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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06
MAKES USEFUL LITTLE WRAP.
soIero in New style Easily Made Up
in Crochet Work.

This useful little wrap is quite easy
to make. Any kind of wool and a suit
able hook ttricoter) may be used. II
Andalusian and a No. IL hook, about
five ounces of wool will be required.
Work a chain of 15 inches; on this
chain work plain tricot for seven
inches.
Work OF each stitch separately like
double crochet for eight inches, and
the remainder of the row in tricot as
before
Work two more short rows of tricot
like the last; on completing the last
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06
How Il Was Done.

Three-year-old May had penchant
for cutting everything in sight. when
she could get pair of scissors. One
day, being left alone with her curly
headed baby brother. she promptly cut
every curl from the back OF his head.
When the nurse discovered the dam
age, she said:
oh! May, how dare you cut baby's
curls off?"
He cut them hisself"
How did he reach the back of his
head?"
He stood on the stool"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06
The Use of Braid.

There are white broadcloth costumes
braided in black, but these are rather
too conspicuous to be favorites with
women who have but few gowns. 1t is
thought more desirable to braid a dark
costume with a light colored braid In
order that the braid may be removed
at some future time and the gown
worn with contrasting coat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06

oistsiSe stsiTtcu Win
slight irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dan
gerous dropsy. I Le-
came weak and Ian
guid. and could do
no homework. My
back ached terribly.
! had bearing down
pains and my limbs
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06

bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help. and was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages.
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti-
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06

Begin smaII.-Any successful bust
ness Is the result of healthy growth.
By this Is meant the beginner should
start In small way and grow into
greater things. The poultry business
is no exception to this rule. Only those
who begin in small way and then
grow, ever succeed. The poultry his
tory Of the country Is filled with fall
ures of those who thought they could
begin with q ten thousand capacity
plant and make 1t pay as large a per-
centage as the farmer who has only
100 hens.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06

a
gndereve turned below the elbow with with emboS
ice
third
o
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-06
SAVED AT THE caIsls.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

Mrs Herman Smith. s01 B-oad
Street, Athens. Ga. says: Kidney
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

The Oregon Promotion com
pany is sending circulars to
coast papers, with the hope that
they will publish them, Offering a
reward of 500 to any one who
will find silica sand, stating that
the Columbia Steel Works, OF
that city, will pay six dollars a
ton for it delivered in Portland.
The steel works will take 100
tons Of it per month, paying So.
per ton delivered in Portland.
But it must be 50 per cent pure
silicate, and free from iron OK
ides. Many papers are publish
ing this as it were a big PROPOSE
ton. But 1913 per cent pure ell
lcate, ana Tree from iron oxide"
that is where the joker comes
in. And then six dollars per ton
in Portland. The stuff ought to
be no farther away than some
bluff ON the Columbia to get it
there for that figure. The great
deposits Of infusorial earth, near
Murphy are So per cent silica
and 10 per cent lime. The lime
would not be objectional in max
ing steel. Ii the Columbia Steel
works can use this and get it to
Portland for the figure named,
Nugget will accept the 500 for
this suggestion.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

be able to guard we'll the interests
of his people. Membership on the
Committee of immigration and
Naturalization is especially valua-
BILE at this time to representatives
of the west. The Japanese trouble
must be settled, and that within a
short time, and Of course, much Of
the legislation bearing upon the
question of japanese immigration
will have to be considered by this
committee. MIR. French is decid-
eddy anti Jap in his sentiments on
this question, and on account of
his high rank on the committee his
views will have especial weight in
the legislation that is finally en-
acted.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17
FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1913.

William Balderson, for about
eighteen years editor ofthe Boise
Statesman, has secured the APP
pointment of register Of the o..
S. Land Office. 1t is SO seldom
that an editor secures recogni-
ton for services rendered his
party or state, that it pleases us
to see this appointment made.
We believe it will give general
satisfaction.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17
FRENCH'S COMMITTEES.

