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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Pick or Caterpillar Eaos.

When the trees are bare is the time
to hunt the caterpillar eggs and re-
move them from the branches. II this
can be done in December, 1t should be
done at that Time, because the days
are mild, and boy can climb about
the tree tops without being exposed
to the cold winds that win interfere
with the work later in .he winter.
The eggs will be found in clusters or
rings about the twigs and smaller
branches. They are easily recognized,
and cutting them out will prevent the
appearance of the colonies next sp,ing.
The sooner the work is done the more
certain will the orchard owner be that
the clusters of eggs will no. be for
gotteL. Next spring there will be a
great many things to do. and 1t is very
ensy not to find time then for work of
this kind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
increaslrs the Ega Yield.

We have found IL somewhat difficult
to increase the egg yield per ben.
though we have taken great deal OF
pains In the matter. With just farm
flock 1t Is not possible to use some ~
the devices that can be used by the
nses: that make specially of poultry
raising and have men always at hand
to do any kind OF work required. There
Is the trap nest II serves to show
how many eggs hen will lay and
when she lays them, but II IL OF no use
to talk about using that kind OF IN
arrangement on the farm. for the rea-
son that people are too busy to attend
to 1t. We can't keep the children at
home from school TO watch the hens
and let them out OF their prison when
they have laid an egg
However l am certain that the trap
nests are only approximately correct.
They only show what eggs the hens
lay In the trap nests. | was visiting
not long ago an establishment where
they use trap nests. asked the man
ager what was done with the eggs
that were dropped outside OF the trap
nests, and he said those did not count
Some hens win lay only In certain
nest. and when they cannot have ac-
cess to that ncsf on account OF some
other hen being there they simply
drop their eggs where they can. The
trap nests increase the number of
eggs dropped. II may be that some
of the hens that have failed to reach a
certain standard laid their eggs else
where than In the trap nests ] think
the trap nests are a great help to the
person that has enough leisure 10 look
after them. but do not think that they
tell the whole story.
On most of our farms nothing is
done TO increase the egg yield. be
lieve that the most practical method
for us farmers 10 use is to employ
egg bands and then make sure that
we kill of all the fowls that have
passed their most useful years and
All their places with yomng pullets
Just In the prime of their laying abil-
ity. also believe that we can in
crease the egg yield by feeding less
corn and coming nearer TO balanced
ration.
Union Co.. Ohio Warren Wilson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Easy Games Of Magic.

Take a coin in each hand and then
hold both arms out straight to left
and right. Now say that you will get
both coins into one hand without
changing the position of your arms in
the least. After everybody is wildly
curious to know how you are going to
do it, walk to a mantelpiece. lay the
coin from one outstretched hand on
1t, and turn around and take it up in
the other.
Then tell another person that you
have hypnotized him SO that he is un-
able to take off his coat alone. He
will take it off Immediately, of course,
to prove that you are wrong. but the
moment he starts you take off your
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
A Kind CROW.

Yos have often heard, boys and
girls. Of animals helping each other.
hut perhaps you would like to know
Of very kind crow who appeared at
country house not long ago.
The family was much interested in
watching a little black bird make fire.
quent visits to an old chicken coop,
which 1t entered by the door. For
I six days in succession the crow kept
p these regular visits. to the great
astonishment of the watchers.
AT last it was discovered that good
Mr.. Grow had been carrying corn all
this time to poor little hen who had
beth caught by the neck between the
bars of the coop in such way that
1t could not be seen from the outside.
When the hen was set free, Mr..
Grow sprang at her triumphantly and
/. conducted her to a basin of water
standing near by. as il to say, Nov.
queReh your thirst"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
The Bun Color in nreeds.

Some one asserts that the .buff cplsr
In fowls shows strong tendency To
become lighter from generation To
generation. We doubt II this ap-
plies to all fowls. The original
Bun Cochins doubtless hold their
color very well, but many of the
newer breeds have white In their
make up, that is. the ancestors of
these bun birds have many OF them
been white birds. which win explain
the tendency of the bun birds to
change to white. It is probably true
that the bun color win remain in the
breed in which 1t has been the pre-
vafIing color for centuries.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Now.


