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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-05
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
LEASE STATE LANDS.
Ofliee Of the
State Board oC Land Commissioner.
nenrar t,nln Eah s lQl

state Board o1 Laad COMMISSIONER.
Denver, Colo. Feb. 5. 1915
Notice T. hereby given that Peter Middlem-t
whose po-tonicc address is River Bend. Colorado.
,he State BOARD % Land Comm TO lease
the following described rchaoi lands. situate in
Ebert county. Colorado. to-wits
All Section -. Township routh. Range 81
west
No other applications TO lease the above de-
-cribed premises or objections against the above
application will be considered after the lsst pub
hcation hereof.
Date OF ia-t Publication March 5. Ietl
IOH< T. JOYCE.
Rvsi-tcr State Board Land Commissioners.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-05
Lis, OF Subscriber. to Kiowa Church.

Mrs. Francis McCarten submits the
list of subscribers, and amount
by each, to the new Catholic
church Mt Kiova.
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Free until January LIST, 1904, The
Weekly Constitution and Sunny
South. See particulars on page 8.
MISSISSIPPI.
Experts To Work in Mississippi.

Jackson Miss. October 2o.-(Special.)- -
Hon. r. H Henry, state commissioner
for the st. Louis fair, and Chancellor
r. T. Fulton, of the State university at
oxford have returned from trip 70
Washington city where they went for
the purpose of interesting the geological
and forestry departments and securing
their cooperation in an examination Of
the mineral resources Of Mississippi.
The idea is to have the department.
send experts TO the state and examine
the soil and collect specimens for piac-
ing In the exhibit to be made at the st.
Louis exposition. The assistance re-
quested was promised and soon the gov
eminent will have three expert geoioglsts
in the state, one examining the clays,
another the cement material and the
third the mineral proper. rock, ore. mar
BILE, Ignite. coal gravel, etc.
The director of the forestry department
Will also make some investigation iAto
the timber of the state, describing the
different growths, their value, manner
OF restoration. etc, using large photo-
graphic scenes to show the natural
growth of the great pine and hardwood
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A MOTHERS LOVE.
WHAT Is MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN MOTHER LOVE?
wWho ran 10 help me when 7 fell
Aud would some pretty story tell,
or kiss the place to make It well,
Nv mother"

A mothers worries are many. She
sometimes forgets her own bodily dis
comforts because Of her overpowerng
love for the child. She becomes broken
down, sieepless, nervous, irritable ana
feels tired from morning until night.
Many mothers of experience can tell you
that at such time they have been re
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put into proper health by taking pre-,
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turv. In ali that time It has SOLD more
LARGELY in the United States than any
other tonic for wouan's needs, and to-
aav its sales are greater than ever. Dr
Pierce made up this prescription from
roots and herbs without the use OF
particle of alcohol or narcotic and tor
The single purpose of curing those dis
eases neculiar to women and when there
IS lack of womanly strength to bear
the burdens of maternal duty. How
few women come to this critical time
with adequate strength The reason
s,bv so many women sink under the
strain of motherhood IS because they
are uuprepared Is preparation then re-
quired for motherhood asks the young
woman. And every experienced mother
answers Yes" 81 unhesitatngiy al
<ise cxpectant mothers TO use Dr. PIERCE $
I4vogiie Prescription writes Mrs j. ".
G. stephens, OF Mia, Va The reason Tor
this advice is that Or. Pierce's faVorite
Prescription is the best preparauve lor
the maternal function. No matter no"
healthy and strong woman may BE- she
cannot use "Favorite Prescription " as
preparatiye for maternity without gam
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women who are not strong who best APP
preciate the great benefits received IRON
the use of 0Favorite Prescription" for
one ,hing its use makes the BABY
advent practically painless: It mas III
many cases reduced days of suffering 10
few brief hours II has changed the
period Of anxiety and struggle INTO
time Of ease and comfort.
nurY WOMEN OWE THEMSELVES
oCaod actions speak louder than
WORDS so, too, does the testimony o.
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rof. Herman t. SchIegeI, the Fa
nous Chicago Eve Expert.

