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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

1t ia said that Humboldt added the
greatest wealth to the reports Of his
discoveries when he called the serious
attention Of Europe to the guano beds
Of Peru.
Near midway Of the equator and the
tropic Of capricorn on the Peruvian
coast are the Chincha islands, whose
guano deposits have been worth more
in money than the copper, gold and sill.
yer OF the worlds best Mines For this
great fertilizer $1,000. 100000 had been
paid up to the time that exports were
prohibited by Peru itself.
The islands are small, high and
rocky, barren and uninviting to the
last degree; yet it is said there is no
other spot Of equal size on the earth's
surface from which SO much wealth
has been taken.
In some cases the deposits reached
a depth of 100 to 1S0 feet and are
calculated to be thousands of years
old.
Nowhere else In the world are ma,
rine birds found in so great quantities
"o o@AoAo eAAo SodoI AAclT pTG6euC6 III
such immense numbers is due to the
quantities Of fish found there, upon
which the birds feed. Cormorants,
pelicans, seagulls and marine crows,
in clouds, numbering hundreds Of
thousands, may be seen flying low to
or from the islands.
But the birds alone could not have
produced the Peruvian guano. 1t was
necessary to have the rainless climate
of these Islands in order to accomplish
the result.
Rain SO seldom falls that aged men
can count on the fingers of one hand"
says one commentator, the times In
their lives when they have seen this
marvellous thing-water falling from
the skies.''
1t is on this account that Peruvian
guano in its natural state, never hav-
ing been exposed to rain or dampness,
has retained its nitrogen and is of
such great value. Some guano con.
tains all three elements of plant life
nitrates. phosphates and potash-and
all Of it contains two elements-phos.
pilates and fixed nitrogen. 1t sells a.
high as 800 a ton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

eaotAsa Ons day my husband sot the
usighboss IN to see what The matter wa0
but they could not help me. Ny d1e
thought was for Lydia E Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound and sent my hos.
band out fori it and took it until l was en-
tirely cured. lam . woman Of psefeee
health and my health and happineo
came from Lydia E. Pinkham's ned
eins. You may rest assured that Dc
IN can 70 rscommend your wonderful
medicine to my friends. - MRS FRED
STONE, Route No. 8, Malone, N. Y.
The success Of Lydia 2. Phkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND, made from roots
and herbs, l. unparalleled. It may b
Used With perfect confidence by women
Who suffer from displaeements, inhsnn-
nation, liberation, ,tumors, Irregularities
periodic peins, baeksche, bearing down
4eelinz, datulency. indigestion, dizzinesA
OF nervous prostr.tion. Lydia 2. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Il The stan
dard remedy for female ulA
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What Made Him Sick.

Certainly public employees who have
to submit daily to rapid fire of we'll
meant but needless questions may be
excused If they occasionally turn upon
their prosecutors. An elevator boy, In
the New York Tribune, was one of the
victims.
Don't you ever feel sick going up
and down in this elevator all day7" q
fussy lady asked him.
Yes, ma'am." courteously replied
the elevator boy.
rs it the motion going DOWN." pur-
sued the lady.
mo ma'am."
"The going upr
mo ma'am."
"1s 1t the stopping that does it,"
mo ma'am."
Then what Is it7"
Answering questions, ma'am."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
OIL Stored With Water

A new hydraulic method of storinR
petrol or gasoline is credited with i'm
portant advantages The unused space
in the storage tank is kept always
filled with water. and simple pump
Ing mechanism causes the water tc
force the oil out as required.
In refllling the tank the water is
drained away. The two liquids do no,
mix. the light oil always floating or
top; there is no loss from evaporation
as there is no gas to escape on refill
ing. and the oil is preserved up
changed for any length OF time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
GIRL AND 4 BEAR
0rave Little Sister" Gets Re.
ward for Capturing "A Great
Ferocious Monster"
0y GERTRUDE MARY sHERioAM

