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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
"Radr Air Not So Bad.

Foul air--which has for its accepted
meaning. air heavy with the gases
and odors of DECAYS not, in itself.
poisonous. or even unhealthful. I'm
less 1t contains such a large proper.
ton of foreign gases that 1t is notice
ably lacking In oxygen. its chief effect
is psychic. Some persons. in brief.
cannot abide a stencil. 1t sets their
nerves on edge and excites their ina.
ginations. and the result is that they
Thus. indirectly. 1t may weaken them
and make them an easy prey to wan.
dering microbes. But, of itself, 1t
produces little direct harm. Medical
students. breathing the unspeakable
gases and odors of the dissecting
room, manage to eat vast dinners and
to grow fat. Tanners. garbage men.
korkers in fertilizer factories and
other persons who are habitually sur
rounded by hair-raising aromas, are
ordinarily just as healthy as other
folk. That foul air is usually laden
with rather more germs and germ
bearing insects than. air which seems
Ito the nose) to be pure. is beside the
point Experience shows. says the
American Magazine, that pure air
often contains as many of these enc
mics to health as the most foul exuda-
tions from sewer outlet. The Stego-
myia fasciata. which carries the germs
of yellow fever. would be just as dead
ly on mountain top as along the
shore of Louisiana bayou. Hence.
the absurdity of shotgun quarantines
and of all the other medicinal manifes.
tations of alarm that appear when yel-
low jack RACES on the gulf coast"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

or these cavcrns be recorded and
given to the scientific world, what a
stir 1t would create-how many tfeo-
ries 1t would destroy-how many wild
speculations 1t would turn into ridi-
cule. The man who could recite a
history of these passages to an insti-
tuition of learning-such institutions
are numerous-would soon find him
self decorated with medals, for / find
no record of the race whose tombs we
have left behind in the annals of the
so-called scientific researches of any
age.
when you have completed this
journey I am sure that you will say
that Victor Deneau is now on his last
trail" and Valdermere's eyes were
again filled with that mysterious fro
that inscrutable light which was re-
fected from a soul too deep to
fathom.
'Ahl" I cried. "I can see his trail
end, even at the threshold of his clue"
II believe as you do said Valdez
mere, as he again turned his eyes
upon me, but, still, I feel a strange
presentiment that he will yet cause US
trouble, an idea that cannot dismiss
though I know not its strength, for
even should he discover our retreat
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

One of the small glaciers in Mon.
tana is of especial interest on ac-
count Of the fact thata in the mass of
ice there are imbedded two strata of
grasshoppers. each about foot thick.
There are literally tons of grasshop-
pers in the ice. and the question
naturally arises as to where they came
from The most obvious explanation,
says Country Life in America, is that
centuries ago two enormous swarms
in course of migration were caught in
a snowstorm. chilled and buried in the
snow. where they have remained till
now in perfect state of preservation,
In the accounts of the early western
explorers few instances are related
of meeting large swarms of locusts on
the mountain tops in the Rockies. 1t
Is a very fortunate circumstance that
the great extension of agriculture in
the west has broken up the breeding
grounds of these insects.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

and we were in total darkness |
could feel the cold air as it swept my
face. We groped our way in the
gloom, as we could not relight our
torches. and at last the path enlarged.
The wind no longer roared. We had
turned in another direction.
heard valdermere striking a
match. and when the light fiared about
us. started back in terror. for at the
very threshold of the long passage,
standing erect, and as natural as life,
saw the form of giant, tall and
powerful. holding aloft huge battle
axe. as though ready to strike any one
who should attempt to pass.
In long columns. at either side OF
this figure. each holding in his hand a
battle-axe, and standing in perfect mil
itary order. were the forms of two
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
Ebert County Tribune
!. E. Pope. Editor and Publisher.
ELBERT. COLORADO,
American PauperIsn,.

