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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
HAS THRILLING RIDE
ON BIG MOSES BACK
BOSTON HUNTERS EXPERIENCE
WITH WILD BULL IN MAINE
WOODS.

Molunkus, Me.-John ]. Flynn,
Boston sportsman, who has been in
camp ten miles west of the Molunkus
river. took ride on the back of
bull moose the other day, and within
"a hours he dug up stakes and started
for home, saying that he had got his
fill of the woods.
Mr.. Flynn had never been in the
heavy timber until he came here. One
afternoon Mr.. Flynn was out for deer
and along at sundown posted himself
in a thick copse close to runway
used by bucks and does on their way
to and from water. He had been sit
ting quietly about an hour when he
heard twigs snap in the distance and
a little dater became aware of the fact
that heavy footed animal was COM
ing down the runway.
The man had hardly cooked his rife
before a giant bull moose hove In
sight. He was In perfect range, but
Mr.. Flynn was stricken with bad at
tack of buck fever and when he fired
the ball wounded the bull In the shoul-
der. The moose stopped short, looked
about for his enemy, and next instant
charged Mr.. Flynn. The hunter had
ample opportunity to reverse the lever
of his rifle and fire again, but. like
many another in a pinch. he lost his
head, dropped the gun. and ran.
Then, hearing the bull coming closer
he changed his mind and started to
shin sapling. 1t was an unwise
move, but the sportsman was too
scared to know 1t.
Mr.. Flynn had just reached q low
branch and was swinging himself up
when the bull. lodging tree, passed
directly under him. His antlers
brushed the mans legs. loosened his
hold. and down the hunter came
squarely astraddle of the bull.
This was the cue for the moose to
get stage fright. Never before had
anything sat on his back. and with a
startled below he turned, struck the
trail, and headed for a deep but mar
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
New Years Calls.

The custom of visiting and tending
presents and cards on New Years day
is recorded almost as far back as his
tory goes. The practice of using visit
ing cards can be traced back for thou
sands of years by the Chinese. Their
New Years visiting cards are curiosi-
ties. Each one sets forth not only the
name, but all the titles of its owner.
and, as all Cinnamon who have any
social position at all have about a
dozen. 1t makes the list quite appall-
ing. These cards are made of silk or
else of fine paper backed with silk and
are SO large that they have to be roll
ed up to be carried conveniently. They
are, indeed, SO valuable that they are
returned to their owners
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
The Prudent Piper.

Thomas f. Ryan. the noted financier,
was talking about music in the smoke
room OF the Deutschland. Il like all
music" he said, except such native
and special sorts as tom-tom, the bag
pipes or the Indian hufaa give or"
Speaking OF bagpipes, did you ever
notice how n piper prances up and
down as he pipes2 He never sits. hs
never stands still, but up and down,
round and round. to and fro he struts
continually.
"A little boy listening to the weird
skirl of the bgapipes of a street per-
former. once said to his father:
" Father, why does the piper keen
on the move all the time he plays?'
" L cans say, my boy the father an
swered, unless it is to prevent anyone
getting the range with a cobblestone.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
YOUNG ACTRESS
IN FAKE" DUEL
PRETTY STAGE FAvoRITE PARTY
TO SECRET COMPACT TO
SAVE ADMIRER.
ROMANTIC TALE FROM VIENNA
Girl Disguises Herself as Lieutenant
and Takes Part In Flight" Be-
cause Of Mothers Plea for
Only Son.

Vienna.-Most romantic is the tale
which comes from Ofen of the latest
thing In duels. A young actress. after
promising the mother of youthful ad-
mirer to save him from a challenge.
found no way out but to take his place.
This she has done successfully,
dressed In her admirers uniform.
Fraulein Loefer is one Of the most
bewitching of the younger actresses
attached to the orczy theater. She is
great fayorite with the younger Of
ficers and students and the toast at
many of the cafes.
At noted cafe on the Andrassy
strasse the other night, so goes the
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

row creek that runs into Molunkus
river. Mr.. Flynn feared to hang on,
but he didn't dare to let go, and al
most before he knew it he saw the
creek ahead. The sight so paralyzed
him that he couldn't even yell.
Just what happened next is some
what mixed in the mind of Mr.. Flynn.
He says he thinks the bull tried to
clear the stream and that he fell
short. At any rate, man and beast
plunged into the water and houndered
desperately. A little later the hunter
found himself on the muddy bank and
heard the moose breaking through the
timber in full retreat. Outside of a
ducking and bad scare Mr.. Flynn
was little the worse for his expert
ence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
Handed Down.

