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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19
canned and labeled we bolt down without in.
spectlon or test.

canned and labeled we bolt down without in.
spectlon or test.
To maxins and proverbs-such for instance,
as Government of the people, by the people
and for the people," "Al men are created
equal" ad in6nitum-we look for our sole po.
litical and social sustenance.
To this fools paradise we have been greatly
helped by the happy circumstances attending
the early conquest of our continent. The deep,
rich soil of our wide domain, which offered
free homes to the Industrious, saved us, for a
time, from the fierce competition that crowds
the hungry masses down and gives to organ.
lied greed its great advantage.
Failing to comprehend from what we gained
our prosperity, we attributed all the good we
enjoyed to our ''free institutions" as we
proudly called them, and blindly proseeded
to cut from under our good fortune the
very foundation of our advantage.
We donated whole territories of our precious
domain to corporations until the surplus land is
practically exhausted, and now, with the same
conditions that have so long afflicted Europe,
we begin to wonder that our "free institutions
seem to have lost their charm!
They talk of prosperity" but even that is
''made by trust' and its production may be
curtailed at will
The ballot fails to bring just remuneration
tor toll.
While hundreds hoard, millions work and
want.
Starvation presses its face against the pane
where plenty wastefully feasts.
All, yes; giants of greed snatch from power
ty, without pity, without remorse, its very
rags, even as soldiers of Plate snatched, in
derision, the raiment of the crnci6ed Christ.
And we say the reason these things are is
thar organized wealth buys from our law. max.
ers their manhood.
Let us not be too sure that is the real reason.
First, let us be sure that wealth has not
bought our manhood, without paying the price.
First, let us know, if we, as a people, do
in itself, is slavery, and invites the yoke that
| gals and enthralls.
First, let Labor say the Cross on which it
now is nailed it has not helped to raise!
Labor is sovereign, not in theory alone, but
in very truth, and all the ills it bears are borne
through tolerance.
Could Labor feel its wrongs, and know its
rights, and act in wisdom and in force, it could
weave a rope of ballots that would bind its
giant tyrant, hand and foot
|
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19
THE PORTION OF LABOR.

Daily News, Des Mones Iowa.
AS in former cannibalistic age, the biggest
giants with the heaviest clubs became chiefs OF
their tribes, and, to vaunt their power and glut
their pride, decorated their caves with the emp
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19

WOULDN'T the Democratic party make holy
show of itself running Grover Cleveland tor
president again in 1904?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19

THE Populist party will probably pass out of
existence in the course of four years, but Popu-
list principles have more votaries than ever be-
fore. The mission of the party was not to con-
troll our government and make and administer
laws, but to revolutionize public opinion. 1t
was thought that Populism Influenced, and he
who forms nations ideas or directs the cur
rents of its ideas need not envy the men who
frame its statutes.-Kansas Populist. a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19
KANSAS, DECEMBER 19, 1902.
CHRISTMAS TIMES
MARGARET E. sANosTER, IN EVERY WHERE.


- 7yYEEN passing, and 60 al night
- hear the children shouting before come sight
- They rush down the they ALL
- Like soldiers making wild attack upon fortress wall:
- Wee Mol sturdy Jack the gay roisng
80
- Their mother laughing n a ~
- In common times never slip my ach-key the door,
- It's open, when the stops
- But Christmas different you'd hardly think
- Was stirring when quiet the house
- There's deepest silence everywhere Huh' my daughter
- And whsks away the hall. n eyes ~
- And tealhy figures fit and mysteries abound; ~
- The parlor place apat-a real holy ground; ~
- spell fairy chimes;
- The spirit Of enchantmen is here in Christmas
- times darling wife sends bundles
- dainty bag tiny box she ances, weighs her down
- But the crisp December when the joyous Yueides
- She wouldn't angel with the ols she holds
- She shops with geul courage, brings things
- And piles deep her wealth pmost shelf
- Oh little sweetheart of my youth eal comrade my life.
- There lady loved pleasant
To make ransmute earth finest need gold
- carry fowey charm through
But when your magic till dollars fly like
~ smile and bow and wonder to my queen OF Christmas times
- BY Christmas be in merry swing
- happy reign pleasant king
- The will twinkle in fire geam o pine ~
- Transform the house into bower, spice myrh
- viii fill the fragrant panies the bliss overfows
Shall make the years places bud and blossom like the
- For though may forget the poor selfish days
- When Christmas gather them shea praise, ~
And something straight from Heaven then gift submes
- God and Heaven Christmas
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-12-19

