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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-19
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-19
SILK UNDERSKIRTS.

The most acceptable gift to every wo.
man. All the new shades are here and wa
show an assortment well worth youp
while to inspect. Prices range from 500
to $780,
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

was called Searchlikht by the sailors.
for reason I will explain. II was nigh,
and the Olympia was out on the
ocean and II was very dark. so dark
that not an object could be discerncd
on the vast sea. Suddenly the crew
was startled by the sound OF shot
One OF the sailors turned the search
light with Its glare toward the direc-
tion from which the noise came. and
discovered a gunboat not far from
them An order was given for the
light 10 be turned out. as Il was feared
that the gnnboat was an enemy and
that Its crew would see the Olympia.
The little mascot cried out. Turn Il
on again" The sailor who heard the
order thought that Il was given by an
officer. and he again threw the lirht
toward the other boat. and the brave
mascot yelled. "A Spanish gunboati"
and the crew looked aad saw the boat
turned toward them with its big ran-
non. ready for action. II was but n
second. and the noble sailors were in
the midst OF battle. Our American
boys won the victory. The Olympia
and Its men were saved from an awful
fate by the little mascot, searchlisht.
While In Manila he died of fever. And
not only did the men OF the olympia
mourn his death, but also our brave
and honored Admiral Dewey. Eleanor
Greenwood
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
MARK TwAlM.s soox.
Why ., WIN Not Be rusn.hed rnti,
the Year sooo

the Year 1000.
MARK Twain was just about 10 take
eao In front OF his hotel In the De
we're gardens. Kensington. when J
snatched short interview with him
ays correspondent OF the Washing
.oh Post. Yes" he said. Il have some
literary designs. but not on the public.
u you are good at shorthand and will
'et me do all the talking I will tell YOU
Nhat these designs are without much
expense of time. They greatly interest
me out they may not interest the rest
OIL the population OF the earth. and
,ahnot make any promises under that
mead. First OF all must tell YOU that
, shail not be writing anything for pub
ncauoh Tor years and years to come
according to my forecast. and I expect
70 be busy all that time on two books
which are now well under way. One OF
these ] am writing for myself. the 9th
er ior posterity. The one will never
ne published at all. the other not be-
'ore the year 2.c00. Don't interrupt. Il
VIII only waste time The one Is a
story, the other portrait gallery. ac-
teresting among the people whom
nave spoken with. here and there and
wonder about the world since my child
mood. | mean OF every rank and walk
IN life. from the very highest TO the
very lowest. Their one requisite is that
II that they shall be so charged with
the human element that no lapse Of
time can make It pale or cheap or in
different TO men. There are monarchs
and princes in It: have already put
them on paper. There are tailors and
shoemakers and cabdrivers. editors.
lawyers, poets. novellsts. actors. hu-
morists, thieves. desperadoes, forEers
printers. pastors. pirates. negroes. In
dams, horsethieves, cooks. walters
children, women. historians. fashion
able society. unfashionable society.
Cinnamon. Englishmen. Irlshmen.
Niennese- all the nationalities. /
have hundreds OF names on my list and
the only reason that any name is there
Is that there was something about my
contact with the person bearing Il
whose interest burnt the episode into
my memory for life am setting moth
Ing down in malice, but am writing in
freedom. and one cannot write with
freedom about friends or acqualntan-
ces except upon one condition. that the
matter shall not see print until those
people and their children have long
passed from life. Ny book is for pos
terity only. and It must interest pos
terity, because pictures OF past people
and OF life that was lived and OF the
ways and manners and clothes of
vanished age always command interes.
and cannot help 1t when they are
frankly and honestly drawn. II there
had been more Pepyses and Benvenu-
to Cellinis We would know more than
we do OF the intimate life OF bygone
epochs. My ultimate plans? am TO
stay In London couple of months.
About September shall be back in
New York"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
4 King a, Thirteen.

One OF the youngest rulers OF the
world Is sumshcre Jung. the young
king OF Ncpaul. which lies between
Thibct and India. and which contains
the highest mountain OF the Hlmaia-
yas. This little king. who is only 13
years old. has some hundred thousand
warriors under his command, and as
they are wonderfully brave fighters,
young Sumshere Jung has the respect
OF all the neighboring tribes and gov
ernments. and even the English gov
ernment is very glad. indeed. to keep
ON friendly terms with this little mon
arch. These people OF Nepaul are
very queer mixture Of races. with tho
Ghoorkas as the ruling tribe. The
only men that are respected In this
strange land are wnrrlors so every
boy ia brought up with the one idea
that fighting Is the only thing worth
living for. II anyone does
anything to dlsplease this little Hing
he can order his head to be cut on at
once and 1t Will be Immediately done.
How would you like to have boy for
a playmate who could have your head
cut on whenever you did anything he
did not likeg 1t is pretty safe to say
that he Is never 1T In any game un-
less he wants TO be.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
,,,.. sun.,,,u,, for opium.

