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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
SERMON DRAWN FROM TRAGEDY
Some of the Causes That Led Up to
"Wasted Life"

All the sermons are not preached
from pulpits, although the subsistence
of most of the texts may be found in
the scriptures. During the week
man preached sermon with a bullet
He wrote this text first:
"A wasted life-all my own fault
and wasted opportunities"
A wasted life is simply the sum OF
wasted opportunities. Life is made up
of opportunities. either improved or
neglected. Usually ones surroundings
at the outset determine whether op-
portunities are to be seized and util-
lied as they present themselves, or
are to be allowed to pass by practi-
oally 1nnoticed.
The man who left the text before
ending what he considered a wanted
life was the son of a retired distiiler
Presumably he had in his formative
days the advantages that wealth can
give-which means that he also had
a number of formidable disadyan-
tages. Seldom is it good for a boy to
prepare for life in the easy ways fur
nished by a practically unlimited sup
ply Of cash.
1t is assumed, therefore, that this
unfortunate man started with Sc
Iious handicap-his fathers wealth.
thoughtlessly dispensed. made life too
easy for him, untitled him for the tri.
ais of business or professional ca.
-eer.
So he wasted his opportunities, the
stepping stones to efficiency and
achievement. His college training
gave him no advantage; his fathers
wealth was as milestone around his
neck. The wasted days ran into vast
ed weeks and wasted years: and the
most lamentable thing is that he had
sense enough to know that he was a
failure, yet not sense enough to real
ize that in himself he had the ele-
ments that turn failure into success.
AT 35 no life should be called vast
ed for the best part of life still lies
ahead. The opportunities that have
come will not present themselves
again; but there will be other oppor-
tunities, and much progress may be
made, even If the first half of life has
been misspent.
Perhaps this mans rich father was
largely to blame for the failure; but.
Gfter all. sIccess is an individual m at
ter. No man can waste another mans
life; he must do this for himself. And
there is no hour from the cradle to
the grave when he may not stop the
wasting - ithout self-destruction =
and make the rest of his life. be it
hours or years. useful to himself and
to his fellows.-Chicago Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
TRAVEL IN ANCIENT DAYS

Travellers in old-time Italy had
sorry time of 1t. Says a critic: "The
frescoes of Bonozzo Gozzoli in the
Riccardi palace, and also those in the
Campo Santo of Pisa, bring yividly
before us another phase of country
life, that of travel in the days of the
renaissance. AS we watch the long
cavalcade which winds round the steep
mountain path, we are carried back
to the time when wheeled carriages
were almost unknown, for. indeed.
there were but few roads on which
they would have been possible. The
only highway between one city and an
other was often little more than
rough bride path. quagmire of mud
In winter, and, passing through a
tangled thicket here and there, a hid
ing place for outlaws and wild beasts
There was no choice but to ride on
horseback. save on state occasions,
when a great lady might be carried on
litter well padded with feather mat
tresses covered with crimson silk. All
goods OF every kind were conveyed
on the backs OF horses or baggage
mules.
we have many accounts of travel
In those days. for a journey was a
serious matter, not to be lightly under
taken or. easily forgotten. Thus,
when the Duchess Beatrice of Milan
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

"Nuthin' heroic about Jim's look. but
lemme tell you sunnthin' He went
away to Ohio to visit friends, and they
put him in a foldin' bed. The foot riz
up and caught him and stood him on
his head. He was prisoner for three
days, but he never hollered. Just
waited till the old bed got tired out
and sunk down agin and then he
crawled out. Let's go over to the saw
mill and see George Coots."
| went over to the mill and got a
third Introduction. and on the way
back to the postoffice my friend said:
George is cross-eyed and red-head-
ed. but there are no flies on him. A
tin peddler came along last summer
and jumped seven feet. George took
off his coat and spit on his hands and
jumped six inches better and saved
the town from goin' all to smash. Had
to bust a lung and break a rib to do
it, but that's the kind of stuff he's
made of. don't say that Togo isn't a
hero. but when you are talkin' about
'em Jest remember that Smithville has
showed three of them to the front
within a year and has got more
comin'."-Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
POLICEMEN or MEXICO ALERT

