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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

He and Cora are not really engaged
yet, anyway. As soon as the dance
was over he came hurrying to Cora.
But what do you suppose she did?"
What?' asked Phyllis. much inter-
ested
Ii she hadn't had valentine heart
she would have smiled sweetly, said
something nice and looked pretty and
he would have thought how much
more attractive she was than the
other girl and everything would have
been all right. But that was Just
wnat she didn't do because her val
entlne heart was aching so that she
could hardly see. She tried to be nat
ural. but that is what hearts with
dents In wont let you be So she
was stun and cool and poor Dick did
not understand. He went away in a
hun and Cora said she had headache
and went home early. but she really
had heart trouble"
Her head was throbbing like any
thing said Phyllis. but / remember
IL was as you said about Dick
Yes, 1t is always So, said Belinda.
Il remember quite well when | first
met Tom. Then when he-well. he
dii seem to like me little bit and
couldn't help seeing he was great
deal nicer than the other men and"
Yes, | always thought Tom was
one OF the incest men knew" inter
rupted Phyllis with strong emphasis
on the one. twirling the ring on her
left hand until the diamond sparkled
angrily while she looked absently OF
into space.
And then" said Belinda. not no
ticins. Il suppose my valentine heart
began TO develop. | could talk and
laugh and be agreeable to other men
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh Un-
less Hands Were Tied-"Would
Have Died But for Cuticura."

my little son, when about a year
and a half old. began to have sores
come out on his face. | had a physi-
clan treat him. but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arNs. then on other parts of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then | called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. At the end of about year
and n half of suffering he grew so bad
| had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be a mere skeleton. and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment
sent to the drug store and got a cake
of the Soap and box of the Oint-
ment. and at the end of about two
months the sores were all we'll He
has never had any sores of any kind
since He is now strong and healthy,
and l can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, r. F. d. No. I. Woodville
Conn, April %. 1905"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Talked to the Ticker.

In small village in Wisconsin,
along the Chicago. Milwaukee G. st.
Paul railroad, lived an old man who
had not visited the depot very many
times. but happened to stroll in Just
when the agent was out after the
mail. He seated himself and sudden
ly the telegraph instrument began to
click very rapidly. AS the instru-
ment did not cease nor the agent re-
turn. the old man became impatient.
He had only an indistinct cotton of
the telegraph and telephone. Step.
ping over to the instrument lie loudly
said:
"The agent is not here, 30 please
wait minute, and | will Ca, him. "
Magazine of Fun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Testimony Of Pepys.

Pepys in his diary gives various
notices of Valentine day observances.
He gave his cousin. Miss Turner, who
told him she had drawn him for her
valentine, pair of fashionable green
silk stockings, and garters and shoe
strings, and two pairs of jessimy
gloyes-all coming to 2S shillings.
In 1867 he writes that taking his wife
for an honorary valentine will cost
him e5, but he consoles himself by
the fact that he must have laid out
as much If they had not been valen-
tines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
A Valentine.

sincc nrst saw your face I vowed
To honor and renown you;
II now / be disdain'd, l wish
My heart had never known YOU.
What? l that loved. and YOU that liked
Shall we begin to wrangle p
No. no, no. my heart Is fast,
And cannot disentangle
II /. admire or praise too much
That fault you may forgive me:
Or II my hands had stray'd to touch,
Then justly might you leave me
i askd you leave. you bade me love.
lst now time to chidc me.
No, no. no. I'll love you still
What fortune e'er betide me.
The sun. whose beams most glorious are.
Rejecteth no bcholder:
And thy sweet beauty. past compare.
Made my poor eyes the bolder
Where beauty moves. and wit delights.
And signs Of kindness bind me.
There. oh. there. where'er l go,
leave my heart behind me.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
string to His eenero.its.

