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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
That Is Why the American Govern
rent Is So Stronq.

Some time ago a committee of Brit
ish educators called the Mosely Com
mission. visited this country to lnyesti-
gate its public school system. One OF
these commissioners at banquet Civ
en- them in New York City was seated
next to Brander Matthews and re-
marked: Il am beginning to think you
educate the people very wen here" MIR.
Matthews replied: mot at all, we are
the people and we educate ourselves" :"
After considerable reflection the Eng
lishman said. he thought that remark
gave him the key to the mystery be-
tween America and the rest of the
great nations of the world. Yes, that
IS the mystery. which Is no mystery
at all to Americans. In almost all
other countries rulers are born as such
under the old superstition OF the di-
vine right of kings while in the
United States all citizens are rulers by
the divine right OF the people" and
this has proved so successful as to
place this country in the very fore
front OF the nations of the world in lit
tie more than century.
OF course. there are bitter political
fights here. which seem to foreigners
to threaten the stability of the govern
ment, but they merely servo TO purify
the political atmosphere. But no mat
ter how bitter the struggle and the con-
sequent disappointment thereon. to the
defeated party. no man dreams of a
possible change of the American form
of government. That has long since
possed beyond the domain of discuss
sion. 1t is settled forever. God save
the people. Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
MOI ! crime 10 Many.

"The law that n married woman shall
not teach in the public schools is fool
ish and tyrannous." This was the We
hement declaration of DIR. Waite. in
the discussion of resolutions presented
at the New York Legislative League by
the president. Mrs Lille Devereux
Blake The resolutions were called
forth by the case of Mrs. Jennie Van
dewater, public school teacher. who
has lately been brought before the
Board of Education for disobeying the
law that woman shall net continue to
teach after she is married. Several of
the leagne members regarded this case
as special one. and declared that be-
cause of Mrs. Vandewater's unusual
ability in helping defective children
she should be retained Others. with
DR. Waite. thought the law was cruel
in any case. and confined the privi-
leges of an intelligent woman"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Romance of vienns

A romantic incident in connection
with the untimely end of the young
Count Won Harbuval. who died the
other day as the result of an accident.
has Just come to light in Vienna. See
ing that his end was near. he sent
for Mile. Wanda Blanstein, a popular
music hall artist and married her.
after first drawing up will leaving
her all his fortune. He was too near
death to sign either the marriage rec
ord or the Will. but the officiating
priest and the lawyers present certify
to the mark he was able 10 make
while his hand was guided. The count
died few hours afterward. He had
an income OF 100000 year. His wild
owed mother and sisters will prob
ably attack the validity of both the
marriage and the will.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Test of Vegetable Dict.

Yale University has begun a series OF
experiments in dieting Eight athletes
and gymnasts were taken TO special
training table at the university com
mons. They will be given only veg
etable diet. largely cereals, throughout
their training season. A record Of
their new food will be carefully kept
by Professor Chittenden. director OF
the Sheffield Scientific School. who has
mere tweaty United States soldiers for
years dieting experiment at the uni
versity.
The varsity athletes Will be given n
diet similar to that of the soldiers. who
have been here six months In training.
How the athletes and gymnasts will be
able to perform under their new diet
will be eagerly watched by the athletic
cuachers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
EDUCATION and SUCCESS.

An educated child has one chance in
100000 o: attaining distinction as a fac
tor in tht progress of the age.
A common school education increases
his chance nearly four times
nigh school education increases
the chance OF the common school child
twenty-three times. giving him eighty
seven times the chance OF the unedu-
Gated.
A college education Increases the
chance OF the high school boy nine
times. giving him 219 times the chance
of the common school boy and more
thnn 500 times the chance OF the un--
trained-World's Work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Too Much Like a Real nRip.n

Forty years have passed since 10
seph Jefferson made a prolonged aad
brilliantly successful tour in Austria
lia. 1t was, indeed. in Melbourne.
Sydney and the gold fields that he
made his first great hit as Rip Van
Wirkle. which has ever since been
the leading character in his repertory.
He has never recrossed the equator.
although handsome offers for another
Australian tour have repeatedly been
submitted to him. In reply to another
of these invitations. Mr.. Jefferson,
who Is now in his seventy-ffth year.
wrote recently: Il was four years in
Australia and the kind reception given
me by its generous people and the
dear friends | made while in Mel
bourne and Sydney will never be for
gotten by me. Some years ago had
an idea of returning. but when
thought of the many friends who he'd
Joined the great majority and how
like real Rip Van Wrinkle should
feel on walking through the streets
unknown and forgotten my heart fall
ed me-"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
DIDN'T BELIEVE
That Coffee Was the Real Trouble.

