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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
Doing His Best.

It somehow seems little enough when you
say
That fellow Is doing his best"
1t means that he tolls and he hopes day
by day
That Heaven will attend to the rest
He is jostled aside by the hurrying crowd.
Unsought by the lonely; forgot by the
proud.
He earns what he gets, and no more il
allowed
To the fellow who's doing his best"
But whenever a crisis arises, we look
To the man who is doing his best.
The prince with his splendor, the sage
with his book,
Full oft fail to answer the test.
And when there's home or a country to
serve,
We turn to the man with the heart and
the nerve,
The man whom adversitys touch could
not swerve,
The man who kept doing his best
washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

tripped Jose, and when we recovered
there were no meats. no breads, no
fruits. Oh, seniors! oh, senors!"
Two or three Of the officers rushed
into the mess room. When they re,
turned their faces were blank.
"Garcia's right" they said, "the
place is stripped as clean as though
visited by locusts."
Then they stopped abruptly, as
though making discovery, and
glanced at the captive. "You are REL
sponsible for this" one of them de-
clared.
The boy grinned. "Si, senor," he
said composedly, why not?"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
find you, Bourmont," to the officor
syAo bod oonfoecad ha waa hungry

find you, Bourmont," to the ofiiccr
who had confessed he was hungry.
"De Guise is too mild, too mild"
this officer said, scowling also. II
would add that in addition to his SEN
tence the condemned be made to carry
away sack Of flour as large as him.
Belf-as large as a man can lift"
"And you," land you," to the other
officers.
81 consider the sentence Just, and
recommend it." said one.
"And l." "and l." said others. with
perhaps a little more added to the
burden" finished the last judiciously.
"A prisoner Of this kind should be
crushed"
Every we'll, gentlemen" said the Of
fcer in command, you will see that
the sentence is carried out to the let
ter. And you," turning severely to
the wondering boy, "let this be les
son. Never do thing unless you are
ready to do it with your whole heart.
If you had shown white spot, would
have had you shot,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
KIM Edwards Pull.

To the French people of Canada Sir
Wilfrid Laurier is the greatest if not
the only great person living. Some
time ago a "habitant" arriving in the
city of Quebec met an old friend and
fell to talking politics. In tho course
of conversation he happened to men
ton the name of Queen Victoria and
the friend informed him that the
queen had been dead for year.
Dead" exclaimed the countryman,
land who, then, rules in England?"
When it was explained to him that
the Prince of Wales had succeeded to
the throne he shook his head wisely.
mon Dieu!" he said. but he must
have a pull with Laurier."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

They stared at him and at each
other. Was the boy mad? If SO, it
was madness that must be punished.
Shooting is too easy for a thing
like that" scowled the one who had
lost his sword. "It's case for hang
ing"
mo; hanging's too easy" declared
another, gloomily. You don't know
how hungry am. But there goes the
pursuit." as they saw soldiers scat
tering among the palms. Perhaps
the supper will be recaptured."
The boy shifted. Five minutes
start" he grinned significantly. "A
thousand men couldn't find the boys
now. They know hiding places your
soldiers never dreamed Of"
The officer in command looked at
him curiously.
There is something behind this"
he said thoughtfully. "You are old
enough to understand the conse-
quences Of such an act, and too wise
to throw away your life for a little
meat and few loaves of bread"
The boys eyes began to flash and
for the first time his face lost its
grinning derision.
81 have risked my life for a little
meat and few loaves Of Bread" he
declared quickly, land do understand
just what the consequences are. But
what Is life when my mother is sick
and starving, and when my sisters and
grandfather and grandmother are all
starving. l would risk it, and lose it,
too, hundred times. The boys have
food enough now to last them a
month" his voice ringing with exulta-
ton. "You may kill me If you want
to. But you haven't soldiers enough
to get the food back. And 1t wasn't
stolen, either. You have destroyed
our crops and taken our cattle and
fruits, and they would pay for this a
thousand times over"
He threw his head back and looked
squarely into their eyes.
There Us another thing don't mind
telling you," he went on sturdily; my
fathers away fighting, and I would be
away fighting too, If were old
enough. AS it is, we boys look after
the family" Here the grinning deri-
sion returned to his face. "The horde
of wild creatures your cook tells
about were just my three brothers and
two of my cousins, the oldest only
thirteen. They'll look after the fam
lily now, and when this food is gone,
they'll find some way to get more.
Now kill me If you want to. I'm not
afraid"
A curious expression had been COM
ing into their eyes. Above all things
a soldier respects bravery.
Come, gentlemen" said the oricer
in command grufiy, 1--WE must settle
this at once. Camp will be broken
early, and there will be no time then.
The case is fragrant one, and calls
for severe punishment. But I will
leave the sentence to you, De GLise,"
to the officer whose sword had been
taken; "as the most aggrieved of "s:
the first vote belongs to you. What
punishment is adequate to the Of
tense"
The officer scowled. 'T would con-
denim him to perpetual Punishment
from u.s." he answered harshly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
May Make a Difference.

