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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-02

slowly drove the cattle home and corraled them,
he kept muttering doggedly: "Oi'll whip her
yt! Jist see if Oh don't!''
When Mr. Mahoney heard of the attempted
punishment his hot blood boiled. Mounting
horse, he rode to town, and when he returned,
he handed his daughter revolver, with belt
and ammunition, remarking "My girl, NEVER
come home before catte-whp again"
Nora examined the new weapon critically
Morning after morning, she buckled on
her belt and went fearlessly to her daily tasks,
but for some time the pretty weapon was ouly
available as an ornament, and Mrs. Mahony's
fears that the wild girl would do mischief with
her fathers gift, began to subside.
But the girls life was never really monoton.
Gus, even in that new country that had been
Settled in day"
One morning, as she rode past one of the
small but comfortable sod houses so common in
the territory, she bade "good morning" to
lady with whom she had but slight acquain-
tance.
How is the sick child this morning, Mrs.
Lynn?" she asked as the lady came towards her.
Mrs. Lynn looked up timidly. She was one
who had seen better days, and her face showed
culture, refinement, but her eyes were red and
swollen as with recent weeping.
"Ohl Miss Mahony," said the little woman,
lyon are almost stranger, but l MUST speak
to some one. We are strangers and poor. My
husband had to bring us here to hold down
this claim, while he returned to Kansas to Sc
cure work to support his family. He became
i'll soon after reaching there, and is just now
able to work. I have never written him of
troubled that he would come directly home.
We will have nothing but his, wages to sup
port us through the winter. But Lulu doe
not improve. She is very weak, and the phys.
ican says must give her the most nourshiu:
food. This morning he said Get her SOME
nutton That will be the best for her NOW ~
But what can l do? | have no, acquaintance,
consequently no credit. do not know why I
tell all this to you, only that was SO troubled
could keep silent no longer"
The wornan's voice broke, but her eyes wer,
fearless now, and her face began to take Oh a
hard look. She turned and walked to her
house with bowed head. ,..-
Nora rode on behind her herd for half-inle
farther, where the girls had chosen their pas
ture ground for the day. She tarried only long
enough to see the cattle quietly grazing, then
she turned and dashed away in another drec-
ton.
Over the broad sweep of prairie, down the
steep banks and across the red sands of MANY
"draws'' or canyons" up the bank the
opposite side, and away without moments
pause, she sped.
When about two miles from Mrs. Lynn's
home, Nora met well-dressed man driving a
team of ponies.
She halted and spoke abruptly.
"Mr Foster, there is sick chill over
there" indicating the direction by G wave of
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the rubber banner was soon out of sight, and
his anger waXed warmer as he ran Black
Nick never halted until he rushed through the
open door of his stable and into his own stall.
When Pat appeared upon the scene, he found
Mr.. Peters soothing the fine animal and casting
angry g,anccs at the Mcintosh, which he had
loosened and thrown the floor outside the
stall. He had recognized it as Paddys prop
erty, and treated its owner to vigorous rebuke
as soon as he entered the stable.
Paddy, gasping for breath, retored: "Faith,
sorr, and it wasn't carelessness, and it wasn' t
me at all sorr! II was that rid headed hathen
yez toud he was to be civil to. Civil, in
dade and she astrappin' me coat and scarin'
ne horse when was slapin civilly enough,
sorr! I'll get aven wid her if | have to break
the hid off her shoulders-that will"
you'll never get even with THAT girl,
Paddy" laughed Mr., Peters, who enjoyed the
trick played OH his choleric "hand" in spite of
his vexation at the fright his horse had received.
Pat went off, niuttering and shaking his
head, while ugly light shone in his eyes,
Like all men who impose on any one that will
probably be unable to defend himself, Pat was
a COWARD. But he believed he could obtain
his revenge with safety to himself, and that the
treatment he had received would excuse him in
the opinion of others. He was angry, venge-
ful, totally devoid of chivarous instincts. He
could not understand why people showed any
special consideration to an enemy because that
cnemy happened to be woman He vowed
no sucl, should influence HIM, and look at his
sem-bruta face would convince any one that it
would not.
For several days, Patrick i'll obedience to
strict orders from Mr.. Peters; drove his herd III
another direction. On the fourth day, he re-
turned to their neighborhood, but seemingly
Maid no attention to either the girls or their
cattle.
But, toward evening, when their vigilance
was completely relaxed, the wild Irishman rode
slowly toward them until aware that he had at
tracted their attention; then, sinking his spurs
into his frightened horse, and hourishing
large cattle-wllp (ablacksnake, he called IT'D
viciousy around his head, he dashed onward.
His long, coarse, black hair blew around his
face making grotesque setting tor the venge-
full features with the ugly black eyes blazing
with hatred.
With an exclamation OF sudden ALARM Nora
bent forward in her saddle as the long, black
whip was unwound and cut the air II unpleas-
ant proximity to heI face.
Thus the mad race began. Nora's pony be-
came more and more excited as the noise made
by the whizzipg cattle-whip never ceased. At
length, Aecked with foam, it carried her into
the door-yard Of her own home, where she was
met by her startled mother.
Even rough uncouth Pat reined in his horse
and lowered both whip and eyes as the little
mother's questions met his But all TIN
reply he vouchsafed was: "Oi can't hilp it!
Oh niver seed sich gearl!'
He listened to the mother until she ceased
speaking, and then rode sulenly away AS he
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-02
BORROWED GEMS.

