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on. undauutcd. On the edge of the
crater a shelter had been built, where
she passed the night. within sight and
smell of the secthing, boiling he'll Of
fire.
In the morning she rose, descended
into the crater as far as it was pos
sible to go, and. standing upon the
"blacE edge in full view of the amaZ-
ci spectators, who expected every
minute to see her scorchcd and with
cred by the angry goddess. she dclib-
cratcly ate a bunch Of ohelo berries,
which, as sacred to the goddess, no
one had hitherto dared TO touch. and
flung the stones into the awful fery
lake rs she cried out: THUS do
defy thee, o PClc, Jehovah is my
God. He kindles these fires and he
preserves me in breaking your tabus."
Then by herself and a few Christ
ian followers. a hymn of praise was
sung a prayer, offered to the true God,
aud the dread power of the Goddess
pclc and with her that OF many lesser
heather divinitics. was shattered for.
ever.
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ONE MOTHERS WAY.

desire to have all OF my cliidrc $
meals served ut the family table. so
that may give attention 10 the kind
and quantity of food which they eat,
and also to their manners Mt table,
writes Inez Redding in the EptiOmist.
AS we have SO many guests particu-
larry wish my children to appear well
bred. and for Tie same reason to not
wish to be obliged to be continually
talking to them at the table. My chi!-
drcn coax for pennies like other chill
drcn, and | teach them the vaiue OF Il
penny while they are very young. in
this way. When we 20 into the dining
room l place in front of my plate II
penny for each child. AT the close OF
the meal the child who has not been
corrected in any way is given penny.
They are encouraged 10 talk. but not
to interrupt. They are taught to eat
properly. to ask properly for anything
they may wish. ANY misicmeanor
which they understand to be such. re-
suits in the loss of the penny. Some
times they are fined penny beside
for any particularly unpleasant act.
For any disrespectful word 10 the
waitress they are at once sent from
the table. 1t may not be the best way.
but one thing certain. the meal hour
is the plcasantcst in the day, to chill
dren, guests and myself.
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Small and slim. he finally succeeded
in making his way inside the subter-
rancan chamber. Witnesses OF his at
tack of Dolphin stood in front of the
;nclosurc for half an hour waiting for
him to reaTpear. but he did not come
out OF the burrOw.
They were surprised soon aftcrwart
TO see Dolphin poke his head cautious
ly ont of burrow which evidently led
to another passage connecting with
the underground chamber into which
he had Mred the cat. After survey ing
the village with keen eyes, Dolphin
came out of the burrow and in re-
sponse to his sharp barks other prairie
dogs left their homes 10 come to the
surface.
While they were perched on knoll5
late in the afternoon faint cries issued
from the entrance of the burrow which
Green Eyes had entered. They were
followed by the appearance of his head
and then of his body as he squeezed
out of the burrow. His body was coy-
cred with dirt, and he had evidently
been compelled to dig his way out Of
his prison. without making an at
tempt to attack the prairie dogs, hO
hurried from the village.
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Prairie DOG Fooled Cat

L"fe4 into an abandoned burrOw by
his Prospective victim. Green Eyes, a
cat VINO has long preyed on the prairie
uosS W the menaEcrie in Central park.
says the New York Herald, was i'm
prlS"lea Yesterday for many hours
throHSL the strategy of Dolphin, their
king.
boIphin was the only prairie dog on
the surface when Green Eyes looked
ABOUT for further prey. Frightened by
the arrival of the cat. Dolphin's sub
)ec'S sought shelter in their subter-
rahean homes. Apparently uncon-
scloNs Of his peril. Dolphin remained
on Knoll. watching the cat.
suddenly darting forward. Green
Eyes made an attempt to seize his
victim. The latter, however, lodged
the cats attack and ran to the other
side OF the inclosurc. followed by
Green Eyes. Then began n chase
which lasted for more than five min
ntes' and ended by the disappearance
OF Dolphin into an abandoned burrow
just as he was apparently about to be
caught by his pursuer
Green Eyes hcsitated a few seconds
anu then started to squeeze his body
nrougn the entrance OF the burrow.
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designed especially for the pointcu'
h!gh-busted bodices which owe thclr
inspiration to the courJy old moaefs'
With snch bodices and gloves. plack
velvet hand about the bare throat ana
velvet bracelets are said % be worn III
the evening by chic women in faris.
MAGNIFICENT gem brooches fnsten the
bands and a unique ornament is some
times worn in the highly dressed coil-
fure. This is Il large fiat rosette OF
ycllowish white lace. placed against
the pincushion of puff 20 look like
tiny cap get slightly s.dewisc.-l'hla-
delphia Telegraph. Fl
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&R TRIE5 : EN(
A!!AsSloMA8(

