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The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Successful Air Sailing.

The degree to which the navigation
of the air has now progressed Is at
tested by the experiment of Captain
Baldwins airship. "City of Portland
at the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds.
The airship was off the ground for
forty-two minutes and during that time
it travelled distance of seven miles,
rea ching a maximum height Of thou
sand feet and following a prescribed
course and landing within three feet of
the initial point. Part of the course
was made in the face of a breeze of
from three to six miles an hour, and
during the trip the aeronaut circled
around the tower of the Oregonian
building.
This was noteworthy trip, but its
chief Importance lies in the demonstra-
tion that the essentials of aerial navi-
cation have been mastered. To rise in
the air, to maintain equilibrium, and
to steer independently of the wind,
these are the three great things, the
rest are mere details. Now the Bald
win airship has done all of these
Ihings. 1t has ascended to height of
a thousand feet 1t has maintained its
equilibrium for nearly three-quarters
Of an hour, so that its occupant has not
been spilled upon the ground and SO
hat the ship itself has not been
wrecked upon any obstacle or upon the
ground. And 1t has pursued its course
under control along specified course,
returning to the point of departure af-
ter large circuit and a smaller one.
After this, aerial navigation Is only
a matter Of improvement. The size of
the ship may be increased. The con
struction of the engines may be i'm
proved. The safety of the occupants
may be greatly increased. The ability
10 make way against wind currents
may be raised almost indefinitely. The
duration Of the trip may be extended.
But with an airship that can raise IL
self. balance itself and steer itself
against or across the wind, the main
problems have been solved and the in
ventor finds himself in a position
where he can make these improve
ments gradually and to an extent that
il is impossible to forecast.-Pueblo
Chieftain.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Made by All the Defendants

off If they behave themselves?" asked
Judge Fogarty.
'Ah is, jedge." replied Mandy. do
Bible say ter fergib yo ennymies en-
deZe gemmen done made der roller-
gies ter me en- ak me ter 'scus'n um
fer callen me er--"
Never mind what they called you,"
interrupted his honor. "If they took
it back and made proper amends. III
let them 60"
'Yaas, sub, jedge, dey done make
proper mems all right; dey men mer
front fence w'ich dey broke down, en-
Bill, dab, he men mer washtub witch
he hit me ov'r de haid wild en- Chink
men de kitchn table w'ich he ain't
bruk t all cause somebody else bruk
it. Yaas. Lord! dey done mex all de
mems dey cud, iedge, en- Sam he
gwynter men mer parler sette next
week."
That's all right, Mandy" interject-
ed his honor, II guess you'll have
enough amends to last you life
time. But if | ever get any of you
up here again I'll amend my decision
and put you all to mending city prop
erty. Discharged"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Only General Agreement ls That
the Power to Attract 10 Un-
failing Evidence of Its Posses.
sion.

Beauty is a question for the blind
TO decide" remarked Aristotle when
pressed for definition. Later on he
wrote a treatise on the subject, but
the manuscript is not extant. and even
II it were would we ever be made to
agree on the subject of beauty?
Men like Hege, Schelling. Fichte.
Emerson, Burke and Gautier wrote
philosophical volumes and essays on
this topic-none Of them agreeing
however.
All the poets. the artists and the
musicians OF the world have tried to
tell what beauty is, and only on one
single point has a general agreement
beer made evident-the essence of
beauty is the power to attract. AS
to the secret Of this power all the
world disagrees.
The brilliant Gautier says: "A
woman who is beautiful is brainy
enough: that Is. she has the quality
of being beautiful. prefer a pretty
mouth to fine mind. l would give
fifty souls for single well formed
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
For Laundering woo,en..

In the Ladies' Home Journal. we find
the following, which we give in answer
to query of Mrs. f. G.: Dissolve white
soap; put about two pailfuls of warm
water in tub, and add enough dis
solved soap to make heavy snds.
Dissolve two tablespoonfus of borax
in quart of boiling water: pour half
OF this into the suds; shake the white
fannels free from dust and put them
in the suds; work the suds through
the articles by lifting. squeezing and
kneading; never rub or twist wOolens.
A washing machine is excellent for all
woolen fabrics. Squeeze the water
from the washed article; rinse In two
waters having about the same tenn
perature as the washing suds: put Il
cupful of dissolve borax in each rims
ing water, and pass through the
wringer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
More Than a Century Ago Re-
conquered Territory Was I'm
the Undisputed Possession Of
tho Island Empire.

