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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-07

With that queer look of gazing into
space,
An not the first idea of danger near,
Or shadow of anxiety or fear,
| But just as If his thoughts we're far
away
To where his mother bowed her head
to pray.
IT couldn't stand it, so I took my gun,
An stepping over comrades, one by
one,
I hurried to the outposts silently,
Anxious to find him once again an see
If all went well, an if it did, why, then
| I'd jest turn in an try to sleep again.
II reached a spot close underneath the
hill,
When at sound my very heart stood
still.
A scuffle! then cry! an oath-an' then
| saw the forms of half hundred men
Between me an the twinkling stars
dim light,
That jest outlined their figures on the
height.
ut want no time to think! Iraised my
arm!
The good old musket rung out the
alarm!
A dozen answering shots the rebels
| sent, y
h, Then turned an run, yelling as they
went.
.,ae7-r-f ''&'7-ra. 'Nss''
II scrambled up the hill, an awful
dread
Choking my breath! the boy! he must
be dead!
An others came, an soon we found his
Stretched out upon the ground, but
moist an warm;
A blow upon the head that stunned,
that's all,
His gun all right, with powder, cap,
an ball,
An when l saw it-wall! I felt smart
That hurt more'n if the wound was
in his heart.
asleep upon his post! He turned to
me
An put his arm around me lovingly;
I couldn't help it, dad he said, an
then
He smiled that boyish smile of his
again,
Jest saying, as he turned once more,
You see
I've had my chance to strike for lib
Don't tell the folks at home, beg and
pray
An then between the guards he
marched away.
1T want no use! begged, plead;
swore
That Billy wasn't like himself no more.
But there he was before us, well as ever!
He'd never been SO bright, l reckon,
never.
Maybe 1t was the shock; but, anyhow,
He stood before the court, his Doylsh
brow
Half hid by curls, an less affected
when
The sentence came than all the rest the
men.
No matter. when l heard the verdict
read,
I wished with all my heart that was
dead.
GLOW could ever nerve my heart to go
And tell his mother, who had loved him
so?
81 didn't know jest what to say or do.
They gave me leave of absence, an l
drew
NV scanty pay, an started, whittier
bent
I didn't try to realize-jest intent
On getting aid somewhere; letters 1
bore
To the commanding general of the
corps,
To senators and governors, an one
Addressed to 'Abram Lincoln, Wash
ington.'
with fainting heart sought each man
whose name r,44. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-07

An crash of gains the boz replied: You
bring
The regiment to the colors! Then with
swing
An shouts an cheers at Billy's brave
reply
The whole brigade came rushing madly
by,
An almost fore they sensed what they
had done
The fort was taken an the day was
won.
"But Billy had gone down; jest at the
last,
His fingers holding to the flag so fast
They had to pry them loose; an on his
face
A smile a thousand years cannot efface.
An though my eyes were full an
trimming DER
l never felt such pride on earth before.
Redeemed at last! The General came
and said
Place his name first among the gal.
liant dead
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-07
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

BY COL. GILBERT A. PIERCE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-07

with grizzled
beard and hair.
And something OF
the soldier in
his air,
lie told to us, in
simple phrase,
this story
About himself, the
army, and "Old
Glory"
, 1896-09-29
PROF. sLossON HoNORED.

Prof. E. E. Slosson has just been
elected a member Of the American
Chemical society. While 1t is an hon.
or to belong to this siciety. which has
its headquarters in Brooklyn. N. Y,
elections to membership are not hon>
orary. but are for merit in some par
ticular line of chemistry. We notice
in a recent issue of the Literary Digest
a review of Prof. Slosson's article,
which first appeared in Science July
II, on the merits of the metric system,
a reply to Herbert Spencer, who vigor-
ously opposed the introduction Of the
metric system largely on the ground of
the defective divisibility of its merits
into halves and thirds. and asserted
that the present English systems of
weights and measures suit much better
the convenience of commerce. Pro-.
Slosson successfully sustains his argu-
ment that the universal tendency is
toward the greater use OF the decimal
system and its superior advantages
that now used by the English.
, 1896-09-29
THE PIANO

