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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

At the present time there is only
one railroad in China, which was built
by Ii Hung Chang and is under the
control Of the government. The
trouble now threatening between Eng
land and Russia has arisen through
the Reputation by China Of a contract
with the Hongkong and Shanghai
bank to build a road from TieHtsin via
Shan -Hai-Kwon to New-Chwang. The
bank is owned almost entirely by
English capitalists, although a few
Americans hold stock in it. The pro-
posed new road was an important
part of the railroad system under de-
velopment IN China. At its northern
terminal it was to have connected with
tho Manchurian road, which formed
the connecting link with the great
transsiberian route. On the south it
would have tapped, through Tlentsin
and the road reaching to the Yang
tse river, the rich valley which Is
China's chief source Of agricultural
wealth. The proposed road, which the
Hongkong and Shanghai bank held
the contract to build, ran through the
Russian sphere Of influence. Con-
seouently Russia brought great infiu-
ence to bear upon the Chinese govern
mont to prevent the carrying out OF
the terms of the contract.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
A Pitileas God,

Almost as ancient as the earth her
self was Eros, the personification Of
love. Hesiod relates that he was
among the first of existing things, and
that he assisted Earth in bringing
forth from chaos the earliest forms Of
life and beauty. Aristophanes and
others wrote of Eros as the son OF
Night. Later poets sang Of him as the
san Of Ares and Aphrodite, and honored
him as the sweet minded promoter OF
human affections. They represented
him as a fair-faced boy, winged and
carrying a bow with which to infiict
sweet wounds upon those who came
within range. Nor has Eros ceased to
exist even in this practical age, for to
this day the poets sing Of this little
winged god, as skiIlful and as pitiless
as in the days Of old. The philosophic
myth Of Eros and Psyche is one Of the
most beautiful of the ancient allegories.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

: The Venezuelan government has
contracted for the importation Of 49,
900 families from the north Of Italy.
Lands and houses will be given them
and they will be assisted in a finan-
cial way. It is expected that they will
develop the cultivation Of fruits and
cereals and will pay special attention
to the growing Of vines and manufac-
ture of wine. Each immigrant will get
fourteen acres and 1t is asserted that
this amount of land is too small for
growing cereals. The United States
consul at Caracas says that when the
fruit-producing capacity Of this cloud
of immigrants is developed a market
must be sought in the United States.
There is none in Venezuela.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

MFR. G. A. Pillsbury, the great miller
of Minneapolis, is said to have recently
reported at the New York Produce
Exchange that:
Northwestern farmers are not go
ing to market their wheat faster than
the consumptive demand will take it..
= There are very few farmers
in Minnesota who have not money to
loan. For the last year we have been
able to borrow money cheaper in Min
nesota than in New York or Boston.
Farmers don't want to sell
their wheat to get money for running
expenses. They have plenty of money
and can not be forced to sell. There
are hardly any mortgages left in Min
nesota now. Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin are probably the two states that
lead, as Tar as general prosperity
among farmers Is concerned"
II is with keenest pleasure that F..
s. & H. carries this glad tidings Of
great Joy to the farmers of the states
named. Eut 1t is difficult to square
this rosy report with the fact that
wheat prices are sadly demoralized by
resson Of the abnormal receipts Of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Tho American Volunteer.

Pity the sorrows Of the volunteer
when he enlists in the service OF q
government that is ruled by million
aires.
The Mauser bullets Of the Spaniards
have not been half as deadly as the
maggoty meat furnished by dishonest
contractors.
The smokeless powder Of the foreign
enemy did not cause the loss OF q
many lives as the unsanitary camps at
home.
Cervera treated Hobson and his men
with far more humanity than many
American officers have shown to the
members Of their regiments.
According to the reports that have
been coming from the various camps.
hundreds of our young men are being
murdered by preventable diseases
Less than 300 killed in var, more than
1900 killed in camps! What a record
of murder for the Republican party to
face!-Coming Nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

A young Indian, recalling his baby.
hood, when strapped to his mothers
shoulders he went ahead backward"
pathetically likens his race to that
condition. The United States govern
ment, however, is helping the Indian
youth as never before. Seventeen
schools, industrial and educational,
with an enrolment OF over fifteen
hundred pupils, are announced for the
current year. ut is not what is done
for US, but what We de for others,
which develops" wrote one Of these
pupils recently, which suggests the
hope that many young men among the
Indian pupils will devote themselves
to the uplifting Of their race.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The man who has an aim is the
man who thinks. The man who ac-
complishes something worth his while
has a clear idea to work on. The man
who drifts never thinks. for the mo-
ment he began to do so he would put
his hand on the wheel and steer his
craft into clear water. The worthless
lives without a fixed purpose, and the
great multitude who yearly ruin them
selves by yielding to temptation and
vice in the guise of pleasure are men
who are intended to become archangels
and who have the capacity Of becoming
archangels, but who do not recognize
these facts because their intellects are
under the influence of morphine, self
administered.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
QUEEN MARY'S PERMISSION.

