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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Thn ii PLUM Puddin,.,y

horses an good horses rayfused thin.
but some wan discovered that tn
more We did to oats, tb' less they tast-
ed an that tn less amy thing tastes,
tn betther food it is f'r tn race.
So all over tn country countless ma
chimes Is at wurruk removin tn ha-
vor firm oats an turn1n' thin into
breakfast food. Breakfast food is all
We see in tn cars an on. tn bill
boards. In tn small cities It's tn
principal sport iv tn people. Where
cllildher wanst looked on tn boards
: TO see whin tn MINSTREL show was
comm to town, they now watch f'r
tn announcement " tn new break
fast food. Hogan tor me he was out
in Decatur tn other day an they
was eighty-siven kinds iV oats on tn
bill Nv fare. rs they amy thing goin
on in this town. he asst a drummer
'Nawthin' ontil tn eighth when Dat
como opens, says tn man. People
talk about breakfast food as they
used to talk about Bicycles They
compare an they thrade. a man with
TIL 1903 model " high gear oats is tn
hwy " tn neighborlood. All tn saw
mills has been turned into breakfast
food faottries an tn, rip saw has
took TIL place " tn miller.
Does it do amy harm, says ye?
Ne'er a bit A country that's goin'
to be kilt be food is on its last legs
anyhow. Ivry race has It's pecooly-
arity. With th' Rooshyans It's Pass
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
JESSIE BENTON FREMONT.

n but the Colonial English woman. losing
the cafmness that marked the CASTE
through the wear and tear Of managing
ignorant servants and tenantry. The hos
pitaiity 80 often mentioned as one OF the
traditions, was never DESTINATIONS. there
was no imposing Of false appearances.
and no sudden increase OF wealth; the
capital of the residents being IN land and
crops. Thus there was solid foundation
for prosperity and hcrnelv abundance,
with a frank nnthfulness In the mode Of
life, ii beautiful contrast to the often
deceptive display Ia commercial commtini-
ties. A TEN porary show OF sp1endor, at
the cost OF real Inconvenience, would
have been regarded by the staid. honest
Inhabitants as kind OF forgery, for the
purposes OF an adyenturer. Travellers
who came even from the South In their
oid-fashioned. massive carriages, drawn
by two or four horses. and attended by
mounted servants. would stop at any
plantation IN perfect assurance Of wei
come. with no other Introduction than
the nams OF mutual friend. Northern
travellers usually took the mall coaches
by the day. with relays OF horses every
ten miles. stopping where they pleased.
This posing was called taking the &C
COMMUNICATION line Richmond was the
little London Of that provincial world.
and pleasant circles were there formed
to meet with accession Of gaieties at their
Saratoga. the White Sulphur Springs.
LINEAGE WAS DISTINGUISHED.
Colonel Benton's family was also OF
English extraction and Virginia birth. His
maternal grandfather was the younger
brother Of Sir William Gooch. who was
Deputy-Governo Of Virginia under Lord
Dunmore This younger brother died q
few months before the elder, missing the
inheritance Of the title and estate IN
Northumberland. kIis daughter. Anne
Gooch. was married to Jesse Benton, al
the house Of her maternal uncle. Colonel
Hart, the father-in-law Of Henry Clay
Her son was named for that uncle, who
had been her guardian during her long
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J WHERE THE MODERN BREAKFAST COMES FROM

tn tallow candles; with TIL Chinese a
plate " rice an a sharks fin: Tn
German sets down to q breakfast "
viggytable soup. Hungarian goo1ash
an beer. TIL Frinchman is satisfied
with q rose In his buttonhole. an
tin mfnyits at TIL pianny. AN Irish.
man gets sthrong on potatoes an an
English1nan dilicate on a sound break
fast iv roast beef. ham. mutton pie,
eggs, bacon. an 'alf an 'alf. TIL doc
tors bothers US too much about what
1nan-iy-all-wurruk, TIL human stom-
aci Hiven sint mos " US good
digestions. but tn doctors won't let
thin wurruk. TIL strongest race w
rough-a Americans that iter
robbed a neighbor was raised on pie.
I'm fr pie mesiif at amy time an at
all meals. If food makes amy diff
renee, to people how do I know that
eli our boasted prosperity ain,t based
on pie2 Says I,G1ave well enough
alone: It may be that If we sarched
fir tn corner stone w American lib
erty an progress, we'd find 1t was
apple Pic with q piece iv toasted
cheese.
People don't have amy throuble
with their digestions firm atm IT'S
Is ets4!alE 559tAldh SSs55u SSpSpSy 49, 'sUI1y YIN
about tl' rint Isl twiI1ty times worse
f,rI a mans stomach thin plum puddin'
What's worse still Is p7orryin' about
! digestion. Wnin man gets to dom
that, all tn oats between here an.
Council Bluffs wort save him.
joyce tells me his breakfast food
has made him as sthrong as q horse"
said Mr.. Hennessy.
ut ought ,o.,' said Mr.. Dooley.
'.Hira an horse havs tn same
food. =
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IN 4 FRIGHTFu1. PREp1cAMEsr-

