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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
MOTHER-LOVE IN SNAKES.
A Marked Exhibition OF 1t Seen by \
Naturalist.

Naturalist.
Even the -blooded and clammy
snake evinces maternal affection, and
l am fortunately able to produce evil
dence corroborative Of this statement
that is fresh in my memory, says the
Home Magazine. On March 80, while
seated on my front porch. noticed one
of my dogs, yearling puppy, acting in.
peculiar way on my lawn. He was;
circling around a small circumscribed
spot, every now and then thrusting his,
nose toward the ground and then.
quickly jumping back. On approach
ing the animal l discovered that the,
bunch or ball of snakes, a or 4iyear
old mother and her last years brood
of young. The day was very warm, the
SUN shining clear and bright and these
creatures had emerged from their den
OF nest in the ground, foot or so away
from the spot where they were lying,
and were summing themselves. When
they observed me they made an attempt
to regain their nest; l killed twoo of
them, however, before they could enter
had read somewhere that If snalteis
young were taken and their bodies
dragged along the ground the mother
snake would follow the trail and IL she
found them alive, would conduct them
back to the nest. l took the two whiGh
had killed and, after dragging thHm
along the turf, deposited them ON the
pavement some fifty feet from the dem.
then resumed my seat on the porch
and waited developments. In a. short
while the mother snake emerged from
the nest and, after crawling about for
a second or'two, struck the trail and at
once followed it to the pavement and
her dead young. Fortunately 1 had a
witness in the person of my iceman,
who was delivering ice at the time and
who was dumfounded at beloIding
such high intelligence in a creature so
low in the scale of animal life. killed
the old snake for these snakes-gar-
den moccasins-become harmful after
the third year, eating young birds, etc.
and ten of her progeny, leaving two
pairs to- carry on and perpetuate the
race.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
AN ANECDOTE OF NELSON.
How He Wrote and Sealed Letter
Amid Flying Shells.

How He Wrote and Sealed Letter
Amid Flying Shells,
Captain Mahan relates the following
anecdote concerning Lord Nelson's let
ter proposing a truce to the Crown
Prince of Denmark, dispatched in the
midst of hostilities: The decks being
cleared of all partitions fore and aft,
and all ordinary conveniences removed,
Nelson wrote in full view of all on the
deck where he was, at the casing OF the
rudderhead, standing; and as he wrote
an officer standing by took copy. The
original, in his own hand, was put into
an envelope and sealed, with his arms.
The officer was about to use a wafer,
but Nelson said:
mo; send for sealing wax and can
die" .
Some delay followed, owing to the
mans having had his head taken off
by a ball. Send another messenger
for the wax" said the admiral, when
informed of this and when the waters
were again suggested he simply reiter-
ated the order.
A large quantity of wax was used,
and extreme care taken that the impress
sion of the seal should be perfect. Col
Stewart asked:
"Why, under SO hot fire and after
so lamentable an accident, have you
attached SO much Importance to a cir
cumstance apparently trifling?"
Had l made use of wafer" replied
Nelson, "the wafer would have been
still wet when the letter was presented
to the crown prince; he would have in
| ferred that the letter was sent off in a
hurry, and that we had some very
pressing reasons for being in hurry
The wax told no tales"
| 1t was the same sagacious regard t.
effect which possibly dictated thu b.
play of refusing to see Parker's ftgna
! Of recall.-The Century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
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NTERNArioNAL ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER VnI-(CoNT1NuED.)

