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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
WINNING coRINNE.

i
n,,i Pc marry now forty year an have
nice ieet famiiy-thirteen. toy an.
SUI pas an oniucky number you
say! Well. I dom know bout dat
none dem be die yet an NIL do well
pe tour girl hall be marry good man
an DC nine boy mex h'ont for dem
seit One dem a notaire. ,noder
pres. one be member Parliament
noder he work hon de Goyernmsnt
at quebec. two dem. jacques an. on
.s'ne' KIP beeg 'otei hon Boston. one
ave gof mine at <iondak. an wen
.e come Tor see me las wIntaire he
utins hees pocket JUS full dem mug
se'' TWO more ave good farra near
o. Marie Beauce. an de younges he
,iVe herewlt me. Dat not so bad luck
tink. m'sieu.
be toll you how I come to marry
ma femmef MOI Bien, Ma femme be
de daughter oil bonhomme Gingras. He
was de mos reech man on desc mart
zen. wit beeg farm an mebbe tree.
Tour tousan' dollar hin de bank. He's
me. corinne. JUS two year younger
aan me. an, we use see beach oder
at church an dance an all dem place.
got for LAX moch. dat ieet Corinne
Wit her black h'eye an red cheek an
nice, leet' roun' wais'. P'raps you not
vlnk dat now, m'sieu.. but I toll you
she was de mos belle girl as you fin'
any place hin de Who'll worl'
was smart young man den my
se'f, an she come for LAX me too. So
we gree for got marry. but frs. she
say, ! mus. ask Pere Gingras. I not
lax dat. part me. He not h'onder-
stan dat JUS for we love h'each oder.
We mus be marry. He not tink / be
reech 'nough for marry hees file. Well,
gone one day for ask him dat want
for marry. Corinne. Msieu. dat oil
Glngras he Jus dance WITT mad when
i spik bout dat. IN
Vets dat? You want marry ma
hlle 4 How you max for keep wife?
You SAX for my Corinne? I know what
You tink, You t'ink you got my
money wen I be die. Baptemei Mol
You got noting You not marry her.
i toP him dat l spik Corinne al
ready, an she say yes, size. marry me.
ant ! say. go for marry her anyway.
sure Wit dat he h'order me hlout
hees maison. an say II h'ever he catch
me with Corinne he have mex me
arres' an fine. A.
" Doucementi' say; not SO fas'.
Wat for you not lax me for son-in-
lawf
You got not'ing.f he say. You
phuvre' jus; LAX one. beggar. OATS
de falson not lax you.s
d" 'Bien, m'sfeul' l say. I got my
leet farm. How moch money / mus
have, too an you let Corinne marry
mer liiT
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
TABLET ron WINNIE DAVIS.
Second Memorial to Bs Raised /
T. p,.,.,t tf

Second Memorial to Bs Raised In
Riohmond.
Besides the artistic monument to be
erected in the cemetery in Richmond
by which the women OF the south pro-
pose to commemorate the virtues OF
the daughter OF the confederacys a
second beautiful tablet In memory OF
Miss Winnie Davis is to be placed on
one, Of the walls OF st. Paul's Protest.
ant Episcopal church in Richmond,
Va. and Is the gift of Ambrose a.
Maginnis. prominent and wealthy
citizen of New Orleans. who has all
ways been warm friend OF the Davis
familyf The modelling OF the tablet In
plaster has Just been completed by
George j. Zolney in his New York
studio. The tablet. which is five feet
long and three feet wide. is at once TO
be cast in bronze by the Henry Bon
nard Company. The vestrymen OF ST.
Paul's church and Mrs. Davis. acting
for Mr.. Maginnis. have formally ac-
cepted theswork, Mrs. Davis considers
the portrait of her daughter faithful
likeness and is highly pleased with the
sculptof's artistic conception. The de-
sign shows a bas-relief encircled with
palms, the center OF a decorated niche.
A cherub's head Is placed in tympan-
um and the base bears the memorial
inscription.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
rsm,..sy Hair.

