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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
Martin Irons Joins DebS.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 4.--Martin Irons, the
old-time leader of the Knights of Labor, is
now resident of Texas. His sixty years have
not prevented him from entering upon new
fields of labor for he is now state organizer in
Texas for Debs' Social Democracy. Irons went
to Texas to live some time ago, and settled in
the little town of Bruceville, in the cotton
country about Waco. When Debs announced
from Chicago in June the organization of new
party, Irons Immediately became convert to its
doctrine and started PROSECUTING in Texas. The
first lodge was organized in Brucevile last week
and has eight members This is as far as the
work has gone up to date. The Bruceville or
ganlzation is busily engaged in sending out So
castic literature and it is apparently in good
demand. The principles enunciated therein,
however, are so very similar to those held by
the Populist party of Texas it is not believed
the new organization will make much Roadway
Martin Irons has had hard struggle with the
world since the great Missouri Pacific strike of
1886, in which he took so prominent part
His struggles have not softened his nature.
He is, if possible, more extreme than ever in
ally and existing conditions determined foe.
Irons lost his prestige, however, years ago, and
has nearly dropped out of sight and mind.
realization of this fact makes him still more
virulent and he is ready to advocate anybody
or anything to again attract attention to him
self.
The present plan of the leaders of the So
cial Democracy appears to be largely in the di
rection of educational campaigning. The
lodges now forming are for the purpose of dis
tributing their particular kind of literature,
which includes nearly all of the Socialist pub
LEGATIONS in this country. Class predjndice is
the keynote of all that is published therein.
AS might be expected Martin Irons has been
preaching the doctrine of general strike even
since the coal miners closed down the pits in
the Eastern states.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
A Song of the SuuflOwer State,

The Klondike fields will be forgot
AS sure as you are born;
vi wealth we all will have lot
When Kansas cuts her corn.
All friction with the earth will cease,
Around the pole twill turn in peace,
Ofled with contentment's axle-grease,
When Kansas cuts her corn.
With songs of hope we'll hail the sun
That visits us each morn;
AT eve well rest with duty done,
When Kansas cuts her corn.
With none to hinder or modest,
Each man who earns shall share the best,
with some to cheer the cherished guest,
When Kansas cuts her corn.
Our smiles will blossom day and night;
No more we'll be torlorn;
Each home shall ring with laughter light
When Kansas cuts her corn
Through breaking mists we will discern.
The nobler heights for which we yearn,
With time to live and love and learn,
When Kansas cuts her corn.
Washington Evensng Sta
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
Eagle please copy.

The silver is now worth less than 40 cents
in the market. Shs is the lowest point touch
cd in the history of the world But what does
it matter as long as the silver dollar is legal
tender? 1t passes as dollar. 1t does all a
dollar can do 1t would be better money 1t the
metal in it was totally worthless in the markets
of the world. Here is proof positive OF the
truth of ''fatism" If our free silver friends
can stand over 60 cents of fat they ought to
come to the Populist doctrine of legal tender
paper dollar.-Butler Free Press
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

THE Democrats of Colorado refuse to join
hands with the Populists and Silver Republic
ans. The Kansas City Times says that is right.
The Populists of Ohio and Iowa concluded to
go it alone, and the Times condemns them
Wonder why.
A GOOD old friend suggests that day be set
apart for giving thanks to Hanna and McKin-
ley for causing the famine in India and other
countries.
VIM. j. BRYAN was in the Santa Fe wreck
near Emporia, and did valuable service in car
ing for the wounded and dying.
IRELAND's potato crop is failure, and the
price of potatoes is likely to rise. Praise lie
unto Hanna and Mckinley:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
Injunction Against a Preacher.

