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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
Precedent of Police Chiefs.

Major Richard Sylvester. the newly
elected president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Police Chiefs, has an
interesting career with no lack of va
riety in incident and locality. Long
before he became engaged in directing
the police force Of Washington, D. c.,
he had had an insight into the life
and work Of policemen from the view
point of newspaper reporter. No
vantage ground outside the force itself
is better than that of the reporter for
acquiring a knowledge of the strength
and weaknesses of men in their char
acter as guardians of the peace. Chief
Sylvester knows just how to deal with
his men because he has never forgot
ten his early association with the
police in his capacity as searcher for
news. In addition to all of this he has
executive ability of high order and
very fine conceptions of citizenship and
the duties of the police officer to the
civilian. For sixteen years Major Syl-
vester has wisely ruled the city police
of the national capital. He was born
forty-four years ago in Iowa City,
Iowa, went to Memphis as lad with
his parents, and thence to st. Louis,
where he took a clerkship in whole
sale house. Then he entered Washing
ton University, studied law abandoned
that profession for Journalism. worked
as reporter on the st. Louis press,
started a newspaper in Nebraska, be-
came editor Of the Pennington, Mo-,
Times, and finally drifted to Washing
ton as a correspondent. He was no
sooner installed as chief Of police than
he began to make changes in the serv-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

home, avoiding men and their ways
and seeking companionship only in the
wife of his old age and few dogs.
The circumstances which led to his
writing Dixie" are related by resi-
dent of Mount Vernon. Emmett was
playing in New York with the cele-
brated Bryant Ministries. Mr.. Bryant
one day requested him to compose a
new walk round" of heroic kind.
"One," he said, (which the bands will
want to play and which the boys will
whistle in the streets" The next
morning Emmett appeared with the
music of Dixie" as 1t Is now played.
There was little enough in the words
mere clatter, really-but the music
took at once in the north and was
seized by the South for its own when
the northern soldiers took it thither
early in the war. The original words
have long since been changed to suit
southern sentiment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

the dining-room in Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox's home, on Long
Island sound, is all windows, which
face the water. Before the largest
of them, a spacious bay window, stands
the dining table. The room is filled
with memories of people who have
dined there. Their pictures gaze
at one from every side. There
are half a dozen portraits Of the statu-
esque Julie Opp, there is the droll,
mirthful face of Marshall Wilder; the
fair Ellen Terry, Mrs. Brown Potter,
William Glllette's inscrutable, coun-
tenance; that placid old lady, Mrs.
Jefferson Davis; Isabel Irving, Kath-
ryn Kidder, ]. E. Dodson, and his
pretty wife, Annie Irish. Some of Mrs.
Wilcox's guests have left autographs
on the cream-painted walls. One
comes from Edwin Markham. 1t is
printed in fine, large characters, with
splendid vermillion initials. He said:
"a place where passing souls can rest
On the way, and be their best"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
Canal Tells a Problem.

The question of tolls on the 18TH
milan canal is not so simple as it was
in the case of the Suez, writes cor
respondent of the New York Post. We
have much greater marginal traffic"
to consider-one which may be con-
trolled by the rate. Of toll. The west
coast of South America, In its dealings
with Europe, ought to furnish about
one-third Of the available traffic of the
new canal, If opened in 1915. All that
traffic practically could pay toll Of
81 O ton. Between the west coast Of
South America and the eastern ports
of the United States the traffic could
pay a still heavier toll, as the saving
over the route ''round the Horn"
would be still greater. On the princi-
pie of charging whatever the traffic
could bear, certain cargoes going
through the canal could doubtless af-
ford to pay So or 81 ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
ST MICHAEL's CHURCH.

