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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
Oklahoma,

It's wonderful resources and superior
to homeseekers are set
forth in a handsome illustrated PAM
phlet just issued by the Frisco Line
Passenger Department. Copy will be
mailed free on application to Bryan
Snyder, General Passenger Agent, St.
I.Ollia Mo
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
Wear Them Always.

There are three rings which the
queen Of England never by any chance
removes from her hand. One Is the
little enamel ring, set with single
diamond, given to her when quite q
child by Prince Albert; another Is her
betrothal ring, beautiful snake OF
emeralds, and the third is a plain mar
row band-her wedding ring.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

1t requires no preterhuman force OF
will in any young man or woman to
get at least half an hour out of solid
busy day for good and disinterested
reading.-John Morley.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

One-half the world may not know
how the other half lives. but some
times a man knows his better halt
lives on the alimony.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

push" rolls into the aristocratic vesti-
bule and up the magnificent escaliel
d'honneur like tidal wave. Out OF
thoughtful delicacy the entrance to the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
The Free Shows Generally Result in Riotous
Evenine-Character of the Crowd.

bread and shows! The people pay
good part of the taxes, and the sub
Mentioned playhouses Of Pals tako q
good slice of the public revenue. There
fore 1t is just. 1t Is an attractive slgnt
to. see the riff-Iaff tumbling into the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

When spinster tells you she is SIN
gle from choice, it may be owing TO
the fact that all the men of her ac-
Quaintance chose other girls.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

When your enemies speak i'll Of you,
act in such a manner that people went
believe them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Somehow a man never appreciates
the silver lining of the cloud when he
gets caught in a shower.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

ND by giving up the collateral, after
generally trying to cut 1t down to $lO,
saying he has only that amount with
him."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Results impress us more when we
are ignorant of the process by which
they are attained.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Love levels all things except its own
monotony.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
Well Informed.

Teacher-"Johnny, can you name the
chief product of the Philippine is
lands?" Johnny-"Yes'm. Trouble"
Life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

francs. A mother and three daughters
coming late-an hour or so before the
opening of the doors-will squeeze
their way into the place of one Of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

v wheel in the hand is worth two In
Ess repair shop.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

A homely woman who is vain doubts
the accuracy of mirrors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
Popular Low relc, California Excursioa

The Santa Fe Route daily excursions
to California liz tourist sleeping cars
are deservcdly popular. Cars are OF
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 is re-
markably picturesque. Its middle
,oute 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.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Twenty-Five women have been
hanged in England during Queen Vic
t0;ia's reign.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Consciously or unconsciously. the
demagogue adopts this philosophy.
Flattery is his method and his stock
in trade. 1t catches the unthinking
multitude; it pleases the shiftless and
the fabby of intellect; it excuses the
lazy and the unsuccessful. By it selfish
and dishonest men lead the honest and
limple-minded to their own undoing.
It is our misfortune that nearly all OF
us are likely to be caught by the sweets
of the flatterer. The editor has heard
a lawyer tell country jury how great
an honor it was in the ancient days
to be a Roman citizen and what re-
sponsibility that citizenship carried
with It, But, however great the
honor, dignity and responsibility Of
Roman citizenship" continued the
lawyer, cit was as nothing compared
with yours! You are citizens Of Bun
combe county-every man a sover-
eign!" And he supposed that kind OF
stuff would influence the jury to de-
eide in favor of his client.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Some peoples idea Of a necessary
evil is one they don't want to abolish.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

A young man seeking quiet spot
70 kiss a girl should avoid her mouth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

The difference between love and dys-
pepsia is merely matter of years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

Religion lies more in walk than In
alk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
Five Per Cent Soldiers.

Five per cent Of all Europeans are
trained soldiers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15
There Is No Counrr, ..slng Opened fol

There Il No CounrrJ .ssing Opened for
Settlement In This Brosd Land
Which affords such opportunities to
the homeseeker and investor as that
along the line of the Port Arthur
Route"
EXCURSION RATES TWICE EACH
MONTH.
Shortest and best line to Joplin,
Hot Springs, Ft Smith. Houston and
Galveston.
Only line to Port Arthur.
Il. c. ORR, Cent Pass. Agt.,
E,,e,s Civ Mo-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

