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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
MY HOME LAND.

From sn,;,,sxn my windcw dow gaze on the far
That mirrors the dear favored land of
my birth.
And fancy runs wild as the scenes hurry
by.
Reflected in cloudland from the fairess
earth.
I behold thy rich meadows and bright
fields of grain.
And gardens where flourish the flower
and the vine.
While silvery white in their course to
b. the main
Thy rivers in beauty e'er Vie with the
Rhine
o fairest of home lands. the dream of
mankind.
Where thy people are kings. though
ever uncrowned.
May the weary of earth on thy shores
A haven OF rest with all fetters un-
bound.
Thy march in the van is the march of
the age.
Thy goal the realm where all shall be
Where conflict and strife thy peace must
assuage.
Where to none but his God shah man
bend the knee
Then mount TO the heights. let thy
strength be for right;
Let thy name be watchword around
the whole earth.
'Tis God marching on in His glory and
might.
Uplifting the land where Freedom had
birth
Stark Culver in New York snn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
CuPID'S ALLY.

o. Cara. Clara. cruel maid,
Ny fate is sealed by this decree:
-.On dark green felt-a Charming shade
Let the mistletoe the trimming he
Woe to the man whose careless eye
Takes note OF Fashions sweet caprices
Cupid in ambush turks thereby
Ard laughs 10 see his heart in pieces.
The very first my heart to win
Was that sweet. lacy plnk creation
Demurely tied beneath your chin:
Your polo caused me agitation
Ard o. the witching curls beneath
Your roguish crimson Tam o. Shanter-
The sailor with the fiowery wreath
Each has made my poor heart canter,
Now hand in hand Dan Cupid goes
With Lady Fashion. plainly saying
You would not pilfer meath the rose.
But winters here. brook no della ylng'
The magic OF the mistletoe-
Show me the man who could resist II,
You rosy. pouting mouth below
=. Clara, Clarai-Yes. l kissed it,
Marry Gregory Hume. In Rehoboth Sun
day Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
The Vanishing Dime.

This is n clever trick. and may be
done with good effect in the following
manner: Previously stick a small
piece of white wax on the nail OF your
middle finger. lay a dime on the palm
of your hand. and state to the COM
pany that you will make 1t vanish at
the word of command. at the ssme
time observing that many persons per
form the feat by letting the dime fan
into their sleeves. but to convince
them that you have not recourse to
any such deception. turn up your cuffs.
Then close your hand, and by bring
ing the waxed nail in contact with the
dime 1t will firmly adhere to it. Then
blow upon your hand and cry "be-
gone" and suddenly opening 1t and
extending your palm you show that
the dime has vanished. Care must be
taken to remove the wax from the
dime before restoring it to the owner.
II 1t should have been borrowed from
some one in the company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

calling gathering of the woodland
clans for the relief of the Bright Eyes
family as soon as twilight should fall
So. at star lighting, when all the
woodmen had gone home to their cab
ms, Father Bright Eyes, toiling wear
iiy at the heavy ground, heard an an
swering scratch. scratch of many
claws from the outside.
All the family fell to tunneling with
renewed vigor. and before the dawn
was red the scratchers outside had
reached the scratchers inside, and the
happy little squirrels stood again in
their beloved forest.-N. Y. Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

'fhe Cat and the Rooster were visit
ing In the back yard. They would
have visited in the front yard, but the
Lady would not allow it.
Il am getting tired of being bossed
by Woman" said the Rooster.
What is the trouble now?" inquired
the Cat.
Nothing more than usual" was the
reply. But just the same. | am tired
of it all. and IL She don't stop "skoo-
ing" me every time | peep around the
corner of the house, there's going to
be war"
What would you do?" laughed the
Cat.
Il would do lots of things il
dared said the Rooster, Tapping his
wings. "ln the first place I'd scratch
all the covering off the bulb beds. But
dare not do that. as I'd be caught.
sure. aud | might be served up for a
Sunday dinner for the minister. in or
der to keep me from making further
raids"
That would be a joke on the min
ister," mewed the Cat.
The Rooster was so angry that the
Cat should think him tough. that he
few up on the fence, and crowed
three times. as loud as he could.
For several minutes not a word was
said by either the Cat or the Rooster.
Finally the Cat apologized and ,he
Rooster flew down, and the two were
soon on friendly terms again.
All OF sudden. brilliant idea
struck the Cat. "I'll tell you what
we'll do" he said. I'VE will run away,
and go to the woods. and gather nuts.
and have fine time. with no one to
'shoo,' you or scat me-"
Agreed" exclaimed the Rooster.
and they started.
1t was almost dark when the woods
were reached-such big, dark woods
that even the Rooster was afraid to
look to either the right or left. and the
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
Never Too susx.

