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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
read. My doom is seal

reached-been read. My doom is seal
| ed.
| The restraining arm of the law Is
withdrawn; we are let loose Picca-
dilly lies sweltering beneath Shiny
pools. Those fends OF watercarts have
been disgorging themselves literally
rendering dangerous for man and
beast roads that would otherwise have
been in perfect condition.
Ordinarily I should have threaded
my way daintily over the islands OF
this greasy morass. Now / simply
splash on, squirting the mud to right
and left, saving myself almost inevi-
table slideslips by gripping my handle
bars and Jerking them up at the least
suspicious of slither. lift my front
wheel and actually jump over the
worst of the Shiny pitfalls.
st. James and then Jermyn street
save me delay at the Circus. Waterloo
place-Pall Mall-dashing down Suf-
folk street an empty landau; meeting
1t from Trafalgar Square. a groom on a
mettlesome young mare. I am close
on them, but they must have passed
each other in time to leave me room
Neither observes the other, both keep
TO the middle of the road; result-col-
lision! The most lightning-like dis
mounts would simply dash me into the
melee; to steer aside is equally impos-
sible. In a fash I realize my only
course.
Hold up. my mani" shout to the
horseman on my right. He and the
coachman tumble TO the situation In
simultaneously. Both positively drag
,beir horses off the ground, and
three pairs OF forelegs paw the air
above my head and form a living trl-
umphal arch. meath which / shoot De-
frauded the jaws OF death snap to
behind me. In the clash with which
they all reach earth. My heart leaps
into my mouth and cfokes me-a mist
swims before my eyes. sway In the
saddle and almost fall.
The Strand reached, by impotence
maddens me. Crowds of horses. men.
yehicles-I scarce know what-sur-
round me and hem me in on every
aide. In blind frenzy of haste path
betwixt the narrow lines OF trafiic,
barely conscious Of the shouts, warn
ings. oaths and execrations that pur-
sue me. The same mad course down
fleet street, Rarely. II ever. do I ring
INV hell. but steer in and out, avoiding
every impediment in my path as
n by magic. l see the surgfng
life around me as Chaistian saw
temptatIons-merely obstacles to be
overcome. Now my destination is In
sight and a flying leap from my ma
chine while still at full pace. lands me
Al the very door. Flinging my mount
into the hands of an astounded on
Iooker | tear upstairs.
Tbapk heaven. he's out
nIrl 20 in and wait"
"yery well. miss; in here please"
Is that my letter lying on the top
:, an unopened pile7 All. surelyl
voice outside-his voice.
NV little woman. how dear OF you
:, come, but what-whatT
release my hands, totter past him.
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Tn. African P,xm,...

The latest information about the
tribe Of pigmies discovered by Mr..
Stanley inhabiting a forest-coyered re-
gion in Central Africa comes from an
English traveller. Mr.. Albert b. Lloyd.
He traversed the forest and saw many
of the little men and women who in
habit II. He met none exceeding four
feet in height. They are timid and
cannot look stranger in the face.
their eyes constantly shifting as In the
cara of monkeys." They are perfectly
fofned and fairly intelligent. They
never leave the forest, and have no set
tied habitations. Their shelters at
night are huts two or three feet in
height. Their arms are bows and ar
rows and spears.
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CASTS OF EsouiMAux.
A New York Sculptor Secures Two of
Them.

