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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
ROOST ON THE GROUND.
Peculiarities OF the Game Bird Not Gen
erally Known to Hunters.

orally Known to Hunters.
From the Baltimore Sun: Among the
habits of the partridge, one is chat
when a covey is roosting on the
ground. with their tails punched to-
gether in circle, the bunch Is sur
mounted by line of watchful heads
like sentinels on duty. Another Is that
they run the instant the ground is
touched after flush" the dogs often
trailing them in rabbit-hunting fash
ion. Their sense of smell is evidently
very acute, for during the nesting sea-
son, if the eggs, which number from
ten to twenty, are disturbed in any
way, or hand even inserted in the
nest, it will be Immediately deserted
and a new one built A short time
previous to the nesting the males are
often involved in desperate combats
for the choice of mates, who stand by
and quietly watch the encounter,
seeming not to care which one becoGes
the victor The incubation is perform
ed entirely by the female, the male,
when not feeding, often being perched
on some slight elevation, encouraging
her by his mellow-toned call of bob
white" Two, and sometimes three,
broods of young are reared during
season, the nesting beginning as early
as May /. Later in the fall the broods
of young occasionally join forces, but
whether from want of company or for
protection is not known. When feed
ing the birds are sometimes scattered
several yards apart, but at the first
sign of danger an alarm is given, and
they Immediately bunch" with their
heads placed close together, as if in
consultation. The first shot into a
covey will often cause them to break
and fly in all directions, and if not dis
turbed again for several minutes "scat-
ter calls" will be heard on every side.
These are made to collect the remain
ing birds, who again bunch. Many of
the market gunners seem to have no
qualms of conscience, and very often
kill without hesitation an entire covey,
when at least one or two pairs of birds
should be left for breeding. The gen.
eral opinion Of the sportsmen of Dor
chester county is that a precaution
should have place in the code of laws
for the protection Of Maryland game.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
a South Dakota Achievement.

That there is enterprise in South Da-
kota other than that shown in agri-
cultural ways, is demonstrated by the
following from the Brookings Is. d.
Register: Zone of the greatest Curl
osities in the line of photography the
writer has ever seen was brought home
by Mrs. Ed. Williams on her return
from Huron this week. During heavy
thunderstorm at night, F. w. Cannon,
Huron dentist. went up on top of a
water-tower for the purpose of trying
to secure negative of flash of light
ming. His first attempt was successful,
and it is said to be the finest photo
graph of the kind ever secured. He is
receiving orders from scientists in this
country, and also in Europe. for copies
of the photograph"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

Il. w. Follis has finished putting in
a system of water works of his own on
his farm on Dry Creek. On the hill
above his residence is a never-fa failing
spring that he has piped down to the
house. He has run a line to the yard,
where he can irrigate his lawn, and
has also taken it to the barnyard,
where it supplies abundance of water
for the stock. The spring is high
enough to give considerable pressure.
By attaching hose he can throw
water to the roof Of his big barn. It
1t q great convenience, and Mr.. Follis
says he would not take thousand dol
lars for it.-Garfield (Wash.) Enter
prise.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Pity the millionaire.

Austrian millionaires seem to be I'M
duly sensitive to criticism. An unfor-
tunate capitalist in Vienna has COM
mitted suicide. He left letter behind
him explaining that he could no longeS
endure the attacks of the anti-Semitic
party, and especially the unfounded
allegation that he had imported goods
into Vienna without paying the proper
octroi duties. 1t seems an excess of
scruple. Imagine an American mil
,ionaire cutting his throat because
somebody said he had been trying to
dodge the payment of his taxes!-New
York Journal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
AN ABLE PRACTICAL JOKE.
1t Created Considerable Excitement In
University City.


a University City.
The Cambridge England Independ-
ent Press retails the story of the hoax
perpetrated upon the civic and univer-
sity authorities at Cambridge on the
occasion of the visit of the late shah
Of Persia to that country. 1t was on
Saturday, June 20, 1873, at II o'clock
in the forenoon, that a telegram was
found lying on the hallkeepers table
in the Guildhall. 1t wassdirected to
the worshipful the mayor of Cam
bridge, and was signed by Lieut.. Col.
Hamilton and read as follows: His
imperial majesty the shah of Persia de-
sires to visit your university town to-
day en- route for London by special, ar
irving at Cambridge station about ITO
o'clock. Be prepared with escort and
reception as far as time allow" In
stantly everybody began tumbling over
his fellow. The town clerk was sent
for and messages were dispatched to
the vice chancellor, the members of the
corporation, the volunteer officers and
the cook of st. Peters college kitchen.
The vice chancellor hurried on his
robes, the aldermen and councillors did
ditto, the volunteers donned their uni
forms and the cook began to boil and
fry. Nor was the general public be-
hindhand. Flags were hung out and
crowds gathered in the street. DR..
Cookson, the vice chancellor Grrever-
emily known in those days as Dis
NAL Jimmy'), made his way to the
station as fast as his dignity would
permit. The mayor, Mr.. T. H. Naylor,
and the corporation followed suit. A
guard of honor and carriages were in
waiting and soon everybody was there
except the shah. Then the news flew
aroand that the railway officials knew
nothing about the special train. and
after brief delay it was apparent that
the whole thing was hoax The per-
petrators of the hoax were never dis
covered, though two persons were after
ward freely mentioned in connection
with it. In the year of grace 1873 the
era of practical jokes was past, but
had the authors of the shah's visit been
alive in the days of Theodore Hook
they might have lived in literature.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Unhappily Expressed.

