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The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Tiniest Of All Athlet es

rings" Sing Hpoo, turning a somer-
sault stretched out his tiny body
rigdly in the manner adopted by
every gymnast when showing his
PAGES.
Sing Hpoo's accomplishments afe
not, however, confined to acrobatic
tricks. He is a good linguist, for he
speaks English well, German fluently
and French slightly, not to mention
his native Burmese.
Perhaps the most amazing thing
about Sing HpOo is the fact that his
appetite is not at all in proportion to
his size. He is accustomed to sit
down with ordinary mortals and eat
just as much as any one at the table.
For breakfast he likes three or four
eggs, and as pick-me-up he is accus-
toned to swallow couple of dozen
oysters at a sitting. He eats large
quantity of meat. but is not fond Of
potatoes or other vegetables.
Among his treasured possessions is
a gold bracelet. Slightly larger than
wedding ring, which he wears round
his little brown wrist. 1t was given
to him by Miss Loie Fuller, an Amer
lean dancer
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Coins Out of Circulation

concerned, at the same date az tho
three-cent silver piece.
Other of these minor coins that
have had their day are in honorable
retirement in the boards of collectors.
in museums and elsewhere. Among
these are the nickel three-cent pieces
and the little old gray-faced nickel
cents, though it is easy to run across
one of these little coins occasionally.
Their making at the mints lasted from
1857 to 1864 Then there used to be
a silver twenty-cent piece. This is
also among the list of has beens."
Many of course can remember the
days of the infants of coinage, the one
dollar piece that was in the habit of
losing itself, So little it was, in the
vest pocket or in any other part OF
ones apparel where it was allowed to
lie around loose There were about
10000 900 of the babies coined. Where
are they roaming now? Then there
was at one time three-dollar gold
coin. Their manufacture was discon-
tinued by an act of Congress passed
Sept. 26, 1880, the same date that
marked the beginning of the end OF
the gold dollar In all there were
over a million and half dollars Of
these coined Washington Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

Smaun Sing Hpoo, the smallest ath-
lete in the world, is the latest wonder
India has sent to London, says spe-
cial to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He is % years of age. His height is
"a inches. his chest measurement 22R
inches, his hip measurement also 22R
inches, and his fighting weight twenty
pounds.
Sing Hpoo, unlike the ordinary
dwarf, is exceedingly well developed
and symmetrically built. He wears
an Immaculate frock coat some fifteen
inches in length, a pair of daintily cut
trousers. a fancy vest, perfectly cor
rect collar and tie, and a shiny silk
hat of 1905 shape, just large enough
to fit over the fist of an ordinary
man.
His companion, Capt. Weltzien, IN
vited him to show his acrobatic skill,
whereupon the little man took hold
of the captains hands in a firm grasp,
raised his body gracefully in the air,
and performed what is known in gym
nastic circles as long arm balance"
in the most approved style. Then,
using the captains hands as pair of
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

That he means business and in earn.
est in his intentions was evidenced
yesterday by Jacob Koehler about
whom so much Gas been heard re-
Gently in connection with the alleged
very rich strike on his property at Pu-
eblo. MT. Koehler was in the city yes
terday purchasing supplies and attend
Ing to some other business. He de-
clared positively that he had made the
strike as reported in the New Discov-
cry and that he still had ore in the
claim. 1t was surveyed on Monday
and he is now preparing to go to work
on it and develop what he has got. Mr..
Koehler declares that he is not harbor-
ing an illusion over his find and that
the public will shortly learn that the
strike was genuine. He believes that
in short time the whole district
around Pando will be worked when 1t
is discovered what he really has. He
distributed a nuplber Of rich speci-
mems of the ore yesterday to some
friends In this city and says there is
more Of it in the claim.-Leadville
Herald Democrat.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

