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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
WHEREABOUTS OF CLUB WOMEN.

Mrs. Mary Conn Johnson. secretary OF the WON
ans Press Club. and Mrs. Gillen. Of the Jamaica
wonans Club. are spending the summer AZ ins
dacks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

'NreM T Young. now president Of the Platt-
v,le fCol) Branch extends thanks to Mrs r. !. H.
and :. F. Naylor for sunshine from the general
once that has been forwarded to her. There was vas
-ss5iyg matter A pocketbook hair rlobons LOT, tne
tn%eriie members and a beautiful photograph frame
n Invalid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Pb,Np Bernstein. son OF Mrs. 5. Bernstein presi-
dsnt OF the Pennsylvania Division OF the l. >. -
.o,,od =. the Sunshine headquarters yesterday. He
is nou, stationed on the Columbia, At Pier NO ~
East River
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

A package OF stamps was received from u. NJ.
RIanhard These stamps will be sent TO direrent
members who are using them for decoration or FOR
.,ann albums box OF magazines came from
Caroline Childs. and they will be forwarded IN
barrel which is being IrePaped for the fo lsnd
t. TIE tribune regularly 10 Julia Bennett or
p5eS,gbLeensia Betty Hobart. OF No lsO Front-st
Owego y. Y. has forwarded 81 "nts IN stamps io'
badges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

4 woman's outing club in Maine rejoices VI the
name ~ Rammejheckt. This has been variously
interpreted during the last ten years OF the ciuo
existence as a name OF Indian extraction as
Greek sobrquet Latin dervative. AFTER
all these years OF Intellectual conjecture IL has at
last leaked out that the mysterious club name II
composed Of the first letter Of the Christian name
OF each Of the members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mrs Darling president Of the Betsy Ross Brancn'
reports that II has reached its full limit or nrty
members and that two branch circles have alreauy
been tounded-one the Darling Circle OF lio SUNDAY
school children Of Alfonac. Mich, Miss Frames
GRAY Smith president. the other the w ORIG beau
tifu Circle Plainfeld. y. j.. Mrs. George wharton
Edwards president Mrs. Darling presented ule
children Of the Darling Circle with souvenirs in the
shane Of patriotic fans and songs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

delegation Of Shaker sisters il In attendance
at the twenty-third anniversary OF the Universal
Peace Union now being held at Mystic. Conn Inc
convention will close to-day.
II is said by the Librarian OF the Carnegie Library
in Pittsburg that in its extension there VIII ne
the finest reading room for children in the world
Mr. Anderson says that the library is growing
faster than any other in the country with the ex-
cepton Of the Boston Public Library. The Pits
burg library had sixteen thousand volumes "nen
II opened four years ago, and now has seventy
FIVE thousand 81
young woman who gives the name NJ Jane
Smith" Is her way from Chicago to Nev-forK
engaged in attempt 10 WIN wager OF IL"
She 10 start without money and work her way
half across the continent by backing shoes Her
method in reaching town is TO visit the various
stores and offices. offering shine the mems SHOES
for quarter. So far she has found lack OF Gus
toners.
The Chow-Chow Club. Of London. an association
OF women who love dogs will give its fifth annual
bench show az the Royal Aquarium on November
Is % and 30. The club is In fourishing condition
and has eighty members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mr. and Mrs Edward Wallace. Of this city, are
registered at the Crawford House IN the " hi'e
Mountains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Miss Mary Proctor gave her lecture Giant sun
and His Family" at Greelacre, Eliot, Me- Inurs-
day afternoon She made the coming total echpse
Of the sun. which occurs on May Is 1900 the P'iil-
cpal feature Of her address The eclipse track
will pass through the Southern States the cenlrdi
line stretching from New-Orleans to Raleigh ooth
these places being very the middle OF 'he
path Referring 70 the last total eclipse OF the
sun. which occurred on January % 1898, ana was
visible In India she described the efforts mace ny
the Hindoos rescue the sun from the Jaws OF
the dragon Rain. who is supposed 10 be deVoulihs
It at such time. However, as RAIN rs desci ,b
in Hindoo mythology a headless monster, ~ =.
question naturally arises. How does ne conuNe "
swallow the sun, since he lacks a head ana cons
quently MOUTH The problem Is as yet unsoINe a.,
An account given OF Mrs Todd's experlence y.
Japan at the eclipse OF 1896. and for the leClusl >
success In observing the total eclipse IN N0r-
way on the same occasion. In referring 20 tnt
predict on OF eclpses and the claim made oy the
Chinese the first 20 record such an event, Ine
lecturer recalled the fate Of the unfortunate ho
and HI. who failed 70 announce the approach OF
eclipse b. c. 2l5s. and were accordingly oeneadeo
Their epitaph was as follows.
Here lie the bodies OF Ho and Hk
Whose fate, though sad, was rsfble'
Being hanged because they could not SPY
The eclipse. which was invisible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
SUNSHINE FROM A GARDEN.

