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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
COW DEFENDED HER CALF.
Put Hunffy Bear to Flight A ter 9
4 Rattle ROYAL,


Battle Royal.
The calf, having nursed sufficiently
and feeling his baby legs tired of the
weight they had not yet learned to
carry, laid himself down: On this the
cow shifted her position She turned
half around and lifted her head high.
AS she did so a scene Of peril was
borne in upon her fine nostrils. She
recognized it instantly. With a snort
Of anger she shifted again, then
stamped a challenge with her fore
hoofs and leveled the lance points OF
her horns toward the menace. The
next moment her eyes, made keen by
the fear of love, detected the black
outline of the bears head through the
coarse screen of the juniper Without
seconds hesitation she flung up her
tail, gave a short below and charged.
The moment she saw herself detected
the bear rose upon her headquarters;
| nevertheless, she was in a measure
surprised by the sudden blind fury OF
the attack Nimbly she swerved to
avoid it, aiming at the same time
stroke with her mighty forearm, which
If it had found it's mark would have
smashed her adversary's neck. But as
she struck out, in the act of shifting
her position, a depression Of ground
threw her off her balance. The next
instant one sharp horn caught her
slantingly in the flank, tipping its way
upward, while the mad impact threw
her upon her back. Graphing, she
had her assailant's head and shoulders
in trap and her gigantic claws cut
through the flesh and sinew like
knives; but at the desperate disadvant-
age of her position she could infiict no
disabling blow. The cow, on the other
hand, though mutilated and streaming
with blood, kept pounding with her
whole massive weight and with short,
tremendous shocks crushed the breath
| from her foes ribs. Presently, wrench
ing herself free, the cow drew of for
another battering charge, and as she
did so the bear hurled herself violently
down the slope and gained her feet be-
hind dense thicket of bay shrub. The
COW, with one eye blinded, glared
around for her in vain;' then, In pan
ic of mother terror, plunged back to
her calf-Leslie's Monthly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
GOOD LUCK IN BAD ERRORS.
Great Profits Have Sometimes Resulted
From SeemIng Mistakes.

| From Seeming Mistakes.
Mistakes are not always unproht-
able. Sometimes they turn out to be
the most fortunate things that could
have happened. When Orme won the
Eclipse stakes at Sandown eight years
ago the prince of Wales sent his friend
Mr.. Courthope to lay bet on horse
called Orvieto. But Mr.. Courthope
misunderstood the name and placed
the princes money on Orme. When
Orme came in a good winner the
prince thought, of course, that he had
lost. instead of which he had won
$50 900. A lucky mistake was that
which resulted in the opening or the
famous Niersfontein gold mine in
South Africa and the making Of $780,
| 100000. 1t was an error that saved
score of people from ruin and made
| wealthy many of them, for the orig
| inal intention of twenty poor men VINO
were seeking fortune was to buy
mine called the Rensnek farm. The
| prospectors who examined this farm
| found that it gave great promise OF
rich mine, and they commissioned an
agent to buy it for $4,000. The agent,
however, got mixed and made hope
less blunder through not knowing the
district we'll. He bought another place
called Niersfontein for the prospectors.
and the money was paid over before
the dismayed gold seekers found they
were let in for a place they did not
want. They refused to accept the deal,
but the money had been paid and re-
traction was impossible Worst OF all,
some outside people profited by the
error and snapped up the coveted
Rensnek. Before going to law to re-
pudiate the transaction the little COM
pany had look at the despised Niers-
fontein place, and on giving trial to
1t they found it worth while to hang
on. The other place-the Rensnek-
gave out within a fortnight and ruined
the company which had bought 1t,
while the Niersfontein became mag
nificent mine and has yielded over
$50 1000, 900.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

There are 500 telephones on the floor
of the exchange. each in charge of a
boy who receives orders from his Of
flee and transmits them to the floor
broker for execution. In every brok-
ers office there are from one to ten
telephones, and many brokers rarely
see their clients, who telephone orders
from uptown offices, homes or out of
town. In recent years there has been
an enormous growth of what are
known as wire houses" There are
New York, Chicago or Boston firms
which. lease private wires connecting
with many of the leading cities east
of Denver, No firm yet controls a
private wire to the Pacific. coast, but
doubtlesss one will be heard of before
long.-World's Work.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

