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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16
At Tea With Polly.

At Tea With Polly.
When Polly puts the kettle on,
And lights the lamp, and spreads the
cover,
Politeness tells me to be gone;
But shamelessly l. lingering. hover,
In hopes that she will bid me stay,
For naught on earth Is half so 1oiiy'
AS that half hour of twilight gray,
In paradise, at tea with Polly.
When I am tired, and worn. and sad,
/ love to hear her china tinkle,
Its music makes my spirit glad
And smoothes away each worrying
wrinkle,
All else on earth may fail to drive
Away the shade of melancholy,
But not trouble can survive
The joy Of taking tea with Polly.
To see her as she cuts the bread.
And spreads 1t daintily with butter.
To watch her shake her charming neao'
At compliments I'm fain to utter.
An anchorite 'twould surely move.
Make him forget that life Is folly,
And tempt him straightway into love,
If he could come to tea with Poily'
And when she pours the amber stream
long-but long in vain-to mug ner;
She asks so sweetly. More of cream
Or, Just another lump of sugar!
To live at peace i always try,
But willingly I'd face volley
OF shot and she'll provided
After the war, took tea with Pony'
Brooklyn Eagle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

plat and shaped cuffs both of which
are eminently effective, and is closed
invisibly. When liked, however, the
yoke and the box plat at the back,
which is applied, can be omitted and
the model used for palmer waist.
Also the back can either be made to
blouse or drawn down snugly as liked.
To make the waist for a woman Of
medium size will be required 5R
yards 81, AS yards q or 2% yards A
inches wide.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Imagine the surprised interest OF
+be citizen who passed to better life
fifteen or twenty years ago If he could
come hack to this world Of care and
trouble today and read how Lebaudys
.,naway airshfp in France was caught
by chasing it in automobiles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16
Taffeta and Point D'EsprIt.

IdHSs" d''o TV"s . IoPS
Little jackets of all sorts are great
ly in vogue and make ideal summer
wraps. This one is worn over waist
of point d'esprit and is Of antique
green taffeta matching the skirt, the
trimming being folds of velvet. The
waist is simply full with wide sleeves
that are finished with graceful frills
of lace but is eminently becoming and
suits lace, net and all thin materials
to a nicely. The bolero is cut with
fronts, backs and wide sleeves and is
laid in plaits over the shoulders that
give. the dropping effect. The guam.
tity of material required for the me.
dunn size is for waist AZ yards q
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16
White Linen Embroidered,

Yoke waists made of linen embroid-
cred in openwork. or eyelet, style
are much worn and always are hand
some. This very stylish model is
peculiarly we'll adapted to the treat
ment. as It includes a central box
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The czar, owing to the birth of his
son, will remit s6S,500,OO0 taxes. He
ought hereafter to be able to get the
tax-dodger vote without much trou-
h1a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

A man in Tacoma, Wash, has a
pair of Siberian fleas which he ex-
poets to sell to Baron Rothschild for
$4,000. 1t is comforting to know that
at such a price as that the baron can
not afford to turn them loose.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16
Leather as TRIMMING.

Leather is making it's appearance
again as trimming and is employed
not only on raincoats but on cloth
blouses for rough wear. 1t is not like.
ly to be much used, although on GER
tain materials for hard usage it is ap-
propriate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Certainly the Japanese have luck as
well as pluck and intelligence and en-
ergv and enterprise and indomitable
persistency. Witness the discovery on
government property in Japan OF gold
Acids with an estimated yield OF $780,
OOC 600.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Russell Sage announces that he
doesn't believe any man can make
$5O,OO0,O0O year honestly. 1t is safe
to conclude now that Uncle Rus
sells" annual income doesn't reach
that figure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Another fire occasioned by the care
less disposal of lighted cigar stub
must serve as a reminder that to the
cost of the AMOUNT of tobacco annu-
ally burned in this country must be
added the value of good many build
ings incidentally burned by and with
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The Paraguayan minister of war
has been captured by revolutionists,
who report that they will take the
Paraguayan army dead or alive as
soon as they find the bed under which
he is located.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Those Logansport girls who COM
plain because the young men of the
town do not spend money on them are
in fair way to get an awful rebuke
from Uncle Russell Sage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Fifty Cincinnati telephone girls have
been discharged for flirting on the
wires. They deserved what they got.
Girls who can't confine themselves to
flirting face to face are not entitled to
any sympathy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Cotton is going up. But since only
those persons who stay out all night
have acquired a taste for cotton 1t
really cuts little figure as breakfast
food.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

