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The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Damro.ch Can Be Sarcastic.

Walter Damrosch. the musician. de-
lights to talk music. but only with
those who have a technical musical
education. He has no sympathy with
the amateurs who do not understand
music, just as the painter Whistler
had no sympathy with the amateurs
who did not understand the technique
of color harmonies and of brush
work. Not long ago, at a dinner par
ty in New York. voluble man bored
Mr.. Damrosch with long harangue
on music. This man said Home.
Sweet Home" would live longer than
the bird music of "Siegfried," and
that After the Ball" had more depth
than the melancholy Mark motive of
Tristan and Isolde"
Finally the man turned his stten-
tion to the sentimental song, "Once
| Was Pure as Thou which has of
late grown popular in certain hum
BILE classes Of society.
Once l Was Pure as Thou" he ex-
claimed, almost smacking his lips
"Ah, that's song. Whenever I hear
that song il carries me away"
will some one sing Once l Was
as Pure as Thou?'" said Mr.. Dam
rosch. looking anXiously up and down
the table.-Boston Post.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27

claimed KarsicheG. Ida Barosky
you have been found plotting the as
sassiaation of the czar. sentence
you to ten years Imprisonment in 81
heria!"
Good God, man." cried Cobb. .vou
are inhuman on such testimony II
pass sentence like that"
The baroness. overcome by excite
ment, sank on a lounge and Cobb few
to her assistance
What of the Others excellence
said Radaloff addressing the minister
They are in the courtyard below
shall they be sent first to the fortress
or shall they be brought before yuu
Her brother is among them!"
Her brother!
The words caught the ear Of the
countess. Her brother Is also ar
rested! You hear general. her broth
er! He, too. must suffer! Sentence
MIN. toO-sentence them all"
karsicheff gave a silent signal tG
Radaloff. who retired.
Action now-merciless severity
whispered Nicholas. 1T is your only
hope. and he added in a lower tone
to himself, but a faint hope at that
A tramp of soldiers outside caused
all present to turn their eyes in the
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
EASY 20 MAKE THINGS Rler1.
Little Girl Knew Simple Way ou. of
Difficulty,

OIUiSOtys
The Hotel Belleclaire houses one of
those rare anomalies-a woman who
does things contrary to the advice of
her husband. One of the things to
which that unreasonable man objects
is the occasional touching up OF his
wife's hair. Notwithstanding his
forcibly expressed opinion on the sub
ject. the rejuyenating process was
undergone one day last week at the
hands of a professional hairdresser.
Bessie. the fouryear-Old daughter. was
an interested observer Of the opera
tion.
Now. Bessie" said her mother.
when the hairdresser had gone. Il
don't want you to say anything to your
father about mamma having had her
hair dressed. Do you understand? II
you don't tell him perhaps he won't
notice it."
OF course Bessie promised to main
tain discreet silence, which she did
up to 6 o'clock. when, meeting her
father at the corner, the secret was
promptly sacrificed on the altar of
filial affection. The man was mad and
lost no time in saying SO. After he
got through talking Bessie was inter-
view by her other parent.
Bessie" said her mother, sternly,
what made you tell? told you not
to-"
"Oh. that's all right" said Bessie
Don't worry. can easily lie it back
again. New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Where m.r.ton Law Wa. Good,

