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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Uncle Ben Liked Her.

A Kansas City girl recently married
q man who lives in one Of the smaller
nearby towns. and went there with
him to live. The bridegroom was
naturally eager that his relatives
should like his bride and as one. an
old farmer, voiced no complimentary
opinion in his hearing he at last
asked:
Uncle Ben. what do you think Of
my wife?"
Wal. for a fact. George" responded
the old fellow. you shore outmarried
yourself City Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

It 10 reported at Rome that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is planning a visit to
the Eternal City" with his family
In 1910 and is already making inquir-
les for a suitable villa in which to
live.
Mrs. Russell Sage of New York has
given $25,000 toward the establish
ment OF a college for colored youth
in Kentucky to be branch of Berea
college. The college will be modelled
after the Tuskegee institute.
The American Mining Congress will
meet at Pittsburg December I'd to
5th. Among those who are expected
to be present are: President-elect
William II. Taft. James J. Hill, Ed
ward Hartman and the governors OF
at least a dozen states.
Wilbur Wright had a narrow escape
at Lemans. France. from serious in
jury. The chain Of propeller broke
and the machine began to turn over.
Wright re-established the balance OF
the aeroplane by Leaning TO one side
safety.
The death Of the Grand Duke Alexis
has resulted In the reinstatement of
the Grand Duke Cyril. eldest son OF
Grand Duke Vladimir. In the imperial
favor. Cyril was stripped of his hon
ors and exiled from Russia following
his marriage in 1905 with the divorced
Grand Duchess Victoria OF Hesse.
The weekly report of the worlds
Oh, ,g.-v
ing Saturday. November 14th. shows n
decrease over the previous weeks
shipments OF 264.00O bushels. The de-
crease over the corresponding per-
iod of 1907 Is 316,0O0 bushels. The to-
tails OF the corn shipment show de-
crease over the same week In 1907 of
$4,000 bushels.
Careful calculation OF the production
OF automobiles in America next year
places the output Of all the factories
close to $4,000 cars. This total pro-
duct. valued ut approximately $l20 0.0O0.-
900 will be built by 253 manufacturers:
this means that car will be marketed
for about every 1000 OF population In
the country and that the cars will aver
afe $1,000 In price.
The King and Queen OF Sweden ar
rived at Windsor Monday as the guests
OF King Edward. The Prince of
Wales boarded the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert. on which the King
and Queen crossed the channel from
Cherbourg. and welcomed the visitors
on behalf of the King An imposing
fleet OF warships assembled in the bay
and fired a royal salute.
At a special meeting OF the Republi-
can assemblymen-elect of New York
county. called by James A. Francis.
dean OF the New York delegation. Mr..
Francis said: We believe that II Is
Of paramount Importance that New
York state be represented in the
United States Senate by man Of
great ability and high standing. l
know OF no one who would fiji the bill
so well as Elihu Root"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
AREcoRp OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS,

