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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
A AwEALTH.sAppIne SYSTEM.
New Public Utilities Managed In 4
Way That Retards Progress.

It should be borne In mind that the
Investment of outside capital, the
ownership of public and semipublic
utilities by others than residents of a
community, is a serious thing for the
people residing In the place. In west
ern cities there are hundreds of Illus
trations OF the working out OF this
plan of securing public utilities. There
Is need of a water-works. Outsiders
come into the field with a proposition.
The city or town council is approached
and the final result is that a franchise
covering 25 to so years is granted.
The works are built. People are then
compelled to pay highest rates to
meet interest on bonds and watered
stocks. The company perhaps pays
taxes less proportionately than the
residents of the town are compelled
to pay. and the only money left in
the community that is earned by the
operation of the plant are the taxes
paid. the wages of the few laborers
employed, and the salaries that a few
straw officers draw. All the profits
are drawn to the owners OF the plant
in some other city. generally Wall
street, New York. Thus is built up
a system that draws the money earned
in the community to some other place.
1t is the same with street-car sys-
TENS, electric and gas lighting plants
and all other semi-public and public
utilities under private ownership. and
in which outside capital is chiefly in
vested.
home capital. all the earnings would
be retained in the community, to seek
investment in other improvements and
the people would receive general
benefit. There is no argument that
can prove that foreign ownership of
any enterprise is good for a commu-
nifty. Any system, II matters not
whether in commercial line, financial
or other branch, that takes from a
community the earnings of the people
and uses them for the enrichment of
other sections, is a wrong system
Let business men OF every town get
these facts fixed indelibly in their
heads. Let commercial club enthusi.
asts settle down to the fact that when
through their work any enterprise is
built up that means continual drain
on the resources of the place, 1t is
better there be no commercial club.
II there are any enterprising citizens
enough in place to invest in their own
town in this way. the town should
have no difficulty in stimulating a
municipal ownership sentiment and
have the good work carried on. Com.
mercial clubs are all right. but 1t is
often that they are operated all wrong
than all right.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Bullet Fired by Accident Warded of
by Receptacle She Carried.

Oakland. Cal.-A granite iron choco.
late pot probably saved the life of
Agnes Snow. a chocolate dipper en-
ployed at candy factory. The uten-
sill acted as foil between her and a
bullet accidentally fired from the office
OF an electrical company.
Miss Snow was at work in the fac
tory when a steel-capped bullet sud
denly thudded against the pot of choc-
olate which she was carrying in front
of her. Immediately there was
sound of three other shots, a panic be-
ing created among the employees of the
factory, many of whom are girls.
A telephone call was sent to Police
headquarters. Detectives investigated
the case and traced the course of the
bullets from the electrical concerns
place of business. Nobody there would
shed any light on the subject. Then
the detectives recovered one of the
bullets, and a little investigation fur.
nished the information that a revolver
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Home Patronaae Lesson.

The west is the section that pro-
duces the wheat that supplies the ma
ton with bread. In almost every
wheat-growing section there are -four
Ing mills. Yet how often do we find
that people of these districts demand
-four made in a foreign place. This
principle is wrong. There is a loss
to the district When wheat is shipped
from one state into another or from
the district where 1t is grown to some
other district and then made into
-four which is returned to the people
for their use, there is a considerable
loss to the community. There is the
commission to the grain dealers, the
freight paid on the wheat, and the
freight paid on the flour back to the
place, and not least is the employment
Of labor in the manufacture. There Is
much to be gained through the pat
ronage of every home institution,
whether 1t be manufacturing enter
Prise or a mercantile concern. The
community is made weather. by
Keeping in 1t all the dollars that are
he result Of the labor of the people.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
MAIL ORDER HOUSE EVIL.
System Keeps Many Agricultural
Towns from Advancing.

