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The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
Took His Own

VS.. Plummer, well 10 do ranch
man residing near Bigspriup, commit
ted suicide last Monday morning by
shooting himself in the head with a
shotgun. The tragedy occurred in the
kitchen Of Plummer's home mrhedi.
ately after he had arisen from bed and
before his wife had begun preparations
for breakfast. The dead man had been
meditating his rash act for several
days. Sunday afternoon he vent to
the home of 4 neighbor, secured the
gun, brought 1t home and loaded it.
His wife, fearing that he would injure
his family or himself, obtained posses
sion OF the gun and hid it in the kitch-
en-. Plummer arose from bed several
times during Sunday night and made a
search of the house for the gun, but
each time was persuaded by his wife to
return to bed. About daylight Mon
day morning he again got out of bed,
partially dressed himself and vent to
the kitchen. Before his wife could
dress herself and follow him he had
found the shot gun. had placed the
muzzle near his head aud had discharg-
ed the contents of one barrel. The
load of shot tore out the left eye, and
tore away the top and left side Of the
head. Death was instantaneous.
Plummer had been mentally derang-
ed for nearly a year, and an effort was
made several months ago by some Of
his friends to have him sent to an asy-
lum. However, sanity board called
TO pass upon his condition pronounced
him sane, although the evidence was
strongly against such a verdict. His
crime OF Monday morning proves him
to have been insane, and it is consider
ed quite fortunate that he did his fam
lily no injury before taking his own life
Funeral services were held at the home
Tuesday morning; burial was in the
BigSpring cemetery.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
How to Exterminate Grashoppcrs.

Professor G. r. Gillette, entomolo-
station in Fort Collins, has just issued
bulletin treating OF grasshoppers.
their habits and how 10 eXterminate
them. Professor Gillette will be re-
membered by all who attended the
Farmers Institute in Julesburg last
fall. The bulletin just issued by him
contains much information that was
given in his lecture at the institute
here In brief it is as follows:
"All our specially destructive grass
hoppers spend the winter in egg state
in the ground, usually about an inch
from the surface. These eggs hatch
with the coming of vegetation in the
early spring. The best artificial RENE
dy, where it can be employed, is plow-
ing late in the fall or early in the
spring along ditch banks, borders OF
the fields where grasshoppers Or eggs
are usually found. Thorough harrow
ing with Il disc harrow will do much to
destroy the eggs. Grasshoppers when
quite small travel slowly and they may
be destroyed in large numbers by COW
erng the ground with straw and then
burning it.
young hoppers may also be poison
ed in large numbers by thoroughly
spraying weeds and other vegetation
where they are Matching, with any Of
the arsenical pOisons, as Paris green.
arscnate of lime or lead. These pois-
ons should be used rather strong.
Later, when the hoppers get into the
crops, they may be poisoned quite sue
cessfully by the use of arsenic-bran
mash. Mix with pound Of Paris
green or white arsenic twenty pounds
of bran, moisten enough with water 50
that the particles will adhere together
in a crumbly mass, and then SOW broad
cast where the hoppers are most abund
ant DO not use this where the chick
ems range.
"To keep grasshoppers out Of trees
bandage the trees with cotton batting
or printers ink or axle grease. II
either of the last two named substan.
ces are used, do not put them upon the
bark Of the tree, but upon heavy pap
er wrapped about the trunk.
"For open fields the hopper catcher
is probably the best remedy. This is
constructed of a sheet iron pan about
ten feet long and one or two feet deep
and two feet wide, open at the front
and top. In this catcher it IL custom
ary to pour small quantity Of kero-
sene and water. Every hopper that
gets wet with the Oil dies"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
4 Farmer Strengthened Out

ga man living on farm near here
came in short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. I hand
ed him bottle Of Chamberain's Pain
Balm and told him to use it freely and
If not satisfied after using it he need
not pay cent for it," says C, P. Ryder
of Pattens Mills, N. Y. "a few days
later he walked into the store as
straight as a string and handed me a
dollar saying, give ME another bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. l want
it in the house all the time for it cured
me- =" For sale by Mason 4 Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
A Sure Thing

