words were never
spoken--how true the average man
will never know because he will
not study the question. The duty
of an honest Legislator is to vote for
such laws as he believes will be for
the good of the whole and to vote
relentlessly against any others.
And yet it would be hard to find in
a score of legislative bodies dozen
men who do not vote for much that is
unwise and unpatriotic, in order to
secure votes for some pet measure
Of their own. There may be spot
somewhere ON Gods green earth
where a legislature sits, which is
actuated only by desire to do
right. We do not know where to
look for it. We need an infusion of
altruism in our makers and our
rulers-how shall we achieve it p
Orange Judd Farmer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

Montreal, January l9.-There
was another great demonstration of
unemployed workmen yesterday.
About 1000 of the unemployed as
sembled in front of the city hall,
demanding work or bread.
Yet Canada has the gold stand
ard. No Sherman law on which to
lay the blame. No greenbacks for
whose retirement a clamor can be
raised. There no Populist has faint
ed the air. Everything that, in
Republican wisdom, will bring pros
perity in the United States has failed
there. Will the operation OF pol
icy that has failed north of the
great lakes produce different results
south of them?-0ttawa Journal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
FOR SALE.

A No. farm of l60 acres 30
first bottom, balance upland fenced
in six fields A five.room house ;
barn, 80 X SO, holds 8 horses ; good
bearing orchard of 100 trees ; some
timber on place, and plenty of new
er-failing water; six inch vein of
coal, three feet below the surface.
Plice, $500 per acre. Address L..
II. TJADEN, Garnett, Kansas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

Following are some good items
from the Parsons Independent:
Some of the official acts of Gov.
Morril have already been severely
criticised by the minister's alliance
of Topeka.
There are forty-two poker rooms
operating in Topeka, said to be pat
ronized by the members of the leg
islature supporting the Cubbison
anti-gambling bill.
The pay roll of the present legis-
lature contains more names than the
rolls of any preceding Legislature,
and half OF these names are those
of persons whose only duty is to
draw pay.
Never in the history of Kansas
has theIe been such a gathering of
old.time political harlots in and
about Topeka seeking jobs. They
hang on in cheap boarding houses
and nightly seek the hotel lobbies
looking for the man with influence.
In the vicinity of Neodesha are
now stored $4,000 barrels of oil for
which there is no market, and as a
natural consequence production has
stopped. An attempt was made to
use some of the crude oil in Okla
homa recently. The freight was
1910 barrel. On the same train
the Standard oil company shipped
oil from the same place and sold it
for $500 a barrel. 1t is true that
the great oil combine has cheaper
ed the prices of oil to the consum-
ers, but at the same time thousands
of small operators have been made
beggars by the destruction of their
business. We have here in Kansas
oil enough to supply the entire
western country, and yet it is prac-
tically worthless as it cannot be put
on the market against the wishes of
the one man who controls the
markets of the world. We must
do homage to him, and let what
might be a thriving industry per-
ish.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

Instead of being the first United
States senator from Kansas who
was not in the Union army Baker is
the sixth. Kansas has sent about
as many men to the senate who
were not in the warm actual
service--as men who we're. Cald-
we'll served in The Mexican war.
Baker is the third United States
Senator who has come from Leaven.
worth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

On the subject of appointing
women on the several commissions,
Mayor Strong, of New York, said:
~ shall appoint women on several
of the boards as soon as vacancies
occur. shall probably begin with
the board OF education. Women
certainly ought to have voice in
the education of their children"
1t is understood that the Mayor
will allow the women representa-
ton on the board of charities and
correction in addition to the school
board, women being specially adapt
ed for service on both commissions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
LONE ELM.
F. Mcclellan.

