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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

blue eyes as he slipped on Into thai
floating land of partial unconscious
ness. me wants Daddy Dimmie Ia
come home" said baby in agonized en-
treaty while poor jimmy could only
look at Jimmie with that awful dread
in her young face that had gone into
1t when she first saw him laying
white and still ON his little bed.
"Come and kiss your little brother
goodbye" said the nurse az she softly
led them to the bedside. Out from
the hospital went jimmy with her
young heart so bruised and sore, and
her young eyes so dim with tears that
she could scarce see her way as she
walked homeward leading the baby.
Night and its solemn quiet brooded
over the great hospital. DR.. Peyton
and Nurse Jennings sat by the little
bed in number thirteen" Suddenly
the eyes of the child opened and from
their questioning depths he gazed up
into the faces Of the doctor and nurse.
where's jimmy and the baby? I got
a quarter hid away in my shoe to buy
the baby some new red shoes for Sun
day-did you put 1t away?" he said
appealingly. The nurses eyes were
moist but she said soothingly-"Yes.
Jimmie. your money is all SAFE I'll
take care OF It," A smile of content
curved the child's lips and he closed
his eyes-dozing fitfully as the night
wore on. At midnight the change
came. The child babbled of mother"
and heaven" and Jimmy and the
baby" Jimmy" he called softly,
where is you? I can't see you!
Mothers here, and she's calling us to
go to her. There's music like they
have at church. and tall lilies like we
saw at Easter. can most smell the
lilies. Amt the music just grand,
jimmy? Oh, where's the baby, jimmy?
Have you got her red shoes? most
forgot them. Nuthin'll hurt you, baby.
Pm here. Don't you love Dimmie.
baby? Hark! the music's playing
oh, there's some children singing way
up Their in the sky-look, jimmy,
they're comm to go to church and
hear the music-and smell the lilies.
How close they are, jimmy! Where
are you? Baby take hold of Daddy
Dummies hand. They can't hurt you,
baby-lean up 'gainst me. Come, jim
ny-where-are-you? The doors
open-let's go in. There's mother!
Oh, mother, I'm comm! jimmy!
Baby! Come with Daddy Dimmie!
I'm goin'-. Goodbye" And dad.
dy Dimmie" had gone in at the open
door.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

end Of this century will very probably
sec the end of them. They do not
mingle readily with whites, or with
the Onas Of TERRA del Fuego, while
their standards Of morality and the
strength of family ties are very high.
They still use flint knives for skin
ning their game, rarely adopting the
steel knives to be bought at the set
Elements; their dress is still made Of
the skins Of the guanaco Ia very plen-
tiful sheep-like animal Of the llama
tribe.) and altogether civilization has
made little impress upon them. Bows
and arrows are used to some extent
among them, but their favorite wea-
pom is the bolas. They do not use fire.
arms, and their use of the bolas dates
from the introduction of the horse by
the Spaniards in the sixteenth cen
tdry. With 1t the Tehuelche not alone
kills his game, but captures wild colts
and subdues unruly broncos.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Mjstake Of French pIplomats.

It is the custom in Abyssinia for all
foreign missions to bring presents to
King Menelik The French some
years ago brought lot of Partisan
mechanical toys-sheep that squeak
ed, pigs that ran about on their hind
legs and dolls that talked. They
thought such things would be certain
to tickle the fancy of a dusky king.
Menelik looked at them for a moment
with disgust and rage, then he thrust
them aside. do you think" he asked,
that l am child or savage, that l
should delight in toys?" The Russian
and English emissaries showed a
truer insight into his character. They
brought him Mauser pistols, revolvers
and the latest and best rifles they
could buy. He was delighted. these
are gifts worthy to be received by q
warrior and king" he declared. The
influence Of the Russians and English
over Menelik dates from that lucky
incident.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

