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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
GOOD TALKER AT BREAKFAST.
Literature Claims His Existence But Few
Meet Him in Real Life.


A writer in the Buffalo Courier repre-
sents some one as asking this interest
ing question:: did you ever know any
one who could converse brilliantly at
BREAKFAST The question is a good
one. Why, indeed, should not conyer-
sation be brilliant at the breakfast
table, when the brain is fresh, yester-
days worries have all been slept over
and to-day's have not yet come? And
were not the genial autocrat, professor
and poet speakers at breakfast table
where surely the conversation was
nearly akin to brilliancy? There arc
other books that give as early-morning
talk conversation which their authors
think worth printing and now and then
in the journal or the letters of a great
man there is a reference to a breakfast
table discussion. Yet what one of us
has ever really come in contact with
brilliant talk at a. M? The very
fishballs and buckwheat cakes are hum
BILE, lowly, reassuring vlands that some
how do not inspire the eloquence that
comes with the pungent flavor of the
venison, the cool self-confidence sug-
gested by the oragne ice, the epigram-
matte terseness of the after-dinner
coffee, the genial sunniness Of the fruits
and the sweetness of the candies. Even
clothes make a difference, for, more
or less, we always talk on the level of
cpiA
and it is one thing to eat with a
watch in your hand and the work be-
fore you and another with the watch
in your pocket and the work accom-
plished-which is the difference to most
men between their breakfast and late
dinner. We are reminded, to be sure,
that there are social functions known
as breakfasts" and the talk must be
somewhat interesting and clever or
they would have long ago died out.
But these breakfasts" take place at
noon and the buckwheat cakes and fish
balls have been privately and individ-
ually served to the guests some hours
before, and so these are breakfasts in
name only. There is, too, another evil
dence that the animal nature has the
better of the spiritual usually at the
breakfast hour in the circumstance that
the French, who could not bear to be
conversationally dull at a meal, take
the first one of the day in bed. How
very clever they are, and what repu-
tation for unfailing geniality, quickness
and fascination this one custom, per-
haps, has given to them. We believe
that the most glowing description of a
brilliant talker would be that he Tor
she) was so at the breakfast table.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
WHAT SNAKES EAT.
One Owned in Paris Averaged Five
Meals Each Year.

During the last few months some of
the gentlemen connected with the Mu-
scum of Natural History at Paris have
given to the world various interesting
results of their observations, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The learned professor at the museum,
Leon Valiant, describes the diet of n
serpent more than twenty feet long,
which has been on exhibition at the
Jardin des Plantes since the month of
August, 1885. Up to the end of 1895 this
reptile has eaten fifty times-that is, on
the average of five time year. The
largest number of times in one year that
the snake took food was in 1856, when
he ate seven times.
Nearly always the food consisted of
the flesh of goats, old and young. Three
times, however, the repast was com
posed of rabbits and once goose. The
feeding of the serpent, which will eat
nothing but what is alive, offers an I'M
common spectacle, and many persons
request to have notice of the times
when the creature feeds, so as to wit
ness the feeding. Yet the lightning-like
rapidity with which the reptile seizes
its prey produces a powerful impress
sion.
Apropos of the volume which can, by
means of distention, enter the stom
achs Of serpents, Prof. valiant relates
that French viper was once put in
the same cage with horned viper. AS
these individuals, although belonging
to different species, were of the same
size, it was supposed that these rep
tiles would live amicably side by side.
Nevertheless the horned viper during
the following night swallowed his com
panion in captivity, and in order to
accommodate this prey so dispropor-
tionate to itself it's body was distended
to such a degree that the scales, in
stead Of touching each other literally
and even overlapping each other a lit
tie, as in its normal condition, were
separated, leaving between the longitud-
inal rows of them space equal to their
own breadth All the same, digestion
proceeded regularly and the viper did
not appear to have suffered in the least.
The case of the cobra that swallowed
/ q brother cobra by mistake affords an
other example of this extraordinary ca
pacity for the accommodation of food.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14

D. L. Moody, the evangelist, told a
story in Philadelphia the other day
about his life before his conversion,
when boy of II. He said that while
he was pretty bad boy in his unregen-
crate days, deep in the follies and errors
of the world, he never broke so far away
from his early religious training as to
forget to say his prayers every night.
81 used to sleep with my brother" he
said. "and If either one of us happened
to Jump into bed without first getting
on his knees the other would swear at
him vigorously and kick him out on the
floor" Exchange.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
AnusenentS.

