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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The Bite of Pigs.-It Is a rather
remarkable fact that the bite Of the
Dig is more dangerous than that OF any
of our farm animals. Why thfs is 90
is not easily accounted for; but the
fac, remains that injuries inflicted BY
pigs usually take much longer time
TO heal tnan those lnnicteu ny, say
horses or dogs. However. wounds In
flicted by swine are Of rather rare oc'
currence.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
ABALLOON MIMT AIRY BRIDGE

that no inconvenience is experienced
on this score The balloons are made
of a heavy textured silk that readily
stands the strain thus placed upon
them. They are repeatedly vanished
and specially coated so that the surface
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

made to serve all practical purposes OF
a single span. The only difficulty that
it was expected the new idea would
encounter was in the case of low
banked streams, where it would be i'm
possible to place the balloons beneath
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The most unique plan suggested by
military experts for transporting
troops in time Of war across wide
rivers is perhaps that proposed by a
French army expert recently and sue
cessfully operated during the French
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

but bees constitute but a small por-
ton of their subsistence. and nobody
ever had a colony Of bees seriously
weakened by the contributions which
they have levied upon it. They beat
everything against hawks, and If a
few families of them can be induced
to make their homes in the premises
no other protection is needed. The
poultry raiser who sanctions the kill
ing of the King birds on his place is
depriving himself of the services OF
some mighty good friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Dyspeptic Fowls.-Fowls troubled
with dyspepsia can be cured generally.
Provide ample room for each bird,
with pure water, feeding regularly a
well-balanced ration, with generous
exercise in obtaining food, and this
will restore these cases to beailn as a
rule.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
Women Scarce in Australia.

The disproportion of the sexes is
still very great in Australia. In West
Australia there were only $4,000 wom-
en- in population of 10000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

uuently Weighing, when 4 or weeks
old, from six to eight pounds each,
and at 8 months from fifteen to eight
cen pounds. They require no food but
pasturage, except In winter. In color
the geese and A.nder are alike. but
can be distinguished oy the form and
voice, the gander being taller and more
upright than the goose, while they
have larger necks and higher-keyed
voice than the goose. The quality OF
the flesh is good. On this page we
show pair of gray geese of this va
riety.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Only women over 40 like to take a
trip without trunk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

ented, and the Cornell Experiment
Station at Ithaca, N. Y, has recently
published a bulletin describing and IL
Illustrating eight forms of them, as de-
scribed in the Patent ORce Gazctte.
Persons interested may perhaps Sc
cure a copy of this bulletin on apph.
cation. The farmers and dairymeh u
Indiana are advised not to purchase
these cans. The price as rule ls ga
orbitant and the practice OF dilutloh
Is undesirable. But If the farmer
wishes to secure the same results au-
vertised by the makers of these cans
he may obtain them by diluting MS
milk in a comparatively inexpensive,
round can, such as may be secured Oh
any reputable dairy supply house. OF
can be made by any good tlnsmith'
Such G zen, however, should nave
faucet in the bottom, through which
the SKINNED milk may be drawn. IN
fact, IL our farmers will set their milk
undiluted in deep cans-say eighteen
TO twenty inches deep and eight IN
iiameter-set in cold water or colo
room, they will get more satisfac-
tory returns than when set In shal-
low pans or crocks.-C. S. Plumb, d.
rector,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

their power to restore peace in the
islands,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Tarmers Operate This
Department OF tho Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

He who would live long must grow
old easy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Manly Miles: These are the two
largest geese known; they are very
compact in body, dignified in carriage,
quiet and gentle in disposition. When
3 years old and well fattened they will
frequently weigh forty-five to fifty
pounds per pair, sometimes reaching
as high as sixty pounds per pair. They
will lay from thirty to forty eggs in
season and seldom sit. Their feathers
are valuable, of which they yield about
half a pound at picking. The gos-
lings are more hardy than the common
variety and grow very rapidly, fire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The man Who travels alone ialla lies,
, 1899-09-07

