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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Has He Found It7

Polk, Ark, Nov. "a remedy that
will absolutely cure rheumatism has
been discovered by Mr. George Hiland
Of this place. Mr.. Hiland is satisfied
that the remedy he has used is sure
cure, ior 1t cured him Of very seri-
Gus case Of Acute Rheumatism when
he was SO bad that he could not move.
This is what he says:
Il was troubled with what is called
Acute Rheumatism in 1000. I was in
such shape that could not move with
out help. was treated by physician,
who helped me some. but was still In
great pain when my wife saw Dodds
Kidney Pills advertised as cure for
Rheumatism. She insisted on my try
ing them, and felt better after taking
the first box. l continued and now l
am we'll and able to work all the time
have found Dodd's Kidney Pills to be
just what they are claimed to be, a
perfect cure for Rheumatism"
Mr.. Hiland's very positive statement
seems to settle all doubt as to whether
or not Rheumatism can be cured.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
HORSES TIED TO HOLES.
Unique Method by Which Indians
Secure Their Ponies.

1t has been discovered that the
desert Indians. who have never been
accredited with superabundant wit,
have for many years employed a
method of tying their horses to hdles
in the ground that is clever, unique
and effective says the Los Angeles
Herald.
The operation is performed in this
way: Keeping on the hot sands the
Indians dig with their hands. which
are about as hard and impervious to
pain as a dogs paws.
They work energetically until they
have made a hole about two feet deep.
Then they tie an immense knot in the
end of the halter rope, lower 1t into
the bottom of the hole. fill the
hole with sand and then jump and
stamp upon 1t unit the earth over the
knot Is about as hard as sandstone. 1t
Isl a curious performance, but the skill
of the idea merits applause, for it may
be of practical benefit to many a
weary traveller whose horse is his only
living companion in some heartless
plain, where he clings to his ship
Instances have been related of de-
sert travellers. who. completely ex-
hausted by the heat. tied the halter
rope about leg. an arm or the body
and lay down in the hot sands to rest.
AS they slept the animals. crazed for
water, became like wild things and
plunged madly away. dragging their
human anchors to destruction and
death.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Some Questions.

What one thing have you read,
heard. seen or thought. on any sub
ject, which you can put your finger on
and say that has been useful to
me?"
How have you been successful in
helping yourself or another person to
self-help?
viii you watch out and send print
ed clipping having information likely
to be useful to those who are trying
to help men regain their feet and
grip?
One thought written means another
thought born. and you know some
thing worth recording for the use of
others. Will you please think, write
and send a suggestion you hope may
help another in some way during the
twenty-four hours. seven days or fifty.
two weeks?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
HAPPY DAYS.
When Friends Say "How Well You
Look"

What happy days are those when all
our friends say, How well you look"
We can bring those days by little
care in the selection of food just as
this young man did.
II had suffered from dyspepsia for
three years and last summer was so
bad | was unable to attend school," he
says: Il was very thin and my appe-
tite at times was poor, while again it
was craving. I was dizzy and my
food always used to ferment instead
of digesting. Crossness, unhappiness
and nervousness were very prominent
symptoms.
Late in the summer went to visit
a sister and there l saw and used
GrapeNuts. l had heard of this IA
nous food before. but never was in.
terested enough to try it, for never
knew how really good it was. But
when | came home we used Grape
Nuts in our household all the time and
l soon began to note changes in my
health. ! improved steadily and am
now strong and well in every way
and am back at school able to get
my lessons with ease and pleasure
and can remember them too, for the
improvement in my mental power is
very noticeable and l get good marks
in my studies which always seemed
difficult before.
Il tave no more of the bad symp-
toms given above but feel fine and
strong and happy. and it is mighty
pleasant to hear my friends say:
How well you look" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich.
Look in each package for a copy
of the famous little book. The Road
to Wellville."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
One Of Bret Harte's Stories.

