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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03

birthstone burnt Satan. If the oaths of the
men who do the swearing were worth anything
before a jury, both parties in their leadership,
ought to be kicked off the face of the earth or
sent to McKinley's penal island for Filipino
insurgents.
Like the litgants of large interests and
small ConSCiences, we are forced to take the
swearing with a grain of alowance-two
grains-maybe pound. Take the late munic-
ipal contest in St. Louis, and the stake played
for was the Offices and perquisites-esp specially
the peiqusites. The loser is as mad as Satan
when he was kicked out of Heaven, and for
much the same reason. Satan lost good berth.
Granting that half of what is said about the
mayoralty contest in St. Louis is true, take it
that there were precious lot of scoundrels OH
both sides.
In Topeka, the mayoralty cont est was said
to be on the issue of "wet' or "dry.' am
not convinced. "In'' or "out" would seem to
be nearer the truth. Tall swearing is being
done in Topeka. First report, "dry' won.
Second report, "wet" won. Third report,
"wet" is counted out, and the ballot-box is
again being so terribly menaced that our repub-
lie trembles as if shaken with an earthquake.
Now, according to these great newspapers,
there is great heat in the throbbing brains of
the people in our capital city; and no wonder,
for great warrior led the hosts of the ''dries,"
and the martyred and prosecuted dives and
bootleggers were backed by two party machines
of the class known as "outs."
Corruption, here, there and everywhere, and
the woods full of innocents abroad. Old Glory
droops, the eagle has forgotten to scream, and
the Goddess of Liberty is abed, fast asleep.
This is the situation, and l can prove it by
the organs of both old political parties
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
The World Ripe for an Epidemic.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 26.-Unless all indca.
tions fail, the world is ripe for the visitation of
plague tha! may rage from Asiatic countries
into civilized nations where modern sanitary
conditions are believed to offer a bar to the
spread of pestilence According to DR.. L. F.
Barker, a pathoogst whose studies of plague
conditions have been prosecuted at home and
abroad medical experts believe that sweeping
epidemic is not only possible, but probable
DR.. Barker made the startling announcement,
in the course of all address before the Chicago
Society of Internal Medicine. He Is member
of the faculty of Johns Hopkins University
and professor of Pathology at Rush Medical
College. In 1899, he was chosen member of
the commission sent to India and China by the
Johns Hopkins University to study the plague
conditions in the far East, and because of his
knowledge of the disease, was made a member
of the government commission appointed by
President Mckinley to investigate the bubonic
conditions at San Francisco.
"The bubonic plague is Of especial interest
to us at the present time" said DR.. Barker,
"because of its recent visitation to San Fran
cisco. Luckily, the death rate in the Califor~
MIA town was not high, but its presence proves
that American cities are not immune
"There has not been great epidemic since
the fourteenth century, when IS, ,ooo, 900 people
were swept away by the black death, which, in
all probability, was nothing more nor less than
the bubonic plague. Men of medicine believe
that the world is to be again visited by great
plague, and there many signs pointing out
its coming. In Hindoo writings more than 500
years old, the people are warned that when
there is great mortality among rats, pestilence
and death is in the air. In India, when was
there, and since, rats are dying by the scores,
and have seen them in the streets of Bombay
running frantically about until sudden death
stopped their movements.
''rhe butonic plague is especially serious
when we consider that the treatment of the
disease is not promising. OF Asiatics stricken
with the loathsome disease, ninety per cent
succumb, while with Europeans and Ameri-
cans fifty per cent of the stricken die. Medi-
cine has put forth every effort TO find some
mears OF combating the disease, but none has
bee yery satisfactorily
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
CORRUPTION.

The corruption of the two old parties is just
simply amazing-that Isl from newspaper ac-
counts. From the Republican standpoint, no
good thing can come out of Democratic "Naz
areth," and from the Democratic standpoint all
the denominations of Babylon" exist in the
Republican parry. Like opposing litigants in
l. w-snt, where The interests are large ard i've
conscience is small, each party is ready to swear
that the other party is blacker than the hide of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
SPITTIN' ON THE BAIT.

