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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-31
A Wonderful Discovery.

Broadland. S. D.. March 2S.-Quite
a sensation has been created here by
the publication of the story OF G. w.
Gray who, after special treatment
for three months was prostrate and
helpless and given up to die with
Bright's Disease. Bright's Disease has
always been considered incurable. but
evidently from the story told by Mr..
Gray. there is a remedy which will
cure 1t even in the most advanced
stages. This is what he says:
81 was helpless as little babe. My
wife and | searched everything and
read everything we could find about
Bright's Disease. hoping that | would
be able to find remedy. After many
failures my wife insisted that should
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. | praise God
for the day when / decided to do so
for this remedy met every phase of
my case and In short time | was
able to get out of bed and after a few
weeks treatment ! was strong, well
man. Dodd's Kidney pills saved my
life"
A remedy that will cure Bright's
Disease will cure any lesser Kidney
Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills are GER
tainly the most wonderful discovery
which modern medical research has
given to the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-31

OF old Japan there were few vio-
lent cGsuasts between rich and poor
and. Ia fact, the Industrial plutocrat
was unknown. says contributor to
the London Mail. The nobly born
were rich, II rich at all. only in land
and rice, and they were not envied.
as they seem to belong to the natural
order of creation. But to-day the
tradesman and the manufacturer.
who were once almost the lowest of
mankind, infinitely below the tillers
of the soil, are becoming insolently
rich and are the real lords OF Japan.
while the children of Samurai are
glad to get small clerkships from
those whom their fathers despisei.
have been spending much time
in darkest Tokyo of late and the mi
croscopic misery to be found there
would make story appalling to those
who fancy that Japan is nothing but
swaying lanterns and softly falling
cherry blossoms. Buying and selling
is conducted on such an infinitesimal
scale among these submerged wretch
es that the sum of sixpence will pro-
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Many interesting stories are told in
relation to electioneering bills. Some.
OF course, will never be related. Pat
rick Melia of No. 9S Sackett street.
Brooklyn. has as a souvenir an ac-
count dated 1926, and Issued to Sir
Mark Somerville. 1t reads as follows:
MY bill:-To eating sixteen free
holders above stairs, at three shill.
in gs and sixpence head, Is to me two
pounds and twelve shillings To eat
ing sixteen more below stairs and two
priests after supper is to me two
pound and fifteen shillings and nine
pence. To six beds in one room and
four in another at two guineas every
bed. and not more than four in any
bed at the time, cheap enough. God
knows. is to me twenty-five pounds
and fifteen shillings. To eighteen
horses and five mules about my yard
all night. at thirteen pence every one
of them, and for man which was lost
on the head of watching them all
night, is to me five pounds five shill-
ings odd.
For breakfast, or tay, In the morn
ing for every one of them and as many
more as they brought, as near as
can guess. is to me four pounds twelve
shillings.
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Begin Life's Duty Early

Little Daudi Chua speaks English
and gives state dinners, at which there
is a curious mixture of African and
European foods and customs, though
the royal table is supplied with fine
linen, cut glass and silver brought out
from London. At these banquets the
chief duty of the Prime Minister is to
see to it that his royal master does
not eat enough to make himself sick.
The youngest professional organist
in the world is Kathleen Mills, who
presides over the great organ in tho
Catholic church at Ongar. Essex, Eng
land. The regular organist falling III,
little Miss Mills took her place and
played for several Sundays with such
skill on the instrument that all tho
people were astonished when they
found out that child of eleven years
was presiding over the keys and stops.
The youngest master of fox hounds
in the world is Lord de Clifford. who
is eighteen, and has been master OF
the Dalgan pack. in County Galway.
Ireland. for two years.
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Old and New Japan

