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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
did O'Toole get the wages he sued

"Did O'Toole get the wages he sued
for?"
''Nc. He claimed he had been jobbing
for three week and the man said he
had agreed to pay him dollar"
only a dollar a week."
Eyes. And at that he said O'Toole
was no good, but spent all of his time
smoking"
well, don't blame him. A man
getting but a dollar a week must have
to smoke up very hard to imagine he is
existing at ALL"
Il see by the papers that man can
live on 60 cents week, though"
"Yes-in the papers. And that leaves
him all of 40 cents for perfectoes and
Cohasset punches"
What is Cohasset punch"
II don't know. l drank one once
and found out, and then drank sec
ond one and forgot it."-New York
Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
TIE MAJORS PREDICTIONS.

II hear that the major predicted .
frost fer the Fourth O. July"
who's the MAORI"
why's he the man who predicted .
earthquake last June"
did the earthquake Gomez"
"No. but the entire settlement had
the chills, an went to shaking 80 that
some O. the buildings fell down. an
you couldn't tell whether it wuz a
earthquake or not. Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
GREAT SCOTT I

young Mr.. Dingle tells me that he
is extremely fond of the poetry of Sir
Walter Scott" remarked Wintergreen
to Tenterhook.
eyes, know; but he carries his
fondness too far" replied the latter.
"In what way?"
"Well, he's chicken fancier. as per-
haps you know
"Wall2"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
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IF lellBS1N1$&Ss5Ekl

"And he has named his best egg
producer The Last Minstrel
Queer name for a hen."
II should articulate! But that's
Dingle exactly. Gave his hen that
name SO that he could have the lay Of
The Last Minstrel every morning for
breakfast" - Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
World. Largest Apple orchard.

Ex-Gov. Morrill, of Kansas owns
what is said to be the largest apple
orchard in the world. When work
now In progress has been completed,
the orchard will contain $4,000 trees.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
A Lasting Scare.

Rugby tells me he never travels at
night on the cars"
''Nervous?"
well, the last trip he took he saw
one of those women who wear their
husbands old linen busters for Sleep
ing car gowns"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
Baltimore. city n.cter,olos,.t.

DR.. William Lloyd Stokes, bacter.ol-
ogist of the city of Baltimore, has been
elected member of the faculty of
the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons in that city, and has been given
the chair of pathology.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
A Restful Function.

Deaf and dumb trolley parties are
the latest"
What are they?"
"a lot Of laxative women ride
around town in the street cars all
evening. and the one who speaks first
pays for the ride and the ice cream"
Wealth Is not his who makes It. but
his who enjoys 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

Ask a doctor how often you should
battle, ard he will tell you how often
he bathes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
LITTLE LAUGHS.


All, ice cream soda-as 1t goes
Is quite good enough, it's true:
But it doesn't buzz the victims nose
AS the old kind used to do.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30

and threw open tfle stable door; tncro
was just light enough left in the sky
to show him Jets bright eyes staring
at him, as the pony lifted his heal
from the big measure OF oats that he
was munching hungrily
you wicked. wicked pony" said
Berthe; but he stroked Jets head low
ingly before closing the stable door for
the night.
Well. that was the last time Bertie's
pony jumped the paddock fence, for tho
next day Mr.. porr put W another rail.
and so Jet was forced to keep to hI
own side.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
YANKEE INVENTIONS.
Americans Industrial Economy Onset
by Their Domestic Waste.

