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The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Use little MIX or Cream.

The government investigators find
that comparatively little milk is con-
sumed in most southern cities. The
amount per capita In Richmond is not
quite one-half pint, which is about
as high an average as in any other
southern city, while at Pensacola it is
as low as one-fifth pint. and in Mo
bile less than one-tenth pint. What ia
true of the consumption of milk is
even more true Of the consumption of
cream. 1t can be said, according to
these investigators, that practically
no cream is sold in the south for use,
as 1t is used in other parts Of the
country. For instance, they declare,
that "to buy cream for use in coffee
or with fruit is unheard of'-a state.
ment that appears somewhat exager.
ated. The making Of ice cream is set
down as the principal use Of cream
in Southern cities.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28

lector of the rare and curious in
bccks and prints was well known.
Hence II was no uncommon thing for
the.possessor OF choice literary trea T.
ures to call to dispose Of works that
possessed SUFFICIENT value to be deem
ed worthy q place in such illustrious
company.
When the baroness entered, a tall
man. bearing In his every appearanCe
the marks of the student and scholar,
arose and bowling respectfully said
Il have taken the liberty. MADAME
Baroness, of calling to ask your grac-
ious inspection of this work"-lay!ng
a large book elegantly bound on the
table. 1T is a present to me from an
English friend-Professor Muller Ot
Oxford. My circumstances are such
that l am obliged to part with it-i7r
-for-for" and suspicious huskin ess
in | is voice gave evidence that some
strong emotion was struggling for cX-
preston.
The baroness became interested at
once. Pray. sit down." she said
kindly. pointing to a chair.
There was silence for a moment.
You were about to say" the bar
oness sympathetically suggested. Then
waited.
II need the money this work will
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Woes of Authorship.

Mr.. William Dean Howells' daugh-
ter when a very little girl made a
childish literary venture in the form
of book of verses. The lines we're
copied out in round. Uniformed
schoolgirl hand and the sheets sewn
together, labor of weeks. The
volume was put on sale at a church
fair. The day after the fair the little
girl sought her father to tell her en-
perience with heartbreaking sobs She
had stood all day watching the book
A few had glanced at it. but no one
had bought it. Mr.. Howells soothed
her. MY dear said the distinguish.
ed novelist compassionately. you are
becoming acquainted too early with
tn. woes of authorship"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
NATURAL BRIDGE OF AGATE.
Arizona Claims This Wonder In Its
Famous Petriffed Forest.

There is unending variety of mar
velous sights to be sees in the pet
rified forest covering thousands Of
acres in the eastern part of Arizona,
but what is regarded as the greatest
Of all is the bridge of petrified wood.
1t is a huge petrified tree trunk span.
ming a canyon-like ravine fifty feet
wide-a bridge of agate and jasper
overhanging the only clump of living
trees found within the forests bord.
ers. Each end Of the log is embed.
ded in shale and sandstone, leaving
100 feet of 1t either wholly or partly
exposed. How much Of its length still
remains completely buried is un.
known, but each year the action of the
elements brings more into view.
So far, time has graciously spared
the integrity Of this natural curiosity,
but in the last few years the log has
begun to show signs of yielding to the
natural inclination of petrified trees
and in several places transverse cracks
appear. Fearing that the bridge
would tumble to destruction the gov.
ernment has recently had two stone
abutments erected under it, making Of
it bridge Of three spans. This no
doubt will preserve it for at least sew
eral years yet.
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Remarkable Game of Chess,

A game of chess under extraordi.
nary conditions was played a day or
two ago at a fashionable London club
by some ultra smart men. Sixty-fuur
squares were chalked out upon a
billiard table, and the pieces were
represented by bottles containing
wines of various qualities. Cham
payne was the king. claret the queen,
Burgundy the bishops, port the cas-
ties. Madeira the knights, while pint
TASKS Of common Hungarian vintages
stood for the humble but effective
pawns. The most remarkable of the
rules laid down for observance was
that which rendered it obligatory
upon every player making move to
empty his piece at draught. Faith
full compliance with this ordinance,
however. was found upon experiment
to interfere somewhat prematurely
with the progress of the game, for
by the time the opening moves had
been executed upon strictly Bacchaua-
liam principles the players were under
the table.
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Lake That Store. Hat