An Englishman in Tokyo, writing of
the Japanese conquest Of Sakhalin
island, says: What the Japanese
mean by their present operations may
easily be inferred from the nomen-
ciature they are adopting. They have
called Aniwa bay by the name 'Higa-
shi-Ftlshimi bay to commemorate the
destruction Of the Novik by the Chi
tose and the Tsushima, in the former
OF which ships Prince Higashi-Fushi-
mi was then serving. So, too, Patience
point has been renamed 'Kataoka Mi
saki' and Patience bay 'Shichiro Wan.'
In consideration of the fact that Ad-
n iral kataoka Shichiro commands
the naval expedition. Again, the two
psomontories Of Shretako and Noto-
TO, on the east and west respectively
of Aniwa bay, are to be called hence
forth 'Juzozaki and 'kondo-zaki,
nfter Kondo Juzo, chief librarian of
the Tokugawa government at the
close of the eighteenth century
I'm 1898 news of Russian appear
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Japan Is But Reclaiming Her Own

ance in northern waters having reach
ed feddo, kondo Juzo was sent to in
vestigate He visited Etorafu island
in the kuriles and there found that
the Russians, true to the occidental
customs of medieval days. had APP
propriated the unguarded territory in
that region by the simple device Of
setting up pillars to announce its occu-
patton. Kondo removed these wit.
nesses of theft and on his return to
IeddO published q book dealing with
the questions of Sakhalin (Karafuto).
the kurles (Chishima) and Kam-
chatka. The gist OF his contention
was that the only tribunal to which
international disputes about boundar-
les could be appealed was the tribunal
of arms and that il Japan hoped to
rest secure within closed gates she
must take steps to define those gates.
Now after the lapse of more than
10 years Kondo's foresight is to re-
ceive national recognition. Thus ia
pan is significantly pointing to the
pages OF history. where in clear terms
her titles to this northern island are
inscribed. She virtually announces
her intention Of not only recovering
but also keeping"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
LIGHTING LORE.
ACETYLENE ExCELS AS AN iLLu-
MlNANT.
Ga for Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cites and Large Towns. now in
General Use in the Country.

Tie satisfactory lighting of subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient.
sal economical and furnish a bill
liar, penetrating. effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
MOI The characteristics of the candle
or kerosene lamp. which, formerly,
were the only feasible means OF pro
duC!ng light for domestic use in the
rural districts.
For generations there was crying
need. a yearning for something better,
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came in the shape Of
the chemical compound. Calcium Car
bide from which. by the simple an-
plication Of water. the gas Acetylere
is derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used.
Common lime and carbon in the
form of coke or coal are the raw ma.
terials which. fused in an intensely
heated furnace. make Calcium Car
bide, and there is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning it in any part of the country.
The machine into which the CAL
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted. is but little
larger than a thirty-gallon milk can.
and Of the same general form. 1t is
easily and cheaply installed. either in
the cellar or in an outbuiding.
The light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite. and lighting experts agree
thai 1t surpasses all other known illu-
minants 1t does not taint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able in any respect. Every up-todate
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
When Men Fought with Battle-Ax
and Sword Before tho Inven-
ton OF "Villainous Saltpeter"
Made Such Weapons Obsolete,

Here is CORY scene from Halliwell
Sutcliffe's new novel Red o. the
Feud.' The scene is in England, the
time in the indefinite past and the
weapon used for the killings is called
"foster-brother," kind of pole-ax:
"He turned, to find Red Ratcliffe out
of saddle, standing to the top of his
six feet four inches of height and hold
ing the ak in his two brawny hands,
while he swayeh ii gently to and fro.
What followed passed with the speed
of tempest flung from the belly of
clear blue sky. Wayne of Ludworth
got his sword out somehow and leaped
back; before his friends could get to
him Red Ratcliffe had run forward.
had parried his first wild sword thrust
as one turns aside bramble in ones
path, had lifted foster-brother high
and higher yet, swinging 1t like a fall
above his head.
And then the great ak fell and
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Beauty a Matter of Personal Taste

