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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

csN.roR PETER is now at home, III loPe-
:. Muc,, has been said in the daily papers
about his opposition to Senator feller as "
,res;dential candidate. Senator fenel oeD~7'
these reports. He speaks OF Senator lelel III
terms of praise, but thinks shat nothing mas
.,e+ occurred which justi6es his aSw'nation by
the Populists He has neve been iae~pe1 Oh
,o,,r nartv. and mas never expressed desire "a
..,,;+a his fortunes with CUTS. Mr.. PETER says:
s.I regard him as among '%e aolesl anu oe'.
mem in public life, and am glad to Re numbered
,nouq his friends. But the Senator ieaalrs
.....ooer-and self constituted at that's SEN
,tor Dubois, of Idaho, who, on frequent occa-
s;ons. has gone out OF his way to denouhce
ponr1;sts and Populsm, and who has several
+,nes n the senate, said that he and htls silver
Renublican colleagues could not ana wopia Hol
affiliate with Populists because OF their '1slns'
.ord who has lately been conierrlng with heih-
hers Of our national committee witt. the view'
,ot Of cooperating with us, but with the Dem
.ts Jf we cannot Unite on common ground
,o,rot mite at all i'll the formation OF
,,o+;oras nartv. And there cam he 40 rational
.co.oneration without the aid OF naTloaaaa'
,rortv,s machinery. Populists have voting
membership of at Least 2 1000, and we nave
a snlendid organization, extending to every
county in the Union. This body is made up
80 srst.class men-neu of convictions strong
,erouoh to break with their Old parties They
,re not for sale. They are ready to 5oiu lands
with other men for tise purpose of better carry
;ro on the work they set out to accomplish
Ibut thew are not in the market, to be traded
for.''
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

THERE are over five hundred eastern bank
ers now in Chicago, getting ready tor the
ne,rocratic convention They are determined
TO force gold plank into the platform II money
will do it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

4. pspRpEpoNT MORGAN says that if foreign
investors are given confidence in the stability
of our currency they will invest their money
here This is the money which was oqrs, but
is now theirs, largely by the help OF Mr. Nor
pap. He collects toll both ways.-Staftte
journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

THE Republican League meeting at Topeka,
this week, is reported as very tame affair, ut
terlv devoid of enthusiasm.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

WE are TRULY grati6ed 10 see the enthusiasm
,evinced by the newspaper "hoys" over the
,,on,;ratiou.of Manford Schoonover for appel
late Judge. Just paste this in your hat: Mali
ford is winner.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

PRorEcr1oN to American irpddHqstgy .HHder
gold standard and the raising OF su n1e reE-
erument are impossible, and thinking people
know it,-State Journal lRep')
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

A GOLD organ says: kansas Republicans
are standing squarely on the St. Louis platform,
and will continue to stand there until election
IS oveer.', Nes; but it must be confessed that
there are not SO many Of them as there we1ez~-
State Journal. n -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

II is claimed by the Capital that Dick Blue
is much sought after for his 'mqpsteFly" fEP9s-
ition of the financial question. No doubt, Mr.
Blues ''masterly" knowledge Of finance Had
much to do with the failure of the Kiincald
bank Of Which be was director, and owed
the bank at the time Of its failure $4,000, His
ssnlasterly' MANAGEMENT of that bank plumber,
ed the farmers and business men of Linn county
out of 1904 900. And his last ''masterly'' act
before the bank failed was to draw on his per-
sonal check 800 of the only remaining $500
IN the bank, Notwithstanding he already owed
lie bank sIq,Qoo. It was Blues mastery
fnancerIng that placed Mr.. Fors Ct tn the Kin-
caid bank in the Topeka insane asylum, #Ylele
he committed suicide. Yes, he is a "mas-
lerly" 6nancier.-Topeka Daily Co-Operator.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03

LAST night Dick Blue told story of a
Dutchman who had money deposited In bank,
The Dutchman said: even dot pank hat money,
l dom want it; but if it hat no money, den |
want it right away, quick" Dicks mind
probably reverted to some of the depositors in
tAe linn SONNY RaHk whi 18th he he and his pals
Wrecked sent fliaa' ago. y 10y" ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03
RATIFICATION.

e, bills have been circu-
grand" Mckinley cele-
arnett, July ed. Every
a crowd in town. Sen
and Jack Harris were
lie. Two places-Alec
the sheriff's of1ice-were
My two
>mmittee of one to meet
n. He gave them the
k and csc orted them to
The band played one
Jade considerable noise
two young men footed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
John NJ, BROOKLYN.

