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The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
KING GEORGES GRANDSON.
is superintendent Of Western Union
Telegraph in Chicago.

That the British legation at Wash
ington paid the tuition of James Ord,
the reputed son of King George ".
and his lawful wife, Mrs. Fitzherbert;
that British officers visited George
town university where he was trained,
and that the original Ord bore a
striking resemblance to the English
king, is the gist of statement made
by Rev. John Fox, S. j., president OF
St Peters college, Jersey City.
Father Fox was at Georgetown uni
versity for many years and was init
mately acquainted with the Jesuit as.
tronomer, Father Curley, who knew
James Ord. Father Fox said:
Father Curley died at the age of
ninety-four. recall distinctly his
speaking of the Ord mystery, of the
lineage of young student whom he
knew as boy at the university He
told me that in those days. the latter
part of the eighteenth century. young
Ord was spoken of as one of royal
birth.
Father Curley told me particularly
that the bills contracted by young
Ord were met by the British legation
and that in his time British officers
frequently visited the institution 10
inquire for young Ord. The two
eldest sons of this Ord attended
Georgetown university when Father
Curley was stationed there as priest
Il met James Ord in 1889 | did not
broach the subject, but, when he gave
me his name | recalled Father Cur.
ley's story. Although bent with age
there was a kingly bearing about him. '
James l.. Ord, the Western Union
, Telegraph superintendent in Chicago
is a direct descendant of the original
Ord. and believes himself the legitl
mate grandson of King George w.
and the legitimate heir to the estate
of Mrs. Fitzherbert, said to be worth
$5,0O0,O0O.
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She held it up to get better light
on the transparent enamel of its wings
Il bright red beauty with body of Gil.
crusted brilliants.
"Only S12? l thought it would be
horribly expensive; it's SO dreadfully
pretty. I'll take it. l want it to VICAR
with a scarlet house gown of mine. II
will look lovely too, with a white lace
evening gown
y friend with her fell victim to the
charms of n smaller specimen with
wings done in soft mothike shades
of brown. The rather dull toned wings
We're lighted with encrustatiOns of bill
liants along the edges.
They're exquisite in the hair,' ok
claimed still another woman.
She was blonde and was purchas'
ing a pale yellow butterfly darinsly
touched with black.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Getting Even.

who was that plutocratic gentle.
man you just bowed to, Squiggins?"
That's the plumber who does all
the work in my house during the win.
ter months"
But you seem to have quite kindly
feelings toward him, which plumbers
are hardly used to after the presenta-
tion of their bills. But perhaps he has
let you down easy?"
Not at all. He soaked me and his
other customers SO hard that he has
been able to buy an automobile out OF
his profits. But | tell you, l was
mighty glad to see him just now, fol
it savored of revenge
"In what way?'
Chat plumber was just coming out
Of an automobile repair shop. I'll bet
he's got taste of his own medicine
there and 1t will bankrupt him just tc
keep the wheels of his devil wagon
running right. If this isn't poetic jus
tics. what is?"-New York Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Idaho Joins.

Fraser Idaho, Nov 27th (SpeciaD-
Mrs. Martha ]. Lee has given for pub.
lication the following statement, con.
cerning Dodd's Kidney Pills:
Il was down with Rheumatism
three times she says, "and each
time Dodd's Kidney Pills helped me.
The last time they cured me, and now
l am able to get around and do all
my work, though l am flfty-eight and
l can walk to Sunday School every
Sunday. Before l took Dodd's Kidney
Pills l was SO bad could use neither
hand nor foot. shall keep Dodd S
Pills on hand all the time"
Rheumatism is caused by Uric Acid
crystallizing in the muscles. Healthy
kidneys remove all Uric Acid from
the blood. Diseased Kidneys cannot
remove this Acid which collects in
the blood and poisons every vein and
artery. Dodd's Kidney Pills cure
Rheumatism by curing the Kidneys :;
by healing and strengthening them,
so that they can rid the blood of all
impurities.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
REMEMBER THIS.

