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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26

serious accidents so common to the critical
hour are obviated by the use of Mothers MI
Friend. '.It is worth its weight in gold," M
says many who have used it. $1.oo per lel
bottle at drug stores. Book containing
information Of interest to all women wi
be sent to any address free upon application t
RRAOFzExD REGULATOR co., atlanta. Ga
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

joke, but he found out his mistake
when he was taken to a public stand
and put up for sale.
The victim started the bid with:
"One hundred dollars.
Two hundred" said the gambler.
And SO gamester and victim went
on bidding until the amount had
reached $4,000. Then the gambler
begged to be let off, pleading poverty.
but he pleaded in vain.
There was no alternative. The gam
bier must either be forced to labor,
under the supervision of the man who
had small cause to love him, or he
must go on bidding for himself. He
was actually compelled to do this un-
til the sum had reached $500. Then
he was knocked down to himself and
permitted to leave the town. The cit
iZen gave the proceeds of the sale to
the city to be used for putting clock
in the town hall.
The building was torn down a few
years ago to make room for larger
and more impressing one. Not
many of the citizens knew the
peculiar history of the clock and
steeple, but Capt. Edward Dan.
gerfled was one who did. He told
the building committee that he was
particularly desrous of having the
old clock, which had done faithful
service so many years, repaired and
placed in the steeple of the new build
ing, and he was willing to foot the ex-
pense His wishes were carried out,
and to-day the people OF Alexandria
still have their famous clock.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
Forgot the Location
of Bonanza Gold Mine.

while he had told enough to convince
us all that he had found a bonanza
but no amount of persuasion would
induce him even to hint at its loca-
ton. About the time he went broke
the rot gut he'd been drinkin' got in
Its work and he had the 'Willies' as
bad as l ever saw man have 'em.
When he came to his memory was
gone. Not a single event in his past
could he recall for months, when some
portions of it began to come slowly
back to him. The location of his bo
nanza where nuggets of the richest
kind could be picked up from the sur.
face could never again be recalled by
him, not even a general idea as to its
direction, and to this day it remains
among the many lost gold mines of
that locality"
Gee, that's enough to make a man
swear off forever, and I'd do it If l
thought could remember where there
is a gold mine" said the second dere-
lict as he and his companion fol.
lowed the man with a history" into
the saloon.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
How Pierpont Morgan
ACcOmpliShes a Deal.

know by IL O'Clock today"
But had expected" began Mr..
Thompson; Il had thought have
some documents | would like"
That's all right, MIR. Thompson.
We have all the facts we need. have
told you what we will do; we will do
no more. | don't want to be abrupt.
but it will save time to come right
down to business. Can you come In
at l1?'
Mr. Thompson thought he could; in
fact, that was about all he could call
up to say at that moment. Like a
wise man he went away; like a wiser
one he walked in at II and said: Il
take the offer, Mr. Morgan" especially
as it was nearly s250,000 more than
he and his associates had set as their
selling price.
The next morning he started for
home, and his board of directors
nearly shook his arm off in congratu.
lating him on his brilliant financial
success.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
Town Clock That Has
Peculiar History.

Perhaps no clock in America has a
more interesting history than the
one in the steepe of the city hall and
market house at Alexandria. Va. 1t
was installed as the purchase price of
gambler
In the days before the war AleXan..
drla was known by the sporting fra
ternlty as pretty rapid place. But
in those good old days it was square
games and no cheating in the town.
Once however, Alexandria was visited
by several professional gamblers from
the Southwest in search for dupes,
and a respectable citizen. in an evil
hour, fell into the snare they set for
him. After a series of adverse games
he found himself heeced out of some
thing like $4,000.
He paid without any pickering, but
not very willingly Then lucky
thought enabled him to take his re-
venge on the chief blackleg Some
how or other he learned that there
was an old law in Virginia, estab-
lished while she was yet colony, in
which it was provided that if any man
could not show that he was pursuing
some lawful means of obtaining
livelihood" he should be sold or hired
out at auction, to prevent his main
tenance becoming chargeable to the
town.
Going before justice of the peace
the citizen entered complaint against
the gamester The man was arrested,
tried and condemned to be sold at
public auction. At first he was dis
posed to treat the matter as huge
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

