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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
He Undoubtedly Would Have Been
Killed Had 1t Not Been for
a Strange Superstition.
LONDON LETTER.

but most effectively and 1t is best re-
produced in his own words:
ut was in reality the wooden frame
of very high-backed saddle, from the
back Of which some five or six sharp
iron spikes stuck out horizontally. AS
l sat on this implement of torture, the
spikes caught me in the small Of the
back. My guard having been augment
ed by twenty or thirty mounted men
with muskets and swords, we set OH
at furious pace. A horseman riding
in front of me led my pony by means
of cord, as my hands were manacled
behind my back, and thus we travelled
across country for miles. But for those
awful spikes in the saddle the ride
would not have been so very bad, for
the pony l rode was fine, spirited an
imal, and the country around was Gu
rious and interesting.
"As we rode l was shot at from be-
hind. The bullet narrowly missed me,
whizzing past my left ear. Probably
the speed at which my animal was pro-
ceeding saved me, as the marksman
could not take very steady aim, but
my pony, startled at the sudden report
of the matchbox at such close quarters
mot more than four yards), took
fright, and began rearing and plung-
ing. I managed to maintain my seat,
though the spikes in the saddle were
decorating the lower part of my spine
horribly. Nor was this all.
"Then in order to accelerate our
speed, horseman rode by my side
flashing my pony to make it go its
hardest. Meanwhile the horseman who
held the cord did his utmost to pull me
out of the saddle, no doubt in the hope
of seeing me trampled to death by the
cohort behind me- AS leaned my body
forward so as to maintain my seat, and
with my arms pulled violently back
wards by the rope. the flesh was
rubbed off my hands and knuckles by
the chain Of the handouts. In places
the bone was exposed, and, of course,
every tug brought me into forcible
contact with the spikes and inflicted
deeper wounds. The cord, though
strong, eventually and Unexpectedly
gave way. The soldier who was pull
ing at the other end was clumsily I'M
horsed, and l was myself all but
thrown by the unexpected jerk.
Il was then hustled to the execution
ground. On the ground was a long
log of wood shaped like prism. Upon
the sharp edge Of this l was made to
stand, and several men held me by
the body while four or five others,
using their combined strength, stretch
ed my legs as wide apart as they could
go. Fixed in this painful position, the
brutes securely tied me by my feet to
the log of wood with cords Of yak
hair. Several men were made to pull
these cords, and they were so tight
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

George Oily Of Logan, w. Va, who
was supposed to have lost h:c life IN
the campaign against Santiago. met
instead horrible death at Ronceverte
q few days ago.
Dilly was mourned as dead by his
parents in the little mountain home.
He left with the avowed intention OF
enlisting in the army, and the last
heard Of him was when he was in
camp in one Of the Southern regi-
ments and wrote home to. his parents
that he was going to the front. That
he was the victim of the war was
agreed by every one until the visit Of
axcircus at Ronceverte.
While the circus was stationed there
three men employed by the show us
canvas men seemed to take great de-
light in annoying a large female ele-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
LANDLORDS OWN STORY
OF HIS AWFUL SUFFERING

the left one especially, were being des-
located and my nose scorched.
This ceased and l was enabled to
open my eyes, The spectacle before
me was overwhelming. BY the Pom
bo's" tent stood in row the most viii
famous brutes l have ever set eyes
upon. One. powerful, repulsive indi-
vidual, held in his hand a great knob
bed mallet, used for fracturing bones;
another carried bow and arrows; a
third held a big two-handed sword.
while others made display Of various
CHASTITY instruments Of torture. The
crowd, thirsting for my blood, formed
up in semicircle, leaving room for
me to see the parade of the torture i'm
plements that awaited me, and, as my
eyes roamed from one figure to an,
other; the several Lamas shook their
various implements to show that they
were preparing for action"
The elimination of the tortures was
to have been beheadment by a naked
sword, but a curious circumstance en-
abled him to escape with his life and
those of his followers. The reason was
because after they had stretched Mr.
Lander and Man sing on a rack with
their feet tied to log and their hands
to a post high in the air, and allowed
them to remain there for twenty-four
hours, it was discovered in examining
his hands that the web between the
fingers was quite high. HE who pos
sesses such fingers has, according to
the Thibetans," says Mr.. Lander, "a
charmed life. and no matter how much
one tries, no harm can be done to him.
Apart from the question whether there
was much charm or not in my life in
Thibet, there is no doubt that this trif-
ling superstition did much towards
Fastening the 'Pombo's' decision as to
what was to be our fate"
They were accordingly taken to the
frontier and allowed to return to civ
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
LITERARY NOTES.

