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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
FRIEND IN NEED.
Chicago Tribune.

"Stop!" said the muscular footpad,
grabbing him by the arm, and bringing
& "Thanks!" gasped the man on the mo-
torcycle. 1.-The blamed thing was running
away with mel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
ACUTE SENSE OF SMELL.

. -. = CIIICdgU 7IrIUuH6. - :"
But. Aunt Ann" said her nephew,
this is an old and valuable relic. 1t is
an Indian pipe of peace. of the times be-
fore the revolutionary war. It hasn't
been smoked for more than hundred
years." @
don't care" said Aunt Ann II can
smell the tobacco about it yet. Take it
away"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

I one-third of which, roughly speaking,
town of Patterson would have to be
taken by condemnation proceedings,
with the farm lands and many fine old
homesteads to the south Of Patterson,
not few Of which date back a century,
and quarter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
THEIR SHYNESS.

Ph1ladelphia PUBLIC Ledger,
$50 their engagement is broken2"
Yes; they were both too shy to get
married"
"What?"
"Well you see, he was shy Of money,
and she got shy Of him when she found
1t out"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

the present site of the thrifty little
Gown Of Patterson. which nestles in a
hollow, with 1000 inhabitants, the Gro
ton water would pile up to depth Of
from, seventeen to twenty feet.
The operation would flood 1000 acres,
or six and quarter square miles. about
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Where White Ants Are Useful.

A white ants nest is about the last
thing in the world one would expect
to be of practical service to mankind
yet in Western Australia white ants
and their nests are put to variety
of economic uses.
In the first place, the aborigines
sometimes eat the ants, and there are
even few white residents who have
tasted them, for the sake OF expert
ence, and say they are not bad. But
it is not a habit with the aborigines
to eat the insects; they prefer to de-
YOUR the mold out of which tho ants
build their nest.
Capital ovens are frequently i'm
provised by the Australian prospector
out of these white ant mounds. They
make a solid floor, almost like &C.
ment, for the settlers huts, and in
the township of Derby, in western
Australia, they have been turned to
profitable use by being rolled in as a
top layer on the public roads.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Bedrooms in Trees.

A remarkable hotel is in California,
on the road between Canta Cruz and
San Jose. California possesses the
largest trees in the world, and a
shrewd hotel-keeper has conceived the
idea of utilizing as wayside hostelry
a group of these mammoths, thus sav'
ing himself the cost of building OF
rent. The hollow trunk of one tree
whose circumference is about twenty
two yards, is arranged as reception
room, and the surround ding space, shell
tered by a thick roof of spreading
branches, serves as dining-room ant
smoking-room. A number of other
smaller hollow trunks make comfort
able bedrooms, furnished in the most
approved style, and some trees at s
little distance are occupied by the
hotel staff.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Saving by Metric System.

The United States Statistician says
two-thirds of school year would be
saved to American boys and girls by
putting the metric system in place OF
the other twelve or thirteen systems.
Carry the enormous saving of time
into the contingencies of the coun-
try, into all kinds Of calculations
from the farm to the factory, and a
fairly good idea is obtained of what
the metric system would save.-Ex-
change.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
An Anti-Sea-Sick Vessel,

Lieut.. Turc, of the French navy, has
after much study devised plan for
a ship the passengers on which will,
as he imagines, be proof against sea-
sicknesses. He has caught the idea
from the motion Of a swing. AS a
general rule, vessels are only set roll
ing from ten to fifteen seconds at a
time, and as his would have regular
swing of twenty-five seconds, he cal
culates that the effect Of the waves
would thus be counteracted. M. lures
model ship would be of about 5000
tons burden, and would sail at a
speed of nineteen knots. All the
cabins would be well out of the water,
as they would be constructed OH a
deck more than thirty feet above the
sea level.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

Nurse In wheat hospital.
ing compelled to harvest in wet
weather.
To the new hospital, which is locat-
ed at Port Arthur, Ontario. the farm
ers may send their grain to be treated
and carefully nursed. After passing out
of the care of the experts the grain is
said to be cleaner and more whole
some than wheat which has not been
subjected to this process. Gonzales
cent wheat has been stored away and
kept in perfect health for several
years.
When the wheat i'll unto death ar
rives, nurse places it in bath OF
pure water, where it is brushed and
secured in machines made for the
purpose until the grains are highly
polished and in good shape for the
mill. 1t is then placed upon bed
made of screening and subjected to a
jamming process, first of hot, then OF
cold air, until it is perfectly dry.
Again the grain is subjected to an
other cleaning process, after which 1t
is ready to be returned to the owner,
with the guarantee that it is thor
oughly cured. Strange to say, when
it is weighed it seems to have lost
nothing, and being all grain and no
chaff it weighs three or four pounds
heavier to the bushel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
How to Keep House.