Several weeks ago 1t was announced
by Texas journal. which made some
pretense to scientific knowledge. that
a new drug had been discovered that
afforded a cure for the opium habit 1t
was alleged that the plant from which
the drug was derived was named husa'
and that its essence was the most dii-
fusable stimulant known. 1t was said
to act as a sedative, but not as mar
cotIc. The story was told in such a
convincing way that some of the north
ern medical papers reprinted It, IL
now appears that Prof. John Uri Lloyd
of Cincinnati mas been investigating
the subject. He sought from the man
ufacturer of the commercial prepara-
tion both specimens Of the plant ana
samples of the stun the Texan was sel-
ling No amount of persuasion served
IN secure any husa leaves. But the
compound which was said to be made
from them was examined careIully'
and its ingredients were all easn!
identified There was good deal Oh
water a little glycerlne. some alcohoi.
a considerable amount of salicylic aeiu
and from 1.3 to 2.2 per cent OF NOR
mime 1t thus appears that the husa
l. fraud and the man who mas ioist-
od tho story about 1t on an unsuspect-
ing pnbllc might also be mistaken lot
ono ON a dark night.-New YORK M
hume
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
why Men Are cannlb.I..

Some grewsomo Information has
been collected by member OF the
European medical fraternity In relation
to tribes that eat men. A Frenchman
figures that 20 per cent Of all cannibals
eat the dead In order to glorlfy them;
10 per cent eat great warriors in order
that they may inherit their courage
and eat dead children In order 10 re-
new their youth 10 per cent partake
of their near relatives from religious
motives. either in connection with inl-
tiatory rites or to glorify deities. and
8 per cent feast in order to avenge
themselves upon their enemies. Those
who devour human flesh because OF
famine are reckoned at IS per cent.
In short, deductlng all these. there re-
mains only a portion OF "a per cent
who partake Of human flesh because
they prefer II to other means OF all
mentation. In the heart of Africa.
man-eating Is continued to this day.
and to such an extent that In certain
villages ribs and quarters OF man meat
can be bought. II is easier for the
native there to kill men when they
desire flesh than to go to the exertion
OF hunting game.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
Unwilling arp.r king.

The gypsies roam from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, but they have real king
and his name Is Gus Stanley. He has
heen their ruler for great many years
but now he wants to let some one else
be king. All Of the gypsies In the
United States. though. like him. ard
think him as good a ruler rs they
could get. and they will not let him
give 1t up. Every year they come
from everywhere and meet all in one
place. but this year a great many OF
them stayed away so they would not
have TO vote for new king. and they
say that they will stay away until be
says he. win not ask to quit any more.
So he must be king yet awhile. whether
he wishes to or not.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
rre.n rlp. AIwar. nead,.

The tip of a billiard cue is subjected
TO a great deal of hard wear. and when
the least battered the entire stick Is
unfit for service and must be laid away
and thrown out OF use until 1t can be
retipped. While this is a comparatively
simple operation, 1t must be performed
by one more or less expert In this line
or they will not pass the fastidious eye
Of the billiard player A scheme by
which a tip may be quickly removed
and as quickly replaced by another has
been devised by William G. Hertz. OF
Huntsville, Ala. By his scheme fer
rule Is fastened around the end OF the
stick and split collar made to receive
the leather tip in one end and to fit
over the ferruie completes the affair
A firm bearing Is given TO the tip and
at the same time 1t is easily removed
and replaced.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
In - Maze.

More uncomfortable even than "a
cat In strange garrett must he a cat
in crystal maze"-a series OF mir
rors so arranged that. once in, II is
hard to ind ones way out A strange
cat strayed into the maze at Jackson
Vile. and had bad time of II. Walk
Ing around between the mirrors she
saw her own reflection on all sides.
She was not well pleased Her tail
started to swell. and she rushed at the
nearest cat, which advanced to meet
her at the same rate Of speed. With
shrek OF defiance they met. and the
iil-tempered feline fell back from
fearful bump against mirror up
she jumped and looked around. only
10 see an array OF abused cats staring
at her. when she moved 125 others
moved also. with a howl OF disgust
she turned and fled. Groups OF cats
greeted here everywhere as she rushed
into mirrors and tried to climb tho
slippery surface OF the glass In the
course of o few minutes the animal
ran through the exit OF the crystal
maze as II shot from catapult. with
two jumps she rushed TO the street and
disappeared In one OF the adjacent
houses. very badly "rattled" cat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
wnsr. The nr..t rore.. Ar-.

