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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05
REPUBLICAN COLUMN.
APer1msnent Bolt.

T. j. Hadley, the editor of the
Olathe Mirror, an ultra Republican
paper, addressed the following let
ter to the secretary Of the Wyan'
dotte County Anti.Harris club
which explains itself:
Please add my name to your An
ti.Harris Mckinley Republican
club. l am a citizen of Olathe,
Johnson county have lived there
Tin the county, forty years; have
always voted with our party when
it's candidates were fairly nominal
ed but never supported fraud if l
knew it. Ihave never voted for a
Populist, hut this year am for
any man who can beat Harris. An
honest Populist like Taylor, of Ed
wardsville, would be a great i'm
provement over the Ottawa tricks
ter. quietly managed Mr.. Fun
ston's campaign in our county this
year, and sixteen was his majority
in our convention but twelve Fun
ston votes in Olathe township were
changed by fraud and Harris or.
ganized the convention, giving us
but three delegates TO Lawrence
where we should have had eight.
l think more OF Buchan than
Funston now, as the former did not
endorse the fraudulent nomination
at Lawrence.
If club like yours is organized
in Olathe the majority against Har-
ris in Johnson county will be 1000
at least.
have not seen a Funston or Blu
chan man who will vote for him.
am an old.time newspaper
worker. Give George Martin my
thanks for his manly course in op.
posing Harris.
T. j. HADLEY.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

What is the matter with the
United States that the people are
always being urged to vote for men
and measures who will help our
country abroad What ails our
credit, that it should stand in need
of continual bolstering us? Have
we failed to meet any of our foreign
obligations If not, what is the
trouble 1t cannot be that we
want to borrow more MI ney, be-
cause these same people who are SO
anxious about the nations credit
just as industriously urge that there
is all the money in the country that
is needed and more. In fact they
have succeeded in cutting off o
large slice of the nations money by
demonetizing silver. Why talk OF
credit when we have plenty OF
each State journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

The Second district Republicans
placed their candidate for congress
upon no platform at all. 1t is sns
pected tina the endorsement of the
Wyandotte county outrages were
too great IA strain on their gall, and
the thought of following up their
action with a declaration in favor OF
"an honest ballot and a fair count
was more than even such hardened
redeemers as the Second district
crowd could stand CLAY Center
Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

There is no bolt in Wyandotte
county. There is nothing for Wy
andotte county to bolt Wyandotte
county was not in the convention.
and of course cannot be obi
gated by anything the conven'
ton did. Wyandotte never bolts
Bnt she has been thrown for the
last time. Somebody will have to
take licking Kansas City Ga
zette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05
Star and Kansan /:

Men and brethren, if we can't
win without resorting to old party
trickery and scheming, its better
that we don't win at all.
Old party fusions are getting
more frequent all the time. The
Democrats and Republicans are
focking together to down those ter
rible Populists.
SO long as a portion of the peo'
ple-the great mass of them-are
compelled to be honest, while an
other portion--the capitalists-are
permitted to rob them, it is just
like picking the pockets of a man
who lies bound and gagged. But
there is a change coming.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

Tines. Statesman, Oswcgo, kas. :
Stand up for Kansas. Do not let
it he said that this grand state en-
dorses Morrill's Wichita record or
his trucking to the Topeka joint
lists.
The Republicans party says 1t
wants a protective tariff because
such tariff will cause our factories
to resume operation and give orr
people work. In order to do this
it must shut out goods made in Eu
rope. If the goods of Europe are
forced out of our market we will
not spend our money there to buy
them Then, why does the Repnb-
lican party demand money good IN
Europe They cannot be sincere
III DOLIl ucUIduuo.
Geo. Martin is still engaged in
giving away party secrets. Here
is one of his latest
Tie congressional swindle in the
Second district was carried on ex-
tirely by proxies. The niger thief
who stuffed the ballot-bOx in the
third ward of Kansas City, Kansas,
held proxy for county commit
teeman. The white tough who
acted as chairman of the committee
on credentials at the Lawrence con-
vention was also proxy. Geo. l..
Anthony was never elected dele
cate or an alternate, and nobody
ever seen any proxy Parties dl-
recly responsible to the people
stunned the job.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

