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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Electricity for Railroad.

The New York Central Railway
company is about to make large sub
stitution of electricity for steam, to
save it's local traffic, which has been
heavily cut into by Independent troll
ley lines. A section Of the Rome,
WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg railway is
to be equipped with electricity as
quickly as possible, and when this IS
done the electric cars of the Central
system can be run to and from all
points along the southern shore OF
Lake Ontario. The Rochester and
suburban lines are also to be abb
sorbed. The New York, New Haven
& Hartford road is pursuing the same
policy, and already has some eighty
five miles of electric road in opera
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Uniuue Button Box.

An arrangement for holding but
tons is made by pasting together six
pasteboard boxes, such as are used
by druggists in preparing prescrip-
tions for powders. They slide out like
little drawers, and button is sewed
to the outside to indicate the con-
tents. A white pearl, bone, fancy or
shoe button is placed on the drawer
designed for holding those particular
buttons, while a hook and eye, and
safety pin sewed to another, will read
ily explain the contents. A yard and
a quarter of satin ribbon two inches
wide is tied about the whole, with
bow at the top, forming a neat little
case. which for many reasons is pre-
ferred to the button bags.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
NO NEED FOR LANTERNS.

Conductors New Seldom Carry Their
Costly Lights in Taking Tickets.
Modern railroading has driven the
passenger conductors lantern almost
out of use. Two decades ago or less
the pride of passenger conductor
was his lantern. Then the cars were
not so brilliantly illuminated as they
are now, and the ticket taker was
obliged to carry his light on his left
arm in order to see the pasteboards as
he passed through the dimly lighted
car.
Ten or twelve years ago the con-
ductors INDUCED in considerable ex'
travagance in the matter Of lanterns.
Some of them were gold and silver
plated. The upper part of the glass
globe was colored blue, and the name
of the owner was cut in old English
letters. At the meetings Of the con-
ductors' association manufacturers
would arrange a great display of cost
ly lights at one of the hotels in the
city in which the meeting would be
held. Some of the conceits in the
lights were unique and the prices
ranged from $25 to ten times that fig
ure. The glass and the plating were
kept in highly polished state and
none dared to NEEDLE with this part
of the ticket puncher's equipment.
Conductors still carry their own
lanterns-that is they are on the train
ready for use-but there is nowhere
near the need of them that formerly
eYiSted
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

Most of the recently published an
nual report Of the British School at
Athens. the eighth in number, deals
with the discoveries in Crete. Exca-
vations have been made in the eastern
part of that island, not only at
Knossos. near the northern shore,
where spade work seems yearly to re-
veal yet greater wonders, but also at
Praesos and Palaikastro. The struc-
ture of the great palace at the first
named site becomes each year more
distinct, and the last decade has added
a new chapter to the pre-Hellenic his
tory of the Mediterranean. This shows
that the legends. which, less than half
century ago, were considered to be
old wives tales, had very substantial
foundation in fact. Though Daedalus
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
REFUSED TO BE INFLUENCED.
How Judge Fortified Himself
AGAINST an Attorneys Argument.

How Judge Fortified HImself
Against an Attorneys Argument.
Committeeman Robinson of North
Carolina used to be a Judge in the
Tarheel state. Cope Elias, an attor-
ney of considerable reputation in
those parts, once appeared in case
before him.
Robinson's mind was fully made up
concerning the judgment to be rem
dered, and he accordingly informed
Elias that no argument was neces-
sary. Notwithstanding this, Elias be-
gan to argue. Judge Robinson again
informed him that he need not con-
tinue, but again his word was not
needed.
Sheriff" said the judge. calling
that official to his desk, have you
any cotton hereabouts?'
The sheriff allowed that there were
several bales of cotton just outside
the dollhouse and, complying with
instructions, he brought the judge a
handful of the fluffy staple. The judge
stuffed wad of it in each of his ears,
gathered up the legal papers on his
desk, and, beginning to read them
carefully, observed:
Nov, Mr.. Elias, you may proceed"
From the Washington Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Automobiles VS.. omnlbuses.

