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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
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On good authority soldiers like best
to be Differed by gentlemen, but they
have their choice of the type. OF the
right kind was General Crawford, the
leader of the Light Division, An Incl
dent in his career during one Of the
Wellington wars shows him to have
been rich in that justice which COM
mands respect from equals and loyalty
from interiors; in word. he kept dis
cipline without regard to rank. His
divisions was crossing ford on one
of the Spanish marches, and an officer,
to keep his breeches dry, rode through
on a soldiers back. Crawford OBJ
served the thing with disgust, and in q
minute was splashing through the
water after. them both. Put him
down, sir!" he shouted. "Put him
down! | desire you to put that officer
down Instantly" The soldier dropped
his burden and went on. Return
back, sir" Crawford said to the Off
Ger, land go through the water like
the others. will not allow my off,
GERS to ride upon the mems backs
through the rivers; all must take their
share alike. Youths Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
DESICCATED VEGETABLES.
Dried Garden Truck VIII He Used By
Uncle Sam's Soldiern.

Dried Garden Truck VIII He Used By
Uncle Sans Soldiers.
Desiccated vegetables are coming on
the market, for use especially by pros
pectors and hunters, who are Obliged
to economic every ounce in the weight
of the provisions they carry. Necessity
compels them to select such foods as
combine the maximum Of nutriment
with the minimum Of bulk and avoir-
dupois. This implies water-free sub
stances, and dried fruits and vege-
tables are especially adapted for the
purpose. OF late the War Department
has been experimenting with products
of this kind; it has found them whole
some and in all respects desirable. and
is likely to use them largely in future
years.
White potatoes, carrots and sweet
potatoes have been found particularly
available for desiccation. The sweet
potatoes are cut up into little cubes.
while the white potatoes and carrots
are sliced. When wanted for use, they
nave " NC oOdhCu III cSAoA
cooking them; as sold, they are sup
posed to be absolutely water free.
What saving in weight and bulk they
represent will be realized when 1t Is
understood that fresh white potatoes
contain 80 per cent Of water and fresh
carrots 80 per cent.
Experiments have proved that the
drying process causes no loss Of nutri-
ment and that the product furnishes
most valuable addition to the food OF
people who are unable to get fresh
vegetables. The desiccated wllte po-
tatoes are as rich in muscle-forming
element as the best wheat flour, though
consisting mainly Of the s.archy ma
terial which is so useful as fuel for the
body machine. The same thing may be
said Of the carrots and sweet potatoes;
but a notable fact is that dried eastern
vegetables are richer in starch and
poorer in muscle-forming material
than those grown in California.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
LILLIAN B. TAYLOR.

declares that she promises to be a
prodigy in this line. So acute Is her
ear for melody, and so def her fingers
to initiate, that her teacher refuses to
play a new piece of music for her, lest
she Immediately play it back again for
him-by ear, neglecting the necessary
study.
Miss Taylor also adds to her accom-
plishments that of figure skating. 1t is
as natural for her to glide over the Ice
like bird on the wing as 1t is for
the average young society woman to
dance to the strains Of the alluring
waltz Such an adept is this young
lady in the art Of managing the steel
shoes that her former instructor said
that he would like to take her to New
York and see her skate against the
prize winners at the Kinks in that city
There is hardly figure imaginable
that she cannot cut upon the ice, and
very pretty picture she makes, as
with redeemed cheeks, sparkling eyes
and hair wind-blown, she glides over
the ice. She Is what her friends call
"a natural skater" and really seems
to inherit the art, If one may be said
to do so, as her mother, Mrs Taylor
and her mothers sister, Mrs. Davis
are among the best skaters in that vi
cinity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Some Boston people are much Inter-
ested lin a project to establish sys-
tenn of recording time by means OF
flashing lights on the dome Of the
state house. The plan is to automatic
ally turn off a certain number of lights
at one second before the hour and turn
them ON again one second after the
hour. At every succeeding ten min
utes smaller number of lights would
be turned off, and then on again. Pre-
sumably some indication of the quar-
ter hour and half hour would also be
given, perhaps by turning on colored
lights in certain combinations. The
effect would, of course, be pretty and
less troublesome than the jangling of
chimes at every quarter, as is done in
some cities, especially abroad.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
ROOSEVELT BOYS
GET EDUCATION
IN DEMOCRATIC
FASHION

