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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14

Little attention has been paid to the
physiological effe sts of odors, and a
German physician enters n new field
In his work of confirming "A popular
belief that strong perfumes have an
Intoxicating and Denumbing action
His experiments were made by plac-
ing frogs under glass bells with
sponges saturated with the essences
AS In chloroform poisoning, brief ex-
citement is followed by partial or com
plete paralysis. and the many odors
tried seemed to differ only in rapldity
of action. Musk was one of the slow
est. Camphor. peppermint. lavender
and cloves were slow, while aldehyde.
turpentine, elder flower. ylang-ylang,
asafoetida. carbon disulphide. mustard
and nicotine were rapid and energetic.
instantaneous action was noted In
some cases. Jumping about a moment
or two in lively way. the frog would
very soon stop. close his eyes and rub
his nose, while breathing and heart
action became slow and he freely per-
spired. Continued little longer, the
odor caused convulsive breathing, roll
ing of the eyes, and gradua, stoDpage
of the heart
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION.
prosecution Of Oppressive Combines
Anord Lesson to Home Traders.

Never before has there been such
stirring up of the masses and an
awakening as to rottenness in finan.
cial affairs among the large corpora.
tions as at present Some one at one
time said that when thieves fall out
the devil gets his reward" So II
seems at present when faction Is ar
rayed against faction In exposing
crooked operations in great financial
and business deals. in which the little
fish are swallowed by the big ones.
and the men in control, like wolves.
lead the lambs to slaughter.
1t is amazing how farspread are the
frauds practiced, and how high UP in
public estimation are the manipula-
tors of the rotten deals. The stealings
of the millionaires and multi-million-
aires. the intrigues and their perjuri-
Gus lying and Misrepresentation to
accomplish their aims; the intricacy
of the machinery used in their opera
tions, the perfection of the means. the
combinations employed to fleece the
people of dollars, would do credit to
a Gasliostro or Machiavelli, or a
Capt. Kidd
There cannot be doubt that these
various articles appearing in the mag
azines and general newspapers will
have the result of opening the eyes
of the public to things that few hereto
fore ever gave serious consideration.
They will have the effect of making
the people more cautious in making
investments of their earnings, and
will result in lessons that are bene-
ficial to the country at large Home
trade principles preclude the possibil-
ity of people losing by the operations
of such gigantic schemers. Money in
vested in your own community in the
development OF its latent resources
will give excellent returns, is ever
under your own observation. and while
the percentage of profit from some
home investments may not be up to
the representations made by the ma
nipulators of stocks and the shearers
of lambs in general. you are not SC
likely TO be a loser
d. NJ. CARR
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
HERE'S A NEW DEFINITION.
And Many There Are VIII Say Senator
Platt Was Right.

A rather cynical joke has been re-
Gently credited to Senator Plat.
The senator, on his last visit to the
Manhattan Beach hotel, allowed
pretty little girl. a western million
aires daughter, to be presented to
him.
The little girl, in the course of one
of her many chats with the aged
statesman, said:
Tell me. won't you. senator. what
political economy is?"
Political economy, my dear child"
Senator Plat Is said to have replied,
"is the art of never buying more
votes than you actually need"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
Mary Knew,

Little Mary's father had been teach
ing her to walk properly. walk
slowly and turn out your toes" he ad-
monished her.
While she was undergoing this
teaching she attended Sunday school
one day. The golden text was,
Teach me to walk honestly" After
reciting 1t several times, the teacher
asked:
who knows what that means?"
Il do" replied little Mary. Walk
slowly and turn out your toes"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
PLEASANT SUMMER.
Right Food the Cause.
A Wis. woman says:

A Wis. woman says:
81 was run down and weak, troubled
with nervousness and headache for the
last six years. The least excitement
would make me nervous and cause
severe headache.
This summer 1 have been eating
Grape-Nuts regularly and feel better
than for the six past years.
II am not troubled with headache
and nervousness, and weigh more than
l ever have before in my life. 1 gained
s lbs. in one week"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book, THE
Road to Wellville." in pkgs.
There's Reason"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
Wireless Telephones for BritIsh War
ships.

