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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Columns of conflicting advice nave
been written from time to time fol
the benefit of women who wish to gel
thin. and as it is not enough for the
woman who desires to put on little
extra flesh to draw her conclusions
from the reverse side OF the fieshy wo'
mans instructions, she is coming II
for a goodly share of counsel, TOO
which Is all excellent in way, pu'
the regime Of exercise and diet which
is advised for perfect development
from the standard of too much or toe
little flesh is usually an absorbing
process which leaves very little TINT
for other things, and the average wo
man soon wearies Of it If she has INT
courage to attempt it at ALL Fhe SIM
pie recipe, Eat vegetables and plenty
of butter, drink milk and sweet cider
take cod liver oil, so to bed early
sleep some during each day and laugh
as much as possible" will often nell
the thin woman immensely. Cream
may be substituted for the cod l!T6
oil If preferred.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Proverbs uncomplimentary to the
fair sex are common in Spain: "A
woman like a pavement should be well
tranpled on to keep in order" "a
woman Is like candle; twist her necl
If you wish her to be good" Beware
of bad woman. and do not trust
good one" Crying in q woman and
limping in a dog, Is all sham" "A
cock crows ON his own dunghill, but
hens cackle everywhere" (This II
reference to the supposed garrulous
ness and inquisitivs disposition OF thu
sex). SHOW me \ maspte without
spot, and will show you a woman
without a fault IN English, counter
parts are Het Warrington example,
A woman, q dog and walnut tree
The moro you beat them the bette
they be. Mothers-in-law and step
mothers como In for a good deal o
sarcasm; some Of the proverbs In re
gard to them will not stand transla
ton. OF a man who Is accounted
lucky they say: "If he fell from tn
roof of a houss ho would fall on thu
top OF his mother-in-law. Chambers
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

There is but one great sorrow, y
All over the wide. wide world:
But that in turn must come to all
The shadow that moves behind the pail,
A flag that Is never furled.
Till he in his marching crosses
The threshold of the door,
Usurps a place in the inner room,
Where he broods in the awful hush and
gloom,
Till he goes, and comes no more.
Save this there is no sorrow,
Whatever we think we feel;
But when death comes alPs over,
IT'S a blow that we never recover,
A wound that will never heal
Richard Henry Stoddard.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

uine. An exceptionally clear and pima
skin may require no falsity. A dark
one may chance to suit the character
to be assumed.
BUT these exceptions to the rule are
rare. The glare of artificial light
would make most faces ghastly white
or unpleasantly sallow II bright hues
were not laid on. The art OF colorlng
a pretty visage just enough, and not
OVERRIDING it, is one which all actresses
should learn. Many do not, and s''
we see beauty disfigured instead OF eis
HANGED. Others are very expert. There
are t-o distinct processes. One makes
use Of colored powders applied dry
The other mixes the same powders
with grease, making a substance
called grease paint.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
FREQ Woman from Work.

"a woman cannot be a vagrant, be-
cause woman was not made to work."
was the decision of jury in JUS
tice Martins court, Chicago, recently.
The case on trial was that of Mrs.
Mary Henning, &c years old, who was
prosecuted BY officers of the Central
Bureau of Charities, assisted by Mrs.
Hit, 2537 Michigan avenue, and a
maid representing the household Of
Bishop Charles E. Cheney. Lawyer
Hyde, a nephew of the bishop, conduct
ed the prosecution. Kate Kane Rossi
defended the prisoner, and, raising the
point that a woman could not be a
vagrant, induced the jury to agree
with her and return verdict discharg-
ing the woman. Mrs. Rossi told the
jury that woman was not made to
toll. The vagrancy statute, she said,
defined vagrant as ANY person who
is idle, remains idle, and refuses to
work" A woman, she declared, never
could come under that provision, as
woman was not made to work. Gus
tom, history and tradition were called
upon to show one instance in which
woman was regarded as being who
had been created to work. She quoted
poetry to show that woman was made
to live a life Of luxury. Did the jury
remember the woman who wore rings
on her fingers and bells on her toes"
Did they recall the line from the poet,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

