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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
OYSTER CANNING UP TO DATE
Factory at Charleston, S. c., Run on
Approved Methods,


"Charlestonians are now greatly ir
terested in an oyster canning factory
which recently began operations in
our city," said d. j. Merchant, of the
Southern city, to Star man at the
Arlington. "The factory was built ON
the most modern lines, and from the
time of landing the oysters on the
wharf until they are put in the cars
ready for shipment no time is lost
From the wharf they are moved on
miniature cars, rolled into the open
ing benches, where large number Of
hands are at work with the knives.
After opening they are passed to the
Gamers, only few yards away. and
soldered up. The cans are taken to
kettles and boiled, and are then ready
for the labelling machine and the pack.
ers and shippers, to be sent by them
to various parts of the country.
"At the close of the oyster season
the factory will be used for the can
ming of fruits and vegetables, so that
it will be in operation practically the
entire year, giving employment to a
large number of men, women and chill
dren. Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
No Pension for offieehoIders.

A proposal to establish civil pen
sion list in the city of New York, to
be maintained out of fund raised by
taxation, is being seriously discussed
and there is danger that it may be pro-
vided for by law The scheme has
been Endorsed by Comptroller Grout,
who says he thinks it would improve
the public service. If this idea pre-
walls in New York it will be cause for
regret, because 1t will set an exampls
that other municipalities may want to
follow. The proposal should be de-
feated in the public interest, however.
The people of lne United States are
not ready to establish civil pension
list. nor should they be asked to con-
tribute money for any such purpose.
There IS no reason why any public Of
fetal or servant in a civil capacity
should be pensioned, unless the pen.
sion is provided out of fund to which
lie and his associates have contributed
voluntarily
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Depew's Craftsmanship"

Senator Depew recently read care
fully prepared speech in favor of rati-
fication of the Panama treaty. He
took part in the debate, it appears, as
a railroad man rather than as a Sen.
ator to assure the country that rail-
road interests are not opposed to a
trans-isthmian canal, as has been so
often alleged but are in favor of it
as calculated to stimulate all kinds of
course in the general increase of traf-
fic. No doubt the roads will be more
benefited than injured by the canal,
but whether their managers generally
agree with Mr.. Depew in this respect
is not so certain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Musical Prodigy in Berlin.

The kaiser and kaiserin are much
interested in little musical prodigy
who has arrived in Berlin from Mad
rid. This child, called Pepito Arriola,
is six years old, and is said to be a
complete master of the piano and
deeply versed in harmony and coun-
terpoint. He has personally present
ed the kaiser with march of his
own composition, his majesty having
accepted the child's dedication. The
kaiser says the march is admirable,
and has promised Pepito that his
trumpeters shall practice it. The
kaiserin has also been presented with
a Spanish dance composed by Pepito.
Musical Berlin is in raptures over
the child's precocious genius.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Gen. William H. Jackson, noted
Confederate cavalry leader and pro-
prietor of the Belle Mead stock farm.
died at his home, Belle Mead, near
Nashville, March 80. He was 6S years
of age and had been in failing health
for more than year and dangerously
Ill for several weeks. Gen. Jackson
was a brother of the late Howell E.
Jackson, associate justice of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court.
Gen. Jackson was native of Ten.
nessee and fine sample of the south.
ern gentleman. He was graduate OF
West Point Military Academy, and
while engaged in the Indian campaign
in New Mexico fought bear with a
saber and received permanent injuries
to one of his legs. More than thirty
years of his later life had been de-
voted to improving the breed of thor
Oughbred race horses at the Belle
Mead farm, spot which drew lovers
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

islatures is the lack of interest which
the public generally takes in their pro-
ceedings. They have been over.
Swallowed by congress, just as state
issues have been overshadowed by
national issues. Since they do not
receive much popular attention, 1t
becomes constantly more difficult to
get able men who are ambitious to
acquire reputation and make ca
reer in public life to accept election to
them. In consequence their seats are
commonly filed by men Of limited
ability and experience in public affairs
and by goods-box politicians and
"grafters kansas City Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
GENERAL w. H. JACKSON.
NOTED TURFMAN. DEAD

of fine horseflesh from all countries.
Priam, winner of the English Derby in
1890; Vandal, Sir Richard, Highlander,
Great Tom, fremont and IrOquois
were among the products of Belle
Mead. 1t was also the home Of Gam
ma, the mighty mare who dominated
the turf almost sixty years ago; Proc
tor Knott. Bramble, Clifford, Getaway.
Egmont, Rancocas, Maid Marian, Red
Banner and many others almost as ia
nous. Including the winnings of the
get of Plenipo. $40, 4O6. for four years,
the total winnings of the get of Belle
Mead stations amounted to upward
of $2,500,000 from 1870 to 1894. In
the last ten years several hundred
thousand dollars have been added to
the total. Gen. Jackson took great
pride in his farm, and visitors found
it a most hospitable place. Guests
from all over the world have been en-.
tertained there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Abrldalna Freedom of Speech.

