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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Rival Speakers.

While Mr.. Webster was once nd.
dressing the Senate on the subject
OF internal improvements. and every
Senator was listening with close at
tention. the Senate clock commenced
striking. but instead OF striking twice
and Indicating the hour, 1t continued
to strike without cessation more than
forty times. All eyes turned to this
clock. and Mr.. Webster remained 81
lent until the clock struck about
twenty. when he thus appealed to the
chair: Mr.. President. the clock is
out Of order. have the foor."
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

zuelan houses is alike. The front
door opens into an outer vestibule.
its length being the width of the
front door or rooms. AT its end q
second door opens into the patio. Ev-
erything goes in and out this door
callers, grocers. servants and often
even the burros. Some of the finest
have back gates and doors. but the
ordinary house has no alleyways. An
American cannot but be astonished.
as she sits in the drawing room visit
ing. to hear the feet OF burro clatter
along the patio. down the few steps.
possibly through the kitchen. into the
back patio or into the corral. its quar-
tiers. She does not object though.
for next TO the sweet-tempered chill
dren and pretty women, she likes the
burro best of anything in Venezuela.
He is so grave. so graceful. SO indus
trious and so self-respecting.
The patio is usually oblong or
square. The centre may be a real
garden. with shrubs. trees. vines and
flowers. or II may be cemented or
tiled, having its plants in pots. In
either of these cases there are usually
fountains. gold fish. orchids. birds
and sometimes monkeys. The roof
projects over part of the patio. max
ing a porch and here the family really
lives
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
AMERICAN SHIP TURNED BACK.
of GayraV Venezue
shipping o O Life in
WlomeA ADMIRAL Dewey.

A merchant ship owned by citizens
OF the United States was sent away
from the port of La Guayra, venezue-
10, and with half its cargo still aboard
had TO go to Willemstad, Curacao, to
land the goods
The vessel, the Caracas OF the Red
D. line, first was given permission
TO enter and discharge its cargo, but
later was ordered out to sea for the
night, and then was notified that II
would not be allowed to re-enter to
complete the landing of cargo
Apparently there are serious diner
ences OF opinion among the allies. as
the driving away of the United States
vessel after once being admitted was
the result of conflicting orders First
The British commander agreed to the
entry of the Caracas and then the
Italian commander forbade II admis-
sion Later the captain was notified
he would be allowed to disembark his
cargo on condition that he would leave
before nightfali. returning under the
-ame terms the next day
These conditions were accepted, and
with onethird of its cargo still aboard
the Caracas put out. Then came the
notice that the vessel must not re-
turn.
Lieut.. Commander Diehl at four
O'Clock in the afternoon endeavored to
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
An Intereatinn Race.

II Is hoped We shall know more
about the people of somaiiland. high
and altogether desirable portion OF
Africa. Tho Somni arc described as
the most pleasing race in Africa They
are agreeable. courteous to men and
women. scrnpuiously clean and honest.
and friendly 10 white men. For
many years they have escorted parties
OF hunters inland and always fuIfilI
their contracts. The favorife occupa.
ton Of the Somali when at leisure arc
cleaning their weapons and brushing
their teeth. They are teetotaIers. a
nation OF horscmen and very courage
Gus.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

eighteen inches apart, the space be-
tween being filled with stones or
clay. Outside the poles. wet natural
clay is plastered on and smoothed
with board. The sun dries this to
hardness. but in wet weather II often
becomes spongy.
The houses of the poor and many
fences are made of large bricks Of wet
clay. dried in the sun, but not burned.
Small cabins in the country are built
by sticking poles into the ground and
mailing To these ciapboards roughly
made from the outer wood of the
royal palm tree. This class OF houses
IL too cheap and poor to warrant an
expensive roof, and they are generally
matched, In the wooded part of the
country the leaves of the palm are
tied in lunches and bound on the
roof frame in layers. These bunches
are about two feet thick and lap each
other just as our shingles do.
Where wood is not plentiful and
palms are not to be had the roof Is
thatcaei with lunches OF young wild
cane. The palms and cane are tied
on to the pole rafters by means OF a
long vine of the nature of our grape
stems, called bajucca. This grows
from fifty to one hundred feet In
length. varying in thickness from
rope TO twine. II is SO strong that
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
WILL APPOINT a BOARD.
Plan of President Roosevelt to Settle
the Dispute.

