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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11
SONG or THE FREE.

Living. shal assert the right of FREE DISCUS
SION; dying, shall assert ii; aud should leave ~
other inheritance to my children, by the blessing of
God will leave them the inheritance of Free Prin-
cipes, and the example OF manly and independent
defense of them. "-Danie Webster
Pride of Free Kansas! Soul of our fathers
Shrink we all cavern like, when the storm gathers?
What though the tempest be lowering,
Where's the proud Kansas shamcfully covering?
Graves green and holy around us are lying
Free the slcepers ALL living and dying
Back, with the tyranis who'd imprson free men!
Goblet them feter down ocean" fee surges!
Go!-let them silence winds clouds and waters
Never proud Kansas own free and daughters!
Free AZ our rivers, oceanward flowing.
Free As the brcczes over blowing
Forward, then, Light bearers haste we, aud summon
Courage and lnveliness, each true man and woman
Deep let pledges be: Freedom forever!
Truce with oppression? Never oh, never!
By our own birth gift granted of Heaven
Freedom of heart and lip, be the pledge given.
If we have whispered truth, whisper no longer;
Speak as the trumpet speaks, serner and stronger;
Still be the tones Of truth louder and firmer,
Startling naughty delamers with the deep murrnur:
Free speech and liberty now and forever!
Truce with oppression? Never! oh, never!
Bona DEA, in Lucifer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

Mrs. Ellen Spencer Muzzy, in her able ad-
dress on 'What the Flag has Cost Woman"
makes two notable quotations from John Adams
and Abraham Lincoln. Gin one of the letters
Abigail Adams received from her husband, he
says: Il do not believe General Howe has
very great woman for wife, A smart woman
would have put Howe in possession of Phila-
delphia long ago. " 'Abraham Lincoln said
that Without the help of women the rebellion
would never have been put down, nor the coun-
try saved. "-Womans Tribune.
There has been great deal said and written
about the new woman, but it will be long
time before woman will be new enough to wear
out her bloomers sitting on goods boxes, squirt
ing tobacco juice, telling smutty yarns and
making dirty remarks about men who pass on
the street-Halstead Independent
Some people mistake dyspepsia for piety, and
many mistake partisanship for patriotism
Civic Review, Los Angeles, Cal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11
WARE WANTS WAR.

At the raising of high-school flag at Tope-
ka, Monday Eugene Ware, the lawyer-poet-
politician, of redeemer stripe, made speech
to the boys and girls there assembled, which,
for pure, unadulterated cussedness, takes the
entire bakery. We cannot quote the speech in
full, but quote little of it to show the character
of the anarchist who gave utterance to the in
fernal doctrine:
"Sooner or later, the United States will have
another war. l hope we will have 1t soon.
We need it; there is occasion this very day tor
a war, and we ought to have it. In times OF
peace, socialism and anarchism assail the flag;
in times of war, they don't. Socialism is SIM
ply organized incidence Anarchy is only dis
appointed avarice In times of peace, we have
them both A dose of war cures both OF these
evils until again long period OF peace devel-
ops an atmosphere of super-heated avarice, and
starts the germs that brings the evil back
''rhere are those now here who will be Ill
the next war. There are before me captains
and colonies, and to them will be conided the
safety of this flag and the honor Of this coun-
try. These young men are from a fighting
race, and fighting nation, and fighting
state, and will do themselves justice when the
time arrives. And the young ladies who are
present will see that they do, for women are al
ways patriotic.
Upon whom would Mr.. Ware make war?
Would he shoot down those whose opinions diff
fer from his own ? Does he think the people
who are out of employment, and who insist up
on change of conditions, should be shot down
like so many dogs? Had he informed himself
little, he would have known that he was i'll
error in STATING that socialism is t'orpaniZed
Incidence" Webster gives very different
definition. AS to anarchy disappointed av-
arice"-we know of no class of people who are
more avaricious than those whose tool Eugene
Ware is and not only Ware, but all who give
expression to such sentiments as he gave in his
speech. Let this be understood: If there is
war, it will be inaugurated by the money power,
through such hellish tools and lickspittles as
Eugene Ware.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