Miss Taylor, the war department
clerk, who was dismissed by Secretary
Root for speaking and writing critical
ly of the Administrations policy in the
Philippines, has failed in her effort to
secure reinstatement through the dis
trict courts, but will appeal her case.
This litigation may not produce re-
suits SO far as Miss Taylor is con-
cerned, but it will serve for some time
to come as reminder of that inter-
esting period in Mr.. Roosevelt's adj
ministration when he and Messrs.
Root and Long undertook with some
success to abridge freedom Of speech
in the United States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
PRIZES TO COOKS.
s7,5oo.ooo In Cash to Be Distributed

$7,50o.oo0 In Cash to Be Distributed.
Between now and July list, family
cooks, whether employees or the mis-
tress of the household, will be follow
ing the plan laid down for improve
ment in cooks in contest for 1856 cash
prizes ranging from 100000 to $500
offered by the Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd.
The winners must show improve
ment in general cookery as clearly
stated in the rules for the test.
No one has to buy or pay anything
whatever. 1t is simply an earnest eff
fort on the part of Mr.. Post to stimu-
late the household cook to more care
full and skillful cookery.
To have light, sweet bread and
cakes instead of heavy, sour and in
digestible things To have no more
greasy, burned or dried-out meats. To
have properly made Coffee, Postum
and tea. To have delicate and diges-
tible toothsome desserts and table,
clean, tasty and pleasure to look
upon.
And so s7,5OO.00 in actual money will
be spent to encourage the cooks of the
country to better effort. And you
housekeepers, please forever abandon
the term "hired girl" Teach your
cook the dignity of her profession, call
her the cook.
If her duties include other services,
we'll and good. but don't detract from
her professional title by calling her
the hired girl" That term doesn't fit
a good cook. A certificate bearing
the large seal Of the Postum Cereal
Co., Ltd, will 'go to each of the 7S5
winners in this contest. These GER
tiflcates or diplomas will be as valu-
able to the holders as doctors sheep
skin is to him.
A postal card to the Cookery Dept.
No. 349 of the big pure food factories
of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, at
Battle Creek, Mich, will bring a sheet
OF plainly printed rules for the con-
test.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Our Naval Expendltures.

Secretary Moody of the navy de-
partment attributes the enormous ap-
preparations for the increase of our
naval establishment to the cat-and-dog
relations between the naval commit
tees of the two houses, and he glee-
fully looks forward to still more bit
ter conflicts between them in the hope
that the result will be navy along
side of which Britains will be mere
plaything. 1t is just possible that
American taxpayers will grow tired Of
footing bills and not less tired of a
course not in the least calculated to
promote peace and good will on earth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Legislatures Are peterioratina.

The decline of the legislature has
been one of the most pronounced fea-
lures of American public life ever
since the foundation of the national
government. Many of the colonial and
early state legislatures were quite re-
spectacle bodies and contained much
of the best talent of the country. 1t
has been thought. by some reformers
that modern legislatures might be
elevated to the standard of tie old
ones by raising the pay Of their mem
bers, but the correctness Of this view
Is very doubtful. Probably the prin-
cipal cause oil the degeneracy of leg
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
ATTEMPTS TO MURDER AUTHOR
Jealous Woman Fires Several Shots
at Marcel Provost.


Marcel Provost, the famous French
author, had a narrow escape from
death at the hands of woman.
She fired several shots from a
revolver at close range at him. That
he escaped death seems almost a
miracle.
In an article not long ago Provost
declared all women to be liars, but
said he thought the cause was to be
found in the laundering social rules
that surround and restrain them.
1--WE must try to believe" he said,
"that women are purer and better
than we are and they habitually try
to make men believe they are, and
the quickest way to accommodate ap-
pearances to our wishes is to make a
lie a living rule of conduct"
He also wrote the following:
Don Juan certainly promises to
marry two girls at the same time, but
when he makes the promise he never
for a second intends to keep it, and
If our modern Don Juan of to-day
happens to be married he makes no
secret of it. On the contrary, he uses
his marriage as an armour against
womens temptations. He will say,
Why, certainly, would marry you,
Mathurine, but how can | when
already have a wife?'"
"To a Frenchman a bigamist is one
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
The Berlin MARRIAGE Season,

Matrimony is SO popular in Berlin
during the first two weeks of April
and Saturday so frequently the par
ticular day chosen for the performance
of the marriage ceremony, that the
city officials have issued notice call
ing on all interested parties to consult
the said officials before fixing the day.
SO that the work may be distributed
over the week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
John Hays Bad Bargain.

