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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12

which was to light them to their cham
lbers above.
They parted as usual for the night,
little thinking that this was to be the
last of earth's nights for one Of them.
1t was the next morning-the morn,
ing after the fiamelit, awful night that
witnessed the capture of Toulon by
the Revolutionists.
There is no need to repeat the story
which history has told of its horrors;
OF the bombardment and assault; OF
the unspeakable woe that was visited
upon those shut up within the doomed
city. The night was past; and now
had come the grief and sorrow of the
living. to fill the day with tears for
the dead; now had come the moans
and cries of the mangled and dying.
In one of the lower rooms of a
small, partially burned house. not far
from the blackened ruins of her own
cottage. lay Margot, who had been
killed while she and the boys were
making preparations for flight to a
place of greater safety.
The three were in the living-room,
where her whirring wheel had filed
the peaceful silence CT the evening be-
fore. She had made up the bundle
each one was to carry ftaking pains
that Jean should conceal upon his per-
son the money intrusted to her by the
baron). when a large piece of shell
tore its way into the room and entered
her breast. killing her instantly.
Scarcely had the boys realized this
when they found the cottage to be on
fire over their heads. But they had
time to half-carry. half-drag Margot's
body to the street, and thence TO the
house where it now lay, stretched
upon a rough bench and covered by a
blanket, in this bare room, filed with
men. women and children whom fire
had rendered homeless during the
night.
Outside. before the house. stood a
file of soldiers in the uniform of the
Revolutionary troops, at whom the
homeless ones within stared appre-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
BACHELOR MAIDS SENTIMENTS

The season of the church fair is here.
Isn't it funny, but almost everyone
buys things they would not want at
twice their value at ordinary times.
How easy it is for the benevolent
being to diffuse pleasure.
When a city is blessed with good
churches and public schools, you may
be certain that it is the fault of the
women.
When boy grows into an honest.
upright, forcible man-look for the
woman.
When you find clean street cars or
streets, you may be almost certain that
they were procured through woman's
influence.
No matter how much n man may say
against the missionary society or suf-
fragist question, when he wants any
important matter carried through he
asks for woman's influence.
Man will insist on smoking horrible
old pipes and chewing tobacco. but
frets when a woman chews on candy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
WEDDING ETIQUETTE.

In spite of all precautions, the ar
rangements for many weddings have
been neglected, and when the happy
day came there was som4 trouble. 1t
is make an exhaustive list of the va
rious details which must be attended
to in proper order. If 1t IL to be a
church affair, the clergyman should
be asked, and the church prepared suf-
ficiently in advance of the date set for
the ceremony.
Invitations or announcements should
be ordered three or four weeks in ad-
vance, because delays ana mistakes
will happen and these should be pre-
vided against. The sexton should be
interviewed, and arrangements made
to have the church in good condition.
He may be told to take care of the
awning and carpet at the church door,
and to furnish a man TO open the car
riage doors and to look after the check
ing of the vehicles.
Admission cards should be collected
at the door by another man. and, if
possible, policeman should be on
hand to clear the passage of idiers.
These men should be engaged by the
sexton, who receives fee for these
services.
The chief usher should carry out all
the arrangements on the wedding day.
The ribbons that are stretched across
the aisle, and the cushions on which
the young people kneel, are usually
supplied by the brides family. The
sexton is also asked to take charge of
Al Il -. Al 41,n
boutonnieres for the ushers.
Then comes the organist. The we'd
ding music is chosen in consultation
with him. Rehearsals will probably
be needed.
The organist should be told of this
and his services engaged for them.
For house wedding the music usually
takes the form of a pianist or small
stringed organist.
Carriages are needed to carry the
bride, bridesmaids and the brides fam
lily to the church, and afterward TO the
house for the reception or breakfast.
One carriage can be provided for two
bridesmaids. 1t should be sent to
their houses, then brought to the home
of the bride, to follow her carriage to
and from the church. The bridegroom
provides any other carriages that may
be required for his own use, for that
of the best man and the ushers. A
carriage is also placed at the disposal
of the clergyman, and, when a wedding
takes place in country place, car
| riages are also sent to the station to
meet the guests from out of town.
The flowers for the bridesmaids and
other attendants of the bride are u.s.
ually furnished by the bride. The Gus
tom of giving souvenirs is not compul-
sory.-Newark Advertiser.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
WALNUT FURNITURE.

