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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

GENERAL MACARTHUR sends gloomy picture
from the Philippines. He says the Filipinos
are more active than ever, and many more sold
iers are needed to ''put down the rebellion.
Congress will be asked for appropriations nee
essary to equip and maintain much larger ar
my than ever in the Philippines. Just prior to
the election, it was reported that the volunteers
would be sent home as rapidly as possible, but
Mckinley has changed his mind again, ard the
boys will be kept there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16
ENGLAND TICKLED.

Dispatches in the daily papers say that Eng
land is highly pleased with the result of the
election in the United States. The London pa
pers are hilarious, and the political leaders hug
themselves and rub their hands in glee.
When it was learned, in London, that Nc
Kinley was elected, the British premier express
ed great satisfaction over the result, and make
some remarks which caused Ambassador Choate
to say that he was heartily glad that the pre-
tnier had reserved his remarks until after the
election.
The Britains imagine that McKinleys cleo
ton means the formation of government pat
termed after the British government.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

THOSE who think that the Populist party has
been absorbed by the Democratic party, are
nightly mistaken. The platform adopted by
the Democratic party at Kansas City last
July was practically Populist platform, and
upon it was nominated candidate who heartily
believed i'll those principles. The Democratic
and Popuist parties, holding common sent-
ments in regard to the issues before the country
naturally worked together and supported the
same candidates. If the Democratic party
should abandon its Kansas City declarations
and again come under the control of the East
ern monopolists and goid-bugs, it would be-
come apparent very soon how little of the Pop
ulist party it had succeeded in swallowing
Kansas Populist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

If our revolutionary fathers had allowed de-
feat to stop their fighting, what would we now
have in this country worth fighting for? No
reformer will let the temporary defeat this year
cool their ardor one whit, but all reformers will
keep up the fight for principle until the right
prevails. Reformers should take lessons from
armies that are defeated one day only to pre-
pare for a renewal of the fighting Tomorrow
Keep up the fight, We are sire to win.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

A FT. SCOTT painter and dealer in wall
paper and painters supplies tells us that be has
received letters and postal cards, every day
since election, stating that wallpaper, oils,
whitehead, ETC., are advancing in price, and
no orders can be filled at prediction prices.
But there are no trusts-O, no.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Now THAT the election is over, will the Cub
all postal frauds be investigated and the perpe.
traitors punished or will the "powers that be''
conclude that the result of the election was an
endorsement of that fraud as we'll as the rest
of 'em?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

ANOTHER chunk of "prosperity' Salt has
more than doubled in price within the past few
days. Oh, we'll have prosperity to burn pref
ty soon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

R. G. DUNN, the big prosperity prevaricat-
or, and the originator of Dunn's commercial re-
ports, is dead. Peace to his ashes. No tears
will be shed, however The nation loses nothing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Kansas is now impatiently waiting hear J.
Rats Burton's reply to Cy Leland.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

MARX HANNA is "spoken of" as the Repub-
lican candidate for president in 1904. We sim
cerely hope he will be.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Congressman Bowtrsocks son Fred is prac-
tcng law in Chicago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

HAVE you noticed the number of big East
ern failures since election "Prosperity'!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

DRESSED pork advanced a cent pound in
Chicago, Monday. This is a chunk of "pros-
perity."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

How do You like to pay 81. so for your coal,
chr That's prosperity for you, but its hard for
you to see where the prosperity comes in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Lieutenant Fred Buchan has joined his regi-
ment at Pekng, China.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Look out now for failures. There will be
great many everywhere.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-16

Ex-Governor Leedy will engage in the patent
medicine business
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
The Cabman Explained.

