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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

up a Virginia country house in ante
bellum style, and. among other things.
have in II a big open fireplace, black
cook in a gingham dress, with red
bandana on her head. and also have
a half-acre mint bed, an ice-house and
an old-time garden. filed with rasp-
berries and gooseberries, thyme. sage.
currants. and all the ordinary table
vegetables.
When one of those old-time homes
and gardens and kitchens is restored.
and the host and hostess have entered
into possession, We desire to be listed
as frequent guest, with a reserved
seat in the chimney corner. Then all
we shall want will be the zest, the
Appetite the voraciousness we pos
sessed when VIC could eat eighteen
rolls and six eggs for breakfast and
consume whole watermelon between
meals. But alas! 1t would be easier
TO restore old walls and open flre-
places than to bring back the dlges-
ton and storage capacity of a youth
that's gone, of time that's past and
can never return.-Richmond Dis
patch.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
DIAMONDS IN CITY STREETS.
Much Washing Dust Of South African
City Of Kimberley
~~~~~~~

Before the consolidation OF these
mines into one vast concern there
were scores of small miners who had
not the necessary capital to enable
them TO do more than scratch at the
surface of the earth. says a Kimberly
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette.
Arrived at certain depth the ground
fell In upon them. and working be-
came an impossibility. Then 1t was
that powerful company with unlim-
tied capital became necessity, and
the De Beers company absorbed all
these small concerns. Now. by scien-
uhc means. mining is carried on to
depths of over 1000 feet from the
earth's surface, and the diamonds are
sorted out by mechanical means in a
systematic manner. which was before
impossible. Since De Beers took the
matter in hand. they have applied
their methods to the debris left be-
hind as worthless by the earlier work
ers, and in it they have found more
diamonds than had previously been
taken out.
On the strength of this applications
have been made. and the rights grant
ed, for individuals to wash" the
streets of Kimberley. for much OF the
debris in question had been used in
repairing and making the roads. This
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Shall l CompIaln2

Shall I complain because the feast is
DER,
And ali the banquet lights have ceased
to shine?
For joy that was. and Is no longer
mine:
For love that came and went and comes
no more:
For hopes and dreams that left my
open door;
Shall 1. who hold the past in fee. re-
pine?
Nayl there are those who never quafed
lifc's wine,
That were the unblest fate one might
deplore.
To sit alone and dream. at set of sun.
When all the world is vague with COM
ing night
To hear old voices whisper sweet and
low.
And sec dear faces steal back. one by
one,
And thrill anew to each iong-past de-
light
Shall I complain, who still this bliss
may know7
Louise Chandler Moulton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
tory.
Obeyinq Orders.

There is story going the ROUNDS In
Melton Mowbray just now which may
be worth recording. When the Bishop
of Sodor and Man arrived in Nebacn
the other day to take part in the Wing
field-Markham wedding. he found q
carriage awaiting him at the railway
station. Entering it at once, DR.. Street.
ton sat down with quiet expectation
that the conveyance would bear I'm
rapidly to his destination. But II DID
not Instead it stood still, with tse
coachman sitting calmly on the box.
His lordship. after few momenta. IN.
quired the cause.
My orders were. SIR" said Jehu. TO
wait for the Bishop of Sodor and Man.
sappose you are the bishop. sir. and
l am waiting for the man."-LAndcn
Answers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
SHE HAD NO OBJECTION.
Tale of an Unfortunate courtship
Told in Rhyme.

Tale of an Unfortunate courtship
Told in Rhyme.
With delicate persuasion that betray-
ed no base evasion, he eontrived
the conversation so 1t turned on.
true love rare.
And in accents far from Jolly he de.
clared 'gainst friendships folly. and.
IN tones quite melancholy said he'd
take love for his share.
