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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Cory Scene in Recent Popular Novel

Wayne OF Ludworth's day was done,
and Red Ratcliffe. with little time to
spare II the oncoming Waynes were
to be met. set his two feet firmly on
the ground and tugged and tugged at
the AK where ii lay in Wayne's big
skull. and wrenched 1t loose in the
nick o. time. The STRIPPING Wayne,
lighter of foot than his kinsnian. had
outpaced him, and his sword was per-
ilously near to Ratcliffe. when at last
he wr-nched the ax-head free and
swung 1t high again; once more the
sword was turned aside. lightly as
with contempt, and foster-brother
whistled as 1t cut the air. !
Shameless Wayne was close in nov
and made desperate leap to save the
lad; his fore foot lit upon a patch OF
onal In the road and he stumbled un-
der the haft of the big ak as IL turned
and whistled down the wind and bit
the STRIPPING through the bone. Fair
on the crown Shameless Wayne
caught half the blow as II descended
ano the haft. with thick steel at its
core, was weighty-and like log he
rolled beside his fallen kinsmap."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
THE LIMIT.

A Scotch minister instructed his
clerk, who sat among the congregation
during service. to give low whistle II
anything in his sermon appeared to be
exaggerated. On hearing the minister
say. I'm those days there We're snakes
fifty feet long" the clerk gave sub.
dued whistle.
Il should have said thirty feet" add
ed the minister.
Another whistle from the clerk.
ION consulting Thompson's Concord
ance," said the minister, in confusion.
Il see the length is twenty feet"
Still another whistle; whereon the
preacher leaned over and said In n
stage whisper, "Ye can whistle as
much as We like, Macpherson, but I'll
no take anither foot off for anybody
Harper's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
When Men Fought with BattIe-Ax
and Sword Before tho Inven-
ton of "ViIIainous Saltpeter"
Made Such Weapons Obsolete.

Here is a CORY scene from Halliwell
Sutcliffe's new novel, Red O. the
Feud." The scene is In England. the
time in the indefinite past and the
weapon used for the killings Is called
a 'foster-brother," a kind of pole-ax:
He turned, to find Red Ratcliffe out
of saddle, standing to the top OF his
six feet four inches of height and hold
ing the ak in his two brawny hands.
while he swayef IL gently to and fro.
What followed passed with the speed
of tempest flung from the belly of
a clear blue sky. Wayne Of Ludworth
got his sword out somehow and leaped
back; before his friends could get to
him Red Ratcliffe had run forward.
had parried his first wild sword thrust
as one turns aside bramble in ones
path, had lifted foster-brother high
and higher yet, swinging 1t like a fail
above his head.
And then the great ak fell and
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
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THE "IE" +"

The way freight on the Coast Line
pulled out of the yards at Fourth and
King streets and had proceeded about
eight blocks when the head brakeman
discovered that tourist had carelessly
tucked himself away in n carload of
lumber. There Were no friendly greet
ings, and none of the courtesies such
as the servants of the corporation are
expected TO extend to the travelling
public. The head brakeman lifted his
right foot and 1t caught the tourist
squarely in the seat of his trousers.
When the tourist gathered himself TO-
gether he found himself sitting by the
side of the track, with the yardmaster
inspecting him quite curlously.
Where did you come from? de-
manded the yardmaster.
up around Hopland," said the
tourist.
"And where do you think you are
going?"
well. I'm aiming to reach Hot
Springs, Ark, if the seat of my pants
will hold out."-San Francisco Chron.
icle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Japan Is But Reclaiming Her Own

ance in northern waters having reach
ed ieddo, Kondo Juzo was sent to in
vestigate. He visited Etorafu island
in the Kuriles and there found that
the Russians. true TO the occidental
customs of medieval days. had ap-
propriated the unguarded territory in
that region by the simple device OF
setting up pillars TO announce its occu-
patton. Kondo removed these wit
nesses of theft and on his return to
Yeddo published book dealing with
the questions of Sakhalin (Karafuto),
the Kuriles tChishima) and KAN
chatka. The gist of his contention
was that the only tribunal to which
international disputes about boundar-
les could be appealed was the tribunal
of arms and that IL Japan hoped to
rest secure within closed gates she
must take steps to define those gates.
Now after the lapse of more than
10 years Kondo's foresight is to re-
celye national recognition. Thus ia
pan is significantly pointing to the
pages OF history, where in clear terms
her titles to this northern island are
inscribed She virtually announces
her intention of not only recovering
but also keeping"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Only General Agreement 10 That
tho Power to Attract Is Un-
failing Evidence OF Its Posses
sion.

