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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
BEFORE THE II
PUBLIC EYE H
FINE JAPANESE SWORD BLADES.
One Thousand Sheets Of Magnetic
Metal in One Saber.

What do you think OF a sword blade
that contains a thousand sheets Of
metal? Yet the Detroit News-Tribune
asserts that they are not uncommon.
and. as you will readily imagine. are
OF oriental Workmanship. Our pains
taking patient japanese friends arc
the makers of them.
The blades OF these sabers are made
from magnetic iron ores. The steel is
produced in small, very thin sheets.
and the workman begins by fixing one
of them to end OF an Iron rod. which
serves as a handle. To this are sol
dered other small sheets. until tho
mass has a length of about eight
inches. a width OF about eight and a
thickness little more than a quarter
Of an inch.
This bar is brought to a white heat,
doubled on itself and hammered until
II Is down to It's original dimensions.
This process is repeated fifteen times
-Four similar bars are ,nen soldered
together, doubled upon themselves. re
soldiered and heated. the operation
being repeated five times. This proc
ess makes the superlmposed layers so
thin that saber contains at least
u thousands sheets of metal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
Work Of Making Cashmere shawl.

Cashmere shawls are made from the
wool of the Cashmere goat, which
lives in the Cashmere valley, Thibet
and Tartary. Only the summer wool
is used, and this is bleached by prep
aration of rice -four. For each colored
thread a different needle is used. The
process Is SO slow that when the de
sign is elaborate. the completion OF
one square inch will occupy three per
sons for day, and shawl OF re
markable beauty would take this mum
ber q year for its execution
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
HORSE WAS A TRUE SPORT.
But It is Doubtful II His New Owner
Appreciated Him.


A shrewd old Yankee horse-trader
after years of success of kind To
make David Harum look small, got
badly stuck on n nag so feeble and
spiritless that It squatted like a jack.
rabbit every time its ribs were
touched. TIL new owner felt very
sore, but determined to do what he
could to retrieve. He invited dea.
con of the village church for ride,
and himself rode the new horse. See
ing a rabbit, he jabbed the horse with
his heels, and the animal promptly
squatted. When the deacon inquired
the cause. the trader explained that
the horse had the faculties of set
ter. and set whenever he saw game
A rise of partridges brought forth
another manifestation, through the
traders heels; and then the deacon
insisted on trading his own horse and
$50 for the sporting equine. On the
purchase. Fording stream, he
raised his feet to keep them dry and
accidently Jabbed the horse In the
ribs. whereupon the animal sat down
in the water. wetting the rider from
feet to chest
What's the matter. Ecker" called
the deacon He can't see no birds
nor rabbits now!"
Fish. deacon" explained Zeke. sol
emnly. That critters a sport thru
and thru',''
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
The SOllloquy of a Fool.
BY DAVID ABBOTT PIATT.

1t was an unsayory quarter, where
the night hung heavy and dark over
narrow section of smoke-grimed. III
odored street. and the handsome. we'll
dressed young man. pacing moodily
TO and fro in the shadows OF the ware
house at the end of the square. looked
and felt just about as much out of
place as he really was.
His was the old, old story of mans
surrender TO the fatal fascinations of
a pretty face, and he was wondering.
with Increased irritation. why he had
ever permitted himself to become so
miserably entangled with that portion
less, positionless girl. He was won
dering. too. why he had not long since
revolted from the sitting atmosphere
and prevalent uncleanliness of this
wretched locality-he who had always
reveled in the little refinements and
luxurles of an idle and wealthy so
ciety. He was disgusted with him
self, with the world. with everything
and everybody, save Clara. She was
blameless. He pitied her.
Theirs had been sweet little love
story But it must end now. He
could not go below his social plane
for wife without remaining there
with her-he could never elevate her
to his own station-try as he might.
Such a mesalliance could not result
otherwise than in lifelong misery for
them both. for when the fictitious
strata of romance should slough away
and grim reality begin to peer through
the threadbare happiness that re-
manned. discomfort, aye. disloyalty.
would come. with mutual recrimina-
tions speeding in It's wake. Yes, he
had reasoned 1t out logically, con-
clusively, and in such a manner as
to excuse himself from blame at every
turn.
He wondered how she would take
it No doubt she would be heart
broken. but time would heal the
wound with the balm of forgetfulness.
She was too proud. he knew. to do
anything stupid. so he had no fear of
exposure to embarrassing publicity.
Still. his imagination kept opening
up new and decidedly unpleasant
fields of conjecture. More than one
girl had suicided under similar con-
ditions What If Clara were brought
home some day, the sweet voice
stilled and the merry brown eyes
sealed forever? What IL she were
driven out into the world to buffet for
a space with the floodtide of human
wickedness. then to go down. down
to degraGation-to living death
and the blame for 1t all laid at his
door, The thought was maddening.
II made him shudder
Then, as he began more fully to
comprehend the extent to which this
girls future depended upon him, there
sprang into life in his breast sud
den, magnanimous resolve to keep
his plighted troth, let the conse-
quences be what they would. It would
be a bitter sacrifice, he knew; but
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04

