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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
USE FOR A MILLION

"One noon hour they were seated
along the fence, eating dinner, when
Pat said:
"'Byes, do yez know what I'd do If
had millyun dollars? I'd buy me-
silf job as porther Oh a Pullman car
and spind the rist of me days in luz
ury.'
Mike removed his pipe from his
mouth, sighed as he looked at his emp
ty pail and said:
WELL we'll now, would yez? I'd buy
me one of them big corner saloons
with all the lookin' glasses, and iv'ry
time took drink Ia gee mesilf "a
times takin' it.
The whistle summoned them to
work when Jim gave his opinion.
Holding his lame old back with
one hand and reaching for his shovel,
he declared:
eff l had a millyun dollars I'd add
two feet to the handles of all these
shovels. New York Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
Iron and Concrete Must Breathe.

A battleship is over six inches
longer in summer than in winter, and
an ironclad in the tropics is nearly a
foot longer than her sister ship in a
more northern sea. One of the most
powerful breathing materials en-
ployed for engineering work is con-
crete. The aqueduct for the convey
ance of the water for London, extend
ing from Bell Weir to Hampton, dis
lance of about eight and uhree-quarter
miles, is provided with what are tech
nically termed expansion joints, at in
tervals Of thirty feet, to enable the
material to breathe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

God has given the poet an imagina-
ton so that he can have the pleasure
OF thinking of things no would do II
ne had money. ss ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

Hence the playful of youth not without its lesson 1t may be
their hearts and
soil innocent of
pulling the peg"
boy appendages
Vulcan Colorado hched her
could but the natives and
duster The handles on his coffin cost $685.
we'll The lad ~ ac @ ss h Gn ~s 1885, does
blame the hired too close trying
hairp he enabled cut ice at spelling bees and county festivals
the "gol darndest
singing o while the
roses and nifty Poor Eean1 she knew the snnda o
couldn't let quick enough
with age and curl papers spending their money taking
their pay hugs and nn @ sas on p o n s we0 an9a'
and morally S heavy y gale s 5 T Sa 5 Us and
@ cs s eu v Snd eompo Oh
newspaper compiled percentage
result claimed to
of the girls tell how Bsyod the Alps Lies Ita
commencement day"1ve hitched my wagon to a star
Considering further the writer
There to
the continue school, but does not wholly lose for he the school
business school where being pupil he will hold his
a
will be impaired to he be bo No man of qualities
lived u the S is NOT t SO Sa% after ALL So long as the woman gets
education She the teacher her the rue her children
fully
where t willie dc
m the world loves lover. and more than fishermen despe
that
impede built Of
and making impossible ways safe channels , . -,
the ifechannel of old roots
dr sn mu ess o %a ls to % % s %s @
and s i%a mt usually he COMPELLED ssr
would n ibid % nd for kin as keeping
Snake
times Hence 0m will attach the n ns
with bodies dapng hane but this snake larger
the head of which the modern Ewes would
native the snake are wont to bless it!
os is so @ its a o ROCKY nsa s
Southern Ida and its head found 1850 miles below in waS tn Think
upon he mercy o COURT"
originally from the Dutch who introduced into
pedro
Hence players
ing the game who have waited until
feel sentiment regarding the Dutch and
to their feelings the than the aforesaid
but i is womans way to be emotional
traveller at Sparta standing leg to
d@monian: much
Thus will
The shnged feet off the of his barn
i'd the s pSt u w ne % Gny laughed thug a
take cognizance like the making
has voted proposition
persons travel free over the municipal tramway system
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

Character is the best commercial as
set in the world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

from reliable sources. - Hudson
(Mich.) Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
PHILOSOPHICAL OBSERVATIONS :
By BYRON WILLIAMS.

brings recolions The
smile broadly the picture is ft for rateges
illustration number OF grassy plot
J their their somah intensely
comade pulling wooden peg
Egypt and honod among
boys that follows game or
"mumblehep The Indifferent player must pull the wooden stick
the regulated
we'll known Being prepared the set the grassy earth and
knife holding the blade
vided there last boy drive it.
with his
the digging the meadow The fortunate
the digger
with his mouth full of soil and lips suffering to dspe
amid paudts his fellows His nose Is
the After splitting
moutfls the with his teeth
Either his
teeth break getting would be to stand
his
pedestal than Hence he roots for the and gets after
while big projects he remembers the
he wins
youth without its lesson 1t may be
than their phognomes rub their hearts
of which
little soil the face of innocent game Of
quilting
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Unable to Rise

