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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Lucky Escape from Fire.

A fire. which broke out at the Bir-
mingham (Eng) university, recently,
was extinguished in novel way. The
fireman on duty at the corporation
gas office was summoned to the uni
day-training room on the first floor
charred. but the fire was practically
out. An electric wire had fused and
set the ceiling on fire; the heat melt
ed a water pipe, and the supply of wa
ter was so copious that the fire was
extinguished.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

Inns were full, the party, by an ex-
ercise of its Japanese speech and
western persistence, found an emf
nently satisfactory Japanese hotel.
where all the missionaries were at
once at home. being quite accustomed
to eating and sleeping on the floor.
At once the native teachers set out
to arrange for a religious service by
the foreigners.
The Preachers and the Police.
Soon the kindly paternalism of the
Japanese police was encountered. I'm
mediately upon reaching their inn, the
foreigners had been obliged to register
their names and ages and occupations.
where they came from, whittier they
were going and how long they in
tended to stay. This is part of the
marvelousiy complete system whereby
the police department keeps a record
of every foreigner within the borders
of the empire. Soon the Japanese
teacher returned to say that the police,
while quite willing that the visitors
should hold preaching service in the
public square. advised that it be very
short and simple, lest there be trouble
with the rough element in town. Later,
there came a second message. couched
in politest terms, suggesting that the
meeting be held in the hotel. where
the honorable gentlemen lodged, at
the upper end of the village.
So it was arranged. Shortly after
eight o'clock. lighted by the conven-
tionai paper lanterns which the inn
supplied. we proceeded to the public
square. alongside of steaming pool
whose sulphurous fumes suggested the
opposite of things heavenly. In fact.
Kusatsu itself is good place for
preaching. Its very existence is based
largely upon the consequences Of i'm
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
EGE MAN REACHES HEATHEN

morality. The permanent population
is about 1.500 persons. all living off
the visitors, who number between
three and four thousand, more than a
score CT whom are Europeans. These
hot sulphur baths. for centuries the
most famous in Japan, while efficacious
in rheumatism and gout, are more gen
orally used for the most loathsome
skin diseases. By far the largest num-
ber of visitors go to Kusatsu as a
penalty for their own or their parents
transgression OF the moral law.
The Old and the New In Competition.
But to return to the party of mis-
sionary visitors in the center of the
village. The simple presence of so
many foreigners. apparently in good
health, attracted attention. When the
older of the two Japanese preachers
announced. holding aloft his lantern.
that the foreigners would speak and
sing that night. heads began to ap-
pear on all sides Then the mission
aries, all of whom speak Japanese.
gathered about their one hymn book
and began to sing a Japanese trans
lation of a familiar hymn. In the
meantime the native evangelist was
busily accosting individuals. inviting
them to the service and giving them
tracts.
Two hymns were sung, the an
nouncement was repeated, and the
procession wended its way down near
the leper bath. with natives bringing
up the rear. Another halt was made
and a similar procedure was adopted;
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
SAHARA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the oases ~
Shrinking and viii Disappear.

c. F. Gautier. French explorer. is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the oases ars
perceptibly drying up and will dIsap-
pear altogether In a relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now. and that the extent of the
patches where vegetation fourishes
were much greater even 80 to 100
years ago.
As the climate of the region has un-
dergone no change in perhaps thou
sands OF years. he believes that tho
disappearance OF the water must be
due TO purely mechanical causes. He
considers that IL is due to the con-
tnual advance OF the great sand
masses to the north. thus forming an
impenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed OF the Atlas mountains-N. Y.
Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
WEAK PEOPLE
MADE STRONG AND ENERGETIC
BY DR.. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
General Breakdown Caused by Den-
Client Blood Quickly Corrected by
This Tonic Remedy.

