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The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
SHOULD BE ClEAN-SHAVEE.
Writer Says Ideal Man Wears No
Hair on His Face.

A recent writer says: THE ideal
man is clean-shaven. Confidently he
exposes to the world his features un.
disguised by hirsute appendages. Can
we conceive the Apollo Belvedere
with even a mustache? doubt it.
merely honest man also, one would
think, should wear no hair upon his
face. And for these reasons: Each
of us in great measure. partly from
exaggerated ideas OF his own per-
spicacity, partly from the stress of
life, judges his neighbor from his
face. His clothes are but a doubtful
index of his character. But his feat
ures are. We firmly believe, indicative
Of his nature and his mode OF life.
There may be villany written
large on his upper lip. A certain
mold Of chin betrays it's owner as a
man Of considerable homicide tenden-
cies. Cover the lips with a waterfall
mustache. drape the chin with an
Assyrian beard, and it may well be
that murderous monster is a pleasing
enough fellow to view. Such an one
does not venture to pass clean -shaven
through the streets. Let each one of
us present in all candor such features
as are his.
ITO possess a receding chin is no
crime. 1t is merely a sign of weak
ness. But to conceal it with a huge
and bushy beard and thereby to pre-
sent the appearance of man endow-
ed with grea. strength Of will is sure
ly false pretense. do not maintain
that all beared men are rogues and
murderers. But | reserve my judg-
ment and suspect them Of roguery and
homicide"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

was invested. and he awoke one morn
ing to find himself that most pitiable
of all creatures on earth-the man
who needs oney. and knows no way
of earning It. He had taken the blow
standing. with smile on his lips, like
the thoroughbred he was. and Just
how deep the hurt went none knew.
pleasant prospect" was his sole
comment with a shrug of his shoul.
ders to those who would have CON
doled with him on his loss. "a beer
income, with champagne taste. Do
you happen to know the best way of
adjusting them?"
He might meet the situation with
laughter and scoitlng so far as others
we're concerned. but when it came to
Madge it was another thing. Il cant
ask her to marry beggar." he said
20 himself. setting his teeth, and With
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

Existence. as Philip Van Vivier
planned 1t. was to be a very pleasant
affair. He had youth and health. and
wealth, and he pictured the future a
gay Kaleidoscope mingllngs OF golf.
and polo ponies, and grand opera. and
little suppers cfter the play. and Lon.
don seasons and Partisan boulevards.
and 1t really seemed to him-when he
stopped to moralize-that this was
pretty good old world after all, and
that given these things and good
digestion a man might be happy If he
tried.
chen. too. to crown 1t all there was
Madge. Madge. tall and slight. and
svclt. with the tawny gold in her
hat. and the eyes that changed with
every changing thought-that were as
blue as summer skies when she smil-
ed. and grew black as midnight when
she thrilled to any deep emotion.
Philip could hardly remember time
when he had not loved her. They had
grown up, boy and girl, together, with
something singularly similar in their
fate. Both were orphaned children.
left to the untender care of unwilling
relatives. and Philip never forgot the
moment Of their meeting. His uncle's
place adjoined that of Madge's guard
ian, and he had been wandering about
the grounds. a forlorn and lonely
childish figure, when he first came
upon the little maid. She gave one
long look at his somDer face and
mourning clothes, and then, with that
swift and intuitive sympathy that God
gives to even the youngest child. she
went up to him.
Little boy" she lisped. for she was
scarcely more than baby, little boy
is 90 lonesome, and doesn't nobody
love 'oo?"
NO" he lad answered with a sob
from the depths of his hungry little
heart.
Don't c'y. little boy" she comfort
ed. slipping her hand in his. Il Ill
love 90, and 90 won't never be lone
some any more" and. indeed, it seem
ed to Philip he had never been lone
some again. There was always
Nadge.
But who may count securely on the
future? Move the Kaleidoscope ever
SO gently and its figures change There
came day when Philip had to do,
not with visions Of golden future,
but with hard and merciless pres
ont. Suddenly. as an unexpected
thunderbOlt came the failure of the
trust company in which his fortune
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
UNLUCKY NlCkELS'
TROUBLE THE POSTAL CLERKS
Finding One . Misfortuns-ko End Of
Red Tape and Worry in Die
posing Of It,