"Jilson has most unhappy way OF
expressing himself"
"He told me he was going to propose
to that charming grass widow from
Chicago"
"He did. But his clumsy effort to be
offhand and easy spoiled it He had
read these illusions to Chicago divorces
until he thought they were true"
what did he say to the widow"
'He asked her if she was engaged
for her next wedding. Washington
Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Good Farm and Fruit Lands,
Harki All Ye Investors and Home
less People.

Would you like TO buy farm where the
land would increase in value s.. 90 per acre
each year for the next five yearsl Or, II
you are renting, where the payments would
be less than the yearly rent that you are
now paying; where you will be only so miles
from Houston, q city with 10 railroads;
where crops will net you from $1,000 t.
$1,000 per acre year; near, where IL acrev
Of pears have netted farmer over $5,0OC
per annum; where you can In December &c
Into your garden and get for your dinner
fresh lettuce, radishes, peas, beans, cab
bage beets, celery, onions, new Irish and
sweet potatoes, and on your way into the
house gather crysanthem' - roses and
other varieties of flowers 80 your table;
where the climate is mild and delightful
where frosts rarely ever come where youi
stock can maintain itself on the prairie
nearly the year around; where you don't
have to spend in the winter all that you
make in the summer; but, instead, can
raise something almost every month in the
year.
All this and more can be had at CHes.
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Of land by l2 miles, with two railroads run
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Chesterville, as well as how to secure
FREE FARE TO TEXAS.
SOUTHERN TEXAS COLONIZATION Co.,
JOHN LINDERHoLM, Mgr,
ITO Rialto Building, Chicago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Vermont Lihrariea.

Under the operation of the Vermont
library law fifty-nine towns have es-
tablished libraries within the last two
years, making a total of 118 public
libraries in Vermont. The cost OF
books given by the state, including the
expenses of the library commission, is
placed at about $4,000, which is a
small figure to cover much important
resulta.-NeW York Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
FREE FARE TO TEXAS.
.nrv.c r,&y nN,yuArTnx- NJ


NO said the gentleman who L
fond of quoting texts, Il cannot Civ
you anything on that account to-day
I know promised you, and am sorry
but man is naught but poor, veal
clay, you know"
~ realize that" said the collector.
II am glad you do, my friend"
"And / came around here in tn
hope of striking pay dirt, but I seemet
to have missed it" Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Nasal Catarrh For Years.
sO-CALLED CATARRH CURES FAILEI
TO CURE.
The True Way is to Take the Que Tru'
Blood Purifier.

Catarrh is caused by impure blood. Thu
best physicians say so. The only way to cur
catarrh is to purify the blood. Hoods Sar
saparilla cures catatrh when all other med
icines fail because Hoods Sarsaparilla il
The One True Blood Purifier. This is logi
cal, and that 1t is true is proved by thou
sands of testimonials like this:
II was troubled with nasal catarrh fol
many years. doctOred for it, and at on'
time took dozen bottles of so-called catarri
sure, but without beneficial effect. had
read of cases where others
Had Been Cured by Hoods
Earsaparilka, and determined to try it.
took Ave bottles last year, and was highl.
pleased with the relief obtained. I have
had no particular trouble from catarrf
since that time except slight Inflammation
when take cold. have proved in my owl
case, that Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure ca
tarrh, and 1 also derived benefit in genera
way from its use. 1t is an excellent remedy
and am glad to give my experience with Il
for catarrh for the benefit of those who m az
be similarly affected" MRS. JOHN LEHMAN
10a Wilkinson St, Goshen, Indiana.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Paste for Labels.

