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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

A new claimant to the Gould wealth has put
in an appearance in the shape of wife that
Jay married when he was II years old and she
IS years. One child, daughter, was born to
them, and is still living, and is now on the road
east to establish erclaim to her property. Now
what will Anna and her Count she bought do if
they lose their millions p? s.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

GOLD continues to go to Europe, and the
price of wheat continues to decline. If the
price of wheat justified shipping it instead of
gold, it might be diferen:.-The Topeka State
Journal. =
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

President Cleveland says he is the contented
and happy father of three girls.'' Wonder if he
would be so happy if his girls were grown to
womanhood and some libertine would sneak in
tothe home circle and betray one of his girls, as
he did poor Maria Halpin. Remember, Grover,
"as we sow, so shall ye also reap" is one of the
inevitables, and you had better guard those
girls with fear and trembling.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

A Miss Flag1er, daughter of General Flagler,
of Washington, shot and killed negro boy for
stealing pears out Of her garden, and the coron-
er's jury took the view that she had right to
forbid trespass, even at the point of the revolver
Oh, yes! but Maria Barberi, poor sewing girl,
is condemned to die because she killed the man
who stole her honor
1t makes wonderful difference in the decis-
ion OF juries and courts nowadays if you have
money and influence back of you. don't be-
lieve in capital punishment at all, but if any
thing justi6es such thing, it is robbing poor
girl of her honor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

BROOKLYN saloon-keepers are lectured by the
Wine and Spirit Gazette for participating in a
Democratic ward meeting. The liquor interest
proposes to use parties, but not to be used by
them 1t is like Gould: Democratic in Demo-
cratic districts and Republican in Republican
districts, but everywhere and always on the
lookout for itself. In fact the whole liquor
business has become an essential part of the
great capitalistic combine to enslave labor.
The breweries form trusts crush out COMPETE
ton and own the saloons in the great cities,
and, whether purposely or not, the liquor bust
ness serves the Putocrats' purpose by diverting
the laborer from study of his rights and a
realization of his wrongs, while at the same
time it robs him of the surplus earnings he
might use to make himself independent and
aids in the work of concentrating wealth in
fewer and fewer hands. True, the same results
might be reached in other ways if the saloon
did not exist, but where it does exist it is not
only the friend and ally of capitaistic despot-
ism, but itself an integral part of capitalism
Star and Kansan, Independence.
The ''rihe diet" for workingnen is just
ahead. They must take work at the prices en-
ployers are pleased to give, starve or take hot
lead. That's what the rich are in the saddle
for. The future for the men who create all
wealth is not as bright as May morning.
This condition would have been here years and
years ago, if Uncle Sam has not had so much
land that was free and good. Now there is no
free land in the west and worknginen must
starve where they And yet it is a scien-
tifc truth that every family in the United States
can have good home and live i'll comfort and
plenty east of the Allegheny mountains if just
laws were in operation in this country. Our
people are beginning to taste the European con-
'ditions. 1t will grow worse year by year so
long as one set of men are allowed to monopo-
lie land and its products and force men by fear
of starvation for themselves and families to
compete with other workers, causing contin-
ual reduction of wages and continual enrich
ment Of the few. Those; who see this are blind
to the conditions and the cause.-the Coming
Nation
THE following we clip from the Kansas notes
in the Kansas City Star: "Senator PETER never
rides on railroad or sleeping-car pass, or uses
a telegraph or express frank. They are sent to
him regularly, but he pays no attention to them
NOT even sending them back. He says when
he gets back to newspaper work, he may return
to the old habit, but so long as he continues to
serve the public, he will pay fare"
THE Ohio Populist convention nominated ].
S. Coxey for governor, and declared for state
centpfof the liquor traffic with all profits elim-
ihssed.
Iowa Democrats declare for single gold
Standard. Mississippi Democrats declare for
free silver, I6 to I.
]. A. WAYLAND, late of the Coming Nation,
will start paper at Kansas City.
CoxEy will speak at Kansas City, Aug. nth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

Mrs. r. De Witt Talmage is dead. She died
of nervous prostration
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09
ONLY A WOMAN.
ALICE BANNER JONES.
BY DOROTHY DOLITTLE.

