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Fall Of AZ Degrees.

DUBUQUE, Ia. Nov. 27.-In the last
twenty-four hours the temperature has
fallen forty-seven degrees. the thermom-
eters registering eight above zero at 8
o. clock tonight
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senator yoorhees's Condition.

WASHINGTON. Nov. IA prominent
citizen OF Terre Haute. Ind. writing 10 a
friend in Washington concerning Senator
Voorhees's health. under date OF the 26th
inst. says: The Senator has improved
steadily since his return home and il now
almost free from pain. He il able TO walk
out when the weather Is good. but he Is
still weak He expects TO leave next week
Va
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Onth of Omce Taken by Forman.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Mr. W. $. For
man. of Illinois. the newly appointed COM
missioner OF internal revenue. took the
oath Of office to-day and entered on the
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PRICE CENTS Els sB lSEB.g SsSs fgAsBs 2s

ton. has piled drifts as high as ten TO
twenty feet. As soon as a track has been
cleared the rails freeze the snow falling
upon them and trains, OF necessity, pro-
ceed cautiously.
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THE
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Receives deposits of Sl.0O and
upwards and pays interest.
Deposits WithdrawabIe in Full. No
Fines or Fees.

The safety of deposits is guaranteed
by capital stock and personal liability
or stockholders aggregating S6OO0O0.
Further information cheerfully fur
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Fridays Local observations.

Bar. Their RH. Wind. Weather Pre-.
I a.. M .2s.s9 81 q West: Pt crdy: 80
Maximum temperature 60: minimum tenn
perature. %.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Nov. q:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
Women Lighthouse Keepers.

An official list of women who are
lighthouse keepers, which the govern
ment has furnished, shows that there
are twenty of them in all. Some OF
the lighthouses which they take care
of are at Robbins Reef, New York
harbor; Stony Point, on the Hudson
river; Elk Neck, Md; Biloxi, Miss;
Port Ponchartrain, New Orleans; Pass
Manche, Pontchatoula, La; Harbor
Springs, Mich. Point Pinos, CAL; and
Santa Cruz, Cal. The most famous
of all these sturdy women is Ida Will
son Miss Lewis, who is in charge OF
the light house at Lime Rock, New
port. r. l., but Ida Lewis is not the
only heroine of the lighthouse SER
vice, as the following report of an in
spector shows;
AT about midnight yesterday, Aug.
q. 1888, while blowing a gale from
the southwest in Charleston harDor
with heavy sea, a boat containing
three men and a boy was swamped
some distance from the wharf at Castle
Pinckney. The boy, being good
swimmer, struck out for the beach,
which he finally reached in saHty.
Meanwhile one of the men chung 10
the boat and the other two managed
IT, reach the piles of the wharf, where'
owing to the heavy sea and strong
tide. they were barely able to sustain
themselves above water, and all were
crying Justify for help. Mrs. Mary
Whitley. the sister-in-law of the keep
err. J. w. Whitley, and Maud King,
aged thirteen, the granddaughter OF
Henry Brown. the master of the light
house tender Wisteria, having seen the
accident, lowered the boat belonging TO
the station, and at the imminent risk
of their lives, proceeded to render them
assistance. When they succeeded III
reaching them the men were SO over
come that they were unable to help
themselves. but after great exertion,
attended by no little danger, this young
woman and young girl, unaided, got
them all into their boat and carried
them safely ashore" 1t is from the
households of such men as Whitley
that the women who hold positions as
keepers are drawn.-New York Marine
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

