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The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14

AS TO BUTTONS.

Even in the matter of buttons the
designers have been busy.
Since so little trimming is allowa bic
on these suits. particular attention is
devoted TO that little. And the CO.
guettish woman spares no pains i'll this
way.
Antique silver buttons of various de
signs are calculated to add greatly
TO the elegance of suits in any of the
gray shades. Some OF these buttons
boast queer. antilue-looking pendants.
Such buttons serve equally well on Il
coat of gray squirrel or on one of a
coarse gray mixture.
With the present vogue of copper it
is not astonishing that this glowing
metal should have been utilized for
buttons. With some shades it Is eN-
quisite. \ large plain button that
looks to have been simply hammered
in antique fashion is stunning. More
beautiful. though no more effective.
are smoothly-tinished copper buttons.
inlaid with silver in exquisitely deli
cate designs.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
THE FARM AND RANGE

A farm paper says that the first
spraying for the codlins moth should
De done with the object OF getting as
much of the poison as possible into
the caly1 Of the apple where il will be
most likely 10 be eaten with fatal ef-
feet by the young worms. To accom-
piish this, spraying should be done
with very strong force pump, using
fine nozzle or one that will throw a.
very fine, mist-like spray with great
force. The object is TO get as much as
possible of the minute poison into the
calyx and cause the remainder TO ad-
here to the leaves and fruit. II will
therefore be seen that the proper time
for the first spraying is between the
falling OF the petals and the closing Of
the calyx. thus giving about one week
in which to do the work. This neces-
states ample preparation in advance
and the best equipment and mixtures
to use in doing the work.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
THE MILLINERY OF FASHION.

Whmsically upturned brims charac-
tcrize the hats of the moment. some of
which are unusually attractive. Hats
of the colonial order remain favorites
because of their general becomingness.
The ostrich feather in its latest @uise
is manipulated into the fiat shape of a
quill and used in quill fashion to trim
the smartest walking hats
The colorS III millinery are wonder
fully attractive. That brilliant hues
will be the most favored is certain.
Bright-colored headgear when worn
with Il harmoniZing costume is vastly
becoming. and the idea has an ecOnom-
ical interest. since one hat may be
made TO do duty with several COS
the darker tones is closely allied TO the
Burgundy shades is moliSh spring
color. The new pinks and reds are on
the rose and raspberry shades. There
| are shown tailor models in straw that
will freShen up the midsea sons cos
tune or provide the touch of compile
| ton 10 the new street suit. Both
rough and fine. satiny straw braids
are used to make these early sea son
| hats. and all the fashionable colors
are procurable The mixed straws are
especially plea eaSing-several shades of
one color or contrasting colorS being
blended. Those combining dark blue
green. yellow and red in a plaid wea ve
are liked for youthful wearerS. Th,
hats are fashioned in variety Oi
shapes. and in almost every instance
the only attempt at trimming is :;
shaded quill with straw bow or loops
For the dressy hat that is to take the
place of the velvet creation of tn.
winter. tulle or lace is used-Th.
Delineator.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
EVENING FROCKS.

y charming idea. originally developed
in French model. but copied many
times by ut least one New York dress
maker. concerned the trimming of a
frock of point d'eSprit in the very soft
quality. The frcck was made over the
palest pink silk and chiffon of the same
faint shade. and the trimmings of
skirt and bodice, aside from net
tiounces and frills, consisted of soft
scarfs of the net drawn through little
applied wreaths of tiny pink roses and
foliage. This trimming scheme work.
ont well in any soft. sheer stuff.
The Innings Of white transparent or
semi-transparent materials with some
delicate tint gives good results if very
cleTeT!y done, but the all white frock
IL safer proposition, and transparent
"iii'e against shimmering tinted silk
without the interposed softening of
chiffon is seldom successful.
Another point requiring care is the
lining of the tiowered sheer stuff
Sometimes a Powered .auze or v:her
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
W x:DoNydoir
Ig& CHAT

