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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
Change in Corporation Law Suggested.


A few weeks ago, in response to sew
eral inquiries addressed to me, / gave
reasons why I would not advise any
person to invest his time or money in
what are commonly called cooperative
or industrial colonies, the state of law
and industrial conditions being as they
are. This week l will present few
expressions of opinion from authori-
ties widely separated, but all worthy
of careful consideration, that bear upon
the same point, and strengthen the
conclusion then arrived at. Mr.. Eugene
v. Debs is now student of and lee
turer on economic questions. In the
announcement of his manager, solicit
ing engagements for Mr.. Debs, Is the
following: Beginning with Septem-
Der, eight months will be divided
among the various states. At the end
of that time Mr.. Debs goes abroad to
fill engagements in England and Aus
tralia and to study economic condi-
lions in foreign lands. The great
movement in which he is factor has
become international, and the United
States no more remains to itself than
one of our cities or states can hold
aloof from the Others" In such mat
ters. Mr.. Debs' manager evidently puts
out Mr.. Debs' views. The point is
made that this country cannot isolate
itself from other countries If it would.
That is the first thing to bear in mind.
r ,fo 10, H. Nv,
Rogers, made before the federal in
dustrial commission Sept. 9. Mr..
Rogers is president of the National
Transit company, one of the branches
Of the Standard Oil company. He said
that che favored national corpora
ton law as in the interest both of the
corporations and the people at large,
and he thought that if the United
States was to achieve it's legitimate
destiny as a commercial nation, the
constitution should be amended in this
respect" At present every state char
tiers corporations, and as every state
is required to respect the acts of ali
other states, it becomes evident that
state control of all great corporations,
based on conditions of corporation
laws, is visionary rather than posi-
BILE. Thus, Pennsylvania has what
may be called a strict corporation law,
but New Jersey issues charters under
which a corporation may make pins,
form trolley combines, operate diaries,
run lecture lyceums and consolidate
coal mines, or do anything else, all at
the same time. Consequently most big
Pennsylvania corporations get Jersey
charters. OF course, it is theoretically
possible that all states might at the
same time enact the same law, and re-
tain it, but to expect that that will be
done is visionary. A third point, 60
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND,
1t Is "Psychologically Interesting" from
Another Point of View.


Another Point of View.
Describing the accident to party OF
tourists while ascending the Schneeb-
leg In Austria when a rope-railway
wagon ran off the line and fell, with
it's occupants, about sixty feet, Herr
Won Ompteda, the German novelist,
who broke rib, wrote to a friend as
follows, says the London Daily News:
1T is psychologically interesting that
none Of us screamed as we fell. / knew
exactly what to do. l waited until the
wagon was in the middle of its fall and
then, crossing my arms over my head,
jumped off sideways. for my first
thought was-before all, don't get I'M
der the wagon! The violinist (who
was killed. was standing near me,
clinging convulsively to the wagon and
I was just about to cry to him, Let
loose!' But it was too late. Singularly,
1 felt sure that my wife was safe. !
somehow believed she had not fallen
and / wanted to stand up and give her
a sign. But could not move. All at
once she bent over me, with blood run
ming out of her mouth, and cried: Mon
petit, es-tu mort?' 1 said, No, can
move but I could not move. My
glorious wife thought only of me and
not for a moment Of herself. Her left
side is frightfully torn and bruised,
but she is brave and keeps up. am
obliged to lie still. So, enough" Is
this not "psychologically interesting"
from another point of view?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

From London Judy: He "a suitor)-
"Grammarians have never been quite
sure Of the proper distinction between
II shall" and 81 will" but to my mind
there is no difficulty" She-"I don't
quite know the distinction myself"
He thinking he sees his opportunity
well, take the question, Will you
marry me?' Supposing I ask you, your
reply would be not I WILL but -"
She (emphatically)-"I won't"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

