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Mr. GladstOne's VIII.

The great commoner" was as sim.
pie in the act Of devising his worldly
goods as he had been all his life in
other things. lie wrote his will in a
common memorandum book, with his
own hand, in his peculiarly neat and
legible handwriting. The most inter-
esting part of the document is the
second clause, relating to funeral ar
rangements, which was strictly car
ried out: Commencing myself to the
infinite mercies Of God in the Incar-
nate Son as my only and sufficient
hope, 1 leave the particulars of my
burial to my executors, specifying on
ly, that it is to be very simple and also
private, unless they shall consider that
there are conclusive reasons to the con-
trary. That l desire to be buried where
nv wife may also lie. That on no ac-
count shall any laudatory inscription
he placed over me.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28

uniform of United States trooper,
much less that Of a Spanish officer.
While in her trance she described
infinitely Havana harbor with Its men
acing Moro castle. She told Of tho
batteries. whose belching fires sought
to carry destruction to the enemy.
The Maine with its polished deck, its
white sides. its matches, its quivering
masts, was described by her, who had
never stood on the gang-plank Of more
than a small river boat. The officers
of the watch, pacing the moonlit deck.
the guards, the sailors, stealing down
to their quarters, the captain within
the security Of his own cabin, all had
a place in her trance vision Of that
beautiful ship, lying TRANQUILITY in the
softly billowing waters, moored to an
iron buoy. The good woman was puz-
zled about the stability of the ship.
She could see no anchor, she told her
husband, but described the buoy Is an
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.hese modern appliances does not 20

these modern appliances does not 60
beyond the switchboard Of . telephone
ONCE, and she was not even familiar
with the workings Of that. Two men.
she said, were In the room, dressed in
the uniform OF Spanish officers. She
described the color Of the cloth. the
stripes on the trousers and on the
sleeves, the gilded epaulettes. and the
number Of buttons. She saw a tall
man. bent with age, with iron-gray
beard and hair, demonstrate in Ian
guage which she could not understand,
with a younger brother officer. The
latter was short and stocky, with
scar or birthmark upon his face, which
was partially hidden by short
cropped black beard. AS the old man
demonstrated, the younger one seemed
to be pleading earnestly for permission
to do something. The former listened
with an expression OF horror to the
younger's story, and held his hands
aloft in deprecating gesture. The
younger man grew more and more
excited, the older more Mortified.
Finally. terror-stricken beyond ex-
preston, the latter left the room. The
door clicked in the lock and the man
with the scar rushed toward ma
hogany frame upon the wall which
was filled with brass keys. Quickly
he pulled plug from one hole and
drove 1t into the other. From the
room in Cabanas fortress the clair
voyant's mind raced back to the bat
tleship, and simultaneous with the
change the young officer had made in
the keys on the switchboard there
came terrific explosion.
1t seemed to the seeress as If mill
lions Of the giant fiuecrackers which
the youngsters Of Lewiston had ex-
ploded in front Of her husbands store
On the glorious Fourth had been
hurled into the battleship. She de-
scribed the flames. the smoke, the
rain Of debris, composed OF fragments
of the ship and of human bodies. She
gave -.rticulation to the cries Of dis
tress and pain. the confusion, the ter
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28
DEATH IN WIRE.
Cost the Life OF a Wife and Drove tho
Husband Crazy.

