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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

When the mistress of a Madison
avenue home returned from shopping
she detected the odor of her favori,s
brand of perfume, whicn evidently
mad been applied without stint A new
negro chambermaid Immediately fei
under suspicion.
Annie" began the woman, expect
ing fiat denial. have you been using
my perfume"
''Yes'm, yes'm,' replied Annie, with
genuine delight on her chocolate -hued
face. "Fust time in nah life l ever
smelt sweet."-New York Press.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
U. B. Church Announcements.

U. b, church announcements for Sun
day, July D:
At Bethel Sunday school at 10 a. m.,
class meeting at H., Y. p. G. U. at s p IN.
Sidney-No Sunday school, G. Il. at
7;aD p. M preaching at 8.
Biou Basin-Outdoor meeting in Phil
lips grove; Preaching at IL o'clock, bas-
ket dinner, children's service at . p. m,
preaching at 2:30 by Evangelist Hamil-
ton assisted by Mr. Garmong, singer
All are invited.
Eastonville- Sunday school at 10 a IN !,
preaching at IL by Rev. l.. G. Davis, of
the Free Methodist church.
j. n. DAVIS, Pastor.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten
Dollars Earned.

The average man does not save to ex-
coed ten per cent of his earnings. He
must spend nine dollars in living expen-
ses for every dollar saved. That being
the case he cannot be too careful about
unnecessary expenses. Very often few
cents properly invested, like buying seeds
for his garden, will save several dollars
outlay later on. 1t is the same in buy
ing Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dianhoea Remedy. 1t costs but few
cents, and bottle Of it in the house oft
en- saves doctors bill of several dollars.
For sale by Fred Long.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
CHOLERA INFANTUn.
Child Not Expected to Live from One
Hour to Another, hut Cured by
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

. Ruth, the little daughter of E. N
Dewey of Agnewville, Va, was seriously
i'll OF cholera infantum last summer. ave
gave her up and did not expect her to
live from one hour to another" he says.
Il happened to think of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and got bottle of it from the store. In
five hours | saw a change for the better.
taken the half of one small bottle she
was we'll" This remedy is for sale by
Fred Long
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Biiou BASIN

From Our Special Correspondent.
July 3 The school board is having
some repair work done on the school
building.
Mrs. ID. f. Petetish is improving from
her injuries sustained in a recent runa-
way and has returned to her home.
A number of the Basin people attend
ed the children's day exercises at Sidney
Sunday.
Samuel Masters has opened a shoe re-
pairing shop on the ground adjoining the
cheese factory.
u. L. Holden has built pitless scale
on his ranch.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

Germany heads the list as the read
ing nation and Russia is falling tc
zero Ia 1893 23,007 books were pub
lished in Germany, as compared witt
S,OS2 in Russia. In regard to newspa
pers. the inhabitants of the Unite
States are catered to by $4,000 jour
nails, while Russia, with population
of 130,d00,000, has only 500.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Thirteen Years On the wnx.

September 20, 1890, a postcard wa
posted in Birmingham. England cor
rectly addressed to a Keswick ro5i
dent 1t was safely delivered Ausuv
13, 1903, having been nearly thirtee'
years on the way. The postmarh
were distinct: Birmingham, Sep
29. 1890" and "Kesw.ck. August. l.
1903"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

If a Burmese man and his wife wis,
to become divorced they buy two
candles, especially made for the pun
pose. These they light simultaneous
". The one who's candle goes ou
nrst leaves the house forever; the on,
whose candle burns longer keeps til,
house and all the property.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

The new Springfield rife is probs
bly, the most effective military arm ii
the world. A distance of fifty feet +
penetrates ffty-fve one-inch pine
boards placed one inch apart 1t haf
a muzzle velocity Of 2.300 feet sec
Dnd, and carries a ball five miles, al
though one mile is the greatest dis
tance that any rife can be effective
even with telescopic SIGHTS.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

A Joplin woman was on a train re
Gently, when, while leaning from .
window, she coughed out her false
teeth. She insisted that the train bc
stopped instantly, for she was goinf
on visit to her sister. who, she dc
clared, would never. never recognizc
her without her teeth. The trainmer
however, did not agree with her.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
A Surprise Party.