In Exeter. Mass. acquaintances Of
Gen. Gilman Marston say nothing
ever amused him more than the fol-
lowing:
A favorite niece living in the ad-
joining town of Brentwood bought a
horse which, not coming up to re.
quirements, she promptly took hack
and left in the sellers barn. Next day
she found the horse back in her barn.
Twice more she left it and twice was
1t returned
Then she called on the general. He
told her to notify the owner that il
iher. was any more trespassing in
her rhrn he would be fined $40. and to
tell him that Gilman Marston said
So and not bring that id horse back
again.
The niece promptly tackled up on
her barn the following notice: ANY
trespassing in this barn by man OF
beast will be fined $1O-by Gilman
Marston." The horse did not come
back
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direction of the ante-chamber. The
door opened. Radaloff stood on one
side and then appeared two soldiers
ahI two police guarding Ivan Barosky.
The clock now showed about twenty
minutes of twelve.
General Karsicheff took his place
behind the desk
Ivan was brought before him.
Your name?"
Ivan Barosky."
You were captured this morning
in the Nihilist rendezvous"
Il was arrested this morning." was
the reply of Ivan.
You admit then your guilt?"
Il admit nothing
What! Do you deny that you were
in this den of assassins?"
Il deny nothing"
karsicheff became furious. II shall
find way to make you speak, trai
tori" he exclaimed; meanwhile
pending further inquiries. you are sen.
fenced, to twenty years in Siberia"
Poor Ivan!" 1t was from the bar.
oness. She heard no more at the
time. for her sympathetic heart was
overstrained and she had tainted.
Ivan had turned to Ida They were
clasped for moment in each others
arms, for both well knew that in q
few minutes more they would be torn
apart, in all probability to meet on
earth no more.
But the vengeance of Katherine Kar
sicheff was not yet sated. She leaned
over the desk and hissed the words
into the ears OF her husband-"The
others, her friends. sentence them
all, do you hear, all! would have
my revenge complete. Do not disap
point me. Constantine. or swear you
will regret it to your dying day!"
Constantine karsicheff needed nc
urging.
Ito be continued.)
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states that my father is here dc.
mand to see the minister himself"
The countess drew herself up
haughtiiy. 'Insolent girl" she said.
you forget yourself, as you did last
night. Remember that you are in
the presence of the wife of the minis
ter of police. Countess Katherine kar-
sicheff. am not used to brook inso-
lence from interiors;
Ilda's eyes flashed with anger.
Meeting the malignant glance of the
countess with a look OF defiance. she
replied: Il am not your inferior
madame. You are not my equal You
have taken advantage of my position
to work upon the affection of child
for her father. for your own ends.
Your trick is too transparent 1t has
failed. | can sec the lie upon your
face-my father l., not here"
Katherine lost control Of herself.
',naughtc. of the gutter, she Kissed
you are in my power here. When
you leave this house 1t snail be for
the prison. You are not cow In the
house of Count Naainoff and Alexis
is not here to cave you.'
As the countess spoke Of Alexis
Ida instc !ly div ined the object her
enemy Lad Lad in view.
when he disgraced his Uniform
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Had It's Other Advantsoes.

The relative from the East, who
haG come to visit his cousin, the post
master at Boom City. was surprised at
tn" smallness of the place.
Y expected to see larger town
than this" he said. Surely there
can't be much salary attached to a
jHh like yours
Why, as to Tat said the postmas.
ter. "the salary is but SIP a year. but
i: IS paid with the utmost promptness
".d with my life and fire insurance
agency, law business, carpenter shop
agricultural implement business, drug
store. and cigar shop manage 10 get
along. In addition to that the posi-.
tlon gives one sort of-er-standins
IN the community"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
MaQnesite Hills.

In the neighborhood of Malelane
and kaapmuiden. 10 miles from Lour.
enco Marquis. in South Africa, large
deposits of magnesite. said to be
equal to the best Grecian article
have been found. The veins are OF
varied width, in many places being
more than 10 feet in thickness, hut
the central hill near what is known
as Salt Creek appears to be one vast
deposit about 1000 feet long by 200
feet wide, and upwards of 800 feet
high. According to the estimate made
by the consulting engineer, the depos.
its of magnesite at this particular
point exceed million tons. The top.
ographical position of the l-agnesite
hills is snch that the deposits can be
quarried at very low cost
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Submarine Experiments,

An important series of experiments
with submarines is to be carried out
at Portsmouth. One of the principal
tests Will consist of fishing" tor sub.
marines with wire net For the
purpose of the experiments a netting
200 feet long, made of thin but strong
steel wire. is to- be attached to three
steam pinnaces. and by them drawn
under water at the depth which it
is known submarines usually travel.
When one OF the little craft becomes
entangled in the meshes the two out,
side boats will close in around it and
so force it to come to the surfac, ar
s.: k.-London Engineer
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Instructor Has Held Manv Offices,

DR. David H. Buel. the new president
OF Georgetown university, is a son of
Col. David H. Buel. U. S. A. He was
'aduated from Yale in 1883 and has
/ cen successfully instructor in classics
;t Holy Cross college, in classics and
figher mathematics at St. Francis
%arier's college, professor of physics
1T St. Johns college and of physics
snG mechanics at Georgetown univer.
4ity,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Plan to chanqe Inauoura, Date.

