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The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

woman you ruined seven year.
ago?"
get little wad together to travel on,
but he tackled to like a man an done
it.
can all that time, they say he nev-
er missed boat that stopped at Cape
Girardeau. No matter what was dom
he'd drop everything an go to. the
levee an ask somebody on the boat
for news O. bennett an his wife.
THAT was for the first two year.
He used to come to me, for were on
the old Creole Belle, them times, an
we alays stopped there.
"Beln' interested, l made it my busi-
ness to find out about bennett. an
used to tell him where he was. But
just about the time bennett throwed
the woman, Jim stopped askin' about
her.
Il reckon it was just about then
somebody must ha' told him she was
dead. So he didn't ask no more about
her an didn't have to lie to him.
Then there come time when he
were ready to start out. He come
aboard the Creole Belle one night an
asked me about bennett, as usual, an
l told him bennett was still in Men,
phls the last l knowed, an Jim says
he thinks he'll go to Memphis his own
self.
But when Jim got to Memphis,
bennett wa'n't\ \>there. He'd gone
down the river on one o. his regular
trips, the day afore Jim arrove. Pear
ed like there was some sort of a hoo
doc about it. O. course there want
no tellin' where Dennett'd be, or how
long he'd be gone, an Jim had the
sense to see it want no good for him
to go chasin' round at random. More
especially as he didn't have no money
to spend. So he just settled down in
Memphis to wait for bennett to come
back. =
well, he waited there for over two
years till it were almost six since Den.
nett had won his, money, foul or fair.
an run away With his wife, an he
hadn't never set eyes on him all that
time. He KEEP waitin' though, an he'd
come down to see me, every time
the Creole Belle stopped at Memphis.
Put bennett didn't go back to
Memphis. So Jim made up his mind
that he'd have to go after bennett.
an he took boat to Baton Rouge,
an there he heer'd. firm somebody
that bennett was in New Orleans, so
he got on the next boat, which hap.
pened to be the Creole Belle. II sS:> s.>:>>..
Il Van then a queer thing happened.
It were near midnight when he come
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

l. Pork to be picked in brine should
be we'll rubbed and sprinkled will
salt, then filled into a clean barrel
salt being sprinkled between the lay
ers, using no brine for forty-eigh.
hours; then fill the barrel with
brine of salt and water strong enough
to bear an egg. 2.*Oak or hickor,
chips, or corn cobs, make good smoke
for meat, but they should be green OF
Kept moist so as to prevent blazing
Hardwood sawdust is also sometime:
used for smoking meat. Such sof
woods as pine, cedar, mulberry, etc.
are not suitable for this purpose. Con
stant smoking for one week is recon
mended by some authorities, or thu
smoking may be done half a day a
time for two or three weeks, accord
ing to the fancy as to color. Z 4
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

''It cert'nly is monstrous queer how
a man'l go lookin' all over the world
for thing he bankers a'ter-most
dozen times, an then, when he's give
up, plumb discouraged, an sot down.
tired out, have it drop in his lap,
said Caleb Mix, the veteran bartender
on the Mississippi river packet CITY
of Matches. There is one thing, that
if man is built that-a way an once
gets his mind sot onto it, he hin't
never goin' to give up while he has
stren'th to draw his breath an gun.
Il reckon the longest chase o that
kind that was ever followed up an
down the river was the time Jim
Fleming follered up Al bennett.
Jim had a store at Cape Girardeau
an fair trade, an good home an
money in the bank. An he had wife
he thought a heap of, and he an she
an his old mother, that want SO ola
then, they lived together as happy
as most folks is, I reckon, till Al Den
nett come to Cape Gira&leau.
"Al were a gambler. You couldn't
make no more mistake, sizin' him
up, n you could lookin' at mule
'Peared like luck was with him that
trip, for he hadn't been in the place
twenty-fouI hours before he set into
a good game that the fellers found ex-
citin' enough to keep goin' for nigh
a week. They played every night at
the tavern, an every night bennett
was a good winner.
They wact all the other losers,
for there was some toPable good play
ers in town an twa'n't nothin' out O
usual for game to be goin' on there;
but it happened the last night he
played that Jim Fleming went broke
in the game. An when l say he went
broke, l mean he lost, not ony the
ready money he had, but all he cd
borrow on top O. that, an that were
enough to wipe out all he had an
y some over.
But when Jim Fleming got home
that night, after the last sittin' in
that long game O. draw poker, he found
there was other things for him to
think of besides settlin' up the money
he owed. He want in no condition
to realize just what it all meant, f'r
he'd took in considerable more red
liquor n was good for him, count
O. being all broke up over his losses;
but what he did not know was t his
wife want to home, an his old moth
er was cryin' to break her heart.
''She seen how twas with jim,
though, an having sense, she didn't
try to tell him nothin' just then, but
got him to bed the best she could,
an waited till mornin'. Then he learn
ed the whole story, part FIN his
mother, an part f'm others that might
have told him afore, but didn't.
The old lady hadn't knowed it in
time, an the others wouldn't butt in,
bein' as 'twa'n't their business. But
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Hen Manure and Fertilizers.

