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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
PET DOG AS FARM HAND.
Goes for Cows and Finds Pigs-Is on
Kansas Mans Pay Roll.

Ottawa, Kan.-Farmer Theodore
Smith has a setter dog, originally
named Joe, but who was soon after
ward elevated to the dignity of Joe
Smith because of his intelligence,
which it was decided entitled him to
higher rank in the family.
Joe" for short, carries a tin cup
each morning from the house to the
barn to be filled with fresh miIh for
breakfast He has also learned to
carry berry boxes.
If any member of the family says:
Joe, do you see any hawks today"
he will make large circle around the
house and chicken yard. scanning the
sky. and perhaps go tearing down the
field under blackbird or a songbird
that happens to be passing. He does
not like cows, but will go alone to the
end of the pasture. three-quarters of a
mile from the house, and bring the
cows home, walking quietly behind the
herd.
Mr.. Smith was working at the far
end of his farm when his machine oil
gave out He happened TO have a small
paddle in his pocket. on which he
wrote, Send me some oil by joe" He
gave the paddle to Joe and started him
home. In short time Joe came back
an oil can tied around his neck.
But the dogs best work is with the
pigs. AS Mr.. Smith goes to the trough
with pail in each hand and Joe at
his heels, you might hear this talk;
Joe. there's those pigs in that trough
again" With no further words Joe
clears the fence with bound and be
gins scattering pigs right and left. He
lines the pigs up in circle about the
trough, where he keeps them until Mr..
Smith sweeps and cleans the trough.
The family have all petted and
babied the dog ever since he was lit
tie wabbly pup. They have always
talked to him and never whipped him.
They never fail to pay him in some
way for work well done He was never
trained. He just learned.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
PLAN BIRD PARADISE
BOSTON WOMAN WOULD SAVE
THEM FROM EXTINCTION.
Scheme Of Miss Annie }. Chase Calls
for a Government Appropriation.
Making Uncle Sam the
Real Guardian.

Boston.-In a little house in the hiiiy
part of Beverly lives a woman whose
love for the feathered inhabitants of
the forests and fields has led her to
plan bird paradise on more grandi-
ose scale than any hitherto attempted
and which is to form the nucleus of a
movement that is intended to envelop
the whole of this country
She is Miss Annie ]. Chase, an artist
and author who has devoted all her
life TO the study of birds and plants.
and whose works on the subject have
become standard in public schools
The plans of Miss Chase call for a
government appropriation, and il
adopted will make Uncle Sam the
guardian OF the feathered songsters,
who. nature lovers claim. are threat
ened with annihilation unless steps are
taken for their protection.
Prospect Hill. located on the out
skirts of Beverly, has been selected as
the spot where the first experiments
of having a birds paradise, place
where the denizens of the air can find
a safe haven.
While nothing tangible has yet
been achieved" says Miss Chase. and
the whole thing is, so to say, in the
air, an impetus, | believe, has been
given to the idea of the need of pro
tective measures as far as birds are
concerned.
Il am great lover OF birds. and 1t
has been my desire for many years TO
save our native birds from total disap-
pearance. Private aviaries do a great
deal toward this end, but the public
seem to have remained entirely indif-
ferent to the problem. and. while laws
protecting song birds have been
passed. nothing practical has been Of
fered that would not only deter the
growing generation from injuring
birds. but would influence them in a
desire to cultivate their love for
birds"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
The Werld.s Temperance congrees