Down i'll West Virginia the other day, min
lister preached two sermons in which he took
the part of the striking miners, but advised
them not to resort to violence, but respect and
obey the law The enemies of the miners were
angry, and they appealed to the court, and the
judge issued an injunction against the preacher,
prohibiting him from preaching any more such
sermons.
But, then, this is land of "free Speech"
etc., you know.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

HERE are two interesting little TENS from
the Emporia Republican,
Hanna is coming to Kansas and very ma
turally, from congeniality and taste, will be the
guest of Applejack Cy On! what pair.
Hon. w. A. Harris, although only six
mouths in the United States senate, is already
regarded as the leading senator from this state.
In point of ability there is no comparison be-
tween he and Baker. Harris was elected tor
his fitness for the position; Baker was an acct
dent sprung up on dicker. Every Republican
in the state should hang his head in shame
when he thinks of it.
Eagle please copy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

GENTLEMAN of my acquaintance who had
occasion to make purchase in carpet store in
one of our large cities found out some facts in
bill, which are perhaps not generally known,
and which are worth the telling. Owing to a
climate better suited to their manufacture, or
to some other cause, the English make much
finer Brussels carpets than are manufactured in
this country. And yet, my friend found that
this carpet house was closing out its imported
carpets and would handle no more of them.
The new duty of 40 cents yard and 40 per
cent ad valorem is absolutely prohibitive and
puts the best carpets out OF the reach OF any
except plutocrats. But" it may be observed,
eff this Goes prevent the government from OBJ
tanning any revenue from this source, it certain
ly insures fuller employment and better times
to the American workingman employed in car
pet manufacture, so that he can buy bread, thus
helping out our home market"
Well, let us persue the subject little further.
AT the same place that English carpets were
being closed out as fast as possible at the old
figures, say $40 yard, where they could not
be sold for less than so if imported under
the Dingley rates, the American products had
been marked up. The manufacturer had in
creased the price of ingrains IS cents yard,
and the carpet dealer added that to his profits,
without benehtting the government, the laborer,
or anyone but himself. Will this increase help
the laborer? l haven't heard of any wages
being raised in any carpet factory since the
Dihgey bill went into effect nor can see any
reason why they would be. And the increase
of IS cents a yard means, not more carpets
made aud sold but less. People of moderate
means will find substitute i'll the shape OF
cheap mattngs from China, Japan and India.
These pay only three cents duty per yard when
costing less than 10 cents yard abroad, and
make fair substitute for carpets i'll bedrooms
and Railways; so they will be sold in greater
quantities and American made carpets in less,
while the American workingman will be thrown
out of employment, and the pig-tailed Oriental
will get more work to do at the pauper figures
of ten cents day. This is what comes of try
ing to "foster" industry by "protective" duties
to tax people into prosperity. When You
90 to buy carpet, thank Mckinley and Reed
and Dingley, and the rest of the high-tarltf
crowd, that they are so dear you can get only
half as much as you would like, and economic
by taking the rest in the mettings made by the
"pauper labor" of Asia Star and Kansan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

IT is reported that Mrs, Lease has the Klon-
dixie fever. She will probably recover when
cold weather comes.
LEW HANBACK,, former leader III the Re-
publican party, died of typhoid fever, al Ar
mourdae, Monday morning.
CY LELAND has struck civil service between
the eyes, He has reduced the salaries of GER
tain clerks whom he wishes to resign.
TOM OSBORN, ex-governor of Kansas, says
Populisln is deeply rooted i'll Kansas, and does
not depend upon the advocacy of silver to keep
it alive. Tom says he thinks the Republicans
will re-capture Kansas next time-but he isn't
sure about it.
THE people of GLASGOW, Scotland pay no
taxes The city owns It's street railways, cleo
trio lights, water-works and other public utili
ties, and these things pay all the running ex
penses of the city. This is Socialism. How
do you like it?
MRS. HANNA BOYLE, mother of Attorney
General Boyle, died at Topeka Saturday, and
was buried on Sunday. The pal-bearers were
Governor Leedy, John w. Breidenthal, Secre-
tary-of- State Bush Auditor w. H. Morris,
Treasurer D. H. Hefebower and Ed Little.
THE moneycrats afraid the great gold
finds of Klondike will increase the quantity of
money so much that they will be unable to con-
troll the circulating medium, so they have de-
clared that Klondike gold is not good gold, and
must not be coined into money. This does not
surprise us in the least. We predict that gold
will be de;nonetzed at no distant day.
JUSTICE BREWER, in an opinion found in Vol.
Ga of the Federal Reporter, gives some able
reasons why government ownership of railroads
would be better than private ownership. He
SAYS there is growing conviction among the
people that they would be better served by the
railroads being conducted similar to the post
Office department. AS we have before stated,
Socialism is rapidly growing.
ACCORDING to an item in the Kansas City Star,
s. H. Dodge, formerly editor of the Garrett
Plaindeaer, now of the Beloit Gazette, has a
oubernatorial bee buzzing in his bonnet. We are
CORY TO see this, for if he should succeed in
oettine the job, Trigg and Brooke would be-
come restless and want to run for something,
,,d then we'd lose thenl-and we don't want
,em to leave Garrett.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

