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The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
SOME IMPORTANT
BUSINESS CHANGES
Elbert Preparing to handle the FIX
tensiye Trade Of the Rich Country
Tributary to Her.

important business change Ebert took place Tuesday
the store building and stock of general of
sold to Julian and Lee Cannon and expenco
of Ramah who fully informed the rich and rowin
surrounding town aud bright outlook for q f
They have been investigating the several weeks and arc
thoroughly convinced that Eber is the best point and
have cast their lot with preference other town in the
Divide country They will at increase in all lines and
add such the requirements the extensive trade which
will remain at home may demands In ad
dion lumber yard will be added customers from distance ne
well those near by obtain anything building line desired
hearty welcome is extended Cannon Brothers. for they are
oged of standing and integrity possess sufficient capa
o handle n large trade.
Ebert has enjoyed during the last few months prosperous
trade in her history but business with this
prosperity she not getting onehslf that egmae belongs to
her. and this end they have this their
positions aud preparing best they could handle increasing
Two three ranchmen vicinity with
about engage in business with will be
cordially Welcomed for there lines that represented
prominent mercantile house neighborng in
correspondence with view
engaging in business with him, and all sides
encouraging predictions for the future notice
ence and disposition to branch than has
Witnessed before. The year 1900 promises great year
history.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
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The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
novelty MILLS OF MAINE.
spoois. skswors. Toothpiois. Dice sozc
and Baby sisigha Produced.

spoois, skeWors, Joothpiohs, Dtc< boAoS
and Baby sisighs Produced.
From the New York Sun: Tho spool
factories Of Maine turn out annually
-nbout $50. 1000. 900 spools, which will
held 10000. 900. 900 yards Of thread-z0O
yards to the spool. Thore arc sew
entean OF these factories ia the state.
employing $50 hands. at average wages
of ,1.5o a day each, or ,2i7.560 year
total. In the making of the Bpools
30. 200 cords of white birch timber. or
15, ,250, 900 feet, aro used. This timbor
Ia worth 81 cord. a large part OF
the spool timber cut In Maine Is not
manufactured there, but shipped from
Bangor to great factories in England
and Scotland. Last year Bangor ex-
ported 6.97s, ,6Gs feet Of spool bars to
the United Kingdom, the yalue being
si44.0 900, and moro win be shipped next
year. There is practically no limit
10 tho supply OF white birch available.
Tho so-called novelty mills" Of Maine
ere numerous all through tho hard
wood districts. In these mills are
turned out all kinds OF little wooden
boIes, many OF which are used by
druggists; checker boxes. checkers, dice
boxes, wooden Shoppers. handles OF
thousand kinds and shapes, toothrielts
By the million. ladders. swings, slsds,
school doskB and chair. toy carts and
vheolbarrows, tables. desks, cycle
stands, baby sisighs. and other things
too numerous to mention. The largest
novelty" factory In the world is at
South Paris, Oxford county, where 200
hands are employed. A DiIaeld factory
has Just completed an order for s,oOo.-
800 checkers and 100000 dice boxes and
at another factory In the same town
thoy have made this year 525.000.o0
toothpicks. One nrni has made 5.ooo.-
900 skewers, such as are used by butch
srs. Wooden bicycle rims are also an
important article of manufacture. The
product Of these factories goes to all
parts OF the world. The timber used
was once considered practically worth
iesa.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
EastonViNe Items.