Congressman French is very we'll
pleased with his committee assign
ments for this Congress. In addi-
tion to the Committee on Public
Lands and Immigration and Nat
uralization, which he served on
during the 59th congress, was APP
pointed by Speaker Cannon to serve
on the Committee on Mines and
Mining. The fact that Idaho is a
public land state and especially in
terested in the mining industry,
makes the two committees dealing
with these subjects of supreme i'm
portance to Idaho. Legislation
touching public lands and mining
will have to pass through these
committees before finally being en-
acted into law and Mr.. French will
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17
HEYBURN'S BANK RESERVE
BILL.

Senator Hepburn has introduced
a financial bill in the senate which
provides for the repeal of the exist
ing law creating central reserve and
additional resrve cities. and re-
quires national banks to keep the
reserve funds required by law in
their own vaults. It also provides
that the lawful money reserve of
all national banks shall not be less
than twenty per cent Of their de-
posits. Under the law now
existing the lawful money re-
serves in reserve cities is twenty
FIVE per cent and other national
banks fifteen per cent Of their de-
posits. The Hepburn bill places
all banks upon the same footing in
regard to the amount Of reserves re-
quired to be held on hand, and re-
quires that these reserves shall be
in actual money.
The Senator takes the position
that this will make the reserves al
ways available instantly to the
bank to which thew belong and pre-
vent the sending of reserves to
speculative centers, and that it will
tend to keep the money in the sec
ton of the country in which it be-
longs, instead of allowing it to drift
to speculative centers and thus be-
come tied up in other banks in New
York and elsewhere, and made
available to the banks to which
such such reserves belong when
needed.
As is we'll remembered, New York
City at the beginning of the pres
ent financial embarrassment held
the reserves of other national banks
to a very large extent and when
New York banks were called upon
to make such reserves available in
cash they were unable or unwilling
to do SO, thus tying up and max
ing unavailable very large pro-
portion Of the reserves of other nat
ional banks. The increase of the
reserves of these banks, now re-
quired to hold only fifteen per
cent, to twenty per cent, and the
reduction of these banks now re-
quired to hold twenty live per cent,
to twenty per cent equalizes the
reserves of all national banks and
would not result in tying up any
greater sum of money in the ag-
rigate than is now required to be
help as lawful money reserves.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Do not forget that Hedum, the pho
tographer, is still in business in Silver
City, and that at his studio are to be
found a great variety OF views Of local
scenery, mines, mills etc. Call upon
him. First class photos taken, frames
etc for sale.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Souvenir Chinaware and hand paint
ed chinaware in beautiful designs and
great variety at Rowett's Jewelry Store.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Black Silk Liquid Stove Polish and a
new supply of National Cook Stoves
just arrived at Philips.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Axes, double and single bitted, and
bows axes, Keen Kutter brand, from
Simmons Hardware Co, of st Louis, at
Thee. H. Philips Hardware Store.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17
Joseph Babbinston Appointed
Guardian of Crocheron
Children.

L FODdl6 COuTu ldSU MONDAY
awarding the guardianship of the
two little girls of A. B. Crocher-
on to Mr.. Joseph Darlington, of
Reynolds, and their care and
keeping to Mr.. and Mrs. Babing-
ton. The father, Mr.. Crocheron,
had demanded that the children
be given over to him, and Mr..
Darlington had made applica-
ton to be appointed guardian
and administrator to their de-
ceased mothers estate. But Mr..
Crocheron also applied for let
tiers of administration to his de-
ceased wife's estate in Canyon
county, and came here to contest
the appointment of Mr. Babing
ton as guardian.
When the matter came up in
court, Mr.. Nugent, attorney for
Mr.. Babington, withdrew that
gentleman's application for let
tiers Of administration, but ask
ed the Court for his apoin tment
to the guardianship Of the child
rem, Mr. Crocheron, through his
attorney, Mr. mccarthy, Esq, Of
Boise, protested against this,
claiming that the father was the
legal and natural guardian, and
the case came before the Court
on this proposition alone.
1t was then up TO the petition
err to establish his claim that he
was the proper custodian for the
children. To do that he first had
to prove that it had been the ex-
pressed wish of their mother, pri-
or to death, that her children
should be left in the care and
keeping Of her mother and step
father after demise; that their
father had been absent from
home and had not visited his
wife and children or seen them
for four and "a half years, until
he returned to attend their
mothers funeral; that he had
only partially contributed to
their support; that he was with
out a home, and that he had adj
mitted it was his intention to
leave his children in the keeping
Of a sister who lived at Bruneau;
and finally that his habits were
such that he was not a proper
person to have them in charge.
Besides it was shown that the
children had grown up with their
grandparents and had SO twin
ed around their hearts that it
would be cruelty to separate
them, and that the old folks had
a pleasant home, and means to
provide for and keep and edu-
cate them, and that the welfare
OF the two sweet little girls-one
aged nine and the other seven,
demanded that the elder people
should have their care and keep
ing. The Judge, before rendering
his decision, had a private talk
with the children.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Any Suit in the house for $15.
SWEENEY, Silver City.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-17