Grants to an Earl the Right to weaA
Two Nightcaps
Among the musty state documents
of Great Britain is one which every
reader of Miss Strickland's Lives of
the Queens" inevitably giggles over,
says the Memphis Scimitar. In the
life Of Queen Mary Miss Strickland
reproduces a wonderful state docu-'
ment, in which her majesty grants
special permission to one Of her coun-
cilors to wear a night cap in her pres
ence. This royal concession is made,
presumably as a reward for valuable
services rendered. The earl of Sussex
was the nobleman thus honored. The
earl was a valetudinarian and had q
great fear Of uncovering his head.
Considering. therefore, that the colds
he dreaded respected no persons, he
petitioned Queen Mary for leave to
wear cap In her presence The queen
not only gave him Leave to wear one.
but two nightcaps II he pleased. His
patent for this privilege is unique in
royal annals: Know We that we do
grant to our well-beloved and trusty
cousin and councillor, Henry, earl Of
Sussex. license and pardon to wear his
cap, Golf, or nightcap. or any two Of
them at his pleasure. as well in our
presence as in the presence Of any
other person within this realm. or In
any other place in our dominions
whatsoever during his life. and these.
our letters, shall be sufficient warrant
In his behalf" The queens seal was
affixed to this singular grant. Three
persons in Great Britain alone enjoy
the privilege of remaining covered In
the royal presence-Lord Forester,
Lord Kinsale and the master Of
Trinity college, Cambridge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Sixteen to Ono or Bust.

The immense increase In tho pro-
ductive power Of machinery, would be
accompanied by q corresponding IN
crease in the comfort OF the people,
says the Journal Of Agriculture, but for
two things:
/. Combinations to shut down fac
tories and control supply.
2. Combinations to restrict the sup
ply Of money.
II the supply Of money increased a.
does the productive capacity Of ma
chinery, prices would advance IN spite
Of the great increase in production.
There could be no such thing 60 over
production" as long as want exists in
the world.
But with gold cornered and held out
Of circulation; with silver demone-
tized, and trusts controlling our fac
tories, we will 60 from one period Of
depression to another.
Free coinage Is an absolute necessity
Of business. Sixteen to One or Bust II
a condition and not theory.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
The People Can Rule.

When the people have chosen
Congress and a President in harmony
with themselves, any law they deem
necessary can be passed. Should the
supreme court pronounce 1t null and
void, the decision may be wholly ig-
nored. When the states-general OF
France were in session, courier ar
rived and told the President that the
King ordered them to adjourn. The
President paid no attention to the an
nouncement, whereupon the courier
asked If he had heard the orders OF
the King. The President replied that
he had. but that he would now find
out the orders Of the people. The
time is coming, and coming rapidly,
when the decisions OF the supreme
court Of the United States will come
into conflict with the decisions Of the
people.-Twentieth Century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

It does not by any means follow that
a good soldier will not make an eff
cient mayor, or governor, or congress
man. Nevertheless, a warning is de-
manded because. in every close contest
Of the near future, shrewd politicians
will put a soldier at the front. At
such a time a conscientious citizen
will view the situation most critically,
and make sure that, while planning
to honor a deserving hero, he is not
really strengthening the grip of the
Objectionable political boss.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Tired Baird-"W'ot would yer RAD
der be dan all else in de world, Bar
new"
Barney Keegan-"A horspittle con-
walescent. pard. All yer hez ter do Is
Jest lay dere in bed an be waited on
by dc hull feet dat don't do q ting
put soak nurrishin' feed an brandy
inter yer."-Leslie's Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

tonic to build up shattered constitution.
"a. C. BISHOP"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day of January, 1893.
ROBERT E. HULL, JR., Notary Public.
The pure, powerful vegetable Ingredients
IN DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
supply the antidote for poisonous matter in
the blood and add those elements needed to
build up body and brains. Many diseases
long supposed by the medical profession to
be incurable have succumbed to the potent
influence of these pills. They can be taken
by young or old, being harmless in their
nature, y let powerful in eliminating disease.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Tho whiskered Popocrats

Kansas has just had the pleasure Of
announcing that her debts are paid.
And Kansas is governed by those wild
and woolly whiskerites, the Popocrats,
who stand for nothing but ruin, anar-
chy, reputation and the unsettling Of
business confidence, II we remember
aright.-Healdsburg Enterprise.
Washington has had similar expe-
rience. In both states the Republicans
robbed with unsparing hands, leaving
their successors to foct the bills -6tar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Orders Are Orders.

