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The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Uncle Toms Cabin.

One can not help but wonder why it
is that "Uncle Toms Cabin" always
proves drawing card, and yet there
is nothing very wonderful about it
when once the plot and the presenta-
tion Of this realistic drama is taken in
to consideration. We have read "Un.
Gle Toms Cabin" as many as twenty
times, and always with absorbing in
terest: so, too, we have seen it present.
ed on the stage forty times. and It
seems as if we enjoy the last bet
tc: than any previous rendition.
There is that about the plot of Uncle
Toms Cabin" i combination of drama,
comedy, wit, humor, and pathos, all
blended SO naturally and realistic, that
the audience lives through it all. be-
come part Of the players on the stage,
and have their sympathies aroused to
degree that makes them feel as if
they were witnessing real drama of
every day life.-INGERsoL.
The above mentioned, ever popular
play, will be given at the court house
hall this friday evening by Mason &
Dixon's big company. This company
carries its own scenery and is one Of
the best equipped companies on the
road. Don't miss the big street parade
at $50 o'clock.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Farmers Institute in Sterling.

Arrangements are being perfected
to hold the largest and best institute
ever held in northeast Colorado, in
Sterling on March ,, 3, and 4. 1t will
be a convention Ct farmers from
Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Yuma,
Washington, and other counties and
the following will probably be the ord
err of the program:
The first day will be given to irrigat-
ed farming in general and sugar beets
in particular. The next will be de-
voted to upland farming and dairying,
aud the third to discussing general
farm topics. reservoirs, etc. The
state agricultural college has agreed
to furnish several speakers, the Beat
rice Creamery company will have Il
dairy expert present. the Sugar Fac
tory company will have ln expert beet
raiser present, several good local speak
ers have agreed to present topics, and
the best farmers institute ever known
ia this part Of the state is assured
Logan County Advocate.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Some Words That Do Not RHYME

Bulb has no rhyme. Culm, cusp,
recumb, gulf, month, doth, amongst
are other rhymeless words having the
sound OF u as in but. Few patrician
words in the language have this vow
el sound, SO commonplace and with
out dignity; hence poets turn to it
only for blood, flood and a few sim
liar turbulent monosyllables. They
use it often, however. in forcing the
accent from the antepenultimate syl.
liable to the final where its unpleas.
ant sound is concealed by the soft
ened stress. Thus has many rhymes,
such as felicitous, mysterious, inslo
riOus, etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
How to Prevent Smut.

Probably the most certain method
Of preventing smut in grain is to I'M
merse it. twelve hours in solution
made by dissolving one pound OF com
mercial copper sulphate in twcnty-four
gallons of water after which place 1t
for five minutes in lime-water made
by shaking one pound OF good lime and
then diluting TO ten gallons with wat
er. This treatment is cheap, simple
and very effective. Grain thus treat
ed. however, does not grow quite us
well as that treated with hot water,
but the difference in growth Is incon-
siderable. A stronger solution will re-
qaire shorter period OF immersion. -
Field and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
EASY to Grow IteetS.

We hear good deal Of grumbling
now and then about the extra labor
required to grow crop of sugar beets.
but we have come to look upon such
gabble as so much fudge and more the
delight Of lazy men than the earnest
4 little real work. AS matter Of
fact is it any easier to raise an Ordi-
nary farm crop than it is to grow
beets? Flowing and narrowing are no
more difficult in the one Case than in
the other. 1t is no more trouble to
run beet seeder than a drill or pOta-
to planter and it is just as easy to cul-
tivate beetS as to work spuds. Pull
ing and topping beets is no harder
work than husking corn or pitching
alfalfa although We admit that getting
down on ones knees to thin beetS is
work that most men do not like. This
is childrens $ work and in diversified
farming, such as every one ought to
practice, bunch of husky kids is very
handy to do this work on field of ten
totwenty acres. The net profit on ten
acres of beets should be as much as
from forty acres of alfalfa Why,
then, if the conditions are favorable,
should farmer plant all alfalfa and
no beets? 1t is not true that beets
have to be humored and petted.
They need good culture, and SO does
any other crop, il one would make the
most of it.-Fied and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Perfect Confidence

Where there used to be u feeling Of
uneasiness and worry in the household
when child showed symptoms of
Group, there is now perfect confidence.
nrhis is owing to the uniform success
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in
the treatment of that disease. MIS-.
M. l. Basford, of Poolesville, Mary
land, in speaking of her experience in
the use of that remedy says: 81 have
aworld OF confidence in Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy, for l have used it with
perfect success. My child Garland is
subject to severe attacks Of Group, and
it always gives him prompt relief"
For sale lJy G. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Grave Trouble EOrcSecn

