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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
"Pay Less and Dress Better"

Rev w. H. Carwadine, pastor of the
Ada Street NJ E. church, Chicago, for
merly pastor at Colony and Greeley, is
doing some editorial work on ,iicarsts
Chiago American He shows great
deal of ability in that line, too
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

r. n. Kerr and wife, of Glenlock, left
Monday, for a three weeks visit with
old friends in Marshall and Washington
counties They moved here from WASH
ington county thirty years ago. and
have not been back there since.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

J. W. Rice transacted business at
Cherryvale last Saturday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

There isn't good house to rent in
Garrett at this time Indeed, all of the
houses-good bad and indilferent-are
full. We need more houses.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
First Published September 80, 1904
Sheriff's Sale. '''
STATE OF KANSAS, | -
ANDERSON COUNTY
The X. J Waddel Invcstmcntl
Company, Plaintiff.
VS..
Charles Burnett ct al,
hofaxI, |

DeIenQantSJ
BY virtue of an order of sale to ME
directed and delivered, issued out of the
Fourth Judicial District court of the
state of Kansas, sitting in and for An
derson county, in said state, will on
Monday, the 31st day of October A. ID.
1904, at 2 o clock p. m. of said day, ar
: the court house door in the city OF Gar.
nettsin the county and state aforesaid.
offer at public sale and sell to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand. all the right
/ title and interest ct the above-named de
PENDANTS in and to the following de-
scribed real proper ty, to-wit: The west
half of northwest fractional quarter of
section SIX (6) township twenty two(22)
range twenty coy containing 100 35-100
acres. Said property to be sold as the
property OF the above. named defendants,
CHARLES Burnett ct al.
VIM. WYcoFF Sheriff
BY l.. ID. WALRAD, Under Sheriff
Sheriff's office, GARRETT, kas., Sept. 26
1904
W. II CLARK, Attorney tor Plaintiff.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Judge Sicer united in marriage. Mon
dav, John J, Renzler, Of Selma. and Miss
Laura Carrier. OF Garnett.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
LOCAL LACONICS


Mrs. Fellows is spending the week in
Kansas City, visiting friends.
|. NJ. Craig has purchased the McEew'
en- residence, on Fifth avenue, west.
Toe Turrell and Maurice Cotter were
in from Harris, Tuesday, transacting
business
Ed Stein, if arrived home from st.
Charles, Mo-, Sunday, alter long
absence.
Misses Nellie McMurrav and Patti
Hiatt drove to Greeley, Monday, tor a
days visit.
Perry Evcrine was here from Yates
Center last Friday and Saturday, visit
ing his mother and sisters
The county commissioners have been
in session this week, transacting the
usual business OF the board.
Ira Myers and +. f. Barriclow have
returned from western Kansas. They
did not find a suitable location
Mrs Baldwin, mother OF Nj 5. ID I'll
Luse, came over from Missouri the first
of the week, on visit to her daughter.
There isn't a good house to rent il
Garrett at this time Indeed, all of the
houses-good bad and indiiferent--art
full. We need more houses.
There have been qnite a number o
transfers OF city property within the
past week, at good prices. And this
calls for the building of more houses.
Mrs !, B. Levy and Mrs. Vim. Hen
ming arrived here on Thursday of last
week, and will make Garrett their
home. They are a valuable and wei.
come acquisition to our city.
Rev. X. A. Adamson and wife of Can.
ton, Kas., were the guests of A. T. Ho.-
and wife on Thursday of last
week 1t will he remembered that Rev.
Adamson was pastor of the Christian
church here several years ago.
-
X. n. Kerr and wife, of Glenlock, left
Monday, for three weeks visit with
old friends in Marshall and Washington
They moved here from WASH
ngton county thirty years ago. and
have not been back there since.
The irieuds of Mrs. Chalmers Monroe
and Mrs. Frank Mahan, of Kansas
City, will be sorry to learn that they
have both been suffering from malignant
sore throat, which is epidemic in that
city. Both are about we'll now
Frank 7. Brown, who came here from
South Africa several months ago, has
filed his naturalization papers with the
of becoming full tledgcd
American citizen. And there isn't a
doubt that he will make a good citizen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Rev. X. A. Adamson and wife of Can
ton, Kas., were the guests of A. I. Ho,'
comb and wife on Thursday Of last
week. 1t will he remembered that Rev.
AdamsOn was pastor of the Christian
church here several years'ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Mrs. Fellows is spending the week in
Kansas City, visiting friends
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Ed Hedges and wife We're here from
Nebraska part of the week, visiting his
mother and sisters.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