Two big boxes one Of freshly cut verbenas' eera-
NUNS. sweet peas and nasturtiums. and the other
~ plump scarlet tomatoes. outlined with crisp
green parsley, elected chorus Of "Ohs! ana
Abs" yesterday in the Sunshine once. Nheh
released from their dainty wrappings. the flowers
and 1--we anples fresh picked from our own gar
den this morning" were found 10 be the GIT OF
Mrs George 3. Leach and Miss Olive Prltchard
Leach. OF No Isl Greenwood-ave' East orange
y. J. The contents Of the boxes were divided ana
sent out 70 members, who revelled in me poon
and frultage Of this SUBURBAN sdruen oio"eN' ~
heir very doors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Barak G. Coles, Of NO ~ las
Thlrty-fourth-st. having passed the early part .
the season in Europe are now at t her l NuIsie
home on the Highlands at Cottage Cl'g' MASS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mr. and Mrs Gerard stuyvesant. OF TINS CITY ar
passlng the month at Hot Springs. Va MT anu
Mrs. charles McRae. also Of this city are al the
same resort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

lame, D. Black accompanied BY his sister. Miss
Edith Lawrence Black. has gone West TO VISIT tne
Yellowstone Park and several places IN CatSr,.Ie
Mrs G. V Black remains az ner country "
Ockanickon, at Jobstown. " j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mrs Robert Goelet With her children. will go
abroad IN a few weeks and her steam yacht
Nahma will cruise in the Mediterranean during the
fall and winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mrs Ogden Goelet and Miss May "oe'e' ar
spending part Of August at Hamlet cottage loves
Finland leased by them for the month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Mrs William r. Oakley and her daughter MISS
Grace Oakley. who passed the months OF June
July and the early part Of August a. their couny
home an Norwood have gone TO Saratoga 10 re-
main until September.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

and blossom. Then they are carried
down to the schoolroom, where they
have bread and milk to refresh them
after their labors. The schoolroom
abounds in plants and vines, and pic
lures of flowers, and there is a cage
with doves in it, the old ones having
been obliging enough to build their nest
and to rear their young, with the lit
tie people looking on in wonder and ad-
miration.
Nature always has a large place in
the kindergarten, but just now more
time is being given to songs and stories
about woods and fields and gardens,
shrubs and plants, and leaves and bios
SONS and birds and butterflies.
1--WE have started the roof garden,
said one of the teachers, ITO show them
what the things really are that we talk
about 1t was hard for them to under
stand what bush was until they saw
one growing.
1.-THE influence, too, spreads far be-
yord the schoolroom. In many homes
the example of these little gardens has
inspired the older members of the fam
lily to start window gardens, which Will
be objects of beauty all summer"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

garten received one Of these embryo
gardens with the privilege of planting
in IL whatever kind of seed he pre-
ferred, the seeds being supplied by the
teachers. Some of the egg gardens
were carried home, others were kept at
the school, and 1t must have been an
obstinate and ill-bred seed that would
fail to respond to the devoted nurture
and coaxing care of the little gardeners.
1t was a thrilling moment when the
discovery Of tiny bit of green indi-
Gated the response Of the most preco-
cious seed.
1T had found its wings" the chill
dren declared when it showed two
small leaves. ,
As soon as the weather became warm
enough, gardening was undertaken on a
somewhat larger scale on the roof of
the building. Long boxes were filled
with earth, and to each child was given
garden fork, rake and watering
can, all on the smallest plan, so as to
be handled conveniently by the small
est pupil in the lot.
With great seriousness and energy
the small gardeners set about pulver-
izing the earth and getting it in proper
condition for planting. Then the indi-
vidual sections were marked off with
pieces of cord and were allotted sever
ally. Each child was permitted to
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