A feeling of general weakness, poor
appetite, loss of breath after the slight
est exercise and broken sleep are some
of the symptoms of general debility.
You may think that they have no relation
to each other and that you will worry
along, hoping all the time to feel better
soon. This is n mistake, for every one
OF the symptoms is caused by bad blood,
which must be made pure and new
before health will be restored again. A
tonic treatment Is necessary and for this
purpose there is no better remedy than
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Mr.. j. @. Havey, of 95 Willow st.,
Chelsea, Mass. says: 81 was sick for
number of years from general debility
and Indigestion. was never free from
stomach trouble and my nerves were so
shattered that the least excitement un-
fitted me for any serious work. My
sleep was restless on account of terrible
pains in the small OF my back. These
pains would sometimes last for month
or two. Mysight grew weak, there SEEM
ing to be blur constantly before my
eyes. / couldn't concentrate my mind
on my work, and the attempt to do SO
completely exhausted me.
II was finally forced to give up
position had held for twenty y-eight
years. After trying several medicines
without help, read of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and gave them trial. They
made me feel SO much better and so
much stronger that started in business
for myself here in Chelsea. I have
never had return of my former sick
ness and cheerfully recommend DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills as an excellent nerve
and blood tonic"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have long
been recognized as an excellent tonic
remedy in cases of Indigestion and gen.
eral debility, where tho stomach and
other organs Of the body are weakened
and disordered simply through lack of
proper nourishment. They have also
been especially successful in curing
anamia, rheumatism, after effects of the
grip and fevers.
A pamphlet on Diseases Of the
Blood" and a copy Of our diet book will
be sent free on request to anyone inter-
ested.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt
of price, so cents per box, six boxes for
$2.50. by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
In remote places in eastern Ken.

In remote places in eastern Ken
lucky they still observe January 6. or
old Christmas. never having changed
the calendar. Their ancestors came
from England about the middle of the
eighteenth century. just when the
change was being made there. They
have been shut in there for these $50
years, with almost no communication
with the outside world. and have
learned nothing OF changes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

To improve the general health, take
Garfield Tea daily for time; it puriiies
the blood, eradicates rheumatism and
many chronic ailments and keeps the
health good. Garfield Tea is made of
herbs; it is guaranteed under the Pure
Food and Drugs Law. Gartisld Tea Co.,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Nothing Doing.

I've worked for the party faithfully
for the past 20 years" began the Of
fice-seeker. and can say with truth
that I never once asked for any Of
flee" Glorious record" put In the
party leader. IL wouldn't think of
urging you to break 1t. Keep 1t up"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

Millions, possibly billions. of suns
shine in the unmeasured universe. and
the one nearest to our sun Is about
twenty-five trillion miles distant. If 1t
were possible to go there on an air
ship averaging mile a minute, day
and night. the journey would require
4S.630.000 years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

Santos Dhmont says everybody win
soon fly. So every one who has joy
Gus anticipation of this coming event
should be exercising his flying
muscles a little every day so they will
be able to do fairly respectable job
of it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Not Much of a curiosity Now.

When the Hotel Kirby in Grafton.
Mass. was built in 1893, the 9x12
panes of glass in the windows were
curiosity. they were so large. Tho
three-story brick building was then
considered an imposing structure.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

