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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
1.-THE PALE GIRL"
Did Not Know Coffee Was the Cause.

In cold weather some people think
warm. So it is-for short time but
the drug -caffeine-acts on the heart
to weaken the circulation and the re-
action is to cause more chilliness.
There is a hot wholesome drink
which Oak. girl found after a time,
makes the blood warm and the heart
strong.
She says:
Having lived for five years in N.
OAK, l have used considerable coffee
owing to the cold climate. AS re-
suffered from indigestion, and had no
life in me.
II was known as the pale GIRL and
people thought 1 was just weakly.
After time l had heart trouble and
became very nervous, never knew
what it was to be real well. Took med
icine but it never seemed to do any
good.
"Since being married my husband
and l both have thought coffee was
harming us and we would quit, only to
UtSln dSdlu, although VIC lClt ~ w do
the same as poison to us.
"Then we got some Postum. Well,
the effect was really wonderful. My
complexion is clear now, headache
gone, and 1 have a great deal of en-
ergy had never known while drink
ing coffee.
81 haven't been troubled with indi-
gestion since using Postum, am not
nervous, and need no medicine. We
have little girl and boy who both
love Postum and thrive on it and
Grape-Nuts."
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
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FOR THE CRIMINAL
vicarious Punishment Common
Thing in the East.

The numbers. of aged men among
the prisoners in the jails of India is
said to be very large, and the expla-
nation is this
1t is common practice, when a
theft is brought home to a man by
the police, for him to get an old IA
ther or uncle to take the blame on
himself. or he puts up younger broth
er to do SO. Before the court they
make full and circumstantial confess
sion. They are convicted. and the
real thieves get off. 1t is done to
benefit the family. A sturdy young
man is able to do more for the family
support by honest labor or by thiev-
ing than an old man or a boy.
This is a custom which prevails
more or less in all Oriental countries.
me judges and the people seem to
argue in this way: Somebody has
committed crime. therefore some
po1y must be punished. Now the law
is 10 respecter of persons, and one per
sen Is the same as another; therefore,
1t can make no difference to the law
VINO is punished. So, If the law pun.
shes some person for the crime, it
makes no difference IL he did not com.
NIT the crime. the law has been vindi.
Gated"
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BATHING AN INDIAN IDOL.
Curious Ceremony Attended by Thou.
sands Of Devout Pilgrims.

Thousands of pilgrims from the va
rious outlying villages and other parts
of the Hooghly district poured in from
an early hour in the morning to the
temples of Jagernath, says the Cal
cutta Statesman.
The image of the god is placed on
conspicuous part of the temple. SO
that 1t can be viewed at an advantage
by the immense crowd of pilgrims,
and there at certain fixed hour the
bathing ceremony commences.
The most curious part of the festi-
val is that water is not poured on the
image of the god until certain small
bird is found sitting on the topmost
banner of the temple. There is pop
ular belief that the bird comes from
Puri, the famous place of Hindu pilgrim
age, to Maheoh on the day of this
festival, and his very presence is an
indication that the ceremony should
commence. Immediately after the
bath the bird disappears.
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CHAPTER III.

