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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
A Prince,a Prank.

The Prince de Ligne, a resplendent
figure among the brilliant courtiers
and adventurers of the time of Louis
XVI, told many amusing anecdotes in
his Memoirs" one OF which shows
him, sword in hand, at duel which
called for gaiety rather than courage.
The Comte de Segur and the Prince de
Ligne were coming out one very rainy
night, after supping with Madame de
Polignac in the Rue de Bourbon. No
coach was to be seen, and no person
there to fetch one. Let us pretend
to fight" the prince said to Comte de
Segur. "and that will bring the watch.
They'll arrest us, and we'll make them
get a carriage to take us to the com
missary." On which they took their
swords in hand with a fearful scuf-
fle, and cries of "Ohl All: Are you
dead? Are you wounded?" The watch
passed and repassed quite near them
on the Port Royal, but apparently
frightened, they did not arrest the
duelists. and they. half-dead with
laughter and the fatigue of the battle.
had to go home on foot in the rain.
after all!
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
Origin of the wedding Ring.

According to legend, Jupiter sent TO
prometheus in honor of his deliverance
bv Hercules a ring in which was set a
niece of the stone to which Prometheus
had formerly been bound in chains.
In northern mythology the ring sym
bolizes the bridge from this world TO
the next. or. according to another idea,
the rainbow symbol OF eternity. Hence
n ia plain that from most ancient
times the ring was symbol OF remem-
hrance and eternal recollection. Since
The earliest days of Christianity the
ring has been a precious pledge OF
faitbfulness. the talisman OF two souls
,orming a sacred life union. The GUS
TOM Of wearing the wedding ring on
the fourth finger of the left hand goes
hack for its origin to the Egyptians.
tron, whom the Greeks borrowed the
custom and handed 1t on to the Rom
ans The fourth finger was dedicated
IN Apollo, the sun god, and gold was
sr additional symbol of the sun. Be-
aiaas Il was believed that Apoilo's
snger was connected by nerve d.
ractly with the heart. and 1t was most
annronriate that the sign OF the low
,ng union should rest on this nnser.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
FUNERAL cusroMs.
Manner of Placing Conn in n Room
and of Carrying II.

Manner of Placing Conn In n Room
and of Carrying It.
While in old times it was more or
less the custom. in the interment of
bodies, to bury them with their feet to
the east. custom now substantially
superseded by the almost common
practice of burying the body with the
feet to the path along the front of the
lot, SO was 1t once more or less the
custom to place the coffin in the room
in which the deceased was to lie be-
fore burial with the feet to the east.
Nowadays the disposal of the body in
the room would be determined alto
gether by the shape and size of the
room, except that commonly the feet
would be placed toward the door
Though the common way is to place
the body in the center OF the room, an
other way, in comparatively modern
practice. is to place the coffin or casket
across one corner of the room. This
gives opportunity for a convenient and
effective disposition of flowers and for
al pieces, and 1t perhaps affords a bet
ter view of the face. AS to the man
ner of moving body to its burial,
that is always done with the feet fore
most. 1t is carried out of the house
in that way. put into the hearse feet
foremost. and SO is borne to the grave.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
ANIMALS AND MIRRORS
a Greek Cock rh., 80.
plating III. R.,

P'stins His Rsrection
saw Performing mons.~,.
- - says the London Daily Nav u
through many tricks va-, -. ..e
sorms Toward the end of the nsr-
co.s nance he was ordered to put on NJ.
wbIch 10. before a hand mirror
:, .".en ne did. He was next tola ~ -,
ar.,. 1sraieht, and he tried on his vsn
al, @ headgear repeatedly at djrsrsn,
ees' sn causing much laughter whan
ba,ns as over. and the organ man his
pers and the two monkevs wera
s.n.s paiins to depart. saw that the
ise,r rai had possessed himself a, M
na, sale mirror and was studying his own
Soun'enance with great delight Ne
nau placed the glass on ton az the har
aa.t m ~ gan and he bent over 1t again and
aass.ain-grimacing energetlcaily He
aa.eiWard picked up the mirror and
ou.enplated himself earnestly and
son'entedly at different angles His
tace mad been profoundly sad-llke inc
taees OF most monkeys | have seer.-
put now the wrinkles smoothea then
seiYes out and he nearly smiled, Whv
is II that dogs hardly ever regard a
picture as anything but a fine surface
win patches Of color dotted over II,
IN all my large canine acquaintance
Ano" but one dog who sees that nor-
,Iaits .. are lkenesses OF peoplei As for
nus own reflection in a glass. a dor
generally mistakes 1t for an enemv
ana goes for" it, Later. when knocks
On the nose and the absence OF scent
nave done their part in convincing him
Vi ms mistake, dog will look coldly.
not to saw despitefully, at the mirror.
sometimes It is as II dogs resented
the'r reflections as caricatures OF them
serves Unlike the dogs was 'Cocoro."
dreek cock, to whom a devoted owner
dedicated fourteen years of affection.
one OF his pastimes was to contemplate
ms reflection for hours at time and
quite demurely He placed himself op-
posite looking glass above a chest OF
drawers for this express purpose. He
uled last summer, and his owner waa
aiseonsolate. Cocoro knew his name,
came when called and was the Joy of
mis- Greek mistress Perhaps London
society, or the diplomatic world. has
not forgotten the canary that belonged
10 the daughters of minister to the
court of st. James. The bird awoke
the young ladies daily by pecking their
lips! This was one way of kissing
good-morrow"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
YOU SITS DOWN AND TALKS.

