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Rebel woman Inyited Grant 10 80 TO Her Gels
lar ir lie Col scared.
From the Boston Transcript,

TE'N' i"t b'o'p f'fe' 'J'f
Summer Hill. close to Studley, Va. is a very
interesting place. built over a hundred yearA
ago. and was the arena Of much active warfare
about the year 1862. Mrs. Newton resides
there. the widow OF Capt. William Is. Newton. .
scholarly gentleman and brave commander OF
cavalry in Gen. Fitzhugh Lees brigade. wh0
was killed at the battle of Culpeper Court
House. lie was a brother OF the late Bishop
John Br0kcnbrough Newton, who died last AS
Cension Day. summer iill was taken for head-
quarters by Gen, Grant. and there he held .
council OF war with Gen. Hancock and Gen. Mo-
Dowcll. Gen. Grant told Mrs. Newton no was
expecting an attack, and thai n battle would
be fought under her very %roOttrcc, and added:
" advise YOU strongly. madam, TO go over Int
King William county With your little childro3k
! viii be glad to furnish YOU an ambulance ana
safeguard to cross the lines
She answered: no, | prefer to Nay here. This
old home Is all have lett, and il It's fate 10 70
fall down 1t will have to 1all on nv head. can
put the children down IL the POTATO cellar, and
General. ii yOIl should get scared whch the nr-
ing begins YOU can 90 down there with them.'
Gen. Grant laughed hcnriiiy and said: "HavS
your own way. madam. You are brave enough"
After the war was over lo inquired very par
ticularly of her, nnd expressed the hope that she
came uul all right.
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THE sun, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1897.

happy person. eth more you drink tho moro
you want. It's surprising how a water thirst
takes hold OF one, md It's more sur
prising still how intoxicating pure, plain
to ST sfsh Z r. snS M Ky lovely 'S papt Of Y Il ali ' 3 there H Il
no reaction. You stay up on that pinnacle.
I've learned another thing about water, too,
she concluded. Whom you aro tired or faint
sip n eiass OF tho delicious LIQUID and you will
find that L has a %reviying effect equel TO wine,
bottcr in tho long run. / don't SEQ why some
wise petson doesn't take out n patent on plain,
pure water and sell Il as q medicine" 4.
You'd better say as a female beautifier,
retorted her friend. There would be millions
in IL them"
body was evidently much impressed with Pru-
nella's theory OF informal baths.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
CANNED HAREs WON'T 90.
Forty Thousand OF Them Hendy In Maine FOR
the u nrkei, but Nobody TO Ent Thcm.

