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The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
comfe.t f,r women.

Some time ago Pullman's Palace Car
company built three parlor cars toi
the B. Il O.s New York trains, and the
radical departure from other cars oil
this character lay In the toilet room
for ladies, which was eight feet IN
length Recently the same company
has built eight new sleepers for the
New York-St. Louis line Of the b. & ",
and the designer of the cars has evi-
IDENTIFY been lmpelIed by the popular
ity of the ladies' retiring room In the
parlor cars to give to the ladies vast
deal more space than they ever had be-
fore in sleeping cars. These new cars
are said by the Pullman people to be
the finest they ever turned out. and
the ladies' retiring room is exceeding
ly commodious. and contains. besides
other toilet necessities. a dresser with
a long pier glass. The cars are nm
ished In yermllIion wood, decorated
with inlaid marquetry work. and the
upholstery on the backs and seats IL
entirely new and different from any
heretofore used. being a sort OF mo-
quette with dark green border and
center pattern Of bright color sim
ilar design OF ornsmentation has been
applied to the ceiling. giving the car
an arabesque effect. They are also
suppIIed with all the modern appii-
apces. such as wide vestibules, anti
telescoping device. air pressure water
system and are lighted with Pintsch
gas. A very pleasing effect Ia obtained
bv<.he oval windows Of opalescent
glass. the first that has been used in
the construction OF the sleeping cars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
PRODIGAL's RETURN.


It came to pass that there were
born unto Ezra and Lucy Whtttiesy
two boys. William and John. who grew
10 youths estate on the old farm In
Oakland county.
John was home boy. His happiest
days were those on which he hoed and
weeded. With William it was differ
ent- He was like unto neither his
mother nor his father. He was lust
William He reed. long into the night.
by the kerosene lamp In the sitting
room. stories OF adventure and Of
youths going forth Into the world in
search of fortune and OF fame. He
ionged for wider field. He dreamed
OF eonouests, OF piles OF gold. OF ex-
plorations into unknown countries.
and OF experiences in life such rs new
er entered the mind OF plodding John.
lie detested the sorry life OF the farm.
with the homely environment. the old.
old routine. day In. day out. and fin-
ally. after several years OF uncom-
planning servitude. he determined to
run away.
he was is then. For two years he
had saved every penny. every nickel.
every dime that had fallen In his way.
and ere long noted that the dollars
were taking care of themselves in a
little company of their own. There
were forty-two OF them In the stone
lar on the shelf at the head of his
bed
Il Will do III" he exclaimed to him
SELF In the dim darkness. 81 will do
IT."
His thoughts were broken in upon
by the cry OF woman down below,
at the foot OF the stairs.
William. William. it's time to go
for the milk"
"Ah. me-" murmurred the boy to
himself. another night has come.
must trudge. trudge on. through snow.
through sunshine. -and through rain.
to that old farmhouse nearly two
miles down the turnpike for milk. But
this shall be my last walk"
William. william. amt yew ever
Soin' fur that milk"
Again the feminine voice from the
foot of the stairway.
Yes. mother. I'm comm now"
i SIC ~ oiolHtu tNt va iuto hfr
trousers pockets. and. after placing the
stone jar back on Its shelf at the head
OF the bed. slowly shambied down the
stairs.
There's tn pail. William" said his
mother, pointing toward the table
drawn up by the kitchen window.
| William took 1t and passed out into
the deepening darkness. As he walk
ed down that road the whole eighteen
years Of his monotonous existence.
called life. unrolled themselves before
bis minds eye. He remembered the
cid swimming hole. the eager hunts for
birds nests In the days ngone. the
stone bruise" he carried TO school
with him al lone spring. and the beech
whistles he used to make at recess.
And the squirrel hunts and the
games OF youth. all the different
scenes Of his life were enacted again
for him in the playhouse OF his mem
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
STAGGERED TO THE DOOR.