To be given away in the G.. A. r. fair
has arrived and is being placed on ex-
hibition in the window of the Laramie
Dry Goods company. A long list of the
beautiful and costly presents and who
donated them will appear in a day or
two. Tickets are selling rapidly al
ready.
, 1896-09-29

Standna room was at a premium in
Maenucrrh0r hail last evening, and
many went away because of inability
to gain adml.'aueo- For two hours and
fort! five minutes the Hon. f. X.
Subcommittee Of New Jersey held his
large and acr attentive listeners to
the grand st exposition of the bene-
fits of a protective tariff ever heard in
this city. coupled with ~indisputable
facts and sound logic showing the utter
impussibiIity of the ~fruition of the
democratic idea Of free silver at the ra-
ito of lG TO l without International
agreement.
President Peabody Of the Mckinley
club called the meeting to order and
stated that his was The first speech be.
fore the club by an outside orator.
Thus far in the campaign of education
only the fcrnlcr orators Of the club had
been heard, he therefore took great
pleasure in introducing the Hon. +. y.
SchoonmakCT.
The Republican would be pleased to
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part. he sad.
CAMPAIGN OF P~REJuDlCE.
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, 1896-09-29
THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safe
ty with which ladies may use Syrup of
Figs, under all conditions make it
their favorite remedy. To get the true
and genuine article, lock for the name
OF the California Fig Syrup company,
printed near the bottom Of the package.
For sale by all responsible druggists.
, 1896-09-29

Are you tired all the time? Then
your blood needs to be enriched and
purified by Hoods sarsaparilla, the
One True Blood Purifier. 1t gives vigor
and vitality.
, 1896-09-29

Ayers Sarsaparilla is not a secret
preparation. Any physician may have
the formula on application. The secret
Of its success as a medicine lies in its
extraordinary power to cleanse the
blood Of impurities and cure the most
deep-seated cases of blood-disease.
, 1896-09-29
DON'T GO

Coughing around. You can stop 1t Il
you want to by using Parks Cough
syrup. If 1t doesn't cure your cold you
can get your money back.
Sold by Eggleston and Desmond.
, 1896-09-29

Elegant bedroom set given away by
the New York Stock company. now on
exhibition in Holidays window. Alto.
, 1896-09-29

" men we Dlu were closed. Instead OF
giving more work to the workingman.
that which he had was taken away
till the labor statistics of the countr
that nearly 1000. 900 were idle
Every toiler is TO care for five
individuals. therefore this meant n re.
duction in the necessaries of life tn
So. OO0, 900 souls.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF EXPLAINED
The protective tariff is a license fee
collected from non-resident tradesmcn
who sell articles of foreign ~nroduction
in this country, and is levied upon such
articles as the Americans themse,yoe
produce for sale. thus placing \ bu~-
den upon those who came directly in
competition with American wnrkmen.
articles which we do not produce are
Flowed tho freedom oF our markets. TO-
the rcason that they do moi comprto
with products of This country and in
order that they may he sunpliod TO our
people nj the Lowest possibl, rate.
All who do business in This country
should be taxed equally and therefore
so long as the American mas, nav
ayes the foreigner who conrpnt S " h
him in his own lines and on his own
| ground should also nav taxes.
FREE TRADE
Free trade is tho orpo-i,n Of protrc-
tion II means the privfIng, Of selling
in comnptiti0u with the of "A
country without having unwilling for
the privilege FREQ traders rlIfm that
prices would fall if foreigners were al
lowed to sell without being taxed. On
the contrary. they would eventually
rise. If foreigners were allowed to
sell without paving taxes against
americans who could not escape tax
alton, the foreigner would u]ndouhtcd-
~ wndcrscll the American hy ut lclst
the amount of the taxation the lat or
Maid and he cscapcd. The result of this
in time would be to drive the American
out of the business and the foreigner
would have the market to himself.
There would be no competition to keep
prices down and they would rise.
Protcctionists also believe that
where two or more countries produce
such things as the United States does.
those only that admit United States
prodrcts free should have free access
to the American market. This is call
cd protective reciprocity. The hmrri-
can free trader believes in giving some
thing for nothing. This doctrine coin
cidcs exactly with the desire of the
British free trader. who attempts to
get everything for nothing. The doc
trinc of protection is therefore the
American doctrine, while fire.. trade is
the British doctrine.
An example of the workings of the
protective policv was detailed.
Two brothers learn the trade of max
ing knives in Sheffield, England. Both
continue in the trade, but one m
TO Chicago marries. raises a fam
ilv. buvs what he and his fam
iIv eat from American farm
crs. butchers and grocprs. and what
they use from American taiIors and
factories. assumes the responsibilitv
of citizenship: becomes one of us.a tax
pavcr 10 the CITY of Chicago, the Coun-
tv of Cook. the State of Illinois and the
United States; becomes. with his sons,
liable to military service under orr
, 1896-09-29