We never been quite too busy
40 20 for a romp with you
iiiough the forest Of Transformation.
- IN The island of Hullabaloo;
onSe there, I'm a horse to ride on.
IN booger-bear to alright.
II NE whole menagcrte. all In one,
eontrived for babes delight.
I'm an "elunt' and n "hippossum."
Ahd a camel and "a zebra. too.
m a sake" that twists and wriggles.
-. ana giggles and hollers Boo"
II, horse and my loose suspenders
are lines you can drive me by.
N tossing ship on the ocean.
Where the waves dash mountain high.
m a ship on the tossing ocean.
Ahl YOU are my captain bold.
Ana l toss and roll beneath you.
but my ears they are strong to hold.
Anu YOU laugh as the breakers srumble'
Ana you fear no dire mishnp
AS your laugh browns out the tempest,
And your glad voice calls "DiddapF
I'm glad l am not too busy
- AT any old time OF day
TO get on the floor and tumble,
And grumble and growl and play;
10 Just put aside my paper
Anu romp when you want me TO.
InIough the forest OF Transformation
To the island of Hullabaloo.
I'm glad am not too busy.
NOT tired. nor gium. you wis.
TO stoop when you steal beside me
with your lips held up to kiss.
I am glad / am not too busy
To romp TIL your heart Is glad;
] am glad that the Lord picked me out
Dear baby. to be your dad.
j NJ. Lewis ia Houston Post.
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gram and saw half circle In the mid
die In the bottom OF the wood

gram and saw half circle In the mid.
die in the bottom OF the wood.
For the shelves get three pieces OF
board two feet long and nine anc a
half inches wide and n half inch thick
For a top piece get board two feet
long. two and a half inches wide and
a half inch thick. and saw with scroll
saw as shown in dingram. For the
bottom get a piece of board Of same
dimensions as for the top piece and
saw in curves on bottom edge.
When all this has been completed
nail the shelves to the sides. 'he first
one two and half inches from the
bottom. the second nine and three
quarters inches above the first and
the third nine and three-quarters
inches above the second. Then nail
the bottom piece in. to the front be
low the first shelf Then nail the
top piece In. to the back above the
third shelf
Now II this is given coat of var
nish or paint you win have q service
able bookrack with little labor or ex.
pense.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
How to Make Peanut Dolls.

Very odd and funny and instructive
little dolls can be made from peanuts.
You may have an Indian chief, squaw,
and little papoose John Chinaman,
Japanese lady, Dutch woman. Norman
peasant woman with high white cap,
witch in peaked hat and red cloak.
wizard arrayed in star trimmed
cloak and high hat, a Hindoo Yogi
with white turbaned head, gypsy
and many other characters in this
jolly company.
The peanuts are threaded whole
upon coarse white twlne, through the
length of the nuts. Very short nuts
are used for feet and hands and the
round single nuts for the heads. A
thick peanut forms the body. or, II
more bulk is required. use two. Long
slender nuts form the arms and legs.
Now for the wigs. For the Orientals
use horsehair or the hair filing of a
cushion; glue the locks in place and
then fasten on the head covering
New rope, II combed out fine, will
make splendid faxen wig; by color
ing 1t you can have an auburn or
brown tint. Fasten this wealth of hair
with jaunty bow. Outline the feat
ures with ink. The wigs OF the "wiz-
ard" and the yogi should be white:
use cotton picked out fluffy, and glue
in place so it will fall long over the
shoulders and make flowing boards.
Material for the dresses can be OF
.isoue or crepe paper in gay colo-s or
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
TOO LITERAL

John C. sheenan employs a large
number of laborers. Most of his fore
men are lrishmen, but the underlings
embrace men of all nationalities. The
other day one of the foremen had use
for maui on certain piece of work.
He said to green Irish laborer who
was near:
Go up where that other gang is
working and bring the maui"
In a few minutes the Irishman re-
turned with about twenty-five labor
ers.
What did you bring these men here
for?" asked the foreman
Sure, you told me to bring thin
ALL and l brought livery mothers son
of thin | could find" was the reply
New York Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

