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Notes.


Winnipeg, Man, contractors did not
pay union wages. Now the city has
dropped the contractors, the munich
pality engaging whatever men are
needed, and pays laborers seventeen
and half cents an hour.
The Boilermakers' union of Chicago
enjoys the eight-hour day, and the
highest wages are paid in San Francis
co, where the men receive 1924 a day.
The rate in Chicago is $2.75 Buffalo,
Pittsburg and Boston are nine-hour
cities, the pay being at the rate of ten
hours, or about $3.50 day.
Messrs. James Mitchell, William Rid
lev and Frank Smith, Afro-American
contractors and builders, are putting
up the Hamilton Brown building in
st. Louis, Mo-, which is to cost $780,
900. They are said to be the first men
of their race to handle so large con-
tract in st. Louis.
Afro-American Printers union No.
1 was recently organized at Dallas,
Tex. There are perhaps 1000 Afro
American printers in the country, and
most of the race colleges have a print
ing department and publish college
paper. The printing departments OF
the Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes
are large and well equipped.
The official report Of the Cigarmak-
ers' International union has just been
made public. 1t shows that the total
number of members Jan. l of this year
was 26,341, which does not include the
travelling members. In all there are
4O1 unions established in as many cit
les in this country and Canada. The
receipts of the national organization
for last year were sos, 4S6.O7, while
the expenses were 514,245.77, leaving
a balance on hand of $194, 240.30. The
organization has loans outstanding to
it's members aggregating $SS,60l.20.
During the last year for sick benefits
the sum of $112,77463 was expended
among members; while others, through
the "out of work" benefit, received a
total of $117,471.40. The death bene-
fits for that period amounted to $685.
1867. For the assistance Of justifl-
able strikes the sum of s12,175.O9 was
expended. A total Of $25,363.36 was
expended in agitating the introduction
of the blue label, and assistance given
union involved an expenditure of $685.
TO local unions by the international
765 additional The total benefits paid
in 1896 amounted to $424,266.64, yhi&
for last year the total amount paid was
s340, 674.S3. Since the organization of
the international union the grand to-
tai of benefits paid amounts to s3,71s.-
600 90 ~ s
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published by request)
I've wandered to the village, Tom, I've
sat beneath the tree.
Upon the schoolhouse playing ground,
that sheltered you and me;
But none were left to greet me, Tom,
and few were left to know.
Who played with us upon the green
some twenty years ago.
The grass Is just as green, Tom bare
footed boys at play
Were sporting just as we did then,
with spirits just as gay.
But the master" sleeps upon the hill
which. coated Ger with snow,
Affording us sliding place, some TWEEN
ty years ago.
The old school house is altered now; the
benches are replaced
By new ones very like the same our
pen-knives once defaced:
But the same old bricks are in the wall,
the bell swings to and fro,
Its music just the same, dear Tom
twas twenty years ago.
The rivers running just as still; the
willows on it's side
Are larger than they were, Tom; the
stream appears less wide
But the grapevine swing Is ruined now,
where once we played the beau,
And swung our sweethearts-pretty girls
just twenty years ago.
The spring that dubbed meath the hill,
close by the spreading beech.
Is very low-twas then so high that we
could scarcely reach;
And, kneeling down to get drink. dear
Tom, l started so,
To see how sadly 1 am changed, since
twenty years ago.
Near by that spring, upon an elm, you
know I cut your name,
Your sweetheart's just beneath 1t, Tom,
and you did mine the same;
Some heartless wretch has peeled the
bark. twas dying sure but slow.
Just as she died. whose name you cut,
some twenty years ago.
My lids have long been dry, Tom, but
tears come to my eyes,
I thought of her 1 loved SO well, those
early broken ties:
/ visited the old church-yard. and took
some flowers to strow
Upon the graves of those We loved, some
twenty years ago.
Some are in the church-yard laid, some
sleep beneath the sea;
But few are left of our old class, except
ing you and me;
And when our time shall come, Tom,
and we are called to go,
I hope they'll lay us where We played,
just twenty years ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

