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The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
MAKING RoER "REIMs..
skins Turned Into Thongs for South
African Ox-wAgons.

skins Turned Into Thongs for South
African Ox-wAgons.
One of the strangest things which
strikes the eye on a casual visit to
Boer farm is curious structure. not
far from the homestead, standing up
against the skyline like a gigantic
gallows, says the London Mail. There
is stout, roughly hewn tree plant
ed fair and square in the ground.
From this is a crossbeam. in the CEN
ter of which is large iron hook. Di-
rectly underneath this, on the ground,
is a huge square stone about eighteen
inches to two feet in height. But 1t
is not a gallows. 1t is simply the
farm 'briepaal," or braying poles.
whereon the oxhides are treated and
turned into those remarkably service
able "reims'' or strips of leather thong.
which form an indispensable staple of
the outfit of every South African OK
wagon. This is the method of prepar-
ing the "reims." After the dead oxen
have been skinned the pelts are spread
on the bare ground and allowed to dry
with the under side uppermost to the
scorching hot sun. After some days
preparation of this kind they are
brought by the Kaffir boys" to the
braying poles. Having been soaked
in water, or preferably brine and
water, for some little while, and the
hair being still on them, the pelts are
somewhat limp and extraordinarily
elastic. The skin is roughly trimmed
into an oval shape.
The Boer then pulls out a sharp
knife, and from the outward edge in
ward commences to cut the skin into
circular strip of about an inch and
a half in width.
AS rule a full-sized oxhide yields
one long continuous strip one and one
half inches in width and seventy yards
in length. A second hide is treated in
exactly the same way, and the two
ends are knotted together with the
particular form of knot known to
sailors, which the more you pull the
tighter 1t becomes.
The whole length OF 140 yards of raw
hide ribbon is then stretched to Its
fullest length. When 1t Is fully
stretched 1t is looped into large
hank. which Is of the greatest weight
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07

very minute portion of sherry Into
Georee Bouverie's glass. while the
scared lad from the stables travels la
boriously round with vegetables.
George does not care about luncheon.
so the scantiness of the repast does not
affect him. Barbara is sitting oppo-
site. and he can feast his eyes on the
beauty of her face: while Sebastian's
unfriendly expression affects him not
at all.
Luncheon over. Mrs. Saville makes
an apology for deserting her guest. for
the carriage has been ordered early,
the drive to Barrystown is long.
'It will only be au revoir," George
SAYS gaiIy, .I promised my mother to
take her to the Barry's affair this af-
ternoon. A chrysanthemum show. !
believe"
1t is distinctly annoying. for this
very handsome young man VIII COM
pletely monopolize Barbara.
You will be rather late. Mr.. Bou-
yerie." responds Mrs. Saville icily.
"Oh, not at ALL" George says pleas
antly; while, with a nod and smile.
Barbara runs of to dress for the party.
I'll Just hop across country and be at
the Grange in half an hour" George
says gaily. II wouldn't disappoint the
mother for the world"
ITO be continned.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
Tho Ice Cream Burned.

A few years ago a famous lctor was
asked what was the most amusing
thing-not down on the bill-which he
had ever met with in his long theatre
cal experience. He replied that once
in a play in which he appeared an ice
cream freezer, presumably filed with
cream. was among the properties dis
played to the audience. 1t was not
practicable to equip the freezer with
real Ice cream. so its place was sup
piled with cotton. One of the actors
had occasion to cross the stage with a
flaming torch, and spark from the
torch must have fallen into the freezer,
for. to the joy of the audience, which
greeted the casualty with enthusiastic
applause. the ice cream was inconsis-
tent enough to burn up then and there,
thus infiicting serious blow upon the
realism" of the performance.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
A Third Eve.