That Coffee Was the Real Trouble.
Some people founder around and
take everything that's recommended
to them but finally find out that cof-
fee is the real cause OF their troubles.
An Oregon man says:
For 25 years | was troubled with
my stomach. / was steady coffee
drlnker but didn't suspect that as
the cause. doctored with good doc
tors and got no help. then l took
almost anything which someone else
had been cured with but to no good.
was very. bad last summer and could
not work at times.
"On December 2. 1902. was taken
so bad the Doctor said could not live
over twenty-four hours at the most
and | made all preparations to die.
could hardly eat anything, everything
distressed me and was weak and sick
all over. when in that condition cof-
fee was abandoned and | was put on
Postum. the change in my feelings
came quickly after the drink that was
poisoning me was removed.
The pain and sickness fell away
from mt anu utSdn 10 get wen uay
by day so stuck to It until now | am
well and strong again. can eat heartily
with no headache. heart trouble or the
awful sickness of the old coffee days.
drink all wish of Postum without
any harm and enjoy It immensely.
This seems like wonderfully
strong story but would re-er you to
the First National Bank. The Trust
Banking Co. or any merchant OF
Grants Pass. Ore, In regard to my
standing and viii send a sworn state
ment of this if you wish You can
also Use my name Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
stll there are many who persistent
~ fool themselves by saying Coffee
don't hurt me- a ten days trial of
Postum in its place will tell the truth
and many times gave life.
There's a reason"
Look for the little book The Road
- Y vile" In each package
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
HARMONY A MATTER OF TIME.
Some Facts That PIighted Lovers
Should Remember.

The harmonizing of the personali-
ties of even the best mated couples .s
usually work of time. Before they
can learn readily to make those little
concessions which keep two natures
in harmony there is generally more
or less twangiug of false chords. and
If these false notes can be eliminated
before marriage SO much the better.
Besides 1t is more difficult to sink
ones pride before marriage than
after and the object lesson is. accord
Chicago Chronicle.
Quarrels. ii should be remembered,
are ills which fall to the lot of most
OF us. They should be treated care
fully and quickly. as one treats cut
finger. Neglected. cut finger may
lead to serious complications, endan-
gering ones life. In the same way
little quarrels may endanger ones
life happiness.
All lovers quarrel, but some make
the foolish mistake of parting at once
without allowing time for reflection.
II two people become separated and
can still think with affection of each
other after two or three years alb
sence they are fitted to marry. 1t is
foolish and absurd to allow pride to
stand in the way.
Love renewed is better than first
love. more sincere. 1t is love that is
refined by years of reflection and is
the golden output of pure affection.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

But Young Abe, as he was called
in those days. was as ambitious as ne
was poor. He would walk miles and
miles after his hard days work was
over to borrow some book-a grammar
or an arithmetic or history-which
he had heard of some neighbor pos
sessing. Then he would read and re-
read and study it. until he had mas
tered every word. sitting up far into
the night to work out examples by the
light of the pinewood fire. Paper was
too expensive in those days for boy
as poor as Lincoln to think of owning
any. and states were unheard of
where he lived. But he used smooth
boards instead. and bits of charcoal
for pencils. planning the boards off
when the sides were all covered with
figures.
DO you think you would ever want
to learn enough to take so much trou-
ble?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
WIFE and rmo pius

A curious advertisement appeared in
a Russian paper under the headline OF
"A VILE and Two Pigs for Sale" The
advertisement stated that a young
Russian of lrkutsk offers for sale his
young wife. barely twenty years of
age. VINO Is beautiful and possesses ex-
celient health, but is OF a very quarrel
some nature; IL goes on by saying that
the pigs are also young. fat and ex-
tremeiy good-natured. This strange
combination is TO be had for the sum
OF 25 rubles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
REMARKABLE eEDouILT.
Work OF Former Slave viii Be In
Colorado Exhibit.

