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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Deafness Cannot Ne Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear, There ID
only one way to cure Deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness IL
caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing.
ana when 1t IL entirely closed deafness
Is the result. and unless the inflammation
can DO taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition. hearing will DO de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which n nothing but
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
my case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
,F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. TIC.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
"The Hand that Rocks the Cradle"


Mr. John Bigelow, in the Idler, tells
story of the kaiser, canoe, and the
empress. One day the emperor ac-
cepted at Mr.. Bigelow's hand a little
cruising canoe Of American build, and
was very enthusiastic about it.
"All my boys shall be canoists!" he
said.
The empress soon afterward spoke to
Mr.. Bigelow about this canoe; and Of
course he spread before her the glories
of shooting down a swift stream,
through foaming rapids, and between
threatening rocks. But her majesty
did not share his enthusiasm-at least,
not for her children. She said:
"Oh, no! That is too dangerous. /
shall never allow my children in a
canoe"
But" protested Mr.. Bigelow, "the
emperor has already given his con-
sent"
"Oh, that may be-" said she, with
the sweetest Of smiles in the direction
Of her husband. "He may be emperor
of Germany, but am the emperor of
the nursery"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
What She Did With It.

A Georgia youth, Tilted by his sweet
heart, meditated savage revenge. he
caught a blacksnake, put it in basket
covered it with straw, placed a few
pears in the basket and sent 1t to the
young lady with his compliments. After
a certain time, not hearing anything
from it, he called on the fair one with
this inquiry:
what did you do, Sue, with the
snake you found in the basket?"
"What did l do with it?"
eyes"
"What do you reckon? Why, I took
the peslSy thing in one hand, an chop
ped its head off with the otherl" At
lanta Constitution.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

A man was at work in a city depot,
says the Journal and Messenger, hand
ling baggage. Some Of. 1t was very
heavy, and difficult to manage alone.
He lost his patience at last, and began
to swear and curse terribly. A little
girl had been watching him, and when
she heard his wicked oaths she seemed
shocked and frightened. She became
excited presently. and cried out:
ooh, please don't talk like that!
Don't you know God hears you?"
The man was startled by her ear
nestness, and looked about, as II half
expecting to find himself face to face
with listening God. The child's words
brought conviction Of his wickedness
home to him. Don't you know that
God hears your" kept ringing in his
ears as he went on with his work. But
he did not swear again that day. He
could not rid himself of the sense Of
Gods nearness which the little girls
question had given him. He went
home in sober, thoughtful mood. He
seemed so unlike himself that his wife
thought he must be sick.
mo, I'm not SICK" he told her,
but I'm thinking out something"
All that night voice kept saying
over and over to him, God hears YOU"
1t was the turning point in his life.
He kept on thinking until he thought
out" his salvation. The words Of the
child had done more than all the SER
mons he had ever listened to, for they
made him think of God as he had never
thought of him before.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Little Curious Notes.

The coin dealers pay SO for the
United States dime dated 1910.
The tree which bears the vegetable
ivory of commerce Is native of Peru.
One gigantic species of Costa Rican
grasshopper lays 1000 eggs in single
laying season, which extends over but
three weeks.
M. Victor, the French naturalist
says that toad will live twenty-eight
months completely imbedded in plaster
of paris poured on as a liquid and then
allowed to harden.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
THERE WAS A BURGLAR IN MY
ROOM

cheerful to sit in the one little wooden
chair which the room afforded, and
gaze at the cheap wall paper covering
the pine partition, or the "skied" pic
lure of flaming red, long tailed bird
pf paradise with his head set backward
pn his neck. My books were in my
trunk and there was nothing at hand
10 read except an old newspaper which
was doing duty as cover to the wash
stand.
CHANGING at this paper I saw that the
page exposed to view was made up Of
hsyndicate" matter and that the prom
lnent article was by startling coinci-
dence the story of an adventure with
b burglar. began reading it.
The narrator told how he found him
self in a strange room seeking for a
safe place to bestow his money for the
night; how he determined to place it
between the leaves of a dictionary, and
wishing to remember the exact place
he thought he would open the book at
The word money, but behold, when he
opened 1t the first word that he saw
WAS murder.
Here the narrative was broken by a
soap dish, which adhered firmly to the
paper in spite Of my careful efforts to
remove it, and 1 read no further.
arose and shook myself. "Pshaw"
4 said, "what a fool am. He's proba-
bly Just an ordinary hostler come up
here to work, or perhaps to see his old
mother. No doubt he's as honest as
i am. I wonder what word he would
have found If he'd opened the diction-
AIRY at Cash." soliloquized, and out
of mere idle curiosity 1 took from my
handbag the nearest approach I had to
q dictionary-a little paper covered
book Of synonyms. and opened It at O.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