Within the last thirty years, however,
the development of this vast land has
been rapid Colonists. from many
countries have gathered therein, with
the result that there are many large
farms scattered over the palnpas, and
several settlements along the coast.
There is no question but that this
country has been inhabited for ages
by man, and scientists agree that
Patagonia was the last stopping place
OIL the monsters whose bones alone
remain with us. Here roamed for the
last centuries of his life the mighty
Mylodon, and others of scarcely less
size preceded him over the pampas
and in the caves of the Cordillera.
Nor is it probable that Patagonia has
changed to any appreciable extent
since the continent of which it Is a
part was formed. No traces remain
O. anything but nomadic population,
not different from the Tehuelches of
to-day. There are no ruined cities;
not even an adobe wall remains to tell
of those who have gone.
The natives of Patagonia were prob
ably first mentioned by Magellan in
1920. He and his men called them
"Patagon," or big feet, from which
word the name of the country is de-
rived. All the natives are Of large
size, most of them being over six feet
insheight. They are finely developed
race, though their lower limbs are
rather dwarfed, through centuries of
riding, and it is said that Tehuelche
would rather ride fifty miles than
walk two. They seem to be indigo
nous to this land-at least all tradi-
tons of their arrival in Patagonia are
lost, and ethnologists consider them
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with the
land. Stories of their savagery are
false. according to Capt. Lee, who
has lived among them, and who says
they are hospitable to last degree.
They live in brush or hide-covered
houses, and though belonging to.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
DADDY DIMMIE''
BY CARRIE CHRISTIAN KUNKELY
copyrighted, isos BY TIE Authors Publishing Company

glimpses of the white beds occupied
by sick people, while white-capped
nurses hurried hither and thither,
made her little heart culver with a
nameless horror.
The baby, with round wondering
eyes stared about her until she caught
sight of Jimmie's white face upon the
pillow. She gave frightened cry Of
entreaty, II want to go to Daddy Dim
mie.'" A wan smile lit up the boys
face and he feebly tried to stretch out
a welcoming hand to her, but 1t fell
weakly at his side. "Come, baby" he
whispered, "come and kiss Daddy
Dimmie. Oh, what will they do while
rs sick? Mother gone and father can't
come home? There's nobody but me
to take care Of Them" he moaned.
Never mind, JimnAe." said Nurse Jen-
nings, as the tears rose to her eyes,
there's a kind friend who is going
to look after jimmy and the baby
until you get well-don't fret, that's
a good boy, but just be quiet. and get
well as fast as you can" Jinny's
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
A STUDY OF SHE.
Philosophers MoraIizing on the "Eter
nal Feminine"


nal Feminine"
The more we study She the more
we don't understand how it is that
She is able to twist us around her
little finger whenever She feels like
1t. But She is.
For whom is it that in childhood's
happy days we fight with a boy three
sizes larger than ourselves, and get
so severely punished that we can't sit
up for week? Why, for She-and
She only laughs at us for our pains.
Who is it that devours all our spare
change in the shape of candies and
flowers, and calls for more and gets
them, too? She.
For whom do we linger at stage
doors with boquets, to purchase Which
we have to endure fortnight's mar
tyrdom in lieu of lunch? She.
Who is it that at the railway res
taurant deals out the soul-destroying
sandwich and the death-dealing bun?
IT'S She every time. If it were He we
would slap him on the spot and glory
in the deed.
Who accepts our hard-earned gold
on the pretense of being first-class
cook, and then broils our steak in
frying-pan and boils our coffee an
hour? She.
Who is 1t that accepts our theater
tickets, our suppers, our boquets, and
our devotion, and then goes of and
'marries another fellow? She-and
for this we ought to forgive her
good deal.
Who, we ask, is 1t that when we en-
ploy her as typist spells summer with
one I'm" and February with only one
81" and yet escapes without censure?
It is She. All, yes! 1t is She.,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Nurse JennInas softly opened L.

