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The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
MiiiIonaire's STRANGE Bed,

Harry De Windt. the arctic explor-
er. lecturing in London. told curious
story OF a Russian Croesus whom he
met during his overland journey from
Paris to New York. 1t wGs at lrk-
utsk. In far distant Siberia. and the
man OF millions, who lived In a fine
house and employed = French chef.
proved an excellent host. Luxuriously
furnished rooms were placed at the
disposal Of Mr.. De Windt and his COM
panions. As for the millionaire him.
self, he took his nightly rest upon a
couch formed of three chairs placed
side by side and never troubled to un.
dress.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
The Secret of [ one Life

Consists In keeping all the main CT.
gans Of the body in healthy, regular
action, and In quickly destroying dead
ly disease germs. Electric Bitters
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys,
purify the blood, and give splendid
appetite. They work wonders in cur
ing kidney troubles, female complaints,
nervous diseases, stipation, dyspep-
sla, and malaria. Vigorous health and
strength always follow their use. Only
so cents. Guaranteed by Mason +
Lavelle, druggists.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Or. Mecosh's One Joke.

President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton university says that his
predecessor. the late President Nc
Gosh. is known to have made Just one
conscious joke. 1t was at a meeting
OF the Evangelical alliance. In COM
nencing the exercises the presiding
officer, a Baptist. said that though
there might be differences of denom-
national belief 1t could be safely said
that the apostles creed was a plat
form upon which all could stand.
Whereupon Dr. McCosh whispered to
q Methodist minister who sat next to
him: Il should not care to descend
frto hell with an Episcopalian."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Graceful,

The Stewarts kept a COW, much TO
the envy OF the Jones family. One day
the COW having given an unusual
amount Of milk, an extra supply was
on hand, which, owing to the warm
weather, turned sour. Mrs. Stewart,
desiring to be neighborly, sent the
sour milk to Mrs. Jones with this mes.
sage: Dear Mrs. Jones: We had some
sour milk on hand. and. as we amt
got no pigs at our house. we thought
maybe you.uns could use It."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
When Kings Had Right Divine.

An impressive story Is told OF Louis
XIV and his cane. 1t Is said that he
had promised one Of his courticrs,
Lauzun, the baton or stick OF the
grand master OF artillery, and then
refused to give 1t to him from some
caprice or dislike. Lauzun was en-
ragged at the kings refusal, and,
breaking his sword before the kings
face, exclaimed: Il will no longer
serve a king who does not keep his
word" Louis XIV deliberately walked
to the window and threw out his cane.
then turning to Lauzun said: II have
thrown out my cane. 1t shall not be
said that l have struck a gentleman"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Meads Should Neycr Ache

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped it for
Mrs. N. A. Webster, OF Winnie, Vir-
ginia. She writes: cdr. Kings New
Life Pills wholly cured me of sick head
aches l had suffered from for two
years" Cure headache, constipation,
biliousnesS. 25c at Mason L. Lavelle's
drug store.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

Our clock has been running
away with itself and many schol.
ars have been tardy.
Miss Holden will soon finish
reading "Little Men after which
she will read Jos Boys"
Miss Holden wishes each one
OF her scholars to write some item
of interest and read it Friday af-
ternOOu.
Busy Bees.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Best Iiuiucnt on Earth

Henry d. Baldwin, superintendent
OF city water works, Shullsburg, Wis
cOnsin, writes: II have tried many
kinds OF liniment, but have never re-
ceived much benefit until l used Bal
lard S Snow Liniment for rheumatism
and pains. think it the best lini-
ment on earth" 25c, SOC and 81 bot
tie at Mason " Layelle'S,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Correspondents Wanted.

We desire regular correspondent in
every school district in Sedgwick coun-
ty, not now represented. In addition
to these we desire correspondents in
Bigspring, Venango, and Chappell,
Nebraska. Amy person who will &C
cept such position is requested TO
write for supplies and terms.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
A Cure for Lumbago

w. C. Williams, OF Amherst, Virgin
Ia, says: "F'or more than year l suf-
fered from lumbago. finally tried
Chamberlain Pain Balm and it gave
me entire relief, which all other reme-
dies had failed to do" Sold by e..
Lavelle, druggist.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
New Century Comfort

Millions are daily finding a world of
comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts, and
bruises; cOhquers ulcers and fever sores;
cures cruptions, salt rheum, boils, and
felons; removes corns and warts, Best
pile cure on earth. Only 2Jc at Mason
& Lavelle's drug store.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Advance In Telephony,

