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The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
ODDS AND ENDS.

Russia Is going to abolish the DIM
culties of navigation at the mouth of
the volga by cutting canal directly
from the river to the Caspian sea-
Work on 1t began last summer.
The Oldest house in America is in
st. Augustine, Fla. In 1854 It was
built by the monks of the Order OF
St. Francis and the whole Of the solid
structure is composed OF Coquina. a
combination OF sea shells and NOR
tar, which is almost indestructible.
Wien Francis Drake sacked and
burned the town this was the only
house left in the trail Of destruction
II has been purchased by the we'll
known antiquarian, J. W. Henderson,
who will make It his winter residence.
-he way in which the United States
ia being gAnglo-Saxonized may be gain
cred from the immigration statistics
Of the last year; Austria-Hungary.
3s,7s7; Belgium. sos; Denmark, 1886
France, /. 800: Germany, I'LL; Greece.
1889; Italy, 1858; Netherlands. 767;
Norway, 1898; Portugal. LIZ; Rou-
mania, 900; Russia tproper). 27.221;
Finland. 2,6o7; Poland, 4.726: Spain.
Ell: Sweden, 1885; Switzerland. 1.24S;
Turkey In Europe, 176; Mexico. lo1'
Central America, z; Cuba. 1877; other
West Indies. 247; South America. Ss'
Turkey in Asia ARABIA and syrfs'
4.27B; China, 2,071; Japan. 2.2ao; Ire
land, NILS; England. Wales and scPs-
tafd cuulhaps to furnish l4soA
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29

When Tom awoke he rubbed his eyes
And licked his furry nit:
He'd dreamed rat OF awful sixe
He'd killed, but. to his great surprise.
He saw no sign of II.
Say. PuSs," said he. when she awoke.
II killed monstrous rat:
shook 1t till It's neck l broke"
And Tommy's sister proudly spoke.
You are a wondrous cati-
But. Tom. did you devour the beast
That you so bravely slcwY
Then do think you might at least
Have asked your sister to the FEAST
I'd surely think of you"
II happened that a fuli-grown rat
That moment glided by;
And oh; so closely to the mat
Where Puss and Tommy trembling sat.
20 dearw cried Puss. 20 my!"
20. Tom. my brother, don't you see
That dreadful, horrid rat7 ~ 4
Do XIII II, Tom. 1t frightens mel
WY, Puss. do 1t yourself" said he
And covered on the mat.
The rodent quickly fed with fear
When It heard Pussy's cry.
Said Puss to artful Tom; MY dear.
That rat was daring you, It's clear:
Yet You were wondrous shy"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
saw No p,nerenee.

Karl's mother. who was the wife OF
a minister. always prepared the com
munion bread used at her husbands
church. One Sunday morning Karl
reached the church with his father
some little time before the service
hour. Under spotless white mantle
were the communion cups OF silver, the
silver wine fiagon and two silver plates
piled high with mothers white bread.
Karl sidled up to the mysterious look
ing mantle. lifted n corner of 1t and
peeked under. AT sight OF the we'll
known bread an instant ana inexor-
able hunger took possession OF him and
he grasped several of the white cubes
and began munching them. AS IL al
ways the case. papa happened to be
looking, and he said, sternly; MY
son. put that back; you should keep
hands or" Little Karl's scared face
began to draw up into knot, and he
whimpered; Cant eat my own
mammals bread7"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
a Puzzled Parent.


Drins on your maps OF Europe and your
mighty gazetteers.
iour aliases and globes. too; for. you
Zach continental power on the verge of
war appears.
And my wife refers the children all to
I've just gone through a weary siege of
geographic names-
for months l had to locate samson's
And when err In teaching them my
pretty helpmatc blames,-
ia IKE TO know II Khartoum's down In
crctei
Sir Kitchener. the Mahdi. Abdul HamId.
and tho rest.
who can tell me where to ind out who
they arer
where's omdurmanr Who, Drevfu.,
where's tho Devils Isle? I'm biest
III from tina maps such names l would
ia Just located cadiz when Fashoda
some one said
King Meneiek had chosen as the seat
'0' Marike operations. SO I humbiy
ia Ike TO know II Khartoum's down In
Cretel
Book agents cultivate me and I'm buying
from them ali;
I've Stanley's Travels Tayior.s
"Tramps Abroad"
hundred others: as for maps, i've COW
cred up the wall,
I've all the mighty tones that critics
land:
But who is Captain Marchand that the
papers tell about?
And Esterhazy floors me on my feeti
The chiidren's ceasiess questions often
put their Pa TO rout, =
so I'd like 10 know n Khartoum's down
in Crete,
Roy Farrell Green.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
Gun. rawnea for the Drinks.

