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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
SAVEDAA LIFE.
Inflated Flour Sack Kept Man from
Drowning.

Inflated Flour Sack Kept Man from
Drowning.
A common flour sack and the use of
his wits saved Chris Hansen, market
hunter, from death by drowning in
the bay off Sausalito, Cal. 1t has been
his practice to spend the early morn
ing hours shooting on the bay near
this place. This. morning, while re-
turning in a skiff from the hunting
grounds, Hansen in some manner
caused his shotgun, which was lying
in the bottom of the boat, to explode.
The barrel being pointed downward
the man received no injury, but the
full contents of the. weapon passed
through the vessel, tearing jagged
hole in its bottom. In few minutes
the boat commenced to settle and Han
sens most desperate efforts failed to
stop the influx of water. In despair
he grasped the oars and snatching a
-four sack used for carrying his game
commenced to tie them together as a
float to assist him ashore. Quickly fin
ishing this work, he jumped into the
water, deserving the boat, which sank
moment later Hansen could swim
but little and found the oars an alto
gether inadequate support. His strug-
giles to keep afloat were rapidly ex-
hausting him and at critical moment
the knot holding the oars together be-
came united and they, separated. The
hunter was in despaig,e when he no.
ticed that portion of the sack used
in tying the oars had become filled
with air. A moment; later he had
snatched it up and was holding its
open end toward the breeze, where it
filled with wind. Closing sthe end
with his hand, Hansen used the i'm
provised life preseryer to assist in
bearing him up and easily remained
on the surface of the water.T The tide
and use of his legs gradually propelled
him toward the shore, and fifteen min
utes later the drifting man was on
dry land.-St. Louis Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
A Stage Con trstsnps.

H. Cooper Cliffe, now playing in
London in."The Price Of Peace" tells
an amusing story Qf,his first perform
ance of tho spider ut the Globe in Lon
don. In the last act of THE Silver
King" the Spider locks a case of jewels
of enormous value in an iron safe
Mr.. C!iffe did some elaborate business
with the key and the safe and turned
to the house to give full weight to his
lines: Securely locked. The jewels
are safe" There was a roar of laugh
ter. He spun around and perceived
that the locked doors were wide open
again. giving the audience a full view,
through tho back Of the safe, of a
limelight and the legs Of = stage car
penter. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Nowhere is New Years day more
festively observed than in the east,
and especially in Mohammedan lands.
In Persia, tho No ROOF, Gas the new
year is called) is by far the most i'm
portant holiday observed by the sub
jects Of the shah. On New Years eve
the fun begins with the kindling OF
huge bonfires, and among the more ac-
tive it is considered the correct thing
to leap over or through the flames.
The Persian is careful to perform his
fire dance in old garments, for on New
Years day every one who has the
meaps is bound by the strictest custom
to appear in new clothes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

church's existence have passed-it was
erected soon after 16S0-when. in 1897,
these records began to be punctuallyl
kept by Dirck Storm, the parish clerk.
Master Storm was one of the earliest.
Of American scholars. He came from
Holland to the New Amsterdam set
Elements in 1852, and was one Of the
first schoolmasters who taught the
young Dutch idealto shoot In the then
new town of Brooklyn. He was, more
over, town secretary, which was, pre-
sumably, an office something like that
of recorder. Later on he became clerk
Of sessions of Orange and clerk Of
Sleepy Hollow. The parish register
had in his day the benefit Of schol-
ar's hand for it's keeping; later on the
clerks of Sleepy Hollow were less
clerkly, and the spelling of family
names suffered frightful mutilations in
consequence. Further transmogrif-
cation of .utch names through Eng
lish spelling followed when English
superseded Dutch as the written Ian
guage of the .Pocantico regions.
The parish clerk and his antiquar-
ian brethren have acquired an aston
ishing power of 'detetting old Holland
names under English DISCUSSES by fire.
quent dealings with such records as
these. 1t would be interesting to dis
cover a few Van Wrinkles and such
names by the aid Of these experienced
name detectives, in the Sleepy Hollow
register, but unfortunately for lovers
of romance and of Washington Irv-
ing the only name Of the Rip connec-
ton that occurs is Van Tassel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
WHAT IS 9VARITISP

A dull, throbbing pain, accompanied
by q sense of tenderness and heat low
down in the side, with an occasional
shooting pain, indicates Inflammation.
On, animation it will be found that
the region Of pain shows some swell
ing. This is the first stage Of ovaritis,
Inflammation Of the ovary. If the roof
of your house leaks, my sister, you have
It hxed at once; why not pay the same
respect to your own bodyp
You need not, you ought not 10 let
yourself 60, when one Of your own sex
holds out the helping hand to you, and
will advise you without non>y, and
without price. Write to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, and tell her all you 81 mp
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
AT SLEEPY HOLLOW.
THE HISTORIC OLD DUTCH
CHURCH STILL STANDS.
Three Hundredth Anniversary of It's
Establishment - Many "Reminiscences
Center in tho Quaint Little Building
The Old Parish Register.
(Special letter.