To remove white spots from the
nails make paste of equal parts of
turpentine and myrrh. Spread on the
nails at night, binding on cloth TO
prevent its soiling the clothes Re
move in the morning by applying olive
oil.
The fair weather girl is so like those
cowardly mortals who are brave in
successful moments and weak and
cringins when things 20 wrong. All
things are interesting and all days are
fine TO those who have cultivated a
simple little philosophy of human con-
tentment
Be a rainy daisy and defy the ele-
ments. Bad weather is Mrs. Natures
chief beauty doctor and the best kind
| OF brain grower.
DO not read with the head lowered.
Hold the book on Il level With the
eyes.
Don't use your eyes when they
| smart. Smarting means that it is
| time to give them a rest
| Don't look at the bright sunshine.
| ION lace lHe "llu WITHOUT glasses |,
don't walk out on dusty day without
goggles.
Don't squint. for it weakens ths-lds
of the eyes: don't wink with one eve
only. 1t forms habit and pretty soon
the eyes will begin to wink uncon-
sciously to you. Don't twitch and
| don't form nervous habits with the
eyes. These are things that are en-
tirely within your control.
There are French touches which give
a great deal of chic TO ones evening
| gown. One of these is the tiny hand
kerchief with a flower embroidered in
the corner in colOrs. The bit of linen
should be very fine and not much
larger than Il wOman's hand
\ gushing woman said today in
speaking of another woman: she af-
fects me like rare poem
The Denver Wonan's Club has q
new board. It has established phil.
anthropic board and all the pLilan.
thropic work done by the club will
come under tie supervision Of Sjs
bore
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
WILL FIGHT ON WATER
BIG NAVAL BATTLE IMMINENT
Russian Fleet Passes Singapore Steam
ing toward japanese Waters
-Warships Outnumber
japanese.

Singapore, Straits Settlement, April
s.-The Russian Baltic squadron
passed here at 2:30 yesterday after
noon. The forty-seven ships, steaming
slowly at eight knots an hour. four
abreast, presented striking spec
tacle. The vessels, however. bore evil
dence Of the effects of their long sea
voyage, and the water line showed sea
weed foot long.
The squadron was led by = large
cruiser followed by three converted
former Hamburg-American line yes
sells. Then came the cruisers. colliers.
battleships, etc. The colliers were
mostly in the center Of the feet. The
decks of the warships were coal laden.
while the colliers and the former Ham
burg-American liners were light Of
draft.
The Russian consul visited and gave
dispatches to a torpedo boat. The fleet
consisted of six battleships. nine cruis-
ers, eight torpedo boat destroyers.
three volunteer feet vessels, sixteen
colliers. one salvage ship and one hos
pital ship and three Hamburg-Ameri
can liners.
The squadron disappeared about
o'clock in the afternoon, still smoking
black on the eastern horizon.
Following is the composition OF the
Russian Second Pacific squadron, com
manded by Vice Admiral Rojestyensky.
as far as known:
Battleships-Knias souvarotf (Ro-
jestvensky's flagship, Sissoi Veliky
(Voelkersam's flagship, Alexander Ill.
Oslabya, Orel. Borodino, Navarin.
Cruisers-Admiral Nakhimoff, Au-
rora, Vientonana. Oleg. Dmitri. Don
skoi. Jemtchug. Almaz, Isumrud.
Torpedo Destroyers-Blestlachy Be-
rovi, Bravi and five others.
Volunteer Fleet-kieff, Foronej,
Vladimiroff. Tambon, Yaroslay.
Transports - Kamtchatka, Korea,
Goetschakoff, Andadyr, Mayaya, Jupi-
ter and several others, colliers.
Following is list Of the vessels
probably comprising the japanese
squadron commanded by Vice Admiral
Togo:
Battleships - Mikasa Flagship Of
Togo, Fuji, Asahi, Shikishima.
Battleships, Second Class-Chinyen.
Armored Cruisers-Asama, Chiyoda,
Iwate, Nisshin, Adsuma, Idsumo, KAr
suga, Tokiwa. Yakima.
Also thirty unarmored cruisers.
twenty torpedo boat destroyers and
thirty-hve torpedo boats, large pro-
portion of which is believed to be with
the admiral.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Is the Loco Weed a Mth7

II We are to accept the following ed
itorial statement in the Denver Repub-
icAn, we must hereafter consider the
dangerous effects attributed to the
loco weed as only "a belief" to use a
Christian Science phrase. The Repub-
lican says:
Agents Of the Department of Agri
culture are about to begin an investi
CATION into the effects of what is com
monty called the loco weed" upon
cattle and horses which eat il. They
could avoid all this trouble and eN-
pense by making use OF bulletin on
the subject printed number OF years
ago by the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege.
In the bulletin in question it was
shown that the weed in question has
no injurious effect upon animals eat
ing it. The notion that it causes a
kind of insanity is nothing but a myth
OF the range without foundation in
fact
The fact that animals were
strangely affected in ways for which
stock growers were unable to account.
gave rise to the theory that the disease
attacking them was result of eating
loco. But it had no more foundation
than the fact that the weed was found
growing in the vicinity. 1t would have
been just as reasonable to attribute
the attack to some other weed.
Notwithstanding there is more JUS
tification for this belief than for the
old theory of lunacy was caused by
the moon. or the notion that certain
things could not be prudently done in
he S,f nd 1f
dollars have been expended in the
form of bounties to persons destroying
the loco weed. When law providing
for such bounty was on our statutes,
it was proved that some men culti-
vatea the weed for the purpose of sell
ing it to the state under a pretense of
having destroyed it. 1t is evident that
the persons who collected these boun-
ties made no strenuous effort to prove
that diseases in animals was not
caused by eating loco"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
MR.. HowELLs ON MARRIAGE.

