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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Coughs

Every person who coughs should MOI
alarm himself with the idea that he Ia
in bad way. Experience has con-
WINGED US OF fact that there are two
distinct kinds of coughs-one proceed
ing from an affection Of the lungs and
air-tubes, as in a cold, the other pro-
ceeding from effervescence In tas stom-
ach. The lungs cough is . symptom
which all know to require attention,
lest serious consequences ensue. The
stomach cough is q puch more simpl!
matter, and may easily be got quit o.
It is caused by the food and drink
which are put into the stomach effer-
vescing, and producing an irritation.
A knowledge Of this fact ought to lead
persons so affected to ponder q little
on the nature Of thek ailment and the
tone Of their digestive powers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

The most magnificent and costly
pearl necklace in the world is in the
possession Of the Countess Henckel, a
lady we'll known in London and Paris.
1t is made of three historical necklaces,
each of which has enjoyed considerable
celebrity in former times. One Of them,
valued at $4,000 pounds, was sold to the
Countess by a grandee Of Spain, and
It Is known as the necklace Of the
virgin Of Atokha;" the second belonged
to the ex-queeA Of Naples; and the
third was the famous necklace belong
ing to the Empress Eugene, and by
her lately sold to London jeweler Sor
10000 pounds, ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Making Money.


"In war time" said man OF mature
years, there are always unusual
chances that are taken advantage Of BY
men Of foresight to make money. THIS
reminds me Of what Josh Billings said,
that If our foresight was as good a.
our hindsight we'd all be rich, or
words to that effect. At the outbreak
of the civil war in this country there
we're long-headed men who stored
away manufactured cotton goods,
bleached and unbleached cottons,
sheetings. and go on. AS the war went
on, what with the curtailment OF pro-
duction and the blockade OF Southern
ports, the price Of cotton scared sky
ward and manufactured cotton goods
increased In value correspondingly,
Most men peddled out their holdings
as the price rose, but some held on and
got for their goods sir or eight or ten
times what they had paid for them.
There has been no such money rs tha1
made in this war yet, and I don't sup
pose there's likely to be, but It would
be easy to pick out things that have
risen in value and that man might
easily have made a fortune on II herd
known what was going to happen.
SUPPOSE he'd have bought all the bunt-
ing there was, for instance, or taken a
fall out OF sulphur, or put away few
hundred cases OF Spanish olives. He'd
have found money in all these things
and in various others. But then man
can ind money IN time Of peace, too. II
he knows how to look"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
MORE ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES
Racial, Commercial, Political and Social Con-
ditiOnS of the Inhabitants of
! Those Islands.

titles, appointed from Madrid, the
incumbent frequently changed with the
changes Of ministry. These changes
have been most prejudical to the in
terests Of the islands; some Of the Gov
ernors have been provisional only, and
the uncertainty of their tenure has very
materially impaired their efficiency.
Each province has lesser governor OF
its own; each peblo gobernadorcillo,
or captain, a species Of alcalde who Ia
commonly a mestizo or native Indian.
The Governor General commands the
army, but the feet remains subject to
the Ministry of Marine at Madrid, and
is under the orders Of the commandant
Of the station. The church Is governed
by Metropolitan Archbishop at Man
lila, with bishops for the most populous
provinces. The local ecclesiastical au-
thority is mostly in the hands Of the
religious corporations Of Augustine,
Dominican and Franciscan monks and
friars, whose members are legion.
Some of the fraternities and Of the indi-
vidual monks have become most opu-
lent; their landed possessions immense,
their revenues enormous, the monas-
teries and converts almost palatial,
their equipages even costly and elab-
crate. That they have been the chief
civilizers of the Indians, that they have
repeatedly interviewed with good Offices
between the natives and their civil op-
pressors, is undeniable. At the same
time the records of the church In the
Philippines abound with evidences OF
hostile and protracted controversies
with the authorities Of the state, and
of bitter contentious between the or
ders themselves.
The Climate.
There are two seasons at Manila,
the wet and the dry, or the seasons OF
the southwest and northeast monsoons.
Broadly speaking, the wet, or rainy
season, ushered in by the southwest
monsoon, is from June to November;
the dry season, when the northeast
monsoon prevails, is from November
DO June.
In the wet season the country Is In
undated, the roads become impossible,
and bridges disappear. The annual
rainfall at Manila is variousiy report
ed at from Is to 81 inches. The hot
test months are April and May; the
droughts are then long continued. and
accidents from fires are to be guarded
against; it Is then that the mosquitoes
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