1t has been very cold here for
the last few days.
Eugene Highly lie around sgain
after his accident.
Our hotel proprietors report
rushing business.
Charles johnson has been on
the sick list for few days,
Mr.. j. j. Eubank and wife
went TO Colorado Springs Friday.
Mrs. n. Wells paid short
visit to the Springs since our last
issue.
Mrs. Peabody moved from the
Wilson house into the Evans
block.
Our merchants report that bust
ress has been good for the last
month.
DIR. Bean has been confined 70
his room with rheumatism for
several days.
J. o. Phillips, of Bijou Basin,
was in town Friday trading with
our merchants.
james Foster, one of our pop
ular butchers, has moved into the
Wilson residence.
Mr.. A. c. Wiedehold is now
our operator and railroad agent at
tho depot. The patrons of the
C. C S. will find him a pleasant
gentlemen to do business with.
The masked ball given on
Wednesday evening, l4th, at
Redmen ball, was one of the most
largely attended balls that has
been given in our city for sew
eral.months. Everything passed
off tremendously. There were
about fifty numbers sold. Several
from Monument, Table Rock,
Sidney, Peyton, Biiou Basin ard
Colorado Springs were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer won the
prize on waltzing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
Bij0u Basin liens,

Mrs. S. A. Hardy is visiting
in the Springs.
a dance was given on Butler
last Friday evening.
The Big Sandy literary froze
ovcr last Friday night.
Mr.. Henry Jameson is breaking
quite a number of young horses.
The Presiding Elder OF the Free
Meth0dists, Rsv. Counsel, held Il
quartelY meeting at Peyton the
latter part of last week.
Rev. Gilkey has given out the
word that be will commence re-
vival meetings at the Bijou Basin
school house the FIRST of the week.
He preached here on the llth. :
The school board held meetings
on Monday and Tuesday night,
the 10Th and 18th. Quite num-
ber of patrons and tax payers were
present on Monday night.
Frank and Fred. Capell en-
tertained their friends last Mon
day night by giving a card party
at the residence of Mr.. j. o.
Phillips, AS usual large gath
ering was present.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
ElbartLivGTy Barn
Changes Hands

L. Cowdrcy 6 Son, who for
the past three years have owned
and run the Ebert livery barn,
last week sold the barn and four
lots where it stands, including a
top buggy, spring wagon, team.
&C., to Sherman and Danuie En-.
ler for spot eash-the amount not
being stated. Epler Brothers
took charge last Thursday evening.
Il. Cowdrey & Son have not made
up their minds just what business
they will engage in, OF whether
they will remain in Ebert.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
tIbeIt County Directory,

c. W. Huck was in town last
week explaining to our business
men and others that he and Davis
Bros, of Denver, were getting
out a complete directory of Ebert
county, giving the names and adj
dress ofall taxpayers and con-
tanning much valuable information
ABOUT our resources. 1t will be
4 handsome volume of 300 pages,
bound in cloth and several thousand
copies will be printed. The first
pages go TO press about March LIST.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
STRUCK a SOFT BIRTH.
How Two shrewa sunsio Men asade
Good Inxestment


| heard a good story yesterday Of
the way two shrowd Buffalo men made
1900 on an invenimeut OF s35. says
Tho Buffalo News Tho two men are
'uEsgrd in business snd have the
reputation among their frlands OF
knowing how TO make money. They
Eere walking down Exchange stree, a
Few nonthR ago to take a train at the
ientrA Htation. On the way down Er-
fhange street they observed n scenic
painter at work on one Of the big
foneos. He was drawing the picture
Of a young colored boy In the act OF
boing scrubbed white by the appiica-
uon OF certain kind of soap. That
fellows clever" said one you bet
ha Ia" remarked the other. Il won
der how much a week he makes at
This business went on tho lrst. "Let's
and out" was the reply. They asked
The painter 10 step down from his lad
der and engaged him In oonverHation.
He told them no was drawing $40 a
goek while tho weather was pleasant.
When Il was bad he mado lesA. He
Informed them he could draw water
oolors. A bright idea struck one of
tho men. He offered to pay the fell
low t25 week II ho could draw q GER
tain number OF water coiors. Tho
bargain was quickly made and the
painter agreed to appear at tho mems
pGlces tho following morning. He
was on hand and they soon had the
necessary paints and brushes before
him. He started TO work. The frat
lay he drew thirty-fve water colors.
The next day he drew thirty-nve. He
worked for Ave days and at the ond OF
that time there were over one hundred
water oolors on exhibition In his
workroom. The sixth day tho painter
disappeared after receiving his money.
The two business mon began dispos-
Ing OF tho wnter colorB. A well-known
Main street business man paid 5000 for
one of the pictures and others sold
from 81 up TO 5000. At the end OF twe
weoks they had sold every picture and
had 1900 In the bank aa tho result.
They looked In vain for their painter.
but couldn't locate him until month
sfterward. Then they discovered him
In dime museum, where he was act
ing ns an announcer, They offered
him all kinds OF money TO go back in
their employ. but the fellow declined.
saying he had soft berth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
He Knew IL.

