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The Republican journal., 1902-09-18

starting the logs again down stream
AS we advanced, WE followed tie river
into the mountains. and the scenery
there became 50 enchanting that We
really regretted reaching our final stop
ping place.
After an early supper at the Bingham
House we took a prowl about tie quiet
little village, and then went a mike or
so out into the country. Near a short
bridge we found several boys fishing i'll
a pool; they already had several small
brook trout, and as we stood watching
one of them caught another. This look
ed encouraging, especially so being
near village, but according to their
ideas this catch was nothing; it was
simply amusement: and such tales as
they told of the fishing up tie various
brooks and streams in that neighhu"-
hood. So and SO up the Austin had
last week brought out over hundred
fine trout. After school the day before
one small lad had secured dozen beau
ties from the deep hole below the iron
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18
The Real Thing in Education.

president Hall of Clark University
Chicago, says: ''Boys and girls need SLANG
It's good for them Let them use it. Sian
aids the boy or girl of from IA to 10 years G
age to acquire tluency."D
Aw Cheese the cultured layout
Cut out the brainy talk.
This wise guy has ii coppered,
And wins out in walk.
Get onto education
You'll mob it in a bunch,
If you're like old Columbus,
And follow up your bunch.
Who was the duck that figured
This lot of grammar dope?
Oh, pass him up. He's nutty
What us kids need is rope
We're next to all the gabble-
But when we're due to balk
Is when the teacher orders
A first class string of talk.
That gazaboo-that Euclid
He rubs against my nerves
With all his raZzle-daZze
On getting onto curves.
And history? Says, fellows,
1t jolts me up lot
To read how some old haS-been
Was Johnny-on-the-spot.
Say, this slang education
Will cop out all the trade.
Well pass around our language
A la Professor AIDE.
The coming school commencement
Will be extremely fly
With hOt-stuff umpalaZZaS
About the 5000 goo Eye"
baltimore American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

lion crouched over her fre, her great.
violet eyes staring In dense terror at
the flames For hours she had sat
there covering under sense OF i'm
pending doom; suffering the agony of
a hundred deaths No torture devised
by man SO intense SO agonizing as
that OF underlined fear. She clenched
her hand until the blood sprang from
her tender palm and dyed her perfect
nails: low meanings broke from her
palid lips. He would not come, he
would not come. and tomorrow would
be too late. too late. Oh. God. the
bitterness of a luxury that defeats
love-
"The man fought on. not knowing
that he fought Over rage and resent
ment desire had come to him. more
binding than the blue fare of the
lightning. The desire to be with her.
to breathe the Intoxicating perfume OF
her hair. to feel the wild beating OF
her heart on his. to crush her lips be-
meath kisses strong as eternity. eager
as life. His foot sunk into deepening
water and a stream of heavens blue
hAt ohoWtd lAi4 lht AAano
OF broken timbers heaped upon the
farther shore. Before him. wild,
wicked water. but not hell a-gape,
would have stopped him now. Into
the raging water. beating against 1t
defying 1t. his magnificent muscles
strained like whipcords. his face
bianched. his lips numb.
THE door burst open. Genevieve
Trevallion sprang to her feet The
man stood before her. His grand
eyes, black and passionate as the
night. burned into hers. His breath
came in hoarse. gasping sobs. Pallid.
spent, unkempt as the storm, he stood
before her. Wet as a drowned ratl"
"Ah. how outrageous"
But he was wet" she protested.
Bother; II we cannot escape prosaic
details let's have tea"
As the Woman Who Wrote arose to
follow the others. the Newspaper Man
stopped her.
did you really kiss that knifes
handler"
What knife?"
"The one l cut ham with that
night"
why. you crank, you and ! have
never been anything to each other"
Don't be too sure of that Remem-
Der the damage | did to your mothers
china. II you hadn't been as cold as
an iceberg you would have been bet
ter posted on realism. When your
own heart is going like buzz-saw
you can't feel the beat OF another
against it See? This is realism"
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

