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The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

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 y 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
12-oz. package it is because he has
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-
flance and save much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Self-Improvement.

Every real and searching effort at
self-improvement is of itself lesson
of profound humility. For we cannot
move step without learning and feel.
ing the waywardness, the weakness,
the vacillation of our movements or
without desiring to be set upon the
Rock that is higher than ourselves
w. E. Gladstone.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
A Vegetarian Danger.

In some respects vegetarians suffer
more than meat eaters from uric acid
poisoning, seeing that beans. peas, len
tils and peanuts contain twice as much
of the poison as meat. The natives
of India suffer greatly from uric acid
diseases, owing to the quantity OF dahl
Qentils) they eat. Other natives who
avoid dahl are almost entirely free
DR.. Haig in London Mail.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Steam Shovels to Mine Gold.

In Alaska they do not do things by
halves. Miners are now engaged in
turning the course of King river so
as to leave dry about three miles of
its bed and to mine this auriferous
gravel with steam shovels.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Great Tea Drinkers

The Australians are the greatest tea
drinkers in the world, annually con-
suming seven and thre-fourths pounds
a head. In England the consumption
is about six and threefourths pounds
a head and in the United States only
one pound two ounces.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
MuzzIe the Bus Drivers.

The omnibus companies of London
are contemplating the issue of an
order prohibiting their drivers from
conversing with passengers. The
Evening Standard remarks: "The
chief sufferers will be the visitors
from America or the rural districts.
To them the bus driver is invaluable
as a guide to the lions"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Only Way to Avoid Infection.

At an inquest on the body of man
who had died after an operation in
st. Georges hospital, London, it was
stated that the only way by which
operators could absolutely avoid in
fection from patients was by boiling
the hands.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
FoIljes of Mankind,

Emerson says: "Tis pitiful; the
things by which we are rich or poor
"a matter Of coins, coats and car
pets; a little more or less of stone,
or wood, or paint; the fashion of
cloak or hat; like the luck of native
Indians, of whom one is proud in the
possession of a glass bead, or red
feather. and the rest miserable TO,
the want of it."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
A Course of READING,

Young men, especially in America.
write and ask me to recommend "a
course of reading" Distrust course
of reading! People who really care
for books read all of them. There is
no other course.-Andrew Lang.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Didn't Believe in Daily Bath

A Berlin landlord has not only sued
a tenant for loss sustained through
her excessive use of water for bath
ing purposes, but has promulgated the
extraordinary theory tnat mo respect,
able woman takes bath every day"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Even Doctors Err at Times.

The fallibility of medical science is
illustrated by the recent report of the
statistical committee for London hos
pitals, showing that during the last
year there had been nearly 1000 cases
of mistaken diagnosis and that caring
for patients who ought never to have
been admitted had cost 100000.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Fashion That Cause Badness,

Many Greenland women are per-
fectly bald on the sides of their heads.
owing to their method Of dressing the
hair, which is pulled back with pain.
full tightness and held in place by a
ribbon.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Women and Love.

We women take love too seriously.
Men wish to be loved with laughter.
not with signing. So, laugh, sweet.
hearts, laugh, or soon you may be
weeping. Exchange.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
New ZeaIand's Hot Lakes.

The Hot Lakes district of New Zea.
land includes seven lakes ranging in
area from three to thirty-one square
miles, besides many of smaller size.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Effect Of Wall Paper.

When papering room remember
that large patterns and dark colrrs
will make it appear smaller, while a
plain or striped paper, if a light hue,
will give an impression of increased
size,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Here Is Relief for Women,

Mother Gray, q nurse in New York, dis.
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF'. 1t is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles AT all Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
A Good Mixer.