"Tammany Ring" was formed in the
city OF New YORK SO far back as 1888
as a great Democratic organization.
Its founder was William Mooney. an
upholsterer residing in the city. The
Tammsny anniversary became popu-
lar holiday. The ideal patrons were
Columbus and Tammany, the latter.
who gives his name to the society. be-
ing Legendary Indian chief. once lord
Of the island OF Manhattan. and now
kind OF patron saint of America.
The president rejoices In the title OF
grand sacham." The ''Tammany
Hair is an Offset more Intensely Dem
.ocratic, and represents the Democrat
ic Republican general committee OF
5000. who seek TO govern New. York
and select all candidates for office.
There are district committees, : over
whom is set captain known as the
local boss;" he is responsible for the
vote OF his district There are LOO
OF these bosses to correspond with the
i,10O districts. AS rule the bosses
are .IIquor dealers" with clientele OF
followers whom they swing" The
boss Is paid for his services, and has
money to distribute. II is always easy
from the reports of these LOO bosses
to say how the vote Of the city will
go in municipal elections.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
wsy 1900 !. Not a Lsap Year.


The year 1900 will not be counted
among the leap years. The year Is 365
days. .dve hours and forty-nine. minutes
long; eleven minutes are taken every
year to make the year 1854 days long.
and every fourth year we have an ex-
ira day. This was Julius Caesar's ar
rangement. Where do those eleven
minutes come froml They come from
the future, and are paid by emitting a
leap year every one hundred years.
But IL leap year is omitted regularly
every one hundred years It is found
that the eleven minutes taken each
year will not only have been paid back.
but whole day VIII have been given
up. so Pope Gregory ILL.,. who i'm
proved on Caesars calendar. in 1882.
decreed that every fourth centurial
year should be a leap year after all.
So we borrow eleven minutes every
year, more than paying our borrowings
back by omitting three leap years In
three centuria1 years. and square mat
ters by having leap year in the
fourth centurial year. Pope Gregory's
arrangement is so exact. and the bor-
rowing and paying back balances 80
closely, that we borrow more than we
pay back to the extent OF one day In
3,SG6 years.-New York Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
oproHrunIrrrs IN CHINA.
v>ss Field for Aeerss.a Trade That ID
.f sun Aincrs Uatcach<d.

Hess Fisid for Aeersc.n Trade That Il
,4f sun Almost Uate.ehed.
Al the present time American COM
merce in China should be more than
that Of the shopkcepins kind Thera
are new opportunities for vast npecuIa-
tons and strong syndicates. This Is
the period OF concessions, OF organic
ING Tor opening up the resources OF
tnat large empire. This Is more than
selling behind the counter And
mere Americans are liable to
lose "A magnificent opportuni-
" Along with the increas-
ed political influence OF European
countries have come Increased COM
mercial privileges. our political In
terests and our commercial men, have
disliked the Chinese so much that thcy
nave failed to seize--even to see-thc
new openings in China at the most
oppormne hour. Russia has secured
both railroad and mining concessions
IN Manchuria- Germany has secured
the same In Shantuns. England has
secured mining concessions In shansi.
and other privileges In central China.
both France and England have secured
privileges in southern China. Amer
tca'-where is she7 Two great railroad
iines-one between Peking and Han
kow: the other between Tientsin and
Cninkiang--could have been built by
Americans; but Notwithstanding this
special opportunity European nationr
have pressed forward to secure these
privileges for their cwn people.
Though these great concessions may
80 to others. there may still be an OPP
portunity for American materials to
be used In connection Herewith. This
viii depend on the amount OF support
which the United States government
and American merchants give to the
open door" policy, which thus far has
been advocated by the British govern
ment alone. Already many OF the
most energetic supporters OF British
Interests abroad have turned from the
"open door policy to the policy OF
special spheres of influence"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
stone Cutting with Diamonds.