1t needs but little foresight, to tell
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease, as Mis-. John A.
Young, OF Clay, New York, did. She
says: II had neuralgia OF the liver
and stomach, my heart was weakened,
and could not eat. was very bad
for long time, but in Electric Bitters
l found just what needed, for they
quickly relieved and cured me..' Best
medicine for weak women. Sold under
guarantee by G. Lavelle, druggist
so cents Il bottle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Resolve q So Rhymer,

While ] am a hayseed poet an am oft
compelled to show 1t by a-writin'
bout the cider an the sass,
Bout the bees a-makin' honey. bout the
ducklin's fat and funny, or the lows
Of seem home country lass,
Still a poet has some feelin'. an to you
I'm mine revealin-every year that j
passed above my head
Since l first begun a-writin'. in the fall
I'd be in-ditin' mushy stun about the
leaves Affirming red.
An this year, tho I may rue 1t. I'll be
hanged II I will do it, I'll be swig-
gered II I'll write a pesky line
On the subject have mentioned; firm as
granite I'm intentioned, even tho
lack the where withal to dine.
I will write about the cattle or the merry
milkmaids prattle; bout the harvest
moon a-hanEin overhead.
But I'll be forever swiggered, I'll be bal
lvwhacked an jig2ered. If I'll write
about the leaves a-turnin red
Louisville Courier Journal
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Failure of Adams Defcusc.

Here are two OF the most significant
features of the Adams fourteen days
OF defense in the gubernatorial con-
test:
Experts claimed 9,o4s ballots had
been written by less than ten persons.
Adams attorneys introduced 1856 wit
nesses, 9s OF whom identified their bal
lots 10 presence of the committee and
declared them genuine.
The canvass OF the precincts right
after election showed that 8. 400 names
lad been voted for which owners could
not be found in the precinct where the
vote was cast. These were names
from the padded and nonresident
list. Adams attorneys proved by
nineteen witnesses before the commit
tee that nineteen OF these names were
on the list wrongfully and should be
taken Of.
Realizing the hopelessly insufficient
character Of the defense, the demo-
cratic press is stating in bold-faced
type, and reterating it, that thousands
of voters identified the alleged fraud
ulent ballots as genuine. This is un-
true; it is impossible, as only 1856 wit
nesses were introduced before the
committee and this was the only place
where their ballots could be seen.
Some atfidavits were collected from
voters saying that they were legal
voters and had cast legal ballots, but
this evidence was valueless unless the
voter identified his ballot, for the
reason that thousands of legal ballots
were removed and bogus ballots put in
their place. Three men are now in
Jail and will soon be sentenced to the
penitiary for this otfcnse of changing
ballots.
Some legal voters found their names
in the padded" list for the reason
that their names were voted by repeat
ers from houses where they had form
erly resided, their names having
been left on the books for that pur-
pose.
These are the two phases OF the
frauds where some attempt could be
made to show the number of bogus
votes. They are entirely separate and
distinct and stand now as charged.
Mr.. Adams has failed utterly to shake
the proof OF these frauds.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
When You Have q Cold

The first action when you have d
cold should be to relieve the lungs
This is best accomplished by the free
use Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
This remedy liquities the tough mu-
cous and causes its expulsion from the
air cells OF the lungs, produces a free
eXpectOration, and opens the secre-
tiOns A complete cure soon follows.
This remedy will cur, severe cold in
less time than any other treatment
and it leaves the system in a natural
and healthy condition. 1t cOunteracts
any tendency toward pneumonia. For
sale by G. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Value of Colorado Farm Land.

- We have been having all kinds of
Inquiry regarding Colorado farm lands
from eastern people contemplating re-
mOval to this state. The most diff
cult question to answer is what the
land is worth. 1t is generally estimat-
ed that any we'll located irrigated land
in this state will produce year in and
year out crops that warrant paying
from $50 90 to 5000 an acre. Alfalfa
hay is never worth less than $3.50 q
Con for feed for fattening stock and
seasons like the present it is worth
500 Atthis rate an acre OF land will
Weld from slO.OO u - % an acre net.
H'uliy as good returns are secured from
grain raising. Some Poudre valley
farmers have refused 10000 an acre
for their farms because they can make
them yield that sum ia two Or three
years and when rotated with spuds
and beets every farm can do this and
even more. The lands of nearly every
section in the state have Il value Le-
any man who investigates will find
that our plow lands are worth twice
as much as ten years ago because we
are able to make them do great deal
more now than then. In those mem
Orable days we were figuring largely
on local market. We felt that the
DAlyation of the country depended uD.
On our silver mines. When the bot
tom went out OF this great industry
we naturally felt that things were
pretty badly down at the heel and 10
they were, but with our newer meth
ods of feeding and marketing the val
ue of our irrigated lands is as fixed and
permanent as our everlasting hills and
will always be gOod.-Field and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Chnmbcrlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
UneuuallEd for COnstipatiOn

