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The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Meaning Of Stars in U. s. Army.

Now that every boy and girl, too,
is wearing an emblem Of some sort
on his collar or sleeve. it is interest
ing to know the meaning of some of
them. They are mostly those used in
the United States army, and 1t will be
a good memory test to try to locate
just what the eagle or other emblem
on your new REFER indicates.
A genera! wears two silver stars,
with the arms of the United States
between.
A lieutenant general shows three sill
YER stars.
A major general, two silver stars.
A brigadier general, one silver star
A colonel, silver spread eagle.
A lieutenant colonel, two silver
leaves.
A major, two gold leaves.
A captain, two silver bars at each
end.
A lieutenant, one silver bar at each
end.
A second lieutenant, plain straps,
without any marks.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
His Growing Argument.

Andrew Carnegie was discussing a
quarrel bet feen two capitalists.
ut is c;Ae," he said, ''of the pot S
calling the kettle black. 1t is a case
of Aberdeen and Inverary."
Aberdeen and Inverary?'
YES" said Mr.. Carnegie. You
see, two old Scots. one a native of
Aberdeen and one a native of Inver-
airy, fell into an argument one day
over their respective accents.
The Aberdeen man was very hard
on the Inverary one. He did not leave
him a leg to stand on. But the In
verary man answered nobly. Aber-
deem, when he was through. could only
say:
"'Weel, at ony rate, dinna ca flush
feesh.'"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

i; heard mornings and evenings, and
more often in winter than in summer.
The chief beauty of the Lyrebird
is in the plumage of its tail, which
Is elegant and in the form Of an an.
cient Tyre. While singing. the Lyre-
bird spreads its tail over its head
like peacock and droops its wings
to the ground.
This bird is not only a fine song.
ster, but can initiate sounds Of all
kinds. One living near a woodsaw.
yer's hut initiated the filing OF saws.
The Growing of cocks. the cackling
o. hens. the barking of dogs and the
mewing Of cats are within its range.
Its own song is also different from
other birds, being a louder and full.
er tone.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
WHEREABOUTS OF AUNT MARY
Her Nephew Knew. But Then He
Was Well Trained.

Her Nephew Knew, But Then He
Was Well Trained.
The story told by Mark Twain the
other day about the estimate OF John
Fiske, the historian, Of two Of his chill
dren's aunts. brought forth an illus
tration OF the reasons for that opinion.
Mark Twain's story was that when
Mrs. Fiske one day went to her hus-
band in horror and reported that his
young son had said that Aunt Mary
was "a fool" and Aunt Martha "a d-n
fool" the historian replied, after care
full consideration, well. that is about
the distinction | should make"
A man in the audience. who knew
both the aunts, after the meeting told
this:
Aunt Martha was one of the strict
est dfsciplinarians have ever known.
She demanded chiefly obedience of
her children, instant, unquestiong, ST.
lest obedience, and she usually got it.
One afternoon as she was working in
her sewing room great storm came
up, and she sent her son John to close
the trap door leading to the fiat roof
of the Queen Anne cottage.
But mamma said John.
John. told you to shut the trap
"Yes, but ma
John, shut that trap"
"All right, mamma, if you say So
but"
"John!"
John slowly climbed the stairs and
shut the trap. The afternoon went by
and the storm howled and ragged.
Three hours later the family gathered
for dinner, and when the meal was
half over and Aunt Mary had not ap-
peared. Aunt Martha started an in
vestigation. She did not have to ask
many questions. John answered her
first one.
please, mamma. she is up on the
roof"
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rise at once in the tumbler, as pic
tured in the illustration1
Second experiment: Make a small
cylinder out of pasteboard. using
paste to stick the edges together
firmly. A little way up its sides
thrust toothpicks through the cylin-
der and fasten to their ends a set Of
four sails. as shown in the picture. A
little farther up arrange a disk of
pastebOard, on which set four light
ed candle-ends. Above them arrange
another set of four sails. On top set
a small square of pasteboard; to the
four corners of it attach small ban
ners cut out of tissue paper and in
the center of it set lighted candle.
Now set large circle of paste
board floating on dishful Of water.
Place four lighted candle-ends along
its edge. and set the cylinder in the
center. fastening it down by means
OF bits of gum or wax.
See if the whole apparatus will not
begin to revolve merrily. II not, ar
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

