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

the other, waiting. At the head Of the
bed, upon the floor, was washbowl
in which lay a mass of dark brown
curls.
Thornton had seen them cut from
their place, a sacrifice to necessity.
He had seen that near the roots they
were Of another color-verily as red
as the sunset. But he had not been
panied by the revelation. Strangely
enough he had been relieved.
He was not thinking Of them now.
His gaze was intent upon the blue.
veined eyelids of his wife.
"She will open her eyes presently"
the doctor had said in leaving; but
you must not be surprised lift she
does not know you. 1t sometimes hap
pens under such circumstances that
the mind is affected for"
Thornton had understood. and was
grateful for the uncompleted sentence.
So they sat, he and the nurse. In
distinctly the murmur of voices came
through the open window from the
piazza below Tiptoed footsteps passed
and repassed the door, A yellow but
teray poised for moment upon the
window sill to rest.
The nurse raised finger to her lips.
Thornton's hand, hanging at his side,
clenched until the nails all but cut the
flesh. His lips were almost white.
Slowly, flutteringly the lids Of tho
sufferers eyes were lifted. She drew
a long, signing breath. For an in
terval she seemed to see nothing.
Then her lips moved. and the faintest
semblance of smile showed upon her
face.
"Jack!" she whispered.
Thank God! o, thank Cod"
sobbed Thornton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Tie press dispatches differed some
what In detail. but that from the Trib-
une is the one preserved In Thornton q
scrap book. and therefore may be &C.
| cepted as authentic.
A team of horses standing In the
driveway at a little distance from the
tennis courts became frightened and
unmanageable. With scarcely an in
stant's warning they plunged into the
grounds. Men shouted. women
screamed. dogs parked. hoofs thun-
dered; the wheels of landau crashed
against tree. For moment silence.
Then, gasping, the spectators surged
into the courts.
Ahead of them all was Thornton.
He was upon his knees by the side Of
his wife before even the other players
had recovered themselves sufficiently
to realize what had happened. AS the
throng came forward he arose to his
feet, motioning them back.
"She has been struck upon the
head" he announced. but she is not
dead. Keep away, please, and hurry
for doctor"
Then he dropped to his knees again.
his lips whispered words of endear-
ment and anguish. one hand holding
one of her hands. the other gently
stroking the bloodsoaked curls of her
dark-brown hair.
The doctor came. "Your wife," he
inquired, with kindly brusqueness. his
fingers deftly working about the
wound.
Thornton nodded.
The doctor smiled reassuringly. ut
is not so bad" he said; there seems
to be no great fracture. but she has
had a shock that may last her a long
time. We will remove her to her
room. think"
Two hours later Thornton sat at
one side of the bed, and nurse at
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
NOT DANGEROUS.


Il think have discovered an anar-
chist," said an excited woman as she
stopped u policeman on Cumberland
street.
What makes you think so?" was
asked.
We'll, he's got long hair and wears
old clothes"
That's no sign, ma'am."
And he drinks beer"
so do l."
And he gets out in his back yard
and talks to himself and filings his
arms about, and 1t makes shivers go
over me to watch him"
What does he say?" asked the Of
ficer with little more interest.
why, sir. it's all about the cold.
cold winter, and the white, white snow,
and somebody who was laid in a
grave"
"Ah! I see. He's no anarchist,
ma 'am-hes a poet. They always act
that way"
And he isn't dangerous
mot bit OF it."
And | needn't lock the doors and
SILVER when | hear him going on?"
Not at all"
Thank heaven that l met you. You
don't know how you have relieved MY
mind | shall go right back home now.
and If he's out in his back yard talk
ing about cold weather III even dare to
ask him If he's eaten something to
give him a Brooklyn Citizen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

A New Yorker has founded an au-
tomobile school for horses which has
met with complete success. as timid
drivers have awaited themselves freely
OF the advantages he offers. He is the
owner Of small machine with which
he agrees to brighten horses at fixed
sum by the hour. They are frightened
by degrees and with such delicacy that
no harm comes Of the experiment, and
they are thus prepared for the sight
Of machines operated with less regard
for their feelings.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

