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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
THIEF spoILs GOOD RECORD.
Takes Clothes and Makes Man Mlss
Church First Time In 25 Years.

Minneapolis. Minn.-Church attend
ance records in the Young family were
broken Sunday when for reasons an
nexed,' and good ones at that, It. w.
Young, living on Fourth avenue south.
did not attend worship on Sunday for
the first time In 25 years.
Mr.. Young is one of the pillars OF
st. Stephens church. having for the
past quarter of century been identi.
fed with all its workings, and his non.
appearance at service on Sunday
morning placed the church officers In
such a predicament that J. ]. Dugan,
a prominent church official, made an
investigation and discovered that his
coworker had good cause for staying
away from church-and he wasn't
sick, either.
1t seems that last week Mr.. Young
sent to the laundry all except his
needed wearing apparel, and on Satur-
day night left the latter, which includ.
ed his Sunday meeting clothes, In full
view of the habitual thief who is
prone to wander about in the dead OF
night. This wanderer of Saturday
night found his way to Mr.. Young s
home and carried away all that was
in sight, with the result that Mr..
Young failed to put in an appearance
at church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
YEARS STRIKES IN FRANCE.
1,aos in 1soe-43s,4 ,4e6 Men, Women
and Children Took Part.

Paris.-The ministry of labor has
just published the records of the year
1906 concerning strikes. The statistics
show that there were in that year
1909 strikes In France, as against $50
the year before.
The strikers numbered 43S,466, OF
whom 380,435 were men, 41,331 WON
en- and 1910 children. They were en-
pioyed in 1853 establishments.
The 1909 strikes caused the loss of
9.434, ,594 days labor. total which in.
cludes 746.490 days lost by 29,305
workmen who were not strikers, but
were forced to ldleness through the
closing of the establishments by the
strikers.
OF 1877 strikes for increased wages
1874 were successful, while there were
33o compromises and 268 fiat failures.
Thirty-seven strikes against reduc-
riens in wages resulted in Is sue
cesses, 13 failures and nine compro-
mises.
Demands for shorter hours with the
same or increased wages caused 1888
strikes. OF these 1872 failed, 100 were
successful and there were 80 compro-
Inises. Arbitration was resorted to in
302 cases, 16 of them before work was
stopped.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
PREACHERS RING UP rAnss.
Hard Times Drive Them to Street
Cars in Smoky City.

Pittsburg.-The slackness in bust.
ness here has made some strange
bedfellows in the Pittsburg Street
Railway company's business. 1t was
announced by that concern that re.
Gently 1t had taken on 20 college
graduates, four college professors
and two ministers of the Gospel as
street car conductors and motormen.
In every case the new men have
been a success from the start, and in
ducements have been offered to keep
them after the slump has passed away.
The preference has been for conduc-
tors berths. though one of the minis
ters was compelled to take the job
of motorman until there could be
found place for him with the punch.
The other minister, according to
the street railway people. is running
trick" which does not end until
two a. m, and he is getting along
famously with the tough crowd after
the saloons close. The railway peo-
pie refuse to give names, saying 1t
would make matters hard for their
new men, who are all that could be
desired.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
DIARY EXPOSES SOCIETY GIRLS
Mistress Finds Notebook Holding So.
cret Of Wealthy Servant.

Dayton, O.-Two society girls of In.
diapolis, Mary Rossiter and Isabe.
Farrer, members of well-known fami.
lies, who are touring the country In an
effort to solve domestic questions in
the the interest OF the servant girl. Sc
cured places here through the free en-
ployment bureau. which was not IN
formed of their mission.
A Dayton View family needed girl
for the dining room and another to
take charge of the silver and assist
in the dining room. and the young
ladies' secured positions in the same
home. But for the fact that one OF the
girls misplaced her diary, which was
found by the mistress. they would still
be holding their places. However.
when evidence was presented to them
the girls Immediately resigned and did
not wait for their pay. They left for
another city, but are keeping their
destination a secret. The girls are out
in the interest of club movement on
sociological lines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
FAMOUS FARM is CLOSED.
Inability to Secure Reliable Labor
Causes Shutdown.