Roosevelt will take care Of his In
struction until he becomes old enough
to learn his A B C's.
The children are accompanied to
school each morning by Henry Pinck-
ney, the colored man, who has as
signed to himself the President.
and on other occasions Mrs. Roose-
welt makes up the guest list and
has some Of the women with whom
she became acquainted In Washington
during her previous residences here.
These little home parties are altogeth-
er informal. When soldiers are there
old stories are rehearsed and old jokes
recracked. When the guests comprise
such men as r. w. Glider, books are
invariably the subject of conversation.
for the President is great reader and
keeps abreast of all the good current
literature
One of the women who dined with
the Roosevelt's last week when jck-
ingly asked by a man of her acquaint-
ance what kind of dinner she had,
and what they talked about. replied:
1--WE had good dinner of real food
and / found out what Mrs. Roosevelt
had noticed regarding the fall patterns
in the New York stores just before
she came to Washington"
The children do not join in these
dinners. They have their evening
meal served in the rooms that have
been fitted up as the nursery and the
old folks are unmolested after
o'clock except on special occasions.
Mrs. Roosevelt's Accomplishments.
Mrs. Roosevelt enjoys such evenings
as well as does her husband. She Ia
one of the most accomplished women
who has ever been mistress of the
white house. Besides being an excep-
tionally good conversationalist she is
an accomplished musician and takes a
great interest in literary matters. In
spite of the fact that she has family
large enough to take up every moment
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
MISTRESS OF sKlBo CASTLE
Andrew Carnegis's Wife II . Charmin

Andrew Carnesis's Wife II . Charming
and vlv.cious Woman.
Mrs Andrew Carnegie. the wife Of
the great steel magnate. Is q very
charming, vivacious and model wom-
an, but Is averse to publicity. She has
a horror Of the interviewer and pre-
fers to be regarded merely as the mis-
tress of Skibo castle rather than as q
person of public interest. A good story
Is told OF the devotion In which her
husband regards her. A pretty little
custom which Mrs. Carnegie adopts
at her dinner parties Is to put into a
small silk bag slips of paper bearing
the names of all the ladies present
Then. just before dinner Is announced
she carries the bag round to all the
male guests and each dips" for his
partner at table.
One evening Mr.. Carnegie drew
his wife. His boyish delight was i'm
mense. Holding the slip of paper SO
that all the company could see the
name inscribed thereon, he playfully
invited the men to make bids for IL
and the honor Of taking down" Mrs
Carnegie. Presently he grew serious
THE offer is withdrawn" he said my
luck is too precious" 1t was also at
one Of these pleasant little gatherings
that the conversation turned upon the
desirability or otherwise of an Anglo
American alliance. Mrs. Carnegie
raised the question Of what would be
the most suitable flower as a bina-
tional emblem.
Mrs. Carnegie is clever photog-
rapher, but whether she agrees with a
remark her husband made on her art
is not known. "A great thing, this in
Simultaneous photography" said the
laird of Skibo. lone has not time tc
look his very worst" Mrs. Carnegie
is 20 years younger than her. husband
He did not marry until late in life and
after the death of his mother, to whom
he was greatly attached. There is
daughter winsome little miss, IN
whose name Skibo was purchased.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Especial Letter.)

Miss Lillian B. Taylor of Detroit,
Mich, is a very remarkable young
woman, who prefers to summer on a
Western ranch instead Of at a fash
ionable resort, and who shoots bears
and kills rattlesnakes In place OF play
ing golf, to pass away the time.
Miss Taylor's father owns a ranch In
Montana, near Butte, and thither the
young lady HE'D herself early in June,
as she has been In the habit OF doing
for several summers past She is a
devotee of horseback riding, and one
morning soon after her arrival at the
ranch, while taking her constitutional.
she found that the big traps had closed
over a huge bear, who was growing
and roaring in pain. Miss Lillian al
ways carries her rifle when out on
horseback, and as she neared the mon
ster and viewed the situation, she
raised her rifle, took good aim, and let
hy bullet that did the work without
delay. Bruin gave one dying groan,
and rolled over, dead bear. The
beast measured six feet in length.
Miss Taylor keeps her eye on the
traps from day to day, and later she
shot another bear, not quite so large.
Miss Taylor is passionately fond OF
the wild, free life of the ranch. She Is
splendid shot and superb horse
woman. She has owned pony since
she was years of age. and her friends
recall the times when she used to
hitch up the pony. the cow, and the
dog, tandem, and drive them about the
back yard of her Detroit home. She
rides horseback astride, wearing d.
vided skirts, a red wool sweater and a
wide-brimmed fedora hat. She Is a
blonde. small in stature, strong, ath-
letic, bright and healthy. When she
comes home to Detroit she avoids So
cial functions, and loves rather to
mount her horse and speed away on
the boulevard. She is fond Of reading
and cares little for the companionship
or admiration of the opposite sex.
But let it not be thought that Miss
Taylor lacks womanly accomplish
ments. On the contrary, she is an I'M
usually fine pianist and her instructor
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
MRS. ROOSEVELT AND ETHEL,