John Hay has made good many
bad bargains, but the one involving
the Panama canal is probably the
worst of them all. Just how bad it
is will be developed from time to time
as complications arise, No such col.
ossal national enterprise was ever be-
fore entered upon with so few safe
guards for the country which footed
the bills.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The Syracuse clergyman who de-
clares that women's clubs are respon-
sible for the destruction of domestic
happiness thinks, perhaps, that mems
clubs have tendency to make home
life happier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
princeton UNIVERSITY GROWING.

The new Princeton University catar
logue shows a total of 1882 students
this year. against 1854 last year. The
number of professors and instructors
has increased from 101 to 10S. The
combined Princeton libraries contain
256.OOO volumes, $4,000 having been
added during the year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

An English astronomer says the
moon has slight atmosphere and
some insignificant rivers. There are
peorle in Arkansas and some of the
other low places along the Mississippi
who would probably be very glad to
find out how the moon has managed
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Nine. Roger-Miclos, the newly ar
rived French celebrity who plays the
piano, announces that she has no pet
dogs or cats. Hurrah for Nine. Roger.
Miclos!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

AS to ]. Pierpont Morgan and his
personal property, If he paid $1,000
900 for the art treasures he has in
Europe the presumption is that he was
taxed pretty heavily by the dealers
who sold them to him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Cost of New York Buildinu.

A twenty-five story building is to
be erected in New York, 100 feet
square, and on land worth 500 a square
foot, or $1,000,OO0 for 100 square feet.
The building. 1926 feet high. will cost
only $1,400,000, only 40 per cent, more
than the land. Offices are expected
to rent for So square foot-SS00 for
room twenty feet square.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

A novelist is to go on the stage
to learn how to write plays. Now if
some players would go some place to
learn how to write novels the proper
balance might be preserved.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Persons familiar only with the Eng.
lish language may not know what a
ukase is, but judging from the one re-
Gently issued by the czar they may
conclude that it is a gold brick.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Lizzie Romance was the name OF
the maid in the service of Mrs. Pen
nell of Buffalo. Did you think it was
Mary Ann Tragedy?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Car Nicholas method of going
about the task of borrowing 100000
900 shows that in the art Of touch
ing" he has a good deal to learn
from his neighbor, the sultan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The census of the most populous ma
ton in the world has just been taken
and it shows population of 426,477,.
600, which is six times that of the
United States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Said to be literal copy of sign
in western city: "Latimer & Gran
mer. Fuel of All Kinds. Kindling
Wood a Specially" Wonder where
they got their stake.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

They lave as many as lao relig-
ious holidays in year in Russia.
No wonder the Russian workman and
farmer finds it hard to compete with
the rest of the world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

"Dry" smoking is recommended as
a cure for insomnia For persons try
ing to go to sleep IL can be recon-
mended, also, as being much safer
than real smoking.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The discovery of the English scien-
fist that a fish diet has no value as a
brain food should at least rid the
world of that old joke about eating a
whale.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The case of the defunct lingo was
certainly one in which the insurance
company may be said to have had an
elephant on it's hands.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The Chicago alumni of Augustana
College has declared that I'VE must
take womals as she is" That's what
most of us have been doing right
along, and we have been glad to get
her on her own terms.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

When girl says she thinks she can
keep house on $40 week you take
your life in your hand if you continue
to call.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Some people are still foolish enough
to waste time in trying to convince
the women that they ought not to wear
corsets.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Seven hundred different dialects are
spoken by the natives of Africa. That
will be great place for the dialect
poet some day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Those unmarried women Of London
who have organized Society for
the Promotion Of Indifference to
Man" seem to have made a fatal
error. Why flatter that copceited
creature man by giving him to be-
lieye that any such promotion is
needed?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The American people drank more
than $70,00O,000 worth of coffee last
year, but slept fairly well in spite
of it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

The general opinion among the Ia
dies seems to be that Mrs. Burdick
will be real mean thing if she takes
the $4,000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

A West Virginia police judge has de-
cided that a negro's head is a dan
gerous and deadly weapon" Goat,
TOO!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
The Record Sky-scraper.

The newest sky-scraper is the Etna
building, in New York. 1t beats all
records with its thirty storys and ass
feet OF height from the pavement.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

There being little doing in the for
eign Office, John Bull sent in another
warning to Abdul Hamid.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
Most Valuable BUILDING Stone.

