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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
TRAITS OF FILIPINOS.
NATIVE WOMEN ARE SHREWD IN
BUSINESS.
Cruelty to the Children-They Are Conn
PEELED to Labor Under Penalty or the
Whip Ragtime Music Popular -
Widow Cleans the Streets.
Especial Letter.)


Mrs. Laura w. Schwichtenberg, who
spent six months as government in
spector. studying the women OF the
Philippine islands, has given some in
teresting facts regarding her investi-
cation, as follows:
While in Manila lived in one of the
picturesque grass huts of the natives
with my secretary and a little Filipino
maid. 1t took us some time to over
come orr terror of the insects and rep
tiles. We slept in big four-poster beds,
which had in place of springs cane
woven bottoms covered with thick
woven mating of cocoanut and palm
fiber. This was spread with sheet
and made resting place hard enough
to produce aches and pains for week.
The pillows were stuffed with jute. A
round bolster of the same material
was intended for the knees. A closely
woven mosquito netting hung from
the four posts and was tucked under
the edge of the mating all around the
bed to keep out mosquitoes, centipedes,
tarantulas, chamelions, etc. To pro-
vent these pests from inhabiting our
shoes we took the shoes to bed with
us. The running Of the rats over the
ceiling at night was not the least OF
our troubles, and our maid suggested
that we get snake to catch them.
A snake, indeed, we found to be con-
sidered a necessary factor of every
house, so / went in quest of one. l
found peddlers selling snakes like pup
py dogs, and one which was pointed
out to me as especially desirable for
the purpose was warranted to be a
first-class rat catcher and harmless.
A look at the monster, however-it
was fully twenty eight feet long and
not less than a foot in diameter-and
decided to put up with the rats, unless
some other destroyer could be found.
The price asked for it was S1.50. They
wanted to put it into our attic, be-
tween the ceiling and the grass roof.
Cheaper kinds could be bought for so
csnts. The big fellow recommended
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

make up a, full measure handful OF
Indian meal, and a teaspoonful of salt.
Knead as you would white bread and
add cupful of ,molasses as you do so.
Make soft dough and let it rise hall
an hour longer than you need for
white bread. When twice the original
size knead again and set for the last
rising Bake in a steady oven.
English Muffins.
Dissolve quarter of yeast cake in
three gills Of lukewarm water in which
a Tablespoonful each of salt and
sugar and teaspoonful of melted but.
ter have been stirred. Into this sift
enough -four to make very stiff bat.
ter. Beat for ten minutes and set In
a warm room to rise for six hours
Tear off lightly bits Of the dough
mold with Toured hands into round
cakes the size of a ducks egg, anG
drop carefully on hot soapstone grid.
die. Bake slowly. allowing ten min.
utes to the upper, ten to the lower
sides of the mullins. They should swell
to nearly twice their original size.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
A First Chop"
Fa mily Must
Have One or
Other.& " &e%
Mascot or
~ HOOdOO?


strenuous days of that strenuous old
party John Knox and was erected out
of the stones of Catholic abbey which
had been torn down by the Presbyte-
rians by way of theological argument
and spiritual admonition. Some OF the
stones were thrown into the river
which winds by the castle walls.
but they were all taken out again
for the building OF the castle.
save one stone which could not be
found AMI never has been found from
that day to this. though every effort
has been made to reclaim 1t and re-
move the hoodoo. For the monks who
had their house pulled down about
their heads retaliated on their perse-
cutors by calling down curse upon
the castle which took the place OF their
abbey. Never, declared the trembling
old abbot until this last stone was
found and removed from the rivers
bed, would a male heir OF any owner
of the castle live to inherit 1t. Inc
castle became the property OF the earl
Of Dunfermllne All his sons died.
Then it was sold to branch OF the
Gordon family and again the owners
of the castle were deprived OF sons
The owners either had no sons born
to them or. If they did, they died be-
fore they inherited the estate. So the
castle was inherited by collaterals or
daughters until it came to Sir Maurice
Duff Gordon, who died not long ago,
leaving an only daughter. Sir Maur-
ices executors sold the castle to Mr..
Forbes-Leith, whose only son recently
died in South Africa, as stated.
Whether one is superstitious or not
Fyvie Castle must be rather uncanny
bit of property to own.-New York
Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
ROYAL INTERMARRIAGE
Bad Results of "In-and-ln"
ConnubiaIity in Europe -.

