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A Mileage Outrage.
~ EALING in a facetious way with
l0J the paragraphs in Governor
Smiths message that relate to

| ~ EALING in a facetious way will
lo) the paragraphs in Governo
Smiths message that relate t.
| mileage, the Inter Mountain seeks t.
| be oblivous to what will appear to tn,
public to be common-sense, practica
and eminently praiseworthy suggestion
If the legislature We're to act on the
| governors recommendation, hundreds
| and thousands of dollars, now an abso.
| Lutte waste, would be saved to the public
treasury.
The case is this, as furnished by an
illustration used by the governor
During 1897 and 1898 thirty prisoners
were convicted in Custer county and
sent to the state penitentiary. The sher-
lift, in order to convey these prisoners
TO the state prison, made twenty eight
separate trips. travelling eight hundred
and ninety-six miles each trip, at
ten cents per mile. During the same
time twenty-five prisoners were con-
victed in Yellowstone county, and the
sheriff made twenty-five trips to put
them in state prison. In order to send
to Deer Lodge it is necessary to make
thirty-one trips. Each of these officers
was travelling upon passes furnished by
the different railroads, and all We're
collecting mileage from the state of
Montana at the rate of ten cents per
mile, each way, for making these sew
eral trips.
jC of he Oh In,
counties is also true, the governor says,
of the sheriffs of all the counties in the
state, Beaverhead and Madison ex-
cepted.
The governors suggestion is that the
prisoners be held in the several coun-
ties until the expiration of the term of
court, and then taken in a bunch to
Deer Lodge. Isn't that a sensible pro-
position? During the past two years,
under the plan in vogue, the people
have paid out more than $15,60O for
these junkets of sheriffs to Deer Lodge.
In exposing the ridiculous process the
governor says: 1.-THE sheriffs of Bea-
verhead and Madison waited until the
expiration of the terms of court held in
their counties, and then carried all of
their prisoners at one time. The sheriff
of Madison county at one time took as
many as five prisoners. carrying only
one guard with him, while notice in the
bills of the sheriffs from Custer, yell
lowstone, Silver Bow, and almost every
other county in the state, that they
made their trips every other day to the
penitentiary, or just as fast as they
could make one trip and return with
another prisoner
This wasteful business certainly ought
to be stopped. If the cost of conveying
these prisoners to Deer Lodge were
made county charge, you would see
the sheriff picnics to Deer Lodge at ten
cents a mile stopped in hurry; the
counties wouldn't stand it. There's
good money for the public in the gov
ernor's suggestion.
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the Alger whitewash board has about
concluded that It's range of investiga-
ton must include an official examina-
ton into the merits of "embalmed
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During the past two years new PEN
itentiary building at Deer Lodge has
been entirely completed and other i'm
provements in the way of electric
lights have been added to the institu-
ton. The management is now, as it
has been for a number of years past,
under contract to Messrs Conley &
McTague. and their conduct and man.
agement deserves the highest encom-
ium and praise at my hands, because I
believe no better suited persons could
be found to control and manage the in
mates of our state prison than these
gentlemen. This is evidenced by the
very few complaints that come to me
and by the fact that there are practi-
cally no escapes from the institution.
The prison is about as safe from fire or
other disaster as it is possible to be,
and the chances or opportunities of es-
capeS are reduced to a minimum 1t is
kept so perfect and clearly that we
have little or no sickness or complaint
of any kind coming from the inmates.
Omaha Exposition.
During the year 1898 there was held
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
nov soldier. shoot.

How Soldiers Shoot" In Pcarson's
for July. contains some interesting de-
ta'f of the process OF making crack
army shots. who are expected In war
time to play havoc with the encmy's
officers and men at long range. Doubt
less more successful attention is paid
TO such shooting In England and the
United States than In any other coun-
try. Special instruction Ia given In
our navy and army. and money Is not
spared to give the men all the advan-
tages of target practice. Steady. sys-
tematic training makes the accurate
shooting. The greenhorn must be
taught how to hold his rife first. and
then successfully how to stand. how
to kneei. how to lie. how to aim. how
TO hre. and how to take care OF his RI
fie and Its cartridge magazine, II a
magazine is used The Lee Enfield RI
he of the British service weighs nine
pounds and is four feet one inch In
length. the bayonct adding another
foot. 1t is a ive-grooved rife, with a
muzzle velocity OF 1000 feet per sec
ond. The bullet Ia made OF copper and
nickel. with a lead core. The recruit
is taught that the bullet travels
through the air In curved line called
the trajectory. subject to the explosive
force which starts It. the force OF grav-
ity pulling 1t down, and the resistance
OF the air. Such bullet falls two
feet In 200 yards. travelling 1000 feet
a second. The mean range OF the bull
let is $500 yards. with penetrating
power according to the substance
struck. Recruits are taught to Are in
any position. Our army regulations
give the men rules for Judging the dis
tance of objects. from thirty yards to
1000 yards. There arc moving targets
representing infantry and cavalry to
shoot at There is practice In rapid
voliey firing. independent firing. run
ming and firing. Modern nghtlng
methods require many changes In nr-
Ing drill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
New German Savings Bank Method