In ancient times a short-sighted su,-
dier or hunter was almost an impos-
sibility; today a whole nation is af-
ficted with defective vision. 1t is al
most certain that man once possessed
third eye. by means of which he was
enabled to see above his head. The
human eyes formerly regarded the
world from the two sides of the head.
They are even now gradually shifting
to more forward position. In the
dim past the ear flap was of great
service in ascertaining the direction OF
sounds. and operated largely in the
play of the features. But the muscles
of the ear have fallen into disuse. for
the fear of surprise by enemies no
longer exists. Again. our sense OF
smell is markedly inferior to that Of
savages. That it is still decreasing
is evidenced by observations OF the
olfactory organs. But the nose still
indicates a tendency to become more
prominent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
The Boer ENJOYS.

1t is no surprise that the President
declined to grant the request of the
Boer ENJOYS to Intervene in their be-
half. Indeed, we cannot understand
why these ENJOYS went to Washington
to seek an interview with the Presi-
dent. We cannot see the sense of their
coming TO this country Mt all. From
their published statements 1t Is to be
gathered that they understood that
there was no hope of influencing the
Boer republics against England. but
they seem to have 1t in mind to appeal
to the American people to take issue
with their government. These gentle
men must have very poor opinion of
the intelligence OF the American people
to hope for anything of this sort. The
American people will differ among
themselves upon questions of policy,
but when their constituted authorities
declare to them that the laws OF ma
tions impose certain obligations upon
this country as a nation the good sense
OF our people excludes the possibility
of any new division among them upon
n question of whether we should or
should not measure up to our obliga-
tions under those laws.-Richmond
(va.) Times tDem)
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay hive been exactly and mngnani-
mously right in this matter. and have
done their duty to their country and to
their official oaths. Any dissent from
their action will be found to arise
either from too blunt zeal for ore of
the combatants In South Africs or
from too sharp attempt to influence
the political campaign at home. The
Just mind viii say that the official rep
rescntatives OF America In diplomatic
action have been wise and faithful, rep
resentatlves.-Troy fN.Yj Times n,sp)
What they really hoped and hope to
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
CHAPTER III.


Mrs. Saville is a peculiar looking
woman. She is seated In the long
drawing room when Barbara enters
with her two cavaliers, and she greets
George rather coldly, turning immedi-
ately to Barbara.
You are late. dear. You must dress
Immediately after luncheon; 1t is such
a long drive to Barrystown."
Need l go?" asks Barbara, looking
bored.
MY dear. wish it." Mrs. Saville
says decidedly. and turns to George.
How is your dear mother? She looked
but poorly. latterly."
Il think she is all right" George re-
plies. standing on the faded hearthrug
in his careless grace.
Altogether the Court and its in
mates are gloomy-all except Barbara,
whose clear young voice rings through
the rooms.
Luncheon is announced, and Mrs. Sa-
vile rises and puts her jewelled hand
on the arm of George Bouverie.
You and l will lead the way" she
says, with a slow. unpleasant smile.
Those two young people like to take
care of each other"
AS they pass across the great vault
ed stone hall Mrs Saville looks I'D at
the golden-haired young man at her
side and whispers:
You must not covet forbidden fruit,
Mr.. Bouverie. and / think, for your
own sake. 1t would be well not to
come too often to the Court. Your
mother knows my wishes for Bar
bara."
The blood surges to the very roots
Of his hair.
II understand you. Mrs. Saville," he
says, in very low voice: but has not
Barbara a right to choose?" There is
a passionate pride in the whispered
words.
Barbara must be kept out OF temp
tation," Mrs. Saville rejoins as they
enter the dining room.
But George Bouverie's eyes are full
OF triumph, for has not Barbara made
her choice already? He flashes a glance
at her as they take their places. and
Barbara's shy, lovely eyes meet his for
brief second.
Everything at the Court is damp and
mouldy. The great dining room has
the atmosphere of vault A very
small fire burns in the crate. and a
seedy-looking butler shambles round
the table with his satellite. beardless
youth imported from the stables,
breathing hard and walking round on
tiptoe with awful and elaborate care
fulness
The dining table is large; but the te
is very little on it-an alarming ex-
panse OF tablecloth and not much else.
Sebastian. fixing his eyeglass firmly.
gravely carves a minute portion on a
joint. SO small 1t Will hardly go round.
The butler very carefully pours out a
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
ONLY AN opposlrloN PARTY,