The special report on pauperism IN
the United States which the census
bureau has issued affords some inter-
esting information. the general i'm
preston gained being that the mum.
ber OF people living In almshouses is
not increasing with the development
of the population. Like most gov
ernment reports the material is two
years old. and yet II gives a basis for
consideration and deduction. The
report indicates that at the close of
the year 1908 there were S1.764 pau.
pers in the almshouses that during
the year 1904 there were admitted
S1.412, making a total of 1916 per,
sons who were In these homes during
some part Of that year. or this to.
tai 51,359 were women. OF whom 1t is
said that. once admitted. they are
more Liable to remain permanently
than the men. who Leave during the
summer and return when the cold
weather comes on. This percentage
Of regulars" is so great that the
majority of those who were admitted
during 1904 had been In the aims,
house before. or course. says the
Chicago Tribune. 1t would be wrong
to assume that this comparatively
small number OF people, less than
100000 In a population of $4,000. 900.
represents all the abject poverty in
the United States. For there has
been a wonderful advance in this
country in the methods for handling
the improvident members of society.
Institutions have been established for
the special care of different classes of
unfortunates who once made up much
OF the almshouse constituency. Great
efforts have been put forth to make
former dependents now partly self
supporting. and many a child has
been saved to society and made an
honest. industrious citizen through
the instrumentality of home finding
organizations. In fact. the figures
which are given in the report tell in
themselves the marked gain which
society has made under the sympa-
thetic and intelligent direction of
earnest students of social problems.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
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Chapter vIII.-continued.


! was amazed at the enormity OF
Valdermere's reasoning, of its scope.
the nature of which had not proper
ly estimated. | was relieved to know
that vengeance alone was not the gov
erning power that dominated the Or
der Of THE Invisible Hand"
Valdermere paused as we reached
the edge of the water.
As we talked we had passed beyond
the glittering lights of the great pillar,
and now descended to the bank of an
underground river. could hear the
waters as they rushed through the
rocky bed OF the cavern, and. when we
drew nearer. | was amazed at the
width OF this stream.
On the opposite bank. stone wall.
almost perpendicular. rose to a great
height, and near its summit ledge of
stone 1utted out. and cast dark shad-
ow over the waters below.
This river" he said, has ever
been mystery to our Order. 1t flows
into the Tennessee. its waters falling
and rising, like other rivers. and yet
we cannot penetrate its source. 1t
feeds the Tennessee. but is not af-
fected by that river. 1t overfiows its
banks in the Spring, and causes the
rise of the Tennessee We know
where 1t goes, but we cannot dis
cover whence it comes. though Co
roni. our founder. has spent many
years in exploring these marvellous
caverns."
Are you not afraid that 1t will, at
some time, submerge the caverns and
destroy your treasure" | asked. in
some concern.
Such thing is possible, but not
probable, as the highest water mark
for the past twenty years. has not
reached the base of the crystal cham
ber. which is thirty feet lower than
the treasure vault. do not anticipate
any danger from that source"
AS l looked about me. l saw a long
rope ladder swinging from the summit
of the black stone wall, and secured
to massive boulder on the bank near
where we stood.
What is that ladder for?" l asked.
approaching and examining the con-
trivance with some interest.
That leads to the catacombs.' he
replied.
"The catacombs. what do you
mean?"
These caverns." he continued, ARE
called the catacombs. as they were
used as the burying-ground of race
now long extinct. A race of men.
powerful in stature. warlike in voca-
tion, and of wonderful longevity. who
lived in the virgin forests, ages be-
fore the foot of white man had ever
touched the soil; and now. Castleman,
when we explore these catacombs, you
will marvel at the sight you will wit
ness, sight that only member of
The Invisible Hand can see"
Valdermere began to climb the lad
der and beckoned me to follow. AS
we reached the middle. the ropes be-
gan to sway back and forth. and the
waters roared a hundred feet below
us. My head grew dizzy and I paused
clinging madly to the frail ladder lest
should be hurled to death in the
waters below.
Valdermere sprang from rope to
rope with the agility of a squirrel, cry
ing out for me to follow. and at last
clutched madly at the ledge of stone.
lest / should lose my equilibrium.
We clambered along the ledge until
we came to an arch, which led us into
tunnel of solid stone.
Our lights had been extinguished,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

Expert Carleton, who says this
country can produce 100000. 900
bushels of wheat, admits that he has
made only rough estimate. 1t is
possible. therefore. that he is a few
bushels out of the way on one side or
the other.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

