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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
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In Gloomy Ravenna
Observation-Disclosures
Especial Correspondence.)

the description he gives of the forest
in the ''Purgatorio." Sad as a for
saken home, as dead love, as vanished
hopes, this melancholy wood, with the
branches thick at the treetops,
stretches away for miles, and stagnant
pools and slow-fowing canals are seen
between the openings of the trees.
Here snake glides past close to your
feet as you walk along, and, warm
though the day is, you shudder at the
sight as il from sudden chill.
Strange fat plants that look luscious
with poison juices grow abundantly.
The distant fiat horizon is scarcely
broken by dim, far-away belfry,
round instead Of square, reminding
you of the famous round towers Of
Ireland.
Dante died at Ravenna; and per-
haps the overpowering melancholy Of
the place, combined with his personal
sorrows, contributed to shorten his
days. His tomb stands at the end of
the little street in which stood the
palace of the Polenta family, from
which the unhappy Francesca da Rim
mi descended. The church of San
francesca, with its great marble
sarcophagi, in the adjoining cloister,
is close beside it. 1t is small mauso-
leum, with tiny cupola, not unlike
the tomb Of Burns in st. Michaels
churchyard at Dumfries. $50 great
were the vicissitudes which beset the
remains of Dante" says an English
writer, that it would seem as if in
death, no more than in life, was there
to be a permanent place of rest for
the body within which l made shad-
ow.''
Lord Byron, the curled darling at
one time and the hated outcast at an
other of fashionable England, in the
early days Of the 10Th century, also
came to Ravenna, but for love of
lady. The angel-like face and golden
hair of the 16-year-old Teresa GAMBIA,
married to Count Guiccioli, attracted
the English lord of high degree. 1t
is in the Hotel Byron, sad, forsaken-
looking place, that most people stay
in Ravenna. A large marble slab set
in the outer wall bears an inscription
in Italian, Of a highly extravagant
character, in praise Of Byron. His
name is all over the place, as one
might say, but his memory does not
come home to you so wildly as that
OF Dante. Nor does his ghost revisit
the glimpses Of the moon, as they
say of Dante's.
Byron stayed two years at Ravenna,
and was constant in riding to and
from the Pineta, or pine wood. Boccac.
clio and Byron, Dante and Dryden,
have referred to this pine wood; and
even the Groves of Barney" are not
so famous in poetry as the pine wood
OF Ravenna! Outside of the city is
the tomb of Theodore standing in
marsh with the water surrounding it
"a queer construction Of the rude
workmanship of the Goths which has
endured comparatively unframed
through the long course Of fourteen
centuries. It is Gally-Knight who tells
us that the construction of the arch
in this building is peculiar; that
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
NERVOUSNESS and
WEAKNESS CURED
BY PE-RU.MA.

Miss Sadie Robinson, Rand street,
Maiden, Mass, writes:
''Peruna was recommended to me
about a year ago as an excellent remedy
for the troubles peculiar to our sex, and
rs / found that all that was said of this
medicine was true, l am pleased TO en-
dorse it.
Wbegan to use 1t about seven months
ago for weakness and nervousness,
caused from Overw0rk and sieepIess-
ness, and found that In a few days I
began to grow strong, my appetite IN
creased and I began 10 sleep better
consequently my nervousness passed
away and the weakness in the pelvic
organs soon disappeared and have
been we'll and strong ever since. y
Address DR.. S. Il. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
O., for free medical advice. All cores
pondence strictly confidential.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

The lovely cities of Italy which
cling to the hillsides as Siena does. or
spread over the plain as Florence has
done, have, as rule, cheerful ap-
pearance. Even ruined cities are not
always silent, and but seldom gloomy
or dull. The noisiest city of Italy, In
a certain sense, Is Pompeii, which
speaks from its walls with thou
sand voices, telling it's story as 1t may
oy err and over again. Even the ruined
and abandoned little city OF Ninfa, on
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Sobieski, of America.

Colonel John Sobieski, of Los An
geles, the direct descendant Of King
John III. of Poland, the great warrior
and statesman of that country, a vet.
eran of the civil war, is an implacable
foe to liquor and spends most of his
time in temperance work. Colonel
Sobieski won his military title in the
civil war, after which he studied law
and was admitted to the bar. In 1868
he was a member of the Minnesota
Legislature. Later he took up the pro-
hibition cause, in which he has Ia
bored even since.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
MummIes Are Scarce.

