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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
PIONEER HARDSHIP.

The unpleasant and often perilous
Journeys that the early settlers OF the
West were obliged to take TO carry
their produce TO market or to procure
provisions are described in Pioneers
of the West" The writer tells of one
occasion when he and his twelvc-year-
old son We're going to mill. There was
Il good deal of snow ON the ground. and
the weather was intensely cold.
We We're plodding along slowly be-
hind the wagon up over the hills to
the north and on 10 the divide. says
the author. The SNOW was six or sew
en- inches deep. and the track had not
been broken; for 1t WAS Il road seldom
travelled there being no settlers after
We go up out of the little valley until
we came near Oakdale. away into the
adjoining county. OF course, we used
to call them roads; but they We're
merely the grass and turf worn away
where the horses or enswalked, with
a ridge between. two narrow black
lines like Il couple of snakes stretch
ing and winding across miles and
miles of open prairie.
The snow made 1t very hard TO
Wuih. anu II WIS lop tplu ~ IAhts W.
tried TO walk in the tracks of the OK
en-. but that made It still harder. We
had gone but few miles when our
hands became so completely he
numbed that all feeling left them. We
usually made our own mittens out OF
old cloth, of which we would have two
or three pairs sometimes. one over an
other. But for all that it was the
hardest thing possible. sometimes, to
keep them from freezing.
As the morning wore away we be
gan to feel hungry. and ! never forget
the sad plight we were in. We had
along with us some dry soda biscuits.
cut in two, with Il little butter spread
between, in a common flour bag. They
occupied but n small space. of course.
so we tied the bag in II knot instead of
tying 1t with string. We tried to
unite it, but could not do so with our
mittens on, and cold as 1t was we took
them of. but not without some diff
ficulty; for our hands were nearly
closed. and neither of us seemed TO
have the least use of them. We fumb-
led and fumbled for while. but find
ing that we could not do 1t that way
we held down the bag and pulled the
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

Whatever Is given Child for aniuse
ment should require rs little mental
strain as possible. and the materials
should be Of light weight. II the child
becomes ilred OF one occupation. try
something different. and under no con
dition Let him realize that you are try
ing to amuse him for the purpose OF
keeping him quiet; for u he ,inds out
that the joy is not yours MS well It's his.
much of his pleasure VIII b. lost
Women's Eome Companion.
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nns.lnn pIcnsnrr..

II the English take their pleasures
sadly. the Russians take theirs most
vigorously. The annual fair of Nishni-
Noygorod lnsts from the first of July
TO the end of September. and is in
certain sense long holiday. During
the two months last summer the total
number of sick who were attended by
the fair authorities was 30.340. or
these COG received wounds from
blows. 317 had been stabbed and 116o.
mad fractured limbs. Practically all
this casualty list was the result OF the
many banquets held by the Russian
merchants attending the fair. Not
single case was reported to or by the
police. ,.-..---.--
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ATTACKED BY A snake.

As exciting an experience as could
befall one happened 10 II young son
Of David Hunsberger. of Boyerstown.
Pa. who was ATTACKED by large
snake of an unknown species. The
reptile darted into his trousers leg,
ran up his limb, coiled itself about
his body. and finally stuck its head
ont at the lads collar band. ard dis
appeared. All this time young Huns
berger was frantically screaming for
help. and the shock was such that n
physician is caring for him.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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WILLING TO TRY IT.

Tramp PLEASE. mum, my partner
found an old ice cream freezer down in
the gully"
Housekeeper-"I threw 1T away. 1t
was no use"
Tramp-"Well. we've been examin'
it. and If you'll lend us some cream.
and some ice. and some sugar. and
flavoring. and send you boy down to
turn it. think we can make 1t do.''-
New York Weekly.
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runopE.s RIcnEsr woMAN.

The richest young woman In Europe
to-day and one of the richest in the
world is Miss -Nntoinette Bertha
Krupp. only daughter of the late Herr
l<rupp. the famous German gunmakcr.
Miss Krupl inherited n fortune OF
$4,000, 900. and now has absolute con-
troll of the great iron and itccl works
ut Essen Miss krupp is an artist
OF considerable skin.
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ANorHER woRD roR Ir.