injured by a cyclone in 1885, and al
most totally destroyed by the earth
quake of 1886. But, as the inscription
upon tablet in the vestibule says, 1T
has been restored by the generosity Of
American churchmen and friends"
The windows contain some fine
glass. The organ is the oldest in
America, and was brought from Eng
land in 1853. The chimes In the steeple
date from 1894 and are eight in num-
Der. They have had remarkable his
tory. In 1882, when the British evac-
uated the city, the bells were carried
away as public property, and being Of
fered for sale in London were pur-
chased by Charleston merchant
named Ryhiner and shipped home. In
1888 they were sent to England and
recast. In 1862 they were sent to Co.
lumbia to keep them out Of the hands
of the federal soldiers and were burned,
but the fragments were gathered to-
gether and sent to Mears &c Steinbank
of London, successors of the original
founders, and recast in the same
molds. The clock in the steeple dates
also from 1894, and is of the same pat
tern as that of the Royal Exchange N
London.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
A Venerable Structure.

One of the most interesting institu-
lions in the south Is st. Michaels
Church, Charleston, S. c., which is
claimed to be the Oldest Protestant
house of worship now in use, with the
exception of Burton Parish Church, at
Williamsburg, Va It dates back to
1918. The present structure was opened
for divine worship in 1851 and has
since passed through many memorable
experiences. The walls contain shot
fired by the British during the revolu-
tionary war and by the Union army
during the civil war; it was seriously
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
RemarE.sl. Statesman in Japan.

Mr.. Hoshi Toru, minister of COM
munications, is one Of modern Japan's
remarkable men. Having studied law
in England rs years ago, and being
called to the English bar, he started
his life as an official in the judicial
department. Here his bellicose nature
soon brought him into collision with his
less enlightened and more conserva-
tive colleagues. The government then
in power removed him to the Yoko-
hama customs. Later he took to pol
itics and identified himself with the
liberals, who overran the country with
stirring speeches, much to the discom-
fort of the government. He was twice
arrested and imprisoned for political
offenses. Now he is the leader of the
liberals. or Jiyuta, as they are called
in Japan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
Oufraees on the Streets.

The meeting held in Chicago west
side synagogue, where the members Of
the Chicago Protective league assem-
bled to protest against the indignities
heaped upon people of the Jewish race,
brings prominently to notice a condi-
ton Of affairs not generally known.
From the testimony of many Jews
who are engaged in the humber pur-
suits it appears that they are subjected
not only to insult and abuse, but even
to assault, while peacefully going their
way upon the public streets. The con-
duct of the rowdies and tough youths
who assail them amounts to con-
slant persecution Of the race, one
speaker asserting that the Jews in Chi
cago are in worse plight than the
Jews Of London, Berlin, Paris or st.
Petersburg.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14


that"
"You are right" he said, leaning .
little nearer. I'VE will talk of love. "
She shrank away from him a little,
but at the same moment she smiled
and nodded at Mrs. Leasing, who
passed near.
Love" he repeated. What a diff
ference it makes in peoples lives! You
and l have agreed to say goodbye
have already said it, in fact, and we
can afford to discuss love impersonally.
i am afraid you are not smiling
enough. notice two or three people
looking this way"
She smiled Immediately; such a
smile as comes to the lips after the
heart is broken.
play my part. l am deeply interested.
You may go on with the one subject
in which you may be considered thor
oughly versed."
Thanks" he said, easily. "Shall I
tell you a story, in order to make 1t
strictly impersonal? l will tell you
the story of Boy"
She moved little, enough to drop
her cheek to her hand.
"Of course there was q Girl" he
went on; "but l will leave her out of
the story as far as 1 can. l will tell
you the story of Boy, because know
his story-because l have seen into
his wild, undisciplined, uniformed boy
heart, and have watched it make great
mistakes, and repent Of them without
words, and slowly break.-Are you
still smiling? l can't see your face
but those people out yonder can, and
we are playing the farce for them"
81 am smiling" she said, without
moving.
1.-THE Boy fell in love-" he said. "He
was very young. and had been raised
without a mother. l am afraid he
was a mere selfish brute, and when he
wanted anything he had to have it..
He saw the Girl, and loved her, and
would have waded through blood to
win her-and won her. think he was
selfish, even in winning her, but he
was beginning to be unselfish-he was
beginning to be nobler Boy-and
there was great need Of it. You see,
he loved her-he loved her too much.
He was unreasonable. I have looked
into his heart. and know that now.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