The use OF the dinmond-saw for cut
ting stone is facilitating the erection
OF the buildings for the exhibition of
1900 at Paris. This new circular saw ls
due TON. Felix f'romholt. a Parlslan
engineer. -s'rfie diamonds which forru
the cutting teeth of the saw are COM
mon crystals. worth about $3.50 a car
at, and they are fixed in a steel disc
over six feet in, diameter. which Is
mounted ON n spindle. and reyolyed- by
steam power, like an ordinary circular
saw. For saving hard stones there
are 200 diamonds in the cutting edge,
md the speed is 300 turns a mipute,
It. advances into. the stone about one
foot In that time. For soft stones the
teeth are of steel with diamonds qt in
'tervais of every five teeth, and. at a
speed of Twelve turns minute, the
saw advances about three feet In that
time. The new saw has been. at work
in the workshops of the Champs Ely
sees for several months and has given
every satisfaction. 81. rtt15 aFf
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
sroHrEs OF HATS.
VIII Dite on Leg to Escape from q
tsH' r.ta Trnp. af1 OLE i

t, 1.t Trsp. atr ~.
George Purcell tells the Pittsburg
News some stories about mining coai
that are interesting Purcell says a
rat, when caught In a trap. will cut on
a limb to escape. He one day caught
rat with blacksmith's pincers. He
had only time to fix the pincerB on the
rats tail. but with sufficient grip to
hold the rat for a time. He intended
taking the rat to feed-box In the
barn. where its fighting qualities could
be tested by,a terrior. The rat. hang
ing by Its tail, turned around to free
the pincers were harder than Its teeth
1t turned It's attention to Its own tall.
1t cut with IT'S teeth a ring around the
tail. and then made jump The skn'
peeled on the tail. leaving the tail
covering in the grip of Purcell and the
pincers. II Is needless to say that the
rat escaped. Miners believe that rats
leave falling mine. NJ. w. Kerrigan
met q horde Of rats one day when he
was entering mine. He attempted to
kill them with n stick, but as fast as he
knocked one out another took his
place. He was accompanied by dog.
and the dog was 30 badly bitten by the
rats that he sought shelter behind Ker-
rlgan. Seeing that the dog was badly
injured by the attack Of the rats Ker-
rigan took him outside the mine 20
have his injuries attended to. Kerri-
gan then returned to the workings. but
was surprised to find that the entry In
which he had met the rats had fallen
In during his absence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
REAL PEARLS
Made by rreneh EEpssimeuter With
tho Aid of Musssis


tho Aid of Muss.is.
Al various times attempts have been
made to manufacture the genuine dia.
monds and other precious stones, but
the cost OF manufacture has In each
case proved 80 great thatsup 10 the
present time no such diamonds have
been placed upon the market. This
statement. OF course. docs not apply
to the manufacture OF artificial
precious stones, which seems to be,
thriving at present. judging from
recent cable dispatch TO the Enquirer,
which told how ARTIFICIAL diamonds and
rubies are being manufactured In Eu-
rope. The point of interest Just now
10 the fact that n method of manu-
featuring genuine pearls ut trifiIng
cost has Just been discovered. Man.
ufacture. however, is hardly the right
word. for II Is nature herself which
does almost the whole business. A
natural pearl. we know. Is formed
through the intrusion OF a foreign
body into the shell OF mrsSsi. The
sea mussel is popularly supposed TO
nave u HonopOiy OF tbb uuhihtnns but
this is an error. A certain species OF
river mussels. technically known as
Margaritana Margaritifcrn. also pro-
duces beautiful pearls. The attention
OF French naturalist. NJ. Doutan. a
professor at the Sorbonnc. was recent
ly drawn to this fact, and he at once
conceived the idea Of producing pearls
BY means OF the river mussels. His
arst step was fn prepare n sort of oys-
ter bed for the propagation OF the
mussels. after which he began to aid
nature in her work by making pearls.
In each shell he bored a. very small
hole. and through It he introduced .
tiny bit of mother-of-pearl into the
body OF the fish. His work was now
complete. and all he had to do was to
walt until nature had completed the
process. That he will In time reap
a rich harvest seems to be the general
opinion lamong naturalists. By the
way. this method OF manufacturing
pearls is not new. as the Chinese are
said to have practiced- II for centuries.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