Wost Sd'odo'c ou''uiH9 otone.
The Fijian fossil coral is the best
building stone in the world. Soft as
cheese when first cut, it hardens in
the air to the consistency OF granite.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

of the most repulsive of criminals,
having committed an absolutely un-
pardonable offense."
Provost has long been recognized
as an expert in psychology with all
the holiness of lola, but in a more
refined manner. One of his most re-
markable books and the first to at
tract general attention was Letters
of Women" He has been recognized
as an expert analyzer of the motives
and feelings Of the gentler sex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

II the coffin-makers all strike, peo-
pie may have to postpone the last
necessity of life-which is leaving it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

Nothing doing" would be new and
original epitaph.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10
And speaking of get-rich-quick con
Germs, what about Wall street?

Perhaps Castro resigned to see II
they wouldn't offer him raise Of
salary to stay.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-10

All Up to Date Housekeepers
use Defiance Cold Water Starch because It
is better, and o. more of it for same
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
OF Church League Clubs.
Team Batting.
A BATTING MATINEE.
Thlrty-Six Hits Were Made by the
Church League Teams.

There was a batting matinee Yesterday
afternoon when the Sixth and the Wesley
teams came together in the Church Base
Ball League, with Bielaski, Heine and
Shedd carrying the heavy roles Wesley
did not win out but it made things mighty
interesting for the sluggers of Sixth.
Wesley presented several new ball toss
ers for a trial heat. and they all proved
themselves goers in the stake class. Not
wlthstanding that they have had scarcely
any practice together they gave a brilliant
exhibition Of team work. The infield is
remarkably fast. Wood and Elicit working
together like machine. If the doves had
discovered earlier In the season the hustling
sphere chasers and hitters in the game
yesterday, there would be more than one
mark for them in the won column. Brown
and Wood got into the big circus tent. Beall
met the ball squarely on the nose in the
second inning. and the sphere sailed out
past the crowd in right center. Brown was
off at the crack Of the bat. and, running at
full speed. pulled the ball out of the ether
on the edge of 'Kenesaw bank" Woods
spectacular performance was equally note
worthy.
Jacobson. who had made dagger in
the first inning and was thirsting for more
extra base honors. soaked sizzling liner
between first and second. Those of the
spectators who saw the ball at all thought
1t was good for at least two or three sacks,
ana were dum1ounded when WOODS gath
cred it in after a rapid piece Of foot work.
The Sixth would have won game from
any old bunch yesterday. All the twisters.
benders and shoots of Birkhead and
Brown seemed to be conceived for no other
purpose than to come into connection with
| the run-getting wagon tongues OF the Cal
vinists
Ballenger hurt his ankle in the fourth,
but took his turn at bat in the fifth while
Evans was donning a uniform. The big
first baseman seemed envious Of his team
mate. Bielaski. and not content with a
two-bagger In the second pasted the horse
hide past first for at least two or three
bags but his ankle wouldn't stand for 1t
and he had to hop-scotch 1t to first.
The hits were too frequent and furious
for a detailed description of the game.
Wesley got into the 200 batting class by
ifa tay,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

The Senators met with another defeat at
Cleveland yesterday, once more failing to
score a run. while the Blues managed to
get a solitary tally. 1t was pitchers bat
tie from start to finish. splendid drive
for three bases by Billy Clingman. followed
by single from the bat Of Pitcher Dor
ner scored the only run made by Cleve-
land. Dorners hit was of the scratch
order back of first base, but Clarke got
tangled up with his feet and the ball
dropped safe Several times the Blues got
men on bases and runs looked promising.
but Case Patten, who did the twirlng for
Washington. settled down to business and
would generally retire the third man before
the runner could cross the home plate.
Dorner was still more effective than Pat
ten. allowing the Senators but three hits.
During the entire game but six Senators
reached first base, and of this number only
two reached second. This interesting Pc
riod cropped up in the first inning. Moran
waited patiently and was rewarded with a
base on balls. Setback then followed with
rap to third. and Moran was forced out
at second. Clarke popped up tantalizing
fly that came down between f1elders into
safe territory, Setback racing to third and
Clarke to first. The bluff steal Of second
was then tried. but Lajoie and Abbott were
too clever. Setback being nailed at the
plate on the Frenchman's return of the
ball on Clarke's try for second. After that
the Senators kept up regular procession
from the bench to the bat and return.
Both teams fielded beautifully, not an
error being made, while Lajoie Mccarthy
and Lee made catches that brought the
spectators to their feet with shouts of
praise.
The Senators were still further weakened
yesterday. in a batting way at least,
through the enforced retirement of Dele
hanty, who was il and had to take to his
bed at the hotel Catcher Drill had recov-
cred sufficiently to go behind the bat,
Clarke returned to first and Lee and Mar
tin were the substitutes in the outfield
Joe Martin had little to do in the fielding
line, but Of the three hits secured off Dor
ner the Altoona boy got two. Some day
Manager Lotus will wake up and come to
the conclusion that in Martin he has Sc
cured coming ball player Joe Is some
what awkward on the field but as long
as he makes the plays his movements
should he overlooked