If you have any old walnut furniture,
keep 1t by all means. 1t is becoming
rarer and more valuable all the time.
Most of the pieces are ugly, because
when walnut was in fashion taste was
at a low ebb. An old bureau, table
or chest of drawers, may be made a
thing of beauty with little expendi-
ture. In the first place the wood
must be scraped of its distiguring var
nish, and brass or glass knobs put on.
Some pieces may have TO be entirely
remade, but this is frequently done
with mahogany and other valuable
woods.-Boston Traveller.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12

''Hark TO the wind-how it pipes!
Sacre! What a STORM" exclaimed
Pierre. rousing again from his book,
as there came dash of rain upon the
windows, while blast roared over the
cottage and sent a brisk pun down the
chimney.
.''Tis indeed dreadful Storm" Mar
,got agreed as she now drew her wheel
farther away from the fireplace. But
there is one good thing to 1t"
What good can there be in such
a storm as this?" queried Jean, who
was hoping 1t had not reached far
enough westward to affect the comfort
of her whose beautiful face was so
often in his thoughts.
"It will put stop to the bloodshed
for time at least. The best and
bravest soldiers would scarce think to
fight in such weather as this" replied
Margot, showing rare ignorance of
facts.
Little would they heed. SO that it
did not wet their powder" asserted
Jean, assuming an air of superior wis
dom.
She looked at him thoughtfully for
a moment before she said, in voice
whose yearning seemed tinged with
hope, IF thou'lt grow up to be good
man, Jean. thou'lt some day make a
brave soldier"
"One can be brave without being
good" answered the boy, his natural
waywardness asserting itself, although
he met her earnest eyes smilingly.
Your little colonel, whom we all
iove-he has the bravery | mean.
Surely thou must own It's well to be
such a man." she insisted.
AYE" the boy said with defiant
smile; "but will be more like Laro.' .
'Laro," Margot repeated. her pa
tience now giving place to anger. The
saints keep us from living to see thee
grow to be such a villain as Laro.
Dost know. Jean, these days it seems
TO me thourt like a soul between
Heaven and He'll. The man we all
love is thy good angel-Laro is thy
bad one; and betwixt the two art thou
this night. feel tbs for thee to say
which of them shall lead thee to thy
future"
Never mind Laro tonight he re-
piled, strolling her cheek lovingly
IKE is now far-off over the seas. and
may never again see France nor
see him.
81 would be happier If were certain
of that" she said. taking up the candle
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
WHY BLACK SILK is OUT.

We do wear black glace, but the
handsome old black silks that we used
to be so proud of are quite things OF
the past. In old days they used to last
for years, but the vegetable fibres,
gummed and weighted with starchy
dyes, have no staying powers in them.
Many woman Who is not well OIL
used to keep black silk on hand for
years; she cannot do that now, even
If she invests in one; she would look
demode, says the London Queen. But
there is a hope that we are returning
to our allegiance to colored silks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
POPULAR TRIMMINGS.

One sees much Of this heavy silk
crochet trimming upon the newest
gowns of cloth, silk and velvet, and
with it go grelots and other pendants
to match. Very heavy Irish crochet
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-12
~ AFFAIRS
kS31zE3
CRACKS IN PLASTER.

To fill cracks in plaster mix plaster
of paris with vinegar instead of water,
and 1t will not set for twenty or
thirty minutes. Push it into the cracks
ard smooth off evenly with table
knife.
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the Japanese are great imitators They
are; the greatest in the world. In the
next generation they will prove themselves
TO be great inventors-aB great, perhaps,
as the Americans.
You see, we've had it all to learn in a
generation-all the mechanical and scien-
tific knowledge which the Europeans have
been accommodating for three centuries.
We were too busy learning, initiating
getting the best from you, TO strike out for
ourselves. The time has just about come
when we will surprise Europe by our work
in invention.
We have done a little already. The
best known example is the shimose ex-
plosive. which has proved itself, in the
present war the most powerful destructive
agent Of its kind. The nation went 10 war
with dozen improved appliances, all the
invention Of japanese officers.
L notice since the war began that they
devised before Port Arthur a system Of
trenohing far ahead d any European
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for inventive work in my own line. The
ca I'm, Oriental patience helps in the long,
minute research which Is necessary
DIR. Takamine sat on a native stool in the
japanese room Of his house while he made
this defence Of his countrymen. The stool
IL a concession to American clothes; visitors
do not like 10 squat on the floor, and, as the
head Of the house remarked, Trousers we're
not built for squatting,'
He found the room at the st. Louis ex-
position, bought IL, and had workmen
from the fair set il up inside his West End
house. These japanese did a very clever
JOHN adapting il 70 the exigenoies Of Ameri-
can sliding doors and bow windows
Its decorations represent autumn. The
ohrysanthemum, the maple leaf and the
other flowers Of the dying season are painted
on the big bamboo framed panels Of the
wall
Over the bow window At the front they
have set small paned japanese windows
Of waved paper. Before these stands a
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LOON TO JAPAN FOR INVENTIONS IN THE FUTURE


