davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
HEARD WHEN YOU SNEEzE.
Expectations In Many Languages to Ward
on Coming Danger.


In many a family, particularly in
New England, sneeze is generally fol-
lowed by hearty God bless u.s."
though little thought is ever paid to
the meaning of the phrase or why 1t Is
used. A curious explanation Of the
origin of the phrase is given. 1t seems
that several centuries ago an epidemic
like our present influenza became rife
all over Europe, the first symptom OF
which was violent sneezing. The pope
at that time prescribed prayers against
the epidemic and recommended GER
tain short CALCULATIONS, to be made
when anyone sneezed in such way as
to show signs of having contracted the
malady. Hence all over Europe we
have these calculations, practically OF
the same character. Italy: "Dlo vi
benedica!" in Germany, "Gott segne
dich!" (also "Cesundheit!') in France.
"Dieu vous benisse!" among the Span
ish speaking people of New Mexico,
Jesus tie favorescal!" in Arizona, "Je-
sus to oyude!" The English, God
bless you" or God bless u.s." corre-
spends to the Gaelic, 'Dia linn," God
with u.s." Sometimes the response.
"Agus Muire!" land Mary" is added.
and in violent attacks, "agus Eoin
Baiste," land John Baptist" In New
Mexico they say to children sneezing:
"Dios tie haga crecer," God make thee
grow An equivalent expression is
used in Gaelic as a thank phrase, and
/ have heard people say in Ireland to a
child sneezing, God bless you, child,
you're no fairy a semi-serious allu-
sion to the possibility of children be-
ing changed by fairies, as the old leg
end had it-Donahoe's Magazine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

We claim to be republic, but the
fact still remains that we are under
control of dictator, the same being
one Marcus Hanna. What is the diff
ference between dictatorship and the
sort of Republicanism that we now en-
joy? We would rather have a good
square, humane dictator at the head
of affairs than the gang that is now
running us in debt, fighting wars in
the far-off Philippines. This country
will one day be led to exclaim like
Macbeth: HE who breeds wars will
live to be tortured by them" or words
to that effect.-Gaorge's Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
What They DO with Them.

A southern man who recently rec
mrned home after a visit to Boston
said to neighbor: You know these
here little round white beans?" The
other admitted that he did. I'VE feed
'em to bosses down our way" yes"
"Well, sir,up to Boston they take them
beans, boil 'em for three or four hours,
slap little sowbelly an some mo-
lasses and other truck in with 'em,
and what do you suppose they do with
'em?" Gosh, l do no." well, SIR"
said the first speaker, sententiously,
I'm id if they don't eat 'em. "-Ex-
change
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

the fact that many of the slave vic
tins are mere children. In recent
raids made by the Frisco authorities
children not yet IL years of age have
been found arrayed in the character
istic garb. The movement being made
to crush out the business Of selling
girls into slavery is receiving material
assistance from missionaries who have
virtually taken their lives in their
hands and gone among the Highbind-
ers and other Cinnamon in order to
break up this awful traffic in human
souls. They have rescued number
of the slaves. From these some of the
secrets of the slave business have been
learned. And from these girls have
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

1t was the first night of his comedy.
and, although it had fallen rather fiat,
he had hopes. What do you think Of
it. he asked a friend who had just
come out. "Oh, it's all right for the
kind" returned the other, but | don't
think the public likes that sort of a
play. 1t would rather have something
to make it lough." Make it Taught"
roared the indignant playwright.
Eyes" answered the other. Next
time you ought to try to write ira
gedy."-Chicego Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
IMPERIALISM.

1t is queer confession for the adj
ministration to- make-this admission
that it has sent lot of soldiers on an
errand where 1t is not safe to let them
read what. congressman and other
prominent persons gay about the hell
ishness Of war IN general and this
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Justice shall no longer be sold, de-
MED, or delayed, said Magma Charta,
five centuries ago. 1t is all the time
and everywhere sold, denied and de-
layed, and will continue to be until the
lever of progress makes real democ-
racy.-San Francisco Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

On the Courthouse square at Column
bia City, Ind, recently, William Mason,
who had become insane, cut his throat
and stabbed himself in the presence o.
several hundred people. He had come
into the world without his consent and
was going out of it without consulting
anybody. A score of people tried to in
terfere, but he fought them eff.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
Philippine war in particular.
ford Comm Times.