District Commissioner Mcfarland of
Washington, chairman of the national
committee to consider the advisability
Ct changing the date of the ceremony
;,r the Inauguration of the President
CT the United States. has issued call
for meeting of the committee on
r'ov. s. The committee is composed
Ct the governors of all the states and
territories and fifteen residents of the
District of Columbia
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
q
% A Rk EST RU SSIA !
4 b II. GR%TTAN DONNELLY I
Coprigh ss b. Stre.AS Smith AL-ghs eserved ,
CHAPTER xili-Continued.

SHAF GR Nlli--IC0lINueO.
Radaloff had no idea OF the con
tents of the letter. Bul when I'da
had finished reading ii he gave the
waiting" signal. and in response
20 khe single stroke of the bell enter
ed the office to meet the Countess
Karsicheff, with the result already
described. In vain he attempted to
explain to the countess that ne
found Ida a prisoner, she having
been captured in the N!hilist rem
devious, but the naughty and Insult
ing manner in which he had been In
terruptcd each time he began his eN-
planation, had prevented him trohi
giving that important information
Thus it was when llda entered her
presence the countess knew nothing
Of her arrest.
The two women stood face to face
alone. Each measured the othar
with glance, and as their eyes met
there was exchanged look when
meant that henceforth and forever
these two were enemies to the death.
For the moment. however, the 1eel-
ing that controlled Ida Barosky was
one of deepest love for the eXiled
father whom she was to clasp TO her
heart after the long and bitter years
of separation. She cast an anxious
glance at the countess. who stood re-
garding her with a feeling of bitter
est hate. Katherine saw before her
her deadliest foe. 1t was to this girl
she owed all the humiliation she had
felt, all the deep disappointment in
store for her. II Alexis marriage to
Olga should not take place.
my father-he is here?" said Ida,
land ! shall see him? shall see him
once again?"
That depends upon yourself.
Katherine spoke these words. look
ing at Ida There was something in
the tone and in the look that placed
Ilda instantly on her guard. She felt
she knew not why. that she was to be
made the victim OF a cruel lie. With
an effort she suppressed her feelings
and said: Il do not understand you.
madame"
4 am the Countess Katherine kar'
sichcff. wife of the minister Of police,
and it was by my suggestion and at
my desire that your father has been
brought here to receive his pardon.
when was he brought here, ma
dame?'
The question annoyed katherine.
Ida noticed the effect and her sus,
picioIs became stronger.
That is not for you to know said
the countess. after momentary
pause "It is sufficient for you when
l say he is here and that his pardon
will be granted on one condition"
Ilda's heart beat rapidly. And
that isl"
That you leave Russia at once and
fOrever-slone!'
Ilda's lips became compressed. Her
face turned trifle paler. Let me
see my faiher--let me hear his voice
let me feel the grasp Of his hand
before answer"
1T is impossible. Your answer
must be given here and without de-
hy.'
II will not answer until have seen
my father"
Katherine's face deepened in color.
and her eyes flashed You are here
to sue for mercy" she said, not TO
make conditions.
II am not here 20 sue for mercy
l am here by the written request OF
the minister of police. His letter
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27