count. In revenge they revealed to
the public the system of blackmail
to which they had been subjected. 1t
became apparent from the statements
of these "squealers" that the sys-
TEN in vogue permeated the whole
city and that the officials were deriv-
ing very large income from the as
sessments levied In this Illicit man
ner. There was regular schedule OF
dues" established. graduated accord
ing to the business the several es-
Establishments conducted. and the dues
were collected regularly by agents in
the city's employ. The matter was
brought before the grand Jury and
that body instituted an inquiry that
resulted in the Indictment of Mayor
Ames, his brother. the chief of po-
lice. several detectives and police
captains All were charged with NAL
feasancs In office and with extorting
blackmall.
Inspector Gardner has been by
many supposed to be at the bottom
Of the entire system of blackmail. The
Indictment against him was par
ticularly strong and sweeping and the
attorneys for the state had little
trouble In securing his conviction. He
was proved guilty of many specific
acts in which he had shown favorit-
ism for a substantial monetary con.
slderation. and the jury was but
short time in finding him guilty. The
customary motion for a new trial was
made, pending the decision of which
bail was furnished. Gardner, how.
ever, did not await the courts decis.
ion. but left the city between two
days. His whereabouts are unknown
to the authorities. but when last seen
he was headed southwark, and many
believe he has found refuge in
Mexico.
Capt. Norbeck OF the police was the
next to be placed on trial The hear
ing was quite brief. the evidence of
guilt being conclusive. The trial was
cut short by plea of guilty entered
by the accused. who was sentenced to
a short term in the penitentiary and
fine OF $500.
The grand jury for June before It's
adjournment returned three addi-
tional indictments against police ofi.
ciais. They were:
Capt. John Fitchette. widely regard
ed as Mayor Ames' confidential police
captain. accused of traficling in
police Jobs. The specific allegation
is that he accepted gratuity OF 5000
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

for securing the appointment of a po-
liceman,
Detective Charles F. Bracket, ac-
eused of being accessory to felony
in that he had guilty foreknowledge
of the recent burglary of the Pabst
Brewing Company's safe.
Detective Fred Malone. accused of
having guilty knowledge of the same
robbery.
Brackett and Malone are charged
with having acted as Took outs for
the cracksmen. One admits that he
furnished $500 to make good the
amount stolen. but he says he gave
the money to prevent a friend from
getting into trouble.
The case of Capt N. w. King,
charged with being accessory to
felony In receiving money from law.
breakers. resulted In a verdict OF
guilty. He was released on s5 900 bail
pending an application for a new trial
There Will undoubtedly be add.
tional police indictments reported.
but they will be for men already on
the list Some of these supplementary
Indictments will be based upon evil
dence given before the grand jury
by Chris Norbeck. Others who arc
known to be corrupt may not be In.
dicted. as there is feeling among
some of the grand Jurors that the in
vestigation has been pursued far
enough thoroughly to expose and rem
edy police corruption and that furth-
er indictments will simply make more
expense for the county.
There ia some controversy as to the
penalty incurred by Detective King.
His attorney. Victor welch. said that
as yet he had not had opportunity 10
inquire deeply into the question OF
penalty, with regard to which the
statutes appear to differ.
Mr.. Welch is of the opinion that
the proper penalty for his clients
offense is jail sentence not to OK
oeed year. The state holds. on the
other hand. that the old law prescrib-
ing such penalty was superseded
by the penal code enacted in 1886.
which fixes the maximum penalty at
fiye years in the state penitentiary.
1T may be-" he said. that we will
have no motion to make nt that time" "
The inference from this remark was
that II the courts uphold the old law,
which provides only for a Jail sen
tence. his client will bo content to
serve the short jail term rather than
attempt an appeal to the supreme
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
An Enervescent MaharaJah.

On the first consignment of seidlitz
powders to the Maharnjah of Sing
pur that monarch was deeply inter
ested in the accounts of the refresh
ing box. A box was brought to the
potentate in full court, and the In
terpreter explained to his majesty
how 1t should be used. Into a goblet
he put the twelve blue papers, and.
having added water. the king drank
II of. This was the allSali, and the
Royal countenance expressed no sign
of satisfaction.
1t was then explained that In the
combination of the two powders lay
the luxury. and the twelve white
powders were quickly dissolved In
water, and as eagerly swallowed by
his majesty
With a shrek that will be remem-
bered while Singpur lasts the mon
arch rose. stared, exploded, and. In
his full agonies, screamed: Hold
me down." Then. rushing from the
throne. fell PROSTATE on the floor
There he lay during the long-contin-
ued effervescence OF the compound,
groaning as surely monarch never
groaned before, and believing himself
in the agonies of death-a melan.
choly and humiliating proof that
kings are mortal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Aae Limit and Halr Owe.

