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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

eously, Although 1t is known that
charcoal is liable, under certain condi-
tions, to take fire spontaneously, there
has been no direct evidence that 1t has
ever done SO in the cases alleged, and,
with the object of settling the ques-
ton, an inquiry into the matter was
some time since undertaken. The Gets
brought out by this investigation are
that, though freshly made wood char
coal-that is, charcoal which has not
absorbed it's moistufe-and oxygen is
liable to so-called spontaneous COM
bustion, 1t is never liable to reignite
after having been exposed to the air
for day or two. 1t appears conclu-
sive, from tests and experiments made,
that in any case If, after few days no
fire shows ITSELF the charcoal may be
regarded as entirely free from liability
to spontaneous combustion. The scare
caused by the supposed danger from
the ignition of charcoal used in refrig-
Grating chambers may consequently be
regarded as groundless, and as no di-
rect evidence exists of its ever having
ignited under such circumstances, it is
somewhat of mystery how any alarm
should have arisen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21


From the Atlanta Constitution: For
rest futile, local evangelist of Mil
ledgeville, startled the community sew
eral days ago by appearing upon the
street corner for the purpose of preach
ing his own funeral sermon. He mount
ed dry goods box. selected an appro-
pirate text, and pronounced eloquent
encomiums upon himself. He gave a
vivid description Of his future place of
abode, and told of what he had done to
deserve the reward. In former days
futile was a we'll known circus man,
and for number of years travelled
with Barnum. His brother, Jerome
Tuttle, was famous for his triple somer-
sault turn, and was an athlete of world
wide notoriety. For time Forrest
followed his brother, but he changed
his life and returned to his old home
and began to preach. Upon one occa-
sion the circus with which he Travelled
came to Macon. Tuttle secured pile
of bibles, placed himself at the main
entrance and offered bible to all who
came His old associates were rather
surprised at the sudden change. Now
futile has conducted the exercises of
his own funeral, and although he is ap-
parently in a good physical condition,
has prepared for the end.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

An affecting account of the death Of
an old hound is given by his owner in
the animal World" Hector was a
long-tried and trusted dog, the leader
of a pack of hounds. The old dog be-
came too infirm for the field. and was
left at home when the pack went out.
Year by year his feebleness grew up
on him, but he was we'll cared for, and
passed his time mainly in sleeping be-
side the kitchen fire. His long alb
sence from the hunting-field caused his
fine. deep-toned note to be almost for
gotten. Zone afternoon" says the
owner, II was writing in my room,
when suddenly 1 heard the splendid
note. as / thought at the moment, OF
a strange hound, andslistened to hear
it again; when, instead of its being
repeated, the whole pack in the ken
mel near my house gave one burst, as
If in full cry, and, as the sounds died
away and all was again hushed in still
ness. my huntsman rushed into the
room. saying, in an agitated voice:
Hector is dead, sir' That splendid
note of what l had thought a strange
hound had been the old dogs fare
we'll call to the pack. They had heard
and had answered"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

tune In the early days he said: II wac
as independent in those days as Mr..
Aston, and when / got the increase
telt guilty. l felt like criminal-like
capitalist" Why should Mr.. Rookie
Teller use the name of Mr.. Aston and
the epithet criminal and the term
Capitalist" in the same breath, in the
same sentence, and with the same i'm
plication? Is it guilty conscience
that tries to divert attention from his
own acts to those of anotLaf? 1t is
strange with what peculiar sophistry
our money bags desire to believe they
can delude the people by specious pleas
that the possession of wealth is not de-
sirable, while with relentless, persist
ent grabbing and grinding the young
and the old, the strong and the weak,
in the mad rush to own and control
millions upon millions of dollars
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

The reason that we do not find labels
upon articles as generally as we should,
is because too many of our fellow-work-
men are too often contented to pur-
chase these articles without questioning
the dealer, who tries to satisfy his pat
rons with an idle excuse rather than
insist upon his manufacturer furnish
ing the label. On the other hand, man
ufacturersl prefer not to put the union
label on their goods If 1t can be avoid
ed, because the union label implies un-
ion conditions, union wages, and union
hours of labor, which few employers are
over-anxious to concede. If our, fell
low-unionists would refuse to accept
any Of the apologies and excuses offered
we would soon find dealers anxiously
and strenuously advertising that they
have union labeled goods for sale. In
sist on union labeled goods.-Union La
Dor Bulletin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