HOW NE t-OT CREDIT FOR A DIME
A suburban grocer was outwltted the
other day by an old darby whom no
one would ever suspect of being SO
shrewd. The negro went to his gro
Gerry and called for dimes worth of
molasses. The order was promptly
filled by the proprietor of the store,
who is seldom caught mapping. Hand
Ing the old darby the jug the grocer
asked for his dime.
Hits in de bottom of de Jug" was
the bland response.
well. how am l to get my money!"
asked the astonished merchant.
Yer gifts yer money when us eats
de Eases up"
1t was credit the darkey was after.
and he got it.-Memphis Scimitar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

A rather amusing incident occurred
on a recent Sunday evening at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in
Miami, Fla. The auditorium was we'll
filled with people, who were intentl:'
interested in the sermon which was
being delivered by the Rev. C. Fred
Blackburn. Suddenly small bird flew
in from the open window, circling
round the room, lighting for moment
on the seats, then circling round and
round the room. The attention Of the
audience was directed from the words
of the speaker, when all at once the
bird settled quietly down on the head
of the preacher A swift stroke of the
hand and away went the little bird
Florida Times Union and Citizen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

correspondent of the London Daily
Mail, writing Of the siege of Christi
ana. in South Africa, says 1t is not
without it's humors. For instance"
he continues. "the other day, field cor
net Scholtz favored us with flag of
truce and a list of miscellaneous re-
quests. He contemplated grinding a
little corn and wished to fix up a
windmill for that object. Unhappily,
an abnormally large screw was neces-
sary for the enterprise, and the field
cornet didn't happen to have one with
him; but he knew of one in Christiana
that would suit his purpose. Surely
our commandant would let him have
that screw!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
FOUND HIS MATCH.

"Mr. Waffles." said the landlady, II
have word to say to you." Make 1t
a dozen, Mrs. Fry" remarked the
young man. MIR. Waffles,' said the
landlady, you have been smoking in
the parlor." Yes. Mrs. Fry" You
have smoked in the parlor many times,
Mr.. Waf1les. And you have smoked In
your room, and in the library and even
in the dining room-and you owe me
three weeks board, Mr. Waff1es."
Eyes, Mrs. Fry" Where there is SO
much smoke, Mr.. Waffles. there must
be some fire." So she fired him.
Cleveland. Plain Dealer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Beyond Any Man.

Are you the man who used to write
articles about How to Live on Ten
Dollars a Week'?" asked the caller OF
the pale gentleman with the bullying
brow
81 am he" responded the pale gen.
tleman.
well. say. won't you give us one on
How to Build Thousand Dollar Cot
tags for Five Thousand DollaH'1"-
baltimore American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Cause Enough.

Housekeeper-"Why did you leave
your last place."
Servant-"Faith, the lady and her
husband was alw iys quarreling."
What did the.' quarrel about?"
"Bekase l wouldn't lave till me two
weeks was up"-Boston Traveller.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
LITTLE LAUGHLETS.
A Shooting Trip.

A Shooting Trip.
He-"Did you shoot anything while
you were up in Canada?"
She-"Yes, indeed! We went out in
a boat one day and shot the loveliest
rapids you ever saw Philadelphia
Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Brooklyn N. Y. Oct. H-The value of
Garfield Tea, the herb medicine, Is sug-
gested by these facts: 1t is a specific for
all diseases of the liver, kidneys stom-
ach and bowels: 1t purifies the blood and
lays the foundation for health.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease g?

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
%-St .S-A
s @SE1ssE 's|2s89 2
When HaIf-GOdS Go.
BY ID. H. TALMADGE.