According to dispatches from San
Francisco Capt Ronald Amundsen
has discovered the northwest passage
If so, he has finished the labors of
hardy sailors and other explorers for
centuries past. 1t was the commercial
instinct that led to the first great voy-
ages of discovery. This instinct had
two phases. One was to extend the
limits of the northern fisheries. The
prosecution of the whaling Industries
IS estimated to have added over $780,
100000 to the wealth of the world in
the 200 years before the middle of
the nineteenth century. The other
phase of the commercial instinct was
the desire to shorten the water route
between the ports of western Europe
and the rich orient. The era of sci
entific research in polar exploration
die not begin until the last half of the
nineteenth century. The humanitari-
an spirit that led many expeditions
to engage in the search for Sir John
Franklin resulted in enormous addi-
tions to the worlds knowledge of
those regions.
John Davis in 1888 succeeded in
reaching what is now Godthaab,
Greenland, and his three voyages
gave the first great impulse toward the
northwest passage. There followed a
succession Of brave men, each of
whom added something to what was
already known, and then in the last
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Good Prospects for Wheat.

With GSO,OOO, 900 bushels of wheat
in prospect, according to careful, un-
biased estimates received from all the
principal grain states, nature has given
a bond that prosperity will remain
with the American farmer for another
year.
So optimistic are the reports from
most of the states that conservative
calculator might be warranted in add
ing ten millions to fifteen millions
bushels to this estimate. Even then
he will be about 25.000,00O bushels
short of the total suggested by the gov
ernment report on the May LIST condi-
ton.
Estimates from fourteen of the lead
ing winter wheat states, which furnish
nearly eighty-five per cent of the total
grain sown in the autumn. are that
these states will raise an aggregate
of 34S S,OOO,OOO bushels this year as
compared with 297.G9G,G5G, the official
government total accorded to these
states a year ago, and 355, 1856 in
1908.
These reports all come from state
capitals where the boards of agricul-
ture are located and most of them are
semi-official. While no definite reports
are at hand for the other agricultural
states raising wheat, the government
showing for May 1st indicated total
of G4.O29,OOO bushels for these states.
! It is expected that In its June LIST
report, which will be issued next Sat
urday, the government Sill make even
better exhibit for the states of lesser
rank in wheat production. but granting
that the net result will remain about
the same, the showing for the winter
wheat in al the states will aggregate
something like All 100000 bushels. dis
| tributeG as follows:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
T h e NJ en- Of Ol d

know not that the men of old
Were better than men now,
Of heart more kind of hand more bold.
OF more ingenious brow;
I heed not those who pine for force
ghost of time to raise.
AS IL they thus could check the course
OF these appointed days
Still. 1t is true. and over-true.
That delight to close
This book of life self-wise and new.
And let my thoughts repose
On all that humble happiness
The world has since foregone-
The daylight of contentedness
That on those faces Shone!
With rights. though not too closely
scanned,
Enjoyed as far as known.
With will by no reverse unnamed.
With pulse of even tone,
They from to-day. and from tonight,
Expected nothing more
Than yesterday and yesternGht
Had proffered them before.
To them was life simple art
OF duties to be done.
A game where each man took his part,
A race where all must run;
A battle whose great scheme and scope
They little care to know.
Content as men lat arms, to cope
Each with his fronting foe.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

Man now his virtues diadem
Puts on and proudly wears
Great thoughts, great feelings. came to
them
Like instincts unawares:
Blending their souls sublimest needs
With tasks of every day,
They went about their gravest deeds
AS noble boys at play.
And what if natures fearful wound
They did not probe and bare.
For that their spirits never SwOOned
To watch the misery there
For that their love but flowed more fast,
Their charities more free.
Not conscious what mere drops they cast
In the evil sea.
A mans best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet
1t is the distant and teh dim
That we sick to greet;
For flowers that grow our hands beneath
We struggle and aspire
Our hearts must die. except they breathe
The air of fresh desire.
Yet, brothers, who up reasons hill
Advance with hopeful cheer
On. lolter not. those nights chill.
AS chill as they clear;
And still restrain your naughty gaze
The loftier that ye go.
Remembering distance leaves a haze
On all that lies below.
-Richard Moncton Mines.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
No Hope for His Atliction.

