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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

The close link which binds girls to-
gether during the brief years of their
school life is often snapped altogether
as they gradually drift apart in after
life. An endeavor might be made to
keep the girls in touch with one an
other, and in this way friendship
formed in girlhood might remain un-
broken, and give pleasure to them in
later years. A pleasing idea was hit
upon in school in Germany. letter
being sont to one girl. who in her turn
was 20 send 1t to someone else, and
so on-a kind of SNOWFALL" system.
Each girl receiving this letter was to
write letter about her life since she
left her particular school.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

Get four boards about one inch
thick, nine inches wide and three
feet long. One board should be six
inches longer than the others to leave
ends sticking out at top and bottom
by which you can fasten the house
to the tree trunk. Now nail the
boards together to make a square tube.
but first cutting of the front board
to leave an opening four inches wide
at the bottom. Then nail bottom on
the box and a roof on the top. Next,
In the top of the front make hole
three inches across.
All that is left TO do is to make
drawer to fit tightly into the opening
made by the short front board of the
bottom. The only use of this drawer
Is to make 1t easy for you to clean
out the house. or to see the baby
squirrels that are sure to come after
your bushy-tailed tenant has brought
his family and settled down to house
keeping. If you wish to make a rain
shedding roof simply saw the tops of
your boards in v shape before nail
ing the box together. When your
squirrel-house is done fasten 1t against
a tree trunk up close to the lower
branches and pick out tree that is
high enough for your tenant to be
safe from dogs and cats and bad boys.
The next thing to do is to scatter
some nice oily nuts about on the grass
under the tree, and the first SQUIRREL
that comes along will be likely to say:
We'll. this looks like nice fat and
a good landlord. guess I'll take the
place!"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

Take an ordinary cork and place a
needle in 1t, point up.
Take piece OF common paper
about two and threequarters inches
long and slightly over third of an
inch wide. Fold the paper length
wise and crosswise. SO as to find the
exact center of it. Now unfold the
paper, smooth It out well. slightly
bend two diagonal corners upward.
then rest the center of the paper on
the needle point. II you place 1t prop
erly 1t will balance perfectly. Next,
stretch your open hands about the
paper. quite close but not touching
1t. Immediately the paper will begin
TO revolve, the heat from your hands
causing 1t to turn.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

1t has been announced that the
British postofflce propose to exercise
Its right to buy out the Great National
Telephone Company at the end of the
present year. This action by the
government is the first step toward
breaking up the monopoly which has
shackled and curbed the development
OF telephones IN the United Kingdom
With low rates and quick service tho
public will be provided with system
such as has heretofore been undream.
ed OF. The postofiice has already
provided system for great part OF
London at a charge less than $40. 20
80 PEI cent OF its subscribers.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

Here is trick which will surprise
the whole family. The next time you
eat boiled egg moisten the rim-not
merely the edge, but all the raised
part-of your plate and place the
empty egg shell on the wet surface.
The shell should be broken off even
ly all around. SO as to form little
cup.
Now, II you hold the plate up and
tip 1t slightly. the egg will not merely
slide, but spin, along the rim and by
continually altering the inclination
angle of the plate you can make the
shell spin all the way around it. 1 do
not mean that it will spin rapidly, like
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14
HAD BEEN CHASING RABBITS.
Naturally Dreamer Had Not Enjoyed
His Sleep.


"a man down in my country" said
Representative Clayton of Alabama,
saw dog sleeping in the sun. The
dog was twitching and starting as
dogs sometimes do in their sleep.
The man said. I'd like to know what
that dog Is dreaming about
Easy enough replied an old chap
who stood by. You Just put chip
on that dogs ear and leave 1t there
until he wakes up. Then you take that
chip and put it on your chest when
you So to bed to-nighr and you will
dream of what the dog is dreaming
of now
Tine fellow got chip and put it
on the dogs ear and stood around
until the dog walked up and brushed
1t of. He put the chip on his chest
when he went to bed that night. Next
morning | saw him coming listlessly
down the street.
What's the matter?' | said. What
was the dog dreaming about?'
Oh he answered, I'm clean tuck.
cred out. ! was chasing rabbits all
night long"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

