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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09
yonuue TWistero.

"Tongue twisters are the actors
bane," an actor said. Lose your head
on the stage, and you are bound to
say Now Rababbas was bobbsr.
for 'Barabbas was 4 robber.'
"On a first night heard tragedian
refer to the Deity as = showing leop-
ard when he meant . loving shep-
herd
you make me . bon and . sky
word!' l once shouted in . tank
drama.
my uncle, . divine, concluded an
address on the suffrage before q WON.
ems club with the terrible words: But
I bore you; l will cease; do not wish
to address . lot Of beery wenches.'
Ny poor uncle meant weary benches
Il was q duke in . recent problem
play. and when my servant asked me
one night II l had any luggage, re-
piled: Only two rags and bug"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

the city. No outcast above the rank Of
gay cat" would think of entering one
The gay cat" can get his bed and two meals by
simply applying, and II he pretends to be convert
ed and gives testimony" now and then per-
haps he get meals and lodging for two or
three weeks, with possibly odd job occasional
ly. When the gay cat" grows tired Of one mis-
sion has oustayed his welcome. he moves on
to the next There are enough Of them to last
him through the winter II he is discreet. The
election is also a source Of dishonest revenue to
these by-products Of an industrial age Money,
shoes and winter clothing circulate freely then.
and the number Of nomads Is augmented
The majority of this vast army Of 100000 or 80
American born. but Of foreign parents. The
Irish and Germans head the list of these chronic
wanderers. The nrst generation apparently was
hard working and reasonably honest. The second
seems to have a large sediment Of the gay cat
or tramp" element in 1t. Why this is so never
has been explained satisfactorily. Possibly 1t is
because the fathers and mothers worked them
selves nearly to death trying to bring up their
children on a higher social level than they them
selves ever had enjoyed. At any rate. the fact OF
degene-acy in the second generation remains.
In Massachusetts many misdemeanors, such as
trespassing railroad tracks, riding in box cars.
tramping, begging and vagrancy in all their
phases are punishable by sending the offender to
the East Bridgewater farm colony. Last year
there were over 5000 commitments to that in
stitution. Migrants are sent to East Bridgewater
on indeterminate sentences. the maximum time
being at present two years. Until recently the
maximum term was three years. but the shorter
term has been found to be sufficient. In the
case of first offenders, release on probation Is
permitted at the end Of nine months II conduct
has been exemplary. 1t is estimated that but 10
Der cent of the men thus paroled relapse into
vagrancy in the state Of Massachusetts, Doubtless
many OF them do elsewhere but more than half
of them are regenerated, SO that instead Of be-
ing a charge upon the state they become an as
set The East Bridgewater farm colony is looked
upon by penoogsts as unqualified success.
So far as be judged now, this is the only
practical way of regenerating and revitalizing this
large class of mental and physical incompetents.
Life and work. under proper discipline. in the
open air do more to make good citizens-or at
least to transform parasites on society into pro-
ducers-than anything else 30 the penologists cay.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

10 project their heads and faces in some way but
ID impossible to avoid the danger of bursted
ear drums or hopelessly damaged eyes. When =
man crawls out from under n fast train after 4
20Omile run he looks but little like a human BE-
Ing
During the summer the gay cat" works with
such persistence ~ nature has given him. II he
cannot find work he is not above begging or steal
ing In many cases. Long ago the farmers used to
lodge and feed them in their own houses Now
they make them lodge in abandoned barns or in
open air camps. At berry or hop.picking they are
paid by the quantity gathered; in the harvest or
hay fields they receive the minimum of dollar .
day and their food. In q camp of gay cats" ut
night they gather around the fire and play cards
for small stakes or tell stories Sometimes q gay
cats money goes in gambling, but he is oftener
despoiled by the professional hobo" who takes
his coin away from him by brute force One
brawny, able-bodied tramp, with or without gun,
will stick up" and rob group Of several gay
cats" without much difficulty. The tramps roost
too, by the way is often held up and robbed in
turn by the prowling "yeggman" with a pistol of
large calber in his fist,
At any rate, the poor gay cat" returns to the
cities In the autumn penness as when he
left 1t in the early summer. II by any chance he
has any money left, it goes in the cheap saloons
along the tough streets. During the winter he
keeps soul and body together by washing dishes
or acting as waiter in the cheap restaurants; by
doing odd jobs, such as carrying signs and snow
shoveling; by addressing envelopes-if he can
write we'll enough-and by doing other such hope
less work. Then, too. there are the missions and
pckings and stealings now and then when there
is not too much risk of arrest.
portion of the gay cats" are dish washers in
the cheap restaurants. They work from Is to IS
hours day for an average wage Of three dollars
week and food and lodging Their surroundings
are very bad. Their feet are almost constantly
wet with water heavily charged with washing
soda that is used to cleanse the greasy dishes:
and the air is foul can be imagined. The
poor gay cat Observation-Disclosures by heredi-
tary ills and dissipation soon gets to the end of
his moral tether. OF all the legitimate work there
is. dishwashing in a cheap restaurant is the low
est. There is no depth beyond 1t. and the only
sequence is the city hospital, the almshouse, the
morgue and the rotter's field.
Other less ndus rious gay cats spend the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09
His Day Of Reckoning.

