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The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
GOING TO FIND MOTHER.
Pathetic Story Of Henry Ward Beech.
ers Childhood.

.
William James. >he Harvard psy-
chologist, was illustrating the cen
fusion into which children's minds
may be thrown by the reception Of
different ideas about the same sub
ject.
Henry Ward Beecher." he said,
furnished us in his childhood with
good example Of the thing | mean.
On the death of Beecher's mother the
little fellow was told by some that
she had gone to heaven. and by 9TH
ers that she had been laid In the
ground.
He brooded over these contradic-
tory ideas until they were reconciled
in mis- mind. Then. one morning. he
was found digging in the garden very
busily.
What are you doing? they asked
him.
why said the child, I am going
to heaven to find mother"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Modern Poetry,

One of the incest girls in this town
lately stopped the writer of this. and
wanted to read poem to him: a
poem cut out Of newspaper. We
refused to listen, as we don't like
poetry. Some people say we should
have submitted. and created the i'm
preston that we believe in better
things. We do believe In better
things. but poetry is not always up
lift. Most poetry is worthless. The
little good poetry in the world has re-
suited in a flood OF poor stuff that you
have right to dislike.-Atchison
Globe.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
The Heroic Soul,

Be strong o warning soul! For very
sooth
Kings are but wraiths. republics fade
like rain.
Peoples are reaped and garnered as
the grain.
And only that persists which is the
truth
Be strong when all the days of life bear
ruth
And fury and are hot with toll and
strain.
Hold thy large faith and quell thy
might pain,
Dream the great dream that buoys thine
age with youth.
Thou art an eagle mewed In q sea-
stopped cave,
He. poised In darkness with victorious
wings.
Keeps night between the granite and
the sea
Until the tide has drawn the warGer
wave.
Then. from the portal where the ripple
sings.
He bursts into the boundless morning
free!
Atlantic.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Straininq the Air.

A woman living in smoky city
helps to keep her house clean by
straining the air as it Is drawn into
the cold air register or box to be sent
up through the pipes into the differ.
ent rooms, says Good Housekeeping
The register is taken out, piece OF
cheesecloth trifle larger than the
opening Is spread over the pipe and
the register is replaced, its edges
holding the cheesecloth in place. The
particles of SCOT and dust which ac.
cumulate on the cheesecoth soon
prove how much the wall paper and
furniture have been saved.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
ALL LEAD TO SAME END.
No Form Of Lie but Means Ruination
Of Character.

No Form OF Lie but Means Ruination
Of Character.
There are a thousand ways OF ly-
Ing, but all lead to the same end. 1t
docs not matter whether you wear
lies. tell lies. act lies, or live lies.
your character Is ruined all the same.
There is TO more demoralizing in
flucnce In modern life than the un.
natural strainins to seem ether than
We are. Nothing else SO quickly
lowers self-rcspect, takes the edge of
honor and blunts the conscience as
the sense CT being sham. gilded
fraud. or All unreality. 1t cheapens
standards. lowers ideals, saps ambi-
ton. and takes The spring and Joy
out OF living. No man can make the
most and best of himself until he Is
absolutely honest with his own soul.
and unfalteringly true to his highest
ideals, and this is impossible while
he Is living lie.-Success.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Then Finish the pishea.

The BIS had given an impertinent
maid notice, and in consequence were
obliged to assume the duties that she
pointedly neglected. On the last day
of Katie's stay, as one of the ladies Of
the family was fastening to answer a
ring at the front door, she was ar
rested by an explosive whisper from
the rear OF the hall. where the IRE.
pressible ex-maid. Katie. in most un-
picturesque dishabille. was estab.
lished: Mrs. B. II that's anyone for
me. say I'm out."-San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
OIL AND scYrHE STONES
Home Production Almost Enough fos
Domestic Supply.