Stockton, Cal.-The world-famous
Riverside farm. located on Rough and
Ready island, just west of Stockton,
has been closed, and Pierce Bros, the
owners, are disposing of all the blood
ed cattle as fast as possible. In the
few years they have conducted this
model stock ranch 1t has become
known all over the world by reason
Of the unusually fine thoroughbred cat
tie on 1t. The celebrated Juliana de
Kohl, the COW that holds the world s
record for producing milk and butter,
is on the farm. There are also a large
number of high producers.
Before the dairy was opened sew
ersl thoroughbred cows and bulls were
imported from Holland and later other
strains were secured from eastern
states, making 1t one of the highest
grade dairies in the business. The
farm has carried off all kinds of med
ais at fairs and stock shows for the
fine quality of its cattle.
Pierce says that the difficulty in se-
curing labor has reached point where
1t is next to impossible to get suitable
men, and he has grown weary of the
situation. The farm will be used for
other purposes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
POOR STUDENTS BEST

show that 32 per cent. of those in lux
urious dormitories were found deficient
in their studies to ~ per cent. of those
residing in Pierson hall, moderate
priced dormitory open to freshmen
This shows where the start is made
toward poor scholarship in the Yale
course nowadays.
Dean Wright's investigation into the
list of honors won covering general
scholarship averages for the first two
years of the course shows that only
three per cent. of the students who
reached the honor list roomed in
private dormitories. while Ills lived in
the moderate-priced dormitories.
How sweeping has become the prac-
tice of picking secret society members
from high-priced dormitories is at
tested by the fact that of so members
of the class of 1910 who were chosen
TO, Junior fraternities recently, 10 were
from the expensive dormitories and
only eight of the moderate price.
The Yale Alumni Weekly says, in
discussing Dean Wright's report:
There were those who inclined to the
DVtiSi thul III the lHSL rev decades
there has developed at Yale disincli-
nation for the simple college life and
tendency to surround the under
graduate days with luxury. In other
words, there are those who see In the
rise of private dormitories a tendency
toward the establishment OF conditions
Characteristic of Harvard at the pres
ent time, where the richer undergradu-
ates have forsaken the campus dor
mitories for what euphoniously is
called the Gold Coast block of lux
urious private houses, suggestive of
prosperous metropolitan clubs, with
liveried attendants and operated with
more than oriental splendor But any
close student of the situation can see
that the rise at Yale of the private
dormitories is not primarily, If at all,
due to a personal preference for luxury
on the part of freshmen and soph-
omores"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
GIRLS HEROIC DEED.
Sucks Poison from Hand Bitten by
ella Monster.

New York.-Frank Gillian, an at.
tendant at the Children's museum,
Bedford park, Brooklyn, is back at
work after six weeks in hospital,
with the knowledge that he owes his
life to the promptness and bravery of
Miss Mary Day Lee, formerly of Rich
mond, Va.
Six weeks ago Gillian was cleaning
out the cage which is occupied by the
Gila monster in the museum when the
venomous reptile bit him. Its teeth
were buried in Gillian's hand. and he
was forced to pry its jaws apart. Gil
liam at once bathed his hand in alco-
hol. and then Miss Lee lacerated the
hand with a sharp knife and, applying
her lips to the wound, sucked out
the poison. In spite of her prompt
action Gillians hand at once began to
SVEN and he was rushed to a hos
pital, where he was forced to remain
for six weeks. The bite of the Gila
monster is usually deadly and the
surgeons say It was only Miss Lees
promptness that saved Gillian's life.
Now the reptile is dying, not from
the effects of the bite, but because 1t
is unable to stand the cold northern
winter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
Sensible to the Last.