Arr" Cox was one Of NATURES noblemen.
He was man of high and lofty ideas, never
STOPPING to anything small or mean His
heart was large enough to encompass all hui
manity, and the sufferings of his fellow beings
always elected his warmest sympathy. He
was man of strong convictions, and had the
courage to express them. He was public
spirited man, and spent much time in efecting
public Improvements abcu. him. He was
loving husband, an indulgent father and true
innocent little boys with him.
They are at rest.
May the peace of God be with the bereaved
and lonely one left to mourn herirreparable 10 S.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
KANSAS AGIrAT0R. GARRETT. KANSAS.

trasting the people of the country with those of
the. cities.
The former seem mere nearly the children of
Nature
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
A CALL
For Peoples Party Primaries and County
Convention in Anderson County, KaS.

Primaries for the election of delegates to the
Peoples party county convention for the nomi-
nation of county officers in and for said county,
which is hereby called to meet in Garrett, Kas.,
on Saturday, Sept rs, 1897, at 10 O'Clock am,
sharp, will be held in each voting precinct in
said county on Wednesday, Sept. ed, at 4:4S
O'Clock p. III.
By authorized appointment, each precinct is
entitled to the following representations
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

1st ward, 3 delegates
sd ward, 2 delegates;
Monroe tip, S delegates
Reeder tip, 10 delegates
Walker tip, 6 delegates
Rich tip, 8 delegates
Ozark tip, 6 delegates
Welda tp, 3 delegates
Westphalia tip, s del
A central committee
at the primaries for
ward in said county.
By order of committe
Il. S. II YRES,
Sec'y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS
A Father, His Two Little Boys and the En-
gineer.

Last Friday night, about O'Clock, l..
Champe, ST., received a telegram from Quincy,
Greenwood county, dictated by his daughter,
Mrs. Belle Cox (who is the only sister of the
editor of the AGTrAToR), which read as fol-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-10

ed ward, 3 delegates;
4th ward, 3 delegated.
| Jackson tip, 6 delegates
Putnam tp, S delegates
Union tp, 5 delegates
Lone Elm tip, 7 deleg's
Indian Greek tip, a del
E. Washington tip, 2 d
w. " tip, 2 del
man will also be elected
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

