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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-05


test is made the regular escapes for
the water are plugged up and smoke
is pumped into the pipes from the roof.
For this purpose there is special
machine which combines furnace and
force pump. In this little furnace
are put old rags or discarded Christ
mas treeG. or anything which will make
a fine smudge. AS soon as these are
In good smoking condition the smudge
is forced down into the pipes and a
tour OF examination is made. II the
smoke escapes Mt any point 1t can be
detected at once. The peppermint test
Is made from the roof also The es-
capes are plugged up and then about
pint OF peppermint oil is poured In
the roof pipe, followed by bucket OF
hot water. The odor of the pepper
mint is so penetrating that 1t will
quickly escape at any defective spot.
But the man who handles the pepper
mint has to stay on the roof until the
examination Is complete or the whole
house will be permeated with the odor.
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was always with a well-merited re-
proof for spending more money than
was warranted by his income.
Then a thought occurred to Ralph.
Why could he not borrow from the
bank? II was n rich and soulless corp
Grafton, and no one would suffer for
the act. 1t would only need the careful
alteration OF one or two figures In his
books, and there would be no chance
to discover any discrepancy until long
after the money had been replaced.
The thought came again and again.
as he walked towards home that after
noon. The most plausible arguments
on the difference between borrowing
and stealing tried to insinuate them
selves into his mind.
His wife was not usually very dem
onstrative, but to his surprise. she met
him at the door and threw her arms
around him.
"Ohw she exclaimed, as they went
in together, II am SO glad you have
come and so inexpressibly glad that
married you instead of Miles Rush
ton"
so am I. but what makes you go
back to those old days?"
Haven't you seen this mornings
paper? He has been arrested In Yer
non for defalcation. You know. he's
been cashier of the bank there for
wears. This has been going on for
some time: first, very small sums. END.
afterwards, increasing. He only IN
ot nrQt hrit YOU
know. that is what nearly all de-
faulters say"
Ralph wns quiet and very pale. HIS
wife saw that he was more anected
by the news than she had anticipated
She ran for some water. and soon re-
turned, saying:
Ralph. I'd rather live in two rooms
knowing that you were honest, than
II. a palace with anyone capable OF
dishonest act like that"
"oh, Mariana. do you really mean
that?" exclaimed Ralph. and in a mo
ment he found himself unburdening
his heart to her. She was shocked at
arst to find that even he. whom she
considered the soul of honor. should
have been assailed by such tempta-
,ion: but the feeling was succeeded by
ono of supreme thankfulness that the
,bought had not been carried out.
And II the choice lies between that
and having the home sold over our
heads. do you mean to say that you
would choose the last?" asked Ralph.
"Without a question" answered
Mariana. fervently clasping her hus'
bands hand.
There was a courage about her which
couId mot but communicate itself to
him. Then a thought struck him; per-
hans she did not know the worst. and
there could be no better moment than
the present one OF high resolve. to COM
municate 1t to her.
"You know at forced sale a house
rarely. II ever, brings anything IKE
Ito value. Your two thousand wouid
have to CO.
"Better that than your honor or
mine" she answered firmly. perhaps
II might be better in the end after all.
for n we we're in a smaller. less stylish
bouse. we might live within our in
rome and YOU have 10 idea how tue
thought OF debt weighs upon me.
RaIpb remembered that his wife had
more than once proposed to sell the
house and move into a smaller one.
hp, no would not listen to her Would
,bat he had done so before the neces-
sity for selling had become impera-
tive.
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nEsr LONDON rIr-slTs.

"Pa. what is a scheme?" "I can't
define It. my son. but 1t is something
that will fall through quicker than
anything else on earth"
Student: This time l shall have to
owe you my rent" Landlady: That
is what you said the last time" Stu
dent: well. didn't keep my word7"
Mr.. spooner (seriously): DO you
think your father would object to my
marrying your" Miss Sharpe: II
don't know; II he's anything like me
he would"
Elocutionist beginning to recite
Longfellow's famous poem): Listen.
my children, and you shall hear OF the
midnight ride Of Paul Revere" Impa-
tient auditor: What make of bicycle
did he user
The Binkses must buy everything
On the installment plan" What
makes you think so7" II heard Jim
my Binks ask his father whether their
new baby would be taken away II they
couldn't keep up the payments"
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PERSONALITIES.

