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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

catarrh can cheerfully recommend
Peruna. I know what it is to suffer
from that terrible disease and l feel
that 1t is my duty to speak q good
word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me Of
a bad case of catarrh and / know IL
will cure any other sufferer from that
disease"
Miss Matte L. Guild, President Illi-
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union. in recent letter from
Chicago, ILL.,, says:
~ doubt II Peruna has a rival in all
the remedies recommended to-day for
cafarrh of the system. A remedy that
viii cure cafarrh of fie stomach viii
cure the same condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. Ihave found IL
the best remedy have ever tried for
catarrh, and believing 1t worthy my
endorsement I gladly accord it,"
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator OF Res
ervoir Council, No. 1853, Northwestern
Legion of Honor, OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, writes from 1885 Polk St., N. T.:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
STRANGEST OF ALL FISH.


Denizen of the Deep That Angles for the
Fool 1t Devours.
Most remarkable Of strange fishes
is the angler fish, whose very name
seems a paradox. The fishing fish is
nevertheless reality, and stern one
to all that approach those awful jaws
Of his. With body the color of mud,
he generally lies in the shadow of
some rock on the bottom of the sea,
waiting motionless for the approach
of his prey. He is provided with an
odd kind of fin just over the mouth,
and this is held out in front of him to
give warning of the coming Of some
thing to be swallowed. One taken alive
was experimental on and it was found
that if this projecting fin was touched
with stick, even though the stick did
not come near the mouth, the jaws
closed convulsively. This shows that
the fin, by some provision of nature.
closes the jaws as soon as it is
touched. The mouth is tremendous,
growing to the width of foot, while
the whole fish is only three feet long
One of thees anglers was caught no.
long since and, although it was only
twenty-five inches long, fish fifteen
inches long was found sticking in its
throat. The angler is provided with
a peculiar set of teeth, in double or
treble rows along the jaws and at the
entrance of the throat Some of these
teeth are a foot long. He is not
pretty fish to look at, but he attends
strictly to business and will swallow
anything that touches his warning fin,
whether it be meant for food or not
All kinds Of things have been found
in the stomach of anglers, from bits
of lead and stone to fish almost as
large as the angler itself. This is
without doubt one of the most pecu-
liar and interesting. fish in the whole
ocean.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

alton. The suffering / endured pen
cannot describe. l was treated by
one of our most prominent physicians
here for five months, and found myself
getting worse instead of better. At
the end of the fifth month he told me
he had done all he could for me, and
that had better go to the hospital.
MY sister advised me to try your
Vegetable Compound, as It cured her
of backache. l did SO, and took it
faithfully, and am now cured of my
trouble, and in perfect health, many
thanks to your medicine. 1 cannot
praise it enough, and would recon-
mend it to all who suffer from any
female weakness. - MRS. II. S. BALL,
461 Orchard St., New Haven, Conn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
SEEM ALIVE THOUGH DEAD.
Instances in Which Corpses Have HAD
tho Sembiance of Life.