An Englishman has said sardonical.
ly. II can remember that at the time
there was so much talk about the
Doge's palace being unsafe, the press
Of the world was loud in declaring
that the antiquities of Italy are not
Italian. but belong to the world. l
am waiting to see. now that money
must be spent to rebuild, If the world
will be so anxious to claim proprietor
Ship"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
PE-RU-NA NECESSARY TO THE HOME.
ALeter from Congressman White, of North Carolina.
PE-RU-NA IS A HOUSEHOLD
SAFEGUARD.
No Family Should Be Without It.
AIetter from Congressr


nERUNA is great family medicine.
- The women praise it as we'll as the
men; it is just the thing for the
many little catarrhal ailments of child.
hood.
The following testimonials from
thankful men and women tell in direct
sincere language what their success has
been in the use of Peruna in their fam.
lilies:
Louis j. Scherrinsky, 103 Locust
street, Atlantic, Iowa, writes:
81 will tell you briefly what Peruna
has done for me. l took a severe cold
which gave me hard cough. All doc
tors medicines failed to cure it. ] took
one bottle of Peruna and was we'll.
"Then my two children had bad
coughs accompanied by gagging. My
wife had stomach trouble for years.
She took Peruna and now she is well.
IL cannot express my thanks in words,
but recommend your remedy at every
opportunity, for l can conscientiously
say that there is no medicine like Peru
ma. Nearly everyone in this town knew
about the sickness of myself and fam
lily, and they have seen with astonish-
ment what Peruna has done for us.
Many followed our example, and the
result was health. Thanking you
heartily, am. IL. j. Sherrinsky.
Mrs. Mamie Wallace, Tulare, Cal.
President of the Western Baptist Mis-
sionary Society writes:
81 consider Peruna an indispensable
article in my medicine chest. 1t is
twenty medicines in one, and has so far
cured every sickness that has been in
my home for five years. Iconsider it of
special value to weakly women, as it
builds up the general health, drives out
disease and keeps you in the best OF
health. Mrs. Mamie Wallace.
Peruua protects the family against
coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis, ca
tarrh of the stomach, liver and kidneys.
1t is just as sure to cure case of catarrh
of the bowels as it is a case of catarrh
of the head.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
FiIibuSterS.
BY. FRANK H. SWEET.

BY. FRANK II. SWEET.
Copyright 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
A group of Spanish officers were
standing in front of the mess quarters
at Bahia Honda. They had just come
in from Havana and on the morrow
were to start across the mountains
toward Cristobal on special service.
1t had been a long, hard march, and
they were hugry and tired. In spite
of all that was behind and OF what
might be ahead, their one thought was
of the meal whose savory odors were
issuing from the hastily improvised
mess quarters. The sun was not yet
down, but the shadows Of the date
palms lay thick about their feet.
They watched them listlessly, waiting
for the mess call, and then ready TO
seek the low matched building where
they were to sleep. From the shad-
ows of the Same date palms a group
of ragged, emaoiated boys watched
them keenly. They, too, were mindful
of the odors that came from the mess
quarters, for they shifted eagerly, and
from time to time they whispered to
one another and pointed toward the
building or the officers. Presently a
boy of nine or ten, with keen, snap
ping black eyes, stole to palm tree
that was but few yards from where
the officers stood. In the shadow Of
this he waited until his companions
had circled round to the shelter OF
clump of bamboos on the other side,
and very near to the entrance of the
mess quarters. There they paused, as
though for signal.
And it was not long coming. With
a sudden wild whoop the boy with the
swapping eyes sprang forward into
the very midst of the officers, swing
ing his arms and dancing about as
though he were mad. In an instant al
most, and before they had recovered
from the surprise Of the unexpected
onslaught he had snatched a sword
from one of the scabbards and bound
ed away At the same moment cry
of CONSERVATION came from the mess
quarters.
But the officers did not notice that.
They were too amazed, too angry a.
the audacity of this ragamuffin, who
had stopped few yards away and was
now brandishing the sword defiantly
in their very faces. With exclama-
lions of anger they sprang forward to
a man, and the ragamuffin, instead of
trying to escape, lodged this way and
that, under the outstretched arms of
one, behind another and almost be-
tween the legs of third, all the time
haunting them and daring them on.
He was like an eel that squirmed out
of. their hands even after they caught
him; or a flea that was anywhere ex-
cept where they thought it. Five
minutes passed in exasperating dodg-
ing and doubling before they succeed
ed in dragging him back, struggling
and grinning to the mess quarters.
And it was not until afterward that
it occurred to them that he mad made
no real effort to escape.
AS the excitement of the chase and
capture began to subside they noticed
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
Depew Satisfied with Life.

