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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Kansas women have never beeA
known to fail to meet an emergency,
and during these hot summer days
they are gloriously living up to their
record. The wheat crop this year in
the Sunnower state is much larger than
1t has been for several years past, and
farmers are experiencing some difficult
ty in getting it harvested. The pres
ent war has welded out many young
men from the farming districts, and
labor consequently is hard to get.
Thousands of harvest hands have been
imported, but not enough to do the
work. So the wives and daughters OF
the farmers have gone into the fields
to help along the work themselves.
Living around in Sedgwick county are
many girls who have attended the col
leges in the east since they were tots.
Their fathers are prosperous farmers.
These girls came home this summer
to find their agricultural parents in the
midst Of a great problem how to get
the wheat harvested. Like Kansas
girls they solved it by helping harvest
the crops themselves. 1t is no uncom-
mon sight to see a college-bred girl
leading out four horses to binder any
bright morning in Kansas just now.
1t brings the red to their cheeks and
the health to their bodies. The Kan
sas girl can drive binder and cut the
wheat swart just as we'll as her broth
er. Seated on the high iron seat OF
a binder, straw hat upon her head,
a calico dress and coarse shoes, sits
the farmer girl of Kansas. She is do
ing good work, and when she returns
to her college in the east her cheeks
will wear the ruddy glow brought on
by Kansas harvest wind and Kan
sas sun. And the crop is being har-
vested just as we'll as though expert
enced hands were working on 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Possibly China no wregrets that so
many of her young men have gradu-
ated from American schools. The pres
emit rebellion in that country, which
has for its object the giving of gov
eminent modelled upon the American
plan. is headed, both in its councils and
it's military operations, by graduates of
American colleges. Twenty years ago
the Chinese government consented to a
number Of scions Of prominent families
being educated in this country, but
when the first batch returned the per-
mission was withdrawn, so outspoksn
were the young fellows in favor of re-
publican institutions and government.
It is these Cinnamon with American
diplomas in their hands who are at the
head and front Of the present rebellion
in that country, and while they can
not succeed in overthrowing the gov
eminent of China and establishing a
republic upon its ruins, the event shows
the hold that some experience with
free institutions takes upon the minds
Of those who are for the first time
brought under their influence.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Tho manufacturers Of Castoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars to familiarize the public with the sig.
nature OF Chas H. Fletcher. This has been
necessitated by reason Of pirates counterfeit
ing the Cas,oria trade mark. This counter.
feiting is crime rot only against the propris.
tors Of Castoria, but against the growing
generation. All persons should be careful TO
see that Castoria bears the signature OF Chaa
II. Fletcher, II they would guard the health Of
their children. Parents and mothers, In par.
Nculsr, ought to carefully examine the
Castorla advertisements which have been ap-
pearing In this paper. and to remember that
the VIZ. PIPER Of every bottle OF genuine CastoriA
Fletcher, under who o supervision 1t has been
manufactured continuously for over thirty
years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
Notes.

Chicago, Kansas City and st. Jose N
are likely to be involved in the pack
ing house strike.
Uncle Sam has a union printer on
each of his flagships, who sets up and
prints the log book. .
The Ishpeming, Mich, cooperative
store handles all necessities, exclusive
of drugs and liquors. What it has not
got in stock will be procured at mar
ket price. Toledo, o., street railway
unionists will establish a similar en-
terprise.
Illinois coal operatives have declined
to submit to the jurisdiction of the
state board of arbitration, which want
ed to avert strike. The action of the
arbitrators in refusing to submit to
arbitration causes public sympathy to
go to the miners.
The British National Federation of
Enginemen have been holding their an
nual conference at Bath. The dele
gates present represented about 10,0UO
members. 1t was decided to make
application for the fixing Of a date
when the eight-hour day should be
conceded to all men in all districts.
At Elizabethport, N. j., only one-half
of the machinists employed in tho
shops belong to the union. The nom
union machinists first struck to en-
force demands which they made, and
the union men then struck in sympa-
thy. Incidentally, the union men
made the same demands as the nom
union men.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has restored the wages Of engin-
GERS, firemen and passenger train con-
ductors in it's employ to the standard
that prevailed on the road prior to the
general cut made in 1898. This means
an advance of from 10 to Is per cent.
The wages that have been paid en-
gineers on the Northern Pacific since
1898 have ranged from 1915 to 81
day, the wages of firemen being on an
average of s2.15 day. The new wage
ia $2.35. The old rate of overtime was
20 cents; the new rate is 35 cents. The
wages for passenger conductors have
been $112.50 a month. The new wages
are $125.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Santiago is the most fortunately sit
uated city in Cuba today, and the les
son of that fact will begin to make it.
self felt elsewhere in the island in a
short time. OF all Cuban cities San
tiago alone can report an absence OF
suffering for the necessaries OF life. In
no other place Of Importance on the
island are the poor receiving adequate
relief. OF all Cuban cities Santiago
alone has the opportunity to resume
in security and freedom the ordinary
pursuits of commerce. Hers is the on
" port in the island to which goods
can be consigned without imminent
danger of capture. In no other Gu
ban city is the domestic situation so
secure. Nowhere else is the citizen
of every shade Of opinion assured that
he will not be molested so long as he
keeps the peace.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
Recluse.