II you have hard work to do.
Do 1t now.
To-day the skies are clear and blue
To-rnnEyow clouds may come ia view
Yesterday is not for you;
Do 1t now.
II you have n song to sing.
Sing 1t now.
4 Let tho notes OF gladness ring
Clear as song OF bird in spring
Let every day some music bring-
Sing II now.
II yon have kind words to say.
Say them now.
Tomorrow may not come your way.
DO Kindness while you may.
Leved snes will not always stay;
Say them now.
II you have smile to show.
Show IL now.
ldaike hearts happy. roses grow.
Let the friends around you know
uhe love you have before they go;
Show It now.
-Cnars>s r. Skinner. in New York Sun
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

coat also. and thus you prove to him
that he couldn't take OF his coat
alone.
Then you announce that you will
show the guests something that no
human being ever saw before, and
that no human eye will ever see again.
You crack a nut. show the kernel and
say: mo human being ever saw that
before" Then you pop 1t into your
mouth and say. "And no human being
will ever see it again"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Keeping the AThreadr Of , stor,

Each player holds the ends of a rib.
bon or string in her hand, the other
end of all the ribbons or strings be-
ing held by the leader. who begins
to tell the story. Every one must pay
close attention. for at any moment
she may freak of, at the same time
pulling one OF the ribbons. The hold
er of 1t without delay must take up
the story and continue it until the
leader pulls another ribbon. which
transfers the task to aame one else.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

Pup was in despair.
All at once he thought OF the front
door-bell. He had seen the kind lady's
friends pull the knob, when they
called. and why not he?
"Bing! Bang! -Bing."wers the bell,
Pup holding the knocker in his mouth
the while and listening for the ap-
proach of footsteps.
1t seemed an age, although 1t was a
very short time. tefore Pup heard the
voice of the kind lady who had given
him bread crusts and old bones. call
down the stairs: Who's there?"
ITS mel" yelped back Pup. Come
quick! Hurry"
The kind lady who had given Pup
bread crusts and old bones, recogniz-
ing his voice, opened the door and
looked out.
Excuse me for interrupting your
Sleep" said Pup. with low bow, but
the whole rear of the house is on fire."
Mercy" screamed the kind lady
who had given Pup bread crusts and
old bones.
Just then the firemen came, and as
the flames spread, more and more, the
kind lady who had given Pup bread
crusts and old bones clutched from
the hall rack an opera cloak, and en-
veloping herself in it, she and Pun
watched the firemen as they worked,
and when they had finished their la
bors. all they had saved was the
ground on which the house once stood.
But the kind lady, who had given
Pun bread crusts and old homes Was
wealthy, and she did not care great
deal for the loss. In fact. she was a wise
woman and carried heavy insurance.
and within few weeks, new house
stood where the old one went down.
Nor was the new house all that was
built. Out in the rear yard was erect
ed one of the finest dog houses in the
world. 1t was a model dog house,
throughout. and on the front door
plate was engraved. on silver bar,
the only name the master had ever
known-"Pup."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Color O Feed and Flesh.

There is popular superstition
among breeders of fowls that If
yellow corn is fed to them for a
very long time it win produce
a yellow color in the flesh. This
has never been proved, and most OF
us will question If it Is so. We know
that the color of fowls depends large
ly upon the breed. Most Of the Euro
pean birds have white flesh; most of
the American birds. yellow flesh. II
any of our readers believe that thay
have been able TO effect color or
flesh by feed. we will be glad to hear
from them
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
How Much Glover Seed Per Acre.

1t requires in the neighborhood Of
Is pounds of clover seed to give the
best results in the sowing of land de.
voted to the growing OF clover only.
II it is to be seeded with a nurse
crop, less clover seed will be needed
1t is usual to seed on the snow above
the wheat field that is already green
with the wheat sowed In the fall. In
such a case eight pounds OF clover
sssd should be enough.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

are TOO snort! Because his legs stick
out two feet
Why is it dangerous to go in the
woods in spring? Because the bull
rush is out. the cowsiips around, the
grasses have blades, the flowers have
pistils and the little twigs are shooting.
When were walking sticks first men,
toned in the Bible? When Eve pre-
scented Adam with Cain.
What is it that you can put up a
stovepipe down, but you can't put
down stovepipe up? An umbrella.
Why is dogs tail like the heart
of tree? Because it is farthest from
the bark.
What kind of cat do we usually
find in a large library? A catalogue.
Why does goose come out OF the
water? For sundry reasons.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
HOW PUP SAVED HIS MISTRESS
BY EUGENE o. nAyFIELD R.. M

First he tried barking, and then
bowling, at the kitchen door.
Next he barked and then howled at
the windows. Still there was no re-
sponse.
BY this time the entire roof of the
east wing of the house was ablaze and
the flames were eating their way to-
ward the section of the big structure
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
FIoors In Poultry Houses.