Husband Crazy.
In the Alameda morgue Mrs. Mar
shall Davoust lies dead, her BODY
scared and striped from the lashings
of live electric wire, and distorted,
even in death by the awful agonies o.
electrocution, says recent San Fran
cisco dispatch. SO sadly deranged that
he never may wake to know his loss'
Marshall Davoust, the dead woman's
husband, is confined in the care OF
friends at his darkened Pearl street
home. Death came suddenly and aw-
fully to Davoust's handsome wife, a
literal volt from the heavens that in
an instant wrecked as happy a home
"a can be found in all Alameda.
Though married for four years, the
honeymoon of the Davousts has never
for an instant waned, and it was with
one Of their periodical pleasure jaunts
in prospect that they left their home
last evening to eaten at the Versailles
station the g.: As narrow-gauge train for
San Francisco. Mr.. Davoust made for
the depot by the front gate, but his
wife took a shorter way through the
back gate and across vacant lot. On
Encinal avenue, near the lot through
which she passed, she came in contact
with a wire that for two weeks had
hung apparently loose and harmless
from one of the city's light poles, and
for over ten minutes that harmless
wire" held her with deaths tenacity,
and the 1000 volts Of scorching, twist
ing fluid that was in 1t burned her life
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Hon, and in no measured terms. In
tact, IL he had not been an artist, 1t
might have been thought that his heart
bad been seriously touched. Any out
cider would have thought that, and
Or. Palette thought so himself. He
. said so.
NINE. Third Party" he said to the
mistress Of the studio, as he took her
hnnd at departing, and gazed, but with
a far-off look, into her beautiful eyes"
II have seen the picture Of the one
woman l can love, the one whom l
would like to marry
Then, in serious mood, he depart
ed But Mr.. Palette was young, and
with sigh Nine. Third Party returned
tn her work and speedily forgot about
him. about little Miss Brushes, and,
9f she knew 1t, that she had become
Che medium of desperate love az
Sair.
But neither MIR. Palette nor Miss
Brushes forgot her. They called with
remarkable frequency. Little Miss
Brushes conceived an affection for the
older artist that, II she had cherished
before, she certainly had never made
manifest. Nine. Third Party was not
surprised. Perhaps she liked to study
human nature.
what funny children they are" she
said to herself "And they are clever,
too, both Of them"
She repeated, with discretion, the re-
marks Of each about the other. 1t was
certainly nice thing to do to show the
aypreciation of one artist for the work
of another. She even let Miss Brushes
into the secret that young Mr.. Palette
raved over her portrait. An artists
raptures, of course, but little waves OF
color chased each other over Miss
Brushes fair fore head and ran up
into the little curls of hair that nestled
there. She was something cf CO.
,nuette and she did not object to be-
fng admired.
Little Miss Brushes was to pose
again for Nine. Third Party, and on
the day she was to arrive young MT.
Palette, favored by his good genius
n2ppeneu III. lHeie was
though, for Miss Brushes had insisted
that she should be alone when she
posed. Mr. Palette must be disposed
of, and he was sent or an errand.
Miss Brushes is going to be here,
: and we shall have luncheon together"
said Mme Third party, land you must
go and order the things we need"
That would take some time. 1t was
NOT an errand young Mr.. Palette would
snjoy upon ordinary occasions, but for
Miss Brushes That was different
natter, and nc hurried off. If he con-
fused the shopmen by ordering nectar
and ambrosia for his goddess no one
wzs the wiser. He came back breath
less.
you know am not to see any one
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the horrors Of the Maine. The de-
struction of the Inflated battleship Is
still a mystery. Was 1t an accident?
Was it a deliberate murder? Not
even the war that was fought on ac-
count Of 1t settled the question to the
satisfaction Of the world for all time
to come. Yet strange story Of 1t
comes from the East. Ii is the story
of clairvoyant. a member of that
mystic brotherhood that reads in
dreams the fates of men. With graph
ic truth the story of the Names de-
struction was told by Mrs. Geo. X.
Leslie, the wife Of a druggist of Lew
iston, Me- Her education does not 60
beyond that which faithful children
obtain in an ordinary country school.
She is not travelled woman. for she
has never crossed the borders Of her
native state. OF the world, It's high
ways and byways, she knows nothing.
She is a good. gentle woman, a house.
wife, and mother, but she has the
gift Of seer, almost as great as that
Of the prophet who foretold and de-
scribed the fall Of ancient Jerusalem.
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out slowly and with 1t the reason OF
her frantic husband. Attracted by her
cries, Davoust and a party of friends
ried to her assistance, and only the
strength Of his friends prevented him
for time from leaping on the awful
wire. But at the moment when it be-
came apparent that death had stopped
the sufferings of his wife he broke
away and clutched the wire with both
hands, only to be thrown back sense
less at the feet of the now discarded
corpse. The wires work was done.
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Suaslon.