Philippine war in particular.-Hast.
ford Comm Timer.
Somebody cried treason" when J.
Lawrence Laughlin said at that Chi
cago meeting that to the Filipinos the
flag of the United States sis the en-
blem of tyranny and butchery." We
shall have Imperialism right here at
home when such remark as that be-
comes reasonable.-Buffalo Express
(Rep.).
Everybody who will look at the
matter candidly," says the Indianapo-
lis Journal, must see that the presi-
dent has not intimated purpose to
conquer the Filipinos." Well, no. The
presence of an invading army of 10000
men, and of a powerful fleet, and the
killing and wounding of 10000 natives
between them, would hardly be called
an Elimination" 1t would more prop
erly come under the head of mild
uggestion.- News and
Courier.
We have sent a governor to the Is
land of GUAM; salary, $4,000 a year
and found The little flyspeck on
the south sea chart is not worth more
than nickel. Our expansion business
is getting to be pretty costive.-Bodie
Miner Index.
country's greatness depends upon
the prosperity of its citizens rather
than the extent of land over which its
flag flies What concern is it to the
Russian peasant that the dark shadow
of his country Is extending over the
continent of Asia? Does the thrifty
and independent citizen of well-gov-
erned Switzerland think less of his
country because it is merely dot
upon the map of Europe. Larger area
is beneficial when it naturally comes
as result of an expanding civiliza-
ton, but not when home interests are
disregarded and the vitality of the
country is drawn upon in order to
sustain foreign possessions, and
which first makes necessary the sub
lection of the native races.-The Gar
ment Worker.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
PROSPERITY NOTES.

A widow of Duluth, penniless. in
arrears for rent, and generally dis
| couraged, killed herself and her two
children. Still the Filipinos stand
aloof from being acknowledgements
Labor World.
Avery d. Clark blew out his brains
with bullet at his home in Iowa.
knew Clark He made a fortune in
the Black Hills in year or two. He
saw that fortune disappear last winter
and ended his troubles with a revolver.
He had always been stanch sup
porter Of the system that sweeps away
mems wealth in moment, and called
the advocates of the one that would as
sure all men comfort and abundance
for all time, fools.-Mullan, Idaho,
Mirror.
My old friend, J. j. Hill of the Great
Northern Railway, is a hot number.
It's cold, rainy week that passes that
he don't figure out some new scheme
to devil and harass his miserable, half
starved employees with. If Jim keeps
on he really won't have any employees,
because the Great Northern is now al
most self operating. Coal beavers and
telegraphers work "a hours a day.
Switch engineers are pipe dreams
Monte Cristo extravagances. Dis
patchers handle 400 to 700 miles OF
track besides doing duty as telegraph
ers. There is an old tradition that sta
ton baggagemen used to be employed,
but it is believed to be one of the
myths of history. The section men,
though, James had to have. He used
to hire Polanders at 81 day, but that
was too expensive. So now he's
bringing in japanese, while the white
man carries his burden of blankets up
and down the track, looking for some
thing he calls work. l wish Jim would
keep 'em off the track. 1t is true they
built it and that Hill didn't drive a
spike nor lay rail on it, but it's his.
The men that built the tracks hadn't
ought to walk on them if they don't
know any better than to build for
some one else to own.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

In the F,'ench navy not more than
from to 10 per cent of the men chew
tobacco. The smokers number so per
cent. so not less than 40 per cent must
be total absrgners from "the weed"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

Hon. j. Sterling Morton moves that
the American people organize a new
party. A trust had better be formed
to include all the parties. 1t would
be more fashionable. Competition
even between parties is at the mini
mum these days.-East Oregonian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02
ON THE PICKET LINE.
CLOSE SHOTS AT POLITICAL
FACTS AS THEY APPEAR.

