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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

1t is generally supposed that slavery
no longer exists in the United States
of America, but by those who make
close study Of such matters this Will
be promptly recognized as a very
great mistake. In San Francisco alone
there are said to be 600 Chinese wom-
en- who are, SO far as they know to
the contrary, the property of their mas
tiers. In Brooklyn quite recently a
rather attractive young woman was
sold to a Chinese laundryman for $500.
The remarkable phase of the Chinese
slavery which prevails in this coun-
try is that the victims do not seem to
realize the abjectness of their condi-
ton and would very much prefer to
remain here as they are than return
to their native land and its daily grind
for food, with the result of each days
efforts constantly in doubt.-Provl-
dence Telegram.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Cocoa In Samoa.

According to a British foreign Of
flee reported Quoted in the Board OF
Trade Journal for January, 1899, 1t
appears that potential commercial
feature has at length arisen for the
Samoa group, after years of depression,
owing to the fall in price of copra, and :
the apparent unsuitability of the eli
mate for other civilizations, such as
rice. sugar, tea, or cotton.
Small capitalists ($2,500 to 100000
going to Samoa and purchasing or
leasing land for the purpose Of cocoa
planting, would stand good chance
of making fair income after the first
three or four years, provided they pos
sess a practical knowledge of tropical
planting or will take advice from those
in Samoa who have experience in the
matter. The number of small planta-
lions is rapidly increasing, and it is
estimated that rs acres are now plant
ed with cocoa trees. The tree is rO-
bust and hardy, growing luxuriantly in
Samoa and yielding abundant crops
after trif1ing cultivation. The quality
is considered good, the price varying,
according to reports from Hamburg.
San Francisco, and Sydney, between
$3.50 and $500 per ton. A small plan
tation of six acres holds about 1000
trees, and these in the third year pro-
duce some 100000 pods; and 1t is ap-
parent that, even with the liberal al
lowance of Is pods to the pound OF
marketable bean, each tree would pro-
duce from six to eight pounds of pre-
pared cocoa bean per annum. The trees
are in full yield after the fifth year,
and there is apparently no age limit to
their bearing.
The cost of land near Apia, contin-
ues the British consul. is from 81 to
$14 per acre if purchased from whites,
and from 81 to 81 per acre II leased
from the natives on 20 or 20 years
lease. The soil is rocky and volcanic.
Although labor in large masses IL
practically unobtainable and the ma
tive Samoan is by no means energetic.
sufficient floating labor for small PLAN
tations is to be had. The price is from
Sc to IS per month for a laborer, HIS
food costing about 81 per month. One
man ought to look after six acres OF
well-grown cocoa in the. dry season,
but two are required during the wet
season-from December to May.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
KILLED BY A BEAR.
Miners Plucky Fight With the Animal
Ended In Death.

Seattle (Wash.) Cor St Louis Globe
Democrat: F. H. Browning, of Seat
tie, who has just returned from Daw-
son over the ice, brings news of the
terrible death of Carl Joel, of New
York, who was killed by Yukon bear
on the banks of the Indian river. These
bears resemble cinnamon, but are
larger. Joel was tramping up the
trail with heavy pack, when he sud
denly came face to face with a big
Yukon bear, which started for the
miner as soon as he saw him. Joel
was armed with a heavy "A Colt re-
volver and every chamber was loaded.
He started to fire at the beast when 1t
was 20 feet away His aim was steady
and when he pulled the trigger bull
let struck home. Blood spurted from
a severed artery, and he wrote out the
story of the fight in crimson on the
snow. The bear kept on and the min
err fred again. Another squirt of blood
showed that the second bullet went
home. No vital spot had been struck
and with the huge beast numbering
down upon him Joel stood his ground
and fired the remaining cartridges. AS
the beast was upon him he fired his
last shot. The bullet struck home
over the heart, but it had been fired
too late. With its last tremendous
burst of strength the great bear grab
bed the unfortunate man in its death
grip and never let go. A party OF
miners bound for Lower Dominion
creek found the body a short time
after. Joel was still in the bears
grasp. 1t had been fight to the
death of BOTH
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
A Word In Season.

