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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Some English Simplicity.

At many English houses the hostess
does not encourage the cotillon at all
When she does. favors are of the sim
plest The conservative Englishwom
an will not countenance the lavish
and sometimes absurd display fire.
quently made at cotillons on this side
of the water, when one hears of cost
ly fans. elaborate opera glasses. jew
eled watches. gold umbrella handles
silver baskets and other expensive
toys being showered upon the guests
Little wonder and no great credit to
herself or her hostess that a fashion
able beauty should find herself at the
end of season weighed down by this
sort of gear.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
STORY Of . ors,t rrss.

A history OF one OF the sequoias OF
California. as shown when 1t was cut
for lumber. is given by United
States senator. II was but fifteen
feet In diameter. while many OF them
are twice that size In 245 A D.. when
1t was SIC years of age. a forest fire
burned on its trunk scar three feet
in width. After 1.196 years OF placid
life. in another FIRE, in 1441 A. D.,
the tree. aged 1.712. received another
injury. Another scar followed In 1880
and was not covered with new tissue
for fifty-six years.
The worst attack OF all was in 1857.
when the tree. then 2.06s years of age.
was attacked by a fire which left a
scar eighteen feet wide. reduced by
1890. in 103 years. 10 fourteen feet.
Only ten isolated groves of these trees
remain and only one grove Is protect
ed by government ownership.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
FiIIplno pIslIkes Manual Labor.

The average Filipino does not take
kindly to manual work. says the Shang
hal Times. The tropical climate and
his past education are all against him
and It would be almost surprising II
things were other than they are. -Four
centuries of Spanish misrule have left
9 lasting impression on the natives OF
the Philippine islands that hand labo,
is degrading. and that any one earn
ing his living by this means is lower
than the Chinese coolie, which means
much from the standpoint of a Fill
Dino.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Barnacles as a Food.

The best-known and most useful OF
starvation diets for wrecked or cast
away people is that of barnacles. and
if anything of the kind happens tc
you. they will probably be your staple
food. Barnacles are long tough. half
shellhsh. half vegetable, creatures
that grow on the under sides of yes
sells. Three Englishmen and a crew
of Lascars. who had been forced to
abandon the sailing vessel. North
Star. kept themselves going for over
a week on barnacles. and only two OF
the crew died. The worst of them is
that they give one internal cramps
and cause an insuffereble thirst: but
they do nourish the frame.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
A Rich Beegar.

For years past an old woman has
solicited charity from visitors to the
Pere Lachaise cemetery. Paris. She
was known as "The Cemetery Pearl"
from the habit she had Of collecting
the imitation pearls which fell from
the wreaths in the cemetery. She was
returning to the garret where she
lived, when she fell unconscious on the
pavement, overcome by the cold. At
the police station government and
municipal bonds worth $4,000 were
found upon her and at her house pa
pers representing another $4,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
cows NOT FAST ENOUGH.
Trouble Was They Could Not Keep
Ahead Of the Train.

while was travelling out in Ohio
last MONTH" said drummer. II had
occasion TO patronize miserable
'one-horse' railroad which serves sew
era1 of the Ohio river towns. We
we're jogging along at distressingly
law rate OF speed when OF sudden
tue train came to dead stop in the
middle OF large meadow. Many OF
the passengers whose patience had be-
come exhausted asked brakeman the
cause of the delay.
There's herd of cows on the
track ahead he answered.
''In about ten minutes the train got
under way sgain. Jerking convulsive-
ly along for about a mile or two, when
II again came to halt. That was the
limit An old man who was sitting
near the door turned to the brake
man, who was plainly annoyed by the
many questions. and said irritab,y:
What in thunder is the matter.
anyhow
why. we've caught up to the cows
againi' sarcastically explained tho
brakeman"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
once Upon a Time.

