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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21
DR.. Franklin replying to the British Lords of

DR.. Franklin replying to the British Lords of
Trade said:
However tit particular thing may be for
particular purpose, whenever that thing is not
to be had in sufficient quantities it becomes nec-
essary to use something else in lieu of it,"
The attention of Parliament being called to
paper money in the American colonies, passed
all act in 1864 prohibiting any bills of credit of
the colonies being made legal tender
In 1864, while in England, Dr. Franklin, in
defense of paper money, said:
con the whole no method has hithertoo been
framed to establish medium of trade, equal in
all its advantages to bills of credit fouaded ON
sufficient taxes for dsclarging them, and made
general legal tender.'
At a late period DR.. Franklin, speaking of
of the paper money issued by the colony of
Pennsylvania, said:
"Between the years 174o and 175s, while
abundance reigned in Pennsylvania, and there
was peace in all her borders, more happy and
prosperous population could not be found. In
every home there was comfort. The people
generally were highly moral, and knowledge
was extensively diffused'
III will venture to say" said Gov. Pownell
"that there was never wiser policy nor better
calculated to serve the interests of an increas-
Ing country; and there Was never measue
more steadily pursued or steadily executed for
forty years together, than the loan office in
Pennsylvania founded and adminstrated by
the assembly of that province"
1.-The early notes of the colony" says Phil
lips American Currency, "seems to have kept
their credit we'll and had not the revolution in
tervened they would all have been redeemed at
par, as ample funds were always provided by
taxation excise duty in the same act that is
sued the bills, for their gradual but total ex-
tnction.n
David Hume, the historian says in substance:
In Pennsylvania the land itself was coined A
planter immediately on the purchase of land,
can go to the public loan office and receive
notes to the amount of half the value of his
land, which notes he employs in all his pay
ments and they circulated through the colony
by convention. No more than certain sum is
issued to any one planter; and each must pay
back into the public treasury. every year, one
tenth of his notes. When they are all paid
back he can repeat the operation.
Could there be higher authority for the be-
lief that the increase of the volume of currency
IN proportion to the increase of business in ben
eficial to producers, and that any kind of money,
in reasonable volume, will not depreciate so
ong as it is received for taxes? Both Franklin
and Jefferson were not only birnetallists, but
hey cite actual experiments in Pennsylvania
and Virginia to prove that the treasury note,
lium.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21
CAN'T REFORM WITHIN THEMSELVES.

The declaration has been frequently made
that no corrupt party has ever been reformed
within itself. 1t is very reasonable conclu-
sion If party h; S not enough of good men
to keep it from going astray, it is absolutely
certain that it has not enough of good men 10
reform it when corruption reigns in its councils
The late contest in Ohio is striking confirm
alton of this theory. II was too late, when the
legislature met, TO defeat Hanna. 1t is the
voters who should have defeated Hanna, and
the votes could easily have been secured if the
Republicans who opposed Hannas election had
openly declared against him during the
campaign, and had openly and fearlessly
worked with the opposition. The powerful in
fuences of patronage, bulldozing and money
is concentrated.
war in every voting precinct would have
given different results. A bogus statesman
would have been too dead to resurrect.
But l cannot say that l am sorry that
Hanna won. He is fit representative of mod
ern Republicansm. He is thoroughly part
and parcel of the present administration. The
beating of Hanna would have tended to strength
en-, rather than weaken, reform. If Hanna
had not won, the better class of Republicans
would have been encouraged to make further
efforts along the lines of reforming the party,
by the party and within the party. So far
Republican honors 60, Bushnell, Kurtz and
McKisson are dead. To-day those men are,
by their former associates, branded as traitors.
The Republican press generally is unsparing in
its denunciaton of Kurtz and BUSHNELL; but
such men would save the party if it could be
saved NTH these men, now, 1t will be
question of saving our republic.
In the future, the fight will be outside the
party lines, not within. Kurtz and Bushnell
will help man the enemy's guns. Reformers
will work where money cannot corrupt, bullGoz-
ing cannot intimidate, and the lust of Office
cannot influence. Such defeats are placed in
the school of experience, and, therefore, victory
over all that is bad in politics is the more
tainly assured
The people of Kansas know something about
reformatory movements. 1t is only little
while since the Republicans had the beastly
the eighty thousand majority, strong reform
er was bought and weak one was crushed
To-day, there are reformers in the Republ
can party in this state-not even excepting Cy
Leland The reformers are all in the enemy's
camp, and Republicanism is not quite so stall
wart as formerly, but it is just as pretentious,
arrogant and corrupt as is the party in the state
of Ohio.
The neighboring states Of Colorado and Ne
braska have reformed along the lines pursued
in Kansas. Nebraska has Populist governor
fo the second term, and Colorado, las. fall,
elected Popuist to the office of chief justice.
Senator Teller is, perhaps, the ideal reformer.
Holding as he did, some principles held by the
party that had honored him, but, foreseeing the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21

