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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02

awkward. His large. good-natured
mouth. wide open, displayed rows of
white teeth; his small blue eyes twin
kled shrewdly, and his ears stood clear
of a mass of red hair.
John glanced at Jessie and the
laughter in her eyes was sufficient
hint.
Miss Garden. let me present Mr..
Rounds, schoolmate and neighbor."
Sam doffed his cap with sweeping
bow.
Delighted ter meet ye, Miss Car
den." he exclaimed. with a sincerity
which did not belle his words. He ex-
tended huge hand. Have often seen
ye ridin' by and heerd all erbout that
air runerway. swan, that was a
mighty ticklish shave fer ye, Miss
Garden. Tell ye what let's do! Let's
have some sody water an ice cream.
It's my treat to-day! Sold hoss this
mornin an made forty-two dollars
clean profit on him. I'm great on
hosses, Miss Garden. John. here. runs
ter books an studyin' an all that. But,
as l say. my strong holt is hosses.
They say we all has our little weak
F, nosses-present company, of course,
expected. Let's go an git that sody
,an' ice cream" And Sam led the
way to pavilion and impressively or
idered the suggested refreshments.
Jessie engaged Sam in conversation,
laughing merrily at his odd remarks
and stories. He pointed to an old
farmer who drove past in rickety
wagon.
There goes old man Shaw" said
Sam. He lives down the road from
our house, an he's a great character.
Yesterday mornin' Mrs. Shaw told the
old man the cistern orter be cleaned
out. 1t hadn't rained fer so long that
the water was all gone. and she lowed
1T was good chance tew clean II out.
Old man Shaw lowed she was right,
but said his rheumatics was so all
firad bad It wouldn't dew fer him tew
go down intew no damp place like a
cistern; SO he lowered the old woman
an sent her down a pail of water an
some soap an scrubbin' brush.
"TTl go down tew the postoffice
an see II thares a letter, an then
come back and pull ye out he hollered
down the openin. She said, All right,
an went tew work Old man Shaw
went tew the postoffice. asked fer a
letter. an OF course, thare warn't none.
lie started back, an was just passin'
the cobbler's place. when he met
Jones.
WHARF ye goin'Y' he asked old man
Shaw.
1.-The old woman's cleanin' the cis-
tern, an I've got tew go home an haul
ser out says Shaw
"'she amt got 1t done yet says
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DOMINO Fortune 1elIina.