The old wooden floors In many
of our poultry houses make IL
possible for the rats to destroy
the chickens. A wooden floor is
all right II it is properly built
and is raised foot or more from the
ground, which prevents the rodents
from Gnawing hole through It. Many
OF the poultry house floors are laid
within two or three inches Of the
ground and almost without exception
such floors become shelters for %
d. as.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

Branches that are trimmed from
fruit trees should not be left on the
ground, but should be burned.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

Looks out for mice in the orchard.
They will prove very destructive to
the young trees after the snow comes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

oHi9' D"s. D"'S.
me bread crusts and old bones must
be awakened. or she viii be burned
to death. 1 must do more than bow
wow"
Higher and higher the flames crept
Ip the cornice. Then the shinglen
caught, and it was apparent to Pup
that II he was to save the kind lady
1hs had given him bread crusts and
old bones. he must act quickly
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Merely Arrangement.

Add the figures 1 to Q inclusive and
make 100
1t sounds impossible, but an expert
"puzzler" shows that It is merely a
matter of arrangement. Here is the
demonstration:
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

''Ineptitude" is the latest unusual
word to apply for editorial favor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Bow and Arrows.

First. a stick about three feet long
is needed. Trim this down till it is
smooth. Then bend it into shape
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
Mized Nsts

Why is it that every mans pants
are too short? Because his legs stick
out two feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
NEGRO COLLEGE DYNAMlTED
President ignored Warning to Leave
and Explosion Follows.

Anderson. S c., Oct. 15.-WoTd has
been received here from Seneca that
Harrell college. negro institution
there. was blown up by dynamite. Rev.
J. F. Williams. a negrG is president of
the college and it is supported By
northern white people. He went to
Seneca from Abbeviile several years
ago and il is said has made himself
Objectionable TO the white people. He
advised the negroes not 10 work for
the white people. A letter of warning
was sent him several weeks ago ad-
vising him to leave Seneca, but he ig-
noTed it.
Dynamite cartridges were placed I'M
der each corner of the college build
ing last night by unknown parties and
when the clock struck midnight the
dynamite was exploded, partially
wrecking the building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
FARMERS GET BEST
OF JAMES ]. HILL
Railroad Maenate Builds and Supports
Schooihouses in Washing
ton.

Spokane, Wash, Oct. 15.-James j.
Hill. head of the Great Northern road.
has built and maintains the only school
house in district No. 4. Douglas coun-
". He does this not because of phi
Ianthropic motives, but because he IS
the only taxpayer in the district. Resi-
dents of the district gravely voted
bonds with which to erect magnifi
cent modern schoOlhouse, but every tax
receipt that is issued in payment OF
those bonds is issued 10 James J. Hill
When the residents of the school dis
trict met recently and decided to build
a $4,000 modern schOolhouse, they knew
full well that not one of them had in
vested more than $500 in improvements
on their respective farms and that
therefore the only taxable land in the
district was that of the Great Northern
railway Thus il came about that
James !. Hill bore all the expenses. In
test cases in other localities he has
found it was impossible to avoid this
species of hOldup and he therefore ac-
quiesced in the present instance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
The Arguments.
SPREADING THE HONEY
COSTS SOME MONEY
Girl Who Spooned over the Phone
Finds II Out to Her Sor-
row.


Baltimore. Nd, Oct. 15.-Miss Mary
Cuttings Gillett. known i'm society here.
has been sued by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone company for $213.-
O5. the bin for conversations alleged to
have been held with her fiance in
Richmond Va. One declaration in the
suit brought ont the fact that Miss
Gillett's telephone was so conveniently
situated that she could reach 1t from
her bed when she lived in the .Brexton
apartments last winter and spring.
For night messages in February,
when the protested time began. 1890
is asked. For conversation with the
same person i'm March $3.50 is asked.
In April there was a toll bill of just
SS015. In May but $500 was record
ed according to the company's charge.
Then the conversation ended.
May 16 last it was announced that
Miss Gillett was to go to New York 10
study for the stage. and had accepted
an offer with Frohman production.
Several days ago it was announced she
had returned to Baltimore to visit
friends, and it was also said she had
abandoned her dramatic aspirations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
TW0HUNDRED GOLFERS ARE
ENTOMBEDIN WINCATEM Mine
AVOIDS COLLISION;
GOES OVER CLIFF
New York Chauffeur Guides Machine
Out of Way and Meets
Death.