Writing in the Editors Easy Chair.
in Harpers Magazine. Mr.. Howells
considers various aspects of the mar
riage relation. and remarks that the
women who assail marriage. il any
debate upon it. must have the greater
courage because they know that they
will have TO meet the condemnation
Of their own sex, whose social safety
is SO bound up with marriage that
whatever threatens it threatens the
well-being of the whole sex. Leaving
love. and all its sweet allures, out OF
the question. and coming down TO busi-
ness. there is nothing else for most
women but the risks and chances of
mouogamic marriage. with its tacit
notifications and its limita tons by
divorce. They must believe in il. for
any other way madness lies. No other
to!erable relation of the sexes has Yet
been ina gined. and probably no other
is ina agiIable'
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LOVE YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAw.

LON + YOUR MOl OldER-lN-LAW.
How TO be healthy and wealthy and
happy and beautiful and all the other
desirable things in life was the prob
lem which Mrs. Vance Cheney under.
took TO solve for the Tuesday morning
causerie at the Hotel Astor. 1t is one
that the world has wrestled with in
vain for good many centuries. but it
is all plain sailing to Mrs. Cheney.
Just think that the world is lovely,
and it will be- SO she said. cheerfully,
Say TO yourself. 1t is lovely; it must
be lovely; it has been lovely to me be-
fore. and it will be lovely again"
Even such gigantic evil as an OBJ
jectionable mother-in-law has no ter
rOrs for Mrs. Cheney. and apropos Of
the same she told little tale.
"A woman went TO Il doctor once"
she said. ''and told him she was
physical wreck. She had pains every
where that it was possible to have
them. and didn't know what was going
10 become of her. 1t was all due TO
her mother-in-law. she stated. but as
she couldn't get rid of her mother-in-
law she wanted some medicine to
counteract her baleful influence. The
doctor said that there was only one
remedy for that disease. Go home
and love your mother-in-law.' he said.
and come back to me in three months
The woman went. and. as the doc
tor wouldn't give her any drugs, she
attempted to follow his advice In six
weeks she returned to him. I didn't
expect TO see you for three months
he said. But my mother-in-law is so
perfectly lovely. doctor. have to come
and tell you about it, the woman an
swered.'
The meanest relative You have on
earth observed Mrs. Cheney. will
become lovely if you only look for his
or her loveliness.'
According to Mrs. Cheney. they are
fools and weaklings who submit to
the various evils to which flesh is sup
posed to be heir.
'Cnhappiness is weakness she de-
clared. Health and beauty are the
morality of the body. and states OF
mind translate themselves into flesh,
blood and tissue Material success is
included in character. Out OF the
mind and heart are the issues of life.
Everything is yours. You have only
to educe it from the divine self with
in you"
Here Mrs. Cheney indicated the blue
bulls-eye which stands for the divine
principle in man in the chart which
she uses to illustrate her lectures.
BY this time luncheon was ready,
and as it did not occur to the audience
to stay the pangs of hunger by think
the usual discussion was omitted
New York Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14

similar material with white ground il
at its best over tint. but the tint
must be very carefully selected in re-
lation to the floral design. and il a
Majority of cases coloring and line Of
the design show to best advantage over
a white lining. The mistake Of using
under transparent flowered white
ground material silk in the color
of flowers is Il common and usually
disastrous one. - Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
LINGERIE FOR MOTORISTS.

\ novelty in the matter OF pettcoats
which is well worth recording is that
IA shioned of Japanese quilted SIX.
The quilting is Eot, of course, intro
duced round the hips, the silk taking
the form of yoke instead. below that.
however. the quilting being both out
side and in. 1t is carried out in black
only. being intended solely for motor
wear. and instead of the silk IL Is
sometimes fashioned of the softer
kinds of satin as well. knickers
formed Of black silk or satin TO match
are often sold with it for the motorist.
New York Globe.
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SUICIDE OF GEORGE WILDER.
Prominent Denver Pioneer Plunges
Into Gulf of Mexico.