tanned by the graceful slip of girl
with golden hair, who seemingly came
from nowhere-the Angel of the Grade.
This was all before Dan Beard hap
pened in. Dan was fromsH he Colorado
hills and no angel. They had put him
first on the little bunt line that runs
crafty over the hills to Santa Fe.
Then he was shifted to the main Tine
for relay work and became a fixture at
Lamy. Dan was six feet one, brown as
leather AID as tough, and incidentally
could drink more whisky than any
man this side of Phoenix. He spent
his mornings against the bar in Ger
man Joe's place. cursing out the road,
from the president down. Then about
ten minutes before his run began he
would shuttle over to, his machine and;
get his orders. When these were duly
scanned Ian would open up No. 20
gently and sneak out of Lamy like
snake, but before the whistling post
was passed he had her galloping over
the rails like frightened thing and
believing like bull. He became no
torious as the most reckless devil on
the road. and everybody said that
sooner or later there would be a'smash
somewhere up in the hills and Dan
Beard would get off the line forever.
But the smash didn't seem to2come,
and Dams mad way continued Then a
change came. 1t was almost imper-
ceptible. But gradually Dan dropped
away from the whisky and babe fair to
quit it altogether. He didn't take the
grades SO fast and slackened up n the
curves almost like the rest. Some said
it was "Mollie." Some said the Divi-
sion Superintendent. Nobody ever
really knew. y ~
1t was a morning in the early June
the great event occurred. A dispatch
had come over the wires saying that
special was coming from the east and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
Al Cosms;;pnlitnn Army.

The conflict between the Germans
and Czechs in Austria-Hungary, which
deserves Secretary Stewards appella-
ton of ."the irrepressible conflict"
makes interesting study Of the ele-
ments composing the army of that
country, which consists of 42S,OOO
Slavs, 2270OO Allemands, 100000 Mag
vars, $4,000 Roumanians and $4,000
| Italians. The Slaxs,are made up CT
ia, 000 Czechs, 10000 Poles, $4,000
Ruthenians, $4,000 Croatians and Ser
vians and $4,000 Slavonians.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

that a double-headsr would be needed
to carry It over the grades. Dan
Boards No. 20 could climb tree, and
the big fellow got his orders to make
the run. 1t was getting close to start
ing time and Johnny Coleman. Dams
fire boy, was growing anxious. Dan
had not shown up all morning. He
was not at German Joe's. nor around
the station. The dispatcher was stand
ing in the sun looking at his watch and
swearing safely to himself. He was
Just on the point Of putting another
man or No. 20, when something white
caught his eye on the hill-path that
runs above the cut AS 1t came nearer
he saw 1t was Mollie, and right behind
was Dan, clumsily picking his way
over the stones. At the station Dan
called out: "All ready" to the dis
patcher looking rather sheepish and
strangely happy.
Remember, Dan." spoke Mollie, as
No. 20 began to move. Not another
drop, little girl. Not another" and
10 waved brown fist back at the girl,
's the tender bumped over the switch
to the main track And not until the
big machine dwindled to a mere bug
in the distance did Mollie turn her
back and disappear in the doorway.
That night the special from the east
was late. II crept into Lamy with one
engine and that engine was not NO. ".
The little knot that gathered in curl
osity on the platform felt in their
hearts something was impending
Johnny Coleman limped up, his head
bandaged in white cloth, and looking
weak and sick.
where's DAM" asked little wom'
an with face very white.
Johnny Coleman did not answer, but
looked uneacily away. They were
lifting something very gently from the
baggage car to lay 1t on the platform.
Johnny told as briefly as possible the
details.
Making up time, we left the track
at the culvert," he said. 81 jumped
clear. but Dan didn't get out In time.
When we got him from beneath he
was pretty bad And" (someone
was crying very softly over where Dan
lay.) Johnny continued: Il guess we
could ma pulled i'm through at that
But he wouldn't take the whisky we
give him.
"'Ain't drinking. Johnny; not an
other drop was all he said, and then
he sort O. turned over like a tired
little kid and-I 'spose that's when he
died."
That night was lonely vigil In
Lamy and along IN the early dawn
they buried Dan Beard. He's up there
near the hill-path that runs above the
cut, and can hear the 100 tonners
climbing up the grade. And some
times when the boys give the long blast
for the Junction they just pull short
one for Dan-the worst man on the
Division.
If you are ever down that way, drop
in on the girl at the clearinghouse.
She's not very stylish. and l guess per-
haps her talk is bit western, but
somehow or other they seem to think
pretty we'll of her in Lamy. And. by
the way, they don't call her "Mollie"
any more. It's just Dan Boards girl
the Girl at Lamy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

their age and sex, are in commissions Of
smoker. Why should they be?
A young lady, being interviewed on
this theme, says that girls at theiI
green age cannot always make talk in
company, so they giggle to- Hill in an
awkward silence. She thinks some
times, too, the older ones among them
do it to show that women have sense
of humor, whereof an enemy has said
their sex Is destitute, But both thsSe
reasons together fail to account for khe
vast amount of tee-hee and hee-hee
that very young people of the feminine
sex put out upon the ambient atmos-
phere. They giggle when they are sur
prised and when they are pleasedy gig
gle when they are embarrassed and
when they are amused. and for nbthing
at all. Why? ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

