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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR CRUELTY.

The Army and Navy Journal, in a recent
ISSUE contains letter from General Miles, in
which he says he went to the Philippines not
as tourist, cut in an official capacity, and that
the instructions addressed to him as lieutenant
general commanding the army" came from
the highest authority, viz: the President, in
which he was directed to give especial attention
to the instruction, discipline and supplies of
the army.
Speaking of the cruelties inflicted upon the
Filipinos, General Miles says, among other
things:
"It is most gratifying that the serious ofenses
have not been committed by the soldiers unless
they were under the direct orders of certain
officers who were responsible. Soldiers have
withheld fire when ordered to shoot prisoners,
protested against acts OF cruelty, and written
to relatives at home, urging them to take action
to put stop to these crimes. 1t will ever be
one of the glories of the army that such deeds,
committed by whatever authority, are abhoi.
rent to the American soldier. The officers who
are responsible, using chiefly, cruel Maccabe.
bes, do not, by any means, constitute the Amer
ican army, and there must be very unmis.
taxable line drawn between the great body of
honorable and faithful officers and brave soldiers
whose records have been ommendable, and
those, of whatever station, whose acts have
received, and should receive, the earuesr con-
demnation of all honorable men,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
A Sewing Machine, too.
Der of votes. This is one
A Gold Watch
A Scholarship

I. The lady voted for must be resident OF
Anderson county.
2. For each dollar received on subscription
one hundred votes will be counted.
3. The price of the paper is one dollar per
year, in advance, and no subscription will be
accepted in this contest for less than year.
d. The field is open to ladies of the county,
regardless of age, and no contestant will be re-
stricted to territory, every candidate having the
right to canvass for votes where she chooses.
S. Anyone paying one dollar, either on an
old or new subscription, will be entitled to cast
one hundred votes for his favorite candidate.
E. The piano will 60 to the LADY, having the
largest number of votes; the sewing machine,
to the lady having the next largest number OF
votes the watch to the one having the third
largest number of votes; the scholarship, to
the one getting fourth largest number of votes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
THE OLD SOLDIER.

Under dwellings, administration, George
Tauber, an old soldier from Topeka, who had
served as city clerk there for many years, was
appointed as steward al the institution for the
education of deaf mutes at Olathe. He served
faithfully until Republican board of trustees,
solely on account of his politics, put him out.
Since then, he has been called frequently to
strlighten on. the tangled ends OF his Repub-
lican successors.
When Steward Allison died, year ago,
Tauber was again called to take charge of the
books and perform the other duties devolvine
on steward 1t is admitted by all who had
any knowledge of the facts that the institution
never had more honest, industrious and capa-
Bile officer But, in the face OF the much Re-
publican talk about placing public institutions
on non. partisan basis, only recently, Tauber
was let out, and the place filled with profes
sional politician, wholly without experience
and without single claim except that he was
g. o. p. hustler-who was not even volun-
teer in the Spanish war; A Republican striker
only this, and nothing more. And for him,
the old soldier was TUNED down.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

7. In case of tie tor first place, the con-
testants will be entitled to first and second
prizes, and disinterested committee of three
persons will decide by lot who is entitled to the
first prize Same rule applies to other prizes.
s. The vote will be announced each week
in the AGITAToR as long as the contest lasts,
and each contestants name, with the number
of votes to her credit, will be given.
g. No person or persons but the manage
ment of this paper will have access to the votes
until the final count, and then representative
of each contestant will be allowed to count
them or review the count with us.
TO- The contest will close at O'Clock pm.
on Saturday July "a, 1903. Votes in order to
be counted must be i'll the AGITAToR Office
prior to that hour.
II. If these rules do not cover all cases, we
will do what the editor thinks is just and fair.
Don't ask anything unfair or unreasonable--it
will not be considered.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
Who's a Monkey ?
From the Socialist Voice.