In the Hawaiian Islands, according
to the latest reports, there are 21,6l6
Chinese. OF these Is are doctors, mer-
chants and traders number 1922, includ-
ing women; 1856 are clerks and
statesmen, IS of these women; OF me-
chancis there are 200; mariners, 10
only; fishermen, 294; drivers and
teamsters, 105. In the country, apart
from Honolulu, there are SO Chinese
coffee planters. SO ranchers, IT'S rice
planters, 2 of them women; of farm
ers and agriculturists 1,27S, and the
laborers number 1924. There are no
Chinese lawyers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
WELLINGTON IN INDIA.
The Importance of What He Achieved
In That Country.

The splendor of Wellington's serv-
ices in European warfare has to con-
siderable extent obscured the import
ance of what he achieved in India, in
the field and in council; yet this gave
proof of his best qualities, and was
characteristic in the highest degree,
says the Fortnightly Review. He be-
came the most prominent and distin-
guished soldier in our army in India
at grave crisis, when our empire was
endangered in no doubtful sense; his
conduct mainly contributed to the sue
cess OF our arms. His first essays In
the field were not fortunate; he made
a night attack in the campaign agains,
Tippoo without accommodating, which
naturally failed; he was rather under
cloud at the siege Of Seringapatam
But his administrative power and his
faculty of command were seen in his
direction OF the Nizam's army; and he
was rightly appointed to the head Of
affairs at Mysore after the conquest
of that kingdom and the death of Tip
poo, though his brother conferred tho
appointment upon him. His military
genius, however. vas most conspicu
Gus and exhibited itself with peculiar
clearness in his g-rat and decisive vic
tory Of Assay0.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Over 5000 bushels Of corn will be
shipped from the region Of Newton,
Kan, to the famine suffers in India.
Within the last few days four cars
were loaded at Halstead; one at Lee
high, Marion county, and two at New
ton. All this had been contributed by
the Mennonites.
Rev. d. Goerz, secretary and man
ager of Bethel college, Of Newton, the
only educational institution supported
by that denomination in the United
States, goes to India to personally dis
tribute the corn and other contribu-
lions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
An Artistic MilliDer.

"Uvaclnths were never in great
favor" said the French milliner, VINO
has wee shop but big clientele, ac-
cording to the New York Commerciai
Advertiser. THE pink and white ones
are charming for black hats OF LOT
entire flower bonnets, but the blue anu
nurnlish blue are the most popular.
Why is it? Hyacinth blues are pretty
hut no shade is more trying. women
who should wear shades OF green aHa
red and rose-heliotrope come III mere
and order cold-gray straw hats trlm-
med with blue hyacinths. Ihey ofuer
them but they do not get them from
me. That is why my place is still IN
the side street, while Nine. Flampoy-
ant, who began when did, Is on the
avenue. Nine. Flamboyant went IN
debt at first, to be sure, but she Is
famous now. l make money on, yes
but am proud of all of my customers;
everyone wears becoming hats, not
merely fashionable ones" She
Strengthened out the shining petals Oh
n satin chou and gave a delft touch 10
the cluster of clover and sweet peas
on the crumpled brim. "a young lady
came in one day last week and wanted
n coral bonnet Madame l Eaid, l
cannot make it for you. You have
enough color already. You have coral
colored hair and rose-colored cheeks.
No, madame, l will not make you
IN angry +.
Well perhaps she did. 1t did not dis
tress me, l assure you. / waited upon
some one else-a charming lady, wEo
knows that I have taste and con-
science. When l returned to the other
she apologized and implored me 10
make her hat of another color. NO.
madame | said, L do not wish to
make you a hat. 1t would not De
artistic and / do not wish to put my
name inside of inartistic hats. But
YOU can design it yourself she said.
'Ah, that is better. | Will undertake
the commission with pleasure l SAID.
This is it," and the milliner held up
a poem in green leaves, violets and
chiffon. THE pale chiffon will frame
her rose-colored face" she said, crit
ically, taking away from its color
becoming. The green leaves Will
match her eyes, which would be beau
tiful if they were shade darker
They will look so when she wears
this hat. In the back, where her hail
will show, you see the chiffon ano
violets are of a deeper tone. 1t VIII
mako her hair look Titan. She thinks
it is Titan now, but it is not. 1t /;
more the tone of fresh, new carrots
But this will deepen it. 1t is charm
ing hat in itself, but it will make
handsome woman Of this lady, who Is
what shall l say?-of-of some
what rustic style of beauty.
LAS for those hyacinths," with
wave of the hand toward mass o.
them resting in bed of greenery
"they are for clear compilations ant
fair skins, whether blonde or brunette
Hyacinth blue is cold and cruel. i
has no sympathy, no warmth. 1t /!
unresponsive and unfeeling. The very
dark and the very fair have sufficien
decision of type to wear it, but wheI
one is between the two and has no
fine complexion, one had bette
adopt some other tone"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
Wages of Carmakers Raised.

