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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE
Punishment of Team WOrk-Hard TO
Detect CROOKED Work" In Handicap
Raccs-Bourrillon, the Champion Of
Franco-The Steam Motorcycle.



Although team work has been worn
threadbare as subject of discussion,
1t Is the absorbing theme among race
meet officials just at present The as
sistance of one contestant in a race by
another is difficult matter to control
by rules, as has been discovered by
the L. A. w. and in turn by the N. c.
A. Just now 1t is the latter body that
has to deal with the matter. The re-
cent suspensions of Mcfarland, Eaton
and Kusel for Objectionable work In
races has caused endless discussion
and has also set the riders to schem-
ing to devise a new method to lend
their mates valuable help without
bringing down upon their heads the
punishment Of the officials. Well
posted officials have been selected at
all the important meets thus far ind
these have warned the riders that
team work would be dealt with Sc
verely. It is nice point, however,
to decide what is fair and what is
unfair in this line. In many races,
especially handicaps, the working to-
gether of the back-mark men by
changing pace to NOW down the long
mark men is the most interesting
feature of the event and does more
than anything else to make this class
of contest popular. If the scratch men
fail to work together in harmony
there is generally loaf and the race
becomes a failure by reason of the
limit man walking away with first
prize. Therefore this changing about
of pace, In open scratch races as well
as In handicaps, is encouraged, and 1t
has even become necessary for penal
ties to be imposed SO as to force each
contestant to take his turn at pacing.
The feature of team work that is dis
couraged is the regular assistance OF
one rider by another in race after
race, the one pulling the other along
as far as he can last and then pulling
out to let his mate, still fresh, make
sprint for the finish and win, he
himself being content to take second
OF third or even to drop out altogether
to the manifest danger of other com
petitors. The difficulty of formulat-
ing rules to cover all such work will
make it necessary for the officials to
use discriminative judgment and warn
offenders that a repetition of certain
tactics will be punished.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
SISTER MORA.

The Frolic was cargo boat. but she
carried passengers when she could get
them. It was suggested that she had
been christened the Frolic in bitter
irony; she certainly never justified the
name, not even when she rolled her
very best; It was portentous, pound
ing roll that put deck cargo in deadly
peril.
When the Frolic dropped down the
Mersey one late spring afternoon she
had three passengers on board, all
men. Each had probably chosen to sail
in the Frolie because the fares were
low-that, at any rate. was John Gre
gan's reason, which he made no scruple
to disclose. I'm not rich," he said,
"and that's fact. I've little money,
but I'll maybe want that at the other
side" He was an inexperienced trav-
eler. but had the Irlshman's faculty for
making the best of strange surround
ings. In two days he was perfectly at
home.
They were three days out when a
fourth passenger Unexpectedly ap-
peared on deck. He was black re-
triever dog, glossy-coated, well-fed,
perfectly at his ease, and inclined to
be polite to every one on board. He
went onto the bridge to see Capt. Ham
mond. who swore more than the &C.
casion demanded. He called the crew
aft and asked them who brought the
dog aboard.
A chorus of 81 didn't, sir" swept the
deck.
Capt. Hammond walked up to the
three passengers, who were playing a
game Of poker on deck.
Gentlemen" he said, there's a
dog aboard this ship. reckon he's
got a master. Does he belong to any
Of your"
HE looks Lille a dog of mine," said
Cregan.
did you bring him on board, sir?"
"He came with me-"
you should have let me know, Mr..
Cresan."
Sorry. captain. l didn't know you
liked dogs"
II don't like 'em on my ship. Some
psople'd throw him overheard, Mr.. Gre
gan"
"Ah, would they? There'd be the
devil and all to pay il they did. A lot
depends on that dog, Capt. Hammond.
I'll stand for his keep and lodging;
that's fair. Punch, shake hands with
the captain" Punch shook hands all
around and Capt. Hammond was ap-
peased.
The dog naturally became the most
popular parsonage on the ship. Most
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Bits of Racing News.

