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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19
TO ABANDON THE PENSION POLICY.

The Kansas City Star of July nth contains
a Washington dispatch in which there is some
very interesting reading, especially to the old
soldiers. We Clip small portion Of it:
The opinion is gaining ground that the Re-
publican patty, under the careful pilotage OF
the Mckinley administration, is making ready
to abandon its old-t;me pension policy. vet
eran politician OF the Central West, and once
Republican leader of note, to-day expressed
that conviction, and predicted to group of
Washington newspaper men that, at no distant
day, the Republicans will be found actually ad-
vocating the repeal of many of the existing
pension laws.
"You laugh incredulously, l see," he re-
marked, 'yet am very close to the truth Ten
years ago, you would have been just as incred-
ulons had anybody told you that the Republican
party would ever abandon the cause of the
Negro. The signs that it would do so were
already quite apparent in the second Harrison
campaign, and now we see that it has practically
put itself in accord with the once obnoxious
Mississippi plan of disfranchfsement; or, at
all events, has ceased to very over the sup
preston of the black mans vote.
"Twenfy-fve years ago, it was treason to
Repvblicanism to hint that the policy of the
party toward the old soldiers was an extrava-
giant one, or that there were any such things as
pension sharks or pension frauds. The country
could not do too much for the old boys who had
saved the Union. How is it now? There is
very different tone regarding the pension ques-
ton. The enormous aggregate payments to
the old soldiers are viewed with misgiv-
ings by many staunch Republican partsans,
while others are openly criticisng indiscrimi-
nate pensions. The language of the Republic
an papers on pensions to-day would have
broken up the party in 1880. Two decades
ago, nobody dared to question the pension pol
icy of the government as laid Gown by the Re-
publicans. Now, it is openly antagonized by
hundreds of Republican leaders in all quarters,
and almost solidly by the metropolitan press.
"The Republican party wants the pension
money for its army, for the army retired list.
Every army officer, especially the bureaucrat,
is deadly hater of the pension list The pen
sion list is standing menace to the stability of
the army, and Is is the way of army increase. !"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

THE Lawrence Journal, one of the Oldest
Republican papers in the state, says the SUI
preme court has made terrible blunder'in sus-
tsining the constitutionality of the biennial
election law, and one that "is fraught with
danger to every institution the American people
hold dear.' The Journal also asserts that this
decision els one of the most dangerous that has
ever been rendered by Kansas court, F" because
it "places unlimited power in the hands of the
legislature and brings the constitution down to
the level of city ordinance" The Journal
makes these conclusions on the ground that the
law is in opposition to the constitution, which
saws, in one section: General elections shall
be held annually on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday in November"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

THAT supreme court decision sustaining the
biennial election law is proving sort OF hot
wind to the budding aspirations of lots of Re-
publican politicians who were counting on snug
berths in the court house next January. Well,
three-fourths of them would have been disap-
pointed i'll any event, as there do not begin to
be Offices enough to go around among that
hungry crowd.-Kansas Populist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19
Notice of Final Settlement.
STATE OF KANSAS,

STATE OF KANSAS,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
In the Probate Court in and for said
County.
In the matter of the estate of II. N. Hop
kins, deceased.
Creditors and all other persons inter
sisted in the aforesaid estate are hereby
notified that at the next regular term
of the Probate Court in and for said
County, to be begun and held at the
Court room in Garnett, County of An
derson and State aforesaid, on the hrst
Monday in the month of August, A. d.
1901. shall apply to said ourt for a
full and final settlement Of said estate.
K s. AyREs.
Administrator of
Fl N. HOPKINS, recea sed,
July LIST. A. ID. 1901. STA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

PoSToFFICE embellishments have been dis.
covered i'll Porto Rico. Letters with valuable
enclosures have been stolen The next place
to be heard from is Hawaii. Postal frauds have
been discovered i'll Cuba and the Philippines.
This administration Is having peck O. trouble
with its capet-baggers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

DAVID B. Hill. says emphaticaly that he
will be a candidate for president in 1904. w.
]. Bryan is reported to have said that he will
fight any gold Democrat who aspires to the
presidency especially David B. Hill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

THE Republican committee of the Tenth
congressional district of Massachusetts, has filed
petition in bankruptcy because it couldn't, or
didn't want to, pay an Indebtedness of $500.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

GOVERNOR DocKERy, of Missouri, has issued
a Proclamation setting apart next Sunday as
day of fasting and prayer for rain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

THE Santa Fe railroads financial report
shows surplus for the year ending June goth
of $2,7oI 900.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19

Eat at the Red Light--south side.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-19
Accounts Allowed.

