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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
An Eccentric Beuuest.

The eccentric bequest is always
with us, and it could be wished that
the desires of testators were never
more awkwardly recherche than those
of the unmarried sister on condition
that she allows her father to smoke
all the cigars and wear all the fancy
waistcoats he desires. 1t should be
possible to construct upon the basis
of this bequest a character sketch in
outline of the old gentleman whose
benefit is so sought. The taste for
fancy waistcoats is of rare occurrence
in those of advanced years. Macaulay
always had it. 1t was his one care
about custome during an exceedingly
addressed life. 1t does not seem,
however, to be an infallible sign of
great mental powers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Launch of the nFIoatIna Debit

He was a member of three well.
known clubs along the Sound and
decided to graduate from the rocking
chair and become a full-hedged
yachtsman. He selected thirty-fo
sloop that had something of record
as fast cruiser, and then approached
his wife. in order to interest her 10
back the venture financially. She lis
tened to the enthusiastic rawlings of
her husband. who had not quite de.
cided upon suitable name for the
family craft. He was undecided wheth.
er to christen her the Jabberwock
or the Jibbenainosay when the finan,
cial backer of the venture silenced
him with the remark: ''You had
better call her the Floating Debt for
that is what she will be."-The In,
quirer
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Great churchman Was Modest.

St Bonaventura, called "the ser.
aphic DOCTOR who was general of the
order of Franciscans, had a reluctance
to receiving awards which is worthy
OF mention. With tears and entreaties
he prevailed upon one pope not tc
make him archbishop of York. But
when he had been instrumental in
securing the election of Gregory X.
he feared that he would be rewarded
and fled to Paris. The pope ordered
him to return to Italy and become a
cardinal and the messengers sent tc
invest him found him at a monastery
near Florence humbly washing up the
dishes. He bade them hang the
cardinals hat on bough until he had
finished.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
"Firedamp."

"ITiredamp" and "afterdamp."
words brought into terrible promin-
ence in many disasters in mines, pre-
serve the older English sense of
"damp"-vapor, and especially nox-
ious vapor. Precisely where the word
came from philology does not know.
but the earliest existence of its use
quoted by DR.. Murray's dictionary is
Cations 14SG)-"after the dragon
shal come goot and ther shall come
out of his nostrel a domp that shal
bei0ken honger and grete deth of
peplc." Bacon is one of the writer's
of his time who speak of the "damps"
of mines. Damp" gradually came to
be applied to visible vapors, such as
evening mists, and the transition to
the sense of moisture is obvious
But in 'damping down" furnace one
finds relic of the verb damp" in
the sense of "suffocate."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Complaint of a vuIaarIsm.

Says writer in the London Chron.
icle: "A vulgarism-one which, like
'aggravate' for 'irritate,' has come into
use by way of the kitchen stairs-is
'demean.' with sense of derogation
or abasement. 1t is to be seen in
many paper and even many a book
and heard in many a speech. 1t is
the second syllable that has misled
the popular understanding, but the
noun 'demeanor should have saved
the educated from their blunder with
the verb. When the cook refuses to
'demean herself she is excusable, be-
cause 'demeanor' is not in her vocab-
ulary."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Origin of Common Words.

Spider is less attractive word
than spinner" but it is really the
same. "Spither." the earlier form of
the word. stood for "spinther," mean
ing spinner-the disappearance of the
IN" before the 9Th" being compen
sated for by the lengthening of the
vowel, just as tooth" really repre-
sents "tonth." There was once in use
another word for the creature, that
was ugly enough in meaning-"atter-
cop" which appears in Wycliffe's
bible. 1t signifies 'poison-bunch" and
is still used in the north of England
and in Antrim. Ireland, as an uncom-
plimentary term for a shrewish per-
son. From 'attercop." from a sim.
liar use of cop" or cob" a bunch,
to mean a spider, comes "cobweb."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Iapanese lea PARTY

At japanese tea party the guests
sit on cushions placed upon the floor
and the tea service consists of tea
pot, cooling pot. teacups and hiba-
chi to heat the water. The Japanese
do not agree with us in thinking that
boiling water should be poured over
the tea, so when the water is boiled a
little of 1t is placed in the cooler and
then poured over the tea. which is al
lowed to steep for few minutes. Boil
ing water is then added and the cups
nlled. Green tea is used, but no sugar
Oh cream IS added.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
SPENDING MONEY TO MAKE II
Benjamin FrankIin's IIIustratior c
Sound Business Policy.

