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his cage" with dirty old pack. Bridge is a
great obstacle to reading, and all the eighteenth
century people passed far more hours over ombre
and quadrille than over books
In any ordinary country house we see that the
library contains the classics, French English and
Latin, and the stout old histories, Rapin, Hume,
Snollett, Gibbon, that ought to be in a gentle
mans library There are also the "Waverley
Novels, Fielding, and after Count Robert of Paris
find Tennyson, Macaulay and the sermons of
the Rev. F. A. Robertson of Brighton. The rest is
nothingness- perhaps few unread novels from
circulating library.
Now, do the solid early foundations of this libra
~, laid as they were before the fatal year 1914,
show signs of having been read by great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03

WE that have good wits have much I'd
wv to answer for; we will be mock ID
ing at what people read in a
general way The human race not
born to read. | seem to have met with
the statement, in some page of popular science,
that men have developed by practice read
ing center in their brains, which was no part
of mans original cerebral equipment. Not be-
ing scientific, l may have dreamed this piece
of information, which surely cannot be correct
If it was how can an Australian savage be taught
to read? His ancestors never say pen and ink, "
any than the old hermit of Prague did; at
most they would read each others totem marks
and message sticks" One would suppose that
many generations required to develop
reading center in the brain, yet it is not so,
and blacks taught to read while an
tutored African savage invented-in a dream,
he saba large and complex alphabet,
adapted to the sounds of his native language.
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grandtathers! They do
not; often you have to
cut open the pages.
From a sense of duty
our great-grandfathers
bought more books
than we do, but they
read them little; they
had not time
AS an example, let
us take the books pri-
vately printed for socie-
ties of professedly intel
1ectual men; the valua-
bic books of the Bann-
atyne, Abbotsford and
Maitland Clubs. The
members of these clubs
were noblemen and gen
tlemen who believed
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Whatever the facts
may be, it is certain that
many of us have an
extremely documentary
reading center, and only
with much labor and
copious tears can be
taught reading. These
are the majority, while
a small minority seem
to teach themselves, take
to reading naturally,
even against the will of
their dear parents, and
thenceforth they do
little except read. Into
this class it was my for
tune to be born, and |
have no more right to
laugh at the unreading
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writer in 'Blackwood says that the High
land chiefs, hiding in caves and hollow
trees, read Vergil or made Latin verses to
pass the time. Mr.. Stevenson, with more
proba bility, makes Cluny play at cards in
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Peat swamp Near Concord.

Commercial utilization of unnum.
bered billions of tons Of peat, lying
waste in swarnps and marches in every
part OF the earth; creation of a formid-
able rival to coal and to water power
as the fayorite means OF carrying on
the worlds Industries; invariable as
sistance to manufacturers in sections
that have heretofore been far from
their sources of supply of combustible
fueI---this, the real beginning of long
heralded era OF mud-burning- may
prove to have been accomplished at
historic Lexington, on the verge of a
swamp which Lord Percy's troops
slSirted on their eventful march TO and
from Concord
The motive power department of the
Boston and Maine has now FOR several
weeks been trying this fuel on shifting
engines and for short local runs. IL
has been found that the peat briquettes
make an exceptionally hot fire and that
the cost is less than that of coal, while
hardly any smoke comes from the
smokestacks. The only disadvantage
that has appeared is one that will nor
mally disappear IL the use of the bri-
quette ever becomes universal--peat
fuel cannot be used in connection with
coal In the same locomotive: either the
one kind of fuel must be employed or
the other.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
BLOOD-wEAx NERVES
One Follows the Othsr. but Or. VIII
stamss Pink Pills Quickly
Cure Both.