u ' HThcis u 'Nooouy ~ ~ v
EAsTPoRT, Me-. Dec. 24.-About 10000 great
northern harcs, commonly called rabbits. have
been shared, skinned and put up in cans ready
for the market this season, and, while the supply
holds good and the Gamers catch all they can
handle AT three cents a head, tho demand is 30
small that no more will DO put up until
some of the surplus stock is sold OFF.
These hares have been troublesome pests
in Wa hington county for years, eating
up the early peas and vegetables before
the farmers could gather them and cropping
whole folds of growing clover that was raised
for the sheep IL has been a practice IL Years
the returns paid the freight and commission
charges. After that they were boiled and fed
out TO hens, swine, and anything that would cat
them. In spite OF Jealous efforts 10 reduce their
numbers tho hares have grown more plentiful
Finally the residents believed that canned
hares, well cooked and put up in neat pack
ages. would sell well in he large cities. and u
few men started In the business. hoping 10 get
rich. while II Maine haro IL a cleanly animal,
feeding exclusively upon vegetation, lis meat Is
apt to be dry and without flavor OF any Kind.
When freshly killed and stCwed with plenty OF
fat pork and potatoes IL makes II dish greatly
As those people will eat and relish the meat OF II
hedgehog or u muskrat when cooked under like
conditions. their Judgment proved to he no
and used canned hares never came back for any
more. When asked about canned hares as an
article Ol GlcL lIcN ulun I COnuGHln Inc new
food, but expressed AN opinion that a little OF it
would 20 a long way IN a family. The sales
signs OF Improvement. Unless somebody dis.
covers u way OF cooking and dishing up canned
hares 80 that everybody will like them and want
more the new canning industry will have to
stop work. The price of dead ,harcs, which was
8 cents a head early in December, has now gone
down so n buyer can get all he wants for ! or =
cents apiece.
Present Indications are that tho French Cana
dians and Indians will have a monopoly OF the
hare business for years " colEo.
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pins. They are far better for the hair, and less
apt to cause nervous headaches than those made
OF metal, but they are absolutely useless so, Tar
as doing anything else gocs. Every woman has
ono hairpin upon which she is dependent, and,
shopkeepurs or no shopkeepers, this ~fnvorito Is
usually made of steel. 1t 10 the pin she FIRST puts
into her hair when dressing It., and " she loses
1t or misplaces II she Is lost until she finds an
other that suits her just as we'll. Without this
prime fayorite she cannot get her hair liked
either to look we'll or to feel comfortable.
Clairvoyants say that halrpins worn constantly
become so magnetized that they are almost a
part OF tho owner, and IL wouldn't be hard for
her pet hairpin OF the truth Of this theory.
Shell combs for ornamen arc much palmer
than formerly, and tho ones to DO worn when
the hair 10 dressed low are broad enough to
reach almost entirely across the back, OF the
IN hea All s, siae COMBS ana pompagonr Coz comps - n Somo
BILE for a woman with the least bit of knack
that way to dress her own hair almost as well
as q professional.
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Not all women belong to the Rainy Day Club.
90 rain cloaks have not gone out Of vogue en-
trely. The newest one Is really a stunning gar
nent. 1t is a regular Newmarket. A woman
who owns one shouldn't mind n rainy spell ex-
tending over a period as long as that which kept
Mrs. Noah and her daughtcrsin.law indoors
until they undoubtedly wished that they would
never hear Of rain again. Cravenette is the ma
terial used in this rain cloak, and tho fact that
there is nothing about It offensive to the
gum mackintoshes. will appeal TO women
generally. Its distingrishing feature, how
"a. are set in right from the neck. giving plenty
o. erm'hole room, without spelling the shape
pocket on either side is a s sit. which allows the
wearer 70 pass her hand through, so that she
may hold up her dress. The coat has Teyers in
about the figure behind with a handsome belt.
II is a great comfort TO have a storm coat at
ordinary waterproof.
Word comes from Paris that the women there
are wearing short chains and lockets over high
velvet collars. This is an old fashion revived.
and Is not an especially pretty one. Lockeis
are for remembrance, and the average woman.
she wears one. prefers to keep 1t out Of sight.
New York women are wearing strings OF pearls.
Of opal beads, or OF stones in combination. such
as erillinnts and Rarnets; amethysts and pearls.
course these adornments arc only permissible in
the afternoon Tor receptions. teas, or calling.
6rooohes, ONE on the Sg ieft sia OF Of tw tbe ne eoiisP iS
front and the other on the right.
Shopkeepers say that the steel hairpin has
had It's day; that the shell or bone pin has al
most ousted it. What Is woman going to do
about thlsi She can do two dozen things with a
steel hairpin. besides skewerlng up her crowning
glory. that she can't possibly accomplish with
one made OF shell. How Is she going to button
her boots now when the button hook Is lost or
remove AN obstinate cork when tho corkscrew
run tho ribbons in her dainty undergraduate
when her bodkin has nystcriously disappeared.
orcIt we ~ ttts W tno latest uiasanlno, o. cloan
gam We lose. sUmelhin. say tho Retrospective
FOLKS. and this can DO applied even 70 shell hair
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

Two giggling girls pushed their way
into the crowded car. The one was
pretty. and knew it; while the other
wasn't and didn't seem to know it.
After a great deal of squeezing that
almost took their breath away, they
at last reached the front part of the
car. They kept UP their giggling until
a man who was trying to read in the
corner seat got up in disgust and went
out on the front platform. Although
they both wanted to sit down, neither
wished to deprive the other of the
seat.
You take it. dear" said the pretty
one.
Il wouldn't enjoy it at all If l knew
Won were standing" replied the other.
Then they began giggling again.
At last, when another woman rush.
ed up to take it, the pretty girl showed
l.er friend into the seat, saying: "The
first thing we know Wen lose It. Be-
sides, my dear, it's better for you to
take it, because I'm more likely to
have seat offered me-"
The homely girl stopped giggling
and turned red in TIE face, and when
her friend got out about mile be-
yond she never as much as babe her
goodbye.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