CHAPTER EIII-(CoNTINUED.)
I reached the cottage, and, not seeing
b light in the window,I thought Mabel
and my mother might be in the kitchen
at the back. I crept thither stealthily,
wishing to have peep at them before
they saw me; but no light was there
70 guide me, and kind OF dismay
overlook me when l found that the
whole house was in darkness. l soon
pulled myselm together. You clumsy,
thick headed lubber," murmured l."
mot to know that it's too late for
them to be up. They are abed, dream
ing of you and little enough you de-
serve it, 1t was, indeed, | reckoned,
quite ten O'Clock by this time, and |
knew that my mother was an early
body and was seldom out of bed at that
hour of the night. So, putting my hand
to my mouth, | cried Justify, "Yo,
heave, no" ! listened and waited, but
"Yo heaye, ho!' | cried again, louda'
than before, and again waited and lis
tened, and again heard no sound in
response. TOO fast asleep" thought
i. and | tried the street door. To my
surprise, it yielded to my hand. l en-
tered the room, and knew, though all
was dark around me, that everything
was as | had left it three years before.
] could just distinguish the indistinct
outlines of the old familiar shapes.
put my bundle on the floor under the
little round table in the center of the
room, and, feeling my way to the stairs,
crep up them to the bedroom above.
! paused at the door. Mother"
called; and then, Mabel" No answer
coming, l went softly into the room
and passed my hand over the bed. It
was empty. Well said l, after a
little while, they are out junketing,
those two, not expecting me home at
such an hour Mayhap they are spend
ing the evening with a neighbor." l
considered whether l should go out in
search of them, or whether l should
rest at home and astonish them upon
their return. But if | went, l should
not know where to look for them, and
1t would be sheer folloy to wander
about without knowing where one was
going to. Besides, they might return
In my absence. So, without more ado,
descended the stairs to the little par
Tor below, and there sat down in a
chair, determining owait till my
mother and Mabel came home. Until
I had quite made up my mind, did
lot know how tired l was. l had
worked very hard during the last few
days, and it was excitement only that
had kept me awake. Directly l sat
down and rested my head on my hand
I was overpowered by drowsiness, and
IN short time l was fast asleep.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
ABOUT GLOVES.
Why French Woman's Gloves Are Al
ways Neat and Invariably Fit

Why French WOmans Gloves Are Al
ways Neat and Invariably Fit.
A French woman's gloves are proven
biaI They always fit well, are never to.
be seen soiled and keep that shape as
long as they last. The secret OF all
this lies in the fact that the French
woman knows how to buy gloves and.
knows how to take care of them. too.
The well-dressed American woman will
spend twice as much every year upon,
her gloves as the French woman, will
and still not always look as neat. But.
the American woman is fast learning.
the art Of glove-buying and glove
wearing, says the Chattanooga News.
/ 1t used to be that she would order a.
haIf-dozen pairs sent her in fancy box
and fit them on herself. Now she goes
to the glove shop or to the glove coun-
ter of some big dry goods house and has,
the professional filter there try them
ON, for there is much in the first put
ting un of a glove. If 1t is stretched
and twisted in the fitting it will never
look elegant again. Loose, thick gloves
are the only ones that are considered
fashionable for street wear. The most
popular shade just new is reddish,
brown stitched with heavy black silk.
Nome of the seams is finished. That Isl.
the kid is merely cut and stitched
down. Such gloves are very durabie'
and il of the best kid will clean over
and over again without appearing any
the worse for it. OF course, for real
dressy wear the glove fits closer, IS
thinner and finely finished. Undressedl
Kid is not nearly so fashionable as for
merly. The dressed kid of fine, soft
finish is worn exclusively by the mod
fish woman in all but long evening
gloves in these undressed kid in black.
and all light shades are approved by
fashion. Gloves that exactly match the
gown have not been regarded as abso-
lutely necessary for some years past.
This order of things still continues.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
God.

If there is no God, what is the poor
man to me, or 1 to him? Let him sui
fei. on. Let him bear his anguish to-
day; to morrow he will be gone, and
there is an end. If there is a God-if
the world rolls round every day furth-
er into the light, and He is having His
way among the children of men, then
I dan go with my message, believing
that in the fullness of time. He will
heal all sufferers David James
Burrell.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
A MYSTERIOUS. Number,

The number 142,S57 does not at first
sight appear to have anything odd
about it, yet there are some strange
things about it.
Let us multiply it by the numbers q
to 7 and see the result:
142,S57 by 2 is 2S5,7f4
142,S57 by 8 is. 42S,57t.
142,S57 by 4 is 571 ,42S.
142S57 by 5 is ia ,2S5.
142,S57 by 6 is. S5G,t42
142S57 by is 99S, 1893.
The first five products, you will OBJ
serve, are composed not only of the
same figures, but OF the same figures
in the same order, though beginning
with o different figure each time. And
the strangest part Of it all is that
142,S57 multiplied by is 999,999, but
after that point the products lose their
oddity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
The Old Creed.