Scarcely less dangerous than the
spring avalanches, or "grundlawinen.'
caused by melting snow or the burst
ing OF glacier lakes and reservoirs. are
the wonderful ice avalanches. or "e!s-
lawinen." which are among the Won
ders and perils of the Jungfrau, the
Matterhorn, the Piz Bernina. and maI.y
other famous glazier-clad mountains.
These marvellous falls Of glitterirg,
cleaning ice consist of thousands OF
tons of shattered, twisted seracs. or ice
needles, which have fallen from the
glaciers and been precipitated down
the mountain by the heat Of the sun
and the action OF the weatner.
these huge falls or cataracts OF ice
are q terrible danger for the climber
who rashly ventures without a quite
into their vicinity after sunrise. Not
long ago . party of Zermat. climbers
went without guides to admire the
seracs of the famous Z'mutt glacier.
As they slowly moved away thty
heard behind them mighty roar Ike
that OF the discharge Of heavy artil-
lery. which was fercely echoed and re-
echoed by q thousand crags and peaks.
Looking back, they saw countless tonsl
of ice in huge blocks and mighty
splintered columns fall on the very
spot where few moments before th0y
had all been standing.
Nine athletic young members Of the
Ski Club, mostly Englishnen, while
making an excursion from Lucerne In
March, were caught in a bad snow
avalanche. One of the party, Swiss.
was hurled over precipice and killed
outright. while the others, after being
rolled in the snowy mass for many
hundr of feet. miraculously escaped
with only minor scratches and bruises.
Some Recent Disasters.
One huge snowslide on the Jura
mountains buried seven children, OF
whom two were killed; while an ava
lanche at Lovrana carried away the
roof and upper floor Of the village inn.
A Dutch student named Rijkens, from
the Federal College. while glissadins
down steep snow slope at Sustep IA
June, started an avalanche which car
ried him away and flung him into
rocky torrent, where his body was
found with the skull fractured and
both arms broken. while within the
last fortnight three fatal as well as
any number Of less serious accidents
have occurred owing to avalanches Of
various Sorts
Only few days ago the well-kno~a
Russian author, Leykow, almost lost
his life. With three friends he was
endeavoring to scale the highest peak
Of the Presanella group. He was
struck on the head by large stone,
and fell from his foothold, draggin
his companions with him. They all
fell considerable distance, but. owing
to great, good luck. none except Ley
kow was really seriously injured. An
avalanche Of stones was also the cause
OF the death of Prof. Alois Kimmerle,
who few days ago was found dying
at the foot Of precipice between
Hochtor and Johnsbach, in the Aus
trian Alps. He had been lying in
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Corn Thirteen Feet Hioh.

Ialk about tall corn. H. P. Flint OF
the avenue brought some stalks TO
town Monday which measured thir-
teen feet in height. There is afioat
an old lie about gathering corn in
Illinois on horseback. In the case of
the Flint corn this would be a literal
fact. The highest ear on the stock
Is ten feet from the ground, and the
lowest is five feet. with plenty OF
good full ears between the two e1-
tremes. The corn is of the yellow va
rlety, and the ears are as big as tall
corn ears should be. Flint says he
has plenty more corn at home equally
tall. Who can beat it?--yen.rra
Free Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Havoc in the Alps
Periodical Avalsnches Involve Forests. Villages
and Mountain Railways in Common Destruction
Especial ,-oSrospondence.)

The avalanche season is at its height
In Switzerland. says correspondent
writing from Geneva. From all dicec-
tions come tales of death and whole
sale destruction wrought by enormous
falls Of melting snow, broken ice anu
torrents of half-frozen muddy debris,
containing huge blocks of stone. whole
trunks of trees and solid masses OF
serac and glacier.
The damage already done is i'm
mense. Within the past few weeks
railways have been swept away, buried
or destroyed. Avalanches have curl
GUS knack of falling on the same
ground year after year. and avalanche
breakers are often built to protect
surrounding life and property as far as
possible. In many places avalanche
breakers in the form of triangular
stone walls have been erected to pro-
test whole villages. There is breaker
of this sort at Frauenkirch. near Da-
vos. where the wall of the church is
80 constructed that, should an ava
lanche sweep down upon 1t, the solid.
pointed. ploughlike edge Of the wall
would cut and divide the avalanche
and turn 1t harmlessly aside. Rough
timber fences. small zigzag stone
walls. and even rows of stakes across
steep slopes are used by the SWISS
peasants as projections.
The compact snow avalanches.
which form in the natural depressions
and basins on the steep glacier slopes;
high up on the mountains, are, by the
time that they reach the valleys. COM
posed Of stones, earth. huge masses OF
roots and trees, all held together by
the heavy. half-frozen, muddy snow in
which they are encased. A noun
taineer who was overtaken by an ava
lanche Of this kind on the Splugen.
though he escaped from death, had his
coat so firmly frozen into the icy mass
that he was stuck like gnat to a fly
paper and could not release himself
until assistance arrived.
Avalanche Of 1888.
Often the frozen bodies Of chamois
have been found quite fit for food in
tuc EeIudluS Ol Olu dNdlduCneS tIldl
have fallen many years previously.
One Of the most famous Swiss ava
lanches. and one which only falls In
very snowy seasons, is the Schwaben-
tobellawine. In 1888 this avalanche
fell near Glarus-Davos, destroying life
and property and carrying all before
1t. The mass was estimated to be over
100000 cubic feet in bulk, while the
tunnel which was afterward cut
through 1t to allow the traffic to pass
along the valley road was over 300 feet
long and IL feet high.
The simplon, always noted for the
serious avalanches falling from the
Gletschhorn glaciers, was early in
July the scene of an immense fall of
snow and rock owing to the bursting
Of a glacier lake on the Bodmer. But,
unlike the terrible Simplon avalanche
Of 1901, this fall, happily. did not cost
any human life. though party of
peasants saw their cattle dashed to
death, and were only just able to save
themselves in time. The cause of this
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Insanity Is Hereditary,

