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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-12
GIVING EACH HIS DUE.
irishman Knew How to Place Balaam
and the Ass.


Matthew ]. Donohue. a Tammany
district leader. tells this story OF an
,Englishman and an Irishman who
were discussing the old race ques-
ton.
When England wants really good
man she's got to go to ireland to get
him." said the Irishman. Look at
Roberts. Look at Kitchener. Both
Irish"
81 suppose you think Wellington
was an Irishman," said the English
man"
Sure"
And Nelson"
Sure
81 guess you'd claim Caesar II you
had chance"
Sure. All good fightin' men are
Irish"
WELL" said the Englishman as &
clincher, ito go back further. what
would you do with Balaam?"
"oh. that's all right" retorted the
Irishman. "Balaam was Irish. but the
ass was English. New York Times.
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DUTIES OF N.Y. DOCTOR.
PhysleIans of MIilionaires Must BE
Up to Date.

Up to Date.
Such man as Rockefeller or Nor
gan is life study for physician.
and the man who can keep in perfect
order human machine OF vast i'm
portance in the community Is worthy
Of Schwablan compensation. The
big insurance companies arc willing
to employ n physician at 500, 900 n
year TO keep either of the gentlemen
mentioned alive ten years longer.
MY" doctor in such a case must
know what medicine to prescribe
whenever Morgan or Rockefeller
sneezes. frowns. swears, limps,
groans. growls, thunders. kicks over
the waste basket. smokes too many
cigars, drinks too much water. eats
too heartily OF corned beef and cab
bage. tnlks too much to his Bible
class, charges too small commits
sion for promoting a trust or reor-
ganizing railroad. telcgraphs sena-
tors TO hold up antitrust Legislation.
or commits any other little indiscre-
tion that bllllonaire flesh is heir to.
He must be familiar with the slight
est symptom and ready with his dose
New York Press.
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THE BURGLAR AND THE DOG.
Lay Of MonteIair and a Doctors Well
Guarded Office.


o, the bulldog on the mat. and tho
burglar In the hall. as the burglar
spies the doctors tools the bulldog
near doth crawl.
o. the burglar swipes the instru-
ments and the bulldogs on his feet.
and the burglar feels the bulldogs S
teeth snap in his trousers seat.
o. the bulldogs at the pants" and
he's got rare good grip. and the
burglar swears beneath his breath as
he feels the garment rip.
o, the burglar pulls like sixty. but
the bulldog stands his ground till the
burglars bitten trousers seat come on
with an awful sound.
o; the burglars DER the fence. and
the Bulldogs at the door. but the doc
tors finest instruments are gone for.
evermore
o. the bulldogs DOC" McDonough's
and they both live at Montclair, but
none knows who the burglar is that
lett HIS pants" seat there.-Ncw
York World.
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Mean Trick Credited to Strauss.

When the famous Strauss first Wis
ited America women went wild over
him and toward the end OF the sea-
son the king of waltz music" was
showered with applications for hair
In due course of time the locks were
distributed-many hundreds OF them,
too. each one accompanied by the
compliments of the composer. sufi-
cent hair was sent out to make
Strauss look as though he had been
. sand-papered, yet when he left the
country his locks were as abundant
as ever. But when his beautiful
black retriever took It's departure
the animal looked like q shorn
poodle.
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nnas exported from eaypt.

A remarkable feature of Egyptian
trade is the great expansion In the
exportatlon OF eggs. According to
the Egyptian customs returns. the
total quantity shipped during the
first eleven months OF last year, Jan
uary to November. inclusive. was
64,262,500. valued at aE.75.650. Eng
land taking 5s.724.Oo0. Germany
6ss,000, Austria nurgary 2,205.oOO.
France 2.109.0oo and Italy 75.5oo.
The cxorts during December also. 1t
is Understood. were exceptionally
enormous, England being large
buyer AS result the price of eggs
Is rising in Egypt. Egyptian eggs
are said to be gradually ousting
Russian eggs from the English mar
ket.
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His Leniency.