Mr.. Depew, nearly year younger
than Senator T. c. Plat, but still
well along in his sixtieth year, wrote
from Europe to his colleague on the
occasion of the latter's birthday that
II would be quite willing with this
bright, beautiful and enjoyable world
about us If we could indefinitely post
pone the progress of time"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last is years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
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West s. Truax. Wholesale Druggists Toledo,
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Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
76c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
ALTON kESUMkB FAST ST. LOUIS
TRAIN SERVICE.

Passengers destined to st. Louis
and points east should 90 via the Kan
sas City gateway, thereby securing
the advantage Of the Chicago & Alton's
fast night train. leaving Kansas City
at 8 p. M, arriving In st. Louis at 7:os
q. m. Chair cars free Of extra charge
Compartment sleeping cars. The Al
ton keeps their light a'shining Just
ahead of the rest. Write to L. d
Cooper, Travelling Passenger Agent
Chieago 4 Alton Railway, Kansas City
No. for lowest rates
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
One Use for Bio Guns.

It is said that the artillery practice
at Fort Mott is knocking the cater
pillars out of the fruit trees of Salem
county, New Jersey, and stunning the
pests. Once in awhile these big guns
and soldiers are really of some use.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
Clergyman Tells Fish Story.

Rev. DIR. Howard Lee Jones, pastor
Of the Baptist Church of the Epiphany
at New York, claims to have caught a
black bass in Connecticut weighing
five and one-half pounds and measur.
ing twenty-five inches. These figures
are absolutely authentic. for they we're
furnished by the reverend fisherman
himself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
How to Convert Chinese.

At last a sure cure for China's
heathenism has been discovered. A
United States senator has suggested
an amendment to the Exclusion bill
providing that only Christian Chinese
be allowed to enter America. The ex-
pertinent was tried once by the Span
ish in the Philippines, with the result
that 10000 Chinese saw the light with
in single week.-Japan Advertiser.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
Case Was Nor HOPELESS.

During the recent coronation bus
tie in London, two of society's pet
danes got quarreling. One of those
handy Chauncey Depew peacemakers
having heard of it. asked, Did they
call each other ugly?" No" well,
well, | shall s""- ,~''o''o them"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

Religion that is kept for Sunday Is
apt to ferment about the middle OF
the week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
Greeks to Honor Or. Howe.

A Samuel Gridley Howe monument
fund has peen started by the Greeks,
who wish to erect monument in Bos-
ton in memory Of DR.. Howe's noble
work for the Greek people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

Dropsy treated free by DR.. n. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

'Tisn't safe to be day without DR.,
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house. Never
can tell what moment an accident is going
to happen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10
SENSIBLE HoUsEKEEPERs

will have Defiance Starch not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because Of
superior quality.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERs
Use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

1t isn't the girl who fires up quick
est who makes the best match.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

The average American citizen is will
ing to die for his country-in office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

If kissing were a disease all young
doctors would lean toward homeo-
pathy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

A wise man knows the value Of
silence when child begins to cross
examine him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

Probably the most important things
in the world are those that never hap
pen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

To Cure a Gold in Ono day.
Take Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-10-10

scahbards and bounded away.
for the first time that their mess cook
and his boy assistant were shutting
about wringing their hands.
What are you doing here. Garcia?"
one of the officers demanded impa-
tiently. go back and hurry up sup
per-"
But Garcia continued to wiring his
hands.
There is none," he walled. mo
meats, no breads, no fruits. Oh,
senors! oh, senors! What shall we do?
Me and my boy Jose were finishing a
beautiful supper-oh, SO beautiful
and a horde of wild creatures rushed
In and threw flour into my face and
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-24
BOUND OVER
LADUE, BERRY AND SEGUIN ARE
HELD TO AWAIT ACTION
OF GRAND JURY
HISTORY OF CRIME
And the Speedy Running L
Earth of Those Implicated
I'm McGIauchIin Murder.

