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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
MOTHER AND CHILD
Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts

The value of this famous food Is
shown in many ways. in addition to
what might be expected from its chem
ical analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made OF whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients in these ce-
reals.
1t contains also the phosphate of
potash grown In the grains, which Ma
ture uses to build up brain and nerve
cells.
Young children require proportion
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
grows SO rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value OF
Grape-Nuts in not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time. She writes:
After my baby came did not re-
cover health and strength, and the
doctor said could not nurse the baby
as ! did not have nourishment for her,
besides l was too weak
He said l might try change of
diet and see what that would do. and
recommended Grape-Nuts food.
bought pkg. and used it regularly.
A marked change came over both
baby and I.
my baby is now four months old,
Is in fine condition, am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better in my life" 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.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

comprise nearly every family of birds
on the continent. There are of course,
some injurious species. but these all
taken together would number. as
someone has put It. but few more
birds than were found in Lord Dun.
dreary's famous flock.
There is another side to this bird.
preservation matter. 1t is. II you will.
the sentimental side. The bird add.
both color and music to our lives. In
the birdless day that summer Will Ls
drear indeed when song is shed and
silence reigns.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
CAPT. I. S. BALDWIN
HAS MADE PROBLEM or AERIAL
NAVIGATION LIFE STUDY.
DirIaIble Balloon Recently compIeted
for Government Signal corps Prod
uct Of 80 Years. Labor-Beaan
Experiments Early.

washington.-Cap Thomas Scott
Baldwin. dean of aeronautics in this
country. has devoted his life to the
problem of aerial navigation. Capt.
Baldwin's name is inseparably linked
with aeronautic activities the world
over. In nearly every civilized country
of the world Capt. Baldwin has given
exhibitions with his parachutes, bai
looms and airships. With constantly
applied persistency to make a success
of ballooning. Capt. Baldwin has not
relinquished his interest for single
day for 80 years. During this long ex-
perience. he has made and given more
than 5000 exhibitions and flights In
the air. Unlike those who have made
failures of their airship experiences,
Capt Baldwin is essentially a student.
His workshop does not present the APP
pearance OF collection of Ideas. plain
ly marked theories. He has always
worked along the practical and scien-
tific lines. To these he owes his sue
cess. although kind fate appears al
ways to have smiled upon him. He
has taken chances in making his ex-
perlments in the air that would still
with fear the heart OF a man Of less
courage than himself.
Apprehension of trouble Is far worse
than the trouble itself when II ar
rives." said Capt. Baldwin. Il learned
this early and l never borrow trouble.
l never feel the least bit of fear.
always have figured out the thing |
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
BIRD LIFE HUMAN ESSENTIAL

death and executed as rapidly as
means may be found. glance at the
daily food list OF the English sparrow
tpasser- domesticus) gives sufficient
reason for his death sentence. As a
matter OF fact. however, the bill of
fare does not tell half the tale The
sparrow. not content with being al
most wholly grain eater. does its
best to kill on the tribes of birds that.
Ignoring grain. seek as food the pests
which prey upon the vegetation
Friends of the sparrow may say
that its grain is largely the waste
grain of the city streets. But the
sparrow is spreading all over the
face OF the land and is becoming the
dread foe of the farmer in the fields of
corn and wheat
A pair of house wrens started TO
build nest in a box which had been
nailed on the top of post In the rear
of city residence. The person who
put up the home for Jenny and her
husband made the mistake of cutting
too large hole sor an entrance. Aft.
er the nest was completed and the
eggs were laid two English sparrows
came along during the temporary alb
sence of the wrens. broke all the eggs
and threw large part of the nest out
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