An old Scotch woman used to be
attended by doctor to whom she in
variably gave a guinea when he went
to see her. He had told the friends
with whom she lived that her death
would probably be sudden. and one
day he was hurriedly sent for. as she
appeared to have become unconscious.
On his arrival he saw at once that she
was dead. and, taking hold of her
right hand, which was closed but not
rigid, he calmly extracted from 1t the
fee which she had provided for him,
and as he did so, he murmured:
Sensible to the last"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
TRAP HOLDS MAN
CAPTIVE TWO DAYS
eTEEL DEVICE SET FOR BEARS
NEARLY KILLS oNE-ARMED
CANADIAN HUNTER.
TRAGIC STORY OF HARDSHIP
Partner of Victim ~ In Bed and Un-
able to Render Assistance-Is
Finally Liberated by Pair
Of Strangers.

Ignace, Ont.-The trapping season
mas developed one tragic story of
hardship. The tale comes from the far
belt, hundred-odd miles from the
north, and is one of the most peculiar
brought here in recent years by woods
men.
Early in September Ben Hardy. an
old-time trapper, took as his partner
for the season Hendy Sandford, a
short and stockly built one-armed
man. who. in spite of the fact that
he Is crippled, is one of the best
hunters in this region For 80 years
Sanford has made his living shooting
and trapping, and has been so success
full that he has had no difficulty in
finding partner each fall He is par.
tcularly expert in locating game and
enticing 1t to the traps. He Ia said
to possess valuable secrets for decoy-
ing wild animals, being the originator
Of formula which, when placed on
bait, is irresistible to carnivora.
The men established camp about
halfway between Cat and Pach- Hoom
lakes, on the west bank of the Cat
river, and set out line of light and
heavy traps. From the first they were
successful. and had taken many fine
fur-bearing animals, when Hardy was
taken i'll of fever and was Obliged
to lay up. This threw the entire bur-
den on Sandford and forced him to
set traps, the one labor difficult to him
to accomplish because of his lack of
two hands.
Hardy begged his companion to
leave the large traps alone, but one
morning when signs of bears we're
seen in Indian Gut, dried river bed,
three miles from camp, Sanford set
out with a big spring trap with the
declaration that he would set it or die
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
YALE SCHOLARSHIPS GO II
THOSE WHO LIVE PLAINLY.
Report Of Dean Wright Shows That
soions Of Wealthy Families Are
Dullost Soholars-Protests
Against Luxury.

New Haven, Conn.-Dean Henry
Wright. of Yale. has filed a report
which shows that poor scholarship
goes hand in hand with luxurious dor
mitories; that nearly all of the best
pupils in the university live in the
cheap, plain quarters. but that almost
all of the students picked for the
secret societies come from the rich
mems dormitories.
Dean Wright has kept a record of
the residence of the rich and poor
students, and the good and the poor
scholars in Yale classes for five years,
and the report shows that the resi-
dents of the elegant dormitories are
becoming worse scholars than ever,
although it is growing to be more rare
to find an occupant of the cheap dor
mitories in secret society.
Dean Wright does not attack the So
ciety system as the only recommends
tion of reform; he recommends that
Yale erect more dormitories so that
members of the freshmen and sopho-
mores can be housed by the college in
stead OF being lodged in the palatial
private dormitories where. at present,
they grow to neglect their studies and
form cliques which run the secret So
cieties throughout their Yale course.
Dean Wright found in 1904 that 81
per cent. of the freshmen living in the
rich mems private dormitories had
been reproved by the faculty for poor
scholarship, against II per cent. of
the freshmen who roomed in the plain
dormitories on the campus.
Warnings sent out for low scholar
ship to the present freshmen class
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
BLOW AT ENGLISH BARNARD.
Move to Shut Out Women from the
Liquor Business.

London.-Efforts to save the young
women OF the future in the United
Kingdom from taking up the life of
barmaids will be vigorously pushed a.
the forthcoming session of parliament.
The bishops of st. Albans and Bir-
mingham. the great free church lead.
ers; Revs. r. J. Campbell, John Cliff
ford and Frederick B. Meyer, and n
large group of physicians, politicians
and scholars have memorialized II. II.
Asquith, chancellor of the exchequer,
to provide for the elimination of the
barmaid in the new licensing legisla-
ton. However. they have not asked
that the girls at present so employed
be driven out of business.
1t Is estimated that 100000 girls are
engaged in the sale of intoxicating
beverages In this country. and a con.
siderable number of these are under
21 years of age and more than half
under 20.
The claim that the influence Of the
barmaid is good in that II causes men
to drink less and generally behave
better in the saloons is not borne ou,
by the facts" said Rev Mr.. Campbell
The trade papers advertisements
clearly show that the girls are EN-
ployed because they attract men to
saloons. and when men go to saloons
they drink"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
COMING WEST.
Shoe Industry Gradually Leaving
Eastern Coast.
once. boy,