German banks have a novel way of
inducing persons to save money. In
stead of waiting for the working men
and women to come to the bank to
make payments, one of the savings
banks introduced few years ago the
scheme OF collecting from its depos-
itors certain fixed sums each week.
When a depositor desires to open an
account he notifies the bank. giving his
address and the sum he intends to de-
post each week. AS soon as he makes
his first deposit he is furnished with
pass book giving the amount and the
date of the initial payment. After that
che collections are recorded by means
OF coupons, but the pass book is neces-
sary when payments are Withdrawn
The depositor is given one of these
coupons whenever he makes deposit
and on 1t is printed the amount COZ
lected. the date and the number OF his
pass book. In order to insure regular
payments, IL coupon is returned Dy
the collector as unpaid after eight days
then the bank has the privilege OF clos
ing the depositor's account. The rate
of interest is the same as in other saw
ings banks, and it is said the banks
which have adopted this novel method
have done so from entirely philan-
thropic methods, with no Idea OF max
ing profits. but rather as an incentive
to the laboring classes. In one oil these
hanks last year there we're registered
nearly six thousand depositors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
Nel,ukesi.

The officers OF the German army. tho
captains In particular. are required to
deliver lectures TO their men on sub
jects relating to the lattcr's duties. A
certain captain quartered In Berlin was
due at O'Clock one morning at the
classroom. oversieeping himself, and
not arriving until twenty minutes past,
he found. to his dismay and annoy
ance. a young-looking officer attending
to his work and busy at the black
board. On his angry approach the
young officer turned round. and the
captain at once recognized the emperor
In the substitute. spcechless with as
constituent. he trembllngly received
the textbook which his majesty quiet-
ly handed him, with the remark: I'VE
have got as far as there. captain" and
Immediately left the room without ap-
pearing to hear the officers suffered
excuses. The captain awaited a per-
emptory dismissal. but for weeks there
came no decision OF his fate. At last,
after the suspense had become fairly
unbearablc. for the oficer feared tho
most unpleasant consequences. he re.
eeiyed present from the emperor. Ii
was an alarm clock.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
sared by LII. IInr..

An English officer In the Royal En-
gineers had a horse which ought to
have received the Victoria cross for
gallantry In action. The officer was
leading party OF Afghanistans, when
they were suddenly attacked by band
OF Ghazis. The fighting was furious
for few minutes and during the
height OF the battle the Lieutenant wss
speared by young Ghazi and brought
to the ground. The warrior came up
to finish him, when the faithful horse
turned his heels and iashed out at the
Ghazi every time he approached the
wounded man. This defense was main
tained and the assailants ned. As the
horse was not vicious. the ofiicer Is
firm in the belief that the horse knew
his master was In danger and saved
him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
WORTH THE READING.

The result of some investigation on
the feeding of milch cows. recently car
ried out in Germany, was to show
that the production of milk is depend
ent in certain respects upon the ma
ture of the food supplied to the cows
but not, as is commonly supposed,
solely on the albumenold ratio.
Early Roman history. like that of
Troy, will have to be rewritten If
archaeologists agree on the genuine
ness of the recent discoveries in the
Forum. A little while ago a black
stone, believed to be the "Lapis niger"
that marked the burial place" of
Romulus, was found. They have now
dug under the stone and unearthed.
amid many votive offerings. a
rock. marked with an alpha bette
inscription. This is declared to
be in Achaean characters. the earliest
known, which may give a Greek origin
to Rome. like that of Cumae and Mar
seilles. dating some centuries before
the traditional year of the city"-753
B. C.-Foreign Letter New York Sun.
That pink shirt waist story about
Richard Harding Davis is only one
among Others" said member OF a
New York publishing firm who fell
in from The big town yesterday. Davis
struck place called Pomona, Cal, a
few years ago, and while there he met
clever chap who has been writing
stories about the killers and other bad
men of the Southwest for a New York
paper for several years past. The writ
er of the bad-man stories happened to
be n modest and unassuming citizen.
somewhat understood. and Harding
said to him, after being introduced:
Why. | expected to find the writer
of those terrific stories a raw-boned
giant, with a bowie-knife between his
teeth, whole arsenal of small arms.
long hair, and all that sort OF thing.
you know That so?' responded the
writer of ad-man narratives. I had
some similarly erroneous ideas about
you. pictured you as wearing
Psyche knot"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
II. Fired n salute.