10 learn this is the flying qualities of
the box kite. Everybody who cares
for outdoor fun should know how this
is made. Here are directions that
anyone can easily follow:
The four corner posts should be
about two and one-half feet long and
as light and slender as you can whit
tie them. Four inches from each end
OF each piece is cut a little notch for
the braces to rest in. The four braces
are whitfield down the same size as
the posts, and are about twenty inches
long. Each end of each brace is
notched to fit over the post The
notch in the end of brace and the
notch in post come together. Now
take two strips of thin, strong paper
five feet long and nine inches wide.
Fold over each edge as IL for half
inch hem to guard against tearing.
Now, while someone holds up the four
posts. set the braces In place and tie
light cords around the whole frame
right at the ends.
There! The frame is up. Now
draw the paper snug about it. just in
side the cords, and paste the ends to-
gether. When the paste is dry take
on the cords. The bride should be
three feet long and tied tightly at
each end to two posts eight inches
from their ends. In the middle of the
bride tie the kite line.
After you learn how to make a
kite of this size you will enjoy maxi
ing a much larger one. These kites
fly well even in light wind.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

There was once fairy. as I've heard ten.
Long and long ago.
WHO lived in the heart of bright blue
bell.
Long and long ago.
They say she only crep; out at night
Long and long ago,
And curied her hair by the frehy's light.
l wonder II that ia so
She wove her a veil of purple mist.
Long and long ago.
Tint. melted away when the Sun King
kissed
That fairy of long ago.
II you steal out at early dawn.
They say. but who can tell?
That the self-same fairy may not be gone
80 the heart OF the bright blue-bell.
You may ind her weaving the purple
mist.
As she did in the long ago.
Weaving and waiting there to be kissed.
f you ind her. please let me know.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

ly into opposite sides of one pencil
near its point and stick the pens in
the same way into the other pencil.
Make loop in one end OF the string
and fasten the other end to nail in
the top of the door frame.
Insert the point of the first pencil
into tie loop and balance the other
pencil on its point on a fiat place
which you have made near the other
end of the first pencil.
When the balance is perfect you
may carefully set the whole AFFAIR
turning about the string, and it will
continue to revolve for a long time.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

A great many ingenious balancing
tricks have been invented, but this
is one of the best because 1t is two
balancing tricks in one. 1t is done
with everyday articles and no prepa-
ration. and its appearance. when com
plete, is surprising.
All you need is a string. two jack
knives. two long lead pencils and two
pens and holders.
Stick the knives obliquely and firm
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

a top, but that as it goes around the
plate it also revolves, slowly. about
its own axis in the same direction.
Now this, you know. is Just what
the earth does in travelling around the
sun, SO here you have an easy and
pretty lesson in astronomy at the
breakfast table.
1t is not exactly nice to muss with
ones food. but in this case 1t may be
allowable to make daub of egg yolk
in the center OF the plate, with rays
streaming out all around, to represent
the sun.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

See If you can do the following
two stunts. boys.
Take a dollar. stand it upright on
the table. take pin in each hand,
and, catching the dollar firmly be-
tween the two pin points. lift 1t mp
in the air and keep 1t balanced there
for half minute at a time.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

New and novel is the picnic game.
To begin with. only one should be let
into the secret, as, If all knew, it
would be no fun. Suppose the hostess
is the one familiar with the game.
She then commences by announcing
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

boys and girls. and even grown-ups,
have learned that there is fun at kite
flying from early spring until late
fall. One thing that has helped them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
MOB MEMBERS ARRESTED
six White Men In South Carolina
Charged With Lynchfng Negro.
Governor Is Determines.