In the old Dutch church OF Sleepy
was held on New Years eve. 1t was
q watch meeting to commemorate the
three hundredth anniversary OF the
establishment Of the church. Every
thing contributed to the Sleepy Hol-
low watch night an atmosphere OF
weird picturesqueness. There is no
apparatus for gas or electric lighting
In the old building; it was lighted for
the occasion entirely by candles, as
i'm the days of the fathers. When the
last hymn had been sung-the first of
the new century-and the benediction
given, it occurred to someone in the
congregation that the candles used in
that memorable service were worthy
to be preserved as souvenirs. The
idea was taken up by one after an
other of the worshipers, and in the
first hour of the twentieth century the
darkness of the silent winter night
was illumined by long stream of i'm
promptu candle bearers issuing forth
from those historic doors. The night,
though seasonably cold, was still, and
the candles remained lighted until
those who carried them had scattered
far and wide on their homeward ways.
A Valuable Relic.
1t is good to know that public in
,terest has been thoroughly aroused to
the Importance Of preserving the men,
Dries that cluster about this monument
of a fascinating and important past
Both Sleepy Hollow in particular and
the people of New York in general owe
much gratitude to Washington 1rv-
ing for this, and, after Washington
Irving, to the various organizations
which make it their business to res
cue and preserve from oblivion the
elements of national history that are
connected with the few material relics
Iof early American settlements.
AS 1t is, the building itself Is care
fully guarded against decay; services
are still held there in the summer
when the neighborhood of Tarrytown
is filled with summer sojourners, and
on special occasions like that Of New
Years eve. Most important of all, the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
CARRIED AND CHARACTER OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

An address by Joseph Choate, Am
bassador to Great Britain,o the career
and character of Abraham Lincoln
his early life-his early struggles with
the world-his character as developed
in the later years of his life and his
administration, which placed his name
so high on the worlds roll of honor
and fame, has been published by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way and may be had by sending six
60 cents in postage to F. A. Miller,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

toms. Her experience in treating fe'
male ills is greater than any other
living person. Following is letter
from q woman who is thankful for
avoiding terrible operation.
~ WAS suffering to such An extent
from ovarian trouble that my physi.
cian thought an operation would be
necessary.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound having bsen recommended to
me, l decided to try it. After using
several bottles found that was
cured. NY entire system was toned
up, and l suffered no more with my
ovaries. "eMRs. ANNA AsaoN, Troy, Ne.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
Many Points in Common.

Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland and
Duke Henry. her husband elect, have
many points in common. Neither Is
the issue of a first marriage, Wilhel-
nina being the daughter of William
Ills second wife. and the duke the
youngest child of . third wife. Both
lost their fathers at an early age; both
have been reared under the loving care
Of a widowed mother.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
GRAND EXCURSION
To the beaumont OIL Fields and Surround

On February 10, 1901, the Kansas
City Southern Railway, known as the
Port Arthur route, will make the very
low rate of SIS for the round trip from
stations on their line in Kansas and
Missouri to Beaumont. Lake Charles,
Port Arthur. Houston, Galveston and
San Antonio, in order to meet the
constant demand of investors and eX-
cursionists attracted by the wonderful
oil gusher to Beaumont and surround
ing territory.
Tickets Will be limited to March IL.
1901, thus affording an elegant oppor-
tunity to visit the wonderful South
land and investigate its world-famed
resources. Any inquiry relative to
excursion will be cheerfully attended
to, and we invite such inquiries.
S. G.. Warner, G. P. and T. A.; ]. H.
Morris, H. D. Dutton, T. P. Agts., Kan
Bas City, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
THE OLD DUTCH CHURCH
SLEEPY HOLLOW.

