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The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
MANy SNAKES IN SARA WAX

In a recent number of the Sarawak
Gazette is an article on the snakes of
that rart of Borneo- OF the poisonous
reptiles it says: The cobra (naja tri-
podians) is black snake which
raises its head to strike when irri-
tated, at the same time expanding
the hood at either side of the neck
1t spits at intruders and Kisses like a
cat. whence it is known as 'ular te-
dong pUss, in some parts, too as 'te-
dong mata hari.' The word 'tedong' in
Sarawak is apparently applied TO all
large snakes, which Nalays consider
to be poisonous, and, as our Malays
are hut ill-acQuainted with these ami
mails. quite number Cf large but
harmless forms are designated by
this term. The hamadryad (naia bun
garus) is a brown snake, considerably
bigger but rare. than the cobra. 1t
is rather shy. but when cornered.
like the cobra, it raises It's head and
expands the hood before striking. Its
food is chiefly other snakes.
Less dangerous than these najas
are the vipers, Of which the most COM
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Ants are intelligent enough to
know when to come in out of the wet
said mining man of Colorado, and
| have seen them find food under puz.
zling circumstances. Only a few
months ago a swarm of ants invaded
a little cabin that and three of my
mates lied in. We drove them out of
everything except the sugar, and moth.
ing we did could keep them away from
that. We put the sugar in a bowl and
set that in the middle of tin dish
full of water. We reckoned the ants
that succeeded in swimming across
the water to the bowl would deserve
the sugar.
Sure enough, next morning the
bowl was swarming with black regi-
ments of ants. And the curious thing
was that there was only one ant
drowned in the water. That went on
for three or four nights, and | decided
to sit up and watch the campaign.
About midnight a securing party of
ants came up the table leg and ma
nenvered along the top OF the dish.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
SUNDAY CLOSING Law
HOW GOV. FOLK ENFORCED 1T
saiooon Keepers Of St. Louis, Kansas
City and ST. Joseph Who Resisted
the Law Lost Their Licenses.

Governor Folk set about TO enforce
the Sunday-clOsing law, which has
been on the Missouri statutes forty
years unamended. He has control OF
the police boards in three first-class
cities in Missouri-kansas City, ST. JO-
seph and st. Louis-and also the con-
troll OF the excise commissioners there
who have absolute power to revoke a
saloon mans license at will. The Su-
preme Court has decided that the Sun
day-closing law is imperative against
every business except the saloon, and
the saloon men could not compel other
stores and shops to close because the
saloons were shut up. That weapon
was denied them. And when the order
came to close at midnight Saturday.
they closed.
The first Sunday throng of drunken
men and women crowded the St. Louis
bridge coming and going to Illinois,
where liquor could be bought. The sec
ond Sunday the saloons closed. Then,
after the custom in such cases, a few
of them opened their back doors. Their
licenses were promptly revoked by the
excise commissioner. The throng on
the st. Louis bridge was not SO large
which is the sunday when Sunday-clos-
Ing spasms generally cease, few
more back doors opened, and Monday
morning the keepers of those places
lost their licenses. There were few
convictions also in court for violation
OF the law. The crowd on the bridge
was gone. The people were getting
used to the law. And from that time
on St. Louis, Kansas City and st. Jo-
seph saloons have been closed on Sun
day and the excise law has been OBJ
served as well as the law against lar
ceny or against murder. And the Ger.
man-American population of St. Louis
which is supposed to be particularly
obstinate in its demand for beer, law
or no law, is larger in St Louis than
in any American city of its size. The
German-Americans are there obeying
and upholding the law The story that
they are law-breakers is a saloon
keepers scarecrow to frighten weak
kneed politicians. Outside of st. Louis.
In st. Louis county, where the amusc-
ment parks are located the governors S
display of policemen at the Delmar
race-track put the fear of the law into
the saloon-keepers and restaurant men
SO completely that the law is observed
there strictly. The hotel bars and all
drinking places are closed on Sunday
in the first-class cities of Missouri for
the first time in the history of the
state. And to-day Missouri is probably
the only state in the Union without a
dead-letter law on its statute books
William Allen White, in McClure's
Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
OPEN PUBLICITY THE BEST
GUARANTY OF MERIT.

