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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
GETTING WORK AND GETTING
WORKERS.

Zone of the problems confronting
the farmer in the harvesting OF his
crop this year." says prosperity-tout-
ing report, lis the scarcity Of help"
But that was a problem last year, and
the year before, and the year before
that. says The Public. 1t is a problem
every summer, in bad times and In So
called good times. And 1t must re-
main a problem while our laws foster
the development Of classes to serve and
classes to be served. Though the coun-
try were annually overrun with men
seeking work, farmers could not de-
pend upon having an abundant supply
Of hands during one short and excep-
tionally exacting season OF the year.
Farmers complain Of being short or
hands in harvest, yet there is not
farming community in the country
where farm hands could not in the
midst of harvest be hired for less
wages than the farmer pays, provided
only that steadiness of employment
were guaranteed. A brief burst OF I'M
satisfied demand for farm hands in
harvest is not evidence OF abundance
Of work nor OF scarcity OF workers.
That getting workers is In reality
by no means so difficult a matter as
getting work is indicated by this item
from the news columns of the Chicago
Record:
Residents near the Illinois free en-
ployment bureau at 2S Ogden avenue
say that the crowds Of men attracted
by that office are an annoyance to the
neighborhood. The work hunters
come early and hang around all day
it is said.'
There is no room for supposlng that
these people are unwilling to work, nor
pretense that they can be supplied
with work 1t is only household serv-
ants that are reported to be scarce. and
this scarcity, like that of farm hands.
is acknowledged to be temporary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
FOB WOMEN ANpHOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
Calling. Costume from London. Pictures
qua Tea Gown-WithOut Talents -
COrsets Must Go-To Clean Things
Our Cooking School. ...
Life and Love.


There, Is something to live for and SONG
thing to love
Wherever we linser. wherever we rove;
There are thousands of sad ones to cheer
and sustain
Till hopes that are hidden beam Ger them
again.
IS ~ 3Yj lrr.l .'t
fhere as something to live for and some
thing 10 love,
For the spirit OF man is like garden or
grove, ....
1t will yield A. sweet fragrance, but stan
you must toll
And cherish the blossoms, and culture the
soil. ..
There is something to, live for and some
thing to love.
IT'S truth which. the misanthrope ne'er
can disprove.
For tho thorns and thistles may choke up
the flower,
Some beauty will grace the most desolate
bower. a est-, >.- .n .'
Then think on It, brother. wherever thou
Let the life be for men and the love for
tho heart. "
For know that the pathway which leads
us above ..'
Is something to live for and something to
love. .A
Richard Realf.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
shake out we'll, placing the bristlss

shake out we'll, placing the bristlss
down to dry.
The untidy spots left on window
panes by paint or putty may be re-
moved by wetting the glass several
times with a strong solution OF SODA
and when the spots become soft, ruD
them off and polish the glass. TO
clean windows select rather dull day.
or do the work when the sun Is not
shining on you. else the result Will
surely be streaked windows. Dust
them inside and out with a painter S
brush and clean the inside WOODWORK
before touching the glass. then WASH
the panes with warm water containing
ammonia, but no soap. Get the DUST
out OF the corners with a small pointed
stick wrapped with cloth, and wipe
dry with a soft cloth. polishing with
tissue paper or old newspapers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

The old Marseilles quilt, which has
held undsputed sway, has now a rival
in the new Saline embroidered spreads,
These show Saline finished face, with
heavily raised border and sprays in
floral effects closely resembling hand
embroidery, in heavy raised satin
stitch. You may pay for them any
thing from $3.50 all the way up to $25,
but after you have reached the SIC
mark, they are ex1uisitely embroidered
by hand. This class Of goods Is i'm
ported from England. the embroidery
being done by the country women ad-
jacent to towns where the goods are
manufactured. You find them in white,
pink, blue and yellow and other light
shades.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Chilli Sauce.

