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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

powerful arms worked with the
smoothness of piston-rod.
Indeed, yes. They offer me the
rank of captain in the English navy.
and thirty thousand dollars in cash"
Pierre gave a low whistle.
and the price OF all this honor and
wealth." he asked, taking another
backward glance.
Pull a bit more to larboard; we
will stop at easy hailing distance"
said Jean. after turning halfway in
his seat Then. in an entirely diff
ferent tone, one of concentrated rage.
1.-THE price is that we are to sell our
selves to the English, and lead them.
by our own paths and waterways, so
that they may fall unexpectedly upon
New Orleans. and burn the city. after
pillaging 1t. They are also to buy the
slaves with promised freedom. and
then add to the ruin by an insurrec-
tion."
Pierre, although OF not so fine a
mould as Jean, shared the latter's dis
like to profanity. and rarely INDUCED
in strong language. But he now ut
tered terrible oath.
This was his only comment; and it
was followed by silence. until Jean
announced, Here we are; and wen
lie on our oars"
He sent a challenging shout over
the water. It was answered at once;
then came the sound of working oars.
and LATTE called again. Come no
nearer. Captains Lockyer and Nc
Williams will remain on the island
for the night. and have sent you writ
ten orders. Stop where you are. and
l will bring them to you"
A short pause succeeded; then a
surly AYE. aye" came across the
water. and the rowing stopped. Just as
a fiery thread Of the rising moon was
lifting above the sea.
Pierre soon brought his boat along
side the other one, and Jean, laying a
hand on its gunwale. inquired. Who
is in command here?"
II am, sir" replied one of the men.
rising SO that his powerful form stood
out above the others. I'm bo's'n of
the brig"
Here are your ORDERS" said LATTE.
handing the sealed paper to the near
est man. who passed It along. you
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
cHApTER XXI.


Having emerged from the building
LATTE saw, as he was locking the
door. that many of his men. armed
with guns. had gathered within the
stockade. the greater number OF them
standing around another loghouse at
the farthermost end, where two OF his
sub-captains, Beluche and Dominique.
You, had their quarters.
He went to the end Of the stockade,
and not seeing Pierre amongst the
men gathered there, asked II anyone
knew of the latter's whereabouts.
''He was outside, my captain, when
last / saw him. He was sitting on the
blum, smoking, and swearing that the
men should do no harm to that boat
load OF beauties lying on Shore" re-
piled Dominique You. his swarthy face
vrinkling with a grin.
The shadows were falling fast. and
the dampening air was melodious
with the notes of the hooking birds
that filed the trees about the fort.
while faint but sweet came other
ffuting voices from the deeper woods.
mingling with the occasional cry of
an owl, or the reiterative note of a
whippoorwill; and now and then the
maniacal scream of a loon came from
the sedges.
On the edge OF the blum was Pierre.
a gun across his knees. and looking
like a sentine, on guard, except that
he was stretched upon the ground
smoking.
Pierre's head turned quickly at the
sound OF footsteps behind him, and he
sprang upright as Jean said. I'VE
must row out there. and send those
fellows back to their ship. The Off
GERS will remain here for the night"
Nothing more was said until a small
boat had been pushed off. Jean sat in
the stern. and Pierre, laying his gun
across the seat. picked up the oars and
began to row with long, steady strokes
that sent the light craft speeding out
toward the English boat. showing
black in the gathering dusk.
Jean now tied handkerchief to
an extra oar. and raised 1t, making a
white fiutter in the shadows.
Offered they a generous bribe?"
Pierre inquired softly, turning his
head In order to make sure of the
other boats exact position, while his
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
So He Could sleep.

