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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
HIS FATE FOUND HIM.

Capt Robert Faulkner, commander
in the British navy in 1874. was man
or unusual courage. During an en-
counter close under the walls of Fort
Royal he noticed that the pilot did
not seem to be himself. The man, he
thought, seemed to hesitate when he
of the Fleet" Mr.. Fraser gives the
story:
Captain Faulkner turned aside to one
of his officers.
81 think Mr.. Dash seems confused. as
II he doesn't know what he is about.
Has he been in action before?'
"Many times. sir" was the reply.
He has been twenty four years in
the service"
But Faulkner was not satisfied. He
eyed the pilot closely. and then step
ping up to him. asked him a tri;slg
question. The pilots agitation was
such as to render him incapable of n
reply. Recovering himself to some ex-
tent n moment later, the wretched
man, keeping his eyes on the deck, in
low voice addressed Faulkner, who
was bending over him, with this start
ling admission:
II see your honor knows me. I am
unfit to guide her. don't know what
is come over me. / dreamt last night
l should be killed. and am so afraid
don't know what l am about.
never in all my life felt afraid before"
Without for an instant losing his
presence of mind. Captain Faulkner re-
piled to the man in a still lower tone:
"The fate of this expedition depends
on the man at the helm. Give it to
me, and go and hide your head in what
ever you fancy the safest part of the
ship. But mind. fears are catching.
If hear you tell yours TO one of your
messmates, your life shall answer for
it Tomorrow
The poor fellow. panic-stricken. went
away, and overcome with shame, sat
down upon the arm-chest, while Cap
tain Faulkner seized the helm, and
with his own hand laid the Zebra
close to the walls of the fort; but be-
fore lie could land at the head of his
gallant followers, cannor-ball struck
the arm-chest and blew the pilot TO
atoms. He was the only man killed
of all the Zebra's crew that day.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
A RIDE UP PIXIES PEAK.

To take pleasure ride that almost
literally bursts your head open is n
novelty thrilling enough, 1t is to be
presumed, for the most eager thrill
seeker, but that is what often happens
to him who essays the dizzy heights
of Pixies Peak, $4,000 feet above sea
level
81 went up on the cog road from
Manitou," said a Baltimore man, Sin
company with party of tourists. and
before we reached the Halfway House
there were two who exhibited such
positive symptoms of distress that at
the first stop they had TO leave and
take the next train down. The rest
of us continued. In seat little in
front of us was young girl who had
been growing gradually hysterical, and
whom we had been watching curiously
to see what would happen next.
ut happened. Suddenly she threw
up her hands and fell backward, with
blood gushing from her mouth, ears,
eyes and nose. The conductor. who
was evidently accustomed to such
scenes. told her escort to lay her fat
on her back, as the pressure was less
there than at the head In sitting pos
ture.
Then, at the next station, she was
taken OFF and sent back to Manitou
by the wagon road. They didn't dare
to take her down by train, as the
quick change to the denser air might
have proved serious.
well. we kept going and reached
top. l thought I'd take a short run in
the fine, rarified air, and did-took a
dozen steps, when my heart began to
beat like trip-hammer, and con-
Guided that running at that height was
not for me. They told me you couldn't
boil eggs or beans up there. / don't
know. because l didn't try. We had
our pictures taken sitting on n rock
up in that barren spot, where nothing
will grow but the edelweiss. and
bought some souvenirs.
"Then we came down, and so far as
am concerned, they can level the
mountain tomorrow. I'll never have
any more use for it. Manitou, Garden
of the Gods and North Cheyenne can
yon for mine, but no more of that sky
business. "-Baltimor News.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
WHY 20 AMERICANS succeEpr