The Battle for the Peoples Rights Has
just Begun, the Reserves Are Coming
Up and Monopoly Is Being Attacked
AL Along the Line.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

i
The landowners, manufacturers and
business men of England favor bimet-
allism by a large majority, but one
mile square in the city of London,
occupied by the great banking houses
of the empire, Yields influence enough
to control the British empire on all
matters pertaining to the money ques-
ton and coinage Unconstitutional
Waterman.
And now the talk is that Alger will
be the next United States senator from
Michigan. This is good thing for
Alger, but it will be mighty rough
on Michigan. But, after all, one more
rascal will not make much difference
to the United States senate He will
be fitting companion for Quay and
Plat, Elkins and Hanna. The leg
islature will please proceed to en-
blame him and lay him away in that
blessed home provided for decayed and
purifying en.-Nonconformist
Daniel Webster said at Saratoga in
1850: 1.-THE labor of the United States
is the United States" The money
kings and trusts have appeared upon
the scene since Daniels day and
things are now changed. The party
that Webster belonged to now depends
for its success upon corporations and
monopolies intimidating their en-
ployes by threatening them with star
walton If they do not vote the Repub-
lican ticket, and by contributing mil
lions to purchase the votes of the de-
PRAYED and criminal classes.-N
Waterman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

Notwithstanding the enormous
weight of taxes bearing upon the pro-
ducers of the country the government
deficit for the fiscal year is announced
as sos, 300, 228.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

If delays are dangerous lawyers rnsi
be brave lot
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-02

1t is announced that Mayor Jones OF
Toledo has decided to run for governor
of Ohio next fall on the same platform
upon which the people of Toledo re-
Gently Endorsed his candidacy by a
Houncement of his candidacy, lately is
sued said: HE will accept the Republic
can nomination il given and if not will
run as an independent 1t is said that
$4,000 Ohio workingmen will be in
Columbus June LIST when the Republic
can convention meets"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26

the fail in Spanish bonds and have been
selling largely, while the Transvaal diff
ficulty induced general weakness. Prices,
however, finished above the lowest fig
ure.
Americans lost ground moderately. out
closed strong above the worst figures of
the week.
Among the increases were Baltimore &
Ohio shares, which rose i point; Northern
Pacific preferred, l.; Northern Pacific
coupon, Is: New York Central, q Union
Pacific. q; Chicago, Milwaukee G. st.
Paul, y; Atchison adjustment, Il: Illinois
Central, "; Central Pacific, *; Chesa.
peake & Ohio, Il; L. & N, u; Reading
LIST preferred, "; Wabash debentures, u
Erie. "; Atchison preferred, u; Denver &
Rio Grande, VI; Southern Pacific, *. Dem
yer & Rio Grande preferred fell " and
Norfolk & Western common II.
Money was in good demand at from NO
per cent. until Monday, "a per cent for
a week and from 5-16@23s per cent. on
three-months' bills.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
OFFICERS REMOVED.
Changes Made by the Waldecls- Rosseau
I Ministry.

Paris. June 25.-At the cabinet council
to-day M. Loubet, the president signed
orders making the following changes:
M. Bertrand. procurator general to the
appeal court, and M Feuilleey, public
prosecutor are both removed. M. Bulot.
advocate general is appointed public
prosecutor NJ Lombard, whose dismissal
on account of the Deroulede trial has been
much criticized as unjust. is appointed
advocate general. M. Bertrands success
sor has not yet been appointed. General
Hartschmidt General Roget, Colonel
SAKE and Colonel Cobertin are transferred
to other garrisons.
The premier. M. Waldeck- Rousseau,
will read a draft of his speech in parlia-
ment tomorrow, which will be very brief,
merely announcing that the new ministry
has no aim but to follow out the order of
the day voted on June IL on the motion of
Joseph Ruau, democratic radical repre-
senting the second district of st. eau
dens. which was as follows:
1.-THE chamber is determined to support
only government resolved to defend
vigorously republican institutions and to
secure public order and passes to the or
der of the day." -
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
Bernhardt's Soliloquy.