Sir Richard Webster vas once in a
cab collision near the law courts, and
on aiighting no gave his cabman his
card, In case he should be wanted as a
witness. The case came on. and Sir
Richard, on entering the court. was
asked to take a seat near the bench.
The verdict was given in his cabman' .
favor, and when Sir Richard went out
thors stood the cabby waiting for him.
lump in. sir" he said. "I'll drive yer
anyvheres. knowed II 'ud be all
light when ! saw yer up there squaT-
ing the beak. ."-Tid-Bits
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
Notice 10 Business Men

All business men OF ElDer'
county are invited to send their
adverti.emeuls before March 1st
- Davis Bros. & Huck for the
Ebert County Directory 1t viii
show TO the outside world. that
YOU are ready for business. Ad-
dress -. E urcr
22l5 10Th ST.,
Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
snu r.plnrntlnn of AIn.ta.

A scientific exploration OF Alaska 10
% be undertaken by Prof. Angelo He'll
orin OF Philadelphia. A peculiar boat,
intended for navigating the Yukon rlv-
.r, ia being constructed for Prof. He'll
prIn's use. It is to bo stern-wheel
zteamer 30 feet long. 10 feet beam, and
Of very light draught- 1t ia to be On
lirely OF steel. constructed in ten sec
tons. when overtaken by winter the
hoat ia to be pulled out on the bank and
inverted. so az TO form a dwelling
house for the explorers
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
Ill With Heart Disease.

Charley johnson. tho black
smith, who has been in failing
health for several weeks, was
taken violently i'll one morning
last week when returning from n
dance on Bbou and was compelled
to stop at the home of Mr.. n G.
Wheeler. On Monday evening
he had three sinking spells of
heart disease and is still in very
precarious condition.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
A COWBOY REUNION.

The Hugo Ledger making heroic effort interest the people
the state the holding reunion of the old cowboys oil Co
oado at point The suggestion good one
While the old cowboys of quarter OF century ago
are business have lost the romantic nge Oh
ne early days. convention would be an interesting one ano
would prove valuable for history in the future
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22
No fmprov.nsnt.

Hunorist--"It is Impossible for me
TO think and operate the typewriter at
rhe same time" Editor-"Then you
are no better on than Wien you used
a uen."
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22

EIDgTt & FOlliS
!. Hack
Line.
PASSENGERS, BAGGAGE AND
EXPRESS CONVEYED
TO AND FROM THE
RAILROAD AT
Reasonable Rhtss.
Tirne Gard.

Merchandise purchased at tho
railroad and delivered the same day.
Business promptly aud csrefully
transacted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-22

Lamps al half price at Kings
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