One dozen large, ripe tomatoes, fo,r
large onions three green peppers, one
red pepper, two tablespoonfuls Of
whole allspice, one teaspoonful finely
broken stick cinnamon, one teaspoon
full whole cloves, one small root Of
green ginger, one cupful of vinegar,
two tablespoonfuls of salt, two table
spoonfuls of sugar, one saltspoonful Of
cayenne. Chop the onions, skinned to-
matoes and peppers very fine, tie the
whole spices in thin muslin bag and
boil altogether for one hour. Bottle
and seal at once.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

ures will show that this year wheat
was actually cent lower than the av'
erage price for the whole 16 years. and
that higher prices prevailed during the
nine years out of the sixteen and eight
out OF the thirteen before the present
administration took hold.
In corn higher prices prevailed ia ii
out OF the 16 years. and in only
two years out Of the 10 before this ad-
ministration did corn reach as low a
point as now. 1t further shows that
corn was over S cents a bushel lower
this year than the average for 16 years,
and that it was still cheaper last year
In hogs, the prices have been higher
during II out Of the 16 years than this
year, and only twice during the Is
years prior to this administration ola
p,::.es fall as low, and the average OF
the 10 years is nearly one cent pound
higher than this year.
In cattle, prrtsss have been as high or
higher seven years out of the Ii. ana
are this year only cents per hundred
pounds higher than the acreage for the
Is years.
Cotton IL not included in the =: Die.
because everybody knows that cotton
has fallen in price every year and Is
still falling.
Now let the republican papers stop
preyaricating about high prices for
farm products and the wonderful pros
perity the farmers are having under
the Mckinley administration.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
y PIccalitii.

One peck green tomatoes, sliced;
one-half peck onions, sliced; one cauli-
flower, one peck small cucumbers.
Leave in salt and water twenty-four
hours, then put in kettle with handful
scraped horse radish. one ounce tur-
meric, one ounce cloves (whole), one
fourth pound pepper (whole), one
ounce cassia buds or cinnamon, one
pound white mustard seed, one pound
English mustard. Place in kettle In
layers and cover with cold vinegar.
Boil fifteen minutes, constantly stir
ring.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

get, and add enough water to this to
make sort of thick salt paste. but
not enough to dissolve the mineral.
Every morning when l get up l take
this UP in handfuls and rub it briskly
over my body. Next jump into tub
of clear, cold water, and take a thor
ough but quick dousing. This being
done, take brisk rub down with a
Turkish towel. The effect is delicious.
1t gives one sense Of exhilaration.
But the best part of the dry salt bath
is not the feeling of freshness and re-
newed life that it imparts, but the soft
stltiny texture Of the skin"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
without Talents.

MANY a modest, unselfish girl, who
Aoes not regard herself as remarkable
either in mind, appearance or manner.
asks, Where is there place for girl
today who Is not beautiful or talented
who cannot play or paint or sing, can
not permit herself to write an essay
for literary club. and has no ability
for leadership" writes Mary R. Bald
win, in the Woman'j Home Compan-
ion, of "The Girl Without Great Gifts"
For such a one the history OF an
everyday girl who met fulfillment and
wrought from common material won
'derful life-flbric may be offered. She
was the plainest of a family, and as
she grew to maidenhood gave no sign
of possessing anything that would not
seem possible to the most ordinary per-
son. Her sisters had each gift But
nobody expected anything great from
Miss Margaret and she never dared
to hope that she could fill any place OF
impprtance, even in the smallest circle.
AS ispften the case with the incon-
spicuptls girl of the family. she became
"a geppral ..e.per. and was called to
assil E To fill gaps in the home
:e4i9k he learned through, all this
40 sWky from herself, and. in eff
sfecf III cannot do this, but my
ssisfe a. s;stsa' soon as she could &C
cepf this size was no longer q lonely
SRI, but ima gined that she had a sort
OF partnership in the achievements of
those bonn she helped. Let it not be
smagih8 that she had meyer q.expe-
riencedA iSgret. that she had herself
been overlooked in the. distribution OF
gifts; there were bitter moments when
she suffered on account Of the fact, but
this was before she had given herself
whollSt0 the purpose of forgetting her
aoss and helping others. AS soon as
this became fact she began to receive
,of the, blgssedness of giving, and the
mental aud spiritual enlargement of
her compensative worked itself out:
wardly, SO that she became very at
tracti9c person. Finally. the prince
e,.and the sli0per fitted the stay-at-
home sisters and she became princess
before whom many hearts bowed in
the sincerest reverence"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06