An excellent move in the right direc-
ton is that of bringing prominently
into view the virtue of American
spring waters by means of n public ex-
hibit and sale under exceptionally at
tractiye conditions. 1t is with Amer
lean spring waters as with American
wines: Familiarity breeds respect:
they need only to be known in order
to be appreciated. To promote a wider
knowledge on this subject the plan has
been adopted of establishing stand in
many OF the large commercial build
ings of New York, where native spring
waters in many varieties are dispensed
by the glass at a moderate price. The
water is displayed in a handsome glass
receptacle. 81 constructed as to CON
tain the ice in a central cylinder, while
the crystal water. kept from contact
with the ice, and cooled to a natural
spring temperature, is shown through
the outer circumference of the glass
Jacket. A considerable number of con-
Germs handling spring waters have
adopted this method of securing the
favorable Introduction of their waters,
and with excellent results. Any plan
is to be commended hat tends 10 i'm
press upon Americana the TACT that in
their own country are found spring
waters equal to any in the world alike
for hygienic and for potable purposes.
, 1899-09-07
REFORM.
Will the Democratic Party Make This an
Issue In the ampaIg Of IOOOY

VIII the Democratic Party Make This an
Issue In the Campaign of o
The Philadelphia Record is another
newspaper which takes the ground thai
the Democratic party's best chance of
success in the presidential election of
1900 lies In its making the tariff the
issue. 1t says:
with tariff reform as the issue, the
Democratic party would not only be
united, but to its banner would be at
tracted tens of thousands of voters who
IAN no longer be duped with the false
pretense that protective duties. while
enhancing the cos of the n~ecessaries
of living. give labor and high wages to
workingmen."
The faulty of those who believe that
any party or any candidate could win
in 1900 on a platform pledged to the re-
peal OF the Dingley law and the de-
struction OF the protective tariff sys-
tenn Is beyond comprehension. II the
proofs were not at hand it would be
impossible to believe that there were
any one left in this country who still
believed In free trade. AS a matter of
fact, we believe that the fellows who
are now crying tariff in the Democratic
party are low down towards who want
to dodge the financial issue. That a
belief In free trade can still exist in
any II after our experiment with that
destructive and pauper-producing poll
cy during the Cleveland administration
almost makes one doubt the truth of
the old adage that experience is the
best teacher. But hat any one can
dream that free trade would be a win
ming card, can think that the people
Of this country car be led into making
another disastrous experiment with 1t.
Is almost beyond the power of imagina-
ton.
1t will be a rather difficult task to
make any tens of thousands of voters,
or any tens without the thousands, be-
lieve that they are being duped by pro-
lection. They have the cold, hard cash,
brought home regularly as a result of
steady employment and high wages,
since the reservation of the protective
tariff, with which to refute any charges
of being duped by protection. The
prosperity which has come as a result
OF the enactment of the Dingley law
Is too concrete a thing and too uni
versal a thing for the wild and base
less assertions of the free-trade papers
and free-trade orators to have any
effect.
The change from prosperity to hard
times at the repeal of the Mckinley
law the change from hard times to
prosperity Immediately upon the resto-
ration of protection by the passage of
the ning1ay Iapu q, too vraat AMI avn
phatic an object lesson to be 500 for
gotten by the voters OF the country.
BY all means let the Democratic party
make free trade, OIL its alias. tariff
reform" Its battle cry for 1900. 1t will
serve to show once for all that the
people of the United States by an
overwhelming majority believe in the
American system of a protective tariff.
, 1899-09-07