sacrificing it on the shrine of the dead.
burst forth.
Without warning Esther awOke and
looked at him. For moment neither
spoke. He raised his hat and slowly
walked away.
Being guests at the same hotel, they
were formally introduced not long af-
ter their first meeting, and before she
fully realized it Esther loved him.
She loved lin as only strong woman
ran. Had she never met him her life
would have probably run on smoothly
happily to the end Her husband was
| indulgent and generous, but she
missed the fine intellectual perception.
the gentle tact and that something that
makes us love one person and be indif--
!erent to another. In Emerson Shore she
found it ALL So they parted, Esther
to go to her stately home, he to. his
work in the western city.
No one dreamed of how her heart
was torn. She was more lovable than
ever in ..er efforts to hide her pain.
Had it not been for Bessie, her little
child, she felt at times that she would
die. She idolized her in way that
alarmed her friends. Still her heart
kept longing. longing to see that other
face. A letter lay in her bosom.
Esther, oh, Esther come to me.
Who can appreciate and love you as
doY" 1t went on urging her to come
to him and together they would go
away to where no one would know
them. Happiness and rest with each
other would be had. She had ponder
ed long and had decided to go. Her
little valise was packed. When dark
ness threw us covering over the world
she was going-going to him.
Brilliantly she entertained her guests
that night. She caught her husbands
eyes as they gazed at her in proud
satisfaction, as he would look at his
horses, she thought, her lips curling
scornfully. At last the guests left and
she sought her room. Excitement
flushed her face, her eyes flashed brill
liantly. Seeing her reflection in the
mirror she rejoiced that she was beau
tiful.
! Suddenly the door opened and she
received a quick summons to Bessie's
ssom.
Miss Bessie is sick, ma'am. have
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

sent for the DOCTOR"
sick; what Is it, Esther CRIED.
Group, I am afraid" was the
answer.
All night they worked over the little
girl, but 1t was apparent to all but the
distracted mother THAT she must 60.
The sweet eyes opened, a smile wreath
ed the baby lips as the mother raised.
her-a sigh and all was over.
Bessie, oh, Bessie" Esther cried.
A weight oppressed her, some awful
GOODNESS seemed to grip her throat.
She opened her mouth to scream. but
no sound came. With a. mighty effort
she sprang to her feet.
Over the turbulent waters Of the bay
the sun was just rising. She looked
around her, dazed. The room was the
same. In her pocket lay the letter
She had been asleep.
The letter received a. negative an
swer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

An important advance in passenger
transportation has been made by one of
the large railroad lines leading out
of New York city. 1t has become an
established fact that long-distance
transportation by electric power is not
only difficult in many ways, but is, al
together too expensive to be practical.
This new departure takes up local pas
senger traffic and conveys for a short
distance an enormous number Of peo-
very small cost to the company. The
most notable feature is the introduce
ton OF a third rail, which takes the
place of the ordinary trolley wire. This
rail is placed on blocks midway be-
tween the main rails. The risk to the
public has, it is said; been very largely
removed by fencing the roads and for
bidding travel thereon. The rail Is
broken at crossings and the current is
cut out while the train is stopping at
stations. Taking into account the
enormous weight of the locomotive,
which in itself requires tremendous
power to move it at a. high rate of
speed, it is easy to see that power ap-
piled merely to- the cars themselves
may be relatively less than that which
drives the ordinary train. There is one
advantage in the electric line, which is
of itself sufficient to commend it to the
travelling public. There Is total alb
sence of smoke, cinders and dirt and
infinitely less vibration and Earring
than by the usual steam cars. While
there is not at present any prospect
that electricity will be used for long
distance transportation. It is very evil
dent that this is the coming power Of
the immediate future for short runs and
nearby passenger service.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03
PERSONALS.

