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The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
When Baby Travels.

The difficulties of travel with a
young baby, or infant in arms" as
the old-fashioned phrase goes, have
not been exaggerated. In summer time
the difficulty often becomes danger.
because the food supply OF young
child is a problem, indeed. 1t is not
easy to carry milk or prepared foods
on a railway train; there is always the
danger of milk souring in hot weather.
or of its becoming contaminated from
various sources. You can not trust to
luck to obtain fresh milk at railway
restaurants. and now knowledge of
bacteria and microbes lurking in I'M
perfectly cleansed utensils steps IN
to add a fresh terror to existence. The
baby bottle basket prepared for use
in travelling with young infants is use
full at all seasons. but becomes especi-
ally so in summer weather. 1t is q
new device, and comes in four differ
ent sizes, adapted for journeys of diff
ferent length 1t is also useful as a
nul sery refrigerator in summer hotels,
boarding houses, or the home nursery,
and can be used for invalds or mature
convalescents. 1t is nothing less than
compact. portable hamper. strongly
built. a travelling ice box, in which bot
ties containing prepared food or pure
milk for babys use can be carried by
hand in train, steamer. or carriage
with convenience A basket arranged
Tor travel with four quart bottles meas
ures l0X10 inches. The bottles stand in
4 metal open box, with separate COM
partments for ice. 1t is said that il is
only necessary to refill with ice once
In "a hours in extreme summer heat.
A strong leather strap is passed about
The outside of the little hamper. The
basket has fiat, square bottom, and is
aot likely to be upset.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

Of inviting him to see their daughter
anlees these facts are ascertained
with q fidelity that would do credit
10 . mercantile agency.
Year Of Berenadea.
His standing having been ascer-
tained the bulldogs are tied up and
the warders sheath their swords. The
coast is clear now and the lover may
fetch out his mandolin or guitar and
send sweet melody along with the
moonlight into the bed chamber Of his
Bweetheart. At the end of the year or
Twelve months II he still remains
faithful and refrains from prosecuting
his suit with undue haste he may ap-
proach the girls parents and plead for
I personal audience with her. This
Is getting to close quarters. and IA
vorabls answer means that the girl
has made the same plea to her parents.
The young people are permitted to
meet in the parlor, but not alone. The
parent or guardian Is always on hand
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
The Growth Of tho Ears.

A. scientist has discovered that the
olde- one grows the longer his ears
grow. The systematic examination of
more than 10000 pairs OF ears in
France has demonstrated that the
ear continues to grow in the later
decades OF life; in fact, it appears new
er to stop growing until death. II one
will take the trouble to look around
in any assemblage of people he will
discover that the old folks have ears
considerably larger than those OF the
middle aged A woman who has
small. shell-like ears at twenty years
will be very apt to possess medium
sized ears at forty years, and larger
ears at sixty.
Faith is the force that makes mo-
tives.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
ON EXECUTIVE GROUNDS.
Ants Fall Into Line and Battle for su-
premncy.

premacy.
The attaches of the white house, to-
gether with a score of visitors who
were passing through the grounds,
were interested spectators yesterday
morning of one of the most unique and
savage battles ever fought in this city,
says a Washington correspondent. The
combatants were ants and two armies
lined up to decide which should have
possession OF the grounds at the north
west corner Of the executive mansion.
According to one of the gardeners the
fighting started shortly after 10 O'Clock.
A line Of large black ants on an excur-
sion across the asphalt walk encoun-
tered an army Of small red ants headed
les were about to cross one another
Ehen several Of the warriors in the
van OF each party began fierce tussle.
This was the signal for free fight and
within a few seconds the whole walk
was covered with squirming. wrig-
Cling mass Of tiny red and black forms.
Both sides were joined by reinforce
ments after about 10 minutes OF war
fare and before the battle had been in
progress for a half-hour it was esti-
mated that more than ! 900 of the lit
tie insects We're endeaVoring to tear
one another into pieces. The battle
lasted for nearly three hours, or until
after ! o'clock, when the red ants
gained a signal victory. When the fight
was over the battle ground was as clear
as though no conflict had occurred.
When black ant managed to kill Or
overpower one of the enemy, he i'm
mediately seized his body and ran off
10 the grass where he deposited the
remains either in hill or beneath
piece of debris. The red ants followed
out the same plan with the big black
fellows and here and there tiny war
rior was seen carrying off body three
times as big as himself. No official re-
port was made as to the casualties, but
it is estimated the red army killed
two of the enemy to every one killed
on its side. Several bets were made as
to the outcome by those who witnessed
the fight. Two to one was given on the
black ants. as sympathy was with the
little red fellows, who after all proved
themselves trained warriors, while the
big black insects seemed to be out OF
condition and unable to defend them
selves
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