To CURRA COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
, 1896-09-29

Always in season. Hopkins' Steamed
Horniny (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch
in milk. Quart cans 10 cents.
, 1896-09-29

letter, eczema and all similar skin
troubles are cured by the . Of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Calve. It soothes
at once, and restores the tissues to their
natural condition, and never fails to
cure pilea. Chas. N. 0ettele.
, 1896-09-29

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure indigestion. biliousness.
% cents.
, 1896-09-29
MY SWEETHEART.
cheeks are like the roses,

Her cheeks are like the roses,
Her brow Is lily white;
And we'll I know the reason,
She takes Parks Tea each night.
She's strong and well and happy, too,
Her face is clear and bright.
And laughingly she tells the cause,
II take Parks Tea each night.
Sold by Eggleston and Desmond.
, 1896-09-29

A daily paper for so per month
Is pretty cheap reading.
, 1896-09-29

Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. Sayer Hansen. ISL 9Th street.
, 1896-09-29

FINE KINDLING WOOD.
J. F. Creasman. Leave orders at Coop.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
Nomination Papers.

The state department was kept open
until midnight last Monday night to re-
ceive nomination papers, that being the
last day for their reception. They mum.
Der almost as many as the certificates OF
nomination. The Peoples party and the
Prohibitionists filed more nominations
tn an at any time since the passage Of the
B aker ballot law.
This year the official ballot will have
four or five more columns in some dis
tricts than year ago. From Philadel-
phia alone, there will be candidates rep
resenting II different political organiza-
tions. The nomination papers from diff
ferent congressional districts indicate i'll
teresting factional troubles.
Congressman lack" Robinson's op-
ponent, ex-Judge T. s. Butler, OF West
chester, filed papers IS the independent
Republican nominee in the Sixth con-
gressional district.
w. III. Ritter, of Butler, contesting the
Republican nomination with VIM. Is.
Meredith, Of Kittaning, TOR the state
senate, filed his papers as the citizens
udidate. The noini nation papers oil
ex-Cong ressman Sibley as the Peoples
party candidate for congress in the
Twenty-sixth district, were presented by
ex-Deputy Secretary of the Common
wealth Tilden, along with those of the
later as the Peoples party candidate for
state senator in the Erie district.
The nomination papers of the so-called
Jefferson party" nominees for congress
man -at-large and presidential electors,
were filed by John p. J. Sensederfer, OF
Philadelphia. There are 3.5o4 names OF
voters on them. Thomas Greevy, of AL
toona, heads the list.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
The Best Money for Wages.


A large proportion Of our working-aen
Of mature years have had an instructive
experience that lowering value of any So
called dollar legal tender Of payment fo<
their wages is lowering that is compen-
sated to everybody else before compensa-
ton reaches them.
1t is lowering that lifts the prices of
all commodities before it lifts tho rates of
their wages A cheaper dollar for work
ingmen of the United States means a
poorer dollar.
The daily wages of our workingmen and
working women are by far the larger, by
far the most important aggregate on
wealth to be affected by the degradation
of the dollar, or of any legal tender equiv
alent of the dollar. All other aggregates Of
wealth, the accumulations of capitalists,
which can only obtain profitable use by
being turned over daily in the wages Of
workmen and the employment of the cap
tains of their industry-all other aggre-
gates of wealth which remain unemployed
in the payment of wages of the day, the
month, the year-are not to be compared
in their sum to this gigantic sum.
1t is this gigantic sum, the wages of la
Dor, which is assailed by every policy
which would make the dollar of the faith
ers worth less than its weight in gold
The debt Of the United States, large as
it is, is a wart beside that mountain
Daniel Manning, Democratic secretary of
the treasury in 1885.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
His Throat Cut.