why do we lead all the nations OF
the earth In prosperity. happiness and
Individual contentment?
Why are we. Es people, regarded AZ
an invincible power OF impregnabls
strength
And why do we compel the admira-
ton OF the whole worid--at times
grudgingly given. but given. anyhow
1t Is because we are free and .nde-
endent in the truest meaning Of the
words.
We think Cor ourselves. act for our
selves, govern ourselves more than the
people OF any other nation.
We are absolutely self-relinnt. a ma
tional trait that renders us independ-
ent of nil other nations. Independence
IL the keynote OF our supremacy.
And this Is the reason why up-to-
date grocers and storekeepers appreci-
ate the fact that Americans OF both
sexes have strong Wills OF their own.
and do not need interested advice.
Every up-to-date grocer knows per-
fectly well that for more than a quar-
ter OF century Lion Coffee has been
the leading package coffee and well.
come drink at the tables of millions of
American homes.
He knows-and everybody else knows
that IT has always kept its old
friends and readily made new ones.
Good. reliable, trustworthy grocers
willingly acknowledge this. and all In
dependent housekeepers will insist up
on having Lion Coffee and no other, no
matter what kind of an argument gro
GERS " obstinate principles may adj
vance.
Americans want the lest. and they
get tie best and purest In Lion Coffee.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
A LION HUNT IN MISSOURI.

ut was along back in 49," said the
"boss" canvasman to the New York
Tribune reporter. "and the first we
knew six cars We're in the ditch and
half of the animal cages We're under
them. Some of the cages were on
top, and lot Of the little animals,
zebras, wolves and deer and such like,
took 10 the woods. Nothing got away
to do any harm except Monarch, the
big lion. His den was bottom up.
with hole in it big enough to let out
a cow, and Monarch had gone with
the little animals.
well, after we had rounded up the
cook house outfit we had breakfast,
and after that we started in to dig the
stuff out of the ditch. The railroad
company's wreclsing crew came along
to help us, and toward noon, when
we'd got pretty well under way, a tall
black darky came out of the woods and
stood staring at us.
Nobody paid any attention to him.
and he just shuffled round in his cow
hide boots from one foot TO the other
and grinned. Seeing we didn't roast
him, he took courage.
Did any O. you gemmen losed n
giraffe? he says.
Giraffe? said I. NO, we never
owned one. WhyT
"'Well, boss, All done foun' some
thin up in nah 'tato patch this nav
MIN, an All lowed as maybe hit
'longed to you-all.'
81 got interested. What does 1t look
like?'
fLawdy, boss. hits mos monstrous
Big varmint with yaller eyes, an hit
done come a-snarlin' an a-spittin' al
me soon's All got out o. bald
"'Where is 1t?
"'Oh. All cawt hit ali rightly. Done
put rope roun' his neck an tied hit
to nah CABIN
go an get it, said I. Then the
wrecking crew got tackle under an
other den. and we forgot the darby.
Maybe it was half an hour later
when we heard noise over on the
road among the trees-a noise like Il
negro driving mule. Everybody
stopped work TO listen. The noise got
nearer and nearer. Then a cloud OF
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
Famous Trainer of Monkeys.

Jacob Cook. for thirty years an at
tendant in Central Park. New York
City, whose death from heat prostra-
ton has Just occurred. was one of
the best known trainers OF monkeys In
the world.
He entered the park service as la
borer but 1t was not long before he be-
came attached to the menagerie and
finally became identified exclusively
with the monkey house. He showed
the greatest affection for his pets
there and nursed many through long
Illnesses.
The trainers greatest triumphs
were achieved in the education Of
Mister Crowley" and 'Kittie Crow
ley" chimpanzees which were world
renowned attractions and did innu-
merable tricks.
Cook was noted among other things
for his peculiar idea of an enjoyable
vacation. II was to visit graveyards
and copy inscriptions from tomb
stones. Year after year. accompanied
by his wife. he made pilgrlmages to
the cemeteries, not only of New York
and the suburbs. but far into New
England, and invariably returned with
an interesting collection of epitaphs.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
Telearaphy on Trains.