George w. Cable is busy on a novel
of the civil war, which he expects to
call 1.-THE Cavalier" Most of the char
acters are New Orleans creoles and the
scenes of the tale are in the region
just north of New Orleans.
1t is surely one of "life's little IRON
les" that the great laughtermaker,
Max Adeler, whose real name is
Charles Heber Clark man with a
worldwide reputation as humorist,
should sit in the Office of the Textile
Record and write ponderous editorials
about the exports of the last fiscal year.
the protective tariff, free trade, pig iron
and the currency. He is stanch tee
totaler, but great smoker, and he
lives in the country at Conshohocken.
where he is at the head CT great firm
Of manufacturing chemists.
Apropos of Mr.. Kipling's new book
a good story is being told of him. Re-
Gently he sold book to his publisher
at rate that worked out to shilling
a word. The publication Of this fact
Cdule iuuueT inc uOllCe vi LOuuOu
newspaper humorist, who, "for the fun
Of the thing" wrote to the author say
ing that, as wisdom seemed to be quot
ed at retail prices, he himself would
like one word, for which he enclosed
a shilling postal order. The reply
came, in due course; Mr.. Kipling hal
kept the shilling postal order and po-
litely returned written on large
sheet Of paper) the word "Thanks!"
Marian Crawford's new book is ave
Roma Immortalis: Studies from tho
Chronicles Of Rome" in two volumes.
He begins with brief historical study
Of the rise of Rome, with sketches OF
some Of the great men who made
her greatness, and afterward takes
the fourteen different regions
or wards into which the city
was divided in medieval times
and goes through them, one after
another, describing the characteristic
buildings Of each as they have been in
different ages and as we see them now
and giving the histories of the people
who lived and fought and loved and
died in them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

There are few less known regions on
the earth's surface than Thibet. Ow-
ing to the jealous exclusiveness Of the
Chinese authorities, the religious IA
naticism OF the Thlbetans themselves
and the wild and difficult nature OF the
country, Thibet has remained isolated
from the world longer and more com
pletely than any other region in Asia.
Nevertheless, from the fourteenth CEN
fury EDWARDS explorers have entered
and crossed the country. A few have
even penetrated to Lhasa, including
one Manning. in 1911. But since two
French missionaries got there in lS45
foreign feet have not entered the cap
ital OF Thibet. The practical reason
why, which is TIE outcome of the causes
just mentioned, will be found in Henry
Savage Landor's account of his recep-
endured at their hands.
When the first accounts of his suf-
ferings reached England, there was a
not unnatural disposition to regard
them as travellers tales" but Mr..
Lander has, very properly, appended
to his own statement the official docu-
ments of the government inquiry into
his case, documents which completely
establish the truth Of the tale Of the
terrible cruelty to which his character
istically British love of adventure ex
posed him.
Mr.. Lander arrived in India in April,
1896, and made his first attempt to en-
ter Thibet towards the end of May.
But the Forbidden Land was equal to
its reputation; the Thibetan authori-
ties prevented him from entering the
country by the Lippu LEX Pass-the
easiest route-and it was only in the
middle of July that ne entered Thibet
by the Lumpia Pass, was again turned
back, but ultimately succeeded in get
ting across the mountains to Mansaro-
war. Soon after that his followers,
originally thirty in number, were re-
duced to two, the rest having gradually
come to the conclusion that the air OF
Thibet was not healthy for foreigners.
Before that, however, Mr.. Lander had
been rewarded for his trouble in get
ting across the frontier by the savage
grandeur Of the Thibetan scenery. The
natural castle" is a good example OF
the physical character of that wild and
rugged land. 1t was, he says, only with
the aid of a telescope that he was able
to make out that the supposed castle
was nothing but work of nature.
Finding himself left with only two
attendants, Mr.. Lander was at the mer-
cy Of the natives. He was engaged in
buying horse at a place called Tuck
err when he and his servants, Chan
den Sing and Man Sing. were treach-
erously attacked by an overwhelming
force of Thibetans. thrown down. beat
On, kicked, and finally led off, tightly
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
PRAYER OVER STOLEN MUTTON
Russia. Being satiatcd, Aaks for Uudis-
turbed Digestion.