For long time there has been
close to complete cessation in the
manufacture of hair dye. but In the
past year or so boom has developed
in that branch of Industry The gem
eral establishment of an age limit
in the employment of men in COM
mercial and mechanical pursuits is
said to be responsible for this un-
expected revival. An official OF the
American Federation of Labor says
he knows for fact of many men who
are using dyes to hide their gray
hairs and hosts of others who shave
constantly to look young enough to
be able to hold their positions Sta
tistics prove that It is every day be
coming more difficult for a man past
the prime of life to secure employ
ment. The skilled mechanic engi-
neer or employe who wants a Job in
any service must have youth as well
as ability. If he doesn't possess 1t he
must counterfeit It. Presumably the
elderly man with a bald head must
wear wig in order to cover his
wears
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

come many hundreds OF times more.
At last they said goodnight in the
moonlight. And If there be any among
YOU who have not counted the mo-
ments by the delicious quiver of a
heart beat against your own, shall
not strive to picture to you that pleas
ant parting, for no words could make
1t plain; and IL there Ss those among
you who have. neither Will I expend
energy pom useless endeavor for you
know that no words may do 1t justice.
So for the sunshine. The shadev
came next day with his letter. My
own dear Polly. The Indians are up
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Was GOOD at Rspartes.

Rev. Mr.. Greene, a preacher at
Findleys Lake. Pa. took his congre-
CATION to task because the members
were not, in his opinion. giving suit
able support to church work. The
reverend gentleman mentioned by
name several of those whom he re-
garded as at fault. but was injudicious
enough to include Editor Boerman
among the lot. why" said the
preacher, Mr.. Boerman only paid a
dollar towaru my support" The edi-
tor man retorted, ut was dear at the
price" and Mr.. Greene thereupon
learned that It is dangerous to monkey
with a buzz saw.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Last OF tho senate,s snufftakers.

On either side of the United States
senate chamber Is an ancient snuff-
box-one for Republicans and ono for
Democrats. The boxes are a survival
OF the old-time habit of snufftaking,
which was almost universal in the
18th century among persons of fashion
and public men. The habit persisted
well through the first half Of the 18th
century, but during the past fifty
years snuff has gone out OF style. The
senate boxes. however. remain. and
IL appears they are kept filled. Sena-
tor Vest of Missouri. and Senator
Harris of Kansas. who formerly used
the boxes occasionally. have broken
on the habit. and Senator Pettus is
now their solitary patron. He is the
last of the snufftakers In that historic
body at least.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
HaIr Pays the Rent.

Never has the demand for woman's
hair In Europe been greater than II is
now, and men are going from town to
town in France. Germany. Switzerland
and Russia, buying all they can get. IL
is even said that one enterprising
dealer has sent some agents to China
for this purpose.
The finest hair In France is fur
nished by Brittany. for the Breton
women have very luxuriant tresses.
which never fall TO fetch n high price
In London. Most OF these women arc
poor. and are quite willing to sacrifice
their hair. especially as they wear
bonnets which completely cover their
heads, and thus effectunlly hide them
when sborn.
France furnishes more brown and
black hair than any other country. and
fair and golden hair Is furnished, as n
rule. by the women OF Germany and
the north of Europe. Gray and white
hair is always In demand and II of
good quality fetches a high price.
Frenchwoman's hair weighs gem
orally five and half ounces, an Ital-
ian woman's six ounces. and n Ger
man woman's nine ounces.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

court. II the court holds that the old
statute is repealed by Implication and
sentences the detective TO n term IN
the penitentiary. there will doubtless
be such an appeal. The higher court
II II should differ in its view OF the
matter from the trial court would not
be likely to grant new trial because
OF the error In sentence. but would
remand the case for resentence. For
this reason most lawyers who have
looked into the matter believe the
Judge will give King term at Still
water.
Capt. N. w. King resigned his Of
fee. He was sentenced TO three and
half years in the penltentiary. His
counsel announced that an appeal
would be taken to the supreme court.
The grand jury is still at work try
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Fine screws In Watches.

