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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

One magazine has received 10000
unsolicited manuscripts within the
year. OF course, the burden Of re-
turn postage fell on unappreciated
genius.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Sir Thomas Upton is going to
shorten the Shamrock. She will be
short enough at the conclusion OF the
race.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Hall Game has no complaints to en-
ter against the sleeping car system in
this country. 1t is averred that he
hangs up his hat and turns in with
his clothes on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Religious conditions in Chicago must
be peculiar when clergyman's mind
turns to the invention Of bulletproof
vest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

President Eliot of Harvard says
gambling is a vice Of savages. The
gentlemanly Fiji islanders in Wall
street will please take notice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

New Jersey should change her coat
of arms and should adopt as the CEN
terpiece Of her new one an octopus
couchant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Comes to America to Learn.
Col. H. A. Yorke, chief inspecting
officer of English railways, is on a
visit to this country for the purpose Of
learning how the great systems here
are managed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

The Women's Federation at Toledo
discussed the ideal woman. Can't tell
you anything about it until the model
arrives.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14
Demand for Tariff Reform.

Regarding tariff reform sentiment
the Boston Herald has this to remark:
1T has become more and more evil
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

There is nothing small about Mon
tana, where a man is accused OF Of
fering q bride of $2.500,000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

It is difficult to persuade yourself
that a man is a liar when he says
nice things about you.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

It appears probable that President
Castro will have to do 1t all over
again. So tiresome!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

II would rather handle 100 women
than ten men in strike" said Or.
ganizer Fitzpatrick of the Chicago
Federation of Labor, in discussing the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

1t is simply wasting man like Mr..
WI to take him back to China and
hold him there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

The grip germ has made its annual
temperance and Is playing to big
business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

It Is almost as hard to keep friend
as 1t is to lose an enemy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

ALL UP TO DATE HOUsEKEEPERS
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
1t is better and o. more OF 1t for same
money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Dress does not make the woman, but
It often breaks the husband.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

It's a woman's privilege to change
her mind. even when she promises to
pbey.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

Early frost catches the budding
genius.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-11-14

There's many slip 'twixt the mus.
tache and lip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

down and look at the proceedings quietly"
 T was just trying to encourage the game a little" replied Mir. Bouton; mot that take any especial interest in 1t, my dear"
 Doncaster won the toss and the players lined up. The Doncaster team was stronger and heavier, and the center-rush was an Indian. At least that is what MT. Bouton said, and he should have known, as he was graduate of West Point and in his younger days knew all about football and red men.
 The Denton Hall eleven did not stand tho strain very well. and they were tired before the end of the first half. Each side kicked a goal, and the first half ended with loud cheers and the waving of flags
 In the second half the halfbaek of the Denton Halls was taken out from under pile of Doncasters and carried from the field.
 Foley" cried the captain, and the next moment Paul Bouton was in the field. He knew that his father and mother were watching him, but he was too busy to no- tiee them. He fell under the mountain of arms and legs, and was nearly crushed to death, but he got out again and went to work with all his might. He could not fall on a boy and crush the breath out of him by his weight, but he knew that he could dodge and run like no other player on that field.
 His chance came at last. He saw leather sphere come soaring through the air to- ward him. Tn a second he had it gripped tightly in his arms. He bent over it and his Iegs worked as though he were running on a freadmill. Beneath him he saw the green oornet of the grass crossed every few feet bv a wide mark of white lime. He did not count tbe lines. He only knew that he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
~POLEY" OF THE SCRUB: A FOOTBALL STORY.
BY JOHN W. HARRINGTON.

ing something about this game
 Foley of the Scrub" whenever ne was not studying, went out to practice footpai'' Although he was not heavy enough Tor a center rush. he was quick on his feet ana could dodge and run like deer. So ne was halfback on "the scrub,' as the foot ball team Is called which plays against the regular eleven so as to give it experl- ence. The boys who played on ''the scrub" had hard time of it. yet they thought it was an honor to be cuffed and stepped on and sat upon for the good of the school.
 On the day of the great football game be- tween Denton Hall and Doncaeter Academy MT. and Mrs. Bouton went to visit Paul Out in the athletici there were more than 900 persons on the grandstand. Paul had three seats, so that he could be with his parents. They were just going to their place when the captain of the Denton Hali eleven ran up to them.
 See here, Foley" said he.
 My sons name is Paul." said Mrs. Bou- ton.
 Excuse me, madam" said the captain. 'that is nickname. If you don't mind, we should like to have your son at the side lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
Hls name wns Panl.

