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The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
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* RECIPES ::.:l

Quick Biscuit-One quart Of -four.
teaspOonfu; of salt. two teaspoonfu.s
of baking powder, ard one of lard; add
milk till it can be stirred with spoon:
gently place one tablespoonful of the
mixture at a time in Toured or we'll
creased tin so they will touch; bake in
a hot oven, and they will rise and be
found fine, and are quickly made.
Baked Apple Desscrt-Select as many
smooth, tart apples as are required.
Wash and remove core. Fill the hole
thus made with sugar and little Gin
namon. Place In the oven and bake
until nice brown. Have ready some
whipped cream. sweetened and tiav-
ored with vanilla: lift the apples out
in dishes and pour the whipped cream
upon them. Northern Spy apples are
Home.
Smothcred Cabbag.-Cut hard.
white head of cabbage almost as fine
as for slaw: put into a frying pan or
pot that is not greasy. add little
water and cover closely to keep in the
be ip about thirty minutes. See that
water enough is kept in the vessel to
prevent burning, and If water must be
added, let it be boiling: but remember
that but very little water is needed. as
the cabbage must be cooked by steam.
When done, If you have been careful,
there will be no water in the vessel
the cabbage being just moist: but If
there is a little water. dran. and sea-
son the cabbage with salt. pepper, lit
tie butter, and. if liked. one teaspoonful
of vinegar: serve very hot.
Fruit Rolls-For use with either
fresh or canned fruits. Stir one ia BILE
spoonful each of butter and sugar, and
one tablespoonful of salt into one pint
of scalded milk; when cooled to luke
warm, add half Il cake of good yeast,
dissolved in one-fourth cupful of water.
three cupfuls of flour stirred in grad
ually-enough to make drop-batter.
Set away and let rise until light: then
stir in one-half cupful of butter
creamed with one-half cupful of sugar.
and add sufficient -four to make a stiff
dough. knead until smooth. and when
again light, roll oct and cut into
squares of about four inches: on the
centre of the square lay half large
peach, or any preferred fruit which las
been stewed or sweetened: bring the
corners Of the square to the centre,
press them together lightly, leaving
space where the fruit shows; lay them
close together. and when again risen.
bake in a quick oven. A merin21e
makes them nicer. ..,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
DUEL BY AVALANCHE.

Two young Italians. named Guetta
and Sorato. both in their teens. and liv.
ing in a little village near Bellinzona.
fell in love with the same girl. who
is said to have liked both sultOrs
equally well.
The young men, after many serious
quarrels, decided OH n very original
plan to settle the dispute. Informing
their parents that they were going on
an excursion to the mountains. they
set out for the Splugen Pass. which is
notorious for its avalanches at this
time of year.
Choosing the most exposed slope, they
agreed that each should stand for two
hours each day between and II
a. M, the most dangerous time) in the
path of the avalanche and allow fate
to decide their destiny.
For three mornings these conditions
were carried out. but nothing serious
happened, though several avalanches
came down the slope, but not near the
foolhardy youths.
On the fourth day an enormous ava
lanche passed near Guettn. who was
knocked down by the rush Of air, but
not hurt.
AS the young men had no more food
left, they returned to the village to
procure some. but the authorities got
wind of the affair. and threatened them
with Imprisonment. The youths then
decided to draw lots for the girl, and
Sorato won. Guetta left the village
and the young couple were married
next day.-London Express.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
THE GENERAL REMEMBERED.