1t is said that nothing Is sure ex-
cept death and taxes, but that Is not
altogether true. DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption is sure cure
for all lung and throat troubles. Thous
ands can testify to that. Mrs. c. B.
VauMetre of Shepherdtown, West Vir-
ginia, says II had severe case Of
bronchitis and for a year tried every
thing heard Of, but got NO relief.
One bUttle OF DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry then cured me absolutely It's
infallible for Group, whooping cough,
grip, pneumonia and consumption.
Try it. It's guaranteed by Mason &
Lavelle, druggists. Trial bottles free.
Regular sizes SO cents and sl.OO.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
The X-Rays

Recent experiments, by practical
tests and examinations with the aid of
the X-Rays, establish it as fact that
catarrh Of the stomach is not disease
Of itself, but that it results from re-
peated attacks of indigestion. How
can cure my indigestion?" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is curing thousands.
1t will cure you of indigestion and dy.
spepsia and prevent or cure catarrh of
the stomach. Kodol digests what you
eat-makes the stomach sweet. Sold
by Mason & Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
The Blind Boone CONCERT.


A large and appreciative audience
greeted the Blind Boone Concert Com
pany iu the Congregational church
last Tuesday evening. Blind Boone is
certainly wonderful musical genius
and his various pieces were executed
with great skill. Among the selections
given were march by Liszt, waltz
by Chopin, limitations of various musi-
cal instruments, and several humorous
vocal selections. When Boone invited
any pianist in the audience to come
forward and play for him to initiate,
Seward Garthwaile, who has been to-
tally blind almost since infancy, was
led forward and played beautiful
melody by Rubenstein. Boone was no
doubt familiar with this melody, and
after Mr.. Garthwaite had relinquished
the chair t. him he gave fair imita-
tation of Mr.. Garthwsite's playing,
although the latter'S rendition OF the
piece was far superior to Boone's.
Blind Boone was assisted In his en-
terta:nment by Misses Emma Smith
and Marguerite Ward, who gave a
number of vocal selections in rather
Indifferent manner.
The company left on the early morn
ing train Wednesday for Sterling
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
Knocking Out the Beet Seeds Sur.
plus Eyes

The latest scheme of the ever busy
and resourcetul secretary Of agriculture
is to invent some plan to make beet
growing less laborious and more profit
able. 1t seems that the beet seed has
several eyes or germs, and seed may
produce one, two, three or four plants
or sprouts, and in thinning all but one
Of these have to be pulled out. The
task is a laborious one, and the cost
per acre is very considerable, and the
necessary disturbance is injurious to
the beet.
"If the beet seed, on the other
hand, says Mr.. Wilson, ''had but one
eye, it would be an easy matter to plant
the seeds by machine at the proper
distances. Now the plan that We are
working on is to eliminate, by selec-
tive cultivation, all but one eye from
the beet seed. This. of course, will
take some time, as it takes two years
for beet seed to mature. The first year
you grow the beet root, and the second
year it makes the seed. Still think
that by careful selection it may be
possible to get single eyed beet seed
in three or four genera ations. If so, it
will overcome much of the prejudice
against beet culture i3 this country,
which necessitates man getting down
on his hands and knees, and nearly
breaking his back. ."-Amercan Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
A Startling Test

To save life, Dr.. Il. G. Merit, of
No. MehoOpany, Pa, made a startling
test resulting in wonderful oure. He
writes: "a patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhages, caused by ulcer
alton Of the stomach. l had often
found Electric Bitters excellent for
acute stomach and liver troubles so l
prescribed them. The patient gained
from the first, and has not had an at
tack in IA months" Electric Bitters
are positively guaranteed for dyspep-
sia, Indigestion, constipation and kid
ney troubles. Try them. Only SOC at
Mason g. Lavelle'S.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
A Little Early Riser

now and then, at bedtime, will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the famous little pills that cure by
arousing the secretions, moving the
bowels gently, yet etfectually, and CIV
ing such tone and strength to the
glands of the stomach and liver that
the cause Of the trouble is removed en-
tirely, and If their use is continued for
few days there will be no return Of
the complaint. Sold by Mason g. La
velle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
Made Young Again,

