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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

\ cemetery on the outskirts of De
troit is reached by good pike road
ON which there is tollgate. All flu
nerals are allowed to pass through.
One day the well known DR.. b.
returning home. stopped at the toll
gate to pay his toll and said to the
gatekeeper;
You ought to pass doctors free
of toll"
"Ah. no. DOCTOR" replied the keep
er. you send too many deadheads
through here."
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Barlow-The Wigginses seem TO get
along together wonderfully. never
supposed they would. their tastes be-
ing SO dissimilar.
Catian-That's Just the reason why
they do get along so well. He is al
ways talking on literary subjects and
she talks of nothing but her household
work. As neither knows anything
about what the other is speaking of
they never have any disputes.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Here, young man." said the old
lady. with fire in her eye. I've brung
back this thermometer ye sold me-
What's the matter with it," de-
manded the clerk.
ut amt reliable. One time ye look
az it 1t says one thing. and the next
time IL says another"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Mamma" said the pretty fluffy
haired girl. 81 think I ought to go to
cooking school, don't your"
1T isn't necessary, my dear" re-
piled the mother Il can teach you to
cook"
But that would never do, mamma. :"
protested the fairsdaughter. you only
know how to cook the ordinary things
that people really eat"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

card, the deep fall below the vest and
those in the sleeves being of cream
Lierre lace. To make the blouse for
woman of medium size will be re
quired Az yards of material 81. 4
yards 81 or pa yards A inches wide
with y yards of tucking for yoke. Il
yardssof all-over lace for cuffs and .
yards OF lace for frills
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Handsome blouses are ever in de-
mand both for the odd waist and the
gown. Here is one that suits both
purposes and allows many variations.
but is shown in pale green messalinc
satin. with the yoke Of tucked chiffon.
vest and trimming of Chinese en-
broidery, on white edged with silk
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Il noticed the other day. Miss clln-
key. that some papers say that mar.
ried men live longer than single
ones"
And haven't you any desire to live
long. Mr.. Puttyblow?"
Why, yes, of course have. Miss
Clinkey."
oh. Mr.. Puttyblow. this is SO sud.
den!'
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Mr.. Styles-There's no reason why
you should come down to breakfast
with your hair in that condition.!
Mrs. Styles-why. combed it care
fully. dear.
oh. it's combed all right. but you
haven't changed the color. Why. it's
the same shade il was yesterday"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Muggins-Who was that fellow you
were quarreling with last night?
scrapps-Oh. that was a member OF
the Philadelphia baseball team. He
struck at me several times.
Muggins-Did he hit you?
scrapps--No. of course not.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Bell Boy-"Gent in 6s wants anotb-
er highball"
Clerk-"Geel He's had twenty"
Bell Boy-"He says this ones for
the snake."-Cornell Widow.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

What is this?" asked the teacher.
pointing to the Island of Cuba on the
map.
Il dunno, ma'am." replied the DO,
Didn't you ever hear your manma
say what we got from SPAIN
"Yes'm; olives"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Dabney-I'm linking life easier now:
my debts are less troublesome.
Courtney Have You at last learned
not to incur bills7
Dabney-No; rye learned not to
worry about them.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

81 don't have to work for living
said the shiftless individual.
'Of course you don't" reioined tho
busy man. IF you did it's safe bea
that you wouldn't be living"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

HIm-DId you ever see one of those
slow matches?
Her-Do you refer to Philadel.
phia courtship.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

The new boarder," said the land
lady. after that individual had left
the table. 'is as bald as an egg"
And about the same age. | imag-
inc remarked the cheerful idiot, as
he glanced suspiciously at his egg
Gull
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Police Magistrate-You are charged
with lighting. What have you to say
for yourself2
Prisoner-Well. your honor. l am a
professional pugilist. and
Police Magistrate--case dismissed.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Fred-Mlss Upperten is the most cir
cumspect young lady | ever met.
What's the answer?
Fred-She refused to accompany me
on the piano the other evening with.
out "a chaperon.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

dered without the entire waist hav-
ing to be ripped apart. as is generally
the case In the simpler styles of
gown this is most desirable, but 1t
Is also carried out In the more elab-
crate ones. a1d for the same reason
that the laundering of any lace or
embroidery is a difficult task unless
the entire waist is cleaned at the
same time. In many such respects
fashion becomes more and more
practical as time goes on; one rea-
son. however. being that absolute
cleanliness and perfection of detail
arc required in any garment that 10
to be considered at all smart.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Mrs. De Rufiie-If you ever did any
good in this wide world, I'd Ike to
know what 1t is.
Mr.. De Ruf'ie-Well. for one thing,
saved you from dying NJ old xsaid-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
Fair Warning.

