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The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
John W. Gates Bon Mot.

In Saratoga they are telling OF a
Jest perpetrated by John w. Gates at
the expense of John A. Drake. The
twain were sitting on the veranda II
Cafes cottage at the Grand Union
hotel when a New York letter was
handed to Mr.. Drake. 1t was adviCes
from his broker Great Scott he
ciaculated, as he read off the list Of
purchases for his account, with the
usual polite suggestion about errors
and omissions excepted. I've got
stocks to burn" LaZily lifting one leg
across the other Mr.. Gates drawlcd
ont: Don't see how you're going to
burn what is so heavily saturated with
water"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
PREFERS STAGE TO FORTUNE.
Half Million Dollars Could Not Tempt
Marqery Roqers

Margery Rogers, the girl who had
the choice of giving up the stage or
forfeiting a 100000 bcquest has
chosen the stage. Jacob Rogers. tho
millionaire locomotive builder, who
gave over $IOOO,000 to the Metropoli
tan Museum of Art, made a stipula-
tion that his grandniece should for
sake the stage before receiving a cent
OF his money. This was done before
his death and the girl told him that
she would not give up her profession
for all his money. So she was cut off.
She is only l6 and hasn't even yet got
an engagement, yet she is satisfied
and hopes for career before the foot
lights She is favOritc with Sir
Thomas Upton.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Spends Life In Doinq Good.

one of the most picturesque char
ecters in Europe is the Countess
Schimmelmann of Denmark. She de
votes her life to missionary work. For
eight years she has travelled extensive
ly n heather lands. She sold nearly
all her property and with the proceeds
bought the Pigeon. a vessel with
Which she visited tifty-sovcn cities in
fifteen countries, preaching the Gospel
tu Sailors and the poor She has found
ci religious journals in England and
America A German publisher gave
her $4,000 marks for her memoirs She
is not on good terms with her reIa-
tiyos, who do not share her views, but
She has adopted three children and
".,en them her name.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Apc-like Tree Dwellcrs.

A Melbourne correspondent of tha
london Chronicle says that the admin
istrator of British New Guinea reports
the discovery Of an extraordinary tribe
Of marshland dwellerS in the island of
Papua. Owing to the swampy grounds
and tangled underbrush. walking and
canoeing are almost impossible. Tho
native dwellings are built in trees, and
as a result of the conditions existing.
the natives are gradually losing the use
of their lower limbs and are unable to
walk on hard ground without their
feet bleeding. Their bodies have de-
veloped enormously, while their leg,
and thighs have become atrDphied, In
figure and carriage they are ape-like.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Grades Of Goodfcllowship,

Henry Labouchere was once asked
what he called the prince of Wales
now King Edward-when he dincd at
Marlborough house Well" said
l.abby, when the soup comes on |
address, him as Your royal hIghness.'
The fish often softens the reserve
and I get little chummicr, and often
as not ! call him Wales During tho
entrees and joints get quite familiar
and he becomes Eddie" while he
slaps me on the back and dubs mo
IabDy'!"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
A Helpful Word.

Edith had an orrand to the kitchen
and was feeling her way through the
dimly lighted room, when she was
startled by seeing Ellen, the cook,
seated at one side of the window and
opposite to her man. ooh. Ellen,"
she cried, Il beg your pardon. did
not know you We're engaged" Not
yet, Miss Edith" cried Ellen. in haste
and confusion. The next week Ellen
told her mistress to look for another
cook as she expected to be married
very soon.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
NOTED BELGIAN IN AMERICA.
Ex-Mayor Of Brussels Will Lecture in
This Country

Ex-Mayor Charles Bulls of Brussels
has come to America to deliver a
course of lectures, one series of which
Will be on the Congo Free State in re
latlon to the recent attacks of the Eng
lish and German public against the ad-
ministration of King Leopold. 1t is
also expected that he will lecture on
the principles and problems of munich
pal art. He is well known as writer
on travels in Siam. Greece and the
Congo country, but is best known as
an art critic with particular reference
to the field of municipal art. He had
much to do with the rebuilding Of
Brussels, making it in his admnistra-
ton ono of the finest cities in the
world.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Picture Hats in Theaters.