Heard I once my old nurse telling
Stories by the fire at night.
All about big. bearded giants
Till l shiNcrcd In alright:
Then her voice came from n distance
From n drowsy. far-off CLINE.
Echoing the sweet old cadence.
"Once upon Time"
Read I once golden story
OF King Arthur's wonder court,
LanceIot and Guinevere.
All the knights Of brave report.
But amidst the loving. hitting.
Still heard the insistcnt chime
Like cuckoo clock repeating.
"Once upon n Time"
WIN our lives when we have lived then
Seem like stories we have read2
Stories which our nurses told us
As we lay all snug In bed2
WIN they seem as vague as dreA ms are
All the davs we though sublime?
Shall we hear the faint low whisper
once upon Time
when tho earth and day and sunlight
Grayly fade away:
When tho years that we have lived her,
Seem like one brief day.
Shall we hear again Mt twilight
Echo Of our nurses rhyme.
Here YOU lived and loved und lrborcd
Once uron n time?"
Clifford Chase. In Leslie's Monthly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
SPELLING ORIENTAL NAMES.
Rules Adopted by United States Geo
logical Survey.


logical Survey.
Mr.. Henry Gannett. geographer OF
the United States Geological Survey.
has recently received numerous letters
of inquiry regarding the proper spell
ing Of the place names in Korea and
Manchuria that have become promi-
nent In the news columns OF the day
since the outbreak of hostilitles
between Russia and Japan. The varia-
ton in spelling observed In the usage
OF different newspapers and different
map makers is confusing to the COM
mon mind. Mr.. Gannett suggests that
the matter would be much simplifed II
1t were generally known that a system
Of transiiteration of such names has
been adopted by most European ma
sions. by Canada. and by this country.
This plan is published In the second
report OF the United States Board on
Geographic Names"
The confusion arises from the fact
that these geographic names are writ
ten in their native tongues in charac-
tiers unlike those we employ. Different
persons transliterate them into Roman
characters in different ways. The value
of a set of rules that would reduce the
variations in spelling to a minimum is
apparent
The rules adopted by the Board on
Geographic Names provide that the
,owels shall have the sounds that are
common to the vowels in the language
OF southern Europe. II follows, there
fore. that has the sound of 90 in boot
and that Manchuria is therefore pre-
ferred to Manchooria. Chefu to Chefoo,
Amur to Amoor. 1t has been ruled that
al has the sound of | in ice; au the
Of in hnxp fan-a fire.
ouent combination in the East. heard
in named like Mindanao and Nonao-
Is slightly different from the preced-
ing); Ell, as in Beirut, has the sound OF
the two italian vowels, but Is frequent
iy slurred. when 1t is scarcedly dlstiE-
guishable from ey in the English word
they.
In accordance with the rules. is
always soft having the sound of S.
Hard" is represented by k. and 1t
therefore follows that Korea is the
accepted form, and not Corea. Other
rules are that ch is always soft" as
in church; + is sounded as in English
and ph should not be used to repre-
sent this sound; is always hard"
as in get; h is always pronounced;
and have the English sound; kh has
the sound of the oriental cultural; gh
is another cultural; ng represents in
different words different sounds-two
sounds. as in finger. and one. as in
singer; q should never be employed
for the sound of gu. which is repre-
sented by XIV. as in Kwantung; is
always a consonant. as in yard and
should not be used for the sound OF
the vowel l. as 1t is in very or rely.
These rules are recommended as
simple and easy of application. Their
general acceptance would undoubtedly
be appreciated by the average reader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Claim Worlds Finest Choir.

The Cathedral of Alexander New
skoi. st. Petersburg, is said to have
the finest choir in the world. 1t is
composed OF about thirty of the best
voices in the Russian monasteries.
Whenever a novice with an exception
ally good voice is entered he is sent
to the monastery of Alexander New
skoi. where he is trained as carefully
as an opera singer. and remains there
doing nothing except assisting at the
music at mass in the morning and
vespers in the afternoon until he be-
comes aged, when he is retired on a
pension.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Petroleum Production.

The worlds production of petroIe-
um in 1902 amounted to 1s5.151.oss
barrels. OF this the United States and
Russia produced 91.44 per cent. For
years Russia has led In point OF pro-
duction. but an increase OF 1897, ,722
barrels in the production OF the Unit
ed States in 1902 and a decrease
amounting to 4.62s.515 barrels in the
production of Russia caused these two
countries to change places and put the
United States at the head OF the list.
Our country has. however. still more
important advantage over its foremost
petroleum rival. More than double
the quantity of the higher grades of
refined products is obtained from the
average crude petroleum produced in
the United States than is obtained
from Russian oil. The United States
produced nearly &c barrels of refined
products in 1902 for every barrel pro
duced by the rest OF the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
cARNEeIE's HERO FUND.
Five Million Dollars for Injured He
roes and Dependents.

