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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

from his antagonists beak. A broken
wing for a kingfsher means death.
His means of livelihood are gone with
his means of flight
Stricken as was the kingfisher. his
anger survived the stroke of his ad-
versary, and in picture taken OF him
after the battle he still showed in
raised crest and bristling feathers the
passion in his heart.
1t is feared that the royal race OF
kinghshers is doomed to extinction.
Man. in the utter selfishness of his
nature begrudges the bird the few fish
which 1t catches for the appeasing of
its appetite. and man frequently
shoots 1t on sight. II the same rule
were to be applied to every fish-lov-
ing man. woman and child It would
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

quaintance. No house-bred canary is
more fearless Of mans presence. The
bird will leave its seed hunting In the
lawn grass and come at your call. The
chippy is cleaner of the ground,
where its dun-colored coat makes 1t
inconspicuous. Weed seeds are its
diet. but 1t loves bread for dessert
Inere Is charm about the birds
domestic relation. 1t divides its food
with its mate II It happens to run
across some particularly delectable
tid-bit which 1t thinks may not have
come In the way of Its seasons
partner
The chipping sparrow lines its nest
with horse hair. the hair from tail
or name. This habit gives the spar
row in some sections OF the country
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
The Lace overskIrt.

A designer has brought out a new
thing in the way of tunics. It is cut
circular, is a trifie high-waisted and
instead OF having box plait down the
side 1t is slashed open, finished with a
twoinch hem at the edge. and is then
laced from side to side through silk.
covered eyelets. Silk or velvet ribbon
Is used
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

doorstep friend, and II you will but
train vine over the piazza he will
there take up his home and eat of
the crumbs that fall from your table
Pick up the crumbs and offer them
in your hand and ''chippy,'. after your
intentions are known to be honorable,
will make a perch of your finger and
eat from your palm.
The chippy is a good summer ac-
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

men most anxious for the death of
the fish-loving birds are the men who
drag seines and dynamite streams
when the fish warden's back is
turned
There is a little chestnut-crowned
resident of both city and country who
will become just as familiar as his
neighbor, man. will permit. The chip
ping sparrow tSpizella socialis) Is a
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

shown
mere skirt the same color It tucked from the shoulders bust the
eeng trimmed with lace they hook nyiby below the bust The
The second is in the material skirt
dark the
spotted
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
Effect of Altitude on Health

Although the subject Of mountain
sickness has been carefully studied at
different times and reported upon by.
skilled observers, the effects of pro-
longed residence in high localities have
not received the same attention from
scientists. 1t is taken for granted by
most writers that after a certain
length of time q healthy man can adapt
himself perfectly to any degree Of alti-
tude. Medical practitioners resident in
elevated parts of South Africa have,
however, cast doubts on the ideas
Which are usually held on this subject.
Observations on persons apparently
we'll acclimatized to an elevation of
5000 feet above the coast level fire.
quently reveal a constant increase in
the pulse rate. While the examination
OF a number of Johannesburg school
children showed q large proportion Of
cases of cardiac Observation-Disclosures
tai.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

hrotbor,s koonar,ShoWcred bloW upon
l see it now"
She did not catch the deep compunc
ton in the judicial utterance. She
stood an instant quivering. then turn
ed and, feeling blindly for the door,
| swept from their sight.
White and GREATNESS. Jessica climb
ed the stair. In her room she took a
key from a drawer and ran swiftly
to the attic. studio, She unlocked the
door with hurried fingers. tore the
wrappings from the tall white figure
of the prodigal son and found a
heavy mallet. She lifted this with all
her strength and showered blow upon
blow on the hard clay. her face and
hair and shimmering train powdered
with the white dust, till the statue lay
on the floor. a heap of tumbled frag-
ments.
Hateful and passionate as the scene
in the library had been. her going left
a pail of silence in the room. Harry
Sanderson looked at David Stires with
pale intentness.
"Yet l would have given my life,'
he said in a low voice. Ito saw her
this!'
Something in the tone caught the old
a He glanced up.
II never guessed" he said slowly
II never guessed that you loved her
too"
But Harry had not heard. He did
not even know that he had spoken
aloud.
David Stires turned his wheel chair
to the Korean desk. touching the bell
as he did so, He took up the draft
and put 1t into his pocket. He pressed
a spring; a panel dropped and disclosed
a hidden drawer. from which he tool,
a cracking parchment. 1t vas the
will against whose signing Harry had
pleaded months before in that same
room. The butler entered
witness my signature. Blake" ne
said and wrote his name on the last
page "Mr. Sanderson will sign with
you"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
An Emperor Obeyed.

