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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Heecher's Deacon Went to sleep


Pew sleepers are one of the bug
bears of preachers" said the Rev.
Robert Collyer, the veteran New York.
minister. At can speak feelingly
from experience. On one occasion
when Henry Ward Beecher asked me
to go to Plymouth Church to talk to
his people. he. emarked-jokingly, let
us hope-that most of them were hard
working folk who needed plenty of
rest on Sunday. and he felt that SER
mon from me might be gratefully re-
ceived.
''In the course of my talk I men,
toned this, and said that 1t was, how
ever. a matter upon which my feelings
could not be hurt, and that owed this
imperviousness to Mr.. Beecher him
self. l told them that. one Sunday.
years before, when | was attending
service at old Plymouth and Mr..
Beecher was laundering forth, I saw
one of his deacons asleep in a front
pew.
Il went on to say that always after
this. whenever ! saw a man slumber-
Ing peacefully through my most stir
ring efforts in the rulpit. would say
to myself: Well, let him sleep; even
the great Beecher can't keep 'em all
awake."-Success.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
The Vogue Of Pantalsts.

Pantalets came into vogue about
1920. They were loose, tapping frills
tied on under the knee and hanging
over the foot. The strings generally
broke or slipped down, and one learns
of a young mothers trials with those
horrid things in letter quoted by
Mrs. Earle, which says: MY finest
dimity pair, with real Swiss lace, is
quite useless to me. for lost OF one
leg. | saw that mean Mrs. Spring
wearing 1t last week for tucker. My
help says she won't stay If she has
to wash more than seven pairs a week
for Myrtilla."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
PROGRESS Of Japan.

Reviewing the steam engineering
progress OF Japan, Professor Bunji
Maro finds that the first land engine
was placed in spinning mill at Ka-
goshima in 1863 and that the first one
made in the country came about ten
years later. In 1901 the land engines
in use numbered 3.25s. with horse
power of 1887. The first railway. with
four British locomotives. was opened
between Toxic and Yokohama in 1872.
To-day the railway mileage is 4.46s.
with 1859 locomotives. The first
steamer was brought from Holland in
1855, the first built in the country
dates from 1866. The present number
OF steamers is 1913. with gross ton
mage of 645.926.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
TRAVEL BY TROLLEY.

Not little by little, but with mighty
strides the trolley is spreading its
meshes over the country. The lines
extending in all directions from the
cities meet local lines and 80 reach
further until, in the closing of the ever
shortening breaks, trunk lines are sud-
denly established. Philadelphia is now
to be Joined to New York by trolley;
New York joins Boston, and the troll
leys of Boston run to the uttermost
parts of Cape Ann. Presto, The Phil
a delphian can journey by trolley to
Gloucester and to where the cool
breezes sweep over Norman's Woe.
The trolley with all its progressive
ness means a reaction, and with all
its up-to-dateness is a return to nature.
IL takes us into fields and among flow
ers, through narrow woody ways where
the trees meet overhead. The speed is
not SO great that the scenery cannot be
leisurely enjoyed; the sweet fresh air
blows cinderless upon the face and the
right of way is not charred and black
ened-as when nature spreads a bit of
mourning along the tracks for the birds
that the screaming locomotive has
frightened away, for the noble trees
have been cut down. and the railroads
broad band of ugliness. The clean,
light trolley is taken to natures heart.
The wild flowers creep up to the track,
the grain mods friendly to the car 1t can
almost touch. and VIXEN the car has
passed the birds light again on the wire
to talk the matter over and to discuss
the merits of that strange new singer,
the little trolley wheel which fearlessly
skins along the wire above the car,
singing as 1t goes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05

the face of the revelation which ha8
burst upon him. my Godi To think
that should know the truth at lastI
But how marvellous, How utterly be-
yond the realization of my widest
dreamsi''
Not for an instant did II occur to
him to think the narrative false. 1t
was too astounding and, wha was
more. II agreed Sc exactly with all tha
strange, and hitherto mysterious. els
cumstances which had attended tho
tragedy. And the man ne had wrong.
ed-the man he had hunted down and
would have betrayed to death. belies'
Ing him to be the vilest OF his species
whose whole nature he had read
falsely by the light of his unjust sus.
p!cionsi His eyes we're closed-he
seemed to be hardly breathing. Had
he fainted-or-was this death?
Was he to be left alone, and in ths
dark. with a dead or dying man?
He rushed to the door and dashed
out OF the house in search OF doc
tor.
James Ferrers was not dead: but
the nearest medical man. on being
summoned to the house. shook hb
head over the case.
Heart" he said. briefly. Get hiIa
to bed. do not think he viii ever
need to get up again"
BY this time the whole household
was reused. and the sick mans daugh-
ter was hanging in speechless grief.
over her fathers unconscious form.
AT one time 1t was feared that he
would pass away unconscious. but the
untiring application .of restoratives
was at last productive of some effect.
and two or three hours later the dy-
ing man opened his eyes.
He saw his daughter kneeling be-
side his pillow; and, not far away. his
old friends son, who, by some means,
had asserted and maintained a right
to remain In the sick room.
The doctor. seeing that the patient
had regained consciousness for while
before the end, stood aside. so as not
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05

