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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

lace which belonged to her srandmoth-
er, Mrs. U. S. Grant, says the Chicago
News. The wedding gown is simple.
and its beauty is to be found in the
simple lines and the beauty of the
heavy ivory satin and the lace. The
waist is simply cut, fitting the figure,
and with little fullness drawn in at
the waist line In front. 1t has a high
cut neck and is fastened in the back
finished with a box plat, which has
the effect of being continued in the
skirt, where a single box plat Is car
ried down to the long train. The skirt
is without trimming, and the waist is
embroidered in the front and around
the collar with pearls, the yoke being
of mousseline outlined with pearl en-
broidery. A tapering effect is given te
the waist by the lace, which is carried
over the shoulders and slopes down In
the waist back and front. It falls well
over the tops of the sleeves and more
of 1t is full frill at the wrist of the
gown. Miss Sartoris' trousseau con-
tains many, charming but not over
elaborate gowns.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
WANTS PARTY AID.
NEW YORK SUN CALLS BACK
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
To tho Position 1t Occupies In tho Days
Of "Prophetism" - Says That the
Ally of the Populists Must Return to
Plutooracy.

That Republican organ Of the trusts,
the New York Sun, voicing, no doubt,
the general feeling of the better ele-
ment of society,"" says: War upon
plutocracy is hopeless. The democra-
cy will never prevail until it satisfies
the country that the Democrats, not
tha Republican party, are the friends
and instruments of plutocracy. They
must offer more favorable conditions
for money-making than the Republic
cans can furnish, or they will remain
indefinitely as poor in political
strength as they are today
This brazen echo of Wall street is
as ignorant as insolent in thus giving
advice to the Democracy. The Sun
evidently does not know what Democ-
racy means or has forgotten it. Many
years ago, when 1t was an honest sheet.
it published an essay on the wide gap
between Democrats and Republicans
and If the flippant editor who now
holds rule will refer to it, he may
learn something to his advantage, If
only not to expose his ignorance again.
The Sun now believes that by the bait
of success the Democrats should be
willing to forego their principles and
go the Republicans one better in their
march of commercialism, Imperialism
and exploitation of the people.
The war upon plutocracy will never
be hopeless while the Democracy ex-
lists as now organized under fusion.
If for while majority of the people
are led away to worship at the shrine
Of plutocracy and are willing to pick
up the crumbs that fall from the table
of Dives they will soon find their mis-
take.
The rule of the rich cannot be a gov
eminent in the interest of the people
and any party that is "the real friend
anS instrument of plutocracy" and that
appeals to the people to support it is
fraud, delusion and snare that only
the Sun editor could belong to.
But it is we'll to have this exposure
from such high Republican authority
Of what the real purpose and plans of
that party are. Before this IL Dem
ocrat accused his opponents of being
in league with the plutocrats he was
denounced as demagogue. Now he
can cite this high Republican authority
to prove his assertion.
Despite the Establishments and cor
ruption Of the plutocrats there are yet
six million Democrats that have not
wavered or bowed the knee to the
golden calf they have set up in the
Wall street wilderness.-A Fusion
Democrat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
GLASS BRIC-A-BRAC.