ory. And at the end he said to him
self; well. It Is over now. for to-
night l shall go away. Never again
will William take home the nights
milk. This is my last walk"
He stumbled along the rocky path to
the milk house on Green's farm. and
then he trudged back over that coun-
try road. The moon was rising. AL
ready n soft, silvery light necked the
foliage of the woods on the left, and
cast shimmering shadows on the stone
walls.
And William dreamed of the wealth
Of the Indies that would one day be
his. OF the fame. the glory, and the
great good name that awaited him out
in the world. beyond the ken of life
on the whittiesy farm.
Suddenly the boy stopped-so sud
denly. indeed. that the frothins milk
stopped over the top OF the pail and
fell in two splashes. one on the road
the other on his trousers.
II shall not go home. shall leave
nowi" he cried.
He walked to the edge of the road
anu ptcitQ intO lnt ukuItQ
woods. 81 must hide the pail" he
said. but where?"
For a moment he stood In the shadow
thinking.
II remember" he exclaimed. "The
old blasted tree trunk. Will put the
pail there" He walked a few rods
further up the road and then
sheered on into the woods. BY
and by he came out into the moon
light again. He had carried out the
plan that had suggested itself to his
mind. The milk pail had been placed
In the old tree trunk.
Then William turned and went back
down the country road.
Yes" the station agent at the
crossing told him. there will be a
train along for the West in thirty
minutes
William whittlesy had dreamed of
Colorado. and twas there he meant
to 60 An hour later he was rolling
on his way.
And the years came and went
Not a word was ever received by
the Whittlesys from William. And af
ter many months they came to regard
him as dead. and no longer hoped that
one day his form might again darken
the kitchen door.
With William all went we'll. He
pushed his way West. He succeeded
in his FIRST venture. and FIVE years had
not elapsed before his name had come
to be known throughout the mining
country. Often he thought of that
home back In Michigan, and frequent
ly he said to himself. 81 will write"
Then something would interfere with
the carrying out Of his Intention. and
no word would be sent back. Thus the
days. and weeks. and years sped on
until a fifth Of a century had passed.
William Whlttlesy had accumulated
100000 in the twenty years he had
lived and foiled in Colorado. and one
day the desire came to him stronger
than ever to go back to the old home
and gaze once again into the old eyes
OF father and mother.
So he returned.
Alone and unknown. the man wend
ed his way along the county road to
the old house on the hill. He had
crossed the lane below the woods when
he recollected that pail of milk that
he had hidden In the hollow log TWEEN
ty years before
II wonder II the pail can be there
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
STORIES OF RELIEF.
rwo Letsors @ Mrs. rlnshsza.
Mr.. Jous wn.LlA,s. EnRiiahtown,

Mrs. Jous WILLIAMS. EnRiiahtowu,
N. j.. writes.
"DEkH Mns. PrSKHkx:--f cannot b.
gin to tell you how l suffered before
taking your remedies. was 40 weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. had womb trouble
and such n benring-down feeling also
suffered with my back and limbs. pain
In womb. Inflammation Of the bladder.
piles and indigestion. Before I had
taken one bottle of Lydia e. PinkhAm's
Vegetable Compound fcltn great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half box of your
Liver Pills was cured. II more would
have to suffer so much.r
Mrs. JosKrn Prrrnsos, 5is East st..
Warren, Pa, writes;
DEAR Mrs. PrxKuAar--I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. had Inflammation. enlarge
ment and displacement OF tho womb.
| had the bacLnche constantly. also
headache. and was 80 dizzy. had
heart trouble. 1t seemed a. though my
heart was In my throat at times chok-
ing me. / could not walk around and
l could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat NO fast I would feel as
though l was smothering. had TO
sit up In bed nights In order TO breathe.
was so weak ! conld not do any
thing.
~ have now taken several bot
ties OF Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. and used three = pack.
ages of Sanntiyc Wash. and can say
l am perfectly cured. do not think
/ could have lived long II Mrs Pink.
hams medicine had not helped me-
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
LONGEST JUMP ON Rrcos,
made by the Irish Athis,e. Prof. s.v.
bura of Dublin.