II is announced that further nj
tempts are to be made 10 cope with
the hat nuisance at matinees by pro-
viding cloakroOms free OF charge.
Something also might be done by i'm
proving the quality of the plays pre-
sented There is good deal in the
retort OF the lady with the picture
hat. who, on being told that those be-
hind her could not see. said that they
were not missing much.-London
Punch
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

The engagement Of Miss May Goclet,
the well known American heiress, to
the duke of Roxburghe Of Scotland is
announced.
Tho dukes name is Henry John In.
nes-ker. He is % years old and bears
the following titles: Marquis of Rox-
burghe, earl Of Kelso. Viscount Brox-
mouth, Baron Roxburghe, Baron Ker
of CcssiOrd and Caverton in Scotland,
Earl lnH"s of the United Kingdom a
baronct of Nova Scotia, and a licutcn-
ant in the Royal Horse Guards.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Noted lifeSaver.

The captain of a lifeboat crew holds
eat in the British parliament. He
is Maj. Lesley of the Isle of Wight,
and while at home he is an active
worker wherever the services OF his
crow are required. A short time ago
/ earned glory for his boat by swim
m ng from it to a sinking French YES
sci with a lifeline. This brought the
tanks of the French government to
The crew in general and the gallant
,oung major in particular.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Future Sources of Oil.

The Roumanian petroleum fell -
almost exhausted and that of Galacia
.alling Off. This leaves Germany opeI
10 American and Russian companies.
II is stated to be in the interest of
Germany to see that there IS no coali
ton between these two. which can be
prevented only by increasing the de-
mand for the Russian product. The
German buyer, however, IS said to
look upon the Russian oil with dis
favor
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
HARD CAVALRY RIDE
GENERAL BALDWIN hARCHE9
FAR.
Buys Horse Ridden by the Presdent-
Rough Tour in Wyoming-Troop-
ers Help Haul Wagon Train.

ers Help Haul Wagon Train.
General Frank Baldwin commander
OF the Department OF the Colorado, has
purchased thehorse ridden by President
Roosevelt from Laramie to Cheyenne
which that accomplished horseman
pronounced the best horse he had ever
ridden. says the Denver Republican.
General Baldwin holds the same opin-
ion after riding him 100 miles in less
than six days in an unsettled country
without trails, and up the sides Ut
seemingly impossible mountains. All
this was done on practice march
with seventy five troopers from Fort
ID. A. Russell.
Teddy" the horse. will be christ
ened with the name of Pandapatan.
This is the principal stronghold Of tho
Filipinos In MindanaO, the capture Of
which won a star and fame for Gener-
al Baldwin. The animal was pur-
chased last week in Laramie from J.
w. Ernest. 1t is large iron gray.
full of life and of splendid speed.
On top of the rides made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and General Miles tho
trip just made by General Baldwin
with his troop of cavalry makes his
tory in endurance contests. The gen.
eral is over sixty years old and has
seen active and arduOus life in tho
field. The trip was made in the heart
of the Medicine Bow forest reserya-
tiOn where for miles there were no
trails and at times the route went up
the sides of mountains so steep that
thirty men had to hold the wagon in
the train with ropes as well as tho
sixteen mules necessary to make the
trip The smallest days work was
twenty-seven miles ard the greatest
was fortyfive miles. The entire dis
tance covered was $50 miles. and it
was done in five days and a half, lack
ipg two hours.
Il wanted to make a tour of the
reservation" said General Baldwin.
with a view of looking into its possi-
bilties for army maneuvers. 1t is q
beautiful country and ideal for the
purpose we might require. There Is
plenty of hay and grain. In fact. We
did not have 10 carry any forage with
us at all, and when We camped wo
were able to provide ourselves with
all the fresh meat and vegetables We
wanted, excepting on one night when
we were in the mountains. ! also
wanted to show the men and tho
younger DIlttTS lldl tlltfe lS HD SuCl
thing in the army as the impossible.
, The most difficult march that we had
was cutoff that necessitated going
right up the side of the mountain.
There were no trails, and we had to
make "A road by ,umbling rocks and
trees from the path. and in some cases
cutting our way through. Tn" wagon
had to be hauled by sixteen mules
once or twice. and thirty of the troop
, crs had to hold the vehicle and the
mules in place with ropes.
Give me the American soldier ev-
! cry time" said the veteran. for
pluck, endurance and Intelligence
That was as tough trip as has been
made. probably, and on the last day
we marched forty-five miles, into Lar
annie. Every man was sitting straight
in his saddle happy and content, hale
and hearty
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
A Boys vIcto. y.