Glass, though proverbially brittle,
will stand any amount of hard usage;
but once 1t is broken the only thing
that remains to be done Is to throw 1t
away. Cementing will not do much
good If the stem of wine glass o.
vase is broken mending is sometimes
possible by applying to the joints some
easily fusible cement, such as shellac.
through a silver tube.
Glass that has been properly an
nealed will stand variations OF tenn
perature perfectly well, but II this
hasn't been done it is likely to break
instantly and without apparent rea-
son.
Frequently globes and chimneys fly
to pieces when not properly heated.
This is due to draught or moisture
upon the chimney. especially lamp
chimneys, which will crack from top
to bottom, even after the lamp has
been extinguished.
Glass vases used for flowers fire.
quently become coated with an un-
Ulcdodul QCpOolt thC AhoSNSoS'etN
parts of the inside. This is due to de-
cayed stems of flowers that are left too
long in the water This deposit may
be removed by cleaning with a cloth
that has been dipped in pumice stone
powder. Cane, If beaten fiat with a
hammer and dipped into the powder,
makes an excellent brush and holds
the pumice stone in position between
the fibres.
Hydrochloric acid, one part acid to
eight parts water, will remove any or
binary deposit. If this does not have
the desired effect the quantity of acid
may be increased. 1t is advisable to
lteep the hands out Of the acid as much
as possible, as 1t is injurious and often
cracks the finger nails.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Americans are sugar-loving peo-
pie, and our taste for sweets ID in
creasing. We not only increase our
consumption with the increase OF
population, but Individually we con-
sumo more each year, says the Atlanta
Journal. Last year we consumed
2,219,S47 tons Of sugar. which was 141.-
77s tons more than we ate the year
before. This does not mean only that
our sugar devouring population had in
creased, but 1t means that while each
man, woman and child-if he got his
or her proportion-consum sixty-one
pounds of sugar in 1899, he or she
consumed a little more than $50
pounds In 1900.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
IPwORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION,
San Francisco, CAL, 1921. 1901

When planning your trip do not for.
get that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railway is the most popular. best
equipped and safest railroad in the
Northwest. On all OF its through lines
OF travel this railway runs the most
perfectly equipped trains Of sleeping
parlor. dining, free reclining chair cars
and coaches. 1t is the only line with
electric reading lights in each berth
In the sleeping cars run between Chi
cago, st. Paul and Minneapolis. and be-
tween Chicago and Omaha.
All regular travellers know and ap-
preciate the merits Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. In pur-
chasing your tickets see that they read
via this line and you are assured the
very best Of service.
For rates. descriptive literature. ETC..
inquire Of your local ticket agent, or
address F. A. Miller, General Passen-
ger Agent. Old Colony Bldg. Chicags.
Ill
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
A FOREIGN COMPETITOR.

The steel trust is not going to have
clear sailing in it's efforts to export its
productions to Europe. Not only will
tariffs be raised to prevent it's COM
peting in Russia, but combination of
all the iron industries of that country
has been organized to hold that mar
ket, according to dispatch from Lon
don, which says:
American consolidation of industries
has already borne fruit in Europe. We
have news of the formation of a gi-
gantic Russian iron and steel trust,
whose purpose it is to compete with
the American combine formed by j.
Pierpont Morgan. The scope of the
new trust is wide one. All the ex-
listing metal works of South Russia
are to be combined into one enormous
steel and iron trust, their respective
shares and debentures to be replaced
by shares in the trust. The immediate
advantages of such trust are obvious.
The price of raw products will come
down and the different branches of
ehO INTERCHANGEABLE Will NC SpcCldilZcu
Then the prices of manufactured iron
and steel will be raised, as all compe-
tition will be done away with. All
those factors which have hitherto done
good work will be assured of a con-
tinuance of remunerative trade. The
weaker factories will be strengthened
by means of the trust.
When asked what benefits the trust
would bring to the consumer Mr.. Ira
sonstoeur, the manager, could only
shrug his shoulders and look wise. He
added, however, that all the iron works
pf western Russia and Poland would
probably combine to form a similar
trust and that he looked upon it as
his life's mission to combine these two
trusts into one gigantic whole. This,
he hoped, would take place in the COM
ing summer.
AS long as we have ultra protection,
which prevents foreigners from send
ing any of their products to this coun-
try, we must expect retaliation to pre-
vent our products from being pur-
chased abroad. A tariff for revenue is
the only sensible solution.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
THE EXPRESS MONOPOLY,

There is no greater monopoly in the
United States than the express COM
panies enjoy. For many years they
have had an agreement not to cut
rates so that competition has been en-
tirely eliminated. 1t now appears pos
sible, however, that rival corpor-
alton may invade the eastern section
of the country and possible rate war
may be inaugurated. Express rates
can be cut in two and still allow the
companies to pay large dividends, no
merchant or farmer who has to use
this means Of shipping perishable
freights but has to pay these cormor-
ants the greater portion of his profit
and in some instances the charges
have been known to eat up all the
goods brought when sold on the mar
ket These corporations are adopts in
evading taxation and 1t is estimated
that they do not pay on 10 per csRt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE
TRUSTS.