Disappointed and somewhat cha
grined at Mrs. Armistead's answer, /
rose to my feet and prepared to join
the young ladies' In the drawing room.
/ had been so interested in discussing
Fletcher Boyd's will with Mrs. Arm
istead that had completely forgotten
Vincent. At first thought he had al
ready left the rom, but in a moment
| heard him laugh and discovered him
actually sitting on the floor before the
fire. playing a species of mumble-the-
peg with the secretary. Extremely un-
becoming conduct for both OF them. !
thought, and Mrs. Armistead thought
SO, too. for she spoke sharply to the
secretary, who left the room with red
dened cheeks. Vincent, however. was
unabashed, and, after holding the door
open for her, be followed me to the
drawing room, without needing my re-
monstrances. He seldom does heed
them, may say.
1t was on the third day OF our stay
when Vincent and | had begun to feel
thoroughly at home at Castle Wyck-
hon, and when Vincent had begun to
feel more than thoroughly at home
with Agatha First. that / made an
important discovery. The morning
was rainy. and after breakfast there
was nothing to do but to read-that
is, until Agatha Sixth came down
stairs. ! had found her to be an un-
usually well-educated girl and had
given her all my attention during the
three days I have mentioned. So I
wandered into the library and began
to explore the tall bookshelves to find
something that interested me. And
found 1t, though it wasn't exactly for
what l had been looking. On the
lowest shelf I discovered three heavy
but new-looking albums. From idle
curiosity to look at what l supposed
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were pictures of the dead barons of
Wyckhoff l busted the first of the big
books and began to turn the leaves. i
found it full of Photographic repro
ductions of oil paintings depicting the
ladies OF the family. and on the last
page of the book I came upon a pic
ture which thoroughly startled me. 1t
was copy of full-length portrait of
the last Baroness Wyckhoff, whose
second husband had been Fletcher
Boyd. The picture showed slender
little lady, with straight dark hair
an aquiline nose, and dark complex
ion. the living image of Agatha Sixth!
Stunned by the Importance of my
find l closed the book, put back tie
albums where had found them and
stole from the room. had a guilty
feeling, almost as If had done some
thing wrong. yet 1t had been an acct
dent for which no one could really
blame me. Full of excitement, went
to find Vincent to acquaint him with
my good news, and discovered him in
the morning room playing chess with
Agatha First, or rather, he was show
ing her how to play, for he was hang
Ing over the back of her chair and
moving her hand with his hand when
ever 1t was her move.
coughed as / entered, and frowned.
am always frowning at Vincent these
days. 1t seems to me. but really have
to. He needs little restraint.
"Good-morning, Miss Agatha" 1 said,
pleasantly; how does the game
progress? Is Lord Wilfred an efficient
teacher?"
Very" replied the young lady, short.
ly. and both of them looked at me
with such insolent hostility that / was
obliged to leave the room, murmuring
apologies for intruding.
was rather vexed with Vincent
about this; he doesn't show me quite
the respect due an older man from a
boy of his age. Not that am old, OF
anywhere near middle age, but still
/ am Vincent's senior. and this Incl
dent determined me not to communi
cate my discovery to him. Why should
l tell him and put a formidable rivai
into the field? Not that I'm afraid Of
Vincent exactly, for l have always
found that when the girls tire of his
fun they are very glad to fall bach
upon an experienced man like myself
who has seen the world and is ac
quainted with Shakespeare and the
musical glasses. Nevertheless, II
seemed pity to invite Vincent to en-
ter the lists against me. for l rad full
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Marine Insurance.

Marine insurance is the Oldest kind
OF modern insurance. Its principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants of BARGE
Iona, in Spain, when that city was
the capital of the kingdom of Cata-
lonia and when its hardy mariners
were second to none in the world.
About the same time, and also at
Barcelona, the famous code of mari
time laws known as the consulate
del mar was promulgated, which is
the foundation of the present shipping
laws of every country.
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SYNOPSIS.

Lord wiifred Vincent and Archibald
1erhune are introduced at the opening of
the story. in England. the latter relating
the tale. The pair on an outing miss
their train and seeking recreation meet
''the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff." Her
hand Is much sought after. because of
her wealth. On visiting the WyclShoff
castle they are introduced to two other
girls. both known as Agatha Wyclkhoff.
At dinner three other Agatha Wyckhons
The deceased step-father. in an eccentric
moment. made his Will SO that the real
Agathn, hciress to his fortune and the
castle Mt Wye. England. might wed her
affinity. Thus Mrs. Armlstead, chaperon,
was In duty bound to keep the real
Agatha's identity unknown and siiitors
were invited to tryout FOR the hand Of the
heiress.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
4 AE1HlW JZ0RA@ H0UsE