Fifty per cent Of the insanity In
.ngland Is ascribed TO heredity by re-
ent official investigation.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Thinks Some Lies ExcusabIe.

There are some lies" philosopher
said. like angels wings on which we
may mount to Heaven"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
fall was the formation of huge lake

1eu was tne 1OTmatlOn OF luSo lake
Oh the glacier.
As the heat OF summer increased,
the rapidly melting snow filled this icy
Alpine reservoir to repletion. and sud
denly, on July Sd, without an instant's
warning, it burst its frozen barriers.
and in few seconds discharged thou
sands of tons Of water, ice and snow
into the valley below, destroying every
thing in its way. and never stopping
until 1t reached the Krumbach Gorge.
into which it plunged, and in an in
credibly short time completely filled 1t
up. In June somewhat similar fall
swept down upon the st. Gothard line
between Lucerne and Goldau, stopping
all traf1c md doing great deal Of
damage. No lives were lost by this
mishap. but a signal mans house.
which was luckily empty at the time,
was swept away.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Makes Odd Mistake.

Charged with striking woman on
he street. John Moore, of London, en-
cred this defense, Il thought she was
ny wife"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27

Grabs Without Sense Of Hearino,
Grabs can see and smell. but cannot
"ar.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
Japan's Tobacco Crop.

Japan's annual tobacco crop is abou
40. ooo. 900 pounds.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-27
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House Built of Cork,

A hairdresser at Leipsic, Germany,
has built two-story house entirely
Of cork, and fitted it up for a shop
and baths.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-26
PELVIC CATARRH WAS
DESTROYING HER LIFE.
PE-RU-NA SAVED HER.
Miss Maria Ducharme, 1872 st. Eliza
beth street, Montreal, Can, writes:

Miss Maria Ducharme, 1872 st. Eliza
beth street, Montreal, Can, writes:
81 am satisfied that thousands Of
women suffer because they do not
realize how bad they really need treat
ment and feel natural deIicacy in con-
sulting physician.
81 felt badly for years, had terrible
pains, and at times was unable to attend
to my daily duties. / tried to cure my
self, but finally my attention was called
to an advertisement of Peruna in q
similar case to mine, and decided to
give it a trial.
"My Improvement began as soon as
started to use Peruaa and soon was
well wOn7an. feel that I owe my
life and my health to your wonderful
medicin- and gratefully acknowledge
this fact, "--Maria Ducharme.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio,
for free medical advice.
All correspondence strictly confiden.
tial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-26
TWELVE CASES; 8 DEATHS
From Yellow Fever-Many Other Cases
Not Reported.

Washington. JulN % y report re-
rcived here, today. from surgeon Whit"
Of the public health and marine hos-
ritaI service, who is stationed ut MN
orleans and who under instructions IF
the acting surgeon genera! is engaged
IN an effort 30 determine W Cow fever
conditions in that city. says that tn"
cite authorities conrcir J.: cases ana
eight deaths, but he adds that there
probably are many nOr't cases. mos
50 far observed are of 4 Nirulent type.
surgeon Wasdin. stationed at Mem
nhis, who rendered signal service dur
ing the epidemic ut Ocean Springs IN
1897 has entered upon 2 -'artful lnspr''-
ton of conditions along III" gull coast.
from Mobile To- Pass Christian, Miss.
and Passed Assistant Surgeon Young
has been ordered from Chicago To Jack
son. Miss, to confer with the MISSISSIPPI
nj health authorities relative to trained
inspection.
Surgeon White later in the dry notified
the authorities here that hereafter freight
cars leaving New Orleans for points IL
Texas would be- fumigated to insure tn
destruction of mosquitoes.