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The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Heat Give. Children Holiday.

1.-THE heat holiday" said school
teacher, "is a Swiss novelty that we
ought to introduce here. 1t is not
right for us to treat our school chill
dren in the matter Of weather as we
do.
1.-The Swiss have maximum tenn
perature for school. When the ther-
mometer goes above that maximum,
there is no school, whether the month
be April, May or September. The chill
dren, in the insufferable heat. are free
to bathe in tinkling brooks, to picnic
in cool groves, or to boat on the wind
swept lakes.
"The Swiss recognize that We can
impose no greater suffering on little
children than to confine them for long
hours at a stretch In an intolerably
hot school room. They know that
children cannot, under such condi'
tions, learn q thing. Hence the school
directors are wise enough. by making
these heat holidays. to save the teach
ers and the children much misery and
much wasted time"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
A Loss Of Three shiIIinos.


Forbes Robertson, the English ac-
tor, said in an address in New York
that he favored salaries for theatrical
performers.
Mr.. Robertson gave several in
stances of salaries disgracefully and
needlessly low. Then, with a smile,
he said:
''The mean manager to whom have
been alluding reminds me Of a mean
man whose life was saved from
drowning.
This man fell overheard in step
ping from ferryboat. 1t was a bitter
day. Cakes Of gray ice floated in the
black water. Nevertheless a ragged
wharf rat plunged head first into the
freezing stream, and after ten minu-
tes' hard work rescued the man.
What reward do you think this
hero got? He got two shillings.
which the other gingerly handed him
from purse heavy with gold.
THE poor fellow looked at the two
shillings, and then said:
Man. I'd have gotten five shil.
lings for takin' ye to the deadhouse.' ~
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ware us. pushing back the crowd
debonairly. | forestalled the words
on his lips by crying gayly to Raoul
Dwight: I have won the wager; the
gloves are mine But my father was
not so easily to be put to rout. al.
low me to see the paper, Mary he re-
quested. But I courtes-yed low be-
fore him, and replied, You must ex.
cuse me, sir; 1t would not interest
you. Moreover, it does not belong to
me- placed the paper back in the
locket and fastened on the gold back.
1.-The men began making apologies
for the fracas, and Raoul Dwight, as
ii to make amends for his rudenexs
born of pique, and as l afterwacd
learned, desire to see II the lock ct
which Mister Waters habitually wore
contained the pledge of my hand, liLk.
cred to appease Lord FELTON,. l uu.
derstood that Raoul Dwight was ex.
planning about the paper. l heard
him say (my ears are keen) words to
the effect that 1t was naught but Nm
old love letter written to Elaine. OF
which Mister Waters must be choice
indeed, since he treasured it SO; and
If 1t were ever to come again under
his notice he would destroy it. And
his information was punctuated with
malicious chuckles. Which proved to
me that it was of value to its owner
and that Raoul Dwight had either
seen or heard OF 1t before. prom
ised myself that, as far as had the
saying, he should never see it again
"I did not look at my father, but
| could feel his eyes follow me as
walked down the ball room with my
partner, and l knew that he was furi
Gus at being thwarted in his inuuisi
tiveness. That was not to be the end
of the affair There is much more to
tell, much more!
az thought to escape an interview
with him that night by spending it at
Lady Dwights. had hardly entered
the hall of her house when Lord Eel
ton stood before me. After many
pleasant words and compliments, TO,
my father knows how to be most
gracious when he chooses, and he car
be the f1end incarnate when he
pie,ses, also, he asked to see the bill
let dour. Again l refused graciousl,
but firmly. He was at white heal
with anger. and I was afraid that he
would use force to wrench it from me
l should have known him better thar
that. He recovered himself and IL
his most suave manner said siowl,
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timid-pale-big black rings were un-
der her eyes"
"'Your MASTER she faltered.
Have you found him YETI
mo replied, and have
searched everywhere
"I am afraid she said, that he is
dead Her voice broke and died away
in a sob.
"'What makes you think so?' I
asked, stubborn enough still to contest
the thought with anyone that you
could be dead.
"'Yes, dead she repeated, and q
woman's vanity has been the cause:
81 thought, If so, she would not be
the first woman to do man to his
death by the same. restrained my
self, however, and gave her no hint
of my thoughts"
could have smiled any other time,
he took SO much virtue to himself at
that restraint, but anxiety consumed
me and motioned him to continue.
"'You must know she said, that
nv cousin, Sir Raoul Dwight, laid me
n wager-it was to be pair Of jew
eled gloves against my carol ring
that ! could not get Mister Waters tc'
loan me that locket he wore upon his
breast I could not let the wager
pass and that was the reason why
l came to the Tabard instead Of send
ing someone-to see him and to coax
1t from him.
II will tell you that her voice Jagged
in the telling of this
mo side remarks, II you please,
Gill;" interrupted sharply.
1.-THE night of the ball. the lady
continued, I wore the locket; it hung
among the lace rufIles which encircled
my neck. At once Cousin Raoul saw
it, knew he saw it, although he
said nothing. and fiirted my triumph
in his face. Tired Of the minuet,
someone proposed country dance.
like them not-they are rough. We
were in the midst of one, where the
the ladies' pass beneath them. In a
moment, understand not yet how 1t
happened, we all got punched togeth-
er. In the mix-up my dress was torn
and the locket-Mister Waters locket
fell to the floor. Raoul Dwight 8
foot in an instant covered the bauble
before the gentleman with whom
was dancing had time to stoop for It,
Cousin Raoul was handing it to me
(he had been the quicker to pick It
up) with a low bow Of mock humility
bew&1ling his awkwardnass and max.
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STAMPS AS WALL PAPER.
Philadelphia Girl Has Unique Deeora
ton for "Oen"