0y GERTRUDE NARY sHERIoAk.
Il should die of fright" declared
Meta Farbes. Il am sure I should"
Why. Just think Of 1t. Beauty-vay OF
On the very edge Of civilization. Wild
animals, savages and mountain out
lAws! No. thank you. not for mel"
But David viii be there" explained
Beatrice Merrill. the bride OF Q week.
and she spoke In . simple coandent
way that indicated her brave bright
husband to b . power Of valor aad
strength In her estimation.
We'll. that 10 . good deal, I will
confess" admitted Meta. But David
can't be with you all Of the time. can
he! II he's going to be the great cat
tie king he thinks he IL. he must have
. lot Of work to do. I'm sure you will
faint at the first sight of . fierce COW
boy. and Is to those Indians-think Of
seeing them creeping-creeping-
creeping through the grass, with their
hideous tomahawks and scalping
knives-ugh!" and the imaginative
miss shivered in incipient Mysteries.
Beatrice only smiled sweetly, opti.
mistically. 1t was true she had been
brought up tenderly. the only child OF
fond doting parents. shielded from ev-
CRY rude alarm. her girlhood expert
ence q path Of ever-blooming roses.
But 1t was true also that the rugged
earnest figure Of David Merrill had
come into her life as q hero His love
had filled her existence magically One
OF natures real noblemen, he had
come from directly next to nature to
WOO and win and carry away to his
rude far western home . timid. mex
pertenced prairie flower
And when the eventful departure
came, every stage OF the journey &C.
complished seemed to carry Beatrice
into a new realm of delight Even
that last stage drive over the lonely
hpls and into a settlement crude as a
frontier mining town, was full Of nov
city and excitement. Beatrice clapped
her hands ingenuously as some de-
lighted child at the queer antics of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

the playful prairie dogs. She went
Wild over the splendid full colored
flowers. Then when a cavalcade of
genuine cowboys came to Last Limit
to accompany them to the rancho
their honest loyal admiration charmed
the pretty bride and she felt that she
was going among true friends.
There are no BEARS" she wrote ex-
ultingly to Meta two weeks later.
The Indians are poor harmless crea-
lures who come to the door begging
only once in awhile, and make you
glad to be able to be charitable. But
there is the clear, clear sky-oh, so
Infinitely blue all of the time! And
such sunsets And the boys-dear,
rough. honest fellows, who come
around bashful and proud of their lit
tie sister, as they call me, and who
would die for me, If asked them.
And David-Oh, SO grand and splendid
when he goes of on a horse that
would scare you! And me, poor little
me-gained ten pounds already, brown
as berry. and oh. so happy in this
lovely peaceful spot, SO sweet and SOL
emn in the clear morning sunlight,
that l reverently call it Gods land.
AS to the mountain outlaws-booh!
Once there was a few Of them, but
they have been driven of the trail.
There's band, they say, with leader
named Buckskin Joe. They say he Is
bad, desperate fellow There's a
thousand dollars offered for his cap
ture, 80 1t isn't likely he'll ever dare
to venture near rancho where
half dozen brave, powerful herders
would be glad to make a target of
him. Bugaboo, all the horrid things
you predicted! Come out and see me,
and see what real men look like!"
In fact Beatrice had become so in
love with her new life. that one morn
ing when she found the vicinity of the
house deserted she was not one bit
worried. David the day before had
made famous sale and had gone OF
to q distance to negotiate for new
herd. Most Of the men had accom-.
panied him. The others had been CIV.
en- holiday and had gone to Last
Limit, where circus had come along.
Beatrice went about her pleasant
home tasks happy as a sprite, singing
merrfly, planning with delight a fam.
Gus strawberry pie Of gigantic proper
tions for her formidable horde when
they should return. ravenous and de-
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Ie<k. A~<<.rA
Great Poet Fast Worker.

Byron worked fast He once told
a publisher that he was like a tiger,
and If he missed his first spring went
"grumbling back to his lair" Many
Of his works were written at fever
heat when the first spring did not
miss. THE Corsair" occupied ten
days, and two rainy days at Ouchy
were sufficient to produce the "Pris
oner Of Chillon." The Bride OF
Abydos." though revised afterward,
was at first the work of only four
nights. and most OF his poems, in fact
were impromptus.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