Live persons have feigned death with
marvellous exactness, but when the
dead feign life, or seem to feign life,
the spectacle is as grewsome as can
well be imagined. Not long ago a
Russian cemetery was the scene of as
weird wedding as ever has been wit
messed. A young girl who had been
bethrothed died on the eve Of her mar
riage and her friends decided that, in
spite of the intervening hand OF death,
her marriage must take place; her we'd
ding ceremony was performed at the
side of the grave, and after the mar
rage the body was returned TO the
coffin and lowered to It's long resting
place. 1t is less than year age that
a valuable cup was won in a bicycle
race in Australia by a man who was
dead when he passed the winning post.
The race took place at an electric
light carnival" so-called, in the pres
ence of 10000 spectators. In the last
lap James Somerville, a rider, forged
to the front and secured such lead
that his victory was assured. When
within twenty-five yards of the finish
he was seen to relax his hold en- the
handle bar and lose his footing on the
pedals. He did not fall from the ma
chine. however, and amid frantic
cheers dashed by the goal, winning
the race by half wheel. AS he passed
the finishing post he pitched forward
and fell to the ground When he was
picked up he was found to be dead,
and what was more, the doctors de-
clared that death had come to him
when he was seen to lose his hold OF
the handle bars. 1t was a dead body
that had ridden the last twenty-five
yards of the race.
Since the plague has been prcva-
lent in India searching parties go
through the villages inspecting the
houses with the idea of seeing that all
cases of death by the plague are report
ed to the authorities. On entering a
suspected house one day the inspectors
saw a group of natives playing cards.
Something in the appearance OF one
of the players attracted the attention
of one of the inspectors, who placed
his hand upon the mans shoulder. To
his amazement the man swayed and
fell to the floor. Upon examination
it was found that he had been dead
some time, but in order to avoid hav-
ing the house marked as plague strick
en- the other inmates had concealed
the fact of his death.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

In Bullet and Shot in Indian For
est, Plain and HILL" Mr.. C.-E.M M. Rus
sell relates thrilling adventure which
befell Colonel c., member of Lord
Roberts staff, while he was buffalo
hunting in India. The colonel had
wounded a buffalo. Reloading as he
ran forward he was disconnected when
the animal charged at him from be-
hind a clump of bamboos. Colonel G.
interposed tree between himself and
the bull, who cut piece out Of the
bark with his horn as he rushed by,
and then turned and went at the man
again with the same result. G. then
thought that he would try to reach
a larger tree. He started, but tripped
over a bamboo hidden in the grass,
and fell prone, upon. which the bull
overlook and did his best to horn him.
The beast ripped the colonePs gar
ments, and at last, getting his horn
under him, tossed him several feet
and came and stood over him. Colo
mel C. now did most unwise thing.
He sat up and hit the buffalo in the
eyes with his fists, and kicked him on
the nose. Fortunately the bull left the
man and went off. The hunters
knuckles were terribly skinned, and
his gold ring was battered out of all
shape. This bull, luckily for the colo.
mel, did not behave at ell as one
would have expected. The battering
of a mans feet and fists would only
enrage the ordinary buffalo, and insur.
a terrible, II not fatal, punishment te
the Man.-Youths' Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has
that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but
it is made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without dis
tress 4 the price of coffee. 15c and 70 cts
per package. Sold by all grocers
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
CHINA DINNER SET FOR EPEE '


Are You Interested In the northwest
Home and Garden, 16-page Illus
trated monthly paper, tells all about
the Gne climate, fertile grain and fruit
lands, timber, mines, fisheries, etc.,
of the wonderful Northwest, the rich
est undeveloped portion of North Am
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soc a year. If you will cut out and re-
turn this ad, state name Of paper in
which it appears, and enclose 1Oc In
silver, Home and Garden will be sent
you, postage paid, for one year. Ad-
dress Home and Garden, Newspaper
Row, st. Paul, MINI.
A man never appreciates ashes I'M
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
Prominent Milwaukee, Educator.

Superintendent H. o. r. Siefert Of
the Milwaukee public schools, who was
recently reelected to his position for
another term, has been connected with
the schools of that city for twenty-five
years. He is now nearly 70 years OF
age, bat he is regarded as one of the
progressive teachers Of the state, and
keeps abreast of all educational move
ments, ~,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

II have been
troubled all my
life with ca
tarrh In m y
head. l took
p e r u n a for
a b O u t three
months, a n d
n NV think |
am permanent
ly cured. l be-
lieve that for
catarrh in all
its forms, Peru
ma Is the medi-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

cine. l must say it
is the gra n d e S t
medicine on earth,
and have advised
a great many suf-
fering with female
troubles to take it.
I tell people l wish
1 could go on the
platform and lee
ture on it.
/" My trouble was
painful menstrual
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

Garfield Tea, the medicine that puri-
fies the blood and cleanses the system,
brings good health to all who use it. 1t
is made from herbs. Druggists sell it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.

