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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING eRIRE
United States Senator Dietrich Of Ne
braska Under Indictment.

The federal grand jury at Omaha,
Neb., returned an indictment against
United States Senator Dietrich for ac-
cepting $4,000 bribe from Jacob
Fisher in consideration of securing for
the latter the office of postmaster at
Hastings, Neb. Fisher also was in.
dicted.
This indictment is said to be the
first ever returned against a United
States senator on charges of this ma
ture. and caused intense excitement in
government official circles in Omaha
and in adjoining towns when it be-
came public. The penalty, in case of
conviction, is Imprisonment of not
more than two years and fine of not
more than $4,000. Senator Dietrich
asserts his innocence, and claims the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
WOULD HONOR NOBLE WOMAN
Alabama Remembers Mrs. Hopkins
Devotion to the South.


Devotion to the South.
A bill has been introduced in the
Alabama legislature to place the por-
trait of Mrs. Juliet Opie Hopkins, the
so-called Florence Nightingale of the
South, in the Alabama portrait gal
lery. At the beginning of the civil
war Mrs. Hopkins disposed OF her val
liable estates and gave the proceeds.
amounting to some 100000 to the
confederate government to be used in
establishing hospitals. When the hos
pital corps was organized at Ricn-
mond Mrs. Hopkins was appointed
chief matron. She was also closely
associated with the hospital work Of
Lees army. Mrs. Hopkins became
destitute after the war, but refused
a purse collected for her from the i'm
poverished confederate soldiers. When
Mrs. Hopkins returned again to her
southern home she was given a tre-
mendous ovation. When she died in
Washington she was inferred at Ar
lington with military honors.
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man.
Hes all right" said the dogs own-
er, as the dog half rose and waGged
his tail furiously. Only" he added.
with a severe eye on the dog. hes
taking up too much room there. Sup
pose you turn around and lie down
there in that corner so'st there's room
for somebody else on that platform
besides you" he suggested, and the
dog promptly turned around and
crawled Ia the corner indicated. where
ne curled himself up in the smallest
possible space.
There" said the man. triumphant
ly, "all he wants Is hint He leaned
back in his seat, forgetting TO close
the door.
Isn't it wonderful" exclaimed one
of the stand Hg women, addressing the
| one who had shivered
Very" replied she, changing hands
| on her strap and signing wearily. IT'S
| pity though, that there aren't some
| capable dogs that would take a man
| and make a gentleman of him" She
looked at the dogs owner as she spoke
| and he appeared uncomfortable.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
The Decline of Babv|on

Babylon, between Hillel and Bagdad.
according to the wonderful reports OF
Xenophon. Ammainus, Marcellinus
and Zosmius. the last mentioned find
ing as late as the fifth Christian cen
tury vast vineyards and olive groves
throughout the land. In the time of
the early Arabian califs no fewer than
800 cities and villages are mentioned
by name along these canals. Pliny de-
clares this to have been the most
fruitful land in the east"
Now, on the other hand. it is a
dreary desert. the playground Of the
storms and winds. In the southern
portions there are still some remnants
of the canals left, but the two famous
rivers. EuDhrates and Tigris, are no
longer connected, and between Bag
dad and Bassora few English steam
boats can scarcely force their way.
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Had to Use Some Language.

The original report on the postal
investigation was of enormous vol
ume-several hundred thousand
words. Mr. Bristow made a 10000
word abstract, later cutting 1t down
to 10000 after several trials. The
president wanted this cut in half, but
Bristow protested that 1t could not
be done. Why not?" asked the presi!
dent. you were an editor out in Kan
sas before you became fourth assist
ant postmaster general, were you
not?" YES" said Mr.. Bristow, "bnt
even a Kansas editor has to have
some language with which to express
his thoughts. s."-Chicago Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

There's a beautiful land in some sweet
cline.
Meath the light of cloudless sky.
Where the meadows are fair with bios
SONS rare,
The rivers of rapture by.
rncre are hilitops kissed by the simmer
ing sun,
All clothed in their verdurc green.
And streams that glide with ripple Of
pride
To the valleys that lie between.
1t Is there that the weariest soul may
rest,
And the saddest of hearts may sing,
For the heaviest care that mortals bear
Scars away on willing wing.
The spirit of peace Is DER the land.
And love reigns a Monarch there.
In that glorious cline of the after time.
rhe beautiful land of Where.
You may close your eyes for moment.
sweet
And 10! you will tarrying be
In that mystical land. where the sil-
very strand
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Work and Rest.