Prof Hopkins of Amherst, who like
many good New Englander. is some
what theologicaily inclined, is fond OF
telling how he was worsted in argu-
ment by his small daughter. He had
forbidden her to play with his pocket
knife. but she had kept on Just the
same. and finally succeeded in cutting
herself quite badly. The professor
called her to his study. and said very
gravely:
My little girl. I should punish you
for your disobedlence. but l do not
need to. for God has punished you al
ready"
Yes" replied the child, but He
let me play with the knife an awfully
long time first."-New York Timsa.
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The wretched girl flung herself on her
knees before the man, pouring out
her confession.

ner concession.
ter. But we have both been true to
you in word and deed, George"
ALSO in thought I suppose?" he
interrupted with low. mocking
laugh.
Il always remembered-I was your
wife. George,"
How you must have cursed your
good memory" his face had grown
livid. When did you first begin this
platonic gamer he added. sternly.
Il will not answer any more of
these questions she said with
rush of desperate courage. THAT Is
my secret, and his You have your
self to thank for the situation. When
we were first married l adored and
almost worshiped you. 1t is your
cold neglect that has killed my love.
and only my own self-respect that
has kept me straight. Do you think
wife is only toy. wLo can be kissed
ana petted when she is new and put
to one side as soon as her novelty
has worn Off? II so, you have made
the biggest mistake in your life. A
woman once awakened to love needs
love, and she gets 1t by fair means
or FOUL
George Gascoigne leaned back in
his chair.
The biggest mistake in my life"
he muttered between his clenched
teeth, the biggest mistake.
He put his hands up to his burning.
throbbing forehead. and wondered
dimly why all the furniture in the
room seemed dancing around him.
Then for few seconds George Gas
coigne saw red. Only for mo-
ment. for suddenly with a laundering
roar and crash the mans house of
cards fell to the earth and with bab-
BILE OF empty words and silly laughter
George Gascoigne joined the ranks of
the foolish, the men of no understand
ing, merry phantoms of their dead
selves.
So the servants found the great
white sahib, the man who was to
have ruled a province. he who un-
derstood the beating heart OF the
strange brown land and the complex
mind Of its people.
A man who 1aughed shrill at them
and made ugly mouths. keeping his
eyes fixed on the door. shaking
trembling finger at their fearful faces.
babbling vaguely.
1t was to see this man they sum
moned Kitty-Kitty who. sitting in
her bedroom. was beginning to won
der when the handle would turn and
her husband enter, ready indeed to
throw up ner part and confess her
deception. plead for forgiveness on
--er knees.
George. Georgei"
The wretched girl flung herself on
her knees before the man. pouring
out her confession.
Kitty. Kittyl"
He put his hand on her soft curis.
She caught and kissed his fingers
hopefully
Yes. darling. yes." she answered.
tell your Kitty that you forgive her"
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Legally Qualified.

An old but stIll sprightly patriarch
stepped up to vote How long have
you resided In this precinctf" asked
one of the judges OF the election. Let
me see." said the old man. musing-
ly, Il moved here the next year after
Lamech was born. Seven from nine
leaves two. Eight from sixteen is
eight. One to carry. Two from nine
is seven. Something over 780 years,
gentlemen. am old enough to vote,
to-if anybody should ask you"
whereupon. there being no objection
Methuselah-for 1t was he-was al
lowed to deposit his balIot-Chicago
Tribune.
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foe AS a egAuTIEIeR.
New York Society Woman DivuIges
Mrs. Lanutry's Secret.

Mrs. Langtry attended a reception
in New York last week and reused
much envy among fashionables who
were present because of her beautiful
complexion, which is really a marvel.
Subsequently a rather faded beauty
exclaimed: How on earth does she do
it? Why, she's 80 II she's n minute"
Another grande dame. who spoke ms
though she knew. gave this explann-
ton; IT'S Jersey. her birthplace. You
know Mrs. Langtry spends six or eight
weeks every season on her farm there.
She wears n short skirt and thick
boots-somctimes no boots at all
like a farm girl. The fog OF the island
does the rest"
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raIe OF the kanoaroo's TAN.

A young teacher in one of the Phil
adelphia public schools was giving n
lesson on the animals OF the different
zones to class composed almost en-
tirely OF foreign children. Mentioning
the kangaroo. she said: 1T has tall,
but not much to speak Of" Later,
when the children wrote about the
animals native to each zone. on tho
paper of one little girl appeared this
sentence: "The kangaroo has a tail.
but we must not talk about IT,"
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Useful Diapers Assistant.