Beauty is question for the blind
to decide" remarked Aristotle when
pressed for a definition. Later on he
wrote a treatise on the subject, but
the manuscript is not extant. and even
II It were would We ever be made to
agree on the subject of beauty?
Men like Hegel. scheiling. Fichte.
Emerson, Burke and Gautier wrote
philosophical volumes and essays on
this topic-none of them agreeing
however.
All the poets, the artists and the
musicians OF the world have tried to
tell what beauty is, and only on one
single point has a general agreement
been made evident-the essence of
beauty is the power to attract. AS
TO the secret of this power all the
world disagrees.
The brilliant Gautier says: "a
woman who is beautiful is brainy
enough; that is. she has the quality
of being beautiful. prefer a pretty
mouth to fine mind. l would give
fifty souls for a single wellformed
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Amends Made by All the Defendants

of II they behave themselves?" asked
Judge Fogarty.
"Ah is. jedge." replied Mandy. DE
Bible say ter fergib yo' ennymies en-
deze gemmen done made der poller-
giles ter me en- ak me ter 'scus'n um
fer callen me er--"
Never mind what they called YOU"
interrupted his honor. "If they took
it back and made proper amends. I'll
let them CO.
"Yaas, sub, jedge. dey done make
proper mems all right; dey men mer
front fence witch dey broke down, en-
Bill. dab, he men mer washtub witch
he hit me ov'r de haid wild en- Chink
men de kitch'n table witch he amt
bruk I all cause somebody else bruk
1t. Yaas Lord! dey done mex all de
mens' dey cud, jedge. en- Sam he
gwynter men mer parler sette next
week"
That's all right. Mandy" interject-
ed his honor. II guess you'll have
enough amends to last you life
time. But II ever get any of you
up here again I'll amend my decision
and put you all to mendlng city prop
erty. Discharged"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28

For Laundering WooIen.

In the Ladies' Home Journal. we find
the following. which we give in answer
~ query of Mrs. f. G.: Dissolve white
' pap; put about two pailfuls of warm
water in tub, and add enough dis
solved soap to make heavy suds.
Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of borax
in quart of boiling water: pour half
or this into the suds: shake the white
nannels free from dust and put them
IN the suds; work the suds through
the articles by lifting, squeezing and
kneading; never rub or twist woolens
A washing machine is excellent for all
woolen fabrics. Squeeze the water
from the washed article: rinse in two
waters having about the same tenn
perature as the washing suds: put a
cupful of dissolve borax in each rims
ing water, and pass through the
wringer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Dove of Peace. Driven from Homo
by Turbulent Scene. Again
Hovors Over the Charcoal
Flats In Serene Content.

The white-winged dove of peace
futteTs and COOS over Charcoal fats
and bowers trustingly in the ambient
ethe, even where discord was wont
to prevail. An armistice has been de-
clared and the peace plenipotentia~ie
appeared before Recorder Fogarty
yesterday morning, when the protocol
was signed and the snowy winged
bird liberated. But the dove of peace
has wary eye skinned for trouble,
for 1t Is feared hostilities will break
out anew, despite the friendly inter
vention Of his honor. says the New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Maudy Gould. a dignified matron of
Charcoal flats. some time ago caused
the arrest of Bill Sims. Chink Sims
and Sam Sims on the charge of in
suit and abuse. and this morning
agreed to withdraw the charge be-
cause the aforesaid dove had put in
its appearance.
Are you willing to let these men
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
LIGHTING LORE.
AcETYLENE ExcELs AS AN ILLU.
MlNANT.
Gas for Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cities and Large Towns, now in
General Use in the Country.

