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The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
MOTOR CARS FOR MAILS.
Post Office ohiciais Are Finding
Them Untrustworthy in
Most Instances.

The officers of the post office de,ar.
ment have been watching carefully tn.
developments in bicycles. mo;orcycles
and automobiles. with view TO deter
mining the feasibility of their uriIiza-
tion in the postal service. Rural car
riers in different parts of The country.
where roads are suitable. have been
permitted from time 10 time. upon re-
Quest, 10 experiment with automobiles
IN serving their routes for the purpose
OF testing the utility of such vehicles
IN the rural delivery service.
The result of these experiments 50
far has demonstrated that. owing 10
varying conditions of roads. physical
aspects of country. unbridged streams.
defective mechanism in the construc
noh OF automobiles and ignorance OF
rural carriers in their operation, auto
mobiles could not be relied upon for
use In that service. For these reasons.
which also apply to motorcycles. the
department has been compelled to de-
cline to permit rural carriers regularly
10 use automobiles and motorcycles
while serving their routes.
Recent consideration. based upon
representation to the department of
the manufacture of an auto car that
VIII be guaranteed to overcome the
detects cited has caused the aDnroval
by Postmaster General Cortelyou of a
recommendation of Fourth Assistant
de Graw sanctioning the use, on re-
quest, OF such vehicles where the roads
are maintained in good condition and
the physical aspects of the country are
favorable to their use, but the depart
ment VIII reserve the right to require
rural carriers to discontinue the use
OF such vehicles and assume the sery-
ice of their routes in the ordinary We
hlcles prescribed by the regulations il
complaint is made of unsatisfactory
service arising from the use of auto
mobiles.
Rural carriers are required to main
tain fixed schedule in serving their
routes and to serve The boxes of their
patrons al or about the same time each
day in order that patrons. having
money-order business or other postal
business necessltaling a personal in
l'ENieW Win the carrier may know at
about what time TO expect him. owing
TO the greater speed which could be
maintained by carriers by the use of
automobiles. it would be necessary to
effect changes in carriers schedules.
ana II from any cause arising such car
rlers could not serve their routes in
their automobiles, which would necey-
state the serving OF the routes in the
carriers ordinary vehicles, thus dis
arranging the schedules and causing
complaints from patrons, it would ba
necessary that they abandon the Use Ct
automobiles and continue service in
their ordinary vehicles. the mainten-
ance of practically unvarying sched-
tnle being essential to the proper
operation of the rural delivery service.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
CONDUCTOR HIRES A NAG,
Overlook His Train On Chestnut Hill
Which Runs Through Country
of Millionaires.

The Chestnut Ridge railroad, which
boasts Of a millionaire owner for
every mile, is rapidly gaining repu.
tation. The road was built in the
western part of this county and a por.
tion of Carbon. to improve the brick
industry, and is II miles in length.
Recently the passenger train ran
nearly the entire length without a
conductor. A country correspondent
to local paper descibed the incident
in the following thrilling manner:
After the conductor gathered the
tickets he stepped upon the platform
and was thrown off, The crew did
not miss him until they reached Lit
tie Gap. The engineer went in search
OF the conductor. but could not find
him, and the brakeman took a hand
in the man hunt.
In the meantime the conductor
walked back to Lehigh Gap and hired
horse and buggy to take him to
Kunkletown. where the train arrived
at ten O'Clock p. M, several hours
latn.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
Chestnut Ridge railroad is owned by
mllonaires, its roadbed seems to be
too rocky for speed.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
MAKE 'DANDIES' OF SOLDIERS
Englishman Coming with New Cut
for Uniforms-Governme to
Pay Him $1,000 a Week.

Washington. - Under engagement
with the war department, G. V, Win.
ter, military tailor. London, England
has started for America to design new.
style service uniforms for the army
His salary will be 81 900 a week.
The Washington officials have given
him free hand. i is hoped he will
design something smart for both
branches of the United States service
American army men are smart. but
although the materials of their mi
form are superior to those of the Rrit-
ish army, their design and cut are mos,
unsatisfactory.
The officials are anxious to avoid
any semblance of German uniforms
and wish to copy the English idea as
far as practicable. Their offer was
most iattering to the London tailor.
At one time the negotiations nearly
fell through, as Winter demanded the
money he would receive for his sery-
ices be deposited in a London bank be-
fore he departed from England for this
country.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
CUPID IN A STRAWBERRY BOX
Arkansas Maiden Meets Kansas Man
Through Gard in Crate and
Wedding Follows.