When Wellington was gagged in the
Peninsular War one of his favorte
generals was Crawford. who. although
a stern disciplinarian, was greatly ad-
mired by his s9ldiers. y"Wellpgtop.ss S
Lieutenants" the author tells of ali in
cident which won for Crawford the
affection of his soldiers as we'll as
their esteem:
One day, when Costello was on
guard. Crawford came riding up with
his orderly, when two men burst out of
house with some bread they had
stolen. AT that time the division was
OIL very short commons.
The men were hotly chased by &
Spanish woman, shouting. "Ladrone!
Ladrone.'
The General and his orderly cut into
the pursuit, the ioaves We're given back
to the woman. and the thieves sent
to the guard-housc.
But there was strange sequel to
that incident. The next day the men
were tried by brigade court martial.
and sentenced to punishment. The
brigade was formed up: the proceed
ings of the court martial We're read.
and the General proceeded to improve
the occasion by iecturing officers and
men.
strip, sir"' he said. addressing him
self. by way of peroration. to cor
poral who was one of the offenders.
The man submitted to be tied up in
silence; then turning to the General, he
said:
General Crawford, hope you will
forgive me-
NO, sir: your crime is too great
If the crime was great. the penalty
was severe; he had to be reduced to
the ranks and receive $50 lashes. Then
he made another appeal:
do you recollect. sir. when under
command OF General Whitelocke, in
Buenos Ayres, we were marched pIis-
oners with number of others to a
pound surrounded by wall? There
was a well in the centre, out of which
l drew water with my mess-tin by
means of canteen straps l collected
from the men who We're prisoners like
myself. You sat on my knapsack: !
parted my last biscuit with you. You
then told me you would never forget
my kindness. 1t is now in your power,
sir; you know how short we have been
of rations for some time
The whole square was touched and
waited The bugler told off to inhict
the punishment. after an interval re-
ceived the usual signal from the bugle-
major. The first lash was laid o..
Then the General exclaimed:
"Who taught that bugler to fog:
Send him to drill. He cannot fog.
Stop. Take him down. remember it
WELL remember il WELL while he
strobe up and down the square. NUT
tering inarticulately. blowing his nose
and wipins his face with his handker-
chief. busily striving to conceal the
emotion which was evident to all.
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ITCHING SCALP HUMOR.
Lady Suffered Tortures Unit! Cured
by Cuticura-Scratched Day
and Night.

MY scalp was covered with little
pimples and suffered tortures from
the itching. | IVES scratching all day
and night and could get no rest.
washed my head with hot water and
Cuticura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment as a dressing. One
Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my
head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing splendidly. | have used Gu
ticura Soap ever since, and shall new
er be without it. tSigned) Ada C.
Smith, 309 Grand St, Jersey City.
N. J."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
DISCOVERY OF THE COLUMBIA.