one so far beneath him You know.
Jim. I'm not exactly in his class"
You're a thousand times better" he
replied stoutly.
The girl laughed at his vehemence.
AT any rate. | must write and thank
the foolish fellow for the many pres
ents and" The dulcet tones
trailed OF into indistinctness.
He saw his arm go round her-that
Jim's. He saw their radiant faces and
heard the happy, heartless laughter
as they passed under the light at the
end of the platform, less than n rod
from where he stood. cold and dumb
amid the hiding places of the shadows.
a pent up tornado of fury raging in
his heaving breast
The story, .uch as it had been. was
ended.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
An Inhabited Moan

The little daughter of prominent
western senator. relates a Washington
correspondent, has been attending
school during the last winter. and her
proud father. mother and number of
friends went there on the day of the
closing of school to listen to the ex-
animation. The teacher asked the
class II the moon was inhabited The
senator's daughter, who was sitting in
the front row. wriggled about and
raised her hand. Thinking to please
the fond parent, the teacher asked
her. "Yes'm: one moon is." answered
the child: Il don't know about the
other" We'll. my dear. which one is
inhabited?" asked the teacher THE
honeymoon" answered the child. Its
inhabited by my aunt and my new I'm
Gle John. Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
sA1Hos IN A True STORY
Mother of Little Fellow Had No Time
for Petting.

The following may have bearing on
the general conditions of the present
day in our cities 1t is true story:
A friend of mine, a physician. has
given much OF his energy and scien-
ufic skin to work among poor chill
dren. One of his methods Of helping
them is to take them on a weeks
camping expedition in the country.
One night as he sat around the camp
fire with his little friends, telling
them stories, he beckoned to him one
OF the littiest boys. who was sitting
apart from the others. and who some
how invited a "mothering" without
asking for it.
Climb up here in my lap" said the
doctor. and the child did so SO eager
of contentment.
Presently he looked up into the dos
tors face and said thoughtfully. rs
though he had been considering the
subject for some time. My mother
never does this"
Never holds you in her lap. YOU
mean, Arthur"
"No-never does"
We'll. why not?"
Drearily, but with entire resigna,
tion, the child answered:
"She works"
Mothers. sociologists. kind people
everywhere. do you hear the child's
answer? He has missed not only edu-
cation, good times. a pleasant home
careful bringing up. but he has also
missed that small. inallenable right
OF children-being mothered a little
in the hour when the evening shadows
fall. because "she WORKS. James
o'Donnell Bennett in Chicago Journal
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
GAVE THE SNAP AWAY.
Embarrassment Caused by Answer OF
Thoughtless Youth.


A young lady who had been pouring
tea at a function In suburban New
Jersey town. having toward the end OF
the affair become somewhat fatigued
sat down in a quiet corner of the
room, where she witnessed the follow
ing Incident:
A young man came In and made his
way to the hostess, greeting her and
apologizing for his lateness
"Awfully glad to to see you. Mr.
Blank" said the hostess. so good oi
you to come. And all the way from
New York. too. But where is you
brother?"
II am commissioned to tender his
regrets. You see. we are so busy just
now that IT was impossible for both OF
us to get away. and so we tossed up tc
see which of us should come"
How nice, Such an original idea!
And you won"
No" said the young man, absently;
II lost
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
WHISKY AND TYPHOID FEVER
Doctors Deny That Alcohol Gives I'm.
munity From Disease.

Doctors Deny mat ALCOHOL Gives I'm.
munity From Disease.
Coupled with an epidemic OF typhoid
fever. which has invaded twenty
households in the village of Bayside.
l. l.. and incapacitated the only ply.
sieian In the place. DR.. Charles B.
Story. comes the curious statement
that all the families stricken by the
dread malady are strict teetotallers.
while the drinking portion OF the com
munity has thus far escaped
Drinking members of the commun-
ity are boasting that drinking kills
the fever germs. Instead OF inviting
a man to have drink, the Bayside
salutation now is Have germ kill
err The physicians. however. say
the drink question has nothing to do
with the epidemic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
Too Late for Enjoyment.

II the average dead man could read
the lines on his monument he would
be very much puzzled to solve the
mystery why his friends did not think
of such nice things to write about his
when he was alive.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04

may be chosen to fill the post Of apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippines. At
the present time Bishop Blenk occu-
pies the see OF Porto Rico. having
been -consecrated to that Office three
years ago. Bishop Blenk is a native
Of this city and for some years was In
charge of one OF the city parishes.
The hope has long beeen expressed
that an American be selected for the
post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
MAN WHO DEFEATED GATES.
osgood Of Denver Gives Setback to
Chicago Piunper.