Hats of lace or fur look well with a
velvet dress.
Full skirts, il properly manipulated,
are not clumsy.
Strawberry red shows agniliccntlv
in chiffon velvet.
All the deep green shades are used
with beautiful results.
Metal embroidery trims many velvet
costumes to perfection.
A red and white checked velvet Is
much richer than 1t sounds.
Green and blue is liked i. checks as
well as In other combinations.
An all-brown velvet costume had but
one light note. and that shaded am
ber plume.
Tiny little frills OF velvet Val cequet-
tishly finished tht elbow sleeves of
hunters green velvet.
One magnificent velvet princess dress
with a deep lace yoke and sleeves IS
fitted with bolero Of the velvet.
a stunning black velvet dress shows
cream lace stock and shallow yoke.
with an cmpiccenent OF sapphire vei-
vet. This is sumptuous.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20

Probably few Americans realize
hat the man in the United States rail
way mail service is far more likely to
lose his life than the soldier in Uncle
sans regular army. Cold figures
which have appeared in two official re-
9orts of the government prove abso
utely that he is.
Within the year ending June 30 last
only twentyfour of Uncle Sans SOL
diers, in all the G5, 600 on regular or
detached duty, were killed in action.
Twcnty-one men were killed on duty
in the railway mail service during that
time. There were only four additional
soldiers wounded so severely that they
died or were obliged to leave the serv-
ice on account of these wounds. In
the railway mail service ninety men
we're seriously hurt while on duty, be
sides the twenty-one men killed. To
make the showing still more surpr!s-
ing, 378 mail clerks were injured more
or less severely.
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CHILDREN AND BIRDS.

The average American boy is inclined
to be a savage. With gun on shoul-
der, he would As lief shoot Il Sleek
robin as gray squirrel. Why: Be-
cause his untamcd spirit covetS any
thing which attracts his attention. If
he sees 4 cluster of trailing arbutuS in
his path, he tears the waylikc flowers
of early spring from the bosom OF
mother earth. The fragrance of his
spoils pleasas his sense Of smell. Bat
robin calls from the meadow. The
arbutus falls unnoticcd 10 the ground.
A stone start.cs the Gorgster from
southern clmcs. and the flower is
crushed under foot
However, the little creatures who
make vocal our fields and grores arc
not forgotten. Miss Helen 1I. Could.
now devoting her life to good deeds,
believes that the children should be-
come more familiar with the birds. 1t
is her idea that should boys and girls
be made to understand that God has
placed the bcautiful creatures in this
world for the pnrpose Of performing n
mission, they might give more thought
to the good that is being done by the
birds. Furthermore. Miss Gould is as
sured that knowledge of bird life
has humaniZing effect upon chill
dren. Acting upon her belief this eX.
ccllent lady has enlisted the services
Of Colonel Isaac ". Brown, of Indiana,
in a campaign for the conquest OF the
children by birds.
Colonel Brown Is one Of the best
informed men in the world on the life
and habits Of birds and bees. He
knows more about the conduct OF n
brown thrasher than many father
knows about his son.
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The chestnut contains less water,
more proteid, more starch, more fat,
but less mineral water than the po-
tato. The chestnut is. in fact, more
nutritious than the potato, says the
London Lancet, not because it con
tains different constituents, but be
cause weight for weight it contains
greater proportion of them. The de
hciercy in fat Is made up in the ro'
sato l,y a pat of butter: in the chest
nut there is already an important pro
pOrticn of fat. The chestnut however,
is the most digestible of nuts, be-
causs it does not contain an excess
Of fat
Most nuts contain between 30 and
50 pc: cent of fat. Both the chestnut
and the potato provide nutritivc
neal. rich in heat and energy giving
material. and the starch in them is
DCculiarly easy of digestion. For rca-
Eons already given. the chestnut is
,,ictetically superior to the potato, ca-
9ocially if the latter be boiled, as in
he process some of the nutrient ma
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Calis tHc Squirrel Criminal.