The historic creed of the church is
not alone true, but the simplest, larg-
est, garndest and the only one broad
enough to include all Christians. The
application of this faith to the lives Of
men has created the civilization of the
nineteenth century, and the only hope
of progress in the future is in the ap-
plication of the old. eternal facts to the
new problems and conditions as they
arise.-Rev. W. H. Moreland.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02

A woman would rather have man
say more than he feels than to have
him feel more than he says. When
you see girl that doesn't act ashamed
to let you see She wears big shoes
you may be sure she has pretty feet.
There never was married women VINO
sympathized with an old bachelor and
there never was married man who
lidn't.-New York Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02

A Philadelphia woman has sued her
heartless husband for divorce because
he has forbidden her to eat pie.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
CHAPTER TX.

T was still dark
when l a W o k Z.
What aroused me
was the sound of
the door-latch be-
ing lifted. Imme-
diately that sound
fell upon my ears !
was in full posses
sion of my senses.
T h e r e they are"
[ h Dug h t |, with
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
BEAR MEAT MARKET.
HOW SAN FRANCISCO is SIP
Piled FROM BRUINS HAUNTS.
Flesh Tastes Like POrk-Gamy Flavor
Bear-Fat Used by Perfumers and
boarding House Kecpers-The Hunting
Season.

HE fact that bears
bring from 500 to
$50 each in the San
Francisco mea t
market and that
there is a lively
demand for all that
are sent there has
moved many men
who live in the
foothills OF the
- 1880 H..
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02
CHAPTER X.

LSI AN lSAhhl =
looked toward the
window. The snow
was coming down
thick and fast. !
went to the door
and opened it, my
mother following
me, still with her
hands upon me.
White surfaces,pure
and unstained, met
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02

In Plainville. Conn.,, recently, the
mourners at funeral accompanied the
body to the cemetery on q trolley-car.
The herald., 1897-04-11
MAIN STREET PAVEMENT
Superintendent Drain Is Ready to Go
Ahead

Street Superintendent Drain yesterday
filed the following communication to the
council with the city clerk:
To the Honorable Council of the City of
Los Angeles.
Gentlemen: Your action of March 23
refusing to accept the paving of Main
street between Eleventh and Thirty
seventh streets, and granting an extern
sion of time for the completion of the
above work to July 1, and directing me-
upon the completion of the relaying OF
the wearing surface of the same in ac-
cordance with the specifications, to ac-
cept the above street and issue a new
assessment has been forwarded to me by
the city clerk. | have endorsed the
above extension of time upon the con-
tract and will appoint experienced and
competent inspectors to oversee the
work and to see that it is done accord
ing to specifications. l shall be glad to
have the cooperation of the committee
appointed by your honorable body to
assist in overseeing the re-paving of
the above street.
The herald., 1897-04-11
THE RIVER MAP
Valuable Work Completed by the
City Engineers Department


The city engineers department has
just completed the typographical survey
of the Los Angeles river, the most COM
plete work of the kind ever prepared for
the city In November last the council.
appropriated $500 for a typographical
survey of the river to its source for the
use of the law department of the city in
any water suits that might be brought
in the future, the necessity for such a
survey having been brought out in the
case of the celebrated headworks tria!
This work has been steadily in progress
ever since, and the map was finished
yesterday. The total cost of the work
has been s1552. or about s52 more than
the original estimate. The map is in
four sections, on scale of 200 feet to the
inch, and covers the river from the Bu-
ena Vista street bridge to within about
two miles of Burbank, and is the result
of plane table survey. 1t shows the
conduits Of the Crystal Springs compa-
ny, the Pirtle development and all Of
the weirs and borings along the entire
length of the stream, and as a result
will be practically invaluable in future
litigation involving water rights. The
field work was done by Engineer Ed
Lowndes, and the map was finished by
Engineer p. Riecker. 1t will probably
be submitted to the council Monday ana
made official AS Engineer Dockweiler
says, with this map and the measure
ments he has had taken, there is not like
ly to be much question as to where the
water claimed by various parties comes
from.
The herald., 1897-04-11
City Clerks Report