Edwin and Lisa are two little cou-
sins OF three who are almost trsepar-
able and divide most of their goodies.
One day Edwin had a, whole cracker.
unbuttered, and half one which was
buttered. He gave the former 10 Lisa,
and his mother commended bin for
giving away the larger piece.
Little Lisa looked up acutely.
Yes" said she, "he gave me the big
sest. but he kept the butterest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Nothing in Luck"

l have never known man to
amount to much until he cut out of his
vocabulary such words as good luck"
and bad luck" and from his life max
inns all the Il can't" words and the II
can't philosophy. says Success. There
is no word in the English language
more misused and abused than luck" !"
More people have excused themselves
for poor work and mean. stingy. power
ty-stricken careers by saying luck
was against him" than by any other
excuse.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
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culiar.'
Yes. indeed. 1t does so much work.
enthusiastically replied Phyllis, who
adores physiology.
ut does do a great deal of work"
said Belinda, with emphasis.
And then it is such queer shape"
continued Phyllis still with enthusi-
asm. 1T is not the least bit like the
valentine hearts with the sharp point
and the dent at the top"
at was the Valentine heart | was
talking about" said Belinda, land Ii
is just exactly the shape it ought to
be for the heart that you feel and
suffer with and that gives pain to your
friends"
You mean that you feel with a nice
little pointed valentine heart and not
the funny round one that beats, that
you see in the physiology books?"
queried Phyllis. astonished.
Il am sure of it," said Belinda, de-
edly.
You think we have two hearts?"
gasped Phyllis.
81 only know about one responded
Belinda. gloomily, "and that is the
valentine kind, and 1t would be much
better If we had none at ALL"
Belinda is in the midst of a low
ers quarrel.
"Oh." said Phyllis. nonplussed.
THE heart" continued Belinda. in
lugubrious tone. rs the cause of all
our troubles. 1t gives us indigestion
and dyspepsia. ruins our compilations
and makes our eyes dull. 1t makes
us stupid and disagreeable and loses
us our friends If it wasn't for our
hearts we should be good and beauti-
full, well and happy" Belinda heaved
deep sigh.
Then we are unhappy and can't
eat, and we go to bed and cry our
eyes out and our brains get soggy. We
can't talk and we feel so badly that
when the people we love come and
try to be nice to us, we don't know
what we are doing, that little sharp
pointed heart gives them a jab and
we don't care whether we are alive
or not. and perhaps they don't, either"
Belinda gave a vicious little dash at
her eyes with her lace handkerchief
"If we hadn't hearts we should al
ways be nice and even tempered do
just the right thing at the right time
and say pleasant things to people, be-
cause we shouldn't really care, and
we should calmly think out what was
best to do.
Now, with the valentine heart on
! your sleeve-and l don't know but
lot of 'em scattered all over you to
prick with and to get hurt-what do
you do? You answer back, make peo-
pie think you don't care, though You
do; have n horrid time and they do
too. Then when you have cried all
night you are sure to have big red
spots on your nose in the morning and
your eyes look like little pink pigs
and no one will look at you anyway"
Belinda made another surreptitlous
dash at her eyes.
I'm sure they are not all that kind
of heart said Phyllis affectionately,
"for | know you never made me feel
bad in all your life, Belinda, and |
wouldn't make a dent in your heart
for anything in the world"
You're a darling," said Belinda,
giving Phyllis bears hug that rum
pied her pompadour. but you see
don't think I was thinking of hearts
in just that way" and she blushed
rosily.
"Oh!" said Phyllis. rearranging a
curl over her right ear.
"And l think all girls have the same
kind of valentine hearts that are al
ways getting hurt and hurting people.
and making them do the very last
thing in the world they want to when
they would like to be very nice to
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
human nature came into play. Book