There is lake that stores the suns
heat at Medve, in northeastern Tran.
sylyania. Thick beds of rock salt un
derlie the district and similar forma
ton appears upon the surface in the
shape of mounds, some of them over
loO feet in height. Amongst these the
lake rests at fully 1900 feet above sea
level. Upon the surface its water is
almost sweet. four inches below there
is twentieth of salt, at two feet there
Is one-fifth and at five feet the water
is practically saturated with salt.
In September, after a summers sun
shine the thermometer showed the
lakes waters to be $50 degrees four
feet down. Even by April after
whole season Of wintry weather, it
had only been reduced to 80 degrees.
Experiments have proved that this is
due to absorption and retention of the
suns heat by the salt-saturated solu.
Herald.
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mIsAAPs TO GREAT PAINTER.
verestchaein Did Wonderful Work
with MutiIated Hand.

Verestchaqtn Did Wonoerrul Work
with MutiIated Hand.
A group of war correspondents were
talking about the unhappy Russian
painter, Verestchagin.
Did you ever notice his right
hand?" one said.
Indeed, yes." said another. How
deformed it was. 1t seemed incapable
of creating those grim pictures"
"Verestchagin," resumed the first
correspondent, "once held up his right
hand before me with sad smile. The
thumb was gone. "A leopard he said,
bit my thumb to the bone-it had to
be amputated' The middle finger
stuck straight out, he could not bend
it. "A bullet once passed through this
finger, leaving it good for nothing. he
said. Then he moved the hand about
with an odd, stiff motion. Several OF
the small bones,' he explained, were
shattered in fall from pony on the
steppes. The muscles have been stihf
ever since
"Verestchagin's right hand endured
much before in the end it sunk in the
cold sea, but it never lost its cunning
with the brush"
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Of those left to the nursing of the sun
only, and vegetables attained dimen-
sions double those which were unas-
sisted in the matter of illumination.
The accompanying illustration shows
very clearly the difference in growth
made by plants under the two differ
ent conditions. The plant in bloom
was stimulated by acetylene gas at
night, while the less matured one de-
pended on sunlight only.
The experiments were carried on
through three months in hothouse.
This house was divided into two parts
by a curtain. This curtain was hung
in such way that each half of the
house received the same illumination
from the sun. The beds on each side
were exactly alike, not only in size,
but in location and contents. II lily
was planted in a certain part of bed
on one side, another Of the same spe-
cies and age was set out in the same
part Of the corresponding bed on the
other. An equipment consisting Of
twelve 35-candle power acetylene
lamps was erected on one side Of the
curtain. Ordinary tin reflectors over
each light threw their rays downward
upon the soil. The lights were run
whenever 1t was dark, the length of
time ranging from nine to fourteen
hours, according to the period of day
light. The soil, temperature and
amount Of mixture were as nearly the
same on each side of the curtain as it
was possible to make them.
! The plants on the acetylene side in
many instances matured twice as fast
as those on the other side of the parti-
ttioA Radishes, onions and several
other kinds Of plants which develop
their edible parts below the surface of
the ground were found to have pur-
sued their usual course, except that
they grew twice as fast as those not
placed under the influence of the acct.
ylene light.-Montreal Herald.
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Queer Pair Of Chums.

Ireland is full of pigs and pig sto-
ries. but America can beat her at
both. There is a plantation on the
eastern shore of Maryland where old
methods prevail. The horn blows for
dinner at high noon. and among those
who until recently never failed to re-
spond was strangely assorted couple
"a pig and pointer. The pig was
bought for the larder, long-legged.
gray, pink-eyed razorback with an
enormous snout. His head was SO
heavy that it overbalanced his hinder
parts. rendering 1t necessary to tie a
weight to his tail so that he could
root. Dan, the pointer. and Lot, the
pig, cook to each other SO chummily
that the owner decided to leave them
to work out their own destiny.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
CHAPTER I'LL
The NihiIist Propaganda.