Worl: makes rest sweet Rest gives
Inspiration to work. No human mortal
can possibly get along happily with
out the two. Rest is the reward OF
toll. and sweet reward, too. There
is nothing lovrlier than. after day
OF work well dCne, to stretch out be-
meath The shade OF reading lamp. to
have a little time to ones own true
self. 70 reflect, to read {. good book
and then to t;oZe into refreshing
sleep.
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Favors American costumes.

Nine. Takahira, wife of the Japan!
ese minister to the United States.
prefers American costumes to those
of her sisters in the East. Madam is
the only oriental woman presiding
over legation at Washington She
is a dainty little lady, with the ex-
qdisitely delicate molding Of the jap
anese. She is scarcely feet high.
but graceful in her carriage and
movements. She has learned to
speak English fluently since her ar.
rival in this country three years ago.
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Beautiful Land of Where

Is carcssed by the sleepy
But the fairy who waved her magical
wand
Has power for only awhile,
And the radiant gleam was vanishing
dream,
Like the light of heetng smile
o when and how shall We wander away .
To the haven that lies beyond
To the gion blest OF rapture and rest.
OF all that Is fair and fond?
The poet sings Of 1t many time,
But 1t shines afar. Ike gIlmme-ins
The beautiful land Of Where.
1t is far beyond the desert of toll
And over advcrsity's sea,
Where the light of day fades never away
And sorrows no more shall be.
We must climb the beautiful hills CT
hope
BY the pathway of pstIencs fsir
And at last We shsli .-st in tbs; region
Dlest.
Tho land tina, .,coi:s us-where?
Arthur Lewis Tubbs.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Marks of Greatness.

Great Man-Have you begun any
preliminary campaign work yet? Pri-
vate Secretary have ordered from
one of the members OF the American
Press HumOrists complete set OF an
ecdotes of you. together with eight
personal "reminiscences guaranteed to
be absolutely original, and to have
been used in connection with no other
public man. AS soon as we get these
distributed among the newspapers
you may crack your whip and away
well go.-Baltimore American.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Locks Mayor in Cell.

-a'or Smaliey of North Plainfielt,
n was showing party of friends
tafM1h the county Jail in Somerville.
A 'nputy sheriff took the friends to
sha" them an improved cell, leav-
IL JGa mayor behind by mistake. A
sT."H ldiler found him and, thinking
NJ Nus "A confidence man, of who Sc
coming word had been received.
locked the mayor in a cell, where he
remained an hour before the mistake
Wa discovered.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Prorsrt;es of Ra6iur,.

'"". Jurir now announces the
d Hg fact that the change in the
ra.' "l heat emission of radium with
Il. ... comparatively short distance OF
u ne zero is exactly in the oppo-
s. erection to what might be eX-
l....I IN view of the effect of low
''-I""aturcs ON ordinary chemical ac'
Na0 Tor at the temperature necessary
l" aWifE hydrogen. the greatest cold
y. secured by scientists, the heat
EN- .pu of radium. instead of bei*
r'nH'.l is augmented
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
War correspondent honored.

Sir William Russell. the veteran
war correspondent, was entertained at
dinner recently in the Middle Temple,
London. Sir William saw arduous duty
in this country, the Crimea, India,
Italy and France. He has been the
recipient Of British. German. Austrian,
French, Greek and Turkish decora-
tions, including the Legion of Honor.
when that coveted ribbon was less
neasily obtained than in later days. He
was admitted to the bar Of the Middle
Temple bar In 1852.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Judge Advocates Public Spanking.

Judge Knkade of Toledo in COM
menting on divorce case of which
he had heard the details recommend
ed the purchase Of public spanking
machine. He said he awould have
had it used on the parties in the pres
ence Of their little daughter, who had
been obliged to witness the proceed.
ings in the case Of her parents, Lulu
and Oro Fairchild. He said that
about all that was needed in many
sdivorce cases was good spanking.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Name Puzzles New Workers.

