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The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24


forth the greatest effort. Eight years
afterwards Webb perished in an at
tempt to shoot the rapids Of Niagara
Falls.
On the Goth of August 1877, another
English swimmer by the name of Cavill
performed the same feat The last
one to attempt to surpass Webb is
Montagu Holbein, who succeeded after
remaining in the water for twenty-five
hours and twenty-one minutes. 1t is
calculated he must have executed %
900 arm movements. Like Webb, Hol
bein coated his body with oil and pro
tected his eyes by mask glued to his
face with a layer of varnish. The
water of the sea is SO intensely cold
that the swimmer on coming out OF
the water is like block of frozen
meat.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

To brave the dangers Of the sea Of
fers seemingly irresistible attraction
to men. To do thing simply because
there is risk in it-a thing perfectly
useless and without purpose after 1t
has been done-is a phase of the gam
bling instinct, for the qualification of
which the sea offers opportunity.
How alluring this attraction proves
itself is illustrated in the manner in
which men have tempted fate in the
frailest of craft on lonely, dangerous
trips across the Atlantic.
A piano maker named Andrews Of
fers an illustration of the daring of
these solitary navigators. In 1878 he
wished to visit the Paris exposition.
Accordingly he costructed a boat twen-
ty feet long and set out from Boston.
He never had sailed before, and this
added to the folly Of his undertaking.
After forty-tive days of privation he
arrived at MulliOn cove. He had been
directed on his course by thirty-seven
vessels which he passed in crossing
In relating his experiences he said he
experienced no fear at any time except
occasionally that he dreaded the pos
sibility of being run down by steam
er. In 1889 he again wished to visit a
Paris exposition and again employed
the dangerous means of getting across.
On this trip he sailed on $50 miles
from Boston and was brought back on
a ship. He had been tossed about for
a month. 1t might have been expected
that this would have been the end OF
his solitary voyages, but it was not.
He had scarcely set foot on American
soil when he heard of a rival.
A man named LOWER was preparing
to cross the Atlantic and Andrews Of
fered to race him. A prize of $4,000
and a silver cup was to be the reward
of the victor Andrews was pursued
by misfortunes from the start. His
boat capsized five times, and finally,
being caught in storm, he was
obliged to seek refuge on steamer.
Lowler, meanwhile, had been more
fortunate He had put ballast of lead
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
GIVING HIM A CHANCE.
Why Young Lady Wanted to Introduce
Editor to Prof Garner

]. /. Harbour, one of the editors
of Youths Companion, tells this story
about one of those things we would
rather have left unsaid."
Now, l don't desire or deserve the
reputation of a funny man." said he,
"but somehow my friends have fast
ened it upon me. Because | collect
funny things and believe in Blessed
be humor,' they make the mistake of
thinking that I'm humorous. Some
even think I'm a professional funmak-
er and clown. ! recently went to a
social gathering, where among others
l met a very Bontonese young wom-
an who knew me slightly as man
with funny" reputation.
"'Oh, Mr.. Harbour she said, I'm so
glad to meet you. We have many
celebrated men here tonight. Do you
see that man in the corner talking
with the two women. Well. that's
Prof. Garner. He's the one who
studies monkeys. you know. They
say he can understand a monkeys
talk just as easily as he can under
stand that of a human being. Would
MT you like to have me introduce you
SO that you can talk to prof. Garner? ;"
New York Times
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ODD CUSTOM IN GREECE.
Funeral Rites That Seem STRANGE tc
Western EYES,


"One thing sure to shock the Amer
lean tourist is a Greek funeral" said
a recently returned traveller. 1T is
spectacle which most persons OF
con'ehtion-governed decency desire 10
avoid, because the body of the dead is
exposed in an open hearse. The cot
nm Is shallow, SO that not only the
face and head, but the hands and
much OF the body can be seen from
the sidewalk as the procession moves
through the streets.
Ihe lid of the coffin, frequently
richly upholstered and decorated with
sarlands and wreaths, is carried on
the hearse by the undertaken. The
priest. the relatives and other mourn
ers follow, and as the ghastly spec
tacle moves along it is customary fnr
bystanders to remove their headeear
and cross themselves
In the Athens cemeteries sraycs
are rented for a term of wears inst
like the habitations of the quick. Only
the wealthy own burial lots. This is
invariably an evidence of wealth or
aristocracy. The poor seldom dream
OF buying lot or tomb. Such pur
chase would be deemed among then
an unnecessary luxury.
AT the end of the term for whicr
a grave is rented the bones are dug
up, placed in bag labeled with the
name and date, and deposited in a
general receptacle"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Not Taking Any Risks.

