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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

The large and increasing circulation OF
The Live Stock Indicator in this county
is matter for congratulation to the pub
fishers end ogood farming, for, of ali the
papers of its class in the country, it is
easily the best and most helpful. Its Spe-
cia Farmers Institute editions, issued
with the regular edition the first week in
each month, have been for years the adj
miration OF all practical farmers. Written
wholly by farmers, they are full of actual
experience and smell of the soil. We have
been fortunate enough this season to Sc
cure terms for The Indicator and its Spe-
cial Farmers Institute Editions, toget-
her with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal, tour
of the most valuable farm publication in
the country. that enable us to offer the
four in connection with our own paper
for $15O for the entire five, one year
This is emphat'cally a good thing, and
no farmer in this county should fail to
take advantage of the offer For large
line of thoroughly practicaltarm reading
nothing has ever been offered before that
equals it. A county paper, a farm paper,
a poultry paper, q farm insurance paper
and the Special Farmers Institute all
for 81 90. Come in and order them
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
Lone Elm Items.
The Elm House proprietor had bust
ness in lola Tuesday.

The Elm House proprietor had bust
ness in lola Tuesday
E. N Mcdowell is visiting in Linn
county this week
c. Fl. Nichols and wife visited Patsy
Scullev and family of Prairie View the
first of the week
There are no new cases of Cuban
chicken pox here.
Grandpa Reeve has been on the sick
list the past week
Charles Kelsey went to Ottawa last
week to visit relatives.
Messrs. c. H. Nichols and >. Moon
attended Prince IIardesty's sale near
Kincaid Tuesday.
/. X. Reeve put up ice again last week
Cell Miller who lives near Kincaid,
was over to see his mother, Friday.
The case of supposed smallpox was
released from quarantine, Sunday.
Four of A. Brees' family are sick this
week, DR.. Bostick is in attendance.
Miss Matte Kelsey went to Richmond
last week to visit her sister.
H. A. Hester went to Yates Center to
bring home sheep that he purchased a
few days ago.
Messers. Byerly and Lewis shipped
hogs to Kansas City Wednesday.
A great many people are improving
the good weather and good roads by
moving the household and farming effects
andas Kansas people, so large number
Of them at least, are determined to move
annually it will be quite an advantage
when spring comes.
Mrs Sculley OF Praie View was on the
sick list last week
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
Painful Accident.

w. o. Champe, of the AGITA,
TOR received a very painful fall
Wednesday afternoon. He hac
gone to the basement after a
bucket of coal, and just as he
started down the basement steps
his feet slipped from under him
and he fell on his back, hurting
himself pretty badly. AT pres,
ent he is unable to move him
self at all, and it will probably
be several days before he is able
to be up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be peas
ed TO learn that there is at least one
dreaded that science has been able to
cure in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity,
Catarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by build
ing mp the constitution and assisting ma
ture in dong its work. The proprietors
have SO much faith in its curative pow
crs that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure Send
for list of testimonials.
Address F !. CHENEY < Co. Toledo, O
Sold by druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
GOVERNOR GOBEL DEAD.

Governor Gob.l, of Kentucky, died from his
wound last Saturday, He was conscious to the
last, and continued to give orders and advice
to the officials under him. He continually adj
vsed them to observe the law and do nothing
contrary to law.
Directly after Governor Goebel's death,
Lieutenant Governor Beckham took the oath
of office as governor He is a young man
only thirty years of age.
Goebel's funeral took place yesterday. 1t
was unostentatious No band and no orders
were in the procession; nor were there any
badges of any kind worn, and there were no
carriages, but an almost endless line of neigh
bors
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
Letter From Capt. Lloyd.