Proof That Fish Return to Place
Where They Were Hatched.

rTooT Ihat Fish Return to Place
Where They Were Hatehed.
What is believed to be the best evi-
dence or the efficiency OF artificial
propagation OF salmon that has ever
been secured was recently obtained
by Fish Commissioner kershaw rela
tive to the operation of hatcheries on
the Colombia river. Mr. kershaw re.
ceived tails and fms of 100 salmon
IRON single trap owner on the Co
lumbia river that were plainly marked
hatchery fish.
When the hatchcries were placed in
operation on the Columbia river sys-
TEN OF marking was adopted for the
purpose of asceraining if any Of the
salmon turned out of the river re-
turned to their native spawning
grounds, and In what length of time
The marked fins and tails received
by Mr.. kcrshaw were found to be sal
man that were turned out OF the Kali
ANA and Chinook hatcheries four
years ago. The spawn of these fish
was taken in 1900 and the young sal
mon turned out in 1901. The small
bones in the fins were cut down and
hole punched in the tail. The cut
ting of the bones in the find is just
the same as man losing a part Of
his finger-it never grows out again.
The Columbia river was practically
depleted when the artificial propaga-
tion of salmon was commenced on
that stream. and the past several
years has demonstrated that it has
been restocked by some means.
While only part Of the Ash were
marked when released from the hatch.
cries, the fact that one trap owner on
the river found at least 100 of these
salmon during the past season is con-
elusive evidence that artificial propa.
CATION is the only solution of the prob.
lem to prevent the depletion of the
salmon fisheries-Seattle Post-Inteli.
gencer.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
WASHINGTON Weather,

Tulio Larrinaga. the Porto Rico
commissioner, and Prince Cupid of
Hawaii CHANGED to meet while going
into the capitol building in Washing
ton and paused to speak of the wealth
err of which for the previous twenty
four hours there had been some.
This Is what they call winter?" OBJ
served Cupid. Eyes, and don't like
it." said the Porto Rican. shiverng.
well. you can be happy" replied Gu
mid this is the last day of winter.
You see, they never have but two days
Of winter here. All the rest is last
summer and next spring"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
The Game Of Snaps.

When we were children we used to
find great fun in playing SNAP"
We made the cards for the game our
selves. by cutting them from paste
board or cardboard.
This cards were az inches by 3h
inches, and were colored on one side
in red and blue We colored then.
with our water colors.
There were thirtytwocards in all,
sixteen in red and sixteen in blue. o..
one side of each, the side that was moi
colorec. we placed large figure, cor
responding in color to that used on the
back CT the card.
AS here were sixteen cards, the fig
ures were l, 2, up to 16. The red
cards then bore figures corresponding
exactly to the blue ones; that is. there
was an 8 among the red cards, and an
8 among the blue cards.
This was the game: One person took
all of the blue cards, and another took
all Of the red. The cards were then
shuffled, care being taken not to let
any one see what card came out on
top.
Now, with the hand carefully con-
cealing the number Of the card to be
laid, at exactly the same instant each
player places card on the table, with
the number up.
II one should lay and the other :
4, or any numbers that do not corre
spond. each player again deposits ).
card.
But if two corresponding cards ara
laid, two Is. for instance. the player
who notices this first must cry out
'snap!" and he who first cries snap
takes all of the cards that have been
played.
The game continues unit, all cards
are on the table, the winner being the
one who has the greatest number of
cards at the end of the game.
This game Is very interesting. as 1t
is necessary for both players to be
very alert. Each is anxious, of course,
to be the first to see and to call out
snap" when two corresponding cards
have been laid.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Sarah Swift.

