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The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Praise for Russian Railways.

"A hymn of praise to the Russian
railway writes a Viennese traveller.
The Russian tracks begin at Warsaw
to have a considerably broader bed.
This is for a strategical purpose, to
render difficult the invasion of Euro
pean armies. 1t is also a benefit to
the traveller for the Russian coaches
are wider and more comfortable than
the European and the side passages
along the coupe are very convenient
for little walks during the journey.
A separate heating compartment and
buffet, with the indispensable sam
ovar, are situated in the center of the
long car. The trains do not jolt, al
though they are almost as fast as
ours. The smoke and SCOT do not
drive through the tightly closed dou-
Dle windows. Certainly there is more
need of preparation for a comforta bic
journey in Russia than in the west
The distances are immense, a twenty.
four-hour journey creating no COM.
ment."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Report Real Sea Serpent

the ships side with the powerful fiuke
OF its tail.
This was observed by the boatswain
and some of the men who were watch
ing the affair through the side ports
Immediately over the tail of the fish
The marks enabled the commander af-
terward to make fairly accurate meas
uIements. From mark to stem it was
forty-fve feet. In girth it was appar-
emily about the volume of one of the
ships lifeboats at the broadest part,
say eight feet in diameter, very grace
fully tapering away toward the :sil.
The body appeared to be of a green
ish-brown color with large dark spots
all over the back and sides. the lower
parts being of a dull white.
II was first observed by one of the
seamen, who heard knocking against
the ships side. When the news was
passed along the decks all the pas
sengers. young and old. performed a
mad stampede into the forecastle to
look at the unhappy prisoner. The
engines were stopped as soon as pos
sible and reversed, but fully quar-
ter of an hour elapsed between the
first discovery and the final clearance,
by which time the creature was either
dead or completely exhausted. for it
sank slowly, tail first
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

Rudyard kipling has seen his sec
ond sea serpent. according to story
which comes with some seriousness
from Cape Town. People who read
kipling's first sea-serpent story
thought it was merely brilliant piece
OF fiction. This second sea serpent
story is not told by Kipling, but by
the skipper of the steamship Arma.
dale Castle The sea serpent was
seen-in fact, it was struck by the
ship and probably killed-while the
Armadale Castle was on her last voy-
as: TO Cape Town, in latitude 8 de-
srees south. Mr. Kipling was aboard
the ship.
Commander Robinson is not sure
whether the creature struck was
rea: sea serpent, queer whale Or a
greatly overgrown shark. Whatever
i: was, the thing was hit by the bow
OF the ship where. in all properly
regulated fishes, the pectoral fin ex-
lists. The head was doubled across
the port bow and the tail trailed away
along the starboard side. The VIC.
lent struggles of the creature to free
Itself from its painful and embarrass-
ing position led to its striking the soft
brown paint of the "boot-topping' on
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Advantage Of Mind Intercourse.

We are apt to overestimate the
value of an education gotten from
books alone. A large part of the
value of college education comes
from the social intercourse of the stu
dents, the reinforcement, the buttress.
ing df character by association. Their
faculties are sharpened and polished
by the attrition of mind with mind,
and the pitting of brain against brain.
which stimulate ambition, brighten
the ideals, and open up new hopes
and possibilities. Book knowledge is
valuable, but the knowledge which
comes from mind intercourse is in.
valuable.-O. s. Marden in Success.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Mrs. chadwick's Diplomacy.

In talking Of Mrs. Chadwick's in
fiuence over men the other day in the
Federal building, Marshal Hcnkel
laughingly declared himself captive.
"A newspaper photographer" he
said, brought me photograph ne
took Of her and me as was taking
her from the hotel. | showed her the
photograph.
What handsome couple we
make says she. wouldn't that fab
bergast you. After that I just had to
be nice to her"
Another thing that influenced the
officials here in giving Mrs. Chad
wick great consideration was her ten
derness for her son. Emil Hoover.
Whenever the boy approached her
she would brighten up and say:
There comes my dearest" and she
would talk to him as If he were a
baby.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