New Rochelle, N. Y, Jan. 81, 1900.
DEAR AGITAToR Yours of the Goth at
hand. see Bro. Taber is as brave as ever.
More power to him. You keep the AGITAToR
up-to-date. l have written TO Marion Butler
about his Peoples party convention call. II
he answers me, will send you his reply. The
weather is so good with us that | go to New
York City to all important meetings. | will be
81 years old OIL the 18th of June, and Mrs.
Lloyd SO in May, We are taking all the COM
folt we can in all un-mortgaged home. Amen!
Yours Very Truly,
CAPT. GEO. w. LLOYD.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
After Six Years Of Intense
Suffering, Promptly Cured

Nv e entire circnaon Is m deprayed condn9n They
santy sappng away the vitality In every the poison must
be eliminated fl the blood and amount of external treatment
have any ele
There nc.rny about the merits Of s. s. s. every claim
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
CONVENTION AT Fl. SCOTT.

The Populist state convention will be held
at Fl Scott, but the date has not yet been de-
cded upon. A better selection could not have
been made. Fl Scott has splendid hotel ia
cilities-equal to any city in the state, in fact
and the people of Fl. Scott have happy
faculty of making her visitors feel comfortable
while there To Jake Sheppard and Hubert
Lardner is due the credit for securing the con-
vention for their city.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
RUNNING S.
ON HIS ANKLE.

Obstinate sores and ulcers which
refuse to heal under ordinary treat
ment soon become chronic and deep
seated. and are IL sure sign that the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
JOHN WILL ACCEPT.

There was meeting of Populists at Topeka
last Saturday, partly for the purpose of trying
to pursuade John w. Breidenthal to agree to
accept the nomination for governor. He in
sisted that he did not want the nomination,
put they insisted that he must accept He H.
nally promised that if the nomination was ten
dered him with anything like unanimity, he
would accept This promise is salts factory to
his friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

Among the notable contributions in The
COMING AGE for February are Educational
and Therapeutic Value of Hyponotism, by the
eminent New York physician and author, DR..
R. Osgood Mason, M. d., A. NJ; "The Ideal
Philosophy of Lelbnitz," by Prof L NJ Ches'
ley, A. NJ; "Happy Hours in Mirthless Child
hood" by Alma Calder Johnston; Personal
Atmosphere" by Annie Plllsbury Young; Fra
Elbertus and the Royerofters," by b. O. Flower;
"Shakespeare aud the Development of General
Culture by Rev. H. c. Merserve; "The Re-
ferendum in Boston," by Prof. Frank Parsons;
"Peace, Interior and Economic" by Bolton
Hail. can Objectionable Expansion, by |.
L. Albert: "The Poems of Emerson" critic
ally considered by Charles Malloy, president of
the Boston Emerson Society; and "Poe and En-
erson," compared by Leigh Fl. Irvine. There
are several other articles worthy Of mention,
besides the regular departments, but the abov,
are papers which challenge the attention Of all
thoughtful men and women The success of
THE COMING AGE is well merted. II reflects
.ths.bestthouqhto Of the time, and appeals tothe
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

TROUBLE is not ended in Kentucky. Efforts
have been made for a compromise settlement
of the difficulty, but Taylor refuses to Sign the
article of compromise. 1t is hoped that a
peaceful settlement may yet be reached.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

THE convention to select delegates to the
Populist national convention will be held at
Clay Center The date has not yet been
named
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
the merits Of $. S. S. every claim

made for it is backed up strongly by convincing
testimony of those who have been cured by it
and know of its virtues by experience
Mr. L. j. Clark, of Orange Courthouse. Va. writes:
For six years had obstinate, running ulcer my
ankle, which times caused me intense suffering
disabled for long while that wholly unfit for
business One of the best doctors treated constantly
but did good. then tried various blood em'li =.
without the least benefit S S S highly recon-
mended that concluded to try it, and the eff4,t
wonderful 1t seemed to get right at tbe seat of the
disease and force the poison out and was soon com
pleely cured" Swifts Specific
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

THE Silver Republicans will hold their state
convention at Fl Scott, the same date of the
Popuist convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27