The exclusion of sailor in the
navy from dancing pavilion at Mar,
raganse.t bay is especially inexcusabie
when 1t is remembered that naval men
are universally conceded to be the
best dancers that society can boast.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
Where Feminine Fancy Lights

Of the collar at all, if care Is used in
smoothing down the rough edge.
A hot water bottle is good substi-
tute for a hot water bag, and has the
advantage that one can gather num-
Der together without great expense.
Any large-sized glass bottle can be
filed with hot water without cracking
if it Is first placed in pan Of water.
Fill the bottle full to overhowing, then
put In the cork. The suction VIII keep
the bottle from leaking. Wipe the
bottle dry, and draw stocking over it,
pinning the ends together. Great com
fort may be gained In sickness, by this
simple contrivance.
There are many good remedies for
burns, but one that is almost never
hard to reach is the useful bottle Of
vaseline: When vaseine Is rubbed
softly on burn immediately, and the
injured member wrapped up alright in
some old, soft linen, the relief is very
quick. I have discovered that even a
pair Of scalded hands can be made COM
Portable in short time in this way.
Many old floors are being stained
about the sides Of the room, so as to
admit Of a rug in the center. One dit
fculty in this work is the wide cracks
often yawning between the boards. A
friend Of mine discovered that heated
paraffin could be poured from a mar
row spout into these cracks, filing
them rapidly and easily The House
| keeper.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
WHAT THE KITCHEN SHOULD
- H HAVE

The woodenware in the kitchen
should include the following articles:
A breadboard about one yard square,
rolling-pin, small spoon for stir
ring pudding sauces, two large spoons,
meat squeezer, mincing bowl and
chopper.
The following comprises the neces-
sary tinware: A boiler for boiling
ham, six-quart bread pan, deep pre-.
serving pan, several saucepans, two
dishpans, two two-quart and two one.
pint basins, one four-quart covered
pail, two saucepans with covers for
vegetables, small vegetables, two cups
with handles, one skinner, two dip.
pers, two tunnels for jugs and bottles
set Of tin measures, three scoops
four medium-sized breadpans for bak.
ing, four jellycake pans, pie plates 0,
pans, one coffee-pot, colander, bread
crater, nutmeg, two wire sleeves, one
egg basket, Dover eggbeater, apple
corer, cake-turner, spice box, pepper
cake cutter, soap shaker, cake closet
bread, tea canister, coffee, knife and
fork box, crumb tray and brush, tum,
bier drainer.
The following are convenient, the
not absolutely necessary: A custarc
kettle, a fish kettle, a chatting dish, 8
potato slicer, an egg frier, potato
Emasher, a coffee roaster, a jelly strain
er, ah apple corer, pudding boiler ano
mold, a steaming kettle, scallop shells
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12

box pleats at head Of founce, overlap
each other in the middle, and be held
down with black linen button. Make
the bodice with side pleats on the
shoulders, straps coming fropc the shoul-
der seams between the pleats, meeting
at bust, similar straps coming from the
waist line and held down with buttons
as on skirt. Cut away in a V down the
front for wear with chemisettes, and
close under two piped straps. Finish
the V with fiat collar Of black linen,
and wear a white linen or black silk
belt, just as you prefer, for the street.
Have three-quarter, fairly full bishop
sleeves ending in narrow black linen
band cuffs strapped to the sleeves with
the piped bands. Give touch Of color
by means Of pretty tie, pale blue,
cherry or dark red as liked best, and
wear long black silk gloves. In regard
to hat, both your white ce-vas and
your grey one will llAk we'll with the
gown, and SO wouls q dark red chip
sailor with red velvet band end
bunches Of cherries or currants. Fol
house wear should have belt and tie
to match. Your letter is very kind and
much appreciated. Thanks are, how
ever due T he Journal, I think, thru
whose generosity its readers are offered
the benefit Of any skill and experience
that may possess.
Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
A WOMAN INVENTED BLUE PAPER.