lighted. at supper time. She had gath
cred a great apron full of the rich,
luscious fruit in the rsvine about .
quarter of mile from the house, when
she heard shots and shouts In the dis
tance. These died away. and she
started for the house leisurely, attrib-
utinG the commotion to some hurrah
exploits Of the cowboys on q neighbor
Ing ranch.
Then suddenly Beatrice uttered Q
sharp cry. There burst from . eopse
q great shaEged bear Its mouth was
foaming. the blood was trickling down
from its face. and 1t swung along At
. fearful rate In the direction OF the
house.
Il won't faint" determined Beatrice
Although hardly know what to
DO. Oh. dear"
She huttered like . frightensd but
terdy. Seeking refuge or eatables, the
bear tore through the little house gar
den. aimed for the open cellar doors.
darted down the steps. and then
Beatrice ran fast ~ she could. reached
the house. slammed down tho cellar
doors and set the heavy oaken bars
across the heavy planks. Then she
ran into the house. locked and bolted
the door leading into the cellar and
sat down to cry.
II was only a. . relief to her over
wrought excitement that the tears
came. for Beatrice felt fairly trium.
phant. She had controlled her fright
she had Gagged the enemy. What IN
exploit to write to Meta about!
What a grand thing to narrate to her
husband! How the gallant cowboys
would praise and make Q veritabls
heroine of her! Beatrice was very
proud Of her first exploit in capturing
"A wild savage denizen Of the primeval
forest"
Beatrice valiantly took down the
house rife from the antlers over the
dining room clock and placed 1t on
the table. Then she got the axe from
the yard. Next she added the poker
to this warlike equipment.
She listened for some demonstra-
tions from below. The "frenzied
growls." the "frightful leaps" she had
read about as pertaining to bears, did
not ensue as she had expected. She
wondered II the infuriated animal had
gone to sleep. She hoped he had not
discovered the old cupboard in which
she kept the butter and milk.
About an hour later Beatrice heard
the tramp Of horses and the sound Of
human voices along the trail. Six
mounted men came into view. Their
leader doffed his hat az he drove up
to the doorway where Beatrice stood.
1--WE are looking for a stray bear"
he began.
"oh. yes!" announced Beatrice Gag
erly. "a great ferocious monster-'
mot at ala harmless toothless old
animal escaped from the circus in
Last Limit. but valuable as q trick
bear. and 800 offered for its cap
ture."
why. what is this!" inquired David
Merrill. as he and his hearty crowd
sat down to the smoking supper that
evening. and he found little heap of
bank notes under his plate.
Then Beatrice told her story, with
dancing eyes. And David swung her
up In the air and kissed her at its
termination, while the enthusiastic
cowboys gave "Huzza!" with an ad-
miring echo for their brave little
sister,"
Copyright. 1913. by W. G. Chapman)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
New olmole,

NY DEAR" said Mrs. Snaggs to her
husband. what u . canard!"
Don't you know what . canard is-"
queried Snaggs. rather sneeringly.
why. the word itself conveys its own
meaning"
Does It! Well. really. l can't see
1t. What does 1t mean, deafr
why. . canard 10 something one
canardly believe. OF course"
oh. to be sure! Why couldn't
think Of that?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
ol,uas.

! want my moaey hack for these
Asre socks." said the man - no hand
ID tAe caeek paekags. The sign you
had - said the socks vas guarantssd
Ter tAfos months"
Well what's he matter With the
eocks?" asked the clerk.
Il only wore them three weeks, and
] had to take them OF and buy another
pair because this pair had holss in
the toss." replied the man.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
lQAl OpInlon.


"A cat sits on my back fence every
night. and he yowls and yowls and
yowls. Now. don't want to have
any trouble with Neighbor Jones, but
this thing has gone far enough, and
want you to tell me what to do
The young lawyer looked as solemn
~ an old, sick owl. and said not q
word.
Il have q right to shoot the cat,
haven't II"
I would hardly say that" replied
young Coke Blackstone. "The cat
does not belong to you, a. l under
stand it."
mo, but the fence does"
"Then," concluded the light Of law,
Il think 1t safe to say you have q
perfect right to tear down the fence
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

ess Aching. pesSeiris0 Fsse
uss IyFee's Antiseptie Powder either
spFinklsd into tie shoes or used in
solution. Never fails to relieve. 2sc.
ee all druggists Or sample sent free by
J. & Tyrse. Washington. d. C.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
SIZE.
To Stop Spread Of Pests.

The government recently placed q
quarantine on lumber and other forest
products from sections OF New Eng.
land infested with gypsy and brown.
tail moths. in order to prevent the
spread of these pests through the
country
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
Matter Of Slow Growth.

Reflect that as a rule the people
you have come to esteem communicate
themselves to you gradually, that they
did not begin the entertainment with
freworks.-Arnold Bennett,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

01nly o00e ne 0 09
Of good I6nt haH6
Of Il Vhsn ! ~ Q
Aveyssa3
1at II I sverkDd f.
male 6ooh1oI would
take Il
al su6seo1 hu0
organic indamm0e
6oo and would hsvo
spells when I would
b IN sueh pain 6aS
1 v0uA tear nv
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
Occasionally the sense of humor can
be exchanged for dollars.