There is a new voting element this
year that has been control Of suffrage
only during the past four years. Its
members see the results in their own
business and lives and are ready to
assist in the continuation OF these
times by voting for Mckinley. The
young voter Of today wants to be
with the pushing progressive crowd,
the party that has done something
and they find that these conditions
are found in the Republican ranks.
Anli.expansion and imperialism does
not appeal to them. They are sx.
panionists in the purest sense Of the
term. They expand their own possess
sions and wealth at every opportunity
and congratulate the general govern
ment on each Of its steps in this line.
They are lords and rulers, all feeling
that they are free to exercise full con-
troll over all that they have honestly
come into possession Of, and concede
the same right to the general govern
ment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
Col. Harris Brave Words.

Bryan never says warm patriotic
word, never has q word Of genuine
praise for the work Of the army and
navy, never does anything but dis.
parage and belittle it. This comes Of
bis policy that he calls "anti-imper'
ialism." A Republican meeting was
held at Fort Scott the other day at
which G. E. Benton, always before q
Democrat, was chairman and Col. A.
A. Harris, another ex.Democrat, was
a speaker. In his speech he said;
"No party has ever thrown itself
across the pathway Of Its country's
progress and lived to tell the tale. 1t
has been buried beneath an avalanche
Of the votes Of the American people
and the 9th OF next November we will
bury these croakers deeper than plum
met has ever sounded. Is it not
monstrous that the Demo cratic party,
a political organization, with candi-
date asking for the place Of president
Of these United States, dares not and
can not speak word Of commenda'
ton or glorifcation OF the army or
navy Of our country"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT.


New York, Sept, 22,~-Bradstreet's
commercial report to-day says: The
lnf0horablc turn given the general
Industrial situation by the strike Of
anthracite coal miners and the possi-
bIity Of wage disputes in the iron
trade, with rather less actlvty.in the
latter industry and some increase OF
weakness in the prices of cruder
forms, have given an appearance OF
irregularity to the general trade and
business situation. On the other
hand, the course of staple prices has
been very generally upward this
week. Premature opening due TO
hot, dry weather, is responsible for q
portion of the heavy movement OF
cotton to market, but back OF this,
of course, is the desire to profit by
the exceedingly good prices ruling.
The rush of receipts has been too
much for the bull movement, how
ever, and the prices materially lower
on the week.
Reports Of damage to grain In the
shock in the northwest are rein
forced by northwestern buying at
Chicago, furnished the key to the ad-
vance Of nearly two cents in wheat
this week, followed by gain OF 20
to % cents in -four and OF IA cents
In corn. Some OF this advance In
wheat was afterward lost In realizing.
Other farm products were higher,
pork and lard advancing on better
export business and butter and
cheese on improved weather. Iron
md steel are rather quieter as Q
whole and some weakness Is noted In
southern pig and steel billets at
On the other hand, fin
shed products are, as rule, firm
md bars are to be advanced 81 at
,bipapO.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
Wanted to Click tho Spoon.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. l6, '66.
PEPsIN SYRUP Co.
Dear Sirs:-We have been keeping
house for five years and are never
without DR.. Csldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
We find nothing to equal it for stom.
ach trouble and my children like it as
well as candy. One night recently
ny wife was giving dose to our
ably ~ years old) and Nelda(our
little g!rl, A years old) cried for some,
too. Her mamma told her she didn't
need it and then she said;"Can't | lick
the spoon?" 1t is so pleasant to take,
the effects are so good, we hate to be
without DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
Yours truly,
LAFE D WERTHERs,
Mgr. Enterprise Hotel.
Sold by all druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
National Party Ticket Abandoned.