Issue tile deed to each living squir-
rel. This would create an incentive for
gathering more nuts.
AS squirrels cannot create nut trees,
it would be impossible for them to pro-
vide nut trees for the squirrels that are
born tomorrow; but one nut tree will
support two squirrels, and the young
strangers could gather nuts on shares
for the. older squirrels.
This would enable the old settlers to
store up nuts for future use, and they
could then employ young squirrels to
build houses for them and wait On
them. and they could pay them in the
nuts gathered by the younger.
Of course after time there would
lie more squirrels than work to co. and
the competition between each sther for
employment would decrease wages. 1t
might now be said that the working
squirrels would become dissatisfied and
NOulu tie Ol INC INV
nopoly of nut trees, but they would do
nothing of the kind Some would claim
that their misery was caused by the
single nut standard, others that it was
because squirrels drank rain water,
and still others that it was because a
machine had been invented to gather
nuts, and that the solution lay in the
collective ownership Of the machine.
Then there would be the influence OF
the pious squirrels. who would claim
that nothing could be accomplished SO
long as the bad little squirrels worked
on Sunday. Quite large class would
hold that everything WAC all right;
that there always were poor squirrels
and always would be. and at the men
ton Of the abolition Of nut tree monop-
oily they would all rise and with ore
mighty voice cry: What! would yoW
confscate the poor working squirrels
nut tree?-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
THE DISiNHERITEO.

From the dawn OF day into dusk and
dark
The bounteous earth we till.
Bat only the husks and the chaff are
ours,
Tho we grind the grist at the mill
In vineyards we work. but quaf not
vine.
The cup is dashed from our hand,
The juice of the grape is for Plutoh
board.
And the lordllngs of the land!
The water we draw never moists our
tongue,
Tho our threats are parched and hos.
The wood that we hew heats other
hearthstones,
But our own fires burn not.
For tho gold and the gems we d;g ana
delve,
But their glitter and their SOW
Shine not for us who danger dare
In the sunless mines below.
Weavers are we, and we wear noe saN
cloth,
Builders that enter not in;
Dare we declare that we own act ozr
own,
Our cry is considered sin.
On bended knee we have asked FOG cur
own,
But our prayers were wasted hleath.
For the lie wan proclaimed from the
affairs
We must wait till after death.
On the treadmill of shop and mart 20
groan
Till our ragged lives are spent,
Gathering golden grains for Piutas
pile
For his Midas touch is rent!
Disinherted? Aye! so wall the weak.
For plunderers do not whine,
But they guard their loot with picket
fence
Backed up with picket line.
We serfs are sinners against ourselves:
IT'S our apathy that covers
Our labor and blood palace havo
built.
And the Palace must be ourss
Fitzgerald Murphy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
ChOwchOw.

One quart large cucumbers, one quart
small cucumbers. two quarts onions,
four heads caulifower, six green pep
pers, one quart green tomatoes, one
gallon vinegar, one pound mustard,
two cups sugar, -twh cups flour, one
ounce turmeric. Put all in salt and
water one night; cook all the vegeta-
bles in brine until tender except large
cucumbcrs. Pour over vinegar and
spices.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
T6sS1gl6gbin:s.

To aEaS .iffeHE Wash it with a
mild soap; preferably Ivory. Shake it
well, spread Trout; and press it while
wet to. avdt Shrinking and wrinklins.
n well stretched over the ironing board
and ironed promptly IT will look like
new. ga.
To Clean, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the same process, only dissolve few
drops of gum arabic in the water to
restore the:crispness.
Hair brushes can be kept as clean
as comb, but require care. The han
dies and back should be wet as little as
possible, never laying a wet brush
down on the back, Once week. at
Vast, the brush should be dipped into
a solutionS ST one. quart of hot
water and a~himp Of soda as big as a
walnut, ox.a tablespoonful of cloudy
ammonia. Dip the brush, IN and out
saW + looks clean. then rinse we'll and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
Picked Cucumbers.

Take zoo or 300, lay them on dis.
salt, and let them remain eight or
nine hours; then drain, laying them in
a Jar, pour boiling vinegar upon them.
Place near the fire, covered with vine
leaves. If they do not become suffi-
GENTLY green strain off the vinegar,
boil it, and again pour it over them,
covering with fresh leaves. Continue
till they become green as you wish.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
Dry Salt Baths.

4, A dry salt bath is said to tone UP the
general system and renovate the COM
plexion as If by magic. II never had
anything do me so much good" said
a lady who has tried 1t. Il get. that
feeling of fatigue which Expresses me
nearly every summer. My physician
advised me to avoid tonics and to try
dry salt baths instead. I fill large
earthen jar with the coarscst salt can
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
Picked Peaches.