Rogers, Ark.-Miss Lucille Corley, of
Centerton, this county, was married
to MIR. A. H. Hemphill, of Chanute.
Kan, the other day, and they give all
the credit for the match to a card the
bride placed two years ago in straw
berry box that her father was ship
ping to the Kansas markets
The purchaser of the berries handed
the card TO Mr.. HemphiIl, who is a
prosperous young tailor, and the cor
respOndence that ersued let him to
make a visit to the OZarks, where he
pressed his suit with such success that
ii wedding followed
Ii is probable that next season will
see boom in the card business. for
this is the third wedding this spring
that must be credited to the straw
berry crate.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
BAD COMPLEXIONS
Oepraved Blood Causes Pimples and
6oiis-Dr. Williams Pink Pills
Make New Blood and
Cure Follows.

81 abused my stomach, my blood got
ont of order and then my face broke out
with pimples and boils," says 7. E. Rob-
ertson, of 1877 Addison street, Washing
ton, Pa. "This was over two years ago
My stomach was in bad shape. After
eating would have to rest awhile or
would suffer the most severe pains in
my stomach. On arising I would often
be SO dizzy that l could hardly stand up.
The slightest exertion would start my
back aching so that 1 often had to sit
down and rest awhile. At times l ex-
perienced a pain around the heart which
alarmed me but which l suppose came
from my stomach trouble.
II began to break out Oh the face with
pimples and later with boils which con-
fined me to the house a week or more at
n time. One day 1 saw DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People advertised in a
pamphlet which was left at the door aud
thought would give them a trial. 1
took several boxes of the pills before all
the pimples and boils left me, but am
nov glad to say that my blood is good.
l do not have nny eruptions and 1 no
longer have tho head and stomach
troubles have described. l am very
grateful for what DR.. Williams Pink Pills
have done for me and l have recom-
mendcd them and always will advise
those who are suffering from bad blood
or stomach trouble to try them.'
lfyou want good health you must have
good blood. Bad blood is the root of most
common diseases like annnia, rheuma-
tlsin, sciatica, neuralgia, ST. Vitns dance,
nervousness, indigestion, debility, par
tinl paralysis and locomotor ataxa.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold bv
all druggists or sent, postpaid, on receipt
OF price, 5Oc. Ser box. six Doyes for 50 sc.
by the DR.. Williams Medlc.ne Com eany,
Schenectady, H. v
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

Laundry work at home would be
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it, is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind AZ paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength Than other makes.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
One by ingalls,,

Melville Ingalls,, the western rail-
way magnate, was induced by friend
while spending Sunday with him to
attend service at church the pas
tor OF which is noted for the extreme
length of his sermons. AS the friends
were leaving at the conclusion of the
service the Bostonian. with touch
Of pride inquired: DIR. Blank is a
most eloquent minister, is he not?"
Very eloquent" was the dry response
of the railroad man. but he has poor
terminal facilities"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Briouette on Belgian Roads

Consul James G. McNally. writing
from Liege. says that it is interesting
to note the continued increase in the
use of briQuettes on the Belgian state
railways which We're introduced in
1898 For that year the consumption
was 20s tons in 1899, 1900 tons: 1900,
21,472 tons: 1901. 6I,155 tons; 1902,
ll0, 900 tons: 1888. 152.219 tons. and in
1904, 20j,l75 tons. II will be seen that
the consumption in 1904 was 900
times greater than in 1898, the first
year of their use.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Another Australian Experiment.