Bret Harte was once asked in Lon.
don II he did not exaggerate some of
his western character creations. He
declared that he did not and told this
as true story, which he had always
feared to put into print: A we'll.
known desperate came into saloon,
and, OF course, those who knew him
had business somewhere else at once.
An English tenderfoot remained and
the bad man invited him to drink. The
Brittsher innocently said he did not
care to do so, dangerous remark to
make in those days, whereupon the
desperate wearily reached for his gun
and said in tired sGrt of way: Good
Lord. can't ever have drink with,
out killing a man."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
FOOTBALL PLAYERS RUSH.
Dashed Into a Crowd and Injured Sew
eral SpectatorS.

A sensational accident in the Iowa
Grinnell football game at Grinne.l
last month resulted in severe injuries
to four spectators, one man suffering
broken leg. Jones of Iowa. one OF the
heavy players of the team. in an end
run, in which he was going at full
speed, ran too close to the lines OF
spectators, and. lodging one Of the
Grinnell men. plunged head-foremost
into the crowd.
Jones dove into the spectators like
a battering-ram. head down, while a
dozen men fell under the impact. and
others, carried of their feet, swayed
and fell back on the struggling men.
Panic followed. and several more peo-
pie were injured in trying to break
through the ranks behind them and
get away. When the panic subsided
and the injured people were assisted to
their feet Jones was found at the bot
tom Of the mass. unconscious and seri-
ously hurt. 1t was some time before he
could be revived. One Of the specta-
tors had his leg broken and several
others had sprains and fractures.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
TaE FAD FOR cHAMPAeNEs.
Few Brands Retain Popularity for
Any Lenqth of Time,

If one could only get at the facts
that send one champagne to the top
bubble of favor to-day and the other
facts that push 1t down to the dregs
tomorrow, while another brand occu-
pies its former high place, there would
be story unfolded which would make
some of the exciting political games
appear like a play at blind mans
bum at Sunday school picnic. Not
only to the ordinary lookeron is the
effervescent favor accorded cham
payne mystery unfathomable, il fas-
cinating. but to some who are very
close" to the source of supply it is a
story with the last chapter, which
clears up everything, lost The foun-
tain head Of the orders for the mys-
terious passing by of old favorites and
the entry Of new candidates for favor
are very difficult to find, as a usual
thing, and II it is ever your luck to
discover it. don't be surprised at see.
ing it pretty high in the social world.
Boston Transcript,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Morninq.

We say her baby eyes grow dim.
AS fell the summer night.
And knew that all the things of earth
Were fading from her sight.
Her baby hands put out to touch
The faces that she knew
So day went out. and all about
The shadows deeper grew.
We held these feeble hands to guide
Her up the narrow steep.
And felt the throbhing fever tide
Our hearts too full to weep.
But with the faint first gleam of day
We knew that she had gone
Adown the happy sunrise way,
Across the peaks of dawn
Albert Bigelow Paine in The Indcp pend
ent
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Deserving Of Some PITY,

The trusting widow who gives the
savings of her industry to man whom
she expects to marry in order that he
may get we'll established in business
before that joyous event will probably
continue to report to the police in va.
rious cities of the country indefinite.
ly. Along with aged parents who sign
away their property to children in con.
sideration of a verbal promise to take
care of them as long as they live,
the credulous widow who turns over
her purse to her suitor is entitled to
such pity as is due to the credulous
and the simple-minded whose ears
are dull to the voice Of warning.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Some Words.

According to the late Richard A.
Proctor, says the London Chronicle
the phrase Il guess" to English ears
SO ridiculous. is really identical with
the old expression, Il wis.," meaning
Il know" The word guess" has
changed its meaning entirely in Eng
land, but has partly preserved it in
America, where of course the native
says Il guess" when he is more or less
in a state of certainty. There are
many other examples of words that
have played fast and loose with "g'
and wv" such as guardian" and
warden guard" and ward, y
"guichet" and wicket"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
THE LATEST PARLoR GAME:
"HockerbalI" ls the Prevailing Fad in
Society.