Arthur Gardiner is now taking resi-
at his summer home at Fox Lake. III.
John Lawson, the terrible Swede,
is touring Utah with vaudeville COM
pany of his own.
Seven prizes in five races were CAP
tured by Savages at a recent meet In
Rockford, III. The victors were
brothers, designated as X. and r.
Members of the Lake View G. G. Of
Merrill, Wis, are trying to secure per-
mission to run off the state champion
ships which were prevented by the flas-
CO at GAINESVILLE.
Milwaukee league members are going
to the national meet in Boston pre-
pared to make their bid for the ma
tional meet of 1900. The Milwaukee
boom was well launched at Indianapo-
lis last year, as will be remembered.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
PAUL BOURRIl.LON.

to the front with victory that Is
worthy of him. From field of twenty
eight competitors he won the most I'M
portant race of his country, the cham
pionship of France. The Ave qualify
ing heats were won by Nossam, who
defeated Bourotte by narrow mar
gin: Bourrillon, Louvet, Domain and
Courbe, who became the surprise OF
the day when he won out by o quar-
ter of a length from Jacquelin. The
final was a procession until at 300
meters Courbe made sudden jump
and stole eight or nine meters on the
bunch. Bourrillon, who was In second
position, went after him and closed
with Courbe in less than seventy-fve
meters. At 100 meters from the tape
Bourrlllon passed Courbe easily and
won by lead of fully length and a
half. while Nossam ran third by a
length behind Courbe
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08


The Associated Cycling Clubs Of Chi
cago has gone into camp on the blum
shore Of Lake Michigan at Winnetka
twenty odd miles north OF the Windy
City. The encampment consists of a
score of tents, each belonging to one
Of the cycling clubs claiming member
ship in the association, and Is a re-
vival Of the Camp Harrison Of 1897,
planned after the annual summer out
ing Of the National Cyclists union OF
England. The camp opened just re-
Gently with the arrival of ninety mem
bers, whose number is expected to
more than double during the succeed
ing two weeks.
The initiative that brought this
camp into life is commendable. 1t
smacks of something new and shows a
tendency to get away from the hack
neyed subjects that generally occupy
the attention of the A. C. c. The pro-
gressive. thinking club members who
have at heart the broad interest of all
cyclists rather than the immediate in
terest of their individual clubs have
long deprecated the narrOwness of the
policy and interests of the association.
It is high time, they believe, that this
body, which should be representative
of the cycling interests Of the whole
city, began to occupy itself with mat
tiers Of public welfare instead Of allow
ing its attention to be absorbed in road
and track racing.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
WAS THE REPORTERS FRIEND.
specuIated for Newspaper Men on Sure
Things.

speculated for Newspaper Men on Sure
Things.
New York Press: The newspaper
men Of the street have lost a warm
friend in Flower. In the last year and
half he made dozen or more richer
than they had ever dreamed OF being.
He never misled. In his Office, In the
three great months before Christmas.
they were wont to congregate to learn
the financial news of the day, the trend
of the market. He or some other MEM
Der of the firm would walk around the
room, saying: "Well, boys, we are 60
ing to put Federal Steel up about six
points today" Then, after few min
utss of general chat,he would continue:
"Joe, how much do you want? Can
you stand 100 shares?" Joe says he
can and the order is booked. Charlie,
want a hundred? More il you like II"
Charlie takes 200. He asks each in
turn, some taking as much as 500
shares of the certainly-a Flower
stock-anything with Flowers name
to it meant lead pipe cinch. No boy
with from 100 to 1000 shares of stock
in Federal Steel, or anything else 40
uuired under similar circumstances,
ever walked the floor at night, or lost
one wink of sleep. If the stock went
up as intimated he would walk into the
Office next morning and get a cheek.
II it happened by any misfortune to go
down he never heard Of it. The firm
of Flower C Co., Roswell P. special,
did not do business that way. The
boys had to make. 1t was with them
all case Of "heads / win, tails you
lcse:" But let 1t be understood that they
never failed to give Mr.. Flower full
equivalent. Yes, and more. They ad-
vertised him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

