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New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
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ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1903.

The spring publishing season Will have
opened in a very short time. More than one
list of announcements has already appeared,
and it is plain that we are to be vouchsated an
appaIIing number Of new books. nj MeanWhiIe
each week brings forward sufficient number
Of publications, sufficient for the weary re-
viewer we are sure and. not improbably, 1or
the reader who has no responsibility III the
matter but can read what he chooses ana read
when he likes The reviewer might thought
IcSsly be accused of taking too interested d
view of the question, but we belleYe-and our
belief is shared by many-that readjustment
Of the publishers seasons" so that there
might be plenty of new books all the year
round. and never too many at any one period,
would be for the benefit of all concerned, IN
Guiding the publishers. Probably the change
will not be made, and critics on both SIDES Oh
the Atlantic will continue to deplore their SAD
lot They have had great deal to say on the
subject, they have pointed out over and over
again the reasons why they would like to see
reform. But the publishers have been strangely
silent Why is it that they shrink from parting
with the old tradition? It may have been leglh-
mate enough in earlier days, but it is obviously
i!l-adapted to the present period, which has
witnessed such a tremendous increase in the
making of books.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22


witnessed such a tremendous increase in the
making of books.
One of "NIr. Dooley's" English admirers has
been thanking him for saying, in his humorous
way some Of the things that it is hard to say
seriously, but that ought to be said, in "coun-
teraction of the dim delusion that the march
of mind goes step by step with the manufact-
ure of printers ink" There are others who
sympathze with the philosopher of Archey
Road on this point In fact we have been
much amused of late by certain commentators
on tie present state of the world as regards
the reading of books Here is "AnnaliSt," for
example, wrathfuI and ponderous as ever IN
Black woods Magazine taking up MIR. Lang
morrnful remarks ON the people who excuse
their ignorance by saying that they have no
time to read, and working himself up into a
passion over the dull faulty in which half the
world is living. 1t is too bad that "AnnallSt'
has not a little of ''Mr. Dooleys" humor. The
tr1Ith is that q great many of the people who
have been clamoring for more good literature
are now betraying q cOmical impatience over
the leisurely manner in which the public is
taking advantage of its opportunities. Good
books are now published in extraordinary num-
bers. especially the classics of earlier times,
WlllCn are DelnS reprinted OIL every
put forth at remarkably low prices. They are
being bought by thousands. Perhaps they are
being read only by hundreds. But in the first
place it is sheer assumption that the pur-
chasers of these books do not, in the majority
of cases read them; and, moreover, it would
be very foolish to despair even if we had
statistics to prove the pessimiStS argument.
A piapp aDart from that opcuDipd by the Ordi-
nary volunteer who posters unoffending editors
with literary" suggestions should certainly be
kept for the inventor of new words. This in
diyidual usually wakes up to a horrible con-
Scousness of what he considers to be a crying
need in the language. He wrote to 'The
academy and Literature" the other day, burst
ing with eagerness for the adoption of some
word which should be the cOrrelatve antitheSiS
If sequel" Instantly. of course he stirred UP
4 number of other good souls, all keen on con-
uibuting to the dictionary. One of them
writes: How would precent do? If DOno-
van were a singing person, he might be pre-
ccntor. AS he is Il book, let him be precent
30 his sequel" The same correspondent fur
her remarks: 'If we adopt prelit and for
sequel substitute pOstlib we may then read
adlib." The unhappy recipient of these treas
ureS of the mind confesSeS that he does not
feel particularly encouraged" But his troubles
arc not over Another correspondent writes in
his fashion: "If we must coin q word per-
laps preusion' might be allowable in view of
the strong claims of prelude; or would process
he preferable? This word has as much right
to arise from its verb as the analogous forlna-
lions access, excess process, success, etc" We
wonder if with the aid Of confederates and
traps, man could achieve sublimer dulness2
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
The Conquest Of Arid America.

Is the title of one of the most fascin-
ating books ever written about tho
wonderful development and boundless
resources of the West. 1t is just such
book as every western man ought to
read himself and then send to his
friends in the East Recognizing it's
value. permission was obtained from
the author and his publishers to re-
print several of its most striking chap
ters. such as THE Blessing of Aridi-
ty," 'The New Colorado" etc This
fifty-page pamphlet. with other liter
ature about the Sunny San Luis VAL
ley, will be sent free to any address
upon receipt of four cents in stamps to
cover postage. ZEPH. CHAS. FELT,
GIG Majestic Building. Denver, Colo.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
THE POPULAR cAaNATIoN.
Brought From Italy to England Three
Hundred Years AGO.