Believers would have called it Des-
tiny; unbelievers coincidence;
Thornton himself called it nothing
and blessed it from the bottom Of his
heart.
He contemplated his bride proudly,
happily, from a vantage point on the
hotel piazza. She was playing tennis
with agility and skill which mark the
expert; her shapely arms bare to the
elbows, her lips parted slightly, dis
closing the tips of her strong, white
teeth, her eyes shining. her face
glowing. More particularly than her
cther features he noted was her hair.
FOR he was one of those to whom wo-
mans hair is her browning glory, and
he had fallen in love with this cluster
of dark-brown curls even before the
shafts from her eyes had entered his
heart, or the words from her lips had
enthralled his understanding. Men
sometimes do such things.
He had been told-and he smiled
now at the recollection-that he would
wed woman of red hair. A gypsy
woman had told him so years before.
A red-haired child playing about
camp had been chosen as a mark for
his callow wit, and the mother had
overheard. She had come forward
into the midst of the group Of visitors,
and had shaken her finger at him,
speaking in tones that Kissed.
"'Tis the badge of my shame" she
had said, "but am not of the sort
that suffers in silence. His father was
such as you. l believed what he told
me. He has never seen his child"
Then the hiss of her voice had
changed abruptly to shrill cry.
Curses upon him and upon those
who jest at the innocent child! All.
smile on. young gentleman. You think
me daft. Yet take heed to what
say. A woman whose hair is red as
the sunset shall be your bride and she
shall bear you child whose hair shall
be in color as the berries of the noun
tain ash"
1t was not dire prophecy. Thorn
ton had not permitted it to weigh
upon him heavily; still, he had
thought of it more than he cared to
confess He had mild horror of red
hair. Furthermore he disliked the
idea of being cursed. Such curses
mean nothing, Of course, but they are
unpleasant; they threaten the wool Of
a mans dignity and menace his self
confidence.
He had not told his wife of the in
cident. He had not considered it. suf-
ficiently consequential or interesting.
and there was possibility of her TAX
ing it seriously. He had fine sense
of consideration for feminine nerves.
He had reasoned the matter thus:
We have been married three days, and
not drop of bitterness has entered
the bowl of our bliss. Suppose | tell
her the story. She might laugh and
pass it off lightly. Again, she might
not. She is different from all others
Of her seX-vastly mole charming. far
more sensible, and yet, loving me as
she does, she might allow this ridicu-
lous thing to play havoc with her hap
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
THE TIME TO LAUGH.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL AND
SELECTED.

Not Dangerous" or tho Trials of o
Poet-Old 81 ON Ansrchists-IIow He
Got Credit for y Dime Found His
Match-Tricked.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

She-"How nice to be at home again.
What crowd there was. l don't sup
pose Mr.. Banker knew one-half of his
guests
He-"Didn't he, though! Why, he
had four detectives in evening clothes
there"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

There's that hateful Mollie Gaines
She got the last one of those yellow
waists at $1.34. 20, I'm so glad. I
got one of them last week when they
we're $2."-Kansas City Times
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
TRICKED.

He-You owe me ten kisses! Pay
up!
She-Explain, sir.
He-I won em! You know very well
| wagered a dozen gloves against ten
kisses and won! L
She-Oh! but kisses, you know
He (firmly)-Kisses should be paid
just as religiously as any other debt.
She OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the same
as a note?
Yes"
"Or a check?"
yes"
"Or--or a draft?'
Certainly"
Then. you dear fellow, I'll give you
Graft on mammal"
(He never smiled again.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

A deaf and dumb man is apt to talk
straight out from the shoulder.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

When dog succeeds in capturing
his tail his end is accomplished.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
w. N. U. Kansas City No. 43.l9Ol

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
g; Mention This Paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25
TILE nEsr RESULTS I'M sTARCHING

can be obtained only by using Defiance
Starch, besides getting OF. more for
same money-no cooking required.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Some men are like donkeys; they
lack horse sense.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

It's a hard matrimonial knot that
the divorce judge can't unite.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

Tramp-Got any cold cocoanut.
lady?
Mrs. Woola- Woola-No; but II you'll
take the rugs down and give them
good shaking and bring them up
promptly III give you some cocoanut
hash.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED7
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them
white again. Large or package, cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

