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So6n Oablen a 5irsoag uoe pad
Ronael i ellington, Og | fin beruisbe
Silitano lssnebe ban Stub paa en-
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lecarah-pusten
aAtllah
ISsMs% '/
luetommtr firsoaa o. srseas worsen.
nptrtiSiemtuisr

uaa instspsres lsHtf brtr paouoal o. Torssdl Nor
gen aB"eriiSiemsuter iHotaats ne / TO 51n biriuosI
~fslqcubs Rumsrs. wsomlnbt bet utrpi sttg fortlH
aes. 6pis ct advertisement. osy isrt 'ommsr iaa
Trsodasnurertt I. Gr., l~ortanase inotrpitets saa1l,
oil bet iontms Inn 10 1ittbdaSruHtrs. 8reus. Der ttot
hofber N-Uerijsemeuisr, iom bet batter mto, bsr mrr'
zee gptrttsiemsRt { bet more pisrHe gaa 4sl
~nplnlen.
Decorah-posten., 1898-03-15
1nolanoet.
gptpu.
sspmsrs / 9arbeoen al Scotia.

COMA.
Hppmpro | RGrbeoen az &eota.
Tar 2sota fanotes George 5ubl5s
sr 0nsOdg gliteu mprost i lit eget
@s, 6ans 6pOeo bar fnuit. Suiet
VII osioa blspst runiaset for Pense pg
Srsiiagsr. Wproerne er ~utlenote.
,n mprOsoe Wanb par lan9t ttlaars
|; 5uos aIsre / 1T Siem.
?abaaus iaar ct mt srnssert.
Ut furtGlss / Dubuque, at ct mt
%Sasssri, ION Ital tpite 100000, ptl
&sR cpiprt Der / 9pen paa bet gomle
Esnbsrgs grGnberis gpggegruno. s.
/ R5onbsr9 itaur / Spioien for bet
~ ~6oretagsnoe, men itettes pgiaa al
!arbps &dpitul.
sptsaIRbco | en- norif Samiiie.
d. g. 8. 3ennebD, Setret9r / Stas
N: S~unObeOstommisIipn, Tom iio'ts
aan SborsOas tilbage til Ses WIotnes
fr i'm Sur til 8raettinger, bporben
Er 5ar bIspen ieubt, tfslge Seilutning
sI'n ! Statens Representations, for
tHraer'sge bet til SunobeostommIss
'rn inNmslOte SilfGIoe al Speoulfz
H. IIr. &tnneop rapporterer, at Der
~ ian bare Soipl ON anbst, eno al
" '~El'tsrer ct Ggte SlfGloe al Spes
N'tHt5, % hans 0iagno'e er til'temt
ft andre Eager. Patienten er en-
ss'i't az en- norit Sarmer peo Napn
VatIss Yeterion. Stun TO 4dr gam:
y 'k0 bun i~ioleret fra Wpoeren, ION
N'I8' bar blepen ertl9ret for fpe:
Wv Ropporten til Sunbbeostom.
A'Nonsrl otI dnbcfdle, at Yisen flpt.
: III ct eler unoet pasienbe Steo.
wy pun ian Iioe alene % afpente Do:
N: Somme.
soieS CT lite aausioat
~c!1Suuernpr 9oies bar ftrepet e
sHo Il! VI. M. Sam, 8ulbbemotrat
"'.l9'r' gteolem al Hationaltomi.
@1 Vtr, SoieS 9isr ~opmGrtiom paa
4ns SIM % Opfutning / pense.
's'fNoalst uoeluttsr BAN fra a.
.'a9' ben oemctratiite Termination
"a sSN'NsF'sisn. San ertlarer fig imol
'aqNi'oo, men tilfeier, at pGrrr
,.aa O'loe bet bore, ON be SorenebO
.R a''Ns inoIOo fig paa fri Splp
,lrl9 elter ct 5orbolo al Is til l
' pIaH 9odr no pau llbftebelien a
T3s1 S'nosr RonsD" mob Sitterbel
'nssr. '''' "'''''0'
S'"rsns bar en- S~Issbrans.
!, .sa ~ ri. 4 om mOraenen uobrs'
n, W Pao 9sfiiOsn at Su~rretnin9s
W. wv ! Sourens, % belle apartale
n.y. s"'is meO lln~Otagelie at to gpg
StonOtabsne er Ium fslssr
l,.' d Stdcp Saropure, 5000
sMS8'''n, 8eneral Msr6unbiTt
i,,O' Shoemaker &c qnberior
i. '@ y etc, ca. $4,000; Sum &
~ S'''taI Msr6anoiie, 5000
tsme, ~S9!t5nort0 Sarnsis, $4,000
,;,. Gl'it Rational sunt. $4,000
tMnr Sr0s, @ensrul mpr6anoil,
H., d iIsite at be branSte goc
'a' oslpis pettebs oeo 9sIu
Decorah-posten., 1898-03-15
Ranae Sauoissers.