Mr.. and Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan left Lincoln Sunday for trip
to Mexico.
Maj. Gen. Frederick ID. Grant as
sumed command of the Department
Chicago Friday.
Burglars on the night OF the 14th
inst. plundered the South Bend. Ind,
postoffice OF over SIS. 900 in stamps and
escaped.
The new divorce law, increasing the
period of residence from six months
TO one year. was carried November 3rd
In South Dakota. by a vote of two to
one. according 10 unofficial figures.
Fire early Sunday morning destroyed
the west half of the Nebraska Moline
Plow Company building at Omaha, to-
gether with its contents. a large stock
Of buggies, wagons and farm machin-
cry. LOSS 100000.
Nine people were killed and several
others severely injured by a collision
on the Union Pacific at Borie. eleven
the 11th inst. A runaway freight
crashed into the locomotive and ca
boose of work train.
As q result Of q great number Of
counterfeit IS bills in circulation in
Chicago. Chief Wilkie OF the secret
service. has renewed his efforts to Sc
cure an amendment to the federal
statute which would impose n fine of
$50 on all national banks failing to
stamp the word counterfeit" on all
spurious bills offered to them.
Robert 8. Brookings. president OF the
Washington University corporation OF
st. Louis. has given $250.OO toward ali
endowment fund of 100000. which
the university is seeking to raise. The
general education board has already
subscribed 100000 to the endow-
ment. making = total of $450.000 In
sight.
In the trial at La Porte. Ind, OF Ray
Lamphere for the murder OF Mrs. Belle
Guinness and her three children. wit
nesses positively identified the female
body found In the ruins OF the Guinness
house as that OF Mrs. Guinness. Two
rings found on the fingers of the dea /
body were declared to have belonged
to Mrs. Guinness.
The Lyon county grand jury at Rock
Rapids, Ia. has returned an indict-
ment against the Standard OIL Com
pany OF Indiana, charging discrimina-
tion. II IS charged that the Standard
OIL Company sells 2 cents a gallon
cheaper at Allon. where there IL an
independent oil company, than at
Doom. there Is no such competition.
In the federal court at Helena. Mont,
Judge Hunt denied the application of
the Helena Water Works Company for
an injunction to restrain the city OF
Helena from constructing a municipal
water plant, for which a bond Issue Of
$500. 900 was authorized at recent
election. A Kansas City firm was
awarded the contract for its construc-
ton.
United States District Attorney Platt
has filed another suit against the
Southern Pacific railroad at Carson.
New. 1t is to set aside patents granted
the corporation to certain lands In that
state. The complaint sets for:s .mat
the lands are miner. samus and that
patents were granted under misrepre-
scIftAtion, thus taking from the govern
ment mineral lands under agricultural
and timber patents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Mark Twain on Ar

Mark Twain and party Of friends
recently went to visit the studio Of Q
young sculptor who IL coming rapidly
into public notice. One OF the pieces
which was admired greatly by the ma.
3ority of the party was the flgure Of
young woman collinE up her hair.
Mark listened to the encomiums In
silence. and when urged for an ex.
preston OF opinion said slowly:
1T II beautiful. but It is not true to
nature"
All expressed their surprise At this
unexpected verdict and demanded hia
reasons.
she ought to have her mouth full
Of hairpins." replied Tom Sawyers
father.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Tn. Only W. He Knew.

ing the vivid account Of the departure
Of the Israelites from the land of
Egypt. and the four-year-old son lis
tened with intense interest.
At length the reader came to tho
passage. And Moses took the bones of
Joseph with him." when the boy,
whose limited experience had taught
him only one use for such articles.
shocked his staid relatives by crying
in excited amazement:
ITO make soup wiv?"-Harpers
Monthly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Whit He CaIIs Her.

Now. WILLIE" said the teacher Of
the PRIMARY class. "let US see whether
you can tell us tho name of this grace.
ful-looking animal with the big.
pronged horns? Hunters go up into
the woods every fall to shoot this
beautiful creature. II Is very cruel Of
them to do 30. II 1t not? Can't you
tell us what the animal Is called
Come. now, think. am sure you
know what It Is. What does your f.
ther call your mother when he comes
home at night?"
He calls her Betsy. cause II
plaques her."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Ono Way to Gaze the Brute.

Il think that's charming thing for
your wife to do" the visitor remarked.
ITO sit down on the floor and take
your shoes on for you after dinner"
ut is" acknowledged her husband.
but there's method in her madness.
She does 1t to keep me at home. She
knows that once my shoes are on
and my slippers on I'll be too lazy to
put the shoes back on and go down
town"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Hat 4. BADGE Of Slavery.

With the ancient Greeks the hat
was simply an appurtenance OF the
traveller. The free citizen preferred
to go bareheaded and only put on his
broad-brimmed petasus for protection
against the sun when on a long jour.
ney. The uncovered head was part
of his dignity. for the slaves and work
men wore always . kind of pointed
skull cap.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applicatona. they cannot reach the d.
eascd portion OF the ear. There s only way 70
deafners. and that b by constitutional remedtaA
Deafnoo CAUSED by IN inhamed condition of tbs
mucous latng OF the EuptarhiAn Tube. when thu
tube h tnhamed you have . rumbltnG sound i'm
perfect bearing. and when entirely closed. Deaf
the result. and unle.s the in1ammA tton b
taken out and thh tubs restored normal condL
ton. hearing will Be destroyed forever; nine CASES
out OF ten caused by CatAfrh. which = nothing
but an innAmed condition Of the surfaces
We will rive One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
DeafneNs tcaussd by catarrh) that cannot be eursd
by HAis CAtarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free
FL. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. q
Sold by DrugEhta. 73c.
Take HAirs Family Pls for constipation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Undoubtedly.

