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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

must look after you" And she said:
Yes. Alexander. you are a man at
last" but he only weighed ninety
pounds. after all.
Pretty soon that little drled-up, sick
ly man said he wanted to go to con-
gress, where nearly all the great men
of the country used to go. sooner or
later. in those days. why. sonny"
said one of Alexanders friends, how
can you all go to congress? You
amt much bigger nor a jackdaw,"
why don't you send Kane Free
mans big hog If you want size? He
weighs 400 pounds." said the little
dried-up man.
Then everybody laughed. Then they
stopped to think And ever after that
Alexander kept people laughing or
thinking. He went to congress and
became the greatest man in his state.
He served in congress years and
years, and was governor of Georgia
when he died. His full name was
Alexander H. Stephens, and he was a
wonderful orator
Don't give up because you are little
or ugly or dull or weak, because you
never can tell-you never can tell
what will happen when you do your
best.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

The boys who live near a body of
water containing perch, bullheads or
catfish can make large catches by
means of simple devices.
An old jug. well stoppered. makes
an excellent assistant. After empty
ing the jug. and corking 1t securely.
take 1t to the place where you want
to fish. and. making line fast, bait
your hook and carefully lower the
jug in the water.
A tempting worm on hook below
jug is liable to result in a bite, and
then the jug commences to bob about
in an amazing manner. II the fish is
large 1t may tow the jug around the
water for awhile. but heavy jug
will soon tire out even a big fish, and
then you can haul in the captive.
II jugs are not obtainable, large
bottles are effective. although they do
not offer the resistance the heavy jug
does. and. unless dark-colored, are
hard to see on the water.
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A boy was sitting near the stove
watching the Ere burn. All at once
he fancied that he heard a voice
speak TO him and he thought 1t was
a piece of wood. The wood said:
"Once upon a time was seed that
had fallen of a tree. ! lay on the
ground for a week. Then some clouds
spread over the sky and it began to
snow. The snow covered me and l
lay on the ground all winter in the
warm snow. When spring came l be-
gan to grow. l grew until I was If
teen years old. One day woodcutter
came along and cut me down. He
put me into wagon and rode down
to the woodward. | lay in the wood
yard about a month and then your
father came and carried me to your
house" This was all the piece Of
wood said.-Ed. Simonson.
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Perhaps it is lie. Let us hope so.
John"
For moments no word was tpoken.
John Burt stood by an opened win
dow. with his back to his friend. and
gazed out into the darkness.
Tell me about 1t. jim" he said,
breaking the silence.
Blake related the details of his in
PRODUCTION to Arthur Morris and told
Of the night spent in the latters apart
ment. He repeated the conversation
as nearly as he could recall 1t.
John abruptly changed the subject
and questioned Blake about his inter
view with Peter Burt. and smiled
quietly wnen he related his expert
ence with the old man. He was not
displeased that Blake had been forced
to reveal his secret.
II have anticipated his advice about
going to New York" said John. MY
plans are made. and II you are will
ing. we will make New York the fi-
ture headquarters of James Blake &
Company. with the San Francisco es-
tablishmcnt branch house. Think 1t
over, Jim, and let me know your de-
cision as soon as possible"
1--WE thought 1t over" said Blake.
'I'm ready to go to New York the
minute you say so.'
VERY well. wen go this MONTH
said John Burt.
1t was long past midnight when
Blake drove away and left John Burt
to the narrowing society of his
thoughts. For hours he sat before the
portrait of Jessie Garden. He recalled
the day when she had laughingly
placed the cherished tintype in his
hand. And now she was in Paris, by
the grace and under the bounty of
Arthur Morris-the one man in all
the world he hated.
Its lie-an infamous, damnable
lie!" he repeated as he paced up and
down the room. 1T is not soft shall
not be sol"
But the black clouds Of doubt again
obscured the rift made by vehement
aope. What reason had he to doubt
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
FivE-MiNUTE sAlL6oAT.

