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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

The young woman who had not yet
found lover, being reminded that
there's lots Of good fish in the sea,
replied by expressing the hope that
hers would not turn out to be lob
ster. The man who has the character
istics of the lobster may be an unpopu-
lar individual, but the lobster that
lives in the ocean and not social sea,
is in demand on every festive occa-
sion. 1t is likely, too. that he will be
more highly appreciated in the future
than in the past, for he is becoming
scarce. In Massachusetts, there is much
alarm over the decline in the lobster
fisheries along the coast of that state.
The catch last year was 175. 900 less
than in 1894. despite the efforts to in
crease the output by planting eggs.
The lobster industry Is an important
one, and II 1t should fail many besides
the fisherman would wall.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31
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daily" said she, "and / massage VIA
great regularity"
Give up your motions and your
massage" said l, "and use your arms
In a week | had her able to lie race
downward upon the floor, sustaining
her weight entirely upon her arms
She could lift a chair from the floor
with her hand by clasping the CHAIR
firmly around the leg. She could also
lift very heavy weights by the motions
of the arm only, without using the
back, and I never saw any one able to
swing dumb bells more swiftly.
began it by allowing her to slap
her hands together over her head and
back of her. She did this regularly
four times a day. Gradually she per-
formed the exercise with very light
weight dumb-bells, and so she kept on
until she had developed her arms and
chest surprisingly. Meanwhile she had
forgotten all about her abdomen, which
had decreased in wonderful way. she
was soon complaining that her belts
we're too large for her, and her hus-
band was annoyed because OF an en-
tire new outfit which he was compelled
to purchase.
French girls, who are noted for their
very slim figure, are also remarkable
for their strength. l never, not even
in England, where the princess and
her daughters are noted for their ath-
letics, have seen girls as strong as the
French girls. Il is almost startling to
note how quickly young French girl
will lift herself by her hands, and how
nicely she carries the heaviest pack
ages. That is the secret Of French
grace to me-the easy way the women
have of carrying their burdens.
American women pay too much at
tention to exercises of the waist. They
are firmly impressed with the idea that
they can become slender by difficult
and tortuous movements; and they
bend backward, bend sideways and roll
over in painful positions, when they
might Just as well do pleasant arm
reaching exercises which would bring
the same results and better ones.
There is a gymnasium in every house
in Paris, or If there is not, the school
room is converted into a gymnasium
and the little French girls play like
kittens upon the floor.
English women ara So very fond OF
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

q good roast for dinner, she will have
all the nourishment her system re-
quires.
If 1 had to work hard apd wanted
to keep my figure at the same time,
should eat chocolate, drink cocoa, and
between meals | should nibble nuts
and raisins. can do better work upon
chocolate, which is meat and drink,
than upon the best dinner ever ate.
think it was Lady Somerset who
made study of working girls lunches.
She wanted to give poor girls a hot
lunch; but how to do it cheaply and
agreeably she could not determine.
They refused beef tea and would not
take beef in pellet form. So her lady
ship consulted a physician-an expert
on food matters. This worthy told her
that a bowl of hot sweet chocolate
would prove sufficient nourishment for
a working girl at noon. Upon pint
of this substantial drink she could
easily work until her dinner hour at
night. For or 10 cents in your money
you can get nourishing lunch of this
drink.
But this is aside from the matter Of
a good figure, about which started to
write, and from which have diverged,
although the topics are kindred ones.
Women think too much about their
abdomen and too little about their
arms.
A very fashionable French woman
came to me the other day complaining
of her embonpoint. She tipped the
scales at 200.
what are you doing for it," I
asked.
II am practicing the side molten
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31
Philippine TOBACCO.
Little Danger OF Competition with
American-AIade Goods.