Nurse Jennings softly opened II.
face became pale as marble as she
gazed at Jimmie and she suddenly
darted forward to the bedside and
dropping upon her knees buried her
face in the snowy coverlid. "Oh, jim
mie," she walled, lis YOU agoin' to
leave me and the baby and 60 to find
mother? Don't go, Jimmie! Stay
with me and bsGy! Oh, don't go,
Jimmie! don't go!" Strong but tender
hands lifted the child to her feet and
hurried her sobbing from the room
for the excitement might be fatal to
the little sufferer who lay on his bed
not knowing why it was that he could
not feel his feet" as he said, in his
ignorance that both limbs had been
amputated below the knees. "Please
can say goodbye to jimmy before
she goes" he whispered. The brave,
little lad looked up at his sobbing sis
ter with such wealth of love in his
blue eyes as he said feebly, Don't
cry, jimmy. They're awful good to me
here! most thought I was in hea-
ven at first. You tell Mis- Marini I'll
be well soon and come home all right
and Jinny"-he whispered in a
scarcely audible voice-"don't tell
father bout me, he might worry. Kiss
me, baby-kiss Dimmie," and as the
children were led from the room the
wan little face was turned to the wall
with sigh of content.
The afternoon waned and night
came. A slight flush .crept into the
pale face and the hot blood surged
through his veins. Now he was warm
and happy as Stood on the streets
in the clear bright sunshine calling
News" and Publican" Then he
heard the rumble of the cruel car that
had almost crushed out his young life
as he fell. Again he was in the little
room at home eating the simple food
that jimmy was able to prepare. Then
he floated away on the air-now .ris-
ing and falling, while beautiful scenes
passed rapidly before his astonished
eyes. Then all was dark and he was
plunged into abyssmal depths. AS in
a far away dream he heard voices and
felt his head raised while something
cool was put to his parched lips; and
so the new day wore on and tender
hearted Nurse Jennings, who watched
over the little child in number thir-
teen" told the other nurses. HE has
one chance in ten to live" Again
came jimmy and the baby to see dad
dy Dimmie," but he only opened his
eyes and looked at them moment,
then the white lids fiuttered over the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

| The Tehuelches are a flat-faced
race, not unlike the negro in some re
spects, though differing from the lat
ter in many characteristics, essen
TALLY Indian. Matrimony among them
becomes matter of money, or rather
of horses, for the girl is bought with
so many animals. Her parental pos
sessions and the number of brothers
she has constitute the standards of
two hundred horses is obviously more
valuable than one whose paternal an
cestor owns couple of dozen. 1t Is
also the custom for the groom to give
each of the brides brothers from one
to three horses, and in a country
where the precepts of President
Roosevelt are SO literally adhered to-.
brothers are not uncommon. They
have no particular ceremony uniting
the two other than the exchange of
gifts and huge feast, to which every
one is invited. In case of separa-
ton, the gifts of horses, dogs, etc., go
to the wife. When he so desires, and
can afford them, man may have as
many wives as he chooses, but poly
gamy is not commonly practiced,
either by the Tehuelches or the Onas.
Some of the young girls are fairly
good looking, but, like American abo.
rhymes, they fade quickly and be-
come inordinately fat and gross.
Without exception these Indians are
lazy fellows, leaving all the work of
camp and trail to the women, and de-
voting themselves to the pleasures of
the chase, in which they excel. Many
of their customs are exceedingly cruel
and barbarous, especially some of
their birth, marriage and death cere-
monials. Frequently when boy is
born horse will be cut open, and the
baby placed within the quivering
beast, there to remain until the horse
dies. If the child lives through this
ordeal he is well started on the way to
manhood; IL he die, all we'll and good.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
TIE
uNEI EDS
PATAGONIA
Especial Correspondence

Less is probably known about the
region called Patagonia-though no
longer an independent political unit
than about any other section of the
world-at least any other section so
easily accessible. The region is, &C.
cording to all authorities, in quite
a primal state, and presents many in
teresting features.
Patagonia lies along the southern
end of our big sister continent, ex-
tending from about the fortieth paral-
lei to the Straits of Magellan, and is
at the present time supposed to be
ABOUT equally divided between Chile
and Argentina. Its area is not far
from 100000 square miles, and up to
the last half-score of years 1t has been
very little explored, except by Ger
man and Welsh ranchers. Vast
tracts, particularly in the interior Of
Patagonia, are as they were hundreds
perhaps thousands Of years ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