One OF the unique features OF the
Colorado exhibit at the st. Louis Fair
Will be silk quilt. the work of Mrs.
Florence Bell of Denver. Il former
slave, who. previous to her death. In
1895. was in the household of Mr..
Bambright in Jackson county. Mis-
souri,.
The quilt is made OF the finest quail
ity of silk thread and contains 3iS
spools. Mrs. Bell spent three years in
finishing II, and the quilt Is odd on nc-
count of the interesting history sur
rounding the owner and the manner in
which IL was made
Mrs. Bell. although a slave. acquired
good general education through her
own efforts. She was born In 1858 and
after she became the property OF the
Bambright family during her girlhood.
she never left the place. She began to
make the quilt in 1890.
The quilt was submitted to Herman
Lueders. secretary OF the board OF cap
itol managers. by John l.. Bell. the
janltor on the second floor OF the cap
itol. husband of Florence Bell. Bell
himself is an ex-slaye and before the
abolition of slavery he was owned by
Octavis Wall of Ray county. Missouri
Bell was born In 1919 and although he
never learned to read and write until
he was twenty-eight years old. the let
ter accompanying the quilt is excep-
tionally well written. with few mis-
takes in the spelling Bell states that
when he was purchased forty-four
years ago, he was chosen among nine
other slaves. and that next July he
will visit his former master for the
first time in thirty-three years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Lincoln.

iincoln, The towering Abraham-he
Greater and srander than in years gone
past.
One lofty figure. never warped or
dWarfed
In the. swift whiri of Fames too change
full hiastf
As the decades go by. more wide. more
vast.
Crows his rcnown. The clouds of can
smoke
Have vanished from mems eyes both
north and south.
Deep diapasoncd. from trumpet's
mouth.
sec
The giant form. our lands Colossus. He
Was THE American. in deed and
thought
And great are we-through all that LIN
coin wrought
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
YouNosreR BROUGHT THEM TO.
Appeal for the Dog Saved Remnant Of
6uckwheat Cakes.

The crowd was discussing hospital
ity as each had enjoyed 1t In differ
ent sections of the country. North.
South. East and West had been can
yassed when it came ex-Congressman
James NJ. E. O'Gradys turn to con
tribute
Well" said Mr.. o'Grady, II remem-
Der being up in New Brunswick on n
fishing trip once. and for free-hearted
people go up there. Everywhere you
happen to be. you are asked to come
in. sit down, and eat. 1t makes no
difference whether the fare is good or
poor. you are welcome. and no apollo
gies will be made.
81 remember one place we went
where apprehension was felt. We had
called to get drink of water, and as
It was supper time we were gravely
commanded to come in and sit down.
Three or four children were ousted
to make room for us. | remainder
they had some delicious buckwheat
cakes with maple syrup. and the way
we made them disappear was simply
outrageous. AT last one little tow
headed youngster could stand 1t no
longer He had observed us from
the kitchen window. where he stood
beside a big dog. The pup had his
fore feet on the window sill. and
looked every bit as disconsolate as
his young master.
Say. Misters. haint You going to
leave one for the dog?' piped the
youngster And we came to.''-New
York Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