Suitable farming land is provided by
the Australian government for groups
of men and their families that will ul-
timately form village settlements, but
they are not to be cooperative-each
settler will stand or fall on his own
merits. Government overseers will
guide and instruct the settlers for two
years, and the house erected for his
use can be used as public hall or
school. Plain rations, implements, a
small stock of cows. poultry, etc:
roofing material. water tanks, etc. will
be supplied for the first year. This will
be charged as a loan and must be
eventually refunded to the state.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
New Fruit of Value

A new fruit that seems likely to
prove of considerable value has been
developed by the cultivation of the
very familiar ''maypop," plant which
is very familiar in the southern states,
quite ornamental, easily grown from
seeds and affords handsome cover for
arbors and verandas. 1t is known to
botanists as passifiora incarnata The
fruit in its improved form is somewhat
bigger than hens egg and decidedly
palatable. 1t looks like May apple.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

constant flow or urine kept my system
depleted, causing nervous chiIls and
night sweats. After trying seven diff
1erent climates and using all kinds Of
medicines. had the good fortune to
near of Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured me. am as well to-
day as was twenty years ago, and my
eyesight is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Muburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
At Bacon Ridge.

Drummer-Moving pictures at this
town hail last night. Ell? How was
the Cannon Ball Express?
Postmaster-To plagued natural.
Why. bless yeour heart, mister. when
the train came to the tunnels it looked
so lifelike that 'he boys out in the
audience began 20 kiss the gals right
before everybody. - Chicago Daily
News
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Chance for Genius,

Prizes aggregating $500 for srg-
gesting improvements in connection
with railway construction and service
are offered by the Nercin Leutscher
Elsen senbahnverwaltungen The latest
daate for communications is July is,
1907.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

The parson was talking to little FL
mer about his habits, and asked him
what time he was usually called for
breakfast. "They don't have to call
me-" answered Elmer. I'm always
Johnny ont -the-spot'
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Bliss for the Baggage Smasher,

so you long for the time when the
airship will lie commercial reality?"
Sure" answered the baagageman
with some enthusiasm. Think of
droppin' off trunk at way station
from height of about two miles."-
Louisville Conyier-Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Trees OF Great Age.

The distinction of being the oldest
living thing undoubtedly belongs to
one of four trees. A century ago De
Canbolle found two yews, one at Fort
ingal, in Perthshire and one in He'd
sor, in England, that were estimated
to be, respectively, 900 and 3.240
years old Both are still hourishing,
round
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

Texas. writes: Il
was afflicted for
years with pains
across the loins
and in the hips
and shoulders. I
had headache also
a II d neuralgia.
My right eye.
from pain, was Of
little use to me
for wears The
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
Wants International ohserva tory.

Wants International Observatory.
Prof. Edward c. Pickering, of the
Harvard observatory, proposes to es-
tablish an international observatory.
His committee Is to be composed of the
eminent astronomers OF the world,
who are to raise sum of money, have
a gigantic telescope built and placed
on the most suitable spot on earth, and
al! to go to work.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

Sunday School Teacher-l hope none
Of you boys will ever be found among
the goats. Tommy Tncker-How can
we help it, Miss Smathers? We're kids.
amt we?
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
British Colonial Order.
The order of st. Michael and St.
We chapel of which was dedi-

:. Paul's cathedral, London.
=. is the order conferred on
.ts. distinguished or 9TH
..lse. lowcgt rank in the order
carries the letters Z NJ. G. after the
owners name. Flippant Londoners
translate this Colonial Made Gentle
men"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

There's no need to hunt for trouble;
1t will find you just as quick.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20

In Washington to Study Fish.
DR.. Tn. Mortensen. of the Geological
museum of Copenhagen. is in Washing
ton to study the fish in the National
museum.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
UTTERLY WORN OUT.
Vitality sapped by Years of Suffering
with Kidney Trouble.

