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The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Where Racing Manners Win.

Manners are becoming more and
more important to the success 0f
harness horses that are expected TO
race in good company and make any
sort of showing. The overanXious
trotter or PAGER will take so much
out of himself in scoring that horse
of less speed than he himself pos
sesses will beat him handily before
the race is ended. The horse that
cannot be placed at the will Of his
driver after the word is given VIII
not win any race worth talking about.
Neither will the horse of opposite
tempcrament-the sort that must be
''reefer" and rallied from start to
finish. The winning trotter must have
ambition enough to beat the other
horses in the race, speed enough to
meet them on equal terms in that
particular, and the Willingness to let
his driver decide when the brush for
the front shall be made. That sort
of horse is rare bird, and when you
find one and expect him to win three
or four races in a row you must add
to his other good qualities those Of
being a good shipper. a fEst-class
feeder and the ability to stand a
change of track and water every
week.-Los Angeles Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

but the glare lay strong on Sebert of
Ivarsdale, revealing picture that
caused one spectator to catch her
breath in a sob. Equally alOof from
English thane and Danish noble, the
Etheling in the palace of his native
king stood a stranger and alone,
while his swordless sheath showed
him to be also a prisoner. He bore
himself proudly, one of his blood
could scarcely have done otherwise,
but his fine face was white with mis-
cry, and despair darkened his eyes
as they stared unseeingly before him.
Answering question from the
King, Rothgar began to speak, his
heavy voice seeming to fill all the
space from floor to ceiling by all
the laws of war, King Canute, the
Odal of Ivarsdale should come to me.
The first son of LodbrOk took the land
before ever this Angles kin had seen
if. He built the tower that stands on
it, and the name it bears to this day
is the name of his giving. Under
Cuthrum, a weaHllneed son of his son
ot his lost it to the English Alfred,
and we fell out of our fortunes with
the tipping of the scales, and Angles
have sat since then in the seat Of LODI
bro]x's sons, But now the scales haT.
risen again. Under Canute, lvaps-
Aale, with all other English property,
comes back to Danish hands. By all
the laws Of war, my kinsmans lnheri-
tance should be my share of tie
spoil"
Ending roundly, he drew himself up
in an attitude of bold assurance.
Wherever a group of scarlet cloaks
made a bright patch upon the human
arras, there was hutter of approval
In the shadow of his hand. Canute
nodded slowly by all the laws of
war;" he affirmed, your kinsman's in
heritance should be your share of the
spoil"
Again an APPROVING murmur rose
from Danish throats; and RothSar
was opening his lips to voice a CRATE
full answer. when a gesture OF the
royal hand checked him.
"Recollect, however. that just now
| am not only a war-chief. but also a
law-man. think it right, therefore,
to hear what the Englishman has to
say for his side. Sebet Oswaldsson.
speak in your defense
81 have nothing to say. Your jus
tice may most rightly be meted out"
Nothing to say?' The Kings
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measured voice sounded sharply
through the hush. For the nrst time,
he lowered his hand and bent for
him.
AS she caught sight of his face Elf
siva shrank and clutched at her wom-
en-. "Ah. Saints. am thankful now
that it is dark" she murmured.
Sebert sustained the look with
proud steadness. Nothing that
would be of use to me-" he said; land
| do not choose to pleasure you by
setting up a weak plea for you to
knock down again. If your messen-
gers had not taken me by sur
prise" He paused, with an odd
curl to his lips that could hardly be
called smile; but Canute gave him
command TO finish and he obeyed
with rising color. IF your messen-
gers had not come upon me as l was
riding on the Waiting street and
brought me here, a prisoner, | would
| have argued the matter with arrows,
and you would needs have battered
down the defense of stone walls to
convince me-"
Mutters of mingled admiration and
cersure buZZed around. Through it
all Canute sat mOtionless, studying
the Etheling with his bright colorless
eyes.
At last he said unexpectedly, "It
you would not obey my summons
until my men had dealt with you by
| force, it cannot be said that you have
much respect for my authority. Dc
you not then acknowledge me as
| king of the English?"
Rothgar betrayed impatience at this
| branching aside. Sebert himself
showed surprise.
He said hesitatingly. Il cannot
/ deny that. You have the same righ,
that Cerdic had over the Britons Nay
you have more, for you are the for
NAL choice of the Witan. | cannot
rightly deny that you are king of the
| Angles"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Rough on "Joe" Chamberlain.

