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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

The Chinese exclusion law expires
in six months. Unless renewed this
winter this country will be flooded
with Chinese who will come in swarms
and take the places of Americans at
wages that Americans cannot live on.
The corporations are all fighting to
prevent this law being renewed that
they may have cheap labor that has no
votes. II this is done, there will be
race riots in this country the like Of
which has never been witnessed on
earth. The working people Of this
country have shown in the past that
they are unwilling to have the Chinese
displace them in their native land.
Great events will occur out of this
subject. The congressman and sena-
tors the working people have elected
will serve the wishes Of the corpora
tions. Mind the prediction. Beware
the result.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
The Dominant Middle West.

The middle west-the region be-
tween the Alleghanies and the Rockies
and stretching from the Ohio river
and the southern boundaries of Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Colorado to the
Canadian line-has become in recent
years the dominant section of the
country and it's ascendency is further
emphasized by the advance of Gov
ernor Shaw to the control of the finan-
cial arm of the government Shaw's
own state has now the speaker of the
house, the head of the senates com
mittee on appropriations, the heads of
other important committees in the
other branch of congress and the
heads of two departments in the cabi-
net-the treasury and agriculture.
Illinois has Cullom at the head of the
senate's foreign relations committee
and Cannon is chairman of the appro-
priation committee of the house.
Other western states are also wei,
provided in this respect.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
The Women's Corner


=, CHARMING creation. whose clean
ing value cannot be over-estimated, is
made Of white point desprit and lace,
colored faint russell. The skirt is in
narrow cores, between which the yell
low white of the insertions shows in
horizontal lines. Under wider entire
deux, used as heading, two deep
fiounces finish the jupe, which. cut 70
train slightly, is worn over point
d'esprit petticoats.
The round bodice is made CT straight
strips Of insertion and net, gathered
at the waist and girdled by folded
belt of velvet in the same yellow as
the lace.
This velvet also appears In a band
and knot on the elbow sleeves, and
in a loose bow holding down at the
LETT bust the ends of the graceful
fichu draped about the shoulders.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

machine stitching in contrasting ant
sometimes variegated shades of silk. A
new model is this street gown of blue
cancels hair. The skirt has a curious
arrangement Of graduated tucks, curv.
ing over the hips and forming the full
ness below. Straight down the middle
of the skirt is strip of red broad
cloth covered with Mexican open work
embroidery. done with blue Corticelli
crochet and knitting silk. On the CEN
ter Of this strip is fancy braid of
black and gold, edged with black silk
crochet acorns. A similar strip ex-
tends the full length of the back OF
the skirt and continues up under the
trimming of the bodice, thus forming
princess back. This same trimming
appears on the bodice. sleeves and COL
lar The belt is of red taffeta stitched
in rows Of Persian colors with Corti-
celli stitching silk. The wide sleeves
extend just below the elbow. Beneath
are undersleeves of batiste embroidery
applique on red taffeta. The front of
the bodice, displayed by the bolero. is
also of the batiste.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
Facts of Living Interest.

"Out of the statistical and technical
aridness of the secretary of the treas
ury's report" the New York World
has produced these facts of living in
terest: The government taxed the
people last year $699,316, $40 which is
1851 1874 ,625 more than its receipts for
the last fiscal year before the Spanish
war, 1897. 1t spent 1921, 1913, 546-
which is 55,S24.3S7 more than it
spent in 1897. If taxation were the
same now as it was four years ago,
and the expenditures had increased to
their present figures, instead of report
ing a surplus of $77,O0O,O 900 the secre-
tary of the treasury would have to re-
port deficit of $273,S76,641 If ex-
penditures were the same as before
our colonial experiments and taxation
were up to it's present height, the re-
port would have been of surplus of
no less than $333522,371. No wonder
President Roosevelt speaks of the
Philippines as "a great burden"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
workinrmen at College.