vide a handsome stock for hawker
in popular lines of food.
Among these unfortunates, who
often walk the streets at night for
want of half-penny to engage lodg-
ings on damp floor swarming with
vermin. one hears the doctrines or
Proudhon and Ferdinand Lassalle dis
cussed volubly. Their works have
been translated into little pamphlets
and read to the illiterate by the occa-
sional scholar who carries few
thousand ideagraphs in his brain.
Japan has come SO far" they all
say; why will i, not be well to go
the entire route. or at least so far as
the ideal state?"
Poor, hungry. bedraggled dreamers.
But they are not alone. for the Japa-
nese of all ranks outside of the bour-
geoisie and the great mobiles are ask
ing the same thing. With eminent
practically they ask: Why is it mol
as easy to get government that rep
resents the best conception of man as
to worry along with makeshift that
is manifestly imperfect?
Before Japan lies the sinister shad-
ow of an irresistible conflict.
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The richest baby in the world is aaid
to be the son of the late Harold Brown
of Providence. r. l. The death, within
a few days of each other, of his father
and his uncle. left this youngster the
possessor OF fortune which is esti-
mated at between forty and fifty mil
lions of dollars.
The youngest general in the world
is Sultan Ahmed Mira. youngest son
of the late Shah OF Persia, and brother
of the present shah. He was born in
1891 and is. therefore. only 13; but he
is full general in the Persian army.
and has a regular stan. He holds re-
views of the troops and plays soldier
with an army corps for plaything.
The youngest king in the world is
Daudi Chua, king of Uganda. who is
now eight. He holds his court seated
on a scarlet throne with a leopard
skin mat under his feet. and bearing
in his hand a toy gun. The British ex-
ercise a protectorate over the young
king and his kingdom. and have es-
tablished for him sort of parliament
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and injuring my eyesight over this
any longer. Let me see your copy
of the letter-that mysterious copy
which the ghostly hand filed in for
you. suppose you have kept 1t under
lock and key ever since?"
Il have done better than that" was
the answer. Il have carried it about
my person ever since"
II suppose you have some specimens
of your late fathers handwriting that
! may compare 1t WITH"
His friend put his hand to his breast
pocket and produced an envelope.
This is It," he said. "As to COM
pairing it with any other writing. 1t
happens that, without noticing it. 1
made the copy upon the back of a
sheet of paper upon which my father
had written the first words Of letter
"a letter, which. for some reason or
another. was never finished"
The doctor took the envelope which
was fastened down. opened 1t and
drew out the inclosure. As he held it,
the other man could see on the outer
page the date. April 23d," and the
words, MY dear" He watched the
doctors face. He saw its expression
change from interest to bewildermeDt.
and felt that he was triumphing over
the scepticism which had possessed
his friend at the outset. You notice
the difference in the two handwritings
in which the copy is nader he asked.
'You observe that part of a sentence
is written in one and the rest in an
other?'
well, can't quite say that do"
was the unexpected reply.
What do you mean?"
why. it's plain enough. Look
herel" The doctor held the sheet
of paper out toward him,
He saw the broken. incoherent SEN
tences which he had himself written.
He saw and recognized his own hand
awriting. The other had disappeared.
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WonderfuI Human Hand.

The human hand is SO beautifully
formed. IL has SO fine a sensibility,
that sensibility governs its motion SO
correctly, every effort of the will is
answered so instantly. as IL the hand
itself were the seat of that will; Its
actions are so free, SO powerful, and
yet so delicate, that 1t seems to pos
sess quality instinct in itself. and
we use II as we draw our breath each
moment, unconsciously, and have lost
all recollection of the feeble and i'll
directed efforts of its first exercise,
by which 1t has been perfected. In
the hand are twenty-nine bones, from
the mechanism of which result
strength. mobility and elasticity. On
the length. strength. motion and mo-
bility of the thumb depends the
power of the hand. Without the
fieshy ball of the thumb, the power of
the fingers would avail nothing, and,
accordingly, the large ball formed by
the muscles OF the thumb is the dis
tinguishing character of the human
hand.
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altogether hide his affection. HIS
eyes followed Agnes about. and II she
did not notice It. there was one other
who did. This was Perkins, the house
keeper. who had ever been suspicious
OF 'the young man" Not Tor a mo
ment did she allow him to escape her
pert scrutiny. and he was often handi-
capped in his task by her prying eyes.
He dared not make any prolonged
search. for Perkins would have had
him denounced as thief. and he
should probably have been dismissed.
Then care n break In his attempt to
unravel the mystery. His mother was
taken seriously Ill, and he hastened
home. only in time to hear her dying
message. When the funeral had con-
cluded he returned to his task. leav-
ing his sister in DR.. Cartwright's cara
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Fate of the Coquette

Then she sighed. did this fair maiden,
And her heart with grief was laden.
And she cried. without a lover It is
useless to survived"
All her life was full of sadness,
And she said "good-by' to gladness
Did the girl who said she wouldn't wed
the best man alive.
After years lover sought her.
Jest n common stick. and caught her,
A lazy Jack. who proved to be a drone
about the hive:
Yet when he proposed they marry
Why. her heart was happy. very.
And he. won the girl who wouldn't wed
the best man alive.
Then folks ventured to remind her
OF the VOW she'd left behind her,
And asked her how at such an end she'd
managed to arrive;
She replied: My vows unbroken;
l have kept the words I've spoken;
best man aliver
Hank Sphinx" in Boston Globe.
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No Time for Fools.