Gmbeosm9nbene peb 9ismarct
2anofontor rapporterer, at $50 9omez
IteaOs entries er 9iort inoen bet n9pnts
2anDtOntOrs Surisoittipn / Ssbet at
be to Mduneoer Sanuar p9 5ebruur.
0a bette %ieopunIigpis er ben aarstib,
bpori Der gisrne er minbit arbeioe for
bunbet meb 2unotontoret, iaa bspiisr
8eiultatst for be to Nauneoer, flyer
pebtommenoe Gmbebsm9nb, at Snos
panbringen al 2anoisgere bill blipe ben
Itsrite, ipm Staten bar feet pad mans
ae Iar.
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Horn gnkntn.
saIoonboloerc % sIinosriis.

Siben Sommer po1oct fornplig
fGIote Zig en- itreng Dom mob Drug
gift Storep, Buffalo for SpertrGoelIe
al Rorbs9 atotasp robibitionsIpp, tror
Saloonbolosrne / Moorbeao at babe
funoet en- llopei til at binore Sarge
0ruggiiter fra at ial9e DbiTtp. De
bar til ben Gnoe organiieret fig o9
IamIet ct Sonb, for bpiltet be bill ans
IGtte "Spotters" til at finpe gepiier
imob 9ru9gi'ter / Sarge. Canine
5remgan9smaaoe benpttece Saloons
boIOere fig at ogiaa for fIere aar iiben,
ba Der / Sarge fanbtes ct utal at
glinodriIe.
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Nbauee OF Vsuuc.

9antrppsrne S'Oap pg putnep 1T
Onsods i'm Sag benIust fra Belle
SSourche til 9eaoippob.
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- Paitor 9. aasmusisn fra Cation
bar mobtasst aalo ira Sslma Wenigs
beb.
Decorah-posten., 1898-03-15
Vs @iIttGrpoit.

Yripate Meloinger til 9ismarct
fra 8aibington unoerretter ON, at bet
npe 2~OpfOrilag ON SenlGgselIen at en-
Wilit9rppit til 9ismarct pil blipe pebs
taget. 8rissminiiter @l9er bar BERTH
label fig iorlpoe meo. at ban pil tase
unOer Sperpeielie Sprettelien al en-
mere gunitig MilitGrppit enb psp ben
tioIigere anleoning. aaptein pope,
iom for en- 5ib iioen blsp ienbt fra
gismarct til Sort g~elopitone, ptl Biz
be bentet tilbage, iaainart 2~opforilas
get er pebtaset, forat ban fan fsre Sps
Tnnet meo Wrbeioet.
Decorah-posten., 1898-03-15

Gar 2sota fanctss George 5ubI5s
xr 0nsOag often mprOst / lit s9et
9ans 9oOso bar tnuit. Suiet
r osioa blepet ran'aset for Yense pg
.Sytsiiagsr. Wprosrne er ~utieuote,
mprosoe Iano bar langt tiIaars
h sotot llsre / 1T Siem.
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9rcp ira @apernsreu.

Eli Sismarct er Der inolsbet Yreo
ira Guperner Briggs. San befinoer
Iig / California, og ban flyer, at ban
pil Iprblipe peb Sanatpriet / Sos Ins
oeles til uo Wai. 9upernsren
glGber fig peo, at ban n9iten belt bar
eienpunost lin Selbreo. &ommer ban
frtit og It9rt ttIbu9e, er bet mulis, ban
ian bile iege 8ienpaIg.
Ill eanpeis Soripar
8apteinen oper 2isbpnS "Satterp Of
eight 9rtiaerp", Srant g. alen, bar
giennem 9eneralaoiutant Miler peo
Statsmilitien tilbuot Regjerinsen i'm
SieneIte meb belle lin Stprte paa SO
Mano til Sjelp for apitforIparet eller
unben Irtiacritieneite SilfGloe at
&rig meo Spanier.
Decorah-posten., 1898-03-15