A Columbia, s. c., dispatch says:
Eour months ago Kit Bookard, ne
gro, was lynched at Eutawville. Berks'
" county. The man was 80 bruta1ly
hntchered in cold blood and without
nrovocation that Governor Hayward
+ecoguized It as a case IN which & test
Of the law could best be made. When
the local authorities failed to discover
the perpetrators, the governor en-
bloved two Pinkerton men and these,
under the direction of an officer OF the
agency, have been engaged for three
months with the result that on Mon
day ]. H. Palmer, S. A. Eadon, Pink
Martin. r. Martin and A. Beuler were
arrested and placed in the peniten-
tiary at Columbia for safe keeping
the Berkely Jail being insecure.
Three days ago a young man impl'
Gated in the killing, witness for the
state, was brought in and is also con-
fined. Warrants were at once issued
for six men, all who participated IN
the lynching Of Bookard.
Tuesday night the solicitor teIe-
graphed the governor he could not get
local authoritiesETAOIN ETAOIqjw,"
local deputies to undertake to serve
the warrants. The governor had four
men sent from Charleston and stood
ready to send a company of soldiers
if there was resistance.
Five of the six men were taken Wed
nesday and the others will probably
be captured. Bookard was taken from
the guard house in Eutawville, tied
hand and feet, stabbed to death, his
body mutilated and then sunk IN the
river The town marshal is one q
those implicated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
STORM Off FLORIDA
r--v--s=-+--=-
Coast Swept by Terrific Gale
and Much Damage Done.
SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST
Schooner capszed and Passengers
and Crew Thrown Into sea-MIa'
mi and Other Towns suf'
fer More or less

After blowing gale Friday, Satur
day and Sunday, the storm predlc-ed
for south Florida brN.e over Miami
Sunday about nightfan In few hours
Miami and most of thu towns an the
pas, coast 6f Florida were cut OF from
communication with the outside world.
Telegraph wires were blown down and
the railroad tracks were Obstructed,
and not until Wednesday was com
municaction restored.
The wind attained mazimum We
lccity OF IS miles per hour.
The schooner Melrose, with crew
Of eight and four passengers, was
wrecked Saturday. Just before sun
set great wave swept over the yes
sell capsizing it and throw.ng the pas
sengers and crew into the sea.
Mrs. Hallen, one of the passengers,
was lost, but the crew managed 10
cling to the sides Of the Jessel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Weller two other pas,
sengers, found themselves in the wa
ter within reach of the yard arm of
the foremost when the ship righted
herself, the two still clinging TO her
rigging. The mast, however, fell and
crushed Mrs. Weller. Her lifele5s
body was washed overheard, while Mr..
Weller had both bones Of his right
arm broken. The schooner drifted I'M
til Monday when all were washed
overheard. Mr.. Weller grasped a
hatch and foated ashore, landing near
Palm Beach, as did the captain, mate
and two cOlored season.
The four-masted schooner, James
Judge, of Philadelphia, is aground four
miles south of Palm Beach, having
gone ashore Monday in a terrific gale,
in which tAe wind blew from so to
80 miles per hour The crew are all
safe. The vessel is badly damaged. It
carried nc cargo.
The three-masted bark Zion, owned
ny n heuIlues, VI EudSA, NSI many
loaded with 100000 feet Of lumber,
from Pensacola for London, stranded
five miles north of the House Of Refuge
near Fort LauderdaIe, about O'Clock
Tuesday, and Captain Hemmes and
crew Of fourteen men, after several
hours of struggling, saved themselves
with the aid of pieces OF lumber and
improvised RATS.
In the surrounding country the fruit
and vegetable crops were damaged to
a considerable extent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
cHIcKAMAuGA FAIR OPENS.

Farmers of Northwest Georgia Assem-
ble-Gov. TerreII Makes Address.
The Northwest Georgia Farmers
Fair Association threw open the gates
of the new fair grounds at ChickamaU.
ga Wednesday morning to an immense
crowd. 1t was the opening day of tho
fair, and was called the governors day
in honor of Governor Terrell, who was
present and officially opened the fair
with a short speech The governor ;
speech was listened TO with close at
tention by his audience who heartily
applauded him at intervals. Politics
were not mentioned. After the COVER
nor's address, Troop H, of the Seventh
cavalry, gave an exhibition monkey
drill in front of the grand stand, fol
lowed with Roman races and horse
races.
1t is the intention of the North Geor-
gia Fair Association to hold q fair an,
nually at Chickamauga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
BARRED BY BLACK WIFE
White Army Surgeon Who Married Ne
gro Woman Will So Discharged
From Hospital Corps.

