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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

Some curious experiments may be
made with the breath. On pane OF
glass or a mirror that has not been
polished just beforehand, trace fig.
ure. or a letter. or a name. with your
finger: nothing will be visible. But
breathe on the glass and the tracing
will at once appear.
Now. on freshly polished plate OF
metal or glass place a coin. After a
few moments remove the coin, and
nothing will be seen on the surface.
but breathe on 1t where the coin was
lying. and an image of 1t will appear.
If you polish the coin instead of the
metal or glass. the same effect will be
produced when you breathe on the
surface.
II you have plate of glass that has
been against an engraving for several
years, breathe on that side of 1t. and
the lines of the engraving will become
visible. This may fail sometimes, but
rarely.
Does all this sound like magic? The
explanation is a natural one. On the
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
Queer Money.

Here is an amusing account of a
traveller who went many years ago
to Mexico. and found the natives using
a strange kind of currency. Says lie:
In one of the small towns bought
some lines, and gave the girl one dol
lar in payment. By way of change she
returned me forty-nine pieces of soap
the size of a small biscuit l looked
at her in establishment, and she re-
turned my look with equal surprise,
when police officer, who had wit
messed the incident, FASTENED to in
form me that for small sums soap
was legal tender in many portions of
thu country.
Il examined my change and found
that each cake was stamped with the
name of a town, and of a manufac-
ture authorized by the government
The cakes of soap were worth three
farthings each. Afterwards. in my
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

The point at which you look at the
picture varies according to the posi-.
ton of the points and g, but it may
easily be found by trial.
Instead of drawing a head, you may
draw animals. or leaves, or flowers, or
any design you choose.
Another. and perhaps easier way of
making anamorphoses. is to prick pin
holes in the picture or the design,
forming the outline and principal
marks Now hold this pricked design
upright on a table before a candle
light, ard place piece of paper before
it. so that the light. shining through
the tiny holes, will mark the design on
the paper in points of light.
Trace over this illuminated design
with pencil, and afterward fill in the
detail The picture will be seen to be
a distorted one. If you now place 1t
exactly where it was on the table and
remove the original picture and the
candle and put your eye exactly where
the candle fame was you will see the
distorted picture as II drawn in the
proportions OF the original IN proper
shape.
BY following the illustrations you
will not make any mistakes, and your
success will be more than amusing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

