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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Before another season OF snow, Ice
and bleak, chilling winds begins 1t
might be well to agitate the question
of forming Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Chilly Persons. 1t
seems as If such society had become
a really crying need.
Sensitive, shivery folks have had
their naturally uncomfortable sensa-
lions very much increased in the past
winter by the antics of rapidly grow
ing band of individuals who wear sum.
mer garments all the year round
Whether they do this with the laud-
able idea of hardening their constitu-
tions, whether they do it in sheer
bravado or simply to attract attention,
it is impossible to say, but young men
and sometimes men old enough to
know better are often to be seen with
out overcoats in the very coolest
weather.
Both men and women of this cult go
about with low-cut shoes and open
work thread stockings, the womens
shoes with thin soles and French
heels. The women always wea7 thin,
short jackets and no furs around the
neck-nothing but silk stock with a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Tell of Evils of Child Labor.


At the hearing before the commit
tee on industrial and labor affairs of
the state legislature on Wednesday
last number of arguments were pre-
sented in behalf of the child labor
bill introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Davies. Points both for and
against the bill were presented.
Mr.. Davies, the state factory in
spector, presented forcefully the utter
inadequacy of the present law to Sc
ed, and strongly argued the passage
of the new law in it's stead.
Representatives of the State FEEDER
alton Of Woman's Clubs told of the re-
suits of Investigations made, show
ing how factory life for the young
child stunted the mind, dwarfed the
body and dulled the moral nature OF
the children-the coming citizens OF
the republic.
From the side of labor organizations
1t was shown how the work of the
young children was pulling down the
wages of the men, more or less break
ing up family life and stinting the ed
ucation so essential to success. A
workingman, who himself had begun
work in a factory at 9 years of age,
graphically portrayed his keen sense
of the loss to him of having been de-
MED the helpful training of the mind
through the school curriculum.
From the side of criminality Supt.
Sloan of the Bridewell told of how
much larger a percentage of Grimm
ais came from the illiterate class. The
average age of the child entering the
first grade at the Bridewell is IL to
13 years; in the public schools it is 6.
From the side of degeneracy-the
tramp problem, as observed by Ray
mond Robbins, superintendent of the
Municipal Lodging house in Chicago
it was shown that a large proportion
of the incapables applying for aid
were of those who had exhausted
their vitality by hard, monotonous toll
in early childhood.
Against the regulation of child la
Dor as contemplated by the trainers
of the bill representative of the
glass-making industry appeared
whose argument was that the night
work clause of the bill would injure
the manufacturers because of the
sharp competition existing. He stated
that children could be hired for 20
cents per night, and admitted that
men to take their places could not be
had for less than Is cents per night
Chicago RecordHerald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
important Work to Be Done.

The annual convention OF the Anal
gamated Association OF Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers will meet in Column
bus, Ohio, April IA. The organiza'
ton has grown with great rapidity
in the last year and many new lodges
of steel workers will send their first
delegates to this convention, among
which will also be delegation from
South Chicago. although the two
lodges in that place are no longer
affiliated. Since the last convention
new lodges have been formed at East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor, whose
memberships are employed in indie
pendent or Republic Iron and Steel
company mills. Radical changes are
proposed in the laws of the steel
workers organization, such as doing
away with annual conventions, redis
tricting the local lodges in blocks OF
fifty, with district executive commit
tees to make wage scales and bust
ness agreements. and these will be
submitted for the consideration of the
gathering.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
ARE TOO THINLY CLAD
New York Newspaper Voices Protest Against Those lndiv
uals Who Wear Summer Clothing When the Snow
Flakes Are Flying in the Air.

be suppressed It doesn't matter
whether they feel warm or not, they
should be Obliged to look warm. too
Fortunately there is still a comfort
able majority who enjoy the warm ap
propriateness of furs and thick boots
so there is probably no danger OF an
other such freak OF fashion as the
French revolution introduced in Eu
rope. The rage for showing the shape
was such that women were then led
into the most absurd extravaganza OF
clin .yng draperies, which they wore
with thin slippers and bare shoulders
and arms on the bitterest winter days
with the result that they died off like
butterflies of the cold.
There is. however, quaint and
pretty story taken from very ancient
French manuscript which may point
a moral for the occasion.
The writer of this manuscript was g
Norman knight who compiled work
for the use of his three young daugh
tiers about the close of the fourteenth
century. The elder of two sisters
was promised by her father to a young
knight of great estate. The girls were
hidden on certain day to prepare
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

