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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22

wind about In many directions. break
ing abruptly along the bank of a deep
gorge, or at the base of some hIge
stonay or. turning suddenly, would
force us to travel on a line with the
route over which we had come.
"The path grows more uneven, az
we pass from the mountain" said Val
dermere. holding high his torch and
staring into the distance.
Are we not still under the noun
tain?" inquired.
"f-o, we are now about five miles
beyond the base. Have you not OBJ
served that our path descends?"
True, but 1t often descended while
we were still under the mountain"
"Yes." he said, but only in places.
and for short distance, while this
path has sloped for number of miles.
We will soon be in open air.
l looked at my watch. It was an
hour of midnight. I felt a strange
sense OF relief to think that l would
soon be again under the blue sky and
inhale the fresh. fragrant air of the
valley. l who loved adventure, also
loved Nature: who loved darkness
also loved light, and my capacity for
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CHAPTER x.-continued.


We climbed narrow ridge and Val
dermere paused at the arch to small
room. formed OF stone. II was unlike
the other cayerns. and could plainly
see that 1t had been hewn from solid
stone We entered this room. and Val
dermere. setting his torch upon the
floor, stepped to the center OF the
chamber, and. STOPPING. he began to
search for something. Then he arose.
and approaching the end of the cham
her l saw his hand feeling along the
wall. l heard sound that resembled
the click of a rusty lock. One entire
side of the wall seemed TO sink down.
ward, exposing vault lined with
wooden shelves. Upon these shelves
saw a countless number of small bags,
numbered and classified.
Bring your torch, Castleman," he
cried. and as brought It, he unfas-
tened the bag. and bright light shot
forth. and fell like a ball OF fire into
the palm OF his hand, flashing and
sparkling.
Then his hand seemed filled with
thousand lights-it was the great dia-
mond.
II stood with my eyes fixed upon this
beautiful bauble. fascinated by Its
burning fires. He placed 1t in my
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enjoying the one depended upon my
ability also to enjoy the other.
"Castleman," said Valderinere
when we leave this cave, you lose
your identity. You are no longer Ed
win Castleman, English gentleman;
you are Rodin, of The Invisible
Hand"
felt revulsion. though I saw in
the play of his eye humor which
should have made me smile. / did
not smile. and though my fortune. my
life. was consecrated to this conspir-
acy, felt keenly the exile. had vol
unfairly accepted. My heart hung IKE
a stone in my breast.
do you see that great stone wall?"
observed Valdermere, holding his torch
aloft, and pointing to a dark, rough
barrier of stone which obstructe1 our
further passage.
We had entered a hollow chamber.
The walls were irregular, and huge
stones stuck out from them like spurs.
Two stones weighing many tons lay
close together and formed the wall op-
posite the tunnel. l looked In all di-
rections, but there was only one Means
of exit, and that was the tunnel from
which we had just emerged. The roof
was also of solid stone, black and
frowning.
"Shall we be forced to retrace our
lost our bearings.
Valdermere favored me with smile.
still holding his torch aloft. as he ap-
preached the two stones which lay
close together
followed him and upon closer in.
spection l observed that these stones
were cracked apart in the center
Now you will see some of Roman
skis handiwork," he said You have
seen the hearth sink from the floor
of the old house; you have seen the
walls of the vault divide and reunite,
but you have yet to see his master.
piece"
| stood gazing upon the great black
stones, expecting to see them crawl
away. and as l watched heard a
noise as OF grinding mill-wheels. This
was followed by a rattling as of chains.
Suddenly one of the great stones sunk
an inch below the others; another rat
tie of machinery, and it jolted lower.
sprang back. but could not take my
eyes from the sinking stone. 1t con-
tinued to sink slowly. until an nper-
ture revealed the darkness beyohd.
This is the entrance" said Valdez
mere, "to Dead Mans Cave"
AS he spoke, his words were echoed
and re-echoed from the passage be-
yond. sounding like multitude shout.
ing in concert.
We passed through the secret en-
trance. and again the machinery rat
| tied. and the stone rose TO its place.
We had passed beyond the wonders of
the great caverns, whose secret por-
tails no man could cast asunder. save
a member of THE Invisible Hand"
Did say no man? Alas! :.
When the stone had resumed its po-
sition, Valdermere turned to me With
look of triumph in his eyes, look
that implied defiance, that plainly
said: rs it not beyond the power OF
man to enter our rendezvous?'
(ro Be Continued)
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Useful and Ornamental.