Mr.. A. X. Kane, Il prominent drug
gist of Baxter Springs, Kansas, says:
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are. in my Judgment, the most
superior preparation of any thing in
use today for constipation They are
sure in action, and with no tendency
to nauseate OF grippe. For sale by G..
Layelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Fraud Exposed

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell imita-
tions of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, and
other medicines, thereby defrauding
the public. This is to warn you to
profit, through stealing the reputation
OF remedies which have been success
fully curing disease for over thirty-fve
years. A sure protection to you, Is
our name on the wrapper. Look for it,
on all DR.. Kings, or Bucklen's RENE
dies, as all others are mere limitations.
H. E. BUCkLEN & co, Chicago,
Illinois, and Windsor, Canada. G.
Layelle,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24

1t makes no difference how many
medicines have failed to cure you, II
you are troubled with headache, con-
stipation, kidney or liver troubles,
nJIolllster' Rocky MountaiC Tea will
make you well. G.. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro-
trudng Piles. Druggists refund mon
ey il PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case. no matter of how long standing,
in 6 to IA days. First application gives
ease and rest. so cents. If your drug
gist hasn't it send so cents in stamps
and it will be forwarded postpaid by
Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
pOiSOus In Food

Perhaps you don't realize that many
pain poisons originate In your food,
but some day You may feel twinge of
dyspepsia that will convince you. Dr..
Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed
to cure all sickness due to p0isons OF
undigested food-or money back. y
cents at G. Lavele's drug store. Try
them.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Experiment in Upland Farming.

The Pioneer Press learns from ex-
cellent authority that the Campbell
experiment farm is fact and that
work will begin on it this spring.
The old Brady ranch. short distance
northeast of Otis, has been secured
and the Campbell soil culture will be
demonstrated in practical way, both
in the raising of cereals and fruit trees
The farm will be in charge OF practi-
cal men and will be under the direct
supervision of Mr.. Campbell, the
originator of the idea of storing water
in the ground one year for use the
next season.-Akron Pioneer Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24

Another Case OF rheumatism Cured by
ChamhcTlain's Pain Balm
The efficacy Of Chamberlain Pain
Balm in the relief of rheumatism is
being demonstrated daily. Parker
Triplett, OF Grigsby, Virginia, says
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave
him permanent relief from rheuma-
tfsIn in the back when everything else
failed, and lie would not be without it.
For sale by G. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Report of East Lincoln School.

Report of East Lincoln School.
For the Month Ending February II,
1905.
Those who were above ninety in
average scholarship are:
Eighth g-ade-Albert Miller, Alta
Pau, May Williams. Sadie Finley.
Madge Hallowell. liner johnson.
Fifth grade-Enid Liddle. Jean Lid
die, Frank Williams.
Third grade-JUhn Liddle, Robert
Herring, Roy Wright.
Number enrolled, IA. Average daily
attendance, IL "a
Letta Pau. Teacher.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Fresh and Salt Meats,
What Arc ThryI

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. A new remedy for stomach
troubles, biliousness, and constipation.
and a good one. Price % cents. For
sale by G. Lavcllc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24
Hay For Sale.

First class irrigated prairie hay f."
sale in stack, or delivered in town.
Leave orders at White a. Wailace'S or
at this Office. &. .Iurgeson.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24

Smies' Special Segar. 5 cents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-14
1Ar1vE BOATS AND RIVER STEAMER r1ANAoS.

dustrial affairs than the United States,
but larger interests than the people OF
some of the South American republics
themselves.
The United States gets. from Brazil
large quantities of coffee, cocoa, and
other articles of that class, and we
have some large companies engaged
in importing, but a very small quanti-
ty of such goods, excepting rubber,
comes from further up the Amazon
than ManaOs. In return we are ship
ping neutrality-suspicious. getting
a good milling, mining or electric
lighting plant. order-hardware, 1um-
Der, some railroad, tram, and street
railway supplies, canned goods, and
quite a list of textile stuffs, such as
prints, ginghamS, plaids, sheetingS,
jeans and fiannels and leather and
rubber goods. Icemaking machines,
awnings and parasols, drugs, patent
medicines, ano the like are sold.
Equipment for a shoe factory has re-
Gently been sent. But the same ship
may have contained machinery for a
dairy plant and rice plantation which
is to be operated by a German syndi-
cate, for where we send one article
the Germans or the English send a
dozen. Wherever we send one dol
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He Made a Short Address.