Wonders never cease and science
produces most of the wonders nova
days. Wireless telegraphy has been
an accomplished fact for about five
years, SO the public has become rather
fakailar with 1t, at least by hearsay,
but now comes an entirely new appli-
cation of 1t which will probably revolu-
tionize the method of controlling rail-
way trains as completely as the rail-
way itself revolutionized transportation
methods. BY means of wireless teleg-
raphy 1t is now possible for an engi-
feer to be warned of the approach of
another train on the same track. The
whole process is automatic The trans
emitting instrument on one train sends
signal which is recorded in the cab
of the other by means of bell and
colored lights. showing the engineer at
glance approximately how far away
the first train is, and whether 1t is COM
ing from in front or behind.
With such a system working effect
ually the last vestige of danger of col
hsions would be removed. There
would be no more frightful smashups
which occur SO frequently through the
misleading of orders. Every engineer
would know at all times whether he
had a clear track ahead of him, and
thus one of the greatest elements of
danger in railroading would be re-
moved.
The possibilities of wireless teleg-
raphy are only beginning to be real
lied, and 1t is quite certain that in a
few years the invention will take its
place as one of the most useful prod
ucts of electrical science--Colorado
Springs Gazette.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

These were especially severe when
STOPPING to lift anything and often
could hardly stralghten my back. The
aching was bad in the day time. but
just as bad at night. and l was always
lame in the morning. | was bothered
with rheumatic pains and dropsicai
swelling OF the feet. The urinary
passages were painful and the secre-
lions were discolored and SO free that
often l had to rise at night. l felt
tired all day. Half box served to re-
lieve me. and three boxes effected a
permanent cure"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

dust sailed out from behind the trees.
When 1t got within n hundred yards
OF the track it cleared up bit, and
there was that big darby, with rope
In one hand and piece of fence rail
In the other. On the other end of the
rope was Monarch.
''That darby was lammipg him with
chunk of fence and firing mule talk
at him:
"'Come long heah. you yaller-eyed
OIL cat! All doan' know what you is,
but you amt go'n' snahl an spit at
me. nohow. GIN on long, We big, sassy
vahmintr and with that the man would
let drive with his piece Of fence and his
cowhide boots.
And Monarch was coming. never
saw a creature so cowed as lie was. l
reckon any young one could have taken
him by the scruff of the neck and
turned him over on his back. He was
great. overgrown pet cat, with all
the fight and power surprised out OF
him.
1--WE had hauled his den mp on to the
road-bed. with the hole in the end
butted against wagon. The door was
open, and when Monarch saw 1t, he
jerked the rope out of the darky's
hand and bolted inside. He couldn't
get far enough inside. either-went
away up in the farthest corner and
tried to hide
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
BARRIERS Sun lay Closing.

A st. Louis criminal court Judge has
decided that the closing of barber
shops on Sunday. the day of all days
on which the average man desires to
appear clean and well clad, would be
unreasonable. uncalled for. serving no
good purpose or end. and would be. as
matter of fact, detrimental to the
general public morals" 'fhe Colorado
theory is that the barber has the same
right to his Jay of rest as any other
self respecting American citizen. and
having performed valuable moral as
well as physical service to the com
munity on six days of the week. he
has. on the seventh. some rights that
the public ought to be compelled to
respect.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

The completion by the Missouri. Kansas d
Texas Railway OF over $50 miles of railroad in
the Oklahoma Territory. opens up o rich agri-
cultural country of excellent possibilities, and
gives direct connection between ST. Louis,
Hannibal and Kansas City with Oklahoma City,
Shawnee. Guthrie, Ell Reno. Enid and other
Oklahoma points. Along the new lines ara
located new and growing towns. Cleveland,
Jennings. Cushing, Agra. Falls. Luther and
Maud, situated right in the district of rich
farming lands, offering the best of opportunities
for safe and profitable Investments. The field
is new and the prices OF farm lands are low.
Few lines OF business are adequately repre-
sented. There openings OF all sorts-for
mill and manufacturing plants. for small stores
OF all kinds. for banks, newspapers and lumber
yards. Mechanics and professional men. both
are in demand. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT.
how much you have TO invest and we will gladly
help you about good opening.
Copies OF our pamphlets. . Business Chances"
"Texas,' The Coming Country" Sights and
Scenes In Old Mexico etc. are free for tho
asking by addressing George Morton. General
Passenger and Ticket Agent. Missouri. Kansas
Texas R'y.. Box w. ST. Louis, Mo-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
NOT DEEP MOURNING.

