davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
Definitions from Puck.

A lawyer who gets S. for defending g
disreputable person in police court is
"shyster."
One who gets $4,000 for defending
the interests of disreputable trust lie
great legal luminary"
The man who pays starvation wages
to few clothing makers is a "cruel
and heartless sweat shop proprietor"
One who pays starvation wages
to miners is zone of our leading mine
operators"
The city lawmaker, who gets his
price in cash is doodle alderman. i"
The national lawmaker who gets hin
price in sugar stock is a clear headed
statesman"
The man who robs by violence is n
desperate and dangerous highway.
man."
The man who sells policy tickets tc
dnpes e Presidential policy shark"
The man who sells stocks to dunes
Is "great Wall street manipulation"
The men robbing the whole country
by the tsriff are great Industrial and
financial magnates."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
Part of the Grand Failure.

New Orleans Times-Democrat The
farmers in Ohio and elsewhere who do
not own or rent wheat farms are anx-
ious to know from Hanna and the 9TH
er trumpeters of prosperity how it is
that, in the dispensation of good things
dropping from the fingers of the pres
ent administration, other farmers than
those who raise wheat have not been
blessed with a share of the prosperity.
II republican administration and an
excessively high tariff fail to give
prosperity all round it is not the repub-
lican administration and the excess
lively high tariff to which the partial
prosperity is due.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

have a right to assume that the al
ministration which favored them CIV
ing them this protection will not go
out of it's way to apply existing law
to them or to procure the passage Of a
more effective law. These beneficiaries
of Dingley-McKinley legislation mean
to get all the prosperity they can ous
of it, and they feel quite secure in do
ing so. Nobody is going to hurt them
while the Republican party remains in
power and they mean to make every
preparation for keeping it in power II
money will do the business. They are
armed by government with the taxing
power and they mean so to exercise it
as to secure the wherewithal to retain
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
CURRENT NOTES.

Hoke Smith has been elected presi-
dent of the Atlanta school board. It
Is not an exalted Office, but it is the
only Office any eX-member of Cleve-l
lands cabinet has succeeded in Sc
curing, and Hoke's resignation from
the cabinet is probably what has saved
him to this extent.
The Omaha Bee says: New York
banks are complaining Of too much
gold and too little currency and at the
same time joining in the chorus for
the retirement of the grcenback. =
When the retirement of the green
backs has been made, the keystone Of
Republican partyism, the Omaha Bee
will talk in very different style. The
Bee has advocated, at some time, the
popular side of every issue, but has
never failed to obey the party lash
when the test came.
The Chicago Inter Oceans thick-and-
tently shows the real character of the
present wave Of prosperity cat pres
ent every city is full of unemployed
men, only too glad to york on the
street cars, at the same, or lower
wages. There are too many men out
of work for reasonable expectation Of
the successful termination of any
strike of unskilled wage earners."
Prices on watches have been ad-
vanced during the recent ten days by.
the manufacturers. No reason is as
'--~od for the advance, but it is pre-
Sis.- ing
sumably on account or pro,pvr,.,- 49,
advance on movements is S1.50, and Oh
case from so cents to S1.-Amboy Herr
aid.
They are merely gathering in their
share Of Dingley prosperity Wilson
tariff on watches, 25 per cent Ding
ley tariff, 95, so, rs cents, SLIPS and So
each, according to the number of jew
els, in addition to 25 per cent ad val
orem. On cases, 40 per cent.-Globe.
Plutocratic prices are constantly re-
duced prices for farm products, and
tariff enhanced prices for things far
mers have to buy. This putting of the
cart before the horse cannot result In
prosperity for anybody except few
monopolists and wall street wolves.
Real eras of prosperity have always
been caused by general advances N
the prices of farm products. I
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
which the unlimited coinage of both