them as If they had nailed him in his
coffin He soon became proficient
enough TO play small parts at the
Dukes theater. There he met me. [,
too, was play actor; | played minor
parts, also children's parts, for had
baby face. You may have heard of
pretty Alice Lynson?" She spoke with
pride as she asked her question, and
her face gave promise of what it
might be under happy circumstances,
she was yet young.
nodded. although never had.
No one would know me now, am
so changed" she continued sadly.
We'll, we were married. and happy
for time. Martin was ever of a
morbid temperament, and was not un-
usual for one brought up as bigotedly
AS he had been, feeling that his pa.
rents curses followed him. The news
reached him in London of the direiul
prosecutions of the Covenanters of
Lyme He heard that his father had
been hanged, his mother died of grief,
and his younger brother whipped from
one market place to another, then
lodged in putrid cell where he
caught a loathsome disease from
which he soon mercifully died. You
see, sir, his family was wiped out of
existence in short time-all gone
only himself left-it drove him mad"
She was now weeping bitterly. Gil
delivered himself of few of the ex-
pletiyes lowering about his lips.
THE night of the day-the day up
on which he learned all this''-she
spoke as If the horror Of it was yet
with her-'he had to go on and play
his part. small part in The Prince
Of Denmark. He was mad. but none
knew it, not even I. In the middle of
the second act he became raving, took
the very words out Of the stars mouth
to that mans disgust and the delight
of the pit. They soon got him off the
stage. That is all, except that he has
been that way ever since. PIE is at
times wild and wanders away as now,
else the constable had not caught hin.
All. sir. a sad life! a sad lifc!'
Sad indeed! but the aaddest part, so
it seemed 20 me. was that the woman's s
| life was wrecked. and the sweetness
Of her not to complain. no, not one
/ word at the burden fate had thrust
upon her
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Union of Religious Bodies

A remarkable union of churches has
lust been effected in India, where for
the first time religious bodies of both
America and Europe have united in
the organization of national church.
In the union just accomplished the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America, which through its
board of foreign missions has had i'm
pcrtant work in India for seventy
years, takes n prominent place. 9th
er American churches in the union
are the Reformed (Dutch) Church
and the Presbyterian Church of Can
ada. European churches included are
the Church of Scotland, the United
Free Church Of Scotland, the Presby-
terrain Church of England and the
Presbyterian Church of Ireland.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

moved with as fast Il speed as he was
capable of-fourteen stone being no
light weight to move with rapidity.
As he said, their ladyshlps were 60
ing. Il was evident from the sWlsf,
swish, swash their silken petticoats
made coming down the stairway.
sprang to the door, not waiting to
put on my coat lest miss seeing Lady
FELTON,, whom fate had decrccd should
be my bride, and Mistress Gwyn,
whom Charles II had begun to set
amorous eyes up.
They passed me at the entrance.
Again | was disappointed; they both
had masks over their pretty faces.
Jock was before me bowing and
scraping. | pushed him aside with
scant ceremony. | opened the coach
door with an obCsance, while | strobe
to get peek behind their masks. 1t
was of no avail, it hid their beauty as
the cloud oft hides the radiance of
the sun | caught the flash Of spark
ling eyes.
We had it seems been misled after
all; our being too sure had been our
undoing. We had not run down our
prey-in the game of hunt the slip
per, We had reached the irigid zone.
The cosch that we had been pursuing
did not contain the black-cyed maid of
Mistress Rosemary Allyn, but Lady
FELTON, and Mistress Nell Gwyn.
Words failed me.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

For some time prior TO 1900 travel
across Pennsylvania had been in
canoes and in river baTges propelled
by poles or along the shores Of riy-
ers by horse and foot and by inter
yening portagss on Indian trails, con
Meeting points on the different rivers.
The PhiladelphiaPi Pittsburg national
pike was built upon such substantial
basis that wherever undisturbed one
SIN finds the gracefully modelled
arches OF solid masonry almost intact,
after more than century has pass ed.
The completion OF the Old Portage
railroad by the state Of Pennsylvania
in 1884 put an end 10 the time-hon-
orec coach and six," with the many
picturesque and commodious inns and
tayerns along the line Of this broad
macadamized toll road, which with
its substantial construction was, in
point Of endurance. second only to
the Roman military roads OF Great
Britain.
This Old Portage road was CON
structed from material brought from
England The British government
sent over experienced engineers to in
siruct the Americans in the running
OF the stationary steam engines used
upon the inclined planes Of the road
in the Allegheny mountains. The rail-
roads highest point was about 200
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
E-ee~e -Hr-.>~ef-'.~Nr-''-HF''>-ef~
FOLD PORTAGE RAILROAD LINE !
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S:I-ar--.ar-~.ar-,ar- ar-~A-~a-~Ar-~t-