He was half Boy and half savage, and
thought himself . man, whose judg-
ment was always good, and who was
always right. He thought that he was
always good, and who was always
right. He thought that he was to be
regarded always-he didn't think OF
regarding her. And yet, he loved her
in some blind, unreasoning way.
such as boys have. And because he
loved her he kept Fastening on to his
doom, and dragging her with him. He
couldn't wake up to the fact that he
was slowly killing love in her. 1t Is
one of the saddest things, that people
who love one another truly and ten
derby can live to be alienated, isn't
1t? But that is what happened to the
Boy. He was young-they were both
young-and he was undisciplined-and
love was hurt with jar and fret! over
and over again they passed through
storms which left them cast ashore In
desert land. They said bitter. heart
breaking things to one another, and
it was because the Boy loved her that
the bitter things hurt and ranked.
And so at last he rose up and said,
This is enough will end it. l will
go away today and will never trouble
you again."
He paused, and she stirred little,
but he could not see her face.
"And so, he went down to the boat"
he said, steadily; "but even when his
foot was upon the gangplank he
turned back and stood leaning against
something In his utter misery, be-
cause he had all at once grown to be
a man, and was suffering all mans
agony. That is the end Of the story
of the Boy-except that the man
looked up and saw that foolish little
Mrs. Leasing waving her hand at him
from carriage, and remembered that
both Of them-he and the Girl-were
to have been her guests tonight. And
such a hungering came upon him to
look upon her face again-that he
came-knowing that by tomorrow he
might summon strength to go"
"Ned?"
She raised her face and looked at
him. Her lips trembled like a hurt
child's. even while she was smiling at
him.
Ned" she murmured, brokenly;
"the Girl was very young and inexpe-
rienced. Don't you think she ought
to have chance to try over again?-
And you didn't know-that she was
in the boat,-hidden away-and that
she came very near being taken to Eu-
rope-very near indeed-when you
turned back so suddenly"
isn't 1t beautiful to watch Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding?" asked the lady at Mrs.
Lessing's right. "They are like two
young lovers. Do they know they are
at the table? Do they know there Is
such thing as food in the world?
They have done us all the honor 10
forget we are living!"
, But Mrs. Leasing did not reply
aloud. She merely looked, and her
eyes were sparkling and trimming.
II may be foolish, but can manage
some things" she whispered into her
ian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
civ and Country Letters.

British postal authorities may Dor
row ideas from those of Berlin. To
facilitate sorting English mail boxes
are provided with two Sits, one for
country and one for local letters, but
in the rush letters are frequently
dropped in the wrong partitions. The
Berlin authorities haye just introduced
different colored boxes. Those inten-
ded for country and foreign letters are
paiptaa blue, those for local delivery
are yellow. A rirst glance is sufficient
to distinguish.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
Story Of a Boy.
BY JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.

BY JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.
Author Deborah of Lost Creek" etc.
Copyright. 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
She was listening to the uniformed
graybeard at the window, bending to-
ward him a little with an air Of
charmed interest that warmed the
heart under the gold braid. Fluttering
down to them the length of the draw
ing room came the hostess, that fool
ish little Mrs. Leasing, and they heard
her saying to the gentleman beside her,
while she was yet far off:
'Oh, I've just found you in time, and
it's awfully awkward, but you know
how people are always disappointing
you at the last moment. You were to
have gone down to dinner with Clare
Rigdon, and Mrs. Harding with Ray
mond Blaine, and neither Of them came
so sorry"
The girl at the window had not
changed her position in the least. She
still leaned over the arm of her chair
toward the uniform, but the General
was suddenly conscious that the lovely
young face had lost something of its
color
"Oh, Mrs. Harding" cried Mrs. Less
ing, as the girl stood up and smiled
graciously at her hostess; so awk-
ward for husband and wife to go out
to dinner together-people disappoint-
ed me-but would you let Mr.. Harding
take you out, just to oblige me?"
The hostess did not wait for re-
ply, but took General Blake's arm and
led him away. The two were left
alone, both standing in the shadow of
the window curtains. She was twist
ing the silken fringe of the drapery
between her fingers. She did not look
at him, but she saw that the hand
resting on the back of the chair from
which she had risen was shaken.
"Since we are within full view OF
number of our dearest enemies" she
said with scornful smile, still not
looking at him, 1T might be as well to
play the farce out and look-well-
say, decently interested in one another.
People will discuss us soon enough"
The hand on the chair was suddenly
steady.
with all my heart" said the gen.
tleman lightly, as he placed chair
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