Sst iprtGlss / Dubuque. at ct mt
|Sassrj, iom ItaI tOite 100000, pil
ifn opiprt Der i Spen pua bet gomle
|Eanbergs SrGnoeris Spggegruno. S.
4. Ehonbsrs itaur / SpiOien for bet
1 Sorstogsnos, men itsttes pgiGa al
|.arbps adpital.
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Fun gnkntn.
@iniam 1apis,sn irifisusi

Den for Morpet paa Srlonoo GILES
antlagsOe Biaiam 9apibiOn blep fris
tisnot Snsbag / Belle 5ourde, bpor
ban par itiqet unber 5orbsr.
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epao Guelanos staase toNsr.

Oct CrerIlag oper ubgifter til ben
engelite Wfarins, boilts / 9irseaas
fremlusoes for timber SuIst, saar no
paa en- forsget Light al bsnpsS u
WiiGliunsr Dollars; 5laaoes Ranofal
Bet i,ulos oa nsmlis iOrssss m.b 6,34o
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kURANIAy
!. I4.5Oep fJ
asir. ut3I1'f1
TIaaSs' IN
|aun bUer Y
la burHah'I
b Tt1
IFlueih"N
I,r 2OtH n
rtrdlgGRty
RnndOi0i
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

"Ste-raw-berries, nice ripe ste-raw.
berries" shouted the street vender al
his horse jogged slowly through Bag
ley avenue. How much are they?''
asked the pretty young housewife who
had hailed the peddler by waving q
towel. Ten cent a quart, mann. All
Michigan strawberries. and the dew's on
'er yet, MAN." But want bushel.
I'm going to have sort Of strawberry
festival just among my relations. and
l wouldn't run out Of them for the
world. How much for bushel?'
Three and half. man," "Too much.
You'll have to do better than taat or III
try some one else"
"I'll throw off a quarter" he sad
and she nodded so that her voice might
not betray her exultation. The he
carried in thirty-two Of the little meas
ures that have the waistband about two
inches from the bottom, received his
money, and did not linger. Three min
utes later the little woman rushed In
the street, her eyebrows knitted, and
her dimpled hands clinched, one over a
lead pencil and the other over crum-
pied piece Of paper. But the peddler
had vaaished.-Detroit Free Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09
PREMATURE BURIAL.
Famous Men Who Have Left Directions
to Guard Against 1t.

Famous Men who Have Left Directions
to Guard Against 1t.
Wilkie Collins left missive among
his papers directing that when he died
thorough examination of his body
was to be made by a skillful surgeon.
Lady Burton. wife of Captain Sir Rich
ard Burton, ordered that her body
should be pierced with needle in the
region Of the heart. Edmund Yates
Of the World, Miss Ada Cavendish,
Miss Harriet Martineau, the authoress.
and Hans Anderson. the writer of SO
many fairy tales, may be mentioned as
instances of men and women who have
left instructions that they should not
be inferred until everything possible
had been done to make sure that they
were lifeless. In some cases 1t was the
severance Of vein, in others even de-
capitation that was resolved upon.
Others, with similar end in view,
have adopted different means. The
signaling invention of Edgar Allen
Poe, who wrote this subject up in his
CHhTdCtcTlStlCdliy WclIu lhSulOu Is Ia
miliar to all readers. Then, there Is
the apparatus of Russian inventor.
which consists in mechanism placed
in the throat Of the corpse. II con-
seriousness returned. and an effort were
made to breathe, the effort set In mo-
ton certain wires, which resulted in
bell ringing in the cemetery keep
er's lodge. In "Jezebel's Daughter" the
idea Is very similar, save that instead
Of throat apparatus wires were fas-
tened to the hands Of the corpse Last
year Sir Henry Littlejohn told his stu
dents at Edinburgh Of fancy coffin,
fitted with patent springs so construct
ed that on the slightest indication OF
returning life they would Immediately
open the coffin and thus save the VIC
tim. This may have been reference
to the Russian invention, seeing that
the idea is the same, though there Ia
slight difference in detail.-ChaD
bers' Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