; Take ripe. but not too soft peache..
mt a Glove into one end Of each peach.
Take two pounds brown sugar to gal
Ion of vinegar, skim end boil UP twice;
nour 1t hot over peaches and cover
close. In a week or two pour OF and
scald vinegar again. After this they
will keen any leR 9Th OF time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
Cors,s,s Must 90.

The decree has gone forth from Paris
and the will of the modistes of that
city Is law the world over-that the
corset must be consigned to the rag
bag. The Parisiennes have discovered
what many other people knew a scoi|e
OF years,ago. that If dress Is nodded
to the form and very stifIly boned the
necessity for corset is removed and
the effect is infinitely better. There
seems small cause for rejoicing among
dress reformers and physicians, how
ever, over this change in the spirit Of
femininity's dreams, for 1t will be only
a transfer of the compression from one
article to another, not doing away
of it altogether. There is also a rumor
afloat that the gel skirt Is about to
sink into obliyien; another rumor- de
clares that the princess style is to be
more than ever: popular this fall and
that one of the most fashionable wom7
en- has just -ordered-sape of'these gowns
made Of silk Jersey. .cloth of a mode
tint and trtImpmed With ecru Irish lace
Everyone wiio knows how jersey cloth
fits, how, 1t, cUngs to eaclscprye. and
line. whlfeAuze that the end Of the eel
skirt, becoming or unbecomlng Is not
yet. IENatano princess gown, but has
a tight&AM skirt, and 50, while
wider ones may be introduced, the
chances aHsaf.the other will have a
following HWpagthe willowy girls, for
whom 1T 4snIipited fascination.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
Pickles.

AS the picking season is at hand
model housewives should remember to
use glass bottles for pickles, also wood
en- knives and forks in preparation OF
them. Fill bottles three parts full with
articles to be pickeled, then fill bottle
with vinegar. Use saucepans lined
with earthenware or stone pipkins to
boil vinegar in.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06
THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.

The visionary squirrels are at this
season Of the year gathering ana stor-
ing nuts for winter. and each squirrel!
retains for its own use the full product
of its labor. The reason of this is that
all squirrels. have equal freedom to
gather nuts. But then. you know,
the squirrels are not practical.
II 10y we're practical, they would
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

French gray wolfe, or mauve fouiard
trimmed with coarse guipire and small
Louis XIV. bows and graceful festoons
of baby ribbon in a deeper shade.
Finely pleated flounces, edged with
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

Great Britain having built
a dam across our Silver
Stream, Gold alone is pow
erless to turn the wheels of
Commerce. Result: Stagua-
ton and Commercial Death,
to which John Bull points
with pride, rejoicing in his
wonderful successes.
the producer Consumed"
by Hon. 5. S. King.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

ribbon ruche., Tiny steel buckles. Hat
in yandyked straw, turned up at the
side with links of cut jet. ROWS Oh
ribbon and tufts of feathers in harmo-
nv with the trimming Of the gown.-
Queen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

Husaey gures love.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-06

II ICY we're practical, they would
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
jersx. MIX. jersey Isatter.
.Jersey Cream,


Cream cheeses apd fresh batter
raiik = 70. be had at al times
at Gle jersey Dairy Tile little
Jersey Cow does the. Colorine
and furnishes the richness that
cannot be- eqnaled by any other
dairy COW. We do not uss Colo.
iags or Preservatives in orr dairy
products bat furnish the plife ar
ti,.le projected with the greatest
care OF cleanliness in handling milk
Visitors are cordially invited at ali
times . witness or methods and
to sample the milk as taken from
the COW wlliei, Will eonvins anyone
ofslre SUPERIOR aeeicie. The stock l.
fri t.z- lnssst approved dairy feed
ga ss&e;,l = pesfeet state ef :lezli5;
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
re HIP.

Tie hop at the opera house last
night Was carried oat according to
program and vas decided success
About seventy Eve we're in attends
ance, and daucing was kept up
until two o'clock. The Anzaldua
band furnished the Ausic.
Tie ladies who participated IN
the pleasure of fke dance were
Mrs. A. Celaya, Misses F arrer,
Foster, Lizzie Barbour, Levy, Boil
lack, Eaa Whitman. Aggie Will
man, Olivia Tznaga, q. Dongherty,
Margaret Rohde, Bay Stove, Rosa
Stowe, MieIke, Marian Forsyth,
Belden, May Scanlan, Geraldine
Kelly, Anne Kelly, giIghman,
Webb. Same Kennedy Florence
Kened5 Annie Ensse4a, Eleanor
Russell and Wrefora. The gentle
men present were Aag. Celaya, G.
H Maris. 4 Thorailam, W. Will
man, E. K. Gocdrick, o. Bell, S.
A. Belden, jr., L. Dreyfus, F.
Lopez. g. Sto#a, sr., E $. Dough
erty, E. Eowalski, Joe Sherwood,
Il. Hicks, g. Seaman, 81. Besteiro,
j. Bollack aud Ii. Putegnat.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
Visitors In Alice.
From the Echo Oct. s.