Henry" said Mrs. smudgers. glanc-
ing over the front page of the newspa-
per. what do they mean when they
say that one train telescoped another?"
They mean. my deg. that 1t rushed
right into it. 1t is n bad kind OF col
lision."
Collision? Then why don't they call
it n collidoscope. instead or tele-
scope?"-Kansas City Journal.
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ratified almost like So many hint pep
hles. we held one mp between our two
fists. and gnawed away at it in that
way.
There being no settlers for many
miles. there was no place where we
could put In and stay for Il time and
get "fhawcd out" ms we used to say.
And that was the hardest part OF it;
for one might manage TO endure such
a severe strain Tor an hour or two, or
for several hours; but when 1t had to
bc borne whole day. and perhaps
away into the night. it took consider
able courage TO Keep up.
solINAMBULIsT's ADVENTURE.
The carly morningnap OF Night Clerk
Lynch. at the Victoria Hotel. was alb
ruptly ended at 3 O'Clock one morn
ing by thud as from me falling of
some heavy object upon the thick
glass skylight that spans the main
entrance to the hotel. Concluding
that one OF the guests was about to
make y hasty and iniormal exit. Mr..
Lynch reconuoitred. lie could see no
one, and. as nothing more broke in
upon the stiffness. resumed his nap
and forgot the incident.
About o'clock Mr.. Mathern, one
OF the guests. came down TO the office
and excltedly explained that his room
mate, ]. ]. Speck. of \ortonvllle.
Kan. had ut some time during the
night made his departure from the
roosn. without taking with him the
clothing usually considered necessary
when appearing i'm public Now did
the mind OF the night clerk begin to
work overtime. aud intuitively con-
Meeting the thud upon the skyllght
with the missing man. hasty search
was begun. The room which Mr..
Speck was supposed to use during tho
night had window overlooking the
skylleht
After the approved methods of Sher-
lock Holmes. they inferred that the
sleeper had walked out OF his window
and had fallen about five feet down
upon the skylight. The question then
was. where did he go? The heavy
glass skylight had stood the fall in
tact.' and the clerk had Immediately
after hearing the fall, examined tho
premises in front. the conclusion ar
rived at was that the somnambulist
had climbed back into some other
guests room. thinking that 1t was his
own
The door of the most likely room
was tried and found open. and there.
sleeping peacefully beside n man and
his wife. lay. in blissful ignorance OF
his whereabouts, the aforementioned
Speck. The look of surprise that
spread over his countenance when he
was carefully awakened by the night
clerk and his friend proved that their
conclusions had been formed correct
~ and they did not stop TO explain to
the just awakened couple the details
of the situation. as they hurried
through the doorway.-Kansas City
Journal.
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woMEN EQUALS OF MEN.