The following is list of the accounts
allowed by the board of county commits
sioners at their July meeting.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05
Sensible Negro.

other A SeS'F'' aar' 'S9.sspn said the
have never efyttained the idea
that any class OF people were better
friends to me than the Southern peo.
pie. The negro's own conduct deter.
mines the whole thing; can truth.
fully assert this from personal cxperi.
ence with daily association and dis.
coursed with some of the most radical
"nlgger haters" find in different sec.
tlons OF this State. l have found that
where a negro endeavored to make
something OF himself, who respected
himself and those about him, attend.
ed to his own business, he always had
more than enough white friends to
assist him. Again, on the other hand,
l have found negroes who never work,
never pay taxes, half filed with corn
liquor, sitting around abusing the
white people, in other words, bark.
ing at the moon," and at the same
time depending on them for an exist.
ence. 1t is the latter class of negroes
VINO make the problem more complex,
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05
A Rat Remedy

The Home and Farm. notice
Editor Home and Farm n. .i.l
in January Is issue one OF you' VT worts
correspondents from Star Line ..med, "u
gives an article on the ra. :. ',' :" "a,
question. Now have naususs. '.s. n,
adverse to his cat culture su's : hin Of
good, but the rats would cav ',.y, /
corn while the cats were sron"dsi ..diou,
have a much quicker and 'e'' .s s'I 7 buy
method. When l see rat $, s,s". ss,pop,
25c worth Of bisulph'des. s.,0 o. y and put
commonly called high ) l''s' s,,.l.s and
q IN several large mouth o0vy,' ~ 4 few
set them around in the o'n' su,Iness !"
hours all rodents will have !. 0s' Iooa -
elsewhere and locate there s,o - "" Not
the carbon is kept 10 tao .. ,,s "ssts, 10.
only the rats, but all o'''ea ..p They
c,nd,no cd weevils, will migrate; ss;Aa.
c,rs ~ ~. stand the odor Of the ., oa'U aU,s,. l
Texas.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

In answering its own question.
"Does any one besides the Unlled
States Fish Commissioners know no"
and why the word lobster came too'
used In a slangy way?" the Boston
Transcript says: "We nave heard !"
do duty at variety theatres ana 0"
the street for some time, but we nave
never felt quite justified In taxing "
up for home use. 1t has seemeu
wholly unified for polite soc'e''
though perhaps that is because ~. ".
have not known how it entered Wv
vaudeville stage, But now 10 w,
great and general court the worn
comes up and does some excellen' a",
effective work through one Of us n'O's
dirnifled and worthy leaders, we ~a!
see it adopted by private families NV !"
was a term of contempt flung AZ NV
British soldiers by da''ps
when Boston was under ma',
tial law in the last century, anu '',o. ~
had a most patriotic II NOV ''''
cratic descent
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

h,a "A ,e' georgia 1 editor advertis.s th,, :,
'os+ n's way from his Office to hi. hon. sp'' !. %
turn "rhe person who f)nd,a.S' NJ, ~ e
adds, "is kindly welcome n'I's ,o ~ Ne
tents" ' W lscun.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

%Ss1soy sS s y.sS Some pannssTaa..s' S' .s''Ss s,,,
comrades. one OF their
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

Gen. Harrison's estate is valued at
100000. All means ACCUMULATED Il
MS nrst wiie's lifetime go to her chill.
cren and all since his second marriage
70 the widow and her child.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