French engineer who has been on
a tour OF inspection in the states was
not impressed by the big things of the
country, says Invention. II shall re-
port to my government" he says. that
the biggest things in America are the
little things. The French people are
experts in domestic economy and live
comfortably by saving what average
families in the states throw away. but
Americans are. on the other hand, ex-
perts in industrial economy. They
make money in saving wastage In busi-
ness and lose some of it by wastage
in domestic economy. The attention
paid to small details in big works is
amazing to me; have visited some es-
Establishments where | believe that the
profits are made not in the manufac-
ture proper, but in the saving OF ma
terial and labor by close attention to
details that are with us unconsidered
triiles. For example, | saw little
grindstones in operation at big works
automatically sharpening lathe and
planer tools. This machine costs prob
ably as much as 100 of our ordinary
grindstones cost, but | see that 1t au-
tomatically grinds all the tools for 300
high-priced mechanics, and 1t only
works a few hours each dag. The
skilled mechanics in our country fre-
quently stop their regular work TO
grind their own tools. and then they do
1t imperfectly. In the states tools are
all accurately ground to the best shape
by the machine. so that they do more
and better work on this account in a
given time | believe that that ma
chine has brains-the brains of the
inventor-and it has no doubt revolu-
tionized work of this kind in American
machine ships This is but one case
out of many that | have noted" The
visitor correctly defined a peculiar
characteristic of American inventive
genius. The great engineering under
takings. the immense manufacturing
establishments and the leviathan ma
chinery are, OF course, most conspicu-
Gus and impressive; but these big
things are comparatively few in num-
Der. while the novel improvements in
little things-usually classed as "Yan-
kee notions"-are legion, and each one
contributes it's mite toward the general
sum of prosperity of the business oi
the country.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
FRENCH CANADIAN CATTLE.
History of the Breed and Some OF rh
Charact erIstics.

History of the Brocd aud some OF rh
characteristics.
Since the entry of the French Cana
dian cattle in the dairy tests at the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
many Inquiries have been made abou,
the breed. says the Springfield Repub-
lican. In fact, many people thought
that Canada had what might be called
a native breed, like the so-called ma
crossing the progeny of early importa-
tions until it would be difficult to tell
what blood predominates. The Massa-
chusetts Ploughman quotes from q
pamphlet sent out by Dr. j. A. Cou-
ture. ID. V. s., of Quebec. secretary oil
the French-Canadian Cattle Breeders
association, in which he gives the his
tory OF the breed, and the claims made
for II. He says the French settlers who
first came to Canada were natives oil
Brittany and Normandy, France. The
first cattle in Quebec. in 1920 or there
abouts. were brought, no doubt, from
those two districts. No importations
Of other breeds worth mentioning are
reported in the history of the province
until about 1890 or little before. Be
tween 1876 and 1850 few herds OF
English cattle, mostly Ayrshire and
Shorthorrs. were brought into the
province, but they were bought BY
wealthy Engiishmen living near Mon
treal and Quebec, where they are still
to be found They found but little favor
with the French inhabitants in the
poorer region and in the remote parts
along the Laurentldes and the lower
part of the st. Lawrence. both north
and south, as they were 10th to cross
their hardy little cows with the larger
breeds, fearing. with good reason, that
they could not feed sufficiently to keeI
the larger animals alive, TO say nothing
OF profit. during the seven months oi
the winter. Thus they have been KEEP
nearly distinct for over $50 years. ant
in-and-in breeding has been resorted tC
to fix in a sure manner the character
istlcs of the breed. The three qualitie!
claimed for the French-Canadian ar,
hardness. frugality and richness o.
milk As they are small, the cows aver
aging about 700 pounds each, they dc
not require large amounts of food. II
form they are something like the Jer,
sey. but In color most frequently q
solid black. or black with brown stripe
on the back and around the muzzle. ol
brown with black points. brown brin'
die. or even yellowlsh."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
TOO MUCH SALT.
There Are Great Many People WhJ
Eat 1t Too Freely.