Lay them on their faces on the table
and shuttle them; then draw one and
see the number, which has its mean
ing as follows:
Double six, receiving a handsome
sum money.
Six-flve. going TO place of amuse-
ment.
Six-four. lawsuits and trouble. which
can only be avoided by great care.
Six-three, ride in a carriage.
Six-two, a present of clothing.
Six-one, you will soon perform
friendly action.
Six-blank. guard against scandal, or
you will suffer by your inattention.
Double five, new abode to your
advantage.
Five-four, a fortunate speculation in
business.
Five-three, visit from a superior.
Five-two, pleasant excursion on
the water.
Five-one. love, intrigue.
Five-blank, funeral, but not rela-
tive.
Double four. drinking liquor at a
distance.
Four-three, false alarm of fire.
Four-two, beware of thieves and
swindlers.
Four-one, expect trouble from cred.
itors.
Four-blank, you will receive letter
from an angry friend.
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stately orb of night break above the
oceans rim and blend its white light
with the pink afterglow of sunset
Bathed in her flood, they turned their
horses homeward. riding through a
shadowed and shimmering fairyland.
The gnarled and wind-wrenched ap-
pie trees were etched in lines of weird
beauty against the sky. The rugged
stone walls were softened. and faded
away into dreamy perspectives.
In the years which followed, how the
scenes and incidents of that summer
came back to John Burt! Under many
skies he recalled the happy hours
spent with Jessie Garden. Again he
drifted with her in a boat, floating at
will of breeze and tide. her hand trail
ing in the water, and the murmur of
her voice in his ears. Again they
walked down the wooded path. while
the black of the night stood like wall
in front of them. and Jessie clutched
at his arm when an owl sounded his
solemn cry.
Jessie was going to Vassar, and
John had passed the examination
which admitted him to Harvard. He
found that he could study much better
under the shade of the Bishop trees
than in any other spot. and Jessie
held the textbooks while he recited.
The weeks glided by like dream.
One day in autumn he stood by her
side on the station platform in Hing
ham. AS the train rumbled in. some
thing rose to his throat and a film
stole over his eyes.
'Good-by. John!"
"Good-by, Jessie,"
The train glided out from the sta
tion; little hand fiuttered lace
handkerchief from a window; sun
burned pair waved in reply. Jessie
had gone back to Boston.
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I this no-account Jones. 1t takes a pow
erful long time ter clean a cistern out
proper. Bill an Gus is down stairs
waitin' fer ye. Let's play em one
game, an then ye can go home an
pull the old woman up"
''As ] said before, it's always dark
down in Jones basement, an none on
em took any account on what was
goin' on. You know how 1t rained
yesterday mornin'? 1t started in tew
pour long about nine o'clock" Sam
paused to laugh. When old man
Shaw came out er Jones' basement,
the cutters was full of water an the
rain was comm down in sheets. For
three hours 1t had been rainin' cats
an dogsi
"Old man Shaw was plumb scared
ter death. He ran all the way home.
Every time he looked at a gutter-spout
he nearly tainted away. He come tew
his place an ran round the back way.
He looked down the hole an saw moth
in but water.
"'Sallie, Sallie!' he hollered.
"The old woman was standin' on
top the bottom OF the pail, up agin
the wall The water was up tew her
chin. but she was mad all over. an she
hadn't lost her voice.
"'Ye've come at last, Bill Shaw,
have ye?' she said. You haul me
outer here quicker'n scat. an when
gets up I'll scratch yer eyes out! Ye
done this on purpose! Ye haul .me
out. an I'll fix ye fer this days work.
"The old man lowered a rope. an
after a hard tussle hauled her up.
The neighbors say she mopped him all
over the yard. an | say 1t sarved him
right"
Sam related several other Incidents
in the career of the Shaws, and Jessie
laughed until the tears ran down her
cheeks. They bid Sam good-day, and
watched him until he disappeared with
the famous trotter in cloud of dust.
After supper they waited for the ris-
ing of the full moon. They saw the
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oivina sheep Their Dew

Three hundred years ago one ques-
tion used to bother the English farm
ers. There were more sheep in Eng
land than in any other country in the
world dt isn't SO now, but that is an
other story. and yet the SILLY" crea-
lures were seldom seen to drink. To
such an extent was this abstinence
observed that when a sheep was no.
ticed drinking It was thought, so an
old writer declared, "a prodigious
thing that sheep should drinke"
There was. he said, a cause for their
never suffering much thirst-"There
is SO much dew on the grasse that
they need no other water" Ancient
authors, like Aristotle. were quite mis-
taken ''in thinking that the northern
sheep had more needle of water than
the southern. In Spaine those sheep
bear the best fieeces of wool that
drinke least" But IL the animals can
not get dew they must have water.
In the seasons of great draught that
sometimes afflict the Australian sheep
farmers the fiocks perish by the thou
sand.
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A Soapsuds Surprise.

Here is an experiment with soap
suds in which there is no blowing of
bubbles. Fasten two knitting needles
or other small rods together with
threads of equal length SO as to form
a rectangular frame. A third thread
attached to the upper rod enables you
to hold up the frame without touching
1t.
Plunge the frame into strong soap
suds and lift it out slowly by this
third thread. You find the frame filed
by transparent liquid film, like a
pane of glass.
Break this film and attach to the
vertical threads. about one-third of
their length from the bottom, the ends
of another thread which is no longer
than the knitting needle, SO that 1t
hangs down in a curve, and to the
middle of this thread fasten still an.
other thread by one end, leaving the
other end hanging down.
Now dip the frame again in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
CHAPTER SEVEN.
Arthur Morris.