Judge Anderson's announcement
that lie would insist upon the enforce.
ment of the criminal laws Of the State,
has caused a great deal of comment
and silly praise of that clever gentle.
man. In the name of all the dead
gods Of ancient Assyria at once, things
have surely come to a peculiar pass
when act Of common honesty on the
part of an officer of the law causes
such open mouthcd wonder Pitiful
Is the condition of State, Vhena
man is looked upon as peculiar who
proposes to do his duty.-GreenwOOd
Commonwealth.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

MissIssIell t0t the first time in the h,,o,, =,
s sary staff' participated in NV lba a'' mill alll'
Washington. '''l'onles at
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

Ihe SIX surviving members Of the
Mississippi Secession Convention n
1861 are: Justice Samuel II. Tcrral,
Supreme Court, Jackson; Col. J. A,
Orr, Columbus; Dr. r. D. I.om. OK.
ford; Col' M. D, L. Stephens Water
valley; Judge Thomas II. Woods,
Meridian; DR.. Jas, NJ. Nelson, who
represented Pike, and now residing in
Texas
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

Inc State penitentiary property has
been appraised at s2i4.0O0 OF which
sVe'ooo Is personality. The cotton nm
nand, 2,7e4 bales, Is estimated to he
worth sl20,OOO. w
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

,n mamma am l descended from
monkey lra exclaimed the little one,
b.a "e ,,l1 mo'ner gazed at the man VIM
3aa Taa.j Just refused to pay up for rr' a"
Easter @ bonnet and replied: u ''
Not very far, dear.n
Hell hath no fury like a woman VIII,
io., ,a.,' ' lea.lze that she must wear her
last winters hat next summer
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

The Coast Beacon published at Pass
Christian says: The members OF the
Mississippi Press Association will re-
ceive royal treatment at the Mexican
Gulf Hotel when they meet here IN
May. Mr.. j. c. S. Timberlake, an OLD
newspaper man, will be in charge Of
that hotel at the time, and he will see
that the wants of his guests are well
served.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

cred rera1S,,%na'tel,General Tina, s,. Smith h,. :,
sasssa,Ioa shs asns and 'a,e. ''s Of 's%,, sa.,,
sa,, Seamasppp apply to all mail matter postage oa..
'''"ee0 the United States 's1 and dpas''s rssa
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

An Iowa young man mt ,ono a.,
proposed marriage to a young woman
but, learning that her hair w,s t,,..
az ne refused to fuldIl his engagement,
she brought suit against him for
preach of promise, but she was non.
suited on the ground that she had
won the young mans affections llndpr
false prctcnses.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

ohe OF the men charged with the
k'onaplng Of Edward Cudahy is on
trial at Omaha.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

An lndlanapoIIs w..
ag against pos'otse ',1s,s' ,Ia,s q I ,s ';''
Oh a stolen kiss. '''k as the prir.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

-. The fourth annual
frlaay, April Is AMI 10 thursday aad
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

tho a'e e,,s Tupelo journal in ,n.,,.
preDsn ere Cigarette crusade says speaking ,s,,
'"' '0som Of the small bows 0is point
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05

A writer in the New Orleans Plea
yune suggest that there Is a fortune
awaiting the man who will conduct
anewspaperon strictly truthful plan
and he might have added an open
grave.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-05
Ghs1emorrat.s,, T..

rama uaptaIn na. Hobson, Of n, :
some silver "''a ssIres Presented I, with 1.'%,. ,a,as
Alabama. ''c by tile S,s,a aud
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
Utah Senatorial Contest.

Salt Lake. Jan. 14.-With the as
sembling of the Legislature to-day the
Utah senatorial fight begins in earnest.
with eight candidates actively in the
field and the prospect of further en-
tries later The candidates so far an
nounced are w. s. Mccormick. eX SEN
ator Arthur Brown. Postmaster Arthur
l.. Thomas. George NJ Cannon, o. J..
Salisbury. Thomas Kearns and
Thomas Fitch. all of Salt Lake, and
Reed Smoot of Provo. At present it
is impossible to pick the winner
The Mormon candidates are George
NJ. Cannon and Apostle Reed Smoot
Mr. Smoot withdrew once hut his fol-
lowers refuse to accept the with
drawal.
George @. Cannon. first counsellor of
the church. is expected to be a figure
in the race. although he has not an
nounccd himself formally.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
The DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance or more
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter
Tradition says woman must kuf-
fer" and young women are SO taught.
There is little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should ses
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate TO take their
daughters to physician for examine
ton but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkhsm and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address 10
Lynn, Mass.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
Wonderful Texas OIL Well,