When George Westinghouse. as q
young inventor. was trying to interest
capitalists In his automatic brake. the
device which now plays so important
a art in the operation OF railroad
trains. he wrote letter to Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, president of the
New York Central Railroad Company
carefully explaining the details OF his
invention. Very promptly his letter
came back to him. indorsed in big.
scrawling letters. In the hand OF Com
modore Vanderbilt. Il have no time TO
waste on fools"
Afterwards. when the Pennsylvania
railroad had taken up the automatic
brake. and It was proving very sue
cessful Commodore Vanderbilt sent
young Mr.. Westinghouse request to
call on him. The young inventor re-
turned the letter. indorsed on the bot
tom as follows: Il have no time to
waste on fools.
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CHAPTER xviii.-contInued.

'Wait a Bit" wes the impetuous
answer, there is more TO come STILL"
He told him about the visit to the
detective. and the detectives opinion
OF the matter. Then. with little hesi-
tation In his manner. he related his
strange experience on the night OF his
return; the voice which he heard tell
ing him where to look, and the discov-
cry of the photograph in the very
place indicated. Having reached this
point in his narrative he paused to
judge of the effect It had produced
upon his hearer.
DR.. Cartwright said nothing. and
Ted went on to tell how the imperfect
copy of the letter. which he had made
himself from the remains of the
original. had been completed and filed
up in another hand.
The doctor withdrew himself into
ambush, as 1t were. behind his spec
tacles. Then he opened his mouth
"A remarkable CO."
mo. hang II ALL" was the Interrupt
ton; don't let us have any more
condolences; I'm sick of the very
sound OF the word. Call II anything
you like but that
DR.. Cartwright shook his head. "But
what else could It be? My profession
al opinion"-in quite another tone of
voice-"is, that the sooner you hand
this room over TO the housemaid the
better. Meanwhile. suppose you show
me the original document that was
burnt?"
The young man produced II from
the same secret hiding place as before.
and laid II out before him without
word. There was silence for some
moments, which was only broken by
the sound of the doctors voice. as he
repeated the words to himself. MS he
succeeded in deciphering them. At
the end of iive minutes he gave 1t up.
ITS OF no use puzziing my brains
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She was young and mighty pretty,
She was saucylike and witty.
Her voice was gentle as the hum of bees
about the hive:
And though lovers would pursue her
And keep on proposin' to er.
She told 'em all she wouldn't wed the
best man alivei
She lest smiled upon 'em sweetly.
But refused 'em all completely.
TIL some declared to suicide her victims
she would drive;
Yet she told each one to leave her.
Did this tryin young deceiver,
still yowin she would never wed the
best man alive.
She Jest played with them and trlfied
with their love till 1t was stifled.
Not one of them could win 'er. though
they'd earnestly conniye:
TIL. bimeby. they ceased their tryin'
And their pleadin and their sighin,
And all believed she wouldn't wed the
best man alive.
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Italy's King as a Sportsman.

The King of Italy is devoted to all
outdoor sports, more especially ten
mis-. shooting. yachting. motoring and
fishing There is story that once
on returning from a very bad days
fishing. the King met a poor man who
had been very much more successful.
The King stopped the man and asked
for light. The man noticed that the
fish the King was carrying were few
in number and small, and. not recog-
nizing the King, chaffed him on his
bad luck. you might be the King"
said the man, with that little lot"
"Why?" asked the King. slightly en-
barrassed. Well" said the man.
everyone knows that he's all right as
a King. but he's no sportsman"
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Bill of Old Election