A guest at one of Kansas City's
large hotels surprised the key clerk
Tuesday night by stepping up to the
desk at 10 o'clock and saying: 81 am
going to bed now. Please call me at
midnight"
The clerk couldn't understand why
the man wished to get up at that hour.
Going out to-night?' he asked.
mo" replied the guest. "You see.
I'm always called in the morning mt
home and | can always go into a
sound sleep after the call. Tonight
the fact that I'm in a strange bed
may keep me awake. so thought I'd
try to get to sleep through the call
method. See?"-Kansas City Times.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

took three of my precious minutes to
reach the gold, which was in a cabin
just behind the captains room. had
forced open the door Of that cabin in
one of the previous dives. so all had
rope net which l had brought down
with me, and which, of course, could
be hauled up by rope by those on
the tug above.
so / just worked with lightning
movements, hustiing the heavy boxes
of gold into the net, one after the 9TH
er. When I had thrown into the net
all 1t could carry l used my electric
lamp to make sure that all was right
with the packing and the net; and
then l used my telephone to tell the
men on the tug to haul the net up
slowly, but to pull me up as fast as
they could, as my tenth minute was
about to expire.
81 reached the deck OF the tug be-
fore the net; but went OF into a
dead swoon before / had time to see
whether the net got up safely, and
even before they could get my copper
helmet off.
when recovered consciousness
was ashore and in bed. And when
they brought me the news that the
contents of the rope net had been
valued at the assay office. what do you
think I did? I swooned again. For
there was $250,00O worth of gold in
those boxes, and my commission was
10 per cent. The very next day the
agent of the marine insurance COM
pany in San Francisco handed me my
commission of $4,000 in gold. That's
more than a first-class lawyer can
earn in ten minutes, isn't it?"-Mon-
treal Herald.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
HAD TO GIVE UP CIGARS.
Guests Of Andrew Carnegie Bowed to
His Wishes.

His Wishes.
Andrew Carnegie's pet aversion is
tobacco At his New York residence
one evening recently he gave din
ner, and. as usual, was a genial host.
After the coffee Mr.. Carnegie con-
fessed his dislike of smoke in such
a way that plainly indicated he would
be displeased II any of his guests
ayailed themselves of the opportunity
to retire to the billiard room. Two
of the guests, hungry for a smoke,
ignored the inference. Scarcely had
the butler passed the spirit lamp
when Andrew appeared at the billiard
room door and informed them that a
reading was in progress in the draw
ing room; perhaps they would prefer
to leave their cigars to hear it. The
two never moved an eyelash. Within
a few minutes the host sent the but
Ter twice to remind the smokers of
the reading. In desperation they de-
serted Lady Nicotine. and now Mr..
Carnegie will have hard time get
ting them to another dinner.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
FULTON CENTENNIAL.
Ono Hundred Years Since First Steam.
boat Trip,

boat Trip.
1t seems hardly possible that It n
less than hundred years since Rob.
ert Fulton sent his pioneer steamboat
UP the waters OF the Hudson. But the
announcement of proposed Fulton
centennial has sent the newspaper
men to their cyclopedias. and there is
no doubt about the facts.
That was not the first steamboat. to
be sure. for four years before the Cler-
mont was launched Fulton himself
had experimental with small steam
boat in the Seine in France, and other
experiments dated back to 1896. But
the trip of the Clermont Is Justly re-
garded as the beginning OF successful
steam navigation, and the name of
Fulton justly heads the list of invent
ors in this department OF human prog
ress.
1t was Fulton. too. in 1915. who con-
structed the first steam war vessel. a
majestic craft of thirty-eight tons
displacement, yet hardly capable OF
meeting on equal terms such a pres
ent-day battleship as the Connecticut
or Louisiana of 10000 tons each.
And 1t was not until 1919 that the
first steamer crossed the Atlantic, sail
ing from Savannah, Georgia. to Liv-
erpool in twenty-six days, during eigh-
teen of which the paddlewheeis were
in use.
The proposed centennial OF the Cler-
mont's trip is proper observance OF
an important historical occasion, and
the honor paid to Robert Fulton is
worthily bestowed upon an american
whose ingenuity and energy wrought
most powerfully and beneficially for
the benefit of mankind and the prog
ress of the American continent that
gave him birth.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
TROUBLE MAY BE ADJUSTED.
Lawyer Seeks to Effect Reconciliation
Of the Wilmerdngs.

Mark Alter. who says he is the at
torney for Mrs. Jack" Wilmerding.
the great granddaughter of Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, is not as positive as
he was that there exists a possibility
of a reconciliation being effected be-
tween Mrs. Wilmerding and her hus-
band. Mrs. Wilmerding escaped last
week from the Hill sanitarium in Har-
lem and visited Alter, who suggested
overtures looking to a reconciliation
with her husband. She started for
his office. but did not arrive.
AS to the place of residence Of Mrs.
Wilmerding since her escape Mr.. AL
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
Returned Home to Find Changes.