human nature came into play. Book
makers are proud men. and are prone
to glory in their independence, and
their superiority to the law. So the
Delmar gentry were loaded into an
open patrol wagon. and instead of be-
Ing driven quickly and in surrepti-
tious manner to their destination, were
driven at dead walk. six miles
through the heart of the city to the
police station, surrounded by hoot-
When the crowd tired and threatened
to dissolve, the drivers of the patrol
wagon. following instructions. slowed
up or stopped to let the crowd re-
gather and jeer at the law-breakers.
The next day, when It was rumored
that there would be n big raid, and
that the track-frequenters would be
hauled into court. the gates of the Del
mar race track were closed, aud have
been closed ever since. A notice was
posted on the Delmar gate that, owing
to the arbitrary action OF the police,
the races would discontinue.
The owners of the Delmar track rep
resented great wealth and much polit-
ical power In Missouri. They COM
planned bitterly that the law did not
permit the governor to use the police
in stopping felonious violations of the
law, but, nevertheless, they quit. The
horses are gone, the boolImakers have
fed. and gambling upon the results OF
the st. Louis races has ceased all over
the United States.-William Allen
White. In McClure's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

congestion. sharp
pain in the back.
headaches and at
tacks of dizziness.
My eyes gave out.
and with the Ian
guor and sleepless-
ness of the disease
upon me | wasted
from 1874 to 122
pounds. At the
time | started u.s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

ing Doan's Kidney Pills an abscess
was forming on my right kidney.
The trouble was quickly checked.
however, and the treatment cured me.
SO that l have been well since 1896
and weigh 1SS pounds"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
GAMBLING STOPPED
BY GOVERNOR FOLK OF MISSOURI
How He Upheld the Law in the Face
of Fierce Opposition-Raid that
Closed DeImar Race Track.


Among other laws passed by the
Missouri Legislature which had the
active opposition of the corporations
at long range, was the law prohibiting
race track gambling and making 1t n
felony. The st. Louis race track.
known as the Delmar track, was one
of the most active gambling places In
the country, and the telegraph COM
panies sent the reports of the Delmar
races all over the land, turning n
pretty penny thereby. The track was
outside the corporation at st. Louis. in
st. Louis county. where the governor
seemed to have no power to enforce
the law.
The Delmar people kept on racing
and gambling. Local sentiment in st.
Louis county was with them, and nat
urally the local officers were in sym
pathy with the gamblers, and they in
vited all Missouri to laugh at its over
jealous governor. Lawyers very gen
orally agreed that the governor had
no power; but Folk determined for
himself that it was not only his right
but his duty to stop organized crime
anywhere in the state.
So one day a squad of st. Louis po-
licemen appeared at the gates OF the
Delmar tracks and asked for admis-
sion, and being refused, departed. That
was all. The next day they appeared,
asked for admission, and being re-
fused, walked in. They made no ar
rests, but stood around, and left when
the races were over. The next day
the same squad of policemen appeared
at the gates. marched in and at the
proper time arrested the bookmakers
Then Folks intimate knowledge OF
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
LOST 72 POUNDS.
Was Fast Drifting Into the Fatal
Stages Of Kidney Sickness.

Dr. Melvin NJ. Page. Page Optical
Co.. Erie. Pa. writes: Taking too
many iced drinks in New York in
1895 sent me home with terrible at
tack of kidney trouble. had acute
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

An exchange says, There's always
room on the water wagon" but per
haps it's because so many fall on.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

Customers of shoe dealer insist
upon their rights, and they also get
their lefts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

The way of the transgressor is to
acquaint himself with the law in his
line.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

woman teachers cause schoolboys to
he effeminate. Take you long to think
over the list of effeminate schoolboys
YOU happen 10 know?
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Drug
gists authorized to refund money II PAZO
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

It's easier for society girl to make
her debut than 1t is for her to make
her own clothes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

Ministers, as n rule, live to ripe
old age, yet we are told the good die
Young,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethnR softenh the gums reduces ~
aAys pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
chickamauqa Anniversary.