90 Lakefront-That
circus man must be
a fool.
Wabash-What's
he been doing?
Lakefront-Why,
he actually wants
rs to pay money to
watch animals eat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

cheapest seats OF
the Paris opera Is
by way of the great
stairway. There is
no side entrance
for the gallery
gods. Well, such
is the force of habit
that a great part of
the crowd always
starts to rush up
those four flights,
when the best seats
of the orchestra are
waiting for them.
The ordinary
odor of a Paris OPP
era night is that Of
femininity and per-
fumes. But when
the populace has
gained possession
the smell is of ham,
wine, oranges and
peppermint. Those
who get into the
boxes = and there
are many boxes at
the Paris Opera
spread their table.
A quart bottle of
red wine for each
individual, plenty
of cold ham and
C h C k e n, with
bread and cheese
and fruits thought
to be a model
lunch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

The C o n S t q n t
change in BIZ
cycles
Is easy of solu-
ton,
For every time the
W h e e | S go
round
There is a revo-
luton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-15

The Boston Herald calls attention
10 the fact that Harvard is to have
new telescope Of unique kind, en-
aiding it to do certain work impos-
sible to any other now in existence.
For many years the race among OBJ
servatories has been to secure the tele-
scope with the largest aperture. All
these great lenses have been made by
Alvan Clark, and, beginning with that
of the old University of Chicago, which
had a tense of eighteen inches, the
size has gradually increased, as shown
in the following table:
Inches.
Old University Of Chicago. .........1 S
princeton 80 -
Washington observatory. .26
Pulkowa (Russia) observatory. 49,. gu
Tick observatory sc
Chicago observatory (Yerkes). $3.50. .4O
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
What Is a Sisnature9

When Constable was requested to put
his signature to one of his pictures he
answered: "Why, my dear sir, it is
signed all over" Let the preacher pre-
serve his personality and his sermon
also will be ''signed all over" A num-
Der of i Thackeray's pen-and-ink
sketches were sold not long since in
London, and, although they bore no
monogram or. signature, no one dis
puted their genuineness.s5 A true
preacher also cannot be hid. Thatwhick
John had seen and with his own hands
handled of the world of life could never
fbe to any other person just what it was
to him. A preacher who puts himself
into his sermons is as readily detected
in his sermon as anywhere else. Even
his apprehension of truth, his way of
looking at it, his fashion of delivering
it, is all his own. Let US repeat it: His
sermon will be "signed all over
Homiletic Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
HELPFUL DAIRY NOTES.

We aim to have the butter entirely
free of buttermilk.
We allow no tobacco used in the barn
or in the creamery.
The cows are milkedat the same hour
each day, in the same order and by the
same person.
When our butter is, finished it does
not usually contain more than IL per
cent. of water.
We have found that careless feeder
can use great deal of feed from which
we get no returns.
No material change occurs in the COM
position of the corn-cobs during the
several stages of ripening.
We know of no business where the
careful attention to details counts for
as much as in the dairy business.
We know of nothing on the farm that
will give as steady an income as the
making and selling Of good butter.
It we fail on batch Of butter our reg
ular customers never see it; it is put
in tub and sent where it is unknown.
We should never forget to look after
the comfort of the COW and are care
tul that every storm finds her in the
stall.
Running the churn just one minute
TOO long will often do for butter what
the most expert butter makers cannot
undo.
After the stover has reached the best
condition for cutting there is a rapid
decline in both yield and feeding value.
Western Flowman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05

special care in construction. the clay
being we'll rammed in about drain to
keep out air.
In construction the walls consisting
Of by inch set on mud sills 4 by 8
inches are boarded up inside and out
with common lumber set close. The
space between is packed full of saw
dust, tanbark or sand. Outside clay is
rammed down tight against the walls
for thickness of 16 to 20 inches. The
floor is sloped a little toward the cen,
ter and loose boards are laid on the
ground with ends pointing to center
One inch spaces are left between
boards to form channels to conduct
waste water to drain at center. The
roof may have gable ends or be hipped
Rafters are ceiled up below with
matched boards, making a tight con.
neotion with inside sheathing of side
walls. At peak of roof trap door i:
formed, arranged to be opened and
closed from without; over this tra1
door is built the small ventilator with
oblique Stats to freely admit air, bu,
keep out rain and sun.
Entrance to ice chamber is through
a trap door in roof; if vestibule is bull,
over entrance it adds to efficiency Of
fce-house. caves are wide and fur
nished with cutters to carry rain water
some distance clear Of the building
Before filling with ice. place six inche,
of straw over floor under ice, cover ic,
over on top after house is full with q
Inches of straw. In damp weather ant
at night close trap door in ventilator;
during dry days open sufficiently tt
keep space above ice free from vapor
Size of ice chamber depends upon guam
tity Of ice required; so cubic foot space
in ice chamber packed with ice repre-
sents one ton.-T. L. Hiles, in Farm and
Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
Nature Protects the Doe.