A table in Science shows that Can
ada leads all other countries in the
extent of her forests. She possesses
799, ,230. 100 acres OF forest-coyered land
as against $50, 100000 acres in the Unit
ed States. Russia Is credited with
49s. .240. 900 acres. about $4,000. 900 more
than the United States. India comes
next with 1400Oo.OO0 Germany has
s4.s47 900 acres, France 23.466, $50, and
the British Islands only 2.695.0o0. The
table does not include Africa or South
America, both of which contain i'm
mense forests. II may surprise some
readers 10 learn that the percentage OF
forest-coyered land Is larger in several
European countries. Germany for In
stance. than in the United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
A cnrIon. Ll,tlc Anlmnl.

or all the queer animals which man
has found there are none more curious
than kind OF rat found In the Rocky
mountains. Though for a long time
well known to trappers. It is only late
ly that any one has studied these busy
little fellows. Although called a rat.
this little animal is larger than com
mon rat. with body eight inches long.
II Is a very pretty creature, with a soft
gray fur and a squlrrei-ilke tail. easily
tanned and a delightful pet. The trap
pers long ago gave It the name OF the
trading rat" from It's curious habit
o' never stealing anything without
putting something in its place. Two
young women. camping In the noun
tains. left the lid Of their biscuit box
off one night In the morning all the
biscuits were gone. and the box was
filled with chips. scraps OF leather.
sticks. bones. dried beans-ln fact,
everything movable near at hand. The
trading rat builds very beautiful nest.
sometimes two feet in height. and Is
very clever at storing food II has
great fancy for anything OF brigh,
red color.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
Gagged BEAUTIES
Exposed For sale to the ra...r-uv 4,
Algerian Marts-

Exposed FOR sale to the ra.,,r-rx 4.
Algerian sSarts.
Mr. william Shark describes in Ion-
don Literature a visit, while in Al,a-
ria, TO street Of Gagged women 7,
seems It is forbidden to Europeans a.
ter dark, but he wandered in nar,Iy
'nrousn incident. partly through curl
osity. he writes: Some women were
In barred rooms and some In cages on
fered for sale. The woman in the srs,
cage passed was rather prettv and
though her hair was dark. she had nals
blue eyes. Her long loose tresses uers
everywhere clasped with little hlue
brooches, and | noticed that her linx
the end of her ears and her finger fins
were stained a dull red. She accosted
me In Moorish-French, and asked me
II ] would not like to take her away
from these tackals of Moors and Arabs
said | was stranger, a wayfarer. and
II here today might be far tomorrow
She told me she was not an Arab GAL
lah be praised!D' and not a Moor. eth
err but koulourli-that is, the child
OF Moorish woman by a Turkish IA
ther. One girls face and manner i'm
pressed me greatly. She was not beau
tiful. hardly pretty, but she had sing
niarly winsome face. with large, fine.
gazelle-like eyes. She was a European.
Spaniard, from one OF the Balearic
Isles. Strangely. she was very fair.
with blonde hair full of a dusky gold
sheen. She has been taken to oran. at
the extreme western end of Algeria. bv
Spanish naval officer. and there In
Few weeks had been deserted. For
some months she was derelict in that
old ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS town. After
her child was born she had gone inland
TO hill-set Tlemcen, the old Moorish
town that stands within sight Of the
frontier of Morocco. There rich Moor
had taken her TO his harem. On his
death few months later she had been
purchased by Jew from Algiers. and
straightway sold to a young Turk nj
Bona. The Turk, when tired of her.
disposed of his property to an Arab
sheik, who had grown tired OF her in
turn and placed her In the street cage,
an article for sale. For some minutes
stood talking to poor imprisoned
creature, when passing guard took
notice of the incident and whispered to
me in French to move away at once
and return to the foreign quarter. He
had passed on before could see his
face. The next moment | deserted the
evil countenance of Jewish-looking
Moor, behind the cage of the oran
woman. He was her owner and he had
a.
When he discovered that he had not
purchaser to deal with he came forward
brusquely. DO you want her or not?'
he demanded. sneeringly, in gutteral
Algerian French. No? Then be off
with you. infidel dog. and by the way
you came II you value your skin"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
A.,sn ca,sn.,.r

