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Williams news., 1904-12-31

READ the two articles on the first page of this issue relative to state hood. Each show the fallacy of the entire proceeding.
Williams news., 1904-12-31
Recorders Statement

Statement of the business of the recorders office for the last four years with H. c. Hibben as re- corder:
 FEES FOR RECORDING AND FILING PAID
Williams news., 1904-12-31

Read the NEWS and be posted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
The Gear a Book Lover.

Here is quite delightful confession
from the Car of all the Russias
whose heart must now be sorely trCu.
bled by the disasters Of the present
war:
Il love travelling. but only when ]
can Go it In my own way. l never
travel otherwise than at night and
spend my day visiting museums and
quaint old streets, baZars when | am
in the East, antiquarian shops when
am in the North. | an more of an
Asiatic than European in my tastes,
and I have not only Z vas: collection
Of Indian curios and quite on army
Of Buddhas large and small, but also
library composed OF books treating
If Indiana subjects alone. and another
If books dealing with Egyptian lore.
Were not-well. what | AMI should
be the greatest bookwCr:n in the
world"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
Consider i-:irnss,f Cesc.

Mr.. l., q goodr-tured German. was
the PROPRIETOR CT 4 clothing business in
country town. lie had in his EN-
ploy one John S., whom ne had adj
vanced from cash boy to head clerk.
Since his promotion John had several
times asked for al increase Of salary
and each time his request had been
granted. One morning he again ap
peared at the old merchants desk
with another request for an increase
IF $40 a month.
Ivy, Shon,' said Mr.. L., II dink ]
bays you pooty veil alretty; vat for
bays you any more?"
well replied John, confidently, 81
an your principal help here. know
every detail OF the business, and, in.
deed, think that you could not get
along without ne"
is dot go? Wy. Shon, vot would ]
co suppose you vas to de-"
We'll. suppose that you would have
to get along without me then"
The Old Teuton took several whiffs
from his big pipe and finally said:
Veil. Shon, l guess you potter goa.
slider yourself dead. youths Com.
panion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

more than words Of mine can express.
he replied, pasSionatcly. But does q
soldier ever rrieve to again put on his
harness.
You will think Of me. love, when
you are gone? You will not forget
your Sopile:" she asked. through her
sobs.
Forget You. ben aimie. he cried.
catchin" the half faintins girl in his
arms. and GOVERN. her wet check
with kisses. is not your image here,
deep in my hearth
The next day Sophie walked to the
station to see the last of her soldier
love.
What excitement when the first let
ter arrived. Many epiStles followed
the first. But were they all alike
loving. tender and consistently true?
Alas, candor coTpels Inc to say they
should be classified in packets thus:
Very loving" Loving" Affection
ate and Prudent" Finally they
ceased altogether.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

Spanish Ccr,es, proposed by the min
lister Of finance, to encourage the cul,
tivation of cotton. All land devoted
TO the raising of cotton will be ex.
crpt for three years from all tax.
both on land and on all improvements
made, and ell live stock used on the
land; and for the next ten years the
tax will only be the same as before
the improvements were made. This
cxem ptioa only applies while the land
is planted in cotton. Money prizes
will be paid to those who obtain the
hest results.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
III.
Many months passed.

1huHy IHOHtuS pUSScu.
The war is over.
On certain day Adolphe might have
been seen hurrying up to the Red
Farm. Before he reached the door
Sophie had espied him, and ran out to
meet him.
rs there any bad news?" she in.
quired, anxiously; for he seemed gray.
er than was his wont, and in his hand
he held an official looking document.
Read" said he, handing her the pa.
per.
You are ordered back to join your
regiment?" Latottr nodded assent.
But you will leave here, Adolphc:
You will leave me:'
Il must misnonne,' he answered,
tcnderly.
A pause. during which Sophie twincd
her arms closely around her lover. and
nestled her cheek upon his shoulder.
"Age you sorry to go, Adolphe:'
"sorEy to leave yoG deagest' Aye,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
WEAKNESS OF STRONG MEN.
No Gre Absolutely Free from, All Man.
ncr of Defect