Rabbi Emil g. Hirsch addressed n
meeting OF the Federation OF Womcn's
Clubs at Cairo. III. He maintained
that there was NO distinction between
men and women ms regards intellect.
Neither. said he. is superior nor in
fcrlor to the other The women nat
uraily applauded.
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ia on the Camcroons Noun
EO-I tains was wandering
IMl l.l through large herds OF
.-a.e.o,,- u kind l have never been
able 10 Identify completely. but they
were some species of tragelaphus, not
unlike the South African kudu in size
and appearance. l walked about
among these creatures as l might
have walked through a herd OF cat
tie. They were absolutely unafraid of
ne, and even II had wished to slay
them stupilly and without reason. j
lad no gun but Il small one for bird
Collecting purposes. Every now and
then buck would lower its horns
toward nc in threatening manner,
hut no attempt WAS made TO pursue
me as ] slipped through their ranks.
/ was clothed at .his time in n long
waterproof coat. which / had taken
with me in expectation OF one Of the
frequent storms of rain.
At last 1 decided that the search for
my camp was hopeless. and that my
wisest course would he to descend the
mountain In westerly direction until
/ reached the tropical forest. where /
might likely find native village.
Here could obtain some simple food
like bananas. and guide to take me
back TO my permanent camp.
So I turned my face to the south.
guided by ihc Southern Cross. and
began Il descent of the preclpitous
mountainside which very nearly ter
minated my earthly career. The
ground seemed composed of loose rub
BILE or scoriae. which gave again and
again under my step. carrying me
down ten or twenty feet each time in
rush OF debris, with my legs buried
perhaps up TO my knees, thus causing
many painful wrench and twist.
Once ] should have fallen over n
small precipice. but my long-tailed
coat caught ia n bush and held me
back until l was able to scramble up
over the ledge. At last this attempt
became so dangerous in the waning
light of the moon that | erept under
the s.eiter OF cliff. and waited. shiv-
ering, for the dawn | suffered most
from thirst. and not at all from hun
ger. Throughout all this descent. and
indeed since had left my permanent
camp. twenty-four hours before.
mt WIN iib " sAAti hhu
nothing.
When the dawn came and I emerged
from my shelter TO continue the de-
scent. / noticed that heavy dew had
fallen. and that the tattered rkirts of
my waterproof were soaked in mols-
ture. I relieved my thirst therefore.
by sucking the fringe of my coat.
absorbed In this way considerable
quantity of moisture. which had. how
ever. disagreeable taste of earth and
sndia rubber.
At last. at about, 60o0 feet. came
across hollows in the bare rock
which were still filed with rain wa
ter, and from these I drank greedily.
Another problem 1 had TO face was
the possible hostility of the first ma
tives I should encountey. for the peo-
pile on the southern fianks of the Com
eroons at this time We're at war with
the Germans. and when they should
sec forlorn white man alone in their
forests, might not at first sight dis
criminate between an Englishman
and a German. They were reported TO
be wild and ferocious -ace of canni-
balls. and their country had seldom If
ever been penetrated by Europeans
Youth's Companion
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THE rrNNY woRLp.

Crawford-'I notice they are all the
time eliminating studies in the cob
leges."
Crabshaw-"Yes. and finding new
things to teach in the public schools
Puck
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HIS THEORY.

The Young Centipede-"Pa. why did
Nature provide us with so many legs"
The Old Centipede-"Oh, / don't
know. May be she thought we'd kick
more II she gave us any less."-Puck.
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HE OF LIrrLE rAIru.

Jaggles-"what did Tom do after
he Joined the Hundred Year Club:"
Waggles- He's just taken
out life insurance policy. Puck.
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TESTING COTTON AND LINEN.

TO distinguish cotton from linen
when you are choosing handkerehiefs.
moisten the tip Of finger and place II
on the handkerchief IL it is wet
through at once 1t is linen, but IL cot
ton be present in its manufacture, II
will take some seconds to penetrate
the threads. In linen the threads are
less even than in cotton.
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THE NEW woMAN's oUANDARY

Yes" the new woman remarked, Il
am greatly troubled
by what?"
"well. want to get married just to
prove that can. and | don't want TO
get married just to prove that don't
have to. If l don't they'll say 1
can't; If 1 do. they'll say I have no
more independence than any other wo-
man."-Chicago Post.
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IT'S RAPID SUCCESS.

That's one OF the best selling books
OF the year. mister
ut is? l never neard of 1t"
well. it's only been out couple OF
ys."-Puck.
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IIEIP.

Fcrdy-"I put in t good word for you,
old chap. | told her YOU had more
money than brains
Algy-"And what did she say them
Ferdy-"She asked me IL you had
any money."-Puck.
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TIMES GENTLE TOUCH.

We find we can satisfy friend we
have not seen before in twenty years
by telling him he doesn't look day
older. but II It is forty years we have
10 make 1t an hour.-Atchison Globe.
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STILL DISSATISFIED.

"a San Francisco man says there
are three kinds Of flying machines"
'Weil. what the public is waiting
for is the fourth kind-the kind that
will Gy.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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6be Fssrsny
ide OF
Life.

