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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23
STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES.
MYSTERIOUS Uphenvais which oeoi'E St'
Are Frying to solve.

Mysterious UpheuNhis "h''" -
Are Frying to solve.
The first really scientific description
OF an earthquake-that of Lisbon
with its far-reaching accompanies
phenomena, was the work of the greas-
est contemporary thinker. Kant. and It
is not too much to say that his paper
opened a new epoch in the knowledge
of earthquakes, says Popular Science
Monthly. That terrible event and the
extreme terror which II caused every
where were followed in 1888 by the
likewise extremely destructive earth
,raLa of Calabria The attention of
the people was thus directed to TINS
mysterious mighty activity or Inc
earth. and was kept especially lively
in Italy. the country OF Europe most
subject to earthquakes. The newly
rising science of geology therefore
found in the last third OF the last cen
tury in these phenomena a problem OF
prominent importance. Biologists were
the first to apply themselves to seismic
studies. as the most widely current eA-
PLANTATION of the phenomena is sun
geological one. The scientific Interest
OF the question prevailed over the
practical. More attentive observation
was given to earthquakes. the accounts
of them scattered through the ancient
chronicles were collated and the al
ready very numerous seismic notes OF
great earthquake manifestaiions-sucn
as those by Hoff. Perry, Mailet' Volser'
Fuchs. etc.-constituted a very impor-
tant factor in the study.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23

tell him that that which he had Ms
tened to was mere fable, or slould I
give up. now and here. the stand which
mad taken cor SO many years, and
own to myself that all the doubts l
mao held to so tenaciousiy were false
Here In the presence of death. i knew
did beiieve-there was a God-thls
child had shown Him to me.
Jimmie was looking to me for COM
Tort; his large eyes fixed on my face.
wondering why did not speak. All at
once the words came, and preached
to him Christi. the doubter. the athe-
ist. told him OF Jesus and His love;
how many. many years ago He had
died that we. believing on Him, might
enter that home and be saved. He had
paid all our debt with His life, and set
us free. Jimmie listened eagerly. tears
triekling down his cheeks-"And I've
never done nothin' fer him." he said.
slowly"
Yes. you have. Jimmie. you have
been the means OF saving my soul"
The next morning the nurse told me
that Jimmie had been asking for me.
went over and stood by his bed. He
lay very quiet.-just drifting away. |
took his hand. Jimmie said. 81
am here. do you know me?"
bright smile overspread his face ns
he pressed my hand. Then all the life
that was left exerted Itself and | bent
low to hear the whispered words
III not be short. He'll make II right.
I'm" could not hear what he
would have said. for the spirit. which
moment before had been speaking to
me, was now giving an account of the
deeds done in the body. Jimmie was
checking up."-Ram's Horn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23
A snn.ll.ntr f,r cnlmnrr

Mechanical engineers look with favor
On the proposed substitution Of me.
chhnical draught III place of chimney
drnught for furnaces. The former can
he accomplished either by forcing the
air into II closed ash pit and maintnin-
Ing therein Il pressure In excess OF The.
atmosphere. or by exhaustlng the air
and gnses from the fiue or uptnke.
thereby creating a partial vacuum.
causing constant onward air How to
the combustion chamber. the first
method being forced. the latter an
induced draughf, centrifugal fans be-
ing used in both cases. Two main ad
vantages are claimed ed-independenae
OF weather conditions and adnptabiilty.
Economically there Is also something
to be said In favor Of the proposition.
and from n health point Of vicw-tlir
suppression OF smoke--the advantage
Is manifest. The chimney Is an an
Client device that in large plants to be
built will begin to disappear.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23