cuo Dauceu LOT
Wausau, Wis, special to the st. Paul
Dispatch: A queer case was on trial in
Judge Millers court day or two ago.
John Spick, the defendant, is farmer,
and was accused of compelling his
sweetheart, Alvina Ziebarth, to execute
the skirt dance at the point Of loaded
gun. John is quiet, inoffensive look
ing bachelor Of 40 winters, and weighs
about 1875 pounds, while Alvina has on
ly seen Is summers and weighs any
where between 40 and $780, 1t tran
spired during the testimony that John
had obtained from Alvina a promise
that she would at an early age become
Mrs. John Spick and take up her resi-
dence in Johns humble abode. 1t also
transpired that Alvina's parents had
always extended the "glad hand" to
him during all his wooing, while Sc
cretly they were plotting to prevent
the union. That they were successful
in alternating the affections Of
his promised bride was quite
evident to the spectators, for twice
during the recital Of the history of
his courtship she arose and walked up
to the Judges bench and denounced
John as liar. The testimony of the
girl and her parents was to the effect
that John pointed the gun at her, and
as John was minus any witness. be-
sides himself, to the contrary, the court
imposed fine of $40 and costs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

IL the archipelago in the Bay of Ben
gal there exists race of savage dwarfs.
Sailors call them little niggers," be-
cause the average height of them is
! four feet ten inches, the women reach
| ing a stature of four feet seven inches.
The oldest thing about these little peo-
pie is that they look like babies all
their lives. 1t is only lately that these
dwarfs of the Andaman Islands have
known how to build fires. There is a
volcano on one of these islands, and
from this they have procured fresh
supplies of fire when necessary, but
they know how to keep slow slumber-
ing embers sufficiently alive not to
compel them often to visit the vol
cano. The thing which has excited
their curiosity most Of anything in
troduced by the whites is the friction
match. Formerly the dwarfs OF the
Andamans were accustomed to murder
all strangers who reached their shores.
Even now sailors wrecked in the Bay
of Bengal would probably be massa-
cred. 1t is believed the inveterate hos
tility of the little niggers" arose orig
inally from the cruel practice Of the
Malays, Burmese and Chinese, who
visited the Andamans to get edible
birds nests and sea cucumbers, and
who used to capture the little natives
and sell them for slaves. There are
several shades of color among them,
ranging from bronze to shiny black.
Their hair is extremely frizzled, grow
ing in spiral tufts 1t is fine, and sell
dom becomes more than two or three
their heads once week, leaving only
two narrow strips of hair from the
crown to the nape of the neck. Many
of the men do the same, although the
style is different. They leave patch
like skull cap on the crown of their
of these little people is the wearing of
necklaces of human bones. When
child dies 1t is buried, only to be dug
up again. The father carries the body
to the nearest creek and removes the
flesh from the bones with the greatest
care, carrying them and the skull back
to his hut. The mother, after painting
the latter with yellow pigment, hangs
1t around her neck. Infant skulls, be-
ing fragile, are protected by a cover
ing of string. For few days mother
will spend all her time stringing the
bits of bone into necklaces, to be dis
tributed among her friends as memen-
toes. These are supposed to ward off
disease. Teeth are also strung as neck
laces, every native of the Andaman
Islands wearing chain of some sort
If human bones.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

The building inspector of Washing
ton, d. c., has declared for day labor on
public works, and has made such rec
ommendation to the commissioners OF
the district.
The unions of Tennessee have Sc
cured the passage Of law by the legis-
lature of that state copyrighting and
protecting union labels from imitation
and counterfeit.
More than a thousand shirt makers
mostly women and girls, went out on
strike in New York city for an increase
of 20 per cent in wages and were COM
pletely successful.
The Cigar Makers International I'm
ion will hereafter be represented at all
state and national industrial exposi-
lions with large exhibit designed to
advertise the blue label of that craft.
The exhibit was prepared for the Ten
nessee Centennial exposition.
1t must be apparent to every trades
unionist that demand for products of
organized labor must come from them.
A concerted effort on their part cannot
fail of good results. Buy only goods
bearing the union label.
The Boston city council committee on
printing will at once equip city print
ing plant. The work represents an an
nual outlay of 100000. Mayor Quincy
and the Typographical Union are in IA
vor Of the change.
The employees of the Globe Ship
Building Company of Cleveland, Ohio,
went on strike for double pay for Sat-
urday afternoons and overtime. The
men were victorious after being out one
day. They are members of unions af-
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor.
is creating CONSERVATION in the ranks
of the coopers. 1t is a hoop-driving ap-
paratus, and is pronounced success.
It has double action. 1t drives the
hoops and kicks skilled mechanics into
the streets, only few common labor
ers being necessary to watch the ma
chine.
A committee consisting of Secretary
Henry Weismann, General Organizer
Crowley, Rev. N. S. Moore and num-
Der of others, appeared before the COM
mittee on public health Of the Connec-
ticut legislature in support of the pas
sage of the bill for better sanitary bake
shops and the limitation of the hours
Of labor Of bakers to ten per day
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