The trusts and corporations that are
monopolies are quite willing to have
law passed giving national instead
of state control of such corporations.
They have seen the interstate COM
MERGE law and the antitrust legisla-
ton nullified by complacent Republi-
can attorney generals and feel that
they would be safer in such hands than
at the mercy of those states that have
enacted laws against unjust combina-
lions or under the common law which
has power to suppress monopolies.
1t is preposterous proposition that
congress could take away from the
states the control of corporations that
have been chartered by any state, that
would be an infringement Of state
rights that even the most ultra fed
eralist Judge would at once declare I'M
constitutional. 1t would be undemo-
cratic and yet some few Democrats
have proposed such a measure of re-
lief from the extortions of the trusts.
The federal way to curb the trusts
is to take from them the protection
that Republican tariff law has given
them and thus enabled them to con-
troll the market. Independent Repub-
lican newspapers like the Washington
Post take this view of the situation.
They see that some remedy must be
applied or the people will revolt
against the party of protection. The
above named newspaper says:
There could be no effective national
control of corporations without
amending the constitution SO as to
make provision for it. That is practi-
cally impossible.
No impairment of vested rights is. or
ever can be, constitutional. Existing
state charters could not be annulled
by national legislation. AS the trusts
and combines now include nearly all
the great industrial interests Of the
country, the proposed law would have
but limited sphere of operation. The
only effective antitrust work within
the Jurisdiction of congress is in the
tariff schedules. Only part of the
trusts are, in any way, dependent on
the tariff. But there are a few great
trusts or combines that are abusing
protection by demanding exorbitant
prices for their products. They do not
need, nor does labor need, the favor
which they are abusing.
There is no parallel between fed
eral control of banking and federal
control of all business corpora
tions. The law does not in direct
terms prohibit state banks to issue
notes. 1t simply puts tax on such
issues. State banks doing a deposit
and loan business are numerous. and
some of them are very prosperous.
No constitutional amendment was re-
quired to open the way for national
banking. Without such an amendment
federal control of corporations would
be impossible. And even with such an
amendment all the state charters
granted before it's adoption would be
valid.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Working girls in cities, who have to
swelter through the summer in one
stuffy room, would be fortunate indeed
II rich women generally adopted plan
which a Boston woman is preparing to
put into practice for the second time
She has beautiful home, and when
she went to her country house last
year she offered five girls the use of the
city place, together with board and the
services of her cook, for four dollars a
week each. Imagine the delight with
which they exchanged hall bedrooms
and cheap restaurants for large, airy
house and a perfectly appointed table!
81 think" said one of the girls at the
end of the three months, that this Is
the very first summer in my whole life
that have fully enjoyed myself"
These were girls who would have re-
sented any kind Of help that savored
of Charity" but the gracious deed that
so carefully guarded their independ-
ence and their self-respect will be a
happy, helpful memory all their lives
long. Country folk would say that
such an action was "neighborly." Per-
haps at a higher stage Of civilization
people will see the truth more clearly,
and call it simply Christian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

White of six eggs. Six tablespoon
fuls Of powdered sugar. Two-quart
brick of ice cream. A thin sheet OF
sponge cake. Make a meringue of the
egg whites and the sugar, cover a
board with white paper, lay on the
sponge cake, turn the ice cream on the
cake (Which should extend oue-ha,f
inch beyond the cream), cover with
meringue and spread smoothly. Place
on the oven crate and brown quickly
The board, paper, cake and meringue
are poor conductors of heat, and pre-
vent the cream from melting. Slip
from paper on ice cream platter"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
Of N. value OF their stock or assets.

