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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Choosing Marriage pate.

A curious old marriage custom.
called locally ''the settling" still sur
wives in County Donegal. Ireland. and
in the Scottish districts of Klntyre
and Cowal. After the marriage has
been publicly announced the friends
OF the couple meet. at the house of
the brides parents to FIX suitable
date for the marriage. A bottle of
whieky is opened. and as each guest
drinks to their happiness he names
a date. When each guest has named
a date an average is struck and set
Ting is complete. Neither the bride
nor bridegroom ever thinks OF pro-
testing against the date SO curiously
chosen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24

yielding. To her his tone implied
that she disappointed him. It was of
no consequence to her. however. be-
cause she disliked him. But she bad
mistaken his meaning. As he looked
at the calm. quiet face, the large dark
eyes that were so clearly windows to
the pure soul within, the sensitive
mouth, large. but well formed. full OF
strong character. the slender. grace
full figure in the print gown possess
ing a quaint dignity. the wonder grew
and deepened in his mind that the
brother of his rccollections should
have such a daughter as this-a wom-
an one did not meet every day even
In his world-a girl whose soul was
purer than many OF those he knew.
And this is Joe'B girl" he rereat-
ed, slowly. my dear, I am glad TO
have found you"
No one lad ever yet told her a lie.
and that everyone meant what was
said was a matter OF course. II was
q new thing for anyone to be glad TO
see her. and she almost liked him.
The words touched her strangeIy. but
she made no reply. though her eyes
softened somewhat.
My girl sent you a message. Do
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Bacon and Eggs.

Bacon and Eggs
Dolores slept, not because OF young
Green's wish that she should sleep.
but because she was worn out from
watching and anxiety. and fell into a
drenmless sIumber almost as soon as
her head touched the pillow; and II
was broad daylight when she again
woke to everyday life.
She bathed her face in cold water.
When she was dressed she went out
to the other room.
Mrs. Allen had kindled fire on the
hearth, and the Kettle was singing
cheerily over the leaping flames; the
coffee flled the room with fragrance.
As Dolores entered she spoke pleas
antly to her, noting the faint trace
'sof color In the cheess and the bright
ness OF the brave dark eyes.
Good morning, Dolores. Break
fast will be ready on the table in a
moment II you are ready"
The girl looked steadily into the
kindly eyes opposite. her own very
searching.
"How is my father?"
Asleep, Miss Johnson-asleep and
quiet II is the best thing for him"
Dolores turned away and went out
to the entry preparing to go in the
rain. Then she took the pail and went
to the shed to milk Brindle. Mrs. Al
len paused at the window TO watch
her. She was a grotesque figure strid-
ing through the storm with her faith
er's hat on, and the boots pathetically
out of place on her feet. The nurse
shook her head as she went back
into the room setting the dishes and
preparing the bacon and eggs for the
doctors beyond the closed doors.
Dolores was drenched when she
reached the shed. but she minded 1t
apparently not at all. She pushed
back the shawl and drew the three
legged stool out, OF the corner. The
streams of milk In the pail Joined in
with the rain against the windows.
1t was half gloom in the shed. When
the pail was full Dolores pulled down
soue hay from the NOV overhead
nnd Brindle buried her broad. soft
nose In It with deep breath OF con-
tent
The girl carried the foaming milk TO
the house. and strained it into pans.
the nurse watching her curiously.
Then she prepared the feed for the
chickens and went out to feed them.
When she returned to the house Mrs.
Allen removed her wet clothing and
requested her to change her gown,
hers was SO wet and draggled.
Dolores looked at her In surprise.
She was in the habit OF performing
these duties rain or shine. and 1t
never harmed her, rain was but rain.
II might be that she was used to It
was the reason why she did not mind
It. The other women Of the settle
mont did the same. and not one OF
them feared wetting; they gave no
thought to It; they knew nothing bet
ter; the rain came or the sun. and
the work was done; doubtless the men
would have been surprised had the
women complained. She moved from
her companion to the fire.
she said slowly. motioning toward the
closed door beyond as though it were
the only thought in her mind.
"They have their breakfast" Mrs.
Allen said. She placed the food on
the table and drew up the chairs
cozily.
Come. dear" she said, the mother
ty tone returning to her voice, "let
us have our breakfast l think your
uncle will come over this morning in
spite Of the rain. and don't want
him to see such a pale little face
They will want their breakfast"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Helen Gould and the Auto.