A fountain Issuing into light
Before a marble palace, threw
To heaven its column, pure and bright,
Returning thence in showers of dew;
But soon humber course 1t took,
And Gid away nameless brook.
Flowers on Its grassy margin sprang.
Flies DER its eddying surface play'd,
Birds midst the alder-branches sang.
Flocks through the verdant meadows
stray'd;
The weary there lay down to rest.
And there the halcyon built her nest.
Twas beautiful, to stand and watch
The fountains crystal turn to gems,
And from the sky such colors catch,
AS II t were raining diadems;
Yet all was cold and curious art.
That charm'd the eye, but mlss'd the
heart.
Bearer to me the little stream,
Whose unimprison'd waters run,
Wild as the changes of a dream.
BY rock and glen, through shade and
sun;
It's lovely links had power to bind
In welcome chains my wandering mind.
So thought I, when I saw the face.
BY happy portraiture reveard,
OF one, adorn'd with every grace,
Her name and date from me con-
ceal'd,
But not her story;-she had been
The pride of many a splendid scene.
She cast her glory round a court,
And frolicd in the gayest ring,
Where fashions high-born minions
sport,
Like sparkling fire-flies on the wing;
But thence. when love had touch'd her
SOUL
To nature and to truth she stole.
From din, and pageantry, and strife,
Midst woods and mountains, wales and
plains,
She treads the paths of lowly life,
Yet in a bosom-circle reigns,
No fountain scattering diamond show
ers,
But the sweet streamlet watering flow
erS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
More Idle Men Wanted.

A great many workingmen-perhap
majority Of them-are anxious for
restriction of immigration. They feel
that 1t Is hard now to make living in
this country, that for every man at
work there is an idle man eager for a
chance to work. immigration, they say,
will only increase the demand for en-
ployment and add nothing to the visi-
BILE supply. BY increasing competition
among workingmen 1t will lower
wages.
To these arguments it Is difficult to
reply satisfactorily. 1t may be said that
justice should be the first consideration
and that the workingman who is WILL
ing to keep down the poor fellow
across the sea ought not to be sur
prised if he himself is kept down by
the rich fellow at home. But to this
it may be replied that to bring more
men where there is already an excess
of labor would be as unfair to the i'm
migrants as to the workers here and
do harm to both.
Undoubtedly the question Is one
most important to the men who depend
on daily wages and should be settled
by them. They can not be expected to
pay great attention to the statement
that the country, now only half popu-
lated, requires tens Of millions Of
workers to make 1t what 1t should be.
Perhaps this argument will appeal to
them.
AS things now stand, one hundred
thousand men are idle in this city
alone-and not a thing Is done about
It.
The country has plenty for every
body, yet millions willing to work are
in constant poverty-and not thing
is done about it.
There are thousands of idle, half
starved tailors in New York City half
the year and thousands Of farmers
need coats but cannot get rid Of their
farm produce.
With millions of willing producers,
production must cease when a small
class of consumers is satisfied-an not
a thing is done about it.
Since hundreds Of thousands now
suffer permanently and have not
the power or intelligence by their votes
to bring about a change, why not try
the power of greater numbers?
Bring in another hundred thousand
unemployed, and if that will not do,
bring in million, or five millions.
There must finally come a point at
which the workingman will open his
eyes and decide to vote.
The man out of job is hopeless
poor devil with no standing The man
with job is self-contented creature,
apt at any moment to join the unem-
ployed, yet voting with might and
main to keep things as they are-jlsst
because he has work for the moment.
Organization for proper wages,
proper taxation and proper expenditure
of public money would soon bring
about change. But there is no sign
yet of such organization. The work.
man makes as much use Of his ballot
as a bowling savage would make Of
chronometer. He can by voting work
out his own salvation. When will no
begin ?--New York Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Porto Rico's foreign trade is carried
on chiefly with Spain, the United
States, Cuba, Germany, the United
Kingdom and France Report, 1886.
Spain takes the first place, with an av-
erage annual trade valued at $685.,
O74, or $3.50 per cent. The United
States comes second, with trade val
ued at $6,S45,252 year, or 1894 per
cent of the whole, and Cuba is third.
with an average yearly value OF 81"
COG. 220, or 13.41 per cent Of the wholN
Germany's share of the trade with the
island amounted to $1,000, 1884, that Of
the United Kingdom was $2,S63, $3.50 and
that of France, s2,201. 6S7. Still later
returns, giving figures for the year
1897, indicate falling off in that year
from the year preceding as far as the
United States is concerned, the value
of the trade of the island with this
country being given at $4,169,912.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Boil scant teacupful of nice Caro-
lima rice in a double boiler with q
quart of milk, one-half a cupful OF
sugar, and one-half teaspoonful Of
salt. When the rice is soft take it up
and stir in the yolks of four eggs
Return the pudding to the fire and
beat it hard for two or three minutes.
Add a pint of rich cream, and, when
the pudding is cold, two tablespoon
fuls of maraschino or some sherry; OF
if you prefer it tablespoonful OF
orange extract. Freeze the pudding
on a base of orange jelly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