At small town in Australia some
years ago, at the time when Lord Car
who was accompanied by his
wife. made tour through the country.
the day before his lordship's arrival
the mayor called upon an Englishmsn
and in course Of conversation re-
marked: How many guns go to a
royal salute?" "Twenty-one. | be
lieve." was the reply; but what is the
use of knowing-there are no guns In
the town." Perhaps you are right"
said the mayor; "but am going to
give the governor salute in spite of
that. and 1t will be royal one" On
the following day all the light and
leading OF the town assembled at the
railway station TO great the arrival OF
the train. As It approached the plat
form there was . loud explosion. i'm
mediateiy followed by twenty others.
The train came 10 standstili amid
scene OF tremendous excitement Most
Of ths people Of the town we're fright.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
Unclaimed Fortunes.

The extraordinary revelation was
made at recent meeting of the State
Savings Bank association OF New YORK.
according to Leslies Weekly. that
there were In the savings banks OF the
Empire state 81 100000 In dormant ac-
counts. The savings banks OF New
York state now hold about s7OO 900. 600
of the peoples money, and the dormsnt
accounts OF s1.500.O00 remain without
any evidence that their owners will
ever call for them. Some OF them have
been dormant for over fifty years. One
bank in the city OF Albany reported
that its unclaimed accounts aggregated
over $4,000. Some OF these accounts
have claimants who Will appear in due
season. The owner OF one OF them
for instance. Is that popular American
Senator chauncey NJ. Depew. He had
never presented his passbook to have
his interest entered. though his account
had more than doubled while IL Law
dormant. We must indeed be a rich
and prosperous nation when we can
overlook little item OF over 81, 500. 900
lying unclaimed in the savings banks
OF single state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
Standard of Health.

belleal authority. in summing mn
palities which constitute n perfect
althy man. says he should have
all- strong. healthy heart,
Is still nnimpaired by the excess
nse OF tobacco. alcohol or drugs
Kind; The lungs should be well
pped, expanding regularly with
OF breathing space for heaItl,
d extra corner for work or dis.
The muscles should be we'll
~ AMI fiexiblc. not tied I'M
90 exercising with too heavy
n's' but hard and tough. with re-
energy for long strains. The
ic wires of the body called nerves
a ne properly insulated and con
~ bringing all the various organs
e body into a smoothly working
perfect system. under the control
|symmetrical brain: one which hns
Peen softened by abuse or DESTROY
seriously impaired by the need Of
Nhcn n brain protects the health
lie Of the individual while fur
Ing ieellng and thought and pleas-
Iof The human being. A man hav-
" mese organs properly construct
~ adjusted can regard himself as
'u.hy individual, possessing within
~ power of resistance not cas-
'.ereome by disease'producing or
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
rHE HEAVIEST .. : o. TRAIN.

When the receivers Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad began tho now famous
series OF improvements Of the physi-
cal condition OF the entire system,
their object wus to Increase both the
train load and the number Of revenue
tons per milo and at the same time
reduce the cost OF transportation.
Mach has been done, and by the low
ering Of grades. elimination OF curves.
laying OF new steel rails and the pur-
chase OF heavy motive power they have
very materially added TO tho number OF
cars per train But II was not until
the 17th OF March last that demon
stration was made OF what might he
expected OF tho new Baltimore a Ohio
Railroad. Enough new 50-ton capac-
ity steel cars had been delivered to
give the operating department n chance
to experiment. Fifty steel cars. each
weighing $4,000 pounds, were loaded
with an average OF $4,000 pounds Of
coal. To them was coupled a new
a2x2s Inch consolidation locomotive
weighing i6s.7o0 pounds and having
~ Inch driving wheels. The start waA
made from Cumberland. Md. and the
destination was Brunswick. Md. on
the second division. In his report Gem
eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says
the train was pulled with comparative
ease and that the class OF engines used
will be able to handle so cars OF so
tons capacity each on that division
without trouble Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 325 units
of 6h tons each OF about 1900 tons. a
10 per cent increase OYER that OF ave
years ago. The 80 car train was COM
puted as containing te7 units. or s,t5s,-
100 pounds gross. The net weight of
coal in the trnin was 4.7bs 100 pounds.
II was by far the heaviest train ever
handled over the line and demonstrat-
ed that heavy power. modern equip
ment with safety appliances, and
good track. mean more revenue tons
per mile and decreased cost OF trans
portatlon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
sandy had tn. Res. Of IL.