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yet this magic remedy of mine quickly reltev-
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Ulcers, wild hairs graduated lids disap-
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ell in q single night and restored to perfect
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from sore eyes any eye trouble.
Hundreds have thrown away their glasses
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doctors, lawyers, engineers, students, dress
makers and all who their eyes under strain
find with this magic lotion n safe. sure and
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eye trouble write ME today l am In earnest
In making my offer of q free bottle of this
lotion 1t is the only positive for cataract
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weil-proven and authentic cases where il has
cured cataract after the doctors said that
only a dangerous and expensive operation
would save the sight. If you have eye trou-
Bile OF any kind you will make serious mis-
take II you do not send for my great free
offer of this magic eye lotion. Address, with
short description OF your trouble, Prof Her
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prepaid a bottle OF this magic remedy that has
restored hundreds to sight
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NEGRO Shot Two White Men

Ietohachie. Ala. October pa. r.
Mitchell. Jr.. an his clerk. VIII Davis,
were shot from their horses and mortally
wounded today by an unknown negro,
who used a gun loaded with buckshot.
Young Mitchell was in the mercantile bus
mess at Currie. Ala, with his father J.
B. Mitchell Sr., who is one of Lowndes
county's most prominent citizens and a
member OF the board OF revenue. Young
Mitchell ana Davis went to see the negro
about several bales of cotton that the
negro is said to have stolen. AS they
approached the house, the negro came to
the door and fired a full load of buck
shot ut close range into each of the young
men.
Two negroes have been pursued and are
now surrounded by a large number OF
farmers.
The whites and negroes are very much
excited and more trouble may follow
The negroes will be lynched if captured.
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Harper Case Up Next Week,

Jackson MISS, OCTOBER 23.-(SpeciaI)-
The celebrated Harper murder case win
be called in the supreme court next Mon
day and a day set for argument during
the following week
Dr Il. H. Harper was convicted in the
circuit court of Perry county for muir
der of unusual atrocity which occurred in
a lumber camp in Jones county.
The case was transferred to The Perry
county circuit court on account Of the
high feeling against the physician. The
Trial resulted in a verdict OF guilty and
sentence to the penitentlary for life, from
which sentence appeal was taken.
Mccormick. who was indicted for com
phcity in the murder VIII be tried in
Perry county next week.
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North State Agricultural Society.

Raleigh, N. c., October 22.-(Special.)-
At the annual meeting Of the State Agri-
cultural Society tonight at the capital
President James A. Long who has served
two years. presided. Ashley Horne. of
Selma, was elected president; Joseph e.
Pogue was reelected secretary, and
Claude benson, treasurer.
By request, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Patterson spoke on cattle interests
and quarantine, and State Chemist kilgo-
rec, on the Texas boil weevil
James A. Bryan, of Newbern, spoke on
the urgent need of securing farm labor
for eastern North Carolina, to restore
abandoned farms.
An interesting discussion followed by
]. s Carr, Richard NJ Battle. j. II. Cur
RE, c. J. Patterson and s. b. Alexander,
and a committee of ten was raised to
suggest ways and means for securing i'm
migration Of farm labor to North Caro-
lima.
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They Locked Him in Iron Vault.

Bennettsvile, S. c., October 2i.-(Spe-
cial last night after midnight three
masked men called at the central tele-
phone office at McColl, this county, cover
ed Mr.. Hood, the operator. with three
pistols. securely tied him. took him with
them downstairs into the bank, placed
him in the rear room. while they made
five unsuccessful attempts to blow open
the large SAFE with explo sives. After their
failure. the operator was placed in the
iron vault and locked up, where he was
found and liberated this morning.
Had an entrance been made several
thousand dollars would have been Sc
cured Officers with bloodhounds have
been in pursuit TODAY.
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Smothered in Cotton Pile.