p'S EsSP0S~heas
Nihilism, at the time Of which we
write, was manifesting itself in many
ways and was sufficiently aggressive
to cause his excellency, the minister
Of police, no small degree of anxiety.
In all revolutionary movements there
are to be found two classes, the ex-
tremists and the moderates. The rev.
olutionary party of Russia at this
time was perhaps as striking an ex-
ample of divided councils as could
have been found in history.
Among the large class Of educated
and intelligent Russians who believed
that the time had come for the sub
stltution Of a constitutional govern
ment instead of an autocratic and
despotic monarchy, the views OF the
extremists found little favor. Most
OF the ruling spirits OF the party Of
the people were too well informed not
to perceive that the assassination Of
for that matter-never accomplished
the regeneration Of a people. Those
who held this view were no common
conspirators. Many Of them held po-
sitions OF power and influence.
The end they sought, they were
convinced, could best be obtained by
a propaganda Of education-using the
word in its best and truest sense.
They were au courant with the devel-
opment of political economy in most
of the countries of the world, and
their friends kept them we'll supplied
with such publications as were essen
tial to keep them in touch with the
advanced thinkers OF the day. The
rigid censorship prevailing in Russia
at the time made 1t somewhat difficult
on occasions for the leaders of the
movement to obtain interdicted litera-
ture; but in spite of all the vigilance
OF the government many forbidden
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Butter by the Yard,

From time immemorial in Cam.
bridge, a town noted for its university
the dairymen roll the butter so as to
form long stick weighing a pound,
which they sell in slices as If it. were
sausage. says lie Petit Parisien. In
the market the butter merchants do
not need to use either weights or
scales. A simple glance is sufficient
for these merchants, accustomed to
the time-honored practice. A very
neat cut with the knife divides the
yard into halves, quarters or eighths
very exactly. And it appears that the
customer is never given short meas
ure.
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bring to send to my brother who ID
who is" and the voice became low
era political exile in Siberia"
Poor fellow!" The baroness sigh.
ed. What is the value of the work?''
She had not even asked its name.
The story-rather the manner in
which it had been told. for the story
was an old one-she had heard it q
score OF times-had touched her.
THAT is for Madame lie Baroness
to decide"
"Oh, MOI" exclaimed the baroness.
Il could not think Of such thing.
Besides," she added, Il am no judge
of the value of rare books"
I'VE professors have heard differ
emily madame, and 1t would be dim
cult to make the literati of St. Peters
burg believe 1t Of the possessbr Of
the finest library in the city,"
What is the book?''
"a volume of the poems Of Alfred
Tennyson, and the rarest and most
valuable edition published 1t is toe
great treasure for an humble profes
SO. like myself to possess, however
much I may appreciate it. And" he
added, after a slight pause, Its value
will enable me to be of service to my
poor, poor brother"
A sudden impulse moved the baron
ess. Il will gladly give you the
amount you desire for the work-and
and you can keep the book Il
you"
The old professor rose to his feet
Pardon. madame" he said, with q
touch of sad dignity in his voice. 81
am poor, but am not asking"
Pray, don't mistake me" inter
rupted the baroness, "and believe me
I had no desire to hurt your feelings
in the slightest degree. But since sou
decline to place a price on the work
of the value of which am totally ig
norant, what am to do in order tc
serve you?"
The professor paused a moment.
Ito be continued)
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
MUST HAVE CHARMED LIVES.
A Brood Of Larks Matched Out In Nest
on RAcstraek.

A Brood Of Larks Matched Out In Nest
on Racstraek.
A pair of larks which built their
nest on the racecourse at Keele park,
Staffordshire, and are raising little
family. have been taken under the spe-
cial protection of the Grand Duke Mi
chiel of Russia. who is now in resi-
dence at Keele park, says the London
Express.
When the steeplechase races were
held at Keele park the larks' nest was
discovered on the racecourse near the
winning post.
Despite the races, the large number
OF carriages and the crowds Of people
who had passed over the course. the
nest had escaped injury.
Marks of horses hoofs and carriage
wheels were found perilously close to
the larks' little home. and in one case
wheel had evidently just grazed the
outer edge.
The Grand Duke Michael was told
Of the strange discovery and went to
inspect the nest. There was another
days racing. but 1t was thought USE
less to have the nest removed, and so
1t was again left to the care of Provi-
dence.
Again. on Thursday, great crowds
thronged the racecourse. Race horses
and carriages crossed and recrossed
the spot selected by the birds, but
again the nest escaped scathless.
When the nest was examined re-
Gently it was found that three young
larks were Matched out and the par
ent birds were busy feeding the
youngsters.
The grand duke was Informed Of
the birds preservation and he at once
issued instructions to the men on the
estate to carefully guard the larks and
their home.
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THE TALL HAT IN INDIA.
Enelishmsn Endure Personal Diseon..
fort for Fashion.