Massachusetts and Connecticut are
generally thought OF as the big shoe
manufacturing states, but. as the great
west has become more densely popu-
lated, these states are slowly losing
prestige.
Wisconsin. for instance, has the
largest manufacturer of full vamp
shoes in the world-The F. Mayer
Boot & Shoe Co. of Milwaukee. The
market for this company's product is
the great west from the Mississippi
20 the Pacific. Undoubtedly 1t is MIL
waukee's nearness to this great west
market which is responsible for the
great growth of this concern which
has been in proportion to the growth
of the west. In the last 25 years they
have outgrown six factories. Includ-
ing the new Seattle factory nearly
completed and the Milwaukee factory
annex built this last year the total
capacity of the Mayer Boot G Shoe
Company exceeds 5000 pairs per day,
which already has been inadequate to
meet the demand of the west.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
Fierce Hog Elahts Farmer.

New York.-W. Irving Green, Il
farmer of Ocean township, was at
tackled by a vicious boar, and before
aid reached him the hog had nearly
chewed off his left hand. Green is
now at the Monmouth Memorial hos
pital. The boar refused to be driven
into its pen. Green was compelled
to fire his shotgun, using blank car
tridges, three times at the hog before
1t would enter. He tried later to drive
the boar with a big stick. Green
struck at the boar but fell. The boar
attacked him, grabbing him by the
left hand and dragging him down the
field. Green's cries were heard by
his small son who fired a blank shot
at the boar. frightening it so that 1t
dropped Green's hsnd.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

ind he set to figuring out how he
could liberate himself. 1t didn't take
him long to decide that he was caught
for keeps and knowing that his part
ner was unable to leave his bunk he
came to the conclusion that it was all
up with both. He didn't give up COM
pletely. He yelled until his throat gave
cut, and when he heard us he had just
voice enough to reply.
1T took us a week to straighten out
the pair so we could leave them. Sand
ford's arm then was SO well mended
that he could use, it and his partner
was well enough to get about the
camp little while each day"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
Graft 1.sz4 Bits of Skin.

Westboro, Mass.-One Of the most
remarkable skin-grafting achievements
on record has been completed at the
farm OF J. G. Kestler. when the last OF
1874 pieces OF skin was placed on the
arm of Mrs. Kestler. All the pieces
we're taken from the arms and legs OF
the husband. The operation has lasted
more than three months. Mrs. Kest
Ter was severely burned in a kerosene
explosion last July, the right side Of
her body and her face being left with
out skin. The entire side is now oov-
ered-
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

in the attempt. Before leaving he
and said he would be back at sun
down.
But Sanford failed to return, either
at dusk or the following morning, and
Hardy became semi-delirious through
worry and lack of nourishment. He
was too weak to leave his bunk. and
all that day he lay hoping against
hope that his partner would enter the
cabin and end the terrible strain un-
der which he was laboring Night fell
with no signs of Sandford, and Hardy
fell into a sleep brought on by ex-
haustion.
The man was aroused before day.
light next morning by voices, and next
instant two strangers opened the door
Of the cabin and entered. Few words
were wasted. Hardy explained briefly,
cruel was cooked, and then the men
set of on hunt for Sandford. One of
the strangers, trapper named Smith
son, told the rest of the story when he
reached here.
I'VE took a map drawn by Hardy's
direction and got into the timber as
soon as possible" he said Now and
then We shouted or fired gun, but we
got no response for nearly three
hours, when we thought We heard n
faint call from about the center of the
Out. We located the sound as best
We could, and pushing on, shortly came
upon Sanford. l shall never forget
the sight. The mans one arm was
caught above the elbow by the power
full spring. and the teeth held him rs
in wise. He was bent over and as he
tnurned his face to us he looked
ghastly.
"As I remember it, the man didn't
say word until after we had liberat-
ed him, and then he began to jabber
as though he was crazy. And guess
he was temporarily, but after we had
stripped him and rubbed his back and
legs so that he could walk and had
given him food and water, he became
rational. Little by little we got the
story out of him.
He said that he had spread the trap
and was placing the bait on 1t when
the catch-cog slipped and the trap
nipped him. The teeth sunk into the
flesh and for time he was dizzy from
pAip. Later on his arm became numb
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
Hotel chaperones eotham's Latest.