with actual money the late Queen
I.ouise of Denmark was less well en-
dowed than other European queen
consorts. but her Jewels, laces and
furs are valued at s1o.0o0.000.
There is a great deal of speculation
In England as to the disposition which
Queen Victoria has made of her i'm
mense property, for she is the first
sovereign OF England who ever had
anything to leave. All OF her prede-
cessors upon the throne bequeathed
fine assortments OF debts to their pos
terity, which parliament was called
upon to pay, and, while Victoria per-
mitted the people TO be taxed to settle
the private obligations Of her uncles,
George ". and William ~, she her
self maid the debts of her father. the
duke of Kent, with full interest. and
has several times settled the liabiii-
ties Of the prince of Wales to the ex-
tent OF several millions of dollars.
In the course OF speech second
inc the memorial resolution on the late
Isaac II. Bromley. at the Union League
club New York, fortnight ago.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said; He was
one of the few wits whose faculty was
So perfect that he did not need to In
flict wound. Victim and associates
equally enjoyed the joke, for Brom-
ley's humor in the social circle never
left scar. His answer to the angry
subscriber Of the paper he was tenn
porarily editing years ago. because OF
the scarcity in its columns OF cables
and kilograms. was characteristic; We
are poor, but honest. Even our Vat
ican news is taken from the Sentinel
OF Rome. N. Y"
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TOO MUCH COTTON RAISED.
Southern risnters Must Turn Their At.
tention to Something Else.

Travellers passing through the South
ern states have their curiosity aroused
by seeing from the car windows large
fields OF unpickcd cotton going 10 waste
or being eaten by cattle. II Is explain
cd that n poor crop does not pay for
picking because cotton IN only about
hyc cents a pound IN the markets "
New Orleans and Savannah. The season
has been cold and rainy. and It has
been difficult TO persuade plckcrs to 20
INTO the field for wages which the
planters have been able TO offer them.
For these reasons thousands OF ncrcs
have been abandoned. Some estimate
II as nigh ms 30 per cent OF the entire
crop. and the farmers will therefore
stiifer a large loss for which they will
be compelled TO increase the mortgages
thnt now encumbcr their plantations
IL does not pay to raise cotton Mt fve
cents pound except under the most
favorable circumstances. Thinking
men argue that there Is no loss without
some gnln. ns the experience of this
scnson Will drive many planters to raise
other and more profitable crops. Plant
ers' associations have been organized In
all OF the Southern stntes expressly for
the purpose OF limiting cotton culture
and encouraging diversified crops. They
have even gone 80 far ns to nsk plnnt-
ers to sign pledges to reduce their mere
age ., 10 and 20 per cent. but habit l.
strong, and new crops ncccssitatc the
education Of negroes. which TX more
trouble than the planter cares to take.
Chicago Record.
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surpri.sd tho r.r..,.n..

Al tho French papers are caught by the
fact that the 1--WE American commission
crs appeared In evening dress ut the last
when tho American delegation first ar
rived in Paris the Madrid papers spread
throuEhout Europc the report that ite
ana without pcrsonnl servnnta-thnt. In a
word, they looked like u company OF per
ronally conducted" tourists. Ambassador
Monsonu recent reference 10 American
diplomats had revived the French phrase.
"shirt-aleeve diplomacy" 40 that tho
commc-il-fnut appearance OF the Amer
leans In the final scene Of the negotia-
uons made quite an Impression on the
public mind. The explanation IN found In
the simple fact that the commissioners
had dressed. not for the signing OF tho
treaty. but for a dinner party to which
they were Invited FOR the same evening.
but that humdrum circumstance thus far
has escaped the Partisan newspapers.
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Mar. twain. s..ren for /. WORD.

A little story about Mark Twain.
The humorist gives great care to COM
position. He sometimes rewrites an
article dozen or more times, study
ing the whole range OF syntax to give
precision and lucidity TO a thought,
says NJ. A. p. For some fourteen sum-
mers he lived at Quarry Farm, near
Elmira. the home OF his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Crane. One day he disappeared
and no trace OF him was found unit.
at dinner time he reappeared at the
house Where In the world have YOU
been all day." he was asked. .I-hayo
-been-hunting-for-a-word." re-
piled Mr.. Clemens in that drawl De-
culiar to him. "And-what's-more,-
e-found-it.-too.h he added.
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= Equipment for Baltimore q Ohio.
he Improvements that have been
BE on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
q during the past two years have
dered 1t possible to operate cars of
aeayier capacity than have been In
in the past and the receivers have
ordered from the Schoen Pressed
Fl Company of Pittsburg 1000 steel
cars Of a capacity of 100000
fnds each. These cars will be used
the seaboard trade and are ex-
fed to be In service during the early
Of 1899. In addition to these cars
receivers have also ordered from
Pittsburg Locomotive Works 80
70 Of the consolidated locomotives
"a 22x2S-,inch cylinders.
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s..,on,nr Lumber by E,.e.r,,,,y.