AN"Iu1 AoSCSIS tic DoSs
"Onc of the strangest as we'll az the
wisest provisions of nature" says the
well-kncwn guide, Dan Haywood, in the
Minneapolis Tribune, sis that which
protects doe deer, as well as some
other female animals, from enemies of
the carnivorous species during the pc
Rod when the offspring is very young.
Between the toes of all the feet will be
found hole which extends into the
foot about an inch, terminating in q
sack in which is secreted a musk or
scent of a very strong odor. Ordinarily
when the deer is walking the air leaves
enough scent in each track to enable a
dog or wolf to follow it several hours
after it has been made, but the foot of
the doe is changed for several months
after the fawn is born. The glands, if
glands they are, dry up, and there is
not bit of odor in the track, and no
dog, not even the best deerhound, is
able to fellow the trail. Many good
hounds have lost their reputation by
failing to follow the trail of female
bear with cubs, and perhaps deer
Also"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
PAVED WITH DIAMONDS.
Kimberley Highways Made Of Earth
Containing VAST Fortunes In
Precious stones.

It is not often that it is given to man.,
outside of the favored gentlemen who
figured in the stirring story of Aladdin
and his wonderful lamp and kindred
productions Of rich oriental imagina-
ton, to travel daily on highroad lit
orally grooming with diamonds. When
such an unusual privilege is voucksafed
it would appear to be the proper thing
to admit that one might love the
ground he walked on. Until a few years
ago there was such road, and it was
neither a vision of the pipe nor the
press agent. It was located in the KIM
berley district in South Africa, and
when a man walked over it he walked
over millions of dollars worth of the
precious stones.
Five thousand dollars yard was the
record Of some parts of the r. ad. The
diamonds are not there now, so it will
do the gentle reader no good to take q
ticket for Kimberley and seek to find
a fortune in the street. It seems that
when the diamond mining industry was
some years younger than it is to-day
there was vexing scarcity of water
in the Kimberley country. So when q
miner couldn't get supply of water to
help him in his search he had to do
the best he could and hustle around
with his tools in the dry earth. He
would spade here and there until he
struck a lump of earth which held the
eagerly Sought prize. Then he would
abandon the little mound of earth his
! spade had overturned and seek for dia-
monds in another place. After awhile,
several years, in fact, these mounds
amounted to considerable obstruction
to travel and further digging. The
loose earth was in the way, but no one
would volunteer to cart it away. Final
ly the Kimberley municipal council Of
fered to use the dirt in macadamizing
the roads around the city, which was
branching out and reaching quite re.
spectacle proportions. The offer was
gladly accepted by the mine owners
and the mounds were cleared away.
Nearly a score of years later there
was a drop in the diamond market. The
price of the stones fell, and in order ia
bring about return of high figures
the mine owners decided to restrict
their output. This necessitated big
cut in the pay roll, and as a result the
Kimberley district was soon overrur
with unemployed miners. Then some
of the wise men in the land came to the
conclusion that they might pick up {
few overlooked gems from the highroa6
if they could get municipal permission
and plentiful supply of water. They
got both, for each year portion o:
the road which had been strengthened
by the mound dirt was turned over t,
the men, and they worked on it will
astounding results. Diamonds to tn
value of 100000 were recovered yearl,
for several years. From one little piec,
of road no bigger than the floor of
Harlem drawing-room there was take,
100000 worth of diamonds.-N. Y. Her
aid.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
THE SENATORIAL INSTINCT.
"A Detroit Cat That Wa. LiLene !
Unto the Luxurious
Statesman.

Il guess I just about have the blue.ribbon
cat story, declared one of the EMPLOYEES at
q Detroit depot. I'VE had a big tom here
that was 9 fayorite for months. He never
did anything. worse than to whip an occa.
sional dog that came proving about, or
scratch some kid that wanted to carry him
OH; but he became fat, lazy, self-important
and lmpudent. He asserted right to be
on TOP OF the desks, and resented the noise
OF typewriter when he wanted to take his
afternoon nap a.. ). - ;
y, 80 another of the boys and myself slipped
IL ON INTO box car, and sent him to Chicago
Ihere was no chance for him to escape for it
was tight box car, with the doors sealed,
and billed through.
Two weeks later there came carload of
furniture from Chicago, and after it had
peen shunted to side track the work of un.
Loading was begun. The men scattered when
they saw pair of fiery eyes working toward
them through chair legs and over carpet
rolls. While they were arming themselves
WIN coupling pins in order to resist the at.
tack OF some wild 'critter,' long, lean and
hungry-looking cat sprang out, blinked till
ne became accustomed to the light and then
trotted to my office. There he gave me an
ugly Ieer. winked at the clerks and curled
up on window sill in the sun accepted
old lom and now call him Senator"
why Senator?"
Because he knew a good thing and was
20 anxious to get back "-Detroit Free Press
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
gov Coiored Boy Knew JOSEPH
Jenerson Was Not q Cir
Gus Rider.