The first case of death plainly
traceable to the use of knockout
drops in this county is being
vigorously Investigated and JUS
! tice is close on the trail Of the
murderers. In the timbered
countries every village has its
flock of yultures who hang around
the numerous saloons and pick
the juicy bones Of the prosperous,
hard working lumberjacks While
the latter is generous with his
money, the vultures are so greedy
that often they resort to drugs
on their victims to hasten their
feast To this greed, Eugene
McGlauchlin fell victim on
April 5th, in Bemidii.
AS the case promises to find
an important place in the crimi-
nal annals Of the state. the whole
history, as far as attainable, is
interesting Eugene McGlauch-
lin was a native Of Canada who
made this vicinity his home for
the past three years. He owned
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-24
FIREMEN'S DANCE
Tomorrow Night to Ciothe Run
ming Team.

The local firemen are already
getting-in trim to oattend the an
nuai tournament which will this
year be held IN Cass Lake about
the first Of June. In order that
the running team may make a
showing creditable to Bemidji
they need various supplies.
A dance will be given at the
opera house Friday evening,
April Is by the firemen and the
proceeds will be used for equip
ping the running team for the
tournament The best Of music
has been secured and tickets will
be 81. The public is earnestly
invited to show their appreciation
of the fire laddies by attending.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-24

The hearing Of Joseph Segoin
took place before Judge Martin
on Monday Of this week, and re-
suited in his be ng bound over to
the grand jury. The chief in
terest developed over the testi-
rnony of John Berry, accused
as principal IN the crime. He
claimed that LaDue and Me
Glauchlin were practically
strangers to him up to the morn
ing Of April 5; that while sitting
on the bar in SPIDERS Place, he
saw LaDue pass to the bartender
Segoin q small package (presum-
ably the Knockout powders).
LadGe saw that Berry saw him,
and calling him to one side, said
he L.aDue) had been promised
81 by the bartender il he would
secure McGlauchlin s watch, and
that he was trying to get it by
Knockout drops. Berry claimed
that while in SPIDERS saloon on
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-24

the hill, while alone with the
victim during LaDue's absence,
he persuaded McGlauchlin TO
give him the watch for safe keep
ing; and that later on when Nc:
Glauchlin went to sleep on the
sidewalk, he noticed a handlxer.
chief sticking from his pocket
which he showed back. 1T will
be remembered that the strong
suspicious against Berry origin
ated from his being seen, by
Geo. Brannick, going through
the pockets OF the drugged man.
Berry's $ appearance on the stand
was that Of a man telling q
straight story. Due credit must
be given Berry and his attorney,
Bailey, for this testimony which
strengthens tho chain Of evil
dence, without which, the diff
Guilty of convicting ''the gang"
would be multiplied.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-24

homestead near Lakeport
which he later sold, and has
spent most Of his time in tbs
woods as a common laborer. His
reputation for sobriety and in
dustry was good. On the night
of April 4th he came to Bemidj
from the lumber camp with
money in his pocket. He took q
few drinks, and afterwards q
sleep in a chair in a saloon run
by Frank Gagnon, known as
ssSplder's Place,
Early next morning he awoke
to find his watch missing, He
complained to the bartender,
Joseph Seguin, who on account
of a canine expression under his
nose is called Dog Faced Joe. "
MEG Glauchlin regretted the loss
of his watch, but rejoiced that
the thieves had not found their
way into his pocket, which con
tanned about $35 in money. He
bought a watch OF the bartender
and while relating his woes, he
was approached by George La
Due, who became an interested
listener. Subsequently John
Berry came down for his morn
ing opener.
LaDue got next to cGlauch-
lin by pretending to bea lumber
jack, and invited him into the
rear room, where two or three
drinks of whisky were taken by
them, Berry also being present
for a short time. About seven
o'clock in the morning before eli
ther of them had their break