The city clerk filed the following re-
port yesterday for submission to the
council on Monday:
In the matter of the improving of
Twenty-fifth street. from Hoover street
to Howland avenue notice of street work
was published March TO- 1897 Time for
protest expired March &c. No protests
have been received. Proof by affidavit
of the posting and publishing of all or
dinances and notices required being on
file, council acquired jurisdiction April
to pass the final ordinance 1t will now
be in rder for the council to pass the or
dnance ordering the work
In the matter Of the improving OF
Beaudry avenue, from First to Second
street, notice of street work was pub
lished March L Time for protest ex-
pired March II. On March the protest
of NJ. S. Vandam was filed. which pro-
test was denied and objections over
ruled by the council on April 5. Proof
by affidavit of the posting and publish
ing of all ordinances and notices re-
quired being on file, council acquired
jurisdiction to pass the final ordinance
upon the denial of said protest and the
overruling of said objections. 1t will
now be in order for the council to pass
the ordinance ordering the work.
The herald., 1897-04-11
DAIRYMEN's MEETING
They Discuss the Butter and Cream
Interests

The Southern California Dairymen's
association met in the chamber of COM
merce assembly room at 80 p. m. yes
terday, President c. II. Sessions in the
chair. There were present the follow
ing members: Messrs. Peck, Roab, Orr,
Harshman. Gilmore. Keys. Meyers
Platt. Hoskins, Barron, Woodhead. Dur
fee, Kingsley, Starr, Bool, Sessions,
Whiteworth. Ridgway and Rogers
After the reading of the minutes Of
the last meeting, a communication was
read from Secretary Vanderbilt to
President Sessions, telling Of the work
of the last legislature in regard to dairy
mems interests. Prof Peck read letter
from Major Avord, telling of the sue
cess of cooperative creameries in Ver-
mont.
A resolution was passed requesting the
secretary to send letter to all cream
cries, asking them to send a representa-
tive to meeting to be held Saturday,
April II, al l p. M, in Mr.. Wickson's
office, Ill South Broadway. to discuss
the negotiations regulating the price of
butter. Discussion on the difference of
the percentage of butter fat between
the east and California followed. In the
east 1t is 16 per cent, in California only
about IL per cent.
A resolution was passed that the
Southern California Cultivator and
Poultry Journal be made the official Or
gan of the Dairymen's association. Dis
cussion followed on feed and other mat
ters of interest to dairymen.
The herald., 1897-04-11

equipped with that end in view. Miss
Voorhees,, the superintendent, instructs
these classes and gives demonstration
lessons. Miss Voorhees, also directs the
sewing classes, of which there are three
each week. two for the girls and one for
mothers, and in one of the large up
stairs rooms are the machine and cut
ting tables. The cooking ard sewing
classes are held after three o'clock that
the public school pupils of the neighbor-
hood may be free to attend.
Each Tuesday afternoon the WomanS
club meets in the kindergarten rooms.
Every fortnight physical culture is
taught and on the alternate weeks read
ing and different forms of business
principles and procedure are studied
and discussed. The club has now a
membership of over thirty earnest wom-
en-, and it is constantly increasing in
numbers.
Mrs Reed and Miss Voorhees, live in
the building. and there are in the dormi-
tory six resident pupils ranging in age
from IL to IS years. These young girls
do all the housework by turn, the young
er ones the chamber work, sweeping and
dusting, the older, cooking, scrubbing
and laundry work, for which they re-
ceive a small financial recompense. Ev-
cry member of all the different classes
contribute their mite when they can, to
remove any feeling or semblance OF
charity. In fact the Stimson-Lafayette
Industrial association is not in any, way
charitable organizations; It Is carried
on upon sound business basis, and 1t
is only just beginning its good work.
The auxiliary board gets up entertain
ments of various sorts to raise the mon
ey with which to pay the teachers Of
the various branches. and thus augment
the fund which is annually renewed by
subscriptions large and small from
members of the association and private
individuals. OF course it will readily
be seen that such an influence must be
factor for good in any community. and
the greater the support given it. the
more far-reaching will be the results in
this one.
The herald., 1897-04-11
SEWING AND COOKING
oTHF7 INDUSTRIAL LINES AND
KINDERGARTEN
All Maintained by the stimson-
Lafayette Association-A Pow
erful Factor for Good