SCIENCE FOR THE YOUNG.
The kangaroo can jump bit;
The fiea's a jumper, too
He'll jump, hen bite. and then he'll fit,
And never leave 4 elew.
When either jumps, nobody tries
His jumpiets to pursue
We're glad the fiea has not the size
OF the big kangaroo.
Chicago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

"Tain't my fault I'm at the foot of
the Glass;
Whose fault, then;'
Its Johnny saphead's. He's got
sick and can't come to school no
more"-New York Evening journal.
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AN AGE OF SPECIALISTS.

"Have you good family doctor.
Mrs. Hawkins:" asked Mrs. Gold
thorpe.
Yes. indeed" replied Mrs. Hawkins
There is no disease. however rare,
that he doesn't know what specialist
to send you to for rcitment.r-Puck.
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HER REASON.

she-'T just know you don't love me
as much as You did"
He-"But. darling. how can you
think that?'
because you are not half SO foolish
as you were"-Life.
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A MODERN LOVE AFFAIR.

"Has the duke spoken
'Yes, he proposed to papa yester-
day.'-Lifc.
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WEIGHTS ANp MEASURES.

The following table gives the rela-
tive height and weight OF u grown wo-
man in normal health:
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A nugget of gold worth Ss2TG was
found recently on Anvil Creek, Nome
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pluck and o o
o O Rdvonture.
STRANGE EXrERIENcE.

NE of the strangest cxpe-
riences l had while lost
on the Camcroons Noun
tains was wandering
through large herds Of
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1904-01-22