SLEEPY HOLLOW.
records of the congregation from its
establishment in the reign of Charles
III. have been translated from the
Dutch for publication by the enter
prise of the Yonkers Historical and
Library association.
The volume which the Yonkers His
torical and Library association will
publish in February will contain the
only records of the kind now extant
between New York city and Fishkill
This alone would give it great value
in the eyes of anyone interested in
the history of the states origins.
Frederick Philipse-to use the modern
Anglicised spelling-first appeared in
New Amsterdam as a carpenter from
Holland. 1t seems uncertain, however
whether he was a Hollander or the
child of Bohemian parents who had
taken refuge from religious persecu-
ton in the low countries. But what
ever he may have been by origin,
Philipse soon allied himself by mar
riage with the Dutch settlers, gaining
worldly wealth as well as domestic
happiness by the transaction.
Was Lord OF tho Manor.
In 1872 he made his first purchase
of land north of the Harlem. Twenty
years later the immortal rights of the
territory between the Harlem river
and Pocantico creek were confirmed
to him by the British crown-and In
those days immortal rights meant a
great DEAL including the rights Of ad-
vowson. or the appointment Of minis
tiers of the gospel. and the jurisdiction
of courts baron and leet. A lord OF
the manor in the seventeenth century
was, in fact, feudal potentate so far
as his domain extended. Established
in these territorial privileges PATRON
Philipse, having been left widower
with several children, married Kat
rina Van COurtlandt, daughter of
the patrician order in which he had
now attained membership. The biog-
raphers seem to be Of two minds as
to the religious proclivities of this
first lord of the manor Of Tarrytown
some represent him as pious and Or
thodox member of the Reformed
church of Holland, as constituted by
the synod of Dordrecht; others say he
was of somewhat Indifferent ten
dency of thought, and one Of his po-
litical enemies, Of whom he had
scores, accused him Of being papist.
On the whole, whatever may have
been the religious feeling Of Frederick
Philipse, the true foundress Of the
Sleepy Hollow church was his wife
Katrina. The PATRON himself sat
with his family Sunday after Sunday
on the throne, or seigniorial high
seat, to the right Of the preacher, thus
giving the support of the TEMPORAL arm
as It was manifest in those days to
the ministrations Of the spiritual
The Early Records.
Less than two decades of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, -.

LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Ia the
senior partner OF the Arm of f. j. Cheney & Co,
doing business In the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. d. 1884
[SEAL1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, u
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the hest
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
TO ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS VIA
THE WABASH LINE

Through first class Sleeping Car leaves
Kansas City $3.50 p. IN. and arrives St
Paul sos p. m. and Minneapolis 6:15 p. m
next day.
Most comfortable route to the North
The Wabash is also the most direct and
only through car line to the East with
out change at either st. Louis or Chicago
Apply to nearest ticket agent or write
to II. N. Garland, Western Passenger
Agent, Kansas City, who will reserve
berths in Sleeping Cars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

There are families and remnants OF
families in Galveston, proud people.
and once we,l-te-do. who lost their
homes, their furniture, everything In
the storm. and by necessity live In
tents. Some Of them have been so
proud they would not 60 to the COM
mittee for money sent for their RELIEF,
and have only taken their share when
It has been forced upon them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

On February 10Th, the MISSOURI
PACIFIC RAILWAY, in connection
with the IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE
will sell tickets to following points in
Texas, at the rate of $500 for the
round trip: Dallas, Waco, Fort
Worth, Houston, Galveston, San An
tonic, Beaumont and Port Arthur
Texas, and to Lake Charles, Louisi-
ana. See local agent for full informa-
ton,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Eass Free.

Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted, La
Roy, N. Y, for a FREE sample OF
Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t cures
sweating. damp, swollen, aching feet
Makes new or tight shoes easy. A GER
tain cure for Chilblains and Prostitutes.
At all druggists and shoe stores; Zoe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Garfield Tea cleanses the system,
purifies the blood, aids digestion and
helps nature throw off disease 1t Is
made from Herbs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Life is but temporary harbor on
the shore of the boundless ocean OF
eternity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BRoNo QUlNINE TABLETS. AL
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
E. W. Groves signature is on the box. 25c.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Throw physic to the dogs-if you don't want
the dogs-bus II you wnnt good digestion chew
Beeman's PepIin Gum.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Avoid badness, gray hair dandruff and thin locks
by using PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
HISDERooRSs, the beat cure for corns l5cts.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Each package of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, N Y, Feb. II, 1904
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Clubs are trumps in the policeman's
game.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co., Chicago,
sends song book and testimonials for
stamp. Get Wizard Oil from your
druggist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Couldn't the higher education Of
girls be applied to the hired girls?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The rules and regulations of tn
printers union are rough on rats"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The man who is good at making ex-
cuses is seldom good at anything else.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The committing magistrate always
has lots of time at his disposal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

If there is anything in man his
opportunity will come sooner or later.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

1t isn't necessary to cultivate fools
They grow of their own accord.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Wealth makes kleptomaniacs; pow
erty makes thieves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The sky is most cheerful when
bluest; but it is different with men.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The man with an elastic conscience
is always willing to stretch point.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

The poker player is always ready
to uphold the red, white and blue
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

To be always happy, use Red Cross
Ball Blue. sc. Refuse limitations.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

Ladies who take pride in clear, white
clothes should use Red Cross Ball Blue.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15

An enemy is man who Injuries you
and then refuses to forgive you.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
BREVlTIES OF FACT.

