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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Robert Clayton was sitting upon log
at the roadside.
AXE you would leave 1t in peace"

sake you would leave 1t in peace"
1t was Barbara's nature to be frank.
She did not believe Drake had seen
the white kitten in the air. His face
dushed at the imputation. A man may
know he has been lying, but he likes
sot for others to possess such knowl-
edge, much less tell him so.
"The buggy is waiting on the other
side," he said. Let us go, Bah"
Distrust Of Philip Drake had come
upon Barbara Graves suddenly. She
had not met him many times, but his
promises of happy life had been al
Turing. The thought of going away and
seeing the world-outside of books
had been charming. His reasons for
an elopement were SO plausible as to
overcome all her scruples. Her knowl-
edge of the real world was limited,
and she had considered the end rather
than the means; for one of Barbaras
ambitions now was to travel.
Now, at the last moment she judged
her companion accurately and realized
that she did not respect him. If he
could deceive her today, what of to-
morrow, when she would belong to
him.
She thought, longingly, Of Robert
Clayton-Bob, whose heart was an
open book to her. and who had never
deceived her. Bob, who had played
with her in boyhood and who had loved
her in manhood; who had always rode
with her into the village Monday morn
ing, and had come for her Friday after
noon; and who, though hard work and
small leisure were his portion, had
managed to keep pace with her In her
studies. Grave, quiet, gentle, steady
going Bob! Now she wished for his
comforting presence as she had never
wished before.
Drake was smiling and waiting; ano
she had promised to go with him. "Mr.
Drake" she said, clearly, "if we are
married it must be at Layton, and this
morning"
"But, my dear Bah; I explained to
you last month that it would be i'm
possible. We must go first to the city.
My aunt is"
"My decision is final"
His face darkened. "Then you may
go to-"
"Please do not forget yourself" she
said. For my own sake I would like
to retain as good an opinion of you as
possible"
Good heavens, Bah! do love you.
I made a mistake. l will marry you,
here, now, as soon as we can find a
preacher or a magistrate. You'll break
my hearth"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Archhishop Up n Tree.

When DR.. Temple. the present prl-
mate, was headmaster of Rugby school,
he paid visit to Dr. Benson, his pre-
decessor in the see of Canterbury, who
was at that time the master Of Well
ington college. One afternoon the two
went for a stroll through the woods
behind Heath pool. Benson began to
point out to his companion the sylvan
beauties of the place. calNng his spe-
cial attention to a magnificent beech
tree. For awhile Temple admired it in
silence, then suddenly crying, 81 can't
resist the temptation. Look out!"
made rush for the tree. and ere his
amazed friend could quite grasp the
situation had scrambled up the trunk
and seated himself among the branch
es. Then the two future archbishops,
looking at each other. broke into a
burst Of schoolboy merriment.-Golden
Penny Magazine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
She stopped and picked up the kitten

She stopped and picked up the kitten
and cuddled 1t in her arms.
Down there, Mr.. Drake" pointing
toward the valley, lis man who loves
me; a brave man, one whom l have
known all my life. He has never de-
ceived me, as l find you have done.
Had you loved neil thought
Her lips trembled, but her voice was
gentle, and she broke off suddenly.
"Good-bye!" She did not look back.
Not till then did her full beauty and
the grace of her heart, mind and SELF
burst upon him; and, villain as he was,
as he realized that she was lost to
him forever, paroxysm of grief came
over him, and he flung himself upon
the ground.
Robert Clayton was sitting on log
by the roadside. He had just finished
reading a letter and had placed 1t IN
his pocket; and now his head was bent
despondently upon his hands. The
story of his heartache was written up
on his face. 1t must have appealed
strangely to the girl, for she stopped
in front of him and flung an armful
of flowers upon him, so that he, look
ing up and catching her expression
did that which his courage had never
dared before. He kissed her twice.
thrice, aye, until the kitten in her
arms mewed repeatedly.
And even when they reached home.
which was after they had assembled the
mountain and buried the eagle, there
was such look of joy, love and hap
piness in her eyes that he really could
not refrain from kissing her again and
again, and, yes, she actually embraced
him twice, so that the violets and
daisies talked about 1t, the blue-jays
nodded knowingly, and the brown
lizard on the fence winked at the fat
bumblebee in the rose bush.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
CAPILLARITY.
Liquids Have Surface Film which Acts
. Like q Stretched Membrane.