4 Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept 1S.-Hun-
dreds of veterans who took part in the
Battle of Chickamauga and the var
ious other battles which were fought
around Chattanooga during the Civil
war, are assembled here from all parts
of the country, to take part in the cell
ebration in honor of the forty-t third
anniversary of the Battle of Chick
amauga, which will take place this af-
.ternoon at Chickamauga National
park. The anniversary day is today,
but the celebration will extend over
three days. The present reunion is
the largest and most notable one ever
held here and comprises veterans from
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, lndi-
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and
Kentucky. Among those present are
many Of the most distinguished gem
erals and officers who took part in the
great historical battle around Chat
tanooga. An interesting programme
has been, prepared for the exercises.
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Conflicting Opinions.

Washington, D. c., Sept. x1S.-It is
something of shock to members of
the general staff to learn that there is
objection among army officers. and
enlisted men to the long practice
marches and the protracted encamp-
ments to which cavalry and infantry
commands have been assigned this
summer 1t was expected that the
outings would be a relief from the
garrison life, but this is so far from
being the case, that the war depart
Of the demands upon the time of the
soldiers. The militia in some cases
have proved very hard to manage,
and in the short period of their stay
at the camps many have been found
struggling about the nearest towns
and doing their best to get away from
the work Of the encampment. 1t is
not likely that there will be, any
change in the system next year. The
president believes that the service
SHOULD be- kept up to the line Of eff
Gent mobility and he also holds that
this cannot be done without just such
work as has been laid out for the
regulars this year. 1t is worthy of
remark that, while some officers are
finding fault with the hard work and
the exposure, others are complaining
that there is too much luxury, too
many HfiXings" about the camps, and
too little of the sort of thing the sol
diers would find in the field il they
were ordered there in time of war
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
VIII Law Gables for Army.

New York, Sept. 1S.-The signal
corps will lay this year large amount
Of cable, the. purchase of which has
already been undertaken by the war
department The most important
project of that character is the in
stallation of 200 miles in the extern
sion of the system in Alaska, upon
which work the transport Burnside
will be employed The contract for
this cable which has been awarded to
a firm i'm this city calls for the deliv-
cry of the material on, or about Oct.
/, and it is expected that the Burn
side will be able. to finish the work this
year, as the location of the line is
not so far north that the winter will
interfere.a s.Another cable laying pros
ject is the line between Fort Dade and
Fort De Soto, in Florida, ten miles in
extent. 1t. is possible that the sig
nal corps cable ship Cyrus w. Field,
now engaged in cable laying in New
York bay, will be sent south on this
work, but as the depths are not great
it may be found preferable to use
lighters The third project is the lay
ing of a cable between Alcatraz Is
land and Angel Island, in San Fran
cisco bay. to replace the cable injur-
ed by the earthquake.
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COAL RATES
were CUT

Continued from Page One) S..
these roads of the action which was
taken by the state railroad and ware
house commission as a result of the
hearing of the complaint made by
the Minnesota shippers againsttheM Mil
waukee & St Paul road, which has
now the carrying contract with the
Northern Pacific railroad from Duluth
and Superior to the. twin cities.
This hearing will be resumed by the
state railroad commissioners tomor-
row.
The reduction tariff, sheets of which
have been filed with the state commits
sion, makes the cut in the coal rates
in Minnesota from to 10 per cent and
in one instance the cut is almost 20
per cent.
1t viii effect the entire state outside
the twin cities and part of the Dako-
tas.
1t is expected that the other roads
to fall in line.
A cut of almost 20 per cent is made
on coal to Pipestone, Mimi, located
in the southwestern part of the state.
Pipestone is the terminal point and is
the station used as a basis for COM
putting the rates.
The reduction affects soft coal con-
siderably, but. the cut on hard coal
will not be so much
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
Election at zion City.

Zion City, Sept. 18.--In accordance
with an order issued by Judge K. NJ
Lands, of the United States district
court an election is being held here
today for the selection of new over
seer, who shall act as trustee of the
property of the church which is var
iously estimated at between $4,000,
900 and $21 100000 The court has
recently decided that neither John
Alexander Dowie nor Wilbur Glenn
Voliva the present soverseer of the
Christian Catholic church in Zion is
the owner of the extensive church
property, but that they merely held
the property in trust and were ac-
countable to the members of the
church. 1t is accepted as foregone
conclusion, that Dowie will not be
the choice OF the members of the
church Voliva has many followers,
but it is considered doubtful that he
will be elected for the position. There
are several candidates and 1t Isl be-
lieved that the vote will be split up
among the various candidates.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
Mutual Life Election.