and white ants are most troublesome.
The coolest months are December and
February, when the freshness is CRATE
full at night. The average temperatur,
Of the year is about 80 degrees. The
periods Of the changes of the mon
soons, in May to June, and in Sep
TENDER to October, are marked by the
heaviest blows and thunderstorms
Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes
then visit the coast. A typhoon on
September 81, 1865, drove some twenty
vessels ashore, and did great damage
In the city. A typhoon or hurricane on
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
"a. ~
Extracting splinters by Steam.

A bit of home surgery practiced when
q splinter is driven into a child's hand
particularly deep is its extraction by
steam. A bottle with sufficiently wide
mouth is filled two-thirds with hot wat
er, and the mouth is placed Just ,Mder
the injured spot. The suction draws
the flesh down when little pressure
is used, and the steam, in a moment
or two, extracts Inflammation and
splinter together. This is very effca-
cious, when the offending substance
has been in for several hours, long
enough to have started up some of its
evil consequences.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Napoleon's Table MannsrA

It Is said that the table manners q
Napoleon Bonaparts were very bad,
and that he was so fast an eater that
he had invariably finished his dinner
before those who dined with him had
got half through. In fact those who
had the honor Of dining With the en-
peror were wont to remain after his
u1ajesty's departure. Upon one occa-
sion Eugene de Beauharnais. the step
son of Napoleon, rose from the table
Immediately after the emperor. "Bw
you haven't had time to finish your
dinner" said Napoleon. Pardon mo,
SIRE" said the prince. II have profit
ed by experience; dined before
came"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

October 80, 1875, killed $50 persons and
destroyed $500 houses. One Of 1852 Is
also memorable; and that Of Septem-
Dor 20, 1890, demolished the seawall
that protected the inner harbor. The
hurricanes at these times often sweep
away crops and destroy plantations.
Tho roadstead, with violent south
west wind Is unsafe, and sailing vessels
take refuge in the port of Cavite.
Earthquakes.
OF the earthquakes Sir John Bowring
writes that "the destructive ravages
and changes produced by them are no.
where moro remarkable than In the
Philippines. They have pro-
duced great changes in the geography
Of the islands. They have ov-
erturned mountains, filled up valleys,
desolated extensive plains, and opened
passages from the sea into the interior
and from the lakes into the sea. He
mentions as especially "calamitous"
the earthquakes of 1896. 1924 and 1928.
In the more recent instance Of June,
1868, the old town Of Manila was rem
dered a mass of ruins" and many per-
sons were buried alive. Four hundred
are reported to have been killed and
two thousand injured, and the loss OF
property is estimated at eight million
dollars. This earthquake was also very
destructive at Cavite. The many vol
canoes, some Of which have been named
showing as they do, signs Of constant
activity in the throwing up OF clouds
Of smoke with frequent flame, are a
perpetual menace. Subject to such VI
cissitudes and portents, the climate OF
Manila is, for the tropics, a not I'M
healthy one. It may be noted on the
east coasts Of the islands the order Of
the seasons, as above given, 70 re-
versed.
The Philippines possess very fertile
soil, though their capacities have been
but imperfectly developed. In many
localities the soil must be quite or
nearly virgin. Where cultivated the
products are sugar, hemp, tobacco, rice,
coffee, cacao, gums, arrowroot, indigo,
cotton, hides, pepper, cochineal. gutta
percha, sesame betel root, arecanut, CO.
coanut, cocoanut oil ,pinacloch, tortoise,
shell, birds nests and trepang; also
bamboos and rattans, with logwood.
ebony and other hardwood timber. The
material known as Manila hemp" Is
not produced from the plant Of hemp
with which we are familiar (Cannabis
sativa), but from the fiber Of a species
Of banana (Musa textilis). The rice OF
the islands is the staple food Of the ma
tives. The cultivation Of sugar Is 3eo-
pardized by the terrible plague OF 10
Gusts. to which this crop Is subject;
these insects arrive in "swarns OF mil
lions" The manufacture OF cigars,
etc., was for long period the monop-
oily Of the government, and extensive
cigar factories were established IN
Manila and Cavite, but the monopoly
induced a universal contraband traffic,
and was discontinued in 1882. The en-
tire trade of the islands with other
countries In the year 1894 (the last
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Population.