The historic old "'bus," which for
ages has done service in carrying pas
sengers and the mails between vari-
GUS towns in Baden, where the steam
railroad does not touch, is giving way
to large automobiles, which travel
much quicker and are much more
comfortable. An automobile line is
about to be established between the
city of Kehl and the town Of Rhein-
Bishofsheim, distance Of ten miles.
The car will accommodate twenty
people, in addition to space for the
baggage and mails. The round trip
will cost II cents, or 10 cents for one
way. The machine is the property OF
the two towns named, which pay the
running expenses and divide the prof
its.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
SURE CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
Nothing Equals Five-Foot Wall, Says
One Who Took the Treatment.

Nothing Equals Five-Foot Wall, says
One Who Took the Treatment.
John G. Capers, the Republican Ma
tional committeeman from South Car
DINA, told a coterie of Southern
statesmen at the capitol last week
some reflections of an ex-convict, his
client once upon time, about the
drink habit.
This man was accused Of murder"
said Mr.. Capers. 81 defended him as
diligently as could in the court, and
got him off with a verdict of man.
slaughter, for which he was sentenced
to a f1ve-year term in the penitentiary.
He thought himself very fortunate to
escape as well as he did. My client
had been a pretty tough customer. He
had actually drunk constantly for
twenty-five years before the state took
him into its keeping.
"By good behavior he reduced his
sentence several months. AS soon as
the prison doors opened, he came
straight to my Office to express his
thanks for my legal services to him.
Naturally, after his long confinement.
he was sober as Judge.
Partner said he, I have heard
tell great deal about these ere insti-
tutes for curing drunkenness. For
well nigh to a quarter of century I
was in a permanent state of intoxica-
ton, but l want to say that as drink
eradicator there's nothing equal to
five feet of solid granite wall between
yo'self and the nearest booze joint
Washington Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Inverted Bottle Feeds the Pen.

Inverted Bottle Feeds the Pen.
the ink bottle, and must necessarily
be cleaned after filling. A western
inventor has designed filling device
which still utilizes the bottle of ink,
but which offers little opportunity for
spilling the liquid during the opera
ton. This arrangement consists of a
rubber bulb of slightly elongated
shape, open at both ends, and de-
signed to connect tie bottle directly
with the reservoir of the pen. The
larger opening of the bulb Is forced
over the neck of the bottle, and, after
the pen has been pressed into the
smaller orifice the bottle is inverted
and the ink is allowed to flow into
the reservoir as the air rises through
the liquid, this process being aided
by the contraction and expansion Of
the bulb in the hand.
The inventor is Huston Taylor OF
st. Paul, MINI.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

did not trust himself to fleet wings"
when he quilted the realm of Minos,
and we may continue to be skeptical
as to the existence of the Minotaur, a
wonderful building certainly existed
at Knossos before Greek history be-
gins or the Homeric poems were writ
ten.
The Knossos excavations have now
proved the existence of more than one
stage in the development of early
Cretan civilization. Beneath this great
palace the ruins of an older building
locally occur, the foundations of which
rest upon a stratum that has yielded
implements of wrought stone and
bone, with pottery. These clearly be-
long to the later stone, or neolithic,
age. Remains found in both buildings
prove them to have been erected in the
bronze age; the upper one belonging
to the later part of it-that depicted
in the Homeric poems.
Above the ruins came the substitute
lures of the great palace, which in
places very nearly followed the older
lines. The arrangements for drain
age, and especially for taking advan-
tage of the occasional heavy rainfall
for purposes of flushing, would be
creditable to modern sanitary en-
gineer, and include lines of drain pipes
as we'll as regular sewers. This, how
ever, is not all. Ancient buildings,
apparently, were very often only one
story high-at any rate, above ground.
At Knossos the remains of an upper
story are among the later discoveries.
Mr.. Evans, who is'in charge of the ex-
cavations, even believes that he has
identified the Queens boudoir. con-
nected by private staircase with her
bedroom above. and other parts of
the ruins give indications which sug'
gest the former existence of second
floor. That this was common con-
struction in Cretan houses of that age
has now been proved. In one of the
basement chambers Of the palace
number of enameled plaques, which
evidently had formed part of large
mosaic, were found buried beneath a
pavement, and, therefore, of more an
cent date; the material resembling
Egyptian porcelain, but of the native
Knossan fabric. Many of them repre-
sent houses, towers, and other build
ings.
One type of the first shows a dwell
ing constructed of plaster and wood,
the round beam ends of the latter be-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Range of Temperature.

