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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28

lldluf . lOOLAo Ill thS
~ Denver Press Club.
"Joe! Joe! Where the
dickens-oh, there you are! I've
searched high and low for you for
the last two hours! Looked every
where with the exception of the
morgue! Never thought of finding
you in your rooms until after mid
night! Say Joe, my tide is in!'
All this In one breath.
"Your what?" asked Joe in aston
ishment, arising to sitting pos.
ture on the edge of the lounge on
which he had been doing. "Your
what is IMP"
"My tide!" answered Dick &C.
statically. "You know Shake
spesre said, There is a tide in the
affairs of men, which, taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune; omitted,
all the voyage of their life is
bound in shadows and In miseries.
Well, my tide is in. Read that!'
And he tossed letter onto the
lounge.
Joe took the letter, opened it
and read: Prepare to leave for
Cripple Greek at 9 tonight. Jones
City Editor No wonder he
gasped. Dick Sm1thers, the cub
reporter on the paper who had
never written more than a 3-stick
story in his life, receiving an as
,signment like that! Paradoxical!
After another perusal Joe arose
and grasping his friends hand
shook it warmly. All he could say
was, 'Gee; you're lucky dog!
How did it happen?"
Search me" replied Dick exult-
ingly. cali [ know is that Thomp-
son, who has been covering the
strike in Cripple, was injured in
riot down there this afternoon. AS
/ left the Office [ heard the old
man tell Virgins he was in a
hellava fix with Brown on his we'd
ding trip and Smith, Burke and
Collins out on big stories. Said
something about being obliged to
send some $l5-a-week nonentity
down to take Thompson's place."
and selected you,' butted in
Joe sportively. ''He certainly
knows one when he sees it,
"Oh, he does hey" laughed
Dick, entering for the moment in
TO the spirit of the joke. Il don't
quite agree with you there. I'm
no nonentity, understand, but
nevertheless I'm devilish glad to
get the assignment. But say, Joe,
I'm up against the real thing. Are
you a friend of mine?"
81 haven't cent? laughed Joe.
"Just paid out the last"
"Oh, I'm not looking for a loan,"
interrupted Dick, "that is, not a
money loan. | want to borrow you,
not your money. Borrow you,
yourself; borrow you for the eve
ming. Understand"
"Well, for the love of goodness"
exclaimed Joe. you're a candi-
date for the mutt college, all right,
all right"
"Aw, quit your kiddin'," pleaded
Dick earnestly. "I'm telling you
this in all seriousness. This tide
of mine coming SO unexpectedly
has placed me in a deuce of pre-
dicament. Here [ am with two
different engagements on my
hands for the same hour on the
same night. At 9 this evening
Jones expects me to start for the
camp. and at exactly the same
hour Nell expects me to escort her
to Mrs. Jacks lawn party Of
course, it's physically impossible
for me to keep both engagements,
CO ubn4 nronnca damn lie 70 hor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28

