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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
TRAVELLING BY RAIL IN PERU
Crew Is Never In a Hurry and Time
Cuts No Figure.

Crew Is Never In Hurry and Time
Cuts No Figure.
From the New York Sun: The rail-
roads in Peru are unlike anything Of
the kind elsewhere in the world. We
Americans, especially we Californians,
hear a good deal about Henry Meiggs'
wonderful railroad up the Andes. No
doubt 1t is great piece OF engineer
ing, but 1t seems to me that the most
wonderful art of the railroad is the fact
that the Peruvians ever let anyone
outside Of their country make for.
tune or achieve any result In Peru.
The management of the Andean rail.
road is unique. There are no time
cards that we could ever discover. We
were simply told that the train would
20 north or south in the morning IL
afternoon Of certain day, and we had
to wait for it. The natives stretched
themselves out on the railroad station
platform and slept until the little train
came in, with a locomotive twenty
years behind the times and cars that
we used to see in the United States
along in war times. There is always
all the deliberation in the world about
starting the train from the station. No
one cares for time among Peruvian
railroad men. The engineer Jokes with
the loafers about the station and de-
liberately oils and looks over the loco
motive. Stops of twenty minutes at
ordinary stations are common. Near.
ly all so-called accommodation trains
are run three times week. The trains
rattle along at twelve miles an hour
and will stop for the night at a station.
Then the next morning the engineer
will stoke up his locomotive and the
train will joggle along again, stopping
for rest when night comes on. l don't
believe there Is train run In the night
on Henry Meiggs' railroad In Peru. A
man at Lima told me that few weeks
| ago a locomotive ran of the track and
rolled down a thirty-foot embankment
and that 1t was ten days before the
locomotive was put on the track. The
workmen worked leisurely in the day
time and quit at each nightfall. Mean
while traffic on that branch OF the road
| was suspended.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

: mo. After all. think Jack might
be struck out first," she said, meditat-
lively. "Only he says, Doll, old girl
and pushes my bicycle up all the hills"
Marry Mr.. Acton" suggested.
Eyes, perhaps will" said Dollie
slowly. But cannot help thinking 1t
is a pity to be a pillow all ones life,
knowing that one could have reigned a
sainted queen"
$50 it u.s." responded cheerfully.
Marry Claude Brown"
well, l may" said Dollie, without
enthusiasm. "But isn't q sainted
queen lonely persona"
"a very lonely person." decided.
Marry Jack"
THAT" answered Dollie promptly,
would be reverting to the common
place."
"Dollie," I said, "go to sleep and
dream. And marry the one you dream
Of"
Fortunately Dollie was pleased to see
the wisdom Of this remark.
WELL" she answered. THAT Is a
good idea, for 1t does away with the
responsibility. Good night. auntie."
Good night, Dollie," replied, falling
back on my pillow gratefully. The
next morning Dollie popped her head In
at my door when l was dressing and
said in voice that carried the despair
Of nations in its tones:
"Auntie, / dreamt Of all three.
went to church to be married, and there
they all were-frock coats with white
buttonholes and ALL"
Dollie was out skating all day.
hate cold, so spent the afternoon by
the library fire reading, and was deep
ly engrossed when Dollie woke me-
mean disturbed me-again.
There was clash of skates in the
hall and the sound of girls ripping
laugh and mans deep voice.
Then Dollie came into the library.
Her eyes sparkled and danced-hel
cheeks were daintily rose-tinted-hel
wide hat brim sheltered different face
from the one that had despaired by the
light of night light.
"Auntie," she said, II have brought
home Jack"
"Ah," / remarked, then you have re
verified to the commonplace after all.
Dollie didn't even mind.
YES" she said happily.-West Enc
Review,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
!. P0PULIsT POINTS
GOLD. SILVER OR PAPER.
Every Legal Tepder Dollar Must He q
1OO-Cent Dollar