Avoid amusements that the church
in general condemns Is 1t not better
to be in harmony with the main body
of good Christians than with the few
exceptions? think man may dance,
play cards and attend the theater and
still be Christian, but his influence
will be weakened and his soul fettered.
Rev. DR.. Humason.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
MEDICAL ETHICS QUEER.
The Wiokedness Of Advertising Depends
Upon Who Does 1t.


The anomalies, absurdities and mys-
tories of medical professional etiquette
With regard to advertising are strikingly
and amusingly illustrated by an action
which was tried at Manchester assizes
on Friday, says the London Truth.
Damages for libel were claimed by DR..
Kingsbury of Blackpool against a
medical journal which had charged him
with conduct wholly incompatible
with the honor and dignity of the pro-
fession," and held him up to medical
reprobation" for allowing himself to be
advertised as the physician of two hy-
dropathic establishments. For the
plaintiff several medical witnesses ex-
pressed the opinion that he had done
nothing unprofessional. For the de-
tense several other members of the pro-
fession took the opposite view, and 1t
was in the cross-examination OF two
of these gentlemen that the fun came
in. The first of them was Sir Dyce
Duckworth. The plaintiffs counsel put
to him the fact that Sir B. w. Richard
son was advertised as consulting physi-
clan of an institution in Leicestershlre.
Sir Dyce disapproved of this. 1t was
then pointed out that the witness own
name and his private address appeared
on the widely circulated prospectus OF
an insurance company to which he was
consulting physician. To that Sir Dyce
could see no objection. The next wit
ness was Sir w. T. Stoker He was
asked what he thought of physicians
name and address being given in an
insurance prospectus. He said he
thought it was wrong. So 1t will be
seen that Sir Dyce Duckworth con-
demned Sir B. w. Richardson. Sir w.
T. Stoker condemned Sir Dyce Duck
worth and both agreed in condemning
DR.. Kingsbury. Having impartially
considered the conflicting views as to
medical etiquette with which the court
was thus favored, the jury come to the
conclusion that DR.. Kingsbury's profess
sional character had been unjustly as
persed and awarded him $50 pounds
damages. It has always seemed to me
that there is a good deal of humbug
about the objections of the bigwigs OIL
the medical world to advertising.
Nearly all are guilty of the practice
themselves in one way or another, and
some are as eager for newspaper pun
as the veriest quack. What an inter-
esting revelation there would be. for
instance, if the editors of my daily
contemporaries were to disclose the
sources of the paragraphs which APP
pear whenever some more or less dis
tinguished parsonage is i'll, and the
name of his doctor can be lnsidiously
given the benefit of little publicity!
But somehow the heads of the profess
sion have got hold of the idea that
what may be right and proper on their
part may be wrong and unprincipled
on the port Of humber practitioners.
The attacks which are made upon the
latter whenever they are supposed to
violate the proprieties of the profession
by advertising" will, however, be
somewhat risky after this Manchester
case
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
A SURPRISE FOR ENOS.
He Would Have to Quilt Blufiing When
She Got Home.