If anyone doubts that contrac-
ton of the currency results in fall
ing prices and stagnation in busl'
ness, he has but to look back over
the past six months. The money
volume in circulation has been re-
duced about $5O,OOO,OOO by being
turned into the United States
treasury in payment for bonds, and
there has been general and mark
ed decline in the rrice Of commodi-
ties State journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

Banker Harris, of Ottawa, who
wanted to run for congress without
having "a platform, that he might
the more readily be all things to all
men, and whose wishes were graft
fed by the convention that nom
mated him, is liable to find trouble
in his pathway yet. The Lawrence
Journal makes the following in
quiry. viz:
. Going before the people as he
does, without platform, Mr.. Harris
must express himself upon current
questions. Mr.. Harris, you are a
national banker, and unless you de-
clare yourself on silver the people
will be sure to set you down as
hostile to the white metal. Would
you mind telling how you stand on
that important question? Mr.. Har.
ris will get marked copy of this
paper and his reply will be duly
chronicled, or his fail re to reply,
for that matter.-Republican Ex-
Change.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

ing his reasons in an article publish
ed in his home paper that he does
not care to remain with "a party
that will not make pretense OF
doing anything for the people until
compelled to do so."-St. Louis
Evening Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

A. II. Buchanan, delegate from
Douglas county. N Y, to the
State Democratic convention, has
resigned from the position. left the
party and joined the Populists, Civ
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

The Cleveland Post, the special
organ of Mckinley, says in its is
sue Of May 10th:
Mckinley is neither a tyro nor a
gudgeon. He knows that no mat
ter how many delegates he has, an
emphatic declaration on his part
either for gold or silver would in
evitably divide his strength. This
ie what the Ohio straddle meant.
1t did not signify that Mckinley
was bimetallist; it did not mean
that he had no views whatever as
to the relative circulation of silver
and gold. 1t simply meant that he
proposed to stand upon the platform
to be adopted at st. Louis, what
ever that may be.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05
N E\A(

Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
Railroad. now building on an air
inc from Kansas City to Port
Arthur, the new Deep water Cult
Coast City. This road has opened
40 500 miles of new
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05

Will not our Republican breth'
rem be ridiculous this fall shouting
for tariff that will prohibit other
countries from trading with us, and
demanding money that is good in
Europe 2-Paola Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-05
THE NE w
GULF ROAD.

Great many people are looking for
homes Remember, that the south
is attracting more people than any
other country; because it III II rich
and inviting field, both for the poor
and rich, az it offers homes to the
homeless and safe and profitable in
vestments to the capitalist. No.
where are there more opportunities
than along the
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
Mans Duty to Grow.
CENTER POINT, ARK. u;
March Is, 1896

EDITOR HERALD:-
Please allow me space III
your paper. God has placed us
here to grow just as he has
placed the trees and flowers.
The trees and flo wers grow,
unconsciously and by no
effort of their own; man, too,
grows unconciously, and is
educated by circumstances.
He directs the course of his
life; he can educate HIMSELF
he can by effort and thought
acquire knowledge, become
accomplished, refined and
purify his nature, develop
his powers, strengthen his
character. He can do it and
he ought to do it. Christian
teachers often neglect to in
culcate this duty of self cul-
ture. 1t is plainly taught by
Christ in the Gospels. The
parable of the talent and Of
the pound, both teach that it
is not enough to render back
to our Master what we have
received, but must bring
back more than we receive;
that is, we must add some.
thing by our own industry
and fidelity to what God en-.
trusts to us. We are his Stew
ards. The parable of the tai
ent teaches the law of respon-
sibility. ...,-.
The pound retribution.
The first shows that the
more we receive, the more
we are bound to do. Those
who have two talents must
bring in two more, and those
who have five, must bring
more. ..-
This progress is not accord
ing to arithmetical but geo.
metrical progression. >,
Constantly adding success
! to the HERALD.
REV. A. Il. STEPHENS,
Center Point, Ark.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
Forrest City, County, Arkansas 2s. 1895