to see him where Abe was. He would not
have tolerated any trusts. He would not
be an imperlalist II he were on the eartn.
He would never have sold out to Great
Britain az has this so-called republican
administration. That was the last straw
that broke the camel's back with me. In
the dark days of the civil war when We
were fighting to keep the Union intact that
Internal country OF Great Britain did ev-
erything It could to help destroy the Union
and it had only one object In view. 1t
wanted 10 divide the forces OF this Nation
and when II had them divided then to con-
ouer each country IN detail and get back
the territory we took from them by the
blood and tears of our ancestors. | swora
then mighty oath that I would never aid
any party that ever held out anything like
an olive branch to that hated country. My
party has done so and that settles 1t with
me. Henceforth I and all my sons are
with and for the democratic party and It's
glorious candidate"
The old man shouted back over his
shoulder as he was leaving that there
were powerful lot OF folks in his neck
of the woods who felt just as he did.
Billy Suzer said that this made Bryan feel
good and I don't blame him. Do you?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Henry Clews is reported as saying that he
considers Mrs. Hetty Green as the equal OF
Russell Sage in conducting a business trans
action.
Elk Governor Kellogg Of Louisiana, who
was prominent in National politics during the
reconstruction period. is at work on a volume
Of memoirs of that Time.
Frank K. Hnckett. the new assistant secre-
tary OF the navy. is graduate of the Harvard
class of Al. and is president of the Washing
ton Harvard Alumni association.
Max o'Rell, whose recent Illness at Mem
phis necessitated the sudden ending OF his
lecture tour in this country, has returned
to England, whence the news comes that he
Is completely recovered
Miss Mary Johnson, author OF ITO Have
and To Hold" comes OF an old Virginia fam
lily, and is very fond OF that State. but she
does most of her writing in New York. hav-
ing concluded that all kinds of work can be
done better in cities.
Cardinal Vaughn, who celebrated his sixty
eighth birthday on Easter Sunday, began his
clerical career In 1854 as one OF the oblAtes of
st. Charles, an association of priests that DR..
(afterward CardinaD Manning gathered about
him when he was nrst placed in charge of the
Bayswater district
Charles Major, author OF when Knight
hood Was in Flower has gone to England
to arrange for the English dramatic rights
of his romance, and also to obtain additional
material for historical novel of English llte
which he has had in prepassiion for several
years, and which he hopes to- place in the
hands of his publishers in the early autumn.
monumental statue of the late Cardinal
Lavigerie was recently dedicated at BIskra,
on the confines Of tho Sahara desert. The
cardinal is represented standing, his eyes
turned toward tho desert, holding in his right
hand his pastoral cross which he seems to be
planting in that desert land toward which
went forth all his aspirations as bishop and
colonizer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
SOME PosTSCRIPTs.

The highest point OF the new Montgomery
Ward building, in Chicago, is Ss5 feet, whilo
that OF the Masonic temple is only, 500 feet.
The Auditorium tower is go feet high
Ten years ago tho st. Louis directory con-
tanned 155, i29 names. This year the number
is 229, 265, an increase in the decade of nearly
nifty per cent
When rats have the plague they look III
and are in a dazed condition, their eyes are
watery and bleary, their coats are partly de-
prived Of hair and they hobbe about with
difficulty and stagger and fall
Exports from this country during March,
to each one of tho six sections of the globe,
increased substantially over 1890. Imports
from each of these sections also increased
with the single exception OF Africa
Eggs can be tested and cooked by a new
device, having lamp surrounded by me-
tallio tube, with openings opposite the fame,
In which the egg is inserted for testing, with
a wire frame over the top, on which the eggs
ara placed for cooking.
SILK OF the great spider OF Madagascar is
strong, fine and elastic It Is used by the
natives for fastening flowers to sunshades,
The spiders which produce it are busy spin
ners, and a spider has been known to produce
two miles Of ii In twenty-four hours,
Los Angeles Is simply a layer OF earth on
top OF an ocean OF OIL say j. D. walmsley
of tllrt city. THE oil deposits are remarkably
rich and show no signs Of giving out, al
though there are thousands OF derricks hard at
work all the time
Rev. T. H. James, who has been preaching
In Oakley, Kan. on $500 salary. recently
inherited fortune from England, and In
tends TO use $4,000 of II 20 endow college
and a hospital in Oklahoma.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