President osgood of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company has the upper
hand in the fight for the control OF
the company. The Injunction issued
in Denver prevents John W. Gates and
his friends from holding meeting
and voting their proxies to oust os-
good The stock OF the company has
deprecated over s10.00O.0o0 since the
fight began, and with the injunction
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04

he owed 1T to her and to the best of
his manhood.
The resolution brought strange
peace. a feeling of exultation. to him.
He was going to escape from this
thraldom of selfshmess and be
man. He was going to defy the fury
of paternal anger. the popgun criti-
cism OF whilom friends. the chilling
ostracism OF society. and act an hon
orable part toward the girl whose
heart was so completely his.
After all. his little romance was to
have the trite matrimonial ending.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
chIIlan, Anxlou. to learn.

Joaquin Figueroa Larrain of Chill
has been commissioned by the govern
ment to study the organization of
public libraries in Europe and the
United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04

BITS OF INFORMATION

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ns s''s sr n rabbits S san % sr % 'Hs
Jupiter has $500 spses of its SineTent moons in one Of years
@ Sh %sn and esgp s % n are Of
In some % NEW Zealand % tc~p % be % @ more % % women % voters an %eU
JAPANESE eoners are alleged to aooains Korea ~ib
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BlondIn of
The Royal 'e77sOo0
to
of
folding
of hlsh romro to
n of a
a be year University
expensive the world ,
they ar, are be beautiful i as @ gems @ =, 81. - , =, . ,, ,,,
Allegheny anyo
city T or county , in the, the country s try ,., o - am ,
andsev
during the last seventy
nutrti per equal
miles of Its weighs 2h
gided horsehead their
In in
The bronx
cattle a and IN horses n. % quite a stupid . and ST. sleepy . .
tour % Of the thew. world were insured a for ss75 900
1856 and sil in woolwch Arsenal, England
lion of which is preserved
the platform
The hishestpeed stamp issued the United States 'co
The biggest openr & the world the Welsh
which is attended yearly by 2oooo to 10000
The honseboat or barge of Madn College oxford is feet
Of
profession and gardeners and fishermen least often
One Of the bgs to ie thrown the Seine
out 2 murders Of chran in Turkey last year there were op,y
Switzerland has 100000
in
5 5 place less than
20 % Asg,an "ssos an 9s 9 anss % hS1S % after Oft his %
is not likely IT, last much more than quarter aa Of century
a'lm o; but 1t requires ] good "a deal Of care & " experiment with
occupation beaesrs and bakers also frequently lose their teeth
The amount Of heat generated by mans body in
The Church England hshopric eOoood
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high and has sITcumen @ of q feet at the rim 1t . thick
ireland combined Germany has is2oOo
catch alive for aquarium whale
County Mayo Ireland nearly
There are 5000 monks the
of copper nearly $685.
Lord
Plain. still existing
known to grow is 2o
high This
The Of population
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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-04
AMERICAN MAY BE CHOSEN
Church Circles Urge Appointment Of
Bishop Blenk to Philippines.

Church circles OF New Orleans are
greatly pleased by the news from
Rome that Rt. Rev. James L. Blenk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27
The wild stra,ra.errx.

The wild strawberry " very widely
diffused over the surface # the earth,
being found in the chill regions OF the
north as well as in the sunny chimes
of the south. 1t is not tropical plant,
however, and except on mountain sides
is not found south of latitude 80 de-
grees north. On the European cont
nent it grows extensively from Lap
land and the Shetland isles to Italy and
Greece. 1t is also found throughout
western Asia, but is unknown in China
and Japan. 1t has grown abundantly
on the bleak hills of Iceland for cen
turtles. 1t is found in America from
Labrador and British Columbia to the
pine woods of the southern states and
on the high lands of Mexico and the
Andes. The hardy plant, with its tiny
scarlet berry, may be said to girdle the
earth on the line of the polar circle and
several hundred miles southwark, ex-
cept that it is not found in the basin OF
the river Amur, in Siberia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27
Methndists Score Polxaamy.