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. III. NJ. Cuff
fy has made the most important oil
discovery of the past ten years. Last
Thursday noon he drilled in Il mighty
gusher in Southeastern Texas. located
on Il 4.SOO-arrr tract. eighteen miles
from Sabine pass. on the Sabine river.
and fourteen miles from Port Arthur
in Jefferson county. No tAnkagc had
been provided and the oil runs into Il
stream to the Sabine river This well
is located about 30 miles southeast of
the torSican field. and the oil is the
same in specific gravity, about thirty
seven degrees. but was reached at IL
depth of less than 1000 feet.
Mr.. Gufy stated tonight that he
thought $1,000 barrels day would he
Il consci vativc estimate of what the
well is producing and he thought it
would reach 10000 which would make
it the largest in the world.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

II the mosquito has any friends
among mankind. they may rejoice in
the assurance given by DR.. L. o. How
ard Of the Department Of Agriculture,
that this cosmopolitan pest does not
necessarily perish with the oncoming
Of winter On the contrary, mosqui-
toes have been observed in the latitude
Of Washington to hibernate, adult
specimens living from November until
the succeeding April or May with all
their powers Of torment unimpaired,
although their activity is suspended
in winter. The mosquito needs but
little food, and it is the female that
thirsts for blood, the males co1eenting
themselves with water and vegetable
fluids. Doctor Howard ascribes the
fact that mosquitoes are often found
upon dry prairies, many miles from
water, to the longevity Of the adults
Of certain species, which enables them
to survive seasons of drought. Rail-
roads have been responsible for the
transportation of mosquitoes into re-
Nions where they were previously rare
Their power Of fight is not great, and
1t is believed that they are not dis
tributed far through the agency of
winds.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

Boston. Jan. 14.-FriendS Of PROBES
Sor +. X. Garner. the famous explorer
scientist and author. are anxious over
his possible fate in the wilds of Africa.
Grave fears as to the possibility of his
death are entertained. Among those
concerned over the professor are the
Rev. Il. T. Hale. Professor Putnam of
Harvard. Professor Furber and s. a.
Merrill of the Mechanics National
Bank.
Professor Garner sailed from New
York on or about July 10. 1900. Ell route
to Africa. His avowed object was to
further study the monkey language.
and the interest and appreciation of
many eminent scholars and scientists.
including the four men above men
toned. were enlisted in his object
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
DE Wet FlOgs Peace Enjoys.

London. Jan. 1.-THE war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Three agents of the peace commits
sioners were taken as prisoners TO DE
Vets laager, near Lindley. Jan 10.
One. who was Il British subject was
logged and then shot. The other two,
burghers. We're t1ogged by De Vets
orders.
about fourteen hundred Beers
crossed the line. attacking both Iuur-
fontein and kanlfontein stations. but
were driven off. They were pursued
by IL cavalry brigade
Lord Kitchener reports also several
skirmisheS at different points. with
trifiing British losses.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish. wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899. saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular mcnstruation =
had headache all the time. and pain in
her side, feet swell. and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date Of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
.roubleS.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
COLORADO.

The commission which has had
charge Of the enlargement and recon-
struction OF the Massachusetts state
house has invited three American art
lists to decorate the walls OF the mem
orial hall. The decorations will take
the form OF mural paintings, and the
subjects already chosen are rich in
inspiration. They include The Land
ing Of the Pilgrims" Elliot Preaching
to the Indians" and THE Concord
Fight" No state can summon from her
past nobler scenes than these, but
every state has passages in her history
worthy to be thus commemorated, and
pictures of historic events are con-
slant and Unreasonable incentive to
deeds like those which they perpetuate.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