Miss Helen Gould is touring the
Catskill mountains in an automobile.
II there is such a thing as popular
automobilist 1t is she. There is scarce
ly a village in the western Catskills
where she has not a number of de-
voted friends-people who hail her
coming with delight and who make
her tour through their district q sort
of royal progress.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
collects Royal Autographs.

Mrs. Astor has lately developed
fad possible only to a woman OF her
wide foreign acquaintance. 1t is the
collecting of autographs Of royalty. A
signed portrait of the king and queen
is the latest addition to her gallery
of sovereisns and a tete-a-tete picture
of the duke and duchess OF Orleans is
another cherished souvenir Of her
European travels.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Blindness Threatens English Poet.

William Watson, the English poet,
has been having much trouble with
his eyes of late. Fears are expressed
that his sight is on the point of giving
out. in spite of the fact that ne is only
46. Watson's last published poem
was his "Ode on the Coronation of
King Edward vII.," which was admit
tedly one of his most notable produc-
tons of recent years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24

strioina through the storm.
Tor his niece. Dora is SO anxious to
sec you she will doubtless send for
you as she cannot come herself. Judge
Green will send closed carriage, and
you need not fear the rain"
Dolores hands dropped in her lap
A feeling of indignation possessed
her: her eyes were wide and steady;
when she spoke her voice was low
and grave. Mrs. Allen was somewhat
dismayed. although apparently she
took II lightly.
did l not say will not leave my
father-ever-while he lives-not for
-anyonef''
By and by one Of the physicians
came out and asked for young Green.
I'VE are waiting for him." he said.
lie promised to come early and staid
1t tho tavern on purpose"
Dolores spoke to him. A slight
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Rieh GIN TO UnIversIty.

President David Starr Jordan Of Le-
land Stanford university has present
ed to the institution as gift his
magnificent collection Of books on the
subject Of ichthyology. on which he is
one OF the leading authorities of the
world. The collection contains in the
neighborhood of 1000 volumes and Is
undoubtedly one of the finest in ex-
istence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Croker to Visit New York.

Richard Croker. now Of Vantage
Manor, England, but formerly the
boss of Tammany. will visit New York
before the close OF the year. He says
his visit will have no political signIfi-
canoe. aud to emphasize the truth Of
his statement will delay his arrival
until after the votes at the fall cleo
tion have been counted and the result
declared
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24

Right Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle.
who has just become senior bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal church by
the death of Bishop Thomas Marsh
Clarke of Rhode Island. was conse-
Grated a bishop in 1866. with jurisdic-
tion over Idaho and Utah. and his chief
work in the early days was as a mis-
sionary among the Mormons of Salt
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24

Lake. Bishop Tuttle was born in New
York in 1887. was educated at Colum-
bia college in New York city. gradual
ing in 1857. and earned his way
through the New York Theological
Seminary by serving as private tutor
to the sons Of a number of prominent
New Workers.. He has been bishop of
Missouri since 1886.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-24
Enoilsh Favor Canadians.

Greet efforts are being made to rn-
duce English farm laberers to settle
In Canada
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
PATTI AGAIN WITH US
Most Famous Singer in the World
Now in This Country.
Something of the Prima DOnna's
Sixty-One Years of Life-Started
Out as an Infant PrOdigy-The
Daughter of singers.