%EAT AT THE RED LIGHT
the best place in town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02

The sad spectacle of a grief-stricBen
mother refusing to be convinced that
her dead daughter was not in a trance
from which she would recover. was
witnessed at>-~ humble little home in
Hammers court yesterday morning,
when Mrs. Lilly Porter, the daughter
of Mrs. Eliza Willard. succumbed to
complication of troubles from which
she had been suffering The heart
broken mother insisted that her daugh-
ter was simply in a trance. and en-
couraged in the belief by a number Of
women who were present, it required
the tests of physicians to convince her
Of the sad truth.
Mrs. Porter had been suffering for
some time past from obstruction of the
heart and other complications Of dis
eases which were of fatal nature. The
deceased. though, was up and about
her home Friday. but that night was
seized with a hemOrrhage and was
troubled with il all night. About
O'Clock yesterday morning, as near as
the physician can tell, the patient
passed asay. The grieved mother
who had been by her daughters bed
side all night, and some women friends
who were present, belieV%~~that the
patient had only passed into a trance,
and DIR. Scott, who has been offending
her, was called. He was unable TO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
COOKS AND WALTERS FIRM.
They Decide to Stick to Their De.
mands

They Decide to Stick to Their De-
mands.
The cooks and walters who find them
selves IN a position where they can
neither strike nor smooth the matter over
until the arbitration committee meets
with the Federation of Labor next Friday
night, held meeting last evening to dis
cuss the situation and receive the report
of the arbitration committee The latter
reported the result of the attempt to ar
bitrate matters with the restaurant men,
and left il for the union to say whether
they would stand firm upon their de-
mands or fly the white flag.
Although there were some. II is said
who thought the situation rather hope
less, the sense of the union was to stand
by the demands as set forth in the con-
tract presented to the restaurant men q 4
remain firm until the restaurant men
were forced to terms. even though it ne
CeSSitated general strike and A long.
bitterly-fOurth battle. The expression of
opinion was it is stated. that If the union
men remained firm and general strike
resulted. il would be but "A question OF
time when the propTietorS would be forced
10 come to terms. Admitting that the
restaurant men may be able TO ship in
men enough 10 take the places of the
strikers. the cooks nd walters argue that
the union has the right to boost these men
out of town and will do so il II comes to
that issue.
What will be done. though. will not be
done until the arbitration committee
makes its report to the Federation next
Friday night. The union men. according
10 their expressed ODinion expect the
Federation TO uphold them in their stand
and order a general strike IN which "a Sc
all the cooks and walters will walk out
next Saturday morning. il is said.
The propTietors. however. do not be
lieve thai the Federation viii sanction the
STAN taker by the subordinate union and
f~rt-
believe the threatened strike will die d
lingering de"Jh.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02

Pursued by the wrath of an irate
prospective mother-in-law and threat
ened with Incarceration in the city Jail
in the event of his failure to be mar
ried by o'clock last night, James
Patalla, young Italian. made frantic
efforts to borrow the price Of a mar
riage license yesterday, but failed, and
is now in durance in the custody Of
Jailer KimbalL
His failure to raise the necessary 80
which stood between him and happi-
ness. was a great blow TO the young
man and he bewailed his ill-fortune to
the heartless officers and county at
tOrney in a vehement. imprisoned
manner. According to his story. he
became a slave to the charms of May
Whitehurst, a young Gretchen who
lives with her mother at 230 South First
West street. His affection was recip-
rocated and things went we'll with the
young lovers until Dame Whitehurst
had the young man arrested yesterday
Patalla is a young bOotblack and says
that he has done we'll at his trade I'M
| til recently, when he lost his job and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
RICH MANS LUCK MAKES
A MILLION FOR GATES