A French inventor has communi.
Gated to the Acadamie des Sciences
a process by which, he asserts, the
features OF person telephoning can
be conveyed through the instrument
to the person with whom he Is in
communication.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
We are very weak firm financially, but
we buy goods by the car load, and are in a
condition to meet any legitimate competition.
j. BRANT.
Bound Over to Court

Tuesday night Sheriff johnson and
Marshal Jenkins were asked by the
railroad company officials to find and
arrest two young men who had come
into town at O'Clock upon passenger
train No, II. The men had boarded
the train at Iliff, had paid their fare
to Julesburg, and when they left the
train at this station had stolen two
overcoats belonging to two other pas
seogers on the train. As soon as noti.
fed Of the theft the Julesburg officers
started on the hunt of the thieves and
in short time effected their capture.
The men had The overcoats in their
possession and acknowledged thier guilt
to the officers. They we're placed in
jail and Wednesday afternoon we're
given a preliminary hearing before
Justice Wallace. The complaint
against them was sworn to by L. E.
Hastings, conductor OF the train from
which the property was stolen. The
young men, who gave their names as
John Davis and Henry Harmon, plead
ed guilty to the charge OF larceny of
the overcoats and were bound over to
the district court, their bond being
fixed at $500. AS they were unable to
give bonds they were taken to Denver
Thursday morning by Sheriff johnson
and placed in Jail to await the conyen-.
Ing or district court in May. Davis
and Harmon are both under thirty
years Of age; they were we'll dressed
and when arrested had small amount
OF money In their possession. They
refused to disclose their place of resi-
dence, and would tell nothing of their
antecedents.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
HillS of Sale.

The Grit-Advocate is now prepared
To furnish on short notice pads contain
INK blank bills OF sale. These blanks
are used by a large number OF rauch-
men in this vicinity; they are neces-
sity to every man who buys stock and
can be had at small cost. Call at
this office and examine The pads
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Sterling. Colo.


December 10, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Clerk OF the
County Court at Julesburg. Colorado,
on January II, 1903. viz: William W.
kenney Hid +. No l07l for the north
east quarter (NEt) section "a, town
ship II n. range II w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land. viz:
John Freyburg, OF Sedgwick. Colo.
Fred Meineke, IF Sedgwick, Colo.
Albert c. Williams. OF Sedgwick, Colo.
Jonathan iorter, Of Julesburg. Colo.
ID. G. Fleming. Register.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Cause for Thanks,

Won Blumer-Ill be hanged II this
plumber didn't charge me for car
fare for his men.
Castleton - Well, that's cheap
enough. They might have come in
automobiles.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
TRY OUR
WHITE PINE
COUGH SYRUP.
Julesburg Drug Co.
TRY OUR
For sale OF Lcuac. b.

The southeast quarter OF section
9-l2-44, Deuel. County, Nebraska
Apply TO J. B. Dunham, Winona, Illi-
nOis. 1874
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Simple Colds

simple Colds
Cease to he simple, il at all prolong-
ed. The safest way is to put them
aside at the very beginning. Ballard Is
Horehound Syrup stops cold and re-
moves the cause of colds. 25c, 5Oc and
81 a bottle at Mason e. Lavelle's.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.