F. P. Ewing went to Garnett
last Saturday, on business.
Chester Davis returned from
De Leon, Texas, day or two
ago, where he has been the past
two or three weeks, visiting his
brother, whom he had not seen
for several years.
Irving Hunter started to KAN
sas City, Monday, with a car of
fat hogs.
Turner Smith went to Bayard,
Monday, to bale hay.
Ed Scranton and boys have
moved to Lone Elm, and now
occupy the Foster property,
formerly occupied by K. Reeve.
There was a musical and elo-
cutionary entertainment given at
the Presbyterian church in Lone
Elm last Friday evening by
Miss Agnes Jones, who, though
blind, gave a good entertain
ment.
Mr.. T. L. Horner, of Mer-
Ram, was the guest of ]. D.
Hester and wife one day last
week. Mr.. Horner's son Francis
is staying with J. DIS this winter.
Prof. Whitehead's singing
class meets Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of each week.
Mrs. Haislip, of Coffeyville,
Mrs. John A. Smiths mother,
who has been visiting with her
and other relatives her, returned
a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrey, of Blue
Mound, who have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. B. M.
Franklin, returned home, Mon
day.
The section men here went,
Monday afternoon, to shovel
snow out of the cuts between
Madison and Leroy.
Installation of grange officers
and feast last Saturday, which
was to have been the Saturday
previous.
An eleven-pound daughter
was born to John Sells and wife,
one day last week.
Miss Laura Kennedy is stay
ing with Mrs. Flo Caldwell.
Miss Della Mcdowell is teach
ing the Prairie View school now,
the school having changed
teachers recently.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
millionaire Anarchists.

The. millionaires of America have
formed a conspiracy to "throttle the
law" and are setting an example
that may not be lost on men who
have to work for living.
After ouch labor, the American
people, through a really unwilling
congress, passed a law taxing in
comes over $4,000 year two per
cent, now on the statute books.
1t is as much law as any other,
and more righteous than the laws
under whose operation the million
aires accumulated their wealth.
1t would be good policy, if moth
ing else, for millionaires to show
ready and willing obedience to law,
for when men begin to demand from
law a certificate of good character,
the title of the Millionaire may be
found lacking.
Senator Hill, the great Demo-
crat, and Senator Quay, the great
Republican, are in open rebellion
against the collection OF the tax
and every Democratic and Repub'
lican millionaire in the United States
is doing everything he can, short OF
conducting armed hostilities, against
it.
Millionaires, as a rule, do not
themselves bear arms against law
to which they are hostile-it is only
against men who go on strike
against reductions in their wages
that the money lords send their
armed hirelings-the state militia,
the U. S. marshal and his deputies,
and the federal army-as they did
last summer.
When they operate against law,
instead of using Winchesters, they
buy up courts and Legislatures, and
congress.if necessary.
Each after it's kind-strikers are
reduced to obedience by shooting
bullets into their breasts, Legislators
and courts are brought to time by
means of slipping dollars into their
pockets.
The millionaires are teaching the
producers and wage-earnets to resist
by any means in their power the
enforcement of laws they believe
obnoxious to their interests.
A law that infringes on the as
sumptions, privileges or vested
rights Of the rich is to be "throt
tied" either by bullets in the field,
or by brides in the forum.
The millionaires are your true
anarchists, and their detestable GUS
tom of evading, resisting and tramp
ling under foot, is having most
deleterious influence on the under
paid workingmen who have work,
and the great army of workingmen
without either work or pay.
The millionaires are playing a
mighty dangerous game in seeking
to "throttle" the income tax law
Pittsburg Kansan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
IfGrown in Texas, It's Good.