James Welsh, a resident Of Hoboken,
and employed as foreman on the new
| Butler and Pittsburg railroad, was brutally
| assaulted and robbed on last Thursday
night at Ross bottoms. near Ross grove.
| His throat and head were Gu t and lie was
left for dead
Thursday, Welsh vent to Pittsburg on
! business snd did not get started home IN
| til 10 o'clock p. m, via the Penn avenue
| cable line and the Citizens electric line TO
| Aspinwsll. Hoboken is fully two miles
from the latte, place, an d Welsh started
| to walk home.
The Ross bottoms have for years been
known as a dar gerous locality and very
few peoI le care TO travel the road during
| the dark hours of night. Many mysterious
deaths have occurred in this vicinity, and
the causes of bur few of them have been
| learned.
Welsh is a powerful man. Fully feet
tall, weighing 22l. pounds, and able to
take his owpspare With any two ordinary
men. When he reached the old railroad
crossing just below the Allegheny coun ty
workh ouse three men jumped out of q
| fence corner and confronted him.
One of the men said: "1s that you.
| WelshS" He replied: eyes" and i'm
medistaly one of them struck him with a
blnnt instrument Welsh was staggered,
but quickly recovering from the blow and
his surprise he shot out his right hand and
knocked his assaiIant unconscious. 1t was
then the other two men, or probably FIVE,
for Welsh is not positive how many there
were, jumped upon him and beat him to
to the earth.
Welsh struggled hard to free hl nself,
and gave up only when he felt the keen
blade of knife drawn over his throat.
The fellow that used the knife muttered
| threats to kill Welsh, when one OF the
men said: "For Gods sake, don't kill the
man. All we want is his money"
But the fellow with the knife didn't
heed the remark, and slashed Welsh four
more times, each time the knife cut the
scalp and tie blood spur.ed in great
streams One of the fellows hit him with
handy billy, and Welsh was rendered
unconscious.
When he came to he was in an awful
condition. His wounds were bleeding and
he was minus Sl2. some small change
and gold watch valued at $50. Welsh
managed to reach the electric car, and was
taken TO Shsrps burg, where DR.. Huggins
attended him, and had him removed to
his home in Hoboken. The only trouble
expected is from blood poisoning and if
this sets in he will probably die.
Welsh has been in charge of a number
Of rough men of all classes during the past
few years. He always carried consider
able money, and his gold watch, ard it is
thought some OF the men he had formerly
bossed are the ones who assaulted and
robbed him. He thinks he recognized the
voice of one of the men.
Constable Jacob Duvall, of 0'Hara
township, is investigating, and every ef-
fort will be made to apprehend the per-
petrators of the assault and robbery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
Our Public Schools.

There is no better leveler of caste in
the universe than that of our common
schools, where the rich, the poor, the
high and low ningle together on the
plane of equality. A poor mans son
plays with a rich mans son without a
thought of the difference which wealth
plays in the social world. Our common
school system is not as perfect as 1t
should be. When the time comes when
it is possible for every child IN the land
to secure a practical education without
leaving home, then the schools will be
more useful. Among the most urgent
needs is that of the consolidation OF
school districts so as to provide better
facilities in country districts. Without
an increase OF taxes schools could be
consolidated, and thus give the scholars
better facilities for securing an educa-
ton, No school should have less than
two teachers; for in all districts are
scholars from six to sixteen years old,
who must be taught according to their
ability. In every school are children
learning their letters and from that up to
those who would like to study higher
mathematics. You see how impossible
it is for one teacher to do the work that
ought to be done in the district school.
Two teachers could do this work we'll
For years Massachusetts, had tried the
plan of having less districts, and hiring
the scholars br ought to school in wagons
from the outlying districts, and it has
proven a great success.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
81 IT GOLD; BE 1T sILVER7
History of the Worlds Coinage Act Dur