large tulle bow, which may be warm,
but doesn't look 1t.
The sight of one of these hardy crea-
lures will send cold chills running up
and down the spine of shivery per-
son which it taxes large vistas OF rich
ly fur-wrapped folks to dissipate. Not
long ago, when the thermometer was
at above zero, one OF the chilly
mortals, after being almost petrifed
by vision of airiness in foulard silk
skirt, a light cloth jacket, thin ties,
open-work silk stockings, tulle bow
and picture hat which merely
perched itself upon her pompadour
came the next moment on spectacle
which sent the warm blood coursing
through his veins again.
This spectacle was by way of con-
trast young girl, pretty and presum-
ably delicate, for what did she wear
with gentle grace and dignity but a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

themselves to receive the youth, who
had as yet seen neither of them.
The affianced bride, who was far the
handsomer of the two, was anxious to
show of her elegant shape and slender
waist to the best advantage, so she
put on a cotehardie-at that time the
very latest freak of fashion-whicb
fitted her like glove without any lin.
ing or facing of fur, though it was in
winter and very cold. The result was
that she looked so pale. pinched and
blue that her beauty was all gone.
Her sister had wrapped herself snug
ly in a heavy fur-lined mantle, and
looked warm, healthy and as pink as
a rose. The young knight, of course
promptly fell in love with the prudent
sister and, having obtained the faith
er's consent to the exchanNe, heart
lessly left the lady of the smart but
unreasonable costume to shiver in sin
gle blessedness.
AT the same time, dear lady Of the
summary garment, If this tale does
not happen to fit your case and yor
can contrive to look ruddy and beau
tiful though insufficiently clad, please
remember that it makes some folks
very blue to see you so and try to re
form before another winter comes
says the New York Sun. Make be-
ginning on the ties and openwork
stockings, at least.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

aud too frequent urinary discharges
tell of kidneys out Of order.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Ills from common hackache to danger
GUS diabetes.
A. T. Ritenour. owner Of the wood
yard at 1876 East Cork street, Winches-
ter, Va, says: Ever since | had la
grippe l have been sufferer from
kidney troubles, which made them
selves apparent in racking pains
through the region Of the kidneys
and across the small of my back. The
pains were always severe. and some
times so sharp and biting that they
compelled me to take to my bed. The
kidney secretions furnished further
evidence of disorders. They were off
color, irregular, and painful of pas
sage. Added to this there was an an
noying weakness.
1.-The newspaper advertisements of
Doans Kidney Pills attracted my at
tention, and | procured box of that
remedy at Franck Baker & Sons
drug store. The relief l experienced
was magical. The pills lifted me from
my bed of sickness, placed me on my
feet, and made me a well man.
can work as well as ever. Doans
Kidney Pills. believe, saved my life.
They are great remedy to stop kid
ney troubles resulting from colds"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Rite
nour will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn c., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists; price,
80 cents per box.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Expressmen Form Organization.

While representatives of the rail
way expressmen and messengers were
comforting with President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
relative to the feasibility of calling a
convention for the formation of a ma
tional union of that calling the ex
pressmen of Texas were holding q
convention at San Antonio A ma
tional organization was formed with
the following as it's officers: Chief
grand expressman, G. c. Campbell,
San Antonio; assistant grand chief,
L. l.. Burgess, TeXarkana; grand sec
rotary and treasurer, F. e. Mode,
Denison; grand senior expressman,
w. H. Christopher, Ell Paso; grand
Junior expressman, d. F. Mclaughlin,
Houston; grand inner sentinel, j. j.
McMillin, Dallas grand outer senti'
mel, H. P. Bee, Waco; board of trus.
tees, R. S. Pardue, San Antonio; M.
Zercher, Fort Worth; C. H. Naendall,
Marshall.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
DISCHARGED Himself.

An amusing story is told of young
Scotch lad who, in very quiet, de-
termined way, made his exit from a
house in which he had been but lit
tie while installed as domestic help
He had been told that he would be
dismissed IL he broke any OF the
china under his charge.
On the morning of great dinner
party he was rather rashly
with a great load of plates. which
he was to carry upstairs from the
kitchen to the dining room, and which
were piled up on his two hands.
In going upstairs his foot slipped
and the plates were broken to atoms
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
@aBoRa9esz

parison with conditions of a century
or more ago the scale of wages has
risen, the hours of labor have lessen
ed and the general conditions of toll
have improved. This can be ascribed
to no other cause than the constant,
concerted, intelligent effort of trades
unionism. The workers now enjoy
generations before only dreamed Of;
because, banded together, they have
had the spirit to see, the courage to
demand and the power to obtain a
larger measure of social justice. And
in my judgment, it is in the effort of
trades unionism that the hope of fur
Their betterment of the masses lies"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
American PROGRESS.


