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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
SLIPPED DOWN CREASED ROPE.
Engineers Peculiar Experience While
Working in Africa.

A young civil engineer named Fox
had thrilling experience while super
intending part of the construction OF
the great bridge over the Zambezi riv-
er at Victoria falls. Africa He had de-
scended to the waters edge and to as
sist him to ascend a rope was thrown
10 him. As he was being drawn up
ward the rope was dragged through a
huge. greasy fungus. Both the rope
and the young engineers hands be-
came fabricated. He began to slip
and then lost his grip entirely. He
slid rapidly down the entire length Of
the rope, eighty feet. and then twenty
feet through the air beyond. He
would have been dashed to pieces at
the bottom of the precipiee had the
fork OF a tree not caught him and held
him Here he was rescued with much
difficulty. No bones were broken.
Even this experience did not cause
Engineer Fox to lose his nerve. for he
holds the distinction of being the first
man to be carried across the river on
the first cable slung. making the trip
in basket
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
Moody,s VII in the PuIpit.

Dwight L. Moody once called On 5
ministerial brother in Massachusetts.
desiring TO spend next day. SUNDAY.
with him The minister was agree.
able. but said that he was ashamed
TO ask Moody TO preach.
-Whys" asked Mr.. Moody
Well was the reply. our peor,s
hare got into such a habit of golug
out before the close of the meeting
that it would be an imposition on a
stranger
! VII stop and preach said
Moody
When sunday arrived Mr. Moody
opened The meeting. gave out his
text and then encourSsingly said:
Ny hearers. am going TO speak 10
Two sorts To-day, the sinners first. a.on
the saints
After earnestly addressing The SAP
posed sinners, he said that they Goa q
nov take their hats and so. But Tie
whole congregation waited and hesri
him 10 the end.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

hser ab,e TO hold ont this far. aad
give a good account Of ourselves. and.
with The favc~ OF Heaven, viii con
tinue 10 do So
I'VE are under heavy obligations to
xou," she says: and Jack smiles
grimly at the way Fate manages his
case.
4 hope you viii rot think so. No
man could stand by and not lift his
hano TO defend ladies'" is what he
manages to say.
~Pardon-you art not a spanisrd.
senor.r
Travers suddenly remembers that
he no lorger holds the pebble in his
cheek; be has been talking in his
natural tones
only an American. lady" he re
plies
Il thought so,- he hears her say,
as though TO herself. and Immediately
follows by asking aloud: You ap-
pear ta be more anxious than before,
and I imagine we are threatened with
some new danger. You see am
brave. ! would know the worst So
please let us understand what is com
ing next
1t win come from the fire. he
says. quickly
I NJ urderstand what you mean,- she
says. - she leans out Of the door
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
MEMORY PLAYS unklNp TRICK.
Caused Educators Inability to Place
Rather Prominent Man.

At a recent dinner of the Geodetic
club Prof Shaler of Harvard told the
following story on himself: I still
remember a mental slip made nearly
thirty years ago when in Washington
attending a large educational confer
ence. / was alone in the hotel parlor
waiting for two of my friends when a
rather short. bearded man entered
and. seeing me, advanced to shake
hands with cordial. Glad to see you,
Prof Shaler-' AT the moment l was
unable to place him and had to con
fess my lapse of memory. explained
that ! was meeting so many people
that l could not remember the name
of each, though the face might be very
familiar. He smiled and said he quite
understood and drew out his card. On
it was engraved Gen Ulysses S
Grant and then l understood why his
face was so very familiar"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
Calendars srouohs eoos Prices.

Some years ago one Of our lea5i.e
life insurance companies received an
application from q man in . small
town in Vermont to become q local
agent The request vas granted. and
the usual blanks. forms. etc. were sent
him. together with liberal supply OF
elaborate advertising calendars Of .he
company
Not hearing from the agent for sew
erai months. letter was sent 10 b m
inquiTing what prospects he had for
sending in some business. TO which be
replied that while he had talked TO
most every nan in town about ifsur-
anoe. he had not been able TO get any
real applications yet. but that he vas
working hard 10 sell the calendars, z.d
had sold some as high as 25 cents, brit
sold one for 10 cents to a man vho
had promised 10 take out q policy pss--
~ soon
In a postscript he said: Shall
send you the money l have on hazl
now. or shall wait until have 50.
all the calendars9-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
A Baked Soul.

