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The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Care of Street Gowns.

There's nothing which tends to
lengthen the life of good street suit
so definitely as taking it off as soon
as you come in. brushing it and put.
ting it away on its hanger. Lounging.
as you're bound to do in measure
in your home, plays havoc with tailor
ed clothes. It's rather a temptation
to sink into an easy chair when You
come in, just tired enough to enjoy the
prospect of idling for a little while. but
those very times take the life out of
the sort of cloth that tailors sell. and
probably lays fine little creases which
result in incorrigible mussing It's
rather temptation, too to hang it
up and postpone brushing and putting
away properly to later time. when
you're rested, but it pays to do it
at the time, for dust should be 60.
rid of before it has time to settle into
the cloth and give it that dingy look
which mars so many otherwise good
looking suits, and careful hanging pre-
vents forming of bad lines.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
"IndividuaIity" in Dress.

With the wide latitude which fash.
ion now allows in the various lines OF
dress. it is not difficult matter for
miladi to follow individual ideas in
her gowns and dress accessories. In.
deed individually" has become the
slogan Of the well dressed. Some.
thing which is not only becoming. but
expresses "her"-her taste, her indi
viduality-original ideas ADAPTED to
her particular style.
Sarah Bernhard, with the authority
of a great artist, who studies every
point and with the inherent instinct
of her country to please in appearance.
dwells with emphasis upon The point
of preserving and enhancing ones in
dividuality That one can do this
and submit to the doctrine Of imperi
Gus fashion is paradox
The extremes of styles are most
marked at the present moment, no,
only in materials. but in mode of con
struction as we'll Simplicity wal,
hand in hand with an elaboration OF
trimming which quite bewilders the
eye.
The short-waisted effect is cons,.lcu.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
SPIRIT WIFE's REPRoAcH.

AS gamblers wife lay on her
deathbed she talked seriously to her
husband about this evil. and ultimate
ly obtained from him promise that
he would never touch cards again
For some time he resOlutely kept his
word: but one winters night about
twelve months after her death. hav.
ing party of men at his house, for
getful of his promise TO his dead wife,
he proposed to them to spend the
night in the same old way =,
For some time they went oD win
ming and losing and getting more ex-
cited suddenly. about 1 o'clock, the
door Of The room n..s"sst"rionsly o9ened.
and there stiil. s;atueaaua. with
look OF siler! reprOach on her pale
face-stood the woman to Wholl the
promise had been given and broken
His hands shook. he dropped the
cards, and cried out, 1T is my wife,.
The party broke up in disorder, and
the gambler received such a shock
to his nervous system that he had to
be sent TO a sanitatiuni. .,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Colors in HARMONY.

Certain browns and pinks consort
most harmoniously and with much dis.
tinction, but one must choose the right
shades. A pink broadcloth frock OF
creamy tea-rose tint, trimmed in
brown velvet, worn with brown furs
and big pink tulle hat trimmed with
brown plumes and touch of fur
around the big crown, excited much
enthusiasm at recent tea and the
color scheme should suggest charm
ing possibilities to any clever artist
In dress. The finish of skirt is three
applied bias tucks. A vest and collar
of brown velvet, with a gold embroid-
cred line, fills in front of coat and the
belt around sides and back of coat is
cloth piped with brown velvet. The
deep-turned cuffs are similarly treat
ed and fastened with two gold but.
tons.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
NOT ALL MONSTERS
SCIENTISTS THROW LIGHT ON
PREHISTORIC ANIMALS.
eeaets of Burden Of Today in Many
Instances Are Larger Than Their
Ancestors We Know as Representa-
tives Of the Past.

The study OF the remains OF extinct
monsters has brought to light among
other curious things, the fact that In
general the animals of the past that
survive in developed types were murh
smaller than their descendants are to
day. Even some of the tremendous
saurians which look nightmares in the
drawings reconstructing them, the
Plesiosaurus. for Illustration. were
much smaller than several existing
species of whale. This is not trne,
however, OF the ancestor of the shark,
the Carcharodon mega!adon, a savage
leviathan that measured 100 feet In
length; neither is 1t true of the I'm.
cestors of the modern kangaroo and
wombat, whose progenitor. the Dilro
todon, was as big as the largest ! hi
noceros or a small elephant.
In book intended for children. but
of character so instructive and en-
tertaining that older children are like
ly 10 be fascinated by it, Prof. f. Ray
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
aSwi:'s:ssnsa 3 s:ssnsa>
-m!,,.sI ~ ~
assI
Skull Of a giant marsupaI and that
of man.