feet above sea level; being only 200
which iE the highest point Of the All
gheny mountains in PennsylvanIa-
The road consisted Of ten planes. H..
OF which were on either sice Of III.
mountain, and intervening levels. L.
1885 the canalboats were SO ccustruc--
ed that they could be taken in sections
and hauled over the mountain on fla.
cars, without disturbing their cargoes
The rails were secured to stone sleep
ers twenty inches square, which were
sunk in the ground.
On the Old Portage road the best
time for the forty miles between Eol-
lidaysburg and Johnstown was twelve
hours. Express trains on the Penn
sylyania railroad now run q closely
parallel distance over the Allegheny
mountains in a trile over one hour.
The passenger traffic on the road in
those days was usually limited TO one
car each way a day. with capa city
of thirty passengers.
In 1854 the Pennsylvania Railroad
company bought the Portage road
from the state OF Pennsylvania. Com
mon rumor says that at this time the
state legislature was creased" and
that not cent of the SAT 600 90.
which was to have been paid for the
read was ever received into the treas.
ury OF Pennsylvania.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Truth and the Freeman

He is the freeman whom the truth makes
free,
And All are slaves beside. There's not
chain
That heIiish foes confederate for his harm
can wind around him. but he casts il of
with as much ease as Samson his green
withes.
He looks abroad into the varied field
OF nature. and though poor, perhaps.
with those whose mansions glitter in his
sight
Calls tile delightful scenery all his own.
ms are the mountains. and the valley
his.
And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy
With a pr .priety that none can feel,
BUT who with filial confidence inspired,
Can lift TO heaven an unpresumptucus
eye,
And smiling, say: My, father made them
Are thev not by a peculiar right.
And by an emphasis of interest his.
Whose eyes they I'LL with tears OF holy
joy,
alted mind
with worthy thoughts of that unwearied
love
That planned and built, and still upholds,
a world
So clothed with beauty for rebellious
man.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

Will with partially deYoid of al rea-
souing. what In The devil did Tor
-aine mean by saying that ne saw
magenta-colcred coach leave Castle
Drol %
Color blind" ! replied hippantly.
"Coulc there be TWO magenta-co.-
cred cuacnes?" he mUsec-
Possibly" | returned but hardly
two leaving Castle Drout"
] dismissed the subject With & wave
Of the hand. and turned ny attention
20 the woman and the prisoner. while
Gu bestowed his upon the constable
and his men
saw d purpose forming n the
wOman's movements.
There is no need Of haste, my good
woman" | said. If Gil can conjure
up that other magenta-colored coach
and four it is at your disposal" / flung
my little joke at his head. Otherwise
you'n have 10 20 as you came, on one
Of the constable's horses"
At this she demuEred, SO ! bought an
old nag from JOCK Swan. At first
the woman acted dazed. but when she
began to realize that We were making
plans for their escape. she said with
a dignity out Of keeping with her be-
draggled condition:
Il will tell you the man 5 history as
| know it, truly as the God above
hears me, sir" Sh. wiped a tear from
her eyes. His name is Martin Toms.
He came from Lyme. His family were
Coyenanters, but they are dead, God
rest their souls. these many days.
They were perhaps implicated with
the others-Im not saying they were
not-'tis pity one may not worship
as oae likes under Gods bright sky,
without being hectored 10 death, driv-
en- to do fanatic deeds; but Martin
was not with them at the time, and
had not been for years. When
youth he had Joined troop Of play
actors who were passing through the
town, and with them came up 10 Lon
don. His people cast him off, rigid in
their convictions: he was as dead to
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

In all there are eleven different
bodies of Presbyterians working in
India, and they have 33 presbyteries,
with 332 churches and nearly $4,000
communicates. There has for some
time been a Presbyterian Alliance OF
India, and at the meeting recently
held in Allahab there was formed
provisional general assembly. A con
fession of faith, constitution and can
ons We're adopted. and the new church
definitely launched. Missionaries OF
the various countries have found
great advantages from their associa-
ton with each other in the alliance,
and they confidently look for even
larger benefits from the fuller union
now accomplished.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
CHAPTER yII-Continueo.