ITO raw whiskey and punch. with
out talking OF pipes and tobacco. as
well as for porter. and as well for
breaking a pot up stairs and other
glasses and delft for the first day and
night, / am not sure. but for three
days and a half of the election, as lit
tie as / can call 1t and not be very
exact, ii is in all or thereabouts, as
near as l can guess and not be. too
particular, is to me seventy-nine
pounds, fifteen sbillings and nine
pence. For shaving and cropping on
the heads of the forty-nine freeholders
for Sir Marks, at thirteenpence for
every head of them by my brother has
a Vote is to me two pounds. thirteen
shillings and onepence.
For WON'T and nurse for poor
Tom Herman in the middle OF the
night. when he was not expected. is to
me ten bags. I don't talk of the piper
or for keeping him sober as long as he
was sober. is to me ten pounds and
ten shillings.
"(Signed in the place.
JENNY CARS.
His
"BRYAN X GARRITY."
mark.
New York Herald,
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Extracts from Young Mans Diary.
II find my self-imposed task harder
and more torturing to my feelings
than ever Heaven knows how am
to muster strength and determination
to carry 1t through. AS 1t is. am
torn by conflicting feelings; my reso-
luton varies a hundred times a day.
| only returned to my situation two
days ago. had fully determined in
my own mind, before doing SO, that
the only way In which to remain mas
ter of myself was to put myself. as
far as possible, beyond the reach OF
temptation. by allowing myself to see
as little of, and by holding no sort OF
communication whatever with, the en-
chantress, who has made havoc of my
sternest and most justifiable resolu-
tions, and taken my heart and brain
captive.
81 returned to this house full of the
resolution Of keeping my plan and pur-
pose constantly before me-of remem-
bering whose son | was and whose
daughter she is. And how long did
keep faith with myself? How long
did I preserve this precious resolve
inyiolate? Only until she encountered
me-quite unavoidably on my part
and. animated by some celestial sym
pathy and divine impulse. spoke to
me of my mother, pitied my
sad bereavement, wished she
could have done something, and
even went so far as to say that she
could sympathlze with me. because
she was half-orphaned herselfl'
"'Poor fellow,' | heard her murmur
to herself as she turned away.
Poor fellow,' What title would
she bestow upon me II she knew the
truth--the truth. which must out
sooner or later? Villain! Spyl Be-
trayerl
But I must not allow myself to
think of this. for. If | do, am lost.
Let me employ my pen on some other
and less distracting subject.
81 have made discovery since my
return-or. rather. 1t has been made
for me. One of the first items of in
formation worthy Of notice, which
received from cook, who was appar-
emily bursting with that and sense
OF her own added Importance. in hav-
ing played such prominent part in
the affair. was Jor'! now. whatever do
you think. young man? Masters been
and made is will. which l was the
chief witness"
This was piece of news worth
having. Why has he suddenly taken
this step? What does he anticipate?
Does he begin to fear mans vengeance
or Gods? Is he menaced by some
mortal illness. the chances of which
have before contemplated. or does
he mean to commit suicide and thus
elude the just punishment which
might await the discovery of his
crime?
(To be continued.)
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you want it?"
yes, III get it," he replied. and
quilted the room.
Read that advertisement. DOCTOR"
he said. when he returned, and he
handed the paper to the physician.
Dr. Cartwright read blindly through
small announcement among the
situations Vacant" and then looked
wonderingly up at the young man.
I'm going to apply" said Ted.
What" gasped the doctor. you
mean to say that you're going to trick
yourself out as n servant on the or
chance of locating your fathers muir
deres. Why, you're mad, sir. mad.
Here. let me read the thing again:
Man servant wanted at once. Apply
personally. ]. Ferrers, Belmont
Hou,e. Hampstead
"Ferrers." broke in Ted, impulsive-
ly. That name of all names. There
can be no mistake. tell you I'm
going to apply for that situation. and
SO get chance to study the man."
Very we'll" said DIR. Cartwright.
after pause. Go ahead with your
plan. and I'll help you all can. III
explain that business has made 1t nee
essay for you to leave home for a
time"
With Ted, to think was to act. and
he wasted no time in shaving on his
mustache and repairing to Belmont
House. He created such a favorable
impression that he was at once In
stalled in his new position under the
assumed name of Edwards. He was
not able to discover anything for
many days. Mr.. Ferrers kept his
room for the most part. and was care
ful to lock the door when he left for
even the shortest time. With great
difficulty. Ted--or Edwards, as we
must now call him-got an impression
{ of the lock and had a key made, but
could yet find no opportunity to use it.
But one tremendous discovery Ed
wards" the man-servant, made, and
one which he had not anticipated.
When his eyes fell on Agnes Ferrers,
the pretty daughter of the man he
was tracking down, his heart was no
longer in his keeping He had first
seen pretty Agnes Ferrers in the
Royal Academy. and the smile she had
then given him for returning n drop
ped program had set his pulses throb-
bling and stamped her image on his
sorl. Now. by strange caprice of
fate, he was brought into touch with
her again, but they were not on equal
footing now. She was mistress. he
was servant-nay. more. spy"
Besides. had he not sworn to avenge
his fathers murder. The situation
was torture.
1T cannot be-" he groaned 'T may
not--I must not love her. have my
mission"
But, try as he would. he could not
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time. there is an explanation pos
sible."
And that ISL"
"That In your sleep this arrange
ment suggested itself to your mind SO
the Impression on waking. and, what
sou thought you read with your out
ward eyes was, In actual fact. only
visible To those of your imagination"
The young man gave an impatient
sigh. Have II your own way. OF
course can't expect you to accept my
statement as the truth"
my dear feIlow!" said the doctor.
Let us both agree to maintain our own
without seeking to disturb the others
opinion. But. for all that. l should
like, II you have no objection. to Sub
NIT the origin OF this discussion to
two tests. and. IL you have a micro
scope anywhere about the premises
and can also procure lamp. as there
is no fire In the crate. we can pro-
coed with the investigation at once"
Both articles were forthcoming
with very little delay.
The doctor examined the blank
spaces on the paper carefully through
the microscope, then shook his head.
There is no sign OF any writing but
your own. ! suppose you Will stick
to your original opinion in spite Of
this?"
~ do" was the answer, given most
emphatieally.
Il thought you would" answered his
friend. II suppose that now you have
told me all there is to be told?" He
rose from his chair.
Keep your seat" said the young
man; II have not done with you yet.
First. give me your pledge of secrecy"
The doctor. somewhat puzzled. gave
his promise.
Now" said Ted. where is the
morning paper?"
81 left it in the other room. Do
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CHAPTER XIX.
Or. Jeremiah Is Aston.shed.