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again., writes D. H.
Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best in the world for liver, stom-
ach and bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never grippe. Only % cents at Mason
g. Lavelle's drug store.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
Good Prospect for Sugar Beets.

All of the farmers in this vicinity
who have contracted to grow sugar
beets this season will have finished
planting by the close OF this week.
The Julesburg Beet Growers Associa-
tion finished planting the last OF it's 45
acres Thursday evening of last week,
the cold weather earlier in the week
having delayed the work a few days.
Although the first seed planted by the
association had spronted and many of
the plants were above ground it is not
likely that the crop will be greatly in
jured by the freezing weather Of Tues
day and Wednesday. The rain which
has fallen since will be of great benefit
to the later paintings and altogether
the beginning of the season promises
we'll for the beet crop.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
SCOTT'S
EMULSION

SCOTS Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en-
joyment of life of thousands of
men, women and children.
To the men SCOTS Emul.
sion gives the flesh and
strength so, necessary for the
cure Of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul-
sion gives food and strength
for growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
for thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT 4 BOVINE. Chemists,
4oe-4l5 Pearl Street. NewYork,
600. and $i.oo; all 1ruggists.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08
Greatly Alarmed
Greatly Alarmed
BY a Persistent Cough, but Perma-
nently Cured by Chamberlain's

Cough Remedy.
Mr.. H. P. Burbage, student at law
in Greenville, S. c., had been troubled
for four or five years with continuous
cough which he says greatly alarmed
me, causing me to fear that 1 was in
the first stage of consumption Mr..
Burbage having seen Chamberlain's S
Cough Remedy advertised, concluded
TO try it. Now read what he says Of it:
II soon felt remarkable change and
after using two bottles of the 25.cent
size. was permanently cured Sold
by Mason & Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08

Land for Sale.
The undersigned will sell at o reas-
enable price the following described
land: Northwest quarter Of section
4-l1-ic, Sedgwick county, Colorado
This place is known as the Anna
X. Dynes place and is located near
Sedgwick. Eighty acres is under the
ditch.
Andrew Acsch, Agent,
Julesburg, Colo.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08

Mrs. J. B. Martin has reopened her
boarding house and solicits the pat
rnage of the people. Table board
$500 per week. Meals 20 cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
NegreSs no Years Old.

Macon, Mo-, March "a
"Aunt" Phebe Watts, the old.
est negress In the county, died
here last night at the age of
10. She was born near Gov.
ington, KY, and was the prop
erty of the Proctors, a wealthy
family. She nursed Mrs. Mary
Poison of this city when she
was a baby. Mrs. Poison is
now 70 years old, and "Aurt"
Phebe was then approaching
middle age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
President Roosevelt.

There must be several un.
pleasant things in the wind for
Teddy. Gov. Richards, of Wy.
oming a Republican. a personal
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt, says:
Wyoming and PROBABLY several
other western states will not
send delegations to convention
favorable to Mr.. Roosevelts
nominatian. They are tired of
his trying to turn them into big
game preserves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Caracas, March 81. President
Castro placed his resignation of
the presidency of the Republic
of Venezuela IN the hands of
the president of Congress after
reading the presidential mes
sage today. 1t is said he has
arranged to have the office
transferred to his brother.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Crowded out last week.
It. j. Christian is just recover.
ing from a severe attack of the
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bales re.
turned to their home in Kansas
City Monday after ali extended
visit with their mother, Mrs.
Kate McNelis.
Mrs. Riley Parsons is on the
sick list,
Miss Anna Bush Hagan came
home from Kansas City Friday
to wait on her sister Julia, who
is very i'll with consumption.
Walter Buell., of this place,
was visiting friends up the
creek last week.
Word was received from Mart
Carrico, of Oklahoma, Monday,
stating that his wife is danger
ously i'll with pneumonia.
j. B. Williams delivered a
wagon load of hogs at Monroe,
Tuesday.
Tom VanMarter delivered a
load of hogs at Clapper Mon.
day.
John Key died at his home
near Florida Thursday, of La
Grippe and was buried at this
place Saturday.
Miss May VanMarter is up
from hannibal visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. Frank Hoar.
Dan Hays and Ed Isman leave
Monday for Canada to try their
fortune in the frozen north.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