] piled him again and again with
The liquor tin his lands 3rppped from
the dice box To make long story
shory. while Z drank hrn under the
table Gil did tie same u mis- fellows.
an easy task Tor lin. At home
among heavy drinkers. h. was known
AZ th. white dTink.-."
We now looked opealy at one an
other. The men were snoring Ike a
liter of pigs.
What now" n. asked
] pointed ~ tn. two mis- rable be
ine1 on the settle In the chimney
corner-,tbe man ojliylous 10 every
tbing-the woman @ith terminating
hrUw
] called 10 jock, mine host. He
came hurryjng into lhe room.
Yes. sir he sand. Your coat,
sir" This be put down on the settle
and war slipping on again when !
laid OBTAINING hands On him. III be
back in d moment. .ir." he added,
las soon as they are gone"
"GoDe-who'' | gaspad.
AAIshs l'l pOt rant i4' fe14L
in whisper. Their ladYshipg. Tley
are travelling lncognito."
''Incognito?" ] repeated "who?"
"Hush. sir. not so loud" he begged.
do you want to ruin me2"
He would have ierked away from
me. bat held him fast By che shoul-
der.
Who are their ladyships?" | asked
him now, and this the | wa. not TO
be tYjhed will
Il thought you knew" he mur-
INJURED: Lady Felton,. and" here he
let hin voice sink into an awesuuck
whisper. Mistress Nell Gwyn."
Lady FELTON, aad Mistress Nell
Gwyn:" calculated. And does the
magenta colored coach belong 10
them?"
"Yes. yes. sIr," he answered. They
are here: in Gods Iiame let me 60
His excitement vas amusing. With
a sudden jerk he pulled loose ard
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
CHAPTER VIII.
The Theft of Another Paper.

returned to the tap room anC
out on my coat. GIL, who had fol-
lowed me out, now followed me in,
still sucking his pipe. Then the ludic-
rousncss of the happening burst upon
me, and sat me down and roared as
much at the disgust on CHS face as
at our being SO taken in.
When | had easod myself Of my
merrlment. which was soon-one does
not care to laugh alone, laughter like
wine needs company for one to enjoy
its flavor to the uttermust, and Gil
kept his lips on a set level said to
heartcn him:
Better luck in London
"Luck's a jade" he muttercd She
showers her gifts rs woman her love
with as little judgment. and her i'll
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

used to remember the boys. The rich
est man in the senate, Clark of Mon
tana, is noted for the way he clings
tc the dimes and nickels.
Another source of revenue has been
cut Off by the new order. Hereafter
there will be no more collection of
speeches, to be sold to senators at
fancy prices In the old days 4 col
lection of all the tariff speeches de
llvered during session when this
subject was under discussion was
worth $40. When senator offers
page s. at the end of the session for
having kept his Record, bills and re
ports in order, the boy must refuse it.
The ban has also been placed on the
old custom of soliciting orders for
fountain pens. knives and little trink-
cts that are KEEP. on tap for the use
Of senators,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Benefit of Collegiate Course.

President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton: you don't need to send a
boy to college to find al education, it's
to find himself, to find his relation to
the life that is around, and to become
of value to the nation. The class
room is not vital, because one man
dominates, one mind is master. | be.
lieve that the only way to learn is by
trying your mind alongside of some
other mind and drawing conclusions
Nothing gives a youngster catholicity
Of view like rubbing against the mer
of various parts of the country"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
KNOW WHEN TO STOP.
Danger in Allowing Victory to Garry
One Too Far.

man attempted to do something g
in the way of acting as messenger
boy for lady who wished to pur-
chase something TO wear on her head.
The messenger became a decided fail
ure on delivering the purchase
Watching his chance to do better. op-
portunity came. and he turned failure
into victory. Rejoicing over his sue
cess, he volunteered to play messenger
third time, with the result of find
ing himself greater failure than at
first Surely there are times when
victory is more dangerous than de-
feat.-Earl NJ. Pratt in Short Talks" >"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