When the apple blossoms whitcn
o, it's then the fish are bitn
And they never dream ov what's to he their fate
Till on the bank they're happin'
BY the boy who caught cm nappin
And KEEP his luck by spittn on the bait.
With a tishn line of cotton,
And pole amt forgotten,
Each fish a-weighn twentyweight
No money could a-bought em
The afternoon caught EN-
BY the little trick of spittin' on the bait
can hear the thrush a-singin',
And his purity song is ringn
AS by fond mem'rys fishin' hole wait
o, to me they's nothin' swecter
Than to hear the little crectur
In my dreams-and dream of spttin on the bait.
While I'm scttin here a-talkn,
Old Father Times a-walking',
And never fer a minnit stops to wait,
And kctch myself a-wishin'
| WIZ on the crcl a-fshin',
And now and then a-spittin' my bait.
Now, i'll our lives hard tussle,
Every man is on his musse,
And strives from carly morn till cv min late,
So if YOU would be succeedin',
They aint no harm in ccdln'
little tahy-spttn on your bait
But Old Satin is sinner
Has a hook fer every sinner
And hiz cork is floatin' loose III cvc'v state,
And the man that sins little
May land in Satins ktte,
Fer Satin keeps a-spittin' on his bait.
l;f you fail o kctchin suckers,
And your patience nearly fuckers,
And you shorey git to fccln desperate,
Nou may find your prospects brighten.
And your grip On fortune tighten
IF you try your luck a-spttn' your bait.
But old age is Il condshin
When I've lost my young ambishn.
To straddc fame and ride to somethin great,
But I'd give the Rothschds' treasure
Fer the hour OF boyish pleasure
That usto have a-spittin' on my bait.
UNCLE JCNIrs
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
10 McDILL'S MUSINGS.
IN THE BEGINNING.

For the purposes of this article, premise
that the Darwinian theory of the descent of
man from the monkey is true. Upon that the
ory, in imagination, was carried back to that
remote period when man was on ell four legs,
had long tail and was covered all over with
short, ugly, brown. gray hair.
can conceive that one old monkey, more
Thoughtful t than the rest of the tribe, taught
The doctrue OF standing up on two legs. For
a long time, the old monkey gained no adher-
enls, and was treated with great contempt by
his fellow monkeys, both male and female. Al
ter long time, the seed boe fruit, and stand
ing on two legs promised to become so popular
that the opponents of two-leg monkeys pro-
ceeded from scorn to matreatment. Amy
monkeys found standing up were pulled down
and scratched and torn in most brutal manner.
This was the beginning of the race builders
and the race wreckeis
After time, the standingup monkeys, being
in the minority, were forced to retire 10 a le-
mote part of the world, and suffered great hard
ships before they were able to establish them
eelves in comfortable quarters.
After this, for time, things went swim
m;noly. The old father monkey of the stand
no movement had long been dead. The young
monkeys walked on two legs almost as well as
some human beings OF the present day. There
was more intellectual development. Many new
things were added to sraightup ocomo!ion;
and in this general activity, new movement
was aeitated that called for the dropping of
tails 1t was taught that tail was useless
aprer.,ape. The fore legs of the original
s,aud.,p monkey had become hands. AS is
common in the history of man, there was great
objection 10 the discontinuance Of tails.
Some of the objec:ors claimed that inasmuch
as that the monkey had always had tail, he
alwavs must have Another very respectable
na,tv lin numbers) thought the tails were of
mn particular use, but the tails would have to
stav because there was no way to get lid of
them.
There was more division, and scraps without
number. Monkey blood was spilled in great
quantities. and the reformers ware almost ex-
..rm;rated. "Tail or no tail'' was the battle
crv In the course of time, there a cessa
ton of hostilites, and the no-lailers bred OFT
the tails, just as we farmers have bred out the
razor. back hog.
After another long period of time, the no.
tail monkeys, having their intelec,s qnickened
nv thought and pers. cution, used their tongues
in giving expression to newborn desires.
Language was launched upon wonderful yoy-
age. All the our-legged monkeys in the world
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03