We shut our eyes and call it night.
We grope and fall in of light.
Go to the monkey, thou voter! Consider his
ways and be wise.
Do the monkeys pay ground rent to the de-
scendants of the first old ape who discovered
the valley where they live?
Do they hire trees from the chmpanzee who
first found the forest?
d. they buy the cocoanuts from the great.
great grandchildren of the gorilla who invented
way to crack them?
Do they allow two or three monkeys to form
corporation and obtain control of all the
paths that lead throug the woods?
Do they permit some smart monkey, with
superior ability, to claim all springs of water
in the forest as his own, because of some alleged
bargain made by their ancestors 500 years ago?
Do they allow gang of monkey lawyers to
SO tangle up their conceptions of ownership
that few will obtain possession of everything?
Do they appoint few monkeys to govern
them, and then allow these appointed monkeys
to rob the tribe and mismanage all its affairs?
Do they build up monkey city, and then
hand over the land, and the paths and the trees
and the springs and the fruits to few monkeys
who sat on log and chartered while all the
work was going on?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

LAST Mondays Topeka Herald says: "Pink
Rice and Fred Trigg are in fierce contest for
the state paper contract. The contract amounts
to $25, 900 year. Rice's company concern
in Chicago-has the contract now. Trigg
works for Kansas City house. There is poll
tics in the contest, as there is in everything
else in Kansas. Trgg is an out-and-out ma
chine man. Rice is on the fence, so far as
appearance goes, but his sympathy is with the
machine, and he has turned some tricks for the
machine He is especially obnoxious to Col.
]. H. Richards, of Fort Scott. Lately, Colonel
Richards has made some hay at the state house,
and it is said that, as result of his activity,
three members of the executive council have
agreed to not vote for Rice
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

A sick man was much incensed because his
doctor tired of hearing him groaning and told
him to be woman. There is good deal to
this. Women bear pain with patience and silence
that would drive men to frenzy. Women will
suffer from headache and 60 about their work,
while men, with one-haf the pain, would be
on their backs, ordering the entire household
around. We often hear boys told to be men in
this, that or the other, but in the matter of suf-
fering and enduring in silence, they ought to
be women. There is too much noise made
about suffering, anyway.-Lawrence World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

THE legislative committee for the investiga-
ton of the insane asylums has completed the
taking of testimony at the Osawatomie asylum,
and it has adjourned pending the call OF the
chairman. Just what the report will be is
question which the members of the committee
themselves are not clear upon. 1t is generally
understood that Representatives jerks and
Hayden do not want to make any report that
will reflect upon the conduct or management Of
the institution. This means that the commit.
tee has a bucket of whitewash ready.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
THE TRUTH AT LAST.

The contention of the forces that oppose Re
nublicanism that the increase in the cost OF
living has been much greater than an increase
In wages has been fully verified by the official
report of the state labor commissioner for Kan
sas. Following are the figures:
In 1000, income, $636.32; living, $455.23.
In 1901, income, $7oI.37; living, 1913.
In 1909, income, $741.62; living, $o38.o1.
Following are some averages for 1902 which
will be found in Mr. Johnson's report:
Railway trainmen, annual income, $93S.25;
cost of living, $SI7.29.
Other railway employees, income, $76e34;
living, $719.75. 49,.
Building trades, income, $613 A.; living,
$565.SS.
miscellaneous crafts, income, $64544; liv-
ing, $531.52.
Average increase in wages, 16H per cent;
overaoe increase in cost of living, 44H per
cent. :,
And yet, laboring men are urged to yell
themselves hoarse for the G. o. p.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22
BRYAN DEMOCRATS FOR TEDDY CD

Richard L. Metcalfe, editor of the Omaha
World. Herald, and for some time associate ed
itor of The Commoner, VIM. ]. Bryan's paper,
said, in recent editorial in the Wor!d-Herald,
that, in the event of the nomination of Grover
Cleveland in 1904, the Bryan wing of the
Democratic party will bolt Cleveland and sup
port Roosevelt. This is not plain, open
declaration, but the inference is plain.
But, on the other hand, Congressman Sulzer,
OF New York, says that Cleveland will be the
Democratic nominee, and that VIM. j. Bryan
will support the ticket. Mr.. Sulzer was
prominent candidate for vice-president in the
Kansas City convention, and he was, and is
vet, an ardent admirer of Mr.. Bryan. Still, he
is fol- Cleveland in 1904.
We believe Mr.. Sulzer is correct.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