ly expected to see you here tonight.
Was not led to suppose that you were
to start for Europe today?"
Il start tomorrow instead" he re-
piled, coldly. "The delay was fortu-
nate. 1t gives me the opportunity to
defer nine days wonder for yet an
other day. Let us do 1t thoroughly,
while we are doing 1t. What shall we
discuss that will bring pleasant ex-
preston to- our faces; that will make
us seem not merely tolerant of. one
another, but absolutely absorbed, de-
voted"
Let us talk OF Love-" she said, with
a burst of scorn and despair that sent
a crimson over her pale face. "Re-
membering our desolate home-my
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

of her have been sold in the shops
of London and Paris alone. This rs
nearly ten times as many as have been
sold of the next in popular demand.
Miss Love is said to be as perfect a.
type of beauty as there is in the world
today. She has a very fine figure,
large lustrous eyes, Cupid's bow
mouth and wealth of beautiful hair:
It is not to be wondered at that this
pretty American girl has become the
idol of all London.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
EDITH ROOT.

Of life and good humor and can turn
phrase as neatly as her brilliant
father. 1t was she who told gallant
at the inaugural ball of her difficulty
in getting into the building, owing to
some Misunderstanding with the door
keeper Why" she said. "he kept me
standing there so long that when did
get in found that my gown was en-
tirely out of fashion"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

for her further back in the window
embrasure, and took another, close at
hand. I'VE will disappoint them for
once
She looked beyond him, at the
throng that danced and promenadei
and walked down the long succession
of rooms. She looked anywhere but at
him.
while it is really awkward" she
said with bitter voice and charm
ing smile, "for husband to be forced
to take his wife out to dinner, still,
one may live through it under certain
circumstances. One has but to remem-
Der that 1t is the last time he will ever
be afflicted with her presence. and
much may be borne. Really scarce
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
Mabel Love. PreffieSf Woman
IN Yo4 dn<

The prettiest woman in London Is
an American girl, Mabel Love, the
actress. She has made tho biggest
hit in the British capital that has ever
been scored there. In the past six
months more than 30, 900 photographs
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
PassinS of Daniel Emme EFT.

Daniel Emmett,the founder Of negro
minstrelsy and the composer of the
music of Dixie" is dying of old age
at his hermlt's home near Mount YER
non, Ohio. Mr.. Emmett is SO, and
for years has lived in a suburban
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

ice which showed at once that he had
struck his line. Under his admins
tration the force has improved vastly
and Mr.. Sylvester is now one of the
most efficient and most popular chiefs
In the country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14
The SONGS MIRANDN sings

By Roy Farrell Greene
. Mirandys voice is getn cracked little quaver floats
pretty mouth when she the higher notes
An all in ALL though still love her just much know
3 She MARBLE like she did thirty
But when I'm work around the barn. hear
In old song I'd half forgot her voice aringn clear,
honeysucke of a that round my oil heart cings
An fresh with youthful blossoms the Mrandy sings
It's Hard Times Come Again No More John Anderson My
. Jo,"
Teller talks Tom bout Twenty Years Ago.
ben Bolt" "Lorena Home, Sweet Home maybe that
. OF tune .
That makes you walk with Bobby Burns the banks of Bonny
Doom" .
= wouldn't trade O. them old melodies we knew .
q For all these about Hannah girl LOU Q
Since had Of tunes them days an not these agtme
= things, .
AM somehow gushes the Mirandy sings.
= The that of Maggie tells when You and Were
Young Q
4 1t pears mes the sweetest thing mortal ever sung, 0
= An than that glimpse of heaven behold, Q
When stealth Silver Threads Among the o
Gold" = .
Though songs an operays the younger folks
please, = o
rather cracked voice in the old time melodies
Than PATHS throat Mclba's MARBLE hifautn things = q
The songs thirty years ago. the Mirandy sings
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-14

