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The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Men Are In the Ma iority.

Taking it "by and large" the male
sex is in the majority in our country
by some 1,63S.321. according to re-
cent census bulletin. In some of the
states, however. the women exceed
the men in number, notably In the Dis
trict of Columbia, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
Usually men are in excess In sparse
ly settled communities, and women in
thickly populated regions; cities. for
example, as a rule, have more females
than males. In the later years OF life,
the women exceed the men. which
seems to indicate that they are longer
lived. In the period from sixteen to
twenty-five years of age, also the re-
ports show them to be in excess.
Not being able to give a physical
reason for this, Prof. w. F. Wilcox OF
Cornell university, who discusses
these statistics on behalf Of the cen
sus bureau, suggests that 1t is due to
the unwillingness of many women who
have passed this period to confess the
fact to the census-taker.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
His Fatal Error.

They were seated on park bench
In the cleaning.
Miss Wiggins-Nellie, DEAR" he
said, will you marry me?"
Really, Mr.. observation-disclosures,
this is so sudden. But-well-assure
me that you have no bad habits-do
not drink, gamble and the like, and I'll
think about it"
81 never drank a drop Of liquor in
my life," answered the young man. Il
never play cards and regard prize
fighting and horse racing with dis
dain."
George" she said, "I-er-think
you may hope
"And as for baseball" continued
George, 81 detest it, and"
what" she exclaimed. you de-
test our great and glorious national
game? Then all bets are off. George;
l can never be your wife"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Surprise for superlnte endent.

James Waldron, for several years
superintendent of the Albion COM
pany's mills, was one day approached
by recently landed daughter Of the
Emerald Isle, and the following con-
versation ensued:
"Oh, Misther Waldron, sor, could
ye PLACE lave me have bit av a
rise in me pay; dollar the wake or
the loike av that?"
"Eo, Katie, couldn't. Don't you
know yourself that you're not worth
any more than you're getting al
ready?"
"Oi suppose so. Could ye lave me
have so cents more the wake, Misther
Waldron?"
Not much. The only way for you
to get more pay is to earn it."
"Oi suppose so. But, Misther Wal
dron-"
Look here! What do you take me
for. blamed fool?"
"Oi suppose so." and Katie walked
away discouraged at last-Boston
Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Odd Things About Words.

"Were you in the garden for the
purpose of committing felony?"
asked the English judge of the small
boy. "No, sir" said the boy; "me and
my cousin were after the gentleman's s
fowls and eggs" Forfeiture of lands
and goods and corruption Of blood"
(lcss of hereditary standing) were for.
merly tle penalties for felony. Be-
fore they got their technical sense,
however "felon' and felony" icon.
nected either with Latin "fallere," to
deceive or fell" gall. bitterness)
connoted wickedness, anger, courage
or melancholy, as the case might be.
The admiral began to laugh for fel.
ony," says Caxton, meaning that he
laughed, not feloniously, but reckless.
ly. Also boil or whitlow was a
"felon' and cholera felony
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
THE HOTEL BIBLE.
Landlord No Longer Provides Guest
with Good Book,

People are not SO good as they used
to be. The travelling salesman says
they are not. He attributes their
downfall to the scarcity of Bibles in
hotels.
There was time," said the drum
mer, when every hotel l stayed in
supplied Its guests with Bibles. They
were not fine Bibles. Possibly they
cost only rs cents apiece, but they
were all there and answered the pur-
pose just as well as an Oxford edition.
Usually the Bible lay in plain sight on
the table in each bedroom. II it wasn't
there 1t was in the top bureau drawer
and all us fellows knew enough to look
for it there. And very frequently we
did look. read the Bible a lot in
those days, maybe just because 1t was
handy. I'd come in tired and disgust
ed with life, especially that part repre-
sented by the evening paper, which
was about the only thing had to read
and when got plumb sick Of that I'd
turn to the Bible. Some mighty good
stuff found there, too. l haven't
come across many of those hotel BIZ
bles in the last two years. I've missed
them lot. don't know who is re-
sponsible for their disappearance. I
understand that some tract society
used to furnish them to the hotels. II
the missionaries really were back Of
the movement and through some mis-
representation of facts have come to
the conclusion that the game was not
worth the candle, I'd like to advise
them to set the good work going again
for lot Of US chaps have backslidden
since the Bibles disappeared from ho-
tel bedrooms.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Letter by Thomas Hood.

A letter written by the poet Thomas
Hood to my very dear Marianne"
changed hands at a public sale in Lon
don the other day for the considers
tion Of $3.50. The letter has the fol.
lowing quaint conclusion: There is a
tale of little prince who had ruby
heart, and whatever he wished on It
was instantly granted, but it Is not SO
with mine. Neither have 1 Aladdin's
lamp or it should have been scrubbed
bright ere the Chelmsford ball, but
now it Is dark lanthorn and the glory
Of Fairyland is bedimmed forever.
Only the fiery dragons remain, which
are many and fearful, and the black
cats and the demons and imps and the
ogres, who are the booksellers, except
that they have no eyes in their fore
heads"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
sennle's Bait to Catch Devils.