When the maker OF a medicine. sold
through druggists for family Use, takes
frankly and fearlessly publishing broad
cast as well as on its bottle wrappers,
full list of all its ingredients IN plain
English, this action on his part is the
best possible evidence that he is not
afraid TO have the search light Of inves-
and that it will bear the fullest scrutiny
and the most thorough investigation.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for tho
cure OF the weaknesses. periodical pains
and functional arrangements OF the or
gans distinctly feminine. is the only medi-
cine put up for sale through druggists for
woman's special use. the maker of which
Is not afraid to take his patients into
his full confidence by such open and
honest publicity.
A glance at the published ingredients
on each bottle wrapper. will show that it
medicinal roots, that it contains no poi
sonous or hahit-forming drugs. no mar
cotics and no alcohol-pure. tripIe-reiincd
glycerinc. OF proper strength being used
instead of the commonly employed alco.
hol, both for extracting and preserving
the roots of the American forest plants
employed. 1t is the only medicine for
women's peculiar diseases, sold by drug
Rists, that does not contain large per-
centage OF alcohol, which is in the long
run so harmful to Woman's delicate nery-
GUS system. Now. glyccrine is perfectly
harmless. and serves Il valuable purpose
by possessing intrinsic value all its own,
and besides it enhances the curative
effect of the other ingredients entering
into the "Favorite Prescription"
Some of the ablest medical writer's and
teachers endorse these views and praise
all the several ingredients of which NFa-
vOrite Prescription" is composed-rec
ommending them for the cure Of the
very same diseases for which this world
famed medicine is advised. No other
medicine for women has any such pro
any number OF ordinary testimonials. If
interested, send name and address to DR..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y. for his little
book Of extracts from the works of
eminent medical writer's and teachers,
endorsing the several ingredients and
telling just what DR.. Picrces medicines
are made Of Its free for the asking.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
yOVNG GIRL HVGcED DEAR

had gone but a short distance when.
about hundred feet away. we saw
large cinnamon bear browsing among
the bushes. Knowing that all the an
imals in the park are more or less
tame, We approached the beast. l held
up any hand and the bear, thinking
that had something for him to eat,
stood on his hind feet and reached
up. but, finding that he had been de-
ceiveG. shook his head angrily and
walked away. My young companion
then ran back to the wagon and re-
turned with few cookies. Again We
approached the bear and Miss Wells
held one OF the cookies in her hand.
The bear repeated the same perform
aIce he had gone through with me,
but this time he found something.
Miss Wells gradually drew back her
hand while the bear was reaching for
it. until the animals head was over
her shoulder, and then, while he was
eating the cookie, she reached around
his neck with her other arm and
hugged him tightly. My heart seemed
to stop beating, but l dared not yell.
for the animal would be startled and
attack the girl. When he had finished
eating the cookie, she reached around
dropped down on all fours again and
sauntered off into the brush. In all
my experiences had never seen a
more reckless or daring and even
dangerous action by young lady"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
THE yellow BIRCH WITHE

Before the days of cheap twine
and cheap wire on spools,' said Bill
Remick. when a farmer or a woods
man wanted to fasten anything so
that it would be there when he called
the next time he used a withe.
suppose most of the rail fences used
by the first settlers in Maine were
he'd in place with yellow birch withes.
Il have seen them used to bale hay,
and tie up bags of grain, and splice
cart tongues, and keep grindstones
from leaping out of frames, and to tie
out calves while feeding, and to fasten
the names of work horses about the
collars. and to hinge the swinging
part of threshing fail to the handle
and to bind loads of wood and pota-
toes and apples and hay when they
were taken to market.
Fifty years ago bundle of withes
was as necessary at a funeral as a
dead body. All collins were made by
the local carpenters then, without
paint or varnish. Such articles as
beckets were unknown.
Instead of having silver mounted
handles, bundle of stout withes was
twisted about the coffin near the head
and near the foot, and when the bear
ers were ready to proceed they took
a firm hold of the withes and went
along.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
INcIPIENT CONSUMPTION,
How Food Headed Off the lnsidiou,
Disease.