The vote OF the House OF Representa-
tives last week upon the question Of
submitting n constitutional amend
ment for the regulation OF trusts again
demonstrated the fact that the Demo
cratic party has no policy, but is sim.
ply party OF opposition and retro
gressIon.
Its leader. william ]. Bryan. last
year announced that the proper way
to regulate trusts would he by nm
amendment to be submitted to the vot-
ers OF the various states. and the Dem
ocrntic party. true TO It's traditions. I'm
mcdiately arrayed Itself in opposition
to II, although in every state conven-
ton they have had n plank In their
platform denouncing trusts. The vote
in the House was on strict party lines,
only two Republicans voting against
the measure, and only five Democrats
voting for It. The vote not only dem
onstrnted the insincerity OF the Dem
ocrntic party on the question OF prop
erly regulating trusts. but 1t gives the
people OF the nation another object les
son to the effect TINT the Democratic
party is incapable OF regulating or cnr-
rying out any reforms. is simply n
party OF nogntion and opposition.
1t is this lnck OF ability that is being
constantly demonstrated. that is cnus-
Ing so many Democrats In this and
other states 10 leave their party and
TO affiliate with the Republican party.
No matter how beneficial the meas
ure, no matter how great the reform.
even II 1t has been proposed by their
own leader when II has been adopted
by the Republican party and II Is pre-
pared TO enact II into n law. the Demo
critic party Immediately arrays itself
in opposition.
One can readily understand why the
mule Is used In the cartoons of the
public prints MS the emblem Of the
Democratic party. Its reputation for
obstlnacy and general foolishness
makes II the proper type OF the party.
The regulation OF trusts in proper
way has been defeated by Democratic
obstinacy and insincerlty. and hereaf-
ter the Democratic party cannot cs-
cnpe being known as having by Its
representatives In Congress decided In
favor OF trusts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
southern pap,l.,. for Erpan.,on.

The Baptists are the leading denom-
ination in the South and their conven-
ton just held in Little Rock, Arkansas,
was evidence that they are expansion
lists in national policy as well as In re-
ligion. References to expansion We're
cheered to the echo. Said DIR. Gambrell
OF Texas:
1--WE have never had such opportuni-
ties as we now have, and we should
prepare for the spreading of the gospel
in all the dark places of the world. 1
am an expansionist all the way
through. This nation has expanded
and wont contract. The South is on
the eve of n great future. and we are
to have the Nicaragua canal. We will
be put In touch with millions who are
In darkness. Now is the opportunity
for religious conquest."-The Independ-
ent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
BoERs STILL AT PRETORIA.
Provisions Being Removed From the City
-Reports of Battle.

-Reports of n Battle.
London. June 4, 4 n. m.-There Is no
direct news from Pretoria of n later
date than Thursday evening. General
French's cavalry were then at Irene
eight miles south of Pretoria, and fir.
ing was heard there.
Lord Roberts messages about sec
ondary operations elsewhere and the
situation Mt Johannesburg, dated at
Orange Grove. II farm four miles north
east of Johannesburg, shows that on
Saturday Mt 9:10 p. N. lie was twenty
five miles from Pretoria.
The correspondents with Lord Rob-
erts have not got through n line about
the operations after the occupation OF
Johannesburg. Official messages con
tinue to come through; but press tele-
grams are held up. probably to aviod
their giving even hint as to what may
be the pending operations. From the
other side there filters through Lourcn-
20 Marques mass of statements, some
contradictory, others obviously improb-
able, but all purporting to be facts.
Passengers arriving at Lourenzo
Marques Saturday. direct from Pre-
toria, say that the capital was prepar-
I ing to surrender when they left Thurs
day. The forts were d1smantled. The
Boer guard AT Komatipoort searched
nll trains and turned back most of the
fugitives, among them deserting for
eigners whe were trying to reach neu-
trnl soil.
Immense Boer conveys of provisions
are between Pretoria and Middleburg.
Fifteen trains are sent daily to Macha-
dasdoran with supplies for Lydenburg.
Pretoria is pictured by the refugees as
in tate Of indescribable confusion
and chaos. The populace are dismayed
and the British are expected hourly.
Some foreign attaches have arrived
Mt Lourenzo Marques to communicate
with their governments for orders to
leave, as they consider that organized
war, on the Transvaal side, is Mt an
end. Flying among the Beers are re-
ports that the British have been beaten
back at Lindley, with heavy loss, that
the main attack on Elandsfontein fall
ed and Lord Roberts was forced to re-
tire to Klipsriverburg; that the rail-
way had been cut behind him south
OF Vereeniging and that provision
train had been captured.
without crediting any of the Boer
bulletins, everything from the field OF
war behind Lord Roberts points to
great effort last weekt to paralyze his
ndvnce by bold stroke from the east
ward at the railway north of Bloemfon-
tein. -Four Boer columns were in n
movement seemingly with this object
i've. There was Il commando in front
of General Brabant near Ficksburg;
another faced General Rumble near
Senakal; n third occupied Lindley. and
pressed toward the railway, and a
fourth seized Heilbron and pushed to-
ward Kroonstad. These operations,
assuming them to have been independ-
ent, all appear TO have failed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
senator NoLaur,n ON r.p.n.,on.