after being quarantined five
weeks in the small pox dis
trict. He added quito a fea.
ture to the circle Tuesday
night, telling the boys to
walk to the line
Rev. John Jones made
many friends during his re-
cent visit to our little city,
Call again Reverend, when
the weather will permit us to
enjoy our acquaintance bet
ter.
The Young Peoples Union
is still drawing large crowds
under the guidance of Mr..
Louis Davis.
The members of st. Paul
A. M. +. church choir are
preparing to give a concert
soon. The program con
sists of Solos, Duets, Chor
uses, Farces, Dramas, etc.
The proceeds are for a bene
fit.
Boys, you must be careful
or the MAN about Town
will express some of his
thoughts.
For the benefit of them
that have failed to comply
with the above, the Man
about Town" will make a few
mentionings
He thinks that Everette
McChristians has been upset
in Oklahoma; that Tobe
Davis is going south again
that some of the boys are
looking very lonely; that N.
V. plays checkers too much
that Z. w. Smith is going
towards Oklahoma frequent
ly; that J. D. is about tC
abandon his run south; that
W. E. Roaks has left town
that all should subscribe fol
the Herald, and oblige the
MAN ABOUT Town.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
The colored man Ia gradual.

The colored man is gradual.
ly learning the road of pro-
gress. We have taken spec.
ial notice to his move.
ments in every way for quite
a while. His character NOR.
ally is far better than he Is
credited for. When we take
under consideration the evils
which the women are exposed
to and yet they make true and
noble wives. We are almost
at times ready to claip that
they are the noblest crea.
lures that God ever blew
breath into. She must go
and cook, wash, iron, hoe,
blow. pick cotton, clear land,
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
Man About Town:

Rev. W. A. Blackwell, P,
E. of the A. M. 4. Zion
church was in the city Sun
day and preached at the @.
M. E. church at 8 p. m.
Mrs. C. d. Potter, of Cot.
ton Plant, was In the city
Wednesday on business.
The supper given at the
Masonic Hall Saturday night
by the Brinkley Cornet band
was a success.
The building Of the c. w.
r. Academy is hearing COM
pletion and will be opened as
soon as the painters complete
their part of the work. j. $.
Mullinax is doing the finish.
ing touches.
Owing to the heavy rains
on last Sabbath, Rev. J.:
Jones was unable to hold
quarterly services. He was
greeted with an overfowing
crowd on Monday night and
preached a powerful sermon,
finishing up the unfinished
part of the business. The
reports showed that Rev.
Dobson and his good people
are doing a grand work.
Mr.. w. M. Porter deserves
great credit for the band
which has lately been organ
lied and which has so sue.
cessfully pushed to the front
through his leadership.
W. M. Woodson is again
circulating anon shis friends
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
widener Items.

I have shown the FORREST
CRY HERALD to several, both
white and colorcd. They are
we'll pleased with it in more
ways than one. My little
hoy, Willie, never tryed to
read a newspaper until he
saw the HERALD. My wife is
Just delighted over it.
Rev. G. w. Donnelly
preached a soul stirring SER
mon for us Sunday. He will
organize the M. f. Church
here the first Sunday in
Apilr. Everybody is invited
Gus.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
Devoted to Religious and literary Work.

days went before. the king
and proclaimed his coming
and stood upon the watch
walls of Zion and cried aloud.
Now what is the mission of
the HERALD! To proclaim.
Proclaim what? That intel
ligence and religion are ex.
pected of every one. Arise,
be ready for this coming.
Mr.. Editor, let us give no
quarters to ignorance. Though
he may retreat, yet we must
still pursue and fight the bat.
tie until the blood cease to
circulate through our bodies.
But we must fight the bat.
tie with pen and tongue. Let
every man stand in battle
array, while this white
winged messenger shall pro.
claim our mission. We hope
every one will heed its cal
ling by coming forward and
subscribing for the HERALD,
and by SO doing you will
help to fight this battle that
is now waged against ignor-
ance. Let every father and
mother see that their children
read and study the HERALD.
For in its columns you will
find wisdom and knowledge.
Yours for education,
&. M. THoMAsoM
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
PENr1ANsHIP DOTS.
March 25, 1896.