which the unlimited coinage of both
metals can finnish. But we go further,
and deny that the government is con-
fined to metals, or to paper or to any
other commodity, for material upon
which to stamp or print money. There
Is not civilized government in exist
ence which has not, at some time,
stamped or printed on paper the law
which made 1t full legal tender money.
This proposition was declared to De
true in the mixed money case three
hundred years ago, and it was also de-
clared to be true by our own Supreme
Court In the legal tender cases. In
view Of these facts, those who contend
that the commodity gold alone must
be used for money, and that the pep
pie must have no money IL the combi-
nation which has cornered that COM
modify will not let the government
have it, are wrong. The whole trou-
to perform its duty.
We ask what is the reason why the
government has failed to perform its
duty and furnish an adequate supply OF
money? The reason is that the same
men who have cornered the gold in the
world have control of the government
Of the United States, and it is for their
interests to confine the money Of the
world to the commodity which they
own or control. Why do the people
elect Presidents who belong to the gold
gold combination controls all the
money in the world, and can hire the
press, and any other invention which
can be used to spread or circulate lies
and deceive the people. Besides, when
they are not able to fool enough of the
people to make a majority, they have
thus far succeeded in buying or intim-
idating the required number to make
it possible to count majority for the
gold trust.
What, then, is the remedy? We
answer there is but one remedy, and
that is the ballot. If the people would
take the matter into their own hands,
and see to it that their votes were
counted, they could elect President
who does not belong to the gold COM
bination, and who would not sell out
to that combination. Relief can come
in no other way. If the people will not
do this, times must grow harder and
harder, until barbarism takes the place
Of the civilization of the nineteenth
century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

Philadelphia Times: Men may pirate
about the tariff as the fountain of the
qulckened industries and growing
prosperity in our midst but the. true
fountain of our improved condition is
in the fact that the agricultural pro-
ducts Of the nation will bring to the
farmers hundreds Of millions of mon
ey in excess of what they have le-
caived for several years past
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

"a fair days wages for a fair days
work is as just demand as governed
men ever made of governing" said
Thomas Carlyle, and in this republic
where all men are Free" we have seen
such a demand ignored repeatedly
Coming Nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

J. Pierpont Morgan controls twenty
six railroads, and is Hanna's las
he was Cleveland's) most intimate
friend."-San Francisco Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
And We Need a Great Deal.

Agitation is the marshaling Of the
conscience of nation to mould its
laws.-Sir R. Peel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03
HARD FOR FAMILIES
NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1Hk
YOUNG FOLKS.
Why ~ 1t Getting Harder and Harder
for Young Couple With Nothing
But Brains and Energy to Make
Their Way In Life?

We appeal to every family In which
there are sons and daughters to inquire
the reason why there are not as good
opportunities for the young people to
marry and live in comfortable homes
as there were when the old people were
young, says the Silver Knight Watch
man. There must be some reason Tor
this. Is 1t because the young people
nave become worthless, or Is it be-
cause times are harder than they used
to be? If the former, the race is degen-
Grating, which would be, indeed, de-
plorablc; if the latter, we must inquire
what has made times hard, and what
is the remedy? If times are really
hard, and there is no remedy, and they
must continue to grow harder and
harder, the dark ages are again APP
proachlng. II there be remedy by
which the prosperous times of other
days can be restored, is it not the first
duty of every good man and woman
to study the cause of hard times and
help to apply the remedy? If every
one would make it his special business
to inquire what is the difficulty in his
own case, and find out what is lacking
to give him command of the neces-
saries and comforts Of life the work
would be begun. If it should turn out
that nearly everybody should come to
the same conclusion, there would be a
general understanding as to what is the
matter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

Bismarck doesn't like the Monroe
doctrine. We fear Bismarck has been
taking TIE New York Evening Post
too seriously.--Silver Knight-Watch-
man.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

The working people have nothing Tor
all their years of hard labor, moth
ing for all their self-denial, but the
free and unlimited right to get OH the
earth by starvation or suicide, when
they are just in the prime OF LIFE
Johnston, r. l., Beacon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

Six and half millions of the people
of the United States declared in the last
election that it was the duty of the
government to coin silver as well as
gold, and give relief from the present
scarcity of m hey to tie full extent
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

