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The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
GOLD AND HONEY IN A TREE.
Boys Make a Surprising Discovery on a
Tennessee Farm.

Tennessee Farm.
From the Humboldt (Tenn.) Jour
nal: Friday afternoon when some
boys who had been to the river bath
ing were returning home along the road
which leads to Colonel l. II. Dungan's
farm they found bee tree about
twenty feet from the roadside. Their
first act was to procure an AK and the
necessary fixtures for capturing the
honey. When all arrangements were
completed they proceeded to cut down
the tree Many were the licks 1t took
to fell the oak. as 1t was perhaps about
four or five feet in diameter, and the
number of grains running through the
wood numbered about eighty. which
proved this one to be about eighty
years old. After the tree had fallen
they quickly lighted some rags, and
after the bees had been smoked out
each boy made a rush to obtain MS
share of the honey. They soon filled
a twenty gallon stand and two or three
buckets. and as the last comb OF honey
was being taken down they saw some
shining object still further down in the
tree. They set to work with their ak,
and soon a block was Clipped off large
enough to see the object better. and 1t
was found to be pot of gold, the value
of which was $4,000. Whose 1T was and
how II came to be there no one can tell,
but 1t is supposed to have been put
there during the war in 1865.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Davy Ledyard.s Fair

When Davy Ledyard had been living
n the country year. his papa took
MIN to the county fair-and he saw
more pumpkins and cabbages and
,eets. and apples. and grapes and
jears. than he had seen In all his life
before,
But his little sister Lucy couldn't
90, so when he went home. he told
ner that he would make a little fair.
all for her-and she might help him.
There was big packing box in the
yard. turned on its side, that they had
often played house in, and this they
took for the fair building. and Davy
got some starch boxes and soap boxes
and fixed little stands all around the
edge inside.
Then he took Lucy and started out
to find things that would look like
fruits and vegetables.
II was a bleak day. The wind was
raw and cold, and the white frost still
lay on the grass and stones. But they
buttoned their coats, and pulled down
their caps, and walked fast. and little
Lucy said she was not cold at all, and
Davy said they would find plenty OF
fine specimens" for the fair: and so
they did, for all things are possible
to such children as Davy and Lucy.
They picked lot of wild rose ber-
ries first, and spread them on one OF
the stands for apples. Then Davy
picked two gourds. from n vine that
grew on a wall. for squashes.
But two squashes and some apples
are not enough for a whole fair! So
they walked around again TO hnd
something more.
Suddenly Davy said. Why. Lucyi
the top part of the small acorns VIII
look exactly like potatoesi" SO they
picked up a lot OF acorns. and took the
tops out and piled them up for pota-
toes. While they were doing this Davy
thought OF something else; and that
elder-berries, for plums- On the
way to get them they passed some
scrub oaks with big round oak-gails
growing on them.
20, look" said Davy; "I'il paint
these yellow with my paints. and
they'll make splendid pumpkins!
And we can cut ever so many little
play carrots out OF one big carrot. II
papa will let us have it., said Lucy.
And I'll tie pieces OF cabbage-leaf
around little balls of clay. to look like
cabbages." said Davy.
So now they had thought OF some
thing to look like squashes and apples
and potatoes and plums. and pumpkins
and carrots and cabbages: and when
these were all arranged together on the
little stands, 1t began to look quite like
a fair.
..I'ye thought OF something elsel
said Davy after they had made the lit
tie carrots and finished fixing the cab
bages. I'VE need grapes most OF all.
for there were so many grapes at the
fair: and the little punches OF green
berries on the ivy will be just right
for grapes-the green ones will do for
green grapes. and I'll paint few
punches purple for purple grapes"
while Davy was painting the grapes
h. told Lucy to pick lot OF the pretty
yellow grass with little seeds on 1t. and
he tied II into lunches to look like
grain.
when Davy had set the grain bum
dies up in the corners. the iair was an
finished. and the children went into
the house and asked their mamma to
come and look at 1t.
You can't guess how pretty 1t was,
and their mamma said she would rath-
er see It than the real fairl-Littis
Folks,
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
CROWDED woMEN.s COLLEGES
oiAmorinE for Entr.nee to In.titu,,op.
which Cannot Admit rh.u