From the Indianapolis Journal: The
last OF the ordnance Of the regiment
was turned In yesterday. A rather pc
culiar state of confusion was presented
as the different companies tried to fnd
their supplies. Some OF the companies
could not find enough guns. and others
had too many. Some of the equip
ment was found In various saloons OF
the city, where II had been pkwned by
the soldiers At the saloon near the
gate of the fair grounds there were
found a large number of guns. The
saloonkeeper claimed that he had re-
ceived them from the men OF the 18th
regiment. but the searching squad did
not even stop the confiscation long
enough to thank him for the drinks
which the guns had purchased.
There was also great confusion Of
blankets. II is not considered wrong
for soldier to steal those particular
articles. So true is this that during
the service all blankets had to be
turned In and relssued every two or
three weeks. The fact that there was
so much of this stealing was also a
protection to those pawning the guns.
because. although the captain OF each
company knew by the number to whom
every weapon belonged. he also knew
that the man who had pawned IL had
probably stolen It previously.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
A Private b, Another Name.

From the Washington Post: An
army officer here In town-captain his
rank is these four years or more
has n bit of a story to tell which
throws a sidelight on the ways of re-
cruiting officers. In his command dur
Ing the Cuban campaign was a private
who came every day to ask for letters.
Joseph Murphy was his name on the
roll. but the tang OF his tongue did not
suggest even remotely the Emerald
Isle. Day after day and no letter came.
Murphy's face grew longer, his query
more pathetic every time he appeared.
mo letter." said the officer one
morning. mo letter for you. There's
only one addressed toilet me see-to
Giovanni Paladini Castellazzia--or
something like that. None for you"
Murpby's face beamed with delight
That a-one for me-" he said. MY
name lika that. go to the recruiting
office. am wanting to go to fight.
Ofiicer say, What your name2' say,
Giovanni Paladini Castellazzia,' and
he say, oh. helladam, that no name for
you You not fight with name. You
fight with gun. All that name trip
you up. You be Joseph Murphy / be
Joseph Murphy now. and that is my
letter" fl411 Ittll
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
rhs rroeoall..

Sea crocodiles, rare species, have
says Science Siftings been known to
reach length OF thirty feea. They are
not 80 man-hungry, however, az the
Unsuitable crocodile OF India, which is
said not to be diminishing in numbers,
and which fairly swarms even in the
smaller rivers.
These unclean reptiles are so nu-
merous about many streams that the
village watering places have to be pal
isaded by loop fence. built out into
the stream to prevent the women who
come to dip water from being gobbIed
up.
Crocodile worship is the queerest
phase of Indian religion. Apparently
the frightful creatures are reverenced
precisely because they are dangerous,
and must be propitiated by fair words,
and mental suppliance. However, the
Hindos are not permitted, by their re-
ligIon. to kill either crocodiles or any
other living thing.
So one finds. In many villages. a
permanently resident crocodile known
by name and treated respectfully, TAX
ing toll OF the natives, year by year.
until II becomes rather a point OF local
pride to tell how many succulent young
children the fat old sinner, who suns
himself in the mud. utterly fearless OF
reptiles. has eaten.
In some cases sacred crocodiles are
kept In narrow ponds, and fed by
Brahmin priests. And II is curious TO
note that this custom dates back to
the time OF the ancient Egyptians.
Crocodiles are wise creatures OF
their kind. In very hot climates thoy
bury their eggs in the sun and the
sun matches them. Where the nights
are cool enough SO that the sand does
not retain the suns heat, the "croco
diius Porosus." the estuary crocodile
Of the East. puts Its eggs In the middle
Of heaped-up mound OF vegetation.
This heats by fermentation, precisely
like wet hay In stack. and keeps the
eggs warm until they hatch out. The
female crocodile guards the nest jeal-
ously. and small boys seldom try to
rob IL.
The Trochilus. OF crocodile bird. the
queer little convoy that always lives
with the big saurian. also lays its eggs
In the sand. but keeps the nest warm
at night by sitting on II.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
HEROES AND HERorsM.
A Few salient Facts That Are Put Into
Tcrse English.