L should
"Oh, hang Jonesp' interrupted
Dick petulantly. That old duffer
has nothing to say as to whether
you may take Nell to this lawn
party or not"
"What! Meme take Nell to the
lawn party!' gasped Joe INGRAM
matically. "Why-why-it's i'm
possible!'
Nothing is impossible" asserted
Dick peremptorily. Everyone
knows you were never much of
lady's man; in fact, some of the
fellows aver that you are a misog-
ynist. Can't convince me of that,
tho. It's not misogyny; it's bash
fulness, plain, everyday bashful-
ness" Joe blushed and muttered
something incoherently. Come,
come, old man! Brace up!' contin-
ued Dick giving his friend an
assuring jab in the ribs. "Take
Nell to this abominable lawn affair
and pooh-pooh the assertions of
these wiseacres."
But Dick" demonstrated Joe,
''it's absurd! Miss Nell would
never consent to such an outland-
ish arrangement even if [ should.
And there's Mrs. Jack; what would
she think of such indecorum
Nothing indecorous about it,
insisted Dick emphatically. You
received an invitation the same as
1. 'Twasn specified as to whom
you were to accompany, was it?"
"No, but you and she are en-
gagged to be married, aren't your"
queried Joe hesitatingly.
"Well-ah-er-no, not exactly
engaged, altho it's only a matter of
time before we are,'' declared the
presumptuous Dick. SIN fact, we
would be betrothed now if that
pesky hammock rope hadn't bro
ken just at the critical moment last
night. But, my goodness, man,
that shouldn't hinder you from
escorting her.
"But tit seems so unconven-
tional," pleaded Joe.
"Plague take it man, there's no
unconventionality about it!' ex-
claimed the now thoroughly
aroused Dick. "You do it at my
request, don't you? Everyone will
understands; Nell will explain.
Besides, you've known her ever
since she was knee-high to a grass
hopper. She has set her heart on
going and 'twouldn't do to disap-
point the dear girl. AS for me, I
intend to take my tide at the food
or drown. But, I say old man,
you'll go, won't your" Then after
pause, "Why, of course you will!';
"But-but," stammered Joe.
mo but about it, declared Dick
almost fiercely. "Just put on your
glad rags and that Sunny Jim
smile that won't come off and call
at her home. In the meanwhile
I'll phone her about the arrange
ment. She'll be delighted, I'm
sure! In fact, she would rather
have you as an escort than anyone
else, that is of course with the ex-
ception Of myself. She has often
recounted some of the good old
frolics you and she enjoyed during
your kidhood. Member the time
you tried to eat one of her mud
pies? Ha, ha! Oh, you needn't
blush; l know all the particulars!
But [ say, old man, cali around
after we are married and I'll have
her make one that will be more
comestible. Well, | must be 60
ing. Call for ner at about 9. Don't
forget! It's up to you! I'll do as
| M ach for Won comatinaP And
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
The EBB TIDE

ICK Smithers burst I'M
tremendously into : Joe
Hardy's rooms In the
Denver Press Club.
HTooI ToaI Whoro tho
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption is a sure cure for all
lung and throat troubles. Thousands
can testify to that. Mrs. c. B. VanMet-
re of Shepherdtown, W. Va, saws n had
a severe case of bronchitis and for year
tried everything heard OF, but got no
relief One bottle of Dr. Kings New
Discovery then cured me absolutely. !"
Its infallible for Group, whooping cough,
grip, pneumonia and consumption. Try
1t. Its guaranteed by o, r. Long, drug
gIst- Trial bottles free. Regular sizes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19

Keep the bowels regular with Ayer's
Pnis, Just ono pill each night.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
o. r. Long

docs not hesitate to recommend Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure to his friends and Gus.
toners. Indigestion causes more i'll
health than anything else. 1t deranges
the stomach and brings on all manner of
disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat, cures indigestion, dyspep-
sia and all stomach disorders. Kodol is
not only perfect digestant but tissue
building tonic as well. Renewed health,
perfect strength and increased vitality
follow its use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19

James Mourning was appointed cattle
inspector for the county, said appoint
ment being made subject to the approval
OF the state board of stock inspection.
G. F. Garland and W. l.. Foster were
each granted the privilege of construct
ing stock runways on public highway,
said runways to be constructed at ex.
pense of the petitioners.
II. E. Vote was appointed superintend-
ent OF bridge construction.
The board abandons two miles Of road
in townships q and 7, range Ga, the aban-
donment having been petitioned for by
twenty-five freeholds in the immediate
vicinity OF said road.
Kiowa, Colo, May 9, 1901.
CHAs. +. LISDsLEy,
Clerk
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Once at Denver, Colo, April II, 1907.
Notice II hereby given that the following
named settler has hled notice OF HE intention to
make Anal proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
Receiver at Denver. Colo. on June q, 1904, viz
WILLIAM McCAULEY,
Hnmcrtead Entry No. 1875, for the northeast
quarter northwe-t quarter. north half northeast
quarter II, northwest quarter norfhwert quarter
scction IL, Township 10 south. Range 81 West
He names the following witnesser to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz;
Joseph tanner, OF Fondie. Colo, James Irwin,
Nelson q. Wheeler, Of Ebert. Colo. Seth A.
Phelps. Of Lindell Hotel, Denver. Colo.
April 2i-May 26 c. ID. FORD. Register.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
Ladies and Children

who cannot stand the shocking strain of
laxative syrups and cathartic pills are
especially fond Of Little Early Risers.
An persons who find it necessary to take
a liver medicine should try these easy
pills and compare the agreeably pleasant
and Strengthening effect with the nause-
ating and weakening conditions follow
ing the use of other remedies. Little
Early Risers cure biliousness, constipa-
ton, sick headache, iaundice, malaria
and liver troubles. Sold by .. r Long.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19