1t was. he said. admitted. that when
friendships ghost had fitted. those
1t left were to be pitied; for their
fate was sad indeed
But when true love once had darted.
through ones soul. and then de-.
parted. though It left one broken
hearted, it had filled n long felt
need
And there was no doubt about II,
though the skeptical might fout it.
we could not get on without it,
though it left us in disgrace;
For its memory always haunted, and
1t was the thing we wanted. Other
things, though highly vaunted,
couldn't take its special place.
Then he asked If he might love her,
for there was no girl above her in
his eyes. He thought only of her,
and she said: why. certainly;
IF to love is your ambition, you at
once have my permission, but of
course on this condition: you can
love. but not have me."-Tom Mas
son in the New York Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

washing is going on now with most
excellent results. which prove that
this city is literally paved with dia-
monds. Kimberley. which has IN the
space OF thirty years evolved Itself
out Of mining camp. lie now. as
compared with other places. an oasis
in the desert OF South African discom-
fort; a place where the cost of kxing
is high, as 1t is elsewhere just Dpw.
but where, at all events, some sort OF
return for our money in the way OF
creature comforts is obtainable- This
is very rare in South Africa to-day.
1t is interesting to note how the
..bloated capitalist" in question
sweats his employees, as is so often
averred. At the company's mines
work goes on for twenty-four hours a
day in three shifts. White men who
go below make anything from 13 shil-
lings to a2 day, and the black "boy"
is paid shillings per day. He is
allotted certain task, and when this
is done he is free. In practice II Is
found that he can do this in from
three to five hours, SO that out OF the
twenty-four he has from nineteen ~
twenty-one hours to himself
II ones fate is to be licked 1t is as
well to die fighting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
GARIBALDrS NEW YORK HOME.
Relic Days When Italian Patriot Made
Living Is Preserved
S~0~
A~~O~~N

full occupation. Then, in 1851, Carl
baldi, who was sailor, got command
of ship and sailed for South Amer
lea, where for nearly three years he
commanded vessels in the trade be-
tween the ports of Brazil and Argen-
tina and Chile and Peru.
In 1854 he returned to New York
and rejoined his friends on Staten
Island, where he remained while
Baltimore Clipper ship named Com
monwealth was being fitted out and
loaded with cargo of grain. Mr.
Morosini took passage on the ship.
of which Garibaldi had command, and
she set sail for Liverpool, from where
Garibaldi went to Genoa, in Italy, TO
resume his efforts for his country's
independence and unifcation, which
eliminated in the event which his
countrymen now celebrate.
The former home of Meucci at Rose
bank is now used as hotel, says the
New York Times, and visitors to It
are shown the furnace, boiler and
other implements used by Messrs.
Garibaldi and Morosini when they
were candlemakers.
Harvey Murray who works in saw
mill in Tirrell, Ark. He went 10 Mem
phis, Tenn, looking for a pair of shoes
TO fit him. and after making a round
of ell the stores in that city, was yn-
able to find any. One of the clerks
in the last store that he visited surg
gested that he have pair made. The
customer consented, and his feet were
measured.
special pair of lasts had to be
made. 1t took nearly an entire skin
OF patent kid for the vamps, and about
all that was good in side of sole
leather for the soles. The customer
insisted that they have rubber heels.
and it was with difficulty that pair
large enough was secured. The shses
were so large that they would no, 20
into the lasting machine. and had 10
be lasted by hand. 1t took about three
weeks to get them through the fae-
tory.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Science at the Table.

II see." said the landlady's HUSBAND
that one of the scientific papers says
carp live for hundreds of years. and
that pike also may become centenari-
ans II they are left alone by the fisher
men," "Is that so?" returned the star
boarder. making another effort to bite
a piece from the wing in his posses
sion: II wonder If anybody has ever
really found out how long it takes a
chicken to die of old age?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
So He Mixeo EN-.

Mike-And why the diyil do res
teke beer an whisky mixed?
Pat-Sure. If oi'm dhrink beer OF
git full before Dim dhrunk, and II Oh
dhrink whisky Oh git dhrunk before
Dim full. SO i. shutes me better to
mix 'em.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Sentiment and Sense.