"A pleasant surprise party may be given
to your stomach and liver by taking
medicine which viii relieve their pain
and discomfort, viz: Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. They are a most wonderful
remedy, affording sure relief and cure
for headache, dizziness and constipation.
25c at Longs drug store.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Punishment for wlfe pea.rtsrs

The Louisiana supreme court ha
affirmed the constitutionality of an az
passed by the legislature at its las
session which provides for the punish
ment with imprisonment at hard labor
of men who desert their wives or fai
to support their wives and children.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Good for Stomach Trouble and Con-
situation.

"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets have done me great deal of
good says c.. Towns, of Rat Portage,
Ontario, Canada. Being a mild physic
the after effects are not unpleasant, and
I can recommend them to all who suffer
from stomach disorder For sale by
Fred Long.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

The building Of palatial hotels il
New York keeps pace with that o.
theaters, The fall, which will brinl
curtain rlsings at half dozen new
playhouses, will see the doors of a.
many new hostelries opened, not soor
to close again, night or day.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Foul Tip Kills Doctor

A successful physician, who was a
amateur base ball player, in the cit,
of Providence. ard was extremely fon
Of the recreation. was killed by :
foul tip" from his own bat, the bal
striking him in the temple.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

There are three reasons why mothers
prefer One Minute Cough Cure. First,
it is absolutely harmless; second, it tastes
good children love H.: third, it cures
coughs, Group and whoopiug cough when
other remedies fail. Sold by Fred Long.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

This is the season when red mites
infest your poultry coops. Try Pratt's
Lice Killer. For sale by Russell Gates
Mercantile Co.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06

Leave your order at the Tribune news
stand Tor Dem, er and Colorado Springs
Sunday papers.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
Commissioners Proceedings.

kiowa, Colo, June 26, 1905.
The following bills we're presented and
allowed by the board of county commits
sloners during the April meeting;
Frank Dondero. Justice Of the
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
woman's Kingdom Sacrificed.

We have somewhere seen 1t assert
ed that the women who have done
the most to move the world for good,
were the women with natural.slzed
waists. We do not doubt the truth of
this. Deep breathing has much to do
with deep thinking; CONSTRUCTED
waist means small vital capacity: a
natural waist means large vital ca
pacity, and consequent ability OF
healthful. vigorous life and action.
Said Miss Frances Willard. in one OF
her addresses;
BE 1t remembered that until woman
comes TO her kingdom physically, she
will never really come at all. Created
TO be well and strong and beautiful.
she long ago sacrificed her constltu.
ton. and has ever since been living
on her bylaws. She has made of her.
self an hourglass. whose sands of life
passed quickly by She has walked
when she should have run, sat when
she should have walked, reclined when
she should have sat
"She has allowed herself to become
a mere lay figure upon which could
be fastened any lump or hoop or
farthngale that fashion mongers
show; and ofttlmes her head Is a mere
rotary ball, upon which millluers
perch whatever they please-be It bird
of paradise or beast or creeping thing.
"She has hedraggled her senseless
long skirts in whatever combination
Of filth the streets presented. submit.
ting to motion the most awkward
and degrading known TO the entire
animal kingdom for nature has en-.
dowed all others that carry trains
and tails with the power OF lifting
them without turning In their ira IS.
but fashionable woman pays lowllest
obelsance to wha, follows in her own
wake; and, as she does so, cuts the
most grotesque figure outside a jump
ing jack.
"She is creature born TO the free.
dom and beauty Of Diana, but she Is
swathed by her skirts. splntered by
her stays, bandaged by her tight waist.
and pinioned by her sleeves. until.
alas, that | should I've to say Il:
a trussed turkey or a spitteo goose
her most appropriate emblems
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
HEALTHY CHILDREN.