His name was Paul.
 That Is just the right name for our son." said his father, flor 1t is so short that the boys will give him no nickname when be goes to school
 The school to which Paul Bouton was sent was Denton Hall. The day he reached there the boys asked him what he called himself, and he answered, "Pole," for be- ing French, he pronounced the word like that. Paul was tall and thin and his arms and legs were so long that they seemed ready to double up like jackkniyes.
 "FelIows," called the boy who had spoken +o him. .he says his name is Pole Looks like one, doesn't he?'
 ..All right, come along, Foley said the largest boy in the school. '.Try your chances for the football team
 Paul wrote home next day that his nick name was Foley and that the captain said he was too thin to join the eleven.
 q am sorry,' he wrote, "that should dis appoint my parents, but l am trying to do the best l can. The captain says that I may play on the scrub. Football is tag, crack the whip and wrestling all in one. You know that nobody was ever able to catch me at tag, so I have hopes of learn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
Two Tricks In Magic.
WATER BEMIrCHEn

A surprising feat may be accomplished in the following manner: Take an ordinary dinner plate and fill it with water; then get a small empty phial and assure the com pany that you are wizard enough to pour water through the solid bottom. Having declared that the phial must be perfectly dry when the experiment is performed thrust stick into it and hold 1t to the fire till 1t Is very hot-too hot to hold-then stand 1t without delay, mouth downward, in the plate of water. Pour teaspoonful of wa+er on the bottom of the phial, as if you meant to fill it that way. Every time you do tb,s the phial will become more and more filled with water. As this evidently takes nIace every time you pour water on the bottom it will look as though the water had passed through the solid glass. Of course the water really rises from the plate with the contrac. tion of the air as the bottle cools,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

Touchdown for Denton Hall," he heard some one say.
 Somebody took the ball away, and with kick sent 1t soaring over the shadoWy np- rights and above q erosspiece.
 "It's a goal" said Foley, coming to him- self. !" Our boys are kicking goal.
 Then there burst over the field ringing cheer for Denton Hall. Foley was lifted up on the shoulders of two boys and carried down the field. He looked up to the grand stand and there he saw his mother standing up on a seat waving a flag and cheering.
 Don't get so excited, my dear, said Mir. Bouton.
 Why, I am standing on the seat" said she. "I wonder how that happened"
 Tt often happens in football games" answered MT. Bouton
 After the boys put him down Foley went up to the grandstand. His mother kissed him and his father slapped him between the shoulder blades.
 Good for you, youngster. You are chip off the old block. Now, then, come with us to the college inn and we will have dinner" said his father.
 "The boy is in his football clothes" re- marked his mother.
 Never mind about that" said Mir. Bou- ton. We can get along all right my dear. if YOU will not forget yourself and stand on your chair at dinner"
 And as they left the field the boys gave three cheers for Poley-Poley of the Scrub.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
WESTERN BEES IN 4 SOUTHERN HIVE.
BY A. FARNswoRTH DREW

Kent furnished, the bed of the stream was turned and valuable deposit disclosed.
 So Bonnies and Betty's air castles were true in substance If not in detail. At the end of the year Miss Astor gave up the school and went back to live with her parents, where the change of circumstances and surroundings softened many hard lines In her character. They did not buy back the Southern home, but avoided the winter winds in a comfortable cottage at St. Augustine, Fla.
 But still the best Is to come.
 Each summer Bonnie and Betty found their way back to the mountains, where their arrival was the signal for an old-time feast, ana when they went abroad Katy and Miss Astor, who had learned to love them dearly, accompanied them But it was to Mrs. Astor, whom they came, like Katy, to call
 inolher 0ird," that they went with every plan, every joy or trial. Finally Mr. Kent, Who retained small interest in the mine got to spending a deal of hs time among tnese warm friends, until the old house became general headquarters for the Rents as well as the Astors. Neither Bonnie nor betty got beyond the point of liking a race up the mountains. Their chief endowment stlIi, Tn the great trunks of finery they brought rom Paris and New York, was in siVins them away. Some of the school girls were sure to come on visit each summer ana many a dainty frou-frou found it's way into homes now no longer able to provide them Nor did either of the B's become famous, as the Colonel had been wont to predict. Their Western environment had brought out one side of their character and the Southern softened it and developed the other. They grew to be just sweet whole some women, retaining their directness and simplicity, and gaining from Mrs. Astor, from whom they had first learned to desire It, much Tn gentleness and grace.
 T tell you what" MT. Kent would say. laughingly, Bonnie, you did better stroke or business when you found that gold than your old father ever did in his whole life" THE END.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

bounding over them. At the same time he was lodging and ducking and side-stepping and wriggling. Forms in canvas suits ap- neared before him and he lodged them Hands caught him by the doublet of canvas but he shook them or.
 He caught one glimpse of the sky and he wondered if he were not bounding up to meet it. The ground, it seemed to him, was jumping and kicking under him. His ears were filled by cries which seemed to be miles away. He ran as though his life de- pended upon 1t. Far away he heard clapping of hands and long deep roar and then he thought he heard the horses stamp ing on the floors of thousand stables. Some one caught him about the waist. He fought him off and rolled over the ground, again got on his feet and dashed on toward two shadowy things which stood upright In the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