OF the value or their STOCK or assets.
II is now stated that an express trust
is to be formed by the consolidation OF
the American Express Company, the
Adams Express and the United States
Express, of which Senator Thomas c.
Plat is to be president.
The United States Express Company
under Senator Platt's management has
become one of the most prosperous
companies in the country and is said
to be earning 20 per cent on the stock.
1t enjoys a monopoly Of government
business, procured through Senator
Plat. The price that the government
pays is kept from the public but 1t Ia
we'll known that many treasury Of
ficials have franks that give them free
use of the express service and that
many Senators and Representatives
have like favors and as Boss Platt is
noted for not giving unless he receives
some equal advantage in return, tho
government must be fleeced to an
amount that is considerable and year
ly growing larger
These big pickings have induced
George Gould, 1t is said, to bring his
Pacific Express Company to tine east
with his trans1continental line and the
three companies will combine to meet
the competition Of the new company.
May the fight be prolonged and
fierce, though there is no doubt that
a trust covering the whole continent
will result unless some means is found
to prevent it. for competition is i'm
possible as long as railroad monopoly
continues.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
Woman Golf INSTRUCTORS.

The most Thoroughly competent golf
Instructor in Boston is Mrs. William
Campbell, a Scotchwoman. who came
to this country with her husband seven
years ago. Her husband was green
keeper of the public links for several
years previous to his death last sum-
mer. When he died the care Of the
grounds devolved upon the widow,
who gave such satisfaction that she
was appointed official instructor and
greenkeeper this spring.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
Is LETTER WRITING A BOREe

IT sometimes WISH" said the woman.
"that there was no such thing as let
ter writing. Maybe it was all right
when it was still an art, but now it Is
all wrong. When woman is happy
she is usually too busy to write letters,
but when the world is all awry, then
she will sit down and relieve her mind
by pouring out her feelings In ink
and send the result to some member Of
her family or some confidential friend.
It is all right, and I wouldn't begrudge
any one the comfort found In writing
the letter. but she should never send It
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Discussions in the British parlia-
ment have recently brought out most
strikingly the backwardness of Eng
land, as compared with the rest Of the
civilized world, in providing free pub
lie school education. In Germany, TAX
ing the average Of the different prov
inces, child must attend school until
he is sixteen years old; in America he
goes until he is fifteen, and in many
states still longer; but in England
only until he is twelve. The English
child is released from school earlier,
and, at best, is educated fewer years
at the expense of the state than are the
children of any other nation Of the
first class except Russia. The discus
sions in parliament have been directed
toward finding remedy for this
backwardness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Lord Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor
Of England, is the son Of DR.. Stanley
Lees Giffard. who was editor OF the
London Standard for twenty-seven
years. His grandfather, a noted Dub
lin politician of the union period. John
Giffard. had for more than a genera
ton the sole editorial control OF the
Dublin Journal. which had been start
ed and for fifty year edited by George
Faulkner. the friend of Swift and
Chesterfield.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
THE FARMERS FOREIGN TRADE.

All this excitement about our enor-
nous exports would dwindle to small
matter if it was not for the farmers,
as our agricultural exports increased
during the month Of April nearly $6,-
200, 900 and made 63.55 per cent Of the
total. On the other hand manufac-
lures decreased about $5,000,00O and
contributed but 29.15 per cent of the
total. These comparisons show that
the American farmer Is the great
standby of the nation and the above
percentage would be much increased on
agricultural exports If packing-house
products and some other articles were
transferred from the manufactured
products to that of agricultural as
they ought to be.
The farmer who receives no protec-
ton on his productions, except on
wool, has prospered in spite of pro-
lection and having to pay his share to
make the manufacturers rich enough
to be able to sell their wares ir COM
petition with the balance Of the world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

