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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Wendell Phillips proclaimed the true
theory of democracy in his Harvard
address. THE Scholar in Republic"
1t is this:
Trust the people-the wise and the
ignorant, the good and the bad-with
the gravest questions, and in the end
you educate the race; while you Sc
cure, not perfect institutions, not
necessarily good ones. but the best in
situations possible while human nature
is the basis and the only material to
build with. Men are educated and the
state uplifted by allowing all-every-
one-to breach all their mistakes and
errors. The community that will not
protect its humblest, most ignorant
and most hated member in the free
utterance Of his opinions. no matter
how false or hateful, is only a gang
of slaves!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
PEOPLE WANT MORE POWER.

Folks who are tired of being gov
erned by set of political pickpockets
ought to be interested in a movement
that has been started in Boston.
1t is proposed to give the people the
power to vote on amendments to the
Constitution whenever $4,000 voters
sign petition to Congress asking that
a question be submitted to the people
for their decision.
II we had such a system it would do
away with a great deal of political
corruption.
1t would open the way for the es-
tablishment Of justice.
1t would give the people control Of
the laws and the lawmakers.
1t would enable the people to clearly
indicate the public will-something
that now can only be guessed at.
1t is as natural and right that the
citizen should propose and vote on
measures as we'll as on men. and far
more important.
1t would give the people the final
decision on measure, stopping job
berry, log rolling and corruption.
1t would take moral and economic
questions out of party politics, and en-
able men to talk and vote on any sub
ject without party prejudices.
1t would compel monopolies to seek
special privileges directly from the
people-who would never grant them.
1t would prove a lever powerful
enough to overthrow every form of
monopoly and secure equal rights for
all.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Mr.. Henry D. Lloyd, who has re-
Gently returned from New Zealand,
and is now writing book about it,
calls it the Worlds Experiment Sta
tion." In social science, the liberals OF
New Zealand, who have for several
years controlled the government, have
acted on the fundamental principles:
First, that all legislation should be
in the interest of the people as
whole, and not in the interest of any
class as against the whole; and, sec
ond, that large amounts of property
in few hands are contrary to the pub
lie interest.
They have made 1t a definite pur-
aires and no paupers in the country.
And they have succeeded so we'll that
the movement toward concentration
Of wealth, which was in full swing
some years ago, has ceased to exist as
factor in national life, and the tide
has been turned toward wealth diff
fusion and the enrichment of the en-
tire community.
Here follow at length the land laws
Of New Zealand, with the following
summing up Of results:
The net results have been the diff
fusion of wealth, elevation of labor,
publication of government, substan-
tial freedom from the evils OF private
monopoly, wonderful prosperity and
the turning of the tide of population
from the city to the country. The
per cent, while the population has
risen twenty-one per cent. Instead OF
one man in four being holder of
farming land, as was the case ten
years ago, one man in every two is
now such holder. The employment
agencies, cooperative public works,
national railways, telegraphs, land
laws, progressive taxation of incomes,
the eight-hour day and compulsory ar
bitration have done much for the
elevation of labor and the equalization
Of wealth.
Better industrial conditions, civil
service reforms, woman suffrage and
direct nomination by the voters have
gone far toward achieving a really
honest and efficient government by
and for the people; government that
legislates for man and not for the dol
lar; that judges the desirability of
laws by their effect on the great bOdy
of the people rather than by their eff
feet on capital; that aims to be free
from every burden, the wealth it is
good for man to possess and puts
the burdens on over-wealth; that aims
to solve, and has gone far toward
solving, the all-important problems of
the just distribution of wealth and the
equalization Of opportunity, education,
power and comfort.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Annual Product of Honey.

The United States produces more
honey than any other nation. AS long
as thirty years ago the product was
100000 pounds annually. Twenty
years ago 1t had risen to 25.000,000
pounds and ten years ago 1t was 65.-
600, 900 pounds. At the present time
Iowa produces 5000, 900 pounds of hon.
ey annually, and many states, includ-
ing California. produce from 100000
to 1000, 900 pounds a year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
DRIVING OUT CAPITAL