Mr.. Ep1roR:-..,..~...
You will please allow me
to say to patrons and friends,
that my Pen Art School is
still in session at the M. K.
Church. The contest for a
prize took place today. The
one writing ten lines with the
best form, position and speed
was entitled to the gift.
Rev. j. M. Suggs made it
through in 9 min. Mrs. M. J.
Barker, 3 min. Miss A. G..
Bolden, 81 min. but under the
excitement wrote II lines,
making a tie as 2d best with.
Mrs. Barker. We had quite
a host of visitors, many of
the delegates to the A. N. E.
Conference poured in upon us.
They made it very pleasant
for us by contributing speach-
es of words of encouragement,
we trust they may call again.
Our pupils are getting along,
nicely, many of them write
three times faster now than.
when we started, and a like.
improvement has been made
on forms and so forth.
}. G. COLE, .
Teacher and Card Writer,
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
School Report.
FORREST CRY, ARK,
pE 4 nn 1OnR

MdlCA ~, lOoO'
The following is a report
of the examination in gener.
al average the studies taught
in Arithmetic, Grammar, U.
s. History, Geography and
Orthography, in the colored
public school of Forrest City
in Room "B." ..~
H. D. Harrison, S54 per
cent; Richard Stevens, III;
Eva Yates, S6t; Thomas Fraz
ier, IS; Gertrude Young 76t;
Cordelia Wilson, 74f; Hattie
Clark, rs; Govan Biley, 754
Fanny Wilson, Is; Lilly Bo'
gan, S5; Reliford Reynolds,
Is; Laura A. Webb, 76s.
Many others, whose names
do not appear in this issue
did exceedingly we'll. But
on an agreement among the
teachers no pupils name
should published except those
Mo made 75 per cent or more
on general average:
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
Give No Quarters.

Mr.. EDITOR:
After reading your well
edited paper, the HERALD,
and learning its mission, l
will say its name signifies its
mission. A herald signifies to
proclaim, to cry aloud, or d
forerunner Of some event or
another. Heralds in ancient
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
The Need Of the Race Is Pure
Religion.

Bnt I am afraid that we
are like the Israellites who
Wandered in the Wilderness
for forty years, on ac-
count of disobedience, and
failed to reach the promised
land. They made great
promises to God while they
we're in Egypt, but failed to
keep them, and for their
wrong doings God visited
them with a calamity which
was to their great hurt.
We are in the evening OF
our rorty years in the Will
1derness, and our mothers and
fathers, like the Israellites,
made God great promises and
we their children have
failed to keep those promises
and God is not pleased with
us.
The only thing that pleases
God is pure and undifiled
religion.
A people without true re-
ligion, are like a trap that is
set on triggers for the quail,
at any moment, is liable to
fall.
1t has been we'll said
by some of the divine
writer's, Happy is that peo.
pie whose God is the Lord, "
and if we would be a people
then of any note we must
serve God.
1t pains me when l think
of the speed our people are
going from God and His
church, and with the veloci.
ty we are going. Unless those
who have pure and unde6led
religion get in the gate. way
of obstruction and cry repent,
our people are doomed to
death and obstruction.
Christians, the church of
tomorrow is what the church
of today makes it.
Let us begin, and begin
now, to teach the youths of
today things that will raise
their aspirations heigher.
Teach them to lay aside envy,
strife and hatred, and let
their motto be to serve God.
Right will always triumph.
The Lord will provide. 1T
may not be your way, and it
may not be my way, and yet,
in his own way the Lord will
provide" Let us aim high.
Virtue should be the founda.
ton upon which every nation
should build.
w. s. SHERRILL.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28
WheatIey Items.

Mr.. H. L. Williams, of
Vineyard, Ark, visited
Wheatley Sunday and sub
scribed for the HERALD.
M. r. Anderson, of Mem
phis, is visiting Miss N. A. +.
Mcdonald.
*sfl4- - 20 n -
On Saturday night, March,
21, about two miles east OF
this place, an unknown white
man was killed BY the train.
Mr.. George Adkins died on
the 18th inst.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28