The college graduate in the work
shop is no novelty, but successful
experiment tried last summer in the
University of Wisconsin brought the
workman to the college lecture room,
and that Is a novelty that deserves i'm
itation. Deeply impressed with the
+ part that the German mono-technical
schools are playing in the rapid indus
trial advancement of Germany, Prof.
j. B. Johnson, dean of the engineering
school Of the University of Wisconsin
and member of the advisory commit
tee on the Carnegie Institute. with the
cooperation Of Acting President Birge,
instituted last summer school of ar
tisans and apprentices at Madison. At
present summer course, the school
will become in time, If enough stu
dents seek it, distinct department of
the university, continuing throughout
the year. Desire for Improvement,
some familiarity with the three RS
and fee of SIS plus laboratory ex-
penses are the only requirements. The
TcSulI VI Tie lullldl eApSIlLlcuL-lI has
been decided to make the school per-
manent institutlon-was that twenty
eight persons, ranging in age from Is
to 40, and coming from as far west as
North Dakota and as far east as New
York, received letter from the uni
versity attesting successful completion
of one terms work. These occupations
were represented: Professor teacher,
draughtsman, inspector of railway mo-
tive power, foreman. machinist, line
man, stationary engineer and machine
shop apprentice. Much of the work
was done in the excellently equipped
shops ami laboratories of the univer
sity; it was found better to have the
students working out problems under
personal supervision than to have them
lectured to in classes. The lectures ac-
cordingly were made as few as possible
and untechnical. So great an interest
was aroused in the work that next year
an advanced course will be given to
accommodate those who expressed
desire to come back and continue
Worlds Work.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24


One of the very latest models is
shown in this biscuit-colored broad
cloth and Russian lace costume. The
skirt of this beautiful gown is laid in
tiny box-pleats from the belt to the
circular fiounce in the direct front,
gradually growing shorter at the sides.
and sloping up to the shirring at the
back of the skirt. Where the tucks
end the fullness forms the fare of the
skirt. Each tuck is edged with five
rows of stitching, done with Corticelli
stitching silk. At the head Of the cir
cular flounce there is broad applique
of Russian lace, the material being cut
away underneath. On this lace are
three rows of pale green velvet ap-
pliqued in Greek design. The fiounce
is confined half its depth by the box
pleats, the fullness spreading below.
The bodice Is also tucked and fastened
with little loops and buttons. Over
this there is holero Of Russian lace
trimmed with the bands of green vel
vet A broad rundown collar of vel
vet is edged with sable. Tho sleeves
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
A New Industry.

The Department Of Agriculture urges
strongly the introduction of new in
dustry, the cultivation of flowers-par-
ticularly roses-for perfume-making.
1t is believed that in California the oil,
scale so extensive that American per-
tuners may ultimately become indie
pendent Of foreign producers of altar.
In any event the industry, which is
peculiarly adapted to the tastes of
women, will be new and large source
Of domestic income.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
Some Rustic Industries.

|
| In one respect at least harvest time
brings back very forcibly to the minds
of the elderly in agricultural dis
tricts the fact that since their day
rustic Industries have undergone i'm
mense changes. The local conditions
OF rural life as regards the agricul-
tural and cottage laborers have doubt
less been appreciably improved during
the last fifty years. Wages have
increased and much physical exertion
has been modified by the use of me-
chanical and labor-saving contriv-
ances. 1t is the women. however,
of the cottage homes who are the
greatest gamers by the changes in
rural conditions. Fifty years ago they
took their share of the field work with
the men, and summer or winter alike
the wife or daughter was as much a
field hand as the husband or father.
But now 1t Is only upon special occa-
sions that the cottage housewife Is
to be met with working in the fields,
or on the land at all. unless 1t is in
her own cottage garden. There is one
characteristic of rural industry"
which has been handed down from
long antecedent times. and which has
always seemed to have beer the wo-
mans work, and yet, during the last
few years it, too, has ceased to find
its wonted votaries. Cleaning in the
cornfelds, as Ruth cleaned after the
reapers in the fields of Boaz, has van
ished for ever. The reaper and self
binder leave little for the cleaner to
pick up, and as the days of high
priced bread seem also to have passed,
the laborers who lived largely upon
Of their own cleaning now eat the
white bread the bakers cart leaves
at their door. Thus there is no incen-
tive to pursue this old world indus
try. 1t has gone the way OF silkworm
culture-a species of rural industry
which James |. and succeeding mon
archs made strenuous efforts to en-
courage. In connection with the silk
worm, mulberry trees were planted in
prodigious quantities sixty years or so
ago for silk-raising purposes, but now
the tree has all but disappeared from
England and women have lost an oc-
cupation. Fruit gathering still keeps
its place as one Of the village indus
tries in which women excel.-London
Mail.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