Sweden, who, as every body knows,
is the descendant of Marshal Berna-
dotte. one of the soldiers whom the
great Napoleon raised from the ranks
and set upon throne, and the Prince
of Montenegro, who became a sover-
eign ruler with the recollection Of us
all, are almost the only exceptions.
The result of this condition CT things
naturally is that European Princes
and Princesses are compelled to marry
in and in" If | may use that col
loQuial expression when dealing with
such a subject-in other words, have
to find their marriage consorts in fam
lilies more or less nearly related to
their own. At present there is hardly
a European imperial or royal family
which is not oppressed by serious or
boding illness of some kind, and 1t Is
only reasonable to say that some ex-
PLANTATION of the fact may be found
in this system of intermarriage 1t is
certainly a curious historical fact that
the dynasty of the Stuarts, in many
ways the worst dynasty that ever
ruled over England, should have left
so many descendants among the reign
ing houses of Europe.-Justin McCar-
thy in New York Independent.
Some people spend lot of time in
regretting things that never happen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

A social worker who has had occa-
sion to inspect most of the so-called
sweat shops in New York gave it as
his be-isf that the pers who invented
the electrical fans got his idea from
the funny little tailors and their sew
ing machines. 1t has been an old prac-
tice with these workmen in warm
weather, said the agent, to use the
power in their machines to fan them
selves. This they accomplish by tying
pieces of stiff cardboard to the spokes
of the fly or balance wheel, and as
they work the pedal with their feet.
the cardboard on the wheel cuts the
air like small pinwheel and plays
the air upon the face Of the tailor
New York; Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

are worn without stockings, and thu
sound of them on the cobbleston'
pavement mornings, whll they are 60
ing to their work, is one to be remem'
bered. All classes are fond OF jewelry,
and although woman may have only
cheap cotton gowns, she is sure to pos
sess an assortment of jewels which
represent her savings.
All classes of womeh are gamblers,
and their favorite pastime is cockfght-
ing. Sunday is the day usually devot-
ed to this sport. and the owners of the
birds take them to church In order that
no time may be lost. Another fad Is
the accumulation of American gold
money, into which they turn their own
currency as soon as they have enough,
but they lose it in the betting ring OF
the cockfght.
Good Business Women.
The women are bright and energetic
and do most of the work, while the
men take care of the children. Many
of them are quick to learn and shrewd
in business and some are at the head
of large concerns. No one, in fact, Is
idle. AS soon as they are old enough
the girls are sent to the converts to
learn ecclesiastical embroidery, which
they do beautifully. They are so in
dustrious that they often carry theiI
work about the streets and to the
shops with them, sometimes not miss
ing a moment even when they are
making bargain. All the cloth is
made on hand looms by women, and
the children, while they are still very
young, ale kept very busy winding
shutles. A handkerchief which would
take Filipino woman a year to en-
broider might bring SIS. Cigarette girls
earn 20 cents a day. A dressmaker,
tor plain silk dress, receives So, and
for Bingham slip, so cents. Chicken
raising is becoming favorite feminine
occupation, and since the advent Of
Americans a few Filipino women are
teaching the lower classes of the
schools. Street peddling is favorite
occupation of the old Filipino women
and they carry varying stocks of
fruits, mangoes, sweet rice, flour cakes,
ETC., all heaped in cocoanut shells on
their heads.
Ragtime ut Funerals.
The Filipinos are musical, and, as a
rule. play one or more instruments.
They dance a great deal, the solo Span
ish dances, the waltz and Spanish
lancers being favorites. Ragtime mu-
sic is so popular at present that it is
heard at the head of funeral process
sions.
The people are devout,- attending
early mass regularly and never miss
ing a feast day. Every woman and
child wears double scapular, one in
the front and one at the back of the
neck.
Mrs. Schwichtenbergs formidable
looking government document admit
ted her to everything but the cata-
combs which connect the churches,
converts and monasteries.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
FOR WOMEN ANDHOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATROES.
Unique Partisan Fad-Enective Tab'e
Covers-The Care of cut Glass-Eve-
ming Headdresses - Cooking Recipes
and Household Hints.
OF VIOLET CHEvIOT.