J. W. Bronston, his son Lloyd and
daughter Bculah visited the worlds tair
thIs week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Denrck Kirk was in Lawrence part of
the week, attending the semi.centennial
anniversary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Mrs Baldwin, mother OF NJ 5. ID ii
Luse, came over from Missouri the flrSl
OF the week, on visit to her daughter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Mrs. Paul Kirk and children lett for
St. Joseph, Mo-, last Saturday, to visit
relatives and old friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
The Garrett Gas Comply.


OF gas. Rates not given below will be furnished upon
application at our office after Sept. lst All gas bills
due and payable at our office on the first of each
month"; in advance:
DOMESTIC COOK STOVES PER MONTH
For May, june, july August and Sept $3.50
For Oct, Nov =, Dec, JAM, Feb, Mar. Apr. 200
DOMESTIC HEATERS AND CRATES
For May and October. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
For November to April inclusive 800. 200
HALLS AND STORE ROOMS
For May and October. Observation-Disclosures. I.5o
For November to Apil inclusive ,..... 800
BASEMENT HEATERS (No. mixer)
For May and October.
For November to April inclusive...... 400
BASEMENT HEATERS Ono. mxer)
For May and October ........... 800
For November to April inclusive 500
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT RANGES
For No. mixer. ................... 800
For No. mixer. !............... 400
RADIATORS
September and May inclusive.
GASOLINE STOVES
Burners. ......'..... ............ 75c.
Burners. ....:................. LOO
Burners ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I.25
A
above raesior than of the
above excepting radiators.
ILLUMINATING PURPOSES
ungren Lamps
Welsbach lights feet tips first five each...2Oc
Additional, N
Welsbacn Lights six feet tips residence first
five each". 10c.
Additional eacl ......
All churches dgasi free of
charge will be made tapping line after January
The company will make charge of 80 all
mixers which will be refunded when mixers
turned.
The Garnett Gas Company.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Joe Turrell and Maurice Cotter were
in from Harris, Tuesday, transacting
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Miss Lilly Winter was up from Hum
boldt the latter part OF last week, visit
ing friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

The city is filling up the irog,pond
around the X, n. Il D. dcpot--a mighty
good move
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Distaict court will convene next Mon
day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Ira Myers and +. f. Barriclow have
returned from western Kansas. They
did not find a suitable location
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

The county commissioners have been
in session this week transacting the
usual business OF the board
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

Ed Stein, jr arrived home from St.
Charles, Mo-, Sunday, alter long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
LOUISE OF ARGYLL.

Princess Louise is the most retiring
member of the British royal family; so
much SO, in fact, that she has a curious
objection to being photographed, and
there are but one or two portraits of
her in circulation. When visiting any
health resort both the duke and duchess
prefer to go incognito and like to be
treated as ordinary visitors. AS show
ing her royal highness' great objection
to fuss" it is interesting to record that
when she desired 20 indulge in cycling
several years ago she became member
of a cyclists club established at Chel-
sea under an assumed name and thus
learned to ride. Skating is the only
other physical recreation of which the
Duchess of Argyll is fond. She is q
s1ngularly graceful skater, possessing a
knowledge of every trick in the way of
fancy skating, and, for a woman, is an
exceedingly good speed skater. 1t was
in Canada during her husbands term
of office as governor general that the
princess acquired her great skill on the
ice, and even among the native born
Canadians she was noted for her clev.
erness in this direction.
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that it might be attacked from land
ward. That was precisely the manner
in which it was approached. The young
French Republicans, with whom was a
lieutenant of artillery named Napoleon
Bonaparte. besieged and bombarded it
from the land side, and it was taken
without difficulty.
An instance of the falIibility of judg
ment displayed by American strategists
during the civil war may be found in
the case of the taking of Fort Sumter.
That fortress was built originally to
protect the city of Charleston from the
attack of a hostile fleet. The posi-
bility of the city falling into the hands
of the hoStiles had not been provided
for and the Confederate forces, with
great lack of consideration for the
plans of the builders, bombarded the
fort from landward and speedily eff
fected it's capture with slight loss to
themselves.
A military man who has been intrust-
ed with the conduct of campaign may
find himself sorely hampered at the
very outset by having to look out for
the safety of this or that expensive for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