FiaU " rFcbioent hoo5cNclt 10 Settlc
the Dispute.
II is understood that the Presidents
plan as arbitrator in the Venezuelan
dispute is to appoint board OF arbi-
traitors. He would not confine this
important undertaking to any one
man, nor does he feel able himself to
spare the vast amount of time neces-
sary for an examination in detail OF
each of the many claims that would
be presented against Venezuela.
Necessarily the Presidents own
board would include some members OF
a high order OF legal talent. as well as
others thoroughly versed in the prac-
tice of international law. 1t is said
that the crucial point to go before the
arbitration board is the famous "Calvo
doctrine" This doctrine. which was
laid down. by the greatest OF Latin
American international lawyers. and
for many years has been regarded as
beyond question by all the Latin-Amer-
ican republics. denies the right OF any
nation to intervene diplomatically in
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
THE STREETS OF JAPAN.
System Of Numbering Housed Must
BE Somewhat Confusing.

In Japan houses are not numbered
according to their sequence, but sc-
cording to the order OF their erection.
That is TO say that No. 70 may adjoin
No /, with No. 1902 on the opposite
side. No. is probably mile down
the street. The city OF TOXIC is made
up OF $3.50 streets, in which are 3is,.
$40 houses. These houses are divided
into fifteen wards. II street passes
through more than one ward tho
houses are numbered according TO the
wards in which they are; that Is,
street passing through six wards will
possess six number ones. II would be
Ike hunting for needle in n hay
stack for n stranger to try to hnd a
number in Toxic. but jinriksha
driver knows the position and num-
her OF the houses In Toxic He Is able
to do this by having made his business
the one study of his life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

obtain from the commanders of the
foreign warships an extension of few
hours in the time given the Caracas TO
remain at its deck in order that 1t
might finish unloading. His request to
this end was refused and he did not
insist.
The commanders of the blockading
warships explained that they were act
ing on the orders Of the British ad-
miral and that the orders given to per-
nit the Caracas to discharge more
than the mail had oeen given TO sat
isfy Commander Diehi. The Caracas
consequently left its berth at La
Guayra at O'Clock when 1t had land
ed not more than two-thirds of its
cargo.
The rule made by the allies that
steamers reaching La Guayra before
Dec. 30 were to be allowed to enter
port and discharge their cargoes dur
ing the day, but were not to be al
lowed to take cargo on board, created
general dissatisfaction at that port
As there is no export duty on goods
shipped from Venezuela, the ruling
does not AFFECT the government. Only
the ship workers are aHecteu.
The German warship which passed
La Guayra towing two large schooners
was the Panther. It captured the yes
sells near Maracaibo.
The Bausan and the Tribune cap
tured the following prizes:
The schooner Castor, loaded with
salt, from Araya.
The schooner Maria Luisa, with car
go of cocoa, from Caronero.
The sloop Josefita Carmin de Vega,
loaded with general cargo. from Car
onero.
A blockade OF the Venezuelan ports
of Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo has
been declared officially. The German
admiral is at Willemstad. Curacao.
The Germans continue to cut the
ypaipmasts of Venezuelan vessels and
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
strong tax on rubereuIo.,..

Dr. s. A. Knopf OF New York. ono
OF the leading American authorities on
tuberculosis. makes the somewhat
startling announcement that he con.
siders certain conditions In the busi-
ness offices and homes OF tho wealthy
as being quite as bad as those found
In tenements. DIR. Knopfs essay on
Tuberculosis as a Disease OF the.
MASSES was awarded first prize at
the International medical congress in
Berlin and has been translated into
many. languages.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
Commercial Value o, AImo,d.

AT Tunis the average commercial,
value of green almonds In good sized
lots Is 15 francs (s2.9o) per 100 kII-s
ograms t22o.46 pounds) = the value of
dry almonds is about Dir times asl
great, and the decorticated fruit brings
205 francs ts39.5o) per 100 Kilograms.
The stock on hand from the preceding
harvest 10 inslgnificant-ap approximate
ly 1000 kilograms t4.4o92 pounds).
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
A ouestIon for soIentIa,..