American-BIade Goods.
Just at the present time" said q
prominent tobacco man, at Is of inter-
est to consider the relation of the Phil
ippine tobacco industry to the United
States. There need be no fear VI COM
petition. We will sell them infinitely
more than we will ever buy from them,
and as the Islands get more Civilized
and more Americans and Europeans
settle there. we will sell them more
and more tobacco and cigars and buy
less, though we can not take many
fewer cigars than we do now" relates
the New Yorl; Sun. Il have several
acquaintance. Engllshmen, who occa-r
sionally like Manila cigar, and they
have to get them OF one dealer he
sends to Canada for these cigars IN
single case lots. for there is no stock
kept In this country and yet they make
in the Philippines a matter of l5O,O00,-
000 cigars year. There have been
from time 10 time efforts to introduce
these cigars here. but without much
success. In England they sell very
largely. mainly in bundles OF five and
six, which cost twenty cents bundle.
These are both cheroots and cigars.
rather roughly turned out, banded with
strips of red and yellow paper. about
quarter OF an inch broad. They come
500 In big cedar box. with sliding
lid, and cost the English dealer, duty
paid, about $3.50. They are to be
found in nearly every drug store In
the country. The tobacco is Of pecu-
liar light color. most Of 1t rather dull
looking, and it has. to my taste, the
flavor among tobaccos which the beet
has among vegetables. rather earthly.
1t is also heavy In type. and makes the
smoker rather sleepy. which gives rise
to the mistaken idea that there Is opi-
UNI in it. Our people will not smoke
it at any price. 1t is good enough. but
not the type they prefer. When the
last rebellion in Cuba began and the
supplies Of Havana leaf tobacco fell on, ,
among the growths introduced as sub
stitutes was Manila. but even under
these favorable conditions the impor-
tations never amounted to much more
than a drop in the ocean. In 1892 we
brought in S,S76 pounds. valued at ST..
1893; in 1893. 1,26S pounds, valued at
5000; in 1894, none. and in 1896, 1850
pounds. valued at si,724. None Of this
was classified as wrapper tobacco. I'M
cigars the importations in 1892 were
339 pounds, valued at SAP; In 1893, 528,
pounds, valued at s317; in 1S94-95, 1880
pounds, valued at sS0S, and in 1895,
1895 pounds, valued at s614. The great,
bulk of these shipments came from
Canada. Outside of one uptown store
which deals in every tobacco under the
sun, or pretty nearly, l do not think
you could find Manila cigar in the
city, except mementoes recently
brought back by soldiers"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

Tobacco costs John Bull $14 ,O0O.0 900 4
year.
Switzerland makes Photographic
watches.
Paris is to have electric underground
railways.
The German people spend $1,000, 900
daily for liquor.
1t is said that 100000 persons in
London work all night.
For postal cards Uncle Sam uses
1000 tons of paper annually.
At the present time two-thirds OF
the quinine used is produced In Java.
Spain exported 100000 pounds Of
raisins to the United States las year.
More messages are sent by wire In
The United States than In any other
country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

A resident of Kent, Nd, who has
kept a careful account of his expendi-
lures, calculates that during the
eighty-four years of his life he has
consumed 2S,500 loayes of bread at 5
cents per pound. value sS56S0; 26.SS0
pounds of beef at cents, s1,340; 7,728
pounds Of vegetables, eggs, fish, etc.,
at 2 cents, $154.56. and 11.760 gallons Of
water, tea, coffee, beer, wine, etc., at
an average cost of cent per gallon.
$117.60; total. $2.46S.96. He also fig
ures that of the aO.660 days of his life
10000 have been spent in sleep. 10.920
in work. and 9.76O In eating and pleas
ure seeking.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

Paris Correspondence: They say on
this side the water that the fine figures
of our English and French women are
due to the fluids they drink. French
girls drink wine and English girls
drink tea. Before they are out of the
nursery they are slipping wine and tea,
and l have known girls Of IA who did
not remember drinking water at the
table.
In America they give their growing
girls milk; and that without doubt in
fluences their figures later on. Milk is
peculiar; it seldom develops the face
or the arms, and never pumps out the
neck, but it gives woman big
stomach and 1 full bust and in this
way destroys the figure. Except in
cases of illness, am opposed to the
free drinking of milk, and unless there
is some nervous disease should never
advise the drinking of milk by the
glass.
do not intend to discourage the
celebrated milk cures of Toulon or
Toulouse or Nice. / believe there is
also a good one at Havre, where those
who are worn out from the ocean may
recuperate before entering upon the
scene in Paris. But these are dis
tinctively for persons who are thin,
weak nervous, debilitated and anaemic
--bloodless or poor-b!ooded persons
who must be built up by natures food.
But the vigorous young woman has
no need for milk. She should eat vege-
tables, drink wine, water, weak tea
and when she needs a stimulant, a
small cup of black coffee. If she takes
eggs at her breakfast, plenty Of sweets
and starchy food for her lunch, and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