In another column you will
find a temperance lesson great
err than the White Ribbon move
menr aud more far reaching
than any temperance tidalwave
that ever swept this country.
1t is nothing more or less than
a Temperance Society compos-
ed of Bar Tenders.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
The Way of II.
Claiming All the Celebrities.

Chicago Journal: The New
Jersey minister who is trying
to prove that st. Patrick was a
Baptist is doubtless believer
in the water cure for snakes. "
Come off the roast. there are no
snakes in Ireland and they
don't drink American whiskey.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

As an illustrator of items
Dick Wood of the st. Louis
Chronicle is corker. 1t is no
trouble for him to twist the
brush and turn a nightie-night
shirt-into a night cap. Tray
cling men would be in 1t if they
could do the same.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera an,
Diarrh0ea Remedy

Is the best and most popular medi-
cine in use for bowel complaints. 1t
never fails and is pleasant to take.
Mr.. r. Woodward, of Rosslyn. KY,
says, 81 have handled Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy for twelve years, and have never
sold bottle that did not give perfect
satisfaction and it is the best selling
diarrhoea medici.e that l handle. "
For sale by All Dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. A. Zimmerman, of Wood
ward, Ok, in company with
her sister, Mrs. Allen Young,
of Ashley, Mo-, paid the DEMO
GRAFT a delightful visit Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Zimmerman is
a school teacher and recognizes
a good map when she sees it.
OF course she now has one.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

The Globe.Democrat is a
wiley old cat. On G. Cleve.
lands birthday it produced his
picture on the first page. The
Republican press is having its
fun and making political CAPT
tai by sicin' the Democrats on
each other.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Robt, Williamson isin mourn
ing for Trix. Trix was the
beautiful little black spaniel
that he brought from Tulsa. 1.
7. The dog had a romp on the
R. R. track and the train did
the rest.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Gen. Booth, of TIE Salvation
Army upon his return to Eng.
land, said to the British: Gamer
leans are more religious
than you" What is it that
the Americans do not excel in?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

1t is simply wonderful, all the
things that can be done with
cotton seed oil. In December
we shipped 1900 tons of cotton
seed oil to Marseilles, France
and 1t will soon come back to
us as pure olive oil.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Miss Olivia Brown, who is
studying the art of coaxing
sweet strains from Il violin,
came up from st. Louis last
week to spend several days
with the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

The Gould system is building
a bridge from Thebes. ILL.,, to
Grays Point, Mo-, South of st.
Louis, that will be the only
rival in America of the Brook
lyn Bridge. 1t will cost 50,
100000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

The leading business men of
the city captured the DEMO.
GRAFT last week, therefore the
paper was short several col
umns of news that had been
prepared.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs T. NJ. Boulware went to
Hannibal, Sunday to visit the
homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
Freak Calculation.

We all like to puzzle our
brains over things which give
certain and strange results, but
which we cannot explain
Here's a puzzle that puzzles
everybody. Take the number
of your living brothers double
the amount, add to it three,
multiply the result by five, add
to it the number of living sis
tiers, multiply the result by ten
add to it the number of deaths
of brothers and sisters, subtract
$50 from the result. The right
hand figure will be the number
of living sisters and the left
the nun Der of living brothers.
Canton Saturday Roller.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Michael Landers, pretty and
popular daughter, Miss Mary,
OF Hannibal, spent Thursday in
the Queen of the Prairies with
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
DIR. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.