without good health life is not
worth living. Sickly, peevsh chill.
dren are source OF endless trouble
and anxiety to their parents, yet the
chlldren's condition Is frequently due
TO their parents ignorance or thought
lessness, or both.
To make children healthy and to
keep them In that condition Il Is nee
essary to feed them proper food and
TO see that they get plenty OF exer.
else and fresh air. Meat is very bad
for children. II should be avoided
and food rich In phosphates, such as
Pillsbury's Vltos. should be given In
Its place.
This food is truly the "meat OF the
wheat" II is made by the worlds
greatest millers and II is free from
artificial coloring or adulteration. II
Is not especially a chlld's food Your
whole family will enjoy this common
sense cereal. II makes n wholesome,
substantial breakfast or an appetite.
ing dessert and can be prepared in
one hundred different ways.
Every good grocer will supply you
with Pillsbury's Vitos. Large pack
age-enoush to make twelve pounds
OF strength-building food, zoe. Ask
your grocer about II to-day.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01

a pile on one Of his four mats. and he
wants to transfer the pile to one of
the other mats by moving one saucer
at time from mat to mat without
ever placing a saucer on one that is
smaller than itself. This can be done
In seventeen moves II you go about It
in the right way. Can you perform
the feat? If you can. then try to find
the fewest possible moves for remov-
ing a pile of ten saucers, and also
pile Of thi,ty-six
A practical way Of trying this puzzle
is to use a pile Of counters numbered
l, 2, 3, 4, etc, doWnwards. and never
place a counter on another that has a
smaller number. When you have
found the easy solution for six YOU
will not be satisfied until you have
mastered the case of ten. The case of
thirty-six is given for the benefit of
those readers who like a hard nut to
crack
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Physical achievements.

One Of the most sensible things a
person can do, whether he is sick or
well is to reinforce his strength las
fast as possible. by availing himself
Of all the assistance that he can Sc.
cure by the enthusiastic and intelli.
gent employment Of the various phys
biological agencies that are within his
reach
The most important trio of natural
remedies is dietetics, hydrotherapJ
and proper exercise. Other valuable
agencies are pure air light In various
forms, electricity and cheerfulness.
Most people could very materially in.
crease their physical defense by So.
curing the reaction from a daily ap-
plication Of cold in some form. Care
ful scientific observations have shown
that such treatment Increases almost
Immediately the number Of white
blood cells in the general circulation
thereby increasing the ability of the
body to capture germs as well as to
repair diseased structures.
A general who could so easily add
to the fighting strength of his army,
would certainly be regarded as a lun.
attic If he did not avail himself of the
opportunity. Yet there are thousands
OF semi-inyalds who do not concern
themselves in the least as to how they
may improve their weakened and wan
ing life forces.
There are multitudes of these who
only need to adopt a wholesome and
rational dietary to be speedily enamel.
pated from their present state of in.
yalidism. Others would in an amaz-
ingly short time be able to shake of
the moss Of disease if they would be-
come sufficiently aroused to cease
their sedentary life, and begin to en-.
gage in active, stirring physical exer.
else. or course, at first there would
be some rebellion on the part of the
unused joints. and long-tlme-neglected
muscles.
The same sunlight that can place
halo Of glory on all nature, can put
color into the pale cheeks that have
been so carefully shut away from its
health and life-giying beams.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
PARALYSIS CURED
Case Seemed Hopeless but Yielded 20
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

AhNN lIns
Mr.. Kenney has actually escaped from
the paralytic's fate to which he seemed a
short time ago hopelessly doomed. The
surprising report has been fully verified
and some important details secured in a
personal interview with the recent suf.
ferer.
"The DOCTOR" said Mr. Kenney, told
me that if wanted to live any length
Of time l would have to give up work al
together, and he told my friends that
the paralysis which had begun would in
time involve my whole body"
just how were you afflicted at this
time p Mr.. Keuney was asked
well, had first hot, and then cold
and clammy feelings, and at times my
body felt as IL needles were being stuck
into IL. These sensations were followed
by terrible pains, and again would have
40 feeling at all, but numbness would
come over me, aud would not be able to
move. The most agonizing tortures came
from headaches and a pain in the spine
Night after night could not get my
natural sleep and my system was wrecked
by the strain of torturing pains aud the
effect OF the Opiates / was forced to take
TO induce sleep. As | look back on the
terrible suffering l endured during this
period often wonder how retained my
reason through il all
But relief came quickly when
was induced TO try DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. The very first box
seemed to help me, and seven boxes made
me entirely we'll There can be no doubt
about the thoroughness of my cure. for
have worked steadily ever since and that
is nearly four years "
Mr.. Kenney is at present employed by
the Merrimac Hat Company and resides
at l0l Aubin street. Amesbury. Mass.
The remedy which he used with such
satisfactory results, is sold by all drug.
gists. or direct by the DR. William,
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N Y.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
BUILD
UP
UTAH.