A deaI OF CONFUSION eX1sts as to the
proper way to pronounce the name
Goelet. Even in New York one may
hear "Go-let," "Goo-lay," "Go-lay,"
"Jo-lay" and other attempts. By af-
fecting a combination of the two
words go" and "let," with the accent
on the latter, the proper pronuncia-
ton may be attained. The founder
Of the American family was Hugue-
not refugee. who came to the new
world in 1640. He spelled his name
"Goelette"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Austrian Cotton Mills.

Austrian cotton mills use 3lS,000.0 900
pounds OF cotton year, two-thirds
Of which is American. The cotton is
shipped from the United States direct
to Bremen or Hamburg, and thence
forwarded by rail or on the river Elbe
to its place of destination. The high
est wage in the mills of Austria is
$l.02 a day. and weavers get Il to 81
cents for an eleven-hour day.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Mistakes With English Idiom.

leads the guileless Gaul when lie
translates English phrases in French.
as In the case of one who rendered
'fury odd years" as "quarante annees
etrauges." Even he, however. did
rathor better than Laplace, who in the
eighteenth century translated Loves
Las Shift" into La Derniere Chemise
de Amour"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Rapid Eliuht of Birds.

1t seems incredible, but DR.. Gatke
says that many species of birds ordi-
narily regarded as sluggish of wing.
pass. in migrating-evcn at mani
fest slackening speed-from his OBJ
servatory on Heligoland across that
island to the oyster beds, a mile and
half distant. in one minute. When
the migratory flight is at it's great
est speed. 240 miles an hour he re-
CARDS as nothing extraordinary.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
British Army Recruits.

The British army under the new
scheme requires $4,000 recruits an
nually. According to the director gen.
erals report only $4,000 are examined
annually, and of these about 23,500 are
rejected, giving a deficiency of $500
per annum, which England hopes to
make up by colonial assistance.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Reaninn as You Sow.

In he Journey of life we often trav-
el in circles. Therefore, do today
tn good that is in you. Plant yoir
blossoms; you will come back to the IN
byaud-bye. 1t is the beauty OF tle
thing, that you do to-day that has
mos to do with making beautiful
YOU tomorrow. One of the blessings
OF the sunset is in reapins the me H.
orir- Of what was planted in the morn
i'm
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Paupers in London.

I-ondon's social condition is distress.
ing Inside the socalled Outer Belt
it has a pauper population Of 1O7.6OO
souls, and this figure does not include
yagrants or the insane poor. Twenty.
one per cent of the entire population
over G5 years of age, exclusive agaip
of vagrants or insane. are paupers.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Wholesale SentimcntaIist.

81 think that every good man is
fond OF animals" remarked the young
woman. Pm glad to hear you say
So" answered Mr.. Pygmalon Pack
ard of Chicago. Il 'spose | can claim
to think as much of animals as any
body in the business. | bought sew
eral hundred thousand head of cattle
this fall"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Natures Renewal Powers.

To certain extent nature will Pc
new portions of human bodies, but the
rea startling miracles of nature are
nOt performed en- man. Nature neN er
grew a new leg, arm or head to take
the place of one lost by man, but spi-
ders grow new legs whenever old or cs
ar amputated and worms grow new
heals and tails, too.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Lord Mayor Propounds Riddle.

At a recent dinner the lord mayer
Of London propounded riddle, COM
mending 1t to Mr. Pinero, the drama
list, who sat near him. why is a
Lay like cigar?" was the riddle,
and the answer was Because If it Is
bad it won't draw and if it is good
YOU want a box
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Men are not killed by threats A
good. sharp knife in the heart is what
hurts. and he who threatens loses his
chance. He who strikes when his
victim is at hand is the one who ac.
complishes his purpose. This is true,
too, of him who seizes opportunity by
the throat.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
American rools Rank First.

For high-grade work requiring pre-
cision and excellence there is to be
found in nearly every machine shop in
Germany group OF American tools
a silent tribute to the remarkable po-
sition held III the world to-day by the
American machine tools work.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Good to Remember.