ALICE BANNER JONES.
She was only woman, with woman's heart
Who patiently, lovingly, in paths apart
From the great world, with its tumult and strife
Wrought out the duties of mother and wife.
She sought neither wealth nor titles of fame,
But unselfshly, lived each day as it came.
Unassuming and modest her name was no
known,
But her power was felt by its pureness alone.
No toll for her loved ones she deemed too severe
She shared every sorrow, she Gained every fear
She frightened each joy, she lessened each pain
And no one in need of her, sought her in vain
Though heart was oft weary, she asked 1T
reprieve,
So long as for others she good might achieve.
She made of her home blissful retreat
For world-wearied husband, and childrens tiret
feet.
Her face was not beautiful, save with the grace
Which beautiful soul can fail not to trace.
Hands girlish and white grew blue-veined ant
thin,
But in labors of love they had sanctifed been :
Steps bounding aud joyous grewfeeble and slow
But they never had faltered through veal Oh
through woe.
Unselfsh, pure, womanly, noble and true,
Her life held grandeur which only God knew
Long years passed away, then village bel
tolled
And kisses, unanswered, was pressed on lip:
cold
Hands, wearied at last, were folded for aye,
Damp locks were put back from forehead Of
clay
Then new grave was made meath flowers on
the HILL
And the mothers heart lay all pulseless and still
No marble vault there, no monument tall,
But old and young said "She cared for us all. u
All her beauty of soul and the power of thought.
AS woman, wife, mother, she did what she could
To further the veal of earths grand brother
hood.
No nodding of plumes, nor of trappingsso gay,
Told of honor or fame, as they laid her away,
But the deeds of her life were borne UP above,
And the angels of God sang an anthem of love.
Now it has been discovered to be an awful
thing for women to ride bicycle. The awful
thing of working for self support is not so aw-
full as it was. Then it is terribly awful to wear
bloomers. Men can girt their pant legs with
straps of steel, but the woman must ride with
flowing skirts. 1t is all out of character for
them to adapt their dress to necessities. The
modern bicycle is one of the modern safeties Of
womanly purity. She no longer needs to jostle
through crowd of men OIL the street corner or
in the street car. The primest little maid of
this city wears .bloomers, rides a bicycle and
works in printing ofice.-The New Republic,
Lincoln Nebraska.
D., Uo,oD E,ua ucip from dov oddrecc
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

THE National Tribune is the soldiers paper,
but generally whoops for Wall street. Recent
ly, it got off the old gag about there being tons
and tons of silver in the government vaults;
that the people will not take it. If it is-a fact,
as claimed, that there piles of silver coin in
the treasury, and the Tribune was as patriotic
as it claims to be, it could advocate making
silver coin legal tender, and having the sol
diers' pensions paid from this government
store until the silver coin is placed in circula-
ton. The Tribune lies or is uniformed. If
the government has single silver dollar lying
idle, it is the fault of the government. The
people generally, including soldiers, are will
ling to accept silver coin to any amount for
which it is made legal tender. The soldier did
accept as wages dollar worth only 3S cents,
and the Tribune's circulation of Wall street
lie deceives no intelligent soldier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

Rev. Young, in his Emancipation day address,
said colored man would take the bread out of
the mouths of his children and give it to the
Union soldier in need, so great is his gratitude ;
but, brother, how about your gratitude to Har-
riet Beecher Slower She did more for the eman-
cipation of the colored race than any other in
dividual, and yet, when she asked the eolored
men to help strike the shackles off, tkehapds of
her sisters, how many of you voted as she ask
ed you to aud how. wapy Of you again were
sslaves-slaves to party1Asiaves TO prejudice
How many of you voted to emancipate Kansas
women last fall
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

John ]. Ingalls, and Jery'Simpson' are billed
to speak in Topeka on Labor day.
Jerry Simpson will speak in Kansas City, La
Dor day, Sept. and.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-09

