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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22


turns out deicious confections. and
its fame is rapidly spreading through
out the West A large bakery is In
successful operation, and 1t is ex-
pectcd that a new health food will be
put on the market In the near future.
laundry. IA lumber yard. brick
yard. a printing and publishing house.
and various other departments minis
ter To lions wants and give employ
ment to her people.
The Zion general stores occupy a
prominent place ON the main street.
and seem fitted to supply every need
of the Inhabitants. from cooking uten-
sils TO literature for the faithful"
Elijah Hospice. an immense frame
hotel, is advertised as modern in
every respect. and capable OF accom-
modating thousand guests at
meal and the administration build
ing. contains commodious offices.
with comfortable and convenient fur
nishings
A substantial brick and stone build
ing is observed and neatly uniformed
guard readily gives the information
that It is Zion College and that 1t will
soon be ready for occupation. The
present building is only wing. TO
which a large central portion and an
other wing are to be added in the flu
ture.
Further inquiry clicits the informa-
tion that complete school system.
continuous from kindergarten to col
ig h.aH F.a1 laN ha ODD
cationnl department.
Tho general appearance Of Zion is
one Of activity and substantial thrift.
Everything is aggresHively new. The
peculiar character of the people IS
made evident in numerous ways. For
instance. the visitor notices, with a
little start, perhaps. the motto, Til
He Come" over the ticket window in
the station which the Northwestern
Railroad has provided: signboards,
conspicuous on every hand. warn all
against the use of tobacco, alcohol. or
profanity within the sacred precincts.
the long boards which many of the
mea wear. in accordance with Dowie's
command. give them a somewhat pa
trlarchal look in. contrast with the
many smooth.shaven faces among the
unregenerate; the salutation, Peace
be 10 thee" sounds strange TO TWEEN
tieth-century ears; and walking along
Emmaus and Elm avenues. one won
ders II Chicago Is really only forty
miles away.
On entering the Tabernacle the Wis
itor realizes even more fully that he IL
in community set apart from the
world. where the working of miracp-
lous cures is an everyday affair. On
the white wall. above the pulpit. are
various queer-looking objects arranged
In symmetrical groups. Closer exami-
natsDn reveals the fact that the groups
are composed OF articles discarded by
converts to the new faith. Clutches.
canes. surgical appliances and medi-
cine bottles abound; here is collec-
tion OF pipes that would delight the
heart of sophomore; there are
brightly colored insignia of various
secret societies (for Dowie Is the in
yeterate enemy OF all such):
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
THE CITY OF ZION

In the fall of 50 certain John
Alexander Dowie had. for some time.
been making more or less of a sensa-
tion. in and around Chicago. as a
Divine healer" He had gathered
around him number of followers.
and, in 1896. had organized the Chris
tian Catholic church. He and his wife
conducted Divine healing home" on
Michigan avenue. and so large had his
congregations grown that he had for
some time been holding services in
the Auditorium.
1t now transpired that the general
overseer of the Christian Catholic
church was planning much larger
things than he had hitherto attempted.
He announced that 1t was his purpose
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