1t will soon be, if 1t is not now. "a
question of whether this country Il
to be ruled by the people or by the
trusts and corporations. We hear
much of influence" in the present con-
gress. The subsidy bill is said to be
supported by powerful influence, the
isthmian canal is threatened by other
influences, fair treatment of Cuba de-
ponds on the result of the fight be-
tween the two great influences and
the relation of our statesmen to them,
and so on One wonders where the
people come in.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
May Have Made Mistakes.

From the fact that various directors
of the new Northern Securities COM
pany who are directors also of the
railroads which this company owns
have found 1t necessary to resign from
one or the other it is to be inferred
that the eminent legal authorities
bine safely through the breakers of
the law made at least one mistake.
Probably in the course of time it will
be found that they overlooked some
other points. Murder will out, no
matter how eminent" the legal all
thorities retained in it's behalf may be.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

Once United States senator from
Kansas and later the governor of New
Mexico, E. G. Ross is working at the
case in job printing office in Albu-
querque. Here is what the Albuquerque
correspondent of t he Boston Trans
cript says of the old man: When |
called on him recently found him in
his woodward, in the rear of his
house-a rusty, bent, decrepit looking
old man. With an old handsaw he
was, with painful effort, wrestling
from the trunk Of fallen pinion the
wood with which to cook his dinner,
The former senator is perforce his own
man-of-all work. His appearance in
these small duties is even more pathet-
ic than that he presents when, every
evening, as regularly as the neighbor-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
A Years Immigration.

Commissioner General Powderly of
the immigration Bureau reports that
the total number of steerage passen-
gers who arrived in the United States
during the year was 4S7,91S, an in-
crease of nearly 10000 over the pre-
ceding year. The ratio Of increase of
Italian immigrants was three times
that of immigrants from the rest of
Europe. Considerably more than one
fourth of the whole number of arrivals
were from Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.
and nearly another fourth from Aus
tria-Hungary. OF the immigrants over
the age Of fourteen, 117,5S7, or nearly
one-third. were unable to read or
write. In addition TO steerage immi
grants, there were 1880 aliens who
came in the cabin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
The DInner-pail Preacher

Rev. George l.. McNutt, whose ex-
periences among workingmen have
given him the title OF 1.-The dinner-pail
preacher" says: From the religious
point Of view there are five great
classes in the community; first, the
leisure rich, who have a few churches
that they like; second, what may be
called the commercial class-mer-
chants. professional men,. store-keep-
ers. and other so-called middle-class
people-this class forming the main
support Of most churches; third, the
mechanics, or dinner-pail men, and
their families; fourth. the pauper class.
and fifth, the criminal. The dinner
pail man, you see, gets left out, so to
speak, between the church people ON
the one hand, and the mission people
on the other, and goes to the saloon,
the lodge-room and other places. And
at present it is not very clear. just how
the condition of things in this particu-
lar respect is to be altered"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
AS TO BRANCH BANKS
SECRETARY GAGE RECOMMENDS A
GREAT CENTRAL TRUST.
Enormous Power Of Such Financial
Institution Would He a Constant Dam
ger-Object OF the Promoters of Such
- scheme Shown by The Commoner.