81 thought 10 have little fun with a
Paris cab-driver one day." said the
tourist, land so / walked up to him
and told him to drive me to the tomb of
George Washington The fellow hesi-
tated for half a second, and then told
me to jump In" continued the tourist.
After driving me about half mile
he halted in front of monument on a
square, and gravely announced,
Behold zee tomb Of zee George
Washington
az got out and walked around and
had good look at the shaft, and then
returned to the man to say, But why
does the inscription refer to Christie
pher Columbus?'
Because, monsieur he replied as
he pretended to examine wheel Of his
cab. they were twin brothers, and died
In each Others arms to save zee crown
of England!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

figures and forgets them as soon 40 he
records them. In Cuba 10 is equivalent
to % years in the age Of young lady
living In the northern portion OF the
United States.
The last census showed that In the
United States there was an excess of
girls between Is and 10 years, but this
age, as the favorite Of young ladies, is
the general average of north and
south. If the statistics could be COM
piled separately 1t is thought by census
experts that the Northern States would
show the favorite age to be two to three
years older, while in the south it would
probably be year or so younger.
The census statistics of England
show an excess Of women between 20
and "a years of age, which indicates the
favorite age of ladies in that country.
The degree of error which is introduced
into census figures by this systematic
fibbing Of young ladies about their ages
is readily and Enthusiastically detected.
In the case Of the young men the
number Of those who are shown by the
statistics Of the United States to be Fl
Is far in excess Of what it could be, ac-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

cago has gone ahead Of New York in
this respect. New York used to be a
great town for it, and one couldn't go
anywhere in the city without seeing
girls working their jaws as If their lives
depended on 1t. But the caricaturists
and the paragraphists made such fun Of
the habit that good many of the girls
stopped chewing, and the sales fell off
very heavily. Boston was a pretty
good gum town at one time, but never
SO good as our Western cities.
LAS rule, the newer the city the
better the chewing-gum trade in it. In
an old city, like New Orleans, the peo-
pie don't seem to take to the habit at
ALL The French element here hurts us,
for the French are not gum chewers.
The Germans don't chew gum, either.
In some of the places where there are
many Germans, as In some of the cities
Of the Northwest, we sell but little
chewing gum. The young people like
1t, but the old people won't let them
use it. have seen many a boy spanked
by his German mother for using chew
ing gum"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
chewinxrun factory II that point u

chewiny.sum factory at that point y
talked of.
1T is true that much Of the gum we
use comes by way Of New Orleans, u
it's raw state, from the tropics he said,
.sbut can see no other reason for put
ting up a factory here. ] don't believe
sugar is any cheaper here than It Is 10
the North, and glucose is no cheaper.
If as cheap. Then this is very poor
market, locally, for chewing gum.
"Why is that?'
81 don't know the reason, but II IS .
fact. nevertheless. Why, know lots or
towns in other parts Of the country that
,,se ten times as much chewing gum
yes. fifty times as much-as New Or
leans, and they are not nearly as Dig as
this city, either.
where's the best market Tor cneW-
ing gum in the United States?"
"An west and north Of st. Louis. Lots
of gum is sold throughout Kansas, Ne
braska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota
Kansas City is great town for i"
"How about Chicago"
ooh, Chicago is one of the greatest
chewing gum cities in the country. CHI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
The American Parlor.

''We have a prevalent folly of setting
aside a room in our houses which we
very rarely use" writes Edward Box.
protesting, in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, against the bad taste exercised in
furnishing our homes. IF means are
at our command we crowd such room
full Of puny gilt chairs, upon which no
one dares to sit; on the walls we hang
impossible paintings, with equally i'm
possible, massive gold frames; an 'ele-
CANT sofa upholstered in silk or satin.
with gilded frame, is introduced; a
gold clock which never runs is put on
mantel of solid onyx; a 'Chippendale'
cabinet is added-which always har-
monies so superbly with Louis XIV.
sofa or chair-and we have what we
call 'drawing-room' If we are Of
moderate means, then we make the
'drawing-room' as closely resemble one
in some wealthy home we know of as
possible, only with limited means we
must purchase cheaper articles. Then.
we have as good an example Of the
showroom of cheap furniture store as
1t is possible to obtain. If we are poor.
4
then we set around stiffly four or five
black haircloth chairs; we put marble
top table with plush-album on it in the
center; a haircloth sofa which no can
possibly stick on; a Franklin stove that
Is never lighted; we hang a wreath Of
wax flowers In glass case on the
walls; carpet riotous with the most
gorgeous roses is put on the floor, and
then, after we have carefully pulled
down every shade in the room, so ais to
exclude Gods pure sunshine and get
nice, musty and cemeterial smell in the
room, we have what we call, in Ameri-
ca, parlor. And in either case we
have best room, SO best that we
never use it, and people shown into II
arc always glad to get out Of ii. But
we have 'drawing-room, ora .parlor,,
and, In the minds Of some, without such
room no house is complete
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
NEW CENTER or POPULATION.