A boy who had been working in a
bzkershop for some time was just
about to finish his trade One night
when the boss was gone he broke the
marble slab he nodded his loaves on.
So he went TO the marble-yard TO Sc
cure another. but could not find one
On his way back he passed a grave
yard and as 1t was very dark he
jumped over and pulled up a small
headstone about the right size and
took it back and finished his job. The
next day. after the bread had been
delivered. nearly all of it was sent
back The baker looked at it and
broke several loaves open. but found
nothing wrong Then he happened
to turn one of the loaves over and
found on the under side of every loaf
the inscription
Here lies the body of Mrs -.
Born A D. 1852. died a D. l740---
Lippincoft-'
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

sustained by his arm--1he forest Is
-afire. We are IN danger of being
burned alive. Wen. sir. that IS a
terrible fate TO face. but i had rather
meet it than fall into the hands OF
those wretches;" and Jack. remem-
beriug the savage appearance of the
guerrillas. fully half of whom were
black devils. can heartily say Amen
10 her words deep down in his heart
What Jessie characteriEes as /.
forest fire has really reached the dig
nifty of such a confasration. for the
fames have seized the branches. and
shoot upward with vehemence TIA;
promises q wonderful result
II the wind grows stronger II will
sweep over The ridge and run q
course of miles until checked by some
stream or savannah
Can nothing be done7 The heat
is already becoming SO dreadful Per
hsps the carriage may take fire. and
we win lose our refuge is Eha;
Juanita says, just behind them.
Jack has been considering the mat
ter. and trying to decide which o,
two evils is the lesser
He realizes that whatever is done
must be accomplished quickly. else
the intense heat may cause the
old sinder-box of a railway carriage
TO take FIRE
Before TraveTs can make any fur.
sher remark upon the subject, he
hears Smithers calling aloud for the
doctor IN The next compartment.
and II Suddenly flashes across his
mind Shzt il WAS agreed he should
pass under The name ot Dr.. jim
Evidently his presence is needed
SmitheTs shows some trace Of ex-
cS1enaeat IN The tone Of his hail. and
II may be set down for certain that
when he allows his ~ell-trained nerve.
little holiday. there IS good -essar
for alarm
ITO be ccuiinuea-l
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
cure fer Tirsd Nerves.

a. nerre cure in The south Of
Frzzce they have a nerve rest The
patient takes 3 sun bath That rests
the nerves Of the body they claim
Rest is the only cure for tired nerves
Particularly do they rest The soles
Of the feet, which they claim control
The NERVES The soies Of The feet are
very sensitive and should be treated
If ore IS Inclined 10 have nerves ThsF
can ee treated by RAPIDLY running
them through cold wafer until theF
heg-= 10 feel hot from the reaction
And also by vigorous massage But
hes1 Of al. hy putting On = pair of
VsIr soft wool shoes
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

T.uk. some chaste Madonna dreaming.
When her tender PHYS stirred s,,
The roseleaf face where Deaut@ oNe"-
As te5aer as the dream OF dawn;
The piauant mouth with laughter sVfi-
The step as supple as the fawn;
sweet the shapely. sloplng shoulusr'
With its ivory rise and fan
Charms the gaze Of each beholder,
Like pure. snowy, marble wall.
rfer 1ace Is fafrer than the flowers; =,
That gem the green cool deHy nsie.
AS hearfened by sweet. saNory snow.
Rare homage TO the breeze tney 49,
Her cheeks have caught the TINT OF Io-ts'
Her brow has fiiched the lily gov
As dropping in the Gel IL oV@s7'
To shyiy dream of long ago!
a,5 her voice sounds low and tender.
Soft a. Swinburne's sumptuous stf'.lh'
.nd her ewes show queenly splenoor-
pure a. stars drenched with tne Iell-
Brave Viking flag those ta~ny ueS7'
Reheilious as the whimperlng oreezs.
That snrinks as from the sun caIerFes.
AZ frank and chainless as the seas
Ross vour beauty IS treasure.
pSrher than GolcOnda's gold,
x-ers1s gave you goodliest measure
Fairest fiedgling Of the fold
I,fno lent You queenly splenoor,
F<vche sent you angel facer
ST cecilia's hand 50 tender
Touched you with ethereal grace
JAMES E KINSELI.l-
Registry Division. Chicago fostoiiiee-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