The original carnatiOn was a five
petaled bloom native in the south of
Italy 1t was imported into England
about the time of the Norman Con
quest As early as 1919 horticultural
works gave minute directions for the
cultivation of the flowers in winter.
The carnation industry has risen to
considerable importance during the
last ten years. according to Town and
Country. AS 2 500 900 of young carna-
ton plants are sold each year and
florists produce an equal amount.
grown by themselves, which are not
sold, the entire production of young
carnation plants approximate 100000
and upward year. These plants are
grown under glass during the winter
time for cut flower purposes, produc-
ing an annual average of more than
100 ,0000 900 blooms. What becomes Of
this enormous number of flowers is
somewhat Of a mystery. They are put
to innumerable uses.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Their Ultimate Destination

Senator Foraker, like numbers Of his
colleagues, is not society man an
only does society from sense Dl
obligation. During one of the las
nights of the season when he. witt
Mrs. Foraker. was obliged to atteuT
several functions the same eyeniur
he gave this order to his coachmar
Drive us to Senator IS to Dime
then call and take us to Mrs. -s
reception. AT ~ call for us to 20 10
the -- embassy and after that tax
us to the madhouse."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
All Exclaimed Now.

Following is a small boys compost
tion on man: "A man is differen,
from beasts. His legs are for to
reach from his body to the ground
and to wade in the water. His head
is so he can wear hat or a cap His
eyes are up high so he can look over
high fence. and his nose is so he
can wear specs when he is a grand
pa. A man has two arms so that his
coat will stay on. His back bone is
for shivers TO run up and down on
Found Floating.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO, Props. Toledo. o.
we 'he uhaetslsheh nave known r. J. Ineney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and tlnanci-
ally able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST TRUAX. Wholesale Druggists Toledo.
Ohio; WALDlNG. k1NNAN & MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free Price I5c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills the best.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Gen. Funston Denies Silly Report.

Gen. Funston denies in an Orel-N
paper the statement that has obtained
wide currency that his wife came from
the Philippines On a government tran
port at the public expense disguisel
as a private soldier He says Nj.
Funston never thought of committing
such a gross breach of the proprietics,
but crossed the Pacific in company
with other officers wives without any
disguise whatever
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

the directions. bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
81 wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
little thing like that. Not all OF a
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and l both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort of
dried up and went away. l shall
never forget one blessed night when
went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as l got the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undressed when 1 woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months l had
slept through the night without .
break.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Their Faces on Post Cards

IN Europe no man seems to be rea
ly famous unless his features appear
on pictorial postcard. A Frenchman
who has recently come before the
world has received a letter from a per-
son at Geneva asking for permissl n
to reproduce his photograph in tbs
form, and offering 10 per cent of the
total takings. The offer has not been
closed with, but there are evidently
some celebrities who are less delcatP
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Parrot Rides : Bicycle.

In Berlin parrot cyclist is draw
ing great crowds of admirers. The
bird conducts itself like an expert
enced rider, working with its feet the
pedals of diminutive machine whose
grooved tire runs along a tight rope.
With its beak it manages the handle
bars. 1t carries along another par
rot hanging on trapeZe beneath, and
thus maintains perfect equilibrium.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
The 1ulip Mania.

During the, tulip mania in Holland,
in 1856 and 1897, a single bulb OF a
tulip named the Viceroy was sold for
four tons of wheat eight tons of rye,
four fat oxen, eight pigs, twelve
sheep, two hogsheads of wine. four
barrels of beer, two barrels of butter,
a thousand pounds of cheese, a bundle
of clothes and a silver pitcher
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Teutonic Study Of America.

The German Agricultural Society
of Berlin will send large delegation
here in April to make a three months
tour of this country to study our agri-
cultural methods. The department at
Washington will furnish guide. the
expenses to be paid by the Germans.
number of students Of the Berlin
Agricultural institute will accompany
the delegation.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Author Vigorous in Old Ace.

Ernest Legouve, part author of
"Adrienne Lecouvreur," has complet-
ed his ninety-sixth year and has been
forty-eisht years member of the
French academy. He is still writing,
goes up and down three flights of
stairs daily and takes his exercise in
fencing at sale d'armes"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
The London Bus May Go.

1t is hoped now that royal com
mission on Londons traffic has been
appointed. that the omnibus will final
ly disappear. These cumbersome and
uncomfortable vehicles first appeared
on the streets of London in 1929, and
they are to-day the same in form and
general style as they were then, ex-
cept that the garden seats" on the
top were added about ten years ago.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Kaiser Fears Microbes.

The Kaiser has turned his attention
to domestic science and expelled from
the royal palace all the pet animals
and birds. His royal highness sur.
missed that they might entertain mi
crObes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Mounted Women Nurses.

