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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

tian character or upon the clubs and
revolvers of our police? What can be
said of a national character as the
product Of Christian teaching when IN
the largest and most representative OF
American cities we have standing ar
my every day numbering thousands
armed with clubs and firearms. whom
we call police, but who are simply SOL
diers under another name, employed
for the protection of life and property
and without whom life would be as In
secure as it would be among the lions
and wolves Of a wilderness?
Is there anything in the admiuistra-
ton of Philippine cities under insur-
gent rule more corrupt than the ad-
ministration of Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York? Has the Filipino
government national legislators VINO
are under indictment for robbery and
accused by their own state of bribery!
Considering that the murders m this
country exceed the homicides OF the
whole of Europe, don't you think that
we had better attend to our purinca-
ton first? Are there any more little
children toiling at hard labor In the
Philippines than are working here, I'M
der the beautiful banner u the free?
Are there more women toilers In the
Philippines than there are here, rum
ing their constitutions by working IN
factory, sweatshop and mill, and I'M
fitting themselves for the burdens, OBJ
legations, and, aye, the glories OF MOTH
erhood?
Is life so awful in the Philippines
that there are suicides there by the
hundreds of men who are glad to es-
cape the struggle for existence, as hap
pens here, till we have ceased to won
der? Isn't it general rule OF ma
ton, as of an individual, that when IL
goes about calling attention to Its SUI
perior virtues it is usually the biggest
kind of hypocrite? Did not Christ
have in mind just such assumption OF
virtue as is manifested now by the
United States when He condemned the
Pharisees for their self-announced
righteousness? Will some Of our min
listers kindly give us sermon on the
difference between the Phariseeism OF
Christ's day and that of 1899?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

In the region Of Laghonat, in the
Sahara, unusual transforms prevailed
last month. Trees were uprooted and
houses demolished. The natives were
greatly terrified at the unaccustomed
phenomenon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Chicopee, Mass, which had $4,000
population In 1890. is the only city In
that state which Is without a newspa-
per either weekly or daily.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12
The Question of Governing,

All governing is done by people
The question is whether all the people
shall govern themselves or whether a
few of the people shall govern the
others.-The New Era.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Using Manure as Made.-If farmer
wants to get the most out OF his ma
nure supply with the least work, the
best plan we know Of is to haul out
manure as it is made, directly from
the stable to the field. 1t may go onto
the thin points in the wheat field or
on the sod land that is to be turned
for corn next spring. There is very
little wasted by this practice, and there
is only one handling Of the manure.
Sometimes when the manure is spread
on frozen ground, and heavy rains
come before it is thawed out, there is
some waste by surface water, but with
due care in this matter. by spreading
manure in level places in the field
while frost is in the ground, there
can't be much waste.-W. w. Stevens
in Michigan Farmer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

