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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

No matter how small town is, there
always seems to be some one in 1t who
10 yet to be converted.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

FITS Permanently Cured. no ts or nervousness aftsf
trst DAYS use Of DR.. Kne's Great Nerve kestorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
.. R. II. KLINE, Ltd. oSl Arch st.. PHILADELPHIA "a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

You can't always tell how popular a
man has been from the size OF his
funeral.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

Some self-made people seem to
have got the material at bargain
counter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

About the worst thing that can hap
pen a man is to be appointed on a
committee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

We never think much of the ad-
miration of an agent who wants to
coat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
uolI,nd,s lrrIoatlon Works.

Hollands Irrigation Works.
Holland has 10,100 windmills, each
of which drains 80 acres of land, at
an average cost Of rs cents an acre
q year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

Stops the Cough ana
Works OF the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price $50
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

Cost Of House and Senate.
The house of representatives costs
SO, 100000 year and the senate ST..
400. mn
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

An absent-minded woman forgets
everything-except herself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
snread of TEMPERANCE,

One man in six in the British navy
II q total abstalner.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

The following letter is from Congress
man Meekison, of Napoleon. Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

W. N. u, KANSAS CITY, NO. 4s, 1900
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
PART II.
,yINpLkss MISSES NIGHT.

came out Of her fainting spell. the
When .s,nr mr'gs she said was Billy where are my
sarlings?' ,,.1e mother" Billy answered
Never inir- ~, ,sgbt. Daisy won't hurt Day. and
yssi ,5sss vas vas here minute aFo Wait until 'An
him" -. a,swered though he called re-
p.e sas ans nanny ADDED e br aSF a5o"fD aa voice
his b.' So ,oot for him for l know he did not go
.sa wseon with Day"
IL .,sr Is looking all over the pasture behind large
Al'ei 80 hnsbes. where he might have fallen
Stones nu,,- was forced TO give UP the hunt. he
aseS. .,,,g back to tell Nanny that Night must
W@S 80 n the barn when he met an old sheep
Aa' "a him she had seen Night crawl through
VIZ "Ho ..,ce and go of with Mr.. Bell.
nc That is it thought Billy They are twins, wins, and
Nle. s,,rel,, as nighttime follows daytime.
,at blame him for following his sweet little
l.1ta- But my, how I tell Nanny that both
= ~ bsbies are gone, 1t will kill her, she is so
- of +bern I shall have to tell her that they
Am hs hack in the morning. and that If they are
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

not will break down the fence and go after them.
But in my heart feel they are gone from for
ever. ! suppose l ought to be glad that they have
fallen in such good hands, instead of being sold to
the butcher. For I Daisy will be kind to
them and not forget 10 feed them"
When Billy told Nanny Night had followed Day
she glad of it. But for all that she cried her
self 10 sleep on Billy's shoulder.
THAI night when the sheep and goats were driven
in Mr.. Windlass came 10 catch Night as he had
promised Daisy. Imagine his surprise at not find
ing Night with Billy and Nanny or, in fact, any
where, He looked everywhere for him. thinking
al the while how disappointed Daisy would be if he
had TO drive in the morning and tell her he
could not find Night In the morning he searched
again for him. but with the same result, and then
he ordered his horse and rode TO the Bells TO
ieA them that Night had disappeared and was
nowhere TO be found Picture his surprise on
altghting al the Bells Dav and Night playing
In the backyard like two kittens, and apparently as
happy could be
Well. I'll be switched if I know how that plaguy
KID got here" just then he heard Daisys voice
calling
Oh Mr.. Windlass aren't you surprised to see
Night here?" And then she told him how the kid
had followed them and they had picked him up.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
Boy and Girl Gardeners.

