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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08


Charles De Lano Hine, an ex-army
officer, turned railroad man, has an
illustrated article in the Century which
he calls Gossip of the Switch-Shanty.'
The suggestive subhead of a western
paper for the news notes of its rail-
road column is "Switch-Shanty Sc
crets." 1t is in the switch-shanty and
about the round-house that two or
three railroad men gather together to
exchange views. "reminiscences and
predictions. When a man comes on
duty, either at the end Cf run or o.
the close of a days work in the yard,
he does not st p to goss p for the sim
pie reason that he is hungry. When
he Is going out" or coming on" It IS
different. He then has full tender"
(stomach), whatever the hour of day
or night A good railroad man. ike
a good soldier, eats on every possible
occasion, not knowing when the next
opportunity may come. With that
full feeling which comes after eating,
and which ts healthy man is so COM
Portable, the railroad man warns up
to a discriminating discussion of all
the railroad questions of the hour
from the latest Reorganization" OF
neigh boring roads to the kind Of
"smokeless" coal the purchasing agent
or the fuel agent is buying for engine
use. The fireman with fine scorn
speaks of it as "steamless" coal, an apt
description of its failure to yield suf-
fcient heat-units to keep up the re-
quired steam-pressure. With the exag-
geration charaCt ristic of men of nc
ticn and Of motion, from Capt. Joan
Smith to Emilio Aguinaldo, the fire.
man asserts in all sincerity: Il SHOW
eled ten ton O. coal for the old lady
last trip Put in the last shove!ful
pulling into tie yard. Thought we'd
have to cut (detach the englne) and
run for coal. but Jack (the engineman)
said we could make in, and we did, by
doing our durndest. Finest Teller On
the road ter fire fer, that Jack Pullem.
He won't take no back slack when
them conductors tries to rawhide um-
pose on) him. but he never says a
word to his fireman. He knows when
he's got a good man on the left-hand
side (fiyemln). All yer got to do is
10 keep her hot, and turn on the In
jector time enough to keep the water
from gettin' low in the boi err, and he'll
do the rest To the initiated this
sounds very much like the satisfaction
Of the Irishman who enjoyed carrying
a hod of bricks up the ladder because
"a poor divil Of mason at the top
did all the worruk for him." How
ever, this passes unnoticed, and the
group, realizing that the fireman is
hooked up" fer talking, lets him con-
tinue in his audible hero-worship.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

pointed out In recent letter to a
daily contemporary on an entirely diff
ferent subject that women's incomes
are generally controlled by the more
generous" sex. Women'S allowances
are more often than not cut down to
the slenderest proportions; and it is
astonishing what they are expected to
do with their money.
Men, on the other hand, control their
own purses; they have no account to
give of the way they spend, and if
they kept an account of the money
they so generously" give way. they
would find that they spend sums which
they would account appalling were
they on the debit side Of wives and
sisters. II Is favorite formula OF man
that woman is reckless and extrava.
CANT but IL one comes to go into de-
tails, instead of looking at totals, it
will generally be found that the tables
can be easily turned, says the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. In nine cases out of
ten, nay in ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred could the truth be known, a
man tips. and tips generously to save
himself trouble, and in order to keep
up appearances A woman, as a rule,
has little margin from which to give
extras, but when she does, she is not
actuated by the same motives. In mon
ey matters man is rarely just to
woman, and it is for this reason, per-
haps, that she has shown symptoms
of a revolt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
WHAT A swIrCHMAN DOES.

According to a writer in the Gem
fury, railroad swtchman is often In
peril of his life. The poetry OF motion
surrounds with halo those who move.
The stage driver and the locomotive en-
gineer have a local following and are
worshiped from afar by host OF adj
mirers. 1t is the engineman who gets
tie credit for the fast iuIs, not the
fireman who keeps the engine in steam
or the mechanical engineer, whose
brain devised the improvements In
the machine. The master mechanic
and the roundhouse foreman, whose
careful attention and good discipline
keep the engine in ord,r, receive only
a negative amount of credit; IL any
thing goes wrong they hear Of 1t. The
fireman comes In for some OF the GA
mour and glory, for, like the conductor
and brakeman, he runs on the road"
The men who switch in the yard"
are also among the elect. for their vo-
cation brings them constantly in the
face of death. A "switchman" to the
rank and file is not the "sWltcn-tenuer
who merely throws switches" for APP
preaching trains. A "switchman
throws switches" but not in any fixed
location. and more distinctly he cuts
'em off, (uncoup'es cars). goes after
EN-" (sets brak 81, and tiles 'em to-
gether" Couples cars). He is as art
full a dodger of flying cars as is his
pony" (switch englne) of seemingly
innumerable trains. The head switch
man is carried on the pay rolls as
yard conductor" but the men cling
to the old appellation Of foreman" or
pony conductor" His assistants, to
whom his word is law, are officially
designated yard brakemen," an ap-
propriate title, which has failed thus
far to supplant the good old-fashioned
term helpers"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