Ten years ago Charles H. Jen-
nings, Bridgeport, Conn, business
man. met with reverses and sudden
ly left the city. No one knew where
he went and 1t was thought he had
died or met with foul play. Monday
he suddenly put in an appearance.
and one of his first acts was to hunt
ND creditors and pay up all he owed.
He finds that his wife has secured
a divorce and that his daughter, who
was q school girl when he left. had
been married, and that he IS a grand
father at At
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
EffeetuaIIx SUSPENDED.

Only one dog has ever had the au-
dacity to enter parliament in London
during the proceedings. A hundred
years ago the lords were thrown into
CONSERVATION by dogs entry. Lord
North was addressing the house. and
the dog promptly proceeded to bark
furiously at him. Lord North. con-
siderably upset, moved that the mem
Der who was interrupting him should
be suspended. Thereupon the dog
was driven out and suspended in such
a manner that he never interrupted
again.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

are kept quiet, and that nothing oc
ours to prevent my returning the two
officers safely to their boat"
Several times during the night Jean
and Pierre, singly or together. went
outside to reconnoitre. but the hours
passed without disturbance.
Once. while Jean was pacing up and
down beneath the bright stars with
the hounds for company. the sound
OF a far-off VOLTS cry changed. as
would have the blast Of trumpet,
the current of his thoughts.
Was 1t really coming. and % near
as it seemed-the day for which he
had longed. holding for him the
chance of redeeming himself in the
estimation of the Island Rose? And
we're not events seeming to shape for
enabling him to fulfil the promise
made upon E!ba-that he would erase
the stigma from the name of LATTE
in Louisiana?
A thrill OF hope made new life
spring within him, and. with an un-
voiced prayer. he lifted his wilful face
to the heavens. from whence there
seemed to descend a strange peace.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

nation. AS to that, | can count upon
enough followers to make it worth
my while to sail away southwark, and
stop there until this trouble is over"
Il will tell you that my idea is to
communicate promptly with the au-
thorities in New Orleans. Offering
them. for the city's defense, our ser.
vices. which the English appear to
value so highly. The price shall de-
nand Is the granting to us of pardon
for all past offenses, or supposed of
lenses. To such of my officers and
men who may suffer materially, | will
promise all the help my private purse
can give. What say you to this?"
He glanced around the circle. his
eyes resting on Catalon and Domi-
! nique-You.
Il say, my captain. that is all very
much to my TASTE" replied the latter,
and Catalon added as emphatically,
Mine as Welt"
And you, Beluche; what say your"
Beluche replied slowly, Il say, with
out reserve, that l am with you in
everything that is for America as
against England, and l know that my
men will be with me-"
Aye" added Catalon. I'VE can all
fight with better stomach for Gov
ernor Claiborne than for King
George"
And what If Governor Claiborne
refuse us the opportunity of fighting
for him."
The question was from Pierre, who
had left his chair. and was knocking
the ashes from his pipe into the fire
place.
"He cannot afford to refuse u.s." de-
clared Beluche. with unusual ANNA
ton. before Jean could speak. And
Not hel" exclaimed Catalon and
DominiqueYou. speaking as with a
single voice.
This, then, is our course" said La
fitte. as II Pierre's question had been
fifty answered. land which. for the
present. must be kept strictly to our.
selves. as our men need not be told
for several days to come. Meanwhile
In the morning, will answer Lock
yer and Mcwilliams, as l find it best
to do. And. Catalon. remember. you
and Dominique see to 1t that the men
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

Under the Elkins law, any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form. or any shipper who accepts
them. is liable to fine of from 81 900
to $4,000. upon conviction. 1t also
prohibits the carrying of freight at
less than the published tariffs. The
Interstate Commerce Commission is
empowered to detect and prosecute
violators Of this statute. President
Knapp of the Commission states that
since this law was passed, rebate pay
ing has been as rare as forgery.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

ter professed to know. but refused to
divulge it
she is well taken care Of" he said
''In her behalf l will fight all attempts
to place her again in sanitarium. She
is a much maligned woman, and her
husband will come to take that view of
II
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

Because a man is supposed to eat
a peck Of dirt" is no reason he
should gobble up a whole section of
land.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
CHANGE IN COLLEGE RULE.
Or. Alderman First President Of Uni
versity of Virginia.