The Texas coast country vies
with California in raising pears.
grapes and strawberries. The 1898
record of Ii. M. Stringfellow, Hitch
cock, Tex, who raised nearly SO, 900
worth of pears from l3 acre., can
be duplicated by you. G. T. Mich
olson, G. P. A., Topeka, HAS, will
be glad to furnish without charge
an illustrated pamphlet telling about
Texas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
RenubIicans Held Responsible
for the Bond Issue.

for the Bond Issue.
There will probably be another
hand issue about Feb. LIST. By the
way, the Republican party is in
m easure responsible for these bond
issues. Secretary Carlisle couldn't
find a market for them, but the CON-
fidence of the sharks that the &. U.
p will return to power and redeem
them.-Emporia Republican.
The "sharks" can rely upon the
G. O. P. every time, and they know
II: therefore the "sharks," to man,
belong to the G. o. P. and use that
party to fill the halls OF congress
with their tools to the end that
these bonds be redeemed.
The Republican party, however
is responsible for the bond issue in
more ways than one. They had an
exception clause placed upon the
preenback so that the "sharks"
might have a good market for their
boarded gold; they passed the ma
tiopal bank act to make business Tor
bankers at the expense OF the
American people; they passed the
contraction act of 1861, whereby
half the money of the country was
burned up; they passed the credit
strengthening act, Of 1869, making
the debts of the people payable in
gold, the dearest. kind OF money,
thereby increasing every debtors
debt and decreasing his ability to
pay; they demonetized silver in 1873
and thus took away half the money
in circulation, for no other reason
that we can see than that the ma
tional debt should not be paid; they
passed the redemption act, OF 1873,
and placed this country upon
single gold basis to please the
"sharks" and draw the country
nearer the bond issue. During
Harrison's administration they re-
duced the surplus in the treasury
$1s6, 1853, 1922. 92 and turned it over
to Cleveland practically empty, aft
err having ordered engraving plates
to be used to print interest bearing
gold bonds for the "sharks;" and
more, the Republicans furnished
law, the law for the redemption of
greenbacks, under which the Secre-
tary of the Treasury could issue 3
err cent government bonds at any
lme, without a special act OF con.
gress, even though congress should
be in session.
cleveland is only carrying out
the policy pursued for years by
Republicans, and executing Repub'
licans made laws. They have no
right to kick him for issuing bonds.
The Republican editor is right when
he says that Republicans are Re-
publlaans are responsible for these
bond issues, not in a measure,
merely, but practically ia TOTO
Kansas Commoner
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

Congressman-Elect Howard, of
Alabama, delivered an address to
large audience in Faneuil hall, Bos-
ton, the other day, in which he pre-
dicted that the Peoples party will
carry every southern state in '96.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
A view Line of Suffrage Work.

The Tribune advises all State aud
Territorial Suffrage Associations to
urge their legislatures to memorial
ize congress to pass an amendment
prohibiting the states from disfran-
chising citizens on account of sex.
This is what Nebraska proposes to
do. 1t will perhaps be the easiest
measure to secure as it involves the
least personal responsibility, and a
test vote on this will do as well
as any other on which to run that
political campaign for the election
of such candidates only as are fav-
orable to woman suffrage, which the
Tribune is always urging Oh suff-
rage organizations. The following
is suggested as form of memorial:
To the Congress Of the United
States:
Whereas, for many years a joint
resolution has been pending in con-
gress for an amendment to the
National Constitution prohibiting
states from DISTINGUISHING citizens
on account of sex; and it has sever.
al times been favorably reported
from the committees to which it has
been referred; and,
Whereas. we believe that the bal
lot in the hands of women will re-
inforce the moral strength of the
nation, therefore,
Resolved. That the legislature of
the state of--respectfully petit
tions the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States to
submit such resolutions to vote of
the state legislature.-Woman's
Tribune
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08

DO you believe in home indus
try? If SO use the Monroe Baking
Powder, for sale by all grocers. 1t
pure cream-oftartar, equal to
aar Price, at 40 cents per
costin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
7f2AlEY."
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~ 4. 5. THOMPSON.