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The sale Of certain
link railroads in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys TO the Burlington is
said TO have brought John W Gates a
profit of S1.0O0O0O or more. according
TO the Tribune. The deal, in which
the Morgan-Hill pool is the purchaser.
is said 10 involve not less than $1,000
900. and the Kansas City, Peoria &
Chicago railway is thereby absorbed
into the Northern Securities company.
The lines Mr.. Gates sells were incor-
porated into minor railroad system
only a few weeks ago. but il became
important 70 the Burlington TO obtain
that system TO I'LL up a through line
from Kansas City to the Atlantic
coast.
Mr.. Gates got into the deal by acct
dent. He bought S100. 900 stock in the
Guardian Trust company, an institu-
ticn promoted by A Z. StiIlWeu who
then controlled the Kansas City. Pitts
burg & Calf. Gates did not like the
management Of the Guardian Trust
company and he was successful in his
application for a receiver. The rail-
road lines IL controls south from kan
sas City fell into the hands Of the Har-
riman syndicate. but the northern
railroads were left to the creditors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
FRENCHMAN FAV0RS AN
ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND

Paris, Feb. 1-ColoneI Picduart who
was prominent in the defense Of Can
tain Dreyfus, is publishing in the
Grand Revue a series Of articles on the
military position of France. He saws
france has come 70 the end Of her mil
ltary resource, whereas Germany has
ample resources with which to increase
her strength. France must therefore
modify her system, and he suggested
various reforms.
Ihen, discussing the question of
frances alliances, the colonel replies
10 articles in the National Review. He
declares himself in favor of an ALI
ance with Great Britain. and saws
France will never consent to an aIIf-
ance with Germany. which would i'm
ply a definite remuneration of Alsaca-
Lorraine French alliance with Britain
and Italy would, he claims. procure
military advantage Of the first order,
because II would give France complete
naval freedom in a war with Germany.
while, If the alliance provided for the
active cooperation Of Great Britain
the advantages would be incalculabI
The allied fleets would command the
seas, Germany's food supplies would be
cut off, and Germany could not sus-
tain q prolonged struggle.
Colonel Piquart predicts that the
French feeling against Great Britain
on account Of the FashOda incident and
the South African war viii die out, and,
referring to the criticisms Of the value
Of the British army. he says that when
the South African war is concluded
Britain will have at her disposal a
great number of seasoned troops with
which 10 reconstitute the British mil
itary forces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
DEFY UNION BARRIERS.
Non-union Shop Owners Say They
Will Keep Open Ill p. m.

Non-union Shop Owners Say They
Will Keep Open Ill p. m.
AS result of the action taken bv
the reorganized union BARRIERS i'm de-
claring themselves for union hours and
nothing but union hours for one and
every barber shop. the non-union and
dissenting union BARRIERS are drawing
together in the bonds OF fellowship
and. with the MissOurian, declaring:
You viii have to show us" They
maintain that they have d right to run
their business as they see fit. and, ac-
cording to their expression, they. like
the restaurant men and electrical con-
tractors, don't propose to be dictated
to by any Organization. AS a result
the tOnsOrial artists will likely do some
hair pulling instead Of singing for a
while. Both sides seem determined to
carry cut their plans. and each argues
that the other will be forced to come
to time sooner or later.
The probable outcome of the situa-
I ton was the general topic Of converse
ton in barber circles yesterday, and
the declaration of the union men that
they would force the dissenters back
into line caused no little stir. The pro-
prietors who are uphOlding the S o'clock
closing plan say they propose to keep
Jhelr uOOTS open at night until o'clock,
whether the union kicks or not one
of the proprietOrs of a leading non
union shop, in discussing the situation,
said
1T is all right for the union to say
close at : o'clock, but there are men
who want to get shaved after that
time, and if there are no shops open
they will simply purchase razOrs and
shave themselve thus taking away
/ permanently from the barber shops the
| trade that might be theirs if they re-
/ manned open a little longer
] 1T is all right for the union to de-
mand that their men get good wages
! and work certain hours. We are will
| ing to pay the right wages, and do not
want man TO work longer than he
J should, but if we want to keep open
/ at night il is none of the unions bust
ness, so long as we pay the men who
| work at night the proper wages and
\ do not require them to work longer
/ than union hours
We have some rights ourselves. and
/ we propose to stand up for them. If
/ they can force us to their terms, then
/ let them do it."
No steps were taken yesterday by
the union men, but the committees ap-
! pointed at the meeting Friday night
| Will begin a canvas of the barber
| shops Monday to determine the senti-
ment of the employees and the employ
! ers. The report will be made at a
meeting Thursday night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
"MARTHA' Is BRILLIANTLY SUNG
BY HOME OPERA COMPANY

