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Trades IniOn Ethics.

The American Federationist COTS
denses union principles into the follow
ing compact form:
That good wages make good buyers
That without a scale of prices mere
subsistence wages would prevail.
That a uniform scale creates busi-
ness stability.
That long hours make short profits.
That the non-unionist is an invader
That the unionist is justified in COM
batting him.
That scarcity of employment makes il
a gift.
That gift receivers become sycophan-
tic.
That society is unsafe when labor
bows.
That the labor expended is the true
value of products.
That cost should be the limit Of
price.
That labor's war is against privilege
not capital.
That the safeguard of property is a
Just return to industry.
That monopoly of opportunity Gre
ates tramps.
That opportunity, not industry
causes disparity.
That the radical is to society as the
safety-valve is to the boiler.
That closing the safety-valve will not
suppress the steam.
That the multitude reaps the fruits
sown by the radical.
That mans desires are never salts
fed.
That the satisfied man is barnacle'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

In well-known bank in Edinburgh
the clerks are presided over by rath-
er impetuous manager, whose violent
fits of temper very often dominate his
reason. For instance, the other day he
was wigging one Of them about his bad
work. Look here, JONES'" he thun-
dered this won't do! These figures
are a perfect disgrace to a clerk!
could get an Office boy to make better
figures than those, and / tell you
won't have It! Now, look at that 5. 1t
looks Just like 8. What do you mean,
sir, by making such beastly figures?
Explain" "I-er-I beg pardon, sir"
suggested the trembling clerk, his
heart fluttering terribly; "but-er-
we'll, you see. sir, it is a g." "a 81"
roared the manager. why, you idiot,
1t looks just like 81" And then the
subject was dropped for an indefinite
period.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
Try Again.

One of the matters under considera-
ton by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor at It's
session in Indianapolis was
plan to unite the labor bodies of Chi
cago, which have for years been rent
by dissension, and form single CEN
trail council or congress. Speaking or
this matter, the Chicago Chronicle says:
THE purpose of the American Fedora
ton of Labor is to once more bring
together in common amity' all the big
unions that have been divided In Two
central councils. The secession of the
cigarmakers', the typographical and
other strong unions from the Trade
and Labor Assembly was the beginning
of that body's downfall, and was due
to the introduction Of politics in what
was intended to be purely a trades
union organization. The constitution
of most of the unions nowadays forbid
the consideration of politics. with
unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor this is the invar-
liable case. And it is purposed to form
central labor body that will do its
utmost for organized labor and leave
partisan matters severely alone.
"If the plans of Samuel Gompers are
carried out the central organization
will be formed on these lines. 1t will
have a constitution providing for the
exclusion of politics and will have a
membership recruited from the ranks
of the men who work at their trades or
truly for the interests of their unions.
1t will be body without leaders, but
with order and unity. 1t will be what
the Trade and Labor Assembly was in
its young days-a powerful and iniluen-
tial organization.
A banquet was rendered the visitors
on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the
council Endorsed the multiplication
bill. On the immigration bill which
has passed the house and which pro-
poses to fix an educational test, the
council dissentel, holding that "illit-
eracy doesn't make criminals any more
than education makes paragons.'
Steps were also taken to organize ma
tional unions of core-makers, butchers,
engineers and common laborers. The
Federation has already on its books
quite number of local organizations
of each of these trades.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
Old World Steel Railways.

