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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
sHIPLoAps OF BIRTHSTONE.

Enormous Amount OF Crude sulphur
Received In This Country.
Birthstone, as a commercial commo-
dity, is Of great importance in many
branches Of manufacture, but the fact
Is not generally known in business cir
cles that 1887 tons came to the Unit
ed States from Sicily in 1897 and that
the year before the importation was
even larger, says the New York Trib-
une. This commodity comes exclusive
ly from Sicily, and to a great extent
f3om the port of Palmero. 1t is ship
ped in bulk, like coal, and looks, in its
raw condition, like pieces OF broken
stone about the size of those which are
used on macadam roads. 1t is a dull
gray, and from that to bright yellow,
according to its quality! the higher
the grade the yellower the stone. 1t Is
handled by the large importers In It's
crude form only and these dispose OF 1t
to the manufacturers. by whom 1t Is
subjected to processes which eliminate
the dross and bring to the surface its
valuable properties. 1t is used by the
manufacturers of fertilizer materials
and sulphuric acid, and large quantities
are consumed by the manufacturers OF
wood pulp and paper. The birthstone
goes in great quantities, also, to the
sulphur refners, and after 1t becomes
sulphur it plays an important part in
the manufacture of vulcanized rubber.
The addition of sulphur to plastic rub
Der, vulcanizing the mass between two
tin sheets as an experiment, gave the
world the valuable commodity known
as hard rubber, and no substitute has
yet been found for the yellow dust in
the process. The birthstone statistics
show that United States receives more
of the material than any other country.
For the same time that 1887 tons
reached the ports of New York, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Charleston, Boston,
Wilmington and Norfolk, the following
exports were made from Sicily to other
parts of the world; France, S4,S95 tons;
Italy, 1862 tons; United Kingdom,
24,520 tons; Russia, 1852 tons; Portu-
gal, 1854 tons; Germany, 1921 tons;
Austria, 1898 tons; Greece-Turkey,
1856 tons; Belgium, 9,253 tons; Swe-
den, Norway and Denmark, H.
226 tons; Spain, 4,O39 tons;
Holland, $500 tons. The wine
growing districts of Europe use
large quantities of the material to de-
stroy the insects which attack the
vines, and although many substitutes
are employed, the, most careful grow
ers never abandon birthstone for that
purpose. The supply in Sicily ready for
transportation is larger than it has ever
been before, there being no less than
240,367 tons in storage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
LIE WINS A BATTLE.
DIANA MINERAL SPRINGS
HOTEL THE PROUD LIAR.
Capt. H. s. Cole Convinced the Advance
Should BE Made Despite Gen. Gregg's
Order-He Runs the Risk of Court
Martial and Disgrace. But Victory
Saves Him.

Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind, April H.
Especial ndence)-Warlike dis
patches in the morning newspapers stirred
upageneral discussion amo' z II half score of
gentlemen in a corner of the smoking room
of the Indiana Mineral Springs Hotel today.
Several veterans of the civil war who have
been regaining health by means of the
Magno Mud Baths and Lithia Water here
took lively interest in the discussion.
Many interesting stories of the late con-
fiirt were told.
In the campaign before Richmond in
the last months of the war;" said Capt. H.
S. Cole, of Fergus Falls, Mimi, ~ was
guilty of distortion of an order that, had
the battle which it caused been a defeat for
us, would have had sad results for me;
fortunately tho falsehood told rescued us
from a perilous position and we won q
victory"
Capt. Coles regiment was the famous
First Maine Cavalry which by special
order of the War Department has seven
more battles on its colors than any other
carried by any regiment in the Union
army. The First Maine also has the record
of having turned more of its troopers into
preachers at the close of hostilities than
any other regiment of the northern army,
while several of the men who have been
governors of the Pine Tree state since 1865
were at the front with the First Maine.
But it was while he was on the staff OF Gen.
Chas i. Smith, who commanded a brigade
of the Second Cavalry corps, the head of
which was Gen. d. McGregg, one of the
best cavalry captains in the north or south.
that the incident happened.
"Our brigade was in a desperate condi-
ton" said Capt Cole, when Gen. Smith
sent me to ask Gen. McGregg for reinforce
ments / found the. Pennsylvania fighters
and delivered my message. He thought
llystroked his beard.
"'Give my compliments to Gen. Smith,
he said, and tell him he can't have -
reinforcement 1t was the first time !
ever heard Gen. McGregg swear, and was
convinced that it was due to the serious
condition of his command. was also con-
WINGED that our brigade should fight its
way out, SO when galloped up to Gen.
his superior's orders.
"'What success p he asked. Gen.
McGregg can't send any re-inforcements,
and desires you to attack said. He was
surprised, but the word was given. In
spired by our peril we routed the enemy
and gained safe place.
"Some time afterward l told Gen. Smith
what had done"
"What happened" asked one of the
other Veterans.
Drinks on the general" said the man
from Minnesota, who added that with
rev more Magno Mud Baths no would be
in fit condition to take hand in the i'm
pending war with Spain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