Enelishmsn Endure Personal Diseon..
fort for Fashion.
From noon till 1.30 p. m. is the call.
ing hour. and though Calcutta even in
winter is a hot place. NO man who is
not an outer barbarian will walk into
In his hand. Should he drive round in
a dog-csrt to pay his calls the man
wears a helmet. or "solo-tope
while he drives. pulls up At = house
door. asks whether "the gate is shut"
and II told that 1t is not. puts on q
silk hat, which the syce produces
from a hat box carried under the
seat. and goes in to pay his call. An
other instance Of the British worship
of the tall hat, which the natives con-
slider an interesting form Of piety is
to be seen at the Calcutta races on
the day Of the Viceroy's cup. On that
occasion the lawns and paddock are
thronged by people as smartly dressed
as can be seen in the Acyal enclosure
at Ascot. but during the early hours
of the afternoon all the men wear
helmets. Directly the sun dips to-
wards the horizon all the bearers" of
the helmet-hatted men may be seen
outside the palings of the grand stand
enclosure, jumping up like terriers to
catch sight of their masters, each
with a carefully-brushed silk hat he
has brought for his employer to pvt
on.
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E~~ar~~~er.~er.s~0fsss ef's.~er-~~Nr-l
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BY n. GRATTAN DONNELLl
CHAPTER il.-continusd.


Beginning with glass OF vodka,
which evidently sharpered his appe-
tite, Radaloff enjoyed with apparent
zest the viands set before him, and
having lighted a cigar paid his bill
and withdrew.
The restaurant he had Just quilted
was only an occasional resort, but a
visit there was necessary because
Radalon had need to interview this
waiter The fact is that Radalof and
the waiter both served the same mas
ter. and drew their income from the
same source. the secret service fund
of the imperial police. There was one
customer of this restaurant regarding
whom 1t was essential to ascertain
certain facts. 1t was this particular
individual to whom the obliging and
observant waiter referred In his brief
conversation with Michael Radaloff.
Radaloff after leaving the restau-
rant hailed a second-class drosky. A
drive of some twenty minutes suf-
feed to bring him to another point In
his allotted pilgrimage. This time the
drosky was driven up to the door, the
driver paid and dismissed, and Rada-
loft entered with the confident step
Of a visitor on familiar ground. The
place was a booksellers shop. 1ndi-
eating fine edition Of Tennyson
which was conspicuous1y displayed.
Radaloff signifled desire to examine
1t more closely With 2 polite bow
the proprietor, taking the work.
begged his customer to examine 1t at
his leisure. ct the same time leading
the way to private Office in the rear
Of the store. We will leave Monsieur
Radaloff to the perusal Of England's
famous poet-laureate. 1t would be
useless to await his exit from the
private office. AS matter OF fact.
when he did leave the establishment
it was by the door OF house round
the corner in another street, there be-
ing a secret means Of communication
between the two. And when he did
appear no one would have recognized
In the scholarIy-looking professor,
with the package of books under his
arm, the trusted and trained police
agent, Michael Rada1off.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Child Killed by Peanut Shell.

Josephine Paeznes. the twoyear-old
daughter Of Mr.. z. Beames. of Shelby
Vile, died at the Deaconess hospital
yesterday from the effects Of a pea.
nut shell lodging between her vocal
cords.
This happened several days ago and
it was found impossible to remove it.
An operation revealed the fact that a
piece of the shoil had penetrated into
one Of the lungs and death followed
soSn after.-Louisville Post.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
ood-mornIno and Good. BY.

Sweet, familiar meadows,
Beneath tranquil sky.
There's a whisper in your shadows
OF good morning" and "good-by!''
Bright stream. seaward flowing.
With sweetest song and sigh
You murmur still to vale and hill:
Good morning. and good-by!'
There's a dream of hearts that sever
A thought of dreams that die;
Forever and forever.
Good morning. and ood-by!''
Atlanta Constitution.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Work for Landscape Gardner.