A colored clergyman in Georgia was
performing the service of baptism re.
Gently when he paused in the midst OF
the service to inquire the name of the
infant. With pleased smile the proud
mother replied;
I'VE is goin' to call de chile Shady =
shady" repeated the minister. "Oh,
l see. It's boy, and his name is to
be Shadrach.'
mo, sab, it amt no boy. It's a
girl"
why give such name to a girl ?"
ITS dis way, sab. Our names Bow.
er, an nah husband thought it would
be a fine thing to call her Shady
Shady Bower sounds kinder prstty."
Success Magazine.
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sal, Harsrnq cread.

Into a pint OF scalding water stir q
half teaspoonful of salt and enough
-four to make soft dough Beat
hard for Is minutes. cover and set in
a warm place to rise over night In
the morning stir a teaspoonful of salt
into pint of luke warm milk. with
Sufficient flour to make stif batter.
Work this into the risen dough, mix.
ing thoroughly; cover again and set
to raise until very light: then knead
dn enough -four 70 make the batter the
consistency of ordinary bread dough.
Make into loaves, and set these to
raise until light, then bake.
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venetian Trimminas.

One OF the striking features of the
moment is the Venetian embroidered
bands seen on several Paris models.
AS the word Venetian might imply,
these trimmings are not in gold and
silver, but the designs of the sixteenth
century simply copied in silks and
woods of neutral shades to suit the
taste of the day. A dainty visiting
gown in silver gray crepe de chine has
an antique pattern of silk roses and
foliage resting upon band of dark
gray velvet. This trimming is also
used extensively in ball and dinner
dresses.
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CONVICT SOLDIER BETRAYED By FINGER PRINTS.

A curious result of the recent adoption by
the United States army of the system of i1cntif-
cation by finger prints, just reported to the var
department the discovery, in the person of
soldier at Fort Leavenworth, of British mur-
derer for whom the Scotland Yard authorities
have long been looking.
The man prisoner in the United States
pententiary, serving fve-year sentence for
military crime. In prison he well behaved
and liked but when the warden, following the
general order to take the fnger-print records of
all soldiers, attempted to secure an impression of
this mans digits he met with violent resistance
and the assistant who tried to make the record
was knocked down and roughly handled.
Suspectng that this resistance based
upon the mans previous knowledge of the
of which these finger prints might be put and
that his record was bad the warden sent copies
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trembling hand and 1t fell upon the
floor of the vault, and rolled away into
the semi-darkness. where 1t lay spit
ting forth Its living fires. changing col
or at every fare of the torch.
Valdermere returned 1t to its place,
and again heard the clink of the in
Visible machinery. The great slab
slowly resumed its place. and as we
turned to go l looked again-there
was nothing in that cheerless room
with It's bare walls to indicate the hid
den millions of THE Invisible Hand"
We then passed on, and our prog
ress was marked by many strange
scenes. varying at every turn. My in
terest in these curious formations was
growing stronger at every turn, but
Valdermere was wrapped in thought,
and paid no further heed to the scenes
about him.
The mountain guide cannot under
stand the ecstasy of the tourist who
follows him for the first time in de-
lirlum of Joy. as he climbs along the
frowning peaks. or gazes into the dis
tant valley, as 1t slnmbers forever in
llS uuDIOhCn SllllnGSc, Vi lut llttlul
stream. as it dashes by, gurgling glee
fully in its mad flight over the rocks
and the pebbles. 1t looks foolish; 1t is
always the same-the same mountain
has been there always; the same val
ley on whose bosom has blossomed the
same flowers, and the fretful stream
never bushes its gurgling sound-it
was the same the first time he ever
saw IL.
The tunnels seemed ROW to have no
end, and as we followed one after an
other of these l was thinking of Ger
shon, with his calm. frozen look; of
Gideon, the giant, whose face always
wore grim humor. ! could see his
great head thrown back and his shag-
Ky hair. could still see the studious
face of Penguilly-the lank, lean lig-
ure of Romanski.
At last we emerged from what
seemed an endless passage of solid
stone. A huga white owl fluttered
from an arch and lighted upon ledge
far above us. The passage melted
away-the view enlarged, and our
path WIS strewn with stalagmites, and
giittering stalactites hung above US.
We passed ON for many hundred
yards. The owl again fiuttered among
the rocks above. and sent forth a
screech which was followed by a
dreadful chorus of horrible echoes.
valdermere uttered but few words.
l wondered at his silence. He seemed
to be brooding over some sad thought.
"Castleman." said he. I'VE will be
compelled 10 separate for time, but
shall soon meet again"
expressed my deep regret at this
unwelcome news.
Don't be Respondent" he continued
with a more cheerful look. 'for have
a pleasant task for you"
| thanked lin.
"Gershon would have sent you to
Russia, but l interceded. and at last
he agreed to compromise
| again expressed my gratitude.
Il will send you on missioao which
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America and the rest of the world and business of mme
By
West that there will be difficulty about
this of the
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For the Kitchen Window.

