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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
disea ed portion of the ear There Is only one
Way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedies Deafness Is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucus lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Unnamed
Ing and when 1t Is entirely closed deafness Is
the result and unless the Inflammation can De
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition o.
the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars ior any case
of Deafness caused by catarrh) that canno;
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. SEND Tor
circulars, free. IN r., n
Sold py Druggists roc.
HALLS Family Pills are the best
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

To attend church where the music
is supplied by barrel organ must be
very like stepping into a bygone CEN
fury, but it is an experience which the
parishioners of Trottiscliff-a Kentish
village within twenty-five miles OF
London-can every week enjoy. Its ad-
herence to old customs may be par
doned, for q church was standing at
the time of the Domesday book, and
the existing chancel is more than 500
years old. Its pulpit is one that stood
in Westminster abbey until 1924. The
musical capabilities of a barrel organ
are limited, but the parishioners OF
Trottiscliff have a choice of sixty, there
being six barrels, each supplying ten
tunes-most of them very old fash
toned.-Notes and Queries.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

OF Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia are quickly and comfortably
reached via the Southern Pacific Com
panys Sunset Route. Daily through
service from New Orleans to San
Francisco via Houston, San Antonio
Ell Paso and Los Angeles. Special
semi-weekly service, Sunset Limited
from New Orleans Mondays and
Thursdays, composed of Buffet Smok-
ing Car, containing Bath Room and
Barber Shop, Drawing Room Compar.-
ment Car, regular Pullman Sleepers,
and Dining Car (meals la carte), all
of the latest design and most luxuri-
ously appointed. Direct connections
made at New Orleans from all points
North and East Detailed informa-
ton cheerfully furnished by w. G..
Neimyer, G. w. A., So. Pac. Co., 23S
Clark St., Chicago; w. H.. Conner.
ComI Agt., Chamber Commerce Bldg,
Cincinnati, O., w. j. Berg Trav. Pass.
Agt., 220 Ellicott Square, Buffalo,
N
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

1t is n curious fact-well known, tNy-
ever, to weather cXperts-that heavy
though the sky was clear beforehand
At Waterloo rain came down in tor
rents. So it did in several of the big
battles of the American civil war
Gettysburg, for example. The tre-
mendous conclusion shakes the little
globulcs of water which are always
present invisibly in the atmosphere to-
gether, and SO brings them down.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
Seaport of the South.

It has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement Of grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern seaboard would demand an in
crease of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte, at the head OF
galveston Bay. Peculiar natural ad-
vantages surround LaPorte, notably its
being the fartherest inland seaport on
the Gulf, having high dry land with
perfect drainage and the purest arte-
sian water, climate unsurpassed In
the south and an attractive city site.
The American Land Co., 1888 Madison
street, Chicago, is interested at La.
Porte and announces the first general
sale of property will be held Feby.
14-17, 1900.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
Sum SHOTS and Cold Winter.

Camille Flammarion is endeavoring
to discover the connection between the
excessively cold winters and the spots
on the sun. He finds that intensely
cold winters have reappeared at reg
ular intervals during the century at
periods of ten and twenty years. With
the same regularity the suns spots
appear Therefore he connects the
cold with the spots.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Popular Low Pr.cei California Excursions
The Santa Fe Route daily excursions
to California in tourist sleeping cars
are deserved.y popular. Cars are of
newest pattern and very comfortable,
having every necessary convenience
These excursions are accompanied
by Pullman conductors and porters,
and are patronized by many of the
best people Low rate tickets.
The Santa Fe California line is re-
markably picturesque. Its middle
route across the continent avoids ex.
IRENE heat or cold.
For descriptive literature, address.
GEo. w. HAGENBUCH, p. & T. A.,
Santa Fe Ry., Kansas City, Mo-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Gilbertsville, Pa, can boast of either
che boldest liar in the country or a
breed of foxes hitherto unknown to
natural history. A hunt club started
a fox in that vicinity the other day.
and reported that after seven hours
chase the fox, being hard pressed, took
refuge in a tree, from which the hunt
ers took him alive.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
One Good Point.