We ask you to use Three Crown pro.
ducts because they are the best Of the
good ones"
We ask you to insist that your gro
Ger supplies you with Three Crown
goods, because every time you buy
can Of Three Crown Baking Powder
or Spices, a bottle Of Three Crown
Extracts, or package Of Three Crown
Tea or Coffee, you are helping to
build up an industry that has been
helping to build up Utah for rs years,
We furnish employment to a large
number Of people--we want to furnish
il TO a larger number. These people
build homes in our state, they help
the grocer, the butcher, the coal man,
the ice man, the clothier and dry
goods merchant. and other lines by
giving them that support necessary to
their success. When others prosper
YOU must share in their prosperity,
and therefore IL is to our mutual profit
and advantage that you insist on being
supplied with Three Crown Products.
We thank you for your past sup
port and encouragement, and in anti.
eipation Of your further patronage.
Respectfully,
HEWLETT BROS. co
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
The National Mining Congress

viii be held at FL Paso, Texas, No
sember IA to IS. 1905. Interesting
program and entertainment for visi-
tors. One fare plus 81 90 round trip
rom northwestern territory. with
cheap side trips to Old Mexico, and
other points, via Santa Fe railway,
the quick line. For dates of sale OF
above tickets and for train service.
see or write, c. f. WARREN, Genl
Agent, A. T. & S. F. Ry, All Dooly
Blk. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
ECZEMA FOR TWO YEARS.
Little Girls Awful Suffering With Ter
rible Skin Humor-Sleepless
Nights for Mother-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

"My lille girl had been suffering
for two years from eczema, and dur
ing that time could not get nights
sleep, as her ailment was very severe
| had tried so many remedies, deriv
ing no benefit, had given up all hope
But as Iast resort | was persuaded
to try Cuticura. and one box of the
Ointment and two bottles OF the Re
solvent, together with the Soap, eff
fected a permanent cure.-Mrs. |. b
Jones, Addington, Ind. T."
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Things Out OF siaht.


Al this season OF the year. when
cellars are being filled with the pro
visions for winter, the utmost pains
should be taken to provide against the
Introduction of unnecessary dirt and
decaying substances. Tubers TO be
stored In the food cellar should Qrst
be either brushed or washed. thst nc
Unnecessary dirt may be introduced
into the room. Everything should be
so placed and arranged as to facili
tate frequent cleanings, and to pre-
vent the accumulation OF dust and
dit In hooks and corners.
Dach autumn and spring. the en-
tire contents OF the cellar should be
literally turned out of DOORS" and
every portion OF the room thorough
ly disinfected with soap and water
fresh whitewash or In some other
practicable way. At any time an
odor Of mustiness in the cellar should
DO considered a signal of danger tc
be attended to at once. II careful
cleaning and airing does not remove
II, more vigorous measures should be
employed Examine the drainage and
the contents of the cellar, and remove
the cause, II possible. II the cause
Is not discernible, the whole room
should be dislnfected. or, as may be
needed In some cases. reconstructed
The basement or shed where fuel
Is kept should In no wise be neglect
ed; floor Of some sort is essential
to protect from dampness. Decompos
Ing matter OF any sort Is to be avoid
ed II one desires a healthy home.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
orhe oaII Of the wIIderne.,. =