. p-cp-r understanding OF The science of
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helcili.
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careful explanation, Starting from the funda-
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
so CLEAR AND SIMPLE

!ha, ,i.d can understand it, and will make the
'~haie matter pain 10 any pe'son who will lay
.. ''!n i0-conct iycd IDEAS and study this work
Garcia ",
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The book also contains a large quantity Of
u 81, financial statistics, which will be con-
i..-a!ly useful for reference.
H0HET' IS by all odds the most valuable
woill on the money question that has ever been
listed and should be carefully studied by every
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30
sRsAp AND SEED, THAT'S ALL.
Dickinson's Prospective Wheat Crop
Ten Year, Record.

The unfavorable spring weather
has caused considerable speculation
as to the wheat crop to be expected
during the present season. The out
look is for an exceedingly small yield
in this county as well as in the State
and in the west generally The acre
age sown last fall was practically
100000 acres. OF this fully one half
was plowed up and put in to spring
crops. OF the remainder not to ex-
coed A. bushels per acre, 1t is
estimated, can be harvested on the
average, making a yield under favor
able conditions from this on OF about
1926, 900 bushels-not more and per-
haps less. 1t requires about 100000
bushels for seed in the county and
100000 bushels for bread for the
year, so that the yield will just about
furnish food and seed for the coming
year.
There is on hand about 10000
bushels Of old wheat in the county,
more than half Of which Is in mills
and elevators,
The following record Of the wheat
yield Of the county for the past
decade will be interesting now and
valuable for reference. The acreage
Is that sown, not all being harvested
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30
Took First Prize for Beauty.

st. Louis had a great baby show
last week which attracted much at
tention from the papers and large
audiences. The report Of the judges
given in yesterdays St. Louis dailles
shows that little Marie Cave, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cave, OF
that city, won the first prize among
the one year olds. The Republic
says also;
Little Marie Cave, who Is IS
months old and can sing and carry a
tune, was presented with beautiful
bisque figure as a special prize.
The mother Of the successful little
one will be remembered here as Miss
Lille Rohrer, daughter Of Mr. and
| Mrs. G. W. G. Rohrer, who was noted
as one Of Abilene's handsomest young
ladies. 1t is evident that Marie has
inherited her mothers beauty for it
took uncommon good looks to win
among so many hundred competitors.
Mrs. Cave and daughter are expected
home for a visit this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30
County Normal.

The Dickinson county normal in
stitute will open on Monday after
noon, June 10, at o'clock. The
model department will open on Mon
day morning at $50. In the latter
we expect to eroll children from all
parts Of the county. There will be
classes in all the grades from the
the chart to the high school, one Of
which will be especially intended fol
those who wish to take the county
high school examination at the close
OF the normal. Four Of our best
teachers, directed by Miss Greene, Of
Kansas City, Mo-, will have charge
and show us practically how to train
children.
We can guarantee you the best
normal in the history Of the county
Everyone who intends to teach school
should be present.
d. 7. SHIRK,
County Superintendent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30

Reed Post 1888 G. A. r. will send
details to the Tiff cemetery and Niles
cemetery on May SOth to decorate
the graves Of comrades buried in
those cemeteries. Owing to the dis
lance of the cemeteries from Man
chester 1t will not be possible for
these details to report at Manchester
in time to hold memorial services. On
the following Saturday, June lst' at
8 p. m. at the Lutheran church.
Hon. f. C. Little will deliver the adj
dress. All who have a kindly interest
in the boys who wore the blue and
the cause they fought for are invited
to attend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-30
Nothing Smart in 1t.

Some young men whose ideas OF
what is smart are badly out of fix con-
cocted an elaborate scheme to amuse
themselves last night. Armed with
revolvers and a loud tone Of voice they
sailed forth and started in fusilade
with the weapons up on Sixth street.
followed by despairing groans and
shrieks Of "I'm shot" 'I'm hurt. "
When search was made no one could
be found. The same performance
took place in the rear Of the opera
house little later and aroused the
citizens Of that community so that
they made quick descent on the vi
entity Of the supposed massacre, but
without finding any remains The
officers have suspicious Of the perpe-
traitors and two young men who won't
relish a term in jail may undergo it.