A good wife lost Is Gods gift lost
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Transplanting Races Improves Physique
1t is asserted by ethnologists that the
transportation of the European races
to newer countries results in the i'm
provement Of the physique. The
French Canadian, for example, is OF
more hardy frame than the Frenchman
in his own country, and the colonial
born Englishman, whether in Canada,
South Africa or Australasia, is, on the
average, slightly taller, though not
heavier, than the natives Of those ISL
ands. But, probably, the most striking
example of increased stature is to be
found in the South African Dutchmen,
and especially in the Beers of the
Transvaal. All travellers agree that
not only are the Beers, physically, a
much finer race than either the French
or the Dutch, from whom they are de-
scended, but that they are probably
the tallest race of white men in the
world. Two reasons for this remark
able increase in stature naturally sug-
gest themselves. First, the almost per-
feet climate, which makes the open-air
life of the South African uplands the
healthiest in the world, and secondly
the struggle for existence which the
emigrapts had to fight with the will
derness and the natives, which must
have rapidly weeded out all but the
strongest and most enduring.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Origin of Easter Hats

To neglect the putting on OF some
entirely new article of dress on Eas-
ter Sunday was regarded by the Eng
lish of olden times as sure to bring bad
luck, and certainly this is one of the
practices which has lost nothing with
the increase of years. Only now it has
been slightly altered, so that to have
no new clothes to exhibit at the Easter
parade is considered sufficiently bad
luck in itself. without the fear Of any
further misfortunes that may result
from it. After donning their new Eas-
ter garments the English country peo-
pie dined off tansy pudding and bacon
or tansy pudding and good red her
ring" the tansy being the symbol Of
the bitter herbs commanded to be
eaten at the Paschal feast.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
OPERATIONS FOR CANCER.
II Taken In Time This Disease Can he

II Taken In Time This Disease Can he
Cured.
DR.. Herbert Snow, an eminent Eng
lish authority on cancer, notes the in
creased number of deaths from can
Ger (from S,117 in 1864 to 22,945 in 1895
in England), and urges more scien-
tific study of cancer. He said recently:
1T must be borne in mind that the ma
jority of the sufferers are perfectly
durable by a surgical operation with
in certain limits of time. In 80 per
cent, or nine out of every ten cancer
cases, the organ attacked is amenable
to the resources of practical surgery,
applied not merely to palliate, but to
eradicate permanently. The boyle Of
heredity, i. e., of transmitted consti-
tutional faint, has been extinguished
by the past twenty years research and
experience. No one conversant with
those investigations now entertains
the smallest doubt on the fact that
cancer is primarily purely local mall
ady; that it differs only, say, from a
carious tooth, in it's peculiar proper
ties Of emitting cells which carry in
lection to distant parts of the organ
ism. Hence, If it be wisely dealt with
by the operating surgeon within that
pre-infective period, stage Of several
weeks or even months, it is just as
easily extirpated as is an offending
molar or incisor. The only really alb
initio incurable cases of cancer are
those wherein an internal organ es-
sential to life is the primary site, and
such constitute very small minor
ity of the whole. The popular idea
is that cancer is something in the
SYSTEM mysterious entity, which
when cut out in one place is certain to
show itself sooner or later again, eth
er there or in some other locality.
That impression is by no means limit
ed to the uneducated. Not long since
I heard very highly placed dignitary
of the Established Church remark at
public function: Everyone knows
that who once has cancer always has
cancer Nothing could well be more
remote from the truth"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

fDUT II CAME WITH A LOUD owl"
but rather think he knew as much
about the nests as they did.
Egypt was a sly old fellow. He
liked buttons and pennies, but he had
the greatest fancy for pins. He would
pull them out of every pin cushion in
the house when he could get chance,
so you might search through room
after room. and not come across a
single pin. Nobody knew what he did
with them all. He was fond of eggs.
too, and l am afraid this was the rea-
son that the children had such long
hunt for them. and found so few.
At last they climbed up the long lad
der into the NOV. The hay was piled
almost to the roof and covered the
windows. 1t was so dark that Nanny
and Kitty were little bit afraid, but
Billy went first, floundering along in
the hay, just as you wade through
snow drift.
Guess there are nests on this BEAM"
said Billy. "but it's so dark 1 can't
see. I'll feel"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Live Easter Eggs.

