Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-16

stores I'D msak.naSlsets p~t teeeeter, aAA ths3a
are 1900 cigar and tobacco stores, besides the
innumerable other places where these things
eat up the substance of the family and help to
make countless homes wretched and poverty
stricken-homes of misery, curses and abuse.
There is need of new kind of man, who will
stop making the home of the saloon-keeper
beautiful and do something to make his own
home. We need new kind of prominent cit
liens, men who can 60 into corporations with
out losing their souls; men who can serve
directors of big enterprises without shutting
their eyes when their presidents and managers
bride legislatures and city councils, and who
will not think that they can share in the profit
of bribery without sharing in its guilt
Give us a new man all around and there will
not be much need of new woman. In fact,
woman grounds her claim to a new calling and
election on the failure of man. The way to
keep woman in her place, wherever they may
be, Is not to declaim against her, but for the
men to be every inch men-Chicago Advance.
Judge Trimble, of Kansas City, said, during
the hearing of the Andrews divorce case, that
Mrs. Andrews had been a dressmaker, and wo
man who earns her living as dressmaker,
stenographer or otherwise, loses her refinement,
womanly instincts and womanhood. To this
Lawyer Kames replied Is that the encourage
ment the American women are to get, if it is
necessary for them to take up employment in
stead of being as the lilies of the field who
Toll not Are they to be reproached and told
that by work they lose their womanly instincts?
don't believe it. We have as splendid women
in stores, in schools and in the kitchen as ride
about in carriages. To the working woman
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meet her, and acknowledge her lady,"
Mr.. Karnes said that the story of Mrs. An
drews was pathetic one. She had been the
favored child of fortune, but reverses came and
left her with an invalid brother to support, and
she went to work to help him.
'And is this to be brought against her by
this Wells Fargo Express superintendent? No,
sir She's brave woman He may turn her
out, but the better people will stand by her.
said Mr.. Karnes.
All doubt has been removed. The Emporia
eucampment will be success. Barney Kelley,
Judge Culver and other prohibtionists will
have to stay away on principle, but they
scarcely will be missed, for the Emporia Gazette
says: 'You may think, young man." said a
prominent citizen to the reporter for this paper,
s'that everything will be air tight in this town
when the encampment is held here, but would
like to take little old IS bet that it will be no
such thing. 1t may be air tight on the town.
site, but down at the grounds there will be a
suffers wagon with government license and,
although civilians cannot buy the whiskey, it
will get the soldier full all right. have been
through FIVE encampments, and haven't seen it
fail yet There may be ever so many faithful
officers in the town and county, but when that
suffers wagon comes down from Fort Riley,
the flowing bowl will begin to fill. kansas
City Star.
Gov. Tillman says, unless the Democratic,
presidential nominee is for silver, he will bolt.
Now, suppose the Democrats do declare for free
silver. Didn't they do the same thing in '92 2
and didn't the Republicans, alsol but didn't
the majority of both parties congresspaem vote.
against free silver when put to the test? Have.
we any proof that they wouldn't do. the same.
thing again? And didn't every Populist repre-
sentative of the people vote FOR free silveEe
and don't you know they'll do. it again? GA
word to the wise is sufficient"
Young lady in Sterling applied for dis
trict school, says the Bulletin, and received
letter from member Of the: board informing
her that they intended to "higher a mail
teacher" No doubt, the member of the board
who wrote letter was "mail' member.
Ex-State Treasurer Taylor, who stole $751;
900 from the state of South Dakota, goes to the
penitentiary for FIVE years. What blessed
good thing for him that he didn't steal loaf of
bread or jug of whiskey.
One of the objections to bimetallism urged
by the gold-bugs is that the silver would drive
the gold out of the country. Great God! Could
silver drive it out any faster than it is going
uow?-Hutchinson News.