opportunity to gain such knowledge,
in an adequate degree. in single gen.
Grafton is not sufficient. He is, there
fore, willing to wait and be taught,
and as he advances in knowledge
covets the opportunity to exercise it
whether it be in the field OF agricul-
ture, mechanics. science, law, theology,
letters. medicine, the arts, military
affairs, philosophy or politics, but
none of these attainments will be ever
used to dominate his white fellow
citizens. He seeks, according to his
worth and fitness, to participate In
public affairs; he scorns the thought to
dominate; he will be content with the
former. but content with nothing less"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

sports that they hardly have chance
to grow thick in the waist lines. To
keep themselves from becoming ma
tronly they walk great distance. But
walking isnes not always keep down
fat, and for those who really want to
get thin 1 would advise course OF
dieting.
Rise from the table before you have
quite satisfied your hunger, take plenty
Of arm exercise and you will preserve
your figure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

The only stores in Picking that have
glass windows are those Of the watch.
makers.
Nine-tenths OF all the sewing ma
chimes used throughout the world are
made In the TnS.M States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31
HEADING OFF REQUESTS.
Thousand-and-O Things Congress
mans Friends Want.

A congressman's mail contains some
of the strongest demands that could
possibly be conceived by rural constit-
uents, says the Washington Post. A
member from Tennessee has received a
few during the present session that are
worthy of gilt frames. OF course every
voter wants his package of seed and
il the congressman clerk should mad
vertently send one package of blue
grass that was not included in the al
lowances made to other voters the next
mail would be swelled by flood OF
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31
Gan Americanized Chinaman Who Re
ports for Chinese Newspapers.

never think of Staying husband. am
lily troubles there usually end In the
wife taking her own life, hence the act
Of an inferior creature like woman
killing so grand a being as husband,
an aged man and rich man, is so sur
prising that everybody reads it.
Young Lee, beside being a reporter,
is an extensive traveller and lecturer.
He dresses up to date, rides bicycle
and speaks with intelligence on all
questions Of national prominence.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31
Not Up to Expectation.

Late Mistress Ito former servant)-
"And how do you like being marrledf''
Jane-'Oh, pretty fair. mum, but II
ain't exciting as thought-why, re
only 'ad To summon i'm twice!--
Judy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-31

Everything is sweetened by Ask
Alex. Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Many Senators and Representative
Visit the PresIdent.

hSht thr
There being no session of Congress today
a number of Senators and Representatives
called at the Executive Mansion to see the
President. in the interest Of their cOnstitu-
ents. The waiting room was crowded all
day.
walk about the parks and grounds ad
jacent to the White House. and did not re-
turn until after 10 o'clock.
Secretary Hitchcock called and discussed
matters relating to his department. SEN
ator Daniel Of Virginia saw the President
in the interest of C. B. Taylor. Of Rich
mond. Va. who is an applicant for one OF
the second lieutenancies in the Marine
Corps. The President ordered Mr.. Taylor
to take the examination, which will be held
al the Marine Barracks on January 2. next.
The son of the late Captain Gridley, of the
Olympia, will also take this examination.
Hilary Herbert. jr, son of iormer Sec
retary Herbert Of the Navy Department.
failed to pass the recent examination. This
was his second effort and the probabilities
are that he will not obtain another chance
TO enter this branch of the service. There
are about eighteen vacancies TO be filled.
Senator Hale of Maine. called to pay his
respects, according to his statement.
Senator Hale said there would be no legis-
lation Of any importance before the hol
days except the Currency bill The House
would pass that measure before the holiday
recess. and the Senate would take consid-
erabl, time in debating upon it. The diff
ferences OF opinion between the two bodies
would result in a conference TO settle the
points at variance, and the measure would
become a law
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
WOOD ON The MESSAGE.
santiaEO's Governor Thinks II VIII
Have Good Effect in Cuba.