Tuxedo Park, n. Y, Oct. 15.-Travel
ing at racing speed. an automobile be-
longing to Benson Sloan, a Wall street
broker. i'll trying to turn out TO avoid
a collision with a machine containing
the TWO daughters of X. Fulton Cut
ting. skidded and fell over the edge of
cliff late Saturday afternoon Louis
Lieber. Jr., chauffeur. was pinned un-
dernoath il and mortally injured.
The Cutting machine was driven at
fun speed up the steep hill on the 9th
er side of the Turner Arden Snake
road as the two young women-the
Misses Helen and Elizabeth Jumped
1t went up for a short distance and
then was caught i'll the shrubbery and
held. which saved it from following
the other automobile in its fall.
Lieber was taken back to Tuxedo,
but just as the doctors office was
reached. the man died. The automo-
bile. in falling, had turned completely
over. and had pinned him beneath it,
crushing his chest and breaking his
neck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
MRS. OTTO Is
SENT TO HOSPITAL
During Hearing in Davenport as to Her
Mental Condition, She Tells of
Midnight Wanderings.

ed in the noted Otto-Schmid controver-
sy in the courts here, will be taken to
Mercy hospital temporarily to receive
treatment for her mental condition.
She was given hearing Friday after
noon at Davenport. and when on the
stand told of her midnight wanderings.
She related her experience one night
when she fell in a ditch, but did not
explain what she was doing out at that
hour Her testimony showed clearly
that her mind was in weak condition.
She will be released from the hospital
in case of Improvement in her mental
condition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
Great Contest Starts to
Break Document of
W Weightman.
INVOLVES $50, 900, 600
Deceased Was a millionaire
Chemist Prominent in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Oct. 15.-The great con
test inaugurated to have declared in
valid the will of William Weightman
the millionaire chemist who died leav
ing an estate valued at about $50. 900,
600, was called for hearing today in
the orphans court.
Terms of Document.
Under the terms of the will offered
for probate nearly all the vast fortune
was bequeathed to Mr. Weightman' s
daughter. Mrs. Anne Weightman-W Walk
er The suit To set aside the will was
instituted by Mrs. Jones-Wister. daugh
ter-in-law of Weightman. on behalf OF
a minor daughter, Martha Weightman
who seeks TO prove WeIghtman left a
codicil TO the will providing for the
granddaughter and other heirs to the
estate. Mrs. Walker denies that such
codicil exists.
If the VIII is Broken.
If the will is broken, five grand
daughters and a grandson of Weight
man will be benefited The case has
attracted considerable attention be-
cause of the social prominence of those
concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
CONDUCTORS ARE
IN CONVENTION
Great Order of Railway Men in Session
at ST. Paul on Important
Business.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 15.-Three hun
dred delegates of the Order of Railroad
Conductors are holding a session today.
The delegates represent 213 divisions of
the order. The meeting is secret, moth
ing being given out for publication.
Grand Chief Carrelson said the meet
ing was for the purpose of discussing
matters of the welfare of the order,
which includes the discharge of con-
ductors upon reports of spoilers by
railroad companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
HOPE is CONE OF
NEWS OF PEARY
PRESENT YEAR

New York, Oct 15.-The middle of
October having been reached. the time
limit set for receiving news from the
Peary Arctic expedition, hope was
practically abandoned last night of
hearing this year from the band of ex-
plorers who sailed from this port Is
months ago.
1t was expected news would come
from the expedition through whalers
when they sailed into the Dundee,
Scotland. but which failed to arrive
This is taken as certain indica-
tion that the entire fleet has been
caught in the ice. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
EVANGELIST JONES
DROPS DEAD ON TRAIN

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 15.-Samuel
Jones. the noted evangelist, was found
Jones was travelling from some point
west of Little Rock to Memphis on the
Choctaw division of the Rock Island.
The body was found in a berth in the
sleeping car and taken off the train at
Little Rock.
ings in Oklahoma City the past two
weeks. Yesterday he hurriedly left
Bay City without giving his destination.
1t is believed he became suddenly III
and started for his home at Carters-
vile, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
FAMILY OF FIVE MURDERED
AS A RESULT OF QUARREL
TWO MEN KILLED
BY A HIGHWAYMAN
Oakland Bandit, Failing in Car Rob.
berry, Becomes Muir
derer.