Patti is back in America, and we are
glad to say she has brought with her her
old songs, THE Last Rose of Summer"
and Home, Sweet Home" At Patti
night without these would be very lack
ing in sentiment.
The songstress, though 81 years Of
age, shows astonishingly little of the
usual marks of long acquaintance with
Father Time-she looks not day over
35. Her face is smooth and fair, her ex-
preston mirthfully joyous, her dark
eyes sparkling her whole being sug-
gestive of undiminished vitality And
this after long public career, it being
now so years and more that her voice
has been the wonder of the world.
Adelina PATHS father and mother both
were celebrated singers, and the night
she was born the mother sang in the
opera of Norma, the parents starring at
the time in an opreatic engagement in
the city of Madrid. Soon after the birth
of this daughter, the family removed to
Italy, remaining there three years, and
then they set sail for America. Money
was needed, and little seven-year-ol
Adelina was put on the stage, an infant
prodigy; and before the age of IL giving
concerts in all the principal cities of the
United States. She sang difficult opera
airs, and her voice might have been
ruined had not friend stepped in and
demanded two years of rest for the child
At l6 she reappeared more than ever Of
marvel.
Patti possesses an unusual memory,
and this has been of great aid in the diff
f1cult task of singing all the principal
Italian operas in four or five different
languages. She has taken the heroine's
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

part In at least 80 different operas and,
In all her years of work, in all the diff
ferent places she has appeared, has
failed but once or twice. The music
loving Russians fairly worship her, st.
Petersburg probably has witnessed her
greatest triumphs. In that city, at
Patti concert gallery seats have been
known to sell at 10 robes each ($77O)
and stalls at 100 robes. At one per-
Torrance, some enthusiastic Russian
gentlemen showered upon the prima
donna flowers to the value of 5000
robes.
All the fairies must have watched over
the cradle of Patti, for she was lowered
not only with a glorious voice, but also
with glorious beauty. With these two
gifts she has cOnqured the world, has
won people of many nations and tongues.
And that she is a born linguist has
aided considerably in gaining her wide
fame Louis Engel, writing of her
triumphs in various lands, says the
Spaniards call her Spanish because she
was born in Madrid and speaks Spanish
so well; the Italians claim her most
reasonably because she was born of
Italian parents; the French consider her
French, and the wife of a Frenchman
and because of her perfect French ac
cent; the Americans say she came to
their country as a child, was educated
there, developed there, became a great
singer theresa it seems we can lay
pretty good claim to calling Patti an
American.
In the supposedly usual American
manner we certainly can make boast
that in the matter of financial support
we have not been behindhand in our ap-
probation. Patti has received larger
sums of money here for a single perform
ance than any other star has yet at
tanned to. When the Auditorium was
opened in Chicago, PATHS price for
singing Home, Sweet Home" was 81, 900.
At Saturday matinee in Boston she
sang to an audience of 5000 people, and
her share of that days receipts was
1895. In three performances in Boston,
| think it was, she added to her posses
sions the neat sum of $20,900. Her
earlier contracts with Col. Mapleson
gave her $4,000 for each nights work.
PATHS voice is a marvellously pure
and rich soprano. Engel says of her that
she sings like a thrush, lark, night
ingale, and apparently as easily.
THE ASTROI OGER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
MOUSY'S QUEER HOME.
tiOn for Some Time and Then
Settled in OrioIe Nest

Once a Mother Mouse started out to
baby mice, as soft as velvet, and as
pink as the bottom of a baby's foot.
First she looked into an Old wool If
stocking in the attic under the ea yes,
and nearly decided to take it because
it was so warm and comfortable. Sull,
there were other things to consider in
selecting a house. There was no view
from the front door for one thing. 1t
opened right upon the shingles of the
roof, and there would be difficulties in
educating the babies so far away from
the dining-room. SIZE was an ambi-
tious little Mother Mouse, and hoped
to see them all do well in life, as
smart little mice should
So she decided not to take the stock
ing house, and went to see a hatbOx
next, where there was a pretty little
bonnet crown lined with white silk, all
ready to go to housekeeping in. There
was only one objection to this, and
that was, a tenant could not be GER
tain of the lease.
The owner of this attractive bonnet
house, likely as not the next bright
day, would take it into her head to
wear the thing, though for what pur-
pose it was beyond the average mouse
to understand. There was such fine
veranda, too, made by the bonnet rim,
where the babies could play tag and
hide and seek, in the chiffon. 1t real
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
ALUM, FLINT AND
SULPHURIC ACID.