THAT he matriculated at Westfield.
From his earliest childhood he had
manifested remarkable talent for nu-
sic, and it is likely that an early APP
plication to technique would have made
virtuoso of him. AS it was he was so
| infatuated with the study that imnledi-
ately upon his graduation at the normal
school he entered the New England
| Conservatory of Music t Boston.
where he became pupil of DR.. Louis
Mas leader of the Boston Philharno-
mic who found him possessed of much
musical ability.
In order to equip himself for actual
| business and SO escape the musician s
reputation of lack of practically he
combined the study of stenography
with that of harmony. Under the in
struction of James E. Munson, the
originator of the system bearing his
name, the young man became SO inter
ested in shorthand that he abandoned
music and devoted all his energies to
the requirement of the new art. AL
though he never resumed the study of
theoretical music, Mr.. Cortelyou is to-
day one of the most notable amateur
musicians in the country. In this dis
tinction he ranks with the veteran Carl
Schurz, of whom it has been affirmed
that if he had not been so great a pub
licist he might have been an even
greater pianist.
When MunSon was appointed official
stenogra pher of the superior court Cor
telyou became his assistant. Shortly
afterward he resigned and began
pedagogical career which continued
four years. 1t was during this period
that he married Miss Lily M. Kinds,
daughter of the Hampstead principal.
After his marriage Mr.. Cortelyou en-
tered the public service, first in the ca
pacity of private secretary to various
minor government officials and in
1895 as stenographer to President
Cleveland. He was promoted to exec
utive clerk in 1896, became assistant
secretary to President Mckinley in
1898, and in 1900 he was invited to act
as secretary to President Roosevelt.
Although Mr.. Cortelyou's eight years
of efficient service at the White House
made his continued presence there al
most a. public necessity. he had made
so many powerful friends that his fur
Their promotion was a matter of course.
His capacity for absorbing detail and
storing it for convenient reference
made him invaluable to the chief exec
utive, and Mr.. Roosevelt's appointment
of his secretary to the new department
of labor and commerce was inspired by
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up no DATE ADMIRAL.

Admiral Ito, who earned his vis-
countcy for services in the Chino-Jap-
anese war, is very western in his
methods. A story is told rather against
him when the Japanese landed a force
after the battle of the Yalu. Shortly
after his establishment he was one day
annoyed by the receipt of a telegram
from a subordinate whom he had al
lowed off on furlough which read, Will
not report today, as expected, on &C
count of unavoidable circumstances"
The tone of the message was not at all
to Admiral Ito's mind, and he wired
at once in reply. Report as expected
or give reasons" Within an hour the
following message came over the wires
from a hospital in Yokosuka: Train Off
can't ride. Legs off-can't walk.
Will not report unless you insist" The
admiral did not insist.
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fence and with loss of life. Fortresses
are designed and built in time of peace
and are fashioned to meet a theory of
what is likely to occur when war makes
it's appearance. When war comes it is
so frequently unlike what has been an
ticipated that the costly defensive
structure is found to be practically use
less.
Toulon, for instance, was designed as
a stronghold which was to be capable of
withstanding any force that might be
brought against it from seward. The
best French engineers were engaged in
it's construction, and infinite pains were
taken to prevent any error of construc
ton. 1t seems never to have occurred
to the experts who had bestowed such
scrupulous care upon it's seaward side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
A FEW NOTES.