You see. SIR" said the smiling
proprietor. these rooms command a
charming view of the landscape,
and"
Bother the landscape. What want
is room that commands view OF
the fire escape"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
ThorouahIy Eaulpped.

He's thinking of launching out as
theatrical manager this winter
4 didn't suppose he was fitted for
that sort of thing"
20. yesis A relative of his who
died recently left him fur-lined over
coat
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Like a Boy.

Aunt Frances said to her nephew
one day. What will you do when you
are a mani"
'I'll grow beard" was the unex-
pected reply.
"Why?" she asked.
Because. then l won't have nearly
so much face to wash" said Tommy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
An ontomist.

She --"Charlie Halfback is an opti-
mist for fair"
He-"why so?''
She-"Why, he lost toe. two fin
gers and part of an ear in Saturdays
football game. and he says he's all
right as long as he's got his hair"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Theory and PractIoe.

"Ahl" he sighed. II YVES happier
when l was poor"
We'll" they answered coldly. at is
always possible for man to become
poor again"
But somehow the idea did not seem
to impress him favorably.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
A Possible EXPLANATION.

"Oh, George" she gurgled happily,
as she cuddled closer. 81 wonder how
any one could say absence makes the
heart grow fonder'?"
II think replied George. that
must refer to the absence of a third
party"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Reckless Expense.

81 had heard that young spenditt
committed suicide"
Yes. The doctor said the poor fel-
lew had swallowed enough morphine
to kill fifty people,
Mercy Extravagant to the last!"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
No Necessity.

But don't you see," persisted the
dlsputatious person, you are merely
begging the question when you"
81 never beg anything. SIR" haught-
lily interrupted Mr.. Gaswell. 'I am
able to pay for everything I want"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Little Latitude.

Il suppose n man has to be pretty
careful in order to hold his job" said
the talkative passenger.
Yes" assented the conductor. sad
ly. ''If knock fare down the com
pany kicks. and II ! knock a passen-
ger down he reports me-"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Gene Down Again.

Remember said the Sabbath
school teacher, that no man ever left
this earth and returned
'@rhere was one" spoke up the
small boy in the red cap"
"Who was he?"
Santos-Dumont."
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Equitable Division.

You allow no beer In the house?"
mo; my wife and never drink
anything but wine and water"
In what proportion do you take
it7"
81 drink the wine and my wife
drinks the water.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Hard on the VeaetabIes.

NO" said the housekeeper. angrily.
Il don't want any more Of your vege-
tables. They're Just about as worth
less as I've come to believe you to
be-
"oh. don't say that about 'em.
ma'am." protested the huskster. Don't
say that about EN-"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
In the Smart Set.

That first wife OF mine never could
take joke"
-'3ut she took you once"
Don't get personal. When she got
her divorce from Belmoblit last week
sent her n message wishing her
many happy returns Of the day. and
now she refuses to even nod when we
meet"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Sure Sian.

Managing Editor-"How did you
know that the new man was an ex-
perienced reporter"
City Editor-"Because he wrote ten
lines about a suicide yesterday and
never spoke OF 1t as a rash act"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
More Accurate.

"Is your house heated by a fur
nace?" asked Van Major.
We'll" replied Won Miner. eau
tiously. II wouldn't be quite SO recl-
less as to assert that. There Is a
furnace in the cellar. however"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
After Information.

Suitor-"So you will give your
daughter f5.ooo; that is small
sum-"
Rich Papa-"Yes, but she will in
herit the whole property at my
DEATH"
Suitor (absently)-"About what
time will that beg"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
MAN WEARS NO. II SHOES.
They Are Fifteen Inches Long and
Have to Be Built to Order.

Have to Be Built to Order.
A pair of shoes was shipped from
Rockland. Mass. recently which are
said to be the largest shoes ever man
ufactured for actual wear. They are
No. II size and FF width; thus they
are about fifteen inches long. Four
common shoe boxes were required for
packing them-two for each shoe The
average man wears a No. s or Q.