While the emperor (Nicholas ~ was
in Moscow Witnessing a performance
of Lucia di Lammermoor" at the
splendid opera house, one Of the largest
In the world, a fire broke out, and the
theater was burned to the ground. The
emperor calmly told the governor gen
eral, 81 shall return here next year ON
the same day; 1 shall expect to find the
opera house rebuilt exactly as it was
before, and L shall listen to a perform
ance of Lucia by the same company"
And he was obeyed.-''The Court Of
Russia"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

AS he stood there Hugh came from
the library. His head was down, and
he went furtively and slinkingly, as
though dreading even a casual regard.
He snatched his hat from the rack.
passed out Of the house and was swal-
lowed up in the dusk. David Stires
had followed his son into the hall. He
answered the gloomy question in Har-
RVS eyes.
He is gone," he said. land l hope to
heaven l may never see his face
again" Then slowly and feebly he
assembled the stairs.
Ten. fifteen minutes passed. and old
David Stires re-entered the room, went
feebly to his wheel chair and sat down.
II have told her." he said presently
in a broken voice. You are kind, San
derson. very kind. God help us!'
what has God to do with IT." fel.
a voice behind them. Harry faced
about. 1t was Jessica as he had first
seen her in the upper o with the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong
and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
they work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
OF impure matter daily, when unhealthy
some part OF this impure matter is left
in the blood. This brings on many dis
eases and symptoms-pain in the back.
headache, nervousness, hot, dry skin,
rheumatism, govt, gravel. disorders OF
the eyesight and hearing, dizziness,
irregular heart, debility, d~rowsiness,
dropsy, deposits in the urine. etc. But
II you keep the filters right you will
have no trouble with your kidneys.
w. b. Gordon, Real Estate Agt., living
in LangdOn, \. d.. SAYS: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills deserve endorsement and | am
III Il position to state that they are a.
most reliable remedy. Previous to using
them | Suffered from grinding pains
across the small OF my back. The kidney
secrellons We're irregular at times and
all the remedies | tried failed to give me
relief At last Doan's Kidney Pills were
brought 10 my attention and | procured
"A box at F.. |. Donovan's Drug Store. a
few doses brought me relief and the
remedy eventually bauished every SYM
p1om OF my complaint. | feel better in
every way since taking Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price fifty cents
Foster.Milburn Co. Buffalo. New York,
sole agent for the United States. Re-
mellber the anne DOan.s take no other.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
Humor ana Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
COMMON PROPERTY.

How his breast will swell with pride
AS upon the yellow tide
Comes the navy in full dress!
For the little man in brown,
Once the subject of q crown,
To himself will murinur: Gee!
Part of them belong to me.
Am l some one? Rather. Yes"
Standing at the western gates
OF the large United States
While the band strikes up a tune
AS the mighty ships sail by.
He can wink the other eye,
View the feathers and the fuss
And be glad he's one Of US
Or will be one pretty soon.
When the ten inch bankers shoot
AS they issue a salute.
Ringing out GRO the bay,
While another from the fort
Answers back a fun report,
He can sloat to think that those
Will protect him from his foes,
Who might take his isles away.
Little problem, brown Of skin,
Since we rose and took you in
CAS- the lion takes the lamb)
Dc you realize the care
You are to us over there?
AS the fleet sails down the bay
Don't You think you ought to say,
THANK You kindly, Uncle SAM"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