Jimmy-Yes; l go' licking for
swiping JAM But tLs~e's one good
thing about licking! Jornny-What's
that? Jimmy-It makes You forget all
about your consciencel-Fuck.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

of pleasing address. He is strong, ac-
tive and full of courage that urges
him to daring deeds. With revolver
or rifle. he is an expert shot. Eia
nerve Is like iron.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children eethng, softens the gums reduces In
Illumination aays pain, cures wind collie. 2jc bottle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

1t takes an authority on ways and
miens to compile a book on etiquette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Bad habits need no cultivation. One
is sure TO beget another.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

and Fever is a bottle of GROVES 7 ST. Ess
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and Gu ne in
o tasteless form. No cuIe-no pay. Price, SOC.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Jersey Ii .htning is about the only
kind that ever strikes in the same
place.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

FITS Permanently Cured No fits or nervousness after
frst DAYS use of Dr. Klines Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
D. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, ?3i Arch ST. Philadelphia, Pa,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

People who soliloquizs may hear
some good of themselves
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

A few of mans troubles are due to
love and the rest are due to fir lend
ship.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

An ace in ha I'd is worth four in the
pack.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

either sex.) The Humanitarian Home and Sanitar-
FUN for lnvalids and Health Seekers, Incorporated
Send 12c In stamps for full information. Address
j. IL. Teitlebaum Treasurer. Las Vegas, n. NJ.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Smiles add much to womans at
Effectiveness, and they are inexpensive.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

When an Arab leaves his home he
always takes it with him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund the. money if it fails to cure
25c. Z. w. Groves signature on each box.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

A typewriter CIR. without any bad
spells is IA jewel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

The highway with tollgate there
on is also buy-way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption B. Palmer,
Box iii, Seattle, Wash, Nov Is, 1895.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
BLOW TO THE =
EXPRESS. :

Ingenious heads in the east have
conceived a scheme which, If carried
out on the ~pretentious scale said to
have been decided upon, will deliver a
singing blow to express companies,
and give birth and nourishment to the
fast freight lines. says the Chicago
Record. An organization Of New
Workers has planned to do an express
business on a freight-charge basis. The
express companies have become fright
ened at the prospect Of too pronounced
competition, several of them already
having appealed to the railroads for
protection. But, according to freight
offcials, the scheme is legitimate and
not one that the roads consistently can
oppose. In New York Offices Of a par
eel delivery company have been estab-
lished. The object is to collect small
packages-the kind that have been
shipped almost exclusively by express
heretofore-pack them into boxes and
ship by fast freight to the prescribed
destination, the company being careful
that all packages intended for N
place be packed together. The COM
pany expects It's scheme to succeed
largely through the patronage of man
ufacturers who ship small goods in
small lots. For illustration. a dealer
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
Fish Infected with Plague.

0S
A novel and most d%isquieting discov-
cry has been made. OF is alleged ia
have been made. in Tokyo, the Japan
csc capital. After the flooding Of the
castle meats by heavy rain . quantity
of dead fish were found floating In the
water, and were eagerly collected BY
the poor people, to whom the origin Of
such an incident made little matter in
comparison with the supply Of food
that it brought within reach. The sus-
picions Of the sanitary authorities be-
ing excited. Investigations were under
taken, with the result that = bacillus
closely resembling that Of tho plague
was found in the dead ash. Parts Of
them were then fed to healthy rats
and the animals quickly sickened and
died, the autopsy showing the veritable
bacillus in their carcasses. It is said
to have been shown by Investigations
in Germany that crabs are affecte1
by the pest, but this Is believed to be
the first instance Of the disease attack
ing fresh water hsh. 50 far a science
knows. This announcement has nat1r-
ally caused much excitement In TOXIC
where 1t is feared that the arrival q
the plague must now be regarded as "a
accomplished fact-New York Press
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
New Scheme for Ship
ping Good. in a Hurry,
'HnmHnmnnnan nuaHumuaMmI nuH'nm""aH"

in small, articles in New York might
have a large number of orders to be
filled for Chicago and Omaha business
men. He would pack and mark the
packages, but instead Of forwarding
each package separately by express he
would turn all Of the packages into the
hands Of the parcel company, which
would pack them into boxes and ship
to Chicago by fast freight. At Chi
cage the packages would be taken out
Of the boxes and delivered to the per-
sons for whom they were intended.
The goods for Omaha would be repack-
ed and forwarded, together with such
packages as might be gathered in this
city for the Nebraska metropolis and
other places in the west, repacking and
forwarding being done wherever re-
quired. If the scheme proves to DO
successful the fasteners will estab-
fish agencies in all Of the large cities
Of the country, it is said. Representa-
tives Of the Central Freight and Trunk
Line associations will meet in New
York next week for the purpose Of con-
sidering an appeal from certain ex-
press companies. The express peo-
pie will argue that the fast freight SER
vice scheme would work detrimentally
to their interests and that continuance
of it would be an injustice to them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18

At ordinary times Pekin is very
greatly dependent upon frozen meat
brought in from Mongolia on the
backs of camels. The Mongol mar
ket, adjoining the British legation, is
the rendezvous for innumerable
strings" of camels and their half
savage drivers, and on this unsheltered
plot of sandy soil, just within the city
walls, may be seen exposed for sale
the carcasses of sheep, strangely con
torted, which have been skinned while
warm and left out to harden in the
severe frost Of a Mongolian night
prior to transportation to the Chinese
capital. Partridges and other game
are similarly prepared for the transit
to Pekin, and are purchasable in the
frozen state throughout the long
North China winter and we'll into
spring. In the hot season live ami
mails are driven into Pekin and
slaughtered according to demand, but
the bulk Of the food supply is at all
times derived from places at a dis
lance, even from beyond the great
wall.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
Fraulein Milka Ternlna.