washington July 1S-In the grounds Of the Ag
ricultural Department there is strip of rich soil
25O0 feet in length partitioned into thirty little
gardens. Each plot belongs to Il sixth grade pupil
OF a public school by. and how each boy and
girl came to be the proprietor of private patch in
Uncle Sans territory makes an interesting story.
In the spring of 1902 Miss Susan B. Sipe botanist
of the Normal School here, decided that the best
way to teach children the beauty and value of flow
er culture was to set them digging in their own
gardens at home Nearly every house in Washing
ton has backyard of some sort. but seeds rakes
and hoes cost money, and at first Miss Sipe
puzzled how TO begin. Finally the idea came
into her head that the Secretary of Agriculture.
who is always doing things for the benefit of the
farmers of the country. might also help lot of
school children TO beautify their back yards. OBJ
tanning permission from her principal, she had
interview with DR.. Galloway. chief of the Bureau
of Plant Industry, Department Of Agriculture,
who saw at unce the good to be achieved by her
suggestion, and promised to help her in every pos
sibe way.
BY way of a beginning, he enlisted the interest
Of Professor L. c. Corbett, of his bureau, who
gave series of lectures on what might be called
Back Yard Culture" to the pupils of the Franklin
public school 1t was at first intended that the
young gardeners should be boys only, but the girls
were so carried away with enthusiasm that Miss
Sipe obliged to yield, and from the first ex-
periments in digging up the hard earth to make
ready for planting until the final harvest the
girls have worked as hard and ntelligenty
their brothers, and with equally good results. Pro-
fessor Galloway furnished the seed for these back
gardens, but the pupils did the rest, under Miss
Sipe's direction
On October l. 1902 the children had flower show.
each pupil bringing to school on that day the prod
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
RABBITS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
Rabbits originated In Europe and are also toIrrs
IN Australia and North and South America Tns
native name is hare. They are usually brown but
are also black, gray and white Rabbits are
caught by their ears which are usually erect but
IN some breeds they fail and are called Iop-earsd
Ihere are several varieties OF rabbits; IN Vest
erh North America found large jack rabbits
and cottontail rabbits; in South America they are
called tapett In the Southern States they ara
known by the name OF swamp rabbits and IN
Australia they are long-eared and multiply so rap
idly that they become pest
In the Rocky Mountains are found the snowsho,
rabbits. which turn white in winter. The fur on
the feet Is also heavier in winter
shrub called rabbit brush grows aSundantfr
IN Western North America. in which the larxs
jack rabbits hide when chased. Rabbits purrox
In the ground for homes. and In captivity live IN
hutehes- Their flesh IS used for food and their
fur is used In making hats and for other purposes
1 once drove by farm where there was a large
rabbit warren. A large fenced clover field was fun
OF rabbits, and IL was almost impossible to catch
them. for they would run from you and hide so
swiftly. In barn near the field were many OF
them in hutches. -
The picture shows good sized gray rabbit IN n
neld near a farmhouse where a great many ars
Kept. There was one old rabbit whose young
wanted to see. but was told not to go near than
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A CAT AND TWO MICE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women.
Minnie had cat This cat very fond Of
catching mice and Minnie very glad of it, and
her mother was, too This cats name Bonnie.
One day when Minnie and her mother were away
mice got into the flour. Bonnie was very
hungry. and she glad. because she could catch
them easily in the flour and could have fine
meal. Bonnie got into the flour and caught the
mice She took them OUT on the lawn and let them
go. She began chasing them, and when she caught
she rolled and rolled and played with them
for a long while before she ate them. She left the
remains the lawn. When Minnie and her
mother came home her mother going to make
some bread and cake. She looked into the flour
and found it all dirty. Some of the neighbors
the cat come out with her feet all houry, and the
mice. too. They told Minnie. and she told her
mother Her mother told her to give Bonnie
good whipping, and besides to make her carry the
mice off the lawn. Minnie did IL. and the cat
began cry Minnie had to pull her to the mice
and hold her there until she would get hold OF
them and carry them off the lawn Then she
chased her into a field, and Bonnie left the mice
there The cat went home and smelled around for
more, but couldn't fad any. She had gotten rid OF
them for good. MERABELL BOHCE,
jamestown N Y. (Aged years..
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

For you know, Mr.. windlass. he could not leave
his little twin sister, and had to follow her, even
If he afraid.
Il must tell you what they had for breakfast
this morning. When l went out to feed them I
found the door of the wOOdshed where had put
them in last night open and both kids gone. OF
course, ! thought they had run back home. But
when came out of the shed, there they were, very
guiltily helping themselves to some of my little
pet lambs breakfast The old sheep stood still and
let them eat like little pigs never thought about
the kids being young and needing their mothers
milk, so did not give them any last night So you
see they helped themselves to the first that came
along. Don't you think # cunning OF them and
good natured Of the old sheen to let them?"
Night and looked after them II they had been
her children, and licked them over as care
fully she did her little lamb Woolly Ball
the kids had christenezl her-she such
round. little. roly-poly lamb. with wool thick
ball you knit stockings from. But from the time
Night made her acquaintance she ceased to be as
white and soft snow, for he led her into such
dirty places and played such mIschievous tricks
her that she often looked like dirty football in
stead of white heecy, woolly
This is the worst trick he played her,
and one he always felt sorry for: The three had
been playing in the edge of the woods, watching
some boys cook their supper at a bonfire and wish
ing they would go away and leave of the
good things to eat behind them when at last the
boys went home, and Night said: Come along,
girls, let's eat up the scraps they have left"
So the three ran down the hill to the bonfire and
ate pieces of burned cold potatoes, crusts of
bread and roast corn on the cob until there
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