Those who are seeking through
study Of superior men to make them
selves at least less inferior are often
puzzled and baMed by the discovery
Of charac e1istics that seem absolute
~ incompatible with greatness. There
is hardly great men whose life IS at
all accurately known in whom there
was not a weakness that would de-
stroy an ordinary man-sometimes
mental weakness, Us utter lack OF
Judgment sometimes moral weak
ness; again, physical weakness.
But is there on record a single case
Of a great man who had rot through
his character a certain toushrcss Of
fiber which made him free from the
common weakness of whining and
rushing about for refuge at the first
black lift Of adversely? Is not that
fundamental sense of insecurity, or
inability to stand alone, the great en-
envy we all have to fight? Is it not
the enemy that drives some to the
false courage of drink others to stink
and crawl along the byways of indi
rection and crime, many, many others
to resign the guidance OF their desti
MES tc some master or masters with
hardly an effort to thing CT do for
them selves ?-SatErday Evening Post
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
Nv.

1t is lovely morning in July. ten
years later. Scene same as last, as
they say in the books OF plays. Sophie
Berne-for she is still a maid mot al
Old one, either. she is but twentysev.
cn)-stands at the door of farmhouse
throwing grain to the pigeons.
Suddenly gentleman knocks at the
gate. For moment he Gazes anx.
iously at the young woman, then
speaks:
Put me out Of my pain, mademoi-
selle. May one so despicable as ad.
dress you?"
Sophie holds her breath. In spite
of his beard, his large mustache, his
SLOUGH hat, she had recognized him.
In another moment she is face to face
with Adolphe LatOur! He sees by her
look he is already half forgiven, and
is encoura ged to speak on:
Directly had left you after our
last interview" he says, Il grew heart.
lily ashamed of myself. But out Of my
shame grew this resOlve-to make my
own exertions sufficient to support my
wife in comfort. / left the army and
applied to a rich railway contractor,
an old friend Of the family, for clerk.
ship in his office. Ny friends interest
and my own hard work-for did work
HARRISON advanced me, and at the
end of six years l acquired share
in the business. Since then one or two
contracts have turned out SO excep.
tionally well that if 1 am not exactly
a millionaire. at least am well enough
off to marry with every prospect OF
happiness.
"Now," he concludes, "have I made
sufficient atonement? Am l worthy tt
become Your husband"
Eut Sophie only asks:
Am | worthy 20 become your wife"
\ kiss serves for reply.-New Yorl
News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
I'LL.

One evening Adolphe Latour was
seated in his quarters in barracks
! playing trente-et-uuarante with a few
choice spirits of his acquaintance
| Presently a knock was heard at the
door, and Il messenger with Il tcle-
| gram for the host entered. Upon read
! ing the contents, he started violently.
white.
You remember my telling you of a
| little girl WAS very sweet Oh while l
was in Germany" asked Latour of
| his companions.
Il do. perfectly" cried one.
"Well, its from her continued
.Adoiphc, eXcitedly. This is what she
| says-it's worded in charming French:
My uncle, whom i have never seen,
and who was millionaire abroad. has
just died, leaving me his heireSS.'"
Chorus of Young Officers: "W-hatt"'
Then varicusly: We'll. you are a lucky
fellow! Let me congratulate you. mon
brave. You'll ask me to stay with you,
won't you:' etc.
The next day found him il train
on his way to Germany.
Before very many hours had elapsed
Adolphe reached the village where So
phie lived. III another half hour FL! u
iein Was i'll his arms. The young ras-
cal made out the best story he could
to explain away his former GOODNESS
every word OF which the young girl
believed.
Their interview continued in this
wise:
.Adolphe: Il trust all obstacles to or
union are now over, dearest. l felt
how cruc! it would have been to have
brought you TO 4 home where discoN-
fort-;llmost peuury-rlet us at every
turn"
Sophie: Il know; know. love"
Adoiphe: That's all over now; we
SHALL be very happy yet"
Sophie: "But will You be contented
dear. With the means at our com.
mand:"
AGolphe: "ContcntcG! Why, you are
a millionaircss.
Sophie: Has the war affected your
brain:'
AGolphc: what do you mean:'
Sophie: THE very question l was
ABOUT to ask YOU
AGolphe Gmnatiently): did you not
yourself send me telegram"
Sophie: "Certainiy, l did,
AGolphe: "Tcllin. me that Your m
cIc had just died abroad a millionaire:'
Sophie: "Eh:"
-AGolphc: Here is your telegram
read
Sophie (staggercd: ~ terrible mis-
take has been made"
AGolphc: What:'
Sophie: THE word should not have
been ''millioEaire,' but '.missioraire."
and his fortune is 1000 thalers, all told
"A very large sum in my eyes"
Adolphe (cOllapsingl: OH
That night wiser though saddcr
man might have been seen returning
to NJ.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
Why re WAS NOT DISTURBED
cl:rgyman's Explanation Disconnected
Wou!d.De Joker.