to Interfere with those last solemn
moments.
The dying mans gaze rested upon
the young man-who, in obedience to
gesture. approached and bent over
him-with strange intensity. and his
lips moved.
DO you forgiven" he murmured
close to the others ear, SO that, the
words might be heard by nonea but
him for whom they were intended.
81 have nothing to forgive" was the
broken answer. you acted for the
best, and l bless you for it."
A look of peace fell upon the corpse
like countenance upon the pillow, and
he turned his eyes again upon his
daughter.
Don't grieve much for me, my
child" said he; land when am
gone
He gave deep sigh, his eyes closed,
and his head fell little to one side.
The doctor pressed forward
This is the end" he said, land a
very peaceful one.
But 1t was not quite the end.
Once more the dying eyes opened,
and fixed themselves upon the pale,
remorseful face of the young man who
had once hoped to see him expiate his
deed upon the scaffold.
Then he turned them rom him to
the bowed head of the girl who knelt.
with her face hidden, upon the other
side of the bed. and back again. His
lips moved for the last time, but no
words issued from them.
He tried again. and this time
though there was no sound--it seemed
to the other, who had his eyes fixed
upon them, and his ear strained to
catch the lightest whisper. that the
motion of the lips might be translated
into the words. Keep my secret,'
81 WILL WILL" he answered. and
even as he uttered these words the
end came.
The next day Ted Burritt returned
home unexpectedly.
The first thing he did was to write
brief summary of events to DR.. Jere
miah Cartwright. who, in spite of the
very short time which had elapsed
since his last visit. again made his ap
pearance at Magnolia Lodge-osten
sibly to hear further details. but more
particularly to carry out a deep laid
scheme of his own.
''And what do you mean to do--ehi
| mean. about the young lady7 Oh
you needn't look as though you don't
understand what I am talking about
I've not forgotten what you told me
about her. What beautiful blushi'
And the little gentleman chuchled
then, all at once. became preternatur
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
SOAKED IN COFFEE.
Until Too stiff to Bend over.

when l drank coffee l often had
sick headaches, nervousness and bill
iousness much of the time but about
2 years ago 1 went to visit friend
and got in the habit of drinking Pos
tum.
81 have never touched coffee since
and the result has been that have
been entirely cured of all my stomach
and nervous trouble
MY mother was just the same way,
we all drink Postum now and have
never had any other coffee in the
house for two years and we are all
well.
"A neighbor of mine a great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in
her side for years and was an invalid.
She was not able to do her work and
could not even mend clothes or do
anything at all where she would have
to bend toward. II she tried to do
a little hard work she would get such
pains that she would have to lie down
for the rest of the day.
~ persuaded her at last TO stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and she has
used Postum ever since; the result
has been that she can now do her
work, can sit for whole day and
mend and can sew on the machine and
she never feels the least bit of pain in
her side. in fact she has got well and
1t shows coffee was the cause of the
whole trouble.
IL could also tell you about several
other neighbors who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
in its place" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to wellville."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
che.pe.t IIIumIn.n..

.rhe electric arc is by a very per-
ceptible amount the cheapest all
round illuminant- While cheap gas in
mantel burners is superior to the in
candescent lamp. candle for candle. in
mere cost. 1t can not meet the arc
on even terms. and II the consumer
is deaf to all arguments based on
hygiene and color blind to boot. the
central station still holds the trump
card in the arc. says Electrical
World.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
The PrInter,s Error.

George Moore says of Walter Pa
ter that he wrote with difficulty. and
each sentence of his books was writ
ten out on separate piece OF paper.
Once. when Arthur Symons pointed
out a sentence he could not under
stand-a long. intricate sentence Of
ten lines or more-Pater examined It.
comma by comma. puzzled look up
on his face all the while. At last he
said: II see-the printer has omitted
a DASH"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Gasoline ENGINES.

1t can be understood to what a
nicety the mechanism of a gasoline
engine is adjusted when it is stated
that to make 1000 revolutions a min
ute means that in a four-cycle engine
there are 500 sprays of gasoline fore
ed into the cylinder. 500 times the
electric battery makes spark. and
500 times the escape valve is openad
TO let the gas out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Good Farinaeeou. Food.

DR.. Sanchez Reyes. of the Spanish
army medical service. strongly rec
ommends as a ration for soldiers in
warm climates, el gofo, which is
manufactured from wheat. corn, bar
ley. rye and other cereals. The de-
scendants of the gigantic Guanches.
he says. are still herculean race.
and yet they subsist upon this fari-
naceous food almost exclusively.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Valuable Scholarship.