Patient--It's up TO you. doctor. II
you fail to cure me you'll get moth
ing for your services.
Doctor-Hows that?
Patient-I haven't money enough to
pay both you and the undertaken.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Biggs-shortstake has quite lot OF
money, has he not?
Diggs-He ought to have. never
knew him to pay any out.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Don't you think you owe 1t TO your
self to leave an unblemished record
behind your.
Maybe do" answered Senator
Sorghum. But It is one of the debts
that there is no use worrying about =
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Hell suppose you think smoking is
hurtful?
She-Not always. It is quite an Inn
provement to pork products.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

The new plan of the yoke and col
lar being separate from the rest OF
the gown is an excellent one. as 1t
permits of their being easily ,aun-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

He-Don't you think Miss Thirty
odd looks awfully sweet this evening?
She-"Oh, | suppose so; but never
did care for preserves"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Shells 1t possible to receive a
shock through the teiephoneg
depends upon who is at the other end
of the line.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Truth" remarked the moralizer,
lis stranger than fiction"
Yes. rejoined the demoralizer.
land the majority Of men seem to be
shy If associating with strangers"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Myer-"what do you mean by say
fnE an umbrella is like virtue?"
GseT-'I mean that 1t Is folly TO
advertise for either II lost"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

church-Dont you like to see the
old farmer coming into town with his
load OF hay?
Flatbush--And going home the
same night with his load of rye.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

is that boy one q your of.
springs?" asked Judge Lueders.
Nav replied the middle-aged wom-
an from the bad lands. Hes me old
est young 'un.'
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

and set them close together in dish.
to hold them in that shape until they
are cool and hardened. then prepare
the filling by cutting the strawberries.
sweeten with powdered sugar and
mix with thick whipped cream. Fill
the baskets. and place a whole straw
berry on either end. Do not I'LL the
baskets until time to serve. as the
cream softens the pastry. II allowed
TO stand. and the baskets lose their
shape.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Doesn't Sponger ever buy drink"
oh, yes. upon occasions"
What occasions?"
Upon occasions when he's alone
and there's no one else to buy for
him.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Percy Has Miss Options head
oeen turned by the fortune her uncle
left here
Harold-No; but IT has elevated her
rose about S2 degrees.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Bleeker-What reason have you for
thinking Homer crazy?
Mecker-He has been married three
firnqe
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

suit girlish figures TO perfection. This
one is adapted alike to the suit and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

there are less than million Inhabitants
in this richest" region.
Uruguay is small comparatively. 1t
contains 10000 square miles of land, an
area for possession of whose rich acres
vigorous warfare has been waged re-
peatedly. 1t has been an Independent
state since 1925, at which time the treaty
of Montevideo declared it no longer un-
der the control of Brazil. Formerly IL
was a part of viceroy of Spain, lying In
the region of the Rio de La Plata, or
River of Silver, and therefore coming
under notice of the fortune-huntlng
Spaniard. The La Plata was discovered
as early as 1915; in 1919 Magellan sailed
up this river, and few years later Sc
bastian Cabot explored its shores with
the view of establishing a settlement
there. In 1884 Spanish courtier, Don
Pedro de Mendoza, founded the town OF
Buenos Ayres, and in time this spot be-
came the commercial center of the valley
of the great river. The natives tried TO
stop the advance of the Spanish, but in
effectually, and presently (by 1920 all
the settlements south of the confluence
of the Panama and Paraguay rivers were
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
AGREED TO END LIVES.
Young Lovers of GAINESVILLE, O., Com
NIT Suicide-Girl Leaves Letter
Foretelling Deed.

GAINESVILLE, O., Sept 19.-Nellie
Geyer and James Bay, lovers, commit
ted suicide Saturday under circum-
stances showing a premeditated agree
ment although they did not die at the
same place and possibly not at the
same hour. The girl left letter to
her mother foretelling the deed and
leaving no doubt about an understand
ing for the double tragedy during the
night Mrs. Parker, with whom Nellie
Geyer was staying, was aroused by
groans and found Nellie in a pool of
blood in her room before daybreak.
Later in the day James Bay was found
about three miles outside the city, hav-
ing shot himself during the night
while en- route home from a visit to
Miss Geyer. Being unable to carry out
their wishes otherwise it is presumed
that they agreed to kill themselves
after separating late Friday night.
Neither lived long enough to tell the
story
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Brief Notes.