Crossroads, Tenn, Sept. 1Ath.-Or-
ira Young, the yea-.C!d son Of Les
ter Young of this place. is bright
hoy, and one who is very well liked
by all who know him.
For some years Orbra has suffered
great deal with form of Kidney Trou-
bic which was very annoying and
which made him miserable all the
time. He had to get up three or four
times every night, almost all his life.
His father heard of remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and bought some
for the little fellow with the result
that he is now completely cured OF
the old trouble. He says:
"Dodds Kidney Pills soon gave me
great relief, and now | can sleep all
hight without having to get up. We
will alwa.s praise Dodd's Kidney
Pills"
There are many children suffering
from Kidney and Urinary troubles.
These disorders should pe promptly
corrected. Dodds Kidney Pills is =
safe and sure remedy for all such de-
rangements.
Master Orbra Young conquered his
troubles and made a we'll boy of him
self by using Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
aay one may do .he same by the same
means.
Parents should see to 1t that their
children are given a fair chance in
life, and there is nothing that can
undermine the health of growing
child as much as Kidney and Urinary
arrangements.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Soldier Wins Wealthy Bride.

Mss Catherine Colfelt. granddaugh-
ter of the late James MCManes, the
.hrewd politician and tnancier OF
I'll ladelphia, whose millions will even
tually revert to her. is in San Fran
go en- route to Yokohama, where
She is to become the bride of Lieut.
Earl Taylor of the Eightieth company,
last artillery, stationed at Manila.
MIS- Colfelt has the distinction of haV-
ing refused offers of marriage from
two Grecian princes, George and An
area.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Anaesthetics.

The use of anaesthetics in sur
gerry" said a physician, "is regarded
by the general public as new thing,
but aEaesthetics. as a matter of fact.
were known and used two thousand
years ago. Pliny tells about stone
of Memphis that they crushed and
mixed with vinegar This poultice
produced a local anacsthesia whore it
was applied"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Grave Cpencd !,y Tree,

In the Gartenkirchhof Hanover, Is
grave covered by a mighty stone, on
which an inscription appears to the
effect that the grave should never be
opened by human hands. The seed OF
birch fell through a crack in the
stone. and, developing to a large tree,
opened the grave in its upward
growth. The tree has now withercd
and decayed When it is removed the
grave will again be closed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
LORD ROBERTS A HARD WORKER.
British Commander-in-Chief Mi Of
Much ENERGY.

@''S' W
Ear Roberts. the commander-in'
chief Of the British army. is man of
indomtablc energy and tircless indus
try. During his tour of Scotland,
which began on Aug. . and ended on
Che 29d, he had nearly thirty inspec-
tions to make. After travelling all night
to Edinburgh he started work an hour
ana half after arrival, having three
engagements for the Sunday. He in
Guided among his engagements visit
Ia the new naval base at st. Mar
garet's Hope and landed on lnchkeith
the guardian fortress of the Forth
His itinerary extended as far north as
Inverness, and eighteen cities and
towns We're included in his tour. A
shOr. stay at Stobs camp, where about
30 100 men We're under canvas, con
cmled his arduous fortnight
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Hotel Barber Shops.

The rents demanded in the new ho-
tells for the very limited space set
aside for the barber shop are higher
than most persons would be willing
to believe. For the barber shop of
hotel not yet completed the annual
rent is $1,000, and the tenant not
only has to pay the expenses of fit
ting UP The shop. but a bonus OF $780,
900 as well.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Great Luck.

North Dakota farmer who went
to Minneapolis carried $100 under his
hatband. In a restaurant another pa
tron changed hats with him. but af-
ter two days the loser found the 9th
er man and swapTed back and found
his money undisturbed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Still a Few Left,

The bishop Of Durham complains
that the English language will soon
consist of nothing but slang and ini
tials. If he will consult the latest
American dictionaries he will learn
that there are still about 500, 900
words in good and regular standing.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

He is the only marriageable duke in
Scotland, has a career free from scan
dal, and rent roll of about S3OO. 900 q
year.
Miss Goelet is reputed to be the
heiress of s2ooO0,O0 In appearance
she is petite and wears charm of
manner. She is bright conversation.
alist. She dresses eXquisitely and has
seen just twenty summers. Her moth
er and mothers sisters have always
been noted for their beauty and charm
of manner.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
International Commerce.

Three-tourths of the great mass OF
manufactures which enter into inter-
national commerce are composed of
iron and steel, copper and cotton, OF
which we are the worlds largest pro
Gucers, and for the manufacture of
which we have facilities at least equal
to those of any other country.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
New York Milk Regulations.