Lord Kelvin concludes from obserya-
tions OF light waves. capillary attrac-
tion and the movement OF gaseous
molecules that the diameter OF a mole
cule varies between one.millionth and
onehundred-milli Of a miliimeter.
Lothar Mayer calculates that quar-
ter of million billions OF hydrogen
atoms weigh about fifteen grains. How
minute. then. are the corpuscles Of
which the atoms arc formed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01
WELCOME TO ADMIRAL DEWEY.
People of San Juan, Porto Rico, Cheer
American Sailor.

The reception to Admiral Dewey on
his arrival at San Juan. Porto Rico,
was a tremendous success. The parade
which he led with the naval officers
was an imposing spectacle. There
was an immense crowd of spectators.
Later there was an official reception
at the palace. The admiral and Gov.
Hunt received the various officials and
citizens generally, who greeted them
enthusiastically. The admiral ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with
his reception. The governor gave
ball in honor of the admiral.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

then set them free. The Venezuelan
insurgents are increasing in numbers
and the revolt against Castro is gain
ing strength.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-01

behalf of one of its subjects where the
courts of the country are open to his
application for justice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
HOW ANGIE FELL DOWN.
Chicago News.

The girl in the tan looked her critically
'If didn't love you she said I'D say word I'd
Just let dragging corners
that for by and by you'd the
for it. What earth is the trouble?"
IT don't if get forty wrinkles the girl in
the blue shrtwaist suit gloomy did you go up
stairs in the dark and think there still
there wasn't? Well, know how feel then the
stunned surprise that get hurry
You'd better tell her friend. t.As a
CONSIDER I have few equals IS
girl in blue frowned. would think a life's
moving picture machine the way you talk"
said you know who Arthur Cowen
Brown rather dreamy rich young and unmarried
Exactly said the girl in blue. Imagine pleased
I find he stopping the
selves about him and the bored
thankful he would be safe
with I made point of telling him decided to
my life doing good in
marry pracced kindly, remote smile glance
tended convey my orgetfuness Of his existence
lofty beauty my soul. It pathetic
sought shelter Of society The other girls
furious always kissed when they and
called Dear Angie,
used to have the most elevatng conversa-
talked of the problems aesthetic
vduay, thought travelling nysterousy
the boundess spaces Of the Infinite
girl in tan back in her chair. "YouI, she said
expect to believe that"
WELL Arthur talked and listened thought of
you'd 1t said liked girl
had mental aims and ambitions in life You
needn't into commissions.
got this far there seemed hitch.
appeared quite the
intellectual friendship but decided it time he began to
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notice that had complexion excellent
and oxfords dropped the glance
Of aluring coquetshnessand rewarded with
Hindu philosophy.
Something 7 ne a
to bring him down to earth couldn't think thing
but fall out of thought that
when he snatched from theer-deep and gazed
fair pale face and the water sparkle golden
the terror struck to his heart would all
den how much he cared for So day when
rowing the river and looking the other way
crawled overheard shrieked and vanished
''Wel?'
The girl in blue looked sadder than happened
that where Deep
muddy bottom before knew standing my
feet with hair plasered in strings with
spaniel Arthur said remarked
hold of his step
$50 had to sit in that boat spectacle that and
let him look at all the back knew could
wipe out that awful impression of mehe jolt had been
effective
$50 packed up trunks and home. That's how
lost him.
But you've still got the book Hindu philosophy
suggested the girl in tan, comforngly
VERY ABSENT MINDED.
Concerning the absent -mindedness of Addison A.
college, and of university, this story
One day Easton bank called the professor the
phone informed him that he had his
to the amount of SIS
Al right, replied the doctor, 81 will you
for it,
"Yes hut your account overdrawn' persisted
the bank clerk
Very WELL understand; I will send you check for
1t right
the mornings mail the professors check
drawn the bank. Ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