The work of individual explorers is
not always recognized or remembered.
The story OF Robert Gray, Of Boston,
who discovered the great river of the
West and named it Columbia after his
ship, is but little known. In 1857 a
number of Boston men formed part
rership to trade on the Pacific. This
was a number of years before Lewis
and Clark reached the Columbia, writes
Agnes c. Laut in Leslie's Magazine,
and almost twenty years before Astor
had thought of his Pacific company.
The first voyage was one of adventure
and peril, but it was on the second
trip to trade among the sayages for
furs that Gray found the great river.
The first expedition consisted of two
vessels, the larger che named the Col
umbia, and commanded by Captain
John Kendrick. Tie smaller, COM
manded by Gray, was little sloop of
ninety tons, called the Lady Washing
ton.
Some heroes bunder into glory.
These did not They deliberately set
out with the full glory Of their venture
in view. Whatever the profit and loss
might show when they came back, they
were we'll aware that they were at
tempting the biggest and most venture
some thing any of their countrymen
had essayed in the way Of exploration
and trade.
Gray's little sloop distanced the Co..
umbia and cruised over a great area.
First it rounded the north end of Van
Ouver, and proved that this was all
lsh !, not part Of the continent
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Every mother possesses information
which is CT vital interest to young
daughter.
Too often this is never impa. ted or is
withheld until serious harm has result
ed to the growing girl through her
ignorance of natures mysterious and
wonderful laws and penalties.
Girls 'over-sensitiveness and modesty
often puzzle their mothers and battle
physicians. as they SO often withhold
their confidence from their mothers
and conceal the symptoms which ought
to be told to their physician at this
critical period.
When girls thoughts become slug
gish, with headache. dizziness or a dis
position to sleep. pains in back or lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude;
when she is mystery to herself and
friends, her mother should come to her
aid, and remember that Lydia +. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound will at
this time prepare the system for the
coming change. and start the menstrual
period in a young girls life without
pain or Irregularities.
Hundreds of letters from young girls
and from mothers, expressing their
gratitude for what Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has accomplished
for them. have been received by the
Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co.. al
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Mills has written the two fol
lowing letters to Mrs. Pinkham, which
will be read with interest:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- First Letter)
~ am but fifteen years OF age, am depressed
have dizzy spells, chills, headache and back
Dvhsn r DsnL n ~Se V>~><o Mo r.
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Al one point of Prince of Wales Isl
and the Indians Willingly traded 200
otter skins, which We're worth $1,000
for an old iron chisei.
Gray and Kendrick exchanged slips
for the return voyage, as Gray bad
proved himself the swiftest navigator.
On July 80, 1889. lie left Vancouver
Island. Stop was made at Hawaii for
provisions; and Attoo. the son of Il
chief, boarded the Columbia to visit
America. On December G the Colum-
bia delivered her cargo of furs to
Shaw 4 Randall. of Canton, China, and
received in exchang. Chinese tea for
Samuel Parkman, of Boston.
On August II. 1890. after rounding
Good Hope and touching at St Helena.
Gray arrived in Boston. 1t was the
first time an American ship had gone
round the world. and salvos of artillery
thundered u welcome. The whole city
of Boston was on the wharf to cheer
him home, and Gray was the hero Of
the hour.
This trip was not financial success.
but it was decided to send the Column
bia back at once on second voyage.
Sailing in September. 1890. Gray
reached the west coast of Vancouver
Island in June. 1891. He spent the
greater part of the year in cruising
about and trading with the Indians.
and not until the following May did
he find his river. 1t was on May 10,
hot lao ,tn, tod
coins under tree, took possession in
the name of the United States, and
named the river Columbia.
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me like log and made me crawl on
hands and knees. l was SO crippled
for time that I couldn't walk with
out Sticks had headaches and dizzy
spells and the kidney secretiors were
Doan's Kidney Pills made the pain
disappear and corrected the urinary
trouble. have felt better ever since" 4"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
"Were you ever the victim of train
robbery" NO" answered the man
who kicks. unless you count the times
l have been held up with whisk
broom by the Pullman porter"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

| ache, and as have heard that you can give
helpful advice to girls in my condition, am
writing you. Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, LII
Dear Mrs Pinkham:- (Second Letter).
"It is with the feeling Of utmost gratitude
that ! write to you to tell you what your
valuable medicine has done for me. When
wrote you in regard to my condition had
consulted several doctors, but they failed to
understand my case and did not receive
any benefit from their Treatment: ! followed
your advice, and took Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and well, and all the distressing symptoms
which had at that time have disappeared. v
Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, ILL.,
| Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs.
Pinkham as follows:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
before taking Lydia E. Pinkhams vegs-
table Compound my monthlies were irregu-
lar and painful, and l always had such
dreadful headaches.
| But since taking the Compound my head
aches have entirely left me, my monthies are
regular. and am getting strong and we'll. l
am telling all my girl friends what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for
me. Matilda Borman, Pennington, Iowa
If you know of any young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice, ask
her to address Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn.
Mass, and tell her every detail of her
symptoms, and to keep nothing back,
She will receive advice absolutely free.
from a source that has no rival in the
experience of woman's S ills, and it will, il
followed. p;,t her on the right road to a
strong. healthy and happy womanhood.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound holds the record for the greatest
number of cures of female ills Of any
medicine that the world has ever
known. Why don t you try it?
,mn0nnd Makes Sick Women Mell.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

There Is Caarrh In this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be lncurahie For great
many years doctors pronounced It local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing
with local treatment pronounced incu rahe.
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional d--
eac and therefore requires >tittlpnal treatment
Halls Catarrf Cure. manufactured hy r. j Cheney
Co. Toledo Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on
the market 1t Is taken internally In doses from ~
drops loa tcaspo0nful. 1t directly the bio"
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any IT falls 10 send
for circulars and tcs cst!mpnials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & co., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills ( or cons tipatluu.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
- A Great Monarch.