On large island mob of cattle
might be seen; scattered variously
among them stood farm buildings
the cosy residence Of the proprietor,
the less pretentious abodes of his SER
wants, the stables and yards, the great
milking shed, the barns, and all else
that bespoke prosperity for the owner.
Here teams of laboring bullocks painted
before the plough; there troops of
mich kline yielded their precious fluid
to the mixers; yonder were calves fat
tening for the market.
The cattle were, however, out of
temper They complained Of the yoke
and whip in the field; of the life being
drained out of them for the last drop
Of milk exhausted nature would Sc
crete; of the slaughter Of their young
ones; Of the fences that shut them out
from the fields they had plowed and
fertilized; and they came to the con-
clusion that prosperity for them and
prosperity for the owner were two very
different things.
Under this impression they became
FESTIVE. and some declined to be
MIXED, others jumped or broke down
the fences, whilst few, instead OF
marching obediently to be yoked, low
cred their horns ominously.
The proprietor, as soon as he saw
this, took fright, and, running as fast
as he could to the shore of the island,
jumped into boat and grasped the
oars.
At the same moment the cattle stood
still with alarm.
"See what you have done with your
folly" exclaimed one trembling old
COW to the rest of the herd. "You are
driving Capital out of the country"
At these words all quaked with hor-
ror and set up pteous below The
proprietor, recognizing the sound and
perceiving thereby what thorough cows
he had to deal with. came back and
told them If they were very good he
would not be frightened away, but
would stay there and milk, drive and
slaughter them as long as ever they
liked. They mooed gratefully, and at
once fell over each other in their anx-
iety to get to the milking sheds, the
Jokes, and the shambles.-"327," in the
n. S. w. Worker.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

With a market basket filled with
pieces of bank and treasury notes, an
old woman, who said she lived in
Camden, appeared at the sub-treasury
in Washington recently, and said she
wanted the bits Of money redeemed.
It required only hasty examination
for the officials to determine that the
pieces of notes were all from the edges
and corners OF bills of various denomi-
nations. The woman refused to say
how she became possessed Of the
pieces. and was bluntly told that the
government would allow her nothing
for the remnants of money, because 1t
was plainly evident that the pieces
were all clipped from whole notes.
The officials found that though there
were corners and edges Of all kinds OF
notes there was not piece of center
in the entire collection. There were
enough bits, however, to equal hun
dred notes in size, and judging from
the paper and style Of notes, 1t had
required about 20 years to collect the
DieceS,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
SYMPATHY WITH Beers.
Many Ways In Which 1t Finds Express
sion In Europe.

Many Ways In Which 1t Finds Express
sion In Europe.
In Brussels, in Amsterdam, in Paris,
in Berlin, one hears the music Of the
Transvaal hymn everywhere, says a
writer. The Anglo-Boer war has rous-
ed a tremendous sentiment in Europe.
In every school of Belgium, Holland,
Germany, the children have made UP
collections for the families of the dead
Beers. Millions of marks, guldens,
francs have thus been sent to the suf-
ferers of the veldt. In churches. in
cafes, in concert hall, at social gather
ings, the most popular form of benevo-
lence this winter has been the Boer
subscriptions. If few friends in
Cologne or The Hague gathered for a
game of whist they sent the money
played for to the Beers, who never play
cards. If a dinner was given at fash
ionable hotel the guests remembered
the farmers of the veldt, who hardly
ever saw hotel. At one restaurant in
Brussels, 1900 francs were collected in
an evening. Every city and town that
has a newspaper has had a subscrip-
ton fund. A German rural paper
lifted $4,000 marks. Sentiment in Hol-
land, Belgium, and Germany is prac-
tically a unit pro-Boer, while in France
at least 9S per cent lean the same way.
One quite pathetic form of Boer SYM
pathy in Europe was the Klaus
Sammlung," or house collection. This
was subscription taken in little boxes
by children who called from house to
house.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

It Is told Of tn head of large news
paper in q western city that he has
his s o'clock tea regularly. The para
phernalia consists of silver tray, sill
YER tea caddy. silver kettle and Dres-
den cups. The office boy brings cream
at the appointed hour, arranges the
service on a handsome inlaid tabouret,
and lights the alcohol lamp under the
silver tea kettle. Then he retires, and
the editor brews the tea.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

This century is saturated with COM
mercialism and materialism. 1t is of
no use for the preacher to preach
Jesus on Sunday and have his men,
bers go and pick pockets on Monday.
The biggest thieves to-day are mem
bers of Christian churches. Those who
organize big deals or big steals are
pious deacons and church members
If the preacher were to speak out they
would fire him quicker than seattle
would lose his job.-Rev. Chas. A.
Eaton
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
ELEPHANT TRAGEDY.
Big Mammal Makes Short Work OF His
TormentOrs.