A London trade paper announces
shortage in the mummy market. which
is felt by color.makers. 1t is explained
that mummies, in good condition and
not over 1000 years old. make, when
properly ground, a rich light brown
which is in great favor among artists
But, where human mummies cannot be
had, mummified cats make a fair SUBJ
stitute. The skeleton market shows a
slump and prices have fallen sharply
owing to the Russo-Japanese war. The
Boer war sent first grade skeletons
down to $3.50. They promise to be
lower now.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

Art is long, but artists are generally
short.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

Photographers would suggest
that you relax the features little and
assume a more pleasing expression"
Mrs. Vick-Senn-"I suppose l can do it
if you insist, but l can tell you right
now it won't look like me."-Chicago
Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Royal Lips Touched Each Straw.

A hat made of straws, every one of
which had been touched by royal lips,
was worn by an Englishman at Bou-
logne some years ago. The man who
wore it had followed the king, when
he was Prince of Wales, for couple
of years, collecting the straws through
which he absorbed iced drinks, and
when he had secured enough he had
them made into the hat, Of which he
was immensely proud.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Fine Miners for Quitting.

For stopping work at Murton col
liery, Seaham Harbor, England, with
out notice on three dates in August
148 miners have been fined $1.25 eact
day damages and condemned to pa,
costs of court.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Easy to Find Out.

To the young, unmarried, desirable
man of good habits and fine prospects
who is bordering the problem: no
college women marry? Ask one Of
them MINNEAPOLIS Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Trv One PACKAGE.

n Defiance Starch" does not please
you. return 1t to your dealer. II 1t
does you get one-third more for the
same money. 1t will give you salts
faction. and will not stick to the iron.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
A GREAT INSTITUTION.

It Is unusual that a single institution IN a
city of 900 people viii OvershsdOw In i'm
pOrtance every Other interest, but sucn IS
the case with the American School Of
hir5sYillc, Mo.
A stranger IN kirksyille Is imme ii2t "
impressed with the idea that the ,Owg Is
sustained BY this institution, IN fact,
kirksville has been made what 1t IS to-day
by Dr. still aud his famous School and
Infirmary- It IS the largest patronIzed IN
endowed institution Of Its kind IN the
United States.
DR.. Stills school enr5lls over 100 stud snts
yearly and eIch student Is required 70 at
tend four terms Of five months each before
completing the course Of study The e are
over 300 craduates and they are prdc-
ticing IN every state and territory OF the
Union. About twO-thirds Of the states
nave passed special laws legaliziag the
science.
THIS school teaches ever branch taught
IN medical cJlegeS except drugs and
OsJeopathy l. substituted for that 80
thorough IS the teaching In anatomy that
ovc-. one hundred human bodies are dis
sected yearly by the students.
At the IufiTHary, patients from every
mart OF the country and with almost every
form o. diSea5s arc constantly under treat L
ment. For the past fifteen years almost
every train coming 70 kirksVIuC has
brought some new sufferer hoping 10 find re-
lief by the science Of OsteOpathy. b. the
thousands who have left the institution
benefited b. the treatment. the science mas
been heralded 70 the world as Z safe and
rational method Of cure Several years ago
4 free clinic was esta biishei in connection
with the practice department of the school
and this IS still in operation Hundreds OF
the worthy poor. who are unable 70 pay Tor
treatment. are treated every afternoon b.
the senior students free Of charge
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
RICH LAND FOR SETTLERS
Uintah Indian Reservation Is to BE Thrown
Open Next March.