For years the people have been
drawing the difficult breath OF pow
erty. The hunger cry goes out through
all the lard. In the homes Of more
workers in America today than could
have been found when the infant ma
ton won its freedom from England
there is no food on the table and no
soup in the pot-only the water in the
we'll and the rent-taker at the door.
There was always some social distress,
but this is social restitution. There
was always labor struggle, but this
is a labor crisis. The products of as
sociated labor are appropriated by the
individual capitalist. From this facS
arises all the misery of the present
hour.-E. M. Wheelock.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The use of the word Yankee to de-
note primarily an inhabitant Of New
England, and by extension, one living
IN the northern states as distinguished
lnom southerner, is no longer accu-
rate. Ex-senator Butler, Of South Car
Slina, lost a pair Of field glasses during
. battle in the civil war, when he was
severely wounded. Taking the field
as a major-general in the service OF
the United States, he is to use the
glasses recently restored to him. 1.-THE
last time used these" he said lately,
Il was a confederate officer. Now
am Yankee" No patriotic citizen will
take any exception to this latest DELI
milton of what constitutes Yankee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Hooley, the London promoter"
who made a fortune Of many millions
in few years, but who has now been
adjudged bankrupt, is said to declare
chat he was "blackmailed" to the point
OF embarrassment by INSCRIPTIONS
newspapers. The assertion may be sub
stantially true. yet 1t offers little
ground for sympathy. Honest men,
engaged In legitimate enterprises, are
not in danger Of "blackmail," which Is
simply the tribute one rascal pays to
another. ~:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
What Walt whitman Saw.

In an unfinished lecture on "The
Tramp and Strike Questions" written
in the year 1879, the following passage
occurs:
"As in Europe, the wealth of today
mainly results from, and represents, the
rapine, murder, outrages, treachery,
hoggishness, of hundreds Of years ago,
and onward, and later so in America,
after the same token-(not yet so bad,
perhaps, or at any rate not so palpable
we have not yet existed long enough
but we seem to be doing our best to
make It up). The American
revolution of 1776 was simply great
strike, successful for it's immediate OBJ
ject-but whether real success judged
by the scale of the centuries, and the
long striking balance of Time, yet re-
mains to be settled. The French revo-
luton was absolutely strike, and a
very terrible and relentless one, against
ages of bad pay, unjust division OF
wealth products, and the hoggish mo-
nopoly OF a few, rolling in superfuity,
against the vast bulk of the work people
living in squalor. If the United States,
like the countries of the Old World. are
also to grow vast crops Of poor, des-
perate, dissatisfied, nomadic, miserably
waged populations, such as we see
looming upon us Of late years-steadily,
even If slowly, eating into them like
a cancer & lungs and stomach-then
our Republican experiment, notwith-
standing all its surface successes, Is at
heart an unhealthy failure"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The great west seems destined to
earn its title by something better than
territorial extent. The popular inter-
est In education and general improve
,ment Is not at all behind that OF the
seaboard states. Nebraska has the
lowest rate Of illiteracy in the whole
Union, and it is said that every one
of the three thousand volunteers in the
present war from Kansas could write
his own name. Western people may be
willing to risk doubtful experiments
in education and legislation, but they
are also quick to correct mistakes, and
their progress is not hindered by that
stupid form Of conservatism which
blocks the wheels in front. When you
see It in the west 1t Is right.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The lake and rail arrangements OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
this year are practically the same as
were in effect in 1897. Freight for
Lake Superior ports is sent by way OF
the Northern Steamship Company and
the Owen line is used for the Lake
Michigan ports. The Translate Erie
arrangements are with the Detroit
steam Navigation Company between
Cleveland and Detroit and the Ashley
G. Dustin Line and the Michigan &
Ohio Car Ferry Company between San
dusky and Detroit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

That America must seek markets ID
Asia for the products of its workshops
becomes clearer every day. And with
this knowledge comes the sequence that
| the Philippine islands are not as re-
mote from Washington in interest as
they are in the kind Of distance reck-
oned in miles. A late consular report
from Siam, issued by the state depart
ment, shows that that country offers
field for development which is not ap'
preciated by American exporters and
manufacturers. During the coming
year special effort should be made to
increase the trade of the United States
with this rich and prosperous kingdom
Of southeastern Asia. A critical period
is approaching, and the results thereof
will determine the control OF Siamese
foreign trade. Siam is like Japan in
that disposition is shown to accept
progressive ways and adopt modern in
ventions. 1t has about 100000 people
and is nearly as large as Texas. Bank
kok, the capital, is one of the largest
and most important cities of Asia. Its
population is about 100000, and it is
growing rapidly. 1t has an excellent
car system, electric lights on the lead
ing streets, telephones and telegraphs,
railroads, hotels, clubs, libraries and
banks; while the River Menam, flow
ing through it's heart, is lined with
godowns, offices and wharves Of export
ing, importing and general shipping
firms. as we'll as with the numerous
rice and saw mills of Chinese and En-
ropean companies. Japan, China, Siam,
and Korea are far from America, but
near the Philippines. With the Stars
and Stripes floating over those islands,
this country would be next door
neighbor" to these countries. Thelr
people want to buy things we make,
and we want to sell the things to them.
Now they buy largely from Europe,
mainly because they are better ac-
uuainted with Europe than with Amer
lea. A man preferably gives his trade
to people he knows; SO do nations,
which are simply masses of men. And
to become acquainted, no way is bet
ter than to move next door to the man
YOU want to know. Despite the dlsad-
vantage that these nations do not know
us as we'll as we would like Mr.. H. Coll
bran of Denver, COL, has contract to
construct a six-mile electric trolley
street railway of the latest and most
improved design in the city OF Seoul
Korea. The company owning the line
is made up altogether of Koreans, and
has 100000 capital, but an American
will build it, and America will supply
most of the material and machinery.
Japan announces that she will be a
large buyer of car wheels and other
railroad equipments. These are but
few instances of many. The nearer we
get to those people the more money we
make, and the more shops can be kept
running. Dewey is pretty near them
now. When the ultimate disposition
of the Philippines comes up for discus
sion and determination, it will be seen
that aside from the international pol
itics and policies involved, there Is an
industrial issue that makes the subject
of vastly more interest to laborers, me-
chanics and craftsmen than many a
big strike, or advance or reduction IN
wages. The Philippines most emphat'
ically present an industrial question.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

