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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

Our Filipino brothers. not content
with the cannibalism they are bring
ing to us, will be able to initiate us
in many wonderful religious ceremo-
MES. There are strange sects on the
islands, and one of the most mys-
serious is the Davatawi Yezlas, a
small race numbering several thou
sand Of the most fanatical Mahome-
tans of the island Of Mindanao AL
though numerically inferior to the
great tribes surrounding them. their
bold and warlike nature has preserved
them from aggression, and for hun
dreds of years they have maintained
a unique faith, differing entirely from
that OF the other savage tribes of the
islands. Their chief village is Sheiha,
In Southern Mindanao. Few Eu-
ropeans have ever entered this mys-
FERROUS place and fewer still have wit
messed the strange rites performed
there. Even the barbarous Philippine
tribes ascribe supernatural reputa-
ton to that land and shun it as the
abode of devils and malevolent evil
spirits.
During my explorations in the Phil
ippines l fortunately reached this
strange city just before the yearly eel
ebration was to take place. The
,Yezias, although fanatically brave
when their religion is assailed, are
mild and peaceable race of agrcultur-
fcf- tn IA
subsequent ceremonies The precepts
OF the sect may well puzzle the ethnol-
ogists, for while all the other Philip
pine tribes are engaged in worshiping
numerous gods and deities and peren-
tally bent in encompassing the de-
struction of devils and evil spirits,
they have adopted an antithetical re-
ligion, paying all homage to maleyo-
lent deities while seeking to destroy
all good ones. Yet these people are
prosperous and in every way superior
To their savage neighbors.
! On the third day after our arrival We
were led by one of the priests to a
small valley to the northeast of the
village. This was an idyllic retreat.
shut in from the outer world by i'm
mense mountain ranges. The hillsides
and declivities were we'll wooded and |
beyond stretched the dark, impenetra-
BILE forests which the devils were sup
posed to habitate. In the middle of |
the glen was a large, matched tenn
pie, surrounded on all sides for sew
,eral hundred feet by numerous cof-
fin-shaped structures followed out Of
tree trunks They had been placed in |
the ground, with a small slit down one |
side and covered with numerous cabal- !
istic symbols denoting the residence |
OF some particular devils. At the back
OF the main temple series of shell
tered alcoye-like pens contained the
sacred animals to be sacrificed during
the ceremony. They were tended by
several CT the more important priests.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
A Child of France.

A touching incident was witnessed
at the review of the troops of Remire-
mont garrison on Thursday. Toward
the end OF the display, which, despite
a heavy downpour of rain, was carried
out with beautiful precision, a boy ad
vanced from the crowd of sightseers,
and addressing the officer who bore the
colors, asked permission to kiss the
sacred emblem. This was accorded,
and amid deep and general emotion
the little fellow respectfully pressed
his lips to the flag and then rejoined
his companions, who accorded him an
ovation.-Paris Petit Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
FELINE THERMOMETERS.
She Spends the Cold Weather on TIN
Furnace Pipes

she spends the Cold Weather on the
Furnace Pipes.
A Westport man has a cat of re-
markable intelligence. She is a regular
thermostat Her home is in the cellar,
and there she is constantly kept to
look after the mice. The man fires up
the furnace every morning before he
goes to work. and this usually suffices
until he returns at night. The recent
cold weather, however, has got beyond
bis calculations, and the fire gets low
about o'clock in the afternoon. The
cat lives on top of the furnace, only
coming to the floor to get food and
drink. She even sleeps aloft. When
the furnace is piping hot she stays on
the pipes as far out as the warmth Is
comfortable. AS the fire dies down and
the furnace gives out less heat she
moves down along the pipe until at
last she is on top of the furnace, where
she stays until the fire is made up
again and the heat ascends, when she
again takes to the pipe. Those up
stairs can hear her as she Journeys
along the pipe, and know when the
heat is becoming less. When the fire
is banked for the night, she sleeps on
top of the furnace, and in the morn
ing, when her master comes down to
mend the fire, she crawls out on the
pipe, reaches over and strikes at him
playfully with her paw to show her
approval Of his attention to duty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
PORT AR THUR CELEBRATION.
Opening of n New Seaport for the West
to Be Fittinyiy Observed