A Draw son OF Scotia accepted an
invitation TO spend fortnight with a
friend In London. whose quarters were
In the dense purlleus OF ClerkenwelI.
On Joining his host at breakfast the
morning after his arrival the following
colloquy took place. much to the an
noyanee OF the mistress of the house.
Host--Weii. Sandy, old man, how did
you sleep? Sandy--Aweel. mon, to say
truth. ma SO vara weel. Host-f am
sorry to- Sandy dnterrupting) Z
All. dlnna fash ycsseif. mon, | was
better an Than the IDEAS FOR they never
closed bisssed &c the whon nisht,--i
spars Moments,
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
LIKE sAnouo.s o.osr.
Question of Conductors and Pennies to
the Fore Again.


the Fore Again.
IL was In suburban trolley last
sunday that the question OF the con-
dnctors reluctance to receive pennies
IN change came up again. says the New
York Herald. This penny question is
like Banquos ghost and will not down.
A woman passenger had given the con-
uuetor nickel and fiye pennies for
Two tares- u would rather change SIS
ior you, madam. than take those pen
MES, the conductor said, In a
grumblIng yet perfectly respectful tone
,Whyg' asked the woman. Because
'he company will not take them from
us. That is the only objection | have
TO railroading. We must turn In nick
els or silver when our work is done.
But why do you not sometimes give
those pennies TO men? You always
palm them OF on women" We'll, the
women always seem to keen them
specially for us. Now. n the public
could only know what A trlal they are
10 us sometimes they might understand
our reluctance to take them. For in
stance, one Of the extras. a man who
mad been out OF work for long time.
atter making the number OF trips re-
quired Of him. found he had ffteen
pennies among his change. He did not
nave cent belonging to himself. and
there was no money at home. and the
pay that was coming to him at the Of
nee for his weeks work was needed by
his wife and children for bread. They
taE hz
nee, and he could not draw his pay un-
III his fares were accounted for. When.
after considerable trouble, he got three
nickels for fifteen pennies and returned
to the company's office It was closed
and he had to 40 home without his
pay"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES ron
THE VETERANS.
Fun ai Observation-Disclosures ef Humsr
Thht Sometimes Disturb the Gus
tomAry soiemnity-He Fired = salute
How Soldiers shoot.
To Autumn.

season Of nists and mellow fruitfuines,.
Siose bosom-friend OF tho maturing sun.
~onHpiring with him how TO load and
with tho fruit the vines that round the
ihatch-cves run.
TO bend with apples the fnosa-d cottar,-
And MI all fruit with ripcneas to the
To swell the sourd. and plump the
With a sweet kernel. IN aot buddtnr
more
Ard sun more, later flowers for the bees.
Cnui they think warm days will never
For summer has o'erbrimm'd their
elammy cells.
Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,
any hair soft-lifted by tho ~innowing
wind.
Or on a haif-reap'd furrow sound asleep.
proNsed with the fume Of poppies
Spares tho next swath and nn Its
twined flowers:
keep
STEADY thy laden head across n brook.
~ q" NAhtf-pitots Win look.
Thou watehest the last oozinga hours
by hours.
Where are the songs of spring. Ay. whore
are theyl
Think not OF them. thou hast thy music
too
while barred clouds bloom the soft-dying
day.
And touch the stubble-plains with rosy
hue;
Then in a wailful choir the small snats
mourn
Among the river sailowa borne aloft
or sinking as the light wind lives or
dies.
And full-grown lambs loud bieat from
hilly bourn.
Hedge-eriokets sing; and now with
treble soft
The resbreast whistler from a garden.
croft.
And gathering swallows twitter In