The Worlds Temperance congress
held at Saratoga. n. Y. to commem-
crate the one-hundredth anniversary of
the first temperance society. was large
Iy attended.
For the first time in history, heroes
will be recognized and be awarded
medals by a committee when the Inter
national Association of Accident I'm
derwriters meets in convention in At
lantic City on July 7th, Sth and 9th
next.
Vice President Fairbanks at his
home In indianapolis received news OF
the nomination of Mr.. Taft and at
once sent the following telegram: "Ac-
cept my most cordial congratulations
upon your nomination and best wishes
for successful administration"
For violating the eignt-hour law. the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road company must pay to the state a
fine of 1000 and s5v additional costs,
according to the judgment entered by
Judge Warren in the Tarrant case at
Milwaukee.
A man and woman have been con-
demned to death ut Warsaw on the
charge of being implicated in a recent
attempt to kill General Skallon. gov
ernor general of Warsaw. Seventeen
death sentences were announced Sat
urday from other towns and cities in
Russia.
On June 18th Governor Glenn of
North Carolina amid imposing cere-
monies signed the proclamation max
ing Prohibition effective in North
Carolina January l, 1909. After that
date he will be in situation to re-
peat that famous remark to the gov
ernor of South Carolina.
The question of the ascension of the
throne of Abyssinia which has been
quiescent over year, has been revived
by an official statement from King
Menelik designating his grandson, Lig
Yasu, the twelve-year-old son of his
daughter, Waizaru Shoa Rogga and
Ras Michael. as heir to the throne.
The Lemoine diamond case in Paris
came to a sensational ending with an
unexpected climax. Lemoine has fled
and his famous formula for the manu-
facture of diamonds is fantastic farce.
The paper said to contain Lemoine's
formula was opened in court. but 1t
contained only a tumble of fantastic
and senseless phrases.
Associate Justice David j. Brewer of
the United States Supreme Court in
an address at Clark College com
mencement at Worcester, Massachu-
setts, declared that the restraining
power of the courts OF equity should
be enlarged and not diminished, land
that to restrict this power of the
court is a step backward toward bar
barismi"
A bronze equestrian statue of Cen
eral Mad Anthony. Wayne, one Of the
commanders in the Revolutionary war,
was unveiled in the historic camp
grounds at Valley Forge, June goth,
by Miss Lydia Bush Brown of New
burn. N. Y, daughter of the sculptor.
The statue was erected by the state.
Former Governor Pennypacker was the
orator.
John Burns, England's labor leader
in Parliament, is reported to be criti-
cally ill, and little hope is entertained
for his recovery. Burns has been in
failing health for long time. The
doctors have not been able satisfac-
torily to diagnose his ailment. Burns
is fifty years old and for many years
has led the struggle of the English
working people.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
The War unon Moths

Alum, according to Adele NJ Fleld.
ia a perfect preventive of the ravages
Of moths among woolens. While living
in China she gave this method of pro
tecting clothing a thorough test. The
articles should be soaked in a saturat-
ed solution OF alum for several hours
The fabric is not injured and the col
ors are not changed. The alum does
not evaporate and the articles thus
treated remain moth-proof for years
It Is suggested that a pound OF crude
alum In four quarts of water would
make an effective solution for employ
ment by manufacturers of wooien
cloth, rugs and carpets.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25

Until recently the demands OF fash
ion made sad inroads into the owl
ranks. Thousands upon thousands OF
screech and saw-whet owls and not n
few Of the larger species were sacri-
feed to meet the millinery demand
There was protest made against the
slaughter of the creatures. but II was
met by the dealers statements that
owls were injurious birds and that for
everyone killed the world was SO much
the better on. Fashion, with those
whose livelihood depends on 1t. Ia
ever ready with falsehood. 1t is easy
TO quiet the conscience of a woman
and especially easy II her heart be set
upon a hat. Science set to work to
refute fashions statements and did IL
successfully. It is fortunate for the
owls that science is not necessarily
compelled to slaughter them in order
to find out what they eat.
Like the hawks the owls capture
their prey with their powerful talops-
II the quarry he small It is swallowed
whole If large 1t is torn into pieces
and both the digestible and indigest-
ible parts are taken into the stomach
OuCt tutIt inc lnQlBtbtiuit DoTtibHSs
bones feathers and hair. form into.
hard round pellets. which the owl
elects through the mouth. When ono
of the birds roosting places Is found
these pellets cover the ground beneath
the perch and It takes but a short ex-
animation to determine what the bird
has eaten. A pair Of barn owls lived
for some time in the tower OF the
Smithsonian institution. DIR. A. K
Fisher examined 200 of the elected
food pellets and found In them the
skulls Of 454 small animals mostly
mice and rats.
The extinction OF the owl family
would remove from the bird world one
OF its most interesting and attractive
features. The farmer now is staying
his hand voluntarily. for in the owl
he Is recognizing friend. Fashion
is staying its hand unwillingly at the
behest of the law and thus setting at
naught mans former belief that fash
ion was invincible.
EDWARD b. CLARK
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
KNIFE AND KNOB SHOCK.
Electrified House and Barn Kick
Back When Touched.