The task of addressing a Sunday
school was new to him, but when he
was asked by the superintendent to
make a short address to the young
hopefuls he consented before he knew
what he was doing.
The teachers noticed that he was i'll
at ease as he advanced to the front
of the rostrum and began with few
platitudes about the weather and the
shining young faces Then he con-
ceiyed the idea that he should drive
home a moral lesson, and he began
the tale of a woman whose life was
wrecked by the use of drugs.
Just think of it, children he said
in his most dramatic manner THAT
poor woman became the slave of mar
cotics.."
The necessary look of horror was
not forthcoming and he realized that
he had gone too deep for the brief wis
dom of his auditors and must explain.
'I suppose you do not know what
narcotics are,'' he remarked in pat
ronizing way. You are. too young.
Well, children, narcotics are opiate-. .
Even after this explanation the audi
ence was not enlightened, and he re-
tired with panied look of surprise.
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no means of communication other
than by footpath and ttbalsas,'' a type
of native boat, and canoes. Wireless
telegraphy, as soon as stations are
erected and put into successful opera
ton, will overcome this.
Not less needed will be the great
systems of transportation that are
now and have been from time to time
projected for South America by vari-
Gus combinations of American and
English capitalists. Industrial
schemes, too, involving the bringing
about of vast changes, have quite re-
Gently been launched, some of them
apparently, it is true-as in the case
of the exploitation of the Acre dis
trict, in which ]. P. Morgan of New
York and Sir Martin Conway of Lon
don, among others, were Interested
only to be abandoned. The Morgan
Conway syndicate had a concession
from Bolivia covering a tract of coun-
try on the head waters of the Amazon
several hundred miles square, in
which it was proposed to establish
colonies and operate various planta-
lions, timbering and rubber-g gathering
enterprises. About the time that the
work was to commence, however, Bra
zil gave notice that Bolivia had no
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for a moment over the elder mans
face, only to pass away. He started
70 speak, but messenger opened the
door and handed Walker telegram.
He tore it open and read:
Percy Smith and l were married
an hour ago. He has no parents For
give me- Belle Dumont Smith,
The young mans lips quivered, his
face turned white, he read the tele-
gram again, half dazed. The father
held out his hand, and the young man
passed him the telegram The elder
man read it. The expression on his
face passed from indignation to scorn,
to contempt. to rigid unfeeling- He
passed it back.
You made your decision he said.
He passed the will to the secretary
File it,
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they surrendered the concession, and
that country undertook to settle with
Bolivia So ended one really COM
mendable and brilliant exploitation
scheme.
The Amazon river, with its tribu-
taries, has been estimated to have
$4,000 miles of navigable water. Pos
sibly with slight improvements. or
if there was such demand for it as
has resulted in the pushing of boats
over some of the most difficult of
North American rivers, the total
length of actual serviceable water
might be increased to $4,000 miles.
There are, of course, many Ameri-
can trading concerns now operating
in the interior regions reached by the
Amazon Most important among
them, perhaps. owing to the leading
natural product of the country, is the
United States Rubber company. Eng
ish and German concerns are repre-
scented at Para, Manaos, and IQuitos
heavily. The two principal steamship
lines are operated from Europe. A
company composed chiefly, if not en-
tirely, of English capitalists owns and
operates the principal line of river
steamers. In fact, European concerns
have not only larger interest in
South American transportation and in
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heavier against us at the head sources
of the Amazon, to all sections OF
South America.
This is now near the beginning OF
the rainy season, that long period
commencing about the middle of De
cember and lasting until June, on the
upper Amazon. The great, luxuriant
mattas that stretch in rounded undula-
lions from the banks of the Water OF
Waters itself and from the hidden
courses of its innumerable tributaries
to impenetrab1e and llimitable dis
tances, will be blurred and dripping
with rain, while further back the open
plots of the campos break out in
fresh, green grass, and thither the
jaguar and puma, and droves OF pc
carry and herds of native deer are be-
taking themselves to avoid the Soggy
footing of the forests, and to feed up
on the animal and the plant life.
The New York party will find, if
they choose, an ample field for ex-
ploration. If by their observation
even in going no further than Iquitos,
they are able to bring back to the
United States any practical sugges-
ton for the furtherance of our COM
mercial interests, or if their trip is
followed by other trips to those re-
gions by competent business men and
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His Views for Sale.

The story is told by President Had
ley of Yale university, who enjoys a
good story none the less if he him
self be the victim. Mr.. Hadley was
travelling in Yellowstone park when
he CHANGED upon a young man whom
from his appearance he judged to be
a student.
This is a wonderful scene, isn't
it," said the professor.
The stranger smiled, nodded to his
questioner and turned without speak
ing to look at the view.
DO you think asked President
Hadley, now confirmed in his idea
that he was talking to a student,
that this chasm was caused by some
great upheaval of nature, or is it the
result of erosion or glacial action
What are your views"
MY views,' said the stranger
quickly, opening a bag he carried con-
tanning photographs, fare only 81 a
dozen and are cheap at the price Let
me show you some samples