They were made for a colored man,
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Especially IL the Ian Is stont

Yes. SIR said the GLIB salesman,
cootend that can tell the disposi-
tion OF woman by the corset she
wears"
Well said the thoughtful man.
III admit there's good deal in that. .
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
In Kentucky.

A-Does the colonel take whisk!
for a cold?
B-No, he takes cold for tn,
whisky.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
<D69Fana JJ@lIIE[7lTsH. i
Too Much.

she-But mama says you refuse to
listen to reason
He-Great guns. Does she call
herself reason?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Just Like the Rest Of EN-.

"Ef Satan wuz once in heaven. how
come he ever got out er it,"
''Well. like many another po' devil,
he couldn't stan prosperity"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
ooIna Inta par.loularn.

Excited Lady tat the telephone)-I
want my husband. please. at once.
voice 0rom the exchange)-Num.
Der. please?
EXCITED Lady (snappishly)-Only
the fourth. you impudent thing.
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no,
saw lie
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

II ones fate is to be licked 1t is as
well to die fighting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-26

| felt when he looked into his ewes
that he was far from being the weak
character he appeared to be. That
he was man of strong passions and
impulses, and not inclined to be over
scrupulous.
| so you want to make a bargain
with the police, eh?"
"You can put it in that light, if
you please replied Ellison, calmly.
| "And if we refuse
"Why, then, you will have to find
the man for yourself, that is ALL
and the other laughed, despite the
superintendent frowning face.
''What is the paper you wish to Sc
cure-you can speak to me in per-
feet confidence?" said Barnes.
81 cannot tell you that
''But if I demand that you tell me-"
for there was something about the
manner of the man before him that
reused his anger, and he was in bad
humor, anyway, that day.
''My answer would be the same,'
said Ellison. and as he said this he
rose.
"Where are you going?" demand
ed the chief.
NATURALLY, | was going home, since
we cannot come to an arrangement"
'Who said we could not?" grum-
bling. II merely wanted to find out
all / could about the matter. Well,
now, [ must leave you to arrange a
meeting with this fellow" and he
made grimace as if he did not like
to think that the direction of the
| capture was to be taken out of his
hands.
eyes, [ hope to perfect my ar
rangements so that he can be nabbed
in a couple of days. When every
thing is fixed beyond the possibility
of failure you shall hear from me-
"How very kind" The superin-
tendent was talking to himself
Then, in a louder voice. 'Well, ]
shall count on you. How do you
mean to GO about it? You know he
is apt to show vigorous fight. You
will need help"
IT well know the desperate nature
of the man from reputation. [ shall
ask you to post your men in the
street When [ fire pistol you can
rush in. But the details can be ar,
ranged later. Now, it is too early in
the day to think of everything
II shall be anxious until | hear
from you," said the chief
'For reasons it is unnecessary to
mention I am quite as anxious as
you that the affair should be termi-
mated" and Ellison bowed and left
the office.
'The deuce!" he exclaimed when
he found himself in the street. "How
Barnes did glare at me at times.
wonder if I have done well to put
my head in the lions mouth? Bah!
the race is to the swift" and with a
careless laugh he went his way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-26
Stairs Of Sand
ERNEST DE LANCY PIERSON.
Copyright, 1901, by Street & Smith.

y Street & Smith.
deep sigh as he started to return
to his cottage, greatly disturbed by
what he had seen.
II wonder if there could be any
other meaning to this than that the
fellow had been put on my track by
Ellison? And | thought should be
safe for a wilhelm peace. How I
wish it was all over, my work done
and then rest" And, with the heavy
steps of heartsick and tired man,
he entered the little place he hoped
would have been refuge, but might
prove to be no more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-26
CHAPTER XVII.
THE FACE IN THE HEDGE.

THE FACE IN THE HEDGE.