MIRO. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums, reduces I'm
Examination. alays pain cures wind collie. Csc bottle
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

The man who jumps overheard is
usually OVERLOOKED with life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

piness. 20, Jack" she might say, 81
knew 1t was too sweet to last. am
to die, and a red-haired creature Is to
take my place. o, why have you told
me?" Why, indeed? l haven't, thank
goodness, and | won't.
He shuddered slightly, and lighted
cigar, then, glancing right and left
along the piazza, he marked the ad-
miration in the eyes that were look
ing at his wife, and beamed proudly.
The game went on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-25

JOHNNY forgot to tell you, Mr..
down was dat me mudder promised to
paste me wit de broom.-Chicago Daily
News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14

II you have never undertaken to
move newspaper plant, you have
missed one OF the most unique exper-
fences in the whole world. Every
thing will go against Cyou. 1t will
rain, snow, and hail. All the acct
dents that can possibly be conceived
of will befall you. Your machinery
will all refuse to work and you will
probably be obliged to telegraph to
New York or the Fiji Islands for
gearing or anything else that you
want in hurry and to cap the climax
you may have perhaps 1000 angry
subscribers enter your sanctum salctor.
UNI with shot guns and pickaxes and
demand the immediate and ignoble
surrender of your whole Office force to
be strung up to the nearest telegraph
pole. Ifyou come through the pro-
cess alive and sane you may rest as
sured that you are capable of endur.
ing any kind OF torture that man has
yet invented.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14
Things We Want to Know.

There are many minor problems
minor only in their relative sense to
these vast ones-urgently pressing for
solution, and some are very close to 1t.
writes Park Benjamin in Success. We
want to know how the glowworm
makes light without heat and how to
do it ourselves; how to make the high
potential alternating current drive all
the locomotives; how to construct an
unsuitable ship; how to telegraph by
the etheric waves without possibility
of interference by disturbances in the
same medium; how to extract solids
from liquids economically by centrifu-
gal force only and not by filtration;
how to adapt the steam turbine as
motor to everyday uses in place of the
reciprocating engine; how to build a
cotton picker as effective in gathering
cotton as the reaper and the mower are
in gathering grain and hay; how to
photograph in the colors Of nature, and
how to throw high explosives with
safety from ordinary guns. Intelligent
thought is at work upon every impor-
tant problem.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14

The city council has acted wisely in
endeavoring to secure from the next
legislature additional authority in re.
gard to the construction and location
OF buildings within the city limits.
No one questions the right Of a prop.
erty owner to build what he pleases
on his land or where he puts it
s. long as the building thus erect
ed does not interfere with the rights
of another citizen, or with the
beauty and general appearance Of the
street. In some places far seeing real
estate owners, having an eye for the
general appearance Of the streets, re.
fuse to sell land unless they place a
restriction upon it that no building
Shall be erected upon it within so
many feet of the street. In this way
tue symmetry of the streets is pre-
served. The city council will do well
in having the whole power in regard
to buildings incorporated in the pro-
posed amendment to the city charter.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14
ALLiGATORS LIKE NEGROES.
VIII Eat Them, Says an Authority,
In Preference to Il White Man.