A few years ago Jean de Reszke, the
great artist, was singing at an at
home" He noticed how eagerly, almost
ravenously, a somewhat thin, careworn'
very shabbily clad clergyman was
drinking in every word of his magnih-
cent song. Just before he left De
Reszke inquired of his host about his
fascinated listener and learned that ne
was very poorly paid, hard worked
vicar in a certain town about forty
miles from London and was such
passionate lover of music that he hao
walked the whole distance in order TO
hear the great singer. The big hearted
tenor left the house quietly-nay, sadly
and thoughtfully. Six months after TINS
there was great joy in the hungry
household of the poor, delicate. music
loving vicar. That very evening lit
tie concert got up for his benefit by a
few sympathetic parishioners was to
be given A few hours before its COM
mencement the vicar received letter
from De Reszke saying: Il intended
running down to your town to contrib
ute something to your little concert to-
night, I intended singing a few notes.
However, as cannot sing you these
notes may 1 send them instead?" One
hundred pounds in banknotes fell from
the letter ..
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tress- Instead of being entirely free to
formulate his own scheme of managing
the campaign and to make what he be-
heves to be the best preparations to
thwart the enemy he is obliged to mod
ify his course by the necessity which
arises for him to send troops and rI1u-
nitions either to relieve or to hold Sc
cure some distant stronghold which at
the moment is of no possible advantage
and is likely to prove a burden. The
loss of Sedan in the Franco Prussian
war was remarkable example of this
state of affairs.
Marshal Bazaine. having been defeat
ed by the Prussians, retreated into
Metz. Since that fortress was supposed
to be impregnable, for it had never
been taken. that action of the marshal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
INDIAN ETIQUETTE.

A letter sent to a native prince in In
dia is often very elaborate affair. The
paper is specially made for the purpose
and is sprinkled with gold leaf. Only
the last few lines of the somewhat
lengthy document contain the purport
of the letter. while the remainder is
made up of the usual roundabout and
complimentary phrases. 1t is folded in
a peculiar way, with the flaps outward,
and placed in muslin bag, and this
latter into one of crimson and gold tint.
with a slipknot of gold thread, attached
to which is a ponderous seal. The adj
dress, written on a slip of parchment,
is attached to the outside bag. These
details are very important for polite
letter writing in India, and if any one
of them were omitted it would be an in
suit to the person addressed.
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compelled by public sentiment to go to
the relief of belea guered Metz The
leaders of the French forces realized
the hopelessness of the situation; but
driven by the clamor of the national
demand for instant action, they march
ed to the Mouse and the ignoble defeat
of Sedan. If they had been free to
choose their own course that disaster
might have been averted. They might
have retreated in good order or have
fought the enemy from some advanta-
geous point. AS it was, the obsolete
fortress of Sedan added not a little to
the completeness of the defeat. TO the
dismayed ana panic stricken French
men the portentous looking walls and
ramparts of the fortress seemed to
promise shelter from their merciless
enemies. They huddled like sheep into
the deceptive Enclosure and on the fol-
lowing day were bounced upon by their
pursuers and taken like sheep from
pen.
Another of the ways in which a great
fortress may contribute to nations
undoing is by inspiring a disastrous
overconfidence. Some strongholds APP
pear SO formidable that the nations
possessing them are likely to place
overreliance in them as barriers against
al, coming foes and to neglect other
necessary means of defense. 1t is also
a fact that troops trained to garrison
duty within Notifications are not re-
markedly efficient when employed in
the open field.
SevaStopol was an example of a for
tress that in the end was more injuri-
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,ne For1reSses Thar Horue Been DEATH Traps;
Ttvo ~(frongbolds Ibaf Ha1e Nexer CA
Captured