pie and efficient, as such things go, and
1t is capable Of generous improvement
General interest and understanding can
do much to correct its shortcomings
and to establish that perfect label
which those who advocate the cause
for its possibilities seek finally to con-
summate. 1t needs and asks the IN
telligent support Of consumers aid
promises them valuable service.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

.Vesuvius has been exciting a great
deal of interest lately, and a phenom-
enon. of much scientific Importance was
observed a short time ago. A portion
of the southern crust of the vast crater
fell in, closing the mouth completely.
The heat from the burning lava below
caused the soil to become incandes-
cent, and blue and green flames sprang
from the center to height of several
yards. This continued some time and
meanwhile the heat vns concentrating
itself at the bottom SS the crater. At
last a great mass Of hkue burst out.
accompanied by terrific uoise.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
FUDGE AND FUSTIAN.
A PLUTOCRATIC PAPERS ROSY
EYEGLASSES.
There Ia Distress In Gold-Standard
Europe, but In Goid-Standard America
Every Man Has . Fat Job or Can
Quickly Get One.

Since c. H. Jones was frozen out
of its management the plutocratic SYM
pathies of the proprietors and editors
of the st. Louis Republic are we'll I'M
derstood, although to save its circu-
lation the paper tries to be, editor
tally, as vague and non-committal as
possible.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
At Close Range,

Hattie-"So you and Jack quarreled.
did your" Ella-"Yes; he said some
thing that I didn't like, and told him
we must be strangers henceforth."
Hattie-"And did he fall on his knees
and ask you to forgive him?" Ella.
mot he. You see he--that is. his
knees were occupied at the time"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
Shake Into Your Shoes,

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-flttins
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try 1t to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. by mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Correspondent Scovel has been or
dered out Of Cuba and discharged from
his paper, which will doubtless teach
him never to strike man when he Is
I'D in official life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
& POPUL,IST FONTS :


I'm the shadow Of the U. s. Treasury
where untold millions Of money are
stored away, in city teeming with
wealth and every sign of prosperity,
there are thousands Of idle men and
women who do not know where their
daily bread is to come from. The lit
tie trade and business there was In this
city has ceased almost entirely since
the breaking out Of the war, in fact,
ever since McKinley's election It has
been declining until almost all trade
and business have stopped, and have
long ago arrived at the conclusion that
when Mckinley said, There will be
prosperity he did not finish the SEN
tence, but should have said: There
will be prosperity for the banker.
broker and capitalist in general, for
so it has BEEN"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

1t may be interesting to the world at
large to know that in the last SIX
months the street cars of Chicago have
killed and injured about one-third as
many persons as have been killed and
wounded in the Cuban campaign.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Now that they are selling beer by the
pound, on account Of the war tax, the
task of acquiring load should be
greatly facilitated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.

Always Demand the Union Label-Young
Women In Kansas Who Come Right
Up to the Mark-Onward March Of the
Machine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Uncle Sam has tied big bunch or
flrecrackers to the Spanish coat tall,
and what the Don doesn't know about
running is being learned.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

When a widow begins to leave Oh
mourning the person whose opinion
she fears worst is her mother-in-laws'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

The hop season has begun already.
A shower Of frogs fell at Chillicothe'
o., Sunday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation for.
ever. i0c 25c. nc. G. G. fail, druggists re-
fund money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP
makes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

A man with single idea is crank
That's why SO many men are not
cranks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

A fibre of silk one mile long weighs
but twelve grains.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Italy's war department utilities $45,.
900, GOO year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes
weak men strong, blood pure 50c u. AL
druggists.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Cuba has 1851, 900 inhabitants; Phil
adelphia 1,350,OO0.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Mr.. Wild speaks from experience and
observation when he says that in his
city there are thousands in need OF
bread. The Republic editor shuts his
eyes to facts and lies cheerfully.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

During our civil war there were 3,12s
battles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
Civility costs nothing, but It often
gets things that gold cannot buy.