She had bought some bric-a-brac and
her husband was inspecting her pur-
chaces. One of them was small Ash
attic idol, with an especially grotesque
figure and an exceptionally hideous
leer.
SIS that your ideal of beauty9" he
said.
"There is no doubt at all that it is
very artistic" she answered with a
little indignation.
swell, if that's what you consider
attractive, can at least understand
how it came you want me to wear the
neckties you gave me on my birthday."
Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Santa Fe Route California Limited.

Beginning November 5th., the Santa
Fe ROtue will resume it's celebrated
California Limited train as semi
weekly service, leaving Kansas City
Thursdays and Sundays at $50 a. M,
reaching Los Angeles in 81 hours and
San Diego in 81 hours.
Equipment Of superb vestibuled Pull
man palace sleepers, buffet smoking
car and dining car. Most luxurianS
service via any line.
= Anotherexpress train, carrying both
palace and tourist sleepers, leaves
Kansas City at 2:e5 p. m. daily for Los
Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Inquire OF
Geo. w. Hagenbuch, P. & T. A.,
Kansas CITY, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

The deepest lake in the world, so far
as known, is Lake Baikal, in Siberia.
While 1900 square miles in area, or
nearly as large as Lake Erie, it is 1000
to $500 feet deep, so that it contains
nearly as much water as Lake Supe-
rior. Its surface is 1850 feet a ove sea
level, and it's bottom nearly 1890 feet
below 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Homeseekers' Excursions.

Very low rates will be made by the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway,
on November 18th, December LIST and
18th to the South. For particulars APP
ply to the nearest local agent, or ad-
dress, Fl. A. Cherrier, N. P. A., 31S
Marquette Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

All, Dorothy, love you well!
Why do you scorn me so?
Why did you ring our friendships knel!
And order me to go?
Why, when the merest friendship ends
And Love declares himself,
Comes there a rift which nothing
mends?
Oh, Love, thou art an elf!
Sweet Dorothy, be friends again,
And smile as oft of yore;
And, though it be the direst pain.
I'll ask for nothing more
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
An Impression,

livery mon," said Denny Dolan, who
was parading his knowledge for the
bdnefit of his parents, "hov foive sinses
be roights."
YES" replied Mr.. Dolan, but there's
no coEatin' some folks. The FELIX'S
that runs shtrate cars amt contint wild
their own foive sinese, but must be
'afther the puhlic's foive sinses, too."-
Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
A Great Game,

why, Jacky, open the door and let
Katie in. Don't you see it's raining?"
cried Jacky's mother.
II can't, mamma" said Jacky, 1--WE
are playing Noah's Ark. I'm Noah.
and Katie is the sinners and she must
stay out In the wallpapers Round
Table.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Not a Desirable AoouaIntenoe.

Winks-What sort of man is Binks,
anyway?
,inks-Oh, he's one Of those men
who, if they should happen to read
that Charles Dickens was born on FRI
day, the second day Of February. 1924,
would take delight in showing that
February 2, 1924, fell on Tuesday, and
that the biographer, in consequence,
was wrong.-From the Somerville
Journal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
To Teach Science.

The value of scientific apparatus and
libraries used in the instruction OF the
youth Of this country is estimated at
$13, 532, 419.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

A man can never tell what he will
do in pinch until policeman pinches
him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Not Yet Decided.