Never give up to children if they are in the
wrong. Do not rob them of a memory that
their mother and father were always true to
their principles es.-Ladies' Home Journal, May.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16

in chair by the table to await their re-
turn. First, however, he unbuckled his
belt, and, after removing big re-
volver from the holster, threw it on the
table beside him. Inspector Henderson
was not much beyond 35, tall, gaunt
and square-shouldercd, with arms of
phenomenal length and hands that
could grip like wise. His brother Off
GERS at the post were fond Of calling
him the "uncanny" Scot, because there
was an air of taciturnity and mystery
about him that baffied inquiry into his
He was known, however,
to have been a Sandhurst man and to
have held a commission in Goorkha
regiment that got badly cut up in one
of the several Afghan expeditions.
When, after six years of service in her
majesty's Anglo-Indian army, he sent
il, his resignation on account of some
liver trouble and sailed home on the
Jumna, it was with the intention Of
again taking service in some semi
military organization IN more tenn
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16

the faces of the three men who spranS
to the shattered window. a man was
Laundering along through the drift a
good hundred yards from the house. \
sharp tongue of fire shot out into the
darkness and Remington bullet sung
PAST the fugitive's head. But he never
paused for an instant.
\ moment later the entire establish
mcnt was gathered around Inspector
Henderson. who stood with his hand on
the door latch.
1T amt safe, sir, to 60 after him
such night as this" demonstrated
Sergt Warren in his usual respectful
fashion; Its ablowin' hard from the
Ior'wcst and a man I'D freeze to death
on the prairie
Eat is So" promptly interpoeed
Simon the Crane, AN beside re groun'
dreeft--hc is dretful bad
You rascal" snapped Henderson.
turning upon the last speaker, you had
him hidden here all the time waiting to
let him loose when we left. No. Warren,
I'll do this thing myself. There's no
need to risk anyone else and I'll catch
Big Martin, ground drift or no ground
drift" and with last glance at the
cylinder of his pistol he passed out into
the night.
He was as good as his word. He
caught Big Martin half mile along the
edge of the trail that led from Simon
Michaud's house and here, two days
later, Capt. Jackson, with a squad of
six troopers, found little hillock of
drifted snow from which gaunt white
hand protrudcd. When they dug In
spector Henderson out his other hand
was fastened on Big Martins throat
and the half breeds face looked up at
the winter skies with an expression of
unutterable agony frozen upon its dis
torted features.
81 thought Henderson had more sense
than to try and face a ground drift at
midnight" was Capt. Jackson's COM
ment as he escorted the bodies back to
the post.
We groun' dreeft," moralized Simon
the Crane, "he ces tree times as bad as
re snowstorm. "~Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16

perate section of the empire. So he
joined the Cape mounted rifles six
months after landing at Portsmouth
and was knocked out by fever while
engaged in a small raid upon the I'M
healthy territory of some miserable
little African chief. Then he left the
cape and went to Canada, where family
interest and his Sandhurst training
combined to secure him lieutenant's
commission in the Northwest mounted
police. Thereafter his rise to the post
of inspector came as reward for good
service, particularly in the second Riel
rebellion. He was determined man,
and when any hard or difficult work
was to be done Commissioner Lawrence
always sent for Inspector Henderson,
and the trust was never misplaced.
Henderson invariably fulfilled his mis-
sion to the utmost, and that was why
in the present instance he chose to con-
slider his raid, failure because the
prime outlaw of the lot had eluded his
clutches.
"If l could catch Martini" he said to
himself, "it would round out the job in
shipshape style"
Half an hour later Sergt. Warren re-
ported to the inspector that thorough
search of the premises had failed to dis
close any trace of Big Martin. A watch
was set on the prisoners and Inspector
Henderson threw himself on long.
hard settec with the intention of taking
nap. 1t must have been midnight
when he awoke with the startled feel
ing of n man who has seen a horrible
vision in his sleep. The wind was
whistlng around the house in the mad
dest fashion and as Henderson raised
himself on his elbow some fine particles
of snow siftcd in through the creviccs
of a nearby window and fell upon his
face. The floor creakcd in the next
room and through the half open door
Henderson saw, or thought he saw. n
huge shadow glide past. He was on his
feet III an instant and gave the alarm.
\ moment later there was clicking of
carbine locks as Warren and Harvey
answered the inspectors signal. Then
came IA crash of glass from the next
room and gust blew cloud of snow in
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16
Spiccd Corned Beef,

Ask your butcher to place good
round of beef in pickle for As hours.
Take it out, wipe dry, and rub it over
with brown sugar and allspice, adding
q little cinnamon. Set in cool place,
turn it every morning, whenever it
looks dry add more sugar and allspice,
but if it appears moist rub it with the
pickle which has drained from it. This
should be continued for fortnight.
Then put it in a tin or jar in which it
will fit tightly with a very little cold
water. This is placed in large sauce
pan of water which is made to boil very
fast, and left on the fire five or six
hours; it need not boil all the time.
Leave it in the jar until cold. When
taken out scrape it, as the spice turns
it black.-Good Housekeeping.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16
A LITTLE SONG FOR TWO.