Sarah Swift sews seams swiftly She
saw some stylish serge samples. Sa! ah
saved six samples, saying she should
secure stylish serge suit shortly.
Sarah sewed steadily seven Satur.
days. She stitched such satisfactory.
salable shirts she soon saved suf1i iciCnt
silver.
Sarah started shopping. She
strolled slowly six squares. Seeing
sel eral stores similarly situated she
said, softly, South street." So Sarah
Swift selected serge, sewing silk--six
sptOls.
Sleepy Sarah sewed serge slowly.
Supposing Sister Susan sleepy, Sarah
said, SLEEPY sister, Susan, SusaT?"
Sister Susan smiled Sleepy Sarah
som slept soundly. Sister Susan softly
sli i;,ped sleeping Sarah's serge. sewing
sill, scissors. She sat silently. swiftly
sewing Sarah's serge skirt. Six seams
securely sewed she.
2arah, suddenly startled, surprised,
sat staring. seeing Sister Susan sitting
sewing seams swiftly. Sarah said,
Sweet Sister Susan sitting sewing;
selfish Sarah sleeping!"
sister Susan, smiling, said, Supper,
Sarah"
Sarah soon spread supper. Salad.
salmon. sandwiches. steaming soup,
Sisrer Susan saw. She stopped sewing.
Sunptuously she supped.
Stylish serge satisfactorily sewed.
Spring sunshine smiling. See sweet
Sarah (Sister Susan's sunbeam, so she
sayD strolling slow!" smiling sweetly.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Modern Ereiuht Steamer.

OF the very latest type of freight
steamers is the British ship Bellero-
phon. built without masts, instead of
which she has four pillars, two
abreast fore and aft, for derricks.
The hold is made especially to ac-
commodate heavy machinery and
other bulky consignments for the Chi
ma and Japan trade. Twenty-six
winches and derricks can be wrrked
from the deck.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Training Carrier Pigeons,

The course Of training is generally
thus: A number Of young pigeons
say one hundred-are. to begin with,
conveyed to a distance of about six
miles from their home. where they arc
all released. But, az nature is no less
partial in the distribution of her gifts
to the pige III than 10 the human race,
it IS only very few of these hundred
pigeons that are clever enough to get
strsicht back. The greater number
return only after a considerable in
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Addition to National Museum,

George w. Ellis, Charge d'Affaires
of the American legation In Monrovia,
has sent to the National Museum in
Washington monogram on the hab-
its and customs of the Vai-speaking
negroes Of West Africa and collec-
ton of their work. The Vai-speaking
tribe Is said to be exceptionally intel
bet.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Luther Burbank's Visitors.

Luther Burbank, the California nat.
uralist, has been overrun with visi.
tors, taking much valuable time from
his experiments and scientific work,
and has had to call halt. A circ,l-
lar has just been issued by the rela-
tives and friends. calling attention
to the annoyance to which he Is sub.
jected almost daily and requesting
the discontinuance of visits by the
y1blic. In 1905 more than G,O00 Wis
iors were received.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Memorial to South African Heroes

Lord Roberts unveiled in the
Guards Chapel. London. recently, a
memorial to the seven hundred and
cd. men and officers of the guards
who fell in South Africa. 1t consists
of mosaic work that fills the vaulted
roof of the church in front of the
sanctuary, and represents six angels
whole armOr of Cod
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

pasteboard; second sheets Of writing
paper; third, candles; fourth, a tin
pan: fifth, a drinking glass; sixth.
some tissue paper: seventh, some
mucilage or library paste.
First experiment: Pour about
'three-Quarters Of a glass of water In
to the tin pan, and set a lighted can
dleend floating on the water. Now
,H you quickly lower the drinking
glass Qnverted) down over the can
ole-end, what will happen? (See If
the water with the cap 'le will not
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Lewis Nixon Talks Of Gar.

Lewis Nixon, the naval contractor.
tells of recent interview with the
Car: 81 had private audience with
His Majesty three weeks ago. He
stood erect as soldier while he
talked for half an hour. He is in per-
feet physical condition. There Is not
a gray hair in his head The general
impression he gave ME was one Of
confidence"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Italian Premier Man Of Requirement.

Baron Soanino. the new Italian
premier. Is SO years old. His father
was Jew. who married an English
protestant and conformed to her re.
ligiun. His writings on agrarian cues.
tions have attracted much public at
tention. A few years ago he founded
the "Giornale d'Atalia," which rapidly
acquired a large circulation and a
European reputation.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

river without any other instrument
than a measuring tape.
Select a tree or other conspicuous
object on the farther bank of the
river. as A. Select another tree or
stake. on the near bank Of the river,
as B. Measure off any convenient
distance-say 100 or 200 fset-from
b to the point c. which shall be in
the line ABB. Select third tree or
stake, as D, and complete on the
ground the parallelogram BCED.
Then find the point F on the
ground which is in line with &c
and also in line with DA, and meas
ure the distance from E to F. Then
ABB. will equal BID multiplied by BC
divided, by EF.-Scientific American,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Cracked Nuts.