Pittsburg. April 16.-Andrew Car
negie has created fund of s5.000.O00
for the benefit of the dependents of
those losing their lives in heroic eff
fort to save their fellow men, or for
the heroes themselves If injured only.
Provision is also made for medals to
be given in commemoration of heroic
acts.
The endowment is to be known as
the hero fund" and consists of s5.-
coo, 900 of first collateral five per cent.
bonds of the United States Steel Cor
poration. The trust is placed in the
hands of a commission of twenty.
The commission held its first meet
ing here yesterday and made known
the project The scheme was conceived
by Mr.. Carnegie Immediately after the
Harwick mine disaster, when he sum-
moned to New York Charles l.. Taylor,
chairman, and f. NJ. Wilmot, manager
of the Andrew Carnegie relief fund, to
discuss with them plans for the relief
of the sufferers from this catastrophe.
| 1t is provided that no grant is to be
| continued unless II be soberly and
properly used and the recipients remain
respectable, well behaved members of
the community.
A medal shall be given to the hero's
| WIDOW or next IN KIN, Whicn snail re-
cite the heroic deed 1t commemorates.
The medal shall be given for the he
| roic act, even II the doer be unin-
| iured. and also a sum of money. should
| the commission deem such gift desir-
| able.
Mr.. Carnegie warns the commission
| against the danger of interference or
conflict with the pension funds for mu-
nicipal employees that exist in many
| cities. and urges 1t to act in harmony
with such funds. This, as is the case
with all the details of the funds ad-
ministration, is left to the commission.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
FolLeo ey woMAN,s win.
How Simple chambermaId Frustrated
Plans of a Queen.

In 1858 certain DIR. Cole. charged
by Queen Mary Of England with q
royal commission to punish the Irish
Protestants. stopped on the way to
Dublin at the Blue Posts. of Chester,
where the innkeeper. Betty Motter.
s7ed. overheard him. as he fourished
his parchment. exciaim, Here is what
will lash the heretics of Ireland"
Fearing for the safety Of her brother
or brother-in-law, John Edmonds. she.
while he slept looted HIS bag. alb.
stracting the warrant and substituting
Cor Is pack of cards. with grim
humor placing the knave OF clubs face
Il srmost on the top. When the
doctor opened his bag. safe on Irish
soil. the guileless imbecile counte-
nance leered at him. but no warrant
was there; and before he had time to
ret;.=n for fresh authority Mary was
dead and his power was gone. For
this aeed Queen Elizabeth granted a
pension for life TO Betty OF 5000 .
year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
End Of World Predicted.

The end of the world in ninety
years has been predicted by DR.. John
Robertson at the evangelistic services
at the First Presbyterian Church In
Austin, a suburb OF Chicago.
The day of judgment Is at hand"
he said. Roughly speaking, about
1000 years have elapsed between each
coming OF the Lord. After he created
man It was 1000 years until he ap-
peared again. and 1000 more until the
coming of Christ
Reasoning by. inductive analogy
the end OF the world and the coming
of the Lord are not far distant. He Is
about due for the fourth time, and this
time he will come as a Judge"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
SCHOOL ESSAY ON DUCKS.
Boys Writing Showed He Had 0eepy
Studied the Subject.

A schooiboy in Jewei City. Kan.
was assigned to prepare an essay on
the subject of Ducks" and this is
what he wrote: THE duck is low.
heavy-set girl. composed mostly OF
meat and feathers He is a mighty
poor singer, having a hoarse voice
caused by getting two many frogs in
his neck. He likes the water and
carries a toy balloon in his stomach
to keep him from sinking. The duck
has only two legs and they are set
SO far back on his running gears by
nature that she came purity near miss
ing his body. Some ducks when they
get big have curls on their tails and
are called brakes. brakes don't have
TO set or hatch, but Just loaf, go
swimming and eat. II was duck
I'd rather be drake every time"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Poison of Plants.