A. A. G.FCabbages are gross feed
ers and generally give a good re
sponse to heavy applications of fertil
,izers, though too much available nitro
gen very early in the season may dc
harm by causing an undue develop
ment of leaf at the expense of the
'.head," which, under such circum.
stances, does not form normally. We
would, therefore, delay the application
OF the nitrate of soda until after the
heads have begun to form, and then
use it as a: top dressing at the rate OF
100 to 200 lbs. per acre. It would>prob
ably be found profitable to apply q
certain amount Of potash with the hen
manure before planting out the cab
bages. Wood ashes answer admirably
for this purpose, but il not obtainable
muriate of potash at the rate Of 100
lbs. per acre may be used. zs:3. 5s"; S.sz. I
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Radium Water.

The possibility of using radium to
convert ordinary rain and we'll water
into a mineral water more, highly
medicinal than any. known natural
mineral water has been demonstrated
at the. University Of Michigan, in a
series d experiments covering some
ten weeks. )... :
In se{rchings for a method by
which ridium could be applied to the
interior of a cancer without any dan
ger Of The terrible radium or X:ray
burns. i was demonstrated that the
immersion Of a sealed tube in pure,
distilled water for. twenty-four hours
producei radioactive water Of power
tul effeds. ss ..ss & .t5 .5 54Isst5 5: .
d Injectld into cancer, this water.
stopped pain in ten mind dtes.
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

SThen when they was playin' that
last night, pears a boat tied up at
the levee that was goin' down the
river, an bennett managed some way
to send word to Jim's wife an she
went aboard. Then he jumped the
game just in time to get aboard with
her about three minutes afore the
lines was cast off. An Jim never seen
his wife again. n
so Jim, he started down the river
on the next boat lookin' for 'em.
When he'd had a little time to think,
he seen that there was things for him
to do at home. So he went back an
settled down to work. 1t must ha'
took him something like three year to
square everything up at home an
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
A Poem.

Must poems always be a yard
Or less of words strung en- a page?
Do rhyme and meter make a bard,
With just pinch of wisdom sage?
A fig for verse like that, say I,
When Helen gayly passes by!
What swinging rhythm in her walk!
What symphony of eye and hair!
One glimpse and Pegasus would balk,
Refuse to bulge, to soar in air!
No pleasure now for him to fly,
And Helen smiles while passing by.
Let bookworms scan the printed page
And over first editions sigh:
Let poets fall into rage
Because their wares 1 will not cry
The very soul of poetry
Thrills me when Helen passes by!
&C. F. Weeks in Boston Transcript.
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Genius.

What seest thou, on yonder desert plain.
Large, vague. and void? ".@'
I see a city. full of Pickering streets:
I hear the hum of myriad engine-beats,
= What seest thou? ~ - ~,
I see desert plain, x: =
I Large, vague and void. p. Il ~
What seest thou in yonder human face, j
I see a soul by tragedy worn thin: y
7 read a page Of poetry and of sin. )
III What seest thou? = Is r. y ~. u {
i, see "a human face, E<sS$s.$sS f57&s
Il Pale, frail and small. ). ! :. s$f. 81
What seest thou at yonder dim cross
roads s& ~ i. F5 zail..l.TH c:T-s4Y
# Beside that shattered inn !? s. " Is
Untraveled Possibility .SS s$ q III =55
The inn Of splendid Mystery. n.
What seest thou? 49,
Nc see the dim crossroads Rs75 II 81
Beside a Fshuttered inn szsEst
]. S-F.0rence- y Illipson IN McClura,a,
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Ear Trumpet in the Hat.