The Medical society of Paris has ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t is necessary
to adopt measures against the alarm
ing spread of petroleum drinking. At
first it was thought that this habit had
sprung up from the increased taxation
on alcohol imposed by the French gov
eminent, but an investigation showed
that this was not the Ease; the habit
had been prevalent some time pre-
viously in certain districts and had
spread with great rapidity. The VIC
tim Of the petroleum habit does not
become brutal, only morose
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

About ten years ago the Rev. J. 8.
Bitter, a Methodist minister, saw in q
vision a mighty church built for the
masses in a large city. Since that time
1t has been the object of his life, to
build that temple. He discovered no
means, however, with which to build
the structure until year ago last
August, when he met A. J. Wharton,
rich mine owner of Colorado. To
him Mr.. Bitter unfolded his plan,
which met with such favor in the eyes
Of the mine owner that he decided to
give his aid to the work. He presented
10 Bitter one hundred acres OF mining
land, and telegram the other day
announced rich strike on the land
worth $1,000 900. Mr.. Bitter says that
he will build a church in Chicago to
be called the Good Will Temple.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

Experiments which the weather
bureau has recently concluded will
soon bear fruit in new system of
signaling far out at sea Intelligence
Of impending storms. The signals will
be powerful lamps placed upon lofty
steel towers. The lights will he visible
for twelve miles in any direction, and
the line of one hundred anl eight OF
them. which it is purposcd to erect
along the Atlantic coast, will give y
continuous series Of warnings visible
for nearly two thousand FIVE hundred
milan
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

Garfield Tea is an herb medicine; it
is of inestimable value in all cases OF
stomach, liver. kidney and bowel dis
orders; it promotes a healthy action of
all these organs.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

To have your napkins and table linen
that delicate, clear white so desirable, uso
Russ Blea ching Blue. the modern bag blue
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

why do you go back to the tailor who
cheated you?" why, l don't think he'd
have the nerve to cheat me again"
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

simplest yet devised. Ii is capable of
spinning the toughest yarns from as
bestos or peat moss without difficulty.
Drury left Boston two years ago.
The Daily Telegraph calls attention
to the enormous increase in the use of
American confectionery i'll England
which. it says. would be even greater
than it is We're the American manutac-
turers to show more elasticity in trade
methods.
Small wonder, indeed says the
Daily Telegraph. that the British
fruit grower has cause for complaint
that the demand is not what it was for
his product" California fruit appears
to be making tremendous inroads into
the English jam trade.
Even from the Philippines come rec
concentrations to adopt American meth
DDS. Mr.. Percival of London writes to
the Times from Manila. urging the
British troops in South Africa to use
the tunic pleat worn by the American
troops TO protect the spine, and also
their webbing cartridge belt and meth
cd for preserving surgical dressing.
The suggestion about the belt is al
ready in force. An American firm has
newly erected factory here turning
out. to it's full capacity. these belts for
the war Office
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
'LEST WE FORGET CHANGED
TO ALAS WE REMEMBER

London. Jan. 14.-Great Britain's de-
cadence is becoming quite Il popular
theme. reimbursement and self
flagelatiOn seem to be congenial to the
chaStened spirit of the nation. forced
to realize through the accumulation of
reverses, military, diplomatic and in
dustrial. that Great Britain'S prcdomi-
nance dream is past. 1t is almost IL
daily occurrence for some great Lon
don newspaper to parade the shortcom-
ings of the country, instituting com
parisons with the United States and
Germany little complimentary to Great
Britain.
Lost opportunities" says the Morn
ing Post lis the keynote, and the
Britain which could dictate its will to
the ends of the earth is to-day a myth"
The great wooden and allied trades
threaten to be revOlutioniZed by the
American machine which is now Oper-
ating at Bradford. What it all will
open up is not fully apparent at first
sight" says the Bradford Observer,
but it looks as if the position at pres
ent occupied by Arkwright and Cromp-
ton in the world of inventors during
the nineteenth century is to be super
seeded by Drury in the twentieth How
is it that this idea was left to Il Yam
kee lawyer to bring out?"
Drury's invention is described as the
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
China signs Joint Demands.

Pekin, Monday. Jan. 14.-rhe joint
note Of the powers has finally been
signed by the Chinese peace commits.