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The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

TO the Hercules beetle. giant
among insects, which is found in GER
tain portions of Central and South
America, as well as in the island of
Dominica, one of the British West In
dies. belongs the distinction of being
the biggest bug in the world. In ap-
pearance this creature is anything but
prepossessing. and looks as If it b..
longed with pink snakes, purple spi-
ders and other creatures Of the imaSi-
nation.
1t is a common trait of tourists and
travellers to make little of anything
seen in foreign lands, especially in the
little West Indian islands, and to de-
clare that similar things Of vastly
greater size or better quality occur in
Gods country When they run
across the Hercules beetle, however.
they are obliged to acknowledge them
selves beaten.
Although so formidable in appear
ance. this insect is perfectly harmless.
1t lives in the heavy forests and feeds
on the sweetish sap or gum of native
trees. The larva, or grub, is about
four inches long and as thick as a
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Made a Speedy Recovery

On one of the visits of the Amer.
ican fleet to English waters, Admiral
Erben, now retired, was in command
with Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, the
writer on naval affairs, as his flag
captain.
One morning Capt Mahan came to
his admiral with an invitation to dine
with duke.
Il can't accept this" said Capt
Mahan, "as they forgot to invite you. u
Il should say you couldn't" growled
the admiral. 'I'll answer for you"
Whereupon the admiral wrote
Admiral Erben, U. S. navy, regrets
that Capt. Mahan, his flag, captain,
cannot accept the invitation of the
Duke of Blank. Capt. Mahan is on
the sick list"
An hour or SO later a messenger
from the duke returned with invita-.
tiona for the admiral and the captain
Whereupon the admiral wrote again
admiral Erben accepts with pleas.
ure the invitation for Capt. Mahan and
himself. He wishes also to advise
the Duke of Blank that he has taken
Capt. Mahan off the sick list. New
York Tribune
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Monkeys at University.

Monkey talk" is to be added to the
curriculum of the University of Chi
cago. Cages are now in readiness for
about thirty simians being imported
for a novel experiment which will be
conducted until definite results are OBJ
tanned. The plan is to go thoroughly
into the question of whether or not
monkeys have distinct language
one that may be mastered by humans
1t is said the monkeys will be sub
jected to series of experiments, pain.
joy, hunger. In each instance a record
will be kept of their expressions.
The experiments will be repeated
often enough to determine if the same
expressions are used to voice the same
emotion, and If this proves the case,
the sounds will be classified and an al
phabet worked out.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-Hair Be.
gan to Fall Cut-WonderfuI Re-
suit from Cutcura Remedies,

about the latter part Of July my
whole body. began to itch. did not
take much notice Of it at frst, but 1t
began to get worse all the time, and
then | began to get uneasy and tried
all kinds of baths and other remedies
that were recommended for skin hum
ors; but l became worse all the time.
My hair began to fall out ard my
scalp itched all the time. Especially
at night, just as soon as | would get
in bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin to itch and my finger
nails would keep it irritated, and 1t
was not long before | could not rest
night or day. A friend asked me
to try the Cuticura Remedies. and |
did. and the first application helped
me wonderfully. For about four
weeks l would take hot bath every
night and then apply the Cuticura
Ointment to my whole body; and
kept getting better, and by the time
used four boxes OF Cuticura I was
entirely cured, and my hair stopped
falling out. D. E. Blankenship, 319
N. Del. St., Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 27.
1905"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