Mr.. Havemeyer has no use for a
tariff in the interests of sugar grow
ers of Louisiana or the beet sugar
raisers of the West. What he wants
is a tariff in the interest and for the
benefit of Mr.. Havemeyer and his
trust. He has had more protection and
benefit for his sugar trust from the
enactments Of the free-trade Democrat
ic party. under the Mills and Wilson
bills, than under the protective policy
of the Republicans, which aimed to
protect the people instead of the sugar
trust, n naturally prefers the former
and denounces the latter.
Just how the present protective tariff
al be called mother, or even the
nurse, of the sugar trust, in the light
of the above related history. is not al
all clear, but it is clear as Mr.. Have
meyers other statements, that the
tarn Is too high. and in the next
breath asserting that the duty on sugar
should be raised.
Upon Investigation of Mr.. Have
meyers statements there is found
nothing remarkable about them ex-
cept as an illustration of
selfishness. II n Democratic free
trader n trust buster can secure any
comfort from the facts in attending
to show that the tariff lis the mother
OF trusts he is ~entiyely welcome to
race tWash.) Ledger.
, 1899-09-07

loaded with material. They have no
storage facilities of their own. Inc use
the cars. There are 5000 tons of coal
locked in cars and awaiting delivery.
The rush m every summer. but
business is very much greater this
year than for many years past
River transportation is choked
with the immense amount of business
quite as badly as are the railways.
Thousands Of tons OF iron and steel
are stored on the docks awaiting ship
ment to western river points.
Ready for transportation to south
ern points are $1,000. 900 bushels of coal
that cannot be moved until the food
of h river in a few weeks.
Great difficulty is experienced in Sc
curing hands enough to transfer much
of this tonnage from cars to docks and
boats. In one yard as high as s1.75 a
day is being paid to shovelers. and they
are scarce at that price.
The good times that have come to
the operators and operatives in the
Pittsburg Klondike are not confined to
the iron. steel. coal. coke. tin and glass
fields.
From reports to the commercial
agencies and big dealers the sun of
prosperity shines upon all kinds of
t%oilers, the labor and professional
classes alike. 1t was said today by a
lawyer and by a leading newspaper
proprietor that the supply of compe-
tent labor in those branches was quite
as restricted as in the mines and
mills"
1t is not very difficult to guess the
motive of the New York World in
blazoning forth these splendid facts of
restored prosperity. Doubtless the de-
sign Is to warn Mr.. Bryan and his
Demo-Pop following OF the futility of
preaching "16 to l. as an issue in next
years campaign; to present an object
lesson which shall show that in times
like these a cheap money crusade Will
fall fiat. Such, indeed, is the inevita-
BILE logic of the Worlds showing. But
it logically demonstrates much more,
which all the Worlds free-trade
sophistry cannot obscure or keep down
namely, that the industrial Klondike
that is the rule everywhere throughout
this country is in great measure the
product of the policy of protection. In
sounding the knell of free silver the
World is unconsciously arranging for
the ~obsequies OF free trade. 1t is build
ing better than it knows.
, 1899-09-07

Russia lays claim to a professional
highwaywoman. or course she is
beautiful N dashing and rides like u
centaur. She can scallop the edge OF
a tiny Russian coin with rifle bullets
at any range within sight. She is dis
tinguished for her courtly manners,
and. like all famous highwaymen. she
robs only the rich. giving literally to
the poor. She avoids all possibility OF
the shedding of blood. and. although
she wears mems clothes, her voice and
beauty declare her to be q woman.
, 1899-09-07

Keats: Do not suffer your mind to
dwell on unpleasant refections-that
sort Of thing has beer the destruction
of my health. Nothing is so bad as
want of health-it makes one envy
~seavengers and cinder shutters. There
are enough real distresses and evils in
wait for every one to try the most Wig
orcus health. Not that l would say
yours are not real-but they are such
as to tempt you to employ your imag-
ination on them rather than endeavor
t. dismiss them entirely. Do not diet
your mind with grief-it destroys the
constitution.
, 1899-09-07