James Ellison stood before an open
safe built in the wall of the study
in his city house. He was examin-
ing it's contents, and occasionally
comparing what he found with list
written down in little book he held
in one hand Now and then he
sighed, while worried look came
over his face. Suddenly at the sound
of door being opened he closed the
safe hurriedly and turned the knob
ooh, it's you, is it?" with weary
air, as his brother entered the room
looking light-hearted and debonair
He went back 80 his seat by the
desk, and sat there with his head
resting on one hand in an attitude
of deep detection.
eyes, it's only me-" replied the
brother. ''Why, you started, Jimmy
when I came in, as if you had been
a burglar surprised in the act OF
rif1ing that safe"
"You have an unpleasant way OF
plunging in on people when you are
not expected"
Cor wanted" continued the other
with a malicious smile, as he flung
himself down into a chair and lit a
cigarette.
TCONTTNTEn NEWT wEER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-26

Some men never make any mis-
take because they never make any
move.
"A mans heart may be reached
thru his stomach, but the politician
prefers to reach it thru his pocket.
IT'S well to hope that we may
get our wishes re allied, and yet the
folks who simply sit and wish are
not the ones who catch the fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
Presidential Politics.

"Gorman seems to be very strong for the presidential nomination in the south and in some sections of the north and west, :" said and old democrat. T am certain that the democrats will repudiate Bryan and populism generally in 1904. President Roosevelt is not strong in the east and if the democrats will only nominate a sound money and low tariff man they will have a good fighting chance.
 q do not think that Judge George Gray is candidate. A man very close to Gray told me that the Judge would not accept the nomination If 1t were offered to him. I question this. for no American could well afford to decline the greatest honor in the gift of a great party.
 Grover Cleveland has a big following and he seems to be growing stronger and stronger. l met a Tammany leader at the seashore week ago and he said Cleveland was almost certain to get the New York. New Jersey. Connecticut and Massachusetts delegations in the conven- ton.
 q am not sure about this. German is wonderfully popular in New York; but any one who underestimates Cleveland's strength is a poor politician"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
AMERICAN GIRLS IN LONDON.

From the Daily Chronicle.
 The bus-driver. who is a good judge In these matters. says there are more Americans in London this year than ever before-that is to say. Americans who ride on omnibuses; the coronation possi- bly attracted more of our wealthy cous- ins last year. And, to quote the bus driver. they are very charming. The party, which generally manages to se- cure front seats at a western terminus and travels right through to the city, consists, as a rule, of "momma" and two or three girls. "Poppa" presumably stops at home and pays the bills. They talk the whole way, and most of their conversation Is directed to the driver in the shape of questions as to what this or that building is and why things in London are so and so. To anybody but a man who could drive over his route with his eyes shut this cross-examination might be distracting. To be in position to impart information is so rare that it should be its own reward. The only grievance of the 'bus-driver is that in the case of American ladies it so often
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
The Award Unanimous.

In the award of the arbitration con- mission the United Mine Workers get the semismonthly pay day, which has been contended for long and earnestly, and they get an increase of 21a cents for digging coal. Other features1of the award are more or less important, but the two points stated are matters of leading interest.
 A significant and gratifying thing about the award is it was signed by every one of the five members of the commission-two operators and two miners and Judge George Gray, the chairman. Each side may have ex- pected a different award, but now that the work of the commission is ended both sides will, it is safe to say ac- cept the result in good faith.
 The principle and the practice of arbi- tration are now established in the Bir- mingham district, and this fact after all may be set down as the chie1 thing accomplished.
 Judge Gray, who gained large expe- rience in mining questions as chair man of the anthracite strike commis- sion, has expressed himself freely within the past few days touching the attitude of miners and operators in this district as compared, with the at titude of the two sides in Pennsyl- vania, greatly in favor of Birmingham. He marveled indeed at the spirit of fairness and friendliness revealed by both sides here. The miners and op- orators of the anthracite region clashed fiercely. If there was any bit terness on either side here or any mobbish tendency on the part of the wage-earners no one discovered it; all of which augurs well for the future of labor conditions in the great Birmlng- ham district.