ed them back to the house to show her
sister the results Of her pluck and
prowess.
But Mrs. Brindley knew more about
the habits OF the racer than Miss
Searles.
why, Nellie" she exclaimed. you
must have walked into den OF them.
Come along. we are sure to find more"
Mrs. Brindley secured willow fish
pole and together the sisters sailed
forth to rid the ranch OF any other
loose racers they might find. Return
fng to the scene OF Miss Searles' en-
counters the two women beat the grass
and brush about until they had actual
ly killed twenty-five snakes averaging
seven feet in length, each as thick as
a mans arm.
The accompanying sketch is from q
photograph taken Of Mrs. Brlndley and
Miss Searles, each posed near the end
Of q heavy pole to which the dead
snakes have been tied or dashed. The
continuous length OF the lot Ia about
| 150 feet
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

from sensational failures, none has oc-
casioned more widespread ruin than
that Of the great Understanding house
Of Overend, Quincy & Co. This took
place on May II, 1866, day known
ever afterward throughout the mer-
camille world by the significant appel
lation Of BLACK Friday" The sus-
pension was announced at 10 in the
morning and at 1O:30 the Bank Of
EnT'and raised its rate OF discount to
0 per cent. An hour later the English
Joint Stock Bank and its thirty
branches closed their doors. Next was
announced the failure OF Messrs. Peto
& Eetts. with liabilities estimated at
over $4,000, 900; and by 4 o'clock In the
afternoon more than forty firms had
gone under, including the, Imperial
Mercantile Credit association and the
Consolidated Discount company, with
capitals Of f5.0O0,O00 and FL .0OO, 900 re-
spectively. The panic was terrible,
and for months afterward there occur
red. from time to time, other great
failures directly attributable to that
unparalleled financial cataclysm. One
OF the most distressing features OF
these commercial debacles is that it Ia
largely the innocent who are involved
and ruined. In thousands Of homes to-
day women and children are suffering
for the criminal recklessness OF Jabez
Balfour. The failure of the City OF
Glasgow bank, again, caused wide
spread and acute distress among the
unfortunate shareholders. It is salts
factory to note that, while there have
been several English failures that have
run into eight figures, we by no means
hold record in big bankruptcies. II
America has beaten us several times
within the last dozen years or SO; as
has also France, on at least two occa-
sions. The worlds record, however,
rests with Egypt, whose late ruler, Is
mail Pasha, failed in 1876, with per-
sonal debts exceeding fS1 100000. No
other single individual has ever ap-
preached anywhere near to this figure.
Probably no one ever will. Financiers
and merchants are no longer. in these
latter degenerate days, SO confiding as
they once were.-London Mail
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

Brindley and Miss Nettie Searles. The
Wisconsin river valley at this point
very narrow and inclosed by cavernous
precipices-is every summer infested
with reptiles of the RATHER and racer
species. 1t is thought that they breed
In great numbers in the crevices and
caverns Of the cliffs fianking the river.
At all events they are so numerous as
to discourage the trout fishermen OF
the neighborhood, and 1t Is no infre-
quent occurrence to discover them col
onizing under the porches and steps Of
residences in town. The very dogs OF
Boscobel have become snake chasers.
Recently Miss Searles was visiting at
the Brindley farm, couple Of miles
out Of town. Not far from the house
one day she saw a seven-foot racer
glide across the path ahead. Did she
faint or fly back to the house? Not a
bit Of 1t. She grabbed stick near at
hand and laid his snakeship dead.
While he was still writhing another
came toward her and the young lady
pounced on him like an pathological
expert. The reptiles were imMense
specimens of their kind, and she trail
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09
sHAkEsPEARE.s CHURCH.
vomo Interesting keIics Found During
Work of Restoration.