When DR.. Edward Anderson Alder
man was installed as the first presi-
dent of the University of Virginia the
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

There is the martyr, and then there
is the fellow who takes cold baths.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27

A girls waist is very elastic to fit
any length Of arm SO snugly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15
PERSONALS.

MIR l. douX +. smith was req.
istered at the st. Charles Hotel on
Wednesday.
Capt, G. T. Cade, from High
Island, Tex, was in town Monday,
greeting old friends.
Mr.. Jas. Colbert arrived here
"Wednesday evening on his re-,
turn from "A visit to The DakOtas.
Mr.. w NJ. Gates, of New Or,
leans, was in town Il couple of
days the early part of this week
Congressman Rroussard left
here for a brief visit to the Cres-
cent City, returning last Monday
night
Nh w. &. Weeks left yester-
day morning for Houma, to at
tend the annual meeting of the
building Association League.
Mrs H,unner and little daush
ter of franklin were in town ON
Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John K Colgin
Miss Franchise BplIemin, ac-
companed by Miss Ida Castillo of
Sunset. spenta few days in New
Iberia this week Lafayette Ga
zette
Mr., Addison Riggs, of New Or
leans, was in town Monday and
dropped in I" see us 1t has been
80 years since he visited this place.
his old home.
Mr. &. o. Pharr, of Burke, was
in town last Monday. FIeld work
is progressing satisfactorily in his
section and they are preparing for
another big crop this fall.
Mr.. ID. &. Knight, who has been
connected for several years with
one of the leading papers Of
Crowley, has returned to this
place to make his home
Mr.. Adrien GOnsomlin, of LO
reauvilIe, was in town Sunday.
He had finished his cane anting
the Friday before All conditions
are considered favorable this far.
Mr. Cab. Leblanc. Jr., had the
misfortune of breaking one of the
small bones in back Of his hand,
az a result of delivering a record
breaking blow to a registering
punching machine, on last Satur'
day. The accident has rendered
his hand useless for while.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15
St Martlnsville

From the columns Of our es
t.rumrd contemporary, the Messen
~, IS ghhr, the f.II"wing items
uf interest:
Miss Aline Vumh,rS Of New
Ihmvj. simn' IL. wrrk here III"
yursi Of Nj ~ Nile" NOnrhies.
Mr.. Ghas Gmira,h visited New
Ilmri.. last Sunday. i" reports tn"
,mliticat ,iiu,iun ~ being very
exciting.
Thursday afternoon a special
train arrived here with the high
officials of the Southern Pacific
Railroad; Messrs Robert Martin,
Frank T. Gui lbean and o Badon
got aboard and went with the
railroad officials to Breaux Bulge,
where q public meeting OF the ell
gems were held The railroad
officials explained that they want
ed 10 build the road from Lafayette
to Baton Rouge, and IT the people
along the line would secure the
right Of way the building OF the
road would commence ut once.
The people of Breaux Bridge i'm
meliately appointed committees
to 70 TO work at once and secure
the right of way. A like meet
ing was held IN Lafayette with the
same result. THIS new railroad
will he of incalculable benefit I"
Breaux Bridge, as II will place It
on the main line Of great rail
road
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15

a disOrdered stomach may eau =
no end of trouble When The
stomach fails to perform its func
tons the bowels Decoyhe deranged,
the liver and kidneys congestrd,
causing nn'nero"y diseases, the
most fatal " 46h are painless
and t"eref pre- The more to he
dreaded The important thing is
to restore ths|s'omach and liver to
q healthy coalition, and for this
purpose no better preparation can
be used than Chamberlain's StOm
ach and Liver Tablets. For sale
by EStOrge Drug Go. April
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15
How It Works.