Philadelphia Girl Has Unique oeeora.
ton for "Den."
For more than fourteen years, or, to
be exact. since March 26, 1891, Miss
Sadie Disston of Keystone street has
arduously collected Cancelled postage
stamps. with the purpose of covering
the walls of her den" At last the
task has been completed and the room
presents an appearance resembling
the mosaic tapestry of olden times.
The room is l0x15 feet. The paper
was made into panels 2S inches wide,
on white linen. which were then
placed together by a narrow walnut
molding. The stamps were accumu-
lated SO quickly that by the end of the
first year two panels were finished,
the first containing 6.O04 stamps. The
ground Of the panel design is made up
OF English penny stamps. By July,
1894, seven panels were completed.
Almost every country is represented.
In the center of one panel is a blue
triangular Cape Of Good Hope. and on
another white Royal Mint. London
After Miss Disston found that there
would not be any difficulty in getting
the required number OF stamps, hav-
ing one week received through the
mail 14.00O little care was taken in
the number stuck On eacn panel, until
the total reached 99,99S.-Philadelph
Record.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Mistress Rosemary Allyn
BY MILLlcENT E. MANN
Copyright. iOo4. by LUCAs-LINCOLN co

|, ing other profuse apologies, when he
discovered that the mirror was brok
en-. shattered into thousand tiny
bits. "A bad omen, ma cousine,' he
said, a DEATH His face glowed with
the liveliest interest, and malignity
was not far OF. l twitted him with
being spiteful because Of losing the
wager-I was not gentle with him.
Il may say l believed her, for upon
the telling Of the circumstance. her
eyes sparkled like glow worms on 4
summers night" was Gil's comment
"He dallied with the locket,' the
lady continued her narrative, in a dis
dainful manner. turning 1t now this
way, now that, while l waited his
pleasure. Finally he gave it an extra
fllip and the thin gold partition
which backed the mirror, fell out. and
with 1t bit of paper folded into a
tiny square to At the locket. Again
there was a scramble, and again
Raoul Dwight was the successful one
In spite of my expostulations, he
opened and read what was written
on the paper aloud-the dishonorable
hound! "A love letter. he cried mock
ingly; a rendezvous, too! He tken
held 1t up so that all the dandies pres.
ent might see. was in distress,
for now I thought l understood why
Mister Waters had been so solicitous
about the 1ocket-he should have
trusted me If it is Of any value to him.
1t is not mine cried, scarcely
knowing what I said. I see 1t Is not.
cousin he replied, for the date on
the billet doux, although almost indis-
tingufshable. antedates your birth by
some years-and beg your pardon.
co., he added. The mems muttered
cries Of Shame helped him to fasten
his slipping temper.
"'Then he hastened to hand it to
me, for he had seen what l too saw;
my father watching us. You must
know she explained to me, that I
have a father here in London, al
though tits little indeed see Of him,
living. as I mostly do, at Lady
Dwight's. My father now came to-
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Wedding Gifts From Pet Animals.