"For Gods sake give me chance
to earn a dollar! My wife and chill
dren are starving"
This and similar appeals for work
broke forth from the lips of over 1000
hungry men at Broadway and Hous-
ton streets last night when an extra
force of about 500 men was put to
work cleaning the snow from the
streets.
For each job there were at least
four applicants. Droves of men
swarmed down Broadway from Union
square to Houston street They all
wanted employment, and their ap-
peals to the different foremen in
charge of street cleaning forces were
pathetic in the extreme. When their
applications were refused many of
them, urged on by hunger and priva-
ton, became boisterous and threaten
ing, and several small riots ensued.
Their rage increased when 1t was
noised about that Foremen Bostwick
and O'Leary had given work to a
number whom they considered the
more deserving Of the applicants.
1T is impossible to give you all
work, men," said Foreman Bostwick,
"and hope you will be reasonable"
But the army of suffering humanity
turned a deaf ear to his admonition
and followed him and the other fore
men until the latter became alarmed
and summoned the police from the
Mercer street station.
Several officers were sent to the
scene of hostilities, and order was fin
ally restored. Nevertheless, the men,
many of them carrying shovels and
brooms, marched up and down Broad
way and intersecting streets, They
were loud in their appeals for work, all
the time shouting their lamentations
of poverty, and it required the active
vigilance of the police to hold them
in check There were several hum
dred Italians in the lines, and they
were the most demonstrative. In i'm
perfect English and in their own
tongue they made known their de-
mands and voiced their wants. 1t was
late before the unemployed men were
induced to 60 home.-New York Jour-
nal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

A few days ago John D. Rockefeller
addressed the young men of Fifth
avenue church in New York city, in
the course of which he made some
very startling statements. He assert
ed that the poorest man in the world
today is the one who has nothing but
money. One cannot Judge from his
address whether Mr.. Rockefeller in
tended to convey that he possessed
nothing but money, though certainly
leaving the impression that he had
that isolated and peculiarly hated ar
ticle, even though he may have had
little of anything else. He advised his
hearers that it was religious duty to
"get all the money you can," and yet
when we know, according to Mr..
Rockefeller. that the possession of
money makes one so miserable, the adj
vice, "get all the money you cam"
comes with very peculiar grace or in
consistency.
Speaking of his gradual growing for
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Such enormous sums are being paid
for houses and windows in London
along the route of the royal procession
on June % next, and so costly are the
preparations made by the people Of the
metropolis for the celebration Of the
sixtieth anniversary of the Queens as
cension to the throne that during the
last three months her Majesty's life
has been insured to the tune of nearly
$4,000, 900 by shopkeepers, window bro
kers, house agents and spectators,
who are anxious to protect themselves
against loss in the possible event of
the venerable sovereign's death before
the date of the jubilee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Reports in regard to winter wheat
are discouraging. The continuous rains,
followed by high water in the streams,
have flooded the low lands in many
portions of southern Illinois, SO that
what wheat was not winter killed has
been utterly ruined by water. Reports
from nearly half of the counties in the
state, including almost all Of the win
ter-wheat growing counties, are that
two-thirds Of the wheat seeded last fall
-1,749, 900 acres was winter killed or
destroyed by floods, and the condition
of the remaining third-5S9, 900 acres
is 20 poor that under the most favora-
Ible conditions only one-third of an av-
erage crop may be expected. The out
look Is that little more than enough
wheat for seed will be harvested in
Illinois this season, and the people will
have to depend on other states for
wheat for consumption, a condition
that has occurred but once in the agri-
cultural history Of the state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
Strike in New York.

The New York state board of media
ton and arbitration has submitted its
annual report to the legislature. In
the year ended on Oct. l, 1896, there
was noticeable decrease in the num-
Der of strikes and lockouts in the
state, the number reported being near
ly 40 per cent less than in 1895 and far
below the average number in previous
years. This is said to be due mainly
to the continuance of the business de-
preston and consequent increase in
the percentage of unemployed, but it
is also regarded as to some extent at
tributable to conservative action on
the part of workingmen, who have
learned from experience that the
strike is a weapon to be used only as
a last resort Tho board exercised its
offices in Is strikes. In 1896 there
were 246 strikes and lockouts and 1892
there were AIT.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

A cablegram from London says: In
consequence of the efforts Of the gov
eminent of Massachusetts, the Ameri-
can Antiquarian and Massachusetts,
Historical societies, the Pilgrim So
ciety of Plymouth and the New Eng
land Society of New York. backed up
by the desires of the archbishop OF
Canterbury and the bishop Of London,
the consistory court Of the diocese OF
London assembled March rs in the old
chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral in order
to determine the question of the re-
storation of the log Of the Mayfower to
the United States. After formal dis
cussion the chancellor said: II order
on the undertaking here given by Mr..
Bayard to place the log in a fit place,
where persons concerned can have &C.
cess thereto, and proper certified copy
being deposited at Fulham that the
original be given up to Mr.. Bayard for
transmission to the President Of the
United States"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
About Going to Sleep.