MONEY LOANED on approved real
estate security.-LEE RAMSEY, Room S12,
Cooper Building, Denver.
BULL FOR SALE.-Red polled bull
two years old. Inquire of l.. l.. Hull,
51s miles southwest from Elbert.
FUNERAL FURNISHINGS - Gas.
kets, all sizes and grades, burial robes,
etc.-W. II. Gatewood, Elbert, Colo.
STRAYED- One light bay mare mule
about nine years old, branded Circle II
on left shoulder, also U S in same place.
$500 reward paid for return to Elbert
livery barn.-Williams Bros.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
LOCAL MARKETS.
Quick Arrest.

J. A. Gulledge OF Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from severe case
of piles causing twenty -four tumors
After doctors and all remedies failed,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrested
further inflammation and cured him. 1t
conquers aches and kills pain. 25c at
o. X. Longs, druggist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
Carpenters Strike.

-Four carpenters working on the Red
Men hall struck Wednesday morning for
a nine-hour work day with the same pay.
They were receiving $3.50 and s300 per
day. Contractor Rupert would not
grant their request and at noon Wednes-
day had not filled their places.
The men say they were being worked
overtime without any extra pay and
wouldn't stand for it, hence the strike.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19

Sich headache results from disorder
ed stomach and is quickly cured by
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. For sale by O. r. Long.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
And List Of Claims Allowed at the
April Session.

At the April, 1904, session of the board
Of Cousty Commissioners the following
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
LONG-HORNED CATTLE CONE
Breed Once So Common in Texas Dis placed by Stock of Greater
 Value.

There was a time when the Texas steer" bred of cattle GOV. cred the grazing grounds of the southwest. They were the de scendants of the long horned cat tie which the early Spanish ex- plorers and adventurers brought from their homes across the seas. Hundreds of thousands of them ranged the unfenced pastures, rendering little more than d small tribute of hide and tallow to the Mexican or beef to the Indian. Finally, the cowboy came into ex. istence, and these wild denizens of the plains were dragged from their high estate and became the subjects of sordid commerce, says the Kansas City Journal.
 These cattle were rough in ap. pearance and usually brown, dun and black in color, there being no deep reds and roans. Their horns. however, were their really distin- gushing features. These were certainly immense, often from four to five feet across from tip to tip. They were naturally wild brutes. Some of them could never be rounded up, but had to be shot in order that the others might be got under some kind of control. There were in every herd a few fighters which the cowboys called
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

No. 2S. 12 acres fine Big Bottom land, mile and half from Newark ,all l in cultivation: makes bale of cotton per acre.
 No. 9. Is acres half mile north of Magness; } room house, good barn and orchard.
 NO. 30. 529 acres fine bottom land; mile river front on Black river; 900 acres under fence; 200 acres fine cane land; valuable white oak timber on land.
 property in Newark, near schoo building.
 No. g. Block nice residence prop erty in west side Newark, block from school building.
 NO. F. acres timbered land } mi north of Newark; good hill land and nice location for small fruit farm.
 NO. B. Block residence property in north part of town; 80 bearing apple IlCCo Otl pldCci Cll0lCt ItSlutlCC pup erty.
 NO. 34. 40 acres timbered land in Big Bottom, half mile east of Akron. Very cheap.
 NO. B. 99 acres , miles north of Newark, 70 acres in cultivation, 2-sto- ry 5-room house, good outbuildings, barns, 20 acre pasture and fine young orchard.
 No, 36. Nice broom residence } blocks from depot, very desirable To- cation.
 NO. 3S. 40 acres timbered land on Village creek, miles from Newport; fine land; valuable white oak timber on place.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Paris Educates Pups.

A school for dogs is the latest fvelopment of the educational |oyement. It has been estab. fhed in Paris with the object of |aching, not letters, but polite fss. The schoolroom is furnished
 tn chairs, tables and rugs, to
 ge the necessary "lecal color7
 the surroundings. The dog
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
The Virtue of Patience.