Corinne.- a
II spik lax feel sure I mex dat
money hin. tree. four mont. but |
not be feel near so brave as try for
mex h'out.. -Four hund' dollar! OATS
lot Of money for poor habitant to
mex. You see, In'sieu. it's lax dis.
We grow hall we want for heat, plan
Tee patac an grain. We have tree hon
our farm for keep good fire hin de
vintaire tam. Les moutons grow wool
for mex warm clothes. No man go
'ungry or .cof'., We grow de tabac Can
adien for smoke. Mais. m'sieu, we not
be sec YER moeh money.
u t'ink for long tam how / go for
mex dat four hundi dollar. S'pose
work ma farm an saye hall can.
1t tex me long tam fore be h'able
for marry Corinne.- an l not feel lax
walt for long tam, ga
Il have cousin hon Quebec-smart
man. same lax steel trap-an' go
for see him. 1 tell him bout wat
bonhomme Gingras say, an ask him
wat he t'ink / mus do. He study
for while an den ne jomp h'up.
Ma fol- he say. 4 got de YER
ting. know how you feex dat h'oI'
man. t'ink l ear dat dey I'm some
gor not YER far from your farm
soul. say: 'dey fin some .atPierre
Boplanger place, bout tree mile from
me'sT
( ''Dat's goodi OATS all correc'! go
for veesit your farm hin bout two
week. You not let hon dat you be
know me hat al1.'
"rHe tell me hall wat he mex. an
In bout two otweek he come an bring
'uoder man Wit him. Dey have leet'
ammer. an go hall bout my place.
Dey chip h'off piece rock. here. an
piece rock. dere. but dey have oder
piece hin de pocket. dey bring wit
dem Den dey go hon de house bon
bomme Gingras. ~
He's ear bout dat dey veesit ma
iarm. an he feel curious for know wat
fcr dey do dat. He hinvite dem for
stay an tex supper hat bees place.
for try fin h'out AT frs' dey not be
tell moch. Dat mex de bonhomme
more curious as before. After a while
dey tell him dey's sure dere be gol'
hon ma farm. Dey tell him dat hin
confidence. for he be homes man. Dey
go for try buy hall the right for milne
hon ma farm. Dey say he mus not
be toll me dat. an dey buy dem cheap
Den dey show him some dat rock dey
he bring wit dem. an say dat be
snecImen quartz from ma farm. Dey
LEI him kip one dem piece He ask
how moch dey think han dem right eas pe
wort. Dey say dey be wort moch.
but p'raps dey buy de whole ting for
,.ousan' dollar. for be h'ignorant man
an not know de value
:" wien dey ief' for home, Of bon,
bomme Gingras laugh at dem for 1901
nan He t'ink4he see way for mex
snms - money. an mex day he start
su s.,aat so, Quebec. wit hees ieet bit
a"er,, a"ere He get dat anaiyse an nm gof
~ "st,er he get back home he come
for see me an want for buy ma farm'
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
r..-ol.um D-,n1,us tn. Latest