Years ago. when man was afflicted
with blindness or deafness, it was sell
dom that he was cured of his trouble
or benefited by treatment, even If
any effort was made to alleviate ms
atf1iction. It was generally taken for
granted that the case was incurable,
at least by the local physicians, and
unless it could be placed in the hands
of some skilled specialist, who was
usually miles away, there could be
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

bennett had been a-nosin' round town
right smart, while he'd been there, an
bein' good lookin feller enough, the
way women reckons a mans looks,
he'd struck up filtration with Jim's
wife that was the scandal o. the town.
Jim bein' busy in his store day
times hadn't heard or seen nothin' of
it, an bein' the husband in the case
was just naturally the last one to
learn anything. The old lady hadn't
knowed nothin' ( till at; the last, but
Everybody. else cknoWed all about it.
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

The accompanying plan shows hov
to. lay OUT basement 20x30 feet 70:
Floor Plan for Small Stock Barn.
horses and cattle. The five cows stan<
with tents toward the lanyard i,
stalls 8 feet wide; the two hors,
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Sailing CattIe-Oat Hay.

=. g. RI. Is it well to have salt be
sfares: Is Il
wise to feed oat~ hay every day *
COWS due to calve in spring?
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Curing and SMOKING Bacon.

J. WI. How is a good brine
made? 2. What wood is best. fo1
smoking and how long should thu
smoking be continued?
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
PLAN FOR SMALL BARN.

Will Accommodate Team Of Horse
II = and Five Head Of Cattle. ! !"
S. L. SH.-Please publis ish a plan O
q barn 20x30 feet to accommodat,
one team of horses and five head O.
cattle. ~ .1E .>~>"@ T
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

l. Vetches would not be gooi
crop to seed down with if they are
to be allowed to mature, because they
like peas, are apt to fall down ant
smother the young seeds. They may
however, be sown with advantage
along with clover to be pastured of
by hogs. After the vetches are al.
pastured off, the young clover will
forge ahead and make gooG fall pas
ture for the animals. g. Vetches alone
make very good hog pasture, as they
are much relished, very nourishins
and produce a good growth which
comes up repeatedly after being eater
off. Vetches should be sown at the
rate of about one bushel to the acre
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04

Often when fortune Knocks st 3
mans door IS q e-cleaning time
and he.is awa7 from home.
The Cook County herald., 1904-06-04
Vetches for Hoo Pasture.

L. B. Willow would it answer tt
SOW vetches on clay land along witt
timothy and clover seed, and how
many pounds of >seed should be ap
piled per acre? 2, Would it be advis
able to SOW small field of vetche:
for hog pasture?
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07

Gus Wright is lathing the ceiling Of
Gates big spud cellar.
Mrs. B. NJ. Maroon and Miss Carrie
Schimpf went to Denver Sunday to visit
friends.
Funeral furnishings-caskets, all sizes
and grades, burial robes, etc.-W. H.
Gatewood, Elbert, Colo.
WANTED = Have first-class pasture
for 500 head OF cattle until May list; rate
80 cents per head per month. at Big
Springs ranch, IL miles south Of Calhan.
Address J. II. Raft, Ellicott, Colo.
Let's get together and incorporate and
then provide some means OF protection
against fire. The time is bound to come
sooner or later when 1t will be necessary
to incorporate the town. Why not now?
Mr.. Harry F. Wade and Miss Olga o.
Lindgren, both Of Peyton, were married
on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the home OF
the brides parents, GIG North Prospect
street, Colorado Springs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade will make their home in Pueblo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Dittemore and Miss
Merle Rhudy are expected home this
week from their trip to Missouri. They
arrived here Tuesday evening, having
had a very pleasant visit. Mr.. Dittemore
was fed so well during his visit he gained
over twenty pounds in weight in five
weeks
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
THE MAN AND THE WIFE.
Simple Remark That Drove Out all
Romance.