in fact do most every thing
the men have to do and many
times without any protection.
No one fears to insult her.'
If she is insulted by the op.
posite race she knows it will
do no good to make it known.
If she is insulted by men of
her own race, she still must
say nothing because the men
that should fly to her rescue
will begin to say if she had
not given some occasion she
would not have been insult
ed; hence she is worsted by
applying to such a one for
protection. But we see a
change being made along
this line. The colored man
is beginning to prize the
women as he should, to be
one of the greatest gift of
Gods creation, and the day
will soon come that the me-
gro, like others, will lay
down his life to protect her
virtue. He is making won
derful progress in education,
In thirty years he has pro.
duced men and women com.
petent to fill most any posi-.
ton the civilized world has to
offer. His efforts now to own
and control property are
greater than ever before.
There are many, in spite of
low wages Eand scarcity of
money, who are steadily in.
creasing in wealth. Sixty
per cent. or more of the prop.
erty owned by them now in
Forrest City has been accu.
mulated in the last decade.
We know that the black
man has much to do to lift
himself above the prejudice
that now hnngs upon him,
but at the same time ne must
and will not give up. He may
cease to work in politics and
spend more of his energy to
educate and own property,
which is far better, according
to our Judgment.
With such sentiment, az ex.
pressed in the lines below, i'm.
bued within his mind, the
negro will eventually wipe
out every0vestige of disgrace
that he is now subjected to:
What are the thins that make men
great,
And help them to the frontp
Now solve this question and you will
Not always hp the runt.
"Tis virtue, sense, and money, too,
That makes mengreat and strong.
A man on racecsaaot be great,
When hels ID the wrong.
In vain you pout, inxffn you fret,
About being recognized.
Unless you come to own these things
You'll always be despised.
II you desire to overcome
The troubled waves Of life,.
Let virtue be your guiding post,
And wisdom be your wife.
And don't forget the dimes and cents
They make happy home.
Now work and and get all three Of these,
Of these
And you will have a throne.
Olive No Quarters.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28

-.
We are glad to say that our
colored photographer, Bry'
ant, is getting liberal patron.
age in Forrest City, and is
giving complete satisfaction.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-03-28

District Conference ant
its able men next tissue
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
Another Mammoth Cave.

Another mammoth cave has been
discovered in Kentucky. James Hoar-
mo, E. n. Ingram and John Il. Hurst
made an exploration of cave at the
limestone quarry near Pineville. They
report going into the earth half milo
and finding small lake some eight
zen or twenty feet square, OF ice
water. They brought ont with them
~ome stalactites and other peculiar
formations. It is nj present wet and
muddy, and after leaving the entrance
aud going back about one hundred
teet, one comes to precipice about
twenty-five or thirty feet high, and
Gown which people must let them
selves with rope or LADDER. 1t is not
ret known how far back the cave ex-
tends, nor if it will become popular as
place of resort. Atlanta Constltu.
tIDn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
HARVESTING RHUBARB.

In picking rhubarb, says an author
fly, take care to select the stalks which
have attained their growth. These are
mostly on the outside Of the hill and can
be detected by the smoothness and dull
cclor of the leaf, and by the greenness
OF the stalk. The stalks which are still
red. and which have small. crumpled
leaves, should be left to grow.
The cutter should keep watch for
blossom stems and pull them out or cut
them off near the ground as soon az
seen. Not a seed should he allowed to
form, during the entire season. In
gathering the stalks AXE Them away
with straight. quick pull, whip off the
leaf and scrape the root and stem, and
leave the stalks in small heaps, all
pointed in one direction ready for the
man who comes after to gather into
baskets or boxes. The leaves should be
spread over the weeds near the plants.
Rhubarb leaves will smother all weeds
and grass.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bo-
livia and Peru, and dying in exile and
poverty, there his bones are gathered
IL the Pantheon, and his bronze statue
adornes the principal plaza. Above
and extending down into the newer
city are the ruins of the old one, de
stroyed in 1872 IN an earthquake OF q
few moments; duration, with twelve
Thousand or more of its people The
earthquake delayed independence. as
the people were taught that thus deity
manifested His displeasure.
The importation OF the Spanish
method Of domestic architecture into
tropical America was manifestly wise.
No style of dwellings, can be more
comfortable and healthy outsi }e a
snowy zone. High and commodious
, rooms bulit around large open cen
! trel court or patio secure privacy,
shade, open air and light, with room
for plants and flowers, where women
and children are at home out Of doors.
Caracas is full of such homes, usually
neatly plain outside, but elegant and
inviting within. They are eminently
social homes, suited to the inhab-
Itants.
The capitol is massive building o.