Joseph Chamberlain list of jobg 3
includes this one on himself:
On one occasion he was invited to
Liverpool to make a speech. 1t was
to be great celebration. The mayor,
who was to preside at the meeting,
had arranged a fine dinner for the
guest of honor. A distinguished as
sembly surrounded the table, and ut
the right of the host sat Mr.. Cham
berlain. For couple of hours the
company chatted over their food, and
finally the coffee was served. 1t was
at this juncture that the mayor lean
ed over and whispered to Mr.. Cham
berlain:
Your excellency. shall we let the
crowd enjoy itself a while longer 1r
had we better have your speech? -
New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

III you acknowledge me to be that"
Canute said. Il do not see why you
have not an argument for your de-
fense"
While all stared at him he rose
slowly and stood before them, a daz-
zlinS figure as the light caught the
steel of his rng-mail and turned his
polished helm to fiery dome
"Sebert Oswaldsson," he said slow
ly, Il did not feel much love toward
you the first time | saw you, and it is
hard for me not to hate you now,
when | see what you are going to lie
the cause of. If your case had come be-
fore Canute the man, on would have
received the answer you expect. But
it is your luck that Canute the man
is dead, and you stand before Canute
the King. Hear then my answer: By
all the laws of war, the land belongs
to 1var's son; and had he regained it
while war ruled, | had not taken it
from him, though the Witan itself
commanded me. But instead of re-
gaining it, he lost it." He stretched
forbidding hand toward Rothgar,
feeling without seeing his angry i'm
pulse. "Ry what means matters not;
battles have turned on smaller
thing, and the loyalty of those we
have protected is lawful weapon to
defend ourselves with. The kinsman
of War a second time lost his inheri-
lance, and the opportunity passed
forever. What concerns wartime is
thing by itself; as ruler over laws
and land-rights, | cannot give one
mans lands to another, though the
one be a man | care little for, and the
other is my fosterbrother. Go back
therefore unhindered, Lord of WARS
dale, and live in peace henceforth. Or
var. ! want you to restore to him his
weapon and see him on his way in
safety. Your life shall answer for
any harm done to him."
With one hand, he struck down the
murmur that was rising; with the
other he made an urgent gesture of
haste, which Orvar seemed to under
stand. Even while he was returning
to the Lord of Ivarsdale his sword,
he seized him by the arm and hurried
him down the room. the Etheling
walking like man in dream.
From the dusk of the rafters. the
girl who loved him stretched out her
hands to him in tender farewell. but
there was no more of anguish in the
gesture. Gazing after him, the tears
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Worlds LARGEST MonoIith.

London Engineering illustrates and
describes the largest monolth yet
built Two of these structures form
the foundations for the roundheads at
the entrance of the new Midland Raj
way Company's harbor at Heysham
Morcambe bay. The roundheads are
three hundred feet apart. and only a
short distance removed from the main
channel formed by Heysham lake.
They are built on monoliths, which
constituted one Of the most interesting
features Of the works, fer. being fifty
five feet in diameter, they were The
largest constructed in connection with
harbor works.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Strsnoest Of Plants.

The welwitsChia mirabiIis is q won
der OF the vegetable kingdom. Il
grows on the barren land OF she west
err side OF Africa. where rain is al
most unknown. Every year Of its life
increases its size. yet II never grows
higher. Rising just above the ground
this strange plant, looku" ike 4
rough. round table, regularly eularEes
by adding comccntric layers to its cir
cumierencc. 1t never loses its fist
two leaves and never gets any more.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Mrs. Bell Frymire's Pie Party.