He laid the paper upor the table
and looked across at her. IN his eyes
might be seen the dimness caused by
tears that never fall. It was only .
rtoriette In an evening newspaper.
and yet-had they not also had their
romance7 So. musing he put the
paper down and looked at her.
The kerosene lamp, unshaded and
pitiless revealed the unkept hair with
disordered wisps betraying the lack of
care bestowed upon 1t. the soiled shirt
waist good enough for the house."
the hands roughened by domestic toll
recklessly done, the face lined by
getty worries. the complexion sallow
from indoor life and vitiated air. but
oil these he saw not. The mist of the
unshed tears and the glamor of a
memoried romance yelled that harsh
glare. and he saw only the girl he had
wooed. whose greatest Joy had been
to gain word OF prideful praise
from him, who blushed with pleasure
at the touch Of his hand. and In that
dimness he was about to speak when
she said:
Fl wish you wouldn't stare SO. 1t
makes me nervous"
There was no kindly veil now to the
harsh revealing light OF the lamp. and
he picked up the newspaper. And
who shall say how much was lost7-
What to Eat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
What 10, 10 Best.

DO not ask that life should bs
A bed of ease:
am not like the child, who wants
Each toy he sees.
And yet tits hard. I think. sometimes
To see and know.
When life seems full Of bitter things,
Tho why tits 80.
'Tis hard to watch the ones We love
Grow sick and die,
To lay them In the grave and make
No moan or cry.
Yet those he loves, God chnsteneth
30 We are told;
And each In some way doh believe
The story old
That In this world what II, Ii best:
Although we see
A thousand ways In which we think
'Twould better be
To have what we have longed for but
'Tis all In vain:
Each one must learn through care and
grief.
Sorrow and pain,
That God some trials sends to each
That one and all
May come to him for sympathy;
May heed his call.
Come all ye weary ones to me.
For here Is rest
And we ill would fain believe
What is. is best.
Thus, though like Others should like
At peace to be.
I only ask that he In time,
VIII give to me
faith so sure, love so great,
So strong and true.
That / may look to him for help
In all l do;
Content to know. at last for me
Win come sweet rest.
When life's hard lesson has been learned
What Is. is bestl
-Estelle Lehman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
curIess super..IsIsua .

A correspondent of the Field mes-
tons curious superstition respecting
bees dying on the death Of their own
er. II nave been," he writes. f" to the
sale. of the effects Of q gentleman who
died about fortnight since. In the
catalogue three stocks Of bees were
entered for sale. but when the man
weLt to move them out they were all
dead. This is the third time have
personally known such an occur
renee"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Divorce In surm.h.

n q Burmese man and his wife wisl
to become divorced they buy tive
candles. especially made for the pur
pose. These they light simultaneous
iy. The one who's candle goes ou,
nrst leaves the house forever: the ono
whose candle burns longer keeps the
house and all the property.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Foul Tip Kill. Doctor.

A successful physician. who was az
amateur base ball player. in the city
of Providence. and was extremely for d
Of the recreation. was killed by q
foul tip" from his own BAT, the bal
striking him in the temple
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Domestic Troubles.

1t is exceptional to find family where
there are no domestic ruptures occasion
ally, but these can be lessened by having
DIR. Kings New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by their great work in
stomach and liver troubles. They not
only relieve you, but cure. 25c at Longs
drug store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Gone by . Quicker Route.

A Sioux City man drew all his
money out Of the bank. intending 4,
use 1t in specializing on the board uf
trade. A burglar got to It first and
the Sioux City man is lamenting. So
far as can be seen the only reason
the loser has for feeling sorry for HIM
self is that the money went little
quicker than II he had carried out his
original program.-Sioux City Journal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Last Call at Sl.ss.

Our special clubbing price OF s1.55 for
the Tribune and Weekly Inter Ocean
and Tribune and Weekly Toledo Blade
will positively be withdrawn after Janu-
ary 18th. After that date the price Of
the Tribune and Inter Ocean will be
s1.75, and for the Tribune and Toledo
Blade, e1.65, cash with subscription,
and all arrearages, il any, paid to date.
Call and renew by January 18th il you
wish the s1.55 rate, as the time limit
will not be extended one day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Thirteen Years on the WAY.

September 20. 1890. postcard was
posted In Birmingham. England cor.
rectly addressed to a Keswick resi-
dent. 1t was safely delivered August
13. 1908, having been nearly thirteen.
years on the way. The postmarks
were distinct: Birmingham. Sept
20. 1890" and "Kesw.ck, August. 10
1908"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Nation Of Readers.