ankle" Typically French, this,
The Mohammedans have great
ethical work called Eel Ktab," which
defines the essentials for feminine
loveliness as follows:
-Four things must be of black color
hair, eyes. eye!ashes and eyebrows.
Four things must be white-skin,
teeth, hands and the iris. Four things
must be red-liIs, tongue, gums and
cheeks. Four things must be round
head. neck, arm and ankle. Four
things must be sleHder-fngers. arms.
legs and the back"
The final tests. however, are four
proofs of ignorance, which are be-
trayed by the eyes, nostrils. lips and
fingers. So you see the French writer
and the Mohammedan sage practi-
caily agree in raising the body OF
woman higher than her mind.
Edmund Burke was very particu-
lar chap. Here is his punctilious
recipe: "She must not be too tall.
but gentle and docile. She must hive
many varied spiritual qualities. She
must be extremely well built without
producing an impression of strength
or power. She must have clear.
wholesome complexion. York
Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Sunday NiHht Sunner.

I wish I could head an insurrection
against the Sunday night supper as it
is usually met. 1t would be swept
out of existence with celebrity that
would be astonishing even in this day
of rapid transit. Gone forever would
be the supper table of one section OF
the Countrywide plate of cold chopped
beef or dried Goldfish. the pile of white
and brown bread, the little dishes of
apple sauce, the large ginger cookies.
Gone, too, would be that other variety
Of supper table which thinks to make
up for its lack of savory dishes by its
much cake. l am afraid even baked
beans and brown bread, beloved as
they are by certain worthy beings.
might not stand against the bosom of
destruction.
Instead Of any or all of these the
supper table that should supplant
them should be board of surprises
The Sunday night supper should be
the unexpected feast of the week. AT
this meal the family would never
know what to look for. One time the
repast would be hot and savory; the
next 1t would be cold, but no less
savory. New and startling salads
would make their first bow, so to
speak, at the Sunday night supper
table, and it would be the housekcep-
er's dissipation to devise and search
out novelties for this meal. Here she
should give rein to any pioneering or
adventurous spirit she had in her and
train her family to equal daring. g.-Har.
per's Bazaar.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
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THE "IF."

The way freight on the Coast Line
pulled out of the yards at Fourth and
King streets and had proceeded about
eight blocks when the head brakeman
discovered that a tourist had carelessly
tucked himself away in carload of
lumber. There We're no friendly greet
ings, and none of the courtesies such
as the servants of the corporation are
expected to extend to the travelling
public. The head brakeman lifted his
right foot and it caught the tourist
squarely in the seat of his trousers.
When the tourist gathered himself to-
gether he found himself sitting by the
side of the track, with the yardmaster
inspecting him quite curiously.
Where did you come from" de-
manded the yardmaster.
up around Hopland," said the
tourist.
"And where do you think you are
going:"
well. I'm aiming to reach Hot
Springs, Ark. if the seat of my pants
will hold out."-San Francisco Chron.
icle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
THE TRUTHFUL GUIDE,

1t is told of lady that. while tour
ing in the Scottish Highlands one
summer. she was taken to cave in
which Macbeth was said to have been
born. She examined the cave atten-
lively, and listened to the eloquent
speech of her guide. At the end she
said to the man: Come, now. tell me
truly, is this really the place where
Macbeth was BORN"
The guide smiled awkwardly. He
shifted about little. We'll" he said.
Its one Of the places"'-Glasgow Her
aid.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
THE LIMIT.

A Scotch minister instructed his
clerk. who sat among the congregation
during service. to give low whistle II
anything in his sermon appeared to be
exaggerated. On hearing the minister
say, in those days there We're snakes
fifty feet long" the clerk gave a sub.
lued whistle.
Il should have said thirty feet" add
ed the minister.
Another whistle from the clerk.
'On consulting Thompson's Concord.
ance," said the minister. in confusion,
Il see the length is twenty feet"
Still another whistle; whereon the
preacher leaned over and said in a
stage whisper, "Ye can whistle as
much as ye like, MACPHERSON, but I'll
no take anither foot off for anybody
Harper's Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
GET PoWE Err.
The Supply Comes From Food.