CHARLES NELAN, cartoonist for the Philadel-
phia North American, John Wanamaker's pa
ner has written letter to Governor Penny
packer, who recently signed the new libel bill,
and, at the same time, applied the epithet of
"outcast' to Nelan, announcing that, in the
event of retraction not being forthcoming, he
will institute civil libel suit and criminal
prosecution against the Governor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

CONGRESSMAN SUFFER-, of New York, says
~. Democrats will have fifty-million-dollar
campaign fund next year, to elect cleveland
and that twice that sum Will be available II 1t
is necessary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

"FARMER" A. w. SMITH, of Mcpherson.
has been selected G. A. r. commander for the
department of Kansas. At last, after many
years OF working, watching and waiting, he
has landed AN office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

A STARTLING doodle plot involving twenty
nine senators has been revealed by ex-Se aator
Fred L. Bnsche, of Missouri. Busche Joined
the ranks of the confessors last Friday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

Ex.MAYoR AMEs, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
convicted of accepting brides and extoriions
levied upon notorious characters, has been SEN
fenced to six years in the penitentiary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

MONTANA has been having ten feet of snow
the past week. At the same time, people have
been dying from sunstroke IN New York
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

SEVERAL cyclones and many severe rain
storms ore reported throughout the country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-22

TOPEKA has an epidemic of measles.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
Going to Gaffney.

Messrs. Frank and Junius Parrott,
who expect to carry their paper to
Gaffney and publish it there in few
days, have made many friends in Lau.
rens while conducting The News.
They are going to Gaffney simply be-
bause Cherokee, one of the strongest
counties in South Carolina, with Gaff-
neg, a town of about 5000 people, as its
county seat, has but one paper and the
field there is especially fnvfting. OF
course The County News could have
continued here indefinitely, but it ap-
peared to the owners as poor business
to remain in a county with four other
papers when 30 fertile territory re-
mained practically unoccupied. Gaff-
ney has one good paper, The Ledger,
but there is room in such a town and
county for two. Messrs. Parrott's pa.
per will have the strongest kind OF
backing in Cherokee, and they should
meet with pronounced success.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
MISS MAMIE MARTIN DEAD.
Tribute TO Her Beautiful Life and
Christian Character.

Miss Mamie Martin, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Martin,
died at the home OF her brother, Mr.. A.
J. Martin, Saturday, january 24th,
1908, and was buried Sunday afternoon
at the family burying ground near the
place of her birth.
Her death caused profound sorrow to
= large circle of relatives and friends.
Miss Mamie had been In bad health
for several years and because Of this
was seldom away from home, but ia
that home her life was continuous
ministry of love and helpfulness.
In thoughtful consideration of others,
in loving cheerful service she beauti-
fully illustrated the sentiment con.
tained In the line: "Kind deeds are
more than coronets"
Such character, "contexted in the
loom OF Heaven" is not without its re-
ward, here and hereafter"
Four brothers survive her: Messrs j.
p. and A. j. Martin of this county, MIR.
j. w. Martin of Woodruff, and Mr..
Bepj Martin Of Mississippi; also one
slater, Mrs. Albright, of Mississippi
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
HIGHWAYMEN
ROB DIR. FULLER.
Hold up Prominent Citi-
zen Of MOuntvilIe.
CRIMINALS UNKNOWN.
Resistance by Or. Fuller
Without Avail.
The Sum Taken was Twenty-Five Dol
lars-Little Prospect of Re-
covering 1t.
CRIMINALS UNKNOWN.

News of bold highway robbery
reaches here from the vicinity ot
Mountville, town on the S. A. L. rail
road. DR.. Frank G. Fuller, one of the
most prominent citizens of the county,
who resides three miles west of Mount
vile was the victim and $25. 90 was the
amount secured. He was returning
home on horseback Wednesday evening
just at nightfall when about mile from
the above named town two men, appar-
emily muiattoes, suddenly approached
from either side, siezed the doctor and
riaed his pockets without removing him
from his horse. The Doctor had moth
ing but q riding whip with which to
protect himself, which he vigorously
applied to the fellows faces and shoul-
ders. Several arrests have been made,
but the evidence has not been suffi-
cient to hold any one for it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
CHILD LABOR BILL
HAS BEEN PASSED,
Opposition Developed In
the House.
HOW LAURENS VOTED
Mr.. Irby's Spoke i'm the
Bill's Favor.
Mr.. Nichols for It and Mr.. Cooper
Against It-Other Important
Legislation.