Here is way to make in five min
utes boat which will outsail almost
any Of the crack fancy boats your lit
tie friends may boast. with their three
mass, topsails, balloon jibs, center
boards and all that. Your homemade
boat will not be exactly beautiful. but
it certainly will be able to sail!
Get thin piece Of board, and
sharpen one end to point, to repre-
sent the bow. Now bore small hole
a little forward of the center. and
fasten a screweye in the bow. just
at the point. and your deck is com.
pIete. Easy. isn't it?
Now for the sail. Get a piece OF
heavy paper. and through 1t thrust the
three slender sticks, in the positions
shown in the diagram. Wedge the
bottom of the upright stick or mast
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

WIN FfoWcFo-
Scarce known by name. they dot the
ground
With motley colors, starry forms.
In them the sunset skies are found
That follow after storms;
And blurs OF crimson. blue and gold.
Their graceful chaiices unfold.
While mid the dead leaves pile and
fpent
Humbiy they live and die content.
Huge oaks above them lift their heads
And drop the acorn. shed the leaf.
The harvest Held far round them sheds
Plenty In many a sheaf.
Ana they. half fragrant, brighten earth,
Low In the shadows where there's
OF pain or pleasure. love or life.
Far from the worlds mad. ceaseless
They speak no message. act no part.
They have no works to show;
Deep hidden here they touch no heart.
And do not ask to know:
Yet II one meet the eye of man
II all unfolds the master plan
The power that painted this fair
For man can have no futile doom.
Charles w. Stevenson. in New York
Observer,
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Ancient Greece, hundreds of years
ago. was divided into several indie
pendent states. One of these was
wonderfully strong and brave. and SO
warlil1e that all the neighboring cities
and states were much in fear of these
fierce men, who fought for the love of
fighting.
Now. about twenty miles south of
Sparta there was another city, called
AmycIae, which was still free, al.
though constantly in dread of being
captured by its northern neighbors.
There were constant reports that the
Spartans were coming. and the peo-
pie were in such an excitement every
time these false reports were spread
that at last the leading Amyclaeans
passed a law forbidding any one to
mention Sparta by name on pain of
death.
But at last the Spartans did come.
and, although some of the Amyclae-
ans heard of their approach, they
were afraid to give warning to their
friends. for fear of the punishment
threatened.
So the Spartans attacked the city,
which was, of course, not in a state
of defense, and 1t was taken and the
people made captives to their enc
mics.
That was time when strict obedi-
ence to a law caused dire results,
was 1t not?
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firmly into the hole in the deck. and
your boat is almost complete.
Now comes the novel feature OF
your boat. Get one of these toy bal.
looms which are so often sold by street
vendors. You can get five-cent one
at any toy store. Fasten a light cord
about four feet long to the balloon,
and tie the other end of the cord to
the screweye in the bow of your boat
and you are ready to launch her.
The balloon will fly at the end of
the cord, high above your boat, which
will skim over the water like swal.
low. AS soon as the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat. and she will head on a
new tack. Then the square sail will
hll and fhe will be away at smpris-
Inc sree
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the water. and the upper part will be
filled with water.
This is as 1t should be, because
water is heavier than wine and nat
urally goes TO the bottom. The Curl
Gus thing is that the wine and water
do not mix. but each selects one hole
for itself. 1t is like the trick with the
candle burning in a lamp chimney
with a partition at the top, SO that
cold fresh air goes down on one side.
while the hot air and smoke escape on
the other.
oil may be substituted for the wine.
or you may fill the bottom OF the
glass with water, and then pour In
milk or some thin-colored syrup.
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through the holes. and you must keep.
on pouring until the level OF the wine
in the glass just touches the bottom
of the cup. Now fill the rest of the
glass above the orange cup with
water. and await results.
Soon you will see thin red Jet
of wine rising like fountain through
the water from one of the holes At
the same time. though you cannot sec
1t SO well. colorless stream of water
flows downward through the other
hole.
The two liquids do not mix much.
but merely exchange places. SO that
in a few minutes the lower part Of
the glass, below the cup. will contain
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
Tiny Man Whose Pluck Won.