bura of Dublin.
Followers of athletic snort. hsv.
zen startled by the wonderful broad
Jumping performances in ireland and
england OF W. J. NJ. Newburn. This
a.niete now holds the best on record nj
.ne world, twenty-four feet xIx and
'nree-quarters inches. which he made
a. "uiiinger. Ireland, recently. This
Is SO far In advance of ANYTHING which
the most celebrated running broad
Jumpers OF the world have ever done
Ina. 1t could scarcely be believed.
1'aa IL not been for the fact that this
great athlete cleared over twentv-fopr
ieet In public six times. last summer
On oinerent grounds and under differ
eht conditions 1t Is doubtful N on this
sue OF the Atlantic athletes would ad-
init the genuineness OF his hos, Nor
,oinanee. There are only about eight
Jumpers who have ever cleared twenty
earee rect or over In this country.
1reat Britain and Australia. When II
Is considered that Newburn leads the
whole field by nearly a foot his ability
can all the more be appreciated. New
Durn stands 6 feet 6 inches in height
and weighs POS pounds. His chest
measures ~ inches. thigh 25h inches.
and calf l6 inches. Newburn starts
with his run about $50 feet back from
the take-off. and approaches rather
SLOWLY a certain mark. about ninety
rect away from the take-off. On arriv-
ing at this mark he has given enough
momentum to his body to have quick
ened his speed. which he does after
getting the foot with which he jumps
at this mark. His strides after leaving
this mark increase in length as his
speed Increases. and the last three or
Tour measure over ten feet in length,
Tor by this time he is going at his ut
most speed. The stride just In front
OF the take-off is not over seven feet
long. for he must gather himself then
Tor the jump, and II he put his Jump
ing root too far in front OF him he
would more or less retard his momen-
tum. When Newburn leaves the
ground he gets great rise" and lit
orally sails through the air. Just be-
fore landing II would seem that his
feet were going to touch. when he
tucks them under him. and their being
handled SO gives the uninitiated an i'm
preston that he is taking a second
spring. Then when his head and
shoulders are so close to the ground
that he can postpone the Inevitable no
longer he shoves his feet in front OF
him. and the momentum OF his whole
body carries him forward and pre-
vents falling back. Like nearly all OF
the best running broad jumpers. New
burn is fast sprinter and has been
credited with running 106 yards in ten
seconds. His stride when running his
fastest In this race is from 10 feet
Inches to 10 feet 5 inches, and he is
the longest striding athlete ever heard
OF since athletic sport has been chron-
icled. He is a professor in Claremont
College. Dublin. and practices his ath-
letics solely for health. He lays par
ticular stress on the fact that he
neither smokes nor drinks. He writes
that he intends to come to America
during the summer holidays next year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
rh. sapre. o. nrl,l.h na..t n,.t.

To the taste OF the true British cpl
cure there is nothing SO delicious on
earth as the roast beef OF old Eng
land. 1t Is cruel to dispel a deeply
rooted national belief. and It would
be unwise to attempt TO do so on
statements emanating from the United
States. In this instance our British
cousin Is confounded by one of his
own favorite newspapers, and what
It says about his beef will surprise
more people than him. The London
Telegraph. reviewing the imports of
last year. declares that the United
States supplied two-thirds OF the cat
tie Imported alive; more than half
Of the dressed meat: three-fourths Of
the fresh beef and more than two
thirds of the bacon and ham. With
these meats went also 81 per cent OF
the imports of wheat for the British
baker and housewife.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
CAUSE OF mlsMAnAoEmEnr.
soldier. In the ci,u War suffered Becau.s
Of Ineom mpstant Onlcer,.

"btuttfs w tNh W Ar ruurffu bttNust
Of Ineompetent Onieerr.
There s moi nm old soldier OF the
clvll war who was In the row from the
beginning who does not know exactly
where the blame FOR mismanngcment
In our late Cuban campaign rests. We
all saw some of II In 1861 and 1862,
though the bad we saw was not equal
to what our army suffered In Cuba.
The business offices OF mn army which
provide for and distribute the food,
clothing. ordnance and medicines are
the comInSsarles, Quartermastcrs. ord
nance aud medical officers. They are
all stan officers. The stan IN the bust
ness end Of AN army. When |, Is well
selected the business " well done.
When II ~ poorly selected II IN poorly
done. The inspectors department. too.
Is all important II IL an inspectors
duty TO overlook every department.
ana report TO the officer above him nny
neglect OF ,luty or lack OF ability, and
1t becomes the duty Of the commanding
officer 10 correct the existing evil. by
removal of incompetent officers and
appointment OF others. II necessary.
IN inspector. ns much as any man In
the army. should have technical
knowledge of every army department.
hUH1 VI intNt sum Ntff
filled with Sous Of their fathers or po-
liticnI fayorltes or wealthy men who
wanted to see the war, but none Of
them were fitted by experience 10 per-
form the duties they were appointed to
do. II II any wonder that there WINS
neglect and suffcrngI De we have TO
look far for the source of the wrong ?
At the beginning OF the civil war there
were round pegs In square holes In
many OF these stnf departments. Nc
Clellan. Buell.. Hnlleck and Grant. all
commanders early In the war. snw the
| trouble and made very near n clenn
| sweep OF the incompetcnts In the stnn
positions. and appointed regular arm,
| officers OF experience to the positions
| As time went on civilians became com
| pefent through experience and mad,
good records. When this war brok,
ont the country was full OF men wlic
had proven their ability In stan posi-
tions, and We're willing TO again as
sume them. so far Ms we know. moi
one was appointed. When Genera
| Merritt went to San Francisco to ns
sumo command OF the Philippine cx
pedifion. several sons OF their father
were sent to him as stnn officers an,
| he refused TO accept one OF them. III
selected his own. and we have heart
OF no complaints from his army. Gen
| ernl Miles also selected his own stan
and they are NIL competent. Does Il
need an Investigating committee to tel
| who Is to blame mining Reporter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
Ne Goes 10 School