1t is reported that in many localities
houses are infested by peddlers trying
to sell or introduce so-called cheap"
or low-priced baking powders, either
directly or by an order upon a grocer.
In most instances deception is used,
and it is claimed that the article is a
genuine baking powder and has all the
merits of pure article.
Housekeepers should be on their
guard against this danger to their food.
Alum powders are almost always low
priced. But they are well known to be-
detrimental to health. In England and
in some sections of this country their
sale is prohibited by law. Congress
has forbidden the sale of food contain
ing alum in the District of Columbia.
The highest authorities condemn their
use. DR.. S. W. Johnson, for instance,
Professor of Chemistry at Yale Col
lege, says: Bread made with a bak-
ing powder containing alum must
yield soluble alumina salt with the
gastric juice, and must, therefore, act
as poison"
1t Is well known that these so-caIled
Cheap" goods are made from alum or
the very cheapest materials. One of
them was recently analysed at Yale
College and found to be one-qusrter
sharp pointed grains of ground flint.
Others are filled with sulphuric acid,
and salts of lead are also found in
them.
In baking powders be sure to get a
reputable well-known cream of tartar
brand, and never buy from peddlers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
GREAT AND SILENT THINGS.

How silently the years in long procession,
Come gliding down the corridors of Time
to u.s.
Oh! quietly they come and take posses
zion
IF our dear youth, and weigh us with OPP
preston.
How great they seem, and how sublime
to u.s.
How softly Love into the heart comes
creeping
How wonderfully low is her command at
last!
She wakes the soul that erstwhile lay
a-sleeping,
She dries the eyes that were but lately
weeping,
Revealing all her Promised Land at last.
And Death! Oh! with velvet tread she
finds us.
And teaches us her awful lore and mys-
terry.
Like sheaves Of wheat are we what time
she binds US,
And in little sheet of whiteness winds
US
And this is all Of our poor history.
Oh! we who loudly cry our names in
chorus
Across the mighty years. shall sooner,
later,
Go humbly back upon the tide that bore us
To this brief life, as men have gone before
us,
Softly to God. silent to our Creator!
Charles Hanson Towne. in S S. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

ly seemed a great pity not to be able
to secure such a desirable house, and
Mother Mouse went back to take one
more walk on the wide porch and nib
bic a mouthful of white ostrich feath-
ers that grew by the side of it, These
she would use in making a coy cor
ner when she should get settled. She
was still in doubt where to locate
when | first met her.
There was a swinging seat out on
the big porch close by the screen of
the dining-room window. An armful
of cattails leaned up in the corner, and
right above them hung an orioles nest,
looking just like work bag covered
with coarse gray lace. While | sat
there in the twilight Lady Mouse
came climbing up the screen with her
cunning little feet, just as you would
climb up a ladder. l watched her
until the bell rang for tea and told
the family about our visitor. Then we
forgot all about her. One day, not
long afterward, we were all out there
with books and sewing, when some
one noticed a tiny ball of gray fur
on the floor under the orioles nest.
What do you suppose it was? The
smallest dot of baby mouse, and the
poor little thing was quite dead!
How did it get there!" everybody
asked, and then | remembered Mrs.
Mouse and her trip up the wire screen.
She has a nest in those cattails,"
said some one.
So we all looked, but there was no
mouse nest in the cattails.
Maybe it's in the orioles nest" said
somebody else.
Nonsense! It's too high up Be-
sides, mice don't nest in bird houses"
said the others.
But we got a chair and the tallest
one of us stood on tiptoe and peered
down into the nest, and there, snug
gled close together in milk weed silk
and ostrich feather quilts, were four
other tiny baby mice with skin like
pink velvet covered with a soft down
like the bloom on peach. Probably
the other baby wanted to see the
world too soon and lost his balance,
and so fell down, and down, to the
hard floor under the cattails. Poor lit
tie venturesome baby mouse!
The rest of them behaved as little
mice should, and are probably living
to a good old mouse age by this time.
No doubt they have lived in a great
many houses, but they could not hope
to find daintier home than an ORR
ole's nest. Could they?-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
Ate His Own Words