The population of all the islands is
probably between seven and eight mil
lions, but the estimates are necessarily
somewhat conjectural in view OF the
difficulty in computing the inhabitants
OF the remoter localities. OF this TO-
tai not over 10000 are Spaniards. In q
few days hence the American popula-
ton will number $4,000 men. The pop
ulation of Manila in 1895 Is stated by
Wakefield at 100000, including $1,000
pure Celestials." $4,000 Chinese mes
tizos" Offspring of Chinese father
md an Indian mother), 1890 pure
Spaniards and about the same number
of Spanish mestizos-of whom he says
mot more than $50 settlers are OF
European origin apart from Spaniards,
and the remaining 1470e0 or there
abouts, are all natives OF the Philip
pines" OF Cavite (Old and New Ca
yite) the population is said to be up
wards OF 10000; Of Iloilo some $4,000;
Of Cebu, 10000. OF the constituents OF
the population in general. the Chinese
and Chinese mestzos are the most val
liable. The Chinese, many of whom
have acquired wealth, are the retail
shopkeepers, and the greater part OF
the local trade is in their hands Their
arrival in the islands Is said to havs
anticipated even the coming OF Ma
gellan. The mestizos furnish the edu-
Gated and professional class" hold most
Of the minor Offices and with Indians
compose the army. The Indian OF
Manila is an indolent creature, given
up to gambling and cock fighting. The
Spaniards taught him gambling as we
taught our Indians the taste Of whisky.
OF the forms of gambling, cock-hght-
ing is the most popular-is, indeed,
almost universal throughout the Is
lands. The Philippine Indian. It Is
said, is as much attached to his gallo
"as is a Bedouin Arab to his horse"
An early Spanish writer characterizes
the Indians as perpetual oilers. who
go from cockpit to cockpit. those uni
versities of every vice." Investing In
lottery tickets sold on the streets ID
also much favored, and the government
adds materially to its revenues by TAX
ing advantage of these practices In
exacting license fees for the mainten-
ance of places Of gaming.
The Insurrection of 1896.
The characteristics and present at
titude Of the Indians Of the Philippines
are illustrated by the insurrection
which was initiated in August, 1896,
and has since continued. There had
been previous similar risings, notably
one in 1872, but none where the insur-
gents were so numerous or formidable.
The moving causes of this outbreak are
to be found In the oppressive taxes, ex-
cises, license fees, and other burdens
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
An Improved Umbrella.

Umbrellas are prevented from drip
ping water over the floor when invert-
ed by a neat little rubber device
formed off cone with an opening in
the peak which slips over the tip Of
the umbrella, and acts as a cup to
catch the water.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

fully reported) was valued at the fol-
lowing totals: Exports, $33,149,sS4;
imports, 28.529.777. The revenues Of
the Spanish government from the is
lands in 1895 were estimated at some
thirteen and half millions; the ex-
pendftures at but little less. Besides,
the products above specified, the yield
is abundant Of fruits, grown spontan-
eously-suoh as the orange, banana,
mango, pineapple, rosespple, mango
steen, guawa, tamarind and chico. OF
minerals, gold has been found In small
quantities in divers localities but its
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
An Interesting Japanese Custom.

