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The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
A MAKE-BELIEyE EDEN.

4 London mother heard terrible
shrieks from the nursery, and rushed
up to inquire. In the middle of the
floor sat Jackie and Ethel, voices up.
lifted. On the table sat the senior.
Thomas. aged eight. with his mouth
full. whats the matter, children y
cried mamma.
"Boo-o-o! we were playing Garden Of
Eden" sobbed Ethel.
Yes said mamma. picking Ethel
up; Il told you the story yesterday.
But why are you crying over it,"
Ethel stopped her tears and pointed
furiously at the brother on the table.
Gods eat the applet" she shrieked.-
Argonaut
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
WOMEN SHOULD
BEWARE Of
CONTRACTING cATARRh.

tarrhal arrangements. Few women
escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. 1t fortities
the system against colds and catarrh.
Pe.ru.na for Colds and Catarrh.
The following interesting letter gives
one young woman's experience with
Peruna.
Miss Rose Gerbing, popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind, writes:
Recently l took Il long drive in the
country, and being too thinly clad
caught n bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which l could not seem to
Shake off. l had heard n great deal of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and
bought Il bottle to try. | am pleased
that did, for it brought speedy relief.
1t only took about two bottles, anu
consider this money well spent.
You have firm friend in me, and
not only advise its use to my friends
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
CAUTION AND CARE.

John Morley. in an address at Pitts
burg, urged the American people to
use caution and care in their busy
lives-to do strenuous things, but to do
them with torethought.
'The Scot" said Mr.. Morley, ais
noted for his forethought.
g A bald Scot, on n visit to London,
paused to look at display of hair
tonic in chemists window. The
chemist. himself Il bald man, came
out and tapped the Scot upon the shoul-
der.
THE very thing for you. my man.
he said. Let me sell you bottle of
this tonic. 1t is the greatest medical
discovery of the age
1T is guild. eh:' said the Gale
donan.
"'Good? It's marvellous. I guaran-
tee it to produce hair on bald head
in twenty-four hours
"'Aweel,' said the Scot, in his dry,
cautious way. 'Aweel, ye can gle the
top O. yer head rub wi it, and I'll
look back the morn and see if ye're
tellin' the truth New York Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
SHE HATED TO BE CORRECTED.

"Of all the people who provoke me-"
said woman on Il WestpOrt car to
another yesterday. 1.-The person who is
always trying TO correct my grammar
makes me maddest. At Mrs. Blank $
tea the other afternoon l chanced to
use the word amt and Immediately
young woman there took occasion to
inform me that the word is bad one.
| was quite mortified, as several other
women heard her instructing me-"
"Oh, | wouldn't feel badly about
that" said the other woman. by the
way came from the first woman,
you used badly improperly then
Badly is an adverb and can be used
properly to modify the very feel only
when you speak of feeling with the
fingers or something like that. You
should have said, 4 wouldn't feel
bad"
Then she wondered why the people
nearby in the car smiled-kansas City
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
MISS FLORENCE kENAH.

Miss Florence Kenah Ottawa, writes
ned
oene until digestive back
to
advised although
feet heal ince.
IN E..
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
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of carbonic. and be quick about it,
answered the guest. "and charge it to
pew 2I.'-John II. Sinberg, in Lippin-
colts.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOUSEHOLD > ,S3
80 = MATTERS 3
For EattlinE Wind ows

Get your carpenter to let you have
Some small wedge shaped pieces of
wood. One of these firmly fixed on
each side between the window and the
frame will prevent any rattling.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

The cold wind
and rain, slush
and mud of win
ter are especially
npp1u.;vn 70 ,n
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Pe.ru.na Contains No Narcotics.