The accumulated wealth Of the Unit
ed States by the close of the century
will in spite of our severe attack OF
hard times, in all probability reach
the enormous sum of ninety-seven to
| one hundred billions Of dollars.
Since there is enough for all, why Is
It we have a standing army OF
from two to five million idle men
longing for a chance to work and to
add to the nations wealth, while pro-
yiding for their destitute families?
Why is 1t that the land is filled with
tramps and labor is everywhere dis
contented?
The answer is plain. The wealth Is
unequally and unjustly distributed.
The larger part of it is under the con-
troll of a comparatively small part OF
the nation. The nations business Is
run in the interest Of few individ-
uals-not for the greatest good of the
greatest number These individuals
unite their wealth and turn themselves
into corporations which throttle COM
MERGE and nearly choke the life out or
industry. They treacherously destroy
the business Of less wealthy competl-
tors. and limit production to increase
prices. This causes widespread dis
tress in the ranks of labor, which can
not find employment, besides depriving
the great masses of the nation of COM
forts and luxuries to which they are
entitled. In these days we pay trlD-
ute to the money kings who are no less
despotic and cruel in their rule than
the old-fashioned monarch.
IF the people would save themselves
from Industrial slavery they must act
at once. There is no time to lose, for
there is a long battle to be fought.
They must provide themselves with
weapons-not swords or bullets-but
the weapons of peace, the initiative
and the referendum. Once safely
placed in the hands Of the people these
weapons are powerful enough to pro-
tect their rights. They may be OBJ
tanned by proper use of the weapons
of which the people are already in pos
session-the ballot! Use the ballot to
obtain the initiative and referendum;
then use the initiative and referendum
to obtain laws which really are for the
greatest good Of the greatest number;
laws which will protect the rights OF
the weak, and which will limit the
privilege of concentrated wealth.
Let every voter, no matter to what
party he belongs, demand and insist
that the initiative and referendum
have place in his party's platform.
Legislation for the greatest good of the
greatest number can only be obtained
when the law-making power remains
in the hands of the people.
| IT is possible for concentrated
wealth, as well organized as 1t is, to
cheat at the polls, to control wards,
to buy juries. judges, courts, to buy
representatives, senators, and in fact
whole legislatures, but it is not pos
sible for even concentrated wealth to
buy the whole people! In that fact our
safety lies. 1t is ninetynine ballots
against one-whenever we will have
it so. How long will the people of this
nation wait before demanding the
right to govern themselves in reality
not merely in name?
HARRIET E. CIRCUIT.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Renovate the Poultry House.-Poul-
try houses should be thoroughly reno
waited once. better twice year. If
you wish, brighten the walls by a
thorough application of good hot
whitewash to which a little carbolic
acid has been added. If you don't like
whitewash, use some good wood preser-
vative, and paint the whole interior
of the house with it, II you have
earthen or sand floors, which are the
best. dig them up and cart off the up
per four inches OF dirt. and replace
with new fresh earth or sand.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Guineas are good layers. and their
flesh is combination of the turkey
and the pheasant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Foreign Beet Sugar in India.-Ac-
cording to official statistics the value
of the beet sugar imported into India
during 1898 was $20,OOO,0O0. This SUI
gar came principally from Germany,
France, Holland and Belgium. Re-
ports from Calcutta state that there is
a growing agitation against the i'm
portation Of foreign beet sugar 1t is
feared that the home market will be
destroyed and that many of the ma
tive population engaged in the cane
sugar industry will be thrown out Of
employment The Hindus are trying
to bring religious fanaticism to their
aid by claiming that the foreign sugar
is manufactured by "unholy" heathens
Beet Sugar Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

The windows Of Persian houses, as q
rule. are not visible from the street.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12
THE PEOPLE SHOULD WRITE

The accumulated wealth of the Unit
ed States by the close of the century
will, in spite of our severe attack OF
hard times, in all probability reach
the enormous sum Of ninety-seven to
one hundred billions Of dollars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

The poultry raiser who is constant
ly complaining about bad luck" is adj
vertising the facts that his methods
are at fault.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12
When Drains Are Apr rciated.

This spring of all others good drain
age is appreciated. With the ground
soaked with water and hard with frost
till late into April, the question of
quick drainage is important, as well
as the capacity of the land to warm
up rapidly. While 1t Is doubtless true
that drained land freezes deeper than
undrained land, yet it is also true that
such land dries out quicker and be-
comes warm sooner than undrained
lands. On many thousands OF I'M
drained fields in the West the farmers
will yet have to wait for some time be-
fore they can get onto it to do blowing
or other kinds of farm work. These
days of waiting are of immense con-
sequence to the coming crops. A late
ness of two or three weeks often means
the loss of large part of the crop.
The men with well drained fields will
be able to get their crops into the
ground quite early, even this season.
In the case of gardens the green stun
will be coming along weeks before
that of their neighbors. Where this is
to find a market in the towns or cities
it will catch the best market. We be-
lieve that the experience Of this year
will greatly stimulate the work OF
placing proper systems Of drainage on
the farms.
What we have said Of the garden is
true in a lesser sense of the large fields
and pastures. In England the wheat
fields are tile drained, and it Is re-
ported that the increase in the yield OF
wheat has been sufficient to pay the
cost of drainage in few years. Many
low pieces of land, now annually over
flowed and. productive Of only the
coarser grasses, might, II properly
treated, become the most productive OF
meadows, growing the finest kinds OF
plant food for stock. In the pasture
the drain is an increaser Of the SOD.
1t is very necessary that the pasture
land become dry and warm at very
early date in the spring, so that the
grass will get a good start before the
stock are turned onto it. Good drain
age will often greatly increase the
start the grass gets Of the cattle, and
this increase is kept throughout the
summer, more so on this kind Of land
than on land left In its natural state.
On the cold, wet pastures this spring
the grass will be very slow in start
ing. The stock will go on while the
sod is still thin, and the feet Of the
animals will pound much of it into
mud, thus destroying the sod for years
to come. Water makes this possible.
Dry soil resists the foot, and the sod
is saved. Money judiciously invested
in tile and labor for drainage is we'll
placed and will return annual interest
at a good per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Locating the Barnyard.-Speaking
Of barns and stabling, here is hint
for those who are locating them anew.
Arrange your barn yard so that it will
not be necessary to go through it in
passing from the house to the barn.
Let the barn or stable be between the
house and the barn yard. OF course,
where 1t can be conveniently arranged,
it is usually preferred that the yard be
on the south or the east side of the
barn, but it may be better on the
north, II necessary, rather than where
one is obliged to pass through 1t in
going to and fro SO many times as is
required during winter. A we'll shell
tered yard can be arranged almost
anywhere by means Of tight board
fence or sheds; or wind break OF
evergreens could well be planted so as
to protect it from severe west or north
winds.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12
Higher Prices for Reef.