MIR. and Mrs. Rcil Fymire gave TO
the young folks a pie party. The pies
were all nice and all Tho ladies re.
ceived nice compliments on their pies
except the ladies who made the cotton
pie. When the boys made a dive into
the pics there was general confu-
sion all around and some even ate the
cotton to keep from having it found
out on them. The pie landed IN N
the yard.-Breckenrid News.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

rose slowly 10 her eyes and rolled
slowly down her cheeks. but on her
mouth was little smile whose WOE
!ering JOY mounted to exaltation.
The murmur below was growing,
despite the kings restraining hand
and now. crashing throuss ii in hide
Gus discord, came a Durst of jeerinS
Laughter from the Jotun. What worCS
he also spoke they could not catch,
but they heard the Danish cries sink
and die. aghast. and they saw score
II English thames spring upon him
and drag him backward. Above the
noise of their scufling. the kings
voice sounded stern and cold.
While | act as law-man n my
judgment hall. | will hear no disput-
ing of my judgments. Whose comes
to me in my private chamber. as
friend to friend may tell his mind;
but now | speak as king, and what
| have spoken shall stand"
Struggling with those who would
have forced him from the room, Roth
gar had no breath to retort with. but
the words did not go unsad because
of that. Wherever scarlet cloaks made
bright patch, the human arras sway
ed and shook violently, and then fell
apart into groups of angry men whose
voices rose in rcsentful chorus:
Such judgment by Danish king
is uneXampled!" king, are we all
to expect. this treatment" This is
the third time you have ruled against
your own men, You are our chief.
whose kingship we have held up
with our lives" What are these, Eng
lish to you?" Snarling more and more
openly, they surged forward, closing
around the dais in fiery mass.
Canutes sword was no more bril-
liantly hard than his face. and his
eyes were glittering points. The ring
of steel was in his voice as he an
swered:
you speak as you have a right
but You speak as men who have
swines' memories. Was it your sup
port or your courage that won me the
English crown? 1t may be that If
had waited until pyre and fire you
would have done so, but it happened
that before that time the English
Witan gave it to me as a gift, il re-
turn for my pledge to rule them just
ly. My meaning in this judgment.
and the others that you dislike. is
that | am going to keep that pledge.
| tell you now. openly and without
deceit, that henceforth there is to be
but one rule for Angle and Dane
alike; and | shall be as much their
king as yours; and they shall share
equally in my justice. You may like
it or not, but that is what will take
place"
How they liked it was suggested by
a bursting roar. and the scutiling OF
many feet as the English leaped for
ward to protect their new king and
| the Danes whirled to meet them, but
| the women in the gallery did not wait
to see the outcome. In frenzy OF
| terror, Elfgiva dragged up the kneel-
| ing maids and herded them through
| the door.
"Go-before they get into the ante
| room!' she gasped. DO you not see
| that he is no longer human? We
| should be pleading with iron. Go.
| Before they tear down the wallis"
(TO be continued.)
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
American Coal Fields,

1t is estimated by experts that the
area of American coal fields, at pres
ent open to mining, is more than five
times as great as that of the coal
fields OF England, France, Germany
and Belgium; the great ai-pr0ductng
countries of Europe. While practical.
" all the available coal areas OF those
countries have been opened to mining.
ours have scarcely been estimated.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Traininq the Little Ones.

If parents wish thcir little ones to
become courteous men and women
they must practice courtesy before
them and toward them. Tho mother
who brings up her boys to save steps
for her. to pay her little attentions in
the way of waiting upon her. is lay.
ing paving stones of gold for the
girls who one day may become her
daughters-in.law.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Instinct Conquered Training.

a Florida man tried to teach a
monkey to wait on the table and sue
ceednd in making most efficient ser.
want out of Jocko with but two eXcep
tions-he couldn't resist the tcmpta-
tior TO stop and tease the cat. and he
couldn't keep his fingers out Of the
SM2ar bowl.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
In Memory of Nelson.

Every Oct. q the base of Nelson's
monument, Trafalgar Square. London.
is covered with memorial wrCaths and
always among them is one to the mem
ory Of the gallant sailors of France
and SPAIN who fell in the battle Of
Trafalgar.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Cause for Politeness.

The reason why London omnibus
conductors are so polite and so eager
to pick up passengers is that they are
discharged if their fares fall below 4
certain sum.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Natural Cave in Montana.