II we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That Is only possible by use of skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements Of the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not a good steam pro-
Queer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs, | suf-
fcred grievously for long time from
S omach troubles" writes lady from
a little town In Missouri.
1T seemed as If would never be
able to find out the sort OF food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
ihat could eat would stay on my
stomach. Every attempt gave me
heartburn and filled my stomach with
gas. l got thinner and thinner until
! literally became a living skeleton
and In time was compelled to keep
to my bed.
"A few months ago was persuaded
TO try Grape-Nuts food. and it had
such good effect from the very begin
ming that have kept up It's use ever
since. l was surprised at the ease
with which l digested 1t. 1t proved
to be Just what needed. All my un-
peasant symptoms. the heartburn, the
in lated feeling which gave me SO
much pain disappeared. My weight
gradually increased from 9S to l16
lbs, my figure rounded out my
came back, and ! am now
able to do my housework and enjoy
It. The Grape-Nuts food did it." Name
gi'en by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
There's a reason"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
SOME MISTAKE. HE THoUGHT.

SOME MISTAKE. HE THOUGHT.
An Englishman, while passing along
the main street in Bangor, Me, stepped
in hole in the sidewalk and, falling,
broke his leg. He brought suit against
the city for one thousand dollars. and
engaged Hannibal Hamlin for counsel.
Hamlin won his case, but the city ap-'
pealed to the supreme court. Here
also the decision was for Hamlin's
client. After settling up the claim.
Hamlin sent for his client and handed
him one dollar. whats this?" asked
the Englishman. That's your dam
ages. after taking out my fee, the cost
of appeal. and several other expenses"
said Hamlin. The Englishman looked
at the dollar and then at Hamlin.
Whats the matter with this.:" he
asked, lis it bad!"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
$3.50
A DIPLOMAT.

Mark Hanna once heard boy in his
employ say, II wish l had Hanna's
money and he was in the poorhouse.'
The senator smiled grimly, and Oh re-
turning to his office, sent for the boy.
so you wish you had my money and |
was in the poorhouse. eh:" he said !;
now, supposing you had your wish,
what would you do"' The y0ungster,
one of the readywitted Irish variety,
said with droll grin: well, l guess
I'd get you out Of the poorhouse the
first thing" This adroit answer
brought the lad an increase of pay the
next week.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
al H!@:,.IE1W s
E9&lREqRESIXH {
@&Nl--&AHGS5 S

Peach Frittels-Sift together one
cupful of flour. two level teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. and one-fourth of
teaspoonful Of salt; then pour over one
well-beaten egg and one-third of cup
full of milk; then add three tablespoon
fuls Of sugar, and four peaches
chopped in small pieces; drop big
spoonfuls into hot fat; drain them on
paper; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
serve hot.
Date Whip-Wash and soak a pound
of dates, then put them in water to
simmer on the stove until very soft.
Remove from the fire, drain, and rub
them through a sieve. And one-third
of cupful Of sugar and spoonful of
lemon juice, and whip in the unbeaten
whites of four eggs. Turn into but
tered mold, set in pan Of hot water
and bake slowly until firm. When
cold, serve with whipped cream.
Gravied Cucumbers - Fry sliced
onion in little butter until partly
cooked, then add six cucumbers which
have been quartered lengthwise. Cook
until the cucumbers are nicely
Drowned. Remove the vegetables from
the frying pan carefully and add to the
butter left in it pint Of good soup
stock. Season to taste and thicken
slightly with four-a teaspoonful will
be sufficient. Put the fried vegeta bles
into this preparation; cover closely and
cook until tender enough to serve.
Peanut Pudding-Scald one pint of
milk in double boiler; beat the yolks
Of four eggs and four tablespoonfuls
of brown sugar together. and stir in
three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
made smooth with n little milk. Stir
this mixture constantly until it thick
ems, then add one cupful of peanut
paste and flavor with tablespoonful
Of lemon juice. Pour into pudding
dish and cover with IL merngue made
. by beating the whites Of four eggs
with six Tablespoonful of powdered
sugar Set in the oven 10 brown.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
WHAT IT SUGGESTED.

A teacher in Boston public school
was seeking to give her boys definite
idea of what volcano was: therefore
she drew picture of one on the black
board. Taking some red chalk she
drew fiery flames pouring from the
summit of the volcano, and when the
drawing was done, she turned to the
class before her, and said: Can any
Of you tell me what that looks like!"
One boy Immediately held up his hand,
and the teacher asked: "Well. Joey.
you may tell u.s." ut looks like hades,
ma a'am,' replied Joey. with startling
DrOmDtneSS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
UNCONSCIOUS HUMoR.