| wish to take away for all time the
character of the squirrel. He is a
thief and a murderer. Admired by
ignorant city people and by journalists
he dey0tcs his life to eating the egg,
and killing 'hc young Of harmless and
useful birds which. If permitted to live
and increase, would protect the for
est5 from harmful insects. By ki'FiD,:
these birds the squirrel takes rank AZ
a forest destroyer Moreover, the ret,
squirrel is not the only sinner. In my
opinion the gray is almost. if not quite.
Is bad.
! have killed many squirrels caught
in the act Of eating eggs or Young
birds. Amy bird tha, selects a nesting
place which is also adapted to the use
of squirrels Is almost certain tn he
elected. When a forest has been dc
stroyed by fires. lumbcrmen. or in
sects. 1t is almost impossible for mai
ural reforcsting 10 take place il squir-
reis are abundant in an adjoining
tract, because they eat the seeds. Fifty
seeds per head each day would bc a
low estimate. Yet even this WOuid
make 1880 in a year. And seeds ara
not the only thing. In winter tho
ground Is often stripped of buds by
squirrels. The trees attacked are gen
orally situated at the border of dense
forest and would if left alone. yield
the greatest seed crop. A single squir-
rel thus destroys in one day thousands
of seeds in the germ. In Montana |
have seen the grays rob birds nests
Josef Drummer in Country Lie iu
America.
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MIGHT HAVE SAVED IT
A Lot Of Trouble from Too Much
Starchy Food.


A little boy OF eight years whose
parents did not feed him on the right
kind Of food, was always n eryOus and
suffered from weak condition of the
stomach and bowels. Finally he was
taken down with Appendicitis ana
after the operation the doctor, know
irg that his intestinal digestion wa,
very weak, put him on Grape Nuts
twice a day.
He rapidly recovered and about two
months thereafter, his Father staica.
He has grown to be strong. muscu-
lar, and sleeps soundly, weighs G1
pounds, and his whole system is in
fine condition of health" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
1t is plain that if he had been pu.
on Grape Nuts at an earlier period il
his life, ana kept from the use Of
foods that he could not digest, he ner-
er would have had appendicitis. Thot
disease is caused by undigested fooj
decaying IL the stomach and bowels,
causing irritation and making for the
growth of all kinds of microbes, SCI
ting ZIP a diseased condition which /,
the active cause Of appendicitis, aBs
this is .Eore marked with people wls,
do not property digest white bread.
Grape Nuts !, made of the seiectcs
parts Of wheat and barley and by the
peculiar processes Of the cooking 81
the factory, all of the starcn is turncS
into sugar ready fer immediate hiseH-
tion and the more perfect nourisIi-
ment of all parts of the body, particu
larry the brain and nerve centcrs
Read the li;iIe book The Road tn.
Neliville." lodnl in each pkg.
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a Million Butterflies.