White & Wallace have just re-
ceived a car load of barb wire.
Last Saturday Miss Iona Lee
resumed her duties in the post
Office after q weeks illness of
grip.
B. Beatty was confined to his
home from Friday until Tuesday
with . serious attack of Ia
grippe.
We will sell wagons, buggies
and windmills at cost for the next
60 days. White & Wallace.
A. D. Eschliman, the we'll
known Eanchman of the south
side, 10 confined to his home by
sickness.
District Attorney Pound went
to Sterling last Sunday to attend
. session of the district court
which began there Monday.
T. r. Flora has a gang of men
cutting ice on Lodgepole
Creek this week. He hopes to
fill bis storehouse before another
thsw.
Fred and Edward Wagner, of
Paxton, Nebraska, visited their
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il.
Close, of this place, last Mon
day.
Citizens of North Platte, Ne
braska, have opened negotiations
with the Standard Sugar Com
pany of Ames for the erection of
q sugar factory in that city.
J. r. and Ira Spencer left here
for Central City, Nebraska, last
Sunday night with a car load of
horses. These horses will be sold
at public auction some time this
wesk to farmers in that vicinity.
John Herb and John Deich left
here Tuesday evening for the
east. The former will visit rela
tives in Iowa before proceeding
to bis old home in Pennsylvania.
The latter will visit relatives in
Central City, Nebraska, for few
weeks.
Vaughan l. Labaree are fitting
up the second story Of their busi-
ness building for q lodge room.
The Odd Fellows and other local
lodges have leased the room and
will occupy it rs soon as the car
pentsrs have finished putting it in
shape.
w. S. Hall, the venerable faith
er of T. j. Hall, is critically i'll at
the home of tho latter in this
town. Mr.. Hall is seventy nino
years old, and it is feared that be-
causc of his advanced age be can
not long Withstand the severe ut
tack of heart disease from which
he is suffering.
A few hours after the adver-
tissment of his loss was publish.
ed in The Grit t-Advocate Robert
Wright secured his purse contain
ing upwards of $50. The purse
WAS returned to Mr.. Wright by
John Flora, janitor at the NJ. E.
church, who found it upon q seat
in tho audience room Of the
church. Verify 1t pays to adver-
Aise.
Rev. F. II. Leonard, the sing.
ing evangelist Of Denver, who has
during the last month cond acted
successful revival meetings at
Sedgwick, East Lincoln and
Julesburg, left for his home last
Saturday. The revival services
in tho Julesburg M. E. church
did not close with Mr.. Leonard's
departure, but are being contin-
ed through this week by Rev. T.
J. Hooper, pastor of the church.
A serious coal famine exists in
Chicago and other eastern cities.
I'll. ob;of oauca If th;s famine ia
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

Babcock was called to attend ].
NJ. johnson, a ranchman residing
nine miles north of Julesburg,
who was suffering from a
broken leg, caused by kick re-
ceived from COW. The injury
was q severe one and in order
that he might give it close atten-
ton DR.. Babcock advised that Mr..
johnson be brought to town.
This was done Monday morning
aud the injured man is now at
the Harrison hotel, whore he is
receiving careful attention.
'Some time ago my daughter csueht
a severe cold. She complained of pains
In her chest and had bad cough. 1
gave her Chamberlain Cough Remedy
according to directions and 10 two days
she was well aud able to 60 to school.
l have used this remedy In my family
for the past seven years and have new
er known 1t to fall" says James Prem
dergast, merchant, Anato Bay, Jamaica,
West India Islands. The pains in the
chest indicated an approaching attack
OF pneumonia, which in this instance
was undoubtedly warded of by Cham
berlsin's Cough Remedy. 1t counter
acts any tendency Of a cold towards
pneumonia. Sold by G. Lavelle, drug
gist.
Joseph Shaw and son Churles
passed through Julesburg Thurs
day morning enroute to their
home in Kankakee, Ill.,, from a
trip through the Pacific coast
states. Mr.. Shaw is q brother
in-law of J. B. and j. G. Close
and these gentlemen were at the
station to greet him and to enjoy
q short visit with him while wait.
ing for connections.
The Womsn's Suffrage associa-
tion Of Nebraska have organized
q lobby at the state capitol and
will attempt to secure legislation
favorable to their cause by the
legislature which is now in ses-
sion. Woman suffragists in Col
orado wish their Nebraska sisters
success.
John Hiatt recently brought his
cattle from his south side ranch
to his ranch west of town and will
keep them there during the bal
ance of this winter. Mr.. Hiatt is
fortunate in having a summer
ranch and also place for winter
feeding.
P. H. Brown, who moved from
this vicinity to St. DeRoin, Ne
braska, few weeks since, is now
located at Kenesaw, small town
a few miles west Of Hastings,
Nebraska.
White & wallace are having an
ice house built in the rear of their
business room, and will harvest
their own ice this season.
A mask ball will be given in
the court room in Julesburg ON
the evening of February Goth.
Everybody come and enjoy your
selves.
Go with the crowd to White &
Wallace's for your groceries.
Their stock is large enough to fill
any kind of an order.
Mrs. j. G. Close returned We'd
nesday afternoon from an extend
ed visit with relatives in Minden,
Nebraska.
Mrs. A. Jackson and daughter
Helen left here Tuesday evening
for an extended visit with friends
in Denver.
Mrs. G. M. Robbins is enter.
tanning her mother whose home is
in Denver.
Mrs. August Polzin is visiting
relatives in Morgan county.
White e. Wallace received two
can loads of new goods this week.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