Mornonism as we'll as the country
at large, understood that statehood
was given to Utah on this condition:
that polygamy and unlawful cohabira-
ton should be abandoned forever 10
this course the presidents and leaders
of Mormonsm pledged themselves.
Since the manifesto two presidents OF
Mormonism and the whole apostolic
board, with two exceptions, have been
open and defiant polygamists, while
several of them have had polygamist
children born to them. The last state
legislature passed a bill to protect from
prosecution those living in polygamy.
Governor Wells vetoed the BILL and
gave as his reason the fear that it
would arouse the nation to pass an
anti polygamy amendment to the con-
stitution. acknowledging that certain so
cial conditions existed here, that would
thereby be interfered with.
Is a constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting pol. gamy needed? Polygamy
is one of the corner stones of Mormon
ism. Polygamists have always found
a way to prevent, evade, or thwart the
law sufficiently to continue their prac-
tice.'' The government of Utah has
no disposition to bring Offenders to
punishment The. Norman hierarchy
lis in complete possession of the state.
They are practically polygamists them
selves, and teach that it is a divine in
stitution That they are to be big or
II little gods, according to the number of
their wives or children. THAT wisdom
inspires the gods to multiply their spe-
cies. That they gods are to be obey
ed rather than men. The nom Nor
mons are not strong enough to prevent
the violation of the law. Polygamy can
be suppressed only by constitutional
amendment 1t is a significant fact
that all Mormans are opposed to the
amendment In this contest we pro-
test against all charges made against
us of prejudice, bitterness and i'll will.
We desire that back of the enforcement
of righteous laws shall be hearts of
love. We contend for the removal of
what we sincerely believe to be curse
to the people among who mwe dwell.
We aver as strongly as we may that
we seek their good and not their ill
We plead for purity, for the elevation
of woman and the protection of d.
vinely instituted home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27
Altar of Roses.

In trade the rose is very valuable, as
the affairs of India and Persia sell at
a very high price. and there are large
districts of rose gardens in which men
and women are employed, the harvest
months being March and April. In
Turkey also rose farming is largely
carried on, and very fine altar is got
from the rose grown in kashmir.
Even rosewater is luxury which is
by no means to be despised as to price,
but the altar Of roses is immensely
costly, and it takes an enormous num-
Der of flowers to distil even a few
drops.
The altar Is said to have been first
discovered by the favorite wife of
Jehan Jeer, through whose garden ran
a canal of rosewater, on the urface OF
which the begun found few drops
OF the precious altar or oil floating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27

is conducting unique experiment
with twelve young men to ascertain the
effect of adulterated food on health, IS
visiting his brother, Judge U. u. Whey
of this city.
The experiment, he says, may last
for several years. 1t is the first OF the
kind ever conducted and was author
lied by an act of congress. Boric aeid
is now being eaten in butter by SIX
young men, They will continue to eat
it until January 5, which will be a
thirty-fve days test. These six VIII
then return to ordinary pure food anu
the second six will go into training
preliminary to eating the boric acid
butter for thirty-five days. To begin
with one gram of boric acid is put in
a little fifteen gram pellet of butter.
Later two grams and then three OF the
adulterant are put in pellet.
Boric acid is about the same thing
as borax 1t is used as a meat preserV-
alive, and packers who export meat are
anxious to know whether European OBJ
iections to 1t are we'll founded.
DIR. Wiley said that every bit of food
eaten by the young men is measured
| and tested for purity, and all the re-
/ suits are analysed by six chemists en-
\ ployed in his bureau. Dr. Wiley finds
| that the cost of food for the first
month was $40, eighteen persons eat
| ing most of the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27
Drougham and Mulned Port.

Lord Brougham, who as member
of the house of commons was most
abstemious man, upon his promotion
to the peerage acquired less commend
able habits. During his long and i'm
passioned appeal to the lords to re-
frain from rejecting the reform bill
Of 1882 five tumblers of mulled port,
with dash of brandy, were brought
to him at intervals" When he came
to his last sentence CT warn you, !
implore you-yea, on my Bonded knee
I supplicate you-reject not this bilp')
he knelt on the woolsack, whence he
slipped to the floor. 1t is recorded in
the Lives of the Lord Chancellors"
that che remained some time as II IN
prayer, but his friends, alarmed lest
he should be suffering from the effects
of mulled port, picked him up and
placed him safely on the woolsack."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-27
For Sunday Reading.
All Sorts Of Opinions. J.
In Lena Winter Evenines.

''Spend your evenings at home as
much as possible. Ii able to do so,
visit the big stores and PICK out care
fully a numper of choice volumes ana
read them. 1t is better to buy three
good books, read them, and mark them
as you please, and then put them in
your own little library, than to read
dozen at the library. Yet the public
library is a good institution, for those
who feel that they cannot afford to
spend money for books.
Parents and children should romp
together, and indulge in simple games
occasionally The whole family should
take time to laugh frequently and be
merry always. Each member OF the
household should cultivate some spec
ialty-perhaps father architecture,
mother Horticulture; Rose, fancy work;
Tom, literature, etc. Music should not
be neglected. It is the art of arts, and
wherever the least musical talent ex-
lists, it should be encouraged.
Don't waste much time attending
theatres. They are facilitating ii
much INDUCED in. Don't take on toe
many so-called social duties. Don't
fail to attend service somewhere every
Sunday, both morning and evening
There is no real joy or abiding great
ness without the spiritual. Let Chris
sit with you through the long winter
| evenings. and whatever you do. His
presence will make your occupation
| heavenly