Bafore that perfected democracy in
which no man shall count for more than
another" can be attained the parable OF
the talents must lose application to the
affairs OF men and creative Deity undo
HIS wondrohs work.
In answer to the quoted lines. after
some staunch words with reference to
other contentious OF his Northern ad.
yersary, In friendly tilt OF argument, the
Southern writer In the Harlequin in q
fine burst OF eloquent satire exclalms:
We, petty, puffed-up microbes, seeking TO
do that concerning which Deity evidently
said: Mature. forever renewing. young and
clear visoned. Time eternal; these are thy
alone"
Too strained Is this. and not grounded In
the cement OF truth Much In this negro
question as in all others belongs TO Deity
and time. but not all. Man advances IN
his destiny. II he does not solve II. and
has ever done SO. The negro problem Is
one OF human destiny. No thoughtful stu
dent can say that 1t has not worked or Is
not advancing towards solution. In the
process OF solution Booker II. Washing
ton has been evolved In this fact alone,
IL there were not others in the education
and encouragement OF the negro in the
direction Of a useful industrial life by
his white neghbors, there Is vast stride
forward In solution. Time or destiny has
brought this Moses to his children who
have so long wandered In the wilderness
to lead them out upon the broad. whole
some plateau OF an industrial freedom
and contentment whereon is to be found
sooner or later their deliverance.
Thoughtful men among tho negroes see
the way. They have not all the courage
to take 1t. but their number does steadily
increase. albeit 1t is slow. Their white
friends are encouraging them to occupy
1T. They must do so eventually. II they
fail. but they shall not. the inexorable
law OF the survival Of the httest and the
death of the drone must write extinction
in the inevitable end, however remote,
against the race as It has done against
others that have attained civilization,
before the evidences OF which the
archaeologist of today mavels and is per-
picked.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
You Are Right.

NIdThSNIIIV IIWts
The Houston Post says there are three
papers in Texas worth over s27s,oOO each
The Post does not specify but evidently
II has itself the Dallas News and clarks-
Vile Times In mind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

One OF the leading Filipinos. Buencamlno.
eS-member OF Aguinaldo's cabinet, announces
that he has become reoonciled to American
sovereignty IN the Philippines 1t must not
be forgotten however, that Bueneamino is
virtually a prisoner within the American
lines It is noteworthy that concessions OF
this kind are only coming from Flllpinos
who cant help themselves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
whom they bowed
kansas civ 1'imes.

Kansas City Times. hsrs3
Grosvenor says the piesiae NJ y
tie viii Of congress in changing !, y ii
on the Puerto Rican questl's~,I l coac
desires to know 10 whose ~ sugaf
bowed let him inquire OF -
tobacco trust people.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
ought 10 stop IL.

Anaconda Monte Standard.
Mark Hanna ought TO say at once whom
he Will nominate for vice president, aud
stop all the squabbling
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
satisfa ctory Apology.

Indianapolis Press,
senator Hanna will not play the par,
q delegate to the Philadelphia couy,,.
uon. The exdgency may arise whereby i,
WI Dc necessary for Mr.. Hanna to tats
me role Of the convention itself.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
Telephone Numbers: Bs.sss'.. ~

The City.The Post Is delivered 10 any part Of the
city by carriers, per month. Si.oo; threa months
$500; six months 5000; one year. SI3.oo.
M. Theodore Beriag has charge OF the city
circulation and collecting Messrs. Theodore
Boring. Chas Lott and Paul Hobby the su-
thorred collectors Of all city bills (bcih a5vertls-
ing and subserption) and no money should be
paid to any one other than those named unless
special written authority signed by tho business
EapGaer is shown. All accounts Of any size
should be paid by check in favor OF Ths Hous-
ton Printing Company
f0bscrbers falling to recelvs The Post regularly
will please notify the office promptly. Every
paper is expected to be delivered not later than
6:3o O'Clock a. M
Under no circum stenees VIII orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
paid. or accepted In payment Of accounts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

can not be expected 10 exhibit any great
constituencies about tho manner Of getting
out. The toe OF the senatorial boot is as
acceptable means OF exit to them as a
resignation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
Abanaonm-nt Not Nece.rary.

Secretary Root says we must nght Or
abandon the Monroe doctrine. Well. what
have we got Teddy tort
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

Senator Tiliman's late remarks again dem
onstrate that an executive session Of the
senate is often Incorrectly denominated q
"secret session" The senators Just naturally
can't keep from Cabling