meant to do before doing It. and felt
reasonably sure that l could accom-
plish 1t before making the attempt"
Interest in aeronautics has been
intensified since the government began
to take an interest. The recent tests
of Capt. Baldwin's big dirigible bal
loon, which he built for the signal
corps of the United States army, were
followed with keen interest all over
the ballooning world. In addition tn
this he has built for the government
two spherical balloons.
Following the old adage that shoe
maker should stick to his last, Capt.
Baldwin never wavered for a moment
In his intention to master the air for
transportation facilities.
When still a mere youngster he be-
gan his experiments at San Francisco
Up to this time there had never been
a successful parachute jump. It had
been nearly so years previous to Bald
wins attempt that the last man to try
the experiment had met his death. But
after considerable experimenting and
thought given to the idea, Bald.
win was determined to make a
jump Of 1000 feet from the balloon.
That was 21 years ago. Baldwin an
nounced his intention and thousands
OF people gathered at Golden Gate
park and cheered as the plucky young
man made the first successful para
chute jump on record. This was the
beginning of his long record of sue
cesses twice around the world. And in
all these daring chances he took Cant.
Baldwin has never suffered the slight
est injury.
This dean OF American aeronautics
his given exhibitions before the nobili-
ty and many of the crowned heads of
Europe. Also In Australia, China.
Japan and Egypt. Everywhere he
went, with his series Of successes fol-
lowing him. he gave encouragement to
those who were working along the
same lines that he had spent 30 many
years on.
The one sad event in Capt. Baldwin's
experience was the loss OF his perfect.
ly equipped workshop during the San
Francisco disaster. Thousands OF dol.
lars had been spent on the best tools.
the finest materials and half-flnisbed
airships, which represented years OF
experiments and also the best OF his
knowledge Cleaned from his work in
his all-around the world trips. This
was the greatest defeat he had ever
met with and it prostrated many Of his
ambitious plans for a time.
Capt. Baldwin has studied the air
currents as mariner has studied the
sea. None Of his successes or his dis.
coveries has come by chance, but by
patient and long, hard work in ex.
perimenting and studying out the foun.
dation for what once seemed the upat
tainable. No matter how successful
new ship. rigged with all his latest
and best IDEAS. may be on her early
trips, Capt. Baldwin is never satisfied
to stop with that.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells Of Her Brothers Terrible
Suffering-Two Babies Also cured
-Cusicura invaluable.

"My brother had eczema three dit.
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back. and he said his suffering
was terrible. When 1t came on tho
third summer. he bought box Of
Cuticura Ointment and gave It faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely OF ec-
zema with Cuticura- A lady In In.
diana heard of how my daughter.
Mrs. Miller, had cured her little SON
of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema SO badly that they thought
they would lose It. She used Cuti.
cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely. and the disease never
came back. Mrs. Sarah =. Lusk. Cold.
water, Mich. Aug. Is and Sept. 2. 1907"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
The sparrow's Diet.

king 1t SO small that the sparrows
coald not enter. while the wrens had
nI difficulty in sli1ning In. They now
have second nest full OF eggs.
This instance is given simply to
show the nature Of the sparrow and
to point out what 1t is doing to our
native insectivorous birds all over the
United States.
The farmer and the fruit grower
looked upon nearly every species Of
birds as his enemy. Sentiment is
changing. and there are, birds whose
appearance few years ago was the
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
No AutomobiIes There.

There are no automobiles on the
golden streets OF heaven" says the
Whitsett Courier. but they're CIV
ing lots OF folks chance to walk
those golden streets. One Of the
contraptions arrived in town last week
and during the first spin the owner
took In 1t 1t pitched blind mule on
top of the town hall. with the man
that was ridin' the mule. The mule
was SO mad 1t kicked the town clock
to pieces, likewise kickin' hole In
the roof an fallin' on the mayor. Just
as he had took his seat an called
council to order. Having landed in
the midst of them, the mule walked
slow and dignified to the front door
an then took to the woods"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
It is curious fact that the great