about four years ago the newspapers
,,nounced that a drug which would render
.urgery bloodless had been invented by .
r.nanese one Jokichi TakRmine.
n YOU have lately had a bloodshot eye
and have gone to an oculist for treat
-,snt he has rubbed your eye with a hit Of
ao,ton The blood has left the inhamed
.vsbaII al once It has been treated with
solution Of DR.. Takamine's drug. adrena-
a. A chemical which has the effect Of squeez-
tbg the blood vessels and driving the blood
\ Ivay.
n II has become one Of the emergency
SIC saving agents in surgery The most
ooverfuI heart stimulant known. ii is used
.hsn all other means fail to revive a pa
ssnt who colapses while under the in
spence Of anRsthesia.
The Japanese who made this discovery
L resident Of New York, and, while re-
aiming his Japanese citizenship, most Of
NJ work. has been done In this country.
Wnb his American wife, he lives in half
I,nanese. half American house in Hamil-
| ton terrace. and eight hours a day he tolls
Noysr his microscopes and chemicals in his
laboratory in l42d street-'prospecting,
he calls il.
[ For adrenalin is not his only discovery.
Almost equally important is taksdiastase,
I n incarnation for aTresting food fermenta-
lion in the stomach, and, as the patent
medicine advertisements would put IL II
a were a patent medicine, "a boon to dys-
peptics.
DR.. Johchi Tskamine is a product Of the
rev school Of japanese medicine. He
studied at the Andersonian College, GlAs-
row. married an American wife while
Intending the exposition at New Orleans
1854 and spent two years at Peoria
!, sedng for the whiskey trust a cheaper
,rocess for producing alcohol.
7 Dr. Takamine ia a man Of middle age
4 yw. His iron gray hair looks older than
Ms face. a. ia common among his people.
&c speaks English so we'll that he dares
f rpnture into American slang, and he has
/ tnv a slight staccato In his accent to show
Is japanese origin.
He Is as Europeani7ed as a japanese
Ter becomes; but, unlike most Occidental
nen Of exact science, he has kept himself
rom becoming utterly wrapped up in his
pecalty. He has kept his interest in
hrger aiairs and politics, and has kept,
lbove all, the love OF art which is born in
levery japanese.
I can't deny he said to THE Sun re-
'pouer, that the luck element enters very
largely into my discoveries. 1t Is all
bard work-and luck,
A prospector knows minerals, knows
where to look for them, how 10 mine for
them, but he may work for a lifetime and
Iever find anything. An experimenting
hsmist Is a prospector. am prospecting
oW in certain substances. l can't tell
Iou what expect to find, or il shall ever
nd il. I isolated adrenalin because
new where IL might be found, and had
uck. That is the way the game runs.
i am not remarkable among Japanese
Ior my inventive faculties. People say that
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 1s.-The aged
president Of a central Illinois bank sat
At his desk one afternoon last autumn
when his grandson handed to the cashier
a check for 81 500. II was shown to the
president, and the depositor remarked:
THAT is for oil OF that land bought In
southeastern Kansas-pretty good, eh?'
Frank said the grandfather, Il wish
you wouldn't deposit that to-day; let me
have it until Tomorrow.
OF course replied the young man,
vonderingly.
The next morning he went into the bank.
Grandfather, l wish you would tell me
why you wanted that check over night,
he said as it was returned to him.
Well replied the old gentleman, L
have been running a bank for fifty years.
All that time people have been buying
drafts and sending money out West to
speculate in lands, oil and gas wells, mines
and cattle ranches-snd this is the first
money ever saw come hack. I just wanted
to carry IL around a while and get used
70 it,
The bank presidents joke had some
basis when applied TO some speculation
in the things he mentioned. Eastern cap
itshsts who have thought they could make
fortunes in a day OF a month in gambling
on the Vests resources have been often
Disappointed. They have found that the
West had mana gers fully capabls Of ~
ting good share Of - CEo0cs acSFuing
and who needed To money
Probably NOV HEsseTners mourn losses
h the West because Of Improbable farm
Mortgages OF the boom period eighteen
years ago than for any other reason.
throughout the plains region arose de-
nand for farms and with il a willingness
% mortgage every possible bit Of real es-
hte. The farm mortgage company with
Exaggerated capital stock and high sound
hg title, in which was usually TO be found
The substantial word 'farmers,' began
Operations.
Al the Eastern end ii advertised guar
anteed' farm loans and at the other be-
sought the farmers to take advantage OF
NE opportunity 10 obtain money. The
hoHgage notes and the debenture bonds
ased upon them were things Of beauty,
horned with gold seals and gorgeous
Feen lettering
Nine-tenths Of the companies suspended
VIC ~ - ana the LasteIu hNeoboth tSNiAN
lat the lands were the only security for
y debt, On these the loan was often
turdly nigh, considering the depression
~ cams 70 Western real estate. The
|orrowens bad usually moved on 10 Okla
oma or the Pacific Coast. The disgusted
orgagee found that he possessed a
aerless, isolated piece Of prairie, miles
iOm railroad, for which he had paid
ne times its value-or would do 80 when
had gone met cost Of foreclosure.
he settlers who remained went into the
-ale business, for which the section was
ended, and In which they have made
.smselves Independently well TO do. They
sssefted harbed wire fence at the corner
~ ihe cattle shed and ran Il on four OF five
- across the plain, then turned 10 the
Ihe Few more miles and 90 back home,
understand that you have fenced M
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home, although he owns a whole Metro
politan Museum, sets out only one orna-
ment at time. There is a peaohblov vase
In the place Of honor and on its throat
IS a sixteen petalled ohrysanthemum-
imperial device.
"A present from the Emperor said DR..
Takamine, with great reverence.
IL took an Amerioanized Japanese to
spring a joke in the middle Of technical
paper before body Of solemn British men
Of science. DR.. Takamlne did this.
In 1901 he read a paper, describing his
discoveries, before a meeting Of medical
men al Mimic House, Edinburgh. 1t was
a formidable paper, 80 full OF diastase and
engines and alkaline reactions and things
that II would have been Greek to a plain,
nOn-scientifc citizen,
In the midst Of his description Of TAXA
diastase and its power Of digesting things
he paused to mention that a oountryTnan
Of his had discovered the principle before
him. He proceeded:
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York Who Has Himself Made Two Notable Discoveries