There is no use in claiming that
mail order houses are illegitimate
concerns. They are entitled to exist
as well as the small merchant. There
can be no doubt as to the perfectness
OF the system that they are conducted
upon. No use in denying that now
and then they fail to give satisfaction
to their customers. So do the mer-
chants in all lines of trade. He who
believes that these great concerns are
not injurious to the merchants in the
smaller cities and towns knows little
about their operations. Then how Is
1t that the mail order houses are in
furious to the people of the land?
Great economists agree that 1t is the
concentration of capital and power in
the large cities wherein rests the dan
gorr that threaten the people. The
mail order houses are great factors in
this concentration. They are suckers
of the blood of the country, the
mediums that take from communities
where 1t is earned the money that
should be retained by the people for
the development and enrichment of
their own communities. Herein is the
mail order house evil. On these
grounds all wise people will do what
ever lies in their power to head on
the greater growth of the system. Any
system should be retained within its
limits for the greater development of
its resources and general enrichment,
is bad system and should be decried
1t is not sufficient that the consumers
retain the profits that should go to the
tradesmen of the place. BY this there
is little development of industry. The
towns and cities lose the business that
is necessary to employ the people.
while the wealth to an extent may be
retained.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
PUMPKIN IS MONSTER

room to spcre, and Matched out a
brood of chickens.
The vine on which the monster
grew came up, of its own accord, on
spot where Joseph Wilson. steward
of the island station of the Rhode
Island Yacht club, threw a pan of
garbage and vegetable parings. which
doubtless contained the seed. The
vine was of phenomenal growth, be-
ing, by measurement, 2S feet from root
to tip. but was slow in maturing and
the pumpkins did not ripen till after
light frost had pinched the vine.
All of the pumpkins were large, but
the largest was three feet, eight inches
in diameter. and of proportionate
weight. Charles Smith, of the Nara
gansett Bay Oyster company, and
David Buffman, Jr.. of the Twin Beach
Inn farm, carried the pumpkin to a
shed near Mr.. Smiths dwelling 1t
was their intention to place it on a
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
RANCH LIFE IN The ROCKIES
A Beautifully Illustrated Book Containing In
formation About the West. Also Map.

one OF the Oldest and best known pubiiHh-
Ing houses IN Denyer has lust issued u new
The title, ''Rnneh Life in the Rockies" x
writing FOR same as explained below.
and is invaluable to all who may be look
5Sr homes ipvsstme,Ints ,I, or geasgrs trips
ranchman graphically described. Reads iike
n romance yet true. Nearly 100 true and
western scenes. Also correct county map Of
Colorado. Cost OF the book edition and map
DESCRIBES some Of the largest ranches In
tho Rocky Mountain country. tells how
ranchmen have made and are still pillng
lands; gives tho government land and min
ing laws for acquiring lands Including list
states The game and nsh laws which In
not mention here one-tenth OF the contents
tain life and Information and map viii be
sends twenty iive gents IN cash ps1n err s,ampe
for a six months trial subscription TO the
new farm and ranch paper Il Is a large
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news. brief mining notes. womnns homs
page. etc. 4 thrilling story OF western adj
week, Not Ioeal&t6e paper is '~ of intsnse nse
Interest to ALL no matter where you reside.
The editor win answer letters OF inquiry
This is a special limited orer to Introduce
tho new paper and the book described above.
for 9bly 10 1Se the boos
tsse. and thres books csc: = eor 81, This
Mention this paper and address Inter Noun
tain Farmer, Block 1o2. Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
POWER PLANT INSIDE DAM.
Unique House Near Baltimore Con
structed Under Water.