to se Fittingiy Observed
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, March 0.
l-Extensive preparations are now uu-
der way for great celebration on the
occasion of the completion of the first
cutting of the dredges in the Port Ar
thur Ship Canal, which requires only
a comparatively small amount of work
to complete it. The Port Arthur Ship
Canal is a part of the harbor system
forming the Gulf terminal Of the Kan
sas City, P!ttsburg Sc Gulf Railroad at
Port Arthur, Texas. The canal has
been under construction for the past
two years. Legal and other obstruc-
tions have been constantly raised by
rival interests, and work was stopped
twice by order of tho Secretary of
War-all structions, however, hav
ing been removed, the first cutting of
the canal will be co mpleted March
25th and vessels drawing "a feet OF
water will be enabled to receive and
discharge cargoes at the docks at Port
Arthur in a very short time.
The canal was designed and con-
structed by Robert Gillian, general
manager and chief engineer of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg &c Gulf rail-
road. A. E. Stilwell, president of the
road, first suggested the canal and in.
terested j. de Goeijen of Amsterdam,
Holland, a large foreign holder of the
roads securities The plans prepared
by Mr.. Gillian were approved by for
eign engineering experts, and the
work was begun during the spring of
1896. The canal is designed to extend
to deep water from Sabine Pass tc
Port Arthur. Sabine Pass has depth
of Is feet of water over the bar. The
dimensions of the canal are the same
as those of the Suez canal-1i3 feet
wide and rs feet deep. 1t is IA miles
long. The excavations were made by
hydraulic dredges, the work involving
the dredging of 14,OOo,OO) yards of
clay, etc
At the Port Arthur end of the canal
several slips have been already dredged
and work on others is in progress. An
elevator with capacity of 500, 900
bushels is completed; large warehouses
hd'C OCCi duo CAtChot'C PASio
constructed; large export business
has already been handled through
Port Arthur, and as soon as the canal
is completed, additional steamship
lines will be established The harbor
is land-locked and an excellent one.
A number of prominent men, fnan-
ciers from Europe and elsewhere, will
be present at the LIBERATION on the
25th. The Third regiment band of
Missouri, late U. S. Volunteers, will
leave on special train from Kansas
City, March 22nd; distinguished visit
ors will be present from New York,
London, Amsterdam, Paris and ether
foreign places as well as many points
in the United States. Free trans oor-
tation from Port Arthur to the dock
and free transportation by steamers
on the canal will be furnished. Lunch
will be served on the canal in connec-
ton with the ceremonies. This will
be an event of unusual interest and
Importance, connecting the waters of
the Gulf of Mexico with the greatest
canal and land locked harbor on the
American continent Specially low
rates will be made from Omaha,
Quincy, Kansas City and intermediate
points.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Remarkable Religious Rites of the Davaawi YezaS of the
Island of MindanaO.

forty feet broad series Of Cecessss
had been cut on each side and were
filled with the most repulsive looking
idols which the human mind could
well imagine, the substantial incarna-
ton Of the numerous evil spiritual
gentlemen who were to be worshiped.
The entrance end Of the subterran-
can temple was occupied by the
"koaks," bearing the torches, which
shed a fitful light over the assembly.
At the other end was a square, stone
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

Messrs. Krohne & Sesemann write:
"Some German newspapers report that
a consignment of skeletons of dervlshes
has arrived in this country Of excep-
tionally large size and beauty (beson-
ders CROSSE und schoene exemplare). If
this report is true, and the skeletons
axe for sale, and we would be glad tn
know from where they car be OBJ
tanned" We have not heard Of any
such skeletons having arrived.--Lon-
don Lancet
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
Before Mergenthaler.