Bonnet.
Naturally it was as interesting to me as
to these Japanese who had never seen
a missionary before.
After a hymn In English. sung from
memory. and an Introductory address
and prayer by the native preacher
who. by the way. recently refused an
increase in the ten-dollar-a month
salary which a Pennsylvania church
pays him, because he said the work
elsewhere needed the money more
than he-Mr. Hail spoke in Japanese.
There was vein of humor in his
address, which abounded in illustra-
tions, and caused the audience to utter
the Japanese equivalent for Hear!
heart" Throughout the meeting,
strangely enough, the addresses and
their telling points were applauded by
hand-clapping.
Despite the lateness of the hour to
which this meeting had been pro-
longed. the party was astir almost at
daybreak, and on a tour of the town
watching the bathers. Whoever will
may see these, for the japanese know
nothing of the American interpreta.
ton of modesty. Then an early start
was made for Shibu, more than 20
miles distant, by way of Shirane. an
active volcano $500 feet high. This
tramp is enough to test the religion
of anybody. even a missionary. for it
Is entirely over mountains. and the
road is superlatively bad. though the
scenery is superlatively beautiful,
rivaling Colorado's best.
The Polite Police.
The faithful Japanese preacher had
omitted the climb up Shirane and so
he reached Shibu another village
famous for it's milder baths. ahead OF
the main party of sunburned and foot
sore missionaries. who arrived at sun
down. to find the town expectant Of
meeting, all the preparations for which
had been made. Several rooms on the
first floor of the native inn where the
visitors spent the night were thrown
into one. making room for upwards OF
hundred persons seated, while many
more could stand outside or sit in the
house across the alley. SO nigh is
neighbor to neighbor in the old Japan.
ese villages.
Word came from the police that
should this meeting place be too small
for the foreigners purpose, the police
themselves would provide larger
room. But some 200 men, women and
children crowded around when the
service began, and listened to the new
teachings with an attention that could
not be surpassed in Fifth avenue
church. The same speakers took part.
although with different addresses.
considerable circle of young men.
mostly students. gathered about Mr.
Hail after the meeting, for further
conversation. AT this service a native
Christian woman. who had moved into
the village from another town, took a
delighted part. One of the American
Bible Society's colporteurs was also
present; and. in general. Shibu seemed
somewhat more familiar with Chris
tianity than did Kusatsu, although
there are no Christian services held
there
Where Religion is Cheap.
The next morning the Americans.
who were quite accustomed to creating
a stir by their appearance in. native
villages. went to Nagano. where is one
of the most celebrated Buddhist TEN.
pies In Japan, dating back to $40 A. D.,
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Nothinn Nav

Yes said Josh Hardacre. 81 guess
they done things in Bible times about
the same's they're done now. Least
ways they must of had courts in them
days. fer I've Just been readin' a
scriptural Injunction"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

French deputies have increased
their pay from s1.soo to $4,000 year.
That looks reasonable enough, as
they make twice as many gestures as
our congressman make for $1,000 a
year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

service ever held in that ancient COM
munity. the official said. although
later learned that when Revs. T. NJ.
McNair and E. r. Miller spent vaca-
tion in Kusatsu score of years ago.
they also conducted Christian services.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

A man in the west has killed him.
self by eating limburger cheese. but
the average man who is tired of life
will prefer to die an easier death.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

There is a training school for ele-
phants at Apl. in the Kongo state,
where 2S elephants are taking lessons,
The training operations have produced
encouraging results.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

The honor of having the first real
American senator in congress will be-
long to Oklahoma If she concludes to
send one of her distinguished red men
to Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

The automobile may have its faults,
but it won't run away when small
boy sets off frecracker in the mid
die of the street.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

A sea anemone has been known to
live for so years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
TO CURE ECZEMA.

Eczema can be quickly and permanently
cured is by tho use OF HKIsKELI's OIST-
mEsr. For halfa century this great rem edy
has been the means of curing skin diseases
Of fevery nature. Erysipelas, letter, Ulcers,
Pimples, Ringworm, Blotchy Skin, Erup-
lions, Rough Skin, Salt Rheum, Hcald
curative virtues OF HEIsKELL's OINTMENT
as the dread ddisease-Eczema- Beforeapply-
Ing the ointment, bathe the affected parts,
using IL HEIsKELL's MEDIcIHAL 80 p.
HEIsKKLL's BLOOD AND LIVER PILLS tone
up the liver and cleanse the blood. Oint-
ment, % cents box Soap, rs cents a cake:
Send for interesting book OF testimonials to
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY a Co., 631 Commerco
Street. Philadelphia, Pa
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Pig Had Nails In Him.

From western paper we learn that
"Bill Wilson is suffering with very
painful hand and arm, caused by run
ming rusty nail in the back of his
hand while catching pig last Mon.
day. The arm is badly swollen and
the case is quite serious. but 1t is do
ing quite nicely now" Must have
been a pig-iron pig.
Sxr,Ms4ez.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Where Religion is Cheap.