An enterprising draper in New York
employs an assistant who is particu-
larly expert in arranging crayats In
the most fashionable shapes. The as
sistant attends weddings and helps
the bridegroom and best man to prop
erly adjust their ties for so auspicious
an occasion.
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A Tragedy of Love

Now that is the position" sighed
Kitty. She leaned her pretty tear
stained face forward and sighed. Mrs
Chevenix laughed a little. then
yawned
She was pretty little thing. Kitty
Gascoigne. A fair-halred fiuffy little
person, with a pair of appealing blue
eyes and soft babyish face. She
was the wife of George Gascoigne. n
man upon whom the powers that be
looked with high favor. man who
was climbing slowly but surely the
great ladder OF success.
Kitty Gascoigne and Olive Chev-
enix had struck up warm friendship.
possibly because they were such OPP
posites. this woman who loved her
husband and the other woman whose
firtations no man could number
George used to be fond of me-"
continued the little wife; 'he was per-
fectly silly during our engagement
and whilst we were on our honey
moon, but directly we got back to his
station he became absorbed in his
work-and even during this holiday
at Simla he studies blue books and
native reports-anything but me
IF I'm just as good looking as /
was, why doesn't he love me as
much7"
Because, Kitty, you have the most
dangerous rival woman can have
ambition
Ambition" repeated the other.
Yes, ambition. Don't you under
stand that you have married man
whose one idea is to be successful
He loves you, my dear. but you are
only an incident in mis- life"
Il won't be an Incident" cried Kit
ty with flashing eyes He ought to
think of me before everything"
The elder woman lost her sneer.
She also in the years that the locusts
had eaten had loved and been miser-
able, and she was sorry for little
Kitty.
There's only one force in the
world stronger than ambition" she
replied. slowly, land that's jealousy.
Make your husband jealous
Il will do it," she said aloud, with
quiet decision. ito be happy again is
certainly worth lie"
George Gascoigne was writing let
ters. Not ordinary letters by any
means, but missives addressed to
very big men indeed-missives these
men would read with attention and
ponder over.
Success" muttered the man to
himself-"success at lasti" He heav-
ed a deep, long sigh. and stretched
himself as one does who throws of
a burden. To-day had brought George
Gascoigne good tidings. He was no
longer the man striving-he was the
man there. Promotion? Yes. but
something more than promotion-the
ripest, reddest kiss of Dame Fortune
for George Gascoigne had arrived.
"I must tell Kitty" He smiled a
little as he rustled up his napers
..She won't understand bit what 1t
means to me-" he thought; but she
will like the title-and. by Jove,
won't she play the great lady splen-
didly? Dear little Kitty."
George. | want to speak to you
for a moment Can you spare me a
few seconds?" Kitty stopped her hus-
band as he was about to leave the
drawing room that evening. Husband
and wife had been dining alone. and
even George Gascoigne noticed vague
ly how smart Kitty looked for their
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Lives saved BY coekatoo.

AT Sible Hedingham. Essex, one Sum
day recently. farm house was par
TALLY destroyed by fire. A cockatoo in
the house gave the alarm and thus
probably saved the lives Of the family
and servants. The poor bird itself
perished In the fire. 1t was choked by
the smoke.
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. tete-a-tete dinner. She had vivid
spot of color on each cheek and her
eyes glistened.
Yes. II you have anything very i'm
portant to tell me. dear" he an
swered: but am rather busy this
evening"
II wonder when you are not busy"
she retorted bitterly. We'll. George.
1 will be as brief as I can. want
to go home to England. May i go?"
MY dear Kitty" (his establishment
was obvious), why on earth do you
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The giraffe. armadilIo and porcu-
pine have no vocal cords and are.
therefore, mute. Whales and serpents
are also voIceless.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-12

storekeepess report that the extra
quantity. together with tie superior
quality. OF Defiance Starch makes II
next to impossible to sell any other
brand
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-12

John 8. BiIby OF Mitman, Missouri.
is said 10 be the largest individual land
owner IN the United States. He owns
about 10000 acres. located in seven
states.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-12

NOT A FISH STORY.
Baxter's BuiIhead Cigar is as good n &c
smoke as you can find.
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THEY CALL ME- STRONG.