Behold the printer. He is hunting
for a pickup of half line. He has
been hunting for two hours. He could
have set the half line in twenty Sec
onds, but it is matter Of principle
with him never to set what he can
pick up. The printer has hard time.
He has to set type all night and play
pedro for the beer all day. We would
like to be printer were 1t not for
the night work. Eugene Fields
Tribune Primer"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
DEVIL WORSHIPERS OF The PHILIPPINE GROUP

hunter, gathered the warriors and men
of the tribe; before others, the women
and young children praying for long
life and success: while others attracted
those intent on bringing the soul to a
high state of spiritual welfare in agri-
culture, fishing, spinning, cooking or
any of the hundred other necessities
Of well conducted community.
w i R
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

This substance is now obtained from
the leaves of the caoutchouc tree, and
is said to be more durable than that
procured by cutting into the stem Of
the tree. Unlike the ordinary prod
uct, it does not require an expensive
process of publication, so that its cost
is cheapened. In France green gutta-
percha is now being employed in the
construction of submarine cables.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

terested in kinder
garten work. my
purpose is to OBJ
tain some definite
idea of the vocaDu-
larry of small chill
dren - how many
words they use for
the expression of
ideas. Strange to
say, there is no ia-
Ia on the subject,
although it would
be of great scielti-
fic value in indicat-
Ing the develop
ment of the mind. I
took three of my
pupils, a little boy
and two girls, all
about 6 years old,
and told them to
look carefully at a
Ger t in house
across the way.
Then | had them
describe it to me,
and took down
what they said in
shorthand. | after
ward repeated the
experiment with
children between
the ages of 8 and 9
y ears, carefully
counting the words
ON nlouo1 In aaph
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

whose duties it IS
to seek certain
trees in the forest
known to be the
abode of devils,a and
with their branches
to chastise the sa-
cred animals. in
order that they
snay imbihe some
of the much desir-
ed evil tendency.
The animals are al
SO forced to drink
potent drugs con-
cocted by the witch
doctors from the
roots of various sa-
cred trees and
plants. The fire.
Quent chastisement
and the drugs re-
duce the animals,
usually dogs and
cattle, to a .compar-
atively wild state.
and their constant
cries serve to at
tract devils from
the forest to temple
homes which have
been provided for
them.
When by various
su bile conversa-
tons and magical
Vaccinations the
priests are con-
WINGED that this
object has been at
tanned word is sent
to the different vii
lagos Of the tribe,
appointing a night
for all to gather in
the sacred valley
to take part in the
great annual cele-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

The poor have but little show in this
world. Some editors reject poems for
no other reason than that they are
poor-Augusta Herald
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17
FEW WORDS ARE NEEDED.

Small Children Use Only from Sixty to
Two Hundred.
81 have been engaged on rather a
novel experiment lately" remarked a
bright teacher, who Is particularly in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-17

ed, but many of the letters reached his
waste basket.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15
DEwBERRY CULTURE.
Effort to Raise mt Least
Few Of the Plants.

There is no more delicious berry than
the dewberry when it is fully ripe. Even
when only turned black and not yet as
sweet as it becomes when perfectly
ripened it makes delicious sauce and
pies that come as nearly to wholesome
ness as pies ever get.
The berries are two or three times
as large as blackberries and the plants
of most varieties are perfectly hardy.
The Lucretia is probably the best one
ever introduced, as it was the first, this
variety having been found growing
wild in Virginia by an Ohio soldier
during the rebellion. Noticing its
good qualities, he marked the place,
and after the war was ended he went
back and got the original plant, nam
ing it after his wife, Lucretia.
The difficulty with and chief cause of
complaint against the dewberry is lite
trailing habit, although its dreadful
spines come in for considerable criti-
cism. As there is no rose without a
thorn, so it seems one of the best ber-
ries must have the longest and sharpest
thorns of any of its family.
With all these faults it pays to have
few dewberry plants, and usually these
make place for themselves that leads
to an increase in the original planta-
ton. They should be trained to a low
trellis or over q frame and given the
very best cultivation, remembering that
1t is impossible TO make the soil too
rich for them. If this Is kept in mind,
dewberries will add to the value Of the
berry products Of the farm and pro-
duce crops that will overbalance any
physical failing its habit OF growth may
develop.-Farmers' Voice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15
BARBED WIRE FENCE.
which One Man Can Buila
0he without He1p.