"Do you wish to go up, ma'am?'
tsked the elevator boy of the little
woman who had been standing round
for a quarter Of an hour and evidently
posting herself on how things worked,
says the Detroit Free Press.
amy danger?" she queried..
mot the slightest"
kin git out If l feel faint?"
ooh, yes. Didn't you ever ride in an
elevator"
Never"
"Well, come along"
She said sh'd take little more time
to think about it, and when he had
made two more trips she braced up and
walked into the cage with the remark:
wall, I might as well be killed as to
have Enos bluffin' around as he has fur
the last two weeks. Let 'er go, sonny!'
She sat down and closed her eyes and
shut her teeth hard and scarcely moved
finger until she was landed on the
ground floor again.
Anything wrong with this?" asked
the boy as she got out.
as this all there is to it?"
"This Is all, ma 'am."
"I've bin clear to the top floor and
got down again, hev II"
"Yes'm. You didn't expect to be
killed, did your"
"Say, boy" she whispered, as she re-
tied her bonnet strings and set her
, Jaws, my man Enos cum to town few
days ago and rid in an elevator. When
he got home he told me that his hair
stood up, shivers went over him and
both suspenders busted afore he got to
the top He's bin steppin' high and
bluffin' around and CROWN over me till
l couldn't stand 1t no longer. I've bin
here I've rid in an elevator. | haven t
busted shoestring nor lost a button,
and when git home Enos will cum off
the pedestal and quit bluffin or a
woman about my size don't know what
she's talking about"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14

An English pleasure excursion to the
Arctic regions, on the plan of the Mi
randa trip, is announced for next sum-
mer. The vessel will be the steam yacht
Blencathra, which has been used by
Captain Virgins in his Siberian expe-
ditions. 1t will visit Iceland, Green
land and Hudson's bay.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
KANSAS AGlrAroR, GARRETT. KANSAS.
SANTA FE TIME CARD.

No. 2O2 makes close connection
via Ottawa, except Sunday, foi
California and all points west ON
main line. NO. POP and 204 make
good connection at Kansas City for
Chicago and all points east. Nos
POI and 203 run through to Wei
lington, making good connection
at Winfield for all points in Okla.
homa and Texas. No POI also
makes connection at Cherryvalc
with Frisco line for st. Louis and
Frisco points cast. Nos. 203 and
204 carry Pullman palace sleepers
and free chai, cars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
N EVV

Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
Railroad, now binding ON an air
line from Kansas City to Port
Arthur, the new Deep-watcr Gulf
Coast City. This road has opened
up 500 mites of new
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
C0UN 7 RY

Comprising the finest farming and
fruit country in Southwest Missouri
and Northwest Arkansas; peach,
strawberry aud cotton lands in cen
trail and southern Arkansas; and
rice, sugar zane, orange and semi
tropical fruit lands in Southern
Louisiana and Texas. The road
penetratcs vaft forests and rich
mineral fields and opens mp to set
Element millions of acres of wild and
government lands in country pos
sessing IA mild, healthy climate.
pure springs and running streams,
and which is free tiom druuths,
billiards, severe winters, and where
a great variety OF crops can be
grown. An eight-pagc paper illus
traic ampllcts, giving valuable
inlprna ION To homescckcrs and in
vca'crs will be mailed free by al
drcs, ihe +. A. HORN BECK,
Land Commissioner,
7,h and Wyandcttc SITS. a,
Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14

In Russian Poland all trains must
stop at every station until the chief of
police Tor gendarmerie) of the place
gives permission for their departure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14

Happy ana content is home with THE Ro-
chester" a lamp with the light of themorning.
Catalogues, write Rochester, ampC %. NewYork.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14

Charles Qeincke, a Lyons IN. "
farmer, raises angleworms for the mar
ket in an incubator His price is 81
a qus-.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-14
Three Opinions:

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newspaper in every sense of the word. -
harrisburg pa CaH
"lhere is no paper published in America
that SO nearly approaches the true Journal
isfic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD.''-
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~ nave come to the firm conclusion, after
long fest and after a wide cOnparison
with the Journals of many cities and conn
tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes
as near being the ideal daily journal as we
are for some time likely to find ON these
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The Evanston (W.) Index.
Sold BY newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions
received By all postmasters address THE CHI
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The oasis., 1896-05-23
ORDINANCE NO. f0.