An immense natural cave that prom
ises to rival the wonders OF tie Nam
moth cave or the Wind cave Of tho
Black hills, has recently been explored
at Lime Spur, Montana The cave is
recent discovery and few persons have
entered the underground region The
mouth of the cave is at the top OF
Lime Spur mountain in jefferson
canon. about forty-two miles from
Butte on the Northern Pacific railroad.
1t is about half mile from lime
quarry owned by d. a. Morrison. who
also owns the land where the cave il
found. 1t was discovered by accident
and it was only recently that serious
effort was made to find whittier the
Caverns led.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Qrlnin of Liable DclicacN,

Ok tail soup, now regarded as q
national English dish, was first made
by the very poor Hugcnot refugees
from France after the revocation OF
the edict of Nantes, because OK tails
then had no market value.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Her Share of the Morld's Work

A few years ago Mrs. Sadie Shiyer
of southern Georgia had 235 children.
grandchildren and great-Srandchil-
dren, and soyenty-fvc more were
dead The old lady lived to see 80
of her descendants.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Canal-Boat Missionary.

A German missionary travels
through his native land holding re-
ligious services in a canal-bOat in or
der that he may carry the gospel to
those who can be reached i'll no other
way.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Earthuuake's Odd Freaks,

In the Stonewall mine San Diego
county. California, an earthquake so
twisted the shaft that the timberS
were pulled around to the opposite
sides of the shaft from their original
position.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Undertakers Form 4 Trust.

Some Melbourne undertakCrs re.
Gently formed a ring and bought near
ly all Of the vacant lots in the genera!
cemetery. When this was done they
raised the price OF funerals.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

Lewis "Single Binder" straight Sc
cigar. Made by hand of ripe. thoroughly
cured tobacco, which insures a rich. salts
flying smoke You pay l0c for cigars no;
80 good. Lewis Factory, PEORIA III.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Sleepers Have ADVANTAGE.

, A medical authority says that in
railway collisions the passengers who
are asleep escape the bad effect OF
shaking and COncusSiOn.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Every housekeeper should know

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-while 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
12.oz. package it is because he has
q 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 "1G ozs.' Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Must Stop Autos When Asked.

Drivers of automobiles in England
who refuse to stop when requested
to do so by a person driving IA horse
are fined.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Eoreiun Ships Get the Money

The United States pay nearly 81 =.
O00, 900 a day to foreign ships for car.
rying their products.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Wanted-Second-H Hand Grave.

Among the advertisements in re-
cent number of Munich journal was
this: Wanted: A secondhand grave"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
The Rest Results in Starchina

can be obtained only by using De
f1ance Starch, besides getting OF
more for same money-no cooking re
Quired.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

Coyote Call--Goin' to the Thanks
givin' fandango tonight? Tucson
Tom-Naw, it's a full-dress affair an
I've lost one of my spurs.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Too Much Pcrfe ction,

We do not like the woman whc
keeps house so perfectly that every
body is miserable
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

The election board at Toledo has de
cided that the woman voter mas give
her age as 'twenty-onc plus. Tho
board is willing to be minus the facts.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
India's Vast Coffee Estates.

More than $1,000 persons arc ON
ployed on the coffee estates of India.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

at is said that there is only one wo-
man who can talk the Esquimau Ian
guage." "Bosh, How about the Esqui-
mau women"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
Enqlish as II Is Spoken,

When told to take a back seat. a!
most any man will take a front
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02

Someone asked an author, "Abou
what hour do you dine" And he re.
piled, AT any hour the Lord senda
dinner."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
EA

We consume a great deal
of tea, but do we enjoy it?
More coffee; but do we en-
joy it,
\ Write for our knowledge Book A. schi!iins q
Company, san Francisco.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-02
q us1s a'''tss ssss, "ao ass Thompson's Eye Water
Denver Directory

S1UVF REPAIRS II every known MAKE of
- stove. furnace or rans". Geo. A.
Pull"nr 1881 Lawrence ~. ..Den,t. .I..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-31
N Egypt for His Health.