"For two years suffered from
nervous prostration, the result of
female weakness. had leucorrhoea
very badly, and at time of menstrual
ton would be obliged to go to bed.
Also suffered with headaches, pain
across back, and in lower part of
abdomen. was so discouraged. l
had read Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Com
pound, and concluded to give it trial
wrote to Mrs Pinkham, and received
very nice letter in return. began
at once the use of her Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier, and am now
feeling splendid. have no more pain
at monthly periods, can do my own
work, and have gained ten pounds. I
would not be without your Vegetable
Compound. 1t is a splendid medicine.
am very thankful for what ithas done
for me-" MRS. ]. w. j., 76 Carolina
Ave-, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

HON. DAN A. GROSvENOR. OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.
Hon Dan Grosveno Auditor
letter written from Washington, D.. c.
0w me to gratitude for the benefit derived from
bottle of
caarh remedy" Very respectfully, A Grosven
the
missioner. Of SIT
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

If woman is a good cook, prune
tastes good enough for anybody after
it has passed through her hands.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

Innocence is like an umbrella; when
once it is lost it is useless to adver-
tise for 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

merit public confidence with firm
would recognize the
uplifting
1nere confidence of a fellow beings
Pnkham England America
Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Merit merit gain this
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

A blush on the face is better than a
blot on the heart
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

ORGANIC INFLAMMAIION.f
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM IL was
troubled very badly with infamma-
ton of the bladder, was sick in bed
with it. had two doctors, but they
did me no good. A friend gave me
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and it helped me. have now
taken three bottles of it, and l am
entirely cured. 1t is a God-send to
any woman, and would recommend it
to any one suffering as was. / think,
If most of the women would take
more of your medicine instead of
going to the doctors, they would be
better off. The Compound has also
cured my husband of kidney trouble"
Mrs. MABEL GooKIN,
Box 16O. Mechanic Falls, Maine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

Red Cross Is the best Ball Blue the
world knows. Large package SC.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

The undertaken covers up the blum
ders of the physician.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19

E. Vegetable
not cannot tell until ILL., and really want to
that something his which BETTER for that absurd Ask
him produce evidence
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-Oi

A man never appreciates ashes I'M
til he slips on an icy pavement.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
PAINFUL PERIODS.

my duty to do something in regard to
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22

trial before Judge Fisk, at Cando,
last week the jury after having
been out for five hours brought in
a verdict of. mot guilty" The
case was prosecuted by States
Attorney j. V. Brooke, of Towner
County, assisted by J. H. Bosard,
of this city andthe defense was rep
resented by John Burke, of Rolla-
and M. J. Brennan, of Devils Lake.
Ellsberry had not accounted for
$1,000 of fees at the time his term
of Office expired, but later turned
over $3.50 of this sum. This,
however, did not include the
amounts he had received from
making abstracts and it was for
this that the suit was brought.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
MAYDoLE's HAMMER.
0snson's Plaster is Pains Master.)

Whsn Haydole was told that he made "a
pretty good hammer he said, '.No, / don't
make . pretty good hammsr,'I make the
best hammer tn t ever ssas made.s
Every carpenter who saw . Naydols ham
mer wanted one. It was of tho best ma
terial, perfectly balanced, and tho head
never dew of. Hammers were divided into
Y classes-1st, Aaydole's; I'd, all the rest.
P!asters are separated by the same line
Of cleavage; LIST. Benson's Porous Plaster:
I'd, ell the rest. When, for rheumatic pain,
. cold, q cough, kidney trouble or any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for a plaster, any hon
est, reputable druggist viii give you a Ben
sons. he knoas it is incomparably the
best, and he assumes that you know it too.
AS the name of Maydole stood for hammers
the name OF Benson stands for plasters-
the "real thing" All the medicinal poten-
cies that are valuable in a plaster are in
Benson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Belladonna plasters are out Of date.
An army of physicians and druggists, and
millions of the people, have written of
Benson's Plasters as aremedyto betrusted.
Benson's o~lasters have ffty-fve AsgAest
0so0rds. Accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists, OF we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt Of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
Dakotan UnhOnored.