Two of our players are in bad shape" ''If my son is any more graceful than the persons you mention," said MT. Bouton, ''by all means let him play. Go ahead, Foley. and if you don't make touchdown I'll send you to Doncaster next year.
 It was a proud moment for Foley when, after changing his clothes, he took his seat with the players. His tall form was clad in canvas suit, so covered with grass stains that it was a light green, and his long hair was waving in the breeze. He looked like long-stemmed chrysanthemum going across the field on the end of it's stalk. The grandstand was filled by boys who yelled themselves hoarse, waved flags and stamped up and down until the seats nearly fell to the ground.
 The students from the Hall roared their yell like this:
 Sis, bang, also bingi
 Here's the real thing.
 You can't kick goal
 When we play ball.
 Sis, bang, boom ah,
 Denton Hall! Denton HaIli When the players appeared in the center of the gridironed field there was loud cheer, and everybody in the grandstand stood up and waved flags and yelled.
 .'Jean," said Mrs. Bouton. "Please don't make so much noise. Why don't you sit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

"oh, see the gallant officer a-standing on parade" Said Willie. "I don't think that he could ever be afraid You wouldn't think that he could charge accounts upon bill A great deal better than he could charge up hillI'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
THE SPLIT COIN.

Fix three pins in piece of wood tbus =. and lay the coin upon them; then place a heap of sulphur below the piece of money. Pile another heap above 1t and set fire to them. When the flame Is extinct you will find on the upper part of the coin thin plate of metal which has been detached from 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
Thibet POliteneSS.

The little boys and girls of Thibet are taught to be polite, just as nice American children are. Their politeness, however, Is very different from ours.
 How do you suppose they say How do you do?" Not by kissing or shaking hands? Oh, no. They simply run out their tongues. It is not rude in them, but quite the proper thing.
 Then when they wish to put on their best manners they not only stick out their tongues, but they uncover their heads and scratch their right ears at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

puzzle' The DeersIayer, by J. F. Cooper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

Solution of last weeks Roman His- tory puzzle; "Marry uss (MariusA
, 1902-03-27
An Editors Advice 70 Young Writers.

Editors are just a likely 10 be effect.
ed by appearances as other people are.
They try to be impartial. But they are
only human. Strive as they may to
so live up to the conception that some OF
you have Of them as superior beings who
are above the influences that sway or.
binary mortals, they cannot always
avoid being pleasantly impressed by an
attractive looking manuscript. Its lit
erary merit may in reality be no greater.
than the poorly prepared manuscript
lying alongside of 1t. But it's more
~presentable appearance may bring out
its good qualities SO much more etfec-
lively as to make it seem to the editor
to be decidedly the better piece Of writ.
ing, and hui lead 10 it's acceptance in
preference to the other. Franklin b.
wiley, In April Ladies' Home Journal.
, 1902-03-27
women's Faces on Postage Stamps.

For more than fifty years our Govern
ment has been making postage stamps.
The first issue, in 1877. represented but
two values, and on each was printed the
likeness of a prominent man "a policy
ever since continued. Other nations
have women's faces on their stamps.
Why dot the United States? Surely we
have representative women enough.
There was DJrothea Dix, for instance.
whose work. FOL the insane marked an
era: Maria Mitchell. whose pure men.
tally and magnificent reasoning faculty
made her preeminent; Frances Willard,
whose reform work claims recognition;
not to mention our many noted literary
women. There is also a dusky ace well
worth considering: the face of n woman
who holds a unique position in our his
tory and who had much to do in keep.
ing alive hat struggling English colony
on the james River-why not her face?
Why not Pocahontas2-Julia Fraser. in
April Ladies' Home journal.
, 1902-03-27
THE WYOMING GEN.
TRIAL RAILROAD.
Incorporation Papers We're Filed With
the Secretary Of State for the Purpose
Of Building a Steam Road From Wal
colt to Saratoga and Enoampmont.

incorporation papers were last Fri
dav morning sen from this place, to
the Secretary of State at Cheyenne,
by which the wyoming Central
Railroad anne into existance. The
incorporators are Frederick j. Morri-
son, G. Winthrop Smith, Robert w.
Lowe and Henry Adams of Boston
and James c. Kennedy of Saratoga.
The capital stock of the company is
81 ,000,000 divided into 10000 shares
at 81 each. The principal office of
the company will be in Saratoga.
The object of the company will be
the construction of a railroad from
Walcott, On the line of the Union Pa
cific, to Saratoga and Grand Encamp
ment and to other points in Wyo-
ming, north and south.
James c. Kennedy, the Saratoga
representative of the. company, has
been for the past two months engag-
ed in running preliminary surveys for
this line and he has filed his nap of
the route surveyed. Mr.. Kennedy is
the constructing engineer for the
company.
Within a short time ii meeting of
the company will be held and an or
%ganization perfected. At that meet
ing the map of the route surveyed
will be adopted and the work of driv-
ing the grade stakes will be begun,
which will be followed very shortly
by the construction work. 1t looks
now as though work might be begun
on this line by the first of May, or by
the middle of that month at the lat
est.
, 1902-03-27