As the stout man whose appetite
had excited the envy Of the other
boarders turned to leave the parlor.
he looked down at his waistcoat II
declare, I've lost two buttons on my
vest" he said. ruefully.
He was a new boarder, but his land
lady saw no reason for further delay
In showing her banner "Watchfulness
and Economy for all" She gave him
the benefit of the chill gaze SO famil-
far to her older boarders.
II think without doubt you will md
them both in the dining ROOM" she
announced, clearly.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
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Punishment and Crime.

"She seems to be having pretty
good time now that she and her hus.
band are separated" whispered the
three girls in the corner as she en-.
tered the room.
Il don't blame her." said one. He
beat her, didn't he?"
They looked her over again.
well, l don't blame him for beat.
ing her." the third declared, IF she
dressed like that. That red 10 awful"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

Now he is running a
large and gaudy saloon
in Portland. Ore, and
trying to forget that
he ever rode the trucks
on a fast train.
The men who ride
thus on the passenger
trains-ifthey do much
of it-soon grow deaf
in one ear or blind in
one eye-sometimes to-
tally deafand sightless.
This is caused by the
terrific roar of the
wheels againstthe rails
and the continuous hur-
ricane of dust and
gravel. Many tramps try
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

lasting cure. not
merely . temporary
benefit. PROFIT by
the example Of
Rev. J. N. Sumeld.
Of 2l79 8. Sth st..
Lincoln. Nebr.. who
confirms . report
OF his cure after
several years. Il
told in = state
ment made for pub
LEGATION in 1900 how
DOan's Kidney Pills
had relieved me
after other RENE
dies had failed"
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A Siioht Boost.

Excuse me. SIR" began the faithful
clerk as he paused in front Of the rail
ing behind which the boss was seated.
but l would-er-likea an increase In
salary"
oh. you would. eh?" rejoined the
boss. We'll, I'm willing to do the
right thing, so I'll pay you the same
araount for 365 days work this year as
I paid you for 366 days in 1908. Good
morning.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09
ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

He-Before Jones got married he
used to command large salary.
She-And now?
He-Now he only earns 1t. His wife
commands it!
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

said Rev. Sumeld. Il have no hesita-
ton in confirming that statement now.
! have used Doan's Kidney Pills at
various times and they have never
failed me-"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents = box
Foster.Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

One Who suffers With backache o.
any form OF kidney trouble wants .
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

Every Res1es viii cs~esds ~ YsveA
q THE o4sAesneWt.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

ted States. working here and there
. few days. but always moving ON
to the far-away fields that looked
green. They will help gather the
berries, the hops. the hay and the
harvests. They will wander as far
west ~ the coast and rs far south
as the Gulf OF Mexico.
All the men In this army are not
Hs'tramps." In the common accep-
1tance Of the word. for some are
willing to work. Therefore the real
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

I ONES and tW06-o
steady strean-the
army OF ths ADert-
can h0boes. 10000
stroag. 10 drifting
back to the country
side. II has already
started: 1t will be
warm weather be-
fore the last OF this
host has left the
cities.
All summer long
these men will be
travelling "deadhead"
throuvhO,pt the VYni.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09
GRAIN.

., Whsat choice milling; INF, per 100 90 lbs
$40. Oats. bulk. Idaho No. 2. white.
1885, same in sacks. s205: Nebraska
oats sacked. 3l.88. Corn in bulk. SLIT:
in sacks. S1.32; corn chop. sacked. s1.33.
Bran. Colorado. per 100 lbs. 81 81.
Rolled oats, cwt.. $l.7S. Flaked barley.
cwt tl.5S.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09
HAY,

Upland per ton, Sl450ml5.5O: second
bottom S1l.OOG 1900; timothy. $4,000
M6.5O; South Park wire grass. $4,000
i1.00.
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eggs.