An enterprising postmaster suggests
to the government that he be permit
ted to employ women to carry the
mails. There are some crusty cynics,
bachelors, of course, who are ready to
declare that woman now exercises al
together too much control over the
males,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Mark Twain advised people never
to go to bed, because statistics prove
more people die in bed than anywhere
else. But this won't be true much
longer if the railways keep on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

One by one our priced ideals fall.
Now it is the Britons' cleanliness,
for 10! it appears the poor Briton
knows not the use of the tooth brush!
The bath tub delusion will go next.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Think of anybody's losing $4,000
worth of jewelry by the burning of
an Adirondack camp! Are we "going
back to nature" in evening clothes?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

And still there are numerous mar
ried couples right here, not one Of
whom would consider for an instant
a proposition to swap their baby for
the cars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

I'm summer gowns" says fashion
writer, there are some exceedingly
pretty things" That's right. Even the
men have noticed it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The news that ex-bandit Cole Young
err is suffering from stomach trouble
shows that even man who leads an
active outdoor life isn't certain to
avoid dyspepsia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The rumor that Russell Sage paid
his respects to friend the other day
has been confirmed, but he parted
with nothing else.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Carnegie, who says it is an easy
matter to get rich, probably was
brought to that opinion by his ex-
hausting efforts to get poor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

gowns, where narrow bands Of fur
are used as a bodice and skirt trim
ming. Some of the short walking
suits are also r-trimmed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Money that was used in the year
500 B. G. has been found Russell
Sage will probably want to know why
1t was used.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

If the Dime Novel trust will put up
the price to Is cents the act will have
the happiest effect in limiting the out
put of boy bandits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The eastern war has demonstrated
one thing, and that is the crying need
OF a good roads movement in Man
churia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

When cooked perfectly smooth. take
from fire and turn to cool in cups In
which 1t Is to be served. Sherbet
glasses are most commonly used.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

A Philadelphia widow has inherited
$60,0O0,0OO. London papers please
don't copy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

Dogfish are being eaten as canned
salmon in New York. In time Gotham
may become an Igorrote village.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

The Paraguayan rebels seem to have
reached the nothing to arbitrate"
stage Of their fight.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
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For particulars see
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Stranger than Fiction.

When the South was called to
arms some forty years ago one of
the brave men who responded
and joined the Confederate army
was Mr.. j. 5. Box of Union coun-
ty, being enrolled as a member of
the Goth Mississippi.
MI. Box had but recently come
to make his home in Mississippi.
He was a native of the mountain
district of western Alabama, mar.
ried there four years before the
war, and when he came to Missis-
sippi was accompanied by his wife
and little daughter. Bidding
them an affectionate farewell he
marched away to Virginia and
was engaged in many fierce bat
ties during those four years.
When Lee had surrendered he
turned his face homeward, only to
find, on arrival, that his wife was
dead, and that his little girl had
been taken from the county by q
kind hearted family, the name of
which he could never learn. The
distracted father wandered about
over the South hunting fol his
child or information that would
lead to her recovery, but all his
efforts were in vain. He aban-
doned active search in course of
time, but kept up a correspon-
dence with old friends, and never
failed to mention his loss.
Last November, according TO
the. story as told to the Tupelo
Journal By, Mr.. Box, he happened.
to write to an old friend in Ala
bama, and as usual reminded him
of the disappearance of his daugh-
ter so long ago. The letter was
read at the family Preside, and it
so happened that a stranger was a
guest OF the home that night. He
heard the letter read, and at the
conclusion declared his belief that
his wife was the long-lost daugh-
ter referred to.
Mfr. Box was promptly notified
and in few days was enroute to
Cullman county, Ala, where the
visitor at the Alabama home said
she was then living with her fam
lily. He arrived in due time, and
was welcomed by quite a crowd
of friends and neighbors who had
gathered to see the romantic re-
union Of father and daughter after
a separation of about forty years.
By scar on her forehead the
father had no trouble in establish
ing the identity he sought, and
the meeting is said to have been
the happiest that was ever brought
about ii the state.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
ENFORCING The Law.