Well. don't know anything about
statehood" was the reply the hotel
clerks heard from Peters after a short
wait in the telephone booth. No
just handle trunks and do general
work. I am not expected to know
anything about that"
You are Gen Porter. are you not;
he was asked.
Yes. I guess ! am-that is. the head
porter CT the general porter, if you
want 10 call it that
What exclaimed the person at
the other end Of the line i want TO
speak to Gen. Pleasant Porter. who is
8 guest al the Planters
Peters faded away A page was
sent for Gen. Porter After a lengthy
cU1scTsaiion Gen Porter came out
laughing. as though he had just en-
joyed the best joke of his life.
That's one on me he said. as he
invited the clerks TO go with him to
that part of the hotel which is closed
on Sunday Don't you ever tell the
story boys. for want TO tell it on
myself"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
Was laa.sius ter IN. Buttons.

The lz1s Rev Lncius r Page. his
1Or1An. formerly CITY clerk Of Car
hIidgs, Mass and Ezs1o- Of the First
CulTs-salts1 Snr5s1F, used 10 relate
this story q ss-1sl Szu15ers. a val
s1n0wn contractor and builder Of Cam
t-5drs. and one OF Dr. Pages parish
s11ers=
Mr. Sanders WIS shl1glinE TIE
s7rss uf the Rev Iho1zz whIr1e-
more. L 1elEh-brlr of M PErs. and fan
from 1hs root Bu1h Mr. Pare and
Mr. Wlhi11s-acrs ran 10 mis- assistance.
and found him cropping about Gu the
ground when asked Il bs ,rnE hurz.
be replied Na- J was 1or kzng fcr
-hs buttons 1f1ai were rd-pa1 CT M
ssst wbsn ] came down
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
N.ti,u suin Russsr We.

The Natal gcTsIr2s1t has DECIDED
ta throw open 8 pzr1 of fAs Ngz-zrlu-
rnz cis4rsc1 IN zrlnlznd 10 EuroTt.nz
settlers willing ID sssss lands fer ne
purpose Of tapping the large lz-ns=-s
Of rueeer vines which abound in this
hitherto unknown css1-zc-- TIE r7ub-
Assr is q. good zusiifF. klu1 uaic11uzs1l1s-
IL he 1ariVes In collecting II rs1F III
sza destroy The vines one a the chiefs
recently having felse'a sleee trees 70
form new s1ocaAds for his r17zs
f-zel
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
s'Tip-Top- Wood, as ordered.

The following story Is told Of Allers
French Of Dexter, Ne. who was = pop-
ulzr ci1iEen Of that town.
Being ouS Of fasl. he asked one q
his nesEhhors 10 hiring him . load OF
-1ip-SopT wood The neishbOr. acos-6-
ing 10 agreement, drove his big OK
team uP 10 Frsnch's door with saad
q wood
french Surveyed the load. znd ihsn
said ! thorsht todd you to Nr NJ
ne load Of sip-zop wood New
call Ehis small and inferior wood
Wen replied the neighbo-. = cut
il tr'u1a The Te-F top Of the trees zsd
supposed that Eas the kind ror uzz-r
ssd---iI-11p' wood
E-sneh had nothing more to s1y
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
PANAMA CLIMATE NOT DEADLY
Temperature and Rainfall Nc; Worse
Than in the United States