New York.-Hotel chaperones is the
latest idea in New York. There are
many young women who would like to
visit the city, but will not do SO alone.
At least one big hotel has decided to
furnish chaperones to women who
come to New York alone or to women
who come here with their husbands,
who are too busy to take care OF
them. The women SO employed will
not only be chaperones. but will be
competent guides to the shopping dis
trict
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

cause Of his own fortitude he still
wore 1t, to say nothing of the fact that
he was still in the land of the living.
Cassidy had the arm, and there was a
Cassidy to have an arm, because with
his left hand he clumsily but effective.
ly sewed up a wound in It through
which his life blood was pouring at an
alarming rate. Medical men said 1t
was one of the best bits of basting
they'd seen in a long time. With
practice, they added, Cassidy easily
might learn to decorate himself from
top to toe with hemstitching and EN-.
broidery. 1t would not astonish them
to see him in the convalescent ward
setting insertion into his cuticle or
adorning his ears with Hamburg edg.
ing.
Hes so handy with needle" they
explained, admiringly.
Cassidy was earning his pay in the
Edystone print works when his right
forearm became involved in an alter
cation with part of the machinery, and
the next moment it was squirting a
ruddy fountain.
Get me a needle and thread, quick,
or I'll bleed to DEATH" he cried. A
needle was threaded and placed in his
left hand. Both needle and thread
were dipped in an antiseptic solution
that stood at hand. Swiftly and stead
lily Cassidy took stitch after stitch in
the ugly wound until he closed it. Then
he asked his friends to rush him to a
hospital. saying the surgeons could
finish Telling the seam.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
Auction at Dead Letter Office.

Observation-Disclosures that have ac-
cumulated in the dead letter office,
numbering 22.665, were put on sale at
auction by the United States govern
ment the other day. The principal
mems articles were cigars and sus-
penders, but there were also vests,
rubber shoes and pipes. There were
women's hose and the things that
hold them; gloves, handkerchiefs, rib
ions and articles which may be
classed as lingerie.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

toih doctoring The etfsets, while the orig
iHai disease undermines the system.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use OF liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and a
book that tells all
about 1t, both sent free A3Ia7ns ls.::sss=:a
by mail Address DIR. !. ii...,.;3;;t :;.s;5;s
Kilmer s. Co., Bing- lal.s h:t...ss3tz4
hamtou, N. " When Home OF svamp-Ioos.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember tho
name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
the address, Binghanton. N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

No matter what his rank or position
may be, the lover of books is richest
and happiest of the children of men,
Langford.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
INJURED MAN SEWS
WOUND IN OWN ARM
MEMBER is CAUGHT IN MACHIN.
ERY, BUT OWNERS PROMPT
NESS SAVES 1T.

Chester. Pa.-Gazing affectionatel,
at his right arm, James Cassidy had
the satisfaction of knowing it was be.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

oil kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most comm on
diseases that pre-
vail. tn ey are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, toho con-
tent fbeUssfr<s
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02
1bousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect Il

PrevaIency Of KfdneT Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevaIency
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

orhs Boy-A lady with some poetry.
Editor-How old?
Boy-'Bout 1S.
Editor-What!l! Show her In at
once. boy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02

toih doctoring The efsets, while the orig
iHat disease undermines the system.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-16
w. s. EMBREY

Successor to Embrey s. Bergman. !
Dealer In Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
fosts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
Baled Hay and Mil Feed. Once near
Railroad Depot, Fredericksburc. va
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co