The satisfactory lighting OF subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient,
safe. economical and furnish bcil-
liant. penetrating, efulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics of the candle
or kerosene lamp. which. formerly.
were the only feasible means of pro-
ducing light for domestic use in the
rural districts.
For generations there was a crying
need. yearning for something better.
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came in the shape Of
the chemical compound. Calcium Car
bide, from which. by the simple ap-
plication of water. the gas Acetylere
is derived Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used
Common lime and carbon in the
form of coke or coal are the raw ma
terials which. fused in an intensely
heated furnace. make Calcium Car
bide. and there is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning 1t in any part of the country.
The machine into which the Cal
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted. is but little
larger than a thirty-gallon milk can.
and OF the same general form. II is
easily and cheaply installed, either in
the cellar or in an out-building.
ThA light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that II surpasses all other known illu-
minants, 1t does not taint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able In any respect. Every up-todate
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Sunday Night supper.

L wish l could head an insurrection
against the Sunday night supper as it
is usually met. 1t would be swept
out of existence with a celerity that
would be astonishing even in this day
OF rapid transit. Gone forever would
be the supper table of one section of
the Countrywide plate of cold chopped
beef or dried Goldfish. the pile of white
and brown bread, the little dishes of
apple sauce, the large ginger cookies.
Gone, too, would be that other variety
of supper table which thinks to make
up for its lack of savory dishes by its
much cake. / am afraid even bal ked
beans and brown bread, beloved as
they are by certain worthy beings.
might not stand against the bosom of
destruction.
Instead of any or all of these the
supper table that should supplant
them should be a board of surprises.
The Sunday night supper should be
the unexpected feast of the week At
this meal the family would never
know what TO look for. One time the
repast would be hot and savory; the
next it would be cold, but no less
savory. New and startling salads
would make their first bow, so to
speak, at the Sunday night supper
table, and it would be the housekcep-
er's dissipation to devise and search
out novelties for this meal. Here she
should give rein to any pioneering or
adventurous spirit she had in her and
train her family to equal daring.-Har
per's Bazaar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
44T
A DIPLOMAT.

Mark Hanna once heard a boy in his
employ say, -I wish l had Hanna's
money and he was in the poorhouse."
The senator smiled grlmly. and on re-
turning to his office, sent for the boy.
so you wish you had my money and |
was in the poorhouse. eh:" he said;
now, supposing you had your wish,
what would you do?" The youngster,
one of the readywitted Irish variety,
said with droll grin: We'll, l guess
I'd get you out of the poorhouse the
first thing" This adroit answer
brought the lad an increase of pay the
next week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
"a, !gN. .WH15FW 8
HMlREqPESs2H 3
4EC

Peach Fritters-Sift together one
cupful of flour. two level teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, and one-fourth of a
teaspoonful of salt; then pour over one
well-beaten egg and one-third of cup
full of milk; then add three tablespoon
fuls of sugar, and four peaches
chopped in small pieces; drop big
spoonfuls into hot fat; drain them on
paper; sprinkle with powdered sugar;
serve hot.
Date Whip-Wash and soak pound
of dates, then put them in water TO
simmer on the stove unEl very soft.
Remove from the fire, drain, and rub
them through sieve. And one-thrd
of cupful of sugar and a spoonful of
lemon juice, and whip in the unbea ten
whites of four eggs. Turn into but
tered mold, set in a pan of hot water
and bake slowly until firm. When
cold, serve with whipped cream.
Gravied Cucumbers Fry sliced
onion in little butter until partly
cooked, then add six cucumbers which
have been quartered lengthwise. Cook
until the cucumbers are nicely
Drowned. Remove the vegetables from
the frying pan carefully and add to the
butter left in it pint of good soup
stock. Season to taste and thicken
slightly with four-a teaspoonful will
be sufficient Put the fried vegeta bles
into this preparation; cover closely and
cook until tender enough to serve.
Peanut Pudding-Scald one pint of
milk in double boiler; beat the yolks
OF four eggs and four tablespoonfuls
of brown sugar together. and stir in
three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
made smooth with a little milk. Stir
This mixture constantly until it thick
ems, then add one cupful of peanut
paste and flavor with tablespoonful
of lemon juice. Pour into pudding
dish and cover with meringue made
by beating the whites of four eggs
with six tablespoonful of powdered
sugar. Sc; in the oven 70 brown.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
TIE TRuTHFuL GUIDE.