The Homestead mills produce, with
about 1000 men, three times as much
steel as the Krupp works produce
with $4,000 men.
One hundred and seven thousand
tons of American peanuts were bought
at Marseilles in 1902 for use in max.
ing olive oil soap.
Marseilles, the great market for oil
tons of cotton seed oil. Nearly all OF
it was from the United States.
The total value Of the 1902 exports
of manufactures, as shown by the fig
ures of the treasury bureau of stats
tics, is $410,65O,967, against 1905, 1O4,'
$50 in 1901. an increase of $15,500, 0O0
In the last fifteen months the rail
ways of Great .ritain, although the
most crowded in the world, have not
caused a single death. In that time
more than 1900 persons have been
killed by the railways of the United
States-as shown by the accident bull.
letins of the interstate commerce com
mission.
The electrical fan is increasing in
popularity as a purveyor of comfort
both at home and in the equatorial
regions, so that the American output
for the coming summer is estimated
by the Electrical World at 100000
Not only does it serve to mitigate the
heat of summer, but in great many
instances it answers the purpose OF
sanitation and ventilation so econom'
ically and efficiently that few Other
appliances can compare with it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Many Painters Organizations.

The third national organization OF
painters was organized recently, this
time in Indiana. 1t is styled the Jour
neymen Painters, Paper Hangers and
Decorators of the United States. An
other national organization of that
craft is located in New York city, Its
name being the National Association
of Amalgamated Painters, Decorators
and Paper Hangers of America. Both
these dual organizations are trying to
gain control over the membership Of
the Brotherhood of Painters, Decor
ators and Paper Hangers of Amer
lea, the union of the craft recognized
by the labor movement and char
tered by the American Federation Of
Labor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
MORE THAN HALF.
Suffer From Coffee Drinking.

Quiet TTOTt SOuSC
Coffee does not set up disease with
all people using it, on the other hand
It absolutely does create disease in
thousands and thousands of cases
perfectly well authenticated and
traceable directly to coffee and moth.
ing else.
This statement may hurt the feel.
ings of some coffee drinkers but the
facts are exactly what they are.
Make inquiry of some of your cot.
fee drinking friends, and you may be
certain of one thing, one half Of
them, yes more than half, suffer from
some sort of incipient or chronic dis.
ease. If you want to prove it's the
coffee, or would prefer to prove tits
not the coffee in these cases, take
coffee away from those persons for
from ten days to a month, don't
change the food in any other way but
give them Postum Food Coffee, and
the proof of whether coffee has been
the trouble or not will be placed be-
fore you in unmistakable terms
A young lady in the ST. Mary's
Academy, Winnipeg, Can, says,
zone Of our teachers suffered long
while from Indigestion. She was q
coffee drinker. She became worse
steadily. and finally was reduced to
a point where the stomach did not
retain any food, then electricity was
tried but without avail She, OF
course, grew weak very fast and the
doctor said the case was practically
incurable.
about that time was attracted to
a statement in one Of the papers re-
garding the poisonous effect of cot
fee and the value of Postum Food
Coffee. The statement was not ex.
travagant but couched in terms that
won my confidence and aroused me
to the belief that it was true. l per
suaded our, teacher to leave of the
morning cup of coffee altogether and
use Postum Food Coffee.
"a change took place. She began
to get better. She has now regained
her strength and is able to eat almost
every kind of food and has taken hei
position as teacher again." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
The Demands of Labor.

Labor organizations throughout the
country have notified their employers
that material increases in wages will
be looked for or are being demanded.
and it Is believed that the present
year will mark an epoch in the his
tory of organized labor if the present
plans materialize.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, says
the problem that confronts labor is
chow to get more.' He adds:
"The workers want more wages,
more of the comforts of life. more
leisure, more chance for .self-improve-
ment as men, as trade unionists, as
citizens. The struggle may assume
new forms. but the issue is the i'm
memorial one-an effort of the pro-
ducers to obtain an increasing meas
ure of the wealth that flows from
their production. 1t is the never end
ing struggle for fairer, a more equal
distribution of wealth.
what human motive could be more
lust, more far-reaching than this? For
upon a better distribution of wealth
depends the physical, the mental and
the moral improvement of the work
ing masses, the Drawn and sinew of
the nation. This fair distribution of
wealth manifests itself by yielding
more Of the necessities and comforts
of a lessening effort-in an increasing
of wages. a shortening of the work
ing hours. and an amelioration Of
other Woodworking conditions of life.
Advancement along these lines
changes and recasts the character of
the working people.
rssyt may be assumed that by com
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

hood, a real, old-fashioned hood such
as were commonly worn in the '7Os,
made of cashmere, edged around with
fur and accented with smart ribbon
bows.
"Ha! that's the girl for my money"
said the chilly mortal. wouldn't she
warm the cookies Of your heart? i
remember we'll when they wore those
things, and they always looked charm
ing in them, too.
These creatures that go about in
freezing weather with scarcely clothes
enough on for cool summer should
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
The Dance.

o Time! be gentle with me
No problems deep-profound;
I'm In the wild Life quadrille-
I'm swingin' Sally round!
The Christmas skies are showing
The white world weather-bound;
But still the fiiddle's going
I'm swingin' Sally round!
The sad worlds griefs are hidden
In graves meath icy ground;
Life to the dance Is bidden--
I'm swingin' Sally round!
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitu
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Statesman a centenarian.