There seems to be q disposition
on the part of the city and county
officials to enforce the law, and
the Sentinel is indeed glad to note
this healthy tendency.
Il is really q matter which pas
seth understanding that so many
public officials are prone to treat
their oaths of office with such in
difference when they. know that
they are making themselves..tar-
gets for the contempt of all decent
people. Officials who persist in
this kind OF record have no one
but themselves to blame If the final
public verdict is that they are
simply in league with the shady
elements which they are sworn to
suppress or else bring to the bar
of justice.
Today Joseph w. Folk Of Mis-
souri, is one of the most conspic-
uous figures in public life. His
praises are being sung from one
end of the country to the other.
AS a candidate for governor he is
sweeping the state, and his NOM
nation and election have .practi-
caIly come to be considered as a
matter of course.
And what has brought all this
abouts When elected prosecut-
ing attorney, he realized the deep
obligation conferred by his oath
of office, and he Immediately start
ed after the gangs of grafters,
treasury hooters and thieves which
had been plundering the state for
years, and he did not stop until
he secured the conviction of scores
and saw them sentenced to terms
in the penitentiary. And, in
fact, he is even yet engaged in
the same line of work and will be
as long as he retains his present
position.
And what a governor Joseph
w. Folk will make. He will hon
or the state which honors him.
And the secret of his success will
be the fidelity with which he dis
charges every duty imposed upon
him.
In the presence of such sturdy
character how the trimmers and
the time-servers and the poltroons
of public Office shrivel up, and
stink and crawl away zoo
City Sentinel.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
Journalistic Munchausens.

4aZOo City, May "a, 1904.
To the Editor of the Times
Democrat: Every two or three
days a report is sent out from
jackson to the effect that the ne
groes are leaving the plantations
in the delta and migrating to other
states. Sometimes the supposed
exodus is attributed to the word
ing Of the new vagrancy law, then
again these journalistic Manchau-
sens go so far as to lay the blame
at the feet Of Governor Varda-
man and his weIl-known views
concerning the race question.
The fact is that the whole story
is false from start to finish. The
negro is not leaving the delta.
There is scarcity Of labor on
some of the plantations, due to
the fact that a great many of the
negroes are now employed on the
railroads and in the mills and fac
tories and on the public works of
the towns and cities. The increase
in negro population has not kept
pace with the development of the
country. Every acre of new land
that is opened to cultivation in
creases the demand for farm labor.
This is the truth of the matter.
All attempts to place it in a differ
ent light are either conceived in
ignorance of the real conditions,
else for the purpose of creating
the impression that Gov. Varda-
mans administration is working
injury to the state.
As co-editor of two newspapers,
in two of the largest and most
prosperous cities of the delta, the
writer has had exceptional oppor-
tunities to ascertain the truth in
regard to the much-mooted labor
question. Hundreds Of represen-
tatiye planters have been inter-
viewed and not single instance
can be found where a negro has
left the state for any Of the rea-
sons mentioned in the jackson
newspapers. A few negroes have
left the state, but the percentage
of movers" is no greater than
that of former years.
The new vagrancy law is caus-
ing the idIers and Ioafers to get
oas of the towns and cities. This
lis exactly what the law was in
tended to accomplish. Some loud
mouthed newspaper buggerwog.
who never ventures beyond the
confines of the city of jackson,
has perhaps lost his cook, hence
he has gotten the idea into his
head that the negroes are all leav-
ing and that the country is headed
for the bow vows.
Hundreds of the best planters
Of the delta will vouch for these
statements.
EDGAR u. HARRIS,
Greenwood Commonwealth, Yaz-
90 City Sentinel.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
important.