The young girl who is travelling by
herself should seek information from
the train people rather than from her
companions on the train. No girl In
travelling should make confidants OF
strangers of either sex, disclose her
name, her destination of her family af-
fairs, or make acquaintances on the
road. She nay, however, show kind
attention to a mother travelling with
little children, amuse wearied little
one, and politely thank anyone who
does her an unobtrusive kindness
Margaret E. Sangster in the Ladies
Home Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

Although the use of the telephone
has increased rapidly here there are
countries in Europe in which tele-
phones are in far more general use
than here. In Stockholm, Sweden. one
person in every fourteen has tele-
phone, there being more than 10000
telephones in population Of 271,000.
Every tobacconist's store is public
call Office and the rates are very low.
England is far behind in the matter of
telephones, there being only to every
636 of the population. In little Switzer-
land there is to every 172 persons.
but far more business is done over the
telephone in England than in Switzer-
land.
- l. ELL
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
The Girl Of Lamy.
BY H. A. CALLAHAN.


Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Just a handful of wooden houses III
Lamy, thrown together as II by the
haphazard hand of a careless God into
the little pocket of the mountains that
stand like priests around the city OIL
Santa Fe. Here it is that the dust
gray coaches which thunder in from
Arizona on the west meet their BROTH
ers from the east and exchange for
few brief moments the greetings of the
way.
OF course, the red clap-board eating
house and station are the main attrac-
lions during these arrivals and present
scenes of unwonted activity to those
accustomed to the aching solitude OF
the place by day or it's blinking dream
mess beneath the stars at night.
No one distinctly remembers just
vhen or how the Girl became an insti-
,ution at Lamy. However, they do re-
member that one September morning
some years back there was new face
behind the counter in the eating-house;
a face framed in dull gold hair ana
lighted by two bluegray eyes, which
seemed forever ON the brink of laugh
ter. The boys who made their home
in the little clap-board affair used to
call her Mollie; but it was name of
their own devising and she accepted
1t. as she did many other little things,
With an inscrutable smile that puzzled,
yet meant nothing. When the crews
would come in from heavy climo'
soaked to the bone with rain and sleet,
the Girl was there in motherly way,
with stiff three fingers Of whisky and
a supper that lifted them clear OF their
WEAKNESS. Or, if on Saturday night
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
Nsu YORK. the sunnlsst CITY.

New York claims to be the sunniest
of. the large cities. The United States
weather bureau has charts in light and
shade showing, from 1870 to 1895, how
many days have been sunny in each
part of the country. Although Arizona
has sometimes attained percentage
of so and other parts of the west have
seen very clear skies, New York city
follows Closely with mean percent
age of so
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

The .own on the seated figure is of
cerise foulard, dotted with black. The
front of the skirt and the hip yoke are
cut in one piece and bordered with
band Of plain cerise taffeta, striped with
narrow black velvet ribbon and bor-
dered with guipure applique.
The blouse bodice is cut with bre-
telles over deep yoke of the plain
taffeta, striped with the black velvet
ribbon. The girdle is. of black velvet
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

Gown of glacee Ouisine. changeable
beige and mauve, designed to be worn
at fashionable summer resort.
Both the bodice and the corslet skirt
are covered with shaped folds OF
flounces, and both have yokes of cream
guipure re-embroidered with fine en-
broidery.
The sleeves are made in an odd way
with a little ruffle at the elbow and
wrist, headed by bands Of the silk, and
at the wrist with an embroidered fig
ure.-La Mode ArtistiQue.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

bordered with gold, and fastened with
gold buckle. Sleeves finished with q
frill of the material at the elbow.
The other gown is of mauve liberty
satin. The skirt is trimmed with two
fiounces of ecru guipure, each headed
with two bias bands of the satin" The
bolero is of the guipure, trimmed with
the satin bands, and opens over
blouse of the material.-Wiener
Chic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

BILE task for woman Of adjoining hef
and of conserving her health; It shoul9
be antagonistic to neither. 1t should
be the outer expression Of her mind
and temperament and at the same time
consistent with the laws Of health and
strength.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
|, New Face Behind the Counter.