oiamorinE for Entranee to Ia.titutiop.
Which Cannot Admit Them
The female CRY for collegiate educa-
tion is SO general and the facilities for
meeting the cry are SO limited that the
College Women's Club Of New York il
endeavoring to.secure the reinstate-
ment Of Evelyn College, the annex OF
Princeton University. which, for lack
OF funds. closed its doors year ago.
Amusement may well be felt at the
rapidly increasing demand among
women for higher education. Thirty
years ago only two colleges for women
existed. Elmira and vassar. Mount
Holyoke being then only seminary.
Elmira's first graduating class num-
bered seventeen, while vassar's could
boast only four learned young bach
elors OF art. Today single class OF
Vassar numbers over 200 students,
and. Notwithstanding the erection in
1898 OF Strong hail, and in 1897 of Ray
mond hall. both large dormitories, also
the additional accommodations pro-
vided in the main building by the re-
NNae tA t1eioh Vi ItoChtltlltI ItNltdtlOu
hall. and the presidents and several
professors houses, another new dormi-
tory must be built at once TO make
room for the candidates constantly ap-
plying for admission. And this state
of affairs does not exist at Vassar
alone. All the women's colleges are
telling the same tale. Smith College
opening with only twelve students. II
now enrolls 1000 and is the largest
women's college in existence. although
its entrance requirements are severe.
1t began with one or two buildings: II
now numbers twenty-five. with three
more about to go up, and still there Is
not enough dormitory room for the
army of young collegians. Mount Hol-
yoke. which passed through various
educational stages. rose like the phoe-
nix from the ashes of its disastrous
fire two years ago. Five new and
handsome dormitories built last season
are now occupied but. although no
new candidates have been accepted
since last April. because OF lack Of
space, these buildings are full to over
flowing, and two more halls could
easily have been filled by the rejected
students. Wellesley, with its i'm
mense body of undergraduates and
score of fine structures. cannot house
its girls. many OF whom live in the
village and walk to chapel and lee
lures every day. The latest bulletins
from Bryn Mawr announce that the
five halls of the residence, Merton.
Radnor. Denbigh and Pembroke, East
and West. are overcrowded, and two
large houses. Dolgelly and Cartreff. be-
longing to the college, have been
thrown open for the undergraduate
And these are only few OF the lead
Ing feminine colleges; the Women's
College OF Baltimore, the Sophie New
comb of New Orleans, Wells College
which is Mrs. Grover Cleveland's alma
mater; the Western Reserve and
dozen others. all founded within the
last twenty-five years, are splendid
proofs of the progress and popularity
of college course for girls.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
GENERAL WOODS RULE.
Proves the Superiority Of American Mesl
eds of Govcrum~ut

eds of oovcrnmenf.
General Wood. who was given the
military command OF the city OF San.
tingo. has already demonstrated In
the most brilliant way what good nd.
minisfrntion eau do for "a region like
Cuba that has suffered for centuries
from hidcous misgovernmcnt Our
governor found the city indescribably
filthy. He promptly opened the clog.
ged drains: organized n street. cleaning
service. enforced compulsory rifles for
the removal OF garbage ana domestic
waste: established n dIsInfection
corps in connection with an efficient
medical service; put the hospitals into
good working condition: cut the denth-
rate down 10 per cent. averted yell
low fever epidemic that was consider
cd inevitable; restored, repaired. aud
greatly improved the water supply, or
ennized mn efficient general police sys-
tenn, discartinv the hateful Spanish
uniforms; cleaned up the water front
and devised plans for the dredging and
permanent sanitation OF the hnrbor.
established strictly regulated relief
service FOR the benefit OF the thousands
OF half-stnrved people who returned to
the city from the places to which they
had withdrawn In the period Of hostil-
tiles; restored the administration OF
Justice under his own immediate dircc.
tion; opened the schools and took the
children on the streets. and In vari-
ETY. OF other ways brought order out OF
confusion. II IL not necessary at this
point TO digress by way OF personal
praise OF General Wood. who has
proved himself one OF the most cffec-
tive men that the war crisis hns
brought TO the front. 1t Il enough here
10 say that he set the standard at San
tiago, and that what Inns been done
there must not only he continued and
completed. but must. either by Gen
eral Wood himself or some one else.
he accomplished nt Havana and at
every other Important town In the is-
lands formerly administered by Spain
that may come under the responsibility
OF the government Of the United States.
Brigadicr General Leonard Wood IL
one OF those effective. cican-cut. highly
trained Americans who can deal con
clusively with any task that presents
itself. and who are not swcrvcd from
the path OF high duty by any selfish or
private considerations whatever. There
is nothing fnctlonnl nor partisan In his
administrative makeup. ana there Will
he no tnint of Jobbcry where he ls In
trusted with control. II we were to
administer the Philippines we must
seek precisely Just such agents and
must intrust them with large dlscrc-
ton II Is extremely fortunate that
General Wood. who Is distinguished
physician ms he is also renowned sol.
dier, has shown the War Department
exactly what mn American military
government Of conquered Spanish ter
ritory can accomplish for the welfare
on the Innocent inhabitants IRON
"Thc Progress of the World" In the
American Monthly Review OF Reviews
for November.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
|NKFUL MRS. LANE
Came to Appreciate tbs
Sstion's Holiday
pAuLrNA PAGE