Every Legal Tepder Dollar Must H .
lOO-Cent Dollar.
Whoever saw a full legal tender 90
cent dollar? The fact that no such
dollar ever existed or ever can exist
does not seem to embarrass the gold
bugs when they make the assertion
that the silver dollar under free coin
age would be a 50-cent dollar. Every
dollar issued by the government which
Is full legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private, is and must be 1O0-
cent dollar, whether it be made OF
gold, silver or paper, because every
full legal tender dollar will pay the
same amount Of debts and perform ex-
actly the same amount Of service as
every other dollar in circulation. and
when the goldbugs use this argument
we call upon them to state how there
could be 50-cent dollar when only
full legal tender dollars are Issued by
the government and each will pay q
dollar of taxes or other government
dues, and will also pay dollar OF any
description of private debts, and that
one dollar will pay no more debts or
taxes than other full legal tender dol
lar. All dollars that are full legal ten
der are precisely of the same value.
What difference does it make whether
the material upon which dollars are
stamped or printed are Of the same
value? It makes no difference, because
when the law Of legal tender Is
stamped upon any material 1t can be
used for no other purpose while 1t rs
used for money; 1t has but the one
use while it is money, and having that
use, which Is the money use, all fuh
legal tender dollars gre equal. NO
one would contend that 1t would be
wise to engrave money on diamonds.
The process would be very costly and
the material would be very expensive,
but If dollar was made out of a Ola
mond 1t would only pay a dollar Of in
debtedness and would perform no high
er or greater money function than II
it was engraved on paper. Nearly all
the confusion in considering monetary
science grows out of confounding the
law of payment, which is legal tender.
and the material upon which
money is stamped or printed. The
material is no more the money than
the paper in a statute book is the
statute, or the paper in will Is the
will. In the case of money 1t is the
print or stamp on the metal or paper.
In the case of the statute 1t Is the will
OF the law giver printed on paper and
not the paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
az HAvE BROUGHT HOME JACK"

81 HAVE BROUGHT HOME JACK"
believes / am the most perfect woman
living. When he sits and talks to me
I am q throned queen and he an hum
BILE worshiper. am a single, tall,
white lily In field of grass. I am a
white-robed nun, spotless, pure white
maiden. I feel as If my hands held the
charity and the kindness asVl the
peace of the world, and no vileness
could live near me. am something
set apart. l sit in charmed circle
with his love and reverence making
a white wall between me and the small
sins and temptations Of the world.
am raised above the commonplace.
Storms can rage all round me and not
touch me. The world struggles and
fights while l sit on white throne
holding it's ideals and high hopes pure
and undefiled."
Dollie's candle and my night light
shone on the pink ball dress and made
her Jewels sparkle. But the jewels
were nowhere compared to her glisten-
ing eyes. / had forgotten now that I
ever had down pillow and hot water
bottle.
Twenty-year-old Dollie had reached
the two extremes of woman's bliss-oh,
wasteful fates-while some women new
er have either. But where in the name
of the holy st. Valentine was she going
to get in third?
"And Claude Brown also wishes to
marry your"
"They all want to marry me-" she re-
peated, more tragically still.
"And I am judge" calculated,
looking at the rosebud face and sweet
perturbed blue eyes. "Well, should
be sorry to have the responsibility OF
giving the casting vote now, ard have
another cause to listen to. Who is the
third?"
1.-THE third is Jack"
"Ah, then, what has Jack to offer De-
sides fair income and his handsome
face? A luxury of admiration? Or 9
white throne? Or something original
N his own account"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
SHE KNEW HER MIND.
"What'd she have on?"