Fraulein Milka Ternina is not really
4 German save in her artistic educa-
ton and %sympathies. She was born in
Croatia and received her first educa-
ton in Agram, where she lived with
her uncle. who had adopted her. At
the age of 16 she began her studies
Of singing at the eonservatoire at
Vienna under DR.. ]. Gaensbacher.
After three years. diligent work she
was engaged at the Leipsic opera.
After an engagement in Bremen she
signed a contract binding her for ten
years at the Royal opera at Munich.
Before this engagement was at end she
made her first appearance in London
and music lovers will remember her
Isolde and Brunehild two years ago. In
the meantime she has been in America
and now London has recently had oc-
casion to hear her as Elizabeth and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
COST OF SHOW.
The Smallest Tent Shows Can Be Rugged
Out for $500.

The Smallest Tent Shows Can Be Rlgget
Out for $500.
The "reminiscences Of the late w,
c. Coup, manager Of the Barnum
show, are appearing in the Saturday
Evening Post. The following Is an
extract:
One of the largest shows ever or
ganized in this country, and which
was reputed to be worth more than
a million dollars, was inventoried' on
the death of one Of the proprietors.
with a view to selling the estate OF
the deceased, and, to the great sur
prise Of the executors, was found to
reach in value only about 5000, 000.
Twenty years ago a show with a
daily expenditure of $3.50 was thought
extravagant, while fifty years ago a
circus whose receipts averaged $50 a
day was considered to be doing a good
business. Today there is n show
the expenses Of which are undoubted-
ly than $500 the day, although
it is surprising what wonderful dis
plays are made by others at a cost
of less than $1,000 the day.
The cost of cages varies. The or
namental cars used for advance ad.
vertising are comfortably. and even
deliberately, fitted, and are provided
with a huge paste boiler and other
conveniences. They cost anywhere
from $4,000 to $4,000. The fiat and
stock cars used by circuses cost from
$500 to $500 each; passenger coaches
from $1,000 upward.
Some circus proprietors also have
their W private cars, fitted with
every imaginable convenience and
luxury, and such a car costs high In
the thousands. The expense of the
wardrobe depends, of course, on the
amount used, and it's quality, ana
whether the costumes are intended
for a spectacular show or an ordinary
circus. The wardrobe and papier-
mache chariots used in the production
of u Congress Of Nations cost Mr.:
Barnum and myself more than $40,-
900. D..
We paid $4,000 for our first hippo.
drome tent alone, and this did not
include dressing-room tents, horse
tents and camp tents. Afterward,
however, we had a larger one made
for very much less money. The small
circuses that hover around Chicago
and the larger cities Of the west in
summer usually use a tent about
eighty feet across, with two thirty
foot middle pieces. This equipped
with poles, seats and lights, costs
about &20n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
victoria's Many Children.

Like the king of Denmark, Queen
Victoria is anxious that as many Of
her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren as can conveniently
visit her should be gathered round her
this year in celebration of her S1st
birthday. At least eve of her
grandchildren from abroad will visit
her at Osborne, whittier, too, the
German crown prince is going, and
there will be many more g~reat-grand-
children besides the eldest son of the
kaiser. At least one child Of each of
her majesty's own children will be
with her, and all who are married
will in turn bring one of their chill
dren, so that there is an interesting
family gathering for the queen to an
ticipate. She would much have liked
the ear and czarina to come. but
that, 1t is feared, is impossible.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
Chinese
Na1mes,,,

We are reading just now of many
Chinese districts, towns and rivers.
Many of these geographical names
doubtless appear repellent and unpro-
nounceable to all except a few persons
who are familiar with them. But If we
had a better acquaintance with these
names and knew their meaning they
would be found to be full of interest.
They are often condensed descriptions
Of the place or feature to which they
are applied. They are far more in
stinct with life than many geographic
cal names in other countries.
Suppose we had never heard Of
Shanghai, for example, but knew the
meaning Of the two words composing
the name. Wewould know at nee
that the "City Near the Sea" must ap-
ply to a seaport. Yun-ho means "The
River Of Transportation" and we nat
urally infer that the waterway thus
designated must be commercially i'm
portant. Yun-ho, in fact, is the Chi
nese name OF the Grand canal, which
plays SO large a part in the freight
service of East China.
However many syllables there may
be in a Chinese place name, it is COM
posed of as many words as there are
syllables, for all Chinese words are
monosyllables. If we know the mean
ing of even one Of the words in a geo.
graphical name it helps to convey a
definite idea. The words no and kiang,
for example, both mean "river." and
when we see them on a map we know
they refer to a river or stream. Many
of the names of rivers are descriptive
of them. Hoang-ho, for example,
means yellow river; Tsin-kiang
means "Clear river" Observe how
definite is the idea expressed in the
name of each of the three rivers
which converge upon Canton. One
Of them is the ski-kiang, or "West
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
Riding.