Johnny-Pa, what is a good mixer?
PA man who can mingle the
mint of the moneyed classes, the ice
Of the Indifferent and the whisky Of
the majority into one grand julep.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Uncle Eben's Philosophy,

Whenever | sees a honeymoon, :"
said Uncle Eben, rs allus minded
of de fact at de bees don work only a
few months in de year. Washington
Star
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Ladder of Fame,

In going up the ladder of fame YOU
have to be careful not to be knocked
off by the other men who are constant.
ly coming down.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Parisian Bird-Food Sellers

Among the little trades of Paris Il
that of selling food for birds, either
in the street or in corner of the
market place.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Uncle Eben,

"Education,' said Uncle Eben,
"ain't no benefit to young man if
it stahts him recitin' Shakespeare
when he ought to be mixin de white
wash.-Washingto Star
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
German Children SeIf-SJain

Suicides among school children are
largely increasing in Germany, es-
pecial!y just before and after exam.
nations.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Rare Old English Coins Found

Rare specimens of a silver groat
and silver penny, both of Richard
II. have been dug up at High Wv.
comb, Bucks.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
U. s. SENATOR ToWNE
Credits Doan's Kidney Pills with =
Gratifying Cure.

Hon. Charles A. Towne, ex-U. s.
Senator from Minnesota. brilliant or
ator, clever business man, brainy law
yer. whose national prominence made
him a formidable candidate for the
presidential nomination in 1904,
writes us the following:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Alpine Climbers Are Extra Risks

German insurance companies re.
fuse to take any risks in the case of
Alpine climbers unless an sxpert
guide Is one of the party.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Meat Prices in Australia

There is no meat trust in Australia
There mutton sometimes sells for as
little as cents pound.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Gentlemen: I
am glad to en-
dOrse ID o a ms
Kidney Pill ! 9.
The re m e d y
W a S re c o m
mended to me a
few months ago
W h e II | W a S
feeling misera-
BILE; had severe
p ins in the
back; was rest
less and Ian
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Widowers Marry Housekeepers.
In London out of one hundred wild.
overs who marry again twelve marry
their housekeepers.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Bombay WeIl PnnuIated

The population of the island of Bonn.
bay is twice that of Scotland and Ire.
land.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
TIE
A trife of tea in a dainty
cup has in it a world of rest
or of stimulant-what is the
time o'day?

When a girl has pretty teeth it is a
sign she will let everybody see them.
To mind your own business is a tri-
umph of mind over matter.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
Wild Beasts Destroy Indian c,t.,.

The number of cattle destroyed by
wild beasts in India last year exceed
ed SG,009.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Convince n man against his will and
tomorrow.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
OF everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that a trial Of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because it is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
perior to any other brand. but because
each 1Oc package contains 16 ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
IL ozs. 1t is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win.
Nn man should start , tivht ,,.it,, !, iS
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
>EA
TEA
Fine tea brings-out con-
versation if anything will; it
compels to a little leisure.

Moral suasion is all right in its way
but there are times when it should be
backed up with "A shotgun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22
EA

lie who is a friend only to himself is
q foe to all men.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

guild; had dull headache and neu-
ralgic pains in the limbs and was
otherwise distressed. A few boxes OF
the pills effectually routed my ailment
and | am glad to acknowledge the
benefit | derived.
(Signed) CHARLES A. TOWNE.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price, SO
cents per box.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Some men marry money, and Incl
dentally take IA wife as a sort of nee
essary incumhran"e.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

If a man marries for money he earns
every penny he gets.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

No man should start a fight with his
wlie unless nv is prepared to pay an
Indemnity.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

About the hardest crop to raise on q
farm is the children.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Blobbs-"Bjones has beuueathed his
body to "A medical college in the inter-
est of science" Slobbs-"Thats a dead
give away"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-22

Men who spend their time knocking
never open any doors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
THE SONG OF OLD TIMES.