Once upon a time there was botanist
who one day went into the mountains In
search Of new plants. when he suddenly OBJ
served in the distance an enormous serpent
looking at poor farmer. A. the next In
slant the botanist found that the serpent had
swallowed the man. naturally causing big
lump In Its digestive canal
While he was wondering what the ser
pent was going to do. he observed that IL
orawled along and ate few leaves Of a GER
tain plant In the course Of a few minutes,
to his astonishment the large lump began
to disappear very rapidly. and In a very short
time the serpent ran away without apparent
discomfort.
The idea struck the botanst at once that
the plant must possess wonderful digestive
power. hence he congratulated himself on
such a discovery and filed his pockets with
the plant, and started home. On his way
home he became hungry and stopped at the
roadside tea house. where rice cakes were
on sale.
While he was eating the cake he got into
conversation with the bystanders, and az
last made a wager that he could eat 80 many
rice cakes which was really impossible for
an ordinary person to eat. The botanlst
kept on eating, and when he was nearly brim
fun he thought that It was time TO utilize
his newly discovered. wonderful digestive
plant. ,-.-...
To the astonishment Of the bystanders
a few minutes after the botanist ate the plant
there was found on the seat big pile OF rice
cakes where the botanist had been sitting
and the man himself was thoroughly digeeted.
IL was evident that this plant was 20 dlgest
human beings and had no action Whatever
on starChy food.
After the meeting, a Scotch surgeon APP
preached him.
aVarra interestin' ABBOTT your friends
deescovery,' he said. But, mon, do We
think il was scienteenc to announce 1t WI out
further investigation
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method, and that they invented on the
field method Of throwing hand grenades.
What IL great military strategy but invention
Of a certain order? Would OyamR have
outgeneralled Kuropatdn II he had been a
mere imitator?
The japanese mind Is peculiarly fitted
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WSterner's Cause Of Complaint.