w. c. Arthurs, receiver Of the Mount
Vernon CHI Car Manufacturing COM
pany, recently secured contracts for
several hundred cars at such figures
that the company announced an in
crease in wages Of to 10 per cent
which increase affects every employe
This is the second increase in the
last few months. Receiver Arthurs
is also arranging to pay off the re-
mainder of the Indebtedness contracted
before the plant went into the receiv-
ers hands, three years ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

There are no more dainty patterns
in wall papers this season. Severity
and strict soberness are the watch
words of the wall furnishings o.
dwelling rooms, and the white anc
gold era fades away in abundan'
shadows. According to the dealers IN
wall papers, old fashions are to be re-
vived. The colonial prlmness is II
favor, and when modern house Is
dressed up in the primary colors az
to wall papers it has dignity that re-
minds one Of the square coats anc
knee breeches of past generation
One of the patterns used in the new
home of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie IL
made up OF verticle stripes in various
colors. They are red and green, vel
low, blue and violet hues that make
striking combination. Othe> pat
terms are of flowers OF the old-fash
toned Acknowledgements, morning glo
ries, honeysuckle, dahlias, etc.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

The Japanese government is about &c
take steps to restrict the immigration
of japanese coolies to the United
States. 1t is asserted that the ngures
relative to this immigration have been
magnified and that as matter Of fact
there are not more than about 15,OOU
or 10000 Japanese within the limits OF
the United States. 1t is said, however,
that the Japanese would never con-
template with equanimity legislation
by the United States directed exclu-
sively against Japanese immigration
for though perfectly willing to ABIDE
by the results of any legislation on
the subject of immigration that affects
all outside nations alike discrimina-
ton against Japan would certainly
have most disastrous effects upon the
large and growing trade between the
United States and Japan. The position
Of the Japanese government upon that
point is that the Japanese emigranl
is not for a moment to be classed with
the Chinese Coolie.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
PLAYING with the Rows.

A small school boy who had beer
sent home by his teacher because hi.
sisters had the measles was noticed by
that teacher at the next recess playing
with the other children on the schoo
ground. Johnny, didn't tell you no
to come to school while your sisters
had the measles?" "Yes; but l an
not going to school, only came tt
play with the boys before 1t begins. -
Commercial Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Cheese Cakes.-Line little pattie
pans with a very thin layer of deli
cate pastry. Fill about half full with
q,,ince jelly, then fill the remaining
space with cake batter. Bake about
twenty minutes. When done, turn
them out and dip the top in soft frost
ing. No. Prepare in the same way.
and half fill with strawberry preserve.
Cover with cake batter, bake, and
when cold cover with thick whipped
cream, tinged pink with color paste.
Recipe for Supper Cake.-Dry three
pounds of flour, rub it into three
ounces of butter and two ounces OF
lard. Add little salt, powdered gin
ger and cinnamon. Set three-quarters
of an ounce of yeast in basin with a
teaspoonful of brown sugar, and work
with q spoon until it becomes liquid.
Slightly warm half pint of new milk
and add to the yeast. Beat two eggs
to a good froth. Make hole In the
center of the -four, pour in the yeast,
and let it work for ten minutes. Then
work in all the -four till 1t leaves the
hands clean, wetting 1t with the
beaten eggs and tepid water. Set the
dough to rise for two hours. Then
place it in a warmed basin, work into
it half a pound of cleaned currants
ard FIVE ounces of moist sugar. Knead
up till well mixed, place in a tin and
bake FOR nearly two hours. If pre-
ferred the dough can be divided into
four fiat cakes and baked on tin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
WHY THIS SHOWER CARRIERS
An Unusual Number OF tho Articles
Lost and Sought.