Ordinarily no man is rica enough TO
escape that certain sense of elation
which comes from picking up 4 nickel
on q sidewalk. but for = railway postal
clerk to find such a coin in q mail
pouch where 1t has worked out from
insufficient wrappings. not only does
he miss this elation, but 1t may pro-
woke profanity
For nickel lost in a pouch OF mail
in transit becomes a matter for ma
tional concern. 1t comes to view. per.
haps, just as pouch Of mail Is emp
tied upon sorting table. and when 1t
has broken away from the bunches OF
letters, and cards. and circulars. rolled
TO an open space on the table. and
there settled down, heads or tails.
with noisy spinning dance. the clerk
who frst sees it is 1t.
necromaIcer could have no more
Idea than the man in the moon as to
what particular package 1t rolled out
Of. and If he had and should tell the
postal clerk. the clerk wouldn't dare
try to restore the coin to the original
package. That would be too easy al
together.
No. it is lost nickel from the mo
ment the clerk has to see 1t spinning
there before his eyes and according
TO the tender governmental conscience
the clerk has to get ready for the in.
auguration OF about $1s.43 worth Of
fuss over It,
For himself he doesn't dare 70 to bed
for short nap until he has got rid Of
his S cents worth OF responsibility to
the government for the action OF the
TOOL person from whim the nickel was
parted. He digs up his printed form
.or such occasions. printed and pro-
1ided. and at once fills out q long
blank, describing the coin, telling the
circumstances CT it's being found, and
whether 1t landed heads or tails on the
table, naming the pouch from which
it was emptied, the number Of the
train carrying it. the date. and few
other little details. any one OF which
in hot weather would have cost a mug
of beer.
This report with the nickel goes to
the headquarters of the postal divi-
sion in which the car was operated.
and from these bonded officials, by the
same general red tape route. the small
coin finds Its way to the seat of ma
tional government and to the fund rep
resenting that great constituency OF
the Postofflce Department which per-
silsts in sending money in envelopes
through the unregistered mails OF the
service.-Chicago Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

AStSl
known world Of work that Is so hard.
and gives such scant rewards to the
untried laborer
At college he had rather distinsuish-
ed himself by some clever skits in the
college journal, and so it seemed nat
ural to him to turn to journalism as
the most available way Of settling the
bread and butter problem. A friend
obtained place for him on the staff
of the morning Asterisk, where he be-
gan as the bottom of the reportorial
ladder.
Philip kept doggedly on. He ac-
quired reputation for being faithful
and accurate. He was a gourmand
for work. and the city editor began to
speak hopefully of him, but advance
ment comes slowly in a newspaper
office, and to Philip, Madge seemed an
immeasurable distance off, when sud
denly he made his great scoop. 1t
was the merest accident-successe
mostly are-if we knew the truth of
them. One evening he was walking
along one Of the fashionable residence
streets, when suddenly he was startled
by scream, and looking up he
saw a woman with the wila eyes and
cunning Of maniac sitting on the
very outer coping of the walls OF a
tall house, where she waved her arms
gleefully. and leaned dizzily forward
to peer into the street below. In an
instant all the mystery of the
drawn blinds and jealously guarded
doors OF the mansion, at which many
had marvelcd, was revealed. Here
was one OF those family tragedies, at
which the world guesses-some poor
crazed creature. living out her life
within padded walls. and who had es'
capped from her keepers, and with
| that instinct OF flight from a prison
that survives all reason. was prepar
ing to take fatal leap into the street
below
1t had taken Philip but an instant
to realize the scene. and with a sud
den inspiration he dashed past the
servant in the doorway. and up the
! three long flights of steps, and
through the open door in the roof
through which she had evidently
climbed. The woman looked up al
the sound of an approaching step
She saw handsome young man com
ing toward her. When he reached
her he made courtly bow and offer
ed her his arm. and without one pro
test. mechanically. naturally. as II
they had been on the ballroom Aoor
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
Wante d-A Pin,