In Preference to u White Man.
An interesting story Of the sauriap
family is told by one Of Algiers' old.
est citizen, Mitchell ]. Barrett, who
has spent much Of his life In adven-
ture on the high seas and in travelling
In business way along the gulf
shores. He relates that when q boy,
living on the banks Of the st. Johns
river, it was customary for the boys In
the neighborhood to 90 in swimming
every day.
AlligatOrS were very numerous, but It
was a seldom occurrence that q white
person was molested by them. Mr..
Barrett says that he cannot recall an
instance where n white man or boy
was ever killed by one. On the other
hand, woe be unto the pickaninny who
venturcd into the st. Johns where
these water pests held forth. 1t Is said
that negro never risks life where an
alligator lives.
Mr.. Barrett says that on one occa-
sion. while he and several Of his COM
rades We're in bathing, a negro boy,
well known to the party, came by,
shuflled off, his. clothes and dived in
with the others. He had been in but a
few minutes when he suddenly disap-
peared without the slightest apparent
struggle. An alligator caught him in
the middle" and took him under the
water without giving him time to even
warn the others.
He tells Of similar incident on the
Sabine river, another paradise for the
alligator. He states that while he, two
friends and negro were crossing the
river in a small boat it ran against
snag and capsized near nest Of the
pests, and the white men swan ashore
without molestation, but the negro was
bounced upon by several alligators as
if they had some special grudge against
him.
Men can easily avoid attacks from
this source. But long ago, when Flor
ida was more sparsely settled and
there were no fences along the banks
of the rivers, cattle and swine natural
ly strayed down to the rivers edge to
find quiet, cool spot to Craze and
fight the gallinppers which were there
in droves and made shadow as a
cloud. AS long as the stock would find
these places on the banks they were
comparatively safe from alligators, but
as the day would grow and as the heat
would increase they would stray down
to the rivers edge and wallow IN order
to get under the water to keep cool.
Their instinct, however failed ia teach
them caution, for invariably the sly al
ligator was there for a different pur-
pose. He had crawled to the waters
edge to sun his back, which could
scarcely be distinguished from an old
log. and while the thoughtless COW or
hog wallowed in the waters the pest
of the Florida waters would make his
attack with varying success.-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14

People may talk OF going to New
York, Boston, or even the Old World
to consult some talented physician in
regard to their hopeless cases, and
when they have paid out hundreds Of
dollars, and even all they have, as l
did, and begin to prepare for that
dread monster "death," just stop and
read Of our great doctor in Barre, VT,
and take courage. Don't think he is
like some quack, for he is not, and
when you read OF the wonderful cure
Of one Of your own townspeople, you
must think there is no fraud in the
doctor but God given talent for the
benefit OF humanity.
1t happened in this way: Some IS
years ago while out berrying my wife
drank from spring and thought she
swallowed some small thing, but it
soon passed by and sine thought no
more Of it. But the time came when
she thought there was something
alive in her stomach. We have tried
many doctors for relief, but they said
it could not be, for the gastric juices
Of the stomach would kill anything of
that nature. some said she had ag.
grayated dyspepsia, some said kidney
trouble, some said consumption, and
one of them said tuberculosis, but
they did no good, so commenced using
patent medicine.
She took everything in the market
with the same result and then made
ready fer death. About that time,
God in his great mercy and kindness
sent DR.. Morrow to our town. You
may be sure that it was with mnch
disUrust that we consulted him. When
we had talked with him he gave us
some encouragement to try again
and you may be sure we will ever
bless the day we called on him. The
doctor gave her tonic to give her
strength to 60 through the operation
and in 10 days more gave her the poi
son and in three days more she passed
a lizard nine inches long so decempos-
ed it came in three pieces. Now she
can eat well, sleep we'll and work
well.
So now she says: "Why 1 hardly
know myself 1 feel so much different.
So she is loud in praise Of DR.. Morrow
and God who gave him the talent and
sent him to Barre. Hoping thousands
Of sufferers may read this and be led
to consult the gifted physician with as
good results as we did is the wish of a
grateful friend.
L. E. ARMSTRONG.
No. s. ForSythe Place,
Barre, vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-14
British Public Loves the Weed.

At the beginning Of the twentieth
century the British people are smoking
more than twice as much tobacco as
dfty years ago, says London news
paper. There has been great adj.
dition to the population in the interval,
but in spite of this growth and the
presence Of thousands more Of SUPER
duous women, in q matrimonial sense,
the consumption per head has prac-
tically doubled. In other words, If
every woman. old and young; If every
child, even infants in arms. and If
every member of the Antitobacco So
ciety INDUCED in the solacing weed
calculatio2 would show that the
amount consumed per head was now
two pounds and quarter Of an ounce.
whereas fifty years since 1t worked
out at only one pound and quarter
Of an ounce.