The good policy of letting riches fl,
to bring more back is quantity illus
trated by Benjamin Franklin, while
postmaster general, in telling of the
American postofiice as it was before
the revolution. In his inimitable way
he says:
THE American office never had
hitherto paid anything to that of
Great Britain. We were to have
$4,000 year If we could make that
sum out of the profits of the office. To
do this a variety of Improvements
were necessary. Some of these were
inevitably at first expensive, so that
in the first four years the office be-
came about $4,000 in debt to us. But
1t soon began to repay us and before
was displaced by freak of the min
isters we had brought it tc yield three
times as much clear revenue to the
crown as the postofice of Ireland"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
HAD MADE GOOD HAUL.
Bankers Hunt for Chickens Met With
Much Success.


A banker in western city bought
some chickens of a ranchman and
told the man to deliver them at his
house When he went home at noon
his wife met him at the door and told
him with great CONSERVATION that the
man brought the chickens, as he had
promised. but instead Of putting them
in the henhouse. had left them on the
lawn. and they had all disappeared.
Forgetting his dinner, he started
off in no very amiable frame of mind
in pursuit of the missing fowls. After
securing the neighboring alleys for
some time, he came back triumphant
ly driving the lost chicks.
When In a few days he met the Of
Tending ranchman. he demanded, Sc
verely: What do you men by leay-
ing those chickens on my lawn the
other day? l hunted the neighborhood
over for them and then could find only
eleven,"
you did mighty WELL was the mild
reply. Il only left isix."-Grace NJ
Crawford in Harper's.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Hard on Old EnoIand.

In England the climate is fl, for
fish, the cooking for pigs, and the Gus.
toms for asses. The scenery is divine,
and the women have been created for
1t. but the climate has destroyed their
constitution, the cooking their d,ges,
tion. and the customs their character.
As most English men and women
who have travelled much do not hesi.
tate to express those opinions. II is
not to be wondered at that they
seize every opportunity to cross to the
"Marmaduke" In tho
Graphic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
TO CURE HABIT OF sLusHINa-
Open Air Exercise and companlonshlP
Will Do II.

The habit OF blushing is almost In
yariably cause of great annoyance TO
its possessors. Very frequently 1t seri-
ously hampers them in the ordinary
Affairs of life, for blushing Is accom-
panied by confusion of mind, nervous
ness and hesitancy. The two main
points In the treatment Of shyness.
which Is the great cause of blushing.
are. first open-air exercise, and, sec
ond. the society of others. Open-air
exercise is good for all morbid disor-
ders, such as excessive shyness. while
the social life makes for self-controi
and that savoir faire we all seek to
attain; for the latter enables us to go
through life without betraying awk-
wardness and timidity. Abnormally
sensitive people may find the cure a
lengthy one. but If they persevere the
very mental effort which is put forth
to accomplish the remedy will aid
them in acquiring control over their
tell-tale blushes.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Every housekeeper should know
that II they VIII buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in u pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all injurious chem
icals II your grocer tries to sell you
u 1905. package 1t Is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs" Demand De-
'fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance OF the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

in life when woman's great change
may be expected.
These symptoms are all Just so many
calls from nature for help. The nerves
are crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was prepared to meet the needs
of woman's system at this trying
period of her life. 1t invigorates and
strengthens the female organism and
builds up the weakened nervous system
1t has carried thousands of women
safely through this crisis.
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited to
write to Mrs. Pinlsham at Lynn, Mass,
and it will be furnished absolutely free
Of charge.
Read what Lydia E. Pinlsham's Com
pound did for Mrs. Hyland and Mrs.
Hinkle:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with falling of the
womb for years and was passing through the
Change of Life. My womb was badly swol-
len; my stomach was sore; had dizzy spells,
sick headaches, and was very nervous.
Lydia E. Pinxham's Vegetable Com
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
READ ON OLD ToMssroNEs.
Two Quaint Inscriptions That Gave
Strong Testimony.