The man who has wealth often hunsers
for health;
The man who has health may lack
bread;
The man on the top of the ladder of fame
May long for the bottom instead.
We never can tell what smile may con-
ceal,
What skeletons stand to appal
But this is as certain as certain can be-
We can't have Il all!
'Now that isn't co. very likely you'll
say,
But it is. almost always in life.
The statesman triumphant and naughty
to-day.
Is wretched and worn with strife.
The ''star" of the playhouse, admired and
caressed,
Has moments as bitter as gall.
The gourmet dimes richly, but gone is
the Zest-
We can't have It all!
Dear Ralph Waldo E.. we with you must
agree
Compensation's a natural law.
And that Is the sauce that should flavor
each course,
Whomever the cooking is for.
Try this excellent plan both for woman
and man
BE cheerful whateer befall;
Think that fortune is fair If she sends
you a share
You can't have 1t all!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

Of man appear as nothing IN COMPARE
son. A force fully equal to four hun
bred and seventy-thrce million horse
power was estimated as developed In
West Indian cyclone. This is about
fifteen times the power that is Great
able by all means within the range OF
mans capabilities during the same
Were steam, water, windmills and the
strength of all men and all animals
combined they could not at all APP
proach the tremendous force exerted
by this terrible storm.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

We have all heard the old wheeze
of tanning lion or tiger by steadily
keeping your eye fixed on him. Ac-
cording to one of the keepers at Bar
NUNS a more effective method is o
cigar or cigarette.
Nearly every wild beast that l have
ever come across" said this ofhciai
to the writer the other day, lis fond
Of tobacco in some shape or form.
made this discovery quite accidentally.
Once, when l was in America with this
show, one of the visitors who was
smoking cigar pulled some OF the
smoke into the lions face as he lay
asleep in the cage. l expected to see
a real riot, but instead of that the lion,
after giving couple Of sneezes, moved
quietly up to the bars and raised his
nose sniffingly as if asking for a sec
ond dose. l have tried the experiment
on all sorts of wild animals since, and
| have found that most of them enjoy
thoroughly big sniff of tobacco. We
had bear here once that used to rub
his nose and back against the bars OF
his cage. just like a cat asking to be
stroked, whenever any one smoking
cigar came near him. Antelcpes and
wild goats aren't satisfied with the
mere Whit If you give them cigar
or cigarette they will swallow it
eagerly, and, what is more, seem TO
suffer no bad effects from their meal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

ing to the description given, had called
in their services during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours for dislocated should
err blade and had he called upon them
at o'clock a. m. today; the hour at
which Stanton, in telephoning, men,
toned that he had seen the doctor r
They bath stated, most positively.
that no young man had called upon
them at that hour; nor had they been
asked to set a shoulder blade.
Saturday morning came, and Stan
ton came, too. carrying his arm in
sling. They solemnly informed him
that his story from beginning to end.
was false. and fabrication.
He vainly endeavored to wriggle out
of it-by telling Mr.. P that he
must have made inquiries of the wrong
doctor, as there were two by that
name, living very near together.
Mr.. P was quite prepared. how
ever, for this remark. and promptly
informed him that he had communi-
Gated with both.
With few words of salutary advice
and counsel, from his erstwhile en-
ployer, Sidney Stanton, with detected
countenance, sad heart and slow step
walked out into the street.
Where is he today? He, the bright,
promising young man; with culture
and grace of manner anyone might al
most envy?
Walking the streets without char
acter.
That is what ''le" cost him.
In conversation upon the street
with one who knew under what pc
culiar circumstances he had left Mr..
P@'s employ, Stanton said; 81 have
lost one of the best situations | ever
had, and all through lie! God help
ing me, l WILL never, never tell an
other"
Would you give him another trial.
and his position back again If you
were in need of clerk?' asked
friend. interested in Stanton.
That is no easy question to give
an immediate answer to- said Mr..
P. IF it was only slip from
sobriety which he had made, | would
have no hesitation in receiving him
back again, for he was, l think, the
smartest young man behind the count
er that have ever met during bust
ness career of more than thirty years;
and that is saying great deal. But
he is a liar. | would never know
where he was spending the time after
the way he has deceived me-" and
judging by Mr.. P-'s facial express
sion and voice. he uttered the words
with sad heart-a fair prospect and
success, which seemed so we'll assured,
suddenly extinguished by falsehood.
Wherefore, putting away lying.
speak every man truth with his neigh
Dor, for we are members of one an
other" Eph. 4:25.
If Sidney Stanton had done this,
what humiliation and disgrace, what
loss of character and unhappiness he
would have spared himself.-Ram's
Horn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
WHAT A LIE COST.
BY Sidney Stanton.