History of the Worlds Coinage Act Dur
ing the Last Twenty-Five Years.
The facts embraced in the following cal
endar embrace che history of the world, as
felated to coinage, for the last quarter OF
q country:
1s7l-Germany adopted a gold standard
1873 Belgium suspended standard sill
yer coinage.
1s73-Hoiland suspended silver coinage
1s7S-Denmark adopted gold standard
1s73-Germany demeRetized silvor coins.
1s73-Norway adopted gold standard
1s73-Sweden adopted a gold standard.
1s73-United States suspended free coin
age of silver dollars.
1S74-The Latin Union limited their sil-
yer coinage.
1s75-Suspension of silver coinage in
Italy.
1s75-Switzerland declined to cein her
quota of silver under rhe Latin Union.
1s75-Suspension Of silver coinage on &c
count of Dutch colonies.
1s76-France suspended the coinage Of
silver.
1s77-Finland adopted the gold stand
ard.
1S7S-The Latin Union suspended som
age of silver except subsidiary ceins.
1s7S-Urted States resumed coinage Of
the silver dollar, but on government ac-
count.
1s79-Austria-H Hungary suspended the
free coinage Of silver.
1SS5-Egypt adopted . gold standard.
1seO-Reumania adopted the single gold
standard.
1S9O-United States suspended coinage
of silver dollars and began purchase Of
bullion.
ls91-Goh standard adopted in Tunis.
1s92-Austria-H Hungary adopted the gold
standard.
1s93-Min.s of India closed te the free
coinage Of silver.
1s93-United states suspended purchase
Of silver bullion.
1se5-Russia decided to coin 100000
golarroubles.
1s95-Chile adopted the gold standard
1se6-Costa Rica adopted the gold stand
ard.
1S7s-1Ss1-1S 1S92-Three international con-
ferences held to try to re-establish the use
of silver
During the hast period the United States
largely increased her full legal tender sill
YER in the face of a decline of so per cent.
in its value. and was obliged to suspend
silver coinage 1t will be seen that the
action of the various nations has been
uniformly in one direction, that of affirm
ing the gold standard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
Dom, Practice wr~ xhsy Preach.

The leaders Of the trss silver parry have
becn exposed as arrNr- hyrocrites. Tho@
advocate free silver e-sags. profess great
Indignation for what shoy call the crime
against silver, and sersss with all the
invcctiye they can command those who do
not coincide with thair views One of
their leaders. Senator stewart. Of Nevada,
who owns silver mines, makes his con
tracts payable in gold. Another OF their
notorious advocates, the infamous alt
geld. has the leases Of his honscs in Chi
made payable in gold; and now, shipping
contracts Of their can9idace for vice Presi-
dent. Arthur SewSh, have been presented
showing that he has all hi. contracts pay
able in gold. These are facts not question
able, for proofs have been zoo abundant
and clear for even denial. De they pro-
pose to have silver for the poor man,
deprecated 10 half the value Of q true
dollar? Are not such fasts sufficient to
show the base hypserisJ.-Bverete Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08

GLESS-At the home Of her daughter
Mrs. Goehring, in Zelienople, Sept. 20
1896, Mrs. NJ. Q. Gless, aged So years.
RUBY-At her home in Connoquenessin 8
twp, Sunday, Sept. 13, 1896. Mis-
Priscilla j. Ruby. in her 10th year.
B0YLE-At his home Deor Sugar Greek
church, Sept. 25, 1896. Daniel Boyle,
in his S3Td year.
MAH00D--At her home in Washingt IN
twp, Oct A, 1896, Mrs George Mahood
KOONCE-At his home near Grove City,
Oct. g 1896. VIM. Ko once, in his Seth
year, He was the ia ther Of II. W.
KoOnce of Butler.
BELL-At his home in Concord township,
Oct. 5, 1896. Archibald Bell son of the
widow Bell, aged about % years
KEEFER-At her home in Butler, Oct.
5. 1896 Emma, wife of Henry W.
Keefer, aged 81 years.
his home in Pitts
burg, Oct 5, 1906 Rev. w II. Rho
denbaugh, aged 40 years He was born
in Harmony.