If you are thinking of fencing
now is your time to buy wire.
Get prices of White & Wallace
before buying.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

East Lincoln School Items.
Vacation Days arc over.
We had a visitor Monday.
May Ball was absent last Fri
day.
Clinton Wright started to school
Monday.
We have a new desk in our
school room.
Claude Finley has been absent
a whole week.
New paper and pencils were
distributed Monday.
Little Robert Herrin has gone
cast with his parents.
Albert Miller is suffering from
an injured foot and is unable to
attend school.
The boys have started new
game but they do not succeed very
weIlin playing it.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Two Things He Barred,

Two Things He Barred.
ubbs-Automobiling Is said to
bring one In closer touch with nature.
Tubbs-Well. that's all right, 30
long as nature isn't represented by
a tree or q fence.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
SedRwick Items.

Sed&Wick Items.
W. F. Miller filed bis ice house
Tuesday.
r. S. Palmer visited the county
scat last Friday. ..
Clyde E. Crowfoot will go to
school at Sedgwick.
Supt. Parker visited the Sedg-
wick school Tuesday.
A force of men are filing the
ice house at the creamery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Hartman
were Sedgwick visitors Tuesday.
A baby boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Miller last
Saturday.
Miss Gilliard and Grace Hart
man returned to Sedgwick Sun.
day from their Lewellen visit.
The Progredi, as our literary
has been christened, hold pleas
ant session at the Sedgwick school
house Friday evening. Meeting
at district6s next Friday evening.
Question: Resolved that Money
and its Influence has caused more
suffering and death than contag-
ious diseases.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Loss Of Flesh

When you can't eat break.
fast, take SCOTS Emulsion.
When you can't eat bread
and butter, take SCOTS
Emulsion. When you have
been living on a milk diet and
want something a little more
nourishins, take Scott's
Emulsion.
To get fat you must eat
fat. SCOTS Emulsion IS a
great fattener, a great
strength siver.
Those who have lost flesh
want to increase all body
tissues. not only fat. SCOTS
Emulsion increases them all,
bone, flesh, blood and
nerve.
For invaIids, for con.
valescents, for consumptives,
for weak children, for all
who need flesh, SCOTS
Emulsion is a rich and COM
Portable food, and a natural
tonic.
SCOTS Emulsion for bone,
flesh, blood and nerve.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
STOCK BRANDS.
I, R. liddle.

J.. n. CIuuIes
JULESBURG, COLORADO.
Cattle branded . z, OF, z O.
Ok on left Lip.
Range. South side OF river ia Sedg-
wick county, Town 10, Range "a.
Kelley Bros.
Julesburg, Colorado.
Cattle branded p ~ on left hip.
Range in township lli3 Sedgwick
county.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

Sweet and sour pickles, and
sauer kraut in bulk for sale at w.
H. Simon's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12
shelley Liked nrcnd.

The poet Shelley was very simple in
his tastes and found his chief pleasure
In long, solitary ramblcs. Bread be-
came his chief Sustcnancc when his
regimen attained TO that austcrity
which aftcrward distinguished it. lie
could have lived on bread alone with
but rcpinng.
"Do you know" he said one day to
friend, with much surprise, that
Mr.. G.. does not like brCadf Did You
ever know a person who disliked
brcadT' Ills friend explained to him
that Mr.. G.. probably had no objection
to bread in moderate quantity at q
proper time and with the usual adj
Juncts and was only unwilling 10 de-
your several pounds of dry bread at a
meal.
Shelley had no such objection; his
pockets were generally well stored
with bread Sometimes he ate with
his bread the common raisins which
he bought at small groccrs' shops.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12
A PINCH OF SALT.
A. Necessary In Our Daily Life ~
In Our Daily Food.