Baltimore, Md. An absolutely
unique power plant has recently been
completed about Is miles below this
city on the Patapsco river. 1t is built
within dam and is entirely under
water. 1t is the first of its kind ever
built, and cost much less than it would
have If built in any other known way.
The dam is 220 feet long, 40 feet
thick at the base and 261a feet high.
The spillway is 16S feet long, but at
present only 10S feet of this distance
Is used for housing the power plant
The dam is of REINFORCED concrete.
the shell being IS inches thick at the
bottom and tapering to ten inches at
the top.
The apron extends only half way
down from the crown, the remaining
down stream portion being entirely
open and provided with windows by
means of which the interior is light
ed. The shape of the apron is such
that the water is thrown some little
distance away from the windows.
The part used by the power house
is fitted with false ceiling hung five
feet from the inside of the dam, SO as
to protect the apparatus from any
water that might seep through the
outer shell of the dam. The dam is
built of fine and rich mixture, which
was laid very wet. Aside from this
no precautions were taken to elimi-
nate water.
The water is fed to the turbines
through steel pipes passing through
the upstream spillway shell, and dis
charged by draft tubes into the base
OF the dam, dropping into a well sunk
some three feet below the river bed.
The water passes thence by way of a
channel constructed in the river bed
out of the dam. The intake is FIVE and
one-half feet below the crest of the
sillway, SO that the trash racks are
kept clear of driftwood, etc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09

high shelf. out of reach OF rats. but the
great weight of the fruit made this i'm
possible and 1t was left on the floor.
The fondness of rats for pumpkin
seeds is well known. however. and 1t
was not long before they had gnawed
a hole into the side OF the mammoth
and completely excavated the soft In
terror which contained the seeds.
The pumpkin seemed destined to
have a domestic career. Some three
weeks ago Mr.. Smith missed a choice
Rhode Island red hen from his flock
and soon found her in the pumpkin
with IA chickens. When discovered
he chicks were busily consuming the
floor and wall of their dwelling, and
the rind was so thin in spots as to
show that their mother had subsisted
largely upon it during the period OF
incubation.
Thinking that the pumpkin may
have been of some unusual variety,
the friends had notified the secretary
IF the Portsmouth Grange Agricultural
society, asking that committee be
ient to Prudence to make official
measurement and record of its d.
nensions, but the unpleasantness of
winter boating caused the examina-
ion to be postponed from time to
ime and the pumpkin is now in such
l state of collapse as to make veri-
ication of existing measurements i'm
lossible. 1t is a matter of regret that
zone of the seeds was saved.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
GROWS FROM SEED CAST AWAY
IN GARBAGE.
Shell of Vegetable Colossus in Rhode
Island Used by Hen as Broodinq
Place and Fourteen Chicks
Are Hatched Out.

Providence. r. L-Those good and
exact people who may have doubted
that Cinderella, after all, had a pump
kin as chariot. are respectfully re-
ferred to Prudence island production
In the pumpkin line, which residents
of that part of the state proudly claim
was the largest and heaviest ever
raised in New England. They are sure
the princess could have ridden in it.
After rats had cleaned the shell
of the Prudence island colossus of it's
contents. hen took possession and
established her nest, with lot of
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Assets.

There is a young fellow In Pittsburg
who will undoubtedly get along" al
though, as yet. he has not succeeded in
amassing vast wealth In fact. he re-
ceivcs weekly wage " SIS. He is.
however, as extremely good looking
and entertaining young man, and not
long ago succeeded In making such an
impression upon the daughter OF a
wellto-do manufacturer that 1t was de-
cided between them that he should
ask papa" This he proceeded TO do,
and, to his surprise. was received not
unkindly.
well, let's see, my boy" the old
man remarked, pushing up his glasses.
what is your annual income?"
"Well, sir, I should estimate II at
$4,000" the young man replied.
"Well-not SO bad, not so bad" tho
old man said. THAT added to her inter-
est at four per cent on the $4,000 I
have always said | would settle upon
Mary at her marriage would give you
$4,000. You should be able TO get
along"
well, sir. to tell the truth" tho
young man interrupted. 'T took the lib
orty of figuring that interest into my
estimate. Harper Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
BUTTERFLIES AT A BALL.
Insects Help Make Debut Of Philadel-
pha Girl Notable Affair.