"Hockerball" is the latest product in
the way OF parlor games. 1t is ex.
pected presently to sweep the world
clear of all that remains of ping-pong.
The new game is suitable for either
summer or winter, a great advantage
being that it can be played sitting
down by either four, six or eight play.
ers. Each OF these has his own par
ticular court" to play on-the table
is divided by tapes into as many
courts as there are players-from
which he cndeavors to pass" or to
shoot goals. A neutral territory ia
provided, from which players can
either pass to each other or endeavor
to get the ball into their own courts.
where intruders are not permitted.
At each end Of the table a goal is kept
In the orthodox fashion and the
game Is played with miniature hockey
sticks, being to all intents and DUR.
poses table hockey.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Artistic japanese ,deas.

In Japan the well-todo have almost
always in their houses one room called
the chamber of the inspiring view
It's essential is a beautiful view, bnr
Taste is catholic in Japan, and the de.
iishtful view may be blossomius
cherry tree. a glimpse of a river. a
miniature garden or only the newly
fallen snow. In this delightful coun.
try they get up parties to visit the
maple trees in the glory Of autumn
color or the fresh, untrodden snow.
as in this country one gives thsater
parties and dinners.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
ABOUT BABIES
AND CHILDREN
3: 3: :: *;$$ *;$$ *;$$} Be Kin.

1oW 10 aDandOn foolish theories and
Continue growing is the question.
Common advice is about as useful
as uncracked cocoanuts are digestibie
One mother confesses that the
theories which were successful with
her first three children were entirely
annihilated by the fourth.
A million babies daily cry for
drink Of cool boiled water.
Smile on the baby Just out of a nap
and show happy face when picking
it up.
Good rules may have so many excep-
tions that they become dangerous in
common use.
One mother asked another, who had
one-year-old baby. what she had
been doing the last year. Her reply
was that she had been giving her
theories respectful burial
The baby should receive dlscrini
mating attention. Foolish and unnec-
essary worry that endangers the
health of the parent. and dangerous
carelessness which harms the baby,
are the extremes tn keep away from.
A father of large family reported
that they used to enjoy children at
their house. At one time they had
two-year-old a pair of one-yes< old
twins and pair of one.month-old
twins. The neighbors had to help q
little occasionally on sewing, but the
children grew up to marry well and
win independence. They were bright
1.1 = lo
of the way of each other.
Recently one case has been placed
on record where a baby was smoth-
cred in bed while sleeping between it's
parents.
At an afternoon reception. while
several ladies' were exchanging baby
wisdom, these reports were given: II
have just heard from our friends with
the new daughter. their first child.
They are so afraid that something
will be wrong with the baby that if
she sleeps they think she is dying.
and they sit up and watch her, and if
she awakes and cries they are sure
she is dangerously sick. They have
hard lime dressing her. The father
was sure the nurse put the little vest
on over its feet, but the mother sue
ceeded in getting it on over it's head"
A baby is an appetite framed by
nature.
Almost all articles on babies take it
for granted that the children are to be
| brought up on bottles, and yet there
are five babies in one neighborhood
| taking natures solution. 1t may be
| that babies like these five do not need
any editorial assistance
Charles wife writes US this: "The
Lord doesn't send any babies to this
home. guess he thinks | don't know
mach about taking care of them. But
l do love the little folk"
Can you tell by baby's cry whether
: it is pin, pain or spunk?
Baby's first attempts to use it's
hands are as humorous as a young
mans first attempt to use his heart.
Whs& about adopting children?
/ When should the childless prefer re-
sponsibility and doing to only giving
charity money? Are there principles
to go ~?
! Be just as careful of the boys as
you are of the girls. 1t may be only
cerelessness which makes it harder to
raise baby boy than it is to raise a
baby girl.
, Why Is it easier to tell your friends
all about your baby than to listen to
their reports of theirs?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
catarrh cannot be cured

the seat of the disease. Catarrh 10 blood or consu
tutona disease and In order to 1t you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternally aud acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Cararrh Cure 10 not Quack med
icne 1t prescribed by Of the best physicians
in this country for and IL regular prescription
1t 10 composed of the best tonics known, combined
with the host blood purifiers acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of tho
two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful
results In curing Caarrh Send .or testimonials free
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
Sold by druRRsts. price 1ac.
Hairs Family Pills are the best
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Report Where or What.