Wou!c-De Joker.
A clergyman who was travelling
stopped at a hotel much fyequented by
Tags and jCi.e.s.
The host. net being used to having c
clergyman at his table looked at him
with surprise; tho guests used all tilcir
caillory Of wit upon him without c..cit
ing a remark.
The clergyman ate his dinner quiet
~. apparently without observing the
gibes and sneers Of his Eeighbors.
One Of them at last, In despair CT his
foTbearance, said to him: Wei. |
wonder at your patience! Have you
not heard all that has been said to
your"
"Oh. yes; but I am used to 1t. Do
you know who | ann"
NO, SIT"
We'll. | will inform you. am chap
lain OF q lunatic asylum Such re.
marks have no effect upon me" -Shor,
Stories.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

ney Pills did me
a great lot Of
good, and if 1t
were not true l
would not recon-
mend them. 1t
was the strain of
lif ting t b a !.
brought on kid
ney trouble and
weakened N V
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

a. l.
~t45ta .t"'H. writes from Washington, d.
G.. &. to,}oH,s:
"sEFi t.r use Of Pcru,id for n short
Frr.'..i. 1 en- noU cheeFjHiIy rec
0,.l s:trnN t.oHF rGiuGd!e remedy to
Hnp .,Hc ,c'iD is IN neea Or an iHrty-
Grating tonic. ''--Phi!tp Hichborn.
NJ remedy ever yet devised has received
such unatinted cdlcgy from SO many re
noNneI statesmen and military men as
Perurl.
Our arlay aad navy are the natural pro
lection 81 ouv ccsutry. Feruna is the nat
ural protection II the army and navy III
the ylcis;'tlGCS OF climate and exposure.
II yoa dc not derive prompt and sat.aiac-
tory results from the use OF Peruna. write
at once to Dr.. Hartman giving full state
r!cnt OF yoar case, and he viii be pleased
to gl,c y"u his valuable advice gratis.
tddrcs, DT. Hartman. President of The
TsrtnaH SanitarIElH to]Hcs bus, O.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
Not q Dead One,

Paris is to have newspaper for IL,
dead. published under the name O.
the Jougaa! OF the Deceased,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

l)so s Cure is the lest mcdicine We cve-ueei
ior all affections OF throat and luass.-WA.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

back, but since using Doans Kidney
Pills have lifted GOO pounds and felt
10 bad effects. | have not felt the
trouble come back since. although
had suffered for five or six years. and
other remedies had not helped me at
ALL"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Miburn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

Corruption is declared TO lie unknown ia
Japanese po.!tlc..
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
S,ajn to Grow Cotton.

Australia has more churches per capita
than any other country
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
THE STRAIN o. WORK.
Fest of Backs Give Out Under the Burden
of Daily Toll.

Lieutenant George G. Warren. of No.
3 Chemical, Washington. ID. c.. says:
Its an honest fact that DOau's Kid
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

The Outdoor Christian.
God. forgive me for al upstart
That I DO not Plead for grace
Nor bash within purr.EG praises
In the rsdiance of thy face
I am so busy living. Lord.
And loving night and day.
I cannot always find the time
TO Kneel me down and pray.
God, forgive me for bunsler.
That | cannot tune by chime
To the anthem and the chantry
OF the dressy Sabbath time
! know the word Of sea and sky,
The note Of dell and nook
But cannot seem to catch the air
OF olden altar book.
God. forgive me that I love thee
AS the flowers love the light
with a seething. silent rapture.
With a dear but dumb delight.
You bred my faith so staneh and
strong,
NY creed so brave and gay
I dare to love and praise thee in
Mine own untrar:meled way,
Eleanor Abbott in Lipp!ncott's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05