1t is told of n lady that. while tour
ing in the Scottish Highlands one
summer. she was taken to a cave in
which Macbeth was said to have been
born. She examined the cave atten-
lively. and listened to the eloquent
speech of her guide. AT the end she
said to the man: Come, now. tell me
truly. is this really the place where
Macbeth was born:''
The guide smiled awkwardly. He
shifted about little. Well" he said,
its one of the places"-Glasgow Her
aid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
ia@s
INCONSIDERATE.

A lady who complained to her milk
man of the quality of milk he sold her
received the following explanation:
You see, mum, they don't get enough
grass feed this time o. year. Why.
them cows o mine are just as sorry
about it as l am. l often see 'em
cryin' = regular cryin'. mum - because
they feel as how their milk don't do
'em credit. Don't you believe it.
mum?" "Oh, yes. l believe it," re-
sponded the customer; :but | wish in
future you'd see that they don't drop
their tears into our can" = Harper's
Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
GET POW Err.
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skill
the requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not a good steam pro-
ducer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs. | suf-
fered grievously for a long time from
stomach troubles" writes a lady from
a little town In Missouri.
at seemed as II | would never be
able to find out the sort OF food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that | could eat would stay on my
stomach. Every attempt gave me
heartburn and filled my stomach with
gas. | got thinner and thinner until
! literally became a living skeleton
and in time was compelled to keep
to my bed.
"A few months ago | was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had
such good effect from the very begin
ming that have kept up its use ever
since. ! was surprised at the ease
with which l digested It. 1t proved
TO be just what needed. All my un-
pleasant symptoms, the heartburn. the
inflated feeling which gave me SO
much pain disappeared. My weight
gradually increased from 98 to 116
lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back. and am now
able to do my housework and enjoy
tr The (.ra Mute If1 - No
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich.
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food
There's a reason"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
WHAT 1T SUGGESTED.

A teacher in a Boston public school
was seeking to give her boys definite
idea of what a volcano was: therefore
she drew picture of one on the black
board. Taking some red chalk she
drew fiery flames pouring from the
summit of the volcano, and when the
drawing was done. she turned to the
class before her, and said: Can any
of you tell me what that looks likeT'
One boy Immediately held up his hand.
and the teacher asked: "Well. joey.
you may tell u.s. 1T looks like hades,
ma'am." replied Joey. with startling
promptness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
FAMILY ILLUMINANTs.

Little Charlie was very fond of
watching his mother dress. One day,
when she was brushing her hair, he
exclaimed: Mamma, why does your
hair snap so?" Because there is so
much electricity in it, she replied.
Charlie sat looking at her for few
moments very thoughtfully. and then
he could contain himself no longer
when he burst out with: What a
queer family we must be! Grandma
has gas in her stomach and you have
electricity in your hair
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
JUST AS HE THOUGHT.

A small boy was reciting in n
geography class. says tire Ladies'
Home Journal. The teacher was try
ing to teach him the points of the com
pass. She explained: "On your right
is the south. your left the north. and
in front of you is the east. Now. what
is behind youi"
The boy studied for moment, then
puckered up his face. and bawled: Il
knew it. 1 told ma you'd see that
patch in my pants"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
uNcoNscIous HuMoR.

During one of the frequent revolu-
tions in Haiti. the commander of the
government forces at Port au Prince
made a requisition on the authorities
at Cape Haitien for men TO aid in
putting down the uprising. After a
somewhat rough experience of two or
three days. the authorities got together
the required number of men and loaded
them aboard ship. Then the following
message was sent: Commander
Government Forces. Port au Prince
Sir: / send you per steamer Saginaw
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
SOME MISTAKE. HE THoUGHr.

SOME MISTAKE. HE THOUGHT.
An Englishman. while passing along
the main street in Bangor. Me-. stepped
in hole in the sidewalk and, falling
broke his leg. He brought suit against
the city for one thousand dollars. and
engaged Hannibal Hamlin for counsel
Hamlin won his case. but the city APP
pealed TO the supreme court. Here
also the decision was for Hamlln's
client After settling up the claim
Hamlin sent for his client and handed
him one dollar. Whats this?' asked
the Englishman. That's your dam
ages. after taking out my fee. the cost
of appeal. and several other expenses"
said Hamlin. The Englishman looked
at the dollar and then at Hamlin
What's the matter with this?" he
asked, lis it bad?" 80. ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Scatter the Kindly Words of Praise