New York sculptor Secures Two of
Two little brown statues, bare-legged
and bare-armed, alive only In the black
eyes that mutely questioned those
about. sat in the sculptor's studio at
the Museum OF Natural History the
other morning says the New York
World. They were Zaksriner and Art
marhoke, the Eskimo twins. ready for
the ordeal of being cast" Caspar
Meyer. the sculptor. and his assistant.
first mixed the plaster in great bowl.
Like ice. cream" whispered the in
terested Zaksriner. spreading her
hands and arms on the molding- board.
Over them streamed the thick mixture.
smoothed and patted into place by the
trowel. While the plaster hardened not
a muscle moved. A touch told the
sculptor that the moment had come
Then the knife was applied to the
edges. and half the cast was removed,
revealing the straight little arm and
curious small hand to its owner once
again. She gave sigh of relief and
smiled up at Miner Bruce. her adopted
idthVis III tohiih6 Out aEdihs oht
said triumphantly. A cast Of her legs
was then taken. Artmarhoke. watch
ing the operation. exchanged gleeful
criticisms with her sister In their ma
tive tongue. On an excursion round
the studio as a rest they ran upon the
bust of Meul the last OF the Peary Es-
kimo importations. and now mem
ber of the family Of Superintendent
Wallace of the museum. "Ah!" cried
Artmarhoke. putting a caressing hand
upon the cheek. look. 1t is my broth
er!'' The casting of the head was
more delicate task. The hair was
bound back tightly with a cloth to
escape the plaster. The face was then
carefully rubbed with olive oil and the
paste applied less generously than to
the arms and legs. Even the ears were
covered. The entire cast came on
fiawless. Zaksriner's astonishment at
the complete reproduction Of her
lineaments was not the least pleas
ing part of the picture. She gazed In
TO the cast and softly repeated. My
eyes, my nose-all mine," The twins
are regarded as splendid specimens.
and are being made the subject Of
much artistic as well as scientific
study.
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liz LAFAYETTE MONUMENT.
|sns Being Mnde-D.sposition of the
Sauvenir Dollars.

|sns Being Mndt-D.sposition of the
Souvenir Dollars.
be design for the Lafayette monu-
N which Is to he erected in Paris
year and paid for by the contri-
ons of the school children of the
ted States is being worked out in
York by several sculptors under
direction Of an advisory board.
listing OF George B. Post, president
be American Institute of Archi-
b who built the manufactures
ding at the Worlds Fair; j. GA.
ID, president of the National Soci-
Of Sculptors. and John Lafarge.
pident Of the American Society OF
|sts- President Mckinley. who is
lident of the Lafayette Monument
bclation, and the board of mana
have lnirusted the entire respon-
ity OF selecting the design and su
offending the work TO this commit
because the gentlemen who com
II are believed to be the most
petent critics that can be found In
United States. The only condition
Ehat the statue, the pedestal and
Fything else shall be made of Amcr-
material by American artists. and
completed in time to be erected and
|elled on the Fourth of July, 1900.
IS Proposed TO distribute the sou
pr dollars which are to be coined in
OF the Lafayette monument pro
! among the states and tprritarias
believed that larger sum can be
|i1ed 10 this way than in any other.
Fe VIII be 10000 of them. and un-
me allotment the state of Illinois
De allowed 3,791 Of the coins. New
4 VIII ger 1896, Ohio an even 3,OOo.
" wyoming will have only Sc and
Laaa ~ This is at the rate of one
lot every 800 population and 666
every l,0O0,OOO.
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HuL,No poRro Rlco.
aensrai Henry Is Dsiss occd ]

GENERAL Henry Is Doirs 0cod Job
There.
General Henry Is making as good a
record as military governor OF Porto
Rico Us he made as an Indian fighter
In the field He gives the authorities
at Washington no trouble or anxiety.
They have discovered that he Is Just
the man for the place. and the best
thing they can do Is to approve all his
acts and accept niI his rccommcndn-
tions, which Is promptly done. This
traight-up-and-down soldier ~ patient
and forbearing as long MS he thinks
people are acting honestly with him.
but when he discovers the contrary Ii
the case he applies discipline with n
heavy hand His orders and procinma-
tions need no Diagrams or foot notes
to make them clear. even 10 a Span
lard The other day he furnished n
specimen TO Captain Mansfield. who Is
commanding the garrison nj the town
OF Aguadilln. In this wise: "ft having
been demonstrated to me that for
some weeks matters have been gener-
ally mismanngcd At Aguadilla-thai the
counciimen quarrel with one another,
that they refuse TO act in the interest
Of the people and that money is cor
thP'tf uStu fOu VIII uttiN tut III
cnlde and the eouncllmcn That they are
dismissed from office. You win then
call n meeting OF the representative
men of the town. and as scon ms they
agree upon reputable men TO govern
them In the Interest OF the whole pcp-
pie you Will lnduct them into office and
report TO me-"
In another order General Henry says:
II have frequently warned the people
OF this island thnt when they fail 10
govern themselves ns they should. aft
er having every opportunity to do so,
| should take control"
In another order he says: Heads Of
departments and other officials object
Ing to the Introduction OF American
methods OF business and progress Will
be relieved from office, or their rcsig-
nations Will be accepted ny tcnderud.'
Chicago Record.
rs II proved that the. army beef was
cmbhlmedf' II don't know Just now
they are trying to whitewash It -
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snatch the letter from the desk, and
wave 1t wildly above my head.
Jim. l wrote III don't want you
70 read ie-I-I-" Sobs choks my ut
terance.
Smiling. he takes II from my trem-
pitng fingers l sink down and watch
him helpiessly with terror-fascinated
eyes. Tho torn tiny fragments fiutter
slowly from his fingrs'into the ofhcial
waste paper basket. have dim
sense of strong. dear arms supporting
me, as close my eyes to shut out
the view of walls and furniture. which
VIII sway to and fro in the most be-
wiidering manner Imaginable
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SCORCHING FOR LOVE.