The steady usc of n particular set OF
,uuscies tends to chronic fatigue. which
produces faulty or difficult motion,
trembling. cramps and even paraly sis.
Writers, tplegrnphers. tailors aud seam-
stresses are among the classes most
Threatened in this way with the loss o.
their power to earn living. The 1oi-
lowing instance shows that nerve power
may be recovered after it seems entirely
lost. IL the right means are taken. Mrs.
o. s. Blacksten, of No b64 North Bow
asnn street, Mansfield, Ohio, says
~ For wears my hands would become
so numb at times that ! would drop
anything 1 attempted to hit Later
thax became SO bad that could not sew
any longer, aud at last / could scarcely
do ANYTHING Mt all with my hands. AZ
uigist the prickiDg sensations would
co,ne on worse than ever, and my hands
and arms would pain so that dreaded
to 20 to bed. My family doctor gave me
so9e nerve tablets. They helped mea
little. but only for short time after
had taken them and il happened to be
without them for a day on two would
bc as bad ms ever or even worse. Finally
1 got box of DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and began to take them.
1.-The result was surprising. BY the
time had taken the last pill in my frst
box I could see a gain. Thanks to Dr.
williams Pink Pills, am now all right.
I chi. sleep undisturbed by pain, and for
two wears have been as well az ever
DIR. Williams Pink Pills feed the
nerves by making new. rich blood and
in this way have cured nervous diseases
Of every description from simple rest
iessness to paralysis They have ban
ished the torturea of neuralgia, the
weakness Of nervous prostration. the
disability and awful pain of locomotor
ataxia. They are sold by all druggists
or direct by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. \.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Wonders at Home.

Within very recent years the Ameri-
can people in general have been learn
ing as they never did before the won
ders of their own country. They went
abroad for scenery and to view places
of historical interest, unmindful that
their own land contained spectacles I'M
rivaled elsewhere and relics of civil
lization that is prehistoric. Places that
only a few years ago had hardly visi-
tor now attract many thousands an
nually. The Yellowstone Park has be-
come well known, SO also the stupen-
dous canon of the Colorado. the ter
rife domes of the Yosemite, the impos
ing Sierras rising abruptly almost from
the sea level to heights of nearly three
miles. America abounds with miracles
of nature, grandly impressive or mar
velously beautiful.-Buffalo Courier.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Unprecedented Prosperity.

Unprecedented prosperity is the
present lot of the United States of
America, says the Chicago Record
Herald. A greater prosperity is the
promise of the immediate future. The
year 1905, just turned into its last
third, already has smashed records
right and left. Everything that goes to
make up business and industrial life
is on the boom. and the barometers OF
finance. of commerce, of agriculture,
of building and of manufacturing, one
and all indicate the continuance of fair
skies. There isn't a cloud visible any
where on the horizon.
Business has been forging ahead by
such leaps and bounds that the car
riers have been caught short of equip
ment with which to move products.
Railroads, striving to do the best
within their power, have bewildercd
for more rolling stock.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19

any phenomenal features were found at
or near the pole.
The problem is largely one of COM
missariat. 1t is question of supply
ing the provisions. clothing and other
supplies necessary to keep men alive
for the time necessary to go from the
northern limit of ice free navigation
TO the pole.
Secondarily. it is problem of trans
portation, for the supplies and for the
explorers. Given an unlimited treas
ury, and series of food stations could
be established and regular traffic main
tained between them as far as the pole
itself.
The United States government could.
If 1t desired to do so, establish n mail
route to the North Pole, and keep it
going with reasonable regularity and
frequency.
The reason why North Pole explor-
ers have failed is simply because they
have not employed the means neces.
sary to accomplish the desired result.
II the plan of international exploration
is undertaken in earnest, it is certain
that the North Pole will be reached.
Whether it will be worth what it costs.
is different matter.-Pueblo Chief
tain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Remarkable Submarine Boat.

land, the inventor of successful
type of submarine boats, has improved
upon his invention to such an extent
that the submarines thus far built by
the nations will have to be consigned
to the scrap heap and be replaced by
the new boat which has stood a num-
Der of remarkable tests. The new boat
attains- an average speed of twenty
knots when submerged and can in case
of necessity make thirty knots an
hour, thus exceeding the speed OF the
fastest cruiser. The old boats did well
to attain speed of nine knots an hour
and will from now on be regarded more
as curiosity than of any value in ac-
tual warfare.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
An Honest Opinion.