Doe't Be- nisled Al for Red Crsss
+ +. /. B':: rood n:s:: s''it.l 'h'' cloths
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
DIET FOR the AGED.

To live long and to remain well and
active 10 the object Of every normal
man or woman. As old age comes ON,
nature loses the inclination for exer-
else. but unfortunately she does not
deprive us Of the desire to eat. Our
eating should adapt itself to our &C
tivities. and thus by absteminous liv-
ing We could do away with many Of
the diseases subject to old age. From
twenty to forty the vital organs are
young and respond to demands with
out apparent dimculty. but at sixty
the stomach and liver are beginning
to resent over work. the exercise, life
In the open air and work of earlier
years are missed and the body feels
the strain.
The result of over-eatins develops
fat and superfuous material. which
clogs the system and chokes the vital
organs, and we find ourselves with
rheumatism. gout, indigestion, hard.
ening OF the arteries and various 9th.
er serious troubles. Tissue building
foods should be partaken of sparinRly
as their need is past, though for va
riety 1t 10 we'll to keep them In the
diet. Meat should be eaten but once
a day.
The aged who are troubled with too
much avoirdupois should cut out fats
largely, not eating many root vegeta-
bles and scarcely any sweets.
A good diet for seventy or seventy.
five should be made up of vegetables,
fruit, some fish. eggs. . little meat
and simple cereals. Two quarts of
water or more should be taken each
day between meals. The water is
needed to flush the system and avoid
friction. besides that which is needed
IN the tissues and blood.
Stimulants, such as tea and coffee.
should not be strong.
For the aged, it Is better to eat
often and lightly Exercise in the
open air is as necessary at seventy as
1t is at seven.
Those who exercise a great deal can
eat and assimilate more food than
the less active. II one has reached
the age Of sixty with no disease shad-
owing him, he should by right living
show his gratitude and not become in
dolent and invite disaster.
I'll be denyin' that wimmin are foolish.
GOD Almighty made 'em to match the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

Silence has this advantage over
speech, that yoa never have to take II
hack.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
Breaking Into Print.

MY cousin once wrote somethina
and had luck-it was printed"
What was it,"
His marriage announcement
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN TORE
HER CLOTHES
TeseifSes She Was Rssaoss0
70 Health By Lydia E
Hnkham's Vegetable
Compound

Naloea N. Y..-"Lydls e. PinA-
Aom's Veestebls Compound has ees.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24

III be denytn' that wimmin are foolish.
God Almighty made 'em to match the
men, George Eliot
Our best light must be made life, and
our best thought, action. g. Smiles.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
Iabe6[lN
TfAB[NEE

But more Of reverence In Us dwell,
That mind and soul. according well,
Make one music as before,
But vaSter.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-24
BROUGHT WEALTH TO PERU
Guano Beds. Consisting Of Most Won.
derful Of Known Fertilizers, Sold
for Immense Sum.

1t is said that Humboldt added the
greatest wealth to the reports Of his
discoveries when he called the serious
attention Of Europe to the guano beds
Of Peru.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25


Alfred Noyes, the English poet who
alone among the entire poet tribe
makes living out Of poetry, said at a
dinner in New York:
Il wish 1t to be understood that my
poems are not putting me in the Car
negie or Rockefeller class.
while my poems afford me a COM
petence, am still hit hard by the
story of Mrs. Blanco.
"Who is that young man who is
paying you such marked attention.
Mrs. Blanco, a society leader, asked
her daughter.
Gle is a poet, mother the young
girl replied.
"'Gracious!' cried the mother
And can you, millionaire's daugh-
ter, seriously contemplate throwing
yourself away on a starving poet?'
"Oh, said the young girl, you
don't understand. He isn't an ordinary
poet. He writes poetical advertise.
ments.'
"My darling said the mother, call
him up at once. I'll ask him to our
weekend house party"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25

woman; but I counted the ribs in
the skeletons of men they have, and
found that both had twelve ribs on
each side.
Now comes the Interesting diseov-
cry. In extending nay investigations
| found that gorilla and a chin
panzee have 13 ribs on each side, and,
funny enough, an orang-outang has 1s
ribs on the right side and only IL
on the left side Now. if any of the
readers of the Waterman can find a
skeleton of a human female it will
be interesting to know how many
ribs woman has on each side. II
it would prove that she has 10 ribs
on the right side and only Il ON the
left or Is ribs on each side, would
it prove the Bible theory. or the Oar
winian theory of evolution New
York Letter in the Waterman
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25
Curious Hobby.