A new process IL announced for sen.
soning wood by electrical action. The
timber TO be treated is put into quad
rangular tank OF liquid. Immersed to
rather more thnn half Its depth. aud an
electric current applied through met
allie conductor. 40 arranged IA to dis
tribute II throughout the area, and /; Is
stafed that In space of four mInutcs
the sap begins to cxude at the lower
end OF the wood; In six hours II Is all
extracted. The wood Is then placed In
another tank from which n septic solu-
iion Is forced Into the pores by nm elec-
tro-caplllnry method. III. says the
Builder. this process has successful re-
suits AT n cost which viii not be com.
inercially problbitory, II may prove OF
great Importance.
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Il cannot help feeling that God has
saved us from something far. far worse
than poverty, and am sure that II we
Try to do right and ask His help. that
He VIII help u.s."
And they did ask Him, and new cour-
age seemed TO be given to both for all
that might lie before them.
Ralph promised that n in any hon
est manner the house could bc saved
from a forced sale. he would take i'm
mediate steps TO dispose OF It in a
way that would involve Iexs loss. They
would then begin life over again In a
smaller house, better suited to their
income. and with the firm resolve to
let pay as we 60" be their financial
motto.
His uncle was taken once more into
the young mans confidence. and to
Ralphs own surprise, the whole story
was told to him. II was like a Ieaden
weight removed when his uncle grasp
ed his hand with more cordiality than
was wont. saying:
Thank God. Ralph, that He saved
you from that first downward ssep:
AHN shel Sou anu Mariana nave Deen
brought to see the folly OF living a
little beyond your income. instead Of a
little within it,"
Being convinced Of his nephew's In
tention to alter his style of living as
soon as possible. he prevented the
forced sale of the house. and assisted
In disposing OF II.
new home with n very small In
cumbrance upon It. was exchanged for
the old one. The freedom from anxiety
about endless debts. fully compensated
for the change of home and neighbor-
hood.
Many of their old acquaintance
ceased TO remember their existence. but
the JOY Of contented mind was theirs.
and the assurance that Gods blessing
rested upon their home
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Novel Aavertl.lnr seh.m,,

A Russian shopkecper with an eye
to Immediate returns X snid to have
posted an announcement 10 the effect
that the reason he had hitherto sold
30 cbenpiy was that he was unmarried
and did not need profit for the main
tcnnncc OF wife and family. The nd-
verfisement closed as follows.
1T II now my duty to inform the
public that this advantage win shortly
be Withdrawn from them, as | am
about to be married. They win there
fore do well TO make their purchases
at once AT the old rate"
The result was that. there was such
n run on the shop that In the course of
n few days the shopkeeper had made
enough money to pay the expenses OF
Ills wedding.-Argonnut
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JANUARY MAoAz,NEs.

The American Monthly Review Of
Reviews begins Its new volume with
strong issue and a largely incrcnset!
circulation- The two important and
timely subjects OF American diplomacy
and territorial expansion figure prom.
inentiy In the january number. The
editor reviews the historic year 1S9s
from the international viewpoint and
discusses pending national problems;
Mr.. Henry Macfarland. the Washing
ton correspondent. contributes a study
based ON intimate knowledge OF the
diplomacy OF the war. and Professor
Harry Pratt Judson. OF the University
OF Chicago. writes an exhaustive paper
on "Our Federal Constitution and the
Government OF Tropical Territories" :"
The New Years Ladies' Home Jour
nal gives assurance Of purpose to
make that magazine more useful and
helpful. and stronger In Its literary and
artistic features. during 1870 than ever
before. II contains number OF prnc-
ticai articles. besides score OF fca-
lures OF lighter interest. and opens
Win fuil-pnge drawing OF W. l..
Tayior. illustrating Longfcliow's VII
lagc Blacksmith. Early colonial social
life Is mirrored IN ''The Most Aristo-
cratic Social Event In America"-thc
annual ball OF the Philadelphia AS
sembly." an article that will he read
with unusual interest A ciose-rangc
view OF strong interest is given OF
i.eschctizky, by Cleveland Mofrctt.
who discloscs the methods OF "'rhe
Man Who Taught Paderewski.~ and
Elizabeth q. Jordan tells what 1t
Means to BE n Newspaper Woman" a
subject upon which she writes from
her own experiences.
Lieutenant Hobson's account OF the
sinking of the Merrimnc In the Janu.
nry Century Is OF absorbing interest.
and OF itself would make this number
OF the magazine remarkable. Captain
sigsbcc OF the Maine continues his per-
sonal account OF the episode that pre-
cipitatcd the conflict with Spain; and
MIR. Edmond Kelly describes the ex-
periences Of An American IN Madrid
During the War Captain Crownn-
shield, United States navy, chief Of
The bureau of navigation. makes I'm
cbcctive presentation OF the "Advnn-
tages of the Nicaragua Canal" in an
article so entitled. In fiction we have
one OF Mrs. Stuart's sympathetic de-
llncations OF negro character Uncle
SUITS Famous Weather Prediction"
The Limerick Tigers" by Mr. Harry
Stillwell Edwards author OF "rhe Two
Runnwnys;" and Ills WIFE" by Mrs.
foultney Blgelow. wife OF the we'll
known author and war correspondent.
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Trained ce,orsd Nnr.e..

