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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

one of the older Islands where ancient
customs still prevail.
On an easel is a fine. large portrait
of Queen Victoria. sent by her majesty
to King Kalakaua on the occasion of
her jubilee. when Queen Kapplolani
and the present ex-queen. as her lady
in waiting. bore his greetings to his
sister sovereign. The easel is draped
with cloak of red and yellow feath-
ers. similar to the one In the National
museum at Washington. Tho last
named royal feather mantle was pre-
sented to Gen. George Washington by
King Kamehameha the Great. They
were worn only by men of highest
rank. ane 1t took half a lifetime to
collect the feathers of which one was
made.
Princess Cupid" by the way-the
princess of Honolulu. as she Is known
at home-is an extremely beautiful
young woman. tall. dusky. with soft
dark eyes and languid grace and the
dignity of a queen. She wears mod-
fed and elaborate form of the "holo.
ka''--a sort of glorified Mother Hub.
bard gown. introduced by the early
tapa's scnnty drapery. Hers is of soft
black silk. with long train. and looks
as II II might have come from the
hands OF Partisan modiste. as 1t
probably did. for the Prince and Prln
cess Kalanianaole otherwise "Cupid''l
have lately returned from two years
tour of the world. and her costumes
are the best that money can buy
though fashioned somewhat after Ha-
waiian ideas. There is no doubt that
the Prince and Princess Kalanlanaole
will create the greatest kind Of sen.
saticn when they come to Washington
mex. winter. and that their house will
be one of the most interesting and
popular in the national capital. The
Hawaiian legislature recently voted
$500 to the prince. to be spent in en-
tertainments during his term in con
gress; and as he has ample private
fortune. with youth. good looks. cul.
ture and great charm of manner. moth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Queen Kapplolani. the wife of Kala-
kaua. the last king of the Sandwich
islands and immediate predecessor OF
ex-Queen Lilloukalani. AS Kapplolani
had no children of her own. she adopt
ed these two nephews. with the full
consent of her husband the king, and
after the latter's death in San Francis
co. several years ago she retired with
her adopted sons to her beautiful
bungalow. two miles from Honolulu. at
Waikiki. the Long Branch or Atlantic
City of he Hawaiian metropolis. d.
rectly under the shadow of Diamond
Head This lofty promontory, by the
way, which guards the entrance to
Honolulu harbor. is not properly
named.
The remarkable landmark is an ex-
tinct volcano, whose fires died out
more than 1000 years ago; and Its
singular form shows that It must have
finally committed suicide. so to say. by
blowing Its own head on into the
ocean. after first showering the sur
rounding country knee deep in ashes.
sinders and molten stone. Time and
the weather long ago reduced that vol.
canic debris to the best possible sort
of fertilizer and formed soil in which
palms. bananas. and all tropical growth
flourish to perfection. The headless
monster SO appropriately named
crouches beside the sea like a gigantic
but sadly mutilated sphynx. its out
stretched paws washed by the opales-
cent waves.
There are dozens OF tiny islands In
miniature lakes, all connected by pic
turesque bridges. arched and rustic.
and overgrown with jungle.lik,
growth of 5amboos. papyrus, tropical
vines and gay leaved caladluns. In
whose green thickets sea hawks, king.
fishers. blue herons. snowwhite cranes
and pink breasted kamlngoes build
their nests.
On the edge OF this extensive bit of
fairyland-the end nearest the city
stands the bungalow which at her
death the dowager beqneathed to her
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
TROPICAL HAWAII
tsrrcrAL conRrsrospEscE,