"Old times in Georgia sung EN-
long ago,
Before my life's green meadows were
Whitaned with the snow.
The CID friends who loved us-well
Still hey seem to be
The links taat bind me ever to land
Of Memory
"old times in Georgia THE new
tin may be hest.
ButiI know where Love was welcome
and know where Love has rest!
The old friends who loved us-we
can't forget en- quite
The friends who lead us ever to the
valleys of delight!
old times in Georgia'-o, let EN-
come again,
And make my eyes run over, like riv'
ers swellad by rain!
I know the new times beckon, far
over land an sea;
But the dear old times in Georgia are
the swees times still to me!
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Con
sutution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
When nnaer hoayen vii tha neml


When under heaven will the Demo
crate party quit playing tha Ounce
After clamerilg for increased power
tor the interstate commerce commits.
sion for The past ten years and IN
the recent ami present All alton ot
the subject asserting that II was Dem
ooratic doctrine exclusively and
charging that the Republicans were
trying to appropriate 4 te themselves
now, when a bin is re1or cd in the
lower house emhoaying everything
asked fer. the Democratic members
Of the committee reporting the bill
bGlk ana oppose The measure. And
whE2 Simply 70 play Politics. Some
fellow named nayey from Louisiana.
also had a bill and the Democrats got
mad because Il wasn't accepteI-sim
ply because Davey was a Democrat
Just such .damphoolegy" as this is
what has created all those empty
seats On the Democratic side OF the
house and they deserve 10 be empty.
Such cheap partlsanship and dema.
gagy ought to be repudiated and It
doubtless. will be Gen. Grants old
saving thai the Democratic party
can always be depended upon to act
the d-n fool was very near correct.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

an Infamous assumption ana shows
tho yillian6ns character Of the mar,
II never wac and never will be nac.
assary ID Kin defen eIps, welllnten
lion 4 people. who gather without
arms and without anger To present a
harmless petition. II there were an
archsts in the mob. as is alleged,
even they had a right 10 life until
they Ind committees ar attempted to
commit d crime
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
SOUTHERN STATESMEN.

Senator Joseph w Bailey Of Texas
S very indignant because of a speech
lreeantlg delivered before ] New York
audieac ty d, Alderman, president
Of the University OF Virginia, in
which he declared that there were
no trained men In public life from the
sou h" and asserted that Southern
craftsmanship has greatly daterior-
ated from that Of thirty years ago.
The speech provoked considerable
resentment among southern men in
public life at Washington, not so
much because Of the criticism of them
which it involved as for the spirit
which prompted 4 southern man to
single out for criticism his own sec,
ten; and Senator Bailey addressed
70 Mr., Thomas Nelson Page a letter
on the subject, the reason Mr. Bail
ey wrote the letter TO Mr. Page, rath
er han to Dr. Alderman. is because
MIR. Page is chairman of a committee
Of alumni Of the University OF Vir-
ginia, from which the Texas senator
felt bound to resign because CT DR..
Alderman's speech. His reasons for
taking this step are set forth in full
in the letter, a copy Of which follows:
Washington Jan Z, l905.-Mr
Thomas Nelson Page. Washington, D.
.C-Dcar Sir: Some time ago you
and others were gosd enough to des.
ignate me as a member Of commit
tee whose duty it is to raise by sub
scription a suitable fund for the Uni
yers'ty Of Virginia | did not at that
time accept the appointment. because
/ doubt the proDriety Of man while
engaged in the public service solicit
ing large contributions, even for the
most worthy purposes: but ! did no.
feel it necessary to protest against
the use OF my name as a member OF
that committee. Recently however.
Z circumstance mas arisen VIII ch com
Deis me to insist upon the withdrawal
Of my name from AN connection wi II
he work which your committee was
intended to.promcte
"The circumstance to which I refer
is the speech which Or Alderman.
the present head Of the university.
delivered before the Southern Society
of New York. IN which he makes p
mean and wholly unwafranted reaec-
ton upon the in elect and Standing
of southern senator's and representa-.
tives in congress. II / thought the
estimate expressed DR.. Alderman's
candid and unbiased opinion cf the
southern men who are now engaged
IN tae service Of their respective
states. would feel less resen .ment:
but as I am constrained 10 believe
that ne was seeking the favor of those
miilionaires who are supposed to alb
hor certain principles and policies adj.
voeated by southern senators and rep.
|resentatives, l find it is impossible
to be patient wi his criticism.
1T would seem that those of cur
own section, who complain that the
south no longer supplies the republic
with snch men as john c. Calhoun.
Heary Clay, and Jefferson Davis
would also remember tlat ether sec.
tions no longe- contribute such men
as Daniel Webs er, Rufus choaie and
AhIaham Lincoln. Without EFT ring
uto an explanation of the fact that
changes in tae habits and oeeupa
tons Of our people have established
a different. and, perhaps, n lower test
II excellence in cur public servants
II need only remind thoughtful and
candid men tina. southern representa-
lives and senators Of this time com
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