The police of the City of Mexico
are selected with great care. A man
must be in good physical condition to
be a member of the force, although 1t
is not necessary for him to pass a
rigid physical examination, and his
reputation for sobriety. honesty and
reliability must be beyond question.
They are men who have great physi-
cal endurance. yet the police of the
city are not hard-worked. At any
time the men are liable to call for
special duty. but their regular work
is for eight hours. The shifts are
made three times a day for the pur
pose of having always on duty men
who are not fatigued with long hours
of watchfulness.
Practically every block in the city
has its policeman, and while they are
not patrolmen in the strict sense of
the word. since they do not patrol
everything. they are always near at
hand when any disturbance is made
and crimes are not often committed
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
To Preserve Cut Flowers.

To keep a spray of flowers. ns a
boutonniere, a breast knot or cor.
sage bouquet, fold towel four double
and wet 1t through with cold water
On this place the flowers and cover
with washbowl or something sim
liar. Or. put waxed paper under the
towel to save the drip from spelling
things with another piece or two over
the flowers and tucked In under the
bottom piece to make alright. Over
all place newspaper.
japanned tin box, such as botan-
lists use for collecting. is the best sort
of container for keeping such flowers
fresh. Lined with waxed paper and
the flowers made moist by water from
an atomizer, and waxed paper as an
inside cover, the flowers will come
out as good as new.
Never put newspaper or other alb
sorbeut material next to flowers un-
less it is first made dripping wet, as.
II dry, 1t will absorb the moisture OF
the flowers.
The purpose In all this way of keep
ing flowers is to cause the stems to
take up food and drink, to remove
whatever may cause spread of decay,
to give fresh absorbing surface and
to prevent or, at least. lessen eyapo-
ration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Col. Pease,s TWO ApoIooies.

Col. L. b. Pease, who was for a long
period editor and publisher OF the
Woonsocket Reporter, was responsible
for many quaint sayings and delicious
bon-mots. Upon one occasion he at.
tended a crowded reception in Harris
hall, and, staying quite late, was sur
prised to find his hat had been taken
and a very poor substitute left in its
stead.
The following night he called the
attention of his readers to the fact
in the following manner: "The gen
,Iemen who inadvertently took our
new silk tile and left a very inferior
article in its place will do us infinite
kindness by returning ours. He will
receive our warmest thanks and two
apologies-an apology for the troubls
we have given him. and the apology
for hat he has left u.s."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Pay Tribute to Neuro.

The citizens of Centralia, in the
state of Washington, lately paid a
high honor to the memory of a negro.
wlo was the founder of the town.
he bore the name of George Wash
ington, and was SO years old. He be-
came man of means, at one time
estimated to be worth s15o,000, and
mad presented to the city with tract
OF land for park, and given literally
to other local causes. When his fun
eral took place all the stores " the
city were closed in his honor
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

Went on a diplomatic mission to Ven
ice and wished to make a good impress
sion on the senate, we are told that
she had fifty mules in her train. laden
with her costly dresses. OF another
princess Blanca Sforza. on her way
to marry the Emperor Macmillan, We
have pitiful account of her journey,
from the pen of her secretary. She
started from Milan at the end of No
vember. to be nearly shipwrecked In
a sudden storm on the Lake of Como;
then, with endles hardships of tenn
pestuous, wintry weather. she rode
across that fearful cruel mountain
the Stelvio pass, one hapless ladss-in-
waiting having to be left behind at
Gravedona, Not until Christmas i've
did Blanca at last reach Innsbruck.
again. we have the famous jour
ney of Lucretia Borgla across Italy,
from Rome to Ferrara, with an I'M
mense retinue of nearly 900 persons,
which took twenty-five days in the
depth of winter. II we had chanced
to meet them on the way-with their
splendid dresses and gaudily capari-
soned horses, with dwarfs and testers
to beguile the way. and company of
trumpeters, drums and hautboys to
make martial music-we might have
mistaken 1t for travelling circus thus
noislly parading through the land =
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
sH1rmA1Es NEVER IN ACCORD