Walter Rothschild, Lord Rothschild's
elder son, has in his enormous museum
at Tring Parlt. England, a collection OF
more than ! 100000 butterflies, The big
gest private collection in the world.
Besides butterflies II contains stuffed
specimens Of a great number Of rare
animals, Including the great aux with
two eggs, valued at about 81 700 each.
n sable antelope, a Monaghan Wiid
horse, 100, 900 specimens of birds, etc
The stories Of extravagant prices paid
by Dothschild for rare butterflies are
commonly made up out of whole cloth
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
WAISTS FOR EVENING WEAR.

In fashion fastidiOus and quantity
old-time is point Marie Antoinctte
bodice in ivory mousselne velours. A
tight swathing Of the soft material
over closely fitted lining, and short
sleeves which are feats Of millinery,
are delightful features Of this waist,
which is Worn with a skirt in the same
material. The yoke Is of lace draped
with 1ichu of Indian null, and the
bodice fastens slightly at the left front
under three bows of coral pink ia affcta.
Another equally pretty bodice is of
orange lace net. The wrist-length
sleeves are shirrcd down the outside
the fulness falling in puff above the
tight cuff piece. In soft contrast Of
colorins is lace yoke in pure white.
over which the net blouse opens in n
long V outlined with folds of orange
velvet. Three rosettcs of the same,
held down with topaz buttons. finish
the front OF the waist.
A third corEage is made quantity
charming through a sash and tichu
drapery of embroidered India muslin.
French gray silk. in Il trcllised vine
pattern. composcs the gown itself.
which accords admirably with de-
mure crown of braids.
Another waist which is also part of Il
smart combination Of mauvc and pale
blue as well as the puflings so univers-
ally employed. The gown is of the
blue silk and the trimmings of mauve
chiffon and velours moussclinc COM
bined. while the skirt front depicts
the old robe treatment French makers
delight to exploit.
Other charming details OF the eve
ming get-up are some new French
gloves, whose wrinklinS arm pieces
are ornamented with miniature lace
rosettes Or insets. These, incOngru-
ously enough are Of suede, and the or
namcntat0n comes from the fact, that
sleeves are so much shorter than
formerly. Then they may. In way,
he called gloves dc style, for they are
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
DrSSECTING SUBJECT.

Teacher Of Physiology--"Now we
will dissect this odd little animal. But
first, Jimmy Phalig, will you tell me
what we have herc"'
Jimmy-"It's bat, sir
Teacher-"Very well. Now, how
many kinds Of bats are there!'
Jimmy-"There are five. The black
bat, the red bat, the acrobat. the
cricket ant and the brickbat, SIR
London Tit-Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
SYMPATHY

Al! men, IS well as women. like to
be understood. sympathy Is their
greatest help, and no woman who is
se,f-ccntered, Will gain the highest re-
gard of man. She may be cXquisitely
beautiful, havin. crowd Of admirers
at her feet. hut she cannot bestow
that wonderful happiness plain little
woman full OF sympathy gives TO her
husband.-Tle Farmers Guide.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

{ Mr.. Subbubs-"Here 1t is nearly s
o'clock and breakfast rot ready yet.
Doesn't Bridget know 1 must have it
by 1902
Mrs. Subbubs-"I Judge so, dear"
I Mr.. Subbubs-"You judge so?"
lIrs. 6ubbubs-"Yes, l Judge she
must know we want it at 7.3O, other
wise we might have it at that hour" ;"
Philadelphia Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
FEMININE AMENITIES.

Visitor-"Your governess seems very
good uatured."
Lady Of the Housc-"Ycs, poor thing,
her father lost lot of money, so
took her as goyerness for the chill
Uen."
VisitT-"Poor, poor thing! Isn't T.
terrible how unfortunate some people
arei"-LNndan Punch.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
GAUGE AND CURE
OF RHEUMATISM
Shown by numerous cures made BY
Dodd's Kidney Pills. They cure the
Kidneys and the rheumatism cures
itseif-Remarka5le case Of Maggie
E Deckerf