Daniel Webster was extraordinarily
fond of oxen. and all those on his farm
knew him by sight and would follow
him like dogs.
OF the a6 senators who served terms
in the lower house before coming to
the senate, Senator Mills, Of Texas,
served longest, his term being from
1873 to 1892.
Secretary Gage will next Tuesday be
given dinner in Boston by the bust
ness men of that city. The mayor OF
Boston and the governor of Massa-
chusetts will also be guests.
Senator Charles ]. Faulkner, OF
West Virginia, has carried bullet In
his right leg ever since the war. 1t
was fred from revolver which he
himself was handling carelessly.
Hon. Horace Chapman, Democratic
gubernatorial candidate for Ohio, is
said to have remarkably big voice. A
prominent Ohio politician said recently
that no one could confer with Mr..
Chapman, because "his voice could be
heard all over the state"
President Mckinley, who has &C.
eepted an invitation to the G. A. R. en-
campment at Fremont, O., for Septem-
Der 2, will probably meet there William
J. Bryan, exPresident Cleveland and
Horace Chapman. the Democratic NOM
inee for governor Of Quo.
Bill Nye, when shown the state Of
North Carolina from Lookout Noun
tain, drew a map from his pocket, and
said: Here is a map Of the United
states, and you can see for yourself
that North Carolina is pink. That is
not North Carolina over there"
James Whitcomb Riley, when asked
recently how he could help a young
poet to succeed, replied: HE must
hammer out his own success. He must
work steadily. He must study the
meanings and values Of words. He
must be patient. He must not be In too
great a hurry"
Senator Mason recently asked Sena-
tor Morgan, Of Alabama. how long he
could talk on a subject of which he
knew asolutely nothing. WELL" an
swered Morgan, with smile, IF 1t was
a matter about which I knew abso-
lutely nothing, do not think I could
talk more than two days"
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round her, sat Marjorie Amman; and
three pairs of eyes at least were con-
stantly fixed upon her. The first pair
belonged to young Sutherland, the sec
end to the French visitor. the third 10
the eccentric mistress of HetheringtOn
Castle.
OF these three individuals Caussidiere
was the most i'll at ease. The sermon
bored him, and he yawned again and
again, finally going to sleep.
He was awakened by loui noise
and looking round him, he saw the
congregation moving toward the door,
and Solomon Mucklebackit, from the
precentor's desk, glazing down at him
in Indignation He rose languidly, and
jJined the stream of people issuing
| from the church.
Out in the churchyard the sun was
shining golden on the graves. At the
gate several vehicles were waiting, in
GLIDING the brougham from Hethcring-
ton Castle.
As Caussidiere moved down the path,
he saw before him small group OF per-
SONS conversing-the blinl weaver and
his wife, John Sutherland, Marjorie,
and the lady of the Castle. lie passed
by them with lifted hat, and moved on
to the gate where he waited.
who's yon?" asked Miss Iiether-
ington, following him with her dark
eyes.
That is Monsieur Caussidiere,' an
swcred Marjorie, my French teacher"
"Humph!" said the lady. Como ava
and introduce me-"
She walked slowly down the path.
while Marjorie followed in astonish-
ment, and coming right up to the
F'renchman, she looked him deliberate
ly over from head to foot. Not at all
disconnected, he took off his hat again,
and bowed politely.
Monsieur Caussidiere," said Mar
jorie, this is Miss Heth9ington, OF the
Castle"
Caussidiere bowed again with great
respect
81 am charmed to make madsme's
acquaintance.
To his establishment, Miss Hethering-
ton addressed him in his own tongue.
which she spoke fluently, Though with
an unmistakahle Scottish infection
"You speak English well, monsieur,
she said. Have you been long absent
from your native land?"
Ever since the crime of December"
he returned, also in French But
madame is almost a Frenchwoman-
she speaks the language to- admiration.
All, it is a pleasure to me, an exile, to
hear the beloved tongue of France so
perfectly spoken! You know France?
You have lived there, madame?
Il know it, and know little good OF
it." cried the lady sharply. Are you
like the rest of your countrymen, light
and treacherous. believing in nothing
that is good, spending their lives in
vanity and sensual pleasure" -..4
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
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when it comes to hooking Nor
man prefix in front of Smith or alb
solutely transmogrifying poor Smith
into DE Smythe" one wonders how
these degenerate Smiths can sleep in
their beds for fear Of the wrath of the
"old artificers in metals" says a
writer in Good Words. This liberty
taken with cognomen Is not only in
bad taste, but shows absolute ignor-
ance. de" must precede territorial
name; an occupative surname was new
er so entered; 1t was, Of course, "Le."
You will thus find him entered in many
ways, including "le Smyth," e. g.,
Phillip lie Smethe," Henry lie SIneyt,"
colbert lie Smyth, William lie Smyt, "
but never DE"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