In the Harvey-Horr debate, Hor claimed
that he had travelled, in the last few years. in
thirty states, and had seen no poverty
such as Harvey claimed existed. Horr travelled
in Pullman car and roomed at ten-dollar-a-day
hotels. Had he ridden in cattle cars, or footed
it, and fed OH handouts, his story might have
been different. Horr-is like the infdel or ag-
nostic who does not believe anything he has not
seen or known, from personal observation: If
we limit all knowledge to the little we can each
acquire from our own observation, we shall die
very ignorant, indeed. Horr is representative
of his class, and just as heartless. Because
they have not seen, and have'not tried to see,
they. therefore, do not and will notsee-they
will not believe blind are thOseessHo will not
see.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Illinois Treasurer,

1t is singular hat the state treas.
ury, after having remained in the
hands Of the Republicans of Hi.
nois for thirty years, should be looted
by the first Democrat elected to that
position. But when il is noted that
the same first Democratic treasurer
the second day after he had taken the
oath of office took $4,000 and the
third day $4,000 additional aud
within IL week had taken from the
vaults in currency nearly $loO.000 of
the peoples money, the story seems
almost incredible. We do not con.
tend that Republicans are more hon,
est than Democrats but the fact re.
mains that nearly every Democratic
state treasury in the south have been
looted by their state t~reasurers.
The cause is probably traceable to
the TACT that maj fellows who are
line hand shakars and vote getters
are usually nominated to fill these
positions when that is conceded, the
admission goes forth that rs Il po-
litical organization, the party has
proved its incompctency to select
safe and trustworthy officials. Hi
nois can congratulate itself upon
having been restored to Republican
rule. The bondsmen of the old
treasurer have refunded all the money
due to the state and it is now in the
hands of the new Republican state
treasurer, who will see that it re
mains where it belongs,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Gold Bonds.

When the last message of Presi-
dent Cleveland on the sui iect of
issuing gold bonds is carefully con.
sidered, the enornity of the cheek
and assurance is appalling. Because
OF the fact that the Rothschilds were
willing to pay an additional one half
OF one per cent for bonds payable not
IN coi but in ''gold'', the president
was ready and anxious to force the
issue of such securities. The fac,
that these bonds will some time in
the future have to be redeemed in
gold was left entirely out of consider.
alton. And the further fact that
there is ample money in the United
States that is seeking investments in
National securities and by investors
Who would gladly take coin bonds,
was also absolutely ignored by the
chlef magistrate. Not satisfied with
The issue of bonds payable in com, he
insists that they should be made paw.
able in gold, so that they could he
placed in London, thereby indirectly
creating the impression that this
country is not able to care of its
own securities.
During the early part of the finan
clal panic it was given out that the
cause of the panic was primarily
due to the fact THAI the fo,pSon-se.
GUN" were returning the
securities to the United States
and asking that they be re.
deemed in gold. If this caused
the panic, how is il possible that an
increased issue of gold bonds would
result in anything butans'enu que
-tr1ons to coin and though for Il
ID present ~ -r~~ert . Menace and
i danger to our country! These
oohus VIII De called IN some day and
the scarcity of gold will then again
create u. like condition to that which
c%onfronts us at present. 1t there.
fore seems that the best cure for this
evil is to traffic as little as possible
with foreigners who insist on their
obligations being paid in gold. The
more gold obligations outstanding,
the more difficult it will he to meet
them. The people of this country
are not cussing' congress for re.
fusing TO carry out the suggestions
in the presidents last message.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21

Lincoln Institute.