Everybody cannot be big and strong
and handsome, or even smart. but al
most anybody can try to get ahead in
some way. even II he is homely and
freckled and awkward. Once there
was a little bit of a dried-up boy who
lived down southeast somewhere. in
Georgia. / think. and everybody but his
mother said he never would be of any
account. His folks were very poor,
and so II he had not been too sickly
and too little to earn anything out at
work he might never have got n
chance to go to school. But he went
to school and kept getting older.
though his head was about all of him
that got any larger. Finally he fin
ished school and graduated from col
Iege and the day he was 21 he said to
his mother: I'm a man now and
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1t happened that bulldog, saw its
masters broken arm often dressed by
a surgeon. One day the same surgeon
was surprised by paving and
scratching at his door. When the
door was opened he beheld two eogs
his friends bulldog and another.
The latter held up one of its forelegs
TO the surgeon, who saw that it was
broken. He set the broken limb in
splints and in due course the bones
reunited and the leg became whole.
On another occasion this very same
surgeon was summoned to his door
by the persistent yelping of a dog
standing on three legs. The doctor
examined the fourth limb and found
a pin sticking in it, which prevented
the animal from using it without
great pain. The pin was extracted
and the dog went away in ease.
Uncomfortable CeIluloid.
Incombustible celluloid is a French
invention.
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ITO be continued.)


Yes" remarked the bald-headed
man, my wife is president of secret
society"
"Nonsense!" rejoined the fussy old
bacEslor. THE idea of women having
anything to do with secret societies. "
But" explained he of the absent
hair. this is society in which the
members exchange secrets"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
CHAPTER XVII.


A Foreign Mission.
Before Morris had recovered from
his wound Jessie Garden had left for
Europe. During his convalescence he
was consumed by two passions: First
to arrest and punish John Burt, and
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Deaths from starvation in Great
Britain have fallen from eighteen to
twelve per million in the last thirty
years.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Usually the silk is colorless on leav-
ing the body of the silkworm, but
sometimes it is straw yellow or
greenish.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Novel chest-Protectors.
In Germany certain sorts of fungi
are made into chest-protectors.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Only fifteen per cent of engage
ments end In marriage.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Feminine chameIeons-
A sensible woman changes her fig
ure with the ashions.-The Queen.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
Trained Alpine Guides.

Tyrol now has $50 trained Alpine
guides. Last year SITS tours were
made, in which 14.e65 persons partici-
pated.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

A "sotnia" of cossacks consists Of
1ec men.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Freight trains carry l,25o.ooo.ooo
tons per year.
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Wine Many Years Old.
Wine $50 years old exists In Swift
erland.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-05
Mems and Boys Clothing

Mems and Boys Clothing
$50 Mems All Wool Suits sold at $40 o$13 Loom O.
EnQ fr1Ce.
100 Mems All Wool Fancy Patterns sold all
seasonable at $780, special offer for this Loom
End Sale Observation-Disclosures. ID Uni
100 Mems Odd Pants good as the Market affords
at $1.OO. We have large assortment of sizes and
patterns and in face of the big advance in cotton
have closed this out that add them to this
Loom End Sale, at. .............. ....
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
SPIRITS AGAIN FIRM
MARKET ONCE MORE TAKES ON
TANGIBLE FORM.
NOW POSTED AT So CENTS.
NO CHANGE WAS NOTED IN QUOTA
TIONs ON ROsINS.

Both Factors and Exporters Seem
Satisfied with Present Prices-Re-
ceipts Continue Very Light, and
Future Spirits Hold Their Own--NO
Sales of Resins Were Reported,
the Receipts Amounted to ST.
Barrels, and the Exports 3,27S
BaFreIs-spirits Sales Aggregated
16S Casks, Receipts 21S Casks and
Exports 5Z2 Casks.
Spirits again assumed a tangible
tone. and the market was quoted firm
at So CENTS both at the opening ard
closing yesterday.
True it was, that the receipts re-
ported were light, but both factors and
exporters seemed we'll pleased with the
situation. One well known factor said:
1T is time that spots were getting on
speaking terms with futures, and L 90
not look for any further advance at
the present time"
The GALES amounted to 1853 casks, 11S
of which were reported at the opening,
ana so at the last call. The receipts
were 21S casks and the exports 80
casks.
Rosins-The rosin market was quoted
firm and there was no change in quo
tations posted at the Board of Trade.
There were no sales reported. The re-
ceipts amounted to $40 barrels. aud the
exports 327S barrels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