A Few salient Facts That Are Put Into
Terse English
Heroes is folks What has their Name
in the Paper every day and their Pic
trre on Sunday, says the Boy in the
Cleveland Leader. Some Heroes is
Lucky to Be Where they amt no girls
to Git them in Corners and Kiss them
Before you Can Say Jack Robasen
that's Where Dewey showed His good
Sentz II them girls over to Manila got
after him He could yell to one of the
Boys to turn the hose on Them. Every
time Hero goes down street Every
body wants to Set them up Fer Him,
and He Don't haft to do Nothin fer a
Livin Becos He can board around IL
He wants to and The theaters all lets
HIN in Free. He rides In one of the
Front Carriages in the Procession, too
and Everybody Cheers Him and / bet
he feels Blame stuck up only He tries
not to show 1t. / wisht | would be a
Hero with a sord and uniform with
Them things on your shoulders what
Hang over in tossles. They look fine
in abody's photograph. and Then meb-
by Ethel Wharton wouldn't Think SO
much OF tom barlow jist becos He stole
little old measley pup and give 1t to
her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
SOME SUGAR STATISTICS.

The great maritime powers are all
great sugar-eating nations.
1t is curious to notice that the sugar
producing countries do not all con-
sumo large quantities.
The sugar crop of the world amounts
to 5000, 900 tons a year. of which $500
900 tons are beet sugar. and $500. 900
cane sugar.
Wherever the spirit OF navigation,
commerce. travel. and colonization is
strong, there is large consumption
Of sugar per head.
Germany leads in the production of
beet sugar with one-third OF the an
nual yield. while Austria is next
France, Russia, Belgium, and Holland
each produce about the same quantity.
In Denmark the quantity is lbs. a
head. in Holland "a lbs. in France
80 lbs. in Norway and Sweden 25 lbs,
in Russia 10 lbs. in Italy lbs, in
Turkey lbs. in Greece lbs, and in
Servia lbs.
Now Cuba produces annually 975. 900
tons Of cane sugar, the United States
100000 tons. Java contributes 100000
tons each year. the Philippine Islands
266. 900 tons. Hawaii $4,000 tons. and
Porto Rico 10000 tons.
England leads the nations of the
world in fondness for sweet things, the
sugar consumption being 70 lbs. year
for each inhabitant. The United States
is a close second. each individual con-
Stunning 6707 lbs. per annum.
Columbus took sugar from the Ca
nary Island to San Domingo. Thence
It was carried to Cuba. One hundred
years after sugar cane was brought to
the new world. dealers in Europe
turned to the west for their sugar
supply.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
a roe,.s. r,.e,r,o., Plant.

OF late years pocket contrivances
have been growing steadily popular.
This fondness for pocket-sized articles
of every sort has reached such state
that there are pocket" typcwriters,
pocket dressing cases, pocket encyclo-
pediaa and what not. and now some
one has invented a remarkable pocket
electric lamp. 1t Is cylindrical in
form. is about nine inches long and one
inch in diameter. The lamp contains
no wires, but 1t has three batteries,
each having capacity OF three volts.
At the end OF the telescope-like tube
which makes tho exterior OF the lamp
is magnifying lens for the purpose OF
distributing light. The batteries to-
gether have n life OF about 1000 lights
and can be renewed at pleasure. The
lamp 10 designed for use among chem
icals. where careless use OF matches or
ordinary lamps might result In ex-
plosions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
churoh.nuIIalnr seIdIer..

As a rule soldiers are destructive
rather than constructive. and although
now and again they leave land richer
in the way of roads and forts. 1t is not
TO the soldiers or to wartime that peo-
nIe look for an increase OF convert
fences or of wealth.
In Africa, however. during one OF
EngIaud's little wars" the natives
learned that a soldier can do some
thing better than batter down other
mems habitations and leave towns and
villages desolate.
A company of Royal Engineers. walt
ing in Bechuanaiand for orders. feit
much sympathy with the native Chris
tians. who sadly needed new church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
He shot to KIN