"Chillun," said Uncle Rastus "dar's a gran lesson to be learned i'm de foolish cutworm. He gifts up early in de mo'nin' an goes 10 tn an eats de little sproutin melon vine. Elf he had sense enough to stay in bed a while longer de vine d perduee melon an, he might eat sump'n wuff while. Patience, chiIlun, am q great virtue. ."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

"mossheads." They would fight viclously among themselves or With the other cattle and would frequently gore the horses of the cowboys to death.
 The longhorns have now practi. eally all disappeared. Their place has been taken by graded and thor. oughbred cattle of much larger size and value.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
HEARSE NOT SEEN AT NIGHT
Undertakers Make it a Point to Have the Vehicle in Before
 Dark.

Nobody gives us fellows credit .for having large bump of sensi- PtiAness, said an undertaken. to New York Timas man. hut the fact is, we go to good deal of trouble to safeguard the feelings of the general public. For one thing, We try never to keep our hearses ill the street after dark
 Of course. in the ease of after noon funerals and long distances |we cannot avoid getting home late, but, even so, We make it d |point to get under cover as soon las possible after nightfall. And we do that absolutely out of con |sideration for the public. By nine people out of ten the sight of a hearse in the street at night is taken as a sure sign of impending 3death and disaster.
 Even in the daytime a hearse is a gloomy affair, but to run up hgainst one at night is pretty sure 0 give the most joyial fellow alive depressing turn. l know how it $ myself. Accustomed as am to handling hearses, l don't like to pump into one unexpectedly at a Dark corner.
 Most men in the business feel
 he same way, therefore, we strive Q be considerate. That we sue eed remarkably well is apparent b anybody who will take the fouble to count the hearses he
 as seen out at night. These are
 p few that I'll wager the most pnfirmed gadabout cannot recall
 ore than three or four of them."
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
WOMEN CLERKS IN GERMANY
In Spite of Conservatism There Has Been Steady Progress Made
 by the Sex

Women have become an in dispensable factor in the German postal telegraph and telephone service, it seems, Tn spite of the conservatism which prevented the utilization of feminine activities in public work in Germany until nearly half a century later than ill France and England. United States Consul Monaghan, of Chem nitz, in recent communication to the United States department of commerce and labor, reviews briefly the conditions and require ments which are of interest as showing the progress of women in the fatherland.
 It is not every woman who can obtain a position in the German postal service. so strict are the government regulations respect ing age, character, education and health. A government medical ex- aminer pronounces upon the health, which must be perfect; the age must not exceed 30 or be un- der IS, and a good common school education is primary requisite. Possessing all these qualified tions, the woman candidate is eli gible only to a position as assist
 ant in the post office, and the highest salary she can hope for is S119 d year. In the telegraph and telephone service, however, all grades of positions are open 10 women, though the rules of ad- mission are equally strict, and no women with children are em- ployed. Four thousand women are now engaged in the telephone service of the German empire, it is stated, 1000 of them being in Berlin. The hours are light, rang ing from six to eight hours d day.
 The highest pay which d wom- an can draw i'll German telephone offices is S357, which is said to af- ford comfortable living in Ger many, but it is low wage com pared to that. to be obtained in England, where experienced tele- phone clerks get 5000 and chief SUI peryisors are paid as high as $2.- 550. In Germany, however, it must be noted that women on their withdrawal from active labor after the prescribed number of years of faithful work are award ed a government pension on the same plane with the men.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Speed of Elevators.

Without swift and safe elevators a modern office building of 15 or 20 stories would be nearly as use less for business purposes as the " ashington monument or the pyramid of Cheops. Some rapid elevators give nervous persons the impression that they are nov ing with the velocity of railway train. In truth, however, the highest practicable speed for d way elevator is said by writer in the Architectural Record to be 450 feet per minute, and for an express elevator 600 to TOO feet per min ute. In a very tall building a greater speed is possible than in one of less height.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

Deeds of trust and legal blanks for sale at The Journal office.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
SOME FACTS ABOUT INDIGO.
As Dye Producer the Plant Was for @ Time Supplanted by Petro-
 leum Product