 works in the Town of NoaaIes, Pima coun- ty, Territory of Arizona
 The Common Council of the Town Of
 Nogales do ordain as follows:
 SECTION l. That II. K. Chenoweth, his successors or assigns are hereby authorized, subject to the limitations herein or by law provided, to con- struct, operate and maintain water works in or adjacent to the Town Of Nogales, Pima county Arizona; to lay pipes for the carrying and distribu- tion of water in any Of the streets, avenues, alleys, lanes, bridges or public grounds of the Town, as are now or may hereafter be layed out, to supply the Town and inhabitants thereof with good and wholesome water suitable for drinking and domestic purposes, and for this purpose may enter upon any street, avenue, lane or bridge or public ground under the control of the Town, to take up any pavement or sidewalk thereon, and make such excavations as may be necessary for the laying of such pipes and attach ments; provided, that such use of such grounds be made with the least prac- ticable inconvenience to such inhabi- tants of said town; that such excaya- tion be guarded by barricades when ever necessary and lighted by night, and that such sidewalk, pavement or excavation be replaced by and at the expense of the grantee or assigns ia as good conditions as before, and with the least practicable delay, and that the grantee or assigns shall be liable for any damage to persons or property which may accrue from their opera tions, to be iudicially determined.
 SECTION 2. The rights and privi- lodges herein granted to continue for term of two years from and after the passage of this ordinance.
 SECTION 3. The mains as laid on Nelson Avenue, Morley Avenue, Craw- ford Street, Avery Avenue, Sonoita Street and West Street aggregating about 1000 feet shall be known as the original water system. The grantee or his assigns shall lay mains in such streets, lanes, alleys and public grounds as the demand shall justify and all mains as laid shall be consid- cred as attached to and forming part of the original water system and be subject to and governed by the proyi- sions of this ordinance.
 SECTION i. The Town of Nogales hereby agrees to and does rent from the said grantee or assigns for the term of two years fire hydrants two inch gate valves as located by the Common Council and to be set by the Town of Nogales on the aforesaid original water system at the rate Of twenty-five cents per annum each and | if the town shall at any future time elect to place more hydrants on the pipe system such hydrants shall be placed by the town in the same man ner and at the same price. The above is construed to mean that the Town of Nogales shall furnish the hydrants and the grantee or assign shall connect them to the pipes.
 SECTION ,. In consideration of this franchise and as full compensation therefor to the town said grantee or assigns shall during the full term and continuance of this franchise and con tract, supply water free of charge for the purposes and the use of the building or buildings of it's fire department and town offices. The town shall use the water in all of the above cases in a
The oasis., 1896-05-23