skull or giant marsupial and that
of a man.
Lancaster, director of the natural his
tory departments of the British Muse
um. has clearly shown the relation
ship OF some modern mammals with
the peculiar animals whose remains
are found in old strata, and drawn
some interesting comparisons. Prof.
Lnnkester'S book, entitled Extinct
Animals" published in this country by
Henry Holt & Co.. is not solely de-
voted TO the monsters Of million or
so years ago, but to a vivid reconstruc-
tion of some of the creatures found
in the Mesozoic and Tertiary systems.
All or these we're not, of course. mon
sters; indeed, some of the earliest
mammal remains found are exceeding
ly small.
at is big mistake" says Prof.
Lancaster, ito conclude that it is
law of nature that recent animals are
all small and Insignificant, as COM
pared with their representatives of the
past. That is simply not true. Re-
ceAt horses are bigger than extinct
ones, and much bigger than the three
toei and four-toed ancestors OF horses.
Recent elephants are as big as any
that have existed, and much bigger
than the earlier elephantne ancestors.
! ut Is true that there were enor-
nous reptiles in the past, far larger
than any living crocodiles, standing
fourteen feet at the loins and measur-
ing eighty feet from the tip of the
snout to the tip Of the tail; but their
bodies did not weigh much more than
that of a big African elephant, and
were small, compared with whales"
Although evolutionists have not yet
been able to complete the lines Of
ancestors OF man, the ancestry of the
horse is believed to be completely &C.
counted for. The big draught horse
and the swift race horse are descend
ants Of a little animal that lived a few
million years ago that was no larger
than fox. The remains Of this curl
Gus animal have been found in the
Eocene. 1t had four toes on its front
modern horse, it should be remem.
bered, walks on single toes, the others
having practically disappeared.
Many of the extinct monsters we're
herbivorous animals. This is true OF
some OF the great Dinosaurs. which
measured from fifty to eighty feet in
length. There were others, however,
Megalosaurus. for instance, which was
not quite as large, but for all that
very ugly and ferocious beast that
could successfully attack the giant
Brontosaurus and lay him low. 1t is
not definitely known that man existed
ir the days of the great Dinosaurs.
but he is known to have been on earth
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Belts and Buckles,

Belts and buckles play an important
part in the dress question this season,
and certainly add greatly to the ap-
pearance of both indoor and outdoor
gowns With 1.-The princess style as
popular as it is at present it might be
thought belts were of no Importance,
but it is not the only style of gown:
the empire and directorie are close RI
vals, and as for street gowns, belts
and buckles are almost a necessity.
A broad fitted and embroidered belt
is quite the feature of the newest fash.
ions, so cut as to give long wasted
effect without SO exaggerated a point
in front as was fashionable last year
Short at the sides and high in the
back gives better line to short
figure.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
-

A belt Of peacock feathers, with
silver mounted bag to match, is novel.
Have you seen those smart little
braided loose coats, Just reaching the
hips?
1t takes a murderous. array OF hat
pins to keep the modern chapeau in
place.
The travelling cloaks are smart
enough to make any woman pine for q
journey.
Many Of this years coats boast OF
a cozy high collar. often luxuriously
lined with fur.
Babies of six months old are shod
in boots of buckskin with soles as
soft as glove.
The steel-studded elastic belts are
general favorites and by no means in
significant in price.
Auto hoods of rubber. lined with
silk and provided with wide rain
caEes, are not really horrible.
Scarfts of tinted liberty silk are
worn again with street suits, their
long bright ends futterins from the
coat front.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Fish on Land.

1t is not to be supposed that fish
Is absolutely comfortable away from
Its own element, but it is nevertheless
true that it sometimes sees fit to live
on the land for short period. OF all
land-frequenting fish, the most famous
Is the climbing perch OF India, which
not only walks out of the water, but
also mounts into trees by means OF
sharp spines situated near its head
and tail. 1t has peculiar breathing
apparatus, which enables 1t to extract
oxygen from the water stored up with
in small chamber near its gills. foi
use while on land.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
HYPNovlzED OVER THE PHONE.
Remarkable Performance Vouched for
by Medical Men.