Gen. DeIorey. Boer Hero.
General Delarey. the Boer command
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-18

ing. Heating pipes to the cars some.
times freeze up solid and have to be
thawed out by forcing live steam
through them from engines. The ex-
treme cold bothers train service more
than the snow which has fallen so far.
Jamestown Alert: P. F. Wilcox of
Bismarck was in jamestown today.
Mr.. Wilcox is interested in cattle rails
ing In Morton county and says that
the country west of the Missouri is
getting ~overstocked with the animals.
New settlers are coming in and their
presence hurts the cattle business.
MT. Wilcox says cattle will never do as
well when herded as when run at large
as has been the custom in the past and
the extra expense of herding will cut
down the profits. Many. stockmen
are going out of the business.
Arrangements have been made
through the advance representative of
Dode-Fisk concert orchestra for a
concert to be given by that famous
musical organization under the aus
pieces of Canton Bismarck No. 5, Patri-
archs Militant, on the evening of JAM
airy %, 1902. This is the same orches-
ira that furnished the music for the
inaugural ball and at the opening OF
the Northwest Hotel last winter, and
Bismarckers will be glad of this op-
portunity to show their appreciation
of the high class musical selections
that are rendered by this company.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-18

A coroner's jury is holding an in
quest on the remains of Engineer
Woolworth, who was killed In a col
iision at Urbana Sunday. The blame
for the accident, according to newsspa-
per reports, is placed On Engineer Ben
edict of the light engine, who stopped
on the main track without signalling
back to the freight train which was
following him. Blame for the acct
dent Of Saturday in which several rail-
road men were bunged up at Spirit
wood is placed on Engineer Richards.
1t is claimed he pulled through Spirit
wood at a high rate of speed. notwith-
standing the fact that the red board
vas turned and the operator went out
and swung his lantern in front of the
engine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-18
THE CITY

Fred Carstens and family are in the
city from Cromwell.
Will Scott of Driscoll is attending
court as a petit juror.
E. G. Patterson returned on the de-
>layed train last night from st. Paul.
Judge Fort returned on last nights
delayed train from a trip east.
= Fred Peterson Judge Lamb and Doc
Butterfield came down last night from:
Washburn.
Landlord mayer of Steele is in the
city as a witness in the Heaton-Jack-
man suit.
Mrs. J. D. Wakeman has returned
from her trip to Fargo. She is much
improved in health.
Judge Winchester goes to Washburn
this week to convene a term of court
and dispose of ONE civil cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Berry have re-
turned from trip east and stopped
off in the city last evening. "
George Heaton came in from Iowa
last night, to be present at the trial
of his suit against j. J, Jackman for
commission for selling his place.
Lee Thomas, the attorney who was
taken back to Iowa some time ago on
a charge of embezzlement, has returned
to the city. The charges against him
have been settled.
There will be a business meeting OF
the ladies guild tomorrow (Thursday)
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Moor
house. Tt is very important that all
members of the guild be present. :
Father Clemens: + have taken per-
sonal charge of the work. Of issuing a
church guide in the city, and those
who have paid for advertisements will
see the book issued In due season.
J. D. Wakeman is down from up
north for the holidays. He says bus
mess is on the increase right along,
and he has shown 1000 acres OF land
which WIS sold In two days and a half,
Mr.. Geo. W. MONT Of Sterling, who
has been sick at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. HoutaIing, in this city for the
past two weeks, has so far recovered
as to be able to return TO his home to-
day.
=. y. Walker: We have had some
trouble above Wilton with snow, but
trains are running regularly now. The
road from Wilton to Bismarck is ii
good shape. and with three engines