The Denver, Northwestern & Pa
cifc railway. better known as the
''MOffat'' Line, crosses Uintah county
with its survey, and follows the Du-
chesne river and Strawberry creek
across the reservation, and viii thus
open up this virgin section at once,
and make every acre Of tillable land
valuable.
The Uintah railway, which is being
constructed across the Book Cliffs,
from Mack. Colo, a station On the Rio
Grande road, TO tap the extensive gil
sonite deposits of the White river
country, viii have for its terminus, at
present, a station called Dragon, on
the head OF Evacuation creek Dragon
IS ffty-fve miles southeast Of Vernal,
and a frst-class wagon road viii be
constructed between the two points
The climate OF the whole Uintah
basin is an ideal one The Uintah
range on the north. with its towering
peaks, tempers the hot winds Of mid
summer, and the nights are delight
fully cool. even in July and August II
is doubtful if there is any place in the
world where vegetation grows as lux
uTiantly, and yet the heat is not op-
pressive, as is the case in the Uintah
country.
That Uintah county and the terri
tory now embraced in the Uintah res
ervatiOn is destined TO become rich
and prosperous section, is beyond
question. With its marvellous prOduc-
tiCn Of crops Of all kinds. and a great
transcOntinenJaI line passing through
II. opening the markets Of the west 70
its produce. il Is bound TO become the
great distributing point from which
will be drawn the food supply for
hundreds Of miles around
The immense deposits Of gilsOnite
and other kindred minerals, to tap
which the Uintah railway is being
constructed. will form the basis for
q great industry, and viii create a
good home market for the farmers Of
the Uintah basin.
All around the Ashley valley, and on
some parts Of the reservation, are de
posts of coal that furnishes cheap
and convenient fuel, and the foothills
of the Uintah range are. covered with
a dense growth Of CEDAR and pine,
which is easily accessible.
The soil and climate Of the Uintab
reservation and the Uintah basin in
general, is especially adapted TO the
culture Of the sugar beet Tests made
OF beets. produced in the Ashley val
ley, show them TO be above the aver
age IN saccharine, and the yield, i'm
mense.
II is not known where the land office
Will be established for registration
and will not be until the next session
OF congress; but as Vernal is the
closest available town to the reserva-
ton, it is presumed that the land
office will be located at yernaL
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25

Considerable interest attaches Just
now to the Uintah Indian reservation,
because of the provision in the last
Indian appropriation bill, providing
for the opening, and which carried an
appropriation Of $1,000 TO complete
the surveys, begun some time ago
The original bill fixed October 1st,
1904. as the date of the opening, but
because of the amount of work TO be
done, in aIlotting lands, and making
the surveys. IL was found necessary to
postpone the opening until March 10,
1905. which was done by action Of con-
gress-
The Uintah reservation lies in Jim
tab and Wasatch counties, Utah, in
the northeastern portion Of the state
In area II consists Of two million
three hundred and thirty-fOUT thou
sand acres Of mountain and valley
There are several fine streams Of
water that rise IN the Uintah range on
the north. and traverse the lower val
Ieys, finally emptying themselves into
Green river The principal streams
are the Duchesne and Uintah rivers,
with numerous forks, all Of which can
be easily diverted for purposes Of If
rigation. making it one Of the best
watered sections Of the state. From
the foot Of the Uintah mountains TO
the south line Of the reservation are
a continuous succession OF benches Of
soil that is admirably adapted to all
kinds of crops that can be grown any
where in this latitude
In altitude. the reservation ranges
from 1000 feet in the lower valleys to
Il, 900 feet on the summit Of the lOfti-
est peaks Of the Uintah range-the
highest in the state
In selecting lands for the Indians,
the allOtments have been made prin-
cIpaIIy along the river bottoms, while
the bench lands, which are usually the
most fertile, are practically untouched
and viii provide homes for many
thousands OF people.
In climate, soil and crops the reser-
walton is identical with the Ashley
valley. twenty miles to the east, which
Is, without question, one Of the garden
spots Of the west. In this valley are
grown magnificent crops Of grains OF
all kinds. and alfalfa hay yields three
crops q year. The whole OF the Uin-
tab basin. which comprises all the ter
ritOry lying south OF the Uintah range,
draining into Green river, and en-
bracing all of the Uintah and UncOm-
pahgre reservations, and practically
all of Uintah county, is adapted to the
growth of small fruits, especially, and
the apples produced in the Ashley val
ley are the finest in the world This
crop is unusually fine this year, the
orchards. in many instances, breaking
down under the burden of fruit that
is without blemish. In some parts Of
the Ashley valley, the finest Of peaches
are also grown
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
REWARD OF A SAMARITAN.
WeII-Intentfoned Lady Got No Credit
for interference