last glow of refracted sunlight sifted
to fall upon his face. Her hands were
clasped before her. He could hear her
breathing-the full, hurried respiration
Of expectancy.
Then, while his hand closed the door
behind him, a thing unexpected, anon
alous, %happened-a thing that took him
as utterly by surprise as if the soil,
hoor had yawned before him. Slim
fingers tore away the broad encircling
bandage. She started forward. Her
arms We're flung about his neck.
"Hugh, Hugh" she cried. "My bus.
bandw
The paleness was stricken suddenly
from Harry's face. An odd, dazed
color, a flush Of modification, Of self
reproach, flooded it from chin to brow.
Despite himself he had felt his lips
molding to an answering kiss beneath
her own. He drew a gasping breath,
his hand nervously caught the bandage,
replaced it over the eyes and tied it
tightly, putting down her protesting
hands.
ooh, Hugh" she pleaded, not for a
moment-not when I am so happy!
Your face is what | dreamed it must
be! Why did you make me wait so
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

long? And | can see, Hugh! L can
really see! Let it stay off, just for one
little moment more!"
He held her hands by force. "Jes-
sica, wait" he said in a broken whis-
per. You must not take it off again
not now"
An incredible confusion enveloped
him. His tongue cleaved to the roof
OF his mouth. No only had the pain
full contretemps nonplused and dis
mayed him; not only had it heightened
and Mortified the realization of what
she must presently be told-it had
laid a careless hand upon his own
secret, touching it with an almost vul-
gar mockery 1t had overthrown in an
instant the barbados he had been pill
Ing. The pressure of those lips on his
had sent coursing to the farthest re-
cesses of his nature Il great wave which
bikes nor locks might eve again forbid.
What a dear goose you are!!" she
said. "The light didn't hurt them-in-
deed, indeed! Only to think. Hugh!
Your wife will have her sight! Do go
and tell your father. He will be wait
ing to know"
Harry made some incoherent reply.
He was desperately anxious to get
away. His thought was a snarl of tat
tiers threaded by one lucid purpose-to
spare her coming self abasement this
sardonic humiliation.
He almost ran from the room and
down the stair.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
The Best Plaster.

y piece OF flannel danpened with Cham
berlaln's Liniment and bound ON the af-
iect"d parts is superior to any plaster.
when troubled with lame back or pains
III the side or chest give ii a trial and YOU
are certain to BE- more than pleased with
the prompt relief which it affords. This
Eminent ais" relieves rheumatic pains
aud is certain to please anyone suffering
from the disease. Sold by a. Abbott & Co
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

81 got my start in life" said the trust
magnate, who was reprimanding his
son for his shiftlessness. "by hard
knocks and nothing else"
"You ought to be successful consid.
ing what help you have had" said the
irreverent youngster, who read the
magazines, because l see they are
still knocking you"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
How to Cure a Cold

b as careful as YOU can, YOU will oc-
r"~i"nally take cold. and Wien Won do.
yet = medicine Of KNOWN reliability. one
thar has an established reputation and
Is certain t" effect II quick cure. Such a
m"'liriu" is Chamh"rInin's Cough Remedy
1t has gained "a world wild" reputation
10y its rrmHrkahl" cures "( this most
common ajlmrur and can always be de-
pended upon. 1t acts OH na nrr's plan,
relieves The innyA, aids -xlmrt"ratlon,
"l'"ls tn" ~~eretion> and aids nature in
restoring the system 10 II healthy dondi-
ti"n. For sale 10y \. Abbott X Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
On the Modern Liner.

"How did you go to England?"
"Well, l walked part way"
"Preposterous. How could you do
it?"
SCOT on the stern Of the boat when
she left New York and started to walk
forward. By the time I had reached
the Prov it was humping into Eng
land
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

