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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
GUIDES CHILDREN.
Experience and a Mothers Love Mako
Advice Valuable.

An Ills. mother writes about feeding
children:
"If mothers would use Grape-Nuts
more for their little ones, there would
be less need for medicines and fewer
doctor bills.
'If those suffering from Indigestion
and stomach troubles would live on
Grape-Nuts. toast and good milk for
short period they would experience
more than they otherwise would be-
lieve.
Our children have all learned to
know the benefit of Grape-Nuts as an
appetizing. strengthening food. 1t is
every evening, with few variations,
like this: Mamma. let's have toast and
Grape-Nuts for breakfast; or, let's have
eggs and Grape-Nuts-never forget
ting the latter.
"One of our boys in school and Is
years of age repeatedly tells me his
mind is so much BRIGHTER after having
Grape-Nuts as part il not all his
breakfast" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read the lit
tie book. "The Road to Wellville," In
pkgs. There's Reason"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
ONE DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
Boston Business Mar Wanted to Take
Time to Catch Up.

Several years ago. when the Univer-
sity of Chicago held its decennial
celebration, John ID. Rockefeller was
its guest for several days. A bewild-
ering succession of functions followed
enc another in such quick succession
that each affair was from one to four
hours late.
At the great banquet on the closing
day, Mr. Rockefeller, In his after
dinner speech. told the following
story:
Il have felt for the past "a hours
like the Boston business man who
lived in the suburbs and came in to
his office every day. One winter after
noon he took the train for his home,
but a terrific snowstorm was raging,
and about half way to his suburb the
train was showed in. All night the
passengers were imprisoned. but early
in the morning they managed to reach
nearby telegraph station. and the
Boston man sent the following dis
patch to his office:
VIII not be in the Office to-day.
Have not got home yesterday yet
Montreal Herald
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
GETS 500 AFTER FIVE YEARS.
Money Dropped by Owner Returned
BY Unknown Person.

Newport, r. I.-Ex-Sheriff Benjamin
Easton called at a bank in Newport
on Sept. 3. 1901. and exchanged a
number of small bills for ones of larg.
er denominations. When he reached
home he discovered he had lost 800
gold certificate. He advertised, but
heard nothing until year ago. when
the following appeared in a local
paper:
Person who lost sum of money on
street in Newport in September. 1901,
please communicate with M. c., p. o.
box 433, Block Island r. l."
A letter was promptly sent to this
address, explaining the circumstances
but 1t was unanswered un. few
days ago, when an unregistered letter
postmarked Denver, was received b.,
Mr.. Easton. 1t contained 500 bill
the letter which had been sent t
Block Island in response to the ad
vertisement, and note reading:
please acknowledge the receipt C
this to Mary Crowley. 515 Fourteenth
avenue No. E., Seattle, Wash"
The letter was written on the cor
respondence paper of a dry good
store in Denver, and the envelon
bore the same imprint. which wa
scratched out The handwriting LOOK
like that of juvenile.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Medi-
cines, ouack Cures, and Doctors
Fail-Cuticura Succeeds.

"I was very badly afflicted with &C.
zema for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. l tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and also tried all the pat
ent remedies that l heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until | commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies I found immediate relief,
and was soon sound and well. c. ".
Beltz, Tippecanoe. Ind. Nov. Is, '05."
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
English Tonsue-Twlsters.

The English language has its own
peculiar terrors. Who would not pity
the foreigner attempting to under
stand such sentences as 1T was put
in case in case it should rain" "The
first one won one sovereign" 81 will
come by-and-by and buy a bicycle?"
And how could you expect a German
to get at the real meaning of the
metaphors in the following sentence
Being unhorsed he logged his man
and soon had him cowed?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
Saved by a Soma,

A boy was amusing himself by
watching the birds that were flying
around him. At length a beautiful
bobolink perched on rough bough Of
an apple tree near by.
The boy picked up stone and got
ready to throw it at the bird. The
birds throat swelled, and forth came
the song: "A-link, a-link, a-link, bobo
ling. bobolink. a-no-sweet, a-no-sweet,
| know it, / know it, a-link. a-link;
don't throw it, throw 1t, throw it."
And the boy did not throw the
stone. but dropped it on the ground.
why didn't you stone him, my
boy? You might have killed him and
carried him home"
The little fellow looked up and re-
piled, Couldn't cos he sang So
Puck
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
BLIND MAIL CARRIER.
TRAVELLED RURAL ROUTE FOR
OVER TWELVE YEARS.
Saved Enough from Meager Salary to
Start Little Store-Is Only Sup
port of Widowed Mother
and Sister.