saidgrantces or assigns an injury which may happen to any of said hydrants, when caused by the carelessness or neglect Of the town employees and hereby agree to pay the rents herein before stated in monthly installments. Hydrants can also be used for practice and test by the fire department.
 SECTION |. The Town of Nogales, on request of grantee or assigns, shall adopt and keep in force, an ordinance protecting the said grantee or assigns, in the safe and unnolested enjoyment of the franchise hereby granted, against the malicious pollution of the source of water supply, and also to carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance and the contract there under entered into. Said grantee or assigns shall have power to make, adopt and enforce regulations not in- consistant with the law for the con- yenience and security of said grantee and assigns as well as that of the public, in the operations of said works, and shall have the right, at all reason able hours of the day to have access to the water pipes and meters of any water takers, to protect themselves against abuse and fraud, and repair, observe or remove the same, and re- quire all water takers to sign a con- tract to all reasonable regulations as d consideration for furnishing water.
 SECTIONS. The said grantee or as- signs shall not charge to consumers during the continuance of the fran chise granted by this ordinance, ex- ceeding the following rates, which shall be collected in advance, and the said grantee or assigns shall have the right at will, to supply consumers at meter rates instead of at the assessed rates. The connections between tho mains and the con- sumer shall be made at the expense of the consumer.
 MONTHLY RATES.
 The rate of all users of water shall not exceed one-tifth of one cent per gallon.
 SECTION 9. In consideration of the benefits which is derived by the said Town of Nogales and it's inhabitants from the operation Of said water works and in further consideration of the water supply secured for public use the franchise and license hereby granted shall remain in full force and effect for term of two years and the said town hereby exempts the afore- said system of water works from muni- cipal taxation during the term Of this franchise and for the same consider ation the Town of Nogales hereby rents of said grantee or assigns for the uses herein mentioned, the hydrants hereinbefore described for and during the term of two years from the pass age of of this ordinance.
 SECTION 10. At the expiration of two years if the town does not pur- chase the aforesaid system of water works, the grantee or assigns shall have this ordinance renewed for a period of two years more.
 SECTION II. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and publication.
 This ordinance shall be published at the expense of the grantee.
 Passed by the Common Council of the Town of Nogales this the 18th day of May, A. D. 1896.
 Approved this 18th day of May, A. D. 1896.
 Attest. Signed.
The oasis., 1896-05-23
12H
Saturday, May 23, 1896.
AoRossrHH BoRDER


 sion of a suburban street car line at Tamplco until the end of the year.
 Lieut.. Col. Manuel Gonzales Jr. has been granted a concession by the state of Tamaulpas for telephone line be- tween Cudad Victoria and Villa de Padilla.
 The charge d'affars of the Mexican Legation in Yokohama, Japan, re- ports that Mexican tobacco can find a good market in Japan both in the form of cigars and cigarettes.
 MT. D. E. Thompson of Lincoln, Ne braska, has concluded two large land purchases in this republic. One of them was near Cordoba and the other in the region of San Luis Potosi.
 It is reported that when the new company takes hold of the street rail- way system of the City of Mexico, they will place upon the cars running in the center of the city, conductors who understand both Spanish and English. This is but one of the many signs that the English language has come into the republic to stay.
 It is rumored at Juarez that a party in that city has discovered gold mine about one hundred and twenty miles south of Juarez, the ore of which runs from five to ten thousand dollars to the ton. A sample of the ore shown a representative of the Tribune is ex- tremely rich in geld, for the yellow metal that traces to the rock can be seen with the naked eye.
 President Diaz has signed the law passed by congress conceding the i'm port free of duties at the port of Vera Cruz of 100000 kilogrammes of corn for each of the cantons of Ozuluama, Chicontepec and Tantoyuca on condi- tion that the grain is sold at cost and at retail by the Junta de Beneficencia established in each of the above can tons by the governor of the state.
 Over six hundred carloads of freight were awaiting transportation at Tam pico for interior points one day last week. Business on the Central has increased to such an extent this year over previous ones that the rolling stock is inadequate. The same may be said of the Pullman Co.,, whose re- ceipts this year will be considerably in excess over those of the fiscal year of 1S94-95.
 MT. Chilson, inspector of United States consulates is visiting consular offices in Mexico. He recently com pleted an examination of the con- sulates at Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico, and is now in the state of Chi huahua inspecting those at the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez. It is re- ported that he fayors establishing con- sulates at various interior points in the republic, as American interests there are fast assuming an importance which demand closer consular atten- tion.
 The Pino Blanco mines near Paral, in the state of Durango, have been sold to the Guggenheims. The Pino Blanco is silver property and has be- longed to a Mexican company and it Is further reported that the Guggen- helms contemplated rehabilitatlng the Telecote property near Paral, in Durango. There is large concen- trating plant now on the ground. The Telecote was formerly owned by Geo. Storke. From present appearances 1t looks like Paral was preparing for q
The oasis., 1896-05-23
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 Nogales, Arizona.
The oasis., 1896-05-23
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