Sir Charles Dixie. in a paper read
TO the Young Liberals league recently
said that while all other countries had
rearmed their forces. there was not
with the exception Of ifteen imperfect
batteries huTiedly purchased in Ger
many during the Boer war. a single
quiek-fring gun in the possession OF
he British regular field artillery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
PEOPLE THE WORLD NEEDS.
The Women.

The Women.
Women who are gentle, courteous and
kind
Women who have no lost the anci
ent art of loving.
Women to whom the maternal in
stinet is not dried up.
Women who believe they have a
higher destiny than a life of idleness
and luxury.
Women who consider it beneath
their dignity to either drink or smoke
Women who will never speak un
charitably of the less fortuna Of
their sex.
The Men.
Men who put character above
wealth.
Men who viii not lose their indi
vidnality in a crowd.
Men who viii be as honest in small
things as in great things.
Men whose ambitions are not con
fined to their own selfish desires.
Men who are true to their friends
through good report and evil report
in adversely as well as in prosperity
Men who do not believe thai
shrewdness. sharpness, cunning and
long-headedness are the best quail
ties for winning success.-Portland
Oregonian.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

IN his speech before the Union
league at Philadelphia Monday night
President Roosevelt said the trusts
must be crushed even if it takes an
aMc1ancnt TO the constitution. The
Bulletin S one Democratic paper that
believes the president Is honest and
xineerc in this deelara ion and it viii
be surprised Il the president doesn't
DO a great deal toward curling Illegal
combinations in the next four years
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
Their Chief Aim.

Gilman What kind Of people have
you out at Swamphur-t?
Suhbubs-Whst ID YOU mean?
Some Of hon a-e very nice
Cieiman-Oli ] mean what's the
general run Of the people
su6babs-Ohi for the TBS a. m.
train 10 TIE city
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
A psssimist at sea.

He was a pessimistic business nan
on his first trip 10 Europe. The third
day ont. when he was filled with only
misery and not much else, he remark
ed as he leaned over the rail Of the
ship: "All going out and nothing
coming in
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

All Illinois Central, Mobile Il Ohio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and 10
part form Central station, corner Oh
Second street and Ohio street.
All Big Four and Iron Mountair
trains arrive and depart from the
Union station, Second stIee and Com
mercial avenue.
Mail may be deposited In the box a
tho transfer station. located at Cen
trail station. 20 minutes before the do
parture OF any train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

The Bui;etin Is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coleman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news sand.
NalIser'e, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co., Union depot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

The Chicago Tribune is the best
papar ii Chicago and wi hoat su
perior in the United States. It is a
node1 IF excellence in every depart
merit. and geographically an artistic
triumph every day in the week It's
newn service. special dispatch and
cable service Is unsurpassed and its
editorial columns arc seintliant with
logical. able fair-mindei and emf
neatly jnst uttcrances that appeal to
every section Of the country for their
troaa miDdedness. sincerity, patriot
fsza and truth. IN fact. were We ask
e1 10 marc the moiel American news
Daper sc goaid say the Chicago TFi
h1re
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
Ants Make Gardens.

