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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

A correspondent of the Photographers
ADV 0cate says:
Not long since wrote upon the con-
dition of the iron miners in Michigan.
At that time they were ating dogs, and
the governor proposed, in case they at
tempted to secure any other food by
other means than those prescribed by
their masters, to send the entire state
militia up for the purpose of giving
them a good dinner of bullets. 1t seems.
however, that this will not be required,
since the daily papers bring the cheer
ing news that the miners are peacefully
starving to death. The Times-Herald
saws thousands are starving upon the
Gogebic range, and unless assistance Is
given them this winter, that the snow
will drift over the graves Of hundreds
of paupers who died from lack OF food.
Today. with the harbingers of winter in
the air, there are strong, willing WORK
ers proving about looking for bit
of refuse that will answer the purpose
of food-who are hunting desperately
for work-tNousands of hollow eyed
women seeking in vain to still the cries
of their furnishing brood, thousands
upon thousands of helpless little chill
dren. without shoes, clothing or educa-
ton. and unable to comprehend why 1t
does not come, upon the Gogebic iron
rnpua
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

Judge Hawley Of the United States
circuit court related recently from the
bench good story at the expense Of
a distinguished lawyer and United
States senator, whose name was not
mentioned. This prominent member
of the bar was very absent-minded at
times. One morning he was on his
way to court in great hurry, and
happening to overtake a friend, re-
marked: 81 dressed in such haste this
morning that forgot my watch" Al
little further on he said: Il wonder
If l have time to go back and get it,"
and as he spoke he pulled out his watch
from his pocket. mo, 1 have not time"
he concluded, after consulting the dial.
and he walked on. Nearing the court
house he hired a messenger to go for
the watch, paying him dollar for the
service. The messenger returned with
the information that the timepiece
could not be found, whereupon the
lawyer exclaimed, looking up from his
books and papers: THAT is very
strange" Then he took a swift glance
at his watch and said: 1T makes no
difference, anyhow. 1 can do without
it. The judge is late and there is plen-
ty of time" And he paid the messen-
ger another dollar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

The Populist party has also been USE
full in pressing the transportation prob
lem to a solution. The proposition of
public ownership is gaining rapidly in
public favor and when once understood
is one Of the strongest tenets of the
party creed. 1t Is safe to say that a
large majority OF the members of the
two old parties honestly think that the
idea of public ownership and operation
of lines of transportation is new,
wild and fanatical scheme that enlan-
ated from the fertile Imagination OF
some cranky Populist But when
shown that three-fourths of the civil
lied governments in the world own all
or portion of their railroads and tele-
graph lines, and operate them with
great success, and immense saving to
the people, it puts the question in a
different light and induces men to con-
slider it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

"There is now pending before Con-
gress a bill providing for a Govern
ment telegraph, which will come up for
further consideration at the next ses-
sion of Congress. The bill owes its
existence to the International Typo
graphical Union, which for years has
fought a valiant battle for a national
telegraph system. The bill, II passed,
will cause the operation Of telegraph
by the government on cost basis, and
free from the discrimination so fire.
quently practiced by the western
Union monopoly. The news, freed
from the grasp of this octopus (Which
consults it's own interests and not the
peoples as to whether newspapers are
needed in certain localities or not, and
acts accordingly, daily newspapers Will
springup like magic all over the United
States-publication not tinged with
the monopolistic hue of the Western
Union, but papers that are free to ad-
vocate true reform measures without
fear of losing the necessary compile
ment, to their business, the news. -
Telegraphers' Advocate.
And there's some more Populism for
you. But it is no new idea. In fact,
there isn't a single Populist principle
that is new. We are simply party Of
the people, of advanced ideas, and want
to adopt the best and reject the worst
of all the governments in the world.
1t would be no trouble to do so if it
were not for the pecuniary interests OF
the wealthy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

