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eaya IL Was 1.-THE Judgment Of God"
-Tha ~nso1

Eaya le Was "tho Judgement OF God.
Madrid. Feb. THE impartial says:
The attack on Manila was the judg-
ment of God upon the Americans. who.
after despoiling spain. are beginning
to feel the consequences. The insur-
gents number so. 600 men. of which T.
600 are armed with Mausers, and 10. 600
are armed with Remingtona If they
continue the struggle the Americans
will be driven out of the Philippine
islands"
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F.t.I Mina Explosiun.

Webb City, Mo-, Feb. by a pre-
nature explosion in the Aurora mine
at Oronogo, three miles nor tn of here.
Holman Black was instantly killed.
and two other persons whose names
have not been reported were probably
fatally injured
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"A Warm Time.

Visitor Tin state prison) - What
brought you here. my friend?
Convict got up a house-warmin',
and
"Why. that is not a crimel"
"But. you see. I happened to burn
up part of the family at the same time"
N. Y. World
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASd1N0jVON NOIESs
THE president has designated a COM
mission to test the weight and fine
ness of the coins reserved at the sew
eral minis of the United States during
the year 1898.
The repu blicans of the lower house
of congress held q caucus meeting and
passed a resolution to appoint II mem
bers of the present house who will be
members of the next congress as a
committee to confer with senators
about monetary legislation and for
them to su omit their recommendations
to q repu blican caucus at the first ses-
sion of the Fifty.sixth congress The
caucus was unanimous that nothing
could be done in financial reform at
this late day of congress.
A NUMBER of ladies prominently
identified with the Daughters of the
Revolution were before the house COM
mittee on military affairs at Washing
the bill proposing a permanent corps
of nurses for the army.
The cabinet on the Sd had the matter
of Gen. Miles conduct and utterances
under discussion and while no formal
action was taken there was reason to
believe that a court of ing uiry will be
ordered.
GEN. MCCLERNAND, in command of
the camp at Augusta, Ca, teiegraphed
to Washington on the 5th that 100 vol
unteers of the Fifteenth Minnesota
started to Augusta in defiance of their
officers to avenge the death of one of
their comrades, but they were arrested
and placed under guard.
TIE bureau of engraving and print
ing at Washington is having designs
drawn for a new series of stamps to be
issued in Cuba.
A SPECIAL from Washington to the
Chicago Times-Herald on the 5th stated
that instructions will be sent to Gen.
Otis directing him to follow up his re-
cent victory in the Philippine islands
and crush the power of Aguinaldo.
AaoNc1LLo. the representative of the
Filipino junta at Washington, has
skipped out of the United States into
Canada.
GEN. OTIS, according to promise,
wounded in the battle at Manila. No
casualties occurred in the Twentieth
Kansas regiment
ADMIRAL DEWEY notified the navy
department that he seized a schooner
loaded with arms and ammunition for
the Filipino insurgents Washington
authorities were informed that the
German consul at Hong Kong was con.
cerned in the sale of arms to the Fill
pinOS.
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Mrs. Greatman-Porrorsl Such q
looking face: You've been on a spree.
Hon. Mr.. Greatman-N-o. m dear;
I've (hic) been to a con (hic) gressional
funeral.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Good Timepfece.

Mrs. Honks-A peddler was tryin,
to sell me new clock yesterday
Farmer Horks-Ohi I guess We
don't want no better time-keeper than
this! It loses it's IS minutes every day
no more, no less!-Puck.
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True Greatness
In Medicine

Is proved by the health Of the people
who have taken 1t. More people have
been made well, more cases Of dis
ease and sickness have been cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla than by any
other me cine in the world. The
peculiar combination, proportion and
process in its preparation make
dood's Sarsapartlla peculiar to itself
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