Who hypnotized this hen? This
story is true, of course, otherwise the
New York Journal would never dream
of printing it. Well, farmer in the
neighborhood of Richmond, KY has
a hen who has notwithstanding to
this true story)-a remarkable inter-
est in the presidential campaign. She
has laid an egg on one side of which
stands in bas-relief the capital letter
"B," which stands for Bryan, of course.
On the other side, also in bas-relief, but
somewhat holder. is an exact repre-
sentation of an American dollar, on
which are plainly visible an eagle and
the figures 16 to 1, the az being pre-
coded by a "$." This is certainly a
"corker," and no doubt of 1t. The
farmers name is Dock Cobb, his ad-
dress is Red House, KY, and he is a
brother of County Attorney T. Tevis
Cobb, who vouches for the absolute
truth of this astounding campaign
document"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

appeared to submit to the inevitable,
and withdrew her opposition, only ask
ing that the wedding be postponed for
a time, to which the couple willingly
acquiesced.
Early one morning, in the latter part
Of March, 1859, Mrs. Pickerell, return
ing from neighbours where she had
spent the night, stopped at the cabin
of Mary Schader. On opening the door
horrible sight confronted her.
Stretched on the floor, in front of the
fireplace was the dead body Of Miss
Schader, her head split in twain. On
the hearth was bloody ak, the weapon
used in the murderous work. Dabbled
in gore, and clinging to the lifeless
breast Of Its mother, was the helpless
babe. The walls, the floor and every
article of furniture was spattered with
blood, and there was every indication
that the poor girl had made brave
and desperte fight for her life. 1t was
sickening sight, and the murder is
regarded to this day as one Of the foul
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

is permitted, and the liberty Is vTsy
rarely abused. 1t would be hard Sd
find body that seems so unanimous;3
devoted to an earnest and fair consid-
Grafton of all matters affecting its well
fare and the members Of which defer
so carefully and courteously to each
other. An instance of this occurred
on Thursday. The convention had de-
cided to extend the time when the next
convention should be held to five years
instead of three. After this had been
done, a resolution was introduced and
passed extending the tenure OF office
of the international officers for two
years to conform to the space between
conventions, and this was done without
one captious or invidious remark from
any delegate present. In what other
body could the officers be given two
additional years of tenure, more than
they had been chosen for, without some
exhibition of jealousy or spleen?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

The railway returns Of the united
Kingdom for the year 1895 contain
much interesting information. At the
end of 1895 there were 21,174 miles OF
railway open for traffic in the United
Kingdom, of which 9,73S were single
lines. In the last twenty years about
$500 miles of new line have been
opened for traffic, and construction
still proceeds at an average rate OF
about 200 miles a year. Over f1,OoO,-
100000 of capital is now sunk in Brit
ish railways, which compares with
only f63OOOO,OOO twenty years ago.
Then the average cost per mile of line
open was $685. now it has grown to
f47,2S0. For the year 1895 the total
gross receipts of the British railways
were f85,922, 800. The working ex-
penditure was f47,S76,OOO, or Sc per
cent of the gross takings. The net re-
ceipts were f3S,O46, 100, which repre-
sents a return of $3.50 per cent on the
total paid-up capital. Twenty years
ago the gross receipts were Eel 100000,
the proportion of working expenditure
was "a per cent of the total takings,
and the return on paid-up capital was
4.45 per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
Married Too Often.

George s. Horton, aged about 80, was
married to Miss Maude Smith Of
Liberty, Mo-, last spring, and just
afterward was arrested for living with
another woman, with whom he had
come in the spring. He was sentenced
to Jail for ninety days, which sentence
he is still serving. The other woman's
maiden name was Sophronia Collins,
and Horton was married to her at Mon
tezuma, Iowa, in 1889. He was afraid
to show this fact when arrested, as
1t would have shown him to be biga-
mist, It is said that Horton has been
married this year to two other women
Miss Maggie Ramey, of Carthage, and
Miss Nellie Desha, of Neodesha, Kan.
Another marriage was to Miss McVey.
of Highland, Iowa, some time ago. 1t
is not known whether Horton has other
wives. He will be prosecuted.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
Organization Necessary.