You have the zodiacal sign Leo,
which the sun rules, rising at birth and
therefore the Sun is your ruling planet
or signif1cator. The sign Leo usually
denotes a why, muscular, slender fig
ure, with wide shoulders in proportion
to the rest of the body; the complexion
fair and ruddy; the hair and eyes light;
the eyes are large and in some cases
they would be called 'popeyes." You
are of sunny, cheerful temperament;
you are charitable and generous, too
much so for your own good; you are
very restless when not busy at some
thing; you are very apt to borrow
trouble in some way or cross bridges
before you get to them; you are appar-
emily quick tempered yet seldom get
your deep anger aroused; yet when you
do you become very fierce like the lion
when your anger is once aroused you
will give somebody that was the cause
of it the full benefit of your opinion re-
gardless of their position or rank You
have more than average pride and am
bition and have a natural gift Of
language.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
OF the Solar Year.

In the arrangement of The civil
year, two objects are sought to be
accomplishments, the equable dis
tribution of the days among twelve
months; and secondly, the preserva-
ton of the beginning of the year at
the same distance from the solstices or
equinoxes. Now, as the year consists
OF 365 days and fraction, and 365 is
number not divisible by IL, it is i'm
possible that the months can all be
of the same length, and at the same
time include all the days of the year.
By reason also Of the fractional excess
of the length of the year above 365
days, it likewise happens that the years
cannot all contain the same number of
days if the epoch of their commence
ment remains fixed; for the day and the
civil year must necessarily be consid-
cred as beginning at the same instant;
and therefore the extra hours cannot
be included in the year till they have
accumulated to whole day. AS soon
as this has taken place, an additional
day must be given to the year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

NE NEW YEAR DINNER.
1t is destined for the hospitals, the
ch1ldren's and orphans asylums, the
prisons and the poor; another part is
given away to callers, to servants and
to the boys who come round in the ear
ly evening to sing st. Basil's song.
New Years eve is a great time for
the Rayah boys. AS soon as they ring
the bell Of a house the door is thrown
open and the voice of the master is
heard, saying:
Let the boys in at once. Give them
money, fruit. and all that they can
carry of st. Basil's cake. Come on,
servants. fill their pockets while they
give US their song"
Then the poor children, delighted by
the warm welcome of the host and the
profusion Of dainty things given them,
sing with frenzy the romantic little tale
Of st. Basil, which ends with the cali
ing down of numerous blessings on the
generous family during the new year.
But the strangest thing of all is
neither st. Basils song nor St. Ba-
sil's cake; it is curious mistake as to
date which has prevailed among the
Greek Kayaks for many generations.
For history declares that the 1st day
Of January is not the anniversary of
ST. BasiPs birth, but that OF his death.
-Alcide de Andria, in Youths Com
panion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

ocular celebration on New Years day
In honor of st. Basil: and the true
Hellenes, those who live on Greek ter
ritory, seldom give Importance to a
saints feast on January first. So St.
Basil's birthday is distinctly celebrat-
ed only by the Greeks who dwell on
Turkish territory and are subjects of
the sultan.
They are known as Greek Kayaks.
Of their fatherland they have preserv-
ed nothing, save the religion and an
Impure dialect, which varies more or
less in every vilayet, or province, and
little resembles the harmonious and
venerable mother tongue. This dialect
In its varieties is by no means the mod
ern Greek, which is a beautiful and
very expressive language, rich in con-
Structions, possessing a grammar, and
also vocabulary, almost as extensive
as that of the ancient Greek The Ray
ah dialects ON the other hand are cor
rupt patois formed with words borrow
ed from Turkish, Hebrew, Armenian,
Italian and French.
Nor does the costume of the Kayaks
resemble the true Hellenic dress, but
rather that of the Mohammedans.
The ignorance, debasement and slug
gishness Of the Kayaks are extreme,
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Greek government to supply them with
educational institutions, in the hope
that they may rise against their OPP
pressors and succeed in shaking off
their yoke. But it is likely to be long
before these descendants of a noble
race shall appreciate the philanthropic
efforts of their freed brethren.
At present they have adopted near
ly all the Turkish fashions, and lack
ambition to improve their condition.
They are fond Of their ease, love drink
Ing and smoking, and care for nothing
beyond their material welfare.
Still they have remained faithful to
their religion nevertheless; and follow
all its rites with respectful and blind
ly superstitious obedience. They OBJ
serve all the holidays of the church, but
prefer above all st. Basil's day.
Popular tradition represents st. Ba-
sill as a venerable man, clad in bishops
vestments, carrying incense, myrrh
and other Oriental perfumes. He is
supposed to come on the eve of his
birthday, reputed as January LIST old
style-January 18th according to the
Gregorian calendar-and distribute
presents to children. He is the patron
saint of the home and of the young.
From Armenia to the Archipelago, and
from the Black Sea to Syria, there is
not Rayah child who does not regard
its New Years presents as positive
proof Of his coming.
Among the young he ranks as high
as st. Nicholas in Russia, Germany and
other countries; but among the old he
is held in great veneration as one of the
most eminent Greek Fathers. and also
as the most eloquent promoter noR7
asticism throughout the f Be-
sides, he was great philanthropist,
and an ardent apostle.
Caesarea, the capital Of the former
province Of Cappadocia. was st. Basirs
native place. At the age of thirty
three he was made a presbyter, and a
few years later bishop of the same
city, q position which he held until
his death, A. D. 379.
Elahorako preparations are made for
bis festival HAioh begins at an early
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
5sSsSsSSssSsSssssssssSsss