Fury holds me dumb. I stared a,
ner out of murderous eyes. Al last
he never said itr' gasp out.
=, Never word. l made II all mn.
tnought-believed-that hc-No.
mat Isn't true, either: he never gave
me any reasoni But / couldn't Wit
ness your happiness, SO told You
those liesr
No answer. feel that speech will
enoke me. The atmosphere is a-throb
with her excited pleadings.
Forgive me! I deserve your an
ger and-his scorn. But I've confess
eu-there's no harm done. Oh. what
thatr "''
Its as bad as 1t can be. We've
parted. I've written him letter-a
hateful letter. He'll never forgive me.
ANA don't want him tol"
but he can't have got it yet"
her words fell on unheeding years.
i can never face him again-never,
oni go away-leave mer'
Listen, listen! It's not three hours
since told you. 1t had to be written
and posted; It can't have reached. Go
10 nim-at once-stop 1t. prevent his
reading 1t. Now-now-don't waste
TIMER She shook me wildly In her
excitement.
How? l should never be In timer
You can ride like the windw
hide! At the very word dead hope
tnrobs to life again. Would It be pos
siole? Is there still chance? At any
rate. It's worth trying. and anything
would be better than this frenzied in
action. "The machines In there.
Pump my .ires up while / put my ha,
on. How my hands shake! Now,
quick, my glovesr'
Come. it's ready"
| spring into the saddle and am OF.
III succeed I'll forgive you!" / shout
back. And Succeed, Succeedr' fol-
lows me and spurs me on Men have
oft-times ridden for their lives. Life.
What is life to me today? l ride for
love. II I lose-well, may lose both
life and love together? Kensington
High street is busy. but I squirm in
and out of the traffic without pause,
ane reach the open road of Kensington
Gore, where ] fairly let fly.
Shouts and remonstrances follow me
unheeded. Tho first block occurs at Al
bert Gate. where the main traffic is
closed by carriages pouring into the
park. | shoot past the constable's
back, dive beneath the heads of a pair
of prancing grays. circle round others
and pursue my flying course to Hyde
Park corner.
Another stoppage! Fury. despairi
This time the policeman faces me. /
catch his eye. Mine implores immu-
nifty. He winks a kindly "All right,
missy. on you co.
Alas! not for long. The stream OF
traffic pouring out OF Park Lane Into
Piccadilly shuts out all hope from my
desperate gaze. ! crawl up, jerk my
front wheel to an angle of forty-fi Ave
and come to standstill without dis
mounting. But all hope is over. Moth
ing can avail me now. The letter has
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A I,ritlsh Ahn.a

ae,erinlned effort is at last to be
N, py the Introduction of bill in
'ahent by Lord Chief Justice Rus
- put a stop to the giving or re-
ns OF secret commissions. Ut is a
w OF common knowledge that
payments, secret though they are.
can IN every manner of business.
'he highest TO the lowest the
pee prevails. The agitation against
oau business began some four
y ago, when large furniture firm
p'ered that one Of its buyers was
" pay Of the dealers from which
usn. 10 obtain evidence they had
'esofI 10 the questionable device of
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

putting confidential clerk in the buy
er's position. who obtained PROMISES
from most of the dealers to pay him a
definite percentage ON all that h.
bought. Then action was brought
against one house to represent the diff
ference covered by the commlss on,
and the case was won. The other
houses yielded without going into
court. The decision in this case led
other large buying firms TO investigate
their affairs. Then the London Cham
ber Of Commerce started an inquiry,
and now Lord Russell has brought the
matter up.-Chcngo Record.
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HARNEsslno rHE nnr
ssAsns worthy OF R.a.... or
PhAraoh-