Home Production Almost Enough for
Domestic Supply.
Arkansas and New Hampshire sup.
ply US with most of our oilstones and
scythe stones. although we import
over $4,000 worth Of Turkey" razor
homes. Burr stones still find applica-
ton in grinding paints. cements. etc..
but other forms OF grinding apparatus
are gradually replacing them. New
York state produces most of them.
but some are taken from Pennsyl-
vania strata
Pennsylvania provides most of the
quartz fer sandpaper and some gar
net, but New York, New England
and North Carolina also provide gar
nets for sandpaper. The United States
produced at one time enough corun-
DUN for its own use. but now we
:iave to import from Canada and In
lila. The Chester county deposits
are no longer worked and North Caro-
lima and Montana are now the only
producers. Nature is being helped
out to wonderful extent in supply
.ns abrasives by the manufacture Of
artificial corundun and carborunduln
IN the electric furnace at Niagara
Falls Crushed steel is new nbra-
sive. being made at Pittsburs. 1t is
steel of excessive hardness In 4
granular form.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
SuIls in United kinudom.

Before the Belfast Natural Histor,
society Mr J. Brown gave reasons TO
concludins that there are 1000. .00'
gulls IL the United Kingdom, and tha
during the herring season each bir'
destro! cd 200 fry day. or 1900 dur
ing tn two months of the season
These, if they had come to maturity
would have been worth G24.vOO, ,0OO.--
London Feathered Life.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Human Foot Grows Smaller,

1t is asserted by a sculptor that the
human foot is becoming smaller. The
masculine foot of twenty centuries
ago was about twelve inches long
The average mans foot o: to-day Is
easily fitted with No. SI shoe. which
is not more than ten and seven-six
teenths inches in length.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Are Perfumes Oisinfectsntsr

askel a doctor in England If / as
fumes are really disinfectants. No.
he said. How can they be-"
asked a doctor here in France III,
same question, and he answered
Mails oui, Madame. sans doute." an
cxplained that the basis OF every PEI
fume If strong essential oil Of som.
kind. anf that those essential oils ar
antiseptlc. Now. which is right
London truth.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
ore Letter Makes Difference.

There Is one letter in the marriag
ceremony the substituting of whic
by anotRer would induce thousands I,
marry who are now single. and woul,
give a license for unfaithfulness t,
thousands who are married. Wh:ci
is the letter. The letter "" II yo,
could sui stitute the letter *" yo,
alter 80 long as ye both shall live
into so long as ye both shall like
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Rarest V. S. Coin.

The rarest coin of the United States
Is not, as many suppose. the silver
dollar of 1904. but the double eagle OF
1S49, of which there is only one in
existence. and that belongs to the cab,
met Of the United States mint n
can not be bought.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Religion and Labor.

A man profession or trade Is Eot
only not Incompatible with religion
(provided it be a lawful one), It is his
religion. Earnestness in lawful call
ing Is not worldliness. A profession
is the sphere of our activity. There is
something sacred in work. To worl,
in the appointed sphere is to be relj
gious.-F. W. Robertson.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Weary Repetition.

No sooner does one generation get
through with its little part uron the
earth when another comes along, do
ing, thinking and acting the same
things. Indeed it's a mighty hand
from an exhaustless urn that pours
forth the never-ending flood OF years
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
IN GREAT DISTRESS
ED EVERY EFFORT TO
CHECK.
Mrs. Brooks Became So Weak She
Thinks She Would Have Died But
For Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Mrs. Scrah l. Brooks. Of No. IS Lin
following account OF her cure from dis.
tressing spells of vomiting:
For five years on and on l was
treated In vain by different doctors
for relief from a stomach trouble
which showed itself in frequent and
trying spells of vomiting. Part Of the
time | was able to work. and again
would be confined to bed for three or
four days in succession.
MY stomach was at times 30 deli.
cate that it would not retain even
plain water. The spells would some
times occur at intervals Of half un
hour, and would leave. me SO weak
that would be compelled to lie down
between them. | would have several
OF them during the night following
4 day Of such attacks. Finally be-
came SO weakened that ! had to give
up working altogether. weighed only
ninety-fcur pounds.
Last January read about DR.. Will
Hams Pink Pills for Pale People in
one of the Chicago daily papers and
bought a box and began to use them.
After l had used half a box l found
that could keep on my stomach the
food I ate. l was encouraged by this
and kept on using the pills for four
months. At the end Of that time the
vomiting spells had ceased altogether
and my weight went up to 142 pounds
and Is still growing.
Il think | surely would have died II
1t had not been for DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. for l sometimes vomited clear
blood, and for three or four days at Z
time | could not eat bite OF any
thing. One doctor said l had chronic
Inflammation OF the stomach, and an
other said my difficulty was a cancer.
but none of their medicines did me
any good at all. Finally concluded
that l did not have blood enough to
digest my food. and began the treat
ment that has cured me. l can eat
anything now. and have strength for
all kinds OF work. | always keep DR..
Williams Pink Pills on hand, and
recommend them to my friends be-
cause l know they cured me-"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills agree with
the most delicate stomachs and
strengthen the digestive organs until
they do their work perfectly. They
are sold by all druggists.
People would meet with fewer dis
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Women Not Wanted.