by OluHey Otdutou.
copyrighted, 1899, by F. L. Chapman
1t was into large and handsomely
fitted retail grocery establishment. re-
splendent with mirrors, which re-
flected the dazzling brightness shining
from many suspended bulbs Of light
that a young man, some 25 years OF
age, entered in reply to an advertise
ment for a "first-class clerk"
The store was situate in the aristo-
cratic quarter of metropolitan city,
and as the proprietor was we'll known
as man of answering integrity, ac-
tuated in his dealings always by Chris
tian principle, and withal having
thirty years experience, gathered from
both sides of the Atlantic, behind him,
1t was considered no mean privilege
for any young man to be in his employ.
Standing near the door as the young
man entered, Mr.. p bowed slightly,
asking what he could have the pleasure
of doing for him, when the young man
removed his hat and with radiant
smile which seemed to suit him well,
and in tone of voice which gave good
evidence of refinement, said: 81 have
called sir, in reply to your. advertise
ment for 'first-class clerk.
Being questioned as to whom he had
served, or was serving, and replying
satisfactorily, Mr.. p. was so favorably
impressed by the young mans bearing
and manner that, without demanding
references" as to character or ability
| or both, he at once engaged him to
enter upon his new service at the be-
ginning of the following week.
Promptly at the hour appointed Sid
ney Stanton was at his post. He soon
sprang into favor with Mr.. p. who
warmly congratulated himself that at
last he had found what he had so long
been seeking-a young man who was
quick in his every movement. thor
ough salesman and with an address"
as natural as it was pleasant. He was,
indeed, his beau ideal of a counter
| hand.
1t was not long, however before
kind (?) friend whispered to Mr.. p.
that Stanton was addicted to drinking,
and that he had lost more than one
situation by it. But it made no differ
ence to Mr.. p His only reply was
that he had found in him young man
of superior ability, and that so far he
was we'll satisfied with him, and that
even If the story were true, he should
here have another chance given him
to retrieve his character.
Nothing was said to Stanton about
this, and he had probably hoped and
persuaded himself to believe that Mr..
P. knew absolutely nothing.
He had held his position for about
six months, to the most perfect salts
faction of his employer, when one
morning a telephone message come to
Mr.. P, stating that Sidney Stanton
was unable to come to business on ac-
count of an injury sustained by falling
from the street car in going home last
night the roads we're in 4 slippery
condition after the rain, and in alight-
ing he had fallen"
About two hours later Stanton him
self telephoned, stating that he had
lust returned from visit to the doc
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

have no Tasrrel with any proposition
OF that sort. But think it is we'll for
us to extract any notes, not to say
beams. that may be lodged in our own
eyes before we turn all our might to
the uplifting OF the expressed or III
fortunate hundreds and even thou
sands of miles from our shores. In New
York tenement houses, where conta-
gious diseases are frequently found,
workwomen are sewing on goods for
the wear of other women at the fol-
lowing rates:
Silk shirt waists, 90 cents a dozen.
Mems outing shirts, so cents dozen.
Women's shirt waists, Az cents each.
Women's wrappers, 43 cents dozen.
Aprons, Is cents dozen.
Linen cashmere skirts with facing
and skirt braid, 10 cents apiece.
Yet men pirate about REFRESHING
crime, and preventing women from en-
tering dishonorable paths, where
money is more plentiful.
But no matter how good the quality
of the material in these articles, or how
well they are sewed, they lack one
thing: There is no union label on
such garments!
Possibly you yourself belong to q
union, and yet are so short-sighted as
to pat yourself on the back, so to
speak, when your wife or daughters
tell you how much they bought with.
one dollar. There is no Disgusting the
fact, you can get much for a dollar
that is, If you relish your purchase.
You have the proud satisfaction that
you got much for little, because some
fellow being was compelled to give
overmuch for a pittance. You are
buying stock in the starvation ana
degradation of women and children;
you have the grand consciousness that
you had part in inflicting the horrors
of helpless exposure to the billiards. oil
the last two weeks upon hundreds OF
working women who had not the
wherewith to buy fuel, warm raiment,
or substantial food. You get an inter-
est in all this when you buy the gar
ments sold so cheaply because made for
nothing. You see, you get lots besides
the thing the clerk wraps up for you;
you become an active partner in trans
actions that have for their object the
transforming of health, and plenty, and
virtue, into sickness, miserable want
and dishonor. Oh, yes! you get great
deal for your dollar!
How about being just little more
particular about the union label after
this?-John Smith, Mechanic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Notes.