lnen throwing out sparkS hcIOss tue
hearth rug where Teddy Truesdale
lay. with Keep, the curly-haired collie.
Holidays is awful stupid" said the
little boy presently. "if people won't
let you go out or make snowballs or
anything An the big boys is out. I'd
rather learn lessons than stay in the
house"
DO you know what holiday this is?"
asked Grandpa Halsey. who was read
ing near the window.
Just Lincoln's Birthday" answered
the little boy, carelessly. "and he
wasn't anything but President. Presi-
dents happened most any day. Wish
! was at school,
Grandpa Halsey smiled as he laid
down his book. Presidents may hap
pen every day" he said. but Lincolns
don't Let me tell you something
about him, and then l think you'll be
glad to have him remembered by a
holiday, even If 1t does keep you in
the house"
Teddy was interested at once. Tell
me bout when he was little boy"
he said.
Very well" answered grandpa.
though | didn't know him then. The
first time | ever saw him I went with
a number of friends to Washington to
consult the President about a certain
man for an office in our state. But
we all had to wait until the great man
had finished picture he was drawing
for tho little daughter of one of the
laboring people about the White
House. He had started to put her
down from his knee when our party
was announced. but she begged so
hard to have him finish Just that one
doggie,' that he smilingly said he
hoped we wouldn't care. and sent the
little maiden away happy in the pos
session of the rude sketch. He was
man, to do kind thing, however
small 1t seemed.
Even when he was a boy he was
always on the side of the under dog
as we say. and sympathized with all
suffering. for he had known SO much
of 1t in his own life. He was very
poor. you know, and had to work early
and late and hard for the barest live
lihood. What would you think of liv-
ing in n cabin where the wind whis-
tied through the chinks. rough leather
hinged boards took the place of win
dow sashes. and, when visitors came.
which happened only a few times in
the year. raw potatoes we're pared and
washed and handed around for re-
freshments? The family were too
poor to afford anything else.
Lincoln himself never had any
stockings until he was nearly man
grown. Rough cowhide boots. deer
skin leggings and coonsliin cap were
the best his boyhood ever knew. For
pins he used the long thorns of the
haw and bean locust. and his coffee
was made of rye bread crusts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
workInamen,s Bank.

Norway has established a State
Worldngmen's Bank. which is to loan
money at low interest for the pur-
chase OF workingmen's homestcads of
"a to acres, and the erection OF
houses thereon at "A cost not to exceed
$500 The interest charge is 3is or 4
per cent, and the refundlng is to oc-
cupy forty-two years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

No chromos or cheap premiums.
but better quality and onc-third
more OF Defiance Starch for the same
price OF other starches.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with .he new
things Of everyday use In the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old. we would suggest that n trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because It
is guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand.
but because earh 10c package con.
tains 16 ozs.. while all the other kinds
contain but ~ ozs. II is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other Quality
and quantity must win.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

My client belongs to the Sons of
the Revolution. and his forefnthers paid
the price of liberty" was the perorn-
tion of the Police Court attorney. in
this case 1t will be five dollars and
costs" calmly replied tho judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

DO you feel any changer" asked the
reyiyalist of the sad-faced youth in the
corner. mot blamed cent" replied
the youth. after yainly fumbling in his
pockets.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Denver Directory
you take no


chance whom
buying a hlr-
neus from u.s.
Every set war
fnntetl to he ~
repre- = y ntetf
Il his iotihie
team harness
complete with,
collars a n Il
b rcec hin -.
Concord style.
attn. trure-. f1r
tiA.t0 sold ey
cry wliura for
Of saddles and
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
The BOTF0D Of
LNNCOI

UTSiDE the win
dow I h e snow
came e a d lily
down in great soft
flakes. while in
side the hickory
fire blazed in the
chimney. now and
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
S18C. O. D,

DENVER NORMAL and and sssSs @ S, Ss
mersiai courses ibD uiennrm. FRED DICK. Priu-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-24
The Evolution of a Country
Boy.
(By Rev. c. L. Greaves, in Charity and
Children)

(By Rev. c. L. Greaves, in Charity and
Children)
That tousel-haired, freckled-faced, un-
gainly country boy. sitting there toastlng
his feet, clad in coarse wooden socks, on
the parental hearthstone, and holding a
book in his bony, wind-cracked hands,
what of him, anyhow? The old lamp
smokes and it is well for the boys eyes
that it is reinforced by the bright fire
in the big fireplace. He is not very
promising looking lad, except that he has
a quick, intelligent eye and head that
has a pretty good shape to it. His
scrawny neck is ornamented with red
handkerchief, his old brown coat is
streaked with turpentine fresh from the
pine woods, his blue trousers have ample
patches on the knees and are decorated
with fringes and tatters at the bottom.
the said fringes holding a liberal lot of
pendant cuckle-burrs. His father is
smoking his pipe and DOING in corner:
his mother is busy at her knitting, stop
ping now and then to push up the chunks
that have fallen upon the hearth. His
one fat. buxom sister is churning in
corner; and brawny brother, older than
himself is oiling an old gun. But this
He reads a great deal, does this boy.
He is not careful about what he reads.
he does not know the names OF many
authors; he reads books without knowing
or caring who wrote them. To be sure
he does not own many books, but he
can borrow them from the schoolmaster.
and then there is lady living on
neighboring farm who has whole stacks
of them,'' and grants to him unlimited
privileges with them.
Last winter this boy read an abridged
volume of Plutarch's Lives. read lie
of George Washington and another OF
the Duke of Wellington, and ended up
with dilapidated copy of the Book OF
Martyrs. This rather formidable and
badly mixed course of biography and
history put new metal in him, both figur-
atively and literally, for one day when
he was walking across the pasture, i'm
agining that he was Wellington at Water
loo, he ran into barbed-wire fence. But
in spite of this event. the world was
henceforth viewed by him as a place of
heroic actions and high endeavor He
will never be the same lad again, for am
bition began to warm the heart under
his tattered jacket.
And last summer-precious little time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-24
FOR HER BROTHER
Registers Sister is Cir
cuIating a Petition.
Attractive Young Woman Battling for
the Life of Her Relative. A
Theory That label Was
Insane.
Especial to News and observer.)