said the Cat. in louder tone. at the
same time scratching the Rooster ON
the comb. to awaken him.
'Hoot! Hoot. Hoot!" came the. call
of the little owls.
The evil one is abroad in these
woods" groaned the Rooster, now
awake to his danger.
Again came the call of the owls, and
the Cat started down the tree.
Where are you going?" asked the
Rooster.
Home" called back the Cat, and
the Rooster flew down and started.
too.
1t was very late when two animals
could have been seen crossing a ladys
front yard on their way to a friendly
barn and coop Both were footsore
and weary. Both staggered as they
walked. But their trials were not vet
ended. The barn door was closed. and
the coop was locked.
Poor old runaway Rooster. Poor old
runaway Cat. Until daybreak they sat
on the fence. in the once much-abused
back yard, and shivered-shivered
with cold. and whispered to each other
about the awful sounds they heard in
the woods.
But that was long. long time ago.
and now there is no happie, Rooster
or Cat In all the wide world. Than the
pair who once became angry at a Lady
who said "shoo" to the Rooster, and
scat" to the Cat.
MORAL.
After all, there's no place like oAa's
own back yard
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

from the scrap bag. The garb of the
Chinaman will be silk: cls the two
garments from paper patterns; the
shoulders are naturally very narrow.
Gilt paper will be very useful to
help decorate the gypsy and yogi
dresses.
1t is only half the fun to make
and dress tho e curious little figures.
They can be made to act on n minia-
ture stage. like little puppets.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
The III.omened Raven.

Many birds seek the protection
which the presence of man affords
against furred and feathered foes
w:len the breeding season approaches
Not so the raven. Its distrust of us is
profound, and its nest is placed In
some wild spot far out of reach OF
our possible attack or succor But
there are other enemies. know OF a
pair that built on one side of a pro
jecting crag high up on the cliffs OF
Eathlin island. Some fierce reregrine
falcons occupied the other side of the
crig. and when one day their eggs
were taken by an adventurous collect
or, they sharing the popular opinion
OF a ravens blackness, concluded that
their neighbors were the Offenders
and wreaked their grief and vengeance
upon them. When. on their return
from foraging expedition. the falcons
found their nest despoiled they were
seen to hold consultation and after
much deliberation. they suddenly
arose and both, with one accord flew
at the ravens nest and sacked It.
tearing it in their rage and Indignation
until not one stick was left upon an
other.-London Standard.
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THE DISCONTINUED ROOSTER AND CAT
BY EUGENE o. nAYrrELD REX NJ,

were in another world from that in
which they had lived all their lives.
The Rooster's head soon began to bob.
and then he was fast asleep. with only
the Cat on watch.
Away off 10 the right came weird
screech. To the left was another and
from the front and rear came other
screeches. Unbeknown to the Rooster
and the Cat. they had selected the
nightly gathering place of a flock OF
hoot owls.
Il hear something awful" whispered
the Cat.
The Rooster drew down his head
closer, but did not reply.
81 hear something awful, awful :"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
Her Qiamonds

Some years ago a pretty story was
told about the Princess Eugene, s.ster
OF the King of Sweden. She had sold
her diamonds to raise funds with
which to complete the building of a
hospital. When visiting this hospital
after its completion, suffering inmate
wept tears Of gratitude as she stood
by his side. and the princess ex-
claimed, "Ah! now I see my diamonds
again"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
The American Jack Tar.

The jack tar of all countries is a
jovial, happy-go-lucky fellow. over
ready for game or for sports of any
kind. and the American mah-o,war's
man is no exception to the rule. A
favorite amusement among the
United States sailors is. of all things, a
pie-eating contest. With hands behind
their. backs, the contestants kneel
around table. and a pie on tin
dish Is placed before each man. The
pie" consists of two layers of pastry
on round tin platter. with apples,
rhubarb. peaches, mince meat or what
nos between them, and as 1t IS baked
on the platter the lower layer sticks
tightly. 1t is most comical to watch
the mems faces as they wres,le with
the sticky crust or endeavor to swal-
low a terrihcally hot fragment OF
fruit. The man who first disposes OF
his pie is, of course. decided the win
nei. and it is considered distinction
TO be declared a ple-eating champion.
-i'he Wide World Magazine
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
A Farm Laborer.