No "conquering hero" OF the con
eressional world is more eagerly await
ed in Washington, or will be more
warmly welcomed. than the cusky
prince from Hawaii. whose real name
is Prince John Kalanianole. No won
der that those who have occasion to
use that appalling title frequently have
shortened 1t to Prince Cupid"
Prince Cupld's grandfather was a
king Of the oldest island in the Ha-
wallan group-that is. from the geol-
osisrs angle OF vision. Prince John
and his brother. David are nephews OF
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

to small. dimly lighted room, low
ceilinged and hung with dark drapery-
The most notable objects are the royal
collection OF calabashes, the polished
wooden bowls which the ancient Ha-
waiians used as table furniture. The
value and beauty of an old calabash
is greatly enhanced If 1t has been
cracked or broken and mended. This
mending is very ingeniously done, with
thin slivers of wood and strong. fine
fiber. There are few old cnlabashes to
be bought now. and none is made, ex-
cept, perhaps. in some remote part Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

brane be located in the head or pelvic
organs. the discharge of mucus is sure to
occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes a
weakening drain; the system cannot long
withstand the loss of mucus. hence it is that
women afflicted with catarrhal affections of
the pelvic organs feel tired and languid.
with weak back and throbbing brain. A
course of Peruna is sure to restore health
by cutting off the weakening drain of the
daily loss of mucus.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark II. Dunnell National
Hotel. Washington, d. C. writes
"Your Peruna being used by myself and
many of my friends and aequaintances not
only as a cure for catarrh but also as an
admirable tonic for physical recupcration,
| gladly recommend it to all persons re-
quiring such remedies. Mark II. Dunnell
If you do not derive prompt and satisfae-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DIR. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
peAFNEss CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There is only one way
to cure deafness. and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness Is eansed by an inhamed CON
dition OF the mucous lining Of the Eustaehian Tube.
When this tube is inhamed you have rumhling
sound impe rfect hearing. and when IL Is entirely
closed deafness is the result. and unless the i'm
hammation can be taken and this tube restored
to its normal condition. hearing viii be destroyed
forever: nine cases out Of ten caused by ca
tanh, which is nothing but infRrhed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness. ieaused by oatarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Caarrh Cure, send for circulars,
free. +. ]. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists. T5c.
Halls Family Pills the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
The Bird Of Paradise.

Probably no famous bird has a
smaller habitat than the bird of para.
disc. whose beautiful feathers are so
highly priced in the millinery trade.
No one knows why the varieties of
this beautiful bird are confined to the
island of New Guinea and the neigh.
boring coasts OF Australia. There are
many islands not far away where the
conditions would seem to he equally
favorable to their existence. but they
are not found among them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
The Price and the Room.

"How does your room suit you?"
asked the proprietor of the summer
hotel.
Il have only one fault to find with
it." answered the guest.
What is that?"
ut doesn't correspond with the
price. Either the room ought to be
better or the price less"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
|HlKa0R|
|OF THE DAN|
saIIie and willie.

Strange about giddy young girls.
Isn't It, Sallie?"
How so. Willle?"
why. there's girl in town who
used to boast that she was kissed by
President Grant when she was a baby.
but she now declares 1t was President
Hayes who kissed her. In few years
she will be claiming that President
Roosevelt kissed her when she was a
mere ld."-Roller Monthly.
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adopted sons, Princes John and David,
but is now the exclusive property of
the former. Its cool and shady en-
trance hall is also the drawing room,
and is charmingly furnished. At the
windows are priceless specimens of
the Hawaiian tapa. the native cloth.
now SO rare. but once used as clothing.
and for many years not made at all in
these islands. 1t is the. inner bark of
the paper mulberry tree, manipulated
by some lost art Into strong but trans
parent silk and decorated with curious
designs in native vegetable dyes.
Al one end OF this delightful draw
ing room is broad staircase leading
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

MISS NELLIE CURTAIN. 646 Pearl
4Nl street, St. Paul. Mimi, head sales
woman in department store writes:
"Ihave charge of a department in a
dry goods Store, and after standing
the larger part of The day. would go
home with dull ache, generally
through my entire body. used Pc
rUna and feel SO much better that !
walk 10 and from the Store now. I
know Peruna 10 be the best medicine
on the market for the diseases peculiar
TO women. Miss Nellie Curtain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus
Catarrhal inflammation of the mucus
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton OF mucus. Whether the mucus mem
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
Wise Foresight.

How does your nephew like 1t out
in Xansas?"
He likes 1t well enough. guess.
He writes me that he's going to stay
there. He's got both a tornado cave
and flood tower on his farm. Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
His Suggestion.