st. Louis.-Michael Moore, of Quote
Mo-, is one of the many undaunted by
permanent disability. He has been
totally blind for II years, yet during
that time he has been rural mail
carrier and star route carrier
Now he is keeping a little country
store, where the people know him SO
well that they take pleasure in patron.
izing this unfortunate blind man, who
is and has been supporting his wild
owed mother and sister. For over IL
years he delivered the mail to 25 FAM
lilies. a distance of IL miles, between
Vaudeville and Quote. During that
time he lost but two days. and never
made a mistake in the delivery of his
mail.
His faithful pony would never pass
a house without going up to the mail
box and stopping. though the rain
might be falling in torrents or fierce
blizzard raging.
1t may seem strange that he could
place the mail in the boxes as direct
ed, but that was arranged by the post
mistress, Miss Mae Williams, who al
ways took great care to place the mail
for each individual along his route in
a separate pocket in the mail pouch.
Anything to be put in Box No. would
be found in the outer pocket of the
pouch, and No. the next to that,
while. If nothing was for No. 3. that
pocket would be empty. So all that
Mike had to do was to keep account
of the number of boxes he had stopped
at and let the pony do the rest.
For this work, which required him
to face all kinds of weather, he re-
ceived the extravagant sum of $40 a
year for five years, and then he was
allowed an increase of $50 per annum.
II you call at his store now he will
converse with you very intelligently
on any of the subjects of the day, as
his sister reads to him during all of
his spare moments.
He can make change very quickly,
and never makes a mistake. He was
born in Bloomington, Ill, 43 years
ago. yet he seems much younger.
Only once did he meet with mis-
hap in his mail delivery. and that was
on account of swollen stream. His
pony ventured to cross a bridge that
collapsed, throwing his rider into the
current, which would have been fatal
had it not been for the timely arrival
of a traveller, who rescued the blind
mail carrier.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
Earthquake Affect. OIL Wells.

According to a Galveston dispatch
the Gulf coast oil fields have decreased
their production forty-fve per cent
and the cause is attributed to seismic
disturbances associated with jamaica
earthquakes. The Texas Louisiana
fields have been on steady decline
for the past ten months. as shown by
the decrease of 100000 barrels for
the year Just ended, compared with
1905. The sudden decrease was no.
tced the second day after the Jamaica
quake, and seventeen wells In tho
Texas-Louisiana field went dry en-
tirely, while every well declined per-
ceptibly. After the Valparaiso earth
quake the Texas-Louisiana field de-
clined and many wells ceased to flow,
while an immense oil lake appeared
out OF the gulf The older north Texas
oil fields have increased 100 per cent
in the same period since the Jamaica
shocks and the product is fifty per
cent lighter in color.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
SYLLABLE TYPEWRITER.
Only Twenty Keys on Machine Of
Charles Bivort's Invention.

Washington.-Cons ]. l. Britain
writes from Kehl that, according to
the Journal of Alsace-Lorraine, the
stenophile bivort. recently invented
by Charles Bivort, Chevalier of the
Legion of Honor and director of the
Bulletin of the Halles, has given some
very practical and interesting results
The machine reproduces sound au-
tomatically, by syllables, in topo-
graphic characters. 1t is operated in
the same way as the typewriter and
has a keyboard. which consists of 20
keys. Each key, upon being pressed
points the corresponding letter on a
band of paper. which unrolls itself on
a sort of pulley. The characters are
the same as those of the usual alpha
bet. 1t is easy to read at first sight
what the machine has written. 1t is
simple, strong and light, and exacts
in it's management neither effort nor
rigid attention. A child or blind man
can easily learn to use it. 1t writes
very swiftly, writing as high as 200
words a minute without fatiguing the
operator or annoying the orator by
noise. By means of an interchange
able keyboard it can be used for all
languages.
The machine was recently exhibit
ed in the office of the Journal of Al
sace-Lorraine in Strassburg. where 1t
gave excellent results, reproducing
both French and German with perfect
facility. 1t is already in use in many
schools.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
Horny clay and Lew Wallace.

"Mr. Clay was of personality once
seen never to be forgotten. Tall,
slender. graceful. he had besides the
air majestic which kings affect, i'm
agining it exclusive property
Throughout Mr.. Clay's performance
my eyes scarcely left his countenance.
which. as he proceeded, sank from
sight until, by the familiar optical
illusions. nothing of it remained but
the mouth, and that kept charging
and widening until 1t seemed an elias
tic link holding the ears together
Indeed, at this late writing, my one
distinct recollection of the man and
his speech is the mouth and its capac-
ity for infinite distension "-Autobiog-
raphy of Lew Wallace.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
Do Reformstories Paya

have taken at random eighty
names from the list of boys parolej
to Chicago from the Illinois State Re-
formatory during the last five years,
and found their earnings we're nearly
100000 year. writes Bishop Samuel
Fallows in the World Today for Feb
ruary. The highest salary was 800
per month and the lowest 500 and
board. Many were earning $50, $40,
365. $50 and $52 monthly. The aver
age wages of the more than 600 boys
who have faithfully kept their parole
during that time can be safely esti-
mated at the average above given,
$500 year. And as that number are
now still steadily employed. so far as
is known, their annual productive
value is 100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
500 Reward. S1OO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh Rafs Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternaly, acting directly upon the blood and
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have
so much faith In Its curative powers that they offer
one Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
Valuable Relies unearthed.