Buoyancy of spirits is one of the
chief traits in the character Of the
Rev. Frank w: Gunsaulus, head of
he Armour institute in Chicago.
A watchful newspaper reporter over
heard the famous preacher ask at a
hotel office for DR.. Lorenz, the hip
specialist. Thinking that here was
story, the reporter waited until Dr.
Gunsaulus came down, then ap-
preached him with the question:
Was there anything of public sig
nifcance in your call =. Dr.. Lorenz?"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

movement is on foot to run a cable
railway to the top Of Republican noun
tain at Georgetown and Silver Plume.
As projected the new road will be
mile and a half long and will be COM
pleted in the spring Of 1907. The view
OF the front range and the great plains
from this point Is one Of the finest In
the state
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Sheep.
Comparative Receipts:


Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
sl.55. Rye, Colorado. bulk, per 100 lbs,
9Oc. Oats, bulk, Nebraska new, white,
sl.13; mixed, $1.1O; in sack, Colorado,
white, $1.2O. Corn, in bulk, 97c. Corn
chop, sacked, $1.05. Bran, Colorado,
per 100 lbs, SLOT.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
And Now They Do Not Speak.

And Now They Do Not Speak.
Cordelia-I had six offers of mar
riage last month. What do YOU think
of that?
Elvira-1 think a man with such
bulldog tenacity is worthy of a better
fate.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

"Oh. no. said DR.. Gunsaulus. II
consulted him about this affliction in
my walk. But he said: Cheer up.
There's no hope for you. You'll never
be any better. The Sunday Maga-
zine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09

The commission of tho Italian agri
cultural conference has agreed to pro-
pose financial participation by the pow
ers in an international institute OF agri
culture.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Yield-19O5 (Es..) Yield-19O4.

1O1al. .o3S,VUU,VUU lI9,DIO, 700
This is winter wheat in western
states for two years.
Government report for these states
May 1st indicated 403 3,GGS, 900 bushels.
Total crop winter wheat, all states,
1908, 4O1 ,GS5,SS bushels. Total crop
winter wheat, all states, 1905 (esti-
mated), 41l.000,000 bushels. - New
York Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.


Month to June 2d............ 4,846
Same period last year. 2.O23
Increase .................. 2.S23
Year to date. .103. .S97
Same period last year......... 69.51S
Increase OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3A,61S
The following quotations represent
the range Of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers. cornfed, good to
CuOlC0 4oU 4U0.VV
Beef steers, cornfed, com
mon to medium. .4.00@4.50
Beef steers. hayfed. good to
choice hoice...................4.250475
Beef steers. hayfed, common
to medium ..............35004.25
Cows and heifers. cornfed.
good to choice. ...........s.7504.so
Cows and heifers. cornfed,
common to medium. .30003.75
Cows and heifers. hayfed,
good to choice. .s.25@s.75
Cows and heifers. hayfed.
common to medium. .2.25@s.25
Gamers ................... .1.25@2.0O
Calves. veal, good to choice. i.5O@5.25
Calves, veal. fair to good. ..3.50@4.50
Bulls, stays, etc. .2.00Q3.60
Feeders. F. P. R., good to
choice .................. .4oo@4.s5
Feeders, +. P. R., common to
medium ium.................3.25@4.0o
Stockers. F. P. R.. good to
choice 3.75 04.25
Stockers, F. p. R., common
TO medium 800 @3.75
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Hay.

Upland, per ton, st4.5O@15.5o; Sec
ond bottom. $1O.O0@11.00; timothy
$14.00@15.O0; timothy and clover,
S13.00@1400; alfalfa, prime, $1,000
7.50; straw, $4.50@5.0O; South Park
wire grass, s1600@16.50.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Gar CIinqs to Repression.

St. Petersburg, June 5, 2:1O a. NJ
The Russian government has shown
that it has not weakened in this hour
of disaster. Instead of yielding to the
stormy demands which the radicals
hoped Admiral Rojestvensky' defeat
would force the government to grant.
the Emperor issued ukase Sunday
comforting greatly increased powers to
Governor General Trepoff. General
Trepoff is given the right by the ukase
to close all assemblies and congresses.
to suspend indefinitely all societies.
leagues and other bodies maniiesting
pernicious activity and to take all
other steps necessary to preserve or
der so as to prevent interference with
the established regime and to suppress
the revolutionary propaganda.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Johann hoch Sentenced.