Have bunch of chives and parsley
growing in pots in the kitchen win.
dow during the winter. Chives are
more delicate than onions and are a
delicious addition to the potato or let.
tuce salad and fine for flayoring soup
or hash. 1t must be chopped fine.
teaspoonful is enough for a salad
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His Mistake.

When a pompous individual draws
himself up to his full height and says:
You don't seem to know who l am
he imagines that it is wholly your
fault that he isn't as well known as
Douglass the shoe man or Beeman
the chewing gum king.
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BACK STAMPS ON LETTERS IN FAVOR.

1t is said that the postal department is be.
ginning to hear from business men in different
parts of the country regarding their dislike of
the recent order to discontinue the back-stamp.
ing of mail in the post offices at Los Angeles
Kansas City, Minneapolis. st. Paul, Detroit and
other cities. That disfavor is also shared by the
business men of Washington, who are not slow
in their intimations that the back stamp enables
man who gets n delayed letter to register his
kick with the person at fault and largely fixes
upon the party responsible for the delay
The back-stamping consists of stamping on
the back of each letter the name of the city or
town in which it is received together with the
time of its receipt. This with the stamp on tbo
front of the letter shows the actual time occupied
in the transmission of the letter from the place
in which it was mailed to the town or place where
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To Clean Glass.

Place pulverized pumice stone be-
tween the layers of folded piece OF
edge to prevent the powder from spill.
Ing. Wipe lamp globes or window
panes with this dry cloth and they
will be clean and sparkle almost in.
stantly. Enough powder will remain
on the cloth to be used many times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
Our Washington Letter
Newy Information from the Capital Of the Naon-Presdent Goes
See Panama-Programms of His TnpBabes Not for the
Department Of Agriculture

WASHINGTON.-Presdent Roosevelt. accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and Surgeon General
Rixey, of the navy, has gone to investigate the
big ditch Uncle Sam is digging on the isthmus
The president is breaking precedents with
out mercy in connection with his Panama trip
When he made his trip from New Orleans to
Hampton Roads with the armored cruiser squad
ron he went outside of the marine limits of the
United States, and now he will go ten days away
from American soil.
president of the United States has never
placed his foot foreign soil. Mr. Roosevelt
will do SO at Panama. Hawaii can be reached
from San Francisco in less time than Panama
from Hampton Roads,. and Europe in muc1
less time from New York Perhaps with the
precedent of visiting foreign lands established
q be made by American executive &c
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Prospective visitors to the agricultural de-
partment acquire monumental unpopularity
by referring remotely to the subject of
baby breeding" dull day. and few facts
perhaps responsible for the report to the
effect that, along with plant and animal propaga-
tion, the department planned to begin crusade
to improve the American baby. The facts are
these:
Prof. w. N. Hays. assistant secretary of alsrl-
culture. is secretary of the American Breeders
association. He has named committee of noted
scientists and has asked its members to coordinate
some scattered observations already made con-
cerning heredity. 1t is hoped that from available
data it may be learned. in measure, how heredity
and environment affect the development of human
beings, particularly with respect to blindness,
deafness. and other principal physical defects,
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$50 you take me for twenty-six?"
glggled the fair widow. NO. said
the bad bachelor, but your daughter
may be that Old
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mendi a o @
meeting the Breeders
Yorla Rev. of hingo
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WILL STUDY MEN AND PROJECT.