The American lemon industry has
become permanently established on a
firm foundation within the last few
years, the seasons since 1904 having
proved unusually profitable. 1t com
menced TO assume q commercial as
pect rs years ago, but for score of
years 1t was a question whether It
would become established permanent
ly or whether the American supply
of lemons would continue to be de-
rived, as in the past, from foreign
sources.
The lemon is grown in the citrus
fruit belt of California. where at the
present time the annual production is
from 5000 to 1000 carloads, which
represents approximately 100.000,000
pounds. or from one-third to two-flfths
of the total quantity used in the
United States. There are imported
annually into the United States about
15O,000,0O0 pounds of lemons, mostly
from the island of Sicily. If this
amount of fruit were expressed in
terms of the California method of
packing and shipping it would repre-
sent more than 1,750,000 boxes, OF
about 5000 carloads.
In the early days of the industry
there were no precedents to follow
that were applicable to the handling
of the lemon in California. The pio-
neer growers made many mistakes.
Each step forward in the culture of
the groves and in the handling and
shipment of the fruit was gained by
costly experience. Groves were To-
Gated in unsuitable places, on frosty
areas. on uncongenial soils, in locali-
ties dependent upon an inadequate
supply of irrigation water, or on soil
that was overcharged with alkali. The
growers had to learn about the hand
ling of the soil. the irrigation and fer
tilizing of the crop, and the mainten-
ance of soil fertility by cover crops
and other sources of humus. The
methods of pruning have only recently
begun to emerge from chaotic CON
dition. The losses from decay until
recently were so large and so uni
versally expected that the California
lemon was generally supposed to have
poor keeping qualities, and dealers
were cautious about handling the
fruit.
The American lemon industry is To-
Gated principally in southern Cali
fornia, which includes the counties
south of the Sierra Madre mountains.
The most important region north of
! these mountains is in Tulare county.
The lemons imported into the
United States are grown principally
in Italy, the fruit coming mainly from
May to September from the island of
! Sicily, with small quantity from the
vicinity of Naples. few lemons are
imported from Spain, Mexico and the
West Indies. The industry is being
developed to limited extent in Cuba
and Porto Rico.
The lemon is shipped from Califor.
mia every month of the year. The dis.
tribution is regulated somewhat by
holding the fruit picked in winter and
spring in common storage for several
weeks or months before shipment. The
lemon tree when handled properly is
ever bearing, a tree containing at any
time fruit in all stages of develop
ment from the blossom to the ripe
lemon. The fruit ripens most abund
antly during the late fall, winter and
spring. the heaviest harvest occurring
from February to Jui.e in the coast
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made up my mind to win Agatha
Sixth. Not that am mercenary-not
at oil. But 1t had been some time
and, after all. thought. why not CON
slider 1t now, and. as long as was Sc
lecting wife, why not pick out one
OF these six girls? They were all
beautiful and accomplished. "And
why not" / asked myself, while /
am about It. make 1t that one Of the
Agathas, whose title was the honor
able, with twenty millions?" Twenty
millions, when you think OF 1t, ought
to keep careful man comfortable
for life, and Vincent was smart
enough-let him look out for himself.
And thus / decided not to tell him
OF my discovery.
We spent the evening of that day
each according to his fancy-vincent
playing tag and blind-man's bum with
four of the girls. while the fifth played
on the piano. and 1 in the next room
reading Edmund Burkes speeches
aloud, while my adored Agatha Sixth
did fancy-work- She really did every
thing very we'll. Finally Vincent and
took our leave, and when we were IL
our own rooms and Vincent had
wrapped himself in my favorite bath
robe and appropriated my armchair,
| was almost tempted to tell him all
about 1t. Just as l was about to begin
he spoke.
Arch, my boy" he said-a disre-
spectful method of address, by-the-way,
but let him proceed-"Arch. my boy,
do you know / like that girl, Agatha
First? She's true sport, and that
plump little one with the blue eyes
is a pace-setter."
Agatha Third. you mean?" asked
81 was not aware that you had got any
further than our introduction with
her."
"Oh, yes" said Vincent, as though
1t were the easiest thing in the world;
Il told fortunes with her all after
noon and played tag with her most of
the evening yesterday"
Really, Vincent" said sarcastical-
ly, that fortune-telling game of yours
is little old. Can't you find some
thing new?"
whats the use. so long as 1t
works?" he replied. watching the
smoke from that nasty pipe of his curl
upward to the ceiling. But l tell you
what he pursued. reflectively, that
girl with the fair hair who played the
piano, Agatha Fourth. she's a stun
ner."
Upon my word, Vincent" expostu-
lated. where do you find time for so
many of them at once? Doesn't
Agatha First feel neglected."
81 suppose So" replied the young in.
solent, but I can't help that. I'm
going to give them all whirl-but
Arch 'bald"-he was getting sleepy and
his pipe had gone QUIT really do
like red hair best
II don't know what you are talking
about I said. mpatiently-"but, Vim
cent, want to tell you something. I've
made discovery" ~
What is it?" he said, without the
slightest interest, and / changed my
mind again.
Nothing" 1 said. 1--WE forgotten
what it was"
Vincent rose, and, stretching him
self nightly, went toward his own
room. AT the door he turned and
smiled one of the smiles he does not
often give to men. and felt that this
one was not meant for me.
I've made a discovery, too. Arch"
he said.
l stared at him in amazement, won.
dering what was coming.
What's that?" | asked.
I've discovered that Miss Marsh's
eyes are gray, as gray as stars" he
said. only half aloud and disappeared
into his room
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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AN INGENIOUS sEeeAR.
nouaht crusoe,s EireIock.