The legislature has passed the child
labor bill.
This bill provides that after May
OF this year, for one year no child un'
der 10 years may be employed in cot
ton mill or mine. For the year follow.
ing the age limit is IL years, and after
that IL years Is the limit.
The bill has already passed the SEN
ate without much opposition. The vote
in the house was so Tor, A against.
Mr.. Irby voted for the bill and spoke
strongly in its favor. Mr.. Nichols
voted for it. Mr.. Cooper voted against
it.
With the exception of Aiken and
Richland. Representatives from the
counties where there are most cotton
mills voted against the bill.
The legislature has not yet passed
the biennial sessions bill. There is no
probability Of any legislation OF radi-
cal nature being passed.
The most important bill pending is
the assessment of property bill. This
Is knotty question and will always be
knotty, no matter what the law may be.
The bill was killed in the house Mon
day.
Senator Goodwin has introduced q
bill for the appointment of an oil in
spector at salary of 800 month.
This may be good bill. They have oil
Inspectors in Georgia. 1t is stated that
for the most part newspaper men are
appointed to this job In Georgia. Any
thing THAT will give better oil and help
newspaper men is good thing. OF
course it is not part of the bill that
newspaper men shall hold hold the job
but it might be good idea if Senator
Goodwin or somebody else would put
that In the bill. They take good care
of newspaper men In Georgia.
Mr.. Pollock of Chesterfield had q
bill TO increase the price of dispensary
liquor, but this was voted down, many
members believing that it would be an
outrage on the poor man. Lots of pec-
pie in this country think liquor is too
high now. OF course they may be mis-
taken,
The legislature will probably adjourn
about about Feb, 81. After that date
members would not receive my pay IL
they continued in session.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
MADE ELOQUENT SPEECH.
Laurens Man Now Member OF tho Cali.
fOrnia Legislature.

Mr.. w. e. Killingsworth, formerly
of this city, whose wife will be remem.
bered as Miss Vance, daughter OF the
late Col. j. X. Vance, is now member
Of the Legislature of California, where
he represents Solano county as Demo
crat. On Jan. 28th. he was one of the
speakers at the Mckinley memorial
eervices and his oration was one OF un-
common merit. He dwelt upon the late
presidents work in uniting the sec.
tions. The Sacramento Bee and the
Solano Republican speak of him in the
highest terms. Mr.. Killingsworth ie
one OF the leading members of the
house. He is engaged in fruit growing
and fruit selling, his home and proper
ties being iu the Southern part of the
state.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
NEWS TO MOVE
TO GAFFNEY.
LaUrens Paper to Have
New Home.
ITS POPULARITY HERE
The Last Laurens Issue
This Week.
The Name in Future will be the Charo.
kee County News-Strong
Backing.
IT'S POPULARITY HERE

The Laurens County News, a weekly
paper, published by Parrott Bros, Is to
be removed to Gatfney and continued
as the Cherokee News. Only one more
number will be issued from this office,
on Feb. II. The entire outfit will be
shipped to Gaffney the latter part of
next week. A strong company has
been organized with capital Of $4,000
for the purpose of establishing and
conducting the new paper. The stocx-
holders and corporators comprise some
OF the leading and most successful citi-
zens in that section. Mr.. S. Frank
Parrott will continue as editor aud his
brother Junius, Business Manager. The
News was originally the Clinton News.
having appeared in that town, July 6,
1899. In January 1900 it was brought
here and continued as the Laurens
County News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
AMONG OUR FRIENDS.

General @. L. Walker of Greenville
was In the city yesterday.
Mrs. w. E. Lucas visited in Spar.
tanburg last week.
Col. w. II. Martin and Mr.. l.. w.
Simkins are both quite ill.
Mr.. B. f. wilcutt, of Waterloo, was
in the city last Saturday.
Mr.. w. 81. Wharton, of Waterloo,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. w. Grnmbles and his daugh.
ter, Miss Ophelia Grumbles, OF Youngs
township, were here Monday.
President e. r. Lucas of the Wal
halla Cotton Mills spent Sunday in the
city.
Col. j. n. Wharton and j. T. A.
Ballew attended the meeting of the
State Agricultural Society in Colum-
bia
Mr.. Ebb Copeland with his family
have moved to Laurens from Renno.
MIR. Copeland Is engaged in the fertil-
izer business here. He is living in one Of
Mrs. Babb's cottages in South Harper
street.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
MR.. KILGO PREACHED.
Mrs. Owings lmproVing-A Wild Cat In
the NeighborhoOd.