Yes, ye may hll your garners, ye that
reap
The loaded soil; and yc may waste much
good
In senscless rot: but yet will not find
In feast. or in the chase, in song or
dance.
\ liberty like his. who, unimpeached
pf usuFpaton, and TO no mans wrong.
ApWopllates nature as his Fathers
work.
And has a richer use of yours than You.
He Is indeed freeman. Free by birth
OF no mean city. planned or e'er the hills
Were Quilt. the fountains opened. or the
sea
With all his roaring multitude OF waves
His freedom is the same III every state.
anG 10 condition of this changetul life
SO manifold IN cares, whose every day
Brings its own evil with Il. makes it less
For he has wings that neither sickness.
pain.
Nor ponury can cripple or confine:
NO nook so narrow but he spreads them
there
With ease, and is at large. The oppres-
holds
His body bound; but knows not what a
range
Ills spirit takes. unconscious of a chain.
And that 10 bind him is n vain attempt.
Whom Coo delights in. and in whom Ii8
Gwells.
William Cowper.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
WONDERFUL SILK OF SPIDER.
Hithstsnds Heat That Cracks Lenses
Of a Micrometer.

The astronomer after the eIpe--
Tsnce Of many years has found that
ne spider furnishes the only thread
which can be successfully used in
Carrying on his work.
The spider lines mostly used are
from one-ftth TO one-seyenth Of q
'nousandth Of an inch in diamete,
and. in addition to their strength and
elasticity, they have the peculiar
property Of withstanding great
ranges Of temperature, and often
when measuring the sun spots, al
hOugh the heat is so intense as to
crack the lenses of the micromete-
=yepiece. yet the spider lines are not
IN the least injured.
The threads of the silkworm, al
though Of great value as a CONNER
eial product. are so coarse and rough
compared with the silk of the spider
that they cannot be used in such in
gtTuments.
Spider lines. although but a frac-
ion Of thuusandth of an inch in
diameter. are made up of several
thousands Of microscopic streams O,
fluid, which unite and form a single
line. and II is because of this tina.
they remain true and round under
the highest magnifying power.
An instance of the durability of the
spide, lines is found at the Allegheny
observatory, where the same set of
lines in the micromoter OF the transit
Instrument has been in use since
1859.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Inheritance.

inheritance.
There lived man who raised his hand
and said,
Il viii be great
And through long, long life he brc-ely
knocked
AT Fame's closed gate.
A son he left who. like his sire, s'rove
High place to win;
Worn out he died. and. dying, left no
trace
That he had been.
He also left a son. who. without care
Or planning how,
Bore the fair letters of deathless fame
Upon his brow.
Behold genius. filled with fire di-
vine"
The people cried.
Not showing that to make him what he
was
TWO men had died.
Isabelle Ecclestone Mackay.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
To Remove Printers Ink from Paper

To remove printers ink from paper
place a thick pad of blotting paper be-
meath the sheet of paper which is soil.
ed. Then apply sulphuric ether with
cotton wool, gently rubbing. Finally
apply white blotting paper to absorb
tho color Continue the application of
fresh ether and repeat until all stains
disappear. Do this away from light.
Printers ink is soluble in ether, oil or
rurDentine, and benZine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Got the Dime.

A man who was shy on cleanliness,
but long on confidence, shuGed into
the East Twenty-second street station
late the other night and got strangle
hold on the brass rail in front Of the
sergeant.
Say. sarge, give us the price Of 4
drink, will you?" he pleaded. Pm so
dry that il | don't irrigate soon I'll
shrivel up and blow away"
You've got me wrong" replied the
surprised sergeant. Haven't taken
in enough money tonight to pay ex-
penses. Skiddoo now before | send
you down stairs"
"1f you want to pinch me for a
worthy attempt to get drink, all
right, but I'll stay here till | either get
the dime or the collar
lie got the dime.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

Occasionally we see man who
looks as If he had tried to preserve
his dignity in alcohol.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-12
INVESTIGATING COOS BAY.
AS to Conditions for Planting Oysters
Near Marshheld.

DR.. J. B. Olmstead, Of Portland, is
making a short visit to Coos Bay. He
will look into the subject of oyster cul-
ture those waters. He has had great
experience with oysters in Eastern
waters, and is thoroughly familiar with
the requirements for the successful cul-
tivation Of the bivalves. After examin'
ing conditions thoroughly there, he will
make his report to Washington, and, il
it be favorable, oyster culture will be
inaugurated there on ajlarge scale.
The extensive beds of oyster shells
in the bay show that at one time they
grew and thrived there in large guam
titles. There seems no reason why
they should not do so now, adding an
other profitable industry TO Coos Bay 8
equipment.