They wanted bonds to deposit for safe
keeping in the treasury Of the United
States upon which they could draw
their regular interest, and at the same
time they wanted the money which they
paid out to buy the bonds to loan to the
people at a good rate Of interest, says
the Silver Knight-W In other
words, they wanted to eat their cake
and have it all the same. They have
got good lot of bonds, and the people
must foot the bill. 1t is true they used
the patriotism of the country to ac-
complish what they could not have ac-
complished under other circumstances.
They refused to adopt the policy inau-
gurated by Madison and followed until
1862 by all administrations. Madison's
plan was to issue treasury notes, due
one year after date, drawing interest
and receivable for government dues.
This kind of notes carried us through
the war of 1912 and the Mexican war,
and kept the United States substan-
TALLY free from debt. During the war
of the rebellion these notes were used
lin the first instance; then came green
backs and bonds, most of them short
time. The long time bonds came after
the war was over. The banks refused
to adopt either the policy Of Madison
or the policy of Lincoln, and insisted
upon the new gold policy of the Roths-
child combination, scheme which they
made the existence Of the war an ex-
cuse for adopting. We concede to them
the first blood and to the people the
privilege of footing the bill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Our Editorial Platform.

We will speak out, we will be heard,
Though all earth's systems crack;
We will not bate a single werd,
Nor take letter back.
We speak the truth and what care ws
For kissing and for scorn,
While some faint gleamings we car
see
OF freedoms coming morn?
Let liars fear, let towards shrink,
Let traitors turn away;
Whatever we. have dared to think
That dare we also say.
james Russell Lowell
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Right and Might.

Mr.. Meeker-But surely ought to
have some say as to whom my daugh-
ter marries.
Mrs. Meeker-Not word, sir, when
she gets good and ready she shall if
she likes, marry any old fool, just as
her mother did.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
PATENTS,

Higdon, Fisher and Thorpe, (Regis-
tration No. 2037), Patent Lawyers, Dia-
mond Building, Junction Main and Del
aware Sts., Kansas City, Mo-, report
the following list of patents for the
week ending July 5, 1898, to inventors
living in Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska. Tel. 1912.
MISSOURI.
John. w. Evans, assignor to Evans
Bros, Greenville; box fastener.
William Goessling, st. Louis; sign.
Charles Grover, Kansas City; trolley
head.
Thomas Gulick, st. Louis; brush.
Thomas Ii. Kinsman, St. Louis; IRON
ing board.
Peter P. Pugh and j. NJ. Frazee,
spring bed-bottom.
William Scharnweber, assignor OF
one-half to B. A. Dyer, ST. Louis; indi-
cator-lock.
John L. Tandy and w. E. RAIDER,
Columbia; punching attachment for
moving machines.
Paul II. Cumming, assignor of one
half to c. /. Pettibone, Kansas City;
window cleaner design.
John Finkenbiner, st. Louis; lap
seam Teller.
Harriet NJ. Gaffney, st. Louis; trade
mark for salves.
Kansas City Roofing and Corrugat-
ing Co., Kansas City; trade mark for
roof paint.
| Calhoun Kelley, assignor of three
| fourths to C. o. Hoffman, j. p. Tribble
and V. Mckay, Kennett; stump burner
design.
Astor G. Gray, Emporia; burglar
alarm.
Oliver H. Peed, Nickerson; gate
hinge.
Thomas spriggs, Little River;
wrench
Philip c. Strahl, assignor one-half to
| Fl. Klaas, Lawrence; water gate-bar.
NEBRASKA
John Badeker, Omaha, assignor to
T. w. Mitchell, Missouri Valley Iowa
and w. Everett, Lyons; metallic Pack
ing.
Harrison H. Blodgett, Omaha; wood
preserving composition.
Total issue of July S, 1898.
Patents. .....'.'.....'.o .O
Designs. ................ no
| Trade Marks. ................''' ~
| Labels. ..............'....
| Reissues ...................
| Total. ........... ... 4fo
A copy of any patent in the above list
will be furnished on application for rs
cents.
Send for book of instructions free.
Please mention this paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
r,. supreme Court VIII Fl, It.