"What'd she have on?"
"Blue-burnt-orange tones"
Doll made little face. Ugly with
her hair, to be sure"
mo, she looked quite WE'LL"
don doesn't like her. though" trying
to get the lettuce-shade out of her eyes,
as she turned; was he attentive to
herr"
"Fairly-oh, she's we'll enough and
decidedly up-to-date! Her skin is love-
ly, too. l wouldn't fret about 1t, Doll;
they met by chance, no doubt"
Doll has swung to the mirror.
Lovely skin, think?"
Eyes, 1t stands strong light"
Doll WINGED.
'Oh, these freckles!"
Don't mind the freckles, dear"
"But do mind them" cried Doll.
You're bound to have them, child,
with your copper-colored hair; that
hairs a gift from the gods. and the
frecxles don't show at night"
"Am never seen by day? don't
dare 90 out without a veil-a thickly-
dotted one, too! A summer girl
can't be-"
You're something thousand times
better" said Jane, "a 'winter-up-to-
date You're morbid about your
freckles, Doll, definitely and down
rightly daft. You're worse than ever,
lately, and know exactly why"
A delicious tide of red drowned out
the offending fiecks. Doll began to in
spect the tip of her nose, in the wide,
crystal sheet by her side.
Heavens! what a blush" crieo
merciless Jane, peering at her face IN
the glass. I'd stand freclles like
Alaska nuggets If I had such color
as that"
Eyes, the biggest one is here-on the
very, very tip" soliloquized Doll, alert
then, with swift gyration, she flashed
toward the other again.
isn't he great, Jane?"
"Don's all right" said Jane, with do
cision, but as II trlfle fatigued
come, dear, I'm going home"
She stabbed her smart hat with two
spikes, as she spoke, and lifted her col
lars fur hem. She was groomed anC
gowned to perfection, with cool CHR
refined we'll in the air. One thought Of
thoroughbred. A big diamond blazed
from her hand. She gave it a sort Of
impressive pat, as she drew on bel
dark, castor glove.
"Happy?" asked Doll, rather sharply
following the motion Of the hand.
"As you'll bel" said Jane. with ex
preston, nipping her cheek, as She
passed. Her skirts skinned the steps
with crisp frou-frous.
Letter" she called back, laughing
II believe I have once seen that hand.
Doll gave the postman a dazzling
smile that made him think August wal
near, then, In haste banged the dool
in his face. She flew to palm-screen
ed corner and kissed, then rent, thu
envelope. A clipping from newspa
per fiuttered out. She caught 1t up ant
read:
"Freckles painlessly and permanent
ly removed. Nine. Duval. after life
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
ONE OF THE THREE.
pollie knocked at my door.

Dollie knocked at my door.
Dollie is my niece and my goddaught-
er, and it is always pleasure to me to
see her, but when she wakes me up
ut 3 o'clock in the morning to give me
that pleasure cannot say that 1t Is
wholly an unmixed one.
"Auntie, may come in?"
"You are in" / answered tartly, Tor
she had opened the door.
Evidently she considered this an IN
vitation, for she closed the door be-
hind her, put the candle down on the
table, and sat down at the foot OF my
bed.
"Auntie," she said .penhently. Il
wouldn't disturb you unless 1t was for
something really important. But /
can't sleep"
what has been taking placer" i
asked.
ut isn't what has taken place, but
what will take place. Auntie must
marry me-"
Extremely sudden. I see no imme-
diate necessity"
1T will sound crude. I am in love
! with three men,"
mot bad for your years. Do you
propose to marry all three?
"No-but propose to marry one OF
them. The question is which,
And where does my part come in?'
"You must decide for me-" pleading
ly.
"Bless me, you are to marry them
him l mean the one"-I said con-
fusedly, mot me, therefore surely you
ought to be the one to choose"
How can be both Judge and coun'
sci? And l want to plead the cause
of all three"
plead away, then" I was getting
curious now.
First, there is Mr.. Acton"
"A clever barrister from all accounts
What do you find to love in him?
"He is SO clever, so ambitious, sc
strong, and keen, and cold. Auntie
brain is grand thing. And 1t Is so de-
licious to lose all ones own small iden'
tity and individuality in such large
one-to merge ones paltry ambitions
in another's great one. Think of the
pride Of hearing a man like that say
That is my wife Think Of the pleas
ure of assisting his work, Of standing
between him and the everyday disturb
ing annoyance Of life, above all, thu
pleasure Of having him to look up tt
and admire. Admiration for a man IL
a luxury SO rarely possible to womer
nowadays. And l admire everythin!
about him, from his clear cut features
and keen eyes to his enormous DraiI
and wonderful eloquence."
was so much astonished at Dollie''
own unwonted eloquence that l coult
only blink stupidity for minute or two
Then said, docs he want to MARI!
you"
"They all want to marry me"-trag
ically.
"You have pleaded one cause so vel
that fail to see where the other tw'
can have any advantage. Who ar
they?"
well, there is Claude Brown"
Then explain the quality OF the es
,ence poured forth for him."
HE makes me feel like saint. HI
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
He Must BE q Populist.