Well-Intentioned Lady Got No Credit
for interference
The proverbiaI fate Of a person who
interferes between a quarrelsCme hus-
band and wife said a woman who
spends most of her afternoons read
ing in Central park. seems to apply,
also TO a mother and her child 5
nursemaid. 1 was sitting near the
Mall the other afternoon when child
fell and began to scream The nurse
maid. who had been reading a novel,
ran TO the little one and gave her
good trOuncing-sO severe. IN fact
that felt called upon TO interfere
was insOlently told 10 chase myself.
Il followed the girl home to a house
in Central Park West and sent in my
card TO the lady Of the house In a
word OF two I told her how cruelty
her child had been whipped by the
nursemaid. and said L thought she
would like to know IL
- don't know why you should come
10 me on such an errand. said the
mother haughtiIy. Ny little girl had
q fail. and was crying because she was
hurt The nurse has just told me So
Mary has been with me ever since the
baby was born. and would no more
think OF iII-treating her than I should
I am sure yOu must be mistaken
Good afternoon
The time-hOnOred prOverb that it is
q good thing 10 mind your own bust
ness has been ringing in my ears ever
since New York Times
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
THEIR SALARIES ARE SMALL.
Insignificant Sums Paid to Tw,
Famous Men.

Insignificant Sums Paid to Two
Famous Men.
1t may be some comfort to iaboring
men to know that the salary of the
poet laureate of England is 1850 a
year and a hOgshead OF wine thrown
in Of course, this represents only a
fractional part of what 8Ir. Alfred
Austin really earns. still it is all that
he gets for being poet laureate to the
English speaking race This salary
Is without any prospect OF a raise.
although it was increased to its pres
cnt munihcent proportions when Lord
TehnysCn died. Some time before his
death it was decided TO increase his
salary 10 that amount but the gov
eminent did not decide till after his
death Thus the present Poet Iaure-
ate came in for the raise intended for
Lord TennysOn.
Even this small sum is more than
the official salary Of the bishop of
Winchester, in his capacity of minis
ter to the chapel royal He receives
$50 per annUm- II Is an Office which
requires his presence at Windsor sew
eTal times each year and the total
railway fares from Winchester amount
to about five times the amount of his
salary. The vice consuls OF the sec
ond class towns IN Russia are also
badly paid Their salaries vary from
SO TO $50. but twO-thfrds OF them
get S25-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
silent Japzneze Women.

Japan has its communities Of silent
female recluses. There is a convent
at 4 place called Yunaka va. about
seven miles from HakOdate. A nnatrCn
Of some fifty years presides. and her
instructions are implicitly obeyeC.
The women are all young ranEins,
from sixteen TO twenty-seven. and
some OF them are described as very
beautiful The building stands in .
farm OF some $50 acres. but the women
do not engage in any agricultural
work They spend most Of their time
indoors and they observe a strict rule
Of silence
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
EAIR woMAN,s LATesr roY.
powder Knife Takes the Place Ct Old
Fashioaed Puff.

powder Knife Takes the Place Ct Old
Fashioned Pun.
The powder pun is 70 go Beauty
has discovered that It is too unhy-
gienic to be safe-and in addition a
new fashion was wanted
So an old toilet adjunct has been
resusciteted from the past in Paris
0y a great beauty. who. searching
through the archives Of the time OF
Louis XIV. lighted upon q curious lit
tie knife. Bith a supple golden blade
as thin and plant as & painter pal
cite knife. set in an exquisite enam-
eIed handle. Of that bright. yet mel
low. character that proclaims beauti-
fuI old age. Discovering its use. the
modern woman. processing adherence
Of the micrObe-laden puff, has adapted
it TO her own needs and has thereby
set a new vogue in exotic Paris.
Marie Leczinska- 70 whom King
Louis w presented this love-y little
weapon one OF a whole battery o.
toilet adjuncts, used IT to spread uDoL
her race the cosmetic that enhanced
her beauty. and this is what the
knife with the golden blade is doing
for the bellies OF to-day. who find L
far preferable to as we'll as much
more romantic than the puts, cham
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
20 % pustv Rnzds

Experiments with pitch as a dust
preventative are being made abroad
WIKI the most excellent results The
European highway authorities are
using hot pitch in many places. and
the system is reaching a high degree
Of perfection
The principal suburban boulevard
OF MarseiIIes has Just been treated
with a coating OF pitch. OF course.
the roads need to be well macada-
mized first TO receive the best effects.
but a road properly treated is found
to be Well-nigh dUstprOOf
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
DESIGNATED GRAVE OF MILTON.
DiabolicaI Act of Drunken Men Com
mitted q Century AGO.