Exchanges tell of an English
laborer, Frederic Claypole, who has
lived on the same farm in Lei
cestershire. England. for 40 years.
His home is four and fourth miles
from the farm and he has walked back
and forth every day during the time
of his employment. In the forty years
he has thus walked 1O4, 900 miles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

II some people were anything like
as big as they think they are. the
world ould have to be enlarged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
A Simple Bookrack.

rhis is a handy piece of work that
CAT be made by any boy who has
tools. some wood and follows direc-
tions. 1t can when finished be hung
upon the wall of room and serves
just as well as one bought at a store
First get two pieces of board two
feet two inches long. nine and half
inches wide and one-half an inch thick
These are for the sides of the book
case. Two and half inches from
the top draw light line an1 with a
scroll saw saw as shown in the dia-
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18

Cat walked with noiseless tread. Over
head they saw the limb OF a tree. Let
us go up there." suggested the Roos-
ter. land stay all night" and fiappins
his wings. up he went. the Cat scaling
the tree after him.
All about the tree in which the
Rooster and the Cat had taken refuge
it grew dark and still. 1t seemed they
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
A Bad Stakeholder.

Did she declare the bets off?"
mo; he made no declaration, but
he went of with the money"
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XII (1W I'll. DFA) INf The Case of Di
The Case of Dickson's Diamonds.

other. It's odd, though, that both
curve so regularly. Maybe they were
caused by the flame of the match with
which this end of the fuse was lighted.
AS you say, Jimmie, it doesn't matter
much how it was done"
While he spoke, Boyd gazed oddly
down at Coleman from the corner of his
eye, but the latter's attention was upon
the floor, which he still studied with
the glass.
Il don't make anything of it, Felix"
he presently declared arising to his
feet. II have sent to headquarters for
assistance. We must lose no more time
before getting the police after these
scoundrels."
Quite right" nodded Boyd. taking
the reading glass and replacing it on
the sill of the back window. "Since 1
see nothing more that 1 can do for
you here. Jimmie, 1 believe 1 will go
and lunch. I was about going when
you sent for me-
Every well. I shall wait here until
the chief comes down.
by JoveI 1 feel very sorry for Dick
son." added Boyd, as he turned to go.
He surely will set me down for a
blockhead of the first water. Who
would have believed that that Internal
letter carried, between it's deucedly
CItOWQtQ anu DdlCUWOIh llilSSr q nlIll
at so audacious a crime as this? Yes 1
feel very sorry for Dickson. I must
run down here later in the day and try
to square myself with him."
With which observation, to which
Coleman made no reply, Mr.. Felix Boyd
passed out into Maiden Lane and de-
parted.
The news of the extraordinary day.
light burglary had spread rapidly, and
great gathering of people thronged
the street. Reporters and artists were
hurrying to the scene of the crime, and
soon the chief from the central office.
accompanied by several of his shrewd-
est subordinates, put in an appearance.
Long before evening the story of the
burglary was known throughout the
city, and all the powers of the police
were being strenuously applied to
tracking the burglars.
Late in the afternoon, Mr. Felix Boyd
again visited the scene, expecting to
find Dickson, and express his regrets
over what had occurred. Nor was he
disappointed. for Dickson had arrived
at his store about o'clock, well-nigh
overwhelmed by the disaster befallen
him. Boyd found him moaning and
in tears, crushed under a despair much
/ too great for expression, and he has
tened TO excuse as best he could his
own obvious blindness.
ooh, / don't blame you, Mr. Boyd; /
don't blame YOU" Dickson tearfully re-
| iterated, in response to Boyd's express
sions of regret. I'm ruinedc> utterly
ruined, but 1 don't blame you, Sir. Nc
| mortal man could have foreseen this
! from that blind letter. 1 am a victim
| of burglars, Mr.. Boyd. and / fell sure
that 1 have secret enemies, also, who
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are striving to undo me. I'm bankrupt,
utterly ruined, but 1 don't blame you
in the least"
That's very kind Of you. Dickson.
am sure" said Felix Boyd. How
great is your loss?"
II cannot tell yet, not precisely, >
groaned Dickson. 1.-TWO hundred thou
OF the diamonds were consignments
only, and I never can make good for
them. never! / am utterly ruined, but
don't blame you, sir. You advised
me the best you knew"
81 certainly did, Dickson" said Boyd
sorrowfully. Were you at your shore
house when informed of the burglary"
Yes. I went out there alone this
morning to arrange for opening the
gram from my wife, conveying the
dreadful news, and at once returned.
God help me, Mr. Boyd, I'm a broken
man from this hour. l never shall re-
cover, never! But I don't blame you,
sir; 1 don't blame you in the least"