The singular lack Of patriotism dis
played by the vast majority of Chinese
IS not confined to the common people,
but vitiates all official circles. A Chi
nese naval officer recently returning to
China after three years study In Ger
many at the expense Of the Chinese
government, was asked whether he
would serve his country in case war
arose, or join some other nation. His
prompt reply was, "Wait and see which
comes out best"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
SPORT AT OXFORD.
Nobody Shouts or Shows Any Enthusi
asm or Anima tiOn,

Nobody Shouts or Shows Any Enthusi-
asm or Animation.
Athletics and the social part Of OK
ford life will first impress the stranger.
Every day of term from 1 o'clock in
the afternoon until the early winter
dusk, or the late, lingering summer
twilight, one will see college men do
ing nothing but pleasure seeking, says
Ainslee's Magazine. 1t is bad form at
Oxford, atrociously bad form, to work
in the afternoon. And, after all, such
an order of things will not seem
strange when one realizes what
beautiful playground Oxford really
makes. Yet it will be observed that
the Oxford man takes his pleasure in
very grave and very businesslike
Is amazing to behold the quiet dignity
with which the rowing man submits to
the bullying and the sarcasm Of the
coach on the tow-path. Or II the
stranger visits the Holywell tennis
courts and looks on at that great fan
nel-trousered battalion of busy play
ers, he will be struck by the serene
uuietness of it all. The only sounds
he will hear will be the low, steady
patter of the tennis balls and an &C.
casional thirty ALL" or "love fifteen"
Or if he goes to the parks and becomes
spectator at one of the great foot
ball matches, between Cambridge and
Oxford, for instance, he will hear no
roofing" there will be no horn blow
ing, and no college cries, no flag wav-
ing and no undergraduate delirium.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

There is no surer safeguard against
all degrees Of mental unsoundness than
q habit of self-control. AS men OF
quick blood may fall dead in moments
OF high excitement, SO may lesser dis
turbances, Oft repeated, unsettle the
rational faculties. Machinery that Is
loosely set tends to jar itself to pieces,
and the agitations Of ungoverned emo
tion may gradually produce an "un-
stable equilibrium" Of the nervous sys-
item, and predispose the brightest man
lor woman to be entirely upset by a
sudden crisis of passion, alarm, loss, or
ecstasy. For joy, like grief, anger.
fear or appetite, requires the gentle
restraint of reason. The asylums are
full of admonitory cases. Wanted, for
each individual, good internal gov
eminent, well administered.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

An American response to express
,sions of English sympathy during the
late war, signed by representative men
from every state in the union, was re-
Gently sent to London, and warmly
welcomed by our kinsmen, who had
begun to think us indifferent to their
advances. The neglect to exhibit
prompt and cordial recognition for
favors received, or goodwill and
friendliness manifested, is not only de-
meaning to a nation or an individual,
but it stands in the way of future ad-
yantages. II liked the young mans
appearance" an influential woman re-
Gently remarked, "but as he has failed
to call or write in acknowledgment
of the courtesies shown him, l shall
hardly take the trouble to favor him
socially again" Thanks are the ex-
chequer of the poor, sings Shakespeare.
Yes, and OF the wise as we'll.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

first girl ever married in the white
house. She was the pet of the Ameri-
can people, because of her simple,
charming manners and her amiable
character. Mrs. Sartoris is a year, or
perhaps two years, past 40, but does
not look as old. She is slightly under
medium height, with the figure of a
girl. The color comes and goes in her
rounded cheeks, and sweet smile
lights up her dark eyes. Her voice is
low and gentle, and her manner quiet
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