If you have a piece of printed in
formation which you wish to keep and
which is too long to copy, but which
you think should have for my COL
lection, on a postal please tell me
what it is and where l can get it if
possible.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Shooting crocosiIes by Lamp,ioht

In the West Indies crocodiles arc
often shot at night. The hunter. with
lantern, sits in a canoe in one OF
the creeks which the crocodfles infest,
The crocodiles are attracted by the
light and swim toward the canoe.
Their eyes shine out in the darkness
and form good targets for the hunters
bullets. Sometimes dozen crocodiles
are shot in night
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
During Momentary Goodness.

Have you ever decided on inaugur-
ating better methods during a GENE
terry visit and on your next visit to the
same place wonder to yourself how
you could so easily drift back into the
old ways of doing and thinking?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Hundreds q dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
fance Starch is fast taking place of
all other brands. Others say they
cannot sell any other starch.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
FOR THE BIG FOLKS
WHO LIKE LITTLE FOLKS.
The Value Of a Mother.

The Value Of a Mother.
A Chicago man told me about little
event in his boyhood which seems to
me to be great event in his life.
One day he was playing around the
bench of a carpenter and accidentally
broke the workman's rule.
Not being discovered he quietly
showed the rule to an unnoticed posi-
tion and left the place.
But later he made corfdant of his
mothe. and told her about it. She was
able to show him his error and to get
him to purchase new rule for the
man.
The boy had mother and she had
his confidence and the man had new
rule-nothing unusual in this.
Yet the man nearly half century
later thought it worth while to tell
about it and think it worthy of even
more space than am giving it.
1t is suitable for all of this page and
also big type because it is starting
point. The necessary bascs are SO
few you can count them on your I'm.
gers.
When a vital start is made in real
wisdom 1t is more important every
year we look back on it. We are more
and more grateful to the parents and
teachers who did some very little
thing which created some great coudi-
ton.
When boy my parents encouraged
me in memorizing and speaking. at .
Sunday school entertainment, Mon:-
gomcry's little hymn, SOW in the
Morn Thy Seed" Years later when
perplexed and among strangers that
hymn jumped into my head at the
right time to give me Just the en-
couragement l needed to go on and
believe.
That entertainment has made mo
ever thankful to that church and my
teacher, the superintendent and my
parents. There is a sunrise glory
around the whole event.
Children know more than they hear
and see. and they feel more than they
know. The wisdom of parents speak
ing well Of the teacher is self-eyident
yet easily neglected. A wise teacher
can see the home through the man.
ners OF the child-even read the home
opinion of the teacher in the treat
ment received from the scholar Have
you wondered if well-taught parents
forget that they were taught and
trained at great effort, and let their
children grow up in wild state? I
have noticed that some unframed par
ents pay special attention to the edu-
cation of their children.
What part of your early life has
proven most useful later on?
What one thing have you read or
heard which has helped you take bet
ter care of children?
What one useful hint do you know
about children's clothing?
What is the subject on which you
would like to see useful information
gathered?
What is the best way to keep chill
dren quiet in church?
How can mother learn the best
diet for peculiar child?
What have you learned by expen-
sive experience which you think you
should have learned by observation?
How can little girl be taught to
care for her younger brother?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

M. Jacob; Fleig writes from ~ Sumner
Avenue. Bsooklyp. NY.
Fam now a new nnsn At the age Of
seventy.1ve years. thanks to your
wonderful remedy Peruns. "-Jsc0b
F1eig.
Catarrhal infammatiop of the mucous
lining of the kidneys. also called "Brights
disease" may be either acute or chronic.
Tho acute form produces symptoms of such
prominence that the serious nature of the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Don't Rent a Farm-euy!