quired more muscular effort. for the
muscles extending from all the fingers
would then be called into use. Whe.c-
as if the person drinking holds the
glass between the thumb and the first
two fingers he not only relieves the
tension on the muscles of the two
other fingers. but also in way he
pivots the glass and makes it easier
10 tip on that account. Thus the sep
aration of the two fingers from the
glass is perfectly natural act.
This philosopher comedies that the
act may be exaggerated; that fingers
thus extended might even be seen
raised and extended more than was
really comfortable for the better dis
play of rings adorning them, and he
comedies that sometimes when we see
our fingers thus raised as we lift our
glass, in clear view of all. We may
seek to crook the fingers in attitudes
of curves of greater grace and so he
comedies that in some cases the rails
ing of the fingers in lifting the glass
may show affectaton in some meas
ure, but his point is that in its original
inception and in the practice by the
many the elevation of these two fin.
gers is not an affectation, but an act
quite unconscious and automatic.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Tie boy took the witness stand, and
testified that on TIE day OF the theft
he and some other boys went to Cape
Elizabeth about | o'clock and did not
return until about O'Clock that night
His testimony was corroborated by
the other boys and by his father.
Mr.. Reed said he had made many
arguments in court, but believed he
had never beaten the one he made
then, for he believed in the innocence
of the boy, and put his whole soul into
it. The prosecuting officer made nc
argument, and the judge discharged
the boy. who at once left the room.
Mr.. Reed soon went out. and the
boy met him and said: You did we'll
Tom, but l can't pay you until l can
get up to Boston and sell them
watches, when | will see YOU
In about week." said Mr.. Reed
he came into my Office and laid a new
crisp $50 bill on my desk, and went
out without saying a word'
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Three hundred stone huts shelter
300 mills used in pulverizing the ore;
immense cisterns once caught the
scanty water supply from the upper
slopes; and near them stand the slop
ing tables on which pulverized ore was
washed. Records show that these
mines were worked with little inter
ruption for twenty centuries by the
Egyptians, and there is no means OF
knowing how long they were worked
by the Nub:ans before them.
In the inscriptions of the New EN-
pire various kinds or grades of gold
are mentioned; and in one of the Tell
el-Amarna letters, written during the
eighteenth dynasty. the king of Baby
lon accuses Amenophis III. of Egypt oi
sending him a mass of base metal fol
gold. He says: The twenty minas
of gold you sent me contained when
melted down, only five minas of pure
gold" So that the gold brick" even
then was not unknown
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
The Worlds siqqest Book.

The biggest book in the world has
Just been found in the British museum,
where. like Turner's pictures in the
National gallery. it lay unnoticed many
years. The huge volume is a Dutch
tome containing maps and descriptions
Of the world as it was known to the
Dutch geographers of 1850. 1t is as
tall as the average man, being five feet
ten inches high and four feet eight
inches wide. 1t is superbly bound and
decorated with gilt tooling and gold
clasps. The gigantic title page is hand
illuminated, the initial letter being
gold.
The great volume was presented to
King Charles II. before his departure
from Holland to come to England to
claim the throne in 1860. The book
came into the possession of George
ILL.,, who presented 1t with his library
to the British museum. 1t is now one
of the chief treasures Of the museum,
almost rivaling In value the Rosetti
stone.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
SIGNIFICANCE OF MONEY SIGNS.
English Terms Derived from Latin
Words-Doilar Mark

They We're discussing the other af-
ternoon the question Of currency SYM
bols. The discussion had started by
some one making a casual remark
about L. S. D." referring. of course
to pounds. shillinss and pence" saws
the Washington Star The question
arose why some of the coins were de-
noted by letters that had nothing at
all TO do with their selling, and there
was not one in the crowd. though
there We're some nominally well-in-
formed people present who could tell
| the significance of the letters till the
question was looked up. 1t appeared
that the pound sterling mark was
simply capital l.. with line drawn
across the stem. 1t came from the
Latin word ''librae,' meaning pound.
The ID" used for the penny came also
from the Latin. meaning "denarius,
originally small Roman silver coin,
but later having developed into a
generic term for money and specif.
cally for small copper coin of in
significant value.
The "lb' mark, also used for the
avoirdupois pound. came from the
same word ''librae" as in Saxon
times the pound avoirdupois was the
same weight as a pound sterling of
silver and the shilling was one-twen-
tieth of this, making the old shilling
about three times the size Of the
present one.
When Ii came to the dollar mark.
s. there was more discussion, there
being half a dozen explanations for
this sign. But the most likely seemed
to be that it was simply a modified
figure s. there having been eight
silver reals in the old Spanish dollar
or piece of eight" in use in this
country long before the introduction
Of American currency.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
WHIG HAD GOOD MEMORY