1t seems that James NJ. Barrie, the
novelist and dramatist, who recently
purchased an automobile in London,
has motor until very recently had
not-mustered up the courage to use
The machine. Just before he left the
British capital the other day for Paris
with Charles Frohman. to be present
at the Paris performance, under Mr..
Frohman's direction of his play, THE
Admirable Crichton," he invited the
Anglo-American theatrical magnate to
accompany him on his first ride in his
new devil wagon"
NO, thank you, Barrie" replied Mr..
F'rohman. when | get ready to com
nit suicide l have a previous engage
ment with friend in New York
This is believed to be an obscure
reference to the Admirable Crichton
Of the Rialto, ALI Hayman.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
SPECIAL EAST-BOLND ExCUR-
SIOkS.
One Fare PIua 81 for Round Trip OvcS
the Union Pacific.

The Union Pacific announces special
excursions of one fare plus 500 for
the round trip to Chicago, st. Louis.
Omaha, St. Paul, Kansas City. Mime
apolis. Memphis. Peoria. Duluth ana
Des Moines; also to all points in the
states of Minnesota. Iowa. Wisconsin.
and the northern peninsula OF Mlchl-
gan, and to many points in Illinois.
Missouri. North Dakota and South Da-
kota.
Tickets good for return within ninety
days from date of sale.
See that your tickets read over ths
Union Pacific.
Through Pullman tourist sleeping
cars run from Denver to Chicago daily.
via L. p. and C. &. n. w. leaving Den
Yer on The Eastern Express" at 1890
p. m. A double berth costs only $1.50
to Omaha. $3.50 to Chicago, or $1.00
for night
For further information call on local
agent or address
E r. GRIFFIN.
General Agent. 34l Seventeenth Ste
Denver.
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JUST A MATTER OF NUMBERING
The Great Detective Explains the De-
lay in a Murder Case.

No, we haven't made any arrests
yet the great detective told the re-
porter You can say this much, how
ever. We know who the murderer is.
He is one Of four men whom we
hayr been watching from the first.
Thr fact that only one man committed
thc crime has been sworn to by wit
nosses.
Neither the first nor the second of
these four men was present when the
sLot was fired. The third man was
ais away at the time.
The fourth man is the one We
want, and we can lay our hands on
hin whenever we're good and ready
Then what are you waiting for?''
asked the. reporter. why don't you
arrest him now"
Well" said the great detective,
'you see we're not yet sure as to the
proper numbering OF these men. We
know that the fourth man is the one
We want. but which of these four is
Tie fourth man? That's what were
working on now. New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
New Set of China May Scare the
Superstitious.


To those who are influenced by the
old superstition of sitting down to
table 13 in number, an invitation from
the President to dine at the Whlte
House off the new state service OIL
china. NAV well be looked at askance.
Whether intentionally or by acci-
dent, the mystic number is curiously
reneated in the crest, and even in the
transaction by which the service was
ordered.
To begin with, there are OF course,
IL stars and 13 bars in the shield,
representing the original 13 states OF
the union. In one claw the eagle
grasps 13 bolts, and in the other an
olive branch upon which are IL leaves
and 13 berries. The pinions of the
eagle. too, have 13 feathers. and it
will be found that there are l3 letters
in the motto. "E Pluribus unum.'
Further. there are 13 letters In the
Christian names of the President and
his wife-Theodore and Annie-and
l3 letters also in Staffordshire, the
county in England in which the wedg-
wood ware is manufactured: but per-
haps the most significant fact OF all in
this respect is that the service was
delivered on Friday, Feb. 13, OF this
year.
Under these circumstances 1t would
seem to require only party OF 10 to
make any one sensitive in such mat
ters search his mind diligently for an
excuse to absent himself from the
table,-CCllier's Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
N ERY OF WILD ANIMALS,
"hni secomes Of Those That Die
'-'Lrsl Deaths in the Woods?