Don't forget; if you need hot water
for sudden sickness in the night, that
iOur quarts of water over as ma:y
burners will heat enough faster than
four quarts in one vessel to more than
make IN for the extra flames.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Automatic Stoker.

Erith's Engineering Company. Lon.
don, have got possession of an auto.
matte stoker as specially, and as 1t
Is certain to come largely into use it
will effect that great improvement in
smoke consumption and fuel economy.
which has been so long desired.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Industrial Schools in ItaIv

The Italian government has gradu-
ally established system of industrial
schools so that one is to be found in
every village which can boast of hay
ing an industry of any kind.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
American VS.. English Coal.

A German technical journal says:
"The difficulties encountered by Brit
ish coal miners in being obliged to
operate 5000 to 1000 feet below the
surface. and the enhanced cost at
tending deep-levcl mining will enable
the coal exporters of the United
States to supplant the English prod
uct from the foreign markets"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Rays From Gas Mantles.

Monsieur Blondlot, a member of the
Frrnch Academy of Science, discover
ed not long ago, that invisible rays.
capable of penetrating solid sub.
stances. are given off from incandes'
cent mantleS.
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indictment is the result of machina.
tions of political enemies.
Senator Dietrich was elected by the
legislature of 190O-01 to succeed Sena
tor Allen, who was appointed by Gov.
Poynter to fill the unexpired term OF
the late Senator Hayward. who died
before taking his seat. His term ex
pires March 3, 1905.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Chinese Control Trade.

The whole coasting trade between
VlaIvostuck and adjoining places cen
tigUous to the Peter the Great bay IS
in the hands of the Chinese. Thee
has been much heated discussion how
to take this business from alien hands
and place it in the hands OF Russian
subjects, but nothing has resulted
thus far.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
The AnoIo-Saxon Stamp.

The Anglo-Saxon stamp will be re.
tained on American news, customs, lit
erature and language. says the North
American Review. Everything else is
being transmitted through the superb
or fecundity of the immigrant.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
locomotor Ataxia.

Miss Sarah reads: THE Rev. Mr..
Marigold taken to the hospital. vic
tim of locomotor ataXia." How dread
ml! | wonder whether the poor man
was run over or whether the thing
blew up with wallpapers Monthly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
DANGER in lntoxicants.

No physician will question the state
mcut that alcoholics taken to the poin.
OF MODIFICATION increase the suscept..
hil,ty to infectious diseases.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Brings Frisco Nearer Gotham.

The great Mexican railway, from
Salina Cruz on the Pacific to Coatza-
coalcos en- the gulf will bring New
York and New Orleans 1900 miles
nearer San Francisco than will the
Panama canal.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Your Health.

You young people. don't forget that
health is greatly priced in old age.
Young people can stand abuses to
their health in youth. but terrible in
terest is collected later on.-Atchison
Globe.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
MURDERED BY INSANE NEGRO.
Sad Fate Of Andrew n. Green, Long
Prominent in New York.

Sad Fate Of Andrew n. Green, Long
Prominent in New York.
Andrew H. Green. the father Of
Greater New York." and one Of the
most remarkable men of the city, was
murdered In front of his home at
New York Nov. 13 by Cornelius M.
Williams, an insane negro. The as
sassin fired five shots at his victim,
and four of them took effect. Mr..
Green fell to the ground and died al
most instantly. Williams was ar
rested at once and made no resistance.
His explanations have been so ramb-
ling and irrational that there is little
doubt of his insanity. He said he was
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Education for Poems.

The peon child of Mexico may now
pas from his letters to the highest
diploma entirely at government OK
peaSe. and the government hopes
shortly to make education compul-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Murders in European Countries.

The number of murders per 1.O03.-
OuI inhabitants is, in England, 5.13;
in Germany. 5.45: in France, 1855: in
Austria. 1912; in Italy, 7G.ll, and in
Spain, 44.70.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
How Japanese Make Pearls.

The Japanese make real" pearls
by forcing grain OF sand into oysters
and planting them until the pearl is
formed by deposit around the for
eign substance of the material from
which the shell lining is formed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Lessen Chances of War.