Some remarkable experiments in
the way of hypnotizing by telephone
have just been carried out in the
Savoy Hotel by Mr.. F. F. Abbott The
experiments were conducted in the
presence of considerable number of
medical men. Mr.. Abbott introduced
a young Scotsman, whom he had hyp-
Noticed seven times during the previ-
GUS fortnight. After passing his hand
over the face of the subject. Mr. Alb
bott soon reduced the man to pas
sive state, and then, accompanied by
one of the medical men, he left the
building, and from distance of two
miles telephoned to the hotel in which
the seance had been held. When the
bell in the hotel room rang the young
Scotsman went to the telephone, and.
with shudder, fell back quite uncon-
scious Mr. Abbott had commanded
him over the telephone to go to sleep,
and the subject remained in a hyno.
tized state until Mr.. Abbott returned
and awakened him.-London Tit-Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
REVEALED A MURDER.

A peasant of Minsk, in West Russia,
disappeared, and one night in dream
his sister saw him, and his body ap-
peared mangled. He told her that
he had been murdered by her huband
and his brothers. He mentioned tho
exact date and place of the deed. and
added that his body was put into
sack and thrown into the river.
This dream was repeated several
times, and at last the sister sought
the advice of her aged father-n-law.
He told her that ii would be difficult
to find the body, and if the culprts
were brought to justice her children
would be left orphans; so, after con.
sderatioi, the sister gave the mat
ter up. I
But he: brothers spirit would not
rest, and appeared in dream to a
friend. Eoon the news spread to tho
local authorities. who took the mat
ter up. The river was searched and
the body was found in the exact spot
indicated.
This discovery had such an effect
on the murderers that they at once
confessed.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
French Eancies.

A very deep-pointed girdle of black
panne velvet hooks in the back. At
the top in the front. it is cut down and
two shallow points at the top In the
center. 1t is embroidered very light
ly around both edges in silver, and
silver medallions are appliqued on
each side of the center front, there be-
ing three inches OF the plain velvet
between these silver appliques. In
the back a single large medallion hooks
over from side to side. concealing the
Joining of the belt at that point.
Still another girdle shows down the
center front a row of tiny French
bows of velvet. each having tiny
rhinestone buckle in its center. An
other has little rosettes with silver
buttons as centers.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
WRITER'S VIVID DREAM.

A novelist dreamed that we'll
known stage manager a close friend.
came to him with his neck bandaged
and an expression of extreme agony
on his face. He pointed to his ban,
daged neck and tried to speak. but
failed. Then the author woke up, and
strongly impressed by the vividness
of his dream, related it in the morn.
ing to his brother, saying: ut gave
me the impression that S. had been
hanged
During the morning he went to his
friends house and was told that he
had been in bed for two days. 1t ap-
peared that while at a rehearsal he
had strained his neck and had been
in great pain ever since. This was
striking enough, but there was more
to come; for afterwards he said to
SIS wife: you know hurried
round because had dream that S.
had been hanged"
That's most extraordinary" was
the reply. because the doctor said
he had nearly dislocated his neck in
exactly the same manner that occurs
when people are hanged
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
DOGS SPIRIT RETURNED.

Three men who live together in
South America, two of whom are clcr-
gymen, had a dog called Blanco. Dur
ing the absence of A. the dog went
mad and was shot. One night while
A. was at dinner he saw Rlanco look
ing in through the door: he got up
and called to the dog. who wagged its
tai He then recOllectcd that the dog
was dead. and went forward TO lool;
at 1t again-sure enough it was Blan-
co. and he fed terrified. On his re-
turn home he told his experience to
his friend B.. who at once said that
Blanco had appeared to him also, and
that he had followed the dog, which
had disappeared about the spot where
they had buried him. The third man.
C., received their account of the ap-
partition with derision.
However, some time afterwards,
when c. was playing the piano in the
next room, A. and B. suddenly heard
yell, and c. rushed in to them, say
ing that Blanco was in the room
where he had been playing. He stated
that he had felt something cold touch
his hand and on looking round saw
the dog.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
NOT INTENDED FOR CARVING.
Second Bird Brought On for DeIee:a,
ton of Diners

ton of Diners.
One of the most inveterate of prac.
tical jokers was Alvah Raymond. az
one time postmaster at Weymouth.
and for one or two terms member
of the Massachusetts legislature. He
was a very prominent figure duIin.
the .P. l.. l." agitation, and used to
say that he was member of the =.
l.. l.. double L.. which meant Peoples
License Law Little Louder.
While a member of the legislature
he was also president Of the Wey-
mouth Agricultural society the year
that Gen. Butler was running for gov
ernor. and. as one of the attractions
of the annual fair of the society. But
Ter was invited to speak on the faie
grounds.
Mr.. Raymond was noted for his hos.
pitality. and after his speech at the
fair. where fiat money" was coined
by breath Of the gifted orator. the
distinguished guest. together with the
officers of the society. were taken to
his home. where tempting repast
awaited them.
When all were seated at the table
the host attempted to carve the tur-
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
WRATH SAVED PENSION.