In order to secure certification of
mis- milk by the milk commission of
New York city. the dairyman must
have clean cement floor stable. with
whitewashel walls and abundant win
COWS. Cows must be sponged and
their tails scrubbed before each
milking. White suits must be worn
hy attendants, bottles and utensils
scalded and filed bottles kept on ice
and shipped only in refrigerator cars.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Cooperation in England.

In England alone the volume OF CO.
operative business has grown. in the
last forty years, more than forty
times as fast as England's interna-
tional trade. one hundred times as
fast as her manufactures and 1870
times as fast as the population.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Too Many Ministers.

There seems to be a surplus of Con
gregational ministers. The year book
reports that 2,047 ministers are with
out pastoral charge. The denomina-
tion's gain in ministers during the
last thirty years has exceeded the
gain in churches by 250.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

To raise the soul above all earthly
storms
With this pretty thought of Leland's
in our mind, We went to the band CON
cert-the open air, free. band con-
cert"
1t was rendered" on a vacant lot,
and there were nice, easy places to
sit on the curbstones, where the mos
quitoes could explore your pedal ex-
tremities in the gutter and find the
holes in your stocking without exert
ing themselves.
After a while. when the curbstone
had become real soft from being sat
on, the silver snarling trumpets gan
TO chide," and the free, open-air,
band concert was begun.
So had the boy who was selling lem
onade, and all the boys of the imme-
diate neighborhood who were helping
him.
'Teet-a-teet. tweedle-twcedle, boom.
concert band.
'Lemmo. lemmo. five glass, five a
glass! Comeupangityerold coollem-
mo-" shrieled the boy,
",fa-ta, teedeum. teedeum, rippety,
kippety fioom. floom, tloom-adiddle."
chorused the instruments.
"Chug-chug a-chug. rip-riprip-rip.
rippety-jigerum.' srowled devil-wag.
on suddenly pounding into the midst
of the vehicles.
"Tee-dee, tee-dee--"
Git out o. there! Don't ye see
whoa. BillD don't ye see yer scarin'
(Whoa, Whoa, BillD my hoss," "
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Great Star Comma.

According to astronomers, the Star
of Bethlehem, which conducted the
wise men to the birthplace of Jesus.
will appear once more in 1910 or 1911.
Josephus, the Hebrew historian,
speaks of this star which is now
known as Hal!ey's comet, and since
his time it has appeared on twenty
three occasions.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
The Rjoht to Dance,

The Cheyenne Indians are disposed
to insist that they are acting strictly
within the limits OF their constitu-
tional rights in holding the sun dance.
Perhaps they will have to go little
further and prove that sun dancing
can be properly included among the
other pursuits OF happiness.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
He Had Been Helped Once.

Two Turks were at a French ban.
quet. Toward the end of the feast a
Frenchman selected toothpick from
the tray near him and politely passed
the tray on to his neighbor who, how
ever. peremp.orly declined the offer,
eXclaiming: No, thank you: l have
already eaten two of the accursed
things"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
One Execution,

The Jamaica hurricane has ad-
vanced the price of bananas in the
east Any old thing is all right to
advance the price of something to eat
nowadays. Everything has gone UP
except airships.-M Minn eapolis Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Foreign Army Statistics.

In Russia 2,Sl0 men in every mill
ion are annually called into the army;
IN Germany, APO; in France, $500.
To get so large number of French
men, weaklngs have to be taken. This
makes the mortality in the French
army three and half times that of
.he German army.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Jersey Charter Fees Increase.

The chief industry of New Jersey
is falling off. The fees received by
Tie state government for charters Of
trusts and combines of various sorts
during the year 1901 footed up the
handsome total of s6S7, ,439; last year
lhis source of revenue declined to
S4GJ. $50
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
MeQroes Supplant Whites.

Negroes are beginning to supplant
white men as janitors in the big Office
buildings in New York. Already over
half o. the skyscrapers are being
cleaned up by colorcd porters.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Monument to Butler

The movement to erect statue to
Gen. Euler in Dcvonshire, Eng, has
assumed definite shape, Adrian Jones
having been commissioned to execute
bronze equestrian statue. to be
erected at Exeter
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
"Creations" Come Hjoh.

Wife Gin her latest dress from
Paris) Harry, what's the difference
between gown and a "creatjnn?"
Harry-I cant give the exact figures.
but it's a small fortune.-Punch.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
German Women's Club.

A Berlin womens club. of which
Frau Caucr is the leader, has a mem
bershin of fifteen thousand, all work
ing women. The organization pub
fishes a paper and finds situations for
the unemployed and its Offices pre-
sent an unusual spectacle in land
where women are not, as rule, what
would be called advanced.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Didn't Know She Was Home.