A song from me to you. you say,
\ to.Gcr song for every day,
n little song for two?
why, dearest heart, no note or word
Which have sung and you have heard
Eut sings to you, to you.
TO you. !!y love, to you. to you,
My every song is ever true,
And gladly. gladly yields its due,
AS does my heart-to you!
And were there but one theme to choose.
One motive evcrmore to use.
1t were no task to do.
I'd sing all songs of life In one.
And when the gallant strain were done
'Twould be a song to you.
TO you, my love, to you. to you,
The tender strain were fully true,
And gladly. gladly sings its due,
AS does my heart-to you!
j. Edmund V. Cooke. in N. Y. Sun.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16
CAUGHT IN THE DRIFT.

Inspector Henderson's raid has been
unsuccessful. With two troopers and
Sergt Warren he had rounded up six
of the worst lawbreakcrs on the Cana
dian side of the line, but, nevertheless,
from his standpoint, at any rate, he
had failed. The commissioner had sug-
gcsted that he take at least dozen men
when he set out on his expedition, but
Henderson only laughed.
Give me Harvey and Fields and War
rem" he said land I'll arrest every half
breed between here and Battleford."
And so he rode away from the post on
Il crisp January morning with his little
squadron jogging through the snow be-
hind. 1t was a long ride, 30 good miles
over the not too we'll broken trail along
the river bottom, and it was dusk be-
fore the troopers halted within carbine
shot of long, low, rambling building,
which stood in the middle of the
prairics, surrounded by several other
structures that served ms barns and
wagon sheds. Lights shown in the low
er windows of the house and as l1cndcr-
son paused To rcconnoitcr n door opened
and a man with muller round his
throat and his coat buttoncd up to his
ears stepped out with lantern in his
hand AS he did so he raised his head,
and his eyes rested on the little knot of
mounted men halted over on the crest
of the hill not more than 500 yards
away. Then bounding back to the door
he lifted the latch and disappeared
within the patch of light beyond.
Two minutes later Hcnderson's fur
gauntlet came down with a crash upon
the rude panels of the door Sergt.
Warren was right behind him. and
Troopers Harvey and Fields stood on
either side with their wickcd-looking
carbincs full cooked.
Vat ces it?' came in cracked half
breed accents from behind the still
quivering wood.
open the door or I'll kick it in, said
Henderson. dccisivcly. You know who
| am and you know what want"
Slowly the door swung back on its
| illilStS llit liiSlNt'ot .iilt lliNh
entered together. There was no trouble
The men they wanted, smugglers and
cattle stcalcrs, gave themselves up with
out so much as an effort at defense.
Michel Rene, John Fidelc. Joe Snake,
Dominica, Levine, Angus Mclean and
Philip Lcseur." said Henderson. half
TO himself, as he ran over the names,
keeping tally by short mods in the d.
rection of each man mentioned.
six in all he repeated slowly, and
then wheeling sharply on his heel so
that his spurs jingled as he turned, he
faced the owner of the house.
And Big Martini" r. lucried, where
is hep
Old Simon Michaud, whom his hall
breed friends had nicknamed Simon the
Crane, because of his long, thin legs
and great, bony nose. wriggled under
the question and shifted uneasily from
one foot to the other.
lie ces not in re house, sar. He hat
rot pass zis way since Christmas. We
hat"
That will do" interrupted Hender-
son. II know you're the biggest liar
in the northwest, and | believe you're
lying to me now. Sergt. Warren, take
Harvey and search the place, barns AMI
all; Fields, you stay with me and mount
guard over the prisoners"
The sergeant and trooper did as they
were bid, and Henderson settled himself
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16

Sheridan produced "The Rivals" at
"a, and was otherwise known at that
age as one of the most promising young
men of his time.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-02-16