One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in SO many homes is that
it contains no narcotic of any kind.
Peruna is perfectly harmless. 1t can
be used any length Of time without ac-
quiring q drug habit. Peruna does not
produce temporary results. 1t is perma-
nent in its effect.
1t has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause of catarrh. There are
a multitude of homes where Pcruna has
been used off and on for twenty years.
Such a thing could not be possible if
Peruna contained any drugs of mar
cotic nature.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
All correspondence held strictly con-
fidential.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

but have purchased several bottles to
give to those without the means to buy,
and have noticed without exception
that it has brought about a speedy cure
wherever it has been used. Rose
Gerbing.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Northern Grown Seeds

Peep O Day Sweet Corn. Old Trusty Incubat-
"rs Handsome catalogue free. The Hat~eA
seed CO.. 1921 Fifteenth ST.. Denver, Colo.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
All Cars From Sixth and Main Streets

peace. The paper declares that If the
Russians had rejected absolutely the
questions of reimbursement and the
cession of Sakhalin island, the jap
anese would have Withdrawn from the
conference. These demands are as
equally important as the Korean and
Manchurian questions.
"Japan's victories have been realized
by the vast sacrifice of money and
blood without the prospect of Russia's
compliance in the payment of war ex-
penses. and the transfer of sakhalin
island. There is no reason why the
conference should not be continued"
The Nichi Nichi expresses the belief
that the Russian delegates divulged
the nature Of the Janese demands, and
suggests that the Japanese delegates
abandon the plan of secrecy and keep
their people informed as to the prog
ress of the conference.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
MatIn Reports UnfavOrabIy

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE Matin states
that M. Witte has informed its Ports
mouth correspondent that he expects to
leave on August 81, that he never
thought there would be a happy issue
to the conference and that he did not
understand why the Japanese wished
to continue the discussion after the de-
livery of the Russian note last Satur-
day, rejecting the two most important
clauses of the conference, namely: Re-
endorsement for the cost of the war
and the cession of Sakhalin, which the
Japanese themselves declared to be ir-
reducible. The Mathis correspondent
was Informed by M. Matsumot a Jap
anese deputy who accompanied the
mission unofficially, that 1t was difti-
cult to see how accord could be ar
ranged.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
conquered territory, If compromise

conquered territory, If compromise
there Is to be.
Japan will make a stiff fight for the
possession of the interned Russian war
ships. Mr.. Denison, the American le-
gal adviser of the Japanese mission,
spent most of the day in his office
looking up the precedents on the sub
ject. Japan is exceedingly anxious to
obtain these ships and in her argument
will quote several International prece-
dents in support of her demand.
One reason why the Japanese are so
insistent upon this article is because
of their intention not to apply the in
demnity, in case one shall be received,
to the increase of the navy. The in
demnity will be used for paying off
financial obligations incurred during
the war, the granting of pensions and
the development of the Japanese edu-
cational system. The London govern
ment is strongly in favor of insistence
upon this article and Japan seems to
have set her heart upon the surrender
of the ships by Russia.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17

Fish playground. an east side park
Under the tutelage Of the city commits
sioner OF parks they cast a regular
ballot last night for mayor Of the play
ground city and elected Nathan Kase,
16 years old.
All the boys under IS were allowed
to vote and they rallied to Kase under
the banner Of the Political Purity
party. Lads to the number Of 800 were
registered, but less than half of them
went to the polls in the heavy storm
which prevailed.
The new mayor will be responsible
for the dumbbells, trapeze and other
apparatus used by the youngsters who
frequent the park. He will appoint a
squad to act as police agents, ana
other lads will be nominated to aid the
park laborers in keeping the play
ground clear of rubbish.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
INSURANCE IS
FULLY DEBATED
PRESIDENT IN CONFERENCE
WITH EXPERTS
WILL ADVISE SUPERVISION
Hears Report Respecting Government
Printing Which is Said to Show
Unsatisfactory Condition
of Affairs
WILL ADVISE SUPERVISION
BY Associated Press.