Yes" said the eminent investigator,
I'VE are probing the question deeply.
and think we are on the point Of find
ing something"
''In that case" said the practical
politician somewhat nervously, would
it not be well to remove the probe and
insert 1t somewhere else?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
Fortunate Reminder

Noah" exclaimed the grand old
sailors wife what are you slapping
at?"
"Confound that mosquito" he an
swered. I'm smash it yet. see If l
don't"
Henry w. Noah. what do you
mean? Have you forgotten that we
have only two mosquitoes in the ark!
New York Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Ihe woman who has the most talked
about clothesline in town cand stand a
good deal of unhappiness without get
ling discouraged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
Alarmed Her.

Captain-Do you notice that steam
yacht ahead? They are throwing over
bottles.
Fair Passenger (alarmed) )-Gra-
cious! Is the yacht going down?
Captain-No; but imagine cham
pagne is.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
A Forerunner Of Loquaeity.

There's no use for me to suggest
to my wife that it's time to go home,
She's talk for two hours yet"
What makes you think so?"
Didn't you hear her remark when
she started the argument"
No. What was it,"
she said, There's very little to say
on either side"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

A Berlin professor has discovered that
seven out of ten girls who take uituo les
sons are attacked by nervous affections.
II was long ago discovered that people
who have to listen TO them fall "a prey %
nervous prostration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
when Your GROCER Saw,

he does not have Defiance Starch, you may
be sure he is afraid to keep 1t until his
stock of 12 OF. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch is not only better than any other
Cold Wntcr Starch. but contains ID OF. to
the package and sells for same money ~ u
OF Srnnds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

why did you throw that mattress
stufIing in the hog trough .Thats not
mattress stufiingi its the latest thing in
breakfast foods
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

This is the season Of the year when a
boy takes more delight i'm stealing one
little understood green watermelon than
in eating two fine. luscious ones that have
been given him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

The miidest tobacco that Erow.is used
In the makeup OF Baxter's Bullhead 5
cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

The man who carefully shuts the door
in August Will be sure to leave 1t wide
open in December.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Reginald have changed my mind since
Yesterday. Minne-Let me congratulate
you: I'm sure you've made a bargain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

FITS rermsnsntlyCurod. Nonts tr nervousnsss aftei
hrst day use OF Dr. kline Orust Nerve H-storer.
send for FREE ss.OO trial noftle and trcatise-
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

II YOU have smoked Builhehd scent
cigar you know how good they are. II
you have not better try one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

The secret of the popularity of Baxter's
"Bullhead" b-cent cigar is revealed in one
word-"Quality."
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Although the hen is not immortal it
may be truly said that her son never
sets,
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
Why II Lis the Best

Hay fever doesn't necessarily make a
man Il farmer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

she-Do you remember before We were
married. dear IIe-Why. IT'S among my
happiest recoIlections
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

is because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch il unlike any
other, better and onethird more for 10
csntz.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

The Lady-Why. you told me yester-
day you would never show your face
here again?
Gritty George-Well. yer see, mum,
l am like de great opera singers,
always have more den one farewell
appearance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
More Flexible and Lasting,

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
ono third more for same money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethug. softens the gums, rniuees In
na;umaton allays pain cures wind collie 5e abottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

We are approaching the open season for
mistaking persons for deer. elk and bears,
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Author Algy-What an absurd crea-
ture that Gayleigh girl is. When told
her was down here nosing round for
material and local color she asked me
II by any chance my pen name was
Piggy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

1t is working the bellows that makes
the organ below.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20
RrIdaet,s Natural Alarm.