Chairman John F. Miller, of the Repub-
ican Central Committee, called the commit
tee together last week and it fixed February
25th as the time for holding the next munich
pal convention and based the apportionment
for the convention on the compromised vote
of Riplinger, Gillian and Gormley two years
ago.
For the past ten days=-using the street
vernaeular-there certainly has been some
thing DOING in political circles First of
all, Alfred Battle, who had been about de-
cided upon to be the candidate OF the Demo-
cratic party for Mayor and to get large
percentage of the Republican vote finally
made up his mind not to accept the nOmin-
alton, and so announced the fact in the daily
papers William Pigott also declared he
would not accept the nomination, thus leav
ing the Democratic party with no possible
candidate around whom it could rally it's
forces. Not to be outdone, however, I'll. FL.
Kulies, the well known cigar dealer, declared
that he was candidate for the Democratic
nomination for mayor, but it was received
very coolly by his constituents, and since
that time has not been mentioned half a
dozen times
Among the Republicans things have been
quite busy, and after casting about for a
suitable candidate, number of the leading
politicians of the city finally centered on
Judge R. A Ballinger, and after much per-
suasion he consented to accept the nomina-
tion, if unanimously rendered him by all Re
publican factions in the city. Whether or not
such a thing is possible remains to be seen,
but those who are working on the combina-
ton declare that the name of no other can
didate will be presented to the convention
except that Of Judge Ballinger He is be-
ing backed by Mayor Humes, Sam FL. Piles,
Charles Chamberlain, Frank Paul, and many
leading Democrats.
The announcement of Judge Ballingers
candidacy created quite furor in political
circles, nevertheless, Hon. Ellis Morrison has
not Withdrawn from the race, and still hopes
that he will be able to go into the convention
with a strong enough following to be NOM
mated for mayor. 1t transpires that both
Morrison and Ballinger live in the same pre-
einct Of The Fifth ward and Morrison be-
lieved all the time that he had the support
of Judge Ballinger in his own candidacy.
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made him change his mind, and he will be
full fiedged candidate before the next Re-
publican convention. Two or three promin-
ent business men have been mentioned to
oppose him, but neither of them has decided
as vet to make the fight, and it is barely
possible that he will be unanimously renom-
mated
There promises to be an old time squabble
for the nomination for councilman in the
Fifth ward Scott Benjamin, who was in
the council two years ago, j. W. Mcclure
and others, who have not yet felt called upon
to announce themselves, are aspirants for
the position now filled by Ellis Morrison,
who is candidate for mayor. Perhaps the
powers that be will persuade Mr.. Morrison
not to go into the fight for mayor, but to ac-
cept denomination for councilman, in which
case he may win hands down.
n
A three-cornered fight is promised in the
Sixth ward, in which Councilman W. V.
Rinehart, John Megrath and Arthur Zeben-
din will all take active parts. There seems
to be no disposition to renominate Major
Rinehart among the workers. and the real
fight will be between Megrath and Zebendln,
The former is well known contractor and
builder, while the latter is prominent sa-
loon man.
The candidates for councilman in the Sew
enth ward are too numerous to be mentioned
in so small paper as the ''Seattle Repub-
hcan' The leading ones, however, are j.
c. Redward, Jed. G.. Blake and Austin E.
Griffin, all Of whom are among Seattle's
best citizens Mr. Redward has made very
acceptable councilman, and ordinarily speak
ing, there should be no opposition to his re-
nomination, but the other fellow thinks diff
ferent, and if he can get votes enough he has
the right to be a candidate.
AS usual the Eighth ward will be unani-
nous in renominating Councilman j. E.
Crichton, who has represented that ward in
the council for the past fourteen years, and
it begins to look as if he will continue to do.
SO until he gets ready to "shuffe off this
mortal coil"
The Ninth ward, which has been the bat
tie ground for factional fights among the Re-
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uOG uGCSICQ d WOIO puU1CdC1Oh Oh
the political situation Of the city, and
whether or not they will have candidate
other than Judge Ballinger remains to be
seen. 1t has not been the policy of this com
pany to make an aggressive fight one way or
the other in the nominating of municipal
officials, and it is hardly probable that it will
do so at this time, even though Judge Bal
linger might not meet with their hearty ap
proval. Corporation politics is always cold
blooded, and those who handle such poll
tics can shift from Republican to Democratic
with perfect ease and readiness. If it should
happen that a Democrat would be elected
mayor Of this city and a council of like po-
litical persuasion also be elected, the corpor
ations, who would be affected by the change,
would at once become Democratic in their
politics.
It can be safely predicted even at this
early date that Corporation Counsel Mitchell
Gillian will have no opposition for re-
nomination. Mr.. Gillian has made splen-
did official for the past two years, and there
is no desire to prevent him from having a
second turn.
It is foregone conclusion that John Rip
linger will be renominated for city controller.
In fact Mr.. Riplinger seems to have life"
time job before him if he so desires it. I'm
less the unexpected happens, Sam F. Rath-
bon will be nominated for city treasurer, and
that too without opposition.
Unless the Pie-maker is mistaken there is
going to be shake-up in the City Council,
and quite few new members will occupy
seats in the next council. The Pie-maker is
not too sure but that even If some Of the
present councilmen are renominated they
will not be defeated at the polls, for there is
much discomfort as to the policy some of the
members of the council has pursued for the
past two years.
In the First ward there are already two
announced candidates for the Republican
nomination for councilman, and likewise two
for the Democratic nomination. F. W. Com
stock will oppose Councilman Fitzpatrick in
the next Republican convention, and ex-
State Senator Conway will oppose ex-Coun-
Gilman in the Democratic cOnven-
tiOn.
Homer M. Hill, who served in the council
some two years ago, will bitterly oppose
Councilman A. Kistler in the Republican con-
Democratic candidates for the same place
are legion, and they hope to be able to de-
feat the Republican nominee whether it be
Kistler or HILL
No one has definitely decided as yet to
cross swords with Councilman III. G. Gill
from the Third ward, and though the air is
full of war and rumors of war to be made
I, L rI0 hno II1nso7
for the past two years, no direct blow has
much for his constituents, but all are not
been made. Mr.. Gill has done much for his
constituents but all are not pleased with
his past acts and he will have to fight.
Some weeks ago Councilman James A.
James of the Fourth said he would not be
a candidate for the honor of councilman
again, but subsequent developments has
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HON. IRVING T. COLE
announces has candidacy for councilman
from the Fourth Cdrd to succeed Council
man James Il. James. No cleaner or
abler man could be found than he, and
oaO5ag to has popularity IN the Fourth he
eViW gia'e has opponent q good, hard race.
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Some weeks ago Councilman James A.
James of the Fourth said he would not be
a candidate for the honor of councilman
again, but subsequent developments has
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The Ninth ward, which has been the bat
tie ground for factional fights among the Re
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