fhere Are Great Many People WhJ
Eat 1t Too Freely.
The use OF salt as a condiment Is so
general and so universally believed In
as necessary that we rarely hear word
against its excess i've use. but there are
a multitude Of persons who eat far too
much salt; eat It on everything-on
meat, fish, potatoes. melons, In but
ter. on tomatoes, turnips and squashes
in bread and host of foods too numer-
Gus to mention, says the Journal OF Hy-
giene. To so great an extent Is 1t used
that no food Is relshed which has not
salty taste and this hides more or
less the real taste, which is often very
delicate.
Now, the amount of salt required in
the system is comparatively small and
II the diet has been rightly compound
cd very little is necessary. Some go
so far as to discard its use altogether,
but whether this is wise or not we will
not here consider. What are some OF
the evils of the excessive use OF salt?
They are to paralyZe the nerves OF
taste, or to pervert them so that they
can not enjoy anything which has not
salty flavor, and in addition there is
direct tax on both the skin and the
kidneys in removing 1t from the blood.
Whether the skin Is harmed by this
tax we do not know. Possibly II is
not greatly injured, yet we know that
few people possess healthy skin; but
1t is now pretty well settled that an
excessive use of salt does overtax the
kidneys in its removal and that the
great number of cases of arrangement
and disease Of these organs is due to
this use. 1t takes only little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds OF food
without salt. and We advise our. read
ers and others to look into this mat
ter and try and diminish the use of
this condiment as far as possible. We
believe they will be better for 1t.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30

nations. as did also the moon. nearly
at It's full. pouring its radiance upon
the scene from the left OF the capitol.
The great society event connected
with the festival was the ball OF the
slaves and the Silver Serpent" at the
Brown Palace hotel, where the wives
and daughters OF Colorado multi
millionaire miners and cattle kings
together with former society leaders
OF many eastern cities. whose homes
are now In Denver and Colorado
Springs. displayed toilets that could
hardly be eclipsed in New York, Lon
don or Paris.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
SIX CENTURIES IN JAIL.
Sentence That Might Have Been In
1icted on n Boy.

William A. Leibold of Lancaster, Pa,
aged IS, who was convicted of forging
the name of his employer to 81 checks.
was sentenced by Judge Brubaker. who,
had he inflicted the maximum penalty,
would have consigned the prisoner to
cell for go years. AS IL is, the period
of the lads Incarceration will depend,
to some extent, on his behavior. the
court sending him to Huntington re-
formatory. The court, addressing Lei
bold. said:
THE maximum punishment for each
of the 1874 counts on which you were
convicted Is five years, but the court
would take into consideration the rec
omnendation of the jury for mercy.
Your sisters are much more hardened
and older in sin than yourself We
we're astonshed TO hear from their lips
the disgusting revelations concerning
their relations with the prosecutor in
his room and office, which they have
seen 1T to reveal in your defense. This
we believe had much to do with the
prompt verdict of guilty by the jury
1t has shown such moral turpitude in
all that were concerned in II that the
community must have been shocked
as was the court. The tale as told 0y
one Of your sisters makes her as vile
as the most depraved of her sex. YouI
acquittal would have done you and this
community great wrong. The good
effect of the verdict will be so far.
reaching that its effect can not be full.
ly estimated"
In concluding Judge Brubaker said
he hoped the sentence would prove q
blessing to Liebold. The law allows
the authorities at the reformatory Il
retain the prisoner for the maximum
term fixed by the law for the offens,
committed. The authorities. however
may parole the prisoner after a periot
which, in Liebold's case. is three years
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
Another Ananias.

There were crowd OF calamity
howlers gathered in a hotel rotunda
during the great drouth of the past
month. and each was telling the other
that all the crops would be burned up
and everybody would starve to death.
An old man, who has the reputation OF
being a man who can always tell a
story better than the one just told, put
in his voice and said that the present
drouth was nothing to the one they
had when he was boy in "Car'lny."
They all listened carefully to his won
derful story of how so many people
starved to death, and how when they
cut their bodies open they found that
they had actually eaten grass before
they died. He told the story through
without interruption, but as soon as
he finished one of his listeners asked /:
But why did they cut open their
bodies?" That was poser for the
old man, but after splitting reflective
ly at a spot on the wall, he said:
why, to see what they starved to
death on. of course" Then he won
dered what they all wanted him to buy
the drinks for.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30