In another part OF the armory /
found some men In the hospital corps.
OF whom eighteen went to Cuba with
the Seventy-first. Among these was
Dr. Robert Froelich. who told me a
good sharpshooter's story.
1T was on the morning OF July g."
he said. ''and l was going down the
sayilla road toward Ell Caney. when
came up with a detachment of artil-
lery that pretty well blocked the way.
One OF the men sung out to me to keep
my eyes open for sharpshooters. who
we're picking on soldiers all about.
had gone on hundred yards or so
when heard the peculiar bit OF n
low-hying ball, the dangerous kind
quite different sound to the bee-ee-ee
OF ball singing over your head. which
can't hurt you.
Il dropped down quick behind a gun
carriage and studied the trees to find
out, II / could, where that ball had
come from. Just then big buck niger
came down the road whistling as II he
was going to ball. He carried car
bine and lot Of water bottles. l was
Just thinking that he had better be
careful, when bullet sailed past his
head so closely that he must have got
the wind OF it. And he hadn't taken
three steps more before another bullet
came by closer yet.
Dat mans gettin' real pesky,'
heard the Niger say. and then he
threw himself on the ground like a
football player making a hard tackle
And as he crouched he, too. studied
the trees. and could see that he was
an old Indian fighter, and knew the
tricks of the business. For two or
three minutes he never moved nor
made a sound. Then he sprang up as
suddenly as he had gone down, and
fired his carbine as a man would drop
his pistol, like a fash, without taking
aim. At least, l don't see how he had
time to aim. but Instantly after the shot
SEW a disturbance in a very tall
cocoanut palm. and presently. as l
watched, saw rifle drop from the
branches, and then dark body come
tumbling to the ground, a clean fall
of fifty feet.
".Guess dats one noah fob me- said
the niger, and, without further inter-
est in the matter. he picked up his
water bottles, which had fallen to the
ground, and went on down the road,
whistling as before.
EFF you boys wants dat Spanish
gen'lmun. you can have him. he called
out, as he started of. and two or three
OF us hurried to the spot where the
sharpshooter had fallen. Some of them
said he was a Frenchman. don't
know how thew made that out, l only
know that he wore tightftting skull
cap. and had two large palm leaves
pinned over his breast. SO as to give
better concealment In the tree. Up
there In the crotch was little plat
form which had supported him. and
on 1t was food and water. We found
about 400 Mauser shells strapped about
the body, and he would doubtless have
used every. one of them on us II our
colored friend hadn't stopped him.
don't think / ever saw a quicker or
prettier shot than that."-Cleveland
Moffett. in Leslie's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
WHOLE CREW Furs ON rlrsn.
Cargo of Arsenic Has Remarkable II.
feet on seameu.

Cargo Of Arsenic Has Remarkable Ef-
feet seamen.
FROM the Philadelphia Times: The
German bark Zion. which arrived at
this port Sunday from Fowey. England.
brought a rather peculiar cargo. II
consisted of 1900 casks OF china clay.
but In addition there were on hoard
$40 casks OF arsenic. This part of the
cargo had remarkable effect on the
crew. The fact that arsenic as well
as strychnine helps the formation OF
adfpose tissue when taken into the hu-
man system in minute particles is we'll
known, and both drugs have become
Iavorite tonics for convalescents. On
board the Zion the men slept very near
tne large array Of barrels containing
tne drug. They were stored in the
noid, near the forecastle. and partially
exposed to the rays OF the sun, which
streamed in through the open hatch.
When only about a week out from port
one OF the crew mentioned to his ness
mates that a peculiar and indescrib-
able odor was coming from the casks
containing the drug. It was not long
atter their attention had been called
to 1t that they all noticed the same
thing, and strange to say, noticed 1t all
the more forcibiy a week later. Several
Of the German tars became aware Of
the fact that they were filling out their
clothes to much greater extent than
when they shipped. Many others. as
days went by. became abnormally
stout in vast contrast to the former
slim appearance which many OF them
presented before the land was left. One
man gained, 1t is said. twenty-five
pounds. Others were affected to less
extent. But the aggregate weight put
on by the entire crew was little less
than 400. pounds. Several of the sail
ors are known here. and they are said
to be scarcely recognizable when con-
trasted with the old days. The entire
sudden taking on OF avolrdupois is at
tributed to vapor, which, generated by
the action Of the sun on the casks, was
inhaled by the seamen as they slept
and acted in precisely the same man
ner which II does when given as tom
ic in prescription. Captain Hammes,
who slept aft in the vessel, entirely
removed from the arsenic, does not
show any effect of the inhalation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
ro,ern,,i;op,, c,.nc,, ~ wom..