New Orleans, March 16.-Futures.
steady; March. 15.1S@15.22c; April
Is. 24@15 2ec; May, 10 5sa15.57c; June,
Is SO@15. SIC: July, Is. 95@15 CSC; Au-
gust, Is .23G15. Csc; September 1910
10 46c: October, 10. 50G12. SIC.
New Orleans, March 16.-The spot
cotton market was quiet, weak and
lower.
Futures opened to IS points down,
caused by unfavorable Liverpool ca
bles: the market there continued to de-
cline until the close when prices were
is 10 10 points lower than yesterday
While the initial decline here brought
out much profit taking by shorts, the
course Of Liverpool caused much fresh
selling and toward noon the bears had
succeeded in forcing a wide decline.
At times the leading longs were free
buyers, but no one showed any desire
to force prices up. The trading in the
early morning was not heavy and it
was done mostly by professionals. but
later on sensational break occurred
and for half an hour the ring was in
a panic. Thousands of bales were
thrown upon the market by heightened
longs Prices sank so points in a few
minutes Heavy support was offered
by leading bulls and shorts took profits
freely This checked the decline. In
the trading the fluctuations were vio-
lent and frequent. May first declined
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
PICKED UP ON 'CHANGE

The naval stores exhibit which is to
have prominent place in the forestry
building at the st. Louis exposition has
rapidly taken on a tangible shape, and
yesterday scores of people viewed it
at the Board of Trade. Both resins
and turpentine will be conspicuously
displayed. and the committee, of which
Mr.. John r. Young is chairman, has
been interchangeable in its efforts to
make the best showing possible.
The exhibit will be made in large
frame 10 feet high and 9 feet wide;
made of highly polished Georgia pine.
The top of the frame will be embel-
lished with raised letters, as follows:
Savannah Board OF Trade-Savannah
Ga.
Nine cases will display the rosin
exhibit, which VIII be made in crazy
quilt style, and three shelves will
bring out the turpentine display.
1t has been arranged to have electric
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
------------------------
WARE a. LELAND.
Advise Traders TO Go Slow on the
Buying Side of Market.

New York. March 16.-The market
to-day. broke in response to Liverpool.
The foreign position is by far stronger
than New York or New Orleans, and
yet the weakness over there to-day at
tracted attention and finally broke
prices here very sharplyS Below 16
cents considerable cotton came out and
all but the big people were sellers. 1t
takes money and courage to hold cot
ton over 16 cents. AS soon as the mar
kets get weak there has been a lot
of cotton sold for delivery in this city
on May contracts and this load is get
ting serious. Looking over the situa-
ton it is difficult to see where Liv-
erpool is to get all her cotton. and vet
Liverpool is weak. This is a point to
be watched carefully. It's no use try
ing to oppose "a break at this level.
IL the market wants to go down it
will go down. It's a market to be
cautious about, and buyers should stay
very close to the market. The break
abroad left the situation very unsatis-
factory this morning, and all saw that
the position looked different from yes
terday. There was not the rally i'm
sight that there was yesterday. We
would go slow on the buying side at
the moment.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston-Easy middling, 15ssc; net
receipts, 1857; gross, 1857; stock 40. 1888
Norfolk-Net receipts, 500; gross, 500;
stock. 1850.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 49, so;
gross receipts, 150 stock, 2,3S4
Boston Dull; middling, 16 45c: net
receipts, 223; gross LOSS. Exports -
Great Britain, 311.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, Is soc
net receipts, 469; gross, 1859; stock, A.
436
Philadelphia-we Weak; middnng, 1876:
net receipts, 257; gross, 449; stock, O.
SOS.
Savannah--Dul; middling. 151sc; net
receipts, LAS; gross, 1,49S; sales, IS;
stock. 1888. EXports.-Coastwise 100;
continent. 5.130.
New Orleans-Quiet: middling, 15Mc;
net receipts. $780, gross, 1856; sales
500; stock. S67.510.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 15%c; net
receipts, p; gross, %; stock, 9,194. Elk
ports .--Coastwise $50.
Memphis-Nominal; middling, 1850;
net receipts, 2,254; gross, 1904; stock
57,729.
-Augusta-Nominal; middling. 15%c;
net receipts, 9l4; gross, 9l4; sales, 4S9i
stock. &c. 1856
Charleston-Steady; middling, 15hc
net receipts, 27S; gross, 273; sales, so
stock. T.AS6.
'Cincinnati-Ne receipts. 2SS; gross
23s: stock. $3.50.
sLouisville-Firm; middling, Ice.
*St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 1880
net receipts, $50; gross, 1850; stock, 81
1855
"Houston-Quiet; middling, 1850; ne
receipts, 1851; gross, i,457; sales. 200
stock. $1,000.
New York-weak; middling. Ice
gross receipts. 1880; sales. 10; stock
q. 800.
New Orleans-Exports.- Mexico. L,
40.
Total to-day, at all seaports-Net re
ceipts. 1885: Great Britain, 311: cont
nent 5.l3O; Mexico, l,45O; stock. SOB,
1923
Consolidated. at all seaports-Net re
ceipts, 3.269; Great Britain, l,S24
France, 172; continent 1888; Japan. 80
Mexico. 1900 -
Total since Sept. I. al all seaports-
Net receipts. 6.566.34s; Great Britain
1856 10; France e47. l02; continent. 3.
26S. 2iS; Japan. 1921; Mexico, 25,471.
mot included IN totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