Postmaster General Wilson said at a
meeting in New York last week that
"the honest belief of a large section
of the voters is becoming fixed that the
government is so administered and
laws are so framed as to make unjust
distribution of social benefits, to make
more difficult the upward path in life,
and to narrow the gateway of oppor-
tunity." That expresses the situation
in general terms, but it specifies no
particular evils and suggests no rem
edy. What we need is to get at the
situation in a concrete way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

Postal savings banks is another
one of the reforms advocated by the
Populist party. This is no new chi,
merical scheme. 1t has been tried with
signal success in England, France,
Belgium, Sweden, Holland, Russia,
Austria, Hungary, Australia and Can
ada. In all of these countries the peo-
pie have received decided,benefits from
the system. In the United Kingdom de-
posts are now received at II 900 post
Offices from a. m. to 6 p. m. Any
sum from 20 cents up to $3.50 may be
deposited in one year and interest is
paid on any sum that is multiple of
SIS, and is compounded. The aggregate
deposits in postal savings banks at the
end of 1893 was $402, $685. 900, the years
increase being $23, 100000. One of
every seven persons in England is now
a depositor in the postal banks. The
peoples party should press all the
questions with vigor for the next four
years. 1t is a mistake to make the
money question the sole issue, and
worse than folly to confine ourselves
to the one question of the free coinage
of silver. They should all be taken
along together.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

1t is some consolation, however, that
the constant agitation of economic
questions is attracting the notice OF
such prominent men as Mr.. Wilson.
The Populist party has been to the fore
in this matter. 1t forces a considera-
ton Of the income tax and secured
the passage of law for that purpose.
The adverse decision of the Supreme
Court only emphasized the justice OF
another one of the problems the party
has publicly discussed-that OF the
powers of the courts, and their agrees
sions upon the rights of the people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
Nov. 3 Xns Only a Bull Run.

The Silver Knight Of Cleveland, o.,
makes the following sensible observa-
ton:
"Thcre are those of us old enough
to remember the wave Of disappoint-
ment, almost of despair, that swept
over the country when the news
came Of the defeat of Bull Run. But
it was not many years before we re-
allied that the defeat was God-send.
If the Union troops had won at Bull
Run the war would have closed on just
one more compromise and nothing
would have been settled. There Is
broader issue than the silver question,
and that is the money question. De-
feated in the first fight on the silver
question, it behooves us to discuss the
money question, of which the silver
question is but part. The power to
issue money must be taken out OF prl-
vate hands, and all that circulates as
money, whether gold, silver or paper,
must be issued by the federal govern
ment exclusively. We must stand for
the treatment of silver or an equality
with gold at the mints, because silver
was never constitutionally demonetized
and Disseminated against, and those
unconstitutional laws degrading silver
from standard money to token coin
must be swept from the statute book.
The government is under obligation to
coin gold and to coin silver into stand
ard money, and it may coin paper, but
it has no authority to indorse the notes
Of any banking corporation"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
Paris Policemen Clubs.

Policemen in Paris now carry clubs,
beautifully decorated. They are pure
white, with yellow handles. Around the
middle is painted a double blue ribbon,
with the city arms at the point where
the ends of the ribbon cross. The white
color will be more easily noticed than
any other by coachmen, the sticks
being held like conductors batons by
the policemen in the middle Of the
street, to direct travel to the right or
left or to stop it when needful.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

Canute marked one of his royal
Christmases by a piece of sudden re-
tributive justice; bored beyond all en-
durance by the Saxon Edric's iteration
of the .raitorous services he had rend-
cred him, the king exclaimed to Eric,
Earl of Northumberland: Then let
him receive his deserts, that he may
not betray us as he betrayed Ethelred
and Edmund" upon which the ready
Norwegian disposed of all fear on that
score, by cutting down the boaster
with his axe, and throwing his body
into the Thames.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

An exchange says: "A Democrat in
Virginia has declined certtficats OF
election to Congress that was awarded
to him on account of clerical Irregular
tiles in the returns, and his Republican
competitor gets the place. And yet
there are those who insist that miracles
never happen nowadays" That man
should go at once into some popular
dime museum as the greatest freak OF
the age.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
or Course Not.