Germany heads the list as the read
ing nation and Russia is falling tc
zero In 1893 23,0o7 books were pub
lishad in Germany. as compared with
s.0S2 in Russia. In regard to newspa
pers, the inhabitants of the United
States are catered to by $4,000 jour
nails. while Russia, with a population
of 130.000.000, has only 800.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Effective Rifle,

The new Springfield rife is proba
bly, the most effective military arm ir
the world. A distance of fifty feet II
penetrates ffty-fve one-inch pine
boards placed one inch apart. It has
a muzzle velocity OF 1900 feet a sec
ond. and carries ball fve miles, al.
though one mile is the greatest dis.
tance that any rifle can be effective
even with telescopic sights.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
LOCAL MARKETS.
A vest-Pocket Doctor.

Never in the way, no trouble to carry
easy to take, pleasant and never fniling
in results are DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers. A vial OF these little pills in the
vest pocket is n certain guarantee against
headache, biliousness, torpid liver and
all OF the ills resulting from constipation.
They tonic and strengthen the liver.
Sold by 0. r. Long.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Lonaest Fence In ths World.

The fence about the Fort Belknap
indian reservation, which is forty
miles wide and sixty miles long, has
been finished, according to a dispatch
from Helena, Mont. 1t is probably
he longest fence in the world and has
taken years in building. The plan is
to protect the fiocks and herds of the
Gros ventres and Assiniboines from
intrusion. as well as to keep them from
straying.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Losea her Ieeth.

A Joplin woman was on q train re
Gently. when.- while leaning from q
window. she coughed out her false
teeth. She insisted that the train be
stopped instantly. for she was goinr
on a visit to her sister, who, she de
clared. would never. never recognize
her without her teeth. The trainmen
however, did Tot agree with her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
for Wlf. pe.erter..

The Louisiana supreme court has
affirmed the constitutionality of an ac,
passed by the legislature at its las,
session which provides for the punish
ment with Imprisonment at hard labor
Of men who desert their wives or fail
to support their wives and children.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07

The delinquent tax sale held on Dec.
10Th was the most satisfactory one ever
held by Treasurer Long. The taxes on
most Of the property advertised were
paid before the day OF sale, and the total
amount realized was only s348 This
speaks well for the property owners Of
Elbert county.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
COLORADO & SOUTHERN R. R.
Found . Care for Inditestion.

use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets for indigestion and find that
they suit my case better than any dys-
pepsia remedy have ever tried and /
have used many different remedies. /
am nearly fifty-one years Of age and have
suffered great deal from indigestion.
can eat almost anything want to now.
Gro. W. EMORY, Rock Mills, Ala. For
sale by o. R. Long.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
Gotham Theaters and Hotels.

The building of pelatial hotels In
New York keeps pace with that o.
theaters. The fall, which will brinr
curtain risings at half a dozen new
playhouses, will see the doors of a.
many new hostelries opened. not sooi
to close again. night or day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
'fE.sss..'' IKE. Early RIseea
The Samosss little plsle.

WANTED TRUSTWORTHY LADY OR GEN.
tleman To manage In this county and Adjoining
territory for houre Of solid financial rtsnding.
t2000 straight cash palary and expenses paid each
Monday direct from headquarters. Expense
money advanced; position permanent. Address
Manager, COS Monon Bldg, Chicago. n26nl
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-07
DeWItvs x.s::::ss saIve
For PlDos, Burns, Seroes

We have few copies Of the Rev. Irl
R. Hicks Almanac and Weather Fore
casts for 1904 for sale at 30 cents each.
Call early il you wish one Of these valu-
able works, as our supply is limited.
The Washington times., 1904-02-11
Fast Russian Forces
Guard City OF Hardin
Center of Cars Settlement and Point Where
Railroads Converge--JapaneSe viii Find
Difficulty in Taking Stronghold.

Hardin, the Manchurian city towar 1
which Japanese troops are now reported
to be moving. is the busiest center in
Manchuria, and the heart of the Rus
sian settlement in the Far East.
James W. Davidson. who has been
named United States consul at Antung,
visited Har bin and all other cities in
Manchuria a few months ago. MIR.
Davidson. who will return to Man
churia in g few days, describes Hardin
as a busy city OF 100000 population.
II is the one city that any power
which desires to control Manchuria
must hold. The Vladivostok and Port
Arthur railroads meet there, and are
merged into the single line of road
which leads across Manchuria and 81
IBERIA into Russia. Hardin is the center
of the Manchurian wheat district, and
has many large Touring mills. II is
within easy reach by rail Of the cattle
country in northern China. in which
much beef is now raised for the hus-
sian army.
The Manchurian Railway. which is