Wilmington, N. c., Jan. 23.-Petitlons to
the Governor, both for and against com
mutation to life Imprisonment of the
sentence of Jabel Register, condemned to
be hanged for the murder of Jim Staley and
Jessee Soles, at Whiteville, February 25th,
are being circulated in Columbus county,
and one of the number has found Its way
down to Wilmington, where the Register
family is quite well known. The theory
is now advanced that young Register Is
not of sound mind and it is said that the
only reason that that plea was not enter
ed at the trial was that the man made
such an excellent witness, the wisdom of
such plea was questioned.
One of the petitions in Registers behalf
is being circulated by his sister. an at
tractive young woman whose devotion to
her brother is beautiful.
Register was taken through the city to
Whiteville yesterday by Sheriff Butler. OF
Columbus, and he will remain in jail
there until his execution day, unless exec
utive clemency is secured by means OF
the petition.
Ex-Governor Russell was in his office to-
day and announced that he would be
ready as counsel for the defense in the
Terry murder trial here next week. The
term of court is for three weeks, Judge
Ferguson presiding, and the calendar OF
civil cases has been arranged with an,
ticipation that the Terry trial will con-
sumo most of the first and second week
Terry who is a rather well-to-da man.
and was door-keeper in the State Senate
of 1901, is charged with the murder of his
son-in-law, George T. Bland, at the lat
ter's home, IN this city, last summer.
The case is an ugly one and a hard fight
was made by Terry's counsel to have a
change of venue to another county.
Homer Davenport, the celebrated New
York cartoonist, will appear here in an
illustrated lecture at the Y. NJ c. A.
next Wednesday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-24

There is considerable talk in Upper
Oneals concerning the Raleigh and Pam
lico Sound Railway. This road has al
ready been surveyed and it is expected
that work will begin at once. At Rogers
cross roads, just over the line in Wake
county, town, to be called Middlesex,
has been laid out. The people of this
community are enthusiastic over the pros
poets of the new railroad and they are
already at work erecting a school build.
ing. This town site is in prosperous
community and will, no doubt, in the near
future, be thriving place.-Smithfield
Herald.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-24
The Cost of Living.

("With the Procession in Everybody S
Magazine for February
Every pocket knows it's own bitter
ness. According to the statistics of the
Department of Labor, which got it's
figures from 1857 families with an aver
age income of $S27.19, and an average ex-
penditure of $T6S.54, the cost of living in
1902, when it was highest, was 161 per
cent more than in 1896, when it was low
est. Average wages have accommodate
ingly increased by just that 16.1 per cent;
in some cases by more. The Employers
Association of Chicago estimates that the
cost of living increased by 1853 per cent
from 1898 to 1908. Various newspapers
and Independent observers have guessed
much higher increase of cost, even
more than double. Statistics are arrant
liars, and in figures there is no comfort
Ask your wife how the household bills
for groceries, and meat, and SO on, in the
last two years compare with those of
1896. If she doesn't say that they have
game up from forty to fifty per cent,
you are mighty lucky man. Wages may
or may not have gone up sixteen per
cent. Salaries have not gone up at all