If there is to be a clear span of over twen- ty-five feet between walls, the bearing walls shall be four inches more in thickness than is in this section specified for every twelve and one-half feet, or fraction thereof, that said walls are more than twenty-five feet apart All buildings, not excepting dwell ings. that are over one hundred and five feet in depth, without q cross wall, or proper piers or buttresses, shall have the side or bearing walls increased in thickness four inches more than is specified ill the rcsDec- tive sections of this title for the thickness of walls for every one hundred and five feet, or part thereof, that the said buildings are over one hundred and five feet in depth
 In all business and manufacturing buildings
 warehouses, stores, factories and stables. over twenty-five feet in width between ttion walls. or girders supported on iron 0r wooden columns. or piers of masonry. the partition walls or girders shall be so placed that the space between any two partition walls, or gjrdcrs, shall not exceed twenty five feet, aud tue iron or wooden columns,
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tcontinued on Eleventh Page.)
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provided for in section twenty-fo four shall be measured from tho curb level at the center of the building to the top of the highest point of the roof beams in the case of Hat roofs, and for high-pitched roofs the average of the height of the gable shall be taken as the highest point of the wall. In case the wall is carried on Iron girders, or iron gtrders and columns, or piers Of masonry, the measurement, as to height, may be taken from the top of such girder. When the walls of structure do not adioin the street. then the average level for the ground adjoining the walls may be taken in stead of the street curb level for the height of such structure. The width of buildings, for the purposes of this title, shall be determined by the way the beams are placed. The lengthwse of the beams may be considered and taken to be the widthwise of the building, and the bearing walls are those walls on which the beams or trusses rest
 Sec. 31, In every building used as dwel- ling house, tenement house, apartment house, lodging house, schoolhouse or hotel each floor shall be of sufficient strength in all it's parts to bear safely upon every superficial foot of it's surface seventy pounds; and if to be used for office purposes, not less than one hundred pounds upon every superficial foot; If to be used as place of public assembly, one hun dred and twenty pounds; and If to be used as store, factory, warehouse or for any other manufacturing or commercial purpose, one hundred and fifty pounds and upwards upon every superficial foot. Every floor shall De Ol suuCleuI strength to pear SdIely tn9 weight to be imposed thereon in addition to the weight of the materials of which the floor is composed. The roof of all buildings shall be proportioned to bear safely forty pounds upon every superficial foot Of their surface in addition to the weight of the material con- posing the same.
 Sec. 32. The dimensions Of each piece or combination of materials required shall be as- certained by computation according to the rules and data given in Haswell's Mechanics 8 and Engineers Pocket Book, Trantwine's Engineers Pocket Book, or Kidder's Ar chitects' and Builders Pocket Book, except as may be otherwise provided in this title.
 Sec. s9. Every column, post or other verti- cal support shall be of sufficient strength to bear safely the weight of the portion of each and every floor, roof, and any other part of the structure depending upon 1t for support, in addition to the weights required as be- fore stated to be supported on the floors and roofs, together with any other loads that will come upon said column, post or vertical support.
 Sec. 34. The strength of all columns and posts shall be computed according to Gordon s formulae and the crushing weights in pounds to the square inch of section, used as co-ef- acients in said formulae, shall not exceed the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

Sec. 35. The breaking strength of wooden beams and girders shall be computed accord ing to the formulae in which the constants for transverse strains for central loads shall be as follows, namely:
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American club wins sig tricks, gaining four.