Irishman Ito shopman) II want
somethin' for mourDin' wear, but 1
don't know exactly what the coostonl
is. What do they be wearin' 6ow for
mournin'?'
shopman-"It depends little on how
near the relative is for whom you wish
TO show this mark of respect. For d
very near relative you should have a
black suit, black band on your hat,
and black gloves. For some one not so
near and Gear you may have broad
band of black on your left arm, or a
somewhat narrower one for somebody
more distant"
Irishman-"Och, is that it? Well,
then, gimme a shoestring. It's me
woife's notherr'-Chicago Journal.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
is YEARS OF TORTURE.
Itching and Painful Sores Covered
Head and Body-Cured In Week
BY Cutlcura.

For fifteen years my scalp and
forehead was one mass of scabs, and
my body was covered with sores.
Words cannot express how | su-ered
from the itching and pain. had CIV
en- up hope whom friend told me to
get Cuticura. After bathing with
Cuticura Soap and applying Curtl-
cura Ointment for three days. my
head was as clear as ever. and to my
surprise and Joy, one cake of soap and
one box of ointment made a complete
cure in one week. (signed) II. B.
Franklin, TIT Washington St.. ALE,
gheny, Pa"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

w "a duplicated by any other
man since time began. He was blown
out of the "air lock- in the front
of the tunnel in which he was work
ing, up through the mud and gravel
through which he had been digging.
through navigable river ON which
steamers We're running, and some dis
lance into the air, from which he tell
back again into the river, 10 be picked
up apparently unframed.
A new subway is in process of con-
struction under the East River, to con-
meet New York and Brooklyn. From
the Brooklyn side the workmen had
progressed about 200 feet from the
dock. They were boring through mud
with an immense tube or shield. The
open end of this was filed with COM
pressed air at pressure of about thir-
teen pounds to the square inch. This
held the mud of the river bed back,
and enabled the four men who worked
out there to do so in comparative SAT-
ETY.. Back of them was another air
chamber where other men worked
under pressure. Sometimes faults"
developed in the river bed and air es-
capped. When bad leak develops, the
air is apt to escape with a. rush and
the mud to overwhelm the workers be-
fore they can get out.
One day in March, while Cregan and
three others We're in the advance cham
ber-literally in a bubble" at the
end of the tunnel-they heard the
crackle of escaping air. Cregan turned
quickly and saw bad break develop
ing.
"Quick. boys, The bagsr' he called.
and picking up sack of hay from a
pile kept for the purpose. attempted
to block the blowout with it.
Before the others could understand
what was happening the blast of out
rushing air had caught Cregan and
driven him head first up through the
vent. His hands were above his head
as he went in, and he stuck fast when
only his feet remained in sight of his
mates. They were at loss what to do.
They could not pull Cregan back, and
to do so would cost them all their
lives. They must get through the air.
lock. Luckily the men in the rear
chamber felt the reduction in pressure,
opened the door and let them in.
Cregan, suddenly driven head first
through the crumbling river bottom,
was battered and bruised by the peb-
bles which slid past him with the es-
Gaping air. He retained his wits, and
knowing the only possible way out was
straight ahead the way the air was
rushing, he began to pull with his
hands. He was able to give the neces-
sary aid to free himself, and just as
his breath was leaving him he felt him
self shoot up through the rest of the
mud, up through the river and out into
the air. The water there was about
forty feet deep, but Cregan came with
such force that he spouted up on top
of what appeared to be a geyser. A
row-boat at once put out and picked
him up.
AN what was We thinkin' about
Dick?" asked friend, later in the
day.
II wasn't thinking" said he. 81 was
pasting that mud. But when l landed
in the water, all right side up. and
stretched out me legs, and they was
there, ard pulled in me arms, and they
was all there, begun thinking then
that ye can't kill an Irishman."-
Youths Companion.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

Lawyer Examining possible Juror
mfr. Jones, you are voter, are you
notf"
Mr.. Jones-"Yes, sir. l have been q
voter for thlrty-three years"
Lawyer-"Just so. Let me ask you If
you don't sometimes vote a split
ticket"
Mr.. Jones-"Never, sirl / have al
ways voted the ticket straight"
Lawyer-"Your honor, we challenge
this man for cause. He is not fit to sit
on a jury"
The Court-"You may stand aside,
Mr.. Jones. '-Chicago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
TEA
There are fewer nerves in
the tea-drinking countries.
Imagine a nervous Dutch
womanl
Your grocer returns your money If you doa's
like schililngs Best.
woman
ANY man can make raise IL he can
get his hands on an umbrella.