of the character common to South Al
RIGA. 1t is on the northern border OF
Cape Colony and just at the entrances
to Bechuanaland. At the time OF the
siege it was garrfsoned by Iorces Oh
about COO men under Colonel Baden
powell. The camp had been well forth
fed by earthworks, and the energetic
British commandment proceeded TO
strengthen it. A greatly hyperion force
under the redoubtable General CronJe
besieged it for several weeks ana ala
not succeed in capturing it. Although
it was built on a perfectly level plaln'
the British had surrounded 1t with q
system of mines and earthworks Whlcn
the Beers could not penetrate
JOHN L. STILLMAN.
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the fallibility of human judgment. In
fleet and garrison might withdraw in
perfect security it has proved to be a
veritable death trap. Better a thou
sand times for Russia'S men and war
ships if this fortified military toy had
never been constructed. 1t is a well
times become sources of greater danger
to the nation that erects and maintains
them than to any enemy against whom
they have been designed. Most of the
disasters which have befallen the Rus
sian standard in Manchuria are on ac-
count of the investment of Port Arthur,
and the successes that have come to
the Japanese are directly referable to
the same cause. But for Port Arthur
and in a lesser degree Vladivostok-
the Japanese might have had to fight
on land, and at times and in places of
Russia's own choosing. AS it was,
Russia had deprived herself of all vo-
compelled to defend her costly fortress.
As a matter of fact, the average for
tresS is not unlikely to prove to be a
most disappointing affair. 1t some
times fails utterly to accomplish the
purpose for which it was erected, and
not infrequently, instead of becoming
an actual protector, it turns out to be a
point which requires a great deal of
protection, often at much inconven-
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be TsUo Great National Committees

notable unselfishness. That the presi-
dents confidence in his former secreta-
~ had not diminished during Mr.. Cor
telyou's short oversight of the new de-
partment was evidenced by his selec-
ton for the trying and most difficult
position of chairman of the national
committee.
The CorteIyous have established q
very satisfactory position in Washing
tons social life. There are four chill
dren, three boys and a small girl, and
the modest home in Maryland avenue
is one of the most popular gathering
places on Capitol hill. 1t is especially
frequented by the musical and literary
set. GEORGE w. SLOANE.
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--ASs-AZ[MhN national committee
personal magnetism
and capacity for unlimited work. Nor
must these requisites be present in
barely appreciable or even a qualified
degree They must be in excess-so
dominant, in fact, that all other human
attributes are dwarfed into COMPARE
tive insignificance. 1t has been affirm
ed of this all important Individual
rather indignantly. but not less forcibIy,
that he must handle the oil can, ex-
anime the joints and pull the lever of
the party machine. Literally trans
lated, that means that he must be pos
sessed of an insight that is almost SUI
perhuman, a responsiveness that is as
subtle as it is potent and a Judgment
that is faultless.
In conducting a presidential cam
paign one of the earliest duties of the
national chairman after the candidates
have been notified of their nominations
is to appoint an executive COMMITTEES
of three and to make himself chairman
of that wheel within a wheel There
after the party's fortunes are in the
hands of that powerful triumvirate. 1t
may be a rational machine, amenabIe
TO reason, open to conviction, respon-
sive to suggestion, but as far as all
practical purposes are concerned its
decisions are beyond appeal. The ac-
the chairman, and he must indeed
prove himself veritahle political than
maturgus if at the close of the cam
paign he can count more friends that
remain than enemies that have risen
This year both of the great political
bodies have intrusted the business
management of the campaign to men
who, although comparatively untried at
this species of executive requirement
10 -su11a .T-r
their fitness.
Thomas Taggart, the new chairman
of the Democratic national committee.
is a native OF Ireland, born Nov. IT.
1856, in County Monaghan At the age
of four years he was brought to Amer
lea by his parents. who settled in Ohio
at xenia. In 1877 young Taggart re-
moved to Indianapolis and entered the
service of the proprietors of a chain of
railway restaurants. In 1880 he was
appointed superintendent of his en-
ployers' interests in the Indianapolis
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WHAT GOLD sEArERs CAN DO.

Gold heaters by hammering can re-
duce gold leaves so thin that 2S2, 600
must be laid upon each other to pro-
duce the thickness of an inch, yet each
leaf is so perfect and free from holes
that one of them laid upon any surface,
as in gliding, gives the appearance of
solid gold. They are so thin that if
formed into book 1,5e0 would only oc-
cupy the space of a single leaf of COM
mon paper, and an octave volume of an
inch thick would have as many pages
as the books of a well stocked library
of $500 volumes with 200 pages in each.