curiOusly, for Hallelujah Jones with
his evangelism mingled Il spice of the
zeal of the socialist. In his thinking
the rich and the wicked were mingled
ineXtricably in the great chastisement
He was preaching now from his ia
vorite text: "Woe to them that are at
ease in Zion.'
Harry smiled grimly. He had al
ways been eat ease in Zion" He wore
sumptuous clothes. The ruby in his
ring would bring what this plodding
exhorter would call a fortune. At this
moment Hede, his dapper Finn chauf-
feur, was polishing the motor car for
him to take his cool evening spin. That
very afternoon he had put into the
little safe in the chapel study $4,000
in gold which he had drawn, a part for
his charities and quarterly payments
and a part to take with him for the
e~Xigencies of his trip. The street evan
gelist over there preaching paradise
and perdition to the grinning yokels
often needed a square meal and was
lucky if he always knew where he
would sleep.
The thread of his thought broke.
The bareheaded figure had ended his
%harangue. The eternal fires were bank.
ed for a time. while, seated on a camp
stool at his melodeon, he proceeded to
transport his audience to the heavenly
meads of the New Jerusalem.
Two, three verses of an old fashioned
hrnop Io IN o,,1 oftor oooL 80
more of the ~bystanders. some in real
earnestness. some in impious hilarity
shouted in the chorus:
palms of victory!
Crowns Of glory!
Palms of victory | shall wear!"
Harry walked On in a brown study
the refrain ringing through his brain
At the chapel gate lounged his chauf
feur awaiting orders,
Bring the car round, Hede," sai(
Harry, land I sha'n't need you after
that tonight. I'll drive her myself
You a meet me at the garage"
The study was pitch dark, and Rum
my halted on the threshold with a low
ominous growi as Harry fumbled 70
the electric switch. AS he found anC
pressed it and the place flooded will
light, he saw a figure there, the figure
Of a man who had been sitting alone
beside the empty hearth, who rose
shrinking back from the sudden bril-
liancy.
1t was Hugh Stires.
90
vs.
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81 oShs
20 G5so
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

In 1850, we are told, there existed
in Paris only three coaches or carriages,
one belonging to the queen, n to
Diane de Poitiers and one to Rene de
Laval. In England coaches, so called
from the hungarian kossi, date from
1880, tho""': "whirlicotes'' go back to
the f~oErter":l century.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

The same pain
of mind that had
spurred him on
that long ago
night to the ad-
mission she had
heard had start
ed to new life a
barred, a scath-
ed. Il r%ekindling
sin.
lit is all true"
he said. 1t was
t b e i%nveterate
vote of con-
S C i e C that
spoke. 81 have
been deceiving
myself. was my
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. O.. e. Thompson, cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

pandage across her eyes.
what has God to do with it?" she
repeated in a hard tone. perhaps Mr.,
Sanderson can tell US. It is in hts
line"
"Please'- said Harry.
He could not have told what he
would have asked, though the accent
was almost n of entreaty. The harsh
satire touched his sacred calling. Com.
ing from her lips 1t affronted at once
his religious instinct and his awakened
love. 1t was all he said. for he stopped
suddenly at sight of her face, pain
frosted, white as the folded cloth.
"Oh," she said. turning toward the
voice. II remember what you said that
night right here in this very room
that you sowed your Wild oats at col.
lege with Hugh-that they were "a tidy
crop! You We're strong. and he was
weak. You led. and he followed
You were Satan Sanderson,' abbot OF
the Saints. the set in which he learned
gambling. Why. it was in your rooms
that he played his first game Of poker
He told me so himself. And now he
has gone to be an outcast, and yor
stand in the pulpit in a cassock, you
the Rev. Henry Sanderson. You help
ed to make him what he has become
Can you undo it,"
Harry was looking at her with 6
stricken countenance. He had no an
swer ready. The wave of confusion
that had submerged him when he hat
restored the bandage to her eyes ha6
again welled over him.
Il am not excusing Hugh now,' she
went on wildly. "He has gone beyond
excuse or forgiveness. He is as dead
to me as though | had never known
him, though the word you spoke an
hour ago made me his wife. | shall
have that to remember all my life
that and the one moment | had wait
ed for so long, for my first sight of his
face and my brides kiss. ! must carry
it with me always. l can never wipe
that face from my brain or the stins
Of that kiss from my lips-the kiss Of
n forger, of my husband!"
The old man groaned. 81 didn'
know be had seen herr" he said help
lessly. "Jessica, Hugh's sin is not San
! derson's fault.!'
In her bitter words was an injustice
as passionate as her pain, but for hel
life she could not help it. She was a
woman wrenched and torn, tortured
beyond control, numb With anguish.
10 Harry Sanderson her words fell
with a wholly disproportionate VIC.
lence. 1t had never occurred to him
that he himself had been individually
and actively the cause of Hugh's
downfall. The accusation pierced
through the armor of self esteem that
he had linked and riveted with habit
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
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Chapter 6

e foot Of the stair Harry
paused. drawing u deep
breath as if to lift a
weight of air. He need
ed to get his bearings, to
win back a measure Of
calmness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15