Trick l.. The only difference In the opening is
best. AS the partner has the other honors, this
makes no difference.
Trick 3. The American captain seems to think
the gain OF four tricks on this hand Is due to BIS
being warned tby rs signaD not to lead trumps.
BIS lead makes no difference unless he leads a
spade. which must make five tricks against rs
method Of handling the trumps.
Trick 8. This Is t Q play that loses the four
tricks. Precisely as in the original play, z does
not know who holds the zen of trumps, but he
does know that he holds the major tenace. Tho
American player keeps 1t, the Park player
does not. Difference, four tricks! The trump
signal has moth ng to do with it. If z leads a
spade, the trump comes through again, making
the tenace and all the spades.
Trick z. This lead loses n trick. We hear q
lot of rot about "the harmonious and beautiful
system OF informatory play" used by long.suit-
ers. and the marvellous insight it gives them as
to tho possibilities OF partners hand. Any COM
mon sense player could place the sp de deuce in
rs hand. and would know that the only possible
way to destroy every chance for another trick in
spades would be to lead the suit again. instead
OF continuing the trump, trusting partner not to
lead that spade deuce until the coast was clear.
The foregoing analysis has shown that the
common-sense play, holding the major tenace in
trumps. will mako eleven tricks for ",
whether Y signals or not. 1t remains to be shown
that the common-sense opening OF the hand
would have made seven tricks for Alb when
Park was ". and five tricks for Alb when
American was W. the difference being in the
management of the tenace.
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no! FOR SOUTH CARoLINAl
The Great County or Marion Has PIGS. Chill.
dren. and YAms to HEAT the KIondIke.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.. Dec. lo.-The county of
Marion. the home OF Gov. Ellerbc, Congressman
and former Comptroller Gen. Norton. place OF
residence OF Senator McLaurIn, boasts of other
things besides her statesmen. although her po-
litical influence in the rich Pee Dee section 10
considerable: An citizen OF Free State, Marion
county, writing OF his section, says:
Ho! for tho gold fields OF Marion! Talk
about your Klondikel The man with half the
move on him that It takes to get there can find
the equivalent OF a gold field much nearer
home. As a case IN point ! cite you Farmer r.
up one that tipped the scales at 152 ounces. an.
other weighed seven pounds. and four together,
Who can beat III Mr., Bethea has had marked
success a. raising children and potatoes. and is
not considered slow at raising u 'possum, which
he bakes with those famous yams."
Nor VIII the writer yield the palm to Georgia
on the question Of pigs. He continues:
see In the atlanta ConStitu alton that a man
a. Nichols has a hog three years old that gave
teen months. Mi. J. II. Tart OF Free Ff,e State has
one = years old that gave birth to thirty .one
pigs IN less than twelve months.
"Hurrah for old South Carolinai With plenty
or milk aud butter. hog and hOminy, 'taters and
posSum. We have . DAnGoeA COR al eur ilk-
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Alb win i've tricks against the best defences.
We must agree with rs theory that 1t Is bad
policy to signal on an adversary's suit, that
error being the cause alleged for the loss on this
hand. But as soon AS Y shows his great spade
suit. which he docs by his American lead of tho
queen. Y is justified In calling. We give Y
credit for anticipating this signal. and make z
hold up the. major tenace In trumps, which
was what the American player did. II the
tenace is not held up. Alb make seven
2 can do. n z leads tho trump queen,
y wins whatever he leads next, drops two
trumps together, and then makes four tricks In
diamonds and clubs. This shows that II the
Park player had opened the hand with the
supporting diamond he would have made five
tricks. even II u managed his trumps very we'll,
and 1t shows that II the American player had
opened with the diamond he would have made
seven tricks against the bad trump manage
ment OF q.
OUR PRoBLEMs.
Every answer received to tho perception prob
elm published Nov. % was correct. There 10 no
hope for WIS diamonds. and no must play for
his psrtner's clubs. N has shown five spades by
his original lead and s has shown four by his
completed echo, therefore Il must hold five
clubs and a trump y holds four spades end two
clubs. or one club and one diamond. II w leads
the club queen. L and w make every other
trick, as f holds A j 10 5 4. II he leads another
diamond they make two tricks only, the trump
and the club ace.
In tho following problem y and 8 are using
American leads. while e and w are playing
two-card suits down" The heart nine 10
turned. and N leads:
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The park Club wins two tricks only.

EarK SiuD WIN W onb.
Trick 1. All that need DO said about the OPEN
ing lead is that 1t is part Of a bad system. con-
trary to common sense, and calculated to do
o roy the possibilities OF the hand.
Trick 3. 1t Is a generally well. understood
principle Of whist tactics that with an est ID
lished suit. four trumps. ana a card Of reantry,
the best policy Ia to lead trumps. Alb have an
established club suit. and 3 has the four trumps
and reentry In diamonds. BIS total ignorance Of
the weakness of his partners hand is the fault
of the system they are playing. Had they been
short.suiters, 3 would have known that the club
suit was hopeless. even with reasonable assist
ance from him, and he would have led his single
ton spade, which would have made five tricks
for Alb without any trouble. This shows that q
bad ~lonx-suito opening may sometimes be atoned
for by a good short-suit return.
Trick A. With his great spade suit and re-
entry in diamonds Y is only too glad to lead tho
trump through tho strong hand.
Trick 5. This is the key to the whole hand,
and is the point at which the four tricks are lost
or won. Y does not know where the 10 Of
trumps lies, but he does know that he holds tho
major tenace, and that with such a combina-
ton the very worst thing he can do Is to lead
away from It. The diamond lead is forum tie.
but the top Of the suit should have been led.
The spade Jack is a better play for many reasons.
Here is the play when the American Club
opened the hand: