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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Good ENOUGH Show.

0oop GHou9u SHoW'
This world is a stage they tell me.
No doubt what they tell me Is true,
And I'm glad that l came
For look at the same,
And I'm happy to see 1t through.
It's a pretty good show in the morning
It's a pretty good show at night.
It's glorious fun
Meath the smiling sun,
And it's pleasant when stars are bright
IT'S a wonderful transformation
That the wooded lights unfold
When they shift the scene
From the autumn's green
To the prodigal summers gold.
There are scenes of tragic sorrow;
There are moments of careless giee'
Though critics cry
That it's all awry,
It's a good enough show for me.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Who Made the Request3

Senator Hanna's bill to pension
the darkies was presented by request.
OF whom? There is reason to be-
lieve that the request came from
some fakir who expects toYlinex his
pockets by collecting money from the
negroes to push the, bill along: 1t
is an old dodge, and ,itsis said that
one such concern in other days COL
lected in 50 fees from the deluded
negroes as much as 100000 to- carry
through similar bill which was
twice read and referred to the COM
mittee on pensions" fti
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Aims Of oruanized Labor.

When the Chicago Federation OF La
Dor met for the first time since the re-
cent election, the delegates were sur
prised to hear the new president, W..
G. Schardt, read a message outlining
what the central body should endeavor
to accomplish during the coming term.
The message was an innovation, but
the hearty applause which followed
the reading of it showed that the ma
jority of the delegates were In SYM
pathy with the aims of the president.
The chief recommendations made
were as follows:
THE greatest achievements of Or
ganized labor have been accomplished
with the assistance and sympathy OF
the great mass of the people. Our
platform calls for better sanitary reg
ulations in factories, mines and dwell
ings, as one can see by our objects:
ITO abolish convict labor to such
an extent that it's product will not COM
pete with that of free labor.
ITO shorten the hours of labor and
to obtain fair compensation for the
same.
"A complete reform in the present
Justice of the peace system, and a
pure judiciary, free from political In
fluences.
"To abolish the fee system in all
public offices and allow in its stead
reasonable compensation.
1.-THE adoption of the initiative and
the referendum on all questions or
franchises and municipal ownership
of street railways, gas and telephone
plants, etc.
ITO abolish unsanitary dwellings,
and tenement houses and to extermi-
nate sweatshops, both of which are
disease breeding menaces to pubic
health.
ITO do away with the contractor IN
connection with all public work as far
rs possible. :.
ITO abolish child labor under Ii
years of age. Illinois is behind on
this important question. New YORK
and Massachusetts are ahead. In the
latter state males under 1S years OF
age and all females are prohibited
from being at their employment be-
fore O'Clock a. m. or after o'clock
.. M, and then for not more than ten
hours in any one day, There are
neatly $4,000 children working in fac
tories in Illinois, many OF whom are
under IA years of age and Who in
stead of working their young lives
away, ought to be going to; school.
Here in Chicago it is well known that
children under Ia years of age, many
OF them girls, have been compelled to
work almost night and day during the
holiday seasons. "A
STRIKES ought. to be last resort.
Every other method of Cancellation
and arbitration should be exhausted
before the serious step of calling a
strike is resorted to-.
Contracts once made with labor
organizations and employers or cor
porations ought to be considered as
sacred as any business contract. Any
violation of such contracts upon the
mart of labor weakens us in the public
estimation, and the result is disastrous
to the whole labor movement in the
end
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Breeding Trouble for ThemseIve.

Senators who are trying to check
mate the sovereign will of the people
in respect of control of the trusts"
will not succeed. They will succeed
in convicting the system by which
such instruments of the trusts" are
made possible Such witness are
they bearing against the present
method of election to the United
States senate that there will be moth
ing left for the American people to
do, while they are establishing con-
troll of the trusts" but to establish
at the same time control of their
United States Senate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Where a Minority Rules.

A majority cannot rule in the SEN
ate so Long as there is a persistent
minority, no matter how small that
minority may be. Still, the Senate is
not convinced that a change is desir-
able. 1t prefers to tack all sorts Of
legislation upon appropriation bills
and beat around the bush in that per-
nicious way rather than adopt rules
that would end profitless discussions.
There are many things that need
changing in the Senate, and continu-
Gus obstruction is one of them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Iailors, Troubles Settled.

The troubles of the Chicago tailors
are over. The end of the war between
rival unions, which began months age
and eliminated in lockout of the
special order clothing makers ter
days ago, came when the officers Of
that organization capitulated to the
United Garment Workers union and
signed an agreement to amalgamate
with it. Formal ratification of the
agreement has been given by the
local unions, and nearly 5000 men and
women resumed work in the shops OF
the manufacturing tailors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Are Aqains, Agreements.

The members of the international
Association of Machinists residing ii
Chicago have adopted new tactics
and hereafter, it is said, will enter
into no agreement with individuals or
firms. This practice among the union
machinists has been in vogue for some
time, and 1t is declared to work
against the interests of the bread-win.
ners. The machinists of Chicago will
in the near future inaugurate a new
wage scale, demanding per cent
increase in pay and a nine-hour day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
The Issue Will Not Down.

Apart from the feeble character
of the antitrust legislation of this
session, it is beyond the power Of
Congress, without destroying trade,
to pass any laws in restraint of in
dustrial corporations that can sup
plant the necessity of thorough re-
vision of the. Dingley tariff. There
in is the only issue relating to the
trusts, and if the trusts should all be
dissolved under the operation OF
economic laws the issue of tariff re-
form would still remain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Its Paternity in Dispute.

The President wants it understood
that the Littlefield antitrust" bill
was in no sense an embodiment Of
the administration idea, and Rep
resentative Littlefield mournfully pro-
tests that a basket baby was sub
stituted for his legislative offspring.
Now If good Deacon Rockefeller's
Counsel" would only tell the bald
headed truth about that bills pater-
nityt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Trusts Need Not Fear.

1t is easy to believe that the Presi.
cent will take care to select as COM
missioner of corporations man who
has the confidence of the corpora
tions as well as that Of the public"
In fact, the successful candidate for
the position is likely to turn out to
be some gentleman who would not
for the world cause a trust a mo-
ment's uneasiness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Shorter Workday In France.

Workers in the French naval arse.
nails are now on an eight-hour basis.
Reports from France are that when
this announcement was made by Min.
lister of Marines Peletan the employees
of the state railways of France were
encouraged to make the same dc.
mands for themselves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
Not Worrying About old Trusts.

1t has been demonstrated that COM
as we now call them
have existed since 1000 years before
Christ. But, naturally, we are not
worrying about the "B. c." combines.
It's those that are on our chest right
now that we want to shake of.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

In 400 years, says Lord Kelvin, the
earth's coal will be exhausted. From
the way things are going now the
earth's patience will be exhausted
about 399 years earlier than that
Saturday Evening Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The mint at Philadelphia turned Out
more than 100000 bright new cents
last year-one apiece for every man
woman and child in the United States.
Did you get yours?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The Vermont man who died leaving
twenty-six children vii! probably be
blamed by President Eliot for his early
.decease He should have made 1t an
even thirty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

A Boston woman's club has solemn.
Nv resolved that woman can't get along
without man. 1t is to be noted, in this
connection, that the Easter bonnets
this year are to be just too cute for
anything.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

An American who was engaged in
throwing his money to the birds has
been arrested in Milan under the i'm
pressioti that he has become violently
affected with the European virus ci
tipping. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Queen wilheYmina may figure in the
dispute between Venezuela and the al.
lies, II is too bad to bother the young
queen with this matter She has
seemed Of late to be having such a
nice, quiet time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