India has staff OF mounted array
nurses. The Indian government
allows these ladies' of the Indian
Nursing Service thirty rupees a
month for the keep of their horses
and free conveyance of their animals
to and from active service. This
corps of nurses are all ladies Of good
social position, and have to undergo
three years training In general
hospital before qualifying.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
BiShco a Valuable Sneaker.

The bishop of London is valuable
friend to any society on whose behalf
he consents to speak. His sermon and
speech at Bournemouth for the East
London church fund brought in sum
of upward of G1 800.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
NOTHING TO PRAY FOR.

Seyen-year-old Elizabeth has been
very carefully trained and it was pre-
s,Gmed as a matter of course that she
snaie her nightly petitions to the
throne of grace in the usual fashion
But, TO start n conversation with her
one of her aunts asked her if she said
her prayers every night.
Mot every night" bashfully ans
wered the little lady. Sometimes
don't want anything"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
American Snakes.

OF the 165 kinds of snakes found in
the United States but twenty are ven
omous. They are the copperhead and
water moccasin, which are closely re-
lated; the coral snakes OF the South.
west and the two species of sistrurus
and the fifteen species of rattlesnakes.
The most dangerous of them, the wa
ter moccasin, is not seen north of Ten
neSSee
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Women More Honest -han Men.

The charges brought against the
financial honesty of a woman book
Keeper and cashier in Boston are a
reminder that such accusations against
dom made. Considering the number
of women who have opportunities to
betray trust in modern business life,
it is evident that women, as rule, are
either more honest or less daring than
mere men.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Vardals Iniure Historic Relics.

Nandals have been at work again
at Hampton court, London. When
the portraits of William ILL., and
Henry VIII. were injured some weeks
ago, it was guessed that resentment
against the monarchs inspired the
act, but recently piece of old Flem-
ish tapestry in the horn room" was
slashed ccross the middle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Time Required for Sleep.

In regard to the time required for
sleep eight hours may generally be
considered sufficient for the average
person. Some, of course, can do with
less. In keeping the body in good
physical condition sleep is next in i'm.
portance to food.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Shows No Fa,lino OFF

Mr.. Kid Mccoy Indignantly repu.
dates his wife's assertion that he is
still her slave. she can turn somer-
sets from here to Asia and back again
and | won't return to her" he SAYS.
The language of the prize ring is still
picturesque.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Mt. PLEASANT. OmO.-1 received the
sample of Doans Kidney Pills, and never
had any medicine do me so much good in
so little time had Congestion of the
Kidneys and Bladder so severe it caused a
pressure on the lungs like Asthma, but
through the use of Doans Pills am free
and easy now. GEO. w. SMITH. Feter-
mary Surgeon, p o. Box Al, Mt. Pleasant.
Ohio
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Concentrated Wisdom.

The marriage of a young man while
a student in college is an unusual
event. 1t may be added that it is
also an imprudent, because prema-
ture step. 1t is of no use, however,
to tell the boy so-first. because it
will do no good, and second, because
he will find it out in due time with
out being told.-Portland (Ore) Ore
gonian.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kansas received
.he free sample of Doans Kidney Pills,
FOR five years have had much pain in my
back. which physicians said arose from the
kidneys Four boxes of Doans Pills have
entirely cured the trouble. | think owe
my life to these pills. and want others to
know it. SADIE DAVIS, Baxter Springs,
Kansas
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Anniversary of Pepys' Death,

This year, two hundred years ago,
Samuel Pepys died. The anniversary
has been observed in rather odd
way by some lectures by Sir Freder.
ick Bridges on Pepys as a musician.
with. performances of Pepys' compo-
siti4s and of pieces he mentions in
his diary.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Gripping" Here and Abroad.

Tipping is getting to be nuisance
in this country, but it is not nearly
as bad as in Austrian restaurants,
where one is expected to pay three
waiters-the one who brings the food,
one who receives the pay and the
"piccolo" who serves the drinks.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Artists Proofs.

Artists proofs are the first impress
sions of an engraving. and verv lin.
tied in number. The next printed are
proofs before letters" and then a Ger.
tain number of 'lettered proofs"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
MaeterIirck's New Plavs.

NJ Maeterlinck has finished two
plays-one fairy story, intended to
contrast the conscious manifestations
and the Inconsistencies of the human
soul" and the second. PITY" de-
scribed as "a philosophical drama of
modern type" Both plays are to be
produced in Paris during the course
of next year.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
The Most Delicate Scale

The most delicate scale is made by
fixing one end of a fine thu cad of
glass. The atom to be weighed is
placed at the free end and the degree
of the bending Of the thread under it
is noted. This has to be done under
a glass which magnifes 100 tones.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
English Pantomimist Dead,

Charles Lauri. the English panto-
mimist, is dead. His specially was
the imitation of animals and no Drury
Lane Christmas pantomime was COM
plete without him. He was the son
of a father equally famous as a
clown, so that Lauri had been on
the London stage for nearly sixty
years.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Salt Solution as Medicine.