There was a president OF q western
concern who was asked to rome to
New York and see ]. Pierpont Nor
gan. Mr.. Morgan and his associates
in a large deal which he was en-
gineering desired control of the con-
cern of which the Western man was
the executive head. This gentleman,
whom we may call Thompson, was
large man in his state; the thing he
was running was immense, from the
local point of view.
Mr.. Thompson arranged to come
East. 1t was an occasion of moment.
He spent week in studying details;
had all his heads of departments pre-
pare voluninous reports, which he
went over and over again, and which
he thrust into his trunk, ready to
flash on Mr.. Morgan at that point OF
the long-drawn negotiations where he
was sure they would have an over
powering effect.
When the fated hour OF departure
arrived Mr.. Thompson said to his
manager: This business will take at
least a week; perhaps more. You
can always reach me at the Waldorf,
but if it Is a matter of importance,
you can telegraph me at Morgan's
office. l will probably be there ne
gotiating for a couple of hours each
day"
On the appointed hour Mr.. Thomp-
son left his cab and climbed the short
flight of stairs at Wall and Broad
streets, up which SO many money men
have gone. He had left his docu
ments at the hotel as he did not sup
pose they would be needed on the
first day.
He sent in his card. Mr.. Morgan
would see him Immediately.
Glad to see you, Mr.. Thompson.
How about this business?' said the
boss of financial America. I'VE have
made up our minds what we can do.
We will give so much for the con-
cern, payable so-and-so. We want
you to remain where you are. at so
much per year. We will keep B. and
l.. and D. We won't need X. p. and
J. You may want some time to
think this over. Will you let me
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
Location of Gold
Remains a MVSterV

The death Of Mrs Futch, an aged
lady Of Moultrie, a small settlement
on the Mantazas river seven miles
south of st. Augustine. Fla, recalls
story Of buried gold, which now lies
undiscovered probably upon the old
farm on which she spent many years,
and in quest of which she devoted
many years of her life.
Her husband, the late Joshua Futch,
was a man of secretive habits, who
did not divulge his business to his
own family. He was a thrifty cattle
man and like many woodsmen had a
horror Of modern methods of banking.
A number Of years ago Mr.. Futch
sold to Mr.. William ]. Sanchez a
bunch of cattle for which he received
$1,000 In gold. Mr.. Sanchez and his
father. Mr.. Vanancio Sanchez, en-
joyed the confidence of nearly all
the people Of St. Johns county with
whom they had extensive dealings
In q burst of confidence Mr.. Futch
told Mr.. Sanchez that the gold re-
ceived from him he had buried and
that no living person knew Of its
existence, or its hiding place.
He also said that whenever he re-
ceived money, which he did not have
immediate use for he converted it in
gold and made another deposit in
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

There's a man with a hard-luck
story beside which our troubles look
like 80 cents" said one human derelict
to another as they stood in front OF
a New York cheap lodging house. The
man to whom he referred had just
emerged from the building. He
slouched along in Respondent way,
with downcast eyes, stopped should
ders and that look of resigned hope
lessness peculiar to those who have
long been wellnigh penniless and
never expect to be anything else. AS
he disappeared into a neighboring sa-
loon the man who had pointed him out
to his companion resumed his story.
81 knew that fellow well when we
were both prospecting for gold in
Southwestern Arizona. He, like most
of US, had been at it long time with
out having any luck, and was down to
hard pan, when one day he suddenly
turned up with a bunch of nuggets
rich enough in gold to make your eyes
pop out Of your head. He started in
to whoop it up. and whoop it up he
did until his stake was gone. Mean
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

The ability to seize his opportuni-
ties, which Is characteristic of the
American, is seen in the business en-
terprises of the country. Its indus
trial machinery Is adjusted to the
production of wealth on scale of un-
precedented magnitude. This is a
valuable condition. American brains
and American capital are reaching out
to control the markets of the world,
and, with good reason, other nations
are watching the efforts with keen
interest. China is but awakening to
it's vast possibilities. and more and
more will she welcome the American
merchant and American commerce
within her borders. American enter
prise is now building a railway from
Hankow to Canton, and no doubt other
roads will soon be building. China's
rivers and harbors are to be improved
and there will be more and more de-
mand for American steel, rails and
other products.-Wu Ting Fang in
Success.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
Wu Ting Fang Tells
Why Americans Succeed.

Americans are known, in whatever
quarter of the world chance happens
to throw them, by their marvellous
self-reliance and independence. A
typical American is never at a loss
what to do with himself. IT, by some
enchantment, he were whisked away
over night and set down In the middle
OF Timbuctoo he would doubtless
when he should awake the next morn
ing be astonished, but before luncheo
he should be busiy engaged in some
business enterprise, 80 readily does hs
adapt himself to circumstances In
every instance he knows how to take
care of himself, but perhaps the real
secret Of his success is that he knows
how to make the most of his opportun-
tiles.
The intelligence of the average
American Is worthy OF note. This, l
take 1t, is due in large measure not
only to the excellent schools but also
to the innumerable newspapers and
other publications.. | have found in
all parts Of the country that in every
town Of any size there is published
daily paper and that the metropolitan
publications circulate in the homes of
the most remote corners of the land.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