The minuteness OF some OF the
screws made In a watch factory may
be measured by the statement that 1t
takes nearly 100000 OF certain kind.
to weigh a pound Under the micro
scope they appear In their true char
acter-perfectly finished bolts. The
pivot Of the balance wheel is only one
two-hundredths OF an inch in diame-
ter and the gauge with which pivots
are classified measures to the ten
thousandth part OF an inch. Each
Jewel hole into which a pivot fits is
about one five-thonsandth OF an inch
larger than the pivot to permit sum
Client play.
The finest screw for small-sized
watch has a thread OF 2G0 to the inch
and weighs one onehundred and
thirty thousandths Of pound.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Realism VS.. Romantlclsm.
BY F. II. LANCASTER.

II Il. II. LA4NAtAo In
Copyright, 1902, by Daily story Pub. co)
They were sitting on the gallery in
the twilight and the discussion began
by the Woman Who Wrote taking ex-
ception to the extravagant praise be-
slowed upon a modern book.
1T is not true; not possible. II a
human woman had attempted to live
through such series of sensations
she would have died of heart failure
in week; or. been sent to an asylum
for the insane
The Newspaper Man cut in dryly:
Realism will never appreciate ro-
manticism."
Il wish to goodness that could un-
derstand what is meant by realism
and romanticism," announced the
Green Girl.
why. the difference is just this"
responded the Woman Who Wrote.
Realism deals with what would
probably happen-every-day flesh and
blood. Romanticism with impossible
creations of nerve and fury. For in
stance:
Once upon time there was a man
and woman in gaudy little garden
and life looked glad. But as the sun
hastened to its setting the glow OF
their gladness began to dim, for to
the man sunset meant return to camp,
and to the woman, making hot bis
cult for supper. So they watched the
setting sun and their words were few
er as their eyes grew wistful. For
this is ever SO in life, novelist to the
contrary. Notwithstanding. A full
heart makes not ready tongue.
Then into the garden came the
maiden aunt of the woman, and she
made obeisance to the man and said
to him in pleasant, everyday, un-
grammatical talk, that she would be
much pleased to have him make a
third at their teatable. Let any man
who has learned to prize the presence
of one woman above all others say
what was in the heart of the man as
he followed the old maid and the
woman into the dlning-room that
smelled of new bread and sad salmon.
I'VE will not bother about biscuit
tonight. Polly. II you will slice some
cold bread spake the aunt. But the
man interfered, declaring himself to
be familiar with the weapons, and
laying hold upon the bread knife, at
tackled the loaf valorously. Where
upon the old maid went to the pantry
for the tea. The door latch clicked
in closing and the bread-knife was in
the left hand of the man and his right
arm was about the shoulders of the
woman. His breath raised her hair.
and then that happened which will al
ways happen when any ordinary man
and woman whose hearts have gone
into each others keeping, chance to
find themselves alone together and
safe from the eyes OF others. For the
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Successful Woman Raneber.

Miss Fanny Seabride. a Chicago
girl who went to Texas as governess
some years ago. has. for the past fonr
years he'' the position OF cattle guard
and fence rider for the Big Horseshoe
Xxx Ranch. In addition to a good sal
airy she has received s1.251 in boun-
ties on the scalps Of wild animals she
has killed. all OF which she has In
vested In the best breeds of cattle un-
til she now owns over thousand heal
which will form the nucleus for
thoroughly equipped ranch OF her own
In the near future
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Repairing LonqfeIlow's Homo.

The repairs on the outside of the old
Longfellow home. Portland, Me, have
begun. The house is to have a new
roof and the woodwork and blinds are
to be painted. The floor In the vesti-
bule, from the street. is to be restored
to its original appearance, and the
old stone front doorstep, which has
been covered up for many years, is to
be raised and used again. as formerly.
over this old step the family have
gone from the beginning of the house.
On 1t stood Zilpah Longfellow, in 1898.
the mother Of the poet Longfellow, and
presented a standard TO the Portland
federal volunteers. the first uniformed
military company In Maine. ThiE
company was reorganized as the
Portland light infantry. and next year
the members are anticipating cen
tennial celebration.-Boston TIN
script
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
Minneapolis Officials
Guilty of Corruption