Roast Goose.-Select a fat, young
goose. Make a dressing of mashed
Irish potatoes, tablespoonful of but
ter, salt and pepper, and fill the body
OF the goose. Rub all over with fresh
lard. Put in a baking pan, pour tea
cupful of boiling water in the bottom
add a tablespoonful of salt. Set in a
hot oven, and haste every ten minutes
until the goose is well cooked and
brown. Take up in heated dish. and
serve with its own gravy and apple
sauce
Mashed Potatoes.-Pare and boil me-
d1um-slzed potatoes. When tender
drain, mash and season with salt, pep
per, cream and melted butter. Beat
until light. Pile on heated dish. and
serve hot.
Boiled Rice.-Pick and wash a tea
cupful of rice. Put in a saucepan, with
quart of water and teaspoonful of
salt, and let boil rapidly until done.
Set on the back of the stove to dry
out. Take up on a heated dish, sea-
son with butter, and send to the table
hot
Baked Onions.-Select large, firm on
ions, throw them into a kettle of boil
ing water, add little salt, and let them
boil till tender. Take up, drain, wipe
each onion, wrap in tissue-paper, place
in a baking pan, and set in the oven
to bake slowly for one hour. When
done, take of the papers, peel the on
ions, put them in a vegetable dish, and
pour melted butter over them. Dust
with salt and pepper and serve with
the goose
Drowned Turnips.-Peel and slice
four large turnips. Put in a saucepan,
cover with boiling water, add salt, and
set over the fire to boil until tender.
Take up, drain, put in a pan, spread
over with butter, dust with sugar, and
set in the oven to brown.
Scalloped Tomatoes.-Put a layer of
bread crumbs in the bottom of a bak-
ing-pan, then a layer of tomatoes.
sprinkled with salt and pepper, bread
crumbs and bits of butter; put in more
tomatoes and bread until the nan is
full. Set in the stove for half an hour.
Salmon Salad.-Take pound of sal
mon, pick free of bones and skin; and
cut into pieces; put into salad-bowl
lined with fresh lettuce leaves. Pour
over pint of mayonnaise dressing, set
on ice until cold. and serve.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
Frank, Notre Dame, Ind.

You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio
rising, with Sagittarius intercepted on
the ascendant, and Mercury, Venus and
the Sun also there, consequently YOU
have Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus
and the Sun for ruling planets. You
are above medium height, and well
proportional body; medium to dark
complexion, hair and eyes; the eyes
have peculiar sparkle and sharp
sight. You are stirring and energetic.
and will always have an ambition for
large business, with plenty of rush
to it. You are fond of anything that
has mystery connected with it, and
are very original and inventive in your
ideas. You are also fond of anything
pertaining to chemistry and pharmacy.
You have good command of language.
and you are also deep thinker, and
do not always tell everything you
know. You have strong intuitions, and
have good knowledge of many things
without ever having had to study to
learn about them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
Miss Mary X, Galva, Ill,

You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio,
which Mars rules, rising at your birth
and therefore Mars is your ruling
planet or signifcator. Scorpio usually
denotes person of medium height;
well set and compact figure; rather
short limbs; the complexion not very
clear and oftentimes freckled; the hair
dark and of luxuriant growth; you are
reserved and secretive in your nature
and keep your business secrets to
yourself; you are ambitious, stirring
and energetic and inclined to take the
lead in anything in which you become
interested; you are not very yielding
in your disposition and when opposed
are liable to lose control of your tenn
per; you are fond of anything that is
Of a mystical character and cas-
lily become interested in any
thing relating to chemistry; you
are great admirer of surgeons,
soldiers, firemen, ETC., when they
perform any operation that re-
quires skill or any act of bravery, SOL
diers on dress parade, etc.; you also
take quite an interest in war and navy
news and all kinds of military affairs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
a Towel of plotting Paper.