At each end of the line of fence set
three posts two and half feet deep,
tamping the dirt firmly about them.
If the work is done in early spring, the
posts can be sharpened and driven in
with maui. The posts should be just
one rod apart. The intervening posts
can be set about two feet deep and q
rod apart. The value of the barbed
wire fence depends upon the tension
of the wires. If they are loose, the
fence is ineffective and dangerous for
farm animals. If the end posts are
firmly braced and the wires tightly
stretched at first there will be no diff
ficulty in this respect.
In bracing, the plan suggested in
the accompanying illustration il very
desirable. Between the end post and
the one next to it, set an extra post.
You will thus have two spaces eight
feet and three inches apart in which to
put braces {aa). For braces use strong
material that will not bend and then
counterbrace it by means of wire (bb)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15
THE SYSTEM EXPLAINED.

attached to the bottom of the first post
and the top of the second for the first
space, and from the bottom of the Sec
ond post to the top of the third for the
second space, and SO on. These braces
should be made of two strands of wire
twisted together by means of small
rod until they are very tight. If there
is a tendency to loosen, the wire can be
further twisted and the slack taken
up in this way. This matter of end
braces is very important and if the soil
is soft or if there is any danger of their
becoming loosened, get extra large
posts and set them in the ground deep
er, say three and a half to four feet.
To unroll the wire, place tough
pole four feet long through the spool
and lay 1t across the wagon bed, so
that the wire will roll off the top of
the spool. Stick small standards in
the staple at each side of the bed to
keep the spool from rolling off. Take
out the end gate, fssten the wire to the
end post at the required height and
drive the team slowly, watching to see
that the wire does not become entaD
gled as it unrolls. When you get to
the twentieth post, stop the team,
brace the wagon so that it cannot run
backward. Fasten one end of chain
to the spoke of the hind wheel next
the posts, and the other end of the
chain to the wire, now turn the wheel
hv hand and v,ind the chain mn oY, fha
hub until the wire is tight and then
staple the wire fast to the posts. If it
is long stretch of fence. it is best to
put in braces occasionally to assist in
stretching. By this method, one man
can build wire fence by himself. II
anyone has better plan / will be glad
to hear of it.-American Agriculturist
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15

The good fockmaster win be very
xatchful day and night for the comfort
and health of his charges. Nothing UNI
dermines so quickly the health of the
lamb as a few hours neglect, either in
cold rain or exposure to draught in
sheltered buildings. The fockmaster
who wishes TO get the utmostg gain and
consequently profit from its operations.
will look after these things carefully
during the season when lambs ars
dropped and when they are still younU
end tendsrs Prairie Farmer,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15
HEALTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
Injurious Labors In Home Life and
How They May He Avoided.