There is s widespread belief thzs
the climate Of Panama is so fatal tha,
The construction Of The canal ca- only
be accomplished al Al e10Tuors ssc
ri1ce Of human life. Both zuElzriz
and yellow fever may be said 10 he
Today practically under control. and
these are the Two diseases. sAys the
Seielzi5c American which are most
70 be dreaded when the g7est con
s1-uelaon camps are assembled and
E<rs Is sz tnli swing throughout the
whole length Of The canal. According
10 Gen Abbott the records az tie
hospital o. the old Panama canal
company show that the total death
rate 2zoaS he taborsrs vas ta- less
than IS Commonly supposed. being in
fAcz from - 10 s. Per 1leaa.
II seems. moreover thsf the rainfall
has beea TIE suNsecs Of as gross ex-
asSeIst3o1 as The diseases II rsrsss
from SAcut 1So inches On TIE Atlantic
to stx5y-1ve lzehss On lhs Pacific. q
record hat can be duplicated in the
United States where The average
rainfall On Tie Atlantic coast is about
nity inches aid he 1xu OF po-zsons
of The Facisc coast compares II total
F1eeipitA1soa with tAz1 q he Atlantic
5e-z1ians of the canal Furxherz,ore.
x VIII be news TO many residents ot
or more aoTahersy latitude 10 learn
lh2f Tie temperature ranges Al PAnn-
ma tron 20 degrees 10 IS degrees
fAh1sanei1- ans shzf il Is rerr rarely
if'At aAe thermometer reaches The
A,sh Temperature which is expert
ezsoea ~hea hot wave passes over
the United SAFES
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
We6ainc R5nrx-

Ghs practice Of wearing the Wedding
rims is ot high antiquity, and j trEce-
abb 10 the times Of TIE Romans.
Au5zesi which people il laE hare
o1iSinased, but more probably IL is u-
ma y earlier origin lis exact siEn-1-
eaton 1moaEs1 the Romans WIS 2
PIE sc 10 marry gwen by the pros
peC-ire bridegroom Al The ri-e the
Eaa mage coa1rzct was made Il 5
sRss thai 1hs third finger a The 9z11
hand Ezs selected 1or The ring 5e-
czzse & nerve OF vein was believed 70
pa.s from thai finger dinec1 10 lie
hes-<L
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

a0cc IRE czl crcr&
might ee the pnasz1soa of mighty
sesr- capable Of sending lsa1en Aer
whsxiliae sAruash space
Fron tncxszA-@ rage TIE shorts
Aae11 mo cries - z1Arrn-yes. even
of terror
The advance Is nca given aa. on; s.
ne- system q -arsscs nrvszghs szso
Faax.
o1s znn gives his torch a toss Into
she surrounding #Szele Another
sees tie polas 1-sf roaloxs sust- Tur
a hr5sf inssrrs- the air seems flied
wssA zzzaAsxzx. ench describing a
rarzeois Tad handing in the thscks1
1ers uzdslszxzds wAzt Il means
TX has No llESHg tor tAe advance
-rss rusz tozlov- SINE 4 mems sAe
p,~ ssie arrival q ne gls-zaAs NJ
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
HAD THE WRONG GEN. PORTER
Telephone Girl Thought of oeeuPs-
tion, Not Name

I would Ike 10 speak to Gen Por-
ter" was the telephone message
received at the Planters hotel. St
Louis, last week from q woman But
it was not the message that the teie-
phone girl thought Instead OF sum
noning Gen. Pleasant Porter. who was
stopping at the hotel, message was
sent for Henry Peters, the head porter
OF the hostelry- He came
~Au right" shouted Peters into the
transmitter. What is it?'
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

a poor nAa EAF Ae 4 c-1ah szs
rscA O. IS sc-szS-s--
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-27
ICED CAR HOLDS
HIM PRISONER
Man Fights Against Death
for Five Long Days in a
Union Pacific Refrigerator
BOTH FEET ARE FROZEN
Victim Describes His Sensa-
tion While Being Over
come by Intense Cold
Special Dispatch to The Call