Mineral. Idaho, Oct. 16th.-(Spe-
cial. )-Tkat sure cure has been dis
covered for those sciatic pains that
make so many lives miserable is the
firm opinion of Mr.. ID. S. Colson. a
well-known resident of this place, and
he does not hesitate to say that cure
is Dodds Kidney Pills. The reason
Mr.. Colson is so firm in his opinion
is that he had those terrible pains and
is cured. Speaking of the matter he
says:
81 am only too happy to say Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me lots OF
good. had awful pains in my hip so
could hardly walk Dodd's Kidney
Pills stopped 1t entirely. | think they
are a grand medicine"
All Sciatic and Rheumatic pains are
caused by Uric Acid in, the blood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kid
neys and healthy kidneys strain all
the Uric Acid out of the blood With
the cause removed there can be no
Rheumatism or Sciatica.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Rhine Not All German River.

A German geographer calls atteu-
ton to the fact, known to few that
the Rhine gets some OF its water from
italy. Some miles above the Via
Mala the Rhine is augmented by a
turbulent mountain torrent whose
chief tributary is a brook that comes
from the Val di Lei, which politically
belongs to Italy. though separated
from the rest of that country by gla-
cier-covered mountains over which
there is trail to Chiavenna.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Qualities That win Win.

The policy concerning the Panama
canal enunciated by the President to
the consulting board of engineers is
wholly commendable- In brief, it is to
construct the best canal in the shortest
time. The two supremely desirable
qualities are promptness and efficiency,
and they are coordinate. Neither is to
be sacrificed to the other and if not to
the other, certainly not to any or all
other considerations in the world
New York Tribune
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
QUEST OF NORTH POLE.
Plan for International Direction of
Polar Exploration.


Polar Exploration.
1t is practically certain that within
a comparatively short time some ex-
plorer will reach the North Pole.
In 1899 Captain Cagni of the Italian
expedition was within 2SG miles of the
most northern extremity of the earth
and it is quite probable that some
member of an expedition now in the
even If the pole itself is not reached.
An interesting development in the
plan of exploration has Just been set
forth by the International Congress of
Economic Expansion in its convention
at Mons, Belgium, which adopted mo-
ton approving plan for international
direction of polar exploration and ask
ing Belgium to take the initiative in
inviting the cooperation of other ma
tions.
The discovery of the North Pole is
now q matter of systematic and per-
sistent effort, rather than of bold cour-
age or good luck. Or, to say the same
thing in other words, the discovery is
largely question of the amount of
cab available for this purpose If the
amount that has already been spent
for this purpose without success were
now available in lump sum, there
is little doubt that the pole could be
discovered. Any government of a
first-class power could send an expedi-
ton to the pole, if it were worth the
cost. 1t is not probable that there are
any difficulties or dangers to be en-
countered In the 236 miles remaining
that are any greater than those that
have been already successfully over
come.
The old myths and terrors have no
place in scientific geography and it
would be transcendent surprise II
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
MACHINERY.

The Machine which skins the
cream from milk does not lose drop.
while the old skimming process was
crude and wasteful. Washing ma.
chimes. which will relieve woman OF the
drudgery OF cleaning clothes have not
proved an encouraging success up to
date. but when 1t comes to manufac-
turing exclusively by machinery with
out the touch OF human hands. there
is nothing more interesting than the
history of Pillsbury's Vitos-the best
breakfast food In the market today.
The white heart of the wheat ker-
ueI is cut out by steel rolls, conveyed
to sterilizers. and then packed in two
pound. air-tight packages (this is the
whole story, all by polished steel ap-
pliances. no handling, no cooking. no
coloring, no adulteration. just the
white heart OF the wheat berry steril-
lied. nothing added, nothing taken
away.
PIllsbury's vitos is therefore
healthful, substantial breakfast dish,
actually the Meat OF the Wheat
Price Ice. Rocky Mountain Terri
tory zoe.
A package will supply a weeks
breakfast for five persons.
See the economy. w
Ask your grocer to-day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Look to Future Lumber supp,y.

The rules and regulations adopted
by large lumber company in Louis
lana promise to SO cut its timber that
1t will never be exhausted. only the
surplus timber being cut and steps
Icing taken to plant all cleared areas
in young trees so that there will al
ways be supply for the mills. and
1t would be well If this policy were
generally pursued as a measure OF pro-
lection against inadequate supply In
the future.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Mahoqany stain.