n of the arguments used against
trusts by those who are opposed to
them is that the formation of these
big industrial combinations throws
hundreds of travelling statesmen out of
employment. There is some compen-
sation for the statesmen, however. and
those interested in their affairs will
find a little consolation in the report
recently sent out from Baltimore by
the correspondent of a trade paper.
The report says:
"Jobbers report the receipt of numer-
Gus orders for fall goods. and advices
from travelling statesmen are to the
effect that country merchants are eager
buyers"
The days of the travelling statesmen
are not over yet. trusts or no trusts,
and are not likely to be over in view
of the era of prosperity which is open
ing up before the country. The period
of eager buyers" is the travelling
salesman's gala day, and eager buy
efs" are what protection inc pros
pbrity produce. So long as the II
ENy is under a protective tariff law.
statesmen. as well as men in
all other lines of business. will find
I that they are all right. The increased
I volume of trade which has come since
the passage of the Dingley law and
which Is continuing to come In increas-
ing ratio will create a demand for the
will more than make up for all de-
, 1899-09-07
CARNIVAL
A Number Of Features Added to Former
Programs.


The board of directors of the F'esti-
val Of Mountain and Plain, which takes
place in Denver. September 25th to
Goth, has added 10 the varied and en-
tertaining list of features what is likely
to be one of the most attractive feat
ures of the entire wcck-numely, the
volunteer tiremen's tournament. The
Colorado towns boast of the most etiic-
lent volunteer fire forces in the coun-
try, and an opportunity will be given
them to test their relative merits. As
are already received that the
most prominent hose companies in the
state will enter for the competition.
Valuable prizes will he awarded and
a stirring contest is expected.
Another new feature will be the pres
encc of ii band Of Indians. either san
tn Claras. Moquis, Apaches or Utcs,
and possibly n few from all these
tribes, They will pitch their tcpees i'll
City Park and will. no doubt, attract
large crowds. This action of the board
Is In direct response to II popular de
mand. the red men being always an
object of interest and curiosity.
Everything goes 10 show that this
festival will he the most elaborate and
entertaining of any yet given. In all
its features the managers have aimed
Ut u IL lhsillAN. IT llsiN bf'u Nilfll 'ltNllf
to furnish the thousands Of visitors
from Colorado and other states. n week
of unalloyed pleasure, and to this end
neither time nor expense has been
spared.
The exposition and street fair is
growing in proportions. Booth space
along the streets assigned for this feat
ure is rapidly being taken up and 1t
looks as though more room would be
required. The military parade. also,
will form one Of the striking and in
teresting spectaclcs of the week. The
Colorado volunteers, those brave boys
who battlcd for their country's honor
in Ii far-Off tropics. will occupy the
central figure, and all other ~organiZa-
tons will act as an escort.
The parade of the Slaves of the sill
yer Serpent on Tuesday night, the band
contest on Wednesday,. for which the
most prominent bands In the state are
entered. the great masquerade parade
In the afternoon and mask ball in the
evening of Thursday. and finally the
horse show the last two days of the
week, furnish an aggregation of feat
ures that cannot he surpassed. Every
thing has been arranged on II scale Of
magniticence never before attempted.
The week will he fairly filled with
amusing. entertaining and attractive
features, n from all parts of the state
come assurance that Denver's capac-
ity will be taxed To entertain her Wis
Itors.
Railroad fares from all portions of
the state have been reduced, so that
opportunity will be- afforded to every
one to come to Denver.
, 1899-09-07
Mnke the Issue plain.

1t is unfortunate that the trust mat
ter has been brought into politics. II
ii is to lead to a revamping OF the tar
IN discussion, however. let the issue
be made plain. In such matters even
the Democracy of the country cannot
afford to be otherwise than honest. The
interests at stake are TOO great to be
trified with. The present tariff has
brought order out of chaos. prosperity
out of disaster. and strength out OF
weakness. 1t Is to be hoped that there
will be no more bootless discussion Of
this question which has already been
settled. but II 1t must come let the is
sue be drawn squarely and let the De-
mocracy OF the country endure the
conseQuences.-Peoria Qll,) Journal.
, 1899-09-07
A BIG MOLE AT WORK.
ruNNELIno MACHINE IN SEWER.
Wonderful Achievements of 3 New In
vention which VIII simplify the Con-
struction of Subways.