Capt ]. w. ntgun, former postmas-
ter of IndianGla, now living at Austin,
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should happen 1 would always regret
1t for your IKE. You do not know
papa as well as ] do, and | would not
like you to be disgraced here. We
have both suffered enough and !
would rather go away quietly In a
measure | will suffer the more, but
will not complain If you will not get
cross and will come for me. | must
close. Write me Wednesday night
dear, and tell me what you think
about everything. Let's not leave all
our plans until the last moment, and,
above all, please write and say you
forgive me for that letter / sent you
this morning. | am sorry and If | were
there | know YOU would say it would
be all o, X.
Lovingly,
TUE KID.
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DEADLY BATTLE OF
MADDENED CAMELS.

brown bull clasped his legs rounu Inc
black bulls body, and, with gisah.io
effort. rolled clean over with MS ioe
and tried to jam the Indian down. ou'
the black was too swift, and WIN
bound was on his feet, and again lhey
faced each other and circled rouhu
and round like wrestlers looking ioi
fatal hold.
The brown was the first to charge
and, as his head slipped past the o'h'
ers' guard, his jaws closed on the near
foreleg Just below the knee joint, anu
he jerked the Indian to his HANK anu
then with a thud that shook the very
trees by which we stood, ne crasheu
down his massive body to crush Tue
enemy.
THE black had rolled to one side'
and as the brown bull rose qulchiy
the black was upon him, and ms teeth
had the ear of his rival close nome
by the roots, and, with one terrihc
MUNICH he tore it away close down TO
the scalp, leaving the white bones
grinning up toward the skies, bloody
bare and brutal
mo power on earth could nave
stopped them. They were maddened
with wrath, and would have turned Oh
an army.
But the end soon came, for the
black had the worst of the weights
and weight as you know, always tells
in a struggle when both are in earn
est.
I'VE saw a wild rush and dense
cloud of dust, a rally at short range
and then the Indian bull went down
and the brown devil dropped his DIS
ket fair and square on his skull, and
before we could whistle a hymn the
huge mountain of flesh had smashed
the lean head to a jelly.
That ended the mortal career OF
the black fellow and we had to shoot
the brown.
About three weeks later the COW
camel accidentally fell and broke one
of its forelegs, and, of course, it too
had to be shot. So that ended the
career of the three camels in the Phil
ippines.'
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ARE SO MANY NOOKS'
al Have Been Bidding Goodbye
to Some Places Today

South Otselic. July 6, Thursday
Night--My Dear Chester: If you take
the 9:45 train from the Lehigh, there.
you VIII get here about II. am sorry
could not go to Hamilton, dear, but
papa and mamma did not want me to-
and there are SO many things ] have
had TO work hard for in the last two
weeks. They think | am just going
out there to Deruyter for a visit Now
dear, when | get there | will go at
once TO the hotel and | don't think
will see any of the people. II | do.
and they ask me to come to the house
will say something so they won't
mistrust anything them | have a
friend coming from Cortland and that
We were to meet there to 80 TO a
funeral or wedding in some town far
thor along Awfully stupid, but we
were invited to come. and so | had to
cut my vacation a little short and go
VIII that be O. X. dear?
You must come in the morning. for
! have had TO make YOU don't know
how many new plans since your last
letter IN order to meet You Monday
| dislike waiting until Monday. but
now that | have to. | don't think It
anything but fair that YOU should come
up Monday morning But dear, You
must see the necessity Yourself of get
ting here and not making mo wait
II YOU dislike the idea Of coming Mon
4
there Sunday night, you would come
mp Sunday night and be there To meet
me. Perhaps that would be the best
way All | care is that don't want
TO wait there all day or half a day
| think there Is train that leaves
the l.ehigh at six something SUNDAY
night do not know what | would
do il YOU We're not 60 come. | am
about crazy. | have been bidding
gond.by 10 some places today There
are SO many hooks dear. and all of
them SO dear % me have lived here
nearly all my life
First | said goodhy 10 the sprlug
house with It's great masses Of green
MOSS then the apple trec where We
had our playhouse then the "Reg-
hives cute little house in the ar.
Chard. and. 81 course all the neigbhnrs
that have mraded my drcsses from a
little tot mp - save me threshing |
really deserved
Oh dear. Nou don't realize what all
this means - me know shall
f newer sec any az fhat,, ,rs,i., 49, ,
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wish / could die. You will never
know what you have made me suffer,
dear | miss you and want to see
you, but ! wish | could die. | am go.
ing to bed now, dear Please come
and don't make me wait there. If
you had made plans for something
Sunday, you must come Monday morn
ing.
Please think, dear, that | had to give
up whole summers pleasure and you
surely will be brave enough to give
up one evening for me. | shall expect
and look for you Monday forenoon.
Heaven bless you until then.
Lovingly and with kisses.
THE KID.
P. S,-Please come up Sunday night
dear
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"MY LITTLE SISTER CANE
81 Told Her | Guessed Ny Fortune
Was Pretty Well Told Now