The santa Fe Route has issned a
handsome six months calendar. July
10 December. 1870. which contains six
separate reproductions In color. skill
inches. of y. A. Burbank's celebrated
portraits Of Pueblo Indians: one for
each month.
These are the same reproductions
used IN "tsrush and Pencil" aud can
not he obtained separately for Iss-
thnn Si.5O. In fact, some Of them al
ready command n high premium The
Aztec Calendar" also has an engraved
rover containing reproduction OF the
ancient Aztec Calendar stone.
Ohtninnblc Tor y cents by applying
TO J. 4. Han. General Agent A., I. & y.
T. Ry.. Denver. May he ordered by
mail
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24


hemember that cholera morbus.
Ha infantum. summer com
any bilious collie. diarrhoea and
entery are each and all catarrh
ae bowels. Catarrh is the only
irN name for these affections.
ru-ha is an absolute specific for
ailments, which are so COM
~ summer, DIR. Hartman. In
naiee Of over forty years, never
single case Of cholera infan-
oysentary, diarrhoea, or chol-
TorDus, and his only remedy
re-ru-na. Those desiring fur
PARTICULARS should send for a
eopy OF Summer Catarrh."
'ess ut. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
T-dd,,. Tutor, rhomn. r,,.,,,.

Tutors Thomas Tinker.
Thomas Tnkler. Teddy's tutor.
Tried TO teach Ted tactfuily:
Trinins Teddy thought too tiresome
Tutor Thinkers tendency.
Therefore Teddy. tempting trouble.
Tried TO thwsr, the tutors tact,
Turned to taking truant trudges.
TIL i. Tinekler Teddy tracked.
Tutor Threatened. truant trembled.
Then to tardy tasks turned they.
Thanks to tutelsry tyrant,
Teddy's talents tell today.
-Addie s. Colon in Harper's Round
Table.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
PHILIPPINES.
LUMBER AND Ar a
a, Hundred with Al
~ -. Hundred Thousand

,.,dson. of San Fran
rsi,s" sor,c,y Of the Pacific 10
icsl IN the United States
,,,D,s,,i. slloso relating to The fhii- !.
,sin'sn gun n',nber Of the islands Is
ine - generally supposel.
= ~ srca Is underes'iina'''u-
: ", n',orernment documents
sla, i made that the area OF
nen' ., Islands is something
w W. 'ouare miles. In the lat
~ recelred. 1t is given as
~. ). miles. This error has
JUL Jun from n hurried exam
a, .,,s spapish documents We
! w .cnia official lie las lslas
ne "a 1s9s. Publicada por Ia
All Gobierno General, Ma
!, vi ,he statement that the
.n,nnrises an area of 333.-
" sllometers. without includ-
IA ,suIuD group. 1t then
| .,out XII. thirty-nve of the prin-
n. and their areas aggregate
t-narp kilometers. That, OF
|'sves a multitude of the smai-
III not specified in the guide.
"a IN the larger area With
|.1on H. of one square kilometer
ane square mile multiplied by
nv M area Of the islands spec
'.nuts | TO 1i5.23s square miles;
''.u srsa of all the islands. less
-ro,,p. mi amounts to 13I ,0oI
lar the statement is generally
Z, the archipelago of the Phil
= e,,utaIus from 1000 TO 1000 isl
N tbe .Guia Oficial' says the
a. Z more than 1000. But in ex-
,bs .Derrotero del Archipelago
Madrid. ts79'-that is. thc
Mi of the Philippines, covering
= n oOD pages we find that the
itas isletas. islotes, islotillos
therein described
IA 5s3. OF course, this does
nJe reefs. rocks or hidden
n,it that these figures of the
of the number Of islands and
accepted by the society until
by government surveys"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

hbert Downing. the Tragedian.
fnd It preventive against all
a summer ills that swoop upon
b changing climates and water.
= .As ftsa=. travelling r-rnpanton
saissard against malarial in
hes.
3 sun 1t up. Pe-ru-na has done me
good than any tonic l have ever
fathy mucous membranes protect
cody against the heat of summer
the cold Of winter. Pe-ru-na Ia
10 bring health to the mucous
orsnes Of the whole body.
file Tor a copy of DR.. Hartman's
book entitled Summer Catarrh."
rs Dr. Hartman. Columbus. o.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
k.ro..n. y.r.n. mo.aul.oe..