Morenci, Mich, Sept. Sth.-Mr. J. S.
Whitehead of this place has given the
following letter for publication:
Unsolicited l wish to recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills and to return
thanks for the great benefit 1 have de-
rived from a few boxes of this splen-
did remedy.
Il had kidney trouble very bad. IN
fact, suffered so much that for days
at a time l could not get out of the
chair where / had been sitting with
out assistance.
Il cannot describe the pains l suf-
fered for they were something fearful.
About seven or eight months ago
I began using Dodd's Kidney Pills and
very soon found that they were help
ing me.
Il can truthfully say that they have
done me more good than all the other
medicines | have ever taken.
Il have been greatly benefited by
them and it is my desire to let others
know so that if anyone is suffering as
l suffered they may know where a
cure may be found"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
MARTINIQUE IS DOOMED.
Whole Caribbean Sea Will Suffer
From Tidal Wave.
MILLION LIVES IN DANGER.

New York, Sept SIT is generally
believed that the island of Martinique
is doomed to total destruction, and the
fear is that when the catastrophe does
come, Guadeloupe will be visited by an
all destructive tidal wave, cables the
Point-a-Pictre, Guadeloupe cOrrespOn-
dent of the Herald. Business is abso-
lutely at standstill. Few shops are
open, and if it were not for the efforts
of small number of more valiant
souls, hundreds would starve to death
here because of their fear of a more
terrible death. Details that have been
received during the last two days prove
that the eruption of Mont Pelee on
August 80, was far more violent than
any of the earlier explosions.
AS the eruptions continue the mouth
of Mont Pelee grows in size. 1t is now
of enormous proportions. Morne La
Croix, one of the peaks that reared
sEyward from the south side of Pelee,
had fallen bodily into the crater, and
has been completely swallowed up
There seems to be a side pressure in
the crater and the burning chasm
widens perceptibly every day. Clouds
no more hang about the crest of Mont
Pelee. The terrific heat seems to drive
everything away. The column of flame
and smoke rears directly into the
heavens so that its top is lost to sight
In the darkness of the night it has the
appearance of u stream of molten iron,
standing fixed between heaven and
earth. From Morne Capote the relief
troops were compelled to make quick
retreat, although they succeeded in
taking out few wounded. The entire
country nearly to Fort De France is
buried under heap of ashes. This
has made it almost impossible TO find
the bodies of those who have persisted
while fleeing to the coast. With Pelee
as center IA chain OF islands extends
noTthwestward, embracing a popula-
ton of some $50, 900 persons. Almost
without exception the cities and viii
lagos are situated along the coasts, and
but Slightly elevated above the sea. A
tidal wave forty feet high would
probably destroy a half million EveA
before it dashed against the shores of
Porto Rico with it's million inhabi-
tantS
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Strike NYin hn Ordar.d-

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 9.-Thc coal
miners committee from District No
25, who have been in Kansas City on
and off for the past three months hold
ing conferences with the operators in
attempts to reach some satisfactory
understanding in relation to the con-
tracts under which the miners are to
work, could not reach an agreement
and strike of the miners will be or
dered. The strike will affect 5,4OO
miners, and the orders for it will be
issued by the president of division %,
George Richards, of Bevier, Mo.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
sultan Gave Orders.

Washington, Sept 9.-It appears
that the principal difficulty experienced
by Mr.. Leishman, u. 5. Minister to
Turkey, was due to the inpossibility
of finding any Turkish officials with
whom he must do business properly
authorized. He would enter into an
arrangement with one or another of
them and this arrangement would be
disavowed by the grand vizier. After
several experiences of this kind, Mr..
Leishman came into personal COM
munication with the Sultan himself
and the latter, upon hearing of the
manner in which the minister had been
INSTRUCTED in his work, issued "A sum
mary order that all of the arrange
ments entered into by him with the
subordinate officials should be carried
out in good faith.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Kansas Utopians Lose.