This college for the education ci
coiorrd boys and girls has attained
a reputation for efficiency ~unexcclled
Ivy any school of like character in
the tnited States. Under the su
pervision and management of Prof.
L. Il. Page, there has never been Il
whisper Of scandal connected. with
that institution; he has always con.
Quoted himself aud managed the
school in such a manner rs to receive
the appreciation aud commentator
OF ever. citizen of Jefferson City,
regardless Of politics, creed or color.
The present legislature has been
asked to appropriate 100000 for a
new school building. We hope that
every cent of it will be ungrudgingly
given to that institution. AS n mat
ter OF fact, Lincoln Instute is about
the only school in the state that
costs the tux payers practically moth.
ing, for the reason that the govern.
ment Of the United States has pro,
gided a fund out of which the stute
is Reimbursed largely for all the
money that is appropriated for that
school. The growth of Lincoln In
stitnto and the high character which
it has attuined onght t. be q suf-
ticient guarantee that the work will
be continued and improved. The
$4,000 asked will give til, colored
Of the state Il IRE proof
building such rs they ought to have.
OF course, they onght to build Il new
building for $4,000, but it would be
just that much old brick when com.
pared to the, kind Of building that
additional $4,000 would pro
vide-fire proof with all modern i'm
movements and ever. thing that is
necessary to make The school a
success.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Less Than Thirty Days.

We have to-day February Dist.
There remains loss than twenty. five
days for Legislative work at five dol
lars per day, as the five dollar per
day limit expires about the four
teenth day of March, so that if the
Legislature remains in session one
month from this time they will be
working at the rate of one dollar
per day.
When this legislature convened
many of the members thought they
would be able to adjourn within
thirty days thereafter. 1t would
have been a glorious place of work
for the Republican part, of this
state had such q result been accom-.
plished, The passage of the ap-
preparation bills and the election bill,
and perhaps a few others would have
been sufficient Legislation for this as
sembly. The people would have APP.
plauded the law makers who volun-
tarily surrendered their five dollars
and returned to their homes thirty
days or even forty'five days after
converting, but such has not proven
possible. Nearly every member of
the Legislature had a bill, two bills
or many bills that he desired to pres.
ent and be heard upon. Routine
work is necessary and large bodies
move slowly, This explains why an
earlier adjournment was impossible.
1t is practically impossible to do the
work within the constitutional limit
of seventy days if much is attempted.
Thus far the work of the Legislature
has been satisfactory and there is
every promise that in the closing
days of the session no harm will be
done to the people Of the state.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Speaker RUSSELL.

Tho members of the Legislature
have felt the absence Of Speaker
Russell during the past two weeks.
His illness has been u great loss to
the members Of the house, nearly
ali Of whom have uubounded conf
dence in his judgment, As a
speaker few are his superiors in the
knowledge of parliamentary law; as
a conservative legislator, he is per-
haps the most foremost in the house,
As a business man and n who has
been using his utmost power and
strength, to carry out a successful
business session, no one has stood be
fore the public as prominently as he.
His return will be welcomed by
every member of the house.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Horticultural Society.

We will publish in The STATE
R%EPuBEGcAN a number Of able papers
that We're read at the Horticultural
Society meeting at the county court
house during the last session in this
city. The contributors are gentle
men of experience in the special
lines upon which the articles are
written and will no doubt be read
with much interest by not only those
who are interested in horticulture,
but by many friends who take an
interest in the subject. Much good
can be accomplished by the society by
spreading the news of its work and
in creating an interest in the subjects
discussed before them. Cole county
is one of the best fruit growing
counties in the state, hardly IL
passed by the Ozark region, that
looked upon as the best in this coun
try. A number Of our horticultur-
lists feel that the people of this
country are not taking sufficient in
terest in a subject of such vast i'm
portance to them. Messrs. A., j.
Davis, NJ. NJ. Dougherty, John W.
Edwards, f. NJ, Brown and other
are taking the lead in matters per-
tanning to horticulture and arc doing
all in their power to build up the
interest in this county, and they
should be given all the support and
assistance within the power of the
people. They do not ask for money
but ask for attention aud help SO far
as inducing people to cultivate the
various kinds of fruits that are nee.
essary and profitable to every com
munity.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
The Bridge.