Census Officials Place Inscribed Board
ON = arm Near Columbus, Ind.
Ten years ago the census bureau lor
Gated the center Of population Of the
United States eighteen miles east Of
Columbus, Ind, just over the line in
Decatur County, near Westport, 80 de-
grees II minutes and 56 seconds west
latitude and IS degrees 80 minutes and
So seconds north longitude. Since 1890
the center Of population has shifted a
little to the north and a little to the
west. 1t is still In the State of Indiana,
not far from Columbus, in the southern
central part Of the State.
The center Of population is the center
Of gravity Of the population of the
country, each individual being assum-
ed to have the same weight. The meth
cd of determining that center Is as fol
lows: The population Of the country is
first distributed by square degrees"
as the area included between consecu-
tive parallels and meridians Is desig-
mated. A point is then assumed tenta-
lively as the center, and the cofrec-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
A FAMOUS BEAUTY's REc
Emily Marshall Escaped Danga
Walking Over an Admirers Bod

Emily Marshall Escaped Dangs|
Walking Over an Admirers Bod
Writing of "The Loveliest Wond
all America" William Perrine, nj
Ladies Home Journal, recalls
thrilling adventure of Emily Manl
the famous Boston beauty, at Md
Falls. She, with Nathaniel P "
and a young, ungainly college stu
Job Smith, attempted to 60 undo!
falls, In those days a perilous U
taking. After they had proceed
short distance under the sheet OfT
there was a rumbling noise, and !
motion, and a part of the ledge, y
formed the path, disappeared, CD
Miss Marshall off from her con
ions by an abyss six feet in
and leaving her but a small sta
the swirling torrents to stand upa
the commoti0n Job had been fors
but instantly a ray of hope shd F
Willis's heart when he saw his n
features, his sandy hair plastera
his forehead, his scanty dress cN
to his form like a skin, and his
trembling on the poets shoulder
steadied his steps. Without
what he intended to do, he crepF
carefully to the edge of the fa
abyss till he stood up to his ED
the breaking bubbles. 1t scene
possible that he could reach the
creature or that she could jump
ward safely from the slippery roo
his arms. Willis covered his
fear and wonder. The next D
when he opened them there lay
feet the quivering and exhaust
Job was nearly seven feet higl
had flung himself over the gull,
the rock with his fingers and VII
tain death II he missed his hold
Marshall had quickly walked
body In its bridge-like posture
moment the guide returned
rope, fastened it around one
feet and dragged him back throas
whirlpool. When he recovered fn
immersion he fell on his knee
prayer of thanks to God, in WIZ
poet and the beauty devoutly
him"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