Have you any children" asked the
porter.
II have" replied the prospective
tenant.
Then you can't have the fiat" said
the porter, decisively.
But you don't understand" protest.
ed the prospective tenant. MY young
est child is over twenty years old,
married, and lives in Australia, and
the other two are in America"
THAT makes no difference" returned
the porter. Orders are orders. and 1
have orders not to let this nat to any
one with children. "-TYt-Bits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
From the Detroit Free Pres

One of the staunchest supporters Of the
deep-water way from the Great Lakes to
the ocean is Major A. c. Bishop, of It's
Third Ave, Detroit, . civil engineer Of
wide experience and considerable promi-
hence In his profession. He was assistant
engineer on the Hudson River Railroad in
1850 and has since conducted large engin-
eering operations. He has been located In
Detroit since 1915. and has q large acqusin.
lance among the business men and citizens
of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
Bishop was in the hospital. Fortwo months
he had the best Of medical attendance but
when no was discharged he was not like the
Major Bishop Of old. When asked regard.
ing his health, he said: "Whcn l had my
last spell of sickness and came out of the
hospital was q sorry sight, i could not
gain my strength, and could not walk over
9 block for several weeks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
A Brilliant LIGHT,

Maud-"Oh, papa, you made me re-
ject Charlie Sappy last year, as you
said he'd never be any good, and now
he's turned out quite a brilliant light
in the world"
Papa-"You surprise me. What has
he done?"
Maud (sobbing)-"In-in-herit-ed
twenty thousand Q year-from an
u-uncle- Tit
Bits,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
English in Chimes. Customs Service.

The Chinese customs service Is head
ed by an Englishman. 1t is chiefly
manned by Englishmen. 1t was cre-
ated and organized by an English ar
my officer and diplomatist, Sir Thomas
Francis Wade. At Hong-Kong and
Wei-Hai-Wei England has ports, and
in the former case tract of mainland
has recently been added to the posses
sions Of England. The Chinese navy
has been built in English shipyards
and much of the time has been COM
manded by Englishmer. The native
steamship lines have English COM
manders.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
The Dogy Of War.

The Dogs OF War.
They've followed far upon the scentS
They've gone by day and dark;
The world has paused to listen when
Tho iron throats would bark.
They've run the quarry fairly down.
Tho work Is nigh complete
They're coming back to Uncle Sam
To lay It at his feet.
A gentler mood must soon hold sway.
The fierceness of the chase
To things Of higher human worth
Ere long will yield q place.
From the marauding wolf we've clutched
The prey he would have slain.
And now we'll take the dogs OF war
And chain 'em up again.
Washington Stan
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

~ noticed some
articles in the
n 9 wspapers re-
garding DR.. VIII
hams' Pink Pills
for Pale People,
which convinced
me that they were
worth trying and
boughttwo boxes.
Ididnot take them
for my complex
! on b u t for
strength. After
using them ! felt
better, and know
they did me worlds
Of good. ! am
pleased to recon-
mend them to in
valids who need q
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Boston's Marrow Escape.

Mrs. Manhattan-"I suppose you
people in Boston were somewhat
alarmed over the prospect Of visit
from a Spanish feet few months
ago."
Mrs. Backbay-"Indeed we were.
Why, 1t was too horrible to contem-
plate. Think Of the humiliation! Sew
enty per cent Of those Spaniards are
unable to read or write."-Judge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The look of worry and anxiety on
the average married woman's face
should convince a girl that men are
not worth the exertion necessary to
capture and then hold them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
The Modern Game.

"Oh, yes, I understand the game
now" exclaimed the girl In the grand
stand, beaming .on her escort with a
glad smile. "The man you call the
umpire says something. Then every
body yells at him. It's very simple"
Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

We imagine that however much the
various leaders Of the parties in the
different states insist on the discus
sion of home or national interests the
people will insist on covering the en-
tire ground. They have a habit OF
doing their own thinking, and are
not confined to campaign documents
for the requirement of information.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The price Of wheat is lower this
year than it was last year; 1t was low
er last year than 1t was ten years ago;
the average price Of wheat has been
falling for the last thirty years, while
the supply Of wheat, in proportion to
population, has been steadily decreas-
ing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
He Was Wrong.