One night a River Thames pilot
disappeared from his tug. The suppo-
sition, of course. was that he had
fallen overheard, and was drowned.
The river was dragged all down the
course, but without success.
1t was most necessary for his wife
that his body should be found. be-
cause he carried in his pocket, in
little tin case. his certificate from
Trinity house. document that was
necessary to prove his identity and
his GcCease. in order that she might
get the pension on which her future
living to great degree depended.
Weeks elapsed. and no body was
found, till one day a friend suggested
to the lady that she might do worse
than consult Il medium.
Her husband came through the me-
dium and said: IF you will look for
my body off Gravesend you will find
it entangled among some chains from
the barges that are moorcd at that
spot"
The search was made at the place
indicated, and as her nephew was
rowing about in the river. suddenly,
to his surprise, the body Of the miss
ing plot rose to the surface. 1t was
almost. If not quite, beyond identifi-
cation: but in his pocket was the
little tin case with the necessary
papers quite uninjured, and through
that proof of his identity his widow
obtained the money that was due to
her.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
DEAD FATHERS VISIT.

About three months after the death
of her husband Mrs. S. had the follow
ing experience: A daughter about
four years of age slept with her moth
er and the two boys in little cribs
close at hand. She awoke from q
sound sleep and found herself looking
at hand which rested upon her liz
lie daughters breast.
She instantly recognized the hand
as that of her late husband Her eyes
followed the hand to the arm. and
1pcu ,n,, ,,n,;S saw the whole figure. She
was much terrified, and as the han..@..
was lifted the little girl became rest
less and murmured in her sleep. Papa
is away: he is iii heaven" and smiled
and fell into sound sleep again.
Mrs. S. fell asleep. too but was
awakened by the elder boy saying:
Mamma. saw papa "When7 she
asked. Just now he replied. II
woke up and saw papa come into the
room and stand at the foot of the bed
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Queer Parliamentary Session,

Unique sessions are held at times by
the parliament Of Australia The men,
bers sat all night bet long ago and
there was frequent ringing Of
bells when the quorum was
threatened with fracture joseph
Cook spoke of the dumb, dead
silence" which prevailed. The post.
maste" general was in charge of the
measure under discussion. but reports
say his head began to fall gracefully
forward upon his breast and he pulled
up his collar, as If seeking more
warmth" Mr. Cook was naturally in.
dignanf. Here is the minister in
charge OF these proposals sleeping like
Il. bird with his head upon his shou.
der" he exclaimed >ividly. A little
later another member rose to n point
of order. rs an honorable minister in
order in snoring so loudly that can
not hear?'
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Chicken Mexican.

One chicken, two small onions; one
egg; half a green pepper; two tea
spoons of salt one teaspoon of spear
mint: one small Glove of garlic; one
teaspoon of lard; three tablespoons of
-four; one teaspoon of black pepper
Remove the meat from the bones
and chop very fine with the garlic,
one onion, and mint. Mix the other
ingredients, and roll in balls about the
size of pigeons egg. Mince the
other onion, fry it brown in a sauce
pan. add two quarts of boiling water,
drop in. and let them boil for an hour.
These may also be made of veal or
lamb.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
GETS WEIRD WARNING.