Charleston. s. c.. October 23.-Ernest.
the il-year-old son Of John d. II. XII
nard, of Newberry county. met a horrible
death Thursday.
The four little Kinard boys had gone
to the cotton house, as they usually dld
every day. TO play. Ernest was the Old
est child.
1t is supposed the children were playing
hide and seek and Ernest fell into a
hole about feet deep which he had dug
III the pile of cotton. He was III TINS
position when taken out, and 1T was
found that breath had left the body
The neiehbors were called in and every
effort was made to restore the boy to
life but all to no avail
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bench of the supreme court of the dis
trict, is looked to by the president for the
proper dispensation of patronage.
Mr.. Rollins wants Mr. Barclay named to
succeed himself as postmaster. but Mrs.
William E. Ship, widow of Lieutenant
Shipp, who was killed in the battle of San
Juan hill, is strongly back1l for the posi-
ton. The president knew Lieutenant
Ship personally and they breakfasted
together the morning Of the battle in
which Lieutenant Shipp was killed. The
president is said to be strongly DESTROYS of
giving the position to the widow of his
old comrade. Mrs Shipp is fully qualified
for the place, being a highly educated
and refined lady
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Klnston, y. c., october ia sensa-
tional shooting affair occurred la miles
from here this afternoon in which Mrs
Richard Ward the divorced wife of cook
Z. stroud and sJroud exchanged shots
with each other to their mutual injury.
Mrs. Ward, whose husband is in the
government service In Philadelphia. was
visiting here ana went 10 the home of
her former husband stroud, from whom
SHE was divorced .Wo years ago.
dron. Stroud refused 70 give them up A
quarrel ensued when both shot each
other
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Cut Their Way Through Brick Wall

Washington, n. c.. october 24-Ih'r-
teen prisoners confined in the jail here
escaped before daylight today by cut
ting their way through the brick wall IN
the rear of the building.
Among those who escaped was James
white, negro. Indicted for murder
Eight other prisoners were left 10 the
jail.
There is strong evidence that friends
on the outside furnished the prisoners
with a key to unlock the cell
None have yet been recaptured.
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Cotton Growers Committee Named.

Raleigh. n G., October 23.-(special)-
President L. l.. Daughtridge, OF the
North Carolina Cotton Growers Associa-
ton, appoints the following to serve as
a committee to confer with Harvie Jor-
dan, president OF the Cotton Gro" ers'
Protective Association, to consider the
interests of cotton growers in the United
States: J. p Allison, T. b. Parker, w i.
r cox T G. Hamvick. S L. Patterson.
S. e. Alexander, Ashley Horne. J. Bryan
Grimes, w il. McLaurin and W H.
Cross lands.
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"Bill Nye9 To nave Monument.

Raleigh n c., October l9.-(S peeiaLj-
The president of the North Carolina di-
vision OF international Sunshiners, MIS-
i. n. Ramsier of HendersonviHe an
nounces that her order win erect mon
ument over the grave OF Fill Nye."
which IS in one Of the mountain counties,
ana which is now unmarked
The Sunshiners in this state were the
first to make this plan. The order is
row in thirty-siX states, ha wing over
200 900 members
Mrs. Nye. Who now lives il Chicago.
viii visit Mrs. Ramsier for several weeks.
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VIII He Name Lady or Manp

Washington, October 2.-(Special.)-T.
S. Rollins. chairman of the republican
state committee of North Carolina, had
an interview with the president this morn
ing relative to the postoffice at Lincoln,
n c.
+. A. Barclay is the postmaster, and he
has the backing of the organization for
disappointment to the position Mr.. Rol-
Inns. who is the head of the republican or
gani2a ton in North Carolina since the
appointment of Senator Pritchard to the
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Ralk at Pack Taxes.

Jackson. Mss. October 23.-(Special)-
AInch indignation has been aroused
among the taxpayers OF Kinds county by
the action OF State Revenue Agent Adams
in fling claims for back taxes on prop
ertv assessing in the aggregate over VIC
600 900 anG many Of the persons assess
ed viii appeal to the board OF supervisors
"a enleayor to show cause why they
shonld not be assessed. 1t is expected
mai about 25 per cent of the claims will
No collected The list of delinquents filed
covers over 700 typewriter pages.
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Guilt Lodged Upon Freeman.