"Oh, Nell, have just heard Of yom
marriage. Did you make a gooi
match?"
IT believe that our families have no,
decided yet"-Truth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

When man pays doctors bill he
often wonders is life worth living.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

ways of His house on high.
And straight I pictured to my spirits
eye,
The giant worlds, their course by
wisdom planned.
The weary wastes, the CULTS no sight
hath spanned,
And endless time forever passing by.
Then, filled with wonder and a secret
dread,
l crept to where my child lay fast
asleep,
With chubby arms beneath his golden
head,
What cared l then for all the stars
above?
One little face shut out the boundless
deep,
One little heart revealed the heaven
Of love.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
GOOD READING FOB BOYS AND
GIRLS.
Nel1Ie's Temptation - s"rhe Hand that
Rocks the Grade 70 tho Hand that
Rules the World" - Tho Mosqulto's
ToOl-Box.-Othcr Sketches.

ROSE at midnight
and beheld the
sky, n
SOwn thick with
S t ars, like
grains Of gold
en- sand,
Which God had
scattered loose
ly from His
hand
rDon tho n0Or-
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

mses OF coorine These. with spireas. daisies.
geraniums and white carnations. form the bulk
OF the Easter display of flowers. or geraniums
there are fully 1900 plants in bloom. or these,
the greatest favorite is the double General Grant.
a handsome light scarlet. well-furnished flower.
These are generally disposed Of for church deco
rations One house contains 10000 bedding plants
and / 500 lanianas and whole house is given up
to maidenhair fern the most popular OF the
family. This is almost entirely used for deco
rative and funeral work.
And yet plentiful as these flowers are they
are mostly exotic: the lily comes from the
valleys OF Bermuda and Japan: the hyacinth
comes from Holland and the azalea from Bel
GUM. The carnations Of which there are 1000
plants In bloom. are OF home growth the best
OF these is the William Scott
Another large wholesale grower is James Dean
at Sixty His houses contain to-day iilies
azaleas hyacinths and rhododendrons worth
about $40 30. This means a retail cost OF about
$50 900 to the consumers. or purchasers rather
There are probably 900 lilies In the collection.
forming a glorious mass of snowy. eilvery
bloom Speaking Of the flower business. Mr..
Dean said: II never knew the newspapers TO
exhibit so much interest before in flowers
they are this Easter. Why are there no Gala
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
RED OF AzALEAs IN WEIR's GREENHOUSE

shed In Rome. and red is a color that does not
fade easily. The common people heard Paurs
message with Joy and accepted 1t. Having won the
common people. Christianity secured a wide con-
stituency. Despite all opposition Christianity
pressed on in its benefcent mission, supplanting a
defiant philosophy. Transforming efrete cviliza-
ton. until 1t has produced the splendid and humane
civilization OF this century.
Tear from all literature everything that 1t
owes 10 the Christian religion, destroy everything
religious in art and music. put woman back where
she was before Christianity made her queen
pluck out from mans breast every high aspiration
destroy popular government-and when you Will
have completed your destructive work you will have
reached the condition In which when Paul
hired his house in Rome and began to preach the
Kingdom of God.
THE intensive power of your religion depends upon
its extensive application. The tone and temper and
tension OF your spiritual life are concerned vitality IN
your attitude toward the work OF evangelzation II
is fact OF Church history that the non.missionary
church Is the most bigoted in creed and the most In
tolerant in life. 1t is fact OF Christian experience
that the Christian who is not interested n the sal
walton of other men becomes narrow. hard and un-
charitable
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

urns In bloom for the Easter week trade. Yes
terday AMI to-day the houses. filled with gorgeous
masses OF bloom. attracted hundreds Of visitors.
In one house there 1900 lilies IN full bloom.
and 1000 hyacinths In the side benches. Another
touse aas magnificent show ~ l50o hydran-
ceas. the soft green leaves almost hidden IN the
huge trusses Of bloom. with a side bench of
i5 900 ecarlet bedding plants. II Is not generally
known that asparagus viii grow as creeping
vine. but II will and there are two houses alei
with IL and srnllax for decorative purposes The
show OF hyacinths in bloom Is b. .artful one:
the flowers are generally white. blue, pink and
purple IN shade. In Europe these howers are
much grown In glasses. the white roots making
handsome spiral in the transparent glass AS
water only is used. the bulb exhausts all It's
vitality in one Towering. and then dies An
other house is entirely filled with azaleas. genis-
tas and rhododendrons. and shows a gorgeous
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