At the birth of Japanese baby
tree is planted, which must remain
untouched until the marriage day Of
the child. When the nuptial hour ar
rives, the tree is cut down, and skill
full cabinetmaker transforms tho wood
into furniture, which is considered by
the young couple as the most beautiful
of all ornaments Of the house.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
New Method Of SEALING R,tt,es

In new method of sealing a bottle
a capsule fits over the neck with Sits
for the passage Of cord or ribbon,
the ends of which are drawn together
and pressed into stamped lead seal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

extraction has not been extensively
prosecuted. Mines exist Of lead, COP
per. iron and sulphur. The island OF
Cebu contains considerable beds OF
coal, which. though not of the first
quality. Is preferable to that Of Austria
liza
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

imposed by the government and en-
forced by extortionate officials, among
which. besides the grievous and unrea-
sonable pecuniary mulcts, was the cor
wee Of forty days labor for public pur-
poses which every man was compelled
annually to furnish. The grievance of
the taxes was aggravated by the usu-
rious loans to which the natives were
compelled to submit to raise money,
and especially by the conflscations OF
property which were resorted to where
the dues claimed were not satisfied.
The authority to confiscate placed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13

Quite in different vein from Dr.
Moque's cry for the manumisson OF
women are some observations recently
made by George A. O. Ernst before the
Massachusetts, Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation. His subject was Law AS It
Affects Married Women" Mr.. Ernst
said that if the young women OF to-day
only knew how the law affected women
fifty years ago they would take more
interest In the woman suffrage move
ment. Fifty years since, as soon as the
marriage ceremony was performed, all
of the woman's money or property be.
came her husbands or her husbands
creditors; even her wedding ring could
be taken off her finger and sold by the
husband, If he so desired. In 1845 the
first Of series of acts to redress the
wrongs of women was passed, but it
was not until 1872 that woman was
placed on fair footing and enjoyed
anything like the rights she has to-
day. Man is no longer in any sense
her master
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13
The Manageable Age.

The manageable age" varies great
ly in different sections of the world. In
Austria man" and woman" of IA
are supposed to be capable OF conduct
ing home Of their own. In Germany
the man must be at least is years of
age. In France ana Belgium the hus-
band must be IS and the wife Is. In
Spain the Intended male spouse must
have passed his fourteenth year and
the woman her twelfth. The law in
Hungary for Roman Catholics is that
the man must be IA years old and the
woman ~; for Protestants, the man
must be 10 and the woman Is. In
Greece the man must have seen at least
fourteen summers and the woman
twelve. In Portugal a boy of IA is con-
sidered manageable, and woman 70.
In Russia and Saxony a man must re-
frain from matrimony till he can count
eighteen years, and the woman till she
can count sixteen. In Switzerland men
from the age of IA and women from the
age of - are allowed to marry. The
Turkish law provides that any youth
and maid who can walk properly and
can understand the necessary religious
service are allowed to be united for
life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13
Grace of Bearing.

American and English women, as a
rule, are excelled BIZ French and Italian
ladies in grace Of bearing, and the rea-
son probably is that their bodies are
not trained with u view to attaining
grace of movement.
In Spain and Italy women of the
higher class are generally expert
swordswomen, for they esteem fencing
one of the best possible athletic exer-
cises, valuable alike for giving strength
and grace to the body and alertness to
the mind. Young girls are taught to
fence as carefully as their brothers and
as accurately, and there are many
schools where ladies practice not only
with the foils, but with the broad
sword.
In America few ladies' OF fashion
and number of OUR younger actresses
delight in fencing, but this form of
athletics is by no means popular, as it
deserves to be, among our girls, and
yet those who take It up not only de-
rive great physical benefit from it, but
find it most fascinating and exhilar-
ating exercise.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13
SERVANTS MANY EXCUSES.
One Woman Who Was Clever

Ono Woman Who Was Clever
Enough to Circumvent Them.
We have heard the story of the Can.
adam mistress who. with seven SER
wants In her house, was obliged to go
to the garden and pick berries for the
table. Each OF the servants declined
the task with the stereotyped excuse.
1T amt my place to pick berries" Ord.
In his History OF Cleveland" relates
an anecdote Of Margaret Wharton, who,
while accepting her servants excuse.
yet made them do her will.
In one of her visits to Scarborough,
Mrs. Wharton, with her usual economy,
had family pie for dinner, which she
directed the footman to convey to the
bake house. This the man declined to
do, as not belonging to his place, or
rather as derogatory to his conse-
quence. The lady then moved the ques-
ton to the coachman, but found a still
stronger objection.
To save the pride Of both. Mrs. Whar-
ton resolved to take the pie to the shop
herself. She ordered one man to har.
ness and bring out the horses, and the
other to mount and ride behind, and
thus the errand was done with all
honor and ceremony. Then In due time
the coachman was ordered to put to a
second time, and the footman to mount
behind, and Mrs. Wharton brought
back the pie in the same dignifed
state.
Now" said the lady to the coach
man, you have kept your place, which
is to drive; and you yours" to the foot
man, which is to wait; and l mine.
which is to have my pie for dinner
Washington Star.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13
Senator Kenney's Trial.