not a crumb left when Night spied nice. big roast
potato in the ashes under the fire. Now, he had
heard fire would burn, and he was afraid to try
to get 1t out, he thought he would get Woolly
Ball to try first and If II would burn her. and
If IL did not he would walk boldly up and get the
potato So he said to her:
Say, Woolly back UP to the fire and see II your
young, fat wooy tail will burn like the leaves do
And Woolly, all unsuspiciOus of the nature OF
fire. backed up and let her long tail touch 1t. In
a second II in a blaze and, with cry of
pain. she forward crying for her mother. The
fire burned and hurt her she could not see where
she going for the tears in her eyes, and the
next thing she knew she found herself in the mill
pond the foot of the hill 1t is good hing she
could not where she was going, for II she had
she would never have run into the water being
deathy afraid Of it: and If she had not, she would
have burned death. for the fire vas spreading
from her tail to the rest If her body, but, OF
course the water put out the fire as soon as II
touched her.
such a sorry kid in your life as Night was when
he found how badly he had hurt her, when she
walked out of the water with only the lone OF her
tail hanging her. without a bit of wool on IL
"Oh Wooily dear sweet Woolly do forgive me!
I did not know the fire would burn you So" salo
Night as he licked her face ard kissed her snort
'Yesi'' chimed in Day. do forgive him He did did
not TO hurt you, Woolly, ana I1ay piedueu
for her twin brother. s., Al,
So Woolly Ball being of sweet rorglving ols.
position, forgave him, and the three ran OH anu
played as if nothing had happened.
(To be continuedO
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uct of his her garden. One girl. who had
planted cucumber vines even brought a jar of
pickles. Professor Galloway, who present, was
so delighted with the work of the class that he
offered to set aside enough ground in the depart
ment gardens to give the pupils more general
knowledge of soils, grating, etc. The offer was
accepted with enthusiasm but after talking the
matter with her class Miss Sipe decided that
1t would not be practicable, the pupils lived in
all parts of the city and suburbs, most of them
miles from the department. Her class members
preferred to continue their home gardens, so she
suggested to DR.. Galloway that if he would trans
fer his offer to the sixth grade pupils of the school
the department, where it would benefit the
neighborhood children, she would teach them, and
so zeaIousIy is she carrying out her promise that
she has given up her entire vacation to the work.
During school sessions the children had garden
classes several days week, but since the holidays
began they meet Friday mornings, when MISS
Sipe and the pupils of the Franklin spend several
hours either about the plot in the little green
house which Professor Galloway has placed at
Vegetables we'll flowers are planted in each
little garden, which is by 10 feet The Agricult-
ments, but the boys and girls are too ambitious to
want to be helped with their work. Now that
the vegetables are ripe and the flowers IN bloom
the little gardeners can be seen any day gamer
ing mess of beets, beans or potatoes or pretty
bouquet. When a child goes away for the summer
her garden is put IN charse OF SupSIItule IoI so
popular are these nature studies that Miss Spe has
a waiting list of thirty applicants.
When Governor Pingree planted potatoes on va
cant lots he sowed the seed of a idea, that
of back yard culture, which was first taken up in
Boston The beautifying of schoolhouse grounds
teal example of flower culture, and Miss Spe, in
speaking of her work. considers that the neg
The pupils whom she teaches to-day will she be-
lieves. in time become equally teachers Of others
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
Brought BY the Posfman.
AN INVITATION TO you.