Boston, Sept. 22.-The national
party, composed Of men who feel
that they cannot conscientiously vote
for either Mckinley or Bryan, at
conference had at Young's hotel yes
terday afternoon abandoned the idea
of keeping political ticket in the
field and Mr.. A. NJ. Howe, OF this
state, who was nominated for vice
president in New York on the 5th
inst, is expected to follow Senator
Gallery, of Louisiana, the presidential
nominee, in formally withdrawing
his candidacy. This action is virtu-
ally made necessary by Senator Cas-
fery's declination and the failure 70
find anyone willing to stand in his
stead and by the impracticability OF
perfecting an organization through
out the country at this late period In
the campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27

the failure reported by himself and
his associates to the executive and to
congress. Certainly no Republican
could feel less sorrowful over the
empty handed return Of the commits
sioners than Colonel Bryan himself,
whose dream of monetary read just.
ment is not at all system Of inter
national bimetalism, which would
hold our standard OF values level with
that accepted by all the other great
commercial nations, but a system Of
silver monometallsm which would
sink the American standard to that
recognized in China and Mexico.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
Fusionists, Please Paw Up.

1The man whose political principle is to
draw a public salary, and is not willing to do
bis part to help elect his ticket, is not the
man for the voters 70 elect.-lNews.
Will the Fusion candidates, Messrs.
Rugh, Wilson, Matteson, Lockhart,
Money, Kugler and Hoffman-one or
all Of them-who have so little faith
in success that they will not "con-
tribute" please take notice Of the
official call for the sinews Of war as
above and put up or get off the ticketP
1t means business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27

4 Mighty Sensible Letter.

William T. Baker, ex.president o
the Chicago board Of trade, and life
long Democrat, is one Of the first tt
reply to Mr.. Bryan's letter Of &C
ceptance. Mr.. Baker announces thai
be will quit the Democratic party
while it is controlled by the present
leaders, and that in this campaign he
will support President Mckinley. He
denoupces Mr.. Bryan as the personif'
cation Of 16 to l and lawlessness, and
calls him the greatest imperialisi
since Napoleon Boneparte. Mr.. Baker
sent a letter to Chairman Hanna
yesterday in which he says;
"The Democratic organization has
passed under the control Of public
enemies, and no man who holds to
the traditional doctrines Of the party
is under the slightest obligation to
follow the present leaders.
1.-The policies that guided the party
from Jefferson to Cleveland have
been side.tracked for the sms Of Pop.
ulists and anarchists. Even free trade
has given way to Bryan's promise
that be will recommend such addi-
tional legislation, as may be necessary
to dissolve every private monopoly
which does business outside Of the
state Of its origin
This would mean further Populist
Interpretation and control the limita-
ton Of all successful enterprise with
in state lines; not captivating pro.
gram to suggest at the moment when
American commerce is being pushed
beyond the seas.
1.-THE Democratic crusade against
expansion, termed imperialism, is
an absolute sham, a silly and hypo.
critical invention to divert attention
from revolutionary purposes. Ex.
psnsion has been the policy and
practice Of the American people since
the prilgrims landed on Plymouth
rock, and no man who understands
the real spirit Of our institutions can
be frightened by the phantom Of i'm.
perialism' which Bryan has conjured
up for this campaign only.
"Since Napoleon Bonaparte there
has been no greater imperialist than
Bryan himself. His will is the law
Of the party that supports him, and,
II elected, he would endeavor to rule
the entire nation with the same iron
hand. Napoleon deluged Europe in
God to reach a throne, and Bryan
would not hesitate to wreck every
industry in the land to attain the
The presidency.
civilian T.. BAKER,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27

The administration Of Kansas is
guilty Of one indiscretion and that is
allowing a Populist labor commission
er to publish an official report which
declares that the wage Garner OF Kan.
sas is not as well off now as in 1896.
He bases his conclusions on 1925 re-
ports from individuals, about one
out OF 200 Of the laboring men OF
Kansas and probably it was the con-
tinual kicker who filled out the
blanks. The wage earners of Kansas
are better off than ever before and no
one knows it better than the worker
himself
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
A Silver Sophistry.