The Importance of securing indus
trial conditions where there shall be
steady employment for all able to
work, appears from the following: A
committee on statistics has reported
that in 935 cases of distress invesd-
gated, only sixty-six were persons en-
ployed all the time. In about half
the cases there had been no employ
ment for periods varying under one
year. In nearly one-third Of the cases
there was irregular or insufficient en-
ployment There were about 100 cases
where the unemployment was of
such long duration that it must have
been due to permanent disability. In
studying lack Of employment as
cause of distress, an endeavor was
made to eliminate other causes, so
that only lack Of employment due to
the misfortune or misconduct Of the
applicant should remain. From this
point of view the principal causes OF
distress, according to the judgment of
the agents, were these: Sickness, ac-
cldent or death, about thirty per cent
Intemperance, about nineteen per cent.
Lack of thrift, etc., about eighteen per
cent. Lack of employment not due to
employee, about twenty-five per cent.
There can be no doubt that lack of
regular employment was in many cases
the cause of the ''intemperance' and
'Iack of thrift" that accounted for
thirty-seven per cent more of the dis
tress.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

deeds of those who have gone before.
They have descended from generations
OF women who have lived by means OF
an artificial waist, condensed and
drawn in within narrow confines, the
object being not the waist, but the
hips. On the principal of comparison,
you know. But since the new edict
has gone forth into the land that hips
are no longer "the thing" the corset
has been discarded, the principal COM
parison remaining the same. For II Is
natural to believe that If the waist line
is restored to its normal condition, al
though women for the most part Will
be blessed with the same hips, they
will not, so to speak, be wearing them.
The majority Of women who act on
Partisan edicts have worked this idea
out for themselves and have eschewed
the corset Then, to their dismay'
they found that they were woefully
weak about the lumbar region, and
they understood instinctively that they
were not out Of the woods in their ef-
fort to discard hips.
Now here is the point of this story.
Get to work on physical exercise, wom-
en- fair, and get back the backbone
and the firm, rigid waist which gives
the athletic girl the proud carriage OF
a queen which draws all masculine
eyes upon her when she crosses the
room. The exercises illustrated here
are especially designed to give wom-
an supple strength about the waist
line which will make her walk free
and strong and bring her the distinc-
ton and notice which she deserves.
Above all things, if you are going to
do these motions, practice them pa
tiently and persistently for six or
eight months, each movement ten or
twenty times. Don't start in for
week spasmodically and then give 1t
up, for that will only be conducive OF
making you lame in the region OF the
fabby and hitherto unused muscles.
Do it right or not at all, and the jelly
fish girl will be wonderfully trans
formed into Goddess Diana. The ex-
ercises in the illustration, it will be
noticed, go in pairs. No. 1 in each
case is the first position, and NO. 2
the second. In the first exercise,
stand firmly on the feet, heels togeth-
err and arms outstretched. Bend over
slowly, using all the muscles OF the
waist to keep the motion from being
more of semi-involuntary fall than
quiet bend. Take the position as in
dicated in No. and be sure to have
chair handy before starting. Then
come slowly back to the original posi-
ton. Do this one or two times, hrst
on one side and then on the other. AS
the days 60 by increase the number OF
times. You will find that once or twice
at first is about sufficient. Above all,
do that motion without speed. In the
second series of movements stand with
the heels together. Take the second
position suddenly and be sure to get
the turn Of the body at the waist. Inc
muscular work required to make that
swing of the waist is what the exer-
else really aims at. 1t should be done
first to the right and then to the left.
The third of the series is somewhat
like its predecessor, but its object is
general suppleness and Strengthening |
of not only the waist but the entire
hodv
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

Daring feats of bicyclists have be-
come So common nowadays that it
necessitates something extraordinary
to arouse the interest of the public.
Minting, the English expert, however,
has introduced feat which for nov
city and reckless daring surpasses
anything heretofore attempted. Mount
ed on one wheel he ascends narrow
spiral track encircling mast fifty
feet high. After reaching the top he
takes a short rest, when, to the amaze
ment Of the spectators he begins the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
Madame PATHS Substitute.