One of the curious social laws OF
Peru forbids women to attend funerals
and they do not appear at weddings
Except as one of the principa.s). un
less they are very intimate friends OF
the contracting parties.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
TRAGEDIES Of Love and Life,

The end OF love is a tragedy. just
like the end of life. Both are facts
in nature, and must be accepted in
the same spirit. A person Is no more
to be blamed when his love dies
than when his body dies.-New York
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Sees End Of Harmful Bacteria.

London physician thinks that
within 100 years all bacteria that are
harmful will have been killed. and
that the people Of the "lst century
will live to be 100 years old.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
A Wonderful 1racklaxer.

new railway track layer. with q
crew OF forty men. will lay two miles
of track a day. The track layer has q
huge crane sixty feet long. which pro
jects forward over the road and hauls
behind 1t train Of sixteen fat cars
loaded with ties and rails. A continu-
GUS double line Of the latter move con-
stantly over rollers and carry the
ties with it. Both rails and ties are
seized at the proper time by the ma
chinery and placed on the road in
front of the train, where they shortly
form part OF the track over which it
passes. This device is said to be the
most expeditions as we'll as economical
rack layer in the world.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
they're Little, but o, MyI

The brain of Tagucni. the Japanese
anatomist. weighed 1920 grams. and it
stands 30th in the list of brain weights
Of men distinguished in the profes.
sians, arts and sciences.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Two Kinda of Wives.

There are two kinds Of wlves-one
kind thinks her husband Is the great
est man on earth and the other thinks
she is greater than her husband.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Great Catch Of Sturgeon.

Milford Haven (England) trawler
recently landed twelve fine sturgeon.
caught In one haul Some OF them
were six feet long. Such catch has
never been known previously.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

The soul is let loose by
tea; it wanders far and lor-
gets its prison.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
David Revised.

After listening patiently to lot OF
hash beens telling what they used to
be- David said in his haste, All nep
are fishermen"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Says the Misanthrope.

II girls cultivated their dispositions
as assiduously as they do their com.
pIeXions there would be fewer ole
Layhelors.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
TEA

Do you think you know
all there is in those three
letters, tea!
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

A wise man doesn't encourage indo
lence In others by doing their work.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Latest Eads in Wall Paper.

Wall papers made of imitation silk
ard satin are the latest fad in the
smart set"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

try Doan's Kidney Pills. Within q
week after began using them | was
so much better that l decided to keep
up the treatment, and when l had
used little over two boxes I was
entirely well. have now enjoyed
the best Of health for more than four
months. and words can but poorly ex-
press my gratitude"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Characteristics Of Parents.

Children soon learn that it is father
who has the money. and mother who
las the generous disposition.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Worlds Fair Visitors.

Persons attending the great Exposition
At ST. Louis should secure a roc II close to
the Fair and in a safe brick building Ho-
tel Epworth has all the conveniences Of a
frst-class modern hotel. within four min
utes walk of Convention and AdminlstiL-
ton entrance. Rates s10O per day and up
for lodging. Meals at reasonable prices.
From Union Station. go to Olive street.
S~'e Dn'-~o- ra-dnn car going west to
Goo. Our boys meet all cars.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of as
o cough cure.-J. w. OBRIEN, se2 Third Ave-
N, Minneapolis. Mimi, Jan. Q. 1900.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Suicide on the Increase.
In fifty years suicide has increased
In Great Britain by 200 per cent.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

we're backache.
T he doctors
told me my
kidneys were
affected a n d
pre- scri b ed
medicines for
me, but | found
It was only .
waste of time
and money to
take them, and
began to fear
that | would
never get well.
A friend ad.
vised me to
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
THOUGHT SIZE WOULD DIE.