Russia having grabbed all the land
that she wants under the menace OF
war; now asks for a pause in the con-
versation that she may say grace over
her stolen mutton, says the National
Review. Russia satiated is alive to tho
benefits of undisturbed digestion. In
plain English, there is no moral sane
ton to the cars proposals. except that
of the bishops and Mr., P. Hughes. The
source is tainted. The hands are not
clean. Russian intrigues in other
quarters are approaching maturity. She
is Manchuriating in Persia. Strategy
cal lines Of railway on the confines OF
Afghanistan, destitute of commercial
value, are building by Russia with the
simple object Of harassing British rule
in India. A Russian mission in Abys-
sinia, under the cloak OF religion, is
poisoning the Emperor Menelik's mind
and inspiring him with jealous an
tipathy against England's mission on
the upper Nile. For two years past
Russia has done her utmost to launch
the army that defeated the Italians at
Adowa against the English on their
arrival on the Blue Nile. While these
things are, is it not contrary to reason
and to sense that men should speak of
the cars message as though it were
a deliverance from Sinai? If Russia is
really converted from the error of her
ways, deeds, not words, are required
as a demonstration of the sincerity OF
the imperial proselyte. Until those
deeds are forthcoming Englishmen
will do well to remember who is the
power that invites them to maintain
a peace they have no desire to disturb.
Militarism has kept the peace. Now
that the sleeping dogs are to be awak-
ened and old quarrels raked up, it is
possible that the st. Petersburg con-
ference may lead to Armageddon rath-
err than to amity. Among life's great
err ironies this Is what may be expected.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

Of her baby while she was tied to her
stake.
The men would do this frequently,
and the biz beast with almost humon
instinct would cry aloud for the babe
and pull at her stake in frantic et-
fort to go to her offspring, but shs
had never succeeded, and after keeping
the babe away some time it would be
returned to her.
While at Ronceverte, Dilly, who was
but twenty years old, together Win
the men, after old Junas had been
made fast to her stake, spirited the
baby away and then lay down on the
ground in another end of the tent to
watch the rawlings of the big elephant,
which seemed to delight the many
hundreds of sightseers who were N
the menagerie at the time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
BACHELOR HOSTS.
Rank High Among Entertalnsrs-Trai
to FIJI the Position.

Rank High Among observation-disclosures
to FIJI the Position.
A distinct feature In the society life
of the day, and one which widens each
year, is the number of entertainments
now given by bachelors; indeed, BACH
elor hosts rank high among entertain
ers, and their popularity is thorough
ly established. The facilities now at
command, and of which men are not
slow to avail themselves, for enter
tanning are far greater than was Tor
merly the case, says the London Queen.
Here and there smart ball was given
by bachelor host, or a dinner party
at which lavish expense was the Key
note. but these entertainments were
necessarily restricted in number and
only the very rich attempted to enter
the lists as hosts. Now, almost every
bachelor so disposed is able to invite
ladies to some sort Of entertainment,
large or small, as the case may be, to
dinner. to a supper after the play, TO
luncheon, to afternoon tea. The nu-
merous clubs which now exist to which
members have the privilege of invit-
ing ladies render entertaining an easy
matter to those bachelors who, though
living in town or coming thither for
a few months have no actual residence
and locate themselves in the vicinity
of their clubs. The clubs out OF town
and the clubs in town and the CLUBS by
the river are all noted for the parties
given by bachelor hosts-dinner par
ties and afternoon parties. Not Few
bachelors reside in chambers, or IN
fats. and when these same are partlc-
ularly we'll appointed from an artistic
point of view, many are the smart
s'teas" there given. Not so long ago,
a bachelor, when giving dance or a
dinner party, thought 1t necessary to
be supported by relative, a sister, an
aunt or a sister-in-law, and ladies were
supposed to expect the presence OF
hostess on the occasion, but now It
is thoroughly understood that bach
elor host can receive ladies without
the countenance of the before-mention-
ed relative, and If present. it is as
guest, not as hostess. Young men
are, as 1t were, trained from boyhood
to become bachelor hosts. June 4, at
Eaton, is memorable for the luncheons
and teas annually given by boys OF
from IA and upward, to their relatives
and friends; again, these said boys are
accustomed to entertain each othe: IN
their rooms, and many are the ham,
pers dispatched to them for this pur-
pose by their parents. Then. too, the
undergraduates at Oxford and Cam
bridge not only play the host" in
commsmoration week at Oxford, and
In the May week" at Cambridge, but
during each term they entertain the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
The Revenge OF the Elephant.

