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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
SELDOM MARRY AGAIN.
widows of Chicago Policemen Remain
Single and Draw Pensions.

VI enicago Policemen Remain
single and Draw Pensions.
chicago Times-Herald: Only ono
per cent OF the widows OF the Chicago
poiicemen who are left with a pen
sion ever marry again. or 200 wom-
en- who have received pensions
during the past % years only two took
second trip on the matrimonial sea.
and both OF them married policemen.
AT present there are $50 women on the
pension list whose husbands either
died or were killed In the service. This
list will soon be increased on account
OF an act passed by the last legislature.
which provides a pension for a police
mans widow. no matter whether he
was In active service or not. SO long as
she remains unmarried. Heretofore
the law has been that II a retired pc
liceman. drawing a pension. should
die. his pension died with him. All his
widow received from the police depart
ment was $4,000 life Insurance from
the Benevolent association. But the
pension law recently enacted makes
her eligible for her husbands pension,
the Smallest sum being $500 year.
The amount Of widows pension de-
pends upon the rank her husband held
in the department. patrolman's
widow receives $500 a year. one half
his salary; sergeant's widow
$500 year. lieutenants widow $3.50
a year, and so on. Mrs. Welter, widow
OF Colonel Welter. who few years
ago was drlllmaster OF the department,
with the rank OF inspector, draws the
largest pension OF any woman on the
list. She receives $500 year. This
Is perhaps the largest pension received
by any woman in Illinois. Next to
Mrs. Welter comes the widow OF In
spector Michael j. Schaack. whose an
nual pension is 81, 400. The Oldest pen
sioner on the list is Mrs. Nellie T.
Mackey, who has been widow for
nearly 20 years. Policemen's widows,
it is said. have many opportunities to
marry again. because in most cases
they are left in fairly good circum
stances and are sought by bachelors
or widowers who have an eye to money
matters when casting about for a mate.
But from the examination OF the pen
sion records one is forced to believe
that a policeman's widow thinks $500
a year better than a husband.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
MEAN MANS RUSE.
How lie Used Big Firecracker to Oct
Seat In Chr.

~ Seat In n Chr.
New York Sun: A Third avenue ell
evated train bound uptown was crowd
ed yesterday afternoon when a man
boarded IL at Fourteenth street. He
staggered into one of the cars and
looked for seat, but not one was va
cant. Mumbling to himself, the man
reached into his hip pocket. brought
out firecracker at least ten inches
long, and carressed 1t lovingly. The
passengers looked interested. but no.
body did anything. Presently the man
took out a match and made some un-
successful attempts TO strike 1t. Men
and women in the neighborhood began
to look uneasy, and those standing
near moved up the car. The match
flashed at last-and the man. still mum
bling, lighted the fuse and placed the
cracker on the floor. There was siz-
zle as the powder burned toward the
inside of the red cylinder. and stam-
pede began at once. As the spark
reached the end of the cracker every
body held his breath. A moment later
there was n little puff OF smoke and a
slight pop. like that OF puity blower.
Then the man put the cracker in his
pocket and settled himself back com
fortably in the seat he had acquired.
When the train reached Twenty-third
street he was asleep. and there had
been a redistribution OF seats.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
TRAMP TRAVEL.
How the Professional vasasona Oct.
About fror, p,.