Lansdowne, PA penknife and a
ioorknob separately and most strik
ingly electrified, and tossed to the
ground Chester. the son OF s. j. Pyle,
n merchant here. AT their automobile
garage on Runneymede avenue an
electric wire attached to pole, on
which was also transformer. became
loose and fell on the transformer.
causing the current to enter the
houses lighted hy electricity
Young Pyle. who had a penknife
in his hand, plunged the implement
playfully into the side of the stable
in the rear of his home, which is
lighted by electricity. Instantly
there was flash of fire, and Pyle
dropped to the ground He lay
stunned for few seconds. but finally
managed to rise.
Proceeding to his home. he placed
his hand on the doorknob to enter,
when he received the second shock.
An investigation showed that the
strong current from the garage was
scorching the woodwork in the cellars
of several OF the houses.
The Philadelphia & Suburban
Electric company cut of the current
until repairs were made
Young Pyle is suffering from ex-
treme nervous exhaustion as re-
suit of his experience
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The powers interested have agreed
to send warship to Tangier, Morocco,
to safeguard the lives and property of
foreigners.
The national congress of San Do
bingo, Sunday, proclaimed General
Ramon Csceres reelected President of
the Republic
arnold Daily, the actor and theatri-
cal manager. has filed petition in
bankruptcy in the United States Dis
trict Court in New York.
dore than 1000 Cornell alumni were
in Ithaca on the 18th inst. to help cele-
brate the fortieth anniversary of the
founding of the university.
A dispatch to the Matin in Paris,
from Irkutsk, said that the American
car in the New York-to-Paris race had
crossed Lake Baikal and was expected
to arrive there soon. The German car
was at Irkutsk and will remain at that
city until Monday.
DR.. Thomas B. Stillman. professor
of engineering chemistry in Stevens
Institute of Technology at Hoboken,
New Jersey, discovered valuable gold
dirt in the earth taken out of the ex-
cavation made for the annex to the
Stevens preparatory school.
Evelyn Thaw again visited her hus-
band in jail at Poughkeepsie, taking
lunch in Sheriff Chanler's room with
him. Evelyn and her husband have
been reconciled and win not be sepa-
rated, according to statement made
by Daniel O'Reilly. Evelyn's counsel
An engineer named Ponteaux. at Di-
Jon, France, announces the invention
of an electric gun which, without pow
der or other explosive. is capable of
firing 200 shots a minute.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield
inspected a number of the sugar plan
tations near Honolulu Wednesday.
During the trip the automobile broke
down and the party had to walk dis
tance of seven miles.
The will of Oliver H. P Belmont,
the banker, has been filed in New York
Mrs. Belmont is to receive all the real
and personal property and she is named
executrix of the estate. The vnlue of
the estate is not given.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoiNes, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

The Supreme Court of Arkansas has
decided that the Annie anti-racetrack
betting bill is constitutional.
Fire insurance business in Alaska
during 1907 was profitable the major
ity of companies reporting premiums
haveing no losses at all.
The Mississippi Democratic state
convention instructed the delegates to
the national convention to vote first
and last for William J Bryen as candi-
date for president
The substitute proposition submitted
to vote of the Western roads for the
discontinuance of all fares less than
two cents a mile, except suburban
rates, failed of adoption.
On June 10th the Santa Fe locomo-
tive shops over the entire system
were ordered closed till June 29th.
This affects over 1000 men in Topeka.
Scarcity of work is given as the
cause.
The thirty-second national Saenger-
fest of the North American Saenger-
bund opened Wednesday at Indianap-
oils with parade of floats and banners
through the brilliantly decorated
streets of the city.
The program for the national Pro
hibition convention which will be held
in Columbus, o., July 18th and 10th, is
being put into definite shape. There
will be /, ,512 delegates. Provisions will
be made for about $50 newspaper men.
Rabbi Joseph Komisarsky. rs years
old. one of the best-known Jews in
the West and head of the orthodox
Jewish church in Chicago, died on the
18th inst. at the Michael Reese hospi-
ta1 in .ryhn hn haI
gone an operation.
Eugene p. Murphy, who was the rep
resentative sent to take possession of
Alaska in the name of the United
States at the time that country was
purchased from Russia, died at San
Francisco on the 18th inst, aged sixty
three years.
1t is reported in Douglas, Arizona.
that the Phelps-Dodge people. who
already have big smelter at Douglas,
Arizona. have bought out the Shattuck
and Arizona company, owning mines
near there and preparing to erect a
smelter. yanig $3.OoO.0O0 for the prop
erty.
While insane, Rev. " Slauss, seven
ty years of age. retired Clergyman of
the German evangelistical church, was
tsuol anu hllieu On lLe StTetLS VI red
ericksburg near Hermann, Mo-, Satur-
day after he had fired at close range
upon group of four men, standing on
the street.
A severe wind and hail storm did
much damage in the southwestern part
of Minnesota Sunday afternoon. In
Lyon county, crops were completely
destroyed and many barns were blown
down. In Redwood county, thousands
of acres OF grain were destoyed. So
far as known. no lives were lost.
With the incorporation of the Ne
koosa-Edwards Paper Company with
capital of 100000, three of the
largest paper mills in Wisconsin have
been consolidated. They are the Ne
koosa Paper Company of Nekoosa and
the John Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany and Port Edwards Fiber Com
pany Of Port Edwards.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
USE FOR COTTON WASTE.
German Manufacturers Put II to
Good Advantage.