So many little men and women have written en-
joyable letters and stories for this page of theirs
that now whole department of IL is going to be
given over to them, and every one who reads it is
invited to write something for this special corner.
Anything that you feel interested will most like
ly interest others. Stories of your pets make
believe tales that drift through your mind when
you are half asleep. or letters about the way you
are spending your vacation. Other little men and
women will be glad to hear about all these things.
Perhaps some of you would like to ask questions or
make friends with other readers of the page who
are keeping the sort of pets making the
same kind of collections. If You do, here is the
best possible chance for this belongs entirely
to the contributions OF little readers OF this page
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
THE BROOK.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Here is a
poem written especially for you:
In and out in and out
Flows the brook lightly;
In and out, roundabout,
See II CLEANS so brightly.
Tlnkle, tinkle. all the day.
Good at work and good at play;
Always merry. always jolly.
Never giving way to folly.
Always cool in summer heat
Very nice for little feet;
And amid the ice and snow,
Very good for skates, you know.
So this brook OF love and joy,
Fun for every girl and boy
By its side through all the year,
Blessings you will find. my dear.
MOLLIE COSSAART.
(Aged Il years..
No. 1913 LeXingtOn-ave, New-York city
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
HER VACATION.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: think the
new department in the Children's Page is lovely
and will accept your invitation right away
On the morning of July my mother and I took
the train for Jamestown n. Y. We reached our
journeys end midnight.
On the Fourth my aunt and uncle and their three
children, my mother and myself went to Long Point
by boat to spend the day. After luncheon the chill
dren waded
1 heard lecture given by Carrie Nation at Cele-
ron. a place jamestown. At ROsedale my
cousin Dorothy and 1 visited the gardens.
which, told, the largest in this country.
Lake Chautauqua, which jamestown is sit
uated is eighteen miles long, and the trip from
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
AN ODD SCRAP BASKET.

Girls do you want a scrap basket that will bs
pi,turesaue and different from anything you have
ever had before? II you do. ask your brother 70
take you to see your hshman before your summer
outing ends and either buy or beg from him a
genuine eel-pot Not brand new. unused one. but
AMI old grayish brown affair, that has really seen
service He will have plenty Of them, and VIII
sureIv be be glad to let you have Just what you
ars looking for. Take YOUR prize home with you. you.
tie your favOrite ribbons through the Two little
handles at the sides hang IL by your writing desk
and YOU have treasure which Will excite much
admiration.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

me tribune Offers each week book prize
10 me one who sends the best solutions to the
puzzies- The answer to every puzzle sent must be
DofIeot IN every detail, must be written side
=" ue paper only, and addressed TO Puzzle Con-
'ss'' Lutte Men and Women, The New-York Trib-
me Inc letters must reach this office before July
= Neatness and clearness count as much as cor
Tectness in the award OF prizes
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS.

Down grandmother's baniSter ran
Swift as the wind I slide;
I'm the engineer
That I,eVer knows fear.
And I travel far and wide
Each time ] rush upstairs
Grandmother cries. Don't fail.
When. whiZ, / drop
Without any stop
Between Boston and Montreal
/ hurry again to the top
Oh my II Is such fun.
For this IS the train
That's flying from Maine
And arriving at Washington
Once more am on like fash
To carry the NeW-XOFE mall
am sure you would guess
IT'S the lightning express
ON erandmOthsF's hanister ran
-fAnna NJ Pratt. IN Youths Companian
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
HOW2

DIR. NJ has telephone in his house, and he
instructed newly engaged Irish lad how reply
in there should be a call the wire IN the
absence of DIR. NJ and his wife. one day there
such a call. and Patrick went 20 the tele
phone.
Well sor?" said Patrick. with his mouth to the
speaking tube
Who's THAR. came the wire.
It's me, Sor.''
And who's me?"
"Shure. and how should 1 know VINO yez aIe7'
retorted PatIick.-(Chums.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
A MOMENT OF susPENsE.

King Edward of England said that the most
nervous moment Of his life he spent one night on
a Canadian prairie, when there was only single
match in his party and the nearest human habi
tation many miles away. Because of the re-
spOnsibility involved lots drawn 10 who
should be intrusted with the striking of this Pre-
ciOus match. and fate singled out the prince. HIS
strike was successful however, and the comfort
of the entire party was saved for the night.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
BEHEADINGs.

BekeaS - artery and leave a German numeraL
Behesf - uegraoe and leave the bottom.
BehesS :, eooi and leave an elevation.
BebesS - assist ana leave a wager
BehesS slory and leave a drink
BebessSS conditional and leave a consonan+
RebssS = truit and leave to exist
The ist,os enc or the other and leave one of two
SI,.Oe q recreation WI 'P4'
Bfook,TT Jessie E. Wilcox, No 2s5 Clermont-ave
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
PRIZE WINNER OF PUZZLES.