Eggs case count-&5.70.
EGGS. candled. case-$G.00.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-09

Elkln ~
Creameries. eX.. Col. lb: 80 m3i
Creameries. ex.. East. H.. 80 al
Crsameries. I'd grade. III. ... -
Process and renovated. lb. -
Packing stock ......... ~
Dairy. fancy -..........lS q 70
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
WILD GEESE.
They Never Feed Without Throwing
Out Scouts or Sentries.

They Never Feed Without Throwing
Out Scouts or Sentries.
Some of the common sayings con-
rerning birds are stupidity wrong.
You stupid goosep' is an expression
constantly heard, yet the goose, wheth-
er wild or tame, is most sagaciOus
Wild geese, for instance, never feed
without throwing out scouts or sen
tries. J. G. Millais describes how be
saw flock Of geese feeding with sen
tries out and how after a time one of
the sentries went up to a bird that
was feeding and gave it q gentle peck
on the back The latter theTeupon left
its grazing and went Off TO take up
guard. while the sentry took its turn
TO feed
Gentle as a dove" is such com
mon prOyerb that the dove has become
the emblem Of peace. Quite a mis-
take, for an the dove aud pigeon tribe
are great lighters, and in the breeding
season the cock birds indulge in bat.
ties royal
The foolish prejudice against all
birds of prey Includes that pretty little
hawk the kestreL Now, if the kestrel
were known as the mouse falcon it is
possible thai keepers would not in
yuriably shoot it on sight. The kestrel
lives mainly on mice and wireworms.
Ii is quite innocent Of killing par
ridges.
In a game preserving district in
southern Scotland kestrels were prac-
t!cally exterminated a few years ago.
What was the result? Over tract of
:uuntry Of l.20O square miles field mice
increased in such myriads that the
grazing was absolutely ruined. One
sheep farmer lost $1,000 in one year
Exchange
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
THE INDIANS PAID.
What the Write Men Charged Them
For killiaq One Donkey.

VI Itihf09 OHe Do0key.
In "RemriS, rnrcs Of Old Times 10
Tennessee" % stury ls told Of the good
faith and honor ~ - lmry Of Chicka.
saw Indians While hunting one fall
they shot donkey mislaking the
creature for a wild animal They sold
the hide. and it finally came to the
hands Of lohn Barnes IN Upton.
When the Cbckasaws returned to
the region Of Upton for their annual
hunt the next fall Barnes invited them
TO shooting match. the prize to be
the skin Of a very rare animal.
Thirty braves appeared at the con-
test. and one Of them won the prize
When he saw the skin he turned 1t
over and said: "Ha. ha! Me kill him.
Me shoot him! Seew And he pointed
TO he fatal bullet hole.
Then Barnes told them that they had
killed donkey. very useful animal
but he was sure that they bad done il
by mistake, believing 1t TO be a wild
animal.
" AihlAHN llNAFlfh HNAtHAlNfl1 W
the white mans words and then con
suited together few minutes Finally
they separated. each brave going TO his
pony. unhiching him and leading him
TO the spot where a gang of white men
stood. Rarnes in the midst of them
Then one of the Indians spoke:
I'VE sorry we kill donkey. We think
be belong to the woods We End him
in cane. We think him wild. We sor-
~. Now we pay. We take no. white
mans boss, pony. nothing Of white
man. We honest. We have ponies;
that's all. Take pay" And he mo-
toned to the long line of ponies, beld
by their owners
GLOW many?' asked Barnes.
white man say" returned the In.
dian: take plenty"
The honor Of the red men was not
equaled by the white men. for. be 1t
recorded to their shame. they took
from The Chickasaw Tvs thirty-fve ponies
to pay for the accidental killing OF one
donkey.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
The Whistle Tankard.

A rare form of drinking vessel is iD
the possession of the corporation Of
Hull. This is n whistle tankurd which
belonged to Anthony Lambert, mayor
OF Hun in 1869. This fine specimen
OF Old English siverware is fitted
with whistle, which comes into play
when the tankard is empty and Is eYt
IDENTITY meaVt to be used as signal for
more liluo It is said that only one
other whistle tankard is to be found
in England, so temperate is England
now!- London Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
SCIENTIFIC FEEDING.