Suppose they should come to the con-
clusion that they found it difficult to
obtain profitable employment and to
save enough money to provide good
living and make Roadway in the world.
1t would show that money is scarce and
hard to obtain. If they ascertained
that they could not get as much
money for their labor and services rs
they formerly did, it would prove that
there are too many laborers and too
much property or not enough money.
If the former, the remedy would be a
severe one. 1t would be necessary to
reduce the number of lahorers and d.
minish production. Such an operation
would be like cutting off boys legs
when they became too long for his
pantaloons, instead Of isngthening the
garment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

On the other hand, II there is not
money enough, what is the remedy for
that? 1t is with the people or with
their government? The government of
every independent nation has the SOW
ereign power to create money. All gov
ernments are so jealous of that power
that if private individuals attempt to
interfere with it by creating money, the
government holds them guilty of crime
and on conviction, sends them to the
penitentiary. The government makes
laws for the collection OF debts, and
also makes laws declaring in what
money debts shall be paid. We are
therefore compelled, when there is not
money enough to look to the govern
ment, and the government alone, for
relief. Some people contend that the
government has no right or power to
make or create money except out of
the commodity gold. The gold of the
world is held by the governments and
banks of Europe and New York, and
they say we must look to Europe for
relief. and that if Europe will not let
Our government have gold with which
to make money the government is not
to blame because it cannot make
money out Of anytn. ~ .-.n.
be so, and if the goldites are r.s..
there is no remedy, and ruin is iney-
table.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

The supreme court of the United
States, in the legal tender cases. fol-
lowed that leading case in England,
which is known as the mixed money
case" and decided that the government
Of the United States can issue full legal
tender money, printed on paper, with
out either gold or silver. The constitu-
ton expressly authorizes congress to
coin silver into money, as well as gold,
and this was done until 1873, when the
bill, demonetizing silver was snug
gled through congress. Is it possible
that the act of congress which demon
etized silver has deprived the govern
ment of its constitutional; power, and
relieved it of it's constitutional duty to
coin silver as well as gold, and furnish
more money to the people than can be
furnished by gold alone. AS absurd
as such suggestion ia, it is the fcIn-
dation of all the arguments of the sold
ties in Europe and America.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

And the Indianapolis gold commits
sion still holds forth in secret sessions
at the Arlington in Washington. It's
Nominations on finance will represent
fully the Sound business methods
of the bankers and gold gamblers, VINO
put up the money to meet the wine and
dine bills.-Silver Knight-Watchman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

But is it true? Is gold the only
money which the government has DOW
er to create and furnish the people? If
that be So when did it become true that
the sovereign power of the government
20 create money by law was confined to
the commodity gold? 1t was decided
by all the judges of England three hun
dred years ago. in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, that whatever the royal pre-
rogative declared to be money was real
money, and would perform all the func-
tons Of money, no matter upon what
material the sovereign stamp of the
government was placed, signifying the
sovereign will that it should be money.
That decision has never been overruled,
set aside or modified in the slightest
degree, and is to this day the law of
England.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-03

The S16,OOO.OOO that was expended
to elect Mckinley president would have
saved all the bank failures in Illinois
and Wisconsin, and fed all the hun
cry and clothed the unclad this WIN
ter. 1t cost money to defeat VIM. D..
Bryan.-Sacramento Bee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

Two very attractive early Autumn tours
will be run by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, leaving New York and Philadel-
phia September IS and October 12.
1t is hardly necessary to say that these
outings are planned with the utmost care,
and that all arrangements are adjusted so as
to afford the best possible means of visiting
each place to the best advantage.
The tours each cover a period of eleven
days, and include the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, picturesque Blue Mountains, Luray
Caverns, the Natural Bridge, Virginia Hot
Springs, the cities of Richmond and Wash
ington, and Mt Vernan
The round-trip rate, including all neces-
sary expenses, is 500 from New York, S63
from Philadelphia, and proportionate rates
from other points.
Each tour will be in charge of one of the
company's tourist agents He will be assisted
by an experienced lady as Chaperon, whose
especial charge win be ladies unaccompanied
by male escort
Special trains Of parlor cars are provided
for the. exclusive use Of each party, in which
the entire round trip from New York is
made.
For detailed itinerary apply to Ticket
Agents or to Tourist Agent 1876 Broadway,
New York, or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