Mother Earth. He was tempted to
reveal to Mr. Sanchez the spot where
his treasure lay, but the latter begged
him not to tell him, as if perchance
some person should track him to his
hiding place and make away with the
money he might perhaps always sus-
pect Mr.. Sanchez as the only person
who knew his secret. Mr.. Futch was
urged to inform him wife, but he
declined to do this. He promised.
however. that if at any time he be-
came i'll, or anything serious hap
pened to him, he would send for him
and tell him where the money was
hidden.
About four years ago Mr. Sanchez
received a hurried summons to go out
to the Futch place. He mounted a
saddle horse and galloped out to the
old farm. MIR. Futch lay there speech
less and almost unconscious. He en-
deavored, however, to make signs
which were unintelligible and the
secret died upon his lips.
Mr.. Sanchez told the story to Mrs.
Futch, who, ever since, until her
death, has been unceasing in her ef-
forts to discover the treasure.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26
Civilization in Manchuria.

Jules Legras, French traveller,
who has made a trip through Man
churia on the railway Russia is con-
structing there. tells of the rapid Rus
SANITATION of the province. At ban
quet at khaitor to celebrate the
progress of civilization the Russians
and Italians engaged in the railroad
building said the usual things about
civilization and the inferior rates,
when Buddha Rabdanovitch Rabda-
nov, Bouriote by race, gave the eulo-
GUM this ironic turn: Civilization"
said he, Yes, civilization goes for
ward at railroad speed in this coun-
try; 1t expands as this railroad grows.
will give you an illustration. Three
years ago l was in khaitor, and there
was nothing but Bouriotes talking
Bouriote, and Mongols talking Mongol-
ian. Now all that is altered No
longer ago than yesterday in street
here a Mongol carter insulted me in
Russian. Revue des Deux Mondes.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

When woman's husband quits
doing something he knows she doesn't
like it is time for her to discover what
he has begun doing in its place.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

When religion ceases to go to serv-
ice it will run to superstition.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-26

The passions have the voice and the
vOracity of the syrens.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23
BEEF TRUST.
A Temporary Injunction Is Granted
Against the Packers.

Chicago, May 21.-The temporary
injunction asked for by the govern
ment against the members of the So
called packers combine is now in
force. 1t was issued last night by
Judge Grosscup, after close of argu-
ments in the United States circuit
court room. The order gives the re-
lief prayed for in the bill filed by
District Attorney Bethea on May 10.
1t is SO wide in its scope that if the
packers or their agents continue with
their present alleged uniform ar
rangements they Will be taken into
court on contempt proceedings and
the burden of proof will be on them
to show that they have not violated
the order in any particular.
Little opposition was raised against
the governments petition. Attorney
John S. Miller, who was the sole rep
resentative of the packers present,
pointed out some Objectionable
clauses in the draft of an order pre-
sented by Mr.. Bethea. These con-
cerned the alleged agreements for
credit, blaclllisting and carriage.
Judge Grosscup thought some of
these minor clauses had been made
too prominent and he himself drew a
form of order that pleased both
sides
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23

A Ii the stars are rushing through space
n in every direction with terrific speed,
the sun along with the rest. The human
mind can have no conception of these tre-
mendous veloclties, for there is nothing
known to its experience with which they
can be compared. The flight of rifle bullet
Is slow in comparison with that of most
of the stars which traverse space at rate
60 to 100 times as swift And yet they are
SO far away that even In the course of
centuries they do not seem to have changed
their positions. Nevertheless they do change
position. Many of them have been so
carefully studied that astronomers have
been able to prepare maps showing their
relative positions in ages past, and in the
ages to come. The big dipper group. for in
stance, is in q general way receding from
our solar system. and. besides five of its
seven bright stars are moving In one gen.
eral direction across the sky and the other
two In direction almost opposite. so that
time will come when there will be no
big dipper to please the eyes and rouse the
wonder of mortal childhood.
Twenty-Five miles per second, 1t has been
mathematically demonstrated, is the limit
OF velocity that could be attained by a
body approaching the center OF the uni
verse, II influenced only by the attraction
Of the known heavenly bodies The rate
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23
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PRESERVING BUTTER.
A New Process, Said to he Perfectly
Harmless, Invented by Euro
penn Scientists.