Health as a Primary Factor in inseili-
gent Living.
Health and success are. SO laFgVlE
dependent upon balance, upon syia-
mPtTy of development, physical and
mental harmony. that we sh9uld 10
everything possible TO secure tisaG
physical pOise which also means men
tai and moral poiSe. a large para of
our ills come from one sided develop
meut, caused by Overstimulating some
tissue cells and starving others-OyeFs
feeding and undertaking. Scientific
feeding. therefore, is of vast impOF-
lance
Oyereating and improper eating are
among the curses Of the world Think
Of the people who put all sorts 0f iRi
cOmpatibles into their stomachg ne the
same time and then use ali satfs Of
nOstrums to get rid Of their baS ef-
fects.
One Of the most, pathetic sight IN
the world, is that of human being
struggling hard to carry out his am-
bition, yet handicapping himseIS 6y
his ignorance of physical laws
What a pathetic figure Carlyle ca6
in the world-a one sided giant who
might have been symmetrical DOweE,
pOssessor Of a colossal brain largeiI
controlled by a dyspeptie stomach He
was cross and grabbed and did Just
the things that be did not want b 10,
things that he knew it would bn bet
ter not TO do. but he was the Victim
Of starved nerves. Of exhausted braiH
cells largely for want Of common sense
feeling. Orison SWEET Marden In Sue
cess Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
AN AFRICAN RAILWAY.
The Way II Was Described by ar
Educated Native.

The Way It Was Described by an
Educated Native.
c. J. Phillips. business agent in
Uganda of the Church Missionary so
ciety, throws light upon the workings
of the native mind 10y quoting a re-
markabe letter in which a native
member of the katikiro's (prime minis
ter'sD party gives a description Of the
Uganda railway.
"My friend. ] can tell you the Euro
peans have done a marvellous thing 10
make the railway and the trains. They
fasteD ten or fifteen houses together
and attach them TO a fireplace which
is as big as an elephant, and the rOad
it goes on is as smooth as the stem of
n plantain. 1t goes as fast as a swal-
low flying, and everything you see out
side fits past you like a spark from
fire. II il were to drop off one of the
bridges not one in 1t would be saved
for it goes dreadfully quick. The hills
it passes are as high as those of KOki
and they have bTidged over great val
legs which are as deep as that you sep
when you look from The top Of Mani
rembO. so deep that you cannot see the
bottom when you are going over them"
Later there follows a description OF
a ship: ut is as deep as our two siO-
ried house and as wide as the kings
road in Mengo. and II is as long as
from the katikirOs fence TO the gale
of the kings Enclosure. 1t has three
tall poles in it and q big throat. out of
which smoke comes. which is as wide
as the new drum in the church at Ma.
mirembO The rooms In 1t 20 down
three stories, and the boards of these
] cannot describe TO you. for such have
not been seen before. There is a lot
of metal work about them, too. but
these also ! cannot describe. for il is
so fine. There are children on board
and flock of sheep and places to
wash in attached TO every place where
a chief sleeps, such as even our king
has never possessed. "-LOndOn Strand
Magazine
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04

The words folio. quartO. octave, duo
decimO and the like have almost If not
quite lost their original meaning. AZ
first they had reference only 10 the
number Of leaves into which the sheets
used in making the books were folded.
Thus if these sheets were folded once
so as to form two leaves or four pages
the book was called a folio; IL the
sheets were folded twice so as to form
four leaves the book was called Il
quarto; if they were folded four times
so as to form eight leaves the book
was called an octave. and so on.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
Heroic Treatment.

In Guiana If a child is STOW Ia it
movements the parents apply an an
to the child instead Of whip to maxi
it move faster. This little ant bite
more cruelty than a mosquito. and 10
bite is apt to be troublesome after
ward. AS you can imagine, this treat
ment does not make the child kind Z,
others. and the children Of Guiana an,
said to be particularly cruel TO AMI
mails The little boys In Guiana DO NO
reckon their age by years, but by theil
ability to endure pain. Until he get
10 the point where he can let the uucl
ant bite him without winclng H.. q
considered merely baby.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
OLD ANNE RoYALl-.
She Was Once One Of the Quaint Char.
actors Of Mashinaton.