How Union Labor Can BE Benefited.
Here are two schemes that may
adapt themselves to the conditions OF
local organizations throughout the
country:
Where no official labor paper exists
in city of at least 100000. let the ty-
biographical union take up the ques-
ton of weekly labor paper, with the
indorsation, of course. of the central
labor body. Committees of the I'M
employed could canvass for advertis-
ing, subscriptions, ETC., and secure
enough income to launch the paper on
a firm basis with almost the first issue.
A manager or representative could SUI
pervise and edit the work, while dele
gates could go before the central body
and get list of the membership of all
unions, with their place of residence.
A copy could then be mailed to every
member of organized labor in the local
jurisdiction, and every member be
placed in touch with matters pertain
ing to his fellow workmen. Your cir
culation, therefore, would be guaran-
teed, and on the strength of this ad
vertising should not be hard to obtain.
Another plan would be to have the
unions make grant, either on the per
capita of membership or in a lump
sum, for the support of the paper,
should such assistance be needed.
There is no limit to the usefulness of
such paper in case of a boycott,
strike, ETC., and friends of organized
labor would receive the support they
deserved when occasion demanded.
The second pertains to the printing in
terests, but | suppose the other trades
could fit the plan to their occupations.
Let the printer buy few postal cards,
and when he finds printed matter flung
at his door with the label absent, write
to the merchant, stating that his rival,
who uses his label on his printing, ma
turally will get his patronage. The
allied trades body in his jurisdiction
might take up this part of the plan,
for that matter, and issue to the allied
crafts printed cards of the campaign
being pursued. A few cards received
by the merchant containing a little
kick like this would soon convince him
of what he should do.-Felix McCrack-
en-, in Typographical Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
PAID HIS DEBTS.
All Because He Found Series of
Lawsuits.

AL Because He Found Series OF
Lawsuits.
Calvin Huson, an old-time lawyer
Of this city, who died in Libby prison,
used to tell good story of William H.
Seward, in whose Office he studied law
for about two years. Seward retired
from the governors chair 100000 in
debt. He returned to Auburn and
went to practicing law, says the Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle. 1t was
not long after this that Woodward the
famous manufacturer of plows, began
to have lot of trouble with firms all
over the country who infringed his
patents. He began to look about him
for lawyer to prosecute them. Realiz-
ing that it was a gigantic task, he
would have none but the best lawyer
to be secured. In his search he went
to Albany and attended the court of
appeals for several days. Seward was
arguing case in that court and Wood
wards attention was attracted to him.
Woodward became convinced that the
lawyer, whom he did not then know,
was the one to conduct the case, so
one day when court was over he made
his way to the clerk of the court and
asked who the young lawyer was. He
was much surprised to get the reply:
why, that's Gov. Seward" When
Woodward went to find Seward at his
hotel it was to learn that the latter
had taken the train Immediately after
the close of court for Auburn. Wood
ward followed him on the next train
and engaged Seward to conduct his
case for him. After some months Sew
ard went to Albany to have the first
case against the infringers tried. The
opposition was represented by twelve
lawyers, among whom were senators,
congressman and some of the best at
torneys in the state. After much de-
batting among themselves as to who
should conduct the defense, they final
ly settled the job upon one of their
number. He was no match for Seward,
who easily won the case and got
strong opinion from the court. Armed
with the opinion, Seward went back to
Auburn and began to fight all along
the line. wherever there was an in
fringement. He sent copy of vol
luminous brief to every man who was
concerned in the infringement, and
they were scattered all over the United
States, together with the opinion. For
several weeks briefs left Stewards Of
flee by the bushel- basketful. He car
ried the enemies works by storm.
There were no more suits. At the end
of year Seward had paid up the debt
of 5000 900 and was rich man besides.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
Catch On?