Fhnraoh-
Hnkineering skin Is to rearranRe M
teree surface on the Egyptian frontier.
ana pond back into Nubta body Of
water 40 miles long. crossing the tro-
PIC ot Cancer and extending southwark
nesriy to Korosko-a goodly step on
tne Journey to Abu-Simbci ard wady-
haith-by means of great dam across
the Nile at Assuan. says the Century.
Tne pyramids and the Sphinx have
born testimony through the centuries
70 the grandeur and power of execution
wnicn dwelt within the Nile valley;
and what more fitting now that the
same valley be the theater of gigzn-
TIC exploit, audacious perhaps. but GER
tain OF success. and ministering to
mans necessities rather than to his
vanity As a building achievement
the scheme is on a scale worthy OF a
hameses or Pharaoh. To create in
the heart OF the African desert a lake
having from two to three times the su-
perhcial area of Lake Geneva, in Swift
xeriand, and control II with scientific
precision. SO that the impounded food
may be turned into distant channels
a. VIII. Ia stupendous undertaking
But the engineers claim that their
plans can be carried QUITO the letter;
they have cstimated the exact cost OF
the dam. computed almost TO the gal
Ion the volume OF water that will be
imprisoned. end figured the necessary
Resistance to be provided at every point
OF the masonry. In Cairo. the experts
OF the ministries OF public works and
finance, likewise. have calculated to n
nicely the sum from taxation that Will
come into the public treasury through
the conntry's augmented productive
ness. Subordinate to the great dam. a
smaller one. not unlike the barrage at
the apex Of the delta. ten miles north
Of Cairo. is to be made at Assiut. IT'S
functions Will be to give a sufficient
head to the river to force the water
into the system OF irrigation canals
that vein hundreds OF thousands OF
acres between Assiut and Cairo. The
completion OF the Cairo barrage ut was
begun by Mehemet All Pasha. from
the plans OF French engineer. but not
made effective until England took the
country In hand) so developed cotton
culture as to add to the public revenue
OF the country at least $40. .000. 900 annu-
ally. II may be safely concluded that
the Assuan reservoir is but one OF a
series which will In time be construct
ed southward to the Victoria Nyanza.
The re-establishment OF khedival au-
thority at Khartoum will determine
this.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
A R,marLnbl. Homo SAN.

In northeastern Labrador Mr.. A. p.
Low has found fresh-water lake, 800
feet above sea-level and 100 miles from
saltwater. which is inhabited by seals.
He thinks the ancestors of these seals
we're imprisoned in bay when the
general surface of Labrador rose after
the Glacial epoch. Being thus cut off
from the sea, the water gradually be-
came fresh. while its Inhabitants ac-
customed themselves to their new con-
ditions of life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

Colonel Hamilton. of Columbus. o.
have a number OF friends who have
taken 1t for catarrh and stomach
trouble. and all unite in praising IL.
As remedy for catarrh can full5
recommend it" Mrs. Hamilton. wife
of the gallant colonel. is an ardent
friend OF Pe-ru-na also. In letter
on the subject. she writes: Il have
been taking Pe-runa for some time,
and I aE enjoying better health now
than I have for years. | attribute the
change in my health to Pe-ru-na, ana
recommend this excellent catarrh
remedy to every woman. believing II
to be especially beneficial to them.
The spring-time is the most favor
able time of the year to treat catarrh.
There is SO much less liability to take
fresh cold that the treatment is un-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
p,,,,o.. of rl.c.. of stamped r.p.,

Figures give no real idea of the mag
nitude OF our postal service. During
tthe year ending June 30. 1898, the
number of pieces OF stamped paper ag-
gregated over 100000. 900 This in
cludes stamps, postal cards. stamped
envelopes. etc. This number is 20
great that clock ticking once sec
ond would require over 146 years, for
1898, to equal the number. The ordin-
airy stamps issued were about 3,370.-
600 900, of which over two-thirds we're
two-cent stamps. 1t costs the govern
ment FIVE cents thousand for making
and printing ordinary stamps.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

impeded. All old
cases OF chronic ca
tarrh should be -in
imme d lat e ~ a
course OF Peru na
as directed In DR..
Hartman's books
on this disease.
There are so M =
different p h a S e $
and stages Of ca
tarrh that one
b ar d y k n o W s
whom he has IT A
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

great many people Mrs. Col. Hamilton
think they are suffering from some
thing else and have tried many nedi-
cines in vain. when II they could real
lie that It is catarrh and take Pe-ru-na
for 1t they would improve promptly
and soon recover entirely. There are
no substitutes. Let no one persuade
Won there are other catarrh remedies
Just as good.
sWinter Catarrh" Is book written
by DR.. Hartman. Columbus. Ohio. Sent
free to any address.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
no Your Feet Ach, and purn,

Shake into your shoes. Aliens Foot
Ease, n powder for the feet II makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
Sweating. Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
Forest. psvoared.