very conservative estimate of the
amount already spent In establishing
zion City. To the inhabitants this re-
markable development is but surety
OF greater things that are to come. A
most aggressive optimism pervades
the conversation of the people and
the literature OF Zion publishing house
Optimistic. so far as Zion's future is
concerned. but deeply and darkly pes
simistic as to the moral and spiritual
state of that large majority which
they call the "world'D.
Not only do they confidently antici-
pate great growth for their own city,
but they prophecy that other Zions
will be founded which will Find their
crown, capital and contamination in
Zion City at Jerusalem"
II is with this large view of the
future that the city has been laid out.
Ample parks have been provided for,
residence and manufacturing districts
have been assigned. and thousands of
young trees have been set out along
the broad streets. An underground
ana overhead wires. gas and water
mains. sewers, etc. are % be confined
to the alleys-a provision sufficient, in
itself, TO convert to "Dowieism" those
who have suffered from the tearing
up of pavements.
The community is not comparable,
in any way. to Brook Farm or Amana
or Oneida, or TO any other of the
Communistic colonies. There Is
scarcely trace of Communism in
the administration of Zion's affairs.
The lots are not sold. we are inform
ed. but leased for eleven hundred
years. for the land is the Lords" i"
tBut Dowie holds the title deednD
Failure on the part OF the lessee to
conform to certain provisions of the
lease. in regard TO the use OF alcohol.
tobacco. etc. forfeits the lease.
Each man builds his own house and
works for himself, but each Is requlr-
cd to give one-tenth of his income.
whatever that may be. to the store
house. for the maintenance and ex-
| tension OF Zion.
lndividualism In Industrial matters
is strongly encouraged. II one may
Judge from Dowle's dlctum in regard
to trades unions. which says:
"Zion's workmen are members OF no
labor union, nor do they work for a
uniform scale of wages for in Zion
the skin of each mans competency Is
encouraged by an ever-increasing
wage. All men are not equal. and a
level line of compensation is death To
ambition"
This has no uncertain sound. and
seems to settle the question once for
all. so far. at least as Zion is con.
cerned
II is one OF Dowie's Characterization
that he stands for very positive and
definite ideas. Alliterative illusions
to pigs. pills and physicians" and
doctors. drugs. and devils" are con.
spicuous in Zlon's literature. The use
OF pork In any form is absolutely for.
bidden. Oysters also come under the
ban. The Fourth" must be celebrat.
] cd without the firecracker. and Christ.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

The Tabernacle Is an immense. barn
like structure. capable of seating
seven thousand. 1t is to be replaced
by more substantial building. now
in the process OF construction. site
has also been selected and conse-
Grated whereon Dowie promises TO
erect a million-dollar temple as cen
ter around which Zion will revolve.
Now the Restoration Host. three
thousand strong. has invaded New
York City. and Madison Square Gar
den is transformed into a 'Hospice"
for their accommodation.
Three million dollars would be a
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

But there is class OF people who
seek and earnestly desire an authori-
tative guide outside OF their own con-
sciences, and to this class Dowie APP
peals.
Zion City is theocracy and John
Alexander Dowie is It's prophet. His
position is somewhat similar to that
of Brigham Young among the Nor
mons, but the religion OF Zion differs
radically from that OF the Mormons.
In that II contains nothing that is at
variance with the general conception
of good morals. Indeed. whatever
may be thought OF the marvellous
cures which II so plentifully records.
no one can read a copy of the Leaves
OF Healing without being impressed
by its high standard OF morality.
Dowic has become an established
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old. We would suggest that trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because II
is guaranteed by the manufacturers
TO be superior to any other brand.
but because each 10c package CON
tains l6 ozs.. while all the other kinds
contain but IL ozs. 1t is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
leprosy Disappearing.

A leper was exhibited at lecture to
an audience of Chicago University
students the other day. DIR. James
Nevins Hyde. the lecturer. said that
leprosy is not dangerously contagious:
that IL is durable. and that il is gradu-
ally disappearing from all countries.
He does not believe that any drug ca
pable of curing leprosy will ever be dis
covered. Cleanliness and good food. he
ssserts. are the surest and best rene
dies
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

mas trees are denounced as foolish.
The rule against alcohol and tobacco
is rigidly enforced. A strict system of
supervision extends from the santa
ton of individual Zion households" to
the moral and spiritual state of the
people.
1t will thus be seen that while indl-
vidualism may be encouraged In in.
dustrial lines there is little room for
It's growth in ethical matters.
Says Lyman Abbott. Each mans
conscience is an authoritative guide
for himself, 1t is not an authoritative
guide for his fellow"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
LEI THIS COUPON BE YOUR MESSENGER OF DELIVERANCE
FROM KIDNEY, BLADDER. AND URINARY TROUBLES.