Gov. Pingree in his message says
that the great corporations own one
third of the property of Michigan and
nav one-twenty-sixth Of the taxes. 1t
IL a good thing Gov. Pingree Is a Re-
lnublican. else he would be denounced
"a a dangerous agitator and Populist
indeed it has come to pass that when
ever any man tells the truth or ex-
presses a patriotic utterance he is oil
once set down as Populist by the
whole monopoly press.-The eau
casian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

According to the results Of an in
curry among the bee-keepers Of Ger
many, human beings may acquire i'm
munity from the effects of bee-stings
simply by being stung sufficient
number Of times. In some cases thirty
stings suffice to impart the desirable
immunity; in other cases as many as
100 stings must be endured before the
victim ceases to suffer serious incon
venience from the attack of bees. Oc>
casionally a person is found who Is
naturally immune to the effects of bee
stings, while others are not able to &C
quire immunity by any amount of he
roic experience. 81
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

Don McI.ain was glad 1t was raining.
He liked the dreary rain. He liked
the currents of sluggish mud, winding
like legions Of lazy black snakes along
the streets dark breadths. He liked
the dismal clouds tangled upon the
church spires. II the sun had been
there to taunt him he couldn't have
stood it, he knew; but other people
were wretched and mad, as well as Don
McLain. He smiled a satanic sort Of
smile, as a sleek dude slipped on the
pavement, and arose woeful wreck.
II only it had been woman, now, his
assent would have been complete.
Hang all women" cried Don. Then
he drew note from pocket, and
read it again, for change.
"Your impertinence should receive
the silence it deserves. But fearing 1t
might lead you to call again"
Don crushed the paper to pulp; he
grew white about his tight lips; then
he smoothed it carefully out again,
drinking in its odor and sheen. 1t
seemed to him he could see her pretty
hand tracing each gracilent line; the
supple curve of satiny throat; the
swirls of copper-red hair.
"Jove!" he cried. "I'll not lose q
girl like that, without tasting some
body's Blood"
He swallowed his dinner heedlessly,
then dressed with deliberate pains. He
had heard that he was handsome, but
had never cared much before. Now he
took keen notes in the glass. Yes, his
features were we'll put together, his
coloring, strong and clean. His figure
was built for action, with sort of vir-
lie grace. Women liked him, he knew,
Women? Who cared for the plural
when one woman turned her facet
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The popular" bond issue, II appears,
has been subscribed for by the stock
holders and employees Of national
banks, those institutions thus getting
at par, as a basis for future issues Of
bank notes, bonds that are easily worth
a premium Of 20 per cent, and which
would bring that premium in the open
market.
The big profit the banks have tricked
the public treasury out OF explains the
vigor with which the daily press ad-
vocated the popular feature of the
bond measure"
Distrust the daily papers OF today
even when they come bringing gifts.
Standing for monopoly in all Its
forms, the big daily newspapers are
enabled through close organization to
defy public sentiment When all OF
the Chicago dailies announce that
henceforth no labor organization Will
be recognized by any of them. labor
people must still buy these arrogant
papers or 20 without the news, be-
cause no new paper unless backed by
millions can compete with the newspa-
per trust.
People must look to the country
press for political conscientiousness
and regard for truth.
The action of the administration In
calling for negro volunteers but relus-
ing to allow them to be officered Dy
negroes Is marked ingratitude to q
class of voters without whose votes
Mckinley could not have carried Della
ware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ken
lucky, Indiana or Ohio.
| The people are unit for the vigor-
GUS pushing Of the war regardless OF
expense and IL their sentiments were
taken they would be found equally
INIT in favor Of the wealthy classes
paying some small portion at least OF
the war bill.
It will be strange If the people vote
their approval of so levying taxes AND
selling bonds that farmers and labor
ers pay every cent Of the war expenses
This is the first war waged upon
gold basis; and it is also the first WA
that has failed to bring temporary
good times and good prices.
The war tariff and war Internal rev
enue taxes somewhat increase tn
prices of the things farmers and labor
ers buy, but currency contraction con
tinues to hammer down the prices O.
the things they sell. This is the bes
possible condition to spread Populism
The fact that the railroads own tn
country that the bankers hold the
mortgage on was gracefully acknowl
edged by the administration In the ap
pointment Of the president OF tn
Pennsylvania railroad as manager D
the war transportation.
PERCY PEPOON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
She Had Not.