Several of the spring brides have
received very handsome presents from
the pet dogs and cats and other ami.
mails in the households of friends. Two
pet dogs recently sent a bride aspara.
gus tongs, the cats selected a cake
basket of antique pattern and the
canary bird made a happy choice OF
after-dinner coffee cups. So that when
a whole battalion of animals are at
tached to a fashionable home, and
something may be expected from each.
it is really matter of serious consid'
eration.-Town and Country.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
81. has Goat He Wore Al 4,

Calvin Wells of Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, 81 years old, is still vigorous
for his age. He has a coat which he
wore when he was four years old, and
which is in perfect condition.
It was made by tailor in North
ampton, and was of most correct mode
for those days, being double-breasted
and swallowtailed. The dimensions
are: Waist. 16 inches; length of front,
6 inches; back, inches; sleeve, s
inches.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
CHAPTER xx-continued.

Five days." l repeated. This is
the night when I am to meet Lady
FELTON, and receive 1t back again. l
must get up-help me. Gil"
You cannot; you are not able -
said he.
'She will think do not care" I
pleaded; Il must get up"
ut does not matter, my lord; the
lady is not in London" said he.
"Ah, yes. you said that you had
seen her-where has she gomez" l
asked.
Il do not know" he returned.
l fell back exhausted from talking,
big drops Of sweat stood upon my
face. made motion for him to ex.
plain.
Three nights ago." he began, "at
the close of another day of unrequited
search. tired out. was doing In my
chair. You see, sir. have not slept
in bed since our parting"
Poor Gill" murmured.
l remembered how he had ridden
to and from Long Haut without rest,
and now this wearying search.
You were right-it may be some
consolation for you to know-there is
nothing to beat this looking after
young sparks for taking the pounds
on one. hey Gil?" l said drolly. You
will be as slender as our friend, Noel,
when next you meet"
Il had not finished my supper" he
went on, needless of my interruption
Il intended to go out again as soon
as my cloak was dried; and, as said,
] fell asleep in my chair. was awak-
ened by lorraine, who came and said
that the lady was at the lodge door.
You will know that l am not at the
Blue Boar, but in an old house on the
fringe of town"
What lady?' I asked him.
The handsome one that came to
the Tabard,' he explained.
Il hurried on my clothes to be
decent and went down to the door,
where the fool had left her standing
begged her to come in. She was
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Why Prison poorkeeoer. Ar. sur,v

Why Prison Doorkeepers Are surly.,
why are the doorkeepers of prisons
always surly? l guess it is because
they have to answer so many foolish
questions, said prison doorkeeper.
only this morning ring comes at.
the bell. halt in the middle of my
breakfast. tramp down the long cor
ridor. 1 unlock my fifty-ton door with
my twenty-pound key. Outside stands
tough young man, his hat on the
side of his head, who says:
Boss, when'll Joe Mace get ont ?
Me and another feller's got a bet on
it,
People come here and ask me
when this prisoners trial and thai
prisoners trial takes place. They come
here without permits and demand to
see prisoner with the same air as
you'd go to friends house and de-
mand to see your friend. They bring
presents to prisoners, boxes Of cigars,
bottles Of rum, scarf pins and poker
dice.
1T is the constant rebufing of all
these foolish persons that makes the
doorkeeper Of prison surly."-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Wit Worth Overcharoe,
A commendable characteristic

/. Douglas, governor of Massachu-
setts, is his enjoyment of joke on
himself as much as on the other fell
low. Not long ago he dropped into
4 strange barber shop to have his
soant hair trimmed. After the job
lad been completed. the barber hand.
I'd Mr.. Douglas check for fifty cents.
"Hows this?' said Mr.. Douglas,
Doesn't that sign over there say
'frst-class haircut for twenty. I've
cents'?"
"Yes-yes.' replied the barber. but
sou haven't frst-class hair"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
EXPLOSION TELLS OF DANGER,
Means Of Giving Alarm Of Fire Before
Much Damage is Done.