Many years ago, in the village of
Houlton, Me-. there lived young
man named Benjamin Salmon, known
by every one as simpleton, who was
always doing strange things. Ono
day q number of boys discovered Ben.
ME perched on fence behind barn
with cotton string and pin hook at
tached to willow stick fishing in
pool of stagnant water. This was
great fun for the boys, but their jeers
had no effect on Bennie.
Joshua Smith, revenue officer, who
was passing, stopped to see what the
fun was. After taking in the situation
he addressed Bennie thus:
What you flshin' for?"
Bennie, without raising his head, re-
piled, Devils"
"Ah, devils, eh," retorted Mr..
Smith; "and what have you on for
bait?"
With the same Indifference Bennie
replied. Revenue officers, SIR"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
MIS-. Bessie AinsIey

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made me a well woman, and ! feel so CRATE
full that l am glad to write and tell you Of
my marvellous recovery. 1t brought M
health, new life and vitality"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will
do for every woman who Is in poor
health and ailing.
It's benefits begin when it's use begins.
It gives strength and vigor from tho
start, and surely makes sick women
we'll and robust.
Remember Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number of actual cures OF
woman's ills. This fact is attested to
by the thousands of letters from CRATE
full women which are on file in tho
Pinkham laboratory. Merit alone can
produce such results.
Women should remember that q cure
for all female diseases actually exists.
and that cure is Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Take no substi-
tute.
If you have symptoms you dont
understand write to Mrs. Pinkham.
Lynn, Mass. for special advi-e-it IL
free and always helpful.
,ound Succeeds Where Others Fail.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Memorial to An Engineer,

A memorial tablet designed In honor
of The late Edward Grafstrom. chief
mechanical engineer of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe railway. has Just
been Completed at Chicago. and will
be erected and unveiled in the Kan
sas state capitol at Topeka. On the
tablc. IS likeness of Mr.. Grafstrom
in bas relief. the Melan bridge mark
ing the point where he lost his life.
and Santa Fe road locomotive, the
design of which he was concerned in
An inscription gives a sketch Of his
hfe and describes his heroic act as fol.
lows
Turing the great food of June.
1907, which swept over North Topeka.
he. designed and built a small side
whee. steamer. in which, with volun.
teer crew Of six men. he rescued hun.
dreds of people. While making his
last trip on the night of June 2. 1903.
the boat was capsized and Mr.. Graf.
strOm was drowned"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Babies Mixed on Bargain Day.

It was a bargain day on Sixth ave-
nue., New York. and twenty baby car
riages. all properly checked, were
ranged up in front Of a department
store while the mothers were inside
buying things they didn't need. Sud-
denly a baby at one end Of the line
stood up toppled over against the
next carriage. and in moment all
the carriages went over like nine
pins, sending the kids sprawling
about the sidewalk. 1t took a long
time to identify them. for an attend
ant had put them back indiscriminate-
ly. and they were not checked like
their perambulators. This thrilling
incident shows that the only sure way
TO avoid similar catastrophes would
be to brand each child with num-
her and hang corresponding number
round the mothers neck, like a beth
room key.-Boston Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in X pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
a 12-oz. package it Is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
SPENCER AS MUSICAL CRITIC.
Philosopher Unable to See Harmony
in Tones of Violin,

Herbert Spencer's opinions were
most decided on topics which he was
not by nature intended to understand
quite so well as those of orthodox phi.
losophy. His musical heresies are
among the most startling. The violin
is to him "the voice of shrew in
good temper" He finds this practic-
ally perfect instrument has at least
two chronic defects. "the hiss Of the
bow and the production Of high over
tones as it is drawn over the string"
This view leads him to criticise our
orchestras for Missing" for in them
"the tones OF stringed instruments so
greatly predominant" Spencer. who
never attended Wagner opera,
summed up his views of modern or
chestras, saying: Beauty they can
render. grace they can render. deli.
cacy they can render. but where IL
the dignity, where is the GRANDEUR"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
GETTING INTO BAD HABITS.
Injurious Small Actions Too Frequent
ly Pass Unnoticed.

wonder how many women who are
"all nerves" realize that much Of
their trouble is due to certain little
everyday habits that pass unnoticed,
but are none the less injurious? For
instance, the manner of sitting. The
average woman assumes strained
and incorrect position when reading.
writing and sewing-yes, even when
resting, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Now, a good habit, like bad one,
is only repeated action; and little
thought on the subject would soon rem
der it the most natural thing to as
sumo correct position at all times,
sitting, standing or lying down.
Don't sit with the shoulders drawn
forward, one shoulder higher than the
other, and your head bent down until
the shape of your vertebral column
resembles the letter C.
Another bad fault is slouching down
in your chair until you are literally
sitting on the end of your spine.
Not only should "grown-ups" look to
their own bad habits, but they should
watch closely the small children with
whom they come in daily contact and
try to keep them from acquiring in
furious habits. Children should be
prevented from their particular fall
ing as much as possible at once, and
it is worth while to give up a few
weeks to the cure, just as you would
If they were suffering from childish
disease-measles, or mumps, for in
stance.
The problem is made particularly
difficult in that frequently we find
them established before we have real
ly noticed them.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Shun the "BIues."