To supply the paper and pulp in
dustries Of Northern New York during
the past year nearly 10000 acres Of
virgin forest were stripped OF their
centuries OF growth. This consumption
OF lumber represents about 100000 fest
Of board measure.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
A BRAVE COLONEL.
RECOMMENDS PE-RU-NA AS A
FAMILY MEDICINE.
A Scientific Spring Medicine and Remedy
for Catarrh and Stomach Trouble

Colonel Arthur l.. Hamilton, OF the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, 259 Goodale
street, Columbus. Ohio. writes Be
sides having the merits OF Pe-ru-na SO
fully demonstrated In my family, /
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
or rbat peIIcIou. Conesi

Costs but lc per Id. 10 grow. salzer has
the seed Geiman Coffee Berry, PKG. lsc;
Java Coffee pkg 15c Salzer's New Am.
erican Chicory ibc. Cut this out and send
i5c for any Of above packages or a send
logue free 10 JOHN A. SALZER SEED
10. La Crosse. Wis. lv-n-i
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30
H,,. swell, Head.

That's a swell hat you are wear
ing." said the city editor.
Just look what swell head 1t Is
on" answered the court reporter. in
thoushtless haste,-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

There are sermons In stones" Yes.
widow generally gives her second huAban
a bigger monument than she does he
first"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

FITS rerms Cured. 10 nts or psrrousness sfte
hrpt days usc OF DR.. Kline Great Nerve HsftSrer
pesd for FREE S2.0O trial bottle and treatise
Dn u. IL kLIka IL. all Aren 81. PhIladAlphla u
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

..Did you hear about the. woman who
has invented a device for keeping pouiJ
tices hot?" Nothing In that; wnat ,ne
tard plaEters cool.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

''why didn't you go to hear Philomela,
links lecture on Artistic Living r II
remember the kind Of hat she had on the
last time I saw her"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

PlankwalEs?'' "yea; I've bought Elephant
for my wife three times and lost II on the
way home"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

This is ideal spring wea thcr Isn't it7''
Ideal! Say, are you doctor or drug
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

Ny doctor said would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured mc--Amoa
Kslner, Cherry Valley, ILL.,, Nov. 70. 10.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

Mrs. WinsIow-s sootnrEg syrup
For thdren teetbinR softsnF the gnns eduees inhsm
nation Aiiays palm cures wind collie rs cents bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

-oniy hnlf the peach crop is killed.
Then let us hope II was the dried-peAeh
half"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

what Is 1t you like 70 much about
golf7' You don't have to keep II oiled
or pumped up"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

One particularly dark night the cap
tain OF torpedo-boat decided to take
advantage OF the darkness and run
well in toward the Moro. with all
lights doused. the boat steamed slowly
toward the entrance of the harbor until
her crew could hear plainly the surf
breaking on the rocks under the cas-
tle." while the boat rolled lazily in
the szscli. the oficers tried to make out
the guns and the Qualifications at the
harbor mouth.
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Excellent Combination.


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rre oi the well known remedy,
v vf FIGS. manufactured bv the
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Suddenly, as the boat gave heavy
roll. the switch which turned on the
private night signal was moved, and n
blaze OF red and white lights illumi-
mated the entire boat Every one made
dash to break the connection. In the
rush the colored cook managed to roll
overheard. and as he went over the
side he grabbed at everything handy
Among the things he took hold Of, I'm
fortunately. was the whistle rope.
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rRoLlc OF THE TORPEDO BOAT.

In the earlier days of the war, while
the excitement of the new condition OF
affairs was still at It's height. the COM
manders OF the different craft engaged
In the blockade OF Havana were rest
less under the monotony of their du-
ties. and sometimes did things that
were not ordered by the commander
in-chief. So writes naval corrc-
spondent of the Companion. and he
proceeds u narrate pretty lively ad-
venture as case in point