Conditions in the West have been
severe for ranch stock on account OF
the hard winter, says the National
Provisioner. Even cattle which had
entered the winter in pretty good con-
dition have shivered much Of that OH
during the sharp, cold snap which
choked the ranges with snow and
made heavier feeding necessary. The
high price Of corn and other barn
feeds has made stock owners chary
about converting this expensive food
into meat at the present price OF both
meat and grain in the market. The
immediate result is that special cattle
are high, while the general run of
herds is not as fine as slaughterers
would desire. The final effect will
be either poorer grade Of carcass
beef upon the market or such rise in
the price of hoof cattle as will justify
feeders in putting expensive corn into
beef stock. AS packers are not dis
posed to market an inferior grade Of
carcass stuff we anticipate substan-
tial rise in the price of hoof and car
cass beef, which will not be much dis
turbed by grassers, for two reasons:
First, there are not in existence very
large herds of grassers. Second,
the class of beef now demanded by
the general consuming public Is of
better grade than that once known as
Texas grassers and Colorados. The
last season for their arrival found
them practically extinct in the Eastern
market, where it was their wont to
come. There are fewer now Of this
class of beef stock. Under all the
conditions Of higher food. and the
general shortage in cattle beef, good
beef must GO higher.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

Never use musty or dirty litter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-12

The bugles are calling the Populist
voters into line for next years great
battle against special privilege, and
Populist music is also sounding loud
and clear in the ranks Of the Bryan
Democracy. 1t seems that the ire
sistible current of events will draw the
line sharply between plutocracy and
nopular government, and there should
he no question as to which will win.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
Rowling Games Tonight.

American EationAl-FdeliA NverdAle aud Doc
little, at the aernIuu!a Assembly Rooms alleys
National League -rerEc4ey, Kings County and
Golden Rod. at Stars alleys.
Columbia LsaRue-standArd. Premier and Owl. at
Schlu1siug's alleys.
Thum n KRhlsdorf's alleys
New York Royal ArcAnum League-Our Council
Team ., KnickerbOck, Council aud Empire city
Council, at the Tennis Club alleys.
Junior Order United American N nchAnics-MArthA
Washington Council, SE'rnAn council and George
Washington Council. al Fnchs's Allys.
Brooklyn Royal ArCanum League Nassau CounCil
Alert Council ara Fast New York Council, At Train.
ur'A alleys
IntprCiub League Lincoln club vs. Brooklyn
Bicycle club; KnicEcrDOckerF, q. Va. Aurora tirata
club; Hanover Cmh vs. crescent A. o.; Carleton
Club vs. Columbian Club.
brooklyn Royal ATaunri League Sub-Bedford
Council. j. p. Price Council and Brooklyn Council,
at the Elephant Club Slleys
Arlington National Of BrOoklyn--A. y. O.. Orient
and south Paw q At Berram 4 Nolls alleys.
Kings Oounty-Adelphi, T. II. G. and Senate, At
Eighth Wafd-pay Ridge. Republican and Reilly,
81 Niller'a alleys.
Putnam Arlington. Pin knight and Echo, At
TWenty.siith wari-Good Enough. Manhattan and
Atlantic. At Haller's alleys
Montgomery, Glass A-Templs vs.. Lycsum, at
arcade Head Fn-Corinthian ]. Corinthian ..
Washington 1 and Washington 2. at the Arcade
North side Lsague--ohippswA. Hooker and Co.
lumbiA. at Pump alleys.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
Athletics At ". Y. u.