and the children along with their IA
Their were placed in the most .conspic-
uous position in the nation, it was
predicted that these plans would be
changed, and that the children would
either be placed in some private ana
exclusive school or that they would
be taught by governess or tutor VINO
would reside at the White House. 1t
was urged that the attendance of the
Roosevelt children in the public
schools would make them constantly
unprotected objects Of cranks II not
actual kidnapers. =
Boys Going to Public Schools.
President Roosevelt laughed at these
fears when, after the children had ar
rived and the question Of their educa-
ton came up. Mrs. Roosevelt. how
ever. was not SO certain. Finally It
was arranged that the boys should at
tend the public schools and that Ethel
should go to the Cathedral school in
Woodley lane. This is an institution
under the supervision of Bishop Sat-
terlee of the Episcopal diocese. Ethel
; will board at the school during the
week. but she will return to the White
House to spend Saturday and Sunday
with her parents. Kermit who Is a
sturdy little fellow with many Of his
fathers traits, and who has an ample
supply of self-reliance, now attends the
Preston school, and he gave it out
cold on the day that he was regis
tered there that if any Of the other
boys tried to make fun of him because
he was the presidents son he would
make it hot for them. Archie goes daily
to- the Force school. Here he will
/, have as classmates many Of the lit
tie sons and daughters Of the members
of the diplomatic corps who reside in
the aristocratic neighborhood in which
the school is located.
"Teddy," Jr., In Massachusetts.
Theodore, Jr., will continue to@a at
tend the boarding school in Massa-
chusetts which he entered last year,
and Miss Alice, the Oldest daughter of
the President, who is expected to make
her debut in society this winter, will
not attend school. Quentin, the baby,
is too young to go to school. and Mrs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
PhiIanthropic Maori Chief.

One of the most notable of the Ma
orr chiefs who were presented to the
Duke and Duchess Of York in New
Zealand was TIE Heuheu, who present
ed to the colony the splendid national
park that includes the volcanoes OF
Ngarahoe and Ruapahu. He is the
grandson of a famous cannibal chief,
who fifty-five years ago was buried
alive while defying the elements dur
ing a destructive landslide. TIE Heu-
heu, in all the glory of war paint and
wearing little more than the primitive
fax mat around his Ions, took part
In the exciting martial dance of his
tribe before their royal highnesses. A
little later. when he came to receive
his medal from the duke, he was no
longer the wild warrior, but sedate,
courtly gentleman, attired in silk hat
and faultless frock coat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
A Sacred Animal.

At one time cats were worshiped in
Egypt, and even now the people there
are very fond of them and would not
hurt them. When Cambyses, king of
Persia, conquered Egypt, one Of his
generals won a battle in the strangest
way. He procured cat for each of his
soldiers. The men held their cats be-
fore them as they went into cattle.
The Egyptians dared not attack them
for fear OF injuring the cats, which
was forbidden by their religion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
TOURISTS WHO DON'T TOUR.

Agency That Supplies Evidence OF
Travel Never Actually Undertaken.
Not long since successful book OF
travel in the far east was written by
a European who had never been near
err Asia than the eastern boundary Of
Vienna The work. according to a
London paper, was made possible by
an agency for bogus travellers which is
established in Paris and which has
clients all over Europe and some in
the United States. This agency, says
the London authority, is nominally one
for doing the usual touring business,
but 1t actually exists for providing any
one who can pay the necessary fees
with complete evidence of their tray
els" posting them up on all the de-
tails of their tourney" and giving
them a perfect description of all the
sights they saw; in fact, generally
turning them over to their friends,
travel-stained, and full Of adventure.
And the pseudo-tourist can choose al
most any tour in the world, If he Is
prepared to pay we'll for 1t.
He can go down into some cheap
farm house, send a fee to the agency,
and later he can turn up among his
friends with wonderful knowledge Of.
for instance, the Alps, file OF receipt
ed hotel bills, his portmanteaus
smothered in foreign labels, and with
an armful of small tribes bought In
the little hamlets he didn't stay at or
pass through-Swiss clocks. models OF
Swiss villages, even bits OF rocks ne
"chipped Off the higher mountain
peaks-and he will be able to tell you
all about the good and the bad hotels
at which he stopped along the route.
In short, he could thoroughly convince
you that he has actually taken the
tour.
To talk of having done the Alps Is
the ambition of thousands OF people
who have not the nerve for mountain
eering, or who cannot afford the ex-
pense, cheap as the tour Is nowadays.
1t is common enough to find people
posing as travellers on the strength or
this little tour alone, and it is prob
able that fair number OF these gen.
tlefolk have never set eyes upon the
famous mountains. The alpenstock,
guide-ropes and views they show their
friends as evidence Of their trips can
be produced at very moderate prices;
and the agency for bogus travellers has
well-written little books, from which
their clients can learn quite as much
as they could by actually taking the
tour.
Also. for a small additional fee, Gil
ents are provided with notebooks and
the copy from which they can write In
the notebooks short, daily accounts OF
their doings during the tour. And all
this glory for about the fourth or fifth
of what the tour would actually cost
| them!
BY no means is the Alps tour the
only thing demanded by the clients OF
this unique agency Tours to all sorts
of outlandish places are constantly be-
ing arranged for richer classes OF bo-
gus globe-trotters.
You can "go through" Siberia by the
courtesy of the agency for about 80
guineas, without the slightest personal
inconvenience or any loss of time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