A scholarship valued at $3.50 has re-
Gently been established in the New
Mexico School of Mines. open to the
best member of the graduating class
of each year desiring to make a spe
cial study of mineral machinery IN
the large manufacturing works.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Saves Doctors Fees.

A woman died in st. Leonards. Eng
land. recently of self-doctoring. as she
disliked doctors. A witness at the in
quest testified that deceased had been
known to take. at one time, Just be-
fore going to bed. nine compound
rhubarb pills. several mixtures. four
tabiespoonfuls of SIENNA. three table,
spoonfuls of cascara and quantity
OF magnesia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
National Church convention.

In order to give expression to a
widespread movement toward religi-
Gus comfy. the National Federation
of Churches is preparing for a nation
al convention of evangelical denomi-
nations to be held next year. Practi-
cally all religious bodies in this coun-
try, except the Roman Catholics, Will
be asked to participate in this con-
vention.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Jews Live on Charity.

An explanation of the frequent. beg
ging letters received in this country
from Jews in Palestine is given by
DR.. Selah Merrill. formerly United
States consul at Jerusalem. who says
that the large majority OF Jerusalem
Jews live entirely upon charity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
New South Wales Arbitration.

The arbitration law of New South
Wales has been in operation over a
year. and 1t has been found that SO
long as its decisions are in accord
ance with the wishes of the employees
there has been no resistance, but
whenever a decision has been adverse
to them they have shown spirit of
resistance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
State Bank Aids the Poor.

Pawnbrokers and bankers in Russia
are suffering from the blows admins
tered to them by the State bank. The
bank advances money on all kinds OF
goods at an annual interest of Az per
cent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Salmon the Prey Of Bears.

A traveller in Siberia writes: "On
our way we came across fresh tracks
Of two bears. At this time of year
they come down to fish, and feed en-
tirely on salmon. which they secure
by standing motionless in midstream.
rarely missing their aim with a blow
of their paws. This was related to
us by an eyewitness
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
language Problem.

The English language. writes
correspondent to the London Globe.
contains three words. to, too. and two,
sounded alike. Now. it is easy &c
say There are three to-too-two's in
English" but how would you write it
using one OF the words only? That is.
would the plural be .to's." "too's." OF
"two's"?
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Mo Navy Hair In Siam.

The wives of Siamese noblemen
have their hair cut in pompadour
style. 1t is usually about one and one
half inches in length and sticks up
straight, like the hairs of backing
brush.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Hummina Bird Elo,u.r

There is wild flower in Turkey
which is the exact floral image of a
humming bird. The breast is green
the wings are deep rose color, the
throat yellow. the head and beak al
most black.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Iron In Sand.

A curious sight on the coast of Java
is long stretch of shore, about
twenty-nine miles In length, where
the sand is filled with particles OF
magnetic Iron. In some places It is
said that the surface sand contains
so per cent of iron. 1t can be smelt
ed, and company has been formed
to exploit the deposits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Christianity and cookina.

The British public has humor, even
though it be unconscious. as the fol
lowing advertisement for cook
lady" in local paper. proves: Cook
wanted; no objection to a Christian,
provided she is also a good cook"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Yukon Navioation.

According to a magazine devoted to
engineering. the Yukon river, which
is 2,400 miles in length, is navigable
by steamer for over 1000 miles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
.rhe knoMlna pIpIomat.

at what age do you consider
women the most charming?" asked
the inquisitive female of more or
less uncertain age. AT the age of the
woman who asks the question:" an
swered the man. who was diplomat
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Lanauaae Of West Indies.

The language of the republic of
Haiti is French. while the language
of the republic of Santo Domingo. on
the Island of Haiti. is Spanish.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
T.xas Man Has RIoht Idea.

A man in Texas hauls load of
sand to town. dumps 1t on the road.
and takes back a load of manure in
payment. He does the double work
of improving the road and at the
same time his farm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
German Canaries.

The canaries of Germany excel all
other canaries as singers. One has
been known to continue single trill
for minute and a quarter, with
twenty changes of note in it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Buys Costly Paintino.

Charles p. Taft, of Cincinnati, has
purchased Corot's lie Soir" for s75,
coo and Diaz's Autumn, Forest OF
Fontainbleau.' for $4,000 from New
York dealer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Warm In the stokehoId.

On recent voyage of the French
cruiser Sully in the Red sea the tenn
perature in her stokehold went up to
over $50 degrees Fahrenheit. and
many of the stokers were prostrated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Cater to Golf PLAYERS,

The playing of golf on Sundays is
practiced to such an extent that in a
certain parish in England. it is said.
the hour of services has been changed
to suit the convenience of players.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Raxal Iocks Of Hair.