I'm 1862 a dog at Metz was by aecl-
dent locked up for 80 days without
food or water and recovered from this
long fast -
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07
Mine Above Ground.

l will trade for patented Mining prop
erty, with good showing, in Clear Creek
or Gilpin counties, 100 acres OF choicest
fruit land in Peach valley, near Delta,
with big water rights, fine soil and sur
rounded by orchards. This land and
water rights are free from all incumb-
RANGES, title perfect, abstract furnished
and warranty deed given. The property
has recently been appraised by the
court at $4,000 cash. Fifty acres Of
this land will make fine home and the
remaining fifty acres ought to sell at
$4,000 within three years.
To MISERs-This is the opportunity
Of your life to provide home for your
family. II you want to trade, send full
particulars of your Mining property to
EARL HEWITT, No. pa Cooper building
Denver, Colorado, t
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07
+. ]. ALTVlIER, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1901.
Water Resources of the State of colorado

Water Resources of the State OF Colorado u
The division of photography of the
United States geological survey has for
n number of years, under the direction
of Mr.. F. II. Newell, chief photographer
been compiling data concerning the flow
of water in our streams. 1t is now de-
sired that this information shall be pub
lished in as complete form as possible
and it is hoped that all persons who
have information concerning the dis
charge or use Of water in our streams
will send the same to the resident hy-
drographer, A. L. Fellows, at room TO-,
Capitol building, Denver, Colorado.
Due credit will be given for all infor-
nation, and we hope that advantage
will be taken of this invitation. There
must be vast amount of information
scattered abont in the Offices of engi-
neers and others interested in the use
Of water for irrigation or for power, that
would be Of general interest if properly
compiled. All data relating to discharge,
storage, application to power purposes,
with descriptions Of power, or irrigat-
ion plans will be of value and can be
uaed
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07
nnc.rlon Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has nc
largest sale of any medicine in the clvil
lied world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought Of using any
thing else for indigestion or biliousnees
Doctors we're scarce, and they seldom
heard OF appendicitis, nervous prostra.
ton or heart failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out the system
and stop Fermentation OF undigestcd
food, regulate the action OF the liver
stimulate the nervous and organic action
Of the system. and that is nj they took
when feeling dull and bad with head,
aches and other aches. You only need
n few doses of Green's Angus. Flower,
in liauid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matt with
you. Sample bottles free at Ii. Z. Davis
e Co. -,
Sold by all dealers in all civilized
countries.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07


You are hereby notified that wc havc per-
formed the annual labor required by law for the
yenrs isg6, 1897, 1sgs 1893 and 1900 ON tho New
York and BROOKLYN lode claims, situntel In Yer
million and Lincoln Mining DISTRICTS counties
of Gilpin and Clenr Creek, Colorado. the loct.
tion certificates OF which are recorded In books
Gipin and Clear Creek countless Colorado in
order to hold said claims under the provisions
Of scctien 232I OF the revised statutes oil the
cernng annual labor ON mining claims. and
unless you pay your proportion OF said eSpendi-
Inv your interest In snid property will be for
LOUIS A. BECKER,
ALFRED WETTSTElN.
Dated, Central City, Colo, February y, 1901.
First pub Feb. 7-Lnst May Q. 1901.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07
NnrlcE oF EoRFElruRE.

To u. II. Koch. Phil Koch and Mrs. Hense or to
whom 1t muy concern:
You ure hereby notified that we hive ok pended
during the year 1900, for labor and improvements
the amount of money required by law on the
Moltke Tunnel, situate in Enterprise Mining
District, Gilpin County State OF Colorado, which
location certificate will be- found on record IN
Gilpin County, under the provisions of Section
2s2i OF the revised statutes of tho United States.
and all amendments thereto concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the amount re-
quircd 10 hold said lode for the period ending on
the 3ist day of December, a. ID. 1900. And ",
this notice. or within ninety days aftor the ppbi-
licntion thereof, you fail or refuse To contribute
your proportion of such expenditure ms co-own-
ers your interest in tho claim will become the
properly Of tho subscribors your co-ownorr, who
hnye made tho required expenditure by tho terms
DOMINICK MARrFLLO.
FRANK HAUSBEiiGER.
First pub inn 3, last april !.