ssWreeked.''
The excited man chased back and forth
beside the train, as he gave utteranee Z
his cry.
stRut IL. rot 50 bad urged a cooiss
1t is horrtb1.r. exclaimed the excited
mo one has been kiu.d." Insisted sss
cool one.
eas yet no ors has atad." admitted TIA
excited man.
land no one is likely to die,
The excited man paused and looked ~
tbs other piryingly.
..Esv,dentiy" he said. you don't kn5s
the worst. Tisten.'s
ssWenf
+ .swe were in the smoker playing cards,
( Yes.
.-Ihe last flask had trst beer eraps:ed
when the crash came. "
What OF It e
.sWhat OF II? why, man. there ara tiss s
/ OF ~ fruEn Kentucky ana we're HSeeAe1
In 4 prohibition state.
Then at last the frixhtful naturs Of inc
catastrophe was apparent to the man WAC
haA been cool. Brooklyn Eagis.
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lists OF the Royal Geogra phical Society.
The medals are not given for services
to government. but for expeditions con-
Quoted at private cost, involving sacrifices.
For subsequent expedition Fremont re-
ceived Austrian and Prussfan medals ana
diplomas. The death OF Mrs. Fremonts
only brother shortened their stay In Lon
don. Among ether ttflcations they lost
that OF being present at the last dinner
given IN honor Of the birthday of the
Duke Of Wellington, to which they Nsre
invited by Miss coutts The Duke az
ways dined with her that day. selecting
his own company. HIS death soon followed
this celebra ton. At which some Of the
royal family were present.
III Paris Mrs, rernunt saw tho eagles
OF tho empire restorsd to- the aa1s Of TIN
strpopa nc the 3 great review in the
Champ de Mars On The loth OF May. 116Si
This was thee Of tho republic. AAtd
shy presidentssa and few anticipate the
srssttrs tionS 6 tn smpirs. shss vitnessed
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Mr.. DOOLEY ON OATS As A Food.
(By :. z. DUNNE.)
Copyright, 1905. By Robert Howard Russell. .

5 1,,,. tarness mesilf up IN a Gavin's
S -, have mesiK hi,ched to post
N front II ths city hall. an tntye me.
breakfast'# I says. .Ye# have delight
/ f,1l home here, says I. Some day I'm
roin to ask va to take me up In tn.
Kitchen an lave me fork down some
i hay f'r tn chi1dher. But now IS mus.
lave ye sow ye're prepared oats,
i says. An. whit out to Mulligan.s
RESTRAINT an wrapped rneslf around
buckwheat cakes an sausages TIL IN
cook got b1cI wheat cake makers pa
ralysis.
.I don't Know how people come to
J have this mad passion 1r oats. When
was a boy they was on'y ct be
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whats q breakfast food ~ asked.

-. y nat 3 1breaK1ast 1000! - dSl1Aeu9 .
Mr.. Hennessy.
Tt depinds on who ye ar-re, said
thug to ate that ye're not Eoin' to-
have f'r dinner or supper. But in tn s.
case Nv tn rest " this impeeya1 ray
public, tits tn on'y amusement they
have. It's most ~ til advertisin in
{ tn. %pa-apers. lis what sc see On tn
bill boards. 'Tis tt. Inspiration " pos
thry an. artSIn wurrud, it's oats.
s Y whit over to have breakfast New
Years mornin at Joyce's. tn. air was vas
sharp. an thought m not much given to 8
rehectin' on vittIes, regardin. thin more
as medium f'r what dhrink y take
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perfect accuracy, not an ounce OF gold

perfect accuracy, not an ounce OF gold
sbeingstalken beyond their share.
LAS EXPLORERAN D#GEoGRAPHER.
The name OF General Fremont is en-
rolled among tho most eminent explorers:
and geographers. When he returned to the
East, It was with his share Of the wealth
of the new State he had FIRST explored.
and with political power, he having been
chosen It's nrzt Senator. OF his yearsGof
trial and triumph, Mrs. Fremont could
have said, Z. All which I saw and port Of:
which wa = The negoti ton to which
his sproprietorship OF the Martpo sas PROD
ertay gave u rise. 3 took him 10 Eu-5
rope be spring of 1ss22. Iais fame pre-
eeeded him. and both he and Mrs. Fremont.
had Il most ilatterlng RECEIPT ton from men!
eminent la science and letters. They spent=
sa year OF unbrQken scontent in Paris. At
the eng courta they. were Il the priv
ileged lis, /, including the q plomat tcscorps.s
On account Sofs General position
At homo ltnd his bsiuEsonssofs ths5ms,iass
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ANCIENr CUsTOM REyTvEn