Any Suit in the house for SIS.
SWEENEY, Silver City.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

a foot deep. The heat will dry off the sur
face of the leaves and set in motion the
capillary action necessary to cause the
stems and leaves to gorge themselves with
water. After a few hours in the warm
room, set the branches, still in the water,
in a moderately cool room, and keep them
there until they are used for decoration. In
cases where a small quantity Is used, and 1t
is especially desirable to keep it in good
condition for a longer time than usual, 1t
can be lone If you go to the trouble to
wipe the ends of the stems dry after taxi
ing from the water, let them lie an hour
and then dip them in melted parafflne This
should be done in all cases where a large
branch of mistletoe is hung on a chandelier
for a kissing bower" as, for such use, II
should be always in fine condition. The
advantage in the treatments outlined above
is as the moisture evaporates from the
leaves 1t will be supplied from that which
has been artificially stored in the stems, as
long as any remains. 1t is simple but eff
fective.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Keeping the MistIetoe and Holly.

1t should be known that mistletoe and
holly are hardy perennial deciduous shrubs,
the former being a parasite and the latter
an earth-growing plant. For the Christ
mas holidays they are not usually cut until
about the first Of December, when the
minimum amount OF sap is in the stems
and foliage. II kept in a temperature equal
to that outdoors at the time they are cut
they would retain their brilliancy for a
very long time, but they are usually taken
into a hot room and hung along the walls
or from a chandelier at a considerable
height from the floor where the air is the
hottest, which accounts for the fact that
they wilt so quickly. Mistletoe can be cut
in the extreme south while the sap is in
can be hung in a hot room with impunity,
but holly must have moisture and not too
much heat or it will soon dry, this being
due to the evaporation of the moisture from
the leaves. which draw out, also, the little
stored in the stems, and 1t is only fit to
throw away.
Arrangements should be made in cases
where these plants are used in decoration to
keep the temperature not to exceed 6S de-
grees, and the decoration should not be
made until the last possible moment. In
order to get the longest possible use of the
holly and mistletoe In good condition treat
them as follows: AS soon as received. sort
it over, rejecting any broken pieces for
small decorations. Keep the branches as
large as possible, as by this means we
get more wood 10 use as a moisture stor-
age for the use of the leaves. Set the
branches in a warm room in water at least
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Italy. For this all persons contributed
money. Hence arose the custom, so an old
medieval chronicler writes, for the'parents
to give cakes, toys, boxes, garments, little
wagons, apples, nuts, ETC., to their children
on Christmas Eve, and sometimes rods
were added to the presents in order that the
children might be the more easily ruled by
fear of punishment"
Mince Pie and MistletOe.
To many people there is, perhaps. nothing
more simply national than the Christmas
mince pie, unless 1t be pumpkin pie on
Thanksgiving Day. 1his gastronomic
dainty has a history as old as Christmas
in the north, IL not older.
Its earliest known appearance was at the
winter feasts of the half-C hristianized
Britons. 1t was then, and is still in some
parts of Great Britain. made in the form
of a manger. and is supposed to represent
that in which the infant Christ was laid.
The mistletoe was held in great reverence
by the Druids. 1t was believed to be partic-
ularily and divinely healing; in fact, it
was given this attribute for centuries. 1t
had special significance as the cause of
the death Of Balder, the Morse Apollo, who
was killed by an arrow made from its
branches n given to the blind Holder by
Loki. the god of mischief. Balder was re-
stored to life, the mistletoe tree was placed
under the care of Friga; and from that
time until 1t touched the earth was never
again to be an instrument of evil.
The present custom of kissing under the
mistletoe is the outcome of an old practice
OF the Druids. Persons of opposite sexes
passed under the suspended vine and gave
each other the kiss of love and peace in
full assurance that though it had caused
Balder's death, it had lost all its power OF
doing harm since his restoration.
Despite the pagan origin of the majority
OF our Christmas customs, they have been
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Christmna Tree CnutIons.