Sidney Corder and family, of
near Ely, have moved to this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Miss Lizzie Umstattd went to
Hannibal Sunday to spend sew.
eral days with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26
A Thought for the DaV.

An angel, robed in spotless
white.
Bent down .'.l Nissed the
sleeping Night,
Night woke to blush; the
sprite was gone,
Men saw the blush and called
it Dawn.
Lawrence Dunbar.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Chicken stealing has been
made felony by the Missouri
Legislature. Another clear case
of race prejudIce.-Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Joseph Jackson. of
Woodland, has been vis,iiug
friends in the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

"A Picturesque Moravian
Easter" in the Woman's Home
Companion for April, is de
scription of the quaint and
beautiful Easter ceremony
among the people of the Mora
Wan faith at Bethlehem, Penn.
sylvania, and Salem, North
Carolina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Enoch Griffith and babe,
OF Brooktield, have been visit .
ing friends in the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Lizzie Cook. of Rensse-
laer, has been granted a divorce
from her husband Albert Cook.
The grounds for divorce was
cruel treatment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Peter Smith, of Ely, was a
business visitor in the city Sat-
urday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

@. M. Nitchman, Of Oklaho
ma. is visiting his brother, o.
.. Nilchman at Cooperville.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

"a Farmers Plea for inter
change and extension of Tele.
phone Systems" will be found
where the story is generally
placed and is used in its stead.
1t was written by progressive
yopng farmer, who resides
south of the CITY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Mile VanGlahn. Of
Keokuk. Iowa, spent the latter
part of last week in the city
with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

A. Kendrick, of near Shelbi.
ma, was a business visitor in
city Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

r. Meriwether was pro-
fessional visitor in the City of
Flowers, Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Miss Matte Weaver spent
Saturday with Palmyrafriends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Miss Davella Hendricks will
teach the spring term at the
Stone school north of the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Frank Volmer, of Camp
Point, ILL.,, has been the guest
of his sister, Mrs. James Cor
don.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

@. A. Cook the long distance
telephone man came up from
Hannibal, Thursday to look af-
ter the company's interests.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Eva Mudd writes:
Please send my paper to Flori-
da. Il cannot do without the
DEMOCRAT"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-26

II. f. Bottorff was a Gem
City visitor Saturday.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-07-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

w. l., Barker has sOld the hnilding
ami lot otrnpied by Hlllenbeck's black
smith To +. Il, Merri6eld who will re-
ta0lel the lbnihling to be usssl rs pho
tngtapss gallery. Roy has aISU
boashl 9OieSt frotr Mr.. Barker on which
it isNnievstood he expects 10 hnild ant
agNocery store. '.
~ III. Fsenf GanOhsbnsg.N Pa, whp
with his vile att nephew is visiting
relatives here, returned Yesterday FROM
IronSSpriass Lin-, ia tns SeVed Devils
district, in Idaho, in which he is inter.
esled. lIe.tsGal the property To be u
most promising one ami is much pleas
ell with his invest ment.
RI Orr, ofWasco, arrived Tsas,!ay
to work on the new court honse. Mr.Orr
is bricklayer Rnd plAsterer aud is rated
as one OF the very best workmen in the
latter trade to be found in Oregon. lie
plasteredG, Ii. Psrman's new residence
near town about tSO years ago a nd also
did the work on the Wheeler county
court house at Fossil. T. -.
The photo tent Was taken down Tnes-
day and removed to Arlington. Mr..
Merri6eld has sold out to HE former
partner Mr.. Bennett who ~iIi continue
the business at Arlington. Mr. and Mrs.
Merritrld will eni ~ an outing in the
mountains for q month ar so this sum.
nler after which they will probably lo-
cate in Condor permanently.