lphia-f'ive hundred beauti-
full butterflies. gathered in Peru. Bra
I'll and even in India, were turned
loose the other night over the heads
of half that many gorgeously dressed
women at the ball given by James w.
Paul, Jr, to mark the 100000 debut
of his daughter, Mary Astor Paul, into
society
The insects fluttered about helpless
ly, rested upon the shoulders of the
women, perched on the flowers and in
cidentally fell into the plates. This
was the star feature of an affair in
which Mr.. Paul. who is a member OF
the Drexel banking firm, eclipsed the
famous ball which he gave to his elder
daughter, Mrs. Paul Dencia Mills, four
years ago
The bill for the flowers alone was
$35 900, one of the features being a
new rose, a cross between the Amer
lean beauty and another, which 1t
took nine years to develop. 1t is
called the Wynnemore, and 5000 were
used in the decorations.
The ballroom of the horticultural
HAIL udu ueSn liahSioi iheu inlo dH GA
act replica of French garden of the
Louis XVI. period. Sixteen magnifi-
cent boxes were built on the sides.
A waterfall was arranged at one end
and splashed down into a mass of
verdure.
Collectors, it is said. spent months
getting the butterflies, many of which
died nm their way tn this country
Scores dropped to the floor during
the dancing and were crushed under
the dancers feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Divorce Record Broken.

New York.-New York broke the
divorce record the other day, when it
was announced that there were $50
cases on the calendar of Justice New
burgers branch of the supreme court.
Only 61 of the cases were ready for
hearing. Twenty-four were disposed
of before court adjourned at night.
The largest number of divorce matters
on a calendar before was several years
ago, when a record of 1O5 was estab-
lished.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Shielded.

Il suppose you think you could run
the government better than We dor"
said the statesman.
'T do" answered the energetic citi-
zen.
And do not doubt you are happy
and hopeful in that belief"
81 am"
"It Is a beautiful state OF mind. 1t
would be n pity to destroy 1t by allow
ing You to be elected to ONCE"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Big Fresh Water Pearl.

Barlesville. l. T.-Thomas Cook and
George Henry, who recently estab.
lished a pearl fishing station a few
miles south Of this city, have found
the largest pearl ever discovered in
this country.
1t is about the size of pigeons egg.
Robert Henry, president of the Henry
OIL company. has offered $l50O for 1t.
but the owners have been informed
by local jewelers. that it is worth
$4,000.
Many oil drillers are leaving work
to dig for mussels along Caney river.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
PITCHER SA YES LIFE OF GIRL

using such projectiles had been sold
by the proprietor of the electrical
concern. Then the detectives found
that Houston had been examining the
weapon, when an employe volunteered
to show him how to work it, with the
result that four shots were accidental.
ly fired. No arrests were made
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Suffering Aftermath.

Those who have suffered much are
like those who know many languages:
they have learned to understand and
to be understood by all.-Mme. SWEET
chine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
Alvcolar Dentistry.

Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyor>
rhea and all the diseases of the gums
cured. Missing teeth replaced with
cut plates or bridgework. Booklet
free. The Rex Dental Company. Rooms
20 to rs, 72s Sixteenth street, Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09

vIAyI LOCAL OFFICE Lady ONCE mnn-
Ager wanted right away 5000 weekly Address DIR.
l. J. Renhtrdt. GJT Mack bldg. Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09
HeIpfuI HousehoId HInt-

Lovely chicken salad may be made
by adding chopped veal to anything
left over from dinner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09

You cannot keep the Joy you win
not share.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-09

Your syrnpathies determine the
breadth of your life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22
Admiral ROjesvensky Dead.

Bad Nauheim. Germany, July 90
manded the ill-fated Russian fleet
which was annihilated by the Japa-
nese in the Sea Of Japan in May,
1905. died here last night from heart
trouble.
1t Is believed that the heart effec-
tion resulted from injuries received
by Admiral Rojesvensky in the battle
OF the Sea Of Japan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
For the Week Ending July 20, lsoa
General Summary.