To be, or not to Sara B.-zat ees re conun-
drum:
Whezzer eet ees noblaire in zee min to
suffare
Zee slings, zee pousse cafes, zee cocktails
Of zee barkeep,
Or to swear off against sea of leeauids,
And by absorbing end them? To dye-to
No more and by zee nap to say wee end
Zee headache. and all zee mex morning
symptoms
Eet ees a CONSERVATION devoutly to e
veeshed.
To dye-to pad; to pad-perchanee to stuff
AYE, zere's zee rubberneck!
For in those pads zey all veel know me
yet.
I cannot shuttle of zz fat at will
Which ees joke. Zeress no respect
For Saras painful thinness not beet
So must bear zee critics swapping whip
Zee small boy guy, zee fat mans con-
tumely,
Zee pangs of Hopping hose. zee joker's
pun.
Zee modiste's insolence and all zee qups
Eat genius bows or meekly takes
Or else might wiz zee caseknife let out
Zee saWdust and zee cotton bat, in waste
full streams
l might, say, doc all of ices
But Eat zee dr-r-read of somepsng In zee
mornin' pape's-
Zose independent scribes at whose hands
No actress evaire got her really just de-
serts,
Doth make us razzaire bear zee flesh W.
have,
Fan fly to paddings Eat will raise zee
laugh.
So Bernhard clings to her unupholstered
bones.
And tho she can be neither fat nor
scant of breath,
She'll hold zee middle OF zee stage or quit
zee game.
Soft you now; Eet ees zee fair ophelia!
Nymph. in thy orisons-eef zere is plenty
room
Let Bernhardt's sins all be remembered!
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
GHOST IN GREENWICH COLLEGE.
Nurses in English Institution Are
Badly Frightened.

NURSES an institution Are
Badly Frightened.
Belief in ghosts is nowhere so general
and persistent as in England. The
lower classes very generally believe in
them, the middle classe do not very
generally and positively deny that
ghosts exist and may occasionally APP
pear, and among the upper and highly
educated classes the ghost superstiii ion
still fingers in places. Ghostly appa-
ritions have taken possession of the
imaginations of the English people ever
since DR.. Johrson's time, when the
''ghost of COCK lana" was accepted as
true ghost by lini And now, az
cording to London weekly Journal, a
ghost has lately appeared in Green
wich college. Great difficulty has re-
Gently been experienced" says this
journal, lin getting nurses to take
night duty in the hospital attached to
Greenwich college, owing to the noe
turnal wanderings of phantom nurse
in the wards and corridors. About a
dozen nurses in succession have ten
dered their resignation after staying
from two to six weeks, until the scene
of the place being haunted completely
unstrung their nerves, rendering them
unfit for the duty of tending the sick.
One of these nurses, who is now living
at home, gave the following account
of her experience: 1t was about mid
night and / was sitting in the center
of the room, expecting every moment
to have a cup of tea brought to me-
A nurse, as it seemed to me, entered
the room few steps and then went
back again without speaking. I could
not understand what 1t meant, and ran
along the passage after her. There
was nobody to be seen, and / was SO
puzzled that I could hardly summon
courage to return to my post. No tea
was brought to me that night, and in
the morning every one denied having
come into the ward during the night
Then I learned that several nurses had
left the institution, scared by the same
apparition that had seen. 1t was i'm
possible for me to take duty another
night The report steadily got abroad
that the college was haunted, and local
spiritualists, of whom there are many
in the royal suburb, turned their at
tention to solving the mystery. 1t was
then found that an old dwelling imme-
diately behind the college was quite a
rendezvous for ghosts. Unaocountable
sounds terrified the occupants nightly,
with sundry violent accomplishments,
such as ornaments falling from the
shelves and a bookcase being dislodged
from the wall"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
TAKEN OFF THEIR COATS
Fourth of July Committees Are
Hustling.
TWIN BRIDGES AFFAIRS
A First-Class Programme of Sports Has
Been Arranged for the Day-The
Eagle Will Do Some Tall
Screaming.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Twin Bridges, June 24.-The several
committees of the Fourth of July cele-
bration have taken off their coats and
are working like Turks 10 make the
coming Fourth one long to be remem-
bered in Twin Bridges. The high water
at the time threatened to interfere with
some of the features of that day. but
all danger is past and the grove will
be in fine shape and it is expected the
programme will be carried out to the
letter. The programme, as outlined, is
as follows: Salute at sunrise, IS guns;
procession, headed by Twin Bridge and
Butte bands, at 10 a. M. exercises at
the grove at III a. M; music by the
bands; reading of the Declaration of
independence; GRAFTON by E. o. Til
burn of Butte. The afternoon exercises
will open up with horse races, which
are free for all. These will be followed
by bicycle race. foot race, 100 yards,
l0-mlnute egg race, swimming match,
hrst and second money; a matched
game of baseball with the home team
and any team in the state. In AL races
an entrance fee of 10 per cent will be
charged, with the exception of the
swimming match. AT p m. the peo-
pie will be entertained on Main street
by noted rope walker. Last, but not
least. will come the grand free ball at
the elegant pavilion in the grove. The
committee have ample funds to carry
out the programme and every one ex-
poets on that day to take the eagle by
the tail and make him scream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hindson of Helena were
in town Thursday. Mrs. Hndson is
grand matron of the order of o. E. S.,
and special meeting was called of the
local lodge in her honor. One candidate
was initiated into the mysteries of the
order. after which the ladies produced
baskets of edibles and a thoroughly
good time was enjoyed by all the mem
bers.
Mrs. George Rowe and Miss Gertie
Foster of Sheridan departed this week
for Pony. From there they will leave
on the train for Helena to attend the
closing exercises of st. Mary's acad-
envy. Mrs. Rowe will bring her daugh-
ter, Minnie, home for months vaca-
ton.
Judge A. H. Barratt is over from
Butte taking items on his mining prop
erty in Georgia gulch. He is interested
with S. J.. Walker in some very valu-
able properties in the gulch.
James Murray was over from Butte
this week. Mr.. Murray has consider
able mining property In this district,
and it is rumored that he is figuring on
deal of some kind.
The waters in the Beaverhead and
Big Hole are receding rapidly and all
dangers of flood are past. The road
master is receiving many compliments
for his excellent work in saving the Big
Hole bridge, as it was on the verge of
going down stream.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
BILLINGS.
Matters in the District Court-A Divorce
Granted.