Wilmington, DEL, July 13.-In the
trial Of Senator Kenney yesterday
William N. Boggs the defauting cash.
Ter of the Dover National bank, was
on the stand. Boggs faced his alleged
accomplish without fear. United States
Senator Gray objected strongly to
Boggs as a witness. The objections
were overruled, and the convicted
cashier told the story of his stock
transactions with Delaware's junior
representative in the United States SEN
ate. Senator Kenneys accounts were
gone over In detail from May II, 1896,
to May 20, 1897, the date of W. N.
Boggs' flight. The balances varied, be-
ing as low at one time as two cents,
and there were large number Of
overdrafts. The latter varied in
amount from 46 cents to $457.07.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13
Stains on Marble,

Fortunately for artistic furnishing,
handicapped tables are growing less
in number, but the owner Of one can
remove stains and discolorations by
applying the following mixture. Boil
together quarter of pound each Of
soft soap, powdered whiting, and soda
for twenty minutes; spread 1t on the
marble for twelve hours, and then
wash it off with clean water. For the
ordinary washing OF marble use am
monia and water in place Of soapsuds.
To polish black marble wash it in cold
soapsuds, dry it with an old cloth, and
then rub 1t for at least an hour with
flannel spread with white wax. To re-
move iron stains from white marble
try lemon juice.
If an oil stain disfgures the surface,
apply to it common clay saturated with
benzine. Another stain remover is
made Of two parts Of common soda and
of powdered pumice stone, and one OF
powdered chalk; sift this through thin
muslin, mix it to paste with water,
and spread 1t over the marble; after
ten hours wash it off with warm SOAP
suds
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13

Nine. Fashion hM some beautiful
flower hats this season, and among her
favorites Is one Of forget-me-nots,
trimmed at the side with turquoise
blue velvet loops and ends, and a large
buckle Of turquoise and pearls.
1t is reported that smoking for wo-
men is literally burning question in
England, and it is now seriously pro-
posed to petition the railway companies
to set apart separate smoking carriages
for feminine devotees of the weed.
The most approved style in tailor
made suits is the beaded seam, which
has taken the place of the old lap or
strap. This marks a decided change
In the tailor-made costume.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13

Charlottesville, Va, July 13.-John
Henry James, negro, who criminaly
assaulted Miss Julia Hotopp on the
public road near her home Monday,
was lynched yesterday two miles west
of the city by an armed posse of 200
men. Monday night the authorities
slipped the prisoner out of Jail and sent
him to Staunton on special train for
safe keeping. A special grand jury had
been summoned to try the case yes
terday morning at 1890 o'clock and the
court was in session when the news
came that the train which bore the
prisoner had been stopped and the
prisoner taken off and hanged to
tree and his body riddled with bullets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-13

The Latest Ded-COuch,

A new bed-couch is Of the ordinary
width of couch, with a metal frame.
The springs are of the woven mattress
variety and as wide as a double bed,
but with flexible hinges, dividing it in
to three parts. This woven spring and
a thin hair mattress of the same size
are spread over the main frame of the
couch like tablecloth over table,
the sides Of the couch being hidden by
the overhanging outer thirds of the
two mattresses, like the leaves Of an
old fashioned kitchen table.
During the day this couch may be
covered with Bagdad portiere. At
night the leaves" of the spring and
hair mattresses are raised and locked
In place by lock springs, the bedding
taken out of the compartment in the
centre Of the couch and made into a
most comfortable bed.
This is convenient arrangement for
a small bedroom and sitting room COM
bined,