A circular issued by the state fire mar
shall, d. s. Creame Of Ohio, gives season
able and sensible" advice for keeping the
Christmas tree from catching fire. Some
Of the precepts are:
Don't use festoons Of tissue paper or cot
ton batting on a tree.
Don't light a single candle until every
thing is ready for the entrance Of the
juveniles who are TO be dazzled.
Don't let the children touch the tree.
Don't let Uncle Henry shift the position
OF the Roosevelt bear to make It show the
better, because he is likely to sway a candle
against something which will take fire.
Don't leave an Illuminated tree I'M
watched.
Don't put cotton beneath the tree to
make the carpet look like snow-covered
ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
For the ChrIstmas Bride.

When a wedding is to take place on
Christmas day the Christmas presents may
be distributed the evening before and the
Christmas tree utilized for the wedding
presents, which may be either hung on
the tree or arranged about 1t.
Have the ceremony at noon and let
the brides attendants be little girls,
dressed in white. carrying wreaths of holly.
They should precede the bride into the
room where the is to take place.
The bridal party may arrange them
selves under a large bell of holly and
mistletoe In the front part Of the room.
After congratulations have been offered
the bride and groom should lead the way
into the dining room, where a Christmas
dinner is served,
When the bridal couple leave on their
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
sHET YO' EYES AND SLEEP.

shet yo' eyes an go to sleep, yo' little
70, been rarin' round de house de live
Maxim noise enough to set a pusson crazy,
Er-gittin' into everybody's way
Er-grabbin' at de sugar an de raisins
Er-spillin' all de 'lasses on de flo'ah-
Eff / tell old Sandy Claus about yo' mischief
He jess round an not come back no
So yo' bettah not be winkin' an er-blinkin',
It'll make him mighty angry IL yo' peep.
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep, yo' little
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep!
De SLIDER moon am shinln' in de windah
An de little stars am lookin' down to see!
An l spec dey's Jest de eyes of little angels
Dat de Lawd has put to watchin' you and
Dey look an see ole Sandy Claus a'comin'
An All reckon OATS de reason why dey
oh. he's comm with his little sleigh an
RENDERS,
An he's gwine to bring nah baby sumpin'
In yo' dreams yoIl hear his bells go jingle,
Jingle!
Down de chimley in yo' dreams yon see
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep. 20 little
raskil!
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep!
All done hung up 20 stockin' by de Chin
All sot yo' little shoes right by de doah;
an AoAh " ~ JaNhtN Oh NC ldDlOf
All picked yo' little pants up off de floah,
An All guess All won't tell Sandy how yo'
Jess because yo' didn't want to go to
bed
An All amt agwine to tell him yo' was
cryin',
An All amt agwine to tell him what yo'
said.
Fob de bestest thing is fob de betset chillen,
An tonight 20 shorely acted up a heap
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep. yo' little
raskil!
shet yo' eyes an go to sleepl
Pretty soon dey'n be a pattah an a chat
An ole Sandy Claus'n stop right by de
gate,
Den All spec You squeaI an wondah
what's de mattahl
An yoll wish yo' hadn't stayed awake SO
late.
His reindeers'll be dancln' an er-prancin'
An his sleigh bells'll be ringin' fit to kill
Yo'd bettah go TO sleep an stop yo' laftin'l
He'll hear yo' eff yo' don't keep mighty
still!
Cllmby, climb He's comm right up on dc
housetopl
Creepy, creepy, down de chimley. creepy
creepl
shet yo' eyes an go to sleep, yo' little
raskil!
shet yo' eyes an so to sleep!
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
criIs of Slang,