The morphine and alcohol habits
have been reiegated to the things OF
yesterday. while the --latest narcotic
vice is ''petrolism." which is desig-
mated by experienced physicians as "a
grim novelty, almost without parallel" ;"
Little by little. the victim to the use OF
petroleum becomes. sad and melancholy
and his doses increase in size until the
habit becomes passion. The mineral
oil has none Of the stimulating proper
ties Of alcohol or morphine. and the
sufferers condition is most deplorable.
The evil is too new at present for the
physicians TO have discovered any sat
isfactory method of treatment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
10 xeEe Love sscuaE N HOME
r-r ..s y,,. ~. IL; : s.ss., y, ns-.sa'


tn the nr-t months Of snarrscd nfo. love
There seems no other need in I'D" wrifcs
Helen Watterson Moody Ia the Maftn
Ladies Homo journal, hut by-and-hv,
Ehcn care begins TO shadow them, whoa
duties present themselves. and. strangely
enough, conflict with each other whcr
convictions clarh and tastes diner. thea
that huck or love sut1-t sfnri what v have
called stead and sfnrey moral qualities
Justice, patience. honesty, SINCERITY and
magnanimity. Indeed. en- these depends
the very continuance of love in marriage
for u In not possible to go on loving un,rzr
that L. found which II worthy OF love-
say this advisefiy. ! know tho wotit is
befauss they like y think sp.ior sadly, bo-
catise they must that ono cnh love where
this does NOT enrisibi~ ones Heal Of love,
One may pity. may have ln infinite vcarn-
Ing tenderness over what one cannot rer
specf, bat love IL OF royal birth and rtcok-
nirca only whnf n nn royaiias itscif| Tho
way. then, To keep love secure in mprricA
Me is not 20 much 10 be ankiouaiy wnich-
Ing and guarding lest " ahouh escape, or
CRYING that love has spread fte winxs be.
cause the nrst holiday romance ta replaced
hy ffaNcr feeling, hut, by living along
simply and honestly and frankly together.
on a high plume. looking fnost and always
soevcr thinas nre honest. awhntnoevcr
things are just. whatsoever things nrc
pure. whatsoever things are lovely what
soevcr things are OF good report Then
,ove wiil be NOT p captive. but a most VIII
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
A p.x Of a.nnz uour..

At Berlin and London the iongesl
day has sixteen hours and a half; at
8tockholms the longest day eighteen
hours and haIf;at Hamburg.the long
est day has keventeen hours. and the
shortest seven: at st. Petersburg. this
longest day has nineteen, and the
shortest five hours: at Torena. In F.n'
land, the longest day has twenty-one
hours and half and the shortest two
hours and half: at Wanderhus. In
Norway. the day lasts from the zisl
Of May to the 22d of July. without In
terruption: and at spitzberEen. the
longest day Is three months and half
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
An nhieo, ofsmpic,os.

Il don't know about that fellow,
Agonclllo," remarked AguinaIdo, 'peh-'
|hveiy. He'sin very tricky person"
"Bnt think OF the beautiful messages
graphing Y s.s8 ftf2I tsI
Yes, shouldn't be at all surprised
" he had been hired TO bankrupt my
government by cable; tolls.''y-Washing-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
HE ADDS pi TO HIS LUNCH.
suburbanits'- Struggle with the Restless

suburbanit Struggle with the Restisss
Paper Parcel.
The man In the suburbs had his
paper parcel which did not look It's
function. He started from the house
In orderly precision, but had barely
turned the corner when he stubbed his
toe and dropped the unsusplcious bun
die to the sidewalk. splitting the yell
low paper. and deposlting sandwiches
and cake on the ground. Then the
train whistle sounded its warning note
and in despair the tortured suburban
lite crammed cake and bread promis7
cuously into his pockets and started
on a run for the station. He caught
the last platform OF the last car and
hurriedly sank into a seat. When the
conductor asked for his ticket he man
aged 10 extract the small pastebord
without showing the contents Of one
pocket, but tugging deep in the other
for his handkerchief to wipe his heat
ed brow. out few crummy bread and
stringy ham and cake that looked as
IL the frostlng had been nibbled by
mice. The passengers smiled. They
could not have been human and done
otherwise. But the man made no all
lowances for uncomfortable risibilities.
He glared at the offending men. and
women. savagely thrust back the bread
and battered cake Into his pocket and
enveloped his burning countenance In
the cooling pages of the morning pa
per. But there was look OF flint in
his eye that spoke the finish OF tho
home-concocted luncheon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
Are You u.lnr AiIen's root-Ea.sl

a 1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Z.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
rhe cr,tIc. I,IIemma.