Bridget-oll hov to lave, mum. OF
don't loike the snip OF dude that
noes be callin' on Miss Ethel.
Mistress-The Ideal He doesn't call
70 500 vo,,
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Bridget-I know he don't mum; but
Dim afraid some of the neighbors
moight think he does.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quiaine Tablets Price nc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

Smoke Bakers 'Bullhead' scent cigar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-20

SiIUN n kEpAihs or svery Huo~n make Of
fULlkN. lssi LAwrsnos d. Denver. Phone Ia.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Father of photographers,

DR. Johnson, even excepting his p-e.
decessor. Bailey. was not the father of
photographers. In the latest volume
issued by the Historical Manuscripts
Commission on manuscripts in the
Welsh language it is stated that the
idea of illustrating the meaning and
correct use of words by actual quota.
tions from the literature of living
language seems to have been. first put
in practice by Griffith Hiraethog. the
herald bard of Wales, who died in
1854
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
The "WiId East"

Eastern people still speak of the
wild West, but there is more wild land
within two hours ride of Boston, to
say nothing of western Massachusetts
and parts of northern New York, than
can be found in the whole corn belt.
The people of this section. which Is
destined to become the center of our
population and wealth, will soon be
speaking of the wild East.-World's
Work.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Ihe Reason Mhu.

1t was on the street car where al
most every man wanted to read his
newspaper and where the same mum
Der of men couldn't for this reason:
First Young Thing-"Ddju go to th
the'tur las night Mabel?"
Second Young Thing. giggling-
Yep. D'dju?"
"Betcherlife! Who'd ju so witho"
'He-he.he-he! Went with Archie,
Who'd ju go With"
"He-he! Wilie-but thotju had an
invite firm Henry! What d'ju go with
Archie for?'
"Oh. because. What dju 80 with
Willie for, stida Georgie?"
"Oh, dust because! Thought you
liked Henry best and he asst y first.
didn'he?'
"He-he. Yep, he asst me first an |
like him best, but | jes' wanted t
make i'm mad, thasall,"
"Thasall l did it for. too, Hehe
he!"
Chorus-"He-he-he.h
Thasall.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
To Train German Girls.

Ele same methods which have been
applied with such remarkable success
OF the training of boy apprentices in
the industrial and commercial schools
of the German empire are now to be
adopted for the education and train
ing of girls who may seek to better
their condition in life. They will
swell the ranks of that trained army
of experts which has accomplished
more than any other factor to make
German commerce and industries what
they are today.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25

And yet another child catches cold and
articular rheumatism is the result. Ankles.
knees, wrists and elbows become suddenly
swollen and painful. A long disastrous i'll
ness follows. The child may live and be-
come convalescent, miserable invalid of
valvular disease of the heart. All these
mishaps are the direct result of neglected
cold. Peruna is the safeguard of the fam
lily. If a child catches cold, Peruna should
be used Immediately.
A few doses of Peruna and child's cold
is gone. The apprehension of the parents
fee away. The household is free from
fear once more.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results'from the use of Peruna write
at once to DR.. Hartman. giving full state
ment of your case. and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus, Ohio.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Export Wood to GERMANY.

Imports OF wood into Germany from
the United States have more than
trebled since 1880. amounting in 1902
to more than $3.50 600. 1t consisted
mostly of pitch pine. This wood is
more resistant to the weather and
costs much less than oak. 1t is used
for making doors, windows, floors.
etc. while oak is used in the manu-.
facture of the finer grades of furnir
ture.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Japanese Hemp.

Among the industries of Japan
which are receiving especial attention
is the manufacture of hemp. 1t is re.
ported that orders have recently been
executed for supply of fishing nets
for Alaska valued at $50 900, and that
a commissioner has lately been sent to
Canada to investigate and report on
the prospect of extending the market
for nets in that country.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Negro Gains Fortune.

Andrew Beard. a negro, who has
worked in the machine shops of the
Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad COM
pany. in Birmingham, Ala, for twenty
years, it is reported has just sold a
patent for car coupler OF his own
invention for 800, 900. In addition he
is to get royalty on every coupler
made on lis model for seventeen
years.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Radium EnerQy,

1t has been calculated that the en-
ergy stored up in fifteen grains OF
radium is sufficient to raise 500 tons
weight mile high. An ounce would
therefore, suffice to drive a fifty-horse
power motor car at the rate of thirty
miles an hour around the world.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25