In the eyes OF all engineers OF
steamships the deck officers of their
.'hips are profoundly ignorant. Here
are some Of the stories they tell A
young man went into the engine room
with message from the captain to
the engineer. The latter saw the
other was interested and began to
explain things to him. Being a civil
and obligjng man he made no attempt
TO tcll fairy tales to the stranger, and.
moreover, he kept as clear as possible
OF all puzziing technicalItles. He
pointed out the cylinders, the various
rods. the eccentrics, the shaft, and so
on. explained roughly the uses OF the
various pumps and auxiliary machin-
cry, and the mate was genuinely pleas
ed and interested. and said so. Then,
when going up on deck again. a
thought seemed to strike him. Hating
on the ladder, he called the engineer
and explained his difficulty. Thanks.
awfully for showing me around, Mac;
you've made the whole thing as plain
as pikestaff. But one thing don't
quite grasp; what are the boilers
for?" The engineer promptly replied
why, to keep the firemen from
wearying. You idiot"
A burly, thick-headed skipper had
been given the command of a little
steam collier. Going up with great
pride on the bridge of his new ship.
the first thing that caught his eye was
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
TOWARD THE HIGH IDEAL

Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will,
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench IL that we may be still
Content with merely living;
But, would we learn that hearts full
scope
Which we are hourly wronglng,
Our lives must climb from hope 10 hope
And realize our longing.
Oh, let us hope that to our praise
Ocod God not only reckons
The moments when we tread dis 1nyr,
But wien the spirit beckons--
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond the self-satisfaction.
When we are simply good In thought,
HsHC' we fail In sction.
James Russell Lowe
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

before one OF the bluecoated men is
at the side of the offender
Instead of walking a beat the police
of the City of Mexico are stationed
along the street, and in the daytime
their place is the center Of the inter
section of the streets. At night theis
place is taken by their lanterns, and
one looking up any street at night
may form an accurate idea CT the
number of men who are on watch for
Disturbances by the long line of lights
extending up the middle of each
street.
During the day and during the
night seventy officers of the mounted
police make regular rounds among
these men to see that every man is
on duty and doing his duty. These of
ficers are the men who do much. prob
ably most. to preserve the high stand
ard Of discipline among the men and
It Is to them the credit is due for the
excellence of the individual police
man.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

Wandering through the art CALLER
les of Europe, one constantly comes
upon that favorite subject OF Reuais-
sance artists. the visions OF st. An
thony. Murillo, above ali others. low
ed to depict the Paduan saint. How
tenderly his brush fingers upon those
masterpieces. where the Christ chile
appears before the young franciscan.
How varied, too. are these scenes,
St Anthony, while reading. surprised
by the holy vision; St. Anthony on his
knees before the Child enthroned; and
lastly. crowning ecstasy, the Infant
folded in his arms. while jubilant an
gels sing hosannns in praise.
One grows TO have a deep tender
ness for this rapturous. ardent young
saint, and a visit to his shrine at
Padua is more a pilgrimage than a
mere sightseeing tour.
Though Padua has not the attrac-
tions OF many towns in Northern
italy; neither the ruins of Verona. the
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

the engibe room telegraph. What's
that forf' he demanded. Why. that
goes down to the engine ROOM" was
the reply. You see all the orders on
IL. Full speed, Half Slow Stop.
You Just have to move the handle" :"
The old man was charmed .-If Aa put
the handle to Full will she gang full
speed p Why. certainly AN IL Aa
put the handle to Stop viii she stop
ganging?" Certainly" The old man
was still more charmed. Finally, after
thinking some time, he heaved great
sigh OF pleasure. why, that's fine.
man That's clever, That does away
with all them saucy deevils O. engin-
eers,"
Another old Scotchman was coming
alongside at South Shields in his new
command. with great stampings or
the knob that rang the engine-room
bell, he had at last got abreast of
where he wanted to be, but rather far
out. He was puzzled MS to the means
for getting close in. He jumped on
the bell knob and rang great incoher-
ent peals in the engine room. But IT
had no effect. Matters seemed to get
slightly worse. Finally. in undignified
despair. he turned and addressed his
engineer by word of mouth: 'Aa
divent want to gang aheidl Aa
diven't want to gang astern! But
just gle 'er a wallop on the port
side"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

or all the myriad moods OF mind
= That through the soul come thronging
Which one was eer so dear so kind,
So beautiful as longing2
The thing we long for. that we are
For one transcendent moment,
Before the Present. poor and bare,
Can make Its sneering comment.
5tiIl through our paltry stir and strife,
CLOVIS down the wished ideal
And longing molds In clay that life
Carycs In the marble real;
TO let the new life in. we know,
Desire must ope the portal;-
Perhaps the longing to be so
J.s.ps rraJSe the soul immortal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Saw No Values In Numbers.