To oppose national expansion Is for
the Southern people to oppose further
Industrial development, to oppose the
opening of new markets for their sur
plus products, and to invite the loss of
millions of dollars to the producers and
manufacturers OF raw staple materials.
The South is capable of infinite expan-
sion from the fertility and versatility
Of her soil and her undeveloped re-
sources and manufacturing Industries
in the production OF what the entire
world needs. This expansion can only
be hindered or prevented by an unwise
opposition to the policy of national
expansion. The South has everything
to gain and nothing to lose by favor.
ing it.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
rELEoRAPHs TO A,.,v
Dawson and Other Town. WIN
Connected

Connected.
Telegraph work is beIn, 49,,
lively In Alaska. which vii, pasned A
communication with the va-is svun had
through It's teiesraphs, and with a. ny
way early next spring. 1t is nrors ~
70 use the Edison phonople1 - syp.
laying a cable from juneau to se
way. a distance of 100 m,ls, '
which the phonoplex will wnrs o.1
factorily. An appropriation ~ u
900 has also been made nv ~ sf''
dian government for the rrrr osn1
stringing wire from Ouasn,,,,'
the Fraser river, 200 miles na..;
Ashcroft. b. c., to Atlin c.,
wood are now piled up at tba
and two gangs are soon 10 he ~. ns9
work from one end OF each ~ ~
When they meet and Join wIr,s ~,
may be IN the fall, Skagway. Inn.
ana Dawson will cease to he isols,j
and be practically as close ,o ~
York and London as Tacoma ana
Francisco. The most interestIn.
of the new installation is that /, n.
Will use several hundreds of nil
the old telegraph trail ana srss
which was Jay Gould's Western ~,
scheme to put an overland ~
through Siberia to 81. Petersburv !.
Europe. Most of the old telerrans.
remember that this road was brnns
to sudden stop by the recent ~
news in this country that Cyrus F,j
had completed cable across Tho
lantic. Many tons of wire were lef,
the ground and it Is there vet
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07

Recent observations tending to show
thar ants possess sense of hearing
have been described In this column
Professor Metcalf of the Woman's Col
lege. Baltimore. adds some interesting
testimony on the subject in n letter tc
Science. One of his students discover
ed that colony of black ants was
thrown into state OF great excitement
by sounds of one particular pitch
Other sounds did not affect them. but
when the peculiar note was struck
either on violin or with whistle
the ants would become excited. and II
the sounds were continued would grow
frantic. some of them falling into
water moat surrounding their nest
Ants OF other species paid no attention
to the sounds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
AoulnALoo MAY BE DEAD.
In - Close Race Man Is Shot -yho Il
supposed TO he the Filipino =. 1er.