Greenville. S. c.. October 23--(Special)
w D. Freeman was tried today for the
second time in the United States dis
trict court for the murder of Holland
Durham, which occurred August eoi,
at distillcry near Landrum,
After remaining in the jury room for
several hours, he jury returned YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter.
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Rishon Meets Committeeman.

Jackson, Miss. october 2a.-(special)-
4 meeting of the standing committee of
the Episcopal diocese OF Mississippi was
held at St Andrews church last evening
with Bishop Theo Bratton presiding The
object Of the session was TO famliari2e
the new bishop with his field of labor.
There was a fun attendance Of members.
Bishop Sessiums, of Louisiana. was also
present
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North Carolina State Fair.

Raleigh, \. g. October 2l.-(speciaI)-
The hfticth state fair is in progress
here, and is the largest ever held In the
state.
This fair has grown steadily for the
past five or six years, but its really
great progress has been made during the
past three years. Now it is one of the
largest II not the largest, state fair
south of Maryland.
There are a great many events one of
the most important being the annual
epcampment of the confederate veterans,
which continues two days, the old sol
.diers being quartered III tents in
Spacious field in the suburbs of Raleigh.
The officer in command is General
Julian S Carr
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Smallpox in North State.

Raleigh. N. c., October 2l.-(Special)-
The state board of health is advised OF
an outbreak of smallpox in Davidson
county, which has greatly excited the
people It's prevalence now is almost en-
tirely among the negroes The state
board of health gives warning that
great outbreak of smallpox will occur in
the state unless there is widespread vac
cination.
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Southern Got the Verdict.

Greenville, S c., October 22.-(Special1
In the United States circuit court today
judge Simonton directed verdict for the
Southern railway company in the suit
brought by William Davenport, admins
traitor of William A. Davenports estate,
for $40 600 The testimony showed that
Emma Davenport was killed on tres
tie near Piedmont by being struck by
ri NJ, vy.,,r
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is THIS WHAT Ais your
Do you spit up your food?
DO you belch gas?

eatingr
Do you have heart
burn?
DO you have short
ness of breath?
Do you have pains IN
In the chest?
Do You have sore
ness in the right side?
Do you have numb
feelings?
DO you have cold
lands and feet!
DO you suffer with
iarrhea? l can cure you.
w. j. TUCKER,
road street, Atlanta. Ga.
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preaching upon the pastors of congrega-
lions local to Clemson, with whom ai
rangements were generally made to hola
a Sunday service in the college chape,,
But the board of trustees at the close or
the last year voted an appropriation for
the purpose and directed the faculty OF
the college to supply the chapel with
ministers selected from the state at large
to represent every denomination, diiler-
ent minister for each Sunday, thus en-
abling the students in the course of a
year to see and hear the most noted d.
vines in the state of all denominations.
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Jackson, Miss, October 23.-(Special)~-
A deal viii be closed within the next few
days for the Sligo property. valuable
tract of hand Just west of Jackson. and
it is the intention of the owners to erect
a 5000 900 cotton factory on the site and
establish an extensive system Of tenant
cottages in the immediate vicinity 1t Is
stated that the deal VIII represent an IN
ynstment of & half million dollars before
the factory is ready for operation. The
names of the promoters have not yet been
r,adt. nuhliC.
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Election Resulted in Tie

Huntsville. Ala, October 23.-(Special)
The democratic executive committee or
Madison county canvassed the Official
returns Of the primary for superintend-
ent OF education and found the result 10
be as follows: Murray li07, Butler
Ilo7 Humphreys 993. This is the first
time in memory that an election has re-
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New Depot Ordered for Jackson.

Jackson. Miss. October 2l.-(Speclai)-.
The Mississippi railroad commission has
rejected the proposed plan Of improve
ment and orders the Illinois Central to
build a new passenger station in Jack
aon. The present station is TOO small
to accommodate the constantly growing
passenger traffic from this point, and the
plan OF improvements was not 50 extern
sive as the commission deemed necessary,
The commission adjourned without pass
ing on the Meridian board Of trade case,
which viii be kept under advisement IN
Ill mo nrXt neNting.
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Neck Broken by Train.