To some persons poor singer may
be better than no singer at all, but
the least musical person cannot fail
to perceive the irony Of the situation
described below: Once, when travel
ing in the north of Ireland, an En-
glishman Of letters CHANGED upon a
small town which, to his surprise, he
found extensively filled with an.
nouncements of a concert at which
Madame Patti was to appear The
price of admission to the back of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

descent, starting slowly, then increas-
ing his speed until he travels at al
most express train speed. The picture
shows him rapidly descending, after
several attempts, in the face of a
strong breeze. Several serious acct
dents have occurred to this intrepid
rider, after one of which he remained
unconscious for five days. The exer-
ton of mounting is very severe, the
greatest difficulty being experienced
after rain, when the wet track does not
afford sufficient adhesion or grip to
single wheel on such steep gradient.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

hall being the extremely moderate one
of threepence, he fastened to secure a
seat. After long interval Of waiting,
the manager stepped forward, remark
ing: Ladies and gentlemen, regret
to say that Madame Patti is unable to
appear tonight. In order, however, to
save you from disappointment, have
arranged that Miss Ara5ella Jones, OF
our town of Ballyslackguthery, shall
favor you with song!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
FOR GROWN UP GIRES.|

factory machinery has been manufac-
tured and sold by another concern.
During the busy season more than
1900 people are employed here in these
canning industries, the pay-rolls
amounting to $500 per week. The
seasons product Of the combined fac
tory interests here will be more than
100000. Hoopeston is known as the
"Parlor City" of Illinois, with popu-
lation of $500, five miles Of paved
streets and no saloons.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

Hoopeston, ILL.,, claims to be the
greatest canning center in the United
States. More than 100000 cans of
sweet corn have been packed this year
by two factories. More than 40,000,000
tin cans have been manufactured and
sold by one company to packers in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Cali
fornia, Wisconsin and Mississippi.
More than 100000 worth of canning
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
Wild Deer Devour Crops.

Middletown IN. W special New
York Journal: Lew Boyd, who lives
near the town of Deer Park, reported
here that one day last week when he
went to drive home his cows, he saw
no less than seven deer feeding on his
premises. Mr.. Boyd says that he suf-
fers considerable loss through the
depredations of deer, which have de-
voured his apples and crops. He dares
not shoot them, because they are pro-
tected by law until 1901. He thinks
that if the state protects deer it ought
also to protect him against being eaten
out of his farm by them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

spectacle Of bearing at the same time
two distinctive crops of fruit and
scores Of beautiful and sweet scented
blossoms. Mrs. Kate Collins, on whose
lot the tree stands, says that If the tree
is true to its former record 1t will
again blossom toward the last Of Sep
TENDER. 1t is of the Winter Pearmain
variety and has been planted eight
years.-Tucson Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME NOTES OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.

Radical Change In Corporation Law sug-
gested-The Chief Causes of Distress
What a Glass Manufacturer Chanesd to
See, and What 1t Led Him to Do.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

The French have laid cain to Ad-
miral Dewey on the ground that he
descends from a Huguenot family
named De Huoy, and the Belgians have
put in plea for him as De Wey.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

ColoradO's Gold Bullion Exhibit.
Colorado has decided to give its gold
bullion exhibit at the Paris fair the
shape of a pyramid instead Of in the
semblance of a woman. The New
York Times says: A statue Of which
the value of it's material is the only,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

Emperor's Employees.
There are 1900 persons upon the
German emperor's list Of employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
Faith the Basis of Banking.

Faith is, after all, the basis of bank
ing, and if there be no faith there can
be no banking. For that reason it is
possible for those who are skilled in
bookkeeping, but who are dishonest, TO
carry on, sometimes for a series of
months or even years, dishonest methods
by which even the most expert account
ants are deceived and can be deceived
as long as this dishonest man can have
access to the books.
The record of EN- barrassments or fail
ures has, in almost every instance, made
clear, upon examination, that dishon
est methods of this kind were carried
on by those who had daily access to the
books, in one case for period covering
at least 10 years. In that case the dis
honest employee, knowing that his safe
~ depended upon his ability 20 reach
the books. refused to take vacation.
If the officers of the bank are unable to
detect dishonesty Of this kind-even if
they adopted the most approved and
scientific method Of bookkeeping-it is
beyond reason to expect that a national
bank examiner can do it.-Hon Thomas
l.. Jones, President of Lincoln National
Bank, New York, in North American
ReYisw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
CIeverTrick.