The interests of the workingmen
can only be protected through their
own efforts and through the better or
ganization of the several crafts that
would see a change in conditions. The
party that is in power cuts little ice
so far as relief is concerned. Admins
tration after administration has
changed, but we still face condition
that is absolutely no better than before
the change took place; they are worse,
and promise to become worse yet
While labor is so poorly organized it
cannot hope that political parties in
power will incorporate in their policy
the demands of labor but whenever
labor becomes so thoroughly organized
that it is an unbroken amalgamation
of toilers all moving under the direc-
ton of one head, then its power will
be recognized by those who now ig-
more it, and political parties will vie
with each other in securing the follow
ing of labor by being first to incorpo-
rate its principles and the most stead
fast in upholding the cause of the
working people.-St. Louis Evening
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

Among the curious interferences with
personal liberty in New York is one
requiring women not to eat in restau-
rants after dark unless they have men
escorts. 1t is taken for granted, says
the Brooklyn Eagle, that all women
who are alone or in the company of one
another are bad. In some restaurants
the fear of the police is so great that
this rule is strictly enforced. 1t is an
unconstitutional regulation. Moreover,
if it was removed the respectable peo-
pie at dinner and supper would not suf-
fer by the contact CT women who were
not respectable. Every hotel and res
taurant keeper has to run his house to
suit himself, and among his rights is
that of refusing to serve food or drink
to Objectionable people. Sometimes
this refusal is deftly made to appear
as a neglect and the would-be customer
is made to lose his patience with wait
ing so that he will go elsewhere. Bad
women are easily recognized, and
their visits to the restaurants-which
can be made easily enough, If they find
a man to take them-could be made
futile.
1t is hard, indeed, that the respecta-
BILE women of the city, who are often
belated by their employments, or their
pleasures either if you like, should
have to go hungry to bed because night
providers also eat There are women
who are clerks, shop girls, typewriters,
reporters, editors, actors, nurses,
dancers, models, storekeepers, print
ers, orators, teachers and walking dele
gates who have not acquired protectors,
or can get on quite well without them,
and who have the ordinary human ap-
petites. To deny food to them on the
grounds set forth in the police regula-
ton is not merely insulting, it is cruel.
The woman of our days is well able to
take care of herself, and she ought to
be able to remove a restriction that
enforces privation upon all her sex and
Is reflection on the honor of every
woman in New York-Brooklyn Eagle
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

est ever committed within the b0un-
daries Of the state. The alarm was
given and soon an excited crowd
surged around the little log cabin,
striving to get view Of the awful
spectacle II contained. Investigation
showed that in the struggle for her
life the girl had torn bunch OF hair
from the head of her assailant. This
she still grasped in her stiffened fin
gers, and when examined proved to be
negro wool. This, together with other
evidence, led to the arrest of Cundiff.
one Of Pickerell's slaves. He was
lodged in Jail at Hodgenville, pending
trial. Mrs. Pickerell's brother, a law
yer of ability, volunteered to defend
him, but the negro became conscience
smitten, broke down and made a start
ling confession.
In it he stated that he was the as
sassin; that Mrs. Pickerell and DR..
Hines had hired him to commit the
foul deed, promising him $500 in
money and immunity from punishment
by law in case he was suspected. He
said Mrs. Pickerell's brother was to de-
fend him, and as compensation for the
lawyers services he was to become his
property. Shortly after this the negro
was hanged at Hodgenville. His state
ments were generally believed and
created great sensation, and public
indignation against the parties impli-
Gated was intense
Old Ben Pickerell, his wife and Doc
tor Hines have long been dead. The
latter's family is scattered far and
wide. The baby, the innocent cause of
the bloody tragedy, was raised to man
hood at an orphan asylum and Is now
an honored citizen of Nelson county.
The old log cabin in which the ter
rible deed was committed IL still stand
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

William Smith. engineer of the KEEL
ly Shingle Manufacturing Company,
was found dead in bed yesterday from
the effects of bite of an insect known
as the "persimmon worm" This worm
is called by that name because it lives
principally ON the leaves Of the per-
simmon tree. Mr.. Smith was bitten on
the left hand, and he complained of
being sick within an hour. When his
dead body was found, the arm and side
had swollen immensely, and had turned
the color Of tobacco juice. These
worms are SO numerous that the trees
upon which they feed are almost de-
nuded of leaves. Five years ago they
were quite common in this locality.
The people in this neighborhood hold
them in deadly fear. Some persons are
disposed to classify them as tobacco
worms, but neither the tobacco nor the
tomato worm, and really both are psac-
tically the same. have horns or spikes
such as are possessed by the persim-
mon worm.-Indianapoli News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