"our boy was absolutely helpless. His
lower limbs were paralyzed. and when we
used electricity no could not feel IL below
his hips. Finally we let the doctor go ashe
did not seem to help our son and " Q nearly
gave up hope. Finally my mother who
lives IN Canada wrote, advising tho use OF
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and bought some.
This was when our boy had been on the
stretcher for an entire year and helpless
for nine months. In six weeks after taking
tho pills we noticed signs of vitality In HIS
legs. and I'm four months ho wan able to 60
To school.
at Is two yean since he took tho first OF
the pills and he Il ut school now just as
happy and well as any OF tho other child
ren- 1t was nothing else In tho world that
saved the boy than DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale Pcoplc.''
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
lnssRlrrv AMONG ANIMALS.
Monkeys. Apes. Rats. birds and Insect.
Show a Liking for IntoxicAnts.

Show a Liking for Intoziennts.
II is a curious fact that there are
topers innumerable in the animal
kingdom. Bipeds and quadrupeds
alike are fond OF alcoholic drinks, and
although some display aversion when
first tasting liquor. they soon acquire a
craving for II. Chickens and ducks,
after having once tasted brandy. be-
come absolute slaves to the drink.
They refuse to eat. grow thin. and ex-
hibit symptoms Of detection when un-
able to obtain their favorite tippie.
Monkeys and apes are passionately
fond OF splrltuous liquors. or these.
Buttons -bibbing chimpanzee was
shining example. and Brehmn, the
German zoologist. owned several man
drills that drank wine regularly and
did not disdain brandy. Herbivorous
animals frequently become intoxicated.
innocently enough. through eating de-
cayed fruit. In orchards. oxen and
cows. after eating overripe apples. have
been seen to display all the symptoms
of drunkenness. They stagger, their
eyes lose expression and they grow
sleepy. 1t seems that animals are sus-
ceptibic to alcoholism In proportion to
the development OF their intelligence.
Elephants are fond OF wine and rum,
and rats gnaw the slaves Of wine casks
to get at the contents. Cats. how
ever, rarely exhibit fondness for In
toxicants. Among birds the parrot
takes first place as an habituaI topper.
Insects have many opportunities TO be-
come intoxicated, and II Is the most
active that most frequently avail
themselves OF the chance. There is an
aromatic. intoxicating fluid In linden
blossoms for which bees show an
especial fondness. Instances have been
observed where swarms of bees re-
galed themselves with the poisonous
linden nectar until they exhibited all
the signs OF intoxication. Hundreds
fell helplessly to the roadside. to be
trampled under foot.-New York Her
aid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
a FATHERS STORY.

From TIE Erenino Crescent, Appleton. Wb.
A remarkable euro for . disease which
has generally wrecked the lives OF children,
and left them In condition to which death
itself would be preferred. has attracted .
great amount Of attention among the rs--
idents OF the west end OF Appleton.
The case Is that OF little Willard Crscch,
son OF Richard u. Crecch, . well known
employe of one OF the large paper mills in
the Fox River Valley. The lad was attacked
by spinal disease and his parents bad given
ap all hope OF his ever being well again
when, as by n miracle. he was healed and In
now In school rs happy ns any OF his mates.
Mr.. Creech. the fnfhcr OF the boy, who
resides at 100, Second Street. Appleton,
Wisconsin, told the following story:
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
Many Use. Of the banana.

Immense fortunes have been made
out OF the banana business Revenues
do not accrue alone from the sale OIL
the fruit, for the leaves are used for
packing; the juice, being strong IN
tannin, makes an indelible ink anu
shoe blacking; the wax found on the
under side OF the leaves is vaiuaoie
article OF commerce; manila hemp IS
made from the stems. and OF this hemp
are made mats. plated work and lace
handkerchiefs OF the finest texture
moreover, the banana is ground into
banana -four
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
rhe rref...er. Trr..ure.