and chse and take his empress
his breast One,
twenty times he to her. 1t became passion with
him; every day he placed fresh flowers oefore her
lacquer tray He studied the smartes Details the Of
the the bend of the lips of the
eyebrow. This famous became idol. susette
would call from the distance:
"Recaredo"
II coming"
forget to move and continued to contem-
plate his work of until susee reused
him with blows and kisses
day the the lacquer tray vanished by
who the howers?" cried the artist from
the studio.
'I have" shouted a voice
There susette, portieres with
lightning in her
The artist sculptor Senior Recaredo, bordering
in the depths of his BRAIN ais little wife? She
does not eat the books lie in the black
they hornesick
Senior Recaredo that his wife sad In fact this
growing serious Often he watched her himself and
cloudy eyes, they Yet, she
questioned, replied who refuses
what is troubling my little wfe?"
Nothing the answer altho spoke her
voice broke, and between the syllables tears.
Oh! Recaredo the trouble you yourself
abominable
Have not observed that since this wonder of EN-
has been saddened and the mocng bird longer laughs?
Susette plays Chopin, and draws forth soft and mean-
choly melodies from the black keys Have Senior
Recaredo Perhaps Recaredo understood day he
spoke to his little wife, They were face to face over the
after-dinner cups.
you unjust
with all soul? Are not able to read hearth?
susette broke crying. already
loved her. Those radiant hours had the
kisses they too, like birds in flight She had
been his religion his delight his dream his
and She Susette had been deserted for that other
The other Recaredo leapt to his feet She deceived
upon the Holy Book he ready
She head, mo"
wealthy Gabrielle whose bus he had made?
Was it that Louise the little who had the waist
wasp? Or it the widow Andrea with the tip Of her
tongue forever showing when she laughed?
NO it of these
Recaredo remained in study my little one, tell
the trouble. Who is she?"
that Susette dried her raised gentle
'You love me?'
"You know that truly"
''Then will allow to revenge myself rival?
She or T. choose! If love truly would wish
out of life must remain the only
confident in your love-
it,, Recaredo he began slipping
coffee.
He had not taken three when he heard terrific crash
in his studio He hurried to the spot and what sight
his The bust had disappeared the black gold
PEDESTAL the bits broken andarns fallen
Susee heated and dsheveled Beneath little
shoes crushing porcelain murmuring
Il avenged Now dead great Empress OF China
Then in the little blue began happy reconciliation,
and in his elegant the mocing bird died OF
laughter
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THE "THIRTEEN" HOUSE.
Washington Star.