The venerable professor at largo
eastern university had been noticing
for some time that young man on the
front row of one OF the classes appar-
emily never paid the slightest heed TO
his lectures. One day, becoming exas-
perated at this conduct, the professor
testify remarked:
See here. young man. what do you
mean by coming into my class day af-
ter day and never taking notes?"
81 have my fathers" was the calm
rejoinder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

the sweetest l ever had. 1t was
sweeter than the apples l stole when
l was kid and the kisses 1 stole
when"
IF you came here to dilate on the
joys of sin, Mr.. Travers.' began the
widow coldly.
And" proceeded the bachelor.
I've made up my mind to stop firt-
ing with a girl, because found out
that she was beginning toto"
Il understand" interrupted the
widow sympathetically
And, by Jovel" finished the bache-
lor, Il had to restrain myself to keep
from going back and proposing to
heri"
How lucky you did" commented
the widow witheringly.
But l wouldn't have" explained
the bachelor ruefully, "if the gorl had
restrained herself"
Nevertheless" repeated the widow.
TT was lucky-for the girl"
(which girl?" asked the bachelor.
''The girl broke off with or the girl
that came afterward?"
Il suppose" mused the widow ig-
noring the levity and leaning over to
arrange bunch of violets at her belt,
that is why it is so difficult for
man to keep promise or a VOW
even a marriage VOW"
"Oh, / don't know" The bachelor
leaned back and regarded the widows
coronet braid through the smoke of
his cigar. ''It isn't the marriage vows
that are so difficult to keep. It's the
fool vows a man makes before. mar
riage and the fool promises he makes
afterward that he stumbles over and
falls down on. The marriage vows
are SO big and vague that you can get
all around them without actually
breaking them, but If they should in
terpolate concrete questions into the
service such as, DO you, William,
promise not to grow1 at the coffee
"Or, DO you, Mary, promise never
to put daub of powder on your nose
again?'" broke in the widow
Nor to look twice at your pretty
stenographer," continued the bache-
lor.
Nor to lie about your age, or your
foot or your waist measure"
ever you stay out after half-past ten"
Nor to listen to things that-that
anybody-except your husband may
say to you in the conservatory-oh,
l see how it feelsl" finished the wild
ow with sympathetic little shudder.
And yet" reflected the bachelor,
"a woman is always exacting vows
and promises from the man she loves,
always putting up bars-for him to
jump over; when II she would only
leave him alone he would be perfectly
contented to stay within bounds and
Craze IN his own pasture. A man
hates being pinned down. but wom-
an doesn't want anything around that
she can't pin down, from her belt and
her theories to her hat and her hus-
band"
WELL" protested the widow study
ing the toe of her slipper, ut is a sat
isfaction to know you've got your hus-
band fastened on straight by his
promises and held in place by his
own vows and that he loves you
enough to"
Usually" interrupted the bachelor,
"a man loves you in inverse ratio to
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
IakIna His Measure.