The British admiralty have made all
arrangements for installing wireless
telephones in some OF the vessels of
the fleet and the work is being carried
out by the Radio Telegraph Company.
1t is claimed that by these wireless tel
ephones conversation can be carried
on between two vessels that are thirty
miles apart
The voices heard on these wireless
telephones are clear and distinct. and
telephoning is In many respects easier
at sea than on land. The wireless tele-
phone may be of great use to ves-
sells in foggy weather. They can speak
each other at considerable distance.
and the admiral of the squadron might
from his cabin talk to every vessel OF
his feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
Want to Know.

Not long ago Boston municipal Of
fetal, who is a stickler for the use of
good English, had occasion to consult
a physician new to the community.
After the examination, the doctor
said: "All you need, sir, is tonic in
the shape of fresh air"
Would you mind telling me-" said
the purist sarcastically, what is the
shape of fresh air?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14

First Barkeep-I links dat It's
shame fer the Alumms ter give so
many cups for athletics.
Second Barkeep-Wot's de matter.
Bill?
First Barkeep-Well, they's too
many students In trainin' now.-Cor-
nell Widow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
Appropriate.

Manager-I thought you promised
me you would get that story about
Miss Starcraz's jewel robbery in
prominently, and here the types so
small nobody has seen It.
Editor-You're hard to please.
thought | would make hit with you
by putting your jewel robbery in dia-
mond type.-Baltimore American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14

Most people are more than satisfied
with their mlsfortunes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
A Mystery.

Child-Mammal
Mamma-Well?
Child-Why is It that when It's me
they call 1t naughty, but when it's you
they call It nervous7 - Cleveland
Leader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14

Most women have head for figures
when It comes to looking out fov No /.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14

Prof. Hsnry's advice concerning the
weaving of lambs is sound and should
be followed. First of all he says that
the lambs should be so far separated
from their dams that neither can
hear the bleating of the other. For
few days the ewes should be held on
short pasture or kept in the yard upon
dry feed. Their udders should be ex-
amined, and if necessary, as Is often
the case with the best mothers, they
should be drained of milk few times
lest Inflammation arise. At weaning
time the lambs should be put on the
best pasture and given liberal sup
ply of grain in addition, In order %
mitigate the effects of weaving.
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New Pennsylvania Trackage.

NEW YORK. March 30.-In view of the
suggestion of James ]. Hill that railway
construction had fallen off in recent years,
figures have been compiled showing that In
the year 1906 the length of lines of the
pennsylvania railroad was Increased "a al
miles. but that GeO91 miles of new tracks
were constructed
Following the policy OF making extensive
improvements proposed by President Cas-
satt. the Pennsylvania railroad has, In the
last six years increased the length of its
lines 800 miles and built 1881 miles of new
track-more than ten times as much as the
increase in length of line. The rest of the
increase in trackage. representing 800
miles. was laid to relieve congested points
The lines are in fourteen states, of which
the following nine contain the major part:
pennsylvania. 4.04S miles; Ohio, 1.s29 miles:
Indiana, 1.i95 miles: New York. S14 miles:
New Jersey. 766 miles; Illinois, G35 miles:
Maryland. 54S miles; Michigan. 433 miles;
Delaware, 273 miles.
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the lodge. advocating the same views. and
urging special efforts of members to make
themselves familiar with the laws and
rules of the order
Silver Star Lodge. No. %. l. o. G. T.,
met in Good Templar Hall. on the Brook
vile road, Tenleytown. Thursday evening.
Chief Templar Aquilla +. Payne presided
and Miss Josephine Grimsley. pianist, led
in the service of song. Preliminary ar
rangements for festivities designed to al
the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday
Of the second week In April occupied most
of the time devoted to business, and these
were well advanced. The business session
was followed with a good-of-the-order pro
gram, which was conducted by the chair
and opened with the song entitled Bring
ing in the Sheaves'' 90
Mr.. S. W. Russell read an original paper
descriptive of the model ledge" and fol
lowed the reading with remarks upon cur
maker made an address upon High
Ideals of Good Templar Life" and RECON-
mended habitual cleaning of the daily
press for temperance lessons to be read in
lodge. Mr.. w. A. Collins related some TX
periences as a successful missionary in the
local Good Templar field. Mr. VIM. Il
Jones, evangelist. sang a temperance song
and spoke of the mission meetings being
held in Good TemDlar Hall Sunday and
Tuesday evenings. Brief temperance talks
Were made by Messrs. Dean St, JOHN
Wells, Aquilla and William T. Payne, Mr.
j. S. Blackboard read selection from the
official organ of the order in MARYLAND
and Washington, and recommended the
study of its lesson. and the program was
closed with rallying song.
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UNION STATION PLANNED.
Richmond Will Get Fine Terminal fol
Desired Concessions.