Now was come the age Of moral sua-
sion, when parental kindness was rat
Ting around, trying to fill the place OF
the rod and trunk strap.
"Give me ten cents, mamma" per-
sisted the boy with flaxen curls, "and
I'll take the medicine"
mo, Clifford" exclaimed the sweet
woman, tears springing to her eyes,
"papa's salary is cut, and five cents Is
all we can afford"
Inwardly,. however, she thinks what
a terrible thing is poverty.
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A SUMMER IDYL.

It was a summer idyl. Both were
yoong and possibly as beautiful as Is
.8fven the average of mortals to be. The
adyt developed within the limits Of the
Greater New York, for both principals
I'M the little drama were artists, and.
enough 1t is the practice of the world
00 associate artists with pastoral scenes
my are class art, and If they choose
10 remain in the city during hot sum-
inzer while the rest of the world Is
away, who shall question them? Ger
eainly nothing better could have been
chosen to fan the flames Of burning
passion than such scorching breezes az
swept lightly through New York dur
ing the last season.
Mr.. Palette painted Titian-haired
maidens upon sea-green backgrounds,
and Miss Brushes the portraits of soul
iEu2 young men. The spark of love
Was first kindled at the studio OF
mutual friend, Nine. Third Party was
SUCH a charming woman, they each de-
clared.
Madam" he said, with the apprecia-
vion OF an artist and almost the tender
uesss OF lover. you have such beauti-
fnl eyes,"
:Snrh talent" she murmured, half
under her breath, in tone Of respect,
admiration and envy that was most
nattering, as she gazed around the
studio.
Miss Brushes had first seen the work
Of Mr.. Palette at the studio of Nine.
Third Party, and her admiration knew
mo bounds. Then would she like to
sec the portrait of the rising young
artist who had done that fine work?
Certainly she would, and, though even
. young woman artist may not express
Aer admiration openly for the personal
beauty Of young man who is still In
the flesh, she gazed at the portrait for
. long timc, and when she turned from
1t to the work OF its original again. the
rapture with which she expressed her
admiration made her previous words
Seem cold and pale.
Ycllng Mr.. Palette saw pretty little |
Miss Brushes' work also at the studio
OF Nine. Third Party. He, too, was in
raptures.
Why" he said, "why"-searching
bis vocabulary for words to express
ais strong admiration-"why, it's bull
IT,"
II think I have Miss Brushes por-
srait around here, somewheres." said
Nine. Third Party, carelessly, as she
went on with her work. "If you care
To hunt around. think you will find
It."
Mr.. Palette found the portrait, and.
being a man as we'll as an artist, he
did not hesitate to express his admira-
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Alive and Kicking.

A Topeka boy with the army at San
tiago has written to his home folk as
follows: 81 have received the paper
which says 1 was killed and am buried
in Cuba. am not feeling so bedogged-
ly lively in this hot hole, but still 1
am inclined to disbelieve the report.
In fact, I am pretty certain that am
alive, but not so sure about not being
buried. 1t looks nightly like grave
yard around here. New York Trib-
une
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28
A Gigantic Grand Duke.

The only man known who IL
Obliged to take his own he'd with him
wherever he travels is the Grand Duke
Paul of Russia. He is so very tall
that it is impossible for him to OBJ.
tain comfortable nights rest unless
he can sleep in his own bed, which
was made specially for him. The beo
itself Is constructed so that it can be
hacked into small trunk.
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Better Than the Dons To-Day.

The poet Tennyson's sympathy with
animals is shown by wee story told
in his Memoir" A beautiful setter
was given him. At midnight it sud-
denly struck him that the new dog
might feel hungry and lonely. so he
went downstairs and stole a chicken
for Dear Old DON" Great was the
CONSERVATION in the kitchen next
morning as to what had becope of the
chicken
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28

knowledge That Goes for Naught.
A man may know Latin and Greek,
And French and German, too;
He may know his Homer, his Shakes
peare and
His Bible through and through;
His knowledge of science may be
A wonderful thing, in its way;
He may know all the depths Of the sea
And the height of each vast Hima-
lay;
But he might just as we'll be clam,
Without any learning at all.
II he hasn't found out how to datter
the folks
Who inhabit this mundane ball.
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said Miss Brushes. as the step was
hou - ,,-4- h. ckotp