1t certainly looks like it, but ,here
Is really no trick about it. Anybody
can try it who has lame back and
weak kidneys, malaria or nervous
troubles. We mean he can cure him.
self right away by taking Electric
Bitters. This medicine tones up the
whole system, acts as stimulant to
the liver and kidneys, is Il blood puri-
fer and nerve tonic. 1t cures consti-
patton, headache, fainting spells,
sleeplcssness and melancholy. 1t is
purely vegetable. a mild laxative, and
restores the system to its natural
vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be
convinced that they are miracle
worker. Every bottle guaranteed
Only so cents a bottle at Hartz IL III
lemcycr's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
Amuseneuts.

People were turned away at IIar-
per's theatre last night by the Muir
ray Comedy company, which is here
for an engagement that terminates
next Sunday. Every seat in the
house was occupied and many were
standing both in the galleries and
parquettc. Johns in Town" a
rollicking farce, was played. The
company has number of clever peo-
pie, and at each performance intro
duce specialties of high order. The
work of the Ferguson Bros, lads yet
in their teens, is novel, and never
fails to capture the audience.
The wonderful Brothers Bvrnc will
appear at the Burtis Thursday even
Ing in their extremely funny panto-
mimic racing comedy, Going to the
Races -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
LOOKS LIKE n. s. CABLE,
The Successor to Vice President Trues-
dale of the Rock Island.

The Successor to Vice President Trues-
dale of the Rock Island.
The Rock Island management has
selectedia successor to Vice President
and General Manager W. H. Trues-
dale, but his name is withheld for the
present. The consensus of opinion
among railway men. as the Chicago
Record gathers it, is that the offices
now held by Mr.. Truesdale will be di-
vided. 1t is said that Hiram 5.
Cable, of this city, vice president of
the Rock Island IL Peoria, will, as
heretofore intimated by THE ARGUS
might be the case, become vice presi-
dent of the Rock Island. For general
manager two names are prominently
mentioned. Robert Williams. vice
president and general Superintendent
of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids Il
Northern, seems to be the first favor
tie, and failing him, w. l. Allen, now
assistant general manager of the Rock
Island, may become general manager.
The Record SAYS Hiram 5. Cable is a
son of X. X. Cable, now chairman of
the board of directors and late presi-
dent of the Rock Island. He is said
to be a very able young man. Mr..
Williams is in close touch with r. Il.
Cable. the latter being chairman of
the board fthe Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids IL Northern road. As an operating
man w. !. Allen stands very high, and
his local knowledge of the road may
land him in the general managers
chair.
Another source of information has
it that w. q. Parker, second vice
president. will be made first vice
president, and that W. l. Allen, as
sistant general manager, will succeed
to the vacancy caused by Mr.. Trues-
dale's resignation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
The Pleasing Guncb,s

A personal allusion TO the color Of the
negrO's skin, retort calling in ques-
ton the nice conduct of the pazador' g
sister, and then two savages fOaming at
the mouth, their ponchos wrapped
round their arms, their bodies bent so
as to protect their vitals and their
knives quiveriDg like snakes, stood i'll
the middle of the room. The company
Withdrew themselves into the smallest
space, stood on the tops of casks, and at
the door the faces of the women looked
in delight, while the pulpero. with a
pistol and bottle in his hands, closed
down his grating aud was ready for
whatever might befall. Negro, '''' Ahi-
juDa," "Miente, "carajo," and the
knives flash and send out sparks as the
returns de tic au tao jar the fighters
arms up TO the shoulder joints. 10
moment all is over, and from the para
doris right arm the blood drops in
stream on the mud floor, and all the
company step out and say the negro Is
a ''valiente," "muy guapeton," and
the two adversaries swear friendship
over "a tin mug of gin.-SatuIday Re
view
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
LEAVES LUMBER COMPANY
A. j. Taylor to Take Another Position at |
CIouuet. Mimi.