symptom, and he was young doctor
who used to call-well quite often.
She had met him on the links. SO we
gathered, and certainly the two talked
about golf whenever they met-so far
as we knew.
1t wasn't long before my daughter
came to me for the initiation fee to
Join a golf club to which young DR..
Simmons belonged. I gave her the
money with eager Joy. and at the first
opportunity thanked the doctor for
his kind interest in my daughter.
"You are shrewd young man." /
said. land you ought to rise In your
profession. You have seen how anxi-
Gus we have been TO interest Gwendo-
len in golf. and you have seconded our
efforts ably. I appreciate your disin-
terestedness and shall not forget it
He seemed confused, and murmured
something about his own pleasure.
but | smiled courteously and cut him
short
My son Bobby was at first scornfully
superior to the attractions OF the new
artificial way when DR.. Simmons and
G Gwendolen were exchanging views
about bogie, and puttees. and bunkers.
and lofters. and would try TO engage
me in a vigorous discussion as to the
charms Of jackstones. old maid. mug
gins, and other trivial games. So far
MS golf was concerned he seemed an
Immune.
Therefore we we're all much sur
prised. one evening at dinner. TO hear
him interrupt DR.. Simmons, who was
delivering an enthusiastic eulogy OF
the royal game.
ut is adapted" said the young ply
sicIan. ito every age. II has all the
fascination OF billiards. with the added
rlories OF the open air. II is cheap
and engrossing. The simplicity OF the
game-to drive the ball toward It's
goal and to place II accurately on the
green. when It Is deity propelled into
the hole-alore makes It simp'e for the
.hIld and a game OF skill for the adept.
Why. one thinks of nothing else while
on the linksl And then. the constant
exercise"
''Erercisel" said Bobby. There amt
any exercise in golf"
Excuse me-" said the young doctor
but l thought you didn't know any
thing about the game,"
81 didn't this morning" said Bobby.
But | know all about IT now"
"You doY" inquired DR.. Simmons
with satirical smile. "You must have
made very rapid progress"
YES, did" Bobby answered very
cody. II thought It was time found
out what you two cranks were up to.
and SO I went over to the links this
morning"
Here GwendoIen began to look IN
easy. ses'
Bobby. dear" she said. you
mustn't talk so much at the table"
But Bobby ignored her, Yes" he
went on, 81 thought I'D like to know
about the old game, and so
rye been talking to your caddie"-
~To Benny Jones?" asked Dr. Sim
mons. frowning at Bobby
Yes" said Bobby gleefuiiy. and
he explained tue whole game to me-"
Mother" exclaimed Gwendolsn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
Spanish Industry He

Spanish Industry Helped by the War.
One of the results of the Spanish
American war has been a remarkable
stimulus to certain departments OF
Spanish industry. Although many
merchants have suffered by the loss OF
Cuba, and have had their operations
severely hampered thereby, other
houses have taken to manufacturing
on the spot products which used to be
got from that colony. Sugar is one or
the chief articles imported, but there
were formerly few refineries in Spain
During the last few months. however
a number of refineries have been
established. So far it seems to have
been the Germans who have prohted
most by the situation. The German
houses have their agents on the spot
and SO succeed in booking big share
of the orders. In other departments
too. 1t is very much the same bar
celona, Madrid and other large towns
have recently adopted the electric
light, but although the field is open to
everybody, most of the tenders were
decentralization News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
WART MYSTERIES.
Occultism and tho Removal OF These
Disnguring Marks on BOY.

