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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
Giving 10 Little Cripples a New Life
end Education.

Every school morning Fifth av-
enue stage rumbles over slow round,
stopping here and there in front of
riclIety tenements. A strong man
goes up the stairs Of each tenement
and returns, bearing in his arms a
misshapen or stunted child, with an
eager face, says the New York Press.
When the stage is full it makes its
way to the school building in East
Eighty-eighth street, where its load is
discharged. Then the operation Is
repeated, the stage going to other
houses and returning with another
load. All the children are from the
East Side, and most of them from
homes where gaunt poverty and dull
want reign. Until the school for Grip
pied children was established by the
Children's Aid Society with the means
of transporting them to and from the
school rooms, these little unfortunate
people frequently huddled desolate
and alone, suffering and neglected,
while their parents were out at work
and their lustier brothers and sisters
at school or playing in the streets.
Too often they were an object OF
hatred to their parents, who looked
upon them as a burden and almost a
disgrace. Sometimes they were con-
sidered idiots, lack Of opportunity and
habitual neglect having reduced them
to a state which indeed did resemble
imbecility. Big boys well advanced in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

mental fatigue. The teacher sees to 1t
that the children go to the dispensar-
les for treatment, and that they wear
the braces, which many of them want
to cast OFF, thinking they tend to make
them conspicuous in their infirmity.
The children have kindergarten
work and the branches taught in the
primary school. Much Of the teaching
has to be along individual lines, be-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
An Ancient Industry.

In the archaic vase room at the
British museum anyone can gaze upon
babies feeding bottles OF sun-baked
clay which were antique when Joseph
went into Egypt. The museum au-
thors' catalogue is now completed. aft
er twenty years labor, and has cost
100000 1t consists Of 400 volumes
and 70 supplements.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

There are few people who decline an
increase of salary, but the Rev. George
C. Lorimer, pastor of the fremont Tenn
pie in Boston, is one of the few. His
congregation recently voted him an
increase Of $1,000 year, but he has
declined the increase, stating that his
present salary of $1,000 a year is
quite enough.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

Shansi province is closely associated
with the history of China of long ago.
Centuries ago the capital Of the coun-
try was located in this province. Shan
81 adjoins, on the west, the province
of Chill, in which the present capital
city of Pekin is located. There is a
wild picturesqueness about the seem
cry Of shansi that fascinates the
beholder. A. range Of mountains skirts
the Southwestern corner Of ths prev
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

ince, and at intervals along its bass
are lodges or cliffs that were once con-
sidered the most desirable places for
the building Of towns. Many quaint
villages are found nesting among
these cliffs. One of them is shown
in the illustration. 1t was to the prov
ince Of shansi that the dowaser en-
press Of China ned when things be-
came too warm for her ut Pekin dur
iny the resent troublous timsA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
An "rndustrialr Company,s Methods.

Some German brokers' engaged I'D
promoting an industrial" company
advertised that the enterprise prom
Used to pay per cent the first year
and more later on. The public in
vested, but failed to get any dividends.
Then some of the investors sued to
recover their money, claiming that it
had been obtained by false promise.
After winning a compromise verdict
they appealed, and decision has been
rendered in a higher court ordering
return of their money on surrender OF
the stock.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

A waggish stranger complained to
the police of Salina, Kansas, that a
resident of that town had fleeced him
out of forty-dollar bill. After the
police had spent day hunting for the
rogue, and finally located the suspected
man, it suddenly dawned upon the
sleuths that there are no forty-dollar
bills.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
KANSAS

A Chicago tobacconist hands every
cigarette purchaser neighboring un-
dertaker's card.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
Engineers Make a Discovery.

1t has been discovered that Monon-
gahela river is ruinous to boilers, hav-
ing sixteen grains of sulphuric acid to
one gallon-a disastrous ratio, accord
ing to experts. This proportion does
not obtain except in seasons Of drouth,
but even when the dilution is greater
the water is not what 1t should be
for steam-making.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

An official map of Vesuvius on a
scale of one in ten thousand has just
been issued, being the first since 1876.
A new plan in relief of the cone has
also been made.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

A motherless pig has been adopted
by a hen belonging to Mrs. Henry Ian
ders, of Mantua. N. ]. The hen had
been sitting on nest Of eggs, but
those she kicked out Of the nest when
she took charge of the little pig. which
lies contentedly under the hens wing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

1t is interesting to learn that the
Czarina OF Russia dispenses so much
in charity as to require to employ a
special lady secretary. bearing the title
OF directress of the imperial charities,
whose office is TO disburse and oversee
the employment Of her majesty's gifts
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