cruel joke, who had been watching her.
fell asleep and forgot to 'eturn ner lost
one.
After the men had fallen asleep the
big beast again became frantic over the
absence Of her baby ard made the
effort, Of her life to free herself.
She finally succeeded. and instead
OF going In search OF the lost one,
rushed through the crowded tent to
where the, men lay asleep.
Before Dilly woke up she picked
him out from all the other sleepers and
had him securely in her trunk. Amid
the cries Of her keeper and attendants
and the screaming Of women and. chill
'dren she hurled her t6rmentor to the
ground several times with terrific
force.' breaking almost every bone in
his body. Then tossing him aloft. she
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

WAR" YEARLY sighed the editor, els
horrible thing, yet people will rush
into it. 1t is hell, indeed!" Eyes, that's
true" replied friend; but the fight
ing is over now. 1t doesn't last like
1t used to-" ooh, yes! the soldiers have
quit killing each other, but the poets
won't be mustered out for years TO
me."-Puck.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

ladies Of their acquaintance at lunch
con and afternoon tea at their rooms,
both In and out of college. Young
subalterns In the army are equally
given to entertaining the ladies at
whose houses they have been hidden
to dine and dance; and thus from boy
hood to manhood, from youth to mid
die age, bachelors successfully fulfill
the role of host" and continue 1t more
or less after marriage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

bound, as prisoners into the presence
of the "Pombo," or governor of the
province. At first Mr.. Lander himself
was not tortured, the "Pombo" only
trying to intimidate him by the sight
OF the cruel scourging Of the unfortu-
nate Chanden Sing. Then. on pre-
tense of conducting him to the frontier.
the Thibetans put Mr.. Lander on
pony and took him across the country
in a spiked saddle, the most terrible
tortures Of the many which they in
hicted upon him. The dsvilish ingen-
aiiy Of the thing he describes simply
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

that they cut grooves into my skin and
flesh in several places round my ankles
and on my feet, many of the cuts be-
ing as much as three inches long.
You have come to this coun-
try to see. This, then, is the
punishment for you! And with these
dreadful words the Pomho raised his
arm and placed red hot iron bar
parallel to, ard about an inch or two
from, my eyeballs, and all but touching
my nose. I instinctively kept my two
eyes s'shtly >,osed, but the heat was SO
intsns, that It seemed as IL my eyes,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
He knew.

willie JONES'" said Mr.. Grimface,
the schoolmaster sternly, 81 am very
much afraid from your behavior you
wish me to chastise you. Do you re-
member the old precept beginning
Spare the rod?'" Eyes, SIR" said
Willie. Spare the rod and lose the
fish. "-Harpers Bazaar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
Largest Sun Dial.

The largest sun-dial in the world is
Hayou Horoo, large promontory, ex-
tending 5000 feet above the Aegean
sea. AS the sun swings round the
shadow of this mountain it touches, one
by one, circle of islands, which act
as hour marks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

1

gave a shrill cry, and when the man
came down upon the ground trampled
him to death. After satisfying herself
that Dllly was dead the animal return
ed to her stake and was made fast.
Her keepers had learned a lesson.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