The Training School for Nurses at the
colorcd Institute Mt Tuskagcc furnished
four nurses for the army at Santiago and
nine for the camp nj Chicknmauga. one
Of the most interesting features Of the
parade before the President down there
was fioat representing the old kind OF
new. On the FIRST float was the Interior
OF a negro cabin. with an old NANNY
in fhc rhlrnnoy rlare ,yi,tia h.., ,s,t'rf
lay on pile OF straw In n corner, covered
with a rnggcd bcdquiit The other fioat
represented a neat bedroom. with nm iron
bed dressed In snowy linen. n nurse In
uniform with a white cap. and the differ
cnt appliances that nrc in common use In
weli-ordcred hospitnla. II made very
striking contrast, as well ns n-pretty pi-
ture.
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OLD soREs HsALrp.
isrsdsas- b. ths Fr-usdsat's ssuthsr, rrsp
SHOW Patriotism

At every place visited by President Nc
klnlcy during his recent southern trip
there were manifestations OF patriotism
that were very EratifyinF 70 him. An oc-
casien OF this kind was The banquet given
At savannah. II would have been a
notable cvcnt In any city for the perfcc-
ton OF tho arrangements. the distin-
Euishcd character OF this guests. the
speeches; the enthusiasm that greeted
every aiiusi.n I? .. reunited country and
the renewed relations Of affection be-
tween the two scctionr. II was a vcritnbtr
love feast. and the demonstrations OF
honor toward the President and tho loy-
atty 70 the Rag could not have been sx-
ecsded IN sincerity In any city OF the
North. Secretary Alscr again officistsd
as chorister and led tho singing. The
guests and the hosts united In singing
The Sta. sganslcd haaner. -pixie and
dent Joined as heartily nA the most en-
thusiastic and checrcd as loudly aa tho
rest the cxprenHions of love, pride and 10y
atty that came from every speakers lips.
The address OF welcome delivered by tho
mayor was notable for its patriotism and
cloguence. and when he niiuded 20 Gem
crat Grant as the greatest and most mag
nanimous OF soldiers the outburrt of cn-
thuAinsm was greater than greeted any
other name or sentiment.
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Training tho Otter.

1t Is said that Indian fishermen have
an Ingenious way OF training the otter.
They catch the small cub and put
collar round the throat. The little
creature. finding itself unable for days
together to swallow anything II catch
es. gives up trying to do SO. and firmly
believes for the rest Of It's life that an
otter can only swallow such food Us
1t receives direct from its masters
hand. and. accordingly. 1t faithfully
brings to the bank all the fish 1t may
capture.
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INDIANA TRuANcv LAW.
II Ia Resulting In Increased Attendance a
school,

The state trunncy board OF Indiana has
Just completed appointments OF tho trunnt
ofhccrn for the present year The report
which " has prepared shows what indi-
nnaE now compulsory education law. in
the nrHt year OF Its enactment did In fn-
diana schools last year.
= In lsys there were 25I trunnt ofiicrra,
Two hundred and ten OF these made hiii
reports. showing that their cost to the
state was S25,5ftsi. or about Slcs for each
omccr: As y consequence OF the Law and
us enforcement s2, 600 non-attendants wrre
forced Into the schools
In assisting the poor to clothc their chill
dren and to buy school books, only ffs.-
h".t3 wnB necessary. The law being now.
thore was considerable trouble inat ycnr'
In enforcing IT, and little needless cx-
pcnsc The nnu-child labor law, which
rather co-opcratea with ". in also better
,inderatond. and II is thought that about
lo,0pS moro children falling under the rc-
quirements OF the law will be brought Into
the schools. There arc some defects IN
the law which one years experience has
brought out but they will be rcmodicd by
the next Legislature.
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Ansor... slIkx run