AlQuioe HAVE Surface Hhm Whicn Acts
Like q Stretched Membrane.
When a number of clean glass tubes
of very fine bore, each open at both
ends, are immersed in water or in any
other liquid capable of wetting them.
the water rises in each to a higher
level than that at which 1t stands out
side. and the finer the bore the great
er is the height Of the water. More
over. the surface Of the water Is al
ways concave outwards. When SINH
lar tubes are immersed in mercury,
the results are just the opposite of the
above. The mercury now stands at
lower level inside than outside each
tube, and the mercury surface Is al
ways concave downwards. In both
cases the curvature of the surface OF
the fluid is greater the finer bore of
the tube. These are the fundamental
facts which constitute the phenomena
Of capillary action, the tubes, with
their fine hair-like bores, being called
capillary" tubes, from the Latin "ca-
pillus," hair. In order to understand
the cause Of these phenomena 1t is
necessary to refer to what Is known
as the surface-tension of fluids. The
particles of body of moderate dimen-
sions are kept together by powerful
molecular forces which have one main
characteristic, that they are only SEN
sible at insensible distances. From
this it is evident that there must be
an essential difference in state be-
tween parts of liquid close to Its
surface and others in the interior OF
its mass. The result Of this difference
is that every liquid may be regarded
as bounded by surface film which
behaves like stretched membrane.
The tension of this film is what is
termed the surface tension Of the fluid,
and its effect invariably Is to make
the pressure on the concave side ex-
coed that on the convex side. In the
case of the capillary phenomena, the
water surface is concave outwards,
and therefore the water Immediately
under the surface film has less pres
sure than that Of the atmosphere to
which its concave side is exposed; and
thus, by the ordinary hydrostatic law
it belongs to higher level than the
undisturbed water, the pressure on
which is equal to that of the atmos-
phere. In the case of mercury, on the
other hand, since the fluid surface is
convex outwards, the mercury imme-
diately under the surface-film must
have had greater pressure than that
OF the atmosphere, and must there
fore stand at lower level than the
undisturbed mercury.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

copyrighted, 1900. Daily Story Pub. Coz
The birds were singing blithely In the
valley and on the mountain, and there
was a joyous echo in the girls heart,
as she tripped along the rough path.
way. Barbara Graves was going away,
and she was glad. All nature was
awake early as if to bid her fond
farewell. The old Danes children
knew her step and loved her voice.
Her feet barely gave the caressing
grasses time to kiss them, so quick and
graceful were their spring; her pretty,
brown hands were filled with flowers,
for they seemed to leap into them, al
fectionately, as she passed. A gor-
geous butterfly majestically floated be-
fore her. and brown lizard winked
good-humoredly as he glided along.
The white kitten, its leg tied loosely
to the gate-post, pleadingly mewed'
and Barbara's heart smote her, as its
cries grew fainter. She could not take
1t with her. Alas! now that she was
actually going, the kitten represented
SO many things. Yet after all the part
ings Barbara's heart was glad. She
thought it was because she was going
away; but 1t was the joy of the hour
and the place.
She was really going beyond the
mountains at last! Hitherto the vii
lage academy had been her ambition.
Now, it was the city-the city, far
away and beautiful!
Barbara walked rapidly, and was
nearing the brow of the mountain,
when a gun-shot hushed the melodies
around her. In graceful circles an
eagle wheeled slowly up the steep as
cent, his mortal wound not lessening
the majesty of his bearing; and the
man below only knew he, was wound
ed by the birds slow progression.
Reaching the summit, the goal Of his
last struggle, the king of birds alighted
on wall of natural granite YEARLY,
his great pinions dropped, and with an
effort he turned about and gazed into
the valley below place to die worth
having struggled for and risen to! Far
down the wheat fields cleaned in the
light OF perfect day; the cloudless
shadows fell DER meadow and wood
land, and, family borne on wandering
bits of wind, the tinkle of distant pas
ture-bells arose like muffled music.
The eagles piercing eyes saw far
across the verdant fields the purple
haze which wreathed the base of the
opposite mountain, and away to the
south the narrow passage through
which had crept the parallel strips of
steel of the iron highway, DER which
had come the man who took his life.
Who but he possessed "the wings of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