When the ships reach the Caribbean sea the
wireless station at Guantanamo will be depended
upon to keep Mr. Roosevelt informed and to trans
NIT to Washington any instructions he may care
to give The navy has experimental with the
Guantanamo station and has had no trouble in
transmitting and receiving messages to and from
Panama.
In order that there may be no question, how
ever other ships equipped with wireless teleg-
raphy Will be in constant communication with the
Louisiana. The armored cruisers accompanying
the battleshps can be employed as dispatch boats
should the necessity arise. With such a formd-
able array of armored craft, 1t is extremely doubt
full of even the ghost of the redoubtabe Capt.
Kidd will care to attempt to board the presidents
flagship.
President Roosevelt will remain four davs
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To lake Out Stains.

Hot milk is much more effective
than hot water to take out stains
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Spilled milk of human kindness Is
the only kind worth trying over.
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ASIA CIGARS

VIII not make you nervous. Ask your dealer
or The NJ Hyman Cigar Co.. $40 nth Street.
Denver. Colo.
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authorities number of cities Within comparatively short
in
life
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23
MISTRESS AND MAID.
Make the Servant Feel at Home with
You and Avoid a d. strustful
Attitude.

That good mistreSseS make good SER
wants may not be invariably true, but
it must be owned mat as a general
rule, this is found to be the case. 1t
will be well, then, to consider some OF
the characteristics of a good mistress.
At first it must be remembered that
she does not look upon her maids as
mere machines, but regards them as
human beings, who should be treated
az she herself would wish to be, with
some degree OF kindness and consider
'atlun. Put yourself in her place" is
excellent advice to mistresses, and il
occasionally followed, it leads to Won
derful notifications of ones views anC
way of treating those in ones employ
'ment.
To take some interest IN the maids
home ana family, to remember that
she is Dung, and like all young girls
a great deal the better tor Il little
amusement occasionally, to speak
kindly and brightly to her, TO allow
her. if She has a respectable sweet
heart. to invite him on certain eve
nings into the kitchen, will all hell
greatly towards that kindly feelint
between mistress and maid, which Is
essential. if there IS to be complete
harmony and comfort in the house
Too often each seems u regard tht
other as the natura! foe or prey, IN
stead of looking upon each other as co
workers, with a common Interest ant
object. namely the well Icing ant
well ordering of the household.
If Kingsley's words, Perfect respec.
for the feelings of others, %sprinsins
from perfect self respect, We're KEEP.
we'll in view in the way mistres5es
treat their servants, they would los,
none OF their dignity, nor would serv'
ants be likely to be either familiar OF
impertinent.
Too often mistresses begin by show
ing that they distrust and suspect thei
new maid. The girl seeing this fall
TO the level Of the mistress anticipa
ton. whereas. if at the outset she wa
shown that she was believed in, an
thought worthy Of kindly confidence
she would probably try to be worth,
of it, Marion Harris Neil.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23
Substitute for Maple Sugar.

A fair substitute for maple sugar is
made with equal parts of g%ranulated
white and dark brown sugar boiled
with one-half the quantity of water
until of the desired thickness. When
cool three drops of vanilla extract is
added.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23
Tell the Rest.

Miss Elder-Charlie Simpkins made
a confession of love to me last night.
Miss Younger-lndeed? And with
whom is he in love?-Cieyeland
Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23
True Riches.