oS-O'nes OF nose nat Die
natural Deaths in the Woods?
'preSt has many mysteries. "
sai' pld Pennsylvania woodman,
pu. Zoe deeper than that of wild
AM hat die natural deaths.
lour-footed dwellers of the
woo 'rtainly do not live forever.
AZ .i disease must carry them off
reg H as human beings are carried
on what becomes of their bodies?
mover heard of any ones coming
acr' ID wild dead bear or deer or
vii 90 or fox that had died from
ha' a| causes. | found the carcass
Oh hS hve-pronged buck in the
Wo once. but a rattlesnake also
De- mad its fangs buried in one of
th' GERS nOstrils. There had evil
del been a fight to the death be-
tW the reptile and the beast.
aliher time | followed the trail
OF bear from a clearing where it
ha l"len a half-grown lamb l came
up the headlcss body of the lamb a
mi 'r 50 out on the trail, and half
49, t.'f NAI'i oIIr ltdl lut thSt VI d
s"" Do | was surprised to find the
boz 0t the bear.
Jaws were open. and its CLASSY
ey were pushed far out of its head.
| L.a pOst-morten examination of
tn lead bear and found the lamb S
me-. lodged in its throat. How or
WI the bear ever permitted it to
ge here | am unable to explain.
have many times found other
dead animals in the woods, but never
on" hat did not show unquestionable
evidence of having died from violence
of some kind. Every woodsman will
tel you the same. What becomes Of
tn" dead wild animals that die nat
ural deaths
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

in his frail boat. and he outrode the
storms and reached Cape Lizard, win
ming the prize.
Andrews still was not satisfied. He
proposed another match with Lowler
and they started from Boston again.
LOWERS story Of that trip will never
be known. He was never heard of
again. Andrews was successful. In
thirty days he reached the coast of
Portugal.
In August, 1901, the indomitable An
drews tried it again. This time he was
accompanied by his bride His fortunes
had attracted young woman to him,
and they decided that their wedding
trip should be across the Atlantic in a
small boat. 1t was Andrews last trip
His fate, with that of his bride, is one
of the secrets OF the sea. .a
Capt. Boyton nearly crossed the
channel in a suit of India rubber.
When he had put it on and inflated it
he looked like a great cork on the
days and propelled himself by padding
or by using a small sail He was at
once a catboat and a rowboat A boat
followed him when he left Dover at 3
o'clock one morning. By six o'clock
next evening he was in sight of Cape
Gris-Nez, but when six miles from
shore he became exhausted and was
taken In the boat.
The legend relates how Leander
swan the Hellespont every evening to
meet Hero on the other shore. Lord
Byron repeated Leander's feat May g.
1910. The sstrait of Messina was
crossed by Sicilian brigand who was
followed by the gendarmes. In 1875
Capt Webb swan across the Calais
pass, though he was forced to put
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Meum and Tuum in Science.

Little Midred's mother objected to
he freedom with which her young
laughter bestowed her kisses, and
read her darling a lecture on the
mpropriety of the practice, conclud'
jng with the startling information that
here were microbes in kisses.
Next day the young minister called,
and as he and Mildred were fast
friends he fingered in the act of de-
parture.
I'm sorry, Mr.. Hatton, but | can't
kiss you any more" she said tearfully,
When he urged her for an explanation
of this sudden change she blurted out:
Il cant kiss anybody any more
-cause-mamma says there s
you-crobes in kisses-and-l mustn t. y
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Shadows.

All. honey-bee! ah. honey-bcc. how eager
is your song
And how the flowers are trembling to
see you swing along:
All! surely as lover you are come, or
do you roam
Only for honey-tnen home?
And ivyweed and ivyweed, how tenderly
you grow
1t is an oak that lifts you from many
a year ago.
Do you. then. love the shade so that you
should never roam.
But only there. and home"
Shall J. then as tine ivy be, or be a
honey-lovcr?
And live a lover in the shade, or rover
in the clover?
The Shadow to the Sunbeam says, "A
little you may roam.
Only "A little-then home,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Temperature Of Heated Bodies.