Undoubtedly.
Would you run after me and poster
me in this fashion II you had = mil
lion?'
II should say mott"
II thought ss much"
III had q million dollars I wouldn't
need to. you'd be running after and
pestering me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Snake In 4 Beer-Barrel.

A party OF foreigners tapped . keg
of beer at Lake Altoona. Pa. but
could not get the fluid through the
spigot. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the bunghole was stopped up
BY q snake. The reptile must have
crawled into the keg while 1t was ly-
ing empty on the ground. and was
drowned when the keg was filled.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Can't Kill 'En

Can't XIII EN-.
Il wonder what becomes OF all the
newspapers!"
Most Of them lose their identity in
the paper mills. but the Jokes keep
bobbing up for years afterward."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

no cure for me and l was given up to
die. Being urged. used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon I was better and in a
few weeks was about the house. well
and strong again"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

FOR years / was
weak and run down,
could not sleep. my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
troublesome: pains
were intense. l was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
THE NEWEST MODE.

Susie-What does the new baby at
your house look like? Is 1t nice?
Sammy-Must be the latest thing in
babies. Maw's as uckled over it a.
II 1t just come from the milliner's.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

For proof Of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, Of Kingmau.
Kansas, writes to Mrs. PMkham:
"For eight years I suffered from the
most severe form Of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
>>hope Of recovery. wrote Mra Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and 1t has saved
my life and made me n well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. J., writes:
"I feel IL II my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that An
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day l am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia y. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
iisplacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided Thousands to
health. Address, Lynn Mass.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
Mot TIL Then.

Not Till Then.
Percy-I dreamed last night that
you had accepted me. What does that
signify?
Edith-That you will marry me.
Percy-Ah! When?
Edith-When you dream againi-
London Opinion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

1t isn't safe to Judge by appearances.
Tho man who acts ferocious abroad
may be A. meek as = lamb 1t home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

Mrs- Wineiov's soothinG syrup.
Yor children testhing. sofsens the Gurus reduces -
aanmstioa aiiays pala. wind colia Nc bossiN
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

Never part without loving words Il
think of during your absence. II ma.
be that you will not meet again In life
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

Use Aliens Foot.Ease
Cures rrd hing s~ratins feet &C. Trial packAGO
free. A D. Ohm htsd lie Roy. NY.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26
BED-BouND FOR MONTHS,
Hope Abandoned After PhysIeIans'
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos shearer. Yew and Wash.
engton Sts. Centralia, Wash, says:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

There are NO vacations in the school
for scandal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

Failure after long perseverance II
much grander than never to have .
striving good enough to be called .
failure.-George Eliot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-26

II there Is any one thing that .
woman breads moro than another Il
Il . surgical operation.
We can state without fear Of .
contradiction that there are hun.
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos.
pitals which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided BY
LYDIA EP1NkHAlM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-23
.LEAvY TALKS ON
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
(Communlcafod1


To Die Voters OF Glynn County
Beginning from TINS date, Will
from time TO time advise you Of my
position upon all questions now before
the voters.
As you have probably learned
Through the press. ] am candidate
for The legislature at the primary 70
be held on june 4th The reason for
mv entering this race Is not political
lambiti9n, nor a desire TO put my right
/ hand into the Golfer Of the state-tbere
I are higher ideals in life for me than
either Of these. but I do say honestly
/ and frankly that ! am in this race to.
/ 4 possible end The one man rule and
guard he peoples interest against
Iterrlble monopoly
% YOU know a committee Of citi-
zens called upon one Of our best and
most highly esteemed taxpayers
man whose character IS above re-
prqach ap honest man. aud asked hm
20 effer for The legislature hey assur
"a him ibaf an the peopIe would glad
Support him aud that h. waeld haNe
Inc Opposition This gentleman took
The matter under adv'semeut and after
TWO az three days advised b spokas
man Of the committee tbat Is orr b
obVi3fe strife and contention Re would
become candidate Il was alI
.tled
BH Attorney Twitiy Of the NHaal
t..fs ftsf o. aiftf
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-23