According 20 DIT. I. o. Howard, OF
the department Of agriculture. little
kerosene. say one ounce 10 every If
teen square feet. spread over the sur
face OF ponds and marshes where mos
auitoss breed will destroy the pests by
forming a slight coating over the wat
er. This prevents the larvae from
reacning the air. but the kerosene is
also effective as an insecticide.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
B.ware Of ointm.nt- for canrrh THAT
Contain Mercury,

A. mercury will surely destroy the sense II
sney and mpicteiy dcrnnge the whole system
when entering u through the mucous surfaces
prescriptions from reputable physictnnr. ~ the
damage they will do n tcntuid 70 the good you
can possibly derive from thcm. Halls Chtnrrh
Cure, manufactured by n J. Cheney & Co.
Toledo. a. contains n" mercury and y taken
Internally acting directly upon the blood md
Mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Hall Catarrh Curr he sure y0u get the genuine
Il II taken internally. aud made in Toledo, phio.
hy =. j. Cheney & Co, Tcstlmoninisfroc. sold
by Druggists price sAc per bottle
Halls Famli, Pilts are the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
ILL.,, n,h.r side of It.

From the Chicago News; she 'at inc
denoo-.Tt must be awfully hard ior
,hsse moor foreigners who come to TINS
country to find themselves strangers in u,
strange land" He-"oh' they uon
mind il You see. they are used to H.
having been born and raised in foreign
lands" she-"True; never thought
~ ,hnf
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

The linton Pacific has added new, mod
ern equipment 70 Its service both east
and west from Denver and gives even
better satisfaction 10 itn patrons than In
the past II stands without rival RH tho
quickest and most elegant route. Win
TO accommodate all
cinsseH Of passengers. only one night TO
Chicago, ST. Louis and st Paul. and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket Office oii 18th street.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

aea it comes to making improve
M an branches of railroad serv-
baltimore and Ohio railroad
I nave to retire from the front
AZ nothing is too good for the
~. 80 nothing is too good for Bal
kro,,aa anu Ohio railroad patrons. and
/ hsslVe he,.Ve step in dining car serv-
dt.g ing taken. The Royal Blue
6idl" lining cars are being shipped as
H.. as possible to change the in
n AZ 80 that each car will have a
Is,o note compartment and a cafe.
h. W., e service will be a la carte.
aI,yp paIt OF the car will have easy
a Az 'aoies and other conveniences
! ,ma, ,eiass cafe, where gentlemen
h noA Ae and eat without interfering
tbIssas muse who prefer different state
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
III. s,orr Of s.arrhllrhl.

On nearly every battieship there Is a
mascot. and am now going to tell
about the mascot on the olympia.
ship every boy and girl in ths United
States Is interested in. The 0lympia's
mascot was a little boy not more than
"a years OF age. His name | do no.
know. but while engaged ia war he
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
,a,,,.. uan wr.r she..

One size smaller aftcrusing Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet II makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len. hot. sweating, aching feet, ingrow.
ing nails, corns and bunions- Al all
druggists and shoe stores, IS cts. Trial
package FREE by mail Adde'S Allen
S. Oimstet. lie Roy, \ Y
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
ROBERT DOWNING
he Secret of His Great En-
durance.

Lr Downing was recently inter
| BY the press on the subject of
|ulendld health. Mr.. Downing
|ly and emphatically gave the
credit Of mis- splendid physical
|lon 10 Pe-ru-na, saying:
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

Little Mary was discovered one day
by her mother vigorously applying the
oil can TO the kittens mouth. On be-
ing reproved. she replied. why. nam
ma. she squeaks 80 awfully when pull
her tail"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

Never tan In love with g siri who u
absent minded nnd Devoted To clubs,
why notg" - proposed to such IA riri
once. She called IN the whole family and
moved me vote of thankH.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24

Does Your husband look after things
while YOU are away. Mrs, Dwiggsy ".
takes care % the rhickeus aud ohildfeh.
but | always send my house plants over
20 u4pfn.f'uf
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
sweet R,,rnrc.

First Iiorne-U Used up ait those tacks7
second Horse-NciEh, neigh. have
First Hors.--s Scatter few close to tho
rnrhi here comes an nutomoolic--ohio
State Journal
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
N.u n.hnItIon.

"Klondlko luck" at the present linie
scans to mean the safe arrival OF inc
prospector at the front gaze oi :. CT s
nathetic relative in the States o.
I.ouis Globe-Democrat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
The Pate of the Other.

Older brother always got hum
yevause he was the biggest.
ana my other brother got
v'ei because he was the littlest." !"
4 myself" ~ ~ Wv