This neat little costume Of violet
cheviot is deliberately stitched and
trimmed with insertions OF violet
Panne velvet, hand embroidered. Cor
ticelli silk is used for the stitching and
embroidery. The Elton coat is made
with broad, turnover collar and revers
of panne velvet, covered with stitch
ing and embroidery. A novel idea is
the closing Of the Elton by a vest OF
embroidered panne extending only half
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
Nice Little Boy.

Mother-You nice little boy! In di-
viding that apple you kept the half
with a wormhole for yourself and let
sister have the other half. Johnny
Yes; | s'pected the worm had bored
through to t other side.-Boston
Transcript.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

Recently Invented Artificial Leather
Petroleum, new artificial leather,
has just been invented by French
man. 1t consists of pieces of refuse
skins and hides, cut exceedingly small.
which are put in vat filled with an
intensely alkaline solution.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
Differences Of Cline
II Corner of the eUorId TUbere oimepieceI
Vary Greatly.

blue, in the village of Gree, the two or
three hundred inhabitants rely chiefly
on the cure for the hour. He alone
controls the church clock; but he, an
irascible old gentleman, often quarrels
with the mayor. and on these occa-
sions stops the clock Immediately, re-
vengefully. Once the quarrel lasted
three whole months; for three whole
months the hands of the clock re-
NAMED stationary. The mayor pro-
tested but the cure ignored him. When
at last the mayor withdrew his OBJ
lection to the point at issue, the cure
allowed the clock to 60 on again. And
now, If ever the mayor and the cure
disagree, the cure stops the clock, the
mayor protests, the cure ignores him;
and Gree has no church clock to tell
the time until the unhappy mayor
gives in.-Saturday Review.
You take 1t an shave yourself" The
man with the four days growth of
beard finished his Irish stew in silence.
--PhiladelDhia Record
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

y The time of day differs in Moret-sur-
'Loing; differs, also, in native villages.
For miles around the clocks strike in
dependently instead Of in chorus, so
that 1t is at 10 at the station, when 1t
is ten minutes to in our hotel; a quar-
ter to 10 outside the local bijoutier's-
but all hours within. When these
clocks have done striking, the church
clock starts; there is no corroboraS on,
no unanimity. However ' who
cares, who worries? 1t Is almost IL;
about 70; little past 4; that suffices.
We are late or we are early. We get
accustomed to being strangely in three
places at the very same hour. Should
a friend be pressed, we can say. "That
clock Is FAST" II he weary us. we need
not hesitate to declare 1t slow. And
watches vary; time is of no moment
in Moret. Further still from Fontaine-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
saponaceous Repaitee.

This happened in a Tenth-street
uuick-lunch cafe yesterday: A man
with a four days growth of beard on
his face-a bristly, black beard-was
seated at the counter, devouring a plate
of Irish stew. Presently messenger
bow entered and perched himself on
the adjoining stool. The boys hands
were black and grimy. Gimme piece
O. punkin pie" he demanded. The pie
was forthcoming, and, beside 1t on the
plate was small piece of cheese. The
smallness of 1t aroused the boys sar-
casm. whats dat?" he asked, point
ing a dirty but scornful finger at the
cheese. The waiter did not hear.
THAT" said the man with the four
days growth of beard, lis piece of
SOAP. Go and wash your hands with
it." The boy took the man in from
head to foot, and then grayely picked
up the piece of cheese and held 1t cut
to him. Here, you take it." he said.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
widow Cleans the Streets.

Widow Cleans the Streets.
Probably the most advanced woman
in Manila is widow who owns all of
the STRENGTHENING department. Her
plant comprises a hundred or more
two-wheeled carts and caribou to draw
them. They are driven about the
streets by her workmen, who remove
the street refuse to a distant stream.
Every Sunday afternoon the owner in
spects the animals herself and turns
them loose in meadow, to roll about
and wallow in the mud and Craze. She
is making a fortune out of the enter
prise, it is said.
The child labor on the Cebu islands
is most deplorable. In one place-an
English hemp factory-about so small
children form the motive power which
works a monstrous press. The chill
dren are kept hopping constantly by
an overseer, with a long whip. and
their motion keeps the iron bar at the
top of the press whirling from morn
ing until night. The weight of this
bar, the velocity attained by constant
urging and the trampling of dizzy chill
dren under the feet of stronger ones.
all produce startling and most pa
thetic sight.
Ramona Sabinosa Caballerous of Ma
Mia is rich woman, and keeps the
largest shop for women's clothing in
the city. Completed garments are
packed away in chests, few being ex-
posed to view. All Of the sewing is
done by hand. Styles do not vary. The
favorite decoration is appliqued swal-
lows, which cost 81 apiece, and the
more swallows the more elegant the
gown A gray silk Is the usual foun-
dalton. skirt Of this kind Is made
short in front, and has narrow OBJ
long train. The fashionable costume
consists of such a skirt with a white
jacket-liKe garment of silk cocoanut
fiber, embroidered all over in colored
silks and spangles. A single under
garment is worn underneath it.
The Morning Bath.
Clad only in a coarse slip. the Fill
pino women take their baths at the
corner pump every morning. They are
extremely neat in their habits. even
the cigarette girls taking with them
to their work clean dresses to wear on
kt~y- x,o,, hop,a Tba;r mohdap chooc
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
COOKING RECIPES.
Graham Bread.