Weather than any brother sover
eign; master of legions, which num-
ber over million; lord of more than
one.sixth of the surface of the globe.
with subjects of many colors and
races, amounting to over one-hundred
and twenty million souls, the Gar OF
all the Russias will not be invincible
until he adopts Pillsburys Vitos as
his regular breakfast diet.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

BAKING LAYER CAKE,

When baking layer cake instead OF
putting thin paper in the tins a I'd
tearing the cakes in getting it off. or
using Il knife and breaking the cakes
in getting them out, try turning til: III
upside down on a buttered sheet Of
paper with damp cloth laid over the
hot tins. The cakes will come out
whole without the least trouble.-The
Home. 4 > ~
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
TO CLEAR sOOTY WATER.

Place boiler full of the water OF ,r
the range to heat. While still cold beat
the white of an egg to a stiff frs.h
and stir into the water. AS it heats,
the froth will rise in scum, bringing
SCOT with it, and you will find the
water suitable for the most delicate
washing. Should your boiler be very
large you will need the whites of tYO
eggs.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
WHEN PAIRING PEACHES,

Before pairing peaches dip them a
minute or two in boiling water. This
loosens the skin SO it will slip off
easily. You will be surprised to know
how much time is saved in pairing. how
smooth the peaches will look and how
many more cans You will have from
the number of peaches than if pared
in the old waSteful way.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
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MUSTARD PLASTERS.

In making mustard plasters use lard
to mix it with instead of the whites OF
eggs. and it will not blister, as mus
tard plasters usually do. Use just
enough lard to make it spread easily.
Then spread thin on brown paper:
paper is preferable to cloth.-1he
Home
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
Ask Your Dealer for Alien. Eoot.Esss

A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. At all Druggists and
Shoe stores, Is cents. Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted Leroy, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

The pup that gallops round and rouu,
And seeks to catch his tail
Is not. in truth. so very wise.
But still he beats the man who lies
Around and whines and never tries
Because he fears to fail
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

road ties easily
b ut wrenched
my back and
began to suffer
with backache
a n d k | d n e y
trouble. l neg
lected 1t until
one d ay .
tw in ge felled
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

How is your son getting on with
his work?" Beautifully" answered
the father of the gilded youth He
never troubles it and 1t never seems to
trouble him."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
TEA

lsn'titqueer that Solomon
didn't know tea!
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar.
The highest price sc cigar to the dealer
and the highest quality for the smoker.
Lewis Factory, Peoria. ILL.,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

AS rule those who fail to chip in
when the collection plate is passing
are the first to criticise the sermon.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

The louder a man hollerS about his
honesty the lower are the whispers of
other people about it.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

We are told that reckless mana ge-
mcut of bank and want of rectitudc
have led to the worst wreck on record.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

100 not believe Ptso's Cure for Consumption
has equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN F.
BOYER, Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. is, 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Two of the greatest bores on earth
are an oil drill and the man who says
Il told you So"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup.
For children teethnx, softens the gums reduces To
nAmmstion allays palm, wind collie bottle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

You know how pert Jennie used to
| be-Well, she isn't pert any longer.
| "Ah, | see: she's an expert"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

u because made by an entirely differ.
ent process. Defiance Starch is un.
like any other. better and one-third
more for 10 cents,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Drink and the world drinks with
yOu-buJ you settle the bill alone
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
Why Il In thu Best

There's plenty of room at the top
but it's slippery.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

In after years a mans bump Of self
..uucelt is apt to become a dent.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

Remarks by a fool may discount the
thouKhts Of wise man.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17

John Fernaays, fruit raiser. Web.
Ster, \. Y, says: Il used to lift rail-
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
TEA
you buy.

Give thought to the tea
you buy.
Your grocer returns your money II Won dom.
like Sahilng's Best.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
All Up-to.Date Housekeepers

use Defiance Cold Water Starch, be-
cause 1t is better. and OF. more Of it
for same money
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-17
A GIANT LAID LOW.

Crippled and Made III by Awful ki1
ney Disorders.
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Observation-Disclosures
Pluck and Qdpenture.
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MONKEY MANNED BEDLAM.