A labor exchange remarks that FAC.
cording to latest cable advices 2,5oO
Philippines were Christianized at the
revival held by these two great Amer
lean .evangelists, Dewey and Otis, in
the vicinity of Manila last Saturday
and Sunday"
In Colorado there are seventeen I'M
ion men in the legislature. The lieu
tenant governor is union man, and
Mrs. Lee, who recently presided over
the house, belongs to a union and is
the wife of a union man. In the New
York assembly there are ten, and in
Pennsylvania eleven, and there is not
a legislative body in the country which
has not some smaller representation.
The proceedings Of the eighteenth
annual convention Of the American
Federation of Labor, held at Kansas
CITY. are now ready for distribution at
rs cents per copy, $3.50 per dozen, or
$40 per hundred The book contains
the reports of the president, secretary
treasurer and executive council and all
committees and matters of an import
ant nature. Address Frank Morrison
secretary A. F. OF L., Washington,
d. c.
The editor of the New York Printer
offers this criticism of Bishop Potter's
reported ideas of workingman's club:
Somebody has told Bishop Potter that
the saloon is the laborer's club room,
and he wants to idealize this club. Let
the worthy bishop forget his, play.
Once upon time the workingman in
this country looked the future in the
face without fear. He took his booze,
if he felt like 1t, in becoming modera-
ton. and devoted at least nine parts
of his wages to his family,as was prop
err. Now he looks the future in the
face with trembling. When he loses
his job, grim despair seizes him, and
the fear of losing his job makes him
nervous whenever he thinks Of it, for
he knows it is chilly on the outside.
Poverty and the fear of poverty has
driven more men to drink than any
thing else. Moses taught religion of
Justice; Christ taught religion Of
love- Let Bishop Potter teach reli-
gion of justice and ponder on Tolstoi's
epigram: The rich will do anything in
the world for the poor-except get off
their backs"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

A carved sword Of honor, owned by
the Gackwar of Baroda, India, is by
far the most valuable in the world,
it's hilt and scabbard being encrusted
with diamonds, rubies and emeralds
of the rarest kind, the whole being
valued at f22O,000 Several of the ma
tive Indian princes have swords OF
honor of more than half the value Of
that belonging to the ruler of Baroda,
the golden hilts being studded with the
most valuable precious stones The
Shah of Persia had sword valued at
upwards of 100000 which he wore on
his visit to Great Britain. The car
of Russia and the sultan of Turkey
possess swords, set with diamonds and
other precious stones worth thousands
of pounds. The sword of honor pre-
scented to Lord Wolseley by the Egyp-
tians is set with diamonds and valued
at $4,000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
l HAVE CALLED. SIR.