Mrs. .. W. Marine, Of Colorado
Springs, Began to Fear the Worst.
Doan's Kidney Pills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine. Of 42S St. Urain
St. Colorado Springs. Colo. President
Of the Glen Eyrie Club, writes:
Il suffered for three years with Sc
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Many young man marrles in haste
and repents at his father-in-law's.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

One man who never did anything by
halves has been arrested for making
counterfeit dollars.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

What is one ndu D automobile Is an
other mans juggernaut.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
rs%:s:;: -. :;s.. ..:s a:s 1hsmpsen's Eye Water

Aliens Foot-Ease, Wonderful Remedy.
"Have tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
find it to be certain cure, and gives COM
fort to one suffering with sore, tender and
swollen feet. will recommend ALIENS
FOOT-EASE to my friends, as 1t L.
certainly a wonderful remedy.-Mrs. N.
H. Guilford, New Orleans. La"
You may be able to see your faults
as others see them. but you will de-
rive much less satisfaction from talk
ing about them.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Mrs, Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces h.
HAnmAuoo, alays pain cures wind collie 25c bottie.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

This would be n dreary old world n
there were no fools in It to make
things lively.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

When an Alaska Indian first saw
and heard phonograph he said:
Huh! him canned white man"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

The ladders top isn't easily attained,
but the view Is worth the effort.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

People would meet with fewer dis
appointments If they didn't expect
more than they deserve.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Russia and Japan both apparently
agree tnat Iucts are contraban. "f war.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Glass Floors In Warehouse.
a warehouse in Paris has been built
with glass floors.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

1t takes lot of runs to enable
baseball team to win In q walk.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
T. EA

You can see how much
your confidence in us is worth.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07

Your grocer returns your mensy yoa dsse hs
6GAllinSs l.s.l
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Better Now Than for Years.

Il had been sick for. % years with
nervousness and was at times almost
insane, but after taking treatments
from Prof. Larson I improved right
along, and am better now than 1 have
been for years. Mrs. A. A. Arm
strong, Salina, Kan. ri
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County Commissioner TalI.s.

81 got more good out of the first
three treatments under Prof. Larson
than under three months of osteo-
ever had, combined. He looSened up
my hip which was left absolutely stiff
by rheumatic fever."-A. c. Watts,
ex-county commissioner, Clay Center,
Kan.
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Seemed to Be Wasting Away.

For two years seemed to be vast
ing away. My stomach was in bad
shape, L took physic constantly, my
skin was parched and dry. Since TAX
ing Prof. Larson's treatment. 1 have
been gaining in every way."-A. E.
George, farmer. Longford, Kan.
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Remarkable Points of His Treatment.
Two remarkable points about Prof.
Larson's treatment are, the number of
people who have the confidence to give
him a trial and the large per cene of them
who give voluntary testimony to the ben
eft which they have received."-The Ma
tionalist, Manhattan, Kan.
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operated on for Female Troubles.

ct had suffered two operations for
female troubles and was advised that
I would have to have my left eye re-
moved to save the sight in my right.
Since Prof. Larson treated me I have
no pain and I eat, sleep and do my
homework which l could not do pc
fore. Mrs. 1. N. Rigney, wife of the
wholesale agent for the Standard Oil
Co., Manhattan. Kan.
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Burning sensation i'm Breast.

prof. Larson treated me for stom-
ach trouble which caused a burning
sensation in my breast and throat SO
that / couldn't sleep. After the second
treatment the pain was relieved so
that 1 now sleep very we'll every
night" Il. Alkire, Concordia, Kan.
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InvaIid from FemaIe Troub1es

prof. Larson cured my wife of
fainting spells brought on by an OPP
Grafton for female troubles, which
caused weak heart. He also cured
her of very serious attack of pneu-
monia in is minutes. y. d. Griffin
quartermaster's agent Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Two of His Neighbors Cured.