didn't like the turn the conversation
was taking: land she has many true
friends"
yourself among the number. I am
sure!" said Caussidiere quickly.
you are right there, at any rate" re-
turned Sutherland; and he added cold
ly, TN wish you goodnight"
He stood before the gate OF his faith
er's cottage and held out his hand; the
Frenchman, however, did not attempt
to take it, but kept his own hands in
his coat pockets as he returned polite
Goodnight"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

unmarried. She held responsible po-
sition and the work connected Win IL
she so loved that she often said that
1t seemed more play than work
One cold winter night she came into
her bright room dissatisfied and un-
happy. In her pocket was letter con-
taing a proposal of marriage. mis-
and its train of thought clouded her
brow. Barren, hopeless-her future
life looked to her that night. what
would the years bring? She could not
always work, her beauty now so ex-
quisite in its mature development must
in few>years fade. Her friends would
go away. other things would take up
their time and attention. She ad-
mired the man who had asked her to
share his fortunes He would be a
pleasant companion and even If she did
not love him as she knew she could
love some one what difference could
It make? Drawing her couch near the
window where she could look out across
the bay she sunk into reverie. Time
flies so quickly, yet men have told us
that lifetimes have been lived in few
moments.
On the veranda of stately home a
lady sat talking to a little brown
eyed girl. Seemingly all of earth's
blessings had descended on her golden
head. She had beauty, wealth, love,
yet the look of utter desolation on
her face was pitiable to see: All her
friends had said that Esther Waite had
done well. She had everything she
wanted. Why wasn't she happy?
A little time before with a party Of
friends she had visited our northern
lakes One day she had taken a row.
boat and growing weary had let it drift
into little inlet. She lay back against
the seat. All nature seemed singing
the glad song Of life and Esther, too
was glad. The heat and fatigue Of
rowing and the gentle dip Of the boat
gradually lulled her to sleep. Very
beautiful she looked as she lay there,
the sun shining on her golden head
and her profile turned toward the
shore.
Thus Emerson Shore found her as
he came down to the lake for some
water. He was an artist Of independ-
ent means. Early in life he had lost
what was dearest on earth to him and
something in the sleeping woman's
face reminded him Of her. With a
bound his heart went out to- the
sleeper. All the love he had repressed,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

Father-In asking for the hand OF
my daughter, young man, trust that
you fully realize the exact value of the
prize you seek? Prospective Son-in-
Law-Well-erAI hadn't figured It
quite SO close as that, but guessed
it at about 100000. Francisco
Examiner
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03
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Over tho Phone.

eyes, this is Maud. Oh, is that you..
George? Well. what did papa say?
What's, that? You didn't mind what
he said? Well, what did he do? Good
gracious! Did he? And you can't sit
down? Where are you now, George!
In the hospital? Dear, dear!"-Clevs-
land Plain Dealer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03

nnAnse AS she did so, she saw Mr..
Ukraine standing inside the, church
yird gate in''dufet conversation with
tE French teaclisr. -
She entered the churchyard and
joined them thN Frenchman saluting
.herf&ith liftedshat as she approached.
T.. t'Ah,f Marjorie, my BARN, said the
minister, ':youyare home early. Did
.ybu walk back?g i thought you would
.hve.stayed later, and that Miss Heth-
itgton would have sent you home in
the carriage after cleaning"
Marjorie glanced at Caussidiere, and
raet hisSeyes. M
X"She did not wish me to stay" she
ans wered, land was glad to escape.
Hut see you and Monsieur Caussidiere
1--we made frienuk. | met him on the
1ay, and he bald he was coming here. -
{"So he has told me- said Mr.. Lor-
rhine. II have, just been showing him
DYER thetkirk and through the grave
sArd, and nows ]. have invited him to
like pot-luck, as the English call it,
this evening
{'.But it is so late. monsieur" said
Marjorie '.How will you get back to
'1umfriesG"G
Ibid you. not know?' returned the
,TSenchman, smiling. Il am taking a
lSetle holiday, like yourself. have
engaged q bed at the inn, and sRall nor
riturpstill the beginning of thxfxeek.
{They entered the manse together, and
CAussidiere Joined them at their sim
ne: evening meal. \
SWhen tea was over they sat round
tke hearth. Tie minister lit his pipe
ahdfis guest cigar. They were chat