Frederick Law Olmstead of New
York has been invited by the Yale
corporation to become the landscape
architect for the extensive Hillhouse
property, which on August l will pass
to the corporation and which will be
developed as park and botanical gar.
den in connection with the Yale for.
est school.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Too Close for Comfort.

Col. M. w. Sampson had narrow
escape at his camp by the lake at
Norway, Me-, says the Boston Globe.
A stray rifle bullet came through the
wall and nicked the plate from which
the colonel was eating his MONDAY
repast. He finished his meal in TIA
bomb-proof which was originally ~
te1ied to keep potatoes in..,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
.s4T ~ hzp LlqzlaQ0 ANl21p-

books and pamphlets had found their
way into the hands for which they
were destined. Especially was this
true of recent number of pubica-
tion bearing the imprint of a Geneva
publishing house. 1t gave thrilling
account Of the recent death by starva-
tion of a number of political exiles in
Tobolsk in Western Siberia.
Let the monster" concluded this
article. pay the penalty Of his crimes.
H;s hands are bathed in the blood of
the innocent, and the avenger Who
shall put an end to his bloody career
will be blessed by the Russian people
for all time to come"
Within four days after its publica-
tion in Geneva the article had found
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Fell Hard.

Her voice fell to whisper.
In after years she used to point to
this circumstance as explaining why II
was 20 badly cracked.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
AIDS PLANTS TO MATURE.
Gas Light At Night Adds to Efforts es
AmA

It has been known for some time
that plant life is affected favorably
by electric light, and now 1t appears
that acetylene gas light acts in a sim.
liar manner. Some interesting expert
ments In this direction have recently
been conducted by Mr.. N. ]. Jorns. of
Cornell Agricultural College. with
striking results. Plants exposed dur
Ing the night to the illumination Of
acetylere gas grew to twice the size
, 1905-01-27
Proceedings in Senate.

SpeCIal 10 Inc ttepupllcan
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. Elm the sen
ate today Ale No. 10 was considered in
committee of the whole and recon,
mended for passage. 1t relates to
guardians and minors.
Senate file No. II, relating to coro'
ner's inquest and the taking Of evi
dence before a coroner's jury. vas dis.
cussed. 1t provides that the coroner
may appoint a clerk OF inquest, to take
evidence, but fixes no limit to his sal.
airy, leaving to corone to appoint
whom he ~pleases and at whatever CON-
p%ensation he sees At. 1t was opposed
by Senators Harvey and Cook. VINO
commended the only benefit to be de-
rived from the bill would be the Great
ing of other positions to be filled by
the coroner without adequate return
to the state. The bill was passed.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate this morning:
Senate file No. II. to enforce the
eight.hour provisions of the state con
stitution.
Senate file No. 10, to amend the at,
tachment law.
Senate files Nos. IS, 10 and 20 were
also introduced. They are or minor i'm.
portance.
, 1905-01-27
THE PRESIDENT
DOESN'T L|KE|T
SOMEWHAT EXERCISED ABOUT
RECENT MEETING OF WOMEN
FAvORING RACE SUICIDE.
Tells Bishop of Albany That No Ma
teriaI Prosperity, No Business
Growth and No Scientific Develop
ment Will Count if the Race Per-
sists in Committing Suicide.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-The
president is somewhat exercised about
a recent meeting OF women 5 organlza
lions, at which race suicide was rather
favored than otherwise. Today Mr.,
Roose, cit declared that the question
of preservation of American family life
was far above politics or business. He
said questions like the tariff and the
currency are of no consequence what,
ever compared with the vital question
of having the unit of our social life
preserved. mo material prosperity,
no business growth, no artistic or
scientific development will count if the
race commits suicide" These words
were uttered by the president to
Bishop Doane of Albany, who, with a
committee of the inter-church confer,
ence on marriage and divorce, called
on him. He views with alarm the
diminishing birth rate and l~oosening
Of American ties among the native
American families. Said the presi-
dent: $50 far as In me lies, all will
be done to co operate with you toward
the end that you have in view"