RICHMOND. VA. March 3o.-Not only
have the railroads of Richmond decided to
have union station south of Main street.
using the present site of the Main street
terminal for a quick freight depot, but
these roads. il was learned yesterday. have
also decided to start the work on the new
station, which is to cost s1,GO0,OO0. so soon
as certain concessions shall have been OBJ
tanned from the city.
The railroads are making every effort te
keep their intentions secret possible,
but the matter Is being generally discussed
In railroad and real estate circles. The mere
fact that the options on the site for the
New station have been procured in the
names of persons not known being in
any way connected with any railroad. and
also that the deeds. with one or two minor
exceptions. have been filed. has not pre-
vented the matter from leaking out.
According to report. the whole matter
rests on obtaining the concessions. 1t is
said that among these IS the privilege of
crossing Main street with several tracks.
TIE desire is for street crossing at grade
level If ii can be obtained, and if not then
with a vladuCt or several overhead struc-
lures
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NUMBER OF FAINT COMETS
Positions During Month of the Various
Planets.
BRIGHT WINTER STARS NO M0RF
Not Probable That the Earth Will
Pass Through Comets Tail in
the Near Future.

In the warm. pleasant evenings which
have now come the observer will find much
that is Of interest In the sky. The heavens
are full Of the beautiful consultations each
OF which has Its own history and store of
legends. while within the boundaries of
each group there is a multitude of interest
Ing objects whose examination with a small
telescope is a fascinating and absorbing
study.
Overhead there shines out the Great Dip
per. with its wealth of nebulas. double stars
and clusters, and between this and the
Lesser Bear there winds the Dragon, that
enormously long. faint group "s.retching
Ger half the sky" which. because it never
sets, was to the ancients an emblem of
eternal vigilance.
The star at A is a beautiful double in a
small telescope and near 1t is the little Al
cor or the Faint One, long celebrated in
astronomical folk lore. The Arabs used
this object as test of keen vision though
1T is not now very difficult. To the Greeks
1t was the Lost Pleiad, who wandered here
from her sisters. but from the Germans
comes the still more beautiful legend that
this faint star is a wagner who in reward
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disturbed. They are letting the other fell
lows do all the worrying. They just look
on with that engaging air OF dont-care-a-
hangness which constitutes their most strik-
Ing charm.
Because they have been there before.
They have been under sentence of political
extinction several times. The cry, mend
them or end them has sounded in their
ears so often that 1t has lost all terrors for
them. Gladstone raised it: Lord Rosebery
uttered 1t: every liberal premier of modern
times has threatened 1t. They have seen
many storm clouds gather about them In
the past and roll harmlessly away. The
storm that now RACES about them is but a
gentle zephyr compared with that which
swept over them before they yielded to the
great reform act of 1892. Then mobs hunted
peers and bishops through the streets and
threatened TO storm the kings palace. The
Duke OF Wellington was then their leader.
AS statesman England's greatest soldier
stood for all that was retrograde in politics.
He came perfousiy near getting the house
of lords smashed. but the peers. more far
seeing than he saved themselves by giving
in in the nick of time.
With all their obstinacy. folly and preju-
dice they have proved time and again that
they possess the political instinct which
tells them when they must either give way
or go under. That is why they have been
neither mended or ended. That is why they
do not regard themselves as in any serious
jeopardy now Either to lick them into
some sort of uD-to-date shape or to abolish
them and substitute In their stead a diff
ferently constituted body would take a lot
of time and trouble. Legally neither could
be done without their consent. and when
they have climbed down other reforms
monopolize attention and they are left free
to play the same Old game when the storm
has passed. That is what they are counting
on now. OF course. IL Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman were an Oliver Cromwell he
would settle accounts with them in five
minutes. but Sir Henry is just an estimable,
II rather sagacious. gentleman who hates
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HOUSE OF LORDS FIRM
Gilded Nuisance That Refuses
to Abate Itself.
SITUATION BECOMES COMIC
Hope of Abolition of English House
of Peers Vain.
THWART WILL OF THE PEOPLE
England Alone Among Nations Has
Landless Peasantry and
Blighted Agriculture.
THWART WILL OF THE PEOPLE

Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All Rights Strictly Rescrved)
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. March 81, 1907.
1t appears that the house of lords is not
to be abolished after all-not in the next
few days at east-or few months-or few
years. Yet any stranger coming TO Eng
land at present would be quite justified
in supposing the peers could not last
through April. Editorial writer's are pour
ing forth columns of denunciation on the
devoted and coroneted head Of the mem
bers of the upper house. Platform ora
tors thunder against them menacingly
Their sins of omission and commission are
ruthlessly exposed. They are declared, with
entire truth. to be the greatest obstacles to
legislative reforms in the land. AS the Gus
todians of tremendous political power. their
like is found nowhere csc in the civilized
world. No other European nation possesses
a purely hereditary second chamber whose
members are responsible to none but them
selves. No British co.ony would tolerate
such a system. Their continued existence is
a living monument to their countrymen' 8
hatred of logic. to their fondness for
anachronism to their love of anomaly to
their ingrained and inveterate habit of put
ting up with things.
Just think, Seven millions of Brtons
dwelling in London. Manchester, Birming-
ham, Glasgow and where moi. after years
of thinking about it and talking about it,
and arguing with another about it,
come to a decision that certain political
proposals shall become law. They spend a
lot of time. lot of energy and a quite ap-
preCiabie sum of money in making that
decision of theirs known to all men. Then
at more trouble and expense. they send
representatives to the house of commons
to give effect TO their decision. After much
more time and trouble and argument the
house of commons puts it upon record that
these political proposals shall become law.
Then two or three hundred peers. who are
invested with Legislative powers not be-
cause they are wise men men who have
rendered their country distinguished sery-
ice, but solely and simply because they are
the of their fathers. stroll down to
Westminster between tea time and dinner
time and vote that they shant become law.
And they don't.
Lords Are Indifferent.
From the millions whose will has been
thwarted there ascends a prodigious howl
of righteous Indignation This thing has got
to stop. they Shrek. The peers must be
deprived of their power to say No to the
sovereign people. While all this hub-bub is
goin; around them the equanimity of
the noble hereditary legislators remains I'M.
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tangled up with his legs when he walks
about in 1t.
Plans Of Reform.

tangled up with his legs when he walks
about In it.
Plans Of Reform.
But the peers get along well enough in
their easy, go-as-you-please fashion, Nearly
all being the same way of thinking. their
discussions are never lively. The fact that
out Of membership of COO the average at
tendance is only seventy-five affords a fair
measure OF their legislative zeal In the
1905 session when the conservatives were
running things and the peers were simply
saying ditto" to all they did there were
175 noble and right honorable lords who did
not take the trouble to attend single ses-
sion Of their exalted order: but that would
not prevent them from denouncing as some
thing worse than highway robbery any pro-
posal to deprive them of the legislative
functions which they never discharged
The threat TO "mend them" has led some
of the bolder spirits among the lords to
suggest various methods by which that
might be accomplished. OF course thew
would greatly prefer that any Unavoidable
patching of their antiauated system should
be done by themselves Lord Newton, who
as Tom leigh was popular member of
the house of commons before the death of
his father transferred him to the gilded
chamber. has drafted a bill for that pur-
pose. Its main feature consists in the ap-
plication of the elective principle to the
peers. 1t Is proposed that they should elect
IA certain number of their order to represent
them In the house of lords. as the Scotch
and Irish peers do. and that limited num-
Der of life peers. chosen because of their
brains and not their bullion. should be adj
mitted to share their exalted privileges.
But this plan would still give an over
whelming proponderanee of influence to the
absurd hereditary principle. A house thus
constituted would still continue to be
iopsided house. with the conservatives al
ways in big majority. 1t would continue
to retard and reject liberal legislation while
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Poor Street Cleaning Methods.