A young lady of small stature re-
Gently tainted at dinner given in her
honor. 1t was then found that she had
not been able to touch either her feet
to the floor or her back to the chair;
and the restricted circulation and
prolonged discomfort had finally over
come her. An antiquarian traces the
present mania for high seats to the
fact that at the old French court sets
Of handsome furniture we're ranged
along the walls for effect, but never
occupied. The chairs and sofas actually
used were much lower. Furniture
makers of today copy the more snowy
spring cushions. The dictum Of ia
nous cabinet maker is that in choos-
ing chairs the knee of person standing
should come clear above the seat he
intends to occupy More even than
homes, churches and assembly rooms
the great INTERPRETATIONS, in spite OF
their sumptuousness, offend against
the comfort of nine-tenths of their &C.
cupants.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Many new and attractive designs Of
buckles and fancy ornaments are dis.
played, FURNISHED silver (French gray
finish), gilt, Roman gold, combinations
of pearls and rhlnestones, jet and no.
merle patterns being among the num-
her,
Gun metal Is a favorite material this
season for buckles, and from it are
fashioned also other articles, such as
match safes, hatpins, collar and cuff
buttons. knife cases, charms, chains
watch cases and purse tops.
A novelty in belt sets is the bar ar
rangement. sThe belt is made of straps
of velvet or satin, and the bars are OF
gilt studded with turquoise, amethyst
or other stones.
There are three bars to set and a
buckle matching the bars. One is
placed at the back and the others at
each side The elastic beaded girdles
in steel and Jet continue in popularity
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
INDUSTRIAL NOTES

Belfast, Ireland, bakers wag IS hav'
been increased.
Springfield, Mass, coal handlers woI
advance in wages.
Denmark is said to be the bcst or.
ganized country in the world.
Farm laborers of Ind ana went out
on a strike, after forming a union fol
higher wages and shorter hours, and
won.
In the last twenty years the Brother.
hood of Carpenters and Joiners has
increased by 66,S5S. They had a mem
bership of only 2O42 in 1881.
In the government offices at wash
ington probably 35 per cent of the fe-
male employees are past middle life
and rs per cent are over so years old
The new law is to be enforced in the
state of Washington prohibiting the
working of any female clerk or assist
ant more than ten hours. This applies
to hotels, restaurants and stores, and
will necessitate closing stores at or
Z p. m.
French labor unions are to take O
great step toward general consolida-
ton with the completion Of the new
Place Of Labor, which is being built in
Paris, mainly with funds that have
been collected from workingmen dur
ing the last few years. The palace is
situated in the Place du Pleix, occupy.
ing ninety yards of frontage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Talk Of sympathetic strikes" re-
minds Grand Chief Arthur. Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
of one that he conducted when only a
boy working on a farm. 1.-THE force
of hands had dwindled to two, fellow
named Joe and me. The farmer decid-
ed to discharge the other fellow,
whereupon Joe suggested that 1 should
stop work Also leaving the farmer in
a fix. This l did. l went out on a
sympathetic strike; but the result was
that the farmer hired Joe back again,
and l was left out in the cold" 1t
would not be safe to generalize too
broadly on his unhappy experience. If
it carries any moral with it, we need
not point it out.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Taking the stand that the Interest,"
of both labor and capital demand an
other newspaper, the Arbitrator has
made it's appearance. says the Chicago
Post. The publishers intend to issue
it every Wednesday. In its salutatory
the newspaper says it will have for its
chief object the bette,ment of the
working classes and the championing
of all good movements that work to-
ward that end. The paper will not be
an organ of any party or section. To
discourage strife between employers
and employees and to promote arbitra-
ton will be the papers earnest effort.
geographically, the new paper re-
sembes many other wseklies issued in
a metropolitan center.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
Sound money must be the kind that
jingles in fellows pocket.

Owing to recent enlargement of our
business, ten positions are open on our
force of travelling statesmen. We solicit
applications from capable men in all
walks of life. Natural ability and
aptness counts for more than expert
ence in our work. We furnish all
samples. rating book and supplies, and
sell only to merchants-nearly all
classes OF stores. First-class, high
toned positions for the right men. We
pay our statesmen over $4,000 an
nually in salaries and commissions.
Apply at once stating age, previous
employment and references.
American Standard Jewelry Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

your attention. says the Daily News.
II even the park Is out of question
try it on the dog. He'll listen with
the most fattering attention aud II
you lay on the agony strong enough he
may whimper his sympathy. At any
rate, he'll stay by you and sit close
until you take a more roseate view
of affairs in this vale of tears. And
then he'll show his glee most unmis-
takably. How his tail will fly! Should
none of these be within your reach
there's still one solace left. You can
surely recall some person much worse
off than yourself In coming over
his or her woes you will at least find
comparative comfort. At any rate,
save your friends. You may need
them some day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
THE SONG OF LIFE.