From the Detroit Free Press: w. d.
Mahon has been making some investi-
cations regarding the street railways OF
the old world, and he says that accord
ing to reports, Buda Pesth, the CAPT
tai of Hungary, is deserving of the
credit of being one of the leading cit
les of the world in advancing and per-
fecting appliances in electrical transit
The Buda Pesth Electrical Railway Co.
as early as 1889 operated model sys-
tenn of lines upon plan of an insul-
ated trolley carried in metallic under
ground conduit. AS to safety, each car
is provided with a Cushing fender
making it impossible to hurt any one,
are many things connected with the
railway management of Buda Pesth
that would be well for American NUM-
cipalities to copy. While the street
railways of Buda Pesth are owned and
operated by private companies they are
controlled and directed by the munich
palities. The books Of the company
must be kept open for inspection at all
times; the rates of fares are fixed by
the municipalities and the working
people must be carried at reduced
rate evenings and mornings. The COM
pany must pay street rents, large tax
es to the city, contribute to an insur-
ance and sick fund Of the employees,
make liberal payments to a reserve
fund, besides provisions for interest
and for a sinking fund to redeem it's
bonds, and at the expiration of the ex-
listing charters the street railway lines
and their equipment will become the
property of the city without any indem-
nifty to the private owners. Reports
show that the Buda Pesth Co. in the
year 1894 were able to pay shareholders
a dividend of per cent on their stock,
this being done, not on account of eX
ira business, but because the stock
represents the actual investments, no
watering being allowed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
AUGUST HERM ANN.
New President of the Municipal Inns
DrOyement Society.

New President of the Municipal Inns
provement Society.
August Hermann, the newly elected
president of the American Society for
Municipal improvements, was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, thirty-seven years
ago, and has lived there ever since. For
six years he has been member OF the
city board of administration, having
charge of eleven municipal depart
ments. He is also member OF the
board of water commissioners, and has
been member of the board of educa-
ton. He is a self-made man. Early
in life he became printer, and worked
for several years as compositor on
the Cincinnati Enquirer. He gained
recognition and prominence as citi-
zen by the interest he manifested in
public affairs. He is active in politics
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

by the agitation Of the socialists to
commit the trades unions to their line
of politics. 1t is not generally known,
but it Is a fact nevertheless, that the
past few years have been an import
ant era in the history of the labor
movement in the United States because
of the stand that the movement has
taken reserving itself from all political
matters. The same can be said OF the
English movement, and there is rapid
ly growing up a striking similarity bo-
tween the two movements"
Speaking of the outlook for the COM
ing year Secretary McCraith said: we
expect great revival during the conf
ing year. Some betterment of condi-
lions must come-that is all thesc to
it,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
SWINDLING SHOPKEEPERS.
New and Ingenious Devices Practiced by
Rendcz-Moi ~ the Cap,taI.

NOW anu Ingenious Devices Practiced "
= Rcndez-Moi OF the Capital.
A fashionably dressed Partisan the
other day entered a tobacconist's shop
in the Rue st. Honore, in which several
persons were being served. He select
ed cigar which he lighted, and stood
for a few moments as If waiting for
something. He then turned to the shop
girl and asked for his change out of
the 5-shilling piece he had given. The
girl denied that she had received any,
at which he appeared very indignant
and said that If she looked in the till
she would doubtless find it, adding that
it had a certain mark on it. The girl,
to satisfy him, looked and found o.
shilling piece marked as described,
and. apologizing for her mistake, was
about to give him the change when
two gendarmes, who happened to have
observed his maneuvers from the out
side. entered and took him into GUS
tody. He was taken to the commits
sary of police, where he was recog-
nized as a sllillful practitioner of the
description of thief called rendez-moi.
His plan was to send someone into the
shop. some little time before him to
purchase a trifing article with
marked 5-shilling piece, and then to
enter himself and act as described, by
which process he managed to get from
40 to so shillings per day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
Texas.

In the agricultural line Texas leads
all other states in the variety of its
products. Cotton, corn, and the cereals
grow and are raised in every section of
the state and in the central and south
ern portions sugar cane and sorghum
cane are profitably cultivated. On the
Gulf Coast two or three crops of veg
etables are raised each year. Berries
are shipped six weeks in advance o;
the home crop in the north. Pears,
peaches, plums, oranges, figs, olives,
and nuts all grow abundantly and can
be marketed from two to three weeks
in advance of the California crops.
Large quantities of rice are now grown.
If the land seeker, the home seeker,
and the settler desires to secure a
farm larger than the one he occupies,
on vastly more reasonable terms; if he
wants more land to cultivate, greater
variety of crops to harvest, with pro-
portionately increased remuneration,
with less outlay for cost of production;
If he wants an earlier season, with
correspondingly hihger prices; if he
wants milder winters, all the year pas
turage for his stock, improved health,
increased bodily comforts, and wealth
and prosperity he should go to Texas
Send for pamphlet descriptive of the
resources of this great state (mailed
free). Low rate homeseekers' eXcur-
sions via the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway on December 1st and 18th, 1896.
81. A. Cherrier Northern Passenger
Agent 26 Marquette Building, Chicago,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