IL see you have a nice, new
concrete sidewalk III front Of your
residence-teli me, candidly, what
il that costing you!
Dust *3 per month; s3G pei
year; or. $3.50 IN five years. You
see, my landlord has notified me
that he has been compelled Ia
raise my rent that amount.
L-Tben, in five years, you will
have paid all cost Of that walk 3,
and your landlord has only been
a sort of sub collector for the cityG
D.-That's about it.
L-When the five years are up
and you will have paid tn. $3.50
the cost of the walk will your
landlord reduce your rent to the
lid ratcl
y He -has not said be would.
il hxrdly To b. expected that
he will. la raising my rent he no
doubt was actuate,i by his III
creased burden the cost of the
wa'k-and has shifted it to me
the user Of the property When
| will have paid for the walk, TO
reduce my rent will M to admit
tina, his property has deprecated
| hardly expect him to do that.
L-Can you attribute any part
OF your increased 4. arniDgs in bust
ness TO these concrete sidewalksi
In other words, are the walks a
paying business Investment for
yon'
Dwell, no We had a good
crop last fall; have increased
my stock in trade; my store is
well kept, aud | advertise. Yet,
my present receipts do not show
q satisfactory increase over last
years
L-How do you account for
these cOnditiOns1
DIT is barely possible that q
large per centage Of my cnstom' rs
have sidewalk : troubles Of thu If
own, or are preparing for them in
the near future, and in cOnse
qnence are not able to spend a.
much money in my line as they
would under other conditions
L.-If sewerage and street paw.
ing are added burdens to the pro
perty within the next four years.
will your landlord saddle these
hI'On you t"oi
d. hardly expect that he will
change his policy.
LIS there such q condition
possible as "Over doing a good
thingi"
D.-Prospects may indicate it
How long will your bust
ness stand such prospects, and
how long will YOU stand i'll
DO the point Of business
stagnation, property confiscation,
and emigration.
with these possibilities
you in the face are you
gong to support the "Dupny Tick.
Bt' in the coming electiODi
D.-The returns on next Mon
lay night will probably indicate
how my vote was cast.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15
....LOCALS.:::
ar, to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis "a
at |. boy on Monday April Sth'

~ lovers Of base ball VIII
;. deliehted to learn there
-, l. an exhibition game which
r.oni.s, to be both short and
...oo,. On Easter Sunday, April
>, ne batteries on this occasion
n, - Dsuterieve and Cordova
..d T.rsll and Dupuy. The pro
o..ds FROM this game will DO used
ts tls purpose Of buying base
bill ssIts for the team
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15

The new 'ruck house for the
Eagle Fire Go. No. 8 of east side
was completed the early part Of
this week. It is located on the
north side aud along side of the
eastern approach of the bridge,
opening upon the approach prop.
err. Both the company and it's
equipment are valuable aoqnisi.
tons t" the Fire Department Of
this city, and they will especially
afford prompt protection to pro
perties on the East Side. This
Company has NV enrolled AZ
m ,mbeIs, among them some of the
best firemen Of the city. The
start Of this organization IL very
ams,.ici",,s
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15

Ne west End Hose Co. No. 6
VI give . ball on Thursday,
Apa S7eh, st the American Fire
c. N41'S Hall. Good music will
b readseed BY the Pelican dance
banl 4 1se umbrella will be
.givsa ssay in . dancing contest.
1eissGl1splB sill b served at
'sass -. Admission, 25,
L - Committee: Gas.
o. IN Chairman, &. f..
w ueary Lane, Willie
Jalanla - L Lsrerouse
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15

Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Miss Ethel deGeneres,
to Mr.. +. L Mudd. The wedding
will take place 1T the home of the
bride, on Wednesday morning,
April 26, at 1880 o'clock.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-15
Scialic Rheumatism Cured.

81 have been subject +" sclatlc
rheumatism for years" says II II.
Waldron, Of Wilton 'nnrtlon,
Iowa. "My JOINT. w"T si'ff and
gave me much pai" /a"d disc"m
fort. My jo9's wyfId crack wh'"
| straiSltrnr| i wy | used Cham
''r'''"'s rI"/E''" aud u. have
bee" 'h"r""1IN cared. Have not
had a main 81, ache from he old
trouble for many months IL is
Urriaiul, il mo- Wonderful I'M
mrI,t For sale b, Esi"'ge Drug
G, April