you've got your nerve with you!' said
F1ossie. MET me for the first time about
two hours ago and you ask me for a kiss
What do you size me up for2
II don't know about that" said the
young man but If I don't get the kiss,
Flossie, It will be the first time I've
failed"
Never got the averted cheek before?"
Never
well, you're up against 1t this time,
Percy. Take II from met
There was a hurried scramble and a muf-
fled scream-but he took 1t, all right.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
FOR THIS CHRISTMAS.

Ye oId-time stave hat pealeth out
To Christmas jewellers all,
AT tavern tap and wassail bout,
And We in banquet hall
Whites we old burden rings again,
Add yet ye verse, as due:
God bless you. merry gentlemen"-
And gentlewomen, tool
James Whitcomb Riley
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

wedding journey, later in the day, they
may be showered with red and white
confetti from Christmas horns Of holly
red paper and as the bride passes down
the stairs she may fling a. bunch Of
mistletoe to her friends,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Greece. recently escaped from Turkish rule,
the day is celebrated with song and dance.
European Observnnces.
In Italy either bells or bombs call the
devout to early services. Many beautiful
customs prevail throughout the land with
regard to the mangers that are built every
where for the Holy Child.
About Naples, at Christmas time. the
peasants come down from the mountains
and go from door to door asking aims.
At each house they are received and in
vited to play weird music upon their
homely instruments before the pictures OF
the Mother and Child to be found In each
and every home in Italy.
In Spain and Portugal the day passes
very much as in Italy.
Aomng the Germans, Christmas is, OF
course, the great festival of the year.
There was born the Christmas tree, while
in England the Yule log and the mistletoe
reign supreme.
In Switzerland, Christmas Is celebrated In
the French Italian and German ways. In
one canton, Kris Kingle visits from house
to house, the Christ Child on his shoulder,
with presents for good little boys ana girls
and switches for those who have not been
so good during the year.
In the Austrian Alps the simple peasants
believe that the boasts of burden are given
speech during Christmas eve, and the
peasants disguised as animals haunt the
homes Of the rich, demanding presents.
In the Swiss towns near Italy the village
carpenters build a manager In each home
In which rests the waxen bambino. Priests
in white march from house to house
blessing the Holy Child, and as they leave
the feasting begins. In fact, almost every
kin Of Christmas f~estiv1ty may be seen
side by side in Switzerland, for the Amer
lean and English colonies add their Gus
toms to those of the multi-populated little
republic.
Around Home.
Christmas day is almost over for the
rest of the world when it dawns on the
good New Englanders. Turkey and trim
mings make the feast here, as in the south,
but while the New E~nglanders preserve the
sanctfty of the day, in the south it is
the time when the small boy looks in his
stocking for .he packs /of crackers and
the bundle Of skyrockets which he knows
he will find there.
The Fourth Of July is too hot a day to
celebrate in the south. Therefore, the glor-
ious Fourth and Christmas are rolled into
one in the land of Dixie.
Christmas bids us good bye at Honolulu
and sinks into the ocean. In Honolulu the
little boys and girls do not write to Santa
for Christmas presents. They telephone,
as there are more telephones in this little
city than in any place of it's size in the
whole world. 1t Is doubtful IL there is a
house in Honolulu that is not supplied with
a telephone. Santa is called up by the
children over the phone and told what he
shall bring for Christmas. On Christmas
morning he is thanked over the phone
and at night the little ones telephone their
friend goodbye for another year until he
once more begins his round from his home
in the broad Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

so much infused with the spirit of peace
and goodwill that their original signifi-
canoe is completely lost, and there is an
entirely different sentiment in the merry
festival of today.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Pointed ParnErnnha.

You may guess what a woman is. but
that's the limit.
And 1t sometimes happens that a man Is
married to his boss.
He isn't much of a baker who eats all
the bread he kneeds.