Chicago, June 4.-Johann Hoch, con-
yicted wife murderer and confessed
bigamist. was sentenced by Judge Ker-
sten yesterday to be hanged June 25d.
Only a few persons were In eourt when
the sentence was pronounced.
The passing of sentence came after
a dramatic scene in court. Hoch for
gave the prosecution, the police, the
Jurors and the many witnesses who
testified against him and asked that
God have mercy on their souls. He
said:
II am convinced that my poor dear
wife was murdered. but l am not her
murderer
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
Butter,

Eggs.
Eggs, fresh, ranch, loss of
Eggs. fresh, case count.
Eggs, state, loss off. ......
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27
Consumption Can Be Conquered.

The universal interest in the Anti
tuberculosis movement is shown In
every convention held 10 consider this
work. The discussions are practical.
not theoretical The audiences are
popular. not merely professional. Tie
whole people are Intereted.
In n session just closed at Atlanta.
Georgia. many important and interest
Ing phases Of the prevention and cure
OF consumption were considered Or.
c. p. Amber gave concise review Of
the duty of the physician in charee.
to the patient and family. HE paPsr
was enthusiastically received and
adopted as the sense OF the League on
this subject
His points we're as follows. First.
Tuberculosis IS not the fatal disease
commonly believed.
second-while communicable f, can
be made practically harmless by the
proper course on the part OF the
patier.
Th!rd-The chief cause OF the high
mortality is late diagnosis.
Fourth-Late diagnosis is caused
by indifference Of the patient to early
symptoms and carelessness on the
part OF the physician consulted
Filthy thorough. systematic in
struction of the patient better results
can be accomplished than by medica-
ton
Sixth-Instruction of patient. fam
ily and friends. and close observance
on their part OF the rules laid down
viii practically rob the disease If its
method and means of extending
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27
THE WRONG WAY TO WALK
Inelegant and Slovenly Gait Noticed All Too
Frequently.

Walking-one OF the most popular
and beneficial exercises--is well dis
cussed in Good Housekeeping;
Very stout or slouehy people allow
the abdomen to lead Brain work
ers. worriers. all nervous and physi-
caliy uncultiyated people. let their
heads lead; the head is further ad-
yaneed than any other part Of the per-
son. Dyspeptics whose thoughts are
centered on their stomachs, often un-
consciously lead with the waist line
Just over the offending organ. Oc-
casionally a weak-willed person per-
fnits the knees TO lead. when a thin,
bad walker moves rapidly. there often
seems to be a race between nose and
knees. and you watch to see which
will arrive at the goal first
When young woman's skirt and a
young mans trousers show a bulging
shape over the knees. their owners
are leading sedeniary lives or have
never learned 10 walk correctly, This
part OF the lower limbs should be Kept
straight. and the ball OF the foot. not
first when the head is bent for long
hours over sewing machine or ledger
or onion bed. Il Is not an easy matter
10 pull Il back to its proper position
and make IT stay there. and X seems
SO much more easy and comfortable
70 let the chest sink than to hold Il
up 10 its right place; but the demands
Of health and beauty are identical IN
tho matter Of a head held easily. not
eEotIsticaily back. and a chest kept
In the highest and most advanced
position.
II Is a striking tact that this atii-
tude Of head and enest Is expressive
not only Of health and grace. but OF
the finer mental qualities. The EN-
barrassed boy drops his head. II he
would hole his head up. his nervous
ness would disappear. The shy girl
thinks that every one In the room is
looking at her. and her chest sinks;
but il size would hold IL Hp-ass1ln4e
the attitude Of courage. though she
have Il nnt-she wouldn't care whsih-
ct they looked or not. The self-con-
scious person who knows he is sti6
and awkward. and who knows that
his stiffness and awkwarduess are the
direct results Of his self-consclous-
ness. should Imagine that a strong
string is attached TO the upper part
OF bis chest and held by an Invisible
hand above him. All he has TO do IS
10 let his body depend from that
string and keep his head well back OF
e. and his mind and body will alike
become easy and free. The most
graceful walker | ever knew told me
that she haLitualiy walked by the aid
OF this invisible cord.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27