CALVIN HOOD, the Emporia millionaire bank
er, has announced his candidacy for the gov
ernorship of Kansas There is little doubt
that he will get the nomination. "The 'boys'
need his s'bar'l.'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21
His Visions of Blood.

Ex.Congressman I. J. Hudson of Fredonia
predicts revolution in this country similar to
the French revolution.
"Amercan politics will never be purified ex-
cept by the letting of blood" ae says.
''rhe revolution may occur within year, or
it may be ten years 1t is coming, however,
and whenit does come, it will be intense. Men
who are now riding highhanded over all law
and Justice will be compelled to flee before The
wrath of an outraged people. l am not an agi-
tator of public discord, but firmly believe that
this is the drift"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21

ACCORDING to late dispatches, the price of
shoes is advancing. More prosperity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21

The regular sixtyfoot mail car used by The
government costs $500 per mile per year,
ON two-thousand- mile run it would cost $72,-
600 The little compartment cars on the star
routes cost $3, 600 per mile per year. We will
wager our life that any common blacksmith
that never saw an arithmetic in his life and who
does not know beans from porrige, can take
piece of cnaik and figure out on the sidewalk
in two minutes how much cheaper it would be
for the government to own its own cars,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21

WHY not get up a club for the AGIrAroR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
HOW BROS. e. co. Sank ,
A PlUCkY BRITON,
The Hero of His Own Story, but Brave
For All That.

The Hero of His Own Story, but Brave
For All That.
Poulett Weatherby, the only English
man of any prominence who is now in
central Africa merely for the big game
and little incidental map making and
correcting, will evidently write an in
teresting book as soon as he returns to
civilization. Mr.. Weatherby is not the
man to spoil good story just because
he is himself it's hero, and occasional
letters from him that reach his friends
in London show that he is having lot
of fun. One written in January from
Lake Bangweolo-wherever that may
be-details an exciting experience he
had with one Mewenge, chief of the
Wausi tribe.
son the day of our arrival" says the
traveller, "Mewenge rushed out mad
with anger and drink which the ma
tiyes call pombe. He brandished an ak
and was surrounded by crowds of fol-
lowers. We stood our ground and moth
ing happened. Che next morning I
wished to see him, so sent word to
say I was coming and hoped to find him
sober. The duffer filled his walled vii
lage with armed men and closed its en-
frances. We forced our way through
one of them, however, and leaving ten
men outside went in with six. Leav-
ing these also well in the rear, with
strict orders that they were not to come
near ME, walked up to Mewenge (who
was dirty ash color and whose heart I
could see beating like sledge hammer)
amid dead silence and stood in the
crowd around him. Then I said: Look,
Mewenge. Where am I standing? In
the middle of your men, and I have no
gun. I don't want to fight you, but I
am not afraid of you. If you want war
you can have it. Well, proceedings
terminated peacefully, to cut the matter
short, and after that we became great
pals. -
Why an African monarch should be
forced to receive unwelcome visitors the
letter does not state, possibly because it
is question which no British explorer
would ever think of asking, much less
of answering. New York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Got Rich on Frogs,