Denver, April 10-A few days ago
the daily papers noted the mysterious
disappearance of George Wilder, aged
eighty-four years, formerly of the Den
yer firm of Best s Wilder, wholesale
grocers, but a letter was soon received
from him at Galveston, saying that he
had left secretly to avoid expected re-
monstrances of his friends, and that
he was about to sail for Key West,
Florida.
Yesterday the following telegram
was received from Key West:
George Wilder. Denver passenger
on Concha. disappeared at sea night OF
April 9TH. Please notify relatives"
After successfully eluding his rela-
tives and friends for twelve days. the
wealthy Denver pioneer took his own
life rather than return to Denver to
be, as he feared, a burden and care to
his step-children and friends.
Since Thursday morning this bad
news has been almost hourly expected.
Early that morning William Scott Lee,
the business agent and an old friend of
Mr.. Wilder, received letter from him.
1t had been written April 4th in Gal
weston, but it had not been mailed un-
til April 5th, few hours before he
SalleQ Oh MS last voyage.
Heartrending in its pathos. and pitt
full in the care shown by the aged man
for his relatives. he manifested his
broken spirit, and fear Of becoming a
burden to those he loved, in this last
letter.
To his friends he wrote:
fremont House, Galveston, Texas,
April 4, 1905.-Mr. William Scott Lee:
Nao, Erfo 4
little surprise TO you to hear from me
at this point. l got here Friday morn
ing. March 31st. l have to remain
longer than l wanted to in order to get
steamer, but leave at noon to-mor-
row. April 5th, for Key West, Florida.
Before l get half way am going over
board. l have got through. | am worn
out, and tired out, and | thought l
would put this old frame where there
would be no inquest. save the sharks"
Following were careful instructions
in regard to the care of property by Mr..
Lee for Wilder's step-daughters.
Two letters We're also received by
his step-daughters intimating his in
tended suicide.
Message were instantly rushed 10
Galveston. An attempt was made to
stop the vessel. but it had already
sailed. A tusboat was sent in pur-
suit Heavy winds delayed it and the
Concha could not be sighted.
AS last resort, wireless telegraphy
was used
From New Orleans, from Key West
and from Galveston desperate efforts
We're made to signal the Concha. For
some reason not wireless message
was received by the ship.
Following is the story of his DEATH
He at first went below and shut him
self up. Late in the evening he came
on deck and after looking carefully
around stepped over the rail A sailor
who was watching him. came running
down the deck yelling at him to stop.
the old ma dropped into the water OF
the gulf.
he night was pitch dark.
ne vessel was stopped and the
boats lowered.
For an hour the sailors rowed
around. searching for the body, but no
traces could they find.
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VERY PARTICILAR.

Henry. wake up-' exclaimed Mrs.
Peck. I'm positive ! hear burglars
downstairs. Get up and see if you can
1ocate them
My dear replied Henry. ms he
buried his head under the pillow. I'm
very particular about my associates.
and draw the line at vulgar burglars.
Chicago Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
DIFFICULT. INDEED.

Old Friend-"Is your part very diff
cult to play:'
Barnstormer-"Well. rather. I'm liv-
ing on one meal day and playing the
role Of a man with the gout.'-Detroit
Free Press.
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VERY SIMPLE.

The Ingenious One-"I wonder how
Isabel manages to preserve her com
plexion."
The knowing One-"Oh. she just
keeps it in cool place. tightly corked.'
Smart Set.
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LET OFF EASY.

patient-"Grear Scot. Doctor. that's
iap awful bill for one weeks treat
,mnnt.''
Physician-"My dear fellow. if you
knew what an interesting case yours
was, and how strongly | was tempted
to let it go TO a post-mortem, you
wouldn't grumble at bill three times
as big as this. Chicago Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.

NcFlub-"He's worth at least bill
lion dollars"
Sleeth-"A billion? Man. your state
ment is wild That's foolish
McFlub-"FOolish nothiI. Why, he
pays taxes on S2.JOO.OOO'
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Eqga
Losses at Mukden.