While strong plants destroy weaker
ones by crowding, or by depriving
them of air. light or food. 1t is rather
surprising to hear that one plant may
poison another. In recent case re-
ported in England the plant called
humea elegans, which exhales a pow
erful odor of Russia leather. was
placed in greenhouse near a peach
vine, when the nearest leaves of the
latter began to wither and fall off
The influence was felt even at consid-
cradle distance. the result being that
at last the young leaves were all
stripped from the peach vine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
So Much-So litticl

80 much to do. little donel''
Cecil Rhodes.
lis there no debt that thou dost owe
To tighten others care and woe7
Is there no comfort thou canst give
To help another creature live?
Hast thou no peace thou canst bestow
And let a sadder being know?
oh. Fellow Pilgrim, stop while
To give helpful. loving smile
Thy life is not thine own to live
As thou hast gained so much thou give!
But give not only of thy wealth,
Give, too. little-of thyself.
oh, do not answer thus to me
1--WE greater cares that first must be.
Thou canst not live this way. for. Friend.
What will confront thee at the end.
Since there is little comfort stored
For those who live to merely-hoard.
oh. Soul so stultlfed and mean,
What hit OF love canst thou then Eleanf
With not one voice to intercede
And help thee in thy pressing need?
Look then to it. Ay, count the cost
OF precious. helpful moments-lost.
So much to do-so little done,
1t is not strange the Worlds unwon.
So little done by gcu and me.
So little love with Charity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
NERVOUS IMPULSE IN MEN.
Research Shows That 1t Varies
Slightly in individuals.

Slightly in individuals.
A curious instance of the care and
minuteness with which the human
body is now studied. in the effort bet
ter to understand its powers and func-
tions. is furnished by paper read re-
Gently at a meeting OF the Royal So
ciety in London on the "Rapidity OF
the Nervous Impulse in Tall and Short
individuals" Even the difference In
time required for nerve telegram"
to traverse the bodies Of different peo-
pie is regarded as a matter OF scien-
tifc importance. A series OF observa-
tions has shown that the length OF the
nerve does not affect the velocity with
which an impulse passes between the
brain and the extremities. and conse-
quently that more time is needed II
the path is long than II 1t Is short. 1t
follows that short man should feel
a step on his corns quicker than a
tall man. but the difference is slight
that the offender has no better chance
of escape in one case than in the 9th
er.-Youth's Companion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Heart of Love.

oh. who Is he to sometime
At last-shaIl surely come
The fullness of reward sublime.
When earth was silent dumb?
To whom. for unrcquleted good
On earth. shall surely be-
In time-return In plentltude:
oh. who is he? 'Tis he
Who walks the common ways of earth
with heart of love for others,
And does the deed of lowly worth
And calls all men his brothers:
Who counts his duty pleasure. yea.
Its burden falls so lightly.
On whom. In love. the sun by day
Looks down. and love-stars nightly;
Who. to his noher self is true
In spirit and In letter,
Who does. well ms prays to do
And seeks to make men better
George Newell Lovejoy In Bosto
Transcript.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
That Acid Trouble.

Colusa. Cal, April 1sth.-Much has
been said and written recently about
Uric Acid in the system; what causes
1t and how to get rid of it. 1t is
known to be the first cause of Rheu-
matism and many other diseases and
has therefore received a great deal
OF attention from medical men.
Mr.. l.. F. Moulton of this place
claims that he has solved the prob
lem of how to get this acid out OF the
Gystem. He says:
81 had this acid trouble myself for
years. At times the Kidney secre-
tons would be very profuse and at
other times scant. but the acid was
always my greatest trouble. Medicine
failed to cure sme till at last | heard
of a remedy called Dodd's Kidney
Pills and after taking a box I seemed
to be entirely cured. However, 1t
came back on me and this time took
several boxes, with the result that I
was completely and permanently
cured. This was three years ago and
have not had single symptom of
the acid trouble since. l am 75 years
CT age and | am well as ever | was"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

Every bousekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in A-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you a
12-oz. package it is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "i6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Time Is Money.