ARELY has any vessel
made such a bedla M trip as
did the MontrOse. n no.
madic freighter, which
came into the Port of New
York with excited tales of
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Dangerous Franks.

A spirit of wanton mischief occasionally
takes possession of people without the least
provocation and sometimes with the most
disastrous results. Small boys are especial
ly prone to this obsession, failing perhaps
to realize that they are often trif1ing with
human life when they indulge in their dan
gcrous pranks. They will throw stones or
shoot GROWS at random. without thinking
where they may fall or caring whom they
may hit. They make bon-fres in back
yards with rever thought for the possible
consequences. They stretch ropes across
sidewalks at night and have no conception
of the suffering and perhaps death they
MAJ cause thereby.
1t was probably this spirit of sheer mis-
chief that inspired some one. whether man
or boy IS not known. to throw a large stone
at a passing locomotive on one Of the New
Jersey railroads the other day. No one will
suspect that the .hrower had a motive Of
doing harm. The mark was fair, the mis-
sile handy, the impulse followed, and the
result was stunned engineer. whose head
had been hit by the chance shot. Luckily
the fireman noticed a few minutes later
that the engineer was rot in his seat and
clanbering into the cab he found him I'M
conscious on the floor By narrow mar
gin he managed to get control of the en-
ginc before a station was reached and what
might have been Il great disaster was pre-
vented.
In a small way the same kind of accident
Is threatened by the practice of small boys
in this city who persist in blowing beans
ind other small Ard missiles through tin
tubes ut Lassing street cars. They do not
aim a any person, bu, they hope to hit the
windows and startle the passengers. Some
times they direct their shots at the front
platform. 10 annoy the motorman. 1t is
poss ibe than one of these pellets, striking
the man at the controller in the face might
cause him &c lose control OF his car at a
critical moment.
This Is q dangerous practice and should
be checked if possible by the ponce. The
putty blower is easily concealed and the
small boy is an adept in the arts of eva
sion. Bu, a few arrests on this charge
should surely be within the powers OF the
police and would doubtless exert a whole
some influence upon the young marksmen
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The Imperfect Smoke Law.

In consequence OF the inadequacy of the
statute as 1t stands. prohibiting the ennis
sion of dense black or gray smoke from
business chimneys in this District many
absurd situations have arisen from time to
time In the course of the administrative
Interpretation and the arbitrary enforce
ment of the law. But none more ridiculous
has been disclosed than that to which at
tention was directed In the news columns
of yesterdays Star. in statement noting
the fact that a sentence of fifty dollars
fine. with the alternative OF spending sixty
days in Jail. now stands against the name
OF Frank w. Palmer. former public printer,
for a violation Of this smoke law.
Mr.. Palmer ceased to be public printer
some weeks ago. but the case is recorded
against him as an individual. and there is
no way In which the title can be changed
TO At his successor in office. In other words
the law as it stands is ridiculously made
quate. 1t fails to meet the case of the
public buildings. just as it fails to meet
the practical requirements of business.
The business men of Washington are sin
cere believers In smoke prevention, or
rather smoke limitation. They have tried
hard to comply with the law as it has been
arbitrarily interpreted by the health officer
has proved that the one-minute period of
permissible smoke emission is insufficient
for the practical purposes OF the days
work. and they have asked for an amend
ment which viii grant them a longer period
for stocking, with a maximum of the aggre-
gate of emission periods during the twenty
four hours
If 1t is the earnest intention OF the gov
eminent to hold its own employees to amena-
bility 70 the law. the statute should surely
be amended to cite in specific terms the
official who shall be held as defendant when
a court case develops This official should
be designated by title and the information
should be issued against him I'm his capacity
as such. There should be a definite mode
of procedure that If the incumbent
changes the case continues regardless of
the shift OF personalities. 1t should not be
necessary TO stop proceedings and begin all
over again whenever shift is made in the
personnel of the government affecting one
of the pending prosecutions.
~ On the other hand If the smoke law is not
TO apply to departments. II should so state
In definite terms. The whole law needs
overhauling and the more promptly and
thoroughly this is done the better 1t will be
for the welfare OF the District.