The next morning the Americans.
who were quite accustomed. to creating
a stir by their appearance in. native
villages. went to Nagano. where is one
of the most celebrated Buddhist tenn.
pies in Japan, dating back to go A. D.,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11

For winter feeding of stock animals
this makes one Of the finest feeds on
the farm. The modern husking and
shredding machinery does excellent
work, and its man-eating proclivities
have been largely eliminated. An or
binary threshing machine can be made
to do good shredding. but the grain is
not left in the best condition. The
greatest drawback in the use of both
husker and thresher is that they re
Quire 4 large force of men and teams,
hence the work is quite expensive
Perhaps the cheapest corn huskjng is
done with the little old husking peg
But it is almost impossible to feed long
slower without considerable waste and
the refuse stalks are nuisance when
it comes to handling the manure These
difficulties may be overcome by running
the handhusked slower through a COM
mon. cutter and shredder This work
can usually be done without employing
much. if any outside help. In case ev-
erything is hired. the cost of the work
added to that of hand-huSking and put
ting of the corn and stOver in crib and
NOV or stack may equal or even exceed
the expense of machine husking and
shredding. This is a point for each to
decide from his own andpOint.-Agri-
cultural Epitomst.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Short SugxeafiorH.

Never cook green vegetables with
the cover on, as it destroys the color
Common snuff sprinkled in the chinks
round the fireplace will drive away
crickets.
When salad dressing IS liable to cur
die small pinch Of soda dropped in
will prevent it from doing SO.
To keep doughnuts from burning,
drop a piece of raw potato in the boil
ing fat and you will have 10 trouble
with them.
In mixing a mustard plaster pouldce
add the white of an egg instead of
water and although the effect will be
the same it will not blister the skin.
4 convenien& linen chest has half
tray under which one can reach with
out it's removal Towels go into it,
while the smaller things are put in the
under part.
To clean cut glass wash thoroughly
with warm soap suds and cover with
sawdust for an hour or two, or until
perfectly dry. then brush off with a
soft brush end il viii De Gear anC
sparkling.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11

A bulletin of the Minnesota Expert
ment Station discusses the composition
and characteristics of the more common
farm crops, as alfalfa, clover, peas,
rape, corn fodder, timothy. milIet. etc
In connection with the composition
of some of the crops the protein con-
tent of the seed is considered In the
case Of clover, alfalfa, peas. beans and
rape two distinct types of seed are
shown to recur, one of high and the
other of low protein content, and the
relationship Of the physical character
istics of the seeds to the chemical com
position is noted. The larger protein
content of the seed is considered as a
possible factor in the production of for
age crops of high nutritive value. The
quality Of the forage in livestock feed
ing is of great Importance, because by
the use Of more concentrated nitroge-
nous forage rations can be prepared
requiring smaller amounts of grains
and milled products. The result is a
material financial saving of stock.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Fruit from Seed,

1t is doubtful if there is any kind of
fruit that will come strictly true to va
riety when grown from seed, as there
is a tendency to deviate from the orig
inal. One may secure something supe-
rior or the fruit may revert back to
some undesirable kind. II is a slow
and uncertain process. Chestnuts may
be grated when l year old. The nuts
are usually placed in the ground in
rows, inches deep, early in the spring
or late in the fall. killing over them if
in the fall, and uncovering in the
spring. They are very unreliable in
terminating and prefer a sandy loan.
The European varieties are larger than
the native. The native chestnuts vary
greatly, no two trees producing nuts
exactly alike in size, flavor. etc. The
foreign varieties are grated on the
American stocks. Trees grown from
American nuts can not be depended
upon for quality Of product
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Beauty of Mexican Indians.