In Germany not only is the cotton
waste from all its own mills manufae-
tured into useful articles. but waste is
imported from all sections of the globe
the amount purchased from the United
States alone being valued at 81 600. 900
or more yearly.
This waste is worked over into a
large variety of articles, and constf-
tutes an important feature of German
Industry. Some of It goes into coarse
towels, dishrags. scrubbing cloths,
blankets. quilts. flannelettes, cloth tai
be printed. twine. rope. bagging. etc.
which are then exported back to the
United States or sold to the Philip
pines.
Germany also utilizes vast amounts
of wool waste. which 1t mixes with
cotton waste in proportions all the way
from to 20 per cent. OF wool to 9s
and so of cotton, in the production of
cheap hosiery. blankets, vigogne yarn.
imitation wool cloths. etc. The aim
Is to make the finished product re-
semble wool In appearance. the less
the amount OF wool used the greater
being the profit. The proportions and
the art of mixing are kept a secret by
the manufacturers.
The total amount OF waste from cot
ton mills imported in 1907 was 72,s79.-
$50 pounds. and the amount of exports
of products from the material was
52.0e4.09s pounds. OF these respective
amounts the United States sold 3,4O9.-
$40 pounds and purchased 6.0s3, 70i
pounds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25

The screech owl tMegascops asio)
Ia mouser of the first order. 1t is
probably the most abundant bird of
the whole own family. Apparently it
is not afraid of man. though he often
abuses the confidence which the little
bird shows in him. The screech owl
comes about the house and watches
for the mice which the house cat has
overlooked. If there be an entrance
through the clap boards leading to
some weatherproof nook within. the
little owl Will frequently take up his
residence as mans near neighbor.
The screech owl is destroyer of
quantities of insect pests. 1t has a
marked fondness for grasshoppers. a
fact which should enGear It to the
farmer. People are not apt to think
OF owls as being insectivorous, but
the smaller ones, like our friend Me-
gascops. not only have keen appetites
for grasshoppers. but they like des.
sert of beetles. spiders and at times
worms. Mice are on their daily menu,
and lizards and cray fish do not come
amiss Occasionally they will eat "a
song bird or two. but this habit is not
marked.
| There is pecullarity about the
plumage of screech owls. In the same
nest may be found birds differing so
completely in color that 1t seems al
most impossible that they should be
children of the same parents. The
| peculiarity exists even more striking.
| ly In the adults. Some OF the birds
are gray and others are bright brown.
almost red In fact. and between the
extremes OF coloration there are to
be found specimens whose plumage
varies between the two hues. For
| years 1t was believed that the gray
| species The great ornithologists.
Audubon. Wilson and Nuttall. treated
the red and gray phases of this bird
as two distinct species. Frank M.
Chapman says of this popularity of
the screech owl: This difference in
color is not due to age. sex or sea
son, and is termed dichromatism or
the presence in the same species of
two phases of color. The same phe-
nomenon is shown by other birds.
notably certain herons. and among
mammals by the gray squirrel. some
individuals of which are black"
The saw-whet owl tNyctala acadica)
is small bird, like its brother the
screech owl. and to the unfamiliar
eye is not unlike him In its plumage.
Ordinarily. however, the saw-whet
shuns mans company The blacker
the woods the better this little night
hunter likes them for his day time re-
treat. He is an inveterate mouser and
he hunts his quarry on noiseless wing
from sunset to sunrise. This owl re-
ceived its name, saw-whet, from the
popularity of its note which is sup
posed to resemble the noise made by
the filing OF a saw. The name does
injustice to the quality Of the birds
voice. for in the spring time when
love is afoot." the notes are not un-
musical
1t has been said that the saw-whet
does not care for mans company Oc-
casionally he forgets his dislike, or
his fear whichever it is. and comes
into the great cities. His urban resi-
dence is confined principally to the
winter time when mice are hard to be
| found in the fields and when the null
titude of English sparrows in the city
streets offers a temptation too strong
to be resisted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-11