Last Sunday afternoon, while con-
cert was being held at the Crystal Pal
ace, an elephant belonging to circus
which had been performing there
broke froIA its fastenings and killed
its keeper. 1t then brushed through
various partitions of wood and glass,
and appeared in the main building,
where a great number Of persons were
listening to the music. 1t did not at
tempt to hurt any Of the crowd, though
it broke off with its trunk the uplifted
arm of a statue, probably under thc
idea that this represented man about
to strike. After some time 1t allowed
itself to be secured by another ele-
plant. 1t was then decided to kill the
animal, and after dose of poison had
failed, a London gunmaker was sent
for as executioner, and shot the animal
dead. On the following Wednesday an
inquest was held on the body Of the
man. The evidence in favor Of the
elephant could not have been more
clearly put. Mr.. Sanger, its owner
admitted that the animal had once be-
fore killed former keeper; and he
gave the facts which led to the death
of the second. The first man had been
discharged by Mr.. Sanger fifteen
months previously for gross brutality
to the animals. He came back and
asked to be employed again. This was
granted, and he was taken on, not as
a keeper, but as a laborer. The very
first time he went into the stable the
elephant, though 1t was quite dark at
the time, instantly recognized the man 8
voice, and at once crushed him to
death against the stall. The creature
had acted only in panic of horror at
the temperance of a tormentor was
so we'll established at the previous in
quest that 1t was retained in the men
agerie. 1t was exceptionally docile.
and was taken through towns and vii
lagos all over England. Why, then,
did he kill the second keeper! Be-
cause this man, after his Sunday din
ner. declared that he would pay out"
the elephant for striking him with his
trunk. He actually took lace, one
of those taken from the Arabs in the
Soudan. Chose who have seen the
trophies taken from the Mahdis fol-
lowers will realize what horrible
weapon it was.) Followed by another
keeper, also armed with a lance, he
proceeded to "prod"-i. e., pierce the
chained elephant savagely. And his
death was the elephants revenge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

We feel sure that our immature
friend, Roosevelt, is doing his party a
lot of injury by his reckless charges
against the men who are not going to
vote for Mr.. Mckinley and himself.
1t is the one thing to call Aguinaldos
men a race of savages, but 1t is anoth-
er thing to characterize all Demo-
Gratis as towards. The strenuous Ted
dy will be summarily hauled down"
by his papa" if he doesn't look out.
Hartford, Conn, Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Yellow Fever In Mexican Ports.

Americans who propose making
pleasure trips to Central Amer
lea or West Indies should be re-
full where they go. Yellow fever Is
epidemic all along the Mexican ports
and at Panama. Port Limon COSTA
Rica) is suffering from an outbreak OF
smallpox. and in Cuba there is much
sickness of various kinds. Jamaica
was thoroughly healthy at last re-
ports.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Such a thing as a house to house
canvass, and an enumeration, however
meager in actual detail. has never
been known throughout China. To at
tempt it would straightway cause trou-
BILE, every Chinaman thinking it new
scheme to extort money, and conduct
ing himself accordingly. Some outside
authorities estimate the population of
the empire as high as 45O, 000, 000-oth-
ers as low as 30O,OO0,OO0. Between
these totals may, or may not. be fairly
correct.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Germany's expectation of raw sugs

Germany's expectation of raw sugar
has always exceeded that of any other
European country. In the expectation
of refined sugar, however, it was third
down to 1882. In the eleven years
which have elapsed since 1889 Ger
many's expectation of raw sugar has
increased from 349, 1910 metric tons to
493, 531 metric tons, the amount being
largest in 1897 (681,516 metric tons).
when the United States took 367 ,301
metric tons before July "a, the date on
which the new customs tariff went
into force.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
BY continuing Lord Stratheona's

BY continuing Lord Stratheona's
peerage to his daughter Queen Vic
toria has again shown her desire to
honor her own sex and once more in
the person of Canadian woman. 1t
may be remembered that on the death
of the late Sir John Macdonald, the
peerage which had been intended to re-
ward his services as premier of Can
ada was conferred on his wife, who
was made Baroness Macdonald of
Earnscliffe, in her own right.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

A practical form of summer club
work has been introduced by women
OF Cincinnati, who furnish free trolley
rides for convalescents among their
sick poor. In many cases such a ride
affords the single opportunity Of the
year to see the open fields, the wide
horizons, and is of incalculable me-
dicinal value.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Under False Colors.

1t should not be forgotten that the
Republican hero of San Juan hill''
did not take that hill, nor was he pres
emit at the taking thereof. He and his
Rough Riders came upon the field lat
err on. So that Teddy of the Strenuous
life" is strenuously sailing under false
colors, as has been the case with many
a spectacular individual before him.
Richmond Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Women physicians have established
themselves all over Russia, and they
have achieved a respected position.
Some of them are employed by the
government, and since last year are
entitled to a pension. Many of them
occupy positions as country physicians,
school physicians, physicians for the
poor, and as surgeons for the munich
pal ambulance systems, etc.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Queen Victoria rules over more Mo-
hammedans than the sultan of Turkey,
and more Jews than there are in Pales-
tine, and more negroes than any other
sovereign who is not native Of AZ
RIGA.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