A shepherd in Highland inn wa. once
recounting to a companion his experiences
with one OF those mad Enrilnhmen.
who proved to be u celebrated professor
thcn collecting specimens In the neiEhhor-
hood
There waa ono OF them." he said.
who asked me 10 carry his bag by u
he went by the road. when he WAS out Of
sight l stopped 10 look into II. for II
was unco' heavy. and would you believe
u. man, II was fuii OF stones--nothins but
Htonea'"
"Stoncav. repeated his companion.
"Stoucs' And did you carry themy
Not I. l Just cmpticd the bag there.
and fiiled IL up from the cnirn near the
inn. and gave him good measure for his
money. IN warrant ye."-spnrc Moments.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
n.ra ON In. War ro...

1t was Lieut.. William Branners-
treuther who raised the American nag
over the Ladrones. and Capt. william
McKettrick performed like service al
Santiago. In choosing men upon whom
TO confer this honor II seems to have
been the aim Of the officials to select
those with names that could not be
monkeyed with by the war poets.-
Denver Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10
ING AT THE GUN.
ouNsERs AT MANILA
.,..s.nIp on a Rolling vessel
r,c,temsnt of an EnEass-
-. ~ Nor. Than the Pebble AP-


pr,dley A. Fiske. u 8
nns,-el' D. who took part IN the
fe'f.a.. a.,vife Bay. has written
,or ~ the November Century
10 lor Won M at Manila Lieu,
We ssvs of the '.man behind
he stands, lock-string
a,'n anlna a his gun, his legs wide
en, ha,srces himself on the un-
y his eyes fixed on the
~ ~ gun and on the enemy
~ u through the narrow ap-
,s.s ne eun-port. He knows that
a. ali right. and the powder
IN and the fuse. and that
,he necessary sse.-' We're
n nlaced this terrible weap-
Ina sr Today. so fashioned that
a 7, r,rht the shot will hit the
!, ,be rolling of the ship from
y ,brows the line of his gun
y m against the sky. and
INTO the sea; and, as no
exactly straight, the line OF
rss lrregularly to the right
a. that his sights appear to
ming Irregular curves, now
n background Of the sky. and
pst the background OF the sea-
sse roll may be said to be
ren degrees on each side, or
degrees from one side to the
Fhe average time of making
4 about seven seconds, max
lime of rolling one degree
IN a second.
] now. that Tom Bowling is
1 an average ship. say twenty
about twenty-five hundred
[ey II he fires at the middle
Earret as he should do, this
a margin on ench side of ten
feh subtends an angle Mt Tom
4 eve OF about one-twelfth of
!: so that Bowling must ap-
,he fact that his sights are
bd do everything required to
|gun in one-twenty-fourth OF a
br else he will miss the target.
man living can be depended
|ueh rapid thought and nerve
wen under the best conditions
land calmness; that is, he can
epended on to do 1t every time.
|can he done by a good gun
however, by watching for n
tlme, and firing a little before
|ts bear. No one knows this
Ian Tom Bowling. So he braces
on the unsteady deck, every
tretched to its utmost tension.
that the gun is pointing n lit
be right of the enemy's ship.
he orders; and the gun-train-
their tralning-levers, or. II in
start the turning-engine so as
The gun to the left. Meanwhile
line of sight gradually is ap-
4 the target from the right, 1t
ising and falling with the roll
Ie ship. Tom Bowling sees that
time the sights rise to the lev
, target the trainers will have
run trained in the proper direc-
E braces himself for n quick
is lock-string: and then n wave
he ship on the starboard bow.
helm Is shifted a little, and
'es the line of sight far OF to
before the sights get up.
orders Bowling Instantly. and
trainers work the gun back to
I quickly, but cautiously. for
pends upon them now. "yellw
"Leftr etc. come the orders
succession, ms Tom Bowling
trainers work the gun. Sud
e line Of sight strikes the tar
re is CLEAN in Bowling's
quick pull of his arm, n tre-
noise. a sitting cloud Of
and in comes the gun as If 1t
rojectile itself. and were going
ross the ship. and out Mt the
de; but it quickly. yet gently,
ben stops, controlled perfectly
ydraullc cylinder; and immedi-
'uns out again. and is ready TO
d and fired once more.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-10

Nothing In known at the Indian Office
Of the newspaper report that tho Della
wares are preparing TO miErnte In body
TO Mexico hecRuse OF their diasatlrfac
Hny the story ir absurd because II II
not likely that they will desert their
lands In tho Indian territory. There has
been good deal OF talk % emigration
among the Indians for several years. and
commissions hnye been sent to Mexico