With all the luxuries and pleasures
of this life, its big enjoyments and its
smaller comforts, there is an Offset or
antithesis which we have to contend
with in the form of aches and pains.
In some way and by some means
every one has touch Of them In
some form at some time. Trifling as
some of them may be, the risk Is
that they will grow to something
greater and rack the system with con-
slant torture. There is nothing, there
fore, of this kind that we have a
right to trifle with. Taken in time,
the worst forms of pains and aches
are easily subdued and cured by the
free use of st. Jacobs Oil. No well
regulated household ought to be with
out bottle of this great remedy for
pain. 1t is the specific virtue of pene-
tration in st. Jacobs Oil that carries
1t right to the pain spot and effects q
prompt cure even in the most painful
cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum.
bago, Sciatica. You want it also In
the house at all times for hurts, cuts
and wounds, and the house that al
ways has it keeps up sort of insur-
ance against pain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
ADAeE OF ME hEw ENGLAND
iDRIMER. ABOUT 1870.

the entrance of the Oldest printing
establishment in the country, which
produced this early book, stands to-
day the date 1885, That was the year
printing was begun in the colonies OF
Great Britain in America.
New England's output Of books is
varied. 1t includes volumes of all
sizes, prices and kinds, from the ex-
quisite little classic in prose or verse,
made to fit the vest pocket, by Aosh-
er Of Portland, and selling for
twenty-five cents at retail, to the
richest books ever printed, made of
vellum and parchment. bound in
levant and selling at $1,000 volume;
from tho Old Farmers Almanac,
smallest and most ancient of New
England periodic publications, to
Webster's dictionary, the largest sin
gle volume in general use.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
kIwI.kIwI, THE DANCING BIRD.
One of the Most Remarkable Of Ma
lures Wonders.


In bird store of the theatrical dis
trlct a Kiwi-kiwi, or dancing bird, re-
Gently created a sensation, says the
New York Times. She had been
brought to the city by an Australian
sailor, a CASTOR from one of the fruit
ships docking in port.
"She's the funniest creature we've
ever put on show" said the fancier,
"for she has neither wings nor tail,
and was born so. l found out about
her from the Park Curator, and she's
real Kiwi. There's only been one
other of the kind in New York, and
Barnum got him for his old museum.
He didn't live long, most likely dane
ed himself to death. This. Kiwi the
owner called Carmencita, because she
danced so much. You see, she's got
four toes on each foot, and she uses
them all in her steps. Her nostrils are
Just like human ones, and when she
whirls and waltzes they spread apart
like young colts at first race.
"She sleeps all day, and begins
her antics at twilight. It's a regular
circus when she let's her long bill
down like a third leg, and starts to
dance and kick. Then you get the
real fandango. She can kick far over
her head. The Curator says the Kiwis
can't do any flying, but they are ex-
pert runners. and if they ever find
the cage open, they'll get away from
any man, no matter how spry he is.
The female is larger than the male,
and is the most important member of
the family. Carmencita is pretty valu-
able. I've had a good offer for her"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Mythical Creatures of Japan.

Japanese believe in more mythical
creatures than any other people on
the globe, civilized or savage. Among
these are serpents 800 feet long
end large enough to swallow an ele-
plant, foxes with eight legs, monkeys
with four ears and fishes with ten
heads attached to one body. They
also believe in the existence OF q
crane which after 1t has lived for 900
years has no need Of any sustenance
except water.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
French Alligator Farms.

Several French dealers have recent.
ly visited America to purchase stock
for an alligator farm which they pro-
pose starting in the south of France.
Alligator skin has become so highly
priced throughout France that the
animal dealers believe it will pay
well to raise the alligators on this,
the first farm of it's kind in the world.
Not long ago President Loubet re-
eeived a present of hunting suit of
alligator skin. The skin is said to be
growing scarcer each year, and there
Is always a great demand for it for
boots, shoes, handbags, writing pads,
portfolios and toilet articles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

al nurse, of 16 Jane St., Paterson, N. j..
says: Il have not only seen much sui
fering and many deaths from kidney
trouble, but l have suffered myself. "a
one time thought l could not live
My back ached. there were frequent
headaches and dizzy spells, and the
kidney secretions were disordered
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me from
the first, and soon relieved me entire
ly of all the distressing and painful
symptoms"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. Brown
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists; price so cents
per box.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
A WAITS PICTURE GALLERY.
Record of Good Work Done by New
York Phllanthropists.