Though there may be no frog farms
in Maine there was at least one Maine
man who got rich by selling frogs legs
to Boston and New York hotels. His
name was Weld, and he lived in the
town of Greenbush, on the east bank Of
the Penobscot river, some % miles
north of Bangor. Though a blacksmith
and an axmaker by trade, he made his
fortune out of frogs. His custom was to
provide the boys in his neighborhood
with small dip nets and send them out
to the boys and swamps Of Greenbush,
Milford, Greenfield and Olamon. For
graybellies and greenbellies he paid the
boys cents dozen, and when they
brought in a dozen of golden throated
bullfrogs he gave them cent for every
frog. In this way he paid out money to
the boys and made money for himself
for about 20 years, and when he died,
about 1880, his estate was appraised at
$4,000. After the, death of Weld his
nephews and nieces proceeded to divide
the property, and as they were well off
and did not need to work the frog catch
ing industry was abandoned. - New
York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Neatly Caught.

A certain Greek adventurer some
years ago undertook to palm off upon
the public some false copies of the gos-
pei manuscripts. Many learned men
were deceived, but not DR.. Coke, libra
rian of the Bodleian library at Oxford
How he detected the fraud is related in
his, own words in The Spectator:
I never really opened the book, but
held it in my hand and took one page
Of it between my finger and thumb
while listened to the rascal's account
Of how he found this most interesting
antiquity.
At the end of three or four minutes !
handed it back to him with the short
comment, Nineteenth century paper,
my dear SIR" and he took it away in a
hurry and did not come again.
Yes, was pleased, but I have ham
died several ancient manuscripts in my
time, and know the feel of old paper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
CHINESE SHOES.
The Comfort and Healthfulness of Woven
Straw Sandals.

The Comfort and Healthfulness of Woven
Straw Sandals.
81 may seem to be quarreling with
my bread and butter" S Ian up town
chiropodist to one of his best customers
the other day, "but in my humble and
somewhat professional opinion, the most
sensible of all men in the matter of foot
wear is the Chinaman. Did you ever
notice his feet? I don't believe there is
such a thing as corn or bunion in
all China Chiropodists would starve
to death there so far as the requirements
of the masculine foot are concerned.
Whatever the deformities inflicted on
the feet Of women in China may be, the
men certainly enjoy sound and comfort
able understandings. Look at the Chi
nese laundrymen here in Washington.
They stand at their work Is hours a
day. No class of workingmen I know Of
spend SO many hours on their feet as
they do. Yet they never break down
there, and, physically, they are Won
derfully healthy race.
"Simple living and freedom from the
nervous pursuits Of our civilization may
have something to do with it, but at
tribute their exemption from foot weak
ness and disease to the kind of house
shoe so universally worn by them.
have pair that have worn for several
years. and I wouldn't wear anything
else for genuine indoor comfort. They
are woven of straw and seaweed and
soled with horse hide. There is a thick
sole of straw above the leather, and
through this the air can circulate free
~, keeping the muscles OF the under
part of the foot always cool. The laun-
irymen, you notice, are usually bare
foot, which is an added advantage in
the matter of healthfulness. There is
about as little material in the uppers as
is consistent with the idea of shoe,
and this is just enough to keep the
thing on the foot. This upper, too, is
woven loosely of seaweed, SO that the ali
can have access to the foot. Nowhere
does this shoe pinch or in the least de-
gree press the foot.
"These are the indoor shoes of the
Chinaman. On the street here in the
United States nowadays he wears very
commonly the leather shoes or boots OF
American manufacture. That is one OF
the ways in which he is becoming
Americenized. But the outdoor cloth
shoe of China is great deal worn also.
That, like the indoor shoe, is very thick
and soft in the sole, and the foot is
never pinched. or strained by it. The
healthiest footgear ever known proba-
bly, was the sandal of the Greeks. 1t
had no upper, and, as you will see in
statuary, the feet Of men and women
were ideally perfect. All the sandal af
forde:a. was a protection from the ground.
TO rim who wears sandals say the
Arabs, it is as if the world were shod
with leather The Chinaman seems tc
follow cut this motto, and his shoes are
nearly soles and nothing more. But the
great secret of the excellence of his in.
door shoe is the half inch straw sole. u
Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
A Peal Utopia.