A New Face Behind the Counter.
the sounds of brawl would flaunt
down on the still air the Girl would
walk over to German Joe's in a bust
ness-like way and scatter the drunkest
of them with a quiet word and an adj
monnitory jerk of the sleeve that sent
them sneaking out like coyotes. Then,
perhaps, she would stand and smile In
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

In fifty years the words and phrases
Of the English language lexiconised
under the letter "a" have increased
from 1000 in number to nearly co.
900. Science and invention requiring
new terms are largely responsible,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

the doorway with her hair blowing in
the wind, her eyes speaking more plain
ly than wosds that new era had be-
gun in Lamy. Her sway was absolute.
And 1t was not long before every; fire.
boy and throttle-man on the Division
had had his own individual experience,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23

Only q fool forgets his folly.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

A letter purporting to have been die
tated by Bob Ingersoll at his fire-tinted
apartments in hades, and directed to
MIR. Dowie, q fake healer OF Chicago,
among other interesting news, has the
following; Il have shaken hands with
Tommy Paine and Voltaire, and they
seem to be very pleasant gentlemen.
Said they had watched my career for
some time and were expecting me daily.
Ben Franklin called on me this morn
ing. lie is wearing his hair short, and
has stopped inventing stoves. Heis or
ganizing stock company for The mann
facturc of ice OF course, the trust" is
with us down here, too solomon and
Brigham Young have cornered all the
women"
If this last Information prove true the
brave men of this heroic age will band
| together h, no, hades bent, with tie
view OF bursting that "trust"-for what
is home without almother-in-law?
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16
A Great Hosiery Offer
Direct from the Mills.

The old maxim, "The proof Of the
pudding Is in the eating" applies as
we'll to the wearing qualities Of our
hosiery. Once worn and you will wear
them always. An exceptional trial
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should take advantage Of and test the
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We will, on receipt oi 25c in silver and
the name OF your local dealer, send di-
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OF these will convince you Of their
merits. For 50c we will send, postpaid,
one trial pair Of our ladies' fine silk hose,
in shades Of pink, gold, white, black,
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LOG and l0S Fulton ST., New York City.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16
"put Me OF at Buffalo"

Are the words OF an old song. They
come into great play in 1901, Tor tho
whole world, or that portion of it known
as Oregon (eyen the delegates from the
Oregon Press Association TO the Ma
tional Editorial Association, who are
generally supposed to be from another
and better world) viii travel to the Pam
American Exposition by the Northern
Pacific route, which runs the finest
equipped coaches over the best road.bed
in the Northwest. 1t must be Il peach
Of a road, for its stock rose 10 $1,000 per
share Of 500 on the New York Stock
Exchange the other day. For iniorma.
tion in regard TO rates, etc, address 4 1.
y. Charlton, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent, Portland, Or.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

w. L. Wright has new stock of wal
paper of the latest and prettiest designs,
Now is the time to repaper your house.
]. II. Miller will be glad to have you cali
and see these new patterns. No matter
what your taste, you should be able to
choose something to suit from among so
many beautiful patterns.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

4 revival meeting will commence in
the Methodist Church on Sunday, May
10, and for two weeks thereafter, under
charge OF Rev Il, S. Marshall, OF Oak
land, Calf. All pastors in and about
this city, and all the people are cor
daily invited to enjoy and aid in these
services,
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

G. G. Millet sais there IL more corn
being planted in this section Of the val.
ley by 200 per cent than waa ever
planted before. lie says that the rea-
son is that large number Of silos will
be put up this fall, and the farmers
want corn for sila2e.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

4 number Of the young friends Of Miss
Edna Houston, rendered her farewell
party Saturday night prior 10 her de
parture Tor Heppner. Those present
report an enjoyable time.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

J. II. Miller invites the people of
Junction and vicinity to call and see the
new 1901 Rambler bicycles. If you are
thinking about buying q wheel, it will
pay you to look at the Rambler before
you make purchase. Just notice the
number of these wheels in gse. That is
the best advertisement 4 can have.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

The Reid cream separator seems to be
favorite. At the Creamery they have
sharpless and Reid separator on ex-
hibition all the time, but as fast as the
Reid is unpacked and set up for inspec,
ton some one buys it, while the original
Sharpless is still there.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16
NO. r..

For Sale-A brand new 1901 Rambler
especial" Never been out of the store.
\ bargain. Inquire at the BULLETIN
office.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

The Weekly oregonian and the BuL-
LgriS for s2 year.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-05-16

The Weekly Oregonian and BuLLETIN
81 for a year.
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