In his annual report Secretary Gage
recommends a great central bank. He
says that the existing system does not
afford 1.-The highest assurance of GRO
lection" and does not establish "a
bond of cohesion, the. power Of CO.
operative action, the ability to CO.
ordinate for the general good or for
mutual Defense" such as would be
provided by a central institution with
multiplied branches Those who have
carefully observed the part which the
banking institutions have played in
the politics of the country will obtain
a hint of the enormous power CEN
trail bank with multiplied branches"
would WELD when they observe that
the promoters of the proposed system
believe that between the banks as or
ganiZed to-day, there Is no bond Of
cohesion" and no power Of co-opera-
tive action" Mr. Gage says that the
proposition for a large central bank
with broad powers for establishment
of branches 'offends the common in
stincts of our people" and may be
looked upon at present as impossible
of realization" We may accept this
language, then, while giving no en-
couragement for the immediate pres
ent. as holding out the hope that after
a while, when the people shall have
become quite accustomed to Republi-
can impositions of all kinds, the com
mon instincts of our people" may be
violated with impunity and even a
central bank may be established.
II this proposition does now offend
the common instincts of our people"
what manner of official Is this who
holds out even the smallest hope that
the offense may yet be given?
The common instincts of our peo-
pie" have provided the safeguard of
our liberty and have insured the per-
petuation of free government. If Mr.,
Gage shall finally succeed in establish
ing this "offense" to the common
instincts of our people," he must
either effect a complete change in
those instincts" or he must place the
people in such state of servitude
that they will not be able to give ex-
preston to their common instincts.
The central bank is not the only Re-
publican proposition that offends the
common instincts of our people" and
yet in many other instances the Re-
publican party has ignored these lin
stincts' and established un-American
policies without the slightest regard
for public criticism. May it not be
possible that Mr.. Gage has some war
rant in believing that the time will
come when even on the question of
a great central bank, the common in
of our people" may be defied
with impunity by the Republican
party?-The Commoner
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
New Wells.

Altogether unique is the new face
veil with the edge embroidered in
cherries in natural colors, or with a
row of tiny violets or forget-me-nots
with green leaves. Another novelty
is yelling with reversible dots, black
on one side and white on the other.
The storm veil has been issued by an
enterprising manufacturer to take
the place of the two wells which have
been worn for the past two winters.
The storm veil consists of a chiffon
veil and one of net joined at one edge.
The net veil is worn over the face and
the chiffon one around the hat crown,
unless a storm break Unexpectedly,
when the veil may be spread as a pro-
lection over the entire hat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
wasting Time in Congress.

Sixteen closely printed pages of the
latest issue of the Congressional Rec.
ord are devoted to private bills pre-
scented in the house and referred
They number 1888. The serious de-
bate of the session occupies less than
three pages of the Record. All these
bills are referred to congressional
committees and most of them will in
due time come back to the house for
passage. 1t is physical impossibility
for any committee to examine them
carefully. They will generally be rail
roaded through and passed by sys
tenn Of trading favors. In many in
stances the country will thus be made
to pay unjust claims. But the mis-
chief does not end here. Much of the
energy of congressman must be wasted
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
Increase In Wages.