Watts-"That is pretty good story
you tell, but it won't work" Weary
Watkins-"Course 1t won't. Dyou
spose I'd be travelin' around with 1t
n II did ?"-Indianapolis Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
Difference of Opinion.

Ted-"What's the name Of that sub
urb Tom moved to-" Ned-"The peo-
pie who live there say it is Paradise
Park, while everybody else calls 1t the
jumping-off place."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
CHAPTER VII.

FUN as smooth a
current were Con-
stance Withers'
conscience and pru-
dence rocked to
sleep during the
early months of
that winter. Win
ter! Never had
summer been so re-
plete with light
and warmth. There
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15
FROM A VETERAN.
THE FAMOUS JESSE HARPER
ON TIE LATE FIGHT.
Tho Peoples Party Platform. Shibboleth,
the Specie Basis the Crime of the
Nineteenth Century-Paper Money ehe
Antidote.

Editor presentative:-The farce Of
the body politic-sui omnis-in the
election of the 3rd of November. en-
phasizes the saying:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
Daily History

On Friday, the 18th of June. we were
organized into companies of hundreds
and of ffties and of tens. The calcula-
ton is for two ffties to form a ring
when they encamp and keep the cattle
inside in the night time and keep up a
guard and herd them we'll in the day
time, when we are not travelling. a
white flag is hoisted here
Saturday the 19th.-Started. Stopped
at noon and travelled on again
and arrived at the Platte river
about o'clock: same place as
the pioneers first did encamp.
We already see the good of this kind
of encamping. which is very good if
only every man viii do his duty Signs
of killed man were found here and
there were two letters in the pockets
Of his pantalOons. one for Pawnee and
one for the Point.
Sunday. the 20th.-Fine weather Re
3ort came this morning that Jacob
Weatherbee, who went back yesterday
on an expedition with an OK team. was
attacked by three Omahaws and that
he was deadly wounded This after
noon we learn that he is dead Public
meetings were held this day.
Monday. the 21st.-Nery warm. We
learn that the dead body of Jacob
Weatherbee was buried under the flag
pole Al the Elkhorn ferry.
Tuesday. the 22nd.-Pleasant. We
started this morning and it was a
warm day. and stopped again after
shutdown: watered our cattle in the
river by the light of the moon and then
took them our 10 feed awhile Three
Indians seen today
Wednesday. the 2Srd.-Very warm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
WILHELM A PLAYWRIGHT.
Kaiser Has Another Surprise For the
Literary World

New York, July "a special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Berlin
saws: KAISER Wilhelm has prepared
another surprise for the literary world
This time his ambition is histrionic and
Professor Buettnew has been chosen TO
clothe the imperial conception in dra-
matte array 1t will be recalled the
last wear Germany's versatile ruler pre-
scented three allegorical tableaux TO the
world. the details of which were left
10 Professor Knackfuss to be executed.
Within fortnight these three allegor-
ical depictions will be published in dra-
matte form.
Under the personal direction of his
majesty, Professor Buettner has. it is
announced, produced most satisrac-
tory work. The composition is called
.Dere Deutsche anct Michael and is
a heroic drama in three acts. Each act
develops one of the categorical carts,
though in reverse order from the way
in which they are finished and appeared
in fac SMILES.
The first act closes with the "Monu-
mentum fere perennius. q have
erected a monument more lasting than
stcne). Il treats of Germany's gradual
evolution from the time of ancient Ger
mania to the period of the powerful
dominion of Kaiser Wilhelm l.
The second act typifies the strength
of Germany internally and the assur-
ance of internal peace through prosper
Gus conditions in municipalities The
closing tableaux of this act is formed
by the picture 'Neimand re liebe,
niemand zu leid." (Weal and woe TO
none.)
The third act finally portrays the
power of the fatherland in external af-
fairs-that is the empires military
strength-how the realm is able, allied
to other states, to maintain peace. 1t
closes with the picture ''Volker Europas
Wahret Eure Heiligsten Gueter." (Na>
tons of Europe, watch over your most
holy possessiOns.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
CACHE COUNTY LANDS.
Land Commissioner Harris Has Com
pleted the Advertisement.