When Wilkins family arranged
To 90 away a month or so.
His facial expression changed
To one of sorrDw and of woe
he said he wished they wouldn't leave,
But they refused 20 b. misled
%. don't pretend that you viii
grieve."
The family in concert said.
For youu Be having a big time. =
And when ar last their train had gone
And h. stood looking down the track
and watched il rolling swiftly on.
And wished that IL was coming back.
He turned and met a friend and
sighed.
They've gone don't know what
70 do
His friend looked at him merry eyed.
And said old man. I'm on 20 you
And you'll be having a big time. .
He ate wherever be might he
And tried 10 find a little f-l.
A show or two he went 20 s--e.
But left before the plays we're done:
And those who knew him nodded
then
his mood and manner well they
read.
~His familys away again
With knowing wink and smile they
said
And he's just having a big time.
But Wilkins SLOWLY hOmeward went
And wandered through the silent
rooms
Where memories persistent blent
Themselves with all the hollow
giOoms
He thought 81 her heart warmiu.
smile
And how the children used 20 play.
And then he said Its quite a while
Already since they went away
But amt | having a big timee"
Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-11
HOW SHALL MEN BREATHE
When tire Forests Are Core7 ASKS
Mining Expert

says 2. ". Parker in Mines and Min
erals Orr production % coal IN 1906
was slst'09.0t,0 short tons The total
production % The World Was over
ely.1ssl.ctg short tons. In the cOmbus-
ton Of each pound % coal about TWO
and o1e-third pounds q oxygen are
aiken out q our atmosphere and three
and oue-thir1 pounds OF carbouic acid
are given 81 Take tire combustion OF
ne United states product alone and
ignoring What additional supply i
added ~ The consumption % oil and
gas and by -he eXhalatl0n OF men and
animals. the quantity Of carbon d.
oxide thrown into the atmosphere last
rear By the consumption of coal IN
mis- country Eas approximately 3 600
uVQ.1tH 90 pounds What becomes ~
~ One 81 tha great consumers OF
ca-bo1 1ioXile is the forest and these
are being used ~ even faster than the
coal Il s. true that the cultivation 81
our farms and the raising OF our euor-
nous crops OF corn u wheat. OF hav.
20 vegetable. exc. provide for the con
sumption % This product Of fuel com
ols'-11. bur WilI they b. able 70 DO 80
u We co-tI1ue % increase the nro1uc-
-1ul and corsullT ton uf coal az iuff-
Gated Or The chart One scientist has
told ne that the corr crop OF Kansas
ALL take 10 as much carbon dioxis..
as an The tres cut 10 i year. I am
not in 2 position rD deny il. but I'm in
cii1ed 20 doubt IT,
On the other hand. leaf decay and
ne oxidation - plant life year by year
form s-o-her source % carbon dioxide
which probably equals The cDusur.u-
ton q 81 bv growing vegetation. IA
TACT no less an authority than Kelvin
has been credited with the prediction
hat the supply OF oxygen wiII - used
~ before the supply o. carbon as rep
resented ~ our coal bets and forests
This would produce a condition thar
Ecul1 make the earth nhzbftable
b man. bot before that tire arrives
~ may rest assured that MAS genius
Eill have 50 su5due5 and utilized the
forces q nature that the Ned for the
combustion 81 fuel in the production
q heat Light and power Kill have
tzsset
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-11
BEST WAY TO EAT CORN.
"scorer" That Sits the ksrnels lls
Now Very Generally Used.

II is a clumsy and tedious process
TO score corn with knife. and the
corn never tastes half as good when
scraped off as when eaten from the
cob. but there is a new kind OF corn
scorer that merely Sits the kernels
leaving them on the cob. so that none
OF the flavor is lost. Moreover, IL
makes easier eating. leaving fewer
hulls between the teeth. and. of
course. the corn Is more easily digest
ed since the hulls are mostly left on
the cob.
This new Kind OF scorer is not used
in the kitchen. but at the table. II Is
an attractive little tool that Is handed
about and never fails TO attract pleas
ant surprise. II works very quickly,
raking four rows al once. so that three
strokes will score an ear. II is a neat
little nickel plated object costing
quarter and il may be had at depart
ment stores