Harbin, April 6.-Complete returns
received at headquarters give the total
Russian losses, in killed, wounded and
prisoners. at the battle OF Mukden. as
100000. The wounded are being taken
away from here over the Siberian rail-
road as rapidly as possible in order to
free the hospitals preparatory to re.
uewal Of the fighting. By General
Iineyitch's order the bands play daily
at all the Russian positions.
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THE wILDNEss OF THE BORE

Mr.. Staylate-"I was reading the
other day about Emperor William
hunting expeditions. | suppose Ter
mans the only place where they hava
wild bOars."
Miss Patience Come (yawninG)-"Oh'
! don't know. Haven't you ever been
so mad as to be positively wild, Mr..
Staylate:"-Philadel Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
AT THE TELEPHONE.

Tfbbles-"How do YOU expect TO hear
what the party at the other end of the
line says unless you hold the receiver
to your ear"
Baker-"I don't want 10 hear. Its
nv wife I'm talking to. and it isn't
often 1 get the chance to do all the
talking and none of the !iStening."-
Boston Transcript.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14

An effort is being made to form an
actors union in England. Every actor
and actress In the country is being
asked to Join. Seymour Hicks and
H. B. Irving are at the head Of the
movement.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14

Corporations formed in the eastern
states during the month OF March with
a capital OF 81, 100000 or over. accord.
ing to statistics compiled by the Jour
nal of Commerce, involve a total Of
s192,645.000.
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WITH TILE RING on IT.

Grayce-"Edythe is pretty foxy. She
won't say anything about her love af-
fairs. but have an idea that she has
finally accepted young Sapleigh.
GladyS-"In that case, she is apt to
soon show her hand
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Secretary Hay in ItaIy.

Nerva, Italy. April l0.-Secretary OF
state Hay is living very quiet life
mere. He drives out daily, the weather
oelns nne Mr.. Hay is annoyed by
Furious tourists coming from Genoa to
see him and has refused interviews to
all such,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
CREDIT,

"Say," queried the prospective Gus
tomer, .is nv credit good for shave:"
Nav" replied the barber: "if you
can't raise dime. keep on raisin' whis-
kers."-Cbicago Daily News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
SYMPATHETIC.

Caller-"Dcarie. how DO you feel af-
ter the ball:'
Miss Lightfoot-"Oh, feel just as
badly as look
Caller-"Mercy, Do you, really p
Detroit Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
GOOD IDEA.

"They say Miss Highstepper is going
to marry an army officer
well, should think that man who
makes a business of war might be able
to get along with her.'-Detroit Free
Press
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
S170. Rye. Colorado bulk. per 100
lbs, s0c. Oats, bulk. Nebraska, new.
white, $1.07; mixed, $1.05; In sack,
Colorado, white, $1.25. Corn, in bulk,
SIC. Corn chop. sacked. sec. Bran.
Colorado, per 100 lbs, S5c.
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~ RN1
IN SOCIETY.

"Which is your favorite opera:
"Why-er-I forget the name: but it $
that one which lets you out the quick
est."-Judge.
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=
N3rI
VERY LIKELY.
men tell no tales

"Dead men tell no tales.
"Who originated that expression
Il dunno Probably some fellow who
was sick of historical novels
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Hay.

Upland. per ton. ss.oo@1o.oo; Sec
ond bottom, 500 to $500; timothy.
S11.0O@12.o0: timothy and clover,
s10.00@1100; alfalfa, prime, $500
$500; straw, $3.5O@4.00; South Park
wire grass, $11.50@12.50.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
SEEMS REASONABLE.

Nordy-"Why doesn't the Car man
age his affairs better:"
Butts-"For lack OF Witte, l s'pose.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elgin butter ........... II
Creameries, extra Colo.... 20
Creameries, extra eastern. ~
Creameries, flrsts, Colorado
and eastern .......... ~
Process and renovated
goods, 1b. ............ "a
Roll or print, wrapped, Ia
BILE grade ............. Il
Roll or print. other grades 114 IL
Packing stock. fancy...... 20
Packing uock, other grades 164 II
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AND So?

Shelf you attempt to kiss me,
shall certainly scream for help
He-'But l don't need any help.
fife
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
A HIGHLY coLoRED ROMANCE.
DIFFERENT.

Pittsburg BOY Visiting in New York;
why, mamma, the snow here Is
White.''-Life.
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DOUBTFUL THINGS UNCERTAIN.

DOUBTFI u THINGS INNEN Al-~'
Nothing is SO doubtful as uncer-
tainty,, remarked Hojack. oracularly.
Except dead-sure thing" added
Tomdik.-Iife
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Hogs.

Comparative receipts:
Month to April 7.......... 1864
Same period last year. r...... 1884
Increase $50
Year to date. 65,926
Same period last year. ..... 6O,975
Increase 4057
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy .5.25 to $50
Light and mixed packers. $50 to $50
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