Emperor of Brazil n light blush: and Nerviana,
a Ii0ht nInk-ihls Is one OF the largest doubles
and a beautiful plant the Star is splendid
double white. the Bernard Andrea red flower
sbanrd IKE the Star; Count de Chambord
blush: Slgls Mondrucker. pink: Madame Van
der Crtvscn: Niobe a beautiful double Whlte
Or Moore "A bright roSe. and Empress or IN
dla one of the finest of the blush varieties
II IL n eincular fact that there Is wonderful
samencss among the lilies. There Is none OF
the ''sportive'' tendencies OF the aZalea ana II
takes the eve OF vlrtuoso to distinguish an
L. Hnrrisii from the ordinary l. Lcnginorum
There e however, one notable instance in full
bloom at MIR Deans. 1t IL rather low plant,
but instead Of growing up In one straight stem.
crowned with buds and flowers, the stem di-
ydes into four Branches each with its indviuual
truss of bloom In the ordinary lily about half
of the flowers come into bloom 1t first. and the
second section later on In this case all. the
flowers and there are twelve OF them, came Into
bloom together. The owner is delighted with this
marvel and proposes TO propagate II 4
10 sslhle Mr. Dean says that although he has
handled hundreds OF thousands OF lilies. this Is
the first one ne ever saw or heard OF that
branched out into separate arms. 1t may be
mere sport" and these In propagation give un-
certain results. This Is demonstrated every
year with aZaleas.
II would be a difficult task 20 make an estl-
mate of the sum expended in New-York and
Brooklyn on Easter flowers. The retailers usually
charge 80 or so per cent over the prices paid to
the growers The retail prices now are: Azaleas.
from 81 so to $50 plant according to size. Lilies
are sold by the bud and flower. Is cents for
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

lilies? l used to grow enormous quantities Oh
them, but they are no longer popular; they are
just as easily grown and handled as the iongl-
forum, but there is no demand for them AL this
season the favortes are the Easter lily ana
azaea. OF the former. there are only two va
rieties grown the l. Long forum and the L. Har-
risii. The latter has a larger flower than the
former which is upright in shape Some
small growers still keep to the caas. but they
do not watch popular taste or they would not.
There is no sentiment about growing fowersi
what the popular demand calls for the florist
grows. Azaleas are a popular flower and
beautiful We get them packed in moss In
the fall and once put them in pots The lily
bulbs come here in July and are at once potted
They require a good deal Of watching TO have
them just perfect for the season. From the
time the bud forms to the period of full bloom
is usually ten weeks When you can once see
the buds you know what to do, and then about
seven weeks will produce the bloom. OF course.
they can be retarded by putting them in colder
houses. About roses? We don't grow roses
here any more; the soil is too light and dry.
Roses are mostly grown in Summit and Madison.
y. J.. and Flushing and Bayside, Long Island.
where they have strong clays. Our climate
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

Acts xviii. 80. Mr.. Carson said in part:
'Pauls advent into Rome the turning point In
the worlds history. II meant the transferrence OF
the Gospel from the Jews to the Gentiles. When
Paul began preaching the Kingdom OF God in Rome
the morals OF the people were at a low ebb. One
half OF the population was slave; more than half Of
the remainder were pauper citizens The religious
condition was no less hopeless Every religion OF
the Old World had It's altar in Rome. The priests
were plentiful and the people were increduous 1t
was fashionable 10 be sceptical But the prevalent
sceptcism was not that OF intellectual earnestness
which led TO disbelief. but that OF intellectual Ian
guor which led TO unbelief.
Under such conditions Paul began preaching the
Kingdom OF God. He did wait TO measure his
task discuss It's difficulties. His message was
opposed. The Jews arrayed themselves against IT.:
the Greeks scorned II: the Romans opposed Its
radical tendencies. Nero kindled the fires OF per-
sccuion and tossed the Christians as fuel 10 the
flames. But persecution only strengthened the
cause. IL was In red that Christianity was first pub
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
The News OF BROOKLYN