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 16.-FederaI
supervision of insurance was this
afternoon the subject of a conference
at Sycamore Hill. The parties to the
conference were the president, Senator
Dryden of New Jersey, president of the
Prudential Insurance company, and
James NJ. Beck.
While no announcement was made of
the conclusions of the conference, if
any were reached there is ample au-
thority for the statement that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will discuss the ques-
tion of insurance in his message to
congress in the light of develop
ments in the last six months. That he
will recommend the enactment of
legislation providing for federal super
vision of interstate insurance there is
no room for doubt
Assistant Secretary Charles H. Keep
Of the treasury, chairman of what is
known as the Keep commission. ap-
pointed by the president a few months
ago to make an investigation into the
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dence, methods of purchase of supplies
and of keeping accounts of the various
government departments in Washing
ton, came TO Oyster Bay to present the
report and findings Of his committee
in the recent investigation of the pro-
posed purchase Of typesetting machines
for the government printing office.
Further than to say that the presi-
dent had approved the findings Of the
commission and that whatever an
nouncement may be made concerning
the report must come from the presi-
dent. Mr.. Keep declined to discuss the
matter. It is known, however, that the
commission developed an unfortunate
condition Of affairs in the printing Of
fee, a condition not necessarily dis
honest. but detrimental to the interests
Of the government
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17

the enactment of laws and the negoti-
alton and ratification of treaties which
will not alone enable us to retain the
foreign commerce we already have, but
to enlarge it,"
Mayor Dunno Welcomes Delegates
Following Governor Deneen's ad-
dress, Chairman Wilder introduced
Mayor Edward F. Dunno, who well
coined the delegates on behalf of the
city.
Senator w. B. Dean of st. Paul.
Senator W. A. Harris of Kansas, F. ].
Hagenbarth of Idaho, representing the
National Livestock association and S.
H. Cowan of Texas addressed the con-
vention.
Permanent officers were chosen as
Follows: B. S. Packard, Iowa, chair
man; William C. Maybury Michigan,
vice chairman; I. T. Prior, Texas, Sec
ond vice chairman; Andrew G. Webster,
Massachusetts, third vice chairman;
w. R. Corwin, New York, secretary;
Frederick Larribee, Iowa, assistant
secretary.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, in an ad
dress, advocated a maximum and mini
mum tariff.
Eugene N. Foss of Boston also spoke.
He advocated the appointment of a
commission, either by congress or the
president, to consider the subject.
The conference adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
REDMEN AND POCAH0NTAS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
BY Associated Press.

NEVADA, Cal, Aug. 16.-Both great
councils of the Redmen and Pocahon-
tas were taken up today mainly by the
election of officers. Redmen had but
two contests, for Junior sycamore and
great representatives to the great coun-
cil which will meet at Nashville the
second week in September. Frank v.
Bell of San Francisco and w. j. En-
right of Fresno fought 1t out for jun
ior sycamore. Enright won by vote
of 1923 to 105.
Great Sachem r. e. Davis was
elected one of the great representa-
tives unanimously. For the other
three representatives the candidates
were James Boyes. Frank Brandon.
Josiah Sims. Harry Hutaff. e. Las
trette. Sims, Lastrette and Boyes
were elected. The remainder of the
great officers are: C. e. Davis, past
great sachem; A. M. Cunning. great
sachem; ]. S. Gedeau, great senior
sycamore; James Boyes. great keeper
of wampun; Porter l.. Bliss, great
chief of records.
San Francisco will be the meeting
place next year, while Santa Cruz and
San Jose want the great council of
1907.
The great council Of Pocahontas
elected oficers as follows Annie M.
Bliss, great prophet; Jennie erase,
great pocahontas; Ida Wheeler, great
wenonah; Jennie Somner, great minne-
haha; Bertha Brazile, great chief of
records; Harriet James, great keeper of
wampuni Jane Adams. Mrs. Dessert,
Sophie Simmons. great trustees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
AMBASSADOR REID TAKES
LEASE OF COUNTY SEAT
Will Reside on Magnificent Estate of
Seven Thousand Acres In Neigh
borhod of London