Paper has been put to variety Of
uses, butts most curious employment is
foreshadowed in the recent patenting
of a blotting-paper towel. The idea
is that person on stepping out of his
morning bath, instead Of rubbing him
self dry in the orthodox manner,
should envelop his body in towel of
blotting-paper, which will, without
trouble, and in few seconds, absorb
all the moisture upon his skin. The
idea is ingenious, but it does away with
that wholesome friction which many
believe to be so beneficial to the skin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

AS wood is largely wanting in the
Australian gold fields, several steam
ships are engaged in carrying timber
from the Pacific coast for use in Aus
tralian mines. The steamships carry
from 100000 to $500, 600 feet each.
The wood is California pine and fir.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
z
( AN ORIENTAL new YEARS. :

New Years day in part of the Turk
lsh Orient is the gayest holiday of the
year, for it is also the day of st. Ba-
sil's festival. The celebration of the
two feasts has become inseparable, SO
to speak, in the minds of the Greeks,
and the first of January is now known
throughout the Levant as st. Basil
DAY.
But it is the Greek Church only
which honors the saint on that date
the Latin Church observes simply his
ordination day, some time in June,
while the other Christian denomina-
lions have for him merely the same
reverence as for the principal Greek
Fathers, such as st. Chrysostom, st.
Gregory Nazianzen, etc.
The Russians, though following the
Iame ritual as the Greeks, hold no par
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
A 5O-Cent Calendar Free

Perhaps the most beautiful Ca endar issued for the
year 80 is THE YOUTHS COMPANION Art Calendar,
which is given to each subscriber the paper for tho
year 81. 1t is msde up of four charming pictures,
beautifully reproduced In twelve harmonious coors
1t is In form fourpage folder which, when extend
ed is l0x2i inches in size. The subjects delight
fully attractive. This Calendar makes desirable
ornament for mantel, comfortable or writing desk.
1t is offered for sale only by the publishers of The
YOUTHS COMPANION at 50 cents rer copy. Only be-
of the enormous number published It Is possi
bic for the publishers of THE COMPANION TO send &c
free to all COMPANION subscribers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
A NEW YEARS WISH.

10 all of the little children dear
throughout the land, Happy New
Year,
A Happy New Year whose days shall
hold
A very few tears and a great deal of
laughter,
STUDY and work and playtime after,
And rosy health while the year grows
old. Anna NJ Pratt
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

OF all the ''sure things" in gambling
the game of the Socialist Deputy in
Berlin who played chess with woman
"for kisses" was nearest to "soft
snap" If he won he kissed; if he lost,
he was kissed. And in this sort of for
felt it is sometimes quite as blessed to
receive as to give
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

The Langson railroad, in Tonquin,
which was to open a conquered pro-
vince for an expenditure of $500, 900,
bled the French treasury TO the tune
of S4,367,79O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

Picked tea is used in Burmah as a
sort of sour-kraut. The young leaves
are boiled, poured into pits about six
feet deep, lined with plantain leaves
and covered with earth, and are kept
there for some months. They are then
used either to make tea or are eaten
after being soaked in oil with garlic or
dried fish.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

japan is again actively engaged in
railway construction. "a sum of S22,-
600, 900 mas been voted for the construc-
ton of a double line, $40 miles long,
between Toxic and Kobe, passing
through the principal commercial and
industrial centers of Japan, viz, Yoko-
hama, Kioto and Oska''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

1t is said that King Humbert owns
nearly 200 horses, and the greater part
OF them are English bred. The double
row of stalls form regular street, and
each animals name is painted in large
white letters above the manger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

Engineers spent a year collecting da-
ia for their report on the Congo rail-
road, which they asserted could be
built for 100000. They now say that
the total cost will be from twelve to fif-
teen millions
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

Louis Pasteur once said that there
were forms of bacteria and microbes
that were SO small that bundle of
them containing 100000, 900 speci-
mems could be put through the eye Of
a common sewing needle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30
To Pay . Penalty for Dining

IL rather hard, isn't ii? Yet how many are COM
PEELED to do this after every meal. Dyspepsia,
that memorable prosecutor, never ceases to tor
ment Of its own volition, and rarely yields to Or
binary medication. But tranquility of the
stomach is in store for those who pursue a course
OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This fine correc-
tive also remedies malarial and kidney COM
plants, rheumatism, constipation, biliousness
and nervousness
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

England exported 4,124,14s gallons
OF spirits, chiefly Irish and Scotch
whisky, during 1895. The great bulk
OF this export was to the British prov
inces. The United States took 255, oil
gallons of it, which was 10000 more
than ever before.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-30

Although Blenheim palace is practi-
cally the property of the Duke of MARI
borough, it is held from the crown on
a peculiar tenure-namely, the annual
presentation of a French flag to the
reigning monarch. The Dukes of
wellington pay the same tribute for
Strath6eldsaye.