South Otselic, June 23d 1906. Sun
day Night-My Dear Chester; | was
glad to hear from you and surprised as
well. | thought you would rather
have my letters affectionate, but yours
was so businesslike that l have come
to the conclusion that you wish mine
to be that way. | may tell you,
though, that | am not a business wom-
an and so presume that these letters
will not satisfy you any more than
the others did. | would not like to
have you think | was not glad to hear
from you, for | was very glad, but II
was not the kind of letter | had hoped
to get from you.
| think, pardon me- that | under.
stand my position and that it is rather
unnecessary for you to be so fright
fully frank in showing it 10 me. |
can see my position as keenly as any.
one, | think. You say you were sur
prised but you thought | would be
discouraged. | don't see why | should
be discouraged. What words have
had from you since | came home 70
encourage me?
You write as though 7 was the one
to blame because the girls wouldn't
come | invited them here because
thought | wouldn't be so lonesome,
am sure | cannot help ii because
mamma is away. As to the financial
difficulty, | am the one who will be
trip" Won't IL be your trip as well as
mine? | understand how you feel
about the affair You consider me as
something troublesome that you both
cred with. You think il ii wasn't for
me you could do as YOU liked all sum.
mer and not be obliged to give up
your position there. | know how you
feel, but once in awhile you make me
see these things great deal more
plainly than ever
Chester. | don't suppose you will
ever know how | regret being alt this
trouble to you. know you hate me,
and | can't blame YOU one bit. My
whole life is ruined, and In a measure
YOURS Is. too OF course, its worse
for me than for you. but the world
and YOU, too. may think am the one
10 blame, but somehow | cant, -ust
simply can't think that am, Chv-,rr.
said No SO many times, dear OF
course, the world viii not know that,
but it's true all the same
My little sister came up just a min.
ute ago with her hands full OF iaIsres
and asked il didn't want my fortune
told | told her guessed il was
pretty wen told now don't want
You to mind this letter. for I am blue
tonight and get so mad when the girls
write things about me Your letter
was nice, and was glad 70 get il 7
simply feel out of sorts" tonight.
When YOU are cross. just think I
am sick and can't help all this. II
YOU were me YOU couldn't help find.
inc fault, | know don't dare think
how glad will be 20 see you II Won
wrote me a letter Ike this I wouldn't
write in a long time. but | know Won
won't tease NE in that way. Y>a will
trst forget 1t and be your 9ua dear
+ selt YOU know always an cross "
/ the beginning L was that wa, sat.
urday night So don't ~ angry. dear
Lovingly Ri
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ton to having a reputation for lazh-
ness, has that of having a ravenoug
appetite.
The proceedings az the court house
attracted big crowd. being unusual
though perfectly regular under the
statute vagTanCy law. When SHERIFF
Yates first set forth what virtues Au-
bury has, his suundness of body etc
and stated that the terms were cash
hush fell over the spectators,
For while Tile sheriff had A hard
time getting a bid at all. Finally 20
cents was offered The sheriff ridi.
culed this Finally Johnson. who is a
farmer near town. said he would give
a dollar, n-narking it WOULD be a
shame to say o Hardin county man
was not worth that much at least
Going going shouted the sheriff
with uIEajsed mallet, looking abont
the crowd for another bidder. Thara
was bEearhless silence aud then his
mallet fell for the last time and h.
cried gone"
AGohfE moved narvously. The rgr.
chase price was paid over and he was
turned over to Johnson.
Aubury is a lank back wood sman
born and raised IN the hills of voot.
ing creek. this county. He has nava-
been known 10 follow any vocation
long enough tc become Identified VIII
1t. A short time ago he married .
young woman in the Stephensbn-v
neishhorhood, going to live uf.b 80, >
tather.iplsw His wites folks fnang
naa t'' PT2oeedings instituted /, i
saif =