pAuLINA PAGE
rrInr. Mrs. Lane said
IN as she stepped briskiy
~ nm her market basket over her
..,rlne~ replied Mrs. Lane,
voice had none OF tne gao ting :
y, speakers, and her face was
u .einc 10 the market early"
Wilson. so that | can have
=, the turkeys. | am always
~ ,,,ed ~ when pick mine out
nv part. | wish there were
tsriving Day this year, for l
- what have to be thankful
tnow the children had the
~ sarsr In the summer. and we
navlng the last Of the doctor s
r,v husband took the rheu-
You remember the night the
was washed away and the
rain was wreckedi Well, he
men worked all night in the
-ebuild the bridge and have the
.,sored for the early morning
~ train. It's no wonder he was
hi But that was seven weeks
N he hasn't done n stroke OF
,nce. really don't see what is
me OF us.
think how well the children are
aid Mrs. Wilson, 'and ] am
: Lane is Improving. l didn't
4 teIl you. but I'm planning a lit
nrise for them tomorrow. Try
On the bright side, for l am sure
will be better soon.'
npose you are right, but 1t isn't
Ia look on the bright side when
out on money. and sees no way
|ioe any. Freddie's shoes are so
shouldn't send him to school. If
M cry to 20. He is so proud of
Ia school with the others
hooked lovingly after the sturdy
[rurc trudging up the street with
"a and book under his arm. He
/ pretty little fellow with great
|yes and fair curls pushed back
|the soldier cap.
6ways stand here at the gate TO
I'M safely across the tracks," the
said. THAT is n dangerous
Sg on account of the sharp curve
. eud of the street. The train is
y before 1t comes in sight. Their
often tells them to look both
before they try to cross, but I'm
|they might forget"
rry up. Freddie" cried the older
ID, stepping quickly over the
and leaving the little one to fol
best he could.
/ then Freddie heard a roar and
tng Of bell, and looked up to
n great engine already around
I've aud close upon him. He tried
ry, trlpped and fell, with both
legs across the farther rail. How
histle shrieked. as the engineer
tried to stop his train.
Die street rushed the motner, Dut
lew she would be too late.
little one could not get up, but as
hggled he slipped few feet down
fep embanlIment on which the
rested, and was saved.
|traln Numbered on and stopped.
jhty close call for the little fel-
Bald the engineer, as he put the
fned child into his mothers
"And TO think of it's being
\ little chap, too. My heart stood
|hen saw him."
mother sat upon the embank-
pressing her boy closer and closer
heart, as she caressed the little
Fhich might never have needed
|Dre new shoes.
could not speak. but Mrs. Wilson,
B in her face. knew that Thanks
Day had already dawned in
lghbor's heart.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24

spain slowly Evacuating tho west inaie'
The evacuation of the ISLANDS OF
c,uba and Porto Rico is progressins
as rapjdly as circumstances Will allow
On each island the Spanish forces are
movinp from interior districts towaru
a main point of ultimate departure
in Cuba. Havana; in Porto Rico san
man AS one district after another
is vacated by the spaniards 1t is oe-
cupied by the Americans, VINO are
obliged to exercise civil as well as
military and police functions. ine
evacuation of the districts and the en-
harkation of the troops are slow proc
ssses but the unavoidable delays are
nroving highly beneficial to the Amer
,cans By the time the work OF the
io,nt military commissions is finished
and the last Spanish forces are READY
a. embark from the capital cities. the
limited states will have perfected It's
permanent armies of occupation. now
being mobilized and hardened to ser
vica In various southern camps. ln@
weather. too. will have become more
propitious-
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
En..rtalnlns an Angel un.w.r...