The Indiana Railway company. of
South Bend, Ind, which operates the
electric street car lines in South Bend.
Elkhart and Goshen and twenty-six
miles of interurban railway. connecting
Goshen, Dunlap, Elkhart, Osceola and
Mishawaka with South Bend, recently
posted an order giving An increase of
wages to the conductors motormen
and all employees paid by the hour. The
raise is the second within few years
and means an increase of about $4,000
a year. The increase took effect jan
uary l.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
Labor and Industry

Just live thy life in full content,
Do all thy best with what is sent,
Thou but receivest what was meant,
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Be not in fear,
The strength Of wrong shall disappear,
And right is ever drawing near,
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Seem what thou art;
Nor from simplicity depart,
And peace shall come upon thy heart.
Just live thy life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

But silver Is not dead. Not only
that, it cannot be killed. Silver, in
tie abstract, is not the issue. The
farmers of Iowa and the planters OF
Alabama do not care for your silver
or it's price. They are silver men
solely because they will not tolerate
the contraction schemes of the big
leaders of the Republican party, and
If all the silver on earth were ami
hilated now, the fight on that prin-
ciple would be carried on as fast as
conditions made the fight necessary
or available.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

Some members of the house of rep
resentatives insist that the Philippine
revenue law should originate in the
house because the constitution pro-
vides that all bills for raising revenue
shall have their origin in that body.
Congressman Overstreet of Indiana,
however, is reported as saying that
the Philippines bill may originate in
the senate as it is mot revenue
measure within the meaning of the
constitution" This expression, with
in the meaning of the constitution,
seems to be a very convenient one,
and has often been used for the pur-
pose of covering a multitude of sins.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

A Delaware reader Of The Com
moner meets the Republican argument
that prosperity is equally distributed,
by calling attention to the experience
of friend of his who had an oppor-
tunity to invest ten thousand dollars
in national bank stock twenty years
ago, but instead of doing so invested
in farm land. The bank stock is now
worth three times what it was worth
then, and has paid over IL per cent
interest all the time, while the farm
can be bought for eight thousand and
in the meantime has not yielded near
ly so large profit as the bank. This
is not an uncommon illustration, but
many farmers who have had SINH
lar experience are still willing to allow
the bankers, the trust magnates and
the protected manufacturers to make
the laws
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

The public schools in Switzerland
are operated by the government, and
civil service rules are strictly applied
The teachers, who are mostly women.
are very well paid and never dis
charged except for cause. When they
get so old they can't teach any more
they are pensioned literally. The re-
suit is that the country has an excel
lent corps OF educators in the schools.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
The Navy We Need.

No patriotic American grudges the
money necessary for navy for de-
tense, but navy for imperialistic
conquest or simply to crafty the col
lector's passion of those high in ma
tional authority is a useless burden on
the people. We do not need navy
whose hammering guns" to employ
the rhetorical words of the president
in his message to congress, beat out
the mastery of the high SEAS" but for
purposes of defense only.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

John Higgins, brakeman who had
both legs cut off in an accident near
Emporia, Kas., last September, has
made curious settlement with the
railway company. He is to be taught
telegraphy at the company's expense
and is to have employment for life. He
is also to be provided with artificial
legs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
building a Now Tariff Wall.

The coal trust that has acquired
control of all the coal landings and
harbors on the Ohio at Louisville and
Jacksonville has the cities about
where it wants them. 1t has secured
by its deal new kind of tariff wall
and can levy its tolls on all coal that
passes through its gates.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

The two oldest secret trade processes
now in existence are considered to be
the manufacture of Chinese red. or
vermilion, and that method Of inlaying
the hardest steel with gold and silver.
which seems to have been practiced
at Damascus ages ago. and is known
only TO the Syrian smiths and their
pupils even to this day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

in committee work that is Of no ma
tional Importance. 1t is absurd that
the congress of the United states
should devote large share Of its ex-
ertion to trivialities that might prop
erly occupy the attention of council
of a small town.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
The Voters VIII Think.

Sharp practice may prevent any
citation of the tariff question in con-
sress, but 1t doesn't suppress the
thoughts of the voters who think with
)ut the aid of G machine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24

are covered to the elbow with the lace.
which is then allowed to hang in a
flowing effect. Turn-back cuffs of vel
vet at the elbow are edged with sable.
The lower or undersleeve is tucked
all over and slashed UP its outer edge,
where the ends of the tucks form