A Washington dispatch says: The
surgeon general of the army has CON
Cured in the recommendation Of Gen
eral Grant that John ]. Smith, a mem
Der of the United states hospital
corps, stationed at Fort Mott, N. j.,
who is said to have married a negress,
be discharged from the army for the
good of the service"
This recommendation has been for
warded to the secretary of war for his
action. Smith wrote to the war de,
partment inquiring if there was any
reason why he should not be permitted
TO marry a colored woman, setting
forth that her character was good and
that he could establish good character
for himself by his record.
Anoter dispatch says; President
Roosevelt is face to face with the ne
gro problem in one Of it's ugiiest
phases. Private John Smith, u S. A.,
hospital corps, stationed at Fort Mott,
New Jersey, has married a negro wo-
man.
His commanding officer, Surgeon
Shallenber, has recommended his dis
missal. The commanding officer of the
fort refused to indorse this recommeD-
dation. 1t was approved, however, by
the surgeon general.
Smiths plea is that if the constitN
tional commander in chief thinks a ne
gro good enough to eat with, he should
not object to a private in the army
marrying negress. Smith is a white
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
BRIGHAM GOES BANKRUPT.
Burke County Merchant-Fsrmer Meets
with Financial Embarrassment.

Burke County Merchant-Fsrmer Meets
With Financial Embarrassment.
Charles Brigham. a merchant and
planter of Burke county, Ga, has filed
with the clerk of the United States
court at Augusta petition in bank
ruptcy. and the schedule shows that
it is one of the biggest cases that has
ever been in the local courts. The to,
tai liabilities are given as 77,440.23.
and the total assets as s85,217. OF. OF
the liabilities s48,981 are secured, and
the remainder, $26,814 SO, are unse-
cured. The petitioner conducted coun-
try stores at Girard and Stanley, both
villages in Burke. and he ran extern
sive farms in both Burke and Screven
counties. On the list of creditors,
firms and merchants of every city il
the vicinity and many northern cities
are represented.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
A "MASTERLY" RETREAT.
st. Petersburg Disposed to Uphold ku.
ropatkin and Hopes for Better
Turn Of Affairs.

According 10 Tuesdays dispatches,
st. Petersburg has been cheered by
the report that General KuropatkIn
has resumed the offensive and by the
news Of the destruction of the Japan
csc command under General Yamada,
and we capture Of Lone Tree hill,
Which il represented to be the key TO
me position on the southwest fronts
Of the contending armies,
There seems no immediate prospect
of a cessation Of the fighting that bas
been in progress for the past ten days,
although there atc signs that on both
sides the supply of ammunition Is fall
ng short and that the limit Of endur
anSc of the troops must have been
nearly reached,
Advices from Mukden state that tne
army is SO near that the environs OF
the city RsY6 been depopulated. All
MuN1en are filled with refugee native
fc. The roads south and southwest OF
Mukden are filledw it'll refugee native
families, trailing homeless toward the
sorry streets of Mukden,
The fighting of October II was con
fined to the Russian center at Shante
river, and was mostly artillery fire,
the Japanese using big guns and high
explosive shells. During nine days 81
the fighting the losses were never less
than 2,G00 per day. The hospitals are
hardly able to handle the wounded
Nevertheless they performed wonders
The Chinese nave deserted all the vii.
lagos and the troops are using the
wood work of their houses for fuel.
The country south is desOlated. The
Japanese still seem to be eXerting
themselves 70 force the Russians out
of Nuhden A battle is assured in the
positions surrounding the town.
1t becomes more and more evident
that the resources of the country can
not support a large army.
General Kuropatkih remains with
the troops, having abandoned his head
quarters at Mukden.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
More American Marines to
Be Sent to Panama.
TROUBLE is THREATENED
Disuruntled Colombians Said to Be
Preparing to Renew Warfare on
Anniversary of Secession Of
the isthmus. ~