BY Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Ambassador Reid
has taken a lease Of the late Earl
Cooper's county seat, West Park, near
Ampthill, Bedordshire, and Mr.. Reid
and his family win take up their resi-
dence there for the winter within a
couple of months, The ambassador has
secured the property for the term of
his stay in England and proposes TO
spend the winter months there, as he is
satisfied that the fogs and other dis
comftures of the London winter would
seriously affect his health.
West Park is a fine place of 1000
acres, on which there is good shooting
The mansion Is almost as large as Dor
chester house and is nicely furnished
and we'll equipped with everything
necessary for the entertainment and
comfort Of house parties.
Some slight changes will be made,
work on which viii be begun immedi-
ately, and the house will be ready for
occupancy in a few weeks. The estate
is thirty-eight miles from London and
Mr.. Reid proposes coming to the
metropolis daily in his automobile
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
NITRO GLYCERINE FACTORY
BLOWS UP
INJURED ARE ALL CHINESE
Disaster Takes Place at the Plant
Of the Judson Dynamite and
Powder Company at Point
Isabella
ByAssociated Press.

ByiAssociated Press.
BERKELEY, Aug 16.-One man was
killed and a dozen seriously injured In
an explosion which destroyed the
nitro-glycerine house Of the Judson
Dynamite and Powder company at
Point Isabella this afternoon. Edward
Edris, foreman of the nitro-glycerine
department, lost his life. He was
blown into atoms with the building
where he worked. The injured, who
will all survive, are Chinese who were
employed In the mixing room, 200 feet
from the nitro-glycerine plant. They
were stunned by the force of the ex-
plosion, seriously bruised by being
thrown against walls and suffered in
tensely from the myriad slivers Of
glass blown into their bodies when the
windows of rooms where they worked
were shattered. Their room resembled
slaughter house, so freely did they
bleed from the hundreds of wounds
caused by glass.
A second explosion followed an hour
after the first, destroying the mixing
works, about 800 feet from the wrecked
nitro-glycerine plant. The shock was
greater than the original explosion,
the sky being darkened by the enor-
nous volumes Of smoke that arose.
Explosion number two was due to the
igniting of powder particles and acid
on the ground in the vicinity. Twenty
men had a miraculous escape in the
second explosion, being saved from In
jury by the warning of Edward Smith,
an employe of the powder works, who
saw the acid trickling from the build
ing on the ground, near where a num-
Der of men, including employees, Of
ficials, newspaper men and others were
investigating the cause of the original
explosion. Smith shouted a warning
and the party all fed. In a few mo-
ments came a tremendous explosion,
destroying the buildings but causing
no fatalities. The property loss Is
about $4,000.
1t is the first time in the history of
the company that a dynamite explo-
sion has occurred. Edris death re-
moves the possibility of determining
the exact cause of the disaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17

any statement regarding the success
which attends their investigation, but
from a reliable source, which is the
statement of one Of the trustees who
are interested In making a thorough in
vestigation of the affair, 1t is learned
that evidence has been secured which
tends to confirm suspicious held by the
trustee that persons in high position
are guilty of directing the outrage.
Should the investigation result in
securing sufficient evidence to convict
the suspected persons, arrests will fol-
low Immediately. However, there Is
no promise given of results and the
utmost secrecy is maintained by all
who possess definite information upon
the subject.
Although there was some danger Of
violence a few days ago, should any
suspect have been recognized, and the
arresting officers were so concerned
for the safety of Davies that they
secretly and hurriedly brought him to
Los Angeles, developments of the last
few days have convinced Long Beach
citizens that he is not guilty and yes
terday there was no person to be found
in the seaside city who would express
a belief in Davies guilt.
District Attorney Assists
District Attorney Fredericks is taking
hand in the investigation and yes
terday authorized the Pinkerton detec-
tives to proceed to a thorough investi-
cation of the troubles at Long Beach
and it is expected that this assures
results.
Long Beach has suffered long
enough from the secret depredations Of
criminals and it is high time Tor
prompt and effective measures to be
invoked" said citizen yesterday, "and
1 am one who will aid the officers
the guilty persons that they may be
punished and the city ridden of them.
1.-The feeling of dread which has
our people for several
months because of the fear of hidden
foe who operated to destroy property
and life, demands that measures be
taken to remove the danger which none
can deny exists. So long as these GRIM
inals remain undetected and are per-
mitted to burn and pillage life and
are unsafe and such condi-
ton is disgraceful."
Excitement has died out and interest
now centers in the results of the inves-
tigation by the Pinkerton detectives.
1t is expected that the guilty persons
will be arrested by them and when the
capture is made it is believed the city
will be freed from further depreda-
tions.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
RUSSIANS PEsSIMISTIc
Wtte's Mission Includes Explanation
of Jewish and Reform Problems