Kent county, Maryland, has the dis
tinction of having what State Ento-
mologist Johnson declares to be the
monster peach tree Of the United
States. The big tree is at Napley, the
flue estate of Alan Harris. in the ten
ancy of Robert Wickes. The trunk Is
CT inches in circumference, p inches
In diameter or about the size of the
ordinary kerosene barrel. Three of the
limbs are % inches, 20 inches and 80
inches in circumference, respectively.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

and refined. She has always been
American, despite her residence abroad,
and has instilled an intense American
ism into her English-born children, as
an accommodating officer found out at
Saratoga some years ago. Mrs. Sar-
toris was there with her children and
Mrs. Grant, her mother. Algernon, her
small son, was asked if he didn't want
to hear the band play God Save the
Queen" He stoutly asserted Star
Spangled Banner" or Hail Columbia"
would be his preference.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

cessful students at local examinations
then go for their final trial to Peking,
where the same thing is gone through
again. The competition is very Sc
we're, and candidates frequently go up
year after year till they become quite
old men. The cells number several
thousand, and are arranged in long
rows. Soldiers are placed about the
court to see that the rules are COM
piled with. The characters on the
cells indicate the places of individual
candidates.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
new YORK'S CfiILDRENS> ROOEl GARDEN

to devastate II. But jts plight was due
solely to the owners having dug up his
seeds from day to day to see how they
got on. Il couldn't find their wings"
he lamented.
When the gardens have been at
tended to their owners circle about
singing 1.-THE Flowers of May" and 9TH
err songs telling how the flowers grow
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
SINGING FLOWER SONGS ON THE ROOF.

three or four pea vines about an inch
high.
I'm going to have beautiful flowers
in mine, red ones" proclaimed boy,
proudly.
81 think my flowers IL be white"
chimed in a little girl, "but they'll
smell so sweet, and the bees'll come to
get the honey from EN-"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

Roof gardening for little children has
been developed from an egg at St.
Bartholomew parish house, in East
Forty-second street, New York city, the
egg appearing appropriately at Easter
time. The meat had been removed
from the shell, but this was no loss, for
1t had been replaced by soft, warm,
dark earth. Each child in the kinder
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

If all the tobacco smoked in the Brit
ish empire last year were roHrd into
a rope an inch in diameter, it would
form snake-like roll, which, following
the line of the equator,would go thirty
times around the earth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

fined space, with one board to use as
seat and one as table, and is not
allowed out on any pretext whatever.
Food is passed in to him through
hole in the wall. Frequent cases have
occurred in which candidates have
died in their cells, owing to excitement
and discomfort. The examination
consists mostly Of essays on the works
and sayings of Confucius, which, II
well done, are supposed to qualify
man for any possible occupation-sol-
dier, sailor, Judge, anything! The sue
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

manage his plot in his own way, gen.
eral fundamental instructions having
been given. Some chose to plant the
vegetable of which they were NEST
fond. Others preferred something
pretty, and planted some vine or flower
of which they had heard in their kin
dergarten stories.
The gardens have prospered finely in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

their strange location, and now make a
brave showing of green, with a promise
of buds and blossoms before long. The
children go up every morning in two
separate sections to tend their gardens.
The elevator takes them to the top of
the building, ten stories above the
street, where they find their tools and
proceed to their work at once, each one
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

This picture shows one of the pc
culiar fea5,ras of Chinese official exam
nations. At stated periods would-be
candidates for government employment
assemble at the chief towns Of each
district to undergo examination. Phese
frequently number several thousands.
During the examination each candi-
date Is locked up in separate cell,
measuring about three by four feet, for
periods OF three days and upward. He
has to eat, yleep and write in this con-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
WHITE HOUSES FIRST BRIDE.