Y
Strong Testimony.
was visitor to the West cemetery
in Litchfield few days ago (where
my bones will ultimately rest, unless |
am unfortunately drowned at seal and
after inspecting the tombstones of an
cestors | was interested in reading
the inscriptions on some others. to wit:
Here lies the body of Mary, wife of
Dr. John Buel, Esq. She died Nov
4th, 176S. act. "a. having had 13 chill
dren, 101 grandchildren, 274 great
grandchildren, 22 great-great-grand-
children-total 40: 336 survive her"
Another: Sacred to the memory of
Inestimable worth of Unrivalled Ex-
cellence & Virtue, Mrs. Rachel, wife
Of Jerome B. Woodruff. daughter of
Norman & Lois Barber. whose ETHEREAL
parts became a seraph May "a. 1885,
in the 22 y'r of her age."-Correspond-
ence in Hartford Courant.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
THE TURN OF LIFE
Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Diseases Intelligent Women Prepare
for 1t. Two Relate their Experience.

The "change of life-is
the most critical period
of a woman's existence.
and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglects the care of her
health at this time in
vites disease and pain.
When her system is in
q deranged condition.
or she is predisposed to
apoplexy.. or congestion
of any organ. the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with n host of ner-
vous irritations, make
life a burden. At this
Time, also, cancers and
tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp-
toms as sense of suffo-
cation. hot flashes, head
aches backaches. dread
of impending evil, timid-
ity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart.
sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities. eonstipa-
ton. variable appetite.
weakness and inquie-
tude, and dizziness. are
promptly needed by in
telligent women who are
approaching the period
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

tne Dack, nedu-
aches and attacks
Of dizziness. My
e yes gave out.
and with the Ian
guor and sleep
lessness OF the
disease upon me
| wasted from 1874
to 1872 pounds. At
the time | started
using Doan's Kid
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Lewis ''Single Binder straight SC cigar
Made of ripe, mellow tobacco, SO rich in
quality that many who formerly smoked
Zoe cigars now smoke Lewis Single
Binder.p Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Why Il 10 the Best

T. because made by an entirely difrei.
ent process. Defiance Starch is un-
Ike any other. better and one-third
more for 10 cents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

ney Pills an abscess was forming en-
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked. however. and the
treatment cured me. so that | have
been well since 1896 and weigh 1ss
pounds"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price. 90
cents per box.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

The louder a man hollers about his
honesty the lower are the whispers of
other people about 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
,A.k Xour nealer for Allen,, Eoot.Ea,a

Rok iobI Dtdict toI SNhch , foot-GosS
powder. 1t rests the feet Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. At all Druggists and
Shoe stores. 25 cents Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

The man who snores in church
should be promptly turned out-before
he has time to awaken all those who
don't snore.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Plso Cure is the best medicine we ever uset
for all affections OF the throat and lungs.-wM
o. ENDsLrY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10, 1900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
LOST 7a POUNDS.

Was Fast Drifting Into the Fatal
Stages OF Kidney Sickness.
DR.. Melvin NJ Page. Page Optical
Co.. Erie. Pa. writes:
Taking too raany iced drinks In
New York in 1895 sent me home with
terrible attack of kidney trouble.
I had acute congestion. sharp pain In
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

II is the easiest thing in the world
20 get omething YOU don't want.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Nisitor-What are you going to be
when you grow up, james; James--A
bricAiayer. Nisitor-Why are you GO
Ing to be bricklayer2 James Cause
there's so many days when bricklayers
can't work
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

When n girl looks as II she had the
yellow fever and was breathing with
out a pair of lungs 1t is a sign she is
only engaged and hasn't seen him for
seven hours
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

When a girl forgets to see that her
hat is on straight she is In love.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