In the decade of 1S4O-50 Col. W. A..
Bryant was young attorney in Barre.
Mass. and also editor of the Barre
Gazette and an ardent Democrat. the
leading parties in the country then
being Wings and Democrats
In the campaign Of the fall of 1871
Col. Bryant was to make an address
in liubbardston and drove over dur
rg the afternoon, the distance being
about eight miles. In the course Of
his TRADE against the Wings he said:
Their case is lost. and they will get
lost themselves if they stay out after
dark"
After rousing meeting he started
home, and as it was dark, with no
moon and the sky cloudy he got off
the road. Noticing a light in farm
house, he stopped and knocked at the
door. The farmer came to the door
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

with a lantern and asked what was
wanted. The colonel politely asked to
he directed to the straight road to
Barre.
At a glance the farmer discovered
who the caller was, having attended
the meeting, and said: "Ain't you
the young feller that was making the
address at Hubbardston this evan
ing?"
Yes" said Col. Bryant, "and | have
lost my way
Well said the farmer, I'm a yvhig
and have found my way home, and,
by sosh- you car Cd yours. if you
can" and slammed the door In the
colonel's "a >.
The colonel finally found his way
home, and related the incident to his
friends with great glee.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

air of one who had placed bomb
which would soon explode and annihil
ate his opponent.
Gould's curiosity sent him immedi
ately to investigate. Going to the ta
Bile, he took the card from his hat
and, loud enough to be heard all over
the court room, he read: "Caput va
cuum.' Turning to the Judge, he said
Your honor, | claim the protection OF
the court" The judge replied: You
may state your case
Gould answered.: My case is this
your honor: I see my brother at my
right has placed his name in my hat
and what can be his motive. if not to
claim it as his own? | claim your pro
lection"
The Judge. with his face all smiles
answered: Mr.. Gould you shall be
protected
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
HAD HEART PAINS
4 Critical Case Of rheumatism Cured
BY Or. Williams Pink Pills.

While Mr.. W. S. Geisel, of No. 1875
East Coates street, Moberly, Mo, was
steadily working at his trade i'll Il foun-
dry at that place, lie became the victim
of an attack of rheumatism, and his ex-
perience is that of thousands who are
compelled to work i'll similar surround
iuga He describes his situation US fol-
lows:
II had been at work for long time
in n foundry where was exposed to
dampness. First my feet began to hurt
.ud to swell, then my knees and my
shoulder joints began to be affected in
the same way. Finally could not walk
without great difficulty and suffering
and had to stop work altogether. My
appetite was feeble and grew very pale
and weak. began to have pains about
my heart and it fluttered a great deal
became greatly alarmed about my con-
dition. My mother knew about the vir.
tues of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, ms they
had given her back her health when she
was nearly wasting to death, and when
she found that they were good for rheu-
matism too, she began to give them to
me about n month after was attacked
That was in the early part of March,
1903, and by June they had driven away
the pains and swelling and had restored
my appetite and color. Then l felt
strong enough to take up line of out
door work and now, in October, I re-
gard myself as entirely we'll and am
about to go into foundry again at St.
LOUIS"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills also cure
other diseases springing from i'm
pure blood or disordered nerves, such
as sciatica, locomotor ataxia. partial
paralysis and all forms of weakness in
male or female. They may be had, ut
all druggists or directly from the Dr.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenec.
tady, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
HIS COMPARISON OF FATHERS
Old Gentleman's Expression Not Flat
terinQ to Himself