gus. Later he became editorial writer
of the State Journal, and was after
ward part owner Of that paper. 1t was
while at the head of the State Journal
that he rose rapidly in politics. He
was an able and forceful writer and a
thorough student of politics. Horace
Rublee was distinctively journalist.
Able as he might have been as poll
tician-he was never what has been
called a boss, better call him an ad-
viser-his chief power in the world
around him ran through the channel
of the newspapers he directed. His in
stinct as mere youth urged him to
the adoption of journalism as profess
sion, and he was right in his choice
Imperturbable in character, he had all
the force that goes with imperturbabil-
ity. This force manifested itself in a
mastery style, charged with a causti-
city of ridicule and veritable weight
of invective that struck deep and won
many a battle for him. AS an editor
he was great, and as director he was
able. He was finely educated and
never spared himself in study.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20


Speaking of the recent conference Of
the A. F. L. Secretary August McCraith
said:
elaborate preparations will be made
during the coming spring to enforce
the eight-hour day on May /, 1897, and
the result of the labor Of the council
will be submitted to the American
Federation of Labor at its annual con-
vention to be held in Cincinnati De-
cember IA. 1t was not intended to make
the eight-hour movement general
movement last spring, and yet consid-
cradle was achieved in that direction
much more than was expected. There
are already signs of Improvement, and
business at headquarters was greater
the past week than it has been for six
weeks This we take as good indica-
ton, as political agitation interferes
with organization to a certain extent.
The workers understand, however,
that, no matter who is elected, they
will need their organizations to secure
their share of the total product. One
of the most remarkable features of the
last three months in connection witlpa-
borhas been almost thorough ostracism
of politics in trades unions, of which
the action of the International Typo
graphical Union in declining to indorse
a free silver resolution in hotbed
of silverism because Of it's political
complexion is striking indication.
We can credit this to the attitude of the
American Federation of Labor in vot-
ing against all phases of politics in its
convention which action was wrought
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
About Coughs. Colds and La Grippe.

Mrs. Hannah Shepard, 304 North 18th St.,
Omaha, Neb., Writes: "About four years
recovering I had very bad cough.
coaghed almost continually ever since.
tried several doctors and various cough
medicines, but could not get any relief.
Your Dr.Kay's Lung Balm was recommend
ed to me. and after taking one package the
cough left me entirely and l consider myself
entirely cured. l cheerfully recommend
your DR.. Kay's Lung Balm to all who are
in the very bad condition that l was."
See advertisement.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

A costermonger, while trundling his
apple-laden cart down London street,
was run into by coaching party. The
coster looked at his cart, looked at his
wheel, and it's rudy freight being
scattered all over the street. The driv-
err Of the coach came back to settle for
the damage and expected to come in
for volley of choice cursing. But the
coster looked at his cort, looked at his
apples, looked at the coach, and finally
gasped out: "Guv'ner, dere event 20
word Ter it"--Argonaut.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
Santa Fe Route California Limited.