Some years ago Wier worked ont a
rule for calculating the absolute tenn
perature of heated body from the
wave length of its most energetic radi-
ations. From this rule, which gives
very probable results, the suns tenn
perature is found to range from 1850
degrees to 545O degrees F.; that of Sir
ius. from 800 degrees to $500 degrees;
Vega, 500 degrees to $500 degrees;
Arcturus, 2450 degrees to 27O0 de-
grees; Aldebaran, 255O degrees to
2S50 degrees, and the electric light,
$3.50 degrees to $500 degrees. White
and blue stars are much hotter than
red and yellow.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
The Good Fortune of 4 Wisconsin
Lumber Merchant,

Mr.. W G. Cunningham. a lumber
king OF Wisconsin. and worth several
miliions mn OF dollars, was brought to Den
ferinG with the doctors stated IL
hopeless case OF consumption. All hope
had been given up by both his friends and
idea that he believed it possible to for
InGlate and If so. he would be able to
View while lying on his bed. too feeble
10 move about without assistance. he be-
Under great difficulties he completed an
electric brace TO encircle his lungs This
braGe, or more properly speaking. lung
sirdIe; being charged the same an
through every part of the diseased lungs
killing all consumptive germs and invis-
Grating and building up all tissues of the
entire body. After wearni: this appara-
tus for several days. change was no.
ticed; MIR. Cunningham was fast recover
ing from this dread disease. and to the
astonishment and wonder of both the
medical fraternity ans his friends within
three weeks he was up and ground again
and to-day Mr.. Cunningham claims that
ne ne Is Is without one trace of consumption
This is indeed a great discovery for the
twentieth century. and it is now known
from this and number of other cases,
that consumption can be cured by wear
ing one of these electric lung braces for
short period of time. thirty days being
an outside estimate.
Mr.. Cunningham being a wealthy man.
ana feeling that he owes it to humanity.
Is giving these braces to suffering CON
sumptives. Several DAYS within the past
Few weeks II has reached the enormous
sum of Loo in a single day, 1t is esti-
mated that at this rate 1t will at least
cost one Million Dollars to supply all
the consumptves with these braces but
Mr. Cunningham states that he is so
grateful for his recovery that he is will
ing to eXpend his entire fortune to help
others who are afflicted as he was. with
this so-called incurable disease.
To each and every suffering with
consumption in whatever form. and de
string to secure one of these braces can
do 50 by addressing Mr.. w. G. Cunning
ham at No. i2o Mack Block. Denver,
Colo.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
LARGE Area SparseIy Populated.

Nevada is larger in area than any
of the states, except Texas, Montana
and California, yet its population In
1900 was only 42335, or less than Is
found in 50 cities in the United States.
There are more inhabitants in such
towns as Akron. Saginaw, Dallas and
Coyington than in the state of Nevada.
The highest population Nevada ever
reached, 62 ,266, was in the silver min
ing days of 1880.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Wholly Unwarranted.

The great college president was slow
to speak But at length the attack
upon the modern system of educa
tion becoming more virulent, he raised
his voice. The insinuation,' he de-
clared, Indignantly, that the students
who make brilliant records at their
books do SO at the expense of their
athletic standing. is false and wholly
unwarranted. Puck.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
May Revive Sherlock Holmes.

Literary rumor has it that, not sat
isfied with having unearthed the me.
moirs OF Sherlock Holmes, DR.. Conan
Doyle will bring back the famous de.
tective and explain his miraculous
escape from death in that awful slrug-
gle on the Reichenbach fall.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Pataqonian Giants.

Ever since the time of Maseliar
travellers have spoken Of the Tehuc,
ches of Patagonia as giants. Recen
measurements show that the men aver
age in height five feet eleven inches
the women five feet seven inches
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Favor Women SpecuIators.

1t is reported from Petersburg tha
there Is strong agitation there in
favor of admitting women to til,
Bourse, and it is believed that this in
novation will be effected within 1
short time.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Insist ON Gettind 4.