1t was Mabel's first appearance at
church and she was rather fldgety.
First she wanted one thing, then an
other. Finally she decided that she
must have a pin. SO she asked for
one from her father. He had none.
Then she tried her mother; but her
mother. too, had none Mabels long
ing had been increased with her Ill
success, so she climbed upon the pew
and shouted at the top Of her small
voice:
HAS anyone in dis trowd dot a
n?"-Lippincott's
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

face as white as death. "and I'm not
pOltroon enough to settle down and
live on her money" and there had
ben a terrible scene
"Oh. Philip. Philip" she had cried.
clinging to him. what good Is all
my money to me If can't make
things easy for you? Surely there is
more than enough for US BOTH
Then he had tried to explain to her,
blunderingly, and haltingly, that
something that is dearer to man than
even the love Of woman-that some
thing which he must have, or die of
self-loathing-his own self-respect.
And in the end Madge saw" The
sympathy that always understood
others was part OF her charm. and
Philip went away to face that un-
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for . Fancy Lot of Tobacco.

The biggest purchase Of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
Of SO high a grading.-Uerald -zra1s-
script, Dec. FL, 1909.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-whie all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in A-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you d
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes TO
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance Of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
ioI 10 yp}pr ha Wounds ~ bo
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
BRIGHT Chinese Student.

Chaochu WI. son of WI Ting-fang,
formerly Chinese minister to this
country has won the highest honors
in his class at the high school In At
lantic City, defeating thirty-flve Ameri-
can boys. The lad Is a sturdy chap.
speaking English without trace Of
foreign accent. and shares his fathers
profound admiration for Western civil
lization. He hopes to become figure
In the financial world.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
Stick to Colorado.

Don't be deluded Don't go a thous-
and miles. far from railroads and mar
kets to find a location. Go where you
can take your tools and stock to start
with. Colorado IL and always will be
better than Idaho or Wyoming. We
have good land. absolutely no alkali,
right on the railway line. with spIen-
did markets good potato country,
water rights dating back to 1858.
which we sell cheap and on easy terms
to good farmers. Conejos County Land
and Investment Company, Zeph. Chas
Felt. president GIG Majestic Building.
Denver. Colorado.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
Recipe for LONGEVITY.

Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer, the famous
New York divine. celebrated his cigh-
tieth birthday quite recently. 81 have
never been sick day in my life"
says DR.. Collyer, 'and | have never
eaten my breakfast in bed What is
my recipe for longevity Live nat
ural life. eat what you want and
walk on the sunny side OF the street"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
Insist on GETTING Il,

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have a
stock in hand Of IL or brands. which
they know cannot be sold to a custo-
mer who has once used the 16 Or
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

mo man could kiss me-" said Miss
Plainun. with decided emphasis. "Oh,
l don't know" rejoined Miss Dimples.
Some men are awfully reckless
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

Elderly Adviser-I am glad you dis
like slangy young men. Miss Quick
step-iou bet l do. That's why l had
to shake Fatty Feathertop. I told him
l wasn't going to stand for his hash
counter dialect anw longer. If l knew
myself. and ! rather guessed I did all
right. all riRht.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

When a mother hustles her children
out of the room whom another woman
calls It's q sign there's gossip in the
air.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

I'm afraid I'm getting cold; won
der what Ia better take to nip It in
the bud" "A nip, Of course"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
the lsY KILLER :ss,s: 4: :: 49,; -;

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dies are troAblS-
some. Cls0, nsas
and will mos ~ ! OF
In jure AftAlag.
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vtthou { ths0.lfsoS
kept BY deAl~.Ssae
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The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24