Jerusalem papers report that on the
opening of graves at Pergamos a num-
ber of rare relics were brought to
light. In one grave lay a golden ro-
sary. In two other tombs wreaths
were found. representing artistically-
made gold limitations Of oak leaves. A
VOLTS head in gold was discovered,
as we'll as various farming utensils,
swords and other weapons. The an.
tlquities were sent to the Museum OF
Constantinople
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

tack of kidney trouble and lumbago.
which caused him much suffering. He
began taking Doan's Kidney Pills and
was soon cured. We always keep
them on hand. My husband was cured
of bad pains in the back by taking
only part of box"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
1t S the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy A
certain cure for sweating feet Sold
by all druggists. 25c. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, n. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
MRS. ELvA BARBER EDWARDS

There are three critical stages in a
woman's life which leave their mark
in her career. The first of these stages
is womanhood, or the change from a
care free girl to budding womanhood,
The second is motherhood, and the
third is Change of Life.
Perils surround each of these stages,
and most of the misery that comes
to women through ill health dates
from one or another of these i'm
portant crises.
Women should remember that Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made from native roots and herbs has
carried thousands of young girls over
the critical period of puberty, has
prepared mothers for childbirth, and
in later years carried them safely
through the change of life more sue
cessfully than any other remedy in
the world. Thousands of testimonials
from grateful persons, two of which
are here published, substantiate this
fact beyond contradiction.
Mrs. George Walters of Woodlawn,
Ill. writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 feel it my duty to tell you of the good
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done me in preparing for childbirth.
After suffering and losing my children n
friend advised me to try your valuable me-
dicine. and the result was that had very
little Inconvenience, a quick recovery and
During its long record of mor
actual cures, entities Lydia e. Phi
the respect and confidence of ever
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
A Man Of Hlah PrlnclpIe.

Scotsman up for the week end (who
has been asked by his friend to go to
a music hall.)-Na, ma, man! Dye no
ken ] never visit a music hall on tn
Saturday-for fear I should laugh in
tn kirk on tn Sawbath h?-London
Opinion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
WORKS IN THE GARDEN.
EIshty-seven Years Old, But Has =
Sound Back.
Robert Scollan, 81 years old. of 55
Garden St., Seneca Falls. N. v ene


sturdy old gentle
man, who works
In his own gar
den. gives thanks
to Doan's Kidney
Pills for his sound
back and kidneys.
Mrs. Goetchious,
his d au g h t e r,
s a y s: Father
had a seyera at
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

For a time, take Natures medicine,
Garfield Tea; it cleanses the system, pur-
ifes the blood and insures a normal action
of liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Made of Herbs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

Give Defiance Starch fair trial
Try 1t for both hot and cold starching,
and II you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
DIN ONE DAx

Sometimes a woman's face overdoes
1t in the matter of telling her age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

Some valuable farthings were sold
at Sotheby's auction rooms Uondon)
recently. A Charles II. pewter farth-
Ing sold for $50, and an oliver Crom-
well farthing In copper for $45.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods. per package, than others, and
the colors are brighter and faster.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

That marriage is lottery,
Is true, I'm much afraid;
But also it's a pottery
Where family jars are made.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

It's a waste Of time to cut the ac-
quaintance of q man who is insult
proof.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAX
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Drug
gsts refund money II 1t fails TO cure T. W.
GROVES signature Is on each box. &c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

MRS. GEORGE WALTERS
as healthy child as can be found anywhere
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is blessing to all expectant mothersh
Mrs, Elva Barber Edwards of
Cathlamet, Wash, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"I want to tell you how Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound carried me
through the critical period of the Change of
Life without any trouble whatever, also
cured me of a very severe female weakness,
1 cannot say enough in praise of what your
medicine has done for me-"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Walters and
Mrs. Edwards it will do for other wo-
men in their condition. Every suf-
fering woman in the United States
is asked to accept the following in
vitation. 1t is free, will bring YOU
health and may save your life,
Mrs. Plnkham's Invitation to Women.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble NAV be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out of her
vast volume of experience in treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case. Her advice is free
and helpful.
3 than thirty years its long list of
lkham's Vegetable Compound to
2 fair minded person.
mnound Makes Sick Momeo x.rau
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-04