About from Place to ri.ce.
Al the request OF the general man-
aser oil large railroad company. Mr..
Josiah Flynt. the tramp expert. spent
TWO months recently In investigating
the company's efforts to put stop TO
stealing rides. He found that OF all
the roads In America this one had the
worst reputation among the "hoboes."
The railroad fever" is hard to cure,
but II is one that It behooves the com
panies to treat heroically. Writing In
the Century" Mr.. Flyn, says: Can
the tramp be driven OF the railroads?
1t was to satisfy my own curiosity In
regard TO this question. and to fnd out
how successful my employer. the gen
erai manager. had been in his attempt
to answer II in the affirmative. that
undertook the investigation which
have described Previous to his efforts
to keep tramps on railroads. IL had
been thought. as he has stated. that
II was caeaper TO put up with them.
nuisance though they were. than to
pay the bills which a crusade against
them would occasion. II has at last
been demonstrated. however, that
tramps can be refused free transporta-
tion by one OF our greatest railroads.
WIZ saving OF expense to the com
pany and with great benefit to the
community, and the time has como
when the public is justified in demand
Ing that all railroads take like stand
In regard to this evil. II all the rail-
roads would agree upon concerted ac-
tion against the tramps. In few years
the following very satisfactory results
would be achieved: First, very few
tramps, II any. would beat their way
on trains; second. an appreciable num-
her OF them would give up tramplng
entirely. because their present privi-
leges are to many the main attrac-
tions OF the life; third, few would try
to become professional criminals again.
partly out OF revenge and partly be-
cause tramping on the turnpikes would
be too disagreeable; and. fourth. a
large number would take to the high
ways, where some might be made to
do farm work, and where all would
at least. be in touch with farm life
The reader may take exception to the
third possibility. and think that great
harm would come OF an Increase in
the professional criminal class. but. as
| have said. tramps reall, are discour-
aged criminals. and return to the old
life. OF which they made a failure.
would only land them in the peniten-
tiary. 1t is probably impossible ever
entirely to eliminate the vagrant ele-
ment in nations life. and no such
hope is held out In connection with the
reform advocated in this article. but
this much Is certain: Had all the rail-
roads been as close to tramps. dur
ing my FIRST excursions Into Hoboland.
as one OF them has recently become.
one man, at least, would not have at
tempted any free riding, and would not
have found 30 many tramps TO study.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
coNcrRNlno cHlckEr.
A Gam. which thrive. only WHORE
There Is . Large Leisure Ciss-.


Cricket is peculiarly game which
requires large leisure class. II in
wolves two innings matches. and lasts
on an average OF two days. sometimes
longer. Under the ordinary conditions
OF American life, II has been found i'm
possible. except In rare instances. to
play more than one-day matches. usu-
ally played on Saturday afternoon. OF
course. with the boy at school Il Is dit
ferent During the summer holidays
he has an opportunity to play cricket
all day. and the boys In Philadelphia
have. as n rule. availed themselves OF
this opportunity. Again. In Phliadel-
phia the cricket professionals have
been used merely as coaches. and they
have not played In the local matches,
thereby compelling each club to devel-
op It's own bowlers. and not to RELY up.
on imported talent The effect OF this
policy has been to develop two fast
bowlers. as good. II not better. than
any amateur fast bowiers In the world
Charles A. Newhall and ]. u. King.
Newhall bowled with unvarying sue
cess In local matches and against visit
ing English and Australian teams from
1866 to 1884. comprising among their
number men who. at the time. were
In the front rank OF English and Am
eriean cricketers. The great secrets
OF Newhall's bowling was his speed and
accuracy. coupled with the fact that,
even on perfect wicket. the ball would
every once and while whip back
from the OF and get the batsman out.
10 matter how well he would set King
FIRST came into prominence In 1892. and
today is easily the best amateur bowler
In the world. Indeed. the only pro-
fessionals who can be considered any
better are Richardson Of Surrey and
Mold OF Lancashire King has great
speed. can make the ball curve either
way, and has very fair change OF
pace AT times he is unplayable. Tho
writer Will never forget the way
In which. IN 1887, King bowl
ed out Sussex at Brighton and
Warwickshire at Birmingham. The
sussex team was particularly
strong batting side. including
George Brann. W. l.. Murdock, X. S.
Ranjitsinhjl, NARROW and Bean, and the
TACT that they made only fortyfour on
good wicket is convincing tribute
to Kings prowess. King is now only
~ years old, and there is no reason
why he should not improve steadily for
the next ten years and rank as one OF
the great fast bowlers in cricket his.
tory.-George Stuart Patterson In Col
Hers Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10

on. and ofttimes guide thy foo,s,.r,
over T rough and stormy pathways,~
a.. seem to have seen thee n,,x
pered /. one' Whis-
truly" said Angela. between the
ear'n and the City OF the Blessed lies
a country they call Dreamland. wbi,hsr
,s We ol the city may go at viii: put
.non; hampered by thine ear,hly bodv
souiast travel thither only when the
oody was in that state which thex ca1
s,eep. Inactive. thy senses deadened Ia
an things earthly. while in the state so
lke unto death. thine inner being
which now hath come to dwell in re-,
sions OF light forever. mightest steal
away Tor a brief while to Dreamland
'here to commune with other spirits
some like thyself. subject to a sum,
mons from the waking body. anu those
VINO dwell In the soul existence only "
Thus, listening and marveling as the
wondrous beauties of the new life are
revealed TO me, wander with my dar-
ing through Paradise.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Nv years ago hard times made