New Era, Springfield, Ohio
The sugar trust seems to be SWeetenlng INC
lives of some of our senators.
The ssimaee and superscription' on the sil-
yer dollar is what keeps them at par.
If you make the people more prosperous and
leave the saloon here you simply give the sa-
loon richer pasture.
AS long as the banking business is III the
hands of private corporations panics VIII be
things of regular occurrence.
Those who have money deposited in banks
often find that the banks get the prosperity and
they get the con6dence-for while.
Suffering Cuba must wait until Wall street
GOLD gamblers can have a chance to coin money
out of the blood and tears of the people
The free coinage of silver would give an op-
nortuntv for some addition to the circulating
medium of the country, on which the banks
could not collect interest.
The issue of money is purely junction OF
government, and the government has no night
TO delegate that function to private corporations
for private profit.
The promise of prosperity Immediately on
restoration of confidence" proves to have been
a confidence game by which the people were
cou6deuced out of their votes.
When the people have a chance to vote tor
members of the senare, those members Will not
be quite so independent as to what the people
think of their actions.
The men who are so afraid lest they might
have chance to pay their workingmen IN
fhv.cent dollars have no objections to paying
20 cents for a dollars worth of labor
The cold men assert that our present silver
dollars are good as gold, and SO say we all OF
rs. but seeing they are so good, why not have
more OF them?
The farme- issues his promise to pay and
,,..s interest on it. The banker issues his
pfomisc to pay and collects interest on IT, Inc
banker get rich, the farmer gets poor.
The raids on the gold in the treasury could
I've promptly stopped If the secretary OF the
treasuav would tender the gold gamblers silver
when they present lneti S~>'
demption.
# the proposition to raise fund OF twenty
,,,u;on for the sugar trust by taxing the masses
Ct the people had been submitted to popular
vote # would not have been as easily carried
as it was III the senate.
SENATOR HANNA declares that good times
have arrived Already, he says, there are
sions of Improvement which is the result OF the
knowledge that the tariff law will soon be pass
el Yet the wages of Hanna's miners have
h.er cut from 90 to S4 cents, and the men VINO
d;o coal for the boss at Manown, Pennsylvania,
arc unable to make more than $500 per week
ves prosperity has arrived-to Hanna and 9th
80 trrst maenates Elk County Citizen. =
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