Matters In the District Court-A Divorce
Granted.
special Correspondence of the Standard
Billings, June 22.-In the district court
James Walker, piano thumper at dis
reputable resorts was tried on Wednes-
day for grand larceny in that he stole
SS2o from the person of John Aucock. He
was defended by Attorney C. H. Harris,
and the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
Thursday was devoted by the district
court to finding a jury in the suit of
Charles Coffman against George A. Berky
as sheriff of Yellowstone county, to re-
cover certain cattle seized by said sheriff
in an action by the First National bank
of Illinois against the Elgin Sewing Ma
chine company and Samuel Coffman. The
case involves about $4,000, and plaintiff
claims the cattle which the sheriff seized
under an execution against Samuel Coff-
man. The case was tried last November.
when verdict was given for plaintiff,
which was set aside by the supreme court
Fannie G. Tole was granted a divorce
from Allan L. Tolle on the grounds of de-
sertion, non-support and extreme cruelty
The erring husband made no defense. The
plaintiff was formerly Miss Fannie Green
wood. and she resides near Park City, in
this county.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
CENSUS OF INSECTS is TAKEN.
There Are Good, Bad and Indifferent and
Comprise 800 Families.
Froy,1 the T .op5op Mail

There Are Good, Bad and Indifferent and
Comprise 800 Families.
From the London Mail.
An insect census has just been taken
on purely scientific lines with view to
determine as far as it is possible which
insects are boon and a blessing to
mankind and which are the reverse.
Although the statistics quite upset
the old idea that all insects and lower
animals were created solely for mans
benefit. yet it is conclusiVely proved
that while some insects are rightly
termed pests" there are others that
render us considerable service, and for
tunately for our crops and vegetation
the latter are in the majority.
According to the census insects are
to be classified as good, bad and indif-
ferent; the good insects number 116
families, the bad insects amount to 113
families, while the Indifferent insects,
who could not for one reason or another
satisfactorily answer all the questions
ON their census papers, and must,
therefore, for the present be looked up
on as doubtful characters, reach a total
of Y families.
No fewer than 112 families of the bad
or injurious insects feed upon cult
waited plants and crops, doing damage
to and devouring thousands of pounds
worth of vegetable produce annually,
gobbling up our spring cabbages and
succulent young peas, etc, in the most
ruthless fashion while the 18th family
is parasitic upon and causes much
harm to warm blooded animals.
OF the good or beneficial insects, 70
families devote themselves to the de-
struction of their wicked, vegetable
deyoljrjnp brethren which thew accom-
plish in a most satisfactory and whole
sale manner, while of the remaining
useful insects, 80 families act as scav-
engers. clearing away with great ra-
pidity all sorts of decaying vegetable
and animal matter, two families aid us
as pollenisers and three form food for
our eatable fishes.