"Blues" are unnecessary. They
mean one of two things-an unhealthy
body or a diseased mind. In either
case distraction is the best remedy.
One must strive to forget self in work.
in reading, or in pleasure. A busy
life, judiciously arranged, will crowd
vapors to the wall. There are wom-
en- who never seem to have any re-
sources. Let them cultivate a good
sized feminine acquaintance, with va
ried types to suit ones moods, to sew
with this one. shop with that one, en-
tertain AID be entertained. There is
always charity work to fill up ones
time, even when the social amenities
are nor observation-disclosures Answers.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
+ ChiId's Wisdom.

Down at the Sea Breeze the other
day was small Miss Margery, aged 4,
walking along the bluff with friend
of her mothers who had accompanied
the family On days outing. Don't
go so near the edge" cautioned the
child's conSanion, as the venture.
some little one froicked in the dan
gerous nlaCs. and as the advice was
unheeded, added: 1T won't be my
fault il you fall over" NO" said
Margery. "hrt you'll be the one
blamed for tt."-Rochester Union and
Advertiser.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Superstition About Pigs.

The pig plays part in many be.
liefs. MI. Hickson, who travelled much
in the C~lebes and adjacent islands,
found tribe who believed that the
whole earth is borne by a pig belong
ing to tie god Mak-a-wa-lang, who
dwells in the under world, and that
the frequent earthquakes in that re-
gion are caused by the pig rubbing
itself against the trees. Some Of the
Inhabitants, however. assert that the
world does not stand on the pig itself,
but on a number of piles, and with
such terrible results, says the London
Globe.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Sure Cure at Last.

Monticello. Miss, Sept. Especially
Lawrence County is almost daily in
receipt Of fresh evidence that sure
cure for all Kidney Troubles has at
last been found, and that cure ID
DOdd's Kidney Pills.
Among those who have reason to
bless the Great American Kidney Rem
edy is Mrs. l.. E. Baggett of this ylace,
Mrs Baggett had dropsy. Dodds Kid
ney Pills cured her.
Il was troubled with my kidneys"
Mrs Bagsett says in recommending
Dodd's Kidney Pills to her friends.
"my urine would hardly pass. Tho
Doctors said I had Dropsy. have
taken Dodd's Kidney Pills as directed
and am now well woman"
DOdd's Kidney Pills cure the kid
neys, Cured Kidneys strain all the
Impurities out of the blood. That
means pure blood and sound, ener.
getic body. Dodd's Kidney pills are
the greatest tonic the world has ever
known.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Nas kimbaII Was Not Afraid.

Among the well known characters in
Biddeford twenty years ago was a
brick manufacturer named Nat Kim
ball, w:o was noted for his witty re.
torts. One day the old man was taken
very i'll, and seemed very near his end
when the minister called. The con-
versatiou drifted around to the matter
of future existence.
"Mr. kimball,' said the preacher.
solemnly. don't you have any dread
of meeting the King Of Terrors?"
"Huh!' grunted the old man! 81
don't know why I should. I've lived
with the queen more'n forty year.
Boston Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

The eclipse of the sun early on the
morning of Wednesday, Aug. 80, was
visible in some partial stage over most
of the United States.
The line of total eclipse passed far
to the north in Canada. The partial
eclipse in the United States started
few minutes before the sun arose. In
some parts of the northern part of the
country the suns disk was two-thirds
obscured.
In the above diagram the heavy
black line marks the path Of totality.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
COMMON SENSE.