During one of the frequent revolu-
tions in Haiti. the commander of the
government forces at Port au Prince
made requisitiOn on the authorities
at Cape Haitien for men to aid in
putting down the uprising. After n
somewhat rough experience of two Or
three days. the authorities got together
the required number of men and loaded
them aboard ship. Then the following
message was sent: Commander
Government Forces, Port au Prince
Sir: l send you per steamer Saginaw
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
isHA
INCONSIDERATE.

A lady who complained to her milk
man of the quality of milk he sold her
received the following explanations:
You see. mum. they don't get enough
grass feed this time O. year. Why,
them cows O. mine are just as sorry
about it as I am. l often see 'em
cryin' regular cryin', mum - because
they feel as how their milk don't do
'em credit. Don't YOU believe it.
NUM-" "Oh, yes, l believe it." re-
sponded the customer; but wish in
future you'd see that they don't drop
their tears into our can" - Harpers $
Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
JUST AS HE THOUGHT.

A small boy was rectng in a
geography class. says the Ladies'
Home Journal. The teacher was try
ing to teach him the points of the COM
pass. She explained: "On your right
is the south, your left the north, and
in front of you is the east. Now, what
is behind yOu:'
The boy studied for moment, then
puckered up his face and bawled: Il
knew it. l told ma you'd see that
patch in my pants"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
FAMILY ILLCMINANTS.

Little Charlie was very fond of
watching his mother dress. One day,
when she was brushing her hair, he
exclaimed: Mamma, why does your
hair snap so:" Because there is so
much electricity in it," she replied.
Charlie sat looking at her for a few
moments very thOughtfully, and then
he could contain himself no longer,
when he burst out with: What a
queer family we must be! Grandma
has gas in her stomach and you have
electricity in your hair"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Scatter the Kindly Words of Praise
If you tell him he's a good one,
And pat him on the back?

II you tell him he's a good one,
And pat him on the back?
There are some who think it's praising
Not to raise row and Kick.
And they'll pay an extra dollar
To a chap that's extra slick
But 1t isn't that that heartens-
It's the kind word and the thought
For the deed done ami the doer
out of which the good is wrought
As when the, weary pilgrim
W ho has trod the long. hard way
With its profits and its losses
Measured to hin day by day
Hears the kind words OF the Master,
Like the s,TgS If oh. ulim.
We'll done. thou good and faithful''-
II Is Heaven enough for him
William j La,1ptun, IN The SuEtay
Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
A DIETETIC DIFFICULTY,

1t is related of an Irish coacbman
that, being i'll failing health. his doc
tor prescribed more animal food for
him. Remembering his case few
days afterwards, he called upon Pat
at the stable. well. Pat" said he
"hOw are You getting on with the
treatment" "Oh. sure sir" Pat re-
piled. 'Oi manage all right with the
grain and oats. but its mighty hard
with the chopped hay
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Too Often We Wait Until Too
Late to Bostow Our Expres-
sions of Love and Apprecia.
ton on Dear Ones.

It's an easy thing to say II.
And to say it good and strong,
And to say 1t pretty frequent:
For 1t helps a chap along.
Oh. of course. you pay him money,
Doubtless all that he IL worth:
But does money, man and brother.
Represent the best of earth?
What's the good of keeping from him
Auy good thing you might say
That will lift his load Of labor
And Is something more than pay?
II he's worthy Of your praises.
D. you think that he'll be slack
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
A PRECAUTION.

A well-dressed man who registered
at a hotel in st. Joseph. Mo-. casually
remarked that he never Travelled with
out his own tire-escape, at the same
time exhibiting the cOntrivance which
he carried. "In case of fire." he said.
Il can let myself down from any hotel
window" The landlord said. gravely:
Our terms for guests with frees
capes are cash in advance"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
Buttonholss That LAST.

In making buttonholes in children's
underclothes. after getting the hole
ready to be worked. place cord Il
use fine binding twine) around the hole
with the part at the front (where the
wear of the button comes, and work
over 1t; the buttonholes will then out
wear the garment.-A. NJ. B., in The
Home.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29

Rufus Choate once tried to get a
Boston witness to give his idea of alb
sent mindedness. Well" said the
witness. who was typical New Eng
land Yankee. Il should say that man
who thought he'd left his watch to
hum. and took it out of his pocket to
see if he'd time to go hum and get it.
was leetle absent-minded.'