1t is said that the following prepar-
alton is very useful for making a first
class mucilage for cumming large
sheets of paper, which may be kept on
hand ready for use. When wet they
will stick well on glass: Starch, two
drachms white sugar, one ounce gum
arabic, two drachms, to be boiled with
sufficient quantity of water.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
"a JUDICIAL ERROR.
FRESH TRIAL OF TiiE MALAU-
NAY POISONING CASE.
Pauline Delacroix Out of Prison-Her
Child, Who Has Been In Found
ling Asylum, Shrinks from Her Moth
er.

FRESH trial o I
the sensational Ma
1aunay poisoning
case, in which
Pauline Delacroix,
a married woman,
was sentenced to
hard labor for life
at the Assizes of
the Seine Inferi-
cure on Dec. 10,
1887, was opened
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

1t is singular fact that an Swear
old boy is always more than two years
younger when his mother takes him
with her ON street car.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

It will take S45, 500, 900 to run the de-
partments of the city of New York
next year. This is about 81 200, 900 less
than this years appropriations
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

A blind musician in East Liverpool,
Ohio, has married Chicago belle. 1t is
perhaps unnecessary to mention his
blindness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

Hegeman's CamphOr Ice with Glycerine.
Tho original and only genuine Cures Chapel Hands
and Face Cold Sores, &c. c. q. Clark CON- Haven CT
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

The first fire insurance company to
begin business in this country opened
it's doors in Philadelphia In the year
1894. "a.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

Mrs. Winsl0Sv's Soothing Syrup
Forchiren teething sofens thegums reduces imam
nation allays pain wind collie. 70 cents bottle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

The gold fields in Paulding county,
Ca, are being developed, and have
proved quite productive.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with us since 1855. Il.
Madison. 2409 42d Ave-, Chicago, jill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-18
Won't Do.

"This here tbeosophy business won
do" said the practical politician.
MOP" said the idle listener
"No. Nay. Nit. Imagine rakins
a feller's record of 5000 years ago VI
against him." indianapolis Journal
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

where the Underwriters Patrol men were
busy covering the furniture with rubber
blankets.
Mr.. Emanuel could not venture a guess
as to the loss. The fire destroyed the con-
tents of the cabinet-room, consisting of
Ium ber, machinery and miscellaneous ma
terlals. The insurance on the whole
building was only 1000, and on the
burnt wing of the building there was
scarcely any insurance at all on account
of the high rate of per cent The insur-
ance was placed with the Scottish Com
mercial and various other insurance COM
panies, but just which company insured
the destroyed portion it was impossible to
learn.
The loss and damage will not be learned
for several days. Mr.. Manuel states that
there was not very large amount of raw
materials In the part that was gutted, but
others assert that the place was we'll filled,
as the firm has several large contracts to
fill.
The greatest loss and damage was to the
machinery. which was heated to white
heat by the flames and then broken to
pieces by the douches OF cold water that
flooded the building.
1t was roughly estimated that Emanuel
q Co will lose between $4,000 and $35. 900,
while Armes & Dallam's loss will run be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 1t is believed
that not less than $4,000 will cover the
loss, to say nothing of the damage to the
building.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
DEATH At THE BATHS,
Frank Denvin Falls Into an
Empty Tank and Crushes
His Skull.
Sutro's Famous Resort the Scene OF
Tragedy, Attributed to
CarelesSnesS.

Frank Denvin, the 16-year-oid son oil
William j. Denvin, contractor, living al
426 Castro street, received injuries at the
Sutro Baths yesterday resulting in his
death three hours later.
Whether the accident was due to the
criminal careIessness of those in charge OF
the baths or to young Denvin's own reck-
lessness, or both, is matter of much
speculation. In attempting to climb a
ladder Leading to one OF the slides the
deceased lost n is footing, tumbling to the
big tank below. His head was first TO strike
the hard cement, resulting in a severe
fracture of the skull. The tank was empty
otherwise the fall might not have resulted
fatally.
Young Denvin, in company with Mrs.
de Haven and Bert de Haven, All Castro
street. and Mrs. Chapman, 435 Eddy
street, visited the Cliff House yesterday
with the intention of making day of it.
About noon the boys determined TO take
plunge before lunch and for that pur-
pose repaired to the bathhouse. There
were lot of other fun-seekers on hand,
and soon t e two boys were making merry
with the throng. 1t is considered great
sport to slide down the sharp inclines
which lead into the smaller tanks, and 1t
was while endeavoring to enjoy one of
these exhilarating slides that Denvin met
his death.
Five or six of the young boys attempted
4. They all got up safely except Eu-
gene Yanke and Denvin. As the former
was about to step on the platform above
his loot slipped, causing him to fall heav-
lily against Denvin. The latter lost his
hold on the ladder, and, falling to
the platform below, bounded into the
empty tank. 1t is a mooted question
whether the fracture came from the first
obstruction or the cement flooring. His
friends claim that he fell from the ladder
to the tank, never once touching the mar
row platform. The employees at the baths
say, however, that the fracture came from
the impact with the platform.
II did not see the accident myself, ;"
said Professor Killick, who has charge OF
the iife-saving department at the baths,
but from what | can gather, the boy
struck the platform head first and then
bounded into the tank. 1t is possible, of
course, that he might not have
touched the flooring at all, but
the surroundings do not favor such
theory. One of my keepers caught
young Yanke, thus preventing his receiv-
ing fall which might also have resulted
fatally. have cautioned the boys time
and again to be careful, but my warnings
are never needed. or course. il there had
been water in the tank the results might
have been different, though hardly
think so"
The big tank at Sutro's Baths is emptied
twice each week. Yesterday was the reg
ular day for putting in fresh water. Prior
to the accident there were no ropes guard
ing the platforms bordering on the tank,
but Immediately following Denvin's fatal
fall ropes were stretched.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