EdItor-Didn't l tell yoa to roast
that play that FitzsIugger. the pugil-
lst.. is starring in? Critic-Yes. sr
but Editor-But what? Crit'c-Mr
Fitzsiusser requested me TO praise It.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

.,alee AS you superstiuous about black
ea 1s Yes. indeed; when see one III
.af ~. yard know It Is a sign that cook is
vinqow.' ''''' ~ = - - y ~, g
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

AREN'T we going to ray the slreet
snrinkier this year Edmund?z rSo;
those neopIe on each side of us wouldu
employ him last year. and now that tney
do sprinkle I'm going to let them see now
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
rhnsIdenrYnxnr,xr..

7, s,nofe anfieni Pill poisons and black draughts .
~ sp-ie-date scientific harmless. paiat bio POI
5 aseare's Candy uathartc Druggists I0c, :sc.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

keep going or lose their place.
10 these Mrs Pinkham's help Is
offered. A letter 10 her at Lynn.
Mass. win bring her advice free
of all charge. y si'
MISS Nxxcre SHoBF. Florence.
COL. writes a letter TO Mrs. Pink-
ham from which we quote:
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

! vAr.Eswox und.r.s.nd Nat tort.rss 4 1T LIT
- Constantly their feet whether we1lor -compsfs6
to smile and be agreeable to customers while dragged
down with feminine weakness Backaches and head ~
aches They ~ ElLlll-l e-4L..Lt
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

left ovary being swollen that could
without pain Now thankso your wonderful medicine. that
tired feeling all gone and am healthy and strong
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
WOMEN
WHO ARM
TNExR uvzN0

~ had been in poor health time. my troubles
ing been brought by standiugso physician said
ing serious womb troubc had to give mp work i
just hrndie Of and would have fairng spells at
monthly period doctorcd and took various medicines but
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

HE WANT FOX BUY MA FARM. |
an you not mus come here till dat
= !
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

:, "nC'est bien,' say. 7 go got dat four
humid dollar. an come back den for
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11


- and would have fairting spells at
,torcd and took various medicines. but
got no relief. and when wrote to you
could not walk more thsn four blocks
at time. followed your advice. tai-
ing Lydia e. pinkhams Blood Purifier
In connection with the Vegetable Com
pound and began to gain In strength
from the first am getting to be
pain and / owe ii all 10 your
There L; none equal TO Il,
for have tried many othcfx be-
X fpro using yours. words cannot
DO said too strong IN prnisc Of Il. y
MISS PoLLv FRAME. Meade.
N4{J Kap.. writes:
DEAR MRs. sPrNKHAM---T feel Il
my duty to writs yon IN regard to
= what your medicine has done for
me. cannot praise It
Nh enough. Since my eirlhood
~NzA, had been stronbicd with ir-
. MY regular and painful
SlM ~ periods and for nearly
S9SN FIVE years had suffered
4S7with falling Of tho
F]XtSsFE1 womb. and whites. Also
'fff'Fl had ovarian. trouble, the
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11
B!IAcKsMIHs 81 SUPPLIES L! IRON H!!!!

OXFORD HOTEL b.s:. l.'s s. ..,::iy s:s; gs.ss IT,:
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

U4sANcE Of wall paper 10 OBJ
Waited by ALABA5TfNE. II
can be used on piastered walls.
wood ceilings. brick ior can
vas. A china can brush Il on.
II does not rub or fcn.o on
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

= sTABLIsHDD In favor. shun
all limitations. Ask paint dealsri
. or dTuRgfst for lint card Wrtts
u for "Alnhpstine Era." free. TO
4 xLABAsTfNb CO.. GRAND
Rapids, Michigan. -.