The range of temperature suited to
terrestrial life is comparatively mar
row. All vital actions are suspended
temporarily, some permanently, if sub
iected to temperature near the freez-
ing point; while the highest that
most organisms can bear lies some
where between 95 degrees and 113 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Only the spores of
certain bacteria can survive boiling.
It is. therefore, probable that if the
general temperature of the earth
surface rose or fell 40 degrees IA
small amount relatively, the whsle
course of life would be changed, even
perchance to extinction.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
CRECZAN ,nd
HVT0K#4c EN-
Especial Corrnspondence.)

was a window on either side, since
there are three in the first floor. Each
of these has frames containing four
panes, which are painted red, SO scar
let-tinted oiled parchment may have
been the substitute for glass. The
second floor has three rather smaller
windows, and the whole facade is
ornamented by double string courses
probably beams-the rest of the walls
being formed Of plaster-faced rubble.
There were also houses more like
towers, as we'll as regular towers, but
from the first and second we can pic
ture to ourselves the streets OF
Knossos early in the Mycenean Age,
before the Greeks besieged Troy, or
Ulysses set out on his travels.
But what was the date of all this
The answer to that question almost
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

daily becomes more definite. Mr..
Evans discoveries at Knossos, those
Of Mr. Bosanquet at Palaikastro, and
of others elsewhere, show that the
civilization in the Eastern Mediter.
ranean began long before that part OF
the Mycenean period which was first
disclosed by Schliemann's researches
in the traditional citadel of Aureus.
and to which the great palace at
Knossos belongs. Yet all these are
proved to be earlier than the Dorian
invasion-that is, than the dawn OF
definite history in Greece. To begin
with, the language, as Mr.. R. s. Con
way informs us, was not Greek. The
materials at present to hand are toe
scanty to say much more than that II
may belong to the European fam
lily. Crete, however, can supply q
more definite answer than this.
Articles of Egyptian manufacture
have been found there, and these
prove the two countries have been In
communication, which was closest in
the time of the eighteenth dynasty, OF
about fifteen centuries before the
Christian era. Egyptian monuments
of about the same date also contain
reference to people from beyond the
Mediterranean. Among these the Kef.
thu are mentioned, a name, as H. r.
Hall tells us, meaning the back OF
beyond" Who they were cannot be
precisely determined, but the name
may have been used vaguely for PEG.
pie from Crete and parts Of the main.
land. while other names more certain.
ly designate Cyprus. Bronze swords OF
Mycenean type also figure on Egyptian
freshcoes, and the date of these wea.
pons has been supposed on other
grounds to be about 1000 B. c. Thus
the Mycenean age can be carried back,
at any rate, for some thirty-five cen
turtles from the present era.
Among the vases and other remains
from the older palace. a fair number
show traces of Egyptian influence, and
some must have been imported from
that country Like the Cretan seals,
they supply the means of linking on
to the period of the Twelfth and Thir-
teenth Dynasties, thus carrying us
about 800 years further back than the
former date. But the excavations OF
last year evidence was found of com
munication with the Nile Valley in the
early Dynastic period-fragments OF
vases, both of pottery and of stone,
which, in the opinion of Psychologists,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Mutton Salad.

Any pieces of cold roast mutton or
boiled mutton may be cut in dice and
nsed for mutton salad; arrange this on
crisp lettuce leaves, or any available
rreen: season with salt and pepper,
,over with mayonnaise dressing to
u,b;cb has been added tablespoonful
If capers. When fresh vegetables
.annot be obtained, canned asparagus
nav be mixed with the mutton. canned
neas can be used, or the mutton may
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Improved Ear Trumpet.