A man once berated his Hebrew
debtor for not having included him
among his preferred creditors. But
makes you a 'speshul CREDITOR" was
the answer. "A special creditor ?
What's that?" IVY, speshul credi-
dor. mine friend. knows now that he
gets nothings. The preferred, he won't
know that for three years. Time ist
money-ain't it?'-Everybody's Maga.
zine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Painless Dentistry.

When a Chinaman wants to have a
tooth drawn he feels no nervous appre-
hension of pain, for the excellent rea-
son that he knows his dentist will not
infiict any. The latter simply rubs
a secret powder over the aching tooth.
After about five minutes the patient
sneezes and the. tooth falls out. Many
attempts have been made by Euro
peans to get some of this mysterious
powder. but no one has yet succeeded.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Owner Of Many Cattle.

Mrs. Charles King of Corpus Christi.
Texas, owns more land than any other
woman in the world. Her husband
was a famous cattle breeder and he
left her 1900 acres in Nueces, HI
dalgo. Starr and Cameron counties and
there are now about $1,000 cattle on
her ranges. The vast estate must be
kept intact until her eldest grandchild
comes of age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
The LIVELY Little jap.

"a Japanese associates three ideas
in the time a Russian takes clearly
to formulate one. | have sat in class
rooms beside both" says a writer In
the Pail Mall Gazette. land the great
er length of the Russian thigh-bone,
the greater weight of the Russian mus
culature. go for just precisely nothing
at all. Nowadays men battle. not with
Drawn. but brains"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
The Feeble Live Longest.

According to Professor Mosso. we
are able to live longer the more our
nerves are enfeebled. The less robust
a person is. he points out. the more
able he is to resist the ravages OF time
and disease.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
in the Childrens Home in New York, euro
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. move and regulate tho
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600
testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

"Will you marry me. darling?" asked
the young man In the parlor scene. Sir. $
iejoined his fair companion. this is lean
year and you should know that in mat
ters of this kind a gentleman should wait
until he Is asked"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
As Good As Greeley.

Colorado farmers who want to own land
where they can make much money
raising potatoes and field peas as on u
Greeley farm, should find out this
spring about Romeo. the new settlement
in the San Luis Valley. Conejos County
Land * Investment Company, Zeph.
Chas. Felt. president Gle Majestic build
ing. Denver. Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

When mine promoter lets you in on
the ground floor"-well. you're pretty
likely to be floored.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
The Best Results In starchinq

can be obtained only by using Defiance
Starch, besides getting OF. more for same
money-no cooking required.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

Professor-The word petroleum" means
rock oil. Student-I thought 1t meant
Rockefeller.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
1. X. L. Lead.

Always a little better than any other
lead on the market. Ask your dealer or
write us. The Humphrey-Jones Mer. CO..
1921 Arapahoe St, Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

those doughnuts?' ?'' "Weil-ah-you might
make the hole in the doughnut the whole
of the doughnut."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

'.Does Dudeleigh part his hair in the
middle?" Yes: but he always parts 1t
with a towel"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21

Some women are not half so bad as
they are painted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-20

the female sex. In nine cases out Of
ten the offenders have been proved to
be quite well to do. and not infre-
quently wealthy. 1t would have been
easy for them to have purchased and
paid for the things stolen. Which pre-
sents another problem. Why should
those who are rich stoop to robbery?
The goods purloined are generally
found uninjured. undisposed of, and
often actually unused.
Let us. however. look into the cause
of the disease as described by DR..
Dubuisson. In the first place, the ply
sician to be felicitated upon a clever
epigram. Lady kleptomaniacs are
women without hearts who dupe men
without heads" "smart" saying
which contains more light philosophy
than literal truth.
A man can scarcely be called a fool
because the pockets OF his clothes do
not happen to be so constructed ~ 10
prevent the entrance Of a felonious
hand! But the doctor can afford to
have his epigram chespened. for he
POUNDS his deductions upon thorough
understanding Of the character OF the
"etern0l feminine" The cause Of KEEP
fomania arises less from the indivld-
uafs morbidify Of temperament than
from the ailuring array Of every de-
scrlption of dainty and fashionable at