A. J Allie formerly Of New York,
has arrived in the city 10 accept the
position Of steward at the Oglethorpe
hotel Mr. Allie is an experieneed
hotel man and Will no doubt make the
Oglethorpe an excellent steward.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
The Social Sense.

An enthusiastic teacher in the slum
distric. of large city once gathered
her flock and led them to vacant lot,
where she proposed they should create
their own playground. The idea was
received with wild enthusiasm. and
the youngsters fell to work with a will
removing stones and debris. In the
midst OF the excitement a large boy
was needed to move particularly OBJ
stinate stone.
"Smith, Smith," called the teacher
10 one OF her star pupils, come and
help us"
The boy came with seeming reluct-
ance. and having removed the stone,
drew the teacher aside.
Say. teacher" he begged. please
don't call me Smith"
"Why, what am to call you?" she
asked In astonishment.
"Schmitty. please, teacher. You see,
I'm Smith In society; but, here, I'm
Schmitty on the dump"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
BLAMED ON THE RAILROAD.
First Thought in Irishman's Mind A..
ter the Accident.

Railroad claim-agents have little
faith in their fellow creatures. One
said recently: every time / settle a
claim with one of these hardheaded
rural residents who wants the rail-
road to pay twice what he would
charge the butcher II he gets sheep
killed, l think of this story. illustra-
tive of the way some people want to
hold the railroad responsible for
every accident, of whatever kind, that
happens. Two Irishmen were driving
home from town one night when their
buggy ran into a ditch, overturned,
and they were both stunned. When a
rescuer came along and revived them.
the first thing one of them said was:
Where's the train?' Why, there's no
train around he was told. Then
where's the railroad?' The nearest
railroad is three miles away he
learned. Well, WELL he commented.
4 knew it hit us pretty hard, but l
didn't suppose it knocked us three
miles from the track"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
RAILROAD MAN
Didn't Like Being Starved.

A man running ON railroad has to
be in good condition all the time or he
is liable to do harm to himself and
others.
A clear head Is necessary to run a
locomotive or conduct a train. Even
a railroad mans appetite and diges.
ton are matters of Importance, as the
clear brain and steady hand result
from the healthy appetite followed by
the proper digestion of food.
"For the past five years." writes a
railroader, Il have been constantly
troubled with indigestion. Every doc
tor 1 consulted seemed to want to
starve me to death. First was diet
ed on warm water and toast until l
was almost starved; then, when they
would let me eat, the indigestion
would be right back again.
"Only temporary relief came from
remedies, and l tried about all of them
1 saw advertised. About three months
ago a friend advised me to try Grape,
Nuts food. The very first day / no
ticed that my appetite was satisfied
which had not been the case before
that l can remember.
IN a week, l believe, had more
energy than ever before in my life.
have gained seven pounds and have
not had a touch of indigestion since
have been eating Grape-Nuts. When
my wife saw how much good this food
was doing me she thought she would
try it awhile. We believe the dis
coverer of Grape-Nuts found the Per
feet Food"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville." In pkgs. There's a Reason
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
He Was WilIinu.