DO you ever drink to excess?" ask
ed the girls father.
Il never touch liquor of any kind,
SIR"
How about tobacco7"
II do not smoke. l have never had
a cigar or cigarette in my mouth
Ever gambler"
Never do not know one card from
another"
Il suppose you swear sometimes?"
NO sir. An oath has never passed
my lips"
"Um. All right Come out and have
a stick OF candy with me-"
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tale, party of officers were gathered
at late supper. The wine flowed
freely and the talk was that OF women
and love adventures. Fraulein Loef-
ler's name was mentioned Ritter Zu
Rfchthofer. of the hussars, made a
sneering insinuation about her. In
stsntly Lieut. Zeska jumped to his
feet, called the Ritter liar and threw
his glass of wine in his face. The
Ritter slapped the lieutenants face in
reuturn. A challenge was at once
given and accepted.
Lieut.. Zeska belongs to the artil.
lery stationed in Pesth, and as there
was field day next morning the duel
was put off till the day after by inn
mediate agreement of the seconds.
The lieutenant repaired to his quar-
ters. Full of the matter he sat down
and wrote a long letter to his mother,
giving her all particulars. The mother,
a widow, lives in the suburb of Ko-
banya. The lieutenant left this let
ter on his writing desk. Next day he
was on duty till nightfall.
Meanwhile much happened. Lieut..
b
ter. and, as he frequently before had
delivered similar ones, trotted off with
1t to Nine. Zeska. This lady, when
she read 1t, was In despair. She was
horrified that her only son, a stripping.
was to fight with the Ritter, a much
older man and famous for his PROV
ess on the field of honor.
After futile attempts to see her son,
she went, womanlike, to the actress.
TO her she told all and showed the let
ter. And she prayed the actress to
save her only child. After a heart
breaking scene Fraulein Loefier prom
ised to do SO.
! The actress at once went to the
cavalry barracks at Ofen and sought
out the Ritter. For the sake Of her
boy admirer and his sorrowing mother
the actress made a secret compact
with the hussar. But he insisted that
the duel must take place 1t was i'm
possible for either party to withdraw.
II the Ritter shot in the air the ar
tilery officer would surely shoot to
kill and SO some willing substitute
must take his place.
n piot "db ndIcUeO. Inc hltt6r, the
actress and Nine. Zeska were the only
parties to it. The mother did her part
well. 1t was she who administered a
Bleeping draught to Lieut.. Zeska; It
was she who gave the actress one of
the lieutenant's uniforms.
A late message was sent the young
lieutenants seconds to meet him at
his mothers house instead OF at his
quarters. In the darkness of the early
morning carriage drove up to Nine.
Zeska's little villa. From the house
there issued the figure of a youthful
officer, his military cloak wrapped
round him, the fur collar turned up
because of the cold. He joined his
second in the carriage, which drove
away westward to the woods in the
vicinity of the jaeger Berg
AT the appointed place the Ritter,
his second, the umpires and doctors
met the two. PAGES were quickly
measured off. The opponents were
given their loaded pistols. They
threw off their cloaks The lieuten-
ant, however, kept on his fur kept,
pulled down well over his eyes.
1t was still dark, but as the first
stTeak Of light came up over the hori-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

son telling OF she coming dawn the
white handkerchief futtered to the
ground and there rang out a shot 1t
was from the Ritter's pistol. He had
missed. The lieutenant" raised his
weapon and fired In the air.
The Ritter saluted. announced his
satisfaction and. advancing. shook
hands with his opponent. Both were
then hustled into their cloaks and into
the waiting carriages. The duel was
over.
The two opponents drove away In
the same carriage
1t was from the droschky driver that
the first hint OF the true tale became
known, It's said. He drove the twain
to the actress fiat.
Much persuasion was used, 1t is
said. to convince Lieut.. Zeska that he
must acquiesce In all that had hap
pened. Both officers and. in fact, all
concerned. have in clubs and cafes
and In barracks denied the truth of
the narrative. When the first whisper
was heard court OF honor on the
Ritter was suggested, but the fiat de-
malls of the parties made this impos-
sible.
In its weekly gossip a Budapsth pa
per limited at the affair. and was I'M
mediately threatened with condign
punishment should 1t dare to continue.
Meanwhile the tale is generally cur
rent among the "bloods" of both cities.
and Fraulein Loefler is more popular
than ever.
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Winter Rates at eIenwood Springs.

The hot mineral water and vapor
caves at Glenwood Springs cure rheu.
matism, blood poisoning. eczema and
all diseases of the blood. Special re-
duced winter rates for railroad. hotel
Accommodations and baths can be ar
ranged for those desiring a course of
treatment. For particulars apply to
Inquiry Department. The GlenwOod
Hot Springs Company. Glenwood
Springs, Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
Literary Calamity.

Borus (struggling author)-Your
book reviewers were unnecessarily Sc
we're on that last novel of mine.
Naggus-Why. you ungrateful hound
with one accord we pronounced II one
of the cleanest and most uplifting
works of fiction that has appeared this
season.
Borus-That's what mean, haven't
sold a single copy.-Chicago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