you've no time to listen to the likes of
me-" lie added, turning wearily from
me.
/ longed to shed some comfort into
the little life that was slipping away
so fast, SO ! said, Jimmie. tell me-
| have time
Then he told me his story-words
that touched my heart as nothing else
had ever done.
There was feller on board my
train tother day." he began, "a nice
lookin' old chap-and he says to me.
soon as you're through, want to talk
to you about yer job and some other
things. | tell you l was scared awful;
[ took him to be 'Spotter, and 1
thought he'd got on to me sellin' my
own stun now and then; faint right,
yer know, but all the fellers do 1t.
Well. I lowed l had to face what was
up; so directly 1 went and set along
side of him. That was the day afore
| got hurt I'm glad l seen him. l
never knowed about them things he
talked about afore." His lip quivered.
4 oughter a knowed afore. it's too
late now
what is too late, Jimmie?"
Then things he talked about"
What did he say?"
He asked me about the office. and
told him as how things wus. Yer
know. | works the 80 train to New
York. The boss gives me basket OF
stock, and I'm held responsible.
carry all the latest novels, candy. ci-
ears. Florida oranges. bananas; yer
;,now them things yer get on the train.
We gets 20 per cent on all we sells.
Every night we turns in our money
and stock to the boss. and he checks
Us up: sometimes we're right. and
sometimes we're short. This old chap
no listened and asked the most ques-
hons about all I'm a-tellin' yer. Final
iv he says. says he. We've all got to
check up some day. do you ever think
1f that?"
II asked him what business he wrs
In He said he was connected with
somethini or mother | don't just re-
member now; then he said he wusn't
referrin' to business. but that we all.
,rben we died, would have to give an
account TO the One what give us our
lives as to what we'd done with EN-.
He said 1t was sumthin' similar to my
business. My Heavenly Father had
gimme some stock.-such as my
health. my right senses. lots OF chanc-
es fer doin' good. and so on the ike
n that. and when ! died, I'd have to
check up. and He'd ask me what ia
done with all He'd gimme; then II ia
uged all them things just for my own
Measure. and not tried to do no gooa
fer Him. I'd be short when cneckeu
IN He told me OF beautiful home
rrenared for them as wus all right In
,hoir stock. When he talked about
bavin' a home. fell to longin-l
naver knowed what that wus-to have
home. yer know. A..
Jimmie paused for moment theh
,vitb the saddest expression ever saw.
no murmured. but that's not fer the
Iikes o. me, it's too late now; II ia
onlv a-knowed sooner. ] might have
mad some show, but I'VE got to check
IN Just as am, and never done noun
In with all He gimme.
There was silence-silence which l
,op,d not break. Why could not
eomfort this dying boy? I was able TO
roIieve his body. but his soul was SUI
,orinr now. Several times l essayeu
- sneak but no words came knew
the old, old story, but my own mi
spent life reproached' me 9nou'e
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23
HAUNTs DEBTOR CONSTANTLY
An Old Specimen Who Is a Successful
Collector of bad Debts.

Collector of bad Debts.
From the Augusta, Me-. Journal:
There's the best collector in Ameri-
ca" and the head of an August firm
indicated the man on whom this praise
had been bestowed.
He doesn't look it,
mo. nor anything like it, yet be-
lieve that his appearance Is about 80
per cent of his stock in trade. Just
size him up. Did you ever see more
ingenious face He got his job Just
as he gets money from debtors that
are bad pay. He came right to me
and asked for employment. I told
him that we were not in need OF any
one. and followed the usual form of
telling him to call again.
He took the invitation literally
walked around the square and dropped
in to make another application. You
told me to call again. he said. Want
good man?' l did the usual thing
once more. carelessly asking him to
call again.
Another trip around the square, and
he put in his third appearance, once
more informing me that he was Il good
man In search of job. tried him
again and he proved to be four time
winner
Then 1t struck me that he wonsd
make a collector II he carried his per-
sistency into his work, and he mas
proved e wonder. He has realized on
old accounts that we had given up rs
hopeless long ago. simply wearing
debtors down to where they wouiu
rather pay than be bothered any iuf-
ther.
"One sharp rascal. who makes no
uretense of paying his debts, told our
phenomenon that he would have to get
nm very early in the morning to get
anything out OF him Our man wa
at that fellows house at 2:SO a. M
routed him out and actually got the
money. He never tires and never les
go. ,,,,,
another maddened debtor told hila
to sing for his money, and ola rem
able simply took stool In the o'hc
and sawed away on old Grimes 10
Dead until he got the cash.