SAID MlSS Brushes, as tno step wa
heard upon the stair.
THAT Is Mr.. Palette" said Nine
Third Party; "how would It do II
should introduce you as Miss Brown
That would do we'll. Miss Brushes
eyes sparkled with fun.
Now, Mr.. Palette had heard Of Miss
Brown, a little model and friend on
Nine. Third Party's. He was not par
ticularly interested in models. He
came in and sat down. But he was
uneasy. He could not sit still.
II say" he said, chow much Mss
Brown looks like Miss Brushes. There
Is the same turn of the head, the same
profile"
"1'hat is because you have not seen
Miss Brushes herself" said Nine. Third
Party, seriously. You cannot form a
good idea Of a person merely from the
picture" Then she proceeded to en-
tertaan her little friend, Miss Brown,
with the story of young Falette's infat-
uatim for Miss Brushes. An artists
love affairs are public property; he
tells them himself. They are artistic
conditions.
He beguiles a little cousin out to
walk that he may have an excuse for
hanging around her house." she began,
mischievously, "and-"
It'll get to talking with some one
there and get acquainted with her yet"
interrupted Mr.. Palette, walking up and
down the room, uneasy, but unsuspect-
ing.
He is furiously jealous Of a hand
some young man she has painted.
and"
TO think of wearing coat Of that
style at ten o'clock in the morning"
He VOWS he would know her any
where If he should meet her among
thousands.
Il should. She would wear little
sailor hat, trim little tie"-Mr. Pa
lette's affections were apt to center
not so much on artistic, as up-to-date
young wonderland she would walk
So"
Throwing back his shoulders, Mr..
Palette walked across the room with
the air Of fashionable young wom-
an.
Nine. Third Party was beginning to
be alarmed at the success of her joke.
Just then there was diversion that
called every one for moment to the
h.
upon piece of paper and handed 1t to
Mr. Palette.
ut is she," he read.
Then followed a genuine introduce
ton, and for the few moments longer
that Miss Brushes remained Mr.. Pa
lette was quiet, pale, and intense.
When she was gone he was in rap
lures. He must pour out his feeling.
He did so for an hour at least. Then
he went home. He held both Of Nine.
Third Party's hands in his as he said
goodbye.
II shall never marry any woman"
he said, seriously, somewhat worn by
the strength of his feelings, "but this
has been a wonderful experience to
me-"
Later in the day Mr.. Palette dropped
into the studio again on a matter Of
business. He was gay, debonair, and
quite himself again.
"And you find Miss Brushes quite as
beautiful as you expected" asked
Nine. Third Party, curiously, as he
turned to leave for the last time that
day.
"Yes; o, yes" he answered, careless
ly. Then, as he held the door half
way open, suppressing a yawn, but
she had the figure Of rabbit"
That was the end Of the idyl.-Nev
York times.
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which followed the destruction Of
the Maine, and before cable and
telegraph wires flashed the dread
full news over the globe, the Lew
iston seeress had another trance.
1t came upon her in the night, and
filled with fear of what was revealed
to her. she reused her husband from
his sleep and told him what she saw.
He got up, took pencil and paper and
wrote down every word of the weird
tale she unfolded. Next day he sent
1t to Senator Frye. The Senator, who
is we'll acquainted with the wife of his
constituent, and knows her to be
woman Of utmost character and re-
spectability, submitted the statement
to the Secretary Of the Navy with a
cordial Endorsement. 1t was not made
public then, because the country was
at fever heat, and it would have but
added fuel to the tense excitement.
Now comes the strange part of the
narrative. The druggists wife had
never seen a battleship. fertilization
or a castle. In her waking hours she
could probably not have pictured the
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The Horrible Part.