The Security State bank of Seaforth
has been admitted to do business with
a capital stock of $1O,O George 81.
johnson is president, and John Long
button, cashier.
The plant of the Buckeye Foundry
company, st. Paul, was burned, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
The Minnesota artillerymen invite
the Illinois batteries to shoot for the
cup held by Minnesota.
Nels Nelson, harvest hand, became
violently insane at the Wiedemann
farm near Moorhead. His home is in
Wisconsin.
Engebret Haaginson of Battle Lake,
who was kicked by horse some days
ago, died.
The general store of o. c. Reed at
Crookston was damaged by fire. Reeds
stock, valued at $4,000 is almost
worthless. The insurance is $12,0 0O
The cause of the fire is unknown.
A new depot is to be built at Angus
to replace the burned by lightning in
the summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

formed into a government under the
name of Rio de La Plata, with Buenos
Ayres for the capital city.
But rival to Buenos Ayres sprang up
lust across the way, over in what is now
Uruguay, but was known at that time as
the Banda Orietnal eastern Border);
the Portuguese, who already had posses
sion of Colonia in the Banda Oriental,
deciding to extend their enterprise, be-
gan an important settlement near Monte
Video. but were ousted by the Spaniards,
who founded the present beautiful city
of Montevideo-sth Paris of South
America, the healthiest city in the world
and the cleanest city on the continent"
The Portuguese did not submit tame
" to Spanish aggression, and discord be-
tween the two continents for many
wears. The Portuguese, noted as they
were for ruthless slave-dealing, were
hated and feared, and finally general
hostility made them relinquish their
claims in Uruguay. But it was not un-
till TIT, when was signed the treaty of
peace between Queen Maria of Portugal
and Charles Ill of Spain, that Portugal
withdrew from the Banda Oriental.
During this period Uruguay was made
@ province of the vice-royalty Of Buenos
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
A STREET IN MONTEvIDEO.

accept England's Intervention and make
peace terms, very willing to renouncs
all claim to Uruguay. The contending
parties agreed to recognize and main
tain the independence of Uruguay, and
the little republic came into being.
That was 76 years ago. These years,
it is needless to say, have not been
marked by undisturbed calm In 1921
Montevideo was besieged by the COM
bined forces of Oribe and Rosas, the lat
ter despot from Buenos Ayres, but the
emperor of Brazil delivered the city
from the hand of the spoiler, and the ma
ton was enabled to continue its career
of independence.
In the last decade uprisings not few
In 1896 plot to overthrow the govern
ment was laid by prominent men within
the state aided by friends in the Bra
lillian state of Rio Grande de Sui. For
two or three years preparations were ad-
vanced, munitions of war collected and
stored. Many sympathizers in neighbor-
ing Argentina joined the uprising, and
before long it assumed general move
ment against the tyranny of the ruler.
In various of the departments" gov
eminent authority was entirely srs-
pended. Montevideo was put under
martial-law, but the city did not fall
under attack guerilla warfare for
awhile succeeding the early military OPP
erations. The rebels, however, later
continued effective work, and their de-
mands for reform were backed up by no
small show of power. Civil war was
kept up for months, continued after the
assassination of President Borda, who
was slain in the street on his way from
church At last the country, worn out
by the ravages of strife, insisted that
peace be made with the rebels, and the
latter were granted many of the de-
mands heretofore refused.
The new president. President Cuestas,
although belonging to the old Colorado
party. showed himself friendly to the
late rebels, the Blanco party, and at once
the Colorados began to make war upon
the ruler, whom they adjudged de-
serter from their ranks. Certain Off
GERS led military revolt against the
president, and the city of Montevideo
became once again the scene of blood
shed. The president came out victori-
Gus but. as Mr.. Carpenter put it, only to
Give upon political volcano, always in
danger of assassination"
The present executive, President Ordi-
nez. who was elected February, 1903, is
| experiencing the usual uneasy hold Of
him that ventures to stand at the helm
of Uruguay's ship Of state, and doubt
less finds his position far from an en-
viable one.
Paraguay, associate with Uruguay in
the early days of Spanish rule and the
La Plata confederation, likewise now
| is going through the throes of revolu-
ton. Paraguay is larger in extent than
| Uruguay (157 900 square miles,, but has
only half as large population. This in
terror South American republic, nesting
close to Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina,
has had its share of boundary disputes as
we'll as its full quota of internal broils.
KATHERINE POPE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
MINIS TER.