Nv years ago hard times made
Western farmer deny himself
5thlng save the barcst necessities
IN Then came the great crop
Of 1897 and with 1t a story. A
zsla farmer carried a mortgage
MO on his property and 1t was
rtsn hard to contend with. The
!, crop in 81 was enormous and
u we're high. He appeared at the
b shortly after harvest, pulled out
h and asked for a loan of 5000 to
IL him to cancel the mortgage
The banker, who held the note,
" him not to bother about 1t, but
,ri buy cattle with his $4,000, feed
torn crop and in that way get the
Enum for his product. mo, sir"
Did the farmer, 81 want to pay
rote now. Then when | harvest
corn crop I'm goin' to pay you back
800 | Just borrowed, and then
you know what I'm going to do?"
bis honest face beamed all over
I pleasure. I'm going to buy a
tUr This little incident tells the
b Of thousands of others out in
fnska, and the fact that during the
slr months one concern (The
pr Carriage Company OF Chicago)
shipped to one firm in Omaha
p 'ne hundred and thirty carloads
osssies and carriages. averaging
~ awthe car. makes 1T very evi-
p that Eosperity is with Nebraska.
3 a ronderful state with great re-
Pres and the crops of the past few
~ nave put Nebraska farmers in
tnvlable position.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
MET IN PARADISE.

saw Brother Joseph, Brother Bene-
dictus and the young monk An,elmo
satnered about my bedside with sad.
tear-stained faces. Suddenly a light of
more than MONDAY brightness flooded
the little cell. l closed my eyes to shut
out its brilliancy.
He is gone" said Brother Benedic-
tus, whose fingers clasped my wrist
He listened with ear close pressed
against my breast mo, no. he said.
the heart still beats family"
The monastery bell began TO neal
forth the hour of nine; Its mellow
tones reverberated from crag to crag
and ended in little musical tinkles far
down the gorge. but ere Its last echo
mad died away my soul had passed out
from the mortal body into the vast un-
seen.
free from pain, with a feeling OF
lightness and buoyancy in every part
OF my being, rested In air, an exact
counterpart OF the body lying on the
bed. which even then the good brothers
were preparing for burial; the limbs
were Strengthened; the long, slender
hands. clasping a crucifix, were folded
over the breast. l hovered over this
house of clay which had once been
mine, and gazed at 1t as a gorgeous
winged butterfly might look upon the
chrysalis from which It had Just been
freed.
Whittier am to go, thought I. Are
souls freed from the mortal body
doomed to remain forever near It, see
ing. knowing all. yet themselves un-
seen?
L gazed upward, and lo from un-
known heights. with a futtering of
snowy wings, dove descended. Nearer
and nearer still It came. reached
forth to touch the gentle creature, and
as my hand rested upon 1t we began
slowly to rise. Out from the narrow
cell we passed. onward, upward, above
the tree-tops. higher and higher, till
the river. far below, seemed a slender
silver ribbon as it shimmered In the
moonlight. The highest spur on the
mountain dwindled to tiny speck be-
meath us, and then-above, below, in
every direction, nothing but space.
AT length we came to a beautiful
green island, dotted over with gardens
OF poppies. where lotos blossoms gently
swayed along the margins of its rivers.
and the whispering winds murmured
their lullabies. Over this island, in
letters OF never-fading flowers, Hoated
the name. "Dreamland."
But my gentle guide paused not to
rest on this beautiful island: on and
on we scared, till we came to a daz-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Ju.tInabIe PrnfnnItx.

New York World: What Is the
charge against this manY" asked Jus
tice Potts OF Jergey City. when william
J. Dunn. ruddy-faced pilot. was ar
raigned yesterday. Profanity. Your
Honor" said Policeman Gibson.
Wow, hut he did use strong Ian
guage 'Justihable profanity" Your
Honor" said the prisoner. Perfectly
justlhable. | had to wait half an hour
at Liberty street. New York. for boat.
When | got to the other side found
that my train would not start for half
an hour. ] walked around to kill time
and when returned my train had just
gone. decided to come back to New
York. and was informed that there
would not be another boat for half an
hour. Then I became angry. and | ad-
nit that ! might have used some pretty
strong Language" II don't blame You
for losing your temper" said the court.
II might have done the same myself.
Discharged"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
nIn.he. In the Choir.