The happy wife of good old fash.
ioned Michigan farmer says:
In the spring Of 1902 | was taken
sick-a general breaking down, as it
were. was excessively nervous,
could not sleep well at night. my food
seemed to do me no good. and l was
SO weak | could scarcely walk across
the room.
THE doctor said my condition was
due to overwork and close confine-
ment and that he very much feared
that consumption would set in. For
several months l took one kind of
medicine after another, but with no
good effect-in fact, l seemed to grow
worse.
Then determined to quit all medI-
cines. give up coffee and see what
Grape-Nuts food would do for me. l
began to eat Grape-Nuts with sugar
and cream and bread and butter three
times a day.
THE effect was surprisiDg! be-
gan to gain flesh and strength forth
with. my nerves quieted down and
grew normally steady and sound,
sweet sleep. came back to me. In six
weeks time discharged the hired
girl and commenced to do my own
housework for family OF six This
was two years ago, and am doing 1t
still and enjoy It," Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. The Road tc Wellville." In
pkgs.
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Riqqest Of Kites.

After experimenting for a number
Of years at his laboratory at Bienn
Breagh. Braddock. with flying kites of
the tetrahedral form OF construction,
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell an
nounced recently that he had sue
'ceeded in having his latest designed
kite rise in the air and carry a weight
Of 227 pounds, this including a man
weighing lG5 pounds and ropes and
lines weighing sixty-two pounds. The
kite itself weighs sixty-one pounds,
making a total weight of 2SS pounds.
The kite rose to height of thirty feet
and remained there steadily until pho
tographs were taken of it.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Every housekeeper should know that
II they will buy Defiance Cold Water
Starch for laundry use they will save
not only time, because it never sticks
to the iron, but because each package
contains 16 Ozone full pound-while
all other Cold Water Starches are put
up in Y A-pound packages. and the price
is the same. 10 cents. Then again
because Defiance Starch is free from
all injurious chemicals. II your grocer
tries to sell you 1907. package it
is because he has stock on hand
which he wishes to dispose of before
he puts In Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package in large letters and figures
''16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save
much time and money and the annoy.
ance OF the iron sticking. Defiance
never sticks.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
ROOSEvELT'S GUIDE.
Granted Special License to Conduct a
Hunting Lodge.

''s>''H -o~S~s
Jacob Borah, the veteran guide OF
Colorado, who has had charge of more
than one of President Roosvelt's fam.
GUS hunting expeditions in the state
has been granted by the government a
special personal license to continue
conducting hunting lodge at Deep
Lake, on the White River forest reser.
walton. This is the notice received by
Deputy United States District Attorney
Knaebel from the secretary of the De.
partment Of Agriculture. AS a result
the proceeding brought by Mr.. knaebel
asking that the regular license which
was secured by Borah to conduct the
lodge in the first place be Cancelled
were dismissed.
1t seems that Borah once sold the
place to other parties, who turned it
into a questionable resort. He after,
ward bought 1t back, but the forest
rangers feared he might sell it again
to irresponsible persons and made the
application for canceling the license
In the letter of the secretary of agri.
culture it is stated that the guide has
given sufficient personal assurances
that he will never again let it go into
other hands and would take charge of
1t in person.
The lodge has been for several years
the rendezvous of lovers of hunting,
and it was through the efforts of some
Of these that the government granted
Borah the privilege which he has OBJ.
tanned.
When a man boasts of having sown
hic ,.il1 ho tn
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, q.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY or ToLEpo,s ss.
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
partner of the nrm Of F. j. CHENEY Co.. doing
business in the City Of Toledo, County and State
Aforesaid and that said hrm will pay the hum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of CATARRH that be cured by the use OF
Halls CATAEKH CURE. -
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pres
spce this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1886
A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC.
HARE Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly on the biond and mucous surfaces OK tho
system. Send for testimonials. free.
+. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo O.
Sold by all Druggists. i5c.
Take iIall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
wollEN WHO SUFFER
Or. Williams Pink Pills the One
Remedy Particularly Suited For
Feminine Ills.