A lock of hair from the head of
Prince Charlie. the Scottish pretend
er, and one from his wife's. sold at
Austion in London the other day for
$16S.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Liberty POSTAGE stamns.

In celebration of the centenary of
Servias liberation from Turkish rule,
the Servian government is about to
issue a special series of postage
stamps.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Coral Reefs.

The coral reefs are made up entirely
of the skeletons of animals and algae
is proved by borings to depth of
more than 1000 feet in the Pacific
island of Funafuti.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
One Use for oulekIime.

A bowl of quicklime placed in a
damp cupboard. and occasionally re-
newed, will absorb the moisture and
make the cupboard dry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
The Need of the Day.

A preacher in the Isle of Man, dis
coursing upon Bunyan and his works.
said: "In these days. my brethren, we
wap1 more bunions."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
MaIta's Imports.

For the sustenance of its popula-
ton the island of Malta imports
about s5,o0o.o0O worth of foreign pro
ducts year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Stations Of the Cross.

In the devout villages of Catholic
countries the first thirteen stations
of the cross are often erected out of
doors, the last station being the
shrine of the village church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Collection Of Brains.

The Paris Faculty OF Medicine has
a collection of 1900 brains. the result
of thirty years labor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
London erIdoe Traffic.

A census" of the vehicles passing
over London bridge was taken for
seven days. The number of vehicles
was 125.373.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Solitude and Society.

Solitude is very often a good deal
less solitary than the society which
is forced upon u.s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
CHAPTER XVI.
pr. JeremIah,s LIttIe aud.

This was all. The reader drew a
long. shuddering breath. my God!"
he whispered, voice and everything
seeming to fail him for the moment, in
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Depth Of the Niaoara.

The general depth of the Niagara
river at the brink of the falls is four
feet
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
Meat Produces Appendicitis.

In the religious communities where
the use of meat is forbidden appen.
dicitis is unknown.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
British womsn prummer..

There are 155 women commercial
travellers now on the road in Great
Britain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05
arlokIaxers, Wages In Gotham.

Among the New York bricklayers
the lowest wage is 5000 week. and
the highest is over $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-01
The PendIetOn.

a. w. Dow, San Francisco.
Sig Lewis, Seattle.
A. f. Hendrich. Chicago.
A p. G. Holland. Portland.
Thomas Nester, Portland.
ii. NJ. Lansdowne, Greenville.
Arthur 5. Lichtenstein, Portland.
f. j. Miller, Seattle.
F.. X. Parkhurst, Portland.
James c. Antram, Chicago.
Thomas Buford, st. Louis.
II. j. Van Elsberg Minneapolis.
NJ p. Mendelsohn, San Francisco.
w, H Casey, San Francisco.
K. b. May, Walla WaIIa.
H. Statler. Portland.
Charles F. Mills and wife. Forest
Grove.
Mrs. Bradley, Portland.
p, Bragdon, Portland.
George H. Buck. Portland.
E. Berg, Portland.
X. N. CASTOR, Spokane.
G. j. McEvoy, Starbuck.
F. j. Allison, Starbuck,
William Maher, Portland.
c. NJ. Smith, Portland.
c, AIDES, Spokane.
w. II. Cameron, Spokane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Nsw school houses to the value of
TISSoO0 will be built in San Fran
rixrs Immediately
XSses Blumenthal, a trusted en-
9t9se of the Rothschilds in London.
haS stolen S150,OOO and disappeared.
There is friction between Germany
znE Austria Hungary and negotia-
ittoSS for commercial treaty have
AReR broken off.
Eilliam H. Clary, aged SO years. is
Hssas at Stockton, Cal. He built the
nirE mining ditch in California, and
za1Ee to that state in 1910.
Ndere are indications that the i'm
Higzation of Jews from Russia will
Se much heavier during the coming
geZr than during the past 10 years.
rEo torpedo launches in Ports
zlaEth, England, harbor, blew up at
sansztIy the same moment, from en-
ffrr1Y different causes, when one and
.fsurth miles apart
&afph Pulitzer, son of the propri-
'str of the New York World, has been
NpVN. lOl the
a<zuze laws. 1t is his second offense
ui1h the same penalty attached.
%Eiice statistics carry the informa-
ri0n that the average age of hoboes-
Al hast those that come under police
s7rpeillance-has fallen in the past
~ years from 80 years to 21 years.
Qrin Cox, aged II years, has been
se1lzsnced to life Imprisonment at Chi
xIgp for highway robbery. He hurt
mo Ene, but used revolver for in
ifunsaation, a life offense in Illinois.
d2iy New York and New Orleans
noR exceed Galveston in the volume
zE exports from the United States.
nlss.ss the Panama canal proves an
aa5rnl stimulant to New Orleans com
snrIeiap interests there is little doubt
ntt that Galveston will be second
griiy to New York i'm a few years.