OMAHA, Neb., April 26.-with q
revolver Emil Schwarz fought against
death in an icebox of a Union Pacific
refrigerator car. After five days in
that arctic atmospheric, he finally at
tracted attention and gained release
by firing pistol shot through the
roof of the car as a brakeman was
passing overhead.
Schwarz was en- route to New York
from San Francisco and rode in the
refrigerator car FRONT Laramie, Wyo.,
to Omaha. During the journey he
lost fifteen pounds in weight and when
rescued both his feet were frozen so
that he could not stand Describing
his experience Schwarz said:
Il did not suffer much until the
third day. The car seemed to get
colder and colder and l feared to go
to sleep. Staying awake is what
makes fellow crazy. l felt a grind
ing pain in the stomach, as though
two big bones were rubbing together
inside of me. 1 walked up and down
the car until 1 dropped. The jolting
of the car was terrible and a dizzy
sickness came over me. A pricking
numbness, as though my legs and
arms were going to sleep, made me
rub the flesh and | knew from the
coldness that I was freezing
AT every stop Schwarz made desper-
ate efforts to attract attention. but not
even the firing of his pistol was heard
by any one on the outside until the
fifth day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-27
MOTHER COMMITS SUICIDE
TO BRIGHTEN HER BABES
Belief That She Took Poison by Mis-
take In Soaring Them Into
OhefJienco

SALT LAKE April 26.-"See. mamma is
angry Now she's going TO kill herself" was
an expression often used by Mrs Jane May
nard to frighten her children into obedience
FOLLOWING her words. the woman would put
sugar and water in a glass. drink the mix
lure ana itign Illness This always had the
erect of producing good behavior.
Ihe Maynards lived in South Jordan. a set
tiement few miles from Salt Lake. Yester-
day afternoon. during her husbands absence
the mother had trouble with one of her little
sons. The children unable to tell exactly
what their mother did following her re-
proach Of the lad. but neighbors afterward
fouHc the woman lying dead in her home. An
examination disclosed that death resulted from
strychnine poisoning
So far as known no motive for suicide ex-
.sted Mrs. Maynard's home life had always
been happy and her health excellent Many
of the neehbors believe her death was acci-
dental. Her husband is a sheep raiser and
owners of sheep arc assuctomed TO keep
strychnine for In poisoning wolves that
prey on the focks 1t is believed the woman
mace q mistake and put strychnine instead OF
sugar in the glass yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-27
A NEW HOME FOR
THE BON VIVANT

Something new under the sun, A fit
expression when applied to the new Pea
cock Restaurant. which throws its doors
open to the public to-day Beautifully
situated on Stockton street overlooking
Union Square, 1t is unique and exceed
ingly artistic in all Its appointments
The scheme of decoration is novel in the
extreme and is conception WORTH of
great artist.
The main dining-room is in white with
blue panels and a frieze of peacocks in
The furniture is in green oak and har-
monies with the general tone of the
room
The entrance to the second floor is In
the form of lounging- room, paneled In
weathered oak and furnished with Old
Mission furniture. scheme which would
be heavy were 1T not for the warmth of
the red rugs. A massive old brick fire.
place in one end lends CHEEKY atmos-
phere to the whole
The Colonial Room, with its white wall
paper IN old willow design, it's dainty
Vernon blue carpet and Colonial furni-
ture, is simple in the extreme and very
homelike in effect, and follows out the
Colonial idea TO the -minutest detail
The Russian Room is marvel of
beauty, with it's tiger skin carpet. It's gold
the Russian coat-of-arms, rare OLD
brasses and its massive furniture. which
gives an effect of luxurious comfort and
will appeal to the most artistic taste.
The entire place is a symphony of color,
and the CoTdes Furniture Co., which
graduated. as 1t shows the unusual skill
of their decorators San Francisco
should welcome a place of this kind as
it certainly fills long felt want.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-27
PROBING INTO
OIL INDUSTRY