Commander Booth-Tucker's Saliva
ton Army farm colony in Colorado is
just getting nicely started. Practical
farmers in the neighborhood say 1t
promises well.
General Booth-Tucker has made. a
contract with the Great Plains water
company for as much land as he needs,
with perpetual water rights, for S22.50
an acre. upon easy terms. Only 96O
acres have been purchased.
Thirty families moved to the colony
under the direction of Col. Thomas
Holland They came from all parts
of the country and most of the men
had worked as motormen, clerks, ma
sons and laborers Only two were
farmers, but they set to work with
will building their houses and getting
in crops. Each family has an allot-
ment of ten acres, which, under irri-
cation, will yield considerable in
come. They are to repay in eleven
years the cost of their farms and equip
ments.
Inc tract is SO ldlu ouL ,haI 'he
houses are near together. Il is the
wish of the organizers 20 avoid the
loneliness that makes farm life so OBJ
jectionable to most people from towns
And exactly in the middle of the
square mile is the prettiest school
house in all the region. The teacher
also acts as librarian, and the school
house serves on Sunday as a church.
The colonists have horses, COWS,
chickens and pigs. They have planted
fruit trees and are raising berries.
Each alternate 10-acre plot has been
reserved, with the idea that each fam
lily will soon be able 10 handle 20
acres.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
wanted-A Chief of Umpires.

The National League magnates stul-
tify themselves by frequently COM
planning of the inefficiency of several
members of the staff of umpires, for
the reason that the responsibility rests
with them. At the spring season of the
National League the following section
was incorporated in its constitution:
Sec. 40. A supervisor of umpires
may be chosen by the league at an an
nual or special meeting, to serve for
one year unless sooner removed by the
league or the board of directors for
incompetency, malfeasance in office or
other just cause. His compensation
shall be fixed by the league prior to
his acceptance Of the Office"
They in reality anticipated and pro-
vided remedy for the state of affairs
of which they so vociferously complain
in private and in public. Why was
not a supervisor of umpires appointed
prior to the opening of the season and
why should there be future delay? The
usefulness of the best staff of umpires
that could be formed would be impair
ed, if its management and control were
not entrusted to strong, competent
chief President Young's time is to a
great extent occupied in routine work.
and most of the official annoyances
and vexations which beset him are
caused by protests and complaints
about umpires. The league cannot in
vest $4,000 to better advantage than
In the salary and expenses of super
visor of umpires. The sum is trif1ing
when the important reforms that can
be confidently expected are contem-
plated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
Looked the Part.

It's great deal easier to be polite to
strangers than to people we know,
especially if we have any sort of griev-
ance against them. Blanks found that
out one day during the recent Chris
tian Endeavor convention. He was
standing on the Russell house corner
when he noticed stranger near who
looked as though he wanted to ask for
information. Looking for car"
ventured Blanks. Yes, I'm wonder
ing how long before Brush will
come along" Blanks very graciously
volunteered the information and see
ing that the other man was interested
began to enlarge on the conversation.
He slipped his tongue into its best suit
of oratory and delivered veritable
address on the beauties of Detroit
Yes, | agree with you" said the
stranger, as he caught sight of his car
II have always thought Detroit the
finest city in the country. That's the
reason l live here What! Aren't
YOU a Christian Endeavorer?" mot
exactly. | am J. W. Nc, and have
lived here fifteen years" ITO think
that | would stand there and grin and
eulogize for five minutes, all for his
amusement" said Blanks speaking of
it afterward. And all for that con-
temptible Nc, too. Why, he owed me
$50 for the last five years. Strange that
/ never have happened to see him be-
fore. Detroit Free Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
What Germans say.

Senator Frye's utterance that Ger
many is the foremost competitor OF
America in the worlds market is
echoed in the late Prince Bismarck s
paper, the Hamburger Nachrichten,
which unreservedly states that Ger
many has only one competitor, the
United States.
1t also says that, English conserva-
tism and inability to consider the
tastes of other nations is bound to lose
when opposing American daring, in
vention and willingness TO sacrifice
enormous plants to install new meth
DDS, and appreciation of the value OF
time and close study. by means of con-
sular reports, of the demands of the
foreign markets. Moreover, it says,
America has the raw materials which
England must import, and points out
that America is now needing Blaine's
far-seeing advice to export tinlshed
articles rather than raw materials.
1t forecasts that English friendship
for America will turn to enmity when
the competition becomes sharper, and,
meanwhile, it says, let Germany keep
her eyes on America and grid herself
for the impending battle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