~Dyspep%ia Tormented Me for Years. DR..
David Kennedy fnvorite Remedy cured me-" Mrs. g.
q Doughorty hiiisille NJ. j. Used 20 Year,. o. 90
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

An upholstered pew IN a fashionable
church is said to be an excellent remedy
.to- insomnia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

A Tennesseean named Pope boasts
that he has never been hundred
miles from home. 1t is evident that
he Is not the Pope of roam.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Might usually wins the first round
but right eventually gets the decision
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

" wrote you for advice and commenced
treatment with Lydia K. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound you directed, and / am
happy to say that all those distressing symp-
toms left me and have passed safely through
the Change OF Life q well woman. l am
recommending your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. Annie f G.. Hyland, Chester
town, Md
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

Your grocer returns your money II you don't
like schililng's Best.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Important to m others.
TEA

Three quarters of the tea
in this country is not very
good.
The fraction is not too
high.
Your grocer return. your money If you dons
uks schilling's Best
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Another Woman,s case.

"During change OF life words cannot ex-
press what suffered. My physician said I
had a cancerous condition of the womb. One
day read some Of the testimonials of women
who had been cured by Lydia f. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and decided TO try it
and to write you for advice. Your medicine
made me a well woman, and all my bad symp-
toms soon disappeared
II advise every woman at this period of life
to take your medicine and write you for ad-
vice. Mrs. Lizzie Hinkle, Salem, Ind.
What Lydia E. Pinl<ham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Hyland and
Mrs Hinl>le it will do for any woman
at this time of life
1t has conquered pain, restored
health, and prolonged life in cases that
utterly baffied physicians.
lcund Succeeds Where others Fail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

All up-to-Date Housekeepers
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, be-
cause 1t is better. and OF. more of II
Tor same money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
Denver Directory

riaUUs IHE J. II. WILSON STOCK SADDLES
Ask your dealer for them. Take no other.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
TEA

A money challenge
Amoney challenge
A money challenge
A money challenge
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
TEA
We are friend to you and
your grocer; faithful to both.

sehiiins's Bes, I, good footraIs to measure
him with
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

The A. {. MEEK TRUNK & BAG MFG. co
1907 10th St. Denver. Colo. Write for catlog
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24

ri hcKSMlTHS' and wagonmakers. supplies
Hardware s Iron Co.. 18th & Wazec. Denver
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
TALKS JHFRE
Mai. Richardson Tells About
 Alaska Road COmmissiOu

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan']
 Seattle, Nov. I7-Major Richardson, president of the Alaska road comrlis- sion, arrived in Seattle yesterday on the Dolphin. He says the principal work done this year has been the organ i2atioD of offices atSkagway, Fairbanks and Nome. Continuing, Major Richard son said:
 "The road commission expects to be busy next year. The work that will be done will be limited only by the Cx ent of the appropriations.
 "One job that will be done next year will be the completion of the Valaez- Fairbanks trail. Improvements will be made in the vicinity of Circle and Rampant, and the roads from Nome to Council City and from Nome to other interior points will be made next year.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
Russian capital presents appearance of a military camp--Fe9ling of apprehen- tiOn p0rmeates all cl&ssess-Jews are in hiding and fear the worsst
Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) )

St. Petersburg situation here The city has the ap' ane of military serious apprehenss perates every class society," parong the and heavy military reserves are posted m th district
 The criminal element waiting riots and it feared when started they will be very destructive o life and property.
 The Jewish inhabitants their shops and are hudd apartments Their stores are closed everywhere ana they ~ sight of the popuce.
 It known " to cut all telegraph wires and to ham, rer all methods of communication n every possible
 Foxianers efearuI O. their safety
 leave for the country Ii they re- their risk Other foreign en-
 are as fearful similar precautions protect
 Today they giving that given out by the British embassy yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
CONVENTION IS MARKED BY
 MUCH UNCERTAINTY
Outcome cf Alaskan Meeting is Enigma Proxy Matters Compromised-Tanana
 Man May Win Delegateship