formation that he was the boy whom
her mother knew. had. taken in con-
netion with her former admiration
for him. greatly shaken Roses recent
pr ejudices. and. with womanly incon-
sistency. she felt hurt because he
was unable to realize this alteration
in her feelings.
From pain, she soon passed to
anger. the exact source or nature of
which she could scarcely have ana
lyzed. But its immediate effect was
that she entered into seeming firta-
tion with the young Kentuckian, who
was only too pleased to respond.
All this furnished new and singu-
lar Illustration of loves blindness
these four playing at cross purposes"
and wilfully misunderstanding cae
another: while. beaming upon them
from the head Of the table. was Gen.
La Roche. his eyes and heart filed
with unsupported admiration and love
for the beautiful Spanish girl whose
far as could be inferred from appear
ances-regarded him simply as her
friend and banker.
Just as dinner was over, a mud
despatched negro and horse appeared
before the outer door. the former
bearing a letter from Gov Claiborne
to Gen. La Roche. urging his immedi-
ate presence in New Orleans
why. you black scoundrel!" thun-
dered the general. his face ablaze with
wrath. after he had read the letter
and glanced again at its date, this
Is five days old and should have reach
ed me four days ago."
The frightened messenger looked
woefully at his left arm. which was III
a sling. and explained that, short
distance from New Orleans, down by
the little Bayou dor, his horse had
fallen and broken a leg. while he him
self, pitching over the animals head,
had been stunned and lay until found
by some negroes living in a cabin
near by. who had bandaged his arm
and shot his horse.
Come inside with me, while I
make ready to start" said La Roche
to LATTE. after ordering his horse to
be saddled: 81 want few words with
YOU"
When in his own room. he handed
the letter to LATTE, and Tuning about.
lit cigar. while giving instructions
to his valet in a most impatient man
ner that bespoke mental disturb
ance.
The governor had written him that.
having received, from an unexpected
quarter, a proposal promising valu-
able support for the defense of New
Orleans. he had called a meeting of
officials and prominent men of the
city. at which he-the general-was
urged to be present.
81 see," said LATTE, after perusing
the letter. that the conference was
to have taken place two evenings
ago"
"Yes-damn it," replied La Roche,
rousing from his abstraction. But
/ doubt If Claiborne takes any de-
cisive action before can get to him."
You think, then. that there can
be no doubt of Barataria's offer meet
ing with favor?"
How can there be-" was the dog.
matically put question. Claiborne
will not be so foolish-so lacking in
foresight, at such time as this But"
now showing a little anxiety, even
should he refuse. you will not go over
to the British"
The flash of Lafitte's eyes would
have been sufficient answer to this.
But he said quietly. in such case
shall remain neutral"
And If the British attack Bara-
tartar" suggested La Roche.
Then Barataria will defend her.
self"
Ito be continued)
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years before. an Indian had impaired
its secret to LATTE, and Shapira's te-
ceased uncle. the former owner of
kanauhana, had been one of Bata-
taria's most faithful agents.
Gen. La Roche and LATTE had held
long consultation. during which the
latter had told his host of the recult
visit from the English officers: Of
their proposition and of Beluche's de-
rarture for New Orleans for the p,r-
pose of laying the Barbarian off or
before the governor.
La Roche. like LATTE, wondered at
Beluche's unexplained failure to re
turn. He also expressed surprise that.
in the face of such an unusual and i'm.
portant event, he had not been s.nt
for by the governor, with whom dis
relations. both personal and official.
were very close, and who, he felt as
sured. would not decide the matter
upon his cwn responsibility.
Il must go to the city this after.
noon or tomorrow morning. at the lat.
est" the general had said, when the
consultation was ended. and the clock
on the mantel of his study had. by
Ginning twelve, caused LATTE to rise.
saying that he must go over to Kanau.
hama, and see Count de Cazenea,i.
He was back within an hour, but
saw nothing of Mademoiselle de Cuze.
neau until all were seated at dinner
when young Stewart was giving a
lively account of something that had
occurred that forenoon, while he was
hunting.
The story created considerable
laughter, and LATTE. noticing the
softened look and gracious manner of
the Island Rose toward himself. as
oribed them, as well as the fearless
glances with which she met his eyes
to an entirely wrong cause.
They would have made him very
happy. being so like those he had
formerly known. had 1t not been for
the belief that love for another man
was now temperlng her feeling and at
t,tude toward himself, just as the real
ity of his own hopeless love was Civ.
ing his bearing toward Lazalie a gen
tleness he had never before accorded
the girl. and which. despite her cool
reception of his advances. brought a
brighter color to her cheeks, and
awakened in her heart a strange thrill
OF hope.
The effect OF Zeney's defense OF
LATTE. and I-azalie's surprising in
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
Depended Upon the Appropriatl,

Oepcnoeu upon tnc appropriation.
Senator Cullom says there were no
weather maps and no weather science
when he was a younger man. To
these new-fangled notions he ascribes
the increased volume of modern talk
about the weather. In fact, he thinks
we should have much less weather
were it not for the governments sci.
entific meteorologists.
THE lack of foundation for weather
talk" said he in conversation about
the cold wave, reminds me of Chi
cago man who came here years ago
in behalf of an appropriation for some
health project in that city.
Pleuro-pneumonia.' said he, easily,
is just sweeping through Chicago
"'Oh. no. answered. You can't
mean that severe cases of pneumonia
are prevalent now in Chicago
Well he explained. they will be
II we don't secure this appropria-
ton. Washington Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
CHAPTER XIV.