not more quickly and fully discovered
that in this vital process lies the
secret remedy for thousand Ills. II
not the fable fountain Of immortal
youth" Men have lived weeks with
out eating. days without drinking.
and nights without sleeping: but how
long can we live without breathing7
Twenty ounces of food and a few
pints Of water will supply the body
one day; but. upon a low estimate. Il
requires thirty thousand pfnts OF air
in the same length OF time.
The delicate machine which TITS
volume OF air enters is said to contain
over T00, 1000 900 air cells, or little
workshops. Into the walls OF these
there flows. like the sewerage OF a
great city. the foul. yenous blood Of
the body. In these remarkable WORK
shops IL Is quickly transformed int9
rushing red torrent filed with life
giving oxygen from the air what a
wonderful invention, What a miracli-
lous process, And yet you are trust
ed with operating one of these inssru-
ments
Would you note its magical effect
under proper conditions? Then stand
erect Open the doors and window
or. If you are sick in bed. have them
opened. Lift your chest and chin. and
breathe the invigorating air OF hes-
ven. tili the muscles OF your abdomen
fairly bound with JOY. Now. isn't thst
a tonic Then take IL many times a
day You can repeat the dose OF; II.
Even as I write the fresh air tickies
my finger tips. for when We breathe
deeply. 1t goes to all parts OF the
body.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27
Automotor Cars.

The International Railway ConsYsss
AZ its recent meeting in Washington
considered the use Of automotors and
In its resolutions declares that exper-
iments with this class of vehicles
should be continued
1t may be expected" the corelu-
sions say, that from now on autono-
bile cars and automotors hauling trail
ers will constitute a valuable means Of
transportation which on some lines
will have a great future. Owing to the
saving In the number OF employees re-
quired. the probable reduction in cost
OF maintenance. the material reduction
In the cost OF traction and better util-
ization of rolling stock and the smalier
extent OF station installations required.
II Will be possible materially to reduce
the cost OF working lines with little
traffic. and will. in the cases Of other
lines. result in a material improve
ment In the working OF some classes
OF service. Their use will certainly ef-
feet a change in the system of opera
tion In the case OF great number OF
lines and appears to have a real fu-
ture before IL"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27
Back at Work Again.

Buffalo. N Y. May 22nd.-tSpe-
ciall-Crippled by Kidney Disease till
he could not stand on his feet for the
hours required at his trade. r. r.
Mclean, 90 East Ferry St. this city.
had 20 quit work entirely. Now he's
back at work again and he does mt
hesitate to give the credit to Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
Yes" Mr.. Mclean says Il was too
bad. had to quit. could not stand
on my feet for the necessary hours.
Il was Kidney Disease had. and a
friend advised me to try Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. did so and after using
six boxes am completely cured and
an working as steadily as before !
was sick. / recommend Dodd's Pills
10 any one afflicted with Kidney trou-
BILE"
There is no form of Kidney Disease
nodd's Kidney Pills will not cure
They always cure Bright's Disease
the most most advanced and deadly
stage OF Kidney Disease
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-27
Items that Count.

There IS one importaas fact that
should be indelibly fixed in the mind
o1 every thinking. reasoning being,
and that Is that any physical derange-
ment. no matter how slight. leaves It's
impress en- the system. and that the
individual can never be exactly the
same as before. We know this Is con-
trary TO the opinion generally held. for
We frequently hear the remark made
concerning one who has recently
7sssed through slight sickness:
The doctor says he is as sound as .
bell now," This is optimism. pure
and simple. on the part OF the phys
ieian. and il does good by establishing
confidence in the mind Of the whilom
patient: bur. In reality. Z is not so.
No disturbance of the normal course
of the functions can pass away and
leave things exactly as they were. A
permanent damage has been inflicted,
and although II is not appreciated at
the time. Nature is rigid bookkeeper.
and these apparently trifiing debts to
her are duly entered against the indi-
vidual. and you may rely upon It that
sooner or later the bill will be pre-
sented. II is the sum total Of these
minor injuries that become formida-
hle-the accumulation of these trif-
ling arrangements that break down
constitutions ultimately