When the big beast missed her babe
she became more frantic tnan ever,
and after fretting and calling the lit
tie one for some time, all the while
Juggling away at her chain. she quiet
ed down, and the perpetrators of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

plant, Junas, and her BABY. Although
repeatedly warned by her keeper to de-
sist they paid no heed to his warn
ings, but persisted in tormenting the
animal in many ways, the most an
noying of all being the spiriting away
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
THIBETAN CASTLE WITH GIGAN-
TIC INSCRIPTION.

ilization. Truly Mr.. Lander must DO
made Of fine stuff to have endured all
these horrors and have come out alive.
His powers Of physical endurance
alone entitle him to our respect; his
mental fortitude entities him to our
admiration. And through all that ter
rible time he kept his wits about him
and his eyes open, observing and set
ting down his observations in his mind
to be here reproduced. Such Spartan
heroism deserves some lasting memo
rial.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
How They Got On.

May-"You say Mr.. Little has a tapi-
lily of ten, and he gets only $1z a
week. How on earth does he get
along?" Jennie-"Oh, every Little
helps. "-Philadelphia Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
A Tandem Ride.
Two lovers on a tandem bile,

Two lovers on tandem bile,
Taking a moonlight run;
Two hearts that beat IN loy~ alike,
Four feet that pedal as one.
Four hands clasped ard four lips
smack'd
When the bike ride was done.
Detroit Free Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

How milk has come up!" But it's
higher in Africa" How do you
know" Because that's where cocoa
nuts grow"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

II cheerfulness knocks for ~au>s-
sion, we should open our heaSs wide
u receive 1t, for 1t never comss icoR'
portunsly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02
He'd Tried Them.

Bill-"Did you ever try any OF
Small's 25-cent dinners"
Jill-"Yes; ate three of them to-.
day at noon."-Yonkers Statesman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-02

When satan needs good man in hfs
business he always picks out ioGfer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
ADVENTURES IN CUBAN ARMY.
STIRRING EXPERIENCES OF TWO
YOUNG MEN FROM BALTIMORE.

Landed From the Three Friends.
Seven Days Finding the Insurgent
Cnmp-NearIy shot From Ambush
by Those Whom They Had Gone to
Aid-Served With the Artillery,
Cuban Army Life Rough But They
Enjoyed 1t.
Baltimore, May 21.-Stuart Janney and
Osmund Klobe, two young society men of
Baltimore and graduates of Johns Hopkins
who have returned here after a two years
experience in the Cuban army, had some
very interesting adventures while there.
They landed from the Three Friends.
were seven days in finding the insurgent
camp, during which time three of their
party died from exhaustion, and all hands
narrowly escaped being ambushed and
shot by the people they came to assist.
What happened after that is partially
told by Capt. Janney as follows: 1--WE were
taken back into the mountains" said he.
land our party assigned to places with
Garcia's command, which consisted of
200 or 5000 men. We two were assigned
TO battery and stayed in the artillery
until about nine months ago, when La
trobe was given a place on Brig Gen.
Collasas staff.
I'VE found that in the mountains near
ly all the insurgents were negroes and
commanded by negro officers, but that in
the central parts of the island, the troops
were all whites and commanded by white
officers. We noticed that when a negro
officer was killed or died that a white
man was always appointed in his place.
1t seems that the policy of the insurgent
government is to gradually put the army
in command of white men.
They are not SO very gentle down there
Nobody expects TO give or take any quarter
and man might as well be killed at once
as to be wounded or captured. They don't
generally respect a flag of truce so we
sent them very few white flags
There were number of Americans
with us. There were Joyce of New York
and Penny of Washington, who came
back with us; Osgood, the University of
Pennsylvania foot bah player whose
death you read in the papers. Then among
the others killed by the Spanlards there
were Joe Chapleu Of Boston and French
Canadian named Huntington.
The hottest fight we were in was at
Bayamo, where the insurgents, with $50
men, attacked a Spanish party of about
5000. They were acting as convoy to a
caravan that had lot of private wagons.
We lost something over 100 men, and, ac-
cording to a Spanish paper we saw short
ly afterward, the Spanish lost over 400
Our command carried assaults at Cas-
CORA, Guaimaira, Las Tunas, Guisa and
some other points. We were repused at
Jiguala and at Guiana. We had pretty
rough time, but we enjoyed it and may go
again. We were given regular discharges
when we left"