The revelations of corruption
among the municipal and police Of
ficiais of Minneapolis. MINI. made
during the past month have caused
more than passing sensation. Min
neapolitans have prided themselves
upon the conviction that their officials
were not as other officials in other
cities but were models of upright
ness, wisdom and incorruptibility.
This confidence has been rudely
shaken
The first act OF Mayor Ames after
his Inauguration was to appoint hin
brother as chief of police. II soon
began TO be mooted abroad that the
new chief was playing favorites"
among the saloonkeepers and gam.
blers' Certain saloons were likewise
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

not do so. The charter does not pro-
vide any such thing as license In
spector or any other ofiicer for H.
cense duty. An officer is appointed
and designated for that purpose. but
his duties have nothing TO do with
the securing of licenses. nor does tho
duty of any other officer. Hence to
take money with a promise to secure
a license is no offcnse. and all that
can be done is for the saloonkeeper
to sue for his money In civil ac-
ton.
Because of this law several ofYicer
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17


and we have been ordered against
them" Do not condemn him for
breaking it SO rudely. His heart was
hurting him too badly to think of
finesse. 1t is ever so with an ordi-
nary man. pain makes him impatient.
Well, the woman felt troubled; be-
cause she missed him. and because all
at once she could think of him only
as of a still, white face upturned to
the moon. She went to the machine
and made couple of shirt waists with
tucked fronts and insertion as per Or
der. then she read the newspaper to
keep from going into the garden. She
did not care to talk about it-sym-
pathy upsets ones self-control. But
the hurt In her heart grew worse as
the day died and when the time cam,
for tea, she felt as though the food
was choking her beforehand.
The eyes of the woman grew warm
with tears as she looked upon the
bread knife and thought of those
great, clumsy slices, but she assented as
a matter of course. Her fingers closed
over the horn-handle and that haunt
ing. upturned face left her. She saw
him again beneath the hanging lamp
his eyes aglow with mixed up love and
mischief. All. how good to be able
to think of him once more as her dear
bad boy.
When the house was still. she car
ried the knife to her room and COW
cred its handle with tears and kisses
Trouble not yourself with idle ques-
tionings, whether the man came back
from the wars or no; for when a man
has won such love from a woman that
she kisses handles for his sake. he has
seen his Austerlitz: let him beware
lest he live TOO long and SO look upon
his Waterloo"
That's realism
'In all save one particular" com
mented the Newspaper Man.
The Woman Who Wrote spoke hur-
riedly. Now for romanticlsm:
at was wild. dark night, dark as
death. The rain poured down in cease
less torrents; the wind tore the thou
sand-year-old monarchs from the for
est and lashed the sea into a raging
mass of inky waters. Against 1t all.
in the very teeth of the storm, the
man held on his way. Needless Of the
howl and roar, needless of the Jagged
lightning that leaped from the lower
ing heavens. Deaf. blind, lost to con-
sciousnss OF aught save the sting OF
wounded pride and the fierce resent
ment of an outraged love. None save
gods or devils would have braved such
a night, but he WHAT was beat OF
rain and lash of wind? What was
this wild storm without. compared to
the fercer one raging within? The
rage of passion that sent the blood
seething through his veins. and beat
in his brain like hammers.
THE crimson curtains with their
satin fringings swept to the floor
shutting out the storm and the night
They could not shut out the wind that
howled and shrieked like thousand
fiends in torment Genav'evA T-"vsi-
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17


Asked for Anew Trial.)
permitted to set the laws and ordi-
nance OF the city at naught, being al
lowed the privilege of selling liqaor
at all hours OF the day and night.
More questionable resorts. even. than
these were subject to the same dis
examinations. Certain notorious wo-
men were known as favorites OF the
police and were visited with the as
surance that there was no danger
whatever of police raids.
II was charged by the enemies of
Mayor Ames and his brother. the
chief Of police. that the gamblers.
saloon and dive keepers who enjoyed
the privilege OF violating the law with
impunity paid well for their fayors.
and In the course of time an investi
gation was set on foot that establish
ed beyond controversy the fact that
these charges were true. Several
of the hard cases" had abused their
privilege and had been taken to ac-