"Oh," she said, Il had a horrible
dream last night. And-and you were.
q part of It,"
"I?" he exclaimed.
Eyes; dreamed that you and were.
alone upon a deserted island"
WELL" he replied, as he arose to go.
IF that's your idea Of horrible
dream I guess I may as we'll be say
ing good-by."
"But wait" she cried, until you
have heard all. You were standing on
the beach waving your coat as a sig
nal for help"
When he left, three hours later. a.
great change had come into his life.
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The Same, But Different
The returned soldier paused briefly
and poised the fork dexterously.
This pie Of yours is not"
YEARLY, the wife sighed. "You need
not finish the sentence, Henry" she
said. with somewhat Of sadness in her
tones. II know my pies are not as
good as those your mother used to-
make"
you are entitled to another guess"
he rejoined, softly. II was about to-
say that this pie Of yours is not only
better, but infinitely more progresses
ing in appearance than those We ate
at Tampa"
All, yes. The relentless march Of
time makes 1t possible for us to re-
move the cob-web costume from the
Joke Of the past and dress 1t In the
goldfish garments Of the present.
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cts always pretty safe to Judge \
man by the company he keeps."
ooh, I don't know. There are ex-
ceptions. My Uncle Johns business
makes it necessary for him TO associ-
ate with aldermen a good deal, and
still I'D trust him with every dollar
I've got in the world"
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Frye the moment the news of the
destruction of the Maine shocked
the world from pole to pole. 1t
has been shown to those most
familiar with the situation in Caba-
mas fortress and to Captain Sigsbee Of
the Maine. The latter declared that
the description Of his ship and its
surroundings, as given by the Lewis
ton woman, was accurate to the mi
nutest detail. Those who know Caba-
mas were never more surprised than
at the mental photograph drawn by
the woman, who had not the slightest
idea of the place.
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BLEW UP THE MAINE.
WOMAN IN LEWISTOWN SAW
THE DARK DEED.
Has Wonderful Gift ~ Seer and In
Her slumbers Beheld Every step Of
tho International Crime OF tss
Century.

HE weird story Of
Matthias, the Pol
ish Jew, who con-
victed himself Of
the murder of the
peddler. while I'M
der the hands Of
the hypnotist. may
be outdone in this
modern day by the
revelations a wo-
man has made on
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DUB BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

4 Variety Of Jokes-Jlbes and IronicD
Original and Sclectcd-Fl0tsam and
Jetsam from tho Tide Of Humor-
Witty Sayings.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28

iron cask. From the ship the clair
voyant's vision carried her back to
MORO castle and Cabanas fortress.
Quickly she travelled through recep-
ton parlors, the Office of the COM
mandante. describing the color and
style of the furniture and the musket
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28
LAMB THAT HAD EIGHT LEGS

The marketman whose trade in
cludes a good demand for legs of lamb
would jump at an opportunity to Sc
cure an animal like the picture above.
This eight-legged wonder was born in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28

She-Now that you are writing po-
etry do you intend wearing your hair
long?
He-Only until become baldl-Un-
to-Date.
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rible excitement on
board the ships In
the harbor and on
the land, the sink
ing. Of the vessel as
che fires went out,
and all was buried
beneath the mass
Of surging waters.
The druggist had
written down his
wife's trance mar
rltive verbatim.
This statement was
$500
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H err clairvoyant
powers have been
tested on various
occasions by her
neighbors, W h o
have long been cog
infant Of her mys-
tic power. This
does not mean that
the humble drug
gist's wife is a
professional. She
shrinks from pub
licity, and speaks
of her gift to no
one. Not ever her
name will she let
be known. Her
husband Is usually
the only confidante
Of her strange rev.
Citations. The night
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It's mile on land, but knot at sea.
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A Long - Possible.
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1NH|SE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

racks along the walls. In the stiffness
Of the night the tale was doubly weird.
Through the Notifications Of Cabanas
she fastened and entered a room filled
with electrical apparatus. Her ken OF
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Her Answer.

Cholly-I told her my face was my
fortune.
Bill-What did she say?
Cholly-She said she wasn't going
to marry pauper.-Up-to-Date.
Nearly Done For.
"Well, had very fine business all
summer, but it's about fizzled out
now"
That's too bad. What is your line?"
81 have the soda water concession
In downtown drug store"
Conc Up.
do you believe poetry is dead in
this conntry?"
"Yes: practically so. The soap man
ufacturers don't use II for advertising
purposes any more"