tainment and reception was rendered the
visiting delegates by Young Ladies' Ipsti-
tute No. at K. r. B. Hall, corner of Ma
son and O'Farrell streets.
new off1cers have recently been elected
In TINS order, and the ceremony of install
iation was first conducted with closed
doors The installation ceremony was
conducted by Past Grand President Ella
Comyns- Following is the list of newly
elected officers:
President, Miss Kate Driscoll: first vice
president, Miss Margrette Ryan; second vice
president Miss Ida Carroll, corresponding
ano recording secretary, Miss M. E. Grote !;
nhencial secretary. Miss Mary A. Degan; treas
Tr SIg., MISS Alice Dwyer; marshal, Miss Anna
Monahan, Kate Conklin and Rose Ollweli;
organist, Miss Lottie Dwyer
In the name of the order Miss Sophia
A. Grote presented the retiring president,
Miss Kate Fitzpatrick, with q handsome
and costly gold watch and chain. Miss
Grote embraced the occasion to praise the
nrlng president for the efficiency she
mad demonstrated in the discharge of her
manifold official duties, and thanked her
therefore IN the name of Institute No. l.
MISS Fitzpatrick replied in a neat
speech, saying the moment was one she
would always remember, and the gift
snouid o. one of her most carefully cher
lshed mementos, coming as it did from
those with whom she had been so long
and so intimately associated. Miss Kate
6leason, the retiring treasurer was pre-
sented with beautiful pin, also.
A royal good time'' was then enjoyed
by those assembled, which lasted till late
in the evening
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
INSURANCE WAS RISKY.
Representatives of Companies Tel
Why Insurance Was
Light

A representative of the Royal Insurance
Company of London and the Continental
Insurance Company. both of which have
risks on the building, gave the following
statement of facts:
1.-The insurance on the building is lieht
Just what it Is, of course. 1 am not at lib
erty to state.
''It is the class of insurance that goes
begging on the street. Several fires have
broken out in the building before. II is a
part of the Sharon estate, and companies
have been freely offered good risks in ali
the buildings of this estate over town if
they would insure this particular one.
''The part fronting on Harrison street
was burned to the ground about three
years ago, and was replaced by CORFU
gated-iron building two stories high. a
solid brick wall separates this from the
adjacent building. 1t is occupied by Chi
nese cigar manufacturers.
AN American cigar-box factory is on
the ground floor of the building near the
intersection of the two wings We always
dislike to insure such light and in
hammable material. Besides. the yard was
constantly piled with lum Der, sawdust and
shavings. Add to this the fact that the
structure was filled with furniture, oil and
other highly combustible articles, and you
can easily see why we have not taken
heavy risks"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
HOW 1T STARTED.
The Origin OF the Fire Mystery to
All Interested.

The watchman, NJ. Zickyrooff, states
that when he saw the blaze it was under
he stairs leading to the second story, at a
considerable distance from the engine
and fire rooms and nowhere near the
parts where the lumber and shavines were
located.
His story was to some extent corrobor-
ated by Frank Miller, a boy who lives at
Ali Fourth street. He first saw the fire on
the steps in back of the boiler-room. He
Immediately told the watchman, who had
just returned to the Office after making his
round of the building.
The watchman turned in an alarm from
the auxiliary box and then fastened to
turn in regular alarm from the box at
Fourth and Harrison streets, after search
ing about the building for a hose.
Several people ON the surrounding
streets state that the fire was in the second
story at the west end, and that it seemed
to leap into the third story and through
the rooms on both floors as though along
train of powder or gasoline.
The engineer asserted that it could not
have started in either the boiler or shay
ing rooms, as both were inclosed in fire.
proof brick walls.