me because ny shed whore mays
/ smile merry nd Twin the crowd so
ne beca Use aus to ease an aching heart.
kcep side out Hide the Interest
o. me strong bu IAN hourw wit me
IN my
cal me becaus oil frouen morn late
W be no smile & oncetm m a the eEae.
AMI WI ain with JEST
omes TO my
now He The to me
Iiis-not
>sNass - 1Eszssss ~ sEsss xsssss
's sT@}y
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being an owner in both institutions.
He is also heavily H. terested in real
estate, having many village lots
throughout the different towns and
owning large tracts OF acreage. He
has made great many sales
throughout the county to actual
settlers. and is making considerable
of an effort towards disposing of
lands. Mr.. Maxcy is like other men
who have invested heavily in real
estate in the county, inasmuch as he
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been in Washburn little over a
year, being employed as manager of
the Hines Lumber Company. He
has made very successful career in
the numbering world
W. j. MAITLAND and A. P. Nc
kANNA.-These two gentlemen are
employed in the office of the Hines
Lumber Company, and are regarded
as hustlers by their company and by
people with whom they come in con-
tact.
W. A. MARSHAL Mr.. Marshal is
superintendent of the Hines Lum Der
Company, and is regarded as one of
the most practical saw mill men in
the country.
JOHN FRosETH. Mr.. Freseth held
the position of County Clerk for
eleven years and is now deputy
County Treasurer.
M. A. SPRAGUE is president of the
Northern State Bank and of the Ak
eley & Sprague numbering concern.
D. W. CORNING is one of the "old-
est inhabitants. He is deputy Col
lector of Customs and has been &C
tive as groceryEan for many
years.
Ell. G. LAMPsON.- DIR. Lampson is
a physician ard surgeon, enjoys
lucrative practice, and is successful
in his profession.
M. BECKMAN and ANDREW LIEN
These gen lemen,a re the active man
ayers Of the firm of Beckman Lien &
CO. and are counted among the gooo
business men in the city.
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L. REUTER- Mr.. Reuter- is one of
the old time residents Of Washburn.
has considerable property and is a
decorator AID paper hanger by trade
THE CLERGY is composed of the
following excellent gentlemen:
METHODIST: Rev. D. M. Sinclair.
CONGREGATIONAL: Rev. T. Barker.
GERMAN LUTHERAN: Rev. c.
Gutekun>t.
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN: Rev. @.
E. Bordahl.
SWEDISH LUTHERAN: Rev. Alex
Peterson
CATHOLIC: Rev. Father Uric
Petri.
WILLIkM O'NEIL.-One of Wash
burns most prominent citizens is
William O'Nel. He has served the
city as its town chairman, has been
/ member of the lower house of the
legislature, is at present State Sen
ltor, was private in the civil wa.
and Captain of Company K, Fourth
Wisconsin, known as the Wing
Guards.
@. w. FRosT-Mr. Frost is dis
tinctively business man, and a
good one at that. He IS a partner
n the City Drug Store and West
End Pharmacy.
AxEL SPIEs.-Mr. Spies is self
made business man, beng iden tilted
with @. W. Frost.
A. G.. HEBBERD-Dr. A. G.. Heb
berd is the veteran" dentist of
Washburn. He came here about
eleven years ago, and has always en-
joyed an excellent practice.
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". Fl IRISH
Comfy 1ndsr.
h. T.. STEVENS. - he arm vi u. " :,
Cramer q Co.. wholesale grocers,
owes it's great success principally to
the manageme given it by Mr.
Stevens.
GEORGE F MORGAN and H. P.
AXELL ERG.-This is a strong fl m,
being eogageu in the Insurance rnd
Real Estate business. They are
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L. sEGAL and j. sEGAL run the big dry
goods store of Washburn, also have the big
| clothing and furnishing store and own big
store at Bayfield,. They are big merchants.
| GIL. CARSON has been in the grocery busi-
ness in Washburn for several years.
G. f. RICHARD.--The Washburn Steam
Laundry under the management of Mr..
! Richard has become prominent Institution
IF the city.
JOHN w. GIBSON--Mr. Gibson is agent
| and local manager for the Northwestern Fuel
Company, and is one of the energetic young
| ~ en- of the city.
NELS NELSON.--Mr. Nelson was twice
elected Mayor of Washburn, has served on
| the school board and in many other public
positions.
GILBERT OLSON Mr.. Olson has been
Mayor OF Washburn. a member of the Board
Of Supervisors, and held other positions. He
is now Chief Of the Fire Department.
J. r. PEETZ is manager of the Bayfield,
County Abstract Company. His firm use the
Weeks Card system, said to be all of the best
methods in vogue.
P. j. PETERSON and MATT HANSON.
This firm is one of the oldest In business in
Washburn, and have been doing a big BUSH
ness for many years.
f. S. COLQUHOUN.-Mr. Co1quhoun con-
ducts an extensive hardware business and
has one of the best business establishments
in the city
+. A. BELL.-Mr Bell is holding his Sec
ond term as clerk of the Court for Bayfield,
county. He has also been chairman of the
town OF Iron River and held other positions
OF trust He is interested somewhat in lands
and has good farm near Iron River.