A large Minneapolis manufacturing
concern, The Pillsbury Co.. are en-
ploying a unique method in advertis-
ing their product, "Pillsbury's Vitos.
The Meat Of the Wheat" in appealing
70 the Common Sense" of the Amer.
lean public.
Their assertions are modest as com.
pared to most of the cereal food ad.
vertsements of the last few years.
but they carry a ring Of truth. Their
reasoning is certainly rational; here
is some OF It:
I'VE all believe that Wheat is ths
best cereal the Creator has given man.
kind.
Pillsbury's Vitos is nothing more
nor less than the white heart Of this
wheat kernel. cut out by steel ma
chinery, and sterilized-nothing add
ed-nothing taken away-no adultera
1ion-no tlavoring-no coloring-no
cooking.
This product comes to your table
in its pure, white, granular form, an
appetizing dish for young and old.
Easily digested because it retains
its granular form when cooked, never
lumpy or pasty.
A two pound package makes twelve
pounds Of pure white cooked food, and
Pillsbury quality too. Two generous
dishes for one cent.
We have no competitors because we
are the largest millers in the world
and get the best wheat. Your grocer
will gladly fill your order for Pills
bury's Vitos because he knows ha
sells you satisfaction. Vitos Is put
up only IN two pound packages-ai,
tight. Don't be without it."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

The dense shadow OF the moon swept
over this narrow belt from west to
east with the velocity of cannon ball.
The dotted line in the lower part Of
the map marks the southern limit Of
the eclipse. People living south OF
that line saw nothing At all Of the
eclipse. The star on the eastern coast
of the United States. near Cape
Charles at the mouth of Chesapeake
bay, shows the place Of FIRST con-
tact" that is. the place which was the
very first on earth to see the eclipse
begin.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
THE IDEAL WIFE
Shapes the Destiny of Men-The Influence ct q
Healthy Woman Cannot Be Overestmated.

seven-eighths of the
men in this world marry
q woman because she is
beautiful in their eyes
because she has the quail
ties which inspire adrnira-
ton. respect and love.
There is a beauty in
health which is more at
tractive to men than mere
regularity of feature.
The influence of women
glorious In the possession
of perfect physical health
upon men and upon the
civilization of the world
could never be measured.
Because of them men have
attained the very heights
of ambition; because of
them even thrones have
been established and de-
stroyed.
What a disappointment.
then, to see the fair young
wife's beauty fading away
before a year passes over
her head! A sickly. half
deSd-and-alive WON an,
especially when she is
the mother of a family,
is a damper to all joyous
ness in the home, and q
drag upon her husband.
The cost of a wife's con-
slant illness is a serious
drain upon the funds of a
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
England's Farms Decreasing.

The area Of land in the United King
dom under cultivation steadily de.
creases. according to the reports Of t:.s
board OF agriculture and fisheries. In
1902 it was 19,344,0O0 acres; In 1903 It
was 10 10000 acres, and in 1904 there
was a further decline to 1878 900
acres
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

"Mr. Bjones complains that his wife
Is hard to please" She could not
have been when she married him"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

household, and too often all the doc
toring does no good.
If woman finds her energies are
tagging, and that everything tires her,
dark shadows appear under her eyes.
her sleep is disturbed by horrible
dreams; If she has backachc, head
aches, bearing-down pains, nervous
ness. whites. irregularities, or despon-
dency, she should take means to build
her system up at once by tonic with
specific powers. such as Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
This great remedy for women has
done more in the way of restoring
health to the women of America than
all other medicines put together. 1t is
the safeguard of woman's health.
Following we publish. by request, 3
letter from young wife.
Mrs. Bessie Ainsley of GIL South 10th
Street, Tacoma, Wash, writes:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

There are some people who II they
were to speak a kind word would sur
prise their own ears so that they
wouldn't believe themselves.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

100 not believe Piso'S Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN u.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Lewis "Single Binder" straight &c cigar.
No other brand of cigars is so popular with
the smoker He has learned to rely upon
its uniform high quality Lewis Factory,
Peoria, III.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Some men give according to thei
means and others according to thei
meannaSS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Women fall in love as easily as men
70 around trying new brands of cigars.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

What a funny bathing suit that
Bjones girl wears" yes. She evil
denly believes that brevity is the soul
of wit"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

When you hear a married woman
speak of marriage as being n lottery
it's doughnuts to fudge chat she drew o
blank.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

To the wise an ounce of hint Is bet
ter than a pound of subsequent advice.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot.Ease
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. At tall Druggists and
Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality Of Defiance Starch makes II
next to impossible to sell any other
brand,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
TEA
Do you think it worth
while to serve good tea at
your table?

Honesty cannot be bought or sold: Il
: not a marketable commodity.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

A politicians idea of a fool is a man
who affiliates with the other party.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

a grass widow is seldom as verdant
as her title would indicate.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other. Is put up 16 ounces in pack.
age and sells at same price as IL.
ounce packages of other kinds?
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-

Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Ever since my child was born have suf-
fered. as hope few women ever have, with
inflammation. female eakness, bearing down
pains, backache and wretched headaches. 1t
affected my stomach so that could not ell
JOY my meals, and half my time was spent
in bed
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

There are no more chips Of the old
block; they are splinterS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08
TEA
Is strength all9
If money is plenty, 40
Schilling's Best.
Good-enough.

Your grocer returns your money If you don a Ike n
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-08

Lydia Pkhams Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fail