vome Interesting keIics Found During
Work Of Restoration.
An unusual amount Of public inter-
est is Just now being shown in the
restoration work at Holy Trinity
Church. Stratford-on-A Avon. Workmen
are engaged in taking up the floor Of
the nave. side aisles and transepts, pre-
paratory to the laying down Of new
block floors and pavcments. Having
to excavate some depth for the purpose
OF filling In with concrete and cement,
some curious old vaults, quaint cpl
taphs and tombs are being disclosed.
and are being treated with the greatest
care. A portion of the present church
dates back nearly 700 years. and all
authorities agree that upon the same
Saxon period. As q place Of sepulcher
the cite has no doubt been in use for
1000 years. The floors Of the nave,
and particularly the transepts. are
honeycombed with vaults. and 1t will
be necessary to lower the crown of the
arch OF many so as to excavate to the
proper depth. As intcrments inside
churches are not now permitted, all tho
vaults will most likely be filled in.
they are not being entered. but In the
course Of the work collins. mostly Of
lead. are seen. and skulls and bones
are being turned up occasionally.
These are treated with the utmost rev.
erence and will be reinterred in the
churchyard. A group OF vaults in the
south transept has been exposed. They
contain the bodies OF the Mason fam
lily, the interments dating from 1859.
The family is now extinct, but old
StratfordIans tell of remarkable, yet
horrible, act of self-destruction COM
mitted by one Of the Mason family
sixty or seventy years ago. Going into
hovel in the paddock at the back OF
the house, he put together a great
quantity Of straw, and, lying down on
top Of 1t, he set the heap on fire and
was literally roasted alive. Quaint
Inscriptions are being brought to light
In removing the wooden floors TINT
covered the old stone paving Of the
transepts, and 1t is satisfactory to
know that all will be carefully pre-
served and shown in the random
pavement" which will border the pews.
st. JGmes's Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

and It flashed across him that tho wife
he had neglected and despised was.
Notwithstanding what she had done.
one of the noblest women in the world.
II 1t had but been different: II he had
but thought more of her before this
happened! How she must have loved
him to let herself drift into such q
crime! Was there any one who had
ever loved him half so we'll?
II wish 1t had never happened" he
said to himself. She Is q noble wom-
an in spite Of all. and I-well. l could
have loved her, but now she must new
er return"
Yet 1t showed how strongly his feel
ings were swayed when he thought far
less Of wounded Lady Hamilton than
of the fact that his wife loved him.
He could not sleep or rest. Never
had his pillow seemed so hard. his
thoughts so troublesome. The excite
ment had been too much for him.
Wherever no went, whatever he did,
his thoughts were with Hildred. Had
she reached Arley Ransome's house
Had he acted wisely in letting her 90
alone? Would any clew to her guilt
ever be found? These questions fol-
lowed him, haunted him, pursued him.
II he went to talk to any Of his visitors.
the conve; sation was sure to turn up
on the poachers and Lady Hamilton.
Wearied of 1t all he sought refuge
with Sir Raoul in his room; and the
old soldier noted with concern how
worn and haggard the handsome earl
looked,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

CHAPTER XLI-(Contlnued.)
"Very well. my dear; do just as you
like; you know best, OF course. l VIII
say that you do not feel very we'll. Go
To your room. by all means. l hope
Won will soon be better. Now try TO
cheer up; it will be all right. l Will
see to this difficulty with your nus
band for you"
She looked up at him proudly.
"You must not interfere, papa.
shall never return to him now!
He looked pityingly at the white
face.
"You appear very i'll. Hildred. Is
there nothing that can do for you!
Nothing" she replied. coldIy. IN
her heart she felt bitterly angry win
her father. She had trusted him; ne
had misled her. She did not oner TO
kiss him or to touch his hand. but went
quietly out Ct the room and upstairs,
leaving him with some very unpleas-
ant thoughts.
1t had not been an agreeable inter-
ruption 10 his breakfast, but he tried
to think little of 1t. 1t was only
quarrel, after ell, and his daughter had
done nothing wrong. He should MAKE
It all right in few seconds when ne
saw the earl. He wrote to him oelorc
he went TO the city, telling him that hi'
wife had reached home safely, but was
looking very i'll.
The rest OF that day Hildred remsin-
ed In her room, and on the morning
following she did not come downstairs
1t was afternoon when Arley Ransome'
with a face as pale as death, asked ior
admittancc TO her apartment. one
babe him enter, and he did so, WIN
an open letter in his hand. 1t was ner
husbands writing, she perceived.
"You have deceived me-" said fer
father, sternly; "ycu told me that you
had hidden nothing from me. your
husband tells me that he has hidden
you here because you shot Lady Ham
ilton Gu the evening OF the thirty-nrst
shot her with intent to murder, anu
that you confessed your guilt"
Without word or murmur sne
looked at him, and then fell like one
dead at his feet.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