Lost and Sought.
Twice in the last week Chicago has
been startled by advertisements for
lost garters. This breaks all known
records for one week. Now and then
a vagrant lost" ad. setting forth that
q garter which was once the secret
pride and boast Of some fair one has
slipped It's moorings and fallen into
profane hands and that a suitable re-
ward will be given for its return. But
two in ono week seems to be excessive.
There must be something the matter.
1t is not question Of locality, for the
first garter thrust upon the public no.
tice travelled south side streets and
boulevar1s In it's proper station In life
and it was on the south side that 1t
burst all bounds and started forth into
the world alone, without its mate.
The latest claimant for public atten-
ton in that line formerly resided on
Tower place, away over on the north
side. The latter one had something
of a bulge on its predecessor, mas
much as it boosted gold buckle that
the lady owner is particularly anxious
to recover. For the garter per Sc she
cares not one whit. But gold buckles
do not grow on every bush, not even
on Tower place, and therefore the lady
is anxious that the honest person who
, picked up the gold buckle should waive
all sentimental considerations and re-
turn 1t. Why are carriers dropping
right and left at this season Of the
year? Is it superinduced by a falling
off in embonpoint on the part Of tie
fair wearers CT the ornaments or is a
trust manufacturing the elastic and
making it of such an inferior material
that the very necessary articles are
easily lost? These questions positively
Shrek for a solution. At the same time
1t might be remarked, honi soft qui MAJ
pense. This remark, in fact, should
have been made at the outset, but ii
is never too late to say it. Why should
garters have gold buckles? And why
should this be open season for garters'
Once more, honi soft qui nal pense.-
Chicago Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Fak. break, break,
thy cold gray stones, . sea!
al would that my tongue couiu ul'er
he thoughts that arise In me.
A we'll for the lisherman's boy
THAT he shouts with his sister at play!
h we'll for the sailor lad .,
That he sings in his boat In the pay'
And the stately ships so on,
To their haven under the hill;
but oh for the touch of vanished manu. NAM,
And the sound of a voice that Is stiil'
Break, break, break,
At the foot of thy crags, sea! ,a
But the tender grace of day thi' ID u''
WIN never come back to me.
Alfred Tennyson.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Senator Depew says that the senate
Of the United States is the last place
in the world to get new stories. He
went to Washington with the belief
that an hour or two in the cloak
rooms would supply hlm with fund
Of fresh and pithy anecdotes, but the
senate has proven barren field
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

The housekeeper Of today might be
said to have too wide range of choice
in the matter of purchasing furniture
and housekeeping articles, and con-
fusion and often ugliness is the result
The gospel of elimination needs 10 De
taught. In the old Colonial mansions
furniture was rarely bought for orna-
mental purposes; each piece was maze
for a special use, and for special
place in a certain room. 1t was OF
dered with due regard for its use, and
to correspond with the other FURNITURE
Of the room. Every piece OF glass OF
silver was ordered in the same way,
and the result was general harmony
utility and economy. There was dig-
nifty about the furnishing that was not
lost with the lapse Of years, but ratnel
increased with time. In the present
day the housekeeper is too apt to pur'
chase an article for it's beauty or fol
passing fancy, something that Is 1or'
ever an alien in her room. 1t Its no.
thing, is out of the general scheme OF
things, and, after time, is cast ASIDE
A carefully conceived plan, vigorously
to be adhered to, should be adopted by
every home maker. Economical pur'
chasing means to get the article most
needed and most in harmony WIFE
other things in the home, and OF the
best material that can be afforded. one
should think of the home as mar
monious whole, not of one corner tt
be ornamented with brilliant article
while another shows needed repair.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

at is all over between u.s." said Miss
Dinsmore, firmly, to Mr.. Dolloy. Take
your ring" Keep it." replied Mr..
Dolley, mournfully. Il couldn't think
of such a thing. 1t Is my invarlable
rule to return tho ring when l break
an engagement" said Miss Dinsmore.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