Giles Buckingham experienced az u
forfnras Sc :ha inauisition last ntsht.
e Mi!es-You don't sayt How did II ha1'
pan
Gilas-fI4 was playing rouIetts-
& Miles-Wh1eA did thu torture COME M
6l9s-Way. 10 VS. hyoksa 8 at "a
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03

The first arch was capped by dom
ino with two pips or spots "a double
2') over 1t. and so on consecutively
TO the sixth arch, which was topped
by a double 6, the domino with the
greatest number OF pips. there being
IL.
After these arches were constructed
the small checkerboard was laid fiat
on the floor. closed with its edge
pushed up against the entire back of
the bridge. this forming a brace and
making six compartments out OF the
six arches-as shown In drawing.
Now. where do the checkers come
in?" you ask.
George and Lew quickly showed
their use. George took ten reds. while
Lew got an equal number of blacks;
then they toed line about eight feet
away from the front Of the bridge.
from where they now tried to .oii the
checkers under the arches. George
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garden vegetables when grass roots
are not available.
If you are expert It Is sometimes
possible to catch chipmenks by hand.
They VIII enter almost any ordinary
sort of trap. and can best be cap
tured in that way. Set the trap noar
the hole known to be occupied BY one
of these scolding rodents. and give
your captives n roomy cago. with a
dark corner sor nest. They mako
gentle and amusing pets. Feed thcm
ON acorns and nuts. Crack the hard
est nuts for them.
The simplest kind Of box trap.
which is almost always effective when
baited with slice OF fresh vegetable.
is shown in the illustration. II is very
easy TO make and viii capture your
little pets without iniuring them in
any way.
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Hi Where are the dominoesT
George and Lew have en-
And the checkers are gone. tool"
George and Lew have en-" repeat
ed Marie.
But they aren't playing with both
at the same time. are they?" asked
Joe In surprise.
You don't believe 1T. do you?' said
Marie. as Joe shook his head incredu-
lously. Come upstairs and III prove
it."
This is wha. Jos rx-: The domi-
noes haa n.-sa dymfed out OF the box
on tSs floor. where they had been
used in building what appeared to be
a miniature bridge. There were six
arches. All the dominoes were en-
ployed In their construction. so that
the arches were strong enough to re-
sist the shock OF a blow. A domino
with its face outward formed the top
Of each arch.
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missed them entirely in his first roll.
but on his second trial he managed 10
penetrate the arch that was topped
by the double six. Each pip counted
one point, so George got l2. which put
him ahead OF Lew. who had managed
to get only four and six on both his
two rolls.
The game grew very exciting and
was not decided until the last roll.
when Lew won by a score OF 43 to AZ.
They called this new game Com
bination." and II you wish to play IL,
here is another way OF counting: In
stead OF taking only ten checkers. use
as many as you like. but fix on a GER
tain number-50 to 100-as the win
ming number. and whoever reaches 1t
first wins the game.
Combination may not be as scIen-
tific as its parent games. yet it's a lot
of fun. and as an eye-trainer it ia q
splendid pa-st!.,s-
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Toy Water Wheel.

a good toy is water wheel. the
Kind that has a handle by which a
boy can hold 1t in stream OF water
and see IL turn. And. of course. the
boy must make Il for himself,
Here is the way to make t.. Get
the largest empty spool you can. say.
one on which stout linen thread is gen
erally wound. and on one end of 1t
tack three strips of wood cut from an
old cigar box. The strips should be
about ave Inches long and half an
inch broad. and they should be tackled
on the spool so that the six ends arc
equidistant from each other, like the
spokes of wheel.
Tack three strips on the other end
of the spool in the same way exactly.
so that the strips at one end shall be
opposite to those at the other The
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How % seeure wIId Pets.