When does a ship tell falsehood?
When she lies at the wharf.
When is a small fishpond like a
bird cage? When 1t has perch in it..
When the day breaks what becomes
of the pieces? They go into mourn
ing.
Why Is bald-headed man like a
greyhound? Because he makes lit
tie hair go great way.
BY well employing my second you
will never regret my first, and you
will the more thoroughly enjoy my
whole?
Past-time
"Sambo. why am lawyers like
fishes?"
81 don't nebber needle wild de
subjec"
why, don't you see?-':ause dey
am SO fond of debate"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Niohtcaps in ireland,

II you happen to be in Ireland. and
wish to buy nightcap. you can find
as large an assortment in the stores
as they keep Of hats. The reason is
that everybody there wears a night
cap. And why shouldn't they. The
doctors that say the head should be
protected at night as well as other
parts Of the body. The hishman's
bright wit is proverbial-is 1t because
he takes good care Of his Uranium?
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
In Brief,

The pupils Of certain school were
asked to write original compositions
on Kings"
The prize was carried off by youth
who handed in the following:
The most powerful king on earth is
Working; the LATEST, Sinking; one
Of the worst kings, Smoking: the wit
tiest, Joking; the quetest, Thin king;
the thirstiest, Drinking; the slyest,
Winking; the noisiest, Talking.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
How to Make a Maunet.

The most simple and about the
most suitable things for boys to
make are electric goods.
The simplest of all Of them is a
magnet Not much has 10 be done
1t can be done in about five minutes.
Get piece Of steel wire and bend it.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Girl Certainly Born With Luc,

Here is tale which comes from
Connecticut. While skating on a lake
at Danbury, a young girl lost vau.
able locket. set with jewels, which fel,
through hole in the ice. A weel,
later she went to the refrigerator at
her home, and taking out a piece of
ice was astonished to find her lost
locket in the middle of it.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Rin cansianment of Silver,

The largest consignment of silver
ever taken to England, weighing sew.
enty tons. was landed at Southampton
from the American liner New York
The metal was in 972 bars inclosed In
1863 boxes, and its value is G250.0tQ
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Mystery.

Mystery.
81 can't imagine why ! have this
awful headache this morning."
What did you do last night"
That's Just it. can't remembse
a thing | did
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
The lYrebird.

The largest and handsomest of all
the song birds is the Lyrebird. Its
home is In Australia. where its song
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Maxims In Verse,

Be that which once is past no loneer thy
concern.
But see thou dost the things which still
thou hast to learn.
II thou resign thyself to what tksu cans:
not change
Thou wilt gain strength for that which
still is now and strange.
Ny perfect fellow men I'd view with sore
dismay,
They would be dull indeed. and often in
the way
But natural and frank, and somewhat
Not MOI bidiy inclined. nor bent with grief
and rue.
Thus would I ask of life to show them
Thus in the books read would l my
neishborS see.
II life brings to my view men made OF
l bear it.-Books with such I promptly
Adapt thyself unto the world. and 1t will
send
Thee many things to cheer thy pathway
-Rucher's Wisdom of the Brahmin.'
The ojibwa Ball Game.
This is the most popular sport
among the 10000 members of The Ojib-
wa tribe of Indians. Entire villages
engage in it, each side choosing
leader.
Each player is armed with long
stick, on the end of which is a small
hoop. four inches in circumference. To
this is attached net of rawhide just
large enough to hold the ball. At the
distance, of 400, PAGES from each other
two poles are driven into the ground
for goals. The object of each side is to
get the ball into the net at the end of
the playing stick, and to strike the
opposite goal with it. The player who
succeeds wins the game for his side.
AS the players on one side try to
block the way to the goal for oppo.
nents and to keep the ball away from
them, the result is lively scrimmage.
The two sides being lined up. the ball
Is thrown between them at the begin
ming of the game, and is kept in lively
movement until the contest ends.
On the outskirts Of the struggling
players are stationed skirmish-
ers to run with the ball to the
goal. These skirmishers are chosen
for their fleetness Of foot Now and
then the ball will fly out from the
struggling group. and catching 1t in
the little basket at the end of his play
ing stick, an outfelder will speed with
1t for the goal, pursued by the rest OF
the players. The opposite side tries to
catch him before he can touch the
goal, while those on his own side in
terfere with this pursuit. He is en-
cOuraged by cries Of 'Ha-ha-yah!" and
"a-negook!" All Join in the shouts.
even the pappooses.
Now and then player will strike
the ball and send it in the air. AS it
comes down another player sends it up
again. Sometimes for 10 minutes it
will not touch the ground. Then both
players and spectators reach the wild
est pitch of enthusiasm.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