Eddie Reed, boy preacher OF Paris,
ILL.,, has induced several of his fellow
townsmen to sign pledges to refrain
from the wicked game of draw poker.
Little Eddie probably struck bunch
of losers.-Buffalo Express.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

There's one fine thing about a po'
fitical career, after ALL" What Ii
that?" at keeps all candidates II
such excellent health"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
FCWOMEN ANDHOME
lrE OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

An .tistic Milliner-She Refuses TO sen
tightly and Unbecoming Hats-A
on Summer Docorations-Faceso on
Stage-Cooking School.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
An Educational Qualification.

Only men who can read and write
English can be employed in British
Columbia coal mines.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
soMs ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.

Trusts and Legislation-Freo woman
from work-Corn for India-Economy
in Purchasing-Uncle Sans Chinese
Japanese Coolies.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

1t is mistaken idea that actresses
are as a general rule handsomer on
the stage than off, writes Franklin
Fyles in the Ladies' Home Journal.
The reverse is as likely to be true.
Nevertheless, all theatrical faces have
to be painted. 1t may be assumed safe
" that none Of the complexion is gen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-25

If you have hobby do not be afraid
to trot it out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-11-02
TOO MUCH STUDY.

[AiPerrysburg gentleman whose chill
dren are Ia the Public schools, requests
the publication Of the following:l
Now that the public schools are
again in full blast, parents should serve
notice on the teachers that In no case
will they compel or permit any of their
children under twelve years OF age to
do any home studying.
This would go great way in the di.
rection OF breaking up what the editor
Of the Ladies' Home Journal very Wig.
orousIy styles "the Internal cramming
system"
In this country thousands upon thous.
ands OF helpless little tots. before they
are twelve years old, are made nervous
wrecks for life through the outrageous
costom OF doubly overtaxing them with
studies in the common schools, and IL is
high time that parents take the mat.
ter in their own hands and call a halt
-Ex.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-11-02

Every we'll meaning person had hoped
that the political campaign might be
concluded without any violent demon.
strations being made in Wood county,
but those hopes have been shattered by
the acts Of last Tuesday night when
the Republican clubs In attendance at
the Grand Rapids meeting were at
tackled by mob and several people
badly injured. Such acts Of violence
are disgrace not only to the party with
which the lawless ones affiliate, but to
the entire community in which they
reside, and every effort should be made
to run down and prosecute to the full
extent OF the law the perpetrators OF
the outrage. 1t is the duty Of every
citizen OF the locality wherein the out
rage occurred, TO see that such people
are made to suffer the full penalty for
their lawless acts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-11-02
At tho Valentine.

The engagement at the Valentine for
Friday and Saturday Is Chauncey Oh
colt In his romantic Irish drama, "Ma.
vourneeu. The theme OF the play
rests on story of old Dublin and the
period chosen is that of a century ago,
when the Irish capital was famed as a
center OF fashion and We'd with Paris
for precedence in that respect. Many
quaint scenes In the old city are given
and are correctly painted from authen'
tic pictures found In the British mu-
scum. The story Of the piece is an ex.
cellent one, the company q good one
the costumes and scenery magnificent
and last, though not least, the star
possibly, the cleverest In his line or
the American stage. The presenta.
tion Of "Mavourneen" ought TO fill the
house.
Prices 25c TO s1.50.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-11-02
Fob dnesa for Money.

Americans are accused of an un-
due fondness for money" said one
of them who had just returned from
Europe. "and il that charge is true
they certainly deserve n great deal of
credit for talking about the subject
less than the people of any other ma
tion. In my travels abroad i came
into contact with many nationalities
and of all these none discussed the
question of money SO little as the
Americans. ] found that French and
Germans would ask me the price of vari-
ous articles with the greatest frank
ness and evidently il did not strike
them as at all peculiar that men were
not in the habit of being asked how
much they had paid for their hats
and coats.-N. Y. Sun.