ITS the people who
a o a BIT and becom 9
-cured while they doubt
who praise DoAn's PHI.
the highest.
Aching hacks are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colorod. pain In passing,
dribblInk. frequency. bed
wetting. Doans Kidney
Pills remove calculi and
gravel. Relieve heart pal
pitAtion. sle-plessn-ss,
headache nervousness,
dizziness.
TArLoKvtrIE, Miss. II
tried everything for a weak
back and got no relief until
1 used DoAn's Pills"
j. n. LEWIS
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
Long Flight Of Bird.

There is conclusive evidence to show
that in ore unbroken nocturnal flight
the European bird known as the North
ern bluethroat. passes from Central
Africa to the German sea. a distance OF
1.600 miles, making the journey in nine
hours. From its winter home in Africa
observations have determined that II
starts after sunset. arriving at its far
northern summer haunts before dawn
on the next morning
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
How's This =?

We ofrer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs CattArh
Cure. FL. CHENEY q CO.. Props, Toledo o.
We. the undersigned. have known ! ). Cheney for
the last IS years and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and financially able To
carry out any obligations made by their Arm.
wKsr & TRuAN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
wALDfNG, KfNSAS a MAEvIs, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price s5c per
bottle. Sod by all Druggists.
Hairs FAmly Pills the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
New York Tenements.

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger makes the state
ment that in the former city there are
350.0 900 inhabited rooms with no win
dows opening to the fresh air or even
to other rooms that open on the outer
air. These dark rooms are found in
over 10000 tenements scattered over
the city.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

went to England to collect informa-
tion and purchase machinery for the
enterprise. When he returned he. was
accompanied by a number of English
lacemakers. A large brick building
was built, and great room is being
rapidly filled with looms. while. with
those already set up. many different
patterns of lace curtains are being
manufactured as well as trimming
laces OF various kinds.
Zion City is Justly proud of her lace
factory, but II is not tho only success
full enterprise of which she can boast.
There Is a candy factory which
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
Don't Rent a Earm-euyl

Colorado farmers can get good irri-
gated land. best of water rights. splen-
did crops, and pay about the usual
rental for the use OF the land. In three
years they'll own 1t clear. The best
chance to get good farm ever offered
in the state. Write to-day to The
Colorado Bureau of immigration. GIG
Majestic building. Denver. Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

their general good. The community
is. at present. prosperous. happy and
comfortable. and Zion's ambition to
show the highest birth rate and the
lowest death rate OF any city In the
country" seems in a fair way to be
realized.
AS to what will happen when
Dowie dies, 1t is hardly worth while tn.
surmise. for he is not yet sixty and
looks as though he might easily att
tain the allotted three score and ten
ANNA NICHOLS GoODNow.
Copyrighted. 1893 by The Associated
Publishers CORPORATION. Chicago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Those visible typewriters are a
great Improvement" Yes, mine is as
neat as pin and mighty good look
ing"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

II wonder II you have any idea how
foolish you looked when you asked me
to marry your NO. I haven't but |
know | couldn't have looked half as
foolish as / was"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22
Ask You Druggist for Allen. f'oot.Ea...

81 tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recently,
and have just bought another supply. IL
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not be with
out IL now.-Mrs. w. J. Walker Camden,
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c-
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

The Wheel of Fortune" built for me.
And also. friends, for you
Is just the Wheel OF Industry
To put our shoulders to.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

A smile of satisfaction goes with one OF
BaIter's .BuIIhead" b-cent cigars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

No chromos or cheap premiums,
but better quality and one-third
more Of Defiance Starch for the same
price of other starches.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHs b
BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
and it is always payable in advance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Farmer Wetland says the way his
fall plowing drags this year is harrow
ing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Under the present fashion the last thing
We expect 10. see in connection with .
dog is his tail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