Modern science has so utilized one of the products of the coal fields as almost completely to put an end to the trading in two arti- eles that once formed d very i'm portant part of the commerce of the United States. The best dye for blue was, of course, furnished by the indigo plant, and it is even now used for the very finest of fab rics, but the chemists and scien- lists were able to procure from the byproduets of petroleum an aniline dye which for almost all ordinary purposes has supplanted indigo. The natural indigo dye being pushed aside by the com mercial dye, which is capable of being chemically prepared, has practically killed the growing of the indigo plant. Science, how ever, is bound to protect those who are dependent upon it for q livelihood, so that, when what seems to have been the destruc- tion of one industry through sci entific discovery has been accom- plished, the chemists immediate ly produce some new methods that are of commercial advantage.
 For instance, the native dyers in the east have discovered that when natural indigo and the com mercially prepared dye are mixed in equal proportions, the result of the mixture gives a more valuable and a brighter dye than that which is afforded by the dye of the plant, so that, by reason of this discov- cry, what seemed to have been the inevitable ruin of the indigo cul- ture has been averted. The dis eovery has greatly encouraged the growth of the indigo plant recent ly and has saved that article in commerce.
 In noticing this recent discov- cry writer upon scientific sub jects has said that the advance of science has never been shown in a more typical fashion than when, 
 diving into the history of modern chemistry, We discover that many products formerly regarded as be- ing capable of formation by plants and animals alone have been sue eessfully made in the laboratory of the chemists. The latter proc ess is named in science "synthet- ical chemistry" The expression practically implies that com pounds are built up by the chem ist artificially Synthesis is thus the opposite of analysis, the latter process being that of taking T product chemically to pieces, by way of ascertaining it's new com position.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Brutally Tortured.

A case came to light that for persistent and unmerciful torture has perhaps never been equaled. Joe Golohick of Colusa, Calf, writes For l5 years 1 endured insufferable pain from rheuma- tism and nothing relieved me though 1 tried everything known. 1 came across Electric Bltters and it's the greatest medicine of earth for that trouble. A few bottles oft completely relieved and cured me- Just as good tor liver and kidney troubles and general de- bility. Only 90 cents. SatisfaC- tion guaranteed by J. I. Sturei- want. Druggist.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

The Journal one year S1.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
RAILWAYS OF PoMPEII
l Cables of Wire Such as Are pposed to Be of Modern
 Invention.

ees made of various kinds of Ind leather are of very an. Idate. Ropes of palm have found in Egypt in the tombs Eni-Hassan (about 5000 E. @, | Rn the walls of these tombs is
 ' #shown the process of prepar-
 hemp, says the Philadelphia
 ord.
 he Bible tells us that Samson lRIs bound with ropes and that the Yles sent by Joshua into Jericho Bfere let down in q basket. pre- ' amably by means of rope. M At Nimrud, Assyria, carved slab showing the siege of a castle Was found, on which d soldier was represented in the act of cutting a rope to which bucket for draw ing water from we'll outside the castle walls was attached. The wire rope is generally con sidered a modern invention. a pro- duct of modern skill, and it will I surprise many to learn that it's manufacture is really a rediscov. cred lost art.
 Although the Assyrians prac- tlced the art of wire beating, no evidence has been found to indi. cate that they used wire for mak. ing rope.
 The excavations at pompeii have, however, brought to light a piece Of bronze wire rope nearly 15 feet long and about one inch in circumference. This rope is now ln the mnseo Borbonico at Naples.
 It consists of three strands laid spiraliy together, each strand being made up of 15 wires twisted together, and it's Construction does not, therefore. differ greatly from that of wire ropes made today.
 Pompeii was buried X. D. 70. 1895 years ago, but how long wire ropes had then been known it is impossible to tell, though, judging by the knowledge shown i'll the construction, it may be safely con cluded that they had been known for a considerable time.
 As 10 the use of rope tramways, 1t is said that they were in use as early as 1644.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

pupils are trained to welcome wis. itors by jumping up, wagging the
 tail and giving low bark. When
 the visitor leaves the dog accom-. panies him to the door and bows his farewell by bending his head to the foor.-Philadelphia Press.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Big Texas Ranches.

In Texas there are ranches of more than 1 ,0G0, ,000 acres each.
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