Old. queer. sharp t0ngued Anne Roy
all. Traveller. edtress and interviewer,
was for many years familiar figure
in the streets of Washington. tr"tting
indomitably about her business. very
poor. very persistent. often trouble.
some, often rebuffed but with uuali-
ties of honesty and courage to be re-
spected
There is given in the story of her
life by Sarah Harvey Porter a delight
full glimpse Of her visit to ex-Prpsideni
Madison and his wife. The contrast
between the gracious mature beauty
of charming Dolly Madison. elegant In
her rustling black silk. and the funny
little limping. shabby figure In anti
ouated skirts and ridiculous wadded
bonnet. could scarcely have been en-
HANGED.
As usual. old Anne Royal had tramp
ed to save carriage hire; rs usual. her
errand. probably none too welcome to
her hosts, was to secure an interview
and use descriptive background. But
Dolly Madison saw in the absurd. in-
qusitive. despatched person before
her neither the reporter nor the guy
only ar aged and weary woman who
was her guest. She hurried to bring
her a glass of water, then quite sim
ply stopped and retied her loosened
shoe laces and wiped the Virginia mud
from the tired old feet.
1t is small wonder that Mrs Royals
clothes were queer. She was scarcely
of a bent of mind frivOlOusly to pursue
the fashions had she bad the time and
money. but she had neither. Her pa
per. the Huntress, of which she was
owner. editor and chief reporter, once
published cOnspicuoOsly ON the edi-
torial page a notice which is perhaps
unique in journalism:
mo paper will be issued from this
Office this week. We really must take
one week once in ten years TO fix up
our wardrobe. which is getting shabby.
Dur next issue will welcome congress-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04

The difficulties experienced by our
forefathers in trying to reckon money
in very small proportions appeaF in
the various values given to a male"
in the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
fury books Of commercial arithmetic
The original mite seems 10 have
been a third Of n Flemish penny, but
the use of the word for the widows
coin Of the New Testament made It's
regular English meaning half far
thing, ana some old people may re
member applying the name TO the
short lived nineteenth century coins
of that value. In those old arithmetic
books mite" stands for various val
ues not represented by actual coins,
but obviously used in reckoning q
work of 1906 makes it one-tWeltth OF
a penny, two sixteenth century books
one-sixth Of a farthing. and in 1874
Jeake's arithmetic made it as lIttte
as one sixty-fourth of a penny toni
don Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
The Wheei Prohlem.

Which, at any given moment, is NOV
Dg forward faster-the top of coach
wheel or tie bottom?
The answer 10 this question seems
simple enough. but probably nine per
sons out Of ten, asked at random.
would give the wrong reply. 1t would
appear at first sight that the top and
bottom must be moving at the same
rate-that is, the speed Of the carriage
But By n little thought it will be dis
covered thar the bottom of the wheel
is IN fact, by the direction Of it's mo
ton around its axis, moving backward,
in an opposite direction to that which
the carriage is advancing and is con
Bequently stationary in space. while
the point on top of the wheel is NOV
Ing forward with the double velocity
of It's own motion around the axis and
the speed at which the carriage moves
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-04
SPARED BY THE ENEMA.
A Dramatic Incident In the Caretr %
General de Gallifet.

1eUNFal Nt AdtiiiIL
II was 90 that fatal day. Sept. {,
1870. thai General de Gallifet dkiiu.
guished himself by commanding the
cavalry charges intended 10 clear the
elevation ~ lily, with the view "
opening passage toward IlOiae,
where II was hoped the army might se-
treat. The first charge overthrow tbe
Eighty-third regiment Of the Prussiaus
and penetrated among the German
troops. but the latter formed again
rapidly after the retirement Of the
French cavalry.
General DucTOt then asked if they
could renew the charge With what re
manned of the light cavalry aud hUs
sars. and then Galifet answered IN
the words that have become historic
"As often us you wish. general az
long as man renalns!' The BecOud
charge was not so successful as she
FIRST. Only a few men. with their sSu-
eral at their head. succeeded in pfpas
traiing the first ranks Of the enemy
II is known that the king Of Prussia,
who was watching the battle from the
top of the bill Of Marfee. exclaimed
with admiration, "Oh, les braves geusy'
Just at this moment an astonishing
event occurred in the midst Of the bat7
tie. AS GalliGet was returning with
few survivors. their horses for rtie
most part wounded or fOundered Be
passed before the Nassau regiment
The Prussian officers ordered their
men TO cease fire and even struck w
some Of their guns. The french ga.
luted and shouted. give rempereuFy'
and the German officers ACKNOWLEDGED
the salute. some OF them applaudlng.--
Westminster Gazette.