Fort Payne, Ala. October 23-(Spe-
clal)-Wesley Wallace was killed here
today by an Alabama Great Southern
train He stumbled backward. was struck
by the step of d coach. throwing him in
such manner as To Lush him between
the step and the ground, breaking his
neck.
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NORTH CAROLINA.


Winston, y. c., octobac ls.--The Penn
sylyania Steel Company and the Virginia
Iron, Coal ana Coke Company, in their
IRON leases in Ashe couH,y. owing to the
low price Of pig iron and iron products
and the closing down q large furnaces.
have Cancelled an the, contracts aud
These companies We're very much inter-
ested In these ores, having pronounced
them the finest Bessemer ores IN the
south, but The drop in the market mas
forced them TO give them up for the
nlegent
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sides the auditorium the residence of
Mrs. w. H Peniand, valued Al $4,000
was also destroyed The properties were
insured for $50 ooo The Favor of me
Queen" was played at the auditorium
last night, ana this compauy's scenery
ana effects We're burned. The audIto-
rum VIII be Immediately rebuilt.
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Lad Kills His Playmate.

Danville. Ky, october 23-Speed Fry,
aged II. and George Cabbert. aged TO-
engaged in an alteration while on their
way to school today. Cabbert was IA
tally stabbed in the heart. Young Fry
is the son of Collector Arch Fry, of the
internal revenue office here. The weapon
nsed was a small pen knife.
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Train Kills and Injuries.

Richmond. Va, October 24.-ThomaS
Coppedge, of Bedford City and man
named Johnson, of Chamblssburg' who
were driving to Roanoke in buggy.
were struck by n Norfolk and Western
train today just beyond Thaxton. John
son was Killed and Coppedge badly in
jured.
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Mississippi Pension Figures.

Jackson. Miss, October Collaborating
to figures given out by the auditor today,
there are 1888 persons on the pension
rolls for Mississippi, an increase Of 1853
over last year. The non-prefcrred class
$50 negroes on the rolls who receive SiQ.~
600. The distribution for Mississippi is
5000, 900 a year
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Menv Ministers To Speak.

Clemson College, $. c.. October 10
Especial. REV. oliver Johnson. of Leslie,
S C.. preached today in the college
chapel to the 700 students of the state
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Until the present year the students of
the college were dependent for Sunday
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Rutherford HAYES in Raleigh.

Raleigh, n. G. October 24--(special
Rutherford p Hayes. Of Asherilie. the
president of the Appalachian PARK For
est reservation, is spending this week
here, in conference with the state au-
thorities and some leading citizens. lie
appears to be very sanguine that con-
gress will at the next session take ac-
ION in l.eeard 10 The nnrk.
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KENTUCKY.


Rinhmond. Ky. October 22.-WhltehalI.
the famous home of the late General
Cassius Marcellus Clay, was sold AT pub
lie auction today by Warlield Bennett,
n grandson of the Sage of Whitehall"
~ state proper containing $50 acres,
WIS sold for a total of S2o225
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Bio Fire Visits Rockingham.

Raleigh y. c.. october 2o.-A fire
broke out in the business portion Of
Rockingham, N. c., this morning at l:4s
O'Clock and destroyed about SIS 900
worth OF property. The court house
caught fire, but was quickly eXtinguish
ed
The property was Insured for about
s35 900
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SCuTr3 CAROLINA.
Frenchman at Charleston.

Charleston. S. c.. october i9.-The
French cruiser Froude came into port
this morning on the way to New orleans
from Boston
The usual courtesies were exchanged be-
tween the harbor fort aud the ship.
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Negro Missionary Societies.

Jackson, Miss, October 23.--(Special)-
A Joint session Of the Mississippi Sunday
School Association and the Womans Mis-
sionary Society, both colored organiza-
lions, is being held in this city with about
$50 delegates in attendance. The session
Will continue until Sunday.