From a small and unpretentious be-
ginning a few years ago, the Stimson
Lafayette Industrial school at No. 31S
Lafayette place is growing to be power
for good In the community. and is al
ready potent factor in the general up
liftment of the locality surrounding it.
Beginning with a charity kindergarten
in a little frame house. sustained by two
of three philanthropic women, of whom
Mrs. Thomas D. Stimson was one. 1t Is
now an incorporated association with
property of its own, a board Of directors.
an auxiliary board; and it's field of work
has extended beyond the kindergarten,
which 1t still supports. along various in
dustrial lines with paid teachers for the
different branches of work.
The little frame house has been re-
placed with spacious two-story build
ing, on the ground floor Of which are
the various school rooms, a dining
room, kitchen and laundry. On the Sec
ond floor are sleeping apartments. an
Office and a dormitory for resident pu-
pills. All the rooms are large. airy and
sunny; bath and toilet rooms there are.
and closets galore. Inside and out the
house is the acme of neatness, of order
and of homelike comfort. Paint and
kalsomining are fresh and clean. the
furnishing is neat and substantial and
the plumbing and sanitary conditions
are of the best In short it is an ideal
home for those who live there, an in
F1~~ 20 nd lea and
be benefited in the several branches
taught.
The honorary president Of the associa-
ton is Mrs. T. D. Stimson, the active
president, Mrs. Charles N Flint; the
vice-presidents are Mesdames L. G.
Black, Charles Monroe and Felix Howes:
the secretary is Mrs. Hamlin; treasurer.
Mrs Waterman, and there Is a large
board of directors from which commit
tees are chosen to do active work In
carrying out the wishes of the board.
The house committee spends each Mon
day in the building. examining into ac-
counts, and visiting committees of two
make periodical unexpected visits and
report the result Of their Investigations
to the board.
The kindergarten department, in
which there are about forty pupils. ali
between the ages Of three and four years.
is in charge of Mrs. Eta s. Reed. who
has for an assistant Miss Barnes. and
there every day these small people, who
are too young for the public school kin
dergartens, are taught the fundamental
principles of good and right living, and
lay foundation than which there Is no
more active factor in the making of in
telligent boys and girls, and ultimately
good. upright citizens.
Every day in the week but Saturday
there are cooking classes averaging an
attendance of twelve, and the dining
room ana kitchen have been fully
The herald., 1897-04-11
Missing People

Mayor Snyder received letter from
Mrs. Laura A. Durham of Brighton Sta
ton, Tenn. making inquiries about her
brother, c. H. Allison, aged 20 years,
who was last heard from on Short street
or Stephenson avenue, this city.
S. Segerstrcln, of Merriam Park, Mimi,
would like to hear something Of his
brother, c. j. Segerstrom, painter,
who was last heard from while living
at No. 400 South Spring street.
Mayor William p. Clarke, of Manches-
ter, N. H, has also written Mayor Sny-
der asking ~ information about Mich
ael Kinneen, who was last heard from
in LOS Angeles, and whose relatives are
uneasy about him.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Sewer Matters

The sewer committee has prepared the
following report for submission to the
council Monday
In the matter of the petition from A.
T. Bell, asking permission to connect
with sewer on West Eleventh street, we
recommend that the same be granted
and the street superintendent instructed
to issue the necessary permit.
We recommend that the petition from
M. c. Neuner, asking for sewer on
Michigan avenue from State to Lopez
streets, and on Lopez street from Mich
igan to Pennsylvania avenues, be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present the ordinance of intention.
Recommend that the petition from H.
Speh, asking for the construction of
sewer on Palo Alto street, be referred
to the city engineer to report upon the
feasibility of the work.