Among all the Notwithstanding occupa-
tions in which the housewife may engage
none is more productive OF harm than IS
the back-breaking, muscle-twisting, nerve
destroying operation of washing and scrub
bling clothes upon the ordinary dashboard.
The woman who Glands over the tub inhal-
ing the hot, unwholesome vapors cannot
hope to maintain good health, to say moth
ing of the effect OF being confined to
STOPPING, unnatural position, which, in time,
viii wreck the strongest constitution. DO
not wreck health and happiness over the
washtub in this day of washing machines.
Get the best mechanism in this line and re-
lease yourself from the CALLING slavery of
the wash board-that instrument of domes-
tic torture which is answerabe for nine
tenths of the diseases with which our wom-
ankind is cursed. Take, for example, the
Rocker Washer, which is the representative
product in this line, and compare its work
and its results with the labors OF the old
style "blue Monday wash day. Not only
does this washer do the work in fraction
of the time consumed by the old-fashioned
methods, but it does it much more thor
oughly, the clothes being whittier, sweeter
and cleaner than could possibly be the case
were the garments cleaned by hand.
For the convenience OF our readers who
realize that the highest class article in any
department of domestic equipment is not
only the most satisfactory, but in the end
is really the cheapest, we. would state the
washer in question may be had from the
Rocker Washer Company, TT. Wayne, Ind.
The woman who insists upon continuing In
the notwithstanding methods and the man
who permits such cruel and unnecessary
sacrifice has much to answer for. When
work can be done more quickly and far bet
ter without the slightest risk to health it
is a crime to persist in what causes such
general and widespread harm. The woman
who dscards the dashboard for the Rocker
Washer will, at the end of the year, be
brighter, better, healthier and happier for
the change, and could never be persuaded to
return again to the days of her degrading
D.. in American journal of Health.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15
ONE VAST WHEAT FIELD.

Prince Albert. sask.. Aug. II. 1898.
william McCreary. Esq, Immigration
Commissioner. Winnipeg. Man.:
Sir: We, the undersigned delegates
from Kansas and Nebraska, U. S. A.,
in reporting the results of our trip to
Dauphin, and subsequently to Regina,
Prince Albert and the middle Saskatch-
evan country. beg to say that our tick
ets-were limited to Fl days, and as we
had other large regions to visit, We could
only spend short time in the Dauphin
country. We examined, however, the
principal cultivated areas in the south
ern part of township Is, range l9-the
great wheat fields of Wishart, Blu
chanan, Owen, Smith, Ross, Sinclair, the
Whitmores, Drinkwaters, etc., and, sub
sequently others to the north, and never,
in our experience, have we seen finer
grain. The whole country is watered
by numerous streams flowing from
the slopes of Riding Mountain, and ex-
cellent well water is found everywhere,
at from to IS feet. Extensive for
ests of spruce and tamarack cover the
northern parts of the mountains from
which timber is manufactured in Dau-
phin and elsewhere, and sold at from
SIP thousand at the mills. Wild hops
and wild fruits are abundant, and ripen
in the open air. Vegetation through
out is surprisingly luxuriant, and, with.
out hesitation, we would rank the whole
region amongst the best grain-growing
areas of the continent. The output OF
wheat last year was about $4,000 bush,
els, but this year it is estimated at ovel
a million.
Westward lie the homestead land,
which now, and when fresh surveys are
completed, will afford comfortable
homes to thousands of diligent fam
lilies. The great Gilbert Plains also,
we were unable to visit, where grain
growing has been conducted with the
best results for years, and which will
become a vast wheat field as soon as
branch railway reaches there. Settle
ment is speeding in all these regions,
reminding US indeed of the early days
in our own States; and, as we have exam
ined, since our visit to Dauphin, por-
ton of the great country lying south
and east of Prince Albert, we can read
lily imagine the tide OF immigration
which will soon flow into the Canadian
West.
(signed) GEORGE s. BENNETT.
Halls Summit. Kan.
8. w. BENNETT.
Halls Summit, Kan.
e. F. BROOKS,
Westphalia. Kan.
JOHN FLANNERY.
Stuart. Nsb.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney 4 Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bet
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15

There are several children in the family
and they were talking of their garden.
II am going to plant the seeds Uncle
John gave me-" said one, "and raise the
most beautiful flowers"
II am going to raise pinlA and violets,"
said another.
"And I'm going to raise tube roses" said
the third.
But the little boy said nothing.
He had no seeds to plant.
And presently his mother noticed that
he took no part in the chatter, and her
heart smote her.
."And what is George going to raise"
she asked.
Perhaps Georges lip trembled, but his
voice didn't.
90" he said. stoutly, 81 guess ! can
raise worm or two."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-04-15

to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for
the whole family. 1t is the long -desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is food in itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at the
price. 1t is genuine and scientific article
and is come to stay. 1t makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain.O.