"BABY' BRTsTow, the governors private
secretary, has purchased the Ottawa Herald, a
Democratic paper, and will make Republican
paper of it. Ottawa already has two Republic
an papers, but neither one is whooping it up
for the Morrill, gang, so it was thought neces-
sary to have "whooper," which explains the
purchase of the Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

PREPARE for victory before election by nomi-
mating only men pledged to support the FARM
ers' just and non-p partisan demands. One day
of such work now is better than a weeks argu-
ment with a legislator who doesn't care for the
farmers interests. Orange Judd Farmer.
1t is very easy matter to get candidate to
promise anything you want, prior to election,
but, in large majority of cases, they forget all
about their promises after election. This has
proven true with the old parties, almost with
out exception. The politicians learned, long
ago, that they could make and break promises
with IMMUNITY, and that the people would con-
tinue to elect them to Office through ignorance
and party prejudice, which has placed the farm
ers and other wealth-producers in their present
condition This "non-partsan" business is all
nonsense. The only way the farmers an other
laboring people will ever get relief is through
party whose basic principles cover their de-
mands. 1t is useless to expect any reforms
through the old parties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

THE Topeka Mail and Breeze (Rep.) says:
"Forty-eight Populist county conventions have
been held thus far in Kansas, and every one
has declared for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at IS to l. About sixty Republican
conventions have been held, and as far as we
can learn, only one has declared for free coin
age at 16 to I. This ought to show pretty
well who are the I6-to-I fellows in Kansas"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

MORTGAGE creditors took in 1900 acres Of
Cloud county land in two weeks last month";
From Kansas Notes in Kansas City Star
Certainly And next year, when the delin-
quent tax list is published, and these lands do
not appear in the list, the redeemer sheets will
say: 'Just see how prosperous the Cloud coun-
ty farmers are! See how we'll they have paid
their taxes!-better than ever before in the his
tory of Kansas" We had similar experience
in Anderson county this year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

SILVER Republicans Cor those who pretend
to be silver mem tell us; "Just wait till the
next session Of congress, and you will see silver
restored" Congress has been polled by the
"sound money" fellows, and here are their fig
ures: In the house there are 346 members.
OF these, 2I6 are opposed to free coinage; IS
are for free coinage, while So non-commit-
tai. They are divided as follows: Free silver
Republicans, 3o free silver Democrats, 81;
free silver Populists,7. The poll of the sem
ate shows 43 votes againstfree silver, and 6 are
in doubt. The silver men can only muster SO
votes In the new house, only 88 free silver
men can be found, and some are changing their
views. More than 200 are known to be opposed
to free silver The remaining 90, while they
they have not declared themselves positively,
are thought to be for "sound money" Will
our silver Republican friends please tell us how
silver is to be restored by the next congress?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

frequent at this period while for women in
general it is most frequent between 20 and 2s.
The census shows 81 per cent of all girls be-
tween IS and 20 married-an age at which viz
tually no college women ever marry.-Century
Magazine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11
THE KING OF SHREDS AND PATCHES
BY DOROTHY DoLlTTLE.