To women who suffer Dr. Williams
gold. At special periods II woman needs
medicine to regulate her blood supply or
her life will be round of pain and suf-
fering. DIR. Williams Pink Pills are
absolutely the finest medicine that ever
. woman took. They actually make
new blood. They are good for men too
but they are good i'll u special way
for women.
at was three years ago last spring
that my health failed me,' says Mrs
Arthur Conklin, OF No. Coldwater
street. Battle Creek. Mich. IL suffered
from leucorrh9a and other troubles
that. l presume. were caused by the
weakness it produced. had sinking
and exhausted all the time and looked
like walking skeleton.
"My back and limbs would ache al
most continually and there were days
when l was absolutely helpless from
sick headache. tried one doctor after
another but cannot say that they helped
me at all. My liver was sluggish and
was troubled some with constipation.
"One day a physician who has now
retired from practice met my husband
ON the street and inqrNed about my
health. He advised my husband to get
some of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for me,
said they were a good medicine, better
for my trouble than he could put up.
tried them, improved steadily and soon
was entirely cured. As soon as the
leucorrhoea was cured the headaches
and other pains stopped. am entirely
well now bat intend to continue to use
DR.. Williams' Pink Pills as a spring
tonic"
The genuine DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are sold by all druggists and by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Scheneo-
tady, N. Y.
II don't think the editor read line
of my story" Neither do l; | notice
that his magazine comes out as
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
Child Slavery Increasing.

Prof. Felix Adler. speaking at ban.
quet before an ethical society in New
York said, among other things:
"A new kind of slavery which has
grown up in the last few years is the
employment of young children In
southern mills there are 10000 child
rem under the age of fourteen, work
ing from ten to fourteen hours a day,
besides being compelled to work al
ternate nights. Four or five years
ago there were only 240O0. There are
also 5000 children working in and
about mines, and thousands employed
In clothes factories when they should
be at home, and this terrible form OF
slavery 10 spreading"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
The Value Of ideals. ~

The life of every person will be
made better and brighter by choos.
Ing a high ideal. and then seeking
conscientiously to live up to 1t. The
ideal dish for breakfast is Pillsbury's
Vitos, which is full OF storsd-up en-.
ergy and nourishment
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Mother cray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over Sc, 600 tes-
timonials. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Just think what an outrage it Is TO be
robbed of all ihc benefits Of the services
by continuous coughing througout the con.
RreRation, when Anti-Gripine Is guaranteed
70 cure. Sold everywhere. 25 cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Pa" said little Willie Underthum.
what does a mans better half
mean?" Usually. my son." replied Mr.
Underthum, she means just what she
says"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

neys. Thousands tell
OF cures made by
Doan's Kidney Pills.
John c. Coleman, a
prominent merchant
of Swainsboro, Ga,
says: For several
years my kidneys
were affected. and my
back ached day and
night | was laneuid
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

nervous and lame In the morning.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me right
away, and the great relief found has
been permanent.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
AWFUL ITCHING ON SCALP.
Hair Finally Had to Be Cut to Save
Any-sealp Now in Good Condition
Cured BY Cuticura,