The magnificent granite state capitol
building at Austin. Tex. has become
infected with centipeds Of great size.
These poisonous insects are to be
found in every department of the state
government. A few days ago one was
seen in the governors private office,
and after a lively chase it was killed.
1t measured seven and quarter inches
long and is the largest centiped ever
seen in that part Of Texas. Sheriff
George Womack of Cooke county came
across one of the insects in the corri-
dor of the second floor OF the building
recently. 1t was captured alive and
placed on exhibition in local drug
store. 1t was over six inches long.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Look Out for the Unused House.

About this time when people are
focking home from the country look
out for typhoid fever, diphtheria and
the protean forms Of malaria" These
troubles will be developed after peo-
pie have returned to their city homes.
Many will say they were acquired in
the country. AS matter Of fact, they
are far more likely to originate in the
city house, which has been shut up
for weeks or months, with dust and
darkness in the rooms and with sewer
gas pouring in through traps from
which the water seal long ago evapo-
rated. Innumerable cases of illness
would be prevented by taking the
reasonable precaution Of setting the
water to flowing, ventilating all the
rooms, and using some simple disin-
fectants before the house is reoccu-
pied-New York Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

The London Christian World says
that DR.. Johnson, the bishop suffragan
of Colchester, was recently called upon
in the line of his duty to consecrate'
an addition to a cemetery. Through
some blunder of the local officials,
however, he consecrated the portion
which was to be used for the burial OF
those not members Of the Anglican
church. The question now before
churchmen is whether the spiritual
benefits of the act of conservation will
adhere to the ground actually conse-
Grated or to that which the bishop in
tended to consecrate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

Peel and core firm. tart apples. Put
them over the fire in just enough wa
ter to cover them, sprinkling them
generously with white sugar. Cook
slowly at the back Of the fire until
the apples are tender Take them out
with split spoon. Bring the liquid
left from them to boil and add to
it a tablespoonful of gelatine which
has been soaked for half an hour in a
very little cold water. When this is
dissolved pour all over the apples.
which should have been arranged in a
bowl. Let them become ice cold be-
fore serving them. Eat with cream.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
NO BAR TO JAPS.

They Are Coming Hero In Yearly In
creasing Numbers.
The immigration of Japanese to this
country has become great and con-
slant. There is no bar to it except the
alien contract law and the usual quar-
antine regulations. The Japanese gov
eminent itself is not friendly to this
immigration and has done what 1t
could to discourage 1t. Some years
ago it enacted a law requiring each
emigrant to secure passport, which
is granted only on condition that he
provide two sureties that he will not
become a public charge or fall into
distress for three years. But the
Japanese quickly worked" this as our
politicians work" registration laws in
large cities. They soon organized
twelve companies to provide sureties
and transportation. They have agents
throughout Japan and everyone who
wants to emigrate can get his pass
port within few days. These COM
panies have furnished great stimulus
to the outflow. Last April more than
5000 Asiatics, chiefly Japanese, landed
at Victoria alone. The official esti-
mates are that 80 per cent of the
Japanese landed in Canada eventually
come to this country. Many Chinese,
of course, evade the exclusion law and
come in through the same channel.
British Columbia has no alien immi-
grafton laws. But the Chinese immi-
grafton has been so burdensome that
the country has imposed an enormous
poll tax and to some extent has sue
ceeded in checking it. The Japanese,
like the Chinese, are Industrious and
tractable and large railroads find
their services valuable. The Great
Northern road, for example, has
close traffic with the subsidized Jap
ansese steamers at Seattle, and conse-
quently Japanese labor is profitable,
both to the railroad and the Japanese
steamship companies. Thus far we
have never felt that the Chinese and
Japanese were in the same social scale,
but undoubtedly an Asiatic popula-
ton is not desirable.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Goat Dies for Science
Lymph Treatment Explained at Meet
ing of Animal Theropy Association.
N ~ N ~