DOIpIIE LATOJI: was a
: !oun@ French officer in a
marching regiment. Upon
The outbreak Of the Fran
,,, iS..,,,.--, NyFnr Ia Ir1I-n-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
ISIS Hannah T.. Me-shon. Col
lingsvOnd. Nh. saws:

Lydia f.. Piakh2,n's Vegetable
Compound will cure any woman
In the land who suffers from
womb troubles. inflammation Of
the Ovaries. and kidney troubles.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15

Sept. 14.-Haying is about completed,
with an extra good crop. The ranch
men have about completed cutting and
binding their grain and are now cutting
and shocking corn.
Mrs. j. ID. Holden Of Colorado Springs
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowling.
Mesdames J. o. Phillips and Paul NJ.
North visited Mrs. Gleason and Mrs.
Blazer at Elizabeth this week, and at
tended the Sunday school convention.
Lawrence Holden made short bust
ness call in the Basin Monday.
p. Peterson of Big Sandy made bus
mess call in the Basin this week.
School begun Tuesday with Miss Ger
trude Sutton OF Colorado Springs as
teacher. Miss Sutton is located at the
ranch of Zopher Holden for the winter
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
COUNTY SEAT NEWS

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Blue, Sun
day, Sept. a, seven pound boy. DIR.
Rogers reports mother and child doing
nicely.
The school board has rented the Gates
store building on the west side of the
creek, where the higher grades of our
public school will be taught.
School opened in the lower school of
district with Miss Cecilia Veniere as
teacher, and in the primary department
in Kiowa with Miss Tina Griffin as
teacher, Tuesday, Sept. 8. The upper
department at Kiowa will open next
week, having been delayed for furniture.
A nine -year-old daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. II. Franklin was severely cut and
mangled on her left thigh and leg Mon
day with corn cutter. She was riding
a horse that was drawing the machine
when it ran away, throwing her OIL in
front OF the blade, which did the dam.
age. DIR. Rogers went out and dressed
the wounds by putting in forty or fifty
stitches.
The young friends of Miss Gladys
Lindsey gave her farewell surprise
party Thursday evening. 1t is needless
to say that in the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles LIndsley the young
folks spent a most delightful evening.
Miss Gladys was presented with hand
some toilet case as parting token by
her friends. She will leave for Boulder
Sunday evening TO begin her course at
the State Preparatory school, and will
make her home with cousin of Mrs.
Lindsey while away.-Kiowa Record.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15

1t is great convenience to have Mt
hand reliable remedies for use in cases of
accident and for slight injuries and all
ments. A good linlment and one that is
fast becoming favorite if not house
hold necessity is Chamberlnin's Pain
Balm. BY applying it promptly to a cut,
bruise or burn it allays the pain and
causes the injury to heal in about one
third the time usually required, and as it
is an antiseptic it prevents any danger of
blood poisoning. When Pain Balm is
kept at hand a sprain may be tfeaf4d
before inflammation sets in, which in
sures a quick recovery. For sale by o.
X, Long,
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
Special Trains and Round Trip Rates
for Elbert County Fair.

On Thursday, Sept. %, account Ebert
County Fair, Elbert, the Colorado az
Southern Railway will run a special
train Denver to Elbert nnd return, leav-
ing Denver 800 a. M, returning leave
Elbert 100 p. M. Round trip rates will
be ms follows: Denver, sl.25. Parker,
500; Hilltop, 10 cents; Elizabeth, 30
cents.
The Three Link band will accompany
train from Denver.
On the same date regular train No. 10
will leave Colorado Springs 800 a. m,
returning leave Ebert $50 p. m. Round
trip rates to Elbert will be as follows:
From Colorado Springs, sl.55; Falcon, 80
cents; Eastonville, 30 cents.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
Additional Special Premiums.