New York, Sept. 1s.--For the first
time in their lives the policyholders
of the Mutual Life Insurance. co. are
enjoying the privilege today to cast
their votes at an election of directors,
without any attempt of coercion on
the part Of the administration of the
company There are three distinct
tickets in the field, the regular ad-
mfnistration Eicket, the independent
ticket headed by John De Witt Warner
and the ticket of the international
policyholders' committee 1t is be-
lieved that the two ti-administra-
tion factions will combine against the
administration and the defeat Of the
latter is confidently expected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
NOTHING DEFINITE FROM
ISLAND OF CUBA TODAY
Continued from Page one)

surfing dispatch together with the Wis
it of Secretary Taft and Acting Sec
rotary Bacon indicates that the move
Ihent toward peace in Cuba is we'll UNI
der way. AT the same time no changes
hayee been made in the nayaI pro-
gramme. The Louisiana was given or
ders to proceed south to the drill
grounds below the Chesapeake capes
and when joined by the Virginia to
continue south to Havana. The New
Jersey was ordered to proceed indep-
evidently of these ships to Havana and
is now on her way. By wireless the
navy department was informed that
the Louisiana and Virginia had passed
the capes and were sailing southwark
at speed of twelve knots an hour. 1t
is expected that both of these will be
reported from time to time by wire
less on the southern voyage. The New
ark sailed from Norfolk yesterday
afternoon and the Minneapolis sail
ed from League island this morning
With the force already at Havana and
that which will be there in a few days
the navy department feels assured
that twill be amply able to prevent
any trouble in Havana and it appears
that the movement of such a force to-
word the Cuban capital was due to
the fact that there was grave danger
to the capital of Cuba
The navy department has been in
formed that the Des Moines passed
Toftugas yesterday aha arrived mn
Tampa bay at midnight Arrangements
have been made for the ship TO pass
quarantine without interruption. The
Dixie, which left Havana Sunday
night arrived at Cienfuegos this after
noon. A report has been received from
Cienfuegos saying that gross outrages
have been committed i'm that vicinity
and a plantation next to the Constan-
cia plantation has been. burned and
the Constancia threatened. A demand
was made upon the Constancia plan
tation for 1900 rounds of ammunition
and the insurgents threatened the
place il their demands were not COM
piled with. Every confidence is felt at
the navy department in the force
which has been sent to Cuba to meet
any emergency which may arise. The
are available for landing
any time and they will be supple
mented by the marines which are on a
number of the cruisers and battle
ships. 1t is not expected that the naval
force will be used for any inland OPP
erations if that becomes necessary.
While there is pacific feeling prep
arations are going forward to. the war
department Ito meet any thing that
may arise if 1T might be necessary for
a strong force to intervene
hi 1t may be stated THAR troops land
transports will soon be available and
only await orders in case the mission
of Secretary Taft fails and hostilities
are renewed and are beyond the con-
troll. of the Cuban government.
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COMMISSIONERS CASE.
Ward County People Greatly interest
ed in an Action.


ed in an Action.
Minot, n. D., Sept. 1S.-The case of
the state Of North Dakota against L.
$. Richardson. and L. r. Carroll, form
er commissioners of Ward county,
charged with collecting illegal fees and
with malfeasance in office, is one of
the first to come before the September
term of the supreme court which opens
today at Grand Forks.
The commissioners make several as
signments of error on the part of the
district court, the chief one of which
is that Judge Goss erred in overriding
the demurrer of the defendant that
the facts in the case were insufficient
to justify a removal from office. The
commissioners maintain that the allie
cation OF the state constitutes mis-
demeanor, not crime.
The case will be watched with in
terest as. several interesting points are
involved