A good seryiceable mahogany stain
may be made as follows. Boil IL lb.
madder and 2 OF. logwood chips in l
gallon of water. and apply while hot.
When dry go over with solution of
drachms pearl ash to 1 quart of wat
er. The color can be varied by using
different strengths of the solution.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
COFFEE NEURALGIA.
Leaves When You Quit and Use Pos
tum.

Leaves When You Quit and Use Pos
tum.
A lady who unconsciously drifted
into nervous prostratlon brought on by
coffee, says:
II have been coffee drinker all
my life, and used it regularly, three
times a day.
"A year or two ago I became sub
ject to nervous neuralgia, attacks of
nervous headache and general ner-
vous prostration which not only in
capacitated me for doing my house.
work. but frequently made 1t neces-
sary for me to remain in a dark room
for two or three days at time.
Il employed several good doctors,
one after the other, but none of them
was able to give me permanent relief
Eight months ago a friend sug-
gested that perhaps coffee was the
cause of my troubles and that try
Postum Food Coffee and give up the
old kind. am glad took her advice,
for my health has been entirely re-
stored. l have no more neuralgia, nor
have l had one solitary headache in
all these eight months. No more of
my days are wasted in solitary CON
finement in dark room. l do all my
own work with ease. The flesh that
lost during the years of my nervous
prostration has come back to me
during these months. and | am once
more happy. healthy woman. en-
close a list of names of friends who
can vouch for the truth of the state
ment." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich.
There's reason.
Ten days trial leaving OF coffee
and using Postum is sufficient. All
grocers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
A Hideous peformIty.

The railway. whatever its virtues
and uses. is hideous deformity which
scars the world with wounds in the
worlds fairest scenes and most ma
;estic solitudes.. Its noises. its
stenches, its worse crowding of the
sexes even in their sleep, the fright
full accidents and deaths which it
causes. the tortures 1t entails on the
animals 1t carries, can scarcely be
Motorist and Traveller
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Crab Shell . Barometer.

The inhabitants of southern Chill
are said TO foretell the weather by
means of a strange barometer. 1t
consists of the cast-of shell of crab.
The dead she'll IS white in fair, dry
weather but indicating the approach
of moist atmosphere by the appear
ance of small red spots, as the moist
ure in the air increases 1t becomes
entirely red and remains SO through
out the rainy season.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Attractions Of Old Fairs.

Among the attractions of an old Lon
don fair in the year 1903 was adyer-
tised boy that within one OF his eyes
had Dues Meus" IN capital letters
and round the other a Hebrew in
scription." Another was the city Of
Amsterdam, every street. every in.
iividual house carved in wood, in ex-
act proportion one to another. the
Stadthouse as big as your hand
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Iiverx for Housemaid !.

Housemaids in livery are the latest
innovation in smart London houses.
One fashionable woman has attired
her maids in neat skirts. tight-fitting
bodices with natty double-breasted
waistcoats of yellow and black. tiny
brass buttons on either side.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
"vexationv School.

please may come to the Vexation
School?" is one of the many funny re-
quests from little children received
by Mrs. Humphry Ward at her Vaca-
tion School at the Passmore Edwards
settlement. Mother wants a card for
the vaccination school," was another
equally wide of the mark.-London
Daily Express.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
True Americans Left.

This country still has many thinss
TO thank God for, among them being
the fact that there are Americans so
poor that they haven't the price of
their cwn funerals. but who yet would
not change places with rich men who
acquired their wealth by thievery and
iishonesty.-LosA Angeles Times
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
A Word for the Tyrant.

Man invented the folding bed. the
carpet sweeper, the gas stove, the
clothes wringer, the meat chopper and
nearly every other labor saving de-
vice for women. Yet men are charged
with having no interest in women's
work. AS well charge the Indian with
injuD.ice 20 his squaw.-Nashville
American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
WILLIAM HAwLgY SMITH
says-You're Educated When You're
"Onto Your Job"

At this time of the year many young
people are debating how best to spend
the winter months. Do they realize
the Importance of a thorough business
training? Success In life to-day is won
by the specialist. The greatest prizes
are found in business.
Boys and girls. II will pay you to Sc
cure a thorough business education.
The Barnes Commercial School of Den
yer have issued beautiful catalogue
that gives full information about their
line OF work. A copy is sent free by
addressing the president, e. c. Barnes,
1895 Champa ST., Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Important pietetic Point.