Never make the mistake Of wearing
Il picture hat with tailored suit. y
picture hat for street wear is Il mis-
take. 1t is bad taste and waste of
money. 1t not only takes dust cheer
lily from every wind that blows, but
holds tenaciouSly to each little mote
and refuses to be cleaned easily.
If one will insist in n bargain IN Il
hat, then. by all means. purchase a
small hat. or larger sized turban if
the smaller designs are not becoming.
In selecting this he sure that it is of
fine material and has but little trim
ming.-NIen and Women.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Hold the Rome.

Mike was but two weeks from Ire
land when he secured position II
tn, household of Pittsburg million
si.e. His brother, long in the employ
OF this master, coached the greenhorr
and carefully tended to his progress
One day the telephone bell rang, anc
Mike, who had often heard the person
at the receiver say. Hold the line,
was ordered by his brother to answer
the call. The following is the con
yersatioL.
Voice-Who is that?
Mike-It's me, Moike.
Voice. don't want you. Is Mrs. c.
as home?
Mike-Yis, she's right here, mum
!Gst hold the rope.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
BUTTERFLIES.

Butterflies have tiuttered to the fore
in fashion in gown trimming and in
jewelry this season. little flock of
them circled on bodice trimming
shown in shop window the other
day. The butterflies were painted on
silk set in elaborate guipure.
But the flock that called to 1t the
most appreciative exclamations had
settled on the jewelyry counter of a
shop devoted to Oriental wares.
Nothing could be lovelier.' cried a
woman looking over this assortment
of enameled butterfly brooches that
measured from two and a half to four
inches across the wings. What is the
price Of this one!"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
WOMEN IN PARAGUAY.

In Paraguay the women are in the
proportion of seven TO one as compared
with the men. The consequence is
that the men are taken the greatest
care of, and everything which is un-
pleasant or might be risky to the life
of n man is done by the women. The
streets are cleaned. ships are loaded,
oxen are driven by them. and it is
even said that they have taken part
in their country's wars. acting as sub
Stitutes for their men folk.-Era Mag
aZine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
ULCERS FOR 80 YEARS.
Painful Eruptions From Knees to Feet
Seemed lncurabIe-Cuticura
Ends Misery.

Another of those remarkable cures
by Cuticura, after doctors and ally else
had failed. is testified to by Mr.. NJ.
c. Moss of Gainesville. Texas, dn tie
following letter: For over thirty
years suffered frcm painful ulcers
and an eruption from my knees to
feet. and could find neither doctors
nor medicine to help me. until | used
Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Pills,
which cured me in six months. They
helped me the very first time used
them, and am glad to write this so
that others suffering as did may be
saved from misery"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
The North Pole.

1t Il often said that, when the North
Pole is discovered there will be found
Scotchman doing business. The
Highlander always ranked foremost
amongst the pioneers of the Ameri.
can West His Herculean strength
fitted him for frontier life, and to his
constant use Of "porridge" for break
fast is attributed his splendid ply
sique. This generation can be as
brawny by eating Pillsbury's Vitos.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
CAUGHT,

81 didn't think that story you told at
dinner last night was very funny"
said the man with the short memory.
1T was so utterly impossible"
WAS it:'' said his friend. "It was
one you told me long time ago. l
didn't believe it at the time."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Receipts for Poll Tax.

Every three years all Chinese domi,
ci!ed in Siam have to pay small poll
tax When this has been paid the col.
lector ties string around the man S
left wrist and fastens the knot with
a special official seal. The bracelet
is the Chinese's receipt and must be
worn one month.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
AN ILL WIND, ETC.

Old Mr.. Brownstone (reading the pa
peril see that in the recent storm at
sea ship loaded with passengers went
ashore
Old Mrs. Brownson (placidly)-"How
fortunate! / can imagine how glad
those passengers We're to get on dry
land''-London Tit-Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
ENLARGING THE VOCABULARY

''They say that American travelling
men will now have to learn Chinese"
Say. just think of popular drum
mer telling laundry full of grinning
Cinnamon the latest good story in
choicest chinkw - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
THE REAL TROUBLE.

"You can't imagine" said the musi-
young woman, chow distressing it
iNwhen a singer realizes that she has
lost her voice"
Perhaps not replied the plain man,
"but I've got a fair idea how distress
ing it is when she doesn't realize it,
Chicago Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTED

SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTED
"What does your wife think of wom-
ans suffrage:'
Not much" answered Mr.. Meekton.
"She believes that woman who can't
make at least one man vote the way
she wants him to doesn't deserve to
have any influence in affairs. Wash
ington Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
CARNEGIE's ADVICE TO GIRLS.