For best scenic oil painting sl.5o, for
best animal oil painting $50, by B. NJ.
Maroon.
For best single driver under 4 years
old, pair fancy harness rosettes, by ID. L..
Epler.
For best yellow flint corn, 20 pounds
cabbage, by Alex. Brazelton.
For fattest baby under five months,
pair baby moccasins. by Geo. McKimmie.
W. F.. Davies, the harness man, offers
a s250 riding bride for the best broncho
buster These specials do,not appear in
the printed premium list, being accident
ally overlooked in copying the same.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15

Coroner l.. z. Evans was called to
River Bend last Thursday to hold an in
quest over the remains of Fred Shafer, a
section hand, who was killed by Rock
Island train on the Union Pacific rail
road. The inquest developed that Shafer
was killed while trying TO get a handcar
of the track. He was fifty four years
old.
ID. G. Corbett had bad runaway Fri
day evening, caused by his team soaring
at the train. An almost new spring wag
on was badly wrecked, and the harness
torn into many pieces. The team broke
loose from the wagon when the tongue
ran into the ground, and ran all the way
home, a distance Of about eight miles.
The first shipments of this years crop
Of grain were made from Elbert Sunday.
ID. l.. Epler shipped a car of rye to Colo
RADIO Springs and the Gates company
also shipped carload to Texas. Mr..
Epler also shipped two carloads Of po-
tatoes to Pueblo Tuesday-the first car
lot shipments Of this years crop.
Ranchmen and farmers all oyer this
section Of Colorado are busily engaged
Just now in harvesting their immense
crops of grain and potatoes. Extraor-
dinary yields are reported by many, ard
the indications all point to fair prices
and prosperity IN abundance.
Beulah Hotel, headquarters for tran
sients, recently reopened and under new
management. The table supplied with
the best the market affords. Nice clean
rooms. Rates reasonable. Opposite
depot.-MRs. ANNA GUYErrE, Manager.
The Republicans of the Fourth Judic-
ial district on Tuesday, at Colorado
Springs, nominated by acclamation Day-
id p. Wilder OF Cripple Creek, for the
Office Of district attorney.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
From I4s to 90 Pounds.

One of the most remarkable cases Of a
cold, deep seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude f.
Fenner, Marien, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: ''The coughing and
straining so weakened me that | ran
down in weight from 14S to 92 pounds.
/ tried number of remedies to no avail
until tried One Minute Cough Cure.
-Four bottles Of this wonderful remedy
cured me entirely of the cough, strength
ened my lungs and restored me to my
normal weight, health and strength.
Sold by o. K. Long.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
CORRESPONDENCE
FoNDIs NEWS NOTES.

Sept. 14.--Felix jackson arrived from
Kansas last Thursday and will make a1
extended visit with his brother and sis
ters on the ranch.
ID. J. Davidson came out from Denver
Friday and will build new house on
his place and also fence it while here.
George Harlow, who has beeu-in South
Park for some time, returned Thursday
and will remain in this locality indeli-
nitely.
Mrs. Henrietta Logsden, who has been
staying with a daughter in Des Moines,
Iowa, for almost year, returned last
week and will stay with her daughter,
Mrs. c. b. Hollems, for some time
Miss Cora Harper and brother came
up from Ramah Sunday ard spent the
day with their sister, Mrs. George Con
arroe.
Little Walter Burns had the misfor-
tune to fall from a horse and break his
right arm on Thursday of last week. In
the absence of DIR. Denney, who was in
Denver, DIR. Marcy, who is visiting in
Elbert, very kindly repaired the damage
as far AS possible.
School in district No 20 Union Val
ley viii begin next Monday, Sept. 10.
A gentleman from Denver, whose name
we did not learn, will be in charge.
Mrs. Walker and Miss Lucy Corlew
are attending the county Sunday school
convention GsElizabeth this week
William McCully got mixed up with
his team last week and narrowly escaped
serious injury. As it is, his right arm
was rendered helpless from kick by
one OF the horses.
John Conarroe started out with his
new threshing machine last week and
has engagements to keep him busy until
the first of the cominp wear
W. :. Burns came up from Pueblo last
Thursday for a few days visit with his
family.
In the case of Kemock VS.. Pasco, which
came up before Justice Parkhurst Sat
urday. the defendant called for change
Of venue TO Justice McGill, which was
granted. The plaintiff then promptly
called for another change to Justice Pope
Of Elbert, which was also granted.