In many cases Of deafness which
only a short time ago would have
been considered incurable the physi-
clan has been enabled to at least find
some mechanical appliance which
would make it possible for the man or
woman to catch many sounds which
were entirely inaudible before. Of
course, these aids to the hearing have
been carried about in the hand, as
rule, but the trouble is generally
slight in comparison with the advant.
ages gained. Now, however, even
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
One of the Latest Waists.

The newest waists show broad
shouldered effects of one sort or an
other and are made of two or more
materials combined. This one includes
graceful bertha and the new gaunt-
let cuffs, both of which are desirable
features. AS shown it is made of
maize peau de cynge, with the bertha
of point d'esprit trimmed with ruches
of taffeta and the yoke and cuffs of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Fountain Pen rIIIInq Device.

TVUHSdIH TUT TEFEIUy OCV'~
II all the fountain pen owners IN the
world who had discarded these little
pocket writing outfits could be asked
their reasons for so doing, probably
one-half of them would give the
trouble of refilling the pen when
empty as the cause. Possibly the
"self-flling" pens will obviate this
trouble in doing away with the glass
and rubber filters which have been
used since the pen came into general
use, but they necessitate dipping the
lower end of the fountain feed into
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

cream Venetian lace over white NOUS
seine, the soft dropping belt being OF
the silk. The quantity of material re-
quired is 4 yards 81, S5s yards ~ or
2N yards A inches wide with Is
yards of net for bertha and IN yards
of all-over lace. A May Manton pat
tern, No. 1880, sizes 80 to 40, will be
mailed to any address on receipt OF
ten cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Opals in High Favor.

In spite of the old-time superstition
there seems to be grave doubt about
the ill-luck attaching to opals in the
minds of the girls of to-day, for opals
are very much worn. There is hardly
a more beautiful stone than the opal,
and jewelers. say that if they continue
to win their way in popular favor they
will become more costly. Hitherto
they have been cheaper than their
beauty led one to expect they would
be, but that was because the super
stition about their ill-luck bringing
powers made people fear to own
them, and thus the demand for them
was comparatively small. An opal
surrounded by smaller brilliants
makes a charming setting for ring.
The diamonds reflect the rainbow
tints of the opal and the combination
of stones is one which shows the
beauties of both to best advantage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Dress Sleeves.

Dress Sleeves.
Nothing marks the date of the
gown So surely as the sleeves. II they
are correct all is we'll, but with those
important features out of style the
entire costume will appear passe
This season sleeves are even more
noticeable than common and are so
elaborate as to become the essential
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Need Not Be Carried In the Hand.

Need Not Be Carried In the Hand.
this is unnecessary, as the latest ap-
pliance of this class is designed to be
carried in the hat, without assistance
from either hand. The sound receiv-
ing bells are located in the crown on
either side of the head, and the tubes
which convey these sounds to the ears
project downward through the rim Of
the hat, as illustrated. The connect
ing tubes are capable of adjustment
as to length, and the whole arrange
ment is scarcely noticeable, at least
in comparison to the old style ear
trumpet or metallic fan formerly used.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

OIL peau de cynge, stitched corticelli
same, but it is appropriate for all the
seasons materials.
The foundation lining is smoothly
fitted and its under portion is covered
with material, but the upper is shaped
and Joined to the full puff.
The shirred sleeve with cuff is a
most graceful one and suits all the
many soft materials in vogue. The
smoothly fitted lining is faced to
form tho cap and the full portion is
shirred and arranged over it, the cuff
being drawn on over the lower part
The flowing sleeve is exceedingly
pretty for dinner and evening gowns
and is suited to any material soft
enough to allow of shirring. 1t is cut
in one piece, shirred to fit the foun
dalton which is snugly fitted, and ter
inmates below the shirrings.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is, for fancy
sleeves, az yards 81 inches wide, 2k
yards 81 inches wide or rs yards A
inches wide; for shirred sleeves with
cuffs or for flowing sleeves, 2 yards
81, 1B yards q or IL yards A inches
wide, with 1 yard Of all-over lace for
shirred sleeves with cuffs and 2 yards
of applique for flowing sleeves.
The pattern 4614 is cut in three
sizes, small, corresponding to 80 inch,
medium, corresponding to SO inch and
large, corresponding to 40 inch bust
measure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

parts of even q
new waist. These
models are new,
graceful and in
every way desira-
BILE.
The fancy sleeve
shown Ia the center
is peculiarly well
adapted to remod-
cling in addition
to being stylish. AS
shown it Is made
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

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be mixed with mayonnaise and filled
into tomatoes that have been peeled
and sc0oped out; stand each on let
tuce leaf, garnish on top with capers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Storing Cabbage.