One writer upon dietetics says that
raw nuts should never be eaten ex-
cept with salt. or in conjunction with
fruits. distinctive obedience to this
natural law associates nuts and raj
sins. walnuts and wine, as naturally
as hook and eye. or shovel and tongs.
The heavy nut oils demand correct
I've In the form of acid or alkali.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Word from Rrer Williams.

"w'en de devil gets in a cyclone, he
so arranges things DAT he has stop.
over at all stations, en- one thing mus
say fer him: When he rolls up his
sleeves fer business, dat business is
never sighted. Constitution
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Costly Russian Caviar.

Genuine Russian caviar is one Of
the most costly commodities. A
tablespoonful of it costs 81. Twice
as much ordinary caviar can be
bought for quarter, but they who
have once tasted the real thing never
again return to the substitute--stur-
con roe-for Russian caviar Is as
different from sturgeon roe as ployer
is from crow
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
ReauIsltes for sueeessful visI..

Always go to a house well equipped
with little necessities and conyen-
iences. A guest should have her own
writing materials. Every member Of
The family may be asking for the IL
brary pen and ink just when you want
TO write your home letter. A minia-
ture sewing outfit and shoe polish
rags, ETC., are essential also.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Methods of Peruvian Burglars.

In Peru when a burglar desires to
break into a house. he often takes a
sponge and a bucket of water and
moistens the walls. which. being COW
cred with only thin coating OF mud.
are easily dissolved on the application
OF moisture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Property Riahts.

Whereas it has long been known and
declared that the poor have no right
to the property of the rich, wish 1t
also to be known and declared that
the rich have no right to the property
Of the poor.-Ruskin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
lack of All Trades.

A signboard in Chartres, France.
bears the following inscription: 'E.
Pichot, dealer in firewood, polisher
of floors, undertaken and embalmer.
festival and wedding dinners and sup
pers provided. Debtors evicted''
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Mail ON Atlantic Steamers.

When an Atlantic steamship has on
board what is called full mail" shs
is carrying about 100000 letters and
500 sacks of newspapers to London
alone, besides large quantities for 9th
er places.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Athletics for Imbeeiles.

At meeting of the Preston Eng
land) board of guardians the chairman
announced that the athletic field day
for imbeciles had been held, and grace
fully added: 'T am sorry that not more
members of the board were in attend
ance."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
ReputatIon for Humor a curse

The reputation of being funny is a
curse to most men. The moment they
become imbued with the idea that
they are wags and wits they began
to cultivate that turn of mind to the
exclusion of everything else-espe-
cially their business duties.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
ST. Louis Mans Gift.

Charles Parsons. a leading citizen of
ST. Louis. who has just died. left his
magnificent art collection. valued at
s250,000. to Washington University to
be displayed in a fine arts building to
be erected in Forest Park. and left an
additional sum of $4,000, the income
to be used in caring for the art works.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19

adapted for the hands, the face, the
general fonef2 Impossible, 1t would
be horrid. Who ever heard of such a
use? Finally bold shopper carried
home = cake. Docs 1t look like kit
chen SapoHo7 No one Is sure, and a
cake of that Is bought, and comparison
made. Behold a family using both the
Sap0Lios for every conceivable pur-
pose. and comparing nofesI After
easily and quickly cleansing greasy
pan with SapoHo. Jane thought the
other would be gritty. and was aston
ished At the smooth, dainty I1ther.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
The Philosophy of Folly

There is one loss that man never
cares to advertise-that of his repu-
tation. But kind friends attend to
that part OF it for him.-Cleveland
Leader
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-19
Bible for the Courtroom.

A new antiseptic oath Testament
has been introduced at Sproutley,
England, police court. 1t has a special
cover. which can be cleaned by the
rub of handkerchief or wet cloth.