According to ]. Earl Wagner, the
treasurer of the Washington club, the
practice of boosting the batting of
players in order to sell them to advan-
tage has been introduced by him into
the National League. He admits that
this was done by the official scorer OF
the Washington club to increase De
Montreville's market value, and claims
President Hanlon adopted similar tao
tics with like purpose at Baltimore.
Mr.. Wagner has so far entered no de-
NAL of an interview to this effect. He
says that he considers such a course
legitimate, because De Montreville was
only given the best of it in not charg-
ing fielder with an error on FUN
BILE, but giving De Montreville a his
on it. This may satisfy the conscience
of the Washington magnate, but his
reputation would not have suffered had
he kept quiet about the smart practice
that he boasts of.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

the opportunity to sever unpleasant re-
lations. Around Them as nucleus the
new organization would build its eight
teams, using such minor league play
ers as they could obtain. The right
OF reservation, the cornerstone OF pro-
fessional baseball, Eill not be exercis-
ed, so 1t is said, BY the new magnates
This would mean .het at the end OF
the season their PAYERS would be free
to sign with Whatever clubs they pleas
ed, and in order to keep .hel, their
respective clubs would be forced to
make new terms with them and offer
in most cases better inducements. The
National League and all other parties
to the national agreement would
blacklist the deserters and harass their
rivals in every conceivable way. The
promoters of the association claim that
they would avoid conflict of dates in
cities in which rival clubs are placed.
The National League would not permit
this, if it were possible to avoid it.,
especially on Sundays and holidays.
The plans of those behind the move
ment have not been made public, but
developments will be watched with in
terest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

Labor In England and the United States
If we look at England from an in
dustrial point of view, we find that
in some respects it is a little in ad-
vance of the United States. For in
stance, if we rightly remember, there
were, at the late English elections,
thirteen labor representatives elected
as members of parliament. This GER
tainly speaks well for England, when
it is remembered that there none but
a householder has a vote, and no men,
Der gets a salary. This is something
that seems to be almost an impossible
ity in our country, where the people
are supposed to rule.
Just at present there seems to be a
lot of agitation here in favor of the
eight-hour work day. This is all right
in its place, and by all means it is
something that we ought to have
However, we are behind England in
this matter, as that law has been ia
active operation over there for great
many years, and not only eight hours
but in many cases five and six hours
constitute a days work. And they do
not have to wait for a monthly and
semi-monthly payday, but on the con-
trary receive their pay every other
Friday and in some cases every Sat
urGay evening. We do not find this
to be the general rule here.
Again, we have here a nourishing
institution known as the "pluck-me"
or company store. This used to exist
in England, but the people had enough
common sense to put it down, and they
introduced what is known as the CO.
operation store system. 1t is an adj
mirable system, and would be worthy
of imitation in this country. Any per-
son can become member of this sys-
TEN by paying a small amount to join
it, and receive goods at first cost.
Again, they have over there an in
stitution known as the postal savings
system. This not only exists there,
but is found in France, Germany and
Austria, and we believe in Italy and
Russia. This proves to be a very sat-
isfactory enterprise as it has a ten
5,
industry. However, we find that in the
United States it is conspicuous by it's
absence.
We are not as far advanced as we
think we are, notwithstanding all our
wisdom and boosted liberty TO the con-
trary. We often hear a great deal
about labor here being better paid than
in other countries. While this may be
true to certain extent, yet if we
compare the cost of living in this coun-
try and England, labor is very little
better paid here than in the land of
John Bull, and it costs less than one
half to live there, compared with
what it does here. Labor there is not
very often below four shillings Ga dol
lar). That is about the prevailing
wage here at present.
Patton, Pa. JAMES MURPHY.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

