Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-09

N. R. P A. ! K X. r. A.
Entered at Garnett kas postomce
JULY 9,
THE New Charter, OF San Francisco, M. W.
wilkins paper, is now published weekly. 1t
is the organ of the Socialist Labor party of Cali
fornia.
LAST Sundays Kansas City Star contained
lengthy "write up" of the cooperative colony
at Ruskin, Tennessee. 1t shows that the un-
dertaking is shining success.
THE Eureka Union quotes the demands OF
large number of Popuist papers that are de-
handing the removal of L. D. Leweling from
the board of railroad commissioners. The SEN
timent against Lewelling is growing.
MRS. PHEBE ]. BARE, of Baldwin, has been
appointed superintendent of the girls industrial
school at Beloit better appointment could
not have been made. Mrs. Bare will be cred
il TO the institution and to the state.
Boss CROKER is again to lead the Tarnlnany
tiger around the ring. In other words, the big
erstwhile boss will again be the Taminany boss.
If anybody thinks Tammany is reformed, he
should get that idea out of his head immediate
1y.
The fact that the sugar trust will realize
cool twelve million dollars profit as result OF
proposed tariff legislation has made the senate
50 odious that some retroactive measure is being
discussed BY members of that bodybuilding
ton Voice.
GEO. A. PUCKETr who was employed as ed
itor of the resubnission daily at Fl. Scott, dis
anneared last Sunday, and has not been heard
from since. George is too good man to run a
whisky sheet Probably his conscience hurt
him and caused him to throw up the job.
DIR. PITCHER has been appointed supern-
tendent of the school for feebleminded children
at Winfield. This appointment gives us pleas
IRE. DR.. Pitcher is just the man for the place
He has had experience in this institution, and
gave satisfaction to all except few Republican
politicians
MARK HANNA says the fight in 1900 will be
a much harder fight than that of 1896. 1t the
kind of prosperity which we are now having
continues till 1900, there won't be any hight at
all. The great mass of the people OF this ma
t;on will be on one side, and handful OF Shy
locks will be on the other side. The light
will be only breakfast spell for the people.
ORR dear Christian with big G. colleges
are regretting that the government has
al etc that
Christian schools have used to assist Christian
instruction. Bibles and rifles in college are
inst as conducive to true Christianity as Bibles
and whisky in the churches. A military col
leqe is own brother to whisky prohibition
church.-The Topeka American.
WE are surprised to see the following in the
Topeka Capital relative to Kansas coal-miners
uThe total pay roll of the Carbon company
(the Santa Fe mines) for $50 men in May was
SAX. and in June, $35o-an average per month
per man, of $2.75. There has been no work
this month. The average wages earned per
man for the past year is less than FLO per
month /" prosperity '-"Wave Conf
dence."
THE reform EDITORS pathway through lie
Is not strewn with roses, nor are there thorns
all the way For instance, we met a farmer
friend in the park last Saturday who made a
remark that gave us fresh courage. Said he,
..Whenever get your paper, read it through
aud rFE1 RESTED l like man who stands
bv principle regardless of party" Every cloud
has a silver lining Such remarks are certainly
encouraging. Another friend, lady, who lives
i, the country, said, the same day: "Itell you,