mass of the people finally were moved
to consider "the fowls of the air" by
pure sentiment rather than by any
fear that the disappearance of the
birds would be followed by the depop-
ulation of the globe. The feeling of
humanity has done much to check the
thoughtless slaughter of the song and
insectivorous birds.
Their close companionship may be
won by him who will seek 1t in sym
pathy and in kindliness.
Possibly the use of story and illus
tration will make an impression upon
the mind. With the exception of a
few berries and cherries, the food of
the common robin consists entirely of
insects. The robin at certain seasons
of the year eats about double its
weight in insects every day. At first
glance. the robin being comparative
ly small. 1t may not seem that this
gustatory performance is anything re-
markable. but stop a moment to make
comparison. A man, in order to sat
isfy an equally well-developed appe-
( tite, would have to eat about 300
pounds of food all told at his three
daily meals. To have the capacity to
care for this amount of provender he
would needs be 80 feet high, ten feet
thick from front to back and five feet
broad across the shoulders. If he
were to remain as thin as he is to-
day his stature would have to be In
creased until he lowered above the
Washington monument In order to
give him room within his body to put
the food which 1t would be necessary
to eat to sustain life.
1t must be borne in mind that the
robin and its brother birds breakfast,
dine and sup largely upon noxious In
sects.
Look at the accompanying cut to
see what the midget of house wren
(Troglodytes aedon) does for man In
the way of checking the plague of
creeping and flying things. You will
search the record OF the house wren
in vain to find any evidences of fruit
stealing. He dearly loves grasshop-
pers. cutworms, weevils and the I'M
pleasantly named stink bugs. The
wren loves spiders, too, and. while
spiders have a use. they are not over
pleasant companions, and there be
few men or women who will blame
Jenny Wren for depopulating the
webs.
The wren. small as 1t is, raises a
large family. I once watched the de-
parture of a family of wrens from the
nesting box. The father and mother
stood perched on the roof and en-
couraged the fluffy youngsters one by
one to take their first flight in life.
One little one poked its bill out Of the
entrance to the nest and fluttered to
the ground. A brother or sister
quickly followed. And then they FOL
lowed fast and followed faster" until
nine little gray and brown birds were
blinking in the sun. The parent wrens
had fed this family and themselves for
two weeks. There are some millions
of house wren families scattered all
over the United States. A thought
will show that the insects that they
destroy are in numbers almost beyond
calculation.
There is another bill of fare on the
printed page. II is that of the Eng |
lish sparrow. In a chapter on neces- |
sity OF the preservation of the birds 1t |
may seem strange to read the recon-
mendation that one widespread |
species of birds be condemned to |
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
NECESSARY TO MANS EXISTENCE
WORK FOR HIM DAILY
FROM DAWN TO DUSK.
PRESERVE THE FOOD SUPPLY
Activity Of the Robin. Wren, kInablrd
and Nishthawk-sparrow Is Con-
demned by Expert Clark In
Treatise on the Subject.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
associate Member American ornithol-
ogists' Union.)

oSIsts UnIOn-J
Copyright. Joseph b. Bowles)
Science has shown that bird life
must be counted as one of the ele-
ments of the wealth of nations. Sci
ence has shown further that the an
utilization of bird life means the ami
hilation of human life. This latter con-
fident assertion failed of its effect
when 1t was given to the world, for no
other reason than that of its startling
nature. The people put 1t down for a
bit OF scientific buncombe.
It is curious fact that the great
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

Aliens Foot-Ease, Powder
For swollen. weatinR feet. Gives relief Tb>
original powder for the feet. 80 at all Druxx ia
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
Dancer In New York Roads.

There is an average of seven car
collisions day on the steam, subway,
elevated aud surface railways OF New
York.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing syrup.
For children tecthing softens the gums, reduces -
nsmmston. allays pain. cures wind coiiu. zcaposae.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

Pretty teeth are responsible for =
good many smiles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

Labor rids us OF three great evils;
poverty, vice and ennui.-voltaire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

The man who pays his debts is true
to his trust.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10

home with dismay and anger, but soon
started in to build again. A cleat was
nailed over part of the entrance
hole by the owner Of the yard, ma
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-10
Your pruooIst VIII Ten You

That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes,
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for soc.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Modern Greek Fire