The United States is steadily acquir-
ing land from the European powers
The territory annexed is not gained
by conquest or purchase and is in
voluntary addition to our country. 1t
comes to America in the form of bal
last and for the most part in Amer
lean ships. One thousand tons OF
Scotch soil were imported into New
York in one week a short time ago.
1t came off the Allan State Line steam
er Laurentian. Scarcely week passes
without a similar importation by the
boats Of this or some other line. 1t
is estimated that millions Of tons OF
European soil has been imported and
dumped about New York. Much OF
this is used for making land" about
the harbor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

If Mr.. Edison's recently developed
Improvements in electric storage bat
teries, by which the weight and the
cost Of operating them are reduced more
than one-half. should turn out as we'll
as is now believed, the automobile
business may be expected to grow rap
idly. 1t is probable that in the cities
motors will displace horses for heavy
trucking. In the country, where the
keeping of horses costs less. the change
will be longer in coming.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
THE ORIENTAL CRAZE.

Japanese fret work in simple con-
ventional designs is used for many
purposes in summer houses, on the
walls of doorways,and to make cool
looking cosey corners, says the New
York Times. The Japanese carvings In
wood are used for more elaborate
summer houses as we'll as for city
apartments. These carvings are won
derfully inexpensive, considering their
beauty and the work in them. A deeI
piece which will fit into the top of d
small doorway costs only So. There is
an interesting design Of dragons in II
in fine workmanship.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Barney Morris, Brooklyn's best
known centenarian, celebrated the
1O9th anniversary Of his birth the 9TH
er day by getting to work in Prospect
Park, where he is employed, little
earlier than usual, says the New York
Evening Post. He is as active as a
man of 60 years and enjoys his outdoor
work. He used to be hackman, and
in his day he was an athlete. He never
misses Sunday at church and goes to
sleep at 9 p. m. The present Mrs.
Morris Is his third wife.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

The discord in Hawaii is increas-
ing, charges have been prepared
against judge by the Dole faction
who charge him with oppression and
anti-Americanism because he takes the
side of the natives, which Of course is
crime in the eyes of the exploiters.
Dole should be removed by the presK
dent anu fair-minded man appointed
In his pace.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

A literary discovery Of interest, II
not Of moment, is reported from the
Bodleian Library at Oxford. Some
poems of James l., in the kings own
hand, have been found in the collec-
ton and are to be duly edited. 1t Il
not expected that the monarch's poeti
cal reputation will be greatly enhanced
by the newly found manuscripts. The
right to refrain from reading them is a
part of the freedom which Englishmen
enjoy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

The state of Montana owns more
than one-eighth of its area, for the
government granted to the state two
sections in each township for the bene-
fit Of the public schools and an aggre-
gate of 66S,O0O acres for the variou.
state institutions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
OLD SOLDIERS !

Now is your opportunity The right TO enter
100000 acres of choice lands in Oklahoma is to be
determined by government drawing. ExUnIon
sIldfers may regis and file by agent Send n and
I VIII prepare your papers and register your name
III claim Is secured, additional fee equal to pcY
cent Of the value of the claim will be charged for
selecting the land and filing the Decaratory. Refer
70 any banker or public official In Oklahoma Address
DICK 7. MORGAN, Perry. y. T.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

The biggest man living is said to be
Lewis wilkins, who was born near st.
Paul. Mimi, in 1874. When but ten
years old he measured feet in height.
and now has grown to 107A inches
Just three-Quarters of an inch less
than nine feet-and weighs 1854
pounds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
Tennssseea Zinc Mines.

Operations have begun In the elmo
mines near Fall Branch. in Tennes-
see, where a furnace will be operated.
The zinc deposit is extensive, and one
of the richest ever mined in that state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

The total annual production Of tim
Der and firewood of the German for
ests is estimated at 100000 tons, and
this is supplemented by an import Of
1900, 900 tons. The material progress
of the country would not be possible
had it not the large home production
to fall back upon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

An interesting literary discovery 10
reported from Oxford, where a num-
Der Of hitherto unknown poems by
King James l. have been found in
the Bodleian library. They are stated
to be undoubtedly genuine and bear
the royal autograph.