The feeling among the people gen.
orally is such that the bridge across
the Missouri river at this place must
be built. 1t has ceased to be put in
the form, Can it be built? and, viii
it be built? but in the more deter
mined and positive form, It must be
built! The structure, for which
plans were made by the engineer,
MIR. Waddell, will give TO the people
of Jefferson City a superior bridge
INT in every way worthy of . high
place among structures of that char.
acter. 1t will be the first purely
wagon and electric street railway
bridge built across the Missouri
river. Both the engineer and con-
tractor are anxious to give the PEG.
pie a bridge that will encourage
other cities to enter into a like enter
prise. 1t has long since been admit.
ted that all river towns have lost
much OF their prestige since river
traffic has been superseded by rail-
roads, by reason of the fact that
they are cut off from one-half of
the territory that is naturally tribu-
tary to them. There is but ore way
that this evil can be remedied, and
that is, to construct bridges that will
enable the people residing next to
YOUR business doar~in asrA--ssner-
time in the day or night, during
any period of the year.
1t has already been ascertained
tlat if the bonus fund of $4,000 Is
assured that this bridge will be 80
T Thia~-fas auACrt~-.~ -siu the aspech o
the well-cooked supper o"'''
...s cJU,OOU, however, must be in
( such form and shape as to justify
men of means IN putting in the
money necessary to build and COM
plete this structure. Every citizen
and property owner, whether great
or small, should contribute his por-
ton to the enterprise in order to
make it an assured success. Much
time has heen lost since the people
of this city commenced the agitation
of the bridge question. Most of it
wos lost owing TO the fact ttpt lcgis-
lation was necessary before a bridge
could he built. but all obstruction
has now been removed, and nothing
remains but o raise the bonus fund,
make it good ard strong, and there
will be found men ready to start the
structure and build it before the first
day Of January next. 1t is of i'm.
portance TO every man, woman and
child IN the community, and delays
are dangerous. DO not depend
upon others and thereby endanger
the enterprise.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21

sonable success, Notwithstanding the
millions of trees that are annually be.
ing put in and the new and extensive
areas that are being planted. 1t is
not probable that the price of apples
will average in the future as high Ias
Ii the past, But With tie problem Of
cheap transportation solved in favor
of the fruit grower we will in all like
lihood pot o"dfVe- LAX SUI
ofS6oogr FraytGie day when that kind
Hirfuit culture which is productive
of the best results will not be q pay.
ing business. 1t is to be hoped that
with the great advantages which this
county possesses as u fruit growing
section, there will not he wanting
those who have both the means and
the skill to ngage largely in the en-
terprise of growing fruits for the
market, for the advancement, not
only of their own personal interests,
but the promotion and enhancement
of the prosperity and wealth of the
whole county. To accomplish such
satisfactory results, there must be
brought 10 the business that enter
prise and those methods that would
insure succ ess in other vocalions.
Special adaptability and skill, with no
small share Of practical, rs well as
scientific information, is needed, but
not in greater degree, perhaps, than
would accomplish the highest and
hest results in other directions and
compel success in these times of hard
conditions in every avcnu of EN-.
ployment, with the prices o. orr CO.
reals and live stock depressed almost
beyond the point Of profitable pro.
duction, it would seem the part of
wisdom, in consideration of the adapt.
ability of our soils and climate TO the
successful cultivation of fruits and
the superior advantages which, our
locality possesses for the cheap trans.
portation of the products of our
orchards to the markets of the coua-
TRY, that we turn our attention more
to fruit growing and i. is to be hoped
that in a few years our bills aud slopes
may be crowned with thrifty, pros.
porous and profitable orchards.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21
Tho New York Herald. VIII

Tho New York Herald, which is
-afmust an administration paper, says
of Mr.. Cleveland's latest bond deal:
"Can anything be more reckless or
foolish than to pay foreign money
Lenders three and three.quarters per
cent whom IL own people L not
able and willing, but eager, to sup,
ply the government with all the
mony it wants at three per cent?"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21

viii be in effect via. the Louis.
vile & Nashville railroad, on March
8, April 3 and 30, 1895. Round
trip tickets will be sold TO points in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia and West Florida
and one way tickets to Florida at
about the regular rates. Ask your
ticket ngent about it, and If he can
not sell yon excursion tickets write
to O. p. Atmore, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville, Ky :, or Geo. b.
Horner, d. p. A., st. Louis, Mo.