The arrangements for the Interim
iionni congress OF women TO bc held In
London next Juno ARE approaching
completion. II tx hoped that this con.
ference VIII he most striking success,
aud that II VIII dn the cnuse Of women
throughout the world much good. The
English council Is anxious 10 give first
place to the foreign delegates. and es-
pccinlly counts upon the American
councils. rs the United States ndmit.
tedly leads tue worh IN this direction.
Lady Aberdeen, ~ president Of the
council. win undertake arrangements
for u great arbitration meeting An
other discussion that IL likely to prove
attractive win be- upon the drama MS a
profession. \ good debate from vnri-
otis points Of view ~ expected
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
A solaIsr..rmnud.ns..

The Sketch OF London tells how two
soldiers at Aldershot, a sentry and a
non-commissioned officer. did their
best TO get even with each other.
The officer had visit from his
sweetheart, to whom. II appears the
sentry had previously paid his suit
The happy pair. strollfng over the
camp in the moonlight. came to the
sentry's beat
Who goes there?" he cried, in tones
unusually imperative.
The officer, who could afford to be
good-humored. answered with quiet
condescension:
An engineer and lady friend"
There was moments silence, brok-
en- by the sentry's response:
Pass sapper and servant girl"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
meats. What do you say to trying sons

meats What do you say to trying some
beechnutsr
And do you know, I found those
same boys In the woods complaining
about beechnuts because they were 30
small Now let mo tell you the les
son those boys taught me:
Not to pass by the good things Of
life for lack of patience to remove the
prickly burrs In order to get at them;
not to miss many beautiful experiences
on account Of the dread of tho hard
knocks which are necessary to bring
them out: not to pass by epheeded the
little courtesies and kindnesses shown
us by our friends because they seem
small"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
Under rlre of s.,.x. Army.

thuef Eirc OF savage Army.
The magnificent charge Of the Twen-
ty-hrst Lancers at Omdurman affords
perhaps the best Illustration OF the
British soldiers love OF lighting for
nghting's sake to be found In the whole
annals oil war. It was a conspicuous
exhibition OF pure bravery on day
which gave the honors, SO far us cour-
age alone is considered. TO the barbar-
ians.
The Dervishes lost 5000 in dead.
and for five hours they had charged
upon death itself
The orders to Col Lenox Martin, who
commanded the regiment were to pre-
vent the Dervishes from returning to
the, city.
BY some mistake they concentrated
their attention upon a small detach-
ment OF 300 Deryishes, overlooking g.
ooo more hidden in ravine. and. rid
ing ahead. they rode straight into an
ambush
1t was no longer a question OF turn
ing the Dervishes back. They must
get back themselves-someho any
how. And they did-plunging, slash
ing. thrusting until lances broke:
shooting. employing all tricks of horse
manship using every weapon. laying
about them with bent sword or ptnmp
OF lance. until. torn. wounded, broken
and ragged, they forced themselves
through.
AND then. when 1t was all over, the
men wanted to go back and through
once again--"iust for tho salte nf the
divarshun,' as an Irish sergeant, with
tears OF entreaty In his eyes. explained
to the colonel.
And the colonel, convulsed with
laughter. was compelled to threaten
death and murder and court-martial
FOR every one in the regiment before
he could induce the men to keep still.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
RELIEF FROM PAIN.
Women Everywhoro Exprcss their
Gratitude to Mrs Pinlham-
rn. r. a. WALDEN. ols.ou. o.. wrIt..,

"DEAn Mns- rfSKffAM:-il Before tale
ing your medicine, life was burden
20 me. I never saw n well day. At
my monthly period suffered untold
misery, and u great deal of the time 1
was troubled with n severe pnin in my
side. Before finishing the first bottle
of your Vegetable Compound could
tellit was doing me good. continued
It's use. also used the Liver pills and
Sanative Wash, and have been greatly
helped. ! would like to have you use
my letter for the benefit OF othcrs.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-29
500 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper Will be pleased :,
learn that there Is Mt least ono dreaded disens
that science has been able to euro In nll IL
stages and that N Catnrrh. Halls Catarrl
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO tbi
medical fraternity. cntnrrh being constitu
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ment Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
setting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying tn,
foundation Of tho disease. and giving tho patien
assisting nature in doing It's work The pro
prictOra have 40 much faith In It's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars fol
Address y J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. O
Sold by druggists Tbc-
Halls Family pills nrc the bost