mitted Century Ago.
There are probably many. even
among the subscribers to Millions
statue. who viii be surprised to learn
that the body OF the great poet was
once on view at a charge OF threepence
q head within few yards from the
site chosen for this splendid tribute TO
his memory
II was in 1890. after d carousal. that
two Overseers and a carpenter enter
ed the Church of St. Giles. Cripple
gate, where Milton lay buried. and.
having discovered the Ieaden coffin
which contained his body. cut open its
top with a mallet and chisel When
they disturbed the shrOud, Neve says.
when telling the story OF the ghoulish
deed. the ribs fell. Fountain con
fessed that he pulled hard az the
teeth, which resisted until someone hit
them with a stone. Fountain secured
all the fine teeth in the upper jaw. and
generously gave one TO one OF his ac-
completes Altogether the scoundreis
stole q rib bone. ten teeth and several
handfUls OF hair and. TO crown tie
diabOiical business. the female grave
digger afterward exhibited the body
TO any one willing To pay tEreeDence
for the spectacle. Westminster Ga
zette
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
ProhtabIe Parfnershin

A traveller on a Kentucky road that
runs along the Ohio river came upon
an old darky hauling driftwOod into
his farmyard. As there was already
a stack OF II almost as large as the
tvO-rOOmed farmhouse. the stranger
remarked
4 see you've gathered a lot OF FIRE
wood. uncle"
"Oh. dat,s only half what I've picked
up this season, said the negro proud
y, stopping the mule.
What did you do with the rest
sell ft?
No, sub I hauled ii to Mr.. Tuck
er's- de white man what lives in dat
big house yander- ives pahtuers, we
is. an he lets me have half OF all 1
kin pick up. New York Times.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25

What are YOU going TO do. Henry
asked Mrs. UptOdaJe. as her husband
unwrapped a pair Of boxing gloves
I'm going TO give Willie some les
sons in seIf-defense7 he answered
Every boy should know how 10 take
care Of himself in an emergency
Come on. Willie. I won't hurt you
Twenty minutes later Mr. UptOdate
returned with 3 hand up to his face
Get me a piece of raw meat to put
on my eye, and some arnica," he said
Why. you don't mean to say that
Willie"
NO. 1 don't. Of course don't I've
discovered that the only way to teach
that boy is with a strap
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
Bed Tapism Bun Mad.

A woman teacher in a school at
WestphaIia had 10 make an Official
communication TO the German min
lister of education. She used for the
purpose what is called eagle paper. F"
having the royal eagle upon it as a
water mark, and duly dispatched If 70
Berlin through the school board OF
Essen After a few days the letter
came back, with an intimatiOn that
it must be rewritten. as the eagle ap-
peared upon it head downward. Ger
man red tape could not endure this
irTegularity-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
sheep e. Warm cllmat..

The department Of agriculture has
recently imported five wOoIless sheep
-four ewes and a ram-for use in the
extreme southern states A heavy
crop Of wool is a burden In hot. dry
districts, resulting in a direct III effect
on the quality Of the mutton These
sheep are being experimented with
BY the bureau OF animal industry.
They are hardy and are easy keepers.
They are brought from the Barbados.
where they have. proved prsftsble.-
Country Life in America.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25

There were strict orders in the Phil
ippines regarding lOOting and one day
a lieutenant's suspicious were aroused
by a private whom he saw peering
eagerly under the piazza Of a house on
the outskirts Of Manila.
What are you doing there?' he de-
manded, in his gruhest tones.
Why, sir" said the soldier. salutng,
I'm only trying to catch a chicken
which I've just bought"
Lieutenant x stopped and caught
sight of a fine pair of fowls.
There are two chickens under
there" he exclaimed. eXcitedly; i
bought the other one. Catch EN- both. -
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-25
Food Problems.

The problem Of what to eat and
how to cook food is Of greater mo-
ment than the question OF overeating.
An editorial IN The British Medical
Journa. OF a recent date states the
situation aptly in the following
words; What to eat and what to
drink viii always be decided By IA
ticnal custom and individual prefer
ence. so far as the public is con-
cerned. but both may be influenced
in the right direction By the guidance
Of skilled medfesl. opinion"