David Wark, in his hundredth year.
expects to go next month from his
home in Fredericton, N. B., to Otta.
wa, where in the senate of Canada he
will take the seat he has continuously
held since that body was first called
together in the making of the Domin'
ion, in 1867.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Lillian RusselI,s pauqhter.

Lillian Russell's 16-year-old daugh-
ter, Lillian Russell Solomon, is now in
Paris preparing for stage career.
Lillian II is said to be even prettier
than her mother at the same age. She
is possessed of fine soprano voice
and dramatic talent of a high order.
She may be seen on the professional
stage next season.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
No Jones in the Senate.

The two Joneses in the senate
John P. of Nevada and James X. Of
Arkansas-went out on March A and
left that body without representa-
tive bearing the honored name of
Jones for the first time since 1872.
There is no Smith in the senate now.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
eaIusha Grow Welcomed Home.

Ex-Representative Grow, who was
first elected to congress more than
fifty years ago and was speaker in
1861, was welcomed home at Mont
rose, Pa, in great shape. At 80 Mr..
Grow walks erectly with an active,
springy step.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Mr.. Tokell, the English bruiser who
was recently jolted into the land of
dreams by the American, Mr.. Forbes,
has SO far recovered as to be able to
state that the people of this blasted
country lack claws"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
Simon Burns to Retire.

Simon Burns, for the last eight
years at the head of the Window
Glass Workers Association, X. of L.,
has made the announcement that he
would step out Of office at the conven.
ton of that organization. He will be
succeeded by Paul st. Peter, for
nearly ten years secretary of the
Pittsburg local assembly of window
glass workers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

We are informed that the Sultan of
Muscat has been ruined by the ex-
pense incurred in organizing his GUS
toms service on the advice of the
British, American and French con-
suls. Too many cooks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

The Austrian archduke who gave up
his title and hereditary claims a few
weeks ago in order to elope with a
music hall singer has been deserted
by the latter. Without his title and
fortune he probably seemed like diff
terent man to her.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Secretary Shaw isn't worrying half
SO much about the prospective pay
ment Of that 100000 900 Panama canal
account as you may be about the
prospective payment of $50 tailors
bill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

A Frenchman claims to have invent
ed boat which will prevent seasick-
ness. Its action is as gentle as that
of street car; but it is needless to
say that the comparison was not made
with what we call street cars in Chi
cago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

That Tennessee legislator who
wants to make kissing misdemeanor
must have passed lonesome youth, a
dreary middle life and now on the
verge of old age has no love for
children.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
The Advantages of Rainfall.

In parts of Australia where the av
erage rainfall is not more than tel
inches, square mile of land will sup
port only eight or nine sheep. II
Buenos Ayres, the same area, witt
! thirty-four inches of rain, support.
1850 sheep. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Prof. Monaghan might have added
to his assertion that poor cooks make
drunkards the further fact that they
incite to profanity, assault and bat
terry, defalcation and suicide.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

A Boston dry goods firm advertises
Beautiful things in spring shirt
waists" We have them down here,
too, but we do not advertise them.
They speak for themselves, both as
display and solid matter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

The man out West who wants a d.
vorce on the ground that his wife
hypnotized him into the marriage, will
not get it. That ground would allow
every husband to get divorce.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

A trolley syndicate has been incor-
porated in New Jersey with a capital
of $50,000,000. But little bit of a
thing like that doesn't spill much
water nowadays.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Japanese labor has been tried in
Colorado and Utah and is pronounced
to be a failure. The Japanese cos.
tune fills so easily with snow that
the laborer becomes logy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

The Rothschilds started in business
with small art store. They knew
practically nothing about painting, but
soon had all of the old masters coming
their way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Lances are to be discarded by the
British army. 'iAll the lancers and
dragons will be armed with carbines
and swords hereafter Is this another
move forward toward universal
peace?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

The Mad Mullah's mother is sought
Now il they could catch his mother-in
law, perhaps he'd quiet down and live
in peace.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

III your baby has the grippe don't
kiss it," says Dr.. Cyrus Edison. III
your stenographer has the grippe
he adds-"send her home till she gets
we'll"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis says
the newspapers are to blame for his
present troubles. This is quite a
compliment to the press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Compared with what the Buffalo de-
tectives do not know about the Bur.
dick murder the facts thus far brought
out are exceedingly meager.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

When we remember what fuss men
make about their $50 panama hats
marked down to $1.9S, we can have
charity for the women.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03

Some way should be found to pre-
vent Mount Pelee and old Crazy Snake
from breaking out at the same time