. The ambulance dashed up to the
door of St. Michaels, and DR.. Pey
ton sprang out Hurriedly he sum
lmoned the driver and porter to help
him carry stretcher up the broad
stone steps into the corridor. Call
lDr. Johns and Jessep-and hurry-or
this boy will die before we get him
lon the table," said the surgeon.
There was hurrying hither and
ithither-then the stretcher was borne
ito the elevator and up to the third
floor into the operating room, while
the child shrieked aloud in his agony
iof pain. The door closed. The little
form was laid upon the table. Anaes-
thetics were given until the agonized
little body lay white and still, then
the merciful knife was applied to the
crushed and shapeless limbs of the
child. Swiftly and skilfully the sur
geons worked, aided by the deft hands
of the trained nurses. When it was
all over the unconscious boy was laid
upon white bed in pretty room
with dainty curtains at the window,
and beautiful pictures on the walls.
Hours passed before the heavy eye
lids Of the child were raised. A pair
of wondering blue eyes looked up at
the white-capped nurse. Steadily they
regarded her and then in an awe
struck whisper he said, "Is you an
angel? Is this heaven? Where's God
and mother?" Nurse Jennings stroked
the little white face as she answered
tenderly, mo, dear! You are not in
heaven, you are in st. Michael's hos
ipital. You were hurt by the cars and
they brought you here to make you
well. Our kind DR.. Peyton saw you
when the car struck you. Just lie
still and do as we tell you, and you
will soon be WELL"
where's jimmy" whispered the
child. did she come, too?"
who's Jinny?" smi!ingly asked the
nurse.
"Jinny's my sister-she's nine and
I'm ten and the baby's three. take
care Of them" said the child with
faint touch of pride in his voice. 1--WE
live under the Larimer street viaduct.
Mothers dead and fathers in jail for
bein' drunk. Poor father-he felt so
bad when mother died he amt been
home much since. SO sell papers and
Jimmy takes care Of the baby and Mis-
'Marini's twins, next door, while Mis-
IMarini washes. We have lots to eat
cause Mis- Marini gives us all the
we want-what's stale, you
know, when Mr.. Marini gets thro'
drivin' his Vegetable wagon. Oh, I must
get we'll soon. Please let jimmy know
where I am, cause she'll worry and
the baby'll cry for me-" There was an
exultant thrill in his weak young voice
as he said, "She calls me her Daddy
Dimmie.' The nurse saw sudden
pall0 overspread the young face and
she said hastily, 81 will send word to
jimmy, but you must not talk any more.
Go to sleep now" The child looked
up tustingly into the sweet face OF
the nurse and o6ediently closed his
eyes, while Nurse Jennings went soft
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Monument to Whist.

The citizens Of Altenburg, Ger.
many, have erected monument in
honor of "skat," which is German,
variation of whist. The monument
consists of column painted with dia-
monds, hearts, spades and clubs, and
on the top are two pigs-symbols of
luck-and fountain throwing up
Jet of water.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Why Fools Find Gold.

An Irishman in Australia who had
hunted long for gold and found little
complained bitterly that he was not
born a fool. Many who were his
frit IDS. that are born fools, aye, and
was fools before that" were rich, he
said. "An' why? Because the
BORN fool goes diggin' in places no
sinsible man wud look at-an' by
Jimmy, the goulds there!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Faithful pou.

A beggar who recently died in
Paris hospital possessed dog which
was greatly attached to him. During
the mans stay in the hospital the
animal never moved away from the
door. When the beggar died the dog
followed his body to the. cemetery,
where it remained lying on the grave
for several days.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Jews In Damascus.

Damascus now contains about the
same number of Jews that it had in
the time of st. Paul. In the middle Of
the first century of our era some ten
thousand Jews lived in Damascus and
were governed by an Ethnarch; the
present Jewish community is computed
at about eleven thousand.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
enoIIsnm.n Oererlora,e.

Indisputable evidence that the Eng.
fish race has deteriorated seriously
In physique is found In comparison
OF the measurements Of the men se.
lected for the army in ten years. as
shown by the report of the director
general.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
To pexelop the Chest.

A girl who wishes to expand her
chest can do so If each morning she
will stand erect, feet together and
shoulders back, arms straight down
and take twenty full, deep breaths. 1t
is. perhaps, better to begin with fif-
teen for the first week and gradually
increase to twenty or more. This is
excellent for developing the chest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

s'ly out of the room and telephoned to
la charitable friend to go and bring
Jimmy and the baby to see the child
Ilwho lay fighting for his life on the
little cot in room thirteen.
4 It was late in the afternoon when
There was knock at the door OF
'l"number thirteen" Nurse Jennings
isoftly opened it to admit the kind
friend who had undertaken to find
Jimmy and the baby. They stood In
1.-THE doorway. Jinnys pinched face was
Ipale with fright. She had never been
lin hospital before and the vastness
land imposing aspect Of the place. with
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Force tho Only Law.