The following is an interesting
story from the Kansas City Times
which has a moral that all bust.
ness men will do well to heed:
"A young man residing in a
neighboring town purchased a
shirt which was bought in the
East. Rolled up in the inside of
it he found a note from a young
lady who had worked on it, say
ing she would be pleased to cor
respond with the buyer provided
he was matrimonially inclined.
OF course the nice young man an
swered the letter on pelfumed pa
per, using his rosiest language,
stating how glad he would be to
marry. In a short time he re-
ceived an answer stating that the
young lady had been married
three years and had two children.
Upon Investigation to find why
he was too late, it was explained
by the fact that the shirt had been
on the shelf of the local dealer for
four years. He did not adver-
tise.n
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
THERE rs HOPE
A Fathers Brave and Loyal Words All
Honor 70 His Cato-LIke Spirit.

Editor Tom Dale, of the Colum-
bia Miss. Times. published the
following editorial in a late issue
of his paper, which in its spirit Of
fairness and the loyalty it reveals
to light principles and Lawful
authority, as far as we have OBJ
served, has never been equalled
in Mississippi. Here is what Mr..
Dale says:
"Much has been said by the
newspapers over in this section of
the country in regard to the me-
gro Bill Pace, who attempted the
assault upon little Clarissa Dale
some two months since; and Gov
ernor Vardaman's action in the
matter in sending Pace here for
trial under heavy guard. While
we fully believe that no effort
would have been made to lynch
this negro, in the event that he
had been brought here by the
sheriff alone, the steps taken by
Governor Vardaman in the matter
was certainly the safest, and in
stead of being criticized for same
he should be commended. lie on
" goes to further establish the
fact that Governor Vardaman has
accepted the governorship of the
state of Mississippi with a deter.
mination to fulfill IN every way
and in every particular the duties
of that responsible Office. Under
the circumstances, nothing less
could have been expected by the
governor or by the people of the
state, except that an effort would
be made to mob this negro when
brought here for trial, as this in
variably follows in cases of this
kind. 1t was not necessary for
the governor to be told this, fol
in every instance when this crime
is committed, or attempted to be
committed, in this section by 9
negro, unless protected he will be
mobbed. The expeditions manner
in which this case was disposed
of, demonstrates the efficiency Of
the law in speedily Furnishing
criminals of this kind, and if this
! was done in every similar case.
mob law would soon be a thing
of the past. There was not one
step taken on the part of the off.
GERS Of the law in this matter, but
what is, worthy of the highest
praise. 1t was Sheriff Magee's
duty to place and keep this negro
beyond the reach of the mob, ano
that he skilful'y and successful,
did. 1t was Judge Mcdonald {
duty to call special term Of courl
at once to investigate the matter
and that he did; and then it was
Governor Vardaman's duty, ever
though Pace be the lowest dowr
brute in existence, to protect bin
and see that he be given a fail
and speedy trial, and that he did
and /, as the father of the LITTLE
girl upon whom the assault was
attempted, say, that the officers
in this matter most certainly act
ed judiciously and for the best.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

AT the Worlds Fair Italy's
display Of Marble and Statuary
was superb and extensive. We
were impressed most with the ex-
cellence of all the German exhib-
its. There is no doubt that the
Germans stand in the fore front Of
progress, in liberal arts, science
and the manufacture of finished
products. France believes iii ex-
.ternal beauty, as indicated b. the
country's buildings and plazas.
New Standard.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