BACK, DOG!" HE CALLED.
of his time he devoted to Cregan, the
rest was punctiliously divided between
the officers and men.
At Rio de Janeiro John Cregan dis
embarked with Punch and his few be-
longings. No one on board had sue
ceeded in discovering his business, not
even the captain, who had done his
best to draw him.
When Cregan landed he put up at
the most moderate hotel he could find
and looked about him for a family
named Doyle. He found families called
Doyle in every conceivable condition
Of life, but from all of them he turned
away unsatisfed. Wherever Cregan
went Punch went, too; he was as alert
as fox.
Come, Punch; we'll take turn, y
said Cregan one cool evening.
The main thoroughfares we're crowd
ed; lighted saloons, not too choice,
shone upon the street, the people OF
Rio were making merry in characteris-
tic fashion. Cregan turned into darker
and narrower ways, pondering deeply
on the strange fortune that brought
him so far on so poor chance of sue
cess. Suddenly Punch started forward.
nose to ground. Cregan saw figure
pass into a squalid-looking house.
Back, dog" he called. Punch came
to heel all quivering with excitement.
SIS it true find, wonder" he
thought, drawing back into the shadow
with his hand on the dogs collar.
In half an hour the figure came out;
It was q woman, in the dress Of a
nurse. Punch strained to free himself.
Quiet; not now. This isn't the
right place to interview lady. You
should know that, Punch"
Cregan was more excited than the
dog: he could have danced for Joy.
When the woman was out Of sight he
went up to the house which she had
left and knocked. A draggled child
came to the door.
"Who was the lady who just left?'
"Sure, twas Sister MORA"
where does she liver
Glow could I know, serr?"
Twill she be here tomorrow
"She will, sorr."
Cregan scrubbed his address on a
piece of paper and slipped it and coin
into the child's hand.
"Give her the paper tomorrow and
tell her to come at once. Spend the
money dacent, now, ayick."
He hurried back to the hotel and
tried to sleep, but the morning found
him with heavy eyes and aching head.
All day he sat at his window with the
dog, watching for the woman in a
nurses dress.
At last she came. 1t was toward
evening. and the cool wind was blow
sng up again. She was shown into an
empty room according to his iHssue-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
Success of Steam Motorcycle.

= There is considerable difference in
tho operation Of the steam and the
petroleum motor pacing machines.
After the former gets under way the
Two riders cease pedaling and devote
their entire attention to guiding the
machine and controlling the motor,
whereas with the latter the motor Is
only supplemental to the leg motion Of
the riders. to whose speed 1t adds about
ten or twelve miles per hour. The
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
tons, and he and the dog went aswa

JtOuSs anu uS shu SA0 uO6 VcHs SSWA
to meet her.
When the door was opened Punch
sprang to her joyfully; with q little
startled cry she drew away: then she
fell on her knees and buried her face
against his shoulder.
Punch! Punch!" she cried, els It
your"
I've brought him to you, M0ira,"
said Cregan. "'Twas he who found
you"
"And you, too! Oh, John!"
He took her hand and held 1t for a
long time in silence, gazing into her
eyes. Then he let 1t fall with sigh
that showed what WEAKNESS had been
lifted from him.
Il didn't WRITE" he said, "because
my name could be nothing but q
trouble to you, reminder of bitter
days"
Never that" she cried.
at was through my father that you
were made poor" he went on, firmly,
otherwise you would never have left
home. Let me speak. MORA. have
had enough good fortune to be able to
repay Mr.. Doyle every penny. Here II
is"
He took a draft from his pocketbook
and laid 1t on the table.
DON'T" she cried.
"Ycu must take 1t to him."
John, he died year ago."
"Then, I'm too late!"
"Not too late, for your goodness was
in the thought. / can never forget
that"
Cregan rat staring at the draft,
which was drawn to the order Of a
dead man. His head swan.
'"Then it's yours now, you're alone
and need it. The things been bang
ing round my neck like milestone.
Take it, Moira."
"For the sake of the old days." she
said, don't ask me-"
"It's for their sake / do ask. Dear
God. the old days."
when are you going back?"
Never. shall stay here to redeem
my fathers name"
John, are you ill?"
"Only little feverish."
She felt his pulse and passed cool
hand across his forehead.
"The old days! Moria, IL only we
could bring them back, II only
dared"
"Yes?"
Tell YOU"
She knelt beside and gazed up into
his face with eyes full of mingled Joy
and fear.
Tell mel" she said.
81 have loved you always"
Her head sank and rested against his
knee.
John" she said, Il was always
yours. thought you'd forgotten me"
There was need for Sister Mcira's
nursing. The yellow fever gets to
work quickly, and in twelve hours Gre
gan was in its grip. He was not par
ticularly good patient, either, and had
to be subjected to strict discipline; but
death was beaten back ut last, and he
and MORA and the dog Punch became
the most popular members of the Eng
lish community at Rio. That was long
ago. Their present address Is In the
County Clare.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
Popular Low rrlosa c.,,rora,s Ezs.ssss.s