You may keep cabbage through the
winter in shallow pits made on well,
drained soil. Dig the pits or trenches
six to eight inches deep and from
four to six feet wide. Pile the cab
bage in a conical heap with the roots
inward. Cover with two feet OF straw
to keep the heads clean and bank up
the heap with six or eight inches Of
soil. Pack the soil firmly and in ex-
tremely cold weather throw over the
heap straw or strawy manure. A few
heads may be wintered in a barrel,
sunk to the brim in the ground, COW
cred with straw or leaves and board
thrown over to keep out rains. Cab
bage will not start to grow until early
spring unless in warm place, and
will not be injured by freezing If al
lowed to thaw out in the pits.
MIan's Travelling Postoffices.
A new form of electric postal wagon
lately tried at Milan has met with con-
siderable success. 1t is used to take
the mail from the boxes, stamp it en-
route and arrange it for distribution
through the city or to other towns,
cities and countries, thus effecting
considerable saving of time over the
method of sorting the mail in the
main office after it has been brought
in by the carriers. One employee re-
mains in the wagon, and another re-
moves the mail from the boxes and
passes it to the one inside, who
stamps and sorts it while the wagon
is proceeding to the next box At
specified places along the streets car
riers receive mail from each section
of the city, which permits the letters
to be at once distributed without pass
ing through the central Office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

Is it not sometimes better to walk
off with your dignity intact than to
stand too long on it?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

Readers Of this paper can secure any May
Manton pattern illustrated above by filling out
all blanks in coupon, and mailing with 10 cents,
TO E. L. Harrison s. Co., e5 Plymouth Place. Chi.
cago. Pattern will be mailed promptly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-28
important Notice /!

We desire 10 notify all granite manu-
facturers and polishers in the State Of
Vermont that we have been appointed the
sole and exclusive selling agents for Chilled
Shot, manufactured BY Messrs. Backhaus
* Langensiepen, Leipzig Flagwitz, Ger
many, otherwise known as German Shot,
and which has been sold in Barre, VI,
and vicinity recently by other parties.
We wish to advise the trade that this shot
in the future can be purchased only from
our Vermont agents, Messrs. Forsyth &
Ingram, Barre, VT, who will carry a
complete stock Of all grades in Barre, VT,
together with our Aberdeen Scotch Shot
and Harrison Brothers Chilled Steel Shot.
Boston, Mass (Signed)
HARRISON SUPPLY CO.
Per Nathan c. Harrison, General Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-28

a gross exaggeration is the way the
ST. Adams correspondent charaoterizes
the statement that the working time
at the Central Vermont Railway com
pany's shops viii be reduced to three
days week, beginning Monday morn
ing, and that the men win be worked
in two gangs, one working the first three
days Of the week and the other the last
three days. Beginning with December
!, the shops viii be run on eight hour
time, as has been the custom for many
years at this season, instead Of 81
hours as at present. The only reason
that more hours are not worked Is be-
cause the shops are not wcll enough
lighted to permit ii
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-28

Frank Aldrieh Of Wilmington, who
had twice before broken his leg. IS in
q rather serious condition as the result
of a third accident Of the same nature.
Mr.. Aldrieh was endeayoring to close
teh heavy door of his barn on Tuesday
evening when he slipped on patch Of
ice and fell, the ieg doubling under
him. This Is the third time the same
leg has broken, and the fracture il IN
the same place where the first one was.
On that occasion Mr.. Aldrich was struck
by pitchfork in the hands of another
person. His second accident was a fall
in his pasture, when the leg was broken
an inch or two below the present break,
(which is close to the knee