journey north seems to have tempted
certain officials, notably the keeper of
the palace gate and the sub-prior and
the sacrist of the abbey to allow GER
tain John de Podelicote to break into the
treasury and remove the more portable
plate and jewels. In his examination
John confessed that he had worked at
the masonry every night from eight days
before Christmas till st. Marks eve
april 24) before he could effect an en-
trance. 1t is curious that the other we'll
known incident in the history Of this
chamber should also be robbery 300
years later. The long parliament was
sitting, and the dean and chapter OF
Westminster were known to be in SYM
pathy with the king. Accordingly, to
prevent the regalia being removed, an
order of the house of commons was
made: "That the dean, sub-dean, and
prebends be enjoined and required to de-
liver the keys of the treasury where the
regalia are kept; that they may search
that place, and report to the house what
they find there" On the next day an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Uruguay and Paraguay Follow
South American Traditions X
Instruction and Violence Has Been the Marked Feature
of the History of the Two Nations.

Ayres. and continued under Spanish rule
until news of SPANS loss of prestige
caused the colonists to make concerted
action against her oppression. John
Bull had endeavored, with no great sue
cess. to teach this lesson to them along
in 1906, when trying to carry out Pitts
project of destroying Spanish influence
in South America by the use of British
arms; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo
were actually held fer awhile by the
English, but presently the invaders
were glad to eyacuate and sail away for
home. The knowledge that SPANS
glory was waning was added to when
the French were successful over old
Spain. and in 1910 the La Plata country
made issue with the mother land. A rev.
olution raised its head, and an attempt
was made to establish confederation OF
the Province of the Plata River.
The dream was a great one, but the
territory was too gigantic, the people
were not at all of one mind, and the fed
eral system collapsed at the end of four
years, the revolt being led in what is now
Uruguay. This little land, when the
federation was dissolved, fell under the
Jurisdiction of Buenos Ayres, whose gov
ernor at once set about forming new
| confederation The emperor of Brazil.
| desiring to annex Uruguay to his own
domain. declared war with the Argen-
| tine Republic, and in the battles ensuing
the Argentines proved themselves
| formidable foes both on land and sea,
so formidable that Brazil was glad to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

order is made that the locks shall be
opened, and new locks set upon the
doors" At the restoration the new re-
gala were kept in the tower, and the
contents of the treasury were reduced to
certain treaties, exchequer tallies, and
the pyx, or box containing the standard
coins of the realm; whence the familiar
name of the Chamber of the Pyx." But
the pyx has recently migrated to the
mint, and the empty treaty chests have
also been removed; so that the question
has arisen to what use the now empty
chamber shall be put.
To begin at the beginning, it is quite
certain that, as part of the original
building of Edward the Confessor, it
was made over by him to the monastery
that he founded; and we have unmistak-
able evidence that it was a chapel before
it was a treasury. 1t is equally certain
that all the buildings within the pre-
cincts of the monastery passed, by the
grant of Queen Elizabeth, to the college
of deans and prebendaries which she
founded to take the place of Queen
Nary's regretted monastery. The terms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
The Ancient Chapel Of the Pyx
in Westminster Abbey X X X
1t Has an Interesting History Dating Back to 1903 :
Once the Kings Treasury
of the grant are explicit. They include:

of the grant are explicit They include:
"All that church and monastery of ST.
Peters Westminster lately dissolved, and
the whole site, circuit, and precinct there
of, all privileges, and liberties, and free
customs of the late dissolved monastery,
t. g whole church, and all the chapels, to-
gether with the leads, bells, cloisters and re-
factories, bakehouseS and Greenhouses
granaries, and every thing else that was,
or was reputed to be, within the close and
precinct of the late dissolved monastery.
If the Chapel of the PyX' had been
excepted from the grant, it would GER
tainly have been excepted in plain terms,
and the fact that it was in use as royal
treasury no more affected the title OF the
abbey to the property of it than the use
of Henry Wis chapel as royal mauso-
leum affected their title to that-a point
argued and allowed in the reign OF
George ii.
Surprising, then, that King Edward,
having no further use for the chapel as
treasury, should restore the custody OF
it to the dean and chapter, from the
abbey point Of view it goes without say
ing that its future use should be its orig
inal use-a sacred one. The Chapel of
the Pyx'' is the Oldest chapel in the alb
hey precinct, and the only portion OF Ed
ward the Confessor's building which is
still capable of being used for divine
service. 1t would be the natural course,
therefore, to use it for service on GER
tain high days connected with the his
tory of the abbey, provision, Of course,
being made for its inspection by visitors.
The dean of Westminster, however, in
a lecture given recently at the Royal in