The reason you can
get this trial free IL be-
cause they cure Kidney
Ills and will prove It To
you
WEST BRANCH. MIcH
''Doan'- Kidney Pills hit the
case, which WAS an unusual
desire To urinatc - had to
get up five or slI times Of
a night. ! think diabetes
was well underway. the
feet and ankles svelled.
There was an intense pain
in the back. the heat of
which would feel like put
ting ones hand up 10 n
lamp chimney. / hay.
used the free trial and two
full boxes OF Doan's Pills
with the satisfaction OF
feeling that / am cured.
They are the remedy par
excellence"
b. +. BAIL-ARD.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

-he mildest tobacco that grows is uset
in the makeup OF BaIter's Builhead s.
cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

The way of the transgressor is hard.
even when paved with good intentions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

New Workers. ought to welcome Dowie
They want all the profits they can get.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Old Lady-Does this parrot use any bad
language? Bird Dealer-No'm. but he's .
young bird and easy taught.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

II you have smoked n Bu1ihead scent
cigar you know how good they are. u
you have not better try one
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Sometimes a bank cashier saves up
enough 70 nay his running expenses.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Were you ever In Arleansas?' mo:
am not an Arkansas traveller
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

You can do your dyeing in half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Stepping on n banana skin has started
many good man on the downward path.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Even the man who pays as he goes may
go broke.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

To Cure Cold In One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tnolets AL,
druggists refund money II it fails to cure. 2Sc-
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Mrs. wInslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens tho gums, reduces In
domination. alays pain cures wind collie 2so bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-22

Smoke Baxter's "BuiIhead" S-cent Gig,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
TRuIsMs OF TO-DAY

Agnes Deans Cameron, in Sunset Maya
zine.
If you go fooling around a strange cloud
you may strike a thunderbolt.
He that reckons without his host must
do his SIM over again.
A layman between two lawyers is like
an angleworm between two hens.
A probable story is the sandbas of the
hlackn1ailer.
A rolling stone gathers no moss. but it
loses its, rough corners and will in time
become a perfect sphere.
The gas mans favorite hymn, the long
meter doxology.
The use of the gun fool. to point muz-
zle and adorn morgue.
Money makes the mayor goat an eleo-
ton.
When the old maid frolics it is no
child's play
Law catches flies and gnats and such
small deer: justice tackles the hornets,
ANY dachshund may start q hare, but 1t
takes a greyhound to catch It.
Straws show which way the ice cream
soda goes.
Love is never to be found marked
down on bargain counter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
Not Land Grahhers.

The failure of Senator Newlanls'
resolution proposing the annexation of
Cuba to arouse any favorable interest
is a good answer to those nations and
to those of our own people who fear
that the United States is becoming an
inveterate and heartless land grabber.
Nobody wants to annex Cuba to the
United tes--except Senator New
lands and a few others. We all rather
expect that some day Cuba will be ad-
mitted to the union, but until she man
ifests a warm desire to enter, little
time will be wasted in this country
thinking or talking about annexation.
When Cuba does want to join us we
shall refuse or grant the request after
due consideration of the probable eff
fects of the union upon us. If we
We're to take Cuba to-day it would
have to be upon some such basis as
Porto Rico, certainly we would not
care to accept her as a state. She is
not yet sufficiently American for lie
to be willing to accept the privilege of
participating iii her government in ex-
change for the Cuban privilege Of par
ticipating in our government Annex
alton in the form of statehood would
| mean that the government at Wash
| ington would In all federal matters
rule Cuba. but it would also meal
that the Cubans would have part ii
determining the policy of federal gov.
ernment for all the existing states.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Book OF sonnets, by Joseph Warren Beach
Of the universIty--Exhlblt OF ORIGINAL
Drawings by Illustrators Attracts
Many--A New Cowboy Story in the
Field