III
Are you booked for anything special
tonight, Jimmie?" inquired Felix Boyd
of Coleman in the afternoon of the sec
ord day following the burglary in Mai
den lane.
Nothing more pressing than Dick
sons affair"
Have the detectives struck any trail
worth following?"
mot as yet. It's an Internally blind
case" declared Coleman. DO You
know, Boyd. / begin to believe you are
right in suspecting that some master
knave is at w~rk in this locality
Boyd laughed indifferently, and made
no direct reply
You can let Dickson's case drop I'M
til tomorrow, Jimmie" said ne. u
want you to make a night run into the
suburbs with me, so meet me at the
Thirty fourth street ferry at O'Clock
You'll learn for what little later. And
by the way, Jimmie. you had better
come in disguise and have gun with
| youI"
| Coleman knew Boyd too well to at
tempt to hasten any disclosures. He
merely signified his assent, and prompt
| ly at o'clock the two men, both eff
fectively disguised. met at the ferry
mentioned
Still Boyd disclosed nothing. He
| crossed the river with his companion
boarded a train at the Long Island
railway station and entered into con
versation with Coleman until they
reached South Woodhaven, soon after
dark There they left the train, and
Boyd soon was leading the way across
! the broad strip Of country lying along
the waters of Jamaica bay. the salty
air from which famed their flushed
! faces
What the dickens are you after out
here?' Coleman finally ventured 10 de-
mand, with some Impotence.
Boyd laughed. and quietly rejoined:
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Il am after Dickson's burglars, Jim
mie.'
THE devil you say!'
Easy We are nearing our destina-
ton, and must not De seen nor heard
Still, believe we are we'll in advance
Of our quarry, who possibly may not
show up at all. Yet I would bet that
somebody will put in an appearance. in
which case must know what sort Of a
trick is to be turned here tonight Care
fully now, and come this way. Yonder
is Dickson's place"
They had emerged from a narrow
strip of woods. and in the near dis
lance the dark outlines of commo-
diouS wooden dwelling, with a stable
somewhat removed, We're discernible
against the starry sky. The isolated
place was shrOuded in gloom. and the
solitude and silence were broken only
by crickets and insects in the long
grass or the occasional cry OF some
night bird overhead.
Closely followed by Coleman, Boyd
slxirted the hedge until he arrived at
point back of the stable. 70 the rear
wall of which he cautiously stole and
| listened. 1t was as silent as a tomb
within, and Boyd next forced open the
sliding wooden shutter of a square win
| dow, used only for removing refuse.
This gave them easy access to the
interior, and Boyd, with a whispered
| word of caution, led the way in and
/ closed the shutter. This left them in
| Egyptian darkness. but Boyd quickly
produced an electric pocket lantern,
with which he shed a single beam OF
light across the floor
I'VE are here first, Jimmie and pos
sibly last" he softly remarked. 'I
don't look for others before the next
train comes out, yet we'd best be quiet
and cautious. Come this way for a
moment. however. There is a contriv-
| ance here which I wish to show you.
I L never saw anything just like it,
Evidently you've been here before, -
muttered Coleman, not a little puzzled.
! only once" replied Boyd. That
was yesterday. Here's the thing 1
| spoke Of"
1t appeared to be only barrel placed
upright on a mound Of loose hay, d.
rectly under the edge Of the overhang-
| ing NOW above. Boyd quietly removed
the perforated head, however, and
! flashed a beam Of light into the barrel,
revealing several startling facts.
| There was no lower head in the bar
rel, which stood squarely on the loose
| hay, and contained a number of crum-
| pied pages, evidently torn from some
book. Precisely in the middle of the
barrel. and fixed upright in the loose
hay and paper at the bottom was 81
partly burned para5in candle.
| Good heavens!" nuttered Coleman.
Whats the meaning of this? Is it a
/ cOntrivance for firing the barn"
Precisely" whispered Felix Boyd
Clever. isn't it? Had the candle
Continued on Page d.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-08

resigned. He says he could not stand for the abuse with which he was as- sailed and says that on Saturday at Worcester Ramon of the Lynns used outrageous language to him. "I look ed for Ramon after the game" said O'Reilley, and would have given him a chance to account for his con- duct, but he failed to show up."
 The leading hitters of the Ameri- can league are: Stone, St Louis, .373; Elberfeld, New York. .355; Lajoie, Cleveland, .34S; Clarke, Cleveland, .346; Chase, New York, .346; Sey- bold, Philadelphia, .331; Cobb, De- troit, .319; Hemphill, St Louis, .S16; Mcclure, New York, .316; Wake field, Washington. .314; Bemis, Cleveland. .313; Keeler. New York, 312; Murphy. Philadelphia, .311; Flick. Cleveland. .306: H. Davis, Philadelphia. .306; Grimshaw, Bos- ton. 803i Turner, Cleveland, .302; Lord. Philadelphia. .301: Rossman, Cleveland, .294. Hoey is batting for .277 and Altizer for .26S.