State Land Commissioner Fisher S.
Harris, who has been engaged on field
work in Cache county for the past 30
days, returned to the city Sunday even
ing Exposure to the suns and storms
has given him the real complexion of
a Tuscarora brave. and the pale faced
orator Of six months ago has been Won
derfully transformed While in Cache
county he appraised IS sections of state
school lands, being assisted in the
work by NJ. D. Hammond and W. d.
Cranney county appraisers. This com
pletes the appraisement of all Cache
county school lands on which applica-
tions for preference rights have been
filed. There are $50 of these applica-
tions. with but few conflicts.
The dry far ners, Commissioner Har-
ris reports. are discouraged by the bad
crop outlook He saw many wheat
fields, particularly in the neighborhood
of Trenton. that were almost burned
up. The irrigated crops, on the whole,
were looking well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06

GAS WELL LOOSED.
Stranger With a Lighted Cigar
Caused the Trouble.

Anderson, Ind, July 5.-A stranger
with a lighted cigar gave Madison
county probably the most extensive
Fourth of July display in it's history
The Trenton Oil company, drilling
north of this city, had just opened a
mammoth well when he appeared with
his lighted cigar. The gas ignbted- The
flames shot 40 feet into the air and
could be heard for miles.
The derrick was burned down in a
minute There were no valves ON the
casing. and there is no way to shut of
the gas. All methods known except the
cannon-snuffing has been tried, but the
pressure is too strong
The cannon will be used tomorrow. A
ball will be fired across the casing. 1t
will blow out instantly. This is only
used in extreme cases.
The outfit is gone and much adjacent
property is damaged. Great crowds are
visiting the burning we'll 1t is the
first one that has got loose for years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
Home Forum.

Salt Lake forum No. COS installed some
of its officers Friday evening last. the
installing officer being our past president.
Mr. N j. Sheckell. Everything passed
off very nicely. The officers for the cur
rent term are: President. Mrs. w. NJ. FL
lott: vice president. Mrs Nettie Palmer.
second vice president, Mrs B. D. Black
mar: secretary William Mcmillan: treas
urer Lem Learn; historian. Mrs. J. w
Montgomery; orator. J. E. Tregeagle; as
s.stent orator. Mrs. c. J. Geary; inside
guard. II. H. Fowler; outside guard. j.
". Montgomery; directors. a. w. Gal
lacher. B. d. Blackmar and J. B. Lewis;
organfst. Mrs. Clara Watrous-
The forum may congratulate itself upon
having elected for president a lady who
will prove herself an efficient officer and
who will work theoretically for the best
interest of the order.
Companions, rally round the new officers
and give them your hearty support and
success is assured for our forum
new companion will be- initiated on
Friday evening next.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
Wanted, an Aeronaut.

Chicago, July 5.-Evanston life savers
are looking for a lost aeronaut. When
they find him they viii restore to him
his balloon. The air ship is riding on
the surface of Lake Michigan. about
three miles off the Evanston station.
but it is anchored and the aeronaut can
have it on application. When the bal
loon was first sighted the life saving
crew ran out their boat and after a
hard pull managed to capture it,
The life savers say the balloon is of
the kind used for long voyages, and not
the hot air kind sent up by parachute
jumpers. Besides this. the basket is
the kind used by balloonists for long
trips, parachute leapers only employing
a IRA .ApZa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
WERE UNWELCOME.
Patriotic Greeks Cody Received at
Athens

New York. July 5.-George Viler, a
Greek of this city, and 10 other Greeks
who three months ago were among the
patriots who went to Athens to offer
their services to the King of Greece.
returned on the French line steamer
La Bretagne. They have started for
their several homes, some of them hav-
ing been settled in the west.
Mr. Vilier says that on reaching
Athens they were told that their serv-
ices would not be required and were,
therefore, not enrolled in the army
This was a great disappointment to
many and some equipped themselves to
go TO the front as sharDshooters- OF
the several hundred Greeks who went
from the United States, many will re-
main in Greece; others are scraping to-
gether their means and will endeavor
to return.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
Buck!en's Arnica Save.