Hulda B. White of Philadelphia has
purchased the firelock used by AL
exander Sellsirk, Defoe's original Rob
inson Crusoe on the island of Juan
Fernandez, at a sale in Edinburgh.
The relic has an authentic pedigree.
and for long time was in the pos
session of Selkirk's relatives in Fife
shire. Scotland. The price paid for
the gun was $160.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

region and beginning in November
and December in the inland regions
1t is the aim of the lemon grower to
have the harvest as heavy as possi-
Bile in the summer, when the fruit is
in greatest demand. and he endeavors
to influence the season of bearing to
some extent by pruning and by irri-
CATION, though not to the extent at
tempted by foreign lemon growers.
The most profitable months in the
lemon market are during hot weather
from May to Septem Der, the condition
of the market at anl time during this
period depending OH the temperature
at the point of con sumption and the
supply of imported fruit. The ship
ments from California are largest
from March to July, about 60 per cent.
of the crop going forward during that
period. The shipments in the last few
years have been greatest in the
months OF May, June and July. The
fruit shipped in the spring and sum-
mer may include winter and spring
lemons that have been stored, as we'll
as the fruit that is picked during the
spring and summer months.
The lemon is picked, irrespective of
the degree of maturity of the fruit.
when it reaches the approximate size
desired by the market. If it is al
lowed to ripen on the tree the fruit is
likely to be overgrown, coarse in tex
ture, lacking in aeidity, and of poor
keeping quality. In order to Judge
accurately, each picker is provided
with ring to be used in testing the
size of the lemons. If the fruit is to
be held several weeks or months be-
fore shipment, the ring generally hae
a diameter of 2 sic inches, which al
lows for considerable shrinkage while
the fruit is in the storage house. If
the lemons are to be shipped soon
after picking, the ring usually has
diameter of PA inches. With size
rather than maturity as the leading
factor in determining when the fruit
shall be picked, the lemons vary in
color from dark green to yellow, and
in texture from the thin skin of the
tree-ripened lemons to the coarse
green lemons that grow on the, out
side branches. 1t is necessary to pick
vigorous-growing grove once
month, on the average, in order to
avoid having large proportion of
diversified lemons. In picking the fruit
the picker cuts from the tree with
shears or clippers the lemons that
do not pass through the ring. He also
picks the smaller lemons that have
ripened on the tree and have reached
full growth. The fruit is placed in
picking sacks slung over the shoulder
of the picker and is hauled in boxes
to the packing house. The handling
of the fruit in the grove is done with
extreme care to avoid cutting it with
the clippers, stem puncturing it, or
bruising it in other ways.
The handling of the fruit after II
reaches the packing house is a series
of complex operations requiring skill
and experience. The fruit has to be
cleaned, graded and colored or ripen.
ed uniformly before it. is ready for
shipment In addition, it may be de.
sirable to hold it in storage for sew.
eral weeks or months for better mar.
ket conditions. A lemon storage
house is shown in our Illustration.
| If the children look with suspicion
at caller it indicates that they are
| n n hn
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quiescence. successfully conceaIIng my
interest In the reply.
But she gave me neither; she began
to say something. but checked herself
suddenly and looked at me admiringly.
You're a clever man." she said, In
stead. "but you can't get any informa-
ton out OF me. Lots OF them have
tried, but it's no use. Besides. 1t isn't
fair.
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More piqnified.