Haddam, Kas., Sept 9.-The h. U.
A. club room at this place was de.
stroyed by fire. A notice was posted
on telephone pole in front of the lot
where the club room stood, saying that
the writer's burned the building and
threatening to burn the residence OF
the proprietor unless he would quit
selling booze" 1t declares whisky
selling in HaddRm must stop, even
though three or four buildings have 70
be burned, and adds: Drug stores,
look out" 1t is signed. "Fireburs."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13

Kansas City, No, Sept 6.-The Jour
nal says: The Santa Fe Railway may
be running trains between St. Louis
and Kansas City in time for the
Worlds Fair, over line to connect
with the main system at Biddle, Mo-
From Biddle to st. Louis. 4 distance of
154 miles, the Santa Fe viii enter the
Worlds Fair. city over the Iowa &c ST.
Louis, now building and which is sup
posed to be backed by John w. Gates
1t is stated to be the intention TO push
the construction as rapidly as possible.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
President BIames tho Motormnn.

Oyster Bay, Sept. Sin an account
of the accident obtained here from a
reliable source, it is stated that the
president was stunned for but a sec
ond- Springing to his feet, he walked
back about fifteen yards, to where the
trolley had stopped, and told the mo-
torman that unless the car had gotten
beyond his control, which he did rot
think possible, in view of the way it
had stopped, he had committed an act
of criminal careleSsness.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
An INTERNATIONAL BANK.
Facilitate Exchange Remittances
in Western Hemisphere.
UNITED STATES SUPREME.

New York, Sept 6.--Pians were made
at a meeting of the directors of the
Mexican Trust bank for the formation
of an international banking institu-
ton, capitalized at $40, OOO, 900. and
designed especially TO operate in Latin
American countries. The scheme in
wolves the consolidation of the Mexican
Trust company bank and the Corpora
ton Trust co ny. The combination
is to be known as the International
Bank and Trust Company of America.
The directors of both the merging
corporations have signed the consOli-
dalton agreement and a majority of
the stockholders of both concerns
already have signifed their approval
of the plan.
The general clearing house for the
various branches of the corporation
will be located in New York city. The
company will not do local banking
business, but its special effort will be
to facilitate the remittance of exchange
between all cities of the American
hemisphere. The purpose will be to
divert TO New York the very large
amount of Latin American exchange
that now goes 10 London, Berlin and
Paris
w. II. Hunt, who was the originator
and present president of the Mexican
Trust company bank, will be president
of the corporation. In regard to the
consolidation, Mr. Hunt said: 1--WE are
thoroughly convinced that New York
is to be the future financial center of
the world. 1t is preposterous that the
settlement of trade balances between
American countries should continue
ough the banks of Europe. The
=, erican banking system must be de-
e bPed in foreign countries along with
the cOuntry's industrial expansion. 1t
will be our purpose TO afford a means
by which American manufacturers and
exporters may settle their balances
through banking house pledged to
American interests and TO the financial
and commercial supremacy of the
United States, with New York as its
clearing house. We shall expect to do
not only banking business, but To
afford assistance in the building up of
those American countries whose
natural resources are so well known,
but which have hitherto lacked the
organized capital necessary for the
greatest DEVELOPMENT"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
AT OLD FORT WINTHROP.
Powder Magazine EIpIodes Shaking Up
Boston.


Boston, Sept Gone of the powder
magazines at Old Fort Winthrop, on
Governors Island, Upper Boston har-
Dor, blew up with defamation that
was heard at points twenty miles
away. The cause of the explosion is
not known. One dead man and five
injured were brought to the city
by the police boat and, while it is be-
lieved that this is the extent of the
casualties, it is possible that others
may be found suffering from the force
of the conclusion.
The force of the explosion is shown
by the fact that some of the great stone
blocks were hurled several hundred
yards, while one of the largest was sent
into the air and came down through
the citadel in the center of the fort,
making n hole large enough to drive a
team of horses through. All over the
island the effects OF the explosion are
visible, while in East Boston, South
Boston and in the city proper, the con-
cussion was severe enough TO break
windows and shake buildings to their
foundations.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
More Than a Billion