lions in latitude and longitude to this
tentative position are computed. In
1890 the center was assumed to be at
the intersection Of the parallel OF ~
degrees, with the meridian of SO de-
grees west of Greenwich. This would
have made the center of population Of
the United States just two miles due
north Of Seymour, in Jackson County,
Ind. From this assumed base the veri-
fications were made and the true center
was located.
The movement of the center has been
steadily westward. On the accompany
ing map its unwavering march toward
the west, with occasional dips to the
south and the north, Is shown. In 1870
1t was east of Baltimore twenty miles.
In ten years it had moved forty miles
westward. The annexation of Louis
lana brought it south and west, and In
1920 it was sixteen miles north Of
Woodstock, Va. In 1910 the pioneers
Of the West brought it north, and in
1850 it had moved south again. Texas
had come into the Union. The growth
Of the great West had switched it back
to the north in 1860, and it was near
Chillicothe, Ohio. War reduced the
population Of the South in the decade
between 1860 and 1870, and the center
moved north near to Cincinnati. In
another decide it had cleared Cincin-
natl in its westward progress, and in
1870 it had settled In central southern
Indiana. The past ten years has car
ried the center westward about twen-
ty miles and northward about seven
miles.
Upon information given out by Gov
eminent Census Director Merriam,
party at Columbus by mathematical
calculations located the center of pop
ulation In wheat field on the farm Of
Frank Wright, nine miles north Of the
city and one and half miles north Of
Taylorsville, In the southwest corner
of the northeast quarter, section Is,
town 10, range 5 east. An inscribed
board marks the spot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
STORY OF A sMooTHNDIME.

Like the Proverbia1 Cat, It Never
Failed to Come Back.
That there is whole lot Of truth in
that old saying about bad penny al
ways turning up, young physician
friend Of the Saunterer firmly believes.
The illustration Of it he banks on was
furnished by silver dime.
II got it in change somewhere" he
said, in telling of the incident. ut was
worn almost SO smooth upon both sides
as to closely resemble piece Of tin. /
noticed it particularly because of pc
culiar mark upon the edge. As soon as
discovered the unwelcome coin in my
pocket I determined to get rid Of it.
Dropping into q cigar store up in my
neighborhood, 1 bought cigar and
handed over the polished dime. The
cigar man looked at it suspiciously, but
as am good customer Of his he took
it and said nothing
About two hours later as was about
to take car down town after lunch
concluded to buy paper. My car was
coming and | rushed over to a news
stand on the corner. Grabbing up the
paper wanted, threw down a quar-
teT-the only small change I had The
newsdealer hurriedly gave me my
change and got back to the car track
just In time to swing myself on the car.
when the conductor reached me I
pulled out the change, and 10, there was
my worn dime. I knew 1t by the Pc
culiar mark on the edge Handing the
conductor another, showed the coin
back into my pocket and rode on. On
the corner near my office is an Italian,
at whose fruit stand spend a good bit
of money each day.
Gfme 10 cents worth Of peaches L
exclaimed, rushing up to him after
alfghting from the car. I'm in a HURRY
He wrapped up the peaches, and.
showing the smooth dime into his hand,
| grabbed the bag and ran. There,
the COMPOUNDED thing is gone at last
thought. I'll stay away from that
stand for a day or two or until he gets
chance to work the dime off on some
body
Il reckoned without my host. Along
about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon I sent
my office boy out for some change to
give customer who wanted to paw
bill. Whether or not you believe it. the
very first coin caught sight of in the
several he brought me was that con-
founded 10-cent piece.
Where did you get this changer
asked.
AT the saloon around the corner,
the boy replied. 'Why?'
I was too much worked up to an.
swer. AS afterward discovered. the
saloon-keeper had sent to the Italian
for change and the latter had worked
OF the dime on him. In turn, the saloon
man had gotten rid of it by sending It
to me. Where is the dime now? In INV
collection Of curios, properly labeled.
and wouldn't part with it for ten
times Its value. Philadelphia In
Quirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
White House Is Ricketx.