The week was the warmest of the
season. The precipitation was gener~
ally below the normal, and there was
much more than the usual percent-
age of sunshine.
The mean temperature was from z
degrees to degrees above the nor
NAL, the greatest departures having.
occurred in the eastern division.
though the highest maximum tenn
peratures We're recorded i'm the cen-
trail and north central counties. The
extremes were 80 degrees at Black
vile on the 18th and Rock Hill on
the 18th. and Ga degrees at Bowman
on the 14th and Cheraw on the 18th.
The daily maximum temperatures
We're in the nineties on four, or more.
days on the coast, on an average OF
six days in the interior and on two,
or more, days in the mountain dis
tricts.
The precipitation was poorly dis
tributed. The northeastern counties
received practically no rain; the coast
sections and the western counties re-
received light and widely scattered
showers; a considerable area, COM
prising portions Of Barnwell, Lexing-
ton. Dorchester and Richland coun-
ties received approximately normal
rainfall. The Wateree valley and
smaller areas in various parts OF the
state are suffering from drought,
while over very much larger areas tho
surface soil is very dry and rain would
he beneficial
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

~Insansty n not disease of the
brain" says DR.. William Hanna
Thompson. In the July Everybody's,
because no anatomical investigation.
microscopic or otherwise. can show
the least difference between either
brain cell or fiber Of person dying
Insane and the healthy brain OF. one
killed In an accident. But the same
absence OF brain changes Is notice
able In whole class of important
chronic nervous diseaseA. such as
migrsine. neurasthenia. hysteria and
epilepsy. None of these shows post
mortsm any characteristic changes
from normal brains.
Now. no one can minimize the
importance Of these nervous dis
sassa Insanity alone In serious
snoush- When. that dread specter
Appears. there is no getting used to
H. Years Of familiarity with II. both
IN private and In efFiciai relations,
"~s @" W. y v0C0u hfOtu tue
spectacle Of psrmsnsnt. instead of
--as with druss--a temporary. men,
I'll dsrangsnert But .it 10 facts con-
nSeted with, thess same insanities
pReducsd By drugs entering the blood
which awaken the hope that we may
80 elsewhere than, In the brain the
seess. end. therefore. with the cause.
t1s bsst treatment for this dreadful
s6sctscn. ~ we'll - also for the other
ssrveus diseases which cause no brain
changes II the brain Of q man who
has been addicted TO imense doses of
opium for years stf,l shows In il no
trace Of this fnihd,derangins agent.
while chemistry quickly f,nds the re-
actions OF this drug In his blood. the
mistake OF years on this whole sub
ject begins to come into View. II Is
singular how long the sway Of that
error has continued. for even yet
many physicians. including some neu-
roiogists. cannot see the two sides Of
the problem"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

New York. July 20.--The Board of
n0sssss OF the New York cotton ex-
enunes pssssd . evolution for the ap-
ps1nsnsht Of . special committee to
mohe . complete investigation Of the
1eeysSt contract for the future deliv-
~ % eest"u a. required by the rules
~ the ezchanss and to inquire into
eeher features OF the institutions
Do1icies. The action Of the board of
msnassrs followed . conference held
recently with the spinning inter rests In
ths North and South which have
criticized the methods OF the ex-
chanes.
The special committee will be ap-
pointed later and win be composed of
ssven members. including President
George Bronnecke Of the exchange.
who u dIrect,,s by the board of man
sgsrs TO endeavor to obtain the active
Lpe=sieipssion Of the United States bu-
'Seau Of corporations In the inquiry
and It's advice upon the formulation
Of the results. Herbert Knox Smith.
commissicner of the bureau of cor
porstions recently criticised the New
York exchange for Its methods in the
handling of cotton contracts. The
special committee IL directed to re-
port by Sept 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

4. Q. Farmer Gathers 40 Bushels
From One Acre of Oats.

T. q. Farmer. a very progressive
planter living n few miles west OF the
city holds the record for the finest
oat crop In the county. IL not the
finest In the State. Ma Farmer rats
Cd 1+o bushels Of oats on one acre OF
ground and ESQ bushels on two
scres. This is a remarkable yield
when you take into consideration that
the average yield OF this grain up
until few years ago was from so to
90 bushels to the acre In this state
South Carolina ls fast getting to the
place where she can boast OF her
grain crops. A South Carolina farm
Or won first prize on corn sometime
sso.-Florence Times.