Say, you fellows! You who run a
patent outside. We amt going to scold
you for running patent, cause most
of you have to or quit. but please! for
the sake of the busy editor, make your
outside over into your inside, os that
the inside will be outside. and your
outside will be your inside. and we
then won't have to turn your outside
inside so as to bring the inside outside,
for we read the inside, but have to turn
the inside outside before we Can read
the inside. See2-Redlands Citograph.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

A Wyoming stock raiser, dissatisfied
with his surroundings and in haste to
be rich, recently sold his land and
started. for the Klondike. A few
months. later French mineralogist
discovered near the despised ranch a
mine of cobalt, rare and valuable
metal. The whole district promises to
become a new center of wealth. 1t
was upon land sold to enable the for
mer owner to start for the gold mines
of California, that the great oil wells
of Pennsylvania were afterward found;
and both these incidents accentuate the
Tact that we are continually within
reach of important discoveries and
great opportunities, missing them by a
hairs breadth Of impatience, failure
to observe or lack of preparation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.
How Union Labor Can Be PSnefited-
Felix McCracken Makes a Scod Sug-
gestion In the Typographical 's"urnal-
Modern Christianity.


When a Teller Is Out OF Job.
All nature is sick from her heels to her
hair,
Wen t. Teller is out &C job;
She is all out of killer an out of re-
pair
Wen a Teller is out of job.
Amt no juice I'm the earth an no SAT-
in the sea,
Amt no ginger in life in this land of the
free;
An the universe amt what It's cracked
up TO be,
Wen "a Teller is out of job.
watts the good of blue skies an of bios
somin trees
Wen Teller is out of job?
Wen yer boy has large patches on poth
of his knees,
An a Teller is out of job?
Them patches, l say, look so big ter yer
eye
That they shut out the landscape an
cover the sky,
An the sun can't shine through EN- the
best 1t can try,
Wen Teller is out of job.
Wen man has no part in the work OF
earth,
Wen Teller is out of job; i.
He feels the whole blunderin mistake Oh
his birth,
Wen Teller is out of a job.
He feels he's no share in the whole OF the
plan
That he's got the mitten from natures
own han,
That he's a rejected an leftover man,
Wen a Teller is out of a job.
For you've just lost your hold with the
rest of the crowd,
Wen a Teller is out of job;
And you feel like a dead man with nary
a shroud,
Wen Teller is out of a job.
You are crawlin' aroun, but yer out OF
the game:
You may hustle about, but yer dead Just
the same
Yer dead, with no tombstone to pun up
yer name.
Wen Teller is out of job.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Scraping the lining of chimney to
get gold and silver is form of min
ing which the books do not recognize,
but 1t may be profitable under certain
conditions. The chimney of the assay
Office in Wall street, New York, is
nearly two hundred feet high. A new
lining of fire brick has been put in it.
The old lining, over forty years old,
yielded almost fifteen hundred dollars.
There were fifty-two ounces Of gold
and eight hundred and sixty ounces
of silver in the scrapings. Smoke which
has a market value through the de-
posts of precious metal it makes ought
to be treated with great respect.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The Russian government has decided
to adopt the metric system. The Unit
cd States and the British empire will
thus soon be the only important coun-
tries which have not adopted the deci-
NAL system Of weights and measures.
An imperial commission has also been
appointed at st. Petersburg to con-
slider the best means of abandoning the
Russian calendar in favor Of that which
prevails in other parts of the civilized
world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
1t Will PAY.

It will pay to carefully read the de-
scriptive advertisement Of Alabastine
appearing in this paper, explaining the
difference between those goods and
kalsomines. Consumers should bear
in mind that Alabastine is unlike all
the various kalsomines sold on the
market under different names. Ala
bastine stands pre-eminent and alone
as a durable wall coating, and all con-
sumers in buying should see that the
goods are in packages and properly
labeled.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

1t may be, as the Spaniard, who
wants to fight him says, that Sena-
tor Mason would not resent a slap in
the face, but we don't believe he would
turn the other cheek. There are de-
grees of courtesy to which a proud
and sensitive nature cannot submit
without feeling of extreme regret
and humiliation. But there is way
to find out. Has it occurred to the
Spaniard that he might come north
and make the experiment?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
Some reformers at Washington have

Some reformers at Washington have
brought up the question of the desira-
bility of changing the metals out of
which the minor coins of the United
States are made. After some consider
alton of. the matter the house commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures
has reported favorably resolution au-
thorizing the secretary Of the treasury
to make experiments to determine the
pest materials for minor coinage and to
submit new designs for coins to con-
gress. AS the result Of its deliberations
upon the subject, the committee has
reached the conclusion that the copper
cent is undesirable because it becomes
dingy and dirty and by corrosion poi
sonous. and that the five-cent nickel.
three-quarters copper, should be dis
placed because it is too soft.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

AS the result of single day spent in
New York's sweat shops under the eff
cient guidance of Joseph Barondess.
the one time king of the Cloakmak-
ers," and Delegate Spaulding of the
Central Labor Union, Assemblyman
John F. Maher will introduce in the
legislature a resolution demanding an
investigation of the state factory in
spector's office. "The inspectors are
ither incompetent or guilty of Grim
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
Signs of War.