A mint is to be established in Can
ada for the coinage of gold. Hereto
fore the coming of the metallic cur
rency has been done in England.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

A French naturalist asserts that
nightingales devour the drones Of a
beehive, and never attack the work.
ers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

In the Black forest district Of Ger
many are 1.400 master clockmakers
and 5000 workmen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

The sultan has forbidden the Turk
ish war department to use balloons or
carrier pigeons for army purposes
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

A church bell has an empty head
and long tongue. but it is discreet
enough not to speak until tolled.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23

Celebrity is finding out what the
world wants and then making It think
you have got It,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
Please Pass the Ruin" "

According to the Bryanile walters,
the United States are impoverished
and on the way to be ruined by the
gold standard and the trusts. Half
Of the British war loan has just been
taken by this impoverished and
ruined country, which would have
gobbled the whole of it il it could
have got it. This impoverished and
ruined country has so much money
to invest that even in the present un.
paralleled expansion of business, it
cant find ways enough at home Of
sailing down its profits. 1t has
money to lend to England, as it had
money to lend to Russia; and it may
soon be drawing interest from all
over the world,
The farmers can't get men enough
to harvest their crops. The railroads
can't get cars enough to carry the
freight The savings banks are so
swamped with deposits that they
don't know where to invest them.
Yet the Bryan spouters of lamenta-
tion are sure that the country is be-
ing impoverished and ruined by the
gold standaM and the trusts and is
about to be wrecked totally by i'm
perialism.
II this is ruin, the American people
would like to be ruined every year.
= New York Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
ingalls,,


Not often in this gracious old world
is so much brains gathered into one
head as rested beneath the dignified
locks of ex-senator John j. ingalls,
Those who knew him in his prime
and admired him then not only tor
his brilliancy but for the enemies
that he made have never faltered in
their alteration Of his genius. Those
of us who knew him in his latter days
when the erratic course Of his actions
seemed destructive Of craftsmanship
and fame, yet stood before his un'
doubted strength as an orator ana
writer willing to concede his great
ness.
ingalls, had in him Spartan blood
He knew nothing Of the arts OF con-
ciliation, His idea of advocacy OF a
cause was to lash the adversary with
his vitriolic tongue. Every word
left scar and men who had not
agreed with him when he commenced
we're more hardened In their opposi-
when he closed. Whatever else may
be said Of Ingalls,, he never tlinched
from the path he selected and he
seemed to care little for the opinion
Of others.
He lost his hold on the mass OF the
people Of Kansas by one speech in
the winter Of 1891. He who had
stood in the senate Of the United
States for more than a decade, the
champion Of Republicanism' said
bitter words against his party and
read a prophecy Of disaster and woe
for the country. Kansas was as
founded when it read that speech
and at once concluded that ingalls,
made it to curry favor with the Pop
ulist party then in power for the
first time, under the belief that it
would re-elect him senator. Yet 1t
ia doubtful II he SO meant 1t for none
could have known better than ingalls,
that he was the last man in Kansas
who could hope for the votes Of that
legislature. He made it because he
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
A. B. ROSE & co.
felt that way and did not care what
might be the consequences.

felt that way and did not care what
might be the consequences.
ingalls, was one of the few men
who could make an impromptu
speech and use such a nice distinc-
tion in the choice of every word as to
make it sound like the polished effort
Of many days. His writings were
gems of the authors art. He had a
vertable gift of the gods in the
manipulation of the English language.
"Blue Grass" is and will ever be a
Kansas classic. opportunity" which
is called sonnet yet lacks sonnet's
form is masterpiece and ranks with
the greatest poems of the language.
Ingalls, may not have been logical,
he may not have been consistent, but
for years he was Kansas most devoted
and most lauded knight, and ever
until deaths hand stilled his wonder.
full voice and took from him his pow
erful pen, he gloried in the achieve
ments OF the Sunhower state and
sung its praises. He was one Of her
few sons whom the nation knew and
admired earnestly and unseltishly.
For this and for the years when he
stood SO near to his peoples hearts,
Kansas will forget that she ever
chided and will sorrow for Ingalls,
dead as she once cheered for ingalls,
living,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

A religious tract called "Tree and
Leaves" comes to our desk. Among
its editorial utterances is this. "Re-
publicans are not all Christians,
neither are they justified before God
for much that they do. Yet they
represent the more enlightened of
the two old parties, Their spiritual
nature is not so coarse, but more re-
fined, hence a greater number Of
Christians (nominaD or justified per-
sons among them. They will vote
for their leader, William McKin.
ley" We never heard Of this able
publication before but it is evident
that the editor thereof is strictly on
to bis job. Long may be live.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
sIsa'sss
The Fifth District Q Rich Domain.