An article Is going the rounds Of the
press on the Use and Abuse of Face
Powder" The women use 1t and the
men abuse It,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-24
Hereford and Shorthorn Bulls

l.ives i've ~ ssis. Addrs.s THE Wfs1 IRS BREID-
Frs AZ sOCIAT1ON, A. J. BosAwe oeoesAl Man
aSrr Union Htock Yards. Dsnvsr. colorado.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. NJ. Switzer is in Putney caring
for an aunt.
Joseph Donoghue of Holyoke was In
town the first of the week.
Miss Emily Erickson and sister are
visiting relatives in Meriden, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Endlich returned
Monday after a visit in Springfield.
Mrs. C. w. Sergeant who has been
visiting her son. Fred Sergeant has
returned to her home in Guilford
Miss Bridget Clarity has returned
to the Rutland sanitarium after SPEND
ing two weeks in town with her par
ents.
Charles Kaye who is employed IN
the Wilcox and White organ factory
in Meriden. Conn, is visiting his fam
lily in town.
Miss Nellie Brown returned Iues-
day after spending three weeks IN
Woodsville, st. Johnsbury and Pas
sumpsic.
Miss jeanette Higginson, niece of the
late Mrs Anna Higginson OF Brat
tleboro, her nepher Roger, aged 10,
companion and maid were among the
victims of the great Chicago fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Turner, Thomas
Guiheen, James Austin. John Bissette,
James C. Sullivan Ella Stewart and
Sadie Turner attended the funeral of
Daniel Donoghue in Holyoke Satur-
day
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
The Dairy Markets.

The general conditions in the local
butter cheese and egg markets are I'M
changed. Following are the conditions
at other centers:
Butter-New York. steady at 23Rc.
Cheese--New York, quiet, Septem-
Der l2c, late made 10c; Liverpool
white SIS, colored 54s.
Eggs-New York, firm, western firsts
S5c; St Louis, steady at 27&c loss off,
repacked cases included.
Following are the total receipts In
the principal markets for the week
ended Jan. 2;
Boston-Butter. S744 tubs, 1S,414
bxs, weighing 511.112 lbs; cheese, To-
cal, 1912 export, 5052 pkgs; eggs, 1888
cs.
New York-Butter, 22,soo pkgs;
cheese, 11,6T5 pkgs: eggs, 10000 cs.
Chicago-Butter, 1882 tubs; eggs
1891 cs.
Gable advices to Geo. A. Cochrane
from the principal markets of Great
Britain give butter markets as dull I'M
der the continued heavy arrivals OF
Australian and New Zealand. Buyers
ask concessions, which receivers are
unwilling to grant at the moment. fln-
est Danish 2219@24hc. Finest Aus
tralian and New Zealand 21@22c. Can
adam in light supply, with very little
good enough to bring 20 a 2lc. Finest
Russian 1SG19c; under grades offer
ing from lie. downwards. American
butter neglected.
Cheese markets somewhat better in
tone, with holders very firm. Flnest
American and Canadian 11q11hc.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
The Criterion Club.

The large audience which assembled
in spite of the weather, at the audi
torium last Friday evening was well
renaia by the presentation Of three
little modern plays by the Criterion
club of Boston Compared with the
usual performances OF one night-staha
professional companies the acting OF
the Criterion club was literally refresh
ing. 1t was just sufficiently snort OF
professionalism to escape the tinge oil
affectation which is always apparent IN
any but the very best professionals, ana
enough superior to amateur acting 10
leave the audience completely at ease.
"a Woman's Won't" is a clever little
episode of real life, showing how cas-
ilv ouarrels are made out OF nothing
Mr. oliver as the father in-law and
Miss Banks as the mother-in-law
made much fun.
.The Littlest Girl" a pathetic Van
Bibber play was well done by Mr
SAWYER as Van Bibber and Mr.. Ayniar
as Carruthers. Little Gilbert Aymar as
"the littlest girl touched sympa-
thetic cord in many hearts.
Miss Lena NJ. Twombly as Lady
Grafton and involuntarily as Monta
Bella the Circus Rider in the come
DIV of that name was perfection. me
awkward Lord Merton who hoped tine
lady wasn't seriously killed or IN
mred" was well impersonated by MT
Dugan.
The evening was eminently satisfac-
tory proving that to do small things
well is more than attempting what is
bevond ones powers. The Criterion
club. which is entirely an amateur or
ganization and rarely plays away from
Boston, has been to Brattleporo pc
fore and will be welcome again ana
ofta,1
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
EAST DOVER.