There is great activity at the head
quarters of the Kuykendall- Wilson
Development Company, and the
events that are TRANSPORTING there show
conclusively that the work of materi.
alizing their great project is being ac.
complished very rapidly.
One Monday the permanent sur.
veys for the canal and reservoirs OF
the Brush creek system were com.
pleted and arrangements are now be.
ing made to begin the work of con.
struction. The directors of the com.
pany, composed of NJ. j. Luther.
president, DIR. William NJ. Wallace
and Jas. w. Wilson of Chicago, Hon.
John NJ. Kuykendall of Denver and
Judge Kuykendall and H. L. Kuy-
kendall, the local manager. will hold
a stockholders meeting here the LIST
of April and, Immediately afterward,
a meeting of the directors will take
place. At that meeting the maps of
surveys of the Brush creek canal and
the reservoir sites will be adopted
and plans laid for the commencement
of the work. Mr.. Luther has already
ordered an improved ditching ma
chine from Chicago and it is expected
that this machine will greatly facili-
tate the work of constructing the ca
nal.
A great number of people are com
ing in already, many of whom have
come IN ahead to secure some of the
best improved ranches that are to be
had at a bargain.
Mr.. Wilson, the manager of the
Chicago Office, is expected here with
in a day or two, at the head of a par
ty of home seekers. About the mid
die of next month a large party will
leave Iowa for this point, for the pur-
pose of making investments in bust
ness in this town and who will inau-
gurate some very much needed enter
prises which at-the present time can
not be stated.
We are informed by Mr.. H. l..
~Kuykendall, the local manager, that
all of the water and land under the
Brush creek system have been taken,
assuring the ucce of the enterprise
beyond the question of a doubt.
, 1902-03-27
Let the Procession Proceed.

Most of the newspaper publishers in
the state seem to be getting their share.
these days. New presses, new type and
the like are in evidence, everywhere.
Colonel Slack. Of the Leader. seriously
contemplates the erection OF a 10000
hotel at the capitol. and now Brother
Middaugh, OF the Wheatland World, has
purchased u site and will build him u
house which will simply throw every
other ~newspaporial shack in the state in
the shade. Let the procession proceed.
BILL BARLOW.
, 1902-03-27
Saratoga Improving.

Saratoga is improving. One does
not realize just how much until he
takes a drive around town and notes
the signs of industry. Many bust
ness houses are being enlarged and
others are planned for erection in the
near future. New dwellings are be-
ing constructed and old ones added
to; new fences are being built and old
ones repaired; lawns are being plan
ned. yards levelled up with soil, pre-
paratory to sowing grass seed. Trees
are being planted and there is "a gen.
eral air of thrift and improvement
everywhere and the people are pros
porous and looking ahead to still
greater improvement and prosperity.
They have faith in the future of the
town and surrounding country. They
are determined to make Saratoga one
of the prettiest towns in the state and
they will accomplish it without any
trouble, for Saratoga is bound to go
ahead of everything in the west in
time.
, 1902-03-27
Clean up the City.

Clean up your yards and get ready
for spring, for it is at hand. Look
after the back yard as well as the
front, and zee that all is clean and
presentable. Don't hesitate to look
after that vacant lot, which adjoins
your premises, and where the rubbish
has collected. Clean il up and by
that means we can make the city
quite tidy and presentable to the
hundreds of strangers that are COM
ing to look us over and find a home
here with us. 1t would be IA good
thing If the city fathers would see to
it that the streets and alleys, espec-
tally of the business portion OF town.
were thoroughly cleared of rubbish
of every character. We need to look
our best if we wish to impress stran-
gers with the fact that we are soon to
be the first city in the land.
, 1902-03-27
comstock Elects Officers.

The stockholders of the Comstock
Mining Company held their annual,
meeting, for the purpose of electing
directors for the ensuing year, at the
office of Judge Heath, last Thursday
evening. John d. C. Kruger, Alfred
Heath, John w. Cluff, $. j. Mauk,
William Noreil, John Love and D. c.
Terwilliger were chosen directors for
the present year. The election of Off
cers resulted in John ID. G. Kruger
being chosen president and treasurer,
VIM. Norrell vice-president and James
a. Bennett, jr,, was chosen secretary.
The company expect to very short
~ begin work on their copper proper
lies in the Battle Lake district, some
i've or six miles south of Battle.