The annual crop of mushrooms In
France is valued at $2OOO,0O0 and 1t
is said that there are 60 wholesale
firms in Paris dealing exclusively in
them. In the Department Of the Seine
It appears that there are some 5000
caves in which mushrooms are grown,
and about 300 persons are employed in
their culture, and rarely leave these
caves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Boston has an annual hand organ
recital. On certain day all the hand
organs In the city are gathered at one
one place, and each organ grinder in
turn plays for the benefit of the censor
II the music is up to the Boston stand
ard license is granted to the organ
grinder; If 1t be of the wheezy, squeaky
variety he gets no license.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

A nation that demands four columns
in the daily papers describing in de-
tail the brutalities of prize fight, and
is satisfied with four lines on the SUBJ
ject of art may call itself Christian
country but it is not. When brute
force is more admired than moral
worth higher civilization is in It's in
sanes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Ionelx American Clock.

Only one of the twenty-five or thirty
clocks In the white house is Of Ameri-
can manufacture, and that Is big gilt
affair which stands on the mantel in
the green room and was purchased
while Jas. Monroe was president.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
BARNETT,
KANSAS

An officer in the Austrian army in
Vienna has invented balloons which
Will float both men and horses across h
river. They are to be fastened to the
belts around the men and the harness
Of the horses.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Cranes Idea OF Deaf tn.

A friend who parted with Stephen
Crane at Dover, on his way to Baden
Wellen, in the Black Forest. where he
died, reports this saying Of his: when
you come to the hedge that we must
all go over, 1t isn't bad. You feel
sleepy, and you don't care. Just a
little dreamy curiosity as to which
world you're really in--that's ALL"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

According to medical authority
there is now In the United States one
physician to every six hundred people
-proportionately twice as many as In
Great Britain, four times as many as
France has, five times as many as Ger
many has and six times as many as
Italy has.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Where women's Ages Arc Known.

When women go to buy dress In
Japan they tell the shopkeeper their
age, and state whether they are mar
ried or single, because there are spe-
cial designs for married women az
werl as for different ages. The Japan
ese women do not take it amiss that
their ages and relationships are dis
closed to strangers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

In the year 1899 there were manu-
featured in the city Of Minneapolis
1920, 900 barrels of -four. This would
require over 100000 bushels OF
wheat. or nearly 100000 bushels for
every day in the year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

No man is bigger than his own
party, but Bryan is bigger than three
parties ombined.-Omaha Bee.
And you might throw in the Repub-
licans and truthfully say that Bryan Is
bigger than four parties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

Mark Hanna has learned new song
and he is putting in his spare time
humming it. 1t is entitled: II can't
get any of the Democrats to take my
noney."-Charlestown (Ill.) Courier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
Paper Sails for Ships.

A process has been discovered by
which sails of vessels Of all kinds can
be made out Of paper pulp, and 1t Is
claimed that they serve quite as we'll
as canvas and are very much cheaper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

New Orleans received in 1854 as a
bequest from Simon V. Sickles, drug
gist, fund of $16,S44 for the estab-
lishment of dispensary to furnish
drugs and medical advice free to the
poor of the city. Until 1877 the income
was used for this purpose, but the city
council, finding that the expense much
exceeded the receipts, voted to stop the
disbursements until the time when the
fund should have so increased that the
city could equip free dispensary and
thus carry out the testator's desire to
the letter. The amount of the fund is
now $S3.053.61. When it has reached
100000 the plan will be carried out.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
7 EN-
Years


"I am a school teacher,
have suffered agony
monthly for fen years.
"My nervous system
was a wreck. ! suffered
with pain In my side and
had almost every III
known. fIsaa taken treat
s,ses,f from, a number of
physicians who gave mo
no relief.
"Gne specialist said no
medicine could help me,
! must submit to an
operation.
"I wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham, stating my case, and
received a prompt reply.
! took Lydia e. Pxnkfbasss's
Vegetable COMPOUND and
followed the advice given
me and now ] suffer no
more. IF any one cares
10 know more about my
case, ! will 0heerfuIIy
answer all Ieffors.D-
MISS EDNA ELLIS, Mg-
ginsp0s'f- Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

The receipts OF gold dust at Seattle
since June 1, from the Klondike, Forty
Mile Creek, Cape Nome and other parts
exceed 81 100000 to date. The largest
part of 1t comes from the Klondike
The receipts for July were $6,5OO,oOO
and 1t is anticipated that August Will
show over 100000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31
IN FAR NEW ZEALAND.
THE MOST ADVANCED STATE
OF THE WORLD.

A Shining Example OF What a Pure and
Genuine Democracy Can DO for the
People Where Populist Theories Are
Praceiced.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-31

W. N. U. Kansas City. No. 3 5. 1900