When Ell Menebhi was chief min
lister to the sultan of Morocco he Wis
tied London and was much impressed
by the beauty of the houses of parlia-
ment. He inquired what the building
was for and was informed that some
600 wise men assembled there to set
tie the affairs of the nation. "Six
hundred" he exclaimed in amaze
ment. How do you get anything
done? My master settles everything
himself"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Well in Public Square.

Anthony stands before us. At first
impresses one as fantastic in the ex-
treme, but, too. it holds the charm Of
fantasy. One might say that 1t looked
like bunch of inflated balloons, tug
ging at their tie ropes. Its seven
domes, its slender towers. flying but
tresses and jutting chapels, all seem
to be held together. as 1t were, under
protest. Many artists worked in the
erection of st. Anthony's. and It COW
ers a larger area than 81. Marks at
Venice.
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A poubIe.Edoed opinion.

The Rev. A. A. Miner. a Universal
ist minister OF Boston who was an ex-
treme believer in prohibition, once
had lively colloquy with the late
Gen. Patrick =. Collins of Boston
over prohibitory legislation. The sub.
ject was up before legislative COM
mittee. The minister was very much
in earnest, while Gen. Collins was fa-
clined to be jocose. Finally. pointing
to the temperance advocate. Gen. Cal
Inns said: 81 honor DIR. Miner. and.
my friends. what a good man Ia
would bu If he would only let whisky
alone New York Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
OPPORTUNITY MISSED BY czAR
In His Weakness He Aiienated Most
Powerful Supporters


William T. Stead writes of the car
of Russia: when Nicholas II. came
to the throne he was young man of
Pa raw and inexperienced youth un-
accustomed to the exercise of respon-
sible authority but given to indulge in
idealistic aspirations as to what he
might be able to do for Russia.
When the premature death of his IA
ther summoned him to the throne he
was weighed down, not unnaturally,
by a sense of his own incapacity to
step at once into the great position of
Alexander III. Naturally modest and
retiring, he had never pushed himself
forward. The overshadowing person
alities of his parents did not leave
much room for the development of
much independence of character.
Hence, when Nicholas became emper-
or he naturally clung 10 the old ad-
visers of his father, the veteran minis
ters of the crown, and distrusted his
own judgment. Diffident, shy and In
tensely conscious of his new post, he
almost of necessity did as he was told.
1t was at this moment that the Philis-
tines fell upon him and caWied him
off into captivity.
at was done in this wise. All the
representatives of the nation, mobiles
mingling with peasants, delegates
from the zemstvos with the mayors of
great cities. were gathered together in
January, 1894, in the winter palace to
greet their new sovereign. Such a
scene of loyal enthusiasm had not
been witnessed in Russia in the life
time of generation. The advent of a
new and youthful emperor had revived
the hopes of the nation. y The assem-
blage in the winter palace was COM
posed OF men boiling over with en-
thusiasm, full of exuberan. loyalty,
prepared to welcome with effusive
gratitude single kind and generous
word from the lips of the new mon
arch. When Nicholas ii. entered the
hall profound stiffness fell upon the
throng Advancing into their midst
he stopped and, standing hat in hand,
he spoke to his subjects In clear, ring
ing tones. At first he used the ordi-
nary words of courtesy, but then he
declared in words that bit like fire into
the hearts of his audience that the
hopes which some of the zemstvos had
expressed were idiotic dreams and
that he was resolved to maintain in
tact his autocratic power.
"It was a set lesson, learned by rote
and spoken with the mechanical pre-
cision of phonograph. When 1t was
over the emperor turned and left the
hall with all the relief of schoolboy
who had spoken his piece and finished
his lesson. But if the effect of that
blighting speech was evil in the ma.
tion 1t had still more disastrous re
suits for the emperor. The words
which had been put into his mouth op-
Grated like one of the magic formula
which in fairy tales suddenly trans
forms palace into prison and ban
ish the hero far away into the heart
of an enchanted forest where he must
sleep unseen until the hour of his de.
liverance. He had alienated the only
force which would have given him
strength to assert himself against the
bureaucracy"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
elrs, to Use Valuable Method.