The Fifth congressional district o.
Kansas, ten counties, is magnificen,
domain-an agricultural empire that
has no superior in all the states ol
the union. 1t is a laLd filled with
happy homes, prosperous farms,
thriving villages, bustling little
cities and progressive people. In
the past two years it has gained
4,S07 in population and it is steadily
advancing in all that is signified by
that pleasant word prosperity. This
is the enumeration OF its compared
with 1898:
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

The Kansas City Star expresses
considerable grief because as it says
Bryan has told exactly what he would
do with the Philippines while McKin-
ley has not taken the public into his
confidence. The Star should remem.
Der that Bryan is absolutely safe in
so doing--he will not have the job to
perform. The merchant without
eggs in stock always makes the low
est price in town-only he cant fill
any orders.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23


G. 7. Huntington, who died the
other day worth q hundred million
dollars, started in hie poor boy, the
son Of hard-working farmer. These
were his favorite maxims; let the
boys Of today memorize and practice
them:
Take the work nearest you; try to
do it better than anyone else, and
live on less than you make.
81 do not work hard. ] work easy.
There are very few people who work
too hard, but there are great many
who do not work right"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

junction City Republican, 1t will
be remembered that Senator Tillman.
he of the pitchfork, helped to write
the Kansas City platform which ex.
presses such tender regard for the
rights, liberties and independence Of
the brown man, But on the floor Of
the senate Of the United States this
same senator, while speaking OF the
black man, said with pride, 1--WE
stuffed ballot boxes, we shot them;
we are not ashamed Of It," The SEN
ator must be an expert on the rela-
tion existing between shades Of color
and the degree Of liberty that Demo-
cracy should portion out to each.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

The iusionists have shown great
shrewdness in having Bryan come to
Topeka on the day that the Middle
of-the Road Populsts have conven-
tion. By that means they insure a
crowd for the Nebraskan.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

While Mr.. Bryan PROBABLY will not
be elected he is going to gather one
OF the cutest collections of notilca-
tions that any one man ever possess
cd. To be sure they are scattered
from Duluth to Kamchatca but he
will get 'em II he has to travel all
ai1mmer
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

These l7l,S53 people are prosper
ing. They are making more money,
doing more business and are better
satisfied than at any time in the his
tory Of the State. They are reaping
the benefits Of Republican prosperity
and in every county there are reports
Of farmers grown well.to-do moving
to town and leaving the farm to the
children.
Is it possible that the people Of the
Fifth district wish to return to the
hard times of ls936P DO they wish
to have the flag Of the auctioneer
hung out IN the towns, the foreclosure
notices sprinkled through the columns
Of their county papers, the delinquent
tax lists lengthen out three or four
columns to the old time proportioDsP
Do they wish to be represented in
congress by man who is running on
a platform Of free silver and anti-ex.
pansionp Who is in favor Of hauling
down Old Glory and beating an igno-
minious retreat in the face OF dutyp
A man who in one term in congress
gave no evidence Of ability as a public
officer and whom the ablest Populist
paper in the district, the day before
his nomination, declared to be ut
terly incompetent and sure to lose his
party 5000 votesP
1t is fit that this agricultural en-
pire should be well represented in
congress and such is now its good
fortune, Congressman W. A. Calder
head has made the Fifth district re-
spected and known as it had not been
since the days of John A. Anderson
He ranks among the ablest members
of the lower house; he has positions
on important pension, banking and
currency committees he is recognized
as an able, conscientious and honest
gentleman whose life is an open book,
whose service in public life is above
reproach,
The people Of the Fifth district owe
it to themselves and to their homes
to make their prosperity permanent,
to vote for good times, for contin-
uance Of prosperity and for the re-
tention in the place Of trust which he
is 50 well fitted to fill Of Congressman
Calderhead. This is good time to
make clean sweep for all these
things by voting the straight Repub-
lican ticket.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

Messrs. Strother, Hallam and
Prendergast are tckled over the sue
cess OF their Moses act. 1t is not Of
record that any Populist was consult
ed and the Populists will get even at
the polls when they land a few swipes
on the Moses favorites.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

The Rev. Mr.. James when be goes
back to his $500 pastorate should
preach his first sermon upon the folly
Of laying up treasures on earth,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
Lincoln, the D.spot.