The Pan-American exhibits include
. 122-pound potato.
BY the 1st of October Washington
will be receiving it's water supply
from a new reservoir.
In the British army and navy are 76
officers Of foreign birth, 30 being
French, IL German and 10 Italian.
Twelve per cent. Of the British army
IRE five feet ten inches or over in
height. The Italian has only four per
cent.
Only four per cent. of the British
.rmy have a chest measurement of
over 40 inches, and 20 per cent. between
50 and 40 inches.
The biggest mortar in the world is
Mallet's 36-inch, made in 1855. 1t is
still to be seen in Woolwich arsenal.
After three rounds it showed signs Of
tracking.
The pneumatic tube service for
transporting mail in New York and
other places was suspended June 80.
The contractors will allow their ma
.hinery to remain in the hope that
he service can be reinstated at the
next session of congress.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

Mosquito is derived from Spanish
"mosca," and means little fly"
The number of species of palms
known in 1897 was 16; to-day they
number 1900.
The guinea-pig holds the record for
quick growth among animals. 1t is
full grown at six weeks.
In spite of its capacity for hard
work, the elephant seldom, if ever,
sleeps more than four or occasionally
five hours.
The North American alligator is
not dangerous to man. The African
and Indian alligators are, on the con-
trary, extremely SO.
The white mulberry lives but 60
years. 1t is the best for silkworms.
The black mulberry will live 300
years or more in England.
The smallest Of British animals is
the harvest mouse, which makes a
globular nest in wheat fields. A full
grown specimen weighs half an
ounce.
The common house-f1y usually pro-
duces the note F in flying. To do so
it must vibrate its wings 335 times a
second. The honey-bee sounds A.,
which means that it's wing vibrations
are 44O to the second.
The yakamik. a species of crane, is
said to be one of the most intelligent
birds known. The bird is used by
the natives of Venezuela, South
America, in the place of shepherd
dogs, for guarding and herding their
flocks of sheep. 1t is said that how
ever far the yakamik may wander
with the flocks, it never fails to find
its way home at night, driving before
it all the creatures intrusted to its
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
OF MORE OR LESS INTEREST

A ship load of Filipinos are to- be
tried on Hawaiian sugar fields.
An enormous increase in shipments
in general merchandise is being made
from all Pacific ports to oriental mar
kets.
A New York judge decides that in
surance companies cannot be COM
PEELED to make good damages result
ing from explosions.
One-fourth of pound of paint is
allowed for every square yard of prim-
ing coat, one-sixth of pound per yard
for the succeeding coat.
A section of the Rocky mountains.
between northern Idaho and the Can
adam Pacific railroad, 200 miles long,
is to be explored for the first time.
The Bank of New York has Just
put in vaults made of steel foot thick.
All the compartments have sensitive
doors that give an alarm on the slight
est jar.
1t is stated on the authority of a
Chinese tea merchant that the glaze
on the paper covering of tea chests
is due to preparation composed
principally of the refuse of sharks
fins, tails and skins.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
HELPFUL HOME HINTS.

A round of broiled Hamburg steak
with crispec slice Of delicate bacon
IN top is delici,'.s.
If jelly bags are wet in water before
hey are used the fruit will strain
through much better and with less
loss.
In very hot weather do away with
heavy roasts and rich desserts. Let
vegetables, fruit, fish and salads take
their place IS much as possible.
A cupful of currant juice to quart
# red raspberries in canning will add
much to their flavor. Currant juice
will also improve red raspberries that
IRE to be eaten raw.
White fabrics, especially where they
are o. fne texture, should never be
washed entirely with yellow soap.
The final rubbing needs white soap,
if the material is meant to preserve a
good color.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
QUEER LITTLE NAVIES.

The navy of the sultan of Morocco
consists of one steamer, the Has
SAME, with Greek captain, Il Scotch
engineer and Moorish crew.
1t is now almost forgotten that
there once existed a navy owned by
the republic of Texas, before 1t be.
came state of the union. Its prin-
cipal vessel was a frigate, called the
Houston, after Gen. Sam Houston.
The navy of the black republic OF
Liberia on the Gold Coast consists of
twogunboats which are alleged to have
once been penny steamers" on the
Thames. Their chief mission is to visit
the remoter creeks and bays of the
coast and collect taxes.
An amazing navy was that which
20 years ago existed in Hawaii. Rob.
ert Louis Stevenson has told the
story of its solitary vessel. the Kai.
miloa. There was an English ad-
venturer named Gibson. who had led
revolt against the Dutch in Java
and subsequently turned up in Homo
lulu as Mormon missionary. He
became prime minister to the native
King halakaua of Hawaii, and per
suaded him that his little kingdom
ought to have a modern navy. Hence
this comic opera vessel.