1t has always been a matter Of grave
musical opinion as 10 whether FlOtOW :
great work. Martha" belongs in the
class of light or grand opera. From the
beginning, amateur opera companies
have regarded it with terror and dismay,
and very few, fortunately. have had the
courage to attack. The bravest Of them
have approached il as d sort of River
StyX. and usually have passed on to the
other side Of the river without much de-
Law.
For the salt Lake Opera company to
render the opera as il did last night
with scarcely flaws, therefore, an
achievement Of which town and COM
munity may boast. Ma rtha" has not
been rendered here i'm many years with
more artistic beauty
In seeking ideals, Emma Abbot prob
ably IS foremost. After diSmiSSiDg her
production, the memory will be taxed for
another comparison. Road companies as
a rule chop the work into bits-almoSt
burleSQUc II. in fact. and Martha is not
one of those operas that will preserve its
beauty by such treatment The score i'm
front Of Director Mcclellan last night
bore extremely few pencil marks II
any, which means that the opera was
sung from beginning to end.
The home company having met only
success in its career, the main question
in the minds Of those present last night
was how il compared with former pro-
auctions. There can be no comparison. in
view of the chasms Of difference between
Martha and its predecessors Mr.
Spencer. for instance. in the piece under
discussion. is actually sedate. He is seen
only about three times, and has only
one funny line, Martha is too So
rious for the comedian. On this occasion
he becomes. instead OF the life of the
evening a filler" OF a thankless role
while the rest OF the company has a
struggle on its hands.
The chorus was a great feature of last
nights work. Being elegantly costumed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02

she is in great fear when she is with
him. or where he may reach her The
last act Of cruelty complained Of was
on Jan. 81. 1901. when Mrs. Phelps
saws her husband again struck and
beat her
In addition to the charge of cruelty,
Mrs. Phelps also sets out that her
husband has never provided properly
for her and their children. and that she
has been compelled to take in washing
and perform other physical labor. She
also charges him with deserving her on
Julv 1 1901. and with being an habitual
drunkard.
In conclusion Mrs. Phelps alleges,
her husband is a strong and able
bodied man, and is capable Of earning
81 per day a this trade, that Of black
smith, in addition to receiving Sc per
month as a pension. She asks for a
decree of divorce. with temporary and
permanent alimOny, together with the
custody of the children and attorney s
fees.
Eva Owens wants the Third district
court to grant her q. decree of divorce
from Michael Owens. Mrs. Owens says
in her complaint that Michael led her
to the altar at DeLamar, New, In
June. 1897. AS to what occurred, if
anything. to mar the serenity Of their
married life between the date Of the
marriage and July 10, 1900. Mrs. Owens
does not say. but she does say that on
the date last aforesaid, Michael faded
from her immediate view, and has since
remained away. While absent. she
SAYS further, he has failed 70 keep her
Iarder and wardrobe properly supplied
with necessaries. and she accordingly
prays that the marital bonds between
Michael and herself be severed by the
| judicial cleaVeT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02

The innate. tantalizing deviltry of
the American small boy assumed in
suppressible dimensions at the Lowell
school, Second and z streets, Friday.
and broke loose like a volcano as soon
as the snow had thawed sufficiently to
permit its being used as missiles.
Just after the lunch hour the boys
of that institution were formed in
their usual line of march in front of
the building and ordered TO proceed
TO their various rooms. Like soldiers
on parade they stood in silent dis
cipline while the eyes OF the principal
ranged proudly from one end of the
line to the other. The younger and
smaller boys were placed in the lead
and the larger ones brought up in the
rear.
The small boys were given the order
10 march and did SO with vim and
energy that shook the building and
would have done credit to a herd OF
buffaloes. They were ordered TO halt.
but before the command could take
effect the rear ranks showed evidences
Of INSTRUMENTATION by loud and up
rOarious war whoOps and cat calls.
Rushing to the rear to catch the per-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
MOTHER INSISTED THAT DAUGHTER
WAS NOT DEAD, BUT IN A TRANCE