John Shauer, Of New Rockford,
N. D., was a member of Co. K,
Seventh cavalry, which participant
ed in the battle of the Little Big
Horn, where General Custer met
his death. All of the survivors of
that fatal engagement we're grant
ed medals Of honor and So per
month BESIDES, but neither has
ever been received by Mr.. Shauer,
who is one Of fourteen men who on
that day volunteered for perilous
duty. The matter has been called
to the attention of Senator Hans
brough with the request that he
look it up, the medals and pay
coming as the result of an act of
congress. Mr.. Hansbroughi is now
at work on the case. It seems
that the matter has been overlook
ed.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22

There r several reasons why this
is so. First, the land is cheap
and can be bought on easy terms;
secondly, it is rich and productive,
and, thirdly, there are the advan-
tages Of society, schools, churchs
and good markets.
These are considerations that
weigh. The person who locates
on a farm anywhere in the vicinity
of Devils Lake finds himself in a
good community. It is not like
going out on the frontier and wait
ing for neighbors and schools and
churches to come to him. These
are already here. Life amid such
surroundings is homelike and en-
joyable. But the land is rapidly
approaching in value and the day
of opportunities will be over after
awhile. The time to invest is
therefore now. Many farms in
this section Of country will double
in value in less than five years and
those who come this spring and
secure homes at the prevailing
figures will be in on the ground
floor. They will make money by
being in a condition to take advan-
tage of the approaching land
values.
The future of the Devils Lake
country is bright. Its rich soil
furnishes the basis of an enduring
prosperity. The wealth already
accumulated here is the result of a
steady growth that must continue
for a long time. Enterprise in
booming is not the foundation on
which this country is being built
up, but unsurpassed agricultural
resources r at the bottom of it
all. No better farming lands can
be found anywhere, and the east
ern farmer who has managed to
get a few hundred dollars ahead
and wants to secure homes for
himself and boys, should investi-
gate the opportunities which the
Devils Lake land district affords
in great abundance. It is an in
viting field.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
Alex Mckenzie.
Sheldon Progress.

Sheldon Progress.
political friends!" said Opie
Reads Carpetbagger. ''there is no
such thing as a political friend"
The saying was never better illus
trated than by the Fargo editor,
who years ago, profted by Alex
McKenzie's bounty, and now re-
viles him as a criminal, because
sentenced to serve a year in Jail
for contempt of court.
TO the credit of the newspapers
of the state, no other has shown
the same narrow spirit, not even
among those Of opposite political
faith. Mckenzie has committed
no crime, transgressed no law. nor
injured any man in his person or
property. He disobeyed "a man
date of one court, assuming that
he was acting legally under the
order of another, and the penalty
is inflicted, not to punish the re-
calcitrant, but to illustrate the
power and dignity of the court,
and to show to the world at large
the means at hand for enforcing
its commands. Hundreds of the
greatest and most respected of the
legal fighters of the age have
found themselves in like positions
for a too jealous espousal of a
cause they believed to be right.
McKenzie's punishment carries
with it no humiliation or disgrace
but the hearty sympathy of thou
sands Of North Dakotans, among
them many who may be his poll
tical enemies, but are personal
friends and admirers of the big
hearted, kindly natured, broad
guaged Scotsman. Some of us
may not agree with him politically,
but he is one of natures noble
men, just the same.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
This is another respect in which
North Dakota is most fortunate.