"A. j. Taylor to Take Another Iosition al
Cloquet. Mimi.
A j. Taylor, assistant general man
ager for the Rock Island Lum Der com
pany, has resigned to accept similar
position, but one OF greater RESPONSE
bility, with the Northern Lumb Der
company, which operates several
mills at Cloquet, Mimi, at which
place he will reside. Mr. Taylor has
been identified with the Rock Island
Lumber company for 10 years, being
gradually advanced until he was five
years ago made assistant general man
ager.
His knowledge of the business to
which he has so long devoted himself is
thorough, as is evidenced by the call
he has received to a larger field. All
will sincerely regret to hear of Mr..
Tavlor's determination to leave Rock
Island, but will rejoice with him in
his continued success. He will he
succeeded here by his brother, +. ID.
Taylor, whose position as travelling
salesman for the company will be
taken by George Curkendall, OF the
Office clerical force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
Canadian Woods In Winter.

The country of the Little Sagueuay
| is as rough as any part of the Rocky
mountains. 1t is the custom to dress
lightly for travelling, Notwithstanding
the 20 degrees below zero, and even
then one perspires very freely, making
it impossible 10 stop long for rest, on
account of the chill of the open pores
Ice forms on eyebrow, hair and mus
taChe, while the sweat freezes in scales
On the hack of ones neck. The snow
falls from the trees on the voyager, and,
melting slightly from the heat of the
body, forms cakes of ice. Shades of
Nansen and all the arctic men! l do
not understand why they are not all
pillars of ice unless it be that there are
no trees to dump snow on them.
The spruce and hemlock of these
parts all point upward as straight as
one could Set a lance, to resist the con-
slant fall of snow. If one leaned ever
80 little ont of the perpendicular, it
rould not survive the tremendous aver
age of 80 feet of snowfall each winter
Their branches, too. do not grow long,
else they would snap under the weight.
Every needle on the evergreens has its
little burden Of white, and without in
remission the snow comes sitting down
from the sky through the hush of the
winter.
When we stopped ard the creak of
the snowshces was still, we could al
most hear our hearts beat. We could
certainly hear the cracking of the to-
bacco burning in our pipes. 1t had a
soothing, an almost seductive, influence,
that muffie of snow. So solemn is it, so
little you feel yourself, that it is ii con-
seriousness which brings unconscious
ness, and tho calm white forest is al
most deadening in its beauty. The win
ter forest means death. Rem
iugtou in Hurper's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
Jurors for County Court.

Jurors for duty in the county court
have been drawn as follows: They
are to report Monday, March 20:
A. b Carlson, Louis Eddy, George
Weaver. b. Seeburger, j. c. Aud,
Fred Kramer, George Anderson,
Joseph Sersig. Victor Beck. q. w.
Darling, l.. Z. Holmes, Frank Pearson
and c. w. Borg, Rock Island; William
Ehmann, William Gottsche, South
Rock Island: II. f. Meyers, A. F. Vim
ton. Albert Eberling, Davis Holmgren,
Axel Dahlberg, Charles Wagner, O.
Marshall, Victor Peterson. NJ. &. 5.
Berglund, II. II. Parks, Oscar +. Lun-
dahl, Henry Einfeldt. Moline; .. V.
Pinkley, q. Ii. Honens, Black Hawk;
George W. Britton, Andalusia; A. j.
Tindall, Rural; Robert Anderson.
Hampton; \. n. Indy, Bowling;
Frank Edgington, Buffalo Prairie;
John O. johnson, Coal Valley; Il. L.
Harris, Edgington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
OPENING OF THE FAIR.
Continued From Fifth page

Don, j. T. Noftsker, Allen Myers &
Co., Carse e Ohlweiler. &. a. Spencer,
Flemming Furniture company, Wilcher
IL Smvthe, j. W. Linn, q. w. Cash Sc
Son, Hynes IL Hynes.
Davenport - Moss Clothing COM
pany, Boston Store and j. II. c. Pc
tersen's Sons.
The displays are very striking and
artistic and the old rink has assumed a
gala attire. The rafters have been
strung with varied colored banners.
a cash prize of So has been offered
for the best fancy needle work.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Machin-
lists and Shoe Makers unions have a
booth.
The fortune wheel is presided over
bv Peter Trenkenschuh, William
Barnes and f. ID. Cramer.
The cigar stand'is in charge of John
IIoizhammer, Joe Ward and Henry
Huls brink.