The best salve in the world for cuts.
sores. letter. chapped hands. chilblains
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum. fever
corns and all skin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded Price %
cents per box For sale by T. c. II.
DR. az depot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
GARFIELD BEACH.
Time Card in Effect June Is.

Leave Arrive Leave Arrive
Salt Lake Garfield. Garfield Salt Lake.
.7:45 am. 'S:45 am. 1925 pm. los pm.
1915 am 1885 am. 1910 pm. 1900 pm.
2:15 pm. 1855 pm $40 pm. 5.45 pm.
1870 pm. $40 pm. 7:00p.m. 7:4O pm.
700 pm $40 pm 900 pm. 9:4e pm
@Daily except Sundays
Olsen's orchestra afternoon and even
ing Boating. bathing, dancing. Fare
SOC Depot corner First South and
Fourth West.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
RECORD KEPT BY
CAPT. G. B. WALLACE
THE EVENTS OF EACH DAY
Complete Story Of rIost Heroic
Undertaking.
GRAPHIC IN ITS SIMPLICITY

An Account That Will be Read With
Interest by the Pioneers and Their
Descendants and by the People
Generally - Hardships Endured
and Overcome-A Document of
Great Historic Value
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
TWENTY-THREE FEET.
Vessels Will Have That Depth
Through Altered 500 Lock.

1t has not yet been decided to
close the new American 500 lock on
the 10Th of this month, as requested
by Supt Wheeler. The purpose of
his request was to allow of more
time before the coming of ice in
which to set the new gates, and it
is not unlikely that this will be done.
Figuring from the information at
hand as to the number Of boats that
pass through, the engineer officials
say there is. no doubt that the Cana
dian lock could easily accommodate
everything. The closing of the
American lock would put the
American tonnage entirely depend
ent on the other lock. In ease of
damage to that lock or the Slowness
in passing vessels the American lock
could be thrown open at u few hours
notice, the officials say.
N-oWhen the alterations to the
lock are completed and
The present miter sill removed, the
depth of water will be increased
from Il to % feet This will allow
vessels carrying ore from Lake Su-
perior to South Chicago to make
new records. Vessels bound down
with ore can also load nearly foot
deeper, or the draft allowable over
the Ballard S reef improvement
about Is feet; 50 that records will ba
made all along the line. The work
OF renewing the powders from Bal,
lard's reef neighborhood will occupy
the remainder of this season and all
of next season, SO that vessels Of the
Rockefeller class will be restricted
to that extent tor another year or
more. Nobody will shed tears over
this unless it be the maynatcs them
selves. Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
Frui, ,Giice shoe Polish.

Orange juice is one OF the best
dressings for black shoes or boots.
Take a slice or quarter of an orange
and rub it on the shoe or boot; then,
when dry, brush with a soft brush
until the shoe shines like Il looking
glass. This is an English recipe.
Another fruit dressing is for tan
shoes. the inside of banana SKIN.
Rub the skin~all over the shoe
thoroughly, wipe off carefully with
a soft cloth brisklS, Patent leather
shoes should not }be polished win
backing. These are the hardest
kind of shoes to keep looking well,
and require constant care. Ihey
.may be cleaned with damp sponge
and Immediately dried with soit
cloth. with occasionally little
vaseline or sweet oil. They must
never be donned in cold weather
without heating, .or they will crack
as soon as exposed to cold air'-EX'