One of the most attractive features
of Swedish life to strangers is the po-
likeness of the children. AS soon as
a boy is able to stand on his legs he
is taught to make bow and to shake
hands, and a little girl must be able
to make a bob courtesy before she
has learned to ia k. AS soon as the
right hand is known from the left II
must be offered in greeting or when a
gift or favor has been received, and
one of the first wlrds learned by the
children after papa" and mamma
is tack" the Swedish term fol-
thanks. 1t is heard more frequently
than any her word in the lansuags
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

has ever known, the announcement
from, the white house was received
with feelings of dismay by the society
people. After the President had time
to think the question over and to take
the advice of number of persons well
informed regarding propriety, II was
decided to change the official pro-
gramme. 1t is now announced that
official mourning will end with the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Of an ordinary woman's time she man.
ages to keep well informed on cur
rent events and take part in the dis
cussions of which her versatile hus-
band Is so fond.
Immediately after the death Of Pres
ident Mckinley the announcement
came from the white house that the
entire winter season would be OBJ
served by the Roosevelts as one of Of
fetal mourning and that not until Jan
l, 1908, would the white house be
opened for either public, diplomatic
or army and navy receptions. 1t was
also announced that all the members
of the cabinet and other high govern
ment officials who take prominent
parts in Washington's social life
would give no official entertainments
Asiit had been. proposed to make the
coming winter the gayest the capital
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
GO TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Washington Lottery

President Roosevelt openly resents
any attempt to pry into the private
affairs of his fami y. even II 1t Is TAX
en- for granted that their every act Is
public property, now that they reside
In the executive mansion. He does not
pretend that modesty or desire for ex-
clusiveness has impelled him to take
this course, but he insists that there Is
a great chance that such no.oriety
will have a serious effect on his young
children who are just at an impress
sionable age. He wants them to be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
NOTHING EQUALS


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Life and the desire to i've march in
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
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shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns
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Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
INSIST ON GETTING IT.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fiance Starch. This is because they have
a stock on hand of other brands contain
ing only - OF. in a package which they
won't be able to sell first. because De-
fiance contains Is o. for the same money.
Do you want l6 OF. instead of IL OF.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Sheep with green fleece are nov
city, but these are to be seen in Ger
many near some copper works. They
live in the dust and fumes and drink
water contaminated by copper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Rockefeller Pitches Quoits

About the only outdoor pastime which
John d. Rockefeller INDUCES Is pitch
ing quoits The Standard OIL Croesus
was recently asked II he did not like
golf. Mr.. Rockefeller's acquaintance
with the game may be guessed from
the reply he made: II don't know
anything about golf. Why. wouldn't
even know how to hold my caddie."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

shielded as much as possible from
the inevitable Mr.. Roosevelt realizes
that the doings of the White House
children are Of more or less public
interest, but he says their heads must
not be turned by too much attention.
When he was making his arrange
ments to come here as vice-president,
the plans included the placing Of the
children in the public school. When
President Mckinley was assassinated
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Brooklyn. N. Y. Oct. 1i-People who
have headaches know what they are. and
those who take Garfield Headache Pow
ders know how completely and how quick
ly they can be cured. This remedy Is Pc
culiarly adapted to the needs Of nervous
women.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
year and that the winters programme |
will 60 on as usual after Jan. 1.

will go on as usual after Jan. 1.
Coming Debut OF Miss Roosevelt.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
expected to open the season with re-
ception at which Miss Alice will be
presented to society. No definite an
nouncement has been made as yet OF
such a plan but the social world IS
preparing to give the first debutante
from the white house for thirty years
a warm welcome.
Miss Roosevelt is expected to be a
great social favorlte. She is tall and
slender and she has light hair and
blue eyes. Her manner is breezy and
enthusiastic, like that Of her father.
She is an outdoor girl and is a splen-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
WHY 1T Is THE BEST

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

II you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large OF.
package, cents
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

PUTNAM FADELESs DYES are fast
to sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold
by druggists, 10c per package.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

AS the chip off the old block is in
clined so is the family tree bent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

After man reaches 30 he ceases to
believe in platonic friendships.