Old Ben Baker was lifelong resi-
dent of Cape Elizabeth, Mass. He got
living from a small patch of garden
eked out by his chicken, pony, pig,
Angora cats, collie dogs, canares and
rabbits, all of which had the indiscrim-
mate use of the two rooms of the
shack he and his son Ben lived in.
He had peculiar habit of using big
words, and invariably got them twist
ed.
He never could look upon young
Ben as other than child, and would
take him to account whenever he was
out late. When the boy" was about
-3 years old. and cane home about II
O'Clock one night, the old man COM
menced as usual: why, when | was
boy, my father would have"
Young Ben had heard it so often
that he thought it time to assert his
rights. Your father" said he, was
fool
My father was a id sight bet.
ter father than you ever had" replied
the elder.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Tho aIdep o,,a

The meadows hide their summer green
Under Veil of gray;
mis-; rolls DER the. sunny sheen;
1t is drear. dun day,
The dcwdlops tip the blades with beads
That shine like costly gems:
The roses hang their blushing heads
Meath glittering diadcms.
But. bark, n sound of silver bells.
Echoing DER the woody dels
y little laugh. a sweet clear voice
Which makes my beating heart rejoice,
She comes. fairy from above
a little maid, whose name is Love.
The morning mist now rolls away.
The sky is ha thcd in Light
a golden sunshine crowns the day
My loved on" is in sight,
The birds sing out their songs again
The flowers all bloom anew.
And music swclls in JOYOUS strain
From out the heavenly blue.
she COmHti. and everything is bright
She comes amid the golden light.
Al nature once again is gay
II is the brightest summer day,
She comcs--a fairy from above
a little maiden whose name Is Love,
Outdoors,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
GRAND TO LIVE.
And the Last Laugh Is Always tho
Best.

"Six months ago would have
laughed at the idea that there could
be anything better for table bever-
age than coffee" writes an Ohio wom-
an-"now laugh to know there is"
Since childhood drank coffee as
freely as any other member OF the
family. The result was puny, sick.
ly girl, and as grew into womanhood
! did not gain in health but was af.
flicted with heart trouble, weak and
disordered stomach. wrecked nerves
and general breaking down, till last
winter at the age of 80 | seemed to
be on the verge Of consumption. My
friends greeted me with How bad you
look! What terrible color!' and this
was not very comforting.
The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. | was
thoroughly discouraged.
Then ! gave UP coffee and com.
menced Postum Food CoNee. At first
didn't like it, but after a few trials
and following the directions exactly. 1t
was Grand. 1t was refreshing and
satisfying. In couple of weeks
noticed great change. | became
stronger, my brain grew clearer. was
not troubled with fo.getfulness as in
coffee times, my power of endurance
was more than doubled. The heart
trouble and indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
Il began to take an interest in
things about me. Housework and
home-making became i pleasure My
friends have marveled at the change
and when they inquire what brought
It about, answer Postum Food Cof
fee, and nothing else in the world. /"
: Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read tho little
book, The Road to Wellville." IN
pkgs.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
70 Feed School Children,

The ministry OF Campbell-Ba
man has already commenced the re,
demption of its debt to the British
working classes. whose votes gave the
Liberals their signal triumph in the re
cent elections. One of the earliest bills
introduced in the House Of Commons
at the instance of the labor group pro
poses to empower the local authorities
which have now full control of ele
mentary education, to provide meals
for the underfed school children of in
digent parents. The minister of educa
tion at once announced that he would
with the concurrence Of his colleagues
endeavor to secure its passage into
law during the current season.
Even sensible men like to nibble at
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
The Emperor's Physicans.

The Emperor of Japan is always at.
tended by physicians, despite the fact
that he is in excellent health. -Four
eminent medical gentlemen are at
tached to the imperial household, and
one is within call at all hours of the
day and night. The pulse and temper,
ature of his majesty are taken four
times each day, and the results are
carefully recorded.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

burning sensation. They showed sed-
iment. l became discouraged. weak.
languid and depressed. SO sick and
weak that I could not keep up. AS
doctors did not cure me | decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills. and with
such success that my troubles were
all gone after using eight boxes. and
my strength. ambition and general
health is fine
SOLD by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Knew What II Meant,