puiied up so that the entire interior could be seen
notwithstanding this state Of affairs there were
many dealers who until evening defied the new law
ard had practically open house on the second or
olher noors above the sa.oon. Only the trusted
could get admission however. and there was grea I
care exercised that Of these yioiators had
registry books in which the customers signed their
names. and were then led TO small tables, where
they received liquor and beer without charge. but
had TO pay for she luncheon that went with IT, The
enforcement Of the law began at midnight on
Saturday night. and was particularly hard on hall
keepers who had balls or other affairs going on in
their PAGES. The police compelled the propretors
not only TO close their bars. but to turn out the
merrymakers and shut entirely.
In front OF place Broadway and Wythe-
ave was sign which read Gene and have some
Raines lunch. nit" over lunch-counter in a
saloon Grand-st. and Bedford-ave. VAS a pig in
coffin. and over II sign, I'VE mourn our loss.
These and other signs attracted a good deal OF at
tention.
conspicuous figure in the Eastern District all
day Police Inspector Brennan. He went from
station another. At all the police stations II
said last night that not single violation OF the
law had been noticed. and that every saloonkeeper
seemingly had compiled with the Jaw
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
SHOT BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.
THOMAS MCCORMICK TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL
WITH FIVE BULLETS IN HIM


The persistence with which Thomas Mccormick
attempted to satisfy his bbulous propensities just
prior 10 the period fixed for the enforcement OF the
Raines bill led to his being shot In FIVE places by
his brotber-in-law, Michael Lynch, late Saturday
night Mccormick who lives at East New-iork
and Albany ayes took II into his head shortly be-
,ora midnight to call upon his relative. He found
Ivnch at his home at East New-York and uuca
sves surrounded by party OF friends. In uncon-
,antional fashion, Mccormick attempted to frater-
n,xe with these an effort which, because Of sundry
alcoholic indulgences that had marked his conduct
IN the earlier part OF the evening. MADE MIN more
obnoxious than welcome
Although frequently admonshed by his brother-
,n-isw and others 10 moderate his behavior NC
cormtck declined do so, and repeatedly insisted
thu, beer be sent Finally he was told to leave
IN. house and going into the front yard he began
hombarding the door with stones. Lynch, VINO hau
followed him out gave battle In the same fasnioh'
I'm, Mccormick proving the better marksman. ms
hrother-in-law attempted to eQualZe matters by
drs wing a revolver. Five times Lynch shot at NC
corm,ck lodging two bullets in his back. two In his
hin ana one in his shoulder. Then an ambulance
was called and Mccormick was taken TO ST Mary
Hosnital where II said last night ne Stoon
cha nee 10 recover, despite his numerous injuries
Lynch and several witnesses 10 Dore ih The ,stter
a., ,hs, both men are ex-convicts, and that Lynch
has ony been out OF the NewJersey oia.e p'h1oii' hi
af Trenton for two weeks Tney aiso pay a dn. nki.
trb,te 10 his prowess with the revo YER ana oecar
ths, from former achievements OF MS WIN nTearnis
II Is easy to comprehend why Mccormick was h''
at each discharge .. .o~.o,, s,a.era,t IN
Coroner Mason last night. and sad ne Khe" OF no
reason why Lynch should shoot hm-
New-York tribune., 1896-03-30

Is not favorable 10 roses; we get two or three
hot AVS In June say. and they bring 10 per!ec-
tOn in fifteen days rose that should tax" A
month TO bloom In order 10 give the best re-
suits The standard rose has not been sue
cess because OF the sudden changes or temper
autrc. With care. there Is no reason why
standard roses could not be grown fairly well
here. but not perhaps with the perfection they
attain in the more equable temperature OF
France and England
curious feature OF the azalea Is It's propen-
sliv 70 sport" or. change the color OF the
flower In these collections II Is usual TO see
pink or blush coored plant throw out truss OF
white. carnation scarlet bloom. There are
frequent cases OF one bloom being OF two colors
part pink or white and the rest scarlet. brick
red or blush. The differences o. markings are
countless but taken AZ A whole. there Is hardly
any flower that presents such magnificent
mass Of bloom At Mr. Deans there are plants
VARYING from fifteen inches To four feet in diam
eier There several AZ Mr.. Weirs when
have been sold for $40 and $50 each. The choic-
est varieties are the Flambeau. n deep scarlet;
Souvenir De Prince Albert, a cernation color.