Good night. you precious lamb!"
said the mother, with the liberty one
sometimes takes, even with ones son,
at bedtime.
Mother" said the small boy be-
seechingly, "if you must call me some
thing, wouldn't you just as soon call
me billygoat t?"-Youths Companion.
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these years of pain / was despairing
of ever being cured when Doan's Kid
ney Pills came to my notice and their
use brought quick relief and a perma-
nent cure. am very grateful"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

than ten years l was
In misery with back
ache. The simplest
housework completely
exhausted me. / had
no strength or ambi-
ton. was nervous and
suffered headache and
dizzy spells. After
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
TEN YEARS OF sAckAcHE.
Thousands Of Women suner In the
Same Way.

Mrs. Thos. Dunn, 1853 Vine st.,
Columbus, Ohio, says: For more
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

If the children look with suspicion
at caller it indicates that they are
accusing the caller of having come be-
cause he heard the ice cream freezer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-08

line. AT the time no question had been
raised MS to the legality OF such n
transaction, and the company had been
assured by experts that it's equity III
these lands was worth sio,ooo,Ooo. To-
day, by reason OF the peculiar condi-
lions existing by virtue III new laws
the company could not sell this equity
Tor so5o0o0.
After May 1st,' lie went on, when
the law torbidlng railroads to operate
coal prcncrtcn goes into effect, we are
linnlc To fine OF ubGt;t s3,O00,CD0 a
day 1t We continue to operate our
mines. and likewise imp.,s,,lnrnt FOR
myself and the other officials II VIC.
10 not operate the mines. the railroad
wculd become banlsrn5. un.i our Gus
toners be without coal. ! { we operate
and go tc iotl and are wiped out OF
existence By the fine of s',o1H ono Il dav,
we could not then hclr our customers
sty :nucl, nor continue to .inploy tll:
:abotcrs, for OF course. tnG law would
then have to force the shutting down
OF the mines. If we concluded that
the jail is not an attractive place In
Which to live, and that we could not
stand quite so large fine, and de-
cided to close the mines, not only
would we Immediately bankrupt the
railroad, which is dependent upon coal
traffic for its prosperity, but there
would so up throughout the country
n great hue and cry about the outrage
committed In closing the mines aud
throwing out OF employment thousands
of laborers and making 1t Impossible
for consumers to secure fuel. The man
t,p< Fl oI s1,of {ta 1a1,
and the deep blue sea was very nearly
In Paradise as compared with our
In conclusion he stated that within
The last twelve or eighteen months
$4,000 amendments to the common law
If England have been passed in this
country by the national and state Leg
slatures. The publication of these
avs would require in fine print over
1000 pages.
How many rcgulativc measures have
'cen proposed, and how many are now
lndcr consideration. not even the law
makers themselves could tell. One OF
.hcsc, lately introduced by tho repre-
sentative from tho Richmond district
we are informed. all railroad
engaged in interstate
commerce to establish uniform stand
ard of roadbed and to abolish all grade
crossings within five years; such rail-
roads as shall attain certain volume
Of traffic to double-track their roads
within the same period; all railroads to
put In operation uniform system OF
automatic block signals within one
year, and providing that all passenger
cars shall be built Of steel, and that
no cars otherwise constructed shall be
kept In use after five years from the
passage of the bill. Penalties are pre-
scrlbed for violation of the proposed
law. including fines and Imprisonment.
Does the railroad president above
quoted ovcrstate the case when he
says that our countrysis law-mad?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-08

the two girls could make q good living
for clio family. Little 11ddio has meyer
snd lls general health is lad as might
Is, shall tic Legislature follow the
advice. Of tho lonorable members ot
tic Richmond Chamber or Comm cr,:e
and keep little Eddie IN the milf? !
suppose almost any justice Of tie
peace would Sign n certificate stating
1sddie's wages are necessary. to the
support of the family. BY the pro
posed substitute for the h1assie bill
l1ddie can 60 to work lawfully Z, for
hes reaches the mature age OF four.
teen, can cxchurgc day work for niSlit
work.
And with no opportunity FOR educa-
ton he Will be disadvantages citizen
one, II he should live that long.
Ought not the great state OF Vir-
ginia to glvo little Eddie and his
Of life? Respectfully yours.
A.. ]. NcKlJL,VAY.
Assistant Secretary National Child La.
Dor Committed.
Atlanta, Ga.