tor, and that the injury he had re-
ceived was a dislocation of the Shout
der blade and the doctors orders were
that he must rest himself for some
days"
Mr.. P. could not forget altogether
what had been told him about his
drinking habits, and wondered if, after
all, Sidney Stanton could possibly be
playing a trick on him. In order to
confirm the truth or otherwise of his
story, Mr.. P. the same evening dis
patched junior clerk to the house in
which Stanton boarded, giving him
particular instructions not to allow the
message with which he was entrusted
to be delivered second hand, but to see
Stanton and deliver it himself
And so he did. AS he was ushered
into his room he was amazed to see
Stanton reclining upon his bed, with
both arms thrown up, resting on the
pillow, his fingers locked within each
other, resting across his head.
1t was nearing the end of the week,
and a part of the message the junior
clerk was given to deliver was for him
to make every effort to be at business
on Saturday. If you cannot use your
arm for taking orders or for parceling,
you can take the Office and act as
cashier, and the cashier will assist us
at the counter"
A question which Mr.. P. had In
structed his messenger to put to Stan
ton was: TO what doctor did you go?"
His reply to that question was re-
ported to be prompt and positive, as If
it had the ring of truth in it; but
unfortunately it had not-rather was it
the deathknell of disappointed hopes.
Between then and Saturday morning
there was ample time for making full
inquiries as to the truth of Stanton's
statement He had given the name OF
Dr. M, but as there were two doc
tors whose names were so nearly alike
as to be somewhat confusing unless
very distinctly pronounced, and as they
resided in very close proximity to each
other, Mr.. P telephoned to each.
In turn asking If a young man answer
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Convenient Clothes-Dricrs.

You need not have back yard;
neither will you need to mount to the
roof to hang out your weeks wash II
you provide yourself with one of these
convenient clothes-driers, which nay
be used indoors or out 1t may DO
suspended outside any window. where
it will easily take any ordinary wash
These driers weigh. according to theii
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

For years it has been the custom of
marketmen to determine whether eggs
are fresh or not by the candle test
They would take the samples into the
cellar or some dark closet and allow
the light of the candle to shine through
them. Thus they could tell the con-
dition of each egg examined. No sim
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

MARY. is your master at homer"
"No, sir, he's out" 81 don't believe It,"
well, then, he'll come down and tell
you so himself. Perhaps you'll believe
him."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

Careful estimates of the force of a
Cyclone and the energy required to
keep full fledged hurricane in active
operation reveal the presence of a
mower that makes the mightiest efforts
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

1 have read much the last six months
about the duty Of the nation to extend
a helping hand to less favorably sit
waited people in the West Indies and
Hsiatic islands. That's all right; I
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Grace and Strength.

To skater: Wouldst thou be deft
in thy wheeling, first learn to be firm in
thy footing. Only from fulness Of
strength grace may be born to the
llght-Goethe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

pier test could be devised. but the
method of applying it was crude and
oldfashioned. Several electrical de-
vices have been invented for the pur-
pose, but they involve too many extra
expenses for the marketman.
A simple lamp for Gambling eggs
has just been patented which enables
dealer to make the tests in any
subdued light An ordinary kerosene
burning lamp. backed. by strong re-
flector, furnishes the rays. The front
of the lamp is shielded by an upright
of black japanned tin. supplied with a
broad, stubby spout, into the end OF
which the egg is laid. The light of
the lamp is concentrated through that
spout and the egg becomes almost
transparent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Who Paws 1t?

Interyiewer-Oo you feel the effects
of the war tar, Druggist-My custom
ers do.-Tit-BreA,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Wind Carries Infection.

Doctors in their fight against disease
have had their attention called to a
common, but hitherto unnoticed me-
dunn for carrying infection. 1t is the
wind. Examination shows that germs
have been carried Immense distances
by the breeze and deposited in places
where all the circumstances were ia
vorable for their growth and spread.
Bill-She said her face was her for
tune. Jill = Poor thing. = Yonkers
Statesman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
LAbUK AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKME%.

q DetermtneA Fight Being Waged
Against Two Unfair Chicago Daily
Newspaper, -Printing Trade Council
Makes q Statement to Public.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

size. two, four or six pounds, carry.
ing, respectively, twenty, forty and
sixty feet of line.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-02
AVN kenfng of Conscience,

First Tramp-Look, Tom, this is the
minister's house. The windows open
and all the folks are at church. and
they don't keep no dorg, so that we
couldn't have easier job.
Second Tramp with suppressed emo
tion)-The minister's house, do you
say? All, Bill, have been bold bad
man, but l have never yet robbed the
clergy. They are hard workin lot,
an their pay is SMALL besides, some OF
the tenderest recollections of an inner
cent boyhood is coupled with my Sun
day school wipes away a tear But,
Bill, you haven't got the same feeling
in the matter ! has, an If yer've made
up yer mind to enter the place, why,
I'll stay outside an keep watch, an I'll
give whistle if | see any one comm!
London Telegraph.