The Return 20 Nature" cry, which
Is becoming so prevalent and inslstent
In these days OF physical degeneracv
is, according 10 Richard A. Haste. an
effort OF nature TO preserve the race.
I'VE are ne says, becoming over.
civilized. Tho rcd blood is thinning in
our veins, and the marrow OF our
bones Is drying up. The world Is too
much with Is. We are wasting our
powers and losing sight OF our origin.
But there are times when we are
reminded OF our INTERCHANGEABLE free
dom OF unlimited space, and our kin
ship with the life OF the wild. In the
midst OF our struggles 10 get on when
surfeited with books or brain.fapged
with too much thinking. when the fin.
gers have grown numb with the han
ding of ledgers, and the ewes dim
with gazing al the eyerpresent dollar
sign; In the agony OF soul.represslon
that attends this eternal strife OF get
ting and spending, there comes 10
ever" one, like the echo OF memory.
the distant call OF the wilderness The
call is insistent-the impdlse To heed
instructive. II is al once nromulsa.
ton and rerornitIor OF the great
law OF race p.eservat0n.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01

Omaha, Nebr.. Oct 26.-It is re.
Ported from Casper. Wyo., that sales
of town lots for the new town OF sho.
shone, located at the edge of the
Wind River Reservation on the new
line Of The Chicago & North Western
Railway across the state from Cas-.
per. have been unprecedented.
Bidding for town lots runs high and
large number have been disposed of
within a short time. Buyers evident
ly figure on the growth OF the city
here when the Indian Reservation is
thrown open to settlement next June.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Old Mill Now a Church.

It is always interesting to note a
buildlng which has been made into a
church out OF some purely secular
structure. and a church which. hay
ing outlived its day in a generation
is sold for a purely commercial pur.
pose. It is not often that church
or chapel bears the mark of its pre-.
vious purpose as the church OF st.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01

Which | have noticed" said the
man who was chewing fine cut and
telling how to run peace conventions
and dig canals and do other odd Jobs
OF world work, which | have noticed
speaking about nothing in particular
that before man Is married he wor
ries because he knows he isn't as
smart as the girl thinks he is, and
after he is married he worries be
cause he knows she knows he isn't as
smart as he might be-"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
GOOD READING FOR CHILDREN
Best Way to Develop Sound Taste II
Literature

GeeA w ~ ~ CNHN'ef ONN''N 80
Literature.
There ought to he a collection OF
good books within the reach OF every
child from the earliest years. These
books ought to he selected with the
utmost care. and should exclude all
inferior. sensational and careless
writing The list ought to exclude a
large number Of the books written
especially for children. because many
Of these books lack reality and liter
arv quality
a child who Is brought mp with we'll
bred people will have good manners
far more certainly than a child who
is taught good manners in any for
NAL way; and much the best way to
develop a sound taste for literature
I'm children is to make them familiar
with the best writing from the very
first. and to shut them off from access
Il inferior writing The best litera.
ture offers every kind OF writing
which should interest a child.-Week-
IL Scotsman
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Dead Reckoning

Dead reckoning Is a term used In
navigation TO express the estimation
that is made of ships place without
having recourse to observation of the
celestial bodies. 1t is made by observ.
ing the way she makes by the log
and the course on which she has been
steered, making allowance for drift.
leeway. etc.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Boots as "crIbsr

One of the universities has iusti-
tuted a special inquiry into the re.
markable success which attended its
students in recent examination. Il
leaked out that the students wrote
dates and names on their brilliantly
polished boots with ordinary black.
lead pencils. and by means OF holding
the feet In a peculiar position the
writing was logible to the candidate.
though invisible TO any one who
looked al Il from another angle.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01
Medical Proaress.

The materia medlca Of twenty-five
years ago Is obsolete. No good doc
tor now treats symptoms-he neither
gives you something to settle your
stomach nor TO cure your headache
These things are timely tlng.a-llngs-
natures warning bell-look out! And
the doctor tells you so, and charges
you a fee sufficient to impress you
with the fact that he is no fool but
that you Archie Philistine.