York Philanthropists.
One of the oldest sights in New
York is the picture gallery of success
full waits in the rooms of the Chill
dren's Aid society, on East 22d street.
There is none other like it In the
world. Hundreds Of faces look out
of their simple frames. They are of
every nationality, type, age and color.
Since 1853 more than twenty thou
sand waits and strays have been
placed in families by the society, sit
uations have been found for some
twenty-five thousand more, and over
five thousand runaways and "losts"
have been returned to shelters.
OF the rescued, one has become the
governor of state, another the gov
ernor of territory, two members of
Congress, two sheriffs, two district
attorneys, one city attorney, four
members of state legislatures, three
county commissioners, twenty-seven
bankers, twenty-five merchants, four
hundred and sixty clerks, thirty-four
lawyers, seventeen physicians, eight
postmasters, three railroad officials,
thirty-six railroad men, ten real estate
agents, fifteen newspaper and literary
men, eighty-one teachers, four high
school principals, one superintendent
of schools, one civil engineer, twenty
one clergymen, and over thousand
have enlisted in the United States
army and navy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Blood the Best Fertilizer,

A superstition dating from olden
times exists to the effect that roses
and flowers generally attain greater
beauty in soil fertilized by blood. es'
pecially human blood, than elsewhere
Persons who have visited New
market, England, know Of the So
called bloody flower of Newmarket,
which is found nowhere else than in
the old moat, now filled up, and in
which, according to traditions, a very
large quantity of human remains are
inferred. These flowers bloom in
June and July and by the bloodlike
hue of their blossoms suggest the
name which has been given to them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Jumping the Rope.

Would you have your girls and boys
possess plump calves, let them skip.
Would you have an inexpensive rem
edy for torpidity of liver and Its con-
sequences, the skipping rope provides
it. Excellent skipping rope! Aiding
the circulation, warming when cold
and removing stiffness from joints
cramped from long sitting. But in
your wisdom be moderate. Fatal re-
suits have followed a childs attempt
to make a record score.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Black Teeth.

Emigrants from southern Italy ara
many Of them. disfigured by what Is
known as BLACK teeth" The teeth OF
these persons are affected during the
period of growth by some gaseous con.
stituent of drinking water, probably
from impregnation with volcanic va
pors. The defect often gives a SIMS
ter look to an otherwise handsome
face, but fortunately does not, 1t
seems, OBJECT the strength or durabil.
ity of the teeth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Transforming Fur Skins.

A com:,on hare skin can be made
to represent valuable dark brown
fox, and to such perfection that only
an expert may discover the differ
ence. A common Arctic fox skin, origi-
nal cost only $3.50, trar sported to
Leipsic, is deftly turned into first
class dark-brown fox worth $50 to
$50. A marmot skin, after treatment,
successfully represents sable skin;
a rabbit is made to initiate fur seal
skin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
x-Rays Reveal Pearls.

M. Dubois, in paper before the
Academy of Science. Paris, shows
that it is possible, by means OF the
Roentgen rays; to examine the living
oyster without in any way injuring It,
and to ascertain whether or not It
contains a pearl. If it contains only
a tiny pearl the oyster is returned,
and is allowed to live until the disease
has developed large pearl.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Floating Postoffice.

In Lake Wabigoon, Ontario, Can
ada, at point where the water is
not very deep, strong wooden stake
has been driven into the ground. On
the top box has been securely fast
ened, and there you have the Lake
Wabigoon postoffice. The little steam
err from Rat Portage drops the mail
here on her outward voyage, and a
canoe goes out from the shore and
collects it, depositing the outgoing
mail at the same time, which is pick
ed up by the steamer on her return
trip to Rat Portage next day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Musical Rinu,

A minister in the north of London
possesses the most wonderful ring
in the world. In appearance it is an
ordinary gold signet ring, but it is,
in addition. a perfect little musical
box. BY touching a tiny spring, and
holding the ring close to the ear, one
can hear sweet hymn tune. BY
placing the ring on a box the charm
ing tones Of this unique ring can be
heard all over a large room.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

High on the roll of heroes goes the
name of Gunner's Mate Monson of
the Missouri, who saved the good
ships crew by leaping into hole of
death and pulling the door shut after
him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Fine Gift to University.

Gustav Kohn of New Orleans, has
presented to Tulane University his
priceless natural history collection,
which comprises every living creature
native to Louisiana, besides a scien-
tific library of one thousand volumes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Japan's Ambition.

One of the greatest ambitions that
Japan has conceived since the begin
ming of her modern era is to become
a first-class commercial power in the
Pacific, and she has trebled her inter-
national commerce in ten years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

A minister in New Jersey delivered
his Easter sermon in verse, and his
parishioners have no other recourse
than to deny him a vacation and force
him to remain IN the state through
the mosquito season.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Faithful Public Servant.