The Coates house had a guest recently
from the far West. who remained there
three weeks. having q room With a private
bath In connection.
A few days ago. after paying his bill pre-
paratory 10 leaving. he approached John
NJ Egan. who lives at the hotel. and said:
4 believe I've been overoharged here. 7"
That soi" replied Mr.. Egan, what makes
you think soi' SWELL said the Westerner,
the clerk tells me / was charged for that
bathroom for every day In the entire three
weeks and I've only used the tub once,
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-. A. B.. A. NJ, President.


DEAR SIR Having become tired OF school
work. / have decided to offer the above
named institution for sale. Knowing that
YOU frequently have men who are looking
for Just such an opening herewith en-
close a detailed description OF the SAME. Ihls
wear | expect TO clear 81, 900. and from present
indications the revenue will be larger next
season. Very sincerely
The letterhead is beautifully engraved.
The description fairly oozes with adjectives
of a soul-satisfying kind. Some choice bits
- College is situated in the midst
Of a rich agricultural region in the heart
Of the Great Valley Of Virginia at the base Of
the noted Blue Ridge Mountains, on the
outskirts Of the beautiful progressive
The college ia connected with the town
by a brick pavement adds the description.
IL is made up Of four substantial brick
buildings. Of which three are owned by
the school and the fourth is leased on
easv terms
THE halls are thoroughly furnished and
equipped for school work, There are
ffty-hve furnished dormitory rooms, five
rooms for servaE Is, double parlor, large,
cheerful dining room, modern kitchen and
butlery, all in excellent condition; large
cellar, seven music rooms, presidents
Office and fixtures sicl, good working
laboratory, gymnasium and library; assem-
Div hall. ventilated lecture and recitation
rooms, with about 1000 square feet Of
blackboard surface, eight upright pianos,
Ave Of which are owned by the school,
five typewriters, three Of which are owned
by the school.
sThe school Is chartered and maintains
a strong faculty Of fourteen teacher. For
further Information address the president.
The letter contains a sort OF careless
afterthought in ink after the typewntlng
sFor sale at $4,000; will pay for itself in
three years or less.
The town, according TO a gazetteer Of
recent date. shapes up like this; a post
Office village, capital Of - county IL
has one courthouse, two banks, two news
papers, eight churches, a graded school a
steam tannery and a tack and nall factory
Population in 1890, s8s,
One church to every 1881 citizens.
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roo ENTERPRISING.
mats what a Man Calls the Laundry That
Patched His shirt Bosom.

Patched His shirt Bosom.
i think said a mournful bachelor, that
there's such thing as being too enterprise
ing. az, for instance, in the mending Of their
customers shirts and things which some
up TO date laundrics do nowadays without
charge.
sOne Of my soft shirts has lately come
home TO mo with a patch In the bosom.
/ su ppose Il must have been torn in launder-
ing, and then they cut piece of one OF the
tails and from it made patch which they
stitched into the bosoml
Wouldn't that make you sit up and fairly
gasp? You'd think, wouldn't you, that
anybody would know better than 70 patch
the bosom Of a shirt. But that's what they
did, and that's why / say that think there's
such a thing as being too dayvilish enter
prisinp
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FOR SALE-A COLLEGE.
4 so Per Cent. Investment brought TO the
Attention OF Columbia.

ANY one who wants 70 buy a college,
which the present owner says will pay
almost so per cent a year on the invest
ment. should write. to F. P. Keppel, sec
rotary Of Columbia University. Mr. Keppel
Yesterday got the following letter:
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An OptImhstie GeorEIan.
49, he ANanla Constilvlior

FTOm WC NI1NId 0H1IWWII0N.
Yes, sir" said the Biuville citizen, the
hurricane blowed his house down. but the
weather was mighty cold. and Providence
was good TO him after all.
How do you figure that outi-
Well his house was split 10 kindlin' wood,
an ready 10 burn. an he made biz nre, an
.Aogtcd 'HCll,lligA''