When Randolph Morris had amassed
a couple of millions in New York bank
ing and stock manipulation. he decided
TO establish a New England country
place in keeping with his wealth and
station. He selected site near Hing
ham. overlooking Massachusetts bay,
with a distant view of the ocean. For
years workmen were busy with the
great stone mansion. Terraces. ver-
dant in turf, gave beauty to the sur
rounding rocks now softened with
vines. Stables, conservatories, and
lodges lent new distinction to the land
scape.
The eldest of the Morris children
was Arthur. the heir to the bulk of the
Morris fortunes. His age was twen-
ty-four. and his experience In certain
matters that of man OF forty. He
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Some Riddles and Answers.

The first lady of the land in three
letters? Eve.
Relating to civil life in five letters?
Civic.
A legal document in four letters?
Deed.
What baby says about candy in four
letters? "Dood."
Something the most stupid person
can see through in three letters? Eye.
A gentle domestic animal in three
letters? Eve.
One of the famous pair of giants in
three letters? Cog.
Something used by burglars in
three letters? Gag.
Part of the verb to do in three let
ters? Did.
A small vehicle in three letters?
Gig.
The condition of the grass in the
morning In five letters? Dewed.
The cry of a bird or a chick in four
letters? Peep.
Twilight time in three letters? Eve
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The Number Nine.

1t is curious thing. which every
one does not know. that you cannot
destroy the integrity of the figure 8
by multiplication.
To make plain: 9x9-S1. Add and
(the producD and you have 9. Take
any other number, say 1922; 1913 times
Q equals 11o7. Add the figures of the
product again and they equal 9. Again,
! times 80 equals 297. which added
gives us two ss by adding z and 2, or
the three figures added equal IS. or
2x9. Whether the number is small or
large, the sum of the figures of the
product will always be divisible by 9.
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How to Make a Flute.

A little flute from which a good
deal of amusement can be derived can
be made by wrapping a piece of paper
around pencil to make a tube. Paste
the edge fiat, and to one end of the
tube fasten a triangular piece of pa
per, somewhat larger than the open
ing.
To play the flute. draw in your
breath through the open end of the
tube; the difference in pitch will de-
pend upon how hard you BREATHE
Holiday Magazine.
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Game of Bououet.

This is jolly game for a number
of children to play. Sit down in a cir
Gle around your leader. Let the lead
violet. daisy. sweet william, black
eyed susan, etc. Then let her tell you
story. made up out of her own
head" in which she brings in every
one of the flower names.
Whenever n child hears his flower
name mentioned he must get up. turn
around and sit down.
Whenever the leader uses the word
bouquet" all the children must jump
up and change places, at which time
the leader tries to capture n seat.
Whoever gets left" must then be-
come leader.
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Frame for the Films.

varied in many ways, show that the
liquid film is like a stretched elastic
membrane or sheet of india rubber. 1t
always makes itself as small as pos
sible. as the last experiment proves,
and If stretched out by force it con-
tracts again as soon as the force
ceases to act.
1t affords, therefore, an interesting
example of the surface tension" pos
sessed by liquids.
The film has two parallel surfaces
and their tensions act together.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Partridqes Eat Apple Buds.

A Maine man who sought to pro-
tect his apple trees shot a partridge
as it was preparing to leave its work
and opening the crop took out 2S4
fresh buds. This. he says, constituted
its meal and. If this was the daily ra-
ton, it would mean the destruction of
almost 1000 buds weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02

soapsuds and lift 1t out. The last two
threads will appear as irregular lines
embedded in the film of liquid. Break
the lower part of the film. and you
will see the upper part contract draw
ing the loose thread up with 1t Into
the form of a circular arch.
Now take hold of the free hanging
thread below the lower rod and pull
downward. The single arch becomes
a double arch but resumes its former
shape as soon as you release the hang
ing thread.
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A FivE-PoINTEp STAR.