Last night the electric lights were
turned on in the Lawrence avenue in
tercepting sewer n John Ennis big
mechanical mole began burrowing n
tw~enty-foot hole toward Lake Michi
gan, says the Chicago Record. This
new tunDellng machine. which Just
now is the focus of interest for engin-
GERS whose speciality is subterranean
work, has been tested. and. II is said,
found to be Il marvel in the way of
tunneling blue clay. 1t has bored n
tw~enty-foot hole thirty feet below the
street level nj the rate of 105 lineal feet
in t~wenty-four hours. 1t did all this
without n single hand touching the ex-
cavated material from the time 1t was
cut II scooped from the face of the
work until ii was dumped on the
ground.
Farley & Green, the contractors on
the work, spent nearly $4,000 on the
plant. of which the Ennis tunneling
machine is the important part. III,
like other tunnellng machines, the one
which is to bore out the Lawrence NV
enue sewer tunnel has a cutting shield,
which is made up of steel Il" beams.
These beams, which number 234 in
the great circle, are grouped in sec
tons, yet each beam has an individual
action. Each is an enormous chisel.
which is forced into the earth by the
action of a large master gear a sew
~enteen-ton wheel. which %revolves in
side the shield.
This master gear wheel, by means OF
dogs chains and cog wheels, shoves
the cutters ahead. so hat each revo.
luton drives twelve of the steel beams
Tour inches into h face of the work.
fThe master wheel shoves ahead each
II beam in succession, until all have
bitten into the clay. This makes n
steel cylinder, which holds back the
encompassing earth while a great
knife. sweeping around from the cen.
ter. cuts clay shayings from the face.
Following the knife are two SCOOP
buckets. which peel the clay shavings
from the earth and automatically de-
post h material In a hopper. From
this hopper the ~eXcavated material Is
carried back to n canvas nveyo belt
TO the elevator. on which a dump car
stands. The earth Is dumped automat-
ically into the car. which then is hoist
ed to the surface.
All this work II more is done by an
engine of only 100 horsepower. run
ming at half speed. and using only
thirty pounds Of steam. Other tun-
neling machines require hydraulic
jacks to shove the shield ahead. and
some of them must have n pressure of
600 tons Oh the shield.
Bob" Green, who has charge of the
night work in the tunnel. said yester-
day that the machine could work 80
much faster than the bricklayers that
1t would have 10 wait on them. He
estimated that with three shifts of
eight hours each the brick masons
could lay forty feet of five-ring wall a
day. If this speed is maintained. Far
ley " Green will be able to build forty
feet of the Lawrence avenue intercept
ing sewer each twenty four hours. a
record never approached. it is said.
Commissioned of Public Works Nc
Gam is interested in the machine. He
said If the device did one-half what
was expected the subway problem in
Chicago would be solved.
, 1899-09-07

General Manager Underwood OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, hes a plan
to unity and simplify the titles of Of
ficials. Several of the officers have
duties to perform which are not shown
by their official designation. and on
July LIST the following changes will be
made: Harvey Middleton. now gen.
eral superintendent of motive power,
will be mechanical superintendent in
charge Of all shops. and the construc-
ton OF and repairs>to locomotives and
cars. David Lee, engineer mainte-
nance of way, lines west of Ohio river.
will be superintendent maintenance OF
way, trans-Ohio division, and d. A.
Williams will be superintendent OF
stores.
, 1899-09-07

Did you have any luck in the klOn-
dikei'
Yes" answered the perspiring citi-
Zen. sadly. But | didn't know luck
when | saw it. | found more icebergs
and capped mountains than |
could shake II pick and shovel at
Washington Star.
, 1899-09-07

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
and west from Denver, and gives ever
better satisfaction to its patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago, st. Louis and st. Paul, and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket Office OIL 18th street.
, 1899-09-07

The microbes hal cause chills and
fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. P~e-ru-na heals
the mucous membranes and pre-
vents the entrance OF malarial
germs. thus preventing and curing
these affections.