Popular Low Priced Csliforais Exssssieas
The Santa Fe Route daily excursi0as
TO California Ia tourist sleeping oaSe
are deservedly popular. Cars are q
newest pattern and very comfortable.
having every necessary convenience.
These excursions are accompanied By
Pullman conductors and porters, and
are patronized by many Of the best
people. Low rate tickets.
The Santa Fe California line 10 re-
markably picturesque. Its middle
ioute across the continent avoids ex-
treme heat or cold.
For descriptive literature, address.
GEO. W. HAeENBUcH, p. & I. A.,
Santa Fe Ry. Kansas City. Mo-
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Want your moust&che or beard a beautiful
brown or rich black? Then uso
BUcKIMGhAM'S DYE tsklssecssr.
Babies are Just footprints Of their
parents.
PATENTS.

The patent law firm of Higdon q
Higdon was established in 1873.
Their Kansas City Office Is on the
second floor ia the Diamond, or juno
zion building. where it has been for
the past six years. Rooms 9, z, S, 0,
10, II, Junction OF Main and Della.
ware streets. Kansas City, Mo. Tele.
phone 1919. SEND FOR PRICE LIST
AND CATALOGUE FREE. Please
mention this paper. Registered num-
Der 7Sl ftJ
The following patents were issued
Tuesday. August 30. to inventors
living in Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braskn:
Anderson. john, st. Louis; electric
motor.
Anderson, John, st. Louis; electric
hammer.
Beringhaus, Edmund o. and B. +,
Kochs, ST.. Louis; caster
Blesmcyer, Lorenz f., Westphalia;
scholars companion.
Melon, Peter H.. st. Louis; folding
bed.
Mendenhall. Daniel w., Kansas
City; combined vehicle propeller power
transmitting machine.
Montague, Patrick H., St. Louis;
air compressor.
Schwed mann, Ferdinand, St Louis;
electric terminal.
Vestal, James R., Walnut Grove;
combined pencil holder and sharpener.
Wagner, Herbert A., and d. W..
Roper. st. Louis; means for operating
electric arc lamps.
Wilcox. Myron H., and ]. c. Stew.
art. Livingston county; fishing reel
Witherspoon, Thomas c., St Louis;
water heater or analogous device.
Ehipman, Jno p, st. Louis; wagon
sunshade iron.
Shower. Maggie b., Macon; lap
robe.
Schambach, C H., Nevada; Cam.
pho-Phenol Antiseptic Soap" (for
soap.l
Chandler, Geo. W., Manhattan; lock
Fenimore. James c., Newton; wash
ing machine.
johnson, Augustus, Falun. band
cutter and feeder for threshing ma.
chimes and separators.
Klatt, Reinhold, Strong City; wagon
standard.
Ragsdale, Geo., Topeka; burner.
Wall John j., and A. ROgalsky,
Bhular; counting ma chine.
NEBRASKA
Jarmin. James b., Osceola; auto
matte check row planter.
50 Issue OF August co. 1909
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The ordinary courtship is very
weak foundation upon which to erec
the gigantic stru, t ire of matrimony.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The microbes that cause chills and
fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals
the mucous membranes and pre-
wants the entrance of malartal
serms thus preventing aud curing
Sheee affections.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
BOUHOURS.

three laps, covering 80 miles SO yards
In the hour. Walters was second and
Simar third. On the following day
Walters, in an attempt to break Bou-
hours record, added ten yards to the
figures.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