There are many ways OF making
five-pointed stars. For the method
here described you will need pair of
compasses. With these draw circle
Of any size. Draw line across the
circle, going through the center Draw
another line from the center to the
top of the circle. Find the middle
point of the right half of the first
line. The hand in the picture points
1t out. Use that point for one end of
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02

the compass. Place the pencil end at
the top OF the circle and draw a curve
downward until it touches the line
running across the circle. The dis
tance between the crossing point and
the top of the circle is the exact dis
tance between the points of a five
pointed star drawn in that circle.
A star drawn on stiff paper may be
cut out and used as pattern In mak-
ing flags or ornaments.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Power of a Drop of Water.

You have probably heard that the
constant falling Of a drop OF water
will wear away the hardest stone.
Here is an easy way to test the
force of a single water drop. which
we will take as unit for all the bill
lions OF water drops 1t takes to wear
away the stone. and then perhaps you
may get slight idea of the stupen-
dous force all those water drops
would exert If they were combined
into one mammoth water drop-and
1t dropped! You wouldn't care to be
under IL.
Cut a notch in the center OF a
match, then bend SO as to form an
acute angle. Lay 1t across the mouth
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Korean "Mercy.Rox."

When the king OF Korea goes into
the streets he is preceded by secre-
tary of state, who carries a mercy
box" Into this box are placed all the
papers upon which the Koreans have
indited their petitions or grievances.
and which are thrown from over
walls. or hung on strings from win
dows. The king himself reads every
paper.
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windham. Conn. A year later the
principal was reduced by the payment
of $500. Since then the heirs have
paid interest on the balance amount
ing to s6.401.11. The whole has Just
been settled and proceedings entered
to clear the title
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Spider Web.

Spider Web. -.
Fasten to the hall chandelier as
many lengths of red. yellow, green.
blue and white twine as there are boy
and girl players.
Tell each child to take a length OF
twine and follow it through the diff
ferent rooms until he finds the other
end. winding the twine into a ball as
he goes.
1t will lead him up stairs and down,
around table legs. through cracks in
doors. in and out through the banis-
ters, and SO on.
At the end you should previously
have fastened some pleasant surprise,
like a tiny box of bon-bons or an or
ange.
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Loan Mas Costly

In 1872 a loan was made by the
state of Connecticut from its school
fund to Samuel Perkins. The amount
was 81 1888 "a, and it was secured by a
mortgage on real estate situated in
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The PUBLICITY REMEDY.

The contention of President ROose-
welt that publicity is splendid trust
cure has received further proof in the
decision of the supreme court that the
coal carrying roads must produce Ger.
tain books, papers and contracts and
places them in evidence before the in
ter state commerce com mission. 1t was
charged that certain roads were in a
combine to fix and control the price of
anthracite coal, the mines being own
ed largely by the roads and the con
tracts calling for the shipment of coal
as purchasers called for it, the price
being fixed. The contention being es-
tablished that the government can call
for these contracts and compel their
presentation, and also that it has the
power to dissolve illegal combines, the
trust question is becoming simple
one, thanks to republican legislation
Centerville Iowegian.
Compared with two years ago the
question of trust regulation has
dwindled into insignificance. During
that short extent of time it has been eff
fectively demonstrated that the laws
put upon the federal statute books by
republican legislators for the regulation
of combines are sufficient for the ac.
complishment of the end desired. I'm
der the direction Of President Roose-
welt these laws have been given added
Importance. American citizens have
come to realize that everything done to
control illegal corporations is the work
of the republican party and its govern
ment officers. They are satisfied that
their interests will be properly con-
served SO long as President Roose-
welt is kept in the executive chair and
is given a. republican congress to aid
him in his work, thence the general de-
mand for his reelection among all
classes of American people.
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MOTOR GAR SERVICE.