Dunwich, Moreton bay, Queensland,
consists of about 1000 inhabitants. In
four years there have only been two
births and two deaths.
There are no streets, no omnibuses OF
trains, no soldiers, no police. no shops
There is beautiful theater. and every
one is admitted free. Clothes are free,
and so are food and lodging. Very few
do any work, and there are no hotels.
Very little money is required, and med.
ical attendance is free.
There is lookup, but that is not
used. There is also postoffice, and il
short of money the letters are stamped
free. There is also a free hospital and
library London Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Market Quotations on scalps.

The market price of "scalps," as
agreed upon between the early French
colonists of Louisiana and the Indians,
with whom they bargained to fight out
their battles with hostile Indians for
them, varied with circumstances. At
the time the French were at war with
the Alibamons "scalp" Of one Of the
last named, when brought to them, was
paid for at the rate of gun, five pounds
Of musket balls and as much powder.
sOn the 14th Of March" (1704), writes
De La Harpe, ga party Of 30 Chicachos
(Chickasaws) brought in four Alibamon
scalps. They were given for each scalp
q gun, five pounds Of balls and as much
Of powder, according to the contracs
made with them. New Orleans Plea
yune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Easily Managed.

Scene-Editor' sanctum. Printer
Crushing in excitedly)-Here's go!
. johnson, the murderer, has just been
found innocent, and the government
has telegraphed pardon. We've got
the whole account of the hanging set
up, with illustrations, and the form is
on the press
Editor (coolly)--Don't get excited,
man. just put over the account in large
capitals: johnson Pardoned. Full Ac-
count of What He Escaped Pear
sons Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Laundry Notice.

The City Laundry desires again to
call attention to the days on which
they take washing. They have three
wash days, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday and washing brought later
than Thursday night cannot be done
for delivery Saturday but has to GO
over until the next week. If patrons
will bear this in mind they will save
themselves considerable annoyance.
Remember, to have laundry delivered
Saturday be careful to have it in by
Thursday night.
BEN SCHOENHoFF.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
MEMORIES.

The heart grows sad sometimes when strange
hands waken
A strain, melody of other days,
And backward through the past the mind goes
staying
Till hsartstrings snap in twain on which he
plays.
I walked today along the village highway,
A sunny head was barred, form bent low
All, with pang it brought to me sweet mem
'ries
OF one so like him in the long ago!
But bitter sweet, the memories that awaken
The love that filled each heart was never told
For both of us were proud, and l. so fearful
My secret should be known, was SILENT cold
All, WE'LL the same old tale, so oft repeated!
1 knew not that he loved me-ah, you smile
Twas after years learned it, but he never.
Never knew loved him all the while.
Rose Van B. Specie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
His System.

Shipper Clark Ito his employer, leav-
Ing the office)-Oh, Mr.. System, haven t
you forgotten your umbrella? It's rain
ing.
Mr.. System Can't help it. have
made resolution to have one here and
one at home, to provide for all emer-
gencies. Now, if / take this one, they'll
both be at home. London Fun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Couldn't Translate 1t.

''Is that your baby?" asked the in
terested party. What cute little
child! What is he saying now?"
81 don It know, replied the perplex-
ed father. "You see, his mother carries
the code book. "-Philadelphia North
American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22

The languages in Palestine are Arr
bistan and Hebrew, even the smallest
children speaking the purest Bible He
brew.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
All at Sea.

Absentminded Professor Tin the bath
tub)-Well, well, now have forgotten
what I got in here for. -Fiegeno>
Blatter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22

There are said to be 5, 900 temperance
societies IA London.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22

Every square mile Of sea contains
100. 000. 900 fish Of various kinds
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
"A Lieht Luncheon.