Francis Wilson has a curious hob
by-a mania for collecting bottles,
He would rather show them to visi-
tor than talk of the choice paintings
that cover the walls of his apartment,
high above Gramercy park. 1t is as
tonishing how interesting mere bot
ties can be. The assemblage contains
every variety Of shape and shade.
and, ranged on a broad window sill,
refracts the sunlight in mnltitudinous
and opalescent tints.
But they are all empty" murmured
the visitor in hurt tone.
Yes, am on the water wagon
replied the actor-playwright.
Mr.. Wilson does not believe in
spirits, either in bottles or church
yards, and he was not converted to
credence in the sheeted sort by read
ing Lombroso. He did think the time
was ripe for ghostly comedy, how
ever as the modern plays dealing
with spiritualism were of serious
nature. But the full glare of metro
politan skepticism proved too much
for The Spiritualist."
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25
Ball as a eirl,s Game.

OF all the games, ball seems to be
peculiarly a girls game throughout
the ages. The Roman girls used to
strike balls with the palm of the hand
to keep them bouncing, or would fling
them against the wall to drive them
back on the return, or would pass the
bali from hand to hand in the ring or
in row. The ball Of olden times was
much like the one now IN use It was
soft or hard, as occasion demanded;
It was plain. with painted or EN-
brodered cloth; 1t was hollow large
balloon, or small light sphere The
German poets make frequent alIusion
to bali as a girls game. It was de-
scribed as first sport of summer.
One writer observes. When saw
the girls on the street playing ball
then came to our ears the song OF
birds" The game was favorite one
with youths and maids, who would
contend for the ball. that the one
who gained 1t might throw it to the
one loved best.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25
Good Old American Names.

In the news of one day in New
York we find that man by the name
of Isidore Steinberg pleaded guilty
to bigamy in .the court of a Judge
named Rosalsky; that a youth named
Tumoshefsky was drowned: man
named Blau was convicted of keeping
disorderly resort a girl named
Anna Cicone was principal witness
in murder case; Nine. lie Compile
figured in domestic sensation a
certain Miss leila brought a breach
or promise case; a governor named
Sulzer sent a message to the legisla-
ture; Hannes Kolehmainen was the
star of foot race; another runner
named Abel Kiviat made a fast trial
spin, and Mr.. Max Hochstim figured
in a hotel scandal.
The names of Klonz, Remitz, Brosi,
Cav, Levi, Harberg, Cola, Schenkel
Stovell, Meniak, Dalldorf, Jensen, 70
homan, Stappers. Lococq, FIulse
Maetrich, Wirsing. Wexler. Szabo
Tietelbaum, Trifari, Carnap, Loew
Brandus, Mahoney. Braun, Kimmel
man, Ubert, sarlin, Trosky. Mullan
and Beaubel are the FIRST to assail the
eye on turning to page of advertise.
ments.
In another generation or two these
will be good old American names.
Meanwhile New York will continue
to be our foremost European capital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-25
IN THE DAYS OF sAssaFRAs
Father Could Be Relied On to Set
That Our Blood Was Trimmed
~ Properly.

A man in Joplin, NO.. says that he
has lived to be ninety-two years old
by drinking sassafras tea.
We have lived In Missouri ourself
and, worse than that. we have tasted
sassafras tea. We don't envy the Jop-
lin gentleman in the least. Our ia
Their always liked sassafras tea-that
is, he always liked for us TO take it.
He said it thinned the blood in the
spring. Then he would catch us, hold
both of our hands. and proceed to thin
our blood. He would pour the tea
down our throat and hold our nose
till We had TO breathe and swallow IL,
We would yell at the top of our voice
and tell him We would rather have
blood like molasses than take any
more of that tea, but he would only
reach for another cup and our nose.
Mother would stand there sad, but
cheering US by telling us how much
better we would foel after our blood
got thin. and how all growing boys
needed it, and how Susan took ii with.
out word
IF you would listen to father you
would think our blood was as thick
as sausage and that we'd never see
May flowers unless he held our nose
twice day. Father was good at that,
He didn't know anything about jiu-
jitsu or half-nelsons, but when he
reached for us to have our blood
thinned we couldn't lift an eyebrow
until the last bit of sassafras was
drained
1t took surprising amount of sassa
fras to thin a persons blood II
seemed enough to us to raise Clear
creek before father, would say; well
son, the tea seems to be doing its
work. You can stop now and take il
only every other day."-Homer Cray,
in. Judge.