Not long ago the punishment for
libel in Russia was the requirement
that the libeler literally eat his own
words. A man who published a small
volume rejecting on the unlimited
power of the sovereign was seized.
tried in summary way and con-
demned to consume the Objectionable
words. In one of the public streets the
book was severed from its binding. the
margins cut off, the leaves rolled I'D
one by one and fed to the unfortunate
author surgeon was in attendance
to pronounce upon the number posi-
BILE to give without endangering his
life. but he is reported to have set the
limit at something like 20O.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
FACES ON THE WALL
Strange Phenomena Reported in O.
PennsyIvania Homestead.

Many strange phenomena are re-
ported at the time of death of cer-
tain people, but the strangest of all
and one that has been witnessed by
hundreds of the curiously inclined
happened recently at the home of ST.
mon Fisher, at Shamolkin, Pa.
Upon the walls of Farmer Simon
Fishers home are the exact facial
features of his deceased daughter and
son, and each appeared upon the
wall as life fed.
Six years ago the 1S-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Fish
er, who reside on a farm near Rebucky
was striker i'll with a peculiar mall
ady. For months she suffered terri
bly,, but despite this she was cheer
full and battled bravely with death.
AS her end drew near the grief of
the parents became uncomfortable,
and they refused to be comforted.
One day while the family were gath
cred around the dying girls bedside
praying for her recovery a strange
light filed the room. There was a
pause Ill Ine prayers, puI Chc hShO
faded away as quickly as it appeared.
AS they gazed upon the ceiling
there appeared an exact likeness Of
the dying one. They were terrified,
and turned to the bedside, expecting
to find her dead. But she still lived.
The next day she died, but the face
still remained on the wall. A short
time ago her brother was taken down
with fatal malady and just before
he died his profile appeared upon the
wall while upon the ceiling appear
ed the apparition of the daughters
death six years before. The young
man failed to see the image of him
self and said that that of his sister
had disappeared.
The stricken youth said he was 60
ing to die, and was resigned to his
fate. Late in the afternoon he passed
away peacefully.
The images of both daughter and
son remain upon the ceiling and wall
respectively. Many persons have
travelled miles to the Fisher home
stead to view the strange phenome-
ma, but no one has been able to eX-
plain the mystery. The family have
become accustomed to the images,
and say they do not want them to dis
appear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
EDUCATED OYSTERS.
by Many Eastern Wholesale
Dealers in Fish.

"a school for oysters" said a Phil
adelphia dealer in fish, SIS an institu-
ton that you would swear couSd not
exist, for oysters are notorious for
their stupidity. 1t is, however a fact
that there are many oyster schools.
An oysters intelligence is limited but
It has intelligence. Years ago GER
tain wise fish dealer discovered that
if you take an oyster suddenly from
its subaqueous bed it opens it's shell,
whereupon the life-giving water inside
it all escapes, and the oyster dies.
But if you expose an oyster in the air
gradually, lifting it out of the water
for a few minutes, and then returning
1t again, it gradually learns that to
keep it's shell closed when out of the
water is the best thing for it's health
These investigators found that they
could take two oysters, one trained
and one unframed, and the trained oy-
ster, keeping its shell closed while out
of the water, would live a long time,
while the unframed one, opening it's
shell, would die in few hours. There
fore, training schools for oysters were
established. The schools are in APP
pearance nothing more than reservoirs
full of water. Oysters are put in them,
and the water is drained off, and then
returned again. 1t is kept off for
few minutes at first, then for ten min
utes, then for half an hour, and so on.
Oysters in these schools learn that
they will live longest and live health
lest out of water, if they hold their
shells shut tight AS soon as they
learn this, they are graduated, and go
out into the world. N Y. Weekly.