Andrew Carnegie. addressing the girl
students at the Dundee University
College, i'll Scotland, advised that wo-
men should cut their hair short for
hygicnic reasons, but hoped they would
nevertheless retain their long haired
WayS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
MEDICINE.

Doctor-''How are the pains to-day !?
No better? Then don't take any more
of those pills"
Patient-"I haven't taken any of
them yet, DOCTOR
Doctor-"Why, that accounts for IT..
Take them as dlrected.'-Ally Sloper.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT.

SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT.
Dumley-"Wlat they call preferred
stock is the stock that pays divi-
dends, isn't it,"
Wiseman-"Not at all: but the stock
that does pay dividends is always pre-
ferred. d."-Philadelphia Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

ATTRACTIVE YOUNG LADY
agents wanted in every Town aud
City.-Complete outfit furnished free.
We guarantee that You can make
from Sl.00 to $500 per day. Address
P. o. Drawer No. 999, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
WHY HE BELIEVES.

Fat-"Do ycz behave i'll ghosts
Moike:''
Mike-"Oi DO. OF don't think thurs
4 ghost of a chance av me liver becom-
in Prisidint av Amerikey. OF
Hope (Sing Sing PRISON..
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
FRIENDLY PATS,

Rodrick-"They say Cholly Goodfei-
low is very popular around town.
Van Albert-''I should say so. Why,
he wears out two coats month just
from people slapping him on the back
Chicago News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.

Mrs. Gad-"Did your husband enjoy
himself in PariS?'
Mrs. Fad-"Well, lie brought me
home a $4,000 necklace. brooklyn
Life.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
SIMPLE SHOE LACE FASTENER.

\ shoe fastener that is popular just
now with women keeps the strings
from working loose while walking and
is so constructed that any size ribbon
bow can be held in place.
The fastener is made from one piece
of German silver wire that will not
tarnish, and is a very simple contriv-
ance, having two protecting arms that
lock the laces and bows into position
on a cross piece that turns up at either
end. preventing slipping. The two
arms slightly bent at the ends, form
two spiral springs at the top of the
holder before they are twisted into the
bottom cross piece.
One of the advantages of the fastener
is the fact that it is SO fiat that the
laces or ribbon bows are not punched!
unnaturalIy above the instep. When
locked over a ribbon or lace ii is only
an eighth of an inch wide, and is not
visible. When the arms are unfastened
the ribbon, and width desired, is
slipped it and tied in pretty bow
knot, then these projecting pieces are
put under the laces that have been
tied once. and locked, holding the rib
bon in place.-Scranton Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Isn't it strange that II woman who
wants a house with seventeen closets
can get along with dress that has no
pockets?
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
FROM BAD TO WORSE.

mike" said Plodding Pete, as he
climbed into a freight car, I'm glad
de Government doesn't own de rail-
roads"
"Why:"
because when we takes a free ride
now de worst dat happens is to be put
off. But if de Government was runnin'
de lines we'd be arrested fer graftin'
re."-Washington Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
AGED.

"These are good chickens" declared
the dealer.
If that's true" replied Mrs. House
keep. there's no truth in the old say
ing"
"What old saying:"
"'The good die young .'"-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

my brother was badly bruised in a
railroad wreck yesterday" THAT S
nothing. My brother played football
last week"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

He who borrows trouble pays the
interest with worry.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
AN EMBARRASSING BLUNDER.

How did your father treat George
when he asked him for you?"
! at was one of papa's deaf days, and
he thought George was asking him for
n loan"
What did he say"
s.He told George that while he would
slad to loan him the trf1e he asked
he had so many requests Of the
character that he begged to be
1."-Clev Gland PlaIa Dealer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch it is i'm.
possible to sell them any other cold
boiled.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
TEA

Many man has been true to his
trust ana MADE millions out of a com
bine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
W< ~ e -
;IQlMffoQlf2lfy
y8eGH''
@=>=,s@ :
4-4-4-4,

There's train at 4O4,' said Miss Jenny:
-Four tickets I'll take. Have you any"
SAID the man at the door,
Not for 4.04, n
For four for 404 is too many" 'ST
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

It's up to some egotists to consult
an q" doctor.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot.Ea.s.