The beauty of Indian women is one of
the charms of Mexico. In the capital
where the Indian has degenerated
through poverty and mental service. it
is less to be remarked than in the smaller
towns and in the country. But the beau
tiful faces one takes in memory away
from Mexico are those of Indian women.
Fine eyes are universal and, what one
hardly expects fine features, according
to Caucasian standards; broad browS
straight noses, well formed mouths and
chinS full. but not gross or heavy. The
expression is very generally intelligent.
and often one is struck, both in Indian
men and women, with the nobility and
refinement Of the countenance. One fire.
quently sees types among the poems that
seem to belong to some highly civilized
ancient caste, an Egyptian priest of
royal blood. Il Roman centurion. an
Aztec emperor The women are gently
lovely where they are beautiful, and the
men at their best i'll carriage, in manners
and in COuntenance are strikingly like the
very advanced product Of civilization
Modern Mexico
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Poultry.

\ careful observer of poultry needs
no better sign of its condition than to
watch the comb. \ bright red comb
shows that the hen or male is healthy
and vigorous, and if a hen, she will
probably be a good layer. After the
egg supply has failed the comb will
generally lose its color. In cold wealth
err fowls with large combs must have
extra warm quarters. as they are very
easily frozen. 1t is frozen combs more
often than anything else that makes
Leghorns and Minorcas poor winter
layers As their names imply. they are
natives of warm climates, as. indeed.
most fowls are They very rarely get
into as warm quarters in winter as
they could find anywhere in the coun-
tries where they had their original
home.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11

All growers Of blackberries and rasp-
berries know that one of the most dis
agreeable jobs of the season is the cut
ting out of the old canes on the plants
Of these fields. The easiest way Of do
ing this work is to use u sharp tool of
some kind so arranged that the Operat-
or may stand upright and work. The
tool illustrated may be readily made by
any handy man, and will do the work
required quite as effectualIy as more
expensive tool.
Take the handle from worn-out
shovel or fork and have the black
smith attach to it the end of an old
scythe blade or. if one has no blade Of
this kind. the blacksmith can fashion
one from old scraps that he may have
at small expense. Have this blade fas-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Hen ms.


Beans is the title of a recent farm
ers' bulletin, by Professor Corbett, the
Well-knOWn horticulturist of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Beans belong to one of the most impor-
tant families of economic plants with
which man has to deaI-that of le-
gumes. The bean furnishes food for
both man and and beast, and at the
same time increases the fertility Of
the soil. 1t is, therefore, an impor-
tant crop, both in farm rotation and
in market garden work. The new bull
letin treats fairly of its cultivgtion,
care and use.
Professor Wianeko, of Purdue EXpe-
riment Station, has just issued an in
teresting bulletin on soy beans, COW
peas and other forage crops The cul-
ture Of COW peas and soy beans is be-
coming important with many farmers.
as they make good forage crops and at
the same time add fertility to the soil.
They belong to the legumes, and the
cost of producing is about the same as
for corn while their food value COM
pares very fayorably with corn. Sew
eral other classes of forage plants are
described in the bulletin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
How to Save Steps.

In spite of the extensive development
and use of corn harvesting machinery
the fact remains that much corn is
still cut by hand Therefore the ac-
companying sketch recently sent to the
New England Homestead by a reader
will prove of interest.
He has figured out that if the plan
outlined is followed a sixty-four hill
shock, or stock, of corn can be cut at
minimum number Of steps The cir
Giles in the center represent the four
hills tied together or between which
the shock is built. After the founda-
ton for the shock is ready the man
goes to No. / and cuts in the direction
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-11
Preserved Bartlett Pears,

The quantities given Will till foul
pint jars. Select fifteen good-sized ripe
Bartlett pears; peel and cut them IL
halves; remove core and drop fruit
into a bowl of cold water to which
the juice of Il lemon has been added
Place a preserving kettle with tive
pounds of sugar and one pint Of wafer
over the fire; stir to partly melt the
sugar, boil a few minutes. removing alt
the black scum; put i'll the pears, cover
and cook until straw will penetrate
them easily. Then fill them with The
syrup into the jars let the syrup over
flow, at once, turn upside down until
cold, then set aside.