Chicago, Sept 9.-Coolz county's total
real estate valuation is LASS, 740, $40
according to the figures given out by
the board of review.
BY the same figures the total valua-
ton of the real estate in the city of
Chicago is shown to be 81. Sss, $50, s75,
while in the county outside of Chicago
the valuation is S1O6, 1872, 935.
The figures indicate an increase in
full valuation in round numbers of sea-
600, 900 over the board of review figures
for 1901, mostly in Chicago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Typhoid incubation.

London. Sept 9.-Prof E. A.
Wright's investigation of typhoid moe
ulation, covering five years in South
Africa, India, Egypt and Great Britain,
has resulted in the publication of
statistics demonstrating both the pre-
tentative and curative results of inocu-
lation, which has reduced the mortality
four-fold. Prof. Wright believes better
results will be attained in the near
future, owing TO his experience in the
dosage and standard incubation of
vaccine
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Kansas VIII be First.

Topeka, Sept. s.-Kansas probably
will be the first state TO erect a build
ing at the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton at st. Louis. The Kansas COM
mission will issue call for plans 1t
is expected to expend from S3O,
600 to S35. 200 on the building and
it will be constructed if possible,
wholly of Kansas materials. AS much
of the material will be donated it will
enable the commission to erect quite a
large building with the money it has
to eXpend for the purpose.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Tumor on the Liver.

Topeka, Sept 6.-The funeral OF
Judge A. H. Horton was held at Grace
Cathedral here. The honorary pail
bearers were the justices and ex-jus-
tees Of the supreme court. The body
was taken to AtchisOn and buried Fri
day morning in the Horton lot. A post
mOrtem examination proved the cor
rectness of the diagnosis of the case.
Death was caused by a tumor of the
liver and organic weakness of the
heart
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
santa Fe Raise. WAGES.

San Bernardino, Cal, Sept. 0.-Di-
vision Master Mechanic Park of the
Santa Fe shops here has officially an
nounced that hereafter the machinists
ON this division will receive So so in
stead of S1.25 a day, as heretofore
The raise is apparently voluntarily.
The above announcement of a raise in
pay for the machinists at the Santa
Fe's big coast line shops is of more
than ordinary interest, in view of the
recent labor tronbles on that part OF
the system
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
More rroops at Fort Reno.

El Reno, o. T., Sept S.-One bat
talon and four companies of the
Twenty-fifth United States colored in
fantry under command of Major Starr
have arrived at Fort Reno
The two companies of the Twenty
second infantry, white, now stationed
at Fort Reno, have been ordered to
take station at Fort Riley, Kansas.
The Twenty-tifth infantry has jus,
returned from the Philippine islands,
and will come direct from San Francis
90
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
To Enjoin Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 6.-Giles W.
Jackson, negro, has filed an applica-
ton in the circuit court of tie United
States here for an injunction against
the new state constitution of Alabama.
The petition prays that the state regis
trars be enjoined from further refusing
to put the names OF qualified negro
voters on the registration list He
also asks that the grandfather and
understanding clauses of the new state
constitution be declared not consistent
with the constitution of the L 5.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
County Selling Boom Lots.

Abilene, Kas., Sept 9.-The county
commissioners are busy selling off
boom town lots on which taxes had
not been paid for three years. the
county bids in all delinquent real es-
tate and the number of lots was grow
ing so large and returning no revenue
that the county advertised IA big sale
and is closing out all such property at
private sale. Several boom additions
to this and other towns will be vacated
at the coming term of court.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Cloud Burst AT E1 paso.

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. "a cloud
burst here stopped the street car traffic
absolutely for an hour Water ran in
the streets foot deep in many places.
The tiercest storm ever known on the
border accompanied the rain. Hail
was piled two inches deep in many
places. The rain and hail was accom-
panied by n sand storm, the velocity of
the wind being 40 miles an hour
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Congressman Breaks a Leg.