Brazilian ants make little gardens
ia the tree tops and SOW them with
pineapple and other seeds. The gar
dens are foan5 Of al sizes, from a
single sprouting seed surrounded By a
little earth to a densely overgrown
bali as large as a mans head.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

The chronophone, combination OF
music, voice and mechanism, declared
TO be The most perfect "singing" and
talking animated pictures ever in
vented, is being shown at the London
uiDrodrome.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
rhrow stones At oIass t1ous.a.

Glass hodses may soon be made
stone-proof. Silesian glsssmakers are
turning out glass bricks for all sorts
of building purposes, and Hope that
the proyerO will soon have no sig.
nificance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

A first essential of a good hairbrush
Is that the bristles should really be
bristles. not limitations. and that they
should be Of good kind. Russian
bristles are the best: they are OBJ
tanned from the back Of the wild boar.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
airy. 1905

THE above is a correct statement Of
the circulation &c The Cairo Bulletin,
dallg ana Sunday, for the year 1904
and fol the month of Iannary, 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager
SHl1nnribed and sworn to before me
this thir y.tirst day of January 1865
e. Il. GILBERT.
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

p.cl1ers go, religion" and went off
TO preach. One OF fhe best hands on
the place went to Mr. Burleson one
morning ami told him Of vision.
4 saa lie big white clouds a rollin'
arom' an a-urnin' an a-furnin. an
on dem clouds was Dc letters p. c.
ia hlazin fire"
Well, what OF it," Mr.. Burleson
asked su-pect.ng that his cottoa-
picker had "got religion. What do
you think those letters P C. stood
fcr3"
"DeJ STAINS for Preach Christ,
declared the darby. an Use got to
so out an preach
Not at ALL Nose, not al all, ans
wered Mr. Burleson. The letters P.
G. stand for pick cotton, and you get
your sack AMI so cut or the devil will
ger yeU sure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
This MAG Too Much.

A rocking horse. dolls house and
furniture and seven dog dolls We're
among the educational appliances
asked for by a head teacher and
which the Fleetwood tEnglish) school
managers have disallowod.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
Raise crIokets for Flahtlna.

Among the curiosities of Canton are
shops where crickets are raised for
fighting, as the Filipinos' ig1ung
cocks. The Chinese gamble on ne
results. and good lighting cricket
is sometimes sold for 500,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
Good Advice.

| Said man who had been detected
cheating at cards: They threaten to
/ kick me downstairs What am to
dor The friend appealed to offered
this timely counsel: Play on the
ground floor"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
SHEARS AND PASTE.
The Book He Really NEEDED.

This book began the agent who
had pushed his way mo the office.
Don't want it, snapped the busy
merchant Il wish knew come sure
way % keep you fellows cut OF here. "
This book tells you. Buy one"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

When Representative Bartlett Of
Georgia was trying his first case the
attorney opposed to HIM was brow
heating a witness.
How far Were you standing from
this defendant at ,he time?" the OPP
posing counsel asked the witness.
Seven yards two fee and seven
inches" answered the witness
Positive about that are your" in.
quired the lawyer
Yes, am positive" the witness
said, Il ihought some fool lawyer
woull ask that question and I meas
ured it,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

Representative Burlesun Of Texas
raises what would be termed in his
state a mighty" lot of cotton. lie is
ofteniimes unable TO get labor 70 pick
it, During the last cotton picking "a
son the negroes got up q big revival
mseting and there was little work
done and hundreds Of pounds of cot
ton were being lost. Some Of the best
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

"Waat is the chief product Of the
United states?' asked the teacher in
European school
And without hesitation the bright
pupil replied:
Money
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01
Georala PhiIosonhY.

Some folks wouldn't be happy if
they had the moon says a Georgia
philosopher, unless they threw N i
few stars fol good measure. ATTAIN
ia Constitution.