ID Is worth only 52 cents and stillfau-
ing. No wonder that they are
ashamed of their platform and want
to get away from it when i'm two
months after it's euuuciation the
metal which 1t advocates as money
falls 10 per cent. i'm value That the
Republicans of She state win mot let
them getaway from it goes withput
saying if they are wise ThW they
viii sweep the state now chat they
have the enemy on the ran also gees
without saying if they are not too
confident.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
The Daily and Sunday

Editions together, which win give its readers
the best and freshest information of all that
n Going on In the world every day in the
wear including holidays, win be sent fuE
800 year or 30 cents per month.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
.PITrsRuRe DISTRICT MINERs-



Plttsburs, sept 49, = Ihe flttsourB
dlstrlct coal operators peheVe lnat lhlS
week WIZ ma many mines IN TINS re-
gion IN run operation ana TO lurthet
this bellet the majority OF the mine
owners nave announced that lher plts
VIII pe opened az once III Ieaulness lot
an oil their men VINO may Wlsh TO
ignore the ten DAY proVlso OF the Co
luinous settlement. IL is neheNeu lhal
many OF the strikers VIII take au-
vantage or the opportunity.
secretary warner Oh the miners as
soclation' however says the columbus
agreement VIII De sulclly adheieu To-
IL IS not DeHeNed' thouSh' thal Jhe oHi-
clals OF the district VIII raise thelr
hands TO stop lhe men from gong W
work lmmedlatelg' a ulstrlct cohVen-
ton OIL miners mas peen caIleu Ior Weu-
nesaay morning AT Whlch lnal'ers Oh
vital Importance are TO be dlscussed'
Ihe convention rs presumably calleu
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
CHIEF CAUSE.

Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kidneys
is the chief cause of bladder troubles. So
the womb Ike the bladder was created for
one purpose, and if not doctored too much
is not liable to weakness or diseased, except
in rare eases. It is situated back of and very
close to the bladder, therefore any pain,
disease or inconvenience manifested in the
kidneys back, bladder or urinary passage is
often by mistake attributed to female weak
ness or womb trouble of some sort. The
error is easily made and may be as easily
avoided To find out correctly, set you
urine aside for twenty-four hours; ssdi-
ment or settling indicates kidney or bladder
trouble. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy is soon
realized. If you need a medicine you should
have the best. At druggists fifty cents and
one dollar. You may have a sample bottle
and pamphlet both sent free by mail,
Mention EVENING HERALD and send your
address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton
n. Y. The proprietors Of this spaper guarantee
he genuiness Of this offer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

Electric Biters is a medicine suited for any
season, but perhaps more generally needed in
the spring, when the languid exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of a tonic and altera-
tive is felt. A prompt use of this medicine
has often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers, No medicine will act more
surely in counteracting and freeing the sys-
tenn from the malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to
Electric Btters. Only fifty cents per bottle
at A. Wasley drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
IN NICK OF TIME.
A Scranton Citizen is Fortunate A
Peint OF Public Interest.

~ - - -T------ -
In every u"J my we "i'' uo ''''"H Ia
NICK Oh ulhe' vi coul9e 1neso i.c H"iIoM ,.y,
shayes uon .enu 10 zen me -, me- anu sun
us De.VeI 'h"C way .''u ~ nI..,,,. -.
sentative 'alleu d. 10 -,.''ilu W. 9'osge' .91
scranton, ana MIS- w. i No'lg' "uo Lg'lGea
theIe lolu 1lil I'D yne 'oulsg o' you
IhaV sac mas oen 7t''ei'lis ii'Li i,','''gS
-, I-iif, fIr,,st
a5 I'D yllo p'',7l,oo'5'= ,', ,I, 80 '' s
ln luo aiu"'i 1i ,.es sLI e1,,,.+i,,,,-
O., W., 80, +I,,+ Iagtod f,r
"'' 9,' tl.,.,, t5.., ,,,orc baadscbes thai
rr,;,,.,,,- +,.,,t,I.. ..yi.t.J
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