Beginning November 5th., the Santa
Fe Rotue will resume its celebrated
California Limited train as a semi
weekly service, leaving Kansas City
Thursdays and Sundays at $50 a. M,
reaching Los Angeles in 81 hours and
San Diego in 81 hours.
Equipment of superb vestibuled Pull
man palace sleepers, buffet smoking
ear and dipjng car. Most luxuriant
service via bay line.
Another express train, carrying both
palace and tourist sleepers, leaves
Kansas City at 2:25 p. m. daily for Los
Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Inquire of
Geo. w. Hagenbuch, P. G. T. A.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

Oregon reports boom in unionlsm.
Chicago cigarmakers have 400 out
of-work members drawing union ben
efits.
The membership of the A. F. of l..
has increased % per cent in the last
four months.
Sixteen hundred operatives in three
of the largest cotton mills in Mexico
are idle from shutdown.
Contractors are signing the scale OF
the garment workers and the strike in
Boston will soon be over.
More gold watches are worn by arti-
sans and laboring men in the United
States than in any other country in the
world.
Two thousand Illinois and 10000
Ohio coal miners went on strike re-
Gently against reduction Of their
wages.
The cause of the match girls strike
in New York, which was attributed to
objections against the examination of
teeth. turns out to be the reduction of
wages by the introduction of improved
machinery.
At New York the old trouble be-.
tween the board of walking delegates
and the United Brotherhood of Car
penters has broken out again. and
strikes and counter strikes of one
union against another are likely to
ensue.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

and the influence of his vigorous mind
was felt in all the councils of the party
for that length of time prior to his de-
parture for Europe. In 1859 he was
appointed minister to Switzerland. He
occupied that post in the diplomatic
service until 1877, and on his return to
Wisconsin he resumed his old place at
the head OF the committee and re-
manned in it until he went to Boston in
1879 to become the editor of the Adj
vertiser. In 1880 he returned to Mil
waukee and started paper in opposi-
ton to the Sentinel, but two years lat
er the two were consolidated, and from
that time on he was the commanding
spirit of the newspaper. During the
Hayes campaign his influence was felt
keenly in political affairs, and 1t was
owing to his efforts that the state went
republican by 10000 plurality. This
meant a change of $4,000 votes within
four years. Mr.. Rublee was born in
Vermont in 1929, and came west to set
tie in Sheboygan when II years old. In
1S49 he entered the small academy that
Is now the university of WISCONSIN.
He paid for his education with the
earnings he made at the printers
cease" and began his career in journ-
alism as a reporter for the Madison Az
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

A Copy of The Companions Art Calen-
dar for 1897, which rivals the famous
"Yard of Roses published by The COM
PANIoN few years ago, is given free
to every new subscriber of THE Con-
PANIoN for 1897. To new subscribers
the paper is also sent free from the
time the subscription is received till
January, 1897. Thus the new SUBJ
scribers will receive, free, handsome
four-page folding calendar, litho-
graphed in twelve colors, The COM
PANIoN free every week to January,
1897, and full year to January, 1898,
by sending the publishers $1.75, one
years subscription. Illustrated pros
pectus for 1897 free. Address Thu
YoUTH's COMPANION, 2O3 Columbus Ave-
nue., Boston, Mass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
TWO FAMOUS AUTHORS.
Strong Friendship Enriched tho Lives of
Both.

Strong Friendship Enriched tho Lives Of
Her friendship with George Eliot was
one that greatly enlisted Mrs. Stoves
sympathies and enriched her life, says
Mrs. James Il. Fields in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Her interest in any
woman who was supporting herself,
and especially in any one who found
a daily taskmaster in the pen, and
above all, when, as in this case, the
woman was one possessed of great
moral aspiration, half-paralyzed in its
action by finding itself in an anomal-
Gus and Ito the world in generaD ut
terly incomprehensible position, such
a woman was like magnet to Mrs.
Stowe. She inherited from her father
faith in the divine power of sympathy
which only waxed greater with years
and experience. Wherever she found
a fellow-mortal suffering trouble or
dishonor, in spite Of hindrance her
feet were turned that way. The genius
Of George Eliot and the contrasting
elements of her life and character drew
Mrs. Stowe to her side in sisterly soli-
citude. Her attitude, her sweetness,
her sincerity could not fail to win the
heart of George Eliot. They became
loving friends. 1t was the same in
born sense of fraternity which led her,
when child, on hearing of the death
of Lord Byron, to go out into the fields
and fling herself weeping on the
mounded hay, where she might pray
alone fer his forgiveness and salvation.
1t is wonderful to record the influence
of Byron upon that generation. 1t is
on record that when Tennyson, boy
of Is, heard them say Byron is dead"
he thought the whole world at an end.
Il thought" he said one day, every
thing was over and finished for every
one; that nothing else mattered. I
remember that l went out alone and
carved Byron is dead into the sand
stone"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
An Eagles Food,