There is IA story that Mr.. Gladstone
has often told as illustrating his idea
of what honor should be. 1T shows
the very finest humor. as good as any
thing OF Sydney Smith," etc. 1t oe-
Cured in one OF the numerous begg n :
letters which he was constantly re-
ceiying. The writer. to show that his
destitution was no fault of his own,
related that after trying to obtain ev-
cry sort OF employment. he went so far
as TO answer an advertisement for a
clerk In an undertaker's establishment
On applying at the address at the ap-
pointed time he was shocked as well
as disheartenod 10 find crowd OF
some 100 persons on the same errand
as himself. But the last and cruelest
blow was, as he turned away. to hear
a little street Arab say to his COM
panlon. II say. Bill, look at all them
clerks come to be measured for their
collins. Hon, Mrs. Goodhart in Nine.
teenth Century.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
LIBERIA A PLAQUE spoT.
5rightfui Experience of American Me-
groes who Went There.

groes who Went There.
There have just arrived in Liverpool
from Liberia eight colored persons. cit
zens of the United States and former
ly wouldbe citizens OF the LibeTian
republic, says the London Mail They
told a fearful story of their distress.
Seventeen months ago these poor peo-
pie, whose names are G.. f. Farmer and
wife and Otley Waite and five children,
were tempted to sell their all in Ameri-
ca and proceed to the dark African re-
public, which was pictured to them as D.,
a land flowing with milk and honey. Ii
company with 315 others they left Sa-
vannah in the American schooner La
brador On their arrival at Liberia
they soon found that it was no Canaan.
Nevertheless they resolved to make tho
best of it, and that proved very bad
indeed.
OF the 3l5 few arc now alive. Tho
Liberian government, indeed, granted
the immigrants land but nothing coulI
be done with It. The land was a hot
bed of fever. and 1t was dangerous "a
hNR ph ~ bNlOlN pht was eefhNNN'
Waite tried to cultivate a portion lSj
miles from where his family lived. He'
was afraid to take them to his hold,
ing, as the number of abandoned huts
warned him of the deadliness of the
place.
The immigration agents represented
In their circulars that Liberia was the
home of the negroes, and all were in
vited to come home. Gold and dia-
monds were said to be as common rs
stones in America. But" said Waite,
with a tinge of sarcasm, II have never
seen one since I have been there;
have been looking mighty hard for
one"
Out of the 315 who went with him in
| the Labrador, ninety-three died within
| six months. He then lost count, but
he is now of the opinion that quite half
of those who went in the ship are dead.
All who could went back to America,
but these are few.
They had all made up their minds on
board the ship to stay together and
form one settlement in Liberia, but this
the government officials would not al
low. Waite said they were told open
ly that Liberians were afraid IL they
settled in one place they would become
too powerful and take the government
from the Liberian subjects.
In America they were told that the
Liberian soil would grow anything,
but they could only grow cassava, po-
tatoes and coffee, and as coffee took six
years to bear the emigrants could not
wait. The climate, however, was ter
rible to the newcomers. The cry was
general among all the emigrants to
get back to their homes in the states.
According to Waites statement there
were at present at least 500 colored
Americans in Liberia who were longing
to leave the country and were prevent
ed from doing so solely on account of
having no funds.
Both Farmer and Waite say II they
can get back to America they will take
care that no more negroes emigrate TO
Liberia. At present they are destitute
and unless help is forthcoming they
will not achieve their desire.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
BERTIE'S PONY, JET.

ERTIE'S pony, Jet.
was the prettlest
and gentlest little
creature In { h e
world. He was in
telllgent. too; you
could see that by
one glance at his
bright eyes; then
he was so docile
that he would obey
Il critics lightest
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
Man, Poor Man.

Now with the dawn of the glad new
year
Each husband will turn a new leaf;
But he'll turn 1t with trembling and
fear,
Lest he finds on the page to his grief
His wife's Christmas bills do appear:
Then his good resolves will be but
brief.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
The Last stage.

Thespis: What does woman do
when she becomes too old to be bal
let dancer?" Foyer: Becomes a child
actress" Judge.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-30
They All Do IL.