Washington special says: Ameri.
can marines will be retained on The
isthmus of Panama for the present,
prepared to meet any emergency
which may arise as the result nf the
disgruntled elements ia the new re-
public. This decision was reached
Thursday and oraers have been issued
for a new battalion of marines 20 20
10 the Island, about November u.s.,
TO relieve the battalion which has been
there for a year. The new battalion
Wi be commended by Lieutenant Col
onel Thomas n. Wood. The exact
number Of men in this new battalion
has not been decided on, but it p7Oha-
bly, will be OF about the same size as
the battalion now on the island, whiA
is to be brought home and dispersed
among the marine barracks in the
northern part of the United States.
That the situation on the isthmQs is
still not all that could be desired is
the news which came 10 Washington
Thursday in personal letter from an
official now in Panama. While tho pan.
anna government is entirely loyal, it
seems that there are certain disgrun.
tied elements on the isthmus, and in
view Of the ease with which revola.
tions are started in Central and south
America, it is the official opinion in
Washington that the marines should
remain there for the present.
1t is hoped that t,Ae mission Of Sec
rotary Taft will Lave far-reaching ef
feet in bringing all elements on, the
isthmus !rto harmonious accord WITH
this governments policy,
colombana Concentrating,
There is a rumor current in Colon
that large body of armed Colon.
bians has been concentrated near Guile
bra with the intention of making an at
tack there on November 4, the first an.
niversary of the secession of Panama
from Colombia The canal zone au
thorities are investigating the report
though not much Importance is at,
tached to the rumor, the origin of
which is attributed to indictments.
Glad Taft is Coming.
A Pa1ama special says: The news
from Washington that Secretary Of
War Taft is to come to the isthmus
uexf month, accompanied by Minister
Okaldia and William Nelson Crom
well, counsel of the Panama company,
to arrange the matters in controversy
between the United States govern
ment and Panama and the declara-
lions of President Roosevelt On the
subject, are received with satisfaction
in all circles. President Amadof is in
receipt Of messages Of congratulation
from sill parts Of the republic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
WON'T BULGE AN INCH.
Ultlmation of Railroads in Answer to
Atlanta Freight Bureau.

The ultimatum of the railroads TO
the city of Atlanta and the Atlanta
Freight bureau was presented Wednes.
day afternoon by J. S. B. Thompson,
general agent of the Southern railway,
during the session of the special cont
mittee in the following declaration:
1.-THE Southern railway does not IN
tend g>,ing into a discussion Of the
freight rate question with either this
or any other committee Of the general
council. So far as Nelson street is
concerned we were trying merely to
move our freight depot quarter of a
mile nearer the city. If council pro,
poses to put into the grant any such
conditions as is proposed by the Att
lanta freight bureau, ! tell you right
now that the Southern railway will
not move an inch and will remain
where il is now"
The ultimatum of the railroads did
not disturb the equanimity OF the mem
bers of the committee and it served
only to increase the zeal of the busi.
ness men and strengthen their state
ments.
The meeting was attended by the
business men and manufacturers OF
for the purpose of showing the mem
bers of the committee the discrimina.
lions against Atlanta in favor OF other
cities.
They gave the members Of the com.
mittee 100 or more specific cases OF
discrimination on various kinds OF
goods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
GEORGIA STATE FAIR OPENS.
Macon in Gala Attire Welcomes Nam
moth Host OF Visitors.

When the gates of Central City
park at Macon swung open Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock the Georgia
state fair started off with rush as
fair as enc could wish. fairer than
was expected Macon was crowded 10
it's limits; it seems that people were
on hand from everywhere 10 see the
best show in the history OF the Central
City.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
UNABLE TO FAY INDEMNITY.
Rritishsrs May Remain in Tibet Long
er Than Expected.

A London dispatch says: The de-
mand of Great Britain of an indemnity
of s3,750,000 from the Tibetans a2
pears likely to lead TO prolonged Brit
ISL occupation Of the Chumbi valley
The Tibetans declare their inability &c
pay the indemnity within the three
years first stipulated and Great Brita Il
has now proposed that the payments
De made at the rate of $4,000 yearly
and that until the whole sum is paid
the British remain in possession OF
this valley, which is the key to Tibet
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
coal Drivers, strike Ended.

The coal wagon drivers strike
which began in Cincinnati two weeks
ago, has been brought to an end, and
the general sympathetic strike sched-
uled among the stationary engineers.
fremen and other crafts has been
averted