OeeaAtAsh hnu tno removal of These
Disnguring Marks on BOY.
When youngster of ten years l
was visited by plague of warts. From
my earliest recollection l had had on
my middle finger an old daddy wart.
but at the age stated this had multi
Piled to. forty or more, one being on
my lip and one on my chin. l was con-
siderably worried over my growing
family of excrescences, and one day a
woodchopper in my fathers employ,
who acted queerly, never wearing a
hat, for instance, said that he could
take the warts away with him. was
quite willing to have him try. and he
took me off to quiet spot under a
willow tree, from which he cut a num-
Der of small branches, and these he cut
again into little bits of an inch in
length, making a notch in each one,
and this notch he set down over each
wart, having at last collection OF
forty or more of these little notched
sticks. These he put into his pocket,
saying that the warts would go away.
l could never say just when the proph-
ecy was fulfilled, but within six
weeks there wasn't wart on my face
or hands. and there has not been one
since that time. What | want to know
now, as l did then-and the conjurer
would not tell me-is what did it.
have spoken to many doctors about IT,
but they merely laugh. as though was
giving them pipe talk" and yet the
warts went away. and all the medicine
had ever tried on them had no effect
whatever.-New York Sun.
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LIVELY OLD PEOPLE
nss'ers Spencer Almost SO. sssn M.
an Indussrfou, p.

Peneer Almost SO, sun pu.-
an Industrious Pen.
London Scraps says that prr..
was long past 70 when he bee.r -
learn Latin; Socrates was near the 80
oi long lie when he undertook ,ha
study OF music, and Cato was so ~
ne began to wrestle with Greet ro-.-
Ludovioo Monaldesco waited unta he
was 1l6 before he thought of wrs,,ns
ms famous memoirs. and In later yea,s
Dryoen was 6s when he undertook bis
translation of the "Aeneid." wbiIa n
Johnson had passed the allottsd .n.,
OF life when he plunged into tba a.
tricacies Of Dutch gutturals. and opaar
Victoria was studying Hindoo Ioro
aiter she had passed her 70tb vaar
Herbert Spencer still plies an u
austrious pen. although nearing his
oVtn year; George Meredith is
ittie less industrious at 10
than when he wrote his first poems In
the year of the great exhibition Mrs
Alexander. though she is IA ana cr,n-
pied with rheumatism, sits as braveiv
at her desk as she did half a cant,-y
ago, and Mr.. Henty at 65 still "wor',
be happy" unless he writes his invaria-
Bile three novels year. 1t seems onIv
yesterday that Sir Harry verney was
running races when long past so. and
at the same age Major Knox-Holmes
was making world records on his tri-
cycle on the racing path. Sir Alsernon
West recalls the time when. as a small
boy not yet promoted to the dignity of
an Elton jacket, he ran a race against
the duke of Wellington, then over 10,
and Mr.. Justice Wills. the most youth
ful OF all English judges. makes light
at 70 OF a sixteen-mile walk from one
assize town to another, and can still
climb an Alpine peak as well as when
he helped to found the Alpine club.
forty years ago. One of the ablest of
American judges did not begin to study
law until he was nearing his Goth wear.
Mr.. Benjamin. Q. c., who came from
American to wrest the chief prizes
from the English lawyers, was almost
the same age when he was called to
the English bar, and yet within five
years he was making three times a
judges income.
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MI. Rhode. Enjoying himself

Mr.. Rhodes is delightfully."- English
Being by far the most seriously threat,
ened resident in Kimberley, oeslegeu
by implacable foes, and with a price
set on his head, he seems from all ac-
counts to be quite the coolest person
on the ground and to be rather enjoy
,rg himself than otherwise. "Sit tight
as 40 /. is his cheerful counsel to his
perturbed neighbors. He appears ~
regard the siege chiefly as an eAp ~
tionally favorable opportunity lof a,, Iii
exercise OF hospitality, and we can .s .sa
understand that the presence ~ s,s %
town of a man who can entertain ~. ~.
friends in the interval OF rioins oIs ~
to see how the fighting is going on !,
worth half regiment to the aei
ers.-The Globe.
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L. Forte. r..a.