The following is vouched for by a
young woman who had it directly
from the boys father. who was her
sister-in-law's first cousin. This is the
old mans story:
Il was living in Colorado at the
time this happened and was riding
across the sandy plain between the
B. and NJ. and U. p. railroads, near
the little town Of Snyder. when I met
a middle aged man In lumber wagon
driving span of gray horses. l gave
half the road to him. but as he got
even with me he reined up his horses
and stopped. Thinking he wished to
inquire the way pulled up my team
also. Hello. Mr.. - he said. calling
me by name. Your boy is in Akron;
II you would keep him out of trouble
go to him at once Just then my
horses. not liking to stand, drew my
attention for few moments. and
upon turning to ask the man where
he got his information found nothing
OF man, wagon, or horses.
Now. to my knowledge. my boy
was rot at Akron. but at small town
farther down on the B. and NJ. told
my wife that night about meeting the
stranger and asked her if had better
go. She laughed at me and said had
fallen asleep and been dreaming, but
| would swear | was as wide awake
as | am today while telling this to
you.
We'll, you can judge my wife's sur
prise the next morning when I re-
ceived telegram from A..ron to come
at once, your son is there and in trou-
ble.'
That trouble landed my boy in the
reformatory. Had | needed the mes
sage the day before | could have saved
him from such disgrace"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
How to Make . Canary Sing.

Generally any kind of soft, sibilant
noise will tempt bird to sing A
canary hung in kitchen vii! usually
start hts song if he hears say. the
ffizzline OF the frying pan. We utilize
special devices to tempt the shy sing
er. who is, perhaps. rendered the
more bashful by finding himself In
novel surroundings. For this purpose
we employ whistles and song organs,
which artificially reproduce the
tours" of the roller. This latter
method is found to be irresistible
when all other plans have failed. The
bird feels apparently that he is being
challenged. and forthwith responds
to the challenge by pouring forth the
best of his song.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23

lnme OF violet cloth. The new and
odd skirt is made with 10 cores mount.
ed TO fitted hip-yokc. the cores Or
namented at the top with points of
velvet of little darker shade than
the cloth. The bOlero is E:ade and
trimmed to CORE spond, and il orna.
mehsed in front with passementerie
brardenbnr9s. The knot. edge and
sird are of velvet, the FIRST orn,.
men ed with Il gold buckle. The col.
la" and cravat are also of velvet. the
chez tisette of linen. The sleeves arc
plai ed and draped and ornamertea
with points OF velvet. They arc er.
ishe with deep cuffs trimmed x,tl
Ian ) of the material.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
KNEW ALL ABOUT D. ToMPkINs.
Many-Sided Man Had No Secrets Hid
den from Farmer

Many-Sided Man Had No Secrets Hid.
den from Farmer.
you say you live at Stony Brook
asked the man who looked like a law
yer of the farmer who occupied a seat
with him in the smoking car.
Yes, sir"
"Then you probably know Daniel
Tompkins?"
LAS well as know my own SON."
Just what sort of man is he. ac-
cording to your ideas?'
That's according to what you want
of him.
How do you mean?'
wall, if | was goin' down to ask
Dan IL he wouldn't run for the legisla,
ture if a gas company would pay all
the expenses and give him $500 to
boot I'd expect to find him full of
Christian resignation and willing to do
anything for his country, but If was
goin down to trade hosses with him
I'd expect to meet a feller who'd beat
me out of my eye teeth and let me and
the country and everything else go to
,the devil"
Il see. I'm just going down to see
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Hats for Spring.

AS to colors of the hats which are
being worn now and will be worn,
the Millinery Trade Reviews Paris
correspondent says: Variety in color
is particular feature of the new
straws and hair weaves. All the lead
ing series of shades adapted for the
season are represented, but particular
prominence is given to the new moss
and spring greens, and to the lower.
toned pinks. to the orchid mauyes
sky and pale hyacinth colors. to the
bright light wood browns and the
lightest Of terra cottas.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Smart in the Extreme,

A stunning gown was worn by a
well known actress noted for her
smart dressing. 1t is deep purple chif-
fon broadcloth with stitched pieces
OF same around hottom of skirt. The
chic little jacket is preltily trimmed
with heavily stitched bands of cloth
and shaped pieces of embroidery vio-
let silk, which also make the chemi-
settle and stock. Long suede gloves
in violet and ermine muff and turban
of violet French felt with white wings
complete most striking costume.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-23
Effective Street Costume.

Rather snowy. but in good taste and
delightfully."- effective. is a model in
dark green broadcloth, and it is ad-
mirably appropriate for street cos
tune for the debutante. Applied
pieces of cloth trimmed with tiny gold
buttons and set on bottom of skirt at
stated intervals, making a unique foot
finish. The short eton jacket is also
trimmed with cloth bands and buttons,
the former making the front lapels,
which open over a vest Of dark tan
kid. The small revers at neck are
green velvet