"You are wasting your time. old
man." said Ted to George. you're
counting the wrong girl"
mo, she's the right girl. I'm afraid
the trouble is that I'm the wrong
an."-London Punch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

It is in the length of patience and en-
durance and forbearance ahat much OF
what is good in mankind and woman
kind Is shown.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

wAeat at Minneapolis and Duluth. be-
ing more than double what they were
at the same time last year!-Farm
Stock and Home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

8. R Baldwin writes: After trying Sooth-
ing Remedies without avail anu physicians
without relief, gave DIR. Moffetts TEETHINA
(Teething Fowd3 r. and they acted like magic
occasionally gave a powder to keep my child's
gums softenod" TEETHINA Aids Digestion,
Regulates the'Bowels and makes baby robust
and healthy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The greatest cavern in the world 10
Mammoth Cave, IS miles southwest OF
Louisville, Ky. 1t is about ten miles
long. though to explore its multitude
of avenues, chambers, grottoes, gal
leries. domes. rivers and cataracts en-
tails $50 miles of travel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Confederate Youth

Mother-"How did papa's new boob
get in this condition."
Bobby-"Why, mamma, heard pa
pa say last night that the book was
200 dry for him, so put 1t in the bath
and let the water run. Exchange.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Whenever girl begins to lecture
young man on financial economy, he
can safely ask her to name the happy
day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Victoria believes she is constantly
wuided by the spirit Of Prince Albert.
It isa comforting reflection, but the
spirit seems to be remiss sometimes
a his guidance Of his oldest sen
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
How He Felt.

$50 you've got back. How did you
feel In the big city?"
Farmer-"I felt for my purse most
o. tn time. Tit Bits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The leaning tower of Pisa was built
In the twelfth century, and is thirteen
feet out of the perpendicular
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Some men lay the loadstone OF lust
alongside the compass Of conscience
and then talk about its being a good
guide.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The happiness of some p eople de-
Ponds upon their ability to make
others unhappy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

= Variety OF Jokes-Jibos and Ironiss
Original and selected-Flotsam snd
Jetsam from the Tide of Humor-
Witty Sayings.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

On The early railways candle stuck
in station-house window meant stop;
Its absence was a signal to go on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
CURRENT NOTES.

Inc hundreds or millions unneco6
sarily boarded in the United States
treasury are being distributed week
by week among pet national banks.
which loan 1t back to the people from
whom 1t was extorted. This is prefit-
able to the banks and politicians, most
OF whom are tax-dodgers, but whore
do the taxpayers come in?
Locked-out workingmen and strikers
have been trying to take advantage Of
the injunction scheme, but have not
once succeeded In making It work.
Government by Injunction is designed
only for the benent Of the governing
class. and workingmen. though In the
majority. do not govern in this coun-
try by long odds.
An. ancient Greek. when asked how
he was getting along. replied, II am
beginning to be friend to myself"
1t is time for the American voter to
begin to be q friend to himself.
In every state where test has been
made Populist administration has re-
suited in savings to the taxpayers and
the exposure Of official rascality.
An encouraging sign Of the times is
that our free-silver allies, the silver
Republicans and Democrats, are con-
stantly getting closer to true Populist
principles. We shall soon have q great
and victorious reform party.
1t is incredible that the administra-
tion should even consider the propo-
sition to impose our government upon
Cuba and the Philippines without the
consent OF the people Of those islan4s.
We have no citizens to sacrifice to the
yellow fever as Spain has been doing.
We have no right to keep single SOL
der in Cuba after the departure Of the
Spaniards, and II we do we shall SUI
fer from Il.
Repeal the war taxes upon industry
and impose taxes upon plutocratic in
comes to pay the plutocratic bond
holders. And, as the contract so pro-
vides, we may as we'll pay them in H.
yer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Testing Paving Bricks

Bricks for paving are now tested BY
tumbling them about In a vessel or
drum about one-seventh full OF the
bricks. Periodically they are weighed,
in order to determine how rapidly they
uoor OiYt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

A contemporary says what this coun-
try needs is first-clasc fool-killer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption. - John A. miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April q, 1895.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Hardened hands are the recognized
trade mark Of labor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

It's always tough on the tight rope
walker when he steps from the
straight and narrow path.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

1t Is our little deeds of love that are
large. and our great deeds Of self that
are little.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The Wall street editors and orators
Insist that the fall In the price OF
wheat has been caused safely by enor-
mously increased production, caused
by the invention Of self-binding har-
~esters, steam threshers, etc.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

A violinist works bow-and some
girls do likewise, but they spell 1t
differently.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Some women attract attention simply
because they make no effort to attract
II
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Some people are away up in the So
cial scale because they are too light
to bring 1t down.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
NOT OVERPRODUCTION
THE SUPPLY OF WHEAT HAS
NOT INCREASED.

Statistics Prove That the
Price Of Wheat Has Fallen-One-
Half Its Production Has Actually
Decreased.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

II is better to be nobly remembered
than nobly born.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

Gossip is always short lived unless
It Is properly ventilated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

A lady's foot should equal in length
one-seventh of her height.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

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