About half our time is spent in doing
things we should have done before.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19
CURRENT NOTES.

Having tested our fighting qualities.
no European power will again attempt
to manipulate this country by force
Of arms; but foreign bondholders and
their New York and Boston allies will
subjugate us il we do not politically
Schley-Deweyize them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

These are not good times, although
a million extra men are employed di-
rectly or Indirectly by the government.
Look out for industrial depression fol-
lowing the war.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

Some insects are in a state of matur-
ity thirty minutes after birth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

The poverty-stricken capitalists Of
Massachusetts have issued an address
in which they say say that the short
workday must go or they will have to
go out of the capitalist business. How
about the overproduction Of goods? If
Massachusetts, factory hands work
twelve hours per day instead Of ten
there must soon be a shut down until
the surplus product is disposed of. This
will suit the capitalist well enough,
but the advantage to the workingman
Is not apparent.
The single gold standard has para
lyzed Japan just as It has Chile. The
japanese are having their first exper-
fence with our regular periodical con-
dition, industrial depression.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-19

A mechanic of Washington, d. c.,
named A. E. Wild, in writing to New
York trades paper as to the prospects
for work there, describes conditions in
Washington as follows:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-15
MODERN CAVE JEWELLERS.
housekeeping in the Oldest Home
known to History. s
BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT.

The most beautiful woman l saw IN
nv tourney through Turkey was milk
ing buffalo beside a mud novel, Whefe
we had drawn up our horses. ohe rose
as we drew near and stood watching
us. more curious than frightened: she
stood as still as statue, ana neg
white veil was thrown back. never
saw a more beautiful face. The eyes
were large and dark, the nose was that
of an Egyptian queen, and she held her-
self royally, From childhood these Turk
ish women bear burdens on their heans
and they walk barefooted with a free
swing, and their bodies develop strength
and grace not found in cities, but IN the
wild places Of the earth.
4 Our Armenian interpreter came up
presently and said that it was best not
To stare too much at the woman; she
did not mind, but the men did in other
mud novels!
.'Tell her I wish to buy some. OF the
milk said.
He explained, but the woman ges-
tured mo- looking ssward the sun.
.'She won't sell any milk now" said
the interpreter; 1--WE must wait until the
sun has set
'.But that will be an hour said;
why can't we buy the milk now? Say
that we will pay her price"
Then came more Interpreting, but the
woman CLICKED her tongue, lifted her
chin in the air and walked away with
the milk. When Turk clucks his
tone and lifts his chin, the negative is
absolutely final.
..she is afraid of the evil eye If she
lets you have the milk before sunset.
AS soon as it is dark you can have all
you want
And, hungry as we were after a
days riding, we had to wait; money
would not induce that woman to
change her mind, although she was one
( of the poorest women in the world. She
did not know how poor she was; she
did not know how beautiful she was.
found out that she lived with bel
Goutdnued ON xnd Page.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-15

ers majors and captains respectively,
but these highly ornamental persons form
but the least important elements of the
presidents state Felix wasn't happy,
he did not consider himself fullf1edged
colleague of his friend Nicholas until an
assassin had selected him for target.
Now there are daily conferences between
the president and chief of police at the
Elysee. and sWarms Of mouchards and
hungry detectives keep alive the notion
that somebody considers Faure important
enough to thirst for his blood
# The Press informant says the seat Of
the international secret service, appoint
ed to ferret out conspiracies against the
rulers and governments of Europe, is
now in Berlin. It has branches in Paris
and London, and the czar shoulders the
greater part of the enormous expense
The efficiency Of this institution has been
on the wane ever since the retirement of
Prince Bismarck, who used to direct its
policy. 81. 81. ..a. .g e-s.- ~
And what do you consider the best
means of combating regicides?'' asked
the Press reporter.
THAT employed by Napoleon III, who
outlived ten attempts upon his life" an
answered the diplomat decidedly Ma
poleon's bodyguard was the famous Ital-
ian, Griscelli. Who every time he learned
of a conspiracy against his master,
sought out the conspirators and slaught-
cred them in cold blood. Dead men are
harmless and-hold their tongues"