1t has been shown that more than
a gallon of salt solution can be intro
duced into the blood vessels in the
course of an hour without destroying
life or occasioning any disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Aged people find Doan's Kidney Pills a
great comfort for declining years.
They cure incontinencc and urinary
weakness peculiar to children.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Brother Oickey's Wisdom

Says Brother Dickey: Il dunno how
high heaven is. but dis | does know
some folks won't tiptoe ter reach it,"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place OF all
Others.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cutieura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Ea.oy and Peace and Rest
to Its Worn Out Mother.

1t is wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath was taken sick.
Sngeanded she did all the housework and washed cooked
mended for her husband Hans and their children After
pucy fight to keep her feet Mrs Rath had yield and early
she took to her bed What followed she told visitor
who called her tidy home No SCI Tenth Ave- New York City
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Anxious Inquirer" is informed that the
failure to support clause in the divorce
laws does not give II Colorado woman a
right to divorce if her husband fails to
support her for every Office for which she
may be nominated.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

>Quinn-So many drug stores Soil
cigarettes of late. De Fonte-Well
they are supposed to handle all kinds
OF poisoIs.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

TUmmy-What did your mother do
for your cut finger, Johnny? Johnny
She didn't do nothin but lick me fol-
cuttin' it.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Aunt May-Come here, Freddie. and
.ook at the new moon. Freddy
Pshaw; that amt nothin'; I've seen
lots of moons like that.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

1T Is said that all parsons sons turn
out to be worthless. Do You believe it?"
'Oh, dear no! Some parsons have no
sons. you know
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Sheep the Least Fastidious.

OF the 600 grasses and weeds grow
ing on the western prairies of Amer.
ica. sheep will eat SIC, while horses
will eat but 50. and cattle only 56.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Need Of Temperance in England.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson says it is time
for the English people to take IN the
matter of temperance in earnest.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

The mildest tobacco that grows is used
in the makeup of Bakers Bullhead D.
cent cigar Try one. and see.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Fitted With CelIuIoid Nose

A damaged footballer has Just been
fitted at London hospital with a
celluloid nose.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Herbert Spencer 4 Hard Worker,
Herbert Spencer has for years turn.
ed out an average of $50 words of
revised manuscript a day
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Horseflesh Eaten in Berlin.

Since the recent great horsehesh
dinner in Berlin the business of the
horse butchers has quadrupled.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

The secret of the popularity of Baxter $
"Bullhead" scent cigar is revealed in one
word-"Qualty."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

smile of satisfaction goes with one of
EaXters "Bullhead' scent cigars.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Rapid LOADING of Ora

C-e is now loaded into lake schoon-
ccs at the rate of 1000 tons an hour.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

''I suppose" he said. ''it would be use
less for to ask you to be my wife"
-Ht would" she replied, "if that's your
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Disappearing Mine in Arizona.
A mine near Phoenix, Ariz.. disap.
peared a week after the Shaft had
been sunk
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

81 hired girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
-orry about my little ones. So
/ got up after a few days, and let
The girl go. l had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself He! was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, l didn't think much of that.
Even when rash broke out on his
face l wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral of my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
but the rash on Charles poor
little face spread to his neck, chest.
and back. l had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. Ny baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer- lie wouldn't
eat, and night after night l walked
the floor with him. weak as l was.
Often I had to stop because 1 fe;t
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
81 believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some of
the neighbors said he had eczema,
and that is not catching, they told
me. Yes, l gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. l
don't think they were all useless.
Once in while the itching seemed
to let up bit, but there was not
much change for the better until
lady across the street asked me why
I didn't try the Cuticura Remedies.
! told her l had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment-I think the
box was about half full land a
piece of Cuticura Soap. 1 followed
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

Was GodchiId OF Napoleon.
Frau Aniela Renzinska, who died n
few days ago at Vienna, was a god
child Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

When railway train is telescoped the
passengers are ant to see stars
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

''Nnve you felt slippers. SIR" she said
The boy clerk blushed and scratched his
head
The. smiling back. he found his tongue: :
- fNt EN- often when | was young"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
DOAN'S DEAL GENTLY.
Doans Kidney Pills in Kidney
them famous With
Men, Women, Children

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome Swelling of the
limbs and-dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive, pain in pass.
ing. dribbling. frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness headache nervousness.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Action in RainWate

Action in Rainwater.
Recently fallen rainwater possesses
radiO-activity