the serum into the Emphatic glands.
These glands are innumerable, and are
scattered all over the animals body.
The operators task was to dissect the
largest ones and draw off the lymph
When he had finished this the goat
looked as If it had been through sau-
sage machine. At what stage of the
proceeding it became dead goat could
not be told.
"The goat" said the doctor, after the
meeting, as he playfully laid the liver
and kidney on top of the stomach,
died a perfectly peaceful and happy
death. Yes, death to him was a bliss
full and iridescent dream"
This clinic was preceded by lee
ture in which DR.. Hawley explained the
principles of the lymph cure. This was
followed by an experience meeting, in
which a number of persons described
the wonderful cures they had expert
enced, and lauded to the skies the me--
ID Of animal therapy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

A beautiful snow-white little goat
yielded up it's life as martyr to SCI
ence the other afternoon at the semi
annual meeting Of the American AMI
NAL Therapy association at Masonic
temple, Chicago.
DR.. Joseph R. Hawley and his as
sistants, all clad in spotless white, land
looking like the priests of some an
cient religion, bore the little victim to
the platform and laid 1t on table with
a white cover. The animal never SUI
fered a moment unless it was from
stage fright 1t was given few whiffs
of chloroform, and dreams Of green
meadows probably danced through its
brain a while. That was with 1t the
end of earth.
AS soon as the goat became insen-
sible DR.. Hawley began to demonstrate
the method of taking from the goat the
lymph and tissues which are used in
animal therapy. He began by tying
the carotid artery, SO as to hack up
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
DEAR HEART.

Dear heart, where hast thou wandered
What happier regions stay
Thy lingering feet. whose coming chahse0
My winter into May?
Now all our slopes are burgeoned
In summers lavish mood.
And deep within the grove the thrush
Has belled the solitude.
The laurels set the hillside
With many a spectral light:
Seen through the dusk, they stand like
nymphs,
Expectancy In flight.
But somewhere thou dost linger.
Implacable, afar,
Though high within the twilight SKY
Cleans cold our trysting-star
The brooks we loved still murmur.
Though now through dells of gloom;
The very hills have lost with thee
Their moiety of bloom.
Still, each leaf whispers OF thee;
In every path once trod
BY thy dear feet, thy spirit yet
Speaks from remembered sod.
L. Frank Tooker, in the July Century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

The name of the Prince Of Wales did
not appear in the list Of those who
gave wedding presents to Lady RAN
dolph Churchill. That was. in accord
ance with his own wish, lest he should
seem to abet marriage of which MS
judgment disapproved. But the prince
did not forget his long and kind ac-
guardianship with the bride, and he
personally gave to her the day before
the wedding little gold pig, set with
Jewels.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Barbara gently performed the service.