Zeney. who had little liking for the
Spanish beauty. now took herself on,
and the two girls soon went down
stairs together. to see the Count de
Cazeneau, whom. feeble and emaciat-
ed. they found lying back among the
pillows OF his chair.
On the floor, near the counts chair.
were two sacks, which both girls saw
were the counterparts of those
brought to Gen. La Roche's house that
same morning. and an old negro-one
who seemed trusted In his masters
affairs-was on his knees, having just
finished tying the mouth of one of
them.
His master then. as Lazalie and
Rose entered the room. making a
motion for him to desist. he had sub
sided to the floor. apparently waiting
for the call to be ended, and Made
moiselle de Cazeneau felt that her
grandfather was DESTROYS that his WIS.,
itors should leave him.
This they did. and we're half way
across the first field when Lazalie
put an arm about the shoulder of the
slight figure beside her.
Little Rose. when / found you
saw you had been crying, and I've
been wondering about It ever since.
Will you not tell me what has been
troubling you?"
Rose. lifting a pair of earnest eyes
to the dark. brilliant face, asked,
Tell me, Lazalie, have you known
Capt Jean long?"
Lazalie came to a halt and her lids
narrowed as they dropped over her
sparkling eyes, from which all laugh
ter was gone.
known him long? Yes. and no.
doubt II any soul. even those nearest
him. can claim truthfully to know
that man. lived for many years in
my uncle's house, where Capt. Jean
also lived; that is, he came and went.
But, for the last three years. I've not
seen him until this morning"
Something in her tone-something
in her face-her manner, caused a sus-
picion to fash through Mademoiselle
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
BY MARY DEVEREUX

Il happen to know. because l have
heard the same tale from my uncle
who knew this boy at that time The
boy is now known 10 you as Capt
Jean LATTE"
Capt. Lafitte." was the amazed,
half incredulous exclamation
Lazalie nodded.
Capt. Jean Lafittel" repeated Rose
de Cazeneau. her voice faint with as
constituent. and ye,," she added
as If trying to grasp the wonderful
fact, .'he told me. when he brought
me to my grandpere, that. he had
known my mother. but | supposed he
had met her in New Orleans"
was it Capt. Jean who brought
you from the Choctaws?" asked La
zalie. now surprised in turn.
Mademoiselle de Cazeneau nodded.
blu. seemed disinclined to enter into
details and fortune favored her in
this, for Lazalie said. There is Capt.
Jean now"
He was coming across the fields
toward them, apparently on his way
to Kanauhana. But. just as they no.
the left, in the direction of the tim
Der. where. at the edge of the woods,
two men stood as If waiting his ap-
proach. One of them was Shapiro,
who was leaning on long gun, and
his companion was Baptistine.
THAT man with the gun is the one
from whom grandpere rented our new
plantation" said Rose, as the two
girls. walking slowly. watched La
fittes tall figure approaching the
waiting men. Il wonder where he
lives. He is always about the fields
and woods. yet there is no house for
many miles. except Gen. La Roches
and the one at Kanauhana."
Far in the depths of the wood upon
whose edge Shapiro and Baptistine
stood, and upon the domain of Kanau-
hama. was the entrance to the so
called "Colonneh."
1t was apparently nothing more
than ragged fissure of earth. choked
by vines and tangled forest g-owths.
and suggesting only the lair of wild
beast or deadly serpent. But. sorae
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

Prof. Duncan Campbell Lee, former
ly head of the Cornell department of
o-atory. is an Adonis in form, Ches-
terheld in manner and a Beau Brum-
neil In attire. His one-time colleague.
Morse-Stephens, could readily obtain
employment as a dime museum fat
man did he not find history more lu-
crative. Finally Prof. Harry Powers
OF the same institution, though one of
the most genial of men, was nothing
less than Mephistophelian in appear
ance- Coming down the compus one
day this striking trio passed two
ladies', one of whom was evidently a
stranger being shown the local sights.
Her companion was about to explain,
Those were professors"
Professors, indeed" interrupted
the visitor. II should call them the
world. the flesh and the devil.'-New
York Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
The Paper Toys.