One true heart and a cottage are
worth a million Knockers and a throne,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23

When we will introduce the most sensational offer
ings of the time. These unusual low prices are for
goods known by all housekeepers who have ever dealt
with us. For their wholesomness and purity our line
of goods and our methods of dealing with the people
have met with popular approval, which explains our
fast growing business. Try us and see.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23

a.. aR~ssa is quick sales and small profits.
WNF MUEET sell at the lowest market price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-23
E AND BUY YOUR GROCERIES, MEATS, vEGETABL1

We always have on hand a fresh supply of choice Groceries, Vegetables, Meats
1t will pay you bic to buy at our store. Specials for tomorrow.
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lTs AGAINST GENERAL FUND.- DUIs ADMINISTRATION.

ing 1904 the appropriations for items
other than construction were $1,000,
and taking that as the amount for
1905 we find the total appropriation
for carrying on the operations of the
board of health were $4,000, or $500
per year, being an increase of about
5000 per over the average of Mr.. Din
MES administration. This, however,
is not the full story, because during
Mr.. Dinnie's administration and prior
to July 1, 1908, the city cared for all
pauper patients. BY chapter Al of
the 1903 laws, being bill introduced
by DR.. Taylor, this expense was put
on the county, thereby reimbursing
the city for such expenditures.
DR.. Wheeler says the sand in the
filter never should be less than four
feet in depth; four feet is the safe
limit. The minimum depth of sand
now In the filter is foot and 10 inch
es. Prof. Babcock reports that the
chemical analysis discloses the water
to be not what it should be.
There is an insufficient amount of
sand In the filter; the water is report
ed to be not what it should be; the
board of health expenses increase
from so to rs per cent per annum.
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Comment March %, 19O6-Street Dc.
partment.

The amount expended by the Dinnie
administration in the care of streets
averaged $S,9O5. AZ per year, while
during the Duis administration for the
same purpose there was expended
$21,274 80. or an average of of $780,
637.4O, or an increase of $1,731.9S,
approximately $3.50 per month.
During the eight years of Mr.. Din
MES administration, there was
brought against the city damage suits
aggregating $10.4O0 in amount, uf
which there ripened into judgment
$500 for Mrs. Kerr, who fell on a
slight slant constructed by property
owner upon which to run his bicycle.
The negligence of the city was predi-
Gated upon the failure to discover and
cause this slant to be Strengthened.
With $3.50 per month more expend-
ed upon the streets there was brought
during the past two years damage
suits against the city aggregating $751;
400. The negligence Of the city was
charged as follows:
l. In the Stewart case the failure
to discover a wire which had fallen
from telephone pole and been down
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

for quite length of time. The legal
department served proper notice upon
the telephone company, which settled
the loss at $3.50.
2. In the Altman case, $33,4O0; the
negligence of the superintendent of
water works and street commissioner
in laying and permitting to be laid a
water pipe with its guards on top Of
the pavement created liability
against the city of $3.50.
g. In the Edmonds case, $4,000,
which was decided by Jury at the
last term of court, giving verdict of
$500. The negligence of the city is
prediacted upon the act of the street
commissioner in tearing out the side
walk and carelessly putting in bed
of sand in the place thereof below the
level of the walk.
In connection with these facts there
should be considered the cost of main
tanning the legal department, for
which there was expended during the
last four years of the Dinnie admins
tration an average of $685.. so per
year, while during the Duis admin
istration by reason of the increased
litigation the annual cost was
$1,2S5. rs, or almost twice as much.
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OF Interest to Shooters.

The president of the North Dakota
sportsmen's association has secured
many valuable prizes for the tourna-
ment in Fargo next June. The prize
for the best -four men team" open
to all, is worth 800. and the member
of the association making the highest
average for the entire two days pro-
gram will be presented with fine
trap gun, valued at SO. Everything
indicates that the next meeting will
be the best attended Of any since the
Organization was organized.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

Maher, the jockey and proprietor of
the Saranac hotel, cabling to his fam
lily in this city, denies the report
emanating from New York that he is
engaged to marry Miss Dorothy
Cooper, the daughter of his employer.
His cable reads as follows:
"This is the first l heard of it, and
I am. astonished at it. The rumor Is
quite unfounded. and cannot imagine
how 1t originated"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

Half mile-L. Hughes first. L. Lar
kin second, H. Rubel third.
The one mile race for the champion
ship of the northwest was won by AL
Thorpe of Fargo in minutes and 30
seconds. He took two of the three
heats from w. H. Richard. former
champion of the northwest! Mr..
Thorpe is now the champion and has
been challenged by Mr.. Richard to
race him at Minneapolis. The chal-
lenge has been accepted.