In the morning mail the busy editor
found the following written on pos
tai card. Dear Sir-I have Just grad
uated from a correspondence school
of journalism. Would you like TO
have me write for your paper? J.
Alexander McNutt-"
Seizing his trusty pencil, the busy
editor dashed off the following reply:
Dear ]. Alex.-Certainly we would
be pleased to have you write for our
paper. Kindly address your letter to
the circulation manager and inclose
the regular subscription price"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
Breaking the News With an Ak.


was talking about sailors.
I'VE are a bluff lot" he said. Did
you ever hear about the sailor and the
parrot?
well, once upon time an old lady
was returning from abroad with par
rot, of which she was very fond. She
Intrusted the bird. with many admon-
ftions to a sailor for the voyage.
"Seaslckness, or something, killed
the parrot the third day out. The sail
or, knowing how upset the old lady
would be. could not bring himself to
tell her tie sad tldings. but asked a
companion, famous for his skill in
such matters. TO break the bad news to
her very, very gently. The man as
sented.
"And approaching the old lady with
a tragical face. the famous news
breaker touched his cap and said:
"'I'm afraid that ere bird o. yourn
aln't goln' 10 live long. ma'am.'
"'Oh. dear!' exclaimed the old lady
In alarm. 'Why?'
""Cause he's dead was the reply"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
The Matter With 1t.

what is the matter with my
poem?" asked the amateur contribut-
or: isn't the meter ali right?"
"Oh. yes" replied the editor, "the
meter is excellent"
Il think if you look again you will
find that the rhymes are faultless-"
The rhymes are very good. quite
Ingenious, l might say
"Then why do you decline it?"
You have forgotten to say any.
thing"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16

Ia a year
piled himself during
Washington University
October 1Ss
struck for himself
solicitor He overwhelmingly
campaign
He was sworn In as solicitor May 1903 and
fed the
Instituted
closed on Sunday
Then the gambling of gaming
senate In fact he only
minimum
member of the United
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
MUCH ABUSED BRITON

George Alexander Redford, examiner of plays
for King Edward is since his interdiction of Ed
ward Garnett's play, THE Breaking Point" the
most abused man in England. Thousands of col
umns about him have appeared in the press of
late, yet he must take it all, II not smilingly at
least with air of unconcern, for he is a member
of the kings household, and he has no more right
to defend himself than would his royal master
IL the newspapers chose to denounce him. Fraise
or blame must be absolutely ignored, and the
subject of it must pretend that he never line
of it.
There are three ways in which playwrights
may offend against the English laws of play
licensing. In the first place, playwrights must not
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
IN THE LIMELIGHT
NEW SENATOR A FIGHTER

William James Bryan of Jacksonville. Fla.
appointed United States senator to succeed the
late Stephen r. Mallory until successor is regu.
larly elected. declares that despite the fact that
he was born on the border of Kissimmee county,
he shall overcome that handicap and make that
section a spot with a halo above It,
Bryan's early life spent on the farm of
his father, John M Bryan. who subsequently was
state railroad commissioner for six years The
sons earliest schooling was gained at the Osceola
high school at kissimmee. This work. supple
mented by the additional study at home during
the evenings fitted him for Emory college, which
he entered at an early age.
After graduation came year of teaching and
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
Aixeolar pentlstrx.

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., 1908-01-16

Senator Moses f. Clapp of Mime
sofa. the Junior senator from that
state. bears remarkable likeness to
former Senator John A. Logan. His
coal-black hair, eyes, mustache and
massive figure make him a striking
figure on the floor of the senate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
The Best He cpuid DO.

Adam was blaming the woman.
There were no malefactors of great
wealth." he explained.
Considering his disadvantages, all
agreed he had met the responsibility
as gracefully as posslble.-New York
Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
Lost.

"welI. Sepperl, what about the
goose your father was going to send
me?"
Dunno, teacher, but It's getting
veil again. .'-Transatlantic Tales.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-16
PRINCE SEEKS RICH BRIDE

Another prince has entered the marriage
market and is the lookout for bride with a
dowry of millions This is his hghness, Alexan-
der of Battenberg. The prince recently came of
age and big dinner and reception given at
Kensington palace to celebrate the event. Among
the kings and queens and other royal guests were
many Americans, Miss Phpps of Pittsburg be-
ing one of them.
The Importance Of the prince is much en-
hanced by the fact that his sister is queen of
Spain and the public's interest is great because
he is the particular chum and "side-partner" of
the former Princess Ena. She was much of tom
boy and though year younger than Prince
Allie" was the leader in all manner of mischev-
ousn nranks in their boy and girl DAYS He amends