General Wood the Military Governor OF
Santiago. Cuba. when asked today for his
opinion as 10 how the Presidents message
regarding Cuba would be received by the
people of the island. said that it would
tend to strengthen the confidence of the
Cubans in the sincerity of the American
Government in its intentions to give Cuba
fair and just treatment. 1t furthermore
he said. will tend to minimize the effec;
which Cuban political agitators, who make
this country their workshop have on the
minds of the people of this country as well
as Cuba.
General Wood thought the press should
not p3y any attention to information they
receive from such sources, since these pro-
fessional trouble makers are simply in
triguing and conniving for their own ben
eft and purely selfish motives They have
not now and never had the interest and
welfare of Cuba and its people at heart"
said General Wood ''and it is high time
that the American public should be in
formed OF this fact
There were more than 5000 stands of
arms surrendered by the Cubans." the gen.
eral Continued. and everything is prog
ressing satisfactorily toward a happy So
lution.''
General Wood finally said it seemed as If
he had tc come to this country to find out
what is going on in Cuba. He will return
to his post in Santiago in the early part
of next week
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN OF THE IN


tention of the undersigned TO apply to
the Commissioners Of the District of CO.
lumbia, or the 1ith day of December, A D.
1889, for a charter of incorporation under
the provisions of an act of Congress enti-
tied IAN act TO provide ior the incorpora-
tion OF trust. loan. mortgage, and certain
other corporations within the District Of
Columbia" approved October l. 1890.
The name of the proposed company shall
be the Union Trust and Storage Company
of the District OF Columbia"
The company is TO be organized for the
purpose of doing a general trust. loan.
mortgage, storage. warehouse. and eleva-
TOR business in the District of Columbia.
and such other business as may be author
ize9 by saij act of Congress.
The names of the proposed corporators
are: Arthur d. Addison, Daniel d. Clark.
Joseph II. Crawford. Michael J. Colbert.
George W. Cissel, J. Maury Dove. Robert
B. Donaldson. Lynn o. DeLashn.utt. Thorn
as NJ Gale Bernard r. Green. George Glib
son. George E. Hamilton, Walter S. Har-
ban, Rudolph Kaufman. James B. Lam
bic. Frederick B. Mcclure, Theodore j.
Mayer. J. Nota McGill. William Fl. Nc
Knew, James G. Payne. Francis A. Rich
ardson, Edward J. Stellwagen. JChn H.
Small. jr.: z. Francis Saul. Charles G..
Thorn. and Joseph E. Willard.
rolSto dell c.eNS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
TRIAL IN CONTEMPT CASES.
Movement to Protect Men Under Han
of Federal Courts.

FORT SCOTT, Kan. Dec. "a national
movement 10 secure the passage OF a law
by the present Congress giving every man
charged with contempt of the Federal Court
the right of trial by jury, except ir cases
where the contempt occurs in the presence
Of the court. has been started as u result
of the Imprisonment in the Federal jail in
this city OF John p. Reese. member OF the
National Executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America. for his partici-
patton in the Kansas coal strike
Not only the miners, but other national
labor organizations have bacome interested
in this movement, and they will, 10 an ex-
tent. at least, make it a political issue in
Congressional districts where large num-
bers OF organized laborers are employed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
A PALLBEARER ARRESTED.
Charged With the Murder of the Man
He Was Burying.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 9.-Walte
Hudson, an ironworker, died THURSDAY. a,
was supposed, from natural causes. Yes
terday deputy sheriff halted the furera
procession on the way to the cemetery ans
ordered the body send to an undertakin;
establishment, where an autopsy was held
James Thomas, a pailbearer at Hudson
funeral. wss placed under arrest and ssD
10 the county Jail.
The autopsy revealed that Hudson hai
died from an abscess on the brain. oausel
BY fracture of the skull The fracture
it is alleged. was produced by blow strucI
by Thomas in fight with Hudson one nigh
last July. A charge OF murder was PLACED
against Thomas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
IT.
Remarkable Success of New Treat
ment for Piles.