81 tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
ly and have just bought another supply. 1t
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not be with.
out it now.''-Mrs. w. J. Walker, Camden,
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
THE TACTFTL WOMAN.

Ask the long suffering hostess of
whom among her guests she reserves
the pleasantest memories, and her
choice is certain to fall upon the per-
son of tact.
She gratefully recalls how her ready
wit prevented friction and poured the
oil of diplomacy on the troubled waters
thus contributing in no small measure
to the success of her gatherings. The
tactful woman abides in her memory
long after the lions and genuses. are
forgotten.
The woman of tact journeys through
life making few enemies and winning
the confidence of all who thorouIhfS
knew her. She gains her own way
more readily than others simply be-
cause she knows the wisdom of biding
her silence with her eye ever watchful
for the turn of the tide.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01

Uneasy lies the lad who skips from
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-01
"w. FLEMING" ASTRONOMER

"W. FLEMING" ASTRONOMER.
Virgl's line, What region of the
earth knows not our toil:' will have
to be widened for women. Not merely
the unbounded continent, but the uni
verse is theirs. wv. Fleming" has been
curator of the astronomical records of
the Harvard Observatory since 1897.
In her care are some one hundred
and fifty thousand plates. imaged in
each innumerable stars. These plates
are the report and record of the heav-
ems for every night since 1886. Pa
tient study of these crowded registers
has given wv. Fleming a singular
gift or aptitude-why not call it genius?
for picking out the new faces in these
multitudes. wv. Fleming notices cer-
tain unusual spectrum lines or a mega
tive displaying star spectra. She ver-
ties by means of the regular star mega
tives. Thus wv. Fleming" has found
eighty-three stars in cluster previous
ly believed to contain but fifteen. Wv.
Fleming" is said to have discovered
more stars than any oiher astronomer.
And wv. Fleming" is ''only woman
born in bonny Dundee.-Everybody's s
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
Lavender Ball.

Stalks and flowers OF the old-time
sweet herb, lavender, have been made
into something very charming, by the
artistic woman of to-day. To do it,
she gathers the flowers on stalks
about ten inches long, drying them
carefully. Then, taking bunch of
stalks an inch in diameter and press
ing them closely together, she turns
the flowers inward at the top, forming
a ball and weaving narrow green sat
in ribbon in and out between the stem
lets, dainty basketlike top is formed.
The ends Of ribbon are then wound
closely at intervals around the stems
until their ends are reached. A
length of ribbon at this point and one
at the flower end is used to suspend
the Stick" and long loops of ribbon,
forming two tassels, are hung on these
suspending ribbons, still further beaut-
flying this fragrant lavender ball.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12

The coming hats are gradually grow
ing more and more elaborate, and the
quality Of the material, whatever it
may be, whether velvet or lace, is be-
coming more and more important
This year the hats are unusually hand
some, though they are not so extreme
as they were last year in some par
ticulars The big hats are not so big,
at all events they are not so exaggerat-
ed as they were. In fact, the small
hats are still popular, although mil
liners are rebelling against them and
loading them down with plumes and
trimming to give the effect of large
hats.
Picture hats will no doubt continue
to be worn this year, though. they are
certainly smaller than they have been.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
No Season a. All.

This is the time of year above all
others for weird clothes combinations.
The woman who owns new fall suit
insists on wearing it even if the sun is
hotter than midsummer. while she
who has not yet arranged her fall out
6t clings to her white linen in spite
of the cool breezes that sweep the
town in the late afternoon. New fall
hats in the riotous wine reds, puppies
and mulberry shades are worn with
lawn frocks of last July, and white
canvas shoes peep out from a new
plaid wool skirt In a shamefaced man.
ner. Some women wear white linen
frocks under long listers of fall
weight and others sport their sum-
mer coats of white duck or linen over
dark cloth skirts. Sartorially the sea-
son is betwixt hay and grass, and the
American woman's reputation as the
best dressed in the world is having a
pretty close shave.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
Patient Set Life Against Square Meal