Warren w. Emory of Range, N. H.,
has served thirty-six consecutive
years as town clerk, thirty-one as
town treasurer and twenty-five years
as postmaster. He also served in the
legislature for two years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

An erudite contemporary says that
81 per cent of the public school teach
ers in this country are men. 1t is
probable that the average pupil would
by the addition of the little letter "a, )"
make them out mean"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

Smokers will read with regret the
story Of the fire that burned $500, 600
worth of tobacco and fine cigars in
the factories at West Tampa But
Aunt Hannah will say grimly that
that's the only way that tobacco ought
ever to be burned.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Fat for Dyspeptics.

The sailing of meat generally rem
ders it less digestible, but the fat
of pork is an exception to this rule.
The dyspeptic who would not dare
eat fresh pork will find fat bacon
wholesome food.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

The Emperor of Abyssinia is said to
have 100000 pounds of gold bullion in
his vaults. His royal highness seems
to have been overlooked somehow in
the worlds great diplomatic grab
game.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

A Phoenix man dropped dead when
invited to have drink, but no strict
moral can be pointed from this, as
1.-THE man would doubtless have died
sometime anyway.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
TRY To Check Emioratlon,

To check the emigration Of English
boys to the colonies, the Lambeth
(England) guardians are trying to ap-
prentice them to home farmers, many
of whom are ready to pay good wages
and look carefully after the boys.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
An Illustration of the First knoWr
Submarine Vessel.

thing like perfect underwater YES
sci. OF course, this submarine of the
time of the Stuarts was very print
tive kind of craft. 1t was propelled
by oars and, believe, was much more
adept at sinking than at coming to the
surface again.-London Tit-Bits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

The Trenton man who claims he
hasn't slept a wink for ten years
would have made his story more in
teresting if he had claimed also that
his home was in Philadelphia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

If merchant could subtract from
the sales of any day of the year the
business brought to him through ad-
vertising, that day would be easily
the dullest day of the year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

Young John d. recently said to his
Bible class: "a man who Is proud
and puffed up is sure to fall" True.
And a man who climbs too high on a
slender pole is likely to break it of
and run it into himself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

Former President Jiminez of Santo
Domingo has arrived in New York.
He has not announced whether he
will establish fruit stand or become
q St. Louis fair attraction.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Vocation for Squirting Girls.

A tradesman in Berlin has hit upon
the plan of engaging squirting girls
to serve in his shop. Asked the rea
son he said, 81 am often robbed. Now
that the eyes of my girls look in every
direction, the customers who steal
will never know when they are being
watched"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

The New York woman who says
flirting is as necessary as it is pleas
ant will please pardon us for assum-
ing that she speaks from experience
and is not gladdening us with mere
theoretical CUFF.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

The negro who killed Andrew II.
Green in New York says he has an
agreement with the devil. who will
stand by him, and that he is going to
kill two more prominent men as soen
as he gets out of Jail, which makes
II look as II he wouldn't.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Heavy Family.

Four brothers and four sisters be-
longing to North Bergen turn the
scale at total weight of 139 stone.
They arc all over six feet in height
and are proportionately built.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

The sorrow expressed in Japan over
the death of the brave Makaroff
shows that human hearts beat under
brown skins. A mans man for a
that.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Cars Treasure May Be Gone.

The car thinks he has in Kremlin,
at Moscow, gold, silver and precious
stones of the value of s600,000,0O0.
But the treasury may have been loot
ed, like almost everything else in Rus
STA.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
m. of The First Submarines.

It seems rather an absurd thing,
said a naval captain to the writer,
although a submarine boat was tried
on the Thames nearly three centuries
ago, we still have not evolved any.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

A Cleveland baby was crushed to
death by whisky key the other
day. It isSl't the first case of the kind
on record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Antique Drinking Cup.

A drinking cup, pronounced by the
British museum to be 5000 years old.
has been found in field at Stoning.
field, Essex. 1t is now in the Chelms-
ford museum.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

A recent duel in Gay Paree lasted
two hours and fifteen minutes. Peo-
pie ought not to get as gay as all
that.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Economy In Threshlng.

A great deal Of grain is wasted by using
old style Threshing Machines. This vast
age can be entirely eliminated if you use
the new and improved machine made by
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

Sea serpents have been sighted at
Avalon already this season. but it will
be remembered that prohibition does
not obtain there to any great extent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

A New York paper describes ]. P.
Morgan as "the man who was" But
considerable of what was that be-
longed to him still "is."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06
Decline Of Lace Industry.

The making Of brussels lace, which
was thirty years ago the occupation Of
10000 Belgians, now employs less
than one-fourth that number.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

There is only one hat that ap-
proaches that worn in Korea in grace,
and that is the plug hat Of the eau
casians.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-06

If young man doesn't get out OF
patience when he is trying to explain
a baseball game to a girl it is good
sign that he really loves her.