For a moment there was dead
silence. Then the young man. still
holding the sheet OF paper in his hand.
dropped into the nearest chair, and the
same words fell from his lips which
he had uttered before under somewhat
similar circumstances-"Am | going
mad?"
mot at ALL" was the cheerful re-
lsponse. Don't you see?" he went on.
clapping him on the back. You
idreamt 1t; that was ALL"
The other raised haggard face
toward him. But how about the writ
ing which l saw. and of which. even
though It has now mysteriously disap-
peared, can recall every word"
ut certainly is very strange" said
Dr. Cartwright. But, at the same
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sal.er,. Earliest cans.

Another new thing. Can be cut six
times during a season and sprouts
again with lightning rapidity. Next to
Salzer's Teoslnte 1t will make more
green fodder than anything else: cheap
as dirt and grows everywhere.
OF Salzer's Renovator Grass Mixture.
Just the thing for dying out pastures
and meadows. Mr.. L. Rappold. East
Park. Ga. writes. II sowed Salzer's
Grass Mixture on soil so poor two men
could not raise n fuss on it, and in
forty-one days after sowing / had the
grandest stand of grass in the county.
Salzer's Grass Mixtures sprout quick
ly and produce enormously" 10000
barrels choice Seed Potatoes.
sALZER's NEW NATIONAL OATS.
Here is a winner, a prodigy. a mar
vel. enormously prolific, strong,
healthy. vigorous. producing in thirty
states from 150 to 300 bu. per acre. You
had best sow lot of it. Mr.. Farmer.
In 1904. and in the fall sell 1t to your
neighbors at 81 bu. for seed.
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis. and receive in return
their big catalog and lots of farm seed
samples free. CIV. N. u
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Was Almost Too Smart

Edward Atkinson, of Boston, the
noted economist, was talking about
tricksters.
They who descend to trickery." he
said. have small minds always. That
is why they don't succeed. They dupe
others now and then, but they dupe
themselves Just as often.
THAT man was, perhaps. a typical
trickster who once bought, here in
Brookline. twenty-seven loads of flour
from the railroad. He had a heavy