One of the side shows of the Paris
exposition will be a reproduction OF
the notorious beggars' haunt Of the
Middle Ages, which will be known as
paris in 1900" 1t has been planned
by NJ. Colbert, a pupil of Violet lie
Due, and the same architect who mod
eled the mock Bastile for the last ex-
hibition. The district between Notre
Danes des Victories, near the Bourse,
and the Porte Saint-Dennis, has been
reproduced in panoramic fashion, with
appropriate imitation in miniature OF
various monuments and buildings. On
the Cour des Miracles itself there is
theater s2s the performance Of plays
by the "traan;l," and other bad char
acters of the epocn. The Mayfair OF
the Middle Ages is also shown. and the
exhibition, on the whole, promises to
prove an attraction as a curious recon.
struction of a picturesque portion Cd
old Paris.-New York Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

Organization, enlightened by educa-
ton and governed by sound principles,
will be able to give effect to all the
legitimate demands of labor. AS far
as | can see all these demands are
legitimate and acticable-reduced
hours, better wages. increased pay for
overtime, the special protection of
minors and women and miners, the I'M
limited liability of employers in cases
of fatality, the extension of technical
and manual training-these constitute
a platform of which nothing is abb
struse, unjust, or visionary.
When the means for accomplishing
these results are canvassed there is no
unanimity. Strikes and lockouts are
poor expedients at best, and if accom-
panied by intimidation, are illegal and
immoral. Mutiny is death. Man has
the right to work for whom he will, if
he has right to live. The one is the
corollary Of the other; and when he is
deprived of that right through terror
ism or blacklisting, he is a victim of
confederate barbarism as well as Grim
inality.
Arbitration is beginning to play a
leading part in labor disputes, and it
may be that the long-sought solution
and sympathy is to be found in it. In
any event, the laboring community,
when properly organized and instruct
ed. can exact recognition of it's rights
either directly by the action of its own
members within themselves, or indi-
rectly through the medium of the state
Democracy, the ruler of us all, is ready
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
KISSING BUG
Stopped n Band Concert by Biting the
Cornet Soloist.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch: 1t has
been wisely said that music hath
charms to soothe the savage breast"
Verify harmonious sounds have power
to affect the kissing bug in that di-
rection to the superlative degree, as
Mr.. Charles Colley, cornet soloist in
Prof. Guido Vogel's band, can testify
and give ocular proof of. Mr.. Colley
was on the program for a solo during
Prof. Vogels band concert at Benton
Park Thursday afternoon. For his
subject he selected the kiss Me-"
waltz from Merry War" The crowd
at the park admired the selection
greatly and settled comfortably on the
benches to hear the sweet-voiced cor
net send melting strains into their
ears when Mr.. Colley arose. Mr.. Col
ley stood erect and bowed in response
to the plaudits. He threw back his
shoulders, placed the cornet at the
proper angle, with the mouthpiece to
his lips. Leader Vogel tapped his
violin bow on the music stand in front
vi ullll, DCdt Vic olOWly Il LOW
and kiss Me-" softly, sweetly issued
from the cornet in cadenza. The
strains rose and swelled in volume, the
hearts of the listeners swelling toward
ecstasy with the music, when-discord!
A high note jumped the track and ran
off in a wall like cat call. Mr.. Colley
yanked the cornet down with one hand,
slapped his mouth vigorously with the
other and stamped on the floor. Prof
Vogel stopped beating time. The other
musicians turned toward the soloist in
surprise. The audience Uttered, or
some of it did Mr. Colley retreated
to the rear of the stand and was hast
lily joined by Prof. Vogel. The SOLO
lists lips were rapidly swelling and
there was a tiny, bloodred spot visi-
BILE in tke center of the swollen place.
He had been kissed by kissing bug.
Further playing on the cornet was
impossible for him. Prof. Vogel made
explanations to the audience, and Mr..
Cooley sought physician.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04

to carry out their behests, as coon as
convinced that they are reasonable and
judicious. Any bchests, for instance,
calculated to drive away or destroy
capitalize wage fund-or to intimi-
da.e the non-unionist or blacklist the
unionists, would not be judicious or
reasonable, but offensive to gods and
men alike. aud rebellious to democratic
rule.
He who is not wiifumy blind can see
that the future, uncertain and dark in
other respects, belongs to organized
labor, unless in the intoXication of new
power it lose its head and degenerate
into communism or other anarchlal
and deadly revolution.
.Houtzdale, Pa. P. ]. DRAIN.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
The Cyclone.