Sam Lee was great chickenfancier.
for small boy, and like most people
with a fad had no patience with the
fads of others; SO when one day he
was telling his mother of lovely
brood Of bantams he had seen ("Not
much bigger than bumblebees. mother,
honestly he was provoked when Grace
came in with basket of eggs to color
for Easter. and took off his mothers
attention by her questions.
Easter eggs!" he scornfully said.
"What good are they? You can't eat
'em! You can't hatch 'em! It's all
Just NONSENSE"
Grace retorted holly, and quarrel
seemed very near indeed; but just then
grandma snapped her fingers sharply,
in funny way she had. Mother said,
There, another thought has struck
grandma" and they all laughed. and
the "war-cloud" rolled away.
Easter morning, when Sam came to
breakfast and found at every plate but
his pretty nest of moss and wild flow
ers holding three colored eggs, he
wouldn't have owned to feeling
neglected and left out, but he did!
More than that, the family certainly
looked at him with queer smile, and
grandma even left the table Smiling
all over her face" Could it be they
were smiling at his discontinue? Sam
plucked up pride, and even was gener-
Gus enough to admire the baskets.
when he went to his room to get
ready for church. he saw the joke!
There on his gas-flxture hung two
large, handsome, egg-shaped Chinese
lanterns, just what he had wanted.
"Ah!" said Sam, there's where
grandma's thought struck"
He started to take them down, and
heard strange scrambling sound!
Hastily opening them, out fluttered a
tiny pair Of silver bantams, and the
little rooster tapped his wings and
crowed!
"Hurrah!" cried Sam, as he dashed
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

In went billy's hand, and out 1t came
in a second, with loud "Ow!"
TITS hornets or yellow jackets or
something!' he screamed. Fetch tho
barn lantern. Kit, and III knock 'em
Quit"
Kitty brought the lantern, and then
ran to the other side Of the barn, for
fear Of the yellow jackets. Billy held
the lentern over his hear and peeped
in.
What did he see? Not hornets. but
pins.
He had run his hand into Egypt's
own little "hidy-hole," where the sly
little rogue had laid away a whole pile
Of his favorite treasures. No wonder
they pricked like hornets. But what
the queer old bird was saving them for
l never knew.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
WHAT "" MEANT.
Tho Mysterious Emblem Adopted by q
Boy Mt Amherst College.

Tho Mysterious Emblem Adopted by .
Boy at Amherst College.
Many years ago a young fellow en-
tered the freshman class at Amherst
College-a lad with square jaw, a
steady eye, a pleasant smile and a
capacity for hard and persistent work.
One day, after he had been in college
about a week. he took chair from
his room into the hall, mounted it and
nailed over the door a large square
of cardboard on which was painted O
big black letter V, and nothing else.
College boys do not like mysteries,
and the young mans neighbors tried
to make him tell what the big V
meant. Was it "for luck? Was it a
joke? What was it? The sophomores
took it up and treated the freshman
to some hazing; but he would make no
answer to the questions they put. At
last he was let alone and his V re-
manned over the door, merely mark
of the eccentricity of the occupant.
Four years passed. .On commence
ment day Horace Maynard delivered
the valedictory of his class, the highest
honor the college bestowed. After he
had left the platform, amid the APP
plause of his fellow students and OF
the audience, one of his classmates ac-
costed him: WAS that what your
W meant? We're you after the vale
dictory when you tackled up that card?"
"Of course" Maynard replied. What
else could it have been? How else
could 1 have got it," Maynard need
ed to tack no other letters over his
door. The impetus he had gained car
ried him through life. He became a
member of Congress, Encouragement
of Tennessee, minister to Turkey and
postmaster-gene and adorned every
position to which he was called
Youths Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
MncncC or MpCp or MCMi

How shall we express the century
in Roman numerals? Shall 1t be
MDCCCC or MDCD or MON? If we
adopt the first style we lay up fol-
those of us who survive till 1888 the
following overpowering combination:
DCCCCLXXXVIII. The second
style is a sort of hybrid. The Times
Herald is in favor Of style number
three, which in the matter Of SIMPLE
ity, euphony and brevity certainly has
the advantage over its rivals. 1t pavea
the way for the double M, which many
children now living will live to write
rs the sign of the twenty-first century.
Times-Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Natures Easter Girl.

The gladstone Easter-tide comes ON,
The sesame of spring;
When birds begin to tune the voice.
A summers praise to sing.
The leaves upon the trees bud forth,
The daffodils unfold;
All nature opens like a bud.
The sun floods earth with gold.
No more in this, our better age.
Do maidens seek in dress
And costly bonnets to express
Their Easter happiness.
The modern maid. with trimming health
Gives locks a saucy curl:
Brings forth her bike and natty suit
She's Natures Easter girl.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
soboolboy's Tribute to Burroughs.

schoolboy's Tribute to Burroughs.
How close that veteran friend of
birds and animals and trees, John Bur-
roughs, gets to the heart Of mankind
is illustrated by letter which he re-
Gently received from schoolboy. The
letter, as printed in an article by Cliff
ton johnson in Outing is as follows: II
recently got one Of your books through
the mail. marked 'second-class mat
ter But 1t isn't second-class matter.
I have read 1t. and it is first-class mat
ter. The binding and get-up may be
second class. but the matter is first
class" The boy wrote to John Bur-
ronghs as he would write to any other
boy friend whom he considered had
baen dealt with unjustly. He had read
the book. and he knew and wanted to
assure his friend that what he wrote
was frst-class matter in spite Of what
any postmaster general said.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
To Restrict sale of PoIso.s.