Mrs. C. II. Turner is quite sick. Mrs,
C. s. Sherman is assisting her.
Clifford Lazelle and wife have spent
a week in Brattleboro visiting friends.
Miss Marion Howe has been Ill with
grip, so there was no school at Brook
side this week.
Ernest Howe OF Wilmington spent
Sunday with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. I. Turner.
clifford Lazelle and wife viii go TO
E. Miners to spend the winter. Mrs
Miner is gaining slowly.
Adm May has finished work for Mr..
Fitch of Wilmington and Is running
the engine for d. S. Prouty In his
steam mill
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08

The mercantile agencies generally
held out encouraging conditions Tor the
new year though with a possible pace
little retarded from the early part OF
last wear. REIMBURSEMENT sums up the
industrial and financial history during
The wear 19O3-but there is now every
reason to look for recovery" Shoulo
labor pursue a prudent policy, accept
/ ing it's share Of the reaction the cohse-
ouence should result in continued
prosperity upon n more moderate ana
permanent basis" But the new year
was ushered in with slump IN the
stock market. OF course this was
partlv speculative, but there is always
a danger that such conditions VIII en-
tend to legitimate business. The d.
rect cause OF the decline was the in
creased probability of war between
Russia and Japan At this writing
the outlook is dark. But while the war
talk depresses stocks it advances the
price of -four and grain. The greatest
excitement in months was experienced
IN the Chicago stock wheat market
Saturday over the war news. Corn ana
oats are also firm and higher.
Meats generally are firm. FORK
prices at the prominent markets aver
age five cents per hundred than
week ago, being s455. In the local
market most kinds of barrel pork nave
advanced fifty cents per barrel, while
ribs have gone from 9A to IL cents.
Reef has been firm all of the week
with a half cent advance on steers
while another may come before TINS
paper reaches its readers. Veal mas
been firm all the week, but quotations
are unchanged lambs have advanced
half cent. Poultry has been quiet
since Christmas and prices are the
same as a week ago; northern chick
ems continue to be quoted at leWlo
cents.
Butter was put up a half cent IN
Chicago and New York on the outh'
hut no change has been made here as
vet Many holders are somewhat ner-
vous over the situation; they want
nrices so low as to induce consumers
10 take as much as possible; on the
other hand they want the goods 10
move NJ a profit and on a 24-cent mar
t,at there is no profit on held butter.
Receipts of fresh are running low, only
511 600 pounds last week, and with the
blizzard of Saturday the tendency VIII
he to even less amount. But the situa-
ton is by no means clear and IL Is
hard to be a prophet. Eggs are
scarce and the held stock is selling
well, having advanced two cents. Ihe
price of the fancy nearby eggs had got
so high as to be almost prohibitory ana
no further rise in quotations is re-
norted on them Held stocks are gen.
orally low and the situation is healthy.
The authorities claim that the demand
for eggs is increasing faster than the
supply.
THE severe weather has been unfa-
vorable for trade in fruit. Apples
have been firm all the week for ehoice
stock, and greetings and Baldwlns
have advanced 25 cents, SO now stand
ing at the top quotations. Oranges
are firmer with a good demand
A healthy trade is reported IN vege-
tables. There is no over supply IN
ANYTHING, while some varieties are
scarce. It is difficult to get hard'
sound onions, and Hubbard squash mas
advanced ten dollars per ton Prices
are generally firm. u M w.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
Mt. Hermon School Crowded.

Mr. Hermon school began its WIN
ter session Jan. /, with all the dorml-
tories crowded to overlooking. over
400 men have already registered ana
many applicants have been rejected
because of insufficient room. Several
new courses have been inaugurated In
the school One in connection with
the new Silliman science laboratory Is
u course in elementary science, and is
required of every student Another is
Me introduction into the school of
permanent department of agriculture,
under Prof. Harry Haywood, a gradu-
ate of Cornell, who was recently con-
Melted with the agricultural bureau in
Washington. Already a fine stock OF
blood cattle has been purchased and
tho authorities have started the scien-
tifie cultivation of forestry. Also dur
ing this term, work will probably be
begun on the much-needed new dining
hall, which is to be built after the plan
of the large college commons with
a seating capacity of 500 or 600.