THE SONG OF LIFE.
One must sing of the sunshine;
One must sing of the rain;
One must sing of the songs of joy;
And one sing woes refrain;
Yet in the end all the songs will blend
In one harmonious strain.
One must sing of the future.
With hop and felrin rife:
One must sing Of the misty past
Its dreaming and its strife
Yet they will meet in a chord fuls
sweet
The MAJ velous song Of life.
One must sing Of the mountains;
One must sing of the sea;
One must sing us the song of love;
And one in hates shrill key;
Yet all will rise to the blending skies.
In one grand harmony.
Love and hate and compassion.
Sorrow and right and wrong.
Past and future and war and peace
Rise in an anthem strong,
And al will grow as they ebb and now.
To life's unceasing song.
Josh Wink, in Baltimore American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Three hundred young women Of
Chicago who are all to become public
school teachers, were recently pro-
nounced physically perfect including
nerves and eyesight. Never before
has so large a proportion of the num-
Der to be examined passed the re-
quired tests. At the New York Nor
NAL school inquiries recently elected
the fact that nineteen-twentieths Of
the girl pupils were taller than their
mothers. The heroines OF the English
novels Of century ago were as weak
physically as they were mentally. The
modern girl is wholesome and strong
in body and In mind.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
DON,Ts FOR GIRLS.

Don't waste emotion. Life Is very
short, and excessive feeling disturbs
the brain, weakens the heart and
ages the body.
Don't be proud. Be self-respecting.
Let none use you as stapladder. Of
fer to assist when you can.
Don't preach; live your sermons. Be
honest, virtuous, obliging. merry and
wise, but don't be Pharisaical.
Don't Judge men by their raiment
or by their speech. Flattery is cheap
and belittling thing, and many shah
by man has noble soul, says the
Pittsburg Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
A GROWING BROTHERHOOD.

The Brotherhood of Painters, Deco
rators and Paperhangers Of America
holds it's next convention in December
Of this year at Detroit. Mich, and the
indications are that we shall have one
CT the largest conventions ever held
in this country. On the basis of our
present membership there will be 512
delegates, and as the national union
pays the mileage to and from the con-
vention, it is pretty certain that the
full quota Of delegates will be there,
writes Frank Heenan, the efficient gen
eral secretary. Numerous changes and
improvements are being discussed by
the membership through letter and our
official journal, and we feel certain
that good results W II be accomplished
by the convention. My report, recently
made to the national ex cut We COM
mittee, showed most decided increase
in membership. as well as a very
healthy financial condition of our or
ganization throughout the country
During the past few months we have
made number of appropriations in
aid of unions on strike throughout the
country. During the past f5w months
we have made a number of appropria-
lions in aid of unions on strike
the country. Fourt zen hun
bred dollars were forwarded to the
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor to aid the striking machin-
lists; 5000 to Albany and 500 to Fort
Worth to aid in painters strikes in
these two cities. The strike among
the painters in New Orleans was re-
Gently satisfactorily adjusted. Our
total membership in good standing on
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
IRONING A SHIRT WAIST.

Not infrequently young woman
finds it necessary to launder a shirt
waist at home for some emergency
when the laundryman or the home SER
want cannot do 1t. Hence these direc-
tons for ironing the waist: To iron
summer shirt waists SO that they will
look like new 1t is needful to have
them starched evenly with Defiance
starch, then made perfectly smooth
and rolled tight in damp cloth, to be
laid away two or three hours. When
ironing have a bowl of water and a
clean piece of muslin beside the IRON
ing board. Have your iron hot. but
not sufficiently so to scorch. and abso-
lutely clean. Begin by ironing the
back, then the front, sides and the
sleeves, followed by the neckband and
the cuffs. When wrinkles appear ap-
ply the damp cloth and remove them.
Always iron from the top Of the waist
to the bottom. If there are plalts o
the front iron them downward, after
first raising each enc with a blunt
knife, and with the edge Of the iron
follow every line of stitching to give 1t
distinctness. After the shirt waist Is
ironed it should be we'll aired by the
fire or in the sun before it is folded
and put away, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

The Rawhide and App gold mines
in Tuolumne county, CAL. have been
sold by John Ballard and M. H. Mar
tin to Captain William A. Neville for
$1.500,000. The mines have been in
litigation for ten years, each partner
striving to gain control. When Neville
was manager of the Rawhide mine it
paid 100000 in dividends, but since
then 1t has paid nothing. Under Ne
vile both mines will be made good
producers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