JOHN WALSH.-Mr. Walsh is one of Wash
| burns attorneys. He has a good clientage
and appears in many of the largest cases
tried
b. T.-Washburn is proud Of its
hardware establishments, and there is none
better In the city than Mr. Ungrodt's
WILLIAM II. IRISH.-One of Washburn's
solid and substantial men is Judge Irish,
now County Judge of Bayfield, County. He
has filed many important public positions,
including that of Mayor of Washburn.
NELS NJ. OSCAR One of the young men of
Washburn who has come to the front by his
own efforts is Mr. Oscar, the County Clerk of
Bayfield, County.
GEORGE t. and PETER FOX These gen.
tlemen have drug store and jewelry store
that is credit to the city.
G. A. HERING.-The Headlight Cigar
Factory is busy place, and is conducted by
Mr.. Herring.
@. B. SIMPSON.-Mr. Simpson is Sheriff of
bayfield, County, a logger by business, and
has been prominent for many years Ill this
locality.
SMITH & SMITH This is a popular gro
Gerry firm doing business in the Lemke build
ng.
r. A.HERING.--Mr. Herring is town clerk
and IS attending we'll to his duties. The
reason Tor this is narhans diia To- III . 4is.
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A. PAULsoN bias been in bushes,
In Washburn for great many years.
and has one of the principal dr.,
goods establishments of the city.
E. H. ERWIN is one of the practic
ing physicians and surgeons of tn
city and stands high in his probes
sion.
nj. NJ. SWEET and M. E. DOYLE
are managers of the Washburn Or
era House and have given the House
ii higher standard among the peopl
of the city than any other manager.
of an amusement place.
I. G.. MCWILLIAMs.- Mr.. McWil
liams is manager Of the Thompsof
Lumber Company, and is one of tn
popular men of the city.
RAARUP Bros. This firm of enter
prising grocers have made a grea
success of their business in this city
and are counted among the infiuen
cial business men.
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handling good many city lots and
nave considerable acreage property.
The gentlemen are interested in Sc
curing settlers for Bayfield, county
and have lands which they control
Mr. Morgan is Supervisor Of AS
SCISSORS for Bayfield, county. while
Mr.. Axelberg was Deputy County
Treasurer for six years.
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II.
One OF the Managers of the Opera House.
good establishment on Washington Avenue.
JOHN BERGSTROM was road oversear
for two years. and s been mister OF the
Gospel. He is doing road contracting and
other work now.
5. E. SWANSON is a dealer in meat, and
keeps frst-class market On West Bayfield,
street.
PETER JENSON conducts livery sta
Bile and is noted for the excellence of his
turnOutS.
E. BERGM MANN is one of Washburn's
reliable hardware dealers.
CLAUS DAVIDSON runs shoe store
and docs successful business,
S. PLRLMAN is known all over northern
Wisconsin as jeweler. He owns store in
this city.
GEORGE A. CALDER is Deputy County
Clerk. He served Bayfield, county two terms
as Register of Deeds.
@. o. SOWDER is cashier of the Bayfield,
County Bank. He occupied the position of
Town Clerk for number Of years,
w. J. DOLAN has a confectionery and
fruit store centrally located and is doing
nice business.
GEORGE POSEY and LOUIS MILLER
are one of the enterprising grocery firms of
the city.
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f. ]. MEEHAN.- Mr.. Meehan is an
old resident of Washburn, has ex-
tensive property interests, including
some of the best business buildings
in the city.
d. E. CAMERON. MIR. Cameron is
one of the successful educators of
northern Wisconsin, and has been
principal of the High School here
for several years.
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CHRIS. Peterson Mime Host
Peterson, of the Hotel ashburn
conducts one of The be~t hosteleries
in the northern part of the state,
and the place is a popular stopping
place.
WILLIAM I'll. SMITH-Mr. Smith
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L. A. SIMONSON
Member OF firm of Arntson & Smonson.
states. Their families have already
moved in and eleven more families
will locate here on their land this
sall or early next spring. There have
been five sales made to residents of
Bayfield, County. We are looking
and working for the settlers believ-
ing we will locate more of them here
IN this county this year than we
aid last.
d. NJ. MAxoY. Mr.. Maxcy is one
Of Washburn's solid and busy men.
He is the active manager Of the
bayfield, County Bank, of which in
stitution he is vice president, and
occupies the same position with the
Wa shhurn Water Works Cnmnanu
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alities gives she pace variety OF
elements, socially and in CONNER
eial way, that gives tone and snap
TO whatever may Interest the city.
r. r. PRESTON aud w. A. LOVE
LAND are managers of the American
Bank Trust Company. They pur
chased in 1902, so, 600 acres of land
in Bayfield, County from A. A.
Bigelow & Co., the Franklin Invest
ment Co. end A. A. Emmo S, Since
then they have sold over 8 900 acres
TO % different parties from Iowa,
Nebraska, South Dakota and other