How could we get on without saltf
In our daily food, AZ In our daily life,
little OF IL is necessary. and the absence
Of IT takes away from the flavor OF ev'
crythlng we eat. The salt or ire
which we hear about signifies the
health. vlgor and wit which we find In
life. There was n time In countries far
from the sea when primitive man new
or used salt I'm his food, and IL was
only when nations advanced In civili-
zatlon that salt became an absolute ne
ceSslty.
But II was not alone as food that salt
was valued. Among the ancients salt
spring was regarded as gift or the
gods, and IL was believed that any salt
found I'm the soil lent II n peculiar sane
tlty and made IL a place where prayers
were most readily heard. Every meal
that included salt had n certain sacred
character, creating bond Of piety and
friendship between host and guest;
hence the expression, There Is salt
between u.s." meaning friendship, and
TO be untrue 10 salt" means to be dis
loyal or ungrateful.
In the middle ages, when all classes
and degrees sat nj the same board,
they were placed according TO rank,
above or below the great snltccllar,
which always stood I'm the middle and
marked the dividing social line. above
the SALT meant "of high degree" Be
low the salt were the ycomanry. serfs
and vassals of the feudal days. good
description OF this custom may be
found I'm "Ivanhoc" where Cedric, the
Saxon, cntcrtains his vassals and
friends.
A pinch Of salt IL always considered
mckv I'm cooking. 70 take anything
'wlth pinch Of salt" means to excuse
or make allowances for II. A salt ~
n sailor. To salt ones conversation
means to make IL sparkle. Salt IL al
ways employed in sense OF benefit or
strength.
The Bible has many references To
salt. among them being "Ye are the
salt OF the earth" Matthew V, IL. and
st. Paul says, "Lct your speech be al
ways with grace seasoned with salt"
Salt IL used by Catholics In baptism.
They consider IL n symbol OF wisdom
and put n few grains In the mouth OF
the person baptized.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12
Animals incoming I.NIinC~

Every century secs several species
OF animal becoming extinct. In the
race for life the weak muEt yield 10
the strong. and because they are per-
sistently sought for food or for feath-
ers not only individuals but whole fam
flies cease 10 exist The disappearance
OF the great aux can be laid to the
nineteenth century. IT became eX-
tinct on the American side of the At
lantic about 1910 and in Europe about
1874 The South African quagga dis
appeared about 1870 owing TO the
slaughter by hide hunters. The twin
sheiled tortoise of the Galapagos L.
lands became extinct in all probabili-
ty about 1875. The black emu of
South Australia was also cXterminatcd
during the century, though ii was
abundant In 1903. The great cormo-
rant was last seen alive about 1880,
and many other species of birds from
all parts of the world have likewise
been cxtcrminatcd. In the Danish
West India islands, for example, out
OF fourteen species catalogucd in 1795
only six still exist, and similar his
tory can be told Of many other locali-
ties.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12
Sen Scrpcnts breathe Air.

Like all other scrpcnts, the sea ser
pcnts, though permanently inhabitng
the sea, are air brcathcrs. The lateral
tlattcnng of their tails greatly helps
them to swim i'm any direction, and
II specially enables them to rise rapid
" to the surface of the water TO
breathe. That they may do this the
more easily and securely their nostrils
arc placed at the very end of the muZ-
zle and are furnished with valves,
which secure them from being entered
by the water In which they live.
Unlike other snakes, they cast their
skins in small pieces. Their eyes are
not adapted to see well out of water,
and thus they cannot when in the air
take good aim TO bite. They feed on
small fishes. which they paralyzc 10y
means of their poison, and thus they
have nothing TO fear from the spines
Of the fishes they eat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12

A very large caterpillar stretched IT.
self from the foliage of n tree which |
was examining and startled me by It's
resemblance 10 n small snake. The first
three scgmcntS behind the head were
dilatable nj the will of the insect and
had on each side large black pupil
lated spot, which rCscmblcd the eye o;
the snake. 1t was poisonous or vi
pcrinc species mimickcd and not an In
nocuous snake. This was proved 10y
the imitation of kcclCd scales on the
crown, which was produced by the re-
cumbcnt feet MS the caterpillar threw
itself backward. carried of the cat
crpillar and alarmed every one in the
village where was then living to
whom showed it-"Rccords of Nat
uralst In the Amazon"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-12
How Oyatern Grow.

A man who has devoted much time
to the study Of the oyster says that this
bIyalvc Is born with his shell on and
that he grows only In the summer time.
The beard OF an oyster is not only his
breathing organ-thnt is, his lungs
but II also serves to convey food 70 his
mouth. When the warm. calm days OF
June come the oyster opens his shell
and by means of his beard begins build
ing an additional story to his house.
This he does by depositing very. very
fine particles OF carbonate OF lime till
at last they form substance as thin
ns silver paper and exceedingly fragile.
Then he adds more and more till mt last
the new shell Is as hard ms the old shell.