to date, and introducing modern ideas
both in design and construction. The
ankee mechanic is proverbially quick to
learn, and there are now within few
miles OF here quite number of men capa-
bic of building from designer drawings
and at price which would defy western
competition. The reason for this is not
far to seek. There is at least one builder
near here who could be named, who is
also thoroughly up to-date draughts-
man and designer, and the writer is not
afraid to predict that he will yet be heard
from in the yachting world with a success
full boat He cuts all or nearly all his
timber upon his own land, and at the
prices of labor here can successfully defy
competition, as his lumber costs him mere
ly the labor of getting it out of the woods,
his own labor not more than half what it
would cost in or near one of the large
cities, and his hardware being purchased
in Boston costs him only a small amount
for freight more than it would the CITY
builder.
No better waters for racing purposes
can well be found than those of Penobscot
Bay, with its varying width of from to
10 miles, and the absence of anything but
few low points and islands to break the
prevailing wind as it comes in from the
open sea. From II until O. clock one
may count upon good, stiff, true breeze
from S. to S. w. upon nine out of ten
summer days.
1t is curious fact that in all COM
munltles where some avocation or means
of locomotion used in times past to be a
necessity, and the necessity has since dis
appeared, it is a long time before anything
analogous to it is taken up as sport
Take the Workmanship for instance.
1t is not SO many years since everybody,
man and woman, in this part of the world
was obliged to make all their peregrina-
tions in the saddle. Roads passable for
wheeled vehicles having been introduced,
Craftsmanship went the way of the spinn-
ing wheel and the hand loom, until at the
present time horsemen are few and far be-
tween and horsewomen unknown. As the
community grows richer, however, we may
expect to see Workmanship reappear as
an accomplishment.
1t is the same thing with yachting.
People in this part of the world are only
waking up to the fact that sailing craft
have use as means of sport unconnect-
ed with the pursuit of the toothsome lob
ster and MS salt water companions. But
the sailing craft as a means of sport
seems to have taken a strong hold of the
interest of the people of these parts.
And the coast of Maine may be looked for
IN the future to produce as keen and clear
set of yachtmen as it always has pro-
duced handy fishermen and able mariners
w. II. Gardner of Camden in The Rud-
der.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Boy. FREDDY said the
Idly Fangle, you have spelled
umt' with two is. You must
-A-m out" YES, ma am, -" re-
which one?" IHarper's
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Miss Grant is a prime favorite in So
ciety, not only here but in Chicago, where
she is often entertained by her aunt, Mrs.
Potter Palmer, in her "Castle' or the
Lake Shore Drive, near Lincoln Park.
l recently met Mrs. Potter Palmer en-
route for Europe, where she is probably
the best known American woman who
crosses annually. She is considered a
most sagacious diplomat and is lionized
wherever she goes When she is occupy
ing her home in the windy city, the Stars
and Stripes float from the "Castle' tur-
ret, just as the Union Jack does wien
Queen Victoria is at Windsor She is a
sort of Queen Victoria in Chicago.
Her handsome figure when | saw her on
the steamer wharf, was well shown off in
a blue worsted travelling frock, which had
a double breasted Norfolk jacket with a
single plat well stitched on each side of
the double row of buttons.
Mrs. Palmer is a warm friend of Sir
Henry Irving, the distinguished English
actor who is not only past master in
the art of stage craft and scenic effects
but also in makeup.
This reminds me that his latest imper-
sonation, that of Napoleon l., in madame
Sans Gene worried his friends, who
We're at loss to understand how he could
possibly, with any degree o. accuracy,
look the character when he has nothing
physically but his nose (which is Napole-
onic in its moulding) to help him.
Sir Henry is five feet eleven inches in
height, and despite his real name, John
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
The Penobscot Yacht Club.