Colorado farmers can get good irri-
gated land. best of water rights, splen-
did crops, and pay about the usual
rental for the use of the land. In three
years they'll own it clear The best
chance to get good farm ever offered
in the state. Write to-day to The
Colorado Bureau Of immigration. GIG
Majestic building, Denver, Colorado
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

viii have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get ope-third more for
the same money, but also because of
superior quality.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Kerosene oil will kill mosquitoes and
hired girls who are not furnished with
kindling wood by their stingy EN-
ployers.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

He-Am l the first man you ever
were in love with? She-Yes; and you
are the last man ever expected to be
in love with.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Sensible Housekeepers

A man may be crooked and still be in
straitened circumstances.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Stops the Cough and
Works OF the Cold
I've BrOmO @uinine Tablets, Price q

Sharpe-What did Barker say when he
was hanging by Il strap this morning?
Whealton-Said he'd like to see the direc-
tors of the road hanging by their necks.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

"A Very able man may have bad man
ners. Yes. but he ought to be able 10
correct them"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

A girl isn't necessarily timid because she
jumps at a proposal
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Babies cry most when they realize thWl
they look like some of their relatives
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

The mildest tobacco that grow. Is used
IN the makeup Of Bakers Bullhead s.
cent cigar. TIy one and see
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality of Defiance Starch makes It
next to impossible to sell any other
braud.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

disease is at once suspected. but the ehron:s
variety may come on 50 gradually and in
sidiously that its presence is not suspected
until after it has fastened itself thoroughly
upon its victim.
At the appearance of the first symptom
Peruna should be taken. This remedy
strikes at once at the very root of the dis
ease.
A book on catarrh sent free by Tho
Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus, o.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Fruit acids will not stain goods
dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

flss's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Nanburen, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

The secret of tho popularity Of Raxters
BuiIhead h.cent cigar Is revealed in one
word-"Quality.''
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Confidence is seldom lost, but often sad
" MISPLACED.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13


I'd Infantry. n
following 1888 Indiana Flat Six. Chicago H.
Pernna Medicine Co.. Columbus, Ohio
enflcmensLast caught cold which
kidneys affected them badly
remedies largely advertised they did
told the had received using
Peruna . similar sndI at procured
sit indeed blessing
tie trouble such had affected seriously
bottles Peruns and would
three months salary. John 7. SHEA7AM
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Why are YOU not at SCHOOL," II don t
need to 20. In taking the absent treat
mput.'
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Papa, what's a leading woman"
ANY married woman, my son."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Nellie Just threw herself at his head"
No wonder she didn't get him. women
can't throw"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

"Did you ever catch 200 trout in
one day?" mo. My father used to
whip me every time told a lie."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

1t takes nine tailors to make a man and
one dressmaker to break him.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

II vou have smoked Bullhead 5-&It
cigar you know how good they are: II
you have not better try one.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Mrs. Winslow's Scothing Syrup
For children 'ecthinR, s0ftens the gums, reduces In
ha:umation, allays pain cures wind coic. 25e bottle
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

A srnile of ratisfac ction eoes with ons Of
Baxters "Bullhead" scent cigarA
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

empioye and ensfoner: and coasisfs OF ert,ats
taken By perDa,sson from the copyriyht,d t,ffsrs,
the lectures, notebooks and libraries or Ear, W.
Frat. Odk Park, Illinois. lie is hunfinq ne
tchoie trOr!d ocer for Information of trery day
use to you. and he regrets his inability, ptrsoady
to reply to contributors. So t'dr as possible he
uishes to hare in this space the rery idea yoY
uould lNet to andhere. You are at liberty to s,qd
him any suggestion you may care to. His co'l,t.
ton wds started in 1879 and no,o contains IN
published Information dating back to 1886, Nth
systtmatic plans extending to 1859. Your slort
story Of some erdmpis Of .foreth0u1ht gir,s to
him may procs to Gs your most rd!uaJle 9 z: 10
Others
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Early to bed and early to rise, has
doubled the length of thousands of lives

This accuracy y>rfs'o
department is for co.
operdtio" in iarormr-
lion on TIE snpHi.s
or easy errors dRd
friends cC.fors,hopgit.
TO reduce nu'aaNy a.
J'ensiue mist1kss. IT'S
for mechanical, o0m-
nsercidk amt proi.S-
siondt people. H. in
diciduak fyuD,aysr,