"Have you been married previous
,vq" asked the license clerk. Nav, u
said the young and blushing candi-
date. "but paw, he says he thinks am
getting married too previously now
indianapolis Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

ut is the war that has knocked base.
ball out"
"You mean 1t is the lack of war;
Indianapolis Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05
A COMPLETE WRECK.

long study of the complexion, has at
last discovered simple, harmless and
effective cure for all disfgurements Of
the skin; such as freckles"-
And Doll performed some stacy an
tics the very next minute that rivaled
both Morris and Duse.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

Spain has sent to Cuba 1000 tons Of
medicines, ETC., In three years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

Santiago bombardment powder cost
$1,000. 1000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

The big profit the banks have tricked
the public treasury out Of explains the
vigor with which the daily press ad-
vocated the popular feature OF the
bond measure"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-05

Distrust the daily papers Of today
even when they come bringing gifts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
OLYPHANT.

An opportunity will he given lovers
of good music to hear an excellent pro-
gramme at the Father Mathew opera
house on Monday evening. when the
Welsh Singers from Wales will sing for
the first time in this town. The MEM
bers are Mrs. Miles Beynon, who il the
principal soprano of, DR.. Parry's opera
company: Miss Beatrice Evans. of the
Royal Academy of Music. London; Miss
Dot Prosser. principal contralto Of the
Royal Welsh Ladies' choir; Miss Mary
Richards. a graduate of the University
college. of Wales; tenors. Grif Davis,
of the Royal Academy of Music; David
Lloyd, of the University college. Of
Wales. Bassos. r. Armun Jones, pupil
Of Dr. J. Parry and Prof. John Bey-
non. Miss Jennie Parry CTelynore
Llefiad) harpist. and T. T. Davis. Il
pianist of the Dowlais Philharmonic
society, will assist The concert will
be given under the direction of Prof.
John Beynon. Admission, 35 and so
cents.
Evangelistic services are being held
i'm the Presbyterian church every even
ing. Rev. Oswell Mcdowell. an evan
geliSt, preached an excellent sermon
Thursday and last evenings. The meet
ings are largely attended
Regular services will be held in the
Susquehanna Street Baptist church to-
morrow morning and evening. Rev.
George Hague will occupy the pulpit.
Services will be held as usual in the
Congregational church. In the evening
Rev. Peter Roberts will deliver n SER
mon on Last Days of a Faithful Ser
want"
Blakely borough's electric plant was
put in operation Thursday night fOl
the first time. Instead of using arc
lights i'm lighting the streets, incandes-
cent lamps are placed on every pole
/ Some of the wires became tangled in
! the trees along Main street and were
/ broken in Il number of places, but were
| quickly repaired, and the borough is
now one of the best lighted towns ii
! this section.
\. J. Shultz is spending a week il
! New York.
Mrs. Richard PettiErew, who has beer
visiting relatives at Green Ridge, has
! returned home.
David Lloyd of Hill street, is seri
/ ously i'll.
William MurdOCk has moved hi!
| household effects from Dunmore stree
to Delaware street
Mr.. and Mrs. David Marsden, o
Wels,hridgc, n. ". are the guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Williams, of Sec
| ond street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
UNIONDALE.

William Temple. of Carbondale, eX.
poets to open a meat market in this
place.
Rev. A. Eastman is assisting Rev.
Vaughn. of Herrick Center, in revival
services.
Election passed off quietly The
largest number Of votes being cast for
DR.. swallow.
Some of our tOWnsmen are contem-
plating a trip to Porto Rico, L. S. A.,
this winter.
Rev. ID. d. Jenkins attended the min
Thursday.
An interesting debate took place Fri
day in the public school. The subject:
Washington a greater man than Lin
coin The principals being Murtis
Coleman and Albert jenkins.
Mrs. John Bars spent Wednesday in
Forest City with her sister, Mrs. Alex
ander. who is very i'll.
Mrs. ID. u. Jenkins is canvassing for
Christmas books and the Ladies' Home
Journal.
Miss Ethel Tucker is recovering from
q long run of fever.
Mrs. Sands has returned to her home
in Peckville after spending a week with
here father. Hiram Ledyard
Our new blacksmith. Mr.. Knapp. Ia
starting up a good business in Henry
SpenCer's shop.
This mornings furry of snow is the
first of the season.
The Browning society give a shadow
social in the school rooms next Friday
evening.