Bill-Did you ever try any Of Small's
% cent dinners?
,Jill-Yes; / ate three Of them today
at noon. Yonkers Statesman
Sierra County advocate., 1898-04-08
FROM MIR IEESON.
Lake Valley. April 2, 1898
To the Editor of the Democrat

10 the Editor Of the Democrat
have just finished a successful
trip to Sierra county. | found that
Commiasioner Hon. w = Hope
we'll, together with Hon ! NJ
Webster, y, s. Miller, Thos Scales
and Charles II Myers, the county
committee, are present, all Of whom
had and are now working hard to
have Sierra county well represented
at the Trans Mississippi exposition.
they have enlisted the MD Of all
tho progressive citizens of That
county They will 20 before tie
county commissioners on Monday
next aud will get nice nppropria
ton from the county 1Ley fully
realze the Importance Of making
good exhibit Of her mineral re
sources agriculture, horticulture
and wool Industries
There are nt present IL clain
that are shipping ore, whose out
put since January | ia about 1900
tons of Gne grade, While several
Thousand tons oi second grade ore
Sierra County advocate., 1898-04-08
THE FOUNTAIN MYSTERY
ARRESTS.

News from Las Cruces is to the
affect that William McNew and
William Carr, two cattlemen living
in the Sacramento mountains. IN
the eastern portion of Dona Ana
county, we're arrested at Las
Cruces Sunday, by Sheriff Pat. f.
Garrett and Deputy Sheriff vii.
liam Meadows, on bench warrants
issued by Judge f W Parker, on
sworn Information, charging them
with being implicated IN the disap-
pearance OF Col. Albert T. Foun
tain and seven year old little son,
who were thought to have been as
sassinated while returning from
Lincoln county to Las Cruces, in
the fall of 1895.
Warrants for two other men are III
the hands Of the officers, and Sher-
itf Garrett and posse OF tseyen
deputies left Las Cruces, Sunday
for the Sacramento mountains, to
effect their arrest. They are Oil
YER Lee and w. f. Gilleland and
they are now in custody,
The warrants are made returnable
to Thursday, April 7th, at which
time the preliminary hearing will
be had b, f,re the court
Both McNew and Carr have been
lodge in jall awaiting the hearing.
The mysterious disappearance of
Col. Fountain and his little son
has been the most important crimi-
nal cass IN the history OF New
Mexico. Col. Fountain was one Of
the best known attorneys OF the
New Mexico bar, and was also very
prominent IN Dnna Ana county
politics At the time ut his death
he wa. the attorney of the Cattle
Association and had been very
ac'lve IN furnishing offences against
ITS interests He bad been in
Lincoln county and hsd secured q
! rye number IL Indictments Hc
VIE driving bome, when he was
eunpo-ed 'a have been attacked
and both he anil the little boy
killed Tho first iniimaiIau It the
t-are8v Wa when his horse asd
b gv vas found. 4 search Was
Sierra County advocate., 1898-04-08
PERSON Al MENTION

NJ " Scott anl family laft
far 'rularesl ON "Wednesday, where
they will hereafter reside
Mrs Anw Adams from Cam
la, is visiting friends IN lldleboro.
q \ T,n,s - r,.,ieatln, NJ
unlson hot springa
II,v rhsr3i,, and Ntm u
n,I,y If Chr,,,1a -, IN IIi)lsboro
-, tho,r w,yt,tha Al,slsc c.untrv
they may be accompanied by
Hon. J II Websler ana Col. j l.
Parker
w O Yhomnaan ha minine
m,n.or Chl,rils ana rormerl, nnh.
lahcr NJ the Elaek Rnnce nova
manor thpre. was in Uillsboro this
week visiting relatives and lrleod',
We acknowledge n pleasant call,
Ed James, Of Chloride, was in
Hlllsboro Weducs d ", Mr. Jamca
ia prominent miner and mill man
IN his diatrlct
w I,llsrs E.n ~ los
Ner,s il IN ulIl4bnr, tina w,ek
,,a.ting b;a mauv f,ianda
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Sierra County advocate., 1898-04-08

at nee b, guu, but whlle there was
all the evidence Of II terrible crime,
neither of the bodies have been re,
covered to this day. All kinds Of
theories have been advanced, but
this is th3 first time that any at
tempt has been made to bring his
suppos ID murderors to justice.
1t has always been claimed by
the friends Of Col Fountain that
his death was the result Of his un-
ceasing efforts in prosecuting cat
tie violations
The arrests created great excite
ment in Las Cruces.