itseif-Remarkaaie case Of Maggie
e. Deckert.
Eagle River, Wis, Jan. 16.-tSpe-
ciaD-That rheumatism is caused by
disordcrcd Kidneys is proved by tho
cures Dodd's Kidney Pills are making
in every state in the Union. They
cure the Kidneys and the Rheumatism
cures Itself. a cure that has caused
deep interest in this neighbOrhood is
that Of Maggie e. Dcckert. In speak
ing of 1t she says:
II had kidney trouble and rbenMa-
tism and was So lame | could not walk.
! could not sleep for ! ach2d all over.
! was in a terrible state and firmly
believe that If | had not used DOdi's
Kidney Pills | would be dead. ! took
nine boxes Of them and they have
done me more good than all the other
medicines ever took. Now my aches
are all gone, | can eat and sleep and
! am feeling good. | want all the
world to know that Dodds E.iney
Pills cured me-"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
HIS BRIEF PLEASURE.

Neighbor-"HOw long did you stay
at the dub yesterday, Jones:"
JOnes-"Oh, the best part OF the
evening"
Mrs. JOnes-"Why, John, you came
home in half an hour.'
JoDcs-"Well ell?-Clcveland Leader.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
ILLUSTRATING HIS POINT.

ILLUSTRATING HIS PUINT.
"T can't do my best unless 1 have a
big audience"
Cant you? Sometimes big audi
ence Ia a drawback"
"How do you prove that"
"Why, q New York man made his
appearance in a crowded hall the 9TH
er night and yelled Fire" and the
Judge fined him $50. If the hall had
been empty it wouldn't have cost him
q cent."-Clcveland Plain Dealer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT.

Hungry Henry (as he reaches the
point Of satiation)-"I was starrin',
lady, before / begun Oh this beautiful
meal"
Mrs. Handouttc-"And how do you
feel now, poor man!'
Hungry Harry (equivocally)-"I feel
as if I'D like ter be starvin' all over
xG'in, lady."-Judge.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
BOLD FELLOW.
THE ONLY WAY.

Mrs. Plainly-Of course, expect
you will make my pictures look like
that Of beautiful woman. What
pose would you sugsestT'
PhVosrapher-"Did you ever try a
bao1. view ?-DetrOit Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
HORNS OF A DILEMMA.

"COlonel WaXem will be banQueted
tonight after his wedding, and l am
TO respond to the toast, None but the
brave deserve the fair What shall ]
sayY'
The Major-'I hardly know how to
advise you. After you've seen the
bride you'll have to turn your speech
into an argument to prove either that
Waxem isn't brave or else that he isn't
getting his desserts. s."-London Tit-Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
THE HOUSE OF LORDS UPHELD.

''Say, pa" said little Henry, who had
been listening to his mother and the
minister as they had discussed one Of
the great questions that are always
up for the consideration of the Eng
lish people, "do you think it's wrong
to marry deceased wifc's sister?"
II do, my child, do" replied Mr..
Henpack. Even If there were no le-
gal complications to be riskcd, I'd nd
Syise trying some other fami'y."-Ch!-
COCO Record Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
ROBERT I B0WLES
TO 0 PAY |!|..'| PENALTY ! .|'|.'|.
Supreme Court Refuses IL Grant
Writ i'll Murderer's
Case.
FIsHB ,uRNE's COUNSEL ,'[)lll \ 'I::L HE
! Hen. William Gordon Robert BERT
son, Iowever, Does Sc Not
Present Petition.
COUNSEL Hi Z.