Graham Bread.
Make sponge as for white bread
and when light mix it with one part
white -four, two parts graham and to
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

The best way to help others is te
help ourselves to be our best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

Happy is the man whose smile Is
the same in prosperity and adversely.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

UNIQUE PARTISAN FAD.
For some time Partisan women have
been wearing ankle bracelets. They
are clasped Just little above the shoe
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

Some people spend lot of time in
regretting things that never happen.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

Experience II the extract of suffer-
ing.-Helps.
We thoroughly enjoy only the pleas
IRE tha- we give.-Dumas-
Censure is the tax . man pays to the
public for being eminent-Swift
Charity gives Itself rich; eovetous-
ness boards itself poor.-German rrov-
erb.
Calamity il the perfect glass where
in we truly see and know ourselves
Davenant
He who wishes to secure the good
of others has already secured his own
-Confucius.
Only what We have wrought into our
character during life can we take
away with us.-Humboldt-
Those who ought to be most secure
against calumny are generally those
who least escape it.-Stanislaus
II is a wise man who knows his own
business. and ii is o wiser man who
thoroughly attends to It'll l. Way
land.
No man can be brave who considers
pain the greatest evil of life. or tenn
perate who regards pleasure as the
highest good--Cicero.
True bravery is shown by perform
ing without witnesses what one might
be capable of doing before all the
world.-Rochefoucauld-
IL you have built castles In the air
your work need not be lost; there Ia
where they should be. Now put foun-
cations under them.-Thoreau-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

D. ! In = o. on shae * Cleaned By

lsg eAss = another, and while walk.
Ing The nasrow timbss that oonnscl
the en- - lese his balance, fhllina
underneath. Four or i've trucks ran
over his body. which fell across the
saaL Tortured BY pain and his body
fi0Akally manglsd, he lived bstwses
ok and seven hoars after the aeoi.
dsnA I'D WAS perfectly conscious d
alnest The moment of death. The Dc.
cAse4 w. married, about twenty
sevsa years old. the con Of Dr.. J. K.
Hodge Of Hodge. La A striking
featpre Of the accident r. that Mr..
Hodge had concluded to abandon hia
petition, which he had held e6lcieutly
for some time because Of the extreme
danger - which he Was subjected.
The lumber company had secured an
other man to take his place, and this
was his last day on the road
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25
INDIAN SHOPPERS.

How Bucks AID squaws Wont Against
Fringe and bansnss.
Arkansas City. Kan. is quite . trad
ing point for the Indians from the
territory. One day number of
bucks and squaws rode into town
single file, tied their ponies in .
bunch and started out to spend their
last allowance from Uncle Sam
The first place they came to was =
furniture store, the owner Of which
had CHANGED to display q lot OF old
fashioned. bright-colored ball fringe
in the window. They gave q few sig
nificant grunts, walked In and pur-
chased the entire stock. proceeding
then and there to bedeck themselves
Those that wore the big gray felt
hats pinned a band of the fringe
around the brim. with the balls dang
ling; some made necklaces and brace
lets of it and others used 1t for belts.
while all that was left they looped
fsntastically over their red blanketA
There were broad grins Of satisfac-
ton ON their faces. when suddenly
the leader said. Eat" and on they
strobe in search Of food.
One squaw got big sack full OF
bananas and. calmly seating herself
in the middle of the pavement In the
busiest part of the town. began to de-
YOUR them. This was too much Tor
q group Of small boys near BY They
Immediately dared the bravest Of
their number to steal or beg . banar
ma. As the former was far from sale.
he put on q hungry. woe-begone loos
and approached. gesticulating ana
saying me eat" The squaw eyed
him unblinkingly and went ON bolt
ing bananas. But with his companr
ions guying him from . distance. the
urchin would not give mp, 90 the pan
tomime continued until the last b.
mana disappeared. when she rose win
q bounce. slapped its skin full In the
boys face, and strobe Oh after NOR
Saturday Evening Post
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hsstsr's Weekly Compare
tive Statement.