A newsboy took the Sixth avenue
elevated at Park Place at noon, says
the New York World. and sliding into
one OF the cross seats, fell asleep. At
Grand street two young women got on
and took the seats opposite the lad.
His feet were bare and his hat had fall
en- of. Presently the younger girl
leaned over and placed her mum under
the little fellows dirty cheek. An
old gentleman in the next seat smiled
at the act, and without saying any
thing held out quarter with a nod
toward the boy. The girl hesitated a
moment and then reached for 1t. The
next man Just as silently offered a
dime. a woman across the islo held
out some pennies. and before she knew
It the girl with flaming cheeks had
taken money from every passenger in
that end OF the car. She quietly slid
the amount into the sleeping lads
pocket, removed her muff gently from
under his head without rousing him.
and got off at Twenty-third street, In
Guiding all the passengers In a pretty
little inclination OF the head that
seemed full OF thanks and the pogses-
sion OF a common secret.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Try to lie Like Him.

The grave of Thomas Jefferson is in
thick growth OF woods, a few hun
dred yards to the right OF the embow-
cred road leading from Charlottesville.
Va, up to Monticello. The family
cemetery is surrounded by brick wall
ten feet high. and midway along the
northeriy side. Wormley. Jefferson's
old servant, who survived him twenty
five years, dug the grave in the spot
his master had indicated. At its head
was placed a coarse granite obelisk, in
two parts, nine feet high. resting on a
base three feet square. designed from a
drawing made by Jefferson. The in
scription as noted on the pen and ink
sketch was transferred to a marble
tablet on the southern face of the ped
estal:
Here lies buried
Thomas Jefferson.
Author of the Declaration of American
Independence.
or the Statute OF Virginia
For religious freedom.
And father Of the
University OF Virginia.
On the northern side OF the base
stone is inscribed.
Born April 2.
1743. o. s.
Died July 4. 1926.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
For Hi. r.,hsr.. Sale.

DIR. c., a well-known lecturer and
preacher. was seized with sudden in
spiration to visit the village in YER
mont where his father had preached
long years before, and where his own
boyhood's recollection centered in
many a dim but cherished form. Sure
OF a welcome for his fathers sake, he
braved the ten-mile jolting by stage
that followed dusty railway ride. and
presented himself at the door of an
old parishioner as the son of his form
er pastor.
Well" said his host. opening the
door deliberately and measuring the
doctor from head TO foot with a slow.
investigating gaze, glad to see you.
Should be glad to see even your fath-
er's dorg."
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Tn. Riot of the Elements on Fair Isiand'

The Riot of the Elements on Fair isiand'
Tho most disastrous hurricane ever
known in that region has swept over
the windward group of the Lesser An
TILES islands. killing more than ooo
nersone rendering 10000 others home
less. and infiicting a damage to prop
ertv which is, at present writing. be-
vond estimate. Kingston. the beauti-
ful capital city Of the island OF st. Vim
cent was almost wholly destroyed;
the island of ST. Lucia, the largest and
most picturesque in the group In ad.
dition to the wind, tidal wave ana
tremendous rains, was injured py hu-
merous Iandslides; and the island oil
Barbadoes. the most windward OF the
groun. and the headquarters OF the
Rritisb government in the West Indies,
was rayaged for ten hours. and the
area of cultivation was completely OBJ
liberated The destruction was the
areatest on Barbados and st. Vincent.
The disaster caused an amount OF DIS
,ress unparalleled in the history oil the
west Indies. and aid was at once IN
yoked.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
A New Kind of Glass.

'erman inventor is reported to
discovered method of produc-
ass which will transmit light
but no heat. A plate of the ma
-l0 inch thick. containing % per
Pf iron In the form described as
B chloride, allowed only 400 per
I radiant heat TO pdss through it,
|another plate of equal thickness,
pntaining quite as much iron in
|ape of ferric chloride, permitted
FER cent. to pass. The chemical
etion Is very small. but the effect
4 to be marked. A thinner slab
+ glass allowed less than / per
Pf the heat of gas flames to pass,
!gh transmitting IL per cent. of
Pom sunlight. Ordinary window
on the other hand. lots Sc per
n the heat through.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
TEN wrrK.s RON TEN orxY.

Strange as II may appear, that big fam
Ny paper. the Illustrated Weekly Sentinel,
Of Denver. Colorado founded lsioj will be
sent ten weeks on trial for 1oc: clubs of
troduce the paper, Gold rings set with
Rocky Mountain gems arc given free nH
premiums. Latest mining news and illus
trations OF grand scenery zach week, also
true stories OF love and adventure Nd
dress az above and mention this paper.
Write to-day postage stamps taken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Tho .Amcrlc,n nov ,,,,,,,.,,,,.