L. T. Allan, of Chicago, the
noted negro lecturer, formerly a
Louisianian, delivered an address
to his people in New Orleans last
week on "The Relations Between
the Races" In its report, The
States says: "The better part of
his lecture was heart to heart
talk with his fellow colored men,
in which he advised him to be at
peace with the white man, for the
southern white mans interests are
the interests of the negro. He
told the negro to stay at home.
The south he admonished him,
was his place. There is no SYM
pathy, for him in the north and
quite as much lynching as there is
in the SOUTH
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15
Worlds Fair Oddities.

the objects on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. Several of the
states vie with each other in pre-
senting the oldest freaks of hu-
man conception to exploit their
respective products. Some of
these creations provoke broad
smiles, not to say hearty laugh
ter, but all are useful in showing
forth some leading product of the
state to which they belong.
California sends several exhib-
its. One is horse made entirely
of hops. In size and appearance
this figure locks like a real horse,
and some of the athletic girls who
have seen the animal in the palace
of agriculture have remarked
facetiously that they would like
to harness "Hoppy" for drive
around the grounds. Hoppy is
from Sacramento county, where
hops grow abundantly.
CALIFORNIA; exhibit also shows
a startlingly life-like black bear,
reared upon his launches as if
ready to hug the visitor He is
made of prunes, of the black va
riety SO popular with boarding
house landladies in certain cities.
His huge mouth is wide open, and
one finds upon close inspection
that even his teeth and tongue are
made of prunes of the lighter
shades.
In Utah's exhibit there is a
beautiful woman in beeswax.
This dainty female is plump and
solid, no framework being used !;
she is wax through and through,
and is a work of art.
Louisiana furnishes cotton
negro. This is the only white ne
gro on record. He has a black
face, however, the cotton forming
his face being dyedto the proper
hue. The figure represents a typ
ical cotton plantation darkey. He
looks happy and causes many a
smile from the spectator.
In the palace of mines and met
anurgy is an iron man, a statue of
Vulcan, so feet tall, cast in Blr-
mingham, Ala. He is mounted
upon pedestal of coal and coke,
and is the Goliath of the exposi-
tion.
A statue of the famous Indian
girl Pocatontas, made Of leaf to-
bacco, represents Virginia in both
history and agriculture. Kansas
has contributed a huge steer,
made entirely of corn. Red and
white grains give it color. Two
big eagles made of corn husks add
to the Kansas display a touch of
American patriotism.
Figures moulded in butter are
provided by several states with
proper refrigerating accommoda-
tons. There is an ingenious map
of Oklahoma territory made of
the various kinds of wood found
there. Indiana has clock made
entirely of wood, even to the
wheels and handspring.
AS a feature Of Alaska's miner
al exhibit there is an icebox APP
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

The best tonic for spring fever
is the same that is prescribed fol
dyspepsia. 1t is an old but effect
ual one. Bore gimlet hole in an ak
handle, put in it lump of gum
camphor, plug the hole, and then
cut wood until the camphor melts.
-Starkyille News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

Hon. VIM, Jennings Bryan is
said to have a double in the
Louisiana legislature, in the per-
son of Hon. Jno. M. Oge. Mr..
Oge is taller, being six feet FIVE,
but otherwise much; resembles
Mr.. Bryan in personal appearance,
and he is proud of the fact.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

Even rat killing dog deserves
some notice. One was killed by
a train in Wesson last week, and
the Enterprise devoted stick"
to his memory.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

The Leader acknowledges the
courtesy of an invitation to attend
The Golden Jubilee of Sc. Stanis-
laus College, ait Bay St. Louis,
and also the dedication exercises
of the new college buildings.
These interesting events will take
place June 81 and ~.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

You can get a dear little lace
waist now for $3.50. 1t is the lace
that counts.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

Mrs. Saml. Clemens, the wife
of Mark Twain, died at Florence,
Italy. Her body will be brought
home.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-15

People without reverses are
never successes.