Can You speak English?" frantic
ally asked an American woman, rush
ing up to the clerk of a New York
posloftice. Having spent the last year
travelling about Europe, this question
had been the usual preliminary to all
business transactions during chat
time. and from custom she repeated
it here-New York Tribune
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Japan's Interest in Manchurla.

Japan has the largest interest in
Manchuria. In 1902 that country had
III ships. with a tonnage of 463 900,
enter Niuchang alone.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Radioactive Gas.

1t has been discovered that a radio
active gas, or emanation, can be OBJ
tanned by drawing air ovr hot copper,
or by bubbling it through hot or cold
mercury.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Ohio Valley Coal.

The output of bituminous coal from
the Ohio valley last year was 165 ,OO0-
900 tons, which was nearly fOur-fifths
of the entire production of America
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Student PRAYED for strenqth.

Al one of the theological serinaries
it is the custom for the students to
take their turn in asking a blessing he
fore meals At one time last term the
meats had not been as tender as the
students thought they ought to be, and
the eyes of the faculty were opened to.
the fact when one day 4 young student
offered the following blessing:
20 Lord, give MS strength to eat this
meat, Philadelphia Ledger
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
False Hair.

The manufacture of false fair in
France is daily on the increase. and
within a few years the value of the
hair exported has risen to $44O,00O.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
American Street RAILWAYS,

The street railway companies of the
Cnited States, 9S7 in number, make
,etIrns showing an investment of So
30S.000,000.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

AT THE FREE BAND CONCERT.
screeched the owner of a plunging
equine.
'Lemmo!" "Tee-dee!" Whoa, Bill"
"Chug-achug!'
the crowd.
Chorus-"Good bye, Willie, good
byc!"
"Chug, chug chug. chug-chug-chug
a-chug!" and the odor of gasoline
watts to the curbstone.
Meanwhile the band is toying with
Down Where the WurZburger
Flows!" and the druggist at the cor.
ner touches off COB of red fire!
oh. Ah!" gasps the crowd in ad.
miration.
"Tee-dee, Tee-dee Down where the
Wurzburger flows."
Please drive ahead a little, mister
so can get through you are block
ing the street."
"Hurrah, Sic him. Tige. Sic him.
"Tee-dee-tee-daddyum
Tige grabs Nero by the left hind leg; !;
there are series of howlS and yells
from dogs and people, intensified
with:
"Boomp-a-te.boomp, aztec boomp
tiddy-ad-i-omp!
Then a boy falls off the end of a
tray wagon. two carriages are backed
into each other, a woman screams, an
other devil wagon hikes into view
'Lemmo Lemmo. Right heretergit.
glass
Slap"
Il got him that time right on my
wrist" giggles young thing in a
screen-door waist,
"Buzzity, clekety, bngity, bingity,
bingity." and a street car whizzes by
but the band plays on.
Yes, music is most inspiring. but
open-air free band concerts are cspe-
cially So If you don't believe it try
the curbstone yourself.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
TWenty.eiqht Children.

Mrs. Martin Nelson of Cumberland.
Md, at siXty-four is the mother of
twenty-eight children, twenty-five
boys and three girls.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
British Spinsters.

IN England and Wales from &c to
II per cent of the women do not ma;-
ry. In London the percentage is 20.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
The Stage.

Ii is all the world
The mirror of life.
The cynOSure of bald-hcadcd row.
Every man is an actor, and. as
usual some are bad.
At the end Of the play of life, the
curtain falls. Let us hope for ap.
proval rather than cat-cals, at the
finis.
If ones part on the stage is but to
sweep away the dancers sand, twill
be more credit to do it well.
A vulgar play is an abomination to
art.
All men cannot be stars, but each
IVY strive to be one.
Makeup is all well enough on the
stage. but in life naturalness I'M
presses best.
Make your hit while the iron is
hot.
High kickers on the stage are APT
10 be high rollers off it.
Curtain!
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
United States Consular Service.

The consular service of the United
States employs over 900 men, whose
duties are mainly commercial. Those
in the diplomatic service number less
than 100
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
The Wise Man,

The wise man is one who has his
imagination and his ability to do
things properly synchronized.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Imports From Germany.

We bought from Germany in the
last fiscal year Sl19, 700 900 worth of
merchandise. an increase of SIS S,OOO.-
900 over the previous year.