To the Editor of The Star:
Your recent editorial upon the subject of
imperfect street sweeping is highly appre-
ciated by those who have to be frequently
upon our thoroughfares. Independent of
the condition of our streets as you have SO
well described after an attempt has been
made to clean them and after the tax
payers money has been thus injudiciously
expended for imperfect and incomplete
work. We are reminded of the nuisance it
Is To the driving public to have a lot OF
men standing about in the public thorough
fares with watering cans. hand carts and
bTooms, and most of the time standing,
but when occupied constantly throwing up
dust. dirt and disease breeding material
into the eyes, throat, nostrils and lungs
OF the travelling public. Why can't we have
our streets cleaned as they were some
years ago by Col. Wright who used large
foGr-horse sweepers at night and had all
the filth removed before morning?
LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER.
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FOOD ARE THE POLICE OF THE BODY.
When a man keeps good red blood In his veins
he has a sort Of police squad and is practically
immune from disease.
Pure blood made from the right food will resist
the attacks Of disease germs and drive them out
or kill them. The fret thing that should be
looked to. therefore, Is the blood. and prompt
action TO build up the red corpusces by food. A
lawyer in a western town tells how he drove
Bright's disease out of his system by supplying
good red blood by food
For several years I had been afflicted with kid
ney trouble" he says which sometimes inca
ma citated me for business. Ny condition became
such as to cause great fears that Brights disease
WAS about to fasten itself upon me.
II had always been very fond Of coffee. When,
however the kidney symptoms became so alarm
ing | quit the coffee, and began to use Postum
FOOD Coffee I soon became fond OF the new
beverage as I had been Of the old coffee. and.
what Is more important. my health improved rap
troubles had almost entirely disappeared.
convinced that my former sufferings and the sypp-
toms OF BrigDt's disease were caused by the
Of coffee, and that the credit for my cure belongs
to the Postum. Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts make good
red blood They contain food that nature
In the process. prepared as to be quickly A.
Simulated There's a Reason" So
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Jonadabs Elect Officers.

Unity Council, No. .. 1. o. s. j.. met last
Wednesday in Medford Hail. Sth and /
streets northeast. After the regular routine
business and the Initiation of several can
ddates. officers were elected as follows:
Worthy chief. G. W. Crowther; vice chief.
J. w. Taylor; recording secretary. f. b.
Mcdowell; financial secretary. r. F. Bow
man; treasurer. b. NJ. Wildman; herald
John Croft; assistant Herald. ]. A. Farley:
guard, @. W. Clark; sentinel. James Foley:
chaplain. ID. ]. Bowman. Grand Vice Chief
J. I. Farr was elected historian and w j
Dreamer, the retiring worthy chief. goes
10 the past chief chair.
John Groff, J. w. Taylor. W. J. Dreamer
Il. NJ. Wildman. X. F. Bowman J. ri
Watts Grand Vice Chief j. T. Farr. w. ].
Armstrong and others made addresses. Re-
fTeshments were served
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FEAST OF PASSOVER.
Rabbi Simon's Sermon Today-Serv-
ices Begun Yesterday.

Rabbi Abram Simon preached at the
Eighth Street Hebrew Temple today at 10
CLOCK upon the Passover. the observance
of which season began in Jewish churches
yesterday. Services were also held early last
evening in order to give the members of
the congregation an opportunity to spend
the remainder of the evening at home with
their families in observance of the feast
of the Passover. The custom of the He
brew families at this season is to assemble
for reunion. when the head of each
home explains to the younger folk the
significance of the season called the Pass
over. in commemoration OF the events of
the night before the coming of the He
brews out of Egypt when the destroying
angel put to death the first born of every
Egyptian family, but passed over the
houses of the Hebrews whose doorposts
had been marked with the blood of the
Paschal lamb. The Passover was insti-
tuted in 1891 B. c.