Remarkable Success of n New Treat
ment for Piles.
Fer many years it has been supposed that
the only absolutely sure cure for piles was
by surgical operation, but the danger to life
and the pain and expense has been so great
that many thousands suffer for years rather
than submit to this last resort; or they seek
the temporary relief In the many remedies
claimed to relieve piles and rectal troubles
salves ointments, and similar simple rem
edies, which give only slight and very tenn
porary relief.
new preparation, which is painless and
harmless, but which affords immediate re-
lief. and in many cases a complete cure,
in a very short time. is sold by druggists
under the name of Pyramid Pile Cure.
1t is in suppository form, used at night and
its regular use has cured thousands OF OBJ
stinate, long standing cases, and 1t seems to
be equally effective in all the various forms
of piles, whether itching, bleeding, or pro-
truding.
The Pyramid Pile Cure allays the infiam-
nation and intolerable itching reduces the
tumors. and its astringent properties cause
the enlarged blood vessels to contract to q
normal, healthy condition.
A Baltimore gentleman relates his ex-
perience with the Pyramid Pile Cure in
these words:
1T affords me unusual pleasure to add my
endorsement to those of others relative to
your really wonderful pile remedy. was a
sufferer for years until told by a fellow
salesman of the Pyramid Pile Cure. 1t has
entirely cured me. and 1 cheerfully send
this for publication, II you wish to use ii
in that direction. l wish you would send
me one of your little books on cause and
cure Of piles, l desire to show it to some
friends"
Any pile sufferer may use the Pyramid
with certainty that it will give instant re-
lief and regular use permanent cure and
the still further certainty that 1t contains
no cocaine. morphine, or metallic or min
eral poison.
All druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure, SO
cents for full sized treatment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
DIED.

NELKER-On Friday. December $ 1899 PAU
LINE beloved wife Of ID. s Melker.
Funeral sunday, December 10. from residence of
her son-in-laW, DIR. G. G. Burton, 92i y. Y ave.
NV II en-
BEAVERS-on Friday. December s. 1899. AT 10
O'Clock p. m, EVA MAY BEAVERS beloved
daughter Of Lula and Charles Beavers. aged three
years and eight months
Is there a sorrow seems greater than this
Knowing today that pres last kiS-;
Beer away gently. darling to dust,
Father. in heaven in Thee do We trust.
BY PAPA AND MAMMA
Funeral from her late residence los y st. Sc, at
O'Clock. Monday, December IL. Friends and
relatives invited 10 attend. 1t .em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR.
ANCE COMPANY of the District OF

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY of the District OF
Columbia. 902 Pennsylvania Avenue north.
west. Washington. Oct. 16. 1899.
Pol!oy- holders are Notified that On and
after NOVEMBER 1. 1859. the managers
will pay r. return OF savings. in proportion
to the surrender value OF each policy. OUT
Of the savings OF 1898
One per centum premium charge for In
svrance the coming year. Is payable In the
company a. same time. INSURANCE POL
ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED. that pay
ments mag be stamped thereon.
This company insures brick dwellings at
from 81 to $1.25 per 81 900 OF insurance.
and frame dwellings. without shingie roof.
at from $3.50 to $3.50 per $1,000.
Please present your policies early and
avoid the crowd.
By order Of Board OF Managers.
L. PIERCE BOTELER,
S. II. WALKER. Secretary
President. cc1S-H
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09

Beginning tomorrow the Southern Railway vii!
iEaugurste its winter schedules to Florida resorts
using its own line through to Savannah. Ga.
where connection will be mad, with the Plant Sys
TEN and at jacksonville with the Florida East
Coast Railway. There will be no change in the
leaving OF arriving time of trains at Washington.
excepting No. s6. which will arrive here $50 u.
m. instead of 9:0S p. m.
An additional train will be put in service from
Washington To Charlottesville and way stations
leaving Washington II 80 a. M. daily. returning
arrive Washington 9:ij m. bringing in Har.
risonburg Branch connections.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-09
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public to know
of concern in the land who are not afraid to
be generous to the needy and the suffering The
proprietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Coughs, and Colds have given away over
ten million trial bottles of this great medicine
and have the satisfaction of knowing it has abso-
lutey cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
Bronchitis. Hoarseness. and all diseases OF the
Throat, Chest. and Lungs surely cured by it.
Call on Henry Evans. Druggist, 93s Street, and
get free trial bottle. Regular size so cents and
81. Every bottle guaranteed or price refunded.