Mrs schaer 456 Bope Ave. ST. Louis No. writes:
n the early part Of last year
daughter Alice four of She has been puny
sick ang child since her BIRTH She had convuLsiohs and
catarrhal fevers always docf0ri1g
to use Peruna She grew strong snd WELL Peruns
derfh tonic; the best medicine IEave used
~ Was In wrefched commenced to
take Peruna had cafsrh ali through whole body tyt
thank 0od your medicine set all right would
other medicine
"Peruns cured baby boy ofa very spell cold and
fever. no Is big healthy boy fifteen
given him eruna off and since he born think that
IS why he Is SO WE'LL cannot praise Peruns We
have not had doctor since began Peruna-aN
praise to 1t" Mrs. Schaker
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
A Woman's Way.

Would you win maiden. sweet
Saucy maid. with form petite
Make her heart incline 10 you
As you amorously sue?
Trust 10 her the reins of Fate.
let her drive her own good gait
Through the sylvan ways OF shade
She VIII guide. this wiilful maid.
Where the waters murmur low
Let her Gallop. fast or slow
Never think to stay her hand
In the wood or ON the strand:
She. the guiding star and bright.
Must be humored day and night
Then. when near some fair retreat
Reach around behind the seat;
Take her gently in your arms.
Speaking meanwhile of her charms.
Tell her low, in accents clear.
Why you hold her love 50 dear.
Deity. calmly, do your part
At the PORTALS of hcr heart,
Hut be wary! Make no sigus
You would like to take the liues,
Warmly clasp your hands DER hers
Looking deeply in her eyes
Speak of home and Paradise
Firmly pull the rens nt will.
-Four hands driving wcll-unti
Round your neck She throws her arms
Nesting close with strange alarms!
Through the quiet. woodland lanes.
She forgcts you hold the relns.
when man has shown his nerve.
lie may drive with dizzy curve
Up the hill and down the hill.
Cross the corduroy or rill;
Fast or slow mid rock and ledge
Even to the mountains edge
She will be both true and brave
From the altar to the gravel
If she fdgets. make your pet
stu believe she's driving yet.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Bio Noses in Favor.

In Japan the nose is the only feature
which attracts attention. The nose
determines the beauty or ugliness OF
the face, according as it is big or
small. This is probably due to the
fact that difference in noses corsti-
tutes about the only distinction be-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Puns of Shakespeare.

Searching Shakespeare for puns 10
strange way of spending time. A con-
tributor to Notes and Queries" pro-
claims the discovery of thirty-nine and
adds that all readers of Shakespeare
are aware that punning was with him
favorite form of fun
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
NNWA RBROW

Mrs. J. M. Brown. Dunno
gan Springs. Mo. writes:
MY little daughter three
years old was troubled with
a very bad cough which ro-
mained after an attack OF
catarrhal fever. She has
taken one bottle of Peruna
through which she has OBJ
tained a complete cure. She
is now as well and happy as
q little girl can be. When
our friends say how we'll
she looks l tell them Peruna
did it
In a later letter she says:
Our little daughter con-
tinues to have good he alth."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Cost Of Gravitatjon.

In an address before the British AS.
sociation for the Advancement of Sci
ence, Mr.. Charles Hawkins remark
that water obtained by gravitation is
almost, If not quite, as expensive as
water obtained by pumping, may be
something of surprise to lawman,
but is easily explained by the greater
cost of gravitatiOn works.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Finds Homes for Jews,

The Removal Society organized in
New York City is finding employment
and homes in different parts Of thd
country for Jews from the over
crowded ghetto. Last year the society
sent 5000 persons to forty-fve states
and only per cent of them are now
in large cities and but l per cent have
returned to New York
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
Foreiun School Gain.

The two or three years gain Of the
German and Spanish schools over
ours is due to the metric system and
phonetic spelling, by which the great
er part of compound numbers and
spelling, which is such terror to our
children, is made unnecessary
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-25
llliterate Children.

The number Of illiterate children
between ten and fourteen years OF
age Is: In Alabama, 66,O72; Georgia.
63,329: Louisiana, 55,us1; South Caro-
lima, 51,536; North Carolina, 5l,19O:
Mississippi, 44,334; Tennessee, S6,376