A Mexican multimillionaire wants to
pay off part. of his country's debts.
What can be the matter with the
man. Doesn't he believe in kind
words?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
@aB1psaees

cent in breweries,- and 80 per cent IA
trunk and valise manufactures. In
Montana 24.2 per cent of the total
number of children employed were en-
gagged in copper smelling and refining.
29.1 per cent in the printing and pub
fishing trades, and 1o.4 per cent in
cigar factories. In North and South
Dakota child labor was confined to the
so-called hand trades, including print
ing and publishing, which occupied SO
per cent of all the children employed
in South DAKOTA.
These figures are significant be.
cause child labor affects both the con.
ditions under which adults work and
also their wages. In the same meas.
ure as women replace men as factory
workers so will child labor, unless re.
stricted, crowd a proportionate mum.
Der of adults out of employment.
Wise and. Timely Advice.
Recently Samuel Gompers, presi.
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, in debate before the Econom.
ic club in Boston, showed that unions
did not desire to incorporate, and that
as constituted now they observe con-
tracts as religiously as do the employ.
ers, and more so. One of the best ar.
ticles written on the subject as show.
ing what endless litigation the unions
would be involved in should they dc
the bidding of the employers and in.
corporate, appears in the February is
sue of the American Federationalist
by Clarence S. barrow, counsel for
United Mine Workers of American be-
fore the Anthracite Coal Commission
Mr.. Darrow has the double advantage
of knowing the legal workings of the
law courts, and at the same time I'M
derstanding the aims and aspirations
of the workers as voiced through the
trade union. He says the incorpora
ton of trade unions is the last trench
of those who oppose organized labor
He declares that, should trade unions
ever consent to incorporate, it would
mean their absolute destruction. EN-
ployers have learned, he says, that
unions cannot be destroyed directly
and they seek this method of destroy
ing them indirectly.
"All sorts of suits would be brought
against labor unions" writes Mr.. Oar
row. Suits for real grievances anG
suits for imaginary grievances. Every
court would be kept open for theil
undoing The result would be that
these labor organizations would be
compelled to employ high-priced law
yers. They would be mulcted in ex
penses, which would be a greater bur
den than they could possibly sustain
The end would be speedy. A judgment
rendered against corporation and re
naming unpaid would call for the ap
pointment of receiver on petition
in bankruptcy.
There would not be one organiza
ton of labor which the employers
wished to destroy that could keep out
of the hands of a receiver for year
mo sooner would suits be institut
ed in the various state and fedora
courts than applications would be
made for receiverships, and these re
ceiverships, according to the qsages
of courts, would be appointed by the
parties who are interested in the col
lection of judgments and redress de
creed by the courts, and the result
would be that the labor organizations
would soon be controlled and owned
by the employers, and for their OWL
benefit"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The Chicago health commissioner
has decided that guests in all cheap
lodging houses must be provided with
bathing facilities. Evidently he never
expects to get the cheap lodging house
vote.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Another reason for taking patriotic
pride in the revolution of '76 has al
ready been indicated by President
Roosevelt. Look at the large family
iof daughters it left!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

1t would not be surprising to learn
that the Judge who declared that
women are more irritable than men"
found his opinion sustained when he
got home to the bosom Of his family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

With four new battleships equipped
with, the latest death-dealing arma-
ment, the United States will be able
to establish the most peaceful block
aade ON record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

1t is five years now since some
body blew up the Maine in the harbor
of Havana. But who it was that did 1t
seems likely to become a mystery OF
history.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

King Edward opens parliament now
with the same grace and dexterity
with which the Prince of Wales used
tn omen bottles Of champagne.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The Sultan has his woes after all.
Nobody ever suggests him as an arbi-
traitor when the nations have quar-
rels to be settled.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

1t is estimated that the hens of this
country. lay s6,0O0O00 worth of eggs
in a year. But you never hear them
crow about it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Now that Kipling has taken up the
subject, Englands South African
problem may be considered as good as
solved.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