From the Weekly Telegraph: A
young lady in a chapel choir near Pom
typool passed on a note last Sunday to
her lover. who was seated in the front
row. The choir sat Immediately be-
hind the pulpit. The note was given to
the conductor. who handed 1t to his
neIghbor. who. thinking 1t was some
thing for the preacher. touched the
reverend gentleman on the arm and
handed him the bit OF paper. The min
lister hurriedly opened the note. stared
at It In amazement. then grew confused
turned the paper to look at the address,
folded 1t up carefully and handed II to
the young man for whom it was In
tended. and then struggled for some
minutes to regain hold Of the threads
OF the Interrupted discourse. Mean
while. two scarlet faces In the choir
told tale which set the congregation
wondering.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Mrs. Mckinley. Miniature.

A gentleman Of the Virginia Hot
Springs was in the city the other day
on a trip combining business and
pleasure. He related a little incident
connected with President and Mrs. Nc
Kinely's visit to the springs recently.
When the distinguished party were
taking the train on the return to Wash
ington he, with many others OF the
village, went to the station to bid them
a public good-by, and by their presence
to assure them of their appreciation OF
the stay at the resort. After the party
had entered the train he happened to
look underneath the presidential car.
and near the wheels lay something
glittering. He reached down and
picked up the object, and discovered
that It was a miniature picture OF a
little child set in a heavy gold oval
frame. He handed 1t TO one of the
tralnmen and requested him to hunt
the owner aboard the car. The train
man did so and found the owner In the
nerson OF Mrs. Mckinley. She had not
noticed its loss, and was very gratefui
for its recovery Washington Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
DEAD TREE OR DEAD WIRE.
Most Amusing Result Of an Elaborate
Investigation.

InvestlgntiOn.
Not long ago prominent citizen OF
New York went raging into the cleo
trio light company's office and declar-
ed that one OF their wires had killed a
pet tree on his premises. That tree"
said he. has been standing there for
twenty years. and we regarded 1t as
one OF the family. My children played
under 1t when they were babies, and II
is associated with some OF the pleas
ATTEST memories OF my life. When II
began to die we all mourned, and we
could not imagine what allied 1t until
yesterday, when | noticed that a wire
was lying right across a branch My
poor tree has been electrocuted. and
feel as II murder had been done in my
house" Considerably moved the ag-
ent OF the company went to view the
scene of the tragedy. and found the
tree still alive. but feeble When he
came to trace the wire he discovered
one end nailed TO the roof of an old
barn and the other twisted around a
discarded pole. II had been cut on at
least two years and forgotten. But
the occasion demanded something. so
he made the following report: Tree
alive. wire dead. Wire evidently kill
ed by tree. Bill inclosed. New Or
leans Times-Democrat
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
IN rHr "ooop oLp DAYS.
Gentlemen Had Peculiar Idea. Of "a
tertnininE One Another.

Gentlemen Had Peculiar Idea. Of Ia
tertaininE On. Another.
A physician. DR.. Speed OF ST. Johns
was the champion all-round tippler
and was specially retained to drink
with Cornelius Van Tromp when he
honored Oxford with visit, keeping
himself in form by continuous round
OF the brandy shops and taverns In
company with the butler of Christ
church and Rawlins. the plumber. says
the Gentleman's Magazine. The ILLUS
trious admiral. we are told, was much
gszcd at by the boy, who. perchance.
wondered to find him whom they found
so famous In the Gazets to be at last
but drunken. greasy Dutchman." He
proved a difficult guest to entertain
according to his likings. He declined
the usual Doctors degree as being en-
tlrely out OF his element. and when
Dr.. Fell invited him to dinner. "he
desired he might have salt meat. he
never using to eat any other. which
put Mr.. Dean much TO II to find that
which would please his pallet" The
only thing he took kindly to was the
choice assortment of liquids that Ok
ford provided, to the superior strength
OF which he was forced to veil his flag
We got a greater victory over Van
Tromp here" wrote Prideaux. than
all your sea captains In London. con-
Tossing that he was more drunk here
than anywhere else since he came In
England. which I think very little to
the honor Of our university. DR..
Speed was the chief man who encoun-
tered him. who. mastering about Ave or
six more as able as himself at wine
and brandy. got the Dutchman to the
Crown tavern and there so piled him
with both that at IL o'clock at night
they were fain to carry him to his
lodging"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Freed III. ellen, by a Trick.