Kingsley Qowa) Times: Ever see a
cyclone, say? Bite the world and
MUNICH away? Eat up houses, fences,
trees, just as easy as you please? Get
a hustle on it's jaws. Swipe the earth
with fiendish claws. Hump its pack
and take a run through an orchard
Just fer fun. From hill to hollow
fit, seeming to get strength from Il!
Never seen one? Well, I jung! It's Q
pesky sort of thing. Ever see a cy.
clone, say? Take its track and speed
away? Switch its tail and snort, an6
bound, just like lightning, DER the
ground? Get a swift move with its
feet, racing for the winning heat!
Then cavorting up and down, needing
no laws of the town? Pushing every.
thing aside? Out upon gayly ride
AS though owning all the track, eve,
onward, never back? Never seen one
Well, swow! It's a buster. any
how!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
DAINTINEss OF ENGLAND.
Has a Sing uIar Look of Newness and
Good Breeding.

Has n Sing ular Look of Newness and
Good Breeding.
England in fine weather, like its in
habitants when in happy crcumstan-
ces, has a singular look of ncwness
and good breeding, says the Atlantic
Monthly Everything is swept and
garnished, like the interior of a dain-
tily kept house The hop-poles make a
pale green pattern on the violet plowed
ground. In the streams the long will
low-like weeds are combed out and
starred with Misunderstanding blossoms
Fish dart like ghosts in the sunlit
bright golden water. And the gardens
of the old cottages-cottages, some OF
them, of the time of Elizabeth, nay, al
most of the Black Prince, with seal
Hoped weather-tiles of delicate peach
bloom color and brilliant whitewashed
walls, against which stand out gerani-
ums and pink and white mallows and
even an exquisite japanese lily. What
dainty prosperity!
And Enthusiastically English
through the midst of it runs the past,
in the shape of an old Roman highway.
You can still see slabs of it along the
downs, among immense nut-laden
beeches, past duckponds and the hay
stacks. What a strange mixture of a
very present present with a past which
seems scarcely past at all.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
KANSAS.
NIAoARA's VOICES.
they Arc Not Rambling or Rapid bnt
Planrent and Silvery.


Plangent and Silvery.
Niagara has many voices, and some
Of them are thus described by Mrs.
van Rensselaer, in the Century: And
he noise of Niagara? Alarming
things have been said about 1t, but
they are not true. 1t is a great and
mighty noise, but it is not, as Henne-
pin thought, an outrageous noise 1t
is not roar 1t does not drown the
voice or stun the ears. Even at the
actual foot OF the falls it is not OPP
pressive. 1t is much less rough than
the sound of heavy surf-steadier,
more homogeneous, less metallic, very
deep and strong, yet mellow and soft;
soft, mean, in its quality. AS to the
noise of the rapids, there is none more
musical. 1t is neither rumbling nor
sharp. 1t is clear, plangent, silvery.
1t is so like the voice of a steep brook
much magnified, but not made coarser
or more harsh-that. after we have
known it, each liquid call from Tor
est hillside will seem. like the odor OF
grapevine, a greeting from Niagara. 1t
is an inspiriting, an eXhllaratlhS
sound, like freshness, GOODNESS, vitality
itself made audible. And yet 1t Is
lulling sound. When we have looked
out upon the American rapids lot
many days, it is hard to remember con-
tented life amid motionless surround
ings; and so, when we have slept be-
side them for many nights, it is hard
to think of happy sleep in an empty
silence. Still another kind of music Is
audible at Niagara. 1t must be list
ened for on quiet nights, but then II
will be heard. 1t is like the voice OF an
orchestra so very far away that It's
notes are attenuated to an incredible
delicacy and are intermittently per-
ceived, as though waited upon varia-
BILE zephyrs. 1t is the most subtitle, the
most mysterious music in the world.
What is its origin? Why should we
ask? Such fairy-like sounds ought not
to be explained. Their appeal is to the
imagination only. They are so faint,
so far away, that they almost escape
the ear, as the lunar bow and the fluted
tints of the American falls almost
escape the eye. And yet we need not
fear to lose them, for they are as real
as the deep bass Of the cataracts.'