The gentle. graceful little jumping
mice. white-footed mice. short-tailed
meadow-rats and nying-squirrels are to
be found In almost any rural place Ia
this country. These interesting little
creatures can be captured with ordi.
nary box-traps. figure fours or the
square or round wire mouse traps. The
whlte-footed mice. or deer mice. may
be found in the abandoned nests of
other rodents. In holes In the fence
rails. and under clods of old plowed
fields, or beneath brush heaps In the
fence corners.
Sometimes birds nests are found
with neatly matched roof over the
bowl. and n round doorway OF access
to the interior. where. snugly curled
up In warm bed of down. the little
whitefooted mouse is sleeping,
You may capture these little fellows
by hand. II you use due caution in ap-
preaching their hnbitatlon. and shield
your hand with an ordinary pocket
handkerchief They win make delight
ful pets. and you will find them much
more interesting than the common
white mice. Give them tall. narrow
cage with plenty of head room. wire
a branch containing last summers
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accompanying picture represents one
end of the spool with the strips tackled
IN.
Now bore a hole through the strips
where they intersect. at both ends so
that these two holes may be a CON
tinuation of the hole through the
spool.
Your next step Is to cut six strips
from the cigar box. and having made
them the right length, tack them
across from the strips on one end OF
the spool to the strips on the other
end. like the paddles of real water
wheel. Use small brads in all the
lacking.
Now take piece of soft wood
about six inches in length. and with
your knife trim part of it down to the
right size to slip easily into the hole
through the spool, and let this part
be long enough to extend half an inch
out Of the other end. Put brad
through 1t there to keep the spool
from coming on
The untrimmed part of the stick
Will serve as handle for you to hold
the wheel by, and as II is larger than
the trimmed part, of course the spool
cannot get off that end.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
orIqIn OF Common Vegetables.

The common cabbage is n native Of
Europe. and grew originally among
the rocks by the seashore. To this
day Il Is found growing wild in such
localities i'm Denmark. on the south
coast of England, and on the north
coast OF the Mediterranean. In all
probability It was cultivated very
ancicntly, and previously to that time
was gathered In the wild state, The
garden-cress, so popular as a salad.
was valued in early times for proper
ties of its seeds, Apparently II was
native of Persia. whence II spread into
Europe, where doubtless It originated.
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Assumed Characteristics.


In this game some well-tnown nov
ellst Is selected, Dickens. for instance
and each player chooses ono OF his
characters to personate. telling no one
the choice.
Then one OF the players relates the
life as though II were her own. and
portrays with voice and gesture the
character she has assumed. or course
no names must be mentioned.
The person who first guesses what
character is personated has the priyi-
lege OF deciding who shall be the next
TO tell her story.
Tho game OF assumed characters"
will prove to be very entertaining II
each player does her part and makes
her narrative as amusing and interest
ing as possible.
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The Lauohter Of the crow..

-. MIN not hope te do great deeds
~ no Tears that other men may laugh;
m orAN"ry he shows who leads
most TO battle IL not half
As great ns il his fearlessness
y ho darcs. though others laugh to try
Nn1 has the strength and Will 10 press
,,Nhead we'll knowing that tho high.
Snttul Stt laughter OF the scoffers rings.
VINO. hearing them, builds on or sings
Men laughed at Alexander ere
= ne world mad come beneath his sway.
ny iauEhed at Byron. who could dare
~ % SUI keep on his chosen way
Sfnce man tirst sought success the crowd
rus nughed to see tho anxious try,
AM only they have won who, proud
And brave. have made the laughter
Mno suffers mon 10 laugh him down
Mnst NOT expect n Victur's crown.
- E. Kixar.
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birds nest to the side of their cage
for. sleeping quarters. and feed the
mice with bread. seed and grain.
Meadow rats are not climbers. Put
them in fiat cage with n good wide
expanse of bottom covered with sod
of growing grass. the roots OF which
they will eagerly devour. Feed them
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
A Certainty.

Does Mr. Stiggins call himself
conno;sseur in music?" asked the man
who sneers.
Certainly not. Such assumption
on his part is out of the question.
In the first place, he couldn't pro
nounce the word 'copnoisseur.
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MetaphorlcaIly Phrased.

Don't you think your friend would
stand better chance IL he were to
subside and be a dark horse?" said
one politician.
"He couldn't" said the other.
He's naturally so much of kicker
that he wouldn't be content with any
other role than that of mule
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II you wish to see how prettily this
simple little wheel will turn when you
hold 1t in a stream. try II under the
hydrant with the water turned half on.
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His Terms.

Your enemies say that you have
been on friendly terms with that
TRUST"
'It is base libel" answered Senator
Sorghum. "The terms | exacted from
that trust we're entirely too friendly to
be considered friendly"
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The Dangers Of Travel.