Babies are up in arms.
The trees are shooting
Opinions are fired ut random.
Senator Cannon's roar has beer
heard
Painters are ready with brush for
the enemy.
Volleys of shouts rend the air
where mules are driven.
The Cannon Ball nuptia,s were eel
ebrated in Kansas
The marriage of Earl Cannon and
Miss Edith Ball at Lawrence, Kan, a
few days ago, is the occasion OF the
last paragraph in the above.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

One slander' directed against mis-
slonaries represents them as men Of
an inferior grade who would make a
failure at home. What fine reply
TO the insinuation is furnished by the
life of a young English missionary
lately murdered in Africa! He gradu-
ated at Cambridge University with a
first class in the classical tripos. With
in three months after beginning his
missionary worl. he had prepared a
handbook and vocabulary of the Ian
guage with which he had for the first
time come in contact. The Bible,
hymns, a devotional book, and other
uplifting English, have been opened to
the natives through his labors. Now
only ten years out of college, he has
finished his lifes task. Measure the
worth and the far-reaching results OF
such a career, by any standard, and
the conclusion can be reasonably ques-
toned that declares such life short,
or a failure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The editor of the Voice, prohibition
paper, is as tickled as the daily news
paper that has beat on its besotted
contemporary across the way. He
finds that Cornell is nearly as intemp-
crate as Yale.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Husband-Hang it! There. l have
forgotton!"
Wife-What dear, what did you for
get?
Husband-How on earth do l know?
New York Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
II any Christian American has heart

II any Christian American has heart
to learn more of the causes which cry
out from stricken Cuba for the ever
lasting Punishment Of all Spanish au-
tbority from this hemisphere let him
read the reports Of our consuls, sub
mitted to congress without word yes.
terday. Here, written in words that
render the speeches of Senators Proc
tor, Gallinger, Money and Thurston
feeble and colorless, he will find the
tale of Spanish infamy and impotence
told in horrible detail that admits Of
no question and awakes horror and de-
CESSATION OF the race responsible for 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The graduating class of the Pitts
burg College of Pharmacy consisted of
thirteen pharmacists and one pharma-
sister.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Members of the Salvation Army will
rejoice to know that there are quite
number of converted vessels in the
United States navy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Cattlemen and sheep-owners are bid
ding against one another for water
privileges in the lower part Of Douglas
county, Washington.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Waiter (who has spilled the contents
of water bottle over guest)-Shall
| get you napkin? Guest-I think you
would better get me mackintosh.-
Truth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Vacant Islands I'm Indian Ocean.
Between Madagascar and the coast
of India there are about 10000 Islands.
only 600 of which are inhabited, but
most Of which are capable of support
ing a population.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

'Tll have to fight him said uncle Sam
Burning with indignatiou;
But the ornery cuss, he ought to go
And get reputation"
Chicago Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Miss Hellpopper wants court in
Oklahoma to change her NAME II she
is that kind of pepper there ought to
be an easier way than that.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

doctor where did you get that
beautiful scarf pin?"
From my first patient"
"Inherited?"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation for
ever. l0c 2jc. If C. c. Q. fail druggists re
fund money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

There are twenty-seven royal fami-
lies in Europe, two-thirds of which are
of German origin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

shall recommend Pi.o's Cure for Con-
far and wide. = Mrs. Muligan,
Plumstei d. Kent. England. Nov. 8, 1895.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The standard of height in the British
army is greater than in the army Of
any other nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

There's one thing good to be said
OF the battleship Texas. She has al
ways been able to rise to the occasion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

1t is calculated that the capitol
lue of the British Navy at the pre-
sent time exceeds g04, 100000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

No-To- Bac for Fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes
weak men strong, blood pure. DOC 81 All
druggists
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup
For children tcethng, sofens reduces infa
nation allays pain wind collie 20 cents bottle,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The gum trees of Victoria are the
tallest trees in the world, averaging
300 feet high.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Leisure hours are the best or the
worst part of our lives.-Ram's Horn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

There is firm Of wholesale grocers
in Johnstown, Pa, which reioices in
the name of Love, Sunshine & Co.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Smoke sledge Cigarettes. 20 for cts
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Every man expects to be better on
some day.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

ONH ANJOXS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds. head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeables substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Elc syrup CO.
sAx FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. III. Ifw FoRk ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

Don't, mum! Don't stop EN-!
They're deciding bet!'