A Pennsylvania newspaper that sus-
pended publication has again proved
that there is something in a name be
sides letters. The editors name was
Stuck.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Salvador denies that there is war
within it's borders. The revolutionary
fever appears to have failed to take
in this instance.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Pat Grove has turned up in Liver
pool as a hero of the Boer war. But
a war shouldn't always be judged by
it's heroes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The boy who has an expensive girl
and small salary is already begin
ming to worry over the coming OF
Patti.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Painful memories Of many hotel
and restaurant "orchestras" will In
duce the warmest sympathy for Mrs.
Pat in her Detroit experience.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The inevitable has happened. Cole
Younger will write the story OF his
life. AZ,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Reflect, again. that many harmless
old bachelor would be bowling nui-
sance as a married man.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

What we fail to understand is why
man forging Mr.. Morgan's name should
have puttered with paltry $lOO,OU0.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Honduras is comparatively quiet
now. 1t has only two revolutions and
one international war going on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

If only nature had not left off sup
plying her creatures with two sets OF
brains like the dinosaur!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
The Fall of Hende rson.

The setting, sun of David B., Hen
-derson's political career shines not
with the clear and wholesome radi-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

Every woman believes that the
shortest cut to a mans heart is by way
of his vanity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The new strawberry blonde postage
stamp has no excuse for being stuck
on itself.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
.Olr1S ESp1lO[aS
.s'. En- BOLET|N MERCANT|L

Por el 1Itimo vapor llegado de Espana,
Sc han recibido las siguientes obras de los
mejores escrftores espaToles. Entre los IL
bros recibidos Sc encuentran las populares
exceientes noveas de Don Antonio de Bal
buena, el celebre crftico literario y las graco-
siSimas de Porez Zuniga. Obras de la natu-
raeza de las que tenemos ell gusto de ofrecer
al p1bco, no deben faltar en- la biblioteca de
una persona iustrada y amante de la literatu-
ra espafola. continuation va la lsta de-
las obras recibidas con sus titulos y los nom
breS de los autores : 81 ssss
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
AvEATURERo FRANC
Sc TITULA EMPERADd
La prensa de Canarias

Ell periodico La Li6ert< de Pari
hace eco de las observaciones v iuGd
de los periodicos de las islas CanarE
~ especialmedte de los de las Palm
sobre la expedition del aventureto /,
baudy. j
Haclendose cargo de la reclamAci|
de una intervention diplomatica =
parte del gobierno espafol, dice
los temores de la prensa cararia
quimericos.
De los informes de buen origen
hemos recogido, afiade e1 mencion]
periodico. despues de califcar de q
mericos los temores. resulta que la
pedicion de Lebaudy es una empr
de fndole esencialmente privada,
ning1ln caracter Official, nj aun o6ci
siqniera, y realizada sin intervene
de ministries interesados. -
"Afladiremos, prosigue, que los hom
bres conducidos en- ell yate para ocupa
ell territorio escogido por nuestro aven
turero compatriota, han sido reclutado
en- el Havre y la mayorfa de ellos sol
antiques sub oficiales del ejercito fran
ceS"
~
Mr.. Lebaudy, jefe de la expedici6
franceSa en- la costa occidental dc
Africa, ha manifestado al administra
dor de Correos lie Las Pa1mas que tod
la correspondence que llegue a la isl
djrigida al emperador del Sahara c
para el y que le ruega, por tanto, Sc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31