Tho Painters National Union head
quarters will soon be removed to Gin
cinnati.
Ciparmakers are employees of the
government in Austria and receive $l.S0
to 50 a week.
The Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
,ooa comnany has instituted 13-hour
day in it's car shops.
Union newsboys of Portland, Ore.
have started an afternoon paper. 1t is
edited and printed by the boys.
Los Angeles brickmakers have
formed a union and are trying to Sc
cure the discharge of Chinese workmen.
Jananese workmen wear on their
hacks an inscription stating their Dusl-
ness and the name of their employer
TEXTILE workers in Bohemia get 80
cents a week. The wages OF agrlcul-
tural laborers range from to 20 cents
day.
Wages at Wallace, Ida, are reported
To range from 50 day for laborers up
to $3.50 and Sc for skilled workmen.
Louise Michel, the French commun-
int will come to the United States next
month to make addresses to labor
unions.
A labor exchange, which will operate
q laundry. tannery, soap factory and
cannery, has been organized at Co
guile, On.
The coremakers have decided to wait
until after the December convention
of the American Federation before
forming a national body.
Employees of the street railway In
Plymouth. England, work eight hours
day. The city owns the lines and
the fare is two cents.
The Architectural Iron Workers
Union of New York fined member
$40 for remaining at work in shop
where other men were on strike.
The great tailors' strike in New York
ended in almost complete victory for
the men. Nearly all the contractors
have signed the union agreement.
Government employees throughout
the country are making preparations to
form an organization to be known as
the United States Civil Service Asso-
| citation.
There is trouble in the glass work
ers' association and the blowers and
gatherers have formed separate or
gantzation, as they claim the cutters
and fatteners have been giving them
the tarred end of the stick.
The Cincinnati Central Labor Coun-
Gil has appointed committee to make
arrangements for the annual conven-
tion of the American Federation of
Labor, which will be held in that city
in Decers GER. 1t will be the largest
and most important labor convention
ever held in America, and $50 of the
delegates will each represent national
organization. Trades unionism has
gained 40 per cent in the last year
and now has upwards of 100000 mem-
bers,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
CHILD MURDERS A PLAYMATE.


seven-Year-Old Child at Wooster Blows
OF the Head of a Companion.
At Dalton, Wayne county, nine miles
east of Wooster, Ohio, the other morn
ing, Carl McElhinney, years old, de-
liberately killed Tommy Kidd, IA years
of age. The murdered boy is son Of
w. X. Kidd, an attorney of Cleveland,
Ohio, and was stopping with the Nc
Chimney family. The boys got into a
quarrel, when young McElhinney went
into a room, placed two shells into a
shotgun and fired, blowing off the top
of Kidds head. McElhinney walked
to neighbours, but said nothing Of
the shooting. The body was not dis
covered until two hours after the shot
was fired. The McElhinney boy at
first declared he knew nothing Of
Kidds death, but later told all about
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
National bank circulation outstand-

National bank circulation outstand-
ing on Sept. 80 amounted to $685.
$4,000. This represents an increase OF
s4,O25,5S1 for the month, and of $2O,-
7S9, 1893 for the year ending Herewith
The portion of the circulation based on
the deposit of bonds amounted to
$214, 667 ,694, which represents an in
crease of $4,374,12O for the month, and
CT s26,O7O,S17 for the year ending
Herewith. The portion of the circula
ton based on the deposit of money
amounted to 1884, 1886, which is de-
crease of $34S,539 for the month, and
of Sc, 2S1 ,O24 for the year ending there
with.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
A MAGNIFICENT BODY,

Unionists of almost every trade have
taken deep interest in the proceedings
of the cigarmakers' convention during
the past week, both on account of the
subject matters under consideration
and the magnificent manner in which
the business is conducted, says the De-
troit Free Press. Even during the most
spirited debates, there have been no
disorderly scenes or vulgarity. No
delegate appears in the character of a
parliamentary shortstop, and no one
stoops to a snap advantage. AT the
sarue time the utmost freedom Of speech
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

The next thing in trusts is to be an
Ice trust and it is to be inaugurated
under the protection Of the Standard
Oil company which is equivalent to
its assured success. They will include
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Bos-
ton and st. Louis in their opening op-
erations and gradually absorb every
large city in the country. This Is like
iy to "cut some ice" with the people
ut large.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
Property.