Among nations there is but one
way in which the possession of the
prizes Of nature can be determined,
and that is by force. Arbitration can
only serve where strength is evenly
balanced and the matter in dispute II
not worth the price of the conflict
Atlantic Monthly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

very low grade Of humanity, are hon
est and kind to their aged and infirm.
From the nature Of their land, its
abundance of game, etc., they are no
MAIDS, depending almost entirely upon
the chase as a means of sustenance.
They have no farms and do very little
trading with the whites of coastwise
settlements, save to exchange hides
and other products of the chase for
whisky. This last and smallpox. also
received from the white man, have SO
decimated the Tehuelches that the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Unwarranted Interference.

A New Jersey clergyman has In.
vented life saving gas burner. When
the flame is blown out the flow of gas
is automatically stopped. Thus does
invention contribute to the reduction
of the suicide rate by making it more
difficult to fly to ills we know not of
than to bear the ones we have.-Bos-
ton Advertiser.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
state owns AII RaIIroade.

State Owns All Railroads.
All the large railway companies Of
Switzerland, with the exception Of the
Gothard railway-which can not be
purchased by the government by vir-
tue Of the original contract before
1909-are the property Of the state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Lanouaqe of the PeopIe.

Prof. George o. Curmee Of the
Northwestern University says slang
is the language of the people and al
ways will be. He says: "The speech
Of the street gamin is more virile, d.
rect and forceful than that of many
educated people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Iron ln the soudan.

Valuable iron deposits have been
discovered in the Bongo country Of
the Soudan, and much interest has
been awakened thereby.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
The Modern Fairy eodmother.

When Cinderella's fairy godmother
waved her wand and turned a pump
kin into stylish coach she apparent
ly did not perform any more transfer
nation of magical power than the
modern financier when he waves his
promoter wand and makes millions
out of water and air bubbles. Balti.
more American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Seats WE'LL"

In the south of Ireland, near Inchi.
geelah, is the "Cats' Well" the waters
of which are supposed to exert marvel.
GUS remedial effects upon ailing tab
bies.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Thames Canals,

Thames Canals.
There are six canals connected with
the Thames, which extend altogether
234 miles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Rich Blood
Red Blood
Radiant Blood
"RLooo WILL TELL"

H4Lo00 WILL TELLU
No matter whether in the form of
Rheumatism, Catarrh, Kidney Dis
eases, Nervous Prostitution, Skin
Diseases. Chlorosis or impoverished
Blood. Dyspepsia or Stomach Trou-
bles,
BLOOD WILL TELL.
If it is rich, red. radiant blood and
sent tingling throughout the entire
system. reaching the extremities, it
means to the possessor a clear. beau
tiful skin. firm and steady nerves. a
mental bouyancy during waking
hours and refreshing sleep at night.
1t means responsibilities do not
weigh and troubles do not trouble.
1t means long life. splendid health
and contentment.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
FIRE COMPANY ADVANCED
A LOAN OF MONEY
City Council Warned Not to
Interfere With Lea Water
Rights

City Council held a short meeting last
nght and transacted very little business,
There were a number Of hremen present
from the Independence and Rescue Fire
Companies, but nothing was done to-
ward recognizing either organization as
a part Of the Wilmington Fire Depart
ment.
City Treasurer Mammele reported a bal
ance in bank of S137,3l2.6 go. The treasury
receipts for The week were: Eugene NJ
Sayers, $4,000; George II. Mccall, S5O.5oO,
and Thomas s. Lewis, Si93
The annual financial statements of the
Board of Education and the city were
read and adopted. The printing commit
tee was instructed to publish the latter
in two Of the daily papers.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Willis the crema-
tory committee was authorized to adver-
tise for coal, TO be used at the crematory
during the coming year in such quantities
as required from time to time.
The Phoenix Fire Company was al
lowed a loan Of $1,000 which will be de-
Quoted from its semi-annual appropriation
in September. A resolution to this effect
was presented by Mr.. Cannon Of the law
committee.
A communication from the William
Lea and Sons Company, similar to one
sent the Water Commission was re-
ceved. 1t warned the city not to inter
fere with the concerns waiter rights il
the Rrandywine and upon motion Of Mr.
Kane was filed.