Joseph Warren Beach, a recent gradu-
ate of the University of Minnesota, now
an instructor there, has voiced some of
his souls questionngs in sonnets which
have been published under the title SON.
nets Of the Head and Heart. The qnes-
tions that throng the mind of the thought
ful young man as he begins to. face life
IN genuine earnest are rather difficult to
formulate clearly III good, plain prose, as
any one who has tried the experiment can
testify. And questions that are not put
lucldly into prose by the literary beginner
will be pretty sure to be far from crys-
talline when nodded into verse. unless the
molder be something of a genius at the
work To make his. sentences fit the form
he uses. he is compelled to invert and
twist and omit in a way that draws the
readers attention from thought to the
form and leaves him when a sentence has
heen read in doubt as TO its meaning. This
and q certain not infrequent, happiness
OF metaphor seem to us chiefly respons-
Die Tor considerable degree of vague
ness which one finds III Mr. Beach's SON
|
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
To The Hague Tribunal.

The talk of referring the question of
Russia's occupation of Manchuria and
related matter to the tribunal of arbi-
tration at The Hague is reviving with
the suggestion of European statesmen
that the United States is best situated
to bring the subject formally before
the Russian government.
AS it is now reported that Russia
and China are "on the verge of a set.
tlement,' and Japan, for Russia's con-
cessions to japan of her claimed rights
in Korea, is willing that Russia shaH
retain her hold on Manchuria, it
would be better to wait,awhile and see
if the reported agreement has any
prospect of being carried out. Russia
is notorious breaker and her
word is not really worth a continental
IN the international market
The Hague's tribunal jurisdiction
Russo-Chinese treaty of 1902, which
may be referred to it, may be justified
by the terms of the protocol of the
peace conference, but there would be
small hope for Russia if the arbitra-
ton tribunal attempts to examine
with legal acumen the terms of the
treaty and the conditions under which
1T was signed by the Chinese -plenipo-
tentiaries. The treaty was obtained by
fraud and compulsion and could have
no standing in an international court
of Justice.
The first agreement in the protocol
provides for the pacific settlement of
interna tional disputes thru a perman-
ent board of arbitrators. to which in
ternational litigants may submit their
disputes, if they so choose. 1t is the
duty of the co-signatory powers to
advise any two powers, who may be on
| the point of rushing at each others
| throatss to resort to the tribunal before
they begin to mobilize and shoot In
| this case. the United States. as a sig
natory, and deeply interested in con
serving her commercial interests in
Manchuria and other territory usually
included in the Chinese empire, could
properly call Russia,'s attention to the
aforementioned clause in the inter
national agreement which she herself
has signed, as we'll as the United
States and other powers.
Would Russia come before the
court which, if it proceed OH the
eternal principles Of justice an6
righteousness, would be morally Ger.
tain to throw her case out Of court?
The Manchurian convention between
Russia and China, which was signed
on April s, 1902, provided that the
three Manchurian provinces should be
evacuated in three successive period.
Of six months, beginning with the
signing of the convention, and tina t
! if Tientsin, then occupied by the allies
should be restored to the Chinese
within the first period Of six months
Russia would evacuate Nieu-chuang
the time Of the restoration. The allie
turned over Tielltsin to China OH Aug
Is, 1902, but Russia has not yet mad,
the first movement toward evacuation
of Manchuria. Such is Russian faith
She will hardly consent to go befor
tribunal of arbitration who's
scrutiny will tear to pieces any at
tempted defense of her doings whicl
she may make.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
GERTIE

Me lamps is red and bIeary wit
De tears dat have shed.
I set me pins ter make a hit
An got bowled out instead.
I'm Jest about de glummest mug
Dere is In dis yere town:
No wonder I pull out the plug
Sence Gertie's trun me down.
De good n1azlinra have blowed
Upon dat giddy goil
Was suthin' fierce. I never knowed
She was as slick as oil
She worked me fer a perrysol.
A feather lid and gown.
trew me coin at dat dere doll
An now she's truh me down.
I've got no relish fer me hash,
I've lost me taste fer booze.
Enudder guy is spendin' cash
lately got de nooze.
An Wen She meets me on the street
! get de chilly frown.
Say. wouldn't dat lest frost yer feetf
Yes, Gertie's trun me down.
Chicago News.