Or TOCAbOR NJ MEN NEy DE TAIIO B0R1TAnN
Para proporcionar comodidad v sosiego 4 las
eriaturas, 1sesa scmpre Ell de NENNEN Para
rA!mar ei fu.Ho " al 1or de Ia ravaja despues
lie 4tsitar>e ;ssese ei de MEN<EN. Para da- nm
toho nP nrai y aerin al ctis do la m uier v un
fas 60 dei!cddc al .pcadO. isese c! dc hENNEN,
tnidai0 Con l1s ~ l,SFlTlTQS Ell rnerito W
aceptacion one tare. los i'O,.vOS NJ MENNEE
DE AiCu No:s tfAW Ian prodrcido numerosos
SiDsfii'io>. - baratos perjudiciales al CUTS
Ninguno ss tam DufnD corio rl do SENNfN, Este
cihe1e de eiios en- Principe y nrop6sito Fl
gtiLno tc:nt' 81 retrato lie SENNEN en- la tapa
- eSda cs''tss eshuse ta '''s los deuas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
"a LLuIIIMO DE MENNEN.

6 Una caj;ta de POLiOS DIX
ItEAD0R DE MENNEN DE TAI.
20 B0RATADO, contiene ma,
coinodidad y provecho para
los HON ores, mujeres Y nifos
que nirguna otra preparation
que sc haya descubierto hasta
el d,a. No SOLO es un luio, siuo
una necesidad. Para calmar
81 ard9r del CUTS desolIado.
los Arpul!idos, quemaduras
de- sol. y dcuias afecciones de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
BOLErh NERO Asr1L De PUERTO Kico. iist.. -o-s'----
E1 Polo NOrte
SAN FRANCISCO Is
ACREDlTADO CAFE

Aguas carb6nicas de primera cali
dad. Sc sirven refrescos 6e todas cla-
ses. helados.y y chocolates. Licores fnos
de todas clases. Cerveza, Tabacos y
cigarrillos. Ell mejor BILLAR de San
Juan esta en- este cafe. Servicio ex-
merado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31

~ IL siAsente del 'Tep6sraio
NJ III 42iA Asoss % etotAi
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-12-18
British Coal MINING.

The question of how far the miners
employment in our coal mines is re
latively unhealthy is one that has
often been discussed by medical men
by coal owners, by the miners them.
selves and by the general public. sta,
tistics demonstrate that, while the
labor in our coal mines is not entitled
to take rank as equally healthy with
agricultural labor and other outdoor
occupations. II is very far from being
as unhealthy as the general public are
disposed to believe. Another general
idea is that the work of the mine not
only tends to shorten life, but to dis
able men from following their occupa
tion at a relatively early age. Tho
Iron and Coal Trades Review has
analysed the figures on the question
given in the recent census returns In
the United Kingdom, and the result is
both instructive and in some respects
unexpected.
In every district of Importance a
number of men are still following the
laborious occupation of hewing Goa
at the age OF seventy-fve years and
upward, In Glamorgan seventy-ninS
men of that age we're employed undel
ground in the census year; in Durham
thirty-nine; in Northumberland, TWEEN
ty-four; in Yorkshire, forty-five, ant
in Lancashire, twentysix. Between
the ages Of sixtyfive and seyenty-fiv,
the numbers were naturally mucl
larger. OF hewers SO employed ther,
we're III in Flamorgan, 532 in Dur
ham, 23S in Northumberland. $50 II
Yorkshire and 4SO in Lancashire. Thii
is not at all a bad record for an agi
that is likely to average about seven
ty, which is a period of life when com
paratively few men can continue Il
follow exhausting and continuous
labor-Philadelphia Ledger.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-12-18
A Timely Suggestion

This is the season of the year
when the prudent and careful house
wife replenisbes her supply of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. Il
is certain to be needed before the
winter is over, and results are much
more prompt and satisfactory when
it is kept at hand and given as soon
as the cold is contracted and before
it has become settled in the system
In almost every instance a severe
cold may be warded. of by taking
this remedy freely as soon as the
first indication of the cold appears
There is no danger in giving it to
children for it contains no harmful
substance 1t is pleasant to take
both adults and children like it
Buy It and you will get the best Il
always cures For sale by Balch &
Son. Matamoras, all general stores
in Pike county.