A little woman wins the puzzle prize this week
Jessie r. Wilcox of No. 296 Clermont ave, Brook
lyn Her solutions of last weeks puzzles are clear
1y and neatly written. and, of course. accurate.
Among those who deserve honorable mention are
Candace F. Seeey. Jennie II. Wales Fannie Fis-
beck. Winifred ogden and F'rieda Schlatter
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
when mo-

for 1t is their nature to eat their young when mo-
lested
In the top of a barn was family OF small
white rabbits which were sold at 50 cents apiece
for food. The old ones were more expensive.
/ had a tame brown rabbit few years ago
that l named Brownie / kept him in house
made OF a box, in the back yard in warm weather.
He was let out for one day. and ran under
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
A DISH OF HAPPINESS.

7raka one large spoonful OF usefulness. one cup
or love for mother. another cup OF love for your
I,tt,e brothers and sisters pound OF wishes 20
make others happy, a saltspoonful or Wishing 70
80 a nnx yourself; mix well together. and see ~ 70
doesn't make the incest kind OF an afternoon for
anybody.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
nIckYs uNsELFIsHNEss.

.Dicky" said his mother, when you divided
those five carameIs with your sister, did you give
her three -
so / ate one fore 1 began 10 divide
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
Jungle PUZZLE Prize

Little ten-year-old Hdegarde Angen of Choco-
Hotel. ChOcorua. n. H., wins the prize for the
jungle puzzle published July s. The picture she
sends shows a tropical forest with trees cut out
from several papers and arranged and colored in
the most realistic fashion.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
HONOR LIST.

Mores Luris. Dorothy Chapman Richard J.
Row an. Bennie Maslon. Lester Mundy. Marjorie
Coutant Larkin Jean Moffat. Katherine Thomas
Alfrida Crowell, Anna English and Maud Shethar
han
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

jamestown to the city of Chautauqua, where We
spent the day, is lovely.
From jamestown expect to go to BumalO ana
Niagara Falls. and Lake Ontario 20 Toronto.
FLORENCE r. 7. SMITH,
No. Elm-st, Newton, y. J. (Aged Ia years.
p 81 took a picture of the children wading,
which 1 will send you when / get home, IL 1t Is
good.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
JUMBLED STATES.

uoa -SSll..ir Sl.Sr A4snhewierph Loshtoranauci Sanil
Kewonr-Sv WI WI, Higamnic, snoadreahd, Maalaab,
vest sixth-st., Erie, Penn
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
JUMBLED RIVERS

s1oD MO, weo..o, Badneemur. Nsicswno Hasuaen-
jcnea NteIS1epo AVnahnas Necostarma, TeUton-
'N''' "eioeara, snakras. Mobluaic
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
DIAMONDS.

u DO or a ,Deterase. place OF contests styIish
~ = Macgregor. 0-''
b9sr8 a., . .lnent, q nickname Of jeremiah 2 chess
rects or cP-e,Cioes gem, base m one Who di-
consonaIp11 another, mans Ehme. vowel
waited 81 F--JI 70 mimic. more rare. 4 fruit culti-
A eonsonssss..a ss.aha' a beverage. little mark tea
hermit on 49, nI conlferous tree. a girls name.
10 skip 49, a tropical fruit, censoriousness
TfraA. aooot a liquor. A vowel
A Res tbSss' sixth-st.. Erie, Penn No
os1sa iS o. end. 10 count together sorne+br. tho.
OF our T opinion dry biscuit ''the saliva ton
3egs dive snos'hal instruments which cut. Joke.
L5back ~ -@ef third OF end Sent by Abraham
NO LII Pitkn-ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

ENIGMA-
Thunder and lightning
ANAGRAM VERSE.
II you your lips
Would keep from slips.
Five things observe with care:
OF whom you speak,
To whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where
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Billy Wbfskers Kids.
BY FRANCES rREco MONTGOMERY.

1903 by Company chaso)
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
Answers TO Puzzles Published July 10.
RIDDLE.

RIDDLE.
I'D tend. lend erd.
dis-eord4 ~. cis-glIise. dfs-eoUre=o. 5ls-sster.