10 contains these remarks about
man whom many Democrats used +
abuse like pickpocket when he wa
living and whom the Democrats O
today are fond OF extollihg and quot
ing, in their zeal occasiS Snally forginI
quotations:
"No more infamous ilander coul,
be conceived than the charge tha
Lincoln was an impeialist. Every
word and every act OF his heroic lif,
stamps the charge with falsehood
He would have despised imperialism
as un.American and immoral. Ht
would never have gover med a people
against their consent, He would
never have sneered away the Declara-
tion Of Independence He would
never have formed an alliance with
human slavery. He would never
have tolerated a contract labor sys-
TEN. He would never have attempted
to belittle the outrageous steals Of
Cuba. He would never have ex-
changed American blood for foreign
gold. Let Imperialism invoke Lord
North, Cecil Rhodes and Castlereagh,
but in the name Of common decency
spare the good name OF Abraham
Lincoln"
In the indianapolis Journal Of Aug.
10 are some extracts from this same
Sentinel in 1864. We reprint three
OF them:
''Haye not the people daily evil
dence that Abraham Lincoln is as
suming the power-the despotic
power-to enable him to pay his
debts and replenish his overdrawn
Golfers, exhausted by extravaganza
and ambitious strife for power"
"More than eighteen hundred years
ago Rome was governed by three men
at the end Of that republic. One was
Caesar. They were all Of noble blood.
And we, too, have our triumvirate--
Lincoln, Stanton, Halleck; but, unfor-
neither Of them can boast a
very high descent. There succeeded
IN emperor who could fiddle when
Rome was burning. We also have
,ur emperor, Lincoln, who can tell
stale jokes whilst the land is running
S running red with the blood of
)rothers."
"Should Mr.. Lincoln be reelected
he revolution will be accomplished.
This will be no longer a republic of
he United States but a consolidated
'mpire, Every safeguard must soon
n or later give way. The limitations
II the executive power will not be in
he constitution, but in the pleasure
II the president. We implore patri'
tic and intelligent men to pause and
effect and give their verdict on Tues
lay next, II the people will not save
heir priceless constitution and union |
is lost"
In 1864 the Sentinel and the other |
Iunker Democrats accused Lincoln |
ust as the Bryanites are accusing |
lcKinley now. The Democrats were
'elling "Republic or Empire in 1864
ust as they are yelling now. They |
we're as absurd then as they are now.
heir cries of "despotism" and "im-
and "militarism" will |
eem as ridiculous and impossible in
936 as their cries of 1864 sound now.
IND the country will stand byWilliam
icKinley as it stood by Abraham
lincoln.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
REPUBLICAN TICKE I.
For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
Of Ohio.
For Vice President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
of New York.

Presidential ElectorsA. W. Smith, Me-
Pherson; o. P. Ergenbrlght, Montgomery; !,
II. Bradley, Wyandotte Matt Edmonds, jeff
son; J. W. Parker, Johnson; A. 7. Johnson,
Cowley; G. II. Lamb Woodson; Q. q, Buck
Icy, Republic; y. y. 3racken Lincoln; J, Q,
Thompson, Pratt.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
Which Is Right?
living.
THE MAN AT THE REAR!

"The Republican party today is re-
sponsible for every drop OF blood
drawn from an American soldier in
the Philippine islands. or drawn by
an American soldier. There never
was any occasion for war in the Phil
ippine Islands. There never would
have been war in the Philippine
islands II the Republican party had
dealt with the Filipinos according to
American principles. ."-[William j..
Bryan in his night speech at Indian
apolis, Aug. s.
THE MAN AT THE FRONT.
"In regard to the Philippines,
many poor boy with a gun on his
shoulder owes his death to the clam
oring politicians at home. If they
would only close their mouths for
little while we would soon put a
quietus to this Philippine army
y It is too bad that we are
made to suffer at the hands Of our
own fellow citizens in the States.
rLieutenant Oliver P. Robinson, For
tieth United States Volunteers, q
democrat, to a relative In Carbon
dale, ILL., rh
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

What's the use Of two fusion con-
ventions-or, for that matter, what's
the use Of any conventionP The
bosses had 1t all fixed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23
Por Sale,

House and lot, cheap. For partic-
ulsrs call on CONRAD SAuER,
4S.4 Dillon, Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-08-23

Wefuy appreciate the liberal patronage have enjoyed
heretofore in Abilene and thank hundreds of friends for their
many cordial greetings extended return As in the past
shall make every honest endeavor to merit the continuance
good will and patronage We we'll known in Dickinson
and surrounding counties that scarcely necessary say that
the interest of each and customer will be honestly
scienosy guarded We shall maintain reputation for having
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS than any store of its Kan
When Abilene make store home and feel
a royal welcome always awaits you.