Marine torches" are the direct de
'scendants OF the Greek fire OF the
'ancients, Though the modern torch is
'useC fof defense rather than offence,
and prevents the surprise of a fleet
through the silent approach o. an
<spNly.
1t consists Of an aluminium cylinder
used as project.le. On being fired
from a gun I. produces no result until
|. falls into the sea. In its interior
It contains stores OF calcium phos.
phide and calcium carbide. The form.
Or produces phosphuretted hydrogen
On contact with water, which ignites
spontaneously and also ignites the
acetylene gas liberated from the car
b!de through the action Of the water.
ehough OF the chemicals Is contained
20 last for ten hours, and few OF
these torches thrown to the points OF
the compass from which attack might
be expected would leave the defenders
in ebscurity. while not permitting the
enemy TO approach.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Dangerous Either Way,

Because Of the number of homicides
In the United States statitician con.
cludes that 1t is dangerous to be alive.
However, considering the number Of
commandments that are broken. it il
equally dangerous to be dead.-Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Longing for counr, IN.

A strange thing is the uni !erssi
onging OF professional men and others
who have come to the city and have
prospered as they advance In life to
get back to the country. II Is seldom
that they do return. and when they
do there is often disappointment and
things do not appear as they did long
Ago. The change is In the man him.
self. but he thinks II is in the country.
Nevertheless. the desire to get back
to the old country place TO end ones
days is very general Sir Walter Scott
refers tc 1t and compares the course
OF man through the world to that %
the hare Which is started from her
lair and aftes long chase and max
,nS large circle ends by Iralns
% est from which she s,n eL
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Plants and perfumea.

Plants with white blossoms have 4
larger proportion Of fragrant species
than any others; next comes red. then
yellow and blue. Many of the flowers
OF spring are white and highly frag.
rant; those Of autumn and winter be-.
Ing darker, with less perfume.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Western Hospitality unappreoiated.

While going south on Frisco train
few days ago" said the Rev. Paul
jenkins OF the Linwood Boulevard
Presbyterian church, last night, "a
young fellow In the next seat pulled
out a flask and offered me a drink.
Have onef' he inquired, as II he
thought that vas necessary on . rail-
road train. No. replied rather short.
ly. I don't want one. why should ~
My manner didn't hurt him. He
looked at the man across the aisle,
who was reading. There. he thought,
vas a man who would join him He
reached over. pushed the flask ID from
OF him, and said: Have a drink
stranger
THE stranger glared at him. No.
he roared, won't: sell the stuff.
WELL said the young man, still un.
abashed. III drink alone Aud be
dil. l."-Xsnsas City Star.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24


A skepuc IA man who doesn't
share the good opinion we have OF our.
selves.
One book that is fairly dsvoured 10
the cookbook, and yet It may be neavy
reading.
No, Mauds. dear; . sliding sc'e is
not necessarily one on which see 10
weighed.
Even the milk dealer b not salts.
ned until his sales reach the high.
water mark.
When q man loses all his money 1t
generally changes his appearance so
that even his old friends doesn't recog-
uise him.--Phla5elDhi Record.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Over-F atioue.

The extraordinary activity of little
children makes 1t extremely necessary
that they should have frequent periods
Of rest The ordinary lie-down after
the morning outing is not enough.
Care should be taken that quiet games
follow noisy ones.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Moments That Tell.

You will hnd as you look back upon
your life that the moments that stand
out are the moments when you have
done things in the spirit OF love-
Henry Drummond.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Pray for Others.

Unless We pray for others, we are
lacking in that spirit in which alone
We can pray hopefully for ourselves,
and We are living in neglect of a prime
duty to Gods dear ones who need and
deserve our prayers.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
ST. Paul EIouted.

Marry & Byrne. Plumbers" is .
sign In a nearby town. 1t was St
Paul, | believe. who said 1t was better
10 marry than to bufn.-N. Y. Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Speed Of Carrier Pigeons

Carrier pigeons, in calm weather.
can travel at speed Of 1,2OO yards a
minute. With brisk wind prevailing
and blowing in the direction of its
hight a pigeon has been knowD to
make 1900 yards in minute.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Greenwich Time.

Greeuwic time is the standard In
Ase in Belgium and Holland. In Ger.
many, Austria. Denmark. Italy. Scan.
dnavia and Switzerland. one hour
before Greenwich time rules.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Was Not Doing a Thing.