From the Echo Oct. 5
Jddge }. B. Wells was in Alice
Monday.
Miss Anna Barton. of Browns
vil{o registered at the Sedwiek
Saturday while en- route to Corpus
Christi.
j. 81. Reagan travelling solicitor
for that great journal, the Texas
Trade Review, published at Dallas
took III Brownsville while working
this neck of the woods before re-
turning to the more denseIy set
tied portions of the state. Now
Brownsville Is. a little cat eff the
way for traviing men and $50
miles Stage jonrnny is rather ex-
pensive bat Mr. Reagen was deter
mined that the great journal he
represented should have patrons
IN far of Brownsville and right
well he succeeded too for he sold
1000 copies and got d long list of
subs.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
AEarss FISH.

One C The largest red FISH of the
season WAS takea abont a hundred
yards from the shore by Joe Cooley,
one of the party CT gentlemen that
breakfasted with Major W. Ii. Il.
Crowell at the Point, as mentioned
ii Yesterday HERALD. DIR. Cooley
brought his trophy 10 the city. lie
vii have It elnballned and shipped
50 his home in SaH Antedio to
prove TO his many friends thst he
IS a Einlrod.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
LADIES'

-lAE1ES.
Balleza,. LucilIa
F'algout, LuiSsta
Vazqdez, Barbara Mata de
GENTLEMEN:
Burnie, RobStf.
Cruz, Donlit17P
Davis, w. E.
Gamboa, Ygnosencio
Garcia, Felipe
Gill, T. W.
Kidder, George
Lss4ez1. Clement
Low, Mr.. & Mrs. Arthur
Low, Ar. & Mrs. Asa
Low, Mr.. & Mrs. Mae.
Low. Mr.. & Mrs. VIM.
Me.ias, FeliS
Mendez, Sefeyino
MuriIlo, Maup
Pe;ee, Ne
Raiilir,.s, Cieofas
Soto, Agapito.
Persons calling for the above let
srs Will please say advertised,
j. B. SHARPE, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
HEAxY RAINS Al
RDgRANDE
River On a Rampage Same
Crops Lost by Overflow

Rio Gr~side, Tex, Oct. 6.=-F'oI
several days past heavy rains have
fallen in fms sectfan and similar
reports ars coming III from all over
the coqd The Bio srsade Is
On 3 rampage md ont Of is banks.
Much drift IS coming down. A
srge amoNht of corn hsa been
planted in the bottom since the
5ane rise and WIS almost ready to
harvest, when the overflow came
Destroying many acres Of it. Is
I5ecfally Is this the ease along tAe
flyer below here. reports from
above are rfore favorable. At
present it is difficult te estimate
the damage of the overflow, but
it is supposed to be no smsli
amount.
This is tie frst Hms the Rio
Grande has been kuoun to overflow
at this time of the year. The riss
al present is rapidly falling.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup
has been isea fer over Fifty years
By t'ailiiors Of mothers for their
children while teethin&. with per-
feet success. 1t so0tbes the child,
softens the gums, ailaYs all pain,
cures @wine cello, and IS :the best
remedy For Diarrhoea. IS viii re-
lieve TIE pa.er littte sufferer. imme-
liateIy. Sold by Druggists in
every part OF. the world. Twenty
i've cents Il bottle. Be sure and
ask fer Mrs. NYinslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take 30 other kind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
Srecial Premium List.

The HERALD is in receipt Of the
list OF special premiums offered by
the San Antonio international Fair
association for exhibits at the .fair,
which will open Saturday Get Is,
and last nntil Nov. 8. Siauy val
.nahle and tempting. premiums are
offered, making it VII Wofh while
to compete for them. Any who
ar6 Interested shoald SEMI for the
premium list, addressing she San
Antonio International Fair Apt +
citation.