Oakland. Cal, oct 15.-Motorman j.
NJ Tenny was shot and killed bg a
lone highwayman for interfering in an
attempted robbery of Conductor l.. NJ.
Samuel. who was in his car counting
his nights receipts when the robber
attacked him. Later the body of Night
Watchman w. p. Trubody was found
while the police were searching for the
robber, and ii is believed he was killed
by the robber when he attempted to
capture him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
Turbine Automobiles?

Is there not good chance that the
turbine principle may eventually be
adapted to explosive engines? There
are already several inventors who claim
that they have solved this problem. says
Lord Montagu in Car At any rate.
now that the present petrol engine has
reached not quite finallty, but cOmpara-
tive perfection, it is time that some to-
tally fresh line were struck out, and IL
Great Britain strikes first we shall firm
ly establish our lead in the worlds
motor matters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
Explosion Causes Disas.
ter Near Dunham,
England.
DEATHS 27 so FAR
Hope That Half the Men En-
trapped viii be
Saved.

Durham. Eng. Oct 15.-An eXplo
sion occurred i'm Winsate colliery near
here at about midnight. resulting in
some 200 men being entOmbed
About hundred of these are believed
to be safe in the lower part of the
colliery. but there are between 60 anc
80 men in the seam where the disaster
occurred.
Bodies Recovered.
Up 10 10 this morning 10 bodies had
been recovered.
By = this afternoon ~ bodies had
been recovered. Thirty miners We're
brought alive.
Hope for lib.
II is expected 1-3 men confined in
the lower main will be safely brought
out before night They have signaled
they are all right.
The total number of deaths is y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
Hearing of the Standard Oil Com.
pany Resumed at
Findlay.
A WITNESS OBJECTS TO TALK
But Court, After Making Him "lm-
mune," Orders Him to
Proceed.

Findlay, Ohio. Oct. 15.-The trial of
the Standard Oil company of Ohio for
alleged conspiracy in restrain of trade
was resumed here today. The inten-
ton of the prosecution was to occupy
the day with witnesses who are con-
nected with the Standard or its alleged
constituent companies. The trial at
tTacted but few persons.
John O'Brien of Lima. superintendent
of the Buckeye Pipe Line company,
asked what was his business, appealed
TO the court. He said the answer would
tend to incriminate him, and asked for
immunity from future prosecution. At
torney Phelps, for the defense, remark
ed: We'll. | guess we will have to
make him immune" and the court Or
dered the witness to answer the ques-
tiOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
ALL READY FOR A
GREAT GATHERING
New Orleans Has 800 Tents Pitched
For Uniform Rank x. p.
Encampment.

New Orleans, Oct i5.-With 1900
tents pitched at the city park race
track. and 80 passenger trains. which
is double the usual number, due to
arrive in New Orleans before midnight,
the oath convention of the knights of
Pythias' biennial encampment of the
uniform rank began today. The en-
campment and convention will con-
tinue all the week, the prizes for drills
which are the feature of the encamp-
ment, being awarded Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
ROOSEVELT is
HONORED BY G. A. R.
To Become Associate Member of the
Great Military Patriotic
Order.

New York, Oct. 15.-President
Roosevelt has accepted the invitation
to become a member of the associate
society of Farmsworth post. g. A. R.,
of Mount Vernon. The initiation will
take place at the White House in
Washington Oct. "a. The society is
made up of prominent business men
who took no part in the war, but SYM
pathized with the cause of the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-15
Miss krupp's Wedding.

Essen, Prussia. Oct. 15.-The reli-
gious ceremony of the marriage OF
Bertha Krupp and Lieutenant Gustav
Won Bohlen und Halbach, was perform
ed today in the presence of the em-
peror and 146 guests. The civil cere-
mony occurred Saturday.