The annual contests for the New York Uti-
versity ampionships and Banks cups will
probably be held again this year The track
men have commsnced to train and their lrst
appearance will be In the X. A. c. games on
Thanksgiving Day. when the following
entries will be made: Capt. A. l.. Dench-
hsld. 1901. spirits; q. F. Trede. 1903.
middle distances: s. &. Jones and
W. L. Irwin. high Jump. There 10 plenty ma
terial for track work In tho freshman class.
and a. only few men have left college the team
should be as good. II not better. than that OF
last year. Arrangements are now under way
70 secure dual games with number OF col
leges for next spring.
The second annual intercollegiate gym
nast!c contest " assured. and "a soon as pos
siblS negotiation. FOR tho Madison Square Oar
den or Metropolitan Opera House will DO
started. Favorable responses to Invitations
10 take part In the compstltio ion have been re-
cslvsd from all except two OF the colleges en-
tered last year. Coum bia has not been heard
from, but II Is expected that she will enter q
team the same as last year.
The prospects for next years baseball team
are brighter than for some time. The schedule
will be a purely intercollegiate one, 30 far
thirty-nine candidates have handed In their
names, and there will be from three to four
com petitors for each position.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
BnsketbRlI Notes.

The Dreaduaught A. C., formerly All New YORK..
basketball team. is playing a fast LRme. The
schedule a. partially completed for the rest of the
season 10 az follows: Al hUms-Nor ~. fonkcIs;
~, Cievcinnds Of Brooklyn; 30. Stamford; Dee. l..
Al. James Iyccuri uf Newark; ~. II and 2s. open:
Jan. II. Yale. Abroad Nov, -, Fifteenth separate
Company OF Pnughkccpsle; TX. Bristol National
League team "a, Fifteenth Separate COMPANY Dec.
q. Fifteenth 3 iparRtc Company; ~. Hudson; rs,
Kingston; Jan. !, Catskill
The crack basketball team II the Fourth sePsrats
Company IT onkcrs met the knCk"rborkerA.C &. i've
In the latters gymnasium on SAurda% night, aud
although the Cherry Diamond Mon played dospoT-
ately they were beaten by score Of to x. IL the
hrst half, both teams gave hnr exhibition of all
round basil, tbgll the YOnEers players dong clever
passing and goal throwing flom the frlh The
teams warmed 20 their work in the last half.
MOQuilan. Madden and King aho wed up we'll for the
Fourth Separate Company In this half, while Iinder.
Quivg and Kerwin did the bulk OF the work for the
Rnickerbocker A. q.
In the big armory OF the Seventeenth Separate
Company OF Flushing. on Saturday night. the
soldiers lined up against tho Bedford hvs of
brooiiErn The latter had srrarIly .sOeCyorSd
Thursday night and went right, at the Bed:
up in their fierce play until the end OF the nrst
brseed UP IN the nett half and the Flushing team
bulk OF the work for the home team. The ANAL
score wAsi Seventeenth Separate Company. II; Bed.
ford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13

The warlow A c. team played the eleven NJ the
Ind ans A. C.. OF College Point At thai place yester
day, ,rd defeated them by a score " 90 to o.
The Mount Vernon IAN has No.. ~ and % open
for any team Averaging 49, pounds Address David
tombstone, i6s 3 Gth Firth avenue. Mount Vernon.
NY.
AvpovIR, Nov. IL Yesterday Phillips Apdovsr
beat Phillips Exeter by u 10 o. Ia is captain and
quarter back, sud Collins, half back. both OF An.
dover. played star game.
The Por, Richmoat High school team % Staten
Island p!iye a game on Saturday With the St.
Francis NAsier'- team Of New York. the former
winning by score " II TOO.
The Tensay football team has Nov. ~ and rs
opeu, and would lie T. hear from teams avsragi n
$50 pounds. HAlt expense guaranteed. Address
z. j, DakiE, Tenaly, Bergen county, n, J.
The second tootball team OF tie Mount Vernon
High school has the remaining Fnisys and SAtur.
dsys ia November open aud vnald he Glad 20 ar
range games with school tsans averaging about 20
pounds address Albert y. DAVIS manager 1917 East
Lincoln avenue. Mount Vernon. " y.
sr. LoUil. Nov. 13,-lohn Allen OF Springfield.
Mo. student at the Christian Brothers College.
was seriously INJURED IN football game yesterday
with the 1t. Liuis tnivsrSty alumni Kelley fell on
him in one O, the rashss with such force "a
knock him ipsen.ible. in which condition he was
removed from the VT hunds In carriage. His inJur'
les are internal There were many casualties result
ing from the game. but this was the only ssriou.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
Gossip of tho HandbaIi Courts.