GRAY COURT, Feb. 9.-Rev. j. w.
Kilgo, Presiding Elder, preached fine
sermon to large congregation in the
Methodist Church here ON last Sunday.
Mrs. Nicey Owings, who had stroke
of paralysis week ago is i'm proving.
She can walk about in the house now.
Mr.. A. e. Bowers, the depot agent
here, has returned from visit to his
home at Huntington.
Mrs. G. M. Miller of Laurens visited
her sister, Mrs. T. F. Jones, here last
week.
Mr.. j. Robert Willis returned from
Tennessee last week with lot Of fine
horses and mules.
Miss Corrie Barksdale is visiting
here.
Rev ]. b. Parrott filed his regular
appointment 1t Friendship (Baptist)
Church on last Sunday.
There has been good deal of excite
ment on account OF q wild cat or some
other animal that is roaming around at
night between here and Owings Sta
tion, making strange noises and the
fiercest dogs are scared TO death of 1t
and when 1t comes around run and try
to get in the houses.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
A Human Paradox.
e. @. WATSON,
Pastor

One often hears an amusing para
dox-such as brass tin whistle goine
around square, home whitewashet
terra Gotta, and "an awfully nice
thing. But it is not common occur
renee to como across "black white
man." and yet this phenomenon is to
be seen almost any day in New York
The gentleman is said to be colored
minister in the city, and although in
the distance no bears the outward re.
semblance of white man-more espe.
cially on account of his pallid features
and gray white hair--he is unmistak.
ably OF the colored race, and what ia
not the least remarkable is that in
consonance with his paradoxical ap-
pearance he Is wont to relish "hot ice
cream puGsp Work Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
IN SELF DEFENCE.
Every Man and Woman May Exercise
This Right.

Inc man whose life is threatened
will strike telling blows in self de.
renee. If his reputation is assailed he
VIII write and speak vigorously in self
Justification. No man or woman should
be less prompt and energetic in de-
lending self from the attacks of dis
ease. There are dangers to health ON
every hand-in food, air and water.
But the greatest danger is that which
nows in the blood itself. Impurities
here mean great discomfort and often
long continued suffering.
In self defence you should take
Hoods Sarsaparilla now. is the sur
est means of warding off the dangers
that undermine health. 1t texpels from
the blood the taints Of scrofuIa, which
may have been inherited, and defends
against suffering from the pains, swell
ings ard eruptions peculiar to this dis.
ease, 1t cures all forms of skin disease
plmples, boils, etc., and subdues the
burning and itching of salt rheum or
eczema.
This great medicine also cures ca
tarrh and by taking it for this disease
thousands of people have defended
themselves against the approach of
consumption. 1t peutralizes the acid
In the blood and proves sure defence
against the agonizing aches and pains
OF rheumatism. 1t tones and stimu-
lates the stomach ana digestive organs
and prevents and cures dyspepsia.
A strong point about Hoods Sarsa-
parilla as defence from suffering ia
that 1t can be depended upon. 1t DOS.
sesses actual curative power and does
just what it is expected to do. 1t is
constantly etfec;ing marvellous cares.,
and is being taken by men, women and
chlidren everywhere and all the time.
as means of keeping the blood rich
ana pure and thus strengthening tha
foundation of heath.
every nome should be supplied with
| hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills. The use
Oh these medicines saves time and pre-.
vents much suffering. Hoods Pills. the
lavorite family cathartic, greatly aid
Hoods Sarsaparilla in defending the
system, and they are the only osthar.
tic that should be taken with it. Thew
cure all liver Ills, break up colds, pre-.
vent the grip and are unequalled as as
an after dinner pill.
With Hoods Sarsaparilla and Pills,
kept on hand and taken as directed
you need have little fear of attacks al
illness.