A tax has been imposed by the sen.
ate on the profits Of the sugar ana
Standard Oil trusts. Wagers are MADE
in washington of 100 to 1 that the tax
will be thrown out in conference be-
tween the house and senate or be de-
clared unconstitutional by the corpor-
ate supreme court.-Silver Knight
Waterman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The working power Of steam-driyen
machinery employed In Great Britain
is estimated to be equal to that of O
billion of men. In all the world. less
than half that number, counting both
sexes, are employed in productive In
dustry. The gray slave, steam. is doing
more work in England alone than Is
being done by all mankind. In the
United States it is almost ten times as
great.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Wanted a Visible Sign.

Mr.. Joyner (member of six secret So
cieties, who has just been received in
to the church, am a full member
now am L?
NIinister-You are my brother.
Mr.. Joyner-Do L get any buttonq
Chicago Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The most inhuman war Is the long
drawn-out conflict, the waiting from
day to day and from week to week ana
the procrastination which means more
of death and suffering in the end than
a dozen aggressive actions.-Baltimore
American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

possible thing. But 1t should be remem-
bered that the most advanced thought
among labor leaders and in labor or
ganizations has already condemned
the use of the boycott, except possibly
In extraordinary contingencies.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Casey-Phawt ails Brady? Sure no
do be looking mighty bad.
Muldoon-Phy, Brady how indegis-
ton.
Casey-And now pwhat dthe divil
gave him indigestion?
Muldoon-Dthe stroik it was-fafth
it's nothin' he's had t. degist dthe Hasn't
two weeks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Does this car go as far as One Min
ute street," asked passenger on a
Market street trolley. Never heard
Of it," replied the conductor. "Weli,
then, Sixty-Second street." smiled the
passenger. And the conductor cough
ed and said: That's hour terminus"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

GLOW does that bigamist that mar.
ried seven women pass his time in pris-
on?"
well, almost all day he sits and
whistles Only one girl in this world
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

acknowledgements my young friend
that there are things in life better than
money.
Young Friend-Yes, know that but
t takes money to buy them. Boston
traveller
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
The Sign.

"Ma, the minister is coming" \.
"What makes you think so, did you}
see him coming?"
mo, but 1 saw pa take the parrot
and lock it up in the barn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Total issue of July S, 1898.
Wide Experience.

Mrs. Viewed engaging coolS)-Have
you had much experience?
Cook-Yes, mum, have worked for
tin families in the lasht two wakes.
Harlem Life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Unappreciative.

IT understand that our friend now
reioices in the title of colonel"
Eyes," replied Major Mott, rather
disparagingly, "But he had to go to
war to get it."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

A Spanish official says: Spain may
lose all, but will never yield her
honor" Uncle Sam will cheerfully
spare that as by no means covetable
sort of asset.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

! It isn't the man who knows the most,
but the man who knows the best that's
wisest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

There are some things that will never
become popular. A noiseless Fourth OF
July is one of them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Some men like to mistake the echoes
NJ their desires for the voice of con-
science.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

An amateur is sometimes egged on
the stage by his friends and egged OF
by the public.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

FITS Permanently Motifs ervousness after
frst DAYS use of Dr. klne's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
On. R. Ii. KLINE. ltd. 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia IA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

No woman ever entered dry goods
store without pricing things she
didn't want.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.

Labor and the Antitrust Law-Scems
as II the Whole Law Is to BE
Operated Against Wage Farmers II
Possible.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

There isn't much patriotism In the
girl who doesn't use little powder
and wear bangs on the glorious Fourth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

A bad man in Jail is better than two
good ones in a cemetery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

There is no protective tariff on hides
Is far as the mosquito is concerned.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Some men are SO lazy that they are
unable to dodge slow fever.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation for
ever. iOc 25c. If c. c. c. fail, druggists re-
fund money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or
25c If c. c. c. fail to cure druggists refund
money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The hod-carrier always begins at the
bottom Of the ladder.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

The greatest American losses will
include the Spaniards who get away.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

"A delicate child is apt to rule the
parental domicile.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

A girl always detests flattery until
some one begins to flatter her.