The anniversary of George
Washington's birth is we'll calcu-
lated to inspire thoughts of patrio-
tism, as is also that Of Abraham
Lincoln, which was celebrated last
week. By common consent of
mankind the names of. these two
men stand forth more prominently
in American history than any
others. They are our two most
illustrious patriots and both were
born in the month of February.
There was much dissimilarity of
character between them, for Wash
ington was proud and aristocratic,
while Lincoln preferred to be
classed as one of the "plain
people" in whose aggregate wis
dom he had explicit confidence.
Each was devoted to his country
and in his respective sphere sat an
example of pure patriotism such as
the world seldom sees.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
NORTH DAKOTA COAL.

The question Of fuel is rapidly
becoming a great problem in many
sections Of the country. The
forests, which for hundreds of
years have been the great source Of
supply, are rapidly disappearing,
and more and more the people are
coming to depend upon coal, which
is being rapidly mined in some Sec
tons. One great source of supply
has been the anthracite region of
Pennsylvania, where such cities as
Scranton and Wilkesbarre have
been built up, but the area Of coal
lands there is limited and the out
put cannot go on forever. Exper-
fenced and competent judges esti-
mate that the resources of the
anthracite mines in Pennsylvania
will be completely exhausted in
l7ss than fifty years. AS much of
the coal supply Of North Dakota
comes from that section this pre-
diction might seem star Ting to us,
were it not for the fact that we
have almost ar unlimited supply of
coal of our own. This state is rich
in this kind of fuel. Although
mining operations have barely be-
gun, still sufficient has been done
to. demonstrate the quantity and
quality of the supply. There is
sufficient coal in North Dakota to
meet the demands of the entire
northwest for ages to come, and
coal mining and shipping must
inevitably become one of our great
industries. This means cheaper
fuel for the people of this state.
a few years. more and North Da.
kota coal will come into such gen.
eral use throughout the state that
one great source of profit to the
coal barons of the east will be cut
off. We shall have no further use
for their high priced product.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
A Convincing Answer.

II hobbled into Mr.. Blackmon's
drug store one evening"" says
Wesley Nelson, of Hamilton, Ga!
land be- asked me to try Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm for rheumatism
with which Ihad suffered for a
long time. I told him I had no
faith in any medicine as they all
failed. He said: well if Cham
berlain's Pain Balm does not help
you, you need not pay for it, I
took a bottle of it home and used
it according to the directions and
in one week I was cured, and have
not since been troubled with rheu-
matism." Sold at Greeae's drug
store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-02-22
AN FIELD.

Thousands of those who came
to North Dakota poor fifteen and
twenty years ago are now COM
.fortabIy situated for life. Some
of them are actually rich. Nearly
all would have remained poor until
the end of their lives, had they
lacked the courage to immigrate
from the places where they we're
born and search for better oppor-
tunities, which they found in the
great northwest. There they ex-
perienced many hardships, for the
country was new then, and about
the only advantage in sight was
the land. But such land they had
never seen before. 1t was ready
for the pillow, and when once a
crop had been planted, it gave a
rich return. The knowledge Of
the opportunity for farming that
existed in the state soon became
widespread and the settlers, pour
ing in by the thousands, a great
commonwealth was soon founded.
North Daf ota, young as it is, is
today recognized as one of the
Aourish hing states Of the union.
But Notwithstanding the arrival
of thousands of immigrants every
year, there is still room for many
thousands more. This is a great
state in area. New York. Con-
necticut, Rhode Island and New
Jersey might be set down in North
Dakota and then there would be
land enough left to make another
state as big as Massachusetts
But vast as is the territory which
awaits occupation, it is rapidly
filling up. A few years more anc
there will be no free homes il
North Dakota, and no cheap lands
Now, however, both can be had
Those who want to file on claim!
can do SO and those who want t.
buy land under cultivation, but d.
not want to pay a big price, cal
find what they are looking fol
There are many good farms TO
sale at a bargain right here in tn
Devils Lake land district. Ii
fact, all things taken in considera
ton, this district probably present.
better opportunities for the mai
with a few hundred dollars to in
vest in a farm than can be foun,
in any other section Of the state