Smokeless powder, machine guns
and quick-firng rifles tend to make the
attacking of small states by powerful
ones more and more impossible.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27
Paw for Students,

Nearly all the industrial schools ..
RU 5ia are connected with large f, c.
tor q, and the students receiie waE, !.
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tt, idea of putting to this excellent
use the 100000 given to him for
charitable purposes. attended in per-
son to lay the foundation stone. The
design of the buildings. which we
here reproduce. is by Mr.. H. P. Ad-
ans.-Illustrated London News.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

investments in Railroads.
The capital of the railroads is more
than twelve times as great as that of
all the banks.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

The Sanatorium, the money for
which has been provided by an an
onymous donor, who is understood to
be Sir Ernest Cassel, is to be built
on a splendid upland in Sussex at a
height of about 600 feet above sea-
level. King Edward, who formulated
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-27

seeking a mulatto woman named Bes-
sic Davis for the purpose Of cutting out
her tongue, and he fancied Mr.. Green
had befriended the woman.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

well-devised and tactical movement is initiated be-
fore the close Of this session Of Congress by its lead
ers to quiet the alarm and stay public sentiment.
To divert public attention from their failure to
deal with this mOnstTous evil, and to deceive aud
delude the country, they pretend that Congress
has further power to legisate to suppress these
evils under the ConstitutiOn-as it now exists-and
bring forward this proposition. They thereby hope
to appear anxious and wlllingtO do something for
the relief Of the people against trusts They imagine
that by proposing this amendment, however vicious
and mOnstrOus its provisions, the people will not
stop to critcrse study their real purpose but in
their eagerness to rid themselves OF the tyranny and
oppression Of the trusts will array themselves in
hostility to any party who may dare to oppose their
suggestions exploit their schemes. They hope to
put-they imagine they will put their adversites at
a disadvantage before the American people by as
suming attitude of hostility to the trusts in such
a way and manner that, however insiucere and dis
ingenious they may be, and however impractcabe
and hOpleess Of success the methods employed their
opponents dare not challenge their sincerity ques
ton those methods.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

now more than twenty Eve years out of college,
showing the number OF children born to members Of
these classes. His figures lead him to the following
conclusions: ''The highly educated part Ofthe Amer
can people does not increase the population at ALL
but, on the contrary, fails to reproduce ITSELF"
He believes it highly probable that the sregreta-
BILE resRlH' indicated b his statistics is due in
large par 10 the late p0stponement Of marriage on
the part Of educated men, ''a p0stponement which
the protracted education now prescribed for men
who enter the learned and scientific professions
makes almost unavoidable. And he adds that to
make earlier marriage possible is one OF the strong
inducements for bringing the educational courses to
an end sooner than at present.
It will be remembered that DR.. Shrady did not
We were getting closely in line with France. But Is
it not fact thht those who consider this question
take note only of the number of births and not OF
the quality Of the units prOducedi
Even if the educated and cultured, yes, and the
'leisure, classes Of America have a smaller birth
rate than some of the foreign elements which are
now engaged in assimilattng does it follow that we
retrOgradingf Is it rot infinitely better TO have
two children born and trained to the best in our
citizenship than to have family Of a dozen children
practically lacking such training, coming haphazard
into the world aud furnishing society with Of it's
most serious prOblemsi
Quality in this matter counts far much more than
quantity. And we may restrain expressions OF
alarm over the figures of statstcians until have
much better evidence than at present that it iE
better to add 100 Indifferent members to the popua-
tion than to give one intelligent cultnred ft citi
zen to the republic.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Two nOblemen in the reign Of Macmillan H.
one German, the other Spaniard-whO had each
rendered great service to the emperor, asked the
hand of bis daughter in marriage. Macmillan said
that, as u esteemed both alike it was impossi-
BILE to choose between them, and, therefore, their
own prOwess must decide it, but being unwilling to
risk the loss Of either by engaging them in deadly
combat ordered large sack to be brought and de
cared that he who should put bis rival into it should
have the fair Helena And this whimsical combat
was actually performed in the presence Of the i'm
perial court and lasted an hour The unhappy
Spanish nOblemen was first overcome, and the Ger
man succeeded in enveloping him IN the sack, took
him upon his back and laid him at the emperor's
feet. This comeal combat is said to be the origin Of
the phrase, "Give him the sack . so common in the
literature Of counting.