E. ]. Mandura, representative of the
Hawaiian sugar planters. who has ar
rived at New Orleans to take charge
of the shipment Of Porto Ricans to
Honolulu to work on the sugar plan
tations, says that they have proved
such satisfactory laborers that the
order has been increased to $4,000
Porto Ricans. There are already 1000
OF them in Hawaii. If the total num-
Der of emigrants desired cannot be OBJ
tanned from Porto Rico. the planters
have decided to try Filiplnos instead,
and will begin importing them in
large numbers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

A building in Georgia settlement
displays this unique sign: School OF
learning. Lessons given in poetry
writing and noveltry. Also, will teach
music to you, and dramatics. Hides
and wool taken for cash. Also, as the
winter season is coming on, oak wood
and kindling"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Ground feas and mosquitoes are
blamed for the epidemic of malaria
which has broken out on Second ave-
nue., New York, along the line Of ex'
cavation by the Manhattan elevated
railway company. "Unless action is
TAKEN" said DR.. Stewart. 1.-The epidemic
will become the worst seen in this
city in many a day."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

This country is not the only one
where unconsidered trifles are snapped
up by manufacturers and put to prac.
tical use. In China the down of the
thistle is gathered and mixed with raw
silk so ingeniously that even experts
are deceived when the fabric is woven.
1t is also used to stuff cushions as a
substitute for eiderdown. and a very
good substitute it makes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
"straws Show which Way the Wind

and the constantly increasing demand
for and steady growth in popularity
OF st. Jacobs Oil among all classes of
people in every part Of the civilized
world. show conclusively what remedy
the people use for their Rheumatism
and bodily aches and pains. Facts
speak louder than words. and the fact
remains undisputed that the sale of st.
Jacobs Oil is greater than all other
remedies for outward application COM
bined. 1t acts like magic, cures where
everything else fails. conquers pain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

This seasons sea-serpent story
takes the form Of sea of snakes. A
ship just arrived in Philadelphia re-
ports a belt of snakes fifteen miles
wide in the Indian ocean. The snakes,
averaging three feet in length, were
Of an unknown species and are sup
posed to have been brought to the sur
face by a volcanic disturbance.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
wOMEN's INCOMES.

It II generally said that in respect
of tipping women are not generous.
They are always credited with narrow
dealings with cabmen, and they do not
fee walters on the same scale as the
other sex. On this subject man al
ways wakes facetious, but he is entire
iy forgetful of the fact which has been
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

A Boston capitalist, who has recent
ly completed tour Of the Siberian
gold fields. says that the country is q
second California. The mines in the
Nertchinsky district, he says, are, per-
haps, the richest in the world, but are
worked in the most primitive way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. slst.-After in
vestigating Garfield Tea, which Is quite
univ ersally acknowledged to be the best
family remedy, ii is not difficult to ex-
plain its success-it is the medicine for
GOOD RESULTS! 1t is prepared here
by the Garfield Tea Co., in their new and
attractive laboratory and is made wholly
from simple, sweet and withal, HEALTH
GIVING HERBS. Garfield Tea is the
ORIGINAL herb cure for constipation
and sick headache.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Significant, is 1t not, that a police
man or a reporter, who wants to find
anarchists always looks for them In Q
saloon? The demon alcohol and the
fiend Of anarchy are natural boon com.
.panions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

July l was 35,9l9; number of local
unions. ATS. Our receipts from Janu-
airy /. 1900. TO June 80, 1901. were over
$4,000; the expenditures something
over $4,000, Leaving balance Of ST.
600 on hand.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE. Ad'
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle lex
cept green and purple). Sold by drug
gists, 1Oc. per package.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

A physician always asks a sick man
what ails him, and then proceeds to
charge him 81 for the information.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Many a mans success is due to the
fact that he never attempts to do any
thing beyond his ability.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUsEKEEPERs
Use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grOcers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
some ITEMS OF INTEREST TIC
UNION. WORKMEN.

Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and
Paperhangers of America Preparing
for a Great Convention In Detroit Next
Observation-Disclosures About $4,000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Long sermons are sometimes re-
ferred to as clerical errors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Hamlin's Blood and Liver Pills cure
constipation and all the ills due to 1t;
25c at your druggists.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF no
o cough cure.-J. w. OBRIEN, 81 Third Ave.
n, Minneapolis Mimi. Jan. o. 1901
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

ALL UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERs
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
It is better and OF. more of it for same
money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Love is blind. That is why so many
women marry men to reform them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

An old fool is always mos foolish
than young fool.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Fame often consists of having yell
low dogs and fiye-cent cigars named
after you.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08
KANSAS.

The annual expectation Of flower
from the Riviera now amounts to 3d.
100000 in value.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

Beauty is delusion and snare-es-
pecially to women who lack it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

MIRO. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces M
domination, alays PAIN cures wind collie. Csc bottle
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

The swimming instructor is apt to
be immersed in business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-11-08

The fortunes of war are those made
by army contractors.