Since the coast Of Maine has become
established as summer resort and cruls-
ing ground for Massachusetts yachtmen,
its permanent residents have taken more
vivid interest in yachting as a sport than
was the case when boat cruising in
terest was confined solely to the pursuit
of living.
But until recently there was no regularly
organized yacht club from Portland to
Calais. All that was done in encourage
ment of the sport was undertaken by
summer residents without any view to per-
manency.
In the spring of "a, however, meeting
of those interested in yachting was called
at Rockland, on Penobscot Bay, which re-
suited in the formation of the Penobscot
Yacht Club, with headquarters at Rock
land.
1t was thought best to set the dues and
fees at very low figure SO that the mat
ter of expense might not be hindrance
to one who was interested in the sport,
and to make the club a popular rather
than a select and exclusive institution.
During the first year of its existence the
club held six regattas, three of them open
ones, which We're taken part in by a
goodly number of craft, but which were
rather OF the go you please order.
In the spring of '95, however, the club
reorganized, taking out charter anal by
arrangement with the owners there )f hav-
ing an exceedingly pretty and convenient
club house built upon Tillsons wharf (the
principal steamboat landing) at Rockland.
During the previous winter "A number
of new boats had been built and old ones
altered and improved, so that the season S
racing of 96 was both keen and exciting
In the fourth class, comprising sloops
from Is to 20 feet |. |. particularly, the
largest number of entries, and the liveliest
competition took place, and SO closely were
some of the competitors matched that it
was frequently impossible to name the
winner until after the allowance had been
actually figured out.
In this class are several modern up-to-
date racing machines built and owned in
Massachusetts, which have been thought
by experts quite capable of rendering
good account of themselves, but as none
of the boats in this class have ever sailed
in any of the Massachusetts regattas it is
impossible to size them up accurately.
Several new boats are now receiving
their finishing touches. which is under
stood will be raced this summer for all
they are worth, and it is to be expected
that the coming seasons racing will be
even more interesting than the last.
At the time of the annual meeting this
spring, there were hundred and thirty
members of the club, and since that time
there have been large number of Access
sions. Neither the membership nor the
yacht ownership of the club is confined to
Rockland, as fully half Of the member
ship and large majority of the fleet of
over 80 yachts come from the adjoining
towns.
The club, however, is doing an excel
lie 1T work in keeping the local builders up
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

loved her for her simple tastes, had not
anxious to have her feel she was their
guest as a woman, as we'll as the Lady of
the White House
These little attentions are very dear to
women and rarely fail to have the expect
ed effect When Queen Victoria's eldest
daughter, now the Dowager Empress of
Germany, left England at her marriage,
her chief regret was at leaving the pretty
pink room of her girlhood in Windsor
Castle. He1 mother had thought of this.
and arranged her daughters private room
in the great German Castle exactly like
the one the young girl was leaving. To
this day, the eX-Empress cherishes every
little lznick knack that came from the
loving hands of her Royal mother that
day
The same thing happened last summer
when Princess Maud daughter of the
Prince and Princess of Wales darling
Harry as she is fondly called by the
family-was taken to Denmark, after her
marriage to her cousin Prince Charlie
Miss Julia Grant, grand daughter of
the famous General, attracted great deal
of attention while driving in Central Park
the other day. She is tall, distinguished
girl, with face that lights up beautifully
in conversation. When | saw her she was
exquistely gowned in dove gray broad
cloth, which had a stylish open fronted
Eton, the collar forming three square
tabs. The coat was lined with delicate
pink silk and she wore a muslin front of
the same tint
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
. Beware
OF MerCurV!

Mr.. Henry Roth, of 1848 South 9th
Street, St. Louis, was given the usual
mercurial treatment for contagious
blood poison. He was twice pronounc-
ed cured, but the disease returned each
time, he was seized with rheumatic
pains, and red Jumps and sores COW
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

Henry Brodrib, is narrow chested and OF
slender build.
But the likeness to Napoleon was start
ling as he made his entrance at the first
night production. He had cunnlngly &C
complshed this by wearing sheath, over
which the clothes (fac SMILES Of the gar
ments of the Emperor) fitted perfectly.
Shortness assisted by the fullness of figure
and width of shoulder, thus secured, was
accentuated by a cunning abbreviation of
the thigh, brought about by cleverly
adapted small clothes. The transforma-
ton was most effective.
Mrs Orme Wilson and her husband S
sister, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., are
always marked figures in the Sunday
Church parade along Fifth Avenue. Last
Sunday they were charmingly gowned in
suits of the very latest patterns, Mrs.
Wilson in violet hammock cloth, with a
pointed three button Elton coat; Mrs.
Vanderbilt choosing a pretty novelty
cloth, and d smart jacket with open front,
which was lined with plaid silk.
Of the $4,000 men that marched in line
here on Grant Monument Day, not sec
ton got half the hearty applause given
the blue jackets from the battle ships,
powder monkeys and all. The boys look
ed sturdy; and their uniforms, while neat,
were in striking contrast to the spick and
span newness of the feather bed regi-
ments.
The spectators seemed to recognize that
these were the chaps who are actually
doing something for the good of their
country. And the bands helped the en-
thnsiasm by playing "They All Love
jack and "a Life on the Ocean Wave
as the tars and marines went by the
Monument.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27