Washington Sept. 13.-The docu-
mented merchant marine Of the United
States on June 30 last numbered 22,-
633 vessels, Of 4769, ,O2O gross tons, an
increase of g. 400 tons over June 30,
1896, and decrease Of 275 vessels, The
tonnage of the Atlantic and gulf coasts
is 2,64G796, a decrease of 10000 tons.
The tonnage of the great lakes is L.
41O,1O3 tons. an increase Of $4,000 tons.
Pacific coast tonnage was virtually
stationary American sailing tonnage
has exceeded steam tonnage for the
last time in our history, the steam ton
mage on June 30 amounting to 6,599
vessels, of 2,35S, sos gross tons, an in
crease Of $1,000 tons over the previous
year. Nearly all Of this increase is on
the great lakes. New York state has
the largest merchant marine, 4,857 yes
sells Of 1,S8l,748 gross tons, an increase
Of $1,000 tons.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
Train Eobbers Driven ON.

Lima, Sept. 1S.-An attempt to roo
the WeIls-Fargo express train on the
Chicago and Erie road was frustrated
BSar Foraker, o., yesterday. A gang
Of u tramps were discovered on the
train The train was stopped and the
men were ordered off, but instead of
doing so they made a rush for enc Of
the express cars. The messengers
opened fire and held them at bay until
the train started again, when the
tramps made their escape. It is not
known whether any of them We're
wounded or not,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
Twenty-iour specfntors7 kuIod.

City Of Mexico, Sept. 18.-Twentv-.
four persons, mainly spectators of tf@
great blast at Panueta's quarry, on the
Vera Cruz railway We're instantly
killed Saturday. The blast went OF.
and the people rushed forward to sae
the effects. when gases in the air iag-
nited causing a terrible explosion. Two
cavalrymen on guard We're killed. With
their horses. Many people were in
jured.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
NUGGETS OF NEWS,

In a dispute on a New York street
Natalie Brogna was stabbed to death
by Angelo Carabone.
Bernard J. Treaoy the millionaire
Kentucky horse breeder, died in Bos-
ton as the result of a fall,
Sir Harry Westwood Cooper is under
arrest at san Francisco on suspicion of
operating as a counterfeiter and forger.
Miss Maggie Mack rescued her little
brother from a fire at Detroit Mich,
but was so terribly burned that she
died.
Fransis A. Coffin the indianapolis
bank wreclSer, centenced a year ago to
eight years imprisonment, has been
pardoned by the president
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

valdosta, Ga, Sept 18.-Three years
ago Shelton Damrier was sentenced to
the chain eans for stealing meat from
Samuel Parker. He declared that he
would kill Parker on sight when his
term expired. Yesterday, while Mr..
Parker was going to church, Dampier
placed a pistol against his breast and
fired. the bullet passing through Par
kers heart The town marshal wit
messed the murder, but Dampier kept
him at bay by threats, and escaped to
the mountains.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13

Totis, Hungary, Sept. 13.-Emperor
william with a numerous suite, in
Guiding General Count Obrutechef,
chief Of the Russian general staff ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and was
received at the military station by EN-
peror Francis Joseph. The Austro-
Hungarian monarch wore the uniform
Of a Prussian field marshal, and the
ribbor of the order Of the Black Eagle
He was accompanied by the Austrian
archdukes. The two emperors kissed
each other twice, and repeatedly shook
hands eTusively Emperor William
wore the uniform Of his Austrian Hus-
sar regiment The imperial meeting
was witnessed boy thousands Of spec
tators. who chaerad Justify
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-13
THE BASKET.

The basket was made Of willow work,
Made rough, but very strong,
With a top to hide what was put inside
And a handle to take it along,
A man came by the market place.
He was a good man and true,
He bought the basket, and, filling it up,
Said 'Ive put all 1 could in you
II was only a basket of medium size,
But it carried that man so high,
After twas left at a widows door,
That it bore him above the sky,
Up and up to heavens bright gate,
Which the angel opened wide,
And the basket he filled for the hungry poor
Landed him safe inside
Irene Aclerman in Woman's Journal.