Lady-"Don't you do anything for q
living?' Tramp-"Yes'm; | canvass"
Lady-"What do you canvass for?"
TTamp-"My liyin'."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

wood or a ton Of coal for Christmas just
to show her that you have money to burn.
Never tell your little boy that there
isn't any Santa Claus. The older boys
will do 1t for you all too soon.
Never buy more Christmas presents
than you can afford. This Is very good
advice, and, Of course, you won't follow
Il.
Never give q minister a pair Of slippers
II there IL small boy In bis family, for
small boys ought to be happy on Christ
mas
Never ask girl for kiss when she's
under the mistletoe bough. Take it.
Never try to give your wife $500
sealskin sack IL you are somebody's cash.
Ter on an income Of 81 a week.
Never give your husband a box Of ci-
gars. Give him big box Of Schuylsr's
bonbons, and some Of il may come your
way.
Never get mixed and give Mrs. Jones
the present she sent you last year. She
may recognize It.
Never warn woman that she Is stand
ing under the misiletoc. II she's h0mely,
she will he your enemy for life; II she's
pretty, she'll think, not without reason,
perhaps, that you're fool
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19
You may Snap
your Fingers
at Dyspepsia

There is quality in Royal Bak-
ing Powder, coming from the purity
and wholesomeness of its ingre-
dents, which promotes digestion.
Food raised by it will not distress.
This popularity of Royal has been
noted by hygienists and physicians,
and they accordingly recommend
it in the preparation of food, espe-
cially for those of delicate digestion.
ROYAL EkHa POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM Ct. NEW
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19
THE TRUE SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS
By NJ. K. Rutledge.

Copyright, 1901, by American Press Association.l
/ had taken advantage of the absence
Of the children on an errand to drag the
Christmas tree out of the cellar and set it
. up in the parlor. 1t was Christmas eve.
Ny wife had left me alone with the tree
for few minutes while she went to get
a spool Of green silk which she thought
would be an improvement for tying pur-
poses on the white cord which had be-
gun to use.
Presently the room darkened as il filed
by a cloud, and the cloud gathered into
compact mass near me, startling me.
Much more was | frightened as it gradu-
ally assumed the shape Of a tall, long
bearded old man, but when the figure
grew still more distinct and saw the
benignant smile and the hands full Of or
naments fit for my tree my fear subsided.
Here said the spirit, handing me a
little box, lis something which you should
not dress your tree without. 1t is the OBJ
servance Of all good old Christmas GUS
toms. Too many have been neglected In
the past. Within are instructions for
making wassail, for composing carols, for
mumming, for the game Of snapdragon
and indeed for all the ceremonies where
with good folks were wont to honor
Christmas before we fell upon these de-
generate days"
Reverently took the box and hung It
up.
"This," said he, handing me a small
lamp, "you should fll and trim at each
Christmastide, but keep lighted all the
year around for your children's sake. 1t
Is the lamp of good example,"
With mental vow took the lamp and
set 1t lighted among the sweet smelling
6r branches.
Out Of a bag he shook heap Of span
CIV, shining ornaments on the floor.
/ "The wit, the song, the story and the
loud laughter which ought to garnish
your Christmas" said he. do not
hang them up yet. The box Of ancient
custom will show you how to arrange
lhem Oh the tree. But here is something
Indispensable"
Another bag was emptied. Sweetmeats
in all forms and of all Sorts thought.
He read my mind. IAN Of one kind"
he sald-"all the sweets of cheerfulness-
though they have varied look Yet they
never pail on the taste. Hang them up at
once. They are magical sweets, never
disappearing no matter how freely they
ore partaken Of IL you only desire them
to remain. Keep them in the house all
the year. Let each member Of your fam
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ily carry some always, but never forget
to put the whole hoard on the Christmas
tree"
! had been hanging them while he
spoke. lie now stopped me with:
"There Is not much more time for me
to stay here, so ! will trouble you TO at
tend to the rest Of what | say, doing no
work meanwhile. Here are the apples Of
plenty. You gather them by persistent
endeavor during the year. Never fail to
garnish your tree with them, one for each
member Of your family and one for the
wayfarer.
Il give you lastly this golden taper.
You are to set it lighted on top OF the
tree, and when the time for present Civ
Ing comes you are to present it to your
good lady. You are both to keep II light
ed all the year around. II Is the taper Of
love and loyalty"
"And who are your" | asked, seeing
that he began to fade away.
"The true spirit Of Christmas" replied
he family and was gone.