fancied that something went whirrlng
through the trees. That soihethI"s
was the ball that had been fired at La
DIV Hamilton. which pierced her shout
der and would have pierced her hear'
had 1t gone in the direction in which
II had bcen aimed. For the moment
Lord Caraven had been too bewildered
to know what had happened; what he
was saving in reality to his guest was
tina. he liked his wife's maiden name
better than any he had ever heard.
Lady Hamilton, who never liked TO
hear any ore praised but herself, asked
at once what 1t was. He had an
swered. "Hildred Ransome;" and those
were the words Lady Caraven mao
heard. They had been no sooner ut
tered than Lady Hamilton fell on his
shoulder with faint. low cry-a cry
that seemed almost simultaneous with
the firing Of the shot.
The earl knew she had been shot, but
nv whom or why he could not guess
He laid her down for one minute while
he looked around; then 1t was that ne
saw the white face Of his wife. He
Jumped to the conclusion that she had
dona. 1t; she, and no other. was there
on the spot. She had evoN to himself
avowed her jealousy. She had follow
cd them. and in the madness of her fol-
" hsd shot Lady Hamilton. No other
idea occurred 20 him. He said to him
self at once that it was so, and he i'm
plicitly believed 1t. He had rushed to
her and told her that she was "a guilty
woman" She had owned It, But
they were speaking Of different kinds Of
guilt. He meant the guilt OF murder;
she meant the guilt Of being SPY up
on him. No doubt Of her guilt relieved
his mind Even in that first bewilder-
ed moment he had said to himself that
she should never enter his house again.
hut that he would shield her because
she bore his name. He had told her
to remain where she was while he car
ried the senseless lady to the house.
There was terrible CONSERVATION. He
had the presence of mind to throw the
agitated inquirers off the scent. He
said that the poachers were out-must
be out, for a chance shot fred In the
woods had wounded Lady Hamilton.
Some of the gentlemen staying at the
house went with the keepers to scour
the woods. Dire were the threats OF
vengeance as to the rogue who had
done the mischief. Meanwhile groom
was dispatched to Court Raven to sum-
mon a doetor-the wounded lady had
been taken to her room and laid on the
bed. At first the earl was frightened
leet the wound should prove mortal;
brt one OF fhs ladies staying at the cas-
tie, who IL. = something of surgery
declared th..- ne wound was not dan
ferrous, and That the ball could soon be
extracted After hearing that the earl
returned to his unhappy young vife.
Sris first great fear that she had been
guilty OF murder had been removed;
there remained the fear lest the w-"-H
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09
RICHES TAKE WINGS.
English Mushroom Mnlionaifes Vile
went Broke"

English Mushroom Mnlionaifes Vile
Event Broke"
The sensational failure of a man who
not long ago was supposed to have
cleared 100000 out Of a single deal
recalls to mind several other similar
colossal commercial catastrophes. One
Of the most dramatic, II not actually
one Of the largest so far as the liabili-
ties were concerned. was that Of Baron
Albert Grant of Emma Mine" motor
iety. Grant was the uncrOwned king
Of the financial world Of his day and
generation. He made millions almost
as deftly as the late Barney Barnato,
and he spent them right royalty. He
bought Leicester Square and presented
1t, free gift, to the people Of Lon
don. He gave +. a dinner to nearly
thousand city magnates at a cost which
was popularity reputed at the time to
have exceeded hundred gulneas q
head, and which. in any event. I'M
doubleday established record In ex-
travagant dinner-giving which has yet
to be beaten. And he started out to
build palace in Kensington which
should knock the spots off" all other
private residences, past, present or to
come. Everything was got up regard
less Of expense. The ballroom walls
were inset with panels of pink italian
marble costing 500 guineas apiece. In
the entrance hall were four pillars OF
porphyry worth $4,000. The building
was scarcely finished when the crash
came, and 1t remained for long brick
and-mortar white elephant on the
hands Of the trustees in bankruptcy.
Eventually most Of the interior fittings
and decorations were disposed OF
piecemeal, the grand staircase, which
had cost to build some $4,000, being
acquired by the representatives Of the
late Nine. Tussard for a trife over
one-fourth that sum. It now forma
the main approach to the upper and
principal suite Of rooms of the new
exhibition buildings in the Marlybone
road. OF colossal as distinguished