Yes. lady" said Hungry Higgins
police persecution ruined me life.
Why, when l wuz first arrested years
ago | hadn't been doin' blessed
thing. Catholic Standard.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Miss Il. COWDEH.
Hair Dressing
PARLORS.

Shampooing, cutting and curling.
All hair work made to order. Hair
tonics, scalp treatments, manicuring;
stage wigs for rent for theatrical use
or mask balls. Cheapest switches. so
cents. Goods delivered out of the city.
l2ls 2lst street. Denver, Colo
Phone 1897 Olive.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Society lmprovinu.

In Pennsylvania the other day 10
people celebrated the thirteenth birth.
day OF a horse. At any rate, that is
IN improvement on the Newport dog
sad monkey society events.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Our Judgment FallibIe.

Men are never as kind, nor as
wicked, as our sympathy or our anger
makes us Judge them.-Mme. D'Auge
bert.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Jsps ADOPT American Method.

A japanese company, with capital
Of s50oo.o0o, has started codfishins
after the American method in tie
Okhotsk sea.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
WESTERN UNIVERSITY.

1-ouSduoIdI NanSaS WeS
DEPART TENTS: Theological College Academic Normal Sub Norm.
and State Industrial.
CoURSE Classical, College preparatory, Academic Normal Sub
Normal, Musical, Instrumental and vocaD including
piano, organ and harmony Drawing (Fine art and No.
chanical( Carpentry Printing and Book binding Bust
ness Course, Stenography and Typevrting Tailoring
Dressmskng and Plain Sewing Cooking Launderiue
Farming and Gardening
ADVANTAGES Splendid Location Heau Climate Good influence.
and Thorough Teachers from leading schools of
America including Lincoln University of Kansas vii
berforce Tuskegee and Hampton.
lNFUhM llON: For terms and all
WILLIAM T. VERNON. AM, DID,, Pres,
Quindaro, Kansas.
Bell Pho aes Office White 1902; Res West IS
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-17

though they would shrivel up and be
buried. themselves and their cottage.
and China ornaments and everything,
under the splendor of my regal double
skirt. Fan, I write nonsense, but l
don't feel in spirits. Something tells
me that this monster with his money
tits all nonsense about his being ruinedi
Miss Bristowe says the timber alone
will pay all the debts in two years.
something tells me. Fan, it is going to
be serious, and 1 think of Alexis!
Why are handsome, refined creatures
without a sou? And why are men with
money like Mr.. Clifford Mohun? l must
go to sleep on the question. My love
to mamma, and if I possibly can I'll
get some cash out of Miss G.; but if
not, and il 1 see that it's necessary, l
hope she will manage to send me a
pound or two directly I write for it.
Mr.. NJ. said something about riding
last night, and 1 haven't a single pair
Of riding gloves with me; besides, in
village there may be charity sermons
and all sorts of expenses that l know
nothing about.
Hoping you are getting on better
than when left, I am. my poor Fan,
your attached, M. F.
"P. 81 shall hang on here as long
as I possibly can, even suppose moth
Ing serious comes Of my visit. Le
YfeiIIe file will do anything Mofuh
.ids her, and 1 shall take good care he
won't want me to go away. Nj. E.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-17
The Supposed Life of Mars.

Not only do the observations we
have scanned lead us to the conclu-
sion that Mars at this moment is in
habited, but they land us at the fur
ther one that these denizens are of
an order whose acquaintance was
worth the making. Whether we ever
shall come to converse with them in
any more instant way is question
upon which science at present has no
data to decide. More important to
us is the fact that they exist, made all
the more interesting by their prece-
dence of us in the path of evolution.
Their presence certainly Gusts us
from any unique or self-centered po-
sition in the solar system, but so
with the world did the Copernican
system the Ptolemaic, and the world
survived this deposing change. So
may man. To all who have cosmo-
planetary breadth of view it cannot
but be pregnant to contemplate extra
mundane life and to realize that we
have warrant for believing that such
life now inhabits the planet Mars
From Prof. Lowell's proofs of Life
in Mars" in the Century.