The farmer used to be man
Better than royalty.
The story of his lineage ran
Back through good ancestry.
TO Jamestown and to Plymouth Rock
His pedigree attaches;
But now our very children mock
This king of shreds and patches.
The farmer used to pillow the ground
And love the soil he tended;
He watched the harvest time come round,
Its splendid fulness ended
The growing corn so tall and strong
Just filled his breast with pleasure
And as he tramped the rows along,
He counted what 'twould measure
The summer rains came pouring down;
The earth drank deep its pledges
In early morn the thresher, brown,
Sang, sweet, from dew-wet hedges.
The meadow-lark hoped safe between
Fine, lazy cattle grazing,
And all the world, in pasture green,
The farmers lot was praising.
The garden beds grew neat and trim,
And, down the fence, the berries;
The blue-jay scolded, rough, at him,
Then boldly stole his cherries.
The apples white, and apples red,
And yellow pears-in autumn,
Bumped down upon the farmers head
Or anywheres he caught 'em.
And in the winter, round the fire,
So comforting and happy,
He and his wife-his hearts desire
Were 'mongst the children happy.
His barns were full, his debts were paid,
There was no burden pressing;
OF only One were they afraid
The God who gave each blessing
Now, times are changed--the farmers heart
Is loaded down with SORROW
Each day performs its endless part
OF worrying for the morrow
HIS neau is DOWeu, HIS DaCk IL DeIil,
His life he only leases;
To pay debt, each crop is sent
A debt which still increases.
Yet rains are falling on good soil,
And every crop a-growng;
But when the farmer counts his toll,
There's nothing left for sowing.
The town is rich, the country poor
One to the other renders
Grim Ruin stalks before each door,
Save just the money-lenders'.
o happy day! o good old day,
Come once again-resplendentl
When every honest man can say:
"He's rich and independent.
He owes no man, and has enough
No life farmers matches
He is king of right good stuff,
And not of shreds and patches"
DIR. HARRY WALKER in The Voice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11
A JUST TRIBUTE TO A GOOD MAN.

The Atchison Champion Rep. pays hand
some tribute 10 John P. St. Johns administra-
ton as governor. We quote:
During his administration, when the state
was expanding millions of dollars upon public
buildings and improvements no one has ever
charged that there was single dollar msap-
propriated, and no breath of scandal taintj his
four years administration, when there was less
boodling and as much real improvement in the
state institutions as during any four years i'll
the history of Kansas.
The Gazette cheerfully adds its testimony in
this direction We were familiar with the ap-
pointment and organization of the board of
state house commissioners, and we know that
as soon as St. Johns board was overturned, the
first thing that happened was a sixty-thousand-
dollar steal in the re-modelling of the east
wing-Kansas City Gazette (Rep.)
In Franklin county, the Populists, Prohibit
tonsts and Democrats have combined to down
the Republicans, and there is doubt at all
that they will succeed. None but clean men
were nominated. Among them are Hon. G. G.
Wharton the Prohibition mayor of Ottawa, for
county clerk He is one of the very best men
in the state.
THE soldiers are not taking promises ia place
of appointments to any alarming extent. Their
idea seems to be that city and state officials
should, and SHALL, obey the law as we'll as
their constituents Laws that are too worth
less or too unjust to be enforced should not
remain on the statute-book.
SHIPPING apples bring IS cents per bushel
here, while they command IS cents in central
and western Kansas, aud yet it does not pay to
ship them, because freight rates orc too high.
prosperity is coming"
AS TIME goes by, Blacks majority over Tom
Watson, in the tenth congressional district of
Georgia, grows beautifully less. We understand
that Watson will contest the election,
THE Ogden (Utah) Review puts 1t tersely
and truthfuily i'll this way: "Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt has purchased the Duke of Marl-
borough"
Ex-GovERNoR ST. JOHN is filling number
of dates i'll Iowa, this week and next.
INDIANAPOLIS went Democratic by a big ma
jority.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-10-11

HON. P. P. ELDER is reported very sick at
his home in Ottawa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
The Identifying Bath.

The temperature Of a beautifyinG
bath should be from 20 degrees to %
degrees, and it should be of daily oc'
currence, writes Eloise Perdrix under
the title Little Means Toward Good
Looks in the Ladies' Home Journal,
Ordinary water, that is, water neither
particularly hard nor soft, Is not con-
sidered sufficiently cleansing to the
skin, and a French firm has lately In
troduced dainty bags containing al
mond meal, Outmeal and orris DOT to
be placed in the water a few moments
before the bath is ready. This renders
the water very milky and has a won
derfully s~oftening and whitening effect.
Baths in which milk, bran or starch
has been placed are found to refine or
whiten the cOarsest reddeSt skin II per-
~SiStently used. SOftneSs n hrmnesS
Of skin may be obtained by the use OF
a simple unguent made famous by the
Greek and Roman women, who cen
turtles ago set us the example of perfect
personal cleanliness a the road to
beauty. The following can be made
with very little trouble, and it is de-
lightfully exhiliarating after the bath:
Best white vinegar, one pint; rose
mary, rue, camphOr and layendar (of
EACH, two drachms. Let the herbs soak
in the vinegar for several hours, then
strain. Rub thoroughly all over the
body and a deliciously comfortable
feeling and a dainty perfume will re-
main with n all day long.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
Back with Rich TrOphies.