HORSEBACK ftl0lnR.
A well-known New York physician,
who Is also an enthusiastic horseman,
discussed with the writer recently the
benefits of horseback riding. He
said: Horseback riding as a MODE OF
exercise cannot be too highly COM
mended. The sense Of power e a
strong and intelligent beast, which
soon learns to perceive his riders
wishes, as by intuition, the movement
through space almost without enort'
the more extended view Of scenery
the position merits, all combine 10
make the most prosaic of individuals
enthusiastic, if not poetical, says the
New York Telegraph.
This form of exercise brings mus
.cles into action which are ordinarily
called on for little work. Those be-
low the knee are but little USED,
while those of the trunk are subjected
to unusual exertion. The movements
of the animal communicate a Earring
impulse to all the great organs, bene-
1cial, as a rule, to the liver and the
entire digestive tract, stimulating
them to increased activity.
The brain is also stimulated by the
blood, which flows in swifter currents
through it's substance, and by the
novelty Of the situation. In those
whose avocations call for constant
horseback exercises the muscles of the
lower extremities often shrink from
the want of use, and habit decreases
the mental effects experienced by in
dividuals to whom the exercise is
something which breaks up the mo-
notony of ordinary life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
The New Calling Card.

An effort is being made by those
who desire a variety to introduce the
fashion in vogue thirty years ago OF
having names on calling cards put IN
Roman letters. Howling swells have
their cards engraved in this style. It
is more expensive than the old-fash-
toned script. Certain conservatives
of the fashionable world look askance
at these cards engraved in Roman let
tiers, for no matter how exquisitely
they are executed they suggest at
first glance common printing. How
ever, if you wish to be very fit have a
thin card embellished with your name
in small Roman capitals.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
Though They Seem
Odd They Have
Easily Explained
Meanings. xxx

river; another the Pe-kiang, OF
North river; the third is the Tung-
kiang, or "East river" The names OF
these rivers tell the direction from
which they come. They help to sim
plify the study of geography of that
part Of China. When they unite they
form the Chu-kiang, or pear river"
The Chinese named their largest river
in the north the Hoang-ho because IT
cuts its bed through yellow soil, from
which it derives its color. The-yellow
flood it pours into the sea colors that
part of the ocean yellow, and hence
the Chinese call the sea Hoang-hai, or
Yellow sea.
Pc means NORTH" and king means
'the capital" or "the kings house
hold" and thus Pekin means the
northern capital. Tien means "heav-
enly'' and Tsin means place." and
thus the name Of the largest city In
northwest China means heavenly
place. name it has borne for many
centuries.
Inc word Yang means ocean" tse
means "son," and the name Yang-tse-
Kiang, which the Chinese applied ages
ago to their greatest river, shows that
they did not mean to depreciate its i'm
portance. Some writer's say the early
Chinese believed their largest river
contributed more water to the making
of the ocean than any other stream In
the world, and so, in the name of the
river, they conveyed the idea that the
ocean was its son.. The name is often
enormously translated the Blue river.
Pekin has not always been the cap
ital Of the empire, but Marking, a city
far to the south, was long the seat Of
government, and, as the name Pekin
means northern capital" Sc the name
Marking means southern capital"
"White river" is the meaning of Pei
no, near whose mouth are the forts
seized by the powers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
An African King.

Khama is king of the Bamangwato
tribe. His 100000 subjects are called
Bechuanas, because they live in Be-
chuanaland; but they resent this name
themselves, and do not acknowledge
1t as a tribal term. Khama is an old
NAL now-lean, hungry and as ugly as
only an old negro can be; but he is a
very good old man and in his way has
probably done more real good to the
cause of the natives than any other
two dozen native chiefs. He will not
allow any intoxicating liquor what
ever to be sold anywhere within his
dominions. He and all his people are
strict t%eetotalers, and there is a heavy
fine even for making tschuala, or
Kafir beer. a comparatively harmless
decoction of fermented mealie neal
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-18
A Pet Albatross.

Mr.. c. Parkinson. in an article on
the Great Birds of the Southern
Seas" in the Cornhill magazine,
speaks of an albatross at Randwick,
near Sydney, that lived in a garden
for fifteen years, and became a sort Of
universal pet. It was unabashed at
even the presence of strangers, an
swered a call. had an imperturable
temper, and was gentleness itself with
children. Although the sea was close
at hand it never evinced the slightest
desire to return to its seafaring life,