James r. Garfield, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Corporations of the Depart
ment of Commerce, who has been spe-
cially delegated by President Roosevelt
to delve into the affairs of the oil in
dustry of this country, and especially
those phases of it that concern the
operations of the Standard Oil Com
pany, arrived here yesterday from
Washington and is staying at the Pal
ace. An impartial view of the entire
situation, in both the East and the
West, is what the President has re-
quested Commissioner Garfield to OBJ
tain, and in following out his instruc-
tions the latter is proceeding with his
investigation in a manner that. pre-
cludes the possibility of any strong in
fiuences being eXerted against him in
his work.
En- route to San Francisco Commits
sioner Garfield stopped over in Kan
sas, where bitter fight is being
waged between the producers and con-
sumers and the Standard Oil Company,
and where the Legislature has taken a
hand in the fight with view of fore
ing the oil trust to demean itself in a
manner conducive to better conditions
for the ordinary consumer and the op-
pressed oil we'll man. He also spent
gathering data and after his work is
through here the Commissioner will re-
turn to Missouri. where he will resume
his investigation. Discussing his mis-
sion yesterday Commissioner Garfield
said:
l am investigatrg>the oil industry in every
particular phase. from the we'll to the refinery,
from the middleman to the consumer and the
methods of handling tive commodity by rail
and water My Inquiries are of the nature of
a court OF inquiry that Is l do not hold
court. but go about gathering such data as
] desire interviewing men having them
call upos. me as .he circumstances will per-
NIT. l cannot say how long | will remain
me 10 complete the work here and my plan
is to arrange the details so that my assistants
cen proceed with 1t as continue on my tour
through the country. There will be no speciai
sessions in San Francisco nor will Information
be given out to the public until have sub
nlitted my report to the President and he
consents TO Its publication
Commissioners Garfield, who is the son
of the late President Garfield, Is a
Young man whom President Roosevelt
selected for this particular mission be-
cause of his we'll known studious meth
DDS of inquiry and because he has a
reputation for fearless energy that no
great influence opposed to an investi-
gation of the oil trust might discour-
age He is accompanied on his tour by
two clever lawyers of Washington, who
assist him in interrogating people, and
a stenographer. One of the great evils
complained of in the control Of the in
dustry by the Standard Oil Company
is the rebating of railroad rates in
favor of the trust, and this feature of
the matter is receiving special atten-
tion from the Commissioner. An hour
after his arrival in San Francisco yes
terday Commissioner Garfield had
started on the local end of his investi-
CATION and kept going until late in the
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-27
BEGGING NETS
HIM FORTUNE
Hermann Troebner Arrested
in New York on Complaint
of Charity Organization
WORKS VARIOUS FAKES
His Business Assumes Pro-
portions Which Require
Aid of Salaried Secretary

NEW YORK, April 26.-Hermann
Wilhelm Troebner, king of the
Schnorrers," as band of professional
beggars is known here, is locked up
awaiting arraignment on several COM
plants by charity organizations.
Troebner, it is stated, has cleaned
UP tens of thousands of dollars in the
past four or five years and the full
list of persons from whom his unique
methods procured money would read
like a social register of New York.
Troebner has lived at expensive hotels
and for years has maintained a home
in Hoboken for his wife and child. He
is said to have lost large sums in
gambling both here and in the West.
Under arrest with him is his secre-
tary, Otto Whites. to whom he paid
SIS a week to attend to the clerical
work of his business.
Troebner began MS operations as a
professor of Sanskrit from Heidelberg
or Leipsic. University men, and espe-
cially professors, We're much in his ia
vor and his story generally was to the
effect that remittances from home had
failed to arrive leaving him tenn
porarily in need of funds. In 1902 he
was sentenced TO SIX months i'm
prisonment for mendicity. In that
case he used the name of Baron Won
Manteuffel.
Recently he returned to New York
and the charity organizations heard of
him through the officials of a copper
mining company, to whom he repre-
sented himself an expert mining en-
gineer. Technical questions asked him
placed him under suspicion because
he failed to display much knowledge
on the subject.
When arrested Troebner and his
secretary were en- route to Boston,
whence they expected to sail for Eng
land.