WHITE HOUSES FIRST BRIDE.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris Is Visiting
Boston.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, who is
honoring Boston by visit, is even
more attractive than when she left
Washington, bride, in 1874, since
she has returned with her children to
make her home with her mother. Mrs.
Sartoris' welcome was as sincere as
were the regrets which followed her to
England, where she remained, save for
short visits to her parents, until about
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

respected strictly. There is much COM
parison of "crops" and many exclama-
lions of delight or disappointment.
ooh, just look at my lettuce, Miss
don't you think it'll most be big
enough to eat tomorrow"
"It isn't as big as my peas. Oh, how
I love peas!" exclaimed her neighbour
regarding with ecstatic admiration
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
A Long Walt.

Maid-You got home early, Mr..
Binks. Shall l call Mrs. Binks? Mr..
Binks (who loves a joke)-Don't tell
her l am here. Just say gentleman
wishes to see her in the parlor. "I'm
afraid you'd get tired" 'Tired?"
Eyes, sir. She'd spend bout two hours
making herself look pretty. New
York Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

An Ohio man who had held office for
twenty years has just been placed In
m asylum in consequence of his de-
feat. He was bound to make the pub
lic support him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

Certainly the world will hear from
the college graduates again. For years
they will get together and let forth the
college yell on every provocation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

One of the most interesting incl
dents OF the opening OF the twentieth
century will be the changing of the
Russian calendar so as to make it con-
form to that used by the rest of the
civilized world. Steps to that end are
already being taken by order Of the
Russian government.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

Our characters are formed and sus-
tanned by ourselves and by our own &C
lions and purposes, and not by 9TH
ers. Calumniators may usually be
trusted to time and the slow but steady
Justice OF public opinion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

Some men are so self-important that
they imagine their weight on one side
OF the globe causes the other side to
tip up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23
PATENTS.
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PATENTS.
Higdon, Fisher and Thorpe, (Rcgis-
tration No. oo37l Patent lawyers, Dia-
mond Building, Junction Main and Dell
aware Sts, Kansas City, Mo-, report
the following list of patents for the
week ending June 10, 1899, TO invent
ors living in Missouri, Kansas ana Ne
braska. Tel 1912.
MISSOURI
Charles Dexter, st. Louis; vapor
burner.
Frank S. Huber, St. Louis; wire feed
ing device.
Ferdinand Lahm. st. Louis; roller
attachment for sleds.
c. b. Lane and w. j. Lane, MILO;
windmill.
Henrietta c. Shaw, Kansas City;
utility pin ring
ADRIAN J. Slonecler, Farmersvillei
churn.
John Wolf, St. Loui,; wall truck.
George w. Wright, Wtbo City; rock
or ore crusher.
Henrietta c. Shaw, Kansas City; pin
and ring blank. Design.
Henry E. Wright, Springfield; win
dow shade and curtain pole fixture.
KANSAS.
Samuel II. Biakely, Troy, storm
front for vehicles.
Niels ]. Rasmussen, Nicola; wire
tightener.
NEBRASKA
John w. Rowland, Lincoln; Wire
splicing ring
Henry E. Koch, harrington; grain
separator
L. D. Mouser, Imperial; pipe lifting
or lowering machine.
Theodore A. Schlaebitz, Lincoln;
fish hook.
Issue OF June 10, 1892
Patents. ................... 425
Designs ................... oV
Trade Marks. .............. w
LaDelS. ............. ''.''''''''
frlnuS. ...... ............. .'.''''''
Reissues ................... ...'...'
Total issue. sos
Acopy of any patent In the above list
will be furnished on application for rs
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

The man who fell out of a window In
the patent Office at Washington had
probably just heard the rumor that
Mark Hanna would resign.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

DIR. Minnie Dorsey Expert in Treatment
of diseases of women irregul arites etc. Elegant
uccommoda ions at her private residence strict
ly confide ntal advice personally or by mai.
G, finsments taken. Infants adopted. Honest
dealing. Rel eff is assured. Address, LOCK BOX
ISL ansas City. Missouri.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

It's surprising how gladly some peo-
pie will exchange a small load OF
trouble for large loed Of cheap liquor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

As Gov. Roosevelt is now doctor
of laws, Mr.. Plat may find it harder
than ever to law down laws for the
rough rider.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

We like to see people eat heartily at
supper when they go to a dance, but
would draw the line at carrying away
sandwiches In their pockets.