Any-seaIp Now in Good Condition
Cured by Cuticura.
Il used the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment for diseased scalp, dandruff.
and constantly falling Of hair. Fin
ally had to cut my hair to save any
at all. Just at that time read about
the Cuticura Remedies. Once every
week l shampooed my hair with the
Cuticura Soap. and I used the Oint-
ment twice a week. In two months
time my hair was long enough to do
up in French twist. That is now five
years ago, and have lovely head Of
hair. The length is six inches below
my waist line, my scalp is in very
good condition, and no more dandruff
or itching of the scalp. used other
remedies that were recommended to
me as good. but with no results. Mrs.
w. F. Griess, Clay Center. Neb.. Oct.
%, 1906"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality OF De-
fiance Starch is fast taking place Of
all other brands. Others say they can
not sell any other starch.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other. Is put up 16 ounces in pack
age and sells at same price as 12-
ounce packages of other kinds2
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

How often it happens that the
cream of society is made up of people
who have money, but are unable to re-
member how they got it.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

1t costs twice as much to live now
as it did hundred years ago-but it,
worth every cent of the difference
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
Dizziness, Eais,fsess.

Extreme Lassitude. don't-carc and
"want-to- be-left-alone feeling excit-
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
iessness. f1atulency, melancholy or the
"blues," and backache. These are
sure indications of Female Weakness,
some arrangement of the organs. For
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch 1t Is Inn
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. 1t can be used cold or
boiled.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Lewis Single Binder straight SC. Many
smokers prefer them to 1Oc cigars. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

There is this TO be said about a
pepper-and-salt suit-it is always sea-
sonable.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Jack-And do you always sneak the
truth about your friends? Lola-Yes;
but not until after they are gone
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality of Defiance Starch makes 1t
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
Ask Your Druggist for Allen. Foot.Eas.

NSk IouT 1VukSst Ior Hhen EootGAs0'
II tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
~ and have just bought another supply. 1t
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
md itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not be with
out it now w"-Mrs w. J. Walker, Camden,
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

There goes the head Of the firm"
Il should judge by his looks that he
was it's stomach"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If 1t falls to cure. +. W.
GROVES signature is on each box 2oc.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Many mans excellent reputation
is due to the fact that his wife doesn't
tell all she happens to know.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Birds of feather flock together"
That's true. Many swallows usually
accompany a jolly lark"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

II you don't get the biggest ana best
it's your own fault. Defiance Starch
ia for sale everywhere and there is
positively nothing to equal 1t in quail
ity or quantity.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungS.-WM.
o. ENpsLEY, Vanburcn, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR FILES,
Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles. Drug.
gists arc authorized to refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure in to II days. SOC.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Lewis Single Binder straight SC cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Mrs, Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softenA tho gums, reduces -
aainatIon alsys pain, md COLO xc bottle.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Even n white lie is never as white IS
1t Is whitewaShed.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

1t is long leg that has no moro
pulling.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Diamonds are vulgar, especially il
you haven't any.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Any man who waits for something
to turn up will have lifetime job
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Eve induced Adam to eat, but he
took to drink of his own accord.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Even the lowly hog wants the lion s
share.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Many a glum man smiles-but only
the bartender sees him do It,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

1t is easier 10 run in debt than to
crawl out
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
Robbed In Church.

A man who profits by wrongdoin.
always has an excuse ready.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

A stunning looking girl isn't neces-
sarily shocking.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
DOES YOUR BACK AcHEf
Cure the Kidneys and the Palm VIII
Never Return.

Only one sure way to cure an ach-
irg back. Cure the cause. the kid
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12
hregUIarffy

Suppressed or Painful Periods, Weak.
ness Of the Stomach, Indigestion, Bloat.
ing, Nervous Prostration, Headache,
General Debility. Also
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Kidney cos,spLaknkS

and Baclxache of either sea, the Vegeta-
BILE Compound is unequalled.
You can write Mrs. Pink kham about
yourself in strictest confidence
LYDIA +. PINKHih HE'D. CO., Lynn, Hsss.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-12

Don't try to preserve your temper
by keeping 1t tn constant use.