Joseph Jefferson and his son Tom were
waking home from duck hunt on his plan.
tation IN Louisiana one evening, when one
OF the colored boys asked Tom what he did
IN the show. Tom said
20 up. John. and ask him! he'll tell
and said:
.o MI; ;Joss; will you be mad if I axed you
mo. John. what it is?" said Mr.. Jeffer.
,What do you do in de show"
Mr.: Jefferson replied that it would be
rather difficult for him to explain to him
what his particular line of business was.
well, said John, "dus yer swallow
Mr.: Jefferson told him he had no talent
wnatever IN that direction
well. yer son told me yed swallowed
Knives and forks and fire, and de Lor' knows
what all. and l believe he was jest fooin'
MI: Jefferson agreed with him. saving
that his son was quite capable of it,
wei, dere's one thing certain" said
John. yer dom act in de circus"
Mr.. Jefferson asked him how he could be
sure OF that. John burst into an immod.
crate tit of laughter.
=, ~. no; no sir! Yer can't fool me on dat
I've seen yer get on horse-yer amt no
circus actor."-Boston Globe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05
MANITOBA'S CAPACITY,
Can Raise Enough Wheat to Supply
Britain All She Requires
from Abroad.

Toronto, Nov. 10th.-The World COM
ments on the report of the United En-
pire trade league on the capacity of
Canada as granary' for Britain. The
report refers to Manitoba as follows:
Manitoba has an area of AZ millions
acres. Deducting ten million for lakes,
rivers. townsites, and waste land, 3d.
100000 acres are left for farm cult
Walton or homes for 116, 900 families on
800 acres each and as up to now there
are only $4,000 farmers there altogeth-
er, that leaves room in one province for
se,0oS more wheat growers. Suppos-
ing, then, we got them there and each
one of them out of his 800 acres grows
on an average 100 acres at 20 bushels
to the acre, if you. figure it up you will
find it is quite possible for Manitoba
alone to supply us with all the wheat
we require from abroad. It is only q
question of money, and, comparatively
speaking, not money either. The cost
of one >tirst-class battleship (cbout
s75o,0o0) would put 5000 families on to
farms in the North West, allowing 6 $50
to each to find them in implements,
seeds, horses, &C. Would keep them
until their first crop was harvested
Five thousand farmers, averaging 100
acres of wheat each at 20 bushels to the
acre, means an extra 10000, 900 bushels
for if that scheme is not liked Britain
would put a duty on foreign wheat.
In addition to- the wheat lands OF
Manitoba there are the millions Of
acres in Assiniboia, Alberta and Sas'
katchewan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05

MARTIN DODGE.
<Director Road Inquiry Bureau, Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
one-fourth-inch upward fange on the
outer side to keep the wheels on the
rails. The downward fanges are
pressed into the earth or macadam
their full depth and hold the rails SO
firmly that no cross ties are required.
If the bed is of earth, soil to the depth
of five inches is removed from between
the rails, and the excavation filled with
gravel or macadam for the horses to
travel on. The rails are made continu-
Gus by joining the ends by "ish.
plates so constructed that they will run
the wheels on to the rails after passing
a team"
The advantages claimed for this steel
trackway, as shown by tests already
made, are ~ saving of power, a We
hicle running on it at an estimated ex.
penditure Of but one-fifth what is re-
quired on macadam, and one-twentieth
of what is required on dirt roads. e.;
Saving of wear and tear, as all vehicles
run evenly and are not strained by
ruts, rocks and holes (3) Saving Of
time, as a team can trot with two tons
on it as readily as it can walk with one
ton on dirt road. (4) It is very dura-
bile and will need few repairs. (5) It
saves the dust usually ground up by the
wheels of vehicles. (6) It is "a perfect
road for bicycle and motor vehicles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05

THE FARM ICE CROP.
erately Priced Underground
Ice House.

IN locating an underground ice
house, select q knoll in dry place
which rises higher above the surround
ing surface than the ice chamber is
deep, so that the bottom of ice cham
Der will be above the base of the hill.
This arrangement is shown by Sec
tional view in the cut herewith in which
is the hill, b ice4house, c drain, d
ventilator and trap.
. It is necessary to maintain an Ice
house as dry as practicable and to ex-
clude all air currents from the ice. For
these ends the drain c is placed in the
bottom to convey away the drip and
the ventiator d at the top to carry off
vapor and damp air. The trap in
drain prevents the entrance of air
through bottom Of house. 1t is given