respond. and later in the morning DR..
Mavo was summoned, being notified
that the patient had passed into a
trance. but had recovered from it
while preparations for her burial were
being made.
DR.. Mayo and DR.. Baldwin went i'm
mediately to the place and were con-
WINGED by the appearance of the wo-
man that she was dead The grief
stricken mother and others present
were NOT satisfied and the doctors
made several medical tests, which
demonstrated that the woman was dead
and had been dead some time. The
mother was reluctant to believe the
sad truth. even after being assured by
the physicians.
There were other circumstances sur
rounding the death of Mrs. Porter that
made it a particularly sad one. She
leaves three little children, the young
est of which is but three months old,
and the family. it Is said, is in too
hard circumstances 10 take care of
them. The mother has been separated
from the father several months and
he. il is said. has not contributed to
the support Of the little ones. The
matter has been laid before Bishop
Seaman, and il is probable that the
children will be cared for at the
o..phanage. Mrs. Porter was but %
years Of age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02
LOVED THE WRONG SISTER
AND TOOK EMPLOYERS CASH

New York, Feb. 1.-James D Corr
was arraigned in court TODAY and be1d
Ior trial, charged with the larceny or
&,'VOo from the dry goods firm Of =
boutelier Brothers. where he was en-
P.oyed as boOkkeeper. Corr CAM g
NeW York three years ago from Pc
erly. y J. D0'
ABOUT a year ago he commences -
gay attention to Ida Wall. She hsa - =
sister Edith, who became deenIv i,,f.,
uaJed with Corr. About a non+h 80
Edlth' believing her love for Corr wss
hopeless on account of his infsfnatio,1
Tor her sister. committed suicide h.
drinking carbOlic acid
MS circumstance came TO the knowl-
cage OF Corr's employers and thev had
nm Swallowed for two weeks 80
Wednesday the firm received an anoT,v-
nous letter saying their bookksane,.
was juggling with the funds. An inves-
ugation was begun and il is alleged
developed d shortage. Corr learned of
this fact and booked passage On 4
transatlantic steamer. but he Vas ar
rested before he could sail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-02

it made a handsome appearance. and in
the matter of voice seemed greater than.
ever. In every climax the en- semble
made itself felt. and the hand of Mr. Nc
Clellan was easily observable in the fine
accompaniment.
The auartette act as given by Miss Fer
rim. Miss Clark. Mr.. Piper and Mr.. God
dard was fine performance. The entire
opera is high for the principal voices.
out the QuartetteS were well sustained
and the approval Of the audience was
more strongly demonstrated by the per
tect silence that prevailed during their
rendition than by the outbUrsts of ap-
plauSe that succeeded each Miss Fer
rims Martha" is a vocal delight. and
the ambitious young prima donna is fast
acquiring stage technic. Her rendition of
The Last Rose of Summer" in addition
10 its vocal beauty. is something of a
dramatic triumph. Miss Clark, likewise
wins more favor every time she ap-
pears- Her Nancy is superior even to
Rose Marie. which the public considered
nightly captivating She won a hand
some recall on her solo Mr.. Pyper has
the tenor role of Lionel. certainly no less
difficult than any in the opera He rem
deTed It with customary sweetness but
toward the latter half Of the night was
somewhat handicapped by hoarseness
that seriously impaired his solo, None
80 Fair Mr.. Goddard is vigorous
PlUnkett. His powerful voice rang our
magnificently in the drinking song. and
mad II been missing from the chor1ses
and Quartettes there could not have been
that same degree OF perfection. Fred
Graham was enthusiastically recalled on
/ MS lnterpOlated solo. Come Love. Go
Love from The Princess Chic
The performance was attended bv a
large ar&ience the lower part of the
| house being well filled. and there were no
! delays.
Martha will be given in Ogden Mon
day night. It will be heard in Salt Lake
again next Friday and Saturday.