XIII Hon. William Gordon Robertson, OF Roa-
noke. one Of the counsel for Charles II.
rshburne. recently convicted OF man
slaughter ana given five years, was IN
the city yesterday and visited the supreme
Court rooms. The petition for q witt OF
error in that case has not yet been pre-
scented and no definite statement can be
lad as to when the record and petition
will be ready for presentation.
In the petition for q writ oI&error IN
the case Of Robert Rowles vs.. the Com
1nonwcalth, the writ was refused This
action means that Bowles must die on
tho scaffold. * He was twice convicted or
n hu murder Of q railroad trainman, but
on the first trial was granted q writ
Of error on account of an erroneous rul-
ing of the court. The case was renlanded
Y for 1rialand a second trial resulted llte
tho first. In a verdict of guilty and the
death penalty. The refusal OF tho petit
ton yesterday leaves little II any. hope
4 for the condcmnea NEGRO.
y The court yesterday refused another
writ Of error III a criminal case appeal
1t was that of u. D. Oliver VS.. the Com
& lnonwealth, from the Circuit Court of Pitt
sylvania. Oliver was convicted December
30. 1903, OF the murder by shooting Of Jn-
+! cob 7. Davis. with whom his brother had
had n quarrel. and was given a sentence
OF eighteen years. The ground Of APP
peal was that the trial court had given
erroneous Instructions, and refused to
right correct instructions.
Messrs. Lea and Howard, of Lynchburg;
s Major George r. Rison and Mr.. j A.
I'redway were counsel for the petitioner.
The court also refused a writ OF error
in a case Involving the question of the
forfeiture Of pound nets upon convlc-
{ tion OF violation of the law in relation
thereto. This was the case OF George
& D. Ash VS.. Charles D.. Muse, oyster in
spector, and the members Of the State
Board of Fisheries. The defense set up
by the petitioner was that the law was
If unconstitutional.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
LAME MAN RAN.
Mendicant and His Pal Landed
in the Second Station.

Frank Marvin is the name of lamo
mendicant, who has been soliciting aims
from the people Of Richmond who have
occasion to pass along Broad Street In
The vicinity of Third.
Frank Foster is his able-bodied pail,
who las acted as a lookout aud conf
dental adviser, where the danger signal
was needed. or a tender-hearted citizen
seemed to be within touching distance.
81 Detectives Gibson and Amos got next
to the game worked by the two yestcr-
day, and watched them. They noticed
Foster tipping off the lame man when
ever q policeman appeared and advising
him whenever u man with benevolent
features passed, and the game was being
worked 10 a finish.
The detectives thought It about time
To stop the scheme, and the two men
were taken IN tow, Both Of them started
10 run, the Tame" man making pretty
good time. but they We're landed in the
Second Station, and will tell Justice John
about II this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
!. IT { Alb a ON MARCH.
Director Evans Has Been Watch
5inp M onth. for Seven Y ears.

a. y
Director u. "A. Evans, of the n edmond
Weather Bureau, has collected much IN
tercsting data regarding I March, the
5NNindy,i' during the seven years OF the
existence of tho bureau here. RI
& He finds the following ia cts 52Yss
Temperature-NIean5 or normal tenn
perature 40 egrees. q The warrnest month
was that or 1903. wi tn an average. OF o.
degrees. The coolest month was tfat T., or
1900, with an average of a. degrees inc
highest temperature was SO degrees Il on
March IS, 1888. The lowest temperature
was 15 degrees on March z. 1901. 55 :,
81 Precipitation Grain or melted snow
Average for the month. 422 inches. Aver
age number Of days with ..01 OF an inch
4 or. more H. The greatest monthly pre-
Gcipltation was Al S14 inches VI in 1903, The
least monthly precipi tation was SO inches
ton recorded in any twenty:-four CON
secutiye hours was $40 inches on March
( q and 90 1903. The greatest amount OF
snowfall recorded .fin 81 any y TWEEN ty-fourt
4 consecutive hours (record OK tending to
winter Of .1&4-S5 only) was 80 inches on
Il q Clouds j and nd weathcr-Average number OF
eIeas daa yys & party cloudy days u
sISNVind-The prevailing winds have been
from the north. The average hourly We
5locity Of the wind Is u.s.; Tho highest We
alocityI Of the wind was 80 miles, from the
east, on March IL, 1899. iisg :.
GS StatOn-Ri edmond, Va f}9l
$%R Date Of issue-Feb ruarys IS, 1905. ~ 3ljs 6