Every American hopes our school
boys VIII succeed In their efforts to
raise S3.O00,0O0 to be used In building
q baitleshlp. II costs great sums to
build wnrshlp, but you can build up
your health with IIostcttcrs Stomach
Filters Of small expense. This remedy
Is for all stomach, liver and bowel dis
orders.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Anonymou, L.,,er wrl,er. o,urn,

For year past anonymous letter wrl-
tiers In Potsdun. Germany, have made
life a burden for scores of excellent
families. These unknown writer's have
mailed thousands of unsigned Insults
ana denuncintlons. leading TO divorces
In several OF the best families, The nu-
thors OF the persecution have now
been discovered by the police in the
persons OF three wealthy old women,
one OF them, n widow named Schmidt
committed suicide when confronted
with the evidence against her
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Her Autumn Home.

BalmoraI castle. the autumnaI resi-
dence OF Queen Victoria. is in the beau
.tiful valley of Aberdeenshire, Scot
land. on the River Dee. 1t commands
a magnificent view and comprises 49,
900 acres. Prince Albert purchased
this estate in 1852 for R32,000 and
erected a granite castle in the Scot
tish baronial style. Il consists of two
blocks of buildings. united by wings.
and a massive tower thirty-five feet
square rising to height OF eighty feet
and surrounded by a turret twenty
feet high.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24

A little boy named Peter at a public
school saw his teacher faint and fall.
In the general confusion II was i'm
possible to keep SO many curious heads
cool. and the little ones fiocked round
the prostrate woman and her sympa
thizing colleagues. But the small boy
kept both his color and his cooIness.
Standing on bench and raising his
hand he exclaimed: Please. teacher,
can I run home and tell father to
come. He makes cofins i"-Philadel.
phia Public Ledger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
A cnrinus carrn.

The steamer Barbnrossa Of the North
German Lloyd line arrived at New York
recently with curious cargo con-
aiHting Of 12.OO canary birds IN cages 100
monkeys. LOO goldfish in tanks and two
zebras. 1t required the entire time OF
three men during the voyage to feed the
birds alone. They came from the Hnrtz
mountains OF Germany, where they nre
bred for the market, aud were conslKncd
to New York firm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
when Water LII . rlrs.

on the western coast OF Ireland. at
Baliybunion, the sea set FIRE to the
cliffs. For centuries the great Atlantic
rollers had been breaking them down
and making great assures In them. In
their depths were masses OF iron. py-
rites and alum. At last the water PEN
ertated TO these. and rapid oxidiza-
tion took place. which produced a heat
fierce enough to set the whole cliff
on fire. For weeks the rocks burned
like volcano. and great clouds OF
smoke and yaror rose high in the =lf
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
srArr or onIo. cIrr or l.oLsDo. a.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Il tho
senior mariner OF the frm OF y. J. Cheney X Co,
doing business In the city OF Toledo. County
and State aforesaid and That said tirm Will pay
each and every case Of cRtarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF Halls cntarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before mo and subscribed In my
presence, this 9Th day OF December. 4. D. iss6
tSEAr.) a. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catnrrh Cure Is taken Internally, nnd
nets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Send for tcatiInoninis. free.
y. j, CHENEY a co. Toledo, o
Sold by Druggsts sac.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Economy.

businessman tfuriously)-What dc
Won mean by kissing my daughter
irnderpaid Clerk tmeekly)-I desired
10 show my appreciation of your
daughters loveliness. and kisses are
the only things could AFFORD to gsye
hsr.-Nsw York Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24
Nh nennrnu. Innui...

Don't you think" said the pcnsiye girl
that people make mistakes by acting on
generous impulRea7f
one Of the meanest men ever knew"
said the Oldest lonfer, was an old fellow
over near Plunkville who used TO Ro In
for vegctnrinnsm every fail until Thanks
giving and Christmas were over. Just to
Keep from bnyIng turkcyA for his famlly.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-24

than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, tho
story Is told TO n woman and Is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinlxham's address
Is Lynn. Mass., she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate isno-ledge of women's
troubles makes her letter OF advice .
wcllspring of hope. and her wide expert
encc aud skin point the way TO health.
a. | suffered with ovarian trouble for
seven years. and no doctor knew what
was tho matter with me. had spells
which would last for two days or more.
/ thought would try Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. I have
taken seven bottles of IL. and am en-
tircly cured. .--MRs. JoHs FOREMAN. 90
N. woodhcrry Ave, baltimore. Md
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
is only one Of thousands.