Philadelphia attorney is telling a
good story on himself He had been
retained to defend a counterfeiter. and
advised him to plead guilty. His client
did SO. and as there was in the mind
OF the court fixed idea that II the
prisoner pleads guilty he does SO be
cause he has no attorney the judge
asked him why he made that plea
Because my lawyer told me to-" Did
he give any reason for it?" Yes. He
told me would have no show before
this Judge" The court fiared up and
ordered a plea Of not guilty to be en-
tered. and the counterfelter was ac-
nuItted
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10

Remember that cholera morbus.
cholera lnfantum, summer com
plalnt. bilious collie. diarrhoea and
dysentery are each and all catarrh
OF the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections.
Pe-ru-na Is an absolute specific for
theas ailments. which arc SO con-
mon In summer. DR.. Hartman. in
practice OF over forty years. never
lost single cnse Of cholera infan-
tum. dysentary. diarrhoca. or chol-
era morbus. and his only remedy
wns Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
ther particulars should send for
FREQ copy of Summer Catarrh."
Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Either Side LIP.

One of the most amusing novelties
In the shape of entertainment at after
noon parties at present is the impress
sIonist artist, who executes a clever
sketch in oils. generally OF mountain
scenery. very 'impressionist" in style.
He then asks his audience whether
they would prefer genre" picture.
and turns the canvas upside down.
when IT Is discovered that the land
scape is lady riding bicycle,
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
srare-Head.

Rarely does green hand" give the
ione-suffering editor such an oppor-
,rnitv as that below. noted in the
catholic Standard and Times; Here.
a story of a thief" said the enthusi-
as.lc Young and new reporter, who
secured a room at local hotel ana
rohbed other guests OF their money.
what sort OF head shall put on III?
oh said the editor. suppose you
make II 'scoundrelly Roomer Gains
Currency"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
.ers s5 MILLIONS
sprnt 10 Reb.lldins

=. spent In HebsiidinE
- .,,x tn. B. 8 o. n. r.
prsssps,n Of the Baltimore
rss,,e,,dw rsss,I',asd' which has Just come
j. rsilIOs'r remarkable in many
~ ~ couen and Murray did
rss.rs, .sr,.e.Ssut, eS but went ahead
y. ,ss property in first-class
~ .se of attempting to main
irsieaa .,aition that they found
ins he receivers were up
u'a,,r u'aasority Of the security hold
saurt. but the Baltimore
tns tns..yership marked an epoch
lr.irs , that will be historical.
iaA s expended we're put out
Z. 's ~ when trade was at a low low
~ ,sv !. scarce. During their
sys ~ the receivers purchased
s.rs $751; wooden gondola
" sssssed sr steel cars. $40 mis-
y ,r,irht cars. postal. express
- Ear equipment, at a total
~ .,9 os1 600. The 216 locomotives
Y. ,1o and one-half millions.
~ III purchased amounted to
r. -. ,' costing s2.142.152. and
W lhought over 100000 cross
~. ~, 1920. 900. and 100000
"a Of ballast amounting to
me new steel bridges aggre-
-,iue s75o.O00. and fully as
~ was spent in improving the
,.rmIuals, erecting new build
'.dseIpg grades and changing the
=, The maintenance of way
4. ~ ar The amount paid directly
,mployed in making improve
:. tbe tracks. etc, in three
y. nearly twelve millions of
The total amounts to about
40 Of which about s15,00O.000
...ured BY the issuance Of receiv-
..,iacates and the balance
4 car trusts, earnings from the
n, and from the reorganization
[,,-s Most OF the purchases of
|.,pt and rail were made when
y, vas low in price and manu-
m concerns were in great need
N. to keep their plants in op-
z Steel rails are worth now from
4, ton more than when the re-
!, made their purchases. and To-
slves have advanced from $500
aOOO in price. The equipment
Il purchased today, would cost
,too more and the other improve
ii 900 900 more. President Cow
,uthority for the statement that
~ company intends spending
1000 more in improvements in
ut rear or two.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10
Prayed In startling Fashion.

little girl in Hillsdale. Mich. pc
titioned the Lord for fair weather. and
the next morning the sun shone bright
and clear. She told OF her prayer to
her grandmother, who said: We'll.
now. why can't you pray tonight that
II may be warmer tomorrow. so
grandma's rheumatism will be better?''
IAN right. will" was the response.
and that night as she knelt she incor-
porated this request In her little pray
er: "oh. God. make 1t hot for grand
ma"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and wesi from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction 10 Its patrons than In
the past. II stands without rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
Recommendations to accommodate all
classes OF passengers. only one night TO
Chicago. ST. Louis and 81. Paul, and over
ten hours snved between Denver and the
Pacific coast Ticket Office 3u i7th street.