Though Colonel Bryan prefers to
picture to his western auditors the
perils to liberty Of an imaginary
regime Of imperialism" and the bur-
dens on industry of a standing army
no larger nor more costly than that
maintained in time Of peace by Jelfer-
son, Monroe or Madison, he finds 1t
cxpedient to bark back occasionally
to the familiar silver sophistries Of
1896. 10 reassure his Kansas and
Nebraska followers, who still consider
free silver coinage the controlling
issue OF the Fusion canvass, the DEM
ocratic Orator Puff took pains at two
or three Of his stopping places last
week to revive in a hagrantly petit
Jogging way his old charges of Re-
publican duplicity on the silver ques-
ton. Two Of the Shifty Nebraska
leaders assertions invite attention
because Of their amazing trickery and
shallowness.
Colonel Bryan is reported as say
ing;
The Republican party is trying to-
day the same deception that it prac.
tised in 1896 on the money question.
The Republican leaders wanted the
gold standard in 1896, just as they
want it now, but they held out before
the people the delusion OF interna-
tional timetsllism.
The president sent a commission OF
three distinguished gentlemen and
they we're to labor with the European
nations and try to get those nations
to help us. Did they succeed OF
course they did not. You cannot find
a Republican today who feels sorrow
full because they did not get the in
ternational bimetallsm that they
promised to get in 1896.
II international bimetallism was
good in 1896 1t is good now. Then
why is it that the Republicans do not
talk about itP
The inference from all this is, OF
course, that the Democratic party
alone is to be credited with sincere
and earnest desire to promote a work.
able system Of bimetallism. Yet Mr.
Bryan knows that the present admin
istration made a genuine effort to
bring about that International agree
ment, without which an enlarged,use
Of silver as money by any single gov
eminent would simply invite unset
tied values and commercial disaster.
On the commission sent abroad to
labor for international concert,
Colonel Bryan's associate on the DEM
ocratic national ticket, ex.Vice.Presi-
dent Adlai Z. Stevenson, served with
zeal and distinction, and bis personal
credit is pledged to the good faith Of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
How Ahout This.

G. B. Hoffman who claims there Is
no grain trust should discipline James
Butler his co.laborer who writes:
1.-The grain trust has invaded Kan
sas; it has spread its Shiny tentaclss
over the entire state, and is now In
position to absorb the earnings Of the
grain.producers at will.
"Out Of this years wheat crop
alone, the share Of this octopus will
be between six and seven millions Of
dollars. Until a little over a year
ago, Kansas was comparatively free
from the extortions Of grain monopo.
ly; there existed competition between
the transportation companies, as well
as between the grain-dealers Of the
state. But all this has been changed
within the last two years; not only
are the grain-dealers in a trust or
combine. but the railroads Of the
state are dividing and pooling the
grain traffic at all competitive points
and are using favored grain.dealers,
both in and out of the state, to &C.
complish their purpose"
Mr.. Butler goes after the Kansas
Grain Dealers association with the
following;
Here is a resolution introduced by
Mr.. Work at the Kansas convention:
"Resolved, That the members Of
the Kansas Grain.dealers' association
refuse to do business with any re-
ceiver, commission man, or miller
that bids irregular dealers, and not
accept the fimsy excuse that he did
not know he was an irregular dealer.
1t shall be the duty Of the secretary
Of the association to notify each mem.
Der OF the association Of this fact"
Did Mr.. Hoffman favor such q COM
bine or not?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-27
Why It Won't Win.

Four years ago the people Of this
state and county found themselves in
strait they did not know which way
to turn or look for relief. Bryan
came before the people and presented
"get rich easy" scheme and pre-
dicted all manner OF disaster to prices
Of live stock and farm products il his
scheme was not endorsed. 1t was not
endorsed and four years Of Republic
can government proved him to be a
false prophet. Prices went up in
stead Of down. Labor was employed.
Sales for live stock, wheat, corn. etc.,
we're found; a demand was created
and the people began to produce and
prosper. The people are satisfied
that his. preachings were false and
will not heed them this year on any
other as against known and tried
salvation.