A recent writer on the Angora goat
calls attention to the fact that the eli
mate of Angora possesses some re-
markable peculiarity causing the de-
velopment of silky coat on animals
OF various kinds. Not only the famous
goats. which produce mohair. are thus
furnished. but similar tendency is
exhibited among such animals as cats
and greyhounds living In the same
country.
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uov-. rblsr

we o9 ess ors Sssdsss I'M pe,s Y ssrss e
~ c1iENEy ! co. rolsds. O
We, the undcrxtEned. have known 2. =
perfectly honorable In all busIncrs tr4n1nrljous
snd 1uaneiaiiv able 20 carry Gus any ooiiGn-
fionx made by their firm. - -
West 4 Tr1ax, Wholesale prueafsts. fo1cde
o. WaidinT. Hinnnn = Marvin. W1oieo.l9
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio .'.'.'l r.
ine directly upo4 tho blood and mucous <urfnr91
Of tho Hy<teuh Testimonials sent frc3 ffiee
1cc per bottle. Sold bJ all druEFk<tk
HAll,A Family rllla are tho heat
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m, sm,,l,.. Island in the world.

Rcckall is. perhaps, the smallest
island in the world. 1t is situated in
the Atlantic over 300 miles west OF
Scotland, and is a mere rock about 60
feet high and 225 feet round, arising
from a reef OF sand. The rock is basalt
and granite, very magnetic. 1t is
haunted by sea-birds. and the mackerel
of the surrounding seas are very fine.
OF course, 1t was never inhabited, and
is very seldom visited, owing to the
difficulty of landing on 1t.
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TESTING THE QUALITY OF AIR.

An Idea as to Its Purity May lie Do
rived by Using smoke or Peppermint.
Once a year is quite often enough to
have the plumbing tested for the es-
cape OF sewer gas. There are two
methods OF doing this-the pepper
mint test and smoke test. The latter
is regarded as the most absolute.
though both are used. When such a
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/, prInr Lrprosy to rhls Country.

Il soldiers in Hawaii may contract
sy and bring it to this country.
i leprosy is TO be dreaded. there
thousand times as many victims
Iomach disorders, but there is n
in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
n ailments that the Bitters are n
ifc for are malaria. fever and
! Sold at all drug stores.
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a. THE PATRIOT
IN HIS CHARACTER
-, .y principle. Bat was
|,,.ssss. .ss@ r9'''.'''' win

~ho lived in the social at
hcse sIcb surrounded Garcia,
" sarre Of those strong mag
lp sbich seemed to emanate
ave who dwelt within hear
wi. eiear' resonant voice, who
his eie "a the sound logic and
siensr 1 ll's,rs upon all subjects, po-
q Nr,o,nical which came so
s.",, lis lips, it is hard to
Y mo no. Il no more. Calixto
lIs' ,-one ~ from us, but the infiu-
pas \ 4, masterful mind. the effect
~ isneed and progressive stand
s.",ters a,@ where the welfare OF
IT. 1concerned will be felt for
"a, 4. ,rsS n strong mind, but not
ane He was willing TO
in ,,. unon every question but
.n-,ncjple. ~, The latter was TO him
| 'acred, "A policy may be with
Hanged he once said to me,
nriucIple should be invioiate-
u no right to tamper with JUS
us 4 was a proud man; perhaps
a.sitlye M one, an ambitious man.
',sl,Ious only for his country's
that he was extremely popular
.s,nrsl mi tribute to his courage and
sins. m popular not only with the
h,,t with the discriminating
well. because they saw In him
DltIon that was laudable. n pow
was not to be purchased, and a
4 iustlce which was open to ar
and conviction. He was the
: IDOL of the people of the
While operating in the neigh
/ Of Holguln hundreds Of wom-
hi steal out from the suburbs,
lden IN the gray mists of the
avn. TO catch a glimpse of the
general. Less than half a mile
elasco | saw some fifty of them
" around his horse, all eager to
!. TO kiss his hand or the cuff
coat. With tears in their eyes
fled him as "the savior of the
!" 'the hope Of Cuba" He was
bout enemies. Great men sell
E. but he was never one. to bear
or long resentment. When
was imminent and undesirable
,rlte remark was: well, let us
2 subject and 20 fight the Span
From sketch of General Calix-
ia. by George Reno, in the
IN Monthly Review of Reviews
uary.
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strong Plea for Matrimony.

Every nlmshouse In the land IL full
of old bachelors, pale. moping men.
who meditnte on childhood and It's
memories Of friends. II old age comes
with wealth then the bachelor realizes
that the sweetest things Of life cannot
be bought. His house Is not n home.
Those who walt on him work not for
love, but for wages. He is like n trav-
cler In strange land who wishes for
n genuine resting place. and some one
to look Mt whom he loyes.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.