A mans own breeding Is the best 10
curity against the ill-manners Of 9th
Or points.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

BOurriliOn, the French Champion.
Paul BourrillOn, errOneonsly re-
ported to have arrived in Canada, has
after many defeats this season come
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

mrs. WInsIows eOorning syrup
Tor children ethiny ssfens tne guns reduces in11D
mattou aays pain cures wind coitc- - vents beetA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Some men court in haste and repent,
in court.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The cock praises his joint especially
when Il 10 burnt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

A divorce lawyer likes domestic
brOils done to q turn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

No man ever gave his best without
thereby losing soma of his worst
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
For Housekeepera.

Hash affords us an example OF IN
end without means.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, TO
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Bee that your linen is washed clean. Use
"Faultless Starch," clean irons, follow d.
rections given on package and perfect ~
suits will follow. All grocers sell "FaultlsD
Starch" large package, lOc.
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Total issue. ................... h2I
Acopy OF any patent In the above list
will be furnished on application for II
Cents
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-19
PLANTS THAT SHOOT BULLETS.
Efforts of Nature to Scntter Seeds Far
and Wide.

Many common garden plants shoot bullets;
not as big nor as hard as those shot from a
gun, but they go quite as far and are as ef
fective proportionately. If the plants which
shoot them were as big as gun, these veg
etable bullets might do great damage. AS
it is, battles take place between plants, dur
ing which the bombardments are fierce
enough while they last. The common wis
taria has been known to shoot buflet over
fifty feet.
This curious property is the result of ma
tures effort to scatter the seeds as far as
possible. Many plants have seed pods which
are held, so to speak, in a state of tension.
AS the plant grows its fbres become
stretched, until when the seeds are fully de-
veloped the retaining capsule bursts open
violently and the seeds literally are hurled
in every direction. The wistaria has seeds
which in size and shape are much like pis-
tol bullet, and as the piant loves to grow on
hillsides and on eminences the distance these
vegetable bullets travel before touching the
ground is very great. When the number of
plants Is large and they all shoot off together,
a mimic battle takes place which must be
alarming indeed to the small animals in the
neighborhood One can imagine the conster-
nation of the squirrels and the birds during
the time when the black pods are flying. If
one OF tneSe DulletS were 10 nit DlTu IN d
vital part it would undoubtedly injure it.
The wild geranium is another plant that
hurls its seeds in all directions.
The story is told of an invalid lady who
had placed some wistaria plants on a mantle
near her bed, and forgot them. Some time
afterward, when she lay sick in bed, her
family heard her scream out, and rushed into
the room to find her in nervous, frightened
condition, excaiming that bullet had been
shot into the room. She was soothed and
queted by assurances that such a thing was
impossible. But later in the day she cried
out again, this time insisting that bulle
had struck the window pane and had come
across the room. Sure enough the bullet
! was found at the foot OF the bed. When ex-
| amined 1t turned out to be wlstaria seed
Then she remembered the plants on the man
] tie They had ripened and shot their seeds
| one had gone across the room, struck th'
window pane and bounded back to the bed
! The distance as measured was thirty feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-19
GOVERNORS OPPUSE TRUSTS
Seventeen Executives of Various Pol
itics VIII Assist In Conference 10
Regulate Combines.

AUSTIN, Tex, June 1S.-Governor sayers
is much encouraged witt the prospects OF
large attendance of governors and attorneys
general at the antitrust conference to be
held in st. Louis September 20. Up to this
time seventeen governors have responded to
his invitation to attend the proposed con-
ference OF that number thirteen are out
spoken In favor of the antitrust legisla-
ton. Governor Sayers received letter yes
terday from Governor Robert b. Smith OF
Montana as follows:
"I heartily endorse your action in calling
a meeting OF the governors and attorneys
general of the several states and territories
for the purpose of discussing the subjec,
OF trusts and OF state legislation that viii
tend to do away with the evil. God being
willing. ! win be with you at the meeting
in September and l will try to persuade oul
attorney general to attend"
The replies SO far received by Governor
Savers are about evenly divided between
democratic and republican governors