Every house heyper should know
that II they Will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains sixteen ounces
one full pound-while all other Cold
Water Starches are put up in three
quarter-pound packages. and the price
is the same. 10 cents. Then again be-
cause Defiance Starch is free from all
Injurious chemicals. II your grocer
tries to sell you a twelve-ounce pack
age It is because he has stock on
hand which he wishes to dispose of be-
fore he puts in Defiance. He knows
that Defiance Starch has printed on
every package In large letters and fig
ures &c ounces" Demand Defiance
and save much time and money and
the annoyance Of the iron sticking. De-
fiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
SLOW IN ONE WAY.

Hicks-"I never saw any one as slow
as that fellow Rakeley is.''
Wicks-"Slow? Why, the man is pos
itively FAST
Hicks-"But see how long 1t takes
him TO sow his wild oats."-Philadel-
phla Ledger.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
POOR HENPECK.

"Henpeck's wife thought he was a
goner, but the doctor managed to save
him. Literally dragged him out of the
jaws of death"
"Huh'' snorted Jockeley, "out of the
jaws of death back to the jaws Of
llfe."--Philadelphia Ledger.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
THE DIFFERENCE.

"Ah!' said the man who was given to
moralizing. Death comes alike to the
rich man aud the poor man"
Except" replied the observant man,
that in the former case 1t is usually
accompanied by reporters. Phlladel-
phia Press.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
HIS CHIEF INTEREST.

Eyes, he was pretty well fixed at one
time, but he got sllver-crazy in 1896
and he lost all he had
~ suppose he's still interested in free
silver at 16 to II"
mo. he's more interested now in
Free Lunch. II to .'"-Philadelphi
Press.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

TOR, Ohio, says:
Il was cured by
Doan's Kidney
Pills of n severe
case of kidney
trouble. OF eight
or t e n years
standing. | suf-
fered the most
severe backache
and other pains
in the region OF
tho XII "A n A " q
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
HIS THOUGHTS.

Mother-'T Tommy, you have eaten all
your sweets without even thinking of
your little sisterf"
Tommy-"0h, no, mamma. l was
thinking about her the whole time.
was afraid she'd come before / had
finished themg'-Chicago journal.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, dis
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
Ills, called AUSTRAI4IAN-LEAF'. II Is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses and Backache, Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary troubles At all Drug.
gists or by mail 50 cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.,
LeRoy, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
HOW SHE DISTINGUISHED THEN

1.-The lady in the purple waist is out
of order announced the presiding
officer at recent woman's convention.
THE lady in The gray fouiard has the
floor"
Who says women are not parliament
tarians ?-Houston Chronicle.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
On Feeding Children.

Two important hygienic prizes
81 900 for the best work on feeding a
child from birth until two years old
and 5000 for the best study on the
supply of milk to a great city-have
been offered by DR.. Henry de Roths-
child OF Paris and are open to compe-
tition until next June.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
EA

There is better tea than
you suspect; and yours is
probably worse than you sus-
pect.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

So large has the foreign population
of East London now become that even
the official notices outside the police
station have TO be printed in Yiddish
as well as English.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

These books, which make mighty pile.
No wonder that they make us finch
The authors write them by the mile.
-Washington Star.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

When people ask you for advice they
merely want to find out IL you have
sense enough to endorse their own
views.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27

Too many glasses to-day means a
large pain tomorrow.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-27
TEA
Give a very naughty boy a
dainty cup of fine tea, and see
his face change gradually

In saving money the real secret is
not to lose !, through the hole at the
top OF your pocket.