supposed 10 He the Fiiipino y der.
vIgnn. Luzon. June 2 (via Manila,
June 3J.-Major March, with his de-
tnchment OF the Thirty-fhIrd regiment,
overlook what Is believed TO have been
Agulnaldo's party on May 10Th mt La
Cat. about 100 miles northeast Of VI
gan.
The Americans killed or wounded an
officer. supposed to be Aguinaldo,
whose body was removed by his fol-
lowers. Aguinaldo had 100 men, Major
March 125.
The American commander reached
La Boagan- where Aguinaldo had
made his headquarters since March
9Th. on May 7th. Aguinaldo had fed
seven hours before. leaving the beaten
trails and travelling through the for
est along the beds of streams. Toward
evening. Mny 18th, Major March
struck Agulnaldo's outpost. about n
mile outside OF La Cat. killing four
Filipinos and capturing two. From the
latter he learned that Aguinaldo had
camped there for the night Although
exhausted and half starved, Major
March's men entered La Cat on the
run. They saw the insurgents scatter
ing into the bushes, or over the PIN
teau. A thousand yards beyond the
town, oil the mountainsIde, the figures
of twenty-five Filipinos, dressed In
white, with their leader on n gray
horse. were silhoutted against the sun
set. The Americans fired vol1<y nnd
saw the officer drop frem hia Horse.
His followers fed, carrying the body.
The Americans. on reaching the spot,
caught the horse. which was richly
saddled. Blood from n badly wounded
man was on the animal and on the
ground. The saddle bags contained
Aguinaldo's diary and some private
papers, including proclamations. One
of these was addressed to '"The Civil
lied Nations" 1t protested against the
American occupation of the Philip
pines. There were also found copies of
Senator Beveridge's speech. translated
into Spanish and entitled 'The Death
Knell of the Filipino People"
Major March. believing that the Fill
pinos had taken to n river which is a
tributary to the Chico. followed 1t for
two days. reaching Tiao. where he
learned that party of Filipinos had
descended the river May 10th on a
raft, with the body of dead or
with palm leaves.
There Major March reviewed his
command, shoeless and exhausted, and
picked out twentyfour OF the freshest
men, with whom he beat the sur
rounding country for six days longer
but without finding any trace of the
insurgents. The Americans pushed on
and arrived at Aparri May 10Th.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
The members of the international

The members of the International
Commercial Congress held In Phila-
delphia were told by Mr.. w. c. Barker
as the result OF his observations among
European manufactures. that time
seems to be regarded as OF compare
lively little value abroad, while in Am
erica the maxim that time is money
is practically applied. Mr.. Barker
found that In large agricultural ma
chinery mandatory In Europe the
only trip hammer in use was worked
by hand. the weight being drawn up
with ropes and pulley, and allowed to
drop. The American power-hammer
strikes 100 and more blows In min
ute.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07

Although the inhabitants of the
earth are not perceptibly affected by
the wandering motion of the North
Pole, yet it is a phenomenon OF un.
ceasing interest to astronomers. and on
January LIST a new plan for investigat-
ing II went into effect. The motion
which is suggestive OF the wabbline
of a top. is extremely slight when the
vast size of the earth Is taken into
account. Since 1890 the North Pole
has never been more than 35 feet away
from the place It should occupy II the
earth's axis OF revolution never varied
in direction. But the motion Is er'
ratio. and It's cause is obscure. The
new plan of observation provides -four
observing stations. all close to the 39th
degree OF north latitude. and all within
500 feet of the same parallel. These
are at Midzusawa, Japan; Carloforte,
Sardinia, Gaithersburg. Maryland.a and
Ukiah, California. Precisely similar
observations with exactly the same
kind of zenith telescopes will be made
at each station on carefully selected
stars. Any change in the direction OF
the pole reveals itself by shift OF the
stars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
E,r,,.h Prorr,.,,,,on

An English journal recently won
dered whether the pronunciation OF
some OF the ignorant classes or o,
some of the cultivated classes is. the
worse. For instance, the groom says.
AIRY, old my 'oss." But the curato
says: He that hath yaws to yaw. let
him yaw." And the Doctors wife says.
"Jawge, please go to Awthah and aw-
dab the hawse, and don't forget to look
at the fiah." And the vicar says: III
owah gracious sovering lady wur-ah to
die."-Chicago Inter Ocean.