pened that when he went into the ward
the convalescent patient was asleep.
The other man was wide awake and
he beckoned the waiter and told him
to lay the food intended for the con-
yalescent patient alongside his cot.
The waiter, believing the food was in
tended for him, did so. The sick man
Immediately devoured It, A few min
utes later the physician on duty en-
tered the ward. He noticed that
something was wrong with the sick
man and upon inquiry learned what
had happened.
That man will be dead in ten min
utes, unless we get that food out of
his stomach" he said to the waiter.
The physician summoned assistance.
got a stomach pump and went to work
on the sick man. The patients only
comment when the operation was all
over was:
by Jove, it is bad enough to be
starved, but when they deliberately
rob you of the food in your stomach
it is terrible"
He eventually recovered, despite his
narrow escape. although he had a
hard fight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
TRAGEDIES in Life of Poor Eugene

The goddess at whose shrine all lovers
of the beautiful worshiped. Then the
fatal war, and the horrors of Sedan:
the flower of the French army shatter.
ed and dlsgraced; and. worst agony
Of all. her husband carried a prisoner
IN Germany, into which he had fondly
hoped to lead a victorious army.
Paris had cried aloud for war-"A
Rerlini a Berlinw But now, when
the capital might best have served
the nation and the brave woman at its
head. It turned upon the empress.
Long live the Republic! Down with
the Spaniard!" they yelled as they
surged round the Tuileries. They for
got the Prussians at their own doors
while they Numbered at that of poor
Eugenie's asylum. Not for an instant
did she lose courage. you are hold
ing my arm" she said to one of the
few ladies left in attendance upon her.
do you feel me tremble." mot in
the least" was the truthful answer.
And the brave woman went forth
alone from the rear of the Tuileries,
ranged the streets of Paris with only
thirty pence in her pocket, and while
the mob around the palace sought her
blood, could find none so humane as
to afford her shelter.-The World and
His Wife.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12

daughters. Now the daughters be-
come the brides Of the sons. In other
words, Metzger is the father-in-law Of
his stepdaughters, and Mrs. Metzger is
the mother-in-law of her stepsons.
And still the wonder does not cease.
Mrs. Metzgef was married four times.
Her second marriage was to the broth
er of her present husband, but by that
union she had no children. Here are
some of the puzzles to work out
If your two brothers married sisters
of your wife what relation would your
children be to your brothers children.
or what would they be If you and your
brothers father took for his second
wife the mother of the girls who are
now the wives of the three sons? And
still further, what would they be if the
woman your father married was the
mother of your wife and one of your
brothers wives was the widow of your
uncle?
The boys have stopped figuring on
the puzzle, saying that if they have
children the relationships will be so
mixed as to battle deciphering. In
spite of it all the complication is en-
tirely legal, because there is no blood
relationship between the contracting
parties.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
Disguised as. Cats. Thieves Made Hauls

dozen OF his man he kept watch for
several nights. He saw that the sup
posed cats, besides making a horrible
mlauwing, were quite adept at forcing
locks and windows. On the third night
ne and his men each bagged a "cat''
ana when their furry prisoners we're
sately landed it was discovered that
each animal was an able-bodied burg
lar dressed in makeup" that con-
ceaied all traces of his human origin.
i1aoermayer, a broken-down acrobsS
ana circus clown, who had formed this
pand OF human cats, was among the
captured. He confessed that he nad
Taught his men their parts, and when
charged, he gave vent to the most life
ilhe series Of caterwaulings. besides
GROWING like cock and neighins like
morse. The good citizens of Posen
now sleep peacefully again, for daber-
mayer and his gang of two-leggsd cats
nave nave been sentenced to severai years
imprisonment.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-12
Prlneesse Wedding Gowns.

The princesse gown is always new
and always favorite model for we'd
ding gown, and this season in particu-
lar, when it is modish to have the
front of the bodice draped, it is far
more becoming than heretofore. No
trimming is necessary on either silk
or satin-that is, on the skirt, while a
lace yoke and dainty, cobwebby lace
ruffles on the sleeves are all-sufficient.
If more elaborate effect is desired,
then an embroidered design is worked
out in silk and seed pearls; but some.
how the plain, rather severe style, that
relies only upon the beauty of the ma
terial and the graceful draping, seems
smarter and more effective.