The researches of Fehling have es-
tablished the fact that gum-arabic and
its concentrated solutions are not fer
mentable. Emile de Meulemeester, of
Brussels, Belgium, has found by nu-
merous experiments that, by mixing
powdered gum-arabic with butter in
the requisite proportions for absorb
ing the water, the butter can be kept
for a long period without becoming
rancid. If small quantity of salt be
added the butter will preserve its
aroma. This method of procedure is
Objectionable because it requires too
large proportion of gum-arablc and
because the gum should be free from
impurities. 1t is difficult to procure
pure gum in large quantities, and its
price would speedily become prohib-
tive If the consumption were large.
In order to obviate these disadvan-
tages, M. de Meulemeester proceeds in
the following manner: Raw gum
arabic is dissolved in water and the So
luton filtered to remove the impurities
The filtered solution is then mixed
with the butter and the excess of liquid
contained in the mixture is finally ex-
tracted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23

of most of the stars whose movements have
been studied is much less than half as
great. Nevertheless there are many whose
motion Is very much more rapid. Several
of the dipper group are receding with a
velocity over 40 miles a. second, or nearly
10000 miles an hour. and there are 9TH
ers moving with equal swiftness.
Rapid even as these fly through space,
there are at least two other stars that
leave them far behind. Arcturus, the fa-
nous red star in the constellation Booees,
taking his motion across the sky, and that
away from the solar system, must be tra-
versing the universe a. a rate of speed of
something like 10000 miles an hour Yet
In the course of three centuries he shifts
his position less than the apparent dame
ter of the moon. The swiftest of all the
stars, so far as is known, Is an unimpor-
tant one known as 1880 Groombridge In the
star catalogues He Is often called ''the
runaway star" and well does he merit
ehe name. Whence he came and whittier
he Is going no one can tell. All that Is
known Is that he Is covering space at the
tremendous and incomFrehensible velocity
of nearly 100000 miles an hour! But not
withstanding this awful speed, eight times
faster than anything the astronomers can
account for. II would require at least 1885,.
wv years to rass around the heaysas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23
MINERS STRIKE.
Mitchell is Satisfied with the Move.
ment So Far.


Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 21.-In n talk
with Representative of the Associ-
ated Press, President Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers, briefly re-
viewed the progress of the strike up
to date. He said he and his col
leagues were well satisfied with the
movement so far as it has gone. He
expected n total suspension of min
ing and his expectations have been
realized. The present.confiict, he said,
is the greatest in the history of the
world in point of numbers. The union
is strong and the miners are deter
mined, he says, and he has no fears
of break in the solid stand of the
men. When asked If he still had hope
that the coal companies would volun-
tarily offer the men some concessions
he refused to commit himself.
Ashland, Pa, May 21.-The local
branch of the United Mine Workers
of America yesterday adopted resolu-
tions petitioning Senator's Quay and
Penrose and Representative Patter-
son to exert their influence in se-
curing the Intervention of the presi-
dent and congress in behalf of the
mine workers of the anthracite reg
ions. 1t has been forwarded to. Sena-
tors Quay and Penrose, and Repre-
sentative Patterson.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-23
HOME MISSIONS.
Centennial Celebration by Presbytcs
rians--Presidcnt Roosevelt Delivers
n a

nm Address.
New York, May 2t.-Carnegie hall
was crowded to the doors last even
ing with an audience eager to hear
the address of President Roosevelt
in the interests of Presbyterian home
missions, the occasion marking the
close of the centennial celebration.
Many of the audience remembered
that Presidents Cleveland and Harri-
son had made addresses from the
same platform on the same subject.
There were about 400 men and wo-
men on the platform. There was not
a vacant seat, not bit of standing
room left in the entire auditorium.
Hundreds were turned away.
every true American" said DR..
Dodge, in his opening remarks, "is
grateful that his country was found
ed by men and women who feared
God. On this occasion, our centen-
nial celebration of our home mission,
it is our chief reason to keep rejoic-
ing that our church still supplies
such men and women to keep up the
good work."
In introducing President Roosevelt,
DR.. Dodge said that no man knew
better than the president the i'm
portance to the nation of the good
work of the home missions.
When President Roosevelt stepped
to the front OF the platform and be-
gan, '-Mr. Chairman" he was inter-
rupted by the flashlight of photo
grapher. AS the smoke blew across
the stage he laughed and said:
"There goes the mystery now," refer
ring to the mystery of the creed. The
president, among other things, said:
ut is a pleasure on behalf of the
people of the United States to bid
you welcome on this hundredth ami
versary of the beginning of organized
home missionary work by the Pres
byterian church. In one sense, of
course, all fervent and earnest church
work is part of home missionary
work.
The meeting was concluded with
the singing of the national hymn and
the benediction pronounced by the
Rev. Dir. Henry S. Little, of Texas.
The womer's board of home mis-
sions held a meeting yesterday and
reelected the old officers. The meet
ing opened with the reading of the
annual report of the secretary, Mrs
John F. Pingry, of Elizabeth, n. j. In
her report she said that 23 out of the
30 synods throughout the United
States made advances during the past
year. ru. ..E s..