Aor over Fifty Years.
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thing Syrup has been used for
~ rs by millions of mothers for
UG. while teething, with perfect
nam cnres win5 roIin a ,n
.r. .-r- Sold nv drnogists -, l.1a,v
r.d Twentv.fTe cents hot-
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I. .Vnsfnw's Sootbino Svr11n ana
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CaIlou5ed Lumps and Blem-
.- rses, Blood Spavins, Curbs,
4s swollen Throats Congbs a,c
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NJ ~I av A A Howes r % Drng-
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= E .r.srp, GLOW do von find tho
s-l -.I.p Mr. Boarder2" Mr.. Roardar.
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IS " 90 druggists, BEL
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l.ar Jun has the biovcle face Joe
'- AD, e back, and sister Sue has the
-g ANY other bicycle ailments
pr ie4 p" "Well. papa saws he has
AH u.r textbook. and lis badly nunc.
ioath.
liquor and Morphine habit1. is
... .oA conway n ii. We have
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marked the war editor 81 don't
rt4v aver oct her forces trans
t-r4ece d3 Won D, ..Certa;nIr ;,
uHrical editor. "she gnt hold Of
s---. lCInoinnati fo,n,naro;,1
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4S, Ex-Postmaster of Promise
q. 5Fs; II bought one bottle of
Tor rheumatism, and two
-r .ok." Sold by A. A. Howes &
s--. Belfast. Tvs,
1r
'.r He Looked Sad. "May I ask
H. cong on in the village ?" inquired
9~ .9ta stranger. We're celebratin'
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
Sugar Beet Seed.

WASHINGTON, May 16 The sugar beet
seed which the Agricultural Department
has been distribu ting is practically exhaust
ed, about 10000 pounds having been sent out
to farmers in about four-fifths of the States
The seed has been distributed in packages
of from one ounce to half pound, purely
for experimental purposes. The beets grown
from the seed will be analysed and the sac
charine matter determined to ascertain
where beets can be profitably grown for the
production of sugar.
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
8 WORLD OF STYLE.

,ckipley's fAvorlte color. How
If, " norteus himself. Smart gowns
Nip- .oriety women. Social chat
' ,l other gossip
p r,. New York Letter.
.+oo> an echo remains of the
W Grade, one has time to re-
ca U1uy little attentions that
- Mrs Mckinley on her first
o. Importance in New York
n ty Of the Land.
uj pre- eminently first, the
F .nJy are simple in their
+. reception committee was
90 . ,V axe to remember that
~ .... $ favorite color is blue.
Y ala. rat suits her lily white skin
-..rs. uhvSique to perfection; just
.,ap-a red is the favorite color of
l..ad and we'll suited to her full
...1 and robust health.
~ .,..o, at the holel where the Presi-
H., wife stopped while in New
o ,stefully fitted up in pale
r.. was even big bunch of for
..,.,,s which Mrs. Mckinley held in
~he viewed the parade from
..q vi A cottage hotel near the
The day was wild one, and
,. .-ook the grand stand and
.a, side for sheltered quarters.
ncE Of the weather was an
mN cosy room had been pre-
Sub .- rsoeption. A CRATE fire of
.-u the room more cheerful.
muslin curtains were tied
bows; canary chirped
,e ace suspended by a blue
-e bunches of sweet peas
nd her that New Workers
The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
TRY GRAIN.o! TRY GRAlN.0!

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of
Grain-o, the food drink that takes the place
of Coffee The children may drink it without in
jury as well as the adult All who trv it. like it,
Grain-o has that rich seal brown of Mocha or
Java, but it is made from pure grains and the
most delicate stomach receives it without dis
ress Id the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts per
package. Sole. by all grocers.