of Jewish and Reform Problems
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16-It is
explained to the Associated Press this
afternoon that M. Witte's mission in
addition to undertaking peace negotia-
tions, was for the purpose of correct
ing certain mistaken impressions in
America regarding the attitude of the
Russian government on the Jewish
question. He is to explain, too, the
governments proposals for reforms.
M. Witte. as president of the council
of ministers, is familiar with the Rus
sian governments intentions regarding
the Jews. and has also a close personal
knowledge of the Jewish question in all
its details.
Prominent Jews here, however, are
pessimistic regarding the outcome of
the promised reforms, and have little
hope for favorable Jewish legislation
from the douma.
Reports received from Portsmouth
that negotiations may be broken off at
the end of the week, and probably
sooner, have found a distinct echo in
hig official quarters here, where pes
simism is distinctly noticeable. The an
nouncement that the emperor's mani
festo summoning the douma will be
issued Saturday has added to this
pessimism. as it had been declared that
its date of issuance would be depen-
dent either on the conclusion OF peace
or the breaking off OF negotiations.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
LIKELY To SPLIT
ON THE CHINESE
FIGHT EXPECTED IN TRANS
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
SESSION OPENS IN PORTLAND
Oregon and Washington Hold Views
Directly Opposed to Those Of
the Other Western
States
SESSION OPENS IN PORTLAND
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 16.-Unless
indications fail the session of the
Transmississippi congress, which as
sembled here today, will be rent in
dissension before the congress Is
twenty -four hours old. Utterly an
tagonistic views are held by the dele
cations representing California and
other western states, and those repre-
senting Oregon and Washington on
the subject of Chinese immigration.
This fact first became manifest during
Governor Chamberlain's address.
The Oregon executive had hardly
finished the perfunctory welcome to the
congress when he launched an em-
phatic dictum to the effect that while
the commercial interests in China are
valuable, the influx of horde Of
Chinese coolies into the Pacific coast
states is too high price to pay for Il,
and this, he said, in effect, would be
the result if the exclusion laws were
not administered with the utmost
stringency.
Though not so emphatic in his de-
clarations. Governor Mead expressed
similar views on the subject
The Representatives in the congress
of Oregon and Washington, whose
comparatively undeveloped territory
makes them an inviting field for
Chinese labor allowed no sentence of
either speech to pass without applause,
indicating the feeling in their states
in the matter.
The Californians, whose metropolis
is credited with almost a monopoly
of the $1OO,OOO,OOO import trade of
China, were conspicuously silent.
Governor Pardee of California in re-
spending for his state, said in part:
All the states of the Pacific coast
are one country-one people-and
their interests are Identical. We have
but one aim-one ambition, that is to
advance the interests of the entire Pa
cific coast.
But permit me to refer to a subject
that has been mentioned in previous
dresses-dangers from immigration
We are told that the coast will suffer
solely from the influx of Chinese. Do
not allow partisanship to blind our
vision nor heat Of debate to dim our
clarity of perception. DO not forget
that the danger from foreign immigra-
ton arises not alone on the shores Of
the Pacific; there are dangers lurking
along the shores of the Atlantic, and
they arise from the incoming of immi-
grants from certain countries in
Europe and Africa"
The fight will probably be initiated
before the committee on resolutions,
where it is almost a foregone concus-
ion the sentiment of the different sec
tons of the coast will be presented in
committing the congress to
cne side of the continent or the other.
1t is improbable that the committee
will be able to agree on the subject,
but this will make little difference, as
an effort to pass any resolution on the
subject is almost certain to precipitate
a fight on the floor of the convention.