In the plan for building new house
for the President elsewhere than on the
present site it has been proposed to
utilize the present mansion for Offices
writes Col. Theodore A. Bingham. u.
S. A, in urging the adoption of Mrs.
Harrison's plans for enlarging the
house, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Zone plea therefor has been that the
historic building should be left as it is.
This is certainly to be insisted on. But
it is said the mansion is too pure a
piece of architecture to be marred by
additions. This, however, is a specious
argument, since the original design con-
templated side additions, and if the
building In its present state were used
as offices it would be wrecked in five
or six years. Those who have no ex-
perience with public buildings or with
this building in particular, have no con-
ception Of the wear and tear on a Presi-
dents Office. 1t surpasses that on any
other office in the country. The present
Executive Mansion was lightly built,
and is already expensive to keep in
proper repair. It's floor beams are not
s,trons, enough to endure office use.
Great difficulty has arisen in the past
with the few rooms now used as the
Presidents executive offices, and great
watchfulness has to be constantly ex-
ercised. Several times the floors have
threatened to break through. The stairs
have already broken down, one fight
being now supported by chain. Still,
to remodel for office use only, the whole
interior of our historic Executive Man
sion, would be not only a very expen-
sive matter, but would fail to meet the
requirements of the case, and also, it is
believed, the approval of the country at
large
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
zangwill's Estimate Of. Fame.

Israel zangwill, the Jewish novelist.
wrote his first book when he was a
student at London University. The eff
fort occupied four evenings he ALWAYS
works IN spurts-and he and a friend
paid Flo to have the tale published in
pamphlet form. It sold well at penny
copy! One little shop in Whitechanel
alone sold 600 copies, and ii even cot
on to Smiths bookstalls. zanpwiIl,s
advice to would-be authors shows tbat
ne has not made a name without suY.
fering. He says: IL you are blessed
with talent, great industry and conca at
= u possible, by dint Of Shaving day
ana night Tor years during the flower 81
your youth, to attain to fame infinItal,
less widespread than i prize fiehfer,s o. !.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
LIE TO THE CENSUS TAKER.
Women and Boys Misrepresent Their
AGES from Different Motives.

Women and Boys Misrepresent Their
Ages from Different Motives.
Feminine vanity, as 1t is related to
the desire to be esteemed young, and
boyish ambition to attain the manly
and voting age Of q years. are plainly
shown In census figures. This is no new
revelation in the taking of the twelfth
census, but it Is an old tendency which
has been shown by the figures Of the
mast censuses Of the United States. as
well as of other countries. 1t has again
been exemplified in the figures relating
to the census of Cuba. A study of the
statistics of Cuba has shown an Excess
siye number of females between the
ages of Is and 10 years, inclusive, when
compared with the number of males of
that age. It looked, in fact, as If there
were a good many thousand girls of
that age in Cuba who would never find
mates In life and who would end their
days in single blessedness simply be-
cause there were SO many of them COM
pared to the youths who were growing
up with them. That is what the figures
would appear to indicate to the law
man, but to the census expert they
mean something else. They simply
mean that girls below the age of Is
wish to represent themselves as older
than they are, while those who have
passed their teens cling to the age Of
youth to the extent OF even deceiving
the census enumerators. Young ladies'
who are sensitive on the subject OF
their ages fear that the enumerator
who generally lives in their nsighbor-
hood and frequently knows them. win
4blab' their ages to all the Marriage
able young men and perhaps interfere
with some attachment that bids fair 30
ripen into mellow love. The fact il, the
enumerators rs rule. Is perfectly cal
ious 70 the significance Of the ceusns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

The tragedy of Leah. the Forsaken. ~
and of Mariana, "of the moated
grange" is being daily re-enacted
throughout the country. Desertion Of
wives and OF children is of frequent oc-
currence. On one day in the Quarter
Sessions Court at Philadelphia, there
were 225 desertion cases on the docket.
Detected women with dependent chill
dren fill the court rooms of the country.
In most of the States 1t is easy for a
man to shift his family burden with
impunity. When 1t becomes difficult
he has merely to step across a State
line. The whereabouts of the deserter
are usually unknown and the law, if
there be a law on the statute books of
his State, is easily evaded The Sc
verest measures that have been taken
In any State to abate the evil are those
embodied IN the truant fathers act Of
Ohio t1S9ol, which provides as q pen
atty for non-support Imprisonment st