emnly to the hands, of the clock,
which indicated 11:3O, and then to
the calendar, on which hung one flut-
tering leaf marked December 81.
1T is time" she sighed, ito begin
mental house-cleaning; to sweep out
our collection of last years follies and
dust off our petty sins and fling away
our old vices and"
That's the trouble!'' broke in the
bachelor. IT'S SO hard to know Just
what to throw away and what to keep
Making New Years resolutions is like
doing the spring housecleaning or
clearing out drawer full of old let
ters and sentimental rubbish. You
know that there are lots of things
you ought to get rid of, and that are
just in the way, and that you would
be better off without, but the minute
you make up your mind to part with
anything, even a tiny, insignificant
vice, 1t suddenly becomes SO dear and
attractive that you repent and begin
to take new interest in it. The only
time / ever had to be taken home in
a cab was the day after promised to
sign the pledge" and the bachelor
signed reminiscently.
And the only time 1 ever overdrew
my bank account" declared the wild
ow, was the day after had resolved
to economize. I suppose" she added
pensively, that the best way to begin
would be to pick out the worst vice
and discard that
And that will leave heaps of room
for the others and for lot of new lit
tie sins, beside, won't it?" agreed the
bachelor cheerfully. We'll" he added
philosophically, "I'll give up murder
Ing"
What" the widow started.
Don't you want me to?" asked the
bachelor plaintively, rubbing his bald
spot. "Or perhaps 1 might resolve not
to commit highway robbery any more
or to stop forging or"
"All of which is so easyi" broke in
the widow sarcastically.
"There'd be some glory and some
reason in giving up big vice." sigh
ed the bachelor, "if fellow had one.
But the trouble is that most of us men
haven't any big criminal tendencies,
merely a heap of little follies and
weaknesses that there isn't any par
ticular virtue in sacrificing or any
particular harm in keeping"
"And which you always do keep, in
spite of all your New Years VOWS"
remarked the widow ironically.
"Huhl" The bachelor laughed cyni-
cally. TITS our New Years vows that
help us to keep 'em. The very fact
that fellow has sworn to forego any
thing, whether it's a habit or a girl,
makes it more attractive. I've thrown
away a whole box of cigars with the
finest intentions IN the world and then
gotten up in the middle Of the night
to fish the pieces out of the waste bas-
ket- And that midnight smoke was
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
HIoh Prices for pentIstrv.

In Constantinople 1t is nothing un-
usual to be charged five dollars .or
dentistry for which one would pay one
dollar in the United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
AIveolar Dentistry.

A distinct advance in dental science.
Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyor-
rhea and all the diseases of the gums
cured Missing teeth replaced with
cut plates or bridgework. Booklet
free. The Rex Dental Company Rooms
20 to 25, 72S Sixteenth street, Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

vIAyI LOCAL OFFICE-Iady Office man
ager wanted right away. 5000 weekly. Address DR.
+. J. Renhprdt 6o7 Mack Bldg, Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26

'N'T it hard, said the
widow, glancing ruefully
at the holly-wreathed
clock on the mantel-piece,
to know where to begin
reforming yourself?"
Great heavensi" ex-
claimed the bachelor,
3 you are not going to do
anything like that, are
you?"
The widow pointed SOL
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S22 C. O. D.

eyerywhere for s27 90. Send for our free cat
nlogue Of saddles and harness. Lowest prices
In the u. The Fred Mueller Saddle a Har-
nees Co.. 1f13-I0 Larimer ST.. Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-26
Denver Directory

You take no
chance when
buying n har-
ness from us;
every set war
ranted to be
aa represent-
ed. This dou-
BILE team har-
ness complete
with collars
and brsech-
ings. Concord
style, 2 2-inch
,rsces. ,,s Ss. fsS,5
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-04

non and seems inconsistent, IN view Of
the fact that Secretary Taft meets the
national officials OF the same organiEa-
ton and eonfers with them relative to
the conditions Of their men upon the
isthmus.
The president has removed one long
standing cause Of irritation by order
ing the hours Of mechanics to be made
identical-L e., eight hours-but the
situation is SO complicated that it
would be impossible to equalize condi-
tons unless careful study were made
by an expert labor commissioner,
whose sole duty would be the consld-
Grafton Of labor matters"
As to transportation service, the re-
port says: The Panama Railroad CON-
pany, owned by the government, oper-
ates line Of steamships between New
York and Colon. The conditions under
which the employees are transported
to and from the isthmus are simply In
tolerable. The boats are oyercrowded,
some staterooms poorly ventilated. the
food is awful, and some OF the ships
are unsafe. II is not too much to say
that both with reference to the treat
ment OF the isthmian canal employees
and the attendants OF the boats the
steamship service is a disgrace to the
nation"
President Roosevelt has thought 80
highly Of the work OF Miss Beeks that
he has asked her to make another trip
to the canal zone within the next eight
months for the purpose OF noting the
improvements made. A number OF her
suggestions have already been adopted
by Colonel Goethals, chief engineer IN
command of the canal zone; the canal
commission has taken under advise
ment more Of her suggestions. and Sec.
rotary Taft has taken immediate action
in the adoption Of several of her rec
concentrations.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-04
pirIs up 10 Date.