The essential fundamental requisite
OF any system of fire protection is an
early alarm or indication of the pres
enca of abnormal temperatures, even
fefHre fire actually breaks out in
flames. Prompt indication of fire gen.
orally means its early extinction and
an audible signal of some sort is the
only one that can be relied upon invar-
iabiy to attract attention A novel
alarm OF this class that has been
worked out in detail by an inventor,
says the Baltimore American, provides
for denotating Illuminating charge
whenever excessive heat becomes ap-
parent In any part of mill or store
house. This explosion attracts the
attention Of the watchman and leads
Lin to look for the source of trouble
and In this way may avert disastrous
hras. The illuminate can be disposed
in any convenient receptacle, metallic
and waterproof If necessary. The de-
tonation is effected by the release of
a spring coil, or other resilient mem
Der, brought about by the fusing of
an alloy which normally holds the
spring or striker, or the burning of
combustible bond. One of the features
OF the device is the ease. with which
II may be applied to any point, requ1r-
ing no connection with any wires,
pipes or other devices. 1t may be ap,
Piled in great number Of places vt
slight expense and wherever the dan
ger is greatest. There is nothing to
get out Of order and if it should be-
come accidentally discharged the ex-
plosion that would follow is a notifica-
tion of the existence of some trouble.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Noted Piece of Wood CARVING.

The elaborate piece Of work here
shown was carved from solid piece
of lockwood with the aid Of an ordinary
pen knife and is valued at $4,000. 1t
is said to have been the cause OF q
wager in London as to whether it was
one piece Of wood or no. To prove
that it was solid it was placed in q
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23

AfVeK O6AIF
BY FANNY PARNELL
:
~Eaa = my eyes glory,
HS&S" Shall mine behold thy glory?
NV&Zm Or shall the darkness close around thenI
Err he sun-bla thy story!
VWON ope their queeny circle
XN00 sister hail thee
be death silence
A6N6 hat have know bewai thee?
y ~ the be deafth loved thy praises,
me their tribute bring to thee?
Shall the mouth thee in thy squalor.
When all poets mouths shall sing thee?
andth the shoutngs
OF thy exled returning
shall mouldered.
grave-damps should chill my bosom's burning.
he tramp Of feetv
Mid the shamrock and the mosses
heart should within the shroud and quver
AS captive dreamer
turn and cloths round
Giant sinews should borrow
Crying "Oh brothers, have also
Loved her in her loneliness and sorrow.
me join you the ubilan procession
Let chant with her story
l shall back to the shamrocks,
Now have her glory!"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27

The girl shook her head.
NO" h said. he will do nothing
Of the sort. I think you will UNDER
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27
CopyyRRIlfT, 1909 ~ VIZ HEARST
GkERT BRITAIN RiGHT5 RESE5gED.