"a WOMAN, said paper maker, "invented blue
u paper It was by accident that she did it, tho.
Before her time all paper white.
''She was the. wife of William Eastes, one of the
leading paper makers of England in the eighteenth
century. In passing thru the paper plant one day,
she dropped big blue bag into vat Of pulp. Eastes
stern chap and So since had seen the &C.
cident Mrs. Eastes decided to say nothing about it.
'The paper in the vat, which should have been
white came out blue. The workmen were mystiied.
Eastes enraged Mrs. Eastes kept quiet. The upshot
was that the paper sent up to London, marked
damaged, to be sold for whatever it would bring
|'But the selling agent in London shrewd. He
saw that this blue-tinted paper attractive. He
declared it to be wonderful invention, and he
sold it off like hot cakes at double the white papers
price. r -
Eastes received order for more of the
blue paper-an order that he and his wasted sew
eral days in trying vainly to fill.
''Then Mrs. Eastes forward and told the
story of the blue cloth bag There no difficulty
after that in making the blue paper. This paper 3
price remained very high, the Eastes having mono
poly in it. - #s.S ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
WEIIrKNOWN WOMEN

Mrs. Cy>~s H. Mccormick, altho
over 80 years of age, still maintains an
active interest in public affairs. She
is said to be especially well informed
On the scientific struggle with disease
in cities. : "
+ Mrs. George M. Pullman has the
ater in her residence, at Prairie avenue
and Eighteenth street, which Is equip
ped with a complete outfit Of stage ma
chinery on small scale. ~ .,.ss..:
An adventurous journey has been
made thru central Africa, from BERN
to Khartum by Miss Mary Hull, an
English woman. She is the only Euro
pean woman to have been so far in
land, and she travelled with no other
escort than her forty native bearers.
One Of the best-known New York ac-
tresses, Miss Blanche Bates, has turned
farmer as relief from the nervous
strain of theatrical work. She owns
| seventy-seven acres Of land, several
COWS, seven dogs, number of horses,
and quite an army Of chickens, She
lives among them and makes them her
friends, and travels sixty miles a day
to and from the theater.
Some one once said to Miss Terry
with reference to her great popularity
in all quarters, that he did not believe
that she had ever uttered an nl-na.
tured word concerning fellow-crea
ture. To this she replied, "Why should
~ All the world seems to say kind
things about me. am happy in know
ing it; and thus love the world and
all who live upon it. Why shouldn 'tI7'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
FACTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

IF mixture Of pounded glass and
cornmeal be set where rats can get at
it they will eat it eagerly
When the heavy curtains are taken
down take the hook pins out Of each
and brush SO thoroly as to remove all
dust before folding them to put away.
One garment should never be hung
over another on the same hook. To do
this would take all the freshness out
Of the undermost garment and 1t
would not improve the one which Is
uppermost.
Skirts should always be provided
with three handsome on the right
side, one OF the left and one to hold up
the drapery at the back. If this pre-
caution be taken it is much better to
hang up skirt than to fold It and lay
it away.
Here is an excellent way Of remov-
ing wrinkles from a coat or skirt and
serves in many cases better than press
ing: Hang the garments in the bath
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
HELPS TO HOUSEKEEPING

One, Of the simplest forms of starch.
ing in a case of sudden need, is the use
Of borax water. A quarter of tea
spoonful of borax in half teacup-
full Of cold water will give dressing
like new to embroidered cuffs and coli
lars, or even those made Of linen. Dip
the article you wish to starch In the
dissolved borax, wiring, and roll in a
dry cloth for few moments, then
iron.
In these days Of embroidered collars
one often finds them rough-edged on
the scallops after laundering. ! have
discovered a very simple and wholly
eficacious remedy. Dip the forefnger
in cold water and rub along the upper
edge Of the collar until it feels smooth,
and it viii no longer scratch the neck.
This remedy need not moisten the bo1.S
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
THE MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
How Hadlsy's Gloom Was Lifted
7 ADLEY felt a curious, inexplicable unrest
4 Something was the matter clearly.