The Pennsylvania state pharmaceu-
teal board proposes some proper legis-
lation to restrict the sale of narcotic
poisons. The opinion is held that GER
tain drugs are too easily procured by
persons who have contracted unfortun-
ate habits and those who are cultivat-
ing vicious tastes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

The customs, traditions and super
stitions connected with Easter are al
most innumerable. Their origins are
in many cases impossible to determine,
because they evidently took place at a
time when the season was still pagan
in its character. Others, again, are di-
rectly connected with the Christian OBJ
servance of the festival. The early
Christians in many countries used to
greet one another on Easter morning
with the salutation:
Christ is risen"
The reply to this was:
Christ is risen, indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon"
This custom, it is said, is still OBJ
served in the Greek church.
The giving of eggs at Easter, or the
spring festival, is one of the most
widely known, as 1t is also one of the
Oldest. Of the customs. From the re-
hottest times the egg has stood to the
Eastern nations as the symbol Of the
universe. and its breaking at that time
has represented the opening of the new
life Of the year. When the custom
was carried over into Christian prac-
tice the Easter eggs were usually sent
to the priests to be blessed and sprin-
killed. with holy water. In later times
the coloring and decorating Of the
eggs was introduced, and in a royal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Children's Easter

1t was the Saturday before Easter,
and the children all ran out to the
barn to hunt eggs, with Egypt. the
tame crow, hopping after them. Nan
ny was sure there must be several
dozen eggs in the hen house, Billy
thought the haymow was the best place
to find them, and Kitty said she had
seen old Topknot flying out from Dob
bins manger. Egypt said nothing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Easter comes to April's tryst.
With a garland on her hair,
And a gown of silk and vair:
On her breast an amethyst
Fastened in n silver twist.
With pale cowslips faint and fair,
In the rosy breast-knots there.
Fresh from off the rainbow stair
Shine her little feet, made bare
or all shoes. for she has found
GODS green earth is holy ground.
Delicate and debonnair
Windfiowers, of coming ware,
With faint sweetness take the cir.
After her the blossomed pear
Rings Its flowers. the vetch and tars
know her, even as the rose
In Its bud her passing knows,
Dreams her look of love and care.
And, fast-shut, more lovely grows.
TIL June gather it to wear.
After her the West wind blows,
And the rain before her goes,
Cempanied with flying mist;
Fearless of their human foes,
Comics shy and timid does,
Ewes and lambs beside her pace.
Looking In her lifted face.
All things in her sweetness share.
All would stay her, and none dare
Keep her here a fortnight's space
Seven days We see, of grace,
Easter In this earthly place.
Easter, kindling grass and clod
With the eyes that have seen God.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
New Uss for Compres,ed Air.

A London plumber has arranged h
new system of burglar alarm by means
of compressed air. When the modern
Bill Sykes opens window or door the
compressed air blows .policeman's
whistle and lights an electric lamp to
act as guide, so that tina man in blue
shall know where he Is wanted.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

A man giving the name of Ed Edgar
visited a saloon in Terre Haute and
while the bartenders back was turned
stole box of cigars. After finishing
his glass Of beer he sold the cigars to
the bartender and left Half an hour
later he returned and attempted to
play the same trick but was arrested.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has
that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but
it is made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without dis
tress. Il the price of coffee. 15c and 20 cts.
per package. Sold by all grocers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

year at this season testify to the in
genuity expended in devising new and
attractive objects in which the idea Of
the Easter egg shall be preserved. In
Paris these Easter presents are gener-
ally given on the first day Of Passion
Week. All are emblematic of eggs,
and are known as "oeufs des PaQue,"
or "Paschal eggs"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduce. I'm
ANIMATION allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Blue Monday is often the result Of
painting things red on Sundays.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Garfield Tea Is an excellent medicine
to take in the Spring; it produces
healthy action of the liver; 1t cleanses
the system and purities the blood.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

Piso's euro is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
O. ENpsLIY, Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

When fellow is a bad egg don't
try to beat him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

A fee simple is money given to the
Quack doctor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

The man who sows seeds Of kindness
has a perpetual harvest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

PAYS FIVE TIMES As MUCH As CORN.
Buy Rice lands in g. T. Texas and 8. W. La. At 90
TO els per Nets t20 per Write N. L. Mills,
Houston Ten Cameron Moore Liberty Text
Jennings, La; Hiram Z. Wheeler, Galveston, Tex.
Go south via Santa Fe. III. Cen. So. Pac. " late.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

The gallery usually gives the
stamp" of approval to a play.