II you tell him he's a good one,
And pat him on the back?
There are some who think it's praIsIng
Not To raise row and kick
And they'll pay an extra dollar
To a chap that's extra slick:
But II isn't that that heartens-
. It's the kind word and the thought
For the deed done and the doer
Out of which the good is wrought.
As when the weary pilgrim.
Who has trod the long hard way.
with Its profits and its losses
Measured to him day by day
Hears the kind words OF the Master
Like the songs Of che ubim.
Wen done. thou good and faithful"-
II i Heaven enough for him.
William j. I-ampton IN The Surfey
Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
A DIETETIC DIFFICULTY.

1t is related of an Irish coachman
that, being in failing health. his doc
tor prescribed more animal food for
him. Remembering his case n few
days afterwards, he called upon Pat
at the stable. well. Pat" said he
"how are you getting on with the
treatment" "Oh, sure sir" Pat re-
piled. "oi manage all right with the
grain and oats, but it's mighty hard
with the chopped hay"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Too Often We Wait Until Too
Late to Bestow Our Express
sions of Love and Apprecia-
ton on Dear Ones.

It's an easy thing to say IL,
And to say 1t good and strong,
And to say II pretty frequent,
For It helps "A chap along.
oh, Of course, you pay him money,
Doubtless all that he is worth;
But does money. man and brother,
Represent the best OF earth?
What's the good of keeping from him
Any good thing you might say
That VIII lift his load OF labor
And is something more than pay2
II hes worthy Of your praises,
DE- you think that he'll be slack7-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28

Rufus Choate once tried to get n
Boston witness TO give his idea of alb
sent mindedness. Well" said the
witness. who was a typical New Eng
land Yankee. Il should say that man
who thought he'd left his watch TO
hum. and took 1t out of his pocket to
see If he'd time TO go hum and get 1t,
was leetle absent-minded."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Buttonhoie. That Last.

In making buttonholes in children's
underclothes, after getting the hole
ready to be worked. place a cord q
use fine binding twine) around the hole
with the part at the front (where the
wear of the button comesl and work
over 1t; the buttonholes will then out
wear the garment.-A. NJ. B.. in The
Home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
A PROBATION.

A well-dressed man who registered
Mt hotel in st. Joseph. Mo-. casually
remarked that he never Travelled with
out his own fire-escape. at the same
time exhibiting the contrivance which
he carried. I'm case of fire. he said.
Il can let myself down from any hotel
window" The landlord said. gravely:
Our terms for guests with frees
capes are cash in advance"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Mlikx
To DIn RrDth

To dip broth or soup from the kettle
When cooking, and the fat is on it.
draw the kettle forward to the hot
part of the range, making the soup boil
furiously. This raises a large bubble
in the middle of the pot from which a
cupful of soup at a time may be dipped
out-that fat all goes to the sides Of
the pot.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
Household
1>Matters
A BeautifaI Flower piece.

For beautiful flower centrepiece fill
glass bowl with carbonated water
and Immediately arrange in it nasiur-
tiums with plenty of leaves. The fow-
ers will soon be covered with sparkling
dew, presenting the coolest appearance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
JUsTIFIABLE DISCRETION.

Mr.. Timothy Woodruff says that in
town ''up the State" there are two
lrishmen who for some time have been
on bad terms with each other. Not
long ago Flaherty had, according to
the notions of his friends, been the
recipient of what could be deemed
nothing else than an insult from the
other Irishman. So they urged upon
him the desirability of vindicating his
honor by promptly chastising his an
cient enemy.
But it would appear that Flaherty
was a man of some prudence. for,
said he, hes more than me equal.
Look at the size of him, The mans a
giantw
Very well,' responded friend, dis
gusted by Flaherty's exhibition of
weakness, Lave him go-that is, IL
you're wantin' people goin' about sayin'
that you're a coward"
well, / dunno" responded Flaherty
placidly- "At any rate. I'd rather have
thin sayin' that than the day afther.
tomorrow exclaimin', How natural
Flaherty looksr "-Collier's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28

to-day one hundred volunteers. Please
return the ropes with which they are
tied. Commander at Port Haitien."
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28

Few men have faith enough to
leave their umbrellas in the vestibue
of a church