How do you go to sleep when YOU
aren't very sleepy? The editor knew
a boy once who used to think of a
great flock of sheep running down
through the pasture and jumping, one
by one, through hole In the fence
There were ever so many hundred OF
the sheep, and they followed one an
other very rapidly, each funny little
tail swapping as its owner disappeared
through hole in the fence. At first
they went very fast, but as the boy
watched them with his eyes closed they
went more and more slowly, but he
never saw the last one of them-for by
that time he was fast asleep. That
was one way Of getting to sleep. Have
any of you tried other ways?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

By the last census it appears that
the population Of France is now 49,
28,969, an increase in five years OF
only 1889, and this mainly through
immigration. For several years past
the death rate has exceeded the birth
rate. These facts become still more
significant when a comparison is made
between France and her neighbors. In
Germany the increase Of population
during the last five years has been
$751; 31, nearly 100000, as against
1874, 900 in France. The contrast is still
more striking when these figures are
compared with those of the past. At
the beginning of the century France
outnumbered Prussia three to one. To-
day Prussia contains almost an equal
population, and as for the whole OF
Germany, there are five Germans to
every four Frenchmen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Sir Isaac Holden, the millionaire
member of Parliament from Yorkshire,
now nearly 80 years old, believes with
John Wesley that phosphates of lime,
in which -four is so rich, are good for
growing children, young people, and
young mothers, but shorten the life Of
the elderly by making bones dense
and weighty muscles rigid, Turing"
the large blood vessels like an old boil
er, and choking the capillary arter-
ies." So he eats hardly any bread, his
favorite food being oranges, bananas
and meat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
D. Strange Race of People Found In the
Archipelago of the Bay of Bengal
Spontaneous Combustion of Charcoal
Boy Made Crazy by Hypnotism.
When You Come Home at Night.

And the touch Of her gentle hand,
And longs to breathe sweet hopes to
her
That a mother can understand.
Many a time at her household task
There are troublesome things arise;
And she wants to ask mother what to
do;
And the hot tears fill her eyes
When she thinks how far away she Is
From mothers loving care;
And she longs for her fathers hearty
laugh;
And it's lonely everywhere.
For when she kisses you goodbye,
And you go to the mill away,
She turns from the door with little
sigh,
AS she thinks of the long, long day.
For the hours are long that we spend
alone,
And she's only young girl yet;
But the young wife's lonesome tears
for home
Are not tears of regret.
So hurry home when the work Is done,
Where she Is awaiting you
And carry some little gift along
Just as you used to do.
And praise her work and her dainty
food,
And her dress so neat and bright;
Make the happiest hour of all the day
When you come home at night.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
Boy Made Stark Mad by Hypnotic Fall

Boy Made Stark Mad by Hypnotic Faik-
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, special to
Chicago Times-Herald The hypnotic
"Fontanas," who recently exhibited
here, have left in their wake number
of juvenile adopts whom they used on
the stage as victims" Boys ranging
from IL to IS years of age have gone
to hypnotizing their friends. One of
the Juvenile hypnotists operated on a
boy in the basement Of the high
school, placed his victim in a rigid
condition and left him there. Super
intendent Ferguson was called, but
could not bring the boy back to con-
seriousness. During session of Sun
day school in the Central Methodist
Episcopal church CONSERVATION was
caused by boy who had apparently
become stark mad. He had been sit
ting quietly in one of the classes, and
without any apparent reason suddenly
started up and INDUCED in number of
insane antics. 1t was soon discovered
that he had been mesmerized.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Recent expressions by Cuban leaders
indicate that they have lost hope of as
sistance from the United States; but
they keep right on fighting, while we
persevere in doing police duty for
Spain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

1t is now certain that the agitation in
favor of labor temple which has
been going on in the Detroit Trades
Council is to bear fruit. A site has
been secured, and it is announced that
work on the building will begin early
in the spring. The council will secure
money for the erection of the temple
from a building and loan association
in which it holds shares.