His new seemed entirely comfortable and the
landlady had been careful in the moving operations
~ II just take everything up stairs while you re
down town, : she had said that morning and when
you come home tonight nothing will be missing out
OF place. The upstairs is lighter and cooler and
I am sure you IL like it,
Hadley thought so, too, But something was
wrong. His clothes hung in the dresser and
closet his photographs placed they had been in the
Old room his pipes and easy chair books and writing
materials were at hand. Every whim Of a fnical
have been comfortable. And yet he wasn't
IN spite OF the flood Of light that in thru the
larger window, solemn gloom seemed to hang over
the new quarters He could feel it. superstitious
ing Of something awful to happen in the future.
Hadley was not supersttious. To him it seemed
tho sadness out Of countless past lives perme
ated the place Had this room been the scene of a
tragedy In other days, when the old brownstone resi-
dence now turned into boarding house had been
fashionable home?
He took up book and tried to persuade himself
that such thoughts were all foolishness and imagina
night before seemed dull now. He tried light
novel, with better results and then the evening pa
himself =
it. So he pulled down the window shade and lighted
his reading lamp. This gave cosier atmosphere for
a moment or two. Then the vague something the
vague lack Of something settled down thicker, gloom
ier, more tangible and menacing than ever.
His brain was oppressed as the dank clamny sub
stance OF it pressed down, down, down upon him.
awakening keen anticipation of disaster.
=. Hadley took an inventory of everything he pos
sessed, but nothing seemed to be gone 1t was of no
use. "s ~. ST.H% >>5< = 81:
e Then he analysed First himself. Nothing of a
depressing nature had happened to him that day. He
had had no quarrels with any one, and was not in
analysed the Thing itself. What made its What
its chief charactersticsf The room was neither
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
For Street and Home.

Dear Madam: Will you kindly sug
gest a way to make q dress like the
sample encloseq would like to wear
it mornings on the street or afternoons
at home. I am 80 years old, brown
hair and eyes, good complexion with
plenty of color, bust measure is 3s,
waist 25, and hips 43, height little
over feet and inches, my waist is
medium length. What kind and color
of hat and gloves would be most suit
able to wear with this dresss T have a
white canvas hat trimmed with black,
also one Of gray braid trimmed with
black maline, black velvet and red vel
vet poppies. ., .---...
think your page Of T he Journal
is simply splendid, and l hope it will
be continued. So many women could
dress we'll on their income if only they
knew how, but now with your wisdom
and experience at their service it will
be their own fault/if they do not make
each dollar do it's full duty.
Minneapolis. Faith B.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
TEMPORARY RACE SUICIDE OF ANIMALS. ri

TEMPORARY RACE SUICIDE OF ANIMALS. ..
.s\HI HEN birds and animals do mate at the mat
w ing season, it is sign that bad year is
coming - said the farmer
EQUAL, gophers, rabbits and squirrels all refuse to
mate in certain years These years afterwards turn
QUIT to be bad The qlaaEs particularly weather.
wise- BY instimeS the lttas wild creatures know
THAT fDr Lack off raim fur Other there
to be g1ags fa1mine amid seed faame, ama insteaa
off pairing off amid mating amid setting up Housekeeping
Inn 1ttae Families of to they 1enan animated i'm
large bands in which they have flown all winter, lv
ing, it were, kind Of apartmenthouse life. That
and spinster quails with good deal Of picking and
scratching manage to get enough to eat But to feed
families Of little in such famine year would be
impossible. - S''
''In California the squirrels in famine year not
only do not mate; they do not live They BECOME
dormant. AS by miracle they remain dormant un-
til season Of plenty comes with the next winter g
rans'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
TWO ROOFED LAKES

\ ROOTED lake exists in Siberia, Obdorsk This
~ lake is nine miles wide and seventeen miles long
Its roof, natural one is made of salt.
water Of the lake of Obdorsk must have suddenly
evaporatedy leaving huge salt crystals afoat tho
surface These crystals in time caked together. Thus
the water entirely covered with them tho
frozen.
The lake. in 1878, dropped three feet; 1t found an
underground outlet into the Obi river But the salt
crust thick upon it that it retained it's own
level. Not dropping at all, it formed roof Of salt
three feet high, over the whole body Of water. s.
there is another lake that has roof Of salt crystals
thick and strong enough to allow and horses to
cross it on foot. '.