Bleeker-l say. old man. why don't
you consult a phrenoiosist and find
cut what that peculiar looking bumr
on the back of your head indicates?
Neeker-Oh. know what it indi
Gates, all right.
Bleeker-You do. Ell?
Meeker-You bet l do. It indicates
that my wife has well-deyc!oped
muscle"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Widow is a Farmer,

Mrs. Virginia Z. Bland, widow of
"Silver Dick" Bland, has become one
of the most successful agriculturists
and horticulturists in the country. Her
farm near Lebanon, Missouri, to which
she gives her personal attention, is a
model, and for its acreage produces
more than any similar tract in the
country
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera,
tons made necessary by neglect. 7
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling. pain ut the left or right Of the
abdomen. nervous exhaustion, pain in
the small of the back, pelvic catarrh,
dizziness. flatulency, displacemcnts oi
Irregularities. AL of these symptoms
are indications of an unhealthy con.
dition of the female organs, and If noe
needed the trouble may make headway
until the penalty has to be paid BY .
dangerous operation, and q lifetime Of
impaired usefulness at best, while In
many cases the results are fatal.
Miss Luella Adams, of Seattle, Wash.
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham-
"About two years ago was a great sufL
ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that had a tumor and must
undergo an operation if wanted to get we'll,
felt that this was my death warrant, but
spent hundreds of dollars for medical help,
but the tumor kept growing. Fortunately
correspondelwith an aunt inthe New England
States, and she advised me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as it was
said to cure tumors. did so and Immediately
began to improve in health, and was entirely
cured, the tumor disappearing entirely, WITH
out an operation. I wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation"
Just as. surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just SO surely will Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe-
male troubles, Inflammation, kidney
troubles, nervous excitability or ner-
vous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. She is daughter-in-law Of
Lydia E. Pinltham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free of charge. Address, Lynn, MasA
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Santos Dumont's Latest,

Santos-Dumont has constructed fly
Ing machine with which he expects to
win the Deutsch-Archdeacon $4,000
prize for machines heavier than the
air. This new machine is to be "heli-
coptere," or screw flyer, an apparatus
which will raise, support and propel
itself through the air solely by the
power of horizontal and vertical pro
pellers.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Shake into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder. 1t cures pain
full, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing
nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by
all Druggists, 25c. Trial package FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
HoW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of CatArrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catsrrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. 0.
We, the undersigned have known +. J. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly hon.
orabe IN all business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made by his frIn.
WALDISG. KINSAN d. MARviN,
Wholesale Druggtsts Toledo q.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally ac,.ry
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces uI tie
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills fUr constipation.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

torture went
through now seems to
have been almost un-
bearabie. ! had back
aches. pains in the
side and loins, dizzy
spells and hot. fever
ish headaches. There
ere bearing down
pains. and the kidney
secretions passed too
frequently and with q
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Time to cleanse the system and purify
the b.ood. Take Garfield Tea, Natures
perfec. axative it is The best Dlo'd purifier
'-nown It cures sick headache, regulates
the yer. heys, tomach and bowes.
Send for sample Garfield Tea Co., BROOK
LIN Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
COULD NOT KEEP UP.

Broken Down, Like Many Another
Woman. with Exhaustins Kidney
Troubles.
Mrs. A. Taylor. Of Wharton, N. j..
says: Il had kidney trouble in Its
most Painful and severe form, and the
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Did that insurance director retire
because lie was Overworked? mo. Be
cause the policy holders were
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

DO professional humorists ever
laugh at other peoples jokeS?" No
They never admit that other people can
maze Jokes.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Important to Mothers.

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
straight &c cigar. always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
HOSPITALS CROWDED.
MAJORITY OF PATIENTS woMEI
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Expe-ienco,

It Is a sad but
lcertain fact hsA
% v g ry 70 . .
} brings . n in.
crea sc in tbs
numberofopen
tions performed
upon women In
0 u + hospitals
Morethan three.
fourths of the
patients ! yin g
ON those snow.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Springi

We make mistakes. it is the other
fellows VINO commit sins.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Even sensible men like to nibble at
fattery once in a while.