1t is said of Albera Gallatin of Sac
ramento, Cal, who has just died. that
be conceived and first carried out the
modern method of the long-distance
transmission of electric energy for
power and light by carrying electric
ity to his city, twenty-five raiies, from
water power a. Folsom. II is claimed
that when he carried this power to
run the street car service of Sacra-
mento he was the pioneer, and until
he made a success of it tie schems
was looked upon with incredulity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
At Shrine of Saint
Tomb Of ST. Anthony at Padua.
Italy, Is a Marvel Of Beauty.
Especial correspondence.)

The vast. whitewashed interior is
bare and chilling. and one hastens
through to reach the chapel OF the
saint.
Tomb OF st. Anthony.
Truly beautiful is the last resting
place OF st. Anthony. One long re-
tains a memory of dazzling. white
carved marble. OF roof picked out
in gold, OF voiive lamps hung between
rounded arches. and of immense sill
yer angels. holding candles. that light
the tomb. The walls of the chapel are
completely covered With relists.
showing the life OF the saint, from his
ordination, and the different miracles
which he performed. The most ceie-
brated Is that where Anthony causes
young child to testify to its mothers
innocence; beautiful group but cold
in execution Attached to the shrine
are numerous yo.lve offerings. fam
Ing hearts and crosses in silver aud
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

testimonials by those whom the sal
has miraculously cured. On one sid',.
too, is pile OF old crutches, in sorsy
contrast TO the gorgeous shrine.
In secluded corner OF the gree
basillca is picture. supposedly an an
thentic portrait of st. Anthony. Tfs
style is that of Giotto. and the PAIN.
ing has been attributed to him. two
figures kneel at the feet of the sair,.
who stands erect and extends hrs
hand in blessing The grouping is
stiff and the coloring crude. but the
expression of Anthony's face is mild
and beatific, and as we move away.
we feel that his blessing has extended
down the centuries. even unto us.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

mosaics of Ravenna. nor the architec-
tural freaks of Bologna; still 1t can
boast a Roman descent, and no less n
person than the stern Mantegne head
ed its school of art. Padua. too. was
one of the adopted homes of Dante,
IN Divino," 1t takes but little imag-
ination, indeed, to conjure up the
meeting between him and Giotto
which took place here in the early
years of the fourteenth century.
Giotto must have tarried many
months in Padua. for he has left here
masterpieces such as no true student
of the Renaissance would dare neg
lect. His Life of the Virgin" COM
pletely covers the walls of an unpre-
tentious little church. called "Madon-
ma dell Arena" Faded. cracked by
weather and by time, these frescoes
still stand as one of the art wonders
of the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09

In the recent storm that swept the
great lakes disaster overlook ship
ping. The magnitude of the losses
resulting from this brief spell of bad
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Streets Unattractive.


True to the traditions of north
Italian towns. the streets of Padua
are fanked by low arcades: others
are narrow, sunless passages. pic
turesque, but damp and forbidding as
an avenue of tombs.
There is much to please the eye, as
one saunters through the main thor.
oughfares. trending towards the great
church. which has been the loadstone
of our visit. The street scenes are
delightful. as they are in all Italian
cities. The people take to their
homes only as last resort, and at
the close OF long day lived in the
sunshine. We find the poor congre-
gated at the market place, broad
piazza, fanked by a fine old building,
called "Palazzo del Capitani." The
signori, however. are never seen far
from the marble porticoes of some
cafe, where they sip vermouth and
kill time. They never have pressing
business. these gentlemen of Italy.
Finally emerging on an open
square, the immense basilica Of st.