terval. and many are never seen again.
After repeated six-mile trials, I ar-
tain number o. the most promising
pupils are selected and taken to the
distance of twelve miles. This again
proves beyond the capabilities of rot
a few. and ano.ter selection is ma.ie.
So the experiments are continued.
the distance increasing six miles each
time. Ultimately, little troop Of these
winged messengers is obtained VIII. CHI
may be trusted for immense distanI IS.
philadelphia Inquirer.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Unexnected.

Can your wife make as good pies
as your mother did,
Yves, indeed: mother uses my
wsio's recipe"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
And if you like, paint it blue or red

And if you like, paint 1t blue or red.
Now file it smooth at the ends and
take it to place where electricity
can be obtained and it is done. 1t
will be found very useful. A pin or
needle can be drawn through a crack
and some pins. The magnet will give
the Est studies in the use of elec.
tr:city.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
Pretty Merry-Go.Round.

This experiment is so simple 1t
will seem like fun. Get your mate
rials together. They are: Arst, some
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

Measuring River.
Here is a very simple way of meas.
uring approximately the width Of q
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

Gave me the songs of childhood days.
The melodies that thrill:
The songs my mother sang to me-
The songs l reverence still.
Listen. my heart. TO memories
OF tender lays OF yore.
The grooming of maternal love.
The songs OF simpler score.
Give to my weary ear the airs
That stir me through and through.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

The old time songs. the mother songs,
The songs forever new.
Grant me the pulse of ecstasy
| felt in ancient tune
My mother sang In quaverinG voice,
In words of simple rune
Sound me no grand orchestral flights.
No peanS of the time
Give me the songs OF childhood days
The mother songs. divine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

That the human race will become
blind through the effects of the cleo
trical current SO abundantly generated
for modern uses Is the startling prop
osition Of an alleged scientist of Chi
cago. We are of the opinion that this
statement should be classed among the
vagaries of science. There never was
time when real science commanded
more respect, or. to demonstrated
truths, more unQuestioning belief than
the present This is shown by the in
Vulnerable instances Of applied science
In all branches of industry. But scien-
tific demonstrations are one thing and
scientific speculations are quite anoth-
er. In fact, real scientists do not in
dulge In the latter. They announce con-
illusions as the result of patient and
thorough research, but they do not pro-
mulgate long-range speculations or fan.
tastic theories.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

A poor man had better keep out Of
Congress. Campaign expenses are
heavy and they come every two years.
No man can go to Congress without
neglecting his law practice or his bust
ness. If he is poor man he will prob
ably lose his clients or his customers /;
a small business or practice will not
support partners or managers. After a
few years In Congress nine men out Of
ten are beaten for denomination and
then II they have not fortune or an
established business to fall back on they
will try to get some small salaried place
under the government and may not be
successful.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-23

What Is 1t that makes people anxious
b see bull fight In Spain, where the
bulls and some horses are brutality put
to death, and the men fighters get all
the glory with minimum Of danger !;
or blood and thunder play that has
neither sense, consistency nor educa-
ton; or risque burlesque, CARRIED In a
manner that Is tolerated In theater,
but would shame the audience If 1t were
seen anywhere else; or a prize fight.
at an enormous price Of admission, In
which combatants are struggling for
the gate money under a previous I'M
derstanding" and not for promotion of
the manly art" or football game In
which the most important parsonage is
the surgeon? Mankind Is wonderfully
distributed. Possibly the great major
ity are not for any Of these spectacles,
but we do not hear of them so much.