cors. but only partly so. undoubt-
odlv. the imagination has played a
powerful part in hydrophobIa, and
many a victim has worried him or
herself into the grave, when keep
ing cool and sweet and preservation
Of mental equlpose would have as
surred a safe recovery. Again, It is
well known among medical author
ties that nine-tenths OF the so-called
hydrophobia cases are simply or
binary blood-poisoning, Just as like
ly to come from the bite of per-
lertly healthy dog as from one with
the so-called rabies. There is not
much sense in muzzling dogs. There
IS beter way to solve this dog
question. Enforce the dog tax. and
you Will have 1t. II people have to
Ray for their dogs, ninety-nine out
Of each hundred will vanish to the
lard where they VIII be happier than
they ever will be here. Dogs are all
right and deserve all we have said in
shetr defense against torment, but
the fact remains that city is no
place for dogs. If people must
have them, let them keep them at
hone, and pay their taxes"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-04
Tax Laws Upheld.


AT last Democratic editors have
awakened to the fact that the new
tax laws. as administered by Repub-
licans, are good for the common
people. But two consecutive cam
paigns had to be fought along this
line before those editors would ad
nit the efficacy of the new laws. 1t
took them about three years to see
their error, but all is well that ends
well and II is gratifying to hear
them now confessing their sin against
The people in this particular. other
Democratic editors should emulate
.hcn The News made strong APP
peal few days ago to the Demo-
Gratis TO eliminate the tax laws as an
issue and to let them remain on the
statute books so long as they PROV
ed good And now comes to the
notice Of the Telegram a splendid
Endorsement of the new tax laws and
the manner of their enforcement that
places the Shepherdstown Register,
an influential Democratic paper in
the list Of papers that recognize
their splendid worth. The Register
says:
The board Of public works is to
be commended for It's most excxel-
lett service to the people OF the
State. The pressure brough. to bear
upon It by the rich and powerful
corporations has been manfully
w'thstood and influences that have
bee2 lnvincible heretofore have been
futile with Governor Dawson and his
colleagues Theburd en- of taxation
has at last been removed from the
farmers and small property owners
asd placed where, in our opinion. 1t
rightfully belongs-upon the rich
corporations that enjoy special PRIV
ileges. 1t is permanent benefit to
the people, for the courts last year
sustained the board is its assessment
md will probably do 50 again If the
railroads shall contest No subse-
quent administration will dare to
materially reduce the valuations
which have now been established. so
We congratulate the people upon at
last entering on the enjoyment of
this splendid reform"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-04

have use for. It will afford ample
opportunity for a better and great
er religious work and the completion
Of the edifice will date the begin
nirg of notably influential and use
full future Of the church.
Recognizing the true worth of
such a church and its influence for
good in the community, the Tele-
gram is strongly inclined to the be-
lief, in fact, is confident that no diff
Guilty VIII be experienced or OBJ
staeles encountered In the raising of
the funds for the edifice, especially,
lis ii optimistic after the noteworthy
achievement by the women Of the
church in raising the amount Of
money necessary to purchase the site
4 But optimism and confidence are not
sufficient There must be actual do
nation OF money for the purpose. 1t
iE not expected or desired that the
donation Of money be burdensome or
is It expected that any one should
contribute 10 the extent Of mourning
hardship, but that there will be
many liberal donations the Tele-
gram has the right to expect, since
there are many citizens OF means
able TO give handsomely without hurt
or harm 10 themselves or the COM
munIty II Is not the desire that a
few should give all but that every
one may give as literally as he can
ami have the pleasure of the knowl-
edge that he or she played a part in
the erection Of such an imposing
temple dedicated to the service of
God.
But, whether all give or not the
raily day services should be attend
ed by all as they will do all great
good. Be there and remember that
The Lord loves cheerful giver.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-04

vention ruled IT out of order and
Bryan was not Endorsed !. by the
Democracy Of Pennsylvania in State
convention assembled.
The Wheeling Register thinkg the
Pennsylvania Democrats have fine
platform, and, in view of the rejec-
ton of the Bryan-indorsement clause
the people Of West Virginia are led
to believe that the leading State or
gan of the Democratic party is not
kindly disposed to his denomination,
but whether 1t voices the sentiments
of the majority of its party remains
yet to be ascertained, as there is a
vida difference of opinion among
them at this time relative to the
presidential candidate, hosts of them
being for the reelection Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt or some man who will
continue his policies in a vigorous
manner.
| With both the Republican and
Democratic parties in West Virginia
Pennsylvania being nelghboring
state Yields considerable influence
and to some extent cuts a figure in
the political action OF this sttae, and
II would seem that that states fail
nre to indorse Mr.. Bryan may have
an influence in this State that will
make murky waters as to his candi-
dacy, especially as to his chances of
getting the West Virginia delegation
NJ the national convention.