president Roosevelt Is going hunting
In Louisiana.-News Item-l
Now Teddy's gwine TO de land o. cotton.
Whar old times am not 70 gotten;
Look away. look away. look away. Dixie
land.
In Dixie land. whar bars am growlin'.
Pretty soon VIII he be prowlin':
Look away. look away. look away. Dixie
land.
Oh. Teddy's gwfne 90 Dixie.
Hooray, hooray!
In Dixie land. with gun in hand.
Hen shoot them bars In Dixie.
Away. away, away down south In Dixie.
Dem nature fahirs bes' be heedin';
Soon wen git some juicy readin';
Look away. look away. look away Dixie
land.
In dc canebrake HEN 60 sneakin',
An hfn gun win soon be speakin'.
Look away. look away look away. DtKts
land
70 Teddys gwins to Dixie.
Hooray. hoorayi
An 20 De youth hen sit de truth
OF bars an thinRs IN Dixies
Away. away. away down south In Diza%-
Through dat oanebraks when he's rtdin'
Prapa ban find q trust In hidin':
Lock away. look away. look away DiH1s
land:
He aRn't gwine down dar for nufhn':
F-un dat trust he'll beat Do atumn':
1ook away. look away. look away. Dixts
land
20 Teddy's gwine 20 Dixie.
Hooray, hoorayi
d Dixie land. big stick n hand.
Fan whale de trusts ~ Dtxies
A@ay, away, away down south n ptEiA
Detroit Ersa P1sAA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-04
Wooden Animals a Paris Craze.

Paris, It Is said, has gone mad about
the wooden toys that are being made
by Caran d'Ache, caricaturist, says the
New York Press. At the picture show
Of the Partisan comic artists recently
so many of his toys were sold that the
recelpts were $4,000. He has made
thirteen models, chiefly dogs and els-
plants, but toy game birds are being
made. AS partridge, plover and wood
cock have been scarce and have shown
no consideration for after theater ap-
pstites, D'Ache's toy birds might be
put on tables to please eyes at least
Besides the toy birds. there are to be
figures, and one OF the designs win
show King Edward shooting grouse.
These clever playthings were designed
for children, but more than one dis
tracted hostess who is seeking some
thing novel" Cor bridge favors VIII
welcome these clever cSnic animals
with thanksgiving in her heart. Many
q woman at a bridge party In Paris
has toy dog sitting beside her on the
table as a mascot
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-04
AFFINITY" RINGS.
National Association Of Jewellers Takes
Up the Latest Fad.

National Association Of Jewellers Takes
Up the Latest Fad.
"our fancees have engagement rings,
our wives have wedding rings, and
why shouldn't our affinities, If he have
them, wear affinity ringsY' was the
query with which A. B. Hull of Beld-
ing, Mich, recently startled his broth
sS delegates to the national retail jew
elers' convention at Chicago.
The proposition rent the meeting In
to two factions bitterly opposed to
each other, but count Of noses show
ed that Mr.. Hull's supporters greatly
outnumbered the other faction, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. As a result
It is believed the affinity ring will be
shown in many designs at the national
jewelry exposition.
almost every man has an affinity, I"
declared Mr.. Hull in defense Of his
idea. Those who have none are prob
ably engaged in a continual still hunt
for them. 1t appears to me that the
affinity Is the popular fad Of the day.
cit behooves US jewelers. to keep Ut
with the times, and cannot see a
shrewder move than to get out a few
taking designs for affinity rings"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-04

days after his sixteenth birthday he
took part In the battle Of Shiloh, one OF
the bloodiest Of the early years OF the
war. His youthful frame was unable
10 Withstand the rigors OF the cam
paigns through which he passed, and
he was discharged for disability In
October, 1862. Regaining his health,
however. he served in the hundred
days campaign.
After the close of the war Judge Bur
ton studied law and was admitted to
the bar at Warren, o. Removing to
Missouri in 1869, he began the practice
Of law, finally settling In Nevada, NO..
where he still lives. He soon attained
high standing In his profession. be-
coming circuit attorney and later judge
OF the circuit court He was elected
to the Fifty-fourth congress as a Re
publican from the Fifteenth district Of
Missouri. Last winter he was APP
pointed collector OF internal revenue
at Kansas City.
Judge Burton has always taken q
deep interest In Grand Army affairs
and has been commander OF his post
and judge advocate and commander Of
the department OF Missouri.