Last spring we made notice in these
columns hat Mr.. Henry A. Salzer OF
the John A. SalZer Seed Co, La Crosse,
Wis, Americas leading seed growers
and merchants, was in Europe in search
of rare seeds and novelties for the
American farmer and citizen. .
Judging from their new catalogue,
his trip was an %eminently successful
one. 1t is brimfull of rare things. OF
especial merit we name the Bismarck
apple, bearing the second year; the
Giant Towering Star Phlox, the Ger
man coffee berry, and for the farmer,
the Victoria rape, Germanica Vetch,
the Lathyrus silvestris, the Giant
Spurry and Giant Incarnate clover,
Sacaline, and dozens of other rare
things.
This wide-awake firm is in the van,
and their catalogue, which is sent for
sc postage, would be cheap at 81. 90
per copy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
A Ring Cut From Diamonds.

Everybody knows how difficult it is
even for expert lapidaries to cut dia,
mondS, not only on account of their
hardness, but by reason Of their struct-
ure and veins, which must be well de-
fined before the cutter begins his work.
NJ. Antoine, one Of the best known jew.
elers OF Antwerp, has, after many
fruitlesS attempts and three years of
arduous, patient toll, at last succeeded
in cutting a whole ring out of a block
Of diamonds. The ring is perfectly
round, with a diameter OF nineteen
millimeters about three-quarterS of an
inch). 1t was exhibited for some time
in Antwerp, and was very much adj
mired. Its value is not given, as the
maker will not sell 1t. Outside of this
ring there is but one other ring known
to be cut out Of n stone, and that is
the beautiful sapphire ring in the MARI
borough collection.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
ARBITRATION.
Preliminary NegotfItio rs Are Beg N
for a General Treaty.


Washington, Feb. 12.-Negotiations
have been opened as yet only pre.imi-
nary in nature between our govern
ment and the British ambassador that
will, it Is said, If they resurt in the
contamination OF an international ar
bitration treaty, be fraught with the
gravest consequences so far rs the
United States Is concerned. In its
present shape the proposition is eX-
tremely broad, though il may be mar
rowed as the negotiations progress,
for it c~ontemplates nothing less than
n great general treaty to which the
United States and all of the great
European powers shall be parties, Ivy
the terms OF which any matter in dis
pute between any OF the signatory
powers. which cannot be adjusted by
the ordinary methods of diplomacy,
shall be submitted to arbitration.
There Is nothing substantially new in
this proposition which has been dis
cussed for many years in various
shapes. but the fact that negotiations
have actually begun and Is ut last real
ly within the reach of possibility has
had the effect to draw the attention OF
certain senator's who must pass upon
any such treaty &c grave consequences
that might be expected to follow It's
ratification. For instance, it has been
urged that the Monroe doctrine, upon
which out predominance In this hem
isphere depends, would be speedily
dismissed as Of no force In an arbitra-
ton. Another objection that has been
advanced that the arbitration treaty
would absolutely deny the right of
revolution, and this might be a very
serious matter to the United States.
The event that Canada should east off
allegiance to Great Britain 1t would
probably be impossible for this coun-
try to recognize her independence,
much less annex the dominion even
upon the unanimous application of its
people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
IS LONG OVERDUE
NO NEWS FROM iii FRENCH LIZ
NER LA GASCOGNE.
From Liverpool, but Brings Nc
Tidings of the, La Gascogne,
Which Should Have Ar
rived Feb. 3.
RESCUE MADE IN MID-OCEAN.
The steamer Umbrin Takes Fourteen
Men Ona water-Logged French
Freight vessel.