Barbara gently performed the service.
the morning." and could go forth early,
traverse the valley untiringly through
out the day, and at evening mount up
with wings as eagles?" He had ruled,
but mans vigilance and thirst had
o'ertaken him.
The exultance of glorious fight
came upon him; once more his pinions
felt the impulse of their former
strength, and he flew swiftly upward,
and circled majestically about for
awhile, then dropped, YEARLY, and a
film came over his eyes.
isn't he a magnificent specimen"
"Oh, it was cruel of you," exclaimed
the girl, reproachfully. 81 have
watched him ascend the heights, bat
Ting against wind and storm; and he
has taught me courage and given me
inspiration and ambition" There
were tears in her eyes, and sob in
her voice.
Cad! A nice greeting" he NUT
tered; land not one man in hundred
could have brought the old bird
down."
Philip Drake was vexed. He had ex-
pected praise for his craftsmanship.
Yet he knew Barbara would naturally
be excited that morning, and he meant
to make no mistake She had not
stopped to shake his hands, and
reached the summit slightly in ad-
vance.
"How could your" she cried, bitterly.
SIS it not enough that the living en-
blem of our country has grown so
scarce that no man here, however, ig-
norant, would have molested HIM
she pointed to the dead eagle-"and
vet. for mere wantonness and to test
your skill you did this?"
A half-scowl flashed into the mans
face, but it vanished instantly. He
had caught sight of white object In
the eagles talons, as he advanced.
"No, Bab," he rejoined, apologetical-
Nv. at was to save your kitty. could
not bear to see it killed"
1t was true that the lacerated kitten
was struggling to release itself from
the frightened claws. Barbara gently
psrformed the service. Then she gazed
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

steadily into the eyes of the man from
the city.
Il thank you," she said, the anger
gone from her voice. He Is not much
hurt. The string must have broken"
She stroked the kittens shivering fur
The flowers had fallen from her hands
and lay scattered upon the gray feath-
ers of the eagle.
"All he knew, God taught him." she
went on. HE was but true to him
self. Mr.. Drake, you have not been
that. When you were here before, you
promised that although you would
give much to secure this eagle, for my
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Enrland,s Big Mushroom

An enormous mushroom was found
In the neighborhood Of Rickmans-
worth, England, recently. 1t was per-
fectly round in shape. and measured
nine inches in diameter and twenty
seven in circumference. Without the
stem the mushroom weighed ten
ounces.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
TAlLOR-MADE GOWN.

Black cheviot. busted with white
threads, trimmed by shaped and
stitched strappings Of black taffeta.
Cluny lace revers. Jacket caught by
crocheted bands and buttons. Black
felt hat with pulled ribbons in laven-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Censorship In China.

Censorship is very real thing in
China. There anyone who writes an
immoral book is punished with 100
blows of the heavy bamboo and ban
ishment for life. Any one who reads
it is also punished.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
The yyife's Sublime Faith.

Every wife should have SO much
faith in her husband that when he
goes hunting she should not buy any
meat for dinner, but make every prep
aration to cook ducks-Atchiso
Globe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12

gives his fellow 'townswoman when he
feels that she's a credit to the city
and to the country at large, and it's
really an incentive to make any girl
do her prettiest in the matter of dress
ing neatly and smartly"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-10-12
Work Way Through school.

Avalon college, Missouri, has farm
Of 1000 acres, on which students work
to pay their way through school.
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Brocket-McMullan.

The marriage Of Miss Flora
Hazel Brockett, one of Betsy S
fairest and most accomplished
young ladies, to Mr.. Percy Wood
Mcmillan, a brilliant young att
torney of this place. was sole1n
nized yesterday at the Baptist
Church, at o'clock. The
beautiful ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. K. c. Beaman.
The bride entered the church on
the arm of her maid of honor
Miss Mamie Burgess preceded
by the ushers, Messrs. {. w.
Mellick, Charlie Wood. Howling
Fearing and DR.. Martin. The
groom entered on the arm of his
best man, Mr.. S. S. Lamb.
The presents we've both
numerous and very handsome
The happy couple left on the
afternoon train for a visit to
Mrs McMullan's relatives.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER
wishes that their lives may be
filled with love and happiness