The Westminster Gazette gives the
following as to an eagles menu "The
voracity of the eagle and similar birds
of prey is we'll known to naturalists,
but it has been left to Swiss hunter
to define exactly the variations which
take place in it's daily menu. In nest
in the Alps, side by side with an eaglet,
he found hare freshly killed, twenty
seven chamois' feet, eleven heads of
fowls, eighteen rabbits, marmots and
squirrels"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
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A. HERMANN.

and was twice president Of the Founy
Mems Blaine Club Of Cincinnati. He
induced a strong delegation Of Cincin-
natl officials to attend the meeting in
Buffalo two years ago, at which the
American Society of Municipal I'm
provements was organized. The So
ciety met at Cincinnati last year, when
he was honored by being elected first
vice president. He is married and has
one daughter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

Tommy-''Uncle John, what's the
difference between a honeycomb and
Honeymoon"
Uncle John Ia grabbed old bachelor)
--"Considerable. Honeycombs that I've
seen are made up of little cells; but
honeymoons I've heard of wefS big
sells. New York Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20

If l might share
A brothers load along the dusty way,
And l should turn and walk alone that
day,
How could l care
When in the evening watch | kneel to
To ask for help to bear my pain and
loss,
If had needed not my brothers
cross?
If ! might sing
A little song to cheer fainting heart
And | should seal my lips and sit apart,
When | might bring
A bit of sunshine Tor life's ache and
smart
How could l hope to have my GRIEF
relieved
If l kept silent when my brother
grieved?
And so / know
That day is lost wherein | fail to lend
A helping hand to some wayfarlng
friend;
But if it show
A burden lightened by the cheer send,
Then do l hold the golden hours well
spent,
And lay me down to sleep in sweet
content
Chatham Planet.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
A Probability.

Suburban-What do you suppose
have raised in my garden thus far this
summer? Visitor-Well, if you've had
the same weather that we have, inn
agine you must have raised your UNI
brella oftener than anything else.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-20
HERE'S A NEW COUNTRY!
NEW HOPE! NEW OPPORTUNITIES,
THE LAND of SUNSHINE and PLENTY
MILD CLIMATES FERTILE SOIL, CHEAP
LANDS.

The building of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg g. Gulf Railroad - Port Arthur
Route-has opened up a country in
Western Missouri and Arkansas that
cannot be eXcelled as an agricultural
and fruit growing country. No other
country in America presents so many
"golden opportunities" to the home
seeker, mapufacturer or Spectator. 1t
is land Of sunshine and plenty, where
YOU can work out Of doors IL months
in the year instead of six months. No
hot winds in summer, no billiards. in
winter Lands are cheap along this
new line of road, because this
country has heretofore been remote
from railroad. Mild climate, healthy
and pleasant.
You should also see the new division
town of Mena, Polk Co., Ark. It is a
good illustration of what pluck and
enterprise can do-build city of $500
people in 90 days. Mena is surrounded
by tributary country capable of sus-
tanning a city of 100000 people.
Homeseekers tickets-one fare for
the round trip, plus $500. - can be
bought at all principal northern and
eastern railroad points on Nov, 18th.
Dec. LIST and 18th. Don't miss these
opportunities.
For full information, address
F.A. HORNBECK,
LAND COMMISSIONER.
Ith and wyandotte Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
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Hard to Decide.

81 dunno which is the wust O. de
two" said Uncle Eben; "de man dat
thinks he's ter good ter be in politics er
de man OATS SO bad he has ter be put
OUT