New York, Feb. 12.-The Cunarder
Umbria, Capt. Dutton, which sailed
from Liverpool Feb. 9, via Queens
town Sd, reached Quarantine this
morning. She brings no word Of the
French liner La G%ascogne. Shortly
after o yesterday the monster
cea greyhound steamer passed quar-
antine, her shrouds and part of her
huh encased with ice and glistening
with myriads of diamonds. Icicles
hang from her shrouds both fore and
aft. From the tOpmost edge of the
bridge to the deck was one a of
glittering ice. and the lifeboats, davits
and taft rails were covered with it.
1t was during the only spell of good
weather on the vessels voyage that she
was enabled to rescue fourteen per-
sons who were adrift in a water
logged helpless bark. Speaking of the
rescue, Capt. Dutton said:
"We had a fairly good voyage after
leaving Queenstown until we struck
the blizzard outside the Hook yester-
day. OF course the weather was bad
and we had heavy seas, but | have had
far worse voyages. 1t was at 12:1i a.
m. on Feb. 6 that we picked up the
captain and crew of the French bark
Jean Baptiste. 1t was about IL o'clock
at night when report was made to me
that a White Star line freighter, sup
posed to be the Cevic, had been sight
ed. The captain of the Cevic is an old
friend Of mine, and | had signals sent
up to let him know where we We're.
The Cevic was off our port side. The
signals were sent up and seen by the
French bark which was over on our
starbOard side about five miles away.
1t was not particularly cold, but there
was a snow storm and a heavy wester-
ly swell.
"The distressed crew was displaying
red lights to show that the vessel was
out of control. and as we made toward
her. three men went up into the miz-
zen rigging with torches. The bark
was watnr-ioggcG \ boat with iiv',
men in con mand of Second OH ,ar
Hogg was lowered. When our boat
reached the distressed vessel the men
found that the crew had launch d two
boats and were loading all Of their eff
fects. Capt. IebOt and his son were
the last to leave the Jeln Baptiste.
They came away in our boat. The rest
of the crew came to us in their own
boats 0nd said they had brought all
their personal effects with them"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
A Mean Trick.

Patrick was one of those witty sons
Of the Celtic Isle whose amusing say
ings had entertained many ~transatlan-
tic travellers.
One day when the steamer was about
leaving port Patrick received the or
der to haul in a long cable that drag
ged astern. Patrick jumped to the
task cheerfully enough, and hauled
away contentedly. But the excessive
length of the cable taxed his patience.
Il wonder what's become of the end
Of this ould cable, anyhow" And fl
nally, growing impatient he growled
out: Faith, it's no use hauling away
at the basic NV a cable. Some divil's
cut the end off Nv it."-Harper's Maya
zine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
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Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address, +, J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Ia Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, CSC.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14
WATER SPIDERS.
Their Taste %Inclines to "a Life Oh
the Ocean wave."


the Ocean Wave"
Some OF the spider family have q
liking for living in or near the water,
Most of the spider family with which
you are familiar live In the of
rooms or in dark closets, but this water
spider has quite a curious home, and il
you look sharp you may find II of
them some day on the banks OF a
stream.
This curious little spider builds a
pretty house Of silk about the size and
shape Of a thimble. This house Is
fastened among the water plants grow
ing under the water, and naturalists
tell us that when her house is finished
the spider carries air in her body, bub-
BILE by bubble, until she fills her tiny
house under the water full of air. In
this house she lives, carrying her food
down there to eat, and making her
nursery in n corne of the house.
And her children live until they
grow big enough to build little thimble
castles for themselves.
Another curious little fellow is called
the raft spider. This creature con
structS an odd little raft Of leaves and
sticks, held together by the silken
threads which all spiders use. On this
raft the spider sails about, not stopping
in any n place, but steering his little
boat wherever the fancy takes him.
His food consists Of small insects which
ne finds in the water around him. He is
said TO be able to run upon the water
as well as sail upon it, 50 altogether he
Is quite an accomplished creature. His
little raft is his home, his castle, his
yacht and his nursery, and he doubtless
finds "a life on an ocean wave" quite
to his taste.