Grouchy Bachelor-I heartily disap'
prove of taking children on railway
journeys and to large hotels.
Doting Mother-So do I. One meets
so many rude people and sees so much
selfishness at those places that one
is always glad the little darIings aren't
there to pick up bad habits.
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Rather Antique.

"At last" said the great inventor.
81 have succeeded in perfecting pow
der that is both smokeless and noise
less"
"Pshaw! That's as old as the hills"
remarked the observing person.
women have been using that brand
of powder ever since Eve posed as a
fashion leader"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Good Protection.

The Groom-'I think 1t would be
good idea for us to wear automobile
goggles when we reach the depot"
The Bride-"What for. George?"
The Groom-"Why to keep the
shower of rise out of our eyes"
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Histrionle Wisdom.

Eggbert-Are you still doing
stage stunt?
De Ranter-No, I've cut It out.
married the only daughter OF
wealthy Southern sugar planter few
weeks ago.
Eggbert-Ah, | see. Another case
OF sugar-cured ham. as 1t were.
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Gone.

Say. pa" said the boy of the fu.
ture. II want an automobile"
''What?" cried his father. where's
the last one bought your"
Hugh! Why that was three days
ago"
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Perfectly REGULAR.

'In his letter of application he
claimed to be a man of regular
habits"
''Wen?"
We'll. the very first time saw him
he was drunk"
We'll, you never saw him sober
did your"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
On Exhibjtion.

when a girl has her first beau"
said the unmarried cynic. "she al
ways keeps him lingering on the front
steps longer than is necessary, SO
the neighbors may see him.
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Asked and Answered.

What is your idea of good busi-
hess mani" asked the youth.
"one who is capable Of meeting and
beating a flim-flammer at his own
game" replied the sage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Before and After.

did you ever meet your ideal WON
an?" asked the cigar drummer.
Yes; three long years ago. re-
piled the sad-eyed passenger.
And is she still your IDEAL o.
queried the man with the sample case,
NO." replied the other Were
married now"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Only the Best.

What was the mean temperature
here last month";" asked the new ar
rival.
I'VE don't have any mean tempera-
lures" replied the landlord OF the
summer hotel. 1T is always good"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03

that each one shall have the same
shaped piece of ground, each one shall
have a house and n tree on that piece
of ground, and each have access to the
well without ,trespassing. 1t was the
surveyor who solved the problem,
How many of our readers would like
to try to solve II. too2
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Az Observed.

Say" began the man who observes
things. did it ever occur to you
did what ever occur to me?" asked
the party who never misses an oppor-
tunity to butt in.
THAT diamonds and dudes repre-
sent the extremes of hardness and
softness?" continued the originator
of the trouble.
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A Discovery.
me catch you

1T is not generally known that
there we're money lenders among the
Indians. remarked the professor.
," But were there?" asked the student.
Certainly; there were the Paw
nees. you know."-Detroit Free Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
A Mild surmise

That new comet discovered by the
observers of Marseiiles has two tails. 4"
Saw 1t in the evening. didn't he?"
"Of course"
Maybe 1t had on its dress coat"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
She Paid for Virtue

My dear said a lady to friend
who was complaining of a servant,
you can't expect all the virtues for
s12n
But l pay s15." was the practical
response.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Divide This Plot.

Here is a square plot of ground. in
the center OF which we find n well
tw). houses tHD and trees CT) in
different locations.
The problem is so 10 divide this plot
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Sold Again

Gunner-'T saw cane that could
be converted into a chair
Guyer-"That's nothing. saw a
table that could be carried in the
pocket
Gunner-"You must be Joking.
What kind of table was it,"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Two Generations of Hornblowers.

Two Generations of Hornblowers.
Lawson-It seems SO appropriate 70
see young Maquerelle footing around
the country in his automobile and
blowing his horn.
Dawson-How SO?
Lawson-Why. his father used to
sell fish.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
GeoqraphicaI.

You say she has limited divorce.
What do mean by that?"
"Oh. it is only good In twelve
states"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
Rivals.

Percy-My papa owns a newspaper
Jimmie-Dats nuthin'; | buy and
'ell sixty of 'em every dayl
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A weIl.known proverb.

Here is well-lnown proyerb-or
rather the parts OF one, for. AS you
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-03
The Reason.

$50 you think justice should be
represented with a rod and reel7"
Yes, OF course, The big fish most
always gets away. Puck.
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The Early Bird.

Mrs. ciubman-wili you be home
early. Jack?
Mr.. Clubman-We-ell. yes; but don't
wait breakfast for me- Brooklyn Life.