AoA AhSl are SUING AOT q piCOO u innu
lying in the Level Woods" in Larne
county, upon which is situated dilap-
idated log cabin, the blood-stained
walls Of which, were they gifted with
the power of speech, could tell of
midnight assassination, the atrocity OF
which stands almost without an equal
in the annals of crime.
A short time before the outbreak OF
the Civil war, there lived at one of the
little towns adjacent to Hodgenville,
lovely girl, just budding into woman
hood, named Mary Schader. Her father
was German grocer. In the same
square with the Schaders lived DR.. AL
fred Hines, physician Of note, and
man who stood high with all classes
of the community. He was advanced
in years, quite wealthy, and the father
Of large and interesting family. He
was the Schaders' family physician, and
an intimacy sprung up between him
and Mary. When the truth was dis
covered her father arranged with Ben
Pickerell and wife of Larne county,
to take the girl and care for her until
she recovered from her approaching
illness. They were to receive sufficient
remuneration for their trouble, and
Hines, it is said, footed the bill.
The Level Woods" is about eight
miles from Hodgenville, and is an al
most unbroken forest. 1t is hard to
imagine a more forbidding and des-
olate place. In the heart Of this dreary
wilderness was the home Of Ben Pick
erell. Here Mary Schader was taken,
and, after a few months boy was
born.
Old Pickerell was rather well-to-do.
owning a large farm and number of
slaves. His family consisted of his
wife and several children, among
whom was a grown son.
After Mary Schader recovered, she
decided to remain with the Pickerells
in the capacity of servant, and she
and her child were installed in log
cabin some distance from the family
residence. Her baby throve and grew
to be fine healthy boy, and Mary
herself was more charming and pref
tier than ever. She was quiet and un-
obtrusive and made friends readily,
and she and her baby became favorites
of almost the entire neighborhood.
There was one who was particularly
attentive to Mary. This was Picker
ellis son, handsome young fellow,
Just arrived at manhood's estate. That
Mary reciprocated his tender feelings
was evident to all; but this attachment
was looked upon with great disfavor
by the young mans mother. Love rec
ognizes no discipline, however, and the
old ladys opposition only increased
the affection between the couple. In
the meantime Mary Schader had made
1t known that she intended to institute
suit against Doctor Hines, and that
gentleman was greatly worried about
it. Thus Miss Schader's existence had
become exceeding obnoxious to two
persons. Mrs. Pickerell had repeatedly
urged her son to cease his attentions
to the "wanton," as she styled her, and
had also spoken to Mary about the
matter in no mild terms, but the lovers
persisted in their determination to
marry. After a time Mrs. Pickerell
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30

PEARL EYTINGE.
ness of heredity that l hope to make
a strong argument against the curse
of drugs. / notice that millionaire
owners of racing stables are precious
careful how they breed their horses.
Why otherwise with the breeding OF
human beings?
"For the devil is so busy he some
times has to skip couple of genera
tions. In my lectures I intend to go
straight to the root of this most impor-
tant question, in so far as l am able,
and as for the horrors of drug slavery
more bitter than any human slavery,
I speak from an awful personal knowl-
edge and experience with the sins and
sorrows and suffering which excess in
any form brings upon its victim. And
the child that is born of alcoholic
passion or morphine exaltation is only
too likely to be abnormal, idiotic or q
criminal, that l know. If we can't leg
islate upon matrimony, at least we can
do our best to correct it's hideous mis-
takes, and that is one of the ends to
which l am defeating my CHASTITY ex-
perience for whatever it can do"