now ready to be partially dissolved in
closely and form a mass as solid as
wood.
OF course, you will use some kind
Of a mold en- which to form your
article. Take, for instance. thin
glass bottle. Pour little of the solu-
lion into fiat dish and partially dis
solve it into some of the discs until
they feel slippery. They are then
ready to be nodded over the bottle
After one layer has been done put on
another, constantly adding to the solu-
ton in the fiat dish a little at time
from the bottle in which you keep it
You may put on as many layers of
the discs as you wish. until the bottle
is of the desired thickness. when, by
a sudden blow. the glass inside will be
broken, and when the fragments are
removed you will have a wooden bot
tie. The paper will not be merely
stuck together, like pasteboard, but will
be solid like wood. which may be
proved by boiling it in water after IT
is dry.
Rubber gloves, or rubber tips on the
fingers. should be worn in doing the
work to protect the hands from the
strong ammonia.
When you have prac.iced little on
simple articles, say shells gathered at
the shore. or any ordinary and disused
objects, you may try other
articles. Wooden toys, for example.
may be made by modelling over small
disused ones, enlarging them thus. Or
you may make a bracket, forming your
model of pasteboard and covering 1t
with the discs of paper. thus trans
forming the paper to wood.
Some of the thin glass ornaments
made to hang on Christmas trees may
be covered in this way. the glass being
broken afterward as in the flask. Even
If the glass remains inside the article
it will not matter, for you will have
wooden toys that will last instead of
fragile glass ones. China dolls may
also be used as molds. making wooden
dolls that will not break.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

travel. frequently received similar
change. Many Of the cakes showed
signs of having been In the washtub,
but that / discovered was not at all
uncommon. Provided the stamp was
not obliterated, the soap did not lose
any value as currency. Occasionally
a man would borrow a cake Of
friend. wash his hands and return 1t
with thanks. I made use Of my pieces
more than once in my bath. and subse-
quently spent them"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

Lullaby.
Now the evening shadows fall
On the messy garden wall.
And the brides. soft and wee.
Sleep within the cherry tree.
But the bee is busy yet
Where the leaves are dewy wet
In the honeysuckle vine,
Baby darling. baby mine.
And the west is full of dreams,
Rosy CLOVIS and golden beams,
Made for slumbers. calm and deep,
By the lovely Lady Sleep.
With the woolly lamb to hold
And the bedtime story told,
Sleep. for rosy dreams are near.
Waiting for my baby dear.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

which they dropped through the
screen into the upturned mouth of the
captive. They kept up this charitable
feeding until the robin was liberated.
and even then they lowered around
like self-appointed guardians.-wash-
ington Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

vapor and fine dust gathers. When
you polish the object, the layer is re.
moved, or it is altered by the contact
of other solids. If the object is
breathed upon the breath condenses
more easily on some parts than it does
on others. according to the condition
or state Of this layer, and therefore
any marks made on it will become Wis
ible.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18
200 Persons over 70 Years of Aae.

200 Persons Over 70 Years of Ace.
A canvass of the city and township
Just made by George Phillips, an old
resident, to ascertain how many per-
sons were living at the age of seventy
years and upward, found 2OO-viz.:
males. s5; females. los.
The Oldest person found was Mrs.
Emily cattlen, colored, aged SO years.
Quite large number were born in
this city and vicinity.-Sa Salem Core
spondence Cleveland Leader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-18

formed, but If you look at it from
point near the paper, above the point
+, you will see it in it's original form
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25

Alba. Jan. 2S.-Weataer fine for
winter. 1t spits a little snow every
day, finishing up with a warm shower
of rain, but we may have our share
of the real stuff yet, as last winter
the big end of the winter was after
this time.
There is plenty of feed for stock to
meet any emergency.
The question for debate next We'd
nesday evening at the lyceum is: Re
solved. That foreign immigration is
n benefit to this country. Jay Des-
pain is leader for the affirmative, and
Roy Connell for the negative.
Miss Townley, who has been teach
ing three months term of school
at Alba. has been employed for an
other three months term.
william Scott is confined to his
room with a severe attack of the grip.
At this writing the cancer on John
Reeves hand is little improved. He
is also getting little stronger.
George and John Ellis were in the
Prairie last week, looking after their
stock interests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
In Oregon slxty Years.

Yesterday morning about o'clock
at the Theodore Mesplie farm, about
five miles above The Dalles, on Mill
creek, the Oldest pioneer of The
Dalles. and perhaps of this section of
the country, passed 10 his eternal rest.
At that hour John Peter Mesplie died
at the extreme age of 95 years and 8
months.
Mr.. Mesplie knew more about early
days in The Dalles than any living
man. having come to this place direct
from his native country-France-
1S45. At that time there were but
two log houses at what is now the
site of Portland, aud nothing at The
Dalles but the Catholic mission. situ-
ated where the Stadelman place is
now located, a brother being mis-
sIonary priest there. After a voyage
of eight months. made mostly by sail
ing vessel, Mr., Mesplle reached this
place and soon after took charge of
the mission. Six years later his
brother, Theodore, followed him, and
together they did some farming there.
The Dalles Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
HERE'S WHAT'S WANTED.
A Citizen of Pendleton Supplies the
Information.