Eldon Forum.-The citizens of Birm.
ingham. Stockport, Hillsboro and other
places along the line of the TT. Madl-
son and Ottumwa branch Of the Bur-
lington road, have been engaged for
some time in strenuous efforts to pre-
vail on the company to give them bet
ter train service along that line and
finally appealed the matter couple OF
weeks ago to the railroad commission
ers of the state.
A delegation Of citizens from the
various towns along the line, armed
with a petition containing over 800
names and assisted by the members
Of the legislature from Wapello, Lee
Henry and Van Buren, counties met
the railroad commissioners and repre-
sentatives Of the Burlington company
in Des Moines a short time ago, and
presented their arguments. The off,
Gals of the Burlington road stated that
the passenger train that they run on
the road and subsequently taken off
had been operated at a loss, and it was
conceded by all that the company could
not be compelled to run trains at a
loss, so something else was tried, with
the result that the legislators and COM
lnissioners prevailed upon the company
to submit something Of a proposition as
to what they would be willing to do in
order to meet the demand for better
service on that road.
The company offers to equip and OPP
crate a motor car, make a = trip daily
carrying passengers, express and mail.
to be operated either by electricity or
gasoline motors, and to be installed
within ninety days.
The people along that line Of the
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ATTEND THE PRIMARIES.

The republican primaries in this
city will be held tomorrow evening.
The republicans Of Ottumwa should
attend these primaries enmasse and
by the delegates they select to the
county conventions, give expression as
to their belief in what constitutes re-
publican principles. II the republi-
cans Of Ottumwa are in favor of going
back to the days of the Wilson bill
and the conditions then, existing, with
labor unemployed and business stag
nant, they should select delegates to
the county convention, who are in &C
cord with this idea. On the other
hand, If they believe the principle of
protection is basic in the organization
of the republican party, and that upon
it has been built the great superstruc-
ture of our prosperity, then they will
select delegates to the county conven-
ton, who are in favor of this idea and
who will so express themselves with
no uncertain sound. We do not be-
lieve that the republicans of Ottumwa
are prepared to even give tacit assent
to the declaration that the present
tariff is enslaving the people and that
Its operation is in opposition to sound
business principles. This is democrat
ic doctrine, pure and simple, and the
proper place for it to be advocated, is
in democratic convention, OF an out
and out free trade organization. Let
the republicans of Ottumwa come out
to the primaries tomorrow night and
give clear cut expression as to just
what they think about this matter.
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sTRATEeIsTs TO BLAME.

Davenport Times-It is evident to
anyone who has been following the war
news closely that the experts 80 far
have failed to get together and the
warning may as well now be Issued as
any time to amateur strategists assign
ed to cover the war news that they
have not been giving satisfactory en-
tertainment There has been none Of
the cocksureness about their forecasts
Of the movements Of the troops in the
present war such as there was at the
time Of the Spanish-American and the
Boer campaigns. Now the troops Of
Russia and Japan have been in the
field six weeks and we are as much In
the dark as ever about the probable
scenes Of the greater conflicts. In the
two other campaigns the troops had
not been in the field a week until the
amateur strategists had planned the
campaign and we We're all holding stop
watches on the coming clashes of arms.
1t Is possible that the newspapers
and agencies have sent raw recruits to
the front. 1t tends to jar ones faith
in them all to be told one day that ia
pan intends to concentrate her forces
in northwestern Corea, the next that
the Yalu river will be the scene of the
big battle, little later that the Lao
Tung peninsula will be swept by the
Mikado's troops and last of all that
transports are carrying large HIorce
to make a landing at New Chwang.
And again the reports that Kuropatkin
will retreat into the vastness of Man
churia and allow the Japanese to wear
themselves out following him, or that
stand will be made at the Yalu, or
that the eneny's troops will be swept
from Asiatic territory and dumped in
to the sea do not show q definite know
ledge of the plans Of the Russians that
would indicate that the amateur strate-
gists are properly conducting the cam
paign.
For the sake Of the interested reader
who looks on this far away war with
the interest that he would watch
theatrical performance or he>would ex-
pect to find in a good novel, the cor
respondents ought to get together and
come to some definite understanding
about what shall and shall not be done.