Ed. Hopkins Wishes 70 inform Dan Bruder. Of
Jersey City that he Is still at tho Harlem Court. and
10 AnIiouSly waiting for an acceptance OF ms chal-
The Harls en- Court games on club day were full Of
interest. Among the contests weret u. Foley aud j.
Murphy beat r. Tracy and Pikington 2i-2o.
Pilkington beat G. Collins and J. Hunt, 2l-19,
l7-2I. 2i-lI. 2l-2O and 1921; u. Hopkins and
Ii. Williams tied NJ Rorty and 7. Brs.ln. The
former won the Arst and last and tho latter tho
id-2I, 20 ~ and 2l-la,
At the ManhAttanVill Court on club day the little
Among the important game. were: T; Lyman and j.
Glynn b. at W. o'Isary and J. ponnelly, Ais al
Iaand Al I. o. Cornell and McIyer beat Kelly
and and ts.Saan "
and 2o-2I: v. p, eastman and III paily beat J.
Murphy and r. J. shield. 1921. 2l-ld aud 2i-2O.
T. ]. Oorbey. The clever Irish player, who came to
fashion by Prof. John Cosgins. formerly q Castle
bar, at the Brooklyn Court on club day. The SEQ es
lain and se. ts PROT cpa asn ra
scores we're u. +. jonc. beat Thomas MsElroy.
2l-is. 2l-g, 2l-2O: Dr, Shay and Harry Reagan
2i-ls; John Tangney and Jim Murphy beat Charles
Raleigh and John Murphy, is-2l 1iSiS. 2lTlD;
John TAlgney and Donnis shea beat y Corhey.
Shea beat Phil Casey and Thomas Dunn. Pills.
i9-2I, 2i-2O; DR.; Shea and william Hyland beat
Pete Connolly and Harry Regan. l7-2i. Ais.
The number of new players a, the Jersey City
clearly that the game is becoming popular ever the
beat Thomas Jaclson,, 2i-ls. 2i-la. l1.2i; K.
Dounelly and 7. MccAbo beat John Ryan ALA.
2ir2o. is.2Ii J. E9sn and = hsAn beat J.
sects heat Il Fiois. aoIl7. l4.ai. ai-2o;. i,
Lawior ai-2o. si-iS. ais.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
.,,rlTroN BECOMES MORN ooMPLT-
rITED WITH EVERY MO CAME.

u..,.,d I, stiil Regarded ss the Leader,
mt Yale Must he Defeated on Next
s.,,rday Before the Championship Csn
n. Decided seoosd Place in Doubt.
,.,h. football season draws to q close the
.rnoton grows more com IMPLICATED with every
.,m. Mayed. 30 far Harvard has maintained
.nrrsmacy over oil other rivals. but the colors
s,yal, must bs lowered on next Saturday on
soldi.rs' Field before the nominal champion
hin c.u DO awarded TO the Crimson. To rate
IN, other varsity slsvsns according TO victor
a., 4. . task that few care to undertake
Tn., AZ Cornell leaped well into second
,1,cs By wallopinR Columbia. Lafayette
,.m. along and beat the Ithacans on
,hsir own stamping ground. Lafayette
M, also defeated Old Penn. but has been
h.,,,p By Princeton. The Tigers. though con-
sn.r.d by Cornell. have won from Columbia
snd have shut out tho indiana. who beat the
Quaker, and scored 10 points against Harvard.
Solumbia has vanquished Yale and Is the only
,.,m TO score against the Blue this season. Uni
,.r.i,y OF Pennsylvania, beaten by the Indians.
lafayette and Harvard has played draw with
- tfsIysrsity Of Chicago, which summArily
nontpolntod Cornell earlier In the season. with
..Sss an array OF puzzing facb TO pc consld;
,sJ II is not at all strange that experts are q!
~ .ea BY looking over the appended table OF
,s.ults the true state OF anairs may be ap-
n,sciate1:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
billiards.

The opening game in the Slosson- DAILY ANA
teur handicap billiard tournament will take
place tonight at Slosson's Academy, Twenty
second street and Broadway. Six OF the fastest
amateurs In the country have qualified for the
event, and the nEht nRainst A. A, u. control
will begin under favorable conditions, The
hold good for both sections. the second being
scheduled to open at Daly's Academy. Thirty
first street and Broadway. on Dec. 4. Here are
tho contestants; J. Byron Stark and Ferdinand
Poggenburg, each 800 points; Arthur IOWA
send and Frank a kssnsy. sach 2aO; and Will
The opening match tonight will DO Between
Stark and MuldQusr,