Special Dispatches to Daily Alaskan. )
 Seattle, Nov. l6-The Alaskan con- vention continues to present interesting complications. The uncertainty of the results add interest to the proceedings The fight over the question of proxies was settled satisfactorily last night and the fight is now ceuteriug on the cleo tion of the delegate to Washington.
 Proxy ,OmprOmise Adopted
 The compromise resolution ss to vot ing proxies permj, those who are actually engaged iu mining or other operations in Alaska, even if they are out during the winter, the right to vote as delegates or proxies for dele gates. The fight on the proposition was brought up last night by Gov. Swinetord, of Ketchikan, introducing a resolution providing that none except actual residents of the district be al- lowed a seat in the convention or per mitted to vote. The delegates from None declared tha, as many of their proxies are held by men who spend the winter out of Alaska the terms of th;s resolution would shut out a large DOT
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
Observe to Wedding Anniversaries

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dewitt and MT, and Mrs. Hubert T. Hayward observed their wedding anniversaries yesterday evening. It was the sixth annual re- turn of the date of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh DeWilt's marriage and the first of that of Mr. and Mrs. Hayward. The cele- bration was family affair, none except relatives being present. Mrs. Hayward and Mir. Dewitt are sister and brother. The evening was greatly enjoyed.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
One of the Wounded Dies

Bartholomew Shaugtnessy, one Of the partfciy ants in the duel in which five men were engaged ol the Nome tundra over the possession of a mining claim. is dead as result of his wounds, Edward Killilea, who was wounded in the same fracas, is recovering. The Bounds, father and son, who opposed sbaughnessy and KilliIca, are recover iup,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
TAGlSH CHARLIE
 IS NO MORE

Tagish Charlie, of Caribou, one of the best known Indians of the North, died at Caribou at o'clock last Sunday evening. He was buried in the ceme- tery near the little Indian village op- posite Caribou last Tuesday.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
New Man in City OROO

J. E. Williams, for the past two years and ticket agent at Pier B in Seattle has been appointed to the position of city tioket agent to succeed A. Fl. Templin who recently resig ned in the Pacific Coast Steamship C)m- pany's office in Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
GET IN
Dawsonites Arrive in Skag-
 way Over Winter Road

Mrs. Wright, J. K. Sparling, Alex McMillan and c. Bergsen, who arrived from Dawslu on the stare that reached Whitehorse, Wednesday evening, ar rived here on the train last night. They are at the Golden North hotel,
 The stage had 10 sacks of mail from Dawson, which also arrived last night It made the trip out in six days and two hours. It was delayed by storms.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
Massage :Troatm, nt for Ladies

h response to a popular demand Mrs. c. [. Jones has secured a Carpe iter's Electric Vibrator and is prepared to give electric massage treatment to ladies; also oshampooning and hair dress ing. She has had much experience and guarantees satisfaction. Residence on Sixth avenue, east of Main street.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
Order Christmas SljiS

The American Tailors will take or ders up to November 20 for delivery on or before Christmas, for dress sl its, business suits, OvercOats and trous ITS. Satisfaction guaranteed in every par ticular. American IalI9l B.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
MAKESSTART
Humboldt Sails From Seattle
 SkagWay

Cablegrams received yesterday eyen- ing from Seattle said the Humboldt sailed from that place for Skagway Wednesday evening at midnight. She will be due to arrive here next Sunday evening and will have three days mail for this place and the interior.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
GETS AWAY
Stage Leaves WhitehOrse for
 Dawson

Whitehorse, Nov. TIA White Pass stage left for Dawson al p. m. yester- day with one through and one way pas senger. It had 700 pounds of mail and 900 pounds of freight anl express.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17

The Principal Barberahop and Baths is the leading tonsOrial establishment fE Aleska. Everything in all the de- partments is strictly modern. The baths are first class in Ell respects.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
Nettleton shoe at Clayson's.
ChambOrlain's Pain Balm.

There is no danger form blood poison resulting form a cut or wound ot any kind, when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is used. It is an antiseptic dress ing and should be in every household. For sale by Wm. Britt, toe druggest.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-17
New Pacing Record

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. ll-Dan Patch paced a mile in one minute ffty-eight seconds, flat. This breaks the worlds pacing record,