stand WHY when You see Il copy OF the
letter That WAS intended for YOU. Here
ii Is"
She opened a book lying on the table
and turned back u few pages. Russell
came forward.
1T was just a penciied draft" she
said, but it was copied word for
word"
Russell read it aloud:
You communication With offer is
at hand. AT present l nave nc intention
of letting any of my property pass
out of my hands. Very truly yours
Russell looked around at the young
oman
Can you blame me for laugning?"
she said. Isn't that about the cutest
thing you ever saw in the way of a re-
fusal of a marriage offer?"
Russell nodded.
"And-and does it fit the case" he
asked.
Exactly" replied the young woman.
And it fits all the closer because it
was done unconsciously."
And the man will not suspect that a
mistake has been made?"
Not for q moment
Russell shook his head ruefully.
I'd awfully hate to deserve a reply
like that" he said. Il don't believe /
could" He looked at the young wom-
an sharply. Il beg your pardon" he
added. but is appears to me that you
are on extremely confidential terms
with Miss Hammond"
That is true" said the young
woman.
Il wasn't aware that to Of
ferS of marriage We're usually left in
the hands of secretaries" Russell went
on.
The young woman laughed
There is no sentiment about offers
of this sort" she said. They are SIM
ply unimportant business details"
Russell laughed as much az the way
in which the young woman said his
as he did at the idea.
Then if 1 made a proposal of mar
rage To Miss Hammond" he went on.
II could expect that you would answer
it?'
Most assuredly." replied the young
That IS, unless it went by
to some puzzled dealer in prop
erty."
We'll. there is no immediate dam
ger" said Russell. But this brings me
back to business. OF course i am
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27

or by . material may be mortised. Have
this post 8 feet high and make it firm to
the base by an iron brace. Then have the
LOCAL blacksmith make a piece of iron
say h-inch material into Il circle about
the circumference OF the inside OF a grain
bag with four or five hooks just opposite
the holes in the top of the bag. The
other end of this iron is Il straight arm
with a fiat l. piece with two holes through
1t by which it can be screwed to the post.
Put this in position and you nave q bag
holder ct small cost which cannot be beat
on. The Illustration shows the simplicity
of the design AID shows how readily it
can be mada
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27
TIDAL WAVE AT HAlNlka.
Watching the Great Bore as 1t Passed
on the Chinese Coast,

~ ooS
Shanghai Times: We anchored that
night at Hainine. Tuesday morning early
was somewhat overcast, but by breakfast
tlme the sun was shining and the sky was
blue for miles. Then we made prepara-
lions for seeing the midday bore. There
was a demond for field glasses, watches
We're compared and a memo book and pen
ell We're all in readiness. From the boat to
the bore, or where the bore was shortly
to put in an appearance, was a walk OF a
quarter of an hour.
The water Immediately in front of us
presented a most peculiar appearance. 1t
was running the opposite way to which
the bore was to approach. at racing speed,
and every now and again in different
places there seemed TO be a meeting of
the waters. not a harmonious one, either.
for every now and again waves would
appear which resembled tho track of a
~sWitchback. These created a roaring
sound and would then die away and 9TH
ers would appear in other places. The
water seemed to be conNulsed with eddies
and currents.
After a short Interval! a shout went up,
II can see it," and at once all eyes We're
turned in the direction of the bore, which
presented Just a white streak against the
distant hills. 1t was first seen at 1l:45 a.
m. Then further out to sea another white
streak was visible which gradually in
creased in size till 4 few minutes later
these two borcs met. We watched intent
~ the huge mass of water-a cataract.
tossing and foaming as it raced toward
US. The scene seemed uncanny.
In front of us the water YVES calm, on
shore all was peaceful. What demon of
The deep had dashed the sea into such a
seething, boiling vortex that, with break
neck speed, eight feet OF water extending
for miles. headed by roaring, oamin
waves, was rushing headloug as if to take
vengeance on something that had escaped
It's clutches? The great mass of water
passed up at 12:15 and those of our party,
after talking the matter over. came to the
conclusion that the extreme height of the
bora was about eight feet. 1t passed us
IN the shape of a crescent.
l have written that the day bore seemed
uncanny, but it was rothing to that of the
night. The surroundings shortly after
midnight as our party of seven strained
their eyes and ears TO sec and hear the
bore were ghostlike. 1t was not till 1925
that We first saw the enormous wall of
foam-capped water tearing onward as if
life and death We're in the balance. Just
as it appeared the moon shone in all its
grandeur. l defy any brush TO paint or
pen to describe those few minutes as he
water approaches. passes and continues on
its mac career. 1t passed us at 1875 and
was much higher than at midday. The
living, seething whirlpool which followed
it we estimated showed a rise of fifteen
feet. and awe inspiring as was the foam
crested wave which led the van, the sight
could not but make u lasting impression
! ~, NJ