Winfield, Kas., Sept. Sword
reached this city by dispatch to Mrs,
Jackson that Congressman A. NJ. jack
station on the Missouri Pacific, east of
this city. No particulars of the acct
dent were given, except that he had
fallen off porch. Mrs jackson left
To bring him home
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Davis, Offer t. France.

Major Scheibert of the Prussian ar
my served as unofficial-for Germany
never recognized the Confederacy-at
tache to Gen Lee and saw personally
the campaigns of 1923 in Virginia
and Pennsylvania. In his recollec
tions he records a. conversation will
Jefferson Davis, in which the presi
dent of the Confederacy declared tina
if Napoleon III. would break the block
ade the south would give him fires
hand in Mexico and provide troops TO
his conquest.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and who
is reasonably satisfied with the old, we
would suggest that trial of Defiance
Cold Water Starch be made at once.
Not alone because it is guaranteed by
the manufacturers to be be superior to
any other brand. but because each 1Oc
package contains IL ozs., while all the
other kinds contain but IL ozs. 1t is
safe to say that the lady who once uses
Defiance Starch will use no other.
Quality and quantity must win.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Railway Clerks.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept 6.-The Ma
tional Association of Postoffice Clerks
considered plans for having their sal
sion of congress It was decided that
when 1000 members should signify
their Willingness to take out policies
an insurance department would be
established.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
DR.. Swan prowned.

Luddington, Mich, Sept 4.-Dr. w.
b Swan, of Topeka, KS, was drowned
here in Lake Michigan. DIR. Swan was
one of the best known physicians in
Topeka He had always taken great
interest in politics and was elected to
the legislature from Shawnee county
IN 1898. lie went through the ''legis-
lative war" Governor Stanley named
DIR. Swan as secretary of the board of
health. The doctor held the job until
his tragic death. About n ma2-..----a
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
To Denver From Lsnora.

Kansas City, Sept. 4.-Whilc here
Mr.. Gould made two announcements of
importance-one was that the Central
Branch would be extended west from
LenOra, Kan, to Denver, thus shorten
ing the distance of the Missouri Pacific
between Kansas City and Denver 40
miles This extension will also shorten
the distance of the Missouri Pacific be-
tween st. Louis and Denver and will
result in making the line through Kan
sas City the short line.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Rroke Every Window.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. s.-The house
of Lawrence Tarawosl1i, a non-union
mine worker at Hudson, six miles
north of Wilkesbarre, was wrecked by
a mob of strikers at night. Every
window in the house was broken.
TarawOski was not at home at the
time and his wife, who was alone, fed
in terror
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Now ArohbIahop.

Rome, Sept. e.-The pope has con
frmed the appointment of the Ri Rev.
John Nj. Farley, the auxiliary arch
bishop of New York, in succession to
the late Archbishop Corrigan and OF
the Ri Rev. John NJ. Montgomery,
bishop of Los Angeles, Cal, as coadju-
tor TO the Most Rev. Patrick VIM.
Rordan, archbishop of San Francisco,
the latter with the right of succession
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
Union Pacific Employees Protected.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept s.-Mayor J.
L. Murray has issued a proclamation
declaring that ample protection from
personal injury will be given to Union
Pacific employees when travelling the
streets of this city. This a result of
alleged threats by Union Pacific stri-
!lers against the strike breakers in the
local shops. Mayor hurry has doubled
the police force.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
rhos. y Rome Knlad.

Wichita, Sept 4.-Thomas P. Bon
who lived with his son Harry Bone a.
Ashland, are both known in political
and official circles of Kansas. They
were on their way TO Ashland and
while waiting for the starting of the
west bound train at the Santa Fe
depot here Harry Bone went up town.
His father was IN the train, but left
the car to speak with parties at the
station, and while crossing the track
4G}l and struck his head on a rail and
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13

The refusal of the government to
give back to Spain artillery taken in
Cuba has created a bad impression in
Madrid" Considerable anxiety will
be aroused throughout America when
this is generally known.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13

The king of Sweden threw off his
coat the other day and assisted in
rescuing twenty-three persons from
drowning. He is the kind of king that
would have thrown off his crown had
he happened to have it on at the time