prof Larson has certainly done peo-
pie good in this vicinity. 1 know per-
sonaIly of two cases, both my neigh
bors. where cures nave been effected
in stubborn cases of long standing
which have been unsuccessfully treated
by others."-Geo. Burroughs. Editor
Daily Blade. Concordia, Kan.
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Il feel like a new man since taking
Prof. Larson'S treatment for stomach
trouble. I know he is honest, because
he refused to take the case of my fell
low townsman, D. B. Clanin, whom he
said he could not help. NJ. Shull,
postmaster, Asherville. Kan.
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Nervous Palsy Greatly Benefited.

My stomach and kidney trouble,
constipation and nervous palsy which
AFFECTED my voice were greatly benefit
ed under Prof. Larson's treatment.
This is the first time ever got mater
fal good although 1 have doctored all
my life. WIN. Hamilton, farmer, Blue
Hill, Kan.
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Prof. Wells Cured Stomach Trouble.

81 came from Tacoma, Wash, ex-
pressly to take treatment under Prof.
Larson for stomach trouble. In the
in weight and spent nearly $500 without
getting relief. After the second treat
ment under Prof Larson's assistant,
Prof. w. f. Wells, I could eat any
thing and began to gain in weight and
strength."-H. d. Miles, a second cousin
of General Nelson A. Miles, Tacoma,
Wash.
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walked on Clutches.

ct had severely wrenched my back,
which compelled me to walk on crutch-
es. Quite a sensation was created in
the hotel at Junction City when thirty
minutes after / had walked upstairs on
my crutcheS to take a treatment of
Prof. Larson. 1 walked down again
carrying them in my hand. I never
have had occasion to use crutches
again. John Ramsour, Manhattan,
Kan.
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A Believer in His Work.

"I have taken treatment of Prof. J.
Austin Larson and am entirely pleased
with the results obtained. have
found him perfectly honest in his deal
ings and a thorough believer in his
work. Mrs. A. NJ. Carlson, McPher-
son, Kan, sister of the late DR.. Carl
SWenSSon.
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Growing Better Every Day.

"I could hardly walk from weakn ess
of my right limb caused from a para
lytic trouble Prof. Larson did me
lots of good and 1 am growing better
every day."-Mrs. Mary johnson,
Galva Kan.
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weak Ewes and Paralysis cured

prof. Larson cured me of weak
eyes and semi-paralysis of my right
shoulder. He is surely a healer be-
cause he did so much for the people
that no one else has been able to do"
Miss Tavern Pearson, dress maker,
Salina, Kan.
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Threatened Quick Consumption Cured.

prof. Larson cured me of lung
trouble, which threatened quick con-
sumption; a goitre on my neck: ter
rible neuralgia pains through my head
and eyes; and swelling on my limb
below the knee.''-Mrs. Robert Shaw,
corner Fourth and Franklin streets,
Junction City, Kan.
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Prof. Wells Makes Paralytic Walk.

my health broke down, eliminating
in paralysis, leaving me so helpless
that L couldn't move my limbs, walk,
stand or turn over in bed without help.
L improved from first treatment under
Prof. Wells and now walk. Mrs. H.
S. Engle, a travelling mans wife, De-
troit, Kan.
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PnritanicaI in Honesty.

Courteous in bearing. puritanical in
honesty, unique in personality, Prof. Lar
son has surrounded himself with a SEEM
ingly impregnable wall OF good words
and good ishes."-Topeka Daily Capital,
Topeka, Kan.
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Pathway Knows No Failure.

Prof. Larson's success in one town IL
simply the repetition of the success in
no failure. The Daily Blade. Concordia.
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Man Sixty Years Old Helped.

Il am 60 years old, yet Prof. Larson
partially limbered up my knee which
had been locked stiff with rheumatism
for seven years."-E. r. Rose, farmer,
New Cambria, Kan.
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PROF. Larson Is a Gentlcman.

II think Prof. Larson is a gentleman
and must have done his patients lots
of good. 1 know personally of two OF
his cures."-Mrs. Sadie NJ. Seger, Gull
yer Kan.