From over the way Harry gazed at
the tall, STOPPING figure pitilessly be
trayed by the thin alpaca coat, at the
ascetic face burned a brick red from
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
Chapter 5 :

2 Il moment there was
dead silence in the
room. Harry's breath
caught in his throat,
and the old mans eye
arain imnalod tbo han.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-15
Chapter z

A AIRY SANDERSON as
he walked slowly back
~ from a long ramble in
knickerbockers and Nor
. - folk jacket over the hills
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-09

The U. s. department of agri-
culture at Washington, d. c., has
recently issued a number Of publ
cations especially for the benefit of
the cotton growers of the southern
states. Among these are Culver
sihed Farming in the Cotton Belt"
giving general description of the
soil, climatic conditions, methods
of farming and the various types
of farming that are proving sue
cessful in the South and are being
practiced by the most successful
farmers. Also Farmers Bulletin
No. 326, Building Up a Run
Down Cotton Plantation" telling
of an old cotton plantation which
yielded only one fourth of a bale
of cotton in 1905, and in 1907
Welded without commercial ferti-
lizer of any kind more than bale
of cotton to the acre. They can
b.. obtained free of cost upon ap-
plication to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. G.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-09
Endorses Money League.

We the members of Group 10
cal" of the Farmers Educational
and Co Operative Union do here
by endorse the Currency bill Pro
posed by the More Money League
of America and urge our Sister
Locals throughout America to get
the same their endorsement. We
pledge ourself to do all in our pow
er to get Congress to do the same at
it's next session.
Resolved that we ask all the p a.
pers in the county to publish this
resolution.
Commit. 7. Il i. E Po Rsii
76-3t. j. r. Gibbs
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-09
The Health of the City Com
parativeIy Good.

Fitzgerald, Ga, June 8, 1908.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:
On account of the circulation OF
exaggerated reports regarding the
number of cases of typhoid fever
in the city, and to prevent undue
anxiety on the part of the public
regarding conditions here, ] wish
to state through your paper that
there have been reported to date
only IS cases of fever, for 1908,
with only three deaths.
This is remarkably good show
ing as compared with other towns
of like size in Georgia We have
not less than 5000 people in the
city, and if they were divided into
towns of 500 each it would give
only a fraction over one case to
each of the sixteen towns. This
number would not be considered
as worthy of comment
If the citizens will take a little
extra pains to keep their premises
clean and the flies out of the houses
we can rid the city of the fever
entirely. Powdered disinfectant
can be obtained at little cost
which will keep sinks and closets
in a sanitary condition.
L. S. OSBORNE,
Health Officer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-09
Sheriff's Sale.
Georgia, Ben Hill County.

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
Will be sold before the court house door OF
Ben Hill county on the first Tuesday in July.
1893, between the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash. the following eescrib-
ed property, towit: City lot No. /, square
No. 6. block No 5, of the City of Fitzgerald,
as per survey of said city filed IN the
Office of the clerk of the superior court.
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF
J. E. Williams. to satisfy a justice court fila
issued by Drew W. Haulk, J. P, the Goth day
Of March, 1903, in favor Of j. W. Leath.
76-4t W. q. FOUNTAIN, Sheriff.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-09
OBITUARY.
MISS IRENE WooTEN.

The city was shocked Sunday
morning to hear Of the sudden
death of Miss Irene Wooten, sister
of Mrs. J. L. McCarty, which oc-
CURED at 10 O'Clock.
Miss Wooten was a lovable
young lady, of estimable charac
ter, who counted her friends by
the hundred, in the city. That
her popularity was great was evil
denced by the vast number who
attended the funeral services held
at the Stratford at 5 o'clock.
The remains were taken to Shell
man, on the evening train, and
thence to her old home at Morgan,
some fifteen miles from Shellman,
for interment. The remains were
accompanied from this place by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. mccarthy, Mrs.
DR.. Googe and daughter Lila, OF
Ocilla, Clayton Jay, j. Il. Mercer.
These went the entire distance to
the grave, and Wright Terrence,
W. M. Moore, j. B. Russell and
Cecil Williams accompanied the
party as far as Oglethorpe.
Deceased was 16 years of age
and was first taken ill on Thurs
day night, but was not thought to
be in a dangerous condition until
shortly before she died. Append
citis was the cause of her death.