Of course it is generally understood, said welknown
resident to Star that nine persons
ten less tnctured with certain
perstion confess myself to having faith in various
that find it rather hard eradicate
sympathy with people who stand agast at the number
thirteen but know where figured rather
sequel
"Some years ago." related, II visiting in New
York. there to attend small banquet given
teman widely known in this city, who about visit
important business
given prominent Italian restaurant the Fifth
Avenue hotel and took the of the gentemans
departure Everything in frstcass shape; speeches
and bouquets of compliments thrown all the
discovered there thirteen persons sitting
keeping
himself he cried OUT Hello! There's only thirteen here.
That's bad luck. Some will die within a year.
Strange to this remark threw pail party
The of the evening considerably Disconnected and
the evil the proprietor Of the called
swell the number at the table to fourteen But
body felt uncomfortable. Now the The gene
in whose honor the little feast given had most
abundant In the work undertaken and
America improved in health, wealth fame.
at his send Off banquet who had
superstition in him than has whtewashed
the of the this city, registered at
the leading hotels to his after
locked himself the bathroom turned the
intent corpse long before the
morning.
$50 this is instance continued slightly
teen forebodng to some person proven
correct
Ecuador,s &
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Copyright by Foreign Story Burlington, vt
:" xQUISITE and lovely like human jewel, dwelt the
little bride in the house blue salon.
n This diminutive apartment hung with tapes
tries the anguorous color of the summer sky,
and the jewel
Pray, who might the owner of this bird
like creature with eyes mouth for whom
did she sing diney Spring appeared laugh
Ing and beautiful to take her appointed station in the
umphant progress of the sun?
This joyous being called susette, and a dreamer
an artist husband. had placed her in silk
laces had married her one morning m Nav when the
air was filled with light the opening.
Recaredo this caprice father, he must
guilty Of the name! Reearedo had been married
one year and half The old love song continued.
you love me? love and you? With all my
wonderful the golden marriage wherein
care! They had away countryside,
free to love and happy in the pleasure loving
snowdrops and wood voets out their fragrance
the vulet and the of the the
lovers talked softly his waist linked
in his while from the flower of their lips kisses
continually passing.
Did say that Recaredo was sculptor? Then let me
say it
He was, indeed, sculptor
house was filed with profusion marbles,
terra cottas Often the in
float out from the Venetian blinds and with it the
sound of hammer stroke, vibrant Susette
Recaredo her voice sang to the stroke of his chsel
The marriage idyl went on increasingly What bliss for
her to come ptoe while he worked and shewering him
with her hair to kiss him rapidly; he-quetly, very
quietly, she lay half-aseep ON the
lounge, her little stockings
above the other There he placed kiss
sitting kiss which widely. unutterably
luminous.
Added to this the laughter mocking bird a
knocking bird which, when Susete played Chopin
and refused sing laughter mocking bird is
no trihe. Do you like me? Do not know it? you
love me? adore thee.
The little imp forever breaking laugh
ter When let out from the he would fly
blue salon, perch himself the Apollo or on
antique javeln of dark bronze Many
soent and unmannerly in his garrulousness
gentle under susettes hand and she
his beak between her lips despair often
she told him in voice yet trembling with
$500 Mr.. Mocking-bir rogue
How these two beings loved each other!
upon her among the stars of God
tire scale of passion and he content, tenn
pestuous, again mystical
He often affirmed that artist theologian
saw his love something superhunan
Rider Haggards "Ayesha frangrance
as flower and shone upon him strained
her adorable head to his breast
crowned and he studied her quiet
to other than that the Byzantine
empress.
Recaredo loved his had passion for form and
made graceful goddesses bloom white marble their
and without pupils was peoped with
host Of silent statues metal animals terrific gargoyles
and vivid grins grotesque creations perhaps
ocultsm Over and above everything he things
Japanese and Chinese, in this Recaredo original
not know what he would given speak Chinese
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reading the exotic and he adore Lott Judith
Gautier. He sacrifices genuine
pipes, masks, ugly mysterious like the phantom
hypnosm itself dwarf mandarns with
snaped-monsers with huge frog-like mouths, open
toothed, dminutive soldiers with wrinked
faces, all these wonders he gathered about him.
"oh. hate witch house" susette would this
terrible studio foreign graveyard that robs OF my
caresses."
Recaredo SMILE workshop,
shrine of his rich running the little blue
salon. would bestow kisses his goddess
ing therein would listen to her and laugh with the
mad and jovial hooking bird
One morning, entered, Susette asleep.
Near her bowl of supported by tripod
she then sleeping entirely
fled his artistic together with her beauty entire
being exhaled soft feminine delightful
princess the love stories beginning Once upon
Recaredo broke the SPELL his
"A letter from Robert. susete; the rascal is in China
susette little runled, herself Could it be pos
sible for the travellers
derfu1! was an excellent boy
wandering; in time he would
Robert friend they spoke of him of the
family Two years ago he had departed for San Francisco
and they doubted If scatterbrain like him would be
seen again.
Recaredo read the following:
'1Hongkong, February is,
my Good Recaredo
II came, saw, not yet conquered heard,
In San francisco of matrimonial state and it
happy Then leap and fell into China. have
agent California importing silks, lacquers,
worries and other Chinese articles.
should receive gift sent because Of penchant for
the things Of this yellow country hope it will be to the
My greetings to Susette and
memory your Robert,
This ALL and the lovers laughed-whle hooking
bird broke into explosion of musical cries.
The box arrived box of irregular size, ss-marked
with numbers and black letters that world
stand it's contents extremely fragile When the box
opened, the mystery appeared It exquisite porcelain
bust, remarkable bust of smiling pale
chanting the base three inscriptions Chinese
in English Empress China
Asiac hands mysterious
the and lowered tightly hair
the sphinxik smile and engmatc face celestial
Her neck from shoulders that by
of silk embroidered with dragons
given with the magic of white porcelain
late The Chna Susette passed rosy
fingers majesty,
tie asant with beneath the noble
the She supreme
y happy in possessing the porcelain. planned
special cabinet for her majesty where she might dwell
alone and apart, the Venus de Milo in the Louvre.
This plan he carried out. One of the he
apart with for background depicting
and Yellow the predominant note,
entire color scale from fame to that pale tint
beneath white the midst of this glory
smiling and imperial majesty pedestal of black
gold Around her Recaredo grouped his entire collection
Chinese and japanese euriosites, hung
large japanese parasol painted huge
blood-re
It was laughabe to this dreamer put his pipe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Ecuadors Fair Dream.
Ecuador intends to have worlds fair as tho
Guayaquil railway is finished 49,