A Citizen of Pendleton Supplies the
Information.
over half the complaints Of man
kind originate with the kidneys.
A slight touch of backache at first.
Twinges and shooting pains In the
loins follow. They must be checked,
they lead to graver complications.
Plasters are tried and liniments for
the back.
So-called kidney cures which do
not cure.
The long-looked for result seems
unattainable.
If you suffer, do you want relief?
Follow the plan adopted by this
Pendleton citizen:
Mrs. l.. Hodson, of III Aura street,
says "While my kidneys have never
caused me any trouble which made
itself apparent in the kidneys them
selves nor in the secretions, 1 have
been bothered more or less by an
aching across the small Of my back,
then down and through my kidneys.
When I caught cold it hurt me across
NV loins and made me feel lame and
acre. I got box of Doan's Kidney
pills at the Brock G. McComas drug
store and used them. While I did not
take them according to directions
being a poor hand TO dose myself with
medicines at all, they benefited me in
every way. making my back stronger
and tonlng up my whole system"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents per, box. Foster-Milburn Co..
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name--Doan's--and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25

Horses are valuable just now if we'll
broke. A spoiled horse or an unbroke
horse is of no account until he is
broke and taught to do what you
would have him do. 1 will train
your horse for any purpose for which
a horse is intended. Even the Wild
est can be tanned and controlled, and
1 can show any man how to keep him
so. have added from $50 to 500
to the value of horse in 20 days.
1t is cheaper for you to have your
horse broke by one who is prepared
to do the work and understands the
business than to endanger your life
by trying to do it yourself. buy and
sell good horses all the time at the
Dutch Henry feed yard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
Saloon Held Up.

The Eagle saloon, of which Mike
Jackson is proprietor, was entered
this morning about 2:30 o'clock and
held up for 1856 in cash and $3.50 in
checks. Saturday was pay day in the
Northwestern Improvement compa-
ny's mines and the proprietor had
Sashed the checks of many miners.
Eight hundred dollars of the money
with which the checks were cashed
belonged to the brewery and $500 to
Sides Brothers & Hartman. The
checks. however, were not indorsed
by Jackson and will be of no value to
the hold-ups-Roslyn Miner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
Voltage of 10000.

The voltage of the power line Of
the Washington Water Power COM
pany transmitting electricity from
the Spokane Falls to the Occur d'Al-
enc mines is to be increased from
40, 600 to 10000 volts. That will be
as high a voltage as is carried on any
wires in the world, and only two or
three lines equal it. The company has
tested the line. and it carried 10000
volts without breaking. As soon as
the connections on the transformers
are changed. $4,000 volts will be car
ried regularly Spokesman Review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
Run Over by Train.

Sheriff Doust was summoned today
to investigate the death of a man
killed last night near Cabinet on the
Northern Pacific at the boundary be-
tween Idaho and Montana. The body
was found by the engineer of the
helper engine. 1t is supposed the man
was struck by the westbound passen-
ger. The body lies in the section
house awaiting the arrival of the
sheriff and coroner. The victims
name is not known.-Rathdrum
News
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
Shot for a Cougar.

Arthur Ferguson. a 14-year-old boy
while out hunting about three miles
from East Hope, was mistaken for a
cougar by MINES Miller and instant
ly killed with a rifle ball.
The boy was hunting alone, as was
Mr.. Miller, who lives at East Hope.
Miller was looking for cougar, and
when he saw young Ferguson moving
among the bushes the lads appear
ance was like that of an animal. Mil
Ter fired and the boy fell dead When
Miller saw his mistake he was nearly
distra Review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
On the Wild Horse Range.

Messrs Patrick, Gingley and Cor
coran returned the first of the week
from an expedition after wild horses
that roam the range of Bruneau.
They report getting IL head all told
but some died and others escaped
from them. but they managed to hold
on to five head of good horses which
they state are in size to make excel
lent work animals.-Boise Capital
Journal.