Secretary Hsstsr's Weekly Compare
tive Statement.
New Orleans, La--Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton OK
change statement, issued before the
close Of business Friday, shows . de-
crease in the movement into sight,
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year. in round figures,
II, 900, an increase over the same days
year before last Of SO, 900 and . de-
crease under the same time in 1893 OF
20, 900.
For the eighteen days Of October
the totals show Q decrease under last
year Of AZ, 900, an increase over the
same period year before last Of 81, 900
and decrease under 1898 Of 292, 600.
For the forty EIGHT days Of the sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate 10
behind the forty-eight days OF last
year $50, 600, behind the same a. year
be fore last $50, 900 and behind 1898
BY ass, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 40, 800.
against 5o7, 9s4 for the seven days
eading October IS, last year. 4S6. sSs
year before last and 6sl. i5s same
time in 1893 and for the eighteen
days Of October has been l,ll0.ol7,
against I, 2e7, 074 last year. LOIS, SIT
year before last and I, Ss9, See same
time in 1898.
These make the total movement for
the forty Eight days from September
1 to date, l,s04. 7os. against 2, le6, 4oi
last year, 2,l94.0 eo year before last
and 2, 2o2. 736 same time in 1898
The movement since September l
shows receipts at all United States
ports 1, 2la, 409, against 1851, $50 Last
year. 1. a65,777 year before last and
l, 6as, 7S6 same time in 1898; overland
across the Mississippi Ohio and Po-
tomao rivers to Northern mills and
Oaaada $3.50. against li4.ose lass
year. lsl. 7ei year before last and ia, :
sol same time in 1888; interior stocks
in excess Of those held at the close Of
the commercial year, 2l7.e7l. against
90, ooi last year. 81, 80 year before
lest and 80. lo1 same time In 1893 ;
Southern mill takinss. ~. 900. against
~ sos last year, slS s6e year before
last and lso, le8 same time In 1879.
Tersign exports fer the week have
been 9o6. 06e. against ~. III lasl
year, making the total thus far Ton
the ssason ia. su. against 81, 10
last year, decrease Of lol. e7e ~
Northern mill takings and Canada
during the past seven day. show sn
increase Of n, 80 - oompared with
, The eosrssponding period .lAss ysaz
and their total takinss sincs eeptsm.
, Der 1 have increased S.oo& The total
tnkinss Of American mills North end
Oouth and Canada thus far for thu
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

That human muscles can propel a
wheel over good country roads dis
lance of $50 miles in little over two
days, or at . rate. including all stops.
of more than IA miles per hour, is
certainly a wonderful feat and indi-
Gates that the wheel as q racing ma
chine has been brought close to per-
lection.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25
TEN MEN KILLED
Detachment of Company E At.
tackled by BoIomen, Saved BY
Arrival of Reinforcements. ,

Manila, p. live Hundred bolo-
men attacked detachment Of forty
six men OF the Ninth Infantry, ct
Bangajou, on the Ganars river, Island
Of Samar, Friday, killing ten and
wounding six. The remainder Of the
company arrived on the scene in time
to prevent further slaughter and
routed the enemy. killing over q
hundred o. them. 1t 10 believed that
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25
HOUSTON HOTEL BURNED.

Hoason. Tsns-Ths city suffered
from . disastrous IRE Friday night.
the Hutehsns Hotel being completely
eogsamsd The property belonged 10
Nehaus Bros. and KssseSr Of 6ohult-
berg, Texas. and Was valued q -. :
900. Boyle BrosL, propristors of The
hotel. lot about 90, ooo Only one
life was Lost In The IRE and the per-
son Il q yet unidsntiAed-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

A California inventor has a new
device for directly utilizing solar heat
In the event of its success economists
will regard the waste Of energy during
the summer Of 1901 - little else than
q tragedy.