Hon. Perry s. Heath. lately assistant
postmaster general and secretary of the
Republican national committee. intimate
friend Of William Mckinley and Marx
Hanna, has taken up his residence n
Egypt for al indefinite time.a Uis
Uncle Edwin is with him.
There j. man named Green in Bina-
hamtoni N. X, who formerly sold can
ceiling machines to the Post Office De-
partment, and who had such a powerful
pull that he could sell machines to that
department when there was nothing far
the machines to do Green told a friend
named Iruesdell that in the course Of
business, hi consideration of receiving
an order for 300 machines he had trans
ferred 60 the first assistant postmaster
general $4,000 worth OF stock in his
company, known as the Doremus Com
pany Truesdell told Bristow.
Nh. Heath has denied that be received
the stock, but It appears that his Louis
vile uncle, Edwin b. Bacon, acquired"
the stock When the Governments case
against Beavers comes to trial. the testi.
mony Of Heath and Bacon will be de-
sired, but il will not be at hand. Mr..
Itanna's friend and Uncle Ned" viii be
far away in the interior Of Egypt, where
subpoenas do not follow American tour
lists. Probably the sources Of the Nile
will have powerful attraction for
them
Seven years ago Mr. Heath's chance
of becoming postmaster general Of the
United States was many times better
than that Of Robert Z Wynne. Both
were newspaper eorrcsp ondcnts ii WASH
ngton before entering the Post Office
Department. Today Mr. Wynne Is post
master general, and Mr. Heath il TRYING
70 lose himself III Egypt. 1t is possible
that this Egyptian visit may be pro-
onged one Hartford Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-31

the Calehas, was seized in July, on the
ground that the American letters con.
tanned information of value to .Iapan.
The company has made protest, but no
action upon il has been manifested IN
teiuational law, which Is pleasant fig
ment, since there is no police to enforce
II, might enlighten Us as to the rights
LOT neutral nations in The shipments Of
mail to country involved IN hostiities.
but pending an appeal TO that august
and non-existent tribunal which may one
day have permanent headquarters at
The Hague, It would seem as ii captains
ot warships were hardly the proper ar.
biteiS Of questions involving the sane.
tity of correspondence II IS assumed
that most, if not all, OF the letters that
90 To Japan from this country relate to
piiyac business. We have taken no part
IN The war now in progress in the East.
and have every wish to keep out of it.
We have no plans likely to be Of ala or
comfort to either side in the STRUGGLE
and i viii hardly be questioned that
the missives 81 friends and business
agents involving matters entirely out.
side Of military campaigning should be
allowed to reach their destination.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-31
TAXING NON RESIDENT DEER
HUNTERS.

The requirement that nonresident
deer hunters take out licenses before
they hunt n this state has led to driving
out very large number II one Is To
judge by the present incomplete records
in the state commissioners office. While
there were from five hundred to six hun
bred out the-state hunters here last
season only about thirtvsiiye have been
registered and licensed for the present
season. Il Is altogether probable, how
eser, that This figure does not represent
correctly tie actual number Of non resi-
dent hunters who have taken advantage
Of the open season IA Vermont Since
the law requiring such hunters to take
out licenses went into effect only the
day before the present season. opened,
there were undoubtedly largo number
Of people who hunted deer Illegally ellis
fall They had already gone into thc
woods long before Il could haze .alAc to
their notice that they were required to
pay license fee. The newspapers which
were relied upon largely to spread the
information could not have reached The
nonresident hunters in time. There
fore it is presumable that very many
nonfesidents Of the state hunted deer
IN Vermont during the ten days just
passed, OF at least during The arst part
of The period, who were not registered
and who consequently ore not included
in the state commissioners list 81 non.
resident hunters Ii was unfortunate
that the confusion should have arisen
just at this time But outside OF the
unsatisfactory conditions Of the present
season, there is no fault to be found
with the enactment which requires non
resident hunters Of deer in Vermont to
take out licenses and pay their fees. II
is in line with common sense, One other
state, Maine, which has this large game,
exaets a tax from those who 80 into the
state to hunt Why should not Vermont
do tile samel The present legislature
has answered by imposing the tax. An
other year we expect TO see the new
Jaw working successfully and all non
resident deer hunters paying the tax
The number vii not be large, however,
because Vermont cannot oifer the same |
inducements as Maine