larger receipts and the prospect of rain
in the Southwestern belt.
At first the bears seemed to lack
confidence, and there was little bull
support on the call with the result that
during the first ten minutes the market
. ruled fairly steady, in some instances
selling over the opening prices. But
as it appeared that buying orders were
limited offerings became more agrees
sive and soon the market was working
rapidly downward.
New Orleans seemed to be selling
here: there were rumors that a pow
erful bear clique had been organized;
and reports continued to come in as to
the unsatisfactory conditions of spot
demand, while it was pointed out that
stocks at both interior points, and
ports are gradually accommodating, be-
ing nov above last years figures in
both cases.
In addition to this private wires
were received stating that cotton was
being offered with surprising freedom
in the interior. The estimates for to-
morrows receipts at Houston and
Galveston were light, leading to brief
intervals of steadiness, but generally
speaking the market worked steadily
downward, catching stop orders on the
long side before midday, after which
accelerated the decline.
Brokers believed to be representing
the bull leader bought the summer
months shortly after midday, and with
some room covering rallied the market
about 10 points. but a little later these
gains were lost in another wave of
bear pressure and the low point of the
day was reached in the middle of the
afternoon when March selling at 15.34c,
May at 1860, and July at 1850 were
from 81 to 70 points net lower, while
the new crop was at a decline of about
% points.
Following this, there was considera-
BILE irregularity with sentiment evil
IDENTIFY very nervous and unsettled and
there were slight recoveries. The mar
ket was finally steady at a net decline
of 20d57 points with sales estimated at
700,0 900 bales.
There was considerable selling by
commission houses on the break, but
aside from this, trading was chiefly
professional and it did not appear that
the local bull leader made any very
serious effort to check the downward
course of the market.
Port receipts for the day were with
in about 1000 bales of last year, ana
exports continue light, though the
freer movement of cotton to the ports
would indicate increased shipments in
the near future.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
ONLY ONE BALE SOLD
THIS WAS THE TEXT OF THE LO-
GAL SPOT SITUATION.
PRICES WENT OFF 1-sC.
FUTURES TOOK SHARP BREAK ALL
ALONG THE LINE.

slump Was Brought About by the
Most Pessimistic Cables, rs Both
spots and Futures in Liverpool
Showed LOss-New York and New
Orleans Both Followed Suit-Ru-
mors of "A Bear Clique Helped to
Send the Market Toward the Bot
tOm-InteriOr still Persists in Sitt-
ing on Its COttOn-But Little Was
Done f. o. b. and Brokers Tried
in Vain to Get Producers and Ex-
pOrters to Trade on an Equality
of Terms.