Some grocers say they don't keep De.
nance Starch. This is because they have .
stock on hand Of other brands containing
only IL OF. in q package, which they WON'T
be able to sell first, because Defiance cone
tains l6 OF. for the same money.
Do you want 8 OF. instead of 12 OF. for
same money! Then buy Defiance Starch.
Requires no cooking.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Professor, ! know n man who says
he can tell, by the impression on his
mind, when his wife wants him to
come home to dinner. Is it telepathy?"
Not at all, miss. l should call IL
mendaCity."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
EIectricitu Ernm Kites,

Electric sparks are always obtained'
from kites reaching quarter or a
mile and increase as the kites go
higher. .
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Uncle John-What are you going to dc
when you are n man? ErvinE tthe cler.
gyman's younGcsD-Wcll / shall be q
hOller
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teethlng softcns the gums reduces N.
t-:umaton asys pain wind coiic. 25c bottle
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

A smile of satisfaction goes with one %
BaIter's "Bullhead" scent cigars.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Wederley-l'm troubled with cold feet
doctor. What would you advise me to
do? DR.. Gufiem-Get IA divorce.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Ntsitor-Oh. what are those funny cam
vas coverings on the guns for? Capt Me-
Guire-Didn't YOU know that ali guns
have breeChes?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

There are some Folks that the St Louis
boodlers despiSe.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

A young man may secure advancement
without pull If he has plenty of push
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24
Defiance Starch

should be In every household, none so good
besides 4 OF. more for 10 cents than any
other brand Of cold water starch.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-24

Weary. dey want 10000 farm hands IN
Iowa. "Limpy, I've already cut de state
out of me itinerary"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-06
THE PRINCIPLES INVOLVED
The President Will Stand by Them
In MiIler's Case.
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE LAW

Washington, Aug. 1. = Whenever
the constitution of labor union COIL
hicts with public law the constitution
of the union should be changed" This
is a principle which President Roose-
welt and Secretary Corteiyou have laid
down in the case of Binder Miller of
the government printing Office. An
other declaration of the administration
is that no person shall be refused en-
pioyment by the United States govern
non-membership in any labor organiza-
ton. By both of these principles the
administration is prepared to stand.
In the nov celebrated case of Binder
Miller it is ready to meet any contin-
gencies that may arise. If the union
men of the government printing Office
go on strike because the president adj
heres to these principles as applied to
Miller or any other man, they will
have to do so. 1t is settled that the
administration will not retreat. The
union officers ask that the president
amend the grounds upon which he
reinstated Miller in order TO avoid
making IA record which virtually de-
clares the government printing Office
an open shop"-that is, upon to both
union and non-union men without dis
elimination, This the president will
not do. He reinstated Miller because
under the law the man was entitled to
his place. And he will not change his
decision.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-06

At Riverhead, L. l., an important
case, to prove title to 10000 acres of
bay bottom containing oyster beds, is
being tried before Justice Wilmot NJ
Smith. Here is what the oysters have
to say about it:
Your correspondent visited several
respectable oysters here at this point
to-day and ascertained their views on
the lawsuit being tried in Riverhead
to settle the question of ownership of
the bottom of Peconic bay.
ITO get at the bottom facts" saiG
an elderly oyster whom l awoke from
his bed to interview, sit is an outrage
that either the town of Southold or
Francis Parks and others should
claim to own the estates upon which
We reside. Why, dredge me-" ex-
claimed the old oyster, who could be
dumb under the circumstances? We
have .squatters' rights. We own the
land. We are quiet and orderly. Did
you ever hear of an oyster being a
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-06
I'VE Own Our Own Beds" Say The
Oysters on The Bottom OF PecOnic Bay

I rufian and rowdy? We mind our
own business and go to church regu-
larly-we are all Hard-Shell Baptists,
you, know. and call me clam if We'll
stand anybody owning these bottom
lands but ourselves!"
Miss Pearl Oyster, mollusk belle,
was equally indignant. Il believe in
keeping my mouth shut about most
things" she said, but there is a tide
in the affairs of oysters that taken at
the ebb leads to misfortune. We
oysters shall open on some of these
people who are claiming the very
beds from under us. l don't intend
to get in a stew about it. Oysters
know how to keep cool. but you will
find us all sticking together on this
question. Why don't they get after
the soft clans, vagabond gypsies like
them! We are attached to our homes;
clans are not"
All the other oysters were equally
emphatic that the land they occupied
belonged to them.