The progress OF the construction
work at La Porte. Texas. the future
great dcep-water shipping point at the
head OF navigation on Galveston Bay
on the Gulf OF Mexico. Is progressing
favorabiy. The wharves and switch
ing tyacks are nearing completion and
tho work on the streets and on the
sewerage and water systems is now
under way. Mr.. |. r. Holmes, the gem
eral manager OF the La Porte Improve
ment Company and the In Porte
Wharf and Channel Company. Is per-
sonally experimenting the improve
ments. Mr.. Holmes makes his head
quarters at the Sylvan Hotel and Wis
itors TO La Porte during the next six
weeks and before the time OF the first
general La Porte sale. which will be
held In February, 1900. should intro
duee themselves to Mr.. Holmes and al
low him 10 extend to them facilities
for getting a thorough understanding
of the conditions surrounding tho La
Porte enterprises. rf
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wont yon ring for the eoneey II,
seems very warm In here"
was surprised to sec that both
Grendolen and DR.. simmons seemed
dislneilnsd to pursue the subject Of
boppy's sa2ld requirement Of golf. For
ny part \ seemed Immensely anus
ings and ! endeayored to lead him on.
He was only TOO ready a
FCome Hobby" said encourasins-
". let US hear Benny Jones' account
~of the game"
We'll said Bobby. heres what he
said There's a lotiof kinds OF golf
says Benny, Yesrt tsaya Il Yes says
ne. There's golf golf. and there's
DUDE golf. oh, says /, and which
KIND does DR.. Simmons playr oh.
he plays dude golf. says Benny
Father" Gwendoieu exclaimed
hastily. Il do hope
Nonsense" l said. laughing. Let's
near the caddie's side OF IT. You and
the doctor have held the field long
enough. Go on. Bobby"
To my surprise, DR.. Simmons and
Gwendolen seemed really annoyed.
but was resolved not to mind their
silly sensitlveness. N5i
And Bobby went on: nus
What's dude golfr I asked Benny.
And Benny, he says: Why. you get
your best girl. aud you holds her hand
to show her how to drive. and you
holds her hand to show her how TO
putt, and you comes to a nice shady
place. and you sits down and talks for
two hours while the csddle whistles
and his feet get asleep. and"
But saw that I had made an awful
mistake. Luckily We had finished our
coffee. and at this moment my wife
rose hastily. and in a moment Bobby
and ! were left alone.
With mastery skin / suppressed the
rest OF Bobby's story and turned the
conversation to his last school report
which soon repressed any tendency
to further conversation on his part
AS sooh as possible sent Bobby 10
bed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
PENN RELICS FOR SALE.
Why Couldn't They Have Loft Them
where They Pound Tbem7

Whero They Pound Them7
The Society for the Preservation OF
Ancient Monuments may like to know
that the parson OF the church at Penn,
In Bucks, which is associated with
the memory OF William Penn. has sold
some Penn relics to a second hand
dealer. says the London News This
dealer in his turn now offers them to
discriminating public at the low
price OF 175 guineas. They consist OF
the pulpit OF the church. the ancestral
pew OF the Penn family, an altar cloth
worked by Martha Penn and sort or
Job lot, which includes a tombstone
"au natureI." and various rubbirgs
from others. The coffin OF William
Penn. discovered under the pew, does
not form part OF the bargain, and
here somebody seems to have missed
stroke OF business. However, It
might not have fetched much, as Its
obscure dust was not that OF Penn, the
founder Indeed. the founders share
in the transaction is somewhat slight,
from first to last, though his connec-
tion with the Penns Of Penn gives n
flavor OF historic charm to IL. He
used to go to Penn and he may con-
celyably have sat in the pew. though
from his boyhood. when his conversion
to Quakerism began. he looked askance
on the doctrine OF the church. Tho
odd thing is that they could not have
left these relics where they found them
instead of putting them n,sthe same
footing Of interest as brass coal scut-
ties and Chippendale chairs.
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HERLITTLE BROTHER.


hy daughter-my eldes, d,n.s
.seu NE Massachusetts, coast Inst
er' Upon her return we were
.o1 IN all respects satisfied that her
iiier Trip had been a success. This
vas distinct disappointment since
sne expense had made quite a s.n, IN
~. oahk account. and had hoped
mat certain listlessness with which
sne mad been affected would quite dis
mad expected that she would at
,east catch golf before her return since
the coast. '' @'ons
~ took, In both arms; and when she
'e'urned We hoped that she would mass
lesuiariy through the stages and ao-
guire the art and language. But there
was something wrong. She was will
'us TO play the game. but did not care
about IT with the right enthusiasm /
uia my best to draw her out.
l understand" would say. chat
solt is very engrossing?"
Yes. very"
l suppose you can hole out brassy
with the best of them? -.
"l-er- That Isl Now. father
you are not interestedi''
But really am" l would 20 on
eagerly; Il am. indeed. Only. OF
course. I'm not thoroughly up In the
game. I'd like 70 Iearh. Immensely. !
think I'll Join golf links. and buy a
caddie." ' =
But the caddie is the boy who car
ries the clubs" she said weariiy.
He does. Ell? Well. then IN ,o,n
the clubs, and buy me a putty"
Now you're only Joking" she said
II Isn't putty. but a putter And
you Join a club. and But what ia
the user and then she would walk
away and sigh.
Here was golf-player who wouldn't
talk about golf! 1t was most alarm
ing.
There was only one encouraging
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28

When Joined the ladies'" DIR. Sim
mons was gone. and Gwendoien and
her mother were evidently too deeply
engaged In conversation to be inter-
rupted- merely mentioned in pass
Ing that | had some writing to do. and
betook myself to my study.
When alone l drew up a report OF
the occurrence and made formal ap-
plication to the Association OF Amer
lean Humorists for pension for
Bobby as the Big Sisters Little Broth
er. My application was successful, and
Bobby's future is provided for.
Ny interview next day with DR..
Simmons was also very pleasant. and
have no doubt that the young couple
VIII be very happy-so the Big Sisters
future is also assured Saturday
Evening Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
He Sized 'Em Up.

A Georgia boys composition on "The
Lawmakers of Our Country" reads as
follows: My pa is a. lawmaker. Ma
makes the laws at home. an pa makes
'em when she gives him a holiday. Pa
has been In the legislature two times,
an he'll go there again II the voters
don't git In their right mind fore he
comes home He gen-rully comes
home on Christmas when we have
something to eat We expect him this
Christmas. Atlanta Constitution.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
Lao Maolarcn on a., church

Why should the church leave her high
place and come down into the arena
whore she viii be put to rhame7 Dc
men come to church for petty pleasures
NJ only for chiidrcn. or for tho hntinfac-
tion OF their Houla and the confirmation
begun to exist II the Apostles hnd beer
pleasing preachers and bright men.
and had given themselves to "socinls'
and sales and 'talks"f The church
triumphed BY her faith. her holiness. hoi
courage. and by thcag, hish virtues she
must stand in this age also. She In the
witness to Immortality. the spiritual
homo Of souls. the servant Of the poor
the protector OF the fTicndlean. and y
she sinks Into place OF Hecond-rato en-
tertninmcnt uhcn II were better that hol
history should close. for without hei
spiritual visions and nuatrre ideals tbs
church II not worth proaerving.--Iar
Journal.
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N., % nr III u..e.-

A series Of experiments n about TO
begin at Iinyrc with Baron dAlcssan-
dro's Invention OF floating nets for use
IN storms for moslerating the force Of
the waves. 1'lie'invention ~ said to b.
superior in effects 20 OIL Trials were
made at Chcrbourg. which proved that
noatinr nets would be OF enormous
value 10 vessels at sea In a storm. rs
wen MS for the defense OF exposed
coasts and fishing stations against
heavy seas.
Baron d'Aiessantiro has Improved his
Invention and is now convinced that
well buoyed and ballasted nets will
Withstand the most powerful currents
and violent tempests.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
winter r.our.,o,.

The Southern Pacific Company ant
Its connections operate the best first
and second-clasA service to California
Arizona, Texas and Mexico. Through
Pullman PaifceSleepcrs and Tourist
sleepers FRONT .n@ principal. eastern
points. Personally conducted Tourist
Excursions from Cincinnati, Louisville
st. Louis. Chicago, St. Paul, Mime
apolis, Des Moines. Omaha, Kansaa
Gen1 Western Agent. 23s Clark St,
Chicago; w. II. connor. Com1 Agent
Chamber Commerce Bldg. Cincinnati
Ohio. or W. J. Berg. TRAY. Pass Agt.
22o Eliicott So. Buffalo. N. Y.
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Forrirner. Favor p,.,

1t is calculated that about s15o,00o,-
600 In American capital II invested In
tho republic OF Mexico. This fast ndds
Interest TO the quiet agitation that is
going on. among Mcxicans and Amcri.
cans regarding the manifestation made
recently by the American and other
foreign colonies In honor OF General
Diaz, urging him 10 stand for re-clec-
tion next June. Many Mcxicans OF
note think that the public demonstrn.
ton by